4 32 433 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5420d19b9eec795a42a3bdab0aa27c77.PDF c2e333985bc38c6558bbc755ffe306d2 PDF Text Text •} :• . Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Lakes Wins Top Pay From Wyandotte DETROIT — Marking up an­ other brilliant SIU gain for 1947, the Great Lakes District signed an Agreement with the Wyan­ dotte Transportation Company on Friday, October 17, which pro­ vides for the highest scale of wages for any fleet of bulk car­ riers on the Great Lakes. Wyandotte, contract provisions cover the unlicensed personnel of the four Great Lakes self-unloaders—SS Alpena, SS Conneaut, SS Huron and SS" Wyan­ dotte—and give y>e SIU mem­ bers sailing these veSsels a wage scale three cents an hdUr higher than those of the Lake Carriers Association and bulk carrier fleets under contract to the LSU and NMU. SIU GAINS Among the many gains achieved by the SIU in the Wyandotte Agreement are the following: All hourly wage rates, based on the 4b-hour week, are increased from 14 to 15 percent to a rate 3 cents per hour above the LCA scale; overtime rates increased to 4Vi> cents an hour above the Lake Carriers; nine holidays at the overtime rate of pay are pro­ vided. Other increases are: Ten per­ cent seasonal bonus on all wages exclusive of unloading time, formerly paid on basic wage on­ ly; an increase in the unloading rate from 65 to 67 cents per hour (all forward end men are paid this rate even though they do not work during the unloading of cargo); and an escalator clause providing for automatic upward revision of wages in event that 150 or more bulk carriers raise rates. All increases are retroactive to September 1, and the bonus will be paid on entire 1947 earn- NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1947 A&G Candidates The Qualifications Commit­ tee of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District has comleted its work arid made its report. In this issue of the LOG, the pictures and Union records of practically all qualified candidates are be­ ing printed. The pictures and short bio­ graphical sketches start on page 7. Where pictures or histories do not appear, it is because the candidates did not fur­ nish them as required by the resolution which was passed by the membership. Seafarers Only Qualified Union As Cities Service Tankermen Begin Voting NEW YORK, Oct. 24—Unlicensed personnel aboard tankers of the Cities Service Oil Company started balloting yesterday in a collective bargaining election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. Crews of three of the tankers cast ballots as the election got under way. Voting in New York were the SS Paoli and the SS Chiwawa, with the SS Cantigny men balloting in Baltimore. The ballot allows for a "Yes" or "No" vote in an­ swer to the question: "Do you wish to be represented for purposes of col­ lective bargaining by—Seafarers International Union, AFL?" Some 300 men employed on the company's eight vessels are eligible to participate in "*cne i\'LRB election. Ships* " ... J the hearing, was represented by remaining to be voted are Mon-is Weisberger, International the Abiqua, Longan's Fort, Coun-jyi^g.pj.ggjdgnt. j^err, Organcil Grove, Lone Jack and French I Hyman Parness, the Creek, according to General Or-, union's attorney, ganizer Lindsey Williams. ' The SIU first took steps on Oct. The NLRB order for an elec­ A glowing tribute to the hero-. The SIU men volunteered to tion was announced by the board 28, 1946 for recognition as col­ ism of Seafarers who 'were pas- try an experimental trip in a in Washington on Monday. A lective bargaining representa­ sengers aboard the flying boat rubber raft from the flying boat hearing on July 28 last before the tive for the Cities Service tankerBermuda Queen, which was ' to the cutter, and when they were board in New York resulted in men in a letter to the company's forced down at sea while cross- successful the rest of the sur- transfer of the case to Washing­ Marine Division from Director of ing from Europe to the United vivors left the plane in the same ton. In its decision the National Organization Paul Hall. This move culminated an in­ States, was paid by the men's manner. Board pointer' out that "the Na tensive organizational drive fellow survivors when they land­ Names of the hero SIU men are tional Maritime Union, which among Cities Service personnel, ed in Boston on the rescue cutter as follows: made a showing of representation during which time the SIU re­ Bibb. Arthur Brown, Troy, N. Y.; for purposes of intervention, was ceived a substantial majority of The SIU men were members of. Gerald C. Harmon, Compton, duly served with Notice of Hearpledges from the tankermen. the crew of the SS Chjsholm Trail ; California; William G. Currie, iiig but did not appear at the Two days later the company which was sold in England. They ^B r i d ge w a t e r, Massachusetts, hearing." replied to the Union's request, but By virtue of its absence from were returning on the Bermuda'Owen King, New York City; Jose rejected its bid for recognition. Queen, when a low fuel supply Rivers, New York City; Louis the hearing, the NMU was pre­ The sarne day—Oct. 30—the SIU forced the plane down in mid- Miller, Long Beach, California; sumed to be a disinterested party filed a petition for an election Atlantic. In the area was the and Alexander Crenshaw, Ohio. in the procedure and therefore with the NLRB regional office in Coast Guard cutter Bibb, which i Thomas R. Quinn, California, was not given a place on the baL New York. maneuvered close enough to take! Chief Officer of the Chisholm lot. At the hearing on July 28, the The SIU, which petitioned for off the passengers. 'Trail, was also a volunteer. regional office of the board or­ dered the case transfered to the MEN AT WORK Board in Washington for "appro­ priate action.". The election now in progress followed the ruling handed down by the Washington board on Oct. 20. The full text of the ruling ap­ pears on page 4. Seafarers On Crashed Plane Called Heroes By Survivors Tidewater Hearing (Continued on Page 3) Log Places Twice In the recent contest spon­ sored by the International Labor Press Association, in which m.ore than 154 union newspapprs participated, the SEAFARERS LOG placed second in two categories. One prize was given for the excellence of the editorial cartoons, the work of our ar­ tist, Bernard ieaman, and the other second came for the pic­ torial layouts which are a feature of many issues of the LOG. No. 43 Above, members of the Credentials Committee are shown hard at work checking the qualifi­ cations of candidates for Union office. Left to right, Jimmy Stewart, Chafrman Matthew Sams, Jimmy Crescitelli, Bill Brown. Val James, Bill Higgs, and Walter Bennett. Committee members Robert High arid Carlos Lee were not present when picture was snapped. Another hurdle in the SIU Drive to organize the unli­ censed seamen of the Tide­ water Associated Oil Com­ pany was passed this week when the National Labor Re­ lations Board scheduled a conference to be held on Tuesday, October 28, in the New York offices of the Board. This announcement came close on the heels of receiv­ ing a compliance number from the NLRB, indicating that the Union had com­ plied with certain features of the T a f t-H a r 11 e y law. �. r.t<_:.'iC.-i • -—"\W,'. -- THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 24, 1947 " THE LOMS LINE OF DEMOCRACy'' 'i^f- : Vicblished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Fede^tion of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - - r First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Fr^mcisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Sccy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif, FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan DAVE JOYCE Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 205 Abbott St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 It's Up To You! Starting with November 1, and going straight through December 31, the membership of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, will be selecting the officials to lead the Union during the year 1948. It will be an eventful year—a time of struggle against the vicious Taft-Hartley law, against the rising tide of Tinemployment, and against the traditional enemies of the seamen, the shipowners. It will take a militant and united membership, led by competent officials, to successfully carry on this many-sided battle. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and . the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals That is why it is so important for every member of the Union to vote in the election. SIU officials are not These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, placed in office for life, or even for a period of years. Each as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging year the men who head the organization ar.e elected in heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ secret ballot, and that makes for membership control and ing to them. a solid Uijion. It is a Union duty to vote. It is-just as important as obeying the Constitution and lining up to the Shipping Rules. Members who have the opportunity to vote and fail to do so are shirking their jobs as good Union men. The men whose names appear on the ballot have sub­ mitted credentials which were examined by a committee elected for that purpose. They want to be judged by as many Seafarers as possible so that they will have the full support of the membership in any action undertaken by the Union. A Union election is not a popularity contest. The man who drinks with you may or may not be the best candi­ date for the job. Now, before the voting starts, look at the qualifications of all the candidates and pick the best man for the job. No union can be stronger than the men who belong to it. They are the organization, they form its policies and carry the word of unionism wherever they go. It is only in unions where the members lose interest that- the commies or the gangsters can take over. That could never happen in the SIU—at least not. as long as the members step up to the ballot to cast their votes. It's up to you, Brother. Have your say as to who will represent you next year! , "iniiiilfc ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL C. RASMUSSEN M. MORRIS D. McDONALD J. KOSLUSKY H. H. SCHULTZ NEPON^T^ HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ H. BELCHER L. BALLESTERO Q. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWORTH M. GOMEZ F. G. ZESIGER S. X FORT STANTON HOSPITAL R. LUFLIN C. MIDDLETON M. D. PENRY A. McGUIGAN J. SUPINSKI J. P. WILLIAMSON ROBERT B. WRIGHT STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL F. NEDING J. M. McNEELY J. V. MUSCOVAGE L. DURHAM T. J. KURKI E. T. BROWN J. F. KRIZ J. PILUTIS L. MORENO P. R. THOMPSON A. SWENSON J. O'MALLEY XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. L. PIERCE W. T. ROSS S. WATSON E. T. DANBA E. FIEDLER E. L. WATERS M. J. LUCAS E. FREMSTAD Z. FRANCE H. C. «ENNETT J. NOOHWA XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL A. COHEN J. HODO J. B. KREWSQN You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL 'JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. P. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. McGUIRE (SUP) E. FALVEY R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARZ J. HANSIL E. JOHNSTON J. NICKERSON W. MAPLES E. DELANEY R. JOHNSTON ^''1 iir !a r �Friday, October 24, 1947 mm^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Still More Bargaining Elections Awaited By Great Lakes District By RUSSELL SMITH the Great Lakes District is await­ LSU, and the many effects of ing a specific code number for that infamous slave-labor bill, DETROIT—Signing of the WJ^- the District, too. the Taft-Hartley Act. andotte Agreement winds up the Districts or Locals are issued Obstructionists in the LCA, organizational status of this com­ their compliance numbers after NMU and LSU should realize pany, and makes Wyandotte the their International has been al­ that the desire of Great Lakes thirtieth Great Lakes operator lotted a code number by the De­ seamen for SIU Union protection now under contract to the SIU. partment of Labor. is far too strong to be more than By PAUL HALL While it's true that we didn't We're keeping our fingers temporarily delayed by their get all that we wanted in the crossed and bending every pos­ boss-stooge tactics. In the midst of its recent organizational successes, the Sea­ Wyandotte contract, we're not Industry-paid flunkies in Con­ farers International Union is putting its organizing program into apologizing for anything. We sible effort towards securing some of our pending elections gress should begin to realize that high gear. The organizers' No. 1 objective at the present moment managed to come up with a this year. an aroused labor movement, in­ is the tanker and inland boat field. pretty fair agreement. There is still a chance that we cluding the SIU, is out to repay In order to throw our full strength into this and future or­ Just check the hourly rates may have an election for either them for passing vicious, antiganizational objectives, and in line with the re-shaping of the 'with any LCA, NMU or LSU the Hanna or Wilson fleets this labor legislation like the T-H Union's structure. Brother Lindsey Williams has been named Gen­ wage scales- for bulk carriers, year. However, we're not count­ Act. eral Organizer of the Union. With his wide experience in the or­ and you'll find the Wyandotte ing on this too much, as there Of course, these gloating ganizing field, Williams should be able to tighten the lines and scale three cents an hour higher have been so many delays and stooges figure that John Q. Pub­ get things moving faster in the organizing work of the Union. in all ratings. so much Taft-Hartley red tape lic is too stupid to see through For the benefit of those members who are not fully familiar Wyandotte seamen have al­ to overcome. them—but they under-estimate with Williams' background, a few of the highlights of his organiz­ ready accepted the contract Despite these many delays, the strength of American labor. ing efforts in behalf of the SIU, should be mentioned. terms, and they have gone into Great Lakes seamen sailing on Guess we wandered a little far immediate effect. According to the Hanna, Wilson, Kinsman afield, but that usually happens He has been active up and down the Atiantic and Gulf coasts in every phase of the Union's expansion program. He has been on company estimates, all back pay (Steinbrenner) and Shenango when we start thinking and talk­ the spot out in the Great Lakes area during the most crucial per­ retroactive to September 1 will ships have kept up their SIU ing of the Taft-Hartley Act. We be paid by November 20. iods of our drive on that objective. enthusiasm. usually begin to see red, and we The SIU Great Lakes District These men deserve our heart­ don't mean the red of the com­ is pleased to welcome all Wyan­ iest congratulations for sticking mies in the maritime industry, Figured in Isthmian Victory dotte seamen into the Seafarers. with their ships, and patiently either. ^ Williams worked closely and effectively with Bull Sheppard We know that these boys will waiting for an election to bring SIU CONTRAST and Cal Tanner throughout the highly important drive to bring the continue to display the same mil­ them SIU contracts and Union Isthmian linos under the Seafarers banner. Williams, Sheppard itant spirit and democratic at­ security, Contrast the incr easing ly and Tanner were the men who handled and solved the toughest titude which have made this vic­ Tliey know that tlie SIU Great stronger position of the SIU on and most complicated problems that stood in the way of victory tory possible. Welcome to the Lakes District has done every­ the Great Lakes with the weaker in" this vast fleet of unorganized ships. Our victory in the Isthmian Seafarers, Wyandotte seamen! thing possible to bring them the ' NMU position. According to NMU fleet is proof of their abilities. benefits of SIU unionization.' convention reports, that outfit NUMBER ISSUED Lakes seamen also know who's lost some $150,000 on the Great The new General Organizer's Union activities have not been The S-e a f a r e r s International been responsible for delaying Lakes during the past two years. confined to intensive organizational field work alone. He was in­ strumental in setting up the various port councils of the important Union of North America has now these elections. During that same period, the It's been the stalling tactics of SIU Great Lakes District has AFL Maritime Trades Department. He therefore has a close work­ been issued a code number of ing relationship with most of the organizations comprising that compliance under the Taft-Hart­ the operators, the dog-in-the- grown to the extent that it is powerful body of waterfront organizations, and has a well-rounded ley Act. As this goes to press,, manger attitude of the NMU and entirely self-sustaining. knowledge of the problems and tasks it faces. Of course, the International has supported us considerably in These brief points in Williams' background as a union or­ our organizational efforts on the ganizer have been mentioned because of the importance of the Grea# Lakes, just as the Interna­ work he is now charged with. Now for the organizational work itself. In the past two years tional is always ready to assist any of the five autonomous Dis­ this Union has unquestionably proved that it can expand—that more tricts of the SIU. That's where jobs can be put on our boards. And the need for expansion has been recognized and approved by the membership, which has unstintingly in the industry. This is just a the strength and solidarity of {Continued from Page 1) the SIU puts us head and should­ backed and taken part in the steady drive forward. This, in the ings exclusive of unloading time. starter." final analysis, has been the sole factor in our success. All hands In addition, moi-e working rules Signing of the Wyandotte ers ahead of any other union in have shown they realize that unless we continue to expand, we will be mutually worked out and Agreement climaxed the organi­ the maritime industry. The SIU Great Lakes District will slowly stagnate. will be covered by the issuance zational drive begun on this fleet is run by and for Great Lakes last Spring. The SIU petitioned of letters to all ships. seamen. Contrary to certain slan­ for an election on April 7, and Drive Started at Right Time WYANDOTTE SCALE a joint conference was held on derous statements by some of So the Union is fortunate that it began booming its organiza­ j our opponents, Great Lakes SeaA complete br-eakdown of the May 2. tional guns when it did. It is doubly fortunate that the member­ wage scale now being paid to the The NMU tried to intervene in ' farers pay their own freight free ship itself took such a keen and active interest in the drive in the Wyandotte seamen is printed be­ the election but when they saw I from any interfei'ence by any field. Without such participation no amount of strategy can be that the SIU was the top-heavy outside sources. However, the low. successful. Last, but not least, let's not forget our good fortune in. choice of the Wyandotte seamen, International and the four other Under the new set-up, wages having such men as Williams, Sheppard and Tanner in charge of will be computed every two they tried to stall the election, j SIU Districts stand ready at any the shoreside apparatus of these previous drives. It is generally weeks instead of semi-monthly, even to the extent of phonying time to lend a hand. recognized that the job these men turned in in shaping strategy and Great Lakes seamen are fol­ and will be paid on the Thurs­ up false labor charges. directing activities is the finest pieces of organizational work in the day following the close of the Despite these NMU obstruc­ lowing the example set by Mid­ SIU's long list of achievements if not the greatest achievement of pay period at midnight Sunday. tionist tactics, the election was land, Huron and Wyandotte sea­ any union in maritime. It is expected that all retroactive finally set for early in July. At men in choosing the SIU as the Now especially, when dual unions in the field—the NMU in wages will be paid on or around the last minute, the NMU sneak­ Union of their choice. particular—are staggering under the shock of internal fights, the It will only be a question of ed off the election ballot, and November 20. Seafarers must stay in there pitching, and pitching harder than the SIU won by an impressive 68 time before Hanna, Wilson, Kins­ SIU NEGOTIATORS ever, in an all-out expansion drive. The entire Union machinery percent vote. man, Shenango, Tomlinson, must be kept in shape, running smoothly and efficiently so that Representing the SIU at vari­ Later, on July 16, the SIU was Schneider and Nicholson (Ecorse) it can keep pace with the strides made in the organizing field. We ous times during the several ne­ certified by the NLRB as the seamen have their elections, and cannot allow the rest of the Union apparatus to fall behind while gotiating sessions which took sole collective bargaining agent choose the SIU for their Union, the organizers keep pushing ahead in new fields. place were Organizers John Rot- for the Wj-andotte seamen. too. taris, Fred Fuss, Carl Gibbs, Ash­ tabula Agent Maurice Dole, Buf­ Report on Organization falo Agent Alex McLean, Secre­ In line with this need for a reshaping of program, the mem­ tary-Treasurer Fred Farnen and bership, acting at the last meeting in Headquarters, instructed Organizational Director Russell DECK DEPARTMENT Brother Williams to prepare a report showing a background picture Smith. Overiime of the organizational projects. He is to show the -problems that The Wyandotte management Classification Hourly Rate Rate have been faced as well as those facing us now in this important was represented by Mr. George Wheelsman $1.03 $1.62 field of our Union's actiyities and is to submit definite and concrete Gettleman, Mr. Merle Welsh, Mr. Watchman 1.07 1.60 Vz recommendations for a program to be followed in all future or­ Francis Griffiths and Mr. James AB Deckwatch 1.03 1.54 V2 ganizational work. ^ Lucier. OS Deckwatch 92 1.38 In drafting this program, Williams \yill work with other Sea­ Deckhand 88 1.32 "We didn't get everything we farers—officials as well as rank and file membership whose ex­ ENGINE DEPARTMENT perience can be of value in the aii-important plans. Cooperation wanted in the Wyandotte Agree­ Oiler $1.08 $1.62 and participation by all hands in formulating plans and pro­ ment," said Great Lakes Secre­ Fireman 1.07 1.601/2 grams are every bit as important as the cooperation of all hands tary-Treasurer Farnen, "how­ Coalpasser .88 1.32 ever, we've got to realize that in putting the final decisions into practice. STEWARDS DEPARTMENT This completed report and the decision reached by the mem­ this is the first SIU contract with Second Cook (Plus subsistence) $1.03 $1.54Vi Wyandotte, and that it took sev­ bership should be an important development in our history. It Porter (Plus subsistence) 88 1.32 eral yeavs to make existing SIU may well, signal thg emergence of a Seafarers International Union contracts on both Coasts the best more powerful than ever before. Wyandotte Pact Gives SIU Highest Wages On Gt, Lakes New Wyandotte Wage Scales �THE f Page Four SEAFARERS Friday, October 24. 1947 LOG New Miami Hall Opens; Engine, OeckMenNeeded Seafarers 'See' Raeket Stopped Cold One of the many flourishing rackets which have been victim izing Seafarers, the charging of fantastic sums—as high as $35.00 in one case—by chiselling "men of science" appears to have been stopped cold—in the Port of New York, at least, A statistical report outlining the extent of membership parti icipation in the Union Optical Plan Program, a cost-price oi ganization sponsored by many trade unions, was filed this week with the Seafarers International Union. Covering the period from June 1 through Sept. 30, the report reveals that 23 SIU members were serviced with optical ex­ aminations and glasses. The report shows further that the average cost to each of the 23 members was $5.89, which includes the price of eye-glasses as well as the fee for profession­ al services. Of the 23 men availing them­ selves of the Union Optical Plan's services, 22 were fitted with glasses, with two men getting two pairs of glasses each, mak­ ing 24 pairs fitted in all. After thorough examination, one of the members was advised by the Plan that he did not need glasses at the present time. MEMBERS AUTHORIZED Arrangements were made with the Union Optical Plan to ser­ vice Seafarers after a regular membership meeting last Spring authorized Secretary-Treasurer J. P. Shuler to investigate the pos­ sibilities for providing the mem­ bers with competent professional optical examinations and glasses at moderate costs. The decision to recommend the Union Optical Plan came af­ ter deliberate and thorough study of many groups. The UOP ser­ vices memberships of many lafge unions, including many locals of the International Ladies' Gar­ ment Workers, (AFL.) Any Seafarer may avail him­ self of the Union Optical Plan's program for union members by simply showing his Union book. The offices of the Plan are lo­ cated at 152 Fourth Ave., New York City. There is no membei'ship fee of any kind, either to the individual or the Union. No Hot Water? When your ship has been out of hot water for over twelve hours make sure that this fact is recorded in the Engine log book. It will save a lot of trouble when your ship hits port later. '•tr' 4 .4 If you are in port when the boilers give up the ghost, notify the Hall immediately and a Patrolman will handle the matter with the com­ pany. Don't wait until the ship is half way across the ocean before you send word; let out a yell before your ship leaves port and the mat­ ter will be settled at once. By J. P. SHULER. Secretary-Treasurer Negotiations The American Eastern Steamship Company has signed the SIU Standard Agreement. This com­ pany held out quite a while, but last week, there were a couple of ships in Baltimore and the membeiship took the position "No Contract — No Work." This company is now operating two ships in ad­ dition to their heavy lift vessels and may grow up to be one of our large operators. On the heavy lift ships, the same working cargo clause was maintained as was in their last agreement, inas­ much as the Deck Departments on those ships are assigned to work the cargo in some foreign ports. The Isthmian negotiations are not going along very fast. The General Rules and the Deck De­ partment Working Rules have been completed and there ai-e only a few points in the Engine De­ partment Working Rules to negotiate. A complete agreement should be consummated by the next i-egulai- meeting to be put before the membership for ratification. Miami Office The Union opened an office in Miami, as ap­ proved by the membership, which will work un­ der the jurisdiction of the Tampa Branch and a representative will be stationed in that port to represent the membership aboard the Peninsular and Occidental ships, the Wilkerson ships and the Eastern ships now hitting that port. Credentials Committee The Credentials Committee, duly elected at the last regular business meeting October 8, 1947 in the Branch of New York, has met and examined all credentials submitted for the officers for the year 1948 and completed their report which will be i-ead to the membership tonight. As soon as this report is acted upon, Headquar­ ters Office will have the prepared ballot printed which will be submitted to all of the Branches and voting for the officers will begin November 1, 1947, and continue through December 31, 1947, as per constitution. All members who are eligible to vote should cast their votes in this election, which should make it one of the largest votes cast in any elec­ tion. Organizing Work The Organizers report quite a bit of progress in the Tanker Field and elections should be coming up with several tanker companies in the near future. Membership Action MIAMI—This Branch is now open again, and we have a very good spot for our Hall. It's lo­ cated at 19 NW 11th Street, and while it's no palace, it is being constantly improved. At the present lime only the SS Florida is operating out of here, and she goes into drydoclc the end of this month for two weeks, but just about the same time Eastern Steamship Com­ pany starts the Evangeline and the Yarmouth touching this port and we'll be kept busy. The Florida will lay off the en­ tire Stewards Department when it goes into drydock. The men are to register here when they payoff the ship and clear back through the Hall when they go back to the ship. That way we can see how short the Department is ana re­ place the missing men. There has been quite a bit of confusion on several ships—especially the ^lassenger ships— among the crews lately. When the SS Alcoa Cavalier was in the last trip, the Union put the pressure on the company and made them hire all ratings for that ship through the offices of this Union. After the ship got out, there was a beef among the crew about some of the men that the com­ pany hired through the Union office. This does the Union no good. Our problems should be iron­ ed out among ourselves and not taken up with the HELP WANTED steamship companies. At the present time there are When such problems are taken up with steam­ a few men registered in the ship companies, it puts the Union in a phony Stewards Department but none light, and the men causing such disturbances are in the Deck and Engine Depart­ guilty of bringing the Union to ill repute. Aboard some of the other passenger ships, some ments. Hope that some of you of the different members of the crews are start­ fellows reading this will drift ing intra-Union beefs and championing causes down this way and ship from which only result in turmoil in the Organization. Miami. Cost-of-living is high, If any member of a crew has a beef, the Union but we have a bunch of Army Hall is the place to take it up and not in a gin mill. cots in the Hall and a place to Quite a few of these disturbances are caused by wash up and shave. We have a coffee percolator, permit members. Permit members have no vote in the Union, but are being allowed to ride the donated by the crew of the ships and should, before they become familiar Florida, so we can have coffee with the proceedings of the Union, never let their time. A couple of chairs and a personal opinions interfere with smooth opera­ sofa round out the furnishings, and we therefore have to pick up tions aboard vessels. All of the membership should be on the look­ extra chaii's for' meetings. out for such action and try to educate permit Now that we have started to members, instead of taking sides and causing divi­ send reports to the LOG, we sions and hard feelings aboard the vessels. hope to continue to do so. Complete Text Of Cities Service Decision DECISION and DIRECTION of ELECTION Upon a petition duly filed, hearing in this case was teld at New York City, on July 28, 1947, before Sidney Reitman, hearing officer. The hearing officer's ;'ulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed. Upon the entire record in the case, the National abor Relations Board makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT I. The Business of the Employer Cities Service Oil Co. of Penn­ sylvania, a Pennsylvania corpo­ ration, is engaged at its Marine Division, the only operation in­ volved hei'ein, in the transporta­ tion of petroleum oil on a world­ wide basis. The Employer trans­ ports petroleum oil between var­ ious ports of the United States and foreign ports, and be­ tween foreign ports. During the year 1946 the Employer trans­ ported petroleum valued in ex­ cess of $500,000, all of which rep­ resented shipments in interstate or foreign commerce. The Employer admits and we find that it is engaged in com­ merce within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act. II. The Organization Involved^ The Petitioner is a labor or­ claiming to represent employees ganization affiliated with the of the Employer. American Federation of Labor, Direction of Election As part of the investigation to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining •iT. c• ^ with Cities Service Oil Co. of Pennsylvania (Marine Division) New York, New York, an elec­ tion by secret ballot shall be conducted as early as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Direction, under the direction and supervi­ sion of the Regional Director for the Second Region, acting in this matter as agent for the National Labor Relations Board, and sub­ ject to Sections 203.61 and 203.62, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations— Series 5, as amended, among the employees in the unit found ap­ propriate in Section IV, above, who were employed during the pay-roll period immediately pre­ ceding the date of this Direction, ^ including employees who did not work during said pay-roll period ^'ecause they were ill or on vacaliuu or temporarily laid off,3 but f , excluding those employees who have since quit or been dis­ charged for cause and have not been rehired or reinstated prior to the date of the election, to de­ termine whether or not they de­ sire to be represented by Seafar­ ers International Union of North America, AFL, for the purposes of collective bargaining. Signed at Washington, D. C., this 20th day of October 1947. Paul M. Herzog, Chairman John M. Houston, MemberJames J. Reynolds, Jr., Member NATIONAL LABORRELATIONS BOARD 1 National Maritime Union of America, herein called the NMU, which made a showing of representation for purposes ot interven­ The Employer refuses to recog­ We find that a question affect­ tion, was duly served with Notice of Hearing but did not appear nize the Petitioner as the exclu­ ing commerce has arisen concern­ at the hearing. sive bargaining representative of ing the representation of employ­ employees of the Employer until ees of the Employer, within the 2 None of the parties asserted the existence of any contractual bar the Petitioner is certified by the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Sec­ to this proceeding. Although there is in existence a written agree­ Board in an appropriate unit. tion 2 (6) and (7) of the Act.8 ment dated February, 1942 between the Employer and the NMU that agreement relates solely to the "issue of passes," and is not a IV. The Appropriate Unit collective bargaining agreement. We find, in substantial agree­ excluding pursers, radio opera­ ment with the Petitioner and the tors, and supervisors, as defined 3 W© omit here the provision which was customarily inserted in our Employer, that all unlicensed in the Act, constitute a unit ap­ directions of elections during the recent war, permitting employees personnel on board the vessels of propriate for the purposes of col­ in the armed forces of the United States to vote if they presented the Marine Division of the Em­ lective bargaining within the themsrfves in person at the poUs. In view of the demobilization ployer, including deck and en­ meaning of Section 9 (b) of the of the arnied forces and the termination of selective service, we gine employees and stewards, but Act. are of the opinion that the provision need no longer be included. III. The Question Concerning Representation �Friday. October 24, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Galveston Hits Shipping Peak; Jobs Go Fast Page Five Brinklng Beef In San Juan — Over Plain Water By KEITH ALSOP By SALVADOR COLLS GALVESTON — Shipping has SAN JUAN—In many of my picked up quite a bit here, and recent reports I have been giv­ ing the lowdowq on the gaspractically every day the board hounds down here and their in­ is cleared of all jobs. Of course satiable desire for the potent some men are still on the beach stuff which flows from bottles. and can be found bending their Silence this week from the The beef this week pertains toarms in Abe's place, but most Branch Agents of the follow­ drinking, too, but of plain old By WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ ing ports: water. jnen are grabbing the ships as BALTIMORE — The Indian They have shown real guts It happened aboard the Coast­ they come up, and that keeps Summer currently being enjoyed and stamina, and we will conJACKSONVILLE al Mariner which had called for shipping at a high peak. MOBILE in this port, coupled with a sud­ tinue to back them up as long a shoregang of eight men and a • SAVANNAH den upswing in shipping, has as there remains a picketline We paid off the F. Marion foreman. I dispatched the men BUFFALO Crawford and the Thomas Hey- made Baltimore a good port for around a shipyard in the Balti­ to the job and after seven hours TOLEDO a man to either grab a ship or more area. ward. Waterman, and the James of work they were laid off. TAMPA Swan, South Atlantic. The first bask in the warm October sun. While working in 100 degree Our Secretary, Miss Catherine BOSTON Most of the jobs as they were two were top-notch, but the third heat the men tried to get some Lopez, was married this week SAN FRANCISCO went all the way to the other ex­ called from the board this week and the men in and around the water only to run into trouble. CHICAGO were grabbed up quickly. There Hall wish her the best of luck treme. Working off.shore on a float tied NORFOLK up to the Mariner, they attempt­ A word of commendation to were very few jobs left on the and happiness. If she makes as NEW ORLEANS ed to go aboard the ship for good a wife as she has a secre­ the crews of the Crawford and the board following their first call. water but were refused—instead After the shipping lull which tary, ' she's sure to be tops. The deadline for port re­ Heyward is in order. The men they had to go in to the dock. has gripped this port for several ports, monies due, etc., is The men in this neck of the This was okay for the men weeks, the sudden rush of jobs woods interested in the tanker the Monday proceeding pub­ working near the dock, .but it brought the boys down to the organizing drive are continuing lication. While every effort left the men out on the float in Hall in large numbers. will be made to use in the to push on up to Marcus Hook a tough spot. current issue material re­ Most of them got what they to take jobs on the tankers. I got the lowdown on the beef ceived after that date, space wanted and the backlog of mem­ There's a job to be done there and have started working on a commitments generally do bers has been reduced quite a and the response has been very plan so the men working on the not permit us to do so. bit. A few more days of good good. float can get drinking water from shipping, and most of the men the ship being worked. holding old cards will have ta­ PARCHED THROATS ken ships. The business of having to run This week the payoffs were into the dock everytime a man not many, but all of them came develops a thirst is strictly from off in good style with no beefs hunger, and in addition means hanging fire after visits by the the waste of a lot of time. By JOE ALGINA brought in clean ships, and the Patrolmen. We have with us our usual overtime was set up in such a NEW YORK—We played host was the Howard, Waterman, gang of beachcombers who have, SIX PAYOFFS way that it was paid without any this week to the De Soto, one of which had a good gang of men settled down to homesteading it The ships which paid off here back talk from the company. aboard. The Cornelia, Bull Line, here for the Winter. The shorewere the Calmer, Calmar Corp.; Waterman's scows. This ship also had a fine crew and a good gang work is holding up well WRONG ONE Bethore, Ore Line; Waltham Vic­ somehow always manages to de­ egg for Skipper. and promises to keep the boys velop a beef or two before every The Evangeline, Eastern, took in red beans and rice for the The Swan was a horse of an­ tory, Robin Line; Cornelius Gil­ lian, South Atlantic and Joshua trip and this time was no excep­ a crew this week and will soon coming months. other color. It was one of the be heading for th^ land of rum tion. dirtiest ships I have ever seen, Hendy. Once in a while a beachcomb­ The week's only sign-on was and coca cola. Until she took a er becomes conscious - stricken and was full of headaches in She took on a crew in New crew the Evangeline had, a stand­ and comes into the Hall for a other ways. By the time we had the Bethore, Ore, but quite a York, made a scheduled stop by gang which gave rise to a few sign-ons are promised for the the Steward straightened out, in Philly and returned here be­ minor beef recently. and the rest of the mess squared coming week. In transit we had the Bull iryod'RE SURE THERElS fore heading for Europe. But away, we had seen practically The standby gang had worked NO 008-I WANT ONE Run, Fischer Ames, Richard everything. while still in the Port of Phila­ Columbus Day, a recognized Yates and John Riddle. These Of course, all legitimate over­ holiday.. The delphia it became evident that longshoremen's ships took a few men, settled the time was collected before the company wanted to pay the men few beefs which had accumulat­ there was a hitch in the machin­ men signed off. We hope that straght standby wages instead of ed and took off for their respec­ ery—namely, the Chief Mate. the men learned a lesson from the regular holiday overtime rate. tive destinations. This guy, it seems, was un­ what happened and will work ac­ We went to work on the beef As we have been doing for cording to the agreement from the past several months, seafar- aware that the position of Bosun and before the Evangeline •took now on. existed. He insisted upon work­ on a crew the company was To go on to something on the ing the deck gang himself and shown its violation of the agree­ light side, one of the Brothers felt that it was his divine duty ment and the men collected their went fishing last week and to make life as miserable as pos­ money. short look at the board. It's proved that he really knows his sible for the crew. REPATRIATED CREWS business. He caught 200 trout, strictly an act, I believe, as It didn't take the deck gang strangely enough they show up and now "meatless days" don't In the past few weeks we have long to get a bellyful of his meth­ bother him. only when the boai-d is empty. ods which included rationing had several repatriated crews One such incident occurred Quite a few of the other Broth­ everything to the crew, red pen­ from ships sold in England. The this week when after a couple ers shared his good fortune, and cilling all overtime without dis­ large majority of the ships have of days of hectic shipping, the the smell of frying fish reached cussing it with the crew and car­ been tankers and the crews have board was absolutely barren of almost all the way to Houston. vowed that they'll never ship on rying lies to the Captain. ships. another tanker unless they are BEAT T-H ACT So what happens: out of the REPORT MADE positive their ship is coming back noon-day sun comes a dyed-inThe ILA signed a closed-shop The Philly Patrolman didn't to the U. S. the-wool beachcomber who cop­ agreement with the steamship ers in this port are continuing to have the time to do too much for The difficulties connected with ped a quick gander at the shipoperators here last week. They aid the shipyard workers on the crew as the ship was all set waiting around for passage home less board and then, seeing that got the Hiring Hail clause plus their picketlines. to pull out, but he sent us a re- make this type run quite unat­ he was safe, started demanding a raise in pay. This is another They have struck through a port of this character and we tractive to the men who have a ship. case showing that the Taft-Hart- very long and discouraging strike were waiting for her when she had a taste of it. After being told he was out Jev Law and the phony Texas without any weakness showing came in. Here's a word to men desiring of luck, he hurried out of the anti-labor laws cannot hold up in their solid front. These men Patrolman Sheehan and an books in the SIU: Hall, his conscience salved and when attacked by a strong union. deserve all the support they can MM&P Patrolman contacted the Applications for membership a sly grin on his face. Brother Paul "Haywire" War­ get and we have made it a point ship. They had a long talk with are accepted every Tuesday at 2 BEACHCOMBER SHIPS ren is down here and waiting for to give them that support when­ the Mate, and the MM&P Patrol­ p. m. on the 3rd deck of the New Seafarer-Artist Norman Maffie, man pointed out that his was not York Hall. The qualifications for contributor to the LOG of the jeep from New York. Mickey ever we can. the proper attitude of a union membership are: 18 months or Wilburn is covering the tugboats SHOWING GUTS sketched local scenes, has taken like the dew covers Texas, and is . The strike has been a long man. more on a permit; 1 year sea time a berth aboard the Jane O. His getting good results with the men. one, but the company should see Brother Sheehan reports that on SIU ships and the holding of book, which was left here acci­ the Mate has seen the folly of a rating. dentally, has been forwarded to All in all, Galveston is strictly by now that the men are deter­ his ways and a good trip is prom­ If you meet these qualifications the New Orleans Hall. on the ball with the situation mined to stick it out until the Still on the beach here, in improving all the time. Even the bitter end. They have shown the ised the crew. go after that book. There is no On the other hand we had sev­ telling how long the books will case any of their mates are ingashounds keep their distance, company that they can't be and that doesn't make anybody starved back to work as was ex­ eral fine ships in port with no remain open so now is your tei-ested, are Tommy Murray and disputes of any sort. One of them golden opportunity. Red Morgan. mad. pected. Indian Summer, Brisk Shipping Hailed By Baltimore Seafarers NO NEWS?? Stop Beefs Before They Happen Is New Method In Port New York 11 �•". . - "• •••^ • •• •': f" THE Page Six 11 lll-Advised Shipboard Action May Be Expensive Proposition By FRED FARNEN ,R m SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 24, 1947 Sun Oil Seamen Keep Her Steady As She Goes Finding They Need Seafarers We ell know lhat the Seafarers is lops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1 Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take time off unless you are authorized by the department head. 6. Study your contracts and shipping rules, and know your Union's constitution and by-laws. DETROIT—Just the other daj', ing to pull any of that stuff on we received a call at our home me and get away with it." By BLACKIE CARDULLO We've heard that type of a re; late in the evening. To our sur­ MARCUS HOOK—The Sun Oil prise, we found that it was from mark often enough, and in many Company is getting three new one of our contracted ships dock­ instances the men making these T2 tankers, and that eventually ed over at Walkerville, Canada— remarks felt all the justification is going to mean more jobs for just across the river from De­ in the world for taking" the at­ the SIU. "We are drilling away troit—and the crewmembers were titude that they did. They at that company, and the picture thought that the only thing to threatening to-walk off. looks good from an organization­ In this particular case, the men do was to job-action the ship. al point of view. However, it's no use to go off had a legitimate beef concerning More and more of the Sun Oil their long-overdue retroactive half-cocked and start screaming employees are coming to the Un­ pay which had been promised to for action right away. There's a ion, and it's a pleasure to talk to right way and a wrong way to them for quite some time. them because they are beginning They were also within their do things. As an SIU member to understand just what a Union rights in threatening to walk off who feels membership responsi­ like the SIU can do for them. It the ship. However, they were bilities, it's your job to do things makes us feel that we are really in typical SIU style—the right docked at a foreign port. accomplishing something. When your ship is docked at way! Did you talk over your beef a foreign port, even if as in this Besides the news of the new case it's just a, half-mile from with the Departmental Delegate? tankers, we have some more good U.S. soil, don't walk off the ship, Did you and he try to get it tidings this week. There is a pos­ settled with the departmental or pull any kind of job action. sibility that we will soon have a By PAUL GONSORCHIK You are liable to a charge of head or with the Skipper of your new Hall in this neck of the NEW YORK — Shipping con- j Here is another rule some of woods, and it will be strictly a desertion with forfeiture of all or ship? Was a proper record kept of tinues plentiful in this port, al-. you members may not be aware super-duper. By the time most part of your wages and the gear your beef? Did you bring it up though not exactly to every des-jof: If you're on a ship and the of the members get down this left aboard. You might beat the desertion at the shipboard meeting which tination you prefer. Most runs j company decides to lay off all way, we should have everything rap, but you'll be lucky if you you are supposed to hold on your are to the West Indies, Puerto, hands, but doesn't know definite- shipshape._^ secure all of your wages and ship at least once every two Rico, Rotterdam, as well as Can­ ly whether it will recrew the A new Hall will simplify mat­ ada, Belgium, France and Ger­ ship in a few days or not, and gear. In this case, it would have weeks? ters for us, and will enable us to you want to take her out when many. DO IT RIGHT cost these men plenty of cabbage get more work done and to take they do decide, there's someAn occasional few ships are If your beef wasn't settled by to walk off this particular ship care of more members. It will you or the Delegate or by any headed fov England, with even' thing you can do about it. in Canada. be a good deal for us since the My advice to you fellows is Hall will double its worth,in a Then, there are other matters action taken at the shipboard fewer for Norway and Sweden. to consider. When you're sailing meeting, did you bring it up with Now I'd like to point out to lhat when you're paid off the very short time. on an SIU contracted vessel, it the Patrolrnan or Agent when he those members who are not laid-up ship, you take your A BUSY TIME means that the SIU has a written came aboard your ship? aware of it that on the Dispat­ voucher to the Dispatcher at the The last few weeks have been contract with the owners of the If it wasn't settled aboard ship cher's board, under the column Union Hall and register for that very busy, with ships coming ship you're sailing on. That con­ by him, did you bring it up at headed "Remarks," you will one particular ship. tract is a legal and binding in­ a shoreside meeting or bring it sometimes see on the same line However, if the company does­ and going every day. One ship, strument. It means that you to the attention of your shore- as the ship's name, the words n't crew up that ship within 10 the SS Casa Grande, was with have certain responsibilities. side officials? "lay-up job." days, you forfeit your right to us for a month and a half, and we were sure sorry to see her go. UNION LIABILITY Just ask yourself some of these These lay-up jobs are, natur­ her. The boys seemed like part of the "Violation of any" part of the questions before going off half- ally, temporary ones. But if you This does not apply to men contract may mean that the SIU cocked and blowing your cork. do take them, please understand who are fired for not doing their family, and the ship fed like a is liable to suit for damages un­ As an SIU member you owe that you do not lose your ship­ jobs. It only applies when the home. A better feeding ship der the Taft-Hartley Act. You, it to yourself and the Union to ping card, if the job lasts under company has decided to termin­ never floated. even though a paid up member know your contract, know your 15 days. But, if the jobs goes ate the crew's employment We had a little excitement the of the SIU, may cost your Union Constitution, and follow both of over 15 days, you will have to aboard that ship temporarily, other day when the Signal Hills untold thousands of dollars them. re-register, upoii completion of and where they have not been left here and ran down the river, through irresponsible acts on Attend your meetings, ashore your job. right smack into an LSE which aboard 15 days. your part. and aboard your ship, and be ^ had broken away from her tow. These men are to come to the „ ,, RULE CLARIFIED It's very easy sometimes, es­ ready to discharge your respon­ . . However all the damage was Dispatcher with their vouchers pecially if you feel that you sibility as a member of the SIU above the water line, and after a In this case, be sure you re­ and get their regular shipping have a legitimate beef, for you' at all times. cement patch, the scow was ship­ port to the Dispatcher immedi­ cards back. But be sure you re­ shape again. to say to your shipmates, "Let's That's the way to be a good ately—and have your pay vouch­ port within 48 hours. tie up this damn scow until she Union member and not another er with you. It'll save a lot of After that time you will have rots. These shipowners aren't go- card carrier. arguments and difficulties. to re-register. While on the business of tlie shipping rules and cases where they are misunderstood, I have By E. S. HIGDON blows being "dealt our once pow­ This will cause an even great­ a suggestion for any of you who erful merchant fleet. More will er lay-up of ships now in oper-. has a hard time understanding PHILADELPHIA — A casual By JAMES MARTIN rules but doesn't want to ask come in the future and the end ation, and thus will begin the | glance at the shipping pages of questions personally: CLEVELAND—Some time ago, result will be the complete des­ vicious spiral downward. any newspaper is enough to around September 12 to be ex­ truction of our merchant maidne WRITE TO LOG It's true that hundreds of make the average American act, -an item appeared in the and the unemployment of thou­ ships are rusting in the boneSend your questions into the merchant seaman blow his top. SEAFARERS LOG regarding the sands of maritime workers. yards around the country, but LOG. It would serve as educaThe hatchet job being done on SS Adam E. Cornelius of the Already we have sold 1200 with the nation's present short­ tional material for all hands be­ the merchant fleet of our coun­ merchant ships and the govern­ Boland-Cornelius fleet. It was age of scrap metal these ships sides answering you. try is one of the biggest crimes ment is contemplating selling 300 written by a former crewmemI find that many times mem­ ever perpetrated against the citi­ more. Figured in jobs this will can be scrapped and their valu­ ber of this ship, and told of able metals turned to"the manu­ bers will interpret the rules for zens and maritime workers of the poor food and other conditions facture of automobiles, steel their own benefit. They don't do country, but no one seems to on the Cornelius. girders and steel freight cars, all this intentionally, of course, but be the least bit disturbed or Since that time, I've had the of which we are critically short by failing to read the rules fully alarmed. opportunity to contact crewmem­ of at the moment. they fail to get the full weight Here' is an item from the Jour­ bers of this ship several times, of them as laid out and voted on nal of Commerce in which is SENSIBLE APPROACH and they all assert that this pre­ by the membership. stated that a British shipping in­ vious article is nothing moi-e With steel mills, auto plants Your shipping rules contain terest has converted two former and the building firms yelling some of the most fundamental than a bunch of lies. According American victory ships into lux­ for steel, it seems that a more principles of the SIU. By operat­ to Adam E. Cornelius seamen, ury liners for service in the sensible solution is for us to turn ing without them or in violation their ship is a good feeder and African trade to Canada. this steel back into domestic use of their purpose, shipping could the linen is always issued on Another: Most newspapers car­ to relieve the present shortages go back to the miserable condi­ time. ried Senator Owen Brewster's —not to give the ships away to tions that existed in 1923. In addition, these men state message in which he stated he foreign governments to complete­ Surprising as it may seem, that the food is properly prepar­ is going to urge Congress to give be a loss of 37,500 unlicensed ly annihilate our own merchant shipowners know these shipping ed and plentiful in quantity. hard-pressed European nations jobs. fleet. rules as well as, if not better They swear by the Cook, and 20,000,000 tons of war-built Am­ If these ships are immediately I think that the SIU should than, many members. And they assert that they have no beefs erican ships. - ' put into competition against Am­ renew its effort to bring this do take advantage of your ignor­ concerning the food whatsoever. Then, out of Washington comes erican ships, we will at once to the attention of fhe smart ance of them, whenever they can. For these reasons, it seems to a statement that the U.S. is giv­ suffer a loss of more jobs when guys in Washington. If they are Ignorance of the rules is no me that we should print this ing France 30 merchant vessels cargo now carried in American as blind to the problem now as longer any excuse these - days. correction in the LOG, and prove taken from Germany during the bottoms will be carried in the they were in 1943 and 1944, then Copies of the rules, contracts to the Boland seamen that the war. American-built ships being oper­ we should make our voices heard and your Constitution are avail­ SIU always prints both sides of These are but a few of the ated by foreign governments. able at any SIU Hall. by any means possible. any story, free from bias. N.Y. Dispatcher Clarifies Some Misinterpreted Shipping Rules US Maritime Policy Means No Ships And No Jobs i'i I,: SS Cornelius Blast Not Justified, Say Crewmembers �THE Friday. October 24, 1947 SEAFARERS LOJG Page Seven Qualified Candidates For A&G Offices SECY-TREASURER JOHN MARSHALL — No. 322 ROBERT MATTHEWS—No. 154 (One To Be Elected) PAUL HALL — No. 190 On Qualifications JACKSONVILLE Agent (One To Be Elected) On these pages appear the pictures and histories of the qualified candidates for A&G offices for the year 1948. CHARLES (COTTON) HAYMOND—No. 98 Some candidates did not meet the qualifications as provided tor by the Constitu­ tion and By-laws of the Sea­ farers International Union: For Asst. Secy.-Treas.: E. Edginton—No. 3882. insuffi­ cient sea time for current year. Member of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union since its in­ ception. Has taken part in nearly all of the Union's beefs, and is clear for all strikes. First assumed»elective office in 1944 as New York Port Agent. Addi­ tional offices assigned by the membership have been Director of Isthmian Organizing and member of the Union Negotiat­ ing Committee. Has also seiweci in various capacities in all emergency and strike commit­ tees since 1944. Is chairman of the New York Port Council of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment. ASSISTANT SECY-TREASURER (Three To Be Elected) J. P. SHULER — No. 101 Joined the SIU when it was first formed. Sailed as Engine For Baltimore Engine Pa­ and/or Ships Delegates on many trolman: Archie Wright—No. ships. Served as Patrolman and 3272, lacked three years sea Agent in the Port of" Mobile, time. and later as Jacksonville Agent, For Mobile Steward Pa­ and San Francisco Agent. Was trolman: Lamar M. Lott— assigned by the 1946 Agents' 29546. insufficient sea time. Conference to New York as C. E. Turner—No. 15. insuf­ Head quarters Representative. ficient sea time for current Served as member of the Nego­ year. tiating Committee 1946 and 1947. Has worked on organization and educational' projects for the Union. Has participated in all SIU Strikes and job actions. Is WALTER (SLUG) SIEKMANN No. 7086 strike clear. BOSTON Agent Has 15 years' sea experience. Sailed all through the war. Has been a member of the Union all the time since the ISU days. Has not held elective or ap­ pointive office, but has partici­ One of original SIU members. pated in many Union actions as Has been active in organizing a rank-and-file member. Strike and has held elective and ap­ clear record. pointive positions in the Union. Was elected Houston Agent for J. E. SWEENEY — No. 1530 1947, but returned to sea when the membership closed the Branch for reasons of economy. Sailed during the war in all areas. Was active in all SIU strikes since joining the Union. (One TcJ Be Elected) ''' T. (ROCK-^ BENSON—No. 7297 . ' SAN JUAN Agent (One To Be Elected) DAN BUTTS—No. 190 - Member of SIU since 1938. Was on Strike Committee during P&O and Seatrain Strikes. Did picket duty in Bonus Strike. Served the Union in official capacities as Patrolman, Acting New York Agent, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urer, and Secretary-Treasurer. Participated in General Strike, Longshore anti-commie beef. Isthmian Strike, and all other SIU beefs while in office. Clear for all strikes. Was chairman of the Negotiating Committee for contracts signed this past year. Sailed actively during the war. Joined Union in 1941. Has sailed as volunteer organizer on various unorganized ships, in­ cluding Isthmian. Has served as organizer in the Ports of New York and Baltimore. Has parti­ cipated actively in all the Union's beefs since joining. Strike clear record. JOHN MOGAN — No. 216 Joined ISU in 1932, and SIU in 1938. Served as Engine Pa­ trolman in Boston in 1941 and as Joint Patrolman in New York for some months during the war. Has AB ticket and has sailed in all Departments. Ran for Joint Patrolman in Boston, was elected and has held the job a few times since then. Has been a member of the SIU for seven years. Has been elected Ships Delegate many times and has served as tem­ porary Patrolman. Participated in Isthmian Drive as shoreside organizer. Served on Strike Committee for the 1946 Strike and the Isthmian Strike. Has been active in all SIU beefs TAMPA since joining Union. Was jailed Agent and hospitalized in New York,as (One To Be Elected) result of Union activities. Sailed actively throughout entire war CLAUDE (SONNY) SIMMONS in all areas. No. 368 Joint Patrolman (One To Be Elected) CHARLES (Whiiey) TANNEHILL No. 25922 Plas been sailing twenty years as AB. Storekeeper, and Bosun. Active in all maritime strike? since 1934. Joined SIU in 1938. Elected Puerto Rico Agent and re-elected five consecutive times. Served on Negotiating Commit­ tee in July, 1946. Appointed Act­ ing Agent Puerto Rico Branch in August, 1946, and held office until relieved by regularly elect­ ed official. Now Ship's Delegate aboard SS Francis. SALVADOR COLLS—No. 21085 JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN—No. 56 . Has been sailing since 1922. Served as Engine Patrolman in Port of New York from 1943 to 1945. Was taken off waterfront duty by the membership and as­ signed to Special Services. Han­ dles Coast Guard, immigration, hospital, and other matters. Strike clear record. Started going to sea in 1922. Has sailed in all three Depart­ ments and has belonged to AFL seamens' unions since 1923. Was instrumental in organizing four local companies into the SIU, the largest of these the Eastern Steamship Company. Later help­ ed organize the Firemen, Fish­ ermen, and Seafood workers of New England, and after forma­ tion of the Atlantic Fisherman's Union prevailed on them to af­ filiate with the SIU. Is at present Boston Agent and is a past Vice-President of the In­ ternational. Was Ships' organizer during Isthmian Drive, during which time spent eighteen months on board Isthmian ships. Also worked as shoreside organizer in Ports of New York, Mobile, and New Orleans. Participated in many beefs including the 1945 Longshore beef, the Coos Bay beef, 1946 General Strike, and Isthmian Strike. Has been work­ ing as organizer in East Coast ports, as well as assisting in contract negotiations. Joined the old ISU in 1935. Went to work with the Light House Department and then took out SIU Book in 1939. Was in Mobile during the American Sea­ men beef. Sailed steadily until August, 1941, when was appoint­ ed Patrolman in Tampa. Went back to sea August 1, 1942, and sailed through the war until Feb­ ruary, 1945, at which time was appointed Patrolman in Port of New York. Remained there until took over as Agent in Tampa, February, 1946, after being elect­ ed to the job. Was re-elected for 1947. Active member and was Pa­ trolman in New York for two years prioi- to being elected Puerto Rico Agent for 1947. Was Area commander in Brooklyn, during General Strike. Partici­ pated in all Union beefs since becoming a member. Is strike clear. �Page Eight TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 24, 1947 == NEW YORK (* Agent WILLIAM HAMILTON—No. 3100 iOUIS COFFIN—No. 4526 I Engine Patrolman Active in Isthmian Drive both as ship and shoreside organizer. Elected as Agent in Mobile for IIMMIE DRAWDY — No. 28523 1947. Participated in other or­ ganizing work. Was active in all Union beefs since joining. Strike clear. (Two To Be Elected) (One To Be Elected) JOE ALGINA — No, 1320 Deck Patrolman (One To Be Elected) GEORGE L. BALES—No. 230 iillv Has been a Union man since 1921, joining the SIU when it came into existence in 1938. Sailed during the war, and was appointed Stewards Patrolman for New York. Served in that capacity for two-and-one-half years. Left office beginning of 1947 and went back to sea. li" h\-I •&> 1V' Transferred into SIU at the beginning.- Sailed actively dur­ ing the war until going to work as organizer. Has served in various capacities such as New WILLIAM York Deck Patrolman and Act­ ing Agent. Participated actively in Longshore and Coos' Bay beefs, 1946 General Strike, UFE beef, and Isthmian Strike. Has been, on Negotiating Committee for past two years and at present is assisting in Isthmian Negoti­ ations. Transferred men's Union. Participated in 1941 Bonus 1946 General Strike, and mian Strike. Has been Patrol­ man and Agent in Philadelphia and Jacksonville, and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the At­ lantic and Gulf District. f ' Joined the Union in 1943. Sail­ ®iili ed actively during the war until coming ashore to work as SIU official in the Port of New York. Was then sent to Wilmington, California, as East Coast Repreentative. When West Coast of­ JENKINS—No. 4041 fice closed, went back to sea Joint Patrolman Going to sea for past twenty until elected as Joint Patrolman (Two To Be Elected) for New York in 1946. "Book years. Has been in l^U from FREDDIE STEWART—No. 4935 part in 1946 General Strike, the beginning. Held office in Mobile in 1945 but resigned to Coos Bay and Isthmian beefs. go back to sea. Has been active JAMES PURCELL — No. 27124 in all SIU strikes. iilM IBS J. M. (WINDY) WALSH No. 2693 Stewards Patrolman (Two To Be Elected) RAY GONZALES—No. 174 Has been an active member of the Union since it was or­ ganized. Has sailed as Steward on all types of ships, and sailed Was a volunteer organizer for through the war. Is strike clear, the Union from the beginning and has been Department Dele­ Participated in all major strikes gate on many occasions. and other actions of the Union Led direct action to secure milk Deck Patrolman provisions, and decent shipboard (Two To Be Elected) conditions. At present is Patrol­ E. (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY man in Port of New York. As­ No. 3100 " sisted in drawing up agreements TONY VIERA — No. 21913 !V* 'f. Transferred from ILA in 1940. Active in Bonus Beef, Coos Bay Beef, 1946 General Strike and Isthmian Strike. Sailed through war as Chief Steward. Elected as Stewards Patrolman in 1916 and reelected for 1947. Has taken part in negotiations for Stewards Department, both for passenger and freight vessels. HOWARD GUINIER—No. 478 •li Sailing since 1919, and has been a union member since then. Joined SIU in 1942, and sailed actively during the war. Has participated in all strikes of the Union since joining. Served as Engine Patrolman in. New York 1946 and reelected for 1947. Joined Union March, J939. Has been going to sea since 1932. Held several 'minor positions with Union and has been active in all Union beefs since joining. CHARLES SCOFIELD—No. 21536 Was jailed in Houston during one strike for preventing finks from crossing picketlines. Is strike clear. FRANK (RED SULLY) SULLIVAN—No. 2 iliii iililiiiWiiii lllBliiP •• aw- Has been going to sea since 1937. Joined SIU in 1938. Pre­ vious to that held book No. Has been an acUve member of 21240 in AFL Seamen's Union. the Union for the past five years. Has participated in many Union Was assistant area commander beefs and is strike clear. m Brooklyn during the 1946 Teneral Strike, arid has part­ JAMES SHEEHAN—No. 306 icipated in all Union beefs. (RED) GIBBS—No. Joined in 1941, and sailed all through the war. Served on Savannah Strike Committee dur­ ing 1946 Strike. Is strike clear for all actions since joining. MOBILE Agent (One To Be Elected) GAL TANNER—No. 44 "Was organizer for the SIU : 1938 to 1941. Represented the Union before the National De­ fense Meditation Board contract dispute in Washington, DC, in 1941. CUiairman Headquarters Branch Bonus SJrike Committee, and Chairman New York Branch Food and Housing Committee during 1946 General Strike. Secured 3000 berths for mem­ bers during the action. Stew­ ards Patrolman 1946 and 1947. ' Organized for the SIU in the Gulf Area during 1938 and 1939. Was elected to Union office in 1944 and has been reelected since. Started sailing in 1924 and shipped as AB and Bosun since then. Has strike clear­ ances for all strikes. \ •' I• - Joined Union at its inception. Has been active in all beefs, and has participated as organizer, ship and shoreside, in the Isth­ mian campaign and the Great Lakes Drive. Strike clear record. 1 -Vx Joined SIU when it was first organized. Was elected Joint Pa­ trolman in New Orleans for 1945 and Deck Patrolman for 1946. Has been sailing AB and Bosun since 1926, and has par­ ticipated in all strikes and beefs of the seamen in that time. Was Area commander in the Greenpoint section during the Isthmian Strike. W. J. (RED) MORRIS—No. 264 (NO PICTURE SUBMITTED) Has been sailing since 1939. In March, 1945, was appointed Act­ ing Agent in Port of Jackson­ ville. Later assigned to New York and then to Norfolk as Pa­ trolman. Was also Acting Agent in Charleston until Branch was closed February, 1947. Went back In Union since its inception. to sea, and on September 1, 1947, Sailed actively during the war. was appointed Mobile Patrolman. �Friday. October _24. 1947 THE En� ine Patrolman SE..lP..4RERS Deck Patrolman BALTIMORE (One To Be Elected) he resigned to go back to sea." Appointed in June, (One To Be Elected) 1944, to go to Charleston, S. C., RAY W H IT E -No. 57 MAX A. BECK-No. 937 \vhen 1944, Agent No. 652 R. E. DICKEY (One To Be Elected) October 1943 through January 15, NORFOLK (One To Be Elected) Agent ROJ;lERT JORDAN-No. 71 Page Nin• LOC to open Branch there. assigned Agent. to Later was Mobile to reli eved Was act by as newly elected Agent in February, 1946, and went back to ::;ea. Strike clear. PHILADE·LPHIA Agent (One To Be E lected) LLOYD Has been sailing since beginning of Union., Was all the time in the Engine De­ partment. izer for Was appointed organ- Going to sea for fourteen years and for and joined tpe SIU when it was Isthmian ships Appointed Engine Pa� ber, 1945. trolman the in in February, Port of Was organ h:er juring Isthmian Drive. Took 'ac­ first tugs in the Gulf Area in Septem- organized. tivJ: part in General Strike,,Isth­ Mobile mian Strike, and bef ore that was 1946. and also acts an as Dispatcher and organize1·. ac tive participant in tfle Bonus action and all other SIU Stewar ds Patrolman Has beefs. never elective held Patrolman in Baltimore from Transferred out. June , Returned Was 1943. to job JEFF MORRISON-No. 34213 W. in delegate SIU Port;.. of .... in for six months, (BLACKIE) to as Norfolk in 3697 1938. Was Pa­ Nftw York and has served Agent for the last first SIU Convention and helped three years. Active in Isthmian to draw up the present Constit­ Drive. Has clear record for all ution. Took active part in all strikes. 3IU strike�, and has cl�ar record. .BEN No. LAWSON 894 Joint Patrolman office. (One To Be Elected) into Helped organize P&O. 1938 to 1942, when given leave of absence by membership to trolman ;hip A. GARDNER-No. to belonged 1938, (O ne To Be Elected) BEN REES-No. 95 (CURLY) RENTZ-No. 26445 Has been a Union since areas. of the Sailed the war in all com­ all through bat member its inception. Served as Dispatcher in Port of New York. Worked ·as organizer volunteer ma in n y drives. Is strike clear. .Joint Patrolman (One To Be Elected) Was on Norfolk S t ri ke ERNEST TILLEY - No. 75 Seatrain Lines, Helped organize and has worked as Patrolman in Com- Transferred into SIU in 1933. Active in all in various Ports . a£ Served as Dispatcher-Patrol man mittee for Gene:r:al Stnlre, and or•�,.W .i:ec strik e s .and has . clear the Gulf in 1939. WQ1l wounded during MM&P Strike was an ad- five times and crippled. Went Chairman of f946 Strike Com­ in N o r f o l k from June 1945 Helped organize the SIU 1 vise r from the SIU to the offi- back to sea in 1942, after being . cers. In last election was named laid up for more than two years. Active during Isthmian Drive Joint Patrolman for the Port of and Isthmian Strike. Also di1 e. M 0 b"l · rected activities f or Port of mittee Strike. clear record strikes. for all of jOb Served and through Norfolk, during for four months for 1946. Was Active 1947. in organizing Isthmian, and is strike clear. Emdne Patrolman E. (One To Be E lected) SIU December Isthmian elected Joint Patrolman, Norfolk, as Patrolman in Norfolk. Baltimor€ during General Strike. C. L. STRINGFELLOW-No. 125 Has in Port same had L. MOLINA-No. 20456 / G. (CURLY) MASTERSON No. 20297 WILLIAM J. McKAY-No. 8 (NO PICTURE Joined SIU in February, 1939. STATEMENT SUBMITTED) Was appointed Engine Patrol­ Serv· man in Baltimore in 1945. ·Stewards Patrolman ed until February, 1946, and then (On e To Be Elected} returned to se a. Appointed Pa­ trolman in Port of Philadelphia JOHN (Hoggie) HATGIMISIOS· . No . 23434 January 1947, and is still serving. Has clear strike record. and was active Joined Union July, 1941. Sa.iled . : all thr ough the war. Has.... strike i Has been going to sea for years, all par !ment . in the Has Stewards never De­ run dearances for Joined Un10n office, but has been active Union appointed in the strikes of the SIU. S�iled New York Acting during the war. in Night in Engine 1940. Was Dispatcher in 1944, also Patrolman. In May, for all actions since in all SIU actions since joining. JAMES DORIS - No. 23177 joining. JAME S L. TUCKER-No. 2209 1945 was elected Joint Patrolman in New Orleans. F. A. W I DE GREN-No. 19 appointed Baltimore, May, 1946, was Engine a� d Patrolman in was.. elected to that position on the 1947 ballot. ' Worked organizer as Restaurant AFL Philadelphia, the U.p. going to and Army sea. for the Workers also Dredges Joined in i ,-----. helped before SIU in 1942 and sailed during the war. Was active in General Strike and in organizing Isthmian ships in Baltimore and Philadelphia. DAVID O. HERON-No. 5030 (NO Has all strike clearances. PICTURE (NO STATEMENT SUBMITTED) OR STATEMENT SUBMITTED) Still Time For Pix A few candidafes djd not send in passport photos Has or short biographies�- However, if those pictures and 1942. mittees, state­ ments are received in the LOG office anytime before the end of the election period, they will b& run in the paper. '-------' been Has 1932, Deck 1946 sailing since July, Has sat on numerous com­ and General was active Strike in and the the to sea since . . Isthmian Strike. Also was on hme m the the Strike Clearance Committee Department. Acting Pa- 1 in Philadelphia after the Isth­ been most going of the trolman in Port of Norfolk from mian Strike. · �te J'»'" :•' iHr • f TBE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 24, 1947 Voting For A&G Offices Begins November 1 SAVANNAH Agent (One To Be Elected) CHARLES STARLING—No, 6920 R. W. (RAY) SWEENEY—No. 20 L. L. (TINY) PHILLIPS No. 23609 •I 1947, with one year out shipping. Took part in Bonus Strike, Tex­ aco beef. General and Isthmian Strikes. NEW ORLEANS Agent . Engine Patrolman (One To Be Elected) C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS No. 76 '.y^VsV (One To Be Elected) L JARL (BULL) SHEPPARD No. 203 IIBiiii j Was Patrolman in New York in 1944, in Baltimore in 1945-46, and was Agent in Miami the end of 1946 and the beginning of 1947. At present Agent in Sa­ vannah. Active in Isthmian campaign and other organizing drives. Strike clear. GALVESTON Agent SIU member since 1938. Has held office as Patrolman in Mo­ bile, New York, and at present Patrolman in Galveston. Was al­ so Galveston Agent. Took paid in Bonus Strike, Alcoa Bonus Strike in West Indies, General Strike, and Isthmian Strike. Helped organize Isthmian. Joined SIU in 1942. Is clear for General Strike and Isthmian Strike. Has been active member and is now sailing as Steward. W. R. BRIGHTWELL—No. 7279 LEON (BLONDIE) JOHNSON No. 108 (One To Be Elected) KEITH ALSOP—No. 7311 iiiii Has fifteen years sea service. Held positions as Patrolman in New York, Norfolk,' and New Orleans. Has been Agent in Charleston and is at present time "Galveston Agent. Served on Nor­ folk General Strike Committee, and was Chairman of the Gal­ veston Isthmian Strike Commit­ tee. Became member of SIU in 1939. Took part in P&O Strike, Bonus Strike, Anti-Commie Longshore beef. Was Agent in Port Arthur during General Strike. Has been Patrolman in New York, Norfolk, New Orleans and is at present Patrolman in lalveston. JOHN WARD—No. 21311 » Joint Patrolman (Two To Be Elected) Sailed off and on from 1922 to 1929. Joined SIU in 1940. Pa­ trolman Galveston, Houston, and New Orleans Juhe, 1945 ,to June, Joined Union soon after it was formed. Actively participated in Bonus Strike, 1939 and 1947 Isthmian Strikes, 1946 General Strike, and anti-commie beef. Has held offices ranging from Dispatcher to Agent in Port of One of original SIU members. New Orleans. Shipped in all Active in P&O Strike and other areas during war. Was elected eariy' a c t i o n s . Appointed in Engine Patrolman for 1947 for New Orleans. Is strike clear. charge of field work for the Isth­ mian campaign by Director of Deck Patrolman Organization. Also participated (One To Be Elected) in Great Lakes Drive. Director of water-front activities in New L. (JOHNNY) JOHNSON—No. 53 York for the General Strike. Was appointed as New Orleans Agent in summer of 1947 by member­ ship action. Has never run for elective office in the Union. Sail­ ed during the war in all areas. Strike clear. Credentials Committee Reports On Qualifications "We, the un(iersigne(j Committee on Credentials, duly elected at >^he regular business meeting at the Branch of New York on October 8, 1947, have examined the cre­ dentials of the candidates for the election of the officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America for the year of 1948, and submit the following report: In Union since it was founded. Took active part in following beefs: Bonus Strike, Coos Bay Beef, Anti-commie longshore beef. General Strike, and Isth­ mian Strike. Was Patrolman in New York during 1945 and 1946. Elected to office of Deck Patrol­ man in the Port of New Orleans for 1947. We recommend that the men that are qualified for office be placed on the ballot in alphabetical form under BOURGOT—No. 97 the offices for which they run, and that the ports, begin­ I ANTONY (NO PICTURE ning with Boston, be arranged on the ballot geographically OR STATEMENT SUBMITTED) a;;s has been done in the past. Letters of acceptance were submitted to the Creden­ tials Committee by Major Costello, G144, and John W. Parker, 20192, but there were no credentials accompany­ ing the letters. Therefore, the letters are being filed in Headquarters Office and these men are hereby disqualified JAMES DeVITO—No. 185 Stewards Patrolman (One To Be Elected) HERMAJJ TROXCLAIR No. 6743 Inasmuch as Article XIII, Section 2, Subsection (e), lEiiliiiiii in the Constitution states that a man must submit four months discharges for the current year, this Committee did not accept anything but certified discharges as proof of sea time for the current year. Member of Union since 1938. Has served Union in various ca­ pacities, both elective and ap­ pointive. Participated actively in all Union beefs, and was a mem­ ber of the General Strike Com­ mittee in New York, Is strike clear. Joined Towboat Division of SIU in 1938. Transferred to Deep Sea section in 1941. Has worked in various positions for the Union, mostly as organizer in New York and in the Gulf Area. Participated in the General Strike, Anti-commie Longshore Beef, Coos Bay Beef, and Isth­ mian Strike. Now (Organizing in the Cities Service fleet. 1 fi Walter Bennett, 5331 Val James, 7803 W. Higgs, 223 Robert High, 24236 (Alt.) Bill Brown, 29935 James Stewart, 28075 J. Crescitelli, 26872 Carlos Lee, 47237 (Alt.) Matthew Sams, 21386 (Alt.) Has been a member of the SIU,* sailing in the Stewards De­ partment, for the past seven years. Participated in all beefs and is strike clear. And Ends December 31-CAST YOUR VOTE "i! �THE 9E4Finrw^ roc Friday. October 24. 1947 Page Eleven SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Scenes Of Dramatic Sea Rescue Labor Education Stressed At SS Steel King Meeting Seafarer, Dangerously 111, ' • _ '• ... Transferred To Destroyer Piiiis ' ' Destroyer Henderson steams into view. Sam Jackson Men Open Fire On Gear-Grabbers The crew of the SS Sam Jack­ son mean business. They're not going to allow anyone to foul up the accomplishments they've netted as SIU men. According to a recent set of minutes the lads put it down forcefully at a shipboard meetting in the form of a motion, which carried unanimously. The motion reads: "Anyone who willfully de­ stroys or damages property aboard this vessel in the fu­ ture shall be recommended to stand trial before the member­ ship at the nearest SIU meet­ ing hall upon arrival in the United States." The motion was prompted by a discussion on the care of ship's property under good and welfare, along with talks in cleanliness, and maintenance of crew facili­ ties. L, Nicholas and H. T. Brown were chairman and secretary, re­ spectively. Maiden's Mate Thanks Deck Gang For Cooperation Expressing his appreciation for having a fine bunch of seamen during the recent voyage of the Maiden Victory, Chief Mate Grafton Hutchins presented the crew with the following letter: To the members of the Deck Gang: Before we split up and go our several ways, I feel it to be only right and proper that I should express to you my sincere ap­ preciation for the way you have all cooperated with me, and worked to get the vessel in shape. I am in the hopes that I will have as good a crew again some of these days but I don't expect to have a better one. (signed) Grafton Hutchins Chief Mate Maiden Victory The Maiden, after making a trip to Europe paid off in Balti­ more. Crewmembers of the SS Steel King have embarked on an all-out union education program designed to expose the current anti-labor propaganda belching forth from These exclusive LOG photos depict drameilic publications.* ;—: : — ; scenes at sea on Labor Day. when William employer-controlled The move was made at the Particular, the crew lelt a need Thomas. 2nd Cook and Baker, critically ill with for an intensive indoctrination a ruptured appendix, was transferred to U. S. Sept. 28 shipboard meeting, held campaign," so that new members Navy destroyer Henderson which raced to ren­ at sea, and was prompted by the will be able to detect the slick fact that many of the crew dezvous after receiving call for help. aboard the Isthmian vessel are attacks on their conditions. Proceeding on the basis that a Navy doctor said Thomas would recover and new Union members. With the commended Chief Steward Ben McCormick for current wave of publicity aimed ^nion background is the .... ,, . 1 , 'most effpctivp means; nt cnmnathis first-aid treatment of victim. McCormick at, liquidating the gams made by most effective means of combat­ also scored a first in submitting these thrilling organized labor, and seamen in ting the insidious attacks by la­ bor's enemies, the Steel King pictures to the LOG. men will use the shipboard meet­ ing as a forum and as a schooling place in trade unionism. According to the ships' min­ utes, plans on the Steel King call for a thorough study and discus­ sion of "the origin, history and practices of American Federation of Labor unionism." A very graphic and effective means of e.xposing anti-labor propaganda was used successful­ ly at the Sept. 28 meeting. Tak­ ing an article dealing with the Taft-Hartley bill, which appear­ ed in a recent issue of Look mag­ azine, the crew exposed the opin­ ions expressd as "phony" in a point by point discussion. On this score, the minutes say, "the members were educated V-:-:-: :•:::.••v;- rtoW-THis, ISA PHONY/ ABOVE: Shipmates prepare to lower Thomas over the side in basket to waiting Navy crew in lifeboat belov/. Man in "Mae West" is Navy medico. X %\ RIGHT: Arrow indicates po­ sition of basket as Seafarers gently lower away.^ % % ^ BELOW: Safely in lifeboat, suffering crewman will soon be aboard destroyer for operation to remove ruptured appendix that nearly cost his life. De­ spite five days in gangrenous condition, his chances for re­ covery were considered good. PlaneForcedDown NearHaiti Victory, AgroundOn Shoals The SS Haiti Victory, a 7.607ton Waterman freighter, aground on the shoals some 30 miles Southwest of Key West. Fla., re­ ceived unexpected company the other day when an unidentified aircraft- was forced down close to her position. Her fijiei practically gone, the plane circled over the vessel and then made her crash landing. One man from the plane was taken aboard the Haiti Victory, according to incomplete reports. concerning the attitudes of cer­ tain publications and subsidized publishing concerns toward labon." It was pointed out further in the minutes that the Steel King men felt the membership is not fully acquainted with the contents •and purpose of the Taft-Hartley law and its importance to each and everyone of them. Members were urged, there­ fore, "not only to read but to study all SIU literature in regard to this phony bill." With the exception of one minor beef in the galley, all was going smooth on the Steel King, according to the Delegates' re­ ports. Chairing the meeting was Luke Collins, with John Rintello act­ ing as secretary. Send Those Mmutes Send in ibe minutes oi your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can>~ba printed in the LOG for th* benefit of aU other SIU crews. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 24. 1947 SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief EDWIN D, HOWARD. July 13 ROBERT R. McBURNEY. —Chairman Oscar A. Payne; Sec­ Sept. 7—Chairman P. V. Milliretary Wayne Vermillion. Dele­ can; Secretary V. Matterochia. gates reported no beefs. New Delegates reports read and ac­ Business: Issue of having foc'sles cepted. New Business: Motion painted discussed. Motion car­ carried that Steward and Stew­ ried to hold a joint meeting every ard Delegates see Captain in re­ second Sunday at sea. Educa­ gard to painting their quarters, tion: Chairman explained the and showers. Deck Delegate to ship's minutes form to crew. see Captain for same reason. Ed­ Chairman also stressed the im­ ucation: Considerable discussion portance of education in union on how it is beneficial for all affairs. to conduct themselves in such a XXX way so as to avoid paying fines. NAMPA. Aug. 10 — Chairman Good and Welfare: Steward and Daniel Goldblatt; Secretary Jo­ Chairman extended their appre­ seph Kaluszewski. Delegates re­ ciation for the cooperation of all JONATHAN GROUT. Aug. 31 in complying with the request —Chairman Berryman: Secretary ported tripcarder who fails to for cleanliness in messhall at Joe E. Thomas. New Business: live up to union rules shall have his card revoked and be brought nights. Motion carried that all men see up on charges. Good and Wel­ » 1 & their delegates with a beef in­ fare: It was pointed out that all EDITH. Aug. 12—Chairman J. stead of going to the head of the shoreside workers should be kept Gilette; Secretary B. Hall. Elec­ department. Motion carried to out of pastry and messroom. One tion held for ship's delegate with have fresh fruits put out for night minute of silence for Brothers Gilette elected to the post. New lunches. Motion carried that lost at sea. Business: Motion by B. Hall that crew stop petty bickering. Good XXX anyone caught destroying ship's and Welfare: Crew asked to stop ZACHARY TAYLOR. Aug. 18 gear be fined a nominal sum.^ throwing soiled linen in passage­ Motion by Gilette that gangway ways. One minute of silence for —Chairman L. A. Smith; Secre­ tary M. L. Ponder. Good and watch in port keep all outsiders Brothers lost at sea. Welfai-e: Suggestion made that from passageways. List of fines XXX no one of the crew to sign on un­ drawn up for various minor of­ GOVERNOR GRAVES. Sept. 3 til repairs are made. Repair list fenses. All money collected from —Chairman John Tobin; Secre­ read to the crew and approved. fines to be used for purchasing tary W. T. Langford. Engine and Motion carried that drug supplies new records for the phonograph. Stewards Delegates reported all be checked for penicillin and Motion by Kasmirsky that every­ okay. Deck Delegate reported other drugs. Motion cari^ied for one donate one dollar toward dispute over painting of Mates all linen to be turned into Stew­ purchasing a new radio phono­ and Engineers' quarters. New By HANK graph. Phonograph to be union Business: Deck Delegate suggest­ ard the morning of the payoff so it can be sent to laundry. property and anyone paying off ed that the Steward department Here's an article we read in the Journal of Commerce, the ship forfeits all claim to the paint the galley, engineers' rooms, dated October 17. which shows that the ambitious American toilets and showers topside and item. Legion is sailing its landlubbing ship of affairs into the the deck department paint the Merchant Marine once again: "Expressing the support of the Mates' rooms and passageways merchant marine voted by the American Legion at is last • and messmen paint their own convention. Milt D. Campbell, director of the legion's division messrooms and pantry. Educa­ of national defense, stated that the veteran's organization was tion: Brother Tobin made a going to demand that Congress enact legislaiion to purge the speech for the benefit of the new XXX ranks of maritime labor of subversive elements. 'We do not members aboard. GATEWAY CITY. Aug. 24 — ask—we demand that the U. S. Coast Guard be required to in­ Chairman A. Mosher; Secretary XXX vestigate and determine the loyalty to the United States of all t X X FRANKLIN H. KING. Sept. 7 (not given.) Delegates reported NAMPA VICTORY. Aug. 23— persons who they certify or license in the maritime industry!'" Chairman Arthur Thompson; —Chairman Hay; Secretary Rich­ on books and permits in their No doubt this is another idea of the Coast Guard to regain Secretary George Meany. Dele­ ards. Delegates reported all run­ departments. New Business: Mo­ its distorted military power over the Merchant Marine . . . Here's gates reported everything run­ ning smooth in their departments. tion carried to make inventory of another bit of news: "The shipping industry was advised (at the ning satisfactorily. New Busi­ Motion by Ham. Stewards Dele­ gear of crewmember who missed American Merchant Marine Conference) that the Taft-Hartley ness: Motion carried to see that gate, that action be taken in ac­ vessel and turn gear over to Act would not solve its labqi- problems and was urged to seek all bad food aboard is disposed ceptance of a new member. Good Chief Mate and deliver it to Pa­ additional legislation to that effect." Frank J. Taylor president of of in first port. Motion carried and Welfare: Suggestion that 25c trolman in first American port the American Merchant Marine Institute, stated that "all the that Don White. Wiper, be ex­ be donated for purpose of buy-' touched. Motion made by Mol- American shipping industry seeks under any labor legislation is" tended on probation for a pe­ ing cigarettes for brothers in hos­ donodo for Patrolman to check stability and the elimination of industrial strife." riod of two years. Motion car­ pital. One minute of silence for all tripcards and decide who shall XXX get off at end of voyage. Edu­ ried that tripcarders Joseph Kal- Brothers lost at sea. After several years of predicting and promising himself, as cation: There are several kits uszewski. and Stan Domijon be well as various shipmates, that he w,ould never surrender him­ aboard ship for members who accepted for permit cards. self unto marriage, we have learned from a reliable ice-skating wish to read up on union's struc­ XXX source that Seafarer Walter "Buddy" Bennett is happily splicing ture and function. DAVID G. BURNET, Aug. 8— himself into the sea of matrimony this coming Friday. Congratu­ (Chairman not given) Secretary XXX lations and a smooth journey . . . Brother George Berry, after SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. J. Redden. Delegates reports ac­ XXX conning the situation came to the conclusion that two years Aug. 31 — Chairman Bill Gray; cepted. New Business: Motion by SUNSET. Aug. 17—Chairman Secretary I. V. Tennanl. New on the China coast would do him a lot of good. Who knows if H. Lindsa.y that repair list be B. Taflewitz; Secretary F. Cowell. Business: Motion carried that Brother Berry might not get tired all of a sudden and settle made up and presented to Patrol­ Delegates reported all okay. New ship's delegate confer with chief for less? . . . Brother Mario Carrasco. the oldtimer, just came into man in payoff port. Motion by V. Business: Motion carried that 1st mate about having crew messNew York. How was your trip. Brother Carrasco? . . . Brother Burzak that crew instruct the Assistant be approached for put­ hall cleaned and painted. Good Red Braunstein just came in from his long trip to the Pacific. company that when a ship goes ting tank tops in safe working and Welfare: Motion carried that He wants his shipmate Leon White to know thcit he'll be back foreign that they put on extra condition. Good and Welfare: the three departments divide the from home in about two weeks . . . Brother Sam Luttrell just wash soap for the purpose of hav­ Suggestion made to take up col­ cleaning of the laundry. Motion came into town after five months of shuttling bauxite down in ing ship's linen done ashore. lection for Paul Carroll's next of carried to submit a new repair the islands. Good and Welfare: Suggestion kin as a remembrance from the list with old needs plus new ad­ that all hands stay sober until XXX crew. Suggestion that Union of ­ ditions necessary. One minute of after payoff. Brother Joe James did an unusual thing last week. He passed ficials get in touch with com­ silence for Brothers lost at sea. up a long trip to the Pacific. "I don't like the heat for too long a pany agents as to working out a time out there—just give me the short trips" . . . Brother Harvey system to assure forwarding mail. Hill was in town a few weeks ago. Looks like he shipped for a Suggestion that someone with a long one . . . Here are some oldtimers who sailed into town re­ camera take a picture of this cently from trips and probably are still around: M. Sierra; D. sterling crew. XXX Osborne; J. M. Fisher; L. lovino; J. Bilinski; P. Amato; C. Kolste; HASTINGS. (Date not given) XXX £• $> £ Chairman Red Campbell; SecreBESSEMER VICTORY. Aug. ALCOA PIONEER. Sept. 13— R. Williams; M. Garcia; J. Soto; U. Black; C. Fraizer; F. Infante; Jary Daniel Dean. Delegates re­ 31—Chairman Mac Beck; Secre­ Chairman J. F. Ross; Secretary -T. Barracliff; E. Going; P. Pringi; J. Colon; F. Piniero; H. Higham; ported all in good order except tary Kenneth Carlson. Delegates D. A. Gardner. No New Busi­ A. Graf; J. Vista; J. Hawkins; R. Fretes; R. Grindle; R. Wagner; for few hours of disputed over­ reports accepted by members ness. Good and Welfare: Sug­ O. Guerra; N. Robertson; D. Soda; J. Hopkins; T. Styron; R. Peck; time. New Business: Motion car­ present. Motion carried that awn­ gestion that all delegates present V. Kapor; C. McComiskey; W. Sweetser; L. Silas and A. Meglio. ried that members coming aboard ing be placed on the fantail. themselves in a group to the XXX ship drunk and start trouble will Good and Welfare: Suggestion Captain about getting foc'sles Brother Edgar Kurz is in town right now. Brother Kurz be fined one dollar which will that men who use laundry pick painted. Letter of appreciation has been sticking faithfully to those trips to Germany . . . Oldbe given the SEAFARERS LOG. up the soap wrappers and soap to be sent New, York for the timer and Steward, Brother Mike Gottschalk just came in from Education: All members well ac- powder boxes they can:y to laun­ quick response to cleaning up of a trip to Sweden. Is Brother "Carioca" Benway staying aboard quairited with union rules and dry. Suggestion made for cold ill smelling condition of Stewards for another trip—perhaps to Sweden again? . , . Brothers, it are good shipmates. Good and suppers on hot nights at the Department. Decision to call pays to know your union, to know your shipping rues, to know Welfare: Suggestion made to see discretion of the Steward. Reso­ meeting in near future to discuss your jobs and the agreements. Avoid those arguments and 1st Assistant about more pres-, lution made to keep messroom and familiarize crew with Taftmisinterpretations. After a trip read those back issues of the sure on all heads. and recreation room clean. LOG. Study your sbijpping rules. A Hartley Act. CUT and RUN 'I �THE Friday, October 24, 1947 SEAPAKERS LOG Page Thirteen THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS HEY JOE, WANNA BUY SOMETHING? Log -A-Rhythms Stormy Seas By ROBT. G. PATTISON Electrician Sees Snag In Ship's Spares Setu To the Editor: I have been a member of this Union for a number of years. Recently I sailed aboard the SS Robin Sherwood of the Robin Lines and on that vessel I found a condition existing that made it very difficult for the Chief Elec­ trician to perform his duties the way he ought to. Hark to the waves chuckling, nay laughing, roaring! Receding: as each swell races by. They dance and frolic and kick their heels. As they blot the frowning sky. They threaten our craft with an angry leer, A snarl, a crashing thunder! PAT Oie^g. Bumboats swarmed alongside the SS Archer as she was being refueled off the Rock of Gibraltar during recent trip. John Clamp, of the Archer crew, snapped this commerce scene on the sea. Bremerhaven May Be Haven — But Not For Seafarers They seem to have the power and strength To tear the world asunder. But they hold no fear for such as I, For the sea is in my blood. Despite it's ferocious atmosphere. It is gentle, kind and good. I often envy the peacefnl throng. Who sleep in its heaving breast. What greater tomb could any men wish. To mark his final rest. As To Scribbling By JAMES (POP) MARTIN There's little to say—none of it new; Be concise—then be through. All one could say has been said before By someone, who chalked up a better score. To the Editor: I think that fellows who have been in phony ports such as this one in Bremerhaven, should pass along to their Brothers who might come in here some tips on what not to do. So I want to give out the lowdown. It's all right to come here and try to have a good time but the MPs and CIDs will only cause you a helluva lot of trouble, so as a Union Brother I will mention these facts: 3 PACKS ONLY A seaman is only allowed to take three packs of cigarettes ashore, and if you are caught with any more, you'll have to give an account of why you do. Also, if you are caught speaking to the Germans in the streets, you are booked. If you're caught in a citizen's home it'll cost you about $25. So about all a seaman can do is go to the seamen's clubs and try to make the best of it there. If not they can try a movie. A few brothers off my ship went into a gin mill to buy a beer and they were charged with being off limits and were order­ ed to appear in court the follow­ ing day. II P.M. DEADLINE -You have to be off the streets by 11 p.m. so this is a hulluva drag for a fellow who likes to have a good time in port and you might as well stay aboard and read a book. But these soldiers do whatever they please—they run the place. My purpose in writing these few lines is to open the eyes of you guys who have not been in these German ports and warn you to keep cool or your pocketbook will feel the results—and it sure leaves a hole in it. Several seamen with whom I have spoken said they were go­ ing to have such matters printed in their hometown paper to let the folks back home know what's going on. Joe E. Thomas SS Jonathan Grout Bremerhaven Says Change Is Needed In Shipping Rules To the Editor: v.. As I look at it there seems to be - something of an inconsist­ ency in our shipping rules, which if corrected, would be beneficial to all hands, as well as the Union. It concerns the present method of registration and ship­ board promotions. Shipping Rule 29 says, "Any man may be promoted on a ship providing he is capable of per­ forming duties required. But he must make one complete trip be­ fore promotion." In Shipping Rule 30 it says, "Ordinary Seamen, Wipers, and Messman must not be promoted on board vessel, but must come off and register at next rating before being permitted to sail at next higher rating." BETTER DEAL I think that if Shipping Rule 30 were applied to all members, regardless of rating, it would be fairer all around. Aboard that ship, the Mate orders all electrical supplies for the Deck Department. This makes it necessary for the Elec­ trician to be continually hunting up the Mate in order to procure the necessary parts and lamps with which to repair cargo lights, running lights, etc. Shipboard promotions are step­ ping in on the Union's function. Besides, it encourages a lot of handshaking and jockeying for position and sometimes leads to playing favorites. If any man is promoted, he should be required to come to the Hall and register at the next higher rating and then be ship­ ped out as such. In line with this there is a growing need for another rule. And that is that a man should be required to register in the rating in wiiich he intends to ship. The present method of al­ lowing members to register in any rating of their department isn't exactly a way to give all hands a square deal. SAME FOR ALL If a man wants to ship out as AB, he should register as AB. If he wants to ship as Bosun, he should likewise register as such. And that is the way be shoidd ship. The same goes for ratings in other departments. This would speed up the as­ signment of jobs and wouldn't cause bickering over such jobs as Bosun, Carpenter, Cook, etc. From personal experience I can mention a few cases as ex­ amples. Like the time on one ship when an AB was promoted simply because the Mate liked him. But there were better and more efficient seamen on board who should Jiave had the job. DIDN'T RATE I know of an Oiler who made another trip on a ship I was on because he was promoted to en­ gine maintenance. Many of us have seen cases where an assist­ ant electrician has been promoted to Chief Electrician, even though he didn't rate as a good assist­ ant. I think we all ought to give it some thought. James Lee F. L. TRAVIS SEEKS SIU AID IN LOCATING MUSICAL SEAMAN To the Editor: GOES ALOFT When floodlights or running lights burn out seamen are paid overtime to go aloft and replace them. Sometimes, however, it is the fixtures which are at fault and require repair. Then it is the Electrician who must go up and make the repairs, and he must do so without the payment of overtime. Since Chief Electricians are responsible to the Chief En­ gineer for all. electrical work performed aboard ship, I sug­ gest, therefore, that they be al­ lowed to order and keep in their stores, all electrical spares. This is only correct, for he is the man who is required to do the jobs. Consequently, he should have immediate access to the parts he will use. Moreover, he should have a voice in determ­ ining what spare parts he re­ gards as necessary to the perfoi-mance of his job. I saw in the SEAFARERS LOG where you were trying to help a lady locate her missing daughter, so I'm writing to you to please try and help me get the correct address of Seafarer John Albert Kuhley, age 33, height 5 ft. 9 in., weight 155 or 160 lbs. with wavy brown hair and blue eyes. He has a picture of a girl tat­ tooed on his left arm with "Jimmie" written underneath. He is a very good violinist and takes the violin with him at all times and primarily plays classical mu­ sic. He is probably sailing as Deck Engineer, Jr. Engineer or Fireman-Water tender. If anyone knows him or sees him, have him write to me. MORE CONVENIENT Mrs. G. Ds Howell For one thing, this would en­ P.O. Box 340 able him to maintain and repair • Waycross. Ga. jobs at his convenience without having to do a handspring everyCamera-shy time he needs a bulb, cargo plug, outlet cape, etc. If the Electrician is to be held responsible for all electrical work, it certainly follows that he should be given complete responsibility —^for spai-es as well as for the repair work. He certainly should be entrusted with the equipment necessary for the proper per­ formance of his duties. If he were, it would result in smooth­ er shipboard functioning. I think this situation should be brought to the attention of aU concerned and should be a mat­ ter for discussion during future negotiations. F. L. Travis Drop Him A Line Jose Garcia. FWT. doesn't like his picture taken. But in­ sistent cameraman on the.Gatewa.y City enlisted aid from Electrician John Callaghan, who got behind Jose and braced him for this photo. Edward Shephard, an SUP Bookman, is in the Marine Hos­ pital, Staten Island, N. Y. He says he would appreciate hear­ ing from his friends and former shipmates. How about turning to on a note to Brother Shephard. �i#' THE Page Fourleen SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 24. 1947 I "LE'HN ft • Ui' ; Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. 17 BATTERY PLACE, i< IVi', •M SANDS POINT Robert E. Weisner William H. Harris Robert Van Dorn John A. Allen Harold H. Watson James W. Redmond .. . Russell D. Kelly Jr Louis H. Blizzard Louie A. Buice Enrique H. Tena Virgil H. Hale Mario Travaglini George F. Patterson Richard R. Rollins William C. Clark Manuel Funtes Bobby J. Dunagan Joseph F. Harris Lawrence E. Burke Robert Harper Julius J. Morton Hilliard Fraham Harold R. Vaughn • Samuel R. Jones Richard S. Moack Billie A. Baker Roy H. Fithen James M. Gray Livata F. lovino Carl L. Ivey : Winston A. Pace Richard D. Clary Robert L. Brewer James W. Ashurst James W. Dunlap Harle D. Fogle Newton I. Jackson George Howard James F. McClendon Floyd L. Simmons Joseph A. Johannesman .... Russell Sommers William M. Hays Thomas W. Keyser Lewis H. Tharp John C. Cannon J. N. Edmundson Joseph Green Clarence E.William s W. O. Cunningham John Biggerstaff Grover Livingson Charles S. Hartman William J. Sullivan John F. Elliott James O. Smith Floyd Walker William H. Bradley Ernest J. Green Jr Tonie Sanford Michael Opat James A. White James O. Reed Marcin E. Rylee Roy W. Cantrell Frank Penley Glen E. Gibbs William L. Tisbury Jack B. Hays James H. Fisher Chester A. Jowers Joseph C. Lewallen William Foil Elmer Z. Hatmaker William A. Raley ... Ellie H. Larrimore Carlos E. Smith Clyde B. Tillman J. C. Keel John T. Morton John C. Kyvik Alvin C. Eagleton Asa S. Stewart Howard L. Compton Rayford Leggett Ben Henderson 1.40 Edgar A. Johnston 10.74 Thomas M. Brantley . 80.74 Omar W. Elliott 10.59 Robert H. Bell 16.34 Berman Martin 16.34 Clyde S. Pugh 63.02 Floyd D. Harmonson 12.14 James D. Keil 31.01 Talmadge L. Moss 5.14 James T. Beasley 8.86 Samuel P. Williamson 25.22 Oscar Slettems SANKATY HEAD 13.71 Kenneth A. Spencer 10.24 James R. Fancher . 7.34 William Benneth 30.38 9.38 Bertrom Midlie 105.74 Frank W. Tiller 21.46 Roy J. Cioiti 87.35 Harold Heller 3.26 Price M. Hammett 16.33 Donald F. Cook 25.19 Clyde P. West 29.40 David B. Bell 120.63 Robert Lee Hardley 8.07 Eugene R. Foster 4.86 Donald Gilinas : 3.22 Val Andrade 48.53 Kenneth Humble 18.62 Rudolph Parades TRINIDAD HEAD 13.72 Garland H. Haga 8.12 John Ulas 45.21 6.21 Carl T. Bittle 18.53 Willma T. Booker 15.40 Storrs P. Dunklin 26.85 Kasim Bin Samat 4.38 Otto Callahan 7.05 Charles P. Williams 17.75 John J. Borkey 57.28 Fred W. Fullerton 34.34 Wallace L. Ezell Walter Rudnicke 9.63 Harry Judson 9.74 Walter W. Potts 10.18 John R, Wagner 2.16 Ross D. Schwartz 2.84 Louis C. Lininger 4.21 Milton R. Williams 54.05 Donald Searles 7.62 Ole Jensen 4.20 Antonio Diaz 7.28 Richard Davis 66.42 Hayden M. Behanna 8.27 Peter C. Edwards 22.98 Harry S. Mac Iver . ....... 17.05 Robert E. Gordon 52.83 Frank W. Mitchum 14.30 Cy T. Henry 2.02 Maximilian Reichmays .... 26.07 Arthur E. Jolly 6.98 Homer L. Ringo 5.28 Frederick W. De Haney .. 35.79 Herbert L. Henricks 28.89 Hein C. Jansen 8.63 Ettore M. Scialpi 2.96 James B. Davis 12.43 Raymond Holton 6.12 Alton J. Connor 14.61 Paul E. Osley 80 William W. Thompson .. . 1.02 Lloyd Papet 43.86 Robert E. Walker 22.87 Michael P. Ma.sek 42.80 James Costello 16.67 E. R. King 5.60 Ernest King' 33.24 Michael Valletta 42.70 Alfred R. Webster 7.06 Lee O. Carney 17.73 Wallace A. Kent 16.67 Benjamin W. Sumski 17.85 Francis B. O'Connell 11.86 Percy Horton 13.25 Raymond C. Miller 12.46 Leon W. Gran NEW YORK 10.00 31.67 Harry Kiser Earl D. Feree 2.80 Joseph Leaumont 15.30 Julio Perez BOSTON 10.40 19.31 William Thorton Leland C. Willard INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 4.71 Herman R. Whismant 21.60 Harry S. Rose c. Smith, $1.00. John oBylon 3.23 John L. Osborne 24.00 NEW YORK Bernard W. Brooks 6.69 John J. Norton 34.13 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Marvin Eayers 16.80 John E. Culeton 32.96 H. Pitkofsky. $2.00; F. Boom, $5.00; Artis O. Peterson 20.35 James O. Manning 2.72 S. White, $1.00; J. Pa,szek. $1.00; A. Delia A. Assoid 2.02 Albert V. Purviance 2.10 Goldsmit. $1.00; A. J. Lema. $1.00; Ray Causey 4.98 Russel J. Chase 1.20 John Coicoechca, $1.00; A. C. Wyman, Carleton E. Moore 6.38 Herman Pedersen 4.32 $1.00; F. McLaughlin. $1.00; A. Kuhvel, Howard E. Dennis 3.38 Richard C. Brown 3.12 $1.00; James C. Powell. $1.00. F. D. Dacanay. $1.00; A. Angelos, Francis. C. Petipas 4.82 Donald E. Pool 1.67 $1.00; Emilio Marin. $3.00; M. L. Victor H. Novak 4.87 Joseph E. Townsend 1.67 Philip, $3.00; T. Bluemler. $3.00; D. L. 10.47 Jerome C. Fleck 45.80 George W. Harris 2.04 Dixon. $3.00; A. Uelji. $3.00; M. Kalkis, 83 Arthur Stafford Jr 53.71 Floyd Simmons 2.04 $3.00; J. Callisto, $3.00; J. Klausen, 29.40 Joseph A. Mastainick .... 22.09 Benjamin Taflewitz 2.36 $3.00; B. J. Walker. $3.00; Leo James, 61.70 Joseph H. Spillcr 46.60 Moody Jones 3.03 $5.00; J. L. Mitchell. $2.00. SS NOONDAY 11.20 John F. Elmquist 46.36 Edmund W. Ralko 40.51 J. O. Boillin. $3.00; C. E. Auxilien, 11.20 Bernard Turk 45.56 Henry E. Sohl 35.00 $3.00; J. Davis. $5.00; M. Morris. 11.20 Leo J. Weeks 37.96 William Kozane 41.03 $2.00; W. F. Harris. $5.00; C. HarBis. 2.40 Edgar D. Mannzen 50.52 Emery C. Simms 1.99 $3.00; J. L. Mills, $3.00; J. C. Collins. $3.00; S. J. Smith. $2.00. 42.92 Otto Callahan 1.60 William J. Grover 1.15 H. D. Workman. $2.00; E. T. Cole. .80 Hubert B. Humphreys ... 45.24 Chailes E. Williams 1.47 $2.00; W. W. Currier, $10.00; J. W. .80 John W, Foerester 46.68 John L. Boxley 4.93 Labauve, $3.00; R. Moore. $3.00; T. C, 4.00 John E. Eubanks 43.80 Henry L. Pruitt 2.56 McGovern. $3.00; J. F. Fiesel, $3.00: 18.40 Ralph L. Nixon 4.00 Monte E. Blue 2.63 H. C. Johnson. $4.00; J. H. Simms, $3.00; H. A. Vaughn. $1.00. 13.34 Herman D. Wishant 5.62 Ndi-man D. Potter . . 3.53 SS ELIZABETH 6.94 8.95 Lewis J. Goodwin Albert A. Winkels 2.16 M. Cruz, $1.00; W. W. Floyd. $9.00; 2.79 Cono R. Lenzo 11.47 Francis A. Martin 20.14 A. J. Ellis, $0.00; T. M. Jones. $2.00; 5.60 William J. Sullivan 2.79 Percy G. Horton 19.87 W. W. Deniey. $1.00; W. H. Epps, Francis B. O'Connell 2.1^4 Donald O. Palek 23.15 $2.00. 5.60 Vernon L. Weedman .94 Cy T. Henry 1.43 16.40 Walter G. Butterton 1.26 Floyd L. Simmons 1.67 3.20 Jack W. Shoemaker 5.60 Maximilan Reichmays .. 6.86 15.50 10.26 Joseph C. Zitali Thomas Hollingsworth .... 2.24 2.92 •. 17.74 Ronald L. Rose JAMES GURVIS FOUTS Neils C. Hansen 16.84 1.60 .94 Rodgers Odom Get in touch with your moth­ Arthur F. Hillary 94 1.46 20.39 Jose V. Valentin Louis L. Casaletto 24.27 er at 2816 S. Main Street, Win­ 4.89 1.76 Harry D. Helig 18.67 ston-Salem, N. C. 5.17 Sidney D. Turner 1.76 Ulus S. Veoch Jr Lawrence P. Kelley 8.39 X X 63.67 12.60 Luby Wheeler WILLIAM A. D. ALGER Robert Cooper 15.84 3.14 17.74 William T. Shaw Your wife requests yoU to con­ Edmund A. Noonan 6.53 39.97 9.80 Joseph B. Wheeler Bobby V. Bales 1.87 tact her at 38 W. 97th Street, 22.69 4.23 Daniel L. Fadden 3.26 New York, N. Y. 12.57 Frederick F. Farthing .... 9.80 Francisco Ramos Edgar H. Starnes 6.53 S, S. 4. 43.37 .94 Alexander Ferruccio MICHAEL JOSEPH GLACKEN Harry F. Goodwin 47.51 32.01 5.60 Harry Rotha Jr JOE GLACKEN 15.32 8.01 Thomas D. Causey 10.26 Billy W. Dean J. W. Hammond, Jr., requests Alvin F. Smithart 14.52 30.99 15.40 Franklin C. Rose that you get in touch with him John Davis 22.05 10.20 17.74 Richard D. Frazier at Room 4235, Bancroft Hall, Ivan L. Airgood 1.40 5.68 99.42 J. W. Short U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Perry L. Athey 7.36 5.86 .46 Melvin E. Jones Md. William Chuites 4.24 8.00 .94 George R. Williams 18.86 S. X S. 10.16 George E. Harwell .94 Leonard R. Adams GEORGE M. SCHEMM Donald E. Pool 54.32 16.60 13.99 James E. Brewer Your father wishes you to get Thbmas C. George 26.20 13.12 7.94 E. Z. Chrysostomidas in touch with him at Route 1, Joseph E. Townsend 58.96 25.63 6.81 Charles L. Heathoro Federalsburg, Maryland. Alger M. Jaye 9.80 431 13.67 Thomas Byrnes 21.00 XXX 6.32 William A. Van Dyne 16.88 James H. Dodge FRANK VAN LEW Ovid B. Short 126.28 7.05 Robert B. Mitchell 5.87 John Barry asks that you con­ 1.39 4.29 Herman D. Carney 10.26 Thomas J. Dennis 20.06 tact him at 4960 East Leffingwell 4.01 George M. Yonge Jr 13.99 Winifred B. Smith 21.56 Road, Whitticr, Calif. 8.90 Albert H. Shull 26.79 David E. Jones Lawrence T. Langan 16.80 1.40 WATCH HILL Alexander G. Dumas 7.94 Alfred A. Byrnes 16.80 10.26 Lawrence Pcter.son 3.26 Allan M, Hill ' 7.94 14.94 13.99 Harry F. Goodwin 26.16 Dallas H. McDonald 46 12.00 Cecil Tate 1.68 Joseph A. Leahy Claude Simpson Jr 78.40 Donald O. Palek 104.44 11.74 .' 1.78 Mathew W. Hsll 13.99 27.85 Hugh McWilliams 8.27 Jackie V. Rusheed 2.79 Robert L. Burnett 2.34 16.80 Joseph E. Hall 6.40 Francis A. Riley 7.94 John Davis 3.73 3.20 Charles Savant 133.33 Jack M. Gleason 10.26 Thomas D. Causey . 3.20 Willard T. Horsfall 5.66 Sidney E. Vaughn 46 55.22 Alvin J. Smithhart _. 10.18 Foster L. Cherry 3.22 24.00 Jack King 45.15 Harrison C. Green 4.53 Cai-ol J. Burns 27.81 .54 Francis H. Winter 5.80 Ivan L. Airyood 13.12 24.54 Walter A. Sasse 16.34 William M. Webber 6.44 John P. Johnson 12.00 William E. Harwell 3.26 Milton W. Lombard - 49.66 6.12 Alvin L. McDowell 13.60 Raymond Horn 14.18 , 10.74 William B. Dooley 18.42 John T. Morton 11.47 R. C. Copeland 22.77 4.70 John J. Culeton 3.26 Milton H. Beasley 8.00 Julio Perez 3.69 Harri.son C. Green 10.21 5.70 Osborne M. Broake : 54 William Thornton 1.41 Joseph Kaplan 203.20 21.96 Edgar D. Mannzen ; 6.12 Burl C. Allen 22.67 Herman R. Whismant .... 34.53 2.20 James R. Clark 68.45 Ivan L. Airgood 54 Harry Kiser ; 19.92 Floyd Jenkins 32.52 16.33 Michael Nosal ; .54 Walter L. Zieber 65.47 26.57 Calvin Brady 31.25 James O. Manning 6.14 Kane E. Brush 131.13 8.39 Ernest C. Hyatt 34.81 Albert V. Purviance 1.34 James M. Lacy 30.79 Wendell R. McFarland .... 136.40 6.72 Frederick Bodungen 6.30,Earle Bryant Jr. 56.56 , 7.94 Edwin T. Dixon 6.29 5.36 14.84 2.98 4.83 58.19 12.10 70.91 57.60 59.26 70.91 2.15 3.97 PERSONALS �Friday. Ociober 24, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Bischoff, Guenther P 5.56 lO-SO Bishop, Archibald C 35.35 46 Bishop, Charles 2.45 5.99 Bishop, Floyd 14.48 43.20 Bishop, Ira E 16.76 3.31 Bishop, John E 161.24 9.20 Bishop, Roy 10 5.15 Bishop, Theodore 10.34 170.50 Bishop, Walter E 19.48 9.33 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Bissett, Daniel 17.96 110.07 Bittner, Robert J 44.39 1.78 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Bitts, D. R 2.13 3.27 Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Bizot, Louis K. .39 2.64 Blaavser, Roald M. 1.26 pany covering the period up to December 31, 194(i. 5.07 Black, James 2.88 46 Men due money should call or write the company office, 591 HiberBlack, L. H .01 9.70 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. EllerBlack, Meyer H'. 4.22 5.80 20.61 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Blackblirn, Athol V 2.53 Blackburn, Charles L 1.90 10.80 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Blackman, Richard E 7.87 4.00 Blaine, Donald W 10.34 57.14 Barrows, Robert S 1.41 7.57 Bernardo, Jose 6.77 Behmlander, Lawrence A. Blair, Ralph M 69 11.20 Barrus, Walter S 27.87 Bernay, Harry A. Beicht, J . 6.75 2.67 Blair, Raymond A 12.58 98.75 Barry, Robert ..W 8.89 9.90 Bernstein, Robert .. 74 Beimborn, V/eidamer Blair, Vaught B 12.96 48.80 Barsi, Robert J Berrty, Antonnio .. 8.53 Beisheim, Robert K 30.34 28.00 Blake. Christopher J 4.52 1.65 Barthelman, Edwin M 3.54 2.34 Berry, George E. .. 26.83 Belanger, Zenon J., Jr. .. . Blake, John 70 1.14 Barthes, James 2.13 6.06 Berry, George W. .. 1.81 Belcher, Elbert F Blake, Richard L 23.72 15.76 Bartkiewics, Walter 1.37 18 Berry, James A. .. 11.66 Belcher, Lawrence 31.77 .56 Bartlett, Norbis 3.10 Blalock, Barrel C 18.55 Berry, Nolan ftl.lS Bolkinger, Royal A Blalock, Pat D 5.79 1.19 Bartlctt, Thomas H Berryhill, Olan N. 12.29 55.27 18.13 Belknap, Robert A Blanchard, Lloyd L .71 31.91 Bartley, John T Ber, Henry S 10.63 6.50 ' 1.34 Bolkofsky, Edward Blanchette, Robert E 4.20 36.25 Bartlow, John D Bert, Add 2.30 1.78 50 Bell, Edward J ^ 4.96 6.38 Bartneh, P. E 21.81 Bland. Dewey E 99 Berthiiumc, Paul L 3.17 Bell, E Blankenship. Carlton P 18.86 7.47 Barlolomeo, Nick 4.87 18.70 Berthold, George E 10.43 Bell, Edwin Blanton, Bradley L 25.67 1.93 Bm-^on Chas. B. 8.39 8.29 Berthold, George W 13.25 Bell, E. 0 Blaziola, George 5.60 2.16 Ba,.ton| Cilieve C 26.80 35.53 Bertie, John 53 Bell, Ernest Blecker, William 33 1.87 Barton, Russell C 3.20 1.98 Besonen, Nils H 2.84 Bell, Garland O'Bryan .... Blevins, Maurice F 14.79 2.97 Bartter, T. W 3.76 27.54 Best, George 41 Bell, Horace M 4.91 2.39 Basar, Michael Charles .... 6.54 Bette, Theo. F 3.50 Blevins. Richard R 1.78 Bell, John H Bliss, Linn 2.23 1.58 Basch, Henry W 93.33 Betters, Ralph C. ... 27.35 8.26 Bell, Roland R 5.60 19.75 Basmente, Frank S 15.20 Bettis, Robert T 8.17 Blizzard. Luis H. 99 Bell, Theodore H Blizzard, Marvin T 3.73 48.62 Basore, James E .35 4.13 i Bell, William C 74 Betts, Mack 3.L2 9.37 Bassett, Clinton A 4.51 Bevard, R. G 10.74 Blocher, Leo L. . 3.733 Bell, Wm. R Blodgett, Donald C 77.19 68 Bassett, l^m. L Bevens, T. L 1.75 7.50 1.34 Bellek, Charles W 5.07 42.00 Bassoi, Lillian 1.25 Bevil, George S .89 Blodgett, Jessie R 57 Bellins, Warren G. Bloeman, Gomer 1.34 54.50 Bastiansen, George D 1.63 Bey, Arthur A .28 2.51 Belmarci, Norman 46.20 .26 Bateman, James T. Jr 7.69 Bey. Forrest C 2.53 Bloh, John H 52.20 Belmonte, Wm. L Blonce, Manuel 14 1.25 Bateman, William M 38.17 Beyer)\ Chester C. ... 9.06 5.94 Belsom, Sidney M Blowquist, K. E 5.46 2.54 Bates, Dexter M 3.59 Beyer, Edward 8.41 18.67 Beluin, j'ohn E 6.93 2.54 Bate.s, John S 89 Bianchi, Constantine 1.37 Blucker, James W 13.33 Bemis, Clyde M. Blue, Calvin B ; 20.88 2.04 Bates, William 1 89 Bias, B .75 2.14 Bemis, Kenneth E 3.73 19.44 Bates, William R 1.79 Bias, Milburn E 10.74 Blue, Carl M 8.51 Brmowski, Ernest R Bluemler, Theodore 28.99 1.78 Batson, Tolbert 1.58 Biedna, Peter B 27.99 14.21 Benajxen, J. C 25.19 3.46 Battaglia. Vincent 2.55 Bender, E. Henry .!.... 7.37 Biehl, James 6.54 Blum, Murray Blum, Nilly R 44.11 12.93 Battem, Samuel T., Jr. 1.37 .Bendixon, J. P 63 Biggers, Earl G 15.79 5.00 .7.82 Battle, James M., Jr. ... 5.33 Benedict, Robert E. 7.57 Bigham, Weldon E. 3.65 Bluvas. Edward B Bobker, Seymour 45 25.96 Battle, Martin J 2.85 Benefield, Timothy, S. 3.46 Bigley, John A. 9.90 ^ 20 Bodine, Virgil W 2.98 3.96 Battle. Winston E. .99 Benes, Edward 37.48 Bigley, Lester £ g gg Bodungen, Robert F 8.29 5.75 Benet, William, Jr 69 Bigos, Ando Bawer, Helmuth E. 9.73 2.47jBenich, George A 3.86 Bilac, Louis L 31.03, Boeckh, Victor Bawer, Walter E J 5.94 1.87 I Bennett, Arthur R 11.02 Bilinski, Henry 13.99:®°®^"^' Bauer, Eilliarn H. ... Michael G 6.49 2.20 Bennett, Daniel C 8.75 Bill, Roy W 20.24 I Baughman, Kermit D. ... BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Bogstie. Merle V 45.63 3.95 Billings, John C Baumbardner, C. W., Sr 4.67 Bennett, Earl A 1.37 Calvert 4539 Bohjanen. Frederic 4.39 Guy S., Jr 16.24 Baval, Bernard 4.11 Bennett, Billingsley, Rex 26.13 BOSTON 276 State St. Bohren, Fred W 3.56 Boudoin 4455 Baxter, Richard D 5.60 Bennett, Harry C. .71 Billington, Leland 18.15 1.34 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Baxter, Thomas io[Bennett, J .10 Billiot, Victor 55.94 Bohun. Theo Cleveland 7391 Boissoneault, Joseph R 8.64 7.00 Bing-Bradlcy, Arthur G. .. 13.60 Bay, William F 26.58 Bennett, Joseph H. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 113.81 10.74 Bingham, James L 25.52 Benett, Otto 9.24 Bolam, Stanley Superior 5175 Bayer, Edward S., Jr Bold. N. S. 3.52 .60 Birchard, Franklin P 18.40 Bennett, Roger G CLEVELAND ,,.1014 E, St. Clair Ave. Ba.yer, John P 46 Bolchala, Edward W 12 Main 0147 Bazemore, Reginald . 1.00 .71 j Bennett, Thomas Bird, Oscar 1.00 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Bazemore, Standford Boler, Jesse E 34.00 8.71 W. .92 Bennett, Walter H Bird, William D 57.19 Cadillac 6857 1.94 7.56 Bird, William J 7.90' Benneward, John M. .. 8.92 Bolger. Joseph DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Beach, Freeman H. . 1.32 .94 Birks. Paul D 35.24 Bennhold, Herman C. .. 9.57 Boling, Leroy Melrose AHO Beach, Robert D GALVESTON 308 >4—23rd St. Beach, Vergil L. ....". 2.34 Birt, Albert H 23.98 Benningfield, O. C 21.08 10.35 Bolticoff. Basil Phone 2-8448 Beardle, Harvey J .77 95.34 Benoit, R. S HONOLULU ^ 16 Merchant St. 19.59 Beall, Thomas S 4.36 Benoit, Walter S Phone 58777 2.45 ^5.25 Bensching, Robert K. .. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Bean, Wm. Edward 3.57 Phone 5-5919 Beard, John E 8.26 Bensley, E. J MARCUS HOOK ..IVz W. 8th St. Bearwood, J 1.20 Benson, Earl L., Jr 1.87 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Chester 5-3110 Bc^seley, Robert 70 Benson, Leslie C 4.66 farers International Union is available to all members who wish MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 42.00 j Benson, Lloyd Francis 6.87 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Phone 2-1754 Bcasley, G. C 18.78 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have 32.82 Benson, Melvin A MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. Beasley, James E NEW ORLEANS ......339 Chartres St. Beatty, Thomas Wm 34.88 Benson, Arevillo, N 3.59 the LOG sent to you each week address cards ai-e on hand at every Magnolia 6112-6113 Beaumier, Louis C. 1.98 Benson, Thomas 6.76 SIU branch for this purpose. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. .99 Beaumont, Robert 2.23 Bensussan, Isidore HAnover 2-2784 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Beavers, Robert M 13.53 Bentel, Henry P 1.97 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the Phone 4-1083 Bebok, Chas 126.29 ; 4.73 Benton, David D LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Bebuk, Jeannes 1.98 Benton, Lucius 9.60 Lombard 3-7651 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y Beckel, Jacob 4.51 Benvenuto, Nicholas 1.78 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. 79 4.51 Beren, Paul J Beacon 4336 Beckel, Jacob PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 21.14 Berendy,'Frank L 2.30 RICHMOND, Calif. ...'....257 Bth St. Becker, Adolph E Phone 2599 Becker, Edward J 57 To the EcJitor: 31.59 Berg, Leonard BAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Becker, Roy W 37.51 11.40 Berg, Thorwald A Douglas 25475 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 36.13 Berger, Frank H 98.75 BAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon Becker, Theodore 20.06 Berger, Henry Walter 2.06 tddress below; San Juan 2-5996 Beckhan, Frank J BAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Beckley, Richard 42 Bergeria, James D 9.67 Phone 8-1728 Bedeford, James W 3.22 Name 2.75 Berger N. Druby ^ BEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Bednar, John 1.08 Bergeron, Vincent P 12.64 Main 0290 60.00 Bergh, Robert L 75 Street Address TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Bednarczyk, Peter Phone M-1323 Bednorz, Dominick C 60 Bergmann, Hans 25.20 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Beecroft, Charles 7.62 04 Bergstrom, James F state aty Garfield 2112 Beezler, Howard 5.75 Bergum, Merlin L 8.04 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. 5.94 Berkeley, Charles L 60 Terminal 4-3131 Beem, H. J Signed 3.28 18.00 Berlier, G., Jr VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Beeson, W. E Garden 8S31 Begley, Charles R 7.78 Berman, Henry 54 VANCOUVER 205 Ahhott St. Begley, Charlie Book No. 8.63 Ber-nai-d, Alfred 23.32 Pacific 7824 Begn, J 9.80 Bernard, Virgil 3.55 Bard, Wm Bardin, Edgar Robert Barfield, Emory B. ' Barger, Jack D Bargincar, Curtis E Baigmann, Martin R Bargone, Wm Baribeau, Romeo M Barillas, Alex" Barker, Roy M Barker, Seymour Barkley, C. W Barlcowski, Robert A Bark.sdale, Walter R Barlow, Eugene L Barne.s, Alan L Barnes, Edward T Barnes, Ellsworth P Barnes, Sidney C Barnes, Walter H Barne.s, Wm. R Barnctt, Charles N Barnell, Glenn R Barr.ett, Richar E. ... Barnett. T Barney, Harry A Barnhart, Joseph W. Barnoth, Frank A. ... Barnum, Lebanon Baron, Waldamer Barr, Ruel G Barr, William Barr, Wm. A Barrantine, James Barre, Joseph i Barrett, Curtis 0 Barrett, Daniel J Barrett, David W Barrett, Kenneth D Barrett, Raymond B Barrett, Richard Barrett, Thomas F., Jr Barrett, Thomas C Barrett, W. A., Jr Bennett, Wm Bennett, Wm Bennett, Wm Barrett, Wm Barrett, William P Barrington, Donald Jenks Barrios, Rugero J Barron, Edward C Barron, Joseph F. S Barron, Joseph S Barrosse, Beverly O Barrow, James A Barrows, Cornelius, Jr Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company SlU HALLS Notice To All SlU Members 'J't �••• •• • •596*^ THE SEAFARERS Page Sixteen Official Baiiot For 1948 A&G Officers Study it Carefuiiy - And Be Sure YOU Vote • 'r:^ •0 .i •i .:i- I • 'd ' >-"Jv ..• ••' S- 'If. :<r " s Friday, October 24« 1947 LOG - Paul Hall, No. 190 ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURERSI. Vote for Three Q Robert Matthews, No. 154 • I. P. Shuler, No. 101 • I. H. Volpian, No. 56 BOSTON AGENT Vote for One ' • Seafarers International Union of North America ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT 1947 ELECTION OF OFHCERS FOR 1948 VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER- Ist THROUGH DECEMBER 31. 1947 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS — In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross (X) in voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates fo( office them specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY MOdBER WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OmCE. Do not use a lead pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with leod pencil will not be counted. MARK YOUR BALLOT WUH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. NEW YORK STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote for Two SECRETARY-TREASimER Vote for 6ne • official Ballot For Election Of 1948 Officers • Ray Gonzales, No. 174 P Howard Guinier, No. 478 • William Hamilton, No. 3400 • William Jenkins, No. 4041 ' John Mogan, No. 216 • Walter (Slug) Siekmann, No.'7086 John (Hoggie) Hatgimisios, No. 23434 P David O. Heron, No. 5030 P NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two Ben Rees, No. 95 P Antony BOurgot, No. 97 P James L Tucke/, No. 2209 P L. (Johimy) Johnston, No. 53 B PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One Uoyd A. (Blackie) Gardner, No. 3897 NEW YORK AGENT Vote for One P BALTRdORE AGENT Vote for One • Max A. Beck, No. 937 p Wm. J. McKay, No. 8 P W.'(Curley) Rentz, No. 26445 B BALTIMORE DECK PATROLMAN Vote for One P Ben Lawson, No. 894 B P • James Purcell, No. 27124 B • Chas. Scofield, No. 21536 - B . NEW ORLEANS ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote for One P C. J. (Buck) Stephens, No. 76 Chas. (Cotton) Haymond, No. 98 NEW ORLEANS STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote for One P Herman Troxclqir, No. 6743 B TAMPA AGENT Vote for One P Claude (Sonny) Simmons, No. 368 B GALVESTON AGENT Vote for One P Keith Alsop, No. 7311 B MOBILE AGENT Vote for One Cal Tanner, No. 44 GALVESTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two P W. R. Brightwell, No. 7279 i, R. E. Dickey, No. 652 Jimmie Drawdy, No. 28523 NEW ORLEANS DECK PATROLMAN Vole for One B JACKSONVILLE AGENT Vote for One P P • Chas. Starling, No. 6920 B P .NEW YORK ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote for Two % SAVANNAH AGENT Vote for One B t B P Ernest Tilley, No. 75 James Sheehan, No. 306 Earl (BuU) Sheppard, No. 203 Tony Viera, No. 21913 P • P • P Louis Goflin, No. 4526 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote lor One E. L. Molina, No. 20456 • • B P James Doris, No. 23177 E. (Sldppy) Guszczynsky, No. 3100 F. A. Widegren, No. 19 Freddie Stewart, No. 4935 n • C. L Stringfellow, No. 125 • PHILADELPHIA JOmr PATROLMAN Vote for One NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN Vote for Two •p Carl (Red) Gibbs, No. 2341 John Marshall, No. 322 Joe Algina, No. 1320 Jeff Morrison, No. 34213 ' Ray White, No. 57 NORFOLK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One ^ P P B • • Chas. (Whitey) Tannehill, No. 25922' • ' NORFOLK AGENT Vote for One BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One J. E. Sweeney, No. 1530 ' MOBILE STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote for One • • • P B T. (Rocky) Benson, No. 7297 • BALTIMORE STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote lor One BALTIMORE ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote for One G. (Curley) Masterson, No. 20297 .,<aa83eb.. B MOBILE DECK PATROLMAN Vote for One ........ P James DeVito, No. 185 P Leon (Blohdif) Johnson, No. 108 P L. L. (Tiny) PhUUps, No. 23609 P Gdb. Bales, No. 230 P R. W. (Ray) Sweeney, No. 20 P W. J. (Red) Morris, No. 264 P John VVard, No. 21311 P ' Frank (Red) Sullivan, No. 2 B B P J. (Windy) Walsh, No. 2693 vB P B SAN JUAN AGENT Vole for One MOBILE ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote for One P Dan Butts, No. 190 Robert Jordan, No. 71 P- Salvador Colls, No. 21085 ' B • * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 24, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 43 Description An account of the resource Headlines LAKES WINS TOP PAY FROM WYANDOTTE SEAFARERS ONLY QUALIFIED UNIOAS CITES SERVICE TANKERMAN BEGIN VOTING SEAFARERS ON CRASHED PLANE CALLED HEROES BY SURVIORS STILL WANTING MORE BARGAING ELECTIONS AWAITED BY GREAT LAKES DISTRICT WYANDOTTE PACT GIVES SIU HIGEST ON GT. LAKES SEAFARERS 'SEE'RACKET STOPPPED COLD NEW MIAMI HAL OPENS;ENGINE, DECK MEN NEEDED COMPLET TEXT OF CITIES SERVICE DECISION GALVESTON HITS SHIPPING PEAK;JOBS GO FAST INDIAN SUMMER,BRISK SHIPPIMG HAILED BY BALTIMORE SEAFARERS STOPS BEEFS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN IS THE NEW MTHOD IN PORT NEWYOUK DRINKING BEEF IN SAN JUAN OVER PLAIN WATER III-ADVISED SHIPBOARD ACTION MAY BE EXPENSIVE PROPOSTION SUN OIL SEAMEN FINDING THEY NEED SEAFARERS N.Y. DISPATCHER CLAFIIES SOME MISINTERPRETED SHIPPING RULES US MARITIME POLICY MEANS NO SHIPS AND NO JOBS QUALIFIED CANIDIDATES FOR A&G OFFICES VOTING FOR A&G OFFICES BEGINS NOVEMBER 1ST CREDITILA COMMITE REPORTS ON QUALLIFACTIONS AND ENDS DECEMBER31ST-CAST YOUR VOTE SCENES OF DRAMTIC SEAA RESCUE LABOR EDUCATION AT SS STEEL KING MEETING SAM JACKSOB MEN OPEN FIRE ON GEAR-GRABBERS OFFICAL BALLOT FOR 1948 AND A&G OFFICERS STUDY I CAREFULLY -AND BE SURE YOU VOTE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/24/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d2a7bd69b7198d0bd1fad6644521090a.PDF ed7d6285d2076d8fbce0eb4425d35499 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL, IX. Walking Bosses Return To Jobs; No Gains Made SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping through the ports of San Fran­ cisco and Los Angeles returned to normal for the first time in three months this week when the "walking bosses," members of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, CIO, voted to end their strike. They took the vote following an order by Arthur C. Miller, Pacific Coast arbitrator, ordering longshoremen to go through the picketlines set up by the fore­ men, or to persuade the "walk­ ing bosses" to remove them. Since only nine men were in­ volved in the action, the picketlines were mostly mythical, and were aimed at halting the oper­ ations of the Luckenbach Steam­ ship Company. Height of the action came when the "walking bosses" tried to prevent the sailing of the SS Matsonia. Aware that it was a bum beef, the men of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen, and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, refused to observe the picketline and sailed the ship after a few hours delay. NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1947 Nominations For A & G Elections Nominations for office in the Atlantic and Gulf District for the yePT 1948 closed on October 15. A Qualifications Committee — consisting of Bill Brown, Walter Bennett. Bob High (Alternate), for the Deck Department; Jimmy Stewart. Carlos Lee. Jr., Val James (Alternate), for the Engine Department; and Bill Higgs. Jimmy Crescitelli. Matthew Sams (Alteniate). for the Stewards Department —was elected last week, and will pass on the qualifications of the men who threw in for office. If this work is completed by the time the LOG goes to press next week, pictures and short biographical sketch­ es will be carried of all qual­ ified candidates who furnish­ ed same. A facsimile of the ballot, sb.ov/ing all candidates and any rcferendums up for mem­ bership action, will also be run in the LOG as soon as the ballots are sent to the ports. Rent Control Boards Aren't, As Landlords Predominate The public, the people who pay rent and work for a living, woke up this week to find that the rent control boards throughout the country are packed with landlords and business-and-professional men, with, only a small percentage of labor spokesmen to speak up for real rent con­ trols. An analysis of 170 local boai-ds showed that 20 percent of the representatives are business men and bankers, 11 pei-cent are in the real estate business, 21 per­ cent are professional men, and only 5 percent are labor people. That m.eans that if the money hungry business men want to push rents up, there won't be any way of stopping them, and they do want to do just that. Already Louisville, Kentucky, has been told that rents will be jacked up 5 percent, and Frank Creedon, who was appointed by President Truman to administer the phony rent control law pass­ ed by the Republicans and Dem­ ocrats last session of Congress, has put his stamp of approval on the raise. This, in spite of the fact that labor has blasted the Louisville board as being composed of real estate men and landlords' stooges and the increase was proposed without public hearings. Next on the list for rent raises are Dickinson County, Kansas, which faces a 15 percent boost, and Klamath County, Oregon, where rents will only go up 10 percent. Meanwhile, the National Asso­ ciation of Real Estate Boards fired the opening gun in its fight to get all rent controls wiped off the books when the present law expires on Febru­ ary 29, 1948. The NAREB was indicted two months ago for criminal conspiracy to jack up rents. The Washington committee of the NAREB is proposing that the "next logical step to complete the wiping away of the housing shortage is rent decontrol." We can all still remember when the Natiohal Association of Manufacturers took full page ads to tell the public that abolishing rationing and price controls would lead to plenty of every­ thing at low cost. That turned out to be just so much hot air, and what the R^al Estate lobby has up its sleeve would be more of the same. Leaving the fat boys free to make. unlimited profits is one way to pave the road to inflation and another depression. No. 42 Seafarers Files Petition For Bargaining Election In Tidewater Tankers NEW YORK—The drive to organize the unlicensed personnel sailing the tankers of the Tidewater Associated Oil Company, which was stalled last January due to the efforts of the Tidewater Tankermen's Association, a company outfit, moved into high gear again this week when the SIU petitioned for an election in the fleet. In a letter to the National Labor Relations Board, the Union advised that a sufficient number of men employed by Tidewater aret "" " " ^ AFL Changes Council Set-up, Opening WuyForNLRB Votes ify the Union as the bargaining agent for the company. Accom­ panying the letter went evidence to show that out of 254 unli­ censed men in the Deck, Engine, and Stewards Department, 175 SAN FRANCISCO — By an the AFL to gain access to the or aproximately 75 per cent had overwhelming vote, the 700 dele­ facilities of the National Labor signed pledge cards for the Sea­ gates to the American Federation Relations Board for purposes of farers. of Labor's 66th annual conven­ certification. Last January the SIU also tion vote in* favor of a constitu­ Among other highlights of the filed for a bargaining election in tional amendment changing the convention this past week were: the fleet, having signed up a ma­ set-up in the Federation's execu­ A report by the executive jority of the employees, but the tive council. council that the AFL's member­ NLRB turned down the applica­ Under the amendment, the ship during the past 10 years had tion, claiming that a contract council's 13 vice presidents will increased by almost 5,000,000. was already in effect between "henceforth be classified solely as In 1937, the council reported, the company and the Tidewater members of the executive coun­ the membership stood at 2,860,Tankermen's Association and the cil, rather than as vice presi­ 933. Gains were made through­ Tidewater Small Fleet Associa­ dents," it was pointed out by out the tough depression years. tion. The official figure released by William Green, AFL president. UNION NEEDED Only two top AFL posts re^he mernbership This stymied the possibility of in the current year is 7,577,716. tain their titular identity—those an immediate election, but the An announcement that the of the president and the secre­ way the Tidewater men flocked AFL's organizing drive in the tary-treasurer. to sign pledge cards during the south was meeting with great The convention's move, which success. To date the drive has drive proved that a real union was needed in the fleet. SIU or­ eliminates the necessity for coun­ netted a gain of 425,000 new mem­ ganizers continued their work, cil members to sign anti-com­ bers in 14 southern states. and more and more men signed munist affidavits, thus paves the The report declared that "the way for all unions affiliated with net gain in AFL membership in cards. At the same time this week the 14 states will reach close to that the NLRB was petitioned to 500,000." hold an election, a letter was sent The convention slashingly at­ to the company notifying them tacked the World Federation of Tragedy struck the convention Trade Unions as being under the of the action being taken by the when Joseph A. Padway, gen­ domination of the Soviet Union. Seafarers. The text of the letter eral counsel of the AFL, suffer­ The AFL is not a member of the follows: ed a stroiire while addressing a WFTU; the CIO is. Mr. R. K. Kelly. Vice-President session last week and died a few Tidewater Associated Oil Co. hours later of a cerebral hemor­ Dear Mr. Kelly: rhage. Please be advised that we are Padway was in the midst of the authorized representatives delivering an attack on the Taftof a sufficient nUiiibef of the Hartley Act when he collapsed. The State of California "Hotunlicensed personnel now em­ Cargo" Act, which prohibited the The 56-year-old chief counsel ployed in the Tidewater Tank­ boycotting and picketing of scab was born in England and came ers to qualify us as the Bargain­ products, was declared uncon­ to this country as a youth. He ing Agent for the unlicensed stitutional by the State Supreme resigned a judgeship in the Mil­ personnel in your company. Court last week. waukee Civil Court to resume his This is to further inform y.ou The court in rendering its opin­ that we have petitioned the practice of labor law in 1927. He ion reported that decisions of the became the first full-time general National Labor Relations Board U. S. Supreme Court have always for an election in these tankers counsel of the AFL in 1938. From then on he was recog­ maintained that picketing is a as of this date, copy of which nized as the AFL's spokesman in constitutional right in connec­ is enclosed. the courts, in Congress and tion with either a primary or sec­ Sincerely. Pau) Hall. Director wherever the rights of labor ondary boycott. The decision of the California Tanker Organizing were debated. court may have national reper­ At memorial services. President Committee. cussions as it is felt that it can Thus, by continuing in its ef­ Green said: be relied upon to nullify the Taft"Judge Padway died as he lived forts to organize Tidewater, the Hartifey Act ban on secondary -fighting for the cause of labor." SIU is carrying out its pledge to boycotts. organize all unorganized seamen Joe Padway Dies Supreme Court Kills Gal. 'Hot Cargo' Act �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor /i • At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan DAVE JOYCE - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 205 Abbott St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Our Clear Duty The United States is now embarked on a voluntary rationing scheme designed to save grain, a food that is vitally needed to keep alive the people of Europe. Without our, grain, the already serious situation overseas will be­ come a hundred-fold worse, and winter will see more peo­ ple killed by starvation than Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin have been able to put to death. This is more serious, and it becomes the duty of every one of us to conserve wherever possible, so that more food will be available to .send to those in Europe who have been able to survive the past fifteen years of terror and murder. A number of competent observers have stated that only rationing by law will save enough food for starving Europe and Asia, but the government has started another program, and we must cooperate voluntarily. Unless hun­ gry people abroad are fed, we will have won the war against Hitler, only to lose it to the hirelings of Joe Stalin. Food for Europe and Asia will come primarily from the U. S., and it is a sacrifice we, as a nation, are proud to make. But the shipowners, who profited enormously out of the war, .see in our humanitarian efforts a chance to add to their piles of money. Already plans are underway to transport the, millions of pounds of grain in ships of foreign registry, which are controlled by American shipowners through dummy cor­ porations. This would be a treasonable act against the American merchant seamen who were the first to fight in the war against fascism. It would be nothing more than a bare­ faced attempt by the bosses to drive dov/n the decent standards of living achieved by the American workers through years of struggle. It is the government's duty to sec to it that the food which is sent to Europe is shipped only on American flag ships, sailed by union crews. Anything less than that is a government-big business alliance to force U. S. seamen's wages and conditions down to the level of other seamen in foreign countries. The SIU will not be a party to these maneuverings. We are on record to try to raise the standards for foreign seamen, and this cannot be achieved while American ship­ owners are undermining what has been gained so far. \ . Seafarers Members Now In The Marine Hospitals GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. A. SEALY A. J. HALL W. BARGONE J. HARRIS M. FOSTER, Jr. J. D. ROSS D. L. HUNTER t t. S. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JOHN MASSIMINO L. L. FREEMAN J. NUUHIWA E. L. PIERCE W. T. ROSS E. FREMSTAD E. T. DANBACH J. BALLARD F. R. O'BRAIN DETROIT HOSPITAL MELVIN RUSSELL GEARGE GUNDERSON EUGENE McPARTLAND ALLAN TROMBLY JOHN BUTLER AXEL HEIKKLIA JULIAN FLAZYNSKI JAMES ADAMS HOWARD ROGERS JOHN R. JACKSON WM. SCHULER LOUIS PAULSON ERNEST FENDRIX HUBERT A. HOUSTON CARL STANTON MARGARET DeBRULE MARCELINE HIGGINS MABEL ROBERTS LUTHER CHURCHILL t, X s, BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. McGUIRE (SUP) E. FALVEY R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARZ J. HANSIL E. JOHNSTON J. NICKERSON W. MAPLES E. DELANEY R. JOHNSTON t X t NEPONSET HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS L. BALI.ESTERO C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWORTH M. GOMEZ XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL A. COHEN J. HODO J. B. KREWSON STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION. ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912, AND MARCH 3. 1933 of THE SEAFARERS LOG published weekly at General Post Office. New York 1. N. Y.. for Septem­ ber 26. 1947. State of New York. County of New York, ss Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ sonally appeared George Novick. who. having been duly sworn according to law. deposes and says that he is the Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG and t|iat the following is. to the best of his know­ ledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc.. of the afore­ said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3. 1933, embodied in sec­ tion 53 7, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District. 51 Beaver -St., New York 4, N. Y. Editor, George Novick,/5 1 Beaver St.. New York, N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business Managers (none). 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately there­ under the names and addresses of stock­ holders owning or holding one per cent of more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corportion. the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 51 Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort" gagees, and other sceurity holders own­ ing or holding 1 per cent of more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any. contain not only the list of stock­ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other f((iuciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and se­ curities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, assosiation. or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issfle of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or other­ wise. to paid subscribers during tho twelve months preceding the date shown above is 3 7,200, (Signed) GEORGE NOVICK, Editor Sworn to and subscribed before ma this 26th day of September, 1947. ROSE S. ELDRIGE. Notary Public. (My com^ mission expires March 30, 1948) �" *"." Friday, Ociober 17, 1947 fi-"- < TEE SEAFARERS LOG Pago Three Brother Comes Up With Hatful Of Characters On SS Yamhill In the eight months that Sea­ bothering the Purser for pills. If one, everything and anything. farer Herman Ricci has been this doesn't get him out of work, Sees no good in anything; gen­ aboard the SS Yamhill he has he does just enough to get by or erally involves someone else as carefully observed and noted the does it so badly they finally he doesn't dare speak up for general shipboard conditions and leave him alone. Manages himself. Sometimes gains one or the individual conduct of his through his performances to gain two supporters, but doesn't hold shipmates. sympathy. I have seen many do them long. This type can cause his work while he watches. His trouble without ever meaning to. He has tried to understand the By PAUL HALL "characteristics, spirit and at­ sickness is only mental and he THE LONE WOLF OR ONEWe'd be sticking our heads in the sand if we thought for one mosphere" that set the back­ takes the line of least resistance. MAN ACTION—is generally an minute that a defeat to the Seafarers wouldn't make life more ground for life aboard a ship— oldtimer and deep thinker, ob­ beautiful for the shipowners. These guys would beam all over which, once it sets out to sea, serves and studies others, biding -ANP I>OM'T FORGET at the prospect of the SIU taking a beating, regardless of on what becomes a seaman's home, as his time until he finds a weak TH/<r SFOT THERE ! front it took place. Obviously, they're damned sure any loss of well as his place of work. spot. Then he goes to work on ours is their gain. And the reason stands out as clearly as an There is never a dull moment it. Is cunning and really knows elephant's trunk. on a ship, says Brother Ricci, the ropes. He is squarely on the As it was pointed out recently in the LOG, the shipowners do who points out that seamen, too, up and up and quite often gets not think the Seafarers are "reliable." In other words, our acti­ are human. But comes the end what he is after, but never harms vities prevent them from doing as they please as to wages, etc. of the trip and it is "forgive and anyone. Is congenial but re­ Were they to attempt to pull a fast one on us, we'd act—and act forget," with all hands wishing served in his opinions; is polite one another farewell. fast. and always has a smile or friend­ ly gesture. He is one of the To guys who are accustomed to throwing their weight around In spite of its up and downs, good fellows. without fear of their victims striking back, our brand of union Ricci found shipboard life inter­ protection of its membership doesn't set so well. They prefer to esting and stimulating. He says THE APPEASER—desires and When shipmates are about fed do business with outfits that are either asleep on their feet or that many of his shipmates were up with him, home port is near loves peace and does all in his slightly phony. "clean cut, well educated and and the happiness in all hearts power to settle arguments be­ well mannered." brings the "forgive and forget" fore they become real problems. Shipowners Aren't Alone For the most part, he found into play. Knows well that the bag of (But the shipowners aren't alone. There are others who would his Union Brothers to be "hon­ thanks and gratitude is full of THE SEA LAWYER—this type shed no tears were the SIU to run into a bad time. The commies est, ambitious, hard-working men is really a scream. Generally as­ holes. and the bureaucrats run high on the list of those who would who went about their business sumes pose of a counsellor, using BEEF DEPARTMENT—this is in a routine and serious way." love to play pallbearer at our funeral. Perhaps the most striking of short and deep phrases in well- a free enterprise, anyone can get The shipowners would enjoy our retreat from anybody; so long Brother Ricci's observations are spoken and correct diction. Tries into it. There are all types: se­ as it means we're in danger of a setback. And what someone else his characterizations of certain to impress with his sea knowl­ rious and funny, right and can't do for him, he'll keep whacking away at himself. edge and e.xperience. Possesses wrong. On a ship there is every­ shipboard types. An example of how a shipowner will try to foul up a union They represent types which all stacks of books. Sincerely means thing—comedy, good sense of popped up recently. It hinged on the efforts of a certain port stew­ Seafarers have come into con­ good, doesn't take sides, just humor and drama. A ship's at­ ard who thought he could coerce crewmembers to take up the tact with at one time or another. gives out with his interpretation mosphere sometimes resembles of rules and regulations. How­ an old maid's hotel. Everybody company's arguments in a beef with the Union. The story was Here they are: ever, he causes more confusion carried in a recent issue of the LOG. But this beef drives home THE INSTIGATORS OR CON- than existed before he enters a is gossiping about someone else, or at times there is noticeable the point. NIVERS—fall into two categor­ discussion. a silent mood dominating all, de­ It wasn't the first time the shipowners have attempted to ies: the small fry and the big pending upon the spiritual tenCRY-BABY OR MARTYR — is maneuver the Union into a target position and, mo.st. certainly, it fiy, the latter being more dan­ dancy at the moment. forever complaining about every­ won't be the la.st. But our ears will be kept to the ground for the gerous because as soon as dis­ faintest sound that might indicate a repeat performance. covered he shows up as a mean About the only noticeable difference between this unsuccessful trouble-maker. Slyly tries to attempt by the shipowner, via the port steward, to undermine the gain confidence of green crewUnion and others that have failed in the past is the fact they usually members; by false pretense and fake promises tries to reach his went further than the above mentioned port steward did. goal. Generally starts out with, "Believe me, I'm your friend," Suggest "Team Up" Against SIU Considering that Commodore, from labor organizations has Last year, for instance, one of the operators under contract to Robert C. Lee is executive vice- come too late. The licensed of­ the SIU not only went far afield to spread some cockeyed rumors president of the Mnore-McCor- ficers did not form unions mere­ about the Union and its membership and officials, it even proposed mack Lines, there is nothing ly for the fun of the thing. They WHERFUID to other shipowners that they "team up" to give the Seafarers a bad \t^JGETTH^A^ surprising in a speech he made were forced to unite in their time. This is no malarkey—and it's not impossible. That's for sure. HORHS? this week before the graduating own organizations so that they And the SIU has to be vigilant for just such schemes. class of the New York State could better fight for decent job Maritime Academy. Graduates standards, higher wages, and bet­ Whatever the differences existing between the shipowners in of the Academy are qualified to ter conditions. th conduct of their respective outfits, there is always unanimity enter the American merchant when it comes to giving the Union a hotfoot. You can count on The companies, interested as marine as junior Deck or Engine they are only in profits, made it every one of them to supply matches for the attempt. officers. just as tough on officers as they The fact that we haven't as yet been burned—and that we are Commodore Lee was the prin­ did on unlicensed men. Unions as strong as we are today—is because our people are aware of the cipal speaker at the exercises, of unlicensed men sprung up as shipowner's tactics. We will stay strong because we will continue and he told the graduates that a result, and when it became to be vigilant, meanwhile sharpening our defenses. or "I'm an oldtimer, I know the "a union is no place for proper apparent that their organizations To ward off the possibility of any shipowner, or combination ropes." Feigns sincerity with officer material. were gaining many benefits, the of shipowners, harming us, we must be alert. Smear stuff and small favors. Reaps gain while "One of the sins of our past," licensed Deck and Engine offi­ chatter that's figured to cause confusion are the only standbys to others argue. When the truth is watch for. Remarks like, "the Union is fouling things up;" or "some out, there's a sad awakening. he continued, "has been a fail­ cers followed suit. ure on the part of both owner Commodore Lee's statement of the union guys are okay but this official and that official are Those who unwittingly swallow­ and officer to realize their proper drew immediate comment from phonies"—or any other of the old, time-ripened shipowners' stooges ed their line learn "it's better to relationship. There has been a talk. paddle your own canoe." i gradual awakening to the fact Captain William C. Ash, Secre­ tary-Business Manager of Local THE TOUGH GUY —uses harsh that a ship's officer is a vital 88, MM&P, who stated, "The Beware The Shipowners' Stooge and cursing language for empha- and important part of the corn- MMc&P seriously resents the use If you hear a guy springing a line like any of these, just sis; thinks he can get what he oanv's management as is any of our institutions of public ed­ ask him what shipowner he is working for, because usually you'll wants by impressing others that similar class executive ashore." ucation as a sounding-board for find that to be the case. And you'll be knocking the plan in the he is something he really isn't. He cautioned the prospective anti-union remarks by represen­ head by refusing to repeat the stuff, which, primarily, is aimed Inwardly, though, he is soft­ officers to work at building up tatives of management, and we at ultimately reducing your wages and working standards. hearted and gentle and is just company loyalty a m o n g the have so notified the Governor If the man spreading anti-union tales has a story that won't putting on an act. crews they worked with, but of the State of New York. Our hold watei* you can prefer charges against him. He's undermining THE SMOOTH TALKER —is added, "This may prove difficult experience with our contracted your security. If he isn't a union member, you certainly owe it to soft spoken and assumes an air, sometimes because of the limited companies gives the lie to every­ yourself to report the matter to the Union hall—pronto. Allowing of innocence, figuring his delicate' intelligence of many of the men thing Commodore Lee said or these things to slip by means they may reach gullible guys who manners will get him out of any | you work with." implied." are sucker bait for every slick-talking sales artist who has a stake situation. Usually discovers, to By these two statements. Com­ From the way the MM<S:P and in getting his malarkey across. his amazement, that he should modore Lee insulted the men he the MEBA are able to sign up Our Union is everything to us. Without it, we go back to star- have , known that even with addressed, advising them against licensed officers and gain con­ vatio^n wages and the accompanying lousy conditions, with the smiles and profuse thanks he • membersliip • in unions, and also tracts with companies, it appears abuse, bad food, punk quarter's and all. Without our Union Hiring couldn't attain his ends. j the unlicensed men who sail the that Lee aird his management Hall it would mean having to go around slapping backs to get a LAZY BONES OR PARASITE ships and make it possible for pals are not able to sell Ameri­ job. The independence we have fought so hard to win, would be —he takes the cake—plate and him to enjoy a life of ease can Deck and Engine officers washed over the side. all. He is the type that likes to ashore. their phony bill of goods. But they'll probably keep We all have huge stakes in the SIU. Obviously, we can't be be left completely alone, ignored; Lee's request to the officers too vigilant in protecting those stakes. They are our means of living. and unnoticed. Always sick and that they disassociate themselves right on trying. Official Tells New Officers Unions Are Beneath Station �rf^ TBE SEAFARERS Page Four LOG Friday. October 17, 1947 The Patrolmen 'Say— WHAT ttmnK.,. Promotion Picnic NEW YORK—Wonders never cease. I have come across situa­ tions on board different scows that at first caused me amaze­ ment, then bewilderment and QUESTION:—do you think of the Seafarers policy of buying Halls in various ports? finally unconcern. Quite awhile ago, when paying GENE R. SINCLAIR, Messman: CHARLES YENKE, AB: off the Bandolier there was an incident where ratings had been I think that it would save the This Union is growing all the tossed around like confetti. It got Union money in the long run. time. Our strength has increased, so bad that nobody knew who When the SIU owns its own and our reputation has grown in was who. The Chief Pumpman buildings th^-re is always the pos­ went up and down the scale like the labor movement. Wie should sibility of renting out parts of it a clarinet player. He got the busi­ buy Halls in the large ports, fit ness and was demoted completely to other unions or as offices. This them out, and have places where to the bottom (at least we thought would give the Union added seamen can relax, where the Un­ it was the bottom) and made a revenue, and would be a cushion ion's business can be carried on, Wiper. in case times become hard, like and places where we can be That lasted but a short while and a quick promotion came they were before the war. Of proud to bring other union otfi through — The Pumpman was course, this policy should only be dais. Buying property is a goot elevated from Wiper to Second followed in large ports, because deal from any angle. It is an in­ Mate. Not bad. Even the Air in the smaller ports it is unneces­ vestment that can always be turn­ Corps didn't do it that fast dur­ sary since the business doesn't ed into money, and the member­ ing the war. I thought that was the last warrant it. Having our own Halls ship will definitely save money time I'd see something like that, would allow us to make arrange­ on rent. I'd like to see every port but I was wrong. Last week, the ments for sleeping accommoda­ own its own Hall, with sleeping profit. That profit could be turn­ tions and a soup kitchen, to be New Orleans, where they have Span Splice hit port, tied up and <iuarters for men on the beach, ed over to men in the hospitals, already been purchased. I'd like made ready for the payoff, just end maybe even a small cafeteria. or for any other project the mem­ used in times of strike or bad to see us buy Halls in New York like any other ship. But what That way our Cooks and Mess- bership wanted. Having a place shipping conditions. Any way Philly, Baltimore, and the other had happened during her trip men could get training, and the to flop would assure our men of you look at it, the Union is mak­ large Branches. It would be a was out of this world. When the Span Splice was out men would be spending their clean beds in any port where we ing a smart deal when it buys sign of the way the Union has at sea about three months a Wi­ Halls in ports like Mobile and J grown since it was founded. money where the Union could have Halls. per was demoted—to what? Why, to workaway. It seems that while soogeeing, PAUL VIRUET, MM: LEONARD ACRI, OS: the Wiper let water hit some elec­ You can mark me down as be­ I'm glad to hear that we have trical equipment and caused a short circuit. The 1st Assistant, ing for the policy 100 per cent enough money to buy Halls in ex-NMU man, hauled the Wiper The way rents keep going up, it various ports. That's good news before the Skipper where he was would be cheaper for the Union and shows that our organizing stripped of his greasy rag, the to buy its Halls than to pay rent. drives have not cost us too much tool of his trade, and demoted Landlords are greedy, and they money, while at the same time on the spot. The 1st Assistant, just to be don^t like to fix things. If the they were very successful. By sure the Captain saw it his way, Union owned its Halls, the places owning our own Halls we will be threatened to get off the ship in could be kept in tip-top condi­ . much more secure, and it would the first port. Well, the Wiper tion, and the men would be more pay us to improve them and take rode around as a passenger for a careful than they are in rented care of them. When we rent we month-and-a-half and—well, you know the rest. buildings. Our Union is always are at the mercy of the landlords, He collected all his wages for expanding. In just a couple of and after paying rent for many the entire voyage and left the years the LOG has gone from years, we can be kicked out, and ship well rested after his ocean four pages to sixteen, we have vre have nothing to show for the cruise. acquired many new companies, money we spent. Unions are get­ But that wasn't the Ist's only woe. While in Trinidad the ship and our membership has gone up ting smarter and they don't want to use the membership's money becomes tough — which I hope by leaps and bounds. For that not junk piles that are liable to dropped the Chief Electrician and never happens. I've heard a lot for the remainder of the voyage reason we should buy Halls in fall down, or fire traps, or places to line some real estate operator's of the guys talk about the Un­ that will cost too much money to the Assistant Electrician assum­ pocket. Our own Halls could be ion's policy of buying Halls, and the major ports, and keep pace fix up. But I'm certain the mem­ ed his duties without promotion. made shipshape, so that we could practically all of them are in with the way the Union is grow­ bership will make sure that any Yes, the answer is the same: he use them in time of strike, or for favor. Why not? They figure it's ing. Of course, we should be care­ place that is bought will be okay received Chief's wages. fellows to flop in when shipping a good investment for the future. ful to buy only good buildings. in every sense of the word. Ray Gonzales Jimmy Purcell Splinter Groups Help Comniles In Their Fight For Power The communist party hacks, chine in the labor movement and those who belong to groups with all his might. which have splintered off from Curran, on the other hand, is the CP, have formed a coalition newly come to the fight. For to fight against one CIO union many years he accepted support leader with a long record as a from the commies in the Na­ progressive trade unionist, and tional Maritime Union, and gave another who lately broke with them good service in return. He the communist machine and is never deviated from the partyengaged in cleansing his union of line by even a hair's breadth, the red fascists. and could always be depended AN OLD STORY upon to lend his name and posi­ Walter Reuther, president of tion to any commie-front^ organ­ the United Auto Workers, is used ization that came along. to being the target for attacks END OF LINE from the communists. Since he Even Curran, however, came returned from Russia in 1933, he to the conclusion that the com­ has been an unceasing foe of the mies were a wrecking force in communists. the labor movement, and he is What he saw in Russia; the now engaged in an all-out bat­ lack of liberty, the slavery of tle to prevent a small handful the workers, convinced him that of party members from domin­ Stalin's brand of communism was ating the NMU. What the communists say actually a personal dictatorship, and he has opposed the CP ma­ about Reuther and Curran is not surprising. Both are attack­ ed as enemies of labor, and the party hacks have slung full col­ umns of mud at them. But what is surprising is the alliance of the communists in the NMU and the UAW with other fractional groups that have split off from the party. JOINED FORCES Curran called them by name at the convention of the NMU when they lined up with the commies to vote down an amend­ ment to the constitution which would have had the end result of forcing outsiders to cease from controlling the affairs of the union. The proposed amendrftent read as foUows: No religious, po­ litical, or any other organization shall be officially permitted to interfere in the affairs of the NMU. The commies and the splinter group adherents lined up solidly on this one, and so the amend­ ment was voted down. SOLID FRONT Although these so-called true revolutionaries contend that they will have no truck with the Stal­ inists, they manage to support the chief commie policies on many occasions. This occurs in the trade union movement, and in the field of politics when communist candi­ dates are supported by the splin­ ter parties. Reuther is getting some of the same medicine, and will have to face a strange coalition when he comes up for re-election at the UAW convention in Atlantic City in November. He has been under fire for some time by the Addes-ThomasLeonard-communist faction in the union, and lately this group has been joined by out-of-theparty commies who have been attacking him and his aides in their official organs. The progressive leadership which Reuther and his assistants have furnished to the. Auto Workers is not mentioned, but Reuther is characterized as a dictator,' a tool of General Mo­ tors, and as a red-baiter. This line will be swallowed by all Auto Workers who belong to either of the two splinter parties, and they will follow orders and unite with the commies against Reuther and his slate. These two instances should ex­ plode the myth that the splinter factions are the enemies of the official communist party. When the chips are down, they all unite against progressive trade union­ ists and in favor of their own rule-or-ruin program. �Friday. Oclober 17. 1947 7H£ SEAFARERS LOG CSU Men Come To Seafarers On Their Beefs Page Fire Labor Supports Striking Bakers In New Orleans By MIKE QUIRKE By EARL SHEPPARD MONTREAL — The Seafarers NEW ORLEANS—Along with International Union claims, and meatless Tuesdays and poultryrightly so, that it has never lost less Thursdays, we're having a beef. It appears that the mem­ breadless days hereabouts as the bers of the Canadian Seamen's Bakery Unions continue their Union are hearing all about our By FRED FARNEN The SIU is your Union, Bro­ You don't want anything like strike. proud record. Here's an ex­ thers and Sisters. No small clique that to happen to the SIU, do About half of the bakeries DETROIT—Membership meet­ of political opportunists or tools you? ample: have met the union's demands Last week a man walked into ings, both shipboard and shore- for any foreign interests has Of course you don't 1 Neither for more money, and so a little the Hall and asked if I could side, are something wjjich we've ever run the SIU. That's some­ do we. That's why we constant­ "dough" is being made by the discussed at great length several help him. thing that you can be proud of. ly repeat, "Attent your Union bakers and earned by them. times in the past. He told me he was a CSU It's also something to fight for meetings, take an active part in From where we sit it looks However, it's impossible to say man, and when I asked him why in order to see that- no small them, and take an active part in like the rest of the bakeries he came to us instead of to his too much about the Union meet­ group ever tries to take over the all SIU activities. Be an active must sign up soon because the own% outfit, he said he had al­ ing and it's vital Importance to SIU for its own selfish interests. SIU member, an asset to the strikers are really solid, and de­ ready tried his own officials and the membership of the SIU. Why do you think that we Union, not just another card termined to stay out until they During the summer months, that they had told him they constantly yell about attending carrier. Card carriers arc a dime get a vjage raise, and not with could not assist him in the par­ when Great Lakes sailing is at your Union meetings? When a dozen, and no earthly use to yeast. its peak, it's quite often impos­ every SIU member who is the SIU." ticular instance. We have secured a new Hall in this port, and once we get it That sounded interesting, and sible to round up enough mem­ ashore, when the regular Mon­ The SIU is your Union, and so I asked the man for the whole bers around the Union Hall to day night meetings are held at­ it's up to all SIU members to rigged up, we will have a HaU have a quorum for a meeting. second to none on the A.tlantic story. tends those meetings, then we see that it remains that way. This is not a reflection on the need have no fear that any and Gulf Coast. He said that he had joined a members of the SIU Great Lakes The Brothers around here are clique or group can ever take Chamberlain scow in Montreal District, but merely illustrates over our Union! certainly glad to get out of the as a Messman. He paid off in the highly seasonal operation of sweat-or-ice box, according to England due to sickness, and was Look at the horrible example some Lakes vessels, notably pas­ the season. Fine For Hospitalized repatriated some six weeks la­ senger and excursion ships which of the NMU, and benefit by their Shipping continues good and ter back to Canada. NORFOLK—Seafarers in the operate solely during the Sum­ experiences. Over a period of ABs, Cooks, Oilers, and Firementime the commies infiltrated the Marine Hospital here received an The only money he received mer months. Watertenders are as scarce as was his basic wage, and he Now that this peak season is NMU, dragged out for many unexpected contribution, when the proverbial "hen's teeth." wanted to know just how he past, and all of the excursion hours the membership meetings, the SS Robert R. McBurney paid EASY PICKINGS could collect his overtime which and passenger vessels are in pro­ then took over the meetings off Sept. 19. when the average NMUer grew amounted to over two hundred cess of being laid up for the Any of the Brothers finding it Book men, Permitmen and dollars. Winter months, it's once again sick and disgusted over the con­ Tripcarders .shared alike in the tough to ship out of other ports can come down here and grab a This was an easy beef to ad­ possible to have regular mem­ stant bickering and time-consum­ proceeds. ing politicking that went on. A system of fines had been set ship of their choice, going to any just—all it meant was picking bership meetings. up to keep the boys on their toes acceptable port. up a telephone and calling the These are held regularly on There are quite a few oldtirnand acting as good Union men. A Montreal agents of the company. the first and third Mondays of ers here now, and among them few infractions of the rules dur­ Within one week the man had every month at 7:30 P.M. in all we spotted Champ Barron, Mike ing the voyage resulted in a fund collected his overtime and' ex­ SIU Halls on the Great Lakes. Davis, Jesse Campbell, Leo Morof $60. penses. We often hear the following Silence fhis week from the sette, James Smith, Charles NubThis windfall was distributed query, or words to this effect, Branch Agents of the follow­ WANTS IN ber, and L. W. Miller. to the hospitalized Seafarers by "Why should we bother attend­ ing ports: These fellows, along with many Brother Ben Lawson, who made I explained to the man that ing the Union meetings? others, are helping to keep the a special trip to the hospital to Don't we pay our Union offi- j JACKSONVILLE this was the sort of service SIU joy spots jumping. disburse the money. MOBILE members expect from their of­ cials to run the business of our Except for the Bakers' strike, Each of the following men re­ SAVANNAH ficials, and they get it. Natural­ Union? Why should we be both­ all has been quiet along the la­ ceived $5.00: Victorio D'India, C. BUFFALO ly this man is now clamoring for ered by a lot of details about bor front. Of course, it may be G. Sparrow, Stubin White, Bar­ finances, meetings and reports?" MARCUS HOOK SIU membership. the lull before the storm, beney O. Cuthrell, C. Homes, E. TOLEDO While I was writing this, I HERE'S THE SCORE! caus if prices keep rocketing up Baringer, William J. Wolfe, Wes­ TAMPA was interrupted by another CSU into the stratosphere, labor is ley M. Beuttey, Bob Messerall, BOSTON You're right, Brothers! Why? man, employed on an CSU-congoing to have to ask for more Edward Griffith, J. Desmonets SAN FRANCISCO Well, to give you the score tracted ship. money. and Trisbes. GALVESTON He came with a plea from the about the facts of Union life, It's either that or work aU The McBurney came in in fine CHICAGO crew begging the SIU to step it's the easiest thing in the world shape, all three departments be­ day for just enough money to in and take over from Stalin's for the Union officials to sit back The deadline for port re= ing in good order. The vessel was starve on. This last is for the stooges so that the men could on their collective fannies and ports, monies due. etc.. is spic and span and there were no birds, and I can't imagine any­ have the fighting leadership they to run the affairs of the Union the Monday proceeding pub­ beefs. The payoff was marked by body being willing to go along free from any "interference" need. lication. While every effort very little disputed overtime, with that. I told him it was not that easy, fi;pm the rank and file member­ will be made to use in the We have had a total of fortywith what was in dispute being but that the SIU would eventu­ ship of the SIU. current issue material re­ five ships in port in the past paid to the men involved. Why aren't we satisfied to let ally be the dominant seamen's ceived after that date, space Much of the credit for the fine two weeks, including five Isth-' things slide whenever the mem­ union in Canada, and when that commitments generally do payoff should go to Pat Millikan, mian vessels. No beefs of any happened the commies would be bership gets so apathetic that not permit us to do so. Engine Delegate, who also served kind are pending, as we settle washed up, as far as seamen they don't want to attend Union as Acting Ship's Delegate. them at payoffs or sign-ons. meetings and assume their right­ would be concerned. ful responsibilities as SIU mem­ bers? Why don't we say, "Well, if you boys want us to run the By EDDIE HIGDON Maritime Academy, that "a union uates Lee spoke to are too smart Union, we'll run it, but we'll is no place for proper officer ma­ to be taken in by that line. They PHILADELPHIA— Shipping is run it to suit ourselves, and to know that the only way for a terial." not so hot these days, at least hell with the members!" man to be secure is by belonging That would certainly be the in this port, and the outlook for BAD JOB to a union, and that goes wheth­ PHILADELPHIA — The crews easy way out. Who could squawk the future doesn't make me too He'll have a hard time selling er he is licensed or unlicensed. of eleven vessels contributed about the way we ran things, if happy. We did have 34 ships in Mr. Lee is a nineteenth cen­ $369.85 to the Panamanian the members didn't care to at­ port in the past two weeks, but that to members of the Masters tury man living in the twentieth "Stewpot," a fund to be used in tend meetings and otherwise they were mostly in transit, and Mates and Pilots. Those men are century. event of a Panamanian strike, take care of their duties as Sea­ so that didn't help shipping at all licensed officers, and they know that the only way they can GOOD SIGN according to E. S. Higdon, Agent. farers? all. hold on to security, good wages, The money has been deposited in I would not advise any man I understand that quite a few Who would have the right to a special account at a local bank. blast the Union officials, if we to come to Philly for a job as and conditions, is by belonging to guys have thrown their crede:aNames of the ships whose were given a free hand to run we have men registered right the union. tials in for the election. Well, When there was no union, the that's a good sign, and I hope crews contributed and the things any way that suited us to now, and not enough jobs to go amounts, are: around. As soon as the situation Skippers and Mates had a bad that the membership will do a run them? La Salle, $24.85; S. R. Mallory, That might be easy, but it changes, and let's hope it's soon, time from the owners. Now that good job at the ballot box, elect­ $34.00; W. R. Grace, $29.00; Mun- wouldn't be the SIU way. Since I'll let the membership know the officers have formed an or­ ing men who can guide the ganization to battle for decent Union over the rough spots that cie Victory, $82.00; Cardinal Gib­ the SIU was started in 1938, we through the LOG. bons, $6.00; Frank Springe, $20.- have built up a reputation as Last week I read a very inter­ conditions, the owners are try­ lie ahead of us and all other 00; Duke Victory, $19.00; Jeffer­ being one of the most militant esting news story about how ing to tell new officers to stay trade unions. son City, $14.00; D. G. Burnett, and democratic Unions in the Captain Robert C. Lee, executive away from the union so that There are trying times ahead, $20.00; F. T. Frelinghuysen, $54.- country. vice-president of Moore-McCor- they can force them back to the and we need a strong member­ 00 and the Panamanian Stew­ ship, and officials who can pro­ And we want to make damn mack Lines, told a graduating old conditions and wages. pot (?), $67.00. sure that the SIU stays that way! class of the New York State I've got a hunch that the grad­ vide leadership for the future. Membership Participation Backbone Of SIU The Patrolman Says NO NEWS?? Philadelphia Crews Contrihute To Future Panamanian Stewpot Phllly No Place For Anyone Wanting Fast Shipping �TRE^SEAFARERS Page Six 'Authority' Overlooks Real Trouble-Spot In Current Shortage Of Tanker Bottoms By JOE ALGINA p. r- NEV7 YORK — Every time I pick up a newspaper I find that another guy has set himself up as an authority on shipping and has the solution for all the ills of the maritime industry. This week it is an article in the Journal of Commerce which Baltimore Men Doing Fine Job On Isthmian By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE—As they did in organizing Isthmian, our mem­ bership is continuing to do a bang-up job by sailing Isthmian ships and explaining the Union to new members. They're telling these new peo­ ple what our Union stands for, how it was built, and what it has done to help seamen. Even more than that, they are telling the men the duties of Union membei-s, and what they can do to help the SIU continue in the fight for better wages and conditions. The spirit these men are show­ ing is what won the Isthmian election and strike for us, and is now making Isthmian one of our solidest lines. They deserve a lot of credit. Shipping has been, fair this week and should improve next week. There are a few ships due in, and with Isthmian tak­ ing crews off the board, we will be able to ship practically our entire list. Last week we paid off the Fischer Ames and Richard Yates, American Eastern; Queen Vic­ tory, Isthmian; Feltore and Venore. Ore Lines; Mae, Evelyn, Barbara Frietchie, and Toussant Louverture, Bull Lines; and Loyolo Victory, Waterman. Six ships signed on, with the usual quota of beefs on each one, but everything was squared away before the ships left the docks. The CIO Shipyard Workers are still on strike here, and they have gained the respect of the entire labor movement by the way they have held out against the union-busting Bethlethem Steel Company. VOLUNTEERS AT WORK Some of our men have been going down to stand picket duty with them, and they know they can depend on the SIU when­ ever they need help on a legiti­ mate beef. Some men came up to me last week and volunteered to ship out as organizers. I sent them down to Marcus Hook where they can ship on tankers. Our organizing goes on, and with guys like these volunteering, there is no doubt that we will continue to be successful. I'd like to cloose with the same information I gave last week, namely that if men filed income tax reports while in the port of Baltimore, they may be eligible for a refund. They should go to the Tax Bureau when in this port, and find out if any money is coming to them. Better in a seaman's pocket than gathering dust in some old bank. went into a long song and dance about the shortage of tankers for transporting the oil necessary to this country. He deplores the lack of suffici­ ent bottoms to carry this coun­ try's oil needs, and points auth­ oritatively at the boneyards where there are plenty of tank­ ers not in use. CONVIENTLY BLIND This is all well and good, but what he conveniently ignores is a much more important factor, that of the increasing number of tankers being sold to foreign governments. The tanker's in the boneyards around the country still belong to us and can be put into com­ mission and be used, but those sold are gone forever. At the rate tankers are being sold, it won't be long before the United States will be completely out of the business of transport­ ing oil in American ships. Maybe this is a touchy subject and one which the spokesman for big business, the Journal of Commerce, doesn't want to touch. I'm no authority on the sub­ ject of the big business side of maritime, but I can see what is happening, and what is going to happen darned soon. Maybe these guys would see it, too, if they took off their blind­ ers. Friday. October 17, 1947 LOG FROM THE LAND OF SUNSHINE Patrolmen Purcell and Gon­ zales did a good job and straight­ ened out the Engineer as to the meaning of promotion and de­ motion. SOLD FROM UNDER The crew of the Swan Island reached New York this week af­ ter having their ship sold from under them while in England. They got a rough handling by the company's agent in England, and had many other difficulties during their long haul around the Pacific. Patrolman Purcell handled the payoff and reported it came off without too much trouble, con­ sidering the difficulties encount­ ered by the crew during the trip. There is a story of what took place aboard the Swan Island in another part of the paper so I won't go in to the details. The latest on the Evangeline is that she will go into service again on the 24th of this month. She will probably start calling for men this week and v/ill leave from New York. The Seafarers Hall in San Juan is a center of activity. The Brothers get their mail there, and use it as a spot to meet each other by appointment. Of course, some meetings are held in bars, etc., but a number of men visit the Hall each day for the latest gossip. Some even come down to catch a ship. San Juan Offers Plenty Of Jobs For All Hands STILL GOOD By SALVADOR COLLS In the port of New York the past week saw a good bit of ac­ tivity and shipping. Shipping is not up to the peak of a month or two ago, but it is steady and promises to remain that way for the time being anyway. SAN JUAN—There's .quite a turnover on jobs down here, and that means plenty of jobs to be had. Of course, even if that isn't enough of an inducement, there are women, rum, and sunshine to tempt the Brothers up north now that winter in approaching. I'm having the usual trouble with gashounds, and nine or ten of them have had to be taken off ships for being drunk or per­ forming. We try to be as tolerant as possible, but the membership has gone on record to make these characters cut out the monkey business, and if they can't take good advice, we hustle them off the ships. The membership is feeling good in respect to the shoregang jobs, because they work at least three or four days a week at 95 cents per hour, and that pays for rent and food. They like the situation so much that they don't want to ship. As for the rest of the port, it looks very much as if the ILA and the UTM are heading for a fight to the .finish. They are at each other's throats, and it will be a hot time down here when they really start scrapping. We . will keep you informed on the situation as . it develops. I am sending up two pictures, one showing the beachcombers in front of the Texas Bar, and the other showing the San Juan Hall. We had a couple of unusual happenings this week. One was a difficulty aboard the Span Splice where the 1st Assistant saw fit to bust and promote men as he saw fit—he even demoted a Wiper to workaway. I'm becom­ ing used to hearing of every­ thing on an Alcoa ship, but this sure amazed me. This picture taken in front of the Texas Bar shows quite a few of the beachcombers basking in the sun. Not all names were sent in with the snapshot, but among the men taking it easy can be seen Lucky. Tommy Murray, Rebel Parrish. Norm Maffie. Lockwood, and the Buzzard. Solid Scrlpps Crew Forces Alcoa To Back Down By RAY WHITE NORFOLK—The SS Edward Scripps, Alcoa, came in for pay­ off after making a four-month monkey run. In Puerto La Cruz, like the crews of other Alcoa ships, this crew had no shore liberty. The men were held aboard ship twenty-three days. The company contended that this was caused by the immigra­ tion law, but the crew found out differently, and put in for over­ time at the rate of 15 hours per man, per night. At payoff the company polite­ ly, but firmly, refused to consid­ er paying this dough. The Pa­ trolman contacted New York for advice, and was told that if the crew agreed, no one was to sign off until the company agreed to stop this practice. We talked it over with the crew, and they said that they would hold out until the whole matter was ironed out. What makes this so good is the fact that in the crew there was only one SIU full "Book. The rest of the men were Waiver or Permitmen, with four boys hold­ ing Gulf Fishermans' Books. 'I i' They held out for four days, with every man aboard for his duty each day. There was NO drinking or performing. Everything was handled in an orderly manner, and not until the company agreed to halt the business of refusing shore leave in Puerto La Cruz did the men payoff. These boys are potential full Bookmen and, in the opinion of the Norfolk officials, they will make good ones. Shipping still continues to boom for rated men, in fact a Bookman can ship out most any day in any Department. The only jobs that some of our members shy away from are intercoastal runs. This is a mis­ take as some of those ships, if handled right, can be turned in­ to homes. Take the SS Bessemer Victory, Waterman, for instance. HOMESTEADERS This scow crewed mostly in Baltimore and picked up a Stew­ ard there. Captain D. Hillsith, an old ISU .man, and a square gang of officers, were found aboard when the Patrolman went to visit the ship. The gang had already made plans to homestead, so we ask­ ed them to let us know how they ware making out as the trip progressed. To date, we have had the fol­ lowing reports from the Besse­ mer Victory: The Skipper puts out plenty of dough on draws, the officers give the crew all the breaks possible, and the feeding is excellent. This last is report­ ed by Steward Robert Green. In other words, the only way a man will quit the ship now is to blow him off with dyna­ mite. This is an example of what can be made out of these ships if handled Union style. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. :1 i/fl �• THE SEAFARERS Friday. Oclober 17, 1947 LOG Page Seven " Swan Island Crew Not Sorry To Soo Sale Of Tanker, After Hitting Jackpot In Beefs When the Swan Island, Pacific TELL OF SAD VOYAGE Tankers, puUed out of San Pe­ dro last February for the Philip­ pines, it looked to the crew like a routine run with a quick turn­ around; but, as so often happens, By JOSEPH VOLPIAN it was anything but that. Special Services Representative About the only occurance It was pointed out in this and the word may not yet have which »a m e off according to column last week that the Union spread to all the membership. schedule was the stop at Man­ was taking steps to provide fair WILL BE STRICT ila; from there on, no one knew hearings and equitable penalties As time goes on, the trial com­ what was going to happen next. for members who rup afoul of mittee handling these cases will The ship hit the Persian Gulf, regulations and statutes govern­ impose penalties more consistent then Guam, back to the Persian ing the conduct of men at sea. with the nature of the offense. Gulf, over to Capeto'wn, back to The move was made to soften Only by these measures will the Persian Gulf and then back the sometimes harsh punishment the vast majority of the mem­ to Guam. meted out in cases involving bership be able to demonstrate By this time the crew was physical damage to a vessel, pil­ that they are efficient, seriousthoroughly bewildered. To add ferage of its property, desertion, minded seamen, who will not to their confusion, the ship neglect of ship's welfare and tolerate any nonsense that might promptly doubled back to the similar offenses. impede the Union's constant Persian Gulf, then through the When violations of these kinds fight to improve wage and work­ Suez and to England. are prosecuted by civil author­ ing conditions. From San Pedro to England We would like it to be under­ ities, the penalities are severe. took the Swan Island seven Three crewmen of the Swan Island. D. R. Burton, 1st Pump­ It was felt, therefore, that the stood by all bands that we are months. It finally looked like man; Jim Phifer, QM, and Edgar Jenkins, 2nd Pumpman, pose Union by disciplining violators not interested in these cases of she would make the final leg shipboard violations from the for the LOG photographer before telling their story of con­ itself would be giving them a back to the United States; but moral standpoint. This is not a ditions aboard the Pacific Tanker. Phifer was Deck Delegate squarer deal, and at the same no, — the rumor went around time demonstrate to the ship­ "big brother" organization; the that she was to be sold to an and Jenkins, Engine Delegate. owners that the organization is Union is an organization of sea­ English oil^ company. men all working together to im­ capable of self-discipline. When she tied up in England man and Jimmy Phifer, QM, forty-five pounds. The Steward It would prove that our mem­ prove their status and to protect the crew pumped her out in less told their story to the LOG. managed to toe a narrow line; their gains at all times. We bership is a responsible body of not quite enough to cause than fifteen hours expecting to They were primarily incensed are only interested in these capable seamen, who are fully trouble with the Union, and pile off at once or take her home. over the buck-passing, double cases, therefore, insofar as they competent tb deal with foul-ups enough to keep in the company's Instead, they laid on the ship talking methods the company affect the welfare of the mem­ within its ranks. good graces. for two weeks during which time used in clearing the crew from bership. At one time while in the Per­ the stores reached a low level England, but they had plenty to HINDER UNION UNION VICTORYsian Gulf there was a shortage and the chow became tough to say about the trip itself. Moreover, it would show that Most of the gear aboard ship stomach. of two men in the Stewards De­ Almost all the departments of we are extremely anxious to today is the result of the Union's partment. An SUP man from the Swan Island came in for stamp out all irregular practices. constant fight to win comforts ICE BOX STRIPPED the Council Crest came aboard some criticism. On the Deck, HigVi among the reasons for our and conveniences that only a for a job. The Steward told him They finally got orders to the Mate proved to know noth­ desire to do this is the fact short time ago were practically he would be taken on, bid. as a move her into drydock for in­ ing about pumping out a ship, that such irregularities are defin­ unheard of. workaway. spection by the prospective pur­ and the Pumpmen had supervis­ itely harmful to the membership, If companies can prove that Tho Purser, too, had his little since they hinder our progress needed items aboard ship are chasers. While there, the ice ed the deck gang while discharg­ racket. He, sold cigarettes and whenever we attempt to negoti­ missing because crew members box was stripped so there was ing cargo, and work in the pumpslops over the side, then told no alternative but to pile off and room, too. ate new gains. made off with them, it's going the crew they'd have to buy head for quarters ashore. The first case to be tried by to be harder to replace them. DOUBLE DUTY NECESSARY their own smokes in port. What The crew was beginning to get a Union trial committee in line Furthermore, negotiations to win they were to buy them with, he browned off at the run-around This made it necessary for with these new plans came up new benefits will be hampered. didn't say, for the crew received during the past week. This is what we are out to they were getting from the com­ them to stand double watches no draws, in three straight ports. pany's representatives. They were with no time off. For this they This was the case mentioned in avoid. During an eight-month trip a last week's column, of the four We don't want a few slow- told three times to get ready for claimed overtime only to have lot of things can happen, but it members whom Customs men thinking guys to jeopardize the a ship home only to have the it disputed. seemed that they all cropped up There was plenty to say about on the Swan Island. .Even the caught going ashore with various interests of their shipmates. representatives turn down the items of ship's gear—linen, cut­ That's why we're so interested bookings. the Steward Department, too. oldtirners, who would be expect­ Finally, after three weeks Not the entire department, just ed to set an example for the lery, etc. in these cases and are approach­ In informing us of this inci ing them from the angle of the more of delay the erew was giv­ the Steward himself. He follow­ newer men, had their faults. en air passage and flown back ed a course of non-cooperation dent, the company, whose ship membership's welfare. Some of them would get stew­ the men were accused of pilfer­ and stretched the food to the ed, flop in their bunks and say, Again, we would like to re­ to New York for the payoff. ing, told us that considerable mind all hands that the best When the Swan Island men ar­ point where the crew had barely "I worked for $30 a month in pressure is being brought on all way to avoid trouble is to do rived in New York, three crew- enough to eat. the old days and got only two operators by civil, police and things the right way—act in a members, D. R. Burton, 1st Pump­ Jenkins said that the Steward's bum meals. Now you guys can other groups to prosecute all Union-like manner aboard ship. man; Edgar Jenkins, 2nd Pump- food-pinching caused him to lose work to enjoy these conditions such cases to the letter. which we made possible." STIFF PENALTY MADE IT; SOMEHOW The accused men faced pos­ In spite of all the difficulties sible punishment of 12 to 18 By PAUL GONSORCHIK please have the Chief Engineer, in order to get things straight­ encountered, the crew got back months in jail, if found guilty. to the U.S. in possession of their First Engineer, Mate, or whoever ened out. We, therefore, persuaded the op­ NEW YORK—Shipping in this In the presence of several faculties. erator not to prosecute them, port continues to be as good as is the executive of your depart­ The payoff came without too promising that the Union would ever, especially over the week­ ment, state the reason for the crewmembers, who agreed his rejection on the space provided story was correct, the officer ex­ much dift-iculty. The Pumpmen properly discipline the men in ends, as was expected. on the back of the -.ssignment plained that the member who collected their disputed overtime a fair trial. But /We are still receiving un­ card. was doing the griping didn't and all other disputes were We convinced Ine company the necessary and uncalled-for beefs It's probably hard to believe want to turn to until about 9 handled to the crew's satisfac­ Union could do a more effective on the second floor. One of the but some members are of the a.m. When he did turn to, he tion by Patrolman Jimmy Purjob of disciplining than if the biggest of these beefs is due to opinion that all they have to do didn't do any work. I asked the cell. case went through the courts. The majority of the Swan Isl­ The four men were given a the fact that some of the Bro­ is get an assignment cardj come Chief why he didn't log the man. thers do not clearly understand back to the Hall, say they were and crew has now left for the He said that being a imion hearing before a Union trial all of the shipping procedure. rejected for the job and then man himself he didn't think it West Coast and other ships, but committee. The trial committee found them guilty and fined There are guys who have ship­ collect a day's wages for it. Well, was right and that he thought it they are sure they will never ped out but who have been re­ it's not quite as easy as that. was up to the members aboard again run into another ship like them $50 each — rather lenient jected by the Chief Mate or the Those who are rejected and the ship to handle such charact­ the Swan Island — there coulc treatment, considering the na­ Chief Engineer, coming back in­ for reasons which are stated on ers. only be one ship like her ture of the offense." to the Hall with no reason for their cards, will collect what's I wonder how many of you Reason for the leniency was the rejection entered on the back coming to them. Brothers reading this have come that this was the first such trial of their assignment cards. across a lazy guy like the one to come up under the procedure COMMON BEEF For those members who are mentioned above on your last outlined above. It must be em­ One type of beef that I have voyage and allowed him to get All applications for unemploy­ phasized, however, that similar not yet aware of it—and, believe offenses in the future will be it or not, there are some—on the been hearing caused me to in­ away with it. If you have, I say ment insurance in New York back of your assignment card, vestigate one case in particular. you guys should wake up be­ City must be made through the treated more severely. The trial committee showed you will find printed the words This is the beef you hear that cause that particular guy is go­ ofiices at 277 Canal Street, in­ "so and so is a bum of an of­ ing to make it damn hard for stead of the District offices, as these men leniency because of "Rejection" and "Reason." If you are rejected and you ficer." In the case I was inter­ you when the new contract ne­ formerly. the fact that the present plans were only recently publicized wish to collect your day's wages ested in, I looked up the officer gotiations come up. I NeedJob Re/eition Reason To Get Day's Pay Attention Members! |> . ^ KL; "'.•'.•A'. J '.-.'. .. J �Page Eight TEE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Oclober 17. 1947 Congress, Operators And Commies Kept Lakes Men From Protection By RUSSELL SMITH :6 DETROIT—It seems as though we've written reams of copy this year regarding the current SIU organizing campaign on the Great Lakes, and the many rea­ sons for the delay of several pending SIU elections. However, if we have to con­ tinue writing until hell freezes over, we'll do so in order that Lakes seamen get the real score on what's what. Part of the responsibility for these delays can be laid at the shipowners' door due to their very evident desire to remain as open-shop operators, free from any SIU contracts. That's easy to understand be­ cause SIU contracts always cost the shipowners real dough in the form of increased wages and overtime, improved working and living conditions and many other improvements too numerous to mention. We can also lay part of the blame to the NMU, in their very obvious attempts to stall or de­ lay any SIU election by any trick that they could use. They pulled these delaying tricks several times during the early part of the year, and their stalling attempts are a matter of record. to the AFL Convention schedul­ ed to met in San Francisco short­ ly thereafter. While the AFL Convention was in session, the top NLRB met in Washington, and reversed the Denham decision. This was a moral victory for all labor, and a face-saving ges­ ture on the part of the NLRB to rescue Counsel Denham from the pit which he had dug for him­ self. If both the top AFL and CIO executives had refused to com­ ply with the original Denham ruling, then the NLRB would have been left high and dry as an elaborate piece of machinery with no work to do. It would have been, for them, a ridiculous situation. SIU COMPLIANCE Right from the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, the SIU mem­ bership and officials were oppos­ ed to it as a highly restrictive law aimed directly at the rights of labor by the National Associ­ ation of Manufacturers and their paid hate-labor lobbyists in Con­ gress. It was recognized, however, that even though we were op­ posed to this rotten law, we would have to live with it until it was repealed, amended or otherwise emasculated. For that very reason, the SIU complied with the various re­ quirements of the T-H Act at an early stage. PHONY CHARGES NMU provocateurs threw in phony charges of collusion, un­ fair labor practices, and other­ wise tried to stall formal hear­ ings on SIU petitions. Every single NMU charge was proven false and thrown out by the NLRB, but they did cause timeBy JACK SHRIMPTON consuming delays. Two or three times the phony In my opinion, the job of the LSU caused delays through in­ 2nd Steward is the toughest job tervening on SIU petitions at in the Stewards Department the last minute, and where this aboard a passenger ship. A good outfit had no evident proof of 2nd Steward has to be specially any representation. constituted. It didn't do them any good, He needs to have the wisdom but it did aid the shipowners of Solomon, the patience of Job, stalling game considerably. Finally, with the passage of the heart of a lion, the skin of a the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor- rhinocerous and, on rare occa­ Management Relations Act of sions, the mailed fist of a Ghen1947) came another series of de­ gis Khan. He must be a combination of lays. After passage of this slavelabor bill, the NLRB facilities statesman and politician and in the various regions as well as father confessor in his spare in Washington immediately tight­ time. He is in complete and ab­ ened up, and they slowed down solute charge of the men and the processing of cases and pe­ the working of the Stewards De­ partment, and is answerable only titions to a mere trickle. , After the final effective date to the Chief Steward. of the Taft-Hartley Act, on Aug­ It is necessary that he be fa­ ust 22, all functions of the NLRB miliar with every man's work immediately stopped while NLRB and able to tell him exactly how officials waited to see which way he wants it performed. He must they should move. knov/ each of his men individu­ Finally, General Counsel Den- ally, and must be ever ready ham handed down his' historic and willing to listen to a tale ruling that no Local or Interna­ i of woe and at the same time be tional Union affiliated with the able to sort the genuine from AFL or CIO could process a the phony. case until all top AFL or CIO He hires and fires, and if a officials had complied with the man is not pulling his weight in Taft-Hartley requirements. i the Department, it is the 2nd We felt that if we did not comply with this lousy law, the poor, unorganized seamen on the Great Lakes would be forced to sail under their rotten condi­ tions for a much longer period of time. That way. Lakes sea­ men would wait a loifg time to enjoy the same conditions as those now enjoyed by SIU mem­ bers sailing on SIU contract ships. At long last, after the many interminable delays we've had since we filed petitions for the Hanna, Wilson, Steinbrenner (Kinsman), Shenango, Tomlinson, Schneider and Nicholson (Ecorse) fleets, it looks as though the red tape has been cut. Once more the slow machinery of the National Labor Relations Board is in full operation. As yet, we don't know how many of these elections will be processed this year. There's a possibility that there might not be any. But we are hoping that at least some of them will be push­ ed through this year, so that these seamen can vote for the SIU as the Union of their choice just like the Midland, Huron and Wyandotte seamen have! We're proud of one thing—and that is, in spite of the many de­ lays and stalls. Great Lakes sea­ men are today more than ever pulling for the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, Great Lakes Dis­ trict. GREAT HORROR STORIES. Edited by Herbert William. Avon Book Co. New York. 25 cents. Readers who choose their read­ ing matter with an eye to get­ ting a jump on the winter months very likely will go for Avon's "Great Horror Stories." This ample collection of weird and supernatural tales is cal­ culated to provide a chilling ef­ fect. In fact, some of the more gruesome 1 i t e r a ry concoctions will put goose pimples on your goose pimples. Many of the "chillers" are by writers whose names are fixed in the literary firmament. There's Bram (Dracula) Stoker's, "The Judges House;" Ambrose Bierce's A Watcher By the Dead;" and Lord Dunsany's "The Two Bot­ tles of Relish." Try a few. in small doses. That is, if your blood doesn't curdle easily. "Concerning a Woman of Sin," and the other short stories by Ben Hecht are, likewise, good swift stuff—they're breezy in the one-time Chicago reporter's best style. The lead story is a hilari­ ous takeoff on the sensational screwballs who make Hollywood the luxurious madhouse that it is. The author's penchant for crime analysis is served up in "Crime Without Passion." Also in the collection are "Cafe Sin­ ister," a more serious character study with a punch ending, and "Spectre of the Rose," which re­ cently was released as a movie, t 4, 1 THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PARI OUR. By Somerset Maug­ ham, Avon Book Company. 25c. First published in 1930, "The Gentleman In The Parlour" is a detailed travelogue sprinkled with character sketches. Maugham, most famous for his "Of Human Bondage," sets his story in the Far East, one of his favorite locales. The Gentleman, the usual dissipated Englishman, tells of his adventures and en­ counters with the peoples of the world who cross his path on the muddy Irrawaddy or in the mys­ tic temples of Angkor. Reading the book today, some­ thing seems missing as many, of the cities he dwells upon nos­ talgically have since suffered war damages and are remembered more importantly as military ob­ jectives. However, to those who enjoy rambling tales by "the modern DeMaupassant," this will be an interesting and inexpensive eve­ ning's reading. Job Of 2nd Steward Toughest In Department CHALLENGE TO LABOR This ruling by an NLRB func­ tionary created by the T-H Act was an open challenge to all la­ bor. Certainly, it was beyond the scope of this individual to rule that top labor bodies like the AFL Executive Council had to comply in order that a Local could file under T-H. As a result of this dictatorial ruling, the AFL Executive Coun­ cil went on record to non-comply, and refer the entire matter During the passengers' meals he is in complete charge of the dining saloon and must always be on tap to deal with com­ plaints and inquiries. He must know where every man sleeps, and one of his most important duties is getting the laggards out of their bunks and on the job. Some of the messboys don't go to sleep—they die and have to be resurrected. Of course, in all the dealing with human relations he is bound to make enemies, even if they are only the undesirables that he is forced to get rid of. But that in itself should never worry him if he knows he is in the right. If he is fair and just he will make five friends for every enemy. In return for all this mountain of effort he has certain recom­ pense. He usually runs the deck games and the daily pool on the ship's run, both of which net him an odd buck-and-a-half. He also gets quite a slice of overtime as well, but regardless of how much he drags down he is always underpaid; there isn't enough money in the U.S: Treas­ ury to properly reimburse a good "deucer" for all he has to put up with. He is responsible for the clean­ liness of the Stewards Depart­ ment (with the exception of the galley) and any passenger ship is always a reflection of her 2nd Steward. He shbuld encourage his men to bring their personal problems to him, because he knows that a worried or harassed man can­ not do his job to the best of his ability. In many ct es just the talking out of whatever is ail­ ing the man will enable him to carry on. On the other hand, he must eschew the tale-bearer and would-be crawler as he would By EINAR NORDAAS the plague. A good 2nd Steward DULUTH—Shipping fell to a doesn't need a fifth column to tell him what is going on in the record low this past week with Department—he knows without only one ship coming into this port during the entire week. Steward who gives him his being told. The Minnesota State Federa­ marching orders. KNOWS THE SCORE tion of Labor had its convention He must make out the Depart­ in Hibbing, with about 1200 He is the eyes and ears of the ment working list showing each delegates attending. Chief Steward and little gets by man's job and each man's work­ Among the outstanding changes ing hours; he must keep a time him without his knowledge. The Chief Steward leans heav­ was one that puts the Federation book for use in port, and in many biases he looks after the ily on his Second to take the in politics from now on, although overtime. practical running" of the depart­ not on a partisan basis. The reactionary politic ians He is also in charge of the ment as much as possible off his from Minnesota came in for a hands, and hardly a day passes chaning, or class A stores as they are sometimes called, which without you hearing a yell of: sound shellacking at the con­ he issues through his 3rd Stew­ "See the Second Steward, don't vention. Every ounce of the Fed­ eration's power, financially and ard. come to me." These days he is a rare bird to find—I doubt if we can mus­ ter up half a dozen good ones in the entire Union—so if any of you guys are ambitious, there is plenty of room for you at the top. In closing, if any of you want to see a good Second Steward in action, come aboard the Evan­ geline and I'll show you one. His name is Donald Bayne and this ship is the home we have made it in the Stewards Depart­ ment only because of his efforts and his influence with the men. He has forgotten more about stewarding than many of us ever knew, but to watch him work makes the toughest job in the Stewards Department look like child's play. I can pay him no greater compliment than that. Port Duluth Mant'me Council Seeks More Union Affiliates otheiwise will be used to de­ feat these men at the polls in the 1948 elections. Here in Duluth, the monthly meeting of the Port Maritime Council was held in the Grainscoopers Hall. A committee was appointed with instructions to make every effort to bring all waterfront organizations, not yet affiliated, into the council. GRAIN TRADE More ships are shifting frotp ore to grain trade as the sailing season on the Great Lakes is rapidly coming to an end. It is expected that a few ships will begin taking grain to stor­ age the first part of November. �Friday, October 17, 1947 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin* SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS -^1 'CHIPS' GETS CLIPPED McBumey Meeting Hears Plea For Sound Shipboard Unionism Only by strict observance and application of Union rules and procedure for ship­ board conduct can Seafarers solidify their position and enable the Union to further its gains, said Frank Mitchell, a crewmember aboard the SS Robert McBurney, at the Sept. 14 membership meeting, held at sea. Directing his remarks, which were incor­ Paul Boudroux, Carpenter aboard the SS Milan R. Stefanik, holds fast while George Stevens, an OS—and a barber, we hope— trims his locks. Waiting for his next is Dan Burns. Bosun. Photo .of shipboard tonsoriel activity was taken by Chief Cook Whitey Gann. porated in the ship's minutes, to the Bookmen and "those soon to receive a book," Mitchell said "it is the policy of the SIU, through the LOG and other Union publi­ cations, to outline the proper rou­ tine on conduct and unionism. He recalled to his shipmates that from time to time through­ out the voyage, articles "bearing on both these subjects" have been posted on the ship, and expressed the hope that they had been in­ strumental in improving "our un­ derstanding, which was the pur­ pose for which they were all printed." HOW THEY BITING? SCORE IMPORTANT Outlining the dangers of the Taft-Hartley law to seamen, Mitchel pointed out that it is es­ pecially important now that Sea­ farers know the score in order to gird themselves to combat its effects. "For only by a solid front can we survive and maintain our present standards," he asserted. Chasing monkeys around a ship isn't the best form Stressing the importance of of recreation but it is a heck of a lot healthier than being shipboard efficiency as a means chased by jungle -cats, at least that was the feeling aboard of strengthening the Union's hand in future contract negotia­ the Robin Sherwood during a re- e The crew's defense to the Cap­ tions, Mitchell told his ship­ cent trip to East Africa. Somehow, during the time the tain's charges was simple: The mates: "We must fully realize that by Sherwood was in a South African cage was held by a cheap lock port, the monkeys, part of a car­ and had an^ eight-inch square living up to agreements, which go of animals destined for Amer­ hole in the screen at the top. Any are our contracts, we make it posican zoos, escaped from their agile monkey could squeeze sible for our representatives to through the hole and the larger have something in the bag, for cage. Immediately the Captain hit monks could snap the lock with it's a cinch the shipowners note every shipboard violation and the deck yelling and raving at a flip of the wrist. The Captain couldn't see the never fail to use them to put presthe top of his voice. Trying to run in all directions at once he crew's side of the matter and told sure on our negotiators." was almost mowed down in the them, days later, that the crew • The Seafarer reminded the Mccommotion caused by the sud­ should muss up the guy or gyj^ Burney crew that Union pro­ cedure states that if any disputes denly freed beasts frolicking x-esp|onsible. cannot be handled aboard ship, through the passageways and WAS NOT KIDDING the crew should "have them around the deck. Just to be on the safe side he ready for clarification and prompt FLOOR SHOW let them know that things' action by your Patrolmen, The unscheduled floor show wouldn't be quite so funny or. was reported in the minutes of a side splitting if the big cats got SPECIFIC" Sherwood's African Safari Pulls Reverse Frank Buck Fisherman about to toss a line over the side of the SS Archer is the Chief Electrician, identified as Frank, who tried his luck at angling while anchored off the Rock of Gibraltar. Kibitizers in the rear were identified by John Clamp, who took the pic­ ture. as We.rren Worth. Eddie, and the Chief Cook. arrival, if we catch minor beefs "Next year's opening of the at their origin. agreements for wages and condiHe continued by saying that tions via the Taft-Hartley law," if the Brothers would carefully said, "is going to be a tough read the SIU booklet, "Here's "ny one can see. When How, Brothers," many of the ^he bigger companies once again misunderstandings on overtime return to power, as a result oi would be explaimed to them. some smaller outfits being forced Simplifying it, he said, "over^^e going will time is a preventive from being ^^ose who repoverworked." He carried thisnegotiations, point further, saying that ships' Because of all these factors, should not be classed as good or urged his shipmates to bad solely on the basis of the ^^ork hard at being first-class •overtime paid on it. Whether that they will be this item is small or large de- well-prepared for problems the holds. "But be specific in stating your pends a good deal on the condi-, tion of the ship, he added. "All this makes it essential "I don't know about you fel-Jcase so he does not have to stick Mitchell predicted that future >^"0^ the answers. Only lows, but I'm carrying a .45," he his neck out too far," he urged, attending meetings at sea and said. j Mitchell said that overtime has contract negotiations in the at- j Obviously the big cats didn't always been a "headache" be­ mosph'ere of the Taft-Hartley law hshort. and by reading all SIU get loose as the Sherwood has cause it was looked at from dif- would give the operators an un-1which is printed at since hit New York with all ferent angles by many of us." fair advantage, making the Un- great effort for our education on matters affecting us, can you crewmembers in full possession But, he added, it is not difficult ion's battle to further the memof their limbs. to clear these matters up before i bership's welfare a stiffer one get the proper slant," the Sea­ farer emphasized. In concluding, he told the meeting that it had been a pleas­ ure to sail with the fellows on the With the tenth anniversary of the Union at its inception and relied upon as good counsel to fvlcBurney and hoped to be shipjnates with them again. the founding of the Seafarers nursed the infant along until it the newer members, | November 1, 1948 will be the International Union, Atlantic and became robust and healthy. These men have been in the tenth anniversary of the SIU. Gulf District, only a short year away, a suggestion has been vanguard of the SIU since its Atlantic and Gulf District. At made whereby charter members inception and by the award of tliat time the presentation of the this token of esteem they will bars could be made at ceremonof the Union can be honored. Send in the xninutes of Uncle Otto, Steward aboard become known to the relatively ies held in all A&G Halls, sug­ youi ship's meeting to the gests Uncle Otto. Seatrain vessels and other SIU- newcomers and youngsters. New York Hall. Only in that In addition to the bars for becontracted ships, has come up MEN OF EXPERIENCE way can the membership act I ing a charter member of the with the novel idea of present­ on your recommendations, Their wearing of the ten-year Union, he feels that a bar should ing every charter member with and then the minutes can be a small bar of some appropriate bar will point them out as be- be designed to be given in the design to be attached to his SIU ing not only oldtimers in the years following to members, who. printed in the LOG for the Union but as being men with while not being charter mem­ membership pin. beneiit of all other SIU It is, he feels, an honor that plenty of experience in handling bers, have been members in crews. is due the men who came into strikes and beefs and can be good standing for ten years. Brother Proposes 10-Year Membership Pin meeting held aboard the Sher­ wood, and they state that some­ how the Skipper regained his composure and equilibrium long enough to button-hole some of the crewmembers and shout at them that he was going to see that someone got thrown out of the Union for what had taken place. Naturally, during the pande­ monium which ensued, the mon­ keys took off over the side and were last seen heading up the main drag for parts more to their tastes. Send Those Minutes .TJll �'' VJ- W'- Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17. 1347 ] SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief liEBORE. July 27 —Chairman D. Worrell; Secretary Paul Fenton. .Delegates reports accepted. New Business: Motion by Dex­ ter that two medium fans be se­ cured for each foc'sle, messroom and recreation room. Good and Welfare; Discussion over air conditioning system. Agreement to look into the matter. i t t RICHARD YATES. Aug. IBChairman A. Janowski; Secretary R. Bailey. New Business: Motion carried not to payoff until action is taken on Captain and Cadet's overtime. Motion carried that a draw list be made and given to the Captain in the amount (iesired by the crew. Motion carried that galley sinks be put on a separate line from shower rooms. Motion carried that repair lists be picked up by delegates and given to the Patrolman upon ship's arrival in port. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Sept. 7—Chairman John Dimitriadls; Secr<*tary Richard Diaz. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: All members agreed that every room should be fumigated in next port. 'Val­ entin Acabello elected as ship's delegate. Good and Welfare: Slopchest to be checked before new crew signs on. t t t FRANCISCO M. GUINONES. July 2—Chairman Lee; Secre­ tary Chaffin. Good and Welfare: Silverware to be cleaned and dried instead of just being put in water and laid aside to dry. I Tables to be thoroughly cleaned each morning and also before' each meal. Coffee urn to be | cleaned once each morning and jacket to be cleaned at least once per week. TAKE COPIES OFTMEUDG ON EVERY TRIP! STEEL KING. Aug. 31—Chair­ man Luke Collins; Secretary E. D. Scroggins. Delegates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion by A1 Lavoie to have a roll call before each meeting to check on absenteeism. All absentees^ to give a satisfactory reason for ab­ sence or be fined. Motion carried that all fines be given over to the hospital fund. Education: Brother Lavoie gave a talk about the origin of the SIU, its pur­ pose and what it means to each member. 4 4 4 STEEL KING. Sept. 11—Chair­ 4 4 4 man A1 Lavoie; Secretary John SONORA. Sept. 3—Chairman M. Rentillo. Delegates reported J. Abernathy; Secretary E. B. 4-4 4. JOSHUA SLOCUM. Aug. 31— all running smooth in their de­ Swenson. Agreement with Com­ Chairman William Knopf; Sec­ partments. New Business: Mo­ pany read and explained by retary George Hayden. Delegates' tion by Luke Collins for all crew- Steward. Open discussion by all reports accepted. New Business: members to be checked for their hands. Money collected for fines Motion carried: all members to union status. Education: All agreed to go to General Fund. By HANK remain sober at payoff and not new members urged to read and This coming from men who leave y Seafarer Sam Says: "Listen to your Patrolman when he comes perform and to give Patrolmen study all phamplets and educa­ cups in mess hall. M/S/C that full cooperation in settling all tional literature of the SIU. ice box, washing machine, and aboard. When he tells the permitmen to come off the ship after sixrty days — he means just that. Failing to do so means beefs; three delegates to contact sanitary conditions for firemen Agent upon arrival to present be taken care of when ship is a Permitman may be brought up on charges." Well, let's have all disputes and to have action ta­ in yard for repairs and inspec­ Brothers on the ball. There shouldn't be any back-talk, arguments ken; Stewards Department td be tion. On September 2, 1947 two or delays. If you're told to come off the ship, according to the commended for its excellent per­ firemen detained ship for over shipping rules and the fact that the port has enough replacements formance in preparing and serv­ an hour by not reporting back. in the hall waiting to ship out—don't argue or foul up the ship and ing food; to have medicine chest M/S/C that these men be re­ the Brothers in the hall. Come off the ship like a sailor and help examined; to have slopchest ported to the Secretary-Treasur­ keep everything shipshape and according to the shipping rules. 4 4 4 More and more of the membership is becoming aware of the prices investigated. Education: SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. er Fred Farnen. Another fire­ Brother Nicastro discussed sev­ Sept. 14—Chairman Bill Gray; man owed Captain money and fact that there are no special privileges handed to anyone—ashore eral points of good unionism. Secretary Ratliff. Delegates re­ forgot to pay his debt. Quit ship or aboard ship—the rules apply to everyone. If you get yourself ported everything okay. New a half hour before sailing time. fouled up because of the shipping rules—that's your fault. Brother JOHN B. WATERMAN, Aug. Business: Motion carried to sub­ M/S/C that these men be —because the shipping rules and what the Patrolman has to say are 31—Chairman L. Zwerling; Sec­ mit a new repair list. Good and brought up on charges at the not just empty words to play around with and forget all about it. retary H. Murranka. New Busi­ welfare: The watch table to be first General Meeting, in' accord­ ness: Ship's Delegate, J. Cinino, used exclusively by those going ance with Constitution and Sec. to check with purser as to why on watch for the first Gulf oldtimer. Brother Joseph Wagner, wrote from Buenos half of Farnen's article warning about cigarettes are being rationed. Ed­ each meal hour. One minute of such men ruining the reputation Aires. Argentina., that a lot of SIU men drop into the London ucation: No educational work silence for Brothers lost at sea. of good SIU men, who want to Bar looking for the latest LOGs. Well, the LOGs will soon be prepared. C. Tobias to prepare do their - utmost to have the there awaiting any SIU man who really wants to keep up with 4 4 4 talk for next meeting. Gangway Union news and activities . . . Brother Jimmy Crescitelli keeps NOAH WEBSTER. Sept. 13— Lakes SIU. Members checked for watches to be on the ball and Chairman W. R. Broughtwell; dues and found satisfactory. saying he's The Pride of 47th Street. You must be kidding keep all longshoremen and ste- Secretary V. R. Dollan. Some around. Jimmy . . . Brother Robert. Hillman is in town doing vadores out of crew quarters and disputed overtime reported in the best he-can—with a cigar smoking away—as usual . . . We messrooms. sure would like to know if any of the SIU men will remember to Engine Department. Good and to see if any of the favorite bars for sailors, in those foreign Welfare: Foc'sles to be left in or­ ports receive the LOGs every week? If they don't—take the der at payoff. Suggested by correct address right there and then and let the LOG Editor Steward Department that all cold 4 4 4 know about it. The LOG travels all over the world—but who storage spaces be thoroughly CORNELIUS GILLIAM. July knows if they really reach their destination and serve their cleaned before crew leaves ship. 4 — Chairman William Alvaro; purpose? 4-4 4 Secretary Philip Tele. Freeman ALCOA POINTER, Sept. 7— ALEXANDER\.*^CLAY. Sept. elected ship's delegate. Dele­ Chairman M. Kolonik; Secretary 7 — Chairman Shea; Secretary gates reported everything smooth E. Palchanes. New Business: Mo­ Hull. Deck Delegate reported in their departments. List of re­ Here's a letter from Brother Leon "Chink" White, dated Sept. tion carried that crew notify the overtime being checked. New pairs made up and accepted. 30, aboard the SS Trinity "Victory: "This is from a shipmate of Patrolman as to why draws are Business: Soap and rag situation Good and Welfare: Decision that Brother Red Braunstein. I'm on this Isthmian ship and coming not made in American money. discussed further. Ship's dele­ thfee departments shall keep back home after a long trip around. The last bar we stopped in I Motion carried to see about get­ gates will talk to Chief. Motion washroom clean. One minute of got a LOG, dated August 15, and I found out that he's out that ting a percolator and hot plate carried that ice boxes be cleaned sOence for Brothers lost at sea. way (in the Pacific) and that Brother Braunstein will be coming in for crew. Motion carried that and checked by the three dele­ about October time. We're coming in about then, too. According 4 4 4 the Patrolman . check into all gates. Education: Agreement dis­ BULL RUN, Sept. 15—Chair­ to Red a bottle of Coca-Cola costs 6000 Chinese dollars in the USS. beefs and logs. Good and Wel­ cussed. Good and Welefare: man George Reier; Secretary Ed­ What did Red do with the Coca Cola—mix it with paint remover? fare:' Suggestion made to check Suggestions made concerning re­ win Thompson. Delegates' reports And he never goes into USS Clubs, he says. Well, we have a pretty the length of trips and the stor­ pairs to be added to list. One read and accepted. New Busi­ good crew aboard. Give my regards to all the boys and I sure age of ships for these trips. minute of silence for Brothers ness: Motion by the Steward to wish Red would write to me. Tell Red we have the Finn fireman lost at sea. 4 4 4 have bell in ice box repaired. shipmate of ours from the SS Benjamin Chew with us. Bueno THOMAS CRESAP. Aug. 12— Motion by Burns that men on Pelepo." Thanks, Brother White, for the Bueno Pelepo, especially Chairman P. M. Zamenski; Sec­ BEN WILLIAMS^ Aug. 21 — sanitary work keep the recrea­ the letter from Cristobal. retary T. D. Kuhn. Delegates re­ Chairman M. Sams; Secretary A. tion room clean. Good and Wel­ ports accepted. New Business: Melendez. Delegates' reports ac­ fare: Suggestion by Mclnnes that Roster read showing the number cepted. New Business: Motion men keep the passageways from Here are some oldlimers who probably are sfill in lown of books, permits, etc., aboard. by Benson to install scrubbing messhall to below clean. Brother although they came in recently: J. Colon. I. Nazario, O. Mor­ Good and welfare: A few minor board that will drain into wash Louther suggested that men who gan. S. Ruzyski. F. J. White. A. M. Anderson. G. Berry. J. beefs raised and settled to sat­ tub. Motion by M. Sams to ask want SEAFARERS LOG sent to Hearty. F. Mazet. I. Valles. W. E. Dargan. J. Waters. P. Soto. N. isfaction of all. Meeting used for Hall to clarify article 35 of the their homes should contact SEA­ N. Pearce. H. Hisham. and E. Blaha ... Brother Norman "Ozzie" the purpose of deciding a cpurse shipping rules. Several matters FARERS LOG, SIU Hall, 51 Okray just come in from a trip last week ... We noticed that of action to be followed until for good and welfare of crew Beaver St., New York. One min­ the oldtimer and Philadelphia man. Blackie Gardner, is down in such time as the agreement now brought to floor and discussed ute of silence for Brothers lost Philly again. Where's Andy. Blackie. and did you see your being negotiated is signed. thoroughly. at sea. shipmate. Chuck Allan yeJ^-he was asking for you? MS THE COURSEOF YSOR VCVASE •ioo'Re. eooND TO MEETOIHEK SEAFAHRS WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE lOS IN MONTHS AND WHO WOUtO ENJOY A COPY. THOSE SIO- PATRONIZEP BARS, CLUBS, AND HOTEIS THAT WlUU ACCEPT BUIODLES OF 10(36. CUT and RUN �rnS Friday. October 17. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS SS Topa Topa Trip Tip-Top —'Cept For Swaggering MPs To the Editor: Once again I'd like to give you the news of a good trip over to Germany, though we had a few sour incidents aboard ship and ashore. This I say because we happen to have a well-organized crew and, in spite of the bleak moments and pain given to us by some "big shots," we always managed to have a good time. All departments on this ship, the SS Topa Topa, have stuck together in good fashion. When we had an argument in the En­ gine Department with the Sec- Bearded Bosun it's always a different story. While you see a lot of Army personnel of all ranks riding or walking in the company of the female sex, a seamen takes a great risk by even talking to a girl or a lady in the street. Con­ cerning this, I personally know of a case, where an MP, almost green from home, took a woman (the mother of five kids), to army headquarters. To the Editor: CAN'T EVEN TALK She had only been giving in­ formation about an address to a seamen, in answer to a request. For that woman,. it probably means that she would have to undergo a physical examination, which if she fails to pass, would result in her going to a hospital. And, believe me, with the kind of nutrition those people are get­ ting, it is likely that all of them are suffering from one kind of disease or another. To make this a short story instead of the long one it could be, I'll say it is almost impos­ sible for a seaman to step out and walk in Bremerhaven with­ out being molested by the MPs. They are also in the habit of Topa Topa crewmembers J. searching anybody, no matter Finnell (left) and Luis Ramirez where he happens to be and at discuss situation in Bremen and any time, if they think he looks Bremerhaven. Pablo, a Wiper, suspicious. looks on. My recommendation is: if you have nothing important to do end Engineer, because he told ashore in Bremerhaven, better three Oilers, in the presence of stay aboard and save yourself some deck men, that "the SIU was a pain in the (neck)" some trouble. to him. Luis A. Ramirez DECK GANG ACTS Dizzy Existence Spins On Aboard SS 'Screwball Hills' Harry Lundquist. Bosun on the Robin lines' Marine Runner, no longer sports the fuzz he's pictured with ai>ove. He said he grew it just for a lark, had the camera make a record of it and then whipped out his razor and —click, click—whisked off the whiskers. Says Baltimore Is On Its Toes To the Editor: I'm laid up here in the Marine Hospital at Norfolk with a bum wing, so I thought I would di'op a line and spout off a bit. In a recent issue of the LOG I happened to notice a call down on the Baltimore Hall. Well, I consider that unjustified. Maybe they haven't sent in a great deal on what's going on down there, but those guys go running around the port so damn much that I don't believe they find much time to write to the LOG. This is my second attempt "at writing to the LOG and I am in doubt as to whether my first try was published or not. (It was, in the Sept. 19 issue—Ed.) Anyway, here goes for my sec­ onds. This ship, the SS Newhall Hills has been christened with a new and more appropriate name, "The Screwball Hills." We laid on a buoy in Granvesend, Eng­ land, for three months and two days waited for a new buoy to come from some other port in England. Almost every day there were new places for us to go. They got around to getting us a buoy in Sheerness, where we were towed when this ship got hit. (The Newhall Hills was hit by a schooner, causing an ex­ three of our men. George Don­ plosion which resulted in the nelly got the worst, but he sure death of one of the SIU crew). made a mess of a few big men before he was taken back to the CHANGES ORDERS ship. They were all set to put us in KNOWS HOW the Navy's estuary when the brass hat in charge down there This is his first trip and he is flatly refused to have a Yank one of the best. Having made ship in that harbor. So we sat Iwo Jima and Okinawa with the on our fannies, wondering what U. S. Marines, he knows how to would become of us now that take good care of himself. They we were on English rations. took three big men to the Gravesend hospital. After seeing what The Maritime Commission sent came off the Marlin, the others their piecard men and their wives down for two days to in­ on our ship and I are mighty gla<J spect the hulk, as they called the to be members of the SIU. I'll close, saying that we're still ship. After they had seen what there was to see—and personally waiting for those back and pres­ I don't think they left the Old ent issues of the LOG to be seirt Man's room except to eat—they to us. Volpian's letter of June 18 says they were sent on June 14. returned to London. On Saturday, Sept. 27, we These LOGs mean a great deal to were towed by three tugs to this us and we would appreciate the God-forsaken spot outside of favor very much—things like tlie Southampton and the operation Isthmian contract and whether only took two days and two Blackie Cardullo's wife had her nights. While this MC man was baby yet. Barney McNally on the ship, he told us of 21 SS Newhall Hills T2 tankers that were to be turn­ Southampton, Eng. ed over to the British in the (Ed. Note: Brother Volpian next month. What has the rank and file on was correct, the LOG did go this ship wondering is, that if out to the men on the Newhall they are going to give them ships Hills. However, we have sen* that are seaworthy why not sell out another batch of issues them this while it is over here -which you requested. Let us so they can repair it themselves know if you do or do not re­ and save the taxpayers a little ceive them.) Myself, I've been shipping out of there for the past couple of Can't See Marymar Story years as a deck hand and I gen­ erally get the delegate's job. Now To the Editor: every ship I have been on has The article about the SS Mary- gone around and right back there. mar in the Sept. 12 issue of the And I have never seen the likes LOG stinks. Why would a mili­ of those men for handling beefs. Regardless of when you call tant crew leave the West Coast in bad shape when Calmar has on them, they are right down there and you can bet your bot­ always been a lot easier to tom dollar you will always come We had good times in Bremen. handle out there? out with what you went after. Evferyone treated us fine, so far as I know. But in Bremerhaven, Lloyd Short John Dimilriadis of that green money the MC man is throwing away so easily. The Deck Department was the first to take action after our En­ gine Delegate read a petition to us which we were to present to the next crew, advising them not to sign on until a new second came aboard. That action was taken at one of our regular meet­ ings at sea and all hands signed the petition. Log-A-Rhythms When The Climate Fits My Clothes By JAMES (POP) MARTIN Oh I'm a bold old sailor, Who has sailed the wintry seas. The Alaskan Gulf, the Baltic, The Roaring Forties—if you please. I like to feel her pitch and roll And dip her bow in green. Come up with her decks a welter, Hesitate, an dagain careen. It's great to be there cold and wet, And leaning against her roll. Oh, let her rise and let her dip. May the very ship's bell tolL May her mast be a gleaming cross Of ice, from cro-jick to the deck. Till you spend a social season In your BVD's—what the heck! Either south or north of forty-five, Yon a sailor-—already yet? But the truth: My hair and beard Are grey and I'm a wee mite old; That breeze from the Western Ocean Comes inland mighty cold. I'm yet a deep-sea sailor man. But a fair weather one, God knows. And I'll ship away to latitudes— Where the climate fits my clothes! long to give you the little glow you need now and then. The Marine Marlin, an NMU ship, v/as in Tillbery for repairs, with 260 men aboard. They were in for better than a month, so the night before she sailed, half of her crew came over to go to a dance, and they worked over IT'S MURDER Man, these rations are pure murder. Two eggs once every two weeks and the kiss-off is that they have "Denmark" stamped on them. About the only thing ther^is plenty of are) vegetables and the ' only beef with that is that is that it is al­ ways the same thing—peas, cau­ liflower, and string beans. If you haven't eaten any of these peas you haven't lived, and if you have, you won't for very long. They should have used them to shoot at the Jerries and the war might have ended soon­ er. Work goes on here with plen­ ty of time off, for anyone who cares to take it. Booze over here is about as costly as you'll find it in the States. Or maybe a lit­ tle more, for it takes twice as SAYS FOUL-UPS SHOULD SNAFU ON THEIR TIME OFF To the Editor: I have been on many ships and at the meetings the crews agree to be at the payoff to strighten out all beefs. When the time comes they all head for a gin mill and forget all about the beefs. Another thing there should be something done about is the messmen taking time off between meals to go ashore and coming back cock-eyed drunk and too late to serve a meal. If they are going ashore on such a mission they should! be to go after the supper meal, so they will be on their own time and won't cause any inconven­ ience to their shipmates. George ArnoH �THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve BLUM Bauxite Run Stirs Brother; Reports Trip's Highlights To the Editor: I am not much of a writer but I can't help but make some com­ ments on life and love along the Bauxite Trail as seen from the Alcoa Runner. We hit out of New Orleans and after a few stops in Vene­ zuela pushed into San Pedro Macoris. There it started. No hotel, no launch service, no nothing so there was some sleeping under trees. Going ashoi-e in this place is a problem. If it is a rough night there is no launch service. If you want to go aboard ship in this place, go down to the sugar barge and you can catch the launch much better and safer. Out of San Pedro Macouris we went, and the climate quickly changed from the hot tropical nights to the cool snappy days of Montreal. After finding there was an SIU representative, half the crew wanted to quit. When some of the crew gave the Cap­ tain notice, he said he was pay­ ing no one off unless he produced a not-fit-for-duty hospital slip. You should have seen the fel­ lows trying to get them. Every day three or four go to the hos­ pital, but no luck. We had one fellow with jaundice and he had Crewmembers of the Rimner work on deck, while one of the crew swings a ten pound maul. done no work in three weeks. The doctor said he only needed about three or four more weeks' rest and need not be paid off. OFF AGAIN Nothing came of the attempts to payoff so we left Montreal for Bermuda. Nothing much took place here so we hit the other places along the trail and wound up in Trinidad. While we were at anchorage one morning, about 3 A.M. I heard a loud hollering and I thought it was a stevadore or something. My roommate looked out the port and saw a couple of guys standing in a half sub­ merged boat. I asked him what was up. "Nothing," he said. Just to check I looked out and saw what was going on so I hit the deck to And someone to help them. The Captain was going to have a look over the side but not knowing that their boat was partly under water told them to come around to the starboard side. When I informed him that their boat had capsized, he told the Mate to break out a crew LOG Friday, October 17, 1947 PASSENGERS AND CREW AT THE EQUATOR 1 I 1! I 11 and stand by to lower a life boat. Soon it was in the water «and the search was on. The lailnch's motor made so much noise that we could hardly hear the holler­ ing of the troubled duet. We saw them after about five or ten minutes of searching and who do you think it was? None other than two of the crewmembers—Shorty and "Hard Rock." Both boys are now restricted to the ship so they can have plenty of time to think over their ex­ perience. Well, until something dynamic occurs, I'll sign off and keep the bauxite running. ,?l 'I 'f W. R. Cameron Steward Delegate Alcoa Runner Newsman's Praise Of Union Amazes 'Yonngster' Hardy Hitting off the traditional ceremonies of an equator cross­ ing, passengers and crewmem­ bers of the Murray M. Blum get their due from King Nep­ tune. At the upper left. Crewmember Frank Reese gets a shampoo. /To the Editor: I have always heard that if you live long enough you will see just about everything and hear everything that is fit to see or hear. At the present time I'm not very old and this being the case, can hardly believe it's true that there are reporters in this day and time who will praise any union, no matter what af­ filiation and no matter how good a job it is doing. I was reading the newspaper this morning and ran across an article by Victor Reisel, who seems to be pretty well-informed on the maritime situation, any­ way. Even though he has a daily column about labor, in which he, as a general rule, gives it hell, I just couldn't over­ look what he had to say about the Seafarers International Union. (Ed. note: The column re­ ferred lo said the National Maritime Union had in the past two years "shelled out $279,265.88 through its organizing department to unionize sailors. The dough was blown while the department was run by two avowed Communists . . . Joe Stack and Freddie (Blackie) Myers ... Yet they were able to unionize but 1,781 sea­ men . . . Sailors on other lines simply turned to the brawny, honest non-politicalized leaders of the competing Seafarers In­ ternational Union.) As a general rule, here in land, you're accustomed to not hearing a thing about the sea or about the men that sail, except that to sail was the worst thing a person could do. In the last year the people of this section of the country have become more conscious of how vital their merchant marine is to their safety and how vital also a union can be when properly run and without political squabbling. Here's hoping that in the fu­ ture we will see more people get educated on unions, so that in­ stead of saying that all unions are no good, they will look around and find that an example set by one does not mean the next one is the same way. Will Hardy Halls. Tenn. Calls For Rigid Enforcement Of Shipping Rules To the Editor: While reading a recent issue of the LOG I noted that the Dis­ patcher in the Port of Philadel­ phia was obliged to get down on bended knees and beg Permitmen Jo accept jobs. According to the Shipping Rules by which Permitmen and Bookmen are to abide. Permit4- 4. At the left is Carmen Miran­ men should not remain on ships da's niece receiving the full longer than sixty days. Never­ treatment inflicted all polly- theless, I have seen cases where wogs. The capers took place on Permitmen have remained on the Blum's recent trip to South ships longer than the specified time. America. BIG PORTS UNAFFECTED Upon arrival in outports I have brought this to the atten­ tion of Patrolmen who replied that it was difficult to obtain men. Such is not the case in major ports. With such a situation existing company and to hell with the now, when' jobs are few and Unions. nobody quitting when shipping is at a standstill, there is, conse­ Tony Kubiska quently, much less of a turnover (Ed. Note: Comment on the than there ordinarily should be. newspaper article appears in There is no more demoralizing factor than stagnated shipping another part of this issue.) for the man who sails for a liv­ ing and not for a hobby. I think, FORMER MEMBER therefore, that Patrolmen should GETS A HANKERING be instructed to investigate the time aboard ship by Permitmen FOR THE SEA at the payoff. R. Brown To the Editor: & » » Upper right: King Neptune has knocked off momentarily for coffee. In his place Queen Blewitt Perkins and the baby. Warren Bonano, look approv­ ingly upon the happenings. .'fl Irate Member Directs Fire At Boss Of Shipping Line To the Editor: Enclosed is a newspaper clip­ ping some ^f the fellows prob­ ably overlooked. I clipped it from the New York Herald Tri­ bune issue of Oct. 9, in which a shipowner tells a group of new ships' officers that a union is no place for proper officer material. I think it would be a good article to insert in the LOG for all Brothers to see what we are up against. Here is my comment on the article: It seems that Mr. Lee (Execu­ tive Vice - President of MooreMcCormack) has no place in his heart for unionism and he does­ n't spare any words in telling people so in his smooth syrqpy manner so typical of the bigwigs. I guess he doesn't know Unions are here to stay and it gives him no end of worry. In his speech, he points out the limited intelligence of many seamen. I don't doubt that there is limited intelligence among of­ ficers and shipowners too. This has, no doubt, been proved. His comment on ships' officers playing square with a union thereby placing themselves in the workingman class, is utterly bunk. I don't think he gave the subject much thought. All in all, it looks like Mr. Lee would like to have all ships' of­ ficers working strictly for -the I have quit going to sea and have a good job here in this smelter, but of course, lots of times I wish I was out on a ship or could get down around the Hall to see some of the fel­ lows. I know. But my old friend —the LOG, would help out a lot, since I can't do just as I wish. From what I can see, there are tough days ahead for organized labor. Of course, that means the seamen—first thing. But, then, he who has never fought, has never won a battle. And a cer­ tain amount of resistance keeps the organization strong. The meek don't inherit the earth. Jackson's Delegate •ii i! t, .5 I would like to hear from any J^rry Palmer, AB, ship's dele­ of my former shipmates. Mean­ gate aboard the Andrew Jack­ while my best wishes for a son comes up with a smile for the cameraman. Shot was taken stronger SIU. while the ship was in Formosa, C. G. Costlow one of the many ports hit dur­ 423 E. 3rd Street ing the Jackson's globe-girdling Anaconda, Montana voyage. I'll �TEE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Oelober 17. 1947 ABOARD THE FRANKLIN H. KING Let's Have 'Em This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? All hands in all departments, except those on watch of course, were on deck for this picture taken by their shipmate, W. G. Hay. Even Lassie, the ship's mascot, couldn't stay away for this one. Casa Grande Crew Weathers Florida Squalls And Squaws To the Editor: I don't know whether it was the power of the press (LOG) but the same day I turned in the story of the Casa Grande (LOG, Oct. 10) being anchored off Mar­ cus Hook for 38 days, she hoist­ ed her anchor and came down here to Jacksonville for repairs Except for a squall, it was smooth sailing. We dropped the hook oft Jack.sonville. Two of us went ashore in the same tug that took the pilot. Since it was Sunday eve­ ning there was no brew to be had in town. But out of town was another story. The places were wide open. All sorts of drinks, all sorts of gambling— crap, cards, etc., and all sorts of —well, you know what goes with that. Need I say more? GO ON DIET With the price of meat very high, we became vegetarians— which was a good deal because killed hundreds of thousands of fish. He said he saw the fish come up with bloated gills and bleed­ ing from every opening. There was a pungent odor in the air that came from their direction. Other than that no one knew what caused the "plague." He remarked, too, that none of the seagulls that feasted on the dead bodies seemed to suffer any ill effects. "At the same time," he noted, "fish in ponds—and bowls—sev­ eral miles inland, died the same waj-." AI Bernstein SS Casa Grande Jacksonville, Fla. If you haven't any steam to blow off. there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung corners of the earth, joints you've found worth seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome. xoo. If you've got som« photographs of your ship, or shipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'call. send them along. Well return them. Just mail your materiel to the Editor. Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N. Y. How about doing it NOW! THE BEEF BOX SUGGESTS LOG REMINQ BROTHERS OF MEETING TIME AND PLACE Page Thirfeen Member Asks Volunteer Aid For Striking Shipyard Men To the Editor: The feeling among the striking CIO shipyard workers, particu­ larly around the Bethlehem yard at 27th Street and 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn, is strongly favorable to the Seafarers. The support we have shown to these men by joining them on their picketlines has drawn them very close to us These Bethlehem strikers have been on the bricks for almost four months now and the going has been tough for most of them, and it is because of demonstracions of solidarity like we have shown them, that their morale is kept up. But from hanging around the waterfront near the Brooklyn yard I have seen that they can use sonie occasional help from volunteers. Many of the strikers have to go around and pick up odd jobs during the day to make enough change to feed themsel­ ves and their families. volunteers to go out on the ship­ yard workers' lines. Whenever we have some spare time wo can go over and get on their lines—and we'll be well re­ ceived, as we always have. Over on that section of the waterfront they think a hell of a lot of Seafarers. Last time we picketed with them, they dem­ onstrated their appreciation. Every guy on the lines felt it. I would suggest that any of the SIU Brothers who want to help these strikers out by giving a little of his time to bolster their lines, should do so when­ ever possible. Any of you boys wanting to do this can just go out there and report to the pick­ et captain. Strike Headquarters is in the restaurant across the street from the yard. And they'll take care of you. There's always coffee and. Also they usually try to give out three meals a day to picketers. TOUGH GOING HE'S HELPING Because of this it's pretty hard to keep their picketlines going full strength 24 hours a day. Here's where some of us can give them a big hand. Let's not wait until our Union calls for Personally, I'm going to put in several turns on their lines this week, and so are some of my shipmates and buddies. We want to do this on a volunteer basis 'Duke' To Wrestle Mexican Champ For World's Title To the Editor: I'm back in the ring again down here in Laredo, Texas and will wrestle the main event next week against Bobby Bonales. If get over him, the SIU will have a world's champion. I think I will pin him this time as I have bested him twice before. He is now the top man of Mexico and it will be quite a feather in my cap if I am vic­ torious. ,, , , • , My new contract is very good but not quite good enough to keep me away from the sea for any length of time. My new wrestling colors are gold and blue, the colors I love. I'm having some new pictures made and will send you some when I receive them. Maybe some of the Brothers would like to know about our last trip. We went to Hamburg with a load of grain, sailing out of Galveston on August 4. I suggest that a notice be run in the LOG reminding the — membership when Union meeting are to be held and where. This should appear in the issue of the week preceding the date of the CH ? SAfJP-BAflS? meeting, so that if a man is just paying off a ship, he won't forget ITHOUSHTTHEV to attend the meeting. SAID HAY-BASS! This notice will also help remind the men on the beach that a meeting is coming up. Frank M. Anderson Book No. 2255045 (Ed. note:—The LOG accepts Brother Anderson's sugges­ tion and from time to time will run reminders of meeting dates. Meanwhile, the next regular membership meeting will be held Wednesday evening, Oct. 22 at 7 P. M. With the exception of the New York Branch, all ports hold their meetings in the branch halls. New York meetings are held in Webster Hall. 119 after scouting around on our East 11 St„ between 3rd and 4th Avenues. own we found there was plenty HECTIC TRIP of what we were looking for, all There were five NMU men in OIL DIDN'T GO WELL WITH HIM over the place. the Stewards Department, and It rained so hard here for two what a trip. The Captain said days, the town was flooded. At I was a trouble maker. We had the same time, the tide was at our meetings every Sunday at the highest it had ever been, so which time I would preach the much so that a warning went out SIU Bible to them encouraging over the radio to put sandbags the members to live up to the around all waterfront property. contracts. The back pressure of the river The Skipper was a tough egg. water was so great that it would He joined the Navy ip. 1941 rath­ not let the drain water drain off. er than ship out on unprotected As a result they used rowboats merchant ships. During the trip to get around in certain parts of he 'kept harping to me about town. how he sailed for peanuts dur­ We expect to be in the ship­ ing the war while we were mak­ yard for about two weeks, after ing millions. which no one knows what's go­ I stopped him on that one by ing to happen. She might even asking him how many times he be sold. She might be junked was torpedoed. He shut up like or she might be operated by P.T. a clam. When the SS Archer crossed the Equator during the past HEAR MILITARY STORY Well, if I get the championship, summer, the "pollywogs" got a "hosing." Photo above shows I will send you a write-up, giv­ On the way in on the tug, the one of the unfortunates getting an oil bath via the hose, as hard­ ing all the dope. pilot told us the "Mystery of the ened old "shellbacks" look on with approval. Cecil Morash, who Duke (Frenchy LaDukc) Himler Red Plague," the reddish-colored assumed role of Neptunus Rex. took the picture. water, which off these shores Laredo. Texas RAYMOND HILL and we want those guys to know we mean it when we say we're them Being on a picketline is tough. Any Seafarer knows that. And these guys haVe a damn good beef and deserve all the help they can get. Remember too, that if the time comes when we have to hit the bricks, these boys are surely going to be in there with us. We can depend on them to back us all the way. But aside from that any guy that can give them a little time should so. A good beef deserves our continuous support. Raymond Hill No Hot Watoi? When your ship has been oui of hoi water for over twelve hours make sure thai this fact is recorded in the Engine log book. It will save a lot of trouble when your ship hits port later. If you are in port when the boilers give up the ghost, notify the Hall immediately and a Patrolman will handle the matter with the com­ pany. Don't wait until the ship is half way across the ocean before you send word; let out a yell before your ship leaves port and the mat­ ter will be settled at once. �THE Page Fourleen SEAFARERS Friday. October 17, 1947 LOG Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK 12.02 Edward Kochanowski 7.00 John Golden 21.92 James Pendergast 6.90 8.86 E. Kochanowski 14.82 28.10 Cornelius Sprand 41.52 14.93 Robert Kennedy 3.83 8.39 John A. Morris 75.91 29.62 Fritz Bantz 3.77 19.89 T. Smigielski 79.62 5.48 George Decker 10.70 3.27 Eugene Shone 36.70 1.40 C. W. Philips 5.22 10.42 W. Wolfe 7.71 27.07 Ramon McDonald 8.24 29.40 Alfred Gustafson 2.81 4.22 Edward Kocanowski 3.36 .46 Sigmund Rothschild 2.11 4.22 PT. VINCENTE 27.55 4.30 George B. Williams 6.47 73.39 Charles K. Evans 12.82 1.08 John Thompson 2.46 1.08 Arthur Hirschey 5.66 1.08 William A. Ripple 1.40 4.20 Clarence A. Hancock 6.67 POINT CABRILLO Marcello B. Gacer 6.67 Stanley Sprague 4.06 Rolland B. Hirt 37.07 Alfred Enriguez 10.42 John Early .46 Fred Gunsolus 7.98 Hiram Hanes 11.20 Lester Lapman 21.56 Jesse Griffith Lester A. King Carrion Barroso George C. Doyle Charles W. Miller wishes you to contact her at Louis P. Faberrini ERNEST ERIC DAVIS You are asked to contact Mrs. 2622 Dauphine St., New Orleans, Daniel T. Mollahan Anthony A. Meshefsky Margaret Parry, Director. Port of La. Thomas J. Dennis New York, United Seamen's Ser­ XXX Edward Roundbehler SIDNEY DALLAS TURNER vice, 92 Liberty St., New York Your wife asks that you get in Roger Whitley 6, N.Y. touch with her at 4414 Bradley Jack B. Ritter % t. Julian D. Lewis Rd., Cleveland 9, Ohio. STEPHEN FINN James T. Lassister XXX Get in touch with Mrs. Shir­ James R. Fox JAMES D. TANKUSLEY. JR. ley Wessel, Supervisor, Missing Hugo Loorents Your mother asks that you Seamen Bureau, Seamen's Church Institute of New York, write her at 755 Tenth Street, Charles Everett William H. Mason 25 South St., New York 4, N. Y. San Bernai'dino, Calif. James F, Brewer XXX ^ i Frank E. Judson GEORGE M. SCHEMM HENRY E. HICKS Steve Finn Your mother asks that you Your wife asks that you con­ Lee R. Hufham tact her at 606 West 37 th St., contact her as soon as possible Herman L. Moore at Route 1, Federalsburg, Md. Savannah, Ga. Patsey F. Frango i TJ t * 4. Ray L. Haddock VINCENT MALAVE MICHAEL GRIECK Book number 33935 — get in Joseph Valencia You are requested to contact touch with Records Department, Levy T. Lawrence Theodore A. Evans, AttorneyJoseph Brown 6th floor, 51 Beaver Street. at-Law, Suite 730, Miners NaNorman D. Ross XXX tional Bank Building, Wilkes Jefferson Morrison EGON PUTHE Barre, Pa. Get in touch with your sister Clyde Garner 4 4 X Ingelore Puthe, 244 East 86 St., Joshua Gibbs ALBERT KARLONAS Stanley F. Schulyer New York 28, N. Y. Your sister, Mrs. K. Swanson, James Sparrow XXX asks you to get in touch with Cooper B. Sauder GENE LYNG her at 233 54th Street, Brooklyn Communicate with ' Mi.ss May Floyd Simmons 20, N. Y. Maguire, 32 Myrtle Gardens, Liv­ P. L. Bobbins XXX James R. Johnson erpool, England. CHARLES MARLIN CYH Milford S. Adylett XXX Your mother wishes you to R. W. Hall GILBERT T. FORD contact her at 4623 S. 31st Road, Get in touch with your broth­ Leonard R. Magala Arlington, Va. er, at 907 W. Third, Batlesville, Harry L. Parker James R. Johnson Oklahoma; phone 94M. XXX RAYMOND JAMES CLARK Roy M. Green XXX , Your mother desires you to Hugh M. West JOSEPH EARL CARROLL write her at 912 N. Emerson St., Please get in touch with your John W. Foreman Minneapolis, Minn. parents at 637 King Edward Noi-man A. Power Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Gentry E. Blevins XXX TORMOD EMIL LOKNA DeVmis Cahoon XXX You are requested to contact Lawrence A. Beaudry EULINE ONEAL FLOWERS R. G. White, Gillett & McConJessie L. Wise Write to your mother at Route nachie, J.B.S. Buildings, First 2, Box 98, Atmore, Ala. Alex Primak Floor, 40 Union Street, East Lon­ Elbor Duxbury XXX don, South Africa. James F. Remington ALBERT E. McGUFFEY Harvey E. Burge .TT Get in touch with your father * X.X CECILE GLEN YOUNG at 268 So. Hamilton St., Mobile, Douglas Reynolds Your sister, Mrs. M. Bryat, Ala. Edmund P. Pfautsch PIGEON POINT Vincent Walrath Robert G. Anderson Richard Boles David Talbot Charles O. Connell Henry Ruff Norman Lyons Earl Patterson Ralph Meister Eldon Kohler Nick Mutin Charles Quinn Walter Urbaczewski Walter Wallace Graham C. White John W. Wessils Edward Atkin Ulus Veach Lawrence Price James Russell George Switzer Fred C. Barroso Bartholome Gamila William Doran Clifton Young Gerald Brddsweg Robert Kemmery Fred Cegielski William Koski Harry Railey .r Clayton Grace Stanley Sprague Fred C. Barroso Alfred Enriguez Rudolph Bartholme .... Richard Sidell Walter Ammann Florent Fulbroech Swantee Carlson Virgil Mahan James Picard Martin Haggerty Charles Benway Paolo Pringe Timothj' J. Less Albert Worth Donald H. Sprinker .... Manuel Villareal H. Bergman Jo.seph Pennor PERSONALS NOTICE! Melvin V. Hoy John P. Driscoll Orlan C. Baker William Shaw James S. Chassereau Raymond Nixon Alexander M. Crow Cyril Newman C. C. Doughty Thomas J. Dennin Arthur Nordahl William G. Eudailiy Ivan McC Woodell Eugene C. Glover Robert M. Tate Clarborn L. Massey Jackie McKinney Charles C. Silver 9.80 Jack C. Albernathy 12.14 Anton J. Gordos 9.80 Allis T. Lovett 28.46 Donald P. Lander 19.59 William H. Little 5.60 Joseph Presnell 9.80 James W. Davis 21.94 William H. Mason 5.60 Louis A. Brown 6.54 Gene H. Gehee 23.80 RACE POINT 21.94 Victor H. Heintz 4.66 SAND KEY 28.00 Elmo Clyde Allen Jr. . 28.00 Henry Ford Nelson 3.26 Robert L. Pewit 3.26 Lamont D. Boiieau 25.19 William T. Murray 8.13 Clayton D. Healy '4.80 William V. Rebmell 10.70 Rudy L. Rider 4.55 William Simone 1.28 Val Andrade 18.96 SANDS POINT 44.32 Robert M. Schuler 31.26 Wilham L. Forrest 1.79 James C. Blake 4.55 Joseph C. Ramsauer 3.33 Alton F. Cooper 5.31 William H. Venable 13.32 Jack O. Moore 4.03 Edwin T. Danback 2.18 Oscar B. Drummond 3.48 James H. Fischer 26.41 Chester A. Jowers 38.31 Columbus R. Ezell 1.37 Thom.as R. Horton 2.73 Newton I. Jackson 2.78 James D. Keil 9.43 Jennings J. Long 9.44 George Howard 1.97 Wilson J. Jayner 6.20 Jimmie L. Newell 22.30 George J. Espalla 2.47 Jodel Lawrence 17.97 W. H. Venable Jr 4.80 Saunders J. Walker 4.27 Domingo R. Molina 5.07 Richard L. Terwilliger .... 1.34 Wm. L. Forrest 10.19 Joseph C. Ramsauer 3.42 Alton F. Cooper 5.12 George W. Vencil 3.23 James Shockley 55.71 Thomas C. Blake 6.64 Jack O. Moore 23.69 Gey L. Phillips 9.84 Edward J. Bruno 1.31 Richard G. Newell 11.84 Marvin C. Williams 15.60 Jennings O. Barker 19.07 Truman W. Shaw 8.27 Jerry Shotts 17.08 Thomas O. Wigley 1.60 James A. Dean 9.74 Juddie B. Royal 42.26 Lee Wade 7.C0 -6.34 46 4.20 46 1.87 .46 46 8.93 46 17.74 21.56 9.07 9.80 5.14 8.16 5.18 2.75 12.56 10.18 16.78 1.47 2.87 18.40 4.13 19.56 20.74 2.98 15.04 27.90 14.82 5.42 2.73 4.66 7.75 7.80 6.95 3.37 13.56 3.02 5.93 5.82 6.16 3.19 10.94 2.80 60.00 oe.otf 67.07 66.73 75.92 85.96. 81.56 73.99 67.04 3.73 46.67 8.54 5.60 25.34 25.87 14.94 3.47 2.14 10.40 5.87 5.87 4.27 20.40 14.00 21.20 11.60 1.60 25.19 32.66 12.60 11.66 62.36 4.19 17.08 7.47 37.06 15.14 2.81 1.48 .46 12.45 6.09 .94 28.48 35.63 15.85 21.95 3.24 17.44 2ff.l9 4.66 50.35 32.66 Checks are being held at the 4th floor Baggage Room of the New York Hall for the men list­ ed below. If unclaimed, the checks will be returned to the companies. Zanchettini, Narcizo; Witt, A. Roy; Cease, W. Donald; Vanderhorst, P. Johannes; Thaler, A. J.; Crowley, M. .Harry; Crane, F. Edwaid; Cruzen, R. William; Corosotto, Vincenzo; Cook, N. Fred; White, L. Hersel; Ware, W. Curtis; Webster, A. D.; Welcheski, J. Baley; Williams, L. Manley; Gragg, H. Richard; Goodwing, H. Leonard; Yannuzzi, Martin; Graham, John; Gurganus, Luther; Hill, L. Jesse; Headrich, Clifford; Heerholzer, Carl; Hall, W. Matthew; Helie, K. Leo­ nard; Henderson, Rex; Ivory, J. James; Ikerson, W. Raj'; Jackson, E. James; Gray, G. Warren; Goodwin, Rossie; Frankmanis, Pauls, 2; P'arroll, Carl; Fry, Al­ fred; Forok, J. Balint; Enderson, J. Arthur; Eschinger. E. James; Evans, John; Wood, G. John; Thompson, H. Clayton; Thomp­ son, Ted. XXX The following Permit and/or Tripcards are being held in the New York Headquarters Office: Harris J. Potier, P3-2648; Jack Lewis, P3-4928; Carmelo Fracasso, P3-4930; Oliver S. Flynn, P3-8332; H. D. Adams, SUP TC13655; Charles Elta Duncan, Great Lakes 5546; H. P. Wal­ ters, SUP P-15183; H. P. Bow­ man, Receipts; E. F. Driver, Re­ ceipts. They may be picked up in per­ son or by writing to Headquar­ ters. I a I' V '^1 Money Due Following is a list of checks from the Great Lakes Transport Company. They can be obtained by either calling for them or writing to the SIU, 1038 Third St., Detroit 26, Mich. Alderton, R. J.; Donahue, Thomas, Eldridge, Ernest; Franke, Emil; Greenan, James; Harley, John; Hughes, Fred; Kanasawe, George; Lezzkiewica, Louis; Lynsky, Charles; McAdoo, Robert; Milko, Frank; Miller, Leonard, Mills, John B.; Murphy, Regis; Scott, Julius; Stevenson, William; Suda, Felix; Thomas, James; Wamzinak, Stanley. Canadian Seamen All ex-members of Ihe Canadian District. Seafarers International Union, who are now sailing in Licensed cap­ acity — Masters, Mates, Eng­ ineers, and Wireless Operat­ ors — are urged to report to the SIU offices, 205 Abbott Street, Vancouver; or 1440 Bleury Street, Montreal; or 602 Eroughton Street, Vict­ oria. This is important, and speed will be appreciated. n �Friday, October 17. 1947 — A — Aba, John Abbey, Richard L Abbott, Elmer N Abear, Frank W Abraham, John Abrahamson, Frank-E. Abrams, Orville, E Ackerman, James Acosta, Harry J Acquarone, Joseph A Acton, Robert L Acuna, Lin nG Adair, William O Adamczyk, Walter J Adamis, Ernest Adams, Buford Adams, Donald R Adams, Donajd R Adams, Gerald Adams, J. B Adams, James Jr Adams, James H Adams, John R Adams, P. F Adams, William G Adamson, Bernord W. Adamson, Harry Adamson, James Adock, Lloyd Addison, Grady W Addison, Walter O Adkins, James T Adorno, A Adossa, Ibrahim Agol, Bentley Ague, Robert M, Jr Ahern, James V Ahlstrom, Ellis $ 12,78 17.35 .73 3.96 8.01 ... 7.20 . 3.67 2.75 7.94 32.26 .94 26.07 27.54 1.37 3.80 7.18 .99 1.25 81.29 ... 168.91 ... 21.94 ... 1.19 3.83 01 .... 1.40 .... 4.20 .02 .89 .94 47.15 2.36 21.46 5.05 48.31 1.42 .45 4.13 .93 .74 A i nnl 1 L 15.29 Airey, Frank O 4.66 Akers, Boyd J .08 Akin) Olie M 14.56 Akin, Roy J 20.92 Akins, Garratte .74 Akusis, Peter .56 Albano, Paul Riggio .46 Albrid, Luther M 5.70 Albritton, Richard M .57 Albu, Albert A 24.57 Albury, Charles 79.70 Alderman, Thomas J. 28.93 Alderson, Elmer S 7.71Aldervera, Placido 4.85 Alexander, Alex ... 32.66 Alexander, John L. Jr, . 23.00 Alexander, R. L SlU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DOLUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose ^110 GALVESTON 308'/j—23rd St. Phone 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phono 58777 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK I'/z W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone 2-1754 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PKILADELPfllA 9 Scuth 7th St. LOmbard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 BlCHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. ^ Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 SAN JUAN/P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Phone 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Garfield 2112 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 205 Abbott St. PacIBc 7824 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. ^ Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 mbernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Elleibusch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Alexanderson, Karl V......... 1.46 .71 Alfano, Biaggio .90 Alfano, Salvatore 2.84 Alfaro, Lloyd T. .. 6.94 Alfee, Erleng A. .. Alfonso, Thomas B 1-28 Alford, Virgil Jr 3.04 Alfred, L. S 3.76 Alger, William 45 Alhecht, Buddy S 10.74 Aliff, Robert L :• 11-42 Alkas, Sam 69.15 Alleci Lawrence H 2.41 Allen, Charles M 8.24 9-87 Allen, Clyde R 51.11 Allen, David 2.12 Allen, Earle R Francis G 25.01 Allen, 01 Allen, Allen, George Arthur 14.93 Allen, J. L 3.73 Allen, Maurice L 4.85 Allen, Russell E 9-74 Allen, Samuel F 66.61 Allen, Uiric C 11.85 Alley, John D. Jr 16.00 Allgood, Hugh A 16.79 Allison, Blair 24.93 Allman, W. P 8.61 Allied, James B 29 Alltmont, N 17.63 Ally, John 86 Almerico, Charles A 17.26 Aloi, Samuel H 45 Alongia, Sam 1-72 Alonso, Francisco S 33.59 Alpers, Donald 11.38 Alt, Kenneth C 4.13 Alvardo, Enrique 123.75 Alvaro, Williarh 139.45 Ambers, Ronald A 10.95 Ambrose, Marion W 1-34 Amerault, Edward 5.37 Amerault, Martin 2.72 Ames, Joseph 0 1-98 Ames, R 79 Ames, Vernon Lowell 6.07 2.13 Ammons, James C 47.00 Ammons, p. E 6.82 Amon, Eugene . 1.48 Amos, Floyd R. 24.74 Amos, Leo Don . Amoto, Pedro 1-37 2.41 Amundson, Carleton J. 2.84 Anagnostov, A 26.60 Andelim, L Anderson, Paul 33.24 Andersen, Siguard P 22.85 2.11 Anderson, Adolph 2.91 Anderson, Arthur 129.99 Andehson, Arthur H 3.26 Anderson, Donald- D. 9.24 Anderson, Ernest 5.26 Anderson, Ernest C Ervin W 7.48 Anderson, Eugene B 1.42 Anderson, 37.14 Anderson, Floyd 2.34 Anderson, Frank 56.72 Anderson, Frank W 4.37 Anderson, Fred M 3.30 Anderson, George .5.17 Anderson, Henrick M. _.04 Anderson, J .46 Anderson, J. T 6.52 Anderson, Jacob C. Anderson, L. H 32.00 Anderson, L. J • 7.76 Anderson, Lee J 2.97 Anderson, Leqnard ; 1-37 Anderson, Levell 1.00 Anderson, Mike A 3.56 Anderson, Niels D 2.96 Anderson, Norman D 20.28 Anderson, Richard G 16.01 Anderson, Robert G 20.66 Anderson, Robert H 1.40 Anderson, Thoma.s J. Anders-on, V Anderson, Vincent .. Anderson, Warren R. Anderson, William J. Anderton, Russell L. Andexler, Edword D. Andrade, Carlos Andrade, Edmund Andrade, James Andreadis, Dimttries Andreassen, H Artdreassen, Vagn M Andrews, Edgar C Andrews, G Andrews, N. R Andrews, Theo. G Andrus, F. W Andry, Robtr J. Ange, Loyd Angell, Mrs.. A. A. Angotto, G. J Annis, Albert A. Anoyo, M Antezak, Anthony B. Anthony, Joseph S. Antos, Steve Anzer, Lawrence J. Apiki, A. K Apon( Jacobus Appleton, Olsen C. Arable, Joseph Arrogast, Vernon Edw. Arboqast," Richard T. ... Arceneaux, R Archer, Victor Sealy ... Ardone, M Arena, Louis L Arenson, Lawrence J Argiz Cosme Arguinzoni, Thomas Ariola, Francisco Arlinghaus, Harold E Arlt, Kenneth Arma,Armo, Pio Arman, A A_rm.esto, Ricardo Armiger, N Armod, M Arms, James R Armstorng, Ralph Armstrong, Ralph Armstrong, Richard J Armstrong, Roy R Arnad, E Arnau, William C Arndt, Frank W Arney, Willia F Arnio, E. A Arnio, Eric Arnold, Eugene V Arnold, Frank Alfred Arnold, George M Arnold, Olin W Aronson, Leon Arras, Adrian 0 Arras, William W Arroyo, M Art, Bernie W Arthur, Arvant Arvamtis, Anthanois Arzamendi, Joaquin S Arzamendi, Joseph Aschebrook, Ervin J Ash, Andrew Ashe, Marvin A Ashenfelter, Loyd E Ashford, Arthur C Ashley, Floyd L Ashley, Frank R Ashley, Wade Ashmusen, S. G Ashton, Eugene Ashton, Howard E Ashhurst, James H Ashwell, Warren K 2.54 10.74 .53 2.82 38.36 5.10 12.23 5.36 1.37 10.34 25.68 7.02 1-61 45.17 21.13 28.00 59 46.00 .24 22.40 12.50 46.00 3.63 6.00 5.26 92.16 .01 5.51 1.00 5.60 1.40 .41 22.08 9.90 2.80 2.23 1.98 18.31 21.34 .40 2.71 1118 18.73 8.26 9.24 2.00 1-34 6.33 4.90 20.93 28.02 7.82 10.74 89 10.80 2.23 .85 7.92 .01 1.87 19.22 69.78 7.47 5.13 6.08 2.75 2.06 6.84 49.65 3.00 8.62 16.98 02 22.59 8.08 1.10 2.88 60.00 79 10.74 21.94 3.95 1-40 1.37 7.96 7.58 3.32 Ashworth, H .. 2.82 Asmusscn, Edward R Asplund, Raymond O. .... 9.95 .94 Assaid, Dello L .45 Atha, Robert L 20.53 Atkenson, Robert E .51 Athert-on, John 56.50 Atkins, Thomas W .. 29.27 Atkinson, Ronald H .02 Atwell, Edward L 2.87 Atwood, Robert T 3.96 Aubert, Golden A 91.99 Aubin, Andre 3.76 Augulevicious, Frank .33 Augustin, H. T 52.47 Austin, Charles B 43.13 Austin, Weldon E 27.54 Avalon, Robert A .94 Avelar, Waller 11.86 Avelis, Frank J 36.00 Avelleno, P. G 3.79 Avera, Charles L . 1.34 Avera, Edwin M 6.13 Avera, Philip J 7.52 Avery, Arthur 2.10 Avery, Emmett L 33.95 Avogostan, A 2.23 Axelson, John A 4.00 Axt, Albert E 52.70 Aycock, Wilford B 54.95 Aycock, William B Avello, C-onfesnr E. 16.00 .56 Ayler, Albert Ayra, Kalcenvo .39 Ayers, John R 43.46 — B — Babbitt, Ronald E Babby, Andres Babil, Albert Babio, Joseph BachmaUj Elbon N Bacich, Amton Backrak, Daniel D Backus, Leon Bacon, John A Bacon, John H. Bacon, L Badger, Joseph E Bagby, Luthurr Baggett, Charles L Baggett, Leo ...' Baggis, A. D Bahrend, Kenneth O. 2.37 5.20 16.45 30.34 30.51 8.26 1.72 2.79 5.39 .. 2.12 .60 2.23 31.98 24.45 5.83 3.00 6.15 Bailey, Alphonse D Bailey, Charles W. Bailey, Chester M. Bailey, Delmar A. Bailey, Edward E. Bailey, Elwood N. Bailye, James Bailey, John C Bailey, Leonard Bailey, Otis Cecel, Jr Bailey, Raymond L Bailey, Samuel Bain, Chas., Jr Bair, Frank 0 Baizman, Abraham Bakee, Myron A Baker, Edward A Baker, Ernest J Baker, Ernest J Baker, Joe D Baker, John Baker, John D Baker, Kenneth P Baker, Lawrence B Baker, Lehman Baker, Lester Baker, Norman Baker, Walter Baker, William L Balambina, Eugene C Balcom, Myron A Balcom, Walter J Baldauf, Harold B Baldwin, Frederick R Baldwin, Garland P Baldwin, Robert J Baldwin, T Baldwin, Thomas B Bales, G. L Balger, Francis Baliman, John Jacob Ball, Arlie A Ball, Smokey Ballard, A. Ballard, A. Ballard, Alvin Ballard, William R. Balnes, John Balog P Banach, John Balough, Eugine Bande, Wm Bandoso, R Banducci, Joseph L Bandy, Harold J Bandy, Rex Bandy, Thomas A Bane, G Banker, Charles A,, Jr Banks, Harold C Banks, William G Bankston, E. E Bannister, Bert P Bannister, Leslie H Bapicz, Walter J Baptista, Manuel A Barbe, Shirley M Barbee, Glade R, .. Barbee, Richard .. Barbello, Peter Barber, Charles E,, Jr. Barber, Elmer D Barbosa, Roy Barbour, Chas. E., Jr. 86 4.01 9.61 18.18 1^?8 24.p 1.1)5 .. .. .. .. .. 2.33 53.53 41.14 1.37 4.66 33.59 17.58 2.75 15.14 8.87 1.36 1-36 2.03 1.63 5.46 17.74 24.98 .33 6.18 34.13 17 10.05 94 41.30 24 4.01 4.20 1.58 1.07 4.75 4.75 .04 1.60 3.93 4.45 35,11 .29 ,01 39.84 ,46 64,86 45 7,80 42,46 2.13 16.84 94 27.06 72 20.09 4.65 1.44 11.65 34.06 2.01 11.52 14.40 2.88 8.28 56.34 2.64 6.77 1.42 47.95 3.17 3.42 .69 Notice To All S1U Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to aU members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the iddress Uelow.* Name Street Address state. caty Signed Book No. �Page Sixteen I I I THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17. 1947 UNORGANIZED TANKEPMEN.' i Undei' ilie banner of-Hie Seolbiers Inrternotional Union -Hie lantermen of Tonkers Harbor ond Rtvol Tanker IndustriesJnc.,uK>n the best tanker c^reemerHs in I the industr(|... . CAN ENJOY INE BEST CONPITIONS IN MARITIME / THE SE/ffAKEES INIKNAaUNKM � 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 October 17, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 42 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS FILES PETITION FOR BARGAINING ELECTION IN TIDEWATER TANKER AFL CHANGES COUNCIL SET-UP OPENING WAY FOR NLRB VOTES RENT CONTROL BOARDS ARENT AS LANDLORDS PREDOMINATE BROTHER COMES UP WITH HAYFUL OFF CHARCTER ON SS YAMHILL OFFICAL TELLS NEW OFFICER UNIONS ARE BENEATH STATION SPLINTER GROUPS HELP COMMIES IN THEIR FIGHT FOR POWER CSU MEN COME TO SEAFARERS ON THEIR BEEFS LABOR SUPPPORT STRIKING BAKERS MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION BACKBONE OF SIU PHILLY NO PLACE FOR ANYONE WANTING FAST SHIPPING PHILADELPHIA CREW CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE PANAMANIAN STEWPOT 'AUTHORITY'OVERLOOKS REAL TROUBLE-SPOT IN CURRENT SHORTAGE OF TTANKER BOTTOMS BALTIMORE MEN DOING FINE JOB ON THE ISTHMIAN SAN JUAN OFFERS PLENTY OF JOBD FOR ALL HANDS SWAN ISLAND CREW NOT SORRY TO SEE SALE OF TANKER,AFTER HITTING JACKPOT IN BEEFS SOLD SCRIPPS CREW FORCES ALCOA TO BACK DOWN NEED JOB REJECTION REASONS TO GET DAY'S PAY CONGRESS,OPERATORS AND COMMIES KEPT LAKES MEN FROM PROTECTION JOB OF THE 2ND STEWARD TOUHEST IN DEPARTMENT MCBURNEY MEETING HEARS PLEA FOR SOUND SHIPBOARD UNIONISM SHERWOOD'S AFRICAN SAFARI PULLS REVERSE FRANK BUCK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/17/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/be95c6039197e1d2c0495ee44ebb8a56.PDF f11e166046ee9f44c44d3c4ab3e292f5 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. AFL Confab Opens; NLRB Issue Averted NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1947 ^ FOLSOM STREET TO RINCON HILL SAN FRANCISCO—The issue that threatened to develop into a heated clash at the American Federation of Labor's 66th an­ nual convention virtually van­ ished with the announcement' that the National Labor Rela­ tions Board had overruled its general counsel, Robert N. Denham, on the question of anticommunist affidavits. The NLRB in Washington sup­ ported, in effect, the contention of John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers chief, that there was no need for top AFL officials to sign the anti-communist affida­ vits. AFL President William Green, who delivered the keynote speech at the convention's open­ From humble beginnings on the Folsom Street Wharf, the Sailors Union of the Pacific has ing on Monday, greeted the grown to magnificent proportions. Now the organization is engaged in a building program, the NLRB ruling with the statement first evidence of which is the Headquarters Building, being erected in San Francisco. Pictured that the decision "sustains our above is the cremony to celebrate the breaking of ground on the site at the foot of Rincon Hill. position, as I understand it. As Rev. Edward B. Lenane blesses the site. Nick Jortall. oldest living SUP members, turns the "I am of the opinion, he added, first spadeful of earth. Harry Lundeberg. Secretary of the SUP and President of the SIU. is "that the decision means that standing next to Rev. Lenane. the autonomous status of inter­ national and national unions af­ A & G ELECTIONS filiated with the AFL is fully The following men were recognized and each internation­ elected as the Qualifications al and national union will decide Committee: Deck Dep't — for itself whether it wishes to Bill Brown. Walter Bennett. process cases before the National Bob High (Alternate); Stew­ Labor Relations Board." SAN FRANCISCO—The usual­ off the "walking bosses" because ards Dep't—Bill Higgs. Jim­ Green said that Joseph Pad- ly bustling ports of Los Angeles of their strike for union recogni­ my Crescitelli. Mtthew Sams way, AFL chief counsel, would and Long Beach are quiet these tion, "did not merely exercise Alt.); Engine—Jimmy Stew­ "advise us" of the full meaning days as the Waterfront Employ­ managerial rights. ard. Carlos Lee, Jr.. Val of the decision and that the ers continue to lock out the long­ "Oh the contrary," Miller con­ James (Alt.). AFL would govern itself accord­ shoremen, members of Harry tinued, "they exercised them for ingly. Bridges' International Longshore­ the purpose and with the effect In his address to the opening men's and Warhousemen's Union, of locking-out the longshore­ session Green told the convention CIO. The dispute, which started men." delegates that the wage increases after "walking bosses" went on While the employei-s group had won by organized^ labor since the strike for recognition, is now no immediate comment to make end of the war had kept the na­ well into the second week. on the ruling, it was felt that tion from ''spiraling into an­ WASHINGTON—By a vote of Longshore foremen, or "Walk­ the group would not accept the other depression to date." four-to-one, Robert Denham, ing Bosses," as they are called, decision peacefully. Labor Secretary Lewis B. are also members of the ILWU, One outgrowth of the beef was counsel of the National Labor Schwellenbach, who followed and have been trying for some that the SS Matsonia was delay­ Relations Board was decisively Green to the speaker's platform time to have their organization ed for two hours, sailing at 7:12 overruled on his idea that top pointed out that wage increases recognized by the Luckenbach P.M. instead of 5 P.M. on Oct­ AFL and CIO officials must sign anti-communist affidavits before "have not been tlje cause of Steamship Company and the ober 3. price increases because they have Outer Harbor Dock and Term­ Members of the SUP, who affiliates can use the functions never succeeded in attaining a inal Company. comprise the Deck Crew, were of the Board. goal of equal price-wage rela­ The decision to repudiate Den­ Possibilities of settling the advised by their officials that the tionship." strike early went down the drain organization did not recognize ham was made by NLRB Chair­ when Clark Kerr, professor at the beef as a legitimate one, and man Paul Herzog, and members the University of California, quit that therefore the men of the John M. Houston, James J. Rey­ the job sm impartial chairman of SUP had no reason to honor the nolds, and Abe Murdoch. Asc ex­ the joint management-labor picketline established by the pected, the industry member, J. Copeland Gray, dissented. Coast Labor Relations Commit­ "walking bosses." With only a few days left The Mai'ine Cooks and Stew­ Immediately after the Board's tee. Secretary of Labor Schwell­ until the nominations close, enbach finally filled the vacancy ards personnel in the Stewards announcement, Denham was here's a gentle prod in the by appointing Arthur G. Miller, Department also sailed with the compelled to approve the pro­ ribs for those who intend to San Francisco attorney for the ship, as did the men in the cessing of all union unfair prac­ run for office but haven't as Black Gang, members of the Ma­ tices complaints and representa­ Federal Security Agency. yet sent in their qualifica­ rine Firemen, Oilers, Waterjend- tion cases that have been pend­ As his first official duty. Mil­ tions. Get your qualifications ers, and Wipers. ing. These total nearly 300, ler ordered the waterfront em­ together and send them to (For an analysis of the beef, among them eight initiated by ployers to reopen the locked-out SIU Headquarters. 51 Beaver and the reasons for such actions the SIU. St.. N. Y. There is still time port immediately. This decision, coming with the to get on the ballot. He ruled that the Waterfront on the part of the SUP, MCS, AFL Convention in session, will Employers Association, in laying and MFOWW, see page 9.) Arbitrator Orders LA. Port OpenedIn 'WalkingBoss'Beef No. 41 SUP Building Miliion Buck Haii In Frisco SAN FRANCISCO — As one old SUP member said to an­ other, "After all, it isn't every day that the Sailors Union builds a place like this, is it?" In the more than half a cen­ tury of the SUP's existence, the Union has come a long way. From open-air meetings on Fol­ som Street Wharf, the organi­ zation has progressed to a point where a $1,000,000 headquarters is being erected, and plans are underway to erect buildings in every port where the Union has a Branch Hall. Hundreds of proud SUP mem­ bers attended the ground-break­ ing. With them were many Brothers from the SIU who stood by while Nick Jortall, old­ est living member of the SUP, turned the first spadeful of earth. The site was blessed by Rev­ erend Edward B. Lenane, and before the ceremony was com­ pletely over and the crowd dis­ banded, the steamshovels were already tearing out huge gobs of earth to make way for the foundation. All hands in the Seafarers In­ ternational Union are interested in the new layout, and there is no question but that a large number of "sidewalk superin­ tendents" will be present each day to check on the progress being made. NLRB Repudiates Denham Ruling On Anti-Communist Affidavits Last Chance avert a battle on the floor be­ tween the forces advocating sig­ nature and those opposed. The Seafarers International Union has signed the affidavit, as have other AFL unions. IN THE OPEN l^he interpretation made by the Board will prevent the many commie-dominated CIO unions from hiding behind the refusal of top leadership to sign. Now it will be clear which unions have communists as officials, and which have not. Those unions refusing to sign the affidavits are not eligible to apply to the Board for bargain­ ing elections, and may not press charges of unfair labor practices against employers. In essence, this means that unions with communists in high places are prevented from enjoying any rights under the Wagner Act, as amended by the Taft-Hartley Law. �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG V •' \h' Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 10, 1947 Wofkers of the u)oHd. .V SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - - - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25; Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan DAVE JOYCE ------ Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 205 Abbott St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor I c^^>267 Out In The Open The Communist International organization, or Comin­ tern as it is called, has just been reborn with the announce­ ment that the communist parties in nine European coun­ tries have joined together to "exchange information." When the Comintern was dissolved during the war, competent observers immediately characterized it as a ma­ neuver designed to take the heat off communists in coun­ tries assisting the Soviet Union. This fiction was soon exploded when the communist parties here and in other parts of the world continued to act as one well-oiled machine, controlled by orders from Moscow. Now the Comintern is being revived officially, and These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, the days of militancy on the part of the comrades will com­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging mence once more. No more honeymoons between the capi­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ talist countries and the USSR; no more sweet duets between ing to them. Wall Street and the Union Square rabble-rousers. GALVESTON HOSPITAL HUBERT A. HOUSTON The line has been laid down, and the well-disciplined CARL STANTON J. A. SEALY red fascists in this country and other nations will follow it MARGARET DeBRULE A. J. HALL to the very last letter. MARCELINE HIGGINS W. BARGONE MABEL ROBERTS It is obvious that the Comintern was revived to fight J. HARRIS LUTHER CHURCHILL M. FOSTER, Jr. the Marshall Plan a program that might possibly save t. * % J. D. ROSS Europe's masses from starvation and communist engulfBRIGHTON HOSPITAL D. L. HUNTER ment. But with the strange knack that the reds have of G. McGUlRE (SUP) creating the thing they fear the most, the erecting of the E. FALVEY BALTIMORE HOSPITAL Comintern is expected to increase support for the Marshall R. LORD JOHN MASSIMINO J. BARRON Plan in the Congress of the United States, a group that has L. L. FREEMAN E. DELLAMANO J. NUUHIWA not looked with too much favor on the Plan heretofore. H. SCHWARZ E. L. PIERCE The communists are once rnore in the open. And in J. HANSIL W. T. ROSS the wake of the Comintern lies chaos for Europe and un­ E. JOHNSTON •E. FREMSTAD rest for the remainder of the world. J. NICKERSON E. T. DANBACH Men Now In The Marine Hospitals -o- Last Chance On October 15 nominations for offices in the Atlantic and Gulf District will close. Up to now many nominations, accompanied by credentials, have been received by the Secretar y-Treasurer. But it is not too late to send in nominations and cre­ dentials. The members of the SIU have stated that the \ more nominations, the better the chance to elect only the most outstanding men to office. Let's get the nominations in before it's too late, and K; m that way guarantee the best possible leadership 'm the trying days ahead. J. BALLARD F: R. O'BRAIN DETROIT HOSPITAL MELVIN RUSSELL GEARGE GUNDERSON EUGENE McPARTLAND ALLAN TROMBLY JOHN BUTLER AXEL HEIKKLIA JULIAN FLAZYNSKl JAMES ADAMS HOWARD ROGERS JOHN R. JACKSON WM. SCHULER LOUIS PAULSON ERNEST FENDRIX W. MAPLES E. DELANEY R. JOHNSTON t X X NEPONSET HOSPITAL J. ,S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS L. BALLESTERO Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Stateit Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:3Q p,ni. (on 5th and 8th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on let and 2nd floors.) C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWqRTH M. GOMEZ X X NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. P. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE" % X X NORFOLK HOSPITAL J. PORTER RALPEI STURGIS B. CUTHRELL J. BULLARD A. DESOUZA L. BARSH H. KEECH - \ • 1 �Friday, October 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three J\fei¥ T-H Ait Interpretation Clears Way For NLRB Aitivity By RUSSELL SMITH SIU is in support of the Act, but because the SIU does not wish to deprive SIU members as well as unorganized seamen from their democratic rights under the NLRB. Non-compliance can seriously jeopardize the rights of any Un­ ion attempting to by-pass the Taft-Hartley Act. Especially in the field of or­ ganizational work are the Un­ ions handicapped. None of the many benefits of the Wagner Act (NLRA) can be utilized by any union which has not complied with T-H requirements, and many resrtictions are placed on further activities. tions involving 47 ships have been by-passed because the NLRB did not know the score on what future action to take, and finally, because they were await­ ing for the SIU to secure a TaftHartley compliance number. This week's ruling by the NLRB that the international of­ ficers of the AFL need not sign the anti-communist affidavits clears the deck for action by the unions affiliated to the AFL. The affidavits of SIU district and international officers have been signed and already are in the hands of the NLRB in Wash­ ington. After the usual delay and red tape we will be given our com­ pliance number and a big hurdle presented by this new legisla­ tion will have been mounted. DETROIT—The fact that SIU petitions for elections in seven Great Lakes fleets are being held up considerably by Taft-Hartley red tape is of much concern to By PAUL HALL many of the unorganized seamen The position of the Seafarers International Union on the mat­ sailing on the ships of these af­ ter of political strikes is well known on the waterfront. Time and fected fleets. again, the membership has revealed its position, clearly stating its Many men in these fleets had oppusiliuii to tlie use of the political strike. hoped that they would have SIU First of all, the political strike does not directly improve the contracts with SIU job security, economic position of the membership—individually or collectively— union protection, working and and the Seafarers has consistently maintained that the job of a living conditions long before this trade union is to fight for the continual improvement of seamen's late time in the curient sailing wages and working conditions and to provide a greater measure season. of economic security. At the present time, four peti­ This in itself is a tremendous job for any union. It is an even tions involving the Hanna (13 It's true that many unions had greater task for a waterfront organization. For this objective to ships), Wilson (12 ships). Kins­ come to use the Wagner Act and payoff, the organization's entire machinery must be geared to run man (Steinbrenner—5 ships) and in that direction. And it must pack a wallop—an economic wallop. Shenango (3 ships) fleets are in the NLRB as crutches to sup­ On this basis the SIU has been able to lead and set the standards Washington awaiting NLRB rul­ port themselves, thus neglecting for the nation's maritime workers. It has concentrated the entire ings on their appropriate bargain­ direct action and militant trade BIG BACKLOG force of its striking power at capital's most vulnerable spot—the ing units and the ordering of union policies. ; Our Union is not the only one point of economic production. This has never been the case elections. which has suffered by this long This consistent policy of taking action at the point of produc­ with the SIU. We have continued Two petitions covering Tomlindelay over interpretation. Other tion has forced the shipoAyners to treat us with respect. They know our course of militant action and son (11 ships) and Schneider (2 unions, too, continued to sub­ that when we speak of action and prepare for it, we mean business. supplemented it, wherever ne­ ships) are at NLRB Cleveland mit petitions to the NLRB and Horsing around doesn't have a place iri our makeup. cessary, with recourse to the Regional offices awaiting the set­ NLRB. added to the tremendous back­ ting of dates for formal hear­ log which built up during the SIU Fights Attacks on Seamen's Conditions Today, as a result of our policy ings, and a petition for the Nich­ chaotic days of the installation We're an organization of seamen set up -to better our standard olson (Ecorse Transit—1 ship) of militancy and direct action J of living and to protect our jobs. Let anyone attempt to obstruct seamen is in the hands of the the SIU IS much stronger than As a result of all this legal our efforts in achieving these objectives and we're ready to figHt Detroit Regional NLRB pending many other labor organizations. In fact, few other labor unions in' hamstringing, it might take a It's pretty well agreed, too, that the Seafarers doesn't bluff. We the setting of a consent election the U. S. can point to a record originally planplay our cards straight, and whether the' stakes are big of small, date. ned to bring Lakes seamen under such as that compiled by the SIU we play Jo win. the banner of the SIU. T-H FACTS in it's few brief years of exis­ Our most recent major beefs, both of which had a terrific im­ However, you can bet your tence. pact on maritime conditions, bear out this contention. In '46, when Now let's get down to some bottom dollar on one fact—and we felt the War Shipping Administration was sniping at the un­ facts concerning the Taft-Hartley ORGANIZATIONAL PICTURE that is, by one method or an­ precedented wages we won in collective bargaining, we called a Act, otherwise known as the La­ other, Taft-Hartley Act or not, Now to get back to the organi­ general strike that knocked shipping for a loop. Our victory in bor-Management Relations Act of the Great Lakes, too, will be SIU! this beef was felt by every seaman on the nation's waterfronts 1947, and the reasons for the de­ zational picture, and what effect the Taft-Hartley Act has had when it was over he had more cabbage in his pocket. lay in these elections. upon our recent activities. More recently, the shuffle attempted by the Isthmian Steamship This vicious piece of legisla­ Company in negotiations following our victory in the election Prior to passage of the T-H tion was primarily designed to among .that company's unlicensed personnel, prompted us to tie take away many of the rights -A-ct, the SIU organizational drive Seafarers Arthur Apiki and up Isthmian ships—and leave them tied up—until we got what and privileges which organized on the Lakes developed by leaps charles McGregor, both members we wanted. Our reputation on the waterfront that we mean busi­ labor had won over a period of and bounds. Since it s passage, i „ ness quickly turned this beef into a payoff. our progress has been slowed; ^UP, are currently m the years. considerably. Why? | St. Agnes Hospital, Philadelphia, It was also planned for the ex­ Objectives Are Clear For the past few months, ever press purpose of nullifying many Our purpose fhen is clear. Briefly, it is to win better wages sections of the Wagner Act, an since the Act's passage on June The hospitalized men would and working conditions and to protect our membership against Act which had legally guaran­ 23, all election petitions which enjoy hearing from their friends insecurity. We are an economic organization committed to a policy teed many of labor's rights. have been on file with the NLRB | , , have been held up. Both the,^"<^ shipmates. Brothers of economic action. There is no need to go into Political strikes, therefore, have no place in our strategy. We Huron and Wyandotte elections wishing to help break the mon­ the many sections of the Act in regard the political strike as a futile and unproductive weapon. detail as that has been done in were set before this date, and otony for the two Seafarers can Organizations which go all-out for the political strike almost with­ other articles appearing in the that's why we got them through. write to them care of the hospi­ out exception place their responsibility to their memberships below But all other seven SIU peti- tal. SEAFARERS LOG and the WEST the political ambitions of scheming politicians, who are committed COAST SAILORS. to a line laid down by other politicans far removed from the trade However, we are stating for union battle-fronts. the record that the SIU has been Political strikes generally are used by unions whose member­ opposed to this slave-labor legis­ ship is hpgtied by a minority political group interested in further­ lation right from the start, and ing political interests first and the membership's economic stand­ Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, the SIU will always be opposed ing second. For the classic example of how this works we need as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: only look at the comn>unist-controlled unions, all of which are to any laws which curtail the (a) That he be a citizen of the United States. on the road to becoming arms of the CP, to be swung in any way democratic rights of a free Amer­ ican labor movement. , (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International the commie plotters so decide. Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ Despite the fact that the SIU ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately Political Strikes For Union Purpose is opposed to the Taft-Hartley prior to date of nomination. Act and the principles for which Besides fogging the economic purpose of the union, political it stands, the five autonomous (c) Any candidate tor Agent or joint patrolman must have strikes confuse the membership until they can no longer distinguish Districts of the SIU and the In­ three years of sea service in, any one of three depailments. Any between a legitimate economic beef and a political gripe nursed ternational Executive Board rec­ candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea by a few within their ranks. A union spending half its time on ognize the fact that the SIU will service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ political strikes and the other half on economic beefs pretty soon have to operate within the re­ sels in unlicensed capacity. finds it's just about as effective as a tennis racket with no strings. strictions of this vicious Act un­ (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while They're swinging at the air. They're in the same boat as the guy til it is repealed, amended or employed as an officer of the Union. who kept hollering, "wolf, wolf," so often that when he ftctually otherwise declared unconstitu­ (e) That he be an active and full book member and show did need help, nobody paid any attention to him. four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed When the political strikfe enters the business of a union, you're tional. rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap" setting the stage for bickering that could well destroy the union SIU POLICY ply to officials and other office holders working fof the Union from within. The outfit starts to break off into groups opposing In line with this SIU policy, during current year for period of four months or longer. each other on political grounds and get to hating so much they the various SIU Districts and the can't get together when unity is needed on an economic beef. Look Any paember who can qualify may nominate himself for at the NMU where the commie gang will disagree on everything International are complying with office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, that might better their membership's position, just because the the sections of the T-H Act which naming the particular office and submitting the necessary call for copies of the Union Con­ rest of the guys won't swallow their line. proof of qualification as listed above. The Seafarers knows damned well that its first and foremost stitution and financial statements The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer job is to see to it that the membership is well paid under first- to be furnished, and for the sign­ must be in his office not later than Oct. 15, 1947, together with ing of non-communist affidavits i rate working conditions and to protect its standards whenever a lucent passport photo and a short statement of the candidate's •Mer attack. And from a comparison of accomplishments on the by all SIU officials. Union history and activities. The SIU is complying with VANCOti Vront, it seems the Seafarers way is the best way. We make these provisions, not because the X pay off! Send Them Word Qualifications For Office �Page Four From Folsom Street Wharf To Rincon Hill TBB SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 10, 1947 Daily Labor Paper Needed, Says ITU Leader INDIANAPOLIS — A renewed call for a national daily labor Secretary-Treasurer paper was sounded last week by No applications will be accepted by this com­ Second Vice-president Elmer mittee unless the application blanks are prop­ Brown, of the International Ty­ erly filled out with a complete record of the pographical Union-AFL. applicant's dues record covering at least one "The need for a daily labor year's sea time; dues records covering 18 months' time on a permit or tripcard; must have the port press grows with each minute," in which he was cleared from the General Strike, declared Brown writing in his the Chairman of the Strike Committee and the column in the Typographical date; the port where he was cleared from the Journal. "The failure or unwill­ Isthmian Strike, the date and the Chairman of the ingness of a section of our big Strike Committee; must have a rating above that daily newspapers to fairly re­ of an OS, Wiper, or Messinaii and must .show such port labor news and their con­ rating to the person who takes his application to tinued apologies for the TaftHartley law dilute the freedom send to Headquarters. of the press and lay all our Am­ Negotiations erican newspapers open to at­ Negotiations with Isthmian are still going along tack as the voice of reaction." slowly, but the points used- in the agreement up until this time are up to par with agreements be­ The ITU leader said he advo­ tween the SlU and other .companies. We arq now cated a daily labor paper which would emphasize labor news bu(> working on the Deck Department rules. report events fairly and not The General Rules have been agreed upon with make labor news into propagan­ the exception of the penalty cargo. This should be da or editorials. "We ought to ironed out to the satisfaction of both parties with­ have a labor press which would out too much trouble. put to shame some of our dail­ The St. Lawrence Navigation Company at last ies, busily propagandizing through signed the standard agreement with the Union colored news stories and empha­ after it was obvious that the Union would not be sis of news," he continued. able to get men to sail the ships unless such an "We had better get busy pro­ agreement was signed. moting such a labor press or the The American Eastern Steamship Company is freedom of press, a necessary still holding out on a few points, but they now pillar of freedom and democracy, have two ships in port and before the time the may be destroyed because the ships sail they probably will have signed the American people are no longer agreement. excited when someone wants to control the daily press. Credentials Committee A Committee on Credentials shall be elected at "The American people have the Headquarters meeting tonight for the pur­ become apathetic about defend­ pose of examining the credentials of the candi­ ing the freedom of the press," dates for the election of officers for the SlU for Brown declared, "because they the year 1948 and prepare a ballot on same. seriously doubt that the big This committee shall be a paid committee, con­ dailies fairly and truthfully re­ sisting of six full book members in good standing, port the news. They cannot help two from each department. Nominations for this but note "that the press is usual­ committee shall be opened under New Business. ly on the side of big business This committee will meet the 16th day of October and monopoly and against the at the Headquarters Office, 51 Beaver Street, little people who work for a New York. living." American seamen will always By J. P. SHULER, remember Folsom Street Wharf Union Halls and Rincon Hill, for in these The Wilkcrson Steamship Company will soon two places waterfront history begin operating at least one ship out of the Port was made and the foundations of Miami, Fla. Eastern Steamship Company is of our Seafarers International going to have both the Evangeline and the Yar­ mouth hitting the Port of Miami. The Peninsular Union laid. and Occidental Line is going to start making In the hard lean years between three trips in to Miami instead of two. 1874 and 1885 a young Scandi­ Therefore, it is easy to see the necessity of a navian seaman named Andrew Union Representative in that port. This Hall Furuseth, together with a small was closed sometime ago and the Tampa Rep­ group of supporters, worked tire­ resentatives were making the Port of Miami. Now it will be an impossibility for Repre­ lessly to organize a seamen's sentatives to be in Miami fi'om Tampa at all times union. they are needed. Therefore, it is hereby recom­ Their meeting place was the mended that the Union open an office in the Folsom Street Wharf and, despite Port of Miami and place a Representative there on a temporary basis, at least as long as the all difficulties, they stuck to the Eastern ships are on that run. job and finally succeeded in or­ In its present condition, the building in Phil­ ganizing the Coast Seamen's adelphia isn't adequate for the membership's needs. We have had several propositions for Union in 1885. buying a building in that port, but none of them This union shortly succeeded has panned out to be very much. in bringing about an amalgama­ With a few renovations, the Philadelphia Hall tion with the Steamshipmen's could be put in good shape. The owner of that Union, and in 1888 the two mer­ building has agreed to go along and do most ged into the Sailors Union of the of this work. However, there may be additional expenses that the Union will have to pay. It will Pacific, parent organization of be held to a minimum, and it is hereby recom­ the present-day Seafarers Inter­ mended that the membership go on record to undergo the additional expenses necessary to put national Union. the Union Hall in Philadelphia in good shape. It isn't a very long distance from Folsom Street and the EmIssuance of Books As per action taken by the membership in the barcadero to Rincon Hill, but in time sixty years separated the previous two meetings, the books were opened for two places in waterfront history mem.bership admission on September 25. Instruc­ tions were sent to each port on the procedure —1874 to 1934. to be followed, along with the applications for In 1874 the shipowners were full books. Some of the ports seem to have become con­ unable to stop the birth of the fused with the instructions. Initiation fees are to Union, and in 1934 the Union be collected from no applicant until such a time proved its maturity by beating as the application has been accepted by a com­ back the combined attack of the mittee ifi Headquarters. When an application is shipowners, the policO, the Na­ accepted, the port where the man applied will tional Guard, and the company be notified and also a list of the men accepted will finks. be published in the SEAFARERS LOG. On July 5, 1934, the "Battle of Rincon Hill" took place, a bat­ Breaking Ground tle with one side having all the armament, and arrayed against the guns, teargas, and clubs was only the seamen's determination. When the smoke cleared, 109 By JACK (AUSSIE) SHRIMPTON strikers lay wounded, and two, Nick Bordoise and Howard The writer of these articles has been a member of the SIU Sperry, were dead. But the pickfor several years and is an old hand in thei Stewards Department. etlines remained firm and the His views here are not necessarily the policy of the SIU, but '34 Strike was won. rather observations and suggestions for making work in the Stewards Department on passenger ships an easier task. This A monument stands on the week's article is the third in a series. Embarcadero, in front of the "The Assistant Chief StewardtFerry Building, memorializing is the Chief Steward's "strong He must carry the trust and Andrew Fujruseth, whose unre­ right arm and buckler." He is confidence of the entire unlicen­ mitting efforts and untiring ac­ sed crew and must be ever ready usually in charge of the messing tivities in the development of •of the crew and the cleanliness to go to bat in its interest. the Union took the SUP from of the messhalls and store rooms. To him falls the job of handling Folsom Street infancy to Rincon He should supervise the serving the hundred and one little details Hill maturity. of the passengers' meals from the that crop up daily aboard a pas­ On the corner of Harrison and saloon pantry, and should inspect senger ship, and his main occu­ Fremont Streets, where Rincon the public rooms at least twice pation is to take as much respon­ Hill starts, ground has been bro­ an evening. sibility from the shoulders of the ken for the SUP-31U Building. On some ships he is in com­ Chief Steward as he is able. It is fitting that the building plete charge of the Stewards De­ On vessels that carry only one should be located in the proxim­ partment's o'vertime, a duty Storekeeper he must watch his ity of the greatest Union strug­ which often keeps him working storerooms and refrigerators with gle, with its foundation imbed­ into the wed, small hours. the eye of a lynx not only to pre­ ded firmly in San Francisco rock AVAILABLE JONES vent theft but more important, to —rock as sturdy as the character The Assistant Chief Steward prevent spoilage. and determination of Andrew should work in close cooperation All stores should be issued Furuseth. with the Storekeeper and Chief through him, and on ships where This building will be a monu­ Pantryman and at all times be this is done he should be avail­ ment and a memorial to those available to crew and passengers able to sign all storebooks for alike. whose efforts have made it pos­ the leading hands. If he has cause to discipline a sible for the Union to flourish CAN TAKE PLACE member of the Stewards Depart­ and to advance the just cause of merchant seamen. Above all, Operating the shovel is oldh- ment he should do it through the By this means nothing leaves Second Steward who is the work­ the storerooms without his know­ it will be a home and a citadel timer Nick Jortall. Standing ing boss of the ship. He should ledge and signature and, too, aids —a guarantee that the Seafarers International Union is here to on the treads is SUP Secretary- never make this his responsi­ in keeping down the all-impor­ tant cost of a passenger ship. Treasurer Harry Lundeberg. bility. stay, forever. Assistant Steward's Duties Require Harmony With The Department Chief The Assistant Chief Steward, too, must be completely familiar with the running of the entire Stewards Department. He must be ready to take the Chief Stew­ ards place in an emergency. Like the small boys, he must "be at all times seen but sel­ dom heard," for on a well-run ship he will have little cause to assert himself directly. If he sees something wrong, his duty is to tell the Second Stew­ ard who will have it taken care of; on passenger complaints, which he handles, tact and diplomacy are necessary quali­ ties in this position. At the end of the voyage he is responsible for the physical in­ ventory; a job in itself which will take up much of his time. He and the Assistant Port Steward should always be on tap when stores are being loaded and it is on his say so that the Chief Steward will accept or re­ ject them. His work can either enchance or cancel the best efforts of a competent Chief Steward and, if both of them run in harness, they can do much towards makinr* the ship a popular one, bqth.' the passengers and cre\y _ , t �Friday, October 10, 1947. TEE SEAFARERS LOG LIFE on thie GREAT LAKES \ VANCOtr^ - "'"'A ' Page Five �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 10. 1947 Upsurge Tops Slow Week In Philadelphia Galveston Will Support ILA If Strike Comes By EDDIE HIGDON By KEITH ALSOP PHILADELPHIA — Well, this port like others on the Atlantic Coast, seems to have suffered a slump in shipping. We had six days here in which hardly any­ By JOHN MOGAN one was shipped, but on Wednes­ BOSTON—Another very slow day, October 1, we started ship­ week just passed for the port of ping again, and before the week Boston. Very few jobs appeared was out, more than 42 men had on the board and business was taken jobs off the board. • ^ T j • x at a low point. Judging from Three Isthmian scows were in^^j^^ number of members coming during the past few days. One jj^ from other ports looking for was a payoff, and on'the whole, jobs things must be pretty rough all were clean and in good con­ all along the line. However, it dition. Some of the brass-hats on can only be temporary for all . . i ports, and for Boston, in particthese ships are giving our Slow Week In Boston, But Future Looks Rosy bers a hard time. They don't, Saturday morning saw shipseem to realize that the Union ^ p-^^g ^p again. The won the Bargaining Rights with ^ SS Glacier Park pulled into the the company, and that the of- Cities Service docks in E. Brainficers can't throw their weight' tree for a Saturday afternoon , , X I pay-off; and the calendar shows around as they could before. f. L. . . , « ^ ! that two more tankers pay-offs Let's hope that this word of are scheduled for Monday—one warning is sufficient. If not, the in Portland, the SS York, which SIU will take steps to force the was out nine months, and the message home. other in Mellville, R. I., the SS The Bull Run, a tanker recent- "^^e Dalles, which is coming in ly contracted to the Seafarers,' from a 3 or 4-months' foreign was at Petty's Island for payoff. So that at this writing, it Brother Tilley reported that the ' would appear that there will be payoff was very clean, and that Jobs for most of the members all beefs were settled at the "oxt week, The SS Yarmouth has folded point of production. Members of the crew are so pleased with the new . contract that very few of them had to be replaced on the ship. OLDTIMERS RETURN up on her run -to Nova Scotia and most of the crew laid off. Around the 10th of the month, though, she'll, be hiring again for the cruise out of New York. When the Yarmouth takes off from the Avenue, it is a good sign that everybody with over $3.00 will also figure on ways and means of ducking the New England fall and winter. In fact, a goodly number of the boys aroimd here just wait until the birds start their long flight southward, and then hoist the seabag out of the baggageroom and follow. It'll be Spring before many of them are seen in these parts again—even at a pay­ off. EVERYTHING SMOOTH The port is in good shape, no beefs outstanding, and every­ thing going smoothly. Thei-e is talk in shipping circles of in­ creased activity in the port; but most of us have heard the poli­ ticians predict booms that never materialized on several previous occasions. Why, even the sea­ gulls have left their old haunts around here in order to eat! As San Francisco Holds Ceremony Breaking Ground For New Hall By W. H. SIMMONS Oldtimers Blackie Gardner, Leo * Gillis, C. Foley, and others are SAN FRANCISCO—We start­ paid clean with all beefs squared with us again, and it is a pleas­ ed last week off by breaking away. The Delegates did a bangure to see them. Brother Gardner ground for the new Sailors Un- up job' on this one, and it was a states that he has been down in building here. pleasure to handle the vessel. the Gulf for the past six months, ^ ceremony, with A Calmar ship, the SS Pennenjoying that Southern Hospital- hundreds of SIU-SUP members mar, was in for a turn-around. present, and with a priest to bless Believe it or not, for a Calmar ship, this one was in good shape. Right now the main beef we the proceedings, have is on the men who take | All the fellows are anxious to Delegate Hogan deserves a low time off in the wrong way. Some gee the building completed, as bow for his work on this scow. Isthmian's Kenyon Victory paid of the members, as soon as they , the plans call for the finest setoff in Pedro, and then proceeded payoff, take three days off with-1 up of any trade union on the out calling the Hall for a re-, West Coast. No doubt our mem- here. While in this port we had placement. This is against, the bers will want the same sort of a beef with the operator to get Union rules, so when a man thing for the Atlantic and Gulf the ship fumigated. Now all is takes time off he should remem- District in the port of New York. well. The above three instances prove ber to call the Hall for a relief, It wouldn't be a bad idea at that if we keep pqunding away and pay the relief according to ' on the responsibilities of crewthe Union regulations. We have several East Coast members, it is going to be a big If a man is off more than and Gulf Coast visitors out here help in keeping SIU ships in good three days, he automatically for­ now. Paul Hall, New York Agent shape and ready to sail on sched­ feits his job, and there is no and Director of Organization; Cal ule. sense in his going back to the Tanner, Mobile Agent; and LindThe port of Wilmington was ship to put up a beef. All Ships' j sey Williams, general organizer; closed up last week as a result Delegates should take note of are all out here representing the of a beef betvneen the longshore­ this. SIU at the AFL convention, in men and the. operators. A total Another evil which pesters us addition to representing the Un- of 16 ships were caught in port. is about men quitting before the a meeting of the AFL We can't tell how long the tieship weighs anchor. K the man Maritime Trades Department. up will last, or whether or not They were given a big hand I it will spread up and down the can't obtain his pay, he should get a voucher from the Purser at the last SUP meeting, and j Coast. As soon as we have more showing how much is coming since this is the first time in details we will let the memberto him in salary and overtime. many moons that the fellows ship know through the columns This should also be signed by have been out this way, they have of the LOG. been meeting many old friends. the head of the Department. Shipping for the Black Gang The Ponce De Leon, Waterman, is especially good out here. As a Then,when the ship sails, pay­ paid off here this week, and she matter of fact we have a hard ment won't be held up by the time filling all the jobs. A&G company agent as he will have members paying off on this Coast written evidence that a certain should make it their business to amount of money is due for ser­ ship off this coast instead of vices rendered. If you don't find linen going East where shipping is in when you go aboard your We have had a few cases a slump. ship, notify the Hall at once. where men failed to do this I see that the credentials are A telegram from Le Havre or simple thing, and as a conse­ already coming in for the Gen­ Singapore won't do you any quence they could not be paid eral Elections. That's good. Let's good. It's your bed and you make it a hot race this time and imtil the Captain was contacted, have to lie in it. or until the ship returned from then go to town next year for the voyage. more gains. AHENTION! long as the tankers get up this way with oil, though the seamen at least can figure on working. Again it is forcefully impi-essed on all hands how much the West Coast tanker contracts mean to the SIU, and makes them even more eager to get some of the East Coast compan­ ies into an SIU agreement. And we here are especially anxious to see Cities Service lined up, as there are spells when these scows pay off art Braintree at the rate of one a week. I have found that these week­ ly epistles should, be dated. This past week many men have reg­ istered from other ports where shipping was slow, and on talk­ ing with them I have learned that they decided to come here because of an article of mine which appeared in the LOG. However, the boys should always keep in mind that these articles are written at least a week be­ fore publication — and in this business one week is enough time for a lot of changes to take place. Right now, I could safely say that on Monday, October 6, we are going to have very good ship­ ping; for the rest of the week after that, it would be purely guesswork. I do believe, how­ ever, that the present slump, which apparently has affected several ports, will end very shortly, and when it does we'll hear the old cry about not en­ ough members to take the jobs off the boards. Ah, but isn't it so much better that way? NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAVANNAH SAN JUAN BUFFALO NORFOLK MARCUS HOOK TOLEDO TAMPA NEW ORLEANS The deadljnb for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. GALVESTON — Everything on the shipping front is moving along in good style with nothing sensational to report pertaining to ships and shipping. We expect to see some action the end of this week when the ILA will hit the bricks unless the operators agree to the demand for hiring halls for longshoremen. This is a sore spot on the wa­ terfront in this port and the longshoremen have decided, TaftHartley or not, that the time has come for a Hiring Hall just as the seamen have it. Midnight Friday is the dead­ line after which the longshore­ men will walk off the piers; nat­ urally we will go along With them to the full extent of our ability. The Hiring Hall means a hell of a lot to ys so we can appreciate their feelings on this beef. We had two payoffs this week. The Caleb Strong of Waterman and the Louis McLain, Mississ­ ippi both paid off in fair style. 111 /I lil V1 (J POOR MEAT On the Strong, the whole crew was just recuperating from the ill effects of eating bad hambur­ ger. They wex-e up in the air <C5 over the poor quality of the meat and with good reason, too; a few of them still looked a lit­ tle green around the gills. We settled the matter of bum meat by having the entire store removed from the ship. We signed on the James Jack­ son, Waterman, and at the same time squared away a b^ef which has been hanging fire for ten trips. The galley stove has been on the fritz all this time and the company never attempted to cor­ rect the situation. We went* to work on the beef and the company made the nec­ essary repairs to the satisfaction of the crew and Stewards De­ partment. As for ships in transit we had the Seatrain New York here and the Matthew Deddy, Alcoa, over at Freeport. Both ships were covered and seemed to be in good shape. GOOD EXPERIENCE Brother Paul Warren, who has been chasing ships around the Great Lakes all summer, arrived in town a few days ago and has gone right to work on the ships in this vicinity. The speed he developed in contacting the Lak­ ers during their short stop off s is doing him service down here; he is there, Johnny-on-the-spot, when they tie uff. The few gashounds remaining in this port must be holing up somewhere, I haven't seen any in quite awhile. Maybe the hpi*" cost of drinking has forced.''' on the wagon. y'' m �Friday, October 10, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers Tnternaiional Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. Gbiseling Great Lakes Operator Is Openly Inviting Disaster By FRED FARNEN LOG Page Seven Foc'sie Conversation: An Oldtime Seafarer Sets A Freeloader Straight On Unionism By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO—Well, the old sea­ son a 1 shipping slowdown has finally hit the Windy City. During the past week we only shipped a few men, as follows: 6 Wheelsmen, 4 AB's, 1 OS, Firemen, 1 Wiper and 1 Cabin Boy. This slackup always hits here around this time due to the ships making the Lake Erie ports in order to fill the gap there. Only ship in port in the last few days was the Tanker Westcoat. She loaded for Duluth, and will come right back here. A short while ago, two Lakes seamen were heard discussing various Union problems aboard their ship, and we think it's worth passing on to you. 'For obvious reasons, we're labeling one of these guys "These" and the other "Those." These: "You know, Those, a Union is a great thing for the seamen. Don't you think so?" Those: "Yes, I think it is." These: "Look here. Every time you have a beef all you have to do is go up to a Mate or En­ gineer and tell them that you are a Union man, and that this is a Union ship with a contract covering it." Those: "Wait a minute. These. That's not all you have-to do." These: "Oh, yes, it is, if you use your head." Those. "What do you mean, use your head?" It's been that way since I started paid any attention to that stuff." to sail, and guys before me. Be­ Those: "That's it! It's chiselers fore that it was nothing for a like you who never pay any at­ seaman to work 12 to 20 hours tention to Union matters. You daily with bum chuck and no pay your couple of bucks, and pay to speak of for your efforts. that's that. You think that's all Also, you were shoved around you have to do. like animals. "No, Sir! That's not the score. "Believe me, it wasn't guys You're a part of the Union, and like you who helped the seamen whatever you do reflects on aU get what they have today! It was of us. men who went out on a beef the "What you should do is to at­ right way, when they were de­ tend your Union meetings when­ manding conditions. They did ever one is held. Keep in touch not think of themselves. with the Union Hall, and know "They knew they were being the SIU score. Don't come shoved around, and wanted to around in the middle of the sea­ better themselves as human be­ son, and try to change the con­ ings. They fought end won by tract to suit yourself." doing things the right way. And These: "You sure don't sound don't think that they didn't lose like any rank-and-filer. The way some of their fights." you talk, you would take any­ These: "You're right. They thing that the company dishes didn't win all of them." out to you." Those: "Conect. It was fel­ Those: ""When you talk ranklows like you who did the dam­ and-filer, be sure you know what age." rank-and-file means. You're talk­ These: "What do you mean, ing like a self-individualist. Also, guys like me?" you're the kind of a guy who Those: "Well, when an agree- puts a nickel in the slot, and ex­ in e n t is reached between the pects .to hit a jackpot right away. Union and the Company, the first These: "Well, anyway I have thing to be done is to take the my Union book. How about agreement to the members for yours?" ratification. If it is accepted, Those: "Here it is. Paid up then it is signed." six months in advance. How's These: "I never had a chance yours?" to ratify any agreement." These: "Guess I'm about four Those: "How come?" months in arrears." These: "I don't know. I never Yes. It actually happened! DETROIT—In the past, the [ fectly legal under the contract SIU Great Lakes District has and the Taft-Hartley Act, of usually managed to establish and making Mr. Browning live up to maintain a fair give-and-take re­ the terms of our signed agree­ lationship with our contracted ment. The SIU Great Lakes District ship operators. Today, we still maintain that same relationship intends to completely fulfill all with the great majority of our contractual obligations as in the past. We are giving fair wai-noperators. ing to any would-be chiseling However, there are a few ex­ operators that we expect them ceptions to this rule, and notable to live up to the terms of their among these is the T. H. Brown­ ing Steamship Company. This contract with the SIU. If they do not, then any form particular outfit operates seven of direct action which the SIU old scows: Penobscot, S o n o r a, takes will be fully deserved. Moloney, Coralia, Crescent City, Sometimes it takes a hard les­ Hewitt and Sultana. son costing a little bit of money Although the SIU contract to make some of these greedy with this operator is a fair one individuals realize that the SIU from the point of both the Great Lakes District is a mili­ Union and the Company, the tant organization that will fight Browning Company has continu­ for the rights of the members at ously tried to avoid the payment all times and with all available of legitimate overtime, the prop­ WRONG WAY weapons. er upkeep of their vessels, and Our recoi'd in this respect These: "Well, suppose you By WILLIAM RENTZ the settlement of numerous beefs. should speak for itself. On the think you have some overtime This constant attempt to shirk Lakes, just as on the West, East BALTIMORE — Shipping in important factor in the coming coming, and you want to make their responsibilities under the and Gulf Coasts, the SIU is a big check, all you have to do this port continues at reduced elections. These guys feel that terms of an SIU contract has known for its reputation of al­ pace in spite of our expectations the Law has been talked to grown continuously worse since ways living up to it's word. We is to go to the Mate or Engineer that this week would see an up­ death and no one is interested in the passage of the infamous Taft- are also known as a democratic- and start hollering that you are surge in payoffs and sign-ons. hearing or talking about it any­ entitled to it. If he tries to turn Hartley Act. ally-run, militant labor union. Usually when we expect a more. you down, all you do is to start In fact, it seems as though Our parting words to any ship­ a little stink. Get some of the good bunch of ships to hit port These guys should make a this Company is trying to pro­ owners with chiseling ideas in new boys who have only been they come in as expected, but stop in the Baltimore Hall some voke certain direct action by the their heads is to think twice be­ sailing a short time to back you this week was an exception. time and listen to what the guys SIU. fore violating a contract with the up. They don't know the score Where they went to, no one talk about; they'll learn a few here seems to know. We'll take things. They wouldn't believe Matters have reached such a SIU. any way." If not, any resultant, action by stage that the average Great Those; "What do you, mean, the optirr|istic view and state their ears because it doesn't jibe that shipping will be better with what they want to believe. Lakes Seafarer is wary of tak­ the Seafarers members in order back you up?" come next week., How those guys love to live in ing a job on one of these old to bring any violators into line These: "Well, if you can get Fjor payoffs this week we had a vacuum. Browning rustbuckets, and as a will be strictly on their own five or six of them to back you result of their condition, the heads. up and make an attempt to pile the Steelore, Ore Line; William VOLUNTEERS READY turnover on these particular off with you, the company comes Kamaka, South Atlantic; John Now that Isthmian is buttoned ships is much higher than on any across because they don't want B. Waterman; and Robert Tux- up solidly in the SIU locker, other fleet under SIU contract. to lose time getting replace­ ford, Robin Line. Only five ships for the week—not too good the men around here who have ments." The following telegram was done excellent jobs as volunteer SIU RESPONSIBILITY received from Ed Coester, Agent Those: "Is that what the Union for this port. Sign-ons were no better with organizers are looking around It is the responsibility of the of the Seattle Branch, SUP, means to you?" for new fields to conquer. SIU as a Union and our respon­ Monday, October 6: These: "Sui-e. What do you only two ships calling for crews. We can't do too much for them The Citadel Victoiy, Isthmian sibility as members to see that "Little Wop passed away at think I pay my dues for?" in this port at the moment, so a contract is lived up to once it 3 a.m. this morning. Funeral Those: "If that's why you're and the Mandan Victory, Water­ the boj's are heading for Marcus is signed and ratified by the Thursday. Johnson and Sons." paying dues, then all you think man. Hook and the tanker field. There TRANSITS FEW membership. Thus came the final voyage of of is yourself. Do you think that is always a demand for organiz­ It's our responsibility, and by one of the most colorful mem­ jmu are the only one paying The other ships in port—trans­ ers aboard the tankers, so go to the same token, it's that of the bers of the Sailor Union. dues?" its—were likewise few and far it boys. Company to see that they and These: "No, I guess there are between. They were the John Joe was tiny in "size, but what The latest dope has it that the their representatives fulfill their he lacked in stature, he certainly a lot of other guys besides me Riddle and Williamson, Water­ State of Maryland is going to side of the bargain, too. made up for in guts. He never paying dues into the Union." man; Emilia, Bull Line; Roamer, build some new piers in this Neither the Browning manage­ knew the meaning of the word Those: "You're damn right Alcoa and the Sea Hawk, Isth­ port, so things should look a lit­ ment nor the Browning repre­ fear, and had the heart of a lion. there are! There are some guys mian. Pretty small pickings for tle brighter for shipping. sentatives aboard their ships In all our beefs; the 1934 like you who pay. dues, and anyone anxious to grab a ship. It'll be a long time before they have been living up to the agree­ strike, tanker strike, 1936 strike, there are thousands of others There were a few beefs on the will be ready for use, but the ment. In some instances, we fink book fight and hiring hall paying their dues to keep the ships, but they were settled be­ fact that they have been given have found that the officers have fights, you always found Voltero SIU going in the fight to keep fore the payoff with e\'erything the go-ahcad signal is a step in authorized overtime work, and in the thick of the struggles to the wages and conditions that due the crews straightened out the right direction. this same legitimate overtime improve the conditions of the we are enjoying today. Those and collected. In fact, at the has been refused by certain membership of the Sailors Union. guys are not chiseling because moment there isn't a single beef Browning shoreside officials. The Little Wop is gone, but they pay dues. No! They pay to hanging fire in this port. This situation must be changed! he certainly is not forgotten. help guys like you get an even Anytime that shipping is slow Certainly, the SIU is not going Wherever SUP men meet, tales break." and the membership has a few All applications for unemploy­ to stand for continued contract of the "little man" with the big These: "What do you mean, hours to talk things over, the ment insurance in New York violations by Browning or by heart will be exchanged. even break? Don't we work 56 subject most discussed around City must be made through the ^ any other operator who thinks So long, Joe. We know that hours a week and the guy on a here is the infamous Taft-Hart­ offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ " +>\at he can evade his responsi- when you arrive in "Fiddler's shoreside job only 40 hours?" ley Act. stead of the District offices, as Green," you'll be greeted with Those: "Sure, you work 56 VANCOOV\ under an SIU contract. Some guys say that the Law is formerly. ".e ways and means, per- open arms. Happy Landing. hours a week. That's the game. a dead pigeon as far as being an Port Baltimore Is Running Slow; Shipping Pick-Up Is Expected "Little Wop" Dies Attention Members! �' 'v.. - V j THE Page^Eight SEAFARERS LOG New York Shipping Holds Steady Despite Chaos Of World Series Friday. October 10. 1947 Action Brings Quick Remedy For Slocum Crew By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — Business and bers contacted the Hall and told For six months the Joshua Slo­ shipping have continued at a good us the Skipper had announced cum made trips to Europe and and steady pace this week in the payoff for 4 P. M. The crewfollowing each trip a repair list New York, which is more than member was told that 4 P. M. was made which called for new can be said for the rest of this was a bad hour that day and a By JOSEPH VOLPIAN ports in the foc'sles. Patrolman wouldn't be able to town. Special Services Representative The World Series turned this make it. Nothing was gained when the It so happened that at that town upside down for a whole Discipline meted out to mer­ committee and hurt the Union list was presented to fhe com­ week, disrupting everything be-, hour Patrolmen were to payoff pany, so the ship continuefT its chant seamen is particularly as a whole. tween the Bronx and Brooklyn, j five ships and handle two signsailing lacking the ports. As an illustration of^ the situa­ severe. Quite recently, however, Here in the Hall the fellows ons. South Atlantic Steamship we have been successful in elim­ tion as it now exists, we got a ganged around the radios, inas­ SHIP PAID OFF call last week from one of our Company made no attempt to much as the television set didn't inating one element of the triple larger contracted companies, ad­ make the repairs as long as the come through with the goods in The seaman from the Sunset jeopardy confronting seamen vising us that four of our mem­ crews didn't press their beef. The time. went back to the ship and the whereby the skipper could log bers were caught by the Customs company was more than content What finally came of the bat­ crew paid off without a Patrol­ men going ashore with various to let things slide. him, the Coast Guard could then tling, I don't have to say; the man present. So far nothing has items of ship's gear. In the men's But things changed quickly important thing is that it is all come of the incident, but if any step in and finally the civil au­ suitcases were found linen, cut­ when a new crew went aboard disputed overtime should crop up thorities might take over. over—until next spring. lery, etc. the Slocum two weeks ago in Jobs continued plentiful in the the men will lose out on the We have dealt successfully with Baltimore. The new gang picked DRIVE ON Deck and Engine Departments, money. the Coast Guard to the extent up the repair list of the previous This tanker, like most, is in the that today all is pretty quiet as but slowed down somewhat in The company informed us that crew and presented it to the com­ coastwise trade. It usually makes far as any trouble from that quar­ the Stewards Department. considerable pressure is being pany, but they, too, got the cold By next week the situation two-week trips with quick turn­ ter is concerned. brought on the operators to pros­ stare. may be entirely different, so arounds. It is impossible to hit ecute to the letter all cases where Now we are going after those The ship pulled out of Balti­ don't head for New York before^^®®® ships every time they hit there is definite evidence of ship­ cases wherein the civil author­ more and stopped at New York. getting the dope on the shipping Port. There is always a large ities are involved. Particularly board theft. situation number of ships in this port to be There the crew held a meeting, This is part of a current cam­ elected delegates and decided to contacted and the tankers some­ with respect to several types of shipboard beefs, such as deser­ paign, especially in the Port of BRASS RING times have to be neglected. put an end to the run-around. tion, pilferage of ship's gear, etc., New York, sponsored by water­ They notified the company that However, if you are on a tank­ The brass rings for good pay­ we know that laws affecting sea­ front police, the FBI and other nothing would move until the re­ er having a lot of beefs, come to offs this week go to the Lahiana| men are stringent and sometimes groups to stamp out what they pairs were made. Victory, Robin, Line and the Jean the Union Hall and the man be- unfair. say is a rising percentage of pil­ LaFitte, Waterman. Both ships hind the counter will help PATROLMAN DISPATCHED We are now trying to soften ferage. hit port and paid off in good straighten the beefs before the We realized that the four men the effect of deserters penalties payoff. The Union Hall was notified of by seeing that the men receive who were apprehended would the crew's action and Patrolman Usually a Patrolman will hit your ship but if one is not avail­ the money for the work they possibly receive sentences of 12 Siekmann was dispatched to the able at the moment, the Union have done up to the time they in­ to 18 months in jail if the case ship. With the Patrolman they Hall is as good as the ship for fringed upon the law, along with went to a court. settling disputed overtime or any the retention of their personal Therefore, we persuaded the effects. other beef. operator to refrain from prose­ cution on the promise that we SQUARE DEAL ISTHMIAN NEGOTIATIONS would see to it that the Union We have discussed this matter properly disciplined the men. The Negotiating Committee, with certain companies and have which has been meeting with We succeeded in convincing the convinced them that, inasmuch Isthmian, is making very good as their primary objective is to company that the Union could do progress on the working rules. have the men work aboard their a better and more effective job The General Rules are out of ships under terms of the con­ of disciplining, if the case was the way and at the moment they tract, it would be much more not put through the courts. are going over the working rules practicable to go easy on the In an effort to correct the in­ for the Deck Department. desertion changes and report vio­ equities in the laws affecting It shouldn't be too long be- lations to the Union, instead. shape. They were easy tasks for seamen, the Seafarers Interna­ the Patrolmen who paid them fore we have the whole thing We feel that we can do a bet­ tional Union therefore, is push­ off, and they deserve a salute, presented to the membership. ing ahead with plans to take over On the I.aFitte a couple of the Lately, the Patrolmen have ter and more effective job of dis­ the job of disciplining men on ciplining the offenders, and at boys tried to smuggle some goods commented on the dwindling SIU ships who run afoul of regu­ past the Customs Inspectors with- number of gashounds on the ship, the same time give all concerned lations. out success. They have been They are becoming less frequent a -square deal. We are trying to arrange meet­ The point to be stressed here sailing long enough to know the the payoffs, and are becomings with operators to allow the is that we make contracts with score on this, but they still ing a rarity at -the Hall, Union to take over jurisdiction in the companies to supply them thought they could get away with The Doorman says that the gasDAVID FAIR something. , hounds have learned to give the with competent men to man the cases where crewmembers are ships. charged by operators with con­ Seamen' should have better ^^^berth since the memIf these men do not discharge duct resulting in physical dam­ took the beef to the Skipper and sense than to try to pull these to crack down their duties and conduct them­ age to the ship, loss of property, gave him the crew's decision. capers. The customs men are al- on their activities selves in a capable manner, they neglect of the ship's welfare, deways on the look-out for mer" "P Deck Delegate David Fair, AB, hinder the Union's negotiating chant seamen, and they crack ^ook a broad hint. led the crew in its decision and (Continued on Page 9) down" hard when they get one. was backed up by a Deck De­ partment composed entirely of We had a rush of tankers in full Bookmembers. port during the past week, among them the Sunset, Pacific Tank­ The solid front presented by ers. She was due to payoff here, the crew had its effect almost in­ so we contacted the company to stantly. The next morning 51 learn the exact hour. SS BEAUREGARD C. L. Perry 10.00 H. B. Thomas 5.00 R. K. Tompkins 15.00 ports were put aboard and in­ stalled. At the same time minor They couldn't give us a defin­ A. F. Mazamelle 3.00 C. P. Rasher 5.00 R. J. Brown 5.00 C. Sterner 10.00 carpenter repairs were taken ite answer, and said they would 5.00 L. A. McLaughlin 2.00 F. Chrzescian 5.00 care of. SS ALCOA PLANTER G. Gabling call before noon, but they didn't. G. A. Sullivan 25.00 E. Calandra 3.00 O. Feguera 12.00 W. Mingen 5.00 In almost no time at all the C. L. Leming 10.00 J. Basch Later, one of the crewmem5.00 C. Iturrino 10.00 H. J. Tilden 5.00 ship was fit for the crew and P. DeWall 5.00 H. Groggorski 4.00 A.-Segriff l.OO 5.00 A. E. Moller preparations were made for de­ J. F. Melton 25.00 H. A. Lndry 5.00 Frank E. White 5.00 3.00 R. Swain parture. As a final touch the Z. Marciniewicz 5.00 F. E. Lillard 5.00 L. E. Hilton 10.00 Manuel Cordova 2.00 slopchest was checked and short­ C. S. Hammen 5.00 F. Pfitzinger 5.00 W. Grant 5.00 J. J. Russel 5.00 ages were secured. A. Minton 5.00 R. G. Bennet 5.00 SS N. ALRICH F. E. Walter 2.00 Men desiring io have Bo­ J. H. Hawn 2.00 A. K. Sanders 5.00 For the first time in over six A. A. Hauke 2.50 D. Bouillit 5.00 months 'the Slocum departed sun stamped in their Union James Testa 5.00 B. W. Dean 5.00 R. P. Sasseville 2.50 B. Montalvo 5.00 shipshape, thanks to the determ­ R. Ratcliff 5.00 M. Hernandez baoks can have it done by 5.00 H. Childs 5.00 R. Pierson 5.00 ination of the crew to make it a J. E. Barton 2.00 B. O. Buzbee 3.00 appearing before the com­ L. B. Thomas 5.00 J. F. Stevens 5.00 real SIU ship with SIU condi­ P. Gelpi 1.00 I. O. Avecilla 5.00 mittee handling this matter S. D. Bossick 5.00 W. V. Smith 5.00 tions. J. J. Thompson 10.00 J. Graff 3.00 on the 2nd deck of the New SS WACOSTA TURNED INTO NEW P. Glavey 10.00 H. E. Hull 10.00 Deck Delegate Fair and the P. J. McAndrews 5.00 A. Segriff York Hall. YORK BRANCH 5.00 15.00 J. Paulus rest of the crew showed that the S. Garcia 5.00 J. P. Newman 10.00 D. E. Commack 5.00 Seafarers way of action at the All discharges must be SS WM. ALLEN J. Malone 5.00 J. Gregg 5.00 R. W. Quinn 15.00 point of production is the or" presented at the time. 5.00 H. W. Burkhardt 10.00 R. E. Williams N. B. Cabahug 5.00 J. K. M. Smith 10.00 sure way of getting thingj . C. Arnold 10.00 W. L. McClure 5.00 A. Stepanian 10.00 J. A. Mora 10.00 The Slocum is their pre,"' Note Jo Bosuns ...iijk., 4 ''J ' (tl �Friday, October 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin* Seafarers And The 'Walking Boss' Beef used solely to undermine the po­ On the surface, the drive of easy to handle if the lock-out holding the bag toward the end CP line in the labor movement. The position of the SUP in re­ sition of the AFL seamen on the Harry Bridges and his Interna­ continues for any length of time. of the 1946 Strike, after pledging tional Longshoremen's and Ware­ The shipowners know this, and that all would stay out until all gard to the "walking bosses" West Coast. beef was outlined clearly and housemen's Union, CIO, to gain they are betting that Bridges had settled. By now Harry realizes that he Second, the MFOWW is aware fully in a leaflet which stated recognition for the supervisors or can't successfully keep his men has bitten off more than he can "walking bosses," n:ay appear to out for any long period of time. that Bridges has used his stra­ that the Union had gone on rec­ chew. His high-handed activi­ be a legitimate effort to extend Add to this the fact that the tegically placed membership to ord not to give any support to ties, plus his allegiance to the union protection to n.ore work­ support for the ILWU in this ac­ force the other West Coast mari­ the beef because the ILWU was CP line have cost him the sup­ ers, but to those who know the tion is very slight, and you have time workers into bad positions, allowing NMU crews to go aboard port of all honest trade unions whole story, it is a sorry attempt a picture of the situation facing and has also sabotaged the entire ships in back of picketlines, oft the West Coast, and now he to capitalize on a bad situation. Bridges, and the reasons why he maritime movement on the Coast while at the same time request­ has even lost the support of the so as to follow the communist ing the AFL seamen to honor the If it is so important to get col­ is so nervous today. rank-and-file of a commie-dom­ lines. lective bargaining rights for the On another page there appears party line. inated union such as the Marine For these reasons the MFOWW SUP men stated their willing­ Cooks and Stewards. "working bosses" now, why a news story about the "walking wasn't this important concession bosses" beef, and the fact that the and other non-communist water­ ness to leave their ships, but It may well be that Bridges' inc'jded in the terms which set­ sailing of the SS Matsonia was front unions along the West Coast only after all other Departments, tled the successful strikes of delayed for a few hours as one have no great desire to be in­ Engine and Stewards, had also powej- on the West Coast is wan­ ing. If that is so, it is the best 1934, 1937, and 1946? In all of consequence. It also relates how volved in any phony beef under­ hit the bricks. taken by the longshoremen, es­ A strike such as the one now these, the West Coast played a the Stewards Department, mem­ break that Coast maritime work­ part, and the question is, why bers of the Marine Cooks and pecially since Bridges has proved being carried on by the ILWU is ers have gotten in many years— didn't Bridges and company Stewards, CIO, and the Engine conclusively that he is not a sin­ phony. It was entered into for in fact since Harry came to make an issue out of this before? Department, members of the Ma­ cere trade unionist and uses ulterior reasons on the part of power. strike action mainly to push the Harry Bridges, and is now being It is within the remembrance rine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenof most waterfront workers when ders, and Wipers, Independent, Bridges and his cohorts classed sailed with the ship, as did the the "walking bosses" as finks, men of the Sailors Union of the company stooges, and phonies. Pacific, who manned the Deck At that time the comrades didn't Department. not mean that any performer is make sure that anyone damaging (Continued fro?n Page 8) want them, and now the com­ This is an important develop­ going to get an easy break. the Union's—and their—prestige pletely communist-d o m i n a t e d ment, and proves how confused sertion and other charges of a will be dealt with most strictly He will get a square deal in a ILWU is going all-out to obtain the situation is where the ILWU similar nature. in accordance with democratic fair hearing. But there will be recognition for these people. Under the proposed ^lans, in­ and Bridges are concerned. procedure. no leniency for those found It is significant that the com­ stead of the shipowners pressing MEN REVOLT rades have picked a time when charges with local police and guilty. PRESERVE SHIP'S GEAR The Union is proceeding with the Taft-Hartley Law is a para­ civil authorities, the Union will The leaders of the MCS will Of course, the most effective mount issue to pull a so-called probably try to save face in the be advised of the offense. The this plan in order to give the strike and thereby becloud the future by explaining that the Union will then take steps to membership a squarer deal than way of eliminating the necessity it might get under other circum­ for prosecuting offenders, either entire situation. Stewards Department was handle the case through the med­ The fact of the matter is that "shanghaied." But this has not ium of Union trial committees. stances, and to keep the guys by the Union or civil authorities, the comrades themselves are not an element of truthfulness to it. For one thing, this will mean a from getting involved with the is for all hands to keep their noses clean. too certain on what they want The men simply refused to take fair hearing for the accused. law. But at the same time it is de­ More specifically, leave those or expect. They are demoralized, part in a bum beef, and it is now Moreover, it found guilty, he will finitely not going to allow of­ ships in exactly the condition you and as a consequence, their pick- almost a certainty that quite a draw punishment that is consis­ fenders to use the Union as a find them. See to it that ship's etlines are almost entirely myth­ few men will be purged by the tent with the nature of the of­ haven when they foul up. gear is not removed from the ical, and the men on strike, nine MCS officials when the Matsonia fense. In other words, we will vessel. See to it that it suffers One of the Union's important in all, haven't lost a day's work returns. "make the punishment fit the no unnecessary damage during reasons for wanting to assume since the action started. The commie top leadership of crime." the trip. They work on other jobs while the MCS was frantic when the jurisdiction in cases of shipboard Since statutes and regulations Such items of ship's gear as seven ships remain tied-up, put­ men sailed with the ship, and this governing the conduct of mer­ violations is to demonstrate to ting more than 300 seamen out is the first time an MCS crew chant seamen are among the most the shipowne^ij that it is a re­ coffee percolators, toasters, lin­ ens, towels and a multitude ol of work. did not follow the party-line stringent in the nation, seamen sponsible organization capable of others are aboard ship today be­ generally got pi^fty severe pen­ dealing with foul-ups. when commanded to do so. ALL SUP alties whenever they became enWe have succeeded so far; we cause of the steady fight by the Bryson and other top commis­ It is ironic that the seven ships sars of the MCS are now involved tangeld with the law. The SIU mean to continue to do so. We entire membership to increase are crewed by the Sailors Union in local politics, with Bryson run­ is intent on seeing that this can demand better contracts be­ conveniences for the crews. Guys who appropriate these of the Pacific in the Deck De­ ning for the post of Assembly­ situation is wiped out. cause of it. materials, or foul them up, are partment, but at the same time, man in San Francisco. As a re­ STRICT HEARINGS We want it understood in all willfully taking a crack at the ships that had a completely NMU sult he is afraid to front m a With all possible emphasis, quarters that our membership welfare of their shipmates. crew aboard were allowed to sail tough beef. He was supposed, however, we must point out right is composed of serious, efficient without hindrance. The ILWU, at the beginning, to handle all here and now that this setup does and responsible seamen, who will SERIOUS BUSINESS needless to say, is in the CIO, as phases of the Matsonia beef, but And since the Union is willing is the NMU, and both are con­ soon bowed out and turned the to assume responsibility for the trolled by the communists. details over to a Patrolman penalizing of such offenders, and At a time when the ILWU was named Johnson. to show that it can do so success­ demanding that the SUP leave Heads will roll in the MCS fully, we should not be caught the ships the same responsible when the commie leadership js out on a limb. officials were giving passes to taken to task by the communist It recognized that 99 per cent NMU members to go aboard ship. party trade union directors. of the members are first-rate Watchmen, also members of the In the MFCWW the same seamen who sail throughout the CIO, have been permitted to go situation does not apply. The years without ever fouling up, through the picketlines, and still MFOWW is not controlled by but that nevertheless there are men of the SUP were asked to communists, but was at one time always the few who for one rea­ honor the lines. involved in the setting up of the son or another find themselves It is no secret that the ship­ late unl'amented Committee for NEW YORK SS MANDAN VICTORY fouled up. owners on the West Coast have Maritime Unity. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS F. Dowling, $2.00; L. Olano, $2.00; been preparing for a long time to Let us not forget one important D. E, Commack. $2.00; J. T. Stod- D. Sinclair. $2.00; S. T. Adams, $2.00; MFOWW POSITION test strength with Harry Bridges. d.ard ,$3.00; H. E. Vail, $3.00; V. J. W. B. Aubrey. $2.00; G. H. Marsh, fact, however. And that is that Even while Bridges, during the Vincent Malone, head of the Tabarrini, $3.00; G. J. Smith, $3.00; $2.00; G. Hassell, $1.00; S. Beattie, the Skipper is the master of his war, was vowing undying love MFOWW, announced support of I^rancis Rodrigues, $3.00; A. Goidsmit, $2.00. ship at sea. $5.00; J. Cruz, $1.00. SS F. SPENCER for the operators, they were mak­ the "walking bosses" but was Regardless of what arrange­ W. T. Kaftan, $5.00; H. P. Gallagher, Burr, $1.00; J. Valencia, $2.00; ing plans for all-out action against caught off base when the MCS $1.00; J. Maximo, $1.00; N. D. Ma­ T. Wm. Sandstrom, $2.00; V. Carlson, $2.00; ments we make, neither the com­ ihe CIO longshoremen. failed to spearhead any action in tes, Jr., $2.00. A. Sarg, $5.00; P. Lopez, $1.00; N. pany nor the Union can take SS HOBAN Observers on the West Coast regard to the Matsonia. This, Fields, $1.00; B. Flesher. $1.00; T. precedence over his authority, A. Stout, $5.00; C. R. Pimentel, $1,00; O'Rourke, $1.00. were of the opinion that the ship­ coupled with a threat from the and none of our efforts are in­ J. Ervin, $3.00; R. E. Dingle, $3.00; SS STEEL VENDOR owners would wait another few company that a suit would be Mngash. $3.00; W. C. Beck. $3.00; M. tended to usurp his authority. We W. L. Matick, $3.00; Tsi '^oung. months before making the first thrown against the union, made Long, $3.00; L. Thomas. $1.00. cannot narrow dov/n his jurisdic­ $3.00; R. S. Stone, $3.00; D. Guyal, SS S. JUNEAU move, but now it appears as Malone a party to two acts. $3.00. tion. R. Davis, $2.00; J. Castro .$2.00; j. though they have accepted First he instructed the Black Winly, Jr., $1.00; J. Walker. $1.00; SS N. ALRICH It is our sincere opinion that Bridges' challenge and are pre­ Gang on the Matsonia to ignore Felix S. Diaz, $1.00; S. J. Contois. B. E. Nickers, $2.00; O. Boudreau, our Union membership is fully pared to fight this one through to the picketlines, and then he had $1.00; F. Smith. $2.00; I. McKenzie, $2.00; B. Hamshire. $5.00; C. D. Fulchcr, $3.00; S. H. Hills, $5.00; N. capable of dealing with violators the bitter end. a launch take a dozen men to the $2.00. Chabra, $2.00; R. Rodrigius, $5.00; L. in a manner that will reflect with SS BEN WILLIAMS ship after she had left the pier. TOTTERING REGIME E. C. Sabin, $1.00; J. R. Olivo, $2.00; Inwood, $5.00; S. Andrews, $3.00; J. credit on the Union. These were men who had missed E. Aunio, $2.00; B. Kalinkas, $1.00; A. Pedrosa, $4.00; Spars, $2.00. We are just as sure that All V. DeSousa, $5.00; J. Reed, $4.00; The Bridgtes regime in the the vessel at the sailing. Russian. $2.00; M. Sams. $1.00; W. Seafarers will pitch in and tight­ E. Pritchard, $2.00; B. Montalvo, $2.00; ILWU is not as secure now as Malone's reasons for advising Jastrzebski, $2.00; A. Armana, $1.00; R. H. Ditzer. $3.00; DeMent, $3.00; en our reputation as the cleanest, it has been. Although he has sys­ his men to ignore the picketlines R. Wiseman. $2.00; E. Atkins, $1.00; Hamann, $2.50; J. L. Haves, $2.00; and most efficient on the water­ M. Vigo, $1.00; L. Lowe, $1.00; J. J. tematically purged all those who and to sail the Matsonia are two­ Hough, $2.00; R. Guzman. $2.00; C. R. Pierson, $3.00; J. F. Stevens, $3,00; front. ^osed him, unemployment is fold. He and his membership Martinez, $1.00; E. C. Shaffer, $1.00. E. Vaher. $5.00; W. V. Smith, $5.00. Let's prove we can run our SS A. H. STEPHENS VANCoCnlt in his organization, and have not forgotten how Bridges SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK own business from stem to stem. E. Jensen, $5.00. C. Goldstein, $1.00. '''i men may not prove and the CMU left the Firemen Let's Look At The Law •H �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 10. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Steel Chemist Men Reveal Elements Of Good Unionism SCENES ON DECK AND BELOW Carefully outlining all the elements that go into the fnaldng of a good Union crew. Seafarers aboard the Isthpiian ship SS Steel Chemist laid stress on the proper pro­ cedure for handling of beefs at the Sept. 18 shipboard meeting. t— A suggestion that the engine Unanimously adopting a sound room doors be kept closed at all SIU attitude, the Chemist men times was warmly received. agreed that all hands would co­ Earl Laws did the recording at operate "ICQ percent" with the the session. Richard Weisband Delegates in all beefs that might and David Stewart are Engine arise in the course of the current and Stewards Delegates aboard the Steel Chemist, respectively. voyage. So that each crewmember could take active interest in phy sical conditions on the ship, al, Booms and guys of the SS Queens Victory criss-cross this present at the meeting accepted view of Shanghai harbor photographed by Seafarer Bertil Svena plan whereby each member nson during a recent voyage as the Isthmian ship approached the would "make up a litle repair Orient's famed port. list of the things needed in his own room." Lists would then be Repairs are now being made turned over to the respective on the SS Yugoslavia Victory, departmental delegates. an Isthmian ship which was GIVE IT TEETH damaged when it struck sub­ merged wreckage off Barnegat The meeting then took action Bay on Sept. 9. The vessel is to put teeth into its plans by at the Hoboken yards of the moving that no one would sign Todd Shipyards Corporation. on foreign articles "until all At the, repair yard it was hands were satisfied with the found that forty-four plates had stores, slops, and repairs. An election for a Ship's Dele­ been affected and had to be re­ gate resulted in I. W. Magarvy placed. Twenty-one others, on assuming those duties, in addi­ the edges of the heavily dam­ tion serving as Deck Delegate. aged area, will be repaired in places. As chairman of the meeting The Yugoslavia Victory made Brother Magarvy read the list of port under its own power after rules governing shipboard con­ the crash by continual use of duct. Under the subject of Union pumping equipment, but could Education he stressed the bene­ not be drydocked at the Hoboken fits of harmony and unity among yard because 65 feet of her bilge all hands, directing his remarks No mistaking the hour at Using the sea cock as a prop. keel was dangling loose on the particularly to the newer SIU port side. hand here, as Brother Svennson Brother Donald Austell, FWT, members on board. When the loose keel section dives into a mug of mocha in holds still long enough for HEAT'S OFF was removed, the ship was taken the Queen's Victory engine Svennson to snap a time ex­ out of the water and given a room. The nieeling also shut the door posure. temporary patch. Then she was of a heated subject. It was brought to the membership's at­ shifted back to Pier 39, Brook­ tention that when the engine lyn, to discharge her 3,600 tons room doors were left open the of cargo, after which she re­ heat poured out and made its turned to the Todd yards. way into the crew's quarters and No definite date has been set provided an atmosphere resemb­ as to when the repairs will be ling an inferno. completed. Yugo Victory Undergoes Repair In Hoboken Yard Spotless Ship Wins Praise For Aldrich Crewmen A good union-like job deserves mention, in the opinion of Wal­ ter Walsh, an SIU oldtimer and currently Steward aboard the SS South Atlantic Liberty SS Nelson Aldrich. Brother Walsh took over his duties aboard the ship this week and his sharp union eyes popped at the spic and span condition of the galley left him by the former Stewards gang, headed by Chief Steward Johannes Hals. "It was the best department I ever saw," said Walsh, who has seen many in his saiilng days. The ship-shape condition of the galley left by . Brother Hals and his boys couldn't be beaten," he asserted. MAKES IT KNOWN Such first-rate performance of duty should not go by unrecog­ nized, Walsh figured and conse­ quently he informed the LOG of his findings forthwith. But good seamanship wasn't confined to the galley aboard the Aldrich. When Tom King, the new Deck Delegate came aboard he found the same situation pre­ vailing on the deck, formerly guided by Bobby Spears. In fact, there wasn't anything for the new crew to squawk about when it came aboard the Aldrich. All hands in all departments were satisfied. No beefs arose aboard the ship, and the Chief Mate, J. C. Urban appears to be a "good Joe." ^ Indications are that the lads aboard the Aldrich, which is heading for Trieste, Italy, may have a pretty good trip." The One And Only Tony Pisano Gives A Log Man Some Cockeyed Minutes LAYING IT ON THICK Bosun Harry Lundquist, wearing a nor'easter for a crown, lakes his role of Neptunus Rex seriously aa he goes about making a "shellback" oul of "Pollywog" George Englehardt. QS. in eiqualorial ceremonies aboard Ihe Marine Rimner, Robin Lines. Looking on is Pele, an OS. The Runner lived up lo its name on its last trip, making the run from New York to Capetown, in 15 days. U' Everything pointed to a smooth and peacefully rou­ this blob of mayonaisse: "We tine operation the other morning as the ship's news editor will do our best to prepare went about sorting a raft of official ship's minutes and Tony's stomach for the diet of Poor Boy sandwiches he is faced making them ready. X with." typed. Listed as chairman was All was going well, too. Sud­ Not the least enlightening was denly a shrill, knifelike scream one Tony Pisano, "Book No. from ye ed's lips nearly tore Double Zero." Secretary for the the report on Education which through the LOG office's bulk­ meeting was one—Tony Pisano. revealed that "Chairman Tony heads. Down on the deck in a Business got under way at 3 A.M. Pisano gave an informal lecture Under old business the min­ on the atomic bomb." Tony, it pool of his own froth toppled the near-crazed LOG man, a set utes reported that "a vote of said, stated emphatically that the of ship's minutes clenched in his thanks was accorded to Tony automobile is here to stay. Pisano for awarding our ship the first. Fearlessly, Chairman Tony Pis­ honor of conveying him back to ano charged into Good and Wel­ HE'S OUT As the last note of his wild cry his old haunts." fare with the claim that the air Then came the Delegates' re­ in his foc'sle was foul. The min­ petered out on Beaver Street, a rescue crew was splashing the ports. Said the Ship's Delegate: utes reported that "no one no­ "To again have Tony with us ticed it imtil Tony came aboard," third bucketful of ice cold aqua is a treasured privilege." into his colorless kisser. His The minutes were approved by The Deck Delegate had his say, eyes fluttered like a gassed-up Anthony Pisano as Ship's Dele­ cutie's after the fifteenth shot of thusly: "We are indeed gratified gate; T. Pisano, Deck Delegate; absinthe. He made a poor ex­ to have Tony in our department." Toni Pisano, Engine Delegate, cuse at smiling. Weakly he pass­ The Black Gang Delegate chirp­ and Satchel Foot Pisano. ed the crumpled copy of the min­ ed: "To put Tony below is our The meeting broke up "at utes that had touched off the aim." (Whether below the sod or dawning" after "it gave fervent outburst to one of his 'mystified the decks wasn't made clear). thanks that there is only one rescuers. HOT DOG Tony Pisano." . It was from the Seatrain New Sandwiching in his report, the In this, the ships' Jersey, dated Sept. 6 and neatly Stewards Delegate made with enthusiastically concurf"' f'!| ,/J �Friday, October 10, 1947 WHE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief LYMAN STEWART. Aug. 18— Chairman Rudolph Himel: Sec­ retary# G. W. Beardslay. Dele­ gates reported no disputed over­ time. New Business: Chairman requested that John J. Pfeiffer be brought up to answer for deserting ship in New York. Man left ship without notifying the Union and made no effort to se­ cure a replacement. Same charges leveled against Bernece Collins. Good and Welfare: Chairman read the'oath of obli­ gation to all members. It was found that only six members had ever heard the oath before. 4. 4. 4. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. (Dale no! given) Chairman H. Jensen; Secretary P. Cassidy. New Business: Motion carried to elect Boulanger as Engine De­ partment delegate. Motion car­ ried to have Malmberg as Stew­ ard Department delegate. Mo­ tion carried that in the future contract be lived up to during both shipboard subsistence or full shore side subsistence. Mo­ tion carried to have "lodging money" clause boosted to a more substantial one in line with the Union's saltwater rate of $3 per night. DEL SANTOS. July 27—Chair­ man M. B. Ackerman; Secretary Jimmie Davis. New Business: Motion by Tassin that Stewards Department be given a vote of thanks for food and service. Mo­ tion by Tassin that all locks be changed. Motion carried that ac­ tion be taken against Purser and written statement be given Pa­ trolman. Good and Welfare: Mo­ tion carried that ship's library be exchanged upon arrival. Motion carried that new ship's delegate be elected due to resignation of former delegate; Yearly elected. 4 4 4 GOVERNOR O'NEAL. Aug. 5 —Chairman Hudson Holloway; Secrelary P. H. Maffioli. Dele­ gates elected: Pat Ryan, ship's delegate; Frank Verner. Deck; Pal Ryan. Engine; Hilton Baggs. Stewards. New Business: Motion to have Patrolman check slopchest as to cigarettes and sizes of colthing. Motion carried to have Patrolman see that new mattresses and pillows are put aboard in New Orleans. One minutes of silence for Brothers lost at sea. SEATRAIN TEXAS. Aug 3— Chairman M. Richilson; Secre­ tary Fred A. Gunter. Old Busi­ ness: Hot and cold water system now in working order; steering gear has been greased. Andrea Swenson elected ship's delegate. Delegates reported on number of books and permits in their departments. New Business: Motion carried to reseiwe tables for watches. Motion carried to have bed springs repaired. Ed­ ucation: Permit men urged to take part in the meetings; their rights were explained to them. 4. 4. 4. JAMES DUNCAN. July 12— Chairman John Dubrosky; Sec­ retary Chesler Hughart. Dele­ gates reported on number of permits and books in their de­ partments. Good and. Welfare: 4 4 4 Motion carried that delegates NICHOLAS D. LABADIE. Aug. make departmental schedule for 14 — Chairman L. A. Gardner; cleaning recreation room. Black Secretary Guy Walter. Delegates t X t Gang Delegate requested to see reported everything okay in their CORNELIUS GILLIAM. July Third Assistant about fan for departments. New Business: Mo­ 3—Chairman William Alvaro; galley. One minute of silence for tion carried to take up matter Secretary Philip Tole. Delegates Brothers lost a^ sea. of approving tripcard for Night reported on book members in de­ Cook and Baker. List of offenses partments. Motion carried that and fines drawn up and approv­ ship's delegate contact Captain ed. Motion carried to elect M. on showers and drinking foun­ Shipley as ship's delegate. Mo­ tain. Motion carried that no one tion carried to have ship's dele­ but unlicensed personnel to work gate see Chief Engineer about on deck. Good and Welfare: De­ steam in the laundry. cision to keep wash room and 4 4 4 messhall clean. One minute of KING'S CANYON. Sept. 7— silence for brothers lost at sea. Chairman George Dunn;. Secre­ 4" 4" 4" tary William Hope. New Busi­ GEORGE CHAFFEY. Sept. 6— ness: Delegates to check on slopChairman Evans: Secretary chest for cigarettes and foul Brown. Delegates reported no weather gear. Discussion on medbeefs. New Business: Engine cal supplies with motion carried Delegate Duffy read a list of that Patrolman check to see that 4 4 4 needed repairs. Motion by Duffy JAMES DUNCAN. July 22— full supplies are carried. Good that the delegates get together with the Steward to finish the Chairman Babkowski; Secretary and Welfare: Discussion of ship's repair list. Good and Welfare: Hughart. Special meeting called library. Hope said he would give Discussion as lo what is to be for adjustment of baking done deck delegate time off to secure done about the negligence shown by Night Cook and Baker. Baker necessary books. Crew feeling by four members of the Stew­ claimed his baking is okay, but that it will be good trip with all ards Department. One minute of stove is faulty. Motion carried three departments working to­ silence for Brothers lost at sea. to open the floor to i-equest per­ gether. sonal opinion of crew in the matter of the Baker. Motion car­ ried that Baker be placed on pro­ bation with assistance of Chief Steward until last meeting or at 4 4 4 port of payoff and if proven inGEORGE W. McCRARY. Aug. 4 4 4 ROBERT STUART. July 27— compet^t of performing duties 24—Chairman Jack Cheramie; Chairman H. L. Perkinson; Sec­ to be shipped as Third Cook for Secrelary Edward B. Swank. retary W. Doyle. Leskowsky a period of time until he can Delegates had nothing to report. elected ship's delegate. Good and prove himself capable of hand­ New Business: Motion carried to Welfare: Shirts to be worn in ling his job. have more towels and blankets messhall; steam pipe in Engine put aboard. Education: Lengthy 4 4 4 Department head to be replaced. WILLIAM W. SEATON. July discussion held with new men One minute of silence for Broth­ 27—Chairman Robert Williams; aboard to try to explain their ers lost at sea. Secrelary William C. Bumgerner. duties. Good and Welfare: Crew New Business: Resolution made has been given the use at any 4 4-4 CAPSTAN KNOT. June 1 — that if the Chief Engineer tries time of the new homemade laun­ Chairman M. E. West; Secretary to take out the porthole fans as dry located in the engine room. Whited. Delegates reported dis­ threatened the delegates are to This will stop the steaming of puted overtime in their depart­ do all possible to stop him. Good clothes in the heads. ments. New Business: Motion by and Welfare: All members should 4 4 4 Delaney that clothes left in wash­ leave foc'sles clean when leav­ JOSHUA SLOCUM. Aug. 31— room over one day will cost the ing the ship. Chairman William Knopf; Secre­ owner 25c per item. Question'by tary George Hayden. Delegates 4 4 4 Ittner as to whether a permit SAMUEL LIVERMORE. July reports accepted. New Business: man has a voice at the meetings. 20—Chairman John Tuerney; Motion carried for all members Answer: A permitman has a Secretary M. O'Connor. Delegates to remain sober at payoff. Mo­ voice but no vote. Motion, how­ reported on fines in their depart­ tion carried to commend Stew­ ever, can be made by permitman ments. New Business: Repair list ards Department for their excel­ ^if seconded by bookman. . Good compiled and approved by crew. lent performance in preparing "Welfare: Discussion that Education: Suggestion by Engine and serving the food. One min­ VANCOUWnartment heads be clean- Delegate that members read up ute of silence for Brothers lost at week by spot soogie. on Union literature. sea. \OSh EASY WEEKS AMD MOAJTHS "bM TVIE BEACH MAY MAKE THINiaS roU&H FOR YOU LATER . EVERY NEW MAN TAKEN IMTDTHE UNION NOW IS FUTURE COMPETITION FOR you WHEN SHIPPING- GETS TOUGH — S'o TAfCe THOSe Jo^s/ CUT and RUN By HANK This year of 1947 has proven to be an overwhelmingly vic­ torious year for the SIU. The jobs for Isthmian ships are on all the shipping boards in all SIU halls—and that's a beautiful sight to see while at the same time giving more jobs to the membership. If the Brothers have been reading the LOGS very week for some time they most certainly have noticed all the other victories the SIU has achieved: signing up agreements for Great Lakes com­ panies; East coast tankers and just recently a tugboat outfit on this coast. These agreements show the SIU providing for the highest wages and conditions plus the strength, the honestly and the never-weakened militancy of this Union thereby protecting the membership in these contracts, wages, conditions and legitimate beefs. Seamen everywhere now kno\#that the SIU is and shall be tops in everything. Brother Joe James is fresh in town for the second week after a trip to France. His shipmate. Brother Martin O'Connor just grabbed the Isthmian ship. Steel Vendor, sailing to Bal­ timore, then to Haifa, Palestine and then India. Smooth sailing. Brothers, and hold those meetings . . . Brother "Chuck" Allan (a shipmate of Brother Joe De George) just sailed into town last week from Madagascar and other ports. "Chuck" asked if "Blackie" Gardner was in town or in the other ports. He may be "Chuck." and if he is then his shipmate Peg Leg Andy Ander­ son may still be with him, too! . . . Brother Ray Myers wants his shipmates in Baltimore and in Florida to know that he moved from Baltimore and is now living in York, Pennsylvania at 857 West King Street . . . Brother "Heavy" Mitchell Mileski, the cook with a mustache, is still in town. His shipmate, Clifton Wilson is now in Sweden, and due in New York soon. Brother Charlie Scofield, the Electrician and his mustache, Is in town after four months of shuttling in the Caribbean . . . Brother Franklin Smith, who just same into town last week, confesses that his ship was caught in part of the recent hurricane down around the islands with the ship losing two lifeboats. Brother Smith .says that he'll be shipping out fast and he doesn't know whether it's be­ cause of romance, the high cost of living or the approaching wint®' season for New York . . . We noticed that "Blackic" Daniel Boyc% the oldtimer, was in the Brighton hospital last week but has maob a quick'recovery and sailed out of there since then. We remember "Blackie" as a shipmate on Ihe SS Delaires and that Long trip hitting many ports during which he uttered some famous words. Well, it happened that Brother Boyce suf­ fered an injured arm which was given a cast and then bandaged. However, the sight or the condition of the arm didn't influence the mind or heart of the Captain, who, in his usual venomous words and actions (as if he had been a happy bucko mate on square-riggers), screamed out an order that "Blackie" still had to turn to. "Blackie's" immediate answer to this was. as he kept turning to every day. "Okay, Captain, but there's just one hand for the company and one hand for me." To this day we wonder if the Captain still would have made a man turn to with a broken arm if the man happened to be in the Deck depart­ ment instead of the Stewards department. Oh, what minds and hearts some nautical men in high positions have beating away in their bodies. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOC Friday. October 10, 1947 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS .i Solidify Win In Isthmian, Brother Asks STEFANIK'S THREE SOLID DEPARTMENTS Brothers Bedded In San Juan Hosp Get Real Service To the Editor: To the Editor: I was fortunate to be in the New York Hall on the night of Aug. 21, when the victory over the Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany was announced at a special meeting of the membership. I wish to state that we all owe a vote of thanks to those shoreside organizers who formulated and planned the strategy and to all hands who were instrumental in bringing the Isthmian outfit under the SIU banner. We must admire their fore­ sight, as we all know these men worked for the right to create more jobs for the rank and file of our organization and to pre­ serve our hiring halls all over America, on the West and East coasts. We can't deny they did a wonderful job, as the jobs are now on the Union hiring hall board, and they saw the contract signed, sealed and delivered. While at the Marine Hospital in San Juan, P. R., I saw the Agent, Salvador Colls, walking around the hospital bent over like a leaf. I went to him think­ ing he was going to be admitted but to my surprise I learned that he was just looking for an SIU brother whom he was settling a beef for. So I took him to the Brother—he and everything came out okay. DO A LITTLE BIT Now, how about the unlicensed personnel living up to their part of the contract by not causing a lot of grief and headaches to the Port Agents and Patrolmen, who are trying their very best to make Isthmian a good Union company, lock stock and barrel. How about the rank and file do­ ing its little bit aboard these ships by proving and doing what our officials said we were cap­ able of. If we do our part aboard these ships, I am confident that such cooperation with our officials will enable them to seek and create more jobs and contracts for us and establish the Seafarers In­ ternational Union as positively second to none in the maritime industry. Again I say that we owe all the men who worked day and night for our welfare and jobs a vote of thank for a good job well done. Charles J. Hartman SS RUSH PAYOFF IN NEW YORK WINS SEAFARER'S PRAISE To the Editor: . ,I would like to bestow a few .It&urels on the two New York Patrolmen who paid off the SS Pvjchard Rush, a Robin line scow. They handled everything to the satisfaction of the crew and it was a smooth job they did. The Chief Engineer gave the crew a bad time but when the Patrolmen came aboard he changed his tune and was as meek as a lamb. The two Pa­ trolmen never lost one hour of the disputed overtime and some of it looked difficult. I want to say thank' goodness we have men like these Patrol­ men; and the other men hand­ ling the business in the office of the New York Branch. S. L. Woodruff, Eng. Del. SS Richard Hush All three departments of the Milan R. Stefanik. renamed the Ampac Los Angeles, hit the deck to pose for the record. The Stewards Department on the left, out of the galley for the occasion, reads from left to right, kneeling: Dan White, Galley Utility and Dan Mathies. Back row: Gann, Chief Cook; Polowsky, Delegate; B. F. Jones in the ring, and Tom Welch, 2nd Cook. The two boys partially hidden from the camera are Fetzer, Saloon Mess and Edd, Crew Mess. Described as a "decent biftich of shipmates" the boys of the Engine Department are left to right, back row: Coran, Oiler; Marlinsky, Oiler; Sollberger, FW; Cella, Wiper and Chuck Col­ lins, Wiper. Down in front are Paul Albano, FW and Grover White, FW. Stefanik Crew's Fine Conduct Wins LaPallice Ovation .i:-; I? S::'I} Later I learned that he had been hurt in an automobile ac­ cident. The brothers in the hospital here appreciate the visits they've been getting from the SIU Pa­ trolman, who has been coming around very frequently bringing us the LOGs, cigarettes, etc. One day I had an SIU Brother in the next bed to me. He got a telephone call from the Un­ ion hall. He got out of bed like a rocket gun and he told me he was going back to a job at sea. Imagine my surprise—out of the hospital into a job from the Un­ ion hall. To the Editor: Here's a new way of striking that might be passed on to some one who could use it. They call it a slow down in La Pallice, France. They don't go on picket George Litchfield duty like we do, they merely slow down to where they accom­ San Juan, P. R. plish about enough in three days to cover one good day's work. After a week or so of this the management calls in the workers' representatives and negotiations The boys of the Stefanik deck gang are, reading from left Send in the minutes of for the raise begin. A few squab­ to right, back row: Jobbie, AB, Deck Delegate; Edward, AB; bles and a couple of fights with your ship's meeting to the Doyle, OS; Maffeo, OS; Kaspelich, AB and Earl Bodeen, AB. a few finks and they begin to New York Hall. Only in that In front are: Paul Boudrous, Carpenter: Toll, AB and George get results. way can the membership act Stevens, OS. After they had spent 14 days on your recommendations, longer than it wa.s nece.ssary on and then the minutes can be our ship, they got their raise and we left for home. printed in the LOG for the GOOD RECORD To the Editor: werp to Philly and he developed benefit of all other SIU Enclosed are some pictures of a big stomach. crews. Just a line to let you know the SS Milan R. Stefanik (re­ Eddie Kasnowsky named Ampas Los Angeles) that the SS John B. Hamilton of SS John B. Hamilton taken after a shipboard meeting the American Pacific SS Com­ following our much too long stay pany has returned to the "city in France. We had a very good of brotherly love." record there, however. The busi­ The big beef we had prior "to ness people said we had the best Dedicated to CAPTAIN F. W. (FAIRWEATHER) O'TOOLE conducted bunch of sailors that sailing time about the grub seem­ had been there in a year. The ed to get results. If we had not By M. BURNSTINE. SS WALTER COLTON next SIU bunch will be treated gotten the additional stores we better than we were the first cou­ requested before leaving we ple of days. would have run out of food be­ I'll give you my shoes or hat, While in La Pallice, most of us fore we returned. The trip took I'll give you my suit or coat, ^ only made small draws as we us 40 days'affd not the 30-32 days I'll even give you my socks, wanted something left at payoff. as they claimed. Souvenirs are very dear, so we I'll lend you anything, anytime, took it easy. SKY HIGH PRICES BtU ivatch your sheet—the overtime. Met Doyle and Edwards again. We would have had a tough Gann made them a cake for their You can eat and drink with me. time if we had to store up in birthday and they broke a bot­ You can even have a good spree. tle of wine they had been sav­ Antwerp . . . the prices are as­ You can make whoopee with me. ing for the occasion. No one got tronomical and the quality is not up to U. S. standards in many You can riiake a draw anytime. drunk. The Skipper wasn't the worst cases. We paid as much for one But hold down your overtime. going to sea. The Chief Mate case of soap powder as it would You can paint my ship from stem to stern. (Hurricane) sailed from England cost us for three-here—which is You can work in the sun until you burn. to America twice in a 38-footer, only one example. The skipper, Capt. Olaf Breiall by himself. He demanded the You can have ice cream and some pie. Bosun's keys in La Pallice. He land, proved to be one of the You can have your cold drink at anytime, best. He cooperated with us isn't making the next trip. But watch what you put down on overtime. All in all there was a pretty every way possible. There were no logs and no performing in good bunch of boys to sail with. You can cook your meals the best. Guess we had better give some­ any department. You can bake whatever you can digest. one else a chance. We discovered a 16-year-old You can work as long as you please. Whiley Gann Rumanian stowaway, named You can make drinks of lemon and lime, . ' Paul Eoudroux George Kiss, who gained 15 SS Milan Stefanik pounds on the voyage from Ant­ But you must hold dotvn that overtiny ' Send Those Minutes Soap Suds Rare In Antwerp Log-A -Rhythms •I �Friday. October 10, 1947 TEE SEAFARERS LOG THE SS FLORIDA COMES INTO MIAMI Page Thirteen Brother Sifts T-H Measure, Sees U.S. Freedom Periled To the Editor: With buildings of the famed resort city in the background, above photo taken from an air« plane shows the P&O vessel pulling in from Havana. Picture was submitted to the LOG by Sea­ farer P. San Martin, a waiter aboard the Florida. War's Over, Set The Performers Straight Before It's Too Late, Seafarer Advises To the Editor: The Taft-Hartley Act has just about tied up everything one can say or do unless he has a million sheckles. However, under certain circumstances it seems one can still yap because there wasn't time during the last session for "Hitler" Taft or "Uncle J^oe Hartley to bully the rest of the so-called Republicans into writ­ ing a clause in their law prohi­ biting all free speech. Let's get down to facts. Just finished the current issue of the LOG (Aug. 25) which contained several worthwhile articles. Harry Lundeberg's analysis of the T-H Act is very enlightening. However, there is something lacking. Perhaps the law is so restrictive that Harry or the Union could be held liable if mentioned in print. In the absence of a closed shop and hiring hall clause in future contracts, as Harry states, good Union men must be welded clos­ er together. They must learn to see that all replacements come from the Union Hall. GUARD THE JOBS There must be a large enough delegation remaining from trip to trip to see that this is carried out. When the company sends a stooge or disrupter aboard from some other source, ask for his shipping ticket. If it's not issued by the Hall, politely tell him he's not wanted aboard. If he insists there must be ways and means devised by which his stay will be made most unpleasant thus encouraging him to find greener pastures. Paul Hall in "Clearing The Deck" perfectly analyzed a phony of this type. Our contracts are so near perfect that they must be protected. They protect you, now protect yourselves by abid­ ing by the contracts. Our contracts are binding doc­ uments for both parties; there­ fore when the contract states, do so and so—do it You are the Union. With this vicious law in effect all the struggles of the last 50 years have been wiped out. The result of years of sweat and bloodshed wasted. It is my prophesy that in the wake of this legislation lawsuits will be pressed which will result in financial ruin for unions; but unions can continue to function in the face of financial reverses if the proper attitude of the membership is developed. In many instances, notably dur­ ing the war when the major task was to get the ship through, we tolerated improper perform­ ance of shipboard duties and oc­ casionally a gashound managed to stand a watch when he should have been in bed cooling off. That was understandable when the war was on, but now that more normal times are here, this kind of poor work and irrespon­ sibility can't get by if we are to continue to override company arguments in negotiations. With the new Taft-Hartley slave law tipping the scales heav­ ily in favor of the companes, the Union has an even tougher fight on its hands. PITFALLS ARE MANY Aboard the last ship I was on, To help- Brother Ramirez present his story a bit more we had a man who was first-rate graphically, one of his shipmates hops in the sack and shows all the time. He always was so­ the smart thing to do when a guy comes aboard with one too ber. One night, just 18 hours be­ many. "Cooling off before turning to removes any chance of fore sailing time, he fell down trouble." Ramirez says. from the fireroom and went all the way down into the bilges. consequently leaving ourselves The FWT, Brother Townsend, on his watch. Perhaps too often we tolerate open too. and the night engineer had to get It would be beneficial to all such characters. But while we him out. Even though a man is do that, we are hurting them as hands if we straightened these stone sober he can suffer an. guys out and tried to bring them well as ourselves. In reality, accident. So it is easy to imagine what we are not doing them any fa­ up to good behavior before it is could happen to a man who isn't vor. In fact we are helping to too late. Luis Ramirez on his toes and who is a bit un­ expose these guys to danger and der the weather when he goes DAYS OF SACRIFICE down below to stand a watch. Especially as it often happens Thei-e must be an attitude of that the night engineer doesn't personal sacrifice designed for show up more than three times the good of all. Remember these famous lines: united we stand, divided we fall. Agrees The Bloomquist IN NEW YORK WITH MINOR SQUAWK, One phase of the law with Was A 'Dream Ship' BROTHER ASKS SILENCE—NOT TALK which I'm inclined to agree, but To the Editor: which I think quite unnecessary, I'm in New York, with a minor squawk: is that dealing with statements It's meeting night, so I attended. Comes time for standing for I read in the LOGr"'of May 30, from union officials denying com­ that .,the Patrolmen who paid off one minute (count it) in silence for our lost Brothers^ but some munist affiliation. lads in small groups "no can do'." They mumble, mutter and whis­ the Earl A. Bloomquist consider­ per during that 60 seconds of "silence." The clause regarding the over­ ed it a "dream ship." I certainly Eventually, comes time for obligations. All stand, some men throw of the government by agree with them as I was a member of the Stewards Depart­ raise their right hands and repeat the oath of obligation, while all— force is very bad. No level-think­ well, almost all—remain quiet. But some lads in small groups ing American would advocate ment of that ship. such drastic action. But the I'eThe only beef I have is that "no can do," etc. quirement of this statement is Our practice of rising and standing in silence for one whole they didn't mention the Steward. due admission by the govern­ minute, and our act of rising during obligations, are sacred moments He deserves some thanlcs, too. I ment that it is stepping out of ^or all, and not just a few. believe the rest of the crew will its role as it was designed by Edward A. Wicak agree with me when I say he our forefathers. Book No. 21847 -hould be placed at the top of Dictatorship is almost a reality (Ed. note:—The Brother's beef is well taken. Let us all bear ^ of A-1 Stewards. He was in this country today and unless it in mind and make that one minute of silence- exactly what it VANCOuvk?"^ man all the way. the country is returned to the is intended to be.) Howard Rice TH[ BEEF BOX < status of a democracy all those statements are worthless. It is my opinion that we have enjoyed a type of government in the past that could not be equalled anywhere on earth. We are not whipped yet. It is quite probable that another election will be held in 1948— Hitler's understudies are not yet powerful enough to prevent that. CLEAN HOUSE We must forget the dirty poli­ tics of the past and refuse to vote for the guy that passes out the five dollar bills. What do we care whether the man is a Re­ publican or a Democrat? What we must interest ourselves in is whether he is an American and has publicly pledged himself to fight for democracy. Our ques­ tion is: Will he vote on congres­ sional matters as the public de­ sires or wiU he carry out the wiU of Wall Street and th^ NAM? This will be the last chance you have. Get out the voting record on the Taft Hartley Act and make every effort to defeat apy and all candidates who voted for it and please don't do your purging on a party basis, do it on a democratic basis and elim­ inate all those people who woxild rob you of your right to make a decent living. This truly is a slave law. The men who passed it certainly did UNITED WE STAMOI! not do your bidding. They have wiped out many of the provis­ ions of the ConsliLuUoii. LOST MONEY At present I am considered a small business man. This year I lost money. I suppose Hartley will be wanting to- drag me in to see why I didn't sue the unions to collect for my losses. Well, I'd like to point out it just couldn't be done by yours truly because I couldn't bear to go around the rest of my life with a conscience telling me that I have been that mercenary to my fellow man. However, if someone can point out to me how I could sue Hartley for it, I'll be happy to do so. He is not a fellow man but a mercenai-y bigot with only him­ self and those who pay him in his mind. Well, boys, I hope you protect what you have because I forsee the day when I will have to fall back on the decks of ships to earn a livelihood ahd I sure would hate to go back to the , days of the twenties as I saw them. Ira E. Bishop Alton, 111. �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourteen LOG SIU Only Defense Against T-H Law, Unorganized Lakes Men Warned Friday, October 10, 1947 SOME SACKS OF COFFEE BEANS Lakes can look forward to if this port in box cars looking for a law is not repealed in its en ship or sit on his fanny all sum­ After studying the Taft-Hart­ tirety or at least modified. mer in the fink hall and watch ley Act, whoso sponsors openly the pets come and go. TOUGH GOING admit was enacted into law upon There will be no appeal, if the urgent appeal from the em­ The union hiring hall will be some Mate Engineer takes a per­ ployer groups and whose pur­ gone and the Lakes Carriers As sonal dislike for you and fires pose is to restrict unions and sociation will have everything you for no good reason. Wages reverse the trend in labor man­ its own way again as they did will be cut and men will be ask­ agement circles set by the Wag­ ed to fit out ships for their room ner Act and other favorable leg­ and board as they were in the islation, there is one conclusion. days of the depression. We would And that is that not only old have no say at all in matters John Sailor, but everyone who pertaining to our welfare aboard has to work for a living and ship and ashore. who believes in Unions, is in UNION DID IT for a hell of a beating from the By forcing the shipowners to employer group—in our case, the recognize us in the matter of shipowners. hiring, granting of concessions in The total effect of section 8 is our working rules and the set­ to give exclusively to the em­ ting of wage scales, we proved ployers all control over hiring. that united in one body we were Here is what we on the Great "This guy is no SIU man," said Seafarer Cuz Murray, AB a force to be reckoned with. on the SS Frank Spencer, as he submitted above photo to LOG. in the days before the SIU be­ The industrialist class were Locale is Santos, Brazil. From the haircut styles and mustaches, came strong enough to force aware of the need to be organ­ it is an even bet the picture has been hanging around in Cuz's them to recognize us and heed ized long before the workers. bag for a little bit. Without seeing the rest of young Senor our proposals for better wages And, as a whole, they are far Hercules, we're willing to wager he's bow-legged. and conditions. moi-e militant. They have their Gone will be the rotary sys­ Chamber of Commerce, National tem of shipping and we will be Association of M a n u f a cturers. subjected to the same treatment Lakes Carriers Association, the To the Editor: as before when some pet or Propeller Club and a host of To the Editor: with pride we say we are mem­ stooge of the Lakes Carriers other organizations whole sole I have always sailed on SIU bers of the Seafarers Interna­ It is with pride and great ships and I intend to continue shipping master would have 10 purpose is to increase profits, cut tional Union. sailing on them. I consider the or 12 ships in the course of a costs and lobby for favorable leg­ pleasure that we, the members of SS Noonday Crew membership the best on the wa­ sailing season, while men who islation. And they certainly turn­ the crew aboard the SS Noonday, terfront. I have met and sailed complained about rotten condi­ ed in one niee job in. the Taft- herewith extend our most cordial with men of all nations who are tions, poor chuck and long hours Hartley bill. They have even congratulations to those of our members of our Union and they with no overtime where put on been able to pass anti-labor bills union responsible for the organ­ the blacklist. Instead these men in various state legislatures that izing of the Isthmian Steamship are tops as shipmates. had to run around from port to are far more vicious. Company and for their spendid This is it. Brothers! But there is one little thing And now that this is the law, work in accomplishing it. that I think could be improved Right on these pages is a Buddy, if you don't belong to the We also feel that those involved to develop even greater harmony good place to blow your top. Seafarers International Union —(the Isthmian seamen) are now than we now enjoy aboard ship. If you've got a beef or some and you intend to sail on the entering an era of better living I find that some of the fellows suggestions you think will be Lakes, start to do some think­ and better working and higher who speak English as well as or of benefit to your Union and ing about protecting your own standards. better than most of us, go in for neck. Get in the swim before its Here again, we congratulate speaking their own language too late. And when the time these men for having exercised practically all the time they're comes for all of us to get behind their good judgment iri making To the Editor: aboard. the leaders and fight this bill, get this decision. We truly welcome A good many guys whom I think I' have a tip worth in there and push for all you're them as new Brothers and mem­ I have sailed with, and enjoyed passing along to Seafarers hitting worth. Henry Chappell bers. sailing with, are foreign born Copenhagen. Toledo, Ohio Keep up the good work. It is and although they speak and One of the bars in town, the write a foreign language they do Tria Restaurant, is not worthy not make a habit of it once we of patronage by SIU members. shove off. In that way we all It is owned and operated by keep closer together. two finks from the 1984 strike. These guys were run off the AmSEES VALUE ei-ican waterfronts and have since Steve (Blackie) Cardullo, the Port If anybody should get the idea set themselves up in business in To the Editor: Agent here, during the last pay­ Copenhagen. Most of the fel­ that I'm against people leaiming Wo joined the SS Casa Grande off. He certainly ironed out the your Brothers, why not have or speaking foreign languages, lows who hit the bar don't know few weeks ago expecting to see it printed in the LOG? they're all wrong. I'm in full this, and the finks don't give out her go to the shipyards for re­ beefs until not even a small agreement that they have their v/ith their black waterfront rec­ pairs and then make a trip. As wrinkle remained. Blackie who If you haven't any steam has made the name of the Sea­ value, especially when we get to ords. to blow off, there must be things stand now, we are still .at farers tops in town here, is also foreign countries. One thing about the bar that something you've found in­ Marcus Hook anchorage, with The main point I'm trying to is quite evident is the constantly no plans for shipyard repairs or a member of the Mai-cus Hook teresting on your trip thait get over is that while on board changing price list. Actually, a trip, or anything else definite. "Volunteer Fire Department and you'd like to pass along for is coach of the kids' football ship, I think it wise for all hands there is no price list. If the barothers to read about—char­ We've got a good crew on her. team. to speak English as much as pos­ keep thinks you look prosper­ acters you meet in the farThe kids team is in last place sible. This will bring the guys ous, he charges double; if you're Most of the fellows have made flung corners of the earth, and can't go any lower. It's a closer together and stop a lot of off a Panamanian scow, then the joints you've found worth god thing he is a better organizer unnecessary dissension that price is lowered. seeing and those you feel it than he is a coach. He's done a sometimes arises because a guy advisable for your Brothers 'B' GIRLS terrific job at Sun Oil. Never a mayjjEeel he's being talked about to avoid. Why not let all day passes that he doesn't get or criticized and doesn't under­ The Tria also has a good crop hands profit by .your exper­ some Sun Oil boys to sign pledge stand what's being said. of women drifting around the iences? cards. Many times the fellows are joint looking for live ones to Maybe you're pretty good talking about something else but buy them drinks (with a cut for GALS GALORE at turning ^ut a poem—okay the guy starts believing it's him. the house, of course). For a small town Marcus Hook then, let's have it. Pen and So it seems to me it's a little I suggest that the Tria Restaur­ certainly has plenty of places to ink sketches are welcome, unfair to all concerned. The ant be given the by-pass while bend the elbow—and plenty of lOo. If you've got somo smartest way to eliminate it in Copenhagen. There are plenty "goils." Although the pubs are photographs of your ship, or would be for all Brothers to of other places much better and closed on Sunday, it is easy shipmates or any "shots" speak English when they're to­ run by men with clean union enough to get into a private club, taken in the various ports gether in groups. When guys records. One is the Transport Bar or to take the ferry across to New o'call, send them along. We'll are alone there's no harm in in Frihaven. Another is the her a "second home," having Jersey where there are no blue return them. talking any language they want. Raadhuskeller. Both of these been aboard for months. laws. Just mail your materiel to It is my sincere wish that none places are good joints to spend It is rumored our tub is going The old man and the others are of my foreign born Union Broth­ your time and money and its not good as far as draws and every­ to be sold to be operated under the Editor, Seafarers Log, 51 ers 'will misunderstand this sug­ going into the pockets of men thing else goes. There is no trou­ the Panamanian flag, but on one, Beaver Street, New York 4, gestion. I only offer it as a help­ who did their best to break a ble over liberty. The launch not even the agents, knows what's N. Y. How about doing it ful suggestion to make for great­ strike. which comes^every hour, is usual­ happening on this deal yet. HOWl - ' er harmony aboard our ships. Arne Larsen A1 Bernstein ly filled with "passengers." James Millican SS Enos Mills Marcus Hook, Pa. It was a pleasure to watch To the Editor: Member Offers Suggestion For More Harmony Crew Greets Isthmian Men Let's Have 'Em Copenhagen Bar Run By Finks, Brother Charges 7 Destiny Of SS Casa Grande Is Mystery To Crewmembers III 'ikl �THE Friday, October 10, 1947 SEAFARERS Pat LOC *= ^een 1-^ BULLETIN -W - ll PERSONALS • . ALFRED GREEN A /-- I Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK Alfred Green, OS, formerly on 14.60 94 Richard W. Morrow 17.32 S. N. Sanford Lawrence E. Dugan MV GREAT ISAAC the SS Wheelock, is requested 13.38 Edward E. Strohm ... Gordon Glendening 3.73 2.75 34.54 Thomas Pitti to get in touch with George W Davis W. Gilbert 8.84 25.19 Steve Finn 31.26 Fred C. Brooks 10.26 B. R. Kazmicrski Ehms-n, 6 Sherman Avenue, Jer Frederic Le Fave 17.07 Herbert Murdock Charles E. Beecroft 11.20 42.70 James V. McClain Jack Carney 5.14 sey City, N. J. 8.27 6.44 Vincent A. Mascitelli 1.98 Gerald A. Forbes John Hurdelbrink 7.00 Donald Caddigan 4.80 X X iSamuel E. Chapman . Nicholas D'Agostino 2.34 • 6.48 James Marchand Joe S. Copeland 11.20 4.80 J. A. SMITH Jess W. Ringo 8.39 59.22 George E. Bligh Louis D. Marczak 5.60 Lawrence Knight 2.14 John P. Stanford 94 4.39 Michael C. Tomko Your gear left aboard the SS Dominick Ricchuiti 5.14 Joseph Lacaillod Ronald Chalcraft .54 5.60 10.74 Lovean Dawson Frank Norris was inventoried by Peter Messner 13.07 Edward Ferriero 3.20 Herbert G. Scott 13.11 19.14 Albert Ehotzgezell two mates and Tex Suit and Oscar M. Pyle 9.80 Edward Cafferty 6.14 Edmund W. Ralko Jean E. Vaques 10.93 22.21 Arnold Roberts sent to the Waterman Steamship "William R. Seely 6.63 b.Ql John J. Pulliam 10.62 2.02 Juan Ruiz Corp., office, 19 Rector St., New Roger Harris 1.48 James Liles 9.87 Judson Livingston Earl E. Kelly 23.95 6.29 York City. Charles L. Potter 1.48 Donald M. Goll 9.35 8.08 Wilbur Taylor 11.52 Francis Connelly John M. Gonzales 8.05 Frank M. Anderson Steve Magyar 5.07 Chester Chesna 26.52 21.80 Abraham Wernick 5.10 Peter Merx 4.80 Guy S. Bennett 55.26 Robert J. Sullivan John J. Cannon 7.52 PIGEON POINT Cunstantino Antonio 19.75 Fred H. Cook 9.68 Charles Joyner .7.. 3.26 John O. Meara 15.86 Grover Singletory 1.07 8.58 Charles W. Stettler "Will Second Cook A1 Fisher Samuel A. Lynn 4.64 John Murray 17.74 William F. Muckenfus Andrew Kovalick 1.07 4.10 please get in touch with Stew Lloyd Warden 2.16 Stephan A. Mangold 1.87 Derwoocl L. Tdulligan 1.07 3.59 Anthonv La Torre ard George L. Midgett, c/o Mo Earl D. Jenkins 2.16 George A. Urick 34.54 William H. Page Frank Fromm 18.67 35 ran Towing and Transportation Thomas Sellers 2.45 Charles Kumberger 3.73 Elwood B. Gallop 2.40 37.39 William Ensor Company, 33 Commercial Place Jennings B. Gerald 2.45 Richard L. Fay 23.40 William J. Meehan Leonard C. Walberg 13.07 19.26 Norfolk, "Virginia. James P. Fox 86.29 Milton H. Walker 11.20 William J. Meehan 13.07 2.84 Claude Alonzo Louis J. Marzak 61.09 William A. Pierce X ^ 6.44 Herbert G. Murdock Alfred H. Anderson 2.95 4.98 1.40 Gordon Glendening Brother Eugene Dore wishes Albert Buckworth 6.54 Vincent O. Hern Joe Morgon 1.60 9.91 10.27 Ernest Metts to thank the crew of the SS H. Higham Jr 7.00 James W. Chassereau Hugh T. Crawford 5.60 3.53 Henry Dougherty 6.54 John Hanna Lahana Victory for the floral 12.14 Carl W. Pauls Richard Schaffauser 2.00 29.64 4.67 Michael Jackson piece they sent on the occasion Willard C. Howell 23.34 Eldred D. King Donald J. Reitinger 1.20 59.38 Albert Plummer 6.07 James B. Read of the death of his mother. 13.C| James W. Davis 6.80 27.791 Raymond Funks Robert Scholz 3.84 James A. Burrough 11.20 John J. Lawfon Charles S. Hallett 23.20 XXX 9.64 James Howe 1.40 Vernon M. Lough 2.34 Frank T. Calnan 1.60 If Roster Campbell will call 22.24 Henry J. Kennedy George Litchfield 3.74 Hugh T. Crawford 5.60 Watson H. Sprouse Flovd Gaskill .54 Cleveland, phio, Atlantic 9218, 36.14 Bernard Lopatin 2.34 Lamar Jones 13.07 Robert C. Rackley William L. Smith 6.12 he will be returned the money 19.31 Donald Pierce 2.34 Donald T. Graham 9.80 Lyman C. Sawyer 11.20 which he left with the Bosun of 32.57 George Rourke George Inkpen 6.54 Frank T. Anderson 2.34 Harrv Miller 77.84 the Kings Canyon, Pacific Tank­ Joseph Leaumont 30.09 Richard Usko 6.54 Robert J. Sullivan 10.25 Manuel Villarreal 15.86 ers Corporation. Henry I. Kennedy 6.06 Clauncy T. Pyle 4.67 Andrew Kavalik 2.59 John W. Foreman Thomas L. Benson 7.25 15.52 John Koslowski 13.07 Charles W. Stettler 2.51 Phil H. Acree William Meehan 25.72 4.47 Mario Franciose 11.67 James Perini Jr 13.52 Birdie W. Biggs 18.07 Charles Fediw 25.12 John W. Holland 8.65 James W. Pope Jr 12.87 67 Charles F. Batchelder BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Thomas B. Linker 2.26 Daniel B. White 42.35 Calvert 4539 Vincent D. Figluizzi 1.95 MOOSE PEAK Edward B. Gomes 6.56 BOSTON 276 State St. Lost: Wallet, in San Juan, P.R., 1.87 Carl N. Bolton 17.55 Kenneth R. Marsten Boudoin 4455 Fritz W. Bantz 4.75 containing an American passport, 1.87 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Homer B. Bi'oyles 5.02 Patrick J. Purcell C. B. Woods Jr 32.37 seamen's papers. Union book, ba­ Cleveland 7391 Joe I. Justus Leon Curry 13.54 36.80 William J. Messhan 16.99 by photos and other important CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. i 11.20 18;50 Earl Mansfield John A. Wells 3.05 papers, belonging to Danial MeSuperior 5175 William Marjenhoff James W. Hawco 6.44 41.24 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Harry Musgrove Frank L. Noakouski 8.49 jias. Book No. 6623. If found 7.00 Main 0147 Grant Mutting 18.24 George W. Kerr George M. Kazperzski 4.29 please return to SIU Hall in San 1.40 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Robert W. Tatum 67.52 Henry P. Leavy Edwin Outlaw 4.24 Juan or New York, or the San Cadillac 6857 3.26 James F. Gilbert 75.85 Joseph Cantin Patrick G. Doughei'ty 21.69 Juan Customs House. If finder DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 8.86 2.50 Clarence A. Hancock John F. Smith 2.43 will leave name and address, he Melrose 4110 James W. Pope 4.45 29.12 John P. Stanford GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd ^St. Richard A. Hamm Hugo Loorents 15.05 will be rewarded. 94 Phone 2-8^ John D. McDaniel 2.16 Ronald Chalcraft HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Jack Dempsey 22.94 14.42 Samuel E. Chapman Phone 58777 George A. Urich 5.95 Harold C. Cooper 29.17 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Hugh T. Crawford 155.05 8.66 Phone 5-5919 Woodrow Mitchell 8.17 MAPCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St. Fred R. Bradwell 12.28 Michael Jackson The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Chester 5-3110 Alvin L. McDowell John Hanna 7.33 13.60 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Charles A. Moravec 153.77 James A. Wells 2.90 Phone 2-1754 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Oliver J. Crews 106.89 MONTREAL 1440 Bleary St. Clarence G. Barrineau .... 10.86 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Howard D. Fasick 11.43 19.99 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Ernest W. Bryant the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Jess W. Ringo 25.38 Magnolia 6112-6113 Frank M. Philips 16.02 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. SIU branch for this purpose. Peter Gelpi 11.10 Manson L. Hilburh 16.08 HAnover 2-2784 Edward Hufnagel 1.03 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 6.78 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Bernard L. Espei'ance Edgar C. Welch 4.30 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the James Nicholl 3.43 Phone 4-1083 4.30 LOG, which jmu can fill out, detach and send to: SEAF-ARSES PHILADELPHI.A 9 Scuth 7th St. James J. Clark 17.02 Dewey Johnson Lombard 3-7651 Charles Engelsma 81.99 Columbus A. Hitchcock .... 30.84 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. Donald W. Reitinger 2.20 Louis A. Romero 52.97 Beacon 4336 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Raymond Funka 13.34 Davis W. Gilbert 68.14 RICHMOND, Calif 257 Sth St. Richard Schoffhauser 5.29 Phone 2599 Norman Collars 19.14 To the Editor: SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Stanley Lewis " 9.66 12.06 Robert W.. Kennedy Douglas 25475 .94 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Robert Collins 12.06 Sigmund Rothschield SAN JUAN, P.R. ..252 Ponce de Leon John W. Holland 24.36 10.74 San Juan 2-5996 Jose Gonzalez iddress below: 3.82 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Gus Mortenson 12.60 James A. Nickerson Phone 8-1728 David Crockett 94 Name SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Harley Larson 1.40 Main 0290 10,74 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. John M. Moran Street Address 3.40 Phone M-1323 Eugene F. Greene UNCLAIMED WAGES TOLEDO 615 Summit St. George Maslarov 11.31 The amount of $21.86 is waitGarfield 2112 State.. Harley Larson 42.76 ng for Brother R. C. Rainey, aty WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Herman Moore 2.20 SS T. B. Robertson. To collect, Terminal 4-3131 Signed 19.14 write or go in person to the of­ VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. John Rekstin Garden 8331 Harry Juranis 19.14 fice of -the Delta Line, Mississ­ VANCOUVER 205 Abbott St. Book No. John Groener 19.14 ippi Shipping Company, New Pacific 7824 Charles Hansen 27.64 Orleans 9, La. NOTICE! SiU HALLS NOTICE! Notice To All SIU Members Money Due "li �-Page Eight i-rW- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 10. 1947^ TIDEMMI^ rANKERmu/ ,3; •H fl 'f Ik nie^fMsefis •wemm. lMlH?AIAI)OM<a. (MKM lAMKCRMeNlS ASSOC. ••pEMOCRATIC fiAMK AA»0 PlUe COWTROU OVER. Al^ UNION OECI3IONS • FINANCIAL STASlUlty 6^ EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT: • MEMBERS HAVE NOSAV ATALL. TIDEVWfinER HAS COIMPLPTE OONTROL OVER ASSOC.AT/ON • NO F/NANG/AL STATEAIENTS ISSUED TO MEMBERS . 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Title A name given to the resource October 10, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 41 Description An account of the resource Headlines AFL CONFAB OPENS;NLRB ISSUE AVERTED SUP BUILIDING MILLON BUCK HALL IN FRISCO ARBITRATOR ORDERS L.A.PORT OPENED IN 'WALKING BOSS' BEEF NLRB REPUDIATES DENHAM RULING ON ANTI-COMMUNIST AFFIDAVITS NEW T-H ACT INTERPRETATION CLEARS WAY FOR NLRB ACTIVITY FROM FOLSOM STREET WHARF TO RINCON HILL DAILY LABOR NEEDED SAYS ITU LEADER ASSISTANT STEWARDS'S DUTIES REQUIRE HARMONY WITH THE DEPARTMENT CHIEF UPSURGE TOPS SLOWS WEEKS IN PHILADELPHIA SLOW WEEK IN BOSTON ,BUT FUTURE LOOKS ROSY GALVESTON WILL SUPPORT ILA IF STRIKE COMES SAN FRANCISCO HOLDS CERMONY BREAKING GROUND FOR NEW HALL FOC'SLE CONVERSATION:AN OLDTIME SEAFARER SETS A FREELOADER STRAIGHT ON UNIONISM CHISELING GREAT LAKES OPEREATOR IS OPENLY INVITING DISASTER PORY BALTIMORE IS RUNNING SLOW; SHIPPING PICK-UP IS EXPECTED NEW YORK SHIPPINGHOLDS STEADY DESPITE CHOAS OF WORLD SERIES ACTION BRINGS QUICK REMEDY FOR SLOCUM CREW SEAFARERS AND THE 'WALKING BOSS' BEEF LET'S LOOK AT THE LAW STEEL CHEMIST MEN REVEAL ELEMENTS OF GOOD UNIONISM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/10/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c5ab068a3fe1641ea896476baf52922f.PDF 5f674321c51c94e01692b3f0ba515a9d PDF Text Text r> 15^^-"•»fi' y w'.'® Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. SlU Men Join Picketlines Of Office Workers NEW YORK, N.Y„ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1947 HELPING HAND TO ANOTHER UNION NEW YORK—Downtown New York witnessed another demon­ stration of trade union solidarity last week when squads of Sea­ farers reinforced picketlines of the AFL's Office Employees In­ ternational Union, Local 153, set up in protest of a company's re­ fusal to enter collective bargain­ ing negotiations. While thousands of workers in the financial area looked on, the Seafarers, neat in their tradi­ tional white caps, paced the picketlines thrown in front of the offices of the Personal Finance Company at 90 Broad Street and 182 Broadway, last Friday. ANSWER APPEAL The presence of the Seafarers on the lines stemmed from an appeal from Local 153 headquar­ ters seeking aid in putting on an effective demonstration. In line with its policy of sup­ porting clean trade unions en­ gaged in legitimate beefs, the SIU put out a call for volunteers to stand picket duty with OEIU members. A rush of volunteers greeted the call. More than the number needed responded. The AFL Office Workers last week were added to the many unions which have requested, and received. Seafarers help in fighting a beef. This picture was taken at the picketline at 90 Broad Street. New York City, where employes of the Personal Finance Company were demonstrating for a wage increase. An­ other picture appears on an inside page. Top wages which will go into effect on the company's tugs will give Seafarers sailing as Bosun and Steward-Cook a monthly wage of $264.34. The scale calls for $213.69 a month for Oilers and Firemenwatertenders, while Able-seamen will draw'$208.69. Overtime-rate of pay under the terms of the agreement is al- Huron Crewmen Approve Contrart Classification The convention is expected to be the largest in the federation's history, with more than 600 dele­ gates due to participate. It also bids to be the most important since the convention will deal with some of the most serious problems yet to confront organ­ ized labor. High on the list of important matters to be dealt with are the Taft-Hartley Law, the ever-in­ creasing prices which are fast liquidating workers' wages, and the problem of unemployment. Reports from fraternal dele­ gates from the British Trades Union Congress will be deliver­ ed by General Secretary A. Deak- Regular Hourly Rate $1.05 Wheelsman—Oiler 1.04 Watchman—Fireman 1.00 AB Deckwatch—2nd Cook .89 OS Deckwatch .85 Deckhand—Coalpasser—Porter .... 1.17 1st Asst. Conveyorman 1.10 2nd Asst. Conveyorman regular rates.) (*—Overtime rates are IVz times The unloading premium rate which was formerly 65c per hour has been increased to 70c per hour, while the rate for feeding screws—$4 per complete cargo unloaded—and for hoeing out— $2 per bin hoed—remains un­ changed. This is at the present time the highest rate paid for any self unloaders on the Lakes. An automatic escalator which AFL Convention Opens Monday In San Francisco V Seafarers Negotiates Top Contract With New Towboat Company NEW YORK, Oct. 2—The pacesetting Seafarers International Union stepped up its lead in the maritime field with the signing of an /agreement yesterday with the Meseck Towing Lines, Inc., embodying the highest wage scale in the industry for towboat unlicensed personnel. DETROIT—Great Lakes Secre­ tary Treasurer Farnen announced that contract negotiations witn the Huron Transportation Com­ pany, involving the two cement carriers—the SS Crapo and the SS Boardman, were concluded PEP UP LINES late Wednesday afternoon, Sep­ tember 24, too late to appear in On the lines, the Seafarers con­ detail in last week's SEAFAR­ siderably enlivened the morale ERS LOG. of the AFL office woi-kers by Since then, crewmembei-s of their efficiency and orderliness the SS Crapo have approved the in a district where trade union contract terms, and SS Boardman demonstrations are usually not crewmembers are being contact­ a common sight. ed as this item goes to press in OEIU members and officials order that they may approve or were unanimous in their praise reject the new contract. of the Seafarers- for the hearten­ Under terms of the Huron ing display of labor solidarity. Names of the SIU members par­ agreement, the following wage ticipating in the beef appear on scale goes into effect as of Sep­ tember 1, 1947: page 3. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2— Delegates from affiliated unions representing 7,500,000 members are already coming into this city in preparation for the American Federation of Labor's 66th an­ nual convention, which opens here Monday. The convention will hear a keynote address, which will be broadcast thi-oughout the nation, by President William Green. Among the delegation repre­ senting the Seafarers Internation­ al Union will be Harry Lundeberg, president; Paul Hall, first vice-president; and Morris Weisberger and Cal Tanner, internaI tional vice presidents. No. 40 in of the Transport and General Workers Union, and Robert Openshaw, member of the execu­ tive committee of the Amalagamated Enginering Union. President Green disclosed that Leon Blum, former Premier of France, had been invited to at­ tend, although acceptance has not yet been-received. Scheduled to be among the convention's speakers announced by Green are: Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Sen­ ator Wayne Morse, of Oregon, and Kurt Schumacher, head of Germany's Social Democratic Party. Overtime' Hourly Rate $1,571/2 1.56 1.50 1.33 y2 1.27 ¥2 1.751/2 1.65 provides for an automatic up­ ward adjustment in rates when 150 or more bulk carriers increase their rates is also included in the Huron agreement. NINE HOLIDAYS Nine paid holidays are also provided as follows: New Year's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Wash­ ington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Among other sections in the Huron contract are ones covering a minimum work week of 56 hours during sailing season, a minimum work week of 54 hours during fit-out and lay-up, and certain limitations on union liabilty under the Taft-Hartley Act. Early last April, organizing of the Huron seamen began, and the SIU Great Lake's District- was the overwhelming winner of an NLRB-conducted election aboard the two ships on June 4 and 6. After the election in which the NMU and the Company were de­ cisively defeated, the SIU was (Continued on Page 3) so tops for the industry, with the rate established at $1.43 per hour for unlicensed personnel receiv­ ing wages of $200 or more a month. The newly-won Meseck lines will operate tugs out of New York on coastwise and deep sea runs. (The Memorandum Agree­ ment appears on Page 9.) / Discussions between company and Union representatives open­ ed a week ago. Signing for the Seafarers at the conclusion of the sessions yesterday were Robert A. Matthews, Engine De­ partment Representative and Joe Algina, Acting New York Port Agent. As set forth in the agreement, the company agrees to recognize nine holidays. The work week in port will be eight hours a day and 40 hours per week, and work performed in port on Saturdays or Sundays will be paid for al the regular overtime rate. With the agreement on the issues of wages, hours, holidays and cei-tain general rules effec­ tive immediately, the Union and company will continue negotia­ tions to draw up the remainder of the agreement relating to gen­ eral and departmental rules. The agreement states that "upon com­ pletion of such negotiations all conditions agreed to shall be in­ corporated into and thereby made a part of rhis agreement." Send Pix Every candidate for office in the A&G election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st, must submit with his qualifications a passport pic­ ture of himself and a short biography of no more than 100 words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer, Sea­ farers International Union, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 3, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District i . I Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ; At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. •HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan 'DAVE JOYCE Secy.-Treas. Canadian District ' 205 Abbott St., Vancouver, B. C. X Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Time Of Decision The 1947 convention of the American Federation of Labor which opens in San Francisco on Monday will not be just another convention where hollow resolutions are passed and forgotten. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Organized Labor is faced with momentous problems which must be squarely faced and dealt with. Out of the convention must come plans of action for dealing with the Taft-Hartley Act, the shrinking dollar value, unemploy­ ment and many other problems of the American working. man. Staten Island Hospital Men How In The Marine Hospitals There can be no avoiding of issues. The situation calls for a program of action to preserve the gains won by These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, organized labor, and action must be the keynote of every as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging item on the agenda. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ The labor-haters have had their day in Washington, ing to them. the American workingman will soon thunder out his re­ GALVESTON HOSPITAL R. L. ,ALLEN ply from the west and it will be heard. A. CAUDRA J. A. SEALY J. BURGRAVE A. J. HALL -oW. R. HALL W. BARGONE I. WHITNEY J. HARRIS L. W. ROBERTS M. FOSTER, Jr. J. D. ROSS X % % Nominations for men who wish to run for office in BRIGHTON HOSPITAL D. L. HUNTER the coming SIU election are drawing to a close with less G. McGUIRE (SUP) than two weeks remaining before the October 1 5 deadline. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. FALVEY Nominations Still Open There is still plenty of time for men who have been tdying with the idea of running to get their credentials together and send them to the Secretary-Treasurer. JOHN MASSIMINO L. L. FREEMAN J. NUUHIWA E. L. PIERCE . W. T. ROSS E. FREMSTAD E. T. DANBACH J. BALLARD F. R. O'BRAIN It is every member's right—and duty—to run for office if he has the qualifications. There is never a surplus of capable men in any organization, so even if it is felt that the guy holding the job you'd like to take a crack at is capable, don't shy off—take a chance at it; the mem­ STATEN ISLAND^ HOSPITAL bership may feel you can do the better job. E. JOFFRIAN The more men who run for the positions the better it J. MCNEELY will be. A large selection of candidates is indicative of a J; A. DYKES healthy organization, and it gives the membership a chance T. MUSCOVAGE W. SATTERFIELD to rnake a real choice as tc'who will carry the responsi­ J. GERMANO bilities in the coming year. J. BLANCO Read the qualifications for office listed on Page 3. C. J. BISCUP J. O'MALLEY If you meet the requirements, enclose with them a pass­ J. E. WILLIAMS port photo and a biography of less than 100 words and E. T. BROWN shoot the works to the Secretary Treasurer, 51 Beaver J. E. BRWN Street, N. Y. F. J. SCHUTZ R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARZ J. HANSIL E. JOHNSTON J. NICKERSON W. MAPLES E. DELANEY R. JOHNSTON It* NEPONSET HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ H. BELCHER ' J. T. EDWARDS L. BALLESTERO You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (oh 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on Ist and 2nd floors.) C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWORTH M. GOMEZ * * * NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. P. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE * * * NORFOLK HOSPITAL J. PORTER RALPH STURGIS B. CUTHRELL J. BULLARD A. DESOUZA L. BARSH H. KEECH d' �Friday, October 3, 1947 THE SIMON LEGREE ON THE PICKETLINE SEAFARERS LOG The Record Proves That Seafarers Pioneered Gains On Great Lakes By RUSSELL SMITH Wearing the traditional garb of Simon Legree, this Personal Finance employee symbolizes how workers are treated by this enormous profit-making company. Charging high interest for loans, and paying low salaries to employees, has made this com­ pany one of the wealthiest loan outfits in the United States. The union wants to be dealt in on some of that money, and asked for SIU help to show the company they are not kidding. DETROIT — Every once in a while, we pick up some organi­ zational leaflet or throw-away issued by some outfit on the Lakes and read where it did so much for the Great Lakes sea­ men. Propaganda like that, ob­ viously intended for the green Lakes seamen who don't know the score, usually gives us a great big laugh. You might ask, "Why the laugh?" Well, it's common knowl­ edge to the men who've been sailing on the Lakes for the past few years that the SIU Great Lakes District has been the lead­ ing influence in securing such gains and improved conditions as have been won on the Lakes. Since our start in 1938, it's been the SIU every time which Huron Crewmen Seafarers Ou OHU Pkketliae Approve Newly Signed Contract Living up to the Seafarers reputation for helping brother trade unionists conducting a legitimate beef, the members of the SIU listed below went out last Friday on the picketlines established by Local 153 of the Office Employees International Union, AFL, at the 90 Broad Street and 182 Broadway offices of the Personal Finance Company. The company has refused to enter collective bargaining (Continued from Page 1) negotiations with the union. certified on June 16 as the sole Seafarers doing their bit were: collective bargaining agent. Guinar Rvistianen P. Albanese Bias Gonzales Contract negotiations were be­ S. L. Fackrell Elas Rodreguez gun in July, and dragged on for John Pelski V. Rimme Angel Filicore a couple of months until the Hu­ A. Maldonado Bill L. Johnson ron management finally realized Neri Felipe Jose F. Gonzales Adolph Beier that the SIU was determined to Joe Reyes Arthur Holmgrew Snyder hold out for a good contract. R. P. Kimball Louis A. Ruiriz Vic Garcia Huron was represented by H. Charles Connors J. D. Blanchfield Paul M. Martin R. Schemm and Charles W. Vincent Bruno Joseph E. Best M. Pepovich Adams, while the SIU Great Robert Orr W. Fagen Leo Root Lakes District was represented Louie Scarptr Bruce Denhohn A. Ezergals by Secretary Treasurer Fred Far- William Bowninie John Ward W. Johnson nen and Organizational Director Russell Smith. Signing of the Huron agree­ ment, subject to membership ap­ proval, brings to 29 the number mutiny aboard the vessel because By BILL THOMPSON of Great Lakes operators now I did what I considered my duty The ship-shape handling of as a Union representative. under SIU contract, and forges several tough beefs aboard the another link in the chain of SIU When the ship docked in the agreements expected'to soon en­ SS Eli Whitney in the Pox't. of Port of Baltimore, this beef along compass the entire Great Lakes. Baltimore should be of interest with several others, was turned The election in the Huron to the Brother who recently in­ over to the Hall. Fleet was the first NLRB con­ ferred that that Port did not The Port Agent and a Patrol­ ducted maritime election of the give sufficient prominence to its man came down to the ship year on the Great Lakes and. the beefs in the LOG reports. immediately. These men suc­ I was the ship's Delegate ceeded in clearing up all beefs votes the SIU gave early notice of the pro-SIU sentiment on the aboard the Eli Whitney and it and removing charges. was I who was charged with Lakes. EXCELLENT WORK has led the fight for improved hours, wages, working and living conditions. This is no idle boast or smokeblowing on our part. Check the record, if you don't already know, and see who has actually won anything on the Great Lakes. It's been the SIU Great Lakes District which time after time, has broken the ice to win gains which the LCA was finally forced to come across with. On the Lakes, just as on salt water, it's the SIU which leads for maritime labor every time! FORTY HOUR WEEK Let's go back a few years to 1942—when the SIU first estab­ lished the principle of the fortyhour week on the Great Lakes. At that time, SIU contracts were negotiated providing forty hours work during fit-out and lay-up at straight time, with overtime for all hours worked in excess of eight hours daily or forty hours weekly. That's the first that a forty hour week was ever heard of on the Great Lakes! During the war years, when the LCA operators wanted to pay the continuous service bonus of 10 percent on base wages only, it was the SIU which carried the battle to Washington. The SIU Great Lakes District filed a strike notice against every operator on the Lakes! As a result of the SIU actions, the War Labor Board handed down a decision which benefited every seaman on the Lakes. The WLB decision forced the operat­ ors to pay a bonus on all wages, including overtime as well as base wages. Once again, the SIU had carried the ball successfully. Baltimore Beats Mutiny Charges On Whitney Qualifications For Office Qualificaiions for office in Ihe Seafarers International Union, as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately prior to date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ sels in unlicensed capacity. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. (e) That he be an active and full book member and show four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­ ply to officials and other office holders working for the Union during current year for period of four months or longer. Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, naming the particular office and submitting the necessary proof of qualification as listed above. The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer must be in his office not later than Oct. 15. 1947. together with a recent passport photo and a short statement of the candidate's Union history and activities. Pag© Threo Their work in my behalf was such that it is expected that charges against me will be drop­ ped as soon as a letter is re­ ceived from the American Con­ sul in Georgetown, where the beef originated. Without a doubt, the Agent and Patrolman did one of the best possible jobs in clearing away this ship. The crew has expressed its pleasure over the way things were handled. THANKS DUE Bill Thompson, Ship's Dele­ gate on the Eli Whitney, re­ futes the allegation that the Port of Baltimore is not on the ball. The Baltimore Branch, as­ serts Brother Thompson, is giving the membership in that port first-rate representation. We all felt we were fortunate in having men like these to rep­ resent us and they certainly de­ serve a vote of thanks for a job damn well done. The charge of mutiny was a result of the Steward's incapa­ bility aboard this ship in hand­ ling his men. I, as Ship's Dele­ gate, repeatedly had to order men in the Stewards Department to do their work, because they would not obey the Steward. For this I got in trouble with the officers. All men in the Stewards Department, including the Steward, were tripcard men. All new replacements for the Whitney refused to sign on until the Ship's Delegate is allowed to sign on for another trip. Be­ cause of this and the representa­ tion from the Baltimore Hall, the Company "finally agreed to permit the sign-on. If the Port Agent and the Patrolmen are doing nothing in Baltimore, how is it that they can get a tremendous beef like this cleared up in less than a week? Throughout the war, whenever the Great Lakes shipowners tried to lower conditions in any way whatsoever, the SIU was con­ stantly on guard to make sure that these profit-hungry individ­ uals didn't get away with the least bit of chiseling. AN SIU YEAR 1946 was a damn good year for the SIU. Seafarers on the East, West and Gulf Coasts tied up all American ships in the most suc­ cessful strike ever pulled in mar­ itime. As a result of the solid SIUSUP front, supported by all or­ ganized labor, the vicious Wage Stabilization Board was defeated. The SIU-SUP won a victory for all labor! In the Fall of '46, two signifi­ cant victories were won by the SIU. First came the election in the 90-ship Isthmian Fleet, a sub­ sidiary of U.S. Steel, which the SIU won by securing better than 58 percent of the votes against the company and the NMU. On the Lakes-, after the NMU pulled a phony strike in a wild attempt to stop the SIU organi­ zational gains, the 7-ship Midland Fleet voted for the SIU Great Lakes District as the Union of their choice. This was a living example of how Lakes seamen regarded the phony organizationtal strike of the NMU. 1947 GOOD. TOO With the start of fit-out on the Lakes this Spring, the SIU be­ gan an all-out drive to organize the entire Great Lakes under the banner of the SIU. From the very start, all indications pointed overwhelmingly to success as crew after crew and ship after ship voiced preference for the SIU Great Lakes District. First, came the succes-sful smashing of the 56-hour week on the passenger boats, with a re­ sultant 44-hour week and substaritial gains. Then came the first 40-hour week on the Lakes aboard a "few^ lousy sandboats," as one of our opponents phrased it. On the organizational front, the SIU won the two-ship Huron Fleet early in June, after giving the NMU the wmrst beating they had ever had on the Great Lakes. This victory pointed the way to others. Early in July, the SIU emerged a topheavy winner as the result of an election aboard the four Wyandotte ships. In rapid succession, the SIU won the first forty-hour week contract for bulk freighters with the signing of the first Midland agreement, and all SIU bulk freighters, automobile carriers, and tankers fell into line by sign­ ing foriy hour contracts, too. HURON CONTRACT Last week, the Huron contract was signed, subject to ratifica­ tion of the crewmembers, provid­ ing the forty-hour week, nine paid holidays, an automatic wage escalator clause, and increased unloading rate. It also provides a guaranteed work week of 56 hours during the sailing season and 54 hours for fit-out and lay-up. Wyandotte negotiations are still going on, and as soon as they are concluded, a complete report will be printed in the SEAFARERS LOG. �THE SEAFARERS Page Four Chief Stewards' Varied Tasks Caii For Ali-Around Ability LOG Friday," Ociober 3, 1947 IHSLO^ Toward the end of the voyage the Chief Steward of a passen­ The writer of these articles has been a member of the SIU ger ship is rarely seen or heard for several years and is an old hand in the Stewards Depart­ from. He is up to his neck in ment. His views here are not necessarily the policy of the SIU overtime, inventories, cash ac­ but rather observations and suggestions for making work in the BOSTON SS HILTON counts, requisitions, crew vacan­ Stewards Department on passenger ships an easier task. Last INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS E. P. Jensen. $5.00; F. B. Ortiz, cies, costs, meal reports, etc.— W. Grant, $6.00: C. Tiidor. $2.00; $4.00; K. C. Marple. $3.00; M. Lubiejewweek's article, the first, dealt with relations with passengers. all of which have to be ready for F. Fernandez, $2.00; O. Stich, $3.00; ski. $5.00; I. Echevarria, $3.00; C. The Chief Steward of a pas-* the shoreside officials immediate­ J. Ferreira, $1.00; G. Georgivich, $1.00 Matt. $3.00; J. Ortiguerra. $5.00; J. C. senger ship must be a man of ly I had to deal with a crew's ly upon docking, and none of Korneliusson, $2.00; T. O. Melton, NEW YORK many abilities. The physical beef from a character who wanted which can be made up until the $5.00; T. O. Melton. $20.00; T. H. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Canfleld. $2.00; F. Chrzesclan, $3.00; work that he does is almost neg­ to know why the crew was not last 36 hours of the trip. P. Guzman. $3.00; W. S. Perry, $5.00; F. Aponte, $4.00; C. Vazquez, $2.00; served soup in the morning and ligible, but the responsibility that Added to this he must closely C. F. Maekey, $2 00; G, J. Dolin, $5.00; J. G. Carr. $4.00; W. Mlchnovlch. $3.00; tea in the afternoon "like them he carries is great. watch the most important meal E. Goelitz. $5.00; J. Coacino, $2.00; D. C. Rodda, $3.00; E. Greco, $5.00. J. S. Schaefer. $5.00; H. T. Howard, It is a job that no money or god-damned pa.ssengers." SS ETHIOPIA VICTORY of the voyage, the "Captain's $2.00; F. Feld, $5.00. On the other hand, a good influence can buy, and it is a W. W. Watklns, $1.00. Dinner," or "Dinner Adieu" as it R. Fugucros, $3.00; Fred Verdict. job that no man can bluff his Chief Steward who holds the bal­ SS A. CLAY is sometimes called, which is al­ $3.00; Eugene Bluhm, $1.00; A. W. Geo. Pilaras, $2.00; C. G. Pedersen, way through. The only way to ance between the company and Hauffe, $1.00; E. Kastango, $4.00; H. ways served the night before $2.00; Alan Daga, $2.00; R. B. Capes, get the job is by the hard road his Union has nothing to fear White, $1.00; J. B. Wemysa, $3.00. reaching the home port and often $1.00; R. K. Riffle. $2.00; T. Spencer, from either of them. He can do of experience, and it takes many SS STEEL RECORDER $2.00; R. Hull. $1.00; R. F. Blanchette, resembles a State Banquet with much to improve the living con­ J. F. Barnett, Jr., $5.00; Philip D. years of hard work to make the $2.00; A. H. Blanchette, $2.00; J. Canditions of his shipmates and at all the trimmings. Mouton, $5.00; H. M. Free, $2.00; grade and hold the job. tin. $5.00; E. M. Vlllapol. $1.00. The job is well paid, but Richard S. Newnom, $5.00; H. A. A Chief Steward must have a the same time carry the trust of SS SIMMONS VICTORY specialized. A good passenger Sherman, $5.00; L. Crittenden, $2.00; W. M. Wallace, $2.00; W. J. Sontag, sound knowledge of cost buying the company. L. H. Powell, $5.00; L. W. Wheeler, He is an unlicensed member of ship Chief Steward need never $5.00; L. G. Romano, $5.00; E. De- $1.00; J. C. Fleck, $1.00; A. Fase, (but not selling), requisitioning, be out of work because, if he Bourbon, $5.00; L. J. Baldo, $5.00; $1.00; S. J. DeMelles. $2.00; Abo bar percentages, kitchen French, the crew and, in spite of all the leaves one company, another will G. E. Stegeman, $5.00; W. J. Plunket, Partner, $1.00; G. Callaro. $1.00. spit and polish of gold braid and stowage and correspondence. SS HELEN grab him immediately, provid­ $5.00; S. Celeste, $5.00; G. O. Thornton, He must be a profound judge uniform that the custom of the C. Patoky, $5.00; F. Maland. $2.00; $5.00; L. Vickrey, $5.00; E. E. Mcing he has a good name on the of human nature and be able to sea forces on him, his sympa­ H. Williams. $1.00; S. Bell. $1.00; N. Crory, $5.00. waterfront. Jefferson, $1.00; T. Coyne, $1.00; surround himself with capable thies must always be with the SS ARLYN F. Gustav, $1.00; A. Vasquez, $2.00; His is the labor of Hercules Miciak Bronislaw, $2.00. men to whom he can delegate crew as well as the passengers. J. Pines, $2.00; R. Rivera, $2.00; He should work in close co­ and it is small wonder that he SS T. NUTHALL some of his load of responsibility. J. J. Cooper, $3.00; L. R. Jackson, operation with his Port Steward, usually ends up with ulcers, flat E. C. Fink, $3.00; W. Cooper. $2.00; He should "confer with his As­ $1.00; D. L. Ware. $1.00; C. G. Cooke. Thrasher, $2.00; F. Umholtz, $2.00; $2.00. sistant Chief Steward, Second but at the same time never allow feet, a bald noggin or as a rum- G. H. Darnell, $2.00; R. Beucher, $1.00; SS NOAH WEBSTER Steward, Chef, Chief Baker and himself to be dominated by the pot. If you see one, don't shoot J. Sallinger, $1.00; M. Moody, $5.00; D. Victor. $5.00; J. C. Reynolds, Storekeeper at least once a day, official. He must never hesitate him on sight but try to remem­ H. Schubert, $3.00; T. Patterson, $1.00. $2.00; L. E. Hilton, $7.00; F. A. and he must have that supreme to use his right of rejection or ber that, like the piano player SS CAPE BRETON Bivins. $3.00; E. Zecchlni, $2.00; A. acceptance of incoming stores. he's doing the best he can. I. Swit, $2.00; A. B. Benno, $2.00. gift of being able to tell them Rodriques. $3.00; L. Higginbotham, what he wants done without in $2.00: J. E. Behm, $5.00; R. H. Rojem, $5.00; E. L. Gimmett. $2.00; G. H. any way interfering with the Villacres, $200; G Bergeret, $200; work himself. W A Brightwell. $100; V Pedraza, He is not, contrary to general $5.00; E. A. Betterquist $3.00; J. belief, required to be able to Huisman, $3.00. B. I. Gore, $1.00; cook, although in general prac­ S. Reyes. $1.00; R. L. Chahoc, $1.00; G. W. Rideck. $1.00; W. Hyde, $2.00; tice it will be found that he is R. W. Schoolcraft. $2.00. able to do so. By The ORGANIZING STAFF stop when the last non-union tell the organizer you feel you're SS CAPE FRIENDSHIP Chief Stewards aboard freight shipping company puts the ink too old or have done your share L. A. Stengle. $3.00; G. R. Ogden, Since the Agents Conference of ships are required to be (or have on an SIU contract. before. You must admit they're $3.00; R. Power. $3.00; J. Parcolla, been) Cooks so that they can 1945, when the expansion pro­ Here on the East Coast, we pretty weak excuses if you are $3.00; J. B. Juaban. $3.00; J. Sukodolski. $3.00; P. J. Gilligan. $3.00; R. double for any of their Cooks gram was decided upon and an have new contracts with several a good union-minded guy. J. Hndrickson. $3.00; A. Anopol. $3.00; who become ill, but aboard a organizational director was ap­ companies, among them: Isth­ A good union man's job is nev­ R. Brumley. Jr.. $3.00; E. P. Canlas, passenger vessel where the gal­ pointed, the Seafarers Interna­ mian, American-Eastern, St. er finished. And a guy doesn't $3.00; F. C. Damian. $3.00; M. A. ley staff is anywhere from 12 to tional Union has made giant Lawrence Navigation, Ponce Ce­ get excused from picket duty be­ Angel, $3.00: C. T. Cahilig. $3.00; A. 30 men, cooking is about the strides toward becoming the larg­ ment, Wilkerson, Coral, Petrol cause he's picketed before. Vol­ Sargent. $3.00; G. Krupick, $3.00; J. only job in which the Chief est seamen's union in the mari­ Tankers, Sag Harbor Tanker In­ unteer organizing is the same A. Green. $3.00; George F. Woods, $5.00. time industry—a crowning point Stward has no part. dustries and others. thing. SS STEEL SCIENTIST to be added to our reputation on The popularity of a passenger Who in this organization is bet­ On the Great Lakes we took L. Gutierez. $2.00; F. C. Holmes. ship is largely dependent upon the waterfront for being the over several companies and as ter qualified than the oldtimer? $5.00; G. L. Rigney, $2.00; E. D. • the per.snnality of its Chief Stew­ strongest, most progressive and on the East Coast, have elections Ho has the savvy, the experience; Mabee. $2.00; A. V. Comrie. $2.00; B. L. Jarrat. $3.00; M. A. MacDonald, ard. He must be the soul of militant trade union around. he's been through lousy condi­ $2.00; N. Voskian, $2.00; J. Flynn, This reputation was not earned pending in a number of outfits. tact and courtesy at all times, We can't afford to jeopardize tions and low wages and can $4.00; A. Carvalho. $3.00; M. E. easily, nor overnight. Years of and ever ready to bend a will­ all we have won—none of us. probably do a ship-shape job of Makatangay, $3.00; D. O. Harvey, ing ear to a complaining pas­ hard work, during which time we And we have to work against the showing unorganized seamen the $3.00; D. Isorda, $3.00; P. Aboga, had to prove ourselves time and senger. difference between union and $3.00; E. A. Karlsson, $3.00; R. Kisagain, won us our spurs. Many a time when the shipping might ing. $3.00. Many of the alleged complaints non-union ships. slow down. crew had to pull a job action, and SS VIRGINIA CITY he has to listen to are sheer At present, as was stated To protect your job and the E. Adamko. $2.00; G. Maslarov, many a member had to hit the nonsense, but he must be able conditions you have, cooperate above, we're working on several $2.00; Tom Riley. $5.00; K. Nash, bricks to win and enforce the to give the same sympathetic at­ with the organizers. If they ask outfits. Topping the list are Cit­ $5.00; H. Rice. $2.00; W. West. $2.00; tention to Mrs. Stitchpipes, who conditions that we all enjoy to­ you to try to take a job on an ies Service, Tidewater and Sun C. Wamsley. $1.00; M. Spence. $1.00; is grossly offended at not being day. I H. Friel. $1.00; J. Galway. $2.00; G. unorganized ship, do your best Oil. In the long, hard pull to the Gunter. $1.00; P. Ramseyyr. $5.00; S. asked to sit at the Captain table, Although it's possible that to get that job. You'll be helping $2.00; L. Vanemburgh. $2.00; as he gives to Colonel Stumble- top, Bookmembers, along with in your own future welfare if every member who tries to get a Woodell. W. Serrano. $1.00; M. Franciose. $1.00; bum's bitter complaint of being Permitmen and Tripcarders, rode you do. job with these unorganized com­ R. Lagasse. $1.00; V. Ramseyer. $5.00; unorganized ' ships to help bring cheated by card sharks. panies may not get one, there's C. Kreiss. $1.00; C. Kowalski. $1.00; G. them under contract to the SIU. ALL CAN HELP R. Ranallo, $2.00; F. Stokarchuk, $2.00; IS SYMPATHETIC nothing in anybody's book that J. E. Miller. $1.00; R. J. Butler. $1.00; Some money in the form of If you happen to be a new Homo sapiens on vacation is a says you can't make a good try P. Gonzalez. $1.00; J. A. Goglas. $1.00; wages and overtime was lost, and member and you're asked to help at—not once, but several times. A. R. Hasson. $2.00; H. C. Hill. $1.00. queer bird and has to be humor­ ed to the ninth degree, and it is good sailing conditions and other out, dont feel because you're largely the work of the Chief union privileges were given up, new that you can't do any good. If you're willing, that's all you Steward to do the humoring. He to whip these outfits in line. These sacrifices are paying off need. Just get to know the rules should inspect the passenger ac­ and will payoff in greater mea­ and procedures of the Union commodations, either with the sure in future years. The membership of Ihe Seafarers International Union has which protect you and every Master or the Ship's Doctor, at consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be GET 'EM ALL other member. least twice a week, and he must good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear You can always get copies of But the top wages and condi­ insist on scrupulous cleanliness such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard tions we now have as a result of the Constitution, Shipping Rules throughout his department. SIU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above He must be just, but at the hard effort and much sacrifice on and other Union literature-help­ all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. same time a firm disciplinarian the part of the membership will ful in acquainting unorganized Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there and must be known as such both slowly and surely go down the men with the Seafarers. by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullydrain if we allow other non-union The LOG is good educational to the company and to the Union. fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to material. You get bound volumes companies to stick out like a He must give the same at­ provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. sore thumb. for years back so you can brush tention to the crew that he does These heird-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL up on the score. Until the last unorganized to the passengers, but at the HANDS, They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual company is under SIU contract, Sailing on an unorganized ship same time be on the look-out for for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ the super - militant crackpot it remains a threat to Union con­ is in itself an education, and will fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken give you experience so you can whose one aim is to' cause trou­ ditions. repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. make comparisons. As far as we are concerned. ble for trouble's sake. Apropos of that, quite recent- our organizing campaign should 1 If you're an old member, don't By JACK (AUSSIE) SHRIMPTON AH Hands, Working Together, Can Insure Continuation Of CoedJobs, Wages, Conditions Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union n �Friday, October 3, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Admiral Hints At Seamen Draft At N.Y. Meeting Of Shipowners By JOE ALGINA Philadelphia Agent Voices A Complaint Against Permitmen NO NEWS?? By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA—The Permitmen are causing us a little trou­ ble by hanging around the Hall and refusing to take jobs which are offered to them. I have a word of advice to give them, and if they are smart they will pay attention to what I have to say: Brothers, you were given a Tripcard or a Permit in this Un­ ion because there were not men available to take all the jobs which were listed. This being the case, full Bookmembers get first chance at jobs, and if you men don't want to take jobs that are offered, at least don't hang round the Hall clogging traffic. coastal was supposed to lay up in Philly. The company changed plans, and wanted the ship moved to Norfolk. This will be done and the men will receive transportation back to the City of Brotherly Love. One of our newspapers print­ ed an editorial about the way our ships are being transferred and/or sold to foreign nations. It is rather late to point out this danger to the public since the SIU recognized what was happening three years ago, and tried to get legislation introduced in Congress to forbid the sale of American tonnage to foreign in­ terests. As usual, the press, and the Washington bigwigs were deaf to our pleas for help. Now they realize that we were correct all the time. Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow* ing ports: JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAVANNAH SAN JUAN BUFFALO SAN FRANCISCO NORFOLK DULUTH The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. NEW YORK — Last week a much decorated rear admiral told the shipowners in this port that they'd better start thinking about the possibility that the future might see the merchant marine as part of the armed forces. He told them the new uni­ fication of the armed forces affects shipping as much as it does the military services and the eventuality of all ship­ ping being under a military head may not be too far off. Of course, this was strictly up the shipowners alley. None of them jumped out of the win­ dow instead at the end of the meeting they stuck a citation on one of the guys. This Brass Hat didn't ask the men who would be most affect­ ed by this what they thought. He just told the shipowners, in fancy language, of course, that they could look forward to free and easy sailing if and when they put seamen in uni­ form. If you do accept a job from the Dispatcher, go to that job and sail that ship. Failure to do this will result in the loss of the Permit or Tripcard. Patrolman Tilley just inter­ rupted to state that he paid off the Cornell Victory, Waterman, and he wishes to commend the crew for the Union spirit that they all showed. This scow crewcd in Baltimore in June, and after going inter- Russian Moms Take Lead In Childbirths As final proof that things arc done better in Russia and Rus­ sian occupied countries under communist leadership, two re­ ports of multiple births came from Russian news agencies this week. One dispatch from Moscow re­ ported the birth of quintuplets and the other reported the birth of octuplets in Russian-held Manchuria. While the birth of quintuplets in Russia merely matches the production achieved in Canada over a decade ago by the birth of the Dionne quintuplets, the arrival of eight children in Man­ churia, seven of whom ^ survived, dispells any doubts as to the ef­ ficiency and ability which comes under communist leadership. When the news reached offi­ cial Russian circles, no doubt plans were drawn up for a spe­ cial fnedal to be presented to the new mothers. The heretofore awarded decoration, the Mother Supreme Of The Soviet Union, given to mothers bearing large numbers of children, will fall far short of the production accom­ plished in these two cases. New Russian national anthem, no doubt is: "Anything you can do we can do better." A considerable number of members do not take time to read their Conjstitution and official Shipping Rules. The consequ­ ence is that they invariably find themselves involved in a beef that turns out to be no good. Most beefs seem to be connect­ ed with Section 29 of the ship­ ping rules which reads: "Any man may be promoted on a ship providing he is capable of per­ forming duties required. But he must make one complete trip be­ fore promotion." Of course, this means one com­ plete trip on the vessel that you are being promoted aboard. Even then if the ship is in an American port where there is an SIU Hall you shall be cleared by the Union. Of course, if the ship is at sea then you may be promoted whether or not you have made a trip or not and then when you arrive back in the States notify the Patrolman or the Union Hall. NOT FOR UNRATED • Many members fail to read Sec­ tion 30 which states: "Ordinary Seamen, Wipers and Messmen must not be promoted on board vessel but must come off and register at next rating before be­ ing permitted to sail at the next highest rating." This section means just what it says, that no one who has been dispatched on a ship in the rat­ ing of OS, Wiper or Messman or any unrated capacity shall be promoted or accept promotion while the ship is in a U.S. Port. This does , not mean a member shall refuse to be promoted at sea, as all promotions at sea are classified as emergencies. Make sure, however, that you notify the Union or Patrolman in the first U.S. port touched. Every day members come to the Union Hall wanting to pay back dues and assessments. Some of these men are in arrears from six months to five years. When you ask them where they have been, they usually answer that they have been working ashore. Most of these men have never made any efforts to contact the Union when we were pounding the bricks for union security and better contracts. This type man is in a category by himself and I don't have to elaborate on that. STOOD PICKET DUTY On the other hand, there are many members arrear in dues and as.sp.s.sments who left their shoreside jobs to register and stand picket duty in our strikes. After the strikes they return­ ed to their shoreside jobs. These men did not know they could have retired their union books, at any Union Hall for an unlim­ ited period of time. When they return to make a trip their books are found to be six months and over in arrears, so they are fined. When their book is over one year in arrears, they are refused reinstatement. Of coui'se, this only applies to members who have neglected to contact the Union Hall. Those who have been ill in a hospital or confined for any reason and can show proof of their inability to appear at the Hall will be shown consideration. All this merely proves that many members have not read their Constitution or official Shipping Rules. Section 1, Article IX of our Constitution plainly states: "Members intending to remain on shore indefinitely, or sail as licensed officers, may retire from active membership and shall be granted a Retiring Card upon payment of dues for the current month, assessments, fines, or other indebtedness to the Union. Section 2. "Members holding Retiring Cards shall surrender CA/E^M£ f foORU ut^R THE MAWNOVO.' ^ FANCY DREAM While the guy was still talk­ ing they were probably already seeing visions of uniformed sea­ men working around the clock Knowing Union Constitution And Shipping Rules Will Eliminate Most Bum Beefs For Membership By RAY GONZALES and giving out with a fancy salute when their work was completed. Qute naturally there was nc mention of removing the ships from the shipowner or of tak­ ing his profits away from him. Oh, no; unlike naval ships he would keep his and the govern­ ment. would see that he got nice disciplined crews to man them — without overtime. The shipowner's Utopia would be complete. Seamen would move around under military orders — no first class trans­ portation; they would get mili­ tary food — no beefs about stores and so on, just like the good old days. What should shake these guys out of their daydream is the fact that seamen will refuse to go for their scheme. Seamen made the shipowners give out all rights and privileges of mem­ bership during the period of re­ tirement, but may be restored to active membership by depositing their Retiring Cards and making payment as hereinafter provided. EASY REINSTATEMENT Section 3. "Members who have been retired six months or longer (exclusive of the month during which the Retiring Card was is­ sued) may be restored to good standing upon payment of dues for the current month, and as­ sessment, if anJ^ "Retired members desiring to sail within six months from the date of retirement shall pay all arrears accruing during the pe­ riod of retirement." Every Union Hall has an ample supply of Constitutions and Ship­ ping Rules for the asking. Know the structure of your union; read all union literature. This will help make a better Union and also eliminate many beefs caused by not knowing the Union's structure. Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N.Y. In advising the-SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. with liveable conditions and decent wages as civilians, and they intend to remain that way. The merchant seamen came through with the goods during the past war and the shipowner cleaned up. Just because they didn't make enough to take over Fort Knox is not going to keep seamen awake nights. The fact that seamen did the job during the past war was plainly shown at this same meeting, but the thanks weren't given to the seamen who did the job. No, the same rear admiral thanked the steamship-owners of New York for their fine work during the convoy period of the war. Oh, how those guys suf­ fered. Getting around to something that makes more sense, business and shipping in New York is on the upgrade. There are plenty of men on the beach in New York, but with the expected spurt in shipping they'll be gone in a few days. PORT ACTIVE We have approximately 50 or 60 ships in port at the moment, all of them being covered by the fast moving Patrolmen. Quite a few of them are .tankers of which we've had a number re­ cently. We've had several good pay­ offs this week. The Noonday and Alfoundria, both Waterman, came in and paid off in good style. The Mitchell, Robin Line, came in after a four month trip and paid off with the crew on the ball and the delegates all first class men. Once more I'd like to urge all members to get their strike clearance for the Isthmian Strike from their port of payoff or where they stood picket duty. Several men have had trouble' getting their clearance after leaving their port of picket duty, so to avoid their difficulty get it as soon as possible — in the port of duty or payoff. �THE SEAFARERS Page Six Shipping Slows, But Marcus Hook Organizing Goes At Full Speed Friday, October 3, 1947 LOG Mention, At Last CSU Scuttles Its Own Membership By Not Giving Representation By MIKE QUIRKE By BLACKIE CARDULLO llllll MONTREAL — Canadian sea­ pears that this character had MARCUS HOOK—Shipping is mother came running out of the men, like their American Broth­ been running around the scow very slow in the port at present house to tell him the bad news ers, are becoming increasingly shooting the locks off the doors but should pick up soon. We ex that his radio and clothing had in a wild search for whiskey. pect the SS Tonto, a Pacific been stolen. It dawned on Jim conscious of the fact that com­ SEES CSU HAND Tanker, and it will be a pleasure that he had loaned money to the munist-controlled seamen's un­ If this is so, I can easily un­ to go aboard now that Captain thief so the guy could go to ions cannot, and will not, pro­ derstand the guys walking off. "Rowboat" Wilson is no longer Chester to pawn the radio and vide the first-rate on-the-spot But it is also alm.ost dead cer­ the Skipper. Maybe the Old Man clothing. representation that seamen's tain that they acted on the ad­ took his nickname to heart anc P. S. Jim caught the man be­ beefs require. vice of their Union, as their un­ is now Master of a rowboat. fore the deal went through. Here in Canada, the failure of ion office is only two blocks The lack of shipping has not Brother Bill Candler fell off the Canadian Seamen's Union to away from where the ship was forced us to stand around with his new 40 foot launch, and we give any kind of representation lying. our hands in our pockets. We understand there's quite a story to its membership is a source of The owners of the ship, Can­ are still working on the Sun Oil attached to that. Incidentally, disgust to men interested in honadian National Steamship, took fleet, and with excellent results. Bill is out to hire a crew for his est-to-goodness waterfront un­ drastic action against the men However, as we have stated launch, and we're trying to sign ionism. by having warrants for tJieir ar­ before, it is still in the hands of him to a contract. An incident, which occurred Above is a picture of Markos rest issued under the obsolete the National Labor Relations Bill is planning on naming his Franggos, Deck Delegate of the here this week, offers a typical Canadian Shipping Act. So far, Board, and we are standing by boat "Retroactive Pay" because SS Edith. Brother Franggoes is example of the representation nine of the crewmembers in­ for the decision. that's what he bought it with. on the left; his side kick is un­ that members of the Canadian volved have been picked up and Things must be pretty tough DELEGATE'S BEEF identified. Franggos said that, Seamens Union are getting from are being held without bail for Mr. Taft, in fact very tough. We had the pleasure of check­ although he has been a mem­ their officials. pending trial. He now has his wife on the When the SS Canadian High­ ing the SS Edith, Bull Lines, ber of the Union for many While these men were being stump for him, making up silly years, he has never been men­ lander docked here a few days arraigned in court, their union — rhymes. Her latest, delivered in while in transit, and found it to be a clean, healthy ship. One tioned in the LOG. Well, here ago, 23 members of the crew Canadian Seamens Union—calm­ Seattle, goes like this: beef was from the Deck Dele­ is the mention. Brother, picture walked off the ship in protest ly went ahead and crewed up the Philip Murray and William against the Chief Mate. It apgate, and he complained that in and all. ship with a bunch of guys from Green the Great Lakes, who have been Walked upon the Senate breaking their necks for a chance scene. SAY-WHERE OO VOU to sail deep sea. And spoke 500 words or so KEEP YOUR DOOSH. The vessel sailed from here And every one of them was yesterday, with everyone feeling NO. very happy and contented—ex­ My, my, what a cute rhyme. cept of course, the men in jail. By EARL (BULL) SHEPPARD Down here we have some poems The action of the shipowners about Senator Taft and his NEW ORLEANS —This town If the courts down here uphold which were completely in line "slave-labor" law, but I know (and the vicinity) is just getting the insurance companies, you can with their traditional policy of the Editor wouldn't print them. the debris cleared away from bet there will be some mad citi­ giving Canadian seamen a bad Taft goes around the country zens around town. time at every opportunity, comes the big wind which visited us. explaining his law, and we would as no surpise. As a general rule, Shipping is still good down It will be a long time before this like to know how much he gets seamen who know the score here, and this is the spot for a place returns to normal. for each speech. More than sea­ don't expect any quarter from man who wants to get out fast. men's wages, I'll bet. The insurance companies are all the time he has been in the We are hard up for all ratings these people. trying to avoid paying damages STOP THIEF Union, his name has never been above Messman, OS, and Wiper. CSU CONDEMNED Our story for the week con­ mentioned in the LOG. See what through a phony technicality. But the action of the Cana­ GIRLS GALORE cerns Jim Blades. He was sitting you can do for him, will you. They claim that they do not in­ dian Seamens Union, an organ­ Some of the Brothers up North sure against water, and water on the steps of his house, nursing Editor. ization which claims to repre­ should drop in for a few days, (Editor's note—Not only will caused most of the damage. a big head, when a friend of his sent the Canadian seamen is and then do the good neighbor Hell, we only had a little bit came around the corner, carry­ we mention the name of Deck positively inexcusable. ing a suitcase and a radio. He Delegate Markos Franggos, but of rain, and it's damned obvious act by going to Latin America. In the eyes of seamen, who de-. They tell me that South Ameri­ asked for fare to Chester, and we also print his picture else­ that the wind blew half of Lake pend on their union to fulfil its can girls have what it takes. where on this page. See, we Pontchartrain, in waves four to Jim gave it to him. obligation to represent them ten feet high, around the suburbs. If you don't believe me, ask the About five minutes later Jim's aim to please.) men who are homesteading those when it is needed, the Canadian Seamens Union must stand con­ rims. Several oldtimers have been demned. This latest incident points up drifting in and out recently. the glaring inadequacy of the The SS Sunset took practically his watch partner on the Sunset, Among them are Rocky Benson, By JOHN MOGAN Canadian Seamens Union. It a full crew; and the SS Fort Erie, and any others of the crew who Ski Dynarski, and Dutchy Moore, BOSTON—We have just fin­ which has been undergoing re­ may read this article. with his usual line of who's who stamps it definitely as a failure ished a week which probably was pairs here for a couple of weeks in the Fair Sex Department. in carrying out what should be Brother McGuire still doesn't the slowest ever for the Port of and is now ready to go, also took Jimmy Tucker and Salvador one of its primary objectives— know what happened to him to giving solid representation to its Boston. Only one payoff for the a complete crew — in fact, the Franks were around also. cause his hospitalization, and week—and that was a tanker, turnover on this scow for the Some of the oldtimers have membership. figures Brother Soos may know. But this inadequacy obviously SS Sunset, in Mellville, R. I. Con­ period she was here was terrific. grabbed themselves hunks of a The outlook for next week is .stems from the fact that the Can­ sequently, Branch income drop­ passenger run, and are dividing A poor week for shipping is not, so good, according to our in­ adian* Steamens Union places the ped off considerably; yet there quickly reflected in the figures formation. A couple of tankers their beach time equally between political interests of a few offi­ was enough over-the-counter here and down under. business to keep us out of the for attendance at the meetings. Had several Isthmian ships in, cials above the economic inter­ It doesn't take very long for the red. and in most cases the crews were ests of its membership. Any communist-led union, Nevertheless, shipping wasn't manpower to pile up on the well organized. Practically all the beach, and at the regular meet­ which is made to serve the in­ too bad at all. Most of the stuff men are SIU members, or are ing Wednesday night almost 200 terests of the party machine, in transit calls in for a few re­ anxious to join. members were present—of which naturally cannot give the mem­ placements, and the Isthmian At present we have the SS 97 were full books. Which makes bership the all-out cooperation it scows in particular provide jobs Steel Chemist and the SS Steel for a good meeting, with plenty needs. The political objectives of regularly. Scientist in port. The SS Steel Two or three of these hit the of expression from the body. Executive and the SS Monroe the communist party come first. port weekly to discharge part of SEAMEN FORGOTTEN Victory just left. All the crews HOSPITAL NEWS their cargo, and in most cases The beefs involving wages, elect their own Delegates, and they have been out for three to At the Brighton Marine Hospi­ are operating in fine SIU style. working conditions and job pro­ tal at the present time are quite five months. The men on the beach extend tection, or those requiring onNaturally the crews are eager a few of the boys, many of them an invitation to the Brothers who the-spot representation, are all to hear news of Isthmian's capit­ a long way from home. Faithful are experiencing the c ol d secondary. CSU officials have no ulation; they also are very happy readers of the LOG should al­ are due to arrive on Monday, one weather of the North. They say time for the working stiff. They to know that a Union delegate ways scan the column which of which is coming in from a, for­ to come on down as the night are only interested in how the can now board their ships legal­ lists the members in the various eign voyage and will payoff here. spots are jumping and shipping union can be made to serve their ly in order to discuss their prob­ hospitals throughout the coun­ The other is on a coastwise run is better than good. political ambitions. try, for it is always a strong prob­ and may or may not payoff here. lems. It is too bad that honest, work­ Unfortunately, up to the pres­ ability that you'll see the name So, with the Yarmouth also pay­ ing Canadian seamen of the CSU ent writing, we are not able to of a shipmate or townsman list­ ing off the crew on Monday, it find themselves victims of their tell them that their working rules ed — and Brothers, these boys appears that the week will start own organization's lack of in­ are changed in any way; but would appreciate a letter or a off busy anyway. After that, it is All applications for unemploy­ terest in their problems. anybody's guess what will pull in ment insurance in New York doubtless this phase of the Isth­ card from you. Since the CSU continually fails mian negotiations will be cleared In the local hospital right now here. City must be made through the to properly back its member­ up shortly. is Gardner McGuire, SUP Per­ And now, I'll end this week's offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ ship's beefs, it shouldn't wonder (Editor's Note: Negotiations mit, former crew member of the article—and hope that next week stead of the District offices, as why Canadian seamen are grad­ between the Seafarers and SS Sunset. This Brother would will produce some activity on the formerly. ually turning away from it and Isthmian are now going on.) like to hear from Brother Soos, local waterfront. looking for leadership elsewhere. New Orleans Cleans Up Debris; Shipping Not Affected By Storm Port Boston Waiting For Turn In Shipping Tide Attention Members! �Friday. October 3, 1947 Baltimore Beefs Settled At Point Of Production THE SEAFARERS LOG "THANKS, BROTHER' CI. Ok AmilATC INDUSTRIAL UNION OF MARINE AND SHIPBUILDING WORKERS OF AMERICA • »ROOKtYN LOCAL Ne. H « Page Seven Huron Seamen, Now Officially SIU, Urged To Participate In Union By FRED FARNEN tilt ro'uHTH AVENUt ItOOaYN », NIW Tea. DETROIT—Signing of the Hu­ It's up to them to elect De­ By WILLIAM RENTZ ron agreement last week (Sept. partmental Delegates on each '"Seaferors International Union BALTIMORE — You couldn't 24) marks the climax of the or­ ship, and make sure that they 61 Beaver Street have elected the best possible call last week a "meatless" week j^ptecber 26. 1947 ganizational drive for the Huron Hew York City man for the job—because he's in this port. We had beefs ga­ seamen begun last April. ^Att: Paul Hall their Union representative aboard lore, and all of them had to be settled in regular SlU style. It also marks the completion ship. Newcomers to the SIU got a Just as soon as copies of the Dear Sir end Brother: of the organizational .status of good lesson watching how beefs new Huron contract are avail­ this Company, by giving Huron Kindly accept thle letter In appreoletlon /or the were taken care of. The crews able, after the agreement is com­ crewmembers the full protection pletely ratified, they will be fur­ wonderful response to our call for aid during our terrific were all sober, had their com­ of an SIU contract for the first nished to the various departmen­ plaints all outlined, and coop­ struggle. time. erated in every possible way. tal delegates so that they can With thle kind cf cooperation we are certain to con­ Huron seamen are now fully learn the contract and better As a result, all overtime was clude this strike with a victory. welcomed into the SIU family on handle the beefs which it is their paid, and the rest of the gripes Again our alncerest thanks to you end your meiaberthe Great Lakes. While they were duty to take up. were satisfactorily taken care of. shlp for their generous gift. previously welcomed after they It goes to show that a sober had voted for the SIU as the WYANDOTTE NEGOTIATIONS crew can gain more than a bunch Union of their choice, they are of drunks, acting like militants. Fraternally yours. Contract negotiations with the now a fully participating unit Wyandotte management have Shipping is on the upgrade among the other 29 fleets under after a few weeks of being on been going on at the same time SIU Great Lakes District con­ as those with Huron. the slov/ bell, and there is every Chris Flore CP:adg tracts and SIU Union protection reason to believe that it will get Executive Seoretery Another meeting is scheduled and representation. even better. A few weeks ago the SIU massed many hundreds of men for Friday, October 3, and if a Eleven ships paid off last Huron crewmembers aboard on the CIO Shipyard Workers' picketline in Brooklyn when the satisfactory agreement is not week, and seven ships signed on. the Crapo and Boardman are reached, it is possible that some Bethlehem Steel Company tried to run in scabs. The assistance Seven ships came through in given by the Seafarers scotched the company's union-busting now urged to hold their ship­ course of direct action will be transit, and will go on to New plan. This is our thanks, from a union spokesman, and it makes board meetings in typical SIU pursued against this company. York for the pay off. all the pavement pounding worthwhile. style. In any event, further develop­ We are still supporting the ments of the Wyandotte negotia­ strike of the CIO Shipyard Work­ tions will be printed in next ers. Those people have been out week"s issue of the SEAFARERS on strike for many months, and LOG. they deserve to win. All over By HERBERT JANSEN Cool used to be a steady Chica­ dured the Thirty Dollar month, During the past few weeks, the country they have set up picketlines, and we are behind CHICAGO—Well, our fair city go-run ship, but she strayed scurvy food, lousy conditions, ciewinembers on the four Wyan­ them until they end their strike. of Chicago is beginning to feel away from us. biead lines, blacklist, and then dotte ships have repeatedly stat­ ALL QUIET NOW the usual seasonal letdown in One of our sandboats, the SS were forced to hear themselves ed that they are backing up their original demands* to the Our used-to-be-number one shipping. During the past week, Michigan, has laid up due to the problem, the gashounds, is not we shipped 12 Firemen, 4 Oilers, lack of steel pilings around the classified by the shipowners as utmost, and that they are pre­ giving us any trouble any more. 3 Wipers, 1 Watertender, breakwall for the airport fill-in. being a group of irresponsible pared to take a strike vote if the Company does not see fit to The membership keeps an eye Wheelsmen, 4 ABs, 5 OS, 3 Mess- Part of the crew has been laid gashounds and immoral bums. for the performers, and so they men, and 7 Stewards Department off, but she's expected to go back During the war, seamen were meet these demands. stay in a sober condition. help. into operation within three built up as "heroes in dungarees"' Certainly, Wyandotte crew­ This port was the testing weeks. members deserve a vote of praise For the past several days, we and classified as part of our first ground, and keeping the wise from their SIU brothers. They CONSTITUTION DAY have had tl»e SS North American line of defense. Although the guys on the beam here proves are living up to every tradition and the SS South American here Constitution Day was observed seamen never asked for this of the fighting that it can be done in any port. SIU by remain­ in Chicago as hotels. This is due in Chicago with a large parade praise, it was all rightfully de­ From now the men get gassed ing solidly determined to stick, to the shortage of hotel space of soldiers and sailors marching served. up on their own responsibility, to their guns. with 26 conventions in Chicago down Michigan Boulevard. It and when they foul up the Shipowners even admitted, Their minimum demands have at one time. Both ships are now was a great sight to see, and it works, the membership knows wonder of wonders, that the sea­ been given to the Company. headed for Holland, Michigan, for was a great feeling to realize how to deal with them. men were entitled to every cent Now it's up to the management their Winter lay-up. that these boys were in the ser­ of pay that they received, bonus Our volunteer organizers, the to settle the easy way or the Finally coming out of the ship­ vice to protect those rights grant­ guys who brought Isthmian un­ and all. hard way! der the SIU roof, are still com­ yard was the SS City of Grand ed to all American citizens by This was a far departure from WINTER PLANS ing around to find out what's Rapids. She was only scheduled our Constitution. the old days! next on the list. They want to to be in there for a week, but Later, certain disquieting Now that the sailing season is Now, once again, the seamen go out again to do their part, and stayed much longer due to the thoughts occurred to my mind. rapidly approaching it's end, it's whatever the SIU undertakes fact that there was quite a bit of All Chicago papers put out spec­ as a part of organized labor are time for us to begin thinking repair work on her. She's '.win­ next, these guys can be counted ial issues and features praising being villified and blasted as be­ in terms of the idle Winter tering at Benton Harbor, Mich­ on to work hard for the Union. the freedom of our country un­ ing money-hungry, unpatriotic, months. Men who have paid taxes in igan. der our Constitution. You could and guilty of every crime under In the past, the Union halls In the past few days, we had read this on the front pages and the sun. This is done because we Baltimore may have some money coming to them from the tax col­ the SS E. N. Saunders (Midland), in the editorials spread all believe in our Union—the SIU— have served as a meeting place, and because we rely upon our and a convenient recreation hall lector. If so, come down here Fred Hewitt (Browning), West- through the papers. Union protection in the form of where the members could idle and collect it. It's better in your coast (Pure Oil), and the Daniel Gleaning through the pages, it contracts and beef representa­ away their hours in various McCool. Incidentally, the Mcpocket than in bank vaults. was a different story. That free­ tion. forms of recreation. dom stuff as far as the papers Not too much attention has NEVER AGAIN were concerned, was just so been given to an educational much window dressing. Never again will we let our­ program. Any time devoted to Many articles appeared which selves become weak enough so education has been on a more By JOE SHIMA condemned the workers for dar­ that they can destroy our Union! TOLEDO — In the past few| This was a new one on us! ing to exercise their rights to Never again will we become or less haphazard basis with no long range planning in mind. days, we've received several re­ We thought that we'd heard join unions and otherwise act as slaves such as the Taft-Hartley This Winter it should be differ­ every trick in the book by which free citizens, and not the slaves Act and other legislation would ports from the Columbia ship, ent. the LCA" tried to squeeze their of the bosses. make us become. Never again SS Holloway, and the Tomlin- men. However, this Brother was Although complete plans have It was laughable to read some will we rely upon oily-smooth not yet been formulated, still son ship, SS Cuyler Adams. a Union man, and he told them of the crap that these rags tried voices which urge us to rely up­ The HoUoway went into the that he wasn't going to split his to feed to the people! The gen­ on our. benevolent bosses to they are in a fairly advanced state of planning. If our present shipyard for repairs, and the time between the Stewards and eral trend in many articles was "take care of us." plans go thi-ough, occasional la­ Firemen were told to turn to in Deck Departments. to the effect that workers were "We've got our SIU with it's bor movies and other films of an They must have needed men the Engine room on Saturday af­ dumb to form unions to protect five autonomous Districts. We've educational nature will be shown ternoon, while the forward end badly, because he'? still on these. their rights. Why form unions? got our affiliation with almost at some of the Union Halls. He puts in his eight hours in took off. The kindly industrialists, ship­ eight million brothers and sisters All of the Firemen and Coal- the galley, but will probably be In addition, some classes and owners, and all capitalists will in the American Federation of passers worked, of course, with fired one of these days when take care of you! discussion groups will be formed Labor. We've got our affiliation the exception of one hardy soul they can find a man foolish with the AFL Maritime Trades to better handle the many com­ That's why workers formed who wouldn't take this kind of enough to split the job the way plex problems facing the aver­ unions! They were tired of be­ Department. the company wants to. treatment. He quit! The Lake Carriers Association ing taken care of by their bigWe've got a great start in mak­ age Union member today. Later, On the Cuyler Adams, a night hearted bcsses, especially when is certainly doing a good organi­ ing the Great Lakes, too, a part in another column, we'll go into Porter was hired, and was told that "being taken care of" means zational job for the SIU when it of the SIU! And we won't stop further details concerning the that it was a combination job. When he inquired, "What kind tries to pull these tricks. Lakes to be exploited, over-worked, un­ until we've achieved our goal— need for Union education, and of a combination?" He was told seamen know, and they tell us, der-paid, and subjected to the complete freedom and protection the type of a program that the that he had to work 4 to 8 in that their only hope for decent many evils of our so-called pri­ for all seamen on the Lakes, on the three Coasts, and on the riv­ Great Lakes District can put the galley, and put in the other wages and conditions with un­ vate enterprise. across. ion protection is the SIU! In the past, seamen have en­ ers. four hours on Deck! Strong SIU Is Answer To Smash-Labor Campaign LOA Tactics Best SIU Propaganda A '•'i �THE SEAFARERS Page Eight New Upswing In Miami Shipping Will Keep Port Tampa On The Run By C. SIMMONS BY LOG Friday, October 3, 1947 ON THIRD P#?ENeMY MieHfLET Grain Shortage Slows Shipping In Galveston After spending the last few Headquarters for distribution TAMPA — Although shipping Greece and India among its ports years lecturing the membership among the men in the hospitals, slowed dowh a bit during the of call. By KEITH ALSOP on the evils of matrimony, we and a list of all monies collected past week, activity in this port WATERMAN PORT GALVESTON—The shortage of blush to confess that at ten and so distributed will appear in was chugging along at a pretty The Waterman outfit still re­ o'clock Saturday morning last we the LOG weekly after the plan grain has hit us down here, and good clip. Prospects for the fu­ mains the big company in the up and did it ourself. is in operation. ture look gjood, with several shipping has taken a sharp nose­ Gulf. Out of evei-y ten ships With only 48 hours of married SHINE BOYS companies adding Miami sailings dive. It's due to pick up soon touching Tampa, seven are Wat­ life to our credit, we are hardly A couple of screwballs who to their schedules. erman. in a position to speak with any sign themselves "The Spiders" but, until then, we will have Jobs for rated men continue in Bull Lines still operates the authority on the subject. What and whom we suspect to be none more men than jobs, and that's abundance and the need for them phosphate runs and Alcoa occa­ we have seen of it, however, is other than Slug Seikman and something we haven't had to is great. There is, however, a sionally has a ship going to the a little bit of all right, and we Willie McQuiston have left notes contend with for a long time. surplus of non-rated men in all Islands. hereby publicly repudiate every­ on our desk suggesting that a three department. The SS James Jackson, Wa­ cleaning and pressing machine Most Waterman jobs are coast­ thing that has gone before. It's getting hard to keep Black It was all a gag, fellows. and a shoe shine stand be set terman, paid off and signed on wise Victorys. We get one bounc Gang men on the SS Florida, Some wag with a profound last week. There were only up here, too. for Japan about every ten days, since this ship runs strictly on The idea is not entirely with­ minor beefs on the scow, and with four of these coming in here knowledge of life and an ex­ schedule and overtime, therefore, quisite sense of humor has out merit. We will undertake to in the past month. 'they were settled on the ship is limited. But the Stewards and Labor didn't do so bad in the caused three license bureaus to have the necessary installations Deck Department manage to and to the satisfaction of the recent elections here. Although be located on the second deck made immediately if these two stay pretty well filled. crew. we lost out on the man labor of the local Municipal Building. morons will undertake to oper­ There is not much in the way backed for mayor, we elected The little black directory in ate the concessions. The entire Stewards Depart­ of payoffs here, but ships calling four city representatives out of the corridor reveals that hunt­ Nature has endowed each of ment was bounced, and now the in transit are always asking for seven. ing and fishing licenses are is­ them with just about enough in- galley will be clean and the men. This has been so for the food will be a whole lot better. Brother Harvey Jamerson sent sued there, while the line below past three or four months and in his book and paid three says that marriage licenses are The SS Coral Sea, of the present signs indicate it will con­ months dues on it. He's now .up also available. EASIER WORK Coral Steam.ship Company, was tinue, particularly as there are in Georgia raising peanuts and is That's life eptomized for you— THANl *PIEthrough this port in transit, and many ships loading phosphate using some part of a mule for a the man hunts, the woman fishes, CARDING! the gang aboard her is well satis­ destined for the Far East. compass—and it isn't the mule's and marriage is the inevitable fied. This is a new company, consequences. head. and the contract has recently NEW DEVELOPMENTS I wonder if Brother Jamerson gone into effect. We inspected TELEVISION TROUBLE Several developments are re­ recalls the SS Daniel Huger and the galley and can report that The television set that the sponsible for the fact that the her Deck Gang: Leon Johnson, the ship is well stored with the Port of Tampa will be kept very Cotton Haymond, Don Simmons, membership went on record to kind of food a working man busy. At present we are taking -Sailor Hall, Buck Evans and A1 buy some time ago is now lying needs—2000 pounds of grits. on the deck behind our desk on care of Miami, Boca Grande and Gary. the third floor. The delay in in­ ILA FACES TROUBLE THIRD OUT stalling it due to the fact that Art, A The International Longshore­ Brother Jamerson went ashore permission to erect an antenna PATR0LA1AN'3 men's Association is faced with on one of the neighboring build­ telligence to shine a mean paii" in Naples and misunderstood the COT IS A , price on some item, damn near ings must be secured from the of shoes provided, of course, that trouble as they are experiencing eosy owe; they pool their brains and divide difficulty getting contracts sign­ creating a calamity as the MPs proprietors. ed. By the time this report gets We can't install the antenna on the work. were hell on anyone after dark See by the LOG that our good into print, the ILA may be lock­ at the. time. One of the fellows our own six-story building be­ cause it seems that the televi­ friend Scotty Atkins has opened ed out from Lake Charles to had to take to the alleys. The Third Assistant passed out sion waves travel in sti'aight the Anchor Hotel for seamen Brownsville. It seems as if some of the in Palermo and the fellows took lines and the lofty neighboring down New Orleans way. Many him along, not wanting anything structures would deflect them a Brother Seafarer will join us boys have forgotten that the membership in this port is on to happen to him. They went and distort the image on the in saying "good deal." Among the many attractive record to go rough on gashounds. through the catacombs and park­ screen. However, it looks as though features of Scotty's new place Some of the performers will find ed him in a comer while they we might still succeed in work­ are a beautiful awning-covered out at the next meeting that we browsed around. Key West, besides Tampa. P&O When he came to, he really ing out something to be in time patio, a barbecue pit, a slew of mean business, and that what is putting on another ship and a started singing the blues. gold fish and a flock of banana was said many months ago is to receive the World Series. new outfit is scheduled to oper-' The ship hauled flyers around The pin ball machines are on trees. Sounds like a beachcomb­ not a joke. Others had better ate out of Miami, too. take warning before it is too for the Army and there was more order and should be installed er's paradise. Eastern starts two passenger money aboard in poker games shortly. When tlic.se machines However, we must confess that late. ships working in Miami on Oct. than ever was in one place be- are operating we will then take we fail to see the virtue in keep­ We haven't had a chance to do 26, and will continue sailings fore. Hall, as usual, was lucky over the coke machine from ing out the "Chippies" as Brother much organizing, but whenever throughout the tourist season, and wound up with the cabbage. Dolor Stone who has cared for Atkins evidently feels duty the opportunity presents itself, The new company will make But back on business, I want to it since Jimmy Stewart quit as bound to do. That's just giving we go to town in a big way. The runs from Miami to the Islands, wind up with this reminder: Rat­ Building Superintendent. a guy the additional bother of boys are all anxious to do their with sign-ons and payoffs taking ed men can always ship in Tam­ The profits from all these ven­ trotting around and finding them parts, and are waiting for the place in Miami. This may nec­ pa—so drop around. tures will then be turned over to for himself, Scotty, old boy. next SIU organizational drive. essitate the opening of a new Hall there, or at least a subbranch of the Tampa Hall. So with the Florida, three new ships, and the two passenger By PAUL PARSONS while in others they must fol­ have no place in the affairs of have any special friends who are ships of Eastern hitting Miami, low Curran. We are proud to say the Union. officials. there will be a helluva lot of In watching the expansion of In the past we have had no there have been no such fac­ business at that point. I am sure we will continue to any union or political group we The recently signed Coral find that sooner or later dual tions arising in our Union to pressure groups dictating the act as decent gentlemen in the Union's course. We have ad­ future as we have in the past Steamship Company expects to organizations and factions arise cause disruption. It is now important that we vanced by democratic procedures by not acting like revolutionists acquire a considerable number which, if not quelled, damage the or gangsters trying to obtain not allow any factions in our in all matters. of ships, with some making runs organization's strength. We have fought against build­ power in some section or port. Union as are present in the out of Gulf ports and others op­ The members of this Union ing any labor gods or union dic­ Regardless of how new your erating from the Atlantic coast. have been observers to the NMU. tatorship here because we be­ full book is, you are just as im­ When we begin to fight among The Coral Sea left here last events in the NMU with com­ lieve the SIU is not a machine portant as any of us so-called week and it was the first SIU rades Stack and Curran. Their ourselves and conduct back-bit­ for advancing an individual or oldtimers. I am proud to say the ship to leave this port, since I battling has resulted in a loss ing campaigns it is time to tear group, but is first and fore­ newcomers have shown them­ have been here, to go out with a of prestige to both men and the up all charters and contracts and most for the advancement of the selves to be 100 per cent in hit­ close up shop. full crew of Bookmen. entire NMU membership. membership. ting the bricks and pushing a Out on an eight to ten month We have noticed similar We all know the time and We worship no man, but re­ beef. .trip, the ship will include Poland, situations in other unions and place for settling differences is spect him; we fear no groups, We are not members of any have seen whenever they fight at open membership meetings in but adhere to the will of the special port but of the whole among themselves the union suf­ every port and by the ballot at membership majority. SIU with the same rights in all fers. election time. If we want another man's job ports. Let us continue to cast We can very well profit by If we«Jiave officials we con­ in the Union—weU, we just run aside any district or personal watching the other's mistakes, sider incompetent then we vote for it in the election instead of If you don't find linen hate and do honor to the men and by never allowing ourselves them out at the poUs, but we yelling "labor faker" and filling when you go aboard your to fight, port against port and don't endanger the Union by the air with slander, dead cats, who diligently fought for and ship, notify the Hall at once. won the respect the SIU now personality against personality, blasting them or conducting a rotten tomatoes and brickbats. A telegram from Le Havre or enjoys. or a feud over political ideologies. smear campaign. Singapore won't do you any NOT POWER HUNGRY Let us continue our march for­ good. It's your bed and you MEMBERS MUST CHOOSE These opinions are unbiased ward, newcomers and oldtimers So far everyone I have asso­ have to lie in it. In the NMU some have to be ciated with or talked to is of because I have never held any united as a whole for better con­ a Stack man in certain ports the opinion that personal feelings official job in the SIU nor do I ditions for all seamen. X SIU Free From Factionalism That Wrecked Other Unions AnENTION! \ �Friday, \bctober 3, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Seafarers-Meseck Interim Agreement GENERAL RULES Washington's Birthday noon on Saturday. Any work of pay for Unlicensed personnel Section 1. The Company agrees Memorial Day outside these hours to be paid. receiving less than S200.00 per between to give preference in employ­ Independence Day for at the overtime rate of pay. j month shall be $1.17 per hour Labor Day SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL ment to members of the Union (c) Steward Department per-1 hour and for those receiving and to secure its Unlicensed per­ Armistice Day sonnel is to work (8) eight hours $200.00 or more per month the UNION sonnel through the offices of the Thanksgiving Day per day Monday thru Saturday rate shall be SI.43 per hour. Union. Christmas Day Terms and md any work performed on SunSection 2. The Union agrees to Any work performed on holi­ iay shall be paid for at the It is understood and agreed MESECK TOWING LINES. Inc. furnish capable, competent and days either at sea or in port shall that the Company and the Un­ ivertime rate of pay. satisfactory employees. be paid for at the regular over­ ion shall continue negotiations Whereas the Seafarers Inter­ (d) For the purpo.se of this time rate of pay. In the event a with respect to General Rules Section 3. The Union agrees national Union of North Amer­ section any work performed in holiday falls on Sunday the and Departmental Working Rules. that the Company shall have the ica, (Affiliated with the AFL) has port on Saturdays or Sundays following Monday shall be deem­ Upon completion of such nego­ right, in their discretion, to reject been designated as the Union of shall be paid for at the regular ed a holiday. tiations all conditions agreed t<» their choice by the Unlicensed men furnished who are consider­ overtime rate of pay. Section 11. The work week in shall be incorporated into and personnel employed on the Dor­ ed unsuitable and unsatisfactory. Section 12. The monthly rate port shall be (8) hours per day thereby made a part of this othy Ann Meseck and the Judith In case any person is rejected, of pay shall be as follows: and 40 hours per week. agreement. All terms and con­ Ann Meseck which are owned the Union agrees to furnish a Deck Department The work week at sea shall be ditions contained herein shall be­ statement in writing to the Un­ and operated by Meseck Towing as follows: Boatswain $204.34 come effective immediately upon ion stating the reason for the Company, and the Union has (a) Watch standees in the deck Able Seaman 208.69 signing of this Agreement. rejection. If the Union feels that submitted satisfactory proof of and engine departments (8) eight Ordinary Seaman 169.73 Dated:—October 1. 1947 that any rejection has been un­ such designation to the Company hours per day, Monday thru Sat­ Engine Department MESECK TOWING CO. just and has worked a hardship it is hereby understood and urday, and any work performed Oiler $213.69 Signed:— on the person, the Union shall agreed as follows: 213.69 L. CURTIS, without delay take the matter on Sunday to be paid at the Fireman-Watertender Meseck Towing Company rec­ Wiper 197.56 Manager Ocean Towing Div. up with that particular employer overtime rate. ognizes the Seafarers Interna­ (b) Day workers in the Deck Stewards Department SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL and attempt to secure an ad­ tional Union of North America as and Engine departments shall Steward-Cook $264.34 UNION OF N. A. justment. the sole representative, for the 169.73 Signed:— Section 4. It is the intent of work from" 8 A.M. to 12 noon Messman purpose of collective bargaining, 169.73 ROBT. A. MATTHEWS the Union and the Company that and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday Utility of the Unlicensed personnel em­ Section 13. The overtime rate JOE ALGINA all controversies or disputes aris­ thru Friday and 8 A.M. to 12 ployed on deep sea towboats of ing out of the interpretation or the Company. application of this Agreement shall be amicably and harmon­ iously settled in accordance with Many people have seen small would leave his foc'sle and go patent number , 2,352,361. The the provisions hereof. Any crew member who considers himself model ships enclosed within a up on the boat deck to cool government labelled it an Ed­ unjustly treated must first com­ bottle and wondered at -the off. ucational Device. He was afraid to stay in the municate his grievance to the patience and skill which made He is not content to rest on Union's representative who, in it possible. To many it seemed same room with his work for his laurels, but is at the mom­ turn, shall take up the matter an almost impossible task, but fear that in a disgusted mood ent once more turning over in with the Operator's representa­ it started former Seafarer M. E. he would destroy the whole his mind some methods of im­ project. proving still further his baby. tive. Both of these representa­ "Mike" Ballestero thinking. By STANLEY WARES tives are delegated full authority When he saw his first ship COMPLETE WITH LIGHTS What the improvements are, CLEVELAND—Shipping in the to settle any such controversy or in a bottle in Italy in 1931 he When the scene was complet­ he is keeping to himself until Port of Cleveland has slowed dispute. decided he would try his hand ed within the bulb he then con­ he can unveil it complete. Mike In the event the representatives at the art. nected up a light within the says he'd rather not disclose down considerably since the pas­ Instead of being content to lighthouse to blink on and off, them until they are completed. senger ship season ended, and cannot agi'ee within (5) days, it since many of our regular-run shall be their duty to select an build a ship within a bottle he and as a final touch he placed He doesn't believe in talking, freighters have switched over to arbitrator. If such arbitrator can­ decided to construct a scene a reflector light in the neck of but chooses to wait and dis­ the grain trade going into Buf­ not be agreed upon within ten complete with ship, shoreline the bulb making the simulated play the finished product. (10) days, the Presiding Judge and lighthouse within an electric waves look like real white cap­ Mike, now sailing as a Mate, falo and Oswego. ped waves. was a member of the SIU for of the Circuit Court of Appeals, light globe. One of our contracted excur­ After almost six months of several years sailing as Quart­ shall be requested to appoint an For several years he toyed sion ships, the SS Cadillac, is arbitrator. The arbitrator shall, with the idea picking up all painstaking labor, he finished ermaster and it was during this now in her winter quarters after the job. Recently he decided to time that he constructed his making an unsuccessful attempt as soon as possible, hear the case the information he could on the have it patented and was given nautical scene in the bulb. and render a decision within a subject. He laid his plans care­ for two weeks after Labor Day period of thirty (30) days after fully and started off first with trying to build up her Cleveland his selection of appointment, if small experimental jobs. to Canada trade. possible. The decision shall be He attempted to construct a It seems as though people don't final and binding upon both par­ model within an ordinary sized care to ride excursion ships after ties. lightbulb but gave it up due to Labor Day. We wish her better Section 5. There shall be no the inadequate space for the luck next season. strikes, lockouts, or stoppages of scene he had in mind. Despite the numerous delays work during the period of this BEGAN THE TASK and setbacks encountered in our agreement for any cause. After five years of experi­ attempts to hold elections aboard Section 6. The Company agrees the fleets which we have petition­ not to discriminate against any menting and planning he began ed, numerous Lakes seamen are man for legitimate Union acti­ work on his model. He chose a 1000 watt bulb and carefully constantly drifting into our Hall vity. began inserting the pieces one and talking to our organizers on Section 7. The Company agrees the docks about the best ways to recognize one employee on by one. Slowly the landscape and means of getting their fleets each vessel, designated by the took shape as the Island of Corregidor in Manila Bay. Then the organized and into the SIU. Union, to act as the delegate and light house went up and the It's common knowledge among representative of the Union, simulated waves were set around if. these men what the SIU has whose duty shall be to see that the ship model. done for all Lakes seamen in the the members of the Union on The ship itself was patterned way of wages, hours and improv­ that vessel observe the agree­ after the old Hog Islanders of ed conditions. The average man ment, and at the same time that the first World War. sailing the Lakes knows that the the rights and interests of such Day after day he labored at only reason wages were raised by members under this agreement his hobby. At coffee time, dur­ the LCA on September 1 was are protected. ing lunch hour and after hours. that they were forced into it by Section 8. Members of all de­ For several trips he carried the the SIU. partments shall perform the cus­ model with him, not content to These are the plain cold facts. tomary duties of that depart­ leave it out of his sight. The big-hearted operators on the ment. Each member of all de­ To say that everything went Lakes had to come across with a partments shall peiform only the smoothly would be too much. raise even this late in the season recognized and customary duties Many times Mike became dis­ because the SIU had already of his particular rating. couraged and felt like giving up Section 9. When meals and the project. Several times, when won these gains, and the LCA had to match the SIU in a des­ room are not furnished the Unli­ the ship hit storms, the terrific Here Mike Ballestero proudly displays the fruits of five years perate attempt to keep their men censed Personnel, they shall re­ roll of the ship would destroy of thought and months of labor. Inside the bulb can be seen ceive the following allowances: all of his carefully placed ob­ satisfied. a model Hog Islander with a lighthouse and Corregidor Island To say any more about the $1.05 for breakfast, $1.05 for din­ jects that had not been secured. in the background. Many times it was the vibra­ record of the SIU would be to ner, $1.05 for supper and $3.00 tion of the ship alone that would This picture WEIS snapped v/hen Mike applied for a patent. repeat a lot of facts which are per night for room rent. Section 10. The Company tumble his delicate pieces to common knowledge. It's suffici­ He's now busy laying plans for improvements in this model and ent to say that the SIU will al­ agrees to recognize the following the bottom of the globe. intends to go to work on it when every last detail is ironed out. When all of his carefully laid ways be in there pitching to get as holidays: Written on the base of the model is Mike's name and the plans would come to naught or New Years Day the best that's possible for our slogEm "Remember Corregidor." not work out as scheduled, he Lincoln's Birthday members. MEMORANDITM AGREEMENT Lakes Seamen Come To Aid SlU In Organizing Ex-Seafarer Goes Other lilodel Makers One Better �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 3, 1947 AMD MEWS Smooth-Working SIU Crew Mans Isthmian*s SS Cape Friendship DOUBLE REFUELING AT THE 'ROCK' Setting a pattern for efficient seamanship and shipboard harmony that proves Union men are an asset on Isthmian ships, the appropriately names SS Cape Friendship pulled into New York for a payoff last week, winding up a voyage that was marked through­ out by smooth sailing. The harmony existing aboard the vessel was clearly revealed in a copy of the ship's minutes and was amplified by a crewmember, Arnold Steinberg, when he brought the minutes to the LOG office. Steinberg, who served as Deck Delegate and has been aboard the Cape Friendship since Nov. 14, 1946, attributed the smooth sailing to a "darn good SIU crew." Seatrain Texas Weathers 'Blow,' Arrives In N.Y. The SS Seatrain Texas, which ran into the fury of the hurri­ cane that devastated large areas of the Florida and Gulf Coasts, arrived in New York last week 48 hours behind schedule but none the less worse for her experience with the havocwreaking wind storm. , HARMONY ALL AROUND "There was no trouble at all," the Seafarer said, adding that this was reflected in the har­ mony prevailing between the crew and topside. "As a whole," he continued, "we had an excellent gang of men. There were no performers and everybody did his job as a good Union man." He described a setup that was an ideal working relationship for all hands. Most of the oldtimers aboard, he pointed out, set good examples for the newer men and "the newer men followed through to the letter." Now on coastwise articles, the Cape Friendship is at anchorage, awaiting transfer to drydock for overhaul and minor repairs. She is scheduled to resiune sailings Let's Have 'Em This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung corners of the earth, joints you've found worth se^g and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, xoo. If you've got some photographs of your ship, or ^shipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'calL send them along. We'll Yetum them. Just mail your materiel the Editor. Seafarers Log, Beaver Street. New York N. Y. How about doing NOW! to 51 4. it ARNOLD STEINBERG around Oct. 10, according to Steinberg. At the first regular SIU mem­ bership meeting, which was held aboard the ship last Wednesday, elections for Delegates went off smoothly. Charles Carniel was elected Engine Delegate; William C. Griffin was chosen to repre­ sent the Stewards Department and Steinberg will act as Deck Gang Delegate. Cainiel will also serve as Ship's Delegate. UNION SQUARES BEEF In the first order of business the crew efficiently tackled the problem raised by the company's announcement that it would not pay for launch service for the men going ashore that night. The Ship's Delegate was instructed to notify the SIU Hall. The move brought swift action and the Un­ ion squared away the beef in short order, the minutes point out. Stressing cleanliness as a ma­ jor condition, the meeting next drew up repair lists, emphasizing the need for inside painting to be done while the ship is in drydock, and turned the lists over to the delegates. The minutes revealed that the new men aboard the ship were introduced to the advantages of short, smoothly-conducted Union metings held regularly at sea. Chairman of the meeting was R. A. Ducker and recording the happenings was A. G. Amapol. Seafarer Departs Eino Moyrylo, a member of the Seafarers International Union, Great Lakes District, who drown­ ed recently in the South Chicago River, has been buried at Frank­ lin Mine, Michigan. Brother Moyrylo, whose body was claimed by a surviving brother, held Lakes District Book No. 4416, Encountering the hurricane off the .Louisiana coast at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Sea­ train Texas; dropped her anchor at Pilot Town, southeast of the river's entrance. To keep from dragging the hook, the ship's en­ gines had to be kept going full speed, according to Uncle Otto Preussler, Steward. She was able to resume her course after 48 hours and called at New Orleans in good shape, before heading out for New York. In between the two SIU manned vessels, an oil barge pumps fuel into the SS Walter F. Perry, whose Waterman stack juts up in rear of photo, and the SS Archer from whose deck picture was taken by Seafarer John Clamp. Fuel line in lower part of photo carries oil to the Archer. Operation took place near the Rock of Gilbraltar. Quick Work By Whitney Men Halts Alcoa Short Shuffle All was smooth on the Texas, By calling for a crew a few reports Uncle Otto, with "no hours before sailing time, the troubles—outside of the hurricane—and no performers aboard." Alcoa Steamship Company may have thought it would get around Arriving in New York simul­ taneously with the Texas was the putting aboard supplies and mak­ Seatrain New York, up from ing necessary repairs; if so, it Texas City. The New York was soon learned a lesson on that reported as experiencing "a score. The crew which took over Al­ rough time" with the hell-playing hurricane, but weathered the coa's Eli Whitney showed the storm ship-shape. The two ves- company that it had no inten­ .sels met south of New York. The tion of making the complete Texas left New York the same run with the ship in its sad shape. night of her arrival. The crew, licensed and unli­ censed, was called aboard on a Saturday and sailed Sunday. When the ship was one day out at sea, an examination of the slopchest and medicine chest quickly put the crew on the warpath. The men found the slopchest completely lacking toothpaste, razor blades, shaving soap, candy, gum, cigars, chewing tobacco, work shoes, playing cards and dress shoes. Engine Men FEW MEDICATIONS Kneeling, left, to right, are Seafarers Ramos and Lopez: standing are Heck, Blackie and Eagan. Photo was taken dur­ ing recent trip aboard SS Topa Topa by Luis Ramirez. FWT. All were members of the ship's Black Gang. The medicine chest was void of penicillin and quinine and had only two pints of alcohol. Other items were in small supply. To add additional misery, the crewmembers discovered the ship had not taken water in port and it was necessary to immed­ iately cut down on the fresh water. All this was too much for the men to stomach. Feeling they had been duped by the company, a meeting was immediately called and a message listing the short­ comings was dispatched to the SIU Hall in Baltimore. There the shoreside represen­ tatives immediately contacted the company. The crew's beef was pressed with dispatch and a promise was extracted from the company calling for all repairs and supplies to be put aboard in Trinidad. That is if the ship should make Trinidad. It was found that the ship was running short of fuel and it was feared the ship would have to put in at one of the is­ lands for'additional fuel. If anything else could go wrong aboard the ship the crew was sure it would never even hear of it—the general alarm, they discovered, didn't woi'k. SHOULD TEACH 'EM The lesson learned by the com­ pany on this score should make it hesitate to send a crew aboard the ship at the last minute in hope of avoiding repairs. Maybe it will teach them, but the Whitney men caution other SIU crews to give their ship the once-over before taking her to sea. It makes it a lot easier to settle beefs before leaving port than to do it by long distance at sea. Shoreside representation in­ sures the settlement of beefs even though the ship has sailed, but short stopping a quick shuffle by the company is much easier if it is done before the ship leaves port. The fast moving delegates who quickly put the heat on the/com­ pany were: Bill Thompson, Ship's Delegate; Carl P. One, Deck Delegate; Telfair L. Biggs, En­ gine Delegate and Clarence R, Haun, Steward's Delegate. �Friday, October 3, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief KNOX VICTORY. Sept. 1— Chairman S. Furtado; Secretary E. Edginton. Delegates repojts accepted. Motion by Berwald and seconded by Nomices that all rooms, messhall, alleyways and recreation room be painted. Mo­ tion by Galindiz that Steward have all flour disposed of and that we have all new flour be- j fore sailing. Motion by Carson that a delegate from each de-' partment and the Steward in­ spect and check ice boxes and storerooms to see that there is sufficient stores and more variety of greens before sailing. Motion pictures during the voyage send by Nunez to have slopchest a few to the LOG for possible publication. checked before sailing. XXX J, BETHORE. Aug, 17—Chairman NEW ECHOTA, Aug. 15 — Chairman Donald Malenfant: O. Turner: Secretary E. J. BuckSecretary Herman Green. Motion iman. Delegates reported all in made to pick up all tripcards for order. New Business: Decision to Patrolman. Beef on overtime dis­ keep crew messroom clean under puted in Engine Department to penalty of fine. Education: O. be taken up by the Patrolman. Turner gave talk on what a good Suggestion that Steward put in union man should do and be. It for electric mixer in the galley. was from "Here's How, Bixither." He suggested everyone obtain a copy as soon as possible. Chow problems discussed; Steward promised cooperation. JOHN HATHORN. Aug. 18Chairman D. D. Story: Secretary J. H. Whidden. Special meeting to discuss the steam of the Dec! Department foc'sles and the cold water system. Motion by Story that the Captain, the Chief Eng and the Agent be present at the meeting and give a statement that these matters will be han­ dled before leaving the Canal at Balboa. Requested statement gained. XXX DOROTHY. Aug. 19 — Chair­ man H. C. Randall; Secretary R. Savior. New Business: Motion by Arnold to have the Third As­ sistant removed as he has been making slanderous remarks about the SIU. Assistant is a union member. Motion by Crug to have ship fumigated. Motion car­ ried that all brothers donate to the LOG. Good and Welfare: One minute of silence for broth­ ers lost at sea. ANDREW JACKSON. Aug. 17 —Chairman Jerry J. Palmer: Secretary James Irving. Discus­ sion of the tripcard and permit men. Wilton McNiel. Frank Post. Kenneth Nixon and Dennis ap­ proved for books. Larsson. Bo­ sun aboard the ship, not ap­ proved and recommended that his permit be lifted and that he be placed on 1 year's probation during which time he is to not ship above rating of AB. Heinz Peters approved for riiembership in the SIU. XXX GOVERNOR DIXON. Aug. 23 —Chairman L. M. Jackson: Sec­ retary D. C. Moore. Leon Waldron elected ship's delegate. Good and Welfare: Repair list made up and approved. Dele­ gates to ask for price list of slopchest to be checked by Patrol­ man. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. XXX ROBERT STUART. Aug. 24— Chairman H. E. Perkinson: Sec­ retary W. Doyle. Delegates re­ ported all in order. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that enough linen be put on board so crew's mess can have table cloths. Mo­ tion carried that new coffee urn be purchased for pantry. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that messman stay in messroom while serving chow. One minute of silence for brothei-s lost at sea. XXX BEREA VICTORY, Aug. 10— Chairman C. Haymond: Secretary A. D. Sandy. Delegates reports accepted. New Business: Alvin Ward elected ship's delegate by acelamation. Motion carried to accept rules laid down by last crew regarding conduct in messroom. Motion carried that if Steward doesn't get satisfactory refrigeration to notify the crew. t 1 4 BEAUREGARD. Aug. 18 — Chairman J. Ekland; Secretary J. T. Hicks. Delegates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion carried to recommend Messman Martini for a permit card. Edu­ cation: Suggestion made foi- vol­ untary contributions to library association for books sent aboard for the pleasure of the crew. Re­ pair list made up and distidbuted to each department for ad­ ditions. XXX ALCOA PARTNER. Aug. 12— Chairman M. A. McClintoc; Sec­ retary Fred Nouck. McClintoc of Deck reported no beefs; W. O. Knight of Engine the same; Rob­ ert Brown of Stewards Depart­ ment reported that department would run smoother with proper cooperation from Steward. He charged him with interference and refusal to initial overtime. New Business: List of repairs made up and approved. Fred Vogala asked for discharge to go the hospital. Motion carried to request subsistence for supper on Aug. 1 when power was shut off. XXX POLLACK. Aug. 18—Chairman Griffin: Secretary Walter Harvek. Delegates elected: Forward End, Harry Chaffee: After End, Alvis Pietron: Stewards Depart­ ment, Theodore Wiercinski. Du­ ties of delegates discussed. Mo­ tion carried that copies of union contract be secured for inspec­ tion by all. Steward moved that sanitary condition of vegetables should be investigated. Dirty linen and vegetables being put in same locker. XXX WATCH HILL. Aug. 18—Chair­ man M. Blue: Secretary F. A. Martin. Deck Department Dele­ gate, John Culeton reported on two crewmembers who stated they would refuse to payoff un­ less paid the new scale of wages. New Business: Motion by L. Weeks that ship be fumigated and fans be repaired. Good and Welfare: Suggestion by L. Dempsey that all members who take XXX CORNELIA. Aug. 10—Chair­ man John Hisko: Secretary Clar­ ence Gunsett. Departmental de­ legates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion by Robert Mc­ Queen that a letter be sent to the Union from Germany on the condition of the ship's hospital. Good and Welfare: Storm door on port side aft in need of repair as well as valves on coffee urn XXX MUNCIE VICTORY. Aug. 15— Chairman J. Oto: Secretary H. Overbye. Delegates reported on number of book men in their de­ partments. New Business: Broth­ er Otto raised question of dirty XXX life jackets, bjut as they were ap­ WACOSTA. Aug. 22 — Chair­ proved by the Coast Guard noth­ man Red White: Secretary John ing could be done. Motion not L. Crowley. Delegates reported to sign on until ship is alongside everything okay. New Business: dock and we know where she is Slopchest to be investigated for headed. Good and Welfare: Mo­ shortages and high prices. Fresh tion carried to have Patrolman stores to come on in first port. clarify the law covering the num­ Fresh water system to be in­ ber of cigarettes a man is allow­ spected. Education: Quotations ed to bring into the States. froni-.constitution and agreements read to crew. Good and Welfare: XXX EMILIA. Aug. 8—Chairman Lu- Repair list to be submitted to igi Lombardi; Secretary Edwin Chief Engineer and Patrolman. Marshall. Delegates reported all XXX working smooth. New Business: NAMPA, July 27 — Chairman Motion carried that a letter be man Arthur Thompson; Secretary sent to the Union Hall concerning Knuckey. Delegates reports ac­ Vance Gaines and that he not be cepted. New Business: George allowed aboard another SIU ship. Meaney moved for election of Delegates instructed to compile Engine and Stewards delegates. repair list for next meeting. Edu­ Repair list made up and apcation: Brother Lombardi asked 'proved by crew. Motion carried that existing library be ex­ that each department take turns changed before next trip. One cleaning the recreation room and minute of silence for brothers laundry. One minute of silence lost at sea. for brothers lost at sea. JAVG YOUR SAY AT SH\PBOARD ^ SHORESlOE MEETINGS.WHETHER ITS A MATTER OF UAilON POUCV OR A PERSONAL BEEF -?UT YOUR TWO GENTS IN. IT IS YOUR UNI ON NOW - DEMOCRATICALLY RUAJ AND WlUU REMAIN SO OAILV AS UONCS AS You EXERCUSE YOUR RIOHTS AND DUTIES ASA MEMBER. CUT and RUN By HANK New York" shipping was good this week—with the Hall nearly Dacked to capacity. There's one important thing we would like to remind the Brothers who may read this column for the first time or who may happen to be new members in the SIU. Every day there are a few members who are presumably so unacquaint­ ed with the Union or just don't bother to study the shipping rules or. read them in full that they foul themselves up and then con­ tinue to argue and take up the Dispatchers time for various prob­ lems—which wouldn't and shouldn't happen if every man trying to ship first grabbed the shipping rules and found out the right in­ formation and procedure. i 4. 4> It doesn't pay to argue about something when you haven't read the shipping rules, which applies to all members, or if you have read them in too much of a hurry or just a few para­ graphs. The Dispatchers know their job and the shipping rules—what's more important—you should know i.t just as clearly—you're the one who loses out when you get fouled up—either coming off a ship, out of a hospital or grabbing a job and then rejecting it, etc. Use your brains—not your mouth and feet. 4. 4« 4* Over there in the country of Brooklyn, Brother Hank Piekutowski and his wife, Angelina, became the proud and happy par­ ents of a baby girl, named Helen Linda, and weighing eight pounds, two ounces. Some Brothers commented that she maj- luckily de­ sire to become a Stewardess in later years. From a nautical view­ point, it would certainly make Brother Hank prouder . . . Brother Harry Cronin is in town right now . . . Jimmy McCullough wants to know if his shipmate. Bud Callahan is still down in New Or­ leans . . . Brother Alton J. Curry happily stated about two weeks ago that he was going fo a health farm up in New York State. It's not for his health, however—he's to be an instructor up there for a while. 4. 44. Here's a shorf posfcard message from Brolher Red Braunslein from over Ihere in Malaya: "Sipping a few in Singapore. Having fun here." .. . If you wanl a new library of books and magazines or if you ha.ven'f a library for your ship confaci the American ports, including a few up in the Lakes. XXX Here's a letter from Brother Tommy "Beachie ' Murray, from San Juan: "How's everything up in New York? Have many of our lost beachcombers been around lately? Most of the fellas who are regulars down here have left, even Brother "Woodsie Lockwood. Aboiit the only ones left nf the old school are Lincoln, and myself. Although Lincoln (Boy Smoking Pipe) has only been on this beach this once, he really has been easing himself toward it for two years. It took the ILA strike to convince him of the Islands attractions and the TTT. (Hank's note: It sounds like it's full of TNT, indeed). As for myself, the trip North is coming very soon and it will be quite a while before I return to San Juan. I plan to make a trip or two and then turn into the hospital and get thfe bad knee of mine scraped and redleaded. That's all for now. Hank.®' 4 44* J, Here are a few oldlimers who are fresh in fown: F. De For­ est, A. Hanson. J. Hawkins. T. Kennedy. C. Cotton. J. Stickney. J, Leon. C. Connors, H. Gallagher, E. Gibbs, M. Garcia, I. Echevaxria, J. Ortiguerra, G. Suit, T. Navarro, P. Soto, J. Cruz, L. Gonzalez, H. Taylor, and H. Seitz. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 3, 1947 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Lizzie's Blasted Bucko Still Rates Royal Razz TWO PART STORY: CLEAN UP AND REST UP To the Editor: to the Chief Mate, the acting doc­ tor and a company stiff, to re­ Well, I've been on this ship six port a swelling in my left side. weeks and what madness I've .JMMM He said it would, probably be . gone through already. The skip­ lanced when we got in port. per of this ship is no stranger to Later when we hit port I went readers of the LOG. In June, to the Chief and asked for a doc­ 1946, Seafarer George Uhler suf­ tor. He gave me the song and fered his wrath and in the Oct. dance that when the doctor came 26 LOG there was a story about aboard to see an AB who had a him and his $25 handcuffs on the bad foot he would examine me Cape John. too. When the doctor didn't show Now he is on the Cape Eliza­ up I got shore leave and went in beth and although we now have to town to a sawbones. My case was handled and I paid him. So much for that. But just before sailing time I was billed by a doctor who came aboard to see the Chief Electri­ ' ^ " cian whom I had mussed up in a fight. I hurt my arm a little in 'liiiiir • . the scuffle, but the Electrician needed the doctor more than I On the working ends of the Turksheads, Seafarer Ted Filipow gets an assist in soogie oper­ did. ations from Jimmie Manley, a passenger from Singapore. Filipow. AB. who submitted the As we left the port, the Skip­ photos to the LOG, stated thaf the men of the Andrew Jackson enjoyed the company of the per called us in and promised to youngster during the vessel's return to the States by way of the Suez Canal. get medical attention for us in At the right Brother Filipow. bushed after his soogieing stint, relaxes under the Pacific skies an agreement with the company the next port. We hit Biddiport unmindful of Seafarer Dutch Irving hard at work on the lifeboat winch. Brother Filipow didn't he is doing everything possible the next day, but now, two days mention where Jimmy Manley took off to after the work trick. to violate it. later, no doctor has come aboard. For instance, we have been BEING HELD UP washing down the boat deck af­ I'm not saying a thing as my ter five P.M. for no overtime; polishing brass and washing the arm feels alright but the other Dear Editor: phia nothing was done about the The agreement is hereby submit­ wheel house all day—no over­ guy is quite ill. I know there are above mentioned discrepancies. ted for publication if you wish. On Sept. 2, the Robin Line time and discarding garbage for English doctors and good hospi­ Bringing Eddie Higdon on to the Also a sketch illustrating that we tals here, so I can't figure out ship SS Moline Victory paid off no overtime. job the Captain was notified that are determined to show the ship­ in Philadelphia after completing He has been pulling men out what the hold-up is. unless something was done the owners that they shouldn't try of the sack to give them unde­ There is plenty more the mat­ a three-month South African trip. Deck Department didn't care to to play with, or disregard, the served tongue lashings, and gen­ ter with this ship but we are About 94 percent of the unlicen­ sail his vessel in its present con­ SIU contract. erally logging men for his own saving it for the payoff. The Sec­ sed personnel quit and were re­ dition. Thanks to Brother Higdon for satisfaction. ond Mate who piled off too has placed. his splendid cooperation. After much negotiating some He has already lost two offic­ plenty to say when the ship hits Department delegates found For Ihe crew of the ers. The Chief Engineer got off the States and he will get the the following shortcomings: Fans form of agreement was drawn up and signed by Agent Eddie Hig­ SS Moline Viciory with heart trouble and the Sec­ backing of the crew. in all crews quarters, messhall don, Delegates and the Master. Andy Lorier ond Mate jumped ship in Alex­ That's all for now but there and galley either defective or andria. will be more when we hit home missing; screens in portholes and That's enough of the Skipper dirt. passageway doors missing or for the time being. George Freshwater badly in need of repairs; mat­ Before we hit Karachi I went SB Cape Elizabeth tresses filthy and unsanitary; bed springs in need of repairs; show­ To My Darling ers and toilet seats defective or ALONG PANANG'S MAIN DRAG ANONYMOUS not functioning. Delegates T on y M. Fusco, Deck; Earl Murphy, Engine, and Your eyes are just like limpid pools Robert M. Douglas, Steward, pre­ (Of mud and sedimentation). sented the Captain with the re­ pair list. Making the ports of Your lips are red as roses Baltimore and again Philadel­ (Roses wilted by dehydration). " "''''ll II 11.11 " iiilKiiiliilB Moline Mess Cleaned Up By.Crew's Grit V. Log-A -Rhythms FINDS LOG TOPS FOR ACQUAINTING FAMILY WITH SIU To Ihe Editor: Seeing the town the easy way. "Quatamala." Pantryman off .the Andrew Jackson, relaxes for the cameraman, while local boys watch the proceedings with interest. To the crew, Penang. in the Malayan Straits, was one of the most interesting ports hit during the recent jaunt through the Far East and around the world. Photo was taken by Ted Filipow. I am a young man and have not been sailing too long, so my family is quite anxious to learn about life at sea, especially my union affiliation. My father has never had any contact with unions and has rais­ ed many questions as to what the union's function and purpose is in relation to me. I have had the SEAFARERS LOG sent to them as the best way to give my family the infor­ mation. It can do a much better job than I could do in a month of steady talking. The LOG is the best means of spreading the word of unionism that I know of and I urge other young seafarers to do likewise. T. J. Kinard Your hair is soft and silky (It should be all for that; You paid ten dollars for that wig Same day you bought that hat). Your shape is firm and lovely (Just like a flour sack With a rope tied round the middle And bulging at the back). Yes, I love you dearest darling. Say, have you a live spot you could lend? I lost that last you gave me. And I've nothing more to spend. Sweet Music In this whole wide world around Is there ever a finer sound Than the engines of a rust-pot Liberty? As it wends its homeward way The old engines seem to say, "We're going home, going home Hurray !" �Friday, Ociober 3, 1947 THE 'Caricoa' Cheers Stockholm And Hendy's Ace Galley Men SEAFARERS LOG Back In Action STOCKHOLM HAS A CONEY ISLAND. TOO Last night we went out to a place called the Tivoli. I thought it was a joint. It was about a five-mile jaunt in a cab out of town and the Tivoli turned out to be a miniature Coney Island. You pay 600 Swedish thingamajigs admission (about twenty cents Am­ erican) and there are all kinds of games and rides, same as any other amusement park. But no barkers. Everything here is so quiet. No loud talking. I don't get it. Jewelry stores, candy shops, etc., are beautiful and plentiful here. No shortage of blondes here neither. Of course, me be­ I O.STOCKHOLM / (_ O,STOCKHOLM! ing a one man woman, I'm true to my beloved wife. Myrtle. But the rest of the boys are well ta­ ken care of. We're anchored in the stream yet. Have to lighten her by two thousand tons before we move into the dock. We dock in the morning. May pick up a load here for Argentina and then home. Not definite yet, though. Believe it or not, as I'm writing thi.s, Captain Zeitlinger is in our room and my fireman and a couple of sailors—all of us having a real old-fashioned talk. I showed the Skipper the address to which I was writing and told him I was writing as a roving reporter for the LOG. Right away, he wanted to know whether I was giving him a dig or what, through the LOG. I told him the truth and no one could possibly give him anything but a boost. He's swell and the whole crew thinks the same. Seafarer Says Level-Headed Action Will Topple T-H Law To the Editor: The SEAFARERS LOG of Sept. 12 printed a resolution drawn up by the crew of the SS Enos Mills which called for a general strike of all labor in protest against the union-busting Taft-Hartley Law. We of the SS Seatrain New Jersey informally discussed a similar resolution quite some time ago. We were all fighting mad when we got copies of the T-H law and realized what a threat to our existence we were facing. Our first reaction was to move for an immediate showdown in the form of a nationwide strike of all labor. Upon further exam­ ination of the problem, we de­ cided that such a move would be playing into the' hands of the short-sighted labor - baiters who put over the T-H crime against labor. To the Editor: Great port, this Stockholm. Cleanest city I've ever seen in 27 years of sailing. Not as much as a cigarette butt in the streets (Not that I've been shooting butts, but I'm observing.) The build­ ings, apartment houses, parks everywhere, the trolleys, the buses the people all look as though they had just been laundered. No wild night life here. Just plain beer joints. All close early—9 P.M, and Id P.M. Ration coupons are issued for all foodstuffs in order to break any black market that might start. That is, coupons were issued to us by the Captain. In order to get a drink of whiskey you must order a meal and tender a ration coupon. Order another drink means ordering an­ other meal, so you figure how many meals one can eat in order to get half a package on. But one can get beer, wine, vermouth, etc., without the meals or coupons. Page Thirteen Anxious to sail after an ill­ ness which kept him in bed since last February. Bill Ja­ cobs, Chief Steward, says he will probably turn to on an un­ organized ship to pass along the word on what the SIU wins for its membership. An old hand at volunteer organiz­ ing, Bill sailed for a year A VITAL MATTER straight in 1944 on two Isth­ mian scows, SS Thomas CresAlthough it is customary for sap and SS William Whipple. our membership to make known Bill believes the Isthmian vic­ our wishes to headquarters, it is, tory should inspire the fellows in my personal opinion, too vital to even greater organizational matter to be kicked around effort. haphazardly. Our very efficient leaders have guided the Seafarers through many a storm, with remarkably successful results. Therefore, it appears to me, that we should give our officials full rein to formulate policy on this matter, subject, of course, to our approval. From my regular To the Editor: reading of the SEAFARERS LOG, it appears that a definite The membership of this Union has a great responsibility now to policy is in process of formula­ support the Union's Negotiating tion. In common with most Seafar­ Committee in its dealings with Isthmian SS Co. We can support ers I have read up on evei-ything law, this Negotiating Committee by available about this finky taking Isthmian jobs when they our reaction to its implications, are open and doing our job in public reaction, and the efforts Union fashion while we are of the law's protagonists, through the medium of nationwide prop­ aboard these ships. Isthmian Crews Urged To Do A-1 Shipboard Job While I'm on the subject, with the approval of all, we have the best galley personnel that I've sailed with in many years. (And when I give the Stewards Department a boost, it's something.) Because, in all my years I've done lots of growling at them. But I'm appreciative enough to know when we have an A-1 gang. The Chief Cook, Brother Pedra Aytuca, is greats But the Second Cook (night baker) deserves a merit badge. His pastry would make Shoreside organizers of the Un­ Hanscoms or Cushman's Bakery look like coalpassers. Not one time ion did a wonderful job when has he given us the same kind of cake. Every night it's something they mapped the successful pro­ diffci-ent. Layer cake, cream cakes, rolls, muffins, etc. gram that knocked off tlie Isth­ mian SS Co. aganda, to kid the public into believing the T-H law is actually a boom to labor. Just how any­ one could regard Taft as a friend of labor is beyond my ken. Stooge Hartley just followed the leader, in the hope that Taft will one day reside in the White House and pass out some juicy plums as a reward for Hartley's brown-nosing. MUST BE VIGILANT It appears to me that we have a period of grace, possibly a. maximum of two years' duration in which to bring about repeal of the T-H law, a result that is to my way of thinking a forego­ ing conclusion, even though it will entail constant vigilance and effort, under terrific pressure, for all of labor's leadership. All Seafarers will admire the militant spirit of the Brothers on the SS Enos Mills, and if our leaders decide on a general strike, we will all pull together. Until a definite policy is de­ cided upon by our leaders, I suggest we refrain from impul­ sive actions, contrive to prove by our efficiency and behavior that a Union man is far more compe­ tent than any company stooge. Bill Gray SS Seatrain New Jersey HE WANTED TO READ IN PEACE BREAD AND BUTTER WAS ENOUGH The shipside organizers for the Union did as equally a good job in holding down the ships until the election had been won. Many sacrifices were made by both shoreside as well as shipside or­ ganizers to accomplish what has been done in the Isthmian fleet. The entire membership must now protect these sacrifices made by You know our Steward. He doesn't need a boost. His menus our Union Brothers. beat all menus. His name is Mike Gottschalk. Every oldtimer WAS ORGANIZER knows him around the Hall. Too many Cooks and Stewards are knocked, so boost a good gang when you have one, I say. My re­ It was my great privilege to gards to Paul and Benny the Dispatchers, also Paul Hall, Louie work during the course of the Goffin, Sheehan, Purcell and all the boys. Isthmian election on board Isth­ mian ships as a volunteer SIU Charles (Carioca) Benway Organizer. I made trips on the SS Joshua Hendy SS Peter V. Daniels, SS Twin Stockholm, Sweden Falls Victory and the SS Mar­ quette Victory, all Isthmian ves­ sels. As a rule, a good pastry cook is lousy at making bread but this guy topped everything in his bread baking. The first batch he baked, well, the meal consisted of fresh bread and butter. It was so good that we forgot to order the rest of the meal. The name of the Second Cook is Alfredo Hopy. Both these guys, the Chief Cook and this Second Cook are Filipinos and they're great. The Third Cook does a wonderful job. We call him Greeko. He's a Greek and well known around the Hall. His name is Peter S. Vlahos. Okays Bid For Cooperation To the Editor: It was with considerable in­ terest that I read the article "Clearing the Deck," appearing in the Aug. 15 issue of the LOG Articles of this type are an in­ spiration to the oldtimers who still strive to carry out the SIU policy. Of course, we should all realize that there is always back­ ing for us as long as we ship through the Union Hall. If the time ever comes when we cannot, you won't find me ship­ ping as a steward. During the course of those voy­ ages I met many SIU men like It is only by articles of this myself who were attempting to type and some I have read by do a job for our Union. Shuler that we can get the mes­ We owe it to those men to sage through, not only to the protect what they fought for. new members, but to all the When the future history of the members to realize that by co­ operating with the two ratings Maritime Industry is written, our mentioned (Stewards and Bo­ Isthmian victory will stand out suns) can we impress upon the without a doubt as one of the greatest single achievements shipowners that we are living made by any seamen's union at up to our agreements. any time. All hands on deck for the Frank S. Mitchell Sr. finishing round. Ship Isthmian! Chief Steward Arthur "Slim" Hull SS Robt. R. McBurney In the cartoon he drew aboard the SS Robin Sherwood, Seafaxer George B. Thurmer shows how an avid reader of th© LOG couldn't be distracted by exploding boilers. In Thurmer's view—and everybody else's—^this guy had power of concentra­ tion. Cartoon was turned over to Lou Goffin, who passed it on to the LOG. �Page Fourieen THE SEAFARERS Friday. October 3, 1947 LOG Steward Cites Reasons For Snubbing Job In Rating; Lack Of Cooperation Tops List ABLE DELEGATES DO THEIR JOB WELL ard's Department, I believe I can company stiff. It is that they just add to what Brother Paul Hall have a biased feeling toward the man because he is a Steward, reI read with interest the column said on the subject. gardle.ss of how good he might in the LOG, "Clearing the Deck," First, the Steward has many be. They forget that they make dealing with reasons why Cliief duties to attend to, but his life mistakes, but in their opinion the Stewards don't care to ship as jis made miserable mostly by Steward must not make a single such. Beging a seaman over 31 young chaps, who started going years—all served in the Stewerror. to sea only since the last war All in all, I frankly believe They drive a Steward crazy with that if the Engine and Deck de­ their continual beefing. And partments will only cooperate many of the beefs are uncalled with the Stewards we will have for. Many men in the Deck and belter functioning on our ships. Engine departments (they're all About 95 percent of the unlicen­ Stewards and Cooks) appear to sed personnel always censure know more about the Stewards the Stewards department, but I job than their own. To the Editor: have noticed in many instances DON'T RESPOND that, the men making the most Alter two trips on these modi­ beefs are those who take time fied C-2s, I've made some ob­ At times, when you give a Seafarers Walter Addison (left). Electrician, and Elzie servations and herein pass them mcssman an order they respond off, neglect their duties and gen­ erally make it harder for their along for what they're worth. Veach, AB, currently sailing aboard the SS Maiden Victory, lazily, or disobey and listen in­ To begin with, were the orig­ stead to the crew or the dele­ shipmates. These are the men constantly stress the advantages of Union education. Addison who holler when the Steward inal plans released or did they es­ gates. Listening to the delegates and Veach, who are Delegates for their respective departments, wants to keep his nose clean and cape? Are the architects still at is okay in matters where they stopped in at the New York Hall this week to procure bound uphold his union. large or are they safely back in volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG and other Union literature the booby-hatch? SHIRK UNION CALL NO'A/, MYGCODMAMto add to their ship's library, an example that might well be If you've ever made the far It is these men—the superA BIT LESS GU3S C/M east run on one of these jobs followed by other SIU Delegates likewise wishing to develop THE BREAST OF duper, super militants — who you'll know of the small store a strong interest in the Union among their shipmates. GOINEA HEN.. when the time comes for them to rooms. As a matter of fact, I back their union in strikes by know of Manhattan apartments performing their union duties with larger iceboxes. As for the generally shirk them. coffee urns—they have more These are the men who give To the Editor: pipes and valves than a comic lonely nights for me since my their elected Patrolmen a hard book rocket ship. LOG is coming in. Yesterday I received my first time in settling beefs and ten to Next we have the back aft Roy Baker one their beef is against some copies of the LOG. I am now quarters. During heavy seas Guam overseas, serving in the Marine Steward or his department. you're so far below„ the water (Ed. note: Thanks, Brother you should collect submarine There are many other details Corps, and have been completely Baker. The LOG thinks you're pay. I'm not a big guy but Wa­ too numerous to mention and I out of contact with the SIU in doing tine work straightening are concerned but each man is terman sheets don't cover me— am sure there are good men in the past year. out misguided NMUers.) The p'ostoffice issues bigger pen responsible to the head of his the Stewards Department who When I opened the June 13 department. wipers. can write more on this subject. issue and saw the headline: On occasion you meet some My last blast is directed at some "ISTHMIAN NOW SIU," you SHORT SHEETED men, who think because they are of the Port Stewards who our couldn't imagine how good it Moving out on deck you'll find delegates, they can run the Stew­ Stewards have to deal with. One made me feel. You see I happen the covering cleats wide enough ards department. And if the Send in the minutes of in particular is an Alcoa man, to live in the same hut with two for one tarp and a cigarette pa­ Steward should object, he is but more about this in my next your ship's meeting to the NMU finks, who have been tell­ per (king size). As for the .an­ brought up on charges, most of New York HalL Only in that letter. ing me for the past months that chors, they defy the law of gra­ which are without foundation. I should like to state in closing the NMU won the Isthmian elec­ . way can the membership act vity—they have to be pushed that there are, of course, two tion. One of the main headaches the on your recommendations, down the hawser pipe. sides to this subject I have dis­ Steward runs into is when men No doubt they reached this and then the minutes can be My foc'sle was so hot we had to have a fan to cool the fan, and call themselves Chief Cooks, who cussed above. There are Stew­ conclusion by believing that printed in the LOG for the where do they get that coffee—a evidently lack the experience ards and there are Stewards. phony propaganda that they benefit of all other SIU Jersey swamp or a Louisiana necessary for the jobs. These Some of these babies are only read in the "Pilot." I wish all crews. are the men who should be put glorified messmen; some of them the Brothers in the SIU could bayou? Hold those shipboard meet­ The pride of these jobs is the in the club or compelled to sail can't even back the Cooks—that have seen these tv/o NMU stiffs' ings regularly, and send is, they couldn't cook a meal for in a lower capacity until they Raphael Semmes. Engine trou­ faces when they read the LOG. those minutes in as soon as the crew should the Cook become ble made her so slow that one day can improve themselves. I think the LOG and its staff possible. That's the SIU way I ill or miss the ship. in the Philippines two islands should be commended for the STEWARD HAS A DUTY passed us. This is the ship of the F. E. Gardner fine work it is doing. No more Most of these men seem to fail year—1947 B.C. The country's leading arsonists in understanding that it is a won't even consider her, but her^ Stewards duty to look out for skipper is a celebrity; They even' the welfare of the crew, the li­ named a play after him—Arsenic censed personnel and the passen­ To the Editor: and Old Louse. ! gers, if any. But if he does this, We, the crew of the Wesleyan Red Campbell he is accused by some of being a Victory, Robin Line, would like to show our appreciation to Cap­ SHE'S HEADING FOR THE SEAFARERS tain Robert Laverty and the Chief Mate, Mr. Christiansen. To the Editor: 'Red' Decides Roman Galleons Show Up Semmes NMU Faces Blush At Truth Send Those Minutes Union Spirit Sparks SS Wesleyan Victory Seafarers who sail regularly out of New York should be well acquainted with the Mate for he is well known around the big city. In short, we think they are both swell guys. They have co­ operated with us during our voy­ age to South and East Africa 100 percent. What few beefs we had v/ere settled in an orderly man­ I ^ ner, and I might add that they Crewmembers of ihe SS Weslefyan Victory get together for were few and far between. a photograph snapped by a shipmate. Unfortunately, no names There were no disputes in the were given. Deck Department or the Stew­ ards Department. Overtime was They are both real union bro­ some day he'll make a good chief plentiful and we had time off in thers and believe in the SIU Mate or Skipper. all ports. agreement, so brothers if you These are the type of men that FROM THE HEART ever have the pleasure of sailing SIU ships need. W. H. Keller The crew's appreciation comes with either of them, you can take from the heart of every member our word that you'll never re­ A. G. Smith and we only go so far as to say gret it. W. Zaleski We would also like to say a that in the future we may find . L. Barciszewski as good a captain and chief mate, word for the 2nd Mate, Mr. Shel­ A. Brown ley. He, too, was a swell egg and but never better ones. j^ The SS Caniigny, a Cities Service tanker, whose crew is overwhelmingly in favor of having the Seafarers International Union as its bargaining agent. With the SIU'S reputation for top conditions a matter of waterfront record, the Cantigny men are eyeirig the day when they will similarly boast of working standards second to none in the industry. i: �THE SEAFARERS Friday, October 3. 1947 1 r'n Page Fifteen LOG y-.^-F^ BUIJXTIN —J- =1 /-•-" I Unclaimed Wages —Moran Towing Co. NOTICE! James J. Donahue Ex-SS Stephen W. Gambrill please con17 BATTERY lact Attorney Samuel Segel, 11 A. Kazmierski MV GREAT ISAAC Broadway, New York or Joseph J. A. Sparrow 61.69 Kornek at 1404 Esplanade Ave., Albert McCabe Franklin C. Rose 16.78 New Orleans, La. It is very im­ Joseph Leaumont Caleb Sparrow Earl H. Cinnamon 22.37 portant. David L. Dixon 65.58 George A. Rose S* 4" 4* Delbert Smith 23.69 Dennis E. Perry MAURITZ H. C. PETERSON Ralph Sturgis 15.61 Herman Hardee Your papers and other personal Harry Pruitt 14.42 Peter Dziuban items are being held for you in John R. Martin 29.05 Harold Harris the 4th floor baggage room of H. R. Musgrove 6.40 Charles A. Fitzpatrick the New York Hall. Amedore Mattaracchio 10.97 Thomas C. La Fruge Ben Standi 9.10 Sam L. Polizzi 4" 4" S" William Sloan James Collis 13.89 WALTER KEARNEY Michael Siordia Vincent Kuhl 5.44 Contact your lawyer, Clifford Lawrence W. Connelly Gentry Blivins 14.66 Davids, at 1521/2 East Court James Paramore 1.35 Harold Connelly Street, Indianapolis 4, Ind. Howard Dennis 8.54 Sam Ahai 4. 3^ 4. T. L. MeBrayer 49 Andrew Lezner GORDON SKERRETT Robert Weeks 8.89 Samuel Soars Contact Brigadier Gilvert S. Arthur Hilton 4.24 Spieros Vallianos Decker, Secretary, Salvation Donald L. Erwin 95 William Franks Army, 52 Ellis Street NE, Atlan­ William Russ, Jr 47.05 Howard G. Wanke ta 3, Ga. Alfred L. Watson 10.38 James S. Bernard t 4- i Edwin Thomas 11.60 Norman Grant CHARLES CARNIEL William T. Shaw 10.44 Eddie Cascio 5.78 Reuben R. Roth Contact Mr. Jerome J. Jacobs, Clifford L. Benedict Harry A. Noorigan Charles W. 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McDaniels 3.74 Wilford Cross 21.46 38.52 4.00 16.26 Anthony Pisano 25.92 Eugene C. Almon John P. Norek 7.20 Joseph Witzerman 14.42 62.02 8.80 37.26 Kenneth G. O'Briant 56.92 C. M. Morgon Bennie Whitley 18.67 36.86 15.14 T. Hagen Charles Johnson 36.95 15.14 37.19 37.58 Clarence E. Stone 4.30 38.22 Clarence B. Travis 4.30 The following men have one 36.70 James Powers 1.40 day's pay due them from A. H. 7.18 Harry S. Stevenson 1.40 Bull Steamship Company: W. 7.09 Joseph A. Tryon 1.40 Grohulski, F. G. Masterson, J. C. 15.14 Joseph Paull Bi-anning P. Ashley 1.01 Laugadus and A. W. Brown. 11.58 Raymond Rodriquez 2.34 The money can be collected at 8.00 Clem Cearley 3.26 the company's office, 115 Broad Liston C. Burress 8.84 Street, New York, N. Y. Steward W. Sword 7.36 4. t * Edwai-d Scarccy 10.64 SS HILTON James H. McDonald 12.62 Jose Oetiguerra, $100.43; Julio ALVIN JOSEPH WARD Kenneth O'Briant 17.64 Rivera, $25.91; Kenneth Marple, Please contact your wife at 710 William E. Lane 17.71 $34.56; Marion Lubiezowski, Hoffman, Houston, Texas. Phone: Robert R. Bowley 47.38 $337.78; T. Korneluisson, $23.09; W-69016. Fritz Brondenberg 18.68 Thomas Melton, $20.74; Eric Jen­ 4 4 4 Louis A. Brown 40.21 sen, $20.99. JOHN R. WEBB Jack Devine Batson 4.85 The money due can be collect­ Your wife wishes you to con­ John Wesley Parker 17.34 ed at Bull Line Offices, 115 Broad tact her c/o General Delivery, Cyril Newman 8.47 Street, New York, N. Y. Chicago, 111. 4 4 4 ELMER P. MORAN You are requested to contact Mrs. Annie Moran, 3390 ¥2 Alma The SEAFARERS LOG as official publication of the Sea­ Avenue, Lynwood, Calif. farers International Union is available to all members who wish SlU HALLS BALTIMORE Money Due 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON .276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO ^10 Exchange St. HOWARD E. FOWLER Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Get in touch with Whiting C. Superior 5175 Faulkner, attorney, at Public CLEVELAND ...1014 E. 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NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Hall, immediately. claim against the SS Abner Nash. HAnover 2-2784 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. 4 4 4 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the 4 4 4 Phone 4-1083 JOSE LUIS BELLAFLORES THOMAS RAY HYDE LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS PHILADELPHIA 9 Scuth 7th St. Edward Hass, attorney, of. 50 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y Get in touch with your wife Lombard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. Court Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., at French Harbor Roatan, Bay Beacon 4336 ask that you get in touch with Island, Rep. De Honduras, C.A. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. him. 4 4 4 Phone 2599 • 4 4 4 LOUIS W. BOREN SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. H. F. PETERS Douglas 25475 Your wife asks you to get in Contact your wife, c/o Stettin, SAN JUAN, P.R. ..252 Ponce de Leon touch with her at Box 714, PawSan Juan 2-5996 Box 95, Flatbush Station, Brook­ huska, Okla. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. lyn, N.Y. Phone 8-1728 4 4*4 Name 4 4 4 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. ANDERSON WALKER RAYMOND MEYERS Main 0290 Contact your wife at 832 Clar­ Street Address Please forward your address to TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Frankiin St. Phone M-1323 Joseph Volpian, Special Services issa Street, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Dept., at the New York Hall. 4 4 4 City Garfield 2112 LEIF HELFRED OPSAHL 4 4 4 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Einar Johansen of the Norwe­ WILLIAM S. GREGEL Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Your sister, Mrs. Helen Dono- gian Seamen's Union, 156 Mon­ Garden 8331 frio, wishes you to write her at tague Street, Brooklyn, has a VANCOUVER 205 Abbott St. 155 East Monroe St., Bedford, letter from your mother asking Pacific 7824 PERSONALS Notice To All Sill Members PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the iddress below: State. Signed Book No. Ohio. you to get in touch with her. I �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 3, 1947 THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 3, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 40 Description An account of the resource Headlines SIU MEN JOIN PICKETLINES oF oFFICE wORKERS SEAFARES NEGOTIATES TOP CONTRACT WITH NEW TOWNBOAT COMPANY HURON CREWMAN APPROVE CONTRACT THE RECORD PROVES THAT SEAFARES PIONEERED GAINS ON GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS ON OEIU PICKETLINE HURON CREWMAN APPROVE NEWLY SIGHNED CONTRACT BALTIMORE BEATS MUTINY CHARGES ON WHITNEY CHIEF STEWARDS' VARIED TASKS CALL FOR ALL-AROUND ABILITY ALL HANDS, WORKING TOGETHER,CAN INSURE,CONTIUATION OF GOOD JOBS,WAGES CONDITIONS PHILADEPHIA AGENT VOICES A COMPLAINT AGAINST PERMITMEN ADMIRAL HINTS AT SEAMENN DRAFT AT N.Y. M EETING OF SHIPOWNERS KNOWING UNION CONSTIUTION AN SHIPPING RULES WILL ELIMINATE MOST BUN BEEFS FOR MEMBERSHIPS SHIPPING SLOWS, BUT MARCUSHOOK ORAGANINZING GOES AT FULL SPEED CSU SCUTTLES ITS OWN MEMBERSHIP BY NOT GIVING RESPRESENTATION NEW ORELEANS CLEANS UP DEBRIS;SHIPPING NOT AFFECTED BY STORM PORT BOSTON WAITING FOR TURN IN SHIPPING TIDE BALTIMORE BEEFS SETTLED AT POINT OF PRODUCTION STRONG SIU IS ANSWER TO SMASH -LABOR CAMPAIGN HURON SEAMEN,NOW OFFICALLYSIU URGED TO PARTICAPATE IN UNION NEW UPSWING IN MIAMI SHIPPING WILL KEEP PORT TAMPA ON THE RUN GRAIN SHORTAGE SLOWS SHIPPING IN GALVESTON SIU FREE FROM FACTIONALISM THAT WRECKED OTHER UNIONS SEAFARES-MESECK INTERIM AGREEMENT EX-SEAFARERSGOES OTHER MODEL MAKERS ONE BETTER SMOOTH-WORKING SIU CREW MANS ISTHMIAN,S SS CAPE FRIENSHIP QUICK WORK BY WHITNEY MEN HALTS ALCOA SHORT SHUFFLE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/03/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/25f7a9e05b0ccfa081b02c4f9ebf4251.PDF 4811e4a26458f600a9bf83d583218210 PDF Text Text «.; •'csEi';n ;'-> 'Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX Nominations For Election Reach Office According to an announcement by Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, nominations-for 1948 of­ ficials for the Atlantic and Gulf District, accompanied by qualifi­ cations, have started to come in­ to his office. A total of 38 posts are to be filled, r comprising twelve Port Agents, twenty - two Patrolmen, one Secretary - Treasurer, and three Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers. The two additional SecretaryTicasurcr posts, created in the resolution calling for the election, will be for carrying out ceidain duties which have been previous­ ly assigned to appointed officials. Qualifications for these new jobs are the same as for Port Agent. By unanimous consent of the Branches, up and down the coast New York will be granted a Joint Patrolman, which position will also be on the ballot in the upcoming elections. (Qualifications for elective office in the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union. Atlantic and Gulf District, appear on page 3.) In addition to meeting the qualifications, each candidate is also directed by the resolution to fuinish a passport photo of himself plus a statement of not more than 100 words, giving a brief summarj' of the candidate's Union record and history. These pictures and statements will be run in the LOG after nominations have closed, and will enable each member to know for whom he is voting. ITF Council Admits 350,000 German Transport Workers NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 1947 Seafarers, Huron Reach Agreement DETROIT. Sept. 24—The Seafarers International Union. Great Lakes District, successfully wound up today contract ne­ gotiations with the Huron Transportation Company. The pro­ posed agreement now goes before the membership f.or discus­ sion and vote. ^ Details of the Huron contract were not available at LOG press time but will be published in next week's issue. Negotiations for the SIU were conducted by Fred Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer of the Great Lakes District, and Russell Smith. Organizational Director on the Lakes. The agreement signed today climaxes the drive among the company's unlicensed personnel which got under way last April. Following the SIU's petition to the National Labor Re­ lations Board, balloting was conducted on the company's ves­ sels on June 4 and June 6. Results of the election gave the Seafarers an overwhelm­ ing majority of the votes cast and the NLRB announced certi fication of the Seafarers as collective bargaining agent for the Huron seamen on June IS. Negotiations for the contract consummated today began in mid-July. Petrol Tankers Signs Part With Seafarers PHILADELPHIA -r- Another tanker company, this time the Petrol Tankers Industries, Incor­ porated, joined the growing list of tankship companies holding contracts with the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. The agreement was signed this week and embodies all the fea­ tures which were contained in the contract with Tanker Sag Harbor (Mathiasen) Corporation. That contract, it will be re­ membered, called for the highest wages and best rates of over­ time in the entire industry. (New wage scale for Pelrol Tankers appears on Page 10.) Although the agreement was signed for one year. It contains the exclusive SIU provision that the wage question may be re­ opened by the Union at any time. This protects the membership in case the cost-of-living rises. Other features include 28 days vacation per year, all holidays at sea to be paid for at the over­ time rate, and any work per­ formed in port after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. also to be counted as overtime. WASHINGTON—The strength of the powerful International Transport workers Federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, was considerably augmented here this week, when more than 350,000 German railway and trans­ NEGOTIATORS port workers in the U. S.; French Representing the SIU in the and British zones of Germany negotiating were Eddie Higdon, were readmitted to the world­ Philadelphia Agent; Ernest Tilwide oi-ganization. ley, Patrolman; and Harry Col­ Readmission of the German workers was granted by the ITF lins, Dispatcher. Robert Mat­ executive committee at the first thews, Headquarters Representa­ meeting in its history to be held tive, assisted the Philadelphia officials in pushing through the in this country. The ITF committee unan­ new contract. Negotiations started with this imously decided to readmit the German workers after it was company soon after the first ship, demonstrated that they are now the Bull Run, was purchased. democratically controlled and More tankers are on order for this company, and the agreement free from Nazi influence. , Sailors Union Assurod Of Union Hiring Hail In Its New Contracts SAN FRANCISCO —Taft-Hartley Act or no Taft-Hartley Act, the Sailors Union of the Pacific has been assured that Hiring Halls, won after bloody struggles, will not be abolished in the new contracts which are now being negotiated. Faced with the assurance by Harry Lundeberg that West Coast seamen would strike on September 30 unless guaranteed the 'protection of the Hiring Halls, the Pacific American Shipowners Association agreed to a clause whereby all hiring would be by seniority in point of serv­ ice on West Coast ships. Union officials expressed satis­ faction over the provision, stat­ ing that it was the same as the Closed s^op since the Union would be in charge of dispatch­ will be extended for every ship ing men to the ships. which the company will own or operate. All of this means more With this big obstacle over­ jobs for Seafarers members, and come, both Union and Associa­ added insurance against a ship­ tion spokesmen took the position ping slump. that no strike would occur since Signing of this agreement will wage matters were still t» be ne­ give added impetus to the Sea­ gotiated and progress was being farers' drive to organize tankers. made. Each tanker conti-act signed so TERRIFIC VICTORY far has proved to be outstanding Maintenance of the Hiring and a major gain for the men Halls constitutes a major victory manning the vessels. for the SUP since it had been These gains are being noticed the feeling of observers that the by unoiganized men, and are shipowners would stand firmly part of the reason that pledge against the Hiring Halls and de­ cards from Cities Service and pend on the Taft-Hartley Law to Tidewater men are being signed back them up. in increasing numbers. However, even Senator Taft, The other part of the reason co-author of the law, was not is the reputation of the SIU, and sure whether or not the new legis­ its ability to protect its mem­ lation would work in the mari­ bership. time industry. This may have had some bearing on the willing­ ness of the shipowners to sign. Send Fix Every candidate for office in the A&G election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st. must submit with his qualifications a passport piclure of himself and a short biography of no more than 100 words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer, Sea­ farers International Union, 51 Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. No. 39 The Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, was assured of hiring through Union Halls when its contracts with the operators were extended before the T-H Law went into effect. Even the Isthmian Steamship Company, long-time opponent of Union Hiring, had to give in when the SIU struck that com­ pany's ships to insure a Hiring Hall clause in the contract on 'vhich the company was stalling. It is labor's hope that the en­ tire Taft-Hartley Act will soon be repealed. But until that takes place, the East and West Coast sections of the SIU are in good positions, and this has been achieved through collective bar­ gaining with the shipowners, without govei-nment interference. They Got Us, Bud! Labor papers have been engaged in a hard fight, for the past year, to get enough newsprint to insure publica­ tion each week. Every week the LOG has been faced with the possibil­ ity that the printer wouldn't be able to beg. borrow, or buy enough paper. And this\ week the possibility came true. For that reason the LOG this week is only 12 pages. We hope next week to go back to regular size. Currait, Commies Fight For Power At NMU Meet NEW YORK—It is certain that ihe Sixth NMU Convention, now in session in Manhattan Center, will accomplish very little for the membership. After three full days of wrangling^ at the rate of $10,000 a day, the Credentials Committee has been chosen, but little else has even been at­ tempted. The first day's session was marked by a brawl between the communists and the Curran fol­ lowers. The second day was de­ voted to electing a Credentials Committee, which the commies control, 9-to-6. Curran is engaged in a fight for life, and if the commies are successful in controlling this convention, the last traces of the • movement to return the NMU to the rank-and-file will go down the drain. So far it appears that the com­ mies dominate the proceedings. As a nose-thumbing gesture to the anti-commies, party-line Con­ gressman Vito Marcantonio ad­ dressed the convention, on the invitation of the Red-controlled NMU National Council. �mi THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday, Sepiember 26, 1947 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Aifilialed wilh the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif, PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N, Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.- District Officials J. P;- SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N, Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New Y'ork, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 1. -wr jt uur Beit" The fat boys have plenty of good ideas for ending the inflation that has put food, clothing, and rents almost out of the reach of the man who works for a living. One Senator, Taft, the well-known labor-baiter from Ohio, gave as his solution that people should eat less. And another Senator, Flanders of Vermont, said that BRIGHTON HOSPITAL what the United States needs to bring down prices is a J. TRAVAGLINI E. FALVEY *'small depression." J. BARRON That's what the masterminds have as an answer to R. LORD the sky-rocketing prices that have forced many families E. DELLAMANO to tighten their belts and do without much needed new H. SCHWARTZ clothing. J, NICKERSON W. MAPLES During the depression it was not uncommon to hear E. JOHNSTON of people being evicted or doing without food. But, today, J. HANSIL when we have more workers employed than at any other D. BOYCE time in our history, excluding the peak days of the war, R. GREENWOOD it is strange to read of people suffering from lack of food, J. FLEMING J. TAYLOR or of families being dispossessed because they could not meet the exorbitant rentals. * These stories grace the front pages of many news­ papers, but it is the financial pages that make much more interesting reading. There one finds notices of corpora­ STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION. ETC.. tion profits, and those prove that big business is making REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912. AND money hand over fist. MARCH 3. 1933 of THE SEAFARERS LOG published weekly at General Post There is only one conclusion to draw from the way Office, New York I. N. Y.. for Septem­ ber 26, 1947. the Senators and Representatives try to mislead the work­ State of New York. of New York, ss ers by giving them false reasons for the inflation. They arc County Before me. a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ .serving their masters, the bosses, and they use any means sonally appeared George Novick, who. having been duly sworn according to at their disposal to place the blame on the people, instead law, deposes and says that he is the Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG and that of where it rightly belongs. the following is. to .the best of his know­ ledge and belief, a true statement of the A famous French queen, when told that her subjects ov/nership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of.the afore­ had no bread to eat, said, ''Let them eat cake." said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act The words of the Senator Taft and Senator Flanders of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3. 1933. embodied in sec­ are equally as brutal. tion 5 3 7. Postal Laws and Regulations, on the reverse of this form, to If the men who are supposed to represent us in the printed wit: 1. That the names dnd addresses of Halls of Congress are really interested in halting runaway the publisher, editor, managing editor, business managers are: Publisher prices, let them advise big business to "profit less." If that and Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic & Gulf District. 51 fails, they can take steps to limit profits, and thereby Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Editor. George Novick, 51 Beaver St,. New York, drive down prices. N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business (none). But you can rest assured that the Coi^ress, which Managers 2. That the owner is; (If owned by a its name and address must tumbled all over itself to do the National Association of corporation, be stated and also immediately there­ under the names addresses of stock­ Manufacturers' bidding in passing the Taft-Hartley Ac^ holders owning orandholding one per cent more of total amount of stock. If not is not going to bite the hand that owns it by doing some- • of owned by a corportion, the names and of the individual owners must thing so necessary to the well-being of the masses of pecjple. addresses be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its Tighten your belts, folks. The wise men in Wash­ name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) ington have spoken. Seafarers International Union of North Seafarers Members Now In The Marine Hospitals C. Gill 1. NAPPI t 4. t STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL E. JOFFRIAN J. MCNEELY J. A. DYKES T. MUSCOVAGE W. SATTERFIELD J. GERMANO J. BLANCO C. J. BISCUPJ. O'MALLEY J. E. WILLIAMS E. T. BROWN STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP America. Atlantic & Gulf District. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. J. P. Shuler. Secretary-Treasurer, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort­ gagees. and other sceurity holders own­ ing or holding I per cent of more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (if there are none, so state,) None, 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any. contain not only the list of stock­ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and se­ curities in a capacity other than fhat of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, assosiation, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him, 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or other­ wise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown above is 3 7.200, (Signed) GEORGE NOVICK, Editor Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of September. 1947. ROSE S, ELDRIGE, Notary Public. (My com­ mission expires March 30, 1948) J. F. R, A, E. BRWN J. SCHUTZ L. ALLEN CAUDRA J, BURGRAVE W. R. HALL I, WHITNEY L, W. ROBERTS » 4, 1 ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY M. MORRIS E. GOOSLEY ; % X X NEPONSET HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL E, FERRER J, R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L, L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R, A, BLAKE L, TORRES C. SCHULTZ H, BELCHER J. T, EDWARDS L. BALLESTERO C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWORTH M, GOME^ X X t NORFOLK HOSPITAL J. PORTER RALPH STURGIS B. CUTHRELL J. BULLARD A. DESOUZA L. BARSH H. KEECH XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL J. HODO J. B. KREWSON A. COHEN �Friday, September 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pagei Three Responsibilities Of Stewards DepL Personnel On Passenger Vessels By JACK (Aussie) SHRIMPTON sengers and his Union; the Sec­ Politeness and courtesy cost ond Steward and key-man serves nothing but mean a hell of a lot, The SlU is now in fuU swing the Chief Steward; and the and it is a big indictment on the operating several large passenger- Messboy serves his ship mates. American Merchant Marine gen­ ships with the prospect of more It is all relative to the degree erally that the American public to follow, and it has become a is normally the largest travelling matter .' the greatest importance of competency that we have ar­ public in the world but only both to the Union and the mem­ rived at, but each and every one travels in a very small percent­ By: PAUL HALL bership to see that the right men of us serves someone else, so. age of its own ships. therefore if your job calls for In every attack on seamen's wages and conditions, the ship­ are shipped out in the right jobs you to serve a passenger do so Why?' The answer lies in one owner has had one consistent ady. The ally of the bosses is none in the Stewards Department. cheerfully and willingly, remem­ word, "service". It is not neces­ The purpose of this series of bering that it is a service that sary to bow and scrape or in other than the communist party, whose waterfront wrecking policy articles is to summarize all the is bound to pay off good divi­ any way H^emean yourself; cleanis daily becoming more obvious to seamen in all ports. These C.P. leeches drain the strength of maritime workers who might other­ many and various ratings that dends at the end of the trip. (Co»tinned on Page 11) are called for, so that each man wise be united. Fundamentally they stand guilty of being the most prominent knows what is expected of him finks that ever stuck their heads in the maritime industry. The tac­ directly ns he walks aboard a tics they employ run lower than the belly of a whale resting at the passenger ship. bottom of the ocean. Their super-militancy is only a dodge—a pro­ Now first of all, let me stress fessional front designed to pose them as working class leaders. the point that every company has The commies have a very flexible line. "The end justifies the its own way of working its ships, means," these guys say. In other words, anything goes so long as and that every Chief Steward By WALTER "SLUG" SIEKMANN it serves to place them a little nearer their goal—control of the ma­ has his own pet way of running (2) Keep an accurate record of There have been a lot of in­ rine industry. his department, so that these Anything that will strengthen the position of the Soviet Union articles cannot be taken as a ir­ stances where guys have lost leg­ any overtime, both penalty and immediately becomes the tactic of the communist party. Orders are refutable authority by which, if itimate dough due to their own extra-hour time. Don't depend issued from Moscow for the local flunkeys to carry out the line. It things do not exactly correspond carelessness and neglect. The upon the Delegate or Department might be a strike that could be averted, it might be signing a con­ with the job you have taken, principle reason, however, is that Head, but keep the record your­ tract for less dough than honest sailors would fight for. So long as you have the right to go howling they have not presented their self, making two copies — one for yourself as a check and it succeeds in keeping an industry in chaos and the workers con­ to your Chief Steward brandish­ beefs in the proper manner. counter check. fused. Meanwhile the commie mouthpieces take advantage of their ing this copy of the LOG with For an example, we can use (3) Be sure that you write out carefully created situation and scream how only they can lead the a long spiel starting off " the case of a member who ship­ your overtime sheet briefly, but workers out of misery. it says hei-e." ped on a scow just a x.ort while always include the details —•• ago. He worked from four to However, you will find that "in They're Hollering For Help nature of work, hours worked, general principle it will give you six hours overtime every day etc. These are the people we are supposed to feel sorry for now. It a working knowledge of the job on the first leg of the voyage. (4) Be damn sure that all is these prostitutes who are now yelling for trade unionists to "come you have taken; and it might be Not being sure just what con­ overtime is turned in the same to their aid." They are jumping around like a bunch of hens on a a good idea for those of you who stituted overtime, and not taking day it is worked, and then any hot griddle because their former bed partners, the Washington bu­ have never shipped passenger the trouble td study the agree­ questions about it can be ironed reaucrats, have quit romancing with them and are now giving the ships to clip this out and have ment, he failed +c> list and turn out on the spot without any of Moscow puppets a very bad time. it by you, so that when you in the overtime. that old "I've forgotten" crap. In line with the U.S. government's current anti-Russian policy, throw in you know what you are Just to top things off and (5) Whenever or wherever the bureaucrats are blasting the hell out of their one-time buddies in for. really mess himself up in fine there is any doubt about whether with as much gusto as they blessed them during the C.P. sellout Secondly, let me try right now style, he missed the ship on the or not the work done is over­ period of the war. to overcome this deeply rooted other side. Although missing the time, write it down anyway and It is regrettable from our point of view that the bureaucrats at idea in the minds of some of our ship was no fault of his, still it keep a complete record of it. this time are cracking down on the communist party, for the aver­ younger members that there is left him in a hell of a shape. The Department Head doesn't age seaman is hard against the bureaucrats and is almost automat­ something degi-ading or menial ically against anything the bureaucrats push for. Luckily for him a record had determine the legitimacy of over­ Ousting of the commies from the waterfront is strictly a job about waiting or serving passen­ been kept midships, and he was time: that is done ashore. When­ gers, and that the only way to able to collect with the aid of ever there is a doubt and if you for seamen—not the Washington fakers. have an accurate record the bat­ Before the commie line went into its latest zig-zag and changed preserve your sturdy American a Patrolman. the commies from docile stooges for the shipowners into super- independence is to show them He was the exception and tle is half won before it starts. duper militants, virtually all seamen in all unions were fully aware that you are as good as they are. extra lucky, because thousands ! (6) Be sure and insist that Everyone, be he the President of dollars are lost every year regular meetings are held aboard of their sell-out hobnobbing with the War Shipping Administration ship. Meetings iron out a lot and the Coast Guard. Militant seamen duxdng the war felt the foul of the United States or a plain through similar neglect. ^ messboy, serves some one else. of beefs and good discussion is blast of the commies' hatred and persecution. A few points, that will insru-e always liealthy. Make meetings It must be emphasized that because we don't like bureaucrats, The President serves Congress, at least a reasonable chance of a must. The crewrnember has we cannot afford to be swayed one bit by crocodile tears dripping Congress serves the people (al­ settling beefs and collecting the no right to miss a meeting ex­ from the waterfront section of the CP. We hate to see the bureau­ though sometimes we wonder dough that should be in the cept when he is on watch. crats persecute anybody, but the commies are getting the dose they how when we see things like the seaman's pocket rather than the laid themselves open for by doing a shack up job with the W.S.A. Taft-Hartley Bill becoming law); ALL THE FACTS shipowners vaults, are: and Coast Guard, and we, as trade unionists, certainly don't intend the Master of a vessel serves his By observing these few points (1) Be sure a Delegate is electpitching in to make their load any lighter. These lying character company; the Chief Steward and taking a few minutes to assassins and working class traitors rate every boot in the behind (poor devil) serves both the ed immediately upon boarding keep things in order, the board­ they get. It is only ironic justice that the guys now working them Master, the company the pas-1 the ship. ing Patrolman at the payoff will over are the very same people with whom they walked arm-in-arm be in possession of all the facts during their sell-out period. and better able to settle the beef. The main thing to remember Watch For The United Front is that beefs should be settled at We can look now for the emergence of the CP "united front"— Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, the point of production, aboard the old war horse that's dragged out every time they're in a corner. as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: the ship. You'll hear screams about how we must unite to beat the "enemies (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. Be sober at the payoff, even if of labor" and all the rest of the CP slogan makers' la-de-Sa. Those (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers Intu.national you get drunk as hell a little unions as well as individuals who don't fall in line with them will Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ later. Whenever beefs have to be targets of the party's smear brush. ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately go to the company office they Their constant attacks on Harry Lundeberg, SlU president, prior to date of nomination. then are tied u"p, in miles of red arc an example. Many are the malicious lies they have spread (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have tape, and long delays cause a lot about Lundeberg as they desperately sought to hang a bad name three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any of guys to lose dough that is on him, WHY? For the simple reason that he has always opposed candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea rightfully theirs. the commies and has pinned back their ears every time he got the service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ Everyone on the ship should chance. He wouldn't let them get a foothold where fhey wanted it sels in unlicensed capacity. always work together, and if badly, nor would he play their sell-out game of the seamen—at (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while there is some beef that can't be any time. employed as an officer of thei Union. settled right way, then what the (e) That he be an active and full book member and show hell does another day mean. Just Seafarers Will Be On Guard four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed stand pat and'don't payoff until Seafarers should be on guard to oppose attempts of the CP to rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not apthe beef is settled. me^s around on the water-front anywhere. All hands should bear ,ply to officials and other office holders working for the Union Finally don't try to push a in mind that the party assigned one of its hacks, a guy by the name during current year for period of four months or longer. bum beef. One bum beef may of A1 Rothbart, to "infiltrate" into the SlU by getting SlU men to Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for cause a good legitimate beef to unwittingly aid in attempts at future smears and to introduce com­ office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, be lost. mie hogwash along the waterfront. naming the particular office and submitting the necessary Summing it all up, it means: There is no need for us to be concerned about Rothbart or proof of qualification as listed above. always be a good shipmate, keep phonies of his type. We know well the scab role of the communists The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer records accurate, cooperate with on the waterfront, and will always make it impossible for them to must be in his office not later than Oct. 15. 1947, together with the Patrolman and be a good infiltrate. But we must continue to mess up the plans of these don­ a recent passport photo and a short statement of the candidate's Union man. That's the Seafar­ keys by lighting them where we find them and continuing to expose Union history and activities. ers way. their linky record whenever we can. Money In Your Pocket Qualifications For Office �Page Four 11^:.I r I- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 26, 1947 Port New York 'Hit' By Hurricane As Gulf Ships Hoid Up Sailing By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — The weather has been an important item in the news during the past week or so. The hurricane which hit Florida and then whipped over through New Orleans left its mark on the cities and towns of those areas and also indirectly made itself felt way up here in New York. at a recent membership meet­ ing, is now in the process of being installed. The installation crew is busy at work on the third deck of the New York Hall putting it in working order. They expect to have it in operation shortly and at the latest, in time for the World Series. A lot of the ships heading for Seats should be at a premium New York from southern ports for the baseball event of the year held fast to their moorings until especially as it is strictly a New the full fury of the storm passed. York show. None of our contracted ships ON REINSTATEMENTS was damaged but it will mean a slight slowdown in payoffs and On another totally different sign-ons for this port; subject, that of reinstatementsThe weather here, while not men seeking to reestablish them­ making the headlines, has pro­ selves in the SIU should bring duced a change in clothing to the committee proof of their among the boys around the New inability to reach a Hall during their absence. This, of course, York Hall. means a letter from a hospital Most of the sport-shirted Sea­ or such place of confinement. farers are switching to woolen The committee considering re­ shirts and sweaters. The heat instatements meets once every waves have gone and the nippy two weeks at 10 A.M. on the days are with us. Thursday following the regular FROSTY FUTURE Wednesday night membership Shipping And Business Booming NO NEWS?? For Seafarers In Philadelphia Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: CLEVELAND JACKSONVILLE -MOBILE MONTREAL SAVANNAH TOLEDO ASHTABULA TAMPA SAN JUAN CHICAGO NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON . BUFFALO The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — Business is booming here and. it sure keeps us on the run. We have had 28 ships in port in the last ten days and shipped 145 men in the same period of time. If that isn't activity, I'd like to know what is. * Brother Bob Matthews was in town, hot on the trail of the SS Bull Run of the Petrol Tank­ er Industries, Incorporated. He was successful and we will probably sign a contract in a few days. It has been whispered around town that the New York meet­ ing turned down our purchasing a building here on the grounds that insufficient data was sent to them in the telegram. Well, I guess we slipped up on this and we will have to take SEND IN REPORTS I see by the LOG that lots of ports are negligent in sub­ mitting material for the LOG, and in most cases the rank-andfile resents this oversight. Well, Brothers, I don't believe the Editor would object if several rank-and-filers from each port would submit certain articles. If this is done, each port will be represented,in the Union's of­ ficial paper and it might take a little i-esponsibility off the shoul­ ders of the Port Agent. We spent the hot summer days . beefing about the humidity, now We seem to be having the we'll turn our squawks to frost­ same old beef in the' Black bite and wet shoes. Gang. Firemen take off in for­ eign ports and stick the other Along with the good business Firemen for several watches. and shipping in this port, we had a couple of very good payoffs. I think the way to eliminate The Hunter of South Atlantic this evil is for the Union to force and the Theodore Parker of the absent man to pay $1.32'/^ By JOHN MOGAN Eastern came in clean and paid per hour, plus a day's pay, to off in real SIU style. the man who does his work. BOSTON — A rather hectic Far East trip. Plenty of beefs on week has just been concluded in this ship, with loggings galore— In fact, it might not be a bad The Parker has made its last the Port of Boston. Not too much even for the crewmembers on idea to extend this to all the trip as an SIU ship and will business but a lot of shipping and board a week or eight days. Departments. ^make a run to the boneyard not a few beefs. Many of these were cancelled along with three or four ships meeting. There is no other time LOOK AT PRICES In fact, it seemed as though at payoff, and most of the dis­ of Bull Line. Their laying up set aside for considering rein­ everybody and his shipmate had puted overtime was recovered; wiU add quite a few more men statements. Anyone who goes shopping a Mate, Skipper, or Steward that but very few of the old gang these days knows that prices to the New York beach. Most Seafarers are acquainted On the Hilton, which paid off with the SIU Foc'sle Card. For he just couldn't get along with, were willing to chance another have gone skyhigh. And anyone this week, there was a dispute several months they have been and expected the Patrolman to trip with the Captain and Mate. who reads the newspapers is aware that prices will undoubt­ in the Deck Department re­ placed aboard ships at the sign- have superhuman powers to re­ BIG NOISE edly go much higher within the volving around the working of on. If your ship does not have move offending personalities top­ Another payoff which took sev­ side. next few weeks. Deckmen in the reefer holds. one in the messroom, notify the eral days to straighten out was Not only that, but there seems Labor will have to go all-out The Patrolmen covering the Union Hall or come in and pick the SS Peter Helms, Pope & Tal­ to be a "super-militant" minority for more wages if the worldngDeck Department settled the beef one up. bot. This one, with three differ­ which is always ready to advo­ man is to provide for himself and and the-money is ready for the ent unlicensed unions, and three The information given on the cate tying up the ship. men to collect. more topside, was a real trouble­ card is very helpful and makes In other words, let the very maker. Cabbage is now due Jose Ort- for a better trip with fewer mis­ MOiAJ, LET'S SEE... ALL last arrow in the shaft go at the iguerra, $100.43; Julio Rivera, understandings. Boston was the final port of "mis ATGOMPOdMb iMTeebeginning of the beef. Indeed, d. $25.91; Kenneth Marple, $34.56; From reports coming from the sometimes appears as if some of discharge indisputably. But in­ EST APbS UP TO... HMMM.. Marion Lubiezowski, $37.78; T. Maritime Commission the prac- the members are not too con­ asmuch as the company was sell­ DOZEN tG6S.' ing her to the Greeks, with de­ MZn^Sr-;. tice"of"semi;6"sh7p7to''"tor;rg„ cerned whether or not they com­ Melton, $20.74 and Eric Jensen, governments is still going on at livery to take place in New York, promise their Union, though in $20.99. they wanted the crew to take a good pace. the majority of cases it is doubt­ her to New Yoi'k on the same They can pick up their dough This coupled with the, mount­ less due to thoughtlessness. articles. The crew said, no dice. at the Bull Line offices, 115 ing number of ships entering the Paying off here this past week Still the argument went on, Broad Street, New York, N.Y. boneyards does not present a was the SS Maiden Creek, Wa­ and the ship finally paid off at Here in the New York Hall the pretty picture to American sea­ terman, with only about 15 of the end of the week, after a flock television set, which was voted men. the original crew to make the of telephone calls to the com­ pany and three Union Halls in New York, plus a couple of de­ cisive calls to the Shipping Com­ his family. Prices have i-un far ahead of wages, and the dollar missioner. By BLACKIE CARDULLO is not worth much more than resented by the union of their found the Skipper, Captain Fox, Otherwise, the crew hated to the paper it's printed on. choice, the SIU. a good Joe. Although he's new see this old scow go, as all hands MARCUS HOOK — We are to the company, he's willing to conceded that she was a great The guys who sit in Congress We've had six ships in within still waiting for word on the the last two weeks, including one cooperate with the Union all the old ship, with complete harmony can't figure out what to do about Sun Oil petition which is in Isthmian. In the week to come, way. it; or if they do know what to aboard. Washington before the National however, it will probably be a The Bartender Union is still In the tanker field, we had the do, they are to scared to try it Labor Relations Board. It would bit slow since it looks like we out on strike against one of the SS Fort Erie, SS Cannon Beach for fear of stepping on the toes local ginmills, and all the boys in Boston, plus the SS Sunset of the big businessmen. And so have gone through by now, but will be by-passed. very recently Pacific Tankers on the beach are cooperating and paying off at Melville, R.I. Only everybody passes the blame and Mister Taft and .Mister Hartley the Cannon Beach reported the nation's economy goes to started selling some of the scows giving a hand when possible. fouled up the detail. Could it be that they ace everything shipshape; the other hell in a hurry. in this port. Two were sold last We're ready to hold the elect­ thinking of free beers when the two presented us with a shipload Profits are higher today than ion anytime, that's how confident week, the Gray's Harbor and the bartenders settle the strike? of headaches. New Echota. at any time before in the his­ we, are that the Sun Oil men By the way, it is interesting Everything else in the port is tory of the United States. Prices realize that only the Seafarers WAITING, WAITING to report that every labor-backed proceeding in good order, except could come way down without International Union can gain for The Casa Grande is still lay­ candidate in this county was thfem the good conditions and ing at anchor out in the middle nominated in the primary. We that every time that one of . the the bosses losing money. But prices will stay up as long wages that organized tankermen of the Delaware River, and she's can learn a lesson from this, and staff starts planning a week's va­ cation the pressure of business as possible, because the fat boys already have. going to stay there until she can maybe do a real job, all over the knocks his plans into a cocked don't care who starves as long All it will take, is an election, go into a yard for repairs. country, on the guys who sup- hat. But we can keep hoping as they can keep on stashing and then those men will be rep­ I've been aljpard that ship and ported the Taft-Hartley law. anyway. laway the dough. Settling Of Beefs And Shipping Make For A Hectic Week In Boston Sun Oil Tankermen Are Waiting For Eiection i-- the blame for tiieir non-concur­ ring. " You can bet your sweet life that we will be more specific in the future. J.;,, �THE SEAFARERS Friday. September 26. 1947 Shipping Fails in Baltimore, For Time Being LOG SW IN COPENHAGEN Page Five ' Unemployed Benefits Taken Away From Michigan Merchant Seamen By FRED FARNEN By WILLIAM RENTZ DETROIT—A number of Lakes paid servants of the financial in­ .seamen who filed for unemploy­ terests. There is no such thing as rep­ ment compensation in Michigan resentative government in the last season are going to be dis­ .State of Michigan when such legappointed this year. As a result islaiion as this can dispossess cer­ of certain changes in the Michi­ tain large groups in the com­ gan Unemployment Compensa­ munity. tion Law, merchant seamen sail­ It is about time that Great ing on the Great Lakes have been Lakes seamen as well as other classified as seasonal employees. larger organized labor groups in According to the amended lav/, this country do something dras­ which took effect as of July 1, tic to halt the flood of anti-labor 1947, the covered pei-iod of em­ legislation. ployment for seamen on the Michigan is no i.solated state. Great Lakes will be the 39-week Many other slates of the union calendar period beginning with are as busy as the proverbial bea­ the third Sunday of March in vers passing the same kind of each year. This means that Great discriminatory legislation. Lakes seamen will only be al­ What can we, as members of lowed to draw unemplojTOent the SIU, do to protect ourselves compensation for the time during from the deeds of our supposed which they are unemployed in legislative representatives? Once this 39-week period. the answer to this was compara­ Actually, it means that seamen tively easy. will have little or no unemploy­ We could see that it was the ment protection in the state of duty of every union member to Michigan because the 13-week exercise this fuU citizenship period, during which they ai-e e.x- rights by voting for decent repre­ cluded from benefits, stretches sentative congressmen. from the third Sunday in Decem­ Now it is a little bit more dif­ ber until the third Sunday in ficult than that due to the fact March. that both old parties, Democrats This is the period during which and Republican.s, are the prison­ most Great Lakes seamen are on ers of the vested interests in our the beach. country. BALTIMORE — It seems as though few ships have been com­ ing in here lately, and as a con­ sequence, business has slowed down. But you know Baltimore, as soon as a slack period arrives something happens to get every­ thing hopping again. Only four ships paid off last week, and all were loaded to the scuppers with beefs. We found out that practically all the beefs were justified and you can bet they were settled before any man paid off. The workers at the Bethlehem With the SS Alexander H. Stephens as a background, these Steel Shipyards are still on strike crewmembers and friends pose for the wandering photographer. here, and it looks like they are becoming stronger and more sol­ Among the group are John Lorents. AB; Holdur Tanar. AB; John id all the time. Dimitriadis. AB; Arthur Marauder. Oiler; John R. Michaelis. The company tried to run FWT; Albert Hatt. Oiler; John E. Clamp. Wiper; Jose Fernan­ strikebreakers through the line, dez. Oiler; and John M. Kemitch. Wiper. The young ladies ere and they had a little battle, but not members of the SIU. and have probably never been to sea. the picketline proved too much but they certainly dress up the picture. Oh. yes, this shot was for the scabs and they beat it sent up from the Port of Baltimore, where the Stephens was without any more trouble. taken out of the boneyard and put in ship-shape condition for We respect their picketline the voyage. and we're going to continue do­ ing just that. We always do that for any union man who fights for his rights. There are a lot of men down here who want to ship out on un­ organized scows. All they ask is to be given a permit, and they By RAY WHITE LCA PRESSURE This means that it is increas­ will do anything we ask them to ingly difficult to find a member Last week we paid off the NORFOLK — The weather is help our union. They know what Enormous pressure was exert­ of either of these old parties who we stand for, and that we never turning cool, and that puts the Thomas Reed, the Peter Minuit ed upon the Michigan legislature is fair to organized labor. and the McKoski, Bernstein; the lose a beef once we start to fight. freeze on the waterfront and the by LCA lobbyists in order to pass labor situation. Of course, there Samuel Mclntire ^nd the Samuel The gashounds are giving Bal­ these crippling amendments to Labor must not only become timore a clear berth. It's a known are still plenty of ships sailing Livermore, South Atlantic; and the Michigan Unemployment politically conscious to the extent fact that we are on the lookout in and out of this port, but most the George Chaffee and the Topa Law. As a result of that pres­ of voting in all elections, but la­ for them, and we will not stand of them are clean and have no Topa, Waterman. sure, merchant seamen in the bor must become active in select­ for any performers in this port. beefs. Some of them have already state of Michigan have once more ing those men who are supposed signed on again and are at sea become orphans as far as' unem­ to represent the people in Con­ on another voyage. ployment coverage is concerned. gress and the various state legis­ The Thomas B. Reed was one This is another vicious slap at latures. of the cleanest ships to pay off the rights of seamen to be the We are not advocating any pai'here in a long time. The Dele­ same as other citizens in this ticular political philosophy, but we gates did a fine job and had all country. are urging that labor take an ac­ books checked and in order. This discriminatory legislation tive part in either cleansing one By CARL GIBBS and FRANK MOHAN is just another example of how or both of the old parties, or see­ All disputed overtime was In fact, a number of men who written down and waiting for the the various state legislature as ing to it that a representative laDULUTH —Most of the ships coming in here are in good shape joined the LSU in good faith Patrolman, so it is no wonder well as the national Congress are bor party is established in the thought that they were joining a that all the beefs \vere' settled— becoming more and more the United States. as far as the SIU is concemed. Crewmembers on these unor­ bonafide union affiliated with the and damn fast. ganized Lakes vessels are SIU. Oldtimer Otis Manning paid off • anxiously waiting for the elec­ [ Since the SS Hood voted to af­ here and headed for that land of tions which have been held up filiate with the LSU several sunshine, Jacksonville. Salty for some time by Taft-Hartley weeks ago, a number of crew­ Rollins is still on the beach and members have come in and stat­ red tape. J. Porter is just about ready to Their main question is, "When ed that conditions aboard their- ship, all 275 pounds of him.is our ship going to vote, so that vessel have not been changed. By W. L. SIMMONS Our answer to them is, "How POrtT NEWS we can have an SIU contract SAN FRANCISCO—A brand- be prepared to take the conse­ with SIU wages and conditions?" do you expect to get improved We have a fast turnover here new outfit, the Wilkerson Steam­ quences, and I'm sure that the conditions when you have an Of course, we explain to all of and even the beachcombers don't ship Company, this week signed membership won't go easy on these Brothers that the elections outfit like the LSU representing stay on the beach too long. a contract with the SIU, and the guys who try to break down will be held just as soon as the you? They have no shore side SS Cavalier, the company's new what the Union has fought for so We used to have a lot of i-epresentatives with the excep­ Department of Labor issues a ship, took off on her first run long. compliance number to the SIU tion of their attorney, Meyer trouble with gashounds here, but down south to load bananas. lately the boys have quieted Cook." SHIPPING GOOD Great Lakes District. Six more ships are expected by down and seldom, if ever, get out It is expecting too much to In spite of the fact that Presi­ Shipping is very good for the of line. They know that they this company, and the SIU A&G dent John L. Lewis of the United think that the LCA and Cleve­ Deck and Engine Departments, have an axe over their heads, and District has it under .solid c-onMine Workers has refused to go land-Cliffs dominated LSU will but on the slow bell for the Stew­ that makes them very cautious. tract. go out and fight with any shipalong with Taft-Hartley Act reards. We haven't had any pay­ I'm having a little bit of offs for the past ten days but, All ships coming in to payoff quirements regarding the filing owner^ t<^ i m p r o v e conditions trouble with some guys on Isth­ now that I've put it in print, aboard their vessels. have been donating $10.00 per of non-communist affidavits, we mian ships and other vessels. there'll probably be a flood That's one reason why the man to defray the expenses of of don't believe that this will hold Those men know that they are them from now on. open LCA operators like the the Isthmian Stidke. This was a up any elections for very long. going against the rules of our Few men hang out near the According to various reports LSU. They know that, with the ruling of the Port Strike Com- Union by acting up, but they in­ mitte, and the way the men are LSU on their ships, they don't Hall unless they want to ship. reaching the Lakes, NLRB Gen­ sist on doing so, and then they eral Counsel Denham will prob­ have to worry about paying over­ accepting the ruling shows that get belligerent when the Patrol­ The weather is fine, and so when, the SIU membership can take time for unnecessary work done an oldtimer comes around for a ably "reverse his ruling regarding man or Agent forces them to stop visit, you can bet your bottom the necessity for top AFL and after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., care of its beefs without outside acting cute. dollar that he is looking for a CIO officials filing non-commun­ and they know that they don't aid, and without depleting our We are all seamen and we are ship. treasury. have to worry about putting ist affidavits. One last word on shipping: We not expected to live like saints. By the way, talking about the Quite a few men come into the union conditions into effect on But when men endanger their weather, I wish we could export their ships. have plenty of job's oh the board, SIU Hall from time to time, ask­ An SIU contract is the only and we can .always use rated contracts just to get gassed up on some of it to you fellows who are ing questions regarding member­ sure guarantee that Lakes sea­ men, but don't come down to shipboard and fight among them­ having the cold spell in New ship in the SIU. A number of men will get a decent break as this port looking for a job with­ selves, then they must be way York, or the winds along the these men, who know the score Gulf. Here it's never too hot or far as wages, working and living out first wiring or calling to find off their rockers. as far as the Seafarers record is too cold, too windy or too balmy, out if there are any jobs open. A I don't know what the answer conditions are concerned. And concemed, claim that they had too dry or too wet. In fact, it's telephone call can save a lot of is, but if these fellows insist on that's why the entire Great never heard of the Lake Sailoi's always just right. money in this case. fouling up, then they've got to Lakes, too, will soon be SIU. Union until this year. Nothing Much Doing In Norfolk; Cold Weather Quiets Waterfront Unorganized Seamen On Lakes Waiting For Chance To Vote SIU Performers Still Causing Plenty Of Trouble In San Francisco •/ �Page Six TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 26, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Action By Moline Crew Brings Needed Repairs Barefoot Boy Determined that action at the point of production would bring the desired results, the crew of the Moline Victory, Robin Line, recently threatened refusal to sail the ship unless a long list of repairs was immediately compliec IS; Master And Seaman Praised For Aiding Stricken Oiler Commending the Captain and one of the Ordinary Seamen aboard ship for their diligence in aiding a crewmember stricken with appendicitis, the crew of the SS Venore unanimously gave* ^ them a vote of appreciation at as an operation was immediately the September 7 shipboard meet- pci-foi-mcd with success. 4. ing. Moving for the vote of ap­ with. t The crew's decision came after each crewmember $50 and first the Moline Victory had return­ class transportation to Philadel The .stricken crewmembei-, J. preciation was Brother C. Davis ed from a three month trip to phia from New York should he Brake, Oiler, became ill while with the entire • crew in unan­ South Africa only to have the fail to complete the repairs. repair list given the quick brush The agreement read in part the ship was off the west coast imous approval. off in two U.S. ports. In Philly, "If the repairs are not com of South America. While he Another vote of thanks for a the crew decided to substitute pleted by the time the ship is was ill, D. Reynolds, OS, gave somewhat different reason, was direct action for diplomacy and to sail for a foreign voyage, unstintingly of his time to make given the ship's Steward, Clar­ sweet words. agree to give or pay said crew Brake more at case until port ence Davis, who was praised for Philadelphia Agent Eddie Hig members the amount of $50 and gon was called aboard to aid in first class transportation to each could be reached. good food, fast service and clean the matter and the Skipper was man back to the Port of Phila­ The skipper, Robert Mason, me.ssrooms. The Steward in tuin presented with the crew's ulti­ delphia." kept in constant touch with the lauded the crew for being the matum. In addition to the stated de­ sick man. When he saw the most friendly, jolly and helpful mands presented to the Skipper LONG LIST Finished with washing down man was too ill to remain to one another that he has had Seafarer Andy Lorier, crewThe list of 15 repairs needing member aboard, summed up the the deck of the SS Arlyn, a aboard until the regular port the pleasure to work with immediate attention included 25 crew's sentiments in a cardoon Bull line scow. Brother "Grum­ was hit, he turned the vessel off aboard ship. new mattresses, 36 new pillows, which appears on this page. py Ames pauses for picture by course and put in at Lima, Peru. The meeting aboard the Calscreens for all portholes, 11 fans, The drastic action pictured by James C. Barnette. Ames was a repair of all lockers and new Brother Lorier wasn't necessary fine shipmate, according to The foresight of the Captain mar vessel was chaired by J. A. seats for the head. Every one but it showed the Skipper the Brother Barnette, saved the life of the Seafarer Kels and recorded by E. Eriksen. of the repairs demanded by the light and brought about the de­ crew was made before the ves­ sired results. sel sailed. The committee backing up the demands, in addition to Brother Higdon, included departmental delegates Tony M. Fusco, Deck; Send in the minutes of By AL BERNSTEIN Earl Murphy, Engine and Robert your ship's meeting to the M. Douglas, Stewards. (Ed. note: The following human interest story was written by an SIU crewman aboard the When faced with the threat New York Hall. Only in that SS John B. Hamilton. There are many occurrences in the daily life of a seaman Which make of economic action by the fedway can the membership act good reading matter. Items of this type axe earnestly solicited from the membership.) up crew the Captain agreed to on your recommendations, go to work on the matter at PHILADELPHIA—When we arrived la.st week in this port on the SS John B. and then the minutes can be once. The crew, however, not -iamilton from Antwerp, Belgium, we had a 16-year-old Hungarian stowaway aboard. willing to play the waiting game printed in the LOG for the dis name was George Kiss and he had been a displaced person in Europe. of promises, had the Skipper benefit of all other SIU When the lad was discovered *draw up and sign an agreement crews. two days out at sea, he was such a way that when the im­ returned to Europe, as he no whereby he promised to have dressed in lags and had put migration authorities took him doubt will be, despite the fact Hold those shipboard meet­ all repairs made before embark­ way th.xt: t-. anges and two away after we docked at Pier that several persons have al­ ing on another foreign voyage. ings regularly, and send cups of water with which he 179 Nortti, he was dressed in a ready tried to adopt him legally, those minutes in as soon as POSTS PENALT'i hoped to complete the voyage. new suit, had a fistful of Amer­ he will be a walking adverti.sepossible. That's the SIU way! Just to make the matter iron­ The crew and topside went ican and Belgian money and had merit for the excellent way we clad the Sldpper agreed to pay for the hungry looking boy in a new suitcase filled with were fed on that trip. clothes. After George was taken into MULTI-LINGUAL custody, the Skipper sent me SW VICTORY AS SEEN BY A CREWMEMBER George spoke several langua­ as a delegation of one to see ges fluently. On the trip over how he was doing in the "hotel.'' we taught him enough English When I saw the boy, he was so that he could make himself talking with an immigration in­ understood. He said that he terpreter in the Hungarian lan­ wanted to live in Philly, because guage. He claimed to be well his parents had resided there satisfied with the treatment. many years ago. Before I left him, he asked He was taken to Moyamensing me to thank the entire personnel prison, where he will be held of the SS Hamilton, especially in custody until ari'angements Chief Steward Kasnowsky, for are made for his return to the the fine way he was treated by other side. His home, before he all hands. was placed in a concentration During the trip the lad was camp by the Nazis, had been nick-named "the Second Stew­ in Budapest. ard," because he spent so much When George was discovered time in the galley and the messout at sea. Captain Olaf Brie- room. land Was so impressed with him that he gave the lad the run A GOOD TRIP inX/iruw a cJiAur ^ « of the. ship. Playing no favorites, Incidentally, the trip was a George took turns steering the good one. There were no logs ship and keeping a sharp eye on and no beefs, except against the OAi, j the engines. Between mouth- Purser, who got off. Prices in fuls of bubble gum George ex­ Antwerp were very high and pressed a "desire to be an en­ the money was spent faster than gineer. it could be drawn. Beer which SIU FEEDING should have cost five francs, Eddie Kasnowsky, Chief Stew­ cost 20 francs until we discover­ ard, really did a splendid job ed the discrepancy. Cabs into Andy Lorier, FWT, whose sketch of the SS Moline Victory beef is shown above, has been put­ of building up the half-starved ting his impressions on paper or canvas for many years. Brother Loraer never hod any school­ town from the dock charged 150 youngster. When the trip was and 200 francs, until we discov­ ing in the art. He picks up the brush or pen only because he "just gets a bang put of it." over, he was 15 pounds heavier ered before we left for home The sketching Seafarer has been a member of the SIU for three years. He sailed this week and was sporting a pot belly. that the fare was less than 50 on a trip that will take him to South and West African ports. When the young stowaway is francs. SIU Men Regale Stowaway On SS Hamilton; Send Those Minutes Lad 'Arrives' In New Suit And Pot Belly / •^4 : H.: UI' cormffia«das pc/tS.3.tr. t- % J. �•- c. Friday. September 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven I SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief JOHN GIBBON. Aug. 24 — Chairman Parrott; Secretary Lancaster. New Business: Deck, Engine and Stewards Depart­ ment delegates reported every­ thing running fine. Motion car­ ried to see the Patrolman about the slopchest prices. Motion by Jackson to see about painting foc'sles. Motion carried to clean all foc'sles for c r e w coming aboard. 4. 4. t EMILIA, Aug. 16 — Chairman Luigi Lombardi: Secretary Ed­ win Marshall. Delegates reports accepted. Education: Old books to be given to the Steward who will get new ones for the next trip. A talk was given by a bookmember to the tripcarders to acquaint them with Union ac­ tivities. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4 4 WALTER E. RANGER, July 6 —Chairman John A. Ziereis: Sec­ retary Chester F. Just. Delegates reported everything okay. New Business: Motion canried to have Third Cook's duties clarified. Ed­ ucation: Discussion as to strike fund, what it is used for and different rules and regulations concerning it. Good and Welfare: More variety in the night lunch. To contact Chief Mate and Chief Engineer in regard to having quarters painted. 4 4 4 WALTER E. RANGER. Aug. 24—Chairman Chester F. Just; Secretary John A. Ziereis. Dele­ gates reported all running smooth. Education: The matter of agreements was discussed, what they stand for and all re­ solved to stand by and live up to them at all times. Good and Welfare: Unanimously lecommended that Captain K. A. Mc­ Carthy be given a vote of thanks for making the voyage a pleasant and satisfactoiy one. 4 4 4 CORNELIA. Sept. 1 — Chairman R. McQueen; Secretary John F. Hisko. Delegates reported no beefs in their departments. New Business: Motion by Hasko sec­ onded by Tistan to investigate permitman Van DeHoven. Mo­ tion by McQueen that three dele­ gates go to the Hall and see about Nielsen. 4 4 4 FLQRIDA. Aug. 24—Chairman Major Coslello; Secretary Mel Straiten. Deck and Stewards delegates reported nothing new. Engine Delegate i-eported diffi­ culty in securing men for his department and Tampa Patrol­ man stated none available on the beach. New Business: Motion earned that any man getting off the ship without proper replace­ ment will be brought up on charges. List of fines drawn up with money to go to SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. Education: Recom­ mended that oldtimers educate the new members in union ac­ tivities whenever possible. Good and Welfare: All Brothers as good union men should respect each others property. ROBERT STUART. Sept. 5— Chairman H. E. Perkinson; Sec­ retary Walter Doyle. Delegates reported all in oi'der. New Busi­ ness: Repair list made up and approved by crew. Suggestion made that library be put on ship and men staying aboard see that this is done. Hooks to be placed on door to keep them from bang­ ing. One minute of silence for Brothers lo.st at sea. FAR ALLQN. Aug. 18—Chair­ man Stephen Carr; Secretary H. L. Brickell. Delegates reported no tjeefs and overtime all okay. Motion carried that ship be fu­ migated upon return to States. Good and Welfare: Messmen in­ structed not to serve ciewmembers not wearing shirt or 'T' shirt. Suggestion that laundry be kept clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 44 ALCQA PARTNER. July 25— Chairman M. A. McClinloc; Sec­ retary W. P. Knight. Discussion on the signing of a messman who came aboard in Trinidad. Crew objected .so ship's delegate Fred Hartshorn threatened to re­ sign, saying this was a violation of the SIU constitution. Motion cai-ried to accept the man as a crewmember and to reject Hart­ shorn's resignation. 4 4 4 FRANK NQRRIS. Aug. 24— Chairman C. W. Little; Secretary George M. Knai. Delegates re­ ports accepted. New Business: Discussion as to who would clean the laundry one day a week. Motion defeated to fine men for making me.ss in the messroorn. Motion carried to ring dinner bell at mealtime. Good and Welfare: It was agreed for the three delegates to see the Captain about the poor drinking water. Brothers stood in one minute's silence for Sea­ farers lost at sea. 4 4 4 POLLOCK (Midland). Aug. 27 —Chairman Charles Griffin; Sec­ retary Walter Harvek. Depart­ ment delegate report things run­ ning smoothly with no beefs. It was brought up no perishables could be left out for any length of time. No small refrigerator available to crew. Decided that key to chill boxes be given to one deck hand held responsible for perishables being put out at the changing of the watcheS. Motions carried: that department delegates keep list of men's union standing regarding dues, thus making it easier for Patrolman to secure such information by 4 4 4 seeing delegates of respective de­ MQRNING LIGHT, (Date not partments; that non-union re­ given) Chairman S. H. Steele; placements coming aboard have Secretary A. A. Kessen. Dele- unionism explained to them by gates reported on number of delegate of department, with di­ book and permit men in their plomacy and tact. Being unable departments. New Business: De­ to ship a union man in Milwau­ cision to take up with Patrol­ kee, a non-union deck hand was man the desire to have two fans sent in. He was much interested in.stalled in each room and an in meeting and explanation of awning on the fantail so men unionism, and will join first pay. can sleep there. All members Crew very cooperative and stood in silence for one minute union-minded. Take interest in good and welfare of the ship for lost Brothers. -and crew and voice opinions at 4 4 4 meetings. General discussion, JQHN HATHQRN, Aug. SOquestions answered satisfactorily. Chairman W. E. Cautant; Secre­ tary J. G. Brady. New Business: Motion by D. D. Story that while in port any member of deck de­ partment performing on watch be fined $10. Motion by Korolia that Engine Delegate see Chief Engineer about installing a fresh water and steam line back aft for washing clothes. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that night lunch be charged to avoid mon­ otony. Korolia suggested that empty milk cans be split in top and placed in heads for old razor blades. One minute of si­ lence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 GEORGE BIBB. Aug. 4 — Chairman M. T. Nolan; Secretary L. Lavetick. Delegates reported on books and permits in their depai-tments. New Business: Election held for ship's delegate with Laverick elected. Discussion about money to be withdrawn in England. Ship's Delegate to see Captain about drawing more cig­ arettes. Education: All educa­ tional material was passed out from ship's delegate in order that all might read such ma­ terial provided in delegate's kit. 4 4 4 FRANKLIN K. LANE. Aug. 10 —Chairman Emile Degan; Secre­ tary V. A. Lawsin. Emile Degan elected ship's delegate. New Business: Motion carried that last trip fines be effective and any money collected go to Bro­ thers in hospitals. Motion car­ ried that recreation room be cleaned; change off between de­ partments. Motion carried that crew observe one minute of si­ lence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 44 KNOX VICTORY. Aug. 17— Chairman S. Furfado; Secretary Hoy J. Turner. Delegates had nothing to report. New Business: Motion to see chief engineer about Wiper pumping galley oil on overtime. Motion by chief steward to keep wa.shroom and recreation room clean. Motion made to put desks in every room for writing purpo.ses. Motion carried that Steward order more milk in New York. SAYS: ..'SI gf KfY-RCCT/ 4I (SeTURN YOUR. POC'SLE KEYS WHEN You PAYOFF YOUR SHIP, SO THAT THE NEW CREW COMINGA80ARD WitL HAVE PROTECTION FOR THEIR GEAR. CVT and RUN By HANK With the cold weather setting into Our Town there won't be many Brothers idle for too long a time. The shipping board will look cleaner than a messhall's bulkhead. After all, another day, another dollar; you grab a job, so you won't \hear yourself holler! . . . "Coffee-drinking'' Willie West, whose favorite trips are to South Africa, just came back from two trips to South Africa O.TI the "Virginia City Victory. Brother West confesses that he'll be looking for a ship lo^ the Far East—just for the change of scenery and the air. Brother West's shipmate. "Coffee-drinking" Claude Morgan, also made a trip to South Africa on another ship . . . "Baltimore Ski" after some humorous negotiations- with his better half did enough convincing to show that working ashore doesn't pay—and that he'll be shipping soon. . . . Brother Pete King, the Cook and citizen of Brooklyn, just sailed in from a trip—saying hullo to all his shipmates . . . Joe Pilutis, who went back on his home, sweet home, the Evangeline, says that his brother, Victor Pilutis sailed to Europe recently. Brother Pilutis convinced his shipmate. Brother Joe Presto, to grab a job on the Evangeline—* Joe says that his shipmate Steve Carr will be surprised that this happened so easily to Joe. 4 4 4 Brother Jimmy Millican just became a proud poppa of a .baby boy. Congratulations, Jimmy, and the best of health to the wife and the new little sailor! . . . Jimmy McCullough, the smiling citizen of baseball-happy Brooklyn, just oame off the SS Evan­ geline after a trip . . . Brother Thomas Melton says that his girl, who works in a bank in Our Town, keeps wishing that he wouldn't be shipping out so much—and just get married. Ah, maybe a sailor just don't want to get rusty—so he keeps shipping out so much . . . Brother Blackie Colucci and his wife, Marie, just became the proud parents of a baby girl, their first child. They named her Dawn. Congratulations to "Pop" Colucci and best of health all around. 4 4 4 There are a few familiar Brothers still in town: Rusty Swillinger. who probably will take another trip to South Africa; little Carl Wayne, the electrician; and John Campbell, the smiling oldtimer . . . Three new USS clubs were recently opened up for merchant seamen down in South America; in Santos. Brazil; in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil and in Buenaventura. 4 4 4 Brother Steve Di Girolmo just came in on the SS M. T. Hunt­ er. He says his trip to France and a two-by-four port called Dingwall, in Nova Scotia, was a swell one all around. In Dingwall, they saw some small boats pulling in harpooned swordfish and selling them later for forty-five to fifty cents a pound. Nice busi­ ness—if you can get all that gear—and of course—the swordfish. Just a few swordfish a day would very nicely take care of this high cost of living. Steve says that the people of Dingwall sell the swo.-d from a swordfish for five dollars apiece. A swell business, indeed . . . Brother Aussie Shrimpton, the Steward and poet, sailed in with his dignified mustache, and with a smile told us in his crisp accent that he was staying aboard the SS Evangeline wait­ ing for that day of the wedding bells! 4 4 4 There is an imporlant bill awaiting Congress which will aid merchant seamen in regards to hospitalization: H.R. 4163. introduced by Weichel (Republican from Ohio) before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, this bill amends the Public Health Act to give merchant seamen the right to medical care at Marine Hospitals in spite of the 90-day limitation when they are ilL aged or unemployed. -'T "i '11 ^ 'ii • �THE SEAFARERS Page Eight Friday, September 26, li547 LOG lU* BEFORE THE BLOW OF F SIU's Aid To CIO Men Wins Wide Praise On Waterfront To the Editor: •' • '' i /'• t- !t^^:;7 ;;;j •r.l'-) I;/' € •- 'Iv I Okay, Brothers Let Us In On it Some secrets are to be kept, but if you had an in­ teresting trip, or if you met a character who sent you, let us in on it. That goes for your views on the union, cur­ rent events, or any sugges­ tions you may have. All beefs of general interest will be an­ swered. Seafarers who think in terms of moon and June and vine and wine can give vent to their rhyme and rhythm in Log-A-Rhythms. If you have a camera we will give prominence to your lens ef­ forts. The items sent to us will be displayed before an ap­ preciative audience of 60,000 readers from coast to coast who read these pages -every week. Put down the highlights of your experience including the place, time and names and send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St« N. Y. We wiU return all snapshots, poems and stories, if so desired. Now is the right time, tool By K. W. L. rr-'TCrrraiL As I watch the twilight's fading. Soft and Muffled fall the sea sounds. Against the shore waves are playing. And with night's curtain, peace comes down. No longer do I think of toil or labor. For my dreams they know no I bound. Once again I taste the sea wind's fla.vor. And. at last, it's truth I have found. - 1 A cargo of lumber being loaded on the SS Marymar, a Calmar vessel, before she lefl Ihe West Coast to come to New York. Well-stocked with wood, the Marymar was short on food. In New York. Union Patrolmen, backed by unified crew action won a reversal of company policy. By the time the Marymar was ready to pull out. foodstuffs were in ample supply. This Fireman Couldn't Save Anybody's Child—OrFirehouse CAUSED A STIR We caused quite a stir as we travelled in the bus and subway with people who were attracted by the mass of snow-white caps .—the traditional sign of Seafar­ ers—asking us what we were do­ ing. We told them we were out to support the CIO shii^-ard workers who had been out for 13 weeks. As we came down the streets toward the docks, the streets were crowded with idle dockworkers. The sight of all of us white-capped Seafarers heading for the docks brought crowds of people rushing out of their houses By The Sea —and those bars along the way really emptied out pronto. After hearing Paul Hall's talk Arriving at the Bethlehem yard on the CIO shipyard workers gates, wc were gvcn a big wel­ strike last Tuesday and his re­ come by a CIO union official, quest for us Seafarers to go out and a cheer went up from every­ and help them on the picketlines, one of these shipyard men. We I thought it was swell the way the members volunteered for this took up picket duty in fyont of the gates and immediately com­ duty. pany officials began popping I was detailed to go to Pier their heads out of the windows. 29 with 25 other Seafarers. As •You can imagine their amaze­ we walked down Broad Street ment at seeing a line of whitewe were stopped by many sea­ capped sailors from the AFL pa­ men who asked us what was do­ trolling in front of their yards. ing. Hundreds of people lined the , When we told them we were streets watching this demonstra­ SIU men going out on a CIO tion of labor solidarity. picketline, they could hardly be­ JAVA IS FREE lieve it. Some of these guys were NMU seamen. I went into a restaurant for a When we arrived at Pier 29, cup of coffee but was told I was we found our white-capped SIU welcome to drink as much as I men already doing their stuff in wanted—and it would be on the a real SIU way—orderly, busi-1, „ J • ,1 rs house. The people really appreness-like and efficiently. Our . ^ ^ ^ , u i elated our coming over to help group was dispatched up to 57th i striking men. It made me Street to picket the notoriously ® anti-union Bethlehem Steel yards, which as yet had no line around it. To the Editor: feel kind of good to be in there with the rest of the boys. That night I happened to be working in the "doghouse" cafe­ teria and was bussing the deck when I overheard three NMU men speaking about the SIU. One of them said something I want to pass along, and which I quote: "I saw a bunch of SIU guys today going down Whitehall street and they were neatly dressed and they all had whitecap's and SlU-SUP badges. But believe me, Bill, when I asked them what they were up to, they told me they were going out to walk a CIO picket line." So I spoke to these three NMU guys and told them the complete score on the beef. They said it sure was a clean-looking bunch of seamen they had seen. They also said they had been hearing a lot of talk lately along the waterfront among organized and unorganized men about the SIU and how clean a bunch of pickets we put out. 1 have been attempting to write this for the last five months but have been putting it off. Finally, looking over the recent copy of the LOG, I decided to send in a few lines. You fellows are sure doing a swell job of organizing those tankers. I was particularly glad to see Isthmian go SIU. I was only sorry I couldn't be tliere to do a little organizing myself. ASKS ABOUT CLEARANCE I met an old SIU boy last week and he was saying something about hSving strike clearance cards, regardless of retirement or not. I know that you're automat­ ically brought out of retirement during strikes but I wasn't there and was in no position to get LEMME KNOW IF ANYTHINe BURNS. FEELS PROUD The whole thing is something to make us all proud, right from the beginning when the CIO asked us for aid on the lines to there, since I am stationed over stop scabs from being taken in here in Germany. I'd appreciate the yards and up to the end after it if you give me a little infor­ picketing was over and we heard mation on this matter. the comment on the waterfront. "When I came in this army and Above all, these CIO shipyard had their wonderful classification workers really stood up and took system set to work on me, I con­ notice. The job we did will re­ tinued my career as a Fireman. flect to the credit of us seaman They figured that as long as I of the real hard-hitting Seafar­ was a member of the Black Gang ers International Union. when I went to sea, I should be Jim (Scoffie) Byrnes a Fireman in the army. It never \, Log -A' Rhythms occured to them that 1 knew nothing about'putting out fires. So they went ahead and classi­ fied me as a Fireman and they stiU haven't wised up. I'm now running a fire station in Deutschland and have quite a record behind me: One fire house burned to the ground, and one fire truck wrapped around a tree. If any of you fellows remem­ ber me, I'd appreciate a letter now and then. Hope to see you all in time for the Taft-Hartley squabble that should break next year when the contracts run out. "While we're on the subject, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a ten buck assessment with the coming days in mind? Sgt. Charles Bauer, 14087853 Hdqs. Co. 7717, QMSC APO 175, c/o PM New York, N. Y. (Ed. Note: "When you're re­ leased from the Army and you bring your discharge to the Hall for activating your Book, you will be given strike clear­ ance). Seamen's Fight Is Never-ending, Says Brother To the Editor: The Seafarers International Union has gained for seamen benefits which at one time would have been thought impossible. "We have achieved decent wages, fine condition, and have estab­ lished the fact that seamen are not slaves but are to be treated like men.. But even so, the fight is not over. There are moi-e comforts which we should have to make our weeks and months at sea easier to take. One of the things that would add to our comfort is better bunks with innerspring mattress­ es, such as are furnished to of­ ficers. A seaman has very little recreation on board ship, and therefore spends quite a bit of his free time in the sack. GOOD REST ESSENTIAL Many ships still have bunks and mattresses that are backbreakers. A man can't do a good job if he doesn't get a good rest. Sinks in rooms, larger messrooms, more ventilation; these are all comforts which seamen deserve and need. It's time we got down to brass tacks on matters of comforts, and told the shipowners that we ex­ pect conditions for seamen to keep pace with wages and gen­ eral rules and working rules. Johnny While THE BEEF BOX QUESTION RAISED ON DIVISION OF WAGES FOR SUNDAY WORK AT SEA We sailed shorthanded when one of "the crewmembers missed the ship. Up to the present two deck men have been dividing the wages of the missing man. The Purser has sent a letter asking the company for a ruling as to whether or not Sundays at sea are considered as wages and whether or not the two men are entitled to a division on this time. Please advise us what the score is on this matter. John Ziereis. Deck Delegate SS Walter E. Ranger ANSWER:—Tbe two men doing the missing seaman's work are entilleil..fo division of the wages for all Sunday work at sea. �Friday, September 26. 1947 THE SEAFARERS TWO SHIPMATES AND A SHRINE LOG Page Quality Seamanship Called Factor In Union's Strength To the Editor: i know how to tackle it, thejy ! should ask the Bosun for advice Probably "the most important' help, instead of saying to factor giving weight to a nego-, ground for tiating committees arguments next watch to take over. for improved contracts is proof I , , . „ , ' ^ u u. When a deck man is called for of an efficient membership cap-, , , . , i watch, he shoulci report promptly able ol performing a first-class • , , . , , . T . , and not hang extra work on ma lob aboard ship. In that regard , . ^ ,° ,. , .uI I .shipmates by making the men there are .severed things which , , . on deck or the whe-tl wait until 1 should like to point out. , , . u , he gets ready to .show up. Sanitary conditions are the; • , , , TIT . 1,; Several .ciiggestion.s are in orfirst to be tackled. We must call: .u TP • i . * , ^ I der for the Engine department a halt to some of the filthy condi-^ ^ , ,, , . ,, .... .men, too. Wipers .should undertions in some-galleys ano effort . ... . , . . , , stand that thev are not cadets, must he put out to keep tno, .u ii , , , ! Thev are there for any general washrooms and the foe sles .spic, i ^ , .u , i work that is assigned, whether n and span. These three places arc i. , . . . ,, , , . , , be cleaning, sougeeing, etc. If • the keystone of our home at sea,^. . . , , ' , , , , , . , , . ' thev yvant to learn operatmna and they should be kept looking ... ^ n . 1 they can go back to the engine like a home. On tropical runs,! .u • rr ... I room on their time off on the especiallv, .some messimoms are i . . , . ' , various watches, in poor shape. i This condition is due in large! LEARNED AND EARNED part to too much playing around 1 know of several ambitious, Photo at right shows the interior of the Chinese temple Ayer Itam at Penang, Malayan Straits. and not enough attention to serious young Seafarers who Escorted through the temple by an English speaking guide, crewmembers of the Andrew Jack­ work. There is a time and place have come up that way. 1 recall son were told the alter was to the virgin girls and the scroll-flanked idol was made of alabaster for everything. In my opinion, particularly one chaft a Wiper, and trimmed in gold. ^ the good times are over and we | who years ago spent a great deal ought to knuckle down. | of time in the engine room when At the left, Jerry Palmer, AB, and Red Dineen, AH. pose a smile for the shutterbug. Must be I he was free. He got all tne help a good feeding ship as the shot was taken after the boys had just slowed away a hearty NOT FOR LOAFERS { and advice he wanted. Tocay he lunch. Photos were submitted to the LOG by Brother Palmer. In the deck department there •. sails as a Deck Engineer. Any are some fellows who turn to guy with the desire and willingwhenever they feel like it. This ness can do the same thing, attitude must stop. You have a | There are cases where Firejob to do and are not supposed' men are not leaving their various to act like a passenger. If a guy j stations clean for the next watch, Each man who makes a wants a real easj' life, 1 would! or the equipment in actual use, donation to the LOG should suggest that he stay ashore. ^ like the burners and strainers, To the Editor: LOG; however, the brother did Nowadays deck gang men .etc. Nor have some Oilers been receive a receipt in return. I am herewith enclosing an ap not sign his name and we would mut know their work. When they telling the relieving watch about If the Union official to whom plication for the privileg'c of hav like if possible to learn who he are assigned to a job and don't the general condition of the en­ a contribution is given does ing the LOG mailed to the An is so we could personally thank gine room, whether there is some­ not make out a receipt for chor Hotel each week. We wish him. thing wrong with the equipment. the money, call this to the PIONEER CREW After all, appreciation like that to place copies of the LOG in Do not leave your station and attention of the Secretaryour rooms for the benefit of^oui makes us feel thankful that our GOT QUICK ACTION let the ne.xt guy run around in Treasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ guests, who ane predominatelv efforts to make the boys feel at search of the trouble. Tell the ON SHIP'S BEEF mediately. home while they are with us, are SIU-SUP. I engineer right away. This will not being wasted. To the Editor: Send the name of the of­ The balance are also AFL be save the guys time and yvork. Incidentally, during the recent ficial and the name of the ing members of the Musicians We, as a group, wish to thank BUILD TOGETHER Isthmian Strike we offered a 17t port in which the occurence Union. the New York Branch office for bed rooming house complete with took place to the New York My wife and I were very sur This Union was built "oy -.he the quick response and quick ac­ Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New prised to read in the August 15 a large kitchen to Bull Sheppard tion we received on a beef that c-ooperative effort of all hands York 4, N. Y. issue that some brothers had and Buck Stephens for the strik­ existed on this ship during the and not by any single individuals. ers here in N. O. • seen fit to write us up in the That spirit must continue.. If yoa last trip, June 16 to Sept. 4. GET SERVICE We also wish to call attention happen to know more about your to the readers of the LOG that if particular job than the ne.xt man. Laying It On Thick Believe it or not, we offer the LAHAINA VICTORY any of them put in at Montreal i your knowledge along. It'll following additional services to MEN TAKES ISSUE with any beefs, they should con­ make it easier all around and WITH SWAN CRITIC tact Gene Markey and his staff. benefit v'ou. too. as they will really take care of! By pitching in together, well To the Editor: the matter without any question.^ I be developing a better qualified In the last LOG we read dated or doubts. ! membership and consequently a July 18, there was a statement stronger SlU. Crewmembers by a fellow Union member of SS Alcoa Pioneer P. Podolsky the Robin Hood, which we of*^the SS Lahaina Victory find to be false. AT THE DOCK IN MASONLOC Our brother member states that the owner of the Swan Bar in Beira sends out folders adver­ tising his place as elegant and de luxe. But it doesn't say that the place is small and that the the SlU boys when they drop an­ owner will do small favors for chor here: seamen, which he does. 1. Safety deposit—The boys Swan goes out of his way for leave their papers, discharges seamen. Everytime a new bunch and money with us when they of LOGS arrive he takes them payoff. They take out their down to our ship and it sure is dough, so much per day. good to receive them. All set to give the bulkhead 2. No locked doors here—when We, the members of the crew a new coat of paint. Brother the boys hit the sack they do not aboard the Lahaina Victory, feel Riley, AB, pulls his can of have to worry about being rolled paint onto the scaffold. Photo while asleep. They just clo.se that if this fellow has a private beef with Swan he should keep was taken aboard the Earl A. their screen doors and rest con­ it to himself. Swan has done Bloomquist by Bud Walterman. tented. everything possible to make us "3. No chippies—Chippies and feel at home here in Beira. We Thanks Men Who Gave all parasites who pry on seamen have been here five weeks now Blood To Brother Earth are absolutely barred; they are and he has done us many favors not allowed inside the doors. To the Editor: without receiving any compensa­ 4. Promenade Deck—We have tion. I wish to thank the members beautiful patio containing an We are all members of the of the Seafarers International 18 foot awning, and 8 foot picnic Union who donated blood to Wil­ table, a barbecue pit, 18 banana same Union and the crew of this This shot taken in Masonloc, P. 1. shows hand carts filled liam Barth, formerly Steward on trees beaidng fruit, and a fish ship doesn't think it right to con­ with chrome ore being pushed to the Andrew Jackson, Water­ the SS City of Alma, who is now pond complete with 68 goldfish. demn the place because it has certainly given us a fair deal in man. Masonloc. which has one of the world's largest deposits of in the Staten Island Marine Hos­ Thanks again for the praise. pital. this town. chrome ore. is visited by a Waterman ship almost every week. Scotty Aikins Photo was taken from the fantail of fhe Jackson by Jerry Pal­ Mrs. Peggy Barth Eugene Dore, Anchor Hotel Philadelphia New Orleans, La. Ships Delegate I mer. Ship's Delegate. Ex-Seafarer Atkins Offers Top Service In N.O. Hotel fi- Attention Members -is �THE Page Ten 1 I (i BY ON THIRD PI^ENGHY MieHELET SEAFARERS The Patrolmen Say— LOG Friday, September 26, 1947 >13® The Building Superintendent's is beefing about the Taft-Hartley desk here on the third deck is Act and worrying about its ef­ Credit Due fect on us next year. a very hot corner, indeed. BALTIMORE — For a long We think that labor would do time we have been giving the Most of the members who hap­ pen into the Hall in the course well to start the ball rolling for striking shipyard workers at the By JOSEPH VOLPIAN of the day find occasion to trot revival of the OPA and use the Bethlehem yards all of our sup­ up here for some sort of service threat as a lever to pry some port. Now it appears that a Special Services Representative or other, and we are consequent­ concessions from the National break is due in their threeFrom time to time, the Special longer periods of hospitalization, ly in a position to get a line on Assn. of Manufacturers which is month old strike. Services Department of the they must pay out of their own what's cookin' from the Indian directly responsible for the pres­ They really deserve credit for Union receives inquiries regard­ pockets for each day over 21 Ocean to the Bering Sea, so we sure that resulted in passage of sticking out their fight in the ing the various" privately man­ days. And in these days almost propose to pass it along to you the unworkable law. manner in which they have. No aged group hospitalization plans, all hospitals charge at least $10 from time to time in these If the NAM were forced to income and long hours of picket with recommendations that the per day. In many cases these columns. choose between the T-H law and duty sap the strength of the Union investigate the advisabil­ sums would be prohibitive for For instance, Johnny Cowl, revival of OPA, there's no ques­ strongest men, but these men ity of enrolling the membership seamen. connoisseur of fine liquors and tion but that the monied interests stuck it through. as a unit. In the Marine Hospitals, all globe-trotter extraordinary, lug­ they represent would choose to The SIU membership in this In view of these inquiries, we medical attention is provided ged in a pair of heavy bags the let the T-H mess slide. port turned several tricks on the have made a rather careful study without cost, while the hospital­ other A.M. that awakened a host shipyard workers picketline. We of several of the prominent ization insurance does not in­ of pleasant memories. were after no glory or thanks clude doctor's fees, laboratory The bags were of the sturdy, OARD IF if^ when we turned out_ to help group plans. ONLV AIICGPT-/ J heavy leather kind that are of­ We have found that, as a and x-ray costs and other them — we were just doing a job WE WANT A fered for sale in the motley we would do for any honest trade group, merchant seamen gener­ charges, all of which must be CoNTfV\CT/ bazaars of lower Calcutta. (It ally would benefit less than other borne by the patient. union having a beef. still ain't kosher to bring in the workingmen by enrolling in Nor is the unused tinle in each WE'RE READY more attractive variety that fre­ these plans, since seamen have year under the hospitalization If they don't wind up their quent the incense-laden cribs of the use of the facilities of the plan cumulative. In other words, strikd in- the near future, as they the Princess Dock area, worse U.S. Marine Hospitals, which if during the first year a tnan expect, we will turn out again luck!) include treatment as well as enrolled in the plan does not whenever they request assistance. Johnny says that you can get enter the hospital at all, the 21 We cannot let brother unionists hospitalization. a good bag again for about fifty Although there is still room days are not added to the next fight a lone battle, as we're all rupees. So don't buy that keister for improvement of the services year's entitlement, 21 days being in this fight together. til you get around to making a We had the Alexander H. offered to seamen by the Marine the maximum allowed during Bay of Bengal port, Joe. any one year imder any circum­ We of labor know that an open Stephens, Bull Line, in this week. Hospitals, what they offer is of While on the subject of the stances. At the payoff she spaikled like greater advantage than what fascinating Far East, does any­ shop is no shop at all. There a new penny, but according to could be had from the group are too many freeloaders in the TOP TREATMENT GIVENone know if the Japs knocked off the crew she was really in sad hospitalization plan, where the good old Sew-Sew who used to industry to permit us to main­ Besides all these considerations, shape when they took over. only possible attraction appears lug her sewing kit aboard every tain our hard-won gains under seamen have complete access to be the fact that the patient the open shop. There are too They worked hard and put it in scow that made Singapore? to the entire facilities of the can select his own hospital. fine shape. Sew-Sew darned more seafar­ many guys with a let-George-do­ Marine Hospitals, most of which For the average non-seafaring The crew itself was one of ing gear in her time than Jake it attitude to make the open are equipped with the latest in worker who does not have ac­ the best I've seen. They were all Kanil ever sold in his. She was shop workable. medical equipment and among cess to Marine Hospitals, the The Seafarers International present and sober at the payoff. a right gal, if ever there was private plan is something of an the first to adopt new, proven Here's wishing them the best Union has considerably moi-e one. necessity. methods of treatment. than doubled seamen's wages in sailing. She was good for a double There are several striking com­ Johnnie Hatgimisios All are adequately staffed with sawbuck for any beachcomber and immeasurably improved the parisons which serve to show the top specialists in every field of X X she knew. The real oldtimers conditions under which they Marine Hospitals as more suited medical endeavor, who are called say she was around in sailing work and live in its brief his­ Fine At Figures for the seamen, his pocketbook in for consolation whenever nec­ tory. ship days. NEW YORK — For over eight and his needs. essary. We can weU believe it, for her Every single improvement was months the SS Hilton, Bull Lines, For similar service under the wizened old puss suggests that wrested from the reluctant ship­ hauled meat between Argentina HOSPITALIZATION IS COSTLY private plan, services of similarly she might have been taking owner and anyone who main­ and Spain. This week she fin­ For one thing, treatment in qualified specialists would be hitches in Norsemen's dungarees tains otherwise is simply ignor­ ally hit her home port for a long the Marine Hospitals is absolute­ out of reach of the average when Eric the Red was roving ing the evident facts. awaited payoff. ly free. The group hospital plan working man. the chartless seas. Had the operator been per­ Being away from U.S. ports costs approximately $18 a year True, there are some com­ GOOD DEAL mitted to follow his own inclin­ for the best part of a year, it for each individual. plaints against Marine Hospitals, Brother Paul Hall called us ations, you would still be bat­ would be easy to expect a lot Moreover, a seamen patient topside for a discussion about tling cockroaches for a meager of beefs and grievances but such may remain in a Marine Hospital principal of which is the one the games and other services share of mouldy food, bedbugs was not the case on the Hilton. as long as he is in need of hos- stemming fi-om the rule that rendered the membership on the for a squalid Bowcry-type flop, There were a few minor beefs pitilization, whereas group in­ men on the beach over 60 days are sometimes excluded on the third deck, and he came up with and the whole damn world to but nothing like we expected. surance plans onjy cover sub­ grounds that they ai-e not active what we consider an excellent stretch your miserable $47.50 a In the Stewards Department scribers for 21 days each year. seamen. suggestion for disposing of the month pay far enough to pay If their condition requires (Continued on Page 11) We expect this condition to be profits realized from the coke your family's way through it. corrected, however, by a bill machine and the soon-to-be-inFINK HALL DAYS which is now before Congress. staUed pin ball machine. The open shop means pre-SIU The proposed bill will do away Henceforth, any profits arising conditions. The open shop means with the time limit on discharges, from the sale of articles on this a revival of the fink hall. And DECK DEPARTMENT when a man can prove that his floor will be turned over to do you know that, as late as the Rating Monthly Rate .of Pay occupation is that of a seaman. Headquarters for distribution to thirties, the United States Gov­ Boatswain $ 245.00 Passage of the bill will remove the men in the hospitals. ernment was the biggest fink Carpenter 245.00 what is possibly the outstanding We think this an excellent herder of them all? Storekeeper 220.00 beef of seamen against the Ma­ idea, and propose to make a reg­ It was the US Shipping Board Able Bodied Seamen 205.00 rine Hospital setup. ularly weekly report of all mon­ which maintained a fink hall in AB Maintenance Man 220.00 As far as a comparison of ser­ ies collected from here on out every port that was run by ship­ Ordinary Seaman 175.00 vices offered in the private hos­ in these columns. ping masters who shipped you O.S. Maintenance Man 185.00 pitals with those of the Marine Just about everybody up here only if you pieced him off with ENGINE DEPARTMENT Hospitals is concerned, there is, a sawbuck, or came up with a Rating Monthly Rate of Pay in the main, very little difference letter from some punk in the Electrician $328.00 certainly none that would war­ operator's office. Chief Pumpman 285.00 rant the seamen paying for what No maritime union can sur­ Engine Maintenance 245.00 they get free in -the government, All members are urged to vive under an open shop. There Engine Utility 220,00 operated institutions. obtain strike clearance for are enough renegade gashounds Oiler 205.00 the period covered by the in the social register alone to COMPLAINTS ARE GENERAL Fireman-Watertender 205.00 Isthmian beef, at the earliest man every ship afloat today. Wiper 195.00 possible moment. This ap­ Complaints of unappetizing The operators are ruthless and STEWARDS DEPARTMENT plies to all Seafarers whether foods being served cold is gen­ plan to use those men to break Rating Monthly Rate of Pay or not they participated in eral, even in the best hospitals, the spirit of any man who dares Steward $265.00 the strike. where the food is brought around stand up for decent wages and Chief Cook 245.00 Clearance may be obtain­ on tray-bearing wagons. Since, conditions under the open shop. Second Cook 215.00 ed at any of the ports in the quite naturally, sick people lack It is up to us to devise ways Galleyman : 175.00 Atlantic and Gulf District. good appetites, kicks about food and means to maintain the clos­ Messman 170.00 In New York, the commit­ are registered in all hospitals. ed shop come 1948. One of these Utilityman 170.00 tee handling clearances is lo­ Overall, then, the cost of sea­ ways that might well merit care­ cated on the 8th floor, 51 men for private hospitalization, OVERTIME ful consideration by our top Beaver Street. even under group plan, would Men earning less than $210.00 $1.10 per hour labor officials is the threat of Men earning $210.00 and over $1.40 per hour the revival of the OPA. (Continued on Page 11} Petrol Tanker Wage Stale Strike Clearances �Let's Look At The Law Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. 17 BATTERY PLACE, NOTICEI ASHTABULA 21.68 32.06 36.14 39.61 22.98 12.44 3.73 14.28 13.99 7.65 10.94 The Patrolmen Say— PERSONALS Stewards Dept Responsibilities On Board Passenger Vessels 1027 West Fifth St. Phone 5523 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 (Continued from Page 3) BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. liness, tidiness, politeness and Cleveland 7391 cheerful smile are about all that CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 are required, and they make all CLEVELAND ...1014 E. SL Clair Ave. the difference in the world to Main 0147 a passenger who has paid good DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 cabbage to get them and finds DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. them lacking. Melrose 4110 The essence of good service is GALVESTON 308Vi—23rd St. the obvious desire to please Phone 2-8448 coupled with that personal pride HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 58777 of manner that only comes with JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. the knowledge that you know Phone 5-5919 your job and no one can beat MARCUS HOOK W. 8th St. you at it. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. KEEP YOUR TEMPER Phone 2-1754 Of course, there are many MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. occasions when you need iron Magnolia 6112-6113 self-control to keep your temper. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. The old order of "the customer HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. is always right" is back again. Phone 4-1083 You will find passengers who are PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. arrogant, bullying, querulous, and LOmhard 3-7651 unreasonable, and even when PORTLAND Ill W. Bumsido St. you ai'e completely in the right untidy waiter; the finest state­ Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, CaU; 257 5th St. it does you no good to blow your room afloat becomes an untidy Phono 2500 top; in fact, you will find that pig-sty if it is not cleaned up SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. it pays good dividends to just eaily in the morning — and so Douglas 25475 shrug your shoulders and walk on right down the line to the SAN JUAN, P. R. • .252 Ponce do Leon away, or, if it be very serious, messboy who is always getting Sfln Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. just go and get your Second the hell bawled out of him by Plfone 8-1728 Steward. the crew for messing up a good SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. You gain an unspoken vote of brew of coffee by not rinsing out Main 0290 the coffee bag. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. thanks from your Chief Steward Again, remember we all sei-ve. Phoni M-1323 for not having involved him. in TOLEDO 615 SuiHmit St. an 'incident'; you gain a pat on Serve cheerfully, serve cleanly, Garfirtd 2112 the back from your Second Stew­ serve willingly and thereby serve WILMINGTON 440 Avalcn Blvd. yourself to extra cash and the re­ Terminal 4-3131 ard who will mai'k you for pro­ spect of your Union, your ship­ motion for your tact as a "good VICTORIA, B.C. .....602 Boug^ton St. GarJ«n SS3I steamboat man", you will gain mates, the passengers and the VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hagtings St. the sympathy of any other of company. Pacific 7824 (To Be Continued) your passengers who are witness NEW YORK 8.34 Joseph. L. Thomas 7.81 Francisco Ramos 1.88 William Gorman 12.04 William R. Odom 8.36 Alex Valinski 12.10 Harold W. Simmons 17.61 Claude O. Stroud 7.94 J. R. Willetts Hans Nermoen 88 Melvin Hoy 7-49 Allen L. Bloom 6.12 Charles H. Jones 2.95 4.76 Benjamin Balcer 23.53 William L. Smith Robert E. Kennedy 3.20 Robori James 2.18 Chorles Hansen 4.80 Heal O. Meyer 8.64 16.00 Arthur Cummings Ji" 2.02 Charles M. Dowling 16.00 Patsy Franco 2.10 A1 Merlino 38.94 V/ill H. Bickford 49.28 Jack Killman Lawrence L. Dugan 1.34 Henry Frick 32.20 53.70 Thomas Pitti 1.07 Corban M. McClure 2.62 57.45 29.60 12.78 Robert W. Tatum 57.29 William Lieberman Kainith J. Lucas 21,87 Ralph S. Sherratt 8.78 51.14 James F. Gilbert 2.67 James E. Cobb 28.25 2.34 Harley Larson 20.80 22.35 56.65 Jack B. Ritter 22.00 30.67 J. A. Sharkey G8.49 Norman Pratt Furman Harbson 3.20 18.71 61.78 Junius H. Evans Herman Moore 16.00 16.85 59:69 James O. Dasher 5.20 40.22 Sidney J. Muckenfuss 51.14 Neal A. Greer Herman Moore 30.65 58.25 66.71 58.34 John L. Sikes James N. Willetts 32.03 6.44 46.82 J. W. Short {Continued from Page 10) John H. Johnson Jr 10.57 22.88 there was only one hour of dis­ 40.44 puted overtime. In the Engin» 47.90 Gunther Schlesinger Lorie L. Owens 14.18 25.08 Room there was a beef over the 17.04 Oilers cleaning the floor plates. 23.44 Arnold Krotenberg 17.46 Both were settled. 12.77 James A. Sparrow Weston B. Howe 5.70 16.10 Also in the Engine Department Clyde Garner 25.67 1.99 there was a beef over the First 14.32 William H. Vanderberg .... 3.93 Assistant having the Wipers 11.26 working in the refigerator holds 1.36 Vic Milazzo 2.40 without a Wiper left in the 1.14 Martin Brabham John L. Arnold 18.18 1.14 Engine Room. For this the men 23.36 claimed 72 hours overtime and 14.16 Allis T. Lovett 1.53 collected. 26.75 Fritz W. Brandenberg Robei't Lynch 11.84 27.76 BOOKS IN ORDER 2.85 3t41 Henry E. West The amazing thing about the 2.77 6.02 James Harrell payoff was the manner in which Charles W. Bradley 44.22 4.58 the Delegates kept track of the 5.31 11.94 James J. Bentley months and months of overtime. 5.51 9.24 Arthur M. Stever They did a fine job in all De­ Harry J. Miller 6.08 40.11 partments. 1.29 15.60 Dennis H. Brazell The Black Gang Delegate had 49.21 39.39 Neil G. Shaw a secretary — one of the Oilers 10.61 10.19 Melvin E. Jones kept his books in order and all Ralph Smith 2.62 41.00 overtime was made up in a 5.31 manner that would make a bookkeeping teacher bust hYS buttons. When overtime is as well item­ TOM COLLINS ized and listed as it was aboard John Stone states he waited for the Hilton, a ship could be out you at the Hall on Saturday. for ten years and the payoff Send pictures to him at 132 Fifth would be a simple matter. to the incident, and, strange as Avenue, Brooklyn 17, N. Y. The crew of the Hilton owae it may seem, you will more times their Delegates a real vote of than not gain the eventual ad­ TORN A.^HONTER thanks for a fine job. miration of the passenger who W. L. May has your billfold at Here's a salute fi-om the Par has insulted you, which will 12th Street and Avenue A. trolmen who paid off the ship, take the form of either a com­ we know a fine job when we i i S. plete apology or an extra large ROBERT H. MAUPIN see it. tip at the end of the trip, which Jim Drawdy You are requested to contact from a person of that sort is his Howard Guinier Miss Marcella Yandt, 131 South way of saying "I'm sorry." Louis Goffin 19th Street, LaCrosse, Wisconsin. When you feel your temper rising, count ten and remember those clarion lines of Santayana, "Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his ability to accept The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Seaan unmerited rebuke." taiecs International Union is available to aU members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment ©f SALESMEN OF SHIP their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have The success of any passenger the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every ship depends entirely upon hei SIU branch for this purpose. Stewards department who are However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SlU always the salesmen of the ship. hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the The finest food in ' the world LOG, which you can fiU out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS becomes a "mouthful of mould" LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. if it is served by a grouchy or Chalmer E. Derrer MV BALD HEAD (Continued from Page 10) Edwin R. Beatty Victor Heintz 3.26 be so high that it would become Saul N. Golden MV BLACK ROCK 'impractical. 7.46 Cecil W. Brown Considering that a seaman does Engel V. Hoff 1.40 Donald L. Auman not work 12 full months of the Leslie E. Wing 93 Carl D. Walker year, and that about 20 per cent Hildong Palmquist 93 Kenneth L. Slusher of his pay is reduced by taxes, Robert Coen 47 Joseph B. O'Gorman the added expense of hospital June Sandstrom 3.73 Robert C. Blair insurance payments would work William F. Wells 12.60 Elmore B. Travis a hardship on many of our George E. Bleigh John P. Duncan John F. Kozar 12.13 members. MV GAY HEAD William G. Storms 13.0' Besides Wiey can get the very Earl B. Kinney Gustaz Edel 12.60 same thing — and more — for Frank Woznik 12.60 James F. Thrasher no charge. Raymond F. Bade MV CUBITS GAP A lull in .shipping would jeop­ 23.14 Charles L. Hardin ardize subscriptions in the plan Gale Hanke 94 Val A. Andrade because default of one payment Brit G. Graham 22.58 Roy Morris could cause the subscriber to Stanley K. Engleman James A. Poweis 37.70 Henry Daley lose all ins benefits. James H. Benjamin 3.89 Roland E. Harris COST IS PROHIBITIVE 15.12 Howard B. Dallman And were the Union to under­ John W. Tomich 38.42 William V. Campbell take to enroll the members.hip Reuben R. Roth Pooschke 22.26 Jim L. Schulz ..' in one of these hospitalization Oscar 14.58 Richard E. Johnson plans and finance the costs, the Harry A. Noorigan MONTAUK POINT 20.74 expenditure would be so great Gustaz A. Wirta Ernest Miller ^ William Siegel 21.52 a dram that dues would have to Buerl Rollins Lloyd W. McDonnell ......... 43.05 be raised, thus rendering the 22.42 John McDaniells plan as of no practical value at Manuel E. Gomino William S. Sims Mate Konti 44.41 all. 22.58 James T. Bradsher This is not to say that the Gordon Jensen 24.64 James C. Powell hospitalization plans are not ef­ Albert A. Hodgson Olin T. Corbelt fective forms of protection. They Phil Acree ,. are — but not for seamen. They Robert E. Able arc all right for the non-seafar­ James A. Fales ing worker. JOHN WIIK Summing up then, it appears, Contact R. F. Weaver, Paymas­ John Bradshaw that, despite the fact that there ter, Overlakcs Freight Corpora­ Lloyd M. Beale is still much to be desii'ed in the tion, 19 Rector Street, Room 700, Woodrow J. Downs Marine Hospitals there is no New York 4, N. Y. He has some Norman Power John Partyka reason why the seamen should papers belonging to you. Hubert H. Keech junk its facilities and pay out i i Russell Hopkins SB WACOSTA their hard-earned dough for Clarcnc.e Reynolds Crewmembers from the SS much less under private aus­ Wacosta, voyage of October 18, Elmer G. Bowling pices. If they did, the government 1941, to January 2, 1942, are re­ Dan W. McLendon might feel that its responsibility quested to write to M. H. Con­ Eddis M. Jones in providing treatment and care nelly, 56 Atwood Street, Pi'ovi- George Harris for them is no longer necessary dence, R. I. This pertains to col­ Rudolph Kayfus and might move to withdraw its lection of war bonus for him John G. Wattman and other crewmembers of the Dewey Bordeaux ."service. William V. Rowe ship. SlU HALLS Page Eleven THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 26, 1947 Notice To All SlU Members PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the iddress below: Name Street Address City State.„. Signed Book No. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Retarns Home After Year In Hellhole Friday. September 26. 1947 VEPC^/ (Ed. note: The life of a merchant seamen is never dull. His experiences in the many ports of the world are often exciting, ^ V.ll111rrii kV •• I •.,_ sometimes harrowing. As a plain, honest-to-goodness working man he often finds himself the victim of a maze of red tape and in­ By J. P. SHULER. Secretary-Treasurer flexible laws, in the administration of which, in many nations, sympathy is never a factor. in that port. The prospective it seemed. However, the set that Books and Permits One such victim in the past year was a Brother from the SUP. building there is being investig­ the membership went on record As per recommendations made ated and further details will be to buy for the New York Hall is In April 1946 he shipped from the New York Hall as an AB bound in the last Headquarter:; Report given to the membership at a now in the Union Hall and will for a South American country, to see his wife and child. and concurred in by the member­ later date. At the first port of call in that country, he received permis­ be installed before tly? next reg­ sion from the Skipper to visit them. His wife was ill when he ship on a coastwise basis, the ular meeting. Performers books will be opened beginning arrived. Performers in this Organiza­ On the way back to the ship, local police officers asked him September 25 for new members. Negotiations for credentials. All he had with him were his seaman's papers and Since the permit .system has tion are not only bringing the Negotiations are going on with Ihe note of permission to leave the ship given him by the Skipper. been inaugurated, there have Union to ill-repute aboard ves­ several new companies which "Consequently, says the Brother, "I was charged with violat­ been 12,000 permits issued. The sels, but also a financial burden will not be mentioned here for ing the immigration laws and thrown in the clink for a stretch of last check-up taken on book to the Organization. obvious reasons; but as soon as For example, the incident that one year in the country's interior. members showed just a little they are completed, a report will happened in the New York Hall "I realize that ignorance of the law is no excuse, so I took my bbtter than 12,000 book members be made to the membership. with one performer who has medicine without beefing," he said in a letter to New York SUP in good standing. The Negotiating Committee for officials. There are not enough book been kicked out of the-Union Last week, his penalty completed, the Brother arrived in New members to man all the jobs on caused quite a disturbance, and the Union is now meeting with York. One of the letters written in the last days of his confinement the vessel now contracted to the also brought about legal ex­ Isthmian Steamship Company and although negotiations are is published below, with his permission.) SIU. A few book members were penses which will cost a consid­ going along very slowly, an In this very moment, I'm writ-t taken in fi'om the Isthmian fleet erable amount of the member­ ing this letter by the flame of a I Good old "Sol" finally dhsap- after they had signed the interim ship's money before it is fin­ agreement should soon be reach­ ed with Isthmian Steamship ally settled. candle — here electricity is un­ pear.s behind the horizon and agreement.then tranquility reigns within All members should be on the Company. As soon as the gen­ known. The prison is situated The number of books issued within the jungle lands of jthe.se prison jungles—not a word lookout for such characters and eral l ules are completed we will miles and kilometers apart from is uttered, because it is a crime should be held to a minimum in they should be eliminated from get down to departmental work­ to speak to one another after order to insure jobs for all men the Organization before they ing rules. seaports or coasts. holding books; The St. Lawrence Navigation have a chance to cause as much Gathered around me are curi­ dark—a crime punishable with To make this possible, all lash* the Company and the Crosby Trans­ friction as was brought about ous native inmates watching me members should take the jobs Beds with mattresses are unportation Company are still box­ by this incident. like vultures while I'm writing off the shipping board so that ing the compass, but a little job I known—the deck with a bamboo these strange words in English. Television the vessels now contracted to the permits will not have to be is­ action will take care of that two candles per night. When they sued indiscriminately. Installing the television set matter and bring them around burn out, your books die out al­ At this time no .permit men apparently is not as simple as to see the light. so. I still have a candle and a can be reinstated after he is 3 half to go before I complete this months in arrears in dues and j letter of misery, assessments. Such a rule is build­ i During the long weary nights, ing our Social Register im­ I one has plenty of miserable com- mensely. I pany to contend with—lice and Therefore, it is recommended jlice, more contemptible lice, and that the limit put on permit men i more. should be six months in arrears I I'd rather serve five years in a Six ships and three years of in dues and assessments. I pen in the good old United States sailing Isthmian makes Eddie j than to serve one year here with Buildings and Halls Ditmars an authority on the sub­ j these hoi-rible lice. One spends At the last regular meeting, ject of organizing. I the night, not in the arms of They are harmless enough when! Morpheus, but with handsful of the membership went on record This week he hit New York on not aroused, but beware when | g''Jddam, biting lice—they appear to purchase a new building in the Steel 'Vendor, due to payoff the Port of New Orleans. We they're arousedl ' I'm carrying a knife wound | My entire body reveals the now have an old building there in Philadelphia next week, and from one of these so-called harm- i horrible experience of this jungle which does not have adequate came up with some observations facilities to take care of the he has made during his long, and less indians but what's a scar be­ here in the interior. As you know I am married to membership in that port. tween ainigos in the same pris­ sometimes discouraging, career I a girl hero. She is very loyal The new Hall will be purchas­ as a volunteer SIU organizer. on yard. Here one must learn to bear 'and pleasant; every month she ed before the next regular meet­ Sailing as Carpenter, Brother ing. The Agent in that Port is hardships with a false smile; here | Ditmars compared the conditions looking around so as to make one must be patient and under- j a good sale on the old building on his first ships with those standing; in short, one must be a , before disposing of it. fatalist — or else the "prison; aboard the Vendor. The Vendorbulls" will swoop down like; The building in Mobile has was clean and the payoff is ..ex­ hawks and make short order of been purchased by the Union as pected to come off without any one. per the membership's wishes. trouble. The Skipper was a fine EDDIE DITMARS Our meals, or slo'^ps. consist of The membership committee guy and even had a few words rice and a variety of rotten oxfrom Philadelphia has recom- of praise for the SIU men aboard. of the shipyard as Ordinary sea­ head; in the morning a cup of mended that a Hall be purchased In contrast to the early days men. They had never been to so-called "cafe" with a ball of of organizing, sailing an Isthmian sea before and the.y soon showed rice. From six to twelve, work ship is not too difficult nor does their worth. They didn't know (without the dear old coffeeit entail the sacrifices which the first thing about working on time) . marked the early days of the deck and naturally, the bulk of Cutting down bamboos, sugar visits me in this hell-hole; she campa-ign. the work was thrown on the rest The USS club in San Fran­ cane and palms; slave until ex­ travels three days by muls and Naturally, some of the change of the men. The Captain learned cisco will soon close. Seafar­ haustion overwhelms the body, carries with her cigarettes and is due to the fact that the SIU a lesson on that score. ers who have baggage there but the slave-driving bulls revive necessities for me. became the recognized bargain­ are urged to claim it as soon He told Ditmars that Union one with a bucket of .scummy My wife is smuggling this lettering agent and later the holder of crews were okay with him as as possible. water, and at times, with a kick out for me, because if the autha contract with the company; but long as reliable men were sent Baggage which was check­ in the ribs — all depending onjorities here translate this letter. too, some of the change. Brother to the ship. Ditmars informed their moods. ed before August 1st, 1946 I will be hanged at sunrise and Ditmars feels, is due to the fact him that all union men are re­ They would have made fine shot has been disposed of; that sundown; consequently that Union men aboard the ships liable. checked since that date, material for the Nazis — cruel,! .she is sending it to you on the conduct themselves much better To that the Captain had no unmerciful, ruthless and ignor- QT. , either at the club at 439 than the men hired from gin reply inasmu-." as at the mom­ ant brutes. j I'm leaving this hole in a few JMarket Street, or in the Lin­ mills and off the piers. ent he was looking at the three Twelve o'clock finally drifts days; my wife shall escort me to coln Hotel is now at the bag­ SIU MEN DEPENDABLE hopeless guys he had hired. around; two bells bang, and alii and there I shall part gage room of the Lincoln hands drop their tools with an-1 from her for a period of a year Hotel, 115 Market Street. The SIU men aboard the ships With the progress already imalistic delight and rush for and a half — that's my orders were always dependable and made aboard Isthmian vessels, The baggage now being their portions of slops—rice and from the authorities. My candle. knew {heir jobs. Ditmars noticed Brother Ditmars feels it won't be held must be claimed by 'the inevitable ox-heads. that the officers became accus­ too long before these vessels will faithful old candle, is about to October 1st and if not claim­ Frankly I, too, eat with gusto, pass out, so I'll end my letter, tomed to telling an SIU man rank among the best. ed by that date it will be because hunger is a horrible | Within three weeks I'll be seewhat he wanted done and let him If that is true, the Union has stored in the Army-Navy pain—one cannot afford to be , ing you in person at the Hall; I go ahead with the task. Others, men :;uch as Eddie Ditmars to YMCA, 166 Embarcadero, at' ritzy in this God-forsaken jungle am desperately anxious for a he stood over until they finished thank tor it. Three years and six the regular baggage checking of the living dead—a penal col­ ship, any ship even the Katrina the job. Isthmian ships is a record any rate. ony similar to Devil's Island in Luckenback with "Pineapple Before the ship left the U.S. organizer can be proud of and Venezuela. Joe." the Skipper hired three guys out one that is hard to beat. He's An Isthmian Authority After Three Years In Fleet Frisco Baggage � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 26, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 39 Description An account of the resource Headlines NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION REACH OFFICE SAILORS UNION ASSURED OF UNION HIRING HALL IN ITS NEW CONTRACTS PETROL TANKERS SIGNS PACT WITH SEAFARERS CURRAN ,COMMIES FIGHT FOR POWER AT NMU MEET RESPONSIBILITIES OF STEWARDS DEPT PERSONNEL ON PASSENGER VESSELS PORT NEW YORK 'HIT' BY HURRICANE AS GULF SHIPS HOLD UP SAILING SHIPPING AND BUSINESS BOOMING FOR SEAFARES IN PHILADELPHIA SETTLING OF BEEFS AND SHIPPING MAKES FOR A HETIC A WEEK IN BOSTON SUN OIL TANKERMNA ARE WAITING FOR ELECTION SHIPPONG FAILS IN BALTOMORE FOR TIME BEING UNEMPLAYMENT BENIFITS TAKEN AWAY FROM MICHIGAN MERCHANT SEAMEN NOTHING MUCH DOING IN NORFOLK COLD WEATHER QUIETS WATERFRONT UNORGANIZED SEAMEN ON LAKES WAITING FOR CHANCE TO VOTE SIU PERFORMERS STILL CAUSING PLENTY OF TROUBLE IN SAN FRANCISCO ACTION BY MOLINE CREW BRINGS NEEDED REPAIRS MASTERS AND SEAMEWN PRAISED FOR AIDING STRICKEN OILER SIU MEN REGALE STOWAWAY ON SS HAMILTON;LAD'ARRIVES' IN NEW SUIT AND POT BELLY STEWARDS DEPT RESPONSLIBILITIES ON BOARD PASSENGER VESSELS SEAFARERS RETURNS HOME AFTER YEAR IN HELLHOLE HE'S AN ISTHMIAN AUTHORITY AFTER THREE YEARS IN FLEET Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/26/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2615adaf35171aa5b27d43f496640bfb.PDF e823c30bb0bb7cae1016cdf01887353f PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX Seafarers Aid CIO Union To Stop Scabs NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1947 SIU MEN AT WORK NEW YORK—The presence of hundreds of white-capped Sea­ farers t IT i s w e e k prevented stj-ikcbreakers from forcing their way through picketlines estab­ lished by the CIO Shipyard Workers around two Brooklyn plants of the Bethlehem Steel Company. The lines were set up by Lo­ cals 12 and 13 more than 12 weeks ago, but early thi^ week the company stated that it would ''throw its gates open" to any employes who wanted to re­ turn, a move that the union im­ mediately branded as "strike­ breaking." Charles Leone, regional rep­ resentative of the Shipyard Workers, called upon the .Seafaiers foi- help and, with the 'Answering ihe call of Brofher unionists, the CIO shipyard same speed that the SIU has Workers, these Seafarers went forth to Brooklyn to help keep shown in the past, aid was dis­ the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyards closed down tight. patched to the 29th Street and Their help came in mighty handy, and as a result the company 56th Street, Bi'ooklyn, plants of stopped its strike-breaking tactics. This was the second time the company. the SIU had thrown its weight behind the Shipyard Workers in REAL UNITY a beef, and don't think those men don't appreciate it! All the SIU members who went to join the picketlines did so on a volunteer basis. A special meeting was held on Tuesdai morning, September 16, at which time support was voted The bosses' answer to rising Concern over mounting prices to the strikers and volunteers costs, which today threaten an; this week reached epidemic prowere requested to report to the inflationary period second to portions as city after city repicketlines. none in the history of the United ported price at unprecedented The response was very good, States, came last week when heights. with hundreds of Seafarers mak­ A 27-year lecord was shatter­ ing their way to the two Beth­ Senator Robert A. Taft advised the American people to "eat ed when, during the week end­ lehem Steel plants. less." ing September 6, wholesale In much the same arrogant prices of food rose 1.2 percent to Names of the volunteers ap-. manner Marie Antoinette, whbii pass the previous record estab­ pear on page 8. A full page told that the French people had lished in June, 1920. of pictures of the picketlines no bread to eat, said, "Let them appears on page 9. BLS REPORTS eat cake." According to the Bureau of La­ Labor leaders were quick to On several occasions within point out that Taft's statement bor Statistics, this was the eighth the last year the SIU has aided was motivated by a desire to consecutive week that the aver­ the Shipyard Workers- on the reduce the American standard of age of all wholesale prices had picketline. Only last winter a living, and that the same phil­ set new postwar records. mass picketline, supported by osophy was behind the drive by On Monday, September 15, many Seafarers, forced the the National Association of Man­ cotton prices soared $3.00 a bale, Bushey Shipyards to bargain ufacturers to pass anti-labor leg­ soy beans rose 8 cents a bushel, honestly, and brought to an end islation such as the Taft-Hartley corn went up six-to-seven -^cents a bushel, and it- was estimated Act. (Continued on Page 8) AFL Council Refuses Te Sign Nen-Cemmie Oath; NLRB Stymied The ruling of the National Labor Relation Board's general counsel, Robert A. Denham, that top AFL and CIO officials must sign anti-com­ munist affidavits under the Taft-Hartley Law be­ fore their affiliated unions can have access to the board's machinery, backfired in the board's face this week and threatened to leave the huge agency and Denham minus a job. This blow at the NLRB was touched off by^ a decision of*, conform Z Ito 77 77 7 777777, the Denham ruling. the AFL's executive council Lewis contended that labor's have thrown down a chal­ to by-pass the NLRB, fol- foes lenge and that labor must ac­ owing a vigorous debate, in cept it. In Lewis' view, the which John L. Lewis led the younger men in the labor move­ opposition against filing of the affidavits. Aftei- the meeting, AFL Presi­ dent William Green announced that "the Executive Council has decided that the Taft-Hartley Act is reprehensible, vicious and destructive of the workers' legal rights. It therefore could not Spiralmg Costs Cut Workers' Pay Commission Will Study Dangers Of Nitrate The dangei s of combustion and | recently in Texas City and Brest, explosion of ammonium nitrate France. As a fii'st step, three measures aboard ship is to be studied by for the safe handling of the a five-man committee appointed highly valuable plant food, but recently in Washington. very dangerous explosive, were Headed by Major General Phil­ suggested. They are: ip B. Fleming, Federal Works 1. Education of ship officers Administrator, the committee is and others in the proper hand­ authorized to go completely into ling of ammonium nitrate; the situation and to make rec­ 2. Ammonium nitrate should ommendations which will pre­ be the last cargo loaded and the vent tragedies such as took place first cargo unloaded; 3. Loading and unloading of ammonium nitrate should only be undertaken at isolated ter­ minals. A spokesman for the City of New York stated that the ban on loading and unloading the explosive in New York would stick until more is known of the properties of the ammonium nitrate so that better methods may be developed to safeguard combustion and explosion. No. 38 that the end was not yet in sight. Meat, butter, and eggs, also kept pace with the rise in grain, although in New York those prices did not rise, mainly as a result of an increase in consum­ er resistance. In Chicago, subpoenas were is­ sued calling officials of large and small meat-packing companies to appear before a special grand jury which is expected to con­ vene on or about September 22 to investigate a possible con­ spiracy to keep up the prices of food, clothing and shelter. ORGANIZED RESISTANCE Meanwhile, consumers through­ out the United States rallied to force prices down. Consumer resistance was re­ sorted to on a voluntary basis in most places, but in the big cities organized groups refused to buy certain commodities until these commodities stopped their dizzy spiral. Many cities, notably New York and St. Louis, instituted two meatless days per week, and there was talk of more cities following suit. ' Nevertheless, prices continued rising, wages stayed at the same level, and the workingman and his family were caught in the well-known vise. ment wanted fight and action. He said they did not want to in­ dulge in a long war of attrition. CIO Secretary-Treasurer James B. Carey has announced neither he nor Philip Murray, CIO presi­ dent, had any intention of sign­ ing the affidavits. NO BUSINESS As the situation now stands, the NLRB, with its huge staff and generous Congressional ap­ propriation, finds itself without any business, except for a hand­ ful of independent unions. However, it is believed that at the AFL and CIO conventions the problem will be fully dis­ cussed and positive programs will be adopted to deal with the situation posed by Denham's rul­ ing. By virtue of the Denham rul­ ing, none of the AFL's 43,000 lo­ cal unions and none of the ClO's approximately 25,000 locals can use the NLRB facilities as long as a single national official of their respective oi'ganizations re­ fuses to take the oath of dis­ avowal. Thus it may be that organized labor's vigorous opposition ta the (Continued on Page 8) Correction The resolution on nomina­ tions for office in the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, which was reported in the LOG last week, contained a typograph­ ical error in that it stated that only one position of Joint Patrolman would be on the ballot for New York. This is incorrect as there will be two Joint Patrolmen elected for New York in the coming election. 'I'elegrams of correction have already been sent to Port Agents. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG LOG Friday, September 19, 1947 AM mi| brothers keeper...!'' Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers S-j- lU HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N, Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J, p. SHULER - Sccy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 50 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Nlichigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 It' •> The Long View There was a time when unions existed merely to gain higher wages, better conditions, and fewer hours for work­ ers. This was a fine objective, and resulted in raising the standards of living of workers and their families the world over. And for a long time labor was satisfied to go along that way. But union members arc more than just members of an organization. They are men and women who take an interest in the world around them, and in what goes on in that world. Events of importance affect the lives of all who work for a living-. That is why labor in the U. S. in general, and the American Federation of Labor in particular, has taken the . lead in helping to rebuild the shattered labor unions abroad. When the war was but a few weeks or months old, long before the attack at Pearl Harbor, the AFL had al­ ready started its "Labor's League for Human Rights." This organization was the instrument through which the AFL kept alive the few sparks of real unionism that exist­ ed in Europe—kept the sparks alive in spite of Nazi and Communist efforts to kill off all democratic trade union­ ism in the countries that were overrun. Mote than $ J,000,000 was raised through contribu­ tions from unions and rank-and-file members. This money was spent in Norv/ay, Britain, France, Poland, China, and other countries where red or black or brown fascism had iert Its mark. Besides helping to keep the union spirit alive, the League established homes for merchant seamen, hideouts for groups which smuggled refugees from totalitarian countries to places where they had a chance to live, and passed food and armaments to the brave underground groups in Poland, France, Italy, and the Scandinavian countries. Today, even with the war over, the League has not ended its work. Labor movements abroad, as well as in the United States, are facing many problems. That is why the AFL has organized a new committee, the "Free Trade Union Committee for Democratic Trade Unionism' in Europe and Latin America," to help combat the totali­ tarian forces that are trying to enslave workers. The small view of unions as just pork-chop getters Is' ended; the long view, of international solidarity between labor movements the world over, has arisen to take its piace. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. f. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE t t NEPONSET HOSPITAL L. CLARK J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ J. HAMILTON H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS • L. BALLESTLRO X C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK t- % BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. NUUHIWA F. O. O'BRIEN W. T. ROSS J. W. TAYLOR MAX FINGERHUT M. J. LUCAS E. FREMSTAD » » » GALVESTON MARINE HOS.P W. BENDLE G. E. LEE A. BELANGER A. V. O'DANIELS' R. S. SINGLETARY t X i STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES F. CHRISTNER W. SATTERFIELD P. GELPI F. ZOLLER T. COMPTON W. R. HALL A. SWENSON J. J. RATH M. EVANDSICH J. M. MARTINEZ J, HOUSTON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) E. P. O'BRIEN J. S. MOLINI T. J. KURKI F. J. SCHUTZ J. P. MCNEELY E. DRIGGERS I. WHITNEY JOE O'MALLEY X X ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD M. MORRIS J. KOSLUSKY N. NEILSEN EARL GOOSLEY » » » BRIGHTON HOSPITAL R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARTZ E. LESSOR E. JOHNSTON J. TEN EYCK D. BOYCE R. GREENWOOD E. OVERTURE (SUP) XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL JOHN B. KREWSON J. HODO �Friday, September 19. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Strike Clearances All members are urged to obtain strike clearance for the period covered by the Isthmian beef, at the earliest possible moment. This ap­ plies to all Seafarers whether or not they participated in the strike. Clearance may be obtain­ ed at any of the ports in the Atlantic and Gulf District. In New York, the commit­ tee handling clearances is lo­ cated on the 6th floor, 51 Beaver Street. Page Three Huron Negotiations Nearing Compietion By RUSSELL SMITH DETROIT — Negotiations with titions which the SIU now has the Huron management are still pending before the Board. in progress, and will probably be Four of these election petitions concluded within the next week. are in their final stages, that is, Then the new Huron agreement before the Board in Washington will be subject for ratification or awaiting a final decision. These By PAUL HALL rejection by all Huron Seafarers. are: the Hanna fleet (13 ships), We are not at liberty to print Shenango (3 ships), Wilson (12 The annual Seafarers elections are coming up soon. Plain olddetails regarding the Huron ne­ ships), and Kinsman (Steinbrenfashioned, vote-for-the-man-you-want style. It's an election con­ gotiations at this time, other than ner—5 ships.) ducted by the membership for the serious business of choosing men to say that a substantial wage All of these elections will prob­ to carry out their decisions, to represent them in dealings with the increase will be provided for, ably be scheduled for some time operators, and otherwise conduct the business of the Union. plus several other gains which within the next several weeks. Qualifications needed for a place on the ticket have already will probably top any other con­ We are endeavoring to have the been published in the SEAFARERS LOG, and will be run con­ tract on the Lakes. NLRB push them through just tinuously both as a matter of information and as a I'eminder to all There is only one drawback as rapidly as humanly possible. hands. Summed up very briefly, they only require a man to be which we cannot overcome, and One other election, Nicholson a proven, qualified seaman and a Union member. Thus, any mem­ that is the question of the closed (Ecorse—1 ship) will probably be shop and the union hiring hall. held just as soon as the Detroit ber can qualify without difficulty. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, NLRB is notified of our comAs many' guys as possible should throw in their credentials neither of these sections can be liance number. and run for some Union office. Besides the qualifications as out­ Two other petitions for TomNEW YORK — The American included in a new contract ne­ lined elsewhere, all a member must have is an honest desire to be gotiated after August 22, 1947. linson (11 ships), and Schneider of service to his Union and his Brother members and to dedicate Federation of Labor spent -$275,However, we anticipate that, (2 ships) are in the formal hear­ his efforts to furthering the Union's aims, as decided by the entire 000 for the purchase of food and as a result of the SIU'battle and ing stage, and probably go to group. clothing textile packages in the that of the entire organized labor Washington for ordered elections past year to help European trade movement against these Taft- just as soon as the formal hear­ Easy To Get On The Ballot unionists and their families in Hartley restrictions, these pro­ ings are completed. It is not necessary for a meeting to offer a man's name in visions against the closed shop Several other Great Lakes nomination. Any man so desiring can nominate himself. But he dire need of bare living essen­ and union hiring hall will bo fleets are showing marked pro­ should take his nomination seriously. No one should think that a tials. either eliminated or modified. gress as the SIU's organization union election is a popularity or pretty baby contest. At the same Another meeting with the drive continues at a rapid pace. The AFL-purchased packages time, however, it shouldn't be thought that a man who isn't widely were sent to unions in Norway, Wyandotte management is sched­ Although none of these fleets has known cannot be elected. For any seaman with the necessary Holland, Czechoslovakia, France. uled as this article is being writ­ been petitioned for elections as qualifications has shipmates, who in turn, have shipmates in all Austria, Finland, Geianany, ten. Negotiations with this com­ yet, we are in high hopes of se­ ports and when a brother's shipmates' think he is okay for a job Greece," Hungary and Poland. pany have not reached the same curing sufficient pledge cards it doesn't take long for word to get around. from them to petition within the 'fhey were procured by the next few weeks. The Seafarers is one of the few unions that holds referendum AFL's Labor League for Human VICTORIES EXPECTED elections for officers annually. This means that if a un'iqn officer Rights from CARE—Cooperative The SIU Great Lakes District fails to do his job or doe.sn't care to continue in his elected position, For American Remittances To is-fully confident of winning elec­ the membership can replace him, or he can step down, the whole Europe, a non - profit, govern­ tions in all of the fleets which ment-approved service, which process taking but a very short time. have already been petitioned. makes it possible for Americans Summing up, any one who thinks he can do the job, and has to aid friends, relatives and la­ This is no idle boast, but is based the proper qualifications, should throw in for office and help the bor groups in war-torn lands. upon sound proof in the form of Seafarers maintain its reputation for providing substantial, firstsigned pledge cards, membership Matthew Woll, a vice-president rate representation through democratically-elected officials. books, and countless letters of of the AFL and head of its La­ support which have been sent in bor League, is also a vice-presi­ No Factional Campaigns to the SIU offices. dent and member of the execu­ Despite the fact that the LCA In the SIU there are no slates like those which plague some tive committee in the CARE or­ companies have raised their rates advanced stage as those of Hu­ other unions. No groups put up special candidates and extoll their ganization. to a par with those of the SIU, ron, but we anticipate that a virtues in leaflets, campaign speeches and expensive fanfare. In this has not had the effect desired 14 PACKAGES satisfactory Wyandotte agree­ the Seafarers, a man is elected on the basis of merit. He is elected by the LCA. ment will be concluded shortly, purely by virtue of his shipmates opinion of him. The Seafarers Individual AFL members may Great Lakes shipowners were and submitted to the Wyandotte never has and never will tolerate factions selecting and campaigning also use the CARE service to confident that if they increased seamen for their approval or re­ for chosen candidates. help persons or groups in 15 jection. their rates, that they could of­ A glance at the past few years' annual election reports (these European countries. The organi­ fset the organizational gains be­ reports can be found in the bound editions of the SEAFARERS zation now has available 14 types TAFT-HARTLEY COMPLIANCE ing made on the Great Lakes by LOG, available in all union halls and on many ships) will show of packages. We are now awaiting a compli­ the SIU. This has not happened. that there has been a very large turnover in union officials. In On the contrary. Lakes seamen Among them are the standard ance number from the Depart­ 1945, 17 new Port Agents and Patrolmen were elected and assumed food package, containing a wide ment of Labor in Washington, are seeing more clearly than ever office in 1946. The 1946 elections saw this number increased to 24. variety of tinned meats, and and as soon as it is received, it that the SIU is spearheading all Naturally, the big turnover doesn't mean that the outgoing of­ other food stuffs; infant and ba­ will be forwarded to the NLRB gains which have been made by ficers were incapable or lacking in any way. Lots of them quit by food packages, packed with in order to expedite the seven pe- the Lakes seamen. to go back to sea and some of them will probably be back on the sufficient essentials to feed a youngster from four weeks to ballot again this year. three months, depending on the Annual elections assure the membership of the chance to ex­ child's health, and a kosher food press themselves frequently. It also provides them with a means Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, of checking those officials—by returning them to office when package. as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: Also available are a cotton they fill the bill and by replacing them when they do not. (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. package, which gives the recipi­ (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International ent materials necessary for mak­ Year Has Been Notable For SIU Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ ing cotton clothing. S i m i 1 a r The growth of the Union, the opening of additional ports, andj containing woolen suitous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately the many victories in the organizational drives have necessitated ing materials, blankets and shoe prior to date of nomination. the appointment of many officials in between elections, as provided repair materials, and knitting (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have for by the Constitution. This year these appointive jobs will appear wool and -utensils can also be three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any on the ballot. The electon of sound Union officials this year candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea will be a great factor in the continued progress and expansion of service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ Except for the 10-povmd lard the union, the winning of more contracts and the establishment of sels in unlicensed capacity. package, and the 25-pound flour an even firmer security for the membership. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while package, both of which are pric­ employed as an officer of the Union. This year has been notable for the Seafarers. For it has marked ed at ,"54.00, all CARE packages (e) That he be an active and full book member and show the period of both the greatest struggle thus far and the greatest cost $10. four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed strides in expansion. Victory in the Isthmian and the many other CARE guarantees delivery to rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­ companies did not come as a matter of course, but because of a any specified recipient in 15 ply to officials and ither office holders working for the Union strong, united membership intent on procuring ever-increasing countries. If the purchaser does during current year for period of four months or longer. standards for the American seamen. not have a special individual or Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for But the Seafarers will not rest on its laurels. Every member group he may designate a clas­ office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, of the SIU should go all-out to make the coming year a banner- sification, such as "a French or­ naming the particular office and submitting the necessary year in waterfront history, measured in terms of gains for seamen. phan, a needy Norwegian, sail­ proof of qualification as listed above. The best way to start is for every member to get to the Union or," etc. The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer Order.s may be placed with Hall as soon as voting starts and cast his vote for the man he thinks must be in his office not later than Oct. 15, 1947, when-nominais best qualified for the job. Let's make this a record year for total CARE, 50 Broad Street, New iions will be closed. York City. votes cast. lb Labor Abroad Gets CARE Aid From AFL Qualifications For Office i.i..:A. -.I- .' �'-T};.T'':rf,-^'?*r;«ir!>'.-'' ' Page Fou* r THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 19. 1947 — LIFE ON THE GREAT LAKES Seafarers Sets Alroa Port Steward 5P0RT5 Straight On Contrast Obligations AFLOAT Hansen, when faced with the solid Union spirit of the crew, Alcoa Steamship Company's decided to accept Miller as Chief New York Port Steward is an Steward. old hand at trying to cause disLater it came out just what sention within the SIU. Hansen meant by "personalities." To him. a good Union Steward He has just come up with an­ was not cricket; what he wanted other scheme to drive a wedge was one of his fair-haired com­ between the Stewards and crews pany stooges to land the soft of Alcoa's ships, but once more he came out on the short end. berth. FAST WORKER The Port Steward, G. H. Han­ sen, thought he was an excep­ Before being slapped down he tion who didn't have to bother employed another neat tactic to with the SIU agreement but relieve the mounting pressure could choo.se the Chief Steward against his plans. He contacted aboard the Alcoa Cavalier. one of our Union m e nvb e r s He thought he could hire his aboard the ship and asked him to own fair-haired boys for posi­ get a gang of Stewards Depart­ tions aboard ship but this at­ ment men together to go to the tempt, like many he has made Union Hall and intercede in be­ before, backfired in his lap. half of the Steward standing trial. His last previous attempt to This. too. backfired as the divide the solid ranks of the SIU Union member immediately con­ took place in January when he tacted the Union Hall and re­ engineered a little deal he ported what was afoot. thought was sure to turn the Hansen, no doubt, thought that Chief Stewards against the through such action the Chief Union. Steward would be cleared of He sent out a letter to Chief charges and' reinstated aboard Stewards telling them that Alcoa the Cavalier. was very sorry that it could not On this, he got a kick in the give Chief Stewards vacations, By LOUIS GOFFIN face when the Trial Committee as the company desired, because I've noticed quite a number of used to using initials to stand for barred the Steward from Alcoa the Union forbid it. ships. articles in the LOG pertaining to words or phrases. Franklin De­ CROCODILE TEARS Thus ended his attempt- to cir­ the Taft-Hartley Law, and so lano Roosevelt became FDR, the War Shipping Administration is cumvent the Union contract. The com'pany wanted to give here go my two cents. Many known as the WSA, and the When the spotlight was turned vacations only to Stewards, and years ago, in my home town, I Wage Stabilization Board was on him he withered like a three in his letter Hansen stained the became acquainted with the Taft shortened to WSB. day old gardenia. pages with tears when he said; family. Guess where that leaves Rob­ In spite of all his honey-coated "The company cannot do for one There were two brothers, one ert Alonzo Taft? words and phrases about "the Brother Isaac Miller. When Mil­ who was quite a footbaU and ler reported to Hansen he was Union is not doing right by the basketball player at Yale Univer­ BLIND HATRED told that he was not acceptable Chief Stewards," and "I would sity, and the other a phony char­ very much like to see you get After getting that off my mind to the company. acter even as a young man. paid for vacations," his past rec­ I'd also like to say a few words Miller, like any good Union The athletic brother was well about the wacky union-haters ord tells a much different story. man, informed the Union as to liked and well thought of, and who write those letters to the PINKY RECORD what had taken place. the other, who grew up to help "Voice of the People" section of A Patrolman was dispatched He possesses the dubious rec­ author the infamous Taft-Hartley the New York Daily News. to visit the Port Steward who, ord of being a fink on the water­ act, was thought to be strictly CLEVELAND—Here's one for when faced with the question of front which is borne out by the Reading and digesting this out for what he could get. the books. It happened recently refusal, replied that as far as act that he finked on the SIU literary trash, I've come to the His record in Congress proves on the Great Lakes, and should Miller was concerned he could during the 1941 Bonus Strike. A conclusion that the birds who that the Senator from Ohio hasn't open the eyes of many Lakes not thing of anyone more quali­ man such as this does not have write those letters have no know­ seamen who do not as yet know fied for the job, but due to per­ the welfare of Stewards or any changed a bit since the days ledge of labor, and in their blind the real score concerning SIU sonalities he could not and would seamen at heart. He is strictly when he was growing up, not hatred of organized labor they too well liked by his neighbors. and AFL unionism in action. not accept him. out for himself. are undermining every advance He's a union-hater, labor-bust­ that has been made since the During the past month, from The Patrolman went aboard Hansen has' been taught an­ August 4 to August 27, hearings the ship and acquainted the crew other lesson that he will not soon ing politico, and it's a sad fact Declaration of Independence. were held before the Railroad with the beef. The crew imme­ forget. This "subway caesar" that a guy like Taft is the leader In my book, the guys writing Arbitration Board concerning an diately went on record to refuse should realize now that he will of the Republican Party. the letters are a bunch of cranks increase for all non-operating to sign-on until the beef was never be able to break our con­ In the past ten years we in who probably refused to join a personnel working for the rail­ settled according to the contract. tract or working rules. the United States have become union so they could save on dues roads. and initiation. At these hearings. Captain Van But I'll bet those guys don't Buren, international vice-presi­ refuse the eight-hour day, vaca­ dent of the Masters, Mates & Pil­ tions with pay, higher wages, ots, appeared in company with and everything else that organ­ Richard Walton, ILA vice-presi­ ized labor has won for the work­ dent assigned to the Great Lakes ers. region. W. R. Kane 3.00 A. Totentino 20.00 M. Landron 3.00 R. Dunsemoor 2.00 Due to the fact that MEBA V. Rodriguez 5.00 Harry Gassaway 20.00 S. Day 10.00 M. E. Potiriadis 3.00 JUST IGNORANT representatives were not free to V. Ventre 5.00 C. Story 20.00 H. Estwick 5.00 W. Smith 5.00 They probably figure that, as attend. Brother Van Buren rep­ SS WATERMAN S. A. Swistowy 20.00 L. C. Brown 3.00 J. W. Silkowski 3.00 free Americans, they are en­ resented the MEBA as well as E. Santos 5.00 D. P. Rivers 20.00 R. Savior 5.00 H. L. Bates 3*.00 titled to jobs anywhere and any­ the MM&P. SS LUNDY M. H. Munster 20.00 A. H. Kasselman 3.00 P. Dehrend 3.00 time. Being without brains, they Although the NMU has several Wm. F. Walters 20.00 D. Cruz 20.00 R. M. Curry 5.00 Eli Ware 3.00 don't stop to realize that only contracts covering the carferries C. E. Grierson 20.00 W. P. Jackson 20.00 S. M. McConnel 5.00 P. H. Bordelow 2.00 through organization can they be on the Lakes, not one NMU rep­ J. W. Dunlap 5.00 Bobbie Jones 20.00 J. R. McPhaul 5.00 S. F. Ureta 3.00 sure of jobs being available, with resentative put in an appearance James Lewis 20.00 G. Bonefont 2.00 L. C. Rieger 4.00 F. A. Gunter 2.00 decent conditions and good at these hearings! W. S. Brady 5.00 Geo. Huber 20.00 J. J. Pellum 5.00 G. W. Wall 2.00 wages. This is the type of representa­ C. R. Broome 5.00 W. Perry 20.00 K. A. Bilson 5.00 T. Pilkington 5.00 tion which NMU members on H. C. Smith If these fanatics would stop 20.00 John Tisso 5.00 Joe Kite 5.00 R. O. Karlsen 5.00 the Lakes can expect from their John Sigurdson 5.00 A. A. Sampson 20.00 A. Dunbaughh 10.00 J. J. Perera 3.00 reading old line labor-haters like union misrepresentatives. Paul Tranunell 20.00 R. Perryman 5.00 E. Mi.stich 10.00 A. H. Gonzalez 3.00 Pcglcr and his ilk, and instead Final settlement, as approved L. Saucier 20.00 D. Burton 6.00 T. D. Reilly ' 5.00 E. M. Howell 3.00 try to find out the truth about by the participating unions, was E. E. Cooper 20.00 O. J. Hogon 5.00 A. Nordahl 5.00 J, A. Dihian 4.00 labor's- aims and objectives, the an increase of IdVzc an hour for A. H. Gronberg 20.00 H. Nichols 5.00 A. Swenson 5.00 S..J. Barras 5.00 world would be a better place all non-operating personnel. Gerrt Bass 20.00 SS SEATRAIN TEXAS R. E. Evert 5.00 W. M. Stewart 5.00 to live in. Once again, the AFL Maritime E. J. Hruska 5.00 H. A. Lecompte 20.00 M. Riechelsos 2.00 F. Gonsalves 5.00 We should do our level best Unions have proven by their ac­ Robt. Beach 5.00 C. C. Flintjer 1.00 T. Sullivan SS DOROTHY. 10.00 to show these people the error of tions that they are the only R. L. Pewitt 4.00 E. Pepper 5.00 L. F. Rivera 5.00 A. DeForest 5.00 their ways, and at the same time unions in the maritime industry Nick Bigney 3.00 J. Megill 25.00 M. Fernandes 5.00 SS CAPE JOHN which are in there fighting for Jackson Forest 20.00 C. L. Gonzalez 3.00 A. Claud 5.00 V. Gerner 15.50 fight to maintain a strong labor increases and improved condi­ Fred Hardy 20.00 H. C. Randell 3.00 B. A. Center 1.00 A. Horvath 5.00 movement which can stand them Geor. F. Murphy 20.00 M. Hovland 5.00 A. J. Maroles 1.00 M. Baloh, Jr. tions. 5.00 off, if need be. By RAY GONZALES and not for another and, there­ fore. we have to live up to our agreement with the Union." Hansen's phrase, "we have to live up to our agreement with the Union" is just as question­ able now as it was then. Only a double-talk artist would talk about living up to the Union agreement and then attempt to choose the Chief Stewards in di­ rect violation of the Union agree­ ment and Shipping Rules. The tu.ssle with "Alcoa's An­ gel" began recently when the Chief Steward of the Cavalier had charges signed against him by five book members. Under the constitution no man under charges is entitled to remain aboard or sail any SIU ship un­ til cleared by a trial committee. "NOT ACCEPTABLE" Inasmuch as this left a vacancy aboard the Cavalier, the job was put on the board and taken by Even As A Youngster, Taft Was Considered Just A Poiitician AFL Maritime Unions Prove It Again .^• Irsi; w. �-. l'BB SB",,4P'A.B.BB..S Friday. S.ptember 19. 1947 Page F!ft . LOG Don't Pile Off Because Of A Beef, Press It Through Union--And Win: By FRED F ARNEN DETROIT-Recently, received Philly Locates A lew ·auHdiai, Resolution Goes Before Ports By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA - Shipping members coming port is on the increase stating that they have not col­ ·with Isthmian, Newtex and Cal­ lected the $17 .50 raise that was mar ships paying off in this port granted last year, and that they in this and signing on. We have a few of the old­ had written to the company on the west c o a s t several times us again: Joe Wendt, about the matter. Each letter they have written Charlie Nangle, Sam Foss, Jim­ mie Doris and others too numer­ has brought the same answer: ·w i th timers ous to however, mentioni they are all on the list and are ship­ ping out soon. Lo and behold! We have lo­ preparing a payroll is a tremen­ dous task and as soon as it is completed, tlement will be forwarded. cated another building and I do hope we mittee get this one. inspected reported that they have it spot and was the best seen around here. to date. The building is located at 136 N. Street. 5th It 30 is 80 by with four floors and a good base­ ment. This is really ideal, as in cases of emergency we can sleep and feed quite a few men. cost of cash. the The Oh yes, it has oil heat and is ideally located. The membership here lost no Silence this week from the Well, I believe from the 26th 12, 1947, is quite a while to wait for this raise. understand We are given to that all the freight ships and American Pacific have paid this money but the tankers have not paid off yet. the May be guys ing ports: due this money are rushing the company DULUTH JACKSONVILLE MONTREAL TOLEDO ASHTABULA due, etc.. is the Monday preceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. to got the his Hall where he registered and shipped back on the same ship as Pumpman. 1 P.M. He only to was quit aboard the 2nd by next morning before he turned to. beat this? Electrician. · JOST A M01, etto'f ��':> MO'! Instead of finding a super-seaman they found D Skipper aboard who appeared as ncrmal as any- are brought to regular tankers fe a t u r e is that The Patrolman took the Skipper aside and about with we asked him what the Chiefs once more have charge of their _Departments. Know Your Sbippiag Rules Clarification of an Reading of rule 30 makes often mir::understood shipping rule: this Rule 29-"Any man may be men, Wipers must not promoted on a ship provid­ meeting it is then up to the Departrnent manner? [ beef. Remember member you that as are a an part SIU of a democratic organization, and that all of your beefs must be taken up in a democratic way. That is meetings sl)ould be the crew. "' clear: "Ordinary and Sea­ Messmen be promoted on ing he is capable of perform­ board vessel. but n1ust come ing the duties required, but off and register at next rat­ he must make one trip be­ ing fore promotion." to sail at next highest rat- Promotion in this case is possible o n l y if the man ing." before Reading being permilted of rule 30 clears complies with the above, has the necessary endorsements up most of the difficulty on and is from a rated job. this score. in report back to the affected c1·ew The Patrolman took the mat- members, telling them that the ter to the paymaster and ex- Captain refuses to settle, the beef. That's where your shoreside of­ amination showed that the man He was short about ficials come in. It is then up ·to $64. This is a good reason for the delegat-e to report the un­ checking your money before leav- settled beef to an SIU Patrol­ was correct. man 'Or Agent at the next - ·of ing the pay table. The matter was just an excus- call where an SIU Hall is located. able mistake on the part of the Then the beef will be taken up paymaster, but it showed an even with the company officials. If these company officials do bigger mistake on the part of th-c crew by allowing the payoff t..:i not see their way clear to satisfy begin without a Patrolman pres- the SIU's demands, then it is up to the port Agent to bring the m at te r up before eith�r a spe � ial Beefs or no beefs, there's a lot or regular membership meetmg. more ·to paying off a ship than In the SIU, as in all democrasettling beefs. tic unions, the membership meetJust a word on overtime: ing is the highest ruling body in Delegates of each Department the organization. Whatever is two legs and on'2 head . they would make a normal trip Another bad shipboard Delegate to see k a settlement Whenever you, as a member of f m th,: departm ro ental head in the SIU, have a haef regarding volve d. wages, hours, overtime, working If no settlement is reached, and living conditions, there i s · then it is up to the Delegate to only one thing to do about that should keep record of each decided by membership that the meeting, whether it is s ome form hours, turned into the Mate. of direct action like a strike or man's a overtime, including Th1's i's so that ,·•vhen a Patrol- a su1·t case parade or o th'2r presman checks overtime he can tell sure move, must be carried - immediately whether the num- through by the SIU members and ber of hours turned in are the officials. same as the company's sheets. ed into the head of the Depart- ment. By consumed the slip. doing this at payoff STRIKE . " notifi ed of the The crew "'as the time time and told siderable ing. He was told that the crew felt the Patrolman was unneces­ sary as they had no beefs. NO TRANSPORTATION t>uring the strike some of the men left ports where there were no Isthmian ships hit New York. tied some up wind-jamming over a beef and who has pi led off his CLEARANCE two started the payoff without wait­ YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Whenever you run into could SIU member who is doing con­ Now that the Isthmian Strike Patrolmen is over we have been running were befng sent down and would into a bit of trouble with strike be there in a short time. clearances . If you were on the The crew, however, went ahead beach during the strike, make and began the payoff. During sure you get clearance from your the payoff a Patrolman came port before shoving off for an­ aboard and asked why they had other. delay That's the only way that we in addition, each man should the SIU can satisfacto:i:ily settle keep a copy of his overtime turn- any of our beefs. In refer it all to the west coast for quite a bit and the crew felt that aboard another Alcoa ship across he cut in half. the�;e the After DUTIES has rec0mmended certain action, ent. one else, having t wo arms and men are having an easy time for Th e guy, accord.mg t o th'e p aWe seem to be having quite a the most part. a of possessed was time with. the American Pacific trolman, Baltimore will> get the maships and the tanker outfits from mother-hen complex and thought jority of Isthmian payoffs, so if the west coast. They generally the ship 1'ust wouldn't operate you want an Isthmian ship, that's give the Stewards a hard time unle,ss he was everywhere to su- the place. pervise the operations. regarding the food stores. T.he Nuttall, Alcoa Steamship At the payoff on those ships, At the sign-on a few days later, Company, was in port this we-ek espceially the tankers, they do the Skipper looked as if he had for the payoff. The payoff was not want to okay any of the a long talk with his psychiatrist. scheduled for lO A.M. �ut the overtime, ins t e ad they want to Anyway, he had calmed down Patrolman assigned was held up settlement. DELEGATES' looks fine with a lot of SIU ships portation along with the rest of you and watch his high bl-ood pressure. Can . the way we do things in the SIU. He didn't have He then asked for a day's pay the deal was. as 2nd Pumpman when he was much to say in his defense, so the already paid a full day's pay as Patrolman told him to slow down Assistant the Regular There was a guy on a ship as as a one-man crew. morning, • This week, New York harbor that he didn't receive his trans- By JOE ALGINA Assistant Electrician who quit at came . .. The deadline for port re­ Here's the best of the season: all Departments and ran the ship the contract every It's high time that SIU mem­ mon horse sense. This, also, is bers began to realize that as important. Y.our shipboard meeting is the members they have certain re­ light in MARCUS HOOK · and SIU once FARERS LOG of recent date con­ should be elected-and be sure certain conditions that when you elect a Delegate aboard one of the Browning you choose a member who is re­ sh ips liable, sober and has some com­ those conditions NEW YORK-When a Pat�olin port. There are about 50 or which, when it hit the floor at ma � :"'ent aboard the Sully Hills, 60 ships in at the moment with . the meeting Wednesday night, Pac1f1c Tankers, thJ.S: week he exjobs in plentiful supply. There went over unanimously. pected to be greeted by a hydrai� .a nee.d for Black Gang men Here's hoping that we are able headed ·monster or at least an. ahd. A s. B to get this Hall, as we sure overworked octopus-for accordAlso in port are about eight would like to move out of this ing to the telephone report of the Isthmian ships. Most of them are hot box. ship's Delegate the ship was beno job to payoff and the PatrolONE FOR BOOKS ing run by one man. who bossed in all demning How is any shoreside official of the Union going to improve con­ ditions on the vessels unless :A°ORFOLK SAVANNAH monies least anything about improving condi­ further action in order to remedy conditions. tions aboard those vessels? MOBILE ports, at Crew Learns Not To Pa,off Without Patrolman signed by quite a few members, dough aboard How are condi­ first place to bring up your beefs tions going to be improved if the After a thorough discussion on men who do the most squawking your legitimate beefs, a motion pile off the ships without doing should be passed recommending too much, or are they? time in drawing up a resolution 10:30 have held about ships sponsibilities. CLEVELAND TAMPA of November, 1946, to -September is $35,000 building NO NEWS?? SAN FRANCISCO LOTS OF TIME A com­ the checks for final set­ we reports two poor conditions aboard SIU-con­ weeks. This is a must. tracted vessels. In fact, one At these meetings, an SIU Brother wrote an item in a SEA­ Delegate for each Department Branch Agents of the follow­ Hall the into several and When they came in to get their strike clearances The Patrolman then went over t_hey had no proof of being in the the pay vouchers with the men port they left during the strike. ship as a result, sponsibility to it is your re­ remind him that he isn't doing either himself or the Union any good by piling off the ship with an u nsettled beef. No member has a right to squawk about conditions aboard a ship, if he was too damn lazy to do anything about improving those conditions himself. These is only one proper way to take care of a beef in the SIU,· and that is as we have outlined above. Remember, the next time that you have a beef, don't pile off and found that they were short So, to save yourself trouble, your ship. S ti el\ with the ship, several hours of overtime. get your clearance in the port until your be ef has been fought One Brother, after receiving where you were when the Isth­ through and another victory for his dough, told the Patrolman mian strike was taking place . SIU conditions won. �THE SEAFARERS Page Six LOG TO Grain Shipments Are Expected To Boost Great Lakes Shipping Friday. September 19, 1947 STUDY ABROAD By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO — Shipping has slacked off in this port somewhat due to the laying-up of several excursion ships. However, we expect shipping to pick up con­ siderably in the near future, especially for the hauling of grain cargoes. Laying in the South Chicago shipyard is the SS City of Grand Rapids. She is having several plates changed due to the licking she takes locking through the Chicago Locks during the season. The Rapids is expected to leave for her winter quarters at Ben­ ton Harbor when the repairs arc completed, and according to the company she is up for sale. Finishing her job on Calumet Park, the SS Michigan went into the shipyard for repairs. She will start on the airfield project next Thursday, and will probably be on this job for more than a year. Last week, the tanker Westcoat paid us a visit, her first since last spring. She used to be on a regular Chicago run, and some of the boys hope that she will make a steady run here from now on. Also in port during the week was the Midland ship, SS W. G. Pollock. She loaded grain for Buffalo. The Clipper Line is again con­ templating the operation of the SS Milwaukee Clipper all winter. V I'MAUMIOM, . \ TMA UMiO/0 I'MAurJio*;, ETC. At the present time, the Clipper is making a trip-and-a-half a day, and will go on one trip daily starting with September 15. After November 1, she will op­ erate one trip daily Monday through Friday, and lay over in Muskegon, Michigan for the weekend. ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRESS There is still a steady flow of Lake seamen coming into the SIU halls in both South Chicago «nd downtown Chicago. Many of these men are taking out SIU books, and the outlook for our organizational drive on the Lakes looks very good. Many of these Lakes seamen are up-in-arms over recent legis­ lation like the Taft-Hartley Act. and are fed up with the news­ paper columnists trying to tell them that Unions are no good for them. Lakes seamen are educated, and can read and understand newspaper accounts for them­ selves. They know that the majority of politicians and newspaper columnists are owned body and soul by the big business inter­ ests, and that anti-labor laws like the Taft-Hartley Act are meant to protect the business interests so that they reap more profits and huge dividends. Propaganda is a very useful ar­ ticle used by the big companies. take the Lake Sailors Union, un­ affiliated. This so-called union was actively promoted by the Cleveland-Cliffs managementL LSU propaganda tries to put over the idea that the LSU is a bona fide Lake sailors union, controlled by and for the Lakes seamen. If this union were actually a bona fide one, do you think that they would attack the SIU so viciously? The truth is that the LSU is much more interested in protecting the rights of the poor downtrodden operators rather than the rights of the Lakes sea­ men. Another interesting point to re­ member is what is being done with the dues which are collected from Cleveland Cliffs seamen. Certainly, what little money is paid into this phony outfit is not used to improve conditions of the seamen. Instead of that, it is used for the purpose of putting out slick propaganda attacking the only union on the Lakes which is ac­ tually doing anything for the Lakes seamen — the SIU Great Lakes District. Despite the filthy propaganda put out by the LSU, they cannot lie about what happens to money that is paid in to the SIU by members. They know that SIU funds are used to fight for conditions and wages for all seamen, and they know that every last penny has to be accounted for and itemized in the SIU annual audited finan­ cial report. Lakes seamen v/ho belong to this company union should stop and think it over. Don't let a phony outfit like the LSU use your money to bat­ tle against improved conditions and wages for the seamen. Make sure that your money is used in a good cause fighting for job security and improved con­ ditions on the Lakes. Join the SIU today and become a part of the only seamen's Un­ ion on the Great Lakes which is constantly fighting to improve wages, hours and conditions. That way you can be sure that the old days of slavery on the Lakes will be gone forever. Five young Americans, interested in the labor movement, sailed for England Monday, Sep­ tember IS. for a year's study at Ruskin College, Oxford. They will study on scholarships award­ ed them through the Institute of International Education. Left to right, Gerald G. Redlin, mem­ ber Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America; Homerta F. 'Watson, secretary to the Secretaify-Treasurer of the Kentucky State Federation of Labor and member of the Office Em­ ployes International Union, AFL; James Tyree, member of. Local 596, United Automobile Work­ ers, CIO; Lucille Thornburgh, reporter for the Knoxville Labor News; and Robert Repas, House Councilor at the school for Workers, University of Wisconsin. Bucko Skipper Headed For Waterman's Brydock By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON—When .shipping is good, as it is now in this port, it always means that on one of the many ships in port there is going to be something wrong; such was the case this week aboard the Bret Harte of Water­ man. There was quite a bit of dissention aboard and it all seemed to stem from the Master, Cy Hancock, a well-known charact­ er to all men who have sailed Waterman ships over the past 15 years. The matter didn't get out of hands as it is with great satis­ faction I report that we will not be bothered with Cy for some time to come. He was taken off the ship and sent to the hospital with the gal­ loping ^hakes. The company re­ lieved him as Master and had him sent to the Mobile boneyard where the company drydocks its bad boys. FUTURE BRIGHT The excellent shipping now be­ ing enjoyed in this port promises to continue for some time to come. We expect quite a few ships in shortly to take the places of those due to pull out. Those in for payoffs this week were the Lorenzo McCarthy, Jor seph Teal, Bret Harte, John Laurence, all Waterman; the Daniel Willard, South Atlantic; Del Aires, Mississippi; Warrior Curran Takes Commie Issue To New Orleans NMU NEW ORLEANS—Joe Curran last week invaded what used to be the communists best strong­ hold in the Gulf, and before a packed membership meeting vowed to fight "until the com­ munist party, which is now seek­ ing control is driven the hell out of this union." His words were well received, and prove again the fact that the rank-and-file members of the Na­ tional Maritime Union are not communists, but are actually the captives of a small and deter­ mined communist group in the union. Joe arrived in the wake of Bill McCarthy, an NMU national of­ ficer who was appointed to re­ place N. O. Agent Richard Sulli­ van. Sullivan and Patrolman Harry Alexander were suspended awaiting trial on charges brought by Vice-President Chester Young and Secretary Ferdinand Smith. A special meeting of the New Orleans branch was held on Wed­ nesday night, September 10, .and there Curran faced the Red is­ sue, and promised to continue the hammer-and-tongs battle to The conference soon turned in­ to an exchange of sharp words between the two union officials, FRAME-UP while the repoiders feverishly "At meetings in New York," took notes. he said, 'the communists have TURN OTHER CHEEK heckled me and called me a ship­ Curran started off by warning owners' stooge. I say that the McCarthy against violence in the National Office led by Chester port. McCarthy replied that Young and Ferdinand Smith rail­ there were only seven commun­ roaded through these charges ists on the beach, and besides, against Richard Sullivan and Har­ ry Alexander in an illegal man­ "we are under order to use no ner for the sole purpose of gain­ violence, to take a beating if we ing control of the New Orleans have to." Curran retorted; branch." "What red-blooded seamen Both Sullivan and Alexander have admitted to member.ship in would take a beating?" His face red, McCarthy leaped the party, but both quit some­ time last year, and threw their to his feet and shouted, "The Red Army retreated all the way weight behind Curran's fight. As soon as that happened the to' Stalingrad. But when they communists started an all-out hit back they hit back all the attmept to force them from the way to Berlin." One charge thrown by Mc­ port, and this was climaxed in Carthy, that Curran had talked the investigation conduced by to a steamship operator and then Young. agreed to release a ship, brought Before the meeting was held, Curran invited the press in for this retort from the NMU Presi­ a conference, following which dent: "That's a lie. Under any other McCarthy did the same thing. Curran walked into McCarthy's circumstances I'd beat your ears pre.ss conference, explaining that off." McCarthy retracted. he worked for the Pilot. stamp out the NMU. communism within Point, Pacific Tankers, and sev­ eral SUP cargo ships. In transit were the Del Rio, Mississippi; Ingersoll, Waterman; James Gillis, Smith and Johnson; Richard A 1 v e y , Isthniian and Edith of Bull Lines. This week Charlie Kimball, e.xofficial of Mobile, came in and paid off the Ingersoll. Two other oldtimers cooling their heels here at the moment are Neil Harmon and Jack Kelly. On the organizing front the towboats are shaping up good under the Marine Allied Work­ ers. So far we have had ex­ cellent response to our organiz­ ing efforts. The Logans Port and Cantigny of Cities Service were in port and were covered by the organ­ izers. All the men aboard seem well satisfied with the way the SIU is going after the Cities Service Fleet and are sure the SIU will cop the election when it comes up. HOSPITAL DONATION The crew of the Del Aires at the payoff last week deviated $29.50 to the brothers in the Ma2-ine Hospital here in Galveston. I'm sure the boys at the hospi­ tal will well appreciate the gen­ erosity of their Brothers aboard the Del Aires. Last week-end Brothers John­ son and Sweeney went fishing and made' a swell catch of 31 trout. The catch sure looked good, but, oh, what an o^or those things left around here! For a while this place smelled like a fish cannery. The tropical hurricane which hit this area a couple of weeks ago made quite a splash, but all hands came out of it safely. Every one down here hopes the birds with the new hurri­ cane buster have a lot of luck with their experiments. We can use something to put an end to these blows. �Friday, September 19, 1947 THE SEAFARERS All Serene In San Juan; Called 'Perfect Port' By SALVADOR COLLS LOG Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that geeir-grahhers can't he good Union men. Any individual* who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. . Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership whil6 out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. SAN JUAN—For the past two weeks San Juan has been the perfect port. During the' past two weeks I haven't had any beefs of any description to settle on our ships. Things are quiet and very or­ derly, thus the title, "The Per­ fect Port." The only happening to break the serene calm of the Island was a bit of gcndarming by the local police. They put out their hooks and picked up all of our well-behaved beachcomb ers. ment and the new way of life They have been making a halSit One Of The First aboard Isthmian ships.. of this for some unknown reason. NEW -YORK—One of the first To some of them this will come I sent the Dispatcher down to Isthmian ships to hit New York in due time, but others who' re­ police headquarters where he after the Isthmian Strike was fuse to pay any attention to the was told that they were after the the William H. Allen which tied new contract will have to be guys who have been living off up after a three and one-half talked to and impressed with the months trip to the Far East. the gay senoritas in this port. fact that things are different. We went aboara for the payoff This leaves our men out as all The crew of the Allen had of them work in shoregangs at and found her to be in fine style. good reports about the ports they least three or four days a week. The crew of the ship had been visited while on the other side. These fellows are supporting led by a few SIU members who They all managed to have a good themselves and are not sponging had done a fine job of making time while ashore. Much of it the Allen a heads-up vessel. off any of the local populace. was relief just to be away from She was almost as easy to some of the rough conditions We staged a bout here last week pitting Joe Rodriguez, handle as some of our best ships, aboard the ship. That should all Messman off the Jane O, against for the overtime had been cleared be water under the bridge now a fellow named Max Morales. up before hitting port with all that a contract is a reality. One thing that-should be point­ Our boy got trounced, but it was of it okayed and out of th^e way. Part of the credit goes to Broth­ ed out to the men of the Isth­ because the second told him the er Brown, AB, the ship's Dele­ mian fleet and the other com­ fight wouldn't paj'. gate. He did a fine job and the panies as well, that dll overtime It was a good fight until the crew worked with him all the should be turned in within 72 third round when it started rain­ v/ay. hours after the completion of the ing and our boy slid three times Of course, all is not peaches work. If the overtime is two in the ring. His second said that it was no use fighting under such and cream in the Isthmian Fleet. weeks or a month old, it is very There are still some Skippers, difficult to collect. conditions and told Joe' to lay licensed personnel and Stewards Another thing in this i-espect is off the fight. who refuse to see the light of day the fact that sometimes men miss Everyone attending seemed to and i-ecognize the fact that the a ship while in a foreign port enjoy themselves while it lasted. Isthmian fleet has a contract and, unless they catch the ship We set up a strike clearance with is unlicensed personnel. before the payoff, they stand to committee to handle clearances NEW WAY OF LIFE lose all the overtime worked and from the Isthmian Strike. A.ll of not reported. These people have yet to learn the men on the beach here dur­ By putting in for the overtime ing the strike have been cleared. the provisions of the new agree­ Page Sereft Baltimore Shows Real Solidarity, Aids Striking Shipyard Workers By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — Last week striking CIO Shipyard Workers at the Bethlehem Steel Yards voted on whether or not to end their strike. By an overwhelm­ ing vote they decided to stay out until their demands are met. Our men backed up their playin no uncertain terms. We col­ lected $122.00 at a meeting, and the money was immediately turn­ ed over to the Shipyard Workers strike fund. The Patrolmen Say... Isthmian Replacements Help Shipping In Boston By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ ness slacked off during the past week, although the waterfront was busy enough. Isthmian vessels have been coming in here at the rate of three each week—this week the SS Steel Recorder, SS Steel Scientist, and the SS Lynn Vic­ tory made stops here and were covered each day of their stay. There are still beefs a-plenty on these ships; but it should be only a short time before the working rules are on paper and Isthmian crews may feel that they are sailing a Union ship. It would appear that Baltimore and New York will benefit most so far as Isthmian jobs are con­ cerned; however, nearly all the Isthmian vessels putting in here so far have called for replace­ ments—sometimes only one man and, very often, as many as five. GALLUP SQUARED The SS John Gallup paid off here during the week with only a few disputes in overtime, and these were settled promptly and satisfactorily. The only other beef on this ship concerned scanty stores and slop chest sup­ plies. These beefs were rectified before sign-on. smooth payoff. Also signing on this past week was the SS Madaket, and it is fairly safe to say that her next voyage will be a great deal hap­ pier than hej^ last. This ship ordinarily doesn't have much turnover at the end of the voyage.- Most of the crew has been on there close to a year. On looking over the galley and sampling the chow put out by the Stewards Department this is readily understandable, as it is the cleanest and best feeding ship the gang ever sailed (indi­ rect quotation—just in case some of our excellent Stewards read­ ing this let out a bellow of rage). The SS Kings Canyon (Pacific tankers) came in here from the Gulf without Cooks. It's a tough situation to have the' Deck De­ partment on time off haunting the Hall trying to shanghai a couple of Cooks, especially when the boys can show indisputably that it is a good ship with good officers. But Cooks are getting to be as rare as the dodo bird and were not available in Boston either. Fortunately for the crew of the Kings Canyon, New York was able to send a couple up here to make the ship before sailing time. The crew was all for getting rid of the Steward, who was no The Gallup had a good crew great assistance during the Cook which contributed greatly to the shortage. Time did not permit any change, however, so no doubt this issue will arise on her next trip up this way. The prospects for the coming week are not so good at this writing, but additional news may be in by the first of the week. pay as soon as the task is com­ pleted there is small chance of losing out at the payoff. Whitey Tannehill Walter Siekmann % % % Bad Mess Those men have been on strike for clo.se to 100 days, and they are just as staunch now as they were the first day they hit the bricks. .We've been respecting their picketlines, and we are with them until they win their fight. Shipping is just about fair, but .should pick up soon. Only three ships signed on here last week, and that's just about par for the course. Six ships paid off and each one was a headache. MUTINY, LOGGINGS The big beefs last week were on the Joshua Slocum, South At­ lantic, and the Eli Whitney, Al­ coa. There were more loggings on the Slocum than there are labor-haters in the U. S. Con­ gress. But we beat most of them, and the ship pulled out with a new bunch of officers on Deck— after the Union insisted that the old ones get off. But on the Whitney, it was far different. Here the crew was charged with mutiny, and that's not a charge to be loosely thrown around. It took a lot of work, and even a spot of luck, but we finally succeeded in clearing all but one member of the crew. One crewmembcr was put off the ship, and the crew held up the vessel for four days. The company then saw the light, and the man was taken back. Plenty of men on the beach here—too many to list in just one column. As soon as shipping picks up, however, they will be on their way to far-off shores and new adventures. MONTREAL The Alcoa Pioneer arrived here in this northern port ten days ago and she was the filthiest scow that 1 have ever .seen under SIU con­ tract. The Stewards Department was in terrible shape with most of the blame for the ship's condition resting with this department. Charlie Moats and I proceeded to straighten her out and, after spending quite awhile aboard ship, -w-e found out where most of the trouble was. Charges were preferred against the Steward and -we per.suaded him to payoff and go to New York to stand trial. After sampling a meal on the scow a change of cooks was de­ finitely in need. This was taken care of to the crew's satisfaction. A few^ other sore spots were T-H LAW HARMFUL weeded out in this Department Most. of the gin-mill discus­ and we finally left her looking sions here are concerned with the like an SIU - ship—clean. Taft-Hartley Law. All hope that This might not have been so it will be defeated soon because easy had it not been for the new it could do labor a lot of harm. Steward, Brother Ross, who is a Working men fought for many real credit to our Union. He took over the Department when it years to make gains, and along was a real mess and within three come the politicians and take days he had whipped it into those gains away by passing a vicious law. shape. We shipped a couple of Can­ Real labor solidarity can put adians to him where they will be an end to all the sly tricks that fortunate enough to ship with a are used to rob the working men. good Steward who is a fine e.x- If labor doesn't unite against the ample of a Union man. vultures real soon, it may be too Mike Quirke late. WITH THE SIU IN CANADA By HUGH MURPHY .the Ireland Prince and the Alaskatheir beef. A new ventilating Prince. The first named is al­ system is being installed, and now VANCOUVER — Negotiations ready tied up by the SIU, and everybody's happy. with the Union Steamship Com­ Our Dispatcher is rapidly go­ pany, the Canadian National the other one will be treated to ing white-headed answering all tSteamship Company, and the the same thing if the company the silly questions that are asked. refuses to bargain in good faith. Canadian Pacific Railway Com­ He worries when there are beefs, The cable repair vessel, the and he worries when there are pany are at a stalemate. Weeks of effort have gone to waste, and Restorer, took on a skeleton crew no beefs. All in all he has a a Conciliation Board has also to shift from Victoria to Seattle happy time. for repairs. In a few weeks she given up hope. I also share part of his misery. will return to Victoria and sign We have applied for an Arbi­ on for a cable repair trip to the The membership keeps me going tration Board, and that is the South Pacific. around in circles, trying to find last resort. It appears that the jobs for unemployed Brothers, • JOB ACTION companies are not willing to give and squaring all sorts of major anything without a fight, and so The coastwise passenger ves­ and minor beefs. the bricks are beckoning. sel Chilcotin was held up for Last week we had the oppor­ Our bargaining sessions with \wo hours right at sailing time the British Columbia Steamship because of a beef. tunity to buy a swell building. Company, Limited, have also The crew demanded ventila­ But we were faced with 30,000 stalled. tion of crew quarters, and after reasons for not doing so—ALL. This company has two ships. a lengthy discussion they won DOLLARS. �7" THE Page Eight AFL Council Refuses To Sign Non-Commie Oath; NLRB Stymied (Continued from Page 1) Taft-Hartley Law may lead off on this particular provision of the law as interpreted by the NLRB's general counsel. ' MAY SEEK WRIT ll'- .i' Already the AFL has threat­ ened to go to the courts to ob­ tain a writ ordering the NLRB and Denham to make available the board's facilities to national unions, despite the ruling that all top AFL officers must sign antiCommunist affidavits. Should the Board comply vol­ untarily, the AFL will refrain from making a court case. This was revealed to Board members this week when Joseph Padway, general counsel of the AFL, appeared before it at the request of William Green _and Daniel J. Tobin, president of the International B r b t h e rhood of Teamsters, AFL. Padway told Denham and Seafarers Help Shipbuilders To Stop Scabs (Continued fro7n Page 1) a strike that could have gone on indefinitely. The day following this latest demonstration of solidarity, the company met with representa­ tives of the union in Washington, and there seemed a chance that the long strike might soon end. Henry H. Gordon, assistant to Mr. Leone, expressed the appre­ ciation of the Shipyard Workers in glowing terms. He said, "All the Locals in­ volved in the strike against Bethlehem Srcel in the New York area deeply appreciate what the Seafarers International Union has done for us. "At a very trying time, the appearance on our picketlines of hundreds of seamen, and the SIU Jeep, built up our morale. "On behalf of the membership of Locals 12 and 13, I thank you." Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street. New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. HEARINGS LOOM POSSIBLE Although it did not commit it­ self definitely, the board may ask AFL and the CIO to pre­ sent specific cases to the board so that they may be consolidated for oral hearings, with the board making its decision after the hearings. Meanwhile, the AFL United Textile Workers Union joined the Teamsters and other unions which seek access to the NLRB on the ground that they have complied with the Taft-Hartley Act by having their local and national union officers sign the anti-communist affidavits. If the NLRB decides that the Denham ruling is correct, it is believed the AFL will not wait for actual dismissal of the cases now pending but would probably go to court to seek an injunction restraining Denham from dis­ missing the cases. LOG Fric^ay, September 19, 1947 Seafarers On Shipbaifders' Picket Watch other members of the board thftt the ruling was unfair and ar­ bitrary and urged extension of the 20-day period before which pending election cases may be dismissed unless the affidavits are signed. It is believed that the CIO has similarly requested an extension of the 2G-day period. SEAFARERS The following: is a list of Seafarers who responded to an appeal by the Shipyard Workers Union for picketline assistance ag^ainst Bethlehem Steel. These brothers turned out in true SIU spirit for the picketline trick at two of Bethlehem Steel's yards in Brooklyn, where they gave much-appre­ ciated support to the CIO shipyard workers in their strike. The LOG publishes their names to give credit for their fine spirit and a well done job. t Eugene Milanesi Danioli Pietro John J. Rombone Jack M. Ford J. Pawlouvich Richard Pinckney F. White Louis Corne James Lawyer C. Esolan George J. Miltner George R. Graham Elmer Abodilis L. Siorkowski W. Mash H. Hill John J. O'Neil C. Busco George J. Smith John L. Nappi Wm. Atchason A. P. Perini B. Bautista L. F. Cambaro George Bryan Bill Brown P. H. Parsons W. Tannehill Walter Siekmann Lindsey Williams George Ruf A1 KenJoe Algina C. Cotrones C. Jacques V. Remolar F. Goavin A. Miltner E. Asmussen A. Lotertc G. Williams C. Skinj'nski J. Dailey C. Loades M. Rialland M. Caldas J. Diaz J. Mayer D. Roszel A, Montemaran V. Matarrese R. Grunder J. Wernboe A. Reeder V. James J. Lopata F. Aponte George Kasprzuk August Hornath Jesus Fernandez Wm. Stephenson Jose Ramerez Arnold Katenbcrg J. A. Wernboe A. G. Nohmid Pauils Kronbcrg Ralph Muller ^ Anthony Esposito Wm. Hichason David McCraken John Wimer Joe Ranivez M. Hansen Frank Amodio Luis Ligon F. Dacanay August Schroter Will Doran Will Jennings H. Childs Frank Keeler L. Edstrom K. Stenberg J. D. Shea G. Clark J. Maldonado J. Wiinderlich, Jr. B. Molonado J. Van Dusen J. Pritz W. Gilman A. Larsen C. Busel M. L. Etchevry R. Korner A. Montemarano V. Matarresi A. Reeder J. Nasser J. Pritz J. O'Neil W. Masko Sawer C. Skszyski F. Aponte S. Kushner G. Smith J. Daily D. Roseel J. Pannolwich R. Grundner E. Gaitmaitan T. Corcoran Lopata R. A. Ektvedt •> W. Kieruif M. Calpas J. C. Diaz J. Prezedpelski C. L. Jacques G. A. Williams R. S. Newnom P,cD. Mouton Harvey Hill Alexander Stumpp Fred Veit Sam Hudgons Patrick Maesbas James Byrne John White Leo G. Burnett C. O. Slary A. Logan W, W. Bickford V. L. Meehan J. F, Fiddler H. Burkhardt Frank Baskaniski A. W. Hauffe L. Lempiainem S. Rathman W. Dolberry A. Slipaneau Q. F. Calnan N. Lyons B. Deval N. V. Erikson W. C. Salainaz G. E. Walton M. A. Andreano F. Edwards A. S. Wins F. Scott E. D. Miller ' MC Calls A Halt To Tanker Sales BOSTON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. Buser. $2.00: D. Albright, $5.00; SS John Gnllup $2.00. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. I. Arrn.s, Arabasz. $1.00; $1.00; j. DeAngelo, T. M. $1.00; Diangson. $2.00; P. Danieli. $2.00; J. Brazil,'$3.00. S. Cambridge, $2.00; J. Keesley, $3.00; T. A. Pukki. $5.00; R. E. James, $1 00; I. Brose, $1.00; V, Speys, $1.00. E. P. Bligh, $2.00; T. Corcoran, $1.00; M. Carrillo, $1.00; W. McNulty, $1.00; F. Reyes. $1.00; Eddie Crvavoha, $1.00; P. Nnujalis, $3.00; C. Morgan. $2.00; R. E. Thomas, $1.00; A. Belyk, $2.00, D. II. Moore, $3.00; R. M. Brangman, $7.50; H. Bursey, $1.00; M. Iturrino, $3.00. ASA. GREY C. J. Blaney, $10.00; G. O'Connor, $3.00; J. Millican, .51.00; W. Wilcher. $2.00; J. Sarayo, $1.00; I-. Dioz. $1.00; W. Kivitchoff, $2.00; J. Antorades, $2.00; M. Schuller. $2.00; A. Schuiling, $4.00; L. Harper, $1.00; B. D'Ornelles, $2.00; S. Integra, $1.00; H. Eriksen, $2.00; E. Marte, $2.00; I. Garcia, $1.00; I. Usera, $1.00; G. Argyroptjulos, $4.00; M. Fasado, $1.00; G. Arnim, $2.00; R. McCullock, $2.00. SEATRAIN N. V. • W. Dargan, $2.00; A. Thomas, $2,200; M. V. Moore, $1,00. SS R. LOCKSLEY O. F, Klein, $1,00; J, F. McLaughliB, $1,00; H. D. Binder, $1.00; D. E. Worster, $5.00; V. E. Schrninke, $2.00; T. W. Ulinski, $2.00; J. M. Prohownlk. $2.00; M. Reeves, $2.00; F, Ploppert, $2.00; A, H .Anderson, $2.00; F. W. Latraverse, $1.00; J. M. Bang, $2.00; E. E. Sullivan, $2.00; C. Oberlander, $2.00; F. J. Balger, $2.00; N. 'Williams $5.00; J. Axelson, $2.00; M. E. San­ chez. $2.00; J. Brown. $2.00; W. E. Porter, $2.00; P. Toniazzo, $2.00; F, Piiikowski, $1.00; J. W. Kaiser, $2.00; ,M. J. Quinn, $2.00; O. W. Hand, $2.00; J. W. Faircloth, $5.00. SS JEAN Caravallo Molina, $2.00; L, A. Beltran, $2.00; P. J. McGinhity, $2.00; Frank Chrop. $2.00; P. C. Eggert, $2.00. SS PATTERSON A. R. Beck. $2.00; F. LaGuardia, $2.00; W. Grohulski, $1.00; A. Espo.sito. $2.00; T. Mcl-lenan. $8.00; A. Padumets, $2.00; J. O'Brien, $1.00; A. Montemarano, $1.00; B. DeLima, $1.00; O. Nelson. $5.00; F. Mastcrson, $1.00; J. Laugaudus, $1.00; S. Kosfeld. $3.00; C. Kasko, $2.00. SS KNOX VICTORY L. J. Oien. $1.00; S. Furtado, $1.00; O. Johanisson, $3.00; W. Lonergan, $1.00; B. G. Bautista, $1.00; Mike Dikun, $1.50. SS WIW. ALLEN H. B. Thomas. $3,00; W, L, McClure, $3.00; Robert I le'nderson, $3.00; W. Carnley, $3.00. SS KATHRYN Julio Figueroa, $1.00; Pedro Gandia, $1.00; Evaristo Juminez. $1.00; Mari­ ano Cortez, $1.00; Z. L. Oliveras,_ $1.00; J. V. Rodriguez, $1.00; Pedro Perez, $1.00; G, Camacho, $1.00; A. Saavedra, $1.00; F. C. Rocafort, $1.00; Wil­ liam Hare, $1.00. SS R. SHERWOOD G. „W. Lowery, Jr., $5.00; A. Pedro, $1.00; F. L. Travis, $2.00; T. Torres, $1.00; K. Vivian, $3.00; G. E. Berry, $2.00; L. Zompetti, $1.00; A. Arancibia, $1.00; y. Meehan, $1.00; C. P. Achoy, $5.00; W. Wentling, $3.00; J. J. O'Donnell, $1.00; H. L. Loll, $3.00; K. Kristensen, $2.00; J. Rasmussen, $5,00; E. Rosa, $1^0; B. Torbick, $1.00; C. Preclaro, $T.00; B. Husjord, $3,00; L. L, Gormandy, $2.00; A, Pedicini, $1,00; G, A. Vila, $1,00; J, Waters, $2,00; C, F, Costanzo, $3,00, SS EVANGELINE R. Peck, $1,00; R, Hillman, $1,00; G, E, DcGrcve, $1,00; M, Vego ,$1.00; J. Polotis, $2.00; T. J. Whelan. $2,00; J. L. Moore. $2.00; P, J, Serranino. $1.00; T, llcggnrty, $3,00; J, R, Smith. $2,00; H, A, Stowe. $1,00; G, Ruggeiro, $2,00; K, L, Madsen. $2,00; E, J, Jazwinski. $1,00; R, A, Ektyedt. $4,00; B, Bailv, $1,00; V, Allen, $2,00, SS BELGIUM VICTORY C, Gansis, $2,00; H, White, $1,00; C, Zygmont, $1,00; F, Prince, $2,00; J, Wilaszak, $1,00:- P, Deveau, $2,00; N. Ritrovato, $1,00; H, W, Ryan, $2,00; C, MacQueen, $1,00; R, Petrio, $3,00, SS YAKA W, Rozalski, $1,00; C, Tillicia, $1,00, SS ED HURLEY R, Hawkins, $2,00; B, M. Baxley, $1,00; L, Reinchuck, $^,00; H, Carey, $2,00; B, Mixon, $1,00; R, Phillips, $2,00; V, Guatafson, $2,00; J, M, Stone, $1,00; G. Reese, $3,00; J, R, Daley, $1,00; W, L. Deery, $1,00; L, Reinchuck, $3,00; J, M. Gurganus, $2,00; E. H. Searcey, $1,00; L. VanSchaik, $2,00; L, M. Dolan, $3.00; W, L. Peel, Jr,. $3,00; J, W, Atkinson, $10,00; C, M, Kirkland, $20,00; B, H, Mead&, $3.00; C. M. Burke, $3.00; T. M. Peacock, $3,00, SS MONROE A. Galza, $1,00; J, G, Napoleonis, $1.00; A. Ramirez, Jr., $2,00. SS R. RUSH W, Clarke, $2,00; S. Woodruff, $2,00; P. Reed. $1,00; R. Sipsey, $1,00; C. Honorowski, $2.00; D. Ramsay, $2.00; R. Pinckney, $1.00; R. Don®van,<. $2.00; C. Emmons, $2.00. ,v'7 A halt has apparently heen called by the Maritime Commis­ sion on sales of United States tankers to so-called foreign in­ terests planning to operate under the Panamanian flag. This indication stems from the Commission's rejection last week of all 38 applications for the pur­ chase of sui'plus tankers for this purpdse. The commission's action thus disposed of all applications on the docket filed by foreign groups interested in purchasing the tankei^s and operating them under registry in Panama. There are still 'other applica­ tions, which intend to seek Pan­ amanian registry. The commis­ sion said thcs'o applications are from companies controlled by in­ terests in the United States. ITF To Hold Meeting In US For First Time For the first time in its his­ tory, the Executive Committee of the International Transportworkers Federation will meet in the United States. This meeting will take place in Wash­ ington, D. C., on September 22 and 23. Most of the U.S. unions af­ filiated to the ITF will be rep­ resented, as well as a delegation of European Railway Union chiefs and representatives of the twenty American Railroad unions which recently became a part of the ITF. This historical meeting will have a great effect on the fut­ ure activities of the ITF in the Western Hemisphere, as well as in the rest of the world. 7 �THE Friday. September 19. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nln* SlU Helps CIO Shipbuilders Stop Scabs The telegram, at the right, received from the CIO Shipyard Workers, touched off a chain of events. From a special meeting, straight through to a mass demonstration on the picketlines. the men of the Seafarers International Union went to bat for their CIO Brothers. WESTERN UNION CXA.S9 Of SlAVKI Thi» I* • futl-Tk(c T«lctr»m or CiWrwolcM Hi 6*' ICTTtd cliarsrm It irw (tica'rd t<r • tuuabk rrmbol sbovr oi precMin(fh< addre^ rx LC-l«<rtfrdr>)U ^ fillAI UM ttvVBis i^ba dau Itaaeo ulnraa.! asd dayUiUra M tn'iL.SDAKIr TIMB al pMt af eric^ Tiaa at naipt la STANir'iUlOTIUI.ai t^( cdOrii ci FiOCC cU ^2 PD i EXTRA It was the same story last year when a dif­ ferent Local of the Shipyard Workers was on strike against the Bushey Shipyards. There. SIU support forced the company to bargain, and brought a quick end to a strike that threat­ ened to continue for months. The strike against the Bethlehem Steel Com­ pany has been in effect for more than 80 days. The ranks of the strikers held solid, in spile of company attempts to split the group by phony "peace proposals." Failing in everything else. ^ NEWYCfiK NY 909A SEP 11 1947 PAUL HALL VICE R^ESIDENT SlU-A F OF L 51- BEAVER 3T NYX THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY ATTEMPT INC TO b^tAK OUH STRKE BY OPENING THEIR GATES AT STATEM ISLAM!) AMD .r^TTH AND 56 STREET BROOKLYN YARDsCvILL APPRECIATE YOUR SENDING SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE OfQ 4 UR PICKET LINE 80 THAT YE CAN WI N|A£ HAVE -iEEN OUT 76 DAYS PLEASE HELP LOCAL 12 AND IJ CHARLES A LEONE REGIONAL DIRECTOR. SHIP YARD AORKERS UNION A special meeting was held soon after the receipt of the telegram. The situation of the CIO Shipyard Workers was explained, and at the conclusion of the meeting, after the members present had passed a resolution to assist the st.'ikers in resisting scabs, more than a hundred SIU volunteers left to join their CIO Brothers on the Bethlehem Steel picketlines. the company stated that it would open the doors of the 29th Street. Brooklyn, plant, and that meant a "back-to-work" movement. But this was foiled when hundreds of whilecapped Seafarers shov/ed up on the line. Any plans that the company may have had to im­ port goons came to a dead halt when the SIU joined the Shipyard men on the picketline. This sort of solidarity with other sincere unions has gained the SIU the respect of the entire labor movement. And it has helped the Seafarers, too. During the Isthmiaji Strike, messages of sup­ port came in from many unions, pledging money* muscle, or what have you. Fortunately, we didn't need any help, but it was good to know it was there, in case. Meet the nevx SIU Jeep. Equipped with amplifier, record player, and microphone, this good-will messenger appeared at the Shipyard Workers' picketline, and helped bolster morale. Music was played for the marchers, whose ranks were swelled by the addition of hundreds of white-capped Seafarers. :4 Upper left shows some of the Shipyard Workers as they, with SIU support and assistance, stopped a phony "back-to-work" move on thfe part of the Bethlehem Steel Company in Brooklyn. PJWwF' Left is part of the crowd from some of the industrial plants in the vicinity of the picketing. They gathered by the hundreds to see how an AFL union like the Seafarers came to the aid of a CIO union like the Shipyard Workers. -V - - , ;• 'Mm. Above is what the Bethlehem Steel Company's yards looked like at 29th Street. Brooklyn. Not a soul worked behind#the picketlines. aid the only sign of life is the guard standing in the foreground. Note the dead booms rising in the background. •J - <1 �.-.r THE SEAFARERS Page Ten LOG Friday, September 19, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS • h i-j Seafarer's Musical Career Launched By Stringed Gift Okay, BrothersLet Us In On It Some secrets are to be kept, but ii you had an in­ teresting trip, or if you met a .character who sent you, let us in on it. That goes for your views on the union, cur­ rent events, or any sugges- u • James Marshall strums a few chords on his recently ac­ quired guitar, a gift from Brother Richard Young, former pro­ fessional musician. Marshall came by the instrument when he and Young were shipmates on the SS Jean LaFitte. If someday the foc'sle fills with rhythmic melodies plinking off a smooth guitar, you might check to see if the master musician is a Seafarer named James Marshall. Jimmy isn't quite ready for a crack at Carnegie Hall, but he might get around to entertaining his shipboard Brothers in fine style if he keeps up his practice strumming sessions. How Brother Marshall and his guitar happened to start going together came about quite acci­ dentally. Marshall, to whom a guitar just meant something you listen to, was aboard the SS Jean LaFitte as Deck Maintenance. Ship's Delegate on the vessel was Richard Young, whose many years of experience as a strum­ ming member of an orchestra had made him expert at tugging at your heartstrings via the guitar strings. GETS GUITAR Young and Marshall got along nandily on the LaFitte's spring \oyage. Jimmy showed an in­ terest in Young's guitar and be­ fore you could say "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," Broth­ er Marshall was the proud owner of Young's stringed instrument. Now all he had to do was learn how to make the thing work. ... Following up his gift. Young took Marshall under his wing and throughout the trip gave'him lessons in the fundamentals. Four months later—in May—when the trip ended Jimmy had an idea how to handle the guitar with­ out getting snarled up in the strings. "He was a pretty good teach­ er," Marshall said of Brother «' .. JC. ^^3 lions you may have. All beefs of general interest will be an­ swered. Seafarers who think in terms of moon and June and vine and wine can give vent to their rh3^e and rhythm in Log-A-Rhythms. If you have a -camera we will give prominence to your lens ef­ forts. The items sent to us will be displayed before an ap­ preciative audience of 60,000 readers from coast to coast who read these pages every week. Put down the highlights of your experience including the place, time and names and send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., N. Y. We will return all snapshots, poems and stories, if so desired. Now is the right time, too! Isthmian Ship, Damaged In Bay, To Enter Drydock Marshall puts his'^hand to the wheel aboard the SS Jean La Fitte. The SS Yugoslavia Victory, an Isthmian freighter, is scheduled to go into drydock for repairs of damage caused when she struck a submerged wreck in Barnegat Bay last Tuesday night. The ship pulled into Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, under her own power. She was on her v/ay from Baltimore, when the mis­ hap occurred, filling the No. 2 hold with water. Her own pumps and those of two tugs and a salvage barge began removing the water from the flooded hold as soon as the ship made the pier several hours later. She was six feet down by the head when she arrived. The extent of the damage was not immediately determined but SEAFARING FAMILY a diver was expected to go to A member of the Seafarers since 1944, Marshall took part work shortly to inspect the ves­ in the Isthmian organizing drive sel below the water. The Yugoslavia Victory had \A ith a four month stint on the SS Twin Falls Victory. He's not 36,000 tons of cargo- aboard all the first in the family to turn to of which will have to be remov­ the sea for a career. On his ed now. The vessel's skipper, mother's side most all of the men Capt. N. J. Oakland, said there in the family engage in sailing had been no danger that she for a living. would sink after the collision Now if Jimmy's musical efforts with the wreckage. can keep pace with his shipping Carrying a crew of 60, the career he ought to do right well ship hfed been scheduled to leave with that there guitar. this week for the West Coast. Young. He really hopes that in a short while he'll be.able to give out with some tickling tunes. Lately, Jimmy who is out of Baton Rouge, La., has been ship­ ping out of New Orleans aboard the SS Del Sud. Food Okay, Need Elbow Room, Is Complaint On Del Norte The beef at the meeting of the crew of the Del Norte wasn't directed against the chow, there was enough of that and of good quality, rather it was the lack of space in wliich to devour the tidbits and gastric feasts set be­ fore them. On previous' trips the crew had an oral agreement with the company allowing the Chiefs to eat in the saloon, but the prac­ tice was discontinued when the Chief Reefer was sent from the saloon and inasmuch as the un­ licensed personnel are supposed to eat in the messroom there Further, the crew recommend­ ed the construction of another pantry and galley for the use of the crew. This, they contend­ ed, would eliminate the need for a seuond pantry and wi)uld. at the same time, greatly increase the speed with which the food is served. The Stewards Department felt that in the meantime the feed­ ing of the crew would be a. simpler task if all members of the crew with the exception of the pantryman and the me.ssmen kept out of the pantry dur­ ing meal hours. This was put in the form of" a motion and car­ ried. ¥C3C3£>'S GOCJD - IF ONE HAS-THE STRENSTH' DELEGATES REPORT was little the crew could do about the matter. Exploring the matter further the crew generally agreed that with the entire unlicensed crew eating in the messhall the space is entirely inadequate and a recommendation was made that the messi'oom be enlarged to facilitate feeding of the crew. The crew of the Del Norte meeting on July 13 while at sea previous to the discussion of the crowded condition of the messhall heard their delegates report on conditions in the re­ spective departments. The deck delegate and engine delegate reported all in order and the stewards delegate re­ ported a large number of new men in his department who were a little new at their tasks but would soon shape up as a fine bunch. An election was held for ship's delegate with Winsley, second electrican being elected by ac­ clamation. The meeting was chaired by Frank (Scotty) Findlay and re­ corded by J. E. Seltzer. Crew Wants Med Care Probe Blasting the lack of speed and diligence in locating medical facilities for injured and sick crewmembers by persons respon­ sible, the crew of the MV Del Oro unanimously voted for a joint SIU and company inves­ tigation in to the matter. Particularly concerned over the lack of medical facilities and equipment on the "West Coast of Africa, the crew felt that they were working under a hardship inasmuch as there were no hos­ pitals of any caliber to which they could take ill crewmembers should they become sick while in Africa. THOROUGH DISCUSSION Both the Jack of hospital facil­ ities in Africa and responsibility of those aboard appointed to handle such cases were thorough­ ly discussed and the decision to caU for an investigation of the matters was drawn up for presentation to the Patrolmen when the ship reached New Or­ leans. Moving from the matter of health to entertainment, the crew passed unanimously a motion to have the radio moved from the chartroom to the crew's messroom. Under discussion it was brought out that the Union had fought for radios to be put aboard ships and as long as it remains in the chart room the crew is "under the mercy of the brass hats as to programs and the time the radio will be played." DELEGATE APPOINTED The ship's delegate was ap­ pointed to carry out the crew's request. Other motions carried called for the putting, into shape of the P.O. mess for the next trip and that the slopchest be moved to another location so the present space could be converted into an oilskin room for the deck gang. Send Plx Every candidate for office in the A8EG election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st, must submit with his qualifications a passport pic­ ture of himself and a short biography of no more than lOd-words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will "be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer, Sea­ farers International Union, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. �THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief ' CADILLAC, Sepl. 8—Chairman Kaulsch; Secretary L. Aman Motion by A. Martin, seconded by J. Gladys that linen be changed at least once a week and a better system of distribution • be inaugurated. Brother Pearce moved that a washing machine be furnished for Deck and Stew­ ards departments; seconded by E. Felicijan and carried. A motion calling for shipboard meeting forms to be furnished by Great Lakes District was made by J. Parker and seconded by Brother Szyakacs and carried unanimous­ ly. It t, FORT DONELSON, Aug. 19— Chairman Harm Nordhoff; Sec­ retary D. Grigsby. Suggested by Brother Lewis that Eng. Dept. blow tubes during the day to de­ crease discomfort to men sleep­ ing on boat deck during hot weather. Brother Clark suggest­ ed that lime juice be available at all times; Steward agreed to speak to Captain m trjdng to meet this suggestion. Captain Robertson was receptive to all suggestions made by the Dele­ gate. 4. S. t DEL SANTOS, May 3—Chair­ man M. B. Ackerman; Secretary Jimmie Davis. Chief Steward elected ship's delegate. Motions carried: thai .slopchest prices be posted; th.Tl man doing sanitary work in each department make a daily check to see that laundry room is clean. Each man is to do job a week, beginning with deck department. Committee of five men elected to handle cases of violations of rules of shipboard conduct. 4 S- 4. FRANCES, Aug. 18—Chairman Frank Rose; Secretary A. Fertera. Delegates reported no ser­ ious beefs. Motions carried: That padeyes be installed on masts and kingposts for safer working conditions; that desks be in­ stalled in rooms not having them, and that Ch. Mate get sufficient soap and matches for trip. 4» 4* 4 EDITH. Aug. 14 — (Chairman and Secretary not given.) Special meeting held for the purpose of donating money to the boys pick­ eting Isthmian ship. Money to be turned ovur to the Baltimore Agent. A. committee appointed to see the Agent and present the money and the names of the men contributing. Comrnlllee: Stan­ ley Kasmirsky, B. Hall and Jeff Gillette. Total $66. RICHARD \AT^S. July 20— Chairman Janowski; Secretary R. Bailey. Delegates reported on their departments. Deck Depart­ ment repprted that all work done by the Captain and Cadet is being recorded. New Business: Motion carried that the next crew get more than prom­ ises before signing on. Motion carried that ship's Delegate see Captain about a larger ration of cigarettes. Motion carried that all personnel, including licensed, clean their mess after playing cards. CORNELIUS GILLIAN, July 4 —Chirman V/illiam Alvaro; Sec­ retary Philip Tole. All delegates reported all in ord'er. New Busi­ ness: New ship's delegate elect­ ed. Motion carried that all erew quarters be painted. Motion car­ ried that no one but unlicensed deck personnel to do sailors' work. Good-and Welfare: Dis­ cussion in regards to keeping all heads and messrooms clean. One minute of silence for biothers buried at sea. YAKA, July 8—Chairman Coifen; Secretary Orlando. Delegates reported on state of their de­ partments. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that no one sign on until all repairs are made. Broth­ er Smith suggested that all dele­ gates make out ixpair list to be sent in from Antwerp. Good and Welfare: One minute of silence for brothers lo.st. at sea. 4 4 4 ALCOA PAG ASUS, Aug. 10— Chairman T. C. Deal; Secretary Charles T. Gilmore. Motion by Paul Valdes reporting permis­ sion of a permit for Charles Vaught. Motion carried that Pa­ trolman and delegates check all ice boxes to see that proper stores are aboard. Motion ..•arried that, after payoff men staying aboard will clean their foc'sles. 4 4 4 J. B. WATERMAN, Aug. 3— Chairman Lavoie; Secretary Can­ tor. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Motion that one crewmember be brought before patrolman for negligence at work. Motion defeated. List of repairs made and approved by all members present. 4 4 4 JANE O, June 30—Chairman Oscar Nielsen; Secretary William Mims. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Motion carried to get rest of gear and repairs which were ordered in Galveston. Motion carrirti to levy $1 fine for the following: leaving cups on table; putting cigarette butts on deck, coming in messroom in shorts. Motion carried to go into Good and Welfare. Discussion on keeping messroom clean. 66T YOUR ISTHMIAN STRIKE , CLEARANCE I 4 4 4 HALF HITCH,'Aug. 25—Chair­ man Thomas C. Hickey; Secre­ tary John C. Peet. Delegates re­ ported on their departments. Good and Welfare: Motion cairied that a man be delegated from each department to find out what is needed aboard ship. Vote of thanks to Stewards Depart­ ment. Crew was loud in its praise of Chief Mate J. K. Howell. Mate was very cooperative and all around good egg. Captain Jay also a fine officer to sail with. Motion carried that Steward use his own discretion as to supply of cold drinks. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. IM By HANK 4 4 4 MORNING LIGHT, July 21— Chairman Frank Dobbs; Secre­ tary William H. Ormsby. List of repairs necessary made up and approved. Good and Welfare: Motion made to see about canopy on fantail. Motion made to see that everyone be more quiet in messroom. Charges against a crewman listed with recommen­ dation that he be put on Social Register. 4 4 4 JOHN HAWTHORN, July 13— Chairman L. Joyner; Secretary J. Ladiner. Motion that ^rew strip bunks and leave rooms in clean condition before getting off. Mo­ tion carried to inquire of Brother Higginbotham's condition and if he is still hospitalized to give him financial assistance. Motion car­ ried to replace pillows and mat­ tresses. 4 4 4 WILD RANGER, June 29— Chairman D. Rice; Secretary A. G. Nelson. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Mo­ tion to have the company install porthole fans. Motion by Sulli­ van to have electric griddle in­ stalled to cook steaks. Steward thanked the Chief Cook for the efficient manner in which he has run the galley and kept down beefs. 4 4 4 JANE O, July 27—Chairman E. A. Reid; Secretary R. A. Creel. All Departments m order except Engine which reports some dis­ puted overtime. New Business: Motion carried that when Patrol­ man comes aboard that ice boxes and store rooms be inspected. Motion carried that no one pay­ off until all overtime is paid. Good and Welfare: Decision to leave the ship clean at payoff. 4 4 4 4 4 4 DEL MONTE, July 13—Chair­ man R. E. Tunison; Secretary J. SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS, DiCarlo. Motion carried that July 17—Chairman Maxwell; Sec­ water in shower be changed to retary Spencer. Delegates re­ insure reasonably cool water for ports accepted. Old Business: Exshowers. Motion carried to have tention of time recommended for both messhalls put in first class Chief and Third Cooks. New condition so they can be used to Business: Motion carried to have give full seating capacity for black gang quarters and toilets crew. Motion carried to have repaired. Motion carried to no­ laundry equipped with a new tify Mate to let Steward Depart­ clothes wringer. Crew wishes to ment know 1 hour in advance of express its appreciation of Cap'- early or late meals. Motion car­ tain John Owens. He has shown ried not to payoff unless Patrol­ himself to be a seaman and a man is on ship for payday. One gentleman. Crew hopes he con­ minute of silence for brothers tinues to sail SIU ships. lost at sea. Although shipping in Our Town is a little slow right now this week there are quite a few jobs up on that board from day to day —with no takers. Let's not fool ourselves—every job is a precious thing—and is to be taken seriously. Let's not delay a ship and have it sail short-handed . . . Brothers, before you sail make sure you have a few week's copies of the latest LOGS—and when you're finished with them—don't throw them at the sea gulls—save them for some LOG-hungry SIU ship you're bound to see in a foreign port—and they'll really be glad to get the latest union news . .. In the days to come there will be plenty of shipping when the Manshall plan to help European countries with food, materials, etc., gets rolling along. The Merchant Marine will be busier than ever—if Congress allows the American cargoes to be carried firstly and mostly in American bottoms. 4 4 4 News Item, Jersey City: "The Merchant Marine Veterans Association of the U. S. went on record today at the closing session of its fifth annual convention in favor of making the Merchant Marine a part of the new national defense set-up with a. status equal to that of the Army, Navy and Air Forces under an Under-Secretary of the Merchant Marine." Speakers for the resolution expressed the hope that a merger of the Merchant Marine with the other services would give "the veterans of two wars at sea the same rewards given their comrades in the other services." . . . This finky plan by this small and unheard of organization of presumably retired seamen to shackle the civil­ ian life of the Merchant Marine under a military set-up plus somebody called an Under-Secretary of the Merchant Marine is a dangerous threat to the peace-time life of seafaring union men. 4 4 4 Brother James "Rebel" Melton just sailed in from his eightmonth trip shuttling between Argentina and Spain. Brother Melton says that it sure was a swell trip and that the cheapest part about it was romance . . . Brother Robert McQueen, the oldtimer is in from a trip . . . Brother Dutchy Moore just shipped Chief Electrician on the Isthmian ship. Steel Scientist, which is going to Mobile, then to New Orleans and then to that fly-and-heat filled part of the world—the Persian Gulf . . . Brother Martin O'Connor just came in from a trip that had a lot of laughs. "That's the stuff that makes many a trip worthwhile—sometimes! . . . Brother James W.. "Scotty" Atkins says that the Anchor Hotel in New Orleans is the: only Anchor Hotel and the only SIU hotel down in New Orleans, Indeed! 4 4 4 Brother "Tex" Morfon, who is always buying roses, keeps wearing a coin in his ear, and just recently got himself another tattoo, said that he was going down to Baltimore with his ship­ mate, little "Scotty" Morton ... To Brother Bill Replogle up there on the Great Lakes aboard the SB F. G. Hartwell: Your first and second drawings of Life on the Lakes were excellent. Keep going strong with your artistic work. That second drawing of yours was a perfect masterpiece of truth and humor as it re­ produced what occasionally happens in the deck department when tying up or letting go. Send in some more sketches, BilL some day you'll be glad you kept up the swell art-work! 4 4 4 Here are some oldtimers and the ships they came in on: A Swenson, Seatrain Texas; T. Tighe, J. McCosh; C. Henry, SS GrayJ, M. Richelson, Seatrain Texas; J. Wiscoviche, SS Span Splice; J, Canon, SS Knox Victory; C. Patraiker, SS Coringa; A. D'AmioQ, SS Delaires; E. Blaha, SS Cavalier; A. Banes, SS Jean. �QUINTET OF SOLID SEAFARERS ON THE SS CORNELIA Measures To Curb Cut-ups Urged By Seafarer Good Shipmates Abound Aboard SS Frank Spencer To the Editor: To the Editor: I don't often write to the LOG but like Instant Postum, there is a reason. Enclosed you will find a copy of the minutes of the last regu­ lar meeting held aboard this ship, the SS Del Norte. As long as this ship has been in commis­ sion we have been turning in copies of our minutes to the New Orleans officials to- bo sent in to the LOG for publication, but so far no soap. This is a good ship and a good run. I am the Bosun's Mate and have been on here ever since she came out of the shipyard. Have turned down the Bosun's job several times as I have a regular dream job. The last couple of trips we have had some trouble with gashounds, rum-heads and other performers. Also v/e have the type that after signing articles thinks he is on a pleasure cruise like the passengers and can do as he wishes. If he doesn't like getting up to stand his watch, he doesn't and if he wants to play poker all night and sleep the next morn­ ing, he docs. if any of the crew says any­ thing about it the guy hops on him and calls him a company stooge. Most of us aboard think there should be a set of rules drawn up by the Union to take care of these guys. The rules, however, must be enforced up and down the coast. Also a penalty be placed against Patrolmen and Agents who do not act against these characters. Scoity Findlay SS Del Norte Just a lino in my spare time saying we've a good bunch of shipmates aboard this old South Atlantic scow and a few oldtimers, too. Some of the men aboard the SS Frank E. Spencer are; M. McCune, Steward; Red Barnes, Fireman; J. Kelly, Third Cook; A. Vantillo, AB; J. Costello (Dock Delegate), AB; Joe James (Eng­ ine Delegate) Oiler, and Grady Faircloth (Steward Delegate), Second Cook. DUKE KEEPS BUSY COUNTING 'EM OUT DOWN TEXAS WAY To the Editor: I have been down liere on the border for about two weeks as my wife has been sick. Vv'hile down here I have been refereeing wrestling matches and to­ morrow night I will be in there with the boys. They won't let me wre.stle down here as the boys say I'm too fat. I told them that I was ira SIU condition. I told them I started in the SUP with tin cups and tin plates and if I could take the old days I could take any­ thing that could be handed out in the ring. There has been a lot of squab­ bling coming up about tripcard shipping. Before the war a full book member took 60 days to get a job. Now is the time for a full book member to protect him­ self and his union by taking the jobs. It is our job to talk to the younger members and give them the score. The Agents can't do it all and the Patrolmen are doir^g all they can with the tools they have. Duke Himler T'WO IN HOSPITAL Aboard the Bull line ship on its recent trip to Bremerhaven, Brother John F. Hisko took this photo of five of his shipmates. From left to right, as identified by Hisko, the Seafarers are: Charles, Ching-o-ling, Ernie, Jumbo and Defrettes. Lack Of Union Savvy In Members Depresses Oldtimer; Action Needed To the Editor: In his column, "Clearing the Deck," which appeared in the LOG July 25, Paul Hall stressed the necessity of closer coopera­ tion between the Assistant Elec­ trician and the Chief Electrician. (How true this is). Many members are depending on their union book to do the job for them. And everyone will agree that such a thing is an impossibility. But it happens on many SIU ships. It seems you t..n no longer teach some of t'" . .. oung Broth­ ers the ropes. If you attempt to do so many of them blow their tops. Either they tell you they are good book members, or if they are permit men they say they believe you're riding their backs for that reason. CAN FOUL UP AG,\TN If they act like this when an effort is made to help them do, a neat job while on those rosebox Libertys, then they probably will do the same thing when they get on our fine ships. Of course, they tell you that this is a lot of chicken and that there is no difference between a Liberty and a CP-3. I'd like to ask t'ne SEAFAR­ ERS LOG to keep on batting on the matter of Union education, taut at times it makes me sick to do so. Every time we hit port and get copies of the LOG and a few magazines, the first thing some of these youngsters Check It - But Good • - Blfc. Checa itie slop cnest Pefore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all tho things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. get rid of is the LOG, while the magazines with the nudes linger on week after week. In view of this attitude on the oart of some of the guys 1 feel the program must be changed. 1 don't know how, but it must be done. It doesn't pay to sail Stew­ ard or Bosun anymore under these conditions. If we try to do our part, we must either carry the agreement in our pock­ ets to make dead sure we are right, or we are dragged before a trial comniittee. It is true that charges are thrown out in a good many of these cases, but who wants to be bothered by a group of young­ sters who are quite sure you are too old to sail and too fatherly to make counter-charges against them. 1 wish I knew what to do. 1 wish someone would suggest what to do in many of these cases. 1 have been going to sea longer than I care to remember. Sometimes I feel that perhaps it is best to forget all about it and make believe that the next trip will be different. V. Perez SS Smith Thompson Log-A-Rhythms At the present time we have two of our Brothers in the hos­ pital and it looks like we'll have to leave them here in La Pallice, France. Red Barnes and J. Kelly are the men who are hospitaliz­ ed. The ship's erew took up a collection for these two men and everybody aboard gave money, cigarettes, candy, chewing gum and other items they ean use. The skipper is a good head and he likes the SIU way of doing things. Also calling at this port is the SS Fort Stevens, Pacific Tankers, with an SUP crew from Frisco. We joined some of them at the local bar for a drink and a chat on the news of the day. Stan Cooper SS Frank E. Spencer It Doesn't Pay By JAMES (POP) MARTIN You say, in this atomic age. Just write the LOG and till a, page With guff and gossip and stories Of things befall you on the seas. One must get on in modern days. Been told that poetry never pays; I'm going places; on my toes. Come on along, to Sloppy Joes. Send ballads, sonnets, anything Besets your mind while wandering, Bui tell me. Matey, if you please. Is there any future in such as these? Let Lady Gregory weave the spells Your Chanons, Popes and Sue Glaspells, Gene O'Neill, Synge, John Gay, We heard that writing does not pay. I cannot sail the writer's craft. Am not a bloke can take that gaff. "Burn midnight oil," and all that rot. Your poetry page can go to pot. WJiere's Milton, Shelley, Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Shiller, all that lot In the marble orchard, all unsung. For a grave to seek by setting sun. Who is Francois Villon, What did he do? "Through the door of darkness," he passed through With Omar, Keats and Goethe grey; Who wrote the 'Ancient Mariner,' pray? No, Matey, I'll just stop along. In seas and ships where I belong; Let laureate Masefield weave the rhyme, I'll serve the ships that sail the brine. For I've a date in Val Parais With a dark-eyed dame that's all the rage. So douse the beers; I'm on my way, ' I know that writing does not pa.y. Bobbie Burns and Thomas Moore, Dante, Browning, Goldsmith, sure. V/ho'd travel with a crew like that? Why, Mate, you're talking through your hat. Give me a skipper—hard as nails, A Mate who knows where for he sails. When we dress ship, you bet your poke It's not for any scribbling bloke. So, can the chat, I'm on my way, I'll write no poetry today. �Friday, September 19. 1947 Sees Union In Position To Expand Further THE SEAFARERS All Smiles LOG Page Thirteen Uncle Otto Serves Up Some Choice Items Concocted Aboard The Seatrain New York To the Editor: Just a few notes on the Seatrain New York as she plows her The Isthmian Line win puts way along heading for New the Union in a strong position to York. grow even larger. The Union is The Seatrain New York has a now beginning to take its place very good crew at present. Jack in the sun, whore it should have Van Gelder is Skipper at the been all these many years. I moment but Captain Dalzell will have been in the Union since it return when he recovers from started and have watched it grow an illness. The First Mate, Aug­ and have been in all its fights ust Haiiin, doesn't like the fel­ and it can bo said that of all the lows to bring beer on board but wonderful fights -we have been he's a good old skate and will in and won, the Isthniiaii is prob­ leave soon. ably the greatest of all of them. Robert Hillman is bosun. Rob­ It seems tliat the last couple of ert Hemekens, a demon for fish, years the Union has really start­ is acting AB Maintenance. He's ed going places. a king-size Seafarer weighing I remember for a long tinie 220 pounds. Seafarer Red Turner, Oiler, when nobody has even heard Olar Reiersen, Car Deckman, about the SIU, and we were just rests on the rail of the Pacific takes care of his police dog like a very small outfit without even Tanker SS Fort Stanwix, dur­ no one else I've seen. He even a decent place to sit down to ing voyage between Curacao takes him to the Seatrain Tavern Uncle Otto says the 540 pounds of Seafarer membership in and England. wait for a job. photo above were "two hungry boys on the Seatrain New York." in Belle Chase for a glass of At left is Robert Hennikens, AB, weighing 220 pounds, who is Lots of us Seafarers have had beer. "a great lover of fish." His shipmate is Jim Stickney, 320-poundthe opinion that some day with SS WM. MULHOLLAND On sailing day, after coming er. Jim won't turn his nose up at any food, according to Otto. the right kind of breaks and the DECK DELEGATE aboard from the Seatrain Tavern, right kind of fellows in office and a special meeting was called. the right support by the mem­ HEAVES A LINE Boy, this was a hot one and wants a cup of coffee in a clean turned in his overtime sheet he bers all that could be changed. To the Editor: listed 28 hours of overtime. nearly ended in a free-for-all cup. In New Orleans he was paid Well, Brothers, it has been This was a good turn and it I am sending a few lines to battle in the crowded messroom. changed. There is no reason now was really a success at Belle off for the two weeks trip minus ON THE WARPATH from the way things are going, the LOG before leaving this Chase. The pantry was clean and overtime for peeling potatoes. port. and from the attitude of most no dirty cups — even the Cap­ He was to take another trip but Uncle Otto demanded an ad­ My ship is a Waterman Lib­ the crew made him take a walk everybody in the Union, that we tain washes his own cups. journment claiming the meet­ down the gangway. Performer's cannot really start some sort of erty, the SS Wm. MulHolland. The crew's messroom is the ing was out of order. Cause of not wanted. action now to make the Union We signed on in Mobile on Apiul the trouble was the tardiness of cleanest I have ever seen in port Other than this experience, even a hell of a lot bigger than 11 and loaded in Gulfport for tripcard men in returning to take and at sea. Everyone cooperates Japan. we have a fine bunch of men it is. their watch. This put the book- to make things pleasant and they By the way, any of you Sea­ and a smooth operating ship. Every man should obey the are really pleasant. I know, members on the warpath. farer's pulling into Nagoya, Union rules now and do any and Uncle Otto The Saloon Messman also took having been on 107 ships. everything he possibly can to watch your step, because our This is an example, a messSteward off for two days without any help in the Union's beefs without dear MPs over there are plenty room can be kept clean at sea Seatrain New York one to take his job. tough on us. having to be asked or told to. or in port. A good crew did it. Chief Cook Dickson returned We left Japan bound for Hon­ Fi-aternally, from the hospital. Baker BurCREW'S PROBLEM olulu to load scrap for Montreal, N. S. Ellis but after six days of waiting and ron acted as Chief Cook assisted We had an unusual experience still no scrap iron, we wound by Uncle Otto while the ship last trip. By mistake an extra Don't hold your pictures SIU BLOOD DONORS up hei-e in Vancouver loading was short a Chief Cook. messman was on board in New and stories of shipboard acti­ grain for England. THANKED BY A new Steward Utility came Orleans and made a round trip vities. Mail them to the Sea­ Well, it looks like the boys on aboard at Belle Chase in com­ back to N.O. MEMBER'S WIFE farers Log, 51 Beaver St„ this scow will get a nice payoff pany with his load of eight suit­ During the voyage he didn't To the Editor: anyway. We had a few minor cases and trunks. He is moving New York 4, N. Y. If you turn to and when he was told from New Orleans to New York beefs when we pulled in, but haven't the time or don't feel I wish to try to express my to peel some potatoes for the deep gratitude to the Seafarers the Patrolman here, who is I'eally where he will pile off. in the mood, just forward de­ cook he refused to do it unless who so generously donated their on the ball, got them all squared Good food and a clean ship is he would receive two hours tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ blood to save the life of my away. the motto of the Seatrain New overtime. He finally peeled the tures will be returned if you Our old man is a nice skipper, York. In the Officer's pantry a potatoes for one meal in five husband when he was seriously wish. I wish all of Waterman's skip­ sign reads: Please wash your days. He took off in New York ill. pers were like him. We also cups and dishes, someone else for two days and when he re­ My husband, who is also a SIU member, is recovering nicely have a swell crew, most all of them from the deep South. thanks to his union brothers. Well, guess I better sign off I can only say that this action for now, you will be hearing proves to me that the motto of To the Editor: from me in other ports. and the SIU was just the out- ^ the LOG, along with my new adyour union "Brotherhood of the fit to do it. Good luck all the dress. As you can see I am Would have written sooner, Sea" really means just that. H. E. Franklin way. down Norfolk way. I'll drop into but this Navy keeps a man busy Thanks a lot. Deck Delegate I wish I could have hit the the Hall the first chance I get. and no overtime, either. I just SS Wm. MulHolland Mrs. F. Barth got the dope on the Isthmian bricks with you guys, but I had LOG IS POPULAR strike. I figured it was just to be content with rooting from Oh yes, before I forget it. I about time someone showed the sidelines. those boys what the score was— I am enclosing a donation for received a letter from a fellow on a ship in Antwei'p. He ask­ ed that I send him my copies LAFITTE SHIPMATES of t'nc LOG when I was finished with them. That is rather im­ SUGGESTS "WHITE CARD" HOLDERS-WAIT possible for me to do as there are quite a few SIU-SUP men in UNTIL BOOK MEN THROW IN CARDS this outfit and that paper takes Because of the many "white card" men hanging around the quite a beating by the time aU Dispatch counter on the second floor of the New York Hall during hands hav^e gone over it. I'll en­ shipping hours, the members are forced to keep crowding back. close his address and trust you'll I would suggest, therefore, that holders of the white cards be kept send him the LOG regularly. away from the counter until the members have thrown in their That's about it, fellows. Hope shipping cards. to hear from you all soon. Un­ (Name withheld on request.) til then, the best of the best Book No. 49283 I and smooth sailing to you all. To the Editor: Send 'Em In Navy Man Rooted For SIU In Isthmian Beef THE BEEF BOX ANSWER:—The Brother's suggestion is a good one since it would facilitate the dispatching procedure. The "white cards" referred to are simply cards giving the bearer admission to the Hall. These men wait around to take jobs rejected by book men and permit men. If they would step to the rear of the dispatch­ ing room until the members have thrown in their cards as sug­ gested above, the possibilities for confusion and delay would be greatly reduced. It would result in speedier action for all hands, including the "white card" holders. David (Red) Harvey, F 2/C 105th C. B., USNAB Annex 3, Barracks 13 Little Creek, Va. Mike Castro (left) Wiper, and Fred Perry, AB, get up off their aching backs to allow Brother James Marshall to get a "shot" on a recent run of the SS Jean LaFitte. P.S. Give the Marcus Hook ! Hall and Blackie Cardullo a 'hello for me. �r"" THE SEAFARERS Pdffe Fourteen f. ; Taft-Hartley Law Fated For Doom, Says Member To the Editor: 1- J S In all probabilities certain portions of the Taft-Hartley Law will be complied with by the executive board of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor, particulary the requirement of signed affidavits stating that Union of­ ficials are not communist party members. This does not mean, however, that the board has any respect for this requirement, and it will be a bitter pill even for some of the board members who have been outstanding in their cpndemnation of communism. Some of them have been more outspoken than Taft and Hartley themselves on this important subject. EXTENSION POSSIBLE can people for the law, and it should be a lesson to the legis­ lators of this country that when the people 6f the nation as a whole do not respect and believe in a law, it is impossible to en­ force it. But, nevertheless, they will try for years to put this yoke around the neck of the American work­ ers, just as they tried for almost 1.5 years to enforce the Prohibit­ ion Act. Henry W. Chappcll Seafarer Rates Atlanta, Ga., Second To SIU Maybe some day it will also be To the Editor: a requirement for these elected Just a short line to say I really officials to sign statements to appreciate receiving the LOG to the effect that they are not mem- keep in touch with the up-todate news of our Union, the SIU and^ fellow shipmates that I have sailed with during the time I spent with the Seafarers. I quit going to sea a year ago, to my sorrow, and found my­ self a shoreside job in Atlanta, Georgia. The life at sea was hea­ ven compared to returning ashore and finding scabs and money pinchers, all of them anti-union. Long live the SIU and may it prosper in the years to come. As a book member and one­ time seaman, I know the SIU is getting my backing even though bers of this odious party. A the shore and the idea of home certain well-known radio com­ life has me baffled for the time mentator (Walter Winchell in being. People don't know what his broadcast of Aug. 31) said they are missing until they get a that President Truman would taste of the SIU. oppose Taft and Molotov in the Since I am in an unbalanced, presidential race next year. insecure financial position at Too much interference by gov­ present, my donation to the LOG ernment officials in labor-man­ will have to come later. Keep up the good work and agement affairs only tends to create more strife. Witness the here's hoping that luck and suc­ current trouble in England's cess will carry the SIU all the coal mines. The same that hap­ way to the top. I'd like to take time out to say pened last year is again breaking hello and good cheers to fellow out this fall. shipmates that I had the oppor­ English workers resent too tunity to sail with during some much of this type of interference fine voyages with the SIU. and show their resentment by Thanks a million for sending me •means of labor's only weapon— the LOG. the strike. American labor will B. C. Blair, Jr. do the same. Atlanta, Georgia. SAME FATE The Taft-Hartley slave act is going to be just like that noble experiment of Prohibition. The 18th Amendment to our Con­ stitution took the saloon away from the corner and put it in ed an era of lawlessness and most American homes, and crcatviolence, until finally it was re­ pealed in its entirety. The repeal was the result of the lack of respect of the Ameri- LOG THE-- ^SMILING BOSUN' •'< • Dutchy Claims New York Gals Top The Crop To the Editor: Saw "Bull" Sheppard talking to Mike Rossi, the original "Smil­ ing Bosun," whom we now call the "bouncing bartender." He is firmly anchored at Miles Bar on 47th Street, New York. He still makes with that famous smile when one of his old shipmates heaves alongside. Incidentally, they have a gal there nafned Sonja who is as swell a person as the Sonja who owns the bar under the Philly Hall. Must be something in the name. Let's change all girls' names to Sonja. "Bull" claims there are some pretty girls in New Orleans, too. I've been on Bourbon Street, so if you New Orleans boys can produce any gals to compare with these New York chicks, I will come down and stand drinks for the house. A small house, that is, suh. Are you there, Keith Winsley? These New York girls are just Seafarer Mike Rossi, now referred to by his pals as the dying to mee you. Never let it be said that Keith Winsley stood "bouncing bartender," according to Dutchy Moore, is holding back and let a poor girl suffer. down a job in New York. He's mixing them up for the guys I don't believe Now Orleans who have one foot on the brass rail. can top these gals unless Dotty is back in town, and she don't count unless I can get a date. I'm staying at the Sherman Square on Broadway and 71st Street where the folks all meet. If you get here and I'm not beef led the entire formerly dis­ around just mention my name To the Editor: gusted crew to commend the of­ and you'll get^along. After reading the September ficials of Baltimore for a job well Dutchy Moore 5th issue of the SEAFAPiERS done. LOG, which included the ^letter Men can talk a lot, but action of Brother V. Perez blasting the means more to the membership Musician Keeps Tuned Baltimore Hall, I feel that it is of this union. I can say that with With Seafarers Log time to put forth a word in be­ all the charges that were against To the Editor: half of the Union officials here me and the rest of the crew, the My brother-in-law, a mem­ in Baltimore. Baltimore officials did a fine job. ber of the Musicians Union, Having just returned from a I feel that this brother should trip on the Joshua Slocum, South have looked into the matter fur­ asked me to request you to send Atlantic, aboard which we had ther before sounding off. We all him the SEAFARERS LOG. He more beefs than any ten ships, can blow our tops whenever we is a good Union man but his I wish to praise the manner in wish; that is our right, but in my work keeps him with the bosses which the beefs were handled book Baltimore is doing its best so much he doesn't have time to by the officials of the Baltimore for all members hitting that port. hear the workers' views. En­ closed is his address. Branch.. Michael Thornton M. Collins Their manner of settling the New Orleans, La. Baltimore Baltimore Doing Good Job, Replies Brother To Critic PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME Send Those Minutes Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. Hold those shipboard meet­ ings regularly, and send those minutes in as soon as possible. That's the SIU wayl Friday. September 19. 1947 A soon-lo-be-repeeted scene on fhe Great Lakes shows the SS George Ingalls, automobile carrier of the T. J. McCarthy Fleet, carrying a fresh batch of automobiles across Buffalo Har­ bor. Breaking its way through the ice floes, the Ingalls was one of the first to ply the Lakes after the ice broke last spring. Photo was submitted to the LOG by Great Lakes official Alex McLean. SS Newhall Hills Survivors Find Smoking Prohibitive This ship is up for sale, so if any of you brothers would like This is my first attempt at a dead end ship, here is a chance writing to the SEAFARERS to become a shipowner. LOG. Is there any chance of getting We have just received clip­ the LOG sent to us here in pings from the LOG, and it was good to read the articles about this ship, the Newhall Hills. ^POFF-PUFF) NOT There are only 13 of us left ^ BAD FOR % 1.25 on the ship, more or less one big happy family with more rank and file man than officers, so there isn't much room for beefs. After this ship was moored here the British customs put us on a dead ship status. This means that we can not purchase cigarettes from the slopchest anymore, .so if we want to smoke we have to buy our butts ashore. England? We- may be here for BUTTS AT PREMIUM some time and it is always nice The weeds they refer to as to know what is going on around cigarettes here cost 68 and 70 the ports. :ents a pack. Two weeks ago Well, this is all for the time the Kings Customs allowed each being. Hope you can send us man one cartoij from the slopthose LOGS. chest, at $5.37 duty per carton, Barney McNally plus the six bits they cost in Gravesend, Eng. the slopchest, making a total of $6.12 per carton. How's that for (Ed. Note: The LOGS you cheap smoking? requested are on their way.) To the Editor: �THE Friday, September 19, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifieen LOG m BIIUJETIN M/' 11 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. JOSEPH YONICK Contact Miss F. Juhiisuii, 1200 Fitzgerald Street, Phila. 48, Pa. J. 1 t FPANCIS PASCHANG Get ii touch with Messrs. Freediuan, Landy and Lorry, 1015 CliesLnut Street, Phila., Pa. This is in connection with the claim of Paul Tansky against the Lucius Q. C. Lamar. % % ERIC SHEEHY Write to your mother, Mrs. Alice ShcehjT td Castkmaine Street, Padd W 2, Brisbane, Aus­ tralia. XXX HUGH DAISEY McWILLIAMS Your si.st'jr reports that your mother is sick. Contact Miss Edith . McWilliams, 812 Pryor • Stieet, S.W., Atlanta, Ga. XXX THOMAS L. LESTER Contact your wife at the fol­ lowing address: Box 57, Worces­ ter, Mass. XXX RICHARD ASPLUND Get in touch with Bruno Zagorda at the SIU Hall in Phila­ delphia. 17 BATTERY PLACE, Lloyd Thomas MV FARALLON Donald Furr L33 Carl Appleov. Jr Willis Reed 11.20 Clifford Heudrick Saichi Kinoshita 1.60 Bradley J. Heydorn William Taylor 1.60 Clyde Parker Raymond Sly 5.87 Eugene Walter Clarence Hancock 9.07 Edmund Giza Gunnar Gundcrson 9.07 Trent Doscher 7.74 John Schulte Frank Carbone 9.34 Milton Walker Lloyd Fanum 9.34 Lloyd Tiiornas Afton Bush 9.87 Michael Hanson Carmen Immediate Vladislav Turlik 6.04 Richard Surmacz Cary Appleby, Jr. 13.60 Michael Motieska Richard Han.son .... 13.07 Russell Lee James Reynolds .... 5.60 John Hawkins .... 2.94 Wiley E. Parratt -. Bull Allen 3.20 Ricliard Motley William Belcher .. 4.54 Clarence Hancock Richard Kipp Carl Appleby, Jr. 2.40 Raymond Sly 37.98 Lloyd Fanum Johannes Lorents Russell Lee 51.44 Carmine Imrnediato Burl Allen 3.69 George Petroff William Belcher 4.32 Jack Mclndoe Thomas McBrayer — 35.15 Monte Blue .. Bernard E. Samuels 5.94 MV FIRE ISLAND Cecil Saunders 1.36 Berm.rd Turk Fi-ed Henderson 34.05 J. H. Asiiurt Wallace Kent 3.78 Royce C. Biene Henry L. Pruitt 7.85 Arnold Comeaux Arthur Grosham 7.85 Joe C. Arnold John Devcls 15.02 Cecil Garner • JAMES^ H. BLACK Homer Gilbert 1.75 William T. Cowart Please get in touch with G. E. Robert Page 44.70 Weaver RR No. 2, Green Ridge, Lester H. Bell James Stephenson 26.96 Vernon E. Jacobs Missouri, as soon as possible. Harold Barnes 2.16 Robert G. Huff Norman A. Powers 2.51 Thomas R. Moses Francisco Tirelli 11.34 Kerney A. Pugh Paul M. Lo Cicero 2.15 Lexie Tate ASHTABULA 1027 W?st Fifth St. Roland Squires 22.72 Phone 552:3 Robert J. Glover 14.87 Andrew N. Boney BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Frank Nowakoski Calvert 4539 Charles Moravec 18.00 James P. Ansbro BOSTON 276 State St. Philip Syrax 2.24 Homer O. Diamond Boudoin 4455 Cecil Williams 11.08 James E. Keyser BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 15.18 James E. Stewart Cleveland 7391 Aaron Jenkins 46.37 James W. Mclnnis CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Walter Connor * Superior 5175 Richard Pittman 33.30 Hugh T. Collins CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Robert Rosekraus 19.99 Melvin C. Foster Main 0147 17.17 Melvin J. Smyly DETROIT 1038 Third St. Joseph Woodington 13.26 Joseph J. Kemps Cadillac 6857 Fred Cook DULUTH B31 W. Michigan St. William T. Shaw 2.24 Joseph Kaplan Melrose 4110 Clifton Goodwin 23.45 Paul Beck GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd St. Alfred Healy 11.89 Raymond R. Pfeifer Phone 2-8448 David Arscott 5.52 John L. Morton HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 58777 John Burke 6.72 John J. Culeton JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Paul Magro 7.51 Douglas H. Sylvester Phone 5-5919 Robert B. Mitchell 5.22 Willie A. Raley, Jr MARCUS HOOK l>/i W. 8th St. Charles Potter 5.69 Thomas J. Hilburn Chester 5-3110 David Johnson 24.53 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Thomas O. Cain Phone 2-1754 Valand Copeland •. 20.79 William' Hawkins MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. James Reynolds 106.11 George Allen Burke NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Eugene Walter 8.44 Antonio Fazzio Magnolia 6112-6113 Clyde Parker ; 84.69 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Lewis L. Gill 7.33 Billy J. Williams HAnover 2-2784 John Schulte SIU HALLS NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. LOnibard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 S.\N JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Phone 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Garfield 2112 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 Isthmian Seamen On June 16. the wages of Isthmian seamen were in­ creased 11 3/10 per cent ef­ fective that date with no re­ troactive _^pay. Men sailing Isthmian did not receive the April six per cent increase with retroactive pay to Jan­ uary 1st won by the SIU from its operators. Thus men sailing Isthmian have no retroactive pay due them for the last wage in­ crease. Edwin E. Hancock Jack M. Sumerlin Jimmie Jackson Roy M. McCance Rease C. Lumpkin James D. Hicks George T. Brannon Jackson E. Rogers George M. Hamoek Felix M. Welch Je.ssie L. Painter Paul L. Painter John F. Elmquist Thomas E. Tucker John MeKenna W. W. Soderman Frank Bernzatt R. L. O'Dowd B. R. W. Guthrie .-. Salvatore Candela Joseph J. Kemp NEW YOPJv 5.26 4.27 Harold W.. Lawrence James H. Andrews 3.22 James B. Dixon 2.40 Mai-vin J. Blanton 2.58 2.40 Truman Solomon Gay ...... William Crimbic .. 6.34 Laurie P. Smith 2.40 Culbcr E. Stevens 6.79 1.34 Donald L. Sollie Truman S. Gay 9.07 '^ATilie E. Parrott 2.14 T,ouis B. Clyde 3.22 Ben H. Faulk . 3.47 James H. Andrew.s 63.64 3.4" Roy Lee Belz Henry L. Puritt 35.98 Kenneth A. Jaeger 2.67 Geor.ge A. Haase 31.17 13.0" Jo.seph Kaplan 13.0' George T. Brannon 24.35 i-k-ed McDonald Easter Pl.C" Paul Beck .. .. 34.25 j.Jarne.s D. Hicks 6.14 Raymond R. Pfeifer ,. 20.06 .40 ' Cliaries T. Donaldson Lloyd F. Walker ,. 8.17 2.40 Kenneth L. RickcLs Joh;i B. Ram bo ,. 2.14 l.GJ Jolrn A. H':)rfman Ferral McRancv 2.14 Au.-<tin G. Evans 2.20 Wilbur L. Smith . 3.50 Toiral .McRancy 2.0) Arthur F. Sabourin . . 3.66 1.60 '.urthur F. Si bourin Ted B. Lewis 4.39 |.John B. Ra:nbo .80 Albert .1. Tiioma.s . 14.55 Jihn T. iiic-k;-, 9.2) George M. Hamiooek . . 12.78 9.20 dOi'iiCKt E. Durden Joe C. Arnold . . 8.50 j Tiiomas E. Tuelccr 21.0! John W. Diuvan 9.30 Jor.eph J. Kemp 23.47 W. J. Marioneaux 8.91 Mu" Anderson 36.44 Edward Wicak . 5.20 iilal R. EliK 2.1.5 William L. L:r.vski . . 3.73 11.-i3 N. M. Hum William L. Mayficld . . . 34.54 William L. Law.ski 31.22 Ellis I!. Williams . 7.00 3.27 Robert W. Hrbert 11.81 1 Iireniy Co:; Wendell L. Lakewood . 14.93 1.92 Ralph H. Crego 4.23 34.54 5.95 J. H. Weaver 1.03 William L. ulovfield 33.14 5.95 Marion O. Salver 1.08 Ja.nres Lvnch . 14.93 10.43 Claude Simpson i.oa Frederick G. Madsen 2.34 30.43 Lloyd F. Walker .72 Edward Wicak . 30.79 Robert Hebert 46.54 Albert W. "Gatewood .... 3.23 . 34.54 44.05 J. A. Ferdensky 3.26 John W. Duncan . 16.33 W. J. Maricneau.x 2.10 Char!c:5 Jcffers ,3.7.3 1( George T. Swoder 51.14 85.30 James R. Bright .3.73 i 5.14 33.45 F)-ank Bernzatt 39 0 )! Lowe Worrsl M. J. Delaney 9.24 G.05 B. R. W. Guthrie 6.72 7.00 2.13 John P. Stanford 7.00 i George L. Seymour' 1 David B. Scb.aufler 26.60 22.20 Andrew T. McDonald . 15.49 ] 3.26 8.56 ' Currie W. Harges 8.87 James Marshall Preston R. Ttiompson 3.73 9.62 John McKenna .94 31.01 4.80 Kenneth W. Spiers 28.94 Peter J. Pa.sinosky Dominick Gonzalez 3.26 25.32 James S. Kizcr 7.12 21.50 Irwin L. Benefield 3.35 10.64 Hugh Vogt 2.26 1 31.72 Jean Batiste Saucier 1.95 i 25.70 William L. Donald 2.02 CHARLES 0. LEE 19.17 Willie J. Squires 2.34 Get in touch with R. F. Weav36.66 Charles F. Ward 1.18 er. Paymaster. Overtakes Freight 29.26 Thomas J. Winey 9.9.9 Corpo'-ation, 19 Rector Street, 89.97 Albert R. D. Shull 8.80 New York City. 30.31 3.85 3.85 33.77 33.68 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 29.20 farers International Union is available to all members who wish 7.67 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 2.94 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have 5.55 I the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at'every 8.18 " SIU branch for this pm-pose. 12.61 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 12.90 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the 34.36 LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS 22.07 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. . . 10.80 18.79 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 10.82 ^ 20.43 To the Editor: 20.37 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 73.85 2.50 iddress below: 2.32 83.84 Name 79.04 3.07 Street Address 5.34 i54 City ^ State. 4.54 4.54 Signed 4.54 4.54 Book No. 7.74 22.67 3.73 5.93 6.73 1.87 34.54 34.54 19.14 10.74 32.66 2.34 13.07 29.84 3.20 5.60 2.34 .91 1.40 14.74 23.31 16.19 23.61 25.11 .94 10.97 3,27 NOTICE! Notice To All SIU Members �n-- .-..-v; 'T' Page Sixieea THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 19, 1947 r ; 'S- I _ I SeAFAReRS INTfRNATIONAL UNION OFN.A. • A.F. L. I I -J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 19, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 38 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS AID CIO UNION TO STOP SCABS AFL COUNCIL REFUSES TO SIGN NO -COMMIE OATH;NLRB STYMIED SPIRALING COSTS CUT WORKERS'PAY HURON NEGOTIATIONS NEARING COMPLETION SEAFARERS SETS ALCOA PORT STEWARD STRAIGHT ON CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS EVEN AS AS A YOUNGSTER,TAFT WAS CONSIDERED JUST A POLITICIAN AFL MARITIME UNIONS PROVE IT AGAIN PHILY LOCATES A NEW BUILDING RESOULTION GOES BEFORE PORTS DONT PILE OFF BECAUSE OF A BEEF ,PRESS IT THROUGHTUNION-AND WIN CREW LEARN NOT TO PAYOFF WITHOUT PATROLMAN GRAIN SHIPMENTS ARE EXPCTED YP BOOST GREAT LAKES SHIPPING BUCKO SKIPPER HEADER FOR WATERMAN,S DRYDOCK CURRAN TAKES COMMIE ISSUE TO NEW ORLEANS NMU BALTMORE SHOWS REAL SOLIDARITY,AIDS STRIKING SHIPYARD WORKERS ISTHMIAN REPLACEMENTS HELP SHIPPING IN BOSTON AFL COUNCILREFUSES TO SIGN NON COMMIE OATH;NLRB STYMIED SIU HELPAS CIO SHIPBUILDERS STOP SCABS SEAFARER'S MUSICAL CAREER LAUCHED BY GIFTED STRINGED GIFT CREW WANTS MED CARE PROBE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/19/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4dec9cdd3b5c68da7f4be2a0cf80ef71.PDF 08baf1fe988c662d256beef0a1c5b898 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1947 Living Costs Go Up As Food Prices Rise WASHINGTON, D. C. — The American Federation of Labor launched a vigorous campaign against the rising cost of living as reports from all over the na­ tion indicated that prices are soaring to new high levels. one-half the corn crop will be in danger, Krey said. He forcast a drop in meat pro­ duction this year, "at a time when th^re is more'need and de­ mand for meat than ever before. Meanwhile the' Agriculture De­ partment tbld the world that farmers this year have averaged about 42 cents a dozen for,eggs, the highest price in history and about 7 cents above last year's ^rice. AFL President William Green directed a letter to the local AFL affiliates in all cities and towns in which the Senate-House Com­ mittee on the Economic Report is preparing to hold hearings on the prices of consumer goods, Although egg production is urging the local groups to flood the committee with evidence of higher than a year ago, prices exorbitant prices now gouging are expected to remain high be­ cause of the shortage of red the consumer. meat, the department said. Opinion of experts revealed GREATEST PROBLEM that the cost of living is due to go up rather than down, as the Mr. Green, in his letter to all profit-hungry interests boosted local AFL groups, urged them to prices to maintain or increase present to the congressional com­ their record take. mittee the facts of the present In produce markets, dealers price situation "in their true confidently predict retail prices light." He said: of $1 a pound of butter and .$1 "The continually rising prices a dozen for eggs. of the necessities of life is the single most important problem NEW HIGHS confronting America today. In Chicago, prices of corn and "Government figures, which oats hit new highs for the second can only partially measure the consecutive day, while wheat ad­ rise in the cost of living, show vanced several cents a bushel to that the prices of products pur­ a- new peak for this time of year, chased by an average family hit at the height of the harvest. a new high during the month of The Bureau of Labor Statis­ June, when they were 56 percent tics reported an increase in the higher than in January, 1941. wholesale price index for 900 "Food and clothing, which re­ commodities' for the ninth straight quire the bulk of the average week. The index now stands at worker's wage, rose in price 95 a level 20.1 percent above a year and 84 percent, respectively. Pre­ ago. liminary figures for July and The jump in corn price was August are even higher. blamed upon more bad weather "The first session of the 80th reported from the corn belt. On Congress closed its eyes to this top of this came the warning continually rising cost of living. from John F. Krey, chairman of Its only action was to authorize the American Meat Institute, the present investigation of the that the corn crop may be dam­ high cost of living. aged further by frosts. "Labor should take advantage If frost comes at the average of the opportunity to present the time this year, from one-third to facts in their true light." Send Fix Every candidate for office in the A&G election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st. must submit with his qualifications a passport pic­ ture of himself and a short biography of no more than 100 words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer. Sea­ farers International Union. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. m&P Asks Pact Changes V New contract negotiations be­ tween the National Organization of Masters, MStes, and Pilots, got underway last week when the MM&P presented the Ameiican Merchant Marine Institute with demands which incjude wage increases for Masters and Mates, an extra $12.50 monthly for Captains required by the company to wear uniforms, and continuation of the practice of carrying Pursers where such personnel have been carried since 1942. Certain points in the old mast­ er agreement have been deleted or modified. All of the changes are being pi-oposed only after careful study by the Negotiating Committee, and were, in the main,, suggested by working Deck Officers. MM&P members, sailing as officers on coal-carrying ships, recently won a 5 percent wage increase, plus improved over­ time pay for work performed on holidays at sea. This new agreement «»xpires September 30, 1948. MC Aids Other Rations: Waterman WASHINGTON—Charges that the" Maritime Commission helps competition of foreign companies by insisting on subsidizing American flag vessels was voic­ ed this week by the general council for the Waterman Steam­ ship Company when he stated, "We can hold our own against our foreign competitors, but it's much more difficult to hold our own against them and the Mari­ time Commission." Further, the statement charged, that the commision, during the ten years of its ejfistence, "has not made one single recommen­ dation to Congress designed to encourage the o p e r a t i o n •' of steamships in the foreign trade without an operating subsidy." This policy, the company con­ cluded, has placed handicaps in the way of ship operators who were seeking to develop an American merchant marine with­ out Government aid. Waterman, which is a nonsubsidized company, leveled its blistering charges against the MC because of the commission's proposal to subsidize ships oper­ ating routes now being ade­ quately served by privately-own­ ed, non-subsidized A m e ri can shipping lines. The company is already invol­ ved in one beef with the Gov­ ernment, with a suit pending charging the commission with "evasio"n and circumvention" of the 1946 Ship Sales Act in chart­ ering Government-owned ships to the Black Diamond Company for operations against Watermanowned vessels in the New YorkAntwerp-Rotterdam service. No. 37 37 Union Posts Are To Be Filled in SlU Election Nominations for 1948 officials for the Atlantic and Gulf District were officially opened at the regu­ lar membership meetings on Wednesday, Septem­ ber 10, with the adoption of a resolution in all Ports calling for an election by regular referendum bal­ lot in accordance with Constitution. (The resolu­ tion appears on page 3.) Appearing on the ballot will be 37 posts to be filled. Twelve Port Agents, 21 Patrolmen, one Secretary-Treasurer, and three Assistant Secretary - Treasurers are to be selected. The creation of two additional Assistant Secretary - Treasurer posts was voted as part of the resolution calling for the election. These new officials will carry out certain duties which have been previously assigned to ap­ pointed officers. These duties include contract negotiations, organization, port committee, special representative, and special services and-welfare. Qualifications for these posi­ tions are the same as for the job of Port Agent. (Qualifications for elective office in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. Atlantic and Gulf District, appear on page 3.) MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL As in previous years, the res­ olution empowers the SecretaryTreasurer to open additional of­ fices, if necessary, and to staff them, subject to the approval of the membership. In the last election, 38 posts were contested for, but tighten­ ing up of the Union apparatus, in line with the recommendations of the Agents' Conference, lop­ ped off a few jobs. At the same time, however, service to the membership has been maintained at a high level. ,In addition to» the customary requirements for office, each Ship Isthmian On September 22 the Un­ ion's Negotiating Committee will commence meetings with Isthmian regarding working and general rules. There's bound to be trouble since Isthmian likes to set its own rules. So. back up the Negotiating Committee by sailing Isthmian, and the Committee will be in better position to press its demands. is directed by the resolution to furnish a passport picture of himself, taken as recently as possible, plus a state­ ment of not more than 100 words, giving a brief resume of the candidate's Union record and history. These pictures and statements will be carried in the LOG after nominations have been closed, and will serve to familiarize the membership with the men running for office. Various members of the Unioin stressed the need for outstanding candidates being nominated for office for the year 1948. "In the next year," they said, "this Union, like many others, faces many attacks. It will take a solid, militant membership, with sincere leaders, to hold on to the gains we have made so far." Storm Halts Seafarers In Mobile Area A tropical storm, which lashed at the Gulf Coast early this week, caused difficulties to mem­ bers of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union in two quarters. The SlU-manned 'Waterman vessel SS Raphael Semmes was one of two freighters which ran aground in Mobile Bay at the height of the storm's fury. She was refloated, however, after several hours of work in which three tugs participated. At Bayou La Batre, on the Alabama Gulf Coast, the 600boat fishing fleet, which operates from that point, was kept idle as high winds and heavy rains in the area rendered the waters extremely dangerous. The 1,400 fishermen who man Bayou La Batre's fishing boats are all members of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, which affil­ iated with the SIU last July. Damages resulting from the storm in the Mobile area were slight. �THE Page Tw:o SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 12, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG PublisJjed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Sccy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Stay On The Job Additions to the list of companies under contract with the Seafarers International Union arc being made with ever-increasing frequency. Thanks to the wellplanned strategy and efficiency of the organizational de­ partment and the cooperation of a union-conscious mem­ bership, this is a decidedly healthy sign. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. It is evidence of the fact that the SIU is sound and that it is amply endowed with a vigorous membership which enables it to thrive and grow. But along with<the many fruits which come to the membership as the organization expands its contractual relationships, there is an increasing responsibility that must be accepted and shared by each individual Seafarer. The Union is being called upon to supply more and moie manpower to operate the ships under contract. The job is a complicated and difficult one. Furthermore, it is essential that the Union fulfill its contractual obligations if it is to maintain the record gains it has won consistently N. in negotiations with the operators. There is only one sound, sure way this end can be served. And that is for every man to^take the jobs off the board as they appear and then to stay on the job once he, is dispatched to the ship. If a man keeps rejecting assigiiments, the number of jobs waiting to be filled grows by leaps and bounds while, at the same ^time, the man­ power is being needlessly piled up on the beach. It is in a situation such as this that it becomes neces­ sary to take in men from the outside to fill the gaps—a last resort which is always wholly undesirable because of the ultimate effect on the job problem when shipping declines. It leads to an overloading of the membership and conse­ quently winds up in fewer and fewer jobs for all hands. It is highly important, therefore, that every member bear in mind that the position of his Union and his own job security is jeopardized when he unreasonably shuns a job assignment. Take the jobs as they come up and stay on them! You'll be helping to insure your own future security by acting in a responsible Union manner. Staten Island Hospital These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ' C. C. MOSS JOSEPH DENNIS D. TULL L. GROVER J. SILLAK C. MACON 4 4 4 BOB WRIGHT BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. JOHN MAGUIRE R. H. COOTE CHARLES BURNEY G. A. MASON J. J. O'NEAL B. J. WILLIAMS E. L. WANDRIE J. FURDILLA E. M. LOOPER J. JUUHIWA D. G. PARKER C. ALEXANDRIS LEROY CLARKE J. W. TAYLOR J. ZANADIL F. R. O'BRINE D. P. KORALIA L. PAINTER WILLIAM MOORE J. D. OTTO L. COOPER MAX FINGERHUT REUBEN VANCE W. VAUGHAN 4 t t W. T. ROSS NEPONSET HOSPITAL M. J. LUCAS L. CLARK 'E. FREMSTAD J. S. CAMPBELL 4 4 4 E. FERRER STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. R. HANCHEY J. A. DYKES C. LARSEN F. CHRISTNER L. L. LEWIS W. SATTERFIELD J. R. LEWIS P. GELPI R. A. BLAKE F. ZOLLER L. TORRES T. COMPTON C. SCHUL-rZ W. R. HALL J. HAMILTON A. SWENSON H. BELCHER J. J. RATH J. T. EDWARDS M. EVANDSICH ' L. BALLESTERO PAT BAKER (SUP) J. M. MARTINEZ J. HOUSTON E. P. O'BRIEN J. S. MOLINI T. J. KURKI F. J. SCHUTZ J. P. MCNEELY E. DRIGGERS I. WHITNEY 4 4 4 GALVESTON MARINE HOSP, W. BENDLE G. E. LEE A. BELANGER A. V. O'DANJELS R. S. SINGLETARY 4 4 4 BRIGHTON HOSPITAL R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARTZ E. LESSOR E. JOHNSTON J. TEN EYCK D. BOYCK R. GREENWOOD E. OVERTURE (SUP) 4 4 4 BUFFALO MARINE HOSP. SIDNEY CUNNINGHAM Men Now In The Marine Hospitals I •'. Ail; i J �'>'I7577^ft7/*''^'^7r^'T7r2r!*f•^'' ^-- •' Friday, September 12. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Resolution On SIU Election Officially launching "the 1947 General Election for officials in the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District," a resolution .specifying The Headquarter.s and various Port positions to be filled by referendum ballot was adopted by the membership at the Sept. 10 regular meetings in all ports. The resolution, which by custom is introduced annually to determine the elective posts that will appear on the ballot in addition to those provided for by the Union Constitution follows: By PAUL HALL WHEREAS: It is customary for the Union to determine annually by resolution what elective offices should be placed on the ballot at each annual election over and above those provided for in the constitution, and WHEREAS: It has been necessary over the past year to close what were formerly SIU ports, notably in the Texas area, and WHEREAS: Since the first of this year Headquarters has taken a more active part in the affairs of the Union than previously y.'hich necessitates a larger elective staff in the Headquarters offices, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the following ports shall be filled by regular referendum Ballot in the 1947 General Election for Officials in the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That if, during the year, it becomes necessary to open additional offices the staffing of such offices be left to the discretion of the Secretary-Treasurer, subject to the approval of the membership and be it finally Always on the lookout for some justification for their stiff front, the operators are constantly making the cry that they want to do business with "reliable" people. As far as that goes everybody wants to do business with re­ liable people. But the hitch is in the operators' definition of "re­ liability." In their book, a "reliable" union is one that will do the company's bidding and loaves its membership holding an empty bag. That was the kind of "reliability" practiced by the National Maritime Unon during the war, when it bleated its well-known "reading, writing and no striking" slogan, arid worked in close cooperation with the Coast Guard, WSA, RMO and countless other government agencies. It was the kind of j-eliability which had the operators licking their chops but which had the NMU member­ ship licking the wounds inflicted on them_ as the result of their union's policy. "Reliable," too, are company unions with their employer-dic­ HEADQUARTERS tated "yellow dog" conlraqts. In fact, any union whose policies BALTIMORE MOBILE are controlled or influenced by the employer and whose membership 1 Secretary-Treasurer Agent 1 Agent has no representation, and thus has no union at all, is "reliable" in 3 Assistant Secretary-Treas. Deck Patrolman 1 Deck Patrolman BOSTON the operators' lopsided ledger. Engine Patrolman I Engine Patrolman 1 Agent Steward Patiolman 1 Steward Patrolman The "Unreliable" SIU 1 Joint Patrolman NEW ORLEANS NORFOLK NEW YORK Agent Thus it comes easy to understand why the shipowners consider 1 Agent Deck Patrolman the Seafarers International Union as one of the "unreliable" unions 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman 2 Deck Patrolmen Engine Patrolman —unreliable because of its use of economic action, because of its SAVANNAH 2 Engine Patrolmen ' Steward Patrolman ability to catch them with their pants down, and to strike hard and 1 Agent 2 Steward Patrolmen GALVESTON win quickly when it means advancing the status of its membership. JACKSONVILLE 1 Joint Patrolman Agent It is true that this reputation has made expansion doubly tough 1 Agent PHILADELPHIA Joint Patrolmen for the Seafarers but at the same time it has produced definite as­ TAMPA 1 Agent SAN JUAN sets for the organization. It has enabled us to effect quicker vic­ 1 Agent Agent 1 Patrolman tories, with better results. And, above all, has made the day-to-day settling of beefs an easy matter compared to the rigmarole, red tape, RESOLVED: That in addition to the regular Constitutional Requirements, each can­ "port committees," and endless confabs in which other maritime didate for office shall furnish with his acceptance for office a regulation pass­ unons find themselves constantly entangled. port picture of recent taking as well as a statement of not more than 100 words, A clear example of the effectiveness of the Seafarers policy in giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and state­ this respect is pointed up in the several bargaining elections re­ ment to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to commencement of voting. This cently won by the SIU. In negotiating the contracts we were told that our reputation was one of "unreliability" (from the shipowners is to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familiarize the point of view) when it came to settling beefs. membership with the names, faces and records of all candidates for office. "We understand you people tie up ships to settle beefs," the PAUL HALL- -190 J. ALGINA—1320 operators told our committee. * J. P. SHULER- -101 The answer they received was brief, but straight from the ROBT. A. MATTHEWS—U4 shoulder: Two Sides To Every Beef "Hell, yes, we tie up ships to settle beefs—but only after all other means have failed. The Seafarers observes its contracts but by the same token it expects the operators to do likewise." In the light of this philosophy on the part of the shipowners, it might just as well be stated here and now that the Seafarers, and all other unions too, must step up vigilance. Shipowners will have to be watched closer than ever before. Right now they are building up, and stowing away for a war chest to break out when shipping starts to decline. They will attempt to get away with anything and everything they can in their search for a weak spot in the Union's protective armor. The current internal struggle in the NMU has caused some of its contracted operatoi's, who up to now were satisfied with that organization's "reliability," to become pretty unhappy and leery over the possibility of getting sandwiched in between the warring fac­ tions. They have stated, in effect, that "it's too bad the SIU is not "reliable" or we might be able to do business with them." The Definitions Are A Bit Different To them, and to any shipowner, who think we would fall in line with any of their inner office proposals, we say: "Hell no. We're not reliable, nor will we ever be reliable in the sense you people^mean it." Our function as a trade union of merchant seamen, who are fighting to maintain and increase the standards now enjoyed after years of struggle, is to protect our membership. Every tactic employed every policy formulated is dedicated to that end. Results have proven that the Seafarers policy of settling beefs at the point of production is correct. It has resulted in a smaller SIU but a solid outfit with a reputation for accomplishment second to none. We settled our beefs the hard way when other unions were pogey bait for the shipowners and handshakers with the Washington bureaucrats. This reputation for hard-hitting effectiveness has placed the Seafai-ers in a most favorable position for an all-out drive in mari­ time. It appears that the question of a union's "reliability" is some­ thing to be determined by its gains for the membership rather than from the angle of how much it will jump at a nod from the ship­ owners. Port Houston To Expand Facilities By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — It looks like the Port of Houston will really be in the big-time soon. The voters there have approved an additional bond issue and cleared the way for a $9,000,000 expan­ sion program. Within a few years, the port will have seven new modern deep-water wharves, and a new export bulk handling plant which will be able to keep traf­ fic moving. The bulk plant will be able to unload at least 40 railroad cars per hour. Qualifications For Office Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: (a) Thai he be? a citizen of the United States. (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately prior to date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ sels in unlicensed capacity. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. (e) That he be an active and full book member and show four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­ ply to officials and other office holders working for the Union during current year for period of four months or longer. Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, naming the particular office and submitting the necessary proof of qualification as listed above. The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer must be in his office not later than Oct. 15, 1947, when nomina­ tions will be closed. What is the best news for us, however, is that the building program will bring to 80 the number of ship berths in the" port. No longer will ships have to anchor twenty-five miles away to await a dock in Houston. Widening and strengthening of the channel, installation of radar and other communication facil­ ities, and other improvements will also make it possible for the ships to operate safely over the channel at night, in bad weather, and during times of poor visibil­ ity. Shipping remains good in this port, as always, and we have the same shortage of rated men. Here's the same old invitation— any man who wants to ship out soon can make a scow hei'e with­ out any trouble. Payoffs and sign-ons go on as usual, and any beefs are set­ tled before the men leave the ship. That way prevents a piling up of grievances and gives the men the type of representation they want and are entitled to. As far as organizing is con­ cerned, Johnny Ward is con­ tacting Cities Service tankers, and he says that the men really want SIU representation. After the success of the Isthmian cam­ paign, anything is possible, and Cities Service may be SIU be­ fore very long. �THE Page Fotit LCA Forced To Grant Wages To Match SlU By RUSSELL SMITH SEAFARERS Friday, Sepiember 12, 1947 LOG i Who pays for this slick LSU DETROIT—In a move of des­ peration to forestall organiza­ propaganda? By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer Certainly, the dues from 22 tional gains of the SIU Great rules that are below the standard. As fast as suitable buildings Lakes District, LCA operators Cleveland-Cliffs ships don't pay Membership The Negotiating Committee for can be found at reasonable prices boosted wages to a par with SIU for this high-powered literature! There are many men now the Union will meet with the they will be purchased in other contracts as of September 1. In Why, the SIU has dozens of let­ sailing on permits who have had American Eastern Steamship ports. It should not be too long one or two of the classifications, ters on file from the Clevelandthem for over a period of eigh­ Company tomorrow to continue before the Seafarers InternaCliffs ships. the LCA rates tops those of the These letters openly state that teen (18) months. At the present negotiations for general and toinal Union of North America SIU bj' one or two cents. the senders want no part of the time there are not enough Book­ working rules. has its own building in every After the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ phony LSU, and that only a men to man our contracted ships. The agreement with the Cal- key port. trict cracked the forty-hour week Isthmian Steamship Company mar Steamship Company has not on the sandboats. Midland, small of the men on Cliffs ships actually belong to this so-called has just signed up with the been completed as yet. We Haas-Vikko-Langham Browning, McCarthy and others, union! closed shop agreement, which should be able to put them be­ the big-hearted LCA operators The membership went on rec­ In spite of their apparent pov­ means about 3,500 more jobs fore the membership for rati­ came through with their last ord at the last regular meeting erty, who pays the salary of the than we had before we secured fication at the next i-egular minute increases. to make a contribution to this LSU shoreside lawyer-represen­ the shipping on Isthmian ships. meeting. This year, as in former years, fund, and empowered the Audit­ tative, Meyer Cook? There have been several other the SIU has spearheaded the fight ing Committee to determine the Building's small companies that signed up WHY NOT for gains on the Great Lakes. amount to be donated. The Aud­ The membership went on rec­ iting Committee recommended Then, in a psychological move to Lakes seamen are saying, "Why which are being crewed from offset SIU increases, the open wait for the LCA to grant in­ the Union Hall. Therefore, it is ord at the last regular meeting that the Seafarers International shop owners of the LCA get big- creases after the SIU has fought recommended that books he to buy a HaU in the port of Union donate $2,500 to the fund hearted and come across with for these gains? Why not join opened for new members begin­ Mobile. A check amounting to and that it be taken from the these raises. What's their mo­ the SIU, and under the banner ning September 25th, and that $37,000 is being sent to the Port Strike and Organization Funds. of the Seafarers win our own the quota be governed by the of Mobile which will complete A ^heck of $2,500 has been con­ tive? That's easy to see. The SIU contracts bringing us the best Headquarters office, subject to the transaction and, by the next tributed by the Union. has already made sweeping or­ wages and conditions on the the approval of the membership. regular meeting, we will own Individual members wishing ganizational gains in the past Lakes. We're not freeloaders! Permitmen making application a building in that port. to make contributions should There has been quite a bit of send same directly to: year on the Lakes. First came We want to be a part of the pace- for probationary membership: favorable comment on the buy­ setting Great Lakes Seafarers!" the seven Midland ships last Fall. (1) Must be of a rating above Haas-Vikko-Langham ing of this Hall, inasmuch as the Despite the fact that LCA in­ Then, the two Huron ships this that of Ordinary Seamen, Post Office Box 31 Union has been pushed around Spring, and the four Wyandotte creases have only been in effect Wiper or Messman. Baltimore, Md. , since September 1, many repox'ts ships this Summer. (2) Must have held a tripcard from barn to barn in that port No contributions should be giv­ At the present time, the SIU are reaching SIU offices about or permit for at least eigh­ for a long time. This will make the fifth building that we own en to any Union official for this has seven pending petitions for Lakes seamen being ordered to teen (18) months or more. now. fund. elections before the NLRB. Taft- do all kinds 'of unnecessary work (3) Must have at least one (1) Hartley red tape has delayed on Saturdays and Sundays. year's seatime on permit. They are told, "You are al­ elections on the Hanna fleet (1.3 (4) Must have a clearance from ships). Kinsman (5 ships), ready receiving premium pay for the general strike. week ends. Now, j'uu'll have to Schneider (2 ships), Wilson (12 do any kind of job you're told to All applications to be acted on ships), Shenango (3 ships), Tomdo even if it is Saturday or Sun­ by a committee in Headquarters linson (11 ships), and Nicholson day." office. (Ecorse—1 ship). Yes, the kind and spendthrift STRONG FOR SIU The fur started flying thick Young was chairman, and in reElections shipowners granted these in­ Despite these delays, men on creases. nd fast around the New York turn for his whitewash, the com­ Now they want to The voting for the officers for Headquarters of the National these ships as well as on other squeeze it out of the unorganized munists backed him to replace the year 1948 will begin Novem­ Lakes fleets not as yet petitioned Lakes seamen, drop by drop. Maritime Union when five anti- Stack. ber 1st and end December 31st. communists were appointed to are overwhelmingly for the SIU. There's only one protection. SMART PLAY Any man wishing to norriinate the Trial Committee which will In fact, many of them have taken That is to join the SIU Great This time Curran played his himself for office can do so by advantage of the SIU's open Lakes District today; vote SIU hear charges aginst R. J. Sulli­ cards much better. Only four submitting the proper qualifica­ books in the Great Lakes District when your ship votes; and win van, New Orleans Port Agent, members of the National Office tions to the Committee on Cred­ and have joined up. and Harry Alexander, Port Pa­ an SIU contract with job security, were present when the new Trial entials at Headquarters office. This strong SIU sentiment on seniority protection, union rep­ trolman. Committee was brought up, and the Lakes is one of the things resentation, and the best damn The committee issuing the The charges against these ofthat have the open shop ship-i wages and conditions on the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a ficals were brought by Secre­ even though red-tinged ViceHoward McKenzie owners so worried. list of the required qualifications tary Ferdinand C. Smith, and President Lakes! voted against Curran, Treasurer One important fact to remem­ Don't be taken in by those for application for office until Vice-President Chester Young, Hedley Stone and Vice-President ber is that the LCA does not hourly rate figures. It's the October 15, 1947. All credentials after an investigation by Young Lawrenson carried their slate to want a strong union like the SIU monthly take-home pay that must be in by October 15th, 1947. which has been termed by the victory. on the Great Lakes to protect counts. SIU contracts with SIU A resolution will be presented at anti-commies in the union "a It is expected that the commies the rights of the Lakes seamen conditions mean that you get tonight's meeting which, if car­ frame-up for Sullivan and Alex­ will attempt to overthrow the and fight continuously for the paid time-and-one-half in addi­ ried, will determine the offices ander." new committee. Failing that, the many needed improvements. ^ tion to your regular pay for any that go on the ballot. Both Sullivan and Alexander dispute will most certainly hit That costs money—big money— job classified as a penalty job. As per the constitution, nom­ have allied themselves with the deck'"at the NMU Convention and these profit-hungry shipown­ Open shop LCA ships don't inations will be opened at each ers grasp at any straw in an at­ know what penalty pay for pen­ Branch meeting tonight, and NMU President Curran in his beginning in New York on Sep­ attempts to rid the NMU of com­ tember 22. tempt to offset the many SIU alty work means! also at the regular branch meet­ munist domination. The members of the Trial Com­ gains. Sign an SIU pledge card now. ings on September 24th and a •When Curran successfully mittee appointed so far are Rob­ These indivduals have tried When your ship votes, be sure to resolution will be presented at every trick in the book, and even register your vote for an SIU tonight's meeting in each branch. ousted former Vice-President Joe ert Crawford, Charles Monroe, Stack, the commies were able to Neal Hanley, David Drummond, invented a few new ones. Desper­ contract and SIU conditions. appoint three of the five Trial and Wallace Walker, all antiate open shop operators will stop That's the only way to throw N'egotiations Committee members. Chester communists. at nothing to prevent the Lakes off the chains of LCA slavery! The Negotiating Committee seamen from choosing the SIU for the Union will meet with the as their union. Isthmian Steamship Company on Take a look at the record, just September 22nd to begin negot­ recently. Poison pen letters have iating on the general and work­ been circulated. Filthy, lying The complete fight to get The membership of Ihe Seafarers Internalional Union has ing rules. and "anonymous" propaganda Isthmian signed to an SIU consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be has been sent through the mails, The Isthmian working rules contract is not yet over. We good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear and showered around the Lakes are still in existence and will won the major part of the in large quantities. Who is pay­ remain so until such time as the such as coffbe percolators, linens,, etc., which are placed aboard battle when we got them to ing for this nazi-type propaganda? negotiations have been complet­ SIU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above agree to the Union Hiring A certain moribund and dying ed. There is no doubt that the all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates* welfare. Hall and Rotary Shipping, outfit known as the Lake Sailors Negotiating Committee will run but the working rulds still Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there Union unaffiliated (LSU) sud­ into quite a bit of trouble, in­ have to be negotiated. by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullydenly becomes rich enough to asmuch as the Isthmian Steam­ fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to So, when Isthmian jobs mail slick propaganda to every ship Company has always dic­ provide decent conditions for the membership while'out at sea. appear on the board, be sure unorganized ship on the Lakes. tated its policy to employees to accept them. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL Even though the envelopes aboard their ships. The more Seafarers on the HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual bore the LSU name, they were However, the Union has been ships, the better the work­ for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ distributed to the crewmembers, able to beat the Isthmian Steam­ ing rules will be. Do your fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken unlike SIU material which is ship Company on all issues up part. repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. often destroyed before the sea­ to now, and has no intention of men can read it! settling for general or working Curran Pulls Sleeper Play In Battle For Power In NMU Ship Isthmian Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union �Friday. September 12. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five. Marymar Was Hungry Ship—^Not Now ^ALMAR Steamship Company, the only company contracted to the SIU which has not extended its agreement, ran headlong into Union solidarity last week aboard the SS Marymar. The ship loaded lumber on the West Coast and came east to discharge cargo in the Port of New •York. Not more than a few days out, the problems started. Between the overbearing actions of the First Mate, and the undersufficiency of food, there was plenty to gripe about. The First had a very warm feeling for the com­ pany—so warm in fact that he leaned over back­ ward to prevent overtime being claimed. The Car­ penter, making soundings on Sunday, was only credited with one half hour OT in the morning, and the same amount of time in the PM. This is only one example. But it was the food situation that really carried a full head of steam. At no time during the entire trip were food stores on a par with those carried on other SlU-contracted ships. It was not until the Marymar made New York that the men had a square meal, and they had to go ashore to get a real feed. THE CUPBOARD WAS BARE On the day the ship docked, all that remained in the ice-box was a forlorn ox-tail and a roll of bo­ logna, and those two items had been the only occu­ pants of the ice-box for quite a few days. Under the leadership of the three Delegates, Dusty Rhoades, Deck, Steve Stevens, Stewards, and iThomas Waller, Engine, the crew registered a pro­ test with the company. A delegation also came up to the New York Hall to speak their piece to the Port Officials. Soon after that, the crew got action. Early Sat­ urday, September 6, the day after the ship docked, a LOG reporter went down to the ship with SIU Pa­ trolman Jerry Lichtman and MM&P Patrolman Louis Fischman. By that time the larder had been .well stocked, and the company had promised to see to it that the same thing didn't occur again. As for the Mate, a talk with his Patrolman and the SIU representative showed him the error of his ways, and there is no doubt that he will live up to the letter of the SIU contract from now on in. Altogether a fine victory for the SIU, and the militant crew of the Marymar. Here's a picture of the ice-box the day after the company was warned to get supplies on board ship. Members of the crew said they were sorry the photographer hadn't gotten there a day sooner so that he could have taken a. picture of the lone ox-tail that had the entire box to itself. These men changed the Marymar from a hun ;ry ship into a good feeding ship. During Ihe course of a two months trip, the company, Caltnar, sent very little solid eating to the vessel, and the crew subsisted on the sort of vittles that were the sailors lot 25 years ego. But when the Marymar hit New York, these men went into ac ion, and a full pantry v/es supplied. Left to right. Jack Greenhaw; Steve Stevens. Stewards Delega'e; Dusty Rhoades, Deck Delegate; Pete Zagraniczny, and Thomas Carbines. Engine Delegate Thomas Waller was not present for the picture. The Stewards Department knew what to do with food—when they had any to cook. But Calmar kept the ship hungry and the Steward became tired looking at the same ox-tail hanging up in the ice-box. Left to right, B. L. Hamm, Steward; W. Vickers, First Cook; and C. H. Stevenson, Sec­ ond Cook. There was plenty on the menu the day the LOG photographer came down to the Marymar to take pictures, but previously the crew had to live on very little. It shows that crew action, back- ' ed up by a militant Union, can gain decent .conditions even from a hard-hearted company liko I Calmar. �TEE SEAFARERS Page Six LOG Friday, September 12, 1947 Taft-Hartley Act Will Harai Capital, As Well As Trade Unions By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — I see by to $1.00 per-pound, eggs to $1.00 the newspapers that a well- a dozen, and that meat would known Florida legislator has • rise even higher than it is now. come out flatly for the repeal of, During the war these prices prethe Taft-Hartley Law. This is' vailed but wages and overtime really something because the ^ amounted to a sizeable sum each legislator in question comes from week. a state that has on its statute [ Now, however, wages are book many laws unfriendly to about half what they were for Silence this week from the the average worker, so if foods the labor movement. Branch Agents of the follow­ The Senator goes on to state are going to be priced at war­ ing ports: that the T-H Act is vicious and time levels and wages are cut is intended to destroy organized: in half, where does labor come CLEVELAND labor, and that if this feat is off in this deal. DULUTH accomplished our entire internal I wonder whether the news­ structure may crumble. JACKSONVILLE papers will see this injustice and In the opinion of this writer play it up, or will they further MOBILE we must have labor if the cap­ spank labor for going on strike MONTREAL italist system is to exist. So, if in order to, in a small way, keep NORFOLK the T-H Law is intended to des­ pace with the rising cost-of-liv­ SAN JUAN troy labor, which it is, then cap­ ing? ital will also suffer. SAVANNAH After the last war labor unions Speaking of the Taft-Hartley were slowly ground down. The TOLEDO Act, we had a man in our midst capitalist-made depression came who betrayed one of the prin­ along and caught labor at too The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is ciples of organized labor by low an ebb to fight for its rights. working behind a picketline. the Monday preceeding pub-, Wake up labor, this must not This character was fined $200 lication. While every effort happen again. Before the Taftfor his offense and then he was will be made to use in the Hartley Act beats us once again allowed to ship out as a Bosun. current issue material re­ into submission, let us rear up Right away he started brownceived after that date, space on our hind legs and together nosing with the Mate, and when commitments generally do with all other labor unions fight the crew warned him, he re­ not permit us to do so. for the repeal of the vicious fused to take the hint. Finally "slave labor" law. the crew voted him off the ship, and then the donkey flatly re­ fused to obey the mandate of his shipmates and stated that the Taft-Hartley law protected By HERBERT JANSEN three times that number were him. milling around on the outside CHICAGO — With shipping This whole incident goes to trying to get in for the Labor show that the law is detrimental, fair during the past week, we Day celebration. and encourages anti-union char­ shipped 11 Firemen, 2 CoalpassAnti-labor groups throughout acters to take advantage of con­ ers, 2 Oilers, 2 Wheelsmen, 7 ditions and wages won by labor ABs, 7 Ordinaries, 3 Second the country were shown that the men and Women who belong to without accepting any respon­ Cooks and 2 Porters. sibility. j SS City of Grand Rapids end- the AFL are up in arms over I heard a radio commentator her season Labor Day, and the anti-labor acts of Congress state that butter would go up. virill go into the shipyard for and the boss-paid Washington some needed repairs. After a bureaucrats who are trying to some ten days or so in the yard, cram labor's freedom down our she will head for her winter throats. berth at Benton Harbor. AFL President William Green The Grand Rapids had a good made a militant speech which season this year, carrying many was so well received by the thousands of excursionists from crowded assembly that their en­ By ALEX McLEAN the Chicago area to the sunny thusiastic roars must have made BUFFALO — Now that an­ bathing beaches on the shores the anti-labor stooges cringe in other passenger season on the of Lake Michigan. This has been a their holes. Great Lakes has drawn to a favorite jaunt of many ChicagoPresident Green wafned these close, the waterfront puts on its ans for years. individuals that they would be Another ship paying her last blazing fall colors and the grain elevators start in real earnest seasonal visit to the Windy City to store away the many millions was the D & C cruise ship. City of Cleveland III. of bushels of grain. Shipping should take a turn' She left here on her way to for the better, especially for j Detroit, where the C III berths rated men, with the arrival of for the-winter months along with the grain fleet. The freighter the other D & C passenger ships. Georgian Bay's SS North formerly known as the Sonoma has been renamed the Fred L. American is scheduled to keep Hewitt and is now opei'ated by | on the go until Sept. 22, and the T. Browning Steamship Com- she will then be used as a hotel until the 26th. After that, the pany. Organizing in this port has North heads for Holland, Michibeen well accepted by the major- ! gan, where she lays up with the ity of unorganized men. Hardly South American and the Alabetter off to go to some desert a day passes, Sunday included, bama. Incidentally, the SS Alabama island and forget that they had that some Lakes seaman does not call at the Hall, for LOGS has not been in operation for ever tried to push the American several years, but rumor has it workei's around. and literatui-e. Our organizing campaign went that .she will be remodelled this He also emphasized that the along very smoothly this seaso.!;, Winter and put on an all-round AFL today is better prepared and we have made fine progress. Lakes cruise next year. than ever before to back up During the week, outside of their warnings to any politicians Next season should be even the regulars, we had the Midland who think they can crack whips better. Brother Sidney Cunningham, ship, SS John W. Davin. She, over union men and women, Oiler aboard the motor ship I loaded grain for Buffalo. and try to make us take what­ Richard J. Barnes, fell in the I ever they dish out to us. LABOR DAY 'hold on August 29 and is now WILL WAKE UP in a serious condition in the Chicago's Labor Day witnessed Buffalo Marine Hospital. one of the largest and most im­ These phony politicians, who Any of his former shipmates pressive crowds ever gathgfed promised labor that they would knowing the addresses of his in one spot. It was held in protect the rights of all people, relatives please communicate Soldiers Field, with the stands will wake up when they see the with the Marine Hospital or the filled to capacity, and they hold might of labor aroused to a Buffalo Agent. almost 125,000. Approxiri^ately fever pitch over their infamous Shipping Picks Up In Baltimore, NO NEWS?? Prospects Look Good For Future By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — After being on the slow bell for a few weeks, shipping finally took a turn for the better. We paid off a num­ ber of ships last week, and also signed on quite a few. From here on, both shipping and business should be okay, and that means plenty of jobs on the board. We had some beefs on the ships which paid off, but they were all settled right on board, and to the satisfaction of the men involved. Some of the gripes that come up arc just chicken, but some are really legitimate, and we go to town on the complaints, squar­ ing them away before they get out of hand. The main topic of conversa­ tion down here is the Taft- Season Closing For Great Lakes Passenger Ships Lakes Seamen Go For Seafarers t acts. An aroused AFL, some eight million strong at the polls, should wake these phonies up. On the organizational front, the response to the SIU on the Lakes is remaining strong. Des­ pite all attempts of the shipown­ ers with their poison pen prop­ aganda and lies. Lakes seamen are holding out for SIU contracts which bring SIU representation; job security, wages and condi­ tions. Even the delays of Taft-Hart­ ley red tape is not slowing up the momentum of the Lakes swing to the SIU. Seamen on seven Lakes fleets — Hanna, Wilson, Schneider, Shenango, Kinsman, Tomlinson and Nichol­ son (Ecorse-SS Mataafa) are waiting patiently for NLRB elections. Hartley Law. I guess it's the safne way in the other ports, too. The men just can't seem to realize that a Congress which is supposed to represent the people could pass such a bill against the working man. Some of the men refer to it as the Taft-Heartless Act, and that's as good a description as I've ever heard. We sure hope that the law will be repealed, because as long as it is in ef­ fect, all labor is in danger. STRIKE NEWS The Bethlehem steel workers and the shipyard workers are still out on strike, and we are respecting their picketlines. No one has any idea as to when these strikes will be settled, but we hope that the men win soon. With Isthmian in the bag, the membership is wondering what company is next on the list. Any organizing campaign that the Union starts on now will have the fullest cooperation, be­ cause the guys who stood back and watched during the Isth­ mian drive are no longer offi­ cials. The gashounds, who up until recently were giving us such a bad time, have now quieted down and seldom are heard from. I want to close with another warning to the men who refuse to accept assignments to ships, preferring to let them sail shorthanded. The companies won't stand for that, and it makes it tough on the Negotiating com­ mittee when new contracts come up. Cooperate by accepting jobs, even if the ship is not a de luxe scow. Once aboard, a militant guy can do a great deal towards cleaning up a rustbucket. Port Of Spain Representation Signed by all the members of the crew, the Alcoa Cavalier has gone on record to instruct the Secretary-Treasurer to assign a Union representative to the Port of Spain so as to take care of Union business in that port. Many ships contracted to the Seafarers International Union hit Port of Spain, and while no payoffs or sign-ons take place there, still and all there is a need for Union representation. Members of the Cavalier crew visited six ships which were tied up in the port, as well as the men who were in the hos­ pital. The overwhelming majority went on record for a Union representative, and in all 583 members favored the resolution which was introduced and passed by the Cavalier crew. The text jof the resolution is as follows: WHEREAS: The crew of the Alcoa Cavalier, through the medium of the Ship's Delegate, and through personal con­ tact has visited a large number of ships on the bauxite shuttle, and in addition has contacted hosptals, etc., ashore, and further, WHEREAS: This resolution represents the unanimous opinion of 583 SIU crew members on ships as follows: the Alcoa -Planter, the Diamond Hitch, the Snake Head, the Hunter, the Charles McDonugh, and the Hawser Eye, in the Port of Spain, Trinidad, on August 25; 1947, and further, WHEREAS: This resolution has been urged through motions, etc., ever since the SIU has had Alcoa under contract, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Secretary-Treasurer of the SIU stand instructed to immediately assign a qualified Union business representative there. L.OiV., �THE Friday. Seplember 12.- 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Sevea LIFE ON TEE GREAT LAKES New York's Problem Child Making MA.(N1 ATRAit No Headway Against Seafarers |k<N(tRV6vS IN Tfie By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — This time of have all heard about the victory year is sometimes referred to as over the company and they show the "dog days." It is the time of their appreciation when the Pa­ year when on the rivers and trolman comes aboard by almost streams in the back country a throwing their arms around him. greenish scum coats the water Some of the Patrolmen feel and makes it impossible to swim like they are greeting long lost or fish. relatives by the demonstration There is no greenish scum on of affection given. the water around here but these Most of the Isthmian ships paid are the "dog days" just the same. off in good shape and so far One of the indications comes haven't given the Patrolmen the from our problem child, the Port headaches they expected. Steward for the Alcoa Steam­ Here is something I'd like to ship Company. He is up to his bring to the attention of Permitold tricks once more and, of men: After you- have been em­ course, it involves the Alcoa Ca­ ployed aboard a ship for 60 days valier. you are required by the Union He is at his old dodge of try­ rules to pay up your permit in ing to run his white-haired boys full. Some Permitmen are under the onto the Cavalier by sending impression that they have six them to the SIU for berths. He month in which to clear up this does this even though he knows ; matter, but such is not the case. men are available here for all To insure keeping in good jobs needed. standing and to get yourself a NEEDS WATCHING book in the Union, it is the smart­ est thing to pay up the permit as We have to watch this bird soon as you can. closely as he tries to ignore the /rg- 'I; Port Of Boston Gets Calls For Replacements By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON —Shipping and busi­ ness continued good for the past week in this area. In the tanker field we . had two payoffs, the SS Coalinga Hills and the SS Tonto, where virtually all hands piled off; and the SS Fort Frederica in transit, which called for about ten replacements. Also paying off during the week was the SS Madaket, and since nearly everybody in the Engine and Deck Departments got fired, this scow, on which there is generally no turnover in jobs, will take on about 20 men before sailing. The SS Edward Janeway sign­ ed^ on this week and sailed for Hamburg with a load of grain. Among the Isthmians to hit town this week were the SS Carleton Victory, the SS James Trask, and the SS Cape San Diego, which is still around here, and, at this writing looks at though it will b^ a few days yet before she gets away. ' It was one of those bad weeks for the Patrolmen. The gang on the Madaket came in with all kinds of beefs about the Skipper, who also had some serious beefs regarding his Deck Department. It was without doubt one of the messiest affairs ever to hit here. Nevertheless, everything was settled satisfactorily, though the lawyers for Waterman are continuing their investigation on behalf of the company. Then came the Tonto, which paid off in Portland, with a bun­ dle of disputed overtime in the Stewards and Engine Depart­ ments. And going back over in­ dividual overtime sheets for a period of better than four months is a time-consuming job. But all of it was squared away to everybody's satisfaction. SUMMER OVER Business and shipping for next week do not appear too promis­ ing at this time; but then one can never predict with any ac­ curacy what will develop within forty-eight hours. The summer boats folded for the season on Sunday, September 7, and a good many hands will be available for off-shore jobs. The Yarmouth also will be fin­ ishing her Nova Scotia run very shortly, so that in all likelihood we will be able to start vaca­ tions for the officials come the middle of the month. Brother Earl Overturf, SUP 2340, will be a patient at the Brighton Marine Hospital for a couple of months and would like to hear from his friends and shipmates. ' Earl was the victim of a most unusual accideht recently. It seems that, on paying off the Coalinga Hills, several of the boys from the West Coast de­ cided to drive back as passen­ gers with Brother Overturf, who brought a car for the purpose. Gear and passengers were loaded into the car and the long trip was underway. About, five blocks and three minutes later. Brother Overturf stuck his left arm out the window to signal a left turn and a truck coming from the opposite direction whacked the out thrust arm. Earl winds up in the hospital breaking it in a couple of places with his arm in an impressive looking cast — and his newlybought car in storage. When yoii write, fellows, try to resist the corny gag about "how long is Overturf's arm." The men in Boston are not forgetful of the Brothers in the Hospital. This was proven once again this week when the SS Madaket paid off and the Engine Department collected $20.00, the Deck Gang $18.00, and the Stew­ ards gave $9.85. Brother J. J. Miller made an individual do­ nation of $2.00 when he came into the HaU. Union agreement and shipping LAID OFF CREWS rules. That is, he will ignore Another word of advice, this them if they don't suit him, but if they happen to coincide with time to crews being laid off what he wants, then he follows while the ship is being repaired the provisions laid down. One of his sturfts ^is to go WHAT ANN 1 BiP aboard the ship and promote men foRTHlS A-B.'S even though the men are not JOB ? capable of the new jobs and do not have the ratings. This, of course, is a violation of the shipping rules and it usually means an argument with the Pa­ trolman covering the ship. He gets straightened out time after time, but he still tries to pull a fast one every once in awhile. Most of the men on the Cava­ lier are wise to this character or out of service for any reason: and view his actions with sus­ When you are laid off a ship picion. He is sure bucking for and you wish to rejoin the ship favor from the company, but so when it resumes service, make far he has nothing to report in sure you register for that ship his dealings with the SIU. and have the name of the ship In the Port of New York as a put on your shipping card. whole, shipping and business is This way you are guaranteed veiy good. The boom is continu­ a return ticket to your berth. ing in fine style with an abun­ I feel like Fm giving out with dance of jobs available. a lecture, but there is one more At the moment the port is especially short of rated men in I item which I think warrants a the Deck and Engine Depart­ word of comment. On ships car­ rying passengers, occasionally a ments. ship will come in and the crew This week we had quiie a few will shout for the scalp of the good payoffs. The Robin LockSteward. sley and Sherwood were in this His crime, it seems, was to week and paid off in fine style. serve the passengers something Patrolmen Goffin and Drawdy fancy once or twice during the handled the payoffs and reported voyage, and the crew didn't get everything shipshape aboard in on it. This is not a legitimate these ships. beef, as these people are passen­ Other good ships in port were the Yaka, Waterman; Hurley, gers and are entitled to a few South Atlantic, and Evangeline, frills once in awhile. It helps the Stewards Depart­ Eastern. The Hurley had several Permitmen aboard who freeload- ment get a few extra tips from ed thinking they were wise guys, the passengers and in the long but they came to their senses run really works no hardship on when they were told that free- the crew. loading and enjoying Union con­ As long as the crew eats the ditions without helping the Un­ same as topside, and there is no ion was not the way unions work. two pot system among the li­ censed or unlicensed personnel, NOT UNION TIMBER this sort of beef holds as much Their tripcards were taken water as a sieve. from them as they showed them­ selves as not being the caliber of men deserving books in the SIU. The Evangeline, after paying Check the slop chest be> off, went into the shipyard fore your boat sails. Make where she will remain for four sure that the slop chest con­ weeks, after which she'll resume tains an adequate supply of cruise operations to the south. all the things you are liable Isthmian ships, too, hit port to need. If it doesn't, call the this week and it is becoming the Union Hall immediately. same story on them all. They Check It - But Good �• -7^ THE SEAFARERS Page Eight Brothers See Urgent Need For Better New Orleans Hall LOG TELLING THEIR STORY Describing the present facil­ New Orleans now, they added, ities of the New Orleans Hall as the turnout for meetings gen­ "entirely inadequate to handle erally amounts to about 300 the rapidly increasing flow of men, a number far beyond the business," Gulf area Seafarers capacity of the present accomo­ Johnny Ferdensky and Paul dations. Fernandez this week stressed an OVERCROWDED urgent need for swift action in "The meetings are hot and procuring new and more suit­ overcrowded," Ferdensky said, able quarters to permit the "and it's geting hard to get all Union to keep pace with its the guys out for the meetings physical growth in that port. under those conditions." The two men visited the LOG The two Seafarers were en­ office on Tuesday, when their thusiastic over a building which Johnny Ferdensky and Paul Fernandez in the LOG office. vessel, the SS Seatrain Texas, is available right in the heart of docked in New York. The pur­ the district where several Amer­ pose of their visit, they explain­ ican Federation of Labor unions ed, was to make known the have their headquarters. views' of practically every Sea­ By SONNY SIMMONS Located at Bienville and Charfarer in the Gulf, where the TAMPA — We're still offer­ this week. With a full crew of needs of the New Orleans Hall tres Streets, around the corner from the present Union Hall, ing jobs of all descriptions to Bookmembers, the Coral Sea for enlarged facilities are widely the available quarters are air- rated men in this port, with an should make a good trip. recognized. conditioned throughout and are especially heavy demand for ASSEMBLED FINE CREW SPEAK FOR ALL very spacious, according to the Black Gang men. "It's safe to say we speak for Gulf Brothers. The shortage' of Black Gang Chances are that there will almost every man in the Gulf men is due to the need for sev­ be no performing or gas-hound­ Ferdensky added that if the area," said Ferdensky, who is Hall is purchased. New Orleans eral men for the SS Florida. ing during the trip, as the crew better known to many of his could boast of having "practic­ Any man sailing ,in the Black appears to me to be one of the shipmates as Johnny Thomas. ally every convenience possessed Gang can have a job on the finest assembled in this Port in "Although opinion in the Gulf by the New York Branch Hall." Florida for the asking, as these a long time. is just about unanimous in favor jobs are going begging in this The agents for the Coral Sea BRIGHT FUTURE of quick action in getting better port. Steamship Company are also Holding that New Orleans will quarters," the two Seafarers Most of the men on the Florida agents for ships of other com­ pointed out, and the membership soon emerge as one of the most ride her for a few trips and pile panies contracted to the various in every port has concurred in important ports in the nation off. With cold weather soon to unions. the resolution calling for pur­ and consequently in the SIU, come, we shouldn't have our By displaying a fine crew on chase of a new Hall for New Ferdensky said that several ships present difficulty in keeping a this trip we will show them that Orleans, we want to feel that are now being built that will full crew aboard. sailing the ships and bringing every member is fully familiar sail from the Crescent City. She makes a fine winter home them, back in fine style is an "And with Isthmian in the when the icy winds are swirl­ with the situation down there." important thing to us as a Union. Some men may not realize that fold, business and shipping in ing around the northern ports. it is almost impossible for the New Orleans is going to be The Coral Sea Steamship Com­ Most of the men who were on New Orleans Branch to carry on pretty active," Ferdensky said, the beach last week have grab­ pany intends to operate ten its normal functions, Ferdensky adding that with a highly active bed ships so we have a different ships in the near future, so we port the Union must be equipped bunch of Seafarers on the beach should be in a position soon to and Fernandez agreed. It is impossible for aU mem­ with physical facilities that can now. send quite a few crews out to bers to get into-the building to adequately handle the port's The crew of the Coral Sea is their ships. business and service the mem­ still waiting around and they attend meetings. * One of the additions is due As things are shaping up in! bership. expect to shove off some time in this week. She will undergo Ail Kinds Of Jobs, Reports Tampa Honor Roll Of Isthmian Strike E. Landry 10.00 G. Ruttloss 10.00 D. Wood 10.00 W. O. Blue 10.00 S. Shewckyk -10.00 I. Romero 10.00 A. J. Kummerer 10.00 F. Mains 10.00 J. Band 10.00 H. Van Hecke 10.00 Ames Victory $32.00 Horace See 26.52 Peter Helms 18.00 Yarmouth (Deck) 27.00 Yarrnouth (St.) 85.00 Nantasket (Deck) 7.00 Pilgrim Belle 22.00 Cape San Diego 18.00 Yarmouth (Eng.) 18.00 . . W. W. Whitford 2.00 E. Janewam (Dk.) 15.00 G. W. Rowe $20.00 L. Anderson 5.00 J. Whitcomb 5.00 C. Henkel 5.00 R. Garber 10.00 A. Schafer 10.00 R. Decanpo 5.00 R. Williams 5.00 G. Groves 5.00 A. Kristoffersen 5.00 M. Szcupakuwiez 5.00 F. Cormack 5.00 A. Simkanin 5.00 A. De Rock 5.00 J. Bissaro 10.00 M. Jimenz 5.00 C. Rasmissen 10.00 W. Thomason 5.00 W. Thomas 5.00 J, Reed 5.00 W. Olsen _ 5.00 SS John P. Harris 152 SS Marine Jumper 103 M. Gladis 5.00 J. Albright 5.00 Peterson 5.00 E. H. Narovich 10.00 C. B. Bornhurst 10.00 T. R. Williams 10.00 R. E. Schwind 10.00 T. Birk 10.00 C. H. Alexander 5.00 Le Roy Frazier 5.00 M. J. Whittall 10.00 Wm. Snow 10.00 Chas. Carter 10.00 J. T. Skuba 5.00 A. Bruno 5.00 F. Onaka 10.00 F. Wilkelm 5.00 R. Calburn 5.00 M. Omoto 5.00 G. MacGregar 5.00 J. Jordan 10.00 R. Eisengraeber 2.00 R. Evans 2.00 D. Varijo 10.00 F. Allen 10.00 C. Sanderson 10.00 Geiger 10.00 C. Lancaster 10.00 N. Chastain 15.00 J. Nyman 5.00 A. Lindsay 20.00 A. Hansen 5,00 J. Frampton 10.00 R. Jones 8.00 R. Olquin 5.00 L. Maire . 5.00 L. Sallinen 5.00 T. Longum 5.00 J. Muncy 5.00 P. Karlsson 2.00 T. Donovon 2.00 A. Berg 5.00 L. Henderson 5.00 L. Overold 5.00 ANDREW JACKSON A. Antoniou 20.00 R. E. Reid 20.00 W. M. McNiel 20.00 F. B. Larsson 20.00 D. Zwicker 20.00 K. Nixon 20.00 T. J. Welsh 20.00 R. T. Dineen 20.00 C. R. Jackson 20.00 J. J. Palmer 30.00 G. Street 20.00 J. C. Irving 25.00 W. G. Hendricks 20.00 T. Bell 20.00 H. Palma 20.00 T. Filipaw 20.00 F. H. Post 30.00 R. B. Brown, Jr. 20.00 P. DiAnna 20.00 J. L. Faircloth 20.00 C. O. Williams 20.00 P. J. Porter 20.00 L. J. Keyes 20.00 V. Nunico 20.00 H. W. Peters 20.00 A. Cavdra 20.00 P. D. Peralta 20.00 M. Dwyer 20.00 SS FT. STANWIX G. Gjermundsen 5.00 K. W. Kelly 5.00 D. Martenson 5.00 C. E. Carniel 5.00 R. B. Stratton 2.00 J. Kovich 5.00 W. Bowling 2.00 D. Vazquez 5.00 Friday, Seplember 12. 1947 Shipping Holds Good Pace In Marcus Hook By BLACKIE CARDULLO MARCUS HOOK — Shipping has been very good here, and it appears that we will continue to be busy for quite some time to come. We like it that way, with the more business the merrier. There were several tanker payoffs lately, with one in par­ ticular de.serving mention. That was the Great Meadows, Pacific Tankers, with a fine crew and a damn good Skipper on board. But it only takes one bad apple to spoil that v\'hole barrel. The Chief Engineer was a guy strictly from hunger, and he had the whole crew demoralized. He was enough to make a man give up the sea. Wo straightened him out in a hurry, and it will be a long time before he gives an SlU-SUP crew a hard time. Oiganizing goes on down here all the time, and we are always giving out with talk, literature, and LOGS. All three approaches are appreciated by the men who really need representation by the Seafarers. DOUBLE TALK Dan Flintjer, a real oldtimer, has a complaint, and a good one. He ordered a telephone, and everything moved along fine. He got a telephone book with his name in it, he got his first month's bill, so now you ask what his beef is. Well, he never has x-eceived the phone! Over 20 unions in Delaware County are participating in the elections which are coming up. This is the first time such action repairs here and then be turned has been taken, and we are real­ over for operations. ly out to give a bad time to the characters who backed Taft and PHONY REELECTED Hartley. Organized Labor took a shell­ Those guys who forced through acking at the polls this week in the Taft-Hartley Law have a Tampa. Present Mayor Hixon, sweet I'acket. They now tour .the. a 14 caret phony, was reelected. country, explaining the new law This isn't good news for labor as at $1000 a speech. Without being Hixon and his anti-labor band paid one thousand iron men I can will be in the driver's seat for explain the act in two wordsanother four years. It Stinks! C. R. Hullum 5.00 SS FRANCES E. V. Erazo 5.00 E. F. Martinez 5.00 P. Jimenez 5.00 J. Ayala 5.00 F. Hernandez 2.00 A. L. Rios 5.00 R. Kienost 5.00 D. Butts 5.00 By MAURICE DOLE P. Soto . 5.00 M. Rodriguiz 5.00 ASHTABULA—Now that even Now, on the first of September, A. Santiago 5.00 , the open shop LCA operators the LCA comes out with the J. Colon 5.00 I have accepted the forty hour very same thing that they laugh­ L. Labrador. 5.00 week principle on the Lakes, ed at the SIU about. Even the M. Lloret 5.00 let's pause for a moment and phony LSU on the ClevelandI. Gonzales 5.00 look back a year to what has Cliffs ships will have to agree C. Royfuse 5.00 actually happened on the Great to the forty hour week — but it R. Marrientos 3.00 Lakes during this period. took the militant actions and E. Santiago 5.00 Just a little over a year ago, fighting of the SIU to win all L. L. Rivera 5.00 this. S. Carbone 5.00 we had the 56-hour work-week at straight time. Now we have Any time the LCA gives the J. Nazario 5.00 time-and-one-half for all over unorganized Lakes seamen sail­ J. Prats 5.00 ing their ships something for J. M. Vega 5.00 eight hours in one day and over nothing, it means that once forty hours in one week. How F. F. Boyxon 5.00 did this come about? again the SIU has forced them J. Delgado 5.00 As usual, the SIU led the par­ into meeting SIU gains. A. Ortiz . 5.00 It takes the fighting SIU to A. Ferrara 5.00 ade and the others, including the LCA, followed suit. Back in make the Lake Carriers come D. Darrigo 5.00 E. Lugo 5.00 May, they laughed when the SIU across every time, even if they F. Camacho 3.00 first gained the forty-hour week are two months late! Here's a parting word. Thjg B. Dliyeias 5.00 on what some individuals refer­ F. S. Bose 5.00 red to as a "few lousy sand- backbone of our Union is the R. Basahe 5.00 boats." However, that was the shipboard meeting. Holding these V. Tanley 2.00 straw that broke the camels meetings makes it easiel" to iron back. out our beefs, educate the new SS GIBSON In quick succession. Midland young seamen, and keep the C. A. Nickenson 5.00 G. C. Maddox 5.00 agreed to the forty hour week SIU the same strong militant J. J. Badeck 5.00 retroactive to July 1. So did union that it has. always been. C. Primak 5.00 Browning, McCarthy and other For a strong SIU, hold those meetings! J. A. Nichols 5.00 SIU operators. SIU Leads Parade On The Lakes �Friday, Seplember 12, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin* ConneautCrew Awaits Seafarers Contract ..iiiJyll: ytg These lads say that, like the rest of the crew, they are im­ patient for the company to sign a Seafarers contract. The SIU recently won this fleet in a bargaining election, and contract negotiations are already under way. Left to right, an unidenti­ fied crewmember; Curly Rottaris, who played a big role in or­ ganizing the company; Harry Oliver; and Howard Kramer. The Red Indian displayed on the smokest ck of the SS Conneaut is a familiar sight whereever the Wyandotte ships go. This company w .s one the first to be organized by the SIU dur­ ing the organizing campaign of this season, and In the bargaining election conducted by the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board, the Seafarers gain d an overwhelming majority of the votes. Right now the Union and the company are engaged in c nlract negotiations, and all members of the crew are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the sessions. J, i J. A fs^vorite rendezvous for many of the men who sail on Wyandotte ships is the Royal Ba.r, located in Wyandotte. Pic­ tured here are some seamen off the Conneaut quaffing a few glasses of you-know-what to quench their thirst. Even drink­ ing beer is more fun when a man has the protection of a Union contract, and that's what these men want. They welcom­ ed the SIU with open arms when the organizng drive start­ ed, they voted SIU in the bar­ gaining election, and now they are looking forward to the day when they will be covered by a Seafarers agreement—the best in the business. X X % -•."B J J �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday, September 12, 194V LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Taft-Hartley Act Blasted By Mills Men Though it has been on the statute books for over two months, the Taft-Hartley Act is far from being forgotten by SIU members. Aboard the ships it is still a very important part of the shipboard meetings and is the cause of much discussion. Aboard the Enos Mills, Bull Line, the Taft-Hartley Act was roundly denounced at a ship­ board meeting on August 10th. Under Education, Crewmember Robert Larsen spoke on the Act and led the discussion which fol­ lowed. In his discussion, Larsen ex­ plained the threat the Law poses to the closed shop and what the effect of the law will be when all of its provisions take effect. The position of the SIU-SUP toward the T-H Act was read from the SEAFARERS LOG with discus­ sion and comment coming from most of the members present. COMBINED OPERATION BERTHS THE ARTHUR M. HULBERT At the left a puffing tug eases the Hulbert along its way in the Port of Baltimore when she docked there recently. Along the rail in the rear Sea­ farers watch the tug's efforts with interest. At the right, safely berthed and sporting a new coat of paint the Hulbert rests await­ ing to take on cargo. Cavalier Crew Lends Hand To Seamen On Bauxite Run RESOLUTION DRAWN Following the discussion a mo­ tion was. carried that an emer­ gency meeting be held two days later to draw up a resolution to be sent to the headquarters of Crewmember D. M. Carpenter clearing the cargo gear while the SIU. The resolution would his shipmates top the booms. Brother Eldon "Bill" Ray, who pertain to SIU-SUP joint action submitted the photos to the LOG, said that the ship is now on the Taft-Hartley Act. heading for Venezuela with general cargo and passengers. Brothers Kreutz, A. Larson, R. Larsen and Suall were elected to draw up the resolution. At the special meeting held later, the following resolution on the Taft-Hartley Act was passed unanimously by the crew of the Enos A. Mills: FRANK E. SPENCER. Aug. 2 conducted himself in a very sat­ WHEREAS the presence of the — Chairman E. Hodge; Secretary isfactory and commendable man­ Taft-Hartley Law on the J. Valencia. Delegates reported ner was recommended for Union Statute books is an ever pres­ on the number of book men in membership. Crew registered ent menace to the very exis­ their departments. New Busi­ protest over short supplies claim­ tence of the American labor ness: Motion carried that all ing that for iDast seven months movement, and showers and heads be repaired. Steward has allowed ship to sail WHEREAS the Seafarers Inter­ Motion carried to have ship short of stores. Good and Wel­ national Union, AFL, in par­ fumigated. Word of thanks given fare: Agreement that all quar­ ticular is threatened with the to all Departmental Delegates ters will be left in clean condit­ loss of the Union Hiring Hall for their cooperation. Good and ion at the payoff. List of neces­ and rotary shipping because Welfare: Motion carried that sary repairs made and approved of the provision of the law holiday meal for Friday be serv­ by crew. which prohibits the closed ed on Thursday. Suggestion that ^ » shop, and JOHN B. WATERMAN. July messhall be cleaned and painted. WHEREAS the AFL has spent 21 — Chairman A. LaVoie; Secenormous sums of money in an relary C. R. Lockwood. Deck attempt to influence the law­ and Stewards Delegates reported makers, to no avail whatever, no beefs. Engine Delegate and brought up beef about delayed sailing time and Wipers cleaning WHEREAS the time has arrived fuel oil off deck. New Business: where the entire rank and file X a, t Too much help hired in Shanghai and leadership ofsAmerican la­ bor are sufficiently aroused as SOLOMON JUNEAU, July 20 by Stewards Department. Good to be willing to take definite — Chairman B. W. Hansen; Sec­ and Welfare: Lockwood suggest­ action against this finky law retary Richard Davis. Delegates ed that cooks try to tenderize THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED reported on book members in steaks before cooking. that we, the crew of the Enos their departments. Good and A. Mills, propose to the mem­ Welfare: Steward asked about bership of the SIU to take up lack of juices and variety in the question of the feasibility menu. He replied that it was of a general strike of all or­ necessary to use the fruits on ganized labor, and to this end hand to prevent spoilage. Del­ X X % egates to post list of men from JEAN, July 27 — Chairmain be it each department to clean rec­ L. Torres; Secretary C. Tobias. FURTHER RESOLVED that in reation room. One minute of Delegates reported no beefs. New the event the membership acts silence for brothers lost at sea. Business: Louis Saxitos recom­ favorably on this resolution mended for book with five mem­ XXX our SIU leadership should bers signing his recommendation. WILLIAM COX, June 23 — communicate with all interna­ Education: C. Tobias read the Chairman A. C. Reed; Secretary tional unions on this matter and instruct the SIU delegates L. A. Baldwin. New Business: by-laws and SIU constitution to the coming AFL convention Crewmember Bernard Kelly with emphasis on section dealing to take up the matter there. |taken aboard in Dublin having (Continued <m Page 11) MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING The crew of the Alcoa Cava­ lier, self-appointed emissaries of Seafarers good will, have em­ barked on a campaign of contact­ ing all ships, unorganized, for­ eign and SIU contracted, which they meet in their travels through southern waters — so states the front page story of the ship's nev.spaper, "Cavalog." The purpose of the Cavalier men in meeting with the men aboard these ships is to give the men a hand in whatever prob­ lems they may have. As the Alcoa cruise ship spends much of its time in the vicinity of Trinidad, the bulk of their efforts are expended in that port. Pai-ticular attention is paid to those ships working the bauxite shuttle run. The ever increasing number of SIU ships in this vicinity has brought about membership ap­ proval for sending a representa­ tive of the SIU to that port to contact the ships plying the bauxite trade. In the meantime, the Cavalier men are doing what they can to aid other Seafarers in the region. As reported in "Cavalog," on August 31, ships contacted by the crew were the Alcoa Planter, Diamond Hitch, Snake Head, Alcoa Hunter, Charles McDonough. Hawser Eye and AlcoaClipper. dedicated to the shipowners. It runs thus: We all know that we do our job And lest that you should doubt us. Take a tip — grab a ship. And try to sail without us. Between bits of gossip and rib prodding, the Editor of the "Cav­ alog," whose name was not men­ tioned, gave out with a warning to the crew to heed when in St. Thomas, V. I. He cautioned the brothers to count their change when drinking at the "Paper Doll," as several beefs have been registered by crewmembers com­ plaining of being short changed. While in St. Thomas, members of the Deck Department took time off to check on the beef, but nothing concrete could be determined. The final page of the ship's paper devoted an article of ,congratulations to the SIU upon the successful conclusion of the Isth­ mian Strike. The "Cavalog" stat­ ed editorially, "perhaps no single thing yet achieved by any union is more significant than this accompli^liment, and certainly nothing more clearly shows the strength of our Union." The men of the Cavalier make up and distribute the "Cavalog" twice during their run to the south. Once on the downward trip and again while heading homeward. MEET WITH BROTHERS Contact was made with five SIU brothers who were in the Trinidad Hospital. Also two re­ cently discharged members were aided in getting a ship. The Cavalier men also met and talk­ ed to an undetermined number of brothers on the beach in­ cluding several men from the Canadian District of the SIU. In their travels ashore and to the other ships, copies of the SEAFARERS LOG were handed out. The Cavalog reported that "this activity was received with enthusiasm." Other pages of the "Cavalog" reported on "Deck Department Tid-Bits," a page to "Black Gang Notes," while still another was devoted to "Steward Department Sittings." On one page a short poem was printed which, no doubt, was v Note For Writers Carl Cowl, Seafarer who has sold a number of stories for SIU men with writing ability, is still looking for good novels. He feels sure that among the Seafarers are some who can turn out a book the public will go for. Brother Cowl is taking a short trip but will resume his literary marketing when he returns. Meanwhile, he asks that Brothers with book-length material submit their manu­ scripts to him care of the Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, -N. Y. Enclose self-addressed, stamp­ ed envelope to insure safe return. �' - Tfrr'-'' il'- THE SEAFARERS Friday, September 12. 1947 LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ^3^ (Cont'nuicd from Page 10) with drunk and disorderly con­ duct aboard ship. Engine Patrol­ man to check dangerous places in Engine Room when ship hits States. s. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY. June 22 — Chairman Ralph DePaola: Secretary James Hoyle. Delegates reported on books and permits in their departments. Repair list made up and approv­ ed. Good and Welfare; Motion carried that a report be sub­ mitted to Patrolman on Chief Cook for his poor conduct 'and unreliability as a Union brother. Motion carried for delegates to inform Purser to post a notice when he is going to put out a draw and have the slopchest open. ROBERT STUART. July 27— Chairman H. E. Perinson; Secre­ tary Walter G. Doyle. Delegates reported on the number of book men in the departments. Good and Welfare: List of repairs made up and approved by those at­ tending the meeting. One min­ ute of silence for brothers lost at sea. check their departments as to the number of book and tripcard men. Motion carried that new mat l,ies.ses be secured in Savannali on deck be fineci, $5.00. XXX KATHRYN. July 20 — Chair­ man Francisco Morciqlio; Secre­ tary Pedro Villanueva. Delegates reported no beefs in their de­ partments. Education: Reading of the preamble to constitution for benefit of new members and tripcarders. Good and Welfare: Each man is to clean the laun­ dry after using it. Repair list made up and approved by crew. Words of praise noted for ex­ cellent Chief Mate aboard the ship. XXX ROBIN GOODFELLOW. July 2 — Chairman Parrot; Secretary H. L. Durbin. Old Business and Delegates reports waived. Motion carried to have delegates see Captain about Electrician's room and if no satisfaction is gained that the ship's officers be in­ vited to an open meeting to thrash out the matter.. Motion by Wallace that the delegates see Chief Engineer about heat during cold spells. NOONDAY, June 15 — Chair­ man H. Workman; Secretary H. Morris. All Departmental Dele­ gates reported everything under control. New Business: Agree­ ment to check and make sure that the slopchest is well sup­ plied with small sized gear. Good and Welfare: Crew asked to conserve water. Cups and dishes to be placed in sink after snacks and to help keep messroom clean. XXX PHILIP SCHUYLER, July 27— Chairman "Star Wells; Secre­ tary J. Craven. Deck and Engine reported no beefs. Engine De­ partment reported shortage of one fireman and one oiler. Men to be procured in Savannah. Motion carried that Delegates YAKA, July 29 — Chairman Smith; Secretary Orlando. Del­ egates reported all running smooth in their departments. New Business: Motion carried that Wiper and OS draw linen for crew. Good and Welfare: Over a dozen needed repairs suggested and put on repair list. One minute of silence for bro­ thers lost at sea. iS S CloTlCES FOR MONEY PUE, RETRO- wAoss, ETC., /VRE PRINTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD PAGE OPTHE LOG AS SOON AS THEY ARE RE­ CEIVED. KEEP YOUREVES OPEN FOR THe GREEN STUFF YOU HAVE COMING. CUT and SUN By HANK XXX X X % MONARCH OF THE SEAS. July 26 — Chairman F. A. Widegren; Secretary H. M. Troxclair. Delegates reports accepted as read. New Business: Motion car­ ried that Patrolman in New Or­ leans be contacted in reference to gaining new porthole fans for each focsle. Motion by Larson that Delegates contact Patrol­ man in N.O. to have Company install awnings on after poop deck of all ships hitting Puerto Rican run. Education: Several brothers spoke on unionism and what it stands for. not shorts in the messhall. Har­ rison pointed out that each De­ partmental Delegate should make out a repair list for his respective department. Ill GEORGE BIBB, Aug. 4—Chair­ man M. T. Nolan; Secretary L. Laverick. Delegates reported on the number of men in their de­ partments. New Business: Ships Delegate elected. Delegate to see Captain concerning a draw in England. Education: All educa­ tional material was passed out from ship's delegate in ordei' that all might read such material provided in the delegate's kit. Good and Welfare: Passageways to be kept cleaner by not throw­ ing butts out of the foc'sles on the deck. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. ,111KEMP P. BATTLE, Aug. 3 — Chairman G. A. Allen; Secre­ tary B. M. Maiulewing. Deck and Engine Departments okay. Stew­ ard Delegate reported 540 extra meals in the store books but the Stewards Department has col­ lected for only 170 extra meals. Man aboard ship to be removed until he clears himself with the Union in the first port hit. ^ COLABEE, Aug. 15 — Chair­ man William A. Volias; Secre­ tary Francis Fuchs. Delegates had nothing to report. New Busi­ ness: Delegates to check store for next crew coming aboard with particular attention to fresh vegetables. Motion carried that galley stove be repaired before signing articles. Agreement to recommeijd Anthony Tierno for a pro-book inasmuch as he sail­ ed Isthmian for four months as an organizer. XXX PHILIP SCHUYLER, Aug. 3 — Chairman M. C. Wells; Sec­ retary J. W. Craven. Delegates reported on the number of book and permitmen in their depart­ ments. New Business: James Babson, elected as ship's dele­ gate. Motion carried that Engine Delegate hold his position and the- ship's delegate aid him when­ ever possible. Education: Brief talk on Union phamplets aboard and the need for new members to read up on them and learn how their union is run. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. XXX ROBIN GREY, Aug. 7 — Chairman Robert Pittman; Sec­ retary Jack E. Gervais. Old busi­ ness Minutes of special meeting read. New Business: Deck de­ partment reported things pretty well fouled up. Engine and Stewards Departments reported all running smoothly. Good and Welfare: Driffle suggested that crewmembers wear pants and As it often happens this Cut and Dried column tries to print a few important up-to-date nautical facts mixed with the arrival and departure of Seafaring brothers in New York and elsewhere. We'd rather be 95 per cent serious than to force ourselves to soak XXX this column with some desperate humor. For example, here is someSEATRAIN NEW YORK, Aug. Dispatcher with his assignment card stating he didn't want the 3. — Chairman Carl Cowl; Sec­ thing serious: Two weeks ago a young Seafarer came back to the retary Charles Goldstein. No job because he thought the ship was a tanker and found her to be reports from delegates. James a C-2. This foggy-minded attitude and action wastes a lot of the Stickney elected ship's Delegate Dispatcher's time and work and seriously cheats some Seafarer by acclaimation. Motion carried who wants the job and doesn't care what color the ship is painted, that any man taking and using or how much she needs a paint job, or what port she's heading for crews gear such as towels, bed­ with bags of sawdust. spreads in the Engine Room be XXX brought up on charges. Good Another example: Lots of Seafarer's presume that it's only and Welfare: Men should come natural that they get a lot of overtime every trip—or else the into messhall properly dressed. trip is going to be bad. There's no sense in beefing against the XXX Mates, the Company or the work and other things if it just FLORIDA, Aug. 17—Chairman happens there isn't much overtime in your department. A good John R. Roberts; Secretary Mel trip is one where the ship is always clean, the men do their Stratten. Delegates had nothing work in the right way and all the guys are good shipmates and new to report. New Business: union men rather than overtime-hungry guys with a variety Motion carried to have double of ships on their shoulders—and that feeling in the mind to do_ plug placed in the crew mess so less work than the other guy or to get drunk and then scream toaster and fan can be used at they can't work the next day because they're sick. i.he same time. Motion carried 4. X X to have the three departments Brothel' Jimmy Millican came in about a week and a half ago have departmental meetings to with a mustache on his face—after making a trip to Europe. Good suggest any changes that would health to the other half, Jimmy—and best of luck . . . Bosun Sal benefit us. Education: Oldtimers Volpi just gave us the flash news that he grabbed the 88 J. Dun­ asked to help the new men as can with the following oldtimers: Brother John Bananas (that New much as possible. Orleans man) and Brother Willie Wolfe. The ship is steering for northern France—and Bosun Volpi says that they'll be bringing home bottles—of perfume, naturally . . . Brother Paul Warren, the oldtimer, gave us a little item about Brother Moon Koons down in New Orleans. Brother Koons is holding down the SIU door dow;a there—and doing a good job, too. 4. 4* 4* Here's a flash news item from a reliable source: Brother XXX Aussie Shrimpton, the Steward (and if we remember correct­ NEW ECHOTA, July 26 — ly, a fine poet of salty lines), became engaged to a passenger. Chairman Donald Malenfant; Sec­ Miss Rose Schilling of New York City—after nine home-sweetretary Erman Green. Delegates' home voyages on his ship. The Captain announced the engage­ reports accepted. New Business: ment on August 28. The wedding is to commence early in Oc­ Complaint of crew putting dirty tober. Agreement calls for Jack to keep sailing . . . Congratula­ linen in the passageway. Com­ tions, Brother Shrimpton, and a long happy voyage of matri­ plaint about presence of ship's mony. dog in the messhall and the feed­ 444ing of the dog by the crew. All Here are some Seafarers who may still be in New York: E. complaints settled. Captain gave Hansen; C. Ford; B. Kosow; H. Lorents; John Schupstick; R. Col­ a talk on safety stressing closing let; T. Hasson; Charlie Bush; R. Teets; G. Green: M. Stanley; C. of doors and protection of light Henry; R. Bonich; T. McHenan; J. Maisonet; D. O'Toole; L. Becker; sockets. B. Zelencio; C. Newman; J. Kirby; J. Rogers; F. England: J. Glass; XXX J. Hawkins; F. Murray; J. Grangaard and J. Henchey . . . News ALCOA PAGASIS, July 21— Item: Three important maritime bills will face Congress in January: Chairman T. C. Dial; Secretary (1)—H. R. 476 which is the constantly pigeon-holed Merchant Sea­ Charles T. Gilmore. Rules for men's War Service Act. (2)— S 1552 which is a bill introduced byconduct *in messhall set down. Senator Wallace White (Republican from Maine) to give merchant Those members using the laun­ seamen the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act—essentially dry will' clean it after using it, the 40-hour week (3)—H. R. 3972 is a bill introduced by Repre­ failure to do so will be $1 fine. sentative Francis Walter (Democrat from Pennsylvania) to remove Edward H. Burns chosen Stew­ the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Coast ards Department Delegate. Guard and return it to the Department of Commerce. �THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve LOG Friday, September 12. 1947 lii THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS rliiF SIU Crew Shows Ability, Steel King Officers Relax To the Editor: The loyalists—the oldtime Isth­ mian skippers, mates and en­ gineers^—were knocked off their fannies. They were surprised to find that an SIU crew was not a bunch of rabble rousers bent on raising forty-nine kinds of hell and generally making life miser­ able for all hands. On Aug. 30, the SS Steel King poked her nose out of New York for a trip to the Far East via the Canal. Prior to the ship's de­ parture, the writer dropped in at MacPherson's Bar, the hangout of the loyalists, and was amused to hear some of the impressions of an SlU-contracted crew. PECULIAR NOTIONS Now that the SIU had Isth­ mian sewed up, the impressions were: 1) that nothing would be better than to see the scuppers run with the blood of skippers, mates and engineers; 2) that monkey wrenches and marlin spikes would go flying through the night in well-aimed direc­ tions. The least that was ex­ pected was a continuous round of disruptive tactics and beefs. The first day the SS Steel King ^ was out at sea passed and no throats were cut, no wrenches or spikes flew through the air, and there wasn't a single beef. Just the opposite of what was expected happened. The men turned to, showing a brand of seamanship and work­ manship never seen among an Isthmian unorganized crew. The men did their work and did it weU. This continued each day until our arrival at the Canal, and now even the toughest die-hard loyalists admits that an SIU crew tops for seamenship and work­ manship. Under the old Isthmian setup, their unorganized performers in­ cluded finks so phony even the NMU wouldn't touch them—per­ formers so lousy even their mothers disowned them, and mountaineers who had to be told what the pointed end of the ship was called. KING, QUEEN AND "BABY*' alists to all Seafarers who know their business and do it. A1 Lavoie, Deck Maint. J. L. O'Rourke, Jr. Eng. Luke Collins, Bosun SS Steel King I am your Union, bold and strong, Wifh my slrengfh, I right your wrong; I am your sword of mighty steel Before whose might tyrants must yield. BLACK AJND WHITLI CAB OUTFIT GETS BROTHER'S KAYO To the Editor: I would like to inform all SIU or SUP men not to cater to the Black and White Cab Company of Renton, Washington. Recently while in that town while aboard the Solana, two other crewmembers and myself took one of their cabs into town. The cabbie drove us to a gam­ bling club about five miles be­ yond town when we had asked him to take us just to town for a few cool ones. When we got out at the gam­ bling spot there was nothing to see but gambling tables. The cabbie waited to see if we liked it, and without going all the way into the spot, I said "No" to the whole idea and so he drove us to Seattle, 18 miles away. When I asked him to drive us back to Renton and leave us off where we could get a bus he said there were no busses in that sec­ tion. He had it all figured out. I showed disapproval and he re­ marked: "I work for the Cab Company and not the bus com­ pany, anyv/ay, I thought youse guys were seamen." My advice is, if you want a cab call Yellow Cab at 370. They are 100 percent Union and their fares are about or.c-i:alf. Robsri A. Lowry SS Solana On iheir way io South America, the crew of the Murray M. Blum, Mississippi, called King Neptune aboard as they crossed the Equator. He wasn't alone, however, as the picture above shows him in the company of his queen and "baby." The seaweed encrusted King is Johnny Ferdensky, his cigarette smoking queeq is Blewitt Perkins and their offspring is Warren Bonano. B&'C Men Relate Sad State Of Lakes Unorganized Ship The following letter was recieved by the Detroit SIU Hall a short time ago from the crewmembers of the SS Adam E. Cornelius, an unorganized ship belonging to the Boland & Cor­ nelius fleet on the Great Lakes and should be self explanatory. Dear Brother: The crewmembers of this ship (Adam E. Cornelius) receive clean linen only once or twice a month, and the Porters on here refuse to deliver the linen to the crew. Our Steward and 2rxd Cook are very inexperienced. When­ ever we load in Toledo we get very poor food. Sometimes, we just get a bowl of soup and a couple of vitamin pills ior a complete meal! As a rule, we receive pork for ten meals a week. We don't know what fruit or ' vegetable juices look like on this scow, and the men going on the 2-6 watch get a very light lunch. Names are given when orders for meals are taken, resulting in the officers getting far superior food when we do have a half way decent meal. No action can be secured on any complaints to the Steward responsible for the cooking as he receives special" consideration in the way of fancy meals gnd tid­ bits. You may any way you present, we anonymous - use this letter in see fit, but for the prefer to remain at least, in print. I am- thy weapon, you are my might. Together as one we shall defend our right; So lift your voices and shout your cries, Sound your wrath to the very skies. Are we not men, bold and free. Or must be bow before the tyrants of the sea? No! We shall struggle in death's own embrace. Ere we go down to defeat and disgrace. t 4 i A Sailor's Life By JAMES C. MITCHELL A sailor leads a funny life. He isn't married, but he has a wife; He doesn't drink but he always is drunk. He's at his best when he's in his bunk. His money goes for drink and lip; For soon he'll make another trip. He's just a great big awful soak. Until the minute he is broke. And when he's broke he still has fun, A waiting for_ a new live one: He soon goes broke and has to ship. So then he makes another trip. PICTURE CHANGES The Mate now takes it easy. He doesn't have to be on deck to see that the work is done and done right. The First Assistant has relaxed for the first time in a long while. And the Steward has broken out, the pinochle deck. The old man was a little con­ cerned at fir.st. Now he'.s all smiles. God is in His Heaven. He's got sailors working for him. The skipper. Captain J. P. Cole­ man, by the way, is a right guy, with plenty of savvy and a good head. Our bets are on him to be known as a swell skipper. He'll operate ships as efficiently as any skipper afloat. It's only the first leg on a long trip. But we're betting the rest of the voyage will prove the ship a good ship and the trip a good one. The erstwhile "loyalists" will have become just plain loy­ , Seafarers-Artist Norman Maffie catches the TTT club in session at the Pennsylvania Bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The boys pictured here were in session during July and are insulating themselves against the Island's heat by quaffing a few cool ones. The rice and beans simmering at right is the standard diet for beachcombers. As far as can be determined, the TTT Club means: 'Typical Tropical Tramps." �THE Friday, September 12. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG PENANG PLAYS HOST TO JACKSON CREWMEN Page Thirteen Shortage Of Men On Ships Called Peril To Contracts To the Editor: I'm writing this as an open letter to the membership. It con­ cerns an abuse that we must cor­ rect in the near future or else we're due for some calling down when our contracts come up for renewal. On the last half dozen ships I've sailed, we've been shorthanded. Why? Is it due to the war being over? More lucrative jobs ashore? Erroneous and mis­ leading or true reports about bucko Skipper? Or the thousand While the Waterman vessel, Andrew Jackson, stopped off in Panang, Malayan Straits dur­ and one reasons a seaman might ing a voyage described in the Sept. 5 issue of the LOG, the boys took in the sights. On the left have for not shipping out. Any­ Ted Filipow, AB and "Red" Dineen, AH, relax for the cameraman while "Tiger" Thompson, AB, way brothers, let's face the facts. lights one up. The inescapable fact is that ships are sailing shorthanded At right, the boys stop at a local bistro for refueling. Left to right; Pete D'Anna, AB; Hans from every port in which we Peters, Bedroom Steward; Ted Filipow and "Tig3r" Thompson. The boys seem to be enjoying the have an office. Recently, I shipstuff set before them on the table. |ped on the Seatrain New York. Seafarer Suggests Joining In Tribute With SUP To Honor '34 Strike Heroes We were short one man on deck and four men below. It did work a hardship down beloV because two of the men short were Firemen and the En­ gine Utility had to fire. Between him and the other Fireman they had to stand 6 to 6. HARMS 4 WATCH This must be stopped. On the one hand our Union is plumping for a 4 watch system and we can't furnish men for a three' watch system. How do you ex­ pect us to present the 4 watch system demand to the operators? This particular ship I'm on is on a 14 day turnaround and half the crew is off on either end for a day to a day and a half. She's a good feeder, good quarters, as crew quarters run on ships today, and never an hour of legitimate overtime disputed, yet we never seem to be able to get a full crew of this vessel. If this were an isolated case it would be different but it seems move using the seamen and help looks of the Taft-Hartley Act To the Editor: we will need strong union bro­ our dear comrades with the to be the rule now rather than I wish to express for myself thers from now on. How about grain situation." the exception. and the other SIU brothers on it. Brothers? As Gene Markey, Agent of Let's be realistic. We have a board the MV Gadsden the the Montreal Hall, said: "The clause in all of our contracts RUINOUS PROGRAM deepest respect and admiration seamen of the CSU are getting stating that if we can't furnish for the SUP Brothers who met The blow to labor inflicted by wise to their commie leaders the men the company can pro­ their deaths in the '34 strike in the Taft-Hartley Act is as bad and to all of their pals. The cure them where they please. San Francisco. as if Stalin had all his commies SIU files show that more men Well, we don't expect the com­ I think the tribute paid them controlling the unions. How can are getting out of their commie pany to do the foregoing be­ yearly by their brothers is the two such lowly people get into controlled union and signing up cause all they're interested in is highest honor any man could positions of leadership where in our Hall." to sail their ships with a full receive. I think it would be a they can pursue a program so The commies of the CSU have crew if they can, or with a half further tribute if all the SIU ruinous to our nation of work­ pulled some stupid things but crew if they must. Brothei-s paid homage to them ing people? It makes one ask; each year. WORKS HARDSHIP "Is there no justice?" The need for refreshments There are many young broth­ All that is left to us is the seems to hit the boys often. The companies don't give a J|it( ^TH€W0RPC0ME| Here Ted Filipow and "Tiger" ers with us now who have never strength of our great unions and darn. They're making plenty of Thompson stop at one of Pen- heard of those great men and leaders to champion the cause cabbage as long as the ships sail, ang's many fruit juice stands the struggle and hell they went of the working man against such but some of our brothers are through for all seamen. people and the obstacles they for their vitamins. working a hardship on the others What do the Brothers think of create. who are doing the sailing and Another thing worth com­ the idea of taking up an annual living up to our contracts provi­ collection from each member of menting on at the moment is sion to furnish the men. the SIU to buy flowers each the commie situation in Canada. Brothers, it hasn't been so long July 5th and erect a monument No doubt the commies of the Seafarer Earle Goosley, re­ ago that you had to have a 70 to CSU were in a turmoil after the in their name? cently off the Jonathan a 90 day old card to make a half 1 know the SUP Brothers hold expose of the great radio pro­ Grout, is now a patient in St. way decent job on American July 5th as their one sacred day. gram they had planned. Some Marks Hospital in Brooklyn. merchant vessels and it also Although these men were mem­ of the SIU ships were in Canada His wife writes that he is at the time waiting for the hasn't been so long ago that ship­ this strike they had planned is bers of the SUP, the strike in very desirious of hearing chance to hear the commies. the topper of them all — no which they gave their lives has ping was going out of fink halk from some of his old ship­ It was typical of the tommies, benefit for the seamen at all. helped to advance all seamen so and crimp joints. mates or having them drop much that 1 think they would no talk until everyone suppres­ The SIU brothers have done in to see him while he is ill. We now have the best condi­ much to stamp out the commies grant us brothers in the SIU sed, so there was no talk. He expects to undergo an The seamen of Canada are on our own waterfronts. the privilge of adding our heart­ tions and contracts in the indus­ operation shortly, so he will getting wise and know that the felt thanks and respect on that' We know that with the suc­ try. Let's keep them by filling be laid up for some time. His SIU is in Canada to stay and cess we have had in Canada so day. address is: Ward 4, St. Marks This would show all brothers guard their rights. far, it won't be long until the and Prospect Place, Brook­ what it means to be a good SUP job is completed. Then it will MONEY FOR STRIKE lyn, N. Y. and SIU Brother, and from the be known that the SIU has done They also realize what a finky another wondei-ful job for all bunch of commie leaders they seamen and working class people have in the CSU, for it is known by kicking the commies around that $5,000 was sent by the head and out. commies to push the seamen's If thei-e were only some way strike in Canada. to show everyone what devnurThe strike itself was not for ers of workers' rights the comthe poor seamen, a^ the commies mis are. We can't say, go and ASKS CLARIFICATION ON MONEY DUE soy: "To hell with the seamen. look at Russia itself, as only a We can make one big political few seamen get the opportunity, QUESTION: but there is one way left to get This is in regards lo Ihe 6 percent reiroacfive pay. All com­ an idea of commie controlled the jobs on vessels of all of our panies should put out a phamphlet with the names of the ships labor: reading and following the contracted companies and satisfy and the men who worked on them with their pay statement. activities of the commies' at­ ourselves that we can sail our Send in the minutes of This will prevent the union members from interrupting the tempt at using the CSU in own ships. your ship's meeting to the Dispatcher to find out what ship they were on because these Canada as a political tool. New York Hall. Only in that men do not get any discharges or statement of wages while the This will also tend to show the Well, it looks like this will be way can the membership act ship is in port. government finks and company our last trip to Canada this on your recommendations, » Serafin Lopez year, so for all the follows on shipping crimps now and in the and then the minutes can be Michael Piskin this ship 1 want to thank the future that we can take care of printed in the LOG for the Brothers in the Montreal Hall ANSWER: benefit of all other SIU and supply the demands for our for the wonderful coopei-ation cre\i^s This question was referred to the New York Port Agent and his and help we received all sum­ present contracts and as many as Hold those shipboard meet* answer was that the companies are in the process of doing this at mer. We hope we will all be we have to come. ings regularly, and send the moment. They are compiling lists of the ships and their crews back again next spring. A. Rappaport those minutes in as soon as and the money due them. These lists will be sent to the SIU and Eugene Wood possible. That's the SIU wayl Ship's Delegate published in the SEAFARERS LOG. Keep your eye on the Bulletin Stewards Dept. Delegate Seatrain New York Board page of the LOG for the money due you. Laid-Up Brother THE BEEF BOX Send Those Minutes �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourfeen Action-Packed Struggles Marked SIU's Rapid Growth To the Editor: Did you ever think of the long road the Union has travelled during the past few years. Just look Ijack to the time we first started out to try and get a new Union Hall in the Port of New York. And do you remember that old one? I can recall the announcement that the SIU was setting out to make the Union a larger oi'ganization. Remember that one? The organizers went around prac­ tically shanghaiing you into all sorts of broken down freighters and fouled up tankers. IT PAID OFF But it all paid off, though. •Prorif of it was shown recently at a meeting I attended where it was announced and shown that the Si afaiers today is over twice the size it was a few years ago. And ihat just dealt with our stren-gih as an organization stand- ;vt.y-How IVE GROWAJ LOG Friday, September 12, 1947 A STRIKE GREW IN BROOKLYN to do is keep her steady as she goes. Keeping on her course means that all hands have to be in there pitching. And any guy who lets the lines slacken hasn't any rightful place in our Union. We've got to be on our toes every minute. Especially now, with the NMU staggering in the dark be­ cause of the commies' internal attacks on that organization, the SIU should be awake to all opportunites that arise. And while we're at it, let's finish up the Great Lakes drive, the tanker drive and all the other jobs we laid out for ourselves. Then we may be able to arrive finally at the one big union idea —the SIU of N. A. Let's keep moving along the road we've al­ ready rolled along so sucessfully. Jimmy (Fats) Wilson Ex-NMUer Hails SIU Conditions Photos of strike activty taken by Seafarers during the recent Isthmian tie-up continue to come to the LOG. These were submitted by Johnny Thompson and were taken et the Erie Basin, Brooklyn. That's Thompson in front row right in pic at left. Photo above shows Thomp­ son again, with Richard Tyler at his right. Both were off the Steel Artisan. Rest of men were unidentified. To the Editor: 1 just came in after a five month trip as Chief Electrician, and in the ports we visited I was very happy to see so many jobs up on the boards. 1 am writing this letter be­ cause I want to thank every man who made it possible for me to obtain membership in the SIU. This is my first SIU ship and I am very happy to report that ing alone. It did not take into everything went as smooth as account the additional power glass. that came from the formation of Upon arriving in Baltimoi'e, I the powerful AFL Maritime noticed for the first time in my Trades Department, which meant life a ship having its beefs set­ the winning of our 1946 strike. tled before the payoff. We also Yes, we've come a long way hit three other ports, then we in a short time and we've seen paid off. I made a nice hunk of a lot of action. There were the cabbage in overtime and I know many and important struggles we if I were still in the NMU, I Isthmian crewmember Alfred had in opposition to the com­ wouldn't have got it; in fact, I Tompol looks over picket line. munist party, with its attempts would have been lucky to be an Seconds later he was pounding at scabbery in Philly, Tampa and Assistant Electrician. Back in the NMU, we always the bricks with his shipmates. elsewhere, besides its scabbing attempts on the longshoremen in had so many beefs that we never New York. All this added up to got them .settled. Their practice a helluva lot of action—and vic­ of giving you a .30-day shipping card messes things up, for if you tories. have a beef pending, you usuajly PLENTY AHEAD have to drop it to get a ship be­ fore your card expires. Some secrets are to be Now with the Taft-Hartley I'm plenty satisfied where I kept, but if you had an in­ Law coming up and the announc­ am now—in the SIU. teresting trip, or if you met ing of the Union's heavy organiz­ Ed Lawrence a character who sent you, ing program, it loolvs like ive're let us in on it. That goes for still a bunch of busy people—and your views on the union, cur­ .will be for sometime. But if any The LOG Rolls rent events, or any sugges­ outfit is equal to doing the job, To Rollerdam tions you may have. All beefs it's the SIU. We're headed in the of general interest will be an­ right direction and all we have To the Editor: swered. The other day I was ship-visit­ Seafarers who think in ing on some American ships. One He's Waiting terms of moon and June and of the crew .showed me your vine and wine can give vent newspaper, the SEAFARERS to their rhyme and rhythm LOG. He told me that if I wrote in Log-A-Rhythms. If you to your address, you would be have a camera we will give glad to send me the paper free of prominence to your lens ef­ charge for the reading table of forts. the Seamen's Home. I should be very grateful, in­ The items sent to us will deed, if you would .send me the be displayed before an ap­ LOG, as many American .seamen preciative audience of 60,visit our home. I am sure the 000 readers from coast to men will appreciate it very much coast who read these pages to come across such a fine news­ every week. paper in the Seamen's Home. Put down the highlights of Father P. Koevoels your experience including the Dir. Port Chaplain place, time and names and Aposlleship of the Sea send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., Rotterdam, The Netherlands On the beach in New York N. Y. We will return all (Ed. Note: The LOG will be "waiting for a good one." is snapshots, poems and stories, sent to the address given and Joe Tassin, a New Orleans boy. if so desired. you should receive your first Now is the right time, tool Joe says hello to all his friends copy in a few weeks. Thanks and former shipmates. for the words of praise.) Okay, BrothersLet Us In On It A.A. 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK George "Ranger" Ernst just started sailing and "his ambition is to save a few dollars and own a ranch some day. A short while ago I asked several men their plans for the future. One fellow from Brooklyn said he always wanted to own a pool room. I wonder if his dream ship came true. One, whom I'd rather not name, says all he wants is to be a lover in Bra­ zil. Perhaps he is the smartest. My suggestion: I think all union books should have the ad­ dresses of all the Halls in the back part of the book. Always remember one thing: This is our Union. You have as much to .say or do as anyone else. If you have any ideas for im­ provements you owe it to your­ self and brother members to bripjg it forward. I wonder if Brother Paul Hall and J. P. Shuler ever "slip in" at the Tampa Fair? Who is the heaviest man in the Union? I've seen some that would be tough to beat. the Del Mar. How are you. Bob? Chief Cook Lawrence of Georgia was certainly against Roosevelt. I often wondered if he was a Georgia Republican ... A couple of guys were standing at a corner so I ask­ ed them what they were do­ ing. They replied: "Just watch­ ing the Fords go by," meaning they were watching the local belles . . . Paul Parsons should run for Congress. I'm sure he would make the grade. Angelo D'Amico has been in Argentina so long (due to an ill­ ness) that he is planning to vote there in the next election ... I promised not to reveal his name but there's a seaman who, after every trip, takes a Mississippi cruise on the SS President. Some fun, eh . Peter Loloes, "The Greek," went to Greece a short time ago. The natives spoke to him but it was all Greek to him ... It won't be long before the SIU banner will fly the seven seas in full bloom. Our Union is growing so fast that I think she's jet propelled. Who remembers 2 Stone Street in New York? What a differ­ ence between the past and the future. DEL ALBA PASSES LOG TO SIU SHIPS IN BUENOS AIRES To the Editor: I remember one Steward who was so heavy that every time he was in the crow's nest we had a port list . , . One Pa­ trolman who has always been a gentleman is Howard Guinier. There are others, too, of course. * Is the LOG sent regularly to May Sullivan's Bar in B.A.? Remember all seamen are hun­ gry for it. Is it possible to send a couple every week to British Hospital, Pridrel and Casareos, Buenos Aires? (Ed. Note: Will do.) Bob Creel was operated up­ on in S.A. and sent home on We, the Crew of the SS Del Alba wish to thank you for send­ ing copies of the SEAFARERS LOG that we requested while in Buenos Aires as promptly as you did. " We made them up into a folder and passed them on to the other SIU ships that were in Buenos Aires at that time and they ap­ preciated them as much as we did. These are the ships, SS Del Santos, SS Cuba 'Victory, SS Stephen A. Douglas, SS Hilton, and the SS Del Aii'es. C. W. Gait Ship's Delegate SS Del Alba .. �THE Friday. September 12, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG BULUSTEN -w- ;1 /--• L Retroactive Pay Unclaimed Wages -iHCCCXS Moran Towing Co. Bx\TTERY PLACE, Retroactive p5y covering the 5 percent increase for the fol­ lowing ships is now ready at the offices of the Overlakes Freight Corporation, 19 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. The money can be collected in person or by writing and giv­ ing proper identification. NEW YORK 2.78 Robert A. Burdick 42.74 Buford C. Jones Monle E. Blue $ 24.72 Harold C. Cisewski ^ -.s • 80.12 GROVER C. HUTCHERSON Joseph C. Johnson 3.20 George L. Sumner 33.55 (Voyage No. 11) * les, $1.00; R. B. Brady. $3.00; C. W. Kearney N. Foster 3.77 Joseph Curtis NEW YORK 29.43 Crafford. $2.00; J. Short. $1.00; Evan Richard V. Grant 10.25 John M. Kelly, Jr ROBERT R, MCBURNEY 25.62 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Midgette, $4.00; D. Cillikin. $1.00; Fred N. Cook 11.14 Wr H. Pylate, Jr (Voyage No. 12) 4.74 C. Arnold. $1.00: G. H. Ruf. $1.00; B. Poolfe, $1.00. Robert L. Lester 47.53 Donald Chestnut 12.24 C. E. Fisher. $1.00; R. A. Robinson. JOHN FISKE SS WARRIOR Edwin S. Harriman 4.74 Quinton Royals 8.50 $2.00; E. M. Misa. $2.00; R. B. Hughes. I. C. Cavcy. $2.00; G. Consalvo, (Voyage No. 19) Herbert W. Johnson 68.34 Walter W. Christian 7.13 $1.00; K. A. Stenberg. $2.00; R. S. $1.00; F. Borst. $1.00; R. J. Mason. Barney L. Brannon 7.62 Leland W. Davis 2.10 Salcedo, $1.00; U. Hildebrandt. $1.00; $2.00; F. Peraita. $2.00; A. W. Keane, OVERLAKES FREIGHT CORP, Keo Lung Loon. $1.00; R. H. 1 lanssen, $2.00; J. Gonzales. $2.00; T. Tonisson, Patrick G. Dougherty .... 7.17 Luis L. Welborn 5.37 $3.00; M. F. Fair, $1.00; E. A. Sara, $3.00; J. Maisonet. $3.00; J. B. FianRoom 700 Clyde V. Riddle, Jr 51.69 John E. Kinsaul 13.95 $2.00. ncry, $6.00; L. G. Bosso, $1.00; E. 19 Rector St., New York 6, N. Y. Byrd O. Busbee 3.20 James P. Brewer J. B. Relly. $1.00; John Bruno. $2.00. Torres. $2.00; T. Hasson. $5.00; R. 24.05 The following payrolls, cover­ Charles P. Yarn 24.60 Fred O. Sumerlin V. Rodriguez. $1.00. Acabeo. $2.00; A. L. Blain. $2.00; C. T. 7.62 ing six per cent increase . re­ Ridge, $2.00; J. O. Scott, $1.00; J. J. Lowell T. McNabb 21.46 p McCaskey SS NAMPA VICT9RY 4.79 O'Connor. $5.00. troactive wages are now com­ E. Brezina, $1.00; Stanley Domijan, Henry P. Sedgeway 6.851 Sidney Rothman 3.50 $2.00; D. G. Goldblatt. $1.00; W. C. SS SEATRAIN TEXAS pleted. Thomas Bernsee 24.84 Frazer C. Clark 62.00 Smith. $1.00; Theodore Kioussis, $2.00; B. A. Center. $1.00. James W. Berry 11.72 Anthony F. Nottage 3.94 A. M. Milefski, $1.00; George Meany. SS ROBERT R. McBURNEY SS FARALLON Thomas E. Mason 11.20 Robert Lamphere (Voyage No. 9) 12.23 $6.00: C. Wayne, $1.00; L. A. HolM. C. Ladwig, $2.00; G. G. Glennon, George M. Batts 86.77 Mate Veli Ekman ... 2.67 brook. $1.00; j. Reyes. $1.00; I. V. $5.00; K. Frey, $1.00; G. S. Harris, SS ROBERT R. McBURNEY Brown,' $1.00; C. R. Swensen. $2.00; $1.00; F. Kraul, $2.00; J. O'Connor. Charles S. Whitten 11.97 Walter B. Tobiasson 3.20 A. R. Broch. (Voyage No. 10 Port) $2.00; E. N. Durocher. $1.00; R. Wyse. $5.00; M. Moore. $1.00. Franz B. Sterlitz 1.97 I Marvin Bozard 2.67 $2.00; W. E. Thomason. $2.00; C. SS GIBBONS Tl.omas F. Meagher 61.33 David C. Reese SS JOHN FISKE 2.14 Herm.-.n. $5.00; J. C. Fouts. $2.00; W. J. Rushinjky, $2.00; Joe Maestra, (Voyage No. 17) Mathcw W. Waldron 17.43 Louis B. Clyde A. II. Soulhers. $1.00; P. E. .Anchundia. .2.7 $2.00; Chas. Stokley. $1.00; F. H. Lester Mahaffey 21.63 Fulbert A. Bodden •. 14.67 $1.00. Boocks, $2.00; E. W. Swann, $5.00; SS WILLIAM PEPPER. SS JAMES MCCOSH Nicholas Magash 7.71 William C. Averitt C. H. Moss, $1.00; A. R. Freberg, 14.67 (Voyage No. 12 Port) N. Salamono, $5.00; M. A. Cirelli, Samuel Levy 7.27 Glen C. Hatton 5.07 $5.00; J. R. (VJprris, $5.00; Salvatore $2.00; A. P. Nazui, $5.00; J. LancanSS THOMAS W. HYDE ster. $5.00; C. O. Saunders, $1.00; Andreas Ingehretsen 29.94 Melvin J. Keefer 9.34 M. Resguitos, $J.OO. J. L. Mills, $1.00; M. W. Drury, $2.00; (Voyage No. IB Port) Fulbert A. Bodden 5.95 Joseph C. Johnson 10.40 G. Jackson, $2.00; C. J. McGrath, SS CAPE JOHN William C. Averitt 27.75 Doek C. Willimson 3.60 SS WILLIAM PACA $5.00; H. L. Parrott, $2.00. J. C. Howard, $3.00. Melvin J. Keefer SS WACOSTA (Voyage No. 14 Port) 6-23 De Saussure Greenhill .... 1.60 SS T. LONEVENTURE F. F. Letie. $1.00; E. Dunphy, $1.00; I Richard Grant 2.80 J. D. Delgado, $1.00; J. E. Rucker, SS J. WILLARD GIBBS H. Mathieu, $1.00; J. Lane. $1.00; Dempsey Neese 20.91 $3.00; E: P. Moran. $2.00; E. M. R. Palmer. $1.00; R. White. $2.00; (Voyage No. 18) Hickman. $2.00. Murdock H. Thomas 8.68 O. Klippberg. $1.00; M. Mitchell, $2.00; This completes all six per cent SS HASTINGS A. J. Dyko, $1.00; A. H. Walker. $2.00; Orval D. Davis 4.56 ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. E. Flores, $2.00; j. T. Bennett. $2.00; retroactive wages for this com­ 6.68 R. .A. Rhodes. $1.00; W. Borreson. R. A. Fisher. $2.00; A. L. Romero. Phone 552$ Julius D. Simms . pany. Seamen may obtain their $2.00. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Charles W. McRae 23.22 $1.00; W. Brown, $10.00; C. Jurewicz, money either by calling at the Calvert 4539 Leo J. Harrell PHILADELPHIA 38.05 $2.00; A. Ferreira, $1.00; L. W. Ritch, company office, properly identi­ BOSTON 276 State St. $2.00; j. W. McCarthy, $3.00; S. MaurINDIVIDUAL DONATIONS William P. Dunn 3.48 Boudoin 4455 oniichalis. $3.00; R. M. Guild. $1.00; Phillips. $2.00; Cooper. $2.00; Eu- fied, or by applying through the 26.95 W. A. Jordan, $5.00. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Paul Warren banks, $2.00; Sims, $2.00; Bradford, mails. 15.28 Cleveland 7391 James H. Patterson $2.00; Robinson, $2.00; Renis, $2.00; SS CAVALIER r.iV ANACAPA SlU HALLS CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. MV BAYOU ST. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Soloma K. Kapher Main 0147 James W. Brodale DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 Charles L. Bragwell DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Arthur L. Disler Melrose 4110 Fred J. Reppine GALVESTON SOS'/j—23rd St. Stanley R. Cook Phone 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Robert T. Killian Phone 58777 Clarence W. Wieland JACKSONVILLE .920 Main St. I Lawience D. Stoll Phone 5-5919 Waller L. Pritchard MARCUS HOOK JOHN 66.01 65.94 67.94 56.73 37.26 70.09 66.89 76.74 68.26 23.81 64.20 56.73 41.83 69.70 65.37 26.38 IK W. 8th St. Ernest W. Donoho Chester 5-3110 Berry M. Olmstead MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone 2-1754 Wayne A. Armstrong MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. Robert G. Olmstead NEW ORLEANS 339 Charlres St. Joseph W. Wichter Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Nicholas Boyko HAnover 2-2784 MV BURNT ISLAND NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 Alex Mitchell 8.87 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Charles Snyder 12.60 ' LOrabard 3-7651 Kassin Samat 8.40 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. 2.80 Beacon 4336 Eugene Weingarten RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Andrew Farrell 12.60 Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 SAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. SS W. H. PAGE Phone 8-1728 The following men are due SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. $24.45 each for transportation. Main 0290 The money can be collected at TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 the office of the Arnold Bern­ TOLEDO 615 Summit St. stein SS Corp., 17 Battei-y Place, Garfield 2112 New York. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. John W. Parker, Robbie R. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Poole, Robert J. Flagler, Robert Garden 8331 Bennet, Frank E. Abramson, H. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Money Due Paciac 7824 E. Rumph, Arthur Fricks, F. E. Harbeson, Woodrow W. Lawton. F, R. Quinitero, $4.00; W. V. Fitz- Ray, $2.00; Hovington. $2.00; cher, $1.00. patrick, $2.00; C. Moonan, $2.00. SS PUENTE HILLS W. J. Reagan, $2.00; L. J. $1.00. PERSONALS BOSTON Harris, ^ SS CORNELIA F. W. Brown. $1.00; I. VanDcrHoeven $2.00; G. Z. J. Majewski, $1.00; R McQueen, $5.00; F. Douglas, $1.00 L. W. Haughton, $1.00; C. L. Gunsett $1.00; A. Godino $1.00; F. B. Stumpf, $1.00; A. G. Rodriguez. $1.00; A. F. Aversa, $1.00; F. P. Sande, $1.00 E. Badual, $1.00. SS FT. STANWIX T. H. Mack, $2.00. SS A. JACKSON J. J. Palmer and Crew, $100 SS WATERMAN E. Santos, $1.00. SS DOROTHY C. E. Hemby. $3.00; S. nel, $3.00. Proven- M. McCon- SS S. PARKER J. F. Suusarez, $2.00; N. Cullough, $3.00; H. Lilliridge, $1.00; E. Bocchino, $3.00; Mick Wahol, $1.00; R. M. Brangmanp, $1.00; P. M. Jeffers, $1.00. SS UKBIS Lowson Evans, $5.00; A. Weir, $1.00; R. Gross, $1.00; J. L. DeV'alo. $3.00; L. J. Cahmano. $1.00; R. Caamon, $1.00; J. G. Mahady, $3.00; B. C. Blake, $4.00; L. R. Fadden, $2.00; H. Kiser, $1.00; L. R. Seay. $1.00; R. Vellenga, $3.00. SS BEAUREGARD H. Maxhenke, $5.00; A. P. Lazzaro. $1.00; H. F. Bergesser, $1.00; J. F. Kozar. $1.00; E. H. Emery, $1.00; C. Kounavis, $2.00; T. J. Martin. $5.00. SS W. H. PAGE B. Snow, $2.00; R. J. Fagler, $4.00; W. Lawton, $4.00; R. Bennett, $2.00; W. Jarvis, $2.00; R. Rumph. $2.00; F. Harbeson. $2.00; C. Howell Jr., $1.00; F. Abrahamson, $2.00; N. Streg- INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS T. Henricks. $1.00; E. Suris, J. Sanlouzans. $2.00; S. Gondzar. A. Messana. $1.00; J. J. Miller. Steward and Engine Depts. (SS TO) $15.00. $1.00; $2.00; $2.00; TON- ROBERT (BOB) DAVIS Please contact Frank Schutz at the Marine Hospital. Staten Island, N.Y. Notice To All S1U Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to all members who 'WMAJ to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment ol their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fiU out, detach anci send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor:' I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the iddress below: Name Street Address City State., Signed Book No. �Page SixSees THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 12, 1947 •fANKfR44EA/ NO APPLE POLISHING... NO BOOT-LICKING... 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Title A name given to the resource September 12, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 37 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LIVING COSTS GO UP AS FOOD PRICES RISE 37 UNION POSTS ARE FILLED IN SIU ELECTION MC AIDS OTHER NATIONS:WATERMAN RESOULTION ON THE SIU ELECTION PORT HOUSTON TO EXPAND FACILITIES LCA FORCED TO GRANT WAGES TO MATCH SIU CURRAN PULLS SLEEPER PLAY IN BATTLE FOR POWER IN NMU MARYMAR WAS HUMGRY SHIP-NOT NOW TAFT-HARLEY ACT WILL HARM CAPITAL, AS WELL AS TRADE UNIONS SHIPPING PICKS UP IN BALTIMORE,PROSPECTS LOOK GOOD FOR FUTURE GREAT LAKES PASSENGER SHIPS NEW YORK'S PROBLEM CHILDS MAAKING NO HEADWAY AGAINST SEAFARERS PORT OF BOSTON GETS CALLS FOR REPLACEMENTS BROTHES SEE URGENT NEED FOR BETTER NEW ORLEANS HALL SHIPPING HOLDS TO GOOD PACE IN MARCUS HOOK ALL KINDS OF JOBS,REPORTS TAMPA CONNEAUT CREW AWAITS SEAFARERS CONTRACTS TAFT-HARTLEY ACT BLASTED BY MILLS MEN CAVALIER CREW LENDS HAND TO SEAMEN ON BAUXITE RUN DIGESTED MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/12/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b41a3676389515b405b2c3f5c6670e3a.PDF 407c9a2d1b1f1555e6015732482b3559 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL, IX. AFL Officers Hit Removal Of Pursers Piotests by Tom B. Hill, East Coast Representative of the American Merchant Marine Staff Officers Association, and Cap­ tain William C. Ash, Vice-Pi'esident of the Masters, Mates, and Pilots, were issued yesterday against dismissal by ship opera­ tors of Pursers and Purser-Phar­ macist Mates. Since the end of the war, they charged, the companies have been ousting Pursers until, today, more than 50 per cent of the na­ tion's cargo vessels are without men trained to perform clerical and medical duties. Since safety, of the ships' per­ sonnel is an important factor, both spokesmen contended that the results derived from hiring such trained men would more than compensate operators for the salaries expended. CAUSES WORK Speaking solely for the Li­ censed Deck Officers, Captain Ash stated that he had received reams of complaints from Skip­ pers who have been forced to as­ sume additional clerical burdens after their Pursers had been dis­ charged. Hill pointed out that according to regulations the Master of every American merchant ship must designate some officer to main­ tain the vessel's medicine chest and administer to ill or injured personnel. Sometimes Hill continued, the officer selected for this post is not qualified to handle blood plasma, or penicillin, or other drugs that require skillful ad­ ministration. In a conference Jpetween Hill and SIU representatives last week, the AMMSOAwvas assured of Seafarers support in its effort to have Pursers replaced on the ships from which they have been ousted. Correction In last week's LOG it was errorieously reported that WheelsmeH under the new Browning and McCarthy agreements will receive $201.20 per month. The new rate of pay for men of this rating is $291.20. The over­ time and daily rate are as reported in the SEAFARERS LOG in last week's issue. The SIU still maintains its lead on the Lakes, as else­ where. NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1947 Corporation Profits Hit New High Just try asking the boss for a raise now-a-days, and he's sure to give you a hard luck story. Why, according to him, he's having all the trouble in the world just keeping t'le plant open. , Of 402 companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange, every one reported a profit for the first six months of 1947, and the aggregate amounts to $1,681,920,000. This is an increase of 97.9 per cent over the same period last year. Thirty automotive companies which reported slight losses last year, have so far piled up profits to the tune of $203,507,000. Want to live in a house with just your own family, away from in­ laws? It's pretty impossible to rent a house or an apartment now, but the profits for the building industry rose 109.2 per cent during the past six months. And if it's been a long time since you last bought a suit because you can't afford today's prices, it's all part of the same picture. Thirteen textile companies announced a gain of 58.5 per cent over last year's en­ tire total, and department stores al-iO registered a neat gain. There's one consolation, however. The National Association of Morticians, at it's last convention, announced the price of a decent fu­ neral has not kept pace with other rising prices, and a man can still be buried at a reasonable cost. And that's something to live for! isthmian Takes On 30-Month Joh Of Moving Pipeline To Arahia ' NEW YORK—Isthmian Steam­ ship Company, the giant that tried its strength with the Sea­ farers and lost, now has before it another project to test its capacity. What has been called the largest single contract ever sign­ ed by a steamship company, call­ ing for Isthmian to move the American Arabian Oil Company's pipeline from U.S. ports to ter­ minals in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, was announced re­ cently by the company president. It will take approximately 30 months to complete the job, and the fleet to carry the 205,000 tons of pipe plus construction equipment and foodstuffs will include not only the huge Isth­ mian line, but the Pacific Far East Line and possibly one or two more sub-contractors. The shipments will move out­ ward from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Houston and Galves­ ton, and through Pacific ports ranging from Seattle to liOng Branch. To the Seafarers International Union this is all good news. Many new vessels will be added to the Isthmian fleet, and since the SIU has a contract embody­ ing the Union Hii-ing Hall and Rotary Shipping with that com­ pany, more jobs will be available to the Seafarers membership. Send Pix According to a resolution adopted at the last Agents Conference and concurred in by the membership in all Branches up and down the coasts, each candidate for Union office is to submit a photograph and a short bio­ graphy for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG. As soon as candidates are nominated or submit their credentials to Headquarters, they should send the requir­ ed items to the Editor of the LOG. a Mail yours to: Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Bea­ ver Street, New York, N.Y. No. 36 Nominations Opened For SIU Offices Selection of candidates for Union office in the Atlantic and Gulf District for 1948 will gst under way at the next regular membership meetings when nom­ inations will be called for from the floor. Qualifications which candidates m.ust possess are listed on page 3. These are set down in the Constitution and By-Laws of the Union. Any man who possesses the necessary qualifications may nominate himself by sending notification, in writing to the Secretary - Treasurer indicating the office being applied for. and listing the necessary proof of qualifications. This year a new feature has been added. The last Agents Conference went on record that the pictures and qualifications of all candidates passed by the Credentials Committee be run in the LOG. . This is to insure that every voter knows exactly for whom he is casting his ballot. ALL OUT TO VOTE As it was last year, the entire apparatus of the Union will be geared to getting every possible full Bookmember into a voting booth. Posters will be placed in all Halls, and each week the LOG will carry a reminder for those whose memories need jogging. But first, there have to be nominations, and that will be taken care of shortly. Nomina­ tions close on October 15, and the voting begins on November 1, and continues through Decem­ ber 31. In that way the largest possible vote will be obtained. Shipwrecked McDonagh Crew Can Coiiect Subsistence It took a long time to accom­ plish, but the penny-pinching of the Overtakes Freight Corpora­ tion has finally been defeated, and now the men who were ship­ wrecked on SS Joseph S. Mc­ Donagh can collect subsistence for the time they were on the beach last year in South America. The McDonagh sank when she went agroimd and broke in two off Callao, Peru, The men were taken to Lima, and there the trouble really started. They were quartered in a fleabag hotel, were allowed to draw only $10.00 per week, and could not replace the clothes that were lost in the accident. This situation was called to the attention of New York Head­ quarters, and steps were immed­ iately taken. Overtakes was blistered to a fare-thee-well, and agreed to give the men a cloth­ ing draw of- $100.00, plus $25.00 per week for living expenses. NICKEL-NURSING After the men were repatriated, another beef arose; this time re­ garding subsistence, and again Overlakes tried to squeeze pen­ nies until they turned to powder. But the persistence of Joe Volpian. Special Services Represen­ tative, was something that the company had not reckoned with. Brother Volpian kept right ' date on which the seaman left after Overlakes, and last week America. his efforts were rewarded by no­ Following are the men eligible tification from the company that for the differential in subsistence: 23 men can collect the differen­ Joseph A. Calaldo, Richard P. tial in subsistence, amounting to Umland, Clinton A. McMullen, $1.35 per day from April 1, 194G, Hendrikus Van Veen, Francisco to the date of signing von the re­ Monteleone, Adam J. Saidor, Al­ patriation vessel. bert R. Chiriani, Donald C. Jones, It will amount to approximate­ Taivo Laakkonen, and JosiaJa ly $80.00 per man. and it is neces­ McGill. sary for each man to'bring his Also, Joseph H. Black, Harold discharge from the McDonagh, j H. Matava, John E. Mackay, Voyage 5, to the company office, I John W. Seemans, James A. Pi19 Rector St., New York, Room ; card, Leo Kattonen, Donald Mc700 in order to collect the money Clintock, Frank Basak, Elbert due. B. Brown, David C. Salcado, Wil­ Also needed is the discharge from the repatriation vessel, or liam R. Spahr, Gene R. Sinclair, other proof in support of the and Robert T. McNeil. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 5, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor > At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBRRO President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secj'.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf D^trict P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Sbcy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 SIU Elections In no other union in the United States arc the mem­ bers as active in the affairs of the organization as they are in the Seafarers International Union. Everything that the Union takes part in is determined by the membership, and in no other union are the officials as responsible to the membership. Union elections arc not popularity contests. Just because a guy is a good drinking partner is no reason to believe that he will Be able to represent you in a beef. When you bring a beef to a Por,t Agent, or when the Patrolman comes down to the ship to payoff the crew, it is a com­ fortable feeling when a competent man is holding down the job. Nominations for Atlantic and Gulf officials are now open. They will be called for on the open floor of regu­ lar membership meetings on September 10 and 24. However, any man who meets the qualifications may nominate himself by submitting a listing of his qualifica­ tions, in writing, to the Secretary-Treasurer. • Such notification must be in the Secretary-Treas­ urer's office not later than October 15, 1947. Listing of the qualifications appear on page 3. The affairs of the Union require that competent men be elected to every office. But competent men cannot be selected unless they are first nominated. Some men are too mqdest to nominate themselves. It then becomes the duty of those who know the man's qualifications and abilities to nominate him. Look around carefully, and nominate the man who can best carry out the functions of Union duties and re­ sponsibilities. There are many such men in a Union like the Seafarers. Thronugh individual seamen, banded together in a common fight, the Seafarers International Union has built a strong organization that has taken the lead in the fight for seamen's rights. Let's keep it that way by nominating and electing officials who are primarily loyal to the Union, and who have the best interests of the membership at heart! Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. « NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. JOSEPH DENNIS W. R. HALL B. F. MOORE L. GROVER A. SWENSON - J. E. FANT C. MACON J. J. RATH T. WADSWORTH BOB WRIGHT M. EVANDSICH W. VAUGHAN JOHN' MAGUIRE PAT BAKER (SUP) M. FINGERHUT CHARLES BURNEY J. M. MARTINEZ W. T. ROSS J. J. O'NEAL J. HOUSTON E. J. JOFFERION E. L. WANDRIE E. P. O'BRIEN C. ALEXONDIS E. M. LOOPER J. S. MOLINI R. H. COOTS D. G. PARKER T. J. KURKl E. E. CROBBS LEROY CLARKE F. J. SCHUTZ OLFA ANDERSON J. ZANADIL J. P. MCNEELY RALPH E. DAYLON D. P. KORALIA E. DRIGGERS C. H. MITCHELL WILLIAM MOORE 1. WHITNEY Xi' L. COOPER % X X BRIGHTON HOSPITAL REUBEN VANCE GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. R. LORD » 1 W. BENDLE J. BARRON NEPONSET HOSPITAL G. E. LEE E. DELLAMANO L. CLARK A. BELANGER H. SCHWARZ J. S. CAMPBELL A. V. O'DANIELS E. JOHNSTON E. FERRER R. S. SINGLETARY D. BOYCE J. R. HANCHEY J. REARDON (SUP) XXX C. LARSEN SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL J. TEN EYCK L. L. LEWIS JOHN B. KREWSON t- t- S. J. R. LEWIS J. HODO STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL R. A. BLAKE XXX J. A. DYKES L. TORRES ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL F. CHRISTNER C. SCHULTZ D. MCDONALD W. SATTERFIELD J. HAMILTON M. MORRIS P. GELPI H. BELCHER J. KOSLUSKY F. ZOLLER J. T. EDWARDS N. NEILSEN T. COMPTON L. BALLESTERO �Friday, September 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Reactivates Campaign To Organize Tidewater Tankers By JOHNNY ARABASZ and FRENCHY RUE By PAUL HALL For the past two weeks, since the ending of the Isthmian Strike, all jobs for Isthmian seamen have been called off and taken from the boards in the SIU Halls. Since that day, two weeks ago, no men going aboard the ships of the Isthmian fleet have passed through the hiring apparatus of the Isthmian Steamship Company. These two weeks have demonstrated the complete victory won by the SIU in its strike for Union Hiring and Rotary Shipping. Those men going aboard Isthmian ships with a Union shipping card in their hands, are the first to enjoy the fruits of the long and sometimes bitter campaign to pin down the last big dry-cargo operator. What those men are now enjoying is, pure and simply, what we fought for. There is no need to dwell upon the fact that they are aware of what made the jobs possible, and by the same token it should go without elaboration that they know what remains to be ac­ complished. The biggest battle is over; the contract has been signed calling for the Union Hiring Hall and Rotary Shipping, but those two pil­ lars of the Union's foundation go hand in hand with another—the working rules. That^s the job remaining to be done. Working Rules Next In the near future, the Union's negotiating committee will once more sit down with the representatives of the Isthmian Stteamship Company for the purpose of putting down on paper the working rules for men sailing Isthmian ships. We spent many hours of negotiating for the present contract; we struck for the present eontract, and we won. The gaining of an excellent set of working rules will call for much study, debate and argument. We have little doubt but that we will come out of conference witli a tip-top set of rules. We know because we have confidence in the men now aboard and soon to go aboard Isthmian ships. The working rules that are finally arrived at and agreed to will be only as good as the men aboard the ships make them. This sttaement has been made before and may sound a little trite and time-worn but'that's the way it will be. Performing is definitely out. Seamanship and Union responsibilities are now needed. Isthmian is now as much a part of the SIU as Waterman, Bull or any of the other companies. On Isthmian ships our motto, "An SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship," now becomes a reality. Many of our volunteer organizers who went aboard these ships took a lot of abuse. No one is expected to be all goody-goody with phony buckos who may still be aboard, but there is no justifying raising hell on the ships. If there is a beef, you now have Union repre­ sentation to handle them when your ship docks. Other Outfits Tough All the working rules previous to this date were won from our operators the hard way. Isthmian isn't the only tough outfit in the field. None of them are-ready to accede to our demands merely on request. We went to bat for better conditions and after many long battles we won what we have today. We can be proud of our working rules. A lot, of guys went out and put in a lot of time and effort to make them possible. The men who go aboard Isthmian ships will do the same admirable job. Isthmian has been SIU fo.r two weeks. In that short period of time we have gone a long way to digest Isthmian into the fold of the Seafarers International Union. There is more to be done and we have never shirked a job ho matter how difficult it promised to be. Our record of beefs won speaks for that. Won't Slop Here If Isthmian, the largest operator in the field, can be brought to terms, there is no reason why we cannot continue flaying away at the unorganized field with equally profitable results. The Mari­ time industry is by no means solidly organized. The maritime field is still wide open and it is for the hard-hitting SIU to capitalize upon. The heretofore untouchable tanker field is finding many in­ roads made in, its fence. Tidewater-is one of our objectives and Cities Service, too. They are but two of the outfits which spell jobs for Seafarers and union representation for the unorganized men of those fleets. We can do the job, no one can convince a member of the SIU to the contrary. It calls for more volunteer organizers; it calls for more sacrificing on the part of the men who go aboard these ships, but it means a bigger and stronger SIU. NEW YORK —- The Seafarers International Union is resuming, on an all-out basis, its organiza­ tional drive among the unlicens­ ed tanker personnel of the Tide­ water Associated Oil Company. Plans have been set to petition the NLRB in October when the contract between the operators and the Tidewater Tankermen's Association, the company spon­ sored "paper union," expires. Temporary su.spension of the Tidewater campaign was decided upon when the NLRB revealed it could not consider a petition for an election as long as the company could furnish evidence of a contract with the so-called Association. When this came the SIU shot its full force into other organizing fields. With the expiration of the company contract in October, the Seafarers, backed by the men who sail Tidewater ships, will be free to push for an election. are unequaled anywhere. In ad­ dition, overtime for men making over $210 per month was set at $1.40 an hour and at $1.10 an hour for those getting under $210. The regular tank cleaning overtime rate was established at time and one-half for the watch on deck and double time for the watch below. Vacations for Mathiasen tanker men begin with 14 days off for six month's of service, and mount to 28 days off for 12 months' service. MUCH TO GAIN have pointed to this indication of sub-standard conditions and insecurity which places them far behind the men doing the same jobs aboard SlU-contracted tank­ ers. They need only to look about to see how true this is. The Seafarers intends to wipe out the lower pay checks and poor conditions Tidewater men have been forced to accept by replacing them with the top wages and conditions offered only by the SIU. The SIU is now laying out a program for an all-out concerted organizing drive in the Tidewater fleet to follow the opening gun. The SIU organizing drive among Tidewater's tankermen will point out that they also can work under conditions similar to those enjoyed by Seafarers sailing Mathiasen and other tanker fleets. As soon as it is fortified by the backing of the Tidewater men, the SIU will press for working conditions and wages comparable to those in force in its other WASHINGTON — When the contracted companies. "big boys" fall out there's sure DRIVE SUCCESSFUL An SIU contract will bring to to be plenty of fur flying, and crews of Tidewater ships not the latest slug-fest, between the Up to the time of the NLRB's only improved pay and ship­ Waterman Steamship Companj ruling, the SIU's comparatively board conditions but also the and the Maritime Commission, is short organizing drive among other factors so highly important' no exception, Tidewater personnel met with to every working man — job | Waterman kicked off this week great success with a sufficient security and representation, by charging the MC with "evanumber of pledges gained during These without fear of company sion and circumvention" of Fed­ that time for the Union to call reprisal. eral laws in chartering of Gov­ for an election. Despite the fact that a so- ernment-owned ships. The concentrated force which called agreement exists between In plain language, that means was diverted to other unorgan­ the company_^and the Tidewater ized companies, when the NLRB Association, there is no such that the Maritime Commission announced that nothing could be thing as registering a beef chartered a number of vessels to done until October, produced through democratically elected companies which are using those notable results for the Mathiasen representatives, such as enjoyed ships to compete with Waterman over routes between the North tankermen and also resulted in by the members of the SIU. Atlantic U. S. ports, and ports in a pending election in the Cities The threat of job loss hangs Belgium and Holland. Service Fleet. Waterman specifically claimed Backed by the votes of an constantly over the heads of those who do not quickly accept that while the newly-chartered overwhelming majority of the all decisions of the company. ships are operating under gov­ Mathiasen men, the SIU set its ernment subsidy, the ships own­ bargaining machinery in motion QUICK TURNOVER ed by Waterman serviced the" and came up with what is in­ Proof of the lack of decent same routes without benefit of disputably the best tanker con­ conditions aboard Tidewater ves­ governmental aid. tract in existence. sels lies in the quick turnover of The wage scales, vacations, FOLLOW SIU LEAD crews. Helpless under the pres­ overtime rate of pay and other provisions of the SIU contract ent set-up to do anything to cor­ In a general complaint which set a new high in the maritime rect this state of affairs, large was embodied in the brief, the numbers of men sailing Tide­ company industry for tankermen. alleged something From an Electrician's $328 per water leave their ships after one which the SIU has frequently month and a Chief Pumpman's or two trips. pointed out. Speaking of the dis­ Tidewater men themselves posal of war-built freighters, the $285 right on down, the wages company stated: "The comm.s.sion has, since the enactment of the Ship Sales Act, sold to citizens of the United Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, States for operation under the as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: United States flag not more than 250 war-built dry-cargo vessels (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. in addition to those for which con­ (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International tracts or other commitments had Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ been made prior to the date of ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately the enactment of the Ship Sales prior to date of nomination. Act, whereas, it has sold to per­ (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have sons not citizens of the United three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any States, who may not charter warcandidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea built vessels from the Commis­ service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ sion, 839 wai'-built dry-cargo sels in unlicensed capacity. vessels for operation under flags (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while other than that- of the United States. employed as an officer of the Union. (e) That he be an active and full book member and show That is exactly what the Sea­ four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed farers has hammered at for such rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­ a long time. From the very start ply to officials and other office holders working for the Union of the foreign sales, the SIU during current year for period of four months or longer. realized that continuation of the Maritime Commission policy of Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for selling merchant ships to foreign office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, powers or indivduals would pose naming the particular office and submitting the necessary a serious threat to the future of proof of qualification as listed above. the American merchant marine. The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer must be. in his office not later than Oct. 15. 1947, when nomina­ It's high time the American tions will be closed. shipowners and operators woke up. It's their fight, too. Qualifications For Office Waterman Saes MX, For Fvasion' �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOC Friday, September 5, 1947 Ever Yearn For The Good Old Days? Take A Trip Under A Foreign Flag By BERNARD P. KELLY from the Captain. He stalled. They went to the American Consul, who asked them what kind of articles they had sign­ ed. No one seemed To know and, in addition, it developed that the Captain had taken, for safe keeping, the papers each signed. Finally, the seamen asked for help from the Union Hall in Vancouver. The crew was told that a picketline w o u 1 d be thrown around the ship if their relca.se was not granted. The Captain found the money to pay the men, and immediately upon payment, the messman quit. Captain to make a name for himself as a money saver, he was a success. For a whole month no Messman was hired, although a dozen applied for the job. The crew practically fed itself. There was such a coming and going of personnel, no one seem­ ed his release and finally re­ ceived it, after the Skipper threatened to turn him over to the immigration officials. One-of the Assistant Engineers corralled a 16 year old English youngster who sought the messman's job. By persuading the Chief Engineer we would make a Fireman out of the boy, the Assistant had the lad working in the fireroom for a week, dur­ ing which time the artist in him flared up and he bi'ought the boy to a Vancouver Hotel. Thei-e, the youngster stated after he was laid off, the as­ sistant bought whiskey. The kid said the screwball gave him $10 to go out and buy , a bottle, and the young fellow took off with the ten. Pie thereafter lost the fireman's job. The calibre of the personnel, after the union Americans quit, took a decided drop. Finally, with an international crew, the Euripides was loaded with wheat and shoved off for England. This writci' wandered down to the Portland, Oregon, water­ front one day last March in company with two American firemen on the beach. None of the three of us was a union member, the books being closed tight in the northwest. Along the dock lay a 10,000 ton relic of another day, the old Jefferson Meyers, a sea-scarred veteran of 27 years, in its time one of .the sturdiest of those allriveted jobs that the Bethlehem Steel Yards turned out in the twenties. It was now in the hands of CONDITIONS DEPLORABLE the Atlas Trading Company of New York, which renamed it The crew's quarters back aft •after the Greek tragic playright were unpainted, unwashed, and and poet of ancient Greece, the head had six inches of stag­ Euripides. nant water swishing around in Being broke and without books it. The showers wouldn't work, of any kind, the three of us and there was no one to clean ed to know who belonged aboard. went aboard and were quickly up the mess. A Canadian health Several items were stolen and signed on as Firemen and Wiper. officer came aboard and order­ an Aussie AB yelled bloody The officers and licensed per­ ed the place cleaned up. murder when a suit of his sonnel were Greek, as well as The clean-up job had been clothes were taken. He demand­ the bellowing Bosun. delegated to the $90 per month The Skipper reputedly headed Messman, but he was long gone. an English corvette off the Scot­ Although a dozen Messrnen had tish coast during the war, and appeared for the job, it was ob­ this was said to be his first Job viously the policy of the Skip as boss of a cargo ship. per to hold down wages as long The Chief Engineer was a big as possible. One thing the American labor movement hasn't lumpy guy about 65 who barely got and badly needs—at least during the summer On the 25th of March, the spoke English, and who.se ig­ months—is a good, trained, psychiatrist. Nobody crew got together and decided else would be competent to explain to baffled norance of American standards to go on the bridge and ask for and customs was appalling. unionists the sun-slappy behavior of a zaney a showdown on much needed bunch of industrialists and big businessmen. In order to crew the ship, the Captain appealed to the U.S. draws. The Captain told them Item 1—In Philadelphia (temperature 93) the Employment Service. With their $10 was the limit—"Take it or Sun Oil Co. announced prices increases "to pro­ aid, and the chance arrival of leave it." tect the fuel oil supply of its customers against The two American Oilers dc the added competition of new customers." union seamen who were on the beach too long, the ship man­ cided to walk off, not without Item 2—In Jersey City (temperature 95) sedate aged to take on a skeleton crew difficulty, however, as the over­ stockholders of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad .and sailed for Vancouver to time claimed while they worked started slugging each other and swinging punches twelve hours a day was 'in dis­ from the floor when they couldn't agree on a new load wheat for England. pute. board of directors. UNION MEN DISGUSTED Since there was no Delegate Item 3—In Chicago (temperature 98) the M. G. It vfasn't long before the union on board, the men thi'eatened to Miller advertising agenc'y announced that hence­ members, especially one who appeal to the marshal and have forth all its employes will be given one year's was an oldtime militant of the the ship tied up. One of the vacation with full pay. SIU and had signed on as Deck inexperienced " Firemen noddec Item 4—At Virginia Beach, Va. (temperature 94) Engineer to get out of Portland, on \he twelve hour shift, and Arthur J. Morris, founder of the Morris plan became uneasy. dozens of barrels of oil went in­ banking system, predicted a major recession right to the bilges. after Christmas and said "If the American people The Firemen were let go, and would stop buying, they could prevent this re­ N\ON&Y ONTHEHi^ a squawk went up from one of cession." PICKET llNe! them, claiming that he was Item 5—In Newark, N. J. (temperature 94) an gypped 40 hours overtime. employer told the state mediation board that he In the meantime, the Captain was justified in firing 11 union steelworkers be­ had found a new source of la­ cause the Bible says "cast out the scorner and bor: The Vancouver immigration the strife shall cease." cell blocks. There he was able The payoff, however, came in New York (tem­ to replace the Americans with perature 98) where enraged union foundry work­ deserters from England, Scot­ ers chased their employer up three flights of stairs land and everywhere. They and halfway up a flagpole when he offered to give were on to stay, lest the Cana­ $300 to their drive for funds to make a test case dian authorities jail them for of the Taft-Hartley Act—IF in return they'd ac­ keeps. cept most of the Taft-Hartley provisions in their The undermanned Deck De­ For the other vacant berths, next contract and vote for Taft for president in partment was the first to feel there was a constant coming 1948. the difference between c o n d i - and going. One Fireman stayed it. it itions on a Union ship and those a full shift. Another, a cleanThe Gallup Poll asked-a cross-section of AFL on the Euripides. cut Canadian, put in two hours, and CIO members the following question: Would The Bosun in his best manner v/hich were spent hauling acid you like to see the AFL and the CIO join in one ordered the seamen to hit the drums on deck, without even organization? ball. The beaten up deck, fore having a chance to see the fireThe vote was: Yes—55%; No—25%; No opinion and aft, needed reconditioning room. He quit. —20%. badly, and he evidently was out The Chief Engineer, having no it it it to show his compatriot captain conception of North American Whatever else you think of the Russians you've that he was boss. labor standards, thought nothing got to admit they have a magnificent sense of The American crewmembers of asking the Fireman, Deck humor. ' put their heads together, and, Engineer, or whoever was with­ At last week's session of the United Nations broke or flush, they decided to in reach, to walk a block arid Security Council, Soviet Representative A. N. quit. As the ship lay at the haul back supplies. Krasilnikov accused the United States of violat­ wheat dock in Vancouver, word The Wiper was at the beck ing human rights by enacting the Taft-Hartley got around that they would be and call of almost anyone re­ law. held up for a month because motely connected with the engine This rollicking witticism came from a man rep­ of the shortage of freight cars room, but finding it too riiuch resenting a country where: from the interior. of an ordeal to quit, decided to 1—A worker can be jailed for moving from one The lads from the U.S., six make the best of it. job to another without permission. of them, demanded their money If it was the policy of the 2—A worker who is persistently unpunctual SPOTLIGHT ON /m Tips His Hat Eddie Bender, now sailing on on the SS Ethiopia Victory, was an organizer in the Port of New York during the Isthmian campaign. When the strike started, he was at sea, but news of the victory reached him, and he sent his congratulations to the men who organized the fleet and then won the strike. "Isthmian may have been a hard nut to crack," he says, "but just the same she was cracked and SIU history will always record the victory we won. To the boys who did the sacrificing and fighting, I tip my hat." NEWS . may have his food rations cut. 3—A worker can be sentenced to a forced labor camp (until a few months ago he could be sen­ tenced to death) for stealing from the factory in which he works. 4—A worker can be shot quicker than a horse with a broken leg if he expresses opposition to the country's political leaders. 4. i iRep. Fred Hartley and Sen. Joe Ball have be­ come such experts on r^kets that they've now developed a lucrative one of their own, it was disclosed last week. The "racket"—strictly legitimate, of course—• is to explain, for a handsome fee, the anti-labor, law they helped write. Hartley was scheduled to be the paid speaker on the Taft-Hartley law at a two-day seminar plan­ ned by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Last week he addressed the Intl. Apple Growers As­ sociation in Detroit. When Sen. Ball recently found himself too busy to accept a Cleveland lecture engagement, he offered it to another Republican and revealed that the payoff would be $1000. Added to their $15,000 yearly salary from the "taxpayers, plus travel expenses and other stip­ ends, the "lecture" fees are a guarantee that Ball and Hartley will not be candidates for the poorhouse if they're not candidates for reelection in 1948. 4* Urging machinists wives to buy no cuts of meat that cost more than 65c a pound, Mrs. May Peake, president of the International Association of Ma­ chinists Ladies Auxilary, declared that "the best way to combat exhorbitant prices of food is to refuse to pay them." Mrs. Peake pointed out that housewives must, learn the importance of organizing the home as well as the shop in order to help control run­ away prices and increase the purchasing power of the wage dollar. 4. i. 4. Betty Grable, the gal with the pin-up pins, set a precedent last week that rnay be more dan­ gerous to the future of the capitalist system than the Communist Manifesto. Betty, according to the Securities & Exchange Commission, made more money last year than her'boss—to be exact, $299,333. (The boss took a humiliating $260,000.) • 4. 4. 4. The AFL has announced the appointment of Philip Cutler as its first Canadian regional di­ rector. Cutler, who has served as Canadian or­ ganizer for the Pipe Fitter's and the AFL is now, at the age of 30, youngest of the AFL regional directors. �Friday, September 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiv» Members Have Duties To Selves: Taking Jobs, Teaching Newcomers By WM. RENTZ Taft-Hartley Act, If Enforced Would Bring Back Old Crimp Days NO NEWS?? By EARL (BULL) SHEPPARD Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE — When .ship ping is good, the Dispatcher can get a full Bookman to take job, and he then has to issue Tripcards. When shipping gets bad. and it may start for bottom befor very long, then those full Book men will put up a hell of squawk about how many Trip cardmen and Permitmen there are in the Union. The way to protect jobs in the SIU is to take jobs off the board instead of hanging around in ginmills, shooting the bull and telling each other that the Dis patcher is a jerk because he issues permits when there are not enough guys around to crew ships. It really doesn't do much good to keep harping on the subject but the membership should real ize that the Union has always worked so as to protect the full Book members, but lack of co­ operation from the membership can knock everything into a cocked hat. his ban.kroll has gone down the drain. Today seamen are .getting decent "vvages and enjoying good conditions, but there's plenty of room for improvement, and if we all pull together we may be sure that the SIU will achieve even rriore gains in the future. Pulling together includes tak­ ing jobs, seeing to it that new men going to sea are given a helping hand, and in general act­ ing the way a good SIU member should. If we all do that, then we won't have to worry a'oout the Taft-Hartley Law or any other phony law the "Washington bigshots think up. NEW ORLEANS — Once again above and ahead of any soda the SIU has spread the oil on jerks who are looking for a job ASHTABULA troubled waters and there is at sea for a 90-day thrill. BUFFALO smooth sailing onee more. Just EVERYBODY RESPONDED CHICAGO how long this lull will last is CLEVELAND As soon at the call went out hard to say, it could be that DETROIT here in N.O. that the strike was some of the operators will tryDULUTH on, all oldtimers, newcomers, to use the now infamous TaftGALVESTON Hartley Act to stir up another Permitmen and all hands piled JACKSONVILLE whirlpool; but if they do, y6u off the 5 ships that Isthmian had MARCUS HOOK SHIPPING UP can bet your last dollar that we the misfortune to have in' this MOBILE port when the strike was called. Shipping in this old Maryland in the SIU have an abundent MONTREAL The response here was 100 port since the strike has taken supply of oil and past masters NORFOLK percent and the picket!ines were a turn for the better, which does in our outfit in the art of spread­ SAN JUAN maintained by men on the beach the old heart good. Since the ing this oil. SAVANNAH and men on the ships in fine strike, ships have been on the In regards to the Taft-Hartley fashion, plenty strong, and 24 TOLEDO increase and more are expected Act, I have read up a little on hours a day. to nose into this port. The deadline for port re­ this law and feel that it cannot It seemed that all hands were Payoffs numbered seventeen ports, monies due, etc., is and will not improve industrial anticipating this beef and were this week which is not bad for the Monday proceeding pub­ relations, but to my way of waiting to get a chance to take HOME, SWEET HOME this port. lication. While every effort thinking will only cause confus­ a smack at this outfit. Waterman had the Jonathan It's all right to go to a ginwill be made to use in the ion and conflict, as it destroys Shipping is very good and it Grouth, DeSoto, William Riddle mill, have a couple of drinks, current issue material re­ and throttles the American way is a lucky guy that registers and and Purdue Victory in port. and talk about the way the SlUceived after that date, space pf life and our cherished right of doesn't have the Dispatcher make SUP have won all their beefs commitments generally do collective bargaining. the old college try to get him but it's a different story when a not permit us to do so. If the Taft-Hartley Act was to take that hot one that just guy takes up residence in designed, as its sponsors claim, has to have one more A.B. ginmill and won't ship out until to "correct abuses by Labor Union.s" then this cure is com­ parable to the one which killed the dog in order to free him of fleas. By JOHN MOGAN same time, a lot of headaches will had practically the same crew According to the Taft-Hartley be eliminated for the winter, and for both, died from a heart at­ BOSTON—Business and ship­ Act thousands of American merquite a few rated members will tack while in France. ping continued very good _ chant seamen, manning the become available for off-shore He was a fine old man, beloved throughout the past week, and, shipping. American merchant ships would by the entire personnel of the as usual when we have as few be shorn of the security of which Speaking of the tanker field, ship, and all hands attended the as three ships on the board at they fought and died for, if the one time, there was a shortage of in which we have been getting burial of their Captain in France. law were made to apply. more and more activity up this The boys tell me the floral while Bull had the Emelia, Mae, rated men. way, as a general rule these ships tributes were something to see, 90-DAY VACATION Edith and Cape Breton. But after the Labor Day week­ carry SlU-SUP crews about and that many a hardened char­ The closed shop ashore and end holiday the chances ai-e that South Atlantic ships in port equally divided in number. How- acter shed tears when the Old afloat was okay during the war, a good many of the boys will at the moment are the Stephen Man was laid to rest. it was okay on the Russian run, be showing around ready to go Leacock, Jefferson City and All of us who knew Captain Duke Victory. on the beacheads and thousands to work. O'Brien deeply regret his untime­ ME PGR THE In addition, we had a good of other places where Americans Strangely enough, the meet­ ly passing 'and extend to his TROPICS number of ships in transit, fought and died, but today they ings are very well attended, with family our deepest sympathy. aboard which we found plenty would want seamen to go back as many as 175 to 200 members, of beefs. All of these, plus those to the days after the first World but the next morning at the found aboard the ships paying War, where every school-boy 10:00 a. m. call only a handful off. were settled in the usual that wanted a 90-day vacation face the board. SIU style. went to sea and deprived a bonMiss Montreal ^ — jg hoped that the boys will The men in this port are still ified seaman outof his livelihood, after Labor Day as the MONTREAL—During the past talking about the big victory The Taft-Hartley Law would outlook for next week is very week there has been a mass mi­ over Isthmian. There was a lot allow the Skippers to go on the g-ood. The SS Edward Janeway, gration of SIU brothers from the of talk about the Taft-Hartley dock and hire whom he pleases. Smith and Johnson, which paid West Coast to the Port of Mon­ Act and its relation to the strike, Then ships would become off the other day will crew up treal. but we sewed the whole affair again what they were in the on Tuesday, September 2. ever, the SS Coalinga Hills paid up without a bit of trouble from 1 know that "scuttlebutt'' is past: Cousins, Uncles, GrandOn the same day a tanker, out off this week and every member mostly responsible for this, so 1 the boys of Capitol Hill. for over six months, will payoff of the ci-ew was an SUP man, would like the membership to HIGH CALIBER in Portland, Maine—which means which is accounted for by the fact know that shipping is very slow1 NEEDTVMO that virtually all hands will pile that she crewed up on the West Everyone in this port pitched A.B.S AMP A here at the moment with just one off. Then, scheduled for a pay­ Coast. in with a will and showed their BoSUNJ... Alcoa scow in the harbor, and off on the 3rd of Sept. is the SS Quite a few West Coast tanker all kinds of rated men waiting usual ability to come through Madaket, Waterman. with the goods when the chips men are now sailing the SS for jobs. are down. Carleton Victory, Isthmian, which ISTHMIAN TRADE Even thought we do expect Baltimore never has to worry just arrived with lumber from shipping to improve within the about how it will come through Not to be overlooked as con­ the Coast. On learning of all the tributing factors to the spurt are tankers running up this, way, they next few weeks in view of the a battle as long as it has the the many Isthmians which stop opined that they'd have to fall grain shipments, we will still caliber of men that were on the in here for various periods of change their living habits, as have a hard time to ship what beach during the past beefs. time. the Coast was fresh out of tanker men we have here before the Now with Isthmian out of the -Port closes for the winter. Besides crewing up the SS jobs. way, as far as organizing is con­ I strongly advise any of the cerned, the question now is what Cape San Diego completely. We As a matter of fact, even in brothers who are contemplating is our next objective on the or­ also had the SS Cape John, the fathers, and what have you SS McCosh, a Liberty, and the the freighter field, we get to moving over here lo steer an­ ganizing list. coming aboard with their ban­ SS Carleton Victory. And, too, know many of the SUP boys. other course. The Bethlehem Steel Shipyard We have been taken to task jos under their arms and plows after lo these many months, the For those that do come, don't workers are still out on strike on their backs to take from good old Bienville paid off here within the past couple of days forget to bring your skis as we and last week they voted once for failing to mention the passing have some wonderful winter re­ bonafide seamen their livelihood last week. more to stay on the picketlines of Captain O'Brien, Master of the sorts around and about Mon­ 1— but. Brothers, as long as there The Yarmouth will discontinue until they got what they are is an SIU and the SIU has no the Nova Scotia run around Sept. SS Stones River, in our regular treal where they can enjoy a fighting for. intentions of going out of ex­ 15, and after a brief period of dry- articles from Boston. very cold winter, providing they "We are still backing them and istence — then the men who docking will go cruising. Captain O'Brien, whose ship are able to hire a dog team to respecting their lines and will earn their living by the sea will Since all the excursion boats had crewed up in Boston on her reach them. continue to do so until they be entitled to his job over and will cease operations about the last couple of long voyages, and Mike Quirke wind up the battle. Shipping Good In Boston, But Where Are The Men? The Patrolman Says •si �• '-f THE SEAFARERS Page Six Philadelphia Hits A Record For Shipping II' III: J"'"?'• LOG GREAT LAKES CARTOONIST Friday. September 5. 1947 Jobs On Board Go A-Begging In Port Tampa By EDDIE HIGDON By SONNY SIMMONS PHILADELPHIA — I see by the papers that a couple of unions in this area are being sued for broach of contract by the employer. I think things like this should be given a lot of attention by the membership as this is very vital to the Union. TAMPA—Shipping has reach­ ed an all-time high in this port. One daj' last week there were over a hundred jobs on the board. The next day the ship­ ping list was used up and there wore still jobs not taken. Business has been fair; we hardly ever have what could be termed a good week. There is seldom a payoff unless a .ship slips in here by mistake, and it takes a lot of hustling to make expenses. All wild-cat strikes, .secondary boycotts, and unauthorized strikes are very detrimental to the Union and no action of any kind should be taken unless the officials are contacted, and the membership approves of such action. We are having quite a time with some of our members who did not stand any picket duty, also men who give as an ex­ cuse that they had sickness in their family. There should be some sort of uniform ruling in regards to this, because as it stands now a man is fined so much here in this pqrt, much more in another port and in still other ports he is absolved altogether. Sailing on one of the Hanna ships, up and down the Great Lakes, is a' Brother Seafarer who shows unmistakable cartooning talent. He is Bill Replogle, and he is now aboard ^the SS Fred G. Hartwell. The Hanna Company is now under SIU petition for election, and practically all the unlicensed seamen of the company are like Bill—strong for the Seafarers. In later issues of the LOG, more examples of Brother Replogle's work will be reproduced. Keep your eye on him; he's going places. Union Must Be Ready For T-H Disruptors As you can readily see this is causing undue confusion By WALTER SIEKMANN overbearing and at times almost among the membership, so to sadistic officers was won through eliminate this in future strikes, In the infant days of the Sea­ the excellent cooperation we I believe it is in order for a farers International Union, have established with the bonafide policy to be adopted rirengthening the Union's posi­ MM&P. along these lines. ^ tion and organizing the unorgan­ They, too, wish to put an end ized was a fight from start to SHIPPING RECORD finish on the shore and on the to this type of individual just as much as we in the SIU wish Shipping in this port is pretty ship. to put an end to the disruptors good lately. In the past 12 days In those days some of the in our ranks. we have shipped more than 200 Skippers, Mates and Engineers Today, thanks to the hard men and that is the record for were paid by the steamship op­ fought campaign, these men are this Port. erators not only to take care of almost entirely absent from the A few oldtimers trickled back their respective jobs aboard ship waterfront scene. again: Jemnee Daris, John Popa, but also to act as union busters Frank McEi'lane, Anthony Bal- and agitators. CAN'T LET UP chus, Charley Nangle, Nils NilTheir job was to fight any and There is reason for the SIU son and quite a few more too all efforts of the unlicensed per­ to congratulate itself in this numerous to mention. sonnel to band together for rep­ fight, but unfortunately we are There has been a lot of talk resentation. They relished the in no position to ease up. The lately about building a new and job for, in addition to being paid men on Capitol Hill have seen modern pier. At long last it has by the companies, the fact was to that. come true, and the work on that plain to them that if the un­ With the Taft-Hartley Act now licensed personnel ever became .1: . . .project has now begun. in full effect, the operators may As a bit of a suggestion, I strongly united it would mean resort, to their old tactics of believe it is in order for the a threat to their personal power rumor-mongering and agitating. Secretary-Treasurer to try and in their departments. Even in cases where the SIU They will, if at all possible, at­ devise some ways and means for tempt to use the new law as a voluntary donations to create a had written agreements with an club with which to weaken the fund for the purpose of defeat­ operator, it was often the prac­ unions and restore the "old ing the Taft-Hartley Bill. This tice for them to ignore the con­ regime." last strike against Isthmian has tract as soon as the ship got out Every member of the Seafarers, proven that a voluntary dona­ to sea. There they would take will have to be on his toes and over. tion is better than an assessment, constantly on his guard against These company stooges took or is it? the position that on the high seas just such an offensive. By be­ Well, 1 guess that we have they were the lords and masters coming thoroughly aware of the said about all that there is to with supreme power over the situation, all Seafarers will be say, so we'll knock off 'til next in a position to conteract any unlicensed personnel. week. CREWS INTIMIDATED Although tasks were .specific­ ally named which called" for overtime these officers would When your ship has been dispute every minute worked. out of hoi water for over The seamen, not being too twelve hours make sure that strongly united, were intimidated this fact is recorded in the and forced into working at .all Engine log book. It will save sorts of jobs that were contrary a lot of trouble when your to the written agreement. ship hits port later. If the men made any protest If you are in port when or refused they were either fired the boilers give up the ghost, or brough before a court of law. notify the Hall immediately Such was the power the com­ and a Patrolman will handle panies held in those days. the matter with the com­ Fortunately, this practice has pany. Don't wait until the been greatly reduced and almost ship is half way across the eliminated through the untiring ocean before you send word; efforts of the SIU and the let out a yell before your Masters Mates & Pilots, which ship leaves port and the mat­ has taken a stand against all ter will be settled at once. out-and-out bucko officers. ->1 Part of our battle against these No Hot Water? such moves by the operatoi's. By knowing your job aboard ship you will know your Union contract, and there is small chance for any potential bucko to do a job on you. There is a very hard fight ahead for all seamen in bucking the Slave Law and those of us who know the score won't be taken in by any maneuvers of the shipowners. PREPARE YOUR CREW When you go aboard your next ship make the, crew aware of the menace which, once defeat­ ed, is now attempting a come­ back. Pass along everything you know on union procedure, by­ laws and contracts. Make the assimilation of union know-how an important part of your task, whether you be de­ partmental delegate or only a member of the crew. If the job is done in the correct manner every man on the ship will be aware of every phase of maritime unionism and every man on the ship, whether OS, Wiper or Messman, will be cap­ able of stepping in and handl­ ing the job of Ship's Delegate if necessary. Remember, Union know-how beat Isthmian. Last week the SS Leland Stan­ ford, Waterman, paid off, and there were only three SIU men on ' her. The rest wore SUP permits. The vessel crowed for the Far East and will be gone for quite a While. We had to call Mobile for three FWTs and three Cooks. We are also going to run into trouble getting a full crew of Bookmembers for the SS Coral Sea, Coral Steamship Company. The Coral Sea is the first of ten ships this company is getting, and we already have a Waterman-typc contract with them. TOP-NOTCH CREW The reason for the full Bookmembers in the crew is because the agents for this company also represent several otlier sliips which are foreign controlled but which fly the American flag. It stands to reason that if we fur­ nish a crackerjack crew for the first ship, we will then be in line to get the contracts for the other ships. The "r i g h t-t o-w o r k" law, which was presented and forced through the Florida legislature by Attorney-General Tom Wat­ son, is being enforced on the SS Florida. We still have all SIU men on this vessel, and the company has agreed to continue calling us for replacements, but if we are unable to furnish men, then the company will resort to its ship­ ping ILst. To combat this, Florida passed a any man paying replacement is to on charges. the crew of the resolution that off without a be brought up This may seem drastic, but on the other hand the Union is be­ ing sniped at by the anti-labor forces here, and we are going to defend our Hiring Hall by any means at our command. Strikebreaking By Legion Seen Possible Again NEW YORK — The American Legion's anti-labor officialdom enjoyed another of its traditional reactionary field days last week as it held the organization's 29th annual convention carefully un­ der its thumb. The Legion's "king-makers" elected, as was expected, their hand-picked national commander, James F. O'Neil, police chief of Manchester, N.H., at a $10,000 a year salary plus a $40,000 ex­ pense account. Dozens of pro-labor and pro­ gressive resolutions never even got a hearing, while support of such legislation as the T^ft-Ellender-Wagner housing program was defeated overwhelmingly. The Legion's reactionary pro­ gram was strongly denounced by the Nat'l "Conference of Union Labor Legionnaires, representing 145 Legion posts with 95,000 members. Conference President Henry Geisz charged that "our Leg­ ion's Housing Committee is re­ sponsible for scuttling homes fori veterans. We have definite proof that Herbert U. Nelson, indicted by the Justice Dep't for criminal conspiracy to restrain trade in housing, has dictated the Legion Committee's housing policy ever since last year's con­ vention in San Francisco, and we intend to turn it over to At­ torney General Clark." Geisz told NCULL delegates, most of whom were AFL and CIO members, that "The fact that the Legion, for the first time in its history, has denied the speaker's platform to AFL President William Green is an outrage and an insult to the hundreds of thousands of union members who pay Legion dues. "There is a great danger that the Legion, under the Taft-Hart­ ley Act, will return to the strike­ breaking role it played during the thirties." A resolution approved by the NCULL called for repeal of the Taft-Hartley law in direct op­ position to National Legion policy. �Friday, Seplember 5. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG ORGANIZING CITIES SERVICE This picture, of the crew of the SS Cantigny, was taken at sea by Ordinary Seaman Louis DeWolff, and turned into the LOG by Ship's Organizer Gene Nowokunski, Chief Cook. The Cantigny is almost solid SIU now, and looks forward to the day when Union representation can eliminate the poor condi­ tions which are now prevalent on Cities Service tankers. Names of the crewmembers are not available, but as the sign clearly indicates, they all want the SIU. Organizers Arabasz and Ruf, who met the crew when the ship docked, say that if the election came tomorrow, the crew would vote for the Seafarers by an overwhelming majority. Pag® Seven NMU Crew Has Good Idea: Give Commies Russian Run Although most of the leader­ ship of the National Maritime Union, CIO, can usually be de­ pended on to follow the com­ munist line and to defend the Soviet Union, some of the mem­ bership still refuses to be hypno­ tized by the propaganda that CP stooges hand out. it around for the other crewmem­ bers to sign, and as he puts it, "1 didn't have any trouble in getting the boys to sign their John Hancock's." "But you'd never get any men in this crew to sail back to Rus­ sia," chimed in Wigger's room­ mate, Peter Juarez. Practically the entire crew of the Lind signed off in Baltimore, and a new crew was dispatched from the NMU. hall. One sea­ man reputed to be a communist, signed on. The crew of the SS John Lind, an NMU ship which just return­ ed to Baltimore from Russia, sat down and wrote a letter to their president Joe Cuiran, in which Maybe he'll learn a badly they advised him, "If you want needed lesson this trip. to purge the NMU of commies, send them to Russia for a visit." All NMU commies should be forced to take a trip to Russia— it's a positive bet that there wouldn't be any more American communists." VANCOUVER — After months The letter bore most of the of conjecture by British society editors, the King of England signatures of the crew, and com­ recently announced that his plained of the treatment accord­ daughter, Elizabeth, would soon ed the men in the Russian port of wed the former Crown Prince of Novorossisk. They were searched Greece, now known as Lieuten­ twice by port officials, herded ant Philip Mountbatten. Im­ around like cattle, and permitted mediately there was a huzzaing, liberty only under close and con­ a throwing of hats in thfe air, stant supervision. and British royalty started tak­ "Many of us," the letter went ing mink and ermine out of stor­ on, "never knew what commun­ age and pawn shops. ism was, and innocently listened But some seamen, particularly to quacks, soap-box spielers and the Chinese firemen who went misguided fools spread damnable on strike for better conditions lies, false promises, etc." on the armed merchant cruiser, the Empress of Russia, in 1941, A HARD LIFE will remember the Lieutenant Conditions of the Russian peo­ as just another fink. Of course, ple, whom the visitors were not he has the dubious distinction of allowed to fraternize with, were being a Royal fink. very poor. During the voyage over from Clizabeths Man Down Texas way. Organizer John Ward contacted another Cities Service tanker, the Lo­ gans Fort, in Texas City. He says that Brother Hunter, a. Pumpman, who is the Ship's Organizer, is doing a bang-up job, and he promises more pic­ tures, this time of the crew, as soon as possible. This picture shows the Logans Fort just prior to shoving off on another trip. Isthmian Seamen Welcome SIU Patrolmen In N.Y. By JOE ALGINA wanted something done. We set­ tled the dispute in short time, NEW YORK—You won't hear but to avoid a similar occurrance, any wailing or complaining about here are a few words of advice: the shipping situation in this When your ship is out of hot port, this week. Business and water for more than 12 hours, slnpping are continuing at a good make sure that it is recorded in pace, and there is every indica­ the Engine log book. If you're tion that the situation will stay in port call the Hall immediately this way for awhile. and a Patrolman will square the We handled quite a few Isth­ beef with the company. mian ships in port this week for Just as a telegram will do no payoffs. The men aboard were very pleased td hear the results good from Singapore in getting of the strike and welcomed the you linen, the same goes for hot Union Patrolmen aboard with water. If you're in port, let the story be known and have the sit­ open arms. uation remedied before your ship There was very little difficulty leaves. and everything went off in fine TELL PATROLMAN style. holding the books and when the ship hits port many men find themselves barred from the Union Hall because they do not have their book with them. To avoid any trouble, make sure the delegate returns your book right away. While on the subject, I'd like to stress again the necessity of having your book with you when entering the Hall. There is no use hard timing the Doorman, as he is only following the Union's rul'e. A Royal Fink "The majority wore no shoes," Britain in 1941, when the Chin­ says the letter. "Their clothing ese coolies struck for better con­ ditions, Philip, then a midship­ was practically rags. man, turned to ai the boilers "Their faces were hard and and brought the ship into Hali­ drawn. The name for work in fax. Russian is 'robota,' and that's Needless to say, the Chinese what they look like, a bunch of robots. The poor creatures are firemen were put in irons, and doomed. They're being squeezed that was the last of their strike. to death in an iron fist." So, if Philip and his bride The originator of the letter, Keep your book with you, al­ William H. Wigger, said that he ways, and you'll have no trouble wrote the letter shortly after the at the door. ship left Novorossisk. He passed The majority of ships hitting At the sign-on. Patrolmen al­ this port are in good shape, with ways carry aboard the new forms very few beefs greeting the for recording repairs and book information. Make use of these boarding Patrolmen. forms, they make the job a lot The Alcoa Cavalier hit port easier. looking as fine as the day she When the delegate uses the By HUGH MURPHY first slid down the ways. The crew aboard is doing a fine job form for recording the books, VANCOUVER — Shipping is of keeping her in true SIU style. make sure that he returns your very slow here, and prospects book as soon as he has taken the Now that she is here she will required information. for the future are not too rosy. put 12 days in drydock and"when A total of six ships have paid •foo many delegates have been she comes out there should be a off lately, and none have signed change in the manning scale. , on. The lucky six were the Re­ storer, the Norway, the Domin­ The Union and the company ican, the Lewiston Victory, the will meet in a few days to make U.S. Temple, and Jhe USSR the changes and put the addi­ The complete fight to get Victory. tional men needed aboard the Isthmian signed to an SIU ship. The SS Philae, Frango Corp­ contract is not yet over. We oration, came by in transit, and won the major part of the 5VANGELINE TO REST brought in a whole boatload of battle when we got them to Another passenger ship, the beefs. Starting with bum chow, agree to the Union Hiring Evangeline, Eastern, will put there were gripes in all Depart­ Hall and Rotary Shipping, her nose in port in a few days ments. but the working rules still and tie up at the shipyard for a On the Restorer, there was have to be negotiated. short stint. disputed overtime in the Stew­ So, when Isthmian jobs When she comes out she'll ards and Deck Departments, appear on the board, be sure change her run from the present Medical Beefs, Holiday pay, and to accept them. jaunt down to Nassau — to a complaint about the Coast The more Seafarers on the what, we don't know yet. Guard at Manila. On both ships ships, the better the work­ all beefs were squared away to ing rules will be. Do your We ran into a hot water beef the complete satisfaction of all this week aboard an Alcoa ship. part. the men involved. The crew was up in the air and come to Canada for a visit, they may not find themselves very popular in any section of the Canadian waterfront. WITH THE SIU IN CANADA Ship isthmian On the Dominican, the Nor­ way, the U.S. Temple and the USSR Victory, the beefs were disputed overtime, differences in transportation and delivery bonus of one month's pay, and other minor details which crop up. Except for the bonus, every­ thing has already been squared away, and the bonus will be set­ tled as soon as possible. The International T y p ographical Union is still on strike against the Province, and it is the duty of all good Union men to support these striking trade unionists by re­ fusing to buy tnat newspaper. Pass the word along that the Province is still unfair to or­ ganized labor. WHAT WE WANT Negotiations for amendments to agreements covering the ves­ sels of the Canadian Pacific Rail­ ways, are stalemated and we have applied to the Conciliation Board. Conditions are unsettled, and it is likely that we may be re­ quired to hit the bricks to gain decent amendments. We are seeking decreased hours of labor, readjustment of class­ ifications. and one month's an­ nual vacation with pay. These are the main points, and it is the duty of every member working on the vessels of these companies to notify the Union what conditions they feel should, be asked for. Negotiations for a contract covering the North Vancouver Ferry employees have already started, but we haven't been able to get very far. Several other groups are negotiating agreements at this time with the Ferry Committee of the North Vancouver City Council and this, of course, has slowed up pro­ ceedings. '> �TBE SEAFARERS Page Qglit LOG Friday. September 5, 1947 Union Hiring Hall Is Vital To Seafarers that the fight against the Taft-Hartley law be pursued along political lines, to campaign against all politicians For some time past and for a long time in the future, who helped to pass the law; to elect new politicians to the Taft-Hartley Bill will serve as a subject for heated fill their shoes and to trust that the new politicians will debate in which millions of people will take part. amend or repeal the Taft-Hartley law. This bill is loaded with so much dynamite that it The proponents of this plan would, if they could, em­ threatens to blow the free labor movement to bits. It bark on a crusade that would divert unions from their contains so many stipulations that it has not as yet true functions along economic lines and turn them into been possible to fathom the exact meanings. Many, ^ political party drudges; empty union treasuries and, many questions have already been asked about the through internal bickering, to assist the Taft-Hartley meaning and scope of many sections of this law. How­ law in generally castrating the labor movement. ever, even Taft and Hartley, the persons responsible for Labor unions will run afoul of many stipulations in presenting the bill and who"^ helped muster the support the Taft-Hartley law by their normal every-day func­ to push it through—even they did not know the mean­ tioning. The full effect of this law will be felt on ing of all the bill's various ramifications. August 22, 1947, just 60 days after passing. "Big enterprise," i.e.. United States Chamber of Com­ Some waterfronl unions have already rushed into merce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and contracts during June in order to escape the promised other big business groups, have been accused of being fury of the new bill. Of this, more details will be given the real -sponsors of this bill. These big outfits have later. kept a record of events from day to day and, no doubt, have many folders containing blue prints, documents and recommendations—ready on short notice to be put into the hands of anyone who might be able to do a job in the political field. Apparently big business found the drudges to carry and force into law, a document that proposes to blaze the path for industry slavery. The Tafl-Hartley Bill is the answer to the employers' fondest hopes and dreams—asking them only to search for, and provoke, beefs so that labor unions will be forced to spend much of their time in court trying to prove a legal (?) right to exist. The Taft-Hartley law, among other things, threatens The bill gives nothing to the labor movement but the chance to assist the employers and politicians to the very life of all labor unionism by attacking the spring the trap and, in due time, abolish militant labor "closed shop" and after August 22 forbids entering into any contracts to hire solely from union halls. unionism entirely. The foregoing applies in a general way to the entire It also seeks to force some unions to change their labor movement, which is called upon to: (1) Recog­ structiye and others to change their constitution. It nize the law. and (2) To obey this law in all its many seeks to gag the press of all unions and openly invites twists and turns, everyone of which is vicious and sabotage and wrecking of all unions by such degen­ erated elements that many hold membership. It invites death dealing. The following will deal more specifically with the anyone with either real or fancied grievances to sue the union; it denies continuance of "hiring through the waterfront and the role of the Sailors Union of the union hall;" in many cases it abolishes free collective Pacific. However, a little bit of history is necessary bargaining. It brings back the injunction, yellow dog to make the present less confusing. In 1921, the eombination of United States government contract, professional fink agencies, strike breakers, "plug-uglies," and, in so many other ways, this bill and shipowners-operators, broke the seamen's strike and almost destroyed the unions. seeks to rob labor of its economic strength. From 1921 until 1934, conditions went from bad to Taft and Hartley joined hands with many labor worse. Old-timers remember and younger fellows can union-hating elements, all of whom worked ceaselessly easily picture in their minds what those years were like among the congressmen to the extent where the "slave from the following few high-spots which will show bill" finally became law. Even though passed by House and Senate, the newly the slow, hard grind of seamen who tried to re-establish made law was so vicious and rotten that President themselves as human beings. After the government-shipowner combine broke the Truman vetoed it. Truman's veto message is too long to be quoted here. strike in '21, the United States Shipping Board opened Copies of it can easily be obtained by those who care fink halls in every port and on all coasts. In addition, to study it and to better understand the full meaning most seamen on the Pacific Coast had to carry a dis­ of the President's veto message, a copy of the Taft- charge (fink) book in order to join most ships. During these years seamen were forced to rush Hartley Bill should be obtained and read. We will, however, quote one sentence of the veto message as around from place to place in an attempt to land a job follows; "I have concluded that the bill is a clear threat that would put them aboard ship. These seamen in search of a job were at the mercy of the personal feel­ to the working of our democratic society." The same gang of politicians, led by Taft and Hartley, ings of those who operated Seamen's Institutes, brothels, again were able to pass the bill over the President's rooming houses, shipping agencies. Federal and ship­ veto, and, on June 23, millions of workers and their owner offices and even bar rooms and houses of pros­ dependents were presented with a law that promised titution did a little bit of man-catching for an occasional to strip them of all the hard-won gains earned through ship. years of bitter fighting. In most cases it iook months to make a job. In some cases a shorter time was required. But for all seamen it was necessary to make the rounds, continually spending the day from early until late visiting the company of­ fices. hanging around the docks, dashing from one crimp joint to the other—hat in hand and humbly try­ ing to get an elusive job. Because the shipowner-operator had a large number of seamen always on tap, they kept ships and jobs at a sub-standard level. The seamen being "beggars" were unable to do much about it. For every one job, there were many desperate and hungry seamen scramb­ To the employers and "big business" on June 23 ling in an effort to land it. Wages ranged from $30.00 per month up. Two was given the legal right to crush the militant labor movement and determine the fate of large numbers of watches were common and usually shifting ship after employees. 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., reading ship for port, or securing for If the Taft-Hartley Bill is not challenged by the or­ sea, and the many other jobs done by men on watch ganized workers, in a comparatively short time militant below who were broken out, in addition to their 12 unionism will be abolished. Millions of workers will hour work day. There was no such thing as overtime gradually be placed on blacklists effective on an in­ payment. There were many 18 and 20 hour days. dustry-wide basis in most cases. Greater unemploy­ Ship's quarters, in the majority of cases, were crowd­ ment will result when manning scales will be cut, pro­ ed; roach, bug and rat infested. They were impossible duction via piece-work will increase, comparative to keep clean because of the way their were built. earnings will decrease, working conditions will become Food at its best was very poor. The poorest quality bad, jobs will be harder to get and even tougher to keep. found it way pn board ship. All ships ran a two or All this and a lot more as the full effects of the Taft- three pot galley. The best grub went to the officers' Hartley law become felt. mess, next best to the P. O. mess. The bad portions Different ideas have been advanced as to the best and left-overs found their way to the crew's mess— methods for challenging the Taft-Hartley law and the usually poorly prepared and served, a stinking, sorry possibilities of proving some of its many parts uncon­ mess. " stitutional. This would mean a prolonged, costly series Straw mattresses and pillows were standard. equip­ of legal battles through many courts. ment. Dirty blue colored linen was distributed on Another section of the labor movement recommends joining ship with a change every third or fourth week By M. KORENBLATT if one was lucky. It was very often necessary to bring your own towels and face soap. Fruit and fresh vegetables were a rarity for the crew, usually served once a week. Twice a week meant good feeding. If crew members openly growled about these intoler­ able living and working conditions, long hours, small wages, hard work, lousy quarters and food—well, all companies kept a blacklist on which were posted the names of such seamen who did not like the way ships were run. Those blacklists were usually kept in the company's fleet. The companies, however, looked with horror and fear upon such seamen who were labeled as "agiiaiors" and "radicals," because these men were willing to do some­ thing about the intolerable life forced upon all seamen. Why, these "agitators" even recommended joining a union! This type of seaman was put not only on the com­ pany's blacklist, but was well circularized throughout the industry in an attempt to keep union minded men off all ships. Steamship companies thus were in a position to handpick or screen all crew members on all ships because competition was keen among the unorganized and unemployed seamen. The old-timers, of course, remember these things very well and those who started sailing since then can easily imagine how long a man. could comfortably live on the beach between ships on such low wages as were then paid. As a result of tough ships, starvation wages, hungi-y mouths on the beach trying to find a job, dodging the blacklists, etc., seamen in large numbers began to think of joining a union in order to improve their sorry conditions. A" JACKS BA-'R sHippmk H^u / //// In 1934,^ under Ihe leadership of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, seamen along the entire Pacific Coast hit the bricks beginning May 8 and tied-up the ships. The seamen along the Atlantic Coast were unable to get a strike under way. Seamen in ports of the Gulf of Mexico were successful in hitting the bricks but after five weeks were forced back to work. The longshoremen on the Pacific Coast reached a settlement late in August and insisted that the seamen go back to work. The seamen called the strike off after 97 days and went back to work with no immediate gains on the ships—But for the first time in 13 years were united. The SUP then took on the job of closing up Fink Halls and crimp joints in all ports on the Pacific Coast. Members -on the ships would not accept other crew members unless they, shipped from the SUP. Members patrolled the waterfront and advised all seamen con­ tacted to get their jobs through the SUP. Finally the owners resigned themselves to the fact that they must call the SUP for crews when all fink halls and man-catching outfits were no longer able to get crews for the ships. The SUP did nof have an agreement in writing but "hiring through the union hall" became a reality. Other unions on the coast then went after the same thing and got it. The first written agreement with stipulations covering working rules, payment for overtime hours, watches, etc., came on February 4, 1937 after a 98-day strike. Starting October 29, 1938 the West Coast ships tied-up in nearly .all Atlantic and Gulf ports were the rallying points and furnished the lead to crews who tied-up many other ship^ Into that agreement went the clauses that assure that crews shall be hired through the union hall. In 1938, with the establishment of government fink halls by the Maritime Commission, the shipowner was assisted in an attempt to break the union hiring halls. These attempts were made repeatedly throughout the war, but the union hiring was preserved through, the alertness and militancy of the SUP, which put up many a sharp battle in its defense. To better understand what union hiring means to all seamen, the following is briefly outlined: On board a ship, crew members meet each other for the first time but they are not strangers. They know that each man came from his union hall. Members of the entire gang think and conduct themselves as a complete unit. Each feels that he and all others are protected by the same union and contact with the union is always maintained. In all ports where the union maintains offices, the �THE SEAFARERS Friday, Seplember 5, 1947 LOG Page Nine Rotary Shipping Backbone Of The Union crews know they have a place to visit, hang out, square their beefs, transact business, and through the hiring facilities, join other ships. Ships coming in from other ports are contacted by union officers who are welcomed by the union crew members who feel themselves at all times to be a part of the entire union structure. Because of the "union hiring hall" all members keep in touch with each other and the union in turn can handle all problems for all members, afloat or ashore. The "hiring hall" in our case is the backbone that supports the conditions under which we now live and work aboard ship—the wage structure, agreement and machinery for settling disputes. Unless hiring of ships' crews is continued through our union hall, crews will be strangers to one another and personal feelings will diyide seamen to such an irxtent that they will easily become victims of ^all sorts of phony publicity and foul play which in a short, time will see the present standard of hours, wages, working rules, etc., take a nose dive. If crews can be re­ cruited from all over, union and non-union, strangers to each other, then they will be equally strange and inimical to the union, which is then ignored. Just think of the possibilities—seamen would be like clay pigeons in a sho'oting gallery, with politicians, shipowners, crimps, fink-herders and all the crum­ miest elements taking pot-shots. 0 The following stipulation from the Taft-Hartley law will help explain the unseemingly hurry of certain waterfront unions in signing agreements during the month of June: A/1 union officers must file a statement and take an oath, on beiny^ a non-commnnisi, supporter or fellowtraveller, etc. Failure to file such a statement would pro­ hibit such officers from representing their unions in ne­ gotiations with the employers. Filing false statements would be penalized by ten )fars in jail, or $10,000 fine or both. Another stipulation effective only during the 60 days ending August 22, 1947 is: Unions may be alloiced to negotiate agreements with employers to remain in effect for not more than one year. The ILWU, NMU, ACA, MEBA and MC&S (CIO), and the MFOWW (Independent) signed agreements in early June. All these CIO unions mentioned are honeycombed with admitted members of the CP, or their sympathizers and supporters, who hold elective or appointed office. In view of the non-commie oath in the Taft-Hartley law, effective at a later date, we can see one of the powerful motives in pushing the comrat infested un­ ions into early agreements. This same motive does not hold true for the MFOWW, however. This union was .steamrolled along by the comrats in the other unions as a means of reducing the number of unions on the waterfront that might challenge the Taft-Hartley law the hard way. Be that as it may, all the unions mentioned above have proved by such premature action, a willingness to recognize the Taft-Hartley law, and by thus signing the agreements borrowed one year of exemption from the full force of the Taft-Hartley law's fury. Commie or non-commie, that move is full advertise­ ment of (1) commie office-holders in CIO unions try­ ing to stave off their day of reckoning with the law they agreed to recognize, and 72) the active commies in the MFOWW who forced that union to drift along on the tide of reaction and general bankruptcy. Now that the NMU, MFOWW, ACA, MC&S, and the MEBA memberships have been maneuvered into a position of momentary security, what recommen­ dations will their officers m^e in regard to possibility of non-union men shipping in the deck department from steamship company offices, etc? Will these officers instruct their members to shake down the deck gang to see whether they all came from the SUP-SIU hiring halls? Or will they lend aid and assistance to the shipowner-operator-agent to secure crews from outside sources? Will they promise in one breath and threaten in the next? And what price unity as is. practised by them? Will the NMU flood the fink halls in an attempt to get their men aboard West Coast agreement ships? Records show that these tactics were employed before and during the war in order to place^NMU members on ships outside the jurisdiction of the NMU. Even before the war ('37-'38), it cannot be forgotten that the NMU managed to pack the Shepard, APL, and other, ships in an attempt to take them over. The fu­ ture antics of these unions can be judged only in the light of their own past. The Sailors Union of the Pp.cific must reject the Taft-Hartley Bill in its entirety for the simple reason that no part of it is of the least good to labor. If it should finally become necessary, the membership must see to it that all crew members come from some union hall of the SUP or SIU. Members aboard ships MUST insist that all who join must produce dispatchers' slips as proof of ship­ ping from the hall. At the end of a voyage, some of the crew must remain on boajrd to see that replace' ments come from the right place—the union halL Other members must make the rounds to advise all others that shipping from any place outside the union hall is wrong and will not be tolerated. 1 F/HK HALLS f~ The Sailors Union of the^ Pacific introduced union hall hiring to the waterfront in 1934 and successfully stood off the many attempts made to abolish it since that time. By the force of circumstances and the de­ liberate reactionary strategy of the unity-howling com­ missars and bankrupts in the unions before mentioned, the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Seafarers In­ ternational Union are put into the position of carry­ ing the entire load on the waterfront in order to push the fight for a continuance ol the "union hiring hall." Needless to say, the CP stooges, in all Iheir many disguises, will be among the most devouf boosters of the Taft-Hartley law. (From V/cst Coast Sailors) Honor Roll Of Isthmian Strike Donations V. Kaporper A. P. Sanchez D. Brodewr Victor Mlynek Martin Biss-on Fred LaPlant C. T. Geltrude Juan Velez A. Guerreiro C. F. Carroll Pedro Velez L. Filippis J. R. Chaiker G. L. Martin S. T. Harris R. F. Taylor R. C. Cobb J. Lee L. M. Boyce L. A. Gardier A. A. Peets John Boldeu M. K. Clark F. L. Armstrong W. B. Phillips E. Baine W. Daly F. Tedesco H. Brand P. Sanford T. N. Olsen A. Kavits Receipt No. 89399 F. C. Murray C. H. Tyree Rose Eldridge J. E. Oliver E. Grajales D. Mallenfant J. L. Keelan A. H. Peterson A. T. Arnold G. Suit V. A. Small Seckinger A. Albritten Justice 1 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.01) 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 ,5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 10.00 5,00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 7.00 3.00 2.00 1.75 3.00 S. Dezee G. Andreassen C. T. Fernandez R. Bryant J. Elliot T. Foster K. Knutson S. Castro C. Torres A. Rengar E. Halpin H. King Wm. Phillip P. Bufkin R. G. Webber L. Courtney D. R. Smith E. Bender J. A. Lazar S. Jonas R. J. Long J. B. Renfroe S. Rivera G. L. Driskill H. E. Solie G. R. Sinclair P. Ward Jr. J. W. Clark V. M. Littardi C. H. Yenke D. T. Morrison W. W. Watkins E. Kogut R. Guthrie J. D. Monteiro M. Kristensen T. O. Townsend J. A. Bourg R. G. Roales J. H. Anderson W. Perrin D. P. Gosgrove W. Harkcom M. Katrusky W. J. Brady P. T, Brinson A. Tarares 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 1.50 4.00 2.50 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00 3.50 9.00 10.00 1.50 10.00 7.50 3.00 6.00 7.50 10.00 10.00 6.00 2.50 8.00 3.00 6.00 9.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.50 5.00 5.00 M. F. Reyes E. A. Rudzinski K. Staalesen Peter Prokopuk C. A. Varrin A. Arvantas J. Mucher L. J. Curran A. E. Jannsson S. Macyczko G. Benefield J. Lundrigan A. Mueller A. J. Roth E. Belpre M. Hall F. Teti F. Teti A. F. Smith P. Klugel J. Holden B. Payne W. Lyerly M. Mizens J. Wilson R. Lester D. J. Preston E. Ljmch M. Radelich L. Galuska H. Stolnis R. M. Gasalberti J. Lupo E. Lynch C. Rehkopf V. Roll W. E. Gray M. P. Schultz T. E. Cooks W. W. Williams R. J. Horn J. A. Muehleck Sven Adolfson M, Joyner F. Hillyer M. Cruz J. C. Ruiz • 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 R. Natal J. C. Diaz G. Colom S. Delgado E. Padilla A. Mickley E. Lyons W. C. Butterfield O. Stone N. R. Peterson A. J. Lega J. J. Doyle L. S. Blanenship V. L. Haworth S. Barnes E. Pederson C. C. Hagberg L. M. Moore D. Marchant W. Wieromieu J. Fernandez D. Xidias H. Dunn I. S. Whitney Jan Rani R. R. Coryall M. Acosta •' R. F. D'Ferrafiat C. Andjesky G. C. Gormaly P. C. Adrian Wm. Snack H. Nicolaisen J. W. Broad P. Guerra J. Cortez D. Mendoza J. Cruz P.,.Cardona C. C. Mojica L. Santiago E. Morales B. Baterno A. Morel L. J. Felber E. F. Rose A. J. Cardona. 5.00 5.00 2.00. 2.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 .5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 • 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 P. Gonzalez R. Ramirez A. Bally A. Soto R. Rivera A. Reyes P. J. Erazo G. Cordero J. V. Velandria B. O'Hanlon R. M. Frankoff G. C. Dunfee M. Dunfee H. H. Matson N. Ivannis J. Rioux J. Griffith J. E. McComas L. R. Cair B. Winston R. J. Kleppick A. B. Hoist R. Seijo E. H. Shatterton W. F. Bakley J. H. Gurganus S. T. Buler Receipt No. 90899 L. P. Conticello R. Guthrie G. Grant J. Gruz W. Perednia R. J. Grant J. McCay M. Vega S. Mouser P. Bazaar H. J. Meitz A. B. Benno W. D. Heckman J. M. Rosado R. D. Scott T. Rivera R. L. Wilson A. Rosado J. Suarez 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.0,0 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 6.00 10.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 1.00 2.50 2.50 3.00 5.00 10.00 4.00 5.00 5.00' 3.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Boro Ptg. Co. 50.00 E. Kochoian 5.00 K. Harrington 5.00 W. J. Schmutz 5.00 B. C. Nayfield 5.00 T. Costello 5.00 P. Payne 1.00 J. Henderson 5.00 S. A. Glenn 5.00 E. Dyer 5.00 L. A. Banks 5.00 J. Temple 5.00 A. D. Johnson 5.00 A. Anderson 5.00 O. Payne 5.00 City MacMillian 5.00 E. B. West 5.00 R. J. Kelly 5.00 E. T. Hardeman 5.00 M. L. Moseley 5.00 G. E. Rouse 5.00 W. W. Nichels 5.00 W. O. Harderman 5.00 J. Lathigee 5.00 J. L. Honton 5.00 J. P. McCabe 5.00 C. Tulford 5.-00 N. Feldman 5.00 R. Harghinberry 3.00 O. H. Doocher 5.00 W. Rowlee 5.00 H. P. Myers 10.00 J. McKabe 10.00 E. C. Anderson 10.00 C. B. Hodgson 10.00 J. Hudak 10.00 J. DeNoto 10.00 W. Bellmund 10.00 I. R. Buescher 10.00 W. E. Bigham 10.00 S. S. Freilich 10.00 J. P. Riley 10.00 G. Carlson 10.00 E. Going 10.00 M. Harris 10.00 L. W. Cox 10.00 A. G. Dantiello 10.00 •I �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS Friday, September 5. 1947 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS SIGHTSEEING JACKSON CREWMEMBERS Aboard the Waterman ship Andrew Jackson as she plowed through Far Eastern waters on a recent trip are Seafarers, front row, left to right: George Street. Deck Eng.: Ray Reid, OS; Nip Peters. Wiper; Vincent Nuncio, MM and Frank Devaney. OS. Back Row: Lester Keyes. Oiler; Wilton MacNeil, DM; Dennis Zwicker. FWT; William Hendricks. Oiler and Chico Palma, Wiper. The two boys in the middle are: Paul Porter. FWT and Hugo Peterson. Wiper. Palmer Becomes Ace Travel Expert On Andrew Jackson's Trip To East Because of a mishap aboard ' the Andrew Jackson, Waterman, •while passing through the Pan­ ama Canal, Jerry Palmer of the Maiden Victory changed ships and instead of returning to the States for a payoff went off on a long trip to the Far East where he took in the sights and gather­ ed information that would inter­ est any tourist or Seafarer hitting that part of the world. Brother Palmer happened to switch ships in Balboa when the ship's officers of the Jackson came aboard to look for replace­ ments for five men who had been removed by civil authorities. As their ship was fully loaded with cargo, they felt the Maiden Vic­ tory could spare a few men as she was returning to the States. Palmer and Martin Dwyer agreed to make the switch and off they went to begin the trip to the East. FOUND WARES PLENTIFUL To Brother Palmer, the first port of interest was Shanghai Where the crew loaded up on carved idols, silks, luggage and cowboy boots, a pair of which Palmer proudly displayed to the Editors of the LOG. While in Shanghai they were fortimate enough to watch the rickshaw drivers in the midst of a unionization campaign. All of the rickshaw boys were signing up for better pay and better condi­ tions. From Shanghai the Jackson stopped in Manila where the boys went ashore to pass their hours of leisure in the Manila Gardens where they found the liquor plentiful and inexpensive. There was dancing for the boys who were able to navigate in their cowboy boots. After happy hours in Manila they moved up the coast to Masonloc, P.I. where the ship put in for chrome ore. Masonloc, Brother Palmer reported, is al­ most an exclusive SIU port being hit about once a week by Water­ man ships. the highlight of the trip. For Pelang and its many offerings, the crew wished it had saved its dough. Here they found plenty to do and at reasonable prices. They found many scenic spots to visit, one of which was a Chinese temple at Ayer Itam a short way up the mountan from Penang. NEAT LITTLE MONOPOLY PEOPLE MORE WESTERN Here the boys were all set to In the city itself they found en­ throw a picketline around the local bar, "The Russians" as it is tertainment at the 'City Heights,' called, to force the owner to low- \ a huge dance hall. Here they er the price of his beer. As the found the people to be more guy was enjoying a monopoly ^ western in their ways than ori­ on the seamen's trade, reported ^ ental. Most of the populace Palmer, he was charging 50 cents spoke English and they found a can when it should have been^ them easy to talk to. Penang al­ around 20 cents. The Russian got so offered beautiful beaches with off easy when the crew decided fine swimming. Following the pleasures and that he could hold his beer for the next ship so a boycott would interesting spots of Penang the Andrew Jackson and its crew not harm him greatly. They found things better, how­ next stopped at the Suez Canal ever, in Kelung, Formosa, where but for pleasures, they found few. Palmer said he had a word the crew visited "Little Shang­ hai." This spot gets a top recom­ to pass on the Seafarers passing mendation from the Jackson through the canal. To many crew as a good spot although the questions raised by seafarers, beer is scarce. In addition to the the "Suez Light" is still being night spot they visited the pic-1 used. If your-ship has one fore turesque city and spent some and aft boom up and the Suez time viewing the deserted forts davit is out, your ship will not and shrines left behind by the be delayed in passing through. Otherwise your ship will be Japanese occupational troops. From Kelung, a 30 minute bus detained until she is made ready ride will take one to Tia Wan, for the passage. When the Jackson made its the Capitol City, which the Jack­ son crewmember said promises passage through the Canal she a good time to all who visit the continued on to New York where she had a smooth payoff. Palmer place. The next stop was Port Sweth- Ship's Delegate, reported that am in the Malayan Straits. Here the crew worked together very the crew found the NAFFI club well and whenever any disputes closed, so to find entertainment popped up they were taken care they took a bus to Klang where of at the shipboard meetings by there is an American-British the whole crew. theatre, but no place to dance. » The Jackson left the Canal Further up the coast the ship Zone on May 14th and paid off stopped at Penang, which was! in New York on August 20th. Fort Wood Men Inaugurate Educational Program For New SIU Members On Ship The men of the SS Fort Wood, Los Angeles Tankers, desirous of inaugurating an ^ucational program, passed unanimously a motion at a shipboard meeting to set up a system and program of instruction for the new members of the SIU. The motion by A. S. Drake and seconded by H. Williams asked that a program be initiated on the ship calling for all book mem­ bers, especially the oldtimers, to pay more attention to their du­ ties as instructors and set good examples for the newer men and permit men as to what the SIU stands for and intends to gain in the future for seamen. A committee of three book men. Brothers Stickerod, Morgan and Drake was elected as counselors for the permit men and was in­ structed to hold meetings for the purpose of teaching the new men to be better union members and to advi.se them as to their eligi­ bility for full books. QUESTIONS WELCOME they should fsel free, to call upon them for information at any time. A moti'on was then introduced by Brother Todd calling for the Ship's Delegate to procure the literature for the new men and place it in their hands. Motion was carried unanimously. Following the arrangement ofan educational program the 30 members present at the meeting decided t-o chip in and repay the Skipper for money he had paid out of his own pocket on the previous voyage and had. not been refunded. As the crew felt they had a fine Skipper they were unanimous in this decision. In addition to the Skipper, the Chief Mate came in for some praise when he was called "the finest Chief Mate afloat." The men of the Fort Woods seem very contented aboard their ship. New Seafarer On Ponce de Leon Was James Sullivan Following their election, the committee notified all new mem­ To the Editor: bers present at the meeting that In the Friday, July 18 issue of the LOG the ship's digest sec­ LATE SEAFARER'S tion listed a John Sullivan aboard FAMILY THANK§ the SS Ponce de Leon as being admitted to the SIU in the Stew­ HASTINGS CREW ards Department. The following letter was re­ This I am sure is an error in ceived by the SEAFARERS LOG printing. I was on the Ponce de addressed to the crew of the SS Leon when it made voyage No. Hastings aboard which Seafarer 1 to the Far East, leaving Balti­ Vincent Michael Russo was kill­ more Feb. 11 and paying off on ed; June 27. Gentlemen: 1 would appreciate it if you would print some kind of correc­ The family of the late Vincent tion on this. Michael Russo wish to thank the James A. Sullivan men of the SS Hastings for their kindness and sympathy. It was generous of them to send us a check. We appreciate your sym­ pathy and wish to express our thanks. Miss Ann Russo and family (Ed. note: The LOG's apolo­ gies go lo Brother James A. Sullivan for the typographical error which caused his first name to appear as John.) Caution Needed In Philly, Says Crew Of SS Pennmar A word of caution for all Stew­ ards hitting Philadelphia comes from the crew of the SS Penn­ mar, Calmar Steamship Com­ pany, which has found that the food put aboard their ship in Philly was of the finest quality but when they opened the bags and crates it was a different story. The minutes of the shipboard meeting held Sunday, June 15, bring out the sad story of the Pennmar's plight. The Steward called the men of the crew down to see at first hand the bags of spoiled pota­ toes and the crates containing spoiled tomatoes and citrus fruit. The Chairman of the meeting, Charles Brady, suggested that the situation be called to the atten­ tion of the membership of the SIU throughout the SEAFARERS LOG in an effort to alert all crews and Stewards hitting Phil­ adelphia. It was also added that taking the Port Steward's word for the quality of the food was not a good practice as they had re­ ceived his assurance themselves. From this sad state of affairs with the perishables, the meeting swung into Good and Welfare where there was "a great deal of palaver relative to the seven man Stewards Department." The suggestion was made that a more balanced menu be arranged and the food be cooked in a more palatable manner. The departments then elected their respective delegate. The Deck Department rallied behind O. L. Haugen, the Engine Departmeni; put up Kessler and the Stewards Department elected Brother Taylor. The meeting was chaired by Brother Brady and recorded by O. L. Haugen. �Friday, September 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes JOf SlU Ship Meetings PORT REPUBLIC. July 31 — Chairman W. Adams; Secretary L. White. Delegates reported no beefs in their departments. New Business: Chairman reported that delegates will inquire about new agreements when ship arrives in New York. Motion carried that new fans be installed in each focsle and extra fans be placed aboard, if possible. Motion car­ ried that all drinking fountains be repaired before leaving Nor­ folk. 3;. 1 SJEAN. July 23 — Chairman L. Torres; Secretary C. Tobias. Delegates of Deck and Stewards Department reported no beefs. Engine Delegate to submit over­ time beef to Patrolman. New Business: All delegates to check repair lists of department heads. Education: C. Tobias gave a talk on advancing rates of unrated men for the benefit of the mem­ bership. All rated men were ask­ ed to pass on their knowledge no matter how limited. Good and Welfare: Locks on toilets to be repaired with keys to be supplied to all crewmembers. 4 ft i FRANK E. SPENCER. June 30 — Chairman J. Felton; Secre­ tary Joseph Valencia. Delegates reported on the book members in their departments. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that mess be cleaned and painted. Motion carried that recreation room and laundry be cleaned by all de­ partments. Motion carried that men on watch be more consid­ erate of men sleeping. ft ft ft ROBIN GOODFELLOW. July 24 — Chairman Mclntyre; Secre­ tary Burtin. New Business: Motion that tire entire crew of the Robin Goodfellow go on record to not support the MM&P in any strike action they may have. Motion defeated. Motion carried that entire crew will stand by and refuse to payoff until all beefs are settled. Good and Welfare: Discussion on the lopsided distribution of overtime work. ship and destroys any ship's gear he will be taken before the Union in the first U.S-. port Many complaints over the very poor slopchest aboard ship, ft ft ft cheap grade of food. Request for sufficient garbage cans with covers to handle garbage in port. Crew requests that penicillin be placed aboard the ship. ft ft ft JOHN PAUL JONES. July 23 — Chairman Bain (Secretary not given.) Delegates reported no beefs in their departments. Motion by Howard that slopchest be investigated. Motion by Dodds that all draws in foreign ports be investigated. Motion'by Dodds that an adequate supply of penicillin be placed aboard. Motion by Sands that fumigation should be administered in first port to insure each member's health. ft ft ft ALCOA CORSAIR. June 28 — Chairman Roland Hobert; Secre­ tary Joseph H. Seaver. Delegates reports accepted. Overtime re­ ported okay with all depart­ ments. All brothers who *owed fines were instructed to pay them to Departmental delegates. Chief Mate assured men staying on the ship will receive time off in New Orleans. Matter of crew library to be taken care of in N.O. ft ft ft JAMES DUNCAN. May 19 — Chairman Yanl; Secretary Dobbs Depai'tmental delegates reported on the number of book and tripcard men in their departments New Business: Motion carried for the delegates to make up a fine list for actions in the messhall Motion carried that all dirty dishes used between meals be placed in proper receptacle Motion carried to give Stewards Department the spare head, ft ft ft COLABEE. June 29—Chairman William Vabis; Secretary E. Cintron. Everything smooth in all departments. Discussion on .slopchest. Hot plate in crew's messto be r-epaired. Messhall to b kept in tidy condition. ^AILING ^ m. ALEXANDER'S. CLAY, June 14 — Chairman James BaldwinSecretary George Zidik. Dele­ gates reports accepted and filed. Letter from South Atlantic SB By HANK Company I'ead to crew which This week this column may be rather cut and dried but pertained to the cairying of il­ that's the way it is now and then. However, we do have a bit legal goods in to foreign ports. of an interesting biography about Bosun Robert Hillman. who's Good and Welfare: Discussion on been doing the best he can with the tools he's had for a long keeping recreation room clean. time. Well, before Bosun Hillman shipped on the SS Evange­ Discussion on complaint of sil­ line with his familiar fedora and that ever-faithful "seegar" verware and g]a.sses not being he gave us the green light to print a little story abut his past. pi-operly washed. One minute of Brother Hillman had just got off the Seatrain New York after silence for brothers lost at sea. "seranging" her for two months. Then he went right into the ft ft ft Isthmian strike and he sure knows Isthmian since he started ZACHARY TAYLOR. April 29 with her in August 1922. The first Isthmian ship he sailed — Chairman John Purvis; Secre­ waa the SS Bantu. She ran on the Robin Island rocks on her tary Alexander Mayhew. Dele­ first trip out around September 22. 1922. For nine months he gates reported everything okay was beached in the port of Capetown. The SS Chicasaw City in their departments.' New Busi­ was the last Isthmian ship he sailed on as Bosun back in the ness: Laundry facilities and new good old bad days. From October 1st. 1937 to March 1938 they mattresses discussed. Motion car­ went around the world. On the day of the payoff he was fired ried to have one more meeting for knocking off the crew for half an hour. In other words, he after leaving States and one on was not a bell-to-bell Bosun, according to the company. the return trip. Good and Wel­ ' ft ft ft fare: Coffee mugs to be retui-ned to messhall after being used. Here are a few more oldtimers who may still be anchored in One minute of silence for bro­ New York—unless they just grabbed their ships out: P. Amato; thers lost at sea. E. Sato; J. Matheson; Bosun A. Hauke; Steward A. De Forest; Steward Mike Pappadakis; A. Candra; J. Noonan; W. Walsh; A. Norman; K. Frey; I. Tirado; J. Latorre; W. Conner; A. Vegas; G. Iversen; J. Santiago; N. Erickson; M. Sanchez; W. Wolfe; P. Williams; C. Biscup; G. Fensom; R. Garcia and F. Peralta . . . Brother Jimmy Millican and his newly-grown mustache just came in from a trip to Europe. ROBIN GOODFELLOW. June 11 — Chairman Parrot; Secretary Osborne. Departmental delegates reported on the book member-s of their depar-tments. New Busi­ ness: Brother West moved to have life jackets checked and new ones issued. Brother Parrot moved that cleaning of laundry be split up among the three de­ partments. McCranie moved that heads be checked for missing soap dishes. Good and Welfare: ft ft ft Martin suggested that the ship FELIX GRUNDY, July 25 — be fumigated at the first opporft ft ft Chairman Charles Starling; Sec- [ tunity. ROBERT W. HART. June 8 — reiary Fred Shaia. Special meet- j RICHARD RUSH. July 20 — Chairman Clifton Nelson; Secre­ ing called to try Deck Engineer | C h a i r m a n Sipsey; Secretary tary Mark Moore. New Business: who fouled up in two of three Woodruff. Deck and Stewards Stewards Delegate called atten­ ports visited. Motion was made | Departments in order. Engine tion to focsles need of painting. to fine him $100; amended to Delegate reported disputed over- One man appointed to feed dog suspend fine and put him on time which will be given to daily. Crew of opinion that meals probation for one year. Motion Patrolman when ship hits New are good but more variety need­ York. New Business: Crewmem- ed. Delegates to see Chief Eng­ as amended carried, ber warned against carrying ineer about fixing Deck Depart­ ft ft ft JOHN B. HAMILTON, July 6, tales around ship unless he has ment shower. Delegates: Clifton —- Chairman Sam McFarland; proof of what he says. Good Nelson. Deck; Patrick A. DunSecretary Pinkham. Delegates and .Welfare: A delegation elect- phy. Engine; Joseph Forrisi, had nothing to report. New ed to inspect ice box and meat Stewards. Business: Engineer asked that block for cleanliness. Delegation ft ft ft the fans be left alone until ship reported back that both are clean MANDAN VICTORY. June 25 reaches port. Good and Welfare: and in good order. ^ —Chairman Nash; Secretary Motion that a box be built to be ft ft ft Gowder. No beefs reported in placed in the laundry for dirty ALFRED MOORE. June 8 — departments. New Business: List linen. Suggestion made that Chairman Sharpe; Secretary of repairs drawn up and to be delegates see Captain about Friedman. Deck and -Stewards submitted to Chief Engineer. Delegates reported everything Good and Welfare: Agreement painting messhall. fine; Engine Delegate requested to rotate daily in keeping laun­ ft ft ft IRVIN MacDOWELL, July 27,painting of their foc'sles. New dry and recreation room clean. — Chairman James Melvin (Sec- Business: Beef to Stewards De- New men on ship to be okayed retary not given.) List of im- partment asking that glasses be by five book ntembers upon provements made and approved kept cleaner. Good and Welfare: reaching New Yoi-k. Deck Dele­ by crew. Complaint that the' One port hole to be replaced in gate to see Captain to make ar­ menus are not properly prepared 8 to 12 foc'sle. Agreement that rangements for teaching a man and the men are being fed a if any drunk comes back to the how to steer. ft ft ft Once more we're printing the addresses of the American Merchant Marine Library offices in various ports where Sea­ faring crews can call in person or telephone for a new library of books and magazines for their ships: In Baltimore—Muni­ cipal Recreation Pier. Foot of Broadway. Tel. Wolfe 4992; Charleston. South Carolina—Charleston Public Library. Tel. Charleston 8273; New Orleans—Foot of Poydras Street. Tel. Magnolia 3849; Philadelphia—Pier No. 4 South. Foot of Chest­ nut Street; Portland. Oregon—Library Association of Portland. Tel. Beacon 7201; Providence. Rhode Island—Rhode Island State Library. State House, Tel. Dexter 2380. Extension 457. ft ft ft News Items: Waterman Steamship Company announced that it is doubling its services from New York to continental Europe through the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. From now on the company will offer two sailings a week in this service ... In regai-ds to regulations under which merchant mariners are eligible for unemployment compensation, it is explained that seamen who have sailed on gov.ernment-owned general agency ships were made eligible July 1 to draw compensation for the first time in the history of the act. It was emphasized that in order to qualify for maximum benefits of $25 a week for 26 weeks a mariner must have earned at least $2,200 in 1945 or 1946 while sailing on War Shipping Administration and Maritime Commission ships . . . We have just found out that Brother Clifton Wilson pulled into Port Arthur, Texas, where he discovered that the mosquitoes are as big as pigeons. Brother Clifton Wilson is sailing out again on his ship, SS King Hathaway, for Sweden with a load of coaL Let us know, Brother Wilson, how big the mosquitoes are in Sweden, if there are any there. �Page Twelv® THE SEAFARERS Friday, Seplember 5. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS STRIKE CLEAR SO SHE SHIPS Steward Airs His Feelings In Answer To Union Query To Ihe Editor: In the SEAFARERS LOG of August 15th, our first vice-presi­ dent Paul Hall, asked for answers to his article in refer­ ence to Chief Stewards and Bosuns, and why the oldtirners are not shipping in their respec­ tive ratings. It seems to me that there is quite a difference between com­ pany Stewards and the regular fellows sailing on our contract­ ed ships. The Union now has the right to call Stewards for all our ships where before they were hired by the company and clear­ ed through the Hall. The first fault I find is that a lot of crewmembers forget that the Master is the boss and that the Steward and (Bosun work­ ing under the Chief Officer) must satisfy the Master. The Master is responsible for the ship, cargo, crew and bills, health and welfare of the entire ship from bow to stern when it leaves this country or any country and even in our own country. Some Captains are Captains and some are Masters but they all hold the title of Master and he is what the name implies— the Master. And the Steward works and takes orders from the Master only. i'# The crew is up in arms and the first one to take the rap is the Steward. They all bellow, "Call the Patrolman, call the Hall, fire the Messman, call the Mayor, call anybody, just call someone, etc., etc." The Agreement calls for fresh fruit and vegetables when pos­ sible and in American ports, so the Steward orders for breakfast either fresh grapefruit or fresh oranges and fresh milk, but some stumble bum is bellowing for tomato juice because he drank too much the night before. The fruit juice will keep for­ ever, but the fresh fruit won't keep and if it does go bad the Steward has to dispose of it the crew bellows the St'eward doesn't want to serve it to the crew, he is a company man. THE FALL GUY No matter what a Steward does it is wrong and you can't win. It is not the Steward, it's the Chief Cook, or the Baker who doesn't know how to do this or that but the poor Steward takes the rap for the whole de­ partment. The crew forgets the Steward has about three or four thousand items to worry about and he tries to get them all aboard or enough to make a smooth trip and doesn't find much trouble with the Companies in this re­ gard as they try or are compelled to live up to the Agreement. The crew forgets that in a foreign port the stores aboard a ship do not belong to the Stew­ ard but the crew as a whole and when they take anything ashore they are taking it, not from the Steward but from the crew. AIM IS HARMONY The Steward must try to pro­ mote harmony among the crew and officers and try to please everybody from the Master to the Wiper. Some Stewards don't like to help or give a hand here or there as it is not their job and if they do, they like to put in overtime for helping a mate with a chap who is not feeling HIGH STANDARDS well or when it comes to slop Don't ship a man in either chest day they don't like to help rating unless he can show his and try to see that everyone is ability for that job. How many getting a square deal in regards Stewards can cook or bake if to white shirts and cigarettes. any of his key men should be Now if the Steward does these hurt or taken sick? Give the things and tries to help the good Bosun and Steward a little en­ and welfare of the crew as a whole, he is a company stiff or couragement and I think the the Masters pet or some other oldtimers will again ship in their ratings. So far their hands are thing. Lets look at it at a different tied because the Union books angle. Many a time a new Night | mean more to them than to fight Cook comes aboard a ship and; a Wiper or Messman in the if the Steward asks him to bake Union Hall and it will stay that a batch of bread (in the agree­ way until the Union starts to do ment) the night cook bellows, something about it themselves. what no shore bread? What's Until either of th6se rates are the matter with the Steward, recognized as a key job and the company and everything these men have sanction of the Union to act in strict accord, else? they will be the prey of the SAD DEPARTMENT Wipers and Ordinary Seamen The Chief Cook while in port who are sailing as passengers will grab the first piece of meat aboard our ships. to duck his job and try to make The Union must make the de­ a run to the corner saloon. The cision as it is their baby. galley man is tired and he can't I think Paul Hall is capable carry the garbage back aft to of working out a set of rules the big bari;els and he dumps and I suggest that we as a mari­ it on the deck anywhere, so long time union put it up to him and as he is rid of it, (then the fuss let him suggest to the member­ with the Bosun and Mate and ship his findings and his recthe Poor Steward). The Messmen are tired as they commendations on this matter, had a big night ashore and the after learning from other Bosuns crew Pantryman is aU gassed up and Stewards of our Union, and and he is seeing double and is let his findings be final. Charles Hartman useless and, of course, no clean Gateway City dishes or glasses for the crew. Log-A-Rhythms My Nurse By William Terry To the Editor: Enclosed is a poem I managed to put down on paper while suf­ fering from pneumonia in St. Agnes Hospital in Philadelphia. If it wasn't for those little student nurses there, I don't know how I would have come through. The food in the hospital was pretty bad so a tiny nurse named Miss Horn used to wake me up at 1 a. m. and invite me to the galley to share her bacon and eggs and coffee. She was a real mate and I'll remember her when I draw my last breath. The fol­ lowing is to her: iiiii L.. When the call came for Isthmian men to hit the bricks, "Comrat," mascot aboard one of the Isthmian vessels in New York, heeded the call. The white mouse headed for the New York Hall and did her job; what it was, no one knows, but here she is strike clear and getting her card from Paul Gonsorchik, Chief New York Dispatcher, before going back to the Isthmian fleet. No mousing around ashore for her, she's anxious to go to work again. Ohio AFL Ads Wipe Smile From Face Of Senator Taft To the Editor: Recently, a paid political ad­ vertisement appeared in the Tol­ edo Times, and it is so timely that I believe comments are de­ served. The ad was paid for by the Toledo Central Labor Union, AFL, and was headed "We Dare You To Run . . . Senator Taft! Text of the quarter page ad was as follows; "So You Want To Be Sure You Can Win? —You don't have to go' West to get this answer on your presi­ dential chance. Senator Taft. —We in your home state chal­ lenge you to go after the Repub­ lican nomination in 1948. —And IF you succeed we promise that you will get the worst defeat any candidate ever had." Note: A smiling half-tone of Taft had this overline, "Will he smile in '48?" and this underline, "Taft's '47 veto smile." "Some call you Ohio's favorite son, Mr. Taft! Labor intends to give You the answer at the Polls in 1948 in Box Car Figures . . . The American Federation of Labor Urges all of its members to Defeat every Ohio Legislator Who Supported the Taft-Hartley Act. —Vote for Labor's friends in 1948. Defeat Taft—Ramey—Ben­ der. This advertisement is being paid for by the Toledo Central Labor Union as a test of the Con­ stitutionality of the Taft-Hartley ban on union political expendi­ tures." Yes, I think this outspoken la­ bor body deserves our commen­ dation and I sincerely hope that many other .labor organizations follow their position and actions. Henry Chappell When I came sick ajid weary My eyes looked off in space. Life seemed not worfh living Unfil I saw your face. It was full of pep and zest Yes, your smile was my MD, And buddy, it was everything; It spelled recovery to me. You were my gallant comrade Through my days of strife. You were my fellow-farer For you returned me to life. Whole hearted and soul free You came there to my side. Your aid and your comfort Somehow turned the tide. Now Ed can ha.ve his capsule. He can have his needle, too: I suppose they'll take effect When their effect is due. But I, my watchful Angel, Will remember long your care. Your gentle way and manner When the pain was hard to bear. SMILING AT THE PAYOFF iBililliiiis Send Those Minutes Send in Ihe ^ minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes-can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. Following a trip to the Dominican Republic, crewmem* bers of the MV Coastal Mariner give with a smile just before the payoff in New York Harbor. Standing left to right: A. Suarea, MM; D. Blonsfein, AB; J. Martinez, Pantryman; A. Carmello, Oiler; S. Santiago, Saloon Mess; F. Cornies, Bosun and A. Feliciano, AB. In the life ring is J. Connors, AB, while kneeling are T. Larsen, Carpenter and J. Sota, OS. Picture was snapped by crewmember J. Flynn. �Friday, September 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Seafarer-Artist Exhibits San Juan Scenes W HILE taking life easy on the sun-bathed Island of Puerto Rico this summer, Seafarer Norman Maffie idled away the days by sketching the many scenes and personalities which make up San Juan and the "Enchanted Isle." From the harbor, which was often visited by Brother Maffie v/ith soft pencil and sketch pad, to the oft traveled streets of San Juan, he recorded life as it was during the lazy summer days. Brother Maffie, OS, hit San Juan while aboard the Joseph Hewes and liked the climate and picturesque scenes so well that he decided to pile off and put some of it down on paper. The three scenes and portrait on this page are the results of Brother Maffie's efforts during July. The Pennsylvania Bar on the left is the favorite meeting spot of Seafarers who hit the San Juan Beach. Termed the "Beachcombers exclusive quarters" by Brother Maffie, the Penn plays host to all Seafarers who hit the Island, both those shoresiding it and those stopping off in transit. ' While on the beach most of the seamen keep in rice and beans, the favorite food on the Island according to Frenchy A'lichelet, by working on the shore gangs servicing ships which tie up in the harbor. ., Now that summer is drawing to a close and the cold winds will soon start blowing around the cities of the .north, more Seafarers will probably head south to bask in the caressing breezes of San Juan. With scenes like these typical of the "Island," it is not hard to see why it is the popular stop-off place for members of the SIU. The talented pencil of Seafarer Norman Maffie here records the main thoroughfare of San Juan as life goes leisurely along. The builling on the right is the Pennsylvania Bar termed the "Beachcombers exclusive quarters." A view of the San Juan docks in late August showing the Cape Corwin, Bull Line ship, and a Puerto Rican schooner in the background. At the left is the Brazilian cargo ship Aquia. lilliliiiiM A portrait of "Woody" Lockwood, SIU member currently taking life easy on the beach of San Juan. "Woody" is a char­ ter member of the "TTT Club" the unofficial but active or­ ganization of the beachcombers. What the TTT stands for, no one seems to know. M A broad view of San Juan Harbor with Morro Castle prominently displayed in the background. In the foreground is a Dominican Republic schooner. Scene was brought to life by Brother Maffie on a hot July afternoon. �THE Page Fourteen Galveston Port Officials Thanked By Crawford Crew To the Editor: PORT CAN'T BE DEAD I don't believe that Baltimore is a dead port. There must be some payoffs once in awhile. It is about high time that we ask our pie-cards to consider and es­ tablish better relations between them and the membership at sea and in the outports. We are hungry for news. The LOG asks us to send in the ad­ dresses of places where we can get the LOG. We do the best we can, yet some officials do not respond to the LOG'S call. It's gratifying that Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York, Mobile and Tampa send in such good reports. Tjiey really ROLLING ON THE GREEN •The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK (Look To Your Laurels, Hank) Our hats are off to the SIU for taking over Isthmian. Watch Cities Service follow . . . What became of the mountain guinny who sailed on the Sherwood in '42? The girls (God's best gift to man) in Lake Pontchatrain are beautiful. Don't fail to go there and relax. The Texas Bar in Recife, Brazil, is one place where you can get a LOG and a square deal . . . The British Hospital in B.A. is crowded with sea­ men. They laugh in Brazil and cry in B.A. Get it? A certain SIU seaman goes there fre­ quently. Would the attraction be Miss V ? Remember your duty when let the membership know their election comes around, and re­ beefs and headaches. member the Taft-Hartley Act, Why can't Baltimore do the too . . . Two years ago a party same, or is Baltimore ashamed of said to Bull Sheppard: "When its beefs? There must be some­ Isthmian signs up, I'll buy you thing wrong in Baltimore, and a drink." A few days ago, Shep­ 1 jur other Baltimore Seafarers pard received a fifth of Old agree with me on this. Come Crow . . . Saw Sweeney in on Baltimore, pull out your pen­ Galveston and he was hot and cils and do your stuff. bothered. The heat down there V. Perez is terrific, but I think he'll live, (Ed. Note: If the LOG had though. Why do customs, immigration, its way each Port would send in a report ea,ch week. How­ watchmen and others prefer to ever, we cannot very well hang board SIU vessels? Hard to be­ the Baltimore officials to the lieve but true: A cockroach was yardarm as an an examination seen crawling up the gangway. of the past two months' issues He got as far as the door, look­ shows that Baltimore has only ed in and turned around and missed hitting the print on one went back to the dock. Said the watchman: "That roach must occasion. know the ship is SIU and it's Your desire to have all the no hunting ground for her." Ports represented is equally Hdtel Senator, USS, in New shared by the Editors of the Orleans is closing up. Better LOG. Perhaps your slap on the get your gear . . . We better wrist to Baltimore will act as do something about hot gal­ a spur to other not-too-oftenleys. Many cooks are quit­ heard-from ports.) ting the galley and going else­ where. I, too, worked there and I know ... To those who don't know, you can send an allotment to yourself. For New Send in the minutes of York seamen I think it wise to your ship's meeting to the save in the Seamen's Saving New York Hall. Only in that Bank in New York. Save a way can the membership act dollar for a rainy day. on your recommendations, Have you ever seen the Gasand then the minutes can be parella Fair in Tampa? She's printed in the LOG for the due to start at the end of Jan­ benefit of all other SIU uary. Just between you and I, crews. I never paid a dime to see it. Hold those shipboard meet­ Many yeai'S ago I was the best ings regularly, and send fence jumper in town . . . Can those minutes in as soon as you answer this question? Why possible. That's the SIU wayl do you go to sea? I started for adventure but now it's my live­ Port Of Baltimore Asked To Give Out With Reports I am one of many Seafarers that do not have the opportun­ ity to read the LOG very often, but on several occasions I have noticed that many branches do not" do their part. I am particularly referring to Baltimore. On July 4th — no news from Baltimore. On July 18th— a brief report. On July 25th—no news. On July 25th, however, the LOG reported the death of one of our Brothers, a Baltimore man, plus a report from the baggage room. I am from Baltimore and I resent that our Branch makes such reports. One would think they have to pay for the space. I believe that a brother in good standing deserves a better sendoff from his home port branch than the one which this brother received. After all it's his last trip. LOG ficers of the law boarded the ship and arrested the men and had them lodged in the county jail. Next morning the Union Hall was notified and Brother Keith Alsop, the Agent and Ray Sweeney, the Patrolman went into action. Yes, the boys were fined, but very lightly and were really glad to get off as easy as they did. The ship, in the meantime, was ready to pay off with Brothers Alsop, Sweeney and Ward aboard for the occasion. There were several beefs which were settled by the Patrolman in SIU style. " Then Brother Alsop and Sweeney went to work to get Bumping the ivory spheres across the felt in the Norfolk the Chief Mate off the ship. Be­ Hall these fellows knock off the time while waiting for a call fore the Shipping Commissioner from the board. The table, a recent addition to the Hall, was had the articles ready to sign purchased through donations of Seafarers anxious to cue a few. off, they had laid the cards on the table. We, the crewmcmbers of the F. Marion Crawford, are tak­ ing time out to give the Port of Galveston and its Union officials a vote of thanks they well de­ serve. The Crawford cleared Balti­ more July 1, after much discus­ sion over the Chief Mate. The crew finally decided to give the "Mad Man of the Sea" another chance. Shortly after we were at sea he started on the Deck Department and regardless of how hard a man worked the Mate rode him mercilessly. Before reaching Germany he promised each man in the Deck Department a day off, but after we hit port it was a different story—no time off. We finally left port and' headed for Gal­ veston. As soon as we ari'ived in this BRAND NEW MATE Texas port, we were put in drydock and some of the boys They convinced the Port Cap­ went ashore before any money tain that the Mate was not cap­ was advanced except for a few able of holding down his job. dollars put out in personal loans. So now the F. Marion Crawford The Master was going to put will sail with another Chief Mate out a draw at 6 P.M." and went who, we all hope, knows a good ashore to get the cabbage. In crew when he has one. his absence, the Mate, of course, Again we would like to ex­ was in command. press our thanks to our officials THROWN IN IRONS in Galveston. These men are on A couple of the Messmen had the ball and know how to give an argument so the Mate put lepresentation wherever it is one of them in irons and called needed, whether it is in the court the Galveston Police to have him room or on board a ship. This is the type of men we taken off the ship. Some of the crew protested and tried to get need as officials of our Union. Edward V. Smith and the Mate to let the man out of Crewmembers of the irons, but the Mate wanted to F. Marion Crawford show his authority. Sixteen of-" To the Editor: SEAFARERS Send Those Minutes lihood . . . There's a rumor afloat that Hugh Dick, age 63, wants to go to Arthur Murray's Dancing School. What Chief Cook sailing Alcoa will not eat his own dishes? Says he: "I'm going ashore and cat a good meal." Did Otto Cal­ lahan, AB, ever tell you any love stories? He's the romantic type and pretty soon he'll be called the "Sea Wolf" . . . Dur­ ing the war I was on a freighter carrying planes, gas and explos­ ives. I asked one of the men how he would like to be in a plane flying over the ocean. He answered it was too dangerous, yet he was sitting on top of a load of TNT. Sometime ago I read in the LOG where they're planning a Spanish section. Although I can read Spanish and understand it, I don't think it is a good idea. Let's keep it in one language, but let's improve it. Of course, this is my opinion—yours is wel­ come, too. Okay, BrothersLet Us In On It Some secrets are to be kept, but if you had an in­ teresting trip, or if you met a character who sent you, let us in on it. That goes for your views on the union, cur­ rent events, or any sugges­ tions you may have. All beefs of general interest will be an­ swered. Seafarers who think in terms of moon and June and vine and wine can give vent to their rhyme and rhythm in Log-A-Rhythms. If you have a camera we will give prominence to your lens ef­ forts. The items sent to us will be displayed before an ap­ preciative audience of 60,000 readers from coast to coast who read these pages every week. Put down the highlights of your experience including the place, time and names and send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., N. Y. We will return all snapshots, poems and stories, if so desired. Now is the right time, tool Friday", September 5. 1947 Swift Laundry Replies To Blast By Wentley Crew 'To the Editor: Refen-ing to the article in the last edition of the LOG (Cite Dirty Deal Received from Shoreside Laundry, August 22) let me explain the circumstances which caused the dissatisfaction to three men of the Robin Wentley crew who were inconvenienced by our driver's zeal to be help­ ful. These three men telephoned the shop after the laundry had left for the ship and asked that their laundry be held at the shop so they could pick it up on their way to Penn Station. The driver, not knowing that the men had signed off the ship, hjft their laundry with one of their friends on the ship. The friend evidently did not know that they had gotten off the ship as he paid for the laundry. The three men came into the shop at the same moment that our driver returned. In order to lessen the inconvenience caused them, I gave them a dollar for a cab which they accepted and they did not say a word. We are licensed and bonded by the City of New York and we operate a union shop of 28 persons. In cases where there are beefs, I think that the other party involved should be given an opportunity to state his side before an article is published in your LOG which is read by everyone connected with the maritime industry. Ralph Leive Swift Laundry (Ed. note: One of the duties of the SEAFARERS LOG is to aid in protecting the member­ ship of the SIU. We print the unfortunate experiences of members and crews as a warn­ ing to the rest of the member­ ship. We take their words of caution at face value as we are certain their intent is not to do an injustice to any business concern but to aid their broth­ ers in avoiding a similar ex perience. We are not in a position to investigate these letters as they come from all parts of the world, but we do make it a practice to let the other party present his case when he thinks he has been done an injustice.) Stewart's Engine Men Praise Engineers To the Editor: We of the SS Lyman Stewart, Alcoa, black gang members of the SIU-SUP are about to com­ plete a trip to the islands. Dur­ ing the entire trip we had ex­ cellent working conditions and we want to thank our Engine Of­ ficers 100 percent for the way they treated the entire Erfgine Department's unlicensed person­ nel. The officers are: Henry C. An­ derson, Chief Engineer; James H. Hallock, 1st Asst. Engineer; George Gonzales, 2nd Asst. En­ gineer; Joe P. Collins, Acting 3rd' Asst. Engineer and ex-Deck En­ gineer. We highly recommend to any SIU-SUP brothers the fine de­ partment headed by Chief An­ derson. We. give our complete approvaL He gave us everything of the best. A. J. Howard Joseph Wallers Ivan Carolman . ' Frank Maher Noihnan C. Barnard �Page Hfteea THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 5, 1947 ==rT"0»BFsa£s^:»j« BULfjj^ -J - 11 ®H7- - h- PERSONALS Retroactive Wages Smith &' Johnson 60 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. I NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONXTIOMS Legge Rutledge, wishes you to OLSON contact her at her new address, Will Brother Olson, AB, who was on the SS Algic from May 544 N. 12th Street. Philadelphia, to September, 1946, please con­ Pa. She says it is important for tact Special Services Represent­ you to do so. ative Joe Volpian on the fifth 4 4 4 floor, New York Hall. DENNY LOWEY Get in touch with W, J. R. 4 4 4 J. REINOSA Simpson, British Merchant Navy Margaret Jensen, Struen,sgade, Welfare Office, 3 State Street, 47th Street. Copenhagen, Den­ New York, N. Y. Your mother is mark, wants you to got in touch anxious to hear from you, with her. 4 4 4 4 4 4 BERTRAM AGOL JOHNNIE TURNER Get in touch with your lawyer Your mother, Mrs. Rose Tui'- as soon as possible. ner, Portsmouth, Ohio, would 4 4 4 like to hear from you, ALFRED GREEN 4 4 4 Contact George W. Ehmsen at EDWARD FRANCIS SHELLY 6 Sherman Avenue, Jersey City, Mrs, Shirley Wessel, Super­ N.J, visor, Missing Seamen's Bui'oau. 4 4 4 25 South Street, New York 4, ADAM KARPOWICH N,Y., would like to get in touch Your gear is being held for with you. you in the New York Hall. 4 4 4 ROBERT RUTLEDGE WILLIAM STOCK Your wife, Mary Stella DiContact Toni Banoja, 109 East Houston Street, New York, N.Y. 4 4 4 PETER (PEDRO) V. RODRIQUEZ The USS club in San Fran­ Your family wants to hear cisco will soon close. Seafar­ from you. Write to, American ers who have baggage there Red Cross. Hawaii County are urged to claim it as soon Branch, P.O. Box 667, Hilo, as possible. Hawaii. Attention: Mrs. Ella W. Baggage which was check­ Stephens. Home Service Worker. ed before August 1st, 1946 4 4 4 has been disposed of; that JOHN RENNER WEBB checked since that date, Write to your wife: Mrs. Hazel either at the club at 439 M, Webb, Apt, No. 2, 1039 Noi'th Market Street, or in the Lin­ Rush St., Chicago, Illinois. coln Hotel is now at the bag­ gage room of the Lincoln Hotel, 115 Market Street. The baggage now being held must be claimed by FORT CLATSOP October 1st and it not claim­ Pay vouchers are waiting for ed by that date it will be the following men at the com­ stored in the Army-Navy pany office. Room 211, 115 YMCA, 166 Embarcadero, at Broadway, New York City: M. the regular baggage checking McDonough, AB: Duxbury, OS; rate. W. Taylor, AB. Owen, John F 3.74 Gino Giodano. $l U'-f . "" Deleon, SS I4ATTHEW B. BRADY $3,00: Ship's Delegate. SS G orgc iiutSchenck, Lester J 19.60 Campbell, PcMsons L $ 7.94 cherson. $10.00. Douglas, Peter 7.94 t 4. 4 J. I-ipman, $1.00; G. F. Murphy. $2.00; L. H. Barsh. $2.00; C. Weaver. Emery, Edgar H 3.26 SS OREGON FIR $3 00; H. E. Fowler. $3.00; F. Reutt. Harmsload, George L 7.94 Allen D. F S .46 $2.00. Mazurkiesioz, Henry 7.94 Bollback, J 94 NEW YORK % % * Brauns, J. L 1.40 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SS M. MICHAEL EDELSTEIN Briles, D. E 26.58 Arshankuni, Andrew $ 76.09, Burnett, L 55.22 .•\. G. Burke, $2.00; A. Rodriguez, $3.00; H. Vander Waarden, $3.00; E. Cianci, Luig'i 138.84, Howard, R. A 94 8. Sanders. $3.00; H. J. Pollins. $3.00; Reeves, James A 104.50 Lowderback 94 W. Richardson. $1.00; A. J. Piszatow4 4 4 Lucas, Curtis 42.10 ski. $1.00; G. H. BuUerfleld. $2.00; J. SS MUHLENBERG VICTORY McCarty, M. L 176.18 Gardner. $4.00; J. L. Keelan. $5.00; J. Smith, $2.00, Carter, Merritt W $ .46 Woodward, J 7.24 SS SHORT 1.87 Driggers, Eddie T 4 4 4 E. B. West, $2,00; R. J. Kelly, $1.00; E. T. Hardeman, $1.00; G. E. Rouse, 14.29 Eriksson, F SS RALPH A. CRAM $3.00; W. W. Nichols, $1,00; W. J. 2.41 Chatelain, Lawrence A Makila. Esko 24.74 Hardeman, $1.00; J. E. Hinton. $2.00; 2.79 Fitzpatrick, Edgar Ortiz, Silvestro O 8.86 T. P. McCabe, $2.00. 2.79 McBurnett, Louis N Oswald, Wm. G SS SEATRAIN HAVANA 7.94 14.46 Nash, Ferrell G Radzvila, Frank A 2.34 C. B. Hodgson. $1.00; Wm. Bellmund, $5.00. 82.00 I Oliver, Arthur L Schram, R. G 7.94 SS C. BRETON 2.34 I Pulizzi, Jesus C. ..., Serrand, Rosendo ,..., 7.94 P. Bazaar. $1.00; R. D. Scott. $1.00; 2.34 I Riley, Thomas E Stoneburg, Nigel F 6.54 G. E. tmmpbell, $2.00; Ellis H. Chat.... 5.60 I Sternberg, Lester L Waters, E. L. 18.20 teitoii, $5.00; R. Klugel, $2.00; J. 2.79 Sweeney, Theo Webber, Raymond J 21.00 Holdrn. $2.00. SS MALLORY 4 4 4 Vallainos, Spiros N 3.26 E. R. Ely. $1.00. SS NEGLEY D. COCHRAN Wright, Swayhe 3.26 SS ELIZABETH Brown, Robert D $ 3.74 L. J. Pclber, $5.00. 4 4 4 SS MONROE Bottom, Malcolm C 5.60 SS THOMAS J. LYONS J. W. Grant, $1.00. DeCosto, Wm. R 23.80 Andrews, Robert $ 30.80 BOSTON Lee, Roy R 7.47 Brannan, George T 30.80 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Ciseieki, J 16 W. Huckins, $2.00; B. Roosberg, Ccis, Walter R 6.50 .$2.00; M. Gison. $2.00; M. Gison, $4.00; Grant, Wright 80 R. Jcnson. $2.00; J. Miller, $2.00. ASHTABULA .1027 West Fifth St. Ilenard, Charlie E 8.06 Phone 5S23 Hill, Clair S 6.41 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Peterson, Robert M 1.10 Calvert 4S39 30.80 BOSTON 276 State St. Pool, Donald E Tlie men off the following Boudoin 4455 Sakcrs, George 24.74 named ships on voyages men­ BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Stahl, Ralph E 2.20 tioned can collect their 6 per­ Cleveland "7391 Theodore, Philip M 64 cent retroactive pay at the of­ CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Townshend, Robert W 90 Superior 5175 fices of the Overlakes Freight 38.11 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Wilson, Ivan D Corporation, 19 Rector St,, New , Main 0147 4 4 4 York 6, N,Y,: DETROIT 1038 Third St. SS WALLACE M. TYLER Cadillac 6857 GROVER HUTCHERSON $ 3.26 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Blair, Robert (Voyage No. 9) Melrose 4110 Brooks, Glendyn 94 GROVER HUTCHERSON GALVESTON aOS'/j—23rd St. Kej'es, Lester J 9.80 Phone 2-8448 (Voyage No. 8) Lindkvist, Erik, R 3.74 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. AMERICAN PRESS Martignetti, Alfred 3.261 Phone 58777 (Voyage No. 15) JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St, Parsly; Edwin 4.20 AMERICAN PRESS ^ Phone 5-'fe919 Parsons, Frank E 9.80 (Voyage No. 16) MARCUS HOOK 1 Vi W. 8th St The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 4 4 4 Chester 5-3110 AMREICAN PRESS farers International Union is available to all members who wish MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. SS WILLIAMS VICTORY (Voyage No. 17) to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Phone 2-1754 Ackley, Eugene E $ 38.52 CAPE ALAVA MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Dunlap, Eugene 1.97 (Voyage No.^ 14) NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 8.40 Magnolia 6112-6113 Hancock, Clarence A CAPE ALAVA SIU branch for this purpose. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Paschang, Francis 'H 8.40 (Voyage No. 15) HAnover 2-2784 Roalcs, Robert G However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 46 CAPE ALAVA NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the Torres, Juan S 42.58 (Voyage No. 16) Phone 4-1083 LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS Vandersall, Wheeler C .46 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. COASTAL LIBERATOR LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. • Lombard 3-7651 (Idle Status) PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. CAPE BRETON PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Beacon 4336 (Voyage No. 12) RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. To the Editor: Phone 2599 STEVENSON TAYLOR SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. All ex-members of fhe (Voyage No. 8E) I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Douglas 25475 Canadian District, Seafarers COASTAL LIBERATOR SAN JUAN, P. R.-. .252 Ponce de Leon International Union, who are iddress below: (Voyage No. 4) San Juan 2-5996 now sailing in Licensed cap­ RICHARD COULTER SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Phone 8-1728 acity — Masters, Mates, Eng­ Name (Voyage No. 4) SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. ineers? and Wireless Operat­ ROBERT R. McBURNEY Main 0290 ors — are urged to report to (Voyage No. 6) Street Address TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. the SIU offices, 205 Abbott ROBERT R. McBURNEY Phone M-1323 Street, Vancouver; or 1440 TOLEDO 6.15 Summit St. (Voyage No. 7) City State. —Garfield 2112 Bleury Street, Montreal; or ROBERT R. McBURNEY WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. 602 Broughlon Street, Vict­ (Voyage No. 12) Terminal 4-3131 Signed oria. RUSSELL R. JONES VICTORIA, B.C. .....802 Boughton St. Garden 8331 (Voyage No. 6) This is important, and Book No. VANCOUVER 144 Wj Hastings St. speed will be appreciated. RUSSELL R. JONES Pacific 7824 (Voyage No. 7) 1 Frisco Baggage SlU HALLS Retroactive Pay Money Due Notice To All SIU Members Canadian Seamen �•/••- -' ':• --i •' ' \ Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS Friday. September 5, 1947 LOG Jackson Crew Gives Santos Once-Over At the left is a view of the SS Sam Jackson, taken whije the ship was in Santos. Brazil. The men of the Jackson wasted no time, and they really gave the town a good look-see. The pictures on this page were taken by crewmember Edwin Westphal. and for the benefit of other photographers he states that they were all taken in bright sunlight, with an Argus camera, at one fiftieth of a sec­ ond. with a F:ll opening. They're all good shots and would do credit to a professioncil. The customs boat (R) pays a visit to the Sam Jackson. Of course there was no trouble since all the men in the crew knew the rules and Jived up to them. The Del Sud, queen of Mississippi's passenger fleet, was also in Santos while the Jackson was berthed there. Men from the Jackson paid a friendly visit, and Brother Westphal look Ihe opportunity to snap a very effective pic­ ture. The Del Sud is a luxury liner, and one of four that Mississippi operates in the Southern waters. ..7,-: - ... There's an old song that ends "There's an awful lot of coffee in Brazil." That is true, but since we North Americans are such coffee drinkers, we take quite a bit of Brazil's total output. The Del Sud loads up in Santos with enough coffee to keep the city of New Orleans up all night—that is if they can get the sugar. • ••• • ' • ' k;; :V--;:S;•" •f li| Santos is a clean and colorful town, as this shot of a typical street testifies. The men from the SS Sam Jackson who had liberty in Santos were able to enjoy themselves, and besides that could pick up copies of the LOG at the American Star Bar and the Scandinavian Bar. What more could an SIU member want to make his happiness complete? The pile-drivers go on thumping and another pier takes form in the harbor a fast gr^^ing harbor down there, and the city itself has become a winter resort that attracts thousands from all over the globe. The Seafarers who have made trips to Santos have full of praise for the town and the inhabitants. And so. as the travelogues say. we take our leave of Santos, beautiful Brazilian city. We shall see you again-soon we hope. . � 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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TAKE A TRIP UNDER A FOREIGN FLAG MEMBERS HAVE DUTIES TO SELVES TAKING JOBS, TEACHIMG NEWCOMERS TAFT-HARTLEY ACT,IF ENFORCED WOULD BRING BACK OLD CRIMP DAYS SHIPPING GOOD IN BOSTON,BUT WHERE ARE THE MEN PHILADEPHIA HITS A RECORD FOR SHIPPING JOBS ON BOARD GO A-BEGGGING IN PORT TAMPA UNION MUST BE READY FOR T-H DISRUPTORS STRIKEBREAKING BY LEGION SEN POSSIBLE NMU CREW HAS GOOD IDEA:GIVE COMMIES RUSSIAN RUN ISTHIMIAN SEAMEN WELCOME SIU PATROLEMEN IN N.Y. UNION HIRING HALL IS VITAL TO SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BACKBONE OF UNION FORT WOOD MEN INAUGRATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FRO NEW SIU MEMBERS OH SHIP PALMER BECOMES ACE TRAVEL EXPERT ON ANDREW JACKSON'S TRIP TO EAST CAUTION NEEDED IN PHILLY SAYS CREW OF SS PENNMAR DIGESTED MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS SEAFARER-ARTIST EXHIBITS SAN JUAN SCENES GALVESTON PORT OFFICALS THANKED BY CRAWFORD CREW JACKSON CREW GIVES SANTOS ONCE-OVER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/05/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2a674ab2a148c9d6aa1459ea4173eeea.PDF cb8cfec77274a4f883f6529cd711077a PDF Text Text 11 Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Taft-Hartley Slave Law Now Effective WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Taft-Hartley law, major handi­ work of the reactionary 80th Congress, became fully effective on August 22. Thus, many protections of la­ bor's Magna Carta, the Wagner Act, were eclipsed and supplant­ ed by the drastic, anti-labor measure designed to hamstring the labor movement and inject the Government into the conduct of labor-management relations. Faced with the full impact of the Taft-Hartley law, the AFL Executive Council at its coming meeting in Chicago will consider the problems involved and map a campaign of forceful action against the measure. Some of the provisions of the new law, now fully operative for the first time, aie as fol­ lows: The general counsel is estab­ lished as a labor relations con­ troller, independent of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board, while the latter is shorn of its administrative functions and is turned into a labor court. Formerly the general counsel acted as an agent of the board, he now has final authority to pass on all charges of unfair la­ bor practices and representation cases and issuance of complaints. UNIONS LIABLE Among the major new func­ tions delega'ted to the general counsel is the prosecution of em­ ployes for unfair labor practices. Hitherto o.-aly employers were li­ able to prosecution for unfair labor practices against employes. The general counsel will in­ vestigate for the first time com­ plaints by employers against unions, which may be charged with having committed one or more of six prescribed unfair la­ bor practices. They are as fol­ lows: Coercion of other employes in their rights of collective bargain­ ing; discrimination under union shop contracts for reasons other than failure to pay dues; refusal to bargain; engaging in certain types of strikes and boycotts; 'ex­ acting excessive or discrimina­ tory fees under union shop agreements and engaging in "feather-bedding," The closed shop, under which employers can hire only union members, is outlawed. The union shop, in which non-union work­ ers may be employed if they join up in 30 days is continued but under severe restrictions. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 29. 1947 In This Issue All sections of the newly signed Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany contract which have been agreed upon by the Union and the company appear on page 14. So far, only the Union Hiring Hall, Rotary Shipping, no discrimination for Union activity, and wages have been settled, and working rules are now being negotiated. When this phase is completed, the remainder of the contract will also be carried in the pages of the LOG. The series of articles which analyzed the part played by the National Maritime Union and the communist party on the waterfront winds up this week with number three, which gives the SIU position in regard to political groups, and goes into the plans and programs developed by the SIU to fight off the waterfront unemployment which seems imminent. The article appears on page 9. No. 35 First Isthmian Ship Crews Off SiU Board Under Rotary Shipping What Isthmian Steamship Company said could never happen, started last week when the first man took a job off the board and headed for a ship owned by that heretofore anti-labor company. Within a few days after the end of the strike most of the Analysis Of Taft-Hartley >lcf As It Affests The Seafarers 'Isthmian ships were com­ pletely crewed up, by the Rotary Shipping Sytem, and some had already left port on voyages. When the action was fi­ can hire the men wherever he to withdraw the union's author­ nally brought to an end by By HARRY LUNDEBERG chooses; only the employees he ity. The board will take a secret the capitulation of the com­ SAN FRANCISCO — During hires must apply for membership ballot of the employees and if the pany, thirty one ships were the week, 1 met with all the at- 30 days after they have become majority of the employees in the tied up in ten ports, and more torney.s of the Teamsters, who held a convention here, and also met with the attorneys from the A. F. -of L., who explained the law thoroughly to various union representatives. As far as the affect of the law is concerned, it is one of the most vicious pieces of legislation against the Amer­ ican Workers tiiat has ever been introduced. Our membership is on record to open up the agreement for various changes. Our agreement expires September 30, 1947. After August 22, neither employers nor unions are -.dlowed to sign a closed shop agroement or pref­ erential employment clause. UNION SHOP The only clause allowable un­ der the law is what is called the "Union Shop Clause," which is a clause the employers and the union can agree to. Under this clause each employee must be­ come a member of the union 30 days or a month after the date of his employment, or ths" effective date of the union contract, which­ ever is later. This is only possjble if the union is duly author­ ized or a certihed representative of the employees in the appro­ priate bargaining unit, and if the NLRB conducted an election and the majority of the employees have authorized the union to sign the union shop agreement. Also, only a union that is duly certified as representative of the employes can ask the Board for an election to authorize the union to sign a union shop contract. In other words, first a union must be certified and then they must appeal to the NLRB to conduct an election to find out whether the majority of the employees want a union shop. If they do, then the union can bargain with the employers for this. After you get this union shop, you have nothing, because under the union shop agreement, the employer employed. Employees who are working under a union shop contract and who have authorized a union shop contract by election can re­ voke it, even though the contract is still in effect. All they have to do is to file a petition with the NLRB stating that 30 per cent of the employees in the unit desire unit vote against the union shop, the employer will have to stop enforcing it. So, in other words, taking a case like the Isthmian Steamship Company, if the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company had a union shop agreement with our organization, then upon request of 30 per cent (Continued on Page 4) Browning, McCarthy Sign 40-Hour Contract With SIU By FRED FARNEN DETROIT — During the past provided in the Taft-Hartley Act. The Browning agreement was several days, the SIU Great Lakes District has signed two signed on August 19 and the Mc­ more forty-hour contracts cov­ Carthy agreement on August 20. ering the seven Browning bulk Both of them were just under carriers and the three McCarthy the wire as far as beating the August 22 deadline of the Taftautomobile carriers. These two new SIU contracts Hartley Act ban on the closed already signed by the SIU, in shop and the Union Hiring Hall. addition to providing wage scales BROWNING RATES as high as any on the Lakes, Rates in the Brovyning agree­ contain certain union security ment, based on the forty-hour sections which provide that all week with time-and-one-half for disputes between the Union and all time over eight houi'S daily the companies shall be settled and forty hours weekly and for within the provisions of the con­ tracts rather than before the all penalty time, are retroactive courts or any outside agencies as to July 1, 1947: Daily 'Monthly Hourly Over Rate Rate Time Rate Rating 201.20 8.40 1.57 V2 1.05 Wheelsman 288.43 8.32 1.56 1.04 Watchman 288.43 8.32 1.56 1.04 AB Dayman 227.41 6.56 1.23 .82 O. Seaman •291,20 8.40 1.57 Vii 1.05 Oiler 288.43 8.32 1.56 1.04 Fireman 227.41 6.56 1.23 82 Coalpasser and Wiper 388.27 11.20 2.10 1.40 Steward 277.34 8.00 . 1.50 1.00 2nd Cook 227,41 6.58 1.23 .82 Porter (* These monthly rates are approximate and are based on an average of four-and-one-third weeks in a month. Also, they do not include any penalty overtime which varies according to the amount worked.) (Continued on Page 4) would have followed wherever and whenever they hit U. S. ports. No attempts were made to fink out struck vessels, and almost to a man all unlicensed Isthmian seamen walked off the ships to join the picketlines. Although no request for a mass walkout was sent out by the Union, neverthless no mem­ ber of any other union crossed a Seafarers picketline. In all ports the strike was ef­ fective. New York had ten ships hung up; Baltimore accounted for six; New Orleans had five; Philadelphia tied up three; San Francisco hung the hook on two; and Mobile, Coos Bay, Galveston, Boston, and Houston took care of one each. MORALE HIGH Morale throughout was high. Some of the strikers, especially the youngsters off Isthmian ships, had never taken part in strike action before. But they con­ ducted themselves in the tradi­ tional SIU manner and there were few cases of disorder on the picketlines. " Starting with the second day of the strike, there was little drain on the' Union Treasury. Contributions came rolling in from men paying off contracted ships, and it looked very much as though the action could con­ tinue indefinitely without tap­ ping the treasury to any great extent. *rhis was one of the factors that forced Isthmian to cry "uncle" so fast. Add to this the fact that other steamship com­ panies were angling for the fat shipping contracts held by Isth­ mian, and it becomes obvious that much against its will Isth­ mian just had to settle. �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 29.' 1947 mxif Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y, MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J, p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Great Day By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer Isthmian Steamship Company The great job done by the Organization Staff of the Seafarers International Union, with the cooperation of the membership, in organizing the Isthmian fleet paid off last week when Isthmian Steamship Company completely capitulated and recognized the closed shop and Union Hiring Hall after theii' ships had been tied up for a period of nine days by the SIU. The Isthmian Steamship Company had always successfully fought organized labor. This is the first time that a Union has ever had a closed shop agreement and Union Hiring Hall with this company. After the Union was certified, the Company went into negotiations apparently thinking that they could dictate the terms of the agreement to the Union. It took a complete tie-up of all their vessels that hit American ports to convince them to recognize the truth of the words of one of the executive of­ ficers of Isthmian—that, "Union are here to stay." Bringing the Isthmian Steamship Company un­ der contract to the Seafarers means about 3500 jobs for men in the SIU. All ports where Isthmian ships were tied up reported an orderly and effi­ cient strike, which was financed by donations from the membership. Contracted Companies The Negotiating Committee for the Union has signed contracts with all of its contracted com­ panies, extending them to July 30, 1948, except Calmar and Ore Lines. We ai'e now in negotia­ tions with these two companies. All of these off­ shore freight ship contracts are standard SIU contracts. Moran Towing Company granted the 2 weeks vacation clause and holidays at sea and the raise in wages. The Negotiating Committee also signed an agreement with Atwacoal, which was previously contracted to the Union but has been out of op­ erations since 1942. Atwacoal will resume opera­ tions in the very near future. The passenger ship agreements have been sign­ ed with Eastern, Mississippi and P. & O. The Savannah Line, which is contracted to the SIU but which has been out of operations since 1942, will resume operations the latter part of this year. . They have agreed to extend their agreement on the closed shop and Hiring Hall until July 30, 1948 and all other terms of the agreement are to be worked out. Washington Report Matthew Dushane, Washington Representa­ tive of the SIU, is now sending out reports that are being run in the SEAFARERS LOG, and he has had his hands full on legal procedures in Washington. Some of the ports have been sending him beefs that pertain to regular routine work of the ship. This should be discontinued, and all legal beefs arc to be sent from the outports to Headquarters Offices to be channeled to Du.shane. Peninsular and Occidental Line The labor set-up in Florida has been giving the Union some trouble on the SS Florida of the P&O Line in regards to pulling off men who do not belong to the SIU. This ship is operating out of Miami and turns around on a 24 hour basis. At limes it has been necessary to ship men from the dock regardless of Union affiliation. There has been a system worked out by the Tampa Branch which requires each man that gets off to bring aboard the Union replacement before he signs off the ship. This will assure us that no other men but Union men ship aboard. Last year at this time, just around Labor Day, the SIU faced the biggest fight in its history. Only a short while before the Union had been notified that the Wage Stabilization Board had turned down the salary increases which had been negotiated with the shipowners in bar­ gaining sessions that summer. Over the Labor Day weekend the machinery to put the General Strike in motion was set-up, and on Sep­ tember 6, all over the United States water transportation started to grind to a halt. This Labor Day also is an eventful one for the Sea­ farers, only this time we can look back on a recent victory rather than an imminent battle. Just about a week ago, Isthmian Steamship Company, whose ships in the United These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, States had been tied-up, and which was faced with even as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging further strike action, was forced to meet the Union's de­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ mands for the Union Hiring Hall and Rotary Shipping. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals ing to them. So, in on6 year, from Labor Day to Labor Day, the SIU has won two major struggles and has consolidated its strength along the American waterfront. This Labor Day is a day of rejoicing for the SIU, and rightly so. New Style Union-Busting NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL ^ E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. P. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pjn. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) X- An obscure Philadelphia manufacturer of farm equip­ ment has come up with a new plan for busting the unions in the United States. And what's more, he has fancied his idea up so well with double-talk that he has a damn good vhance of convincing a lot of people who should know better. - REUBEN VANCE K. t S. In brief, this industrialist's idea is to bring into the GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. U. S. many homeless European refugees, which is okay. W. BENDLE But then he wants to set them up in the abandoned Pas- G. E. LEE samaquoddy project, in Maine, where they will manu­ A. BELANGER facture farm implements for him, but at no pay while A. V. O'DANIELS R. S. SINGLETARY "training." 1 Labor is, of course, up in arms about the proposal, NEPONSET HOSPITAL which is nothing more than an attempt to maneuver around L. CLARK employing union labor. But certain Washington officials J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER are falling for the dodge, hook, line, and sinker. J. R. HANCHEY It's remarkable what lengths some people will go C. LARSEN to just so that they can refuse to grant decent wages and L. L. LEWIS conditions to those who work for them. J. R. LEWIS .- Hospital Patients L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ J. HAMILTON R. A. BLAKE H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS L. BALLESTERO S. 3/ S/ STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL JOHN RATH E. P. O'BRIEN P. FELICIANO F. J. SCHULTZ T. J. KURKI K. C. CROWE E. E. CASEY J. P. McNEELJ. P. TASSEN P. GELPI S. W. LESLEY J. A. DYKES J. MORRISON D. MILLER (SUP) & ^ » BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. SEARS (SUP) R. LORD D. LOGAN (SUP) E. JOHNSTON W. McCALL (SUP) E. DELLAMANO R. MORRISON W. MITCHELL P. MADIGAN (SUP) J: BARRON E. JOHNSON H. SCHWARTZ ^ S. 3^ MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS J. C. KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON % % X BALTIMORE HOSPITAL ELMER BROWN DELIMER COPPOCK MURRAY PLYER EDDIE MARKIN MANUEL SANTIAGE MAX FINGERHUT THOMAS WADSWORTH WILLIAM ROSS S. Y. FOGELBERG ANTHONY ATKIEWING r. ... V' : UJ) .'wiv �Friday. August 29. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three OFF THE BOARD TO ISTHMIAN Seafarers Still Needed As Volunteers By AL KERR The Isthmian campaign is over, now it is up to the book mem­ bers of the SIU who have be­ come schooled in the high stand­ ards of SIU ships to go aboard the Isthmian scows. By PAUL HALL One day shcjrtly before we hit the bricks against Isthmian, one of our SIU contracted ships hit port with a Deck Delegate aboard whom we will call Joe. Joe was there ready for the Patrol­ men when they boarded the ship for the payoff with a million and one beefs. Among them was a demand that the Union pull the Mate off the ship because it appeared that Joe didn't like the Mate's way of doing business. The two Patrolmen assigned to handle the payoff had their work cut out for them in attempting to settle all the beefs aboard.. According to the Patrolmen no matter what they did to bring about settlements, nothing pleased him. He had all the earmarks of a superduper Union man. He ran around the ship yelling, "I am a damn good Union man." His cries only lent disruption to the Pati-olmen'.« work. He continued to scream about "improper settle­ ment of disputes." To some of the younger guys who were c^^members on the ship. Joe had the so-called earmarks of a good Union man. At least the young fellows thought so because Joe went to great trouble to explain to them just how good a Union guy he was and just what he personally had done to improve the conditions of seamen. However, just what his contributions to the betterment of seamen were, he didn't mention. Phony Easily Spotted But, in spite of all the window dressing, Joe was easy to spot as a first class phony. His actions were typical of that type of bum who is met occasionally no matter whei-e you go. This guy showed his true colors only three days later when a SIU rank and file com­ mittee went aboard his ship late one night just prior to the com­ mencement of the Isthmian strike and asked the crew, Joe among them, to give a hand in setting up picket lines in front of a nearby Isthmian ship. The rest of the fellows present, of course, immediately volun­ teered and prepared to set up the picket line, but to their amaze­ ment, Joe, the super-duper militant Union stiff, remained in his seat. When he was asked to fall in line to help in the important task of preparing for a strike, he reared back in his chair and started a line of bunk and double talk that would make a congress­ man sit up with envy. His crap ran something like this: "Look fellows, I already have a job. Why shoulfl I have to help set up picketlines?" While the rest of the crew stood stunned, he continued, "Look, fel­ lows, I have never sailed an Isthmian ship and I never had any­ thing to do with them, so why should I be called out now to give a hand to the beef? Anyway, it's getting late and I'm ready for my bunk, so I don't think I can give you a hand." Here in New York, during the first two days of shipping, we dispatched 162 men to Isthmian ships. That's a damned big or­ der to send out to the ships of one company in one port. Robert Burns, FWT, first man to ship off the board to an Isthmian ship, accepts assignment slip from Assistant New York Dispatcher Benny Gonzales after the strike was over. Immigration Laws Hold Safeguards For Aliens It doesn't take a great amount of figuring to see what benefit Isthmian is going to be to the SIU as far as jobs are concerned. For this big fleet to be a big asset to the Union, it will be necessary that the book mem­ bers go aboard and ride these ships. There are still a lot of men aboard Isthmian ships who need to be educated as to what an SIU ship is and stands for. LEND A HAND These men have never had the advantage of riding a Union July 1, 1924, are not deportable ship. Now the opportunity is for illegal entry and non-pay- being presented to them. ment of head tax. They are lawThey need a guiding hand to fully permitted to file for their help them over the hurdles and first papers of intention to be­ the men to do it are here in the come citizens, and after a per­ SIU. Go out there and help iod of two years are eligible for them out. citizenship. While shipping aboard Isth­ Congressman Celler, in the 80th Congress, introduced H. R. 4156 mian ships, don't forget that this —This bill provides that a sea­ is not the last of the unorgan­ man with at least three years of ized companies. We still have "Maritime 'Wartime Service" Cities Service and other unor­ may be naturalized without hav­ ganized fleets to concentrate on. ing been a resident of the U. S. The Cities Service fleet has al­ continuously for at least five ready been petitioned and the years. It also provides that sea­ case is now before the NLRB in men who have at least one year Washington. With the help of a of "Maritime Wartime Service" few more of the membership, would be entitled to be issued a we should be able to win an certificate of arrival (legal entry election in this fleet by a bigger permit). No action has been majority than that which brought taken on this bill by Congress. Isthmian under the SIU banner. By "DUKE" DUSHANE Alien seamen are required by law to sail on American vessels for a period covering five years before they are eligible to apply for U. S. Citizenship. However, there are some pro­ visions in the Immigration laws which permit aliens (which in­ cludes alien seamen) to become citizens. These provisions cover aliens who do not have a legal entry permit into the United States and are subject to depor­ tation. Aliens, whether through legal or illegal entry, are liable to de­ portation for violation and con­ viction of certain offenses. In the case of an alien seaman who has been sailing on American or For­ eign vessels from ports in the Lost Crew's Respect U. S., the Department of Immi­ The crew stood there and listened to his malarkey, and all gration has ruled that they are respect they might have had for him died right there. They were deportable if they overstay the strictly in accord as the SIU rank and file committee began to talk twenty-nine days interim period to him in non-Sunday school language. The committee gave him that the Department allows them the score on Isthmian, which ,if he were a militant Union man he to ship out on another vessel. wouldn't have to be told, and when they finished he felt low SIXTY DAYS enough to crawl under a snake. He then joined the crew and went The Department has under out to the ship. consideration a proposal which This unfortunate, but necessary experience was a real educa­ will permit alien seamen to tion to the young members who had made the previous trip with stay ashore sixty days before Joe and' had swallowed his phony line of "super-duper militancy." They saw him in his true light and from that night on Joe was a they are siibject to deportation, deadhead in their books. This case, even though it doesn't happen this proposal would also permit often is typical of what the Patrolmen and officials run across oc­ them to sail coastwise. Congress has provided that in casionally. In this instance the loud mouthed bum dug his own the case of an alien who is de­ grave and covered himself by shirking his duty when the chips portable, and who has proved of were down. go'od moral character for the pre­ He is the kind of a guy who when his personal welfare is at ceding five years, the Attorney stake is a red-hot "Union man," but when it is the Union's wel­ General may suspend deportation fare that is hanging hot, he is as unconcerned as a shipowner. This of such alien seaman if not ra­ guy Joe ran into what he deserved and he warrants no sympathy cially inadmissable or ineligible for his downfall. It was good for the rest of the crew and the to naturalization. Union that the showdown came when it did. Should the Attorney General Still In Our Ranks find that an alien seaman is mar­ Unfortunately, however, there are still a few Joes left around ried to an American citizen, or in the Union. Joes who try to give everyone the impression that a legally resident alien' who is they are rabid Union men, but who in a tight spot fold up like an the spouse, parent, or minor child accordian. It is this same kind of a guy who goes into the ship's of such deportable alien, he may messhall at breakfast and tells the crew he, by his previous super suspend the deportation of such militant action, can be thanked for the fresh eggs and milk they are alien seaman. enjoying. Therefore, an alien seaman If you don't hear him on the ship, he is the same guy that can who is married in this country, be heard in the local ginmill speeling forth his own praise as and whose deportation would to what a good Union guy he is and what a hard time he gave the cause an undue hardship on his phony Mate and he v he "put the damn Patrolman in his place." He wife, or children, may apply t-j can be found anywhere seamen get together and he always talks the Department of Immigration the same. Fortunately for the Union these obnoxious characters for a suspension. Should the sus­ are few and far between. We should now make damn sure that pension be granted, he may then the ones still in our ranks become even fewer. apply for citizenship. All alien seamen who have en­ You judge a Union man by his actions—not by how much noise he makes. tered the United States before Gangway Watch Resolution The following resolution, which is self-explanatory, was pa-ssed by the New York membership meeting and referred to all other ports for concurrence; RESOLUTION WHEREAS: The SIU in the last negotiations with Water­ man and Mississippi Steamship Companies forced the operators to change the contract to read, "the gangway watch shall be maintained by sailors in all ports, including weekends," and WHEREAS: The Union at that time was not aware of the fact that the ILA (Longshoremen) had an existing agreement with these two operatof^ to furnish watchmen for several fast coast ports; among them. New York, Philadelphia and B^timore, and WHEREAS: As a result of the new contract between the SIU and Waterman and Mississippi Steamship Companies, ILA men previously doing this work in these ports have lost their livelihood, and WHEREAS: We have been requested by our affiliates, the ILA to reconsider our position on this so as to prevent the mem­ bers of the Longshoremen from losing their livelihood, and WHEREAS: The ILA has supported the SIU in every strike and every beef, regardless of whether it involved one ship, or one company, or the entire waterfront, and WHEREAS: We feel that considering the fact that these gangway watches in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore represent only overtime money for our members on weekends, but the same work represents the full time living jobs for Longshoremen, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the SIU go on record to immediately contact Waterman and Mississippi Steam­ ship Companies and inform them that we wish to clarify this agreement so as to allow the ILA to stand gangway watches in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York instead of SIU metu PAUL HALL J. P. SHULER JOE ALGINA �THE SEAFARERS Page Four LOG Analysis Of Taft-Hartley Art As It Affects The Seafarers Friday, Augutt 29, 1947 tiffed by the NLRB and the ma-1 whole and its assets; but not jorty of Ihe employees working against any Individual member on fhe job have voted to strike. or his assets. For instance, if a then it's legal to respect the pick­ ship is tied up by a Patrolman et line. But, if the majority of and if the union goes on record to By JOSEPH VOLPIAN the people on the job have not release the ship, the union is still Special Services Representative voted for the strike, then the open for lawsuits and all these CLOSED SHOP company can sue the union for suits will come through Federal Many of our alien members 1936 up to the present time, the refusing to go through the picket Courts. Under a closed shop, like we particularly those who sailec Immigration and Naturalization line. There are at least fifteen dif­ this country's ships throughout service has recently issued a rul­ have in the SUP, if after August ferent ways where the employ­ the years of the late war, now ing which, in effect, states that 22, the Shipowners voluntarily HIRING MEN ers can move in and sue the un­ have the five years of seatime re­ an alien seamen seeking naturali­ agree to carry out the closed shop The company might hire a ion and bleed its treasury to quired for eligibility for U. S zation must show letters from agreement and refuse to hire any­ death. These are only a few of citizenship. union disrupter and stool pigeon one unless he comes from the each Captain sailed with during the things in the Taft-Hartley who has been put on the job for union hall, or because he is not Most of the detail involved in the five years showing that the a union member, the NLRB can one specific purpose; namely, dis­ Law. There is no doubt that it's filing application is of a routine applicant's service was honor­ order the Shipowners to employ rupt and jeopardize the agree­ going to raise hell with a lot of nature. But there is one glaring able. a non-union man. However, the ment. The union cannot take unions, but now more than ever inequity in the law as it now A THROW BACK NLRB cannot issue an order to this man off the job and the em­ before will the fffture of the stands, and which should be cor­ union depend upon its membei-s. ployer does not have to fire the The strong arguments against the Shipowners unless a charge rected if it is to be fairly admin­ of Unfair Labor Practices is filed man. The only reason for which Because in order to beat this law istered. This is the provision this are innumerable. For one with the Board. In other words, the employer can fire a man is if and come out of it on top, we whch states that proof must be thing, the Immigration people if a stooge comes along and there he belongs to the union and re­ must have a disciplined mem­ furnished the Immigration and are thus reapplying the extreme­ will be plenty of them, and he fused to pay his dues. In other bership and we must know one Naturalization Service that an ap­ ly unfair provisions which were demands to be hired in a certain words, if a union expels a dis­ another and be able to spot plicant's five years aboard Amer­ ruled out in 1936. They are mak­ steamship company and the com­ rupter. ho can still stay on the phonies and stooges. ican ships were spent in "honor­ ing what should otherwise be a job because the employers can­ simple procedure an involved The membership of the SUP able service." pany turns him down, the stooge not fire him; it's against the law. have many tough days ahead of can then file Unfair Labor Prac­ Before going into this aspect and, in some cases, almost impos­ So you can readily see what them. Each and every member tices against the Shipowners and dealing with "honorable service" sible task. Many of the skippers setup it will be for disrupters and union delegate will have cer­ if he proves it before the Board let's take a look at the section which men have sailed with a and stooges to raise hell with tain responsibilities. It will have the employer will be told of the law, which states the con­ five year period are dead. Some to be each man's duty to assume ditions under which an alien sea­ may live in Bangkok, or Peru, to hire this man. This is some­ various unions. thing for us to remember. A LAWSUITS AGAINST UNIONS these responsibilities, not only men may become a naturalized or Alaska and cannot be traced. ashore but on ship. And it is practically indisput­ stooge, saboteur, or enemy of our citizen: A union can be sued for viola­ able that these skippers cannot union can file unfair labor prac­ These things the membership PERSONS SERVING ON remember far back enough to tices against our union and against tion of collective bargaining should think about and remem­ UNITED STATES GOV­ testify of a crewmember's char­ the employers and can demand agreement in all industries af­ ber, and when we start to nego­ acter. and receive wages for the time fecting interstate commerce. The tiate with the Shipowners, we ERNMENT OR PRIVATE he lost by not working on ac­ new law states that a union can will know where we stand and VESSELS Under this recent ruling an sue or be sued as a whole and count of discrimination. alien seaman is placed at the we will be ready for any and all a) A person who has served is responsible for the acts of its mercy of the skipper's nature, BOYCOTTS honorably or with good con­ agents. A judgment can be en­ emergencies affecting our or temperament and whims. A per­ duct for an aggregate period It is absolutely prohibited to forced aginst the union as a ganization. of at least five years (1) on sonal dislike could result in the establish a jurisdictional strike board of any vessel of the Captain stamping the man's serv­ or to refuse to handle goods in United States Government ice as dishonorable, in spite of the Secondary Boycott. As an other than in the United States the applicant's honesty, indus­ example—if a lumber mill were Navy, Marine Corps or Coast try and capabilities on his job. on strike and the lumber com­ Guard, or (2) on board vessels Most certainly this procedure is pany brought the lumber into of more than twenty tons bur­ not fair or just. Nor is it consis­ San Francisco in a railroad car den, whether or not document­ tent with the democratic tradi­ and if the SUP members refused On an SIU ship, many of these ed under the laws of the United tions which each alien is asked (Continued from Page 1) to sail with scabby lumber, that jobs are considered as penalty States, and whether public or to understand and accept. Yes, Brothers, it's the SIU would be classed as Secondary jobs, and are paid for at the private, which are not foreign SHOULD BE ENOUGH Boycott, and our union could be that leads on the Lakes every overtime rate over and above vessels, and whose home port We have pointed out to the sued for damages; not only by time when it comes to wages, the regular pay which you are is in the United States, may be Immigration authorities that the lumber company, but by the overtime, hours, working and already receiving. naturalized without having re­ their requirements: (1) a clean people who bought the lumber, living conditions! And don't This means extra cabbage for sided, continuously immediate­ police record, (2) sponsorship by the consignee, who may be on forget those two little words you when you're working under ly preceding the date of filing at least two responsible citizens "working conditions," as they the-East Coast. of such person's petition, in the an SIU contract. and (3) the discharge showing However, no company can sue mean a lot to you when you're United States for at least five the applicant was working aboard a union for respecting a legiti­ working under an SIU contract. LCA RAISES? years, and in the state in which ship for five years, should be suf­ Many jobs on an unorganized mate picket line, if the union According to reports reaching the petition for naturalization ficient. which is striking and maintain­ ship are done on your watch this office, the LCA is contem­ is filed for at least six months, ing the picket line has been cer- with no extra pay whatsoever. Certainly the first two require­ plating the payment of increased if such petitioner is still in the ments are a fairer way of ascer­ wages in line with those already service on a reenlistment, re­ taining a man's character than appointment, or reshipment, or won by the SIU. leaving it in the hands of one This is in line with the usual within six months after an person, who is to sit in as a judge. honorable discharge or separa­ LCA policy. They wait until In fact, in as much as a man is tion therefrom. wage' increases have been won able to present evidence of a by the SIU, and then out of the WHAT IS PROOF? clean civilian record, and can bigness of their hearts they come The law, then, seems to be produce two citizens willing to across with a comparable in­ fairly clear. But there is the one sponsor him, the requirement that crease. provision which is posing diffiHave you ever stopped to fig­ ciUties. Now that applications he be adjudged honorable by his ure out that even if you're sail­ are being filed with the Commis­ skippers seems rather unneces­ sary. ing on an open shop LCA ship, sioner of Immigration and Na­ that you benefit by every wage turalization an obstacle in the Furthermore, most alien sea­ gain won by the SIU on the form of a technical question has men who are applying now, Great Lakes? These tight-fisted, arisen. Just what will be accept­ have sailed American ships dur­ profit-hungry outfits never give ed as proof of "honorable serv­ ing the war years. The present law makes no recognition of this you these raises because they ice" or good conduct?" sei'vice. A more equitable pro­ think you deserve them. Up to 1936, discharges had a The only time Great Lakes place wherein the Captain of cedure would take this service seamen ever receive any kind of each vessel classified the sea­ into consideration. an increase or improved work­ man's character .and ability In view of the inequity exist­ ing conditions, is at the insti­ aboard ship as either good or bad. ing in the present law, we are gation of the SIU. If there was This procedure was abandoned protesting the unfairness of this no SIU, then there would never with the passage of the Merchant feature. Further, we are recom­ be any changes. Marine Act of 1936. mending to the Immigration and Compare, then choose for Thus was ruled out a vicious Naturalization Service that it yourselves. Don't be a free­ method of blackballing which recognize that aliens who sailed loader. Join the SIU today, and unlicensed seamen had been during the war did perform an become a part of the most mil- fighting vigorously. A skipper honorable service. Fighting to tant, progressive and democrat­ could no longer hang what, in ef­ maintain the government and its ic Union on' the entire Lakes— fect, was a don't-touch sign institutions committed to demo­ the Seafarers International Union around a man's neck. cratic principles is definitely hon­ However, for the period since orable in our book. IAFL, Great Lakes District. (Contimud from Page 1) of its employees an election could be held which would take away the union shop. However, even if you have a union shop, it doesn't give you anything. — f 1 ^ ^.s. wt. .. I ac I .-J 1« f < ,-3 < < 1 l<% AM Browning, McCarthy Sign 40-Hour Contract With SlU �Friday, August 29. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiva No Isthmian Ships In Norfolk, But Port Aided In Final Victory By RAY WHITE PR Commies Back To Old Tricks NO NEWS?? Spreading Disruptive Rumors By SALVADOR COLLS SAN JUAN—Shipping in this island port has improved quite a bit during the past weeks, hut business remains the same. We are expecting business to take a turn for the better in the near future as more men are coming in to pay their dues and assess­ ments at this end of their trips. It seems that the communists down here on the island are working overtime to create dis­ unity between the ILA and SIUSUP. They have been worming around here trying desperately to plant a rumor to the effect that I was called up on the carpet at Head­ quarters for backing the ILA during its strike down here. The rumor is typical of a com­ mie tactic and like everything they spread it is strictly phony. Why should I be reprimanded for backing our AFL alliliate and fellow member of the Mari­ time Trades Department? Our aims are the same and we are in complete harmony in every­ thing we undertake. CLOSE COOPERATION I'm not going to devote m.uch ispace to this spawning of an overwor-ked commie brain and thus lend it dignity. Suffice it to say that wherever the ILA and SIU work together, whether it be in San Juan or in the States, there is always 100 per­ cent cooperation and harmony. The commies and the CGT f contracts come up for renewal. He said that the company is get­ ting tired of these men, and is going to throw the whole matterin the faces of the negotiators. That's what they will do, too. They are getting tired of putting up with these performers and they intend to do something about it. Now that the rainy season is hei-e, the boys on the beach don't find the sun so hot. It is very enjoyable down here now and if you don't believe me ask French Michelet how he liked this climate. He was in paradise down here. The fellows around here kind of miss Frenchy now that he had deserted us for the big city. They want to know when he is i-eturning to cook them another ham. They still have indiges­ tion from the last one. Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: MILWAUKEE JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH NEW ORLEANS MARCUS HOOK CLEVELAND TOLEDO The creadline roi pori re­ ports, monies due. etc.. is the Monday preceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. NORFOLK—The Port of Nor­ folk wasn't .blessed with actual participation in the Isthmian Strike, but there was a feeling prevalent in this port of being right in there aiding in the win­ ning of the beef. There were no picketlines or stewpots in operation here; in fact, the nearest Isthmian ship was quite a ways from here in Baltimore. The feeling of participating in the beef stemmed from the fact that many of the men in this port had sailed the Isthmian ships and had put months of la­ bor into the struggle to gain a contract. Let's be honest about it. The men who sailed these ships as volunteer organizers worked un­ der severe handicaps. They have every right to feel that they took part in the final victory even if they didn't stand a picket watch. They made all this possible and to them should go the laur­ els if any are given. NOT ALL OPTIMISM When the drive first opened, it was not all optimism on the part of the SIU. The majority of the Taft-Hartley Act Backfires On Labor-Baiters, Lakes Seamen Turn To Seafarers For Security By MAURICE DOLE kind of lousy conditions they ASHTABULA —If the manu­ now have to put up with on facturers' and- owners' unions their ships. like the National Association of Several repoits have reached Manufacturers, the U. S. Cham­ this office that a number of ber of Commerce and all the lo­ cal Chambers, plus our own pet LCA stooges are on the loose, hate, the Lake Carriers Associa­ warning the younger unorgan­ tion,' thought that they were ized seamen on the Lakes not scaring unorganized workers to listen to any union talk or away from the union by passing pass any union literature around the Taft-Hartley Act, then they on their ships. made one big mistake. These same LCA stooges don't This infamous piece of legis­ lation has had the opposite ef­ bother with the older more ex­ fect. perienced seamen. They know Today, more than ever, unor­ that these men know the score, ganized seamen are dropping in­ and that's why they're concen­ to our SIU Halls in various trating on the younger fellows. Great Lakes ports in ever in­ After talking things over with creasing numbers. some of the men on the Cleve­ These men realize that the land-Cliffs ships, they tell me Taft-Hartley Act was meant to that their "Union," better known enslave and then break the or­ as the Lake Sailors Union, un­ ganized labor movement in the affiliated (except to the Lakes U.S.A. V Carriers Asso.) has plenty of With no SIU on the Lakes to cabbage floating around. spearhead the drive against the No one apparently knows open shop conditions prevalent where the dough came from, but on LCA ships, and to fight for it really smells to high heaven better wages and conditions such of something like the LCA. as those won in recent SIU con­ Check this for yourself. Don't tracts incorporating the forty take just my word for it. hour week, who would lead the fight on the Lakes? . A LITTLE CAUTION The answer is very obvious. Here's a little word of caution No one would lead the fight, for SIU members and non-mem­ because there wouldn't be any bers who show up on the job battle for the rights of Great all gassed up, and quit at the Lakes seamen to earn decent last minute. wages, and work under decent working and living conditions, if We're not preaching or trying there wasn't an SIU in there to put on any prissy pratt act, plugging away. but this is really a bad policy. wish very much that there were disunity in bur ranks so they could capitalize on it, but such will have to remain just wishful thinking on their part. We had beefs aboard a couple of the ships in port here this week. One aboard the Morning Light, Waterman, gave us a mornings work. Unfortunately, the cause of the whole affair was three drunks. These guys wanted -to take off on their own free will which they did and didn't bother to turn to for the next two days. I got a caH from the 'Water­ man office to come down and straighten them out. When I asked them why they had re­ COLUMBIA ALREADY fused to turn to they were so It didn't take long after the drunk that they were unable to final effects of the Taft-Hartley answer my question. They real­ Act took place (Aug. 22), before ly put the officials and the rest Columbia Transportation Com­ of the union in a fine position. pany (Oglebay, Norton) came PROMISE A FIGHT right out into the open with their worst open shop tactics. The Waterman Port Captain Ask any Columbia seaman, reminded me that we will have when you run into them, what a fight on our hands when the When you quit at the last minute, it makes it tough on your former shipmates as they have to pitch in that much harder to take up your «lack Eight hours is plenty of hours for any seaman to work, and we certainly fought hard to get the three watch system of eight hours. So make sure you puU your shai'e, and don't leave your buddies in a spot by piling off without any replacements at the last minute. Although this applies to non­ union as well as SIU ships ,it's really a lot worse on an SIU ship because your shipmates ex­ pect that as a Union Brother you will do your share, and not leave them holding the sack. The SIU motto is always. "Brotherhood of the Sea." Re­ member that next time \-ou feel like getting gassed up and piling off. men felt that Isthmian could be won and pitched in with a will. There were men, however, who didn't share their feelings. In one SIU Branch, the Agent took the deck and said we could never win. He was proved wrong. His wishy-washy attitude did not aid the drive in the least and it is to the membership's credit that he was voted out of his position. Enough credit will never be given the men who went out and did the job that was done aboard Isthmian scows. They sacrificed a great deal, but most of them aren't looking for any rewaid. Their reward is in see­ ing Isthmian ships called off the board. Let's survey the situation as it now stands. 'We have won a contract from Isllnninn embody­ ing nine points covering wages and employment, but the work­ ing rules are still to come. TAKE THE SHIPS What is needed now are men to go aboard these Isthmian ships not to just sail them as they would any other ship, but to keep them solidly SIU and in­ sure the gaining of a set of working rules compatable with, other SIU ships. The longer these men stay aboard Isthmian ships, the better will be the final contract. That's our aim now. We learned a lot of things during the months spent in or­ ganizing Isthmian. We made a lot of mistakes, and Norfolk wasn't an exception, but with the experience we now have we can prepare for the future. After all, we knocked off the biggest dry cargo operator in the country. Who can be tougher than Isthmian? We intend to use our new ex­ perience to good advantage when contacting the unorganized ships which hit this port, and if the same is done in all other ports it shouldn't be too long before we wull add other companies to our growing list of contracted oper­ ators. Victory Over Isthmian Proves Sill Can Do Just About Anything By SONNY SIMMONS TAMPA—The good news that Isthmian is in the bag will make a lot of doubting Thomases eat their words. In the past two years there were quite a few characters who said we could never get Isthmian. Everything is okay down this way as far as business goes. We didn't have any Isthmian ships in port so we did our part by offering moral support and donating and collecting money to keep the strike going. ALL CONFIDENT Well, through no help from There are the usual lads pass­ them, we got Isthmian and a ing through hei-e, oldtimers and contract that will knock their newcomers, and all have only eyes out. one thought in mind—"We lick­ ed .Isthmian, and we are on our I can remember when I was a way to organize everything un­ New York Patrolman, some organized on the waterfront." would-be disrupters attempted to There are rumors that some scuttle tjie whole drive with statements such as "We can't of the operators are going to in­ win," 'Tt's money wasted," "The crease their coastwise traffic. If organizei's are running the this is true, it should add quite Union now." a bit of activities to the port. I'd like to see those guys now! The lelaxing situation is still Our victory over Isthmian proves that the progressive path the Union has followed during the past three years pays off, and there isn't much we can't knock over now. okay here. The fish sun shines, and a man plenty of fun on the very little cost—that doesn't drink. bite, the can have beach at is if he I. '1 i 1; �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 29. 1947 Crewing Up Of Isthmian Vessels Helps To Make The Patrolmen Say,.. Port Of New York A Boom Town For Seafarers Different Story, Now Takes All Kinds By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — You can call this port Boom Town as far as shipping is concerned at the moment. We have plenty of jobs here for the asking and there is no waiting for a ship. Right in the middle of the Isthmian tie-up the ships start­ ed to hit this port in a steady stream, and they have been keeping it up for several days now. Where they all came from, I don't know, but we'll take all that come in and crew them up. I don't think they are all converging on New York at the expense of other ports, as from the reports I've seen shipping seems to be very good in almost all of the other ports. where they're going to stay from now on. The Seafarers is now harvest­ ing the benefits we fought for so long. It gives a guy a feel­ ing of personal satisfaction to know that the fight wasn't in vain and that the last major non-union dry cargo fleet has fallen. I want to thank all of the men who donated dough to the Isth­ mian Strike Fund. A lot of MONTREAL — ' The year of 1947 brought the SlU to Mon­ treal and a lot of headaches to the local shipping agents. For a number of years, Amer­ ican seamen arriving in the port of Montreal have been pushed around by this bunch of Old School-tie Boys and remittance men. It has been common occurance for our ships to leave this port short of many items because of the penny-pinching attitude of the Agents and Skippers . These guys all had the same GOOD SHIP'S DELEGATE ^ . old story: "This is not the U. S., The Jackson was fortunate m we can't get this and we having aboard a very good man ^ ^hat," in face of the fact as Ship's Delegate. He knew , that Stewards' stores are more the score on. everything pertain- plentiful and far cheaper than in mg to the Union and aided the u g Patrolman immeasurably. The opening of the Montreal The old demon of the sea. Hall has changed this picture en­ Captain Blood of the Seatrain tirely. Slowly but surely, people Texas, is back in the bad graces up here are beginning to realize of the SIU once more. that the SIU is an organization The crew reported that he is to be reckoned with. up to his old tricks of giving the Only the SIU has the welfare men a hard time and being of its members at heart. It is an abusive. organization that can rely on the The Patrolmen went down to support of its membership 100 the ship and had a little fire­ per cent. side chat with the old boy and This is an entirely different set­ hinted openly that he had better up from what they have been mend his ways, or after the next used to, as the only seamen's trip the Union would be forced union they have dealt with be­ to take direct action and see fore is the CSU, a commie con­ that he does all of his sailing in trolled outfit, whose only interest Central Park. in the seaman is the dues they The crew has taken plenty can collect to finance Joe Stalin's from this phony, so he is strict­ political machine in this country, ly on his good behavior. * Mike Quirke was an ^ easy payoff for the Pa­ trolman. The Lundy crew was very gen­ erous in donating to the Isth­ mian Strike Fund, with each man giving a good hunk of cab­ bage. The same was the story on the Andrew Jackson, Waterhian. The crew pitched in and gave a very large amount of money to the strike fund. Both crews de­ serve a real vote of thanks for their generosity. This morning I stopped on the 2nd floor of the Hall for a few minutes. While I was standing there I heard Paul Gonsorchik, our Dispatcher, yell into the mike: "Give me one Carpenter s. and two ABs for the Steel money was kicked in by Sea­ Flyer." farers on the beach and on the ships in this port. Every dollar SWEET MUSIC went toward insuring the suc­ It was music to my ears to cessful prosecution of the strike. hear him call an Isthmian ship Those dollars paid off the final off the board. The guys walked installment of the Isthmian fleet up and threw in their cards for and now she belongs to us. the jobs just as they would On the regular shipping front for any other contracted oper­ in this port, things are running ator. along in routine shape. The I couldn't help but think about Mooring Hitch, Alcoa, which has how much work and sweat went been in drydock was all set for into the simple procedure of a sign-on. calling for an Isthmian crew. The Patrolman who went down The shoreside organizers and the to handle the payoff ran into By KEITH ALSOP been collusion between the SIU SIU men who sailed the Isth­ the usual flock of beefs that and the company. Well, if there mian ships can be pioud of the come up on these bauxite ships. GALVESTON — The big talk had been would there have been fine job they did. A lot of time, down this way is about how the BAUXITE BEDLAM any reason for the strike we just money and effort went into put­ Isthmian Steamship Company She was filthy. As the Patrol­ met its lord and master, none pulled and won? Let the NMU ting those ships up on the board, they're up there now and that's man described it, she was a other than the SIU. We had to misleaders answer that one. madhouse. Bit by bit, and beef travel the hard way to win this All the fake charges pulled out by beef, the Patrolman patiently one, but win it we did. of the hat by the NMU were squared away the beefs on board The victory may have come just what were to be expected and put her back on the beam, from a bunch of scabs and finks but it is a thankless task, for as a great surprise to a lot of which the top leadership of the the company will go right back people, but not to real SIU- NMU has proved itself to be. to its old tricks and when she SUP members. We knew we The words scab and commie hits port again it will be the couldn't lose since we never are starting to mean the same have and we never will. same old story. thing to American workers. The Orbis, one of Bernstein This beef should serve to make Congress, which has slashed Steamship Company's old rust the NMU commies eat their Before I forget I'd like to make funds requested by the Maritime buckets, is being sold to a for­ words. another point. I think that some Commission for building and im­ eign government. She has been of the former officials of the proving American passenger As soon as the SIU won the around for a long time and now SIU owe an apology to the or­ ships, is at least consistent in its bargaining election, the NMU the company is going to replace ganizers, both volunteer and policy of ignoring the American shysters • started putting all sorts her with a newer vessel. staff, for the way they belittled merchant marine. of legal difficulties in the way The opposite of the Mooring the organizers right in the mid­ Many Representatives and Hitch was the Benjamin Lundy of our certification. dle of the Isthmian campaign. This played right into the Senators, along with government of Alcoa which came in this The main complaint was that officials, are booking ocean pas­ week. hands of the company, and as a the organizer didn't know how sages for their authorized mis­ Belonging to the same com­ result, we almost got caught be­ to organize (that's a hot one— sions abroad, but most of them pany as the Mooring Hitch, it tween the rollers of the Taftask the NMU if our boys can't are sailing on foreign vessels. was hard to believe that things Hartley law. organize). One fantastic charge brought At the close of the last Con­ coidd be so different. She was Another gripe was that the or­ gressional session, between 30 clean in every department and by the NMU was that there had and 40 Congressmen reserved space aboard the Queen Mary, Cunard White Star Line, for passage to Europe on Aug. 27, By W. H. SIMMONS painting the foc'sles, new hot when they leave on an official can feel damned proud for it. plates, shower heads, fans and government mission. The two Isthmian scows, the SAN FRANCISCO—Things are new mirrors in the washrooms. Their action blandly ignores returning to normal out here Steel Fabricator and Lynn Vic­ All these items were put aboard tory, are reassembling their the merchant marine laws, which on the Gold Coast now that the crows and should clear this port here and the painting will be require that government officials traveling on public funds use Isthmian Strike has become an­ in a few days. It gives me a done while en route to Balti­ other page in waterfront history. real buzz to seq those Isthmian more. ships of the American flag. While aboard the ship I found jobs called off the board. Another official party acting Knocking off this line deserves it necessary to give a little lec­ ONE IN TRANSIT contrary to the merchant marine a full page in any book written ture on Union responsibilities to on maritime labor. laws is the one which will ac­ We have had one transit ves­ a couple of members of the black It was a tough nut to crack sel in port this week. The Cor­ gang. company Secretary of the Treas­ ury John W. Snyder, who is go­ and I'm not blowing the horn nell Vielory, Waterman, stopped A few of the fellows aboaid ing to London as this country's of the SIU when I say it took a off long enough for us to go decided that they only had to representative to the second an­ real union to knock it off. aboard and settle a few beefs work when they felt like it. I nual meeting of the World Bank Every other Union, and even that had accumulated. pointed out to them that the in September. The group also the shipowners, felt that Isth­ Every thing was settled to the SIU did not tolerate this kind has a booking with the Cunard mian would never sign a Union satisfaction of the crew. of horseplay. Line. I contract, but we did it and we I think they will be okay now. Some of the beefs pertained to PHILADELPHIA—One week I had a good clean payoff to write about and the next, I got a bunch of foul balls and gearreckless guy that I ran into re­ cently on the SS Afoundria of Waterman. I went aboard this ship at 5 P.iVI., August 15, to pay her off and found the crew in an uproar and half gassed up; the messroom chairs broken, lock­ ers ripped apart in the Deck Department quarters. All beefs were settled at the payoff on this ship, but the only reason I allowed the ci'ew to payoff was that we had the Isthmian strike on hand and it was a big enough headache with­ out detaining a bunch of wreck­ ers like this gang. To show the bright side of a Patrolman's job, listen to this: Hats Off to the crew of the SS Azalea City, of Waterman. I boarded this ship, looking for strike contributions and talked with the crew and the Captain. The Skipper said that they only have a half day's pay com­ ing but if they want to make donations, he will give them a draw for one day's pay. The crew got together and all agreed to donate five dollars apiece, so at the end of the ses­ sion I walked off this ship with $155.00 in donations. So, again I say. Hats Off to the crew of the Azalea City and E. B. Tilley Isthmian Finally Meets Its Lord And Master U.S. Politicians Break Law, Sail On Alien Vessels Isthmian Victory Milestone In Maritime History ganizers were giving the other officials a hard time. All the gripes were just so much bushwah, and its a shame that these former officials, who were defeated by the member­ ship in the last election, are hot around to see the results of the hard work and effort put forth by the organizers. Texas is in good shape and rolling merrily along. We had a couple of Isthmian scows hung up down this way, but they are rapidly being squared away, along with other contracted ships. Keep Sailing Cities Service At long last the Seafarers has forced the hand of the £Uiti-union Cities Service Company, and in a short while an election should be held to determine a bargain­ ing agent for the unlicensed personnel in the fleet. The SIU has a better than good chance to sweep the elec­ tion, but victory can only be assured if volunteers get jobs on those ships and slay with them until the voting is over. That's the way Isthmian was won; that's the way all our big companies were brought under the SIU flag.. Now is the time for action. Apply for jobs on Cities Service tankers, talk SIU while aboard the ships, and stay with them until all the votes are cast. �THE SEAFARERS Friday, Augusl 29, 1947 Few Performers, If Unchecked, Can Ruin All LOG LAKJ^S OLDTIMERS MOBILE—To say that we are very happy over the news about Isthmian is mild. The thing that everyone said couldn't be done —organize Isthmian — has been done and in a big way. CHICAGO—For the past two weeks, shipping in this port has been very good. Altogether, we shipped a total of 48 Firemen, 14 Coal Passers, 3 Oilers, 1 Pumpman, 1 Handyman, 7 AB's, 33 OS's, 5 Cooks, 11 Porters and 51 for the Stewards Department on the passenger ships. We are now crewing Isthmian ships off SIU shipping boards, and the Isthmian seamen have the same protection and security that other .SIU members have had for a long time. Among the ships paying us a visit were the SS Pollack which was in here twice, the SS Son­ era, Hewitt, Davniavin, Coralia, and the Penobscot, also in here twice. Only a few beefs on them, H«id they were all straightened out in short order. In some instances, when the report comes in that the guy did not show up for his watch, we find him in a gassed up condi­ tion after scouting aixjund. Upon asking him if he's going back to his ship, he invariably says that he is quitting. This is a lousy job to pull on the Union and on your shipmates! NO CREDIT These men, who are usually the first ones to squawk when negotiations are going on with the operator for better conditions are no credit to the Union. Then we have it tossed in our faces that our members aren't entitled to any benefits because they don't want to work and won't live up to the contract in any event. It's true that it is only a small minority that pulls these stunts, but they aren't helping themsel­ ves and they're not doing any­ thing to help the Brothers who are trying to uphold the tradi­ tions of the SIU by winning the best wages and conditions on the Lakes. Remember, it only takes a few bad eggs or performers to spoil all that the SIU has fought and struggled over the years to at­ tain. The shipowners are only wait­ ing for any opportunity to blast the seamen and take away our conditions. Performers and gashounds among the ranks of the seamen only play into the hands of the shipowners stooges who are waiting to blast you. It's up to all of you as members of the SIU to see that no one weakens us by their actions. It's up to all of us to protect our contracts and conditions. This is our Union. It is operated by us, and we are the ones who can make or break the Union by our actions. Some Said It Couldn't Be Done, But Seafarers Won Isthmian By GAL TANNER By HERB JANSEN Now that the hot weather is about over and some relief from the torrid wave that hit Chicago some three weeks ago is in sight, the Firemen are coming out of their hiding places and starting to man the ships once again. For a while, they were as scarce as hen's teeth. One of our big headaches has been the uncertainty of some of the men returning to their ships to stand their watches after be­ ing ashore. Aside from wondering whether some of these lost souls will re­ turn, it's quite hard sometimes to find competent replacements. Page Seven Lots of fellows will never know how hard it was to or­ ganize Isthmian. I am fortunate enough to Itnow v/hat a big job it was, since before being elected Mobile Agent I worked both as a shoreside and shipside organ­ izer. Sailors of inland seas, these men have travelled the Great Lakes for more years than they like to remember. Left to right. Gold Tooth Gus and John Peterson. No, we don't know Gus's last name. Oldtimers and newcomers alike are flocking to enroll in the Seafarers drive to organize the Great Lakes. Bargaining elec­ tions are pending in about seven companies right now. and in all of them the SIU should roll up impressive majorities. Many seamen have come into the SIU Halls around the Lakes to sign pledge cards and to say something about how much a union is needed in that area, but only a union that will fight for its members. Of course, they mecin the Seafarers. At times it looked pretty bad for us since the NMU and the commie party were putting up $10.00 for every $1.00 that the SIU was expending on the cam­ paign. But the good record of SIU and the punk record of NMU were the final factors, so the SIU won by a plenty majority. the the and big Too much cannot be said for the hundreds of men who sac­ rificed time and dough to make this victorj' possible. They sail­ ed Isthmian ships as volunteers, and through them Isthmian too is SIU. LOCKED TIGHT We had a ship tied up here, and I really mean tied up. There was no attempt made by the company to move it, and ^ if there had been, the SIU is so popular here I am sure that all organized labor would have downed tools to prevent the com­ pany from finking a vessel out of this port. The entire Gulf area appearsto be in good shape at this time, and the happenings that plagued us a fev.^ months ago are things of the past. The gashounds and performers are learning to mind their Ps and Qs, and it is rarely that we have trouble with them. Brother Lindsey V/illiams is with us again, still talking of New Orleans as the cultural cen­ ter of the United States. Fie is a great help in this port, and he is now concentrating on the or­ ganizing work to be done in the fishing field. More about this will be an­ nounced later. Nobody knows what the future holds in store for the SIU in the coming year. We no doubt will be called on to do battle on big issues. Well, let 'em come! After Isthmian anything will be a cinch. Men Who Shield Disrupters Harm Themselves And Union 1 had a swell time and everyone had a lot of fun—everyone ex­ BALTIMORE — Isthmian jobs cept the responsible crewmemin this Port are now being ship­ bcrs and the Union, ped off the board, which is some­ These guys decided that things thing that few people ever ex­ were pretty dull on board ship, pected to see — but which the so to liven things up a little they Baltimore boys never doubted, in took the dishes out of the pantry the least. and heaved them against the This attitude of the member­ bulkhead just to hear them ship is one of the great assets smash. that the Union has here in Bal­ They then took the icetrays out timore. While in some other of the refrigerator and heaved ports there were some who ques­ them over the side. Oh, they had tioned everjdhing about the Isth­ loads of fun. It was a big joke. mian Drive, the fellows here sub­ Everything they could pick up stituted action for double talk by or pry up, they destroyed. They taking jobs on Isthmian ships, left things in shambles and then instead of raising hell and con­ crawled into their sacks and fusing the issue. dreamed sweet dreams of what I remember, in particular, a a joks it would be on the rest of couple of "rank and filers" in the the crew. Port of New York (who didn't The rest of the creiy^ however, make a trip a year) who tried didn't get the joke. Instead, they every way they could to make called the Union Hall and I went the task of the organizers tough­ down to look over the damage. er. That they did not succeed is I tried to find out who was res­ a compliment to the intelligence ponsible for it but the guilty ones and loyalty of the membership. wouldn't own up to it. Last week some of the boys of EVERYONE MUM the Walter Perry, Waterman, had themselves a big party. They Their joke had backfired so they weren't going to get stuck for it. What was worse than the guys not owning up to the dam­ age was the fact that no one in the crew would point them out. The complete light to get This is a hell of a note. There's Isthmian signed to an SIU nothing noble about concealing contract is not yet over. We the identity of a unionwrecker. won the major part of the These guys didn't consult any­ battle when we got them to one when they took off on this agree to the Union Hiring caper. Hall and Rotary Shipping, They didn't give a damn if it but the working rules still meant a black eye to the Union, have to be negciiated. yet no one would point them out. So. when Isthmian jobs A good union man wouldn't appear on the board, be sure hesitate to identify a fink or a scab, yet these men are in the to accept them. same class. In fact, they are The more Seafarers on the even worse, as a fink or a scab ships, the better the work­ doesn't carry a book in the SIU. ing rules will be. Do your I would like to bring to the part. attention of the membership the By WM. RENTZ Ship Isthmian fact that the Union fought like hell to get these things on our ships. The day isn't too far in the past when there was no china or ice trays aboard ships to be broken—just tin plates and no ice cubes, either. If we want to keep these things that we have won, there must be a sense of responsibility among the men who crew the ships. There will always be one per­ former in any crowd, but I'm sure the rest of the crew can handle him and thus protect the gains we have made in this in­ dustry. ern; Yorkmar, Calmar and the Fisher Ames, American Eastern. At the same time we covered the Robin Goodfellow, Robin Line, and Joseph Hewes, Bull Line, in transit We also crewed up a rarity around these parts. The tanker Bull Run came in and took al­ most a full crew. The Baltimore shipyard work­ ers are still on strike. This week they held a meeting and voted to remain out on strike. The SIU is still respecting their picketlines, and we hope they will soon end the strike in a vic­ tory. SHIPPING BRIGHTENS They have been out a long time and it sure hurts to get involved Business and shipping have in a long drawn out strike. picked up in this port in the past two weeks and show signs of do­ SAW THE LIGHT ing even better in the future. We Gashounds in this port are on expect several ships in port for payoff and sign-ons, so there their good behavior. Of course, should be good news from Balti­ during the Isthmian strike we didn't have the time to fool with more for some time to come. This week we paid off the Rob­ the guys, and after we made ex­ ert M. T. Hunter, South Atlantic; amples out of a few of them the Azelea City, Waterman: Walter rest of them straightened out Perry, Waterman; George M. quickly. Cohan, Eastern; Yorkmar, CalWe will continue to give them Arlya also of Bull Lines. Not a a short run if they cause any bad week of payoffs. disruption in this port, and I We signed on the Yaka, Wa­ think they know it. Anyway, terman; George M. Cohan, East- they're being good at the mar; Thomas Rusk, Bull and the moment. Port Philly Busy, Sends Wire PHILADELPHIA—Too busy now to write full article for the LOG but not too busy to send wire and say that the Se.'u'arers has just won the greatest victory of any maritime union in the business. We whipped into line the biggest and toughest of all the steam­ ship companies. Isthmian, and it was a job that seemed impossible to do when the Union fii-st tackled it. We can feel justly proud of the work we have done to protect the standards of American seamen by forcing Isthmian to grant union wages and conditions to its unlicensed personnel. Our caps off to the membership of the finest Union of them all, the Seafarers International Union. Eddie Higdon X'l �THE Page Eiglii SEAFARERS LOG CSU Seamen Find Seafarers Gets Results While CP Dissension Rocks Their Outfit By GENE MARKEY demands for better contracts and more security, the CSU rank and filers are going to find them­ selves forced into the unhappy position of having to accept any crumbs the shipowners will throw in their face. back to their ships determined to organize for the SIU. Now that we are a little better known in this territory and the trips that the commies have peddled about the shipowners, SIU, etc., etc., has been disproved by ac­ tual sight of our better kept foc'sles, good chow and well fill­ ed OT sheets, more and more CSU members fed up with the Seafarer Jacob Lundoy, AB, dismal picture of their own union's failure are going out even though not a full Book among their buddies as volun­ SIU member at the time, acted like a real oldtimer when the teer SIU organizers. SIU struck Isthmian. He was CSU rank and fil^ committees on the SS Richard Alvey, an-, are meeting with crew members chored in Brooklyn, and as on SIU ships all over the world soon as the strike was called, and 'getting the lesson of their he and Bosun Joe Shea led the life on just how a real union entire crew off the vessel and operates. on to the picketline. Friday, August 29. 1947 Waterman Opens New Ponce Run The rapidly expanding services of the Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration will be increased fur­ ther this month with the opening of a run between West Coast ports and Puerto Rico. Service will probably be main­ tained on a monthly basis, with sailings from San Francisco to San Juan, Mayaguez and Ponce. The new Puerto Rico run will be operated independently from Waterman's present coastwise and intercoastal services and will be handled from the West Coast by the firm of Sudden and Christenson. Waterman's rapid growth since the end of the war has made it largest shipowner under the American flag. It is an unsubsidized line. >• MONTREAL — Current hap­ penings on the waterfront here are a prime example of the ex­ tent that commie union-wreckers will go in their pursuit of union-busting. SEES THINGS WORSE The CSU hits the headlines Sub-standard living and work­ daily, but not an ounce of their energy is directed to the win­ ing conditions on Canadian ships ning of better conditions. Their will get worse. Joe Blow who prime interest is a political one sails the tubs knows how bad Joe Stalin has had a bumper thing have gotten in the last wheat crop so he is deterriiined year, and a continued deterior­ to get the market in Europe, a ation is a pretty rotten prospect — market no doubt designed to tie for the year ahead. the hungry European nations to The commie publicity muck, the Commissar's Red Army apron and the general opposition to the commies from all sections of the strings. To help Joe in this direction, Canadian people, is casting a the commie leadership of the slur upon Canadian seamen that CSU have been instructed to will take a lot to live down. impede the flow of grain from The average Canadian uptown, Canada and they are using every organized and unorganized, who subterfuge to fulfill moustached depends on the daily press to By FRANK MORAN turning to school, and they won't lusioned that m-ore and more of Joe's orders. find out what's going on in the DULUTH—A good many years be taking any of that seasonal them are just waiting for a world, has the impression that RANK TREATMENT bonus with them when they go. chance to register a vote for the Canadian seamen are a very ir- ago, Sam Plimsoll fought for and Then, when the bonafied sea­ union of their choice—the SIU! At the vei-y time, the rank comes in the very near future won a law which prohibited the and filers of the CSU should be for the need of a strong treas­ gi-eedy shipowners from over­ men take their places, they won't SIU PATTERN mapping out a program of bet­ ury and a well organized mem­ loading their ships so that they have much lime to amass any Here's something else to re­ ter wages and .conditions, they bership capable of backing up became unseaworthy and a safety bonus because the season will be member! Now that the SIU con­ almost two thirds over. are being dragged through a responsible bunch of hooligans hazard for the crews that manned It takes a tough man to ride on tracted companies have come mire of rotten publicity as the and skidrow characters. them. through with substantial raises dupes of the commie puppets Before this law was establish­ an LCA ship all season and put based on the forty hour week, it The adverse publicity directed who are seeing to it that they daily against the CSU creates the ed, many ships put to sea in an up with the well known abuses won't be long before the LCA leave no stone unturned in their wrongful impression that every overloaded condition, and when­ and open shop conditions preva­ ships, receive raises, too. cringing subservience to Stalin's seaman in Canada is a faithful ever a storm came up some of lent on these ships. This, of course, will be another Maybe the long hours they orders. stooge to the Communist Party. these ships were lost with all work, and the extra work that emergency created because the After struggling through a If Canadian seamen had to hit hands aboard. SIU has forced them to meet the lousy year of poverty-level the bricks today in an honest at­ This happened many times be­ they do without any extra pay raises won on SIU ships. is also a shipowners' emergency. wages and rotten conditions tempt to win better wages, they fore the safety law fought for by In the Seafarers International Whenever you receive an in­ made worse by the unhampered would not have one iota of sup­ Plimsoll became established. , Union, AFL, the boys call extra crease from the big-hearted op­ chiseling of the shipowners, Joe port from any section of the Competent steamboat inspec­ work overtime or penalty time, erators controlling the LCA ships, Seaman is a badly neglected bona-fide labour movement and, tors designated the depths to and they receive the overtime just remember that you owe dues-payer. which the various vessels could above all, public sympathy that At a time when his leaders is so necessary to the winning be loaded, and caused marks to rate of pay established in all SIU these raises to the militancy and fighting spirit of the Seafarers. should be out knocking at the of rightful demands would not be painted on each ship side contracts. That's why the shipowners If it weren't for the SIU, and which became known as the shipowners' doors for more park be forthcoming. don't want their men covered by our insistence - upon decent "Plimsoll Marks." chops, they are squandering Here we find a prime example the benefits of an SIU contract, wages, hours, working and liv­ away the union's finances on of union sabotage so much a WAR EMERGENCY and why these same operators ing conditions, there wouldn't be commie politics. When the time part of Joe Stalin's program. During the recent World War fight so bitterly against the SIU. any raises. That's for sure! II, these safety marks were dis­ Now the unorganized Lakes BLEAK PROSPECT Great Lakes seamen have regarded and Lakes vessels were seamen sailing the open shop shown that their eyes are slowly Today, every available baton enabled to load five or six LCA ships have become so disilbeing opened through reading is raised and ready to crack inches over the lecognized safe the SEAFARERS LOG and the down on the skulls of the glow­ load line. Isthmian Vet organizational bulletins that ing heroes of a couple of years This became known as the we've spread around the Lakes. ago. So poor Joe Seaman is in By LES AMES "War Emergency Draft," and all a helluva spot. The future does Lakes ships were loaded to this They've proven how they back SOO, Mich.—At the Soo Locks not look too promising, and that the fighting program of the SlUnew emergency line. on August 22 the Wilson ship, house and the new clothes for AFL by signing pledge cards, Now, the war is over, and has SS Edward S. Kendrick had a the kids look a long way off. and waiting impatiently for the been for some time, but the close call while attempting to It's a helluva prospect alright greedy operators hate like hell day when they can register a dock prior to locking through something for CSU members to give up the extra profits they vote for the SIU and become one the Soo Locks. to chew over next time they are can make, by loading several more Brother in the "Brother­ The Kendrick was caught in a pulling hot fires and choking hundred tons of additional cargo hood of the Sea." strong undertow leading to the through a miserable eight hours Remember, Brothers, in the on their vessels. Rapids, and it was only through of ashes and bum grub. It won't SIU you become part of the au­ Six or seven hundred tons the prompt action of the Great help either to make the grind tonomous Great Lakes District mean that much additional profit Lakes Towing Company Tug any easier on that tough fleet, with more than 91,000 SIU Broth­ on each trip. That's their emer­ Iowa that the Kendrick was pre­ over the side in some swelteiing gency! ers and Sisters backing you up. vented from ramming the In­ tropical sun. This shipowners greed may You also have the support and ternational Bridge which con­ It looks like the blue sheets, cause their vessel to sag some backing of the powerful AFL nects the Canadian and Ameri­ the cockroaches and the lousy five or six inches closer to the Maritime Trades Department, can Soos. overtime conditions are going to bottom, especially in some of the some quarter million strong, plus The Tug Iowa at the time was stay a little longer on Canadian shallow draft channels which the strength and backing of al­ assisting the Canadian steamer ships. That is, if Joe Rank and abound on the Lakes. most eight million AFL Brothers! H. L. Shaw and its tow the Bryn Filer doesn't decide to do some­ That's strength! It may even cause the opera­ Barge when she heard the em­ thing about it and that's just it Forest E. C o o 1 e y . Chief ergency signal put out by the —he is. A steady stream of tors' pockets to sag a little more with the additonal profits, but Steward, who paid off the SS Kendrick. pretty good looking union ma­ Quick to note the emergency terial crowds the SIU Hall daily I've yet to see some of that extra San Angelo Victory, an Isth­ signal, the Iowa steamed to the to get the lowdown on SIU pol­ sag in the pay envelopes of the mian scow, last month after On June 16, the wages of Kendrick's assistance, which in icy and leadership for Canadian men who carry the extra tonnage three consecutive voyages to Isthmian seamen were in­ down the Lakes! the Far East. Previous to the meantime had been turned seamen. creased 11 3/10 per cent ef­ Maybe the Lakes seamen are to Cooley's nine-month hitch in broadside to the heavy current. The better class of union guy fective that date with no re­ Toeing a line aboard the Ken­ with genuine interest is taking be c-onsoled with the promise of Isthmian, the San Angelo Vic­ troactive pay. Men sailing drick, the Iowa had a tow line time out from the CSU political some extra bonus this Fall. How­ tory was operated by Alcoa. Isthmian did not receive the secured in a few seconds. Short­ meetings and fakery to discuss ever, with the huge turnover in Cooley stayed with the ship April six per rrent increase ly after, the Kendrick was right- something more to his liking: personnel on all unorganized when she was transferred in with retroactive pay to Jan­ Lakes carriers, it doe.sn't look as order to do his "job for the .ed and put on her proper course wages and conditions. uary 1st won by the SIU once again. He is interested in genuine though the operators will go Union." from its operators. The quick thinking and actions union security on the ships, de­ broke paying bonuses this yea.. His job has now been com ­ Thus men sailing Isthmian •of the Tug Iowa deserves a vote cent contracts and above all a SCHOOLBOYS" PILE OFF pleted thanks to the fine style have no retroactive pay due of thanks for averting what union that he knows will rep­ In the very near future; the in .which he and fellow Seafar­ them for the last wage in­ otherwise could have been a very resent him in his beefs. large number of school boys now ers hit the bricks against Isth­ crease. serious accident. Many CSU men are going sailing these ships will be re­ mian last week. Great Lakes Operators Still Use Wartime Draft Lakes Tug, Iowa, Averts Accident Isthmiair Seamen / �v Friday, August 29. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Maritime Unionism—The Seafarers' Way (Last of a Series) "No one shall be admitted to membership in this Union who is a member of any dual organization or any organization hostile to the aims and principles of this Union. "Any member who advocates and/or gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual or­ ganization or gives aid or comfort to such, shall be denied further membership in this Union. The mem­ bership certificate shall at all times remain the prop­ erty of this Union." So read Sections 3 and 5 of Article III of the Con­ stitution and By-Laws of the Seafarers International Union. Further along, Section 1 of Article 5 reads as follows; "It shall be the duty of each member to be true and loyal to the Union and the labor cause, and to en­ deavor to put into practice the principles laid down in the Preamble." With these propositions embodied in the constitution, and with the entire membership constantly educated as to the danger o& possible domination of the Union by outside groups, the SIU has been in the forefront of the fight for a better life for seamen, and that fight has not been sabotaged by the special interests of any political body. The SIU never has, and never will have, an article in its constitution barring communists ,from member­ ship. The Union relies on an alert and well informed membership to withstand commie, and other factional group, threats in the future as it has in the past. In the previous articles in this series, we have seen how the communist party captured the National Maritime Union, CIO, and made of it another arm of Stalin's vicious, totalitarian machine. We have seen how the leadership of the NMU constantly sold out the membership to serve the interests of the communist party, and we have traced tlie way communist agents carried propaganda and secret documents and instruc­ tions from Russia to other lands by means of ships contracted to the NMU. Outright Betrayal During the war, the NMU deliberately betrayed its membership, refused to fight for decent standards, al­ lowed all the gains made in the past to go by the boards, all to better serve the cause of Soviet Russia. When the SIU fought for the war risk bonus, against the Coast Guard, the WSA Medical Program, the Re­ cruitment and Manning Office, and the fink pools of the Maritime Service, the NMU offered to sail ships struck by the SIU, and what's more, did just that. With the end of the war, the NMU and the other commie-dominated maritime unions decided that it was time to break off the united front with the bosses and governmental agencies, and instead go all out for water­ front unity. The Committee for Maritime Unity, spawn­ ed in the dark rooms where CP conspirators meet, was trotted out, and the commies and their stooges started beating the drvuns. Maritime unity has for a long time been the dream of all sincere waterfront trade unionists. But when overtures were received from Harry Bridges and Joe Curran, who headed the CMU, the SIU-SUP registered an emphatic "NO." From the first days of the CMU, the leaders and rank-and-file of the SIU-SUP predicted that the CMU would not and could not achieve unity. The move was unmasked for what it was—an attempt to extend com­ munist control over the entire maritime industry. This was proven in the first test. During the strike of the Masters, Mates and Pilots, AFL, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, CIO, last year, the CMU, especially on the West Coast played a role of disruption and sabotage. At the height of the strike the MEBA was advised to settle for less than it had requested, and was warned that if it did not obey orders, steps would be taken to bring the union into line. Harry Bridges, who knows nothing of the work of Engineers, negotiated the con­ tract for the MEBA on the West Coast, and as a conse­ quence, the Engineers took a licking. Previous to that, other members of the CMU came to terms with their operators, leaving the independent Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers out on a limb. Although all membefs of the group were pledged to stay on strike until each had settled, the MFOWW was left to man its own picketlines after con­ tracts had been negotiated by the NMU, the MCS, and the ILWU. Such policies, which were merely an extension of the activities indulged in by waterfront communists during the entire history of the American section of the com­ munist party, have done nothing to bring about unity. In fact, these sellouts and back-stabbings have put waterfront unity further and further back, thereby playing right into the hands of the shipowners. With the SIU, unity is more than a word. In spite of the commie leadership of the NMU, whenever that union has been involved in a beef based on straight eco­ nomic issues, the SIU has supported it to the limit. As an example take the statement adopted previous to the June 15, 1946, deadline of NMU negotiations when President Truman threatened to use the Coast Guard and the Navy to breaks the NMU strike. At that time the SIU went on record as follows: "We shall treat government manning of ships in the the event of a strike by the National Maritime Union, CIO, as a lockout, and all SIU members will immediate­ ly walk off their ships in port. Ships which reach port after government manning begins will also be tied up." That statement was a warning to the government that the SIU would not tolerate fascistic methods, but was more than that proof that the SIU would resist any attempts on the part of the shipowners, and their stooges in the government, to grind down merchant seamen. This is the type of unity that means something. It is unity at the point of production; unity against the enemies of the maritime workers. In time of strikes and lockouts, there is a need for real unity, but it can not be achieved where the com­ munists have established their slimy control. Pure eco­ nomic beefs become outlets for communist propaganda whenever these party-liners are allowed to begin their sly maneuverings. Many strikes have been deliberately sabotaged by the communists, lost on purpose, so that the CP line could be followed. Honest Unity Needed The SIU vastly desires unity of program and action with the NMU and all other maritime unions, but this much to be desired objective cannot be realized as long as the NMU is led by communists and as such is diametrically opposed to the best interests of American merchant seamen. On other questions which vitally affect American seamen, the SIU has consistently striven for the pro­ gram which will best protect what has already been won, and at the same time building for furth*r gains. In regards to the Taft-Hartley Act^ the SIU-SUP has adopted a program which will allow the utmost or­ ganizing of the unorganized to continue, yet at the same time will discourage the government and/or the shipowners from using the provisions of the "slave labor" law against SIU seamen. Here is the Seafarers position on the T-H Act: The SIU-SUP go on record as not tolerating in any way, shape, or form, any interference with our Union Halls by shipowners or Government bureaus. The SIU-SUP is to consider as a lockout any at­ tempts by any person or persons to use the TaftHartley Act to the detriment of our Unions. This position is clear and to the point. The SIU will not brook any interference by the government or anybodj' else with the democratic method of shipping through the Union Hall and by the Rotary Shipping System. Other sections of the Law will be complied with. The part dealing with affidavits swearing that officers of the Union are not members of the communist partj' will be obeyed, and these affidavits will be filed very shortly. This is not being done because of any respect for this section of the law, but because none of the officials of the SIU have ever been identified with the com­ munist party, and for this reason there is no need to penalize the many men who want Seafarers represen­ tation and who would be denied it if the affidavits are not filed. Right now the SIU has approximately ten National Labor Relations Board bargaining elections pending. Thousands of dollars have been spent in the organiz­ ing campaigns, and no members of the SIU could con­ scientiously allow this money to be wasted, and these many men to go unrepresented. Against Government Control The SIU has traditionally been opposed to govern­ mental control of trade unions. Even when the NMU, and other communist-dominated unions, were playing footsie with the government during the war, the SIU hewed to a true course and continued to force better wages and working conditions for its members. But in this case the situation is entirely different. The SIU will not allow the union-busting provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act to be used against it, but on the other hand, there is no need to flaunt any sections of the law that do not constitute a threat to the honest trade unions, free of communist control. The strategy used by the SIU in the Isthmian strike is a case in point. The company, assisted at first by NMU stalling, tried every trick in the book to force the Union past the deadline of the T-H Law, whereupon the Union's demands for the Union Hiring Hall and Rotary Shipping would have been illegal. Instead of continuing on a path that would have led right into open conflict with the full forces of the com­ pany, supplemented by the agencies created by an anti-labor Congress, the Union changed its plans but not its thoughts and presented Isthmian with new proposals that demanded exorbitant pay rises, the 4- watch system, doubled vacation time, and other gains not standard in SIU contracts. There was no Vnention of the Union Hiring Hall or Rotary Shipping. This change made the strike legal under any cir­ cumstances, and put the company with its back to the wall. Faced with this, and recognizing the Union's real po­ sition, the company soon surrendered, acceding to the Union Hiring Hall and Rotary Shipping, something V, hich itfc had boasted it never would do. In nine 4^j's the strike was over, with the Seafarers winning everything it had set out to gain. But, if the Union had persi.sted in running counter to the new Law, all the money and effort put into the Isthmian campaign would very easily have been wasted. Too much was at stake for the Isthmian seamen who need'ed and wanted SIU representation, and so the Union followed a wise course, and carried through to com­ plete victory. One of the big problems facing the SIU, in addition to the impact of the Taft-Hartley Law and other even more stidngent anti-labor legislation which is being planned, is mass unemployment of merchant seamen, For the past eight years, with the impetus of a war economy, there has been enough vvoric for all able bodied seamen. This situation, however, will not last, and already the first signs of a depression, especially in the mari­ time industry, are showing. This is being helped along by the willingness of U. S. shipowners and the govern­ ment to give away American ships to foreign govern­ ments and foreign nationals, to be used in competition with American ships. This is a smart move on the part of the shipowners. When these ships, manned by foreign personnel receiv­ ing far less than American merchant seamen, take away some of the trade now exclusively being handled by American flag ships, the shipowners will use this as an excuse to cut the wages of U. S. seamen. Program All Ready Against this shipowner offensive the SIU has de­ veloped a far-reaching program. First and foremost is unequivical opposition to the continued transfer of American ships to foreign governments and foreign nationals. The Panan.-anian ship reallocation busine.ss must be re-surveyed, and those ships which have al­ ready been transferred must be brought under Union contract without loss of time. Next, must come an organizing program of inter­ national proportions. Through the facilities of the International Transportworkers Federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, this could be brought about, and all seamen, of all countries, could be united in sea­ men's unions. This would raise the standards of those maritime workers, and at the same time protect the hard-won gains made by American seamen. And finally, the emphasis must again be placed on the 4-watch system. Not only would this provide more jobs for seamen, but it would increase the efficiency of men at sea for long trips and add to their life expectancy by decreasing the amount of work each man is required to do in the successful navigation 'of a sea-going vessel. The 4-watch system has for many years been the objective of seagoing men. The operators on the other hand have complained that institution of the 4-watch system would impoverish them. To seamen this is an old story. The 3-watch system was fought on the same grounds and with the same emphatic refusal to con­ sider it. Yet it came into effect, and shipowners' prof­ its mounted in phenomenal percentages. Oi ganized seamen who have tasted the fruits of their unity will not readily assent to mounting unemploy­ ment and the fighting for jobs which is part and parcel of depressions. American seamen have seen how the war period gave them plenty of jobs, and they expect peace to grant them the same work opportunities. With seamen, as with other workers, the WPA is a thing of the past. While operators continue to coin profits which go up into the stratosphere, seamen will not be willing to take the dregs. The next period before seamen may be a rough one, but it can never be the same as they have already weathered. In the SIU plans and programs have been drawn for the future. With a militant, well informed membership, these plans will bear fruit. What lies ahead is a challenge, but one which the SIU can meet and conquer. Our Union has come through all its battles with flying colors, and faces the future with confidence. To the shipowners, to the government, and to those who would turn the trade union movement into a a sounding board for totalitarian philosophies, we have the same message: We axe trade unionists. We work for the better­ ment of merchant seamen, and we work to extend our gains to merchant seamen the world over. Nothing can stand in the way of sincere trade unionism. That has been proven in the past and it is still true today! �Friday, August 29. 1947 LOG TBE SEA.FA.RERS Page Ten SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS SS Cavalier Meeting Points- Up Need For Studying Union Rules The knowledge constitution ion's of A-ROLLIN' AND Morrison M. Secretary Paul a saved and the meeting then proUn- ceeded smoothly to other matters noted in the minutes that much applause greeted the proposals by-laws on the crowded agenda. having of importance working A-ROCKIN' the and was demonstrated recently at to increase still further the har­ The Cavalier crew then turned mony aboard. its attention to elections to selec t it w a s Alcoa Cavalier where After a sh�rt educational lec­ a representative of each departfound that many of the motions on parliamentary proceed­ ment to appear at SIU Head-· ture aboard meeting shipboard _ a the proposed by c r e w membe r s were 1 York to aid in ure, and an agreement by all to quarters in New nlrcady a part of the Union's pro- drafting proposals for passenger ch�nnel all beefs through the gram either in the cons titution; delegates, the two-hour meeting ship agreements. by-laws or agreements. was adjourned. TO GO TO HOS . When . members th e of arose, situations these familiar crew I Those elected to aid Headquar­ �ith the provisicns cf the Union's ters ftiles came to the rescue of the out problems wages and scales, intended, \•.:ell mistaken, though in representatives the of working con­ Charles Steinberg, ditions were: William Department; De c k William 1 Stewards;. and Higgs, With tallying the Chairman Department. Engine McCuistion, Brother Finds Bremerhaven Rough Poi� working manning Higgs Another German port in which completed, led then merchant the Good and Welfare meeting into for its splendid internal coopera­ Suggestions Plowing through the seas with a 30 degree roll, the SS James Duncan is shown taking it all in stride on a trip to Europe. Commenting on the letter sent Ray Durban. Deck Maintenance. took the snapshot, so Brother gineer of the Desoto. follow­ then ed for improving still further the abuse doled out to the Gateway 'brothers by pointing out the pro­ "Bremen used to be bad," he said, now." ! i In the' minutes of a shipboard meeting held at sea on A ugust the by is business form minutes Boycott Camels, words: spelled out in capital letters and The crew's desire to make its in regards cigarettes stems from all Camel feelings the fact that today manufactured after the made The Camel by non-union labor. workers, to cigarettes are concluding a strike against the company were a time short out locked later with over 500 persons made idle. At in meeting, the addition to giving the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco ' Company old heave- the ho the 2n d Steward read one "Cl ear· of Paul Hall's art1c1 es m ing The Deck," and suggested · · that because nature, the of educational its ship's entire abide by the article. Presiding was W over the Stockman, crew meeting while 1 Baseball as it was never played in Brooklyn the they ship M. vns strated to the natives of South Africa when the demon-. crews of two Robin Line vessels squared off against each other in have leaves a diam ond encounter marked by terrific slugging-of rhe -:;. baseball, that is. contest with the Robin Locks- In the same manner a seaman with ley nine. German a girl is arrested and In fined but a soldier is not stopped. · ------ Lourenco , a are village Seafarers street in Matthew France Sams. I Cook and Ralph Mendez, Messman. The two Seafarers first game, Marques, py seamen, the score was there in for all to see: Moline Victory-15; curtain Robin Locksley-35. played the Today there are two Robin the seamen are content to Robin Locksley hotshots scoring Line ships plying the seas off the 2 on out runs, coming but 9 i stay away from the ma n drags the African coast, but like in they can't do much, as the USS short end to the 30 scored by the Mudville, there is no joy aboard Moline Victory. the clouters off clubs are only allowed to serve the Moline Victory. drinks three hours a day, while Back to their ships went the so Id·1ers can drmk at any time in victors and the vanquished. The If Pounding the hot pe v e ment of the at the antics of the baseball-hap­ was finally rung down with the SHORT BEER. SHORT HOURS · their are clubs men. off the Toussainte L'Ouverture, which exclude sea- thoroughly demoralized Thomas Reed Crew Lauded By Master For Fine Conduct Locks- ley team then switched its strat­ One case in particular was egy. They brought up a new pointed out by Brother Amacker: twirler and primed the men for A seaman was arrested within another onslaught should the oc­ Bull Lines. underlined. known if but when to roam the streets all night. I is giving thumbs down to them of spot When the setting sun dropped Playing under the withering Seamen are pounced upon the over the horizon nnd the last of men the , sun African the of rays minute they overstay the 11 p. m. the local populace had left shak­ curfew but soldiers are allowed of the Moline Victory met in ing their heads in bewilderment a when pushed across the counter. the bette-r. tough the lars. cigarettes carried i item rrtuch is they cannot exchange it for dol­ good reason it is that the crew on ashore script the ship's slopchest; and with each is According to Brother Amacker any left items aboard the Alcoa Clipper 1st, it seamen are forced to use Army Probably the least sought for ,separated "but Bremerhaven �Union Made Smoke Ri1igs On Clipper m South Mrican Twin Bill Produces Hit-Fest Brother even worse in Bremerhaven. gram, much time and labor was! are the Camel Bremen, in Amacker stated that things were Looking It Over By squaring away the difficul­ tY immediately, through a know­ ledge of the Union's written pro­ ��-----�����-�- men City motions. their Durban held fast to the rail and caught the Duncan in the throes of a heavy roll. which told of discrimination and petty friction. covering The Duncan, a Watermp.n ship, refused to remain still while relationships aboard and for put­ the LOG by crewmembers of the ting an end to the remaining Gateway City (LOG, August 15) i visions a ing to Harold Amacker, Deck En­ military the by thorities is Bremerhaven, accord­ where the crew was commended tion. given are seamen au­ time hard I Drydock Delivered To Bermuda Base By Tug Farallon the pier gates for carrying two casion present itself, which it did. cartons of cigarettes. Cigarettes BACK INTO BATTLE can be carne . d w1"th"m the gates, I _ but the MPs grabbed him anyA few days later both ships, ay before e could reach the met again in Mombasa, Kenya· w The SIU-crewed Moran � tug Farallon with a 425-foot floating gate and register the?1. Colony, and out to an improvised 1 court diamond trotted the warriors. mto pulled was He drydock in tow was expected in . Bermuda this week. The 4,200- where he was relieved of his This time it was going to be some fast and cigarettes after drydock, which serviced ton - different; it was going to be Navy ships during the war, was talking got off with a $25 sus Over strictly a pitcher's duel. hauled from Brooklvn on what pended fine. the plate zoomed spitters, slidof Anacker's Brother word ad ! was estimated to be � 10 day trip. vice to seamen sailing for Bremer- ers, curves and change-of-pace Another Moran tug stayed ashaven 1s a pomted one: "If you b;:llls. But it was no use, the boys tern of the huge drydock as she try to f " 11 ow every ru1 e the A my were out for blood. � was towed through the Narrows. There was no controlling the sets down for seamen, you might , Sh e gu1·a ed the tow as far as the teams. Both teams stood close to as we11 stay on the sh"ip. , A mbrose L.ightsh"ip. . the plate and swung from the ground. The boys of the Robin The Farallon will return to ! · New York after leaving the drydock in Bermuda, where it will be employed struction job. were on an Army con- A crew of 21 men aboard the dock, which was . Greenberg recorded the minutes. heavily loaded with marine gear. - -; :: ' .......,_..._ -""!""!-; - Locksley powered five ball s for -· k�-�5!: . . . trip of the Thomas B. Reed which paid off in Philadelphia last week, the Skipper of the vessel, a let- to his Albert S. Luker, drew up ter of thanks which he fonvarded to the SEAFARERS LOG. Captain Luker's fine crew follows: letter "To the Editor of the LOG: · I ----_ l For displaying fine cooperntioi � ' and behavior durmg the recent -.::=::: : four sackers. I er le ft ner ved. the box completely un- afternoon mound. Pitcher after pitch- It was out murder there 1 -"I wish to extend my compli­ ments to the entire crew of the SS Thomas B. Reed in all de- partments, for their behavior, cooperation, and fine condition that they brought the ship back in." The letter was forwarded to in· the the LOG by Eddie Higdon, Phil- on the adelphia Agent, who handled the payoff. �Friday. August 29. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief GATEWAY CITY. July 13— Chairman Irving Pearce; Secre­ tary Harlman. Delegates report­ ed everything running smoothly. Education; Chairman Peai-ce ex­ plained the shipping rules and the articles in the LOG by Bro­ ther Hall regarding n e w con­ tracts and extention of same. Suggestion that crew as a whole write to the chairman of the ne­ gotiating committee pledging our complete support. 5, 4, J, PONCE. July 20 — Chairman Balph Carbone; Secretary Henri S. Samuels. Disputed overtime reported in Engine and Stewards Departments. Deck Department reported okay. Motion carried for ship's delegate to turn in re­ pair list from each department. Chief Cook H. C. McCurdy rec­ ommended David Gonzalez for a tripcard. Department delegates elected to see Patrolman con­ cerning termination of articles in Philadelphia. t 4. HAWSER EYE. July 20 — Chairman Harry Mujashio; Sec­ retary Raymond R. Sadler. Mo­ tion that anyone drunk at pay­ off be fined $25, his sobriety to be decided by' Patrolman. Good and Welfare: Deck Delegate James R. Cornher recommended that crewmembers make out re­ pair lists and hand them in be­ fore ship reaches port. Recom­ mendation that launch service at Trinidad be bettered. COASTAL MARINER, July 20 —Chairman Ray R. White; Sec­ retary John J. Flynn. Motion by Lawrence Surham to have refiigerator and other broken appliaiices repaired before signing on. Diseirssion about crewmember being absent during a num­ ber of meal hours. It was felt that everyone has his bad days and the man should be given another chance. Suggestion by Francisco Cornier that agree­ ments be brought aboard ship to enlighten those who wish to learn more about the union contiacts. 4 4 4 TOULUMNE MEADOW. June 16—Chairman R. Tremblay; Sec­ retary C. Muir. Good and Wel­ fare: Food inspector to come aboard in first port and inspect ice boxes. More night lunch and greater variety desired. Fine of 25c to be put or any man leaving cups or a mess in the messhall. Fines to go to hospital fund. ed. Discussion al.so on resolution asking officers to keep out of crew's icebox. New Business: Motion carried that company supply more aprons for Stew­ ards Department. Motion carried that Patrolman be contacted re­ garding lack of launch service in Queenstown. Ireland. 4 4 4 BIENVILLE. June 29—Chair­ man John D. Morgan; Secretary Harold Slills. General discussion held by crew to back messman in getting the book promised him when he had necessary sealime. Good and Welfare. Sug­ gestion that ship be fumigated, medical chest checked and key be made for crew's looms. 4 4 4 OLIVER W. HOLMES. June 28 —Chairman Charles Rodriguez Secretary P. Murry. All depart ments reported everything un der control. Steward requested that stove be fixed in Baltimoi-e One Brother brought up on charges for being drunk for five days .straight and refusing to turn to. Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS: oTiFY THG UMiON WHEN You ARE LAID Up iM HOSPITAL, GW/E VOUR IVARD A/UMBER. So THAT THERE WILL BE SIOVELAY iM GEtriMG YOUR. MOf^BYo CUT and RUN 4 4 4 ROBERT G. INGERSOLL June 1—Chairman Jack Worlur ski; Secretary Roy Gilmore. New Business: Repair list made up and approved. Good and Wel­ fare: A letter containing all beefs and objections to the 1st Mate to be composed and sign­ ed by crew. Letter to be sent to Union and Waterman SS Co Crewmessman requests a trifle more cooperation in maintaining a clean messroom, particularly after coffee time. By HANK Last week was certainly V-1 Day—Victory Isthmian Day—after a spirited organizing campaign and a powerfully victorious strike against the Isthmian company. The Great Lakes seamen, the tanker seamen and the Canadian seamen now know what the SIU has done and can do—bringing the best agreement for wages and con­ ditions to the unorganized seamen—and there's nothing more impor­ tant than that. Wherever Isthmian ships will dock—whether in foreign ports or in American—the Isthmian seamen who voted free­ ly for the SIU to represent them for wages, conditions and beefs now know they have an SIU agreement covering their jobs—the best of all agreements in the maritime industry. Well, Brothers, let's keep those Isthmian ships clean and shipshape just as you have kept all SIU ships in SIU style. The Isthmian fleet is now in the SIU fleet and that calls for clean ships as well as happy ships. It's easily said and easily done with every Union Brother and shipmate doing his job at all times. 4 4 4 4 4 4 NEW LONDON. July 13 — FRANK NORRIS. July 13 — Chairman R. Nielsen; Secretary Chairman Duffy; Secretary Tes- Axel Brenna. Deck and Stew­ ko. Delegates Tesko. Deck; Prus- ards Departments clear of beefs. zra. Engine; and Canon, Stew­ Engine Department reported on 4 4 4 ards, reported no beefs. New number of books and tripcards WARRIOR POINT. June 1— Business: Motion by Deck and in the department. New Busi­ Chairman Charles Macomber; Engine Department as a whole ness: Motion carried to keep Secretary Bill Robinson. Dele­ that new crew will not sign on ship's head, and messhall clean gates reported a few hours of until Chief Engineer and Cap­ and in union shape. Motion car­ disputed overtime in their de­ tain are relieved of their jobs. ried to dress properly when eat­ Here's a short message from Robert "Do The Best You Can" partments. New Business: Mo­ Captain said the crew is making ing in the messhall. Hillman. the Bosun, who came off the Sealrain New York: tion carried to find out who is too much money to be bothered "To Sam Luttrell: Sorry I can't come down to Trinidad. I put 4 4 4 responsible for painting the about overtime. He and the in two months as Sarang on the Seatrain New York and got off MADAKET. June 15 — Chair­ maindeck passageways. Good Chief Engineer broke out a bot­ in hopes of a shorter trip or at least of seeing you in Hell's man Charles H. Bush; Secfetary and "Welfare: Discussion on dirty Kitchen. Give me the latest on Joe Wolff, the tattoo artist, the tle of whiskey to celebrate the William Jenkins. Delegates re­ linen from fos'sles and disposal passing of the Taft-Hartley Act. Hoss and Copenhagen Benny. Well, Hank, thanks for sending ported everything fine with ship of empty bottles. back my Mariner's Medal" . . . Steward Vic Milazzo just came having best food that was found back from Sweden. He says the beer is six per cent and the only in some time. Motion carried way to get hard liquor is to eat in the restaurants where you can that Union officials contact Cap­ warm up with double scotches. tain on return voyage and find 4 4 4 out why the ship is not properly 4 4 4 4 4 4 secured before leaving port. Mo­ To Brother A. L. Hatch, the Electrician, the best of luck on your NX ANTIC VICTORY. July 13— tion carried that each crewmemALGONQUIN VICTORY. May Isthmian trip and let's hear from you now and then. Brother Chairman D. Stafford; Secretary ber donate one dollar toward a 25—Chairman Ryan; Secretary Willie Thomas and Brother Luke Collins, the Bosun, ju.st came in F. Johnson... New Business: Mo­ hospital fund to be divided Womyss. Engine Depaitment when the strike opened up and they paid off the SS John B. tion carried to accept delegate's among hospitalized SIU Broth­ Delegate reported uneven dis­ Waterman. Now they're ready for another trip out . . . That wellreport. Good and Welfare: All ers. tribution of overtime. Deck De­ known Steward, cook and writer. Frenchy Michelet, is in town men to be present at the payoff partment Delegate requested that with his traditional fedora and those occasional nautical bon mots 4 4 4 and wait until all beefs are set­ more night lunch be put out. as well as gourmetic bon mots, too . . . Bosun Bera Smyley con­ R. NEY McNEELY. July 6— tled. Repair lists for all depart­ Chairman W. Henderson; Secre­ Stewards Department reported fessed last week that he's now sailing the coastwise trips . . . About ments to have three copies. One tary Robinson. Old Business: all okay. New Business: Motion a week before the strike. Brother Edwin Edginton and his mustache minute of silence for Brothers Discussion on motion carried at by Dinwiddle for greater coop­ sailed as Electrician for Antwerp. Happy days with the cigars when lost at sea. previous meeting asking crew to eration in keeping messhalls and you come back, Brother Edginton . . . With the Isthmian strike over 4 4 4 discontinue hanging around gal­ pantry clean. Good and Wel­ and the good news happily spreading over the world. Steward NIANTIC VICTORY. June 29 ley. Motion has been well obey- fare: Departmental Delegates to Joe Arras is once again dressed up in style with his ever-faithful check all foc'sles before payoff. cigar, that familiar straw hat and those white shoes. Going Ip —Chairman W. Prinr-; Secretary Suggestion by Kennedy that France again, Joe? F. Johnson. Delegates reported Ting-A-Ling, crew send in another petition 4^4 all okay in their departments. Ting-A-Ling urging Seamen's Bill of Rights. New Business: Motion carried Here are some oldtimers who may still be anchored in town 4 4 4 that watch shall clean messroom waiting for ships; W. Newhoff; I, Nazarie; V. Walrath: W. When, during the Isthmian every morning; suggestion that strike, a band of 20 pickets apEDWIN D. HOWARD. June 22 Hunt; P. Blanco; O. Blake; Gulfer G. Rourke; F. Mazet; H. Delegates see Captain for a lar­ proached Pier 4, Staten Island, Chairman Curry; Secretary TaNicola; T. Brennan; W. Philip; H. Tilden; Bosun Sal Volpi; M. ger draw of cigarettes. Motion they passed a small park where boada. Delegates reported all Justa and K. Kristensen . . . Here are also a few more Ameri­ carried that sanitary work in children were playing. When in order. Good and Welfare: can Merchant Marine Library addresses and telephone numbers laundry be done by all depart­ the youngsters spotted the white Motion carried to give Patrol­ where you can ask for a library of books and magazines for your ments. Good and Welfare: Sug­ capped Seafarers they yelled in man beef about Chief Mate and ship: Boston—408 Atlantic Avenue. Tel. Liberty 8782; Chicago. gestion that night lunch be put chorus: "Look, there go the Good Engineer asking the crew to Illinois—9055 South Houston Avenue. Tel. Saginaw 3065; San out at 7:30 P.M. Suggestion that Humor men!" paint quarters under contract Erancisco—105 Embarcadero. Tel. Garfield 8965; Sault Sto water cooler in Engine Room be Marie. Michigan—Old Weather Bureau Building. Tel. Sault Ste Picket Captain, Ed Larkin, plan. Bosun asked for vote of replaced before leaving port. blushingly reported that they thanks to Stewards Department. Marie 874; Seattle. Washington—3203 East Marginal Way. TeL Discussion on cold cuts for hot were caught flatfooted with not One minute of silence for Bro­ Seneca 0738; Wilmington. California—Port of Los Angeles. 638 days. thers lost at sea. North Avalon Blvd.. Tel. Terminal 4-6934. even pistachio in stock. ^ t t �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 29, 1947- THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS ASSEMBLING HIS MAJESTY'S COURT Seafarer Feels NMU Feud Threatens All Rated Jobs To the Editor: (An open letter to Electricians of The National Maritime Un­ ion.) Well, it looks like you have been sold down the river once more. Your officials, busy in their schemes to keep the com­ munist party on top, have will­ fully neglected to represent you in a just beef. Remember the last time when they let Lykes Brothers get away with putting holes in the Engine Room bulkhead and put­ ting extensions on the water end of the check valves? They made you Firemen - Watertenders and knocked 3 men off each ship. Not only has the NMU been lousing up you guys, but they have hard-timed every unorgan­ ized seaman in maritime by their tactics. Every time they see that they are about tb lose an election, they pull some phony trick and use it to keep the unorganized men from union representation. That is a real laugh when it is shown that they can't even do a job for ratings already un­ der contract to their union. WHERE ARE THE JOBS? Why don't one of you guys get up in a meeting and ask Curran when you will get your rightful jobs back on the ships that usually carried two Elec­ tricians but now only carry one or none at all (as on the tank­ ers). Ask him who is being pieced off and for how much. The next thing you know, you won't be carrying Deck Engin­ eers, Juniors, 2nd Electricians or Plumbers. I don't blame the rank and file for being burned up. I heard of the march made by the Elec­ tricians to Basil Harris of the U.S. Lines. He won't help you. Gateway City Gear Awaiting Claimant At Company Office To Ihe Ediior: Will you please print in the SEAFARERS LOG a notice to the effect that the gear of Messman J. Dirksmeyer was left aboard the Gateway City and was delivered to the Company office. Brother Dirksmeyer, who was aboard on voyage No. 3, paid off on August 6th, and failed to re­ turn to pick up his gear. The other messman paid for his laundry and was at a loss as to what to do with the departed messman's personal effects so he left them at the company office. This puts the crewrnembers in a ticklish spot, as they try to handle things for a Brother when he isn't around, but we hate to get stuck for doing a guy a good turn. We hope this clears up the matter. Crewmembers, Gateway City (Ed. Note: The offices of the Waterman Steamship Company are at 19 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.) I If you want action, tie up your ships and do a little talk­ ing at your meetings — demand that something be done. In the SIU we have* a neat agreement and we intend to keep it. ^ It is my opinion that if you guys have no success in getting a favorable deal from your of­ ficials, it is about time that you clean house and get some of­ ficials who will fight for better agreements for the membership and spend less time fighting in­ ternal troubles. Ed. Lawrence BROTHER SUGGESTS CHANGE IN 90-DAY SHIPPING RULE To the Ediior: The 90-day shipping I'ule in effect in Nev/ York seems to me to be unfair to Brother mem­ bers who do not have residence in New York but come here to ship and have a few days lib­ erty in the town. This is a very expensive pro­ cedure, as you all well know. It doesn't take but a few weeks for a seaman to go "tap­ ped," especially when most of us have dependents at home. Then a rated man has to ship out on anything he can get or go hungry. In my opinion, 30 days ashore is enough for any man who fol­ lows the sea for a living. With the present high cost of living I don't see how a man with a family can possibly stay ashore longer and support them. Yet I know ins;ances of men with families wh.o come in from short trips, stay on the shipping register three months and then re-register for another three. How can this be possible? What is the man waiting for? Does he consider himself an active sea­ man? Mobile Hospital Staff Is Fine, Says Brother To the Ediior: I have heard so much about how lousy certain Marine Hos­ pitals are that I had to wi-ite this letter to say that I would not mind going back to the Mar­ ine Hospital in the City of Mo­ bile. I believe that some of the' complaints come from men who are on special diets, or perliaps from guys who just can't ever get enough to cat. Here King Neptune and his queen aboard ihe Samuel Grif­ fin call forth all pollywogs to begin their initiation into the ranks of loyal shellbacks. The stately looking King is Second Mate A. Samuels and his coy finger nail chewing queen is Messman James Mitchell. The king's summons produced twelve passengers and thirteen crewmembers all of whom passed the rigid test of admission. The queen's gown and the King's robe and staff were de­ signed by an obliging passenger. Credit for the excellent snap­ shot goes to Steward Alfred Baer. Crewmembers Of SS Leacock Draw Tribute From Master To the Editor: I take pleasure, at this moment, to congratulate the Seafarers In­ ternational Union for the man­ ner in which they crewed this vessel for the past voyage. For the first time since before the war, I noticed a marked increase in ability and attention to du­ ties. This is, indeed, a healthy sign, and I am sure that in the future I can look forward to still great­ er improvements, although that is asking a lot as they are at pres­ ent tops. During the past voyage, I had the extreme good fortune of hav­ ing as boatswain, one of the bet­ I entered the hospital on the eighth of July for an operation. The doctors here believe in be­ ing thorough and no less than four surgeons examined me. Tlie operation v/ent off with smooth­ ness and dispatch, and now, four months after the operation, the incision has completely healed and it is hard to locate the .«rar. The nurses hero are excellent, and not one of them, to my knowledge, has ever raised her voice to a patient. They are gentle with all the patients and .seem to take a real interest in each man's progress. ter known SIU bosuns: Windy" Even the orderlies are tops. Walsh. He and his gang, a deck crew Only one out of the entire crew really and truly representative was no good, and he was fired. of the SIU-SUP, transformed this • which is exactly what I would vessel, which was laid up in the have done myself. James River for a long time, into I- have been in about six Mara ship resembling .a yacht. All of'ine Hospitals so faiC and V whl this in the course of a six-v/eeks take Mobile over any one of trip to Germany and return to them. From the first moment I Baltimore. entered, through the operation As long as the Union can man and the recuperation period, I the ships with men such as these, have only fond memories of the they have nothing to fear from hospital and the entire staff. If any source. So, for a still strong­ I ever need any more hospital er Seafarers Union, I remain, treatment, I will head right back S. Weinstein to Mobile. Masler Charles B. Martin SS Stephen Leacock LaFayette. Alabama Log-A-Rhythms m When The Last Watch Is Over WHO CAN AFFORD IT? . He must either have a good shoreside job or be a millionnaire. Any man who can afford to stay ashore indefinitely should, in all fairness to the rest of his poor unfortunate brother mem­ bers, be agreeable to have the shipping rules at New York changed by regular heaquarters meeting to expire after 30 days. About two weeks on the beach is all I'm good for if I'm careful, and I'm not by myself. If shipping is so tough that a man has to stay on the beach three months to ship in his rat-, ing, then the time has come for some of us to go home and eat 'gater tails and swamp cabbage or - scratch up a few grits and grunts. Dulchy Moore Dear Editor: According to the July 25th is.sue of the LOG, you are asking for any literary efforts that might have been "mixed" by Seafarers. The following is what I hope can be termed a poem. I'll leave the final judgement of that up to you, along with any changes you see fit to make. Please withhold my name. I wonder if there is a sailor's heaven. And if it's open to guys like me. If the tale of the wee petrel is only legend. More of the old salts' lore of the sea? I've heard of lands beyond the rainbow. Where castles, like clouds float in the sky. But I'll take the song of the sailors Where your soul wings on, free to fly. I sort of hate to give up sensual pleasure. And scenes I sure love and will miss. But ma.ybe the way angels sing and gesture Will cause these same scenes to persist. For all of God's great glories. The one that is grandest to me Is the tropic sun, slow sinking In a flame lit rolling sea. With the swooping gall hanging suspended. While the whole world stands hushed beneath. And the waves lapping slow and languid. Causing your heart to swell out with peace. But the sunset is more than an ending. It's nature reminding—.lest we forget; An omen, visible and clear in meaning. Showing us all—our one great debt. Yes, for the diety in glory and spendor. No mortal aspects can even be classed With the sea day's end and the still wonder. Or the carress you felt as it passed. For to me the sea is alive, a woman. Restful, soothing and oh so fair; Yet changing,_scornful and wanton. Always a challenge, forever a dare. So if there is going to be a haven. And they'll settle for guys such as me, I'm hoping it's the old salts' version; Then like a petrel—my soul will soar fiee. J" �THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 29. 1947 Page Thirteen LOG BRINGING THE HULBERT INTO BALTIMORE Brother Sees Advances For Midland Seafarers To the EdSor: Sometime ago I took a two months run on the Great Lakes and to say the least, I had one of the bitterest experiences of my life. Photo at left shows the Bosun and deck gang of the Arthur M. Hulbert topping booms as she entered the port of Baltimore early this month. On the right, members of the crew.- their work completed, take up positions in the bow to watch the ship's approach into Baltimore Har­ bor. The Hulbert put into Baltimore to pick up' ganeral cargo and passengers for a trip to Vene­ zuela. Photos were submitted to the LOG by Eldon "Bill" Ray. Dutchy Puts Up Bait To Bring Pal North was slow in setting them up? I went back there and he is sure one swell guy. He wants you to come back so he can get you good and stiff. Confidentially there are more pretty girls in that place now than ever before, and I should know. Lou, the bartender, even • Hello Keith and all the rest of steers me clear of the dead heads. that swell crew off the MV Haw­ ser Eye. Ai'c you fellows still NEW YORK BELLE chasing the chickens in the park I am enclosing a photograph of in Trinidad? what I mean by pretty girls, that Keith, I am on the bricks in is, if the LOG will print it. I New York helping the guys do took it myself and she looks even a job on the Isthmian Line. Boy, better from other angles. No, we don't even let the alley cats you don't get her name, but if you come to New York I'll intro­ duce you. If you get itchy feet and head for this big city stop in at the Pali Bar, 236 W. 78th Street and ask for me. If I'm not there the bartender will give you my ad­ dress. So long for now. Dulchy Moore. (Ed note: The following is a letter from Dutchy Moore to Keith Winsley. a brother Sea­ farer in New Orleans. His ac­ count of what is taking place in the Port of New York might be of interest to other Seafar­ ers.) PUNK CONDITIONS RAMPANT ON LAKES UNORGANIZED SHIP To the Editor: DUTCHY'S FRIEND chase a rat through the line with­ out a special letter from the Hall. These docks are graveyards without grass. I'm hoping things will liven up a little soon. Pull­ ing this picket watch is a pleas­ ure, having made a tough trip on the Minot Victory, Isthmian, in 1946; and did that Electrician aboard give us a hard time. Ask Bosun Smyley about that guy sometime. . Speaking of Bosuns, that little Canadian off the Hawser Eye is up here. Asked me where you were. In fact, a hell of a lot of the guys ask about you. BOYS ARE ALL HERE Ed Gillcn is here, Frankie, Chico, and a hell of a lot more I can't remember at the mo­ ment. You'd better send your address as some of them want to write you. Why, I don't know, •'cause you're an ugly man," as Bob Flarrady used to say. Keith, you remember that bar here in New York on 78th St. and Broadway that we, pardon me, you were going to take apart one nighi because the bartender -:V •i'.-.i.JC-i'l Send 'Em In Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea­ farers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you haven't the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned if you wish. FORMER SEAFARERS TAKE TO AIRWAYS AS PARATROOPERS Our runs were between Duluth and Lake Erie ports with a trip averaging nine days. We had some time in Duluth to get off between watches, but as for Erie The ship was the W. G. Pollock, ports there was not time off becaiise of one continuous watch an ore carrier owned by the with standby. All without com­ Midland Steamship Company. It pensation. is an old tub of 1906 vintage with Sometimes I think we should the quarters fitted out according have a law preventing cruelty to to that year's style and plumbing. employees by em.ployers. Many We were very crowded with would say, why work if you are two men bunking together in one badly treated? This is a free very small room. There was no country and you can always quit. ventilation of any kind, and on But I say would it help matters warm days it was so stuffy and any? hot that it was very difficult to THE UNION IS THERE stay awake, let alone sleep. A fan was put on the wall, but it only churned around the foul air. All ship regulations and maintenance were also of an earlier day. ORIGINAL COURSES That's where legitimate labor unions come in on the part of the working man. The Union is the unit to deal with the unscrupu­ lous employers and the Union for the men on the Lakes is already hard at work. What attracked my attention most was the way the deck crew was bullied by the First Mate, who devised some of the most insulting expressions that I have ever heard in all the years I have sailed. I guess the Lakes is trying to be original in producing speci­ To the Editor: mens so therefore not to be con­ The following Union Brothers fused with those of the deep sea. have finished the parachute train­ Working conditions of the Pol­ ing course at Fort Benning, lock were more to be pitied than Georgia: James E. Lamb, Ernest condemned, because of the sheer La F. Deal, and Lawrence R. ignorance on the part of the com­ That organization is the Sea­ Dean. We all jumped together in pany as to how much men can en­ farers International Union, and a class of 118 men, making five dure before they reach the point no other equals it. The SIU is day jumps at 1200 feet and one where, from physical exhaustion doing a bang-up job for the at night. and lack of sleep, they render working stiff on the Great Lakes One NMU man and one Stand­ themselves inefficient and dan­ and no other. ard Oil seaman were also part gerous at their tasks. Witness the fact that the SIU of our class. With the deck hands it was no now has a contract with Mid­ The Union Brothers were all exception. After long hard ardu­ land. Witness, also, the fact that greatly interested in the two ous work for a couple of-months. better pay and better conditions copies of the LOG that were sent are rapidly becoming the order some time ago as it seemed to of the day to men aboard ships bring us close once more to the like the Pollock. good old SIU. Many things are yet to come, All of us now are under orders Well, I shipped on the SS Sonora out here on the Great for the 82nd Airborne Division. Good luck and best wishes to Lakes about two weeks ago and the SIU. believe me this is some outfit. No contract and you have to Pfc E. Lap Deal, get your overtime at the com­ Fort Benning, Ga. pany's office. They hold back your overtime from the day you ship until the next pay day. You DEL NORTE don't get gny overtime for Satur­ day afternoon unless you are at the dock. That means a 48-hour per week job. No wonder they can't get anybody to ride the scows. HAYWIRE WAGON "The company calls up the Lakes Carriers or the NMU for men. However, we have but three men on board who haven't signed pledge cards. And this wagon sure is haywire. No cold water to drink and the wash water is so hot you've got to wait until, it cools off. The icebox was so warm yes­ terday, the Steward said that if they didn't fix it he was going to hit the bricks, and believe me, we all would do the same. The Firemen were getting drinking water from over the side in a can. This Browning Company is the cheapest outfit I have seen in a long time. Guess I'll sign off for this time and hope to see you all in October. Best wishes for the success of the SIU and SUP. "Baldy" McAdoo I was ready to throw in the sponge and cry "Uncle." but don't worry about the SIU— it'll come through with every­ thing that is lacking aboard Mid­ land ships and before very long, too. John Slefanik COMPLETES ANOTHER TRIP One of Mississippi Steamship Company's deluxe cruise ships, the Del Norte, as she ties up in New Orleans after a trip through southern waters. For interested shutterbugs, the shot was taken with a Voigtlander at F 11-125th second. Photographer was Robert L. Johnston, New Or­ leans Seafarer. �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 29. 1947 Agreement Between Isthmian, Seafarers GREEMENT made this 21st day of August, 1947, by and between ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COM­ PANY (hereinafter referred to as "Company ), and SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION of NORTH AMERICA, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, (hereinafter referred to as "Union"), on behalf of the Unlicensed Personnel employed on the American Flag seagoing vessels manned by the Company, A WITNESSETH: The Company, being satisfied that the Union repre­ sents a majority of its Unlicensed Personnel, hereby recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative of all the Unlicensed Personnel employed on the Ameri­ can Flag seagoing vessels manned by it for the pur­ poses of collective bargaining. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows; ARTICLE I EMPLOYMENT Section I. To assure qualified employees and ma.ximum harmonious relations between members of the crews, the Company agrees that when vacancies occur necessitating the employment of unlicensed personnel, to give preference of employment to members of the Union in good standing when the Union has available and is able to supply unlicensed seamen who are, in the opinion of the Company, qualified to fill such va­ cancies. Section 2. The Union agrees to furnish the Company with capable, competent and physically fit persons who are so qualified'to fill the vacancies. Section 3. If members of the Union in good stand­ ing of the ratings needed and of such qualifications cannot join the vessel in ample time to prevent a delay in her scheduled departure, then members of the Union in good standing shall be deemed not available, the Company will then hii-e members of the unlicensed per­ sonnel without any regard to Union affiliation. Section 4. The Union agrees that the Company shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment whom the Company considers unsatisfactory or un­ suitable for the vacancy: provided, however, that if the Union considei-s such rejection discriminatory, it shall be dealt v/ith under the grievance procedure and the Union agrees that such rejection shall not cause any vessel to be delayed in her scheduled departure. Section 5. Unlicensed personnel, when applying for employment shall submit to the physical examination prescribed by the Company, and shall submit from time to time thereafter to such physical examination as may be required by the Company. Failure to pass such physical examination shall be sufficient cause to pre­ vent employment or to cause termination of employ­ ment; provided, that if the Union feels that the Com­ pany doctor has unfairly discriminated against a member of the Union, it shall be deal with as a griev­ ance; and, provided further, that the Union will not interfere with or delay the dispatch of any vessel on her scheduled departure from any port because of such grievance. Section 6. Nothing contained in this agreement shall be construed to prevent the discharge of any member of the Unlicensed Personnel who, in the opinion of the Company, is not satisfactory;., provided, however, that if the Union feels that any such discharge is dis­ criminatory, it shall be dealt with as a grievance; and, provided further, that the Union will not interfere with or delay in the dispatch of any vessel on her scheduled departure from any port because of such discharge. Section 7. The term "Unlicensed Personnel," as used in this Agreement, shall not include super cargoes, doc­ tors, female employees, cadets, pursers, concessionnaires, barbers, musicians, and livestock tenders. Section 8. Discrimination. The Company agrees not to discriminate against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel for legitimate Union activity. ARTICLE II SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Section 1. All grievances, disputes, or "beefs" shall be settled as soon as possible on the vessel upon the completion of each voyage. Section 2. If a satisfactory settlement is not reached on the vessel, the matter shall, at the request of either party, be referred to a Port Committee which shall have authority to settle the controversy. The Port Commit­ tee shall meet in New York City or such other place as may be mutually agreed upon, and shall consist of not more than three representatives from the Union and not more than three representatives from the Com­ pany; provided, however, that the Company and the Union shall have an equal number of representatives on any Port Committee. Section 3. Any matter referred to the Port Committee shall be in writing and any decision or award of the Port Committee shall be in writing. Section 4. It is mutually agreed that any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of any clause or provision of this agreement shall be dealt with only between representatives of the Company and the Union duly appointed for such purposes. The hottest news of the year, at least as far as the maritime world is concerned, is the signing of a contract with the Isthmian Steaniship Company containing provisions for Union Hiring Halls and Rotary Shipping off the boards. So far, the entire contract has not yet been ne­ gotiated. Employment, Settlement of Disputes. Union Security, Passes for Union Officials on Union Business, Wages, and Vacations and Holidays have been settled, but Working Rules are still under dis­ cussion. The Union Negotiating Committee is con­ fident that the standard SIU contract will be adopt­ ed. Section 5. In the event the Port Committee is unable to reach a satisfactory settlement, or agreement is not reached between the Union and the Company, the mat­ ter may by written notice, registered mail, be referred to an arbitrator within one week after the Port Com­ mittee or representatives of the Company and the Union are unable to reach a satisfactory settlement. Section G. If the Company and the Union cannot mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator within one week, then application shall be made for the ap­ pointment of an arbitrator to a Judge of the U. S. Dis­ trict Court in a Federal District where the Port Com­ mittee or representatives of the Company and the Union met to settle the eontrovery. All questions submitted to arbitration shall be in writing and the decision of •the arbiti-ator shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on all parties and persons concerned. The Company and the Union shall share equally the ex­ penses of the arbitrator and all other agreed upon ex­ penses. ARTICLE III SECURITY OF EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONS Section 1. Since this Agreement adequately provides for an orderly settlement of any and all grievances and disputes, it is mutually agreed that during the life q| this Agreement and during any period of negotiations for its renewal there shall be no lock-outs, strikes or any other work stoppage or refusal to sign on or off Shipping Articles for any cause, including an attempt to force Agreement to any demand. ARTICLE IV PASSES Section I. The Company agrees to issue passes to rep­ resentatives of the Union mutually agreed upon for the purpose of contacting its members aboard vessels cov­ ered by this Agreement in home ports and ports of call in Continental United States and where the Union has a recognized office and in Honolulu, T. H.; in considera­ tion of which the Union hereby agrees to hold the Company harmless from any claim, loss, damage, or liability, for loss of life or injury occurring to, or caused by a representative of the Union while such representative is on the property of or while on board a vessel owned or bareboat chartered or controlled by the Company. Section 2. The Union agrees that its representatives shall not at any time interfere with the Company's em­ ployees while at work. ARTICLE V MONETARY Section 1. The wage scale for the Unlicensed Per­ sonnel shall be as follows; Deck Department Monthly Rating Rale of Pay Boatswain $228.17 Boatswain's Mate—Day Work 214.25 Boatswain's Mate—Watch 200.34 *Carpenter 228.17 Storekeeper 219.82 AB Maintenance 208.69 Quartermaster 191.99 Able Seaman 191.99 Watchman " 191.99 Ordinary Seaman 166.95 *When the Carpenter is required to furnish his own tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per month in addition to his basic wage per month. Engine Department Monthly Rating Rate of Pay Chief Electrician $327.78 Assist. Electrician :. 253.21 Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—Day Work 255.99 Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—Watch 228.17 Plumber—Machinist 263.78 Deck Engineer 228.17 Chief Refrigerating Engineer 299.95 First Refrigerating Engineer 264.34 Second Refrigerating Engineer 243.19 Engine Storekeeper 219.82 Engine Utility 228.17 Evaporator—Maintenance 21,1.47 Oiler—Diesel 217.32 Oiler—Steam Water-tender j. Fireman-Watei'tender Fii-eman : Wiper Stewards' Department 197.56 197.56 197.56 186.43 194.78 Monthly Rating Rate of Pay Steward $244.86 Chief Cook 228.17 Night Cook and Baker 228.17 Second Cook 205.91 Third Cook 194.78 Messman 166.95 Utilityman 166.95 Section 2. The overtime rate for the Unlicensed Personnel receiving $210.00 or less per month shall be $1.06 per hour, and for those rates receiving more than $210.00 per month, the* overtime rate shall be $1.32 Va per hour. Section 3. When meals are not furnished members of the Unlicensed Personnel shall receive an allowance of $1.05 per meal. Section 4. When members of the Unlicensed Per­ sonnel are required to sleep ashore, they shall be al­ lowed $3.00 per night for lodging. ARTICLE VI VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS Section I. When a member of the Unlicensed Per­ sonnel has completed one year of continuous service on the vessels of the Company, he shall be entitled to receive a vacation of seven (7) consecutive days with full pay, and in each subsequent year of continuous service on the vessels of the Company, he shall be en­ titled to receive a vacation of fourteen (14) consecu­ tive days with full pay. Vacations shall be cumulative to the extent mutually agreed upon and shall be allow­ ed at such times as may be convenient to the operating necessities of the Company. No cash allowance in lieu of vacations shall be made. If after six (6) months of continuous .service the Company terminates the employment of a member of the Unlicensed Personnel through no fault of his, he shall be entitled to such va­ cation as has been accrued on the basis of 1/12 of the annual period per month. If employment is terminated for any reason within six (6) months of continous serv­ ice on vessels of the Company, no vacation shall be al­ lowed. yContinuous service shall not be deemed broken by leaves of absence on account of illness, accident, va­ cations, lay-off for lack of work, or leaves or absence granted in writing, provided, however, that no vaca­ tion shall accrue during such periods of absence. Section 2. The following days shall be recognized as holidays; New Year's Day Independence Day Lincoln's Birthday Labor Day Washington's Birthday Armistice Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day ARTICLE Vn WORK IN PORT AND AT SEA Section I. Overtime shall j3e paid for all work per­ formed by Unlicensed Personnel in port or at sea on any of the nine (9) holidays specified in this Agree­ ment; provided, however, that in the case of holidays at sea falling on Sunday the following Monday shall not be deemed a holiday, and no double overtime shall be paid on holidays falling on Sunday. Section 2. The work week in port shall be forty (40) hours per week. It is understood for the purpose of this paragraph all Vork performed in port on Satur­ days, Sundays and recognized holidays shall be paid for at the overtime rate. Section 3. At sea the hours of work shall be fortyeight (48) hours per week for men standing watches. It is understood that for the purpose of this para­ graph Sunday at sea shall be considered the overtime day, that is to say, all work performed on Sunday at sea shall be paid for at the overtime rate. Section 4. Engine and Deck Day Men at Sea. The work for the Unlicensed Deck and Engine Personnel who do not stand watches shall be forty-four (44) hours per week (8 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays and 8 A.M. to 12 noon Saturdays.) ARTICLE VHI SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS Section 1. The Company shall furnish safe gear and working equipment. ARTICLE IX TERM Section 1. It is specifically understood and agreed that the Company and Union will continue negotia­ tions upon two (2) days' notice in writing by one party or the other regarding general rules and working rules for each of the three departments and that the work­ ing rules and working conditions now prescribed by the Company which are not contained in this agree(Confintted on Page 15) �THE SEAFARERS Friday, August 29, 1947 -rr {Confimied From Page 14) ment shall remain in force until an agreement is reach­ ed. When a full agreement is reached regarding gen­ eral rules and departmental working rules it shall be incorporated in writing in one document with this Agreement which shall then be the complete agree­ ment between the parties. Section 2. This Agreement shall take effect on the date first above written and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of one year thereafter and shall automatically renew itself from year to year thereafter MONEY DUE LOG unless either party gives the other written notice by registered mail sixty (GO) days in advance of any ex­ piration date of intention to change, modify or ter­ minate the collective bargaining agreement between the parties. ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY Signed— WALTER M. WELLS, President Attest Signed—A. V. Cherbonnier Retroactive Wages Page Fifleea SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL. Signed— J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer MORRIS WEISBERGER, Vice-President PAUL HALL, Vice-Pi'esident ROBT. A. MATTHEWS. Headquarters Representative Attest Signed—Ray White •^ NOTICE! PHIL AGREE tact Agent Eddie Higdon in Phil­ SS T. J. JACKSON The SUP representative in Bal­ adelphia as soon as possible: The following men, who wer timore wishes you to contact him John R. Sm.all, Roland S. JestOilers aboard this vessel, have in regards to some money. ings, Robert C. Downing Jr., money coming to them for over John Henry Collier, Fred C. XXX Pearson, Jr. and Glen Reid. time. Anyone knowing the where­ G. O. Tailor 97 hrs NEW YORK, N. Y. abouts of A. J. "Jack" Soder60 BEAVER STREET R. Vv'illard 97 hrs berg is requested to contact his Pigg, Leonard E 7.47 SS FITZHUGH LEE A. Hout 97 hrs brother, Carl A. Soderberg, 3422 46 $ 9.46 Rushing, Elmer W Collect at the office of the Copeland, Joseph Columbus Avenue, Jacksonville, Szydlowski, Leonard 7.47 PHILIP MACHLIN Herd, Paul R " 1-40 Alcoa Steamship Company. Fla. Your mother is very ill- and Waters, Ernest L 7.47 .46 Jelf, John W 4. 3/ 4. XXX wishes to see you. 80.20 . X X X Lawton, Win. M FRED EDGETT Will the man who got the XXX 15.40 Naffziger, Charles .n... GEORGE A. ALLEN SS JOSHUA SLOCUM wrong tan gabardine suit from R. TROUT Richards, Robert H 63,88 These men have money com­ $ 1.87 the baggage room of the New Contact Mrs. R. Trout, 9 Firth 88.08 Bedell, Charles ing for 750 meals on the SS Santo, Michael J York Hall on Aug. 18, please Square, Ford Estate, Sunderland, Cruz, Juan 1.87 94 Kemp-Battle, riow the SS Gov­ Theodore, Phillip Egan, James R 3.74 return it as soon as possible to So. Durham, England. Thomas, Edwin M 6.44 ernor Graves. Collect at any Edler, Aske 1.61 the Baggage Room. It belongs XXX ^ ^ % Waterman Steamship Corpora­ Jones, David L 1.97 to Brother Tom McKee. ROBERT (BOB) DAVIS SS FRANK C. EMERSON tion office. XXX Martin, Robert A 1.87 Contact Fi-ank Schultz at the Davis, J. H $ 10.26 McCarthy, Charles 4. 4. 4. JAMES R. LATHIGEE 1.87 Staten Island Marine Hospital. 94 Morris, E. J Money is due the following Flack, J. C A certificate of discharge from 6.68 XXX 13.45 Mulholland, Robert E. .... 1.87 the SS Sidney Short is being crewmembers of the Sidney Johnson, Robert JOSEPH DINKINS 94 Simonds, Theodore L. Short for working overtime: Martin, Oliver F. 1.87 held for you in the mail room, You have money waiting for Martinez, Francisco 7.04 Elmer West, George Rouse, Roy Tamboory, Peter 2.01 4th floor. New York Branch. you at home. Get in touch with 4.66 Tiium, Alexander V. Kelly, Herbert Borne and Ed­ McGuffy, J. E 12.14 Mrs. R. H. Tillman, Panasoffhee, XXX McHenan, Theo. E 1.96 ward Gillies. The cash can be The following men should con­ Fla. Van Splunter, J. M 139.98 33.56 collected' at the company office. Murphy, Johnson, L Pier 45, North River, New York. X X % SS JAMES M. GILLIS Acki,ss, Elwood $ 3.98 Kellogg, Charles M 3.51 Ker.shaw, Charles C 1.46 3.00 G. Novick NEW YORK BRANCH David H. Florcs 10.00 J. Fawcett Receipt No. 89399 5.00 Walker, James E 3.43 W. Hunt $3.00 L. Soler 1.00 B. Beck 10.00 D. Hodge 5.00 Will the member who was is­ Wichartz, Julius W 3.43 E. Muliere 10.00 A. C. Ruiz 1.00 H. J. Piekutowski 5.00 R. Peck 5.00 sued receipt bearing abov^e num­ ^ X X 10.00 T. C. Hickey 1.00 A. Viera 10.00 C. McComiskey E. Hernandez 5.00. ber on Aug. 8 bring it to the New SS JOHN GALLUP 5.00 N. C. Patterson 2.00 P. Hall 10.00 R. Villanueva A. Jackson 5.00 York Hall so that his name may 10.00 2.00 T. R. Bourque 3.00 C. Ruggeiro D. Stone J. Graff 5.00 Blankenship, C. P $ 11.20 be entered on it and his records 10.00 2.00 D. H. Buckley 5.00 M. A. Colucci E. Goodman J. Stewart Carver, Ernest E 24.77 3.00 credited with payment. 1.00 A. G. Gilliland 3.00 P. V. Larsen 2.00 C. C. Oppenheimer 5.00 Catuclal, E. E 11.20 A. Cotol 5.00 A. J. Jarvis 4.00 B. Gonzales 10.00 P. J. Olsen , 5.00 Darville, Richard E 17.74 Frank Rossi 4.00 L. N. Evans 3.00 W. P. Gonsorchik 10.00 C. O. Underwood 20.00 Enyart, Elbert H 94 S. B. Marshall 5.00 J. B. Glovier 5.00 H. Pruitt 3.00 I. Ostrowski 5.00 Gaskins, R. J^ 13.23 R. Sturgis ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. 5.00 F. R. Ramiller 5.00 G. Brackett 4.00 P. F. Rasmussen Yrjo Mattsson 5.00 Gillen, Paul ! 2.34 Phone 5523 5.00 H. A. Brown 5.00 F. M. Libby 5.00 L. V. Cantero 5.00 11.20 J. J. Juscios BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Jowers, J. C 5.00 C. R. Turner 2.00 J. R. Rekstin 3.00 R. W. Kunla 5.00 Calvert 4539 LaMorte, Sabastian 3.26 H. O'Shea BOSTON 276 State St. Patterson, Frederick 5.00 D, E. Dupre 3.00 R. M. Greenwood 4.00 W. McCrod 5.00 20.18 N. F. Engelsen Boudoin 4455 5.00 H. A. Svanberg 3.00 A. Rosso Gohansen 5.00 P. Livingstone R. 5.00 Rankin, Whitney G 6.06 BUFFALO 10 E.xchanse St. 5.00 10.00 J. L. Ryder 5.00 A. J. Tiorno D. Johnson W. Moore F. 5.00 Van Bysterveld, H. D 9.66 Cleveland 7391 5.00 D. B. Peele 10.00 F. W. Kelly 5.00 K. M. Bosted Tjore K. 5.00 CHICAGO 24 W. SKperior Ave. XXX Superior 5175 H. A. Cutchins 4.00 T. Kearny 4.00 R. J. Miller 5.00 DeCosts A. 5.00 SS JOHN A, DONALD CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. H. L. Nixon 10.00 Witt McBride 3.00 F. P. Fuchs T. D. Dolly 5.00 5.00 $ 1.40 Main 0147 Bianco, Sabastiano ,5.00 S. H. Williams 10.00 J. B. Gordon 3.00 G. Glassing A. 5.00 Olsen DETROIT 1033 Third St Biggerstaff, J 1.40 5.00 L. A. Kelly 10.00 J. S. Capps 5.00 W. A. yobis 5.00 E. Skorupski Cadillac 6857 Coulter, J. G 1.40 4.00 J. J. McMahon 10.00 J. C. Price 3.00 L. A. Salminer 5.00 P. Trasmie DULUTH 531 W. Michigan SV Crowell, E. R 1.40 Melrose 4110 5.00 H. Nielsen 5.00 5.00 J. G. Ryan 3.00 J. Timotliio Juan Medina Fontenot, G 1.40 GALVESTON aOS'/z—23rd St C. Weaver 10.00 5.00 3.00 A. Monahan J. C. Drummond 10.00 J. E. Cavender 1.40 Phone 2-8448 Houchins, Clarence M. .. 5.00 J. Somyak 10.00 10.00 T. P. Quirke 3.00 H. Guinier L. Ellorin HONOLULU 16 Merchant St MulmsLrom, E 1.20 5.00 P. Dunphy 10.00 J. E. Car-on 3.00 G. Fowles 3.00 T. M. Purcell Phone 58777 1.40 Shaffer, J JACK.SONVILLE 920 Main St, 10.00 K. C. Wright 3.00 S. J. Nathan 5.00 M. Kotelec 5.00 A. Galza Shaffer, George 1.40 Phone 5-5919 2.00 J. L. Whitley 3.00 A. Pappas 5.00 A. Maldonado W. Edwards 5.00 4.20 MARCUS HOOK 1W. 8th St Smola, E. A 1.00 R. E. Lantrip 3.00 M. Shelton 5.00 M. Greenwald 5.00 Terry J. Chester 5-3110 Stinehelfer, E ^ 1.40 5.00 3.00 H. G. Releford 10.00 R. Morrison 3.00 P. H. Acree J. P. Forget MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Swank, E. B 4.19 3.00 M. F. Larsen 5.00 5.00 C. Labiosa 5.00 J. E. Harrison J. W. Grant Phono 2-1754 S" l" 4" MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St 5.00 P. Loleas 5.00 Clifton Nelson 5.00 K. Korneliusen W. Ogle 5.00 S3 JOHN B. LENNON NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St 2.00 J. Arraya 5.00 10.00 E. T. Driggers 5.00 J. C. McMasters E. M. Cullinair Magnolia 6112-6113 Bayley, A. W. $ .60 W. Mrozinski 5.00 5.00 P. Moncraft 5.00 J. Volpian 10.00 J. Paliania NEW YOR.K 51 Beaver St Devere, L. E. 6.90 5.00 R. J. Harriott 5.00 E. Parr 10.00 E. E. Gonyea 5.00 J. L. Gumera HAnover 2-2784 .46 A. Medina NORFOLK ,...127-129 Bank St Grassi, John .... 5.00 J. Drawdy 10.00 R. E. Lagerstroem 4.00 J. Shemct 1.50 Phone 4-1033 Healon, Thomas M 7.36 L." Ramos 2.00 P. B. McDaniel 1.50 3.00 .J. Parker 10.00 G. Grant PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St Hill, John 24.48 A. G. Burke 3.00 3.00 J. Sheehan 10.00 G. A. Campbell 1.00 J. Farquriai' Lombard 3-7651 Kausas, J 29.84 R. W. Gilmoui 10.00 3.00 L. Welch 5.00 R. Gonzales 10.00 C. W. PfM-ry PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St 9.30 J. .Milukas 10.00 2.00 W. Roux 5.00 C. Leader 5.00 J. W. Rascon Beacon 4336 Seay, John B RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Sheets, James K 5.10 A. Rodriguez 7.00 2.00 M. Gottschalk 5.00 F. Barthes 10.00 "J.- R. Greco Phone 2599 Tetterton, Charles B 24.28 J. L. Ramos 10.00 C. P. Albury 5.00 R. Denison IC.OO M. J. Folan 2.00 SAN FRANCISCO 1C5 Market St. 5.00 F. Logan Skazpski 5.00 W. E, Reed 5.00 T. M. Ostaszeski A. 2.00 XXX Douglas 25475 5.00 L. H. Carlson . 5.00 C. D. Carlow 10.00 G. Clough A. Plaza 2.00 SS JOSEPH LEE SAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon Sun Juan 2-5996 Davey, Wm 2.00 J. W. LaBrossc 5.00 E. Green 5.00 T. J. Whelan $ .94 A. Rios 2.00 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Davis, Harley M 10.00 G. H. Butterfield 5.00 M. A. Machel 5.00 R. E. Stapleton 1.00 94 J. Algina Phone 8-1728 5.00 10.00 N. H. A. Hansen 5.00 A. S. See 5.00 B. C. McGill Gresham, Arthur 46 L. Goffin SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 5.00 5.00 E. Witko 5.00 J. Pelutis J 1.40 F. Bayne 5.00 S. Palmeru Main 0290 Groenevald, Wm 2.00 J. Senay A. Kerr 10.00 L. S. Dempkowski 5.00 J. L. Moore TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Haecke, Oscar W 94 2.00 Phone M-1323 Hock, Raymond J 5.00 5.00 J. Smith 10.00 J. Gardner 5.00 G. Cain 94 J. P. Shuler TOLEDO 615 Summit St. 5.00 R. Eldridge 10.00 10.00 P. E. Reed 5.00 P. J. Serraino Hudson, Wilbur 94 D. O. Heron Garfield 2112 Verendrey Crew 41,49 J. W. Gallardo 10.00 1.00 R. Matthews 10.00 J. R. Mason Johansen, Henry 46 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. 2.00 5.00 J. Smith 7.47 T. J. Hoar 2.00 J. Arabasz 10.00 F. Peskuric Terminal 4-3131 Mcszaros, John J VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. Morris, Chester R 5.00 J. McCellan 5.00 3.00 H. W. Eatherton 10.00 H. Stone 46 Samuel Salvo Garden 8331 5.00 D. P. Wagner 5.00 1.00 J. Purcell 10.00 J. F. Murphy Nilsson, Svend A 6.44 H. Loorents VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hasting* St. 5.00 J. P. Martin 5.00 E. L. Frazee 3.00 W. Siekman 10.00 )fye, Dow M 4.20 F. McNamara Pacific 7624 I Pierce, John 7.47 Smith Johnson PERSONALS NOTICE! Honor Roll Of Isthmian Strike SlU HALLS i �^"*S-r Page Siicleea THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 29, 1947 ^ c/ !• ««» N I M Th&ScofoirersLrd'cmaticmal Umow Ortai l^kes Pistvict' / r^<riar?l'V-^ � 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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IX. ' NEW YORK. N.Y. FRIDAY. AUGUST 22. 1947 No. 34 .i1 Nine-Day Strike Forces isthmian To Sign Hiring Hall And Rotary Shipping Contract Not An Isthmian Ship NEW YORK •w iiisi Moved, BALTIMORE • ^ ill i I NEW ORLEANS —Story on Page 3 SAN FRANCISCO �THE Page Two •'•ir SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 22, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the >. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with th^ American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ali EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Economic Power Won In the day.s to come, there are going to be a lot of words spoken about our strike against Isthmian. Some of the guys who told us not to go out on strike because we didn't have a chance are going to come around and throw out their chests and tell us that they knew we could do it all the time. Everybody who stood picket duty, helped out in various Halls throughout the country, or brought in an Isthmian ship and helped tie it up, has had experiences that he will talk about for a long time to come. But when the excitement is ended, and the rousing good cheer has finally dwindled away, there will come a time for sober thought. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals One of the questions we will ask ourselves is, "How did we beat Isthmian, one of the world's richest corpora­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine iiospitals, tions, and force them to accept something they said they as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ would never go for?" And no matter how many explanations are offered, ing to them. it will boil down to one solution—we licked Isthmian be­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. TORRES JOSEPH DENNIS C. SCHULTZ cause we applied our economic power at the point of L. GROVER J. HAMILTON production. ^ For long months our negotiators dickered with the company. They stalled around, and on the whole tried to delay everything until the Taft-Hartley Act became ef­ fective. Our representatives bargained in good faith all the way, but when it became apparent that the coihpany wa^ waiting for the government to take a hand in the game, the time came to fall back on labor s tried and true weapon —economic action. Even then it was possible for the company to be help­ ed by government meddling, but SIU strategy changed and forced the company negotiators to realize that we were in the fight for keeps and were not going to allow any reinforcements to come to the aid of Isthmian. Our strategy paid off in the form of a contract which embodies everything we have worked and fought for over so many years. The company that boasted it would never sign a contract granting the Union Hiring Hall and Ro­ tary Shipping has done just that, and after a strike that lasted only nine days. The SIU has proved its point, and has once again showed organized labor that a militant membership, using .economic action, can beat even the largest corporations. C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. P. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE XXX GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. W. BENDLE G. E. LEE A. BELANGER A. V. O'DANIELS R. S. SINGLETARY XXX . NEPONSET HOSPITAL L. CLARK J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS ( R. A. BLAKE H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS L. BALLESTERO XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL JOHN RATH E. P. O'BRIEN P. FELICIANO F. J. SCHULTZ T. J. KURKI K. C. CROWE E. E. CASEY J. P. McNEEL J. P. TASSEN P. GELPI S. W. LESLEY J. A. DYKES J. MORRISON D. MILLER (SUP) XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. SEARS (SUP) R. LORD D. LOGAN (SUP) E. JOHNSTON W. McCALL (SUP) E. DELLAMANO R. MORRISON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: ^Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on Sth and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) W. MITCHELL P. MADIGAN (SUP) J. BARRON E. JOHNSON H. SCHWARTZ XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T, J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E, L, MEYERS J. C. KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL ELMER BROWN DELIMER COPPOCK MURRAY FLYER EDDIE MARKIN MANUEL SANTIAGE MAX FINGERHUT THOMAS WADSWORTH WILLIAM ROSS S. Y. FOGELBERG ANTHONY ATKIEWING �Friday, August 22, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Wins Smashing Victory; Isthmian Agrees To Union Hiring More Unions Support SlU As the Seafarers strike against the Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany moved rapidly along, more messages of support continued to come in from unions connected with the maritime industry. All pledged to respect SIU picketlines, and some offered any help that the Union requested. Members of the United Financial Employes, whose picketlines in front of the New York Cotton Exchange were bolstered by whitecapped Seafarers last fall,' marched with SIU men in front of Isthmian's fink hiring hall, 68 Trinity Place. Following are the telegrams received this week. Those re­ ceived last week were printed in the LOG dated August 15. We wish you every success in your present endeavors. Our members will respect your picketlines and we offer our moral support. John J. Dolan, General Secretary-Treasurer United Licensed Officers. Local 13198, District 50, United Mine Workers. 4, S, J, The National MEBA has an agreement with the Isthmian Steamship Company and that agreement must be adhered to. Your picketlines will be respected as far as possible. Samuel Hogan, President Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. 4, 4» 4* The Staff Officers Association is with you 100 per qent in this beef with the Isthmian Steamship Company. All members of this organization are under instructions to respect all of your picketlines and to "kid you in any way possible. If we can be of service to you in any way do not hesitate to call on us. All facilities of this organization are at your disposal. Thomas B. Hill, East Coast Representative, Staff Officers Association 4" 4" 4' In reply to your, telegram of Aug. 13 this is to advise you on behalf of Local 2 of American Communications Association, CIO, that we will fully respect your picketlines in your action against Isthmian. Measure of support under discussion and we Will advise you of decision as soon as possible. Murray Winocur, District President. 4. 4 4 This is to inform you that the members of this Lodge com­ posed of Machinists employed in the marine repairs industry in the port of New York fully endorse your action against the Isth­ mian Steamship Company and will respect your picketlines wherever they are established. Alfred J. Klippberg, Lodge 678, International Association of Machinists. NEW YORK, Aug. 21—The fight of the Isthmian Steamship Company, last of the large open shop companies, against the Uniorl Hiring Hall and Ro­ tary Shipping came to an abrupt end today when the company surrendered to the demands set forth by the Negotiating Committee of the Seafarers International Union. As soon as this provision was agreed upon, both the SIU and the SUP held special membership meetings in all ports where it was overwhelmingly voted to accept this victory and to release the 31 Isth­ mian ships which have been tied up. From the beginning of thc"®negotiations, which com­ lopes on govei-nment interfer­ ence under the provisions of the menced soon after the SIU "slave labor" law. was certified by the Nation­ Prospects of such interference, al Labor Relations Board on however, went a-glimmering June 11, the Union held out against the open shop, while the company stubbornly insisted on being able to hire its men any place it wanted. Faced, however, with the com­ plete tie-up of all its ships, and with the knowledge that already 31 vessels were being picketed in United States ports, the com­ pany could not hold out any longer and was forced to accept SIU terms which give Isthmian seamen the protection of Union Hiring and Rotary Shipping without fear or favor. At the time the LOG went to press only the provisions of hir­ ing and wages had been agreed upon. Wording of these sections were practically the same as in other standard contracts, and SIU negotiators are confident that the company will agree to all tile ad­ vanced which the Union has won in the past years.- when the Union changed its tac­ tics and requested Union Se­ curity in the form of higher wages and better working condi­ tions, none of which demands are unlawful even under the terms of the new law. It was then that the Isthmian Steamship Company saw the handwriting on the wall, and made every effort to bring the action to a conclusion. While Isthmian ships were be­ ing tied: up, other lines were al­ lowed to operate normally, there­ by putting the whole pressure on the anti-union subsidiary of the United States Steel Company. Contributions from the member­ ship insured that the strike could continue indefinitely v/ithout draining the Union treasury. This was something that the company had not foreseen and was totally unprepared for. In the beginning, when Isth­ mian was sure that the Union (The fuU text of the contract would be forced to give in be­ will be carried in next week's cause of the Taft-Hartley Act, LOG.) company negotiators refused to Events followed one another bargain in good faith. But when with dizzying swiftness after the SIU strategy changed, and the Union called the strike when it company saw that the Union had became apparent that the com­ no intention of allowing govern­ pany was deliberately.stalling to ment agencies to step in, it be­ force the Sltl past the T-H Act came a different story. deadline of August 22. From the Negotiations, which had been first minute the strike started broken off by the company, were there was never any question as resumed, and this time the com­ to the outcome, although the pany made earnest efforts to company continued ..to pin its' reach a satisfactory settlement. All Hands Solidly Behind Isthmian Strike By PAUL HALL and MORRIS WEISBERGER Co-Chairmen. SIU-SUP Strike Committee With the very sa'me complete inevitable few minor hitches and effectiveness that has marked bits of confusion due, in small our previous beefs, the strike part, to the fact that our or­ now being waged by our or­ ganizations were conducting reg­ ganizations against the last ma­ ular shipping and business ac­ jor hold-out in the anti-union tivities simultaneous with tying ranks — the powerful Isthmian up the ships of one of the larg­ Steamship Company fleet — has est operators in the world. been successfully prosecuted But as quickly as a hitch from the moment the first man arose, it was straightened out, hit the bricks. and the machinery went ahead Our well-oiied strike machin­ on all four. In view of the top ery went smoothly into gear at degree of success that has high­ the stroke of midnight, Tuesday, lighted every phase of this allAug. 12, when it became obvious important struggle, it must be that the company was using ne­ pointed out right here that this gotiations merely to mark time has been largely due to the until the Taft-Hartley Act came overwhelming response of the to their rescue, and that our Isthmian seamen, who are de­ only answer to the stall was to termined that their demands for strike. a Union contract be met by the Joint SIU Strike committees, company. ably backed by the various sub­ From the instant word was committees, turned to 'on the flashed up and down the water­ highly important job. Activities fronts that the SIU-SUP was on were coordinated and timed with the bricks, the Union Halls were clock-like perfection with the flooded with Isthmian seamen i-esult that the entire strike ap­ and their SIU-SUP Brothers paratus clicked soundly. registering for a part in the At the outset there were the strike activity. •. • Aside from a few freeloaders, every man has been pitching in up to the hilt. They know the score and they realize the seri­ ousness of the beef. They are tackling it from that angle. Our strategy in the conduct of the strike has been made as flexible as possible to permit a quick solution to each problem as it arises. This flexibility has been dis­ tinctly successful and from all indications our grip on this beef is gaining power every minute. 31 SHIPS IDLE It appears at the present that the air-tight lock-up of the Isth­ mian fleet in continental U.S. ports shows decidedly that- the beef can be limited to the Isth­ mian company if our present ef­ fectiveness continues. Thirty-one ships now lay idle in American ports, and the shad­ ow hangs over another 30 ex­ pected to pull in shortly. As each of her ships pull in. Isthmian will feel the increasing weight of our striking power until their entire fleet is cut completely out of the shipping picture. Your joint SIU-SUP strike committee feels this is possible —Isthmian can be isolated for attack by the Seafarers. Men of the Isthmian ships are thorough­ ly aroused over the company's pussyfooting ever since the NLRB certified the Seafarers as collective bargaining agent. We can hang up Isthmian un­ til doomsday, if necessary, and conduct our regular shipping ac­ tivities in the usual manner without any great loss to the membership. Our committee feels, therefore, that the answer lies in Isthmian's hands. By the time the SEAFARERS LOG is ready for publication, more definite news as to the po­ tentialities of this strike should be available and your commit­ tee will see to it that the mem­ bership is informed of up-tothe-minute developments. At this point we feel the ef(Continutd on fage 4) And so the Isthmian Steamship Company, the company that everybody except the SIU thought couldn't be beaten, was finally whipped by the solid mili­ tancy of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union. The Union Negotiating Com­ mittee consisted of SecretaryTreasurer J. P. Shuler; New York Agent Paul Hall; SUP Agent Morris Weisberger; and Robert Matthews, Headquarters Repre­ sentative. Cooperation Will Win Beef For Seafarers By WALTER SIEKMANN The all-out strike the Seafar­ ers is now conducting against the Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany is of tremendous import­ ance to every one who sails for a living. Our job action is a militant protest in behalf of all seamen, and is aimed at 'the threat to the union hiring hall and the. system of rotary shipping. Everyone of us must get into this thing and pitch for all we're worth. Our existence depends upon it. Isthmian's stalling on our demand for the union hir­ ing hall provision in the con­ tract we wer§ discussing shows that the company was giving us the run-around. There was no­ thing left for us to do but take the action we did. VICTORY WILL PAYOFF We must win this strike. It may be that we'll have a tough time for a while, but a victory will payoff. The men who are out on the picketlines have been doing a good job. Squads have been carrying our banners and strike posters at all piers holding Isth­ mian ships, in addition to pick­ eting the company's offices here in New York. These men deserve the thanks of every Seafarers for being the first to get out on the line in this important beef. The way to thank them is to lend a hand and show them every Union man is in the beef. As soon as word spread that the Isthmian line was being struck. Seafarers began piling into the Hall asking for assign­ ments and wanting to help in everyway. In order for us to do a bangup job, all hands must join in backing this beef to the limit. Let's all get out there on the point of production and make this beef payoff. Let's show everyone we're ready to go the limit to preserve our union. Keep the Seafarers ball roll­ ing ! » �/ THE SEAFARERS Page Four LOG Isthmian Beef Gets Full Support (Continued from Page 3) ficiency and smooth functioning of the strike committeemen should be called to the member­ ship's attention. These men have given wholeheautedly of their time and en­ ergies to make this beef the suc­ cess it is. They are deserving of the unqualified thanks of every man in the Seafarers. The following are the men who comprise the joint SIU-SUP strike committee and who are charged with handling the details of the beef: Ted Babkowski, A1 Waterman, Bob High, Charlie Tannehill, C. "Russell, P. Rodriguez, B. Denholm and P. Nisensen. Cooperation between the SIU and the SUP in this beef, as in every other joint effort, has been A number one. The two organizations are so thoroughly and completed co­ ordinated in the prdsection of this action that for all practical purposes they are functioning as one highly integrated unit. In fact, the names SIU and SUP have been replaced in strategy talks and strike actiyities by the more accurate term •we.' MONEY TALKS One of the chief considera­ tions in every beef is the mat­ ter of finances. Strikes cost money, although the costs re­ turn in the form of dividends once they are successfully com­ pleted. It takes dough to feed pickets, to transport men to and from the lines, to get out publicity and strike placards. Fortunately, in the current Isthmian beef, there is no drain on our Union funds. Friday, August 22, 1947 Lines On The Picketlines Within ten minutes after the first picketline went up in Brook­ ing the full support of the Am­ lyn, Seafarers saw solid evidence of labor solidarity, and on an erican Federation of Labor—on international plane, too. There was a Greek ship berthed behind all fronts out position is solid. the SS Rider "Victory, and two Greek seamen, returning from a Most important of all is the wild night at Coney Island, refused to go through the lines even membership which has lined up though it meant missing their "ship. The were finally persuaded to the Isthmian ships and is now pass through, but they wished the strikers the best of luck first. responsible for the unqualified i. t 4. success of the beef. The Chief Steward of a ship moored near an Isthmian scow There have been but a few in Baltimore came to the picketline the second day and brought guys found violating the rules with him sandwiches and coffee. The boys tried to pay, but he in effect when the Union is in­ wouldn't take the money. Later they found out that he had volved in a beef. Striking is bought the sandwiches and coffee at the corner restaurant, serious business and striking sea­ and here all the time they suspected him of taking the food men ar,e serious guys. from the ship. When the joint efforts of the t J. i membership of our two organi­ In one of the outports the picket Captain bought some food zations culminates in victory and coffee at a local coffee pot, and paid-for it. About an hour later, over the Isthmian line, the win the owner of the joint came down to the line and returned the will stand as a major achieve­ money. Said that he has jiist found out about thfr strike, and that ment. , he wouldn't accept money frorri men who were walking picketlines When that victory comes, we in a good cause. Sure could use more like him in the world. will have to turn to to get the 4. 44* struck ships in shape. That will They're telling a story about the SIU member who asked take a little time, but we will for picket duty near his home so that his wife could bring leave discussion of that until a the baby for him to watch while she went shopping. Anything change in the situation calls for in "Instructions to Pickets" that covers the situation? it. % % ^ Meanwhile, we are determined A red-headed Chief Engineer stopped up in the New York Hall that victory will be ours. We a few days ago and contributed twenty bucks to the strike fund. will continue prosecution of the Said that a few years ago, when he was a member of the SIU, strike with every bit of our col­ he'd never believed that a bargaining election could be won in lective, energies until Isthmian Istlimian. "But you guys did it," he. finished wonderingly, "and is a Seafarers-contracted c o m I'll bet you win this beef before it's all over." pany. He's sure right—we're winning this beef every day. Until \that time all of us must keep pitching and carrying our share of the fight. The strike committee is happy to announce that the strike is paying for itself, so to speak. Voluntary strike donations have been pouring in from the mem­ bership in all ports to help de­ fray the costs of this all-out fight against the last of the ma­ jor anti-union diehards. The contributions have en­ Usually when a mah dies. abled us to meet the cost of someone, someplace, finds at strike operations without dig­ least one good thing that can ging into the Union treasury. be said about him. Support, too, from other trade This week Pearl Bcrgoff. 73, unions which have pledged to On June 16, the wages of who did the dirty work for respect our picketlines have add­ ed to our determination. Isthmian seamen were in­ scores of anti-labor bosses and By AL KERR Especially important has been corporations, passed away, ^ and creased 11 3/10 per cent/ef­ the support given us by the vinot a single voice was rai.sed in Crews of, the Isthmian ships ing blow to the "company that fective that date with no re­ tally important International sorrow. that have been tied up through couldn't be organized." The com­ troactive pay. Men sailing Longshoremen's Association and out the United States have walk­ pany I'cceived a terrific blow From the ranks of labor there Isthmian did not receive the the Brotherhood of Teamsters, ed off en masse to take up their when only 89 out of over 2000 was only relief that the notorious two top AFL outfits, with whom April six per cent increase positions on the picketline." seamen voted for No Union, and "King of the Sfrikebreakers" had we have e.xcellent relationships. with retroactive pay to Jan­ Here is a real tribute to the when the ships were hung up gone where his dubious talents organizers and the membership 100 per cent last week, the hand­ ,, could no longer be used against uary 1st won- by the SIU SIU MEMBERSHIP of the Seafarers. Every man that writing was there for the com­ men and women striking for de­ from its operators. Backing from every quarter is .shipped Isthmian during our or­ pany to see. cent standards. Thus men sailing Isthmian of the most eneouraging kind. ganizing campaign, or took a part Although no contract has been From the employers there was have no retroactive pay due From our membership, both Is­ in the drive, has every reason signed as yet, Isthmian Steam­ no sentiment. He had been a them for the last wage in­ ship is an organized line. The to feel proud of the job he did. hired hand, doing the bidding of thmian seamen and those sail­ crease. ing in contracted companies; seamen are union men thi'ough "When the Isthmian seamen left the boss who paid him best. In from other labor unions, includ­ their ships they put the crownand through. The company is the fact, they sort of despised him only one refusing to recognize because he betrayed good decent this fact. people, and helped to keep them RESPONSE EXCELLENT chained to foul conditions and sweat-shop wages. Since the beginning of the beef there has been very little confu­ Bergoff started his career in NEW YORK F. Arroyo 2.00 Bill Higgs 35.00 J. B. Gerala 5.00 sion. The manner in which the the 1907 New York longshore2.00 Chris Chabal 2.00 G. Peteusky 5.00 different crews have responded men's strike. The brutality and W. R. Weddingion $3.00 P. Santos H. Gibson 2.00 Mr. Balson 2.50 E. B. Stranach 5.00 has been excellent. terror of the goons he hired gain­ J. Sillak 5.00 E. Castro 3.00 D. Green 2.50 With continued cooperation ed for'him a reputation of being C. Stackpole BALTIMORE 5.00 W. G. Manning 5.00 Deck. Dept. ready to do murder at the bosses' such as has been demonstrated SS Edith J. Paoli 4.00 J. Perla 3.00 SS Cavalier 18.50 request. to date, there can be no doubt of L. Taylor • 5.00 L. Cepeda Markos Franygos $2.00 2.00 Black Gang the continuance of a solid strike D. N. Mackie 5.00 L. Maldonado 2.00 front. No part played by any GORY BATTLEFIELD 3.00 SS Cavalier 1.00 Joe Gmicielski A. Winnick 4.00 L. Nieves 3.00 member in this action can be 3.00 W. Fitzpatrick 2.00 Jess Gillette Next, McKee's Rocks, Pennsyl­ R. Annon 2.00 J. Rosario 2.00 deemed too small. 2.00 T. Suarez 2.00 W. W. DeHaven vania, was turned into "an armed J. F. Minnadon 5.00 J. Q. Nunn, Jr. 2.00 5.00 B. Demham 5.00 F. P. Jeffords It is fhe dovetailing of the camp and a gory battlefield" by P. C. Murray 4.00 G. Baver 2.00 work of aU seamen involved in 5.00 J. Heitzenroeder 2.00 Dominick Rizzo his strikebreaking minions. J. Kory 2.00 P. Alvarez 2.00 this one major undertaking that 2.00 R. Michalem 4.00 Jimmie Avant The 1910 trolley strike in Phil- M. Trocha 5.00 S. Escobar 2.00 will enable us to succeed. 5.00 SUP 4084 5.00 Bill Hall adelpha was also honored by the R. Yantz 5.00 J. Evans 2.00 3.00 Receipt No. 89372 5.00 Louis S. Rizzo The men who have piled off "Red Demon's" attention. In less F. C. Merritt 5.00 R. Hall 2.00 the Isthmian ships are being 5.00 D. D. Sihler 5.00 Hans Spiegal than two months his wild men Y. R. Tallberg 5.00 Nestor Tollinchi 2.00 given the privilege of shipping 5.00 D. A. Ortiz 5.00 P. Paglia killed 16 men, women and child­ F. C. Rose 5.00 R. R. Hightower 2.00 on our contracted ships. On our 3.00 L. Cruz 5.00 E. J. Murphy ren. H. S. Rose 5.00 J. C. Jarrett 2.00 ships they will see at first hand 3.00 P. Almocera 5.00 Walter Cadinan In all, Bcrgoff's career spanned W. S. Varro 5.00 A. D. Dickerson 5.00 the benefits we ai-e fighting for 3.00 P. Cheklin 5.00 Rob. E. Powell 20 years of industrial strife. He N. D. Abernathy 5.00 C. G. Kerfoot 2.00 F. L. Allen 5.00 Chris Christiansen ,.2.00 in the Isthmian fleet. Emasspd a fortune of $10,000,000 E. J. Laskowski 5.00 J. "V". Russell 2.00 3.00 R. F. Wilker 5.00 Rew Ward If one or more of these Isth­ but was directly responsible for N. Bo.ssanyi 5.00 J. C. Bynum 5.00 mian men are shipmates aboard 2.00 R. Encarnacion' 5.00 N. D. Hensen the death's of 54 workers whose F. E. Serra 5.00 R. J. Barrios 2.00 a ship with you, show him the 3.00 M. Loubriel 5.00 L. M. Tibbetts only crime was that they re­ J. Bove 5.00 G. C. Gillikin 2.00 score and give him a hand. 5.00 Leroy Hite 2.00 L. Moreno fused to sell their labor at slave H. V. Gimes 5.00 G. Bell 4.00 2.00 Juan Soto 5.00 Charlie Zobal Just remember that these men R. F. Johnson rates. 5.00 C. P. Albury 2.00 have not had the privilege of 2.00 R. Gapse 5.00 Frank Sturgis 5.00 C. L. Massey 2.00 riding union ships and may not 5.00 Harry Proctor Bergoff is gone, but he will not A. Pacuinos 2.00 J. Jarasulla 5.00 R. W. Squires 2.00 know thd SIU shipboard pro­ 3.00 J. Soares 5.00 Harrison be forgotten. His kind will never M. B. Eubanks 5.00 J. K. Presnell 2.00 cedure. 5.00 Malcoolm Rost 3.00 L. Kranczyk rise again as long as American P. J. Huff 5.00 A. E. Ball 3.00 4.00 N. Singh 5.00 Stan. Kasmirsky workingmen keep their ranks U. Pipinen With the fine spirit and co­ 5.00 A. J. Raifsnider 2.00 operation shown by Isthmian sea­ 3.00 E. J. Benson 3.00 J. Garcia solid, and are willing to defend E. W. Friedrick 1.00 T. N. Olsen 2.00 W. R. Stone 2.00 men, SIU members, and the other 5.00 S. Weiss their rights against scabs, anti- P. Ortiz 2.00 K. Jensen 3.00 H. M. Lughton 2.00 seamen's unions, we should win 5.00 E. F. Kurdylor labor governments, and money G. Pacheco hungry bosses. this beef in typical SIU style. King Of Finks Dies—Lived MuchTooLong Isthmian Seamen Only Company Ignores Fact Isthmian Seamen Are Union Honor Roll Of Isthmian Strike I-r :s �Friday, August 22,-1947 THE SEArFARERS LOG Page Fire No Isthmian Ship Moves In Any U.S. Port C i- ? . ^ 'i-.; VV . .#p New Orleans pickets locked up the cotton warehouse tighter than a Philadelphia ginmill on Sunday. As soon as the word went out that the strike was on. N. O. Seafarers hit the line, 'osolved to stay out until Isthmian signed a real SIU contract. From the CIO Shipyard Workers. Regional Director Charles A. Leone brought a message of complete support, and thanked the Seafarers for the help they had given the Shipyard Workers ?n the past. • J. P. Shuler. A&G Secre­ tary-Treasurer. and chairman of the Union's Negotiating Com­ mittee. chairs the stop work meeting at Manhattan Center. The meeting went on record to stay out on strike until Isth­ mian met our just demands. Co-chairmen of the Strike Committee, Paul Hall, left, and Morris Weisberger, made reports on'the situation. Word from the outports indicated a full tie-up when-the pin was pulled. Both committee heads toid of the set up in the Port of New York, and explained ho# the strategy was being integrated with other ports where Isthmian ships were berthed. Both talks were enthusiastically received. Walking the picketline in Baltimore is like walking the line anywhere. The weather was okay when this picture was taken, and all the men expressed confidence that the action would end in a Seafarers victory. Thafs the right spirit! Captain William Ash. Secre­ tary-Business Manager Local 88. MM8i:P. gave a talk which analyzed how the Taft-Hartley Law could'be used by big busi­ ness to curb labor's hard-won rights. Appreciation for past help from the SIU was voiced by UFE President Dave Keefe, who volunteered the aid of his entire organization in our fight. Later UFE members appeared on Seafarers picketlines. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Friday, August 22, 1947 San Juan Reports Good Shipping; Beefs, Performers Squared Away By SALVADOR COLLS SAN JUAN—Shipping out of a lot of guys hold off until they this island poi't has been tops this hit this port before they start past week, but business hasn't their hell-raising. This does not kept pace. Most men prefer to do the Union any good in enhold their payment of dues until forcing its contracts, they hit the payoff port, al-1 We are doing our best not to though, by the'same token, sev- 'give the companies a chance to eral crews have made dues pay-' throw this sort of activity in our face when our contracts come up ments while tied up here. , f , - for renegotiation; any contmuThe week s usual crop of beefs ^ ^•r. , , „ , ance of this practice will become came up and all were settled , T,, , real ammunition for the ship­ satisfactorily. One in particular owner. occurred aboard the Mormactide, MEMBERSHIP MANDATE West Coast ship. I wish to impress this on. memThe ship's Skipper and Mate - needed reorienting as to what a'bers coming to the Island. We ' union contract meant. "lust do our job and .save the performing for ashore. If the The ship's Bosun has to leave senoritas of the ship for the hospital, so the ^pp^^j two officers decided they didn t here, that's all well and want a replacement. The Deck ggg^. ^ut if it causes any disDelegate gave me a, buzz and I ptjgn aboard the ships, I'll take went down to the ship. drastic action as requested by the After a short talk, I managed membership to clean up the perto change their minds. It was formers and gashounds. 8 p. m. when I finished, but I' if the drunks can't understand found a Bosun and sent him \^rijy they are pulled off and given down to the ship. a shoreside vacation, the reason The vessel also had some over-, is simple; We cannot give the time beefs which are going to operators an excuse to break our be held until they hit the pay- contracts. . I'll do my part down here, let's off port. all continue to do our part on COMMANDS FROM TOP the ships. Another beef was aboard the Half Knot where the Wiper was being ordered around by the Chief Mate. Because he refused to take orders from the Chief, he was fired. California AFL Backs Seafarers, NO NEWS?? Reelects Lundeberg To Office Silence Ihis week from Ihe Branch Agents of th^ follow­ ing ports: BUFFALO ASHTABULA MILWAUKEE JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH MOBILE BALTIMORE NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON CHICAGO The cceadline toi port re­ ports, monies due, etc« ii the Monday preceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the. current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. No Isthmian Vessels In Tampa So Seafarers Head For Hot Spots We are insisting that his trans­ By SONNY SIMMONS portation be paid due to the fact that the Wiper is supposed to TAMPA — Although we can't vessels has slowed down quite a take orders from the Engineers (JQ much to materially aid the bit during the past week; We and not the Mates. present strike against -Isthmian had several ships in port during Even if the Skipper wants the due to the fact that this port has the week, but none of them Were Wiper to do a job, he still must only had two Isthmian ships in in the need of replacements. The number, of men on the consult the Engineers first. We two years, we know from past shouldn't have too much trouble experience that Tampa men are beach has increased, but we ex­ out in other ports • with their pect that they will hit something with this beef.' shoulders to the wheel. due in next week. On the other side of the scoreSome of the boys on the beach Politics now have the .spot­ sheet, I had to pull three men here have • picked up the strike light in this town. The city's off one of the Waterman ships fever. Maybe among those men citizenry is about to elect because of their regular habit of who have roughed it aboard Mayor, City Judge and seven Al­ getting, drunk and refusing to Isthmian ships, it's a spirit of dermen. What we really need turn to. revenge, but anyway, they're down here is a whole new slate, We have had a lot of beefs bailing out of the Port of Tampa but that won't be as the City about performers making things via train, bus, box car and plane Judge is unopposejj. -tough for the men who ace out to the ports where pickets are HOT RACE EXPECTED to do their work, and a good per­ standing watch over Isthmian centage of the squawks are com­ ships. The Mayor, however, has plenty ing up right here in San Juan. of competition as have the Al­ To those boys able to leave this dermen. This City Executive is Because we are about 1400 town go our best wishes. We miles from the U. S., it seems that know they will do their best and reflect credit on this fair port. Go to it boys, the eyes of Tampa are upon you. Great Lakes Tonnage Reaches New Record GOOD TURNOUT Last week, when we held our SAULT STE. MARE, Mich.— stop-work meeting, along with Here are some eye-opening fig­ all other SIU Branches along the ures to mull over in your mind for some of you Seafarers who coast, we had two SIU ships in '! port. The meeting was a real don't realize that the Great Lakes I success with about 100 Book men area is one of the world's busiest commercial areas, especially I •when it comes to the shipping of I meeting, the membership showed fine spirit and Lakes cargo. eagerness to contribute to the no friend of the union working During the month of July, beef. Out of the meeting came man. 1947, ships which passed through a plan for action should the opThe Judge, no saint either, likes to toss $15 fines at the the Soo Locks carried a record portunity present itself, but'at guys who stop fof a beer or two. breaking 16,218,694 tons of the moment it looks like we won't freight. This exceeded the rec­ get the opportunity to put it in That'fc no over - statement, ord for'the corresponding month effect as there isn't even a hint either. Last May, there were in 1946 by 1,232,962 tons of cargo. of an Isthmian ship pulling in" over ten thousand arrests and fines for drunkenness, which is Of this huge total for July, here. more than the city previously 1947, 13,441,976 tons were ac­ We're with our fellow Seafar­ tiad in a whole year. counted for by iron ore alone. ers in the out-ports who are get­ It's not that everyone ii\ town For the first four months ofi ting a first hand crack at the tias suddenly gone on a binge, the 1947 navigation season on Isthmian scows. Our only regret t's just that .the Chief of Police, the Lakes, 52,293,986 tons of car­ is that Isthmian couldn't spare obeying the Mayor's orders, is go have passed through the Soo us just one ship so we could let' out to see how many people can Locks, and 52 millions of tons our strike machine roll. be pinched.. It's getting so bad, ain't hay. Brothers! Shipping on our contracted I'm afraid to ask for root beer. By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — With one the beef, payoff and one sign on this week, | We called special meeting it would appear that shipping is Thursday at 9 a. m. and gave not too good out here, but, on the the membership the score on the contrary, it remains good in all beef. We got excellent cooperaratings with a shortage of En- tion right from the start and gine Department me_n. things have been running very The sole payoff 'was the re­ smoothly ever since. turning crew of one of the ves­ This is the time for real mili­ sels delivered to the India Steam­ tancy and those seamen who ship Company of Calcutta. The come to the forefront in every crew was flown to San Francisco tough situation are showing their and everything'came off in good true worth—that's about 100 per style. cent_of the men here. The sign on was the Albert K. iSTHMIAN 100 PROOF Smiley of Waterman. She took We haven't had any gashound on a crew and pushed off for trouble since the beef got under San Juan. way and we don't expect to have On the local labor front, the any in the future. The men here California State Federation of are concentrating on Isthmiari Labor has just concluded its con- and not Old Crow, vention with our President, HarIn addition to keeping Isthry Lundeberg, reelected as one mian buttoned up, we e.xpect to of the vice-presidents. At the hang the hook on the Crowley convention, all AFL affiliates towboats unless Mr. Crowley pledged their all-out support to comes to his senses. We will give" our fight with Isthmian and the but with more dope on this if a Taft-Hartley Act. strike becomes a reality. The two Isthmian ships in port This is the best place in the here are tied up tight with con­ world for any kind of outdoor tinuous pic*ketlines on the move activity, and by that I mean in front of the scows. When the walking a picketline. There's strike call came in from Head­ nothing anywhere that can beat quarters, we wasted no time in the good old California sunshine; shaping up our picketlines and •wte've really been out there soaksetting up committees to handle ing up the vitamins from Old Sol. Isthmian Man Are Told The Score, And All Hit The Bricks In Philly By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA—Well, here A new service to the east coas.t we go again the march is on— of South America from this port this time it is the Isthmian line. was announced here by the Dan­ I have seen many a crew hit ish-owned Torm Line. The ports the dock ih the past, but my hat to be serVed include Manaus, is off to the crews of the SS North Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Montgomery City, East Point Santos and La Plata. The first Victory and the Baton Rouge vessel, the Heedis, is scheduled Victory. -> to sail from here about Septem­ These men were only told once ber 2. Subsequent sailings will what the score was and, believe be monthly. me, every man answered the call. Full operation of the new Everybody here is greatly in­ schedule is anticipated by the end terested in this strike as this of the year, when it is expected company is very powerful; m a dozen ships, including three fact, it is the last of the Mohicans under construction now in Den­ and it looks like those men are mark, will be in operation. going to follow their usual line The same line now operates of resistence. I believe that they vessels from here to Portugal, are on the wrong track this time, both shores of the Mediterranas by now ithey must be con­ en, the Adriatic and into the vinced that we mean business. Black Sea. We went aboard the SS Robin Salvaging operations to refloat Goodfellow, a ship which crewthe R. W. McDonald barge, which ed up in the Port of Baltimore. was sunk in a collision with an­ Most of the men were only aboard other barge several weeks ago, the ship from 2 to 5 days, and were started. Masters and pilots the way that they met our ap­ of other vessels were instructed peal for funds was a sight to see. to slow down their ships and pro­ We collected $135—every man in ceed with unusual caution in the the crew donated and, believe vicinity of the work about 150 me, this crew should be com­ yards south of Pea Patch Island. mended for their spirit. Mayor Bernard Samuel and NO LOYALTY members of his cabinet made I see by the local papers that their annual inspection of the certain officials in Washington Port of Philadelphia. The -in­ are going to Europe on the spection party looked over Pier Queen Mary. I wonder what is 80, South,"where $300,000 is be­ the matter with American ships. ing spent on a pier-widening pro­ Isn't there a Merchant Marine ject. Ultimately is it anticipated Act oT 1936 forbidding govern­ that $3,000,000 will be spent to« ment officials from traveling on make that pier one of the largest foreign ships? in the world. • �»y Friday. August 22, 1947 New York Free Of Beefs, Except One—Isthmian By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Although we're right in the middle of a big beef, the Isthmian strike, things are relatively quiet on our contracted ships. During the past week we were almost a beef-free port. This is one time we were glad to see that things were running smooth­ ly on our ships, as we have been very busy with the strike. During the course of the strike we are, of course, still cohering the regular number of ships that hit this port. At the moment we have between forty and fifty ships here, all of them having beqn covered by a Patrolman. Our staff of Patrolmen has really been doing a terrific job dui-ing the past week. With most of them functioning on one of the strike committees, they have been hard-pressed to fulfill their regular duties. THE SEAFARERS WHERE LEAFLETS ARE BORN LOG Page Seven Boston Seafarers Halt Vacations To Help Out In Isthmian Strike By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—The main topic of conversation around the port at the moment is the Isthmian strike. The members are com­ ing in from all over New Eng­ land, interrupting well - earned vacations at the North and South shore resorts, to get on the picketline against Isthmian. Only one Isthmian scow was in port when the pin was pulled —the SS Cape San Diego, just returned from a 4-month trip. She had already finished dis­ charging her cargo for Boston, and the boilermakei-s were woi king on one of the boilers v.hen action started. Just as soon as the pickets took their stations, the boilermakers picked up their tools and headed for home. The entire cj'ew followed, including the Stewards Department, which wa."! comprised mainly of NMU book members. The Union is housing and feed­ ing the crew as long as is neccessary — with all hands hoping to get paid off shortly in order to do their picketing in their respective home ports. With every Isthmian vessel in the U.S. held tight. Isthmian of­ ficials should soon realize that Isthmian's long reign as a ^non­ union, no-contracf outfit is over. BUSINESS AS USUAL Other than the Isthmian beef, business continues as usual, and for this area, business and ship­ ping has been very good indeed. The tankers still come in reg­ With this machine reams of information and publicity were ularly; this week the SS Wolf turned out during the strike. Running the machine is Brother Creek, SS Casa Grande, and the Hugh Eatherton. SS Stone River paid off in Port­ land, Maine. Only the Wolf Creek was coastwise, the other two were in from six-months' voyages. SHIP WILL BE COVERED good job of hamstringing the^ment and our own Seafarers InBy FRED FARNEN Of the three tankers, only the Don't worry about your ship unions and making us liable to ternational Union in particular. SS Casa Grande caused any real DETROIT—For the past three all kinds of court action and dam­ not being covered, however, for That is why it's now doubly trouble. It seems as though this they'll get around to you. It may months, we!ve been up to our age suits. important to accept our respon­ scow carried a Purser who was take them a little longer than ears in revising, amending and As a result, we are now forced sibilities as Seafarers, and see a souvenir hunter to the ex­ rewriting the SIU contracts on into the position of demanding that our everj' gain is secured usual, but they'll be there. clusion of everything else, in­ We are not pushing our regu­ the Lakes in order that we can that certain union security and until the defeat of this evil law. cluding the recording of over­ lar duties into the background, as maintain our record of having protection clauses be included in time turned in to him by the WHAT TO DO ai-rangements have been made the best contracts on the Lakes our new agreements. i Department heads. for carrying out our routine af­ with the best wages, hours, over­ Numerous contracts were signWhat are these responsibilities, No .one who saw this guy had fairs in addition to waging the time ^ and conditions. , ed before this became apparent. and what should we do to pro­ ever seen his like before—his Revising and rewriting these strike. tect our Union? medical theories were something This week, business and ship­ contracts was only the beginning |.^g ^hem in our newest agreeFirst, we must pledge ourselves to an interne's nightmare, such ping have taken a decided spurt Since then we ve had to meetij^^j^^g to attend all Union meetings and as prescribing Sloan's liniment for the better. We have a good with our various contracted opThe.se clauses are in line with participate to our fullest possible for a very severe sunburn, giv­ number of ships in port with erators and negotiate these new the ones included in the Unitedextent. That way we learn the ing a crewmember with a lacer­ jobs in bountiful supply on the agreements. Naturally, the op­ Mine Workers latest contracts, SIU score, and can pass the word ated hand a roll of bandage and erators don't want to give us 2nd deck. and furnish some measure of un­ along to others who don't know telling him to hurry aft and put Among the ships in port is a anything approximating our de­ ion protection. it. it on himself because he, the good number of tankers. For a mands. They're depending on Secondly, we must hold our Purser, couldn't stand the sight However, in themselves they while we had very few of these the Taft-Hartley Act to whittle do not completely protect the Union meetings aboard every of blood. ships hitting this port, but now down all unions. SIU vessel at least once every But losing about two or three As a result of the operators' Union from damage suits and two weeks. In addition, we must they're tying up with regularity. sheets of recorded and approved responsibility for the actions of Since the beginning of the desires to stall in every possible elect responsible departmental overtime was the headache for the members and authorized rep­ strike, the membership in the way before signing any new con­ delegates at these meetings, and resentatives of the union. port of New York has come tracts, it's really been a tough go see that they take up our beefs through with voluntai,*y dona­ trying to complete these agree­ OUR RESPONSIBILITY / / under the contract in true SIU tions to the strike fund. The ments and get them signed be­ style. That's why we in the SIU must money the men donated has been fore the August 22 deadline, When our duly elected Dele­ join with the entire AFL and the when some of the more stringent quite a tidy sum and has en­ gates fail to perform in a satis­ abled New York to operate with­ provisions of the Taft-Hartley organized labor of our country factory manner, it's up to us to in an attempt to defeat the out touching our regular strike Act go into effect. vicious provisions of the Taft- remove them and see that they We're glad to state at this time fund. are replaced by competent union Seamen's dough comes hard, that this tough job is just about Hartley Act, and also defeat members. and it is an indication of their completed—the job of getting all those company-paid legislators terrific desire to put this beef of our new contracts negotiated wbo passed this rotten, openCALL THE HALL on ice when they come up with and signed—and they should be shop legislation. It's our duty when in doubt Until this is done, and we have the big sums of dough that have all signed, sealed and delivered about an unsatisfied beef to see before the momentous date of gotten rid of these reactionaries been handed out. that we get the right kind of ad-1 August 22. who act as puppets for the EXCELLENT COORDINATION vice before going off half-cocked. I Chaniber of Commerce and the UNION PROTECTION Stop for a minute and call the Patrolman and the paymasThe men out of the lines have various big-business unions like ter, who set up his payroll on One of the more important you're in doubt. been giving us first rate coop­ the National Association of Man­ Hall when , , . . ,. the basis of the overtime turnpoints which have come up re­ eration since the beginning of Don t start a job action on the . ui n ufacturers, we are going to have , , . , • u. u • 1 ed in to him by the Purser, cently, since passage of the Taftthe strike. We know what is go­ which might be a violation, TJ. 4 i i j ^ i , • to watch our responsibilities as spot ^ It took two days of checking ing on in the vicinity of the Hartley Act, is that of union pro­ union members. of the contract, and cost your i , 4u 4. TT • 41. 1 ji 1 11 . individual overtime sheets struck vessels at all times, thanks tection. This vicious Bill does a Union thousands of dollars in 44, • -,4 By this, we mean that it is the damages! against the payroll in order to to the fine job of coordination responsibility of each and every get the situation squared away. between area commanders, pick­ moments he is also giving us a This doesn't mean for one min- It should be superfluous to add member of the Seafarers, from et captains and the strike com­ hand in paying off ships. the newest rookie to the man uft- that the SIU is retreating that tlie Purser will not be sailmittee. This isn't the time to worry who has been carrying a book from it's militant course of ac­ ing with Pacific Tankers any Isthmian doesn't have any of about the boys on Capitol Hill, since the start of the SIU, to tion in fighting for the rights of more. its ships tied up along Manhat­ but I wish someone would collar learn the Unfon By-Laws and the members at all times. tan, instead they are over in the boys down there and square PERFORMERS SCARCE Constitution, and to learn the It does mean that we must Hoboken, Staten Island and them away on the rough deal be­ contents of the various contracts know our By-Laws,. Constitution, The SS Stone River payoff Brooklyn, places which are dif­ ing given alien seamen. which SIU members are sailing and Contract before acting. When was without incident. It is ficult to reach. under. A GOOD DEED in doubt, get the advice of your worthy of mention, however, The 'transportation Committee, Union officials. This is a must. We have won When thees boys get back from that the campaign against per­ headed by Patrolman Jimmy the best contracts in the entire They are your duly elected rep­ formers is definitely showing ex­ Sheehan, has taken care of that mending their political fences, if and the men are out there' in that's possible, they should do marine industry through the resentatives, and they should cellent results; for on both of plenty of time for the changing something that does somebody blood and sweat of many Sea­ know the necessary facts for these tankers, which were gone some good, such as granting citi­ farers. Now, we must pledge our­ your advice. Follow this course from the States a long time, of the guard. French Michelet has been gra­ zenship to alien seamen with two selves to hold on to these gains of action, and be guided in your there was absolutely no sign of for the present, and make it pos­ actions at all time by good old John Barleycorn's presence. cious enough to donate his serv­ years seatime. sible to win even better con­ common horse sense. And, too, the crews of both In my book, no men are more ices to the port of New York dur­ tracts in the future. That way you'll be a credit to vessels remembered their Bro­ ing the beef. Grateful for the worthy of citizenship than these As we stated before, under this the SIU, and carry on the same thers in the hospital to the ex­ noble gesture of Brother Miche­ men who did a firat class job for Taft-Hartley Act, every possible fighting traditions of the SIU tent of $34.00 from the boys on let, the Strike Committee has this country during the war. I attempt 'will be made to sabo­ that have made the SIU the the Casa Grande and $41.00 from, made him Chief Bum of the hope someone in the chambers of tage the organized labor move- strong union that it is today. the gang on the Stone River. Congress agrees with me. Bumming Squad. In^^his spare |/.. . 1' r:•' Great Lakes District Revising Contracts �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 22. 1947 Organizer Reports On Seafarers' Drive Keep Her Steady As She Goes To Organize Lakes Non-Union Seamen We ell know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1 Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Aitend the shoresido meetings, and take- an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a. ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enem'es. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take time off unless you are authorized by the department head. 6. Study your contracts and shipping rules, and know your Union's constitution and by-laws. details will be printed in the tire Great Lakes to become SIUminded. Day by day, as the LOG. DETROIT — Recently, we've WYANDOTTE—"Contract pro­ strength of the SIU increases, had a number of queries from posals for the Wyandotte fleet that of the LCA, NMU, and LSU 5ome of the seamen sailing the decreases. unorganized Great Lakes fleets Wyandotte ships, Each additional SIU contract on which we're concentrating is additional proof, if any is need­ our organizational drive, as to ^ ^heir consideration, ed, that the SIU leads on the how soon they are ^ goingjo have ^ are based upon Lakes when it comes to the best elections aboard their ships. | the men sailing the Wyandotte contracts with the best wages, These men are becoming r.r-,r . . U • ships, and will then be given to huui"s and conditions. anxious for SIU contracts bring-company for their consideraThe day when the shipowner's ing SIU wages, overtime, hours demands are based union, the Lakes Carriers Asso­ and conditions to their ships.; suggestions ciation, ruled the roost on the That's why they want to know Lakes has passed into the limbo the score about the SIU organi­ be ready for the company by the of forgotten things. zational progress. With every election that the According to Hoyle time this article goes to press. Kitchen, a real SIU oldWe'll try to brief the present Meanwhile, passes have been SIU wins, and with every peti­ timer whom the entire crew status of all companies for which issued to SIU repre-sentatives to tion that the SIU files, the even­ ^ liked and enjoyed working with, the SIU has petitioned the NLRB board both the Huion and Wyan­ tual death knell of the LCA be­ lott of ships, and I've said this fpi. the same «:n7-nrt way wnx' .-jl-mnt fho He felt about the to conduct, elections, so that dotte vessels in order to keep in comes that much plainer to the before—but I'll say it again: crew; that made it one big these seamen" will know what's contact with the men sailing average Lakes seaman. Until a better ship comes along happy family. what and why. That way we'll these .ships and see that there is Frantically, these open shop I'll string along with the QuinOnly one hitch marred the bring everyone up to date on the no discrimination for Union ac­ advocates are reaching for any ones; in my book she is the otherwise smooth job. A couple progress of the Seafarers on the tivities pending the signing of straw, just as a dying man does. cleanest ship that has fallen my of the crewmembors-disregarded Lakes. That's why the LCA is playing lot to payoff. SIU contracts. my warning to declare any sou­ HURON—Contract negotiations ball behind the scenes with the The Fi-ancisco Quinones, South venirs they might have to Cus­ HANNA—This case is still be­ with the Huron management are stooge outfit Lakes Sailors Atlantic, just returned from a toms. proceeding slowly. Union con­ fore the NLRB in Washington Union. trip, to England, Sweden and They tried to get through the tract proposals have been sub­ awaiting a decision on the inclu­ They hope that through this other North European countries, gate and were nabbed. The up­ sion of the Stewards in the bar­ mitted to the management, and gaining unit. Apparently little stooge outfit they can bamboozle and when I crawled aboard her shot was that they were detain­ they are now considering them. or no action may be expected some of the seamen into shying for the usual formality and rou­ ed a day or so in their rush to Another meeting is scheduled from the NLRB on cases of this away from the SIU. They under­ tine of handling a payoff, I was get home and paid a fine. for the near future, and further nature until after August 22, at estimate the -intelligence of Lakes overwhelmed by the cleanliness It would have been much of everything aboard. which time some of the more' seamen! easier to declare the stuff, but Lakes seamen have been under drastic provisions of the TaftIn particular, the Stewards they learned a lesson and will the heel of the Lake Carriers As­ Department was sparkling. The no doubt sing out the next time Hartley Act become effective. The SIU has two representa­ sociation for too long. Now they ice bo.xes and storerooms were they bring anything into the tives in Washington working on see in the SIU a means of sal­ like nothing I've seen; strictly countiy. the Hanna, Wilson, Kinsman vation. They're not going to be according to the Hoyle of SIU James Drawdy (Steinbrenner) and Shenango fooled by any company-con- standards. Waller Siekmann cases trying to expedite them as trolled substitutes like the LSU, There were a few minor re­ much as possyble. However, they and the NMU is a dying issue. pairs needed on the ship and By CARL GIBES and haven't been too successful as yet. They want the kind of Union the Delegates, right on the hall, Educate Them FRANK MORAN representation, job security and had used the new repair form WILSON—As previously noted, MONTREAL—One of the ma­ contracts that only the SIU can and it looked like quick action jor problems that confronts us DULUTH — We had a rather' the Wilson election is tied up in on that score. amusing experience recently V/ashington pending a decision as bring them. in our Canadian organizing The Delegates did an excellent drive, is the education of the They want the SIU, and come which shows how the LSU op­ to whether or not the Stewards erates on the Lakes. A man off .and Utility Engineers should be hell or high water, these Lakes job, too, in preparing the ship Canadian Seaman. one of the ships docked here included in the bargaining unit seamen aren't going to be con­ for the payoff, so there was For over ten years the ma­ came up to the hall and asked, Action is being demanded by the tent until the entire Lakes .has really very little for Patrolman jority of the Seamen have been SIU, but no results so far. gone SIU. That's • what they Siekmann and myself to do. under the yoke of the commie "Is this the LSU hall?" Bosun on the ship was Ber- CSU and, as is always the case We informed the Brother that KINSMAN (STEINBRENNER) want, and we'll see they get it! when the commies gel next to this was the SIU-AFL hall, and —This election, too, is being held! he looked at us in a surprised up in Washington awaiting a deihe workers, the only Unionism manner, commenting |,|Why, I|ci.s;'jn from the moribund NLRB that is taught them is fed di­ rectly from Moscow. was led to believe that the LSU in regard to inclusion of the Stewwas affiliated with the AFL!" ard in the election unit. Since we opened up the Hall in Montreal the CvSU has been So we took time off from ouri SHENANGO — While not tied conducting a dirt campaign organizing activities to explain yp over the bargining unit, the By STANLEY WARES in detailed fashion that the LSU Shenango case is being held up among its members in an at­ was a one-horse outfit with no pending the ordering of an elec­ CLEVELAND — The following guys who have ridden this tempt to discourage them from outside affiliations, and not in tion by tlie NLRB. The com­ letter regarding the lousy open scow more than once up and joining the SIU. any way connected with the AFL. pany refused to consent to an shop conditions prevailing aboard down the Lakes stand it is be­ They have not been very suc­ We further enlightened the election as a stalling gesture, and the Hanna ships was received by cessful on this score, .so they yond me. What a marvelous Brother as to the strength of the that's why it's necessary for the this office, and we pass it along have resorted to strong arm tac­ constitution they mmst have! SIU on the Lakes in direct com­ Board to order one. tics against our organizers and to you LOG readers, because we The SIU could really do a lot parison to both the LSU and the men that have quit their TOMLINSON—A petition was think that the Brother who sent to remedy conditions on these NMU. recently filed with the NLRB for it in deserves a vote of thanks Hanna ships! The object of phony outfit. When he left, our friend was This is all old stuff to veteran an election in this fleet, and pre­ from any of the unorganized sea­ the management seems to be an SIU convert and assured us liminary hearing will be held on men sailing aboard Hanna, or along the lines of creating more SIU organizers and does not that he was going back to his Aug. 18 to discuss the possibili- any other open shop Lakes fleet. work, rather than doing some­ worry them too much, providing ship to give the real score to the thing .about saving the sweat that they get a little assistance •ties of holding a consent election other men aboard. Dear Brothers: and labor of the men sailing from our own members. on the Tomlinson ships. More We leave it to your imagina­ One of the best ways of help­ information on this case will be the ships. Recently, I sent in a pledge tion as to whether or not he was ing is this; Whenever you hap­ These cabins are never cov­ printed just as soon as it is avail­ card while sailing on the Ed­ still an LSU member after he able. pen to be in port with any Ca­ ered with canvas, and it means ward J. Berwind (unorganized left the SIU hall! nadian Ships, try to get the sougee from A to Z every load SCHNEIDER—An NLRB hear­ Hanna ship), but I left that guys aboard your scow and let MARITIME COUNCIL of coal we carry. They use air ing is scheduled on the Schneider job and tried out another Han­ chisels day or night; it doesn't them see for themselves the We attended the AFL Maritime case for August 18, and matters na ship because, someone told make any difference on her. sort of a deal we have on SIU Trades Department Port Council concerning this fleet will be me that Hanna was a good out­ However, the 2nd Mate stop­ ships. meeting held at Ashland last thoroughly discussed at this fit. Now I know that the infor­ This is the best education that ped the men from scraping out­ Sunday. Brother Einar Nordaas, meeting. Just as soon as we have mation was sure a bum steer! these guys can get, so go to it side my door one night when I Duluth Port Agent, went with something on this fleet, we'll I've just completed one of threatened to quit at Allouez, fellows. Every man an organizer! us, and we had a very complete print the information in the LOG the worst trips every made in pay or no pay. Mike Quirke -discussion on a number of differ­ to keep the seamen informed. my 30 years of intermittent I'm telling you. Brother, I'm ent problems confronting AFL sailing. The ship of my latest OTHER FLEETSnot a Tnember of the SIU, but Union in the Lakes area. experience is the Albert E. if I didn't think the SIU could This Duluth Area Port Coun­ Several other Great Lakes Heekin, where working condi­ be of immeasurable advantage cil is a-smoothly operating group, fleets are on the SIU organiza­ tions are the most unsatisfac­ in forcing corrections aboard and we had a first hand oppor­ tional concentration list. How­ tory and sleep is at a premium All applications for unemploy­ these ships, I wouldn't bother ment insurance in New York tunity to see them in action for ever, these companies are in vary­ due to night and day airhamto write. the first time. ing states of progress. Some of mer chipping. City must be made through the w. s. c. offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ Brother Slaughter, ILA leader them are just about ripe for an These' leeches are not only p. S.—I'm unloading this stead of the District offices, as in this area, is chairman of the election, and other ai-e develop­ after a man's last ounce of trip, and will drop in and tell formerly. " Council and does a swell job of ing a little slower. ' work force, but they're also chairing. you who WSC really is! .Eventually, we expect the en- out to get his blood. How the By PAUL WARREN The Patrolmen Say.,: Seaman Can Tell SIU From Poor imitations Now Not A Seafarer, But Hanna Trip Showed Him What Lakes Score Is Attention Members! �Friday. August 22, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine The Log Visits A Lakes Carrier 'J Here is what the SS Boardman, Huron Transportation Company, looks like as preparations are made to go aboard her. She's tied-up at the Detroit docks, unloading a cargo of cement. The Boardman is a spic-and-span ship with a full S U crew, who ere waiting none-too-patienlly for a new Seafarers contract now being negotiated yfith the company. The Boardman is a good feeder and the crew swears by the galley personnel. Here they are in person: left to right. Stew­ ard Harold Knetchel, Porters John Ceglarek and Lee Irwin, and Second Cook Ted Klimek. Good work. Brothers! Crewmembers of the Boardman talk things over with Great Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Fa.rnen as their ship finishes discharging cargo. Note the suction tubes, lower left, which are used to get the cement out of the hold and onto the dock. As the ship leaves the dock, relatives and friends of some of the crewmembers wave a fond goodbye. The ship is off to Alpena to pick up another load of cement which will be delivered to one of the Lakes ports. The Boardman is on> of two ships recently won by the SIU in a bar­ gaining election. A good SIU contract is the next step. a. i 4. Hcmewprd bound, the Boardman goes light up the Detroit River on the way to Alpena for another load. She's pic­ tured near Belle Isle, before en­ tering Lake St. Clair. Besides serving Detroit, the Boardman carries cargoes of cement to other Lakes ports. 4 4 4 ••;• - . '-W �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Augusl 22, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Jane O Crew Aims For Top Agreement SCENES OF BURNING SHIP AND RESCUE OF HER CREW IJI a determined effort to show that an SIU crew is an asset to any vessel in seamanship and shipboard cleanli­ ness, the crew of the Jane O, Gulf Canal Lines, at a ship­ board meeting on August 3 resolved that "all departments will cooperate and make a concerted effort to make the ¥M trip a success." The resolution followed short talks under Good and Welfare by the Ship's Delegate Jo-Jo Touart and John Jeffries, the Steward. Brother Touart explained to the crew that it was imperative that all departments keep strict­ ly in line and show the operators what an SIU crew can do, thus paving the way for improved agreements and strengthening the hand of those who will ne­ gotiate for the crew. ica and occasionally hp the East Coast from the Gulf, is, at pres­ ent, the only ship operated by the Gulf Canal Lines; but, as was stressed at the meeting, present smooth operation of the crew will aid the Seafarers when the company acquires the three ad­ The MV Herbert L. Rawding of Canada as Crew of the Rawdinb comes alongside the ditional vessels it is expecting she appeared moments before she sank to bot­ Hart and waits for ladder to be dropped. Sea­ shortly. tom in waters off Gibraltar. This remarkable farers at right are securing line heaved to life­ boat. Men standing at extreme left in boat is NEW AFFILIATE CREWMAN photo was taken from deck of SS Robert W. bailing water, while his shipmates shout Hart June 10 by Bosun Henry Murranka after The crew, not totally book friendly greetings to SIU crew aboard rescue members as would be expected, crew of burning craft had been taken aboard ship. is made up mostly of tripcarders SIU ship. and permit men. Represented COMPARED CONDITIONS among the crew is a brother The ship's delegate also went carrying a SIU Fishermen and cn to point out the general prin­ Allied Workers Book (One of the ciples of unionism, at the same new Gulf Coast SIU affiliates). time comparing unorganized Also, in addition to an SUP ships with those under SIU con­ brother aboard, is an Australian tract. utilizing the opportunity pre- ships, plans were made aboard ifested a sharp interest in the member of the Seamen's Union Feeling strongly about improv­ of Australia who has been sail­ .sented by their rescue of the the Hart to toss a line to the gains made for American and Canadian "crew of the MV Her­ Rawding and tow her to Gibral­ Canadian seamen sailing on SIUing the situation, Touart charac­ ing on an SIU permit. contracted ships. L. Rawding, Seafarers tar, one day's distance away. terized the present voyage as a Individually the men come bert "proving ground for the SIU from different outfits and back­ aboard the SS Robert W. Hart As the Hart crew unfolded Before the operation could be crew." Stating that "a happy grounds, but aboard the Jane O laid the groundwork for what completed, fire broke out on the stoi-y after story of the SIU's ship means a good ship," he ask­ they are working for one goal: may eventually lead to economic diesel schooner. Flames rapidly record achievements which they ed cooperation from all depart­ improved SIU contracts. deliverance. licked at her fuel sending fun­ supplemented with Union litera­ Supplementing the generous nels of black smoke spiraling ture and issues of the LOG with ments in bringing this about. Chairing the meeting which Steward John Jeffries stressed produced the new determination rations of hot coffee, sandwiches skyward. The Rawding's skip­ stories of victories won seamen the history of seamen's struggles among the crew was Norman and cigarettps, the Hart men. per ordered the crew to abandon by the Canadian District of the for better conditions and empha­ Ladnier; the proceedings were plied the Canadians with quan­ ship. The 12-man complement took Seafarers, the Rawding men ex­ sized that any man on the ship recorded by Frederick Wilis. tities of SIU literature, including to one of the lifeboats and headed pressed amazement at the SIU's who did not do his best to make Delegates were: Jo Jo Touart, issues of the LOG bearing stories for the Hart, where waiting Sea­ standards. it a complete success would be Ship's and Deck Delegate; Da­ of record' contracts won by the farers helped all hands aboard. Henry Murranka, the Hart's letting down those brothers who vid E. Stanfield, Engine Dele­ Seafarers' Canadian District. And Seconds after the Canadians Bosun, who had considerable ex­ had fought and won those condi­ gate; and Armond Dunn, Stew­ the Rawding took to the eyeperience as a volunteer organizer were safely on the deck of the opening stories as readily as jhey tions during the past years. ards Delegate. Hart, the burning craft lurched, in the Isthmian campaign, later devoured the tasty morsels of The spirit of the occasion was then slid hissing into the sea. related that the Canadians indi­ food. quickly picked up by the rest of cated they were going to look in­ RESCUE CONTINUES the crew present and a number BROKE DOWN to the Seafarers when they reof suggestions were made re­ It all came about recently when tui-ned to Canada. It was over the hot coffee, garding eating facilities in the the Rawding, a three-masted sandwiches and cigarettes that The rescued men were carried messroom, cleaning up the messschooner powered by two diesel the good union men of the Hart to Gibraltar, where they debark­ room after coffee time and keep­ engines developed trouble as she continued their rescue role. Dur­ ed to await transportation to ing the ship clean and tidy. was heading for Cypress from ing the chats, which were mark­ their port of engagement. The The Jane O, a converted LST Newfoundland with a cargo of ed by an extremely friendly Hart continued on its way to which makes runs to South Amer­ salt. Flares were shot into the spirit, the Canadian seamen man- Marseilles. sky from the helpless vessel's deck. "OH, MY ACHING BACK!" Plowing the seas nearby was the Hart, a Waterman ship, which was bound for Marseilles. The Hart's alert lookout man sighted the Rawding's signals for help. The Seafarer-crewed vessel altered her course and headed for the spot where the Canadian craft was bobbing helplessly. Following an exchange of com­ munications between the two Canadian Crewmen, Rescued By Seafarers, Hear Of Union's Maritime Achievements Send Those Minutes Seafarer Lester Moore, who turns in a neat camera job, had one of his shipmates aboard the SS Carlsbad jumping through the ring so he could get a good picture setup. The crewmember in the backbreaking pose is Jess Martin, Electrician, who is supposed to be resting, says Brother Moore. Good trick, if he can do it. Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of aU other SIU crews. Hold those shipbgard meet­ ings regularly, and send those minutes in as soon as possible. Thafs the SIU wayl Breathing a bit easier after their close call, crew of the Canadian vessel r'^ses for picture taken aboard the Hart by Seafarer Murranka. Men exprersed appreciation for fine treat­ ment, which included ample portions of chow, cigarettes and some eye-opening information on conditions enjoyed by Seafar­ ers in the Canadian District and in U. S. �Friday, August 22, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings MADAKET. July 13—(Chair­ man and Secretary not given) Deck Delegate reported difficul­ ty with 3rd Mate; other depart­ ments running smooth. New Business: Motion carried that re­ pair man be called aboard be­ tween 8 A. M. and 3 P. M. so some of the crew will be on hand to show him where repairs are to be made. Good and Welfare: Pa­ trolman to see Captain and find out -why garbage is allowed to remain on deck until maggots are all over the ship. iS' 4' ALCOA PURITAN. July 6 — Chairman L. Stone; Secretary G. W. Slrocker. Deck Delegate re­ ported beef on fresh water. En­ gine and Stewards Departments running okay. Discussion about Chief Mate desiring to work on Saturday. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that all.sit in chairs correctly and not lean against the bulkhead. Motion to use bread knife on bread and not break it. , ALGONQUIN VICTORY, June 18—Chairman Melcnson; Secre­ tary Womyss. Member who came aboard without his book volun­ teered to pay for the telegram which confirmed his status. Mo­ tion carried to insist that the I coffee urn be lowered before next Decision to contribute to hospital fund. Motion carto retain all trip card men wish to stay aboard for an­ other trip. 4 4 4 GEORGE K. FITCH. June 29 TOPA TOPA. May 25—Chair­ Chairman MacNolan; Secretary man John R. Marshall; Secretary H. Vickery. New Bifsiness; George H. Wefdon. Delegates re­ Charges lead against tripcarder. ported no beefs in their depart­ Motion made that 'his tripcard be ments. Good and Welfare: Crew lifted passed unanimously. Good quarters reported not in as good and Welfare: Suggest that steam condii.ion as they should bo. lines in Wipers' room be inAgreed that flat iron be placed rulated. Motion carried that ship in charge of 2nd Cook and to be be fumigated when it reaches signed for by" voucher. One min­ port. Deck Delegate John O. ute of_ silence for brothers lost at Lavery; Engine Delegate M. J. sea. Nolan; Stewards Delegate Wm, K. Kehriceder. 4-4 4 FREDERICK C. HOWE. June 8—Chairman R. Ingraham; Sec­ retary A. Mullen. New Business: Motion carried for chairman to recognize only raised hands. Mo­ iFORT STANWIX. June 1 — tion carried that all permit men Chairman E. D. Scherzer; Secre­ v/ith necessary time be made full tary A. S.^Dra-ke. Special meet- book members. Agreed to have 4 4 4 ting called to rule on Permit- general meeting June 15 with EDWIN HOWARD, June 22— man. Man was described as a complete report from all dele­ Chairman Curry; Secretary Tascrewball for his antics in the gates. boada. Letter from Army in galley. Crew voted unanimously 4 4 4 Bari, Italy thanking the crew to recommend man for social HOOD RIVER. June 5—Chair­ for attending memorial services register, and that he be referred man James Staibier; Secretary A. read and filed. Motion carried to a doctor. E. Steffek. New Business: Beefs to send picture of the crew at from all departments pertaining the services to the LOG. Dele­ 4* 4* 4" MASSMAR. June 29 — Chair­ to efficiency of the Stewards De­ gates reported all in order. Good man Charles D. Rummey; Secre­ partment. Motion carried that and Welfare: Motion carried to tary Charles L. Beck. Preamble every one be propbrly clad in the thank Stewards Department for of constitution read for the bene­ messhall at chow time. Deck the good service and cooperation fit of the new members. New Deleglate requested that there curing trip. One minute "of si­ Business: Motion carried for be an equalization of overtime. lence for departed brothers. every man to comply with'Union 4 4 4 contract and to do his duty to JOHN FISKE, April 1—Chair­ the best of his ability to prove man A. Simpson; Secretary Sol that members of the Seafarers Cohen. Deck Delegate Sol Cohen. arc competent and efficient sea­ Engine Delegate Larry Zalenski, men. Good and Welfare: Motion By HANK Stewai ds Delegate George Thayer carried that all men check on all •eported all well in their depart­ Some Brothers may have the foolish opinion that since this 4 4 4 lepairs needed and turn in slips ments. Locks to be fixed on is just a strike against .Isthmian (and not with the other companies) to Steward. KING HATHAWAY, May 2S— Black Gang's and Stewards' and the fact that shipping is going on as usual—then all they have Chairman Wilson; Secretary heads. Importance of keeping 4- 4. 4. to wori-y about is shipping out first—and leaving the Isthmian strike DANIEL S. LAMONT. (Date Yeakel. New Business: Bosun ship clean, stressed. Laun­ last and least important. But these Brothers are wrong. This is not given) Chairman A. Bourgat; made motion to have steam pipe dry, librarj- and recreation room not a small strike—it's big enough because it's a fight for your Union Secretary Fred Wegescheide. removed from deck heads as it to be swabbed daily. One minute and your jobs. Isthmian would love to rip us open for their satis­ Motion carried to find out why keeps head dirty. Deck Engineer of silence for brothers lost at sea. faction and security and for all labor-hating shipping, companies. crew wasn't allowed to check moved to fine careless crew 4 4 4 Just this strike against Isthmian means that every man must honest­ V/ARRIOR POINT^ May 5 — Steward's stores. Motion carried members for disorderly conduct ly put his efforts into winning this beef. How- By taking your picket that any man who fails to stand in mess and recreation room. Chairman Earl Cochrin; Secre­ duty assignment ever.y day' (whether it is da.v or night) and getting gangway watches shall stand Good and Welfare: Steward told tary Lyle Bjelde. Engine Dele- that over with. That's the most important thing right now—doing crew that linen is to be changed gate FloydaJe Teague reported charges before the Union. only on Friday. Bosun asks crew all overtime approved in his de- that picket duty—wherever or whenever it may be. 4 4 4 to keep passageways cleaner, partment. Reports of Deck DeleYour chance to ship will come—fair and square. Let s not One minute of silence for de- gate Fletcher Wingfield and hear any baby beefs from you sailors about "not liking the day parted brothers. Stewards Delegate Otis Robinson picket watch because I can't ship out" or "I've done picket accepted. New Business: Moved 4 4 4 watches every day so far. Why should I do any more?" Well, LOST HILLS. June 22- -Chair- by Brother Robinson that Union 4 4 if you understand what this Isthmian strike is about, and you FREDERICK C. HOWE. June ""^n A. S. Drake; Secretary R. P. patrolman investigate slopchest use a little common sense, you'll know. Remember when ^you 15 — Chairman M. Bruno; Secre-' Pike. New Business: Motion car- prices on arrival in U. S. had ten hours overtime disputed by some chiseling company? lary A. Mullen. Delegates re-'ried to get'percolators next^trip. You really beefed because you didn't want to lose what be­ ported on book and tripcard Grood and Welfare: Suggestion longed to you. Well, "how about this Isthmian strike? It's big­ members in their departments. that crew call Hall on arrival for ger and more important—and every Brother has to do his Treasurer reported $11.50 collect- information about securing books share—every day until the strike is won. You won't be sorry. ed for fines. New Business: Momagazines. Motion carried 34 4 tion carried that any one dispos- to have Black Gang Delegate Brother Louis Galvani just informed us of the sudden death ing of -garbage near crew's quar- Pick up permit of one man as he of Brother Whitey Wilson, the oldtimer and Steward, who hailed ' has been drunk and absent from 4 4 4 ters to be fined $2.00. Motion from Boston. Brother Wilson passed away in the hospital over watches over a period of time. carried to check fresh water and EVELYN. (Dale not given) in Manila in the month of June. May he rest in peace . . . Brother One minute of silence for broth­ domestic tanks to see if they Chairman Max A. Beck; Secre­ Paddy McCann just came in from a. short trip to New Orleans. ers lost at sea. need scaling and cementing. tary Donald F. Hilton. Delegates' His shipmate. John Jellette, sailed out before the strike—after 4 4 4 reports accepted. Motion by 4 4 4 trying to make the SS Cavalier. ROBERT G. INGERSOLL. June C. Hensley (hat Delegates en­ HALL J. KELLEY. May 25— 4 4 4 Chairman Leo Gillis; Secretary 8—Chairman Worturski; Secre­ force the fines that have already New Business: been posted. Motion by D. Hil­ ... Brother Vic Milazzo, the Cook and Steward, is fresh in town Charles A. Terry. Deck Delegate tary Gilmore. Bed Gillis. Engine Delegate Ra.y, First Assistant Engineer disput- ton that one man be appointed with his mustache, after paying off in Baltimore from his latest trip Shaynick and Steward Delegate ing Wiper's overtime. Matter to to clean up after card game. Mo­ . . . Thanks again to "Uncle Otto" Preussler aboard the SS Scatrain Red Healey reported on the num- be referred to Patrolman. Good tion by Beck that Deck Delegate New York—who's still sending in those addresses of SIU brothers ber of book and tripcard men in and Welfare: Letter pertaining instruct Chief Mate to procure wanting the LOG mailed to their homes every week . . . Brother their departments. Good and to objectionable 1st Mate read sufficient number of buckets for Teddy Babkowski just came in from a trip and confessed that his iWelfare: Discussion on repairs and signed by entire crew. Water the department. Good and Wel­ family down Pennsylvania is sure enjoying the LOG every week needed and they were added to camples to be submitted to health fare: Suggestion that iron for . . . Brother Bill "Dutchy' Moore from Florida sailed on the Manrepair list. It was agreed that authorities in first port of U. S. ship's laundry be secured and dan Victory as Oiler. He wants his shipmates to know he'll be the throwing of junk from port One minute of silence for lost shelves be built in messroom for "back in New York August 26th and to contact him at the Pali Bai# brothers. 236 West 78th Street ... Ask Lew for him." holes onto the deck is to cease. condiments. - -tj (jdmm TO ABOUT Disporeo oveRiiwie o«. RCTIiOAOUVe WAOeS. IMCLO^e ALLTHe N€t€$SARy tNFORKiARCW. -YOUR FOLI. KlAMe AND Z NtlMBFR 'NAWVf OP SHIP AND COMPANY 'VOVAOe NUMBeR AND DATtS 'SION ON AND RAYOPP PORTS. THIS INFORMATION IS NeCFSSARY To TRACe YOOR Beep ANOHetPVO) 61T YdOR CABBAlS^e SOONeR. CUT and RUN ;.f I •M • --^1 • :i\ �THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag* TW«1T« Friday; August 22. 194'/ THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS DECK MEN ON THE JOHN JAY Finds Some Book Men Shirk Union Duties; Urges Uniform Penalties For Performers To the Editor: the same for all ports, regardless of size, so that offenders may have the fines recorded in their books, permits or tripcards. In this way the next port will know v/ho and what they are dealing with. If they keep paying enough fines they will lose their books and the Union will be none the worse off by getting rid of such material. These men only louse up good ships and contracts. We hear about various tidings in regard to holding union meet­ ings aboard ships, electing ship's delegates, etc. The trouble I find aboard ship is that full book members don't or won't hold the various dele­ gates' jobs, nor will many of them accept nominations for chairman or secretary at the union meetings on ships. Various key men, such as the SYSTEM NEEDED Bosuns and Stewards can't act as These performers didn't help delegates of their respective de­ ,';;et these contracts and I don't partments, but these positions are think they should help lose them open to all other men in the de­ imd unless we set up a uniform partments. And since our union is a democratic union, I think full book members should accept ' MY Lee HURTS. I CANT their responsibilities and assume WALK. MY FINGER HOI^TX these positions. Here is an example: Before a 11 CANT WRITE, AND ANY-' meeting there are a few beefs of U)Ay-WHY DONT VOU GET. various kinds and there is mum­ bling and groaning among the ^OMeONe ELS€ ? crew. They are going to do this and do that. WORDS vs. ACTION Comes the meeting—then you try to elect a chairman or secre­ tary and the ones that did the most beefing and groaning are the very ones to refuse the elec­ tion. On the matter of performers I think there should be a set of fines drawn up by the member­ ship or officials and should be Tugboat Man Backs Organizing In Gulf Canal To the Editor: Being an oldtimer in the SIU tugboat field and an ex-official, I thought I'd start the ball rolling for some of the boys on the tug to- send in pictures and news to the LOG. Down here in the land of sun­ shine and pretty cajun gals, everything is rolling along smoothly. With the coming of old Bull Sheppard as N. O. Agent and Brother Warren Wyman as organizer in the tugboat field, I expect things to pick up real soon. All you fellows on Coyle's River Terminals and Whiteman tugs start the ball rolling by talk­ ing to every crew of an unorgan­ ized tug you come in contact with. Tell them the advantages of belonging to the SIU, how to contact our New Orleans and Galveston Halls for further in­ formation, give them copies of the SEAFARERS LOG. And most of all, remember, each and .everyone of you can be an or­ ganizer. You know how impossible it is for our organizers to contact every boat in the Canal so by passing the word along to these other tugs you are saving the organizers a lot of time and trou­ ble. Lets all pitch in and help make the canal 100 per cent SIU. Thomas Doyle Vermillion Locks J selves by helping our officials when they try to renew or agree on a new contract with the ship­ owner^. SEES TOUGH TIMES We all know that sooner or later, times wiU be tough and it will be made tougher trying to get things'lined up with a lot of gashounds trying to duck picketlines and other duties. We can­ not rely on them to be sober when the crisis comes. So let's get going on this sys­ tem for fines and start cleaning house and put it up to the mem­ bership to get their reaction. And let's hear from the members as a whole on this subject. Charles J. Hartman (Ed. note: How about you Brothers writing in what you think of Brothers Hartman's suggestion.) Chow On Jean Was Delish Engineer Lauds Black Gang To the Editor: system in all ports, we will have I would like to express my a tough time getting rid of these thanks and those of the crew to stumble bums. the Stewards Department on this ship for a darn good job, well I am not a teetotaler or a mem­ done. You fellows who may sail ber of the W. C.T.U. or the Antiwith them in the future will find Saloon League. But similar ac­ tions brought on the 18th Amend­ no better chow anywhere. ment and we all know the re­ To Steward Clarence Wright: sults. But not getting away from Thanks for a well run Depart­ the subject, I think we all know ment. we have the best contracts in the To our Chief Cook H. B. Craw­ maritime industry, and we, as ford: Thanks for your wonder­ union members, should protect ful steaks and roasts. our contracts to the best of our To Dave Polite, a real Baker; abilities. By doing so, we'll help our- Ozzie Williams, the Third Cook and Jesse Williams: Thanks for fine fo(^ and excellent service. Plug 'Warm' Spot Happy sailing, to you all from the crew of the SS Jean. In Antwerp To the Editor: Greetings, Brothers. You proPably have had the same request made previously from other bro­ thers concerning other places, however, we do think it a good idea to promote these instances as we all know in various ports there are many good joints for a seaman to while away his spare time. There are also many bum ones, clip joints, etc., and when a good one comes along it. should be submitted to the LOG as an item of interest and also for other brothers to see and possibly take advantage of it at some time. Recently in Antwerp we found such a place. The Cafe Welcom, Verschansingstraat 15, Antwerp, is a real warm little place. Sea­ men are treated courteously, prices are moderate and' a lot of fun and a good time for all i^to be had there. The LOG is passed, our here, as it is in most .places in this town. A request for the "Pilot" is met with a blank stare and "no comprende." Well, keep up the good work and lots of luck. 6 Crewmembers Francis J. O'Gara Coaxed by their shipmate-cameraman Gerald Heiner, these Seafarers turn on the smiles. Photo was unaccompanied by identification. The John Jay returned to the U. S. the body of Brother Vincent M. Russo who was killed in an accident aboard the SS Hastings, while the vessel was in England. To SIU-SUP Jdembers of the Engine Dept.: I want to take this opportunity to thank each member of the Black Gang for your cooperation, good work, and good behavior on the trip now ending. During this trip we went through some pretty rough times and the temptation was great to just blow your top and forget it all. But there never was a time when the watches wereri't prop­ erly stood by a qualified sober man. Every situation was dealt with in a manner satisfactory to all parties by discussion, and ourbeefs were few. The engine spaces are in good C. Tobias shape, clean and painted and will Ship's Delegate be a credit to all hands. Log-A-Rhythms Tossing in a life In the deserts of A thirsty, dying For death to set boat. the sea, sailor prayed him free. So thanks and it has been sailing with all of you. 1 I can always get as good a as you have been. Wallace Payne, Ch. SS Signal Hills And as the sun beat on his head. And the spray blew in his eyes. He dreamed of a land far away. Where the sailor's heaven lies. It's in the Schenley Mountains, Where the Johnny Walker flows. By the sweet Old Grandad Fountain, Where the whiskey shoots and blows. Where the ocean's made of alcohol. And the rain is made of gin. And if you drink fresh water. It's thought a mortal sin. It's Sunday seven days a week. With overtime straight through. And coffee time from eight to five. With never work to do. The hardtack's made of' spongcake. And the Male is dead and blind. Eng. Hensley, Hospitalized, Wants Mail From B03 s To the Editor: I have been here in the hos­ pital for six weeks and expect to remain for sometime. Please tell all the boys to write me a letter or a card. It will be a great help. Julius C. Hensley Marine Hospital Baltimore, Md. (Ed. Note: How about it Brothers?) The Dying Sailor By "STEAMBOAT" O'DOYLE And if you stay in bed all day. The Bosun he don't mind. ^ good liope crew There's sixteen kinds of alcohol. And fourteen brands of brew. And the mermaids have such silky hair. And swim all day with you. The operators shine your shoes. And press your pants each day. And every time you drink a beer. They give you five days pay. The girls are dressed in cellophane. And treat you like a king, 'Cause all they want to do is kiss. And hug and squeeze a,nd sing. - (And play and dance and drink with you. When daytime goes away.) While smiling from the bridgedeck. The Captain gives a nod. I'll just call him Skipper, Thought some folks call him God. The dying sailor closed his eyes. And his soul sailed far away. To the land where you never have a beef. And you're paid off every day. �Friday, Augusi 22. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG PULLING AWAY FROM THE AUTOMOBILE CITY Member Sees Marine Labor In Key Economic Position To the Editor: I wonder how many of us ever stop to realize how power&il we are? In my opinion, maritime la­ bor is the strongest force in America capable of writing its own ticket. In fact, when you think how powerful we can be, it scares you. Take a look: We can soon expect to have all Great Lakes seamen organized under the SIU. In one week a full strike on the Lakes would shut down every steel mill in the United States. It would stop shipments of corn, grain, produce from the West to the East, threat­ ening actual starvation. And here's more: We are knocking off the tank­ ers, one by one. In a few years we should have them all. Don't say w« can't do it. Standard Oil of California, "the one that couldn't be organized," is, today, SIU-SUP. This country has never seen a tanker strike, yet, if it did, here's what would hap­ pen: NATIONWIDE PARALYSIS The SS John W. Boardman, of the SlU-contracfed Huron Cement Corporation, leaves De­ troit behind as she heads north for her home port in Alpena, Mich., 200 miles away. Bauxite 'Run-A-Round' Must Stop; Action To Protect Seafarers Urged would refuse. Imagine the plight of the seaman. wiien the company is confront­ ed with this matter, it gives out with the old saying, "Do the best you can with the food you've got." So to stretch this 90 day supply to 120 days, the SIU men get that old Alcoa belly-stretcher, which is leased out to its co-partnbr, who is the one and only ships' chandler that sells this hog wash. Page Thirieen Every automobile, truck and bus in America would be stopped instantly—no gasoline. Half of the factories would stop — no diesel or fuel oil. The other half would stop, too—not enough elec­ tricity could be generated. New Take it away and they go into the red—a depression. Who moves our foreign trade? Well, brothers, there aren't any railroad tracks across the ocean. Enough said. Maybe the biggest ace the sea­ men . have is the fact that the government needs us now more than ever before. Washington is trying to "stop Communism" by sending huge shipments of goods to Europe. Our foreign policy ab­ solutely depends on getting more and more goods across the sea. The government simply can't af­ ford a shipping strike. And don't think they can bteak a strike. Truman said last year that he'd use the Navy to do it, but we still had a half dozen maritime strikes and he didn't use the Navy. Suppose he did call out the Navy and move the ships? He'd also have to call out the Army to load them — God knows no longshoreman would go near them. Then he'd have to call out the Marines to get something to load them with as no teamster would bring anything to the docks. And last year foreign longshoremen announced they would not touch any American ship manned by strikebreakers. HOLD THE ACES Truman, himself, realized all this when he let us win what we all honestly know as a strike against the government. The fact is, today we are in an unbeatable position. We hold all the aces and can write oursiSves a blank check. they need help as badly as us, so, again, a call for help is sent out Can anything bo done concern­ to keep SIU conditions up to par. ing conditions which are running Let's do things down here the full blast in Port of Spain, Trini­ SIU way, so the tripcardmen will I think the seamen should be dad? The following are a few appreciate their union and will the elite of American labor, the examples of what we mean: feel that they are being repre­ highest paid workers in the The Alcoa Steamship Company sented down here on the AlcoaUnited States. Why, a mere is hiring men off the street and Bauxite-Trinidad merry-go-round. bricklayer or plasterer gets a docks and putting them on the R. S. Fulbrighl union scale of $2.50 an hour. ships of the bauxite shuttle. J. O. Santini Does he spend three-fourths of These men, who are not seamen York, Boston, Philadelphia, all Sam Lultrell his time away from home look­ and do not care to be seamen, would be paralyzed—no heat, no J. L. Shelton ing at a lot of sea water? Does enjoy the SIU contract and con­ transport, no power. TRINIDAD A BUSY PORT he have an accident rate sis ditions and agitate against the But this isn't half the story In this port there are four or Must Preserve times the average of all indus­ crew at the atime time. Economists agree that our ex­ try, like we do? Yet he makes £» When a ship is ready to leave five SIU ships per day, paying Contracts, Say ports represent the difference be­ hundred bucks for a 40 hour for the States, these free riders on and off. These ships down Gateway City Men tween prosperity and depression. week. pile off to join another shuttle here are so disrupted that the W» export only 10 per cent of ship and continue their tactics of men are helpless to do anything. To the Editor: I say we can make at least what we produce, yet this is the At the last ship's meeting 10 per cent profit that keeps our that much. All it takes is the spreading havoc among the crew, Our slogan "A clean ship is an aboard the Gateway City, the heads above water. and, as you know, the average power and the guts—we've got 8AuxiT-e membership was discussing the ship contains 75 per cent tripboth. Our foreign trade is the margin progress of negotiations on the that keeps our industries going. cards who are easy prey for the "Sleamboai" O'Doryle five per cent increase and vaca­ Alcoa stooges. tion clause. This letter is in re­ Why does a seaman have to be UNION'S PROGRESS gard to Paul Hall's article, which a ward of the Port of Spain Hos­ SIU Bosun asked for opinions and ideas on MAKES OLDTIMER pital and city and be sent to ,a the matter. waterfront clinic where medical A HAPPY MAN As we realize, we are the work­ standards are very poor? ing part of the Union who man To the Editor: POOR MEDICAL CARE the ships by our skill and ability. Will you kindlj^ send the LOG If a man is not dying he will As an SIU crew, we wish to ex­ to my new addi'ess, which is en­ receive treatment after 24 hours. press our opinion. closed. I sure enjoy reading the So a man has to do the best he We also realize it is a duty of Union's paper and the stories of can under these conditions which SIU ship," is something to dream our's to preserve our contracts goings-on and how the SIU is are 50 years behind the times. about ih this port. while at sea, and in our absence getting more and more contracts. If a man doesn't like the treat­ Why does Alcoa put men on (mr officials will do their part to ment, there is nothing he can do to enjoy our conditions? How the same end. I am an oldtimer myself as I about it as the company will long must these beefs be kept in have been going to' sea since If we can maintain our con­ charge him for refusing the treat- full bloom? tracts by doing our jobs skillful­ 1916. I learned the hard way men which is a farce of the first .We think that an Agent and a ly and capably, will will lighten and it certainly was tough in order. Hall will more than pay for it­ the burden of officials who meet those days. But now we have A comedy in one act is the self in straightening out this with rebuffs while negotiating better wages and good conditions launch service. Launch service situation. When Brother Sam with the operators. —all of which counts an awful is when you can get it. You can Luttrell and I played Joan Of Therefore, we of the unli­ lot. I am a happy man to say I hire a launch for three days Arc down here trying to straight­ censed personnel of this vessel am a full book member of the Tex Jacks now making his wages and swim ashore. If not, en out these conditions, the ques­ give our whole-hearted support Union. you stay aboard and eat bauxite tion arose among the. freeloaders: to our officials acting to the best third trip aboard the SS John Right now I am working on a 24 hours a day. "Who asked for your advice? of their abilities for the good Swett. Kearney Steamship tugboat as my wife doesn't want Ships coming to Trinidad on the Alcoa is paying - us and not the of the union and the member­ Company, as he appeared in a me to go out to sea at present. bauxite run are supplied with 90 SIU." ship. call at the New York Hall re­ Keep up the good work and keep days stores. They carry plenty We are able to drop only so A. Oquendo cently. The Sweet is present­ the LOG a-rolling. of beans and rice and when ask­ many booms with the tools we Frank Dirksmeyer ly bound for Rotterdam with Anion Brokos ed for fresh vegetables and fruits, have. The seamen's Waterfront Irwin Pearce a man receives stuff that the hogs I Workers Union is helping us but Galveston, Texas a cargo of coal. H. Grandofer To the Editor: �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourteen Union Is Seamen's Voice, Says Cadet Group Official LOG Friday, August 22, 1947 SEAFARERS GO SIDEWALK SHOPPING To the Editor: P- j Kings Point is your school—it I is one of the finest in the counI came across ;'our "Letters to. j o'DovIe the Editor" page in the LOG of should* denounce it. Instead, if July 4 and read with interest ne recognizes that the training the report made by Steamboat rvailaljle at Kings Point is worth­ O'Doyle to Mr. Swadeli, one of while he ought to investigate it - cur members. himself and then make what­ There has always been a cer­ ever recommendations he feels tain amount of suspicion by some are necessary for the proper su­ union members regarding the pervision of this fine program. motives of the United States Gov­ I stand ready to show him the ernment in establishing the U. S. Academy, from end to end any­ Merchant Marine Academy. Mr. time he or his representative puts O'Doyle calls it "organized gov­ into New York. I am sure he will ernment finking." He states that see the reason for my own en­ a "government-controlled or­ thusiasm for the United States ganization of non-union men is a Merchant Marine Academy. standing threat to every real sea­ Theodore Kingsley man in the country." Exec. Vice Presidenl MOST JOIN UNIONS Alumni Assoc. If Mr. O'Doyle were more USMM Cadet Corps familiar with the Academy and its Alumni Association, I am sure he would have no reason to make this statement. First of all, most cf the graduates of the academy join one or more unions im­ mediately upon obtaining their licenses. Even more of them would join To the Editor: if the unions would take more interest in these young men who On Friday, August 1, 1947, the know little about the unions. Our SS Sunset, Pacific Tankers, was own organization has had to en- alongside the dock in Portland, .•ourage a representative of the Maine. The ship was all ready to officers' unions to talk with the sign on for a foreign voyage com­ Academy graduating class in an mencing the next day. effort to familiarize them with With almost all beefs smooth­ their organization. The Alumni ed away to the satisfaction of Association, with the majority of most of the crew, we came across its members as union member.s, a lulu. It seems that the ship has fostered a close relationship chandlers, Harris &: Co., had de­ with the various officers' unions. cided on the novel idea of load­ UNION BEST MEDIUM ing the ship with non-union long­ It has complete faith in the shoremen to avoid paying the abijity of th^ American seaman union scale to the ILA-AFL. LATE SEAFARER'S to work out his own problems The Longshoremen's Union without interference. He can best Agent contacted us on Friday MOTHER HELPS do this through his union—this morning and pointed out that SIU HOSPITALIZED is his voice. there were more than enou^ ' There has been no effort by union longshoremen ready, will­ To the Editor: the government to influence the ing and able to work and there Down here in Galveston the policy of our Association in any was no excuse for hiring green SIU has a worker named Mrs way. We have maintained com­ stumblebums off the dock to Alice Knowlton, who takes LOGs plete independence from any or­ save a few cents. to the hospital as the Patrolman ganization and will continue to The crew got together, called can only get out about once a do so. the Halls in New York and Bos­ month. Our organization is interested ton and notified the company She buys cigarettes, pencils, in promoting and fostering Kings agent in Portland that the SIU tablets and shaving cream, etc. Point and especially in maintain­ and SUP men would not permit with her own money. I give you ing its availability to every Am­ non-union men to load up the my word of honor she is a poor erican youth without any play of Sunset. ^ woman and. only does this volun­ political influence in appoint­ teer work because her son was ON DEAF EARS ments to this school. We shall killed on an SIU ship—the Alcoa especially protect the preference Pilgrim—during the war. All morning the company agent now given to the seaman who was haggling in an autocratic I think if each port could take wants to make use of this fine manner that we should 'all sign up a donation and send it to her training program in the advance­ on or he would get a new crew, she could do a much better job ment of his seafaring career. and Harris could hire whoever and she wouldn't have to use her he pleased so long as he got the own hard-earned money. Her stores aboard. The crew, how­ home is at 3706 Avenue O, Gal­ Cite Dirty Deal ever, didn't agree with the com­ veston, Texas. Received From I was in the Marine Hospital pany. Shoreside Laundry Maybe finky Harris thought he 31 days in March and April dur­ could get away with this sort of ing which times she brought me To the Editor: stuff due to the new anti-labor all kinds of juices, fruit and even We wish to bring to light the Taft-Hartley Law, but by noon­ a chicken dinner, plus everything unpleasant story of being cheat­ time the haggard agent saw the I needed. In my personal opin­ ed out of articles of clothing by light of day and capitulated; es­ ion she is doing a wonderful job the Swift Laundry Company, 134 pecially when the ILA agent for a poor, 54-year-old woman, 9th Avenue at 18th Street, New calmly prepared to put up a who has to ride the bus a long way to get to the hospital. ' York City. picketline on the dock. I sure wish there was some These conniyers came aboard At 1 p. m., same day, a full the Robin Wentley, and promised gang of ILA-AFL brothers came way the SIU could help her be­ to return our laundry before the aboard and put nine months cause as I said, I was in the hos­ ship sailed. When they return­ -stores aboard for the trip. This pital. I never can tell you how ed to the ship v/e found many ar­ proves that now, even more than much she did for me. Dale Barnes ticles of clothing missing and before, cooperation between all what had been returned was far unions is a necessity. from clean. » A further note: Any ships hit­ Unfortunately, we were unable ting Portland, Maine, and who to contact them before the ship are going to store up througn sailed. We were sure taken to Harris & Company better keep a the cleaners and we know it. weather eye peeled as they will This is a warning to all Broth­ attempt to pull the same deal ers to avoid this phony outfit and again, and they are the kind that spare yourself a lot of grief. won't blush a bit about sending inferior goods aboard. Crewmembers of the Robin Weniley B. Taflewitz AFL Solidarity. Stops Chandler In Wage Dodge Taking time out from their inspection of wares in Cher­ bourg. France, three crewmembers of the SS Earl A. Bloomquist wait for the camera to click. From left to right: Aug­ ust Miller, Mike and Bud Walterman. Member Lashes Scribe's Design For Navy Rule To the Editor: There should be an immediate roll-call at Bellevue. It may be that one of their inmates is AWOL. In any ca'se there's a goof at large in the city of Bal­ timore. What's more, he is at present being aided and abetted by a newspaper concern in this city. In fact, he even writes edi­ torials for the above mentioned rag house. The name of this zealous dreamer is unknown to me. He doe.sn'l attach his name to his ar­ ticles. I don't blame him, judg­ ing from the nonsense he dis­ tributes. The latest brain storm of this pixated journalist concerns the appropriation of the Merchant Marine by the Navy. (He recom­ mended that the nation's ships be placed under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Navy, which he out­ lined in his article.) WOULD SOCK UNIONS That would mean one thing—^ the nationalization of all seafar­ ing industries. Under this re­ gime the shipping companies would be taken over by the gov­ ernment. Wages would drop. Uniforms would become compul­ % % ^ sory, thereby stamping us as In photo at left, George Cagle service men. Jobs would be shows what the sun-dodging frozen. Free speech would suppressed, Seafarer will wear on sultry for how long can the lowly gob summer days in France. All stand against his superior offi­ four men made the most of the cers? Whoever heard of a dele­ trip, which ended up in a Nor­ gate on a navy ship? It would mean the end of representation folk Payoff last month. and, therefore, the end of mari­ time unionism. Of course, as members of the navy, we would be represented by the taxpayer, but the taxpayer has been kick­ ed around so much lately, he has little or no voice at all. Some secrets are to be POSES SERIOUS PROBLEM kept, but if you had an in­ This regimentation of civilian teresting trip, or if you met industries would provoke serious a character who sent you, consequences. When is the pub­ let us in on it. That goes for lic going to realize that we are your views on the union, cur­ the same as other workmen? It rent events, or any sugges­ just happens that our jobs take tions you may have. All beefs us to different parts o'f the world, of general interest will be an­ as do the jobs of any men work­ swered. ing for transportation: train men, Seafarers who think in truckers, bus drivers, etc. terms of moon and June and The reason for our double sta­ vine and wine can give vent tus now is the reluctance of the to their rhyme and rhythm Coast Guard in giving up their piecard positions. They are fast becoming a "good will" associationr so many parasites do they harbor. I for one, would like to see a cajjipaign of educative publicity by all maritime unions with the view of enlightening the public and dispersing any misconcep­ tion of our status. Felix J. Curls Okay, BrothersLet Us In On It in Log-A-Rhythms. If you have a camera we will give prominence to your lens ef­ forts. . The items sent to us will be displayed before an ap­ preciative audience of 60,000 readers from coast to coast who read these pages every week. Put down the highlights of your experience including the place, time and names and send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., N. Y. We will return all snapshots, poems and stories, if so desired. Now is the right time, loo! W:- !• From Rolling Seas To Rolling Hills We have purchased a place here in Missouri and would like the LOG to be sent here instead of our old address. I certainly enjoy the LOG, which my son has sent to us. He is an AB, Deck Mainten­ ance on Del Norte. You might state in your LOG that James Home of the Del Norte has pur­ chased a farm and may soon quit sailing to manage his place. He has 120 acres of fine, farm land waiting for him in the heart of Missouri. He doesn't know I am sending this in, but it is okay. Mrs. Chris Horn Perryville. Mo. .'Ml" -.-U 'iA.rtS;.;::"'': , -y �THE Friday, August 22, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Port Norfolk is in Fine Shape; Plenty Of Jobs And No Beefs Gulf Fishermen Affiliate With international By RAY WHITE NORFOLK — Within the last off a deep sea vessel and $5.00 week we have paid off five ships from tugboatmen. The men are taking this duty in this port and have shipped out m.ore than 150 men. That's seriously, and the man who com­ better than good, and if we keep plains about contributing finds it up, Norfolk might become himself damned unpopular with known as the biggest little port his shipmates. on the East Coast. SIU STRONGER Very few beefs have been When v/e started taking up coming up lately, mostly because this collection, one of our oldthe Delegates handle situations timers was heard to remiark, quickly, before they can become "We can keep this up for a long serious. What gripes we get are time, but can Isthmian afford to settled at the paj'off, and we have the ships tied up with don't leave a ship until we are Watei-man and Bull snapping up sure the crew is satisfied with good shipping contracts? the way the matter was handled. That's a good question, and Every now and then a tanker the next few days may give us comes into Norfolk, and then we the answer. If Isthmian starts to get down to brass tacks and do feel the pinch, then you can bet an organizing job. But on the that the strike will be settled in whole, very few unorganized short order. scows hit here, and so some of We got the Hall painted re­ the demon volunteers oi-ganize cently and it didn't cost the each other just to keep in prac­ Union a red cent or a plugged tice. nickel. Some Tripcardmen do­ Strike donations for the Isth­ nated the money, and now we mian beef started pouring in last have a shining Hall, second to week, with an average of ten none in the SIU. bucks from every man paying 1 don't know how other Agents The ranks of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Am­ erica were swelled by 6,000 new members this week, when the Gulf Coast Fishermen's and OySS J. DUNCAN NEW YORK stermen's Association, an inde­ W. Woeras, $2.00; K. L. Madsen, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $2.00; B. O. Wilson, $2.00; L. Howk. pendent union, voted unanim­ I', Ragiis, $3.00; William Torres. ously to afliliate with the AFL $1.00; 11, D. uckly, $1.00; J. H. Hicks, $1:00; A. Smith, Jr., $1.00; J. N. Karlsson, Jr., $1.00; A. E. Suurhaski. seamen's organization. $2,00; H. J. Spiroupoulas, $3.00; G. $1.00; G. Fellman, $1.00; J. St. Jac­ In voting to align themselves M. Hall, $2.00; G. D. McGoldrick. ques, $1.00; J. T. Hall, $2.00; L. with the Seafarers, the Gulf $2.00; Wm. Sparta. $3.00; S. L. Can- Bernier, $2.00; F. Mazet, $1.00; T. E. fishermen rejected a bid made ticll, $3.00; T. E. MacTaggnrt, $2.00. Madigan, $1.00. J. B. McGhee, $3.00; N. S. Tukey, to them by the CIO. The vote Jr., $3.00; T. Perreira, $1.00; S. P. BOS.TON was taken after the membership Caspar, $1.00; J. R. Templeton, $2.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS considoied three proposed V. F.. Fernandez, $3.00; j. Mur.ia, W. McDon- I '. $2 00; M Hi-chcock, choice; — affiliation with either $3.00; F. Arroyo, $2.00; G. Pacheco, $3.00; G. Green, $5 0 '; W Gaodwin, the SiU or the CIO, or remain­ $2,00; W. G. Manning, $1.00; L. Mal- $2.00; G. Jennings, $5.i;C; R. Mcdonado. $2.00; R. Hall, $2.00; E. S. Kinnon, $1.00. ing independent. Wenglenski, $3.00. NORFOLK Headquarters of the newest SS B. WILLIAMS INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS G. M. Craggs, $2.00; C. A. Cifaldi, SIU affiliate are in Biloxi, Miss. H. A. White, $3.00; F. T. Smith, Fishing operations are conduct­ $5.00; B. Kolikowski, $2.00; R. M. $1.00. McGce, $5.00; J. A. Carmello, $3.00; ed from numerous gulf ports, .A. Russian, $5.00; P. F. Spencer, $3.00; DETROIT including Pascagoula, Bay St. L. Nelson, $1.00; G Tolliver. $1.00; SS T. J, MCCARTHY , Louis, Pass Christian and Gulf- R. E. Bell, $3.00; P. Dalmida, $1.00; R. Carderelli, $1.00; E. MarcekowR. Diaz, $1.00; J. Charles, $5.00. port, Miss. ski, $1.00; A. Rannien, $1.00; B. DoSS C. GILLIAM The well-organized and effici­ herty, -$1.00; H. Duffy, $1.00; E. DoJ. Schoell, $1.00; S. Pobe, $1.00; J. ent fishermen's union is compos­ herly, $1.00; P. Sheeran, $1.00; W. R. Burns, $2.00; . Carpenter, $2.00; C. ed of an enterprising and suc­ J. Picinich, $2.00; R. E. Everet, $2.00; Jordan, $1.00; H. V. Howard, $1.00; cessful membership. Among the A. Rivins, $1.00; R. Kendnooski, $1.00; T. C. Richardson, $1.00; O. Nitz, $1.00. assets of the prospeious group L. Refalo, $2.00; J. F. Freeman, $10.00; feel about it, but speaking for is a hotel which it owns out­ J. A. Kelly. $1.00; C. Slanina, $5.00; myself 1 think the gashounds D. II. Ikirt. $10.00; J. V. Shagmick, right. and performers have really cut $2.00; D. Kostenbander, $2.00; J. J. Affiliation of the Gulf Coast Quigley, $2.00; P. A. Cirelli, $2.00; down on their antics since the Fishermen and Oystermen fol­ E. R. Brown. $2.00; M. Evanosick, Union cracked down on them. lows a similar action on the $1.00. It is very rare that we have SS J. HEWES part of the Mobile Seafood trouble with characters at pay­ By EINAR NORDAAS M. Irigayen, $5.00; G. E. Willes, Union, a 1,500-man organization, $1:00; J. Jnnisewski, $2.0fl; A, Aeevedo offs or sign-ons, and we hardly DULUTH The Maritime out there last winter during sub­ ever have to go to the mat with whicli recently joined the mar­ $1.00; j. Pardo, $1.00; D. E. Sanchez, Trades Council of this region zero weather, and now they are a guy around the Union Hall. ine idlicd workers division of $1.00; A. A. Rtisales, $3.00; K. Torres. held its regular monthly meet­ enduring the sun's teriific heat. $2.00; S. Ilardes, $3.00; j. '/„ Mulero. That proves that the member­ the Seafarers. $2.00; K. Driggers, $2.00; J. C. Char- ing irr Ashland, Wisconsin, Sun­ No- one can tell me that girls The trend of independent or­ ship is really okay, and that a bison, $5.00; W. S. Sonne, $2.00. can't take it. \ day, August 10. few guys were causing all the ganizations of allied marine SS HENDV The meeting was very well at­ Daily, w e ' r e getting sevei-al trouble. workers toward the SIU has C. G. Kerfoot, $2.00; J. V. Russell, tended considering the fact that Lakes seamen here to join the The LOG helped point out been given added impetus by $3.00. most delegates had to travel SIU. These men are coming in the whole situation to the mem­ SS J. B. WATERMAN the growing recoi'd of achieve­ L. Dutra, $1.00; T. Humal, $2.00; about 80 miles to the conclave. from Lake Carrier vessels where bership, and like responsible ment made in the maritime inT. \V. Kendig, $1.00; j. Burgrave, Brother Weinberg, organ izer they got a bellyful of slave con­ people, the SIU men took steps dustiy by the .Seafarers. $2.00; A. Plutes, $2.00; J. W. Leydon, for the Wisconsin State Federa­ ditions. to cut down on the foolishness. $3.00; P. Santos, $2.00; R. S. Cantor, They don't have to be given That's good work, and I'm sure of Labor, spoke on the $3.00; W. S. Lasecki, $3.00; G. Van tion Bukel, $5.00; W. P. Roma, $2.00; J. Taft-Hartley Act and those re- any sales talk when they come we can keep it up. F. Melton. $5.00; j. Robles, $2.00; V. •sponsible for its passage, parti­ in. We just show them our con­ ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. J. Tipon, $3.00; L. Collins, $3.00; Is- cularly those from this region. tracts and they join. Phone 5523 mncl . Galarce. $5.00; A. Horvatich, If all Lakes seamen would Red Gibbs of the Atlantic and BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. $3.00; R. j. Delaney, $4.00. "• • Calvert 4539 take a few minutes of their Gulf District was called upon SS EVANGELINE BOSTON 276 State St N. Robertson, $1.00; W. B. Phillips, for a short address on the Mari­ time, as these men have done, HAROLD P. LEDWARD Boiidoin 4455 $2.00; C. McComiskey, $1.00; McCul- time Trades Department and its they would never regret their BUFFALO 10 Exchange St lough, $1.00;»E. Goodman, $1.00; JaContact Mrs. Shirley Wessel, record of accomplishments to action. Cleveland 7391 pulitis, $1.00; C. Coppenheimer, $1.00; Supervisor, Missing Seamen Bu­ If you are riding a Lakes Car­ CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave date. W. Grant, $1.00; F. Formisano, $2.00; reau, Seamen's Church Institute Superior 5175 Plans have been completed for rier, vessel and don't have the Ed Murphy, $3.00; F. G. LAikban, $3.00; CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave of New York, 25 South Street, E, J. Jommila, $1.00. a Labor Day celebration to be time to visit an SIU Hall, drop Main 0147 New York 4, N. Y. SS CAVALIER us a line and we will see that held in the Shrine Auditoi'ium. DETROIT 1038 Third St R. G. Hauptyisch, $1.00; R. D. ^ We have received word that you get all of our literature and Cadillac 6857 Weiss, $2.00; j. J. Turpin, $1.00; D. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St HENRY ROCK material. Mease, $1.00; J. P. Mattram, $1.00; C. Congressman Blatnik, outstand­ Melrose 4110 The address and phone num­ Sousa. $1.00; J. Reszie, $1.00; E. V. ing liberal from Minnesota, will Your wife asks that you get GALVESTON SOS'/z—23rd St Bregrilla, $1.00; Francis Higgins, $1.00; speak at the gathering. bers of all SIU Halls are listed in touch with her at 810 Third Phone 2-8448 E. A. Valdes, $1.00; J. J. Meyerchat, Street, Morgan City, La. We also managed to handle a here in the LOG. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. $2.00. Phone 58777 full agenda of local business that JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St kept the meeting in session for Phone 5-5919 some time. I MARCUS HOOK .... ..IJ/z W. 8th St Our next meeting is scheduled Chester S-3110 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, to be held here in Duiuth on farers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone 2-1754 September 23. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St SEASON STILL STRONG NEW ORLEANS 339 Charlres St, their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Magnolia 6112-6113 In the port of Duiuth shipping thtf LOG sent to you each week addi'ess cards are on hand at every Brother Holger Hansen is now NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. SIU branch for this purpose. HAnover 2-2784 I'ifcovering in a Finnish hospital h^s slowed down som.evrliat from NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. following amputation of his left the fast and fui-iou.s pace i.; was However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Phone 4-1083 leg below the knee—the result holding there for several weeks, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. cf an accident July 24 in Kotka, but we see no end-of-season ta­ LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS Lombard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnsido St. Finland, while he was a member pering off yet. There's still plen­ LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. > Beacon 4336 of the crew aboard the SS Char­ ty of cargo to be moved. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. les Mallory, a Waterman ship. The loading of grain which Phone 2599 11 is expected that he will be has been suspended for some To the Editor: SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. (onfined to the hospital for an­ time will get under way the latr Douglas 5475 - 8363 Many SAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon other six weeks, and according ter part of this month. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the San Juan 2-5996 to John Zereis, Deck Delegate of of the ships now carrying ore address below: SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. the SS Walter Ranger, who visit­ will then switch to the grain Phone 8-1728 ed the hospitalized Seafarer, trade. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Name Co51 shipments to this area Main 0290 Brother Hansen is a bit lonesome. Hansen asked Zereis to pass will also increase in a short time. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 the word that he'd like to receive There's not much to celebrate Street Address TOLEDO 615 Summit St. letters from some of his buddies. among the girls picketing the Garfield 2112 State. They have City WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. He added tfiat if any of the gang Glass Block store. put in at the port in Kotka, he put in a solid year on the pickTerminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. would appreciate having them etline and there is no sign of Signed Garden 8331 visit him. The address is Ylei- a settlement. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. nemsaraala Hospital, AS II, These girls deserve a real Book No. Paciflc 7824 Kotka, Finland. award of some sort. They were Duiuth Council Holds Meeting; Labor Day Celebration Planned SIU HALLS PERSONALS Brother, Hospitalized In Finiand, Asks His Friends To Write Hotice To All SIU Members i 71 �e> THE Page Sixteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 22, 1947 SlU Swings Into Action Against isthmian •\ 1 • ^ \ • • W J Sll-i Jilt :- " - I • 'I I I |i;S«s P ~ i ^ • - >- -rfii A There was plenty of spirit at the New Orleans stop work meeting on August 13. Close to 500 men came off ships in the harbor, and congregated at the Carpenters Hall. Here they heard the score, and made final arrangements to keep the strike going until victory was won. A collection was taken up, and many Brothers kicked in with folding money to defray the expenses of the strike. I ' Above is J. Pairsen, second man to contribute $20,00 to the strike fund. Many hit the hat for fives and tens, and many more staled that they yrould donate regularly until Isthmian signed an SIU agreement. When N.O. Patrolmen went aboard ships in the days following, crews took up collections for the strikers, and it began to appear that the strike would be paid for out of donations. ' I iiii m« i .f ® ...r-MXffm Baltimore pickets register for picket duty, the first step in the efficient system used by all ports in the Isthmian strike. From here they will be dispatch­ ed to regular posts, and Isthmian con't move its ships until the pickets ere taken away at the end of the strike. This galley in Baltimore is ship-shape. Before and after'standing a picket watch, men are given coffee and cakes to keep up their vitality. Everybody pitch­ es in to help, and it's no surprise to see Chief Stew­ ards washing dishes like the newest Galley Utility. Everyone has a job to do. They go to picketlines in style in Baltimore. This truck takes men to their stations, and picks up the Seafarers who are relieved. Helps the men conserve their energy for walking the picketline. This truck saw service in the General Strike, and here it is again, good as ever. ill 1.1 -Xz " ^ Members of the United Financial Employes, Local 205, march side-by-side with their SIU Brothers. They remember how the Seafarers helped them pull the pin on the N. Y. Cot­ ton Exchange, and they were happy to do what they could in picketing Isthmian's fink hiring hall. Just off picket duty, tieing-up the Steel Artisan at the foot of Columbia Street, Brooklyn, these Seafarers came back to the New York H ill looking for a place to sleep. Soon after this picture was taken, they were sound asleep on cots. Left to right, these tired Seafarers are, M. R. Armando, Steward; Ken Cann, OS; Walter Pe'erson, OS; and Frank Corio, Third Cook. The boys did a good job en their watch. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource August 22, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 34 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU WINS NINE-DAY STRIKE FORCES ISTHMIAN TO SIGN HIRING HALL AND ROTARY SHIPPING CONTRACT SEAFARES WINS SMASHING VICTORY;ISTHMIAN AGREE TO UNION HIRINGG ALL HANDS SOLIDLY BEHIND ISTHMIAN STRIKE ISTHIMAIN BEEF GETS FULL SUPPORT ONLY COMPANY IGNORES FACT ISTHMIAN SEAMEN ARE UNION NO ISTHMIAN SHIP MOVES IN ANY U.S. PORT SAN JUAN REPORTS GOOD SHIPPING;BEEFS,PERFORNERS SQUARED AWAY CALIFORNIA AFL BACKS SEAFARES, REELECTS LUNDEBERG TO OFFICE NO ISTHMIAN VESSELS IN TAMPA SO SEAFARES HEAD FOR HOT SPOTS ISTHMIAN MEN ARE TOLD THE SCORE AND ALL HIY THE BRICKS IN PHILLY NEW YORK FREE OF BEEFS,EXCEPT ONE--ISTHMIAN BOSTON SEAFARES HALT VACATIONS TO HELP OUT IN THE ITHMAIN STRIKE GREAT LAKES DISTRICT REVISING CONTRACTS ORGANIZER REPORT ON SEAFARES'DRIVE TO ORAGNIZE LAKES NON-UNION SEAMEN NOT A SEAFARES, BUT HANNA TRIPP SHOWED HIM WHAT LAKES SCORE IS THE LOG VISITS A LAKES CARRIER CANADIAN CREWMEN,RESCUED BY SEAFARES HEAR OF UNION'S MARITIME ACHIEVEMENTS DIGESTED MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS MEMBET SEES MARINE LABOR IN KEY ECONOMIC POSTION BAUXITE 'RUN-A-ROUND' MUST STOP;ACTION TO PROTECT SEAFARES URGED UNION IS SEAMEN'S VOICE SAYS CADET GROUP OFFICIAL GULF FISHERMENAFFILIATE WITH INTERNATIONAL PORT NORFOLK IS IN FINE SHAPE PLENTY OF JOBS AND NO BEEFS DULUTH COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING LABOR DAY CELEBRATION PLANNED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/22/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/497973a76ca5e25824ebf7af45975959.PDF 5e00556a2747723e97fcfead079091f6 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 15. 1947 No. 33 —Story on Page^ S Isthmian Seamen Demand Hiring Through Seafarers' Halls �•. '- • . Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Publ/sbed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 This Is It! No member of the Seafarers International Union, even after the bargaining election in the Isthmian fleet was won, expected the company to come across with a contract—not without a hard, drawn-out fight. So it is no surprise to us to see the company stalling over the issue of the Union Hiring Hall and the Rotary Shipping System. But members of the SIU know how bit­ terly other operators fought this democratic method of shipping when our Union was first starting, and we know that they were forced to agree to our demands. Isthmian is no exception, and our winning this big beef will prove it! I Men Now In The Marine Hospitals In every way the Union Negotiating Committee tried to meet Isthmian half-way. The company was told that if These are ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, it agreed to the Union Hiring Hall and the Rotary System, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers iind time hanging that other parts of the contract could be worked out. But heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Isthmian said "no" at the beginning, and continued to ing to them. %say "no" all during the course of the negotiations. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. TORRES There is no doubt that Isthmian is carrying the ball JOSEPH DENNIS C. SCHULTZ L. GROVER for all the other operators who hope to break down the J. HAMILTON C. MACON R. A. BLAKE * R. MORRISON seamen's unions. If Isthmian gets away with its fink halls, BOB WRIGHT H. BELCHER M. PERRONE then the others will demand the same privilege. JOHN MAGUIRE J. T. EDWARDS XXX Isthmian today is asking the Seafarers to go back to CHARLES BURNEY . L. BALLESTERO MOBILE HOSPITAL J. J. O'NEAL the days when a seamen went, hat in hand, to the comX X .X M. D. PENRY F. L. WANDRIE l^ny office and begged for a job. Any man who fought STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. G. HARRIS E. M. LOOPER for decent conditions was blacklisted, and he then had no JOHN RATH ARCHIE SANDY D. G. PARKER E. P. O'BRIEN way of earning a living. H. HUISMAN LEROY CLARKE P. FELICIANO J. CARROLL To this idea the SIU registers an emphatic "no.'' J. ZANADIL F. J. SCHULTZ T. J. FAITER D. P. KORALIA Approximately 96 per cent of the unlicensed Isth­ T. J. KURKI M. COLLIER WILLIAM MOORE K. C. CROWE mian seamen voted for union hiring and the rotary shipping C. E. FOSTER L. COOPER E. E. CASEY WILLIAM FAWELEY .system in the bargaining election in which the SIU was REUBEN VANCE J. P. McNEEL E. L. MEYERS recently certified. They knew what they were voting for, ^ X J. P. TASSEN J. C. KEEL and they are going to get the protection of the only sys­ GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. P. GELPI U. S. MORGAN W. BENDLE tem of shipping in which the shipowner can't pull the S. W. LESLEY R. G. VARNON G. E. LEE strings. J. A. DYKES XXX A. BELANGER J. MORRISON This is not just a struggle against the Isthmian Steam­ BALTIMORE HOSPITAL A. V. O'DANIELS D. MILLER (SUP) R. S. SINGLETARY ship Company, backed up as it is by the wealth and power ELMER BROWN XXX DELIMER COPPOCK XXX of the United States Steel Corporation. The other opera­ BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. NEPONSET HOSPITAL MURRAY PLYER tors may take this as an open door, and try to walk right in. R. BAASNER L. CLARK EDDIE MARKIN If they attempt any such trick, they will find that the J. S. CAMPBELL E. DELLAMANO MANUEL SANTIAGE W. MITCHELL membership of the SIU is prepared to fight for its hard- E. FERRER MAX FINGERHUT R. LORD J. R, HANGHEY THOMAS WADSWORTH won rights. J. BARRON C. LAN3EN WILLIAM ROSS This is an all-out fight! It's up to us to win it just as L. L. LEWIS P. MADIGAN S. Y. FOGELBERG we have every other beef we've ever taken part in. J. R. LEWIS E. JOHNSTON ANTHONY ATKIEWING �Friday. August 15, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Ties-Up All Isthmian Shipping Walkout Is 100 Percent Effective; SlU Receives Pledges Of Support From Other AFL And CIO Unions By PAUL HALL NEW YORK—^I'he threat to democratic shipping, posed by the Isthmian Steamship Company's refusal to agree to the Union Hiring Hall and the Ro­ tary Shipping System, has been met by a strike which tied-up all Isthmian ships in ports in the United States. As other ships hit ports within the continental limits of the U. S., they will also be struck. Negotiations with the company, which have been going on intermittently since the SIU was certified as collective bargaining agent for unlicensed Isthmian seamen, finally stalled when the company insisted on the right to open-shop its employes, thereby ultimately breaking down everything that organized seamen have won through diard fought struggles. Any guy with any savvy can smell something is rotten as hell when damned good Bosuns and Chief Stewards start turning down jobs in their ratings after having sailed in these jobs for years. These men didn't just suddenly decide they don't like their jobs. According to lots of these fellows themselves, there are several good reasons why they won't ship in their ratings any longer. Biggest of the reasons stems from the fact that on some scows, if a Bosun or Steward insists on some of his shipmates pitching in The Union's Negotiating on their share of the work as per contract, a few gold bricks get up Committee sent a telegram off their lead-laded rears and howl "foul." According to their screwball reasoning, a guy who tries to get to the company stating that them roiling when they aren't in the mood to cut the mustard and the issues of the Hiring Hall carry their end of the work-load isn't "a right guy." and Rotary Shipping were As many members have found out personally a "regular guy" in NEW YORK. August 14— the heart of any agreement, and the freeloaders' book is one who turns his head the other way while SIU President Harry Lundethat other portions such as wages he sloughs off and the rest of the crew have to do his work. berg today announced the and hours and conditions could Another reason for the Bosuns and Stewards growing disgust unreserved support of the be thrashed out once the company is the squawk that comes from the would-be freeloaders whenever American Federation of La­ would agree to the system of they attempt to have their gangs do a ship-shape job and bring the bor, in a telegram received NEW YORK, August 13 —A hiring which has become stand­ scow in a condition real seamen wouldn't be ashamed of. The free­ by the Headquarters Strike ard in the maritime industry. loaders then try to brand the Bosun or Steward as "company men packed special "stop - work" Committee. The telegram A deadline of 2:30 p. m., Tues­ meeting in Manhattan Center to­ for their efforts and set out to give the boys a bad time. follows: day, August 12, was set, but the day heard a report of the strike Paul Hall. SIU of NA Cooperative Spirit ^ situation to date and voted company requested more time, 51 Beaver Street and this was granted. However, That's a pretty lousy label to hang on anybody and no self- unanimously to extend the strike President Green of the respecting Seafarer can be expected to swallow that kind of crap, if the Isthmian Steamship Com­ at 6:30 the same day, the com-i AFL issued the following pany rejected the Union's de-| especially when it comes from a freeloader. We all must understand pany attempts to prolong the ac­ statement today quote: The the position of the Bosuns and Stewards, if we are to maintain a tion until the date when - the mand, and asked for another American Federation of La­ meeting Thursday, August 14. cooperative, union spirit aboard ship. Taft-Hartley Act takes effect. bor without reservation . A Steward or Bosun's job requires that they direct the work JUST STALLING The 3000 Seafarers in attend­ stands behind the Seafarers of the men in their gangs and decide who is to do what. With the ance were warned by Strike All this was just one more Int. Union of NA in their exception of a few who might overstep their bounds, these men Committee Co-chairmen Paul proof that the company had no coming fight to retain their give orders only because it's all in the day's work. Hall and Morris Weisberger that intention of granting the Union union hiring halls and other Furthermore, in order for Bosuns and Stewards to be good the company would not give in Hiring Hall and Rotary Ship­ fundamental conditions. We Union men they must also be good Bosuns and good Stewards. In on the Union Hiring Hall and ping unless forced to do so. It pledge the entire strength of fact, this follows right down the line. Wherever you find a first- the Rotary Shipping System un­ was then that the pin was pulled, seven million members of rate Union man, you'll usually find a Seafarer who is capable and less it was forced to do so, and and within a matter of hours, the American Federation of qualified for his rating. would try every trick in the picketlines had been set up Labor in this fight. Unquote. books to inject provisions of the around Isthmian ships on the Harry Lundeberg Bosses' Stooge East Coast. This was soon fol­ SIU of NA The "company man" label which shirkers and freeloaders so T-H Law into this beef. The Union Hiring Hall is lowed by a complete tie-up all indiscriminately try to hang on any guy just trying to do his job something we fought for," stat­ over the United States. is a dangerous thing. A "company man" is a bird who uses his The strike committee for the union membership as a cover up for fronting for the employer, ed Hall, "and we're damned if SIU in the Port of New York while he takes unreasonable advantage of his shipmates for his we'll give it up. If Isthmian, or consists of Paul Hall, New York any other operator, tries to take own and the bosses' benefit. Agent, Charley Tannehill, A1 He is quite often a stool pigeon who gives lip-service to his this right away from us, they'll Waterman, Teddy Babkowski. union while he whispers in the employer's ear. In short, he is any­ have to whip eveiy single one and Bobby High. For the SUP thing but a good union man and can be classed with the fink and of us first." the committee is composed of scab. How any bum can call a Bosun or a Steward a "company In addition to the many GENERAL STRIKE Morris Weisberger, New York man" simply because he's doing his job and thereby keeping his Agent, P. Rodrigues, P. Nisenen. pledges of support which have In the event that Isthmian Union in a strong bargaining position is a question all squarebeen received from both AFL Bruce Denholm, and C. Russell. continues to stall, or tries to in­ shooting Seafarers will want answered. and CIO unions, certain AFL In other ports strike commit­ voke any portion of the new Locals in New York City have tees have been elected and are "slave labor" law, the SIU is Time To Take Position been seeing to it that food is ali-eady functioning. prepared to ask all maritime The time, therefore, is right now, for the Union to start taking In all, twenty-four Isthmian being furnished to the Strike a position on this very important matter. The Chief Steward and the workers to join in a general ships are affected so far. Seven Kitchen at 51 Beaver Street. strike. Bosun, like every body else in the Union (OS, AB, Fireman, Messare in the Port of New York, six Many of these Locals assisted This would take on the same boy, etc.) have SIU books. They are entitled to all the considera­ proportions as the 1946 Gener­ in Baltimore, three in New Or­ with food in the 1946 General tion and protection given the others. Several times recently, some Messmen and Ordinaries have al Strike in which the Seafarers leans, two each in San Francisco Strike, and without a moment's come to the Hall in a hell of a sweat wanting to know if they could forced recognition of its new and Philadelphia, and one each hesitation started the ball roll­ bring charges against the Bosun or Steward on their ship for what contracts with the shipownei's in Mobile, Galveston, Houston ing as soon as the announce­ ment came that the ^lU was after the Wage Stabilization and Boston. they said was "working them from bell to bell." once again involved in all-out No .sooner had the Negotiating Board had "nixed" the wage in­ Short and simple, the answer is: "Hell, no'" Committee announced the strike strike action, Certainly no guy likes to work for a tough Steward or Bosun creases. than messages of support started | The Locals from whom assistwho insists on working the men from bell to bell. But there is a ACTION PLANNED pouring into the New York ance has been received to date way to handle guys who go off the deep end in getting the ship's The resolution, as approved by Headquarters. are: work done. Where they go to extremes in hardtiming a crew, the the membership, is as follows: From the Masters, Mates, and men have a right to present their case to shoreside meetings .and ask Joe Deckei; and Phil Shapiro. The SIU-SUP will declare as Pilots, came the following tele­ the membership to prevent the offenders from shipping. Local 60. Delicatessen and hot" any vessel which is re­ gram: The shipowners have not given up the hope that they might Restaurajit Workers. allocated from Isthmian to any Wired all- off-shore locals one day hire nothing but non-union Bosuns and Stewards. They other operator as long as the quote: Seafarers International Ross Siegel. continually squawk that when the Union ships these two key ratings strike lasts. Any vessel belong­ Local IS. Hotel and Restaur­ Union of North America on off the Board from the Hall, they do not get men who are able to ing to any company which hauls ant Workers. strike against Isthmian Steam­ get the crew to work properly. any re-allocated Isthmian cargo ship Company effective mid­ Joseph Belsky. The quickest way for us to help the shipowner in this argu­ ment is for the officials or the membership to lead anyone to be­ shall be declai-ed as "hot" and night, August 12. Imperative Local 234. Butcher Workers. lieve these men do not have the right to run their gangs within the struck in the same manner as you cooperate without jeopar­ Eugene Kennedy. Isthmian vessels. dizing agreement. Refuse to limits of our agreement and union working rules. Local 1500. Retail Food The SIU-SUP shall upon the sail vessels manned by non­ At the present time the straightening out of this matter is of Clerks. first attempt by any person or union crews. Request clear­ vital concern to the SIU. It should be discussed thoroughly at A. Silverstein. your shipboard meetings. If you have an opinion on the matter— persons to inject into this dis­ ance for safety watches. E. W. Higginbotham, Pres. Cooks' and Countermen's send it to the LOG. Let's get rolling and square this issue up— pute between the United States Union. but quick. {Continued on Page If) (Continued on Page 4) N.Y. Meet Maps Beef Extension Pres. Green Pledges Full AFL Support AFL Unions Furnish Food �THE SEAFARERS ' Page Four i Friday. August 15. 1947 LOG Isthmian Strike 100% Effective (Continued from Page }) The following message was re ceived from the Radio Officers Union: Many thanks your telegram this date. Radio Officers Union offers you and your men full cooperation and 100 per cent support for your victory. Your picketlines will be respected by our members. Let us know if we can be of any assistance. Fred M. Howe, General Sec. The Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers, pledged its support in a telegram .from V. J. Malone, President: The Marine Firemens Union wholeheartedly endorses your strike against the Isthmian Steamship Company and Head­ quarters and all Branches will respect and support your pick­ etlines without qualification. The New York Branch of the MFOWW reiterated Malone's sen­ timents: At a special meeting at 3 p. m. August 13, the New York Branch of the Mai'ine Fire­ men's Union went on record to i-espect SIU picketlines and to support your strike against Isthmian Steamship Lines. Signed by Ferdinand C. Smith, M. Hedley Stone, Chester Young, and Jack Lawrenson, the Nation­ al Maritime Union also sent a message of support: The officials of the National Maritime, Union of America, CIO, wish to advise the officials and membership of the Sea­ farers International Union, AFL, that the NMU will give full support and cooperation to your effort to secure a signed contract from the Isthmian Steamship Corporation. The record of this anti-labor outfit is well known and your fight on this question is our fight. During this uncertain period many complications may arise in the situation. May we sug­ gest therefore that a meeting be arranged between your of­ ficials and the officials of the NMU so that all problems may be worked out in such a way as to permit us to give you the most effective support in mak­ ing your strike successful. UFE RECIPROCATES The appreciation of the United Financial Employes, was shown by the following wire: We all know how much the SIU helped us in the past. You can depend on 100 per cent co­ operation. Call on us for any­ thing. M. David Keefe, Pres., Local 205, UFE. International support and co­ operation was promised in a wire from James Scott, of the British Seamen's Union: We are with you 100 per cent. Let us know if there is anything we can do to make your action even more suc­ cessful. The Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards also pledged assistance in the following message: Test of the Taft-Hartley Law attempt to outlaw Hiring Hall ^pd notary Shipping -import­ ant to all maritime . unions. MCS pledges full' support in your strike action against Isth­ mian SS Company. We are ready and willing to give any and all assistance to your strike committee in aiding your strug­ gle. With full support of all labor, victory must be yom-s. Nathan Jacobson, Sec.-Treasurer. On the second day of the strike, food and coffee already was be­ ing served on the picketlines, and arrangements were completed for feeding and housing the Isthmian men who left their ships. Honors for being the first men to pile off went to A1 Water­ man, who came off the Rider Vic­ tory, and Norman Lindsey, who took his baggage off the Harold I Pratt. The entire crew of the Richard Alvey reported to the New York Hall a few hours after the strike started. They turned in for a little shut-eye, and by early morning were sarting for the picketlines to relieve the night watch. By J. P. SHULER Secretary-Treasurer Contracts and Negotiations Since the last regular meeting, the following companies have signed the standard SIU agree­ ment, which will be in effect un­ til July 30, 1948: Waterman Steamship Company, Mississippi Shipping Company, Arnold Bernstein Shipping Company and Ponce Cement Corporation. Sometime ago. Ponce Cement Company notified the Union they wished to terminate the agree­ ment on September 30, 1947. Last week, when the ship was in Philadelphia, they were pre­ sented with an agreement which they signed after economic pres­ sure had been used. The story of this action was carried in the last week's issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. The Negotiating Committee met with the following compan­ ies- during the past week: Am­ erican-Eastern Steamship Com­ pany, Illinois-Atlantic Stearnship Company, Overlakes Freight Corporation and Newtex Steam­ ship Company. All of these com­ panies have agreed to go for tlie standard contract and they should all be signed up by the end of this week. In addition, Calmar and Ore Lines, St. - Lawrence Navigation Company, Crosby Steamship Company, and Moran Towing Company have been contacted and negotiations will be held soon with these companies. The Negotiating Committee met with Isthmian Steamship Company on Thursday, August 7, 1947. The Company's propos­ als and attitude was unsatisfac­ tory to your Union Negotiating Committee and by the time this The Patrolmen Say.. SIU-MM&P Cooperation NEW YORK —It was Matetrouble that took Pati'olman Artie Shea of the MM&P and myself down to the Robin Grey this week. The Grey, a converted C-3, had stopped in Baltimore where she picked up six men for the Deck Departmerft and then had proceeded here. When we hit the ship, several members of the Deck Depart­ ment submited a list of griev­ ances against the Mate, and ask­ ed that he be removed from the ship by job action, if necessary. Shea and I got the men and the Mate together in the messroom and thrashed the matter out. The men were primarily burned up over some of the Mate's practices pertaining to work aboard ship. We took their grievances up one by one. Unfortunately, the men had not done too good a job of drawing up the charges, pri­ marily due to the fact that they lacked knowledge of just what a Mate's duties are. STAND TO COLLECT Our contracts state that when licensed personnel work on deck, the work done will be paid the unlicensed personnel responsible for the work. The men in this case had nothing to worry about, for no matter how much work the Mate performed they stood to collect. The charge that the Mate was telling the Bosun what to do could not stand up very well, as it is the Mate's job to pass along orders to the Bosun, and he in turn will pass them to the men. If he orders them to do some­ thing that is out of order, it is not their job to refuse to do the work or raise a lot of objections. They should keep a record of the work done and turn it over to the shoreside representatives who will handle the beef for the crew. He is there to do just such work and he will go all the way to gain a satisfactory settlement of any dispute. The men were dissatisfied with: the Mgte of the Grey and \. I'll admit that he wasn't top of­ Whoa, Nellie ficer timber, but the charges NORFOLK—We don't like the weren't quite concrete enough to Taft-Hartley Bill and we will justify pulling him off. very probably kick it out, but Pulling him off wouldn't have up to the time we do there is been difficult; in fact, the job I no need of sitting around mop­ could have been done without ing and moaning about what it tying the ship up. The MM&P, is taking away from us. like us, is anxious to see that That is the defeatist attitude. harmony exists between the SIU brothers are not defeatists MM&P and the SIU, and if it is but militant, fighting seamen found that a man is fouling up or performing, they will pull him who want a square deal and are off just as we do with SIU per­ willing to give a square deal. There is no room in the grand­ formers. est maritime Union in the world OUT ON TRIAL for any other type. After a lengthy discussion with So let's gird the old armor the crew, it was agreed that the and start the fight by cleaning Mate would continue, aboard. If out of our own house any book at the end of the trip, it is found or permit carrier who brings the that he is a menace to the crew Union into ill-repute by their and the ship, the MM&P will non-conformance with our Con­ take action. They are out to pro­ stitution and working rules, so, tect their membership, too, but "Performers Beware." a phony is quickly dealt with. There have been over 850,000 Job actions are a part of the sets of seamen's papers issued. SIU program to better conditions on our ships, but in a case like Today, the outlook for seamen's this job action is not liecessary jobs when things settle down is The MM&P and the SIU, to­ 50,000. That means that, in gether, can take care of per­ round numbers, 800,000 men formers whether they be from holding seamen's papers are go­ the foc'sle or topside, and they can be removed without the ing to have to grub around for a manual on the care and feed­ least bit of trouble. The important thing, however, ing of livestock and the best is to have specific and concrete time to plough—Giddap ! charges against the man. If so, Ben Rees the case is easy. Ray Gonzales % % X Credit To SIU PHILADELPHIA—One of the cleanest ships and cleanest pay­ offs I have since I've been pa­ trolman in Philadelphia was on Saturday, August 9, on the SS Thomas B. Reed. There was a nice gang aboard in all three Departments and everything topside was okay. It was really a pleasure to payoff a ship like this, a real credit to the SIU. Of the fines imposed upon crewmembers for sanitation, etc., the sum of $20.00 was collected and turned over to ine for qur Brothers, in the marine hospitals. E. Tilley is read, there will probably be further results to give to the membership. Television The membership went on rec­ ord at the last regular meeting to buy a television set for the New York Branch. Several rep­ resentatives from different tele­ vision companies have submitted bids. It is hereby recommended that a committee be elected here tonight to make recommenda­ tions as to buying a television set. Ships' Libraries Sometime ago, the membership went on record to put aboard all SIU ships bound editions of the SEAFARERS LOG and that the cost of binding and mailing will be covered by a charge of $10 to each crew. A number of these bound editions have been sent to SIU Branches where they will be put aboard the ships. Ships' crews should see that this gear is taken care of so that the next crew coming aboard will derive the same benefits. Membership Admittance The membership has gone on record to open the books for new members under certain con­ ditions. There has been some confusion among the permit men who think that the books are open for everyone with no re­ strictions. The Headquarters Of­ fices are preparing a set of in­ structions and rules under which membership admittance is to be governed. This will be available to the membership shortly. Finances It was i-eported by the Phila­ delphia Agent that sometime be­ tween 5 P.M. Saturday, August 2, and 8 a.m. Monday, August 4, that the Philadelphia Hall was broken into and that the follow­ ing was missing: Button Money, $6.00; Money for Stewpot, $16.00; Receipts, $327.80; Totaling $349.80. The bonding company has been notified of this loss. At the last regular meeting, there was a motion made to have the Quarterly Financial Commit­ tee elected at a special meeting. Since that time, negotiations and other Union business has kept everyone busy. Therefore, it is recommended that a paid com­ mittee be elected here tonight to audit the report. Keep Her Steady As She Goes We ell know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1. Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a. ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take ttme off unless you are authorized by the de­ partment head. 6. Study your contracts and shipping rules, and know your Union's constitution and by-laws. �Fridar' August 15, 1947 THE SEA FARER 8 LO G Page Fivff Weather Is Hot In Galveston— And So Is The Shipping Situation By KEITH ALSOP Full Book Men Can Ship Anytime They Want To From Port Tampa NO NEWS?? By SONNY SIMMONS Silence Ihis week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: Some of the boys go out fish­ TAMPA—At the present time we have the SS Haiti Victory, ing with the Patrolmen. Their Waterman, in prtrt, with another luck has been good and they BOSTON Watermar V^ntory due tomorrow. have caught some nice messes of SAN FRANCISCO We aL e the SS Dorothy fish at times. Lately, however, BUFFALO and SS Mc .lere for Bull Lines, it has rained so much that the CLEVELAND with the SS Edith in Boca lakes look like oceans. DULUTH This Port is about the best Grande. Each of these ships calls for place in the Gulf to spend a SAN JUAN a few replacements, and we month on the beach—that is, if a ASHTABULA sometimes ship several men in man doesn't drink. A guy can MILWAUKEE the Deck and Engine Depart­ swim and fish for nothing, and JACKSONVILLE rooms are fairly cheap. ments of the SS Florida. SAVANNAH Fishing and hunting are good The Patrolman made the Flor­ ida this week and, except for a ways to relax if you ask me, MOBILE small beef on overtime in the and although I don't belong to The creadline for port re­ Deck Department, everything the Chamber of Commerce, I'll ports, monies due, etc., ii was okay. The beef was settled give you the glad-hand anytime without too much trouble, and you show up here. the Monday preceeding pub­ The carpenters here are having everybody's happy. lication. While every effort Due to the efficiency of the a bit of trouble now. They are will be made to use in the Delegates, beefs on the Florida negotiating a wage raise, and current issue material re­ ere being held to a minimum. things have not gone favorably ceived after that date, space Any Full Book man can get a for them so far. Maybe by the time this article job on that vessel most any time, commitments generally do since there are some men on her appears in print, everything will not permit us to do so. who want to get off whenever liave been ironed out satisfac­ we can get replacements for torily. them. The Skipper of the Florida, Captain Harrington, died last week, and his place has been taken by Chief Mate Donovan. Of course, this set-up is liable to change at any time. By HERBERT JANSEN weeks while the boys take their News just came through that vacation. Nice time for a vaca­ Waterman has two ships due in CHICAGO—Shipping has pick­ tion with the Chicago thermo­ next week to load phosphate for ed up considerably during the meters hitting 100 in the shade! Japan. We get one of those ves- week with a total of fifty-seven Paying the Windy City recent selis abbut every ten days, and shipped as follows: 3 Wheels­ visits were the Browning ships, although they crew in other ports, men, 9 ABs, 4 OS, 16 Firemen, SS Sultana and SS Penobscot. we get calls for several replace­ 5 Coalpassers, 3 Lookouts and 17 Both vessels loaded grain for ments before sailing time. Some­ Stewards Department personnel. Buffalo. According to all re­ times we even get a call for a The SS Michigan finally crew- ports, this should be a bumper full crew. ed up, and "will make her first year for grain on the Lakes, es­ Brother Baldy Bollinger paid trip on the 11th (Monday). She pecially so since the railroads off here last week and paid a will start first on the Calumet are short so many cars. month's dues. He says that if Pai-k fill in, and when this job HALF WAY MARK Bull Sheppard finds out, he will is completed will start immedi­ Now that the season on the have a hard time when he gets ately on the Chicago airfield pro­ Great Lakes has passed the half back to New Orleans. ject. way mark, it's time to note the Brother Tex Suit came through It is expected that the air­ progress made by the SIU's or­ on a Waterman Victory, and field job will lafet for a year, and ganizing drivfe in this cohiparasends his regards to all. then the Michigan will shift to tively short time. So far, it's Nevin Ellis, Ralph Seckinger, another fill job. been very good. Chris Hansen, Papa Williams and Lakes seamen are making up Crewmembers of the SS Gil­ his son Johnny, Bill Arnold, and A1 Driver, are some of the old- bert are happy to start their their minds that they want rep­ timers on the beach now. A1 is vacation during this hot weather. resentation by a union which for their rights and spending a few weeks here with The yards are pretty well filled, will fight those of all seamen. and so she's laid up for two his wife taking it easy. GALVESTON — Things are really hot down here in this Gulf port—I mean the weather. The heat has been terrific here the past week and it has been all I could do to restrain myself from taking a nice long swim in the cool waters of the Gulf. The tropical weather wasn't content just to give us the full effect of the sun's rays; it let loose with a little of its power over Corpus Christi. Fortunately not much damage was done. Another thing that was hot down here was the crew of the Franklin K. Lane, Waterman scow. She hit in here Saturday night and stopped the wages for the men that were getting off, even though she was not paying off until Monday. The telephone wires burned, I burned up the road down to the ship, and the Captain sizzled a bit when I collared him. Con­ clusion: The Captain agreed to pay the wages due for Sunday, but lamely blamed the incident on the Army, bunch of scabs who started working the ship. The crew called the Hall and once more the old rattler tore dovrn the road with me at the wheel and Patrolman Wilburn gripping the seat. We found the ship and spoke to the Captain, getting him to agree to sail the ship short of her cargo. With the ship gone the scabs stuck their tails be­ tween their legs and went back into their holes. Back at the Hall, shipping is keeping up a steady pace with most departments sailing .shorthanded. We've had a good number of ships in port this wx'ek, among them the Walter Colton, Zebolin Pike. J. Hoban and N. Web­ ster, all Waterman, John Bur- UET^ riND Ui A Nice COOL fiOLEf ^ SCABS COME OUT The only other disturbance worth reporting was aboard the George Gershwin, Alcoa Steam­ ship, tied up in Freeport, Texas. There an ILA strike was called, and out of their holes came a gess. South Atlantic; Fort Ral­ eigh. Pacific Tankers, and E. S. Cobb, Soui.il Atlantic. There are also several SUP ships tied up here. In transit, we welcomed the May, Bull Lines, and the Del They know that at the pres­ Monte. Mississippi. There were ent time with the passage, of the a few minor beefs on these Taft-Hartley Act, unorganized ships but nothing that delayed labor is going to have a harder them or caused any difficulty. time than ever to protect itself. ACCORDING TO PLAN In addition, these men know Organizing efforts are still go­ that the SIU will fight to the last ditch against any and all anti- ing strong down here. I've been labor legislation that the Was'h- hitting the Cities Service ships ington bureaucrats and big- regularly and Johnny 'Ward is business-paid legislators are try­ busy in the Lake Charles re­ ing to cram down the throats of gion with the same mission. It looks good from vrhere I the American working people. sit, and time, I'm sure, will bear Neither the NMU nor the LSU enters the picture as far as the me out. What was once a gashound's average unoi'ganized Lakes sea­ man is concerned. They realize paradise is now on the straight that the NMU is fiinshed on the and narrow. I don't mean the Lakes' as a result of being torn WCTU girls have taken over, wide open from dissension, com­ but we haven't had any of the mie control and the political am­ trouble that plagued this area not so long ago. bitions of their misleadere. The membership has done an As for the LSU, Lakes sea­ men laugh at it as a wholcly excellent job of putting our Gal­ controlled, company stooge out­ veston house in order. At the moment, with shipping fit. However, they don't dis­ like it is, there aren't any oldcount tlie. danger of a sell-out timers here on the beach; in outfit like the LSU. Behind the scenes, this phony, fact, there aren't any youngso-called union is fully prepared timers around, either, with ship­ to make any kind of a deal with ping going so good. That is, unless they are in' the operators. After all, who some hidden ginmill a r o an d pays their freight? Only a strong, militant Union town that the Dispatcher ha.sri't like the SIU with the full sup­ gotten • wind of yet. port and backing of the AFL and the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, plus the strength of 91,000 members in the five auton­ omous Districts of the SIU, can If your requisition is cut, withstand the attacks of the re­ or if the food is not up to par. actionaries against our gains. notify all three Delegates at "With the "hate-labor" boys in once so that the ship will not the driver's seat in Congress you sail until the matter has been can expect every trick in the straightened out. book, plus some new ones, to It is the responsibility of be tossed at the workers in the the Steward to check the U.S. store's before the ship sails, Only through the strength and and any complaints made far solidarity of the SIU can mari­ at- sea won't do the crew any time labor win through, and pre­ good if they have to eat short vent the return of the vicious rations poor food. slave labor days for the seamen. SHI Organizing Drive Meeting With Good Response As Great Lakes Season Passes The Half-Way Mark All Remains Quiet On The Baltimore Waterfront By WM. (CURLY) RENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping in this port continues at a reduced pace. With shipyard workers still on strike here, vessels need­ ing repairs are bypassing the port and are heading for stops where the work can be done. This skipping of Baltimore has caused payoffs to shrink quite « bit, and this fact isn't making the boys on the beach waiting for ships very happy. Action on a beef existing on a ship that hit port last Friday averted a situation in which the Coast Guard might have been called in. If we hadn't been successful, it might have meant the first lime the boys in blue figured in one of our beefs since the new set-up for Coast Guard districts and hearing units was inaugu­ rated. The Captain of the ship was convinced that the Coast Guard wasn't really what he wanted. In addition, all logs against crewmembers were dropped. Insofar as we are conceined, there is very little for the Coast Guard to do down here. All is very quiet in this port, in spite of the large number of men on the beach. There has been no trouble with gashounds and performers since the mem­ bership started on the campaign to keep them quiet. Only activity of any account goes on when the hot weather has the boys blowing foam off their brew, but they're not blow­ ing their tops over it. Last Friday I took a run up to New York for a weekend huddle with the boys at Headquarters, where we hashed over the im­ portant Isthmian situation. More time has been spent in getting this company in tow than was put in on construction of the Empire State Building—thanks to the NMU and other obstacles. But no one can stop us now. Once again, I want to urge those members who have bag­ gage in this Hall to drop in and haul it away. Six years is long enough for any seabag to be in cold storage. In about four weeks we're go­ ing to comb out the pile and do­ nate the bulk of it to charity or­ ganizations. So, come and get it! Chief Stewards �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Patrolman Sings Loud Praises For The Good snip J.M. Harlon NEW ORLEANS—When a PaClaude Hayes was Bosun, and trolman pays off a ship like the that is the reason the ship lookJ. M. Harlon, Waterman, he ed so good. Claude knows how wants every members of the Sea- to work men and they enjoy farers to know about it. ' working for him. Brother Duke Hall and I were Yes sir, it sure is a pleasure assigned to the payoff and every- to go aboard a ship and find a thing seemed to start out wrong, contented crew like this or' The ship was at anchor down Every man on the ship d at the point, and when I drove everything m his power to make up on the levee to park, one a home with the exception of side caved in pulling the car u 4. a 40 An degree 11..+ over 4.to about list. , This boy . h^d T the wrong ,, , idea We were really high and dry. j-bont going to sea. Yon know, Duke then went out on the ship bb" ' ^ V"' = ^ "P" f l.""" and I ealled a wrecker to get bought the world owed him a living. the heap back on an even keel. This guy was something like I got out to the Harlon about the grasshopper; he thought that an hour after Duke and as soon le was doing the Union and the as I stepped off the gangway, I j-ompany a favor by just being had to slow down and look the ship over. She was the cleanest anything as long as he could ship I have been aboard m many gg^gpe it. a month. - I Everything was painted and aU ^NLY BLOT ON RECORD gear neatly stowed. The messWell, the outcome was that room was spoUess. i^he Old Man finally had to log The crew was as responsible him; the only log on the ship, for this just as much as the This didn't do much good so messboy. They had washed cups as soon as they were through with them, and the cold lunch had been immediately returned to the box after use. Nothing had been left lying around. Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc„ which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. Friday; August 15, 1947 Passes Needed For Bremen Shore Leave Through a recent action by the American Military Government in Bremen, Germany, it is now necessary for merchant seamen to gain passes for shore leave in that port. The passes are issued by the skipper of the ship and are necessary to avoid being picked up and detained. Pick up your pass before go­ ing ashore, and check it for cor­ rectness of your name and the name of the ship. CSUSeamen Long Duped By Commie Leaders By GENE MARKET While the battle goes on in the chambers of the United Nations and on actual battle­ grounds in Europe and Asia, the communist party in Canada con­ tinues with its work of gaining sti'onghold in Canada's labor movement. In these unions which they control, the Canadian Seamen's Union being one of the most important, the rank and file is innocently aiding the communist program of death to democracy and the trade union movement. No one can deny that the top officials of the CSU are servile to the commie doctrine. These men are the traitors to all we have fought for. They want Stalin's program and, altogether they work in the trade union movement with high sounding phrases, they seek the end of the trade imion move­ ment — what mockery. Many seamen who made the Murmansk run can tell stories of the "trade unions" of Russia. Canadian seamen who remember the double dealing of the commie lackeys during the war years have seen it. They remember the cries for second front spon­ sored by seamen's dues. NO BEEFS? Well, Duke had all the books collected so I got the Delegates together to check on the beefs, but I was mistaken—there wasn't a single beef on the ship, in spite of the fact that she had been out three months to the Far East. Old Man turned him over I soon found out why she was ^^e steamboat inspector • as such a good ship, when the crew ^o sail on American ships, started drifting in the messroom. j believe in this kind of Blackie Gardner was the Deck business, but the crew said the Engineer and the Chief and First character deserved anything the Assistant were promising Blackie old Man did to him, so I guess everything from yens to a quart .^hey know what is what, of their best stock if he would yes sir, give us more ships make another trip. It was no ij^e the J. M. Harlon. It was use, however, for Blackie was in ^ pleasure to take care of her. DEMANDS STALLEp pretty much of a hurry to get Before I sign off, all of you Today, these men are still busy to Mobile. 'fellows who want to make the with Stalin's business. While Joe Slim Patterson was the Deck jQod runs and enjoy the City of Rank-and-Filer of the CSU Delegate and had done a sweU cities while you are deciding humbly pays his dues and won­ job. Everyone liked Slim, and which trip to make, come on ders if he will get a ship, his said he could keep their over- down to old New Orleans and officials are using up good union time for them on any trip they see us. Johnny Johnston time passing resolution on Franco happen to be shipmates. Joe Harvey was Messman for the crew; according to the crew he was one of the best. Surtz, an SUP member, was Steward. By JOE SHIMA umbia Shipmate" rather en­ For him the gang had nothing lightening. It was crammed with TOLEDO — Recently, looking but praise for his fine work. thrilling and interesting stories over a copy of the "Columbia F. C. "Smoke" Harrington was about the color of John Doe's the Night Cook and Baker. From Shipmate," July issue (a pater- hair and the new ties that Joe what the boys told me, the rolls na^istic paper put out by the Blow has been wearing lately. and pies that "Smoke" rigged up Columbia Transportation ComIn addition to the above en­ just melted in their mouths. | we found a couple of picumerated thrillers, we were driv­ Oh yes, don't let me forget page referring en almost breathless to read to mention "Peg Leg" Andy An"popular" and "genial" about wedding bells for several derson, who was Oiler on the ^^e SS Miller. lads, as well as an exciting 12-4 watch. It seems that old ^ particuepisode concerning how thrilled Andy would clean up and shave question the Columbia seamen were to after the morning watch, and ^nown as a man who works be wearing their new white cov­ then head for the galley to cook after 5 P.M. and beeralls with the company's name himself a little special breakfast. ^ A.M. without the pay­ on the back. ment of overtime. 'EVENING IN PARIS" We searched and searched What does he work them at? "Smoke" said he knew he was Chipping and painting while at through the pages of this pleas­ coming before he got around to t)ie dock and when the vessel is ant little monthly gossip sheet, the galley passageway. His sweet not shifting, but nowhere did we find any­ smelling shaving lotion preceedThe two pictures referred to thing concerning the open-shop ed him everywhere. I show this Mate in front of his conditions on the Columbia ships, ^ ' When the Third Cook got sick Muskegon home, captioned "Paid and the lack of any overtime and had to go to the hospital. For," and the other is a loung- payment for jobs which are con­ Walt, the bull Wiper, swapped ing shot captioned "Solid Com- sidered penalty jobs on SIU his dirty dungarees for some fort." ships. clean whites and took over The thought comes to mind Yes, it's very nice to have a where the Third Cook left off. as whether the men who did all considerate employer who spends Now the gang wants to know the work without overtime pay his money so prodigiously print­ why he doesn't go up and get a didn't pay ^ for this Mate's com- ing a nice little eight page Cook's rating — they all daim fortable home. Just an idle glossy monthly paper filled with they'd gladly eat his food OQ thought! interesting tidbits and spicy lit­ another trip. j We found the rest of the "Col- tle news items. or Tito; all the time stalling the demands of the membership for honest representation and good contracts. A good part of this money flows into the coffers of the Labor Progressive Party (communist party of Canada). Rank and filers of the CSU are getting a trouncing from the labor hating Canadian Steam­ ship lines and their cohorts be­ cause the CSU, weakened and bled by the political termites, is in no position to fight back. The democratic labor unions of both Canada and the United States have renounced the com­ munists and exposed them. Their miserable record speaks for it­ self. In the political field, the fallacy of their misfit ideology is very well proven. Since the initial organizing of the communist party in Canada in 1926, not one piece of legis­ lation favorable to labor has been put on the statute books through their efforts. HAVE ACHIEVED NOTHING fertile ground for the reception of the seeds of the communist program. Picture the shallowness of these rats as they strive to martyrize themselves on behalf of the seamen. Protesting with useless tele­ grams and sending long winded resolutions to the world in gen­ eral is the extent of their union activities. Trade unionism will gain noth­ ing from such protests and plead­ ings. The one and only way to win respect from the lords of industry is to hit them where it hurts. Stop the wheels of pro­ duction — the source of profit— and the shipowners wili start to worry. Do the commies use job action and work stoppages to win their beefs? The answer is clearly re­ corded in their miserable record. If a work stoppage is in the best interests of Joe Stalin's In­ ternational designs, then the commies will pull one. As an example, the Canadian Lakes strike came at a time when the Russians were trying hard to convince the world that their demands in Europe must be met. They tried to scare the democracies into making con­ cessions by showing their strength in the labor movement of Canada. A long procession of soap box protests, hunger marches and sham dramas has availed the workers nothing. In the trade union movement, their history is one of sell-outs and sabotage. The communist philosophy, forced on the rank and filers of NO GOOD FOR JOE the CSU by the communist lead­ ership, is destined to prolong The CSU, being part of the bad working conditions on Can- communist web, subserviently adian ships, so as to foster a I followed Stalin's orders. When revolutionary spirit in the minds the Canadian Steamship Lines of dissatisfied seamen, and make bucked the CSU contracts just recently, it was not to Joe's ad­ vantage to strike, so nothing was done about it more than tp beg the government for aibitWe even worked the "Ship­ tration. mate's" crossword puzzle, and This is the type of leader­ looked with interest at the car­ ship that the Canadian seamen toons about "Wrong-way Jack" have. and "Right-way Jim." We even CSU members, wake up and waded through the numerous smash the communist yoke that humorous anecdotes and snazzy threatens to throttie you! Trade sayings, but still we found no­ unions are no place for these thing about what Columbia was fakers. going to do to improve their With these leeches in the sad­ wages, hours and overtime pay­ dle, your union will be smashed. ments. They are too firmly embedded to Yes, the "Columbia Shipmate" remove. Your only wise move is a nice little innocuous paper, is to quit, and take membership but we'll stick to the SEAFAR­ in the Seafarers International ERS LOG. There you read not Union. only new items by and about American seamen are your the members, but you read brothers and offer you a helping about conditions aboard the hand. Take it and build your­ ships, new contracts signed, selves a powerful Canadian dis­ beefs settled, breakdown of antitrict of the SIU. labor legislation like the TaftHartley Act, and items of inter­ est to all seafaring men. Golumbia Tells Men All—Except How To Get Raise Join the SIU today, and be­ come a part of the greatest Union on the waterfront. Be­ come a part of the 91,000 SIU Brothers and Sisters fighting for the best contracts, wages, hours, overtime, working and living conditions in the marine indus­ try. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. �FtfiHar. AugusMS, 1947t TmE SEJfFARBHS EOG NEW TYPE COKE MACHINE New York Patrolman Turns Racket-Buster; Another Good Thing Goes Down The Drain By JOE ALGINA Here is where you can buy a coke in the Norfolk Hall. Left to right. James Bullock. Dispatcher. James Cobb, janitor, an unidentified old timer, and Frank Mitchell. Brother Cobb runs the coke concession, and the stand was built for him by Mitchell. Norfolk may lack the modern conveniences, but the cokes are just as cold this way. X Coal Shipments To Europe Keep Norfolk Busy By RAY WHITE Page SeVev NEW YORK — If I stayed up every night racking my brain for new schemes and rackets, I'd still have to take a back seat to the many schemes dreamed up by some of the steamsl. n companies. How they do it I'll never know, but out of the minds of company officials come some of the strangest and fantastic plans to beat a working stiff out of a buck. Late.st bouquet or rather, brick bat, goes to Eastern Steamship Company. They found a new twist and were all set to give it full play until we got wind of it. Aboard their ships the Watch­ men are given a badge, brassard and hat band to identify them. At the conclusion of a trip this week, the Watchman on the Evangeline decided to payoff and in so doing he turned his para­ phernalia in to the companj'. The company was ready for him. They took the trappings and then deducted ,$14 from his pay for the articles. They figured he would take it with­ out a squak, but he didn't. In­ stead, he came to the Hall and gave his beef to Patrolman Drawdy. Together, they went down to the ship and contacted the com­ pany officials responsible. The boys of Eastern expressed amaze­ ment that man could be so brash as to expect a return of his cabbage. After all, they stated, "The man has used the articles, so he has to pay for them." Patrolman Drawdy then ex­ plained to them that, if he had mutilated or lost the items, it would be the company's right to bill the man; but how could they charge $14 for stuff not wortha two dollar bill and then keep the items on top of it. All they had to do was re­ issue the articles to the next Watchman and collect another $14. In a short time, these arti­ cles would bring in hundreds of dollars, just for their use. When the company saw that their petty racket was exposed, they went kind of limp and re­ turned the man's dough. This put an end to the funnybusiness, thanks to racket-buster Drawdy. Hey, bud, wanna bor­ row my hat for a month? Only cost you $14. Shipping has taken a turn for the bettei- up here. Waterman has put in operation several ships that were laid up, which accounts for quite a few jobs. DELIVERY CREW RETURNS The crew of the USSR Victory, one of the vessels of the India Steamship Company, paid off in New York this week after de­ livering the ship to the Indian Government. The company tried to pull a few fast ones, being new to the SIU. but the crew got everything coming to them. They had an easy trip back, as they flew most of the way. Here are a few items that I want to call to the attention of the membership, IVhen writing for information, to the LOG or in any correspon­ dence to the Union, give the name of the ship and by aU means the name of the company. These ships change around so much that it is sometimes dif­ ficult to trace the company under which the ship was at the time. Another thing, monej' sent to Headquarters for dues or as­ sessments should be sent to the Seafarers International LTnion, 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, and not to any individual or Patrol­ man. NORFOLK — Unlike some of the ports along the coast, Nor­ folk is still in the throes of a heavy shipping boom with men going out of here daily in large numbers. Indicative of the fast pace of shipping here is the fact that the Dispatcher shipped over 350 men last week. Reason for the rush on Nor­ folk is the heavy shipments of coal to Europe. Getting ready for the coming European winter the coal is being put aboard the Peri of the crew of the USSR Victory, which was delivered to India. See Joe Algina's column ships in large quantities and it on this page. Left to right. Patrolman Ray Gonzales, Chief Cook D. R. Hightower, W. T. Bruce This makes for more accuracy looks like it will continue for and A. J. Marcet. Jr. Engineers. W. E. Bigham. DM. Jack Potter. FWT, and Patrolman Jimmy and quicker handling of the pay­ a while. ment. Sheehan. Ray and Jimmy handled this beef for the crew. The large number of ships in transit that "have been passing through- here during the past months has dropped off a little, but no one here is worried, as By EDDIE HIGDON Company tanker, the Mobiloil, we expect plenty of ships in We seem to be having a little down and there was enough for collided with an oil barge oper­ difficulty with some of our op­ about 51 days if the supplies transit during the coming weeks. PHILADELPHIA—Ships bear­ In other words,.the Port of Nor­ ing ammonium nitrate, the sub­ ated by the Independent Pier erators these days. In most in­ were stretched real thin. How­ Company, of Philadelphia at the stances, all of the operators have ever, as far as we were concern­ folk is doing nicely. stance held responsible for the oil company docks at Paulsboro. Brokers here instead of their ed, they only had 37 days stores recent death dealing explosions THREE-CORNERED 'RACE N.J. aboard. own offices. The '.payoffs in this port last at Texas City, Texas, and Brest, The oil from the barge spread We were able to get the equiv­ So when a man pays off in week were mostly Ships of Bern­ France, are being classified as into the channel across the river alent of 60 days stores aboard the Gulf and comes back here stein Steamship Company and "explosive carriers" and are bar­ from southwest Philly. The colaccording to our figures. Even where he originally signs articles, Overtakes. It seems that they red from docking at piers along the Captain, Mates and Engineers he has to wait at least 10 days have quite a chunk of the coal Philadelphia's waterfronts. were ready to back up the crew to two weeks before he can run, although South Atlantic is The ban was enforced as a in this beef. collect his two days subsistence result of a directive issued by strongly in the race, too. and wages as per the agreement. 56€.... one Believe it or not, a certain At the moment, there are no the Third District Coast Guard HMM.OAfeBAS ship came into port recently and The brokers claim that they beefs pending on the ships in Commandant in New York, OFPOTAt&CS the Bos'n had a frigidaire in his connot paj' this money until the port. All the ships have been which includes this territory. — HMMM... room. He also had 50 cases of BMOOGH R* companies in question authorize covered, so we'll have to wait Maritime records disclosed that beer which was bought by a I them to do so: however, they are for new arrivals if we want to none of the nitrate has been Mo/VTHS ; vei-y lax in giving authorization tarpaulin muster and, again, be­ handle anything in the beef de­ loaded or unloaded here, but to their brokers and the con­ lieve it or not, there was not a partment. that ships carrying the fertilizer sequences are that the member­ drunk aboard the ship. Income in this port has been as part cargo have docked at ship is up in arms over this steadily increasing and is now local piers. Everybody was aboard and deal. considerably above that of a working. That's really the way Under th^ new order these short time ago. Expenses have ships will be denied the use lision tore a large hole in the we like to see things going — SKIMPY LARDER been pared to the minimum, of piers within the Coast Guard barge near the waterline. which reminds us, we better get We had a good beef in the going, too. but the efficiency of the port District, and will be required to RENTS RISE Stewards Department on an SUP remains top-rate. load and unload cargo only at I see by the papers that the ship. The beef was in regard to Although no pamphlet or leaf­ 'explosive anchorages". cost of living has gone up two the skimpy stores that the com­ let has been drawn up concern­ The anchorage here is located percent in the last 30 days in pany put aboard the ship. ing gashounds, the crews have the Philadelphia area. However, at Artificial Island, below Wil­ When each item was broken taken it upon themselves to put All applications for unemploy­ mington. All cargo will have to wages remain the same. down there was enough stores into effect the Union's desire to ment insurance in New York be lightered to and from such Mr. Taft, the notorious Slave aboard for 37 days, but the com­ give 100 proof addicts the busi­ vessels. Labor Law author, is being pop­ pany claimed there was enough State must be made through the ness if they foul up. offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ Thousands of gallons of crude ularized these days. It looks like stores aboard for 60 days. They have done a good -job, stead of the District offices, as So, according to their own and Norfolk is as free of gas- oil valued at $42,000 gushed into fie is being considered as Pres­ formerly. hounds as it is of the bubonic the Delaware River recently idential timber. Well, he is sure figures which were very skimpy, when a Socony-Vacuum Oil of one vote, at least (his own)! we again broke the store list plague^ Nitrate To PhiHy Confined To Amhorago Below Wilmington Attention Members! �Page EHrht THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August IS. 1947 9- , Commies Always Controlled NMC By BURT BECK. Assistant Editor (Second in a Series) ROM THE VERY FIRST DAYS of the National Mavitime Union, the communists extended every ef­ fort to control the union. Using Joe Curran as a willing tool, the CP put its trusted operatives in high positions where they dictated every move that was made. As early as September, 1939, the. communists were so intrenched in the NMU that they were able to use NMU ships for carrying secret propaganda from coun­ try to country in the hands of trusted agents, and they also had established branches in most major ports for the further dissemination of their ideology. Here are some quotes from a secret document issued by an ex-communist who was high in the NMU coun­ cils, which outlines the way the NMU was infested by the commies, and the international character of the set-up. This relates to the situation in 1939: "In charge of activities in Miami is James 'Scotty' Edwards, high ranking communist, who works througn John Saunders, long known as an active communist in and around Miami. Another is Frank Jones, who open­ ed Miami offices and established direct contact with Eddie Gordon, NMU representative in Havana. Gordon is a member of the communist party and a graduate of the 1936 Communist National School. "The front for the Havana job is that Gordon is sup­ posedly advertising representative of the Pilot, official organ of the NMU. He is influential in small politics in Cuba, and is an honorary member of the Cuban Federation of Labor. He carries confidential creden­ tials from the Central Committee of the communist party of the U. S. A. "San Juan, Puerto Rico: "A branch has been maintained for some time headed by a CP member named John Cadet. This branch has row been supplemented with a general organization for the whole of Puerto Rico, headed by National Or­ ganizer John Rogan. Rogan bears credentials from the Central Committee of the communist party of the U. S. A. "Southern Texas: "A joint hall for fishermen, members of the Inland Boatmens Division of the NMU, has been established at Point Isabelle at the mouth of the Rio Grande River. This is directed by K. K. Owens, Galveston NMU Agent, and is directly administered by his brother. Both of Owens" are communists and communist school gradu­ ates. The political responsibility for this chain of Texas agencies is directed by (a) Horace Bryan—United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers Association. He is a gradu­ ate of big party schools and member of the Central . Committee CPUSA. He is state director of his union. - -(b) Homer Brooks—Texas State : .cretary of the communist party. "Bryan holds membership in the Inland vision of the NMU and Brooks holds an l.ojK.ior,. bership in the NMU. F Great Lakes Strategic no communists aboard P&O ships since the SIU starteJ sailing them. The company made no attempt to sail the ships for a period of five weeks. But the communist party was quick to see what advantage could be made from the situation and dispatched Dave Ramos and Frank Jones, both NMU organizers as well as communist party mem­ bers, to Florida where they reopened the Miami hall and spread statements that the strike was lost and encouraged NMU members to fink the vessels out. Ap­ proximately ten NMUers shipped out on each of the P&O ships. Now the storj' starts to take shape. In the LatinAmerican hook-up of the CP, Havana was the center of operations. Four or five ships arrived daily from the Canal Zone, several from South American ports, at least one from Mexico, and one from Central America. In addition, there were several ships each week from Europe, Africa and from the Orient via the Mediter­ ranean. Thus, through the medium of ships alone, communi­ cations could be carried on faster and more regularly than mail. To the communists this was, and is impor­ tant, since they do not dare to trust the mails, and all of their important communicaions and instructions are carried by courier and delivered by hand. That is the direct reason the communist party was willing to take the stigma of strikebreaking and scabherding in order to colonize the P&O ships in thenefforts to establish another link in their far-flung or­ ganization. The same picture held true in other routes. Company's Approval Desired Wherever the commies infiltrated a steamship line that was necessary for their strategy, the demands of the seamen were forgotten. Any actions for conditions, overtime, etc., were avoided so that the crews could become established and trusted. The names of certain trusted agents keep cropping up in all reports of CP activity on the waterfrom. Albert Rothbard, now in charge of communist infiltra­ tion into the AFL, was for a time a courier traveling on the SS President Roosevelt, and then he transferred to ships going into the Canal Zone. Smith Hopkins, another sometime NMU organizer, was also engaged in communications, sailing on ships which touched near Russian ports, from which ports he brought back instructions to the party in the United States. Roy Hudson, Tommy Ray, and A1 Lanno, were others in the NMU and the communist party who carried the mail for the Stalinists. In 1941 the whole situation came into the open when Joseph J. Doyle, a member of the NMU, exposed tho fact that he had been forced off the SS Ancon, >-'tnujra Railway Steamship Company, because he oprcttd ihi commimi.'^t machine at the convention in Cjc-.tiena. I; js noteworthy to remember that the noon was the ship used by Rothbard as one of the communication links to Central and South America. Of course, the commimications service is not the only reason the commies want te dominate the NMU. As early as 1930, the Hamburg communist convention which set up the Red International of 'Seamen and Harborworkers, ISH, was told by Moscow boss Lozovsky, "war is coming. And it is going to be an antiSoviet war. We must capture the merchant marines encircling the globe, and be prepared." He denounced those delegates present who at that time were not. efficiently organized to sabotage trans­ portation facilities should there be any war aganst the Moscow dictatorship. "Great Lakes: "NMU headquarters are maintained in Cleveland un­ der the direction of M. Hedley Stone, communist school graduate. Another is in Chicago. Particular attention is being given to the Calumet area because this affords a direct communication as well as a physical link with Canada. "Inl- nd Waterways: "Organized by the Inland Boatmens Division of the NMU under the leadership of Felix Siren, another com­ munist school graduate, with headquarters at St. Louis. Purpose Remains Same It should be remembered that all these mentioned above are in addition to the major ports where the com­ Remember, that was 1930. The idea has not changed, munists had control from the very start and so did not however, and no matter how many disguises the in­ ternational organization may wear, its objectives re­ have to take steps to form groups. Why do the communists wish to control the NMU, main the same. and why do they maintain key commies in certain To train the growing army of couriers and would-be ports? Let's trace one devious story for the best answer saboteurs, the communist party opened a marine train­ ing school in upstate New York. The school's aim was, to those questions. At the second national convention of the NMU, held "A communist unit aboard every ship!" in New Orleans in July of 1939, it was decided that Classes stressed how to sabotage the vital sections of the port of Miami be closed for the following reasons: a ship's machinery, ways and means of transporting 1. Miami is not a payoff port. propaganda, and taught the students how to complete­ 2. There is a relatively small amount of shipping ly dominate crews by organizing meetings and being as compared to many other ports where neither "militant" even" where no need for militancy existed. agencies or branches are maintained. Most of this work was under the direction of.Al Lan3. The income of the port does not warrant a rep­ non, whd with Tommy Ray and Roy Hudson, constituted the American leadership of the ISH. George Mink, later resentative. 4. The port has no strategic value in the event of known as the "Butcher" for his activities in massacring thousands of anti-Stalinist Loyalists during the Span­ strikes or lockouts. In August, following that convention, the SlU called ish Civil War, was the inteinational representative from r strike against the Peninsular and Occidental Steam­ whom the party took orders on all matters pertaining ship Company, operating two car-ferries, and three • o maritime. combination passenger and freight ships on the run be­ ^ The rolls of the Red Annapolis described above al­ ways had on it the names of many who later became tween Florida ports and Havana. Because of the nature of the SIU, and its strong NMU members, including high officials. It is safe to position against the communist party, there had been state that most of the present leadership of the NMU was trained at one time or another at the school. Eacn student cost the school $125.00 for the two month course, and it's anybody's guess how much of that sum came out of the coffers of the National Maritime Union. The waterfront section of the communist party of the United States shrewdly planned its operations and un­ scrupulously carried out the plans. After receiving orders at the 1930 ISH convention 'he agents tried to infiltrate into already established or­ ganizations. Failing this, the next step was to create a new union, the Marine Workers Industrial Union, under the guidance of the commie Trades Union Unity League. This flopped miserably, and for a wliile there seemed a chance to rescue the seamens' movement from the hands of the old line leaders, and at the same time keep fiee from Moscow domination. But this was not to be. When the commies saw what was happening, they swung their machines into action, and in 1937 formed the National Maritime Union, which they now control. What part does and did Curran play in this whole set-up? His early history as a rank-and-filer does not raise him in the esteem of any working seaman. As a Bosun on the old California, he worked his men from bell to bell, with no time out. From this came his nick-name, "No Coffee Time." His associates in the early days were np better. They included Ferdinand C. Smith, who was a proven fink, and Frederick Myers who encouraged commie-NMU organizers to help break the strike in the P&O line in 1939. •There are some who claim that Curran followed the party-line until recently because he sincerely believed in what the commies were doing; in fact, some .state that he joined the communist party at the instiga­ tion of Harry Bridges. Other observers, however, feel that Joe, emulating the commies, used them for oppor­ tunistic purposes. Whatever the score, there is no one who doubts that Curran until recently followed the Moscow line wher­ ever it led. No Opposition Allowed The red howlers in the NMU started their piu-acs of honest officials, men who had the respect of large groups of .seamen, early in the inception of the union. .'Vnti-communists were frequently elected by the rankand-file to positions of importance, and in order to maintain control, it became necessary to oust all those who would not give a respectful ear to the orders from the Kremlin. District oy district, anti-commies found themselves fighting for life, both literally and figuratively. Soon, rather than continue the unequal struggle, the majority of sincere officials resigned. Those who did not were subject to waves of bitter slander and libel, and finally suspended. Members who objected to this treatment were expelled wholesale. Curran played, a leading part in this whole situation, even going so far as to appear dramatically at a carefuUy packed membership meeting with phony charges against certain officials, and calling for the suspen­ sion of those placards. Once this was hurdled, and commie control of the union made secure, the commies lost no time in farcing the membership-, to walk the line advocated by the Stalinists. Legitimate objections to the way the union was run were labelled "red-baiting" as were protests against can-shaking for the communist causes, enforced subsidization of the Daily Worker, and protests against communists being appointed to office or employed in charge of financial records and other important clerical work. Yet Curran went along with all that. He personally appeared before large audiences for causes sponsored by the communists, he signed several appeals for money for communist-front organizations, and he publicly spoke up for their viewpoint one day and as publicly changed his mind the next day when the party line changed. In the days before the Hitler-Stalin pact, the NMU very vociferously called for an end to fascist agression. In fact, the convention in New Orleans in 1939, adopted a resolution condemning aid, direct or otherwise to fas­ cist countries, and demanding the support of all de­ mocracies in the fight against fascist agression. The countries named as fascist were Italy, Germany, and Japan Other resolutions included support for the Interna­ tional Labor Defense, a CP front organization; and the International Trade Union Federation, dominated by the Soviet Union; But with the signing of the pact, a deep silence en­ veloped the world-minded NMU. When the British, French, and Polish people were fighting for life, the communist line changed, and the NMU line went right TfP'r �• "TT: ^ Fnday. August 15. 1947 /THE SE^F^RERS Y~ ' . LOG Page Nine' And Curran Followed Line In Past along. A pamphlet, "The Yanks Are Not Coming,"' written By Mike Quinn, communist seaman and hack writer, was subsidized by the NMU, the ILWU, and other waterfront unions whose purse strings are con­ trolled by the comrades. In Curran's report to the National Council on Jan­ uary 15," 1940, he stated, "A war-scare and hysteria , have been created in this country by those who would like to see the United States involved in the European conflict. The majority of American people are un­ equivocally opposed to such involvement . . . "The Yanks Are Not Coming," the slogan which was orig­ inated by the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, and which has caught on all over the country, should be our .slogan too." Agaiii on May 24, 1940, Curran reiterated this stand in a telegram to President Roosevelt, in which he said, in part, "The National Maritime Union' wants to make clear that its members and leaders are loyal Americans and as such are opposed to American involvement in European wars." Remember this statement. Curran and his fellow of­ ficials took a different track after Russia was attacked. It is possible to fill mariy pages ju.st quoting the mouthings of the commie line NMU officials who did Stalin's bidding by being pro-war when it looked like ihe Nazis would attack Russia, and then went anti-war when Hitler and Stalin signed a pact and divided Poland. During the period of Nazi-communist collaboration, the NMU, like all other unions which were under the ii'on heel of Soviet dictatorship, fomented strike action, and work stoppages; blasted government agencies; and aeclaimed loudly that President Roospvelt was leading »he country into war. The Infamous Flip-Flop In fact, commie leaders of many CIO unions tried to force the membership to back Wendell Willkie ^against Roosevelt in the 1940 election. Of course, when the Hitler-Stalin honeymoon ended, Roosevelt once again became the darling of the party-liners. If any further proof is needed that the National jvlaritime Union followed, and still follows, the CP line, it is necessary to look no further than the Pilot issues of June 6, 1941, and July 4, 1941. Those dates correspond roughly to the time immediately before and after the Nazis marched into Russia. The June 6 issue, on page 13, reprints the .speech of Vito Marcantonio, party-line Congressman, asking that the drift towards war be stopped and that American people unite to halt involvement of the United States •n the European War. It was this same Marcantonio who stood up in Congre.ss the day after Russia was attacked and stated that the nature of the war had changed and that since Russia had been invaded it was time for the United States to take action against the fascists. What gall! And the NMU ate all this up, with no dissenting voice coming from Joe Curran. Nor was the NMU lagging in the spurt to catch up with the new line. A special membership meeting after the invasion of Russia heard veteran communists speak in favor of all aid to Russia, and of course Great Britain, and even Curran who had been violently op­ posed to the war now saw the conflict as a struggle against fascism and favored all out aid to Russia and England. Deck Dispatcher Roland Perry, who later became a riisruptionist in the Masters, Mates, and Pilots; Pa­ trolman Edward Robinson; John Rogan; Albert Rothbaft; all the commie hacks agreed that the nature of the war had changed because the spread of the war to Russia had made it a struggle between Nazism and Socialism «• Super Salesmen Swallowing this line of pro^iaganda was not the toughest thing the NMU rank-and-file faced. In the next fiw years, the Russia First policy of the NMU was to lead the membership through a maze of con­ tradictions, sellouts, and hypocricy. At »the height of the conflict, while the SlU-SUP stood firmly against the bosses' efforts to use the war as a means of grinding down seamen and their unions, the NMU shamelessly collaborated with the shipown­ ers and reactionary government agencies. Any sea­ man who stood against them was ruthlessly crushed, after his character had been blackened by those who have raised character assassination to a fine art. Big Business appreciated this. One Wall Street organ paid tribute to the communists by stating that communist led unions "have the best 'no-strike' record, and are the only sections of organized labor giving serious consideration to incentive wages." Harry Bridges even went further. He asked that the • strike weapon be abandoned, not only for the uuration of the war, but indefinitely thereafter. The NMU went right along with that, too. Shipowners were wined and dined with money which • ank-and-filers paid in dues. The pages of the Pilot were filled with nau.seating statements such as this f>ne: "Among the great industrialists there, are many who believe in and will fight just as sincerely and effectively as ourselves, lor enduring peace. These are our allies •;:nd we must learn to work with them honestly and •.vholcheartcdly." (Bold ours—Ed.) As soon as the war was ended the allies launched an -mli-union drive which culminated in the passage of •he Taft-Hartley Law. But ihe commies are adept at twisting situations to .-uit their own purposes. Earl Browder, long time head of the communist party, USA, and war time leader of •he comrades, was deposed and his followers, those vho refused to publicly apologize for their sins, \veie expelled. It is said that M. Hedley Stone and Jack Lawrenson lo.st their parly cards for that reason. . So now according to the commies, in spile of war time error.s, the parly is back on the right track, but it wdll be hard to con\'ince the many seamen who were forcibly prevented from fighting for decent wages a.nd conditions; the mine workers Vvho were advised not to strike, but to submit to the government in•nead: and the Miur.gomery-'Waid strikers who saw •, Harry Bridges" men scab on thern. Again we repeat, Cuiran went along with these sell­ outs of the seamen without a word of protest. On in•surance the SlU took the lead only to have Blackie jfyers go to Washington willing to settle for whatever 'he government and the shipowners would give him. ..»n the war risk bonus, it was the same story. The NMU welcomed the Coast Guard with open arms because it helped them to police the membership and weed out any who might conceivably embarrass the leadership. The Recruitment and Manning Office, that fink or­ ganization hated by all seamen, set up office in the NMU New York Hall, and the NMU adopted the ship­ ping rules which governed the RMO. Had enough—well, the NMU went even further. The fink pools of the Martime Service got a hearty welcome, and even the proposal to put all merchant reamen in uniform did not bring a peep of protest. "We Will Sail Them" In the fall of 1941, when the SlU-SUP struck for war risk bonus, the NMU publicly announced that it vould sail any ships reallocated to it. Two or three ships were transferred, and NMU crews did sail them. Any time the SlU-SUP stood up to the government to demand justice for seamen, the NMU followed the .same practice of strikebreaking. There's more to the ditry record, but why go on. Suffice it to say that the NMU was guilty of every possible sellout of its own membership, plus strikopreaking tactics that would have put to shame the best known scabherders in waterfront history. Then, after ten years of dancing to the communist lune, Joe Curran called it quits. At a closed memiiership meeting on February 18, 1946, Curran re­ vealed that the CP machine continually overrode the wishes of the membership, dictated who was to be hired, fired, and brought up on charges, and named Joe Stack, Fredercik Myers, Ferdinand Smith, and Howard McKenzie as the leaders of the machine. In his charges, Joe substantiated everything the SlU, through the LOG, has maintained all throughout the I'istory of the NMU. He told how the commies had sold the membership down the river on wages during the war by backing the "War Labor Board in its low-wage policy, in line with the party's policy of subordinating .'ill union issues to helping Russia win the war. The communist party did not take this assault lying down. "William Z. Foster, CP head, in a secret meet­ ing laid down the line, and warned that although many NMU officials had been expelled from the party be­ cause they had gotten out of line, more expulsions would follow. He said: ' "We have a very dangerous situation in the NMU. "Ve have done our best to adjust the situation and irave been unable to accomplish it. "The principal reason is our own comrades in the NMU. They are not carrying out the party line or we would have a different situation in the NMU. This is •ntolerable "There has been a little surgery in the NMU but ap­ parently not enough. If these comrades continue in de­ fying the party line, we will have to do some more surgery." Curran then backed down. He denied that he meant the communist party when he mentioned machine in l.is original blast, and he proclaimed that he would not allow "red baiting" to become an issue the NMU. When the Committee for Maritime Unity was formed, Curran, although he should have known better, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters. During the referen­ dum, he filled his column in the Pilot, "Passing The Word," with thousands of words of praise for the* CMU and what rL would do to benefit seamen. But that too came to an end, and as outlined in last ••/tek's installment, he soon jumped off the CMU train and started an all-out fight against communist confc-l of the NMU. From^the mass of evidence that is available at this date, it is possible to draw a clear picture of what mo­ tivated Curran to act as he did. From the beginning, Curran was only the spoke.sman for the communist clicque. Blackie Myer.s, a member of the National Committee of the CP, did the thinking while Cur:an provided the front. A Leader Is Born the myth that had been built up about Joe Curran '•.as the rtr'jlt of careful planning. At the beginning, none of the known communists wanted to take the lead, and in Curran they found a man who had iicbjeveci a little reputation as one of the leaders in the .\irig up of the old California in 1936. Curran was not ivei st to being used, and thus star ted a relationship that lasted for ten years. By that time, however, the communists had become confident of their power in the union. They felt tha+ iney no longer needed Curran, especially since he was jiiendly with communist renegades like M. Hedley Stone, Charley Keith, Jack Lawrenson, Tommy Ray, and Adrian Duffy. These men. along with many others, .bad oeen read out of the parly for refusing to follow ihe party line after Browder's expulsion. Anothei thing that reacted against Curran was the fieisonal ambition of Joe Stack. Stack had never changed from the opportunist who wrote his brother .hat he was running for election, so, "If you meet a co.'Timunist, tell him I am a communist; if you meet a obbly, tell him 1 am a wobbly; if you meet a rank.nd-filer, tell him 1 am a rank-and-filer." Stack had been a small frog in a big pond too long to suit him. Starting as a ship's delegate, he had worked iiimself up, through the help of the party machine, f;0 New York Port Agent. Then he ran for "Vice-President ; nd was elected. It»was an open secret that he in­ tended to run against Curran the next time around, and . s- a consequence there was little love lost between the two. That may explain, in part, why Curran went after Stack first when Smith and McKenzie are just as vul.Tcrable, but not as ambitious. Of course, there's always the chance that Curran finally woke up to what was happening in the NMU, and decided to clean out the comrats before they \.recked the union. But the way he started his ofjonsive, by refusing to indict the communist party and confining his criticisms solely to Stack, Myers, Smith, and McKenzie, makes it appear that he only intended to begin a struggle for power, and found him­ self embi-oiied in a fight with the whole vicious ..nachine. There is no doubt that of the two factions represented by Curran and his .supporters on one hand, and the • ommunists on the other, the Curran group is muc..i the better for the rank-and-file NMU seaman. Can Become A Union If Curran succeeds in -getting the union out from under the iron heel of CP domination, the NMU may lake its place as a seamen's union fighting for sea­ men's benelits. Now it is onl> another arm of Soviet policy. The sixth convention of the NMU, starting on Sepember 22, in New York City, will have a great bear.ng on the future. The commies have organized well, and should they capture the convention, they will force *lje NMU to continue to follow policies which have led tnat union right to the brink of ruin. And if the com­ mies lose, look for them to embark on a program to •'.reck the union, no matter who gets hurt in the process. So far in this series, we have discussed the NMU 'rom its start, through the war years, and the struggle against the commies which recently developed. In the concluding article, which will appear in an early issue, the question of SIU-NMU unity will be Jealt with and the need for unity between all seamen and waterfront workers—at the point of production on the picketlines—will be pointed out. Also to be discussed are: the SlU's position on the many vital questions affecting the American merchant marine; the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act; possibililies of unemployment and the SIU program to meet the sduation; the problem of foreign bottoms being used to smash conditions of American seamen; and the need for real maritime unity in time of strikes or lockouts, I'-ee from the maneuverings of the communist party. J �Page ttfew SBj^FiARlEBS liaC FUday; August U5> 4947 SHIPS' MIMIJTES AND NEWS SS Lamar Crew Adopts Code For Shipboard Conduct To Maintain Prestige 0f SIU Jammed Rudder Holds Thompson In Nova Scotia The SS Smith Thompson is berthed in Halifax,'Nova Scotia, awaiting arrival of a new rudder from the United States to replace the one which jammed shortly after the ship left that port re­ union-like conduct aboard ship, t— cently. they made responsible for The meeting, held at sea re-, Word of the vessel's condition cently while the vessel was en- '"y disorderly acts." reached the LOG in a communi­ route to Bari, Italy, approved a cation from V. Perez, the ship's SHOW CONCERN FOR SIU plan designed to benefit all Bosun. He said the ship turned Manifesting deep concern for hands. The plan included a set back-to Halifax when the lower the SIU's prestige as a respon­ of rules governing shipboard con­ portion of the rudder "got stuck sible organization of seamen, the duct, the basis of which was each at a 25 degree angle, making it Lamar crew held that "any dis­ individual's consideration of his orderly conduct, destruction of almost impossible to steer." shipmates and his Union. Penal­ The Thompson had to make personal or ship's property, ma­ ties were also approved for in­ her way back to port in a thick licious aggravation of other fractions of the code of conduct fog, Perez said. He added that crewmembers or fighting shall set up by the Lamar men. the Halifax newspapers credited be deemed a serious offense." A "Best wishes from a couple of pie-eaters. Everything goes the ship's master and his crew ELECT COMMITTEE fine of $5.00 or more was agreed smoothly on way to Texas City," says bottle-borne note from for the fine performance in bring­ upon as a penalty found guilty Disposition of cases involving these Seatrain New York men. From left to right. Brothers ing the ship through four days of violators was placed in the hands under terms of this provision. Barnes, OS; Wolf, Cook; Uncle Otto, Steward, and Burran, Cook. fog despite the fact that her rud­ of a Committee on Conduct and The code of conduct also deals der was virtually useless. Penalties, which was "elected to with cleanliness and sanitation Perez expressed the opinion determine guilt, and penalties fori aboard ship and any horse-play that the Thompson would remain infractions of the rules." Pro­ that might place the safety of Otto Preussler, Steward, an printed message: "This letter in Halifax at least 16 days pend­ ceeds from any fines that might the crew in jeopardy. Repeated oldtimer known to Seafarers as comes to you via Deep Sea Bottle be imposed "are to be collected disregard of the rules governing Uncle Otto," hits the bottle once Mail dropped in the Ocean Aug. ing receipt of the new rudder. by the committee and turned the.se classification.s would re­ in awhile—but not to punch holes 4, 1947 from SS Seatrain New over to the Union at the payoff sult in doubling of the fines, the in his innards. Otto uses the York by Uncle Otto." for use of hospitalized members," Lamar code stated. bottle to serve as his intermed­ On the very same day—Aug. it was agreed at the meeting. Brothers Watson and Philpott iary with the shoreside postal 4—Uncle Otto tossed his messageAmong the rules adopted by acted as chairman and secretary, system. And with success. bearing bottle over the side, it respectively. Delegates were This week an envelope stamp­ was picked up by a Bob Burns SIU oldtimer Scotty Atkins, Brothers Floyd, for the Deck ed boldly, "Via Deep Sea Bottle aboard a small boat, the Hi Ho, has dropped anchor in New Or­ Gang, Sigler for the Stewards de­ Mail," and containing a photo off Palm Beach Fla. • leans, where he's engaged in a GOMMA partment, and Blanor for the (above), arrived at the LOG of­ This puts the bottle one up shoreside enterprise. ?£KfDRM Black Gang. fice. The envelope also bore a on the carrier pigeon. Scotty is running a hotel which, caters to seamen, members of the Seafarers, particularly. Ap­ propriately named the Anchor Hotel, Scotty's place is in the Vieux Carre in 418 Dauphine St. Seafarers interested in getting a square deal from a good union Pressure, which had been slowly building up through a previous trip, finally ex­ Brother might stop in to see. ploded during voyage No. 4 of the John A. Donald, when the ship's engine blew a gas­ Scotty, who is as union-minded the Lamar crew was one which ket and the crew blew its top. Both spou ed hot steam over the same thing: Three of as ever. Even his business cards the ship's Engineers. prominently display the emblem stated: the 3rd Assistant, all members of While in Amsterdam he had of the New Orleans local of the The engine let go, sputtered "All men shall conduct them­ the MEBA, contributed nothing one of the Engineers doing jobs printers' union. and died from a lack of atten­ selves in a Union-like and sea­ toward the maintenance of the which were entirely unnecessary, tion from its officer custodians, men-like manner at all times vessel, but plenty to the disrup- .•^nd when the Engineer asked and the crew hit the overhead aboard this vessel, and try to tmn of the working arrangements to check the flanges and joints Hits Biff Town from an overdose of attention maintain friendliness, coopera­ on the ship. he refused to give him permis­ from the trio. tion and a smooth operation of On watch, Romanoff spent his sion. The engine could be repaired time preaching the CP line and duty. From then on the engine began with a new gasket, but the crew writing slogans on the Engine "Men shall be able to perform felt it could only get back on the room bulkheads. The SIU crew to race hard, but he and the duties at all times when resane track by a solid heave-ho aboard made known their feel­ other Engineers just sat and qired to do so aboard ship. of the, three culprits who were ings toward Romanoff, but he watched the engine shimmy it­ Drinking is a man's privilege, on the way to driving the crew collared the men and told them self apart. Then engine shook so so long as he does not inter­ hard it almost threw the crew to distraction. that the SIU and its officials were off its buunks. fere with, or annoy, others or Ringleader of the disruption- company stiffs, SIU men are cause a reflection of discredit Enough is enough, decided the ists, James Romanoff, is well- finks and the SIU's meetings are . on the Union." known to LOG readers, and phony get-togethers which ac­ crew, so out came the paper and The program continues with a pencil and a letter was penned whose tactics were exposed in complish nothing. plea that all hands "please use to the SIU in which the crew the August 1 issue of the LOG, moderation. Shoreside is the "JUST RESTING, THANKS" stated that the majority of the place to party up; then your v/hich reprinted portions of a let­ crew would like to make another Romanoff a former MEBA of­ shipmates are not bothered, nor ter he wrote from the Donald to ficial, who hasn't the slightest trip, but not with the present a fellow communist telling of his progress—and lack of it—in pass­ conception of what being a union three Engineers. ing out communist propaganda man means, confessed to the crew ENGINEER, TOO Into New York this week that his only reason for being on among the crew. The crew found an ally in this came Brother Tony Pisano of the ship was to rest up and work with the 2nd Engineer who, too, Staten Island sporting a fresh ANTI-UNION UNIONISTS Send in the minutes of on a book. decided to pile off rather than coat of Southern tan. In photo your ship's meeting to the He and his cohorts were sound­ The Chief Engineer's actions above, he stands in front of an­ sail with them again. New York HalL Only in that ly condemned by the crew for aboard the Donald demonstrated The crewmembers, 28 in all, cient French submarine high way can the membership act their tactics in spending their that union brotherhood was not who signed the letter, stated that dry in Jackson Square Park, on your recommendationSf time in spreading the Moscow his intention, either. they had had enough of the boys New Orleans. and then the minutes can be line. But their wrath was most When the ship lost the 3rd As­ printed in the LOG for the explosive over the fact that these sistant in Amsterdam, instead of who preach the communist line benefit of all other SIU men did nothing in the line or naming one of the crew to the and cry for unity of maritime crews. work. Their actions were those job, the Chief took over the job workers, but who in practice act Hold those shipboard meet­ of avowed company stiffs instead himself without receiving a pen­ to the contrary in the best man­ ings regularly, and send of the fellow workers they claim­ ny for the work. All because he ner of company stiffs. ed to be. those minutes in as soon as aidn't want the Black Gang to A while later the Donald hit possible. That's the SIU wayl Romanoff, who sailed as 1st As- receive any extra money. (Fellow the States. Today, she is at sea r'sistant, the Chief Engineer and worker?) —less three former Engineers. In a move calculated to strengthen the position of the Seafarers and to solidify its gains, crewmembers of the Mirabeau B. Lamar took action at a special meeting to pro­ mote "a spirit of cooperation and brotherhood" based on Bottle Wings Otto's Mail 'Scotty' Atkins Anchors In N.O. Good Unionists Must Have More Than Slogans, Donald Men Find Send Those Minutes V i �Friday. August 15, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief stalled. Ship's delegate to ask TOFA TOPA. July 27—Chair-, man J. M-rshall; Secretary R. j the Port Agent for a clarifica­ Hubalck. Delegates reported alii tion on the time spent anchored overtime in order. New Business: I in the roads off Buenos Aires. Motion by itewman that a letter! XXX be sent to ihe Union in reference TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE. to seamen's mistreatment in July 6—Chairman M. Sams; Sec­ Bi'emerhaven by the military po­ retary Lundy, New Business: lice. Seamen involved should Motion by Dodge that a letter be write their own experiences and sent to the Secretary-Treasurer present them to shore Patrol­ and forwarded to the negotiating man. Motion by M. Novakovj committee requesting a contract that a man be elected to stay on provision for overtime for the I the ship to take care of the ship's Deck and Engine Department business. while standing regular sea watch­ es on holidays. Motion carried i S. t Nolan: Stewards Delegate V\f. K. that a check be made of repairs CORNELIA. July 25 — Chair­ Kehrv/eider. necessary in crew's quarters and man John E. While; (Secretary MAYO BROTHERS. June 29— not given.) New Business: Broth­ Chairman Hank Adamowicz; Sec- repairs be made before the ship er Gunsell moved that the ship letExy Joe P. Julian. Delegates sails again. Motion by DiFerma should be fumigated. Brother reports accepted. New Business: that the Steward serve omelets William Moore moved that the F. Jangsma elected ship's dele­ of various style rather than plain three departmental delegates gate by acclamation. Motion car­ ones daily. check ship stores before she sails ried that men leaving mess in XXX rgain. Moore also moved that no messhall shall be fined 25c with SEATRAIN TEXAS. July 14— crewmember pay off until all money to go to hospital fund. Chairman Wm. Pepper; Secre­ legitimate overtime beefs are tary Sam F. Gunter. Repair list XXX settled. Good and Welfare: Point read and discussed. Motion car­ FRANCIS. July 10—(Chairman was raised by Brother Francis ried instructing ship's delegate and Secretary not given.) Motion Martens as to why the supply of to take repair list to Union hall meat sausage has run out. Dis­ carried that a new electric wa­ and company office. Good and ter cooler be installed on the cussion followed and it was deWelfare: General discussion on starboard side of crew deck. The cidecV to order a larger supply the very hot condition of the old one is worn out. Motion car­ the next time. messhall. This being on the re­ ried that locks be renewed on pair list did not make it any the 4-8 and 8-12 rooms as the cooler-. repair job done on the locks was very poor. XXX FRANKLIN H. KING. July 5— 4. i 4. Chairman W. T. Hunter; Secre­ ARCHER, May 10—Chairman By HANK tary C. J. Jensen. Deck Delegate H. McClure: Secretary C. Welsh. reported some disputed overtime Delegates had nothing to report. Some Seafarers will just be fooling and weakening themselves New Business: Motions carried: to be straightened out at payoff. XXX and their Union if they don't hit a beef with their whole-heartei To have delegates report on the Stewards and Engine Depart­ JOHN GALLUP. July 20 — interest and support. It doesn't pay to goof off—whether it be on standing of all members of their ments reported everything okay. Chairman John Werner; Secre­ just another trip out or right in a sudden beef which involves the respective departments at the Good and Welfare: A thorough tary Richard Geiling. Deck and security of every sailor's job and the security of the Union.in all next meeting; that the messhall discussion was held concerning Engine Departments reported dis­ its phases. It's your union, and all the beefs, the small ones and be kept clean; that potatoes be the rotten conditions aboard the puted overtime in their depart­ the big ones, are your beefs to win. The record of SIU beefs shows New Business: Motion served three times a day; that ship. ments Stewards Department run­ plainly that they were successful because of the honest-minded made to correct the conditions messmen refuse to serve anyone ning okay. New Business: Mo­ militant actions of not just some of the Seafarers—but every Sea­ not wearing a shirt. Good and discussed in Good and Welfare. tion carried that Steward check farer anchored in the Union Halls or just coming off a trip. Welfare: Suggestion that dele­ Repair list made up and ap­ stores in the future before the Don't let the politicians and the fat, scheming millionaires proved. gates draw up a list of repairs. start of the voyage. Motion car­ destroy so easily our job security—our Union—and the traditional ried that no one pay off until freedom of our American labor in this democracy. Don't let the XXX disputed overtime is cleared. Mo­ company bosses ruin 'and rule labor with their atomic ideas and ARCHER. June 29—Chairman tion carried that Chief Mate be those ever-ready, wooden-headed, anti-union company finks. The C. Morsh: Secretary C. Welsh. checked on strike clearance. Mo­ company finks are just waiting to grab our jobs quicker than you Delegates reported on the stand­ tion reconsidered and struck can pay your dues or wear your white cap of militancy—which in ing of their departments. New XXX plainer words means: protecting your job, your family and your Business: Motion carried to al­ ARCHER. July 6 — (Special from minutes. future. Every Seafarer—and every Isthmian seaman who voted low disputed overtime to stand meeting) Chairman C. Morsh; X X X despite offer by Master not to Secretary C. Welsh. A commit­ SEATRAIN TEXAS. July 27— freely to have the SIU represent him on Isthmian ships—has a job log several absentees if all dis- tee of three department dele­ Chairman Richardson; Secretary to do—a permanent job of honest American militancy. Let's do it— puted overtime concerning gates and the Bosun elected to Springer. Old Business: Hot and and do a good job. launch service was withdrawn. discuss ways and means with cold water system brought up XXX Motion carried to put in for the Patrolman and Agent of hav- J again. Nothing h^ been done From Brother Joe Pilulis we received this letter dated overtime for fire and boat drill ing the Captain and Chief Mate about it in spite of orders by the August 4th while aboard the SB Evangeline: "Just a few lines held on Saturday afternoon. removed -from the ship. Quali- company to the Chief Engineer. to let you know everything is all right aboard this scow. There fications of various tripcarders Motion carried that if the sys­ aren't many oldtimers aboard except Brother Jimmy McCuller. discussed pertaining to their ac­ tem is not put in working order Boy, it sure is unusual for me to make five trips so far. Give ceptance into the Union. within 12 hours of departure of my regards to Brother Steve Messara. That's all for now." . . . vessel from New York that the XXX From Brother Steve Di Girolomo aboard the SS R. M. T. Hunter BERTRAM G. GOODHUE. crew ask the company to remove down in Baltimore: His letter reads: "Well, I got myself a Lib­ XXX (Date. Chairman and Secretary the Chief Engineer. One minute erty ship for France. We have a pretty good gang aboard—quite COLOMBIA VICTORY. Aug. not given) New Business: Mo- of silence for brothers lost at sea. a few oldtimers. too. There's A1 Bentley. George Wolfe and a lot 2—Chairman Ed. Myers; Secre- j tion carried that all groups playmore. I'll write from France. Give my regards to the gang and tary Bob Prutzman. Motion car-j -'ng c.ards are to meet in the crew Benny. Paul and Slug." r:ed to hand list of beefs to Pa- recreation room and not in the XXX trolman upon arrival in next mess. Motion carried that all port. Good and Welfare: Milk crewmembers to act neatly in We sure got the letters this week. Here's one frorn Brothe.r to be provided for night lunch, the messroom and replace foodRed Braunstein on the SS Fairport over there in Shanghai, China, Delegates to see Engineer about stuffs and utensils in their proper dated July 27th: "Well, we're finally in Shanghai. We had a nice shower nozzle. Various discus- places. Motion carried that no XXX trip over. Two more Waterman scows are here—the Iberville and sions among which were sanita-|one is to put clothing in tubs or SAMUEL GRIFFIN. April 7— the Jean LaFitte. Tldngs are sure expensive. A bottle of coke tion of meats being defrosted and buckets and leave them under Chairman Eugene Dore; Secre­ in a Chinese restaurant costs 6000 Chinese dollars. In the USS Club the Night Cook and Baker's abil- steam pipes, tary Seymour Kolchek. Com­ a beer costs 9000 Chinese dollars. There is some racket run out ity to bake. XXX plaint of two pot system being here. The government e.xchange is around 12,000 Chinese dollars Saloon Mess and Third for one American dollar. A beer costs around 20,000 Chinese dol­ XXX DEL VALLE. July 1—Chair- used. GEORGE FITCH, June 5— man Wolowitz; Secretary R. W. Cook denied that two pots are lars. The black market exchange is around 35,000 Chinese dollars Chairman Joe Hill; Secretary H.' Curtis. Delegates of each depart- being used. Much criticism of to an American dollar. A meal in the USS Club costs 40,000 Chinese Vickery. Deck and Stewards de- ^ ment reported a few hours of the meat and lack of fresh vege­ dollars—which is over three American dollars at the official ex­ partments okay. Engine Depart- disputed overtime. New Busi- tables. New Business: Steward change. Well, the weather is very hot and we leave for Manila in ment reported one hour of dis- ness: Motion by Joe Savava that asked to supply two pillow cases about a week. My regards to the boys and I'll be home sometime in puted overtime for Wiper. Mo- neither Engine or Deck Depart- each week while in the tropics. October." tion carried that the three dele- ments have time to soogie or Motion carried that each man get gates meet and arrange for the paint in the alleyways, and if the the soap entitled him plus the Say. was that Brother Dutch Bolz we saw with Brother assignment of sanitation work in Stewards Department have time number of bafs he has been short Scotty Morton? . ., Brother Bob Hicks is in town. So is Brother the recreation room and laundry.' they can do the work and the during the weeks the ship was Louis Galvani . .. From St. Lucia. Canada, a postcard from musGeneral discussion on keeping other departments will not claim out. Due to shortage of cigar­ tached Brother Joe De George who writes: "Having a swell time the messhalls and passageways the overtime. Motion by Colca ettes aboard, crew asks where —Brother Eddie Mooney, "Mac" and myself. We're on the SS cleaner. Deck Delegate John P. that all half lockers be taken off the Second Mate got the six car­ Cavalier. So long for now." Lavexy; Engine Delegate W. J.'and full length lockers be in- tons of cigarettes he sold ashore. r:.< lU BAGGAGE: A hAEMBER* SW\P ACCOMODATION, NOTAPERWMsNEM STO^^AGE RDONV. UfsAlTED FACs-mes^O NOT PeRhAlT BAGGAGE T6 0E HtLD FOR LONG UiHEN SATURATION PiOINT IS REACHED HAVE TO UNLOAD. IF V6U DOKJTCALl IT, VOUR GEAR tA)iaBF GIVEN TO 50Mt R.eC0GNI2FD CHARlTV. CUT and RUN A\ �•,^-f • n .\ Friday, August 15, 1947 TaWslEAPAn^RSLOC VHE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS rAMG In Germany Blasted For Treatment Of Seamen To the Editor: While on the SS Gateway City, I had a chance to go up the Weser River to Bremen. As it was Sun­ day and about 6 P. M. we were met all along the Weser by the -German patrol and E Boats, which were seized by the Amer­ ican Army and Navy. There were also gay party boats with all the high ranking officials en­ tertaining their lady friends and guests. We docked at Bremen late Sunday and went ashore the fol­ lowing day. In Bremen I noticed quite a few American soldiers strolling the streets with their sweethearts, and, of course, the usual IviPs in their white helmets. As civilians, we seamen dress accordingly. But we still are American citizens. If we stop to talk to a girl the MP requires her to show papers. If they are not in order, she is confined for a three-day period. OFF LIMITS All the taverns are out of bounds for us civilians and if you were quietly seated in one, the first thing you know an MP is behind you ordering you out. We left Bremen and went to Bremerhaven, where we unload­ ed that part of our cargo that was whiskey. As soon as the unload­ ing was finished about 40 Ger­ man police descended on the ship and started a search for stolen whiskey. They were aided by an American MP lieutenant and a soldier who was stationed at the gangway to pi-event shore liberty. The search was conduct­ ed, the result was nil. Nothing was found. Because of this incident I would like to state something that is on my mind. I may be wrong but I think we are as good as any of those ranking officers, and we are as much American as any of those GIs walking the streets of German cities. If it hadn't been for the part we play­ ed, our efforts and toils, they would not have had the tools of war or the rations which the ships delivered when the conflict was at the critical stage. WE'RE PAYING FOR IT I know the saying, To the victor belongs the spoils, etc. No one is trying to take it away from them, but 1 think your taxes and my taxes are helping keep this thing alive. I thought we fought the war to rid the world of the SS troops and the Gestapo. But I don't Ft. Stanton Patients Thank Butler Crew To the Editor: Seafarers patients in Fort Stan­ ton Marine Hospital wish to thank the crew of the Ovid But­ ler for the donation we received from them. We appreciate it very much as the money meant a lot to us. We are happy to know that our Brothers have hot forgotten us. Marion D. Penry Fort Stanton Hospital think the American people know or understand that the American Military Government is using the same tactics and the same po­ lice that built the Nazi fortress in Europe. When 1 went to school 1 was taught that an army travels on stomach, meaning on the food and rations—not on v/hiskey for the high officers and officials. If we are trying to preach our form of government, well then, let's praise and uphold it, not just a few favorites. I won't sign my name to this article as I am not an authority cn government laws and I may be wrong in regard to the mili­ tary controls but I think the members and their families should know how their taxes are being spent in Germany. We certainly have a right to expect a little decency. Crewmember SS Gateway City (Ed. note: The writer of this letter requested that his name be withheld.) SIGNAL HILLS ENGINEERS ARE GOOD UNION MEN To the Editor: We of the Black Gang, on the SS Signal Hills would like to take this opportunity to notify all SIU and SUP men who sail with Pacific Tankers to be on the lookout for the following En­ gineers: Wallace Payne, Chief Engineer; Clarence Barr, First; Nick Pirone, Second; Lee W. Bingall, Third, and Paul Dosher Jr., Third. You can't find a better bunch of En­ gineers to sail with, they are good union men and will go more than half way with anyone who sails with them. We signed on two NMU men who were on the beach at Genoa, Italy, and they would like to ex­ press thjir thanks to a good and welcome crew. Both Frank Kelemen and John Childers—we were glad to have you with us, and hope to see you again some time. We are enclosing a letter of thanks to the black gang from the Chief Engineer, in hope you can find space in the LOG to print it. Black Gang SS Signal Hills Whole Town Knows Wolch's White Cap To the Editor: Referring to the article in fly­ ing discs in the July 11 issue of the LOG, I would like to point out that the people in this town see one every day. When I walk down the street I wear my "disc" all the time. I'm now home with a bum leg and just taking it easy as I read the LOG and sip cold beer. Well, here's hoping the TaftHartley Law sees a quick ending. "Chisler" Welch St. Cloud, Minn. (Ed. Nble: Amen, WolcH;} COOLING OFF IN VENEZUELA 'Pop' Martin Hits Log With Bale Of Verse To the Editor: Enclosed are some blurbs which may be of some value. Made two voyages in that air conditioned luxury liner, the Del Sud. My word! Now I'm in an old blister of a Pacific Tanker's mudbank solarium that has been dragged to a shipyard for a fitout. Really thought I was signing on one to be out to sea in a few hours. The crew, the ship, the cargo and the sea. A sailor's life. Not as in luxury liners; alumi­ num deck housing from main deck to radio shack, aluminum feather-light deck chairs for the All is not work for an SIU crew, writes Brother Lester J. passengers and a flock of booms Moore, as this photo of three SS Carlsbad crewmen shows. with fqur fold steel blocks reeved Downing cool cole drinks are (left to right): Collin Stepper, with SVz inch line and with milePercy Foote Jr.. and Lester J. Moore, Locale is the jungle port long IV2 inch steel pendants, fit­ of Caripito. Venezuela. ted with shackles heavy enough to pick up 40 tons of weight. SEAFARER FINDS Oh, I was speaking of lilxury! But labor is a luxury, an envy, UNION BROTHERS if one is in a wheel chair. But 'SWELL GUYS» that Del Sud rigging might put me there. To the Editor: However, she's not unique. She Well here I am stuck in Aruba has two sister ships—and how for medical treatment. any marine awhitect can be paid I was on the Piatt Park, a T-2 for making thrice such mistakes. James (Pop) Marlin Pacific tanker job. The crew was really a swell bunch of guys (Ed. nole: Pop Marlin sent especially the Black Gang, of a raft of verse to the LOG. All which I am a member — wiper we can say is the guy's a. crackto be exact. erj&ck. His stuff will appear The Skipper was really a swell from time to time. For a be­ Joe. 1 am just a youngster in the ginning, a couple of samples Union, but what ships I have sail­ appear below.) ed on, I have foUnd the creWs to be swell eggs and fine union brothers. There was a time when I didn't believe in unions, but now that 1 have joined the SIU I Hit Or Miss know what it means to be in a By JAMES (POP) MARTIN good union. Lots of luck to you Brother Stepper halts for all. Log'A-Rhythms caihefaman Lester Mobre. R. M. Bailey Member's Mother Asks Aid In Search For Daughter To the Editor: Will you kindly publish the accompanying photograph of my daughter, Velva Joy Robbins, in your paper? She has been miss­ ing from, home almost a year— since Aug. 20, 1946. My son, William Chadburn, is a member of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. I know that the LOG is read by a great many people and there is. a chahce that some reader may see my daugh­ ter and recognize her by this picture. We are so very anxious to find her. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Mrs. Maty A. Robbins 202 High Street Portland, Maine (Ed. note: Velva Jo'^^ Rbbbins is 15 years old, weighs about 120 to 130 lbs. and is about 5 feet 4 inches tall. Thd miss­ ing girl has datk blond hair, blue eyes>' freckles and a * fair complexion. A Portland' Police ~ Depairtmeht bulletin says she ' Within these lines perchance are rhymes, (Me old man kissed the Blarney Stone.) But if, betimes, the waste pile finds. This manuscript all sad and lone. Remember this: To write—or miss— (I use the search and seizure method) Is a form of bliss, say some sophists: Did their knuckles ever run with blood? As You Were By JAMES (POP) MARTIN VELVA JOY ROBBINS "will look older than her age and may be wearing her hair done up or cut short." It is feSred she may be a Victim of amnesia. Anyone knowing her whereabouts can' communicate with her mother," or the pblice deiit.,' Portland;' Mb.- Heading north to Trinidad, Beneath a full round moon, I wrote this mess of doggerel Two Watches, in bechune. It must be I'm a luna-tick For, I've learned, long agC, I cahnot wfife a blooming lick Theh let u^ leave it so. Free Speech By JAMES (POP) MARTIN Free speech is fine. Right in tnc lini^; The ship->4iAd its fun Now FH hiave mine. �'Friday, A^igust ISj 1S47 THE SEA P A RE R S LOG Page Thirteen 'A Rolling stone Gathers No Boss'; O'Doyle *Duke' Tosses Legion For A Deserved Fall To the Editor: What is the philosophy of a seamen? We often hear people ask this but seldom have an answer. Yet, although he may not realize it every seaman has a philosophy of some kind. His way of life inevitably causes him to form some attitude to­ ward living. Often, people ashore will find a philosophy of life that leads them to follow the sea. Many of us have met people of education who do not hava to go to sea yet find in that way of life a satisfac­ tion and contentment they do not know on land. I once sailed with a man of personal means who still found that his success was empty, that hap­ piness for him lay in the vagrant, gypsy life of an ordinary sailor. Some seamen have the "live-for-a-moment" phiksophy, whose outstanding exponents are Omar Khayyam and Frenchy Michelet. Ah, lake the cash, let the credit go Nor heed the rumble of a distant drum." O.-, as we would say today, "good whiskey and bad women." These happy children of nature find life's meaning in the light of women's eyes, in gay song and the kiss of the grape. For them every hour is a sweet glass of wine, to be joyous­ ly drunk in this warm, merry Tavern of Life before we go into the cold night outside. FRENCHY IS RIGHT They have conquered the world by refusing to right it—instead, they enjoy it. Wisest ones! Frenchy, how right you are. Then there are "the race of men who don't lit in." There's a race of men who .dun't fit in, A race that sif ffiH' Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood. And they roam the world' at will. Yes, these are the restless ones, who must al­ ways be over the next hill. Not for them the daily struggle, the dulling grind, the sour dregs of monotony. They may settle down for awhile, but soon their feet begin to itch and they are off chasing sunsets again. Finally, we have the seagoing hobo. His motto might be, *'A rolling stone gathers no Boss," modestly include myself in this category. We usually sail in the Black Gang, as we consider work a deadly poison. Also, down there we have plenty of time to discuss philosophical questions. Plato had his grave outside Athens—give me a seat under a cool ventilator. SEAMEN DON'T FALL EASILY As a rule, seamen are without sham, they are unimpressed by high-sounding titles and big Ironts. In the life of the sea, a man is only as good as his own manliness makes him, he is only as worthy as he proves himself. How often we determine to hug the land, only to become dis­ gusted by the hypocricy, the pretense, the pulls and false fronts of life ashore. Alway.s we turn back to the sea, the honesty and cameraderie of life afloat. I have taken the sea as I found it. Its sunshine and its rain I've never been known to hound it, I've never been known to complain. "Steamboat" O'Doyle To.the Editor: t ne of my own experiences. Dur­ ing a submarine attack on a troop I know you only run a rank ship which was carrying about and file paper, so here I go again 2,800 soldiers and on which I was blowing off steam. But the beef the Bosun, two Looies began is on the up and up. I hope to shoving the men below deck. God, one of those white-collar I saw what was happening and punks will read the greatest (old topside what was up. The paper ever published. result was that the Major over First of all, I was reading the phony American Legion publica­ Donald Duck ordered the men tion and all of a sudden I came topside. So you can see what one across a piece about blowing off man with a little deep sea ex­ steam. Their 40-day wonders perience could observe as com­ were saying that during air raids pared to these guys who were over ships, all hands, from the supposed to know the score. As Captain on down, were safely a matter of fact, during all the tucked below decks. That is one sinking off Okinawa, did one gun of the damndest lies I ever heard. crew aboard merchant ships fire And all you Brothers know that upon the enemy? I would like it is such bunk as that that is to know. We seamen who sailed these keeping us from getting the bene­ fits of GI loans, housing and so ships during all the hell and fire of the war, who saw 6,000 of our on. Now to point out to the Jun­ men go to the bottom, are now iors what it was all about from taking ex-servicemen into our organization every day. They are getting the advantages of our conditions and we're trying to se­ cure more decent living for them. Yet the Legion thinks it fought the war single-handed and it expects any recognition to be given to it alone. To the Editor: Duke Himler Mother's Slant On Union Shows She Knows Best Before he left for his last trip my son asked me to send the en­ closed LOG donation. We have been getting the LOG pleading eyes of Johnny Ward I across many a beer table, many To the Editor: at our house for the past six tell you boys, a feller would have a milk bar and even on No. 4 months. I save them for him, but Ahoy there, Port Arthur call­ to be plumb hard-hearted to turn hatch, I guess its one for the I before I put them away I read ing you all. Boy, am I doin' good. him down, so I stayed on. executive department to clarify. them ail the way through and I've been here eight days now, Seriously though, shipping is There seems to be a lot of dif­ and in eight days more I reckon awfully good here in the Gulf ferences of opinion as to a Bo­ when I read of the high- stand­ ards of work you require, I am I'll have Senator Claghorn head- right now and any of you rated sun's overtime whether he should proud of my son. I know he has in' for Alaska. men who want to get shanghaied be at par with top man in the to be a good workman to stay in No offense to the boys in the can surely have your choice department, or should be allow­ the Union. Gulf as I may pay off here again down here. ed to be as per agreement. Also next trip and I'll want the same When I read of your fights fpr Brothers, did you ever have a if that means after watch-standgood representation and coopera­ man sneak off on you at coffee er's Sunday watches are deduct­ better living conditions aboard tion from Brothers Johnny (Plug- time and get married? No? Well ed. ship, and of your fight for safer ugly) Ward, Johnson and Alsop we did. A Brother from Philly. working conditions, I worry less Now, if you execs can put that they gave us a few days ago I won't give you his initials but about my son. something in black and white to at our payoff. I think all mothers, wives, his name is George Noble, one sort of clarify this I am sure The boys were really on the of our able ABs, who went sweethearts and sisters of sea­ ball and the whole crew of the ashore, met the gal, took her on it will settle a lot of disputes men would feel the same if they among shipmates. SS John W. Burgess wishes to a coffee date and pinched him­ read the LOG. Seamen should Not much more to say fellas, thank them all. be encom-aged to send the LOG self next morning and found out except that now it's hotter'n to their homes. he was in the company of the seven halos down he:re and I'll JOHNNY WON HIM OVER Well, it's goodbye, mom, I'm new Mrs. Noble'.' A Noble act, warn all you fellow salts the Mrs. E. O. Voss off to Yokaham'. Gol dern it, George, but oh, what coffee. Battle of Post Office Street can­ San Antonio, Texas Brothers, there's a question in not be won. I know. Going to I wanted to go back to Germany (Editor's Note: Thanks for but with that homely face and| my mind which I've heard argued sign off now and go looking for the boost; your receipt is in the a tall cool one, so smooth sailing mail. Every issue of the LOG carries a form which, if filled and good luck to a good SIU. out and mailed to 51 Beaver St., Walt Gardner N. Y„ will send the LOG wing­ Port Arthur, Texas ing into homes of Seafarers. Good Payoff, Noble Act Cheer Gardner THE BEEF BOX CARDS, GAMES AVAILABLE SOON IN N. Y. HALL RECREATION ROOM Galveston, Texas (Ed. note: The American Le­ gion's "all for us" campaign is nothing new. To veterans it shoots off hot air about how it is trying to work in their in­ terest. But it is strictly an "against" organization. It has done nothing about housing, minimum wage legislation, etc. What it has done is to back all anti-labor legislation and fa­ vor every move to make life tougher for the working stiff, in which category most of the Legion members fit. It pats him on the back, takes his dues and uses them in a way that is ultimately to his disadvantage.) Send Those Minutes Send, in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. THEY HELP MAKE SAILING SMOOTH ON ALCOA CORSAIR With all the money that is donated by members to the SEA­ FARERS LOG and Hospitalized Brothers, why can't some of this money be donated for cards, checkers and chess boards for the rec­ reation I'oom of the New York Hall? To maintain the return of such games a man can be required to leave his shipping card until he returns the game or cards. With a sufficient supply to cover the demand, this method should insure cards and checkers on hand at all times. John J. McHale, 47464 Thomas Bluilt, 47465 John J. Bluitt, 34320 William O'Brien, 34316 Anthony Skillman, 32189 ANSWER:—Cards and checkers formerly were available for all hands in the recreation room of the New York Branch. But the speed with which they disappeared made it difficult to keep a sufficient supply of replacement material. The cards were mutilated and destroyed, in addifipn to being removed from the Hall. Very soon, however, recreational material of this type will again be available. While the Brothers are using them it is hoped they will bear in mind thed others hope to enjoy their use after they are finished. By taking proper care of these mEiterials and returning them to the desk when finished, all hands can be assured of a chance to use them next tune they are in port. Able delegates aboard the third of Alcoa's luxury cruise ships, gtdher in crew's messroom to perform paper work that is part of their duties as crew representatives. Left to right: John Mayrbot, Waiters' Delegate; Frank Palmer, Galley Delegate; A. (Blackie) Bankston, Ship's Dele­ gate: Frank L. Campodonice, Engine Delegate, and Clifford (Tex) Sharpless, Deck Delegate. Photo by Ed Loflin, Night Steward on the C^oinair. �Page Fourteen THE He Came, Saw And Took 'Rolling Job' To France SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 15. 1947 HAY AND HORSEPLAY IN CHERBOURG wont out on deck to locate the bosun. The time was about 2:30 in the After reporting to the bosun, I tfternoon; the place, the SIU was soon at work helping to se­ Hall in New York. cure the ship for sea. Looking Like so many other fellows, I around I noticed that the deck was hanging around the Hall load consisted of six locomotives hoping that a job would materia- and six tenders. That didn't • lize on the board and that leave much room for walking would be one of the fortunate around. Later I learned that ones to ship out. Shipping-out there were 12 more locomotives was becoming very imperative to and tenders below in the holds. me because of the fact that I had Soon word was passed to stand about two dollars left in my by fore and aft and we sailed just pocket; and for a sailor to be as the gathering darkness was ashore in New York or any port beginning to make a conglomera­ for that matter with but two dol­ tion of silhouettes of the New lars and no ship, isn't a very York skyline. Being on the eight comfortable situation, which a lot to twelve, it wasn't long before Seafarers aboard Ihe SS Earl A. Bloomquist went crazy over horses when the ship called at of you no doubt have had the op­ it was time for me to go on the French port. Among the lads who went haywire was Brother Bud Walterman shown in photo portunity of finding out. watch. The first of many watches at left as he stopped traffic on one of the local drags while he fed a nag. "Just hay. but mighty Well, to get back to the story, to be stood on board the MV good." neighed the four-legged haybag. I had been keeping in touch with Gadsden before voyage number In the photo at right Brothers Mike and George of the Bloomquist appear to be enacting a little the organizers office just in case two was over. skit for the entertainment of Bud Walterman. who is at the camera. Nobody said so but the nag It took us 14 days and some something should show up there. looks like the one in other photo. Looks pretty tired with the whole set-up. too. He should have cdd hours to reach Le Havre. As Walking in to check with A1 demanded more hay. Kerr for about the tenth time to the weather we had, it was that day, he said he had some­ typical North Atlantic winter thing and told me to stick around. weather. If you should ask any­ So, sitting down with one of the one who was on board that trip magazines which I had already they would tell you we rolled lead about umteen times; I wait­ rather than sailed to France. In fact, a lot of them including ed until he was finished with whatever he was doing. Then he yours truly are convinced that the called me over saying he had a MV Gadsden would roll in dryjob for an AB, on a coastwise dock. The reason for a lot of this rolling, I believe, is due to ship sailing that same night. To the Editor: the fact that the Gadsden has a WANTED A LONG TRIP jumbo-boom located approxi­ The SIU went on record to in­ As desperate as I was ^for a mately amidships which is the dorse the Union Optical Plan and ship, I was stiU a litUe particu-[ |,ig„est I've ever seen. It's 85 feet ran an article on it in the SEA­ lar as to what I would take for long and is tested for 137 tons. FARERS LOG, but I notice that I'd been on the beach for some That to my way of thinking is very little publicity has been o real jumbo-boom and is every­ given this wondlerful service. thing the name implies. Taking For men wishing glasses and into consideration that the Gad­ not desirious of paying some guy sden is but 324 feet long and a small fortune, the Union Op­ has a beam of only 50 feet, with tical Plan is the place to go. that jumbo-boom sticking up Located on Union Square in among the clouds one can readily New York at 152 Fourth Avenue, ."•^ee that it wouldn't take much to the Union Optical Plan is the The vessel gets a new coat of Nothing shy about Bob of the start things rolling. Seafarers endorsed optical serv­ paint. That's Bob wielding the ice. From personal experience I UNLOADED WITHOUT HITCH Bloomquist. He quickly obliged Walterman with this gag shot. brush. found that they can't be beat. Unloading the locomotives and I found them to be straight tenders took five days. That 1 forward and honest. No high think is very good time, taking pressure or attempt to sell me a into consideration the fact that bill of goods. They gave me fast that particular type of working service and the bill was easy to time and wanted a long trip if at gear was new to all but two of take; about one-half to one-third all possible to get one, so I turn­ the deck-gang. The operation To fhe Editor: The Steward has just about what it would cost elsewhere and was completed without accident ed the job down. painted the ship by himself and the quality of the glasses is tops. What happened on my last Going back down below to to personnel or damage to cargo, that takes care of the overtime as The SIU is to be complimented have another look at the boards which is another example of the trip, I think, would make in­ far as we are concerned. on their fine work in endorsing fine seamanship that makes up I found them just as empty as teresting reading for the Union Incidentally, we have to sign this establishment which has the they had been when I had gone the rank and file of the SIU and members who have not sailed a for $6 to get a cot which must be backing of several other big SUP. up topside. returned in perfect condition to unions. Admission to the Union Leaving Le Havre on the 17th non-union ship. While I standing there calling I don't Optical Plan is simple: Just flash of January, we all looked forThe Steel Age, an Isthmian get our money back. myself all sorts of jackasses, giv- ^ard""To"'"rolling "back^to" NeT know if U. S. Steel needs the your SIU book and you'll receive ship, is a name to remember. Its money that badly, or if it's the the best. mg special attention to the seagoing type of jackass for turnMaster, Captain Jaenecke, is the Skipper's gravy. Noah Greenberg type of man whose speeches to ing down the job, A1 came m The ship is overrun with rats the crew at lifeboat drills are and called for an AB on that y^easy same ship. It was like a reprieve rp,' .. i-- ^ . something for the books. His last and its common to come across Boston AMMLA , , The weather on the first two speech on the boat deck took 55 them in the alleyways and pan­ Has Copies of LOG to me so I gave A1 my card and • . . . said "I'll take it" I minutes, and through it all it tries. ' • ' pected—we had a gale. The To ihe Edilor: We went back up to his office Gadsden rolled 40 degrees, was the same story: RESTRICTED ON DRAW Thank you for the copies of the "I am the boss; there is only and he began to write me up on strange as it may seem, I slept We haven't had a draw as yet, SEAFARERS LOG which you one boss on this ship, etc., etc. his sheet. About that time fate through that particular roll and but coming into Honolulu we are are now sending this Boston liNo one is to come up to see me seemed to step in and take com- pm not complaining about it. going to be allowed $15. The of­ brary of the American Merchant about any matter whatsoever. No mand of the situation for the Going over I noticed that every phone rang and A1 talked for time. I shaved the bad weather one of the crew is allowed any­ ficers draw will be what they Marine Library Association. several minutes. When he hung we were having seemed to get where near the officers quarters ask for. There are several men Copies that are not taken during up he asked, "how would you worse. Now I'm not supersti- and any officer found In the on here just for the ride and we the week, I'm glad to put into a hke a job on a ship going to Le lious at all so I don't think the crew's quarters will be provided expect them to drop off in Ma­ libi'ary packed for delivery to nila. some ship. Havre sailing tonight? I of course shaving had anything to do with with a room down there." The crew is not too bad; we took the job. We have been receiving the the weather, but, did I shave SECOND ON TABLECLOTHS have some SIU men aboard and pilot for ever so long, now I'm Getting my gear from the bag- coming back? No! What kind of He also insists that there must many SIU sympathizers. The especially glad to have the LOG. gage room I started for Wee- weather did we have? Outside nawken, N. J., not knowing that of those first two days we had be a difference in food between NMU meQ are a definite minority Our library is always avail­ I was headed for one of the most perfect sailing weather, sunshine topside and the crew. The crew aboard, but regardless of Union able to your members when they outstanding trips of my sailing and all. So, your guess is as good tablecloths are supplied from the sympathies or affiliation, the are in Boston. Again, thank you, experiences. saloon after they have become ship is a rough one. Without a! and keep it comingi as mine Brother. contract to keep things smooth, It v/as close to four o'clock As I mentioned before the too dirty for the officers. Maria Grey Kimball everything seems to come up that wfeen I reached the ship and Gadsden had a mixed crew of •On overtime it is the usual Port Representative Sitter going through the usual pro- SIU-SUP and in closing I'd like story. After two months on the leaves us with our hands tied. AMMLA Oh, what we could do on this leeedure of finding the right to say, it was a pleasure to sail ship we find ourselves with (Ed. Note: The AMMLA in ship with a contract. foe'sle, signing articles and so with so many swell guys. about two hours overtime each Boston is located at 408 At­ forth, I changed clothes then Wayne MacAlliste • outside of our Sunday work. Harold Weiss lantic Avenue.) To the Editor: Optical Plan Saves Dough For Seafarer Crew Of Unorganized Ship Hamstrung By Lack Of Pact Iw �* , THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 15, 1947 Page Fifleen LOG BUIjmiN -W-"il ?Js-:U-Ah- Retroactive Wages I PERSONALS GENE RUDNIKI For information concerning your case, contact William Vig­ or, 339 Third St., Dunellen, N.J. Tel. Dun. 2-6618. 60 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. XXX Newman, Guy W 6.06 HAROLD A. ARONSON. Jr. MS COASTAL ADVOCATE 4.20 Begley, Raleigii $ 69.23 Roupe, Gosta E Your mother requests that you 17.74 contact her at once. Comeaux, Arnold 92 Scherzer, Edw W. C. Davis. $1.00; .M. J. Kavanaugh, 94 NORFOLK Felker. Edwin 26.30 Shulman, Abe XXX Okomoner. $1.00; Dalles. Steward $2.00. Snyder, Howard 7.00 Mattsson, Emil H 23.60 JOSE MADUREIRA Department. $9.00; W. H. Little. $5.00; SS SPENCER 94 McRae, Philip W 15.20 Spencer, Edw. :. E. I... Zedaker. $3.00. T. J. O'Rourke, $2.00; D. M. RaPlease get in touch with your 94 Neri, Fell pi 94 Tallcy, Sirroth vasa, $1.00; A. L. Yarborough. $2.00. wife immediately. NEW YORK Weackler, Gilbert 8.83 D. Morrison. $3.00; C. Seroczyskie, 5. 1 5. Jr s. S. SS GATEWAY CITY $2.00: E. Hodge. $1.00; O. Kaelop. It MS COASTAL DEFENDER F. Delgalfc. $1.00; L. E. Pefft. $3.00; $2.00; T. D. Guida, $3.00; C. S. SHIRLEY E. BURNETT Erwin, Willard W $ 6.06 SS EDWIN T. MEREDITH R. Burton, $2,00; J. Dirksmcyer. $1.00; Hammen. $3.00; F. E. Browalow. $3.00. Please contact your mother J. R. fiansen. $3.00; J. .\1. Check. C. Downs. $3.00; J. W. Brake. $3.00. Gambler, Joseph 33.39 Martin, Thomas E. 29.40 Ramos, Hipo' 6.06 Margvaiat, Edgar 24.96 immediately. $4.00; C. E. KuII. $4.00; M, Figueroa, SS USSR VICTORY $2.00; R. H. DeGraf. $1.00; E. W. Vandiver, Thomas 9.98 McRae, John 29.40 4. 4 J. W. Bingham. $3.00; O. L. HagnesKurz. $1.00; T, Narciellus, $1.00; P. ley. $2.00; Carl Gerken. $3.00; D. H. Perry, Dennis E 29.40 JOHN M. CORCORAN J. i 4Saline. $5.00; J. .M. Ruiz. $1.00; J. Prince. $2.00; P. L. Moody. $5.00; A. SS. EDW. G. JANEWAY X X A Please contact Judith Corcoran G. Napoleon. $1,00; P. Lohse. $5.00; J. Margct. $1.00. Blanton, Wilbort $ 6.36 SS ELOY ALFARO 1. T. Pearse. $2.00; J. Fedioir. $1.00; immediately. SS R. GOODFELLOW P. Lacruzyclias. $1.00; J. McKemy, Bonich, Rudy 5.36 Barron, Joseph F 94 G. Caliaro. $2.00; E. C. Pease. $1.00. XXX $1.00; D. Caustel. $5.00: C. Fernandez. Hitchcock, C. A 60 Bell, Leroy 94 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS WILLARD S. GERBER $3.00: J. Bednap. $2.00; I. Firado. O'Neill, George S 16.80 Bryant, Ernest W 94 H. J. Tucker. $3.00; S. Barlizo. Please contact Paul M. Pinciss Phillips, Robert 21.00 Carr, Melvin J $2.00; P. Merletto. $2.00; J, S. Tar9.80 SS ROSARIO at 185 Devenshire St., Boston aba. $1.00; J. S. Wood, $2.00; H. S. Garcia, Pedro 94 X & X J. Straka. $1.00; E. J. Martin. $1.00; Wilson. $1.00; P. H. Nelson. $1.00; SS EDW. K. COLLINS Goeman, L. P 112.82 10, Mass. J. Prendergast. $1.00; E. E. Scott, A. Kula. $2.00; E. F. Raposa. $1.00; XXX $1.00; D. R. Brodeur, $1.00; Norman Albritton, James $ 9.33 Hall, John P 5.20 J. A. Wilkie. $2.00; R. Doupe, $2.00: -Sutton, $1.00; J. Gibs, $1.00; D. L. MR. MECKLEY Balazo, Gustave 94 Hardy, Samuel H 94 W. Husson. $2.00; B. B. McCafJerg. Shumata. $1.00; H. Luckey. $1.00; Davis, Harry 94 Kearsey, Eric F 3.62 Please contact Mr. Carl G. J. Staremon. $5.00; F. Dodge, $6.00; $1.00; M. C. McCranie, $2.00; W. B. Walters. $3.00; P. Pinkowski.. $1.00; Eakcrt, Bernard 94 Lallave, Domingo 46 Herr, 33 North Drive Street, J. DeYeonardo. $6.00. D. Kissel. $1.00; W. J. Lowe, $1.00. Ellers, James P 94 McNichols, Thomas J 20.52 Lancaster Pa. SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY E. Carlson, $1.00; F. E. Epps, $1.00; Ensor, James 3.22 Minichillo, Louis 7.00 D. J. Donahue, $1.00. XXX E. Volinovsky, $2.00; R. lovino. $l.ftO; Jenkins, Henry 17.28 Parker, Jack R 94 SS COASTAL STEVEDORE F. F. Forsythe, $1.00; A. Saunders. DALE F. ELLIS F. T. Andrews, $2.00; J. Lombardi. $2.00; R. M. Joseph. $2.00; R. P. Kennedy, James 94 Price, Charles H 1.40 An important letter is waiting $2.00; R. C. Evans. $2.00; H. Brooks. Sirois. $2.00; M. Perry. $2.00; M. Macgregor, Wm 6.06 Revelle, Thomas E 1.40 for you at the New York Hall $2.00; J. M. Halpin. $2.00: J. F. Gross. $1.00; M .Scapivakis, $2.00; E. Marsden, La Verne 7.94 Woodfall, Charles 4.20 Ross. $2.00; C. M. J. Gummesson. Kreme. $2.00; A. E. Hallaway. $1.00; Mail Room. $2.00; H. Marey. $1.00; F. Bonifont. S. Hutchinson, $1.00; J. Novak, $2.00; XXX $1.00. J. Hernandez. $1.00; j. Reilly, $1.00: ERICK SOMMERS H. L. Conn, $2.00; M. Medina. $1.00; SS JEAN FREDERICK POLVES D. R. Evans. $2.00; J. J. Williams. A. Lopez, SI.00; J. S. Martin. $1.00; ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. Phone 5523 Edward Becker, Chief Mate of $2.00; C. Herring. $3.00; J. Sapia, G. Martinski, $2.00; C. Hutsell, $1,00; BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. the Frederick E. Williamson, re­ $3.00; W. H. Williams. $2.00; J. S. A. H. Thurmon. $2.00; M. Davis. $1.00; .Anderson, $5.00; J, Marcano, $1.00; A. J. W. Savage. $1.00; H, F. Johnson. Calvert 4S39 quests that you get in toucii Flores, $1.00; J. C. Brumbaugh, $3.00; $3.00; J. T. Chaffin, $3.00; M. Oliver. BOSTON 276 State St. $3.00; W, B. Leeke. $3.00. Boudoin 4455 with him through the Waterman G. Micelli. $3.00, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Steam.ship Co., 19 Rector St., SS QUINONIS Cleveland 7391 New York. R. F. Burside. $2.00; C, Bennett. CHICAGO 24 W. Si^perior Ave. $1.00; W. Parker. $3.00; J. Martin, XXX Superior 5175 $2.00; M. Akins. $1.00; .A. Beams. HENRY ROCK CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. $5.00; R. Reddick. $1.00; H. Tamm. P. M. BROWN (Continued from Page 3) Main 0147 Your wife asks that you write $1.00; J. S. Guerra. $1.00; M. Oliver. A check for 27 V2 hours over­ 1038 Third St. J. Roza. $1.00; J. C. Chaffin. Steel Corporation, Marine Di­ DETROIT her at 810 Third St., Morgan $1.00; time is waiting for you at Wat­ Cadillac 6857 $2.00; B. W. Arnola, $2.00; F. E. vision, Isthmian Steamship Com­ DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. City, La. Parker. $1.00; B. R. Kitchens. $5.00; erman Oifices, 17 Rector Street. pany, and the SIU of North Am­ Melrose 4110 C. E. Lee. $1.00; W. R. Walsh, $2.00; New York, N. Y. XXX erica any section or sections of GALVESTON 308 —23rd St. WILLIAM E, PEPPER Phone 2-8448 the Taft-Hartley Law to the 16 Merchant St. Please communicate immedidetriment of our Union call up­ HONOLULU Phone 58777 atcly with your wife at P.O. on all maritime workers to join JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Box 1801, San Francisco, Calif. us in a general Maritime Strike Phone 5-5919 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ XXX until such attempt or attempts MARCUS HOOK 1% W. 8th St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Chester 5-3110 have stopped. ROBERT WAYNE JONES to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 1 South Lawrence St. The SIU-SUP in the event MOBILE . Please get in touch with your their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Phone 2-1754 that United States Steel Cor­ MONTREAL Mrs. Lola Jones, 811 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 1440 Bleary St. mother, poration, Marine Division, Isth­ NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Dante St., New Orleans. La., or SIU branch for this purpose. mian Steamship Company at­ Magnolia 6112-6113-phone Walnut 2320-W. 51 Beaver St. i However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU tempts to prolong this strike un­ NEW YORK 4 4 4 HAnover 2-2734 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the til the deadline of the Taft- NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. M.ARIO AYALA ALEJANDRO LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS Hartley Law, August 22, 1947, Phone 4-1083 Of 405 Pacific St., Brooklyn, LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. 9 South 7th St. shall on or about that date re­ PHILADELPHIA LOmhard 3-7651 N.Y. Mrs. Julia Ayuso requests quest all workers in the Mari­ PORTLAND Ill w. Burnside St. that yoLi get in touch with her PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION time Industry to join them in a Beacon 4336 immediately at Pasaje Villamil general Maritime strike to es­ RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St.' 1304 c^,,nturce. Puerto Rico. To the Editor: tablish for all Seamen the pi'ivPhone 2599 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. ileges of the Union Hiring Hall I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Douglas 5473-8363 JOHN HISKO and Rotary Shipping System, re­ SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252i Ponce de Leon Write to your wife at Read- address below: gardless of the Taft-Hartley Act. San Jnan 2-5996 Besides hearing reports from SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. ; ington. New Jersey. Phone 8-172S the co-heads of the Strike Com­ 4 4 4 Name SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. mittee, and passing the import­ ANGELO GODINA Main 0290 ant resolution, the meeting heard TAMPA 1809-1811 Ni Franklin St. "Nothing yet." Write to Shorty Street Address three messages of support from Phone M-13S3 at Peapack, New Jersey: Ruth. 615 Snsnniit St. Captain William Ash, Secretary- TOLEDO City State Garfield 2112 Business Manager of Local 88, WILMINGTON .440 Avalon Blvd. MM&P; Charles A. Leone, ReTerminal 4-3131 Signed gkmal Director of the CIO Ship- VICTORIA, B.C aOZ Brighton St. Garden 8331 \ yard Workers, and M. David JOHN THOMAS COTTMAN 144 W. Hastings St. Book No, j ' Keefe, head of Local 205, United VANCOUVER Pick up your baggage at the Paciac 7824 \ Financial Employes. New York Hall. Smith &" Johnson MK Meet Maps Beef Extension SIU HALLS MONEY DUE Notice To All SIU Members NGTIGE! �Page Sixteen Seafarers Pulls The Pin On Isthmian 5• T. i V:i 4 ii t Just before the action started, picket captains and Masters-at-Arms get last minute in­ structions. A short wihle after this picture was taken, ^oid came to start the tie-up, and this peace­ ful scene came to an end, not to be repeated again until the strike is over. Many of the men pictured above are veterans of other SIU strike actions. The tie-up became effective at 12 midnight, August 12, and within a short ^ time swarms of Isthmian men reported to the New York Hall for instructions. Above is the crew of the SS Richard Alvey. Led by Bosun Joe Shea, front row center, and AB Jakob Lundoy, this crew walked off in a body, leaving only one fink behind. Strike Committeemen Bob High and Charley Tannehill are left and right of Shea. "Head it. Mister Operator; that's what we mean." Every Isthmian ship in the United Stales was locked up within a short lime after the strike started. Let Isthmian look at this picture and get the right idea. And any other ships that come in will also be tied-up. The crew of the SS Harold I. Pratt, docked at the foot of 29th Street Brooklyn, led by Norman Lindsey, hit the bricks right off. By the time a LOG photographer got to the scene, soon after the action began, picketlines were already established, and everything was running smoothly. That's the way it was with each of the other seven Isthmian ships docked in and around New York. iiiiilll '), Isthmian's New York hiring hall, 68 Trinity Place, which they want to substitute for the Union Hiring Hall, was also pick­ eted. Nobody went through the lines to apply for a job. The entrance to the docks at Columbia Street, Brooklyn, was also guarded by watchful Seafarers. Some of the picke'ters for this gate came from the Robin Grey, docked nearby. Behind , picketline is the Steel Artisan, one of Isthmian's biggest, but not going anyplace right now. •BBS! I j ^ 1 r' I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource August 15, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 33 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS TIES-UP ALL ISTHMIAN SHIPPING WALKOUT IS 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE; SIU RECIEAVES PLEDGESOF SUPPORT FROM OTHER AFL AND CIO UNIONS N.Y.MEET MAPS BEEF EXTENSION AFL UNIONS FURNISH FOOD ISTHMIAN STRIKE 100% EFFECTIVE WEATHER IS HOT IN GAVESTON AND SO IS THE SHIPPING SITUATION FULL BOOK MEN CAN SHIP ANYTIME THEY WANTTO FROM PORT TAMPA SIU ORGANINIZING DRIVE MEETINGS WITH GOOD RESPONSE AS GREAT LAKES SEASON PASSES THE HALF-WAY MARK ALLREMAINS QUIET ON THE BALTIMORE WATERFRONT PATROLMAN SINGS LOUD PRAISES FOR THE GOO SHIL J.M. HARLON CSU SEAMEN LONG DUPED BY COMMIE LEADERS COLUMBIA TELLS MEN ALL--EXCEPT HOW TO GET RAISE NEW YORK PATROLMAN TURNS RACKET=BUSTER ANOTHER GOOD THING GOES DOWN THE DRAIN COAL SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE KEEP NORFOLK BUSY NITRATE TO PHILLY CONFINED TO ANCOURAGE BELOW WILMINGTON COMMIES ALWAYS CONTROLLED NMU AND CURRAN FOLLOWED LINE IN PAST SS LAMAR CREW ADOPTS CODE FOR SHIPBOARD CODUCT TO MAINTAIN PRESTIGE OF SIU GOOD UNIONISTS MUST HAVE MORE THAN SLOGANS,DONALD MEN FIND THE ROLLING STONE GATHERSNO BOSS':O'DOYLE 'DUKE'TOSSES LEGION FOR A DESERVED FALL HE CAME,SAW AND TOOK 'ROLLING JOB' TO FRANCE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/15/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/25a653a91139f1fa5ebcc2f3d8fbb0ea.PDF 097b72664c926e9e8c003cd12b09d37a PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y- FRIDAY. AUGUST 8. 1947 VOL. IX. Ponce Co. Signs Terms With SlU What's Happening In The NMU? PHILADELPHIA — A few months ago the longshoremen down in Porto Rico went on strike, and the crew of the SS Ponce, Ponce Steamship Corp­ oration, refused to cross the picketlines, even when ordered to do so by the company of­ ficials and the ships' officers. Following this, the company, which had a full Alcoa-Bull agreement with the Union, wrote a letter to the SIU stating flatly that since the contract would expire on September 30, 1947, the company was serving notice that on such date the agreement would be terminated. The Union ignored the letter and bided its time, waiting for a more opportune moment. TIME TO ACT Last week in this port, the time came to take action. The SS Ponce steamed in to dis­ charge and load cargo, and the entire crew walked off. Since the company had made known its intention of ending the con­ tract, members of the crew, true to the SIU traditional policy of "No Contract, No Work," re­ fused to sign on until they were protected by an extended agree­ ment. For two days the ship stayed at the dock, and then the com­ pany started to move —• but fast. Officials appealed to the Union to release the ship, and promised to sign the same con­ tract which had just been agre­ ed to by Alcoa, Bull, etc. Robert Matthews, Headquart­ ers representative, was dispatch­ ed from New York, and with Eddie Higdon, Philly Port Agent, he met with company officials and the standard freight ship contract was signed. Simmons Delegate Te AFL Cenventien SAN FRANCISCO — W. H. Simmons, Agent for the Seafar­ ers Internation Union in this port, has been attending the Con­ vention of the California State Federation of Labor in Sacra­ mento this week. As a member of the AFL La­ bor Council in San Francisco, Brother Simmons was elected to attend as a delegate from the SIU. The labor group convened on Aug. 4 and is scheduled to wind-up its business by this weekend. Simmons will report the con­ vention highlights in a later isSU6 of the LOG. Ever since the beginning of the year, an internal struggle has been going on in the National Maritime Union. CIO. This battle was touched off by President Joe Curra^'s resignsition from the commie-dominated Committee for Maritime Unity. Further fuel was added to the already burning issues when . Curran placed charges against Vice-President Joe Stack, and these charges resulted in Stack's being removed from office. On pages 8 and 9. the Editors of the LOG have presented a factual history of~«vents in the NMU from the start of the struggle to date. All members of the SIU should make certain to read the article and then pass it along. It is a good picture of how communists work to rule an organization, and failing that, move to wreck it. New Waivers Granted Wartime Alien Seamen WASHINGTON—Alien seamen who responded to this country's need for merchant seamen dur­ ing the war, only to be repaid with loss of jobs at the war's end, recently got a break when Presi­ dent Truman signed a waiver^ now known as Public Law 293. The new law permits waivers for alien seamen on all non-coast­ wise ships, both subsidized and non-subsidized. It is to remain in effect until April 1, 1948. Signing of the bill gives the Coast Guard the green light to grant waivers to alien seamen who sailed between December 7, 194L and September 7, 1945, on vessels operated by the War Shipping Administration, the United States Maritime Commis­ sion, or the Army Transport Service. It took a great deal of pres­ sure from all seamen's organi­ zations to force the change in the law to give recognition to our Brothers who fought and bled in the service of the American merchant marine even though they were citizens of some other country. They came forward to volunteer their services when the chips were down, and they are at last gaining some slight bit of recognition. Nitrate Ships Barred From N.Y. Piers GOOD CHANGE NEW YORK, Aug. 7—All ni­ Public Law 27, which is re­ trate-bearing ships entering ports placed by the new bill, prohibited within the jurisdiction of the alien seamen from sailing on any Third Coast Guard District have subsidized vessels, and allowed been classified as explosive car­ only a small portion of them to riers under terms of an order ship on non-subsidized ships. which became enforceable yes­ Summed up, the Coast Guard terday. Ships in the- explosive will permit waivers up to 25 per cargo classification are not per­ cent of the unlicensed personnel mitted to tie up at, piers but on subsidized vessels subject to must drop anchor at prescribed the following conditions; locations, where they may be When citizen seamen are not loaded by lighter. availa.ble with the appropriate Affected by the Coast Guard's ratings. That they be not in excess of new safety regulation are the 25 per cent of the entire un­ Port of New York and other ports from New Haven, Conn., licensed personnel. That they sailed during war­ to ' Edgemoor, Del. The order time and have evidence in the came on the heels of the action form of a certificate of dis­ taken by the New York Fire charge, or properly authenti­ Commissioner last Friday when he ordered two freighters carry­ cated record of service. ing cargoes of ammonium ni­ The situation on coastwise ves­ trate to clear out of their Brook­ sels remains the same. Alien sea­ men are still allowed to sail up lyn piers. He said the presence to 25 per cent of the unlicensed of the ships consituted "a most personnel, but such seamen must serious fire and life hazard to have visas, or evidence of legal the people of the City of New entry. York." Aliens who have no war ser­ MADAKET ORDERED OUT vice do not gain anything as a One of the ships ordered out result of the passage of the new was the Madaket, a Waterman law. They are still confined to Steamship C o m p a ny freighter, sailing coastwise vessels, nonsubsidized only. ' (Continued on Page 3) No. 32 Seven Mere Operators Sign New 5% Contract; Other Talks Continue NEW YORK—The ranks of the companies hold­ ing out against the new SIU contract, signed last week by eight operators, grew thinner this week when seven companies okayed the same agreement. The seven were the Arnold Bernstein Steamship Corporation, the Arnold Bernstein Shipping Com­ pany, Incorporated, Overtakes Freight Corporation, Illinois Atlantic Corpora-* ^; T5 ^ ^ companies last week directly aftion, Ponce Cement Corpo- f^.ted approximately 20,000 SIU ration, Kearney Steamship seamen on the Atlantic and Gulf Company, Incorporated, and coasts. Ultimately, as more comWaterman Steamship Co. sign, between 40,000 and These seven joined Alcoa Steam- 50,000 more will benefit, ship Company, American Liberty ' original Lines, A. H. Bull and Company, the increase in wages Bull Insular Lines, Eastern rnd overtime is retroactive to Steamship Company, South At­ June 16, 1947, while other pro­ lantic Steamship Company, Seas visions date from July 31. Representing the SIU during Shipping Company, and Smith negotiations were J. P. Shuler, and Johnson. Paul Hall, Joe Algina, and Bob The new agreement calls for a Matthews. straight 5 per cent increase, nine paid holidays at sea, and paid va­ cations after a year of service. At the same time that the above-mentioned operators came to terms with the Union, nego­ tiations were underway in Mo­ bile and New Orleans with representatives of the Missis­ sippi Steamship Company. These By MATTHEW DUSHANE meetings should end shortly, with both companies agreeing to WASHINGTON—Seamen who terms. were employed in permanent In the passenger ship field, jobs ashore during the war, and talks are in progress between the who left them for service in the Union and Eastern Steamship merchant marine, were eligible Company, Alcoa, and Peninsular for reemployment in .those jobs and Occidental. The same ad­ under Public Law 87, which was vances which are contained in passed by the 78th Congress. This the extended freight ship con­ law was terminated on July 25, tract are being incorporated in 1947, when the 80th Congress the passenger ship agreement. passed Public Law 239, which Only a few companies still re­ ended certain emergency and main outside the fold. war powers. Meetings have already taken As of July 25, therefore, the place with most of them, and requirement of twelve months* from the way talks are pro­ substantially continuous service gressing, signed and sealed con­ is eliminated entirely for all sea­ tracts should be forthcoming men who are now serving in an very shortly. active capacity, but all seamen The settlement with the eight who ended their service prior to that date must have had twelve months' substantially continuous service in order to be eligible for a certificate which will entitle him to reemployment. NEW YORK — Another Applications for such certifi­ meeting between the SIU cates should be submitted Negotiating Committee and promptly to the United States Isthmian Company officials took place- on Thursday, Aug­ Maritime Commission, Washing­ ust 7, at the company offices. ton, D. C., not later than three months after July 25, 1947, ex­ No details are available cept where a seaman is on a voy­ since the LOG went to press age which commenced prior to before any report could be that date, and continues past the obte'.ned from the Comnndtthree month period. Other ex­ tee. As developments occur ceptions are made when a sea­ they will be reported in full man is under medical care, in­ in the pages of the LOG. > terned, or being repatriated. Reemployment Rights Ended By Congress On Isthmian �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Augusl 8, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Vublisbed Wee/dy by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District I Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ! At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N'. Y. HAnover 2-2784 1 y 1^' [ International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER ------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - -- -- -- -- -- Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. m District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Ship Unorganized This is no time for any good SIU member to lean back on the laurels won by the Union during the past few years. True, the SIU has won many new benefits, brought under contract a number of companies, and won bargain­ ing elections both on deep sea fleets and on the Great Lakes—but the fight isn't over. Organizing goes on. Men are needed to go aboard unorganized ships, carrying the SIU message. It's a job for all, not just for a few pien. DO YOUR PART! Anti-Labor Commies The communist party has always held itself up to be the friend of the workingman. In fact, they brag that they are the only friends workers have. Well, if that is true, then the working stiff has more to fear from his friends than from his enemies. The record of the communist party is clear. In any given situation, when the aims and objectives of the labor movement came into conflict with the CP line, the com­ mies scuttled the trade unions and danced to the tune piped in from Moscow. Just a few instances will prove that point. Take the case of President Roosevelt's expressed desire to draft strikers during the war. All labor immediately howled that such an act would lead to fascism. But when William Green and Philip Murray went to see the President to tell him that organized labor was overwhelmingly against the idea, FDR grinned and showed both" labor leaders telegrams and letters from communist trade union officials supporting the Chief Executive's stand. In the maritime industry, the situation existing in the National Maritime Union, CIO, is a perfect example of how the commies operate. There are many unions which are today hollow shells because the commies v/easelled their way into control, and then split the organization rather -than give up their domination. In this issue of the LOG, and in subsequent issues, the internal struggle between the commies and the anti-com­ mies in the NMU will be discussed in great detail. There's a good lesson for all sincere trade unionists in the picture 4>f a strong union being eaten away from within by the scavengers of the labor movement—the communists. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now in The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents* These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL R. A. BLAKE JOSEPH DENNIS H. BELCHER. I L. GROVER J. T. EDWARDS C. MACON L. BALLESTERO BOB WRIGHT XXX JOHN MAGUIRE STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL CHARLES BURNEY JOHN RATH J. J. O'NEAL E. P. O'BRIEN E. L. WANDRIE P. FEEICIANO E. M. LOOPER F. J. SCHULTZ D. G. PARKER T. J. KURKI LEROY CLARKE K. C. CROWE J. ZANADIL E. E. CASEY ' D. P. KORALIA J. P. McNEEL WILLIAM MOORE J. P. TASSEN L. COOPER .P. GELPI REUBEN VANCE S. W. LESLEY t X X J. A. DYKES FORT STANTON HOSPITAL J. MORRISON R. McGUIGAN D. MILLER (SUP) R. LUFLIN XXX C. MIDDELTON BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. J. SUPINSKI R. BAASNER M. D. PENRY E. DELLAMANO XXX W. MITCHELL NEPONSET HOSPITAL R. LORD L. CLARK J. BARRON J. S. CAMPBELL P. MADIGAN E. FERRER E. JOHNSTON J. R. HANCHEY R. MORRISON C. LARSEN M. PERRONE L. L. LEWIS XXX J. R. LEWIS SAN FRANGISGO HOSPITAL L. TORRES JOHN B. KREWSON C. SCHULTZ J. HODO J. HAMILTON • J You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 8th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD M, MORRIS J. KOSLUSKY N. NEILSEN XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS J. C. KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL ELMER BROWN DELIMER COPPOCK MURRAY PLYER EDDIE 'MARKIN MANUEL SANTIAGE MAX FINGERHUT THOMAS WADSWORTH WILLIAM ROSS S. Y. FOGELBERG ANTHONY ATKIEWING �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 8, 1947 Ashland Site Of Duluth-Area Council Meeting Page Three SIU Volunteer DULUTH—The next meeting By AL KERR of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ Almost every man in the Cities Service Tanker fleet has already either signed a pledge or taken out a book in the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. partment Port Council for the Duluth-Superior-Ashland area is scheduled for Ashland, Wiscon­ sin, on Sunday, August 10 over the Spot Tavern located at 120 In the history of the struggles of the SIU to win better wages Easi Fourteenth Avenue. and improved conditions for American seamen it is generally not Vice President E. L. Slaughter mentioned that many alien seamen in our ranks have contributed of the Longshoremen sent out the to our success on the waterfront. They have been in there pitch­ ing, sharing the tough, hard times when we were on the bricks call to all AFL unions affiliated Felimar Barlizo has been and fighting to raise the living conditions of the entire membership. with the Maritime Trades De­ sailing Isthmian as a volunteer That no particular mention has been made of their role in the partment. for a long time—two years, in Union has not been intentional. It is merely that no one group is fact. Although conditions and Representatives from the ILA ever singled out in the Seafarers, either for praise or criticism. The wages are inferior to those on SIU is a trade union of maritime workers. Dredgemen, Tugmen and other SlU-contracted ships, and al­ Every man entering our ranks comes in as an individual. His ILA affiliates, as well as from though Brother Barlizo is a full background or national origin has nothing to do with. He is a the Masters, Mates and Pilots, Book member and could sail seaman, as we all are. That and the fact that he be a good union waterfront Teamsters, and Sea­ on organized ships if he v/anted man is all we ask. And for the most part the alien seamen wno are member of the SIU have met these qualifications in just the farers International Union are to, he intends to stay with Isthmian until the contract is expected to be in attendance. same way as those of us with American citizenship. signed, sealed, and delivered. Lots of members of the Seafarers will agree to this and may wonder why it is even mentioned now. The reason is that a few of our Brothers, especially, some of the younger fellows who don't yet know the score, have at times resented alien shipmates, without any basis for their feelings. By PAUL HALL Among The Best As a matter of fact, every once in a while evidence of this re­ sentment shows up at discussions during shipboard and shoreside meetings. How wrong this attitude is simple to prove. For these alien members are as a rule are among the best SIU Brothers we have. They have fought to build and protect this Union since its inception. Possibly the largest of the alien group in the Seafarers are the Scandinavians. In fact, Harry Lundeberg, President of the SIU, is Norwegian born. The founder of the American seamen's tradeunion movement himself—Andrew Furuseth—was born in Norway. We could go on indefinitely mentioning names of foreign-born sea­ men who have contributed greatly to the American maritime trade union movement by becoming an essential part of it. The Poles, Italians, French, English, etc., are all represented. See it for yourself. Next time there is a waterfront beef, take note of the guys on the picketlines or in the special squads. Right alongside of their American-born Brothers, you'll find a Dane, a Swede, Norwegian, Italian—guys who were born under every flag in the world. All of them seamen with a common purpose, joined together in this union, fighting side by side as if they were one. SIU Volunteers Needed To Ship Cities Service A victory appears most certain on the basis of indications from the men of the choice they will make when the collective bar­ gaining election is held for the company unlicensed personnel. These men are not just making a gesture to get iiitc the SIU. They are in absolute earnesu in their efforts to become part of a good trade-union. /They want to be represented in bargaining sessions with the company by the waterfront union which, in black and white, proves the value of unionism to the men •sailing the nation's ships. But these men of Cities Ser­ vice need some assistance. They have the enthusiasm that's need­ ed to insure victory, but they also must have the benefit of an experienced hand at unionism. It is up to the SIU membership to lend them a hand. When you get aboai'd you will between the Fire Commissioner be able to give these tankermen and interested parties to discuss some of the essential facts union further rules for handling and and unorganized men must al­ control of nitrate cargoes. Among ways remember. those to attend the meeting are ILA officials, and representatives , Among these, you can point of steamship lines and the, Maridifference in the way a job is obtained on an unorganiztime Commission. , , .ed ship and one under SIU conMeanwhile, chemists have oeen unable to discover what it is • that causes ammonium nitrate to 1 can explain further the explode. Tests made recently showed that excessive heat and conditions that are so fire applied to the composition superior on SIU contracted ships, caused it to burn but not exthem, too, how by just plode. In view of the recent i voting SIU in the coming electdisasters at Texas City and Brest, ion, their conditions will improve however, the nitrate must be re- ® hundred-fold, garded as of an explosive nature. All that remains now is for A consultant for a large chemical the National Labor Relations manufacturing concern has stat- | Board to set the election date, ed that until more is known of; But in the meantime, you must the properties in the nitrate, it help to make sure there is one would be unwise to treat it as less unorganized steamship com­ anything but an explosive ma­ pany and one more SIU con­ terial. tracted outfit. Nitrates Called Explosives, Ships Barred From NY Piers (Continued"from Page 1) which tied up at Pier 6, Bush Terminal, last Thursday with 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate for delivery to the United States Army forces in Germany. The Madaket left without pick,ing up her additional cargo. Explaining the specifications of the new safety order, Capt. Har­ old G. Bradbury, Chief of Staff for the Third Coast Guard Dis­ trict, said all ships coming into the Port of New York carrying more than 500 pounds of am­ monium nitrate cargo must now obtain permits. In addition these vessels, as explosive carriers, must accept locations such as an anchorage in Gravesend Bay, where addi­ Brotherhood of the Sea tional cargo will be transhipped That we are the Brotherhood of the Sea should be accepted ^he vessels by lighter, or a proudly by the newer men coming into our ranks and sharing ourljjgj.^^ at Leonardo, N. J., which traditions just as it has been by the older men who have laid the' ammunition depot during foundation for the most militant waterfront organization in the world. TEXAS CITY DISASTER These are facts to be remembered and brought up the next The question of control of nitime you hear guys aboard ship or at shoreside meetings making unnecessary references to those Seafarers who were born on the trate cargoes was precipitated by other side of the big drink. the Texas City and Brest, France, Many of these men were the forerunners in the maritime in- disasters, where vessels carrying dustry in the struggles to win a decent standard of living for all the deadly cargo exploded causInfantile paralysis, the crip-1 direct infection by this means is seamen. They have taken part in our struggles alongside of us ing heavy loss of life and proppling disease which affects' lacking, research indicates that in the present day. And they'll undoubtedly be in there again erty. as good union Seafarers in our future beefs. Let's let them know Attention to the question was thousands of adults as well as the virus causing polio is often we're all Brothers. Let's keep the SIU the real Brotherhood of focused locally with the arrival children every year, is most epi­ found in sewage. 4. Over-fatigue invites polio the sea it has always been. in New York last week of the demic between the months of To ac­ in summer months,^ Tests on la­ Remember—we are an International composed of lots of dif-, Madaket and the second nitrate June and September. ferent types of guys—a seaman's home is where he hangs his hat— carrier, the Norwegian freighter quaint people with means to boratory animals carried out in Molda, which carried 2,643 tons combat the infection, the Na­ experiments, showed that where whether it be Sweden, Greece, America, or where have you. of the fertilizer slated for deliv­ tional Foundation for Infantile animals were strenuously exerParalysis has compiled a list of cised, twice as many of them exery to a French port. New Alien Waivers Members of the International pr^cautions which, if followed,' posed to the virus developed While on the subject of alien seamen it might be the Pi'oper ^ Association, will lessen greatly the chances rnore severe forms of infantile time to discuss their present shipping status in regards to the law refused to load deck cargo of contracting the disease. paralysis than did those which governing alien shipping. These men won't have to work under gj^jp j-^ien The six rules of caution are as had rested quietly in their cages, the hardship recently imposed on them by the legislation prohibiting dagsifled the nitrate cargoes as follows: 5. Tonsillectomies in polio seathem from sailing on American subsidized vessels. "explosives" and demanded the 1. Wash hands before eating, son up to physician. Tests show The President has just signed a bill granting alien seamen with double pay usually received for Scientific studies indicate that, that there may be more of a prewartime service on American ships the right to sail subsidized ships work aboard ships in that classi- the hands may be a means of | disposition to infantile paralysis in an amount up to 25 per cent of the crew. And that figure mjiy fication. spreading the virus infection. infection as a result of tonsil and vai-y depending on the need for alien seamen. It vvas then that the New York through contamination of food, j adenoid operations performed This right will be extended to those alien seamen who rode Fire Commissioner and other de- drinks or objects carried to the during the seasonal polio months, 6. Lasf polio health hint; American ships, and who can show proof in the form of discharges, partment officials made an in- mouth. 2. Keep food well covered. The Avoid sudden chilling. Experibetween the dates of Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 7, 1945. Those aliens spection of the ships and gave who did not sail during that period will be permitted to sail only the order for them to leave their blue bottle fly, particularly, is ments show that twice as many on ships not subsidized by the government. piers. The Madaket sailed im- suspected as a possible factor in animals, when suddenly chiUed, In the SIU; the largest group of alien members are in the Port mediately, but the Molda drop- transmitting the virus. All fresh developed acute and paralyzing of New York. Any of these men who have doubts as to their rights ped anchor in Gravesend Bay fruit and vegetables should be attacks of the disease a< did a control group which had been to ship on any particular vessel are advised to report to the 5th and is still being loaded by washed before use. 3. Polluted waters may harbor protected from sudden temperafloor of tne New York Hall, where they njay get^complete informa-_ lighter, 1 A meeting has been scheduled i virus of polio. While proof of ture changer tion, details and advice on this type of beef. Summer Is The Season For Polio: These Precautions May Save You 1 �Page Pour TBB SEAFARERS LOG LSI], Dominated By The Operators, Greatest Enemy Of Lakes Seamen Friday, August 8, 1947 BROTHER LUNDEBERG, AB of their member fleets, they would have nothing to worry DETROIT—We've just receiv­ about. ed a copy of a motion by the And don't forget this import­ Lake Sailors Union, unaffiliated, ant fact: It would be worth many to intervene in the matter of thousands of dollars for the LCA the Kinsman Transit Company to keep the SIU off their ships ! <Steinbrenner). As you'll recall, Why wouldn't the LCA pay we petitioned some time ago for any amount of money to keep an election on the five Kinsman the Lakes as the last stronghold ships. of unorganized maritime labor At the NLRB hearings held on in the United States? the Kinsman case, no LSU rcpWhv wouldn't the LCA con­ xesentatives showed up although tribute handsomely to the up­ they were .-well aware of the keep of the LSU as a defense fact xhat the SlU had petitioned against the winning of all Great LCA STOOGES the NLRB. They had no proof Lakes fleets under the banner of intervention in this case and, On the other hand, let's e.x- of the SIU? now at the last moment, they plain why the LSU, as a stooge Just compare thc^ monthly J, s. move to intervene! outfit completely dominated by take home pay of the average There is no doubt in our minds the LCA, is far more dangerous SIU member to that of any sea­ Here are two shots taken of that this phony, company-sup­ to the unorganized Lakes sea­ man .sailing on the open-shop Harry Lundeberg, President of ported outfit,/ the Lake Sailor men than the commie followers LCA ships, and you can readily Union, is far more dangerous to in the NMU. see why the shipowners would, the SIU, on the Marino Jumper. the unorganized Lakes seamen Fir.st off, the LSU has no com­ and will continue to, pay large Brother Lundeberg is shown than the NMU. mie line to follow. The only line sums of money to keep SIU con­ above with other members of NMU organizing on the Lakes that they know is the one dic­ tracts with SIU wages and con­ the crew, and on the left, paint­ is completely under the domina­ tated by their bosses in the ditions off their vessels. ing the smokestack. tion of the hot-shot commies in Lakes Carriers Association. An SIU contract brings the That line can be changed, re­ that outfit. From their Director, Lundeberg shipped out on highest wages on the Lakes, the Josh Lawrence, on down the vised, adopted to the particular highest overtime, the best work­ the Marine Jumper earlier this line, every Lakes organizer for circumstances 'of the company ing and living conditions, job summer, and made a trip to the NMU is a graduate of the under concentration, and other­ security and competent uni.on Europe and the Scandinavian commie school or a protege of wise dummied up to look like representation. the party-line boys in that out­ the real McCoy. countries. Nothing like getting That's v/hy the LCA and any Here are a few basic and wellfit. the smell of salt water again, known facts concei'ning the LSU other unorganized shipowners eh? COMMIE PHONIES just so you can make up your will go to any length and spend any sum of money to keep the These commies aren't danger­ own mind concerning their con­ SIU off their ships. Compare X X i. ous provided the seamen they trol and domination by the LCA. for yourself, then choose SIU ! Look at the LSU literature or are attempting to organize know the score. But they can fool the their name the next time you younger seamen who are more see them on an election ballot. susceptible to their "line" of su­ That word "unaffiliated" follows per-militancy and of always their complete name. That means that the LSU is a "fighting for the rights of the around at will by anybody — consuls are being pressured by By LOUIS GOFFIN so-called independent organiza­ poor underdog." phony cai-eer-men included. We the shipowners. Obviously, a real tion in no way connected with A story of consular misrepre­ seamen are American citizens en­ representative doesn't have to be The line of smooth-oil that either the AFL or the CIO. sentation, with American seamen titled to all the rights and privi­ pressured. these phonies dish out looks nice LSU officials sail on the ships again playing the role of under­ leges that go with citizenship. Since it is their job to handle on their slick propaganda, and it •of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Com­ dog, c^me to light at the recent If we are so unfortunate to be the problems of citizens in their sounds nice, too, to anyone who pany, completely under the con­ payoff of the Alcoa scow M'V on the beach in a foreign coun­ particular jurisdiction, t h ey doesn't recognize them for the trol and dominance of that com­ Hawser Eye. try, we expect and demand the should be men enough to tell all time scabs and sellers-out of The American Consul in Trini­ protection which consuls are pressuring shipowners and agents pany, a member of the LCA. the labor movement that they Check the last letter put out by dad was the target of a be..x laid there to give us. to clear out. actually are. the LSU for corroboration of this down by the ship's delegate. If American ships in foreign They have it within their Ask the older, more experi­ statement. Substance of the beef was this: ports need replacements we must power to force them to sign on enced seamen on the Lakes. He Two SIU members were on the be given first call. It is. my per- American citizens first on Amerwill give you the same lowdown WHO PAYS? beach in Trinidad when the Haw­ sonal belief that a few of these ican ships. on these characters. Their only shoreside represen­ ser Eye was short two crewmen. For these reasons, the moves Instead of shipping the two made by the Moscow line boys tative is one Meyer Cook, attor­ Americans, the Consul, acting in are not too important. Once you ney, with offices in the Guardian close cooperation with the Alcoa have seen them in action and Building at Cleveland. Who pays agent and the ship's Skipper, heard their "line" you'll remem­ Cook's salary and expenses? signed on two natives of Trini­ We don't have any proof that ber them, and never be fooled dad to round out the crew. The this individual is paid by the the second time. BUFFALO — Here's a nifty Yep! You guessed it! The two SIU men were signed on as LCA, and so we can't make that Being prisonei's of the Moscow that happened recently in this smooth - tongued stranger w a s workaways. philosophy and the international positive assertion—but we'd like port, and we pass it along to none other than an NMU organ­ line adopted by the party cur­ to know, "Who pays Cook's sal­ FAILS HIS DUTY you for what it's worth. izer preying on unsuspecting rently, they can't have any in- ary and expenses?" seamen—cadging drinks for what When the D & C passenger This season, the LSU has car­ This seems to be in smashing dependant thoughts of their own. he was worth, and trying to or­ They must follow the orders ried on an extensive mail cam­ contrast to what a Consul's ob- ship. Greater Detroit, docked ganize an SIU member off an paign seeking new i-ecruits to ligatidn are supposed to be, and here a few days ago after com­ their organization. The cost of is a practice that certainly could pleting a trip down from De­ SIU ship into the NMU! No wonder the NMU can't do preparing these letters and their be eliminated by the consulate troit, several of the boys drop­ any organizing on the Lakes if actual mailing cost must have in Trinidad. This so-called diplo­ ped into a neighboring ginmill to they waste their time in that been considerable. Who pays the mat uses his judgement in very quaff some of that foamy bev­ The Military Government manner. erage which has a reputation for costs of printing and mailing peculiar ways. in Bremen, Germany, is now But, wait a minute. You have satisfying your thirst on a sunny LSU organizational material? We have always assumed that issuing passes for shore leave not heard everything yet. After Another significant fact to note the duty of a Consul in a foreign day. to personnel aboard mer­ Bi-other Wenzel got through tell­ IS that in a cotiple of letters country was to protect the in­ Among the boys was Brother chant vessels calling at that ing this Moscow-school-trainedanonymously circulated around terests of American citizens. Carl Wenzel, Oiler, and much to port. All hands must carry guy the real facts about the SIU the Lakes the LSU was either his surprise he ran into an af­ However, as far as a few con­ these cards on their person and the SIU ships, the NMUer not mentioned or only briefly suls are concerned, it appears fable character who wanted to when ashore in Bremen. Is­ began to realize how futile it referred to. that American seamen are not know about conditions, food, pay, was. sued by the Captain of each On the other hand, the major classified, with touring Ameri­ etc., aboard the D & C ship. ship, they bear the name of So, after saying good-bye to portion of these letters was giv­ cans. the crewmember and his To the tune of three or four Wenzel, he put the bum on him en over to an outright attack on ship. In their book, a seamen is an creamy shupers, which Brother for two bits! the SIU! overpaid bum, who isn't entitled Wenzel paid for, the talkative When receiving your pass, Guess there must be some­ Who pays ' for the costs of to any representation or protec­ stranger began to spout a lot of thing to that story about the make certain it has your printing and circulating these tion. But these pompous char­ wild-eyed dreams about "cap­ NMU being bankrupt after all. name and ship correctly, letters? acters who imagine themselves tive time," "four-watch system," Especially when their piecards otherwise you may be picked up and detained unnecessari­ Only the LCA benefits from super-diplomats had better get "25 percent wage increase,'.' and have to go around begging quar­ ly until you can be properly the continued unorganized state wise to the facts. everything else under the sun ters from SIU seamen. Ho hum! identified. of the Great Lakes. If tlje LCA The days are past when Amer­ but platinum plated gold bricks What a life! could secure the LSU aboard all ican seamen can be pushed in every seaman's pay envelope. P.S. He got the quarter! By PAUL WARREN handed down from above. That's explicit in the commie party— complete and servile obedience. And that's why you can spot them and their phony line at least a mile away. Finally, the NMU is no more of a union than the wobbly party. They're torn wide open with the battle going on between their top officials down to the newest rank and file member. As a result of that battk, they have no program, no represen­ tation. and no security. Consul Fails His Duty To Seamen This NMti Organizer Never Loses; He At Least Gets Free Drinks Bremen Shore Leave �m±. THE Friday. August 8, .1947 SEAFARERS Pag© Fiv0 LOG Latest On The Housing Shortage: Phtlly Almost Got New Hall By EDDIE HIGDON Holding Of Shipboard Meetings NO NEWS ? ? Is Vital To Union Democracy By FRED FARNEN DETROIT — Last week, we board meetings every two weeks mentioned in our column the or so. fact that the members of the ^ Many young seamen are shio SIU on the Great Lakes should ping on the Lakes ships today. hold those shipboard meetings Some of these brothers think regularly as a matter of mem­ that the many gains and top conditions that the Seafarers en­ bership responsibility. Now we're going to urge the joy on their ships were given to same thing once moi'e, and stress them on a platter by the gen­ it's vital importance to the Union erous shipowners. They don't know that the membership. One of the things that we've sweat and blood of many Sea­ fought hard for years to win is farers went into the making of the right to hold shipboard today's SIU wages and condi­ union meetings. After fighting tions. How are these younger broth­ so hard for that right, we don't ers going to learn the score intend to see it tossed away be­ about the value of a union and cause some membeis are too damned lazy or irresponsible to union membership, if they don't find out through the medium of hold shipboard meetings. Membership meetings are the the shipboard meeting how SIU lifeblood. of the Union. Don't members control their own con­ forget that Number One fact of ditions under an SIU contract? We repeat once again — hold Union life. How else do you ex­ pect to know what's going on those shipboard union meetings. settle your in your Union? How can your That's the SIU way beefs, educate the younger bro­ Union know what's going on thers, and keep your vessel in aboard your ship if you don't t.ypical SIU shipshape condition! hold meetings? Holding the meetings in them­ selves doesn't amount to a row of beans. But holding the meet­ ings, taking care of your affairs in typical SIU style, and elect­ ing your departmental Dele­ gates are important. By JOE ALGINA ELECT DELEGATES NEW YORK—This week finds First thing to do after calling the usual 40 to 60 ships in berths a Union meeting on your ship is along the New York waterfront to elect Delegates from all three with a good sized sti-eam of men departments. This is important going out to take the jobs, but because your departmental Dele­ from somewhere, all of a sudden, gate is the Brother who takes we find the New York Branch up your beef with the depart­ flooded with men registered for mental head or the Skipper. sliips. Aboard ship, the departmental Where they came from 1 don't Delegates are the official repre­ know; it's a safe bet, however, sentatives of the Union, and it's that the men on the beach now very important that you elect will be sufficient to handle the sober, responsible Union Broth­ jobs that come up for a while ers to these positions of respon­ to come. sibility. With the large crop of Book Under the Taft-Hartley Act, members on hand here, it would unions are responsible for the be a wise idea to skip New York actions of their representatives, if you're looking for a ship. that's why you must have sober Of course, the organizers are responsible delegates. When you have an overtime always looking for men to man beef, some squawk about your the unorganized ships, to aid in quarters or the kind of food you ' the job of bringing them into the are being served, your depart­ SIU; so, if you get tired of lookmental delegate is. the man who jing at the big board, stop off on should see if your beef can be the fifth deck and have a word settled at the point of produc­ with the organizers. Down on the waterfront, where tion. If not, then it's up to him to beats the pulse of the Union, we pass it along to your shoreside ' hit a good number of ships this Union representatives, and let week. The Patrolmen came in with reports good and bad; the them straighten it out. ships for the most part, however, The delegate must be sober were in fine shape and the pay­ because you don't want some offs smooth. gashound taking up your beef, and going off half-cocked when BANNER SHIP he's in no kind of condition to The Quinones, South Atlantic, be discussing Union affairs. and the John Jay, Waterman, That way, you might lose your came in with all in fine shape. beef, and cause the Union all The Quinones was exceptionally kinds of trouble. clean and at the payoff all hands MORE THAN EVER were sober, making, the job a There are many teeth in the real pleasure. The John Jay was a clean Taft-Hartley "§lave Labor" Act ship, but the Skipper had some •which can cause you and your ideas of his own. When the over­ Union plenty of trouble if you time sheets were submitted to don't know the union score. him he returned them with "un­ That's another important reason authorized" v/ritten. across them. /why you must hold those ship­ Silence ibis week from the Branch Agents o.f the follow­ ing ports; NORFOLK SAN JUAN TAMPA NEW ORLEANS ASHTABULA CHICAGO MILWAUKEE JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH TOLEDO GALVESTON MOBILE The aeadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. PHILADELPHIA — Well, it looks like we almost got a new Hall here. 1 have been investigating a building at 44 N. 10th Street, just off Market Street, that was formerly a Turk­ ish bathhouse. 1 got a report on an inspection and appraisal we had made, as follows: "1 have formed the opinion that the market value as of July 24, 1947, is Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Dollars made up in the following manner: Land, $11,500; Building, - $3,900: total­ ing $15,400. Description of the building: four story corner brick and sheet metal trim (specialty use) store and loft building, (used as t u r k i s h bathhouse), built-in tile pool, steam heat, fired by coal; brick fire tower, wood platform stairs, iron plat­ forms on exterior. Repairs sug­ gested: exterior: rough casts North & SoCith walls, pointing rear walls, interior — plumbing and painting." The membership here, how­ ever, appointed a committee to investigate the property, and they didn't think as much of ii as the appraiser, so we'll just have to keep on looking. PHILLY SLIPS Figures published by the Bu­ reau of Census disclose that dur­ ing the month of April, the lo­ cal Port of Philadelphia remain­ ed in third position in the vol- New York Shiiifiing Still Holds Its Steady Pace, But Influx Of Men Swells Registered List ignore the contract; especially those settions dealing with un­ safe working conditions. While working the -men on deck, he was sending men for­ ward to the bow to secure gear while rough seas were breaking over the bow. It was astounding that no one was injured during the trip. To the Mate. 1 doubt if it would have made much differ­ ence if someone had been hurt, as he was very arrogant toward the Union crew. Another smart guy was straightened out. At the last membership meet­ ing in New York, one of the politicals in tlie Union came up to me after the meeting and charged me with blasting the politicals. 1 made it clear to him that blasting politicals in not a taboo of the union . Anytime that they attempt to inject their philosophy into SIU policies and programs they will be blasted without any hesita­ SPECIALIST tion on my part. The politicals should know the position of the The Mate aboard the Hibbing SIU by now, but this guy need­ Victory was pulling a little dif­ ed a reminder. ferent act. His .specialty was to Naturally, the crew was hot un­ der the collar, but the heat was transferred to the Skipper by the Patrolmen and the Captain saw the light; the overtime sheets were then marked "approved." A couple of other ships that had beefs against officers were the Colabee, American-Hawaiian, and the Hibbing Victory, Robin Line, The Colabee had a 2nd As­ sistant possessed of a sadistic streak. He gave the Saloon Messman a hard time, swearing at him and making his life unbear­ able. Patrolman Siekman, accom­ panied by an MEBA Patrolman, took the Assistant aside and made a civilized person out of him. These guys are always tough when they are cracking the whip over some guy trying to do a job, but when they are faced with a little opposition they crumble up fast. Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc.. which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is. above all. guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any indii^^ual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's weljt .{are will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. ume of foreign commerce. Sec­ ond place, which Philadelphia held for many year.s, went to Baltimore; New York v/as first. According to the report, Balti­ more handled 600,000 tons more foreign freight than Philadelphia. From the standpoint of cargo values this city ranked fourth. It was pointed out that the fig­ ures do not include coastwise nor intercoastal tonnage and did not reflect Philadelphia's large oil business. Paid off five ships while 3fi ships were in port here; this lat­ ter figure includes those paid off. visited, etc. Robert Matthews and 1 negotiated a new contract with Ponce Cement Corporation for the SS Ponce and believe it or not, it only took 10 minutes o complete. Here is some advice to our '.lien brothers, most of whom ire of the opinion that they are illowed 30 days on the beach. Well, this is not so, according to the Immigration's interpretation . . . if a man cjuits a ship at payoff time he is only allowed to stay ashore for a length of time that the ship he got off of remains in port. Now. in the event the ship leaves port and he will be on the beacli longer, let us say for a period of 29 days to be exact, he is required to contact the Lnmigration authorities in the port where he is on the beach to ob­ tain an extention of time so as he can remain ashore for a long­ er period. If this is not done and an alien seaman is picked up^he will be deported by the authorities. So watch your step, boys, and com­ ply with the law. WRONG STEER Brothers Moon Mullins and Bill Luth are back with us again. Both are on the list ready to go. Some Brothers seem to have a slight misunderstanding. Most everyone is under that impres­ sion that if you have a friend, all you have to do is bring him into the Union Hall and he w^ill get a letter to get his papers and be able to ship out. Well, this is a little off key. There is a motion on the floor that before any permits are to be issued the Agent shall call the nearest port for men. This motion's intention was if one port is short of men and another port has men, tile men in the other port should be given a chance to ship before a new man was put to work and at the same time this would keep the industry from being flooded. For instance, if a small po^t had two payoffs and they needed 30 or 40 men and put all tripcarders..aboard, this would deprive that many full Book and regular permitmen of jobs. liK �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 8. 1^47 Boston Is Fast Becoming A Haven For Tankers, The Patrolmen Say... Believe It Or Not! Dry Cargo Men Going To Other Ports For Berths W arm-Up Visit PHILADELPHIA — The other where the tarriff was 60c each still undergoing repairs here; but way. is expected to be ready to crew day the James Turner of the Isth­ BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ up by mid-week. mian Line pulled into town so MILITARY SEND-OFF ness continued to be very good we went down to speak to the OTHERWISE SMOOTH Anyway, payoff was postponed during the week just past; in crew and see how the Seafarers Otherwise everything in the fact, shipping v/as so good we ' until Friday and then the Navy slacked up on the old bucket. ran fresh out of rated men and ordered her out of the Yard, as Branch is progressing smoothly, We found a fine bunch of boys had to phone in a couple of doz­ 'they didn't approve of the traf­ with routine business keeping all fic of seamen and Union Pa­ hands on the hop, including full cn the ship,, all of them well en jobs to New York. It really looks as though Bos­ trolmen passing through the coverage of the Isthmians, which pleased with the progress the arrive here at the rate of 1 or 2 SIU has made toward getting a ton is becoming what the boys Marine-guarded gates. contract with the company. -So she was tied up in Provia week. are already calling it, namely, a I dence some hours later, where Naturally, the boys being With reference to the length tanker port. the perspiring Jimmie Sweeney of time a Permitman may stay r board an Isthmian ship had a Day in and day out, the board finally paid her off. with a vessel,- a query we brought few beefs, but as they do not shows tankers crewing up in The gang on the Midway con­ up in last :week's article, the have Union representation yet this area, so that the boys who tributed a total of $63.00 to our the company gave them a fast don't care particularly for tank­ Union publication.s, to be divid­ Secretary Treasurer rules that shuffle. ers, and who want to ship in a ed equally between the LOG Tripcards arid Permits are en­ The boys were pressing for hurry, are buying tickets for and the WEST COAST SAILOR, titled to a "minimum of 60 days." subsistence due them while New York or Baltimore. i Brother Williams' mother pass­ ashore in Singapore for the fumi­ Hence, a Permitman who is This past week the SS Sunset ed away and he left the ship gation of the ship, but they hit and the SS Fort Hoskins (Paci­ immediately to attend her fu­ paying off a foreign voyage of a stone wall when they asked for less than 60 days duration, may fic Tankers) paid off in Portland, neral at Prichard, Ala. His ship­ payment. The day is not too far be allowed to sign on for an­ Maine, and the SS Midway Hills mates collected $25.00 for flow­ off when Skippers will not be (Ampac Tanker) paid off in Mel­ ers and asked the Patrolman to other trip. able to get away with a deal like This shipping rule has been ville, K. I. wire them to Brother Williams' this. When that day comes we the subject of much misunder­ These tankers called for prac­ home with the sympathy of his won't be just callers at the ship standing in many ports, includ­ tically full crews; and in the SIU Brothers. —we'll be there to go to bat for This ship paid off in excellent ing this one; therefore it bene­ the crew. case of the Fort Hoskins, which had been out nine months, every­ style with only two complaints fits everybody to have it clari­ In addition to being a fine SIU left to be taken up: one, a beef fied. body but the Skipper paid off. crew on a not so fine ship, the The following Brothers died about the poor mail service, and boys made the generous dona­ TWO VISITS two, a beef about the situation this past week: Brother Harry tion of $67 to fellow Seafarers The Sunset was covered in a wherein a seaman must spend Walsh, a 20-year old Pro Book previous report, but she was just all of his drav in a foreign port member, who died in the Brigh­ in Marine Hospitals. That's real­ one of those ships which some- —if he winds up with $50.00 ton Marine Hospital after a long ly coming across, especially when it comes from wages that are not foreign currency, he's stuck with illness; and Bi-other Martin Jen­ too full of overtime. sen, who died suddenly in the /' ,) —it. E. B. Tilley The SS Bessemer Victory is City Hospital. By JOHN MOGAN Rated Men Find No Job Trouble In San Francisco; Transportation Beef Nets Repatriated Men $300 By W. H. SIMMONS times ends up in the stream for a few days, and as a result have plenty of crew turnover and a million beefs. It was necessary to visit her twice during the week in order to get her straightened out, pips an ILA beef in connection with the same ship. 'Twould be lovely if these scows did not ride at anchor for so long. The SS Fort Hoskins crew was on articles nine months to the day. It was a smooth payoff, considering the length of time the gang was out and the type of run they made. AU overtime disputes were settled at the payoff with the exception of one beef concern­ ing the blowing down of evap­ orators, which was turned over to Morris Weisberger, New York SUP Agent, with the consent of all hands. The gang was perfect at the paybff; but it was obvious that one or more performers had been active during the voyage, and one book was picked up and forwarded to New York's SUP hall. Professor Leo Mitchell was on this scow and sl^owed up at the payoff looking like an interna­ tional diamond merchant. The SS Midway Hills was dis­ charging at a place called Mel­ ville, R. I., when we first got a call on her. Brother Sweeney found the spot after a long search on Thursday. Melville is the site of a U.S. Navy Yard and a merchant ves­ sel was an unwelcome caller at this place. Also discovered near­ by this place was a toll bridge SAN FRANCISCO — Rated men, especially Oilers, Firemen and Watertenders are at a pre­ mium here this week as good shipping continued to draw heav­ ily on our manpower. This port was kept busy getting men to go to Isthmian ships as replace­ ments, which is definitely a must. In transit here were three intercoastal ships: Cornell Victory of Waterman and the Marymar and Mastmar of Calmar. A tough beef developed on the Cornell Victory when two men were fired for being gassed up when they were supposed to be securing gear. Shore leave was up, as the ship was leaving Pedro for San Francisco. According to the law the men were fired il­ legally, so the Commissioner sign­ ed them off under protest, but our position was made very dif­ ficult by their conduct. I will take this matter up with the Commissioner. The beef Is made tougher by the fact that the Cornell Victory is still own­ ed by the War Shipping Admin­ istration. I'll have more to re­ tort on this case later. TUGBOAT ORGANIZATION Organizational work continues all-out in this port. We are still plugging away at the Crowley tugboat outfit. I believe Brother Hal Banks will have some good news on developments to report in the near future. Of the six crews aboard the Canadian ships which signed the SIU's Waterman agreement In April prior to delivery to the In­ dia Steamship Company in Cal­ cutta, India, three have been re­ turned to this port. First, to arrive were the men of the SS Lewiston Victory, back from Bombay, In addition to first-class transportation, the men received a one month's bonus over and above their regular wages. This crew was followed by the men of the Temple Victory and the Dominican Victory, neither of which fared as well as the group of the Lewiston. The two crews were brought back on the SS Marine Adder, APL troop ship. They were quartered In the hold, troop class. I contended this was a steerage accommodation. ASKS $300 EACH I took the matter up with the Pacific Far East Company, which is acting as agent for the India Steamship Company. After sev­ eral days of wrangling I called the APL passenger agent who NEW YORK — Miracles can and will happen, as witnesses to the recent payoff of the MV Hawser Eye will testify. This wagon paid off after a four months shuttle trip around the Islands on the bauxite run. And, believe it or not, the company officials did not dispute or scratch off one hour — in any Department. This was such a rare occur­ rence that we had to congratu­ late the company for setting one up for Ripley. Of course, to get a true picture of the situation, you've got to go a little deeper. And in the picture you'd see that we had three very good Dele­ gates and a damned good crew aboard the Hawser Eye. All the overtime and repair lists were in perfect shape. So there are congratulations to the delegates and the crew for a job well done. As a matter of fact, almost all the payoffs we've handled re­ cently have been very exception­ al. Virtually all the ships are paying off with a minimum of beefs, proving that the Ship's Delegates are on the ball. Considering the fact that SIU members sail under the best con­ tracts in the maritime field, we can foresee beefs being reduced to such a low that the piecards —as a result of the cooperation from the crews and their dele­ gates—will have a few breathing spells. Louis Goffin Ray Gonzales ^ late and pay the $300 difference. Work Dodgers I arranged for the payoff to be On every ship there always held the next day at the British seems to be a few characters consul's office. At this point I want to explain who enjoy bad health and make to the membership that this was a practice of using their privilege the best that could be gotten on of going to see a doctor just to the transportation deal. If the avoid the extra work that turns slightest possibility existed for up when a ship Is In port. This cheap way of avoiding getting more, I would have done legitimate labor tends to cause so. dissatisfaction among the rest of As It was, a couple of fellows the men who have to do the work cn the Dominican Victory of these phonies. thought they should have re­ By using this method of ob­ ceived more transportation money. In fact one man got taining time off, these people are gassed up and caused a one-day|getting the doctors so disgusted delay in the payoff of Domincan| with seaman, that when a man comes along and really needs at­ Victory. As a result I had to write to the tention he gets -the brush-off or Secretary-Treasurer of the ac­ run-around from the Medical tions of this particular member Officers. because he absolutely disregard­ There is not a lot that can be ed the SIU Agent in this port. I done about these phonies unless cannot understand why some they are travelling on a Permit guys can't leave the bottle alone or Trlpcard. The Ships Dele­ long enough to attend to their gates should take Into considera­ business. tion that people who have to run I believe this was as good a to see a doctor every time the transportation settlement as we ship hits port can never be of any have ever won and, until this one use to a Union that prides Itself particular member caused a beef, on the ability of Its membership I was feeling pretty good over to do a good job under any con­ the whole deal. ditions, and should act accord­ In addition to the $300 these ingly. men received, they got an extra Mike Quirke month's bouns, and I should like to ask the Brothers what more they could have asked for. In contrast we had a ship­ shape payoff here on Friday If your requisition is cut, aboard the SS Albert K. Srniley, or if the food is not up to par. a Waterman ship In from Japan. notify all three Delegates at It was a pleasure to payoff this once so that the ship will not crew. Also, there was a swell sail until the matter has been Captain by the name of Ryan on straightened out. this tub, which called for a new It is the responsibility of crew yesterday. the Steward to check the Harold Teague, ex-Patrolman stores before the ship sails, In Frisco, signed on as Bosun and and any complaints made far the boys should have 9 swell trip at sea won't do the crew any with him aboard. The next pay­ good if they have to eat short off promises to be a pleasant one, rations or poor food. so we're wishing the crew of the told me first class fare was $600 and steerage accommodations were $300. Immediately, I put in a claim for the $300 difference. The long distance wires to the Northern Steamship Comp'any In Vancouver, B. C., were kept hot as the agents sought Instructions on what to do. They offered as high as $210 but I refused to ac­ cept It. Meanwhile the cost of stalling was mounting since all men were still on articles and would re­ main so until they were paid off in full. Finally realizing this, the com­ pany called me the next day say­ ing they were ready to capitu­ Smiley smooth sailing. Chief Stewards �Friday, August 8. il847 •j'l' l i\ TH£ / NEEDS SlU SEAFdnERS LO<} CONTRACT Page" Seven >" C.G. Tries To Force Throe To Make Phony Confession Memorial Day weekend, 1947 is chiefly remembered by most Americans as a weekend of taking life easy at the beach or at home under a tree, but to three Seafarers aboard an un­ organized ship, it is remembered as the time they were victims of a frame up by the Skipper of the ship and the Coast Guard. The ship, which crowed up in Baltimore in February, was in Shanghai over Memorial Day discharging cargo, so crewmembers Walter Bennett. OS; George Carpenter, AB; and Tony Lama, MM, decided to hit the beach tor the weekend. The three left .Saturday morn­ ing and stayed ashoie until Mon­ day night, when, upon returning WALTER BENNETT to the ship, they were immed­ iately confronted by the Skipper aboard the ship, the men were who charged the trio with crack­ •emoved to a Chinese Police ing his safe and stealing several The SS Richard J. Reiss, Reiss Steamship Csmpany, is a poor paying ship, with overtime float and confined. thousands of dollars. practically unheard of. Conditions are a throwoack to the days of the windjammers. That's why The Coast Guard went to work, Amazed and bewildered, and in the Reiss is looking for SIU representation, as are most other Great Lakes ships. See story below. spite of their protests, the three on them again, intimidating them men were seized and confined to by threatening to send them to separate rooms under armed a Chinese jail. The Coast Guard guard. The Coast Guard, which tried to play the men off against had been .summoned, questioned one another by claiming they had ing by hearsay or gossip. By JAMES MARTIN ship, you know what I mean confe.ssion from one of tke the men. and took their finger­ After you've lived through when I say "compare!" Nothing members. CLEVELAND — After sailing prints, which, they claimed, were these lousy conditions, you real­ like the slave-like conditions on on a Reiss Steamship Company They went to work on Seafar­ ly know what you're talking the Reiss and other LCA ships to be sent to Washington. ship, the SS Richard J. Reiss, about. er Walter Bennett by showing A JIMMY VALENTINE could ever happen on an SIU for more than a month, I really him a "confession" allegedly On this Reiss ship, they have vessel! At a lo.ss as to what had taken signed by George Carpenter. had a bellyful of the open shop the Deckhands and Watchmen While the SS Richard J. Reiss place, the men tried to find out conditions that are prevalent on painting, chipping sougeeing was under way in the rivers, exactly what the score was. They Since Bennett had been with practically all of the Lake Car­ and scrubbing at all hours of the through the fog, day and night, were told that someone had Carpenter throughout the whole riers Association unorganized day and night, Saturdays and men were busy painting in the broken into the Captain's quart­ weekend, he knew it was phony. ships. When the Coast Guard found Sundays. And they don't get any cargo holds and the sealed tun­ ers late Saturday night or earlyNow, when I start to talk to an overtime payment for it — the nels which run lengthwise of the Sunday morning and had rifled that it was getting nowhere, and it had no evidence that the unorganized Lakes seaman and company considers this as part ship. the safe, removing the ship's men had actually committed a compare SIU conditions to these of the regular day's work. Not only were the men in these cash. crime, they sent the men back open shop conditions, I'm not go­ If you've ever been on an SIU holds and tunnels spray painting, Instead of questioning the men to the ship the day she was to but they had not masks, respira­ together, the CG kept them sep­ leave. tors or protection of any kind! arated and tried to cross them When some of the Deck Gang up and give conflicting stories, STILL DISTRUSTFUL complained to the Mates (they but the men, having nothing to When they reached the ship, didn't dare squawk to the Skip­ hide, told identical stories as to however, the Captain refused to per or they would have been their whereabouts over the take them aboard stating that fired on the spot), they were an­ week end. By BLACKIE CARDULLO the men were going to do a job swered "Oh, that paint's good for The rest of the crew was on him for accusing them of the your lungs. It'll makeyou MARCUS HOOK—The situa- they afraid of an election? threatened by the guards, that safe cracking. When the Coast stronger." tion with Sun Oil at the moment doesn't take much thinking if the.v went near the rooms Guard told him that the men Goalpassers and Oilers had to here is one of anxious waiting figure out the answer to that where the men were confined were not being detained and put. up with comparable condi­ for word from the NLRB as to one. they would .be fired upon. were clear, the Captain, still the date of our next hearing -phe minute that an election tions ,in their department. These After a da.y of questioning {Continued on Page 15) with the company. date is announced it will mean men had no SIU union protec­ This whole business of organ- the finish of the SOMEA's prop- tion or job security. That's why Get izing Sun Oil has been a long, aganda campaign of insisting that they continue to suffer. wise, Reiss seamen! hard grind, and it will be a real •^^,0 could never get an election, pleasure to put the cap on the Some one's face is going to be jot). awfully red, very soon. Getting contracts and pledge Shipping in this neck of the By WM. (CURLY) RENTZ cards in this company has really woods is still rather slow, but been rough. First of all the men now that the shipyard strike is BALTIMORE—The beach here be doing until we get that con­ were afraid of losing their jobs is well stocked with men this tract. At long last the Seafarers if they signed a pledge, and ing in here once more. week due to the slow tempo of There has ben a noticeable has forced the hand of the secondly there was a • large per­ shipping. We're looking — and drop lately in the number of gasMESS CLEANED UP anti-union Cities Service centage of company stiffs. hoping — for the situation to hounds and foul-ups. It appears Company, and in a short Another was the company's We had the good ship J. swing into the upgrade very they are taking heed to the while an election should be policy of coming right out and Slocum payoff here last Monday soon. membership's demand for action held to determine a bargain­ telling the men that they had and take on a full crew. She up and down the coast against ing agent for the unlicensed Among the payoffs were the an "in" with the SIU, and could was a messed-up wagon with guys damaging the Union's pres­ persckinel in the fleet. Meredith Victory, South Atlantic find out who was signing up beefs from top to bottom, but she tige and opportunities. In this Steamship Company; the Sam­ with the Union. ' i,was soon straightened out with The SIU has a better than port the membership is cooperat­ uel Parker, Eastern Steamship This last took the cake as the all hands satisfied, good chance to sweep the elec­ Company; Emilia, Bull lines, and ing 100 percent with the driv^ biggest lie of the year. However, j main topic of conversation tion, but victory ean only be the Bethore and Marore, Ore to straighten out these guys. it all comes out in the wash; ajound here continues to be the assured if volunteers get jobs The Seafarers, as well as other Steamship Company. You can't' beat SIU wages and Taft-Hartley Act. We agree that on those ships and stay with AFL unions, is continuing to conditions as compared to those rightly termed the Slave them until the voting is over. Of these the Bethore, Marore give support to the CIO ship­ on Sun Oil ships. Labor Bill, but the SIU-SUP and Meredith Victory signed on yard workers on strike in this That's the way Isthmian BALLOT WILL SHOW has overcome bigger obstacles crews this week. Three Water­ port. It is hoped that this strike was won; that's the way all man ships—the Haiti Victory, will end in an agreement soon. When it comes to a vote with our big companies were Madaket and Canton Victory— Signs are evident that it has af­ a secret ballot there will be j The SUP was organized long brought under the SIU flag. called in transit, along with fected shipping to some degree. nothing to fear from the com-, before there were any labor Now is the time for action. Eastern's Theodore Parker. All pany and the men will really ^ laws, good or bad, and when I should like to remind aU Apply for jobs on Cities beefs existing on these scows Brothers who own some of theshow their preference for the things were tough with the shipService tankers, talk SIU were settled to the satisfaction of gear which has been unclaimed SIU in a big way. owners having everything on while aboard the ships, and all parties. The Sun Oil Marine Employees their side. in our baggage room from one stay aboard until the voles The lull in shipping on SIUAssociation has been boasting If the SUP cQuld survive and to six years to get going and are cast. contracted vessels has resulted in pick it up. About 45 days remain'* that they have 100 percent of continue to grow in numbers and Then Cities Service will be many of the men shipping on before steps will be taken to the Company's personnel in their strength then, there is no reason SIU, tool Isthmian ships, something which dispose of this stuff due to union. why the SIU-SUP. cannot do the practically all Seafarers should gradually diminishing space. If this is the case, why are same now and in the future. LCA Seamen Work All Hours, And Get No Overtime Sun Oil Drive Ends First Phase, NLRB Hearing Date Is Awaited Keep Sailing Cities Service Baltimore Beach Is Well Stocked As Shipping Hits Short Lull �THE SEAFARERS LOG P^^ge Eight Fridays August 8« 1947 ThestruggleFor Power In The NMF President Jack Lawrenson and Treasurer M. Hedley replace Stack—this as payment for Young's unques­ Stone, both former commies who threw their weight tioned loyalty as chairman of the Stack Trial Com­ N THE FINAL ISSUE of the Pilot for 1946, Joseph to Joe. mittee. Curran, President of the National Maritime Union, Against Curran were arrayed Vice-Presidents Joe Ranging from the ridiculous to out-and-out lies, CIO, blew the lid off the communist situation in the Stack and Howard McKenzie and Secretary Ferdinand Smith's column has been a sounding board for com­ NMU by resigning as co-chairman of the commie- C. Smith, all Communists in good standing. Seven Na­ munist mouthings in the NMU and allows comrades dominated Committee for Maritime Union. tional Council members backed Curran, while seven­ who are not able to read the Daily Worker regularly He charged that the CMU was not really interested teen lined up on the CP side of the iron curtain. to keep up with the changes in the party-line. in furthering maritime unity; that on the West Coast But even with the officialdom of the union trying To make certain that the trial of Joe Stack Would be the CMU had been involved in jurisdictional action be­ to stymie membership participation, pressure became rigged in favor of the commie spokesman, but also to tween the SlU-SUP, the MFOWW, and the MCS; and too strong, and on February 10, following a secret meet­ give it an appearance of legality, the communist-con­ that the CMU was really a stooge for an outside group, ing, the dissolution of the CMU was announced. trolled National Council named a Trial Committee of So secret was the meeting that Harry Bridges sneaked five—only three of whom were communists. Chester which he carefully refrained from naming. All this was very strange in view of the fact that into New York, called other CMU Executive Commit­ Young, Charleston Agent, Philip Miller, member of the Curran, during the two weeks previous to his blast, tee members on the telephone, and met with them to national port committee, and Jack Smith, Seattle Agent, had been out in San Francisco attending a CMU meet­ dissolve the organization without consulting the mem­ were the "safe" members, while as a sop to the oppo­ ing and outlining plans for another conference to be bership. sition, Charles Keith, member of the national port com­ "With the ending of the CMU the communists hoped mittee, and James Drury, San Francisco Agent, were held in New York beginning March 15. In all the time before his out-of-the-blue resigna­ to take the pressure off. From then on the cry became elected. tion, Curran never printed one word of criticism against "Unity." Powered mainly by the commies, but taken But here, CP strategy backfired. up by some innocents, was the movement for unity the CMU in his weekly column, "Passing The Word." It was thought by the smart wire pullers in the NMU Yet since that date, he has stated over and over that in the NMU National office, with an end to "red-bait­ that the three "safe" judges would bring in a verdict he was aware of the CMU's deficiencies, knew that it ing," and with the CP permitted to carry on as before. whitewashing Stack of all charges, and that even if the There was no question that the end of the CMU two others brought in a minority report, a packed and was dominated by "outside forces," and was convmced that it would not and could not work for maritime was dietated by the communist party. Curran's per­ rigged New York meeting would accept the majority sonal popularity had gained him much rank-and-file report, and that would end the matter. unity. Somewhere along the line Curran got smart, but even support, and although the NMU Pilot was, and is, That's exactly what happened, except for one thing so he kept his membership toeing the commie-CMU dominated by the comrades, and although the majority —the minority report was not thrown out the way the line, and then, without preparation issued his now of the NMU officials (107 out of 150) follow the party commies expected. line, a mass movement to put the whole question to a The Trial Committee reported to the March 21 mem­ famous reversal of policy. No sooner did Joe jump off the bandwagon then the referendum was rising. bership meeting in New York, and the well laid plans communist Daily Worker, big brother to the Pilot, re­ of the comrades ran like a rehearsed vaudeville act. Neglected To Oil Machine versed its position on Curran and started to attack him Before the meeting convened, Paul Palazzi, New as an enemy of labor, a red baiter, and a danger to the York Port Agent and an admitted communist, appoint­ So confident had been the CPers in the NMU that ed a "trusted" group of Patrolmen, also communists or National Maritime Union. they had nothing to fear from Curran or anybody else From one day to the next, according to the DW, Joe that they had allowed their machine to become slightly fellow-travellers, to take a count of any vote that came changed from a progressive leader of the maritime rusty. So they dissolved the CMU, hoping to take the up. But that was only insurance. The comrades didn't unions to one who actively was plotting for the de­ the pressure off so that they would have time to re­ really think it would come to that. struction of the NMU, and who had actually never been build. Frederick "Blackie" Myers, a member of the Na­ a real labor leader but had been made into a strong Curran, however, saw through their tactics, and was tional Committee of the Communist party, and a former factor by the aid of the communists, their fellow- quick to follow up his advantage. On February 28, he official of the NMU, was counted in as chairman of travellers, and the CP press. announced in his column that he had brought charges the meeting. Myers had been a frequent NMU official, All of this may be true. Let's look at the facts. against Joseph Stack, and that he intended "to press but. withdrew from the last election because his dues Rewriting history, and falsifying facts, is no new these charges fully so that the membership may at the were not paid to date. It has been said by those who trick for communist hacks. From the time Stalin re- conclusion one way or the other decide finally where know the internal situation in the NMU that Myers \vrote the history of the Russian Revolution to make their union is going." declined to run because it was certain that his manipu­ him appear important, and other old-time Bolsheviks lations of union funds would come to light if he did— A fuR dress inquiry into Stack's waterfront record merely his errand boys, it is common practice for writ­ was something that neither Stack nor the commies manipulations which involved expending thousands r.r ers for communist papers to distort facts and figures, wamea or could stand at that time. dollars on the organization of the Isthmian Steamshio dates and speeches, aims and objectives—all so that the Stack's waterfront record is far from honorable. Company, but actually using the money to organize far party is always correct and those who oppose the Except for the fact that he was a long-time member the communist party and its approved candidates i.i Stalinists always wrong. of the communist party and was marked by them for the 1945 election. Union and union officials who follow the party line advancement within the ranks of the NMU, Joe Stack For Secretary of the meeting, the commies also took are never blasted, and no matter what they do, as long had nothing to recommend him as a fighter for sea­ no chance. Dan Boano, another who has made no .secret as they carry out Soviet policy, no word of criticism is men's rights. of his loyalty to the party-line, was put into that post ever allowed to creep into print about them. Among the charges placed against him by Curran by a vote, counted of course by the hand-picked tellers. But woe to the man who crosses the party, or who, were that, as Patrolman in Jacksonville he left office Stacked Committee Tries Whitewash having followed the line, turns against the Moscow .$100.00 short in his union funds and was subsequently stooges. forced to repay; actions unbecoming a member or of­ Then the stage was all set. The Trial Committee made Such a man is Joe Curran . . . and the CP machinery ficial of the union is that he made unsubstantiated a divided report. Young, Smith, and Miller, as ex­ immediately whipped into action against him. statements aimed at discrediting Curran before the pected, found Stack not guilty. The minority group, It is evident that Curran, in his original resignation, membership; failing to carry out national office de­ Keith, and Drury, stated that the finding of the ma­ had no intention of tangling with the Communist party. cisions on June 15, 1946, strike preparations, and mis­ jority was an attempt to whitewash Stack and recom­ Witness the fact that he didn't mention the comrats handling and not properly accounting for union funds mended that he be removed from office, and prevented in his statement. But once the die wa.<? cast, and the alloted to New York for the June 15 strike preparations; from holding office for a period of five years. They CP attacks started, Curran came out with so-called and finally, failing to make reports on organizational found him guilty of practically all charges. information which readers of the LOG already knew. activity and permitting the misuse of organizers, and The majority then moved that its recommendation In his column of January 3, 1947, the first one after the misuse and waste of union funds alloted to the be adopted, and there the script changed from what his withdrawal from the CMU, and following a New Organizing Department. the comrades had planned. York port meeting, Curran stated, "Vice-Presidents Mc A motion was made by the minority that the ma­ Kenzie and Stack and Secretary Smith made no at­ Stack Was For Commies 1st, Seamen 2Rd jority report be set aside and the minority report be tempts ... to discuss on a positive basis the reasons Although Curran never said so in so many words, approved in its stead. The commies were astonished . . . contained in the statement by the President, sup­ the underlying charge against Stack was that he used by this maneuver, and chairman Blackie Myers at­ porting his resignation. tempted to ride roughshod over this properly made and "The simple reason they did not is because their his positions of authority in the NMU to advance the seconded motion. However, membership protests made loyalties and their motives have not been for their '•niumumst cause, even when that cause was whollv him change his tune, but by that time the commies had union first. They have openly made it clear on the opposed to the best interests of seamen in particular rallied their forces and were ready to do battle. floor that they spoke officially as members of the and the labor movement in general. At all times, in In the discussion on the minority motion, only those everything he did. Stack was a communist opportunist, Communist Party and for the Communist Party." known to be communists or sympathizers were given and as such was willing to throw down labor to ad­ The NMU meeting accepted Curran's resignation, but the floor. Stooge after stooge took the floor in a vain v. only after four and a half hours of discussion, during vance the Kremlin-Stalin line. At the same time that Curran brought Stack up on attempt to becloud the issue. which the CP stooges tried their usual tactics of wan­ But the membership, as completely confused by the dering far afield from the subject in. hopes of muddling charges, two other significant things took place in the many years of communist leadership as it was, never­ NMU. First, the slogan under the masthead in the the issue beyond recall. Pilot, which used to read "A National Paper For Mari­ theless refused to swallow the undemocratic methods That same week the Pilot entered into the battle, on being used and when a show of hands was called on the side of the communists. In the letters pages muc.h time 'Workers," was changed and in its place appeared the motion, a sea of upthrust arms indicated that Stack more space was given to letters attacking Curran that the slogan, "Keep The Union On A True Course." This had been voted out. tq communications supporting him. That this was done motto was strictly out of the mouths of the commie Myers, however, had not been schooled in CP tactics purposely, and not because there weren't enough pro- hacks, and showed the line letters to the Editor were for nothing He refused to allow the vote to be counted, Curran letters, is proved by the fact that when the to take. They did; thousands of words were written and instead encouraged the meeting to get out of hand. anti-commies got tough and demanded more space, by shoreside commie seamen all saying the same thing, It did. and sometimes in almost the same word§. they got it. Order was later restored, and a vote finally taken, That change in slogan and party-line took place in The next act in the drama occurred during the but not before Myers and Boano had relinquished their the Pilot issue dated April 4, 1947. NMU National Council meeting. There, by a vote of Second, was the commencement on March 21 of a places of authority. By a narrow vote, the minority 20-10 on strict party lines, Curran's resignation was dis­ weekly column by red-tinged Ferdinand C. Smith, en­ recommendation was sustained, but it was necessary approved, and an attempt to initiate a membership titled "On The Beam." This weekly article has con­ to hold a further meeting to take an untampered-withreferendum vote on further CMU affiliation was de­ fined itself soley to whitewashing Joe Stack during vote, and for this purpose the Honest Ballot Associa­ feated by the same tally. the trial and the subsequent furore; commending the tion supervised the New York balloting in New York By this time the battle lines were' clearly drawn. Daily Worker for its support of the NMU back in 1934- on April 5. Supporting Curran among the top officials were Vice- 36; and working for the election of Chester Young to By,'a vote of 906 to 684 the minority report was upBy BURT BECK. Assistant Editor I ,• . V �Jv._ • Ptmar/ Au^tt 8. 1947 THE S E jiF A R En S L O G . .•< . -s-.-ac Page Nine How It started, And What It Means The importance the communist party attaches to held, and Stack was out. He had threatened that if the membership voted against him he would ship out, maritime and especially to domination of the mariand he did. One trip as Lookout on a coastwise vessel , time industry through control of the NMU is shown and then back to New York where he could continue by the fact that present at the trial of Robinson were George Watt, representing the New York County or­ his disruptionist activities. ganization, and John Gates, from the National or­ That left the post of Vice-President open, and the ganization. Gates has always been high in the councils commies immediately nominated Chester Young, chair­ of the CP, and is at the present time Editor of the man of the Stack Trial Committee, for the post. They Daily Worker. owed him at least that for the whitewash job he had done. Curran nominated Bill McCarthy, but he declined and Charles Keith was nominated instead. Young was appointed by the national council by a large majority. Why McCarthy declined is a story in itself, and one that Curran may be hearing about for the first time in Hiis slory. On Tuesday evening, April 22, the Harry Hines Branch of the Waterfront Section of the Communist party held a meeting at which charges were brought against onfe John Robinson by Albie Saltz and Albert Rothbard. A little background on Saltz and Rothbard is in order at this point. Saltz is an oldtime communist-NMU stalwart. He is usually selected on committees, is a steady writer to the letters section of the Pilot, and is well known as a party liner in the NMU. Although Saltz has remained a disruptionist within the NMU, Rothbard has gone up in communist circles. A onetime seaman, he has now become a so-called trade union expert, and is in charge of a new com­ munist program of infiltration into the SIU and other AFL unions. "He's Got A Tough Job" In the August 1 issue of the Seafarers LOG, excerpts from a letter wi'itten by James Romanoff, former Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Association official and long time CP member, appeared. This letter said, in part, "Tell Rothbard that he's got a tough job—AFL con­ centration. May be years before he'll be able to ob­ serve noticeable results with the SIU." The Executive Committee of the Harry Hines Brancn constituted the Trial Committee of John Robinson. The committee consisted of Bill McCarthy, chairman; Pete Smith, an NMU appointed official; Herb Tank, CP poison-pen writer, author of Communists On The Waterfront and Inside Job, two phamplets designed to whitewash the role played by the comrades on the American waterfront; Clara Fish; and Maurice Dubrowsky. Besides the charges by Saltz and Rothbard, state­ ments to substantiate their charges were submitted by four others, among them Dan Boano, who has already been identified, and Rose Shovell, another CPer who has been instrumental in forcing the NMU to follow the party line. It is significant that Curran nominated McCarthy to fill the post left vacant by Stack's ouster. It may be that he was not aware of McCarthy's CP affiliation, al­ though even a casual reader of the Pilot co»dd tell from McCarthy's letters that he is a loyal follower of Joe Stalin. On the other hand, Curran may have thought that McCarthy was more acceptable than Young. Sort of the lesser of two evils. If that is true, Curran shows a lack of good sense. He should know by now that it is impossible to work with communists since their al­ legiance is not to the labor movement, but to the CP line, and as such, they will always sabotage the trade union movement for their own ends. Robinson, a longtime commie, was charged with not actively supporting the program of the communist party on the waterfront; with consorting with enemies of the party, namely Charles KL-ith,. M. Hedley Stone, Tommy Ray, and Jack Lawrenson; with not aiding actively in strengthening and building the party after the expulsion of Earl Browder; with not giving support to the party during the CMU period; and with not sup­ porting the party or Joe Stack during the time Stack was under fire. Robinson Gets The Gate Robinson was found guilty on all charges, and was summarily expelled. One point in the trial proceedings, a secret copy of which is in the hands of the LOG Editors, points out that the CP may have made mistakes in program and policy during the war, but stands firmly behind its "no-strike" pledge. This pledge handcuffed the labor movement but al­ lowed the bosses to do anything they pleased. It can­ not possibly be argued that this policy was good for American labor, it can, however, be proved that the "no-strike" pledge helped the bosses and the Soviet Union. To come back once more to the internal fight in the NMU, the appointment of Chester Young moved the union into its third internal struggle with a matter of months. A referendum vote to elect a new VicePresident was agreed to by the National Council, and final nominations for the post were Chester Young and Charles Keith. The fight on CMU and Joe Stack were small potatoes compaied to what took place during the months pre­ vious to, and during, the voting. It became increasingly important for the communist party to elect Young, since in a by-elections, held on April 28, the CP lost some of the posts it held in the various ports. If the trend continued, and there was such a chance, the hold of the commies might be broke i. So the hatchetrhen went to work on Keith. Charles Keith was particularly vulnerable to commie attack. He had been a member of the CP, and as such had taken part in the character assassination of others. His activities as part of the CP machine in the NMU were brought up to plague him, especially his support of the "no-strike" pledge. The commies themselves raked this up when Keith blamed the partj' for the action. Young was no whit better—in fact, worse. He had been a member of the NMU but had dropped out the same year he joined, 1938. He rejoined as a new mem­ ber in 1943. One letter, printed in the Pilot from Lew Ferrari, who had been shipmate of Young's on the Great Lakes, accused Young of having been anti-union during the time he sailed on the Henry Ford II, and only joined the NMU when he was forced to. Although Young attempted to refute that charge and others, the overwhelming mass of evidence seems to indicate that Young in his 20 years of seatime was not a union man, and only joined when he started deep sea shipping and had no other choice. His allegiance to the party line, however, is undis­ puted. During the Stalin-Hitler honeymoon. Young toured the United States lecturing that this country should, stay out of the war. With the Nazi attack on Russia, the party lined changed, and Young went along without even blushing. He became a staunch "second fronter," and howled about aid to the Soviet Union, even at the expense of American labor. Prior to the invasion of Russia he did not ship out, but in 1943, he joined the NMU in Bal­ timore and did sail for a while during the closing days of activity in the North Atlantic. Typical Commie Tactics Keith's record, while nothing to brag about, was much better than Young's. He had participated in all NMU strike actions, had held manj"^ elective offices in the union, and had been a member of many negotiating committees. His sailing record started prior to 1934, and included much seatime during the war. Keith had also been in Spain, helping the Loyalists with the pro-commie Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Men who had served with him there, but who stayed in the CP after Keith was expelled, wrote letters to the Pilot calling him a coward, and stating that he had been thrown out of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade for cowardice and for allowing himself to be captured. Official records of the Brigade prove that Keith had been wounded twice in action, and had been captured with many others when the Fascists broke through the Loyalists lines. It is well to remember that Keith .held many positions of responsibility in the Brigade veterans organization, and was not thrown out until he had been expelled from the CP. This Keith-Young incident once again clearly shows just what depths the CP will stodp to in character as­ sassination when disagreed with. The election was attended by much mud-slinging, and the communists did most of it. They issued phamphlets, leaflets, etc., all designed to discredit Keith and build up Young. With their superior or-ranization, and utilizing all their shoreside comrades and' the vast wealth of the party treasury, the commies beat Keith by a plurality of 384 votes out of 20,981 cast. During the entire period of the voting, however, the -ommies were hot relaxing. They had embarked on a program within the NMU which did not allow for any backsliding Briefly, their program was as follows: 1. Discredit Curran and his supporters by any pos­ sible means, fair or foul. 2. Operate in the ports in such a manner as to make it appear that commie-dominated ports run smoothly, while those not controlled were hot beds of misman­ agement and chaos. 3. Becloud the real issue in the union by writing let­ ters to the Pilot asking for an end to disruption in the national office and requesting Curran to woi'k for unity by uniting with Smith, McKenzie, and Young. 4. Show the inefficiency of Curran and the anti-com­ munists by sabotaging the June 15 negotiations so that the commie-led Marine Cooks and Stewards and Harry Bridges' longshoremen could appear to be the militant leaders of the maritime unions. 5. Organizing the- party machinery ashore througn the use of the Ladies Auxiliary, the NMU member.s who worked directly under A1 Lannon, communist party waterfront boss, and by involving innocents who fell for the idea of unity at all costs. 6. Shipping out commies so that they could be elect­ ed as delegates to the 6th Annual NMU Convention which opens in New York City on September 22. On practically all scores the party machinery scored victories. While they have been unable to discredit Curran, his supporters have been the targets of a vicious attaclc which the commies are more capable of than any other group. Charges ranging from accepting money from mem­ bers to immorality have been leveled at those Port Agents and Patrolmen who are trying to drive the commies into the ope-n when the membership can deal with them. Campaign To Sow Chaos Commie-controlled ports run smoothly, but in ports where anti-CP forces control, beefs are the order of the day. Crews will sail out of CP ports without attempt­ ing to settle beefs and wait until they come into antiCP ports to embarrass the Port Agent and Patrolmen. If all beefs are not settled at once, and this is im­ possible. the letters column of the Pilot is filled with \ icious letters, and Secretai}" Smith finds space in his weekly column to jump on the men who are fighting Qomination of their union by the communist party. The fact that the Pilot }s edited by party-liners makes the situation even worse. .At the beginning of the .'•iruggle, Curran and Lawrenson had difficulty in-having their statements printed. Lawrenson, by the way, ^s the official nominally in charge of publicity, and there­ fore responsible for the Pilot. But even he could not get anything into the Pilot and had to make sure that .someone he trusted stayed at the printers on publica­ tion day to prevent sabotage of anti-communist articles. As far as the June 15 negotiations are concerned, they are a matter of history. Days before the NMU started negotiations, the ILWU had concluded a deal with its contracted operators to extend the old contract. This left the NMU out on the limb, and made Curran ap­ pear spineless when he did not press for the NMU's stated aims. For the convention, the line-up is already being set In the main, pro-commies are being delegated, and they should control the convention unless the Curran forces make a good showing in the shoieside port elec­ tions. It is expected that Stack will appeal the de­ cision of the membership to unseat him, and this and other maUers will show whether or not the NMU is to continue going stright down the communist path, or will take its place as an honest, militant union of rankand-file seamen. One more point should be mentioned in connection with the internal fight in the NMU. The Daily Worker, which immediately called Curran's resignation from, the CMU a "sellout," Stack's trial a "frame-up," and other clear logical attacks against CP-domination "red­ baiting," finally seems to have gone too far in the filth it has printed about Curran. Joe Curran has advised the lawyers of the NMU to bring suit against the Daily Worker for libel. In this article only a chronological picture of the developments within the NMU during the past eight months has been attempted. No try has been made in this installment to analyze communist aims for the future in the NMU, or Curran's sudden switch from an ai dent party-line follower to the other side of the fence. The next installment will discuss those two points plus recording the commie sellouts of merchant sea­ men previous to, during, and since the war. The article will also discuss the question of SIUNMU unity while the present condition exists in that union and point out how the SIU constitution and pro­ gram prevents the communists or any other political party from dominating this Union. �\ Page 'Ten OEfriday, Auguet 8.1947. TME SEAEARERS L®C SBIPS' Mamms niiro NEWS Miller, Once Crack Leather-Pusher, Now Is Enthusiastic SIU Member Crew Of MV Jim Brown 1st Of RTC Gulf Tugs To File Minutes—It Pays Off, Too The crew of the MV Jim Brown broke the ice by being the first of the River Terminal Corporation's tugs to .send in copies of their shipboard meet­ ings. A report from the New Orleans Branch of the SIU ac­ companying the minutes stated the tugs are being visited fre­ quently by Union representatives and that crewmembers are mani­ festing a noticeable interest in their jobs and organization. Sparked by Horace J. Orgeron, Ship's Delegate, who is "doing a bang-up job" in getting the Jim Brown in ship-shape condi­ tion, members of the crew are: Seafarer Baby Miller, former lop-nolch figure in Ihe boxing world, as she appeared recently aboard ihe SS August Belmont on a voyage to South Africa. Beard,- which he grew for the "helluva it.-" was discarded shortly after trip ended. ', Fistiana's loss was the SIU's gain when "Baby" Miller decided in 1939 to write finis to his 14 thrill-packed years in the ring. The genial leather-tosser's decision climaxed an amazing career that included 237 professional fights, in only 20 of which "Baby" came out the short-ender. Of his wins, 150 were chalked up ast fighters, feared "Baby's dyna­ knockouts. Featherweight Brother Miller hade his exit mite-laden left. champ Pete Sarron likewise from the game the intelligent way—he chose not to wait until avoided a meeting with Miller. Boxing records reveal that Mil­ boxing's terrific physical de­ ler was a party to one of the mands left him scarred and bat­ longest rounds in history. Rob­ tered. At first sign that the pace ert Ripley made the incident the was beginning to tell he hung subject of his famed "Believe It up his battle-worn gloves. Or Not" series. As a result of The signal came in Pittsburgh, Miller thrice delivering paralyz­ a day after "Baby's" 237th scrap ing blows to Chino Alvarez in re­ in which he sent Lee Sheppard taliation for illegal rabbit punch­ to the canvas to stay in the first round. Walking down the street es, it was 20 minutes before the Miller noticed a peculiar sensa­ round was officially declared tion in the legs on which he had over. Since Baby's retaliatory smash­ weathered every fistic onslaught es weren't exactly Marquis of since he was 14-years-old. Queensbury etiquette, the referee ENOUGH had to allow Alvarez five min­ "Bastante," Miller murmured utes on each occasion to recover. to himself, thus ending his role How Miller happened to don in , the tough, grinding pursuit. the gloves for a career came It was shortly after that Miller about accidentally. A solid hit­ turned to the sea, which he had ler for his school baseball team. been eyeing with interest from Miller tried out the leather for the days before he donned the the first time, when his diamond leather mitts. In 1942 he jojned coach brought around a pair of the SIU and ever since he has mitts. Miller quickly dropped been acquiring a trade-union rec­ his opponent and someone sug­ ord that bids fair to outshine his gested that boxing was his call­ remarkable stint as a leather- ing. It didn't take long to prove pusher. the guy was right. "Baby's" ring days were busy Though he sometimes look? throughout his long career. He back on those days of former was at his peak in 1937, when glory with a sigh. Miller, whose he held the lightweight and mild disposition belies that rec­ welterweight# championships of ord of 150 knockouts, finds life the South, it was in that year sailing under the SIU banner that the world's lightweight much to his liking. He's one of champ, Lou Ambers, refused a the Union's most enthusiastic mafch with Miller on the pretext boosters. that the classy little Tampa fight­ Miller grew a bushy beard on er was a southpaw. At that time it was believed his recent trip aboard the Robin that the 135-pound king, one of liner, SS August Belmont. Why the ring's most murderous in- he did was hard to fathom, since Mark Shoemaker, Herbert Allemond, Tillman Theriot, Jim Fred­ ericks, Willie Ledet, N. J. Troxclair, R. C. Corlas and G. E. Wright. A motion was passed at the shipboard meeting calling on the company "to put handrails on both sides of the boat" after sev­ eral crewmen pointed out, dur­ ing discussion, that the improve­ ment would benefit the company as well as the men. This being a This is how the crack south­ paw looked when he invaded the professional ranks. .Miller maintained himself in top phy­ sical condition throughout his 14 fighting years. Packing a powerful left which account­ ed for 150 KO's, Miller was avoided by the world feather­ weight and lightweight champs. Though heavier today, he bears no scars, a tribute to his de­ fensive skill. safety precaution, they said, the company should be willing to comply. The crew also acted favorably on a motion urging the company to' fulfill its contractual obliga­ tions by having linen aboard changed at least twice a trip. Of late there has been a letdown in this service. Action on the two beefs dis­ cussed at the meeting is expect­ ed shortly, as SIU representa­ tives from the New Orleans Hall have already met with company officials to get the matter squared away. Another meeting is scheduled to be held when the Jim Brown returns to the New Orleans so that the crew may be present to pass on the settle­ ment. The note from the New Or­ leans Hall spoke highly of the Jim Brown's crew and stressed the hope that other gulf area tugs would follow them in sending copies of their meeting's pro­ ceedings. The Brown makes runs be­ tween New Orleans, Lake Charles and Texas ports. Simmons Victory Men Spend TimeWithBremenMummies Cavalier Men Bid Speedy Recovery To SIU Booster All hands of the SS Alcoa Ca­ valier are wishing for the speedy recovery of Mrs. John B. Heitzenraeder, of 319 Richmond Ave­ nue, Point Pleasant, N. J., wife of the Chief Baker aboard the vessel. A communication dispatched to the LOG by Bill Higgs, the Cavalier's Second Steward, states that Mrs. Heitzenraeder has just undergone the first of a series of operations for the removal of cataracts from her eyes. It is hoped that these operations will completely restore her vision. Mrs. Heitzenraeder has been an avid and steady reader of the LOG and several of her letters lauding the Union for its achieve­ ments have been pubKshed dur­ ing the past year. The LOG joins with the Cava­ lier crew in wishing speedy re­ covery to the wife of Seafarer Heitzenraeder. he bears none of the tell-tale scars so common to veterans of the squared arena. At any rate, he shaved it off and all hands agree he smiles much better without it. Simmons Victory crewmembers gathered around casket bearing remains of man buried in Bremen cathedral over 700 years ago. Alvin Carpenter, who took photo, reports thai presence of radioactive rays from uranium deposit act as pre­ servative on bodies buried there. Seafarer Alvin Carpenter has a nose for news and a stomach for centuries-old mummies. He also has a reflex flash camera. He put all three of them to work when his ship, the SS Simmons Victory, called at Bremen, Ger­ many, recently. * With some of his shipmates, he visited an old Bremen cathedral built in the latter part of the 12th century. In the macabre atmos­ phere of the cellar, Carpenter got a chance to click his shutter. There they saw several mum­ mies, one of which was that of a worker killed while the church was imder construction. The body was buried in the cellar. LateiL.it was discovered that it hadn't disintegrated, so others were buried there from time to time. Carpenter photo­ graphed several, including that of a British count killed in a duel in ICOO. He explained that tests now show a slight uranium deposit in the subterrarean passages of the cathedral and that the radio ac­ tive rays have acted as a preser­ vative. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridsay, Augusi ff. 1947 Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief THOMAS NUTTALL. May 5— Chairman M. J. Danzey; Secre­ tary P. Deady. Departmental delegates reported all okay. Mo­ tion carried to locate 25 lbs. of Oxalic Acid supposed to be aboard for cleaning decks. En­ tire unlicensed personnel went on record to cooperate in keeping anyone without business off the ship. One minute of silence for Erothers lost at sea. 1 S. 3. JOSEPH N. TEAL. June IBChairman A. G. Van Devanter; Secretary Stanley Evans. DeleE-Ttes reported no beefs. New Business: Steward suggested that all cups and silverware be kept off main deck. Motion carried that future meetings be held on Sundays at 2 p. m. Motion car­ ried that better reading material be brought aboard in first port. Deck Delegate, William Grabanduer; Engine Delegate, B. L. Gabor; Stewards Delegate, Stanley Evans. 4. -V TULANE VICTORY. July G— Chairman S. Korolia: Secretary John Zimmer. Deck Delegate B. W. Jensen requested that he be replaced due to illness. Stewards Delegate M. C. Basar reported everything., satisfactory. Engine Delegate B. A. Turner reported several beefs, but no details of what they were. N. J. Murchie moved that a new washbdard, ironing board and scrub-board be installed in crew laundry. Mo­ tion by L. Fuselier that company be contacted to have extra Stew­ ard-Utility be placed aboard all victory type ships. 4. 3> PONCE DeLEON. June 13— Chairman William Turner; Sec­ retary Bob McCullough. Allen Gary, Deck Delegate reported 36 hours of disputed time. Engine Delegate Joe Pinder reported 45 hours of disputed overtime. Stewards Delegate James Hill total of 51 disputed hours. New Business: Repair list made up and accepted. Good and Welfare: Brother Pinder suggested that c:"ewmembers leave all keys to foc'sles for the next crew. 4 4 4 LEBORE. June 29—Chairman Pete DePietro; Secretary H. Bronk. New Business: Sugges­ tions taken for improvement of conditions aboard ship. Good and Welfare: All hands agree to cooperate in keeping messhalls, crew lounge, laundry and pantry clean. ROBIN TUXFORD, June 15— Chairman Thomas Paultney; Sec­ retary Peter W. Drewes. Dele­ gates reported all in order. Mo­ tion made to bounce Second Cook and present charges at payoff. Motion carried unanimously. Thanks given to Night Cook Willie B. Wingo and Chief Cook Joseph I. Dubuque for extra con­ sideration in making trip rnore I>leasant. Motion by Peter Gelpi to recommend permit-card man, Pietro Paulin for full book. Pass­ ed unanimously. New Business: Motion by Frank T. Young to call Union's attention to the inade­ quate slopchest. BILLINGS. June 29 — Chair­ man Joseph W. James; Secretary Muchelt. Jansson. Deck Dele­ gate reported no beefs; Collins. Engine Delegate, no beefs; Mindez. Steward Delegate, reported cll smooth. Good and Welfare: General discussion on Pantry­ man and Messman cooperating v/ith each other in cleanliness of messroom. One jjiinute of silence CITY OF ALMA, July 4— I for Bi others lost at sea. Chairman Red Sully; Secretary 4 4 4 W. Barth. New Business: Mo­ JOHN LaFARGE.. July 20— tion carried that all hands be Chairman Kase; Secretary A1 sober on payoff day. Good and Mosher. Departmental Delegates Walfare: Suggestion that medi­ reported no beefs. New Busi­ cine be on hand for Athlete's ness: Motion made to get an Foot so the infection won't itemized statement on earnings spread. Suggestion that a screen on trip at the payoff. Motion lERE ARE SOME OF THE THINOS YOU CAN DO'. of some kind be placed on stack carried to inform Captain of de­ so the soot won't go into quar­ ©MOLD REGULAR SHIP&OARD MEETINQS... sire for payoff slips. Motion car­ ters aft. (g)ATTENC>THE SHORESIPE MEETINGS, ANDTAICE AN ried to collect all books two days ACTIVE PART IN THEM-- BRING UP YOUR BEEFS 4 4 1 before arrival in port. BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP... JANEWAY, June 8—Chairman 13)KEEP THOSE GASHOUNDS AND PERFORMERS G. Brazzil; Secretary W. Sim­ UNDER CONTROL. THEY ARE AMONO THE UNIONS mons. New Business: Laundry WORST ENEMIES. room found to be dirty and coffee ® DO YOUR JOB. TOTHE BEST OF -YOUR. ABILITY... bag found to be the same. Ar­ (^DON^ TAKE TIME OFF UNLESS AUTHORIZ ED BY rangements made for cleaning THE DEPARTMENT HEAD-.laundry room by alternating be­ 4 4 BEATRICE. July 17—Chair­ tween departments. Coffee bag man William Rhone; Secretary to be cleaned after every use. Charles Zinn. New Business: 4 4 4 DESOTO. June 15—Chairman Charge read against Bosun. After R. L. Booker; Secretary Philip discussion vote was taken and, Reyes. Deck Delegate D. D. Ben­ majority voted to throw them nett reported everything smooth. cut. Motion carried for all union D. McCullum. Steward Delegate, members to call Bull Line office By HANK reported no beefs and everything and request that things carried It shouldn't have happend but that's the way it is—even in this in order. New Business: Motion by the crew be free of charge. carried that crew draft a resolu­ Motion carried that cooling sys­ Seafaring life. Last week an SIU Bosun came in from a few months tion to be pi-esented for refer­ tem be repaired and a wooden of volunteer Isthmian sailing. It was hard enough to work for Isth­ endum that members who are on roof put on the poop deck. Mo­ mian's $205.00 monthly wage for Bosuns (while the SIU wage for articles and quit the ship with­ tion carried to give the Purser, Bosuns was always higher) and also to have his total overtime out singing off and without in­ Chris Meyer, q vote of thanks shot full of holes—with so many hours worked ridiculously lost forming the Delegates be fined for his cooperation. Deck Dele­ forever down the well-used company's economy-hole. Well, the not less than $100 for the first gate, Oridio R. Rodriguez; En­ worst came when the Bosun went ashore the night of the payoff offense and suspension for the gine Delegate, Lorenzo Vogain. with all his gear and his well-earned dough—and sure enough, 'it Stewards Delegate, George L. happened. Two guys jumped him in the dark waterfront streets second. Kaufman. of Erie Basin in Brooklyn—took all his dough, papers, union book— and even beat him up in the bargain. Well, Brothers, where ever. 4 4 4 WILLIAM PEPPER. May 11— you pay off—don't go ashore at night loaded down with your gear Chairman Frank McGuire; Secre- and all that tempting cabbage. Go ashore in the day with your fary J. E. Powell. Decision that dough or get traveler's checks. There's always the first time that This is it Brothers I each department rotate in taking it may happen to you to get rolled for your dough and have your care of recreation room. Dele­ face kicked while you're down—just as it happened to one of our Right on these pages is a gates reported their departments swell SIU Bosuns—militantly doing his share of the hard and im­ good place to blow your top. as being in good shape. One portant work. If you've got a beef or some minute of silence for lost Broth­ suggestions you think will be 4 4 4 ers. of benefit to your Union and We may be rather late with this bit of news but it's still your Brothers, why not have good. That oldtimer. Brother H. Greenlee, who was in Arizona it printed in the LOG? for awhile, may still be in San Francisco now. Brother Green­ If you haven't any steam lee has sent word to let all the boys on the East Coast know to blow off, there must be he's sending them his best regards . . . Brother Joe Pilutis smiled something you've found in­ last week as he confessed fhat he's got a home now on the SS teresting on your trip that Evangeline and will drop us a letter from Nassau soon . . . Bosun you'd like to pass along for Carl Lawson came in smiling lasl week after making a home on others to read about—char­ a ship for seven months . . . Brother John Santos just came in CALEB STRONG, July 20— acters you meet in the farfrom a trip to Rotterdam. Holland. En route to Rotterdam the Chairman Gardner; Secretary flung corners of the earth, Old Man told the crew that they were getting too much wages Carmer. Motion,s carried; that joints you've found worth anyway—so there wouldn't be any overtime. Coming home the each department clean laundry seeing and those you feel it Old Man changed his course of venom and said thai the company once a week; that Black Gang advisable for your Brothers was only allowing 76 hours overtime. Anyway, Brother Santos Delegate get library in Pedro if to avoid. Why not let all says that there was one place he stayed away from in Rotter­ possible; that quiet be maintain­ hands profit by your exper­ dam—the section called Chinatown . ed while men are sleeping; that iences? "Heavy" Mitchell Mileski, the cook, and his mustache, just sailed Stewards Delegate draw up list Maybe you're pretty good about a week ago for Boston, Baltimore, Hampton Roads and then of items needed and submit same at turning out a poem—okay to Antwerp. His shipmate, Clifton Wilson and his cigar, writing to Steward; that each man place then, let's have it. Pen and from Bordeau, France, says that he'll be sailing into 'fown about his coffee cup in sink after using. ink sketches are welcome, the middle of August . . . Bosun Roderick Smith just sailed in 4 4 4 too. If you've got some ALCOA CUTTER, July 7— smiling and feeling good. Brother Smith says he's still making a Chairman E. C. Anderson; Secre­ home out of the SS Yaka—and that her next trip will be to the tary H. Nichlos. Good and Wel­ Far Fast, for a change . . . Brother George Meaney said adios this fare: Reported that Third Mate week while he took off on the Tampa Victory with a bundle of the is giving the Steward a hard time Latest LOGS, the new forms for these shipboard meetings, etc. by griping about the chow. Crew The ship's going to Amsterdam and Rotterdam and George says that is 100 per cent satisfied with the Brother Arthur Thompson, the old timer, is one of his shipmates Steward and food and will stand aboard . . . We hear that Buddy Callahan is down in New Orleans behind him in any beef. Bosun until winter is over. 4 4 4 gave short talk on the SIU and photographs of your ship, or Here's a letter from little Joe Ryan, the happy cook, writ­ the matter of cooperation. shipmates or any "shots" ing from New Orleans: "You reasonable facsimile of Frank 4 4 4 taken in the various ports Sinatra, I was just reading the LOG of July 25, where you in­ WILLIAM R. DAVIE, May 25 o'call, send them along. We'll —Chairman Angelo Meglio; Sec­ serted a small piece to the crew of the SS Charles Hull, con­ return them. gratulating the crew on keeping her clean. Well, she's clean retary (not given) New Business: Just mail your material to alright, she went back into the bone-yard sometime in July, Steward notified that there was the Editor. Seafarers Log, 51 She's in the boneyard and I'm in the hospital convalescing from not enough matches and soap for Beaver Street, New York 4, an operation. I saw our patrolman on a hospital visit and he is trip. Good and Welfare: Repair N. Y. How about doing it list made up and approved by indeed a good Joe. Insert a vote of thanks in the LOG because NOWl all hands. New Business: Offi­ he surely cheers up a Brother when he comes. Won't be back cers to keep out of crew messhall. in New York tUl late fall. Regards to all the boys." YOU HAVE THE BEST UNION IN THE WORLD.LETSKEEP IT THAT WAY.' CUT and RUN Let's Have 'Em --i' �Page Twelve Friday, AuguBl 8. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS I V>.i iiipi iill > Scores 'One-Trip' Volunteers Just Seeking Books SOLID SEAFARERS ON ISTHMIAN'S HAROLD I. PRATT Log -A' Rhythms Five By Five By OTTO PREUSSLER To the Editor: I was skimming through some past editions of the LOG and came across several statements and articles of praise for the membership from Agents, Patrol­ man and Organizers on the fine job they did in the Isthmian fleet. One of those complimen­ tary statements was from me. Now I'd like to add a postscript to my words of praise. Not praise this time, but rather a mild blast. (Uncle Otto) When I start out the icebox to plunder A cozy little night-snack in mind; ^ On my way there I always will wonder. Just exactly what I will find. Ending a run that began Feb. 28, the Pratt is presently at Todd's Erie Basin, where she paid off July 17. The three departments worked smoothly, crewmembers reported. In photo at left are members of the Deck Department. Some of the Stewards deppjrtment are seen in photo at right. The names of the individuals of this smooth team, however, weren't enclosed. Almost all the men who rode Isthmian ships did so from a good Union man's viewpoint, there were still quite a few who sailed on them for a selfish rea­ son. These are the men to whom I am directing this blast. BROTHER CARTER STUMPS FOR LOG I'll open the door while I mutter. Or even let go with a scream. For I see those five dishes with butter. And five little pitchers with cream. ketchup and olives, they taunt me. To the Editor: The lemons and pickles do, too. I have been hospitalized for The cheese and baloney sure the past 30 days in the Staten haunts me. Island Marine Hospital and as Just the same as it's doing to you. ONE TRIP BOYS a result of spending that much So I sigh as I look at this clutter. time in the "sack" I've had ample Some of the permits rode the In my eye coming on the beam. opportunity to catch up on my ships for the sole purpose of Is tfie sight of five dishes of but­ reading matter. getting their books. They made ter. Quite naturally, when the LOG one round trip, got their books And five litle pitchers of cream. reaches the hospital I read every and then piled off. They never single iota of its contents. Now When near daybreak my watch showed any more interest in the the reasomfor this letter is some­ is completed. drive again. They're certainly thing I happened to notice in the For an orange, apple or pear. not the ones who deserve praise. July 4 edition of the'LOG and. Then again my search is repeated. It is the guys who kept making Brother, it really got under my Though I know I shan't find any tcib after trip„who deserve the skin. I noticed in a report of the there. praise for the fine job. LOG donations from a certain Also certainly not praise­ ship that there were quite a few So I lay down to sleep with a worthy were the men who got shudder, 50-cent donations. jobs in Isthmian only because 'Cause I know ever deep in my Well, the whole thing in a nut­ shipping from the Hall was slow, dream shell is this: Personally, I'd feel Their faces wreathed in smiles, these members of the Pratt s like the period last fall after our ashamed to face the Patrolman There'll be five little dishes of Black Gang are probably anticipating the change in conditions strike. butter. with a meager donation for such which an SIU contre.ct will bring to Isthmian crews. Photos by And five little pitchers of cream. Those men who voluntarily a fine publication as the SEA­ E. R. Crelan, AB. rode unorganized even though FARERS LOG. Shame, shame. jobs on the Union board were go­ Paul C. Carter I Got A Pal ing begging are the men to con­ P. S. Enclosed find a $3.00 do­ gratulate. nation for the LOG. You may From a Florida boy to his seaman -pal in the Philippines. dinaries around as though he send the receipt to me care of Every member in this Union To the Editor: benefits when another fleet of By OTTO PREUSSLER On June 2 ''our members of the were some kind of god and they the Tampa Hall. Please print ships is added to the companies i deck gang aboard the Steel Ran­ the vermin of the gutter this letter in the LOG. under contract, so why should a^ ger, myself included, signed off He went too far, however, when (Ed. note: Confribulions lo Over there, over there, I got a few members and permits have after being aboard orily eight he told two of the seamen what a the LOG are purely volunlary pal to do all the work. Over there, where the sun goes tough time he was going to give and are accepted gratefully, re­ days. down them once we signed foreign ar­ This ship belongs to Isthmian, gardless of the amount. How­ BOOK MEN NEEDED and it seems that of late they al- ticles, so we put our heads to­ ever, the LOG thanks Brother Nine thousand miles from here, I got a pal. Come on you book men, you v/ays find a Chief Mate who is gether and piled off the ship in Carter for his donation and his know, or should know the opera­ unbearable. The following are spite of the pleading of the Cap­ sentiments. His receipt is al­ Over there, where the sun goes down. tions and principles of this Union a few of the mad schemes dream­ tain. William Terry ready in the mail.) better than the permit men. You ed up by the one aboard the Every night, every night, I pray. should therefore be better quali- j Ranger on our trip from Locust And every night I pray for my fied to do a good organizing job Point in Baltimore to Philadel­ HER CREW IS GOING SIU pal. than a permit man aboard ship.| phia, at which port we took on And I pray for my pal, for my Get in there and get jobs with a cargo of steel, beer and cater­ pal. the companies we are organiz­ pillars bound for Ras Tanura, via Every night when the sun goes ing. Stay on them for awhile and Saudi Arabia. <^own. show the non-union man what he GET THIS! is missing by not being a part of And over there, where the sun He made two Ordinary Sea­ , the SIU. goes down. men stand to at three minutes Are you going to depend only of five in port telling they ,1 My pal is thinking of me, of me. on permit men, who though they were not to leave their jobs un­ He is so far, so far away from me. may be just as willing, don't til it was finished even if it Over ^here, where the sun goes have the experience you have. meant missing their dinner. down. If you are, you're not only fail­ When I asked him if we weren't And every night, when I am in ing yourself as an individual but supposed to get overtime for bed, the union as well. such work he replied "overtime, I dream and dream of my pal, Come on up to the fifth floor hell!" I dream he is coming back. of the New York Hall and find His use of profane language in He is coming back to me. out what companies we're or­ abusing the crewmembers was ganizing. Get a job with them. strictly unnecessary. He let Over there, over there, where the Lend a hand in making them loose a long string of curses at sun goes, down. an Ordinary Seamen who made SIU. There will be a battle, a free for The Cities Service tanker Abiqua as she appeared in Buenos And you permit men. Don't a mistake while operating a all. Aires Argentina, recently, ^parked by William Knight. Chief just ride one trip so you'll be winch, even though he knew it And freedom for me, for me, fo:^ Pumpman;'Robert.Allen,.Machinst. and Tom Scanlon, FWT, the was the Ordinary's first trip to eligible for a book. Stay on until all; Abiqua iBPew .is reported -75 .-per cent strongly in favor of the that election, or at least for sev­ sea. Come back, pal-.r-before the sun :SIU, with the number of rt^Jfo-union men increasing daily. Fred He seemed to get a great eral trips. Earn that book! goes down. , .Wcay, a exeymtAmher. plwtastaphed the ship. Johnny ,Arabau kick out of iPilshing the Or­ Crewipen Put Nix On Bucko The �Friday; Au^art ft iMr Peeping Tom Has Ears, Too THE SE APAKBRS tffG Ardent Unionist P4«r© 'iTiirteen ATilitattcy Of CoLfictdian SccLtnett Fits SIU Pattern, Brother Says To the Editor: To the Editor: tion in Canada has been one of, selves with the number of libel Listening to the Brothers talk interference and dictation by the suits being thrown into the picLet's look back to the SIU con­ Communist party. Curran's tac- l^uic-. ture while waiting around the Hall That is not the only thing vention held in New Orleans in tics must be catchy. But too bad that is being thrown around as often makes me laugh. I over­ 1944. At that time the Canadian Sullivan didn't wise up sooner. hear little bits of conversation, I the goon squad from the CSU ran Seamens Union, better known to­ like the one at the third floor Now Sullivan has started a into Sullivan and his aide and day as the Commies Seamens "coke" machine: new .seamens union on the Lakes did a little messing up. The only Union, had two delegates present. "Whatcha like in the fifth at known as the Canadian Lake^ people that benefitted were the Under the cloak of "patriotism." Jamaica?" Seamens Union. Realizing his newspapers for it made the head­ the representatives. President mi.stako, ho has now 'found it lines for a couple of days, and the "Aah, I can't say—the pigs are Pat Sullivan and Acting Presi­ difficult to move into the rank way they made it one would all out for the exercise." dent Dewar Furge.son sought and file of the CSU. think a revolution had started Or like down on the second juri.sdiction of the Canadian sea­ up here. Take it from me. Broth­ With proper leadership, the deck: men on the Pacific coast. Canadian boys can run rings ers, its just a lot of hot air with­ "Too hell with Libcrtys. I want Guided by the constitution, the around any shipping company, out any contracts for Canadian a C-2 or nothing." national executive of the SIU re­ as no where in the world con seamen. quested the CSU to live up to its "Yeah, all you want arc sport one find militant seamen with CSU CONTRACTS ARE WEAK models." SIU charter. Namely, that they guts like Canadian boys. All In the midst of this malarkey, Doing a bang-up job of vol­ stop operating with the NMU Well, anyway she's going to they lack at the present time is the shipowners have thrown in unteer organizing is George which is a dual organization, but France—ah, how well I remem­ leadership. They need leaders Mihalopoulos (above.) He re­ most important to agree to fight a $10 raise to the crews for their ber France." who are seamen themselves and loyalty to the companies. The cently got himself a job aboard the Communist party on the whose interests lay in the better­ WELL-KNOWN GAB practice of the companies now is the SS Cantigny. a Cities Serv­ North American continent. ment of wages and conditions for ice tanker, where he is telling to fire the crew a couple of hours As the CSU would not agree to Then this familiar type: the Canadian seamen. the story to his shipmates of Uiese requests, its application for before sailing and then call on "So I told the Mate to go chase the advantages and gains to be The tempo is picking up now the rival union for replacements. jurisdiction on the Pacific coast himself and the ol man tried to had under an SIU contract. as these boys are beginning to That is part of the CSU con­ was refused. Bear in mind that log me and I told him if he docs realize that the SIU is what they that there was already one AFL tract, as the Captain has the ex­ he'll be sorry ..." have been waiting for. They are Can't Keep Him clusive right to hire, fire, etc. seamens union operating at th6 beginning to see the light in solid . . So I went into this gintime. Sullivan and Furgeson It will be interesting to find contracts, instead of a lot of pro­ mill and along came a gal over to Down On The Farm both claimed that the commies out how the libel suit against tests to the governnient to make me and we began talking just To the Editor: had no control in the CSU. Sullivan will turn out. The CSU the shipping companies honor like you said. Well, everything president, Harry Davis, and the their contracts. I would like to have my ad­ went along fine but I was run­ TRUTH COMES OUT secretary, McManus, don't like ning out of cash but she said it dress printed in the LOG as I At present, CSU representa­ the idea of being charged by Sul­ In 1945, Dewar Furgeson ran desire to hear from some of my was okay and not to worry . tives cannot board their own livan with part in an incident at for alderman in Toronto on the ". . . . Boy that sure was some old shipmates. I'm stuck here in Communist ticket. Seems he contracted vessels unless they Port Colbourne, during the strike trip. I wonder if that wiper ever Tampa, Florida, on a chicken couldn't find enough to do look­ sign a statement that they do not last year in which one of their got married to that beetle in farm,, and I lost my wallet con­ ing after the full time job, as the belong to the communist party. members was beaten and robbed. taining the addresses of friends. Being commies themselves, the Who should know better than the Capetown. . ." Canadian seamen were paying crews' representatives (?) have man who was CSU president at I appreciate very much re­ him for. Well, all this goes on day and agreed not to talk politics while the time? None other than Sul­ night in most halls and I guess ceiving the LOG _as it enables In this same year the SIU re­ it will keep on until the end cf me to read about what is going voked the charter of the CSU on the ships. That does not satis­ livan, and he knew then that time. It's a swell thing to come cn. I expect to start the long which was subsequently expelled fy the companies so it looks as if thugs were in the employ of th'there will be a strike on the CSU. up to the Hall and see your pals ride back to sea one of the days from the AFL. Lakes if the CSU can persuade in the near future, but in the giving out with the lowdown— Maybe when the CSU has an­ Today, in 1947, the picture has other organizations to supply other strike on the Lakes they meantime, take it easy, fellows. but don't talk too loud fellows. altered considerably. Pat Sulli­ them with funds. In the mean­ I may bd taking down some of will be able to raise more fimds W. E. Waddle, van resigned his position as pres­ time, the crews go about with­ in the same manner. your gossip one of these days. RR 1, Box 220 ident of the CSU, with a blast out any representation. "Listening Tom" Limona, Fla. Bill Olynyk that the history of the organizaLawyers are smiling to memthem— — ^IP Montreal. Que. Qu Monlreal, Former CSU Member Declares Seafarers Is 'Union Worth Fiffhtinff For To the Editor: ® this democratic way of doing r things very much. mm I'm writing a few lines to let it be known that I am more than "WORTH FIGHTING FOR' pleased with conditions aboard I was very much surprised at the SIU ship, the MV Gadsden. And this goes for the accommo­ our first meeting at sea when I dations in the galley, the work­ saw the general good conduct of ing hours, and the comfort of our Brothers and the way the meeting was held. I said to my­ the quarters. self, "Here is a Union worth One thing I like in particular fighting for and it must become about the SIU is that in it we the only seamen's union in Can­ are not slaves, like we were ada." when we sailed on ships con­ Having been a member of the tracted to the Canadian Seamen's Canadian Seamen's Union for a Union. A man can stand up and expose his grievances or com­ long while, I know its ways of plaints and be listened to. I like doing things and of how it places agitators aboard Canadian ships. These agitators delude the young seamen by false promises of pro­ motions and advancements, and then they use these men to thenCarl Cowl, Seafarer who own advantage. has sold a number of stories TOUGH FOR GOOD GUYS for SIU men with writing ability, is still looking for These agitators are protected I by the CSU members, who wish good novels. He feels sure to become good union men and that among the Seafarers are kefep their hands clean. It is some who can turn out a these good union men who are book the public will go for. generally accused by false state-1 Brother Cowl is taking a ments. This happens because I short trip but will resume they do not want to become par-j his literary marketing when tisans of the commies and use he returns. Some of the efficienf crew aboard Ihe locomolive-cairier MV Gadsden, which sail., nnt their underhand methods. Also, Meanwhile, he asks that the CSU knows that there are Brothers with book-length certain Canadian ships that are material submit their manu­ temporarily flying the Canadian scripts to him care of the flag, such as the Furness-Canada give the seamen very much pro- question personally. It was not Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Line, whose real owners are the tection, outside of anything that a legal question but just a matter can tell you a lot more when v/e Street. New York 4. N. Y. return to Montreal. Enclose self-addressed, stamp­ Pnnce Line, an English outfit, happens aboard their ships. These of making a few extra dollars on I am awfully proud to have The year 1948 will hell the story, lawyers helped to sell out a sea- the side, with the seaman being ed envelope to insure stife become an SIU member. because then the Prince Line will j^man's home while he was in a taken for a ride. return. Albert Stanton take these ships over to England, [hospital in a foreign port. These I must come to an end here for Chief Cook Als^ the CSU lawyers do not j lawyers know the seaman in writing space is lacking but I MV Gadsden Note For Writers "r �THE Page Fourteen y' |i>. • SEAFARERS Capers Of Performers Make Them Allies Of Union-Busters Friday« August 8. 1947 LOG Sails Tankers The Patrolmen Say— Carving Job NEW YORK — Covering the payoff of the Robin Goodfellow tlie other day, the crew handed me a beef that should have been an easy one to settle, but which finally was written off as a total loss and almost backfired on us. The beef pertained to the prac­ tice of the Skipper making the Wheelsman and Lookout stand continuous watches with no time off to go below for coffee or a smoke. The men involved had a good beef and I went to the Captain intending to put the heat on him and get the matter straightened out. When I told the Captain the story he didn't say a word, but told me to follow him up to the wheelhouse. There, he showed me whore someone had taken a knife and cut 2/3 through three spokes of the wheel. When I saw that my face drop­ ped a foot. I tried to parry with him by saying that the damage could have been done by one of the Mates or the Captain, him­ self. He didn't fall for that line, however, but showed me where he had entered the matter into the Log book the day it occurred. I come aboard lit to the gills and tribute nothing and give the I .swarm into the messhall to de­ Union a black eye. Doubly important today is a mand food. clean up campaign, for under The LOG story of June 27 As a result of such antics the the new Labor law our Union headed "New York Branch sober and responsible members Cracks Down On Gashounds And of the crew were forced to secure will be subject to suits and be Performers," was an excellent gear at sea, which could easily lield liable for losses of the example of the Union s aware­ have been done before we cast companies. How would you like to be on ness of the situation and the off, had everyone turned to. our Union negotiating committee desire to curb the undesirables After pulling such tricks, the and have the shipov/ner tell you in our Union and pave the way for a program all Seafarers could axe finally fell and hov/ they a tale like this? Let's wake up. More drastic howled when they were fired. back up 100 percent. r. . ' We have too long been lenient But it was no wondei'. In 20 action is needed against such days they had performed exactly characters in our Union or one with performers who louse up "The pnly way lo organize good ships. In fact, it seems that 4'2 hours work, and, of course, these days we will find ourselves Cities Service is to get on those as a fitting climax the perform­ smack right back in the days .of a nationwide campaign is in ships and stay on them until 1920-21 — the glorious days of ers were left in a condition that order to clean up the situation. they vote," is the way Lee Arwould shame a respectable pig. Palmer with mobs organized by For awhile it seemed that per­ nett put it. So. suiting action the bosses raiding and burning formers and gashounds were get­ HOPE FOR CLEANUP to the words. Brother Arnett Union halls. ting scarce, but with the pickup applied for a job on a Cities The performers in our ranks So, it is with great interest in shipping it seem a lot of ILL ^ ' fellows think that they are doing | that we read of the clean up are supplying material for the Service tanker, and has been the Union and the companies a c.ampaign announced in the LOG. Westbrook Peglers and lesser sailing in the fleet for quite some time. He intends to con­ great favor by taking a vacation We hope the campaign will con­ lights of his color. So, lets clean tinue to crack down on the per­ up. At least we will have our tinue sailing Cities Service be­ on the ships. cause that's the only way to Let's not deceive ourselves. We formers and once and for all rid backs protected in the coming carry the SIU message. are facing a most gigantic strug­ the Union of the men who con­ struggle. gle. The bosses with hundreds FAST TALKING of millions of dollars behind | He didn't know who did it, but tbern are out to smash not only he threatened to make the watch our Union but all unions. 4 for the moment, and the barkeep own drinks to her table. You responsible pay for it, the cost By FELIX J. CURLS BOSSES ARE UNITED can imagine their furor when I of which would have been around wili not budge from behind his Drunk with power and greed, I am sitting in a quiet, modest, barricade, so I condescend to marched by with the same object $100. I talked him out of that, they have already succeeded in little emporium in Galveston one fetch the drinks myself. She in mind. and then and there dropped any abolishing price control and rais­ hot day sipping my time away (.ieems this the height of gallantry However, I forgive tl-iem as attempt to settle the beef given ing the cost of living in some amid peaceful surroundings. The as she loving pummels me to­ the cause was a just one. In me. cases as high as 150 percent. I called the men together in The bosses have their union— only sound audible at the mo­ ward the bar. ment is a soft swishing noise, the messroom and told them the Returning with the glasses, I the powerful National Associa­ score, pure and simple. How in tion of Manufacturers: their si.-nilar to that of the sea break­ am accosted by one of the lady ing over a small reef on a still hell did they expect a Patrol­ union hall, which you'll find in warriors. She demands to know man to win their beefs if they night. who the hell I am, and what all large cities, is the Chambet pulled stunts like that? Most of Alas, it is only my lady friend of Commerce. You can 'oet your the hell I am doing. I informed the crew felt the same way about her of my intentions, and also sweet potatoes that these boys blowing the foam off her beer. it, and it was tough that someone Presently some prodigal scape­ of my dislike for misbehaving stand together and don't fink. had to suffer due to the vandal­ Taft and Hartley are merely goat saunters over to the music women. ism of one man, but that's what Then she surprised me by grab­ doing their master's bidding, box and invests his nickel in a happens when some guy thinks ably aided and abetted by sueh typical Texas ballad, "Home in bing my drinks and dashing he is getting back at the com­ performers as we had on our last San Anton.' " them to the floor! The.se gals pany by destroying property. Suddenly I detect a chorus of have a temper about as short as trip. This should be a lesson to the We know what to expect from female voices in dispute some­ an Isthmian overtime sheet. men or man responsible and I the bosses and honestly admitted where in the rear of the estab­ By the time they finished bit­ hope it does some good to others finks (if such animals exist) but lishment. A quarrel has arisen ing, kicking and scratching me, view of the fact that they de­ who have the same mistaken our greatest danger in the future between the waitresses and a not to mention twisting my nose pend largely upon tips to sup­ will be the finks v/ho claim to be customer, a female customer. The and pulling my hair, I wound plement their meager weekly idea. The Patrolman will do all in our Union brothers, and who patrons at the bar turn to listen. up in the street, a very undig­ salaries, if any, their display of his power to settle a beef aboard In the center of the floor two nified heap of mangled mankind. indignation is understandable, for a few dollars seem to think a ship, but pulling capers like they have purchased the right girls stand toe to toe, boot to Next day L discussed the reason even at the cost of a new neck­ this does no good. The crew boot, their eyes blazing. to louse up decent ships. for my being set upon in such tie and an Arrow shirt. was lucky to get off in this case Woman suffrage! A marvel­ To point up specifically what The one nearest me, a waitress, a fashion. It seems the girls as easy as it did. It could have performers can do to a good begins to unbraid the other with were on strike. The cause of ous undertaking! Resist at your cost them plenty. ship, here is an example from a vehemence unbecoming a girl, their resentment was the girl in own peril Brothers, for it's here Ray Gonzales our last trip. We have purposely even a girl from the cow country. question who had carried her to stay. omitted the name of the ship The other serving girls have and the names of the officers rallied and gathered around their TAKING CARE OF THE BIG ONE as they were decent guys and leader, flapping their aprons and there is no need to jeopardize stamping their tiny feet to dem­ their positions with the company. onstrate extreme vexation—I fal out of my chair—I have leaned WORTHLESS MEMBERS Aboard the ship we had a too far and have learned nothing. What on earth could have oc tripcarder, an ex-NMU man, who, during a four day stay in cured to render such nice girls Cuba was in his bunk the entire furious? Resuming, my perch, I time paralyzed witl? drunlcen- am in time to perceive the bar­ tender in the role of peacemaker. ' ness. He would wake up once a Ho! Ho! — He is slapped so hard day, tell everyone what a tough his bones rattle, and he is time he had during the y/ar, then scratched with a dexterity only promote money for another bot­ women can employ for his un­ tle. He'd beat it to the dock and timely intervention. I can't help admiring the ob­ stand in the ginmill laughing at us when we had to shift the ship duracy of the single opponent. Stubborncss is a women's prero­ shorthanded. Other performers got in their gative as well as a mule's and licks, .also, during the trip -- she is using it in the oversleeping on watch, with all measure. While I am.thus contemplating clothing off, refusing to get holds ready for cargo, never doing "any the victor, if any, I receive a sanitary work, sneaking off while violent jab in my side! It is working overtime, and creeping only an affectionate reminder into the sack and putting in from my lady friend. Her glass is empty and she must have anovertime for it. Anotner common cuiimiuii caper was to —- other to slake her thirst an Another go ashore one hour before the unquenchable thirst it is, believe Working alongside the big ship is the little tug. the Hillcone. Like all other tugs operating me. .ship snip sailed bctii-cGi thus holding -o up —A.- the in Mobile harbor, this one is SIU-contracted. .ship, then the gashounds would Well, the waitresses are busy By A. JARGENSEN and EDWIN L. THOMPSON Finds Out Women Are Here To Stay K uv'.. WJVUIAJ- d at �T H m S EAP ARt R S Friday, August 8, 1947 LOG Page Fifteen NOTICE! Will the following Brothers, when in New York, please come to Headquexters Office, 6th floor, with your Union book? lO^ NOHFOLK INDIVIDUAL Senderlin, H. Ferrer, S. Richeau, Albert Jr. Boiling, W. O Pinieno, Francisco Ricketts, Richard King, Peter Rente, Joseph T Mixom Ralph L. Bernes, Maximino Tamloony, Peter SS NIANTIC VICTORY DONATIONS J. Riddle, $1.00; D. J. McGonagle, A. J. Sparrow, $3.00; rt, A. Collins, $1.00; A. Wojcieki, $1.00; C. J, Hyrny, $3.00; N. J. Smith, $3.00; F. M. Tatter- $1.00; M. M. McDonough, $1.00; C. ton, $3.00; j. T. Higgins, $1.00; K. C, Mehl, $1.00; W. W. Westbrook, $2.00; I W. J. Newhoff, $1,00; F. Mietki, $5:00; Ostling, $2.00; M. Aurreen, $2.00. W. Wyhoski, $2.00; T. Finnerty, In. M. Fraser, $1.00; C. J, Rapp, $5.00; $3.00; R. L. Sullivan, $2.00; J. A. ij. Escalantc, $1.00; H. A. Mitchell. Elliott, $2.00; L. R. Lamb, $2.00; W. $3.00; R. Harvard, $2.00. R. Baccu.s, $2.00; A. L. Monaker, $3.00; SS ALCOA CAVALIER J. J. Bipere, $3.00; W. E. BiggcrstafT, A. K. Schnapp, $2.00; S. L. Proud, . $3.00; J. Simmons, $2.00. $2.00; R. F. Warburton, $2.00; F. J. .A. Bliksvar, $1.00; E. J. Mathews, Corio, $1.00; F. Cosik, $5.00; W. Fitz$2.00; W. E. Taylor, $2.00; Theochjre patrick, $2.00; W. P. Golden, $1.00. Cenclor, MFOW, $25.09; W. B. BauSS ETHIOPIA VICTORY com, $3.00. W. W. Watklns, $1.00. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SS HAWSER EYE C. B'.iffkin, $2.00; J. Corriher, $2.00; C. O. Segarra, $1.00; F. W. Fritz, $2.00; F. C. Murray, $10.00; C. J. White, $10,00; F. DottI, $2.00; R. Wiseman, $2.00; S. F. Koenig, $2.00; E. J. Bartemcier, $2.00; H. Wykosky, 00; T. Gilham and Crew, $12.00. W. Knight, $1.00; G. \V. Jacobson, $3.00; P. T. Chaboc, $3.00; C. C. Bal­ lard, $3.00; J. • R. I Ipnrhy, $3.00; B. Pritiken, $3.00; W. Przyomski, $3.00; J. S,inlou/.ans, $2.00; H. Put, $1.00; J. ' R. Chaker, $5.00; F. Stumpk, $5.00; D. SS S. V. BENET McGill, $3.00; D. Borkowski, $5.00. O. Sache, $2.00; S. Gartman, $2.00; John Filisky, $3.00; Wm. Brady, $3.00; R. L. Worden, Jr., $1.00; F. 1. L. Morris, $2.00; C. H. Smith, $2.00; Cosontino, $3.00; E. B. McAuley, $5.00; H. L. B. ates, $5.00; M. Martin, Jr., F. Higgins, $2.00; J. C. Viera, $2.00; $2.00; A. D. Bergatrc3Sen,$3.00; G. W. Wall, $5.00; G. C. Interdonatb, $1.00; D. R. Reynolds, $1.00. P. Archilles, $1.00; P. J. Godfrey, H. M. L. Benson, $1.00; A. L. Dries$2.00; X. F. Lane, $2.00; P. Hall, $1.00; sens, $1.00; V. MIynek, $1.00; R, H. A. DeHeza, $1.00; K. A. Lindroth, Bellman, $1.00; A. J. Verderese, $3.00. SS WM. PEPPER $2.00; F. V. Rivera, $1.00; G. AcanJ. Hall, $5.00; R. P. Price, $10.00; forh, $1.00; W. Gale, $1.00. A. P. Romeo, $3.00; R. E. Davis, A. Vaniglio and Crow, $33.00. $5.00; E. A. Kussmaul, $3.00; A. SS TOPA TOPA Pappas, $5.00; C. Brewer, $1.00; E. L. C.^Lee, $1.00; J. C. Anderson. Ladriere, $3.00; P. Patrick, $3.00; M. $2.00; M. Trolman, $3.00< C. H. Riallaud, $2,00; J. Gordon, $3.00; Wm. Lewis, $2.00; J. P. Newman, $1.00; S. Craven, $1.00; J. C. O'Hara, $5.00; Tenekes, -$-).00; G. O'Neil, $2.00; NT J. C. Hilchens, $2.00; T. H. O'Con Branca_to, $3.00; F. W. Heck, $1.00; nor, S-I.OO. A. Bodler, $2.00; M. Novahkovich, SS MADAKET I. S. Cardeal, $1.00; A. D. Mcssana $1.00; J. Medvesky, $1.00; P. H. Tut wilier, $8.00. SS AMELIA O. M. Gulllian, $5.00; P. Volmar $4.00; J. J. Disman, $5.00; M .Peter­ son, $5.00; J. DeJ. Santiago, $2.00; W Brown, $5.00. SS W. R. DAVIE A. L. Maxey, $10.00; O. Seppet $1.00; J. Norgaard, $1.00; E. Ander •son, $2.00; C. E. Will, $1.00; F. Hillier, $2.00. SS BILLINGS VICTORY E. W. Anderson, $1.00; T. Cepreano, $1.00; H. J. Principe, $1.00; J, Pa checo, $1.00; A. Serpe, $2.00; F. W. Keeley, $2.00; J. W. James and Crew, $31.00. SS COLABEE K. Korneliusen, $2,00. NOTICE! JOREPF F. MESTA Your discharge from the SS Arizpa is being held in the baggage room of the New York Hall. aj, J, SS JOSEPH McDONAGH Book No. 6418 32634 21063 30785 7367 G149 1936 10802 26880 24372 29308 .«. PERSONALS FRANCIS L. MORGAN Contact j'our wife at 34 Dcvens Street, Everett, Mass. S. i i Ci;.YDE L. POTTER Get in touch with R. Dunn at 231 Park Avenue, Paterson, N.J. .3. .t S, CHRISTIAN M. JOHANSEN Contact Salvation' Army, .5254-56 Ellis Street N. E., Atlanta, Georgia. * t J. tFRANCIS BARNETT Icie Belle Luckej', 740-IR, South 24thi Richmond, California, is anxious to hear from you. SlU HALLS BERA SMYLEY Get in touch with Ethyl Lewis, 404 E.slava Stieet, Mobile, Ala. Correction In last week's LOG a story by Benny Gonzales, interpret­ ing Shipping Rule 32, con­ tained an error in the mini­ mum time a replacement can be called for, A replacement, when call­ ed for, is to be on the job for not less than four hours and not more than 72, Last week's LOG listed the mini­ mum at 24 hours. Seafarers Beat Phony Charge Of Coast Guard (Covtimied from Page 7) distrustful, had iron bars welded on the ports of the passengers' HENRY EDWARD HICKS quarters aft. Get in touch with your wife, The ship then left for the lit, States and the accused trio fig­ HARVEY C. HILL ured that all was forgotten. But Get in touch with Thomas when the ship hit San Francisco, McKee at 1338 Camp Street, New the FBI was waiting for them. Orleans, La: The FBI agents took Bennett aside and tried to get him to S* S- it tell them who pulled the job, WINSTON VICKERS intimating that if he talked they Please get in with Floyd Hillier would see that he got off. at 110 Belmont Terrace, Staten However, the FBI too, in short Island, N. Y. order, found that Bennett was really being given the business for something he knew nothing about, and so they released the three seamen for lack of evi­ On June 16, the wages of dence. Isthmian seamen were in­ The big robbery is still un­ creased II 3/10 per cent efsolved, in spite of the railroad .fective that date with no re­ job attempted on the three troactive pay. Men sailing SIU members aboard. Isthmin did not receive the Tlie men believed that the job April six per cent increascwas pulled by river pirates, for, with retroactive pay to Jan­ as Brother Bennett said, "It uary 1st won by tha SIU must have been the pirates, be­ from its operators. cause every seaman knows there is never any dough in this com­ Thus men sailing Isthmian pany's safes, no matter how loud have no ^retroactive pay due they yell about losing thousands them for the last wage in­ ' of dollars." crease. Isthmian Seamen ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St, Phone 5523 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 Slate St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St Cleveland 7391 $2.00; M. S. Cristaldi, $1.00; H. G. CHICAGO 24 W, Superior Ave. Halloway, $5.00; E. Gherman, $2.00; Superior 5175 K. Kuehn, $2.00; V. Cellino, $1.00; CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. A. Korsak, $2.00. Main 0147 USSR VICTORY DETROIT 1038 Third St. W. E. Wade, $1.00; J. P. Reilly, Cadillac 6857 $2.00; W. A. Lapayre, $2.00. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 SS CORNELIA SOO'/j—23rd St. A. H. Neilson, , $1.00; P. F. Mc- GALVESTON Phone 2-8448 Dermott, $2.00; G. L. Ginsett, $2.00; 10 Merchant St. A. G. Rodriguez, $1.00; 1. Vander- HONOLULU Phone 58777 hoeven, $1.00; B. A. Genter, $1.00; JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. J. Lupo, $1.00; I. L. Gaier, $2.00. .^Phone 5-5919 SS HELEN MARCUS HOOK 1 Va W. 8th St. J. Lanbert, $2.00; S. R. Englehert, The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Chester 5-3110 $2.00; J. 0;Connoi-, $2.00; W. E. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Straw, $2,00; C. H. Post, $2.00; J. M. Phone 2-1754 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Morris, $2.00. MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have SS JOHN LAFARGE NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Z. Wydra, $2.00; J. Morrelli, $2.00; Magnolia 6112-6113 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every W. Marcus, $1.00; J. LaRocco, $2.00; NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. SIU branch for this purpose. J. Merrell, $1.00; B. Undertilo, $2,00; HAnovcr 2-2784 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU A. Mosher, $1,00; H. Childs, $2.00; NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. W. P. Smith, $2.00; A. Sanchez, $1.00; Phone 4-1083 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7lh St. LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS D. W. Lippy, $4.00. LOmbard 3-7651 SS LA SALLE LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Ill W. Burnside St. E. J. Sproch, $3,00; N. R. Flaherty PORTLAND Beacon 4336 and Crew. $30.00. RICHMOND; Calif 257 5th St. SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK Phone 2599 M. Deikson, $2.00; C. Goldstein, SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. $1.00. Douglas 5475-8363 SS COASTAL MARINER SAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon Ben Rodriguez, $2.00; R. F. Stew­ San Juan 2-5996 art, $2.00; C. Sprftno, $2,00; S, Skrt' SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. tiago, $2.00; R. S. Pawlak, $5.00. Phone 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. SS JOHN GALLUP Main 0290 Name J. V. Sullivan, $3.00; M. Kotelec, Notice To All SIU Members PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: $3.00; Crew of SS John Gallup,' $30.00. TAMPA CrewmemDers aboard this ves­ SS JULIET LOW sel during Voyage No. 5 who Df M. Richey, $3,00'; A, FeitJstein, were beached in Peru for t^o $1.00; H; W. Luptqji, $1.00; J. R. months, and who have sub­ Miller, $1.00; W. W.. MMhtyre, $1.00; sistence money coming may D. L. Rogers, $2.00; L. W. Browrf, $4.00; M. O. Melwing, $2.00; J. V. collect at the office of the pay­ Rooms, $1.0"0; C. B. Foltz, $3.00; S. master,. Overlakes- Steamship^ t. Hrldgetts, »3i00t T. Mi Vti*«U $5;00{ Corporation, 19 Rector St., New B. Hodge, Jr., $2.00; G. T. Schemoon. $5.00; J. E. Brooke, $2.00. York City. 1809-lsn Ni Franklin St. Phone M-1323 6IB Summit St. GaVfleld 211^ WILMINGTON *, 440i AValtm Blvd. Terminal' 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton st. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 144 W.' Hfrsttng* S«. Picific 7824 ! TOLEDO Street Address State. City Signed I Book No. / �I I I I I rZHES j0 AND M EMJOV • I I I I I I I • • • I I I I I THI^ S6ST CONDITIONS IN MARITIME! I f m SEAFARERS IMTERNATIONAL UNiOM I I i I I I I|r. :•• t I >1 v 111 I ,, .f:•••.."'->•• .'T;;! •' 1' V •'• •' ' •'• •'ii:'• / ••••-•! I'M"! J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 8, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 32 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEVEN MORE OPERATORS SIGN NEW 5% CONTRACT OTHER TALKS CONTINUE PONCE CO. SIGNS TERMS WITH SIU NEW WAIVERS GRANTED WARTIME ALIENS SEAMEN NITRATE SHIPS BARRED FROM N,Y PIERS REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ENDED BY CONGRESS ASH LAND SITE OF DULUTH-AREA COUNCIL MEETING SIU VOULETEER NEEDED TO SHIP CITIES SERVICE NITRATES CALLED EXPLOSIVES SHIPS BARRED FROM NY PIERS LSU,DOMINATED BY THE OPERATORS GREATEST ENEMY OF LAKES SEAMEN CONSUL FAILS HIS DUTY TO SEAMEN LATEST ON HOUSING SHORTAGE PHILLY ALMOST GOT NEW HALL NEW YORK SHIPPING STILL HOLDS ITS STEADY PACE BUT INFLUX OF MEN SWEELS REGISTERED LIST BOSTON IS FAST BECOMING A HAVEN FOR TANKERS DRY CARGO MEN GOING TO OTHER PORTS FOR BERTHS 5 RATED MEN FIND NO JOB TROUBLE IN SAN FRANCISCO;TRANSPORTATION BEEF NETS REPATRIATED MEN $300 C.G. TRIES TO FORCE THREE TO MANY PHONY CONFESSION LCA SEAMEN WORKS ALL HOURS ,AND GETS NO OVER TIME SUN OIL DRIVE ENDS FIRST PHASE NLRB HEARING DATE IS AWAITED BALTIMORE BEACH IS WELL STOCKED AS SHIPPING HITS SHORT LULL THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN THE NMU HOW IT STARTEDE, AND WHAT IT IS MEANS MILLER,ONCE CRACK LEATHER-PUSHER NOW IS SIU MEMBER SIMMONS VICTORY MEN SPEND TIME WITH BREMEN MUMMIES CUT AND RUN SIU SHIPS'MINUTES IN BRIEF CAPERS OF PERFORMERS MAKE THEM ALLIES OF THE UNION-BUSTERS FINDS OUT WOMEN ARE HERE TO STAY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/08/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/001761d9323fa4d3720391dcfab29160.PDF 0e3303d004792ae225140bd0ba92708c PDF Text Text ,111,1, Iijl^ljipfpiilwwwi Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1. 1947 Mathiasen Signs Up; Agreement Is Called Best In Tanker Field PHILADELPHIA—True to the promises made to the men sailing the ships of the Tanker Sag Harbor Cor­ poration, the Seafarers International Union this week sign­ ed a contract with the company calling for the highest wage and overtime rates ever known in the maritime in­ dustry. This company was recently won by the SIU in a National Labor Relations Board bargaining election. The Cominle Tactics A good lesson in how com­ munists operate to capture control of trade unions is indicated by a letter, sent in anonymously to the LOG, written by James Romanoff, former MEBA official, to one of his comrades in the MEBA New York office. Portions of the letter, plus explanatory material by the Editors, appear on page 3. Seafarers and readers of the LOG are well aware of how communist party mem­ bers seek to get a strangle­ hold on a union's apparatus so as to force the union to follow the straight and nar­ row Moscow line. No. 31 New Contract Signed; SIU Gets 5% Increase And Paid Vacations t NEW YORK—Eight companies, among them some of the largest carriers of freight cargo in the United States, this week signed a contract with the SIU calling for a 5 per cent wage increase across the boards, paid vacations after a year of service, and nine paid holidays at sea for members of the Deck and Engine Departments. This last provision was already a part of the Stewards agreement. balloting showed the Union a hands-down victor, with t The eight companies which only two votes going to the'® broke the solid front of ship­ company. The NMU with­ owners were Alcoa Steamship drew at the last moment, Company; American Liberty without explanation, and Lines; A. H. Bull and Company; YORK—The last ally of the CIO union has been taking resentation they have been seek­ Bull Insular Lines, Incorporated; therefore did not appear on theNEW Cities Service Company in lickings in elections on both ing. Eastern Steamship Company; the ballot. Although the first obstacle has South Atlantic Steamship Com­ its attempts to stall an election coasts and on the Great Lakes. NMU Withdraws From Cities Servire The announcement of the Tankers Sag Harbor pact came just at the time that the National Labor Relations Board sent rec­ ords of proceedings on the Cities Service Company case to Wash­ ington to ascertain whether or not an election will be held in that fleet. Some of the best features of the SIU freight ship agreemelits are embodied in the new con­ tract, while other features in­ clude 28 days vacation per year, all holidays at sea to be paid for at the overtime rate, and ahy work performed in port after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. also to be paid for at the overtime rate of pay. MEMBERS PROTECTED The overtime rate provides for $1.10 per hour for those earning less than $210.00 per month, and $1.40 per hour for those making $210.00 or over. Although the agreement was sighed for one year, it contains an exclusive SIU provision that the wage question can be reopen­ ed any time during the life of the contract. This protects the mem­ bership in case the cost-of-living risest Negotiations commenced the latter- part of May and moved along sporadically due to com­ pany stalling. However, all fea­ tures of the recently executed contract are retroactive to May 28, so the men sailing the ships have lost nothing. The Negotiating Committee for the Union consisted of J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer; Paul Hall, Diftctor of Organization; Eddie Higdon, Philadelphia Port Agent; and Robert Matthews, special Headquarters Repr-esentative. in its fleet of tankers quit the field on July 28, and made it certain that a bargaining elec­ tion will be held in the near fu­ ture. That ally was the National Maritime Union, CIO, which played the company's game after the Isthmian election was won by the Seafarers, and would prob­ ably have done the same thing after the Cities Service election goes the same way. The NMU backed out by not being represented at a National Labor Relations Board hearing held on July 28. Representing the SIU were Morris Weisberger, International Vice-President; A1 Kerr, organ­ izer; and Mr. Parness, la\^yer from the staff of Ben Sterling. Also present as qbservers were Secretary-Treasurer J. P. Shuler and George "Frenchy" Ruf, or­ ganizer. In a formal discussion on the situation, the company would not agree to. an election in its fleet to decide a bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel unless ordered to do so by the NLRB. Therefore, a copy of the hear­ ing, with all the pervious records of the case, will be forwarded to the Washington office of the Board, where a decision will be rendered on whether or not an election is to be held. PRESSURE SUCCESSFUL On one point, however, the company did give in to Union pressure. It was agreed, that if an election is ordered, the bar­ gaining unit would include all the unlicensed personnel in the Deck, Engine, and Stewards Departments, with the exception of Pursers and Radio Operators. The withdrawal of the NMU from the proceedings comes as no surprise to the Seafarers since After having been beaten in the Isthmian balloting, the NMU held up proceedings in the Tank­ er Sag Harbor (Mathiasen) Cor­ poration, and pulled out of the runnings at th? last moment. VICTORY IN SIGHT On the Lakes the SIU badly defeated the NMU in the Huron election, following which the NMU stalled the Wyandotte hearings as long as possible and then took a run-out powder. Now that the NMU has drop­ ped out of the Cities Service case, the SIU has a chance to bring to those seamen the rep­ been hurdled, and an election is virtually certain to take place, the job of the SIU membership has only started. There are nu­ merous men in the fleet who have questions regarding Union policies and procedures, and it is the responsibility of all good Union men to sail those scows and give correct answers to any queries that come up Shoreside organizers cannot do the job alone, but with coopera­ tion of men who ship as volun­ teers, the task can be wrapped up in short order and entered as a win in the Seafarers column. SIU Reopens Washington Office In keeping with the action voted upon by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union Convention in Chicago, and ratified by the membership, Matthew "Duke" Dushane, has been appointed International Representative on Legislative Affairs and has been sent to Washington, D. C. Brother Dushane represented the Union in Washington during the war. He will keep in close contact with all legislation affecting the maritime industry and the labor movement. Any requests from the Ports for information or service should be channeled through Headquarters so as to prevent duplication of work. pany; Seas Shipping Company; and Smith and Johnson. The vacation clause stipulates that men employed on one com­ pany's ships for one continuous year are to be granted one week's vacation with pay, and for each subsequent year of continuous service shall receive a vacation ^f'^'dayrwithYuTl'pay. StYting date for computing continuous time is July 31, 1947. CONTRACT EXTENDED The original agreement enter­ ed into on October 23, 1946, plus the amendments and changes in­ corporated in the new contract, is extended until July 30, 1948. However, the question of wages can be reopened by the Union at any time, a provision that is not contained in the contracts of any other maritime unions. Th e increase in wages and overtime is retroactive to and in­ cluding June 16, 1947, while all other provisions go into effect July 31. Representing the Seafarers during the negotiations were J. P. Shuler, Paul Hall, Joe Algina, Bob Matthews and Steely White. AFL-CIOUnitylsA Nust', Green TellsMurray WASHINGTON — AFL Presi­ dent William Green told CIO President Philip Murray again last week that there is no Chance of common action between the two organizations without or­ ganizational unity. In a letter to Murray, Green said that he had submitted the ClO's proposal to the AFL's Ex­ ecutive 'Council. Gi-een said that the Executive Council "decided it would'be impossible to formu­ late a common and unified policy of action for the purpose of pro­ tecting living standards of Amer­ ican people and to assure effec­ tive political expression on the part of organized labor and to elect progressive representatives to the U. S. Congress as set forth in your letter, without first end­ ing division within the ranks of labor thru the establishment of organizational unity. "This is a primary requirement to the success of any plan or pro­ gram as you outlined in the third paragraph of your letter." Murray had proposed to Green that the AFL and CIO form a common legislative front to fight the Taft-Hartley bill, but this suggestion was rejected by Green who insisted that organic unity mi^st be discussed first. Green concluded; "I extend to you and your associates in behalf of the Executive Council of the AFL an invitation to meet with representatives of the AFL at some convenient date within the ranks of labor and establish la­ bor solidarity and organizational unity." �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 1, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFx\RERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N- Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J, P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Best In The Business Just as the Seafarers International Union has always led the way for unlicensed freight ship personnel in wages and conditions so docs the Union now blaze a path in thfe tanker field. Hospital Patients The new contract just executed with the' Tanker 5ag Harbor Corporation (Mathiasen Tankers) embodies the best wages and conditions ever known on tankers, and includes the exclusive SIU provision that wage scales can be reopened by the Union at any time during the life of the contract so as to protect the Seafarers membership against rising prices. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Tankermen have long been the most badly treated of all seagoing men. While victory after victory was being j won in dry cargo companies, the wealthy oil companies wliich ov/n their tankers successfully withstood organi­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, zation. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Men Now In The Marine Hospitals But now the story has changed. The SIU has now consolidated its strength on the waterfront, and is ready and able to bring real representa­ tion to the men who sail the tankers. The Sag Harbor contract is only the first and will be followed in rapid succession by many more. Organizing Sag Harbor was no pipe. It took an in­ tensive campaign with the full cooperation of the mem­ bership and the officials, t<} bring about a victory. The .same spirit that won Isthmian, Huron, and Wyandotte, was also in evidence in the Sag Harbor drive. Cities Service is next. It will be a hard fought, dingdong battle, because" the company does not like the idea of having its unlicensed personnel represented by the mili­ tant Seafarers. The company is certain to try every dodge in the books to prevent organization in the fleet, but it can be done, and it will be done. Volunteer organizer;; turned the trick in every victory won by the Union. That must be continued in the Cities Service campaign. Not every one who applies for a job will be accepted, but enough will pass the scrutiny of Watchful company officials to be able to carry the SIU message to every ship in the fleet. It worked in Isthmian—it worked with other com­ panies—and it can't miss in Cities Service. Sag Harbor seamen who have the best contract in the tanker industry. With hard work, the same thing can be true of unlicensed Cities Service seamen. I X heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. * NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL M. PISKUN G. ROGERS JOSEPH DENNIS C. F. CONSTANZA L. GROVER H. SELBY C. MACON R. WALTHER BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE t 4. t BALTIMORE HOSPITAL CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL M. PLYLER E. L. WANDRIE F. O'BRIEN E. M. LOOPER J. WYMOND D. G. PARKER E.. CAIN JR. LEROY CLARKE , J. TARQUELLOS J. ZANADIL F. MILLER D. COPPAK D. P. KORALIA • P. PODOLSKY WILLIAM MOORE R. GORDON L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE M. FINDELHURST H. GREEN 1. t. 1. I t, - t STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. N. NEILSEN LOUIS JOHNSON J. MORRISON STEVE SCHULTZ E. J. SIDNEY HENRY LALLY J. A. DYKES t i. t E. E. CASEY NEPONSET HOSPITAL E. F. PAUL L. CLARK P. FELICIANO J. S. CAMPBELL P. GELPI E. FERRER II. STILLMAN J. R. HANCHEY T. J. KURKI C. LARSEN E. P. O'BRIEN L. L. LEWIS C. KERSTENS J. R. LEWIS P. C. CARTER You can coD'act your Hos­ pital delegate jt the StatenIsland Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) L. C. J. R. H. J. TORRES SCHULTZ HAMILTON A. BLAKE BELCHER T. EDWARDS t 1. 4 MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS J. C. KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON i i. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL L. ANDERSONR. BAASNER -f. R. LORD E. JOHNSTON E. DELLAMANO H. WALSH R. MORRISON �Friday, August I. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Letter From Former MEBA Official Shows How The CP Works in Unions "Trying to recruit Chief Eng­ A1 Rothbard is another so-call­ That so-called confusion has led ineer. So far he's read several ed commie trade union expert. to the best conditions and wages pamphlets including Herb Tank's His activities center around in the industry for all seamen, Communists on the Waterfront, worming his way into honest while the "educated" NMU is Marx's Value, Price, and Profit, trade unions and turning them embroiled in an internal struggle plus Book Find Club montl?ly into transmission belts for Mos­ that makes them easy game for cow propaganda. Whenever he the shipowners. issues." So goes a letter from James fails to change the union, he By PAUL HALL Communist - dominated unions Romanoff former official of the resorts to disruption and wreck­ are never run for the best in­ Number one on the parade of questions heard around the Hall Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ ing. He has been placed by the terests of the members liip. these days is, "What can we do to beat the Taft-Hartley Act?" Not sociation, CIO, addressed to communist party in charge of Whenevec the party line changes, only is it a good, live question—it's a damned hot one, too. This "Dear Arthur," and dated June penetration into the SIU, as well the leadership of the union pulls newly enacted anti-labor law is lined with fangs. So, let's take 6, 1947, from Copenhagen, Den­ as other AFL unions. the membership along the new a look into the situation and see just what the hell we—as individual mark. This letter was anony­ track, even if it means selling COMMIE TRAITORS members as well as a trade union—can do in the event this poison­ mously sent to the SEAFARERS them down the river. ous measure is set in motion in the Maritime industry to our detri­ LOG. Romanoff does not mention Comrade Rdfhanoff can have ment. why France of 1940 outlawed the There are few, if any, exper­ First off, this act should not immediately affect the SIU. Al­ communists. It was then that his partners Lannon .and Roth­ ienced trade unionists who do though it becomes law on Aug. 22, the provisions of the act ban­ France was battling for life bard. They will never make any ning the closed shop do not apply to contracts in ^rce until Aug. 22, not know how communists op­ against the Nazis, and due to headway in the SIU because the 1948. • Under these conditions, our agreements are solid until that erate. Commie strategy is to in­ the pact between Hitler and communist record speaks for it­ date, in as much as our Union has extended its contracts, along filtrate, drav/ attention to non- Stalin, the French communist self, and it is a record of deceit trade union issues, and have with various clarifications, until lhat date. party actively sabotaged the war and treachery, capped by a "noWhen our present contracts expire in 1948, as will hundieds of their contacts take part in co.m- effort. High communist officials strikc pledge in peacetime," other union agreements throughout the nation, the stage will be mie-front organizations and act­ refused war service and escaped which made every sincere trade set for plenty of fireworks. For on August 22, or before, it will be ivities. to Russia where they directed unionist sick to the stomach. It can be easily seen that Com­ their underlings in treachery and against the law'^or any steamship opei-ator (or other employer) to sign a so-called closed-shop contract. Then the chips will be down, missar Romanoff is following the sabotage. as far as the SIU is concerned. We'll be put to the test to prove same tactics. Not only in France did the we're big enough to maintain our Union Hiring Hall clauses, which First he wormed his way into commies work for a Nazi Vic­ are the backbone of our Union's existence. the confidence of the Chief Eng- tory until Hitler turned on his As time goes on, we may run into various other provisions' ineer, then he gave him a lying partner, Stalin. In other coun­ of the Taft-Hartley law as it affects our organizational work and'pamphlet by a self-admitted com- tries th% CP forced unneces.sary union procedures. For instance, the law specifies that no union can'munist hack to read, and then he strikes and held up war produc­ Robert J. Watt, AFL Interna­ be certified even after winning a steamship company in an election j led him to one of the "fronts," tion and tried to spread their tional representative and the until each official files an affidavit stating he is not a member of in this case the Book Find Club, lying propaganda in the Armed the Communist party. man who has represented United which distributes books that fol­ services. We'll deal with this section when we come to it, as the dead­ low the "Line." But as soon as Russia was at­ States labor at the International line for filing has not yet arrived. v tacked, it was a different story. Labor Organization since the U. CURRAN AND CP SUP Faces Problem Then it became "Russia P'lrst," S. joined that body in 1936, died The letter, which was written The problems of our ^affiliates, the Sailors Union of the Pacific when Romanoff was on the SS even to the extent of being will­ suddenly on July 25 aboard the in particular, are of more immediate concern in face of the threat John A. Donald, Smith and John­ ing to have the American Labor SS Saturnia on his way home to the closed shop. The SUP's contracts, which have not been re­ son Steamship Company, goes Movement enslaved by the boss­ from an ILO meeting in Geneva. newed, expire Sept. 30, 1947. Indications point to an old-fashioned on" to say, "Sure hope things are es, just so that Stalin could have Brother Watt came up the hard brawl should the shipowners try to knock the props from under shaping up better for June 15 all the materials he needed to way, advancing from the paper conquer and enslave more ter­ the SUP's Union Hiring Hall, which they rightfully enjoy at the than when we left. Have they mill in which he first worked, ritory and people. present time. got Curran back on the right through various AFL posts When September and the SUP's contract expiration come, there track yet or is he finally at long And When Romanoff speaks of which culminated in his appoint­ is no question that the SIU will take advantage of the clause in its last permanently derailed? When the "confused, misled members" contracts—the only one of its kind in the marine industry—allow­ issues get sharp, these phonies of the SIU, what he really means ment as International AFL rep­ ing renegotiation of the wage question. Besides being aimed at always jump off the sinking is tliat the Seafarers has been resentative. Watt was always in the fore­ getting more money for our membership, this move will also have'^^'^^ a bulwark against the kind of front of the fight to prevent the the means of our lining up support for our affiliate. It will enable. . , infiltration that has made the us to pitch in and throw our support to our SUP Brothers. If the! letting Curran back on the National Maritime Union, a n d j communists from dominating the West Coast shipowners aim to beat the SUP against the wall, they '^^ht tiack obvious y le eis to other unions which allowed the labor scene, and he was instruJoe's fight against the commies commies to become dominant, in- | mental in keeping the AFL out had better figure on us going into action, too. in the National Maritime Union, to a stooge outfit not interested of the Soviet-dominated World and the attempts to unseat him What We Can Do To Prepare in anything more than maintain­ Federation of Trade Unionists. Now comes the question: What can we do in the meantime to or foi'ce him to toe the CP line. ing control for Stalin's agents. He will be sorely missed byprepare for these struggles, which appear to be inevitable? A little further in the letter, The SIU is willing to continue American labor, and by the la­ Most important is that we all exert every bit of our individual Romanoff says, 'I want Lan- being "confused and misled." bor movement the world over. and collective energies to put our Union in the best shape possible. non's ear for about 60 minutes That's the one job every Seafarer must go to work on. when I get back to give him In my opinion, the best way is to take active interest in every some first hand facts and obser­ phase of Union activity by: 1) Attending all regular meetings and vations regarding Norfolk MEBA, putting questions on any point that is not clear; 2) Contacting all NMU, and MCS, MFOW, CP still in there pitching for the young guys in the Union who may not know the score and stressing situation." SIU is Brother A1 Waterman, an • to them the need for following Union policy and programs on mat­ A1 Lannon is the waterfront oldlimer and ardent Seafarer ters affecting us all; 3) Educating every doubting man to the fact contact man for the communist from way back. Now rounding that unless we're prepared for the final showdown, whether it be party, and as such has been re- L^^ second year aboard IsthSept. 30 or Aug. 22, 1948, we surely will perish; 4) Tell all hands sponsible-for a large portion of 1 Waterman played an on all ships to salt away a few bucks to take care of his family and the disruption which has split important part as a volunteer in supplement the Union's assistance while he's on the bricks in case the maritime unions in the past the organizing drive which result­ of a long, tough battle. ten years. ed in the Union's certification as Finally, we should all be on guard against attempts by ship Further in ,the letter, Roman­ colective bargaining agent for owners, either through .an outright move to smash our union hiring hall by refusing to ship men from our halls, or through attempting off states, "Tell Rothbard that the line's unlicensed personnel. he's got a hard job — AFL con­ No job is well done until it is to plant stooges on our ships to cause trouble, chaos or disruption. centration. May be years before carried through to a successful he'll be able to observe notice­ wind-up. Brother Waterman be­ Direct Action Is Best Defense These are but a few things individual members can do. It is able results with the SIU. These lieves, and he puts his beliefs in­ these things and our policy of economic action at the point of pro­ boys are some of the most con­ to practice. That's how come he duction that provide our best defense in case of attack in our ex­ fused, misled members of the just signed on his fifth Isthmian istence. It will demonstrate that by direct action labor has a quick, American Labor Movement. It ship, the SS Rider Victory, And he's going to "keep sailforthright fighting answer for the termites who are gnawing at is, in my opinion, this fact that adds to the importance of the ing Isthmian" until there's an . labor's hard-won gains and seek to send them crashing back to the undertaking. Should have been SIU contract to benefit all hands, AL WATERMAN "good old days" and 40 bucks a month, blue linen and maggotty done years ago. Still, it's not Brother Waterman, who has chow. And its something the boys who talk of "third political parties" too l^te. Better Ij.'e than never. been going to sea more than 25 followed by a three month stint as a means of beating the Tafts and Hartleys can't match. Our pro­ Who would have thought the years, got himself his first Isth-|on the Twin Falls Victory. Before shipping on the Rider gram is swift and sure, theirs is long, drawn-out and guarantees France of 1940 that outlawed the mian job on Mar. 6, 1946, when CP would have been the France he went aboard the Baton Rouge Victory, he was a crewmember nothing. We Seafarers have successfully brought about conditions in of 1946 and 1947? An optimist? Victory to voluntarily give out on the Allegheny Victory. No! ! A Marxist. If great nations the story of the SIU and the ad-| What will come after the Rider this' industry that years ago were waterfront pipe.dreams. We , have made it possible for seamen to rightfully live like of the world can be changed, vantages of membership in the Victory, isn't quite definite in Bi-other Waterman's plans. He's any other human. We aim to keep things that way. The Seafarers then I'm sure that a workers' leading waterfront Union. Next was the Mandan Victory not moving off Isthmian until it will fight, anybody — anywhere — anytime — to see that seamen mass organization like the SIUen which he spent nine months, signs on the dotted line. SUP can also." remain free human beings! «, Watt Dies On Way Home From ILO Meet; AFL Representative Volunteer On Sth Isthmian Ship �T^E SEA^d:RER:^ LOC Page Four Friday. August 1. 1947 zrt: Unity Of Htembers Basis Of SlU Growth REPORT By J. P. SHULCR, Secretvy-Treasurer Since the last regular meeting, negotiations day, state that an election should be held shortly have been completed between the Seafarers In­ in the Cities Service fleet. According to the Or­ ternational Union of North America and the fol­ ganizers' reports, this election will keep intact Our Union has been growing; As long as that spirit of colowing companies: Alcoa Steamship Company, ihe long string of election victories the SIU has by leaps and bounds. And as it operation exists in our organiza- American Liberty Lines, A. H. Bull and, Com­ run up in tlifc unorganized field over the past two , •-Ition, we won't be beat. Our propany, Bull Insular Lines, Inc., Eastern Steamship years. takes on strength and size, it gress will continue along with Company, South Atlantic Steamship Corppany, A Senate Committee passed a bill recommend­ flike any organization, be it lawell-being of the membcrSeas Shipping Company, and Smith and Johnson. ing that alien seamen who sailed on, U. S. mer­ bor union, steam.ship company or,ship. Our agreements have been amended and extend­ chant vessels during the war be allowed to con­ steel mill) has a growing need We will be able to beat all ed to July 30, 1948. tinue sailing American merchant vessels, regard­ for greater cooperation and co­ enemies of labor, whether it be The Negotiating Committee has a full report less of their alien status. ordination if it is to operate ef­ an anti-labor congre.ss, political which will be read at the New York meeting Another bill favorably reported by a Senate cliques within who would ruin tonight, carrying the amendments which are Committee is the length of time a seaman can ficiently and economically. stay ashore and still be eligible for treatment in In these two important factors our union to further their own subject to action by the membership. aims, or other unions who by The Negotiating Committee is now meeting the Marine Hospitals. •—cooperation and coordination— their actions show they have no with Mississippi and 'Waterman Steamship Com­ ' Heretofore, a man has only been allowed 60 lies the basic reason for Union right to be called labor unions. pany, as well as other outfits contracted to the days on the beach and still be eligible for treat­ growth. 0. SlU and further reports will be given on these ment in marine hospitals. This bill would allow For a solid example of what a Every section of the Union ap­ uiecting in the immediate future. a seaman to be eligible for treatment in marine lack of unit3' or cooperation can paratus depends heavily on co­ Headquarters officials have met several times hospitals as long as he makes his livelihood in the do, look at the NMU. Its leader­ operation, whether it be the or­ since the last meeting with representatives of the maritime industry. ship has split into two factioms, ganizing department, the book­ Stewards Department Representatives in sev­ each intent on achieving its own Isthmian Steamship Company in regards to ne­ keeping department, Patrolmen, gotiating an agreement. The Isthmian Steamship eral ports have endeavored to outline the Stewends. the Dispatchers or negotiating Companj^has made several proposals to the Sea- ards Department work in detail. This has caused One side is constantly blasting farers. They have been studied. The Union's committees. ^numbers of letters from Stewards and other mem­ Without this essential coopera­ ihe other and vice-versa. The counter-proposals will be submitted this week. bers in the Stewards Department to be sent to A meeting will be held shortly between Isth­ .Headquai-ters protesting these detailed outlines. tion, we'd be up the well-known union's position, as a result, has been weakened inestimably. mian and the SIU to begin negotiations on these creek. It is impossible for a man ashore to outline in Let's make sure this never proposals and counter-proposals. The membership detail the work for each Stewards Department GOOD EXAMPLE happens to our organization. will be advised as to the outcome of these meet­ aboard a ship. This work is generally outlined in the agreement and the details should be left Suppose when a Patrolman Let's get in their and plug for the ings; An agreement with the Mathiason Tankers, Inc., up to the Steward, and all cooperation should be came aboard your ship for the betterment of the Union. payoff and there was disputed Let's bring all our beefs be­ has at last been reached and a complete report given him to see that the Stewards Department overtime—your overtime—you'd fore the membership, I mean just will be made to the membership tonight on this work is carried out in a practical manner. After action taken in the International Con­ turned it over to him, signed off that. I don't mean to tTie atten­ agreement. Th,e membership will recall that this and then took a powder. tion of John Barleycorn, the bar­ is the first tanker outfit to be contracted to the vention and ratified by the membership, Matthew Your chances of collecting this tender, that "woman" or anyone ^^tlantic and Gulf District of the SIU. The con­ "Duke" Dushane has been sent to Washington, disputed overtime have taken a outside the Union who has no ditions of this agreement are much better than D. C., as International Representative on Legis­ any other agreement in the tanker field. lative Affairs. good boot in the fanny. The Pa­ business knowing it. Let us hope this will only be the beginning There will be certain things coming up in each trolman's chances of collecting Remember that section of the and in the near future a number of tanker com­ port which should be referred to Dushane in your dough for you get the same Oath of Obligation which reads: panies will be operating under contract to the Washington. Many of the things coming up in boot in the same place. "I promise that I will never Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers Inter­ different ports are of the same nature and in A simple example, it neverthe­ reveal the proceedings of the national Union of North America. order to prevent repetition, all matters that are less shows the necessity for one Union to its injury or to per­ The Organizers, as a result of a meeting held to t^e referred to Washington should be channeled form of cooperation. son not entitled to know it." with the National Labor Relations Board on Mon- through Headquarters Office. Take a look at the great pro­ gress made in the organizing field by the SlU in the past two years. Suppose, for example, there had been no cooperation between What the Seafarers means to its membership—and to all maritime, which benefitted the shoreside organizers and the from SIU victories—is shown by the following table, listing the wage increases won by the members who voluntarily sailed SIU in not quite a year's time. In that period, for example, an AB's base wage rose from those ships. The money, effort, S155.00 to $191.99, almost a 25% increase, and—but read for yourself: everythi.ng would have been That the sale of ships to for­ wasted. eign countries, many of them to Pre-Strike Scale After Scale After New Scale Fortunately, as the results non-maritime nations, is con­ Rating Scale Retroactive to General Strike 6% Increase show, cooperation was present. tinuing at a heavy pace, is cor1946 1946 Mar. 11, 1947 June 16.1947 We have been certified as collec­ raborated by a report of the tive bargaining agent for Isth­ Maritime Commission. Bosun $162.50 $228.17 $205.00 $217.30 mian and we already have con­ Bosun's Mate—Day Work 204.05 214.25 192.50 In the two month period from tracts with Mathiasen—our first Bosun's Mate—Watch 180.00 190.80 200.34 April 1st to May 29th, 207 Amer­ East Coast tanker agreement— Carpenter 162.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 ican built vessels were sold to and several new companies, such Storekeeper 157.50 197.50 209.35 219.82 foreign operators. The majority as Kearney, St. Lawrence Navi­ AB Maintenance 155.00 187.50 198.75 208.69 of the ships, 113 in all, were gation, Bloomfield, etc. Quartermaster 155.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 sold to British companies. Ships Cooperation did it. If it hadn't AB 155.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 were also sold to smaller mari­ existed, the seamen who rode Watchman 150.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 time nations such as Greece and those ships probably would be in OS 132.50 150.00 159.00 166.95 the Netherlands. some other union by now or still The report also disclosed that unorganized. Chief Electrician $252.00 $294.50 $312.17 $327.78 30 ships were sold to non-mari­ Asst. Electrician 182.50 227.50 241.15 253.21 COOPERATION SPARKS ALL time nations with Panama get­ Unlic. Jr. Engineer—Days 187.50 230.00 243.80 255.99 ting 24, Columbia, 3; Peru, 2 Take a look at the Union struc­ Unlic. Jr. Engineer—Watch 187.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 and Honduras, 1. ture, procedure and representa­ Machinist-Plumber 194.50 237.00 251.22 263,78 The heaviest purchaser of ships tives. Cooperation and coordina­ Deck Engineer 162.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 for the Panamanian flag was tion improved the efficiency of Chief Reefer Engineer 252.00 269.50 299.95 285.67 the Overseas Tankship Corpora­ them all. The bookkeeping sys­ 1st Reefer 220.00 237.50 251.75 264.34 tion, which purchased 11 vessels. tems have been revised so that 2nd Reefer 201.00 218.50 231.61 243.19 Not mentioned in the report, records are handled more smoothEngine Storekeeper 197.50 209.35 219.82 however, was the fact that Over­ "ly and efficiently. Engine Utility 155.00 217.30 205.00 228.17 seas Tankship is a Panamanian Your Union regulations are Evaporator Maintenance 172.50 190.00 201.40 211.47 company owned by California Oiler—Diesel 155.00 changed from time to time to 195.25 206.97 217.32 Texaco Company. Oiler—Steam 155.00 meet existing conditions. The 177.50 188.15 197.56 During this two month period Watertender 155.00 bringing about of these changes 197.56 177.50 188.15 American operators purchased Fireman-Watertender 155.00 depends on the cooperative spirit 177.50 188.15 197.56 80 ships. between the membership and Firemen 145.00 186.43 177.55 167.50 With the sale of the 207 war Wiper 132.50 194.78 officials in the various ports. 160.00 185.50 built vessels, the total number When an elected official ne­ of ships sold under the Ship $233.20 $244.86 Chief Steward $202.50 $220.00 glects his duties, the member­ Sales Act of 1946 now totals 217.30 228.17 Chief Cook 182.50 205.00 ship shows its interest in the 1000. 228.17 217.30 Night Cook 8t Baker ..^ 182.50 205.00 welfare of the Union by bring­ 196.10 205.91 Second Cook 167.50 185.00 ing this condition to the atten­ 185.50 194.78 Asst. Cook 157.50 175.00 tion of the Secretary-Treasurer 159.00 166.95 Messman 132.50 150.00 and the members in other ports, 159.00 166.95 Utility Man 132.50 150.00 BO that the situation can be cor­ rected. By JOHNNY ARABASZ rU' s-' J- How SIU Raised Seamen's WageslnOne Year MC is Stiff Seffing Ships At Fast Pace �TVE SEAPAltWiiS IJ&G Friday.' AU^^st' 1.'^M7 Page Fire Port Montreal I' Part of the crew of the MV Gadsden, taking it easy on deck before going into Mon­ treal for fun and relaxation. The crew is com.aosed of some SIU men from the States, and quite a few from Canada, some of whom came from the CSU. Standing at far right is Bosun Berger Hansen, an SIU oldtimer who knows the score. He and Stewards Delegate Gene Woods have really kept the Gadsden on the ball. Just off the MV Gadsden, Ken Griffiths, OS, stops to trlk to Mike Quirke. right, organizer. Said Ken, "It's a good Ihing for Canadian seamen that the SIU is here to stay. Most good men in the Canadian Seamen's Union are fed up with being pawns for communism." Far left. Mike Koshelka,, a former CSU member who now advises his old shipmates to sail on SIU ships and "get edu­ cated to real trade unionism." Gene Woods, left. Stewards Delegate, goes a long way out of his job to help the new men understand SIU contracts and methods of Working. He's a good example of a real SIU man, and is very popular with the crew. Hard at Work is Carpenter Federik Kakkum. right, but never too occupied to help out the newer seamen. Brother Kakkum is an SUP member, at present holding down a job on the Gadsden. - 1 j I * iil ^ -*• Si:..,:; -SSi'iif- ''I I; ' I Ja |k ' --bXs Engineers and extierts coihe doWn to watch the dperatibn of the'specijal hWvy datgo gear whenever the Gadsden loads or unloads. Here shd is. "loaded with Ibtoimbtives in the hatches, and a decklbad oF barges in sections. To Montrealers. it looks like the shipi is carryihg niost of the rolling slock of the Pennsyl­ vania'Railload or the Canadian Pacific'Railroad. X- \ �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Boston Calls For Clarification Of Certain SlU Shipping Rules mi WH By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ ping have picked up considerably in the past week, with plenty of indications that it will get even better.^ Possibly the confusion arises from the fact that the rule was waived in regard to the tankers. As a matter of fact, when these Shipping Rules and the Constitu­ tion are taken up in the columns During the past week the SS of the LOG, they naturally re­ Bessemer Victory, Waterman, ceive wide-spread attention, paid off here, as well as the SS the LOG is unquestion^ly Peter Helms, Pope and Talbot; 'well-read publication. Members who would skip over the SS Belgium Victory, Water­ man; and the SS Wolf Creek and a reading of the Shipping Rules, SS Sunset, Pacific Tankers, both copies of which are available to all—as well as the Constitution of which paid off in Portland. —will receive their education on In transit were the SS WesUnion matters through reading leyan Victory, Seas Shipping, the LOG. with no beefs other than a cou­ This is becoming increasingly ple of members mksing the ship; the SS Calmar, with a perfoiTner11 evident and therefore Ye Editor to get pull^ off here; and final.Tmight consider setting up a per­ ly, the SS Yarmouth and the manent featui-e, with a few seem­ half-dozen miscellaneous scows ingly ambiguous paragraphs clar­ which leave the avenue every ified each week. Included also could be unusual beefs arising day. out of the interpretation of the Payoffs coming up this week contract. are the SS Casa Grande and SS And now that I've handed over Stones River, both out for six a new batch of work to the hard­ months with all-SIU crews. The Belgium Victory has been working Editor, I can sign off pulled off the Pan-Atlantic run, until next week. and, according to Waterman, will remain on the Antwerp-Rotter­ dam-Boston run from now on, with the first sign-on for this voyage coming up on Monday. • • SHIPPING RULE TROUBLE Friday. August 1. 1947 Baltimore Shipping Slows Down, MO NEWS ? ? Should Pick Up In Week Or So Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: ' JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH CLEVELAND BUFFAI^O TOLEDQ GALVESTON MARCUS HOOK MOBILE J The ceajdline for port re­ ports, monies due, elCw is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use ia the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do^ not permit us to do so. By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — For the last two weeks shipping has been on the slow bell, but from the looks of things, we should be busy again very soon. Of course, rated men are still at a piemium, but we seem to be getting enough to keep the scows sailing. We paid off six ships last week, with no major beefs on any one of them. What minor gripes there were we settled right on the ships to the satisfaction of the crewmcmbers. The gashounds and performers are still getting a hard time here, and that's the way it's going to continue until those characters get wise to themselves. Montreal Branch Teaches Unionism To CSU Men; Straightens Out Gashounds And Performers This Union is too big to allow a couple of guys to foul things up for everybody. CIO Shipyard workers are-still on strike, and although they have not asked us for any help, we are respecting their picketlines a.'- we always do. Those men are really having a rough time, and .the compar.ies that made so much money during the war won't even sit down and bargain honestly now. We are still working hard on Isthmian ships, and there are plenty of volunteers who wanT to ship out on those vessels so as to make sure that Isthmian signs a good SIU contra.ct. The bo.ys figured that they have waited long enough, and now they want aetiort—and fast. For the first time in many months we have so many oldtimers on the beach that it is im­ possible for us to list them. Needle.ss to sa.y, these men have plenty of stories to tell, and there is always a lot of activity wher­ ever they are. Maybe by next week they will all be on ships bound for foreign shores and new adventures. All payoffs were clean and By GENE MARKET spot to witness the actions of That was an easy one to an­ without incident; however, the some of our members who har­ swer. When I explained that we MONTREAL — Now that the Shipping Rule concerning length bor the idea that, because it is a did not go for allowing a hand­ of time allowed for Tripcard men|^"^°'^^ has cleared away and the our membership's ful of picked officials to lay down (i.e., 60 days or round trip) gave, overworked pieeards of the Mon­ resolutions do not hold. the policy of our organization treal Branch can get time to rise to a beef. without a vote from the entire A lot of guys seem to have the breathe, we will see to it that we Just about 5 per cent of the^„ idea in their heads that the membership, he expressed sur­ niembership feels that this rule ^^e LOG's "No agreement isn't in effect in for­ prise that our organization could should be interpreted as follows: j^j-ews" list eign ports. Well, a gentle re­ function so efficiently and with When a Permit man joins a ves-! „ minder to all concerned: When such speed on matters of urgency. sei and makes a round trip, he " disconcerting to work 12 you are in the port of Montreal After I explained to him how must get off in favor of a book ^ ^hen pick up or its vicinity, be sure you have all of our members are kept up; man; if coastwise, the Permit- the LOG and find our name the day off granted to you be­ to the minute on all matters re­ man is entitled to 60 days before included on the "No News" list. cause, if a Patrolman hits a scow garding our business, he admit­ However, we are all of the he can be bumped. and finds anyone ashore without ted that we have a pretty fine opinion that the best reminder Then, of course, there are those proper excuse during working set-up. who contend that if the round we could get to stretch our day hours, then Brother—it's your By SALVADOR COLLS As a matter of fact, he and his trip .foreign is less than 60 days, just a little longer to include neck and don't bother to squawk buddies left the Hall here de­ SAN JUAN—Booming is the the Permitman is entitled to an­ our activities into the LOG, is because you stuck it out. termined to' find out who, if word for shipping down Puerto the quiet little column that soi other trip. Many Canadians, ex-members anyone, voted his top officials apologetically tells us to get on Rico way. There are nine jobs In line with the recent dis­ or the commie CSU, are back into office. the ball. on the board in all departments, cussion of Shipping Rules in the No doubt the membership after having sailed out on SIU with not a taker in the house. LOG, it would be enlightening "to LOSING CONTROL which visited Montreal this year ships. Needless to say, they have The "Beagle" just passed by the all Port officials as well as to the can vouch for the representation had their eyes opened, particu­ The clean trade union struc- door and we delegated her a commembership, to have Rule 35 larly those who have had the they have been afforded here. ture of the SIU, with its non- mittee of one to round up the clarified in a hard and fast man­ It seems that every ship hit­ good fortune to attend any of political, seamen officials, will, beachcombers. ner. ting this port has a quota of beefs our meetings. surely lead' to the end of the It may be necessary to stop all a mile long and we have been As one man remarked,. "Jeez! commie control .over Canadian shoregang work until some of obliged to act as Patrolmen, you guys vote on everything, seamen. these boys ship. I don't like to do counsellors, mothers and, in the don't you?" it, but desperate situations call Every day we get reports from case of performers, mothers-inWe don't have to go into any men who have been intimidated desperate remedies. law. more detail. That simple state­ and beaten up because they dared The only alternative is to give A good percentage of permit- ment tells an important story. At long last the Seafarers to mix with SIU members. The a flock of the hangers-on letters men and a few full books have has forced the hand of Ihe Stalinist storm troopers who run ^ for papers. There's too damn had to learn the hard way, that anti-union Cities Service the CSU are very worried, now j many of these letters being issued our membership is definitely op­ Company, and in a short that it is apparent that they are these days, as this membership posed to the antics'of gashounds while an election should be losing their iron control over is goiqg to wake up some noneand joyriders. held to determine a bargain­ the Canadian seamen. ' too-distant day and learn to their Every case of performing in sorrow. ing agent for the unlicensed this port is being taken care of Almost every day they send personnel in the fleet. Bull has the Kathryn, Hewes, and these union-wreckers are be­ their stooges in to 'see and hear The SIU has a better than all they can, and it must seem a, ^^^^"Sston, ^ Elizabeth, Dorothy ing sent on their way back to the good chance to sweep the elecStates minus their permits and, little too democratic to these and Cape Breton in the Island, -tion, but victory can only be monkeys to find that we leave while "Waterman has the Hur­ in the case of a couple of book assured if volunteers get jobs men, minus a payoff. all our doors open and carry on ricane and Wild Ranger. on those ships and stay with There's also an SUP scow, the no secret business behind closed SHIPPING BRISK them until the voting is over. Sioux Falls Victory, lying in San doors. Shipping has been brisk here Juan. She had three beefs on That's the way Isthmian Ex-CSU men who came in here deck and "Rebel" Parrish—four and a rated man doesn't even get was won; that's the way all time to sit down and read or Another remark that was passed with the seat out of their pants, all together! our big companies were write an article for the LOG be­ here in the Hall should have been worn out no doubt from waiting We settled the beefs and turn­ brought under the SIU flag. Tor jobs in their own hall,' and ed "Rebel" over to the tender fore we ship him. heard by more CSU men that' Now is the time for action. whom we have shipped out, are We have had to job-action a there were present. ministrations of the local headApply for jobs on Cities coming back into port looking few ships to get them properly hunters. He was as fat as a Service tankers, talk SIU NO BIG SHOTS fat and healthy and dressed like stored, but we are of the opinion goose when he trotted ashore, but while aboard the ships, and that the local agents are gradu­ A CSU, man, among several a million dollars. he has been sadly plucked by stay aboard until the votes ally getting educated so we will who came up to look the Hall This proves our most important now. are cast. have less trouble in getting the over in enquiring as to our Con­ point: "We of the SIU are in­ Social note: Frenchy Michelet Then Cities Service will be scows shipshape. stitution, asked me why did we terested, not in politics, But In was seen lugging a case of Don SIU, tool This port, being outside the not have a National Executive!Pork Chops, Q into his den of iniquity -for Continental U. S., is the perfect body, the same as his U^ion. ' AND "WE GET THEM! cooking purposes! Manpower Lack Hampers Branch In Puerto Rico Keep Sailing Cities Service • �THE SEAFARERS Friday, August 1. 1947 LOG Tankerman Good Shippiog, City Elections keep Port Tapipa On Its Toes Also in Tampa were a couple of members of the weaker sex (perhaps I should more accur­ ately say the fairer sex) who were down from Marcus Hook for a two weeks visit. When they return north with stories of how this country has them beat up thtu-e, Blackie Cardullo will be wanting to head south. In preparation for the election of city officials i-oming up in September, the political cam­ paign in this town is getting un­ der way hot and heavy. This Will be Labor's one big chance to re­ Bob Allen, who sails in the move some of its foes from the Black Gang, is now in his drivers' seat. Labor is all set and j^urlh month as a volunteer organized to go down the line organizer aboard Cities Serv­ foi' the man who has to work ice tankers. Bob's union train­ for a living, instead of for some­ ing started way back—he held one who dances to the tune a book for 20 years in the AFL played by the big money boys machinists union. He expressed and slave drivers who control regrets that William Knight this city at the present time. couldn't be pictured with him. Settlement Of Shipyard Strike Will Bring Phllly Good Shipping By EDDIE HIGDON til midnight to get all the over­ time beefs squared away and i!ie crew paid off, it was really a pleasure to handle this job. The ships delegates had done a fine job and the whole crew was sober from the time the ship arrived until after the payoff. "Ihe crew was from Mobile, most of them being book mem­ bers, and first-rate examples of a good SIU crew. A help in the shipping situa­ tion down here is the fact that Bull Line vessels are running in here regularly. Most of them are bringing down general cargo and picking up phosphate to carry on the return trip. As a result of the laying up of three Waterman coastwise ships, we have a few rated men on the beach now. In this group is the crew sent out to Japan three months ago on the Bret Harte, which returned recently. These men are catching up on their fishing and what have you. No doubt they'll all be ready to go shortly., PHILADELPHIA — I see by Ihc papers that the shipyard •workers and ship repair mtu. are considering a $.12 hourly settle­ ment. This being the case, I her lieve that shipping in Philadel­ phia will be back to normal again soon. Right now, we have two ships in port, awaiting repairs. Shipping for the past week, has been very slow. We had two payoffs and 21 -ships in transit, and there are quite a lot of men on the beach at this time. Application for a permit to op­ erate cargo ships between this port and Houston, Texas by the Newtex Lines of New York is pending Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The Portuguese Compania Trans Atlantica Centro Ameri­ cana has scheduled its first sail­ ing from this port for July 31. The vessel will touch Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The Taft-Hartley Act is still creating quite a controversy in all the local papers. One paper here states that Representative Hartley says that if this law real­ ly would hurt organized labor, he would be the first one to try to have that part of the law re­ pealed. Well. I believe that if this statement from him is true, then the AFL legal staff should in­ form him that the whole damn bill is harmful to labor and that the Congressman should start to have the whole Taft-Hartley Act repealed. For the second time within a week, a Russian freighter which was launched as an American vessel and eventually found its way to Soviet registry under Lond-Lease entered this port. _ She is the SS Baku, a 7176 cargo ship; she will carry a car­ go of anthracite to South Amer­ ica. She is consigned to MooreMcCormack SS Company; Rank And File Committees Check On Crews' Conduct In Every Port By RAY WHITE Keep it Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clew ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition, it has come to the at­ tention of the membership that a few crews have Vio­ lated this rule. So they have gone on record to have all quarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ satisfactory, he has the right to hold up the payoff until everything is spic and span. Remember that the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then you'll see some action. First Assistant Learns Lesson And Three Seafarers Collect By EARL SHEPPARD By C. SIMMONS TAMPA—Shipping is on the up-grade again and along with it we are enjoying a boom in business after a rather slow week here in the port of sun­ shine, oi anges and lovely ladies. "Day and Night" has been our theme song, as we worked around the clock taking care of ships entering this area and rounding up replacements. There are three Waterman and two Bull Line ships, in addition to an American Hawaiian vessel in here at the present time. The Hay Wire is bound for Japan af­ ter we put practically a full crew on her. >Ve had the Ora Ellis of the Waterman line payoff last Fri­ day and, although it took us un- Page Seven NORFOLK—The affairs of the Union are in good shape and there are no beefs pending in Norfolk. The educational pro­ gram laid down by the Member­ ship through Headquarters is be­ ing pushed to the fullest extent. It is understood that per­ forming and neglect of duty of members aboard ship has to stop. The Membership is taking direct action against offenders in all cases. Rank-and-file Committees are boarding ships in all ports, in­ specting quarters, messrooms and checking to see if the Union is being put in jeopardy by per­ formers. Fines, suspension of permits or probation is the pen­ alty. It is the duty of • every book man, especially ships' delegates, to see that a ship-is run Unionstyle. This doesn't mean uphold­ ing members who stick their shipmates with their watches or let the Union standards down. If members are missing watch­ es and reporting everyday in a drunken condition, they should be informed immediately by the Delegates and book members, that if this practice continues they will find themselves on trial be­ fore the membership. If this action is taken it will help eliminate most of the perforining. "A Union ship is a clean ship with every member doing his duty." This will make your Union a stronger and a more respected organization in the fight to bet­ ter wages and working condi­ tions. This is a point that should be taken up and discussed thoroughat ships' meetings in order to help educate our Permitmen. W. R. Baccus, PR-8635, J. A. Elliott, P3-8633, and L. R. Lamb, P3-8634, Permitmen, donated $25.00 apiece to buy new pool balls and cue sticks for the Nor­ folk Hall. A Corhmittee was ap­ pointed and purchased these items immediately. NEW ORLEANS—We shipped about 250 men last week, and no matter how you figure it, that's good shipping. We also paid off six ships and signed on the same number. There were a few minor beefs on the scows, but all were squar­ ed away okay. The First As­ sistant on the SS John Hathorne. Waterman, was an exNMU member, and this was the first SIU ship he had ever been on. He told the FWT he wanted the floor plates cleaned with oil and kerosene after each watch, and he didn't mean inaybe. When they put it dowm as overtime, he just laughed. Well, he's laughing out of the other side of his face no-w. We collected overtime for the men to the tune of 82 hours for Ger­ ald G. Gelpi, 78 hours for Paul Vaugh. and eight houis for J. Ladnier. Metal Workers roped in by an anti-labor phony like Higgins. The Marine Arrow, Isthmian, the first C-4 and the largest freighter ever to hit this port, came in last week with a load of rubber. Got a lot of public­ ity in the local newspapers. There was quite a turnover of personnel, and a number of our men made jobs on her. We've also been busy contacting the tugs here in the harbor. SICK CALL Brother Leroy Clarke, ex-Pa­ trolman, is still in the Marine Hospital here and it looks as though he will have to stay there for quite some time. He asks that his friends and former shipmates write to him. Brothers Bill Moore and Bob Wright made the same request. Bill and Bob had to have blood transfusions, and it would be a good idea for Brothers to stop by the hospital in any port they happen to be and donate a pint of blood and have it reserved for SIU members. Think it over. Brothers! They can collect this money by writing to Mr. O'Neal, Water­ man Steamship Compan\- office in New Orleans. We also had two beefs on the SS Del Monte, Mississippi Steam­ ship Company. One was for a MM pulling ice in excess of eight hours, and the other was for a man on the wheel shining brass. The company didn't want to pay, but after the crew held up By MAURICE DOLE the sign-on for four days, the .-'.SHTABULA—Well, it looks dough was paid out. as though the LCA is up to its The gashounds and performers old tricks once again. It has a seem to have taken cover and hot tomato in Ashtabula who's we have very little trouble any following its line by shipping green kids and friends. As far as the LCA is concern­ ed, the oldtimer and the man who has been sailing the T.akes for any length of time is out. The LCA today is afraid of the 'experienced seamen on the Lakes. They know that these men are fed up with the LCA's two Etewpot system, lousy conI ditions with little or no over­ time. lack of security, and that they want the protection and se­ curity of an SIU contract. Three Midland ships arrived in the past couple of days, and more. The wise guys know that there were only two jobs to fill. if they cause any commotion The men sailing these ships dothej' will get the a.xe, pronto. not pile off like they do from PLAYING BOTH ENDS the unorganized LCA ships. There were two big strikes Some of these ships need as going on down here, at Higgins. many as eight replacements Incorporated and Johns-Man- when they arrive here. The men. ville Company, but the J-M ac­ don't want to stay on these open tion ended last weekend with a shop LCA ships, so they get off. victory for the union. HANNA NEXT However, at Higgins, that Now that Huroir and Wyan­ phony outfit is up to its old dotte are on the SIU bandwag­ tricks. When the AFL went on on, it looks as though the Hanna strike some time ago. Higgins fleet will be next. Plenty of bargained with the CIO. Now progress is being shown in the with the CIO out on the bricks, SIU's drive to organize the un­ Higgins has asked the AFL organized on the Lakes. Look workers to stay on the job. for several more elections and He's a smart man, and work­ SIU victories in the next couple ers are pretty dumb when they of months or so. play his game and fink on each Here's another thing to re­ other. We hate to see the AFL member: With the recent influx of new members into the SIU, crewmembers aboard SIU ves­ sels should hold those Union meetings as regularly as pos­ Check the slop chest be­ sible. fore your boat sails. Makef' That's the best way for the sure that the slop chest con­ new members of our Union to tains an adequate supply of learn the score: by seeing other all the things you are liable Seafarers in action, running to heed. If it doesn't, call the their own meetings in typical Union Hall immediately. SIU style with genuine Union, democracy. LCA Prefers Green Hands On Its Ships Check it - But Good A,.. �THE SEAFARERS Page Eigbt Membership Has Duties in Addition To Benefits By FRED FARNEN LOG Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of Ihe Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union meti. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These-hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. "Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. Friday. August 1, 1347 Members Violate Article 32 Of Shipping Rules By BENNY GONZALEZ DETROIT — This column is man there and let him know that Article 32 of the Shipping in answer to the numerous your ship is in port. Ask his Rules reads that if a man wants advice on any unsettled beefs, , queries from SIU members ask­ time off, the Ship's Delegate and how to take care of any un­ ing what they can do to further shall call up the Union Hall for usual situations aboard your improve the already high con­ a replacement. The replacement tract standards of the Seafarers ship. is to be on the job for not le.ss Keep accurate account of your International Union of North than twenty-four hours and not America, AFL, Great Lakes Dis­ overtime, and make certain that more than seventy-two, and the trict, and otherwise help to build any disputed overtime is signed man taking time off shall di­ just like your okay time. That's a bigger and better Union. rectly pay his relief man at the Membership in the best damn proof that you actually worked regular overtime rate as per Union in the maritime industry the tiine, even if it is disputed. agreement. Remember the SIU slogan, "An bar none, the SIU-AFL, brings For the past three weeks this with it certain responsibilities SIU ship is a clean ship." Do rule has been violated. Jobs are and duties as well as the num­ your share of keeping your quar­ called in by the company for erous benefits such as top wages, ters properly cleaned and in members who are paying off, hours, working and living con­ shipshape condition at all times. By RED SIMMONS and a man is dispatched from Another responsibility of the ditions. Calmar scow, we ran into an­ SAN FRANCISCO — All SIU the Hall. He gets to the ship members is to go aboard their Some members, luckily only a other problem. Here the Black only to find that the man he ship in a sober manner. There's officials who are interested in small minority, look upon a Gang fouled up the works. They is supposed to replace has just no place in the SIU for drunks Union as a sort of slot machine carrying out the economy pro­ with a very high rate of payoff. and performers. The guy who posals made by the last Agents' continually took off in port, re­ made up his mind to make an­ fused to stand watches, and gen­ other trip, so a day's wages is all These individuals consider their goes aboard his ship gassed up, Conference have plenty of work erally acted in a manner not be­ the replacement gets out of it. monthly dues as the amount they or who gets gassed up while on-, Brothers, that is not right, and duty, is a detriment to the to do. Just settling real beefs coming good Union men. drop in the slot. takes lots of time, but when I was aboard the ship about the practice must stop. Then they mentally pull the Union. The replacement should not Yes, there are plenty of things phony beefs come up, that's too three times, pleading with the lever, and expectantly wait for a men to cut out the performing accept a day's pay. but should winning combination to appear you can do as an SIU member much. and get down to business. If we demand the job that is rightly and pay off with a substantial to keep the Union strong, an(3 Last week the SS Pennmar, had had replacements, we would his and the Union will stand make it even stronger. gain. We are now in the midst of Calmar Lines, came into Port have gotten those guys off in right behind him in this matter. "Wouldn't it be swell if we could work things out as easily an all out organizational cam­ with a shipload of complaints. On short order. RIGHT WAY as that, and with as little effort? paign on the Great Lakes. Crew- investigating, however, I found This monkey business has got In the event any member of members from the ships of two that the crew was mainly at to stop. I am recommending DOESN'T WORK the crew wants time off, there companies have already voted fault, and that the Ships' Dele­ that Headquarters take action is a correct way of going about However, such a system does heavily for the SIU as the Union gate was in no condition to set­ and bring it up at the next meet­ it. Notify the Ship's Delegate to not work out. A lot more must of their choice. tle anj'thing at that time. ing, and from here on in I am call the Union Hall for a stand­ go into a union besides j'our During the balance of the This Delegate started his per­ putting charges against any man by — keeping in mind the fact current month's dues, or your 1947 sailing season, we expect forming before the ship left from pulling any violatiop, of the rules. that a stand-by cannot be called , initiation fee, if you're a new­ several other companies to be S. F., and he continued throw­ Brother Hal Banks, SUP or­ for less than twenty-four hours comer to the ranks of the SIU. voted, and the seamen sailing ing his weight around all through ganizer, tells me he has just or for more than seventy-two. A union is only as strong as its these ships are strongly pro-SIU. the trip. about sewed up a contract with This man is to be paid at the members make it, and no strong­ Crawley Towboat Company here, regular overtime rate by the Whenever your ship is docked er. That's why the members In the Canal Zone the men in the Bay Region. man who takes the ^free time. must put in as well as take out, near one of the unorganized were not given shore leave, but This is quite a deal, and in That's the only way to get a not only money but effort, too. ships or you run into some of they went ashore anyhow, and One of the first membership these unorganized Lakes seamen, as a result, the ship was delayed view of tile situation which ex­ relief. isted in that outfit, I hope we If the company calls for a duties is to attend all member­ talk SIU to them. ^ hour and a half. have it in the bag soon. They're already strong for the man, and he is shipped off the ship meetings, either on ship­ On returning to the States, some "We are enjoying some fine Board, that job is his. Let's put board or ashore. The SIU -is a SIU, but a little additional talk members of the crew took off weather out here. That good old an end to all the confusion, and democratically operated Union, about our Union, contracts, without permission in San Pedro California sunshine can't be beat, let's live up to the Shipping and only with your attendance working and living conditions and San Francisco. and I often wonder why every­ Rules which ai-e the life-blood and full participation will it re­ will prove to them that the SIU On the SS Mastmar, another one doesn't live in San Francisco. of our Union. main a democratic organization. is the only Union for them. Full participation means that you should get on your feet and have your say whenever you have anything constructive to involved? While all this petty She had plenty of legitimate and imposed $50 and $25 fines, offer. It's your Union, Brothers Thieves Fall Out strife does nothing to .better the beefs and these beefs and dis­ respectively. and Sisters, and it's up to you MONTREAL—There is an old lot of Canadian seamen, it helps puted overtime were presented All hands were entirely satis­ to keep it that way. Have your axiom about thieves and what the Companies. They figure that to the Norfolk Agent and Pa­ fied with the decision, and the say, and then let the other fel­ happens when they fall out. This while the CPers are fighting trolman in a clean cut and in­ boys in this port are highly en­ lows have theirs. can be supplied to the commies among themselves, they have lit­ telligent manner. thused ivith this rank and file It also means to take part in all on the Montreal waterfront to­ tle or no time to spend attending A conference was arranged at committee's shipboard inspection elections and referendums, serve day. "Rat" Sullivan made the to the seamen's just demands. the Norfolk Hall to straighten and rulings at the trial. on committees whenever neces­ headlines again this week, after So—about all Joe Seaman can out these beefs. Present were a Ben Rees sary, and otherwise take part in a rough night in Montreal's Can- hope for out of this mess is that company representative, the all Union activities and func­ dian Seamen's Union hangout, the assessment to pay for the liti­ Captain of the ship, the paymas­ tions. Be an example for the the "Coq d'Or." gation involved will not be more ter and the ship's delegates and newer members to follow, and than ten bucks. It appears that Sullivan and the crewmembers involved. carry out the SIU motto, "Bro­ one of his trusty henchmen walk­ Off the record. Brothers, the Some 300 hours of overtime therhood of the Sea." ed into this joint loaded for bear, Canadians who really want clean for gangway watches were in At long last the Seafarers SHIPBOARD MEETINGS and found it in the shape of a Trade Unionism are coming into dispute because the Skipper had has forced the hand of the When you're aboard ship, you goon-squad sponsored by the the SIU. The dirty situation in anti-union Cities Service the wrong slant on the" agree­ should see that Union member­ Commie Seamen's Union, who the CSU does nothing but help ment. Company, and in a short ship meetings are held as often promptly went to work on their break the strangle hold of com­ while an election should be All logs were scratched. In as possible, at least once every ex-president. munism here in Canada. held to determine a bargain­ fact, the conference, which func­ two weeks. Sullivan howled copper — and ing agent for the unlicensed Mike Quirke tioned like the Supreme Court in Take an active part in these three of his ex-playmates wound personnel in the fleet. action, resulted in great satis­ i. %. meetings, and -lend a helping up in the local hoosegow, but The SIU has a better than faction to everyone, except the hand whenever possible to the not before they had made a few Good Unionism good chance to sweep the elec­ Captain. *&iger and newer members. alterations in Sullivan's bridgetion, but victory can only be NORFOLK —With more jobs The Frelinghauser came in work. They need your help. assured if volunteers get jobs on the board than takers, ship­ with reports of the presence Then, came the dawn. Sulli­ See that you elect responsible on those ships and stay with Union members as delegates van charged the CSU with all ping remains good in this port. aboard of a couple of performers, them until the voting is over. from their respective depart­ kinds of assault and the CSU So far this week there have been .^volunteer rank and file com­ That's the way Isthmian ments. Under the Taft-Hartley came back with counter charges four payoffs here: the Trindad mittee of book members, intent was won; that's the way all "Slave Labor" Bill unions are of everything except killing the Head, Moran, Earl A. Blum- on seeing to it that good union­ our big companies were quist, John Fisk and F. A. Fre- ism and not performing prevail­ responsible for their representa­ King's Deer. brought under the SIU flag. ed aboard the vessel, accompani­ While all this is going on, the linghauser. tives and their actions. That's Now is the time for action. The John Fisk presented a ed the Agent and Patrolman on why it's doubly important today CSU was presented with a cute Apply for jobs on Cities to elect only sober, responsible little libel-suit thrown into their neat picture of good unionism. a visit to the Frelinghauser. Service tankers, talk SIU The committee heard the members to any Union position. lap by the Canadian Steamship She was crewed with Balfimore while aboard the ships, and boys, all of whom had lot of charges against the accused and Whenever your ship stops at Lines. stay with them until all the How does all this effect the local pride in the way they did ruled that the Steward and Chief votes are cast. a port where there's an SIU Cook were guilty of performmk, Hall, call the Agent or Patrol­ membership of the two Unions Ithings. Frisco Agent Has His Own Beef, Performers Better Take Warning The Patrolmen Say.. Keep Sailing Cities Service �• - ViT- "J'j Friday, August 1, 1947 THE SIU ALL THE WAY SEAFARERS LOG Rome Is Really A Wonderful Place, But Beware Of Petty Larceulsts By ARTHXra THOMPSON The trouble is trying to find that opening sentence. You ju.st gotta have one and it's always hardest to find. I pi'omised the Editor Fd give him something for the LOG, and he, trusting SiU Contracts Protect Seamen From Abuses By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO —During the past week shipping for all ratings has been good with the except­ ion of Deckhands. Most of the members are sticking like glue to their jobs because the SIU wages and working conditions are so much superior to those on the unorganized ships and the ones under contract to the NMU and LSU. Seafarers are protected by their contracts from being work­ ed outside of their ratings and are given overtime for any work over their allotted eight hours. Page Nine The MV Walter R., of the River Terminal Corporation, is contracted 100 per cent to the SIU. Down in New Orleans all the towboats are rapidly going SIU. and a good deal of the credit should go to Warren Wyman and Trussell Beatrouse, Towboat Patrolmen. The Walter R. runs between New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Texas ports. Buck Stephens, N.O. Patrol­ man, sent in the pictures. soul that he is, seid he knew he could depend on me. Now I went and failed on him and he'll probably never depend on me again. Anyway, last week I was trying to dig up that open­ ing sentence and something hap­ pened out on the .street which brought out all the neighbors. The" next day I thought I'd find some time, but fate step­ ped in again. My wife found an apartment (honestly!). This' call­ ed for a lot of running around, shifting gear from one place to another and before I knew it the day was gone. Then, of course, there were the usual activities of a seaman ashore, interspersed with a few beer sessions and still I couldn't find that opening' .sentence, But now I know the Editor is still waiting,^so here we go: OUT OF BONEYARD The Claude Ketchum, built over two years ago, made a six month's trip and then was rele­ gated to the boneyard. After a re.st of eighteen months Water­ man chartered it and a couple of days after we were Italy bound. The first trip was uneventful. The Skipper and Chief Mate were swell guys and the Stewards Department was all we could ask for. , The second trip v.as not so good. The Skipper and Mate were still okay, but we had dif­ ferent Stewards this time, and I'm sorry to say the feeding took a turn for the worse. ^ The messmen were as near perfect as could be, but the eats were lousy. When we got to Civitavecchia (sneeze it) v/e were all given a couple of days off either befoie or after a week­ end, which gave us four full days and five nights to have some fun. Most of "us went to Rome, which was only a couple of hours away. If you've never been there before, take my ad­ vice and go if you get the chance. In the nineteen years since I started going to sea, I've never had a chance before. I couldrft describe the visit and do it justice, so I won't try, but I can honestly say I had the best trip since before the war, but it would have been dull if I hadn't had the chance to visit Rome. There's one thing you .should be careful about, however. As you probably know, most for- NO OVERTIME On the LCA ships, they work you ten, twelve or any number H6Y, A/VMDeOof hours and then give you a A RICH corresponding number of hours ^r^ERlCAfJI Business and shipping are still erally sent home as workaways, By JOE ALGINA off without the payment of any booming here, and it's a slow while Alcoa uses the non-union NEW YORK—A payoff and overtime. day that doesn't keep all the of­ men. We warned Alcoa that the We've been receiving a num­ sign-on can be lots of trouble, or ficials on the run to negotiations, monkey business had better stop, ber of stories concerning how they can be as easy as blowing payoffs, sign-ons, and settlement and we mean it. the Ordinary Seamen are really the foam off a gla.ss of beer. We paid off the men of the of beefs. being pushed around on the In good old- SIU style we are USSR Victory, India Steamship There are a few things to re­ LCA ships. As a result of this, member, and if a man just fol­ taking care of beefs at the .point Company. Those men took the the turnover of OS on these lows these simple rules, the job of production, and we mean to ship from Galveston to India, ships is really terrific. and were repatriated back to the of the Patrolman will be made keep it up. If one of the deckhands raises easier, and the whole procedure Alcoa Steamship Company 's Slates by plane. It was a profita beef, he is immediately fired on a rampage again down in the .table trip for the men. and they eign ports have a special rate will be smoothed out. and accused of being an agita­ Islands. When SIU men get off said they were well satisfied. for Americans, and Rome is no 1. After being paid off, don't tor or disrupter. Then his name the ships. Alcoa has not been The new i-epair lists are avail­ exception. Even though you're float around the ship. See goes on the LCA blackli.st, and hiring SIU men who are on the able for all. Use them so that a seaman and working for a liv­ the Patrolman right away, he's through as far as sailing on beach, but have taken any but the Patrolman can see to it that ing. you're supposed to be rich pay your dues, and get your the ship is in shape before ar­ and they'll soak you if they can. any of the LCA ships is concern­ Union members. Book right back in your own The guys left behind are gen­ ticles are signed. ed. This could never happen on pocket. TAXI RACKET an SIU ship. 2. Make sure you hand in your Lakes seamen are getting wise But there's a bit of larceny overtime to the Department to this. That's why they're flock­ going on which you can beat if head within 72 hours of when ing to the SIU Halls and asking you know the score. Every taxi the work was done. about membership in the SIU. and carriage has a meter which 3. Show up at sign-ons. If a few ORGANIZING FRONT rings up so many lires per trip. guys don't show up, the com­ On the organizing front, the But if tbe meter clocks up say By WALTER "SLUG" SIEKMANN pany asks for replacements SIU continues to make plenty of 500 lires you're only supposed to and tries to hard time the During the past few years this Book the same as we do. In all Ipay about half that — even if progress. We've already won Union generally. Sure, the SIU of ours has grown not only probability, however, they knoW, you are an American, two elections this season,' and men who miss the ship may in strength and power, but also the contracts better because it is before the year is over, we'll There is a chart in every taxi have plenty of good reasons, in numbers. part of their job to do so. have a number of other outfits which tells you how much you but each crewmember should Ordinaries, Wipers, and MessUNFOUNDED GRIPES ^ should pay. I don't know why voting SIU. make it his business to know men have been coming in on Recently we were told a storj' Some men come up to the Hall this is, but I found out that I the time of sign-on—and be Tripcards and Permits and have and complain that the Bosun is had been paying double until I by an NMU member whose there! grown wise to the ways of SIU a louse because he broke the was tipped off by a native. name is being withheld for ob­ By just doing the above-men­ procedure and policies by read­ men out at 8:30, or a MM will vious • reasons. It seems that There are probably more some NMU representatives tried tioned three simple things, all ing Union literature and asking try to tell a Steward how to run schemes for separating you from to get aboard an NMU ship in money and overtime can be col­ the help of Brother members who his Department, but all these your dough, but I didn't have gripes usually come from guys time enough to check on all of the Chicago area, but were re­ lected' easier, and ships will sail already know the score. In that way the Union has con­ who are not interested in learn­ them. But if you get the chance fused admittance by the crew- on time with no griping from the tinued to improve. ing the job and who try to get load your pockets with cigarettes members who declared that they shipowners. All of the men who hold rat­ away with as little work as pos­ and go to Rome. didn't want any phonies aboard ings now can remember back to sible. Don't think it's like New York, their vessels. the days when they had to be This Union is going to continue because all the barber shops are That's really the payoff. Even All Departments shown how to make a round, or in the same "gct-up-and-go" run by Italians. It's different, the NMU members themselves When your, ship docks, it a splice, or a gravy. That same manner that has made it the and I'm sure you'll like it. are beginning to realize how is a good idea to have a list thing is going on today, yet dominant factor on the water­ phony their outfit actually is. I should mention the first Mate of necessary repairs to give some newcomers fail to. remem­ front. The head of a Department, and Skipper by name. Captain And when the crewmembers on to the Patrolman. This will ber that the Stewards, the Bo­ shipping in a key rating, is there Grady Robertson and Chief Mate their own ships start repudiat­ help in letting the company suns, and the Chief Electricians as part of the SIU contract, and Thomas Manley are two swell ing them, that really shows how know exactly what has to be should be recognized as the he's going to stay there. guys, and you'll like sailing witji low their reputation has fallen. done to get the ship in tip­ heads of their respective Depart­ Any man who thinks that, he them. Don't spoil them. In comparison, the SIU is set­ top condition. ments. can ship in a key rating always Well, here I am still lookingting the pace for every outfit on These men hold key ratings, has the right to try for those jobs. for that opening sentence, and Seafarers don't have to sail the Lakes. They all wait to see not because somebody loves But until a man succeeds in forg­ the little woman is still impat­ beat-up ships. Do your part what kind of a contract the SIU them, but because they know the ing ahead, he should cooperate iently tapping her foot and tell­ to make every ship a clean, signs, and they they try to get score. They are Union members with his Brother members who ing me to get the lead out so I well kepi vessel. as close to the SIU scale, but just like we are, and pack a hold jobs of responsibility. think I'U skip it this time. not SIU conditions, as they can. Payoffs And Sign-Ons Can Be Made Easy For All —\r SIU Strength Lies In Cooperation Between Newcomers And OUtimers �» Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 1, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS w P'- Cavalier Crew Sets Up Shipboard News Sheet ^ Intensifying their plans to bring about a greater de­ gree of eooperaliun among all hands and to knit them rriore closely into a solid unit, SIU crewmembers of the sleek, new Alcoa Cavalier have embarked on program of Union education with a breezy news sheet, first edition of which SlU'CONTRACTED LAKES VESSEL Note For Writers Carl Cowl, Seafarer who has sold a number of stories for SIU men with wriling ability, is still looking for good novels. He feels sure that among the Seafarers are some who can turn out a book the public will go for. Brother Cowl is taking a short trip but will resume his literary marketing when he returns. Meanwhile, he asks that Brothers with book-length material submit their manu­ scripts to him care of the Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N, Y. Enclose self-addressed, stamp­ ed envelope to insure safe return. "was distributed on the last home-T plans call for subsequent edi­ bound trip. Named the Cavalog, the paper tions of at least four pages and is "published by the Deck, En­ "that will be the real beginning gine and Stewards Departments' of the paper," the Cavalog states. unlicensed personnel." The name Printing is done by the hecto­ of'vthe paper was suggested by graph process, which uses a gela­ J. • A. Bersen, FWT, and was tin pad for making multiple chosen after due consideration of copies. In the initial issue is a report several titles and sketches of on beefs aboard the vessel. Of mastheads submitted by the these, the Cavalog says: crew. Brother Bersen's mast­ head design was also selected as STATEMENT ON BEEFS Paddling the most appropriate. "All in all this has been a 2 ISSUES EACH RUN fairly smooth voyage, with a minimum of beefs. The thing Editions of the Cavalog will be that has given the main trouble run off twice during each of the is friction between crewmembers Cavalier's regularly scheduled arising over who is to do what, Caribbean cruises—one on the why, how and when. southward journey and one on "The accepting of easy over­ the return trip to New York. Conceived to carry out the edu­ time and the refusal of hard cational program which the SIU overtime is a case that gives is currently stressing aboard all everyone bum kicks. A good its contracted ships, the Cavalog, Union man never free-loads on through its staff, revealed its in­ his shipmates. Tough jobs are a tentions at the July 2 shipboard hell of a lot easier when all hands mating. Under the subject of pitch in and get them done to­ GOOD SHIPMATES Education, the minutes report gether. WORK TOGETHER." the holding^ of "a general dis­ "Red" Campbell AB, (up for­ In Port Alcoa, Port of Spain, ward) and Johnny Hisko, DM, cussion on the scandal sheet which we are printing—and its were several other SIU ships. In shove off from beach in Rombenefits to all—in bringing the addition to the Cavalier. Among blon, P. I. three departments together to them were her sister-ship Cor­ form one solid group aboard sair, the Manrope Knot, John Paul Jones and the James ship." At the meeting, the Chairman Walker. proposed "that at the beginning The Cavalog also announced of each voyage one man from that current and back copies of each department be elected to the SEAFARERS LOG will be When Seafarer "Red" Camp­ gather news of his department available in a Port of Spain gin bell paints word sketches of bucko for the ship's paper." mill, the Plaza. "This is not an Skippers apparently he dips his The first edition, a one-page advertisement for the joint," says pen in acid. "Red" recently paid job on 81/^ X 11 ^^2 inch paper, was the Cavalog, "Drink where you off a Waterman ship whose mas­ issued as a "sample." In addi- like but pick up your papers ter^ inspired him to whip out the tipn to two issues on each trip. there." old quill. The result was a de­ vastating but comic blast. He called it a "hangnail sketch. ANGLERS ON THE WILLIAM R. DAVIE Read on and you'll see why: "When next year's Academy Award winners are announced he will be chosen ahead of Mar­ tha Raye and Joe E. Brown for the biggest mouth. As a child, he used to win all the pie-eating contests — why not? — all the other kids had only one mouth. "This year he had several of­ fers from Hollywood—they must be retiring Lassie Maybe they snould co-star them. I'd like to see him get ahead He needs one. "What we need are less ships in the boneyard and more skipIjers. Since the first day I met him O'Sullivan became Amer­ ica's No. 2 heel. He reminds me of a recent movie—the "Beast With. Five Fingers." However, he does have two fine points—his head and his nose. "This guy is so tight if he had double pneumonia he wouldn't give you half. He throws money around like manhole covers. To sum up this character, he hasn't ' "^' Steward Floyd Hillier (left) holds healthy lobster, while any enemies—his friends all hate d}ii,ef Cook Frank Vitale displays a meaty codfish in photo at him." • ' Tight. Fishing was good while lads were in Dingwall. Nova Looks like the guy got "Red" Scotia. Jimmy Little. Purser, took pictures. sore. Bucko Makes 'Red' See Red The ore carrier W. G. Pollock, Midland Steamship Company, passes through "Soo" locks. Photo was submitted by a former member of the crew. John Stepanik of Buffalo. Tells Of €rew's Heroism In Blast On Newhall Hills A vivid eye-witness account of the heroism and fear­ lessness displayed by Seafarers aboard the shattered tanker Newhall Hills after she was ripped in two by an explosion in the English Channel was related to the LOG last week by Alfred L. Hollenstein, a crew-'S : member ardous task werq B. J. McNally, Brother Hollenstein's stirring M s.sman. and E. B. McAuIey, story stemmed from his desire to Oiler. They were quickly follow­ make known the individual ex­ ed into the boat by Carl Kohls, 2nd Cook; Frank McCormick, ploits of courage of his ship­ AB; Karl Jaklin, QM, and Chuck mates during the dangerous Deck Maintenance. moments following the blast Spencer, Joining the crew men were the touched off when the Newhall Junior Third Engineer and Hills was rammed by a small Second Mate Roper, Holenstein craft at 6 A. M. May 24. No trace said. of the ramming vessel has been Working quickly the men re­ found since the accident, which moved Bolehala's body and re­ caused the death of Ed Bolehala, turned to the amidships section Seafarer who was on look-out of the ship. Just as they were when the crash occurred. climbing aboard, the paint locker "I'd like to say a few words, blew up and moments later the said Brother Hollenstein, "in be­ entii-e bow .section gave way, Hol­ half of the men who volunteered lenstein continued. to go in a boat from the stern to bow which was severed from, UNLIMITED PRAISE the main part of the ship when He said that the courage of explosion ripped apart Nos." 1, 2 the men couldn't be praised too and 3 tanks below the water highly, a fact which had been line." earlier supported by the Newhall CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS Hills' skipper. "1, as well as the others, who The Captain called for volun­ teers to look for Bolehala from witnessed this epic in choppy whom nothing had been heard, waters," said Hollenstein, "want Hollenstein continued. "At the to state through the LOG that the time, the forepeak was on fire courage of our men when their and on this T-2, like most others, shipmates are in danger cannot the paint locker is on the port be told too- strongly. side a bit aft of the peak," he "Several of these men who pointed out. risked their lives are married and This condition added to the have families. McNally and the dangers presented by the fact Second Mate both are fathers." Brother Hollenstein, who for­ that the tanker's bow was prac­ tically hanging by a thread and warded his account of the trag­ ready to give way any moment, edy from England where the Newhall Hills is undergoing re­ the Seafarer explained. pairs, concluded: First to volunteer for the haz"1 would also like to bring out the fact that even though we are 3,000 miles away from the Union hall, we had great help via the telephone and cable system from Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ the SIU hall in New York and I am sure.that when we reach the vities. Mail them to the Sea­ States on the Ernie Pyle we shall farers Log, 51 Beaver St„ New York 4, N, Y. If you have real SIU representation waiting for us." haven't the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ He was right. When the crew tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ was repatriated to New York last tures will be returned if you week, SIU representatives went wish. right to work. All beefs were squared away in short order. Send 'Em In �Friday. Augusl 1. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief Turner that Union Agent see MILWAUKEE CLIPPER. May company offiacls about installing' I 18—Chairman^ John ylosephfek: steam table-in topside pantry. L.j I Secretary Paul Kelly. Fine of $1 approved to be levied against Arena and J. H. Smith made ancF * .'•econded motion that comple those not i keeping toilets and VYATC^/ OUT f-lopchest be installed. A moshowers clean. Motion carried to fO(Z THE / lion by L, Fuslier, seconded by purchase black board out of Casey that no member of the ship's fund and have it placed in crew sign off until every over­ the messroom. Motion carried time beef is .settled to satisfaction that a list of vacant rooms be of'all concerned. kept so crew porter car\ straight­ en them up when vacated. Mo­ S. 4. S, tion carried that department ANDREW JACKSON, June 8 delegates makt; lists of their de­ —Chairman Jerry Palmer; Secpartmental beefs and bring them letary Ted Filpow. Delegates in to the next meeting for dis­ ALCOA CLIPPER.' Chairman Keyes (Engine), J. Irving (Deck) cussion. Motion carried to assess J. E. Booth; Secretary M. Green- and M, Dwyer (Stewards) gave each member 25c fur the ship's berg. Minutes of previous meet­ their reports. Ship's Delegate fund to be paid within one week. ing read by Thurston Lewis. Mo­ Palmer summarized a Headquar­ tions carritid; that adequate keys ters Report to membership which A, S. 3, ; NOONDAY, June 15—Chair- for quarters be supplied crew on appeared in the LOG, covering .tnan H. Workman; Secretary H. reaching New Orleans; John action taken on proposals made THAT SIU SHIPS CARRY THESE DAYS. PER­ Havery-Morris. Everything un­ Ponson recommends next agree­ at Agents Conference. Crew FORMERS WHO SMASH THE GEAR AND THE der control in all departments. ment all for extra man in pantry passed motion giving full sup­ Motion carried that all men stand and one in Stewards mess. Have port to Delegates and shipmates PETTY LARCENY GUYS WHO WALK OFF WITH by at payoff until they are re­ Agent supply working agree­ in achieving goal set by ConIT HARM THEIR SHIPMATES AND MAK£ IT lieved by men from Union Hall. ment befor^ sailing on next trip. f-erence. ' JMORE DIFFICULT FOR THE UNION TO IM­ Captain is to have mail forward­ Paul Frazer elected Stewards Delegate and J. E. Booth Ship's ed to Honolulu from Mobile and PROVE SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS, KEEP L. A. (This was reported done). Delegate. YOUR WEATHER EYE PEELED FOR THESE Brother Smith elected Ship's i 4. 4. GEAR -GRABBERS. Delegate. Crew asked to speak HURRICANE. June 26—Chair­ their minds before end of trip man Bill Mitchel; Secretary Tiny and to get all beefs straight be­ Simpkins. Department Delegates fore last minute. Everyone had reported eevrything okay. Mo­ his say at this meeting. tion made by Bill Manley. sec; ^ ^ onded by C. McMahon that every SEATRAIN TEXAS, July man is respon.sible to back up, Chairman Wm. E. Pepper; Sec Steward in getting stores and retary M. Riechelson. Steward m By HANK supplies before ship sails on next is ordering cots and Ship's DeleUp here in New York shipping is so good that not only were trip. Mitchel and Simpkins of-j gate Riechelson is writing to 99 men shipped on Monday of this week but every day or nearly fered motion—passed—to, have company and Union Hall about J. 4 S. every other daj' there are quite a few jobs in all departments left minutes read afternoon before matter. Delegate will talk to LAFAYETTE. March 30 — Captain about having Mates turn on the board with no taker.s. In some ports these jobs wouldn't be Chairman Steve Krokovich; Sec­ ship sails from Mobile for beneleft on the board for even half a day. Brothers! . . . Here are some fit of new men who -join ship. | men to on handling of ships retary Ken Smith. Motion by more addresses of the American Merchant Marine Library Associa­ Motion by D. O. Riley, seconded]stores while in Port of New York Hill, seconded by Underbill, that Repair ^ists called for. It was tion where you Brothers can telephone or ask in person for a library by W. D. Purdey not to pay off any man in Deck Gang late or stressed that the better care all of books and magazines for your ships, which are free and delivered ship after 5 p. m. or on Sat. after­ missing a watch be fined; carried hands took of gear already had quickly, too. In Baltimore: Municipal Recreation Pier, foot of noon and must have a shoreside unanimously. Motion by Chropaboard the easier it would be to Broadway, Telephone Wolfe 4992 ... In Philadelphia: Pier No. 4 delegate aboard when paying off. raysk. seconded by Laffer. to have win improvement. South, Foot of Chestnut Street, Telephone Lombard ... In New Barney Rogers act as Ship's Dele­ Orleans: Foot of Poydras Street, Telephone Magnolia 3849 . . . 4. 4. 4. gate. Discussion of using PO's ALEXANDER CLAY, April 26 In Norfolk: 406 East Plume Street, Telephone Norfolk 4-9631 ... In. mess as another mess for crew —Chairman Charles Scott; Sec­ Savannah: 2 East Bay Street, Telephone Savannah 2-1000. was ruled out. After discussion 4. 4. 1 retary Robert Callahan. Election on shortage of glasses Steward From the SB Topa Topa over there in Bremen, Germany. ol Delegates; Charles Scott promised to increase supply. Mo­ Brother John R. Marshall writes that his wife and family back (Deck), Vic Cooper (Engine), tion by Underbill and Fondula here in fhe Stales really enjoy reading the LOG every week. and Eldon Cullerton (Stewards). passed—if Patrolman sees fit to » 4. 41 4. And they'll keep on enjoying if, loo. Brother Marshall, because tie up ships after checking steres, MORNING LIGHT. June 22— Karl Ingbritsen was elected Ihey're now receiving if at the new address ... To Brother Peter crew will do so. Chairman Earl, Kramer; Secre­ Ship's Delegate. Crew called for Gvozdich down there in Smiihterry, Pennsylvania: Your shiptary P. H. Maffioli. Delegates new shower head in Deck Dept. 4. t male, Bosun Christensen, shipped out a tew months ago. wish­ and for repair of lockers in 12-4 CHARLES NORDHOFF, April gave reports, with John Hulak ing he had known what ship you were on and when you were watchroom. Matches and butts 14—Chairman A. Arnold; Secre­ for Deck, Jimmie Boyles for En­ coming in .. . Last week we saw good old Brother Joe Marceux— are to be kept off pasageway tary Gi Everet. Engine and gine and Charles Caldwell for in from a trip. deck, noting to be thrown out of Stewards department delegates Stewards stating that there were X X X reported all running smoothly; no beefs in their respective de­ portholes. Rest rooms to be clean­ ed by different department each We have just been informed that Brother Francis J. Orscheln partments. Motions carried: To Deck Delegate said 16 hours in week. just opened up a bar-room in Kansas City, Missouri at 2204 East investigate reason for lack of his department was under dis­ 15th Street. Congratulations and smooth business . . . We're won­ pute. It was brought to crew's launch service in Ponce; that no dering how Brolher Tommy Hannan, {he oiler and citizen of Chicago attention that overtime should be one payoff until beefs are settled is getting along—with his voyages and championship pinochle put in for sougeeing or painting by Patrolman; to see Engineer games? We haven't heard about him or seen him in New York for gun crew messroom. Men were about repairing washing ma­ a long time ... By the way. Tommy's shipmate. Brother Joe James, told to get receipts for launch chine. Observed two minutes of just blew into town after a trip. Brother James wishes he'd stop service in Carupano. t Took up silence in memory of departed missing his other shipmate Deck Engineer Weaver Manning by a subject of getting new springs Brothers. day or so everj' time he comes in. Joe wants to see Brother Man­ for bunks. It X 4. 4. 4. ning soon, indeed. "WALTER E. RANGER, July G ALEXANDER LILLINGTON. i 4. 4. —Chairman John A. Ziereis; Sec-^ rotary Chester Just. All depart- June 15 — Chairman Johnny Brother N. H. Lundquist may still be anchored in town ment delegates reported every- Walker; Secretary Kenneth Forwaiting to ship out. How did you make out with the "u.i.". thing okay. Motion carried to tenberry. Motions carried: that Brother Lundquist? . . . Here are some more oldtimsrs who may have clarification on duties of condition of medical supplies and be anchored in town or may have sailed recently: J. Gates. % % ^ Third Cook, discussion on subslopchest be investigated on re­ Bosun E. Andersen, A. Velasco Chief Cook F. i^llen, L. Swerling. ALCOA CORSAIR. June 15— ject by Steward and Chief Cook.!turn to port; that all portholes L. Hestres. T, Casey, Woodrow Woodill. R. Hupttleisch, B. Chairman A. (Blackie) Banksion; Frazer. C. Burns, A. Curry. R. Fretes. R. Maldonado. V. DiSecretary J. H. Seaver. Acting Under Education, a discussion be repaired when ship arrives in giacomo. J. Weiner, C. Brummer, J. Murray, H. Veasey and Ship's Delegate gave detailed re­ was held on the Strike Fund, Port; that investigation be made J. Farquhar. port covering crew' conduct, co­ wh-at it is ued for and the rules i"to alleged shady Union activity •ti4operation, and rules for the set­ and regulations concerning it. ut Steward put off ship in San NEWS ITEMS: Arthur R. Lewis Jr., President of the Robiij tlements of beefs. H" announced More variety in night lunch was I edro. Lihe, describing projected weekly sailing between Africa and the 4< 4- 4that following meeting Brother called for. Discussion on sanitaUnited States by Robin Line vessels, commented that "there should tion of messroom and part of LOUIS McLANE. June 2— Charles Cummings would take be more shipping than there is cargo to move." We have bought or crew should play in keeping it Chairman Percf Boyer; Secretary crew pictures for the LOG. R. K. Girz. Delegates reports ac­ committed ourselves to buy the necessary fleet of 12 or 13 ships to clean. Brother Bankston elected Ship's cepted. All hands went on record provide regular weekly service. ,We believe that these ships, which Delegate by acclamation. De­ i 4. 4. are modified C-3 freighters will be suitable for this purpose. If TULANE VICTORY. July 6— agreeing that every man aboard partment Delegates gave reports. they' are not enough we'll buy more or build more." The fact that Chairman S. Korolia; Secretary has duties to perform which must Fines Vvere set up for infractions Ships Delegate be carried out. Steward agrees other countries are building new ships doesn't mean the United of rules made by ship board wtohn Zimmer. membership. Second Steward Korolia read previous meetings to put out two batti*and two face States should get off the high seas.,.,. . That's good news, indee<i and Chief Cook thanked crew minutes. Delegates Jensen (Deck), towels every Saturday along Brothers! ... Our last item is a bit of a flash about Blackie Vince for cooperation. Brothers cau­ Turner (Engine) and Basar (Stew- with other linens. Motion car- Kane, in New York right now, who says that he wants Brotheir tioned on getting to ship by sail­ ards) gave departmental reports, j ried to change rnattress covers Woody Lockwood in P. R. to know that he and Brother Bill Thomp­ son are goinfi to South Africa to look the beach over! Motion by Fusilier, seconded by whenever necessary. ing time. SFOiLERs/ CTTOOKA LONG, HARD FIGHT TO WIN THEGEAR CUT and RUN 1 I �*1 T'H E S E'ATAE Eirs L tJi G Page fwelve Legion Fights To Put Skids UnderSeamen THEY DO NOT Friaar/Alagusl 1. 1947 FORGET DANISH PASTRY IS DISH FOR BROTHER BORMAN To the Edilor: This will be but *a brief dis­ course on the fair city of Coppenhagen and its female citizens. Those good-lookers seem to my travelled mind to be as^ close to our American ways as any I've jet set eyes upon. Yes sir, these darlings love American travellers and the loose ways we have with their native "gelt." But, like I said before, the girls here arc nice and friend­ ly. Our .ship, the SS John A. Don­ ald, stayed here about 12 claj'S unloading coal and many of us wished it could have been 120 days. The city itself is really large, with quite a few canals, nice beaches, and good, cold beer. To Ihe Edilor: That oldtime labor-hating or­ ganization, the American Legion has now banded together with the reactionary politicians to beat the American seamen out of their right to join a veterans or­ ganization. In California, they are push­ ing through a law which would deny the American Veterans Committee the privileges held by veterans groups. The American Legion is backing the law, claim­ ing that the AVC is not a bonfide veterans outfit because it ac­ cepts merchant seamen with war service as members. The American Veterans Com­ mittee is the only vet's outfit that is fighting for passage of the measure now in a Congressional committee and known as the Members of Ihe Sailors Union of the Pacific gafher at meeting to pay respects to memory of tw.o Brothers who died July 5. 1934 resisting strike-breaking move during bloody waterfront strike. Known as "Bloody Thursday." the day is observed annually by the SUP. Ex-Gob On Isthmian Ship Hails SIU's Win To the Editor: '•Seamen's Bill of Rights." It has consistently fought for legisla­ tion to improve seamen's condi­ tions and is the only legitimate organization which admits sea­ men to its membership. LEGION vs. SEAMEN The American Legion, on the other hand, has put up the stil­ lest fight to deny us any im­ provements or benefits, calling us "draft dodgers," "war profiteers" and other typical Legion labels just as ridiculous. All this is of course part of the same labor-busting program as is the Taft-Hartley law, which was backed by the Legion along wth other reactionary groups. There is only one way of stop­ ping these people and that is to get behind your Union and other progressive groups, such as the AVC, in the fight to, beat these phonies on all fronts—in the elec­ tions, in the courts, and last but not least, at the point of produc­ tion. Per (Whifey) Lykke LOG Goes To Barbados Iliv-, Itv. To the Eddilor: As some of your boys visit my place of business when they are in port, I would like to have you send me some copies of your newspaper, the' SEAFARERS LOG, each week so the .men who drop in here will be kept informed of what is going on. I shall be glad to be of service to them by distributing the pa­ pers. G. Samuel ' Royal Windsor House ' ' Bridgetown, Barbados ....(Ed. Note: Will do!) Congratulations on the SIU's victory in making the oceans a little cleaner and a better place to work on by gaining a long overdue vote aboard the Isth.mian line's ships. It was a long fight but it's good to see a Union that's iri there pitching for its men to come out on top. This letter may seem a little strange, , especially since its com­ ing from an ex-Navy Armed Guard signalman but I can't re­ strain-from dropping a line, as there was a time when I sailed under the same conditions as you fellows. It happened to be my misfortune to be assigned to an Isthmian ship on ny first trip to sea during the war. SAW SEAMAN'S SIDE Maybe it was fortunate in a way. The combination of a typi­ cal Isthmian Capt. Bligh and a moronic mate, who stands on the bridge half the day bowing and saluting the skipper, then does three or four hours of the Deck Department's work; plus a Navj^ lieutenant, who thought he was still back in the hills practicing criminal law—all these guys try­ ing to run the crew ragged real­ ly taught me what kind of a deal the merchant seamen were up against. Personally, I was forced to do many hours work on the bridge that rightfully was overtime for the Deck Gang, but not one man could say a word. This could go on endlessly about Isthmian but you fellows know pretty well about that so maybe because of it you'll understand this letter V little better. After too long a stay aboard that hell ship I was ready to take on anything but, luckily, was transferred aboard a Waterman ship with an SIU crew and con­ tract. All I can say is that when I went aboard I knew how those fellows who had been in prison camp felt when they were freed. After six months of" this SIU ship, I was transferred to a Brit­ ish tramp, where some conditions were better than those aboard Isthmian. From Italy back to the States, I was on an American ship and although better in some inspects Than Isthmian, it had an NMU crew and I can honestly say, as an impartial observer, that those iiien fought more among them­ selves than with the company in trying to better their conditions. It had me wondering whether two unions with the same general purpose could be so completely opposite. Well, I got my answer when my next ship was an SIU Liberty. It was a pleasure sail­ ing #with t.ho.se fellows of the Seafarers and every so often I still drop in at 51 Beaver Street and then have a few beers with some of the fellows when they're in port. One of these days I'm likely to take to sea for a living and when that happens this is one fel­ low who knows where a seanran gets the best there is to be had —in the Seafarers. Well, I guess I've had my little say, so here's wishing you all the luck and speed in the world in getting that Isthmian contract signed. Vincent J. Horan Staten Island. N. Y. Log-A-Rhythms- Saga Of The Signal Hills SUBMITTED BY THE SIGNAL HILLS CREW. Listen my friends and my story I'll spill Of that famous voyage of the Signal Hills; She sailed out of Texas a bright early morn. Long before' breakfast, along about dawn. Composcd by LEE W. BIGNALL, We all went on deck to look at the tank. There was no doubt we had God to thank. The drydock was found; the hole we did see And it looked like a New York subway to me. While officials were making their plans. We went ashore to look over the lands. She nosed for the Atlantic. Italy-bound All by herself, not a tow .boat around; The odds were against her all the way. But she made Savona on the arrival day. They told us we were going to a beautiful- place. Where the girls were pretty and dressed in lace. A towboat pulled up and threw us a line. We were leaving for Genoa in a very short time. She discharged cargo, the crew went^ ashore. Looking for what is called "molte amor;" And cognac, wine, whiskey and gin To live up to a sailor's rep for sin. They finally decided that work should be done. So it was "enti bacini" number one; Now we had time in Italy and were wise. But they had a system for us wise guys. At last orders came to sail that night. Everyone was aboard and politely tight. The twelve-to-fOur took her out. They always do. without a'doubt. The same as in of her places before. With plenty gf cognac and molto amore. We spent all our money on each fair dame. But we're merchant seamen and not to blame. She headed for Bahrein to pick up oil. Then back again to the Italian soil But the thing you're about to hear Is what postponed the Signal Hills' career. After all, we had hit a mine. To forget it, took a good time; After six short months, she was ready to leave And the whole bloody crew was plenty peeved. The Four-to'-Eight ^were standing their' trick. When she took a mine for' a final lick. The bridge just finished ringing 4 bells. And at 0602 there was holy hell. With Italy fading over our stern. Our sbuls were afire and our hearts did yearn. Those people over there' were really nice. I wouldn't sell their friendship for any price. It hit on the port side the top came out. The GM thought it was a water spout. The bells started ringing, the whistle' blew. While the lifeboats were manned by the crew. Now we're back in the U. S. A. But there's ohe'thihg I want to say: We" had lots of fun and thHlls On that famous voyage of the Signal Hills. The lights went out. the plant was' dead. That ended the thing called "full ahead." ' :t . ...I'r BIKES AND TAXIS You see lots of people on bicy­ cles but not many cars. Taxis come fairly high, and it still takes.bread and butter coupons to buy a decent meal in a rest­ aurant. At the gates to the docks, we ^•e hordes of kids ranging from two to twelve years of age, with but one thought on their min^s— chewing gum. But, naturally, the female citizens have first claim cn any gum, candy, etc. They all .'^cem to have a passionate love for the stuff and they aren't brand-conscious, as yet. I want to mention Copenhag­ en's skidrow. Brothers, there ain't nothing like it. You'll see some sights you'll Tlever forget. I think when I say, "Man. I wish we were going back tb Co­ penhagen next trip," that I'm expressing the thoughts of all of my shipmates. Slim (Stew) Borman �T,HM S^A^AnjEKS LOO Triday, Augi^t 1, 1947 CRACK CREWMEMBERS QR ALCOA CORSAIR Page Thirteen Canadian Seamen, Disgusted With CSU, Turn To Seafarers To the Editor: I want to thank "Steamboat" O'Doyle for his splendid article on Brotherhood in the June 6th LOG. I think he stated all of our feelings well and I hope all cur Brothers read and live up to it. I also want to thank the offi­ cials of our Union for their ef­ forts. in behalf of the alien sea­ men who did such a good job during, the war. We aboard the MV Gadsden have a wonderful Bosun, Berger Hansen. On the last trip to France he and his crew did a fine job and set a record for un­ loading locomotives. All his men would go to hell for him if he asked It of them. We .all know that the better work we do the easier it will be to get better contracts and conditions for Sea­ farers. Spic and span in the familiar white-caps of the Seafarers, Deck Gang members of the Cor­ sair are. front row. (left to right): H. L. Yeats, AB; Jack Seltzer, AB; Shorty Graham, OS; Mon­ roe Dubuisson, DM; J. Thompson, GM. 2nd row: "Pop" Brown; Blackie Bankston, Bosim; A1 Bicnel, OS; N. Hansen, DM; Ralph Piehet, DM. Rear row: E. J. McDonald, Carpenter; Tex Sharpless, DM; Otto Pedersen, Bosun's Mate; and Bill Moore, DM. Member Airs View On Financial Aid To Other Unions Brother, Gene Markey of the Montreal Branch did everything he could for us, ably assisted by Patrolman Mike Quirke. Brother Markey is giving the commies a tough time. Against the SIU's clean open tactics and the truth it is giving out on the CSU, the commies' dirty, underbanded tricks have failed at every turn. I talked with a lot of CSU members and they said they were all sick of the commie-con­ trolled union, as they hope good leason to be. The small beefs that any SIU Delegate could handle is too much for their pa­ trolmen and the boys in the of­ fice. It's just the same old tac­ tics the commies use all over the world. There are a lot of boys in the CSU who will be good SIU Brothers before long. You may think I'm praising Markey a lot, but you can ask HELPED IN MONTREAL anyone on this ship and they'll We left Montreal on July 3, tell you the same—he's doing a after all hand had had a good wonderful job. He was telling time ashore. Our friend and me the CSU has some goons punching our guys around. In fact, we have two ex-CSU boys the goons worked over before the last trip. This is working against the CSU, because it is showing their membership what the commies are and how they work. To Ihe Edifor: The program set up by our or •ganization at the last Agents conference seems to be pa.ying off. From the last few reports made by the Secretary-Treasurer I can see that things are moving along smoothly and the Union' funds are on the increase. I should like to state that the Union representation in the vari ous ports that I have been in ha.s been first class. But there is one thing that must say I don't like. And that is when any other union goes on strike, our organization goes all out in support: I'm for support­ ing them most of the way. I al­ ways agree to respect their picketlines. I'm even willing to go along with them and walk the picketlines for them, to help them physically as much as pos­ sible, so that they can get what they are asking for. I'm for all that 100 per cent. But when our organization passes resolutions to support them fi­ nancially, like in the telephone workers, the white collar work­ ers of Wall Street and the ship yard workers, I don't see how the set up of reducing expenses can be made to work out. Or is it a program to reduce expenses in pennies and then throw away dollars? G. Nunez (Ed. note: The membership, in passing the resolutions to aid their brother Unionists in need, did not regard their financial support as "throwing away dollars." Spending money to beat union-busters is an invest­ ment in job securiy and the protection of wages and work­ ing condifions which are con­ stantly in danger of being re­ moved by the employers unless all organized labor is ever vigi­ lant, The passage of the resolu­ tions in question was aimed at keeping organized labor's posi­ tion invulnerable—the Seafar­ ers, as well as the other un­ ions.') Members of the Corsair's Black Gang pose in front of main control board. Identification, un­ fortunately, did not accompany picture. (Fix by Charles Cumrnings.) Step-up Action On Performers, He Urges To the Editor; we don't wake up they are going In the last couple of months 10 throw some more at us. The machinery for this is all there has been a change m officals in the Gulf area that ha.5 set up in both the SIU and SUP. been for the betterment of the All it needs is a strong, con­ Union as whole. There still re­ tinuous drive by all officials in mains a cleaning up job in which both unions. Quite a few complaints are all the officials must work to­ gether with one single object, drifting into the Galveston Hall namely, to clean up all the per­ about men being rolled. All we formers, gashounds, gazoonies, and punks of other description who in their performances aboard ship are giving the Union To the Editor: a bad name. Brothers, as you all know we In the past, it has been the sometimes get the business in practice of a lot of officials in foreign ports—a short change the Union to play ball with these deal here, a gyp thei-e and most donkeys and to oppose the ef­ of the times a fast shuffle by the forts of the men who are trying local populace. to clean up the situation. It is But we, the undersigned, have high time the good Union men found and sti'ongly recommend, take a stand against the perform­ a place in Naples where we ate ers, otherwise we are going to and had a good time for very wake up some day with a lot of little money. We bi.dieve if the good contracts and no jobs. boys from our ships go to this ACTION NEEDED place they will not regret it. We have in the past failed to The LOG should be available bring any kind of organized ac­ there shortly as we are request­ tion against these people. The ing the Editor of the LOG to put result is the Taft-Hartley bill the place on the mailing list. The just passed by Congress and if name of the spot is the Res­ SIU CHEERS CANADIANS The pictures and story about the Canadian ship Mont Holland and its CSU crew that appeared in the June 6th LOG is a good example of how most CSU men feel about their union. They now have the shining light of the SIU before them. They see the con­ ditions and bigger pay we get cn our ships, without any com­ mie's iron hand cracking the whip. They see in the SIU that each man can state his beef, and be heard, and that he can ex­ pect something to be done about it. 1 know the fellows on this ship can't say enough for the SIX/ ;hips and contracts and how, when they have a beef, it is squared away—-but quick. Brother, 1 hope I'm in Canada the day we have our final vic­ tory over the commie CSU. I know that day isn't far off. I don't drink but 1 sure will have one that day. A commie is more dangerous to the working class than a rattler is to a farm boy. At least a rattler warns before it strikes. When we're rid of the commies, not only seamen, but all the working class people will be better off. can say is, you can't protect men who won't protect themselves, if you go into the joints here and f+ash your money around you are going to get it, so don't look for any sympathy from us, as there are enough troubles caring for TOOK SULLIVAN YEARS regular union duties without 1 was reading an article (en­ wet-nursing a bunch of gasclosed) about Pat Sullivan on hounds. R. G. Anderson how rotten the commies are and what they're doing against un­ ions. 1 can't see how it took him so long to see that the commies taurant Giovannina, 32 Via Trin- are a bunch of finks. And isn't ita Degli Spagnoli, Naples. it strange that he should start 11 Seafarers the CLSU about the same time the SIU began organizing in (Editor's note: The LOG will Canada. soon be available for all Sea­ Another thing. A lot of Cana­ farers to read while sipping dian seamen are under the false their vino russo at Giovanimpression that Sullivan is head nina's.) of the SIU in Canada, so why not have some posters made of the Brothers who are our officials Afk/uMt/foo and send them to the various seamen's clubs. As you know, it is an old commie trick to start false rumors that may help their cause, and then iet it keep rolling so they can capitalize on it. -A \ Eugene Wood MV Gadsden SIU Patrons Okay Neapolitan Spot lootfATrr^.. �Page Fourleen 1 IS - ^ IJ • ' - THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 1, 1947 AFL Bulletin On Taft-Hartley Act «» Now that the Taft-Hartley Bill has become the law of the land, every labor union in the country will bo faced with the tremendous task of understanding the very numerous and complex changes in the law and of adjusting their operations to these changes. In order to aid in this difficult task, the office of the General Counsel of the American Federation of Labor will, from time to time, prepaiv and distribute bulletins and memoranda advising our affiliates of their new obli­ gations and of the various steps they should take to protect their interests. This first bulletin is intended to anticipate and an­ swer the more important practical questions immediate­ ly confronting labor unions, including questions arising under those provisions of the new law which became effective when it was passed on June 23rd. At the outset, some comment must be made respecting the application of the Taft-Hartley Act to the building trades industry and other local industries. As is well known, the old Labor Board, as a matter of administrative discretion, did not apply the Act to .such industries. However, that cannot be relied upon as a guarantee that the new Board will follow the same practice. 1. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS CONTAINING CLOSED-SHOP OR OTHER UNION-SECURITY PROVISIONS? All existing closed-shop, union shop, maintenance-ofmembership, or other union-security agreements enter­ ed intg prior to June 23rd, 1947, are valid and enforce­ able for the full term of tiie agreement, even though that agreement has two or thiee or more years to run. It is important to note, however, that if an^^ such exist­ ing agreement is renewed or extended, automatically oi otherwise, at any time after August 22, 1947, then the union-security provision is no longer operative. There­ fore, it is recommended that any presently existing agreements containing union-security clauses which have more than a year to run- be left untouched unless it is deemed more important to obtain a new agreement at the expense of union security. 2. MAY UNIONS NEGOTIATE NEW CLOSEDSHOP OR UNION-SECURITY AGREEMENTS? The new law or union-security agreements does not . go into effect until sixty days after the enactment of the law, namely, August 22, 1947. Accordingly, until August 22nd unions will retain the same freedom they now have to negotiate any type of closed-shop or union,security agreement, but they can be made only for a period of one year. In the case of any existing union-security agreement having no more ihan fan monlHs io run, it is suggested that unions attempt to renegotiate or renew such agreement prior to August 22, 1947, thereby getting the benefit of the added year of union security. 3. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF CHECK-OFF PRO­ VISIONS? All check-off agreements executed prior to June 23rd continue in full force and effect until the expiration of such agreement.! or until July 1, 1948, whichever date occurs first. Check-off provisions, unlike closed-shop provisions, may not be extended or renewed or ne­ gotiated after June 23, 1947. After June 23rd the new regulations on check-off agreements which require in­ dividual authorizations go into effect as do all agree­ ments executed after that date. Any check-off agree­ ment made after June 23, 1947, whether it be a newagreement or an extension or rene'wal of an old agree­ ment, must comply with the new law relating to check­ off provisions in order to avoid both criminal and in' junctive proceedings. After June 23, 1947, the only lawful of check-off agreement that may be negotiated is one whereby the individual employees involved have given to their em­ ployer written, individual authorizations, which au­ thorizations may be revoked after one year or at the expiration of the agreement, whichever occurs first. What is rendered unlawful are the so-called "auto­ matic" check-off provisions whereby the employer, without the individual written authorization of each of the employees involved, makes direct payments to the union. Such agreements, if made after Ju^e 23rd, constitute a crime subject to a fine of .$10,000 or a year's imprisonment, or both, and, in addition, are subject to immediate injunctions without any of the protections of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. 4. ARE UNIONS IMMEDIATELY LIABLE FOR ENGAGING IN BOYCOTTS, JURISDICTION­ AL STRIKES OR BREACHES OF COLLEC­ TIVE AGREEMENTS? Yes. Boycotts and jurisdictional strikes are dealt with in two different titles of the law, Title I and Title III. Under Title I they are made unfair labor practices which may be prohibited by the Labor Board, and, also, the Labor Board is required to seek an immediate injunction restraining them. Under Title III any per­ son who is injured by such boycotts and jurisdictional strikes may sue for damages. Title I does not become effective until August 22, 1947. But Title III becomes fication of agreements that expire within fifty-nine immediate effective; Therefore, boycotts and jurisdic­ days after August 22, 1947. tional strikes prohibited by the law expose unions to 6. WHAT REPORTS. AFFIDAVITS. ETC., MUST immediate suits for damages. UNIONS FILE BEFORE THEY MAY SECURE Similarly, suits for breach of contract are dealt with ANY RELIEF FROM THE LABOR BOARD? in Title HI and hence they, too, will subject unions to As before stated. Title I which establishes the new immediate damage suits in the Federal courts. Accord­ ingly, and for the further reason that the ability of Labor Board, prescribes unfair practices for unions, unions to police their agreements by disciplining em­ and requires the filing of reports and affidavits as a ployees engaging in wildcat strikes has been virtually condition of obtaining relief under the Act, is not ef­ destroyed under the new law, it is suggested that unions fective "until August 22, Y947. Therefore, there is no hereafter refrain^from agreeing to no-strike claii.se.s in need to bo immediately concerned with the filing of collective bargaining agreements. We give this advice reports and affidavits, because these need not be filed reluctantly, but the restrictions placed upon labor or­ until August 22nd. Further information and advice ganizations under the new law leaves us no alternative. concerning the filing of such reports will be sent out It should be noted in connection with the question of in a siihsequent. bulletin. 7. V/HAT LIMITATIONS DOES THE LAW IM­ boycotts and jurisdictional strikes that the law does not POSE ON THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF prohibit every kind of boycott and every jurisdictional LABOR UNIONS? strike. Specifically, the Act outlaws any strike or in­ ducement to strike against an employer, or refusal to Labor organizations as such (but not officers or work on or handle his goods, if an object of such members thereof acting personally and on their own action is any of the following: behalf) are prohibited from making any contribution 1. To require any employe, or a self-emploj'cd or "e.xpenditure" in connection with the election of person to join a labor or employer organization. any Federal' legislator such as Senator, Congressman 2. To require any employer to cease using, selling or other Federal official. This prohibition applies to or transporting the products of any other emregular elections, primary elections, political conven­ • ployer, or to cease doing business with any other tions or political caucuses involving Federal candi­ person. dates. The prohibition clearly forbids direct or out­ 3. To require some other employer to bargain with right money contributions to- a political candidate and a labor organization which has not been cer­ also includes a contribution of any thing of value, tified by the Labor Board as the representa­ such as a donation made directly to the candidote, and tive of that other employer's employees. for his own use, of literature, radio time, paid ads, use 4. To require any employer to bargain with a la­ of meeting halls for speeches to the public (but not bor organization where another labor organiza­ speeches to union members), etc. tion has already been certified by the Labor Thus far the Act is clear. However, by the addition Board as the representative of his employees. of the above quoted wofd "expenditure" to the pre­ ,"). To require any employer to assign work to one viously existing law, it may be claimed that the pro­ particular labor organization rather than to an­ hibition extends to any type of expenditure whatso­ other (unle.ss the employer is failing to comply ever made in connection with any Federal political with an existing certification.) election or nomination, such as, for instance, expendiThe foregoing is a summary of what kind of juris­ 'ture of nj,oney by a labor organization to publish a la­ dictional strikes and boycotts unions cannot engage in. bor newspaper setting forth a candidate's qualifica­ Other strikes against employers for pure economic tions or lack of qualifications, or the hiring of radio objectives, such as improvements in wages and work­ time or newspaper space for a union's own use to ing conditions, engaged in by the unions representing urge the election or defeat of a political candidate. If the employees of such employers, are not restricted by that is the intent of Congress in amending the Corrupt the new law except to the extent that they might in­ practices Act through the Taft-Hartley Act, then it is volve national emergencies and except with respect to our firm opinion that the law as so applied would be notices discussed below. illegal and unconstitutional as an invasion of the free­ In respect to what type of jurisdictional strikes or dom, of speech and press guaranteed as a civil liberty boycotts unions may now engage in, in spite of the under the First Amendment of the United States Con­ provisions of the new law, it is possible at the present stitution. In recently declaring unconstitutional a com­ time to state only as follows: parable law proposed' for referendum in the State of 1. A union may strike or picket a particular em­ Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, in a ployer for recognition as the representative of unanimous decision, stated as follows: that employer's employees if no other union has "But under the proposed law the political ac­ been certified as the representative of such tivities of l,abor unions are not regulated or curbed employees. If another union has been certi­ but are substantially destroyed. Deprived of the fied for only some of the employer's employees right to pay any sum of money for the rental of a in one unit, a union may strike to obtain rep­ hall in which to hold a public rally or debate, or for resentation rights in respect to the other em­ printing or circulating pamphlets, or for advertis­ ployees in other units. ing in newspapers, or for buying radio time, a 2. Union members may, acting individually or union could not carry on any substantial and effec­ through their union, refuse to purchase the tive political activity. It could not get its messages products of an unfair employer and advise and to the electorate. Its rights of freedom of the press request others to refrain from purchasing such and of peaceable assembly would be crippled." products. This can be accomplished by appeals (Howe V. Secretary of the Commonwealth. 69 N.E. in the form of handbills, radio, speech, or picket(2) 115, decided September 20, 1946.) ting addressed solely to the consuming public, Under the Bill of Rights any union whose purpose it requesting the public not to purchase unfair it is to further its own social and economic program by products. seeking the election of candidates favorable to such 3. Members of a union which has been certified program and the defeat of candidates unfavorable to as the bargaining representative may engage in such program has full freedom to use the facilities of a jurisdictional strike if the employer assigns •press, radio, handbill or speech to accomplish its ob­ their work to any other group of employees. jective, and no law can flatly and unqualifiedly destroy 4. Other types of customary boycotts involving this freedom. peaceful picketing and peaceful refusal to work, We therefore advise that, in connection with either such as refusal to work on or transport non­ a caucus, convention, primary election or final election, union made goods or unfair products, are ap­ labor organizations may expend such funds as they parently outlawed by the new law, but the con­ desire to compile and distribute to their membership stitutionality of such a prohibition is fn'doubt. and affiliates and to the public the voting records, Test cases will undoubtedly arise in the near speeches, or other statements of Federal candidates; future, and the American Federation of Labor the unions may purchase radio time and discuss the will coordinate and assist in such cases. In the merits and demerits of candidates and their platform meantime, unions are warned that violations in relation to labor's welfare; unions may print or have subject them to lawsuits for damages. printed newspaper ads or articles containing similar The question _of what boycotts and jurisdictional discussions they may send officers and" organizers to strikes are unlawful is a very complicated one. It will make speeches at union as well as public meetings and be further discussed in another bulletin to be issued may gay for advertising and hall hire of such meet­ in the near future. For the present the foregoing will ings; they may even invite a candidate to appear at suffice. such meeting if the purpose is to have him explain his position on matters of interest to labor. In short, labor 5. MAY UNIONS BE GUILTY OF UNFAIR LA­ unions may continue to engage in all the ordinary ac­ BOR PRACTICES BEFORE AUGUST 22, 1947? tivities (except, of course, direct financial contribu­ No. As indicated above. Title I of the Act does not tions to political candidates as discussed above) which become effective prior to August 22, 1947. However, to in the past had customarily been engaged in by them avoid any misunderstanding, we repeat that unlawful affecting political qandidates and parties, when the boycotts, jurisdictional strikes and breaches,of agree­ union's purpose is to further its own social and eco­ ments are dealt with in Title III and hence subject nomic program and when such activities are under­ unions to immediate damage suits; and we repeat, too, taken without agreementv or arrangement with any our recommendation respecting termination or modi­ candidate. �Friday, August 1, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen •virrTTi^v!^ PERSOKALS NOTICE! SS HASTINGS Mcmbeis of the crew who witnessed the accident resulting in the death of Brother Vincent Russo, OS, on June 27, when the Hastings was in London, are urg­ ed to got in touch immediately with Robert Matthews at SIU Headquarters, 51 Beaver ' St., New York 4, N. Y. 3^ THOMAS H, SANCHER NEW YORK When you paid your July INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS dues in Mobile, you were given C. Johnson, $1.00; W. Bickford. a Tugboat receipt by mistake. $2.00; J. Fernandez, $1.00; H. E. Par­ Contact the Mobile iTall and son. $2.00; J. B. Wilson, $2.00; B. O. have the receipt exchanged for Svenblad, $2.00; j. A. Mitchell, $3.00; C. M. Bailey, $3,00; F. Esposito, $3.00; an A&G receipt. J. E. Mitchell, $2.00; J. F. Ross, $2.00; S. t ' it E. L. Simpson, $3.00; T. W. Hammond, THOMAS E. THOMPSON $1.00; L. Ayiles, $1.00. W. Davis. $3.00; , C. Conkle,. $1.00; \ The Delegate of the SS Wil­ A. L. Smith. $1.00; V. Allen, $1.00; liam C. Bryant has turned your R. A. Byron, $1.00; A. A. 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Blosser, $1.00; R. Morion. $2.00. Chester 5-3110 J. Figueroa, $1.00; J. Rivera, $2.00. SS LIVERMORE MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. farers International Union is available to ail members who wish SS E. A. MILLS L. C Galente. $2.00; P. J. Descartes. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Phone 2-1754 G. Menendez, $4.00; R. Gonzales, $3.00: H. L. Alexander, $1.00; J. S. MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have NEW ORLEANS ......339 Chartres St. $4.00; J. W. Mason. $4.00; M. Ros- Koziol, $1.00; A. R. Tonon. $3.00; Magnolia, 6112-6113 lington, $3.00; H. L. Smith, $1.00; W. T. .Atchason, $3.00; E. L. Martin, the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. J. L. Smith, $1.00; L. , Jones, $4.00; $3.00. HAnover 2-2784 G. Menendez, $8.00. SS WARNER However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SS STEPHENS NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. C. W. 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R. . .252 Ponce de Leon S. Fauntlery, $4.00; R. Santos, $1.00; $1.00; J. B. Elliott, $1.00; W. R. San Juan 2-5996 P. j: Ortiz. $1.00; B. Hubbell, $2.00; Mcllveen, $2.00. SAVAI^NAH 220 East Bay St. P. P. McGrath, $1.00; S. J. Controls, SS F. NORRIS Phone 8-1728 $1.00; A. Realbuto, $1.00; E. Harrison, J. Schaller, $1.00; J. T. Martin, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. $1.00; C. Ramsay, $1.00; J. W. Gall$2.00; J, Farrel, $2.00; J. CT. Gray, Name Main 0290 ardo, $1.00; R. P. Hall, $2.00; A, C. $1.00. TAMPA ....1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ruiz, $100. SS R. HARRISON Street Address Phone M-1323 SS BEAUREGARD O. B, Arrowood, $1.00; J. C. F TOLEDO 615 Summit St. F. Szwestka, $1.00; R. A. Heger, Siginon, $1.00; John Sampaio, $2.00; Garfield 2112 $6.00; J. Jimenez, $5,00; J, Velez, $1.00; C. iB. Harlow, $1.00; Melvin R. Massey, City StateWILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Sam Shupler, $2.00; A. P. Lazzaro, $2.00; W. L. Forest, $2.00; C. F. Terminal 4-3131 $1.00; S. W. Lesley, $1.00; W. S. Sonne, Frances, $2.00; Thomas Petroff, $2.00; VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Signed $2.00; A. W, McArthur, $1.00; C. Music, C, Patello, $2.00; N. A. Barbour, $2.00; Garden 8331 $200; M. P. Perez. $1,00; A, W. Kub- J. Wordf, $2,00; J. Saterne, $11.00. VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hastings St. acki, $1,00, , SS PATTERSON Book No. Paciflc 7824 SS COLABEE A. Asaro, $2.00; Crew of SS Pat­ I. Ostrowski, $5,00, terson, $10.00, * 4« if it SIU HALLS MONEY DUE Notice To All SIU Members PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: �-rn THE SEAFARERS Page Sixteen •• '--JP'* Friday, August 1, 1947 LOG emssm WKEW/ • =. w '£be^aisrer^ dioes il a^ain I *Ihe iieca SlU contract luiaiAWTHlASEK ClMiffiRSMHABB<aiC!C3KP.;) i^'S^6he$t^^ bta?fi2e^s! 1^ X Is-'- • 1- m ifc |s^•^ m I I I I i 9 9 fei, f. fc. fS f 0 ^ \/<mfORmsiUA sHOEEK MTEiiiananii mooK ,.,.A„ � 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 August 1, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 31 Description An account of the resource Headlines MATHIASEN SIGNS UP AGRREMENT IS CALLED BEST IN TANKER FIELD NEW CONTRACT SIGNED SIU GETS 5% INCREASEAND PAID VACATION NMU WITHDRAWS FROM CITIES SERVICE SIU REOPENS wASHINGTON OFFICE AFL-CIO UNITY IS A MUST',GREEN TELLS MURRAY LETTER FROM FORMER MEBA OFFICAL SHOWS HOW THE CP WORKS IN UNIONS UNITY OF MEMBERS BASISOF SIU GROWTH HEADQUARTERS REPORTS MC IS SELLING SHIPS AT A FAST PACE MV GADSEN HITS PORT MONTREAL MONTREAL BRANCH TEACHES UNIONISM TO CSU MEN;STRAIGHTENS OUT GASHOUNDS AND PERFORMERS MANPOWERS LACK HAMPERS BRANCH IN PUERTO RICO GOOD SHIPPING,CITY ELECTIONS KEEP PORT TAMPA ON ITS TOES FIRST ASSISTANT AND THREE SEAFARES COLLECT SETTLE OF SHIPYARD STRIKE WILL BRING PHILLY GOOD SHIPPING LCA PREFERS GREEN HANDS ON ITS SHIPS RANK AND FILES COMMITEES CHECK ON CREWS'CONDUCT IN EVERY PORT MEMBERHAS DUTIES IN ADDITION TO BENIFITS FRISCO AGENT HAS HIS OWN BED PERFORMERS BETTER TAKE WARNING MEMBERS VIOLATE ARTICLE 32 OF SHIPPING RULES ROME IS REALLY A WONDERFUL PLACE BUT BEWARE OF PETTY LARCENISTS SIU CONTRACTS PROTECT SEAMEN FROM ABUSES PAYOFFS AND SIGN-ONS CAN BE MADE EASY FOR ALL SIU STRENGTH LIES IN COOPERATION BETWEEN NEWCOMERS AND OLDTIMERS CAVALIER CREW SETS UP SHIPBOARD NEWS SHEET TELLS OF CREW HEROISM IN THEBLAST ON THE NEWHALL HILLS SIU SHIPS' MINUTES IN THE BREIF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/01/1947 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6eb7e59698ae5f68112be7c8aed331fb.PDF 6e38e4d2a42b019cf9b9840a6f42a3f0 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. SURVIVORS OF ACCIDENT AT SEA More lhan a monlh ago the SS Newhall Hills. Pacific Tankers, was rammed and cut in two in the English Channel. SIU member Ed Bolehala. AB. was killed by the explosions which rocked the boat following the crash. Above are some of the members of the crew who have just returned to the States. This crew was praised by the Master of the ship for the "sheer guts" they showed in manning the hoses and standing by the engines while a raging fire threatened the center tank. White Caps off to all of them! House Gets Bill To Extend Medical Service For Seamen WASHINGTON — What-sea­ men have been fighting for over a long period of time may soon turn out to be a reality. By that is meant hospital and medical service for seamen who have been on the beach for more than Waterman Adds To European Run The Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration is doubling its services from New York to Antwerp and Rotterdam. Two sailings will be made every week, instead of the hitherto once-a-week sailing. A Waterman ship will now leave New York every Tuesday for a direct run to Rotterdam, with another vessel departing every Friday for Antwerp. Waterman also has announced that its intercoastal service, known as the Arrow Line, which it will operate jointly with Sud­ den and Cristenson, Inc., will be­ gin operations on Aug. 1 on a fortnightly basis. Neither New York nor Boston will be included in the Arrow Lines initial schedules, which will be made with chartered Vic­ tory ships. The first sailing on Aug. 1 will be made from Balti­ more with subsequent calls at Philadelphia and Charleston, S. C. No. 30 NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. JULY 25. 1947 60 days after the date of the last discharge. It is common - knowledge that many seamen, out-of-work for more than 60 days, have been refused treatment at Marine Hos­ pitals. Now if HR 4163, which is dt present in the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce, becomes law, seamen will be accorded the same rights which are granted to members of the Army, Navy, or Marines. The pending bill is intended as an amendment to the Public Health Service Act, and provides that seamen "who are or have been" employed on "board in the care, preservation, or navigation of any vessel, or in the service, on board, aof those engaged in such care, preservation, or navi­ gation, and, (2) any person who (A) has been so employed, (B) has not changed his occupation as a seaman, and (C) by reason of age, unavailability of jobs or disability is not able to work," is henceforth entitled to medical and hospital service. Only pressure from seamen's unions could have brought about the introduction of such a bill, and it will take even more pres­ sure to make sure that the bill passes. When open hearings are held, the Seafarers International Union will be represented and will press for the enactment of the measure. ' NLRB Calls Meeting On The SIU Demand For Cities Service Vote The drive to- organize the un­ licensed seamen of Cities Service Oil Company entered its second round this week when the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board, Second -Region, announced that a representation hearing would be held on July 28. This hearing would have been held quite some time ago, ax-^ept that the National Maritime Union had filed charges of "un­ fair labor practices" against the company — charges which were recently withdrawn, thereby opening the way for a bargain­ ing election. There is no doubt but that the NMU will claim a place on the ballot. There is also little doubt that the NMU will suffer the same defeat which it has suffer­ ed whenever it came up against the SIU in bargaining elections recently. Slickest Trick Of The Year A little inside story on the art of manipulation—one that makes the late Harry Houdini look like a second-r^e street corner pitchman—came out of a hearing held by the State of Washington's Department of Transportation. Subject of the hearing were the rate increases asked by the Black Ball (that's the right name) ferry line monopoly. Said Capt. Pebody. the company head, as he leaned back in the witness chair: "Now, the fret that the state built those bridges down there (in San Francisco) and we were able through—I don't mean to brag about this but I have got to get this one over—through careful planning and careful manipulation to go down there and get, for practically nothing, 17 of the 21 ferryboats that were owned by the S. P. Golden Gate Ferries, and the further fact that by careful planning and careful manipulation we were able to sell one piece of our equipment that gave us more money than we paid for six vessels that we bought in 'Frisco, and that before the program was over, by selling four pieces of equipment that we. owned we got one and a half times what we paid for the whole fleet, without that, we couldn't have done it." Two Bilk WouU Aid Alieia Uncle Sam may yet remember the alien seamen who helped de­ liver the goods during the dark­ est days of American history. Two bills to recognize the role played in the war effort by alien seamen are currently receiving consideration in the House of Representatives. Already approved by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee is a mea­ sure to allow aliens with war­ time service aboard American ships to sail all U. S. ships. If enacted by the Congress, this bill would supersede the law that went into effect May 31 ban­ ning aliens from American sub­ sidized vessels. The second bill, introduced last week by Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York, calls for the granting of citizenship to all alien sea­ men who have three years of v/artime service on American ships. Passage of these two measures would bring to a successful con­ clusion the strong fight the Sea­ farers International Union has been waging in behalf of all alien seamen. "••v; All unlicensed personnel will be included in the bargaining imi^ eligible to vote, except for Pursers and Radio Operators. It is estimated that more than 300 Cities Service employes will be affected. STRONG SUPPORT On February 14, 1947, the SIU turned over to the NLRB pledge cards for more than four-fifths of the total strength of the bar­ gaining unit. This is an indica­ tion of the popularity of the SIU with these unorganized seamen. The first shot in the campaign to organize Cities Service was fired on October 31, when the SIU petitioned for an election in that company, claiming a suffi­ cient number of -the unlicensed personnel had authorized the SIU to act as their bargaining agent. Although this was undoubtedly true, the action of the NMU in charging the company with "un­ fair labor practices" held up pro­ ceedings until this time. NJ. Now Pays Compensation To Jobless Seamen TRENTON, N. J.—The state of New Jersey this week announced that it was prepared to pay un­ employment compensation to outof-work seamen who in the last two years worked on vessels of the War Shipping Administra­ tion. The weekly payments would range from $9.00 to $22.00, for a maximum of 26 weeks, depend­ ing upon the wage levels and du­ ration of jobs when last em­ ployed. Seamen, willing and able to work, but who cannot find suit­ able employment, are eligible. Work at other jobs covered by New Jersey law also counts. Payment eligibility may expire soon for seamen who have been idle for some time, and they are therefore urged to apply as soon as possible. Claims should be filed at the nearest State Employment Serv­ ice to where the applicant lives, and must be accompanied -with either of the following: United States merchant mariner's docu­ ment or merchant seaman's cer­ tificate of identification, contin­ uous discharge book or certifi­ cate of discharge, and union book. �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 25. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the Ui •^ SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers President HARRY LUNDEBERG 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-Presider>t 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY ----- Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 The Task Ahead The men of the Seafarers International Union were thriiled last month when the National Labor Relations Board announced that the Union had been certified as the bargaining agent for the unlicensed seamen of the Isth­ mian Steamship Company. Mingled with the thrill, was a feeling of relief that the hard work and money expended on the campaign had borne fruit. A lot of men settled .back and said, "Well, that job's over. Now let's relax." But the job for the Seafarers Ls not over as long as there is one unorganized company left on the American waterfront. Just as an infection can start from a slight cut on the finger, so can the shipowners and operators use one non-union company as a spearhead in an all-out, anti­ union drive. Even while the Isthmian campaign was going on, the SIU was planning and taking part in other organizational activities. Within the past few months elections were won on the Mathiasen Tankers, the Huron Transportation Com­ pany, and the Wyandotte fleet. It takes men to organize these companies. No com­ pany gives in to the just demands of Jihe men sailing the ships, unless the men are organized into a strong union that can fight for better wages and conditions. Volunteers have to work aboard" those ships carrying the me.ssage of unionism to men who need the help of a strong union, but who don't know how to go about getting it. Just recently the SIU petitioned for an election in the Cities Service tankers fleet. More will follow; and volun­ teers will be required to sail those ships, talking union and acting in good union fashion, until they arc added to the growing list of SlU-contracted companies. What SIU seamen have today in the way of decent wages and conditions was won by men who thought of the seamen's movement first, and of themselves second. Cities Service can be organized; the Great Lakes can be completely organized; all non-union shipping in the United States can be brought under the SIU banner—if Seafarers will volunteer to go aboard unorganized ships to do the job. So, now is not the time to relax. Now is the time to see the shoreside organizers in all ports and ask for an assignment. You may not be hired by the company the first time, hut you can keep trying. That's the only w;ay to keep our standards high. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your nam^ and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital\ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These axe the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES E. E. CASEY J. PROBST E. F. PAUL C. CAHILL P. FELICIANO C. LANGSTON P. GSLPI L. COOPER H. STILLMAN W. CAUGHEY T. .1. KURKI R. LUXEMBURG E. P. O'BRIEN J. L. WINN C. KERSTENS F. McNUTLY P. C. CARTER F. HOMANN . M. PISKUN G. ELDRIDGE G. ROGERS LEROY CLARKE C. F. CONSTANZA^ V. A. QUINN H. SELBY M. A. HIGGINBOTHAM R. WALTHER A. J. LeJUENE XXX J. ZADAVIL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. L. WANDRSI E. M. LOOPER M. PLYLER F. O'BRIEN J. J. O'NEAL J. WYMOND A. B. ZIELINSKI E. CAIN JR. R. B. WRIGHT J. TARQUELLOS J. E. MAGUIRE F. MILLER C. MASON D. COPPAK W.BROCE P. PODOLSKY J. DENNIS R. GORDON E. P. JANOSKO M. FINDELHURST H. W. WATTS H. GREEN X X STATEN ISLAND, HOSPITAL XXX NEPONSET HOSPITAL N, NEILSEN L. CLARK J. MORRISON J. S. CAMPBELL E. J. SIDNEY You can con+^301 your Hos­ pital delegate, jt the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) E. J. C. L. J. L. C. J. R. H. J. FERRER R. HANCHEY LARSEN L. LEWIS R. LEWIS TORRES SCHULTZ HAMILTON A. BLAKE BELCHER T. EDWARDS XXX CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. LOUIS JOHNSON STEVE SCHULTZ HENRY LALLY XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL L. 'ANDERSON J. CALHOUN (SUP) R. BAASNER R. LORD E. JOHNSTON E. DELLAMANO H. WALSH R. HUNT H. SMITH J. DRUMM R. MORRISON �Friday, July 25, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Gt. Lakes Negotiating Committee iWeetsWith Huron On SIU Contract By PAUL WARREN the Hanna seamen that they are I eluded from the bargining unit waiting patiently for a chance to which is to vote on the union of register their vote for the SIU their choice. as the Union of their choice. They have also requested that Hanna seamen have not for­ they be allowed to argue orally gotten how NMU goons and ter­ in this case, another factor which rorists attempted to intimidate serves to hold up the proceedings. them during the NMU's so-called In the meantime, SIU repre­ strike of 1946 in an attempt to sentatives are bending every ef­ force Hanna crewmembers into fort toward the holding of a the ranks of the NMU. speedy election among the Wil­ Hanna seamen are also well son seamen. We feel that Wilson aware of the fact that they have seamen have been denied SIU nothing to gain from member­ conditions, wages and union rep­ ship in the one company Lake resentation for too long. Sailors Union. This is another fleet in which This outfit is tied so closely to both the LSU and NMU are con­ the shipowners that the LCA centrating their organizational would be running their affairs, if efforts. Very few Wilson seamen Hanna seamen joined the phony are falling for their line of phony LSU. propaganda, as a majority of Hanna seamen want no part them have' signified their wish of either of these outfits, but to become members of the Sea­ they do want the SIU. They farers. know that the SIU leads today, Wilson seamen, just like the like it always has, in securing the Midland seamen last year, and best possible contracts with the the Huron and Wyandotte sea­ best possible wages, hours and men this year, are fed up with conditions for the Lakes seamen. LCA conditions. They, too, realize that the SIU leads on the WILSON STALLED An election for crewmembers Lakes when it comes to winning of the Wilson Transit Company the best damn contracts for the ships is still stymied temporarily seamen on the Lakes. through the company's efforts to Yes, the SIU leads today, and stretch out the case before the the SIU because of its strength and militant membership will NLRB in Washington. Wilson attorneys have pleaded continue to lead on the Lakes just that the Chief Stewards and as we lead on the Pacific, Atlan­ Utility Engineers should be ex- tic and Gulf Coasts, too. DETROIT—Thanks to the At­ lantic and Gulf District, we've had the capable assistance of Brother Lindsey Williams up here on the Lakes for the past iew days. By PAUL HALL Lindsey is up here for the ex­ press purpose of drafting the Maybe he doesn't know it but the guy who puts the best argu­ new Huron Transportation Com­ ment in the shipowners' mouths everytime they try to knock down pany agreement in line with the our conditions is the donkey aboard ship who probably doesn't know the first thing about a seaman's job and tries to cover up demands and requirements of his lack of knowledge by sounding off like a super-militant. What the Huron seamen. Since NLRB certification of he doesn't know about his job he makes up for by running off at the mouth. Most of the members have, at one time or another, the Seafarers as the sole bargain­ ing agent to represent the Huron watched this type of guy operate. It's pretty well agreed that a good Union man never substi­ seamen on June 16, crewmemtutes his Union book for ability to take care of his job aboard ship. bers of the two Huron ships, the However, not once, but several times lately, situations have arisen SS Crapo and SS Boardman, have where a guy found he couldn't handle the job for which he had been patiently waiting for good been shipped and instead of asking one of his shipmates to wise him news concerning the contract ne­ up, used the line; "I'm a good Union man and I carry an SIU book." gotiations. This week, the second meeting A defense like that is strictly from the bilge. Now its no dis­ grace not to know everything about a job because savvy is some­ with the Huron management will thing we all pick up as we go along. But it is a disgrace to try to take place and the actual open­ hide that lack of knowledge by falling back on the argument that ing of contract negotiations will begin. holding a book solves everything. At the first meeting with this Beef Hits Electricians management, arrangements were In most instances, this beef comes up in regard to Electricians. made to secure passes for board­ It generally develops when a Chief Electrician orders an Assistant ing the Huron ships, exploratory to do a certain job, for which, in some cases the guy lacks the proper discussions on the agreement know-how. Instead of simply admitting he's stumped and taking were made, and a date for the advantage of the chances to learn, the Assistant has been known next meeting was set. to reply, "I'm not supposed to do that kind of work." Since then, and with the valu­ When the Chief Electrician insists the work has to be done, able aid of Brother Williams, the the old song and dance comes up: "I'm an SIU member and you new contract demands have been can't tell me what to do." Well, its nice work if you can get it drawn up and presented to the but a guy must have a little more in his tool kit than a lot of sharp Huron management for their con­ talk. sideration. Wage demands are A Chief -Electrician is, in the same respect as is a Chief on a comparative basis with Steward, a key man—and a Bosun, and he has definite work for those secured in the recent Mid­ which he is responsible. The Assistant Electrician works directly land wage agreement. under his jurisdiction and is naturally responsible to him. WYANDOTTE AGREEMENT Should an Assistant Electrician or for that matter, any guy As of July 16, the SIU was aboard ship, be he an AB, OS, Messman, or what have you, be certified by the NLRB as the sole told to do a job by the Chief Electrician, Bosun or Steward and By AL KERR bargaining agent for the unli­ the work is one of his duties, he should do it. No sound argu­ censed personnel of the Wyan­ ment exists for a refusal. Now that the NMU has with­ gaining representative in recent dotte fleet. Now that this cer­ drawn the unfair labor charges elections. Happens A Little Too Often tification has come through, I Cities tankermen know that There have been too many instances lately where guys didn't meetings with the Wyandotte which they had filed against the the SIU is the outfit that has know their .stuff and took advantage of the fact that they are management leading to an SIU company in the Cities Service made the seamens' wages and Union men by trying to twist the incident into a Union or personal agreement will be started at once. case, the National Labor Rela­ working conditions what they are beef. Wherever possible, members witnessing gags like this should We are fully confident that tions Board will be able to go today. Not only has the Seafar­ do their best to set the guilty party straight. when the Huron and Wyandotte ahead and process our represen­ ers taken the lead in the estab­ We -all have to learn and it is up to the guy who does know agreements are finally signed tation case. In line with pro­ lishing of working conditions and the score to pitch in and help break in the guys who still need a that the crewmembers of these cessing our case, we have re­ wages, but will continue to hold little boost in learning how. two fleets will be completelj' ceived a notice from the Board the lead in the maritime field. This applies to Union education as well as job education. We satisfied that they are the best^ to the effect that a hearing will ( For the Seafarers to be able to of the SIU have a policy which we believe in—that the place in agreements on the Lakes, and be held in this case on July 28th, win the election in the Cities which Seafarers can best learn how to handle their jobs is aboard that they will set a new standard 1947. • fleet as we did in the Isthmian ship at the point of production and not in government training for other contracts to shoot at. At this hearing it will be de­ fleet, it will be necessary for the schools. We must demonstrate ihat this policy can be practicable cided as to who will be allowed membership to come forward HANNA PROGRESS as well as a principle. to vote, what date the voting and volunteer again as they did Progress is expected in the The whole thing, then, boils down to this: If a guy doesn't shall start, and whether or not then. seem to be able to handle a job he is supposed to know, lend a Hanna case from the NLRB in the voters will vote by mail or Although the men that are on hand by telling him how. On the other hand, if he isn't interested Washington. The Board has to j manually. the Cities Tankers will undoubtdecide on whether or not the in learning and pulls the old cover-up, "I'm a Union man and you The Seafarers has no doubt ly vote for the SIU, many of can't do anything about me and my job," then the quicker you Chief Steward shall be included at all that the Cities Service fleet them have questions in regards in the bargaining unit, and we take care of the character by setting him straight or unloading will vote SIU the same as the to the Union Constitution and the should have a decision on this in him from the ship, the better it will be for the Union and its mem­ Isthmian Fleet did. The men who other benefits of a Union. At the near future. bership. Rumors have it that both the are sailing the Cities Service times it is impossible for the Affects Union Hiring NMU and LSU are working like; tankers have seen the Isthmian shoreside organizers to get on The mention of so-called key ratings on board ship brings eager beavers on the Hanna fleet. ^ fleet, Huron, Wyandotte and board these ships. Therefore, it up a highly important point. Our membership, and the entire water­ However, we have it on direct several Gulf Tugboat outfits vote would be a big help to have a front knows that the SIU is one of the few unions that ships key authority from the majority of for the Seafarers to be their bar- Union man riding the ship to answer any questions of this type personnel, such as Chief Electricians and Chief Stewards, right off that may come up. the hiring board. The shipowners made a very strong effort at our "Wliy not take a run around to last negotiations to take this hard-won right away from us and the Cities Service office at 70 the negotiating committee had a hell of a tough time to keep them Pine Street, N. Y. It's on the , from doing it. The membership of the Seafarers International Union has 7th floor, to your right when you It is the natural thing and the intelligent thing, then, for us consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be get off the elevator. Don't let to support these Chief Stewards and Chief Electricians aboard ship good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear them know that you belong to after we have shipped them from our Halls. To fight for the right such as coffee percolators, linens, etc.. which are placed aboard the Union or they won't have to ship these men from the union hiring hall and then force them SlU-conlracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is. above a damn thing to do with you. to put up with some lazy bum that i-efuses to carry his end of the all. guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. "When you go, report back to load aboard ship doesn't add up. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there the organizers as to whether or We won't allow men sailing in these ratings to hardtime any by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullynot you filled out an application, SIU man. But they have responsibilities. Let's meet them half-way. fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to talked to any of the men in the Unless we follow this policy we are running the risk of having provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. hiring hall, or whether or not the company demand the right to select their own people for these These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL you heard anything about the jobs. If the njembership is interested in keeping these two im­ HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual movement of their ships. portant jobs right where they are—on the union hiring board— for his own personal use. "Violators of the membership's wel­ A few minutes now may mean they'll damn well support these men when they have a reasonable fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken more jobs on the board to choose beef aboard ship. repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. from later. Take up this point at your next shipboard meeting. Discuss Ship Cities Service! it thoroughly. SIU Membership Still Has Big Job In Cities Service Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union J:.:;,::, �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 25. 1947 THANKS FROM SHIPYARD WORKERS Dirty Ship Is Pain To Crew And Officials Reuther Beats Commies In UAW Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Woricers of America Aifilialecl wiih (he Congrats of Iiiduslrial Organiiations NEW YORK REGIONAL OFFICE 1133 Broadway : New "Vork, N. Y. WAtkins 9-8952 By HARRY M. GALPHIN l!« When wc took the Enos A. Mills, Bull Lines, out of the boneyard in Charleston she was a clean ship in spite of her long lay up, but it wasn't long before she looked like she had been in the boneyard since the first World War. We made a trip to Europe and came in to New York for the payoff. Patrolman Gonzales, who handled the payoff, called the crew together and told them that there would be no payoff until the Mills was cleaned up. Most of us were heartily in agreement with Brother Gonzales and we all turned to, and in a July 10, 1947 Mr. Paul Hall, Int*l Ist ¥io« Pres. Seafarers Int*l Union of N, A. 51 Beaver St. New York 4, N. Y. Dear Paul: Tharks a lot for your fine resolution regard­ ing support of our strike by the S. I. U. Our union is fully aware of our mutual co­ operation in the past and here's hoping everything comes out alright. Here's luck, also in your present nego­ tiations, and that you make out O.K. Warning Bell Sounds: Don't Smuggle Butts Fraternally, Charles A'. Leone Reg, DiT, CALthm HARRY M. GALPHIN CC: Ross D. Blood, Nat. Sec. Treae. Thomas J. OallaKher, Org. Dir. DETROIT — President Walter Reuther, of the United Auto Workers-CIQ, won one of the ioughest battles of his labor career last weCk when a referen­ dum of UAW members voted down amalgamation with the United Farm Equipment Workcrs-CIO. The Reuther victory was con­ ceded by UFE President Grant Cakes who complained that "We cannot accept this result as au­ thentic expression of the UAW rank-and-file . . ." Rcuthor's success was seen as e sharp setback to Vice-president R. J. Thomas, and Secretaryti-easurer George Addes who has been favored by Communists for UAW president. • Reuther sup­ porters contended that the amal­ gamation proposal was a device by which the Thomas and Addes forces could pick up 450 conven­ tion votes to unseat Reuther. ~ Word has just been received from Germany that the -Captain and Second Officer of a Water­ man Lines ship were fined for trying to smuggle cigarettes into Bremen in exchange for di­ amonds. The Skipper was sen­ tenced to pay $3000 or serve a year and a half in jail, and the Mate was fined $300. It has also been learned that all seamen are searched before going ashore, and are under sur­ veillance while in Germany to prevent any thing of value leav­ ing the country. Remember, when you get into that sort of trouble, the SIU can't do you a bit of good. Even Joe Volpian, Special Services Repre­ sentative, won't be able to get that kind of log broken. short while the vessel was ship­ shape and we paid off. Above is a reproduction of a letter sent to the Union by the Industrial Union of Marine and The morning after the payoff, Shipbuilding Workers of America. CIO. thankin? us for adopting a resolution supporting their however, I stopped in the scull­ stand even before they hit the bricks a month ago. In a few past instances the SIU has assisted ery and from the filth and junk the Shipyard workers, and the best wishes of the Seafarers are behind the lUMSWA in its laying around, one would neve!present struggle with the shipyard owners. 'think the place had been clean­ ed the day before. The messroom, and scullery were terrible. I've seen some crummy ones, but this one took the cake. All the oldtimers aboard, Moon NEW YORK—For a long tiipc March 30, 1945, during a stop­ very quiet when it came to pro­ He confines himself almost ex­ Mullins, the Bosun, Patty O'Neill, the Daily Worker, organ of the page, "Not An Hour's Stoppage! tecting workers' rights from the clusively to the period between AB, and a few others turned to American communist party, has The Mines Must Be Seized!" bosses and the government dur­ 1934 and 1936; the reason for that -with a will, but below in the slandered honest union officials ing the whole course of the war. is obvious—from then on the The Montgomery Ward strik­ Stewards Department it was a because they would not allow ers, hounded on one side by Honest trade unionists know paper was constantly guilty of different story. themselves to be led around by America's number one open- by now that there is no sincerity attacking honest labor unions Aboard the Mills there were a Stalin's nose-ring. Very few, if shopper, and on the other side by in communists, and that they and whitewashing those which lot of youngsters who didn't any, did anything about it—be­ a bosses' government, found an­ would not hesitate for an in­ followed the line as set down in seem to care too much about the cause of-' the old myth that the other enemy in the communists stant to cut labor's throat if Moscow. care of the vessel. Most of them Daily Worker was a labor news­ and the Daily Worker. they thought that it would help It will be interesting to watch felt that they were aboard for paper. Pai-ty-liner Harry Bridges orr Stalin'.s policy pf world con­ what happens. If Curran wins •a pleasure jaunt, but if they were Recently, in the fight for power dered his warehousemen his suit it may set a precedent m quest sent down to a ship and found ' in the National Maritime Union, Montgomery Ward's St. Paul unit In opposition to Curran's at­ that wUl force the Daily Worker it as filthy as the Mills, they the DW has been supporting the to continue work after the CIO tack on the DW, Ferdinand would be the first ones to I'aise commies, and employing their Retail, Wholesale and Depart­ Smith, Secretary of the NMU, de­ to rely on facts, not on the hatehell. usual tactics of mud-slinging, ment Store Employes quit work. votes his July 18 column to de­ filled scrlbblings of viciously an­ It's up to us to keep our ships character a.ssassination, and out­ fending it. ti-labor, pro-Stalin writers. "CALL IT SCABBING" • clean. The Patrolman in New right untruths designed to prove York did as much as he could to that the opposition to the com­ When he was appealed to bring clean up the Mills, but we mies is trying to gain control of this practice to a halt, he re­ -shouldn't have to-be told. the union so as to wreck it. plied, "We -will handle Chicago As SIU members, we pride Cur ran has cracked back at the orders eight hours a day, call it ourselves on clean ships both paper with a suit for libel, while scabbing if you want to." while we are aboard and when at the same bewailing the fact Freedom means the right to can way," was clarified later in "Call it scabbing?" Is there we leave them for another gang, that the Daily Worker "once was pay starvation wages. the hearing. If a man went to anything else to call it? a paper which carried truthful so let's get together and bring So said a liberty-loving mem­ a public sale, he safd, and bought The Daily Worker jumped statements on unions." in a clean ship that will be no Curran easily forgets or glosses right into that one. In story after ber of the Congress of the United an article cheaply it was his headache to us, the Patrolman or over the way the DW has con­ story, the M-W strikers were States in a subcommittee hear­ right and he added: "If he hires the next crew. sistently attacked labor when it called scabs, and the government ing a few days before the na­ a worker cheap, that's the Amer­ was advised to treat them as tion — and the Congress — cele­ ican way of doing it." was the commie line to do so. brated the signing of the DecSchwabe's definition of free­ such. MINERS REMEMBER lai-ation of Independence. dom was made in response to a The record is long and filthy. Note to- Arthur Thompson, The congressman. Representa­ question put to him repeatedly Can anyone have forgotten The commies and their anti-la­ F. Curls, and other LOG con­ tive Schwabe, a Republican from by Rep. Arthur Klein of New how, during . the coal miners' bor paper backed President tributors: Sorry, but timely Missouri — was arguing against York. Klein asked if "freedom strikes, the commie paper ran Roosevelt's plan to draft labor, material forced us to hold inci-easing the minimum wage meant the right to pay starva­ even though all non-CP elements columns of abuse against the your stuff over, but they will miners and their leader, John L. of organized labor had denoun­ from 40 to 60 cents an hour, say­ tion wages?" appear very shortly. How "If you put it that way, yes," Lewis. ced it; they advocated retaining ing that it was against the about more? — The Editors. answered Schwabe, who believes Well, the miners haven't for­ the "no-strike" pledge even aftef "American way". His conception of the "Ameri­ in the "American way." gotten the DW Jieadline on the war was over; and they were Commie Sheet Has Had Lang AntHaber Retard Congressman Defines Freadem: 'Right Te Pay Starvation Wages' To Our Contributors A �r Friday, July 25. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Hall In Mobile Is Center Of A Growing Port Leff, Cal Tanner, Mobile Port Agent. Cal is an oldtimer in the Union and did an outsanding job organizing during the Isthmian campaign. At the last convention of the SIU. he was elected a Vice-President of the International. Mobile is a busy Port, and under the able di­ rection of Brother Tanner, things run smoothly all the lime. Hard at work dispatching men to ships is Bobby Jordan, Dispatcher. Bobby also helps out as a Patrolman when the need arises. Shipping is good in Mobile, and it keeps Bobby on the run keeping the vessels crewed up. Above is a picture of the special meeting called to give the news that the Seafarers had been certified in the Isthmian bargaining election. More than 400 members were present, most called off ships in the harbor, and the Hall rocked with cheers and applause when the news was announced by Agent Tanner. Present also at that meeting were Director of Organization Paul Hall, and Gulf Area Organizer Lindsey Williams, At the close of the meeting, the men who had volunteered to sail Isthmian under low wages and poor conditions were called forward to ro;eive the thanks of their Brother members. These men, and men like them in every Port, were the ones responsible for bringing': Isthmian under the Seafarers banner, and to them goes the credit, for making Isthmian SIU, too. I "iV This is what the Dispatch Board looks like from out front. The above picture was taken during an hourly call, and shows Seafarers throwing in their cards for jobs they want. In true democratic fashion, the man who has been registered longest has,first crack at the jobs that come up. However, with ship­ ping booming, no man has to stay on the beach for a long timfr unless he wants to. Charley Kimball, one of the Patrolmen (behind the counter) discusses a beef with Brother Wilford Tracy. Left out of the. pictures on this page, are Doorman Whitey Lewis and Patrolman Jeff Morrison, both of whom just didn't stay put long enough ' for. the LOG,photographer to get. a- shot. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 25. 1947 Organize Non-Union Outfits Now, Or Suffer When Shipping Slumps By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — Since July to fire the bullets at th«! bigwigs, 2 we have had 29 ships in here, to help undo what they have albut few payoffs. Where we did ready done to labor, have a payoff, all beefs werej The beef of the week was a settled right on the ship, at the Brother who called into the Hall point of production. Here's the and stated that he was an Oiler listing of the scows which have and that he turned the steam off touched here so far this month: | on deck as the Deck Engineer SS Steel Navigator, Aram was ashore. He asked whether Pothier, Clyde L. Seavey, Rider or not he was entitled to be paid Silence this week from the By SONNY SIMMONS Victory and Steelmaker, all Islh- for this work, Branch Agents of the follow­ mian. I He further stated that the Deck TAMPA — During the past for the good ship SS Florida. ing ports: SS Joseph Hews, Cape Breton, Engineer told him whoever turnfew days shipping slowed down She is scheduled to go into dryBenjamin Williams, Edith, and cd steam on or off the deck JACKSONVILLE a bit, and a damn good thing too, dock the last of October or the Evelyn, Bull Lines. | would be paid for it. since our shipping list is almost first of November, and we hope MONTREAL SS Grange Victory, Cornell I informed the man that if the completely used up. Waterman to be able to keep her running SAVANNAH Victory, Belgium Victory, Al- Deck Engineer was ashore and has taken three Victories off tlie with a full crew until at least CLEVELAND fred Moore, and Columbia Vic- he was told to shut the steam off coastwise run, so now shipping then. tory. Waterman. jdcck, that he, the Oiler, was enBUFFALO will stay at a normal pace. BEEFS GALORE SS John Weyorhauser, Robin titled to, be paid for it. SAN FRANCISCO For a long time we have,been Hood, Robin Tuxford, and MaRight before he hung up, howThe last trip the Patrolman BALTIMORE beefing about not having a pay­ rine Runner, Robin Lines. ever, he asked what union was made to the Florida, he found GALVESTON off in the Port, and last week SS Baylor Victory, Hattieburg he talking to. I answered, "This more beefs than on all the pre­ our wishes were granted when MARCUS HOOK Victory, and Birmingham Vic- is the SIU, and a damn good vious times put together. Every­ the SS Ora Ellis, Waterman, tory, American Hawaiian Lines. Union.' SAN JUAN thing was ironed out finally, and blew, in from a five-month trip. "Oh,' he said meekly, "I am a Besides these mentioned above. everybody made happy. This TOLEDO After waiting all this time, the we had a bunch of tankers drop member of the NMU and I man Keys is a hard guy to do ASHTABULA ship paid off at midnight that thought I was contacting my own in here in transit. business with, but we managed same day. union hall." The aeadline for port re­ to get things squared away. COAL MOVING SOON The ship was in good shape, Since we have to cut down to ports, monies due. CICM is Shipping has been slow in re­ however, with a typical SIU crew making only one trip per month the Monday proceeding pub­ gards to payoffs and the few on her. All beefs were settled to the ship, things will be a ships coming in for annual in­ lication. While every effort where they had come up — on litle tougher to handle, but with spections have not been able to the ship — and overtime was will be made to use in the ™ T. of Delegates on the get repairs due to the shipyard settled the same way. It was iri •.> , , current issue material re­ „ 1 . ,., Florida, it s a sure bet that they " strike. Within the next week, a pleasure to payoff a scow like -will be able to keep the situa­ ceived after that date, space however, we think things will that with all hands sober and tion well under control. commitments generally do pick up and shipping will be not a slip up. These men are strictly on the back to normal. not permit us to do so. We are still having trouble ball, and they never pass up a By EINAR NORDAAS Most of the ships were in getting ABs and Blackgang men chance to cooperate with the transit and most of our shipping DULUTH — There are a few officials. was replacements for these Lakes carriers who The fish are biting and the transit ships. Since the miners ^^j^k that the Taft-Hartley Act beer is cold at Drew's Fishing have gone back to work, it looks ,,,35 j^g^ go they could Camp. Our Patrolman went up like coal will be moving pretty on the seamen who there Sunday and caught 57 soon and this being the case, I g^ii these ships for a living, stump knockers. It was raining believe Philly business will pick time the least beef comes By HERBERT JANSEN that day, but the way the fish up soon. I yp^ some bucko gets the bright were biting, a fellow couldn't CHICAGO — During the past The writer has put in seven i^ea to threaten the crew witn concerned, the NMU is finished tell whether it was raining or week, shipping in this Port has months on the beach, made the the T-H law row. None of the unorganized not. picked up a little. Altogether we Union Hall every morning at ^hose characters better wise Lakes seamen want this bank­ ANTI-LABOR CANDIDATE eight and left every night, at ^p -j-hey work for a living too. .shipped: 7 ABs, 9 Firemen, 4 rupt outfit. Coalpassers, 16 Stewards, 2 Cooks five, six days a week, and be-.^nd that same Slave Law might Hardly a day pa.s.ses, but what Our esteemed Mayor has come lieve me, I would have been used against them unless they and 2 OS, up to date. NMUers as well as unorganized j out with the announcement that Paying her usual visit was the Lakes seamen flock into this .he will run for reelection. For very glad to take an unorganized a solid front with the unliMidland ship, SS Carmi Thomp­ hall, asking about SIU member-, his platform, he is using the censed seamen against the shipson. Among the missing was the ship, and how they can become ] record he built up in the past Let this be a warning to you owners.. tardy book members. If we don't] Saturday and Sunday overtime Tanker Westcoat, and she was a members of the SIU, with the four years. crew up these unorganized ships jg practically unheard of on those steady Chicago customer all last SIU taking over their ships. This record consists mainly of and get them under contract, wejghips, and many men would flock year. The SS Michigan is just Response to the Seafarers or­ using the Police Department as will see the day that we will re-j j^to the SIU if is wasn't for some rbout ready for her crew now, ganizing drive on the Lakes has a. strikebreaking agency. Both gret that we didn't sail and or­ cock-and-bull stories that are be­ and will be in operation within been so good that a number of the SIU and the Teamsters were ganize them. znen on NMU contracted ship.^ fouled up by the police on his ing passed around. One story is two 'weeks. Let's get together and sail these that we are charging enormous The D&C ship, SS City of have been sending in pledge cards orders. ships. Cleveland 111, was also in Port. for the SIU. They're fed up with initiation fees. The Chief of Police, "Machine Reports are that this is the only that phony outfit, and want the Gun" Eddings, is also running For the benefit of all who are HOT AND HEAVY Port she ever hits on time. Some lob security and union represen­ for Sheriff. If these two phonies The Taft-Hartley Act seems to misinformed, wc would like to rumormonger claimed that it'.s tation that only an SIU contract are elected, then things will be­ come up for very heated discus­ clarify the whole matter; Since because the C III boys want to can bring to them. come even tougher for labor sions of late; in fact, it becomes the beginning of the 1947 sea­ hit those North Clark Street We have only one word for down here. so heated at times that it is be- son, we have not charged any initiation fee whatsoever. A full spots and gurgle some of that these disgusted NMUers, and that There are some damn good Book is issued for the first good old Chicago brew. We won­ is to clean out the commie hot- men running against the antider? ' month's dues. shots, rid their organization of labor ticket; one candidate car­ Saw a recent article in the the bickering politicos who are My advice to any one who is ries a card in the Plumbers mixed up is to come into any NMU's propaganda sheet, the always quarreling among them­ Union, the other is a strictly Hall in the Great Lakes District Pilot, where they are sounding selves, and prepare for the day union contractor. Stumping is off about conditions on SIU ships. when the SIU will be the only and get the score. hot and heavy, and these men This is really a laugh. Here's the union on the Lakes for unlicensed have a good chance to beat MTC MEETS NMU criticizing the SIU, and seamen. That day is not far off. Mayor Hixon and company. JUSTTALK/NG I The Maritime Council had its they have sorne of the worst con­ OMHOWTOBeATj regular meeting at the Superior ditions on the Lakes on their THETAFr-HARruy Labor Temple on July 15, and it own contracted ships! UW/ I v/as well attended considering It's common knowledge on the that- many delegates take their Lakes that the NMU contracted The membership of the Seafarers International Union has vacations at this time, ships have the worst conditions consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be coming dangerous between men' Among the subjects discussed of any ships, with the exception good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear . of opposite views. However, to was the drive to organize the un- of some of the unorganized com­ such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard date the only action being taken organized. Every Delegate pres- panies. SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above against this measure by these ent pledged his support in all How can any of. the NMU poall, guilty of a. malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare!, arguing militants' is the fact that ways possible. Our next meet- liticos find time to take up any ^Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there they want to batter each other ing will be held in Ashland, Wis- beefs for the members when they by accident. They are 4here because of the Union's successfullyconsin, on August 10. around. spend most of their time fight­ fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts arid to I believe that the best way Shipping has been good up ing among themselves and push­ provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. for our Union to handle this is here at the head of the Lakes, ing the party line? These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL a voluntary assessment—one like' and we expect it to continue, The NMU has reached such a HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual the $2.00 SIU assessment and this With hot weather at the lower state of disintegration that it's for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ being the case instead of chew­ end of the Lakes, our turnover only a question of time before fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken ing each other up in an argu- should stay okay for quite some this outfit is finished on the repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. naenJ, you will have ammunition time to come. Lakes. As far as organization is Tampa Shipping Back To Normal NO NEWS ? ? Just As Shipping List Empties 1-Month's Dues Gets SIU Book On Great Lakes NMU Is Finished On The Lakes, Its Members Fiocking To The SIU Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union �Friday, July 25, m7 THE New Orleans Ready To Back SlU Negotiators READY SEAFARERS FOR DAVY LOG JONES Page Seven Weather Is Hot, But Labor Keeps Cool In Port Of Norfolk By RAY WHITE By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS —The Broth­ ers here in this Port are prepared to hit the bricks to back up the demands of our Negotiating Committee. The last meeting here made that very clear when they went on record as being heartily in ac­ cord with Committee's proposals of a 5 per cent wage increase, two weeks vacation with pay, and overtime for all Departments for holidays in port and at sea. With black smoke hurtling high into the air, the blazing schooner looks just about ready to go down. And go down she ^id, but not before the crew of the Robert Hart was able to take the crewmembers off. It was a heroic rescue at sea, in the best Seafarers tradition. They also agreed to let the working rules stand as they are until September 30, 1948. NORFOLK — At the present time the weather is plenty hot down here, but the labor situa­ tion is calm. Not only for us, but for the other unions in this section. The crewmembers of the SS Robert W. Hai't, Waterman, had CJ hot time recently, but every­ thing came out okay. The Hart went to the rescue of a burning schooner, and took the entire ticw off just before the schooner v/ent under. It was touch and go for a while, but the expert .'•eamanship of our men was the big factor in the rescue. Shipping is .still booming in all three departments. The Dis- Any attempt made by the op­ erators to take away the con­ ditions which we won the hard way should be met with economic action at the point of production.! The Brothers are very serious about that, and they mean to strike to protect the provisions of our SIU contracts. The way we sum it up in these parts -is that the operators are attempting to use the Taft-Hart­ ley Act to blackjack our Com­ mittee into making concessions that would be distasteful to the entire membership of the Sea­ farers. That doesn't go down so good, and if the Negotiating Comrhittee gives the high sign, we will be organized to give the ship­ owners a hard time. CREWS COOPERATE It is, therefore, impossible for a Patrolman to be present at every sign-on. However, to as'^ure the membership of their rights, and to see to it that no ship leaves here improperlystored. the Union has an agree­ ment with all companies that if a ship is not .stored to the satis­ faction of the Delegates and the crew, the crew will be signed off articles by mutual consent. This has not happened to date, and in events where the Patrol­ man couldn't make a ship, the Delegates have done good jobs in keeping everything in order. In paying off ships, I have no t'ced that there is less perform­ ing. I think that the LOG has o'one a lot to help curb the situa­ tion by making public to the membership the facts, and also warning what happens to guys who insist on throwing their weight around. KEEP IT UP I have one recommendation, and that is for the LOG to con­ tinue the good work, and to keep BLOODSUCKERS The Taft-Hartley Act came in for considerable discussion, and it was the concensus of opinion that the Slave Law will play in­ to the hands of the parasites who are thirsting for union blood. Be­ fore they get any of our blood, they will have to battle us, down to the last man. patchc-r has quite a time filling the rated job.s, but so far we have managed to keep them sailing on time. Nine SIU .^hips have paid off here in the last two v/eeks, andi twice that number have called in transit. Most of the latter sign foreign articles here. This cre­ ates a bit of a problem for us since we have only one Patrol­ man, plus myself, to cover the entire waterfront. These men, crewmembers of the SS Robert W. Hart, Waterman, went to the rescue of the burning schooner shown above. Using their skill to good advantage, they were able to get the crew off before the schooner sank. These pictures were sent in from Norfolk, and the LOG Editors are sorry that no names accompanied the pictures. HAVE A SPOT OF TEA, 6ROTRERSP Slow Week Ends, Boston Now Hums With Activity Shipping is very good,* especial­ ly in the Deck and Engine De­ partments. Any Brothei-s who By JOHN MOGAN find it a little tough to get out in the other ports can come down BOSTON — After a \'t-ry slow here and catch a scow to the week in this port, things have land of those curvaceous South started popping again, and it ap­ American Senoritas, down San­ pears that we will still see plenty tos and Buenos Aires way. of activity for the rest -of the I'd like to close with a little month. poem. It may be a feeble at­ The scows paying off in this tempt, but it sums up how ef­ area were the SS Waco.sta, Wa­ fective the Taft-Hartley Act will terman, which came in with onlv be if a union uses its economic- three overtime beefs, all of which strength. 'vere taken up and settled by An ode,Jo the Taft-Hartley Bill Brother Jim Sweeney in short or­ der; the SS Horace See, Libei'ty It probably will live until tanker, which also paid off very It runs up against ole John L's clean; the SS Wolf Creek, which will. paid off in Portland; and the SS Yarmouth, which has settled down now so that the turnover in the crev/ is practically negli­ gible; and the six excursion Reports have been coming .^-teamers, "which pay off twico in citing dirfy deals given a month. seamen by several laundries, In transit were the usual West which profess to "cafer to Coast American Hawaiian and men of the sea." Luckenbaeh scows, the Water­ Roland Velasco of Ihe SS man Pan-Atlantic ships, and a Arch Hopkins reports that couple of Isthmians which were Ungar's Laundry of St. John, covered completely and found to N. B., picks up laundry "pe in excellent condition. aboard ships in thai port, Keep Your Shirt On with the promise that it will returned by the weekend. The promise is never lived up to. "They don't say., in which year it will be returned," says Velasco, warning Seafarers to keep their laundry out of Ungar's hands. r.. . The next week starts off with a bang—a tanker payoff sched­ uled for early Monday morning; the SS Wesleyan Victory, also arriving Monday to payoff and crew up; and an Isthmian from the Far East to cover. This plus other miscellaneous -stuff will keep us jumping. Even though Waterman has announced that they intend to discontinue calling For a long time ctrlfain issues at the Port of Boston on their have been kicked around quite Pan-American run, it seems that Ireely, and of a necessity Broth'.-r the Port wiU be busier than ever. Shuler had to co.me here to sur­ vey the lay-out. This he did. J. P. VISITS BOSTON and at the meeting he addressed The last regular business meet­ the membership, giving them the ing of the Branch was enlivened background of all the inter-port beefing. He made specific recommen­ dations as to the economy pro­ gram, and spoke tn length as to the importance of keeping har­ mony within the Union. His talk was well-received by all hands, and his presence here for the meeting will go far to-, ward eliminating further bick­ ering among officials. giving the membership the low down on performers and g,ashounds. • This Union does not uphold any member who gets gassed up misses his watches. It works hardships on other Brothers when this happens, and any­ body who continues this prac­ tice will wind up on charges, with a damn good chance of los­ ing "his book. The same thing applies to men who wait until payoff day to get drunk, and then try to give the boarding Patrolman a bad time. It's a wise SIU member who It Wiis a hot night in Boston sees which way the wind is blow­ on metding night, and it was ing, and straightens himself out gratifying to everyone present before it is too late. by the presence of J. P. Shuler, to have the Secretary-Treasurer Secretary-Treasurer. make the motion (which was car­ ried unanimously) to have fans installed in the hall. - All Departments When your ship docks, it is a good idea lo have a list of necessary repairs to give to the Patrolman. This will help in letting the company know exactly what has to be done lo get ihe ship in tip­ top condition. Seafarers don't have to sail heat-up ships. Do your pari to make every ship a clean, well kept vessel. Chief Stewards When the SS Pipe Springs was in here, the boys took up a col­ lection of $13.27 for the Brothers in the Brighton Marine Hospital. That's the spirit! At this writing, we have just been notified that an unexpected payoff will also take place on Monday—the SS Peter Helms, a Pope & Talbot scow with an SIU dfeck crew. And so to work, with all the good intentions in the world to produce another literary spasm for the next issue. If your requisition is cut, or if the food is not up to par. notify all three Delegates ai once so that the ship will not sail until the matter has been straightened out. It is the responsibility of ihe Steward to check the stores before the ship sails, and any complaints made far at sea won't do the crew any good if they have to eat short rations or poor food. �TBE SEAFARERS Page Eighl Form Provides Easy Way Of Keeping Shipboard Records LOG Leaves Post By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—A new form to I It was this blast that took the make departmental records uni­ life of Ed Bolehala, who had form on all ships has just been served his Union well as an run off by the Union. Distribu­ j volunteer organizer in the Isth­ tion is already under way and mian drive. Among the beefs settled here all Delegates will have copies was the one aboard the Los An­ very soon. geles tanker Newberg. This ship The new form provides a is going into lay-up status, and simple method of keeping a rec­ was supposed to have paid off ord of the men in each depart­ last Friday, July 18. No dough ment and shows at a glance their was available on that day and standing in the Union. the payoff was postponed until Spaces are provided for mem­ Saturday. bers' names, Book numbers, dates It was the same story on Sat­ to which dues and assessments urday; "No cash." The payoff are paid at the time of sign-on, was put over until Monday, the -and the date each member will crew meanwhile getting a small pay to at the payoff. draw. These new forms will be filled On Monday, the men were in by each Department Delegate paid off, but only up to mid­ at the first shipboard meeting. night of the previous Friday, the Thus, he will have the name of, original date set for payment. and know the score on, every We immediately contacted the man in his department. company. The result: All hands At the payoff, the forms are , were paid up to midnight Mon­ to be given to the Patrolman, day. who will then be able to see the status of each member at a glance. Time and effort will be saved all around. Friday. July 25. 1947 Seafarers, Mine Workers Prove United Membership Cannot Lose By FRED FARNEN "Smiling" Bill Higgs. Night Dispatcher in the Port of New York, who recently resigned his job to ship out as Second Stew­ ard on the Alcoa Cavalier. Bill is a real SIU oldtimer. and had quite a hand in making this Union as strong as it is today. DETROIT—Since the opening of navigation on the Lakes this Spring, the SIU has more than proven that it is the only active union on the Great Lakes which is fighting the battle of all sea­ men to secure the best possible wages, overtime, hours and con­ ditions in the industry. SIU gains made through direct j negotiations with the passengei and sandboat operators have given Seafarers sailing on these ships the highest wage scale for seamen any place in the world. Since then, the agreemdht reached with the Midland Steam­ ship Lines on wages has given the men sailing Midland .ships the highest wage scale on any bulk freighters." Now negotiations are under way with both Huron Transpor­ tation Company and the Wyan­ dotte Transportation Company. We expect that the results of these negotiations will set a new The Patrolmen Say.. EARLY PICK-UPS It has been called to our at­ tention that some Delegates have been picking the members' books aboard ship far in advance of the time it is necessary. Aside from the fact that the Delegate then has to safe-keep every book for a good part of Busy Organizing MOBILE — In the last two weeks this port has been boom­ ing. I wonder if it's ever going jto slow up — not that we want it to. Any book man that comes into the port of Mobile won't have to worry about spending his time In a gin mill or park, as he can take a ship the day he registers. The Patrolmen here have been working along with the Agent organizing the Marine Allied Workers, We have made con­ siderable progress. The first thing we did along the.se lines i was to bring all tug boats under the MAW charter. These riggers hold meetings every Monday, and everything is going along in good SIU style. We paid off the Del Valle. Mississippi, on July 7th, and I never met a better bunch of fellows — all sober and willing to aid the Patrolman in any way they could. These fellows took up a collection of $50 for our Brothers in the sanitarium at Fort Stanton. Things like this prove that sea­ men are the best people and are always willing to help a ship­ mate. Whitey Lewis Ship-Shape NEW YORK — The Mirabeau B. Lamarr was ship-shape from stem to stern when she pulled the trip, this procedue is wrong into this port* last week for the for another reason. payoff. Manned by a heads-up When ships arrive in port, crew of Seafarers, the Lamarr many members wish to go up presented no problems at pay­ to the Union HaUs before the off time. The boys aboard are payoff. They cannot do so, if the a credit to the Union. Delegates are in possession of Besides being a capable bunch, their books. the ciew was very cooperative. Delegates are, therefore, urged There were no beefs; not even to pick up the books just prior one hour of overtime was dis­ to the payoff, at which time puted. they hand them over to the Pa­ The Lamarr lads didn't forget trolman making the ship. The Taft-Hartley Act is a their less fortunate Brothers, SHIPPING IS GOOD catch-all piece of legislation, either. They turned over a do­ Shipping and business in this j and since the Editors of the LOG nation to be distributed among port remained active this w^ek are not lawyers we're not sure 'Seafarers in the Hospitals, and prospects for the coming what the score is now. on boy- j Jim Drawdy week indicate a mild boom. In I cotts. But one thing we are sure Walter Siekmann fact, plenty of tankers are ex­ of, and that is that no good union ' \ A A pected in here during the next man will use products of a comT?n Till Tuesday two weeks. ! pany that uses unfair labor prac­ New York Patrolmen haven't tices against its employes. NEW YORK — There's an old had a chance to cool their heels I The R. J. Reynolds Company, adage that goes something like due to the steady pace in. mak­ makers of Camels Cigarettes, had "Neither a borrower nor a lend­ ing payoffs, sign-ons and visiting a strike a few weeks ago, and or­ er be," and I find it a good one ships throughout the harbor. So ganized labor promptly started to follow. Of coui'se, there are if you see one of these Patrol­ switching to other brands. The times when a man is caught men with his feet smoking and economic pressure was too much short and needs a little boost talking to himself, you'll know and soon the company settled. until payoff time. the reason. Put now comes the joker. Ten Lately, however, a lot of men All beefs on ships that came in days after settlement, 500 of the have been having trouble on this week were settled at the workers were let out on the various ships when crewmembers payoff. In addition, the beefs of grounds that their jobs had been borrow money during the course the Newhall Hills crew, which given to scabs. That's a lockout, of a trip, which they intend to was repatriated to New York this in any man's language. [pay back when the ship .pays week, were squared away right So we're not asking you to boy­ off. here shortly after their arrival. cott Camels, but there isn't any j • The joker is that when the The tanker is still in an Eng­ law that can force you to smoke day for paying off comes, the lish yard undergoing repairs to I them. Maybe by walking a -mile borrower isn't aboard. Instead, the damage caused by a terrific away from a Camel, organized the guy usualjy makes it his explosion, when she was rammed labor can force this rich com­ business to pay off at the Com­ by a small craft in the English pany to deal from the top of the missioner's Office, thus beating deck for a change. Channel. the lender out of his dough. ELECTION COMING The port of Mobile now has 14 tugs under SIU charter, the crews of which average from 75 to 100 per week. We have also petitioned the NLRB for an election covering all riggers in the Waterman repair yard which will mean from 50 to 75 jobs. Camek Bars 500After Strike There isn't much that a Patrol­ man can do with this type of a beef as it is a personal matter between the lender and the borrower, but there is plenty the crew could do to such a parasite. Remember, we all work for a living, and none of us is obli­ gated to support one another while we are employed. Before lending a five spot or a ten, stop for a minute, think twice before you dig deep. Make sure the guy putting the bite on you is i-eliable and can be counted upon to live up to his promise. There is no reason why you should suffer just because some guy takes advantage of your generosity. So, in a nutshell, the old adage "neither a lender nor a borrower be," is still a good one. I sure wish I coqld practice what I preach, but you can bet I'll sure try like hell. Louis Goffin high in take-home pay for these new SIU * members sailing the self uhloaders. Only through the complete co­ operation of the entire SIU mem­ bership have these gains been made, and it should prove to all Great Lakes seamen the neces­ sity of joining the SIU and tak­ ing an active part in bringing SIU conditions and wages to all Lakes seamen. UMW LESSON The recent outstanding gains made by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers Union should prove to the entire labor world that a strong union can win out against tremendous odds —as long as the members stick together one hundred percent, and put up a strong fight to win their legitimate demands. Enormous pressure in the form of propagandized public opinion, press, radio and government an­ tagonism failed to stop the Mine Workers from securing the best contracts they ever signed. Let us seamen on the Great Lakes learn our lesson from the example set by the Mine Work­ ers. They achieved their victory through the unity and solidarity of their membership, and proved beyond any doubt that such strength can win out any time it lines up in a just cause. On the Lakes, the SIU is the only union that has set a goal for the seamen, and then gone out and won that goal. When­ ever the SIU sets up a program for the seamen, we have the strength to go out and win that program.^ We won the 44 hour week for the passenger boats, the 40 hour week for the sandboats, and the 40 hour week for the bulk car­ riers. Wage gains were also won along with hour gains. All of these were firsts on the Lakes. , The SIU sets the pace, and others follow. Why not join the SIU on the Lakes and become a part of the greatest maritime union on the continent of North America? Be a leader, not a follower. Join the SIU today! Huron Seamen Help Committee In Drawing Up Union Contract By LINDSEY WILLIAMS ALPENA—The city of Alpena I Certainly, the SIU can be is really one of the friendliest, proud to have as clean-cut a most hospitable, small cities it's , group as the Huron and Wyan­ ever been my pleasure to vi.sit. dotte seamen as additions to the After coming up here with Paul SIU membership ranks. These Warren to spend a couple of men fit right in with the fighting days on Union business, it seem­ traditions of the Seafarers. They ed as though I'd known most of have proved that they have what these people for a couple of it takes when the chips are years or mOre. That's the way down, and that they'll fight for they make you feel—strictly at their union—the SIU ! home—in Alpena. A second meeting is scheduled We came to Alpena to meet with the Huron management for some of the crewmembers off Monday, July 28, and negotia­ the Huron .ships, study their tions will be completed just as working conditions, and find out soon as possible thereafter. what they wanted in the way Wages should be on a level with of contract demands from the the Midland scale which is the Huron management. highest on the Lakes today. _ As a result of meeting with All in all, it won't be long now these men and talking over their before Huron seamen have the mutual problems, it was com­ benefits and protection of an SIU paratively easy to sit down and contract giving them the same draft our proposed agreement for high wages, standards, working Huron as we had a much clearer picture of Huron conditions after and living conditipns as other talking things over with the Seafarers now enjoy under SIU crewmembers. contracts. �Friday. July 25. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine AroundThe Great LakesWith The Seafarers A Great Lakes Seafarer points to the announced results of the Wyandotte election shortly after posting on the bulletin board of the Cleveland Hall. Of course, it was a Seafarers victory, and marked the second in as many elections. Notice the copy of the LOG posted on the right side, announcing SIU certifi­ cation as the bargaining agent for unlicensed Isthmian seamen. On the Lakes, the SIU is looked upon as the only organization capable of bringing better wages and conditions to the men employed on those ships. i . That s a nice Hall the Great Lakes District of the Seafarers International Union maintains in Cleveland, located at 1014 E. St. Clair Street. In front of the Hall are. left to right. Paul Warren, Great Lakes Assistant Organizational Director, and Stanley Wares. Cleveland Port Agent. As in other SIU Halls, literature and copies of the LOG are available to Union Brothers and to those who want to find out about the advantages of membership in the Seafarers. Ouite a number of men come into the Hall for information each week. While wandering along the Detroit waterfront, the LOG photographer snapped this pic­ ture of an old three masted derelict, the J. T. Wing, right, docked near the foot of West Grand Boulevard, with the Ambassador Bridge to Canada in the background. Rumor has it that the NMU organizers are so disgusted at not winning anything on the Lakes that they are thinking of trying to get the Wing. » » » After the result of the Wyan­ dotte election was made known. Organizer Paul Warren con­ gratulated the men who had done a fine job in making the victory possible by their work on the SS Conneaut. Shot on the left shows, left to right. V/arren. Elzie Wicker, Joseph Lawrence, and John Rottaris. Brother Rottaris' nickname is Curly, and it's not hard to un­ derstand why. i- ft X One of the D&C cruise ships on the Great Lakes, the Greater Deiroit, disembarking passen­ gers at Detroit after completing B voyage. She's manned by SIU crswmembers just like her four sister ships—the Eastern Stales, Western States, City of Clovelsnd III, end the City of Detroit III. It's a busy scene rs t.he passengers leave after h.nving enjoyed a cooling cruise on a luxurv ship. But aboard ship there is no confusion as the experienced SIU crew secures the vessel and starts getting preprved for another voyage. That's the advantage of hav­ ing Seafarer.? who know their jobs, and who carry them out in a seamanlike manner. XXX ii&i- v �N. THE Page Ten SEAFARERS Friday, July 25. 1947 LOG SHIPS' MIMUTCS AMD MEWS Harmony Between Captain SS Strong Back; Rudder Damaged And Crew Sparks Trip On Off England Delayed Ship 2 Months Isthmian's Rider Victory All hands heaved a long pent-up sigh of relief when the SS Caleb Strong finally put in at New Orleans for the payoff recently. Out nearly four months on what was originally to have been a seven or eig'it weeks trip to Bremen, Germany, the Strong piled up an eventful log of untoward incidents, highlight of which was a har1owing period in heavy seas without the use of her rudder. On the fourth day of the op­ Also, by the time the ship pull­ eration, the tug's wire parted and ed in the records showed that a new hawser wire was bent on one crewmember had been en- and towing was resumed. Next gaged, one had been married, one i the Dexterous radioed for had died, and the wife of another j assistance, stating she was inhad given birth. The strong men gf making sufficient of the Caleb Strong had quite a headway with the tow. Wqrd lime of it. was received on the Strong that Story of the Strong's rude rud­ the Turmoil, England's largest der was gleaned from a carefully tug, was being dispatched to the kept log of one of the crewmem- scene, She made it two days later. bers, Joseph (Windy) Walsh. j STORY STARTS i BOTH TUGS AT WORK Both tugs took up the towing 'With orders to call at Bremen that were later changed to read job, halted once while the DexEmden, the Caleb Strong cleared j terous threw another line aboard New York April 9. She dis-lto replace one that had parted, charged 8400 tons of grain in the Progress was good for four days, German port one week later. On the vessels averaging close to 150 ^ April 16 the coastwise pilot was miles per day. put off at Dover, England, and There were no further inci­ the ship headed for New York. dents and on May 10, the Strong The trouble that was to keep tied up in the harbor at Liver­ the vessel out at sea almost two pool to await her turn in drymonths longer started April 21, dock. A week later she was when Brother Galindez, AB, re­ shifted to Langton Graving Dock ported to the Second Mate that No. 1. It was June 13 before all the Strong was not properly an­ repairs were completed but next day the Caleb Strong was bound swering her rudder. for the States. . Examination revealed that the Capt. Hewlett is reported to lower half of the countered rud­ have greatly pleased with the der was jammed "hard left," work done by the Strong's Deck while the upper section was an­ Gang. He said the men had done swering the helm. The Strong's master, Capt. C. H. Hewlett then "a marvelous job is tying up the lows so quickly," according to radioed London for assistance. Brother Walsh. Previously it l.ad been er­ At the payoff in New Orleans roneously reported that the skip­ July 2 all hands, except the Deck per had sent an SOS, then can­ Engineer and one Ordinary, sign­ celled it. No SOS was sent be­ ed off for a short breathing per­ cause the Strong was never in iod. great danger and the skipper's message, directed to the Water­ man Steamship Corporation's ALL SET TO London office, merely asked that a tug be sent. Final Dispatch The recent deaths of two Sea­ farers—James Powers and Wil­ liam B. McAboy—were reported to the Log this week. Brother Powers, a retired book member who had sailed as FOW, died in the Marine Hospital. Sto­ len Island, N. Y. on July 7. Born Oct. 12, 1916, Powers had teen a Union member since Feb­ ruary 1945, wfien he joined in the Port of New York* He held Book No. 41035. He is survived by his mother, who resides in Bridgeport, Conn. Information from the Balti­ more branch said that Brother McAboy died suddenly at sea on July 4. Burial took place at sea. McAboy was in good standing in the Union. Surviving are his wife, Inga; a son, Edward A., and a daughter, Virginia. The family resides at 2831 Sunset Drive, Baltimore, Md. J. 4. Seafarer John G. Riley of the SlU Great Lakes District died last week in the Chicago Ma­ rine Hospital. Known as "Bur­ goo Scotty," he had been in ill-health for some tirne. Dur­ ing the early part of this year he was aboard the SS Wescoat and aided greatly in the Great Lakes organizational drive. SHOVE OFF FARALLON TO RESCUE The day after the rudder be­ came fouled up, word was re­ ceived on the Strong that the' Moran tug Farallon and her crew» of Seafarers were on the way. Nothing further was heard until] April 24. The Farallon had been' severely damaged in the heavy seas and had sent out an SOS herself. Then the British tug Dexterous was reported on the way to the Strong, which by this time had drifted some 90 miles. Radio contact was established with the Dexterous and five days later she pulled alongside the Strong. Her first two shots missed but the third one landed her line successfully on the hap­ less Waterman ship. Liverpool, England, 1100 miles away was the destination as the tug and her' tow set out. The tug strained and her towline creaked as high winds and heavy seas buffeted the two ves­ sels. Progress was slow. The lower half of the Strong's rud­ der which had been jammed was now missing. Members of the SIU-SUP Deck Gang aboard the SS Carls­ bad relax a moment to allow Seafarer Lester J. Moore to "shoot" a picture. The men had just finished pulling in the lines at Hoboken. New Jersey. Moments later the Carlsbad was under way on her South American trip. Explaining winter gear men are wearing. Brother Moore writes, "it was very cold when this photo was taken. Rather, the crow was loud in At one time or another most Seafarers find a ship that has a I;its praise of the officers who. in­ topflight gang of olTicers, and, stead of giving the men a hard strangely enough, that goes for time, worked with them in close vessels-of the oft-cursed Isthmian cooperation and harmony. The Skipper of the ship, "a damned fleet. Charges of "bucko Mate, good Skipper," as the crew "whip-swinging Skipper," and phrased it, is Captain John "hard-time Engineer" are com- Boughman, who gave great cred­ it to the crew, calling them "the finest bunch of seamen I've had." NOT ONE LOG Evidence of the excellent rela­ tionship existing aboard is the log book on the Rider which is completely void of charges 3 . Seafarer J. P. paintinq a block Rider Victory. Pople. AB, aboard the mon enough aboard Isthmian ships, but such charges wore con.'^picuously absent aboard the Rid­ er Victory on its recent ' trip across the Pacific. Phone Workers Thank Two SIU Crews For Aid Isthmian seaman Blackie Day. a former service man. wants very much to join the SIU. The traditional trade union solidarity of the Seafarers demonstrated by two SIU crews against the men, and at no time in the Port of Mobile during the has there been any disputes be­ recent telephone strike, brought tween officers and men. a grateful acknowledgement from The ci-ew aboard, the majority an official of the Southem Fed­ of which is SIU, has done an^xeration of Telephone Workers. cellent job of impressing the The SIU crews—from the ves­ Isthmian seamen and NMU men sel Cape Romain and the Henry aboard with their knowledge of Longfellow—gave financial sup­ seamenship and their demonstra­ port to the phone workers Mo­ tion of union ability. bile local apart from the official The non-SlU part of the crew, backing of the strike by the SIU after seeing the Seafarers in ac­ Branch in the port. tion, has^expressed itself as be­ Daphne Blankenship, secretary ing desirous of joining the SIU. treasurer of the Mobile Joint Lo­ Almost unanimously they put cal 007 of the telephone federa­ themselves in full agreement tion, sent identical letters of apwith the SlU's program. preciatton to both crews. Text of the letters received by OLDTIMER HELPS the Cape Romain and Longfellow One of the oldtimers aboard, crews follows: and one who aided in establish­ South. Fed. of Tel. Workers ing the excellent working ar­ Mobile Joint Local 007 rangement between crew and of­ 213 Conti Street ficers, is Red Gibbs, Bosun. Mobile. Ala. Gibbs, who has worked as both "Gentlemen: We take pleasure at this lime a shoreside and shmboard organ­ in expressing our appreciation izer, is one of the best Bosuns to to each individual member of take a ship through the western, your Union aboard the SS Cape ocean, according to the crew. Most of the men aboard the Romain (SS Henry Longfellow) ship felt that the SIU will have who contributed to our local an easy time in negotiating a union in time of need. With your help we will win— contract with Isthmian now that without it. the fight would be all barriers have been removed. While Isthmian has tough much harder. Stick to us. as unity is what we all need to mates and skippers on some of break down this big monopoly its ships, the example set by and have a good organized la­ Captain Boughman, his officers bor group. We'll fight to the and the crew of the Rider Vic­ tory, shows that shipping can be finish. Daphne Blankenship smooth for all hands on Isthmian vessels. Secretary-Trees." �Friday, July 25. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief ROBERT M. T. HUNTER, June 8 — Chairman M. Pappadakis; Secretary §. Musco. Ship's Dele­ gate asked members to pay to the ship's fund at first draw. De­ partmental Delegates reported no beefs. New Business. Repair list drawn up and approved. Good and Welfare: Following .several complaints about the condition of the ship's library and i-ccreation, the following Brothers volun­ teered to handle the job: Library: Nyl&nder and Bosun; Recreation: Bismuth and Koskey. One min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. [range. Scuttlebutt on port sideto be repaired. To install a der­ rick over ice-making machine to take ice out. Good and Welfare: Discu.ssion about not enough juice on tables and the shortage of pitchers. Messboy beefing about cups left on tables and suggests fine for same. Compli­ ment given to the Cooks for the .good food. One minute of silence gp yot; QAN AlAkfA for Brothers lost at sea. 4- 4- i HIGHBALL iOV QAN WRtfE CELILO, May 27 — Chairman CiF you MAVe AWyfHlNGMaurice Ncrris; Secretary Floyd AT ALHO SAY -ANO WHO Bonnell. Good and Welfare. RAPHAEL SEMMES, June 4— Length.v discussion on toilets, Chairman Ranallo; Secretary showers, messhall, living quar­ J. S- Si A CO0?i.£ Of Williams. Discussion on the leAPJZPA, May 15 — Chairman pnirs mentioned in the previou:-; ters, wind shoots, etc. MemberAS30RT15D W0(2D3 INTO ."-hip voted to give the Purser a Gene Dauber; Secretary L. Da­ minutes. It was found that all A7AUBN\J^lCfPe, vis. New Business: Motion car­ repairs were taken care of ex­ vote of thanks for being very ac commodaling to the crew. Elec­ SrPlMKLE Li6eEAuV ried to bring to Patrolman's at­ cept the amidship drinking foun­ tion of delegates. Woodrow tention the beefs on water and tain and the Second Cook's lock­ lAllTH Pei^iOOS AMD OOMAVHS, W£U. Sf/Jp ship's condition. Motion that all er door. A repair man who came Woodill, Ship's Delegate and IbTHE LOG-AWD ]£T THB ^ITORS ^oRRyAmfT Deck Delegate; Raymond W. members holding linen are to re­ aboard said the fountain was not THeM. AMVlldl/SiG GOES - LETtEeS: Morrison. Engine Delegate; Floyd turn it to Steward. Motion car­ worth repairing. Good and WelA. Bonnell, Steward Delegate. POHMS, REPORTS, oeseR\/AT»OMS CM THE LABO/? ried to have bulletin board plac­ lare; Discussion on the Mate hav­ All present .stood in silence for StfOATlOAJ, £7C; — AND A80V& ALL ^ THD&E ed in messhall. Motion carried ing one of the day men soogeoone minute in remembrance of MINOWS' OF yoLip. SHIPS ATEHTINGS. that no gear be placed in laun­ ing eight hours a day alone. departed Brothers. dry room. One minute of silence Crew felt that Mate was dis­ for lost Brothers. criminating against the man. Steward requested that silver­ ware be returned as his supply is getting low. 4, i 4, NIANTIC VICTORY, May 3— Chairman John Johnson; Secre­ t 4. t • By HANK tary Donald P. Stafford. Deck De­ FRANKLIN K. LANE, June 29 partment delegate. Brother Bren- —Chairman Emile Degan; SecreIf any of you Brothers climb aboard your ship and find you nan, stated the Deck Department itary V. A. Lawsin. Delegates re- need a library of books and magazines you can either call in per­ s> s> s< CAVALLIER, June 8—Chair­ had no serious beefs with the I ported no beefs. M. H. Cross son or telephone the American Merchant Marine Librar\' Associa­ man G. Pacanouski; Secretary exception of repairs that were elected Ship's Delegate. Motions tion, giving them the name of the ship, location, etc.. and they'll John Jelletle. Deck Delegate re­ not taken care of in port. Broth­ carried that all should cooperate supply the library in a jiffy. In New York, they're at 45 Broadway, ported 1500 hours overtime. Also er Prince, stated that all was fine in keeping ship clean; that each telephone BOwling Green 9-0220; in Philadelphia: Municipal Rec­ mentioned that a workaway, an in his department. Brother Kidd, department use respective head reation Pier, foot of Broadway, telephone Wolfe 4992. So if you SIU member, was being carried Steward Department Delegate, and showers. Also that wind have no library of books and magazines aboard ship or if you want back to the States. Engine Dele­ requested that the galley stove chutes with screens be placed in to replace the old library then do so. Next week, we'll name some gate reported one hour of dis­ be repaired as she had no storm all portholes in messhall. other ports where the American Merchant Marine Library As.sociaputed overtime. Stewards De­ bars on her. Motion made by tion supplies the ships with libraries free and quickly. 4 4 4 partment Delegate urged that on Chief Cook Riddle that ship's LEBORE, July 9—Chairman E. 4 4 4 the next trip a delegate for the delegate be elected. Brother DiPielro; Secretary P. L. Fenton. Last week we saw Brother Steve Di Girolamo and his mus­ galley be elected to handlp beefs Prince elected to the position. Minutes of previous meeting read tache, \yho just came in Baltimore where he paid off from his Good and Welfare: Suggestion for that section as they have been and accepted. Motion by DiSouth African trip. Steve met Johnny Meghrian, the Engineer, that each man do what he can to so numerous. Everything out­ Pietro, seconded by John Huhta, and his mustache, down there, who sent us his best regards. This side of the galley running l-.eep wash room clean. One min­ starting July 9, that members of week we met Johnny talking with Joe Barringer, the Electrician, smoothly. New Business: Motion ute of silence for Brothers lost Ore crews who ride six months about shipping right out again . . . Charlie "Carioca Red" Benby Brother Carr, Ship's Delegate, at sea. continuously be given full books way is still in town . . . Little Robert "Scotty" Morton is going to have ice tea cooler placed in in SIU. Motion by Bosun Dexter, down to Baltimore to pick up his mail, etc. "Scotty" says that messrooms and secured to bulk­ seconded by King, and carried he saw his shipmate, Julius "Tex" Morton, and his dark mus­ head. Motion by Carr that if a that men on shipping list 60 days tache about a month ago . . . Brother Alex J. Janowski is down man does another man's work who refuse to take a job on Ore in Baltimore, too . . . Brother Dusan Dei Duisan, otherwise for more than a day or night, the ships in case of necessity be 4. t 4. known as "Old Chile " is in town right now with his mustache. person whose job was done by DESOTO, May 26 — Chairman brought before trial committee. Where's your shipmate. Brother Arthur Thompson, did he ship another shall pay that person Don Hall; Secretary Philip Reyes. 4 4 4 out? ... To Brother Weaver Manning: Your shipmate, Joe overtime pay. Motion by Brother Chairman gave a brief talk on BEN WARNER, May IBJames, shipped out recently right aJgter coming in from a trip! Badger that Patrolman be con­ unionism for the benefit of the Chairman Jones; Secretary Ker­ . . . Our best regards to the crew of the SS Charles Hull, Ameri­ tacted for washing machine. Mo­ permit men and explained why shaw. Reports of departmental can Liberty Line. Keep the ship clean and happy, fellas! tion by Joe Miller that Room 33 meetings aboai'd ship are neces­ delegates read and approved. 4 4 4 be alloted to 2nd Steward the sary. Election of Delegates. Suggestion by Brother Betoney same as on the Clipper. Good and Johnny Weir, Deck Delegate; that messhall be kept clean at all One of the oldest Gulf oldtimers is in New York right now. Welfare: General discussion on George Thomas, Engine Dele­ times. Ch. Steward suggested Brother J. Quimara, the Steward, how's everything with you? the food, for and against. The gate; D. McCallum, Stewards that all men working in galley .... Here are some more oldtimers who may still be anchored Steward was present, and after Delegate; Philip Reyes, Ship's should be cooperative but do in town waiting for a ship: W. Montalvo, M. Flores, G. De Jesus:, every man, including the Stew­ Delegate. Motion carried that their respective jobs and be out E. Caligiura, J. Lewis, C. Patraiker, J. Bujewich, E. Blaha, A. Graf, ard had his say, it was decided each member of the crew donate of thae galley by the prescribed J. Cruz, C. Morales, S. Johanssen, Frank Fromm, (Gulf oldtimer), J. that the menus and feeding were at least $3.00 at the end of the time. Suggested that water hose Pape, M. Salcedo, F. Nonziaute, L. Hogan, L. Kimbriel, J. Latorre, S. satisfactory. trip; donation to be split between of the galley by the prescribed Rodriguez, M. Rosenberg, G. Ostolaza, A. Duddle, V. Acabeo, P. the LOG and Brothers in the shoreworkers can have drink­ Barbosa, J. Cabral, Steward J. Calhoun, Steward A. Espeneda, hospitals. Brother pointed out ing water without entering ship's Steward V. John.son, J. Clamp, W. Hockman and D. Crockett. that the LOG is operated on the housing. 4 4 4 goodwill of the membership and Here's a letter from Brother Woody Lockwood from down its continued publication, with­ there in San Juan, Puerto Rico, dated July 16: How's everything out interruption, indicates the in New York? The Beach here is getting crowded. Sorry to hear 4* 4- 4* value and esteem the member­ that my old pal, Blackie Vince Kane, didn't get here. His best JAMES SWAN. April 13 — ship places in the Union's paper. friend, Dumbe, was expecting him. The Beachies here are all Chairman Martin A. Mickel; Sec­ Good and Welfare: Steward re­ 4 4 4 working. "Red" Morgan, Tommy Murray, Beachie Benny and COLABEE, July 12—Chairman retary W. C. Hall. Delegates re­ quested cooperation in not leav­ Vic Sukenick are shore-ganging on the SS Kathryn and "Boy ported no beefs. New Business: ing cups, dishes and other mess- A1 Monahan; Secretary E. CinSmokem Pipe" Lindon is on the J. Hewes. I'm on the sick list tron. Everythng okay in all de­ Motion made and carried to have room gear on deck. with a busted right hand. You should come down here and get partments, delegates reported. Steward increase night lunch. % % some of this sunshine for that office pallor of yours. When are General discussion on linen and BEATRICE, June 1—Chairman Steward instructed to obtain we going to get the LOG here on time. As the LOG crew knows, other items in Stewards Depart­ D.- Darrigo; Secretary Charles milk at Bale Comeau. Recrea­ there is a ship leaving Brooklyn, Pier 22, every week. Brother ment. Good and Welfare: Sug­ Zinn; Engine Delegate, Florencio tion room duties to be continued Frenchy Michelet is down here. I think he likes Puerto Rico. It gestion made to use fresh fruit P. Marquez, reported no beefs as on previous trip. Motion by may be the sunshine. He sure is doing a fine job down here. as long as it lasts then break out except disputed overtime con-, W. A. Vobis that matter concern­ Well, regards to everyone." fruit juices. Suggestion made for cerning sailing hour. Deck and ing cigarettes be turned over to 4 4 4 each man to return his cup to Engine Departments' okay. NeW| Patrolman on arrival in N. Y. Okay, Brother Lockwood, thanks for the newsy letter about sink after using and for the mess- Business: Motion carried to check Under good and welfare it was you beechies down there. The shortage of newsprint and several man to leave out t6n cups and on the poor ventilation. Clothes recommended that lights be in­ other things cause the LOG to be delayed slightly. Woody, tell stalled along catwalk on star­ ten glasses for the crew to use at wringer ordered. Chief Cook Tommy that our ship keeps sailing faithfully over the kitchen ice-box! board side to reduce accidents. night. wants cold water on the galley' HASJO'T) - jusrwp CUT and RUN �THE Page Twelve f IA SEAFARERS Fridap, July 25< 1947 LOG VHE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BACK FROM A HECTIC TRIP SS Semmes Men Made Knots Repairing Port Fan At Sea To ihe Ediior: In my last letter to you I told of some of the troubles of the v/oe-is-me Semmes. As a m.atter of fact, that is about all I have written about in my last two letters. In the last one, which I v/rote just after leaving Manila, I don't think I mentioned the latest and worst breakdown of this floating junkyard. At 11:30 p.m. May 8, the port fan gave out. At midnight the Chief Engineer, the Deck Eng­ ineer, two Wipers, the four day men and the 12-4 watch on deck turned to to tear out the burned out fan. This they accomplished by 6 a.m., when the 4-8 and the 8-12 turned to. WHIRRING AGAIN By noon, when the first gatig came back, we had the fan jn place and plastered in with as­ bestos. By 5 p.m. the fan's elec­ tric motor was in lin^, with only the electrical connections to go. The fan was turning over at £ p.m., the fireman made steam in the port boiler and we were un­ der command again. In aU, the repair work took about 18 hours, which is exactly half the previous fastest time that any shoregang had been able to do this work. Members of the Black Gang who read this should be ashamed of having a bunch of "ropechokers" do their work. During the entire repair job, damn little was seen of most of the Engineers and unlicensed engine room rat­ ings. DID IT AGAIN They didn't seem to trust"* this repair job to the Deck Depart­ ment, however, so when we got to Honolulu a shore gang came aboard and tore it apart again. Since leaving Honolulu we haven't had any trouble — that is, no trouble up to the time of this writing. If all goes well we should be in New Orleans around ihe I7th of this month, with a probable payoff in Mobile. Let's hope this will be a bet­ ter-conditioned ship when she comes out of the yard after a six weeks rest. But no matter how good she comes out, you could never again get this crew on her if she were the last ship aUoat. The Patrolman that pays off the Seemes will have a headache, as there is quite a bit of disputed overtime both in the deck and engine departments. Milton B. Williams SS Raphael Semmes Log -A-Rhythms Painting: The Mast By THURSTON J. LEWIS • -I' iiSutK Wilh chairs made fast. We painted down. From atop the mast. Around and around. There the air is clean. And the view is grand. And the trees are green— If you can see the land. Off to the left. Was the open sea. And each deft stroke. Was a mark for me. The The And The It watched in wonder. As we painted the mast. When a single blunder. Would have been our last. The SS Raphael Semmes finally made it back to the Slates after a rugged 5 Vz months trip to the Far East. Among those in the Deck Gang were the ABs pictured above. From left to right: T. Holt/ M. Town.=!end, J. Hisko. Milton Williams, and L. Walberg. "Red" Campbell, submitted this and the photo below to the Log. X Guys On O'Gara Had First-Rate Trip To Antwerp To the Ediior: Just arrived in port on the Waterman scow, Francis J. O'Gara, after a trip to Antwerp. We had a good trip going over and coming back. We had three swell Mates aboard: Chief Mate John T. Mahoney, Second Mate Len Spoorman and Third Mate Jack Hunt. SIU OFFICIALS, HALLS ON BALL, BROTHER FINDS To the Editor: As a constant reader of the SEAFARERS LOG, I have notic­ ed very little written about our officials. I sometimes wonder if the membership ever gives thought to the good work they are doing for us. In the past four months I have bad occasion to register and ship from New York, Norfolk, Balti­ more and Mobile. It was a real pleasure to walk into the Halls in these ports and find the Agents and Patrolmen there to greet me . and the other brothers with a glad hand and a smile. Brothers Ray White, Curly Rentz, our 1st Vice-President Paul Hall and Vice-President Cal Tanner are really doing a fine job. I have not met the other officials, but from the excellent condition of the union I'm sui'e that all the other officials are equally as much on the ball keep­ ing the Union #n a clockwork basis. The Hall here in Mobile, where I'm relaxing at the moment, is centrally located, big, roomy and well lighted with plenty of com­ fortable leather chairs and setees with red leather upholstering. It is very comfortable here on these hot days with exhaust fans and large floor fans keeping the air in circulation. It sure makes -a-man proud to belong to an or­ ganization with such high stan­ dards. I've seen quite a few of the oldtimers around,. ,and shipping, is good, so I'm told. James Porter wind blew high. clouds were wool. in the blue sky. moon was full. Feeding preparations get under way on the Semmes. Stew­ ards Department men performing the task are. left to right: M. Miranda, Baker; J. Lopez. 2nd Cook; J. Sanchez. Ch. Cook, and T. Tooma. Steward. Campbell's note accompanying the photos said the trip, featured close to 20 breakdowns during the voyage to Kobe. Shanghai, Manila. Batangas. Romblon. Honolulu and Balboa. There were also a fire in the No. 2 hold, and in Kobe, a ruckus between an American soldier standing gangway watch and a Japanese resulted in the letter's death. 'Dark Ship'Left Him In Dark To the Editor: Believe me, I am forced to write this after reading your re­ view of the book, "The DatK Ship," (LOG, June 6). My opin­ ions are somewhat stronger and not all printable, as T read the book last winter but hated to ad­ mit reading it. It turned my stomach with each turn of a page. Characters in the book crawled all over each other to drag family skeletons out of the closet as far back as the 16th century. Positively pu­ trid, poorly written. It is effec­ tive only with the simple-minded characters around whom the story was written. I suggested to the librarian that, she file this "masterpiece" in a dark corner, instead of v/here I found it arqong "heavy reading." However, I do recommend a good, impartial, . well-written book entitled, "Lowdown on the Unions," by Ff. Smith. Also suggest that Frenchy Michelet and Steamboat O'Doyle get their r.oggins together and write a masterpiece. They are well able. Best wishes for continued suc­ cess. ' T. Bishop Alton, in w.;-: .fSfiS*/. These three mates are t'he tops. It sure was a pleasure sailing with them and a hell of a lot of fun, both at sea and ashore. We wish there were a lot more Mates like them. It sure would make sailing more pleasant. If anyone has a chance to ship with these guys they should take the job. The one bird aboard who is a bit of a character is the Captain. Heis a good egg in some respects but his main wfeakness is interlering with the work being done aboard. He will not let the Mate run the deck gang or check overtime. Perhaps a word to the good will wise him up as he has the mak­ ings of a good Joe otherwise. The Stewards Department, headed by Jim Lomas, cooper­ ated all the way with the crew. We had French fried potatoes twice a week and real Italian spaghetti. There is no lack of good food on any ship that has Jim in the gfilley. I noticed that the LOG was handed out in most places in Antwerp, which was good to see. Keep up the good work. Brothers. Salvalore Frank, Gulfport, Miss. The ground swells broke. In slow white spray. And the sea-wall stones Kept them away. Cristobal's roofs Were red in the sun. Where many a love's Full course had run. With chairs made fast. We painted down. From atop the mast. Around and around. Where the air And the view And the trees If you can see is clean grand. axe green— the land. Shave And Shower —But No Dominoes To the Editor: This is Brcgg but not beefin, instead I have a few words of praise. If you have the occasion to go to Gulfport, Miss., go to the West Pier Cafe. A nice guy owns it and if you need a drink or a shave when you are broke, you'll get one; if you have gear on a ship, he wiU get his. truck and take it off or move it on. 'He'll even stake you if he can, but please, let's not run: it into the ground. It's a swell place. Another place in Gulfport that I recommend is the Anchor Bar. If you treat the owner right he will do likewise. If you need a shave, ask for a razor; if you need a lift back to town, he will see that you get there. Visit all you want, but a word of caution— leave- the dice table alone. Buddy Bregg �T HE Friday, July 25. 1947 SE AF ARERS LOG AWAITING HER TURN Strong Union Needed To Back Labor Law Stand .• •.'.•A..- Knot Banana Eaters Act As Ship's Ballast To the Editor: To Ihe Editor: The Taft-Hartlgy Act means there are rugged days ahead for all organized labor. And there'.s no time for fooling around if we mean to protect ourselves and our Union. We are writing to you about one of the stinkeroo trips that a man following the sea will run mto occasionally. Don't get us wrong, we are not habitual grip­ ers, but this you must know about. We signed on in Mobile, Ala­ bama on April 15, and left the next day for Philadelphia, Pa. Well, we got up there okay but it was cold as hades when we got (here and there wasn't any heat on board. Naturally a guy com­ ing off deck after tying up likes to come into a place that is warm, but it was just no soap. The boiler wouldn't percolate. Again, don't get me wrong about the heat, 1 mean — wo got it for an 1 our one day, but that day it was nice and warm, so when we came in off the deck we sweated our heads off. 1 know that the other departments -felt the same as we did. Well, we had a meeting after we left Philly and decided to put in for so many days subsistance, and when the "Old Man" and the Chief Engineer heard about it they nearly blew a gasket. The black gang was told that they would make no more overtime and the others were told it was ridiculous. i;iW iJ Right now is the time for all SIU members to make our Union stronger and get ready to fight this slave labor law put over on us by the Congre.ss. We've got a program that says the SIU will regard as a lockout any stunt any one may try to pull to use the Taft-Hartley law to smash our Union hiring hall. It's a darned good program, but we have to act to show everybody we're going to make it stick, ii; and when a beef on it ever comes up. That means that every mem­ ber must get in there and pitch. All of us have to work to make the Seafarers strong, if we're going to be able to back up our program. It is true that the SIU is most always ready and able to fight anybody it has to. But in my opinion this will probably be the biggest of them all, so there's no use in taking chances. The Fire Island, tug of the Moran Towing and Transporta­ tion Company, as she looked prior to her transfer recently to the Alabama Drydock in Mobile. Unpopular Anti-Labor Law Seen Headed For Boneyard That's the reason why we want t-j get the decks cleared for act­ ion. The Union has got to be on i-s toes and ready to go any­ To the Editor: time, anywhere. Walter Siekmann Senators Taft, Hartley, Ball and the rest of the antigroup in Washington can BRIGHTON HOSPITAL labor now take their well earned vaca­ BEST ON COAST, tions after turning in such a good job for the employer group who, BROTHER SAYS as Senator Taft said, pressed the •? To the Editor: anti-labor bill on them so ur­ gently. Just a line or two from the They can take a rest from their Brighton Marine Hospital to give you the latest up here. There are puppeting for the employers, but quite a few SIU boys here whose they will find that their legisla­ names you can find on the hos­ tion, if passed, will not result in rest for the employers whom they pital page (Page 2.) hold so dear. Everyone here seems to be It has been pointed out repeat­ ouite happy and well satisfied. edly that the passage of sudi a This is a swell hospital and I law will result in more strikes know as I've been in about all of them along the coast. Some of the fellows in here were hurt quite seriously, but in a very short time they are up and around. The fine atmosphere and hospitality no doubt aid greatly in speeding recovery. 1 expect to go under the knife this week so you see 1 picked a good hospital for the undertak­ ing. I'll get my barnacles scraped and be out of this first rate ship­ yard in no time, ready for the first ship that hits port. and labor unrest than now takes George Meaney place. Taft and his NAM cohorts Brighton Marine Hospital will find out that passage of a law does not take care of the situation. Deck Men Salute The experiment of prohibition Stewards Department proved that when the majority of people in this country do not To the Editor: approve of a law, that law will We, the SUP-SIU deck gang be openly flouted and become i of the SS Robert Forbes, Ameri­ thing of contempt. can Haywire, want to say a word This law will prove that point of praise for the good Stewards again when the bill's authors will Department on this vessel. gradually b9come targets for de­ • The galley and messrooms are risive and jeering cartoons and a credit to the department. And statements as were the sponsors of the 18th amendment. the chow is of the best. Worthy of special mention iiv They will find that organized the department are Steward labor does not intend to give up Booker T. Jones and Second the gains that it won through Cook James R. Lewis. In fact, bitter fighting and bloodshed of the whole gang is tops. militant union men. Jail sentences and^ "legal" un­ Deck Gang SS Robert Forbes ion busting will not stainp out the practice of millions of Amer­ icans organizing into unions to fight for their rights. It will prove to be no more effective that the 18th Amendment was in attempting to keep a guy from having a beer. Henry Chappell MEMBER BEEFS ABOUT MISSING FORT NEWS To Ihe Editor: 1 have a beef with some of our officials. 1 see where you are always asking for letters to the LOG, while at the same time some of our agents do not bother to send in regular news about what's go­ ing on in their ports. What kind of business is that? Boston, Philly and New York are regular customers in the LOG, but some of the other ports don't have news often enough. Some of the ports missed far too often are Mobile, Jacksonville, Savannah, Norfolk, as well as our new port, Montreal. What's the matter with those port agents? I've seen guys from those ports who ask, "Why isn't a story about our port carried in the LOG?" 1 ask the same question. After aU, that's why we have a paper, so the membership will know what's going on. So, Dear Editor, why not put the old pressure on these fellows and let's hear what's happening in all the ports, instead of just what's going on in a few of them. Blackie Colucci Send 'Em In Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea­ farers Log. 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you haven't the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned if you wish. Page Thirteen 25th of the month he was paid off and went to the Panama hos­ pital for treatment. He wrote us and told us that his skull was fractured, but some of us doubt it as we don't comprehend any­ thing that would be hard enough to do that to his skull. (He's back aboard now; we picked him up in Panama the other day.) He is an Okay guy. From Columbia we went to Santa Rosalia, Mexico, where we discharged a few tons of cement and took on manganese ore. God, 1 think that stuff should be a penalty cargo. It's about the blackest ore there is, and about the blackest anything could be except a certain guy's clothes; he never washes them. Do you want to hear more about the grub? I hate to do this as I'm afraid you'll have cramps like we have. We have about three different menus. One for breakfast, one for dinner, and one for supper. Day in and day out. Greasy spuds, rotten eggs, mold­ ed bread (hardtack would be better), weevils in the farina. The only thing that we have plerity of is meat, and the only reason we have a supply of that is because there are so many worms in the chow. ACTION WAS NEEDED I think that something couldTIME FLEW have been done about this chow As the days flew by (at ten situation by the company, as they knots per) that subject was for­ knew the docking conditions in gotten and we were once more Columbia, and we could have on a nice trip. Off the Bahamas been informed of this while tran­ we fished, sunbathed, and ate lousy grub. If this guy is a Stew- siting the Canal. All in all it hasn't, been too bad erd, I'm a mate, and I'm not as as all hands are paying off with I'm only an OS acting AB. More quite a few "C" notes and a few singles. Thank God, though, that we pull into Mobile tomorrow morning. The Skipper, Captain John Brady, and Chief Mate R. M. Curtice, as well as Chief Eng­ ineer George Kirker are swell men and it is a pleasure to sail with them. 1 have been on for two trips, and wish 1 could stay on for another. This is a good company to sail for, and they put out a lot of OT. No beefs on that. We didn't have any fights, but griping and still we sailed on. 1 guess that is because the men Well, finally after so many are too weak from starvation. days we got to Panama and on Francis C. Podia, Jr. to Buena Ventura, Columbia, For the crew of MV Tag Knot Oh, yes, in Panama we got some bananas that were so green and they never did get ripe. Had j some banana cake made out of them, and some guys were silly enough to eat them and at present we are using them for ballast. To the Editor: South America, land of Spanish Most of these so-called leaders senoritas and amour. Bah. Every time we turned round it was of the country keep trying to peso this and peso that. We were stamp out crime, but it seems to scheduled lo be there for about me that this Taft-Hartley Act is ten days, but as this is an Amer­ nothing less than an invitation ican-Hawaiian ship and Grace for the people to start a real for a Lines practically owns the port, crime wave (if fighting we lay out in the stream for living can be called a crime). The average man doesn't like Iwenfy-fhree days. So far on this trip we have been gone 46 days to go hungry, 1 know 1 don't. If and we are stored with fifty some this Act is allowed to stay in ef­ odd days of grub. Brother, are fect we will have a depression much sooner than most people we tightening our belts. Fruit juices and ice are as expect. It will hurt the working scarce as nylons were during the man, but not the capitalist, who war. The only thing that is dif­ will always grow fatter whether ferent is that there isn't a black- we have depressions or prosper­ market agent around the corner. ity. Therefore, 1 say, this bill is On the night of May 18, our bos'n went ashore and got conk­ nothing but a political club on ed on the noggin with something the workers' heads, and if I get that wasn't soft. He staggered hit hard I'm going to fight back. back to the ship in the early Down with the Taft-Hartley hours of the morning and then Law. Jack Oliver crapped out in his sack. On the Taft-Hartley Law Called A Menace �Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 25. 1947 Summary Of Taft-Hartley Act Provisions {Coutinned From Last Week) UNLAWFUL STRIKES AND BOYCOTTS Sec. 8 (b) 4 (A) (B) (C) (D) This prohibition on the employer is mild indeed, and it is nothing at all compared to the prohibitions against certain strikes and boycotts by unions. The Taft-Hartley A'ct makes it unlawful for a union to en­ gage in a strike or concerted refusal to handle goods or perform services, or to induce other employees to take similar action, for any one of the following objects: 1. To force an employer or self-employed per­ son to join a union or an employers" associa­ tion: 2. To force a person to stop using the products or services of another person: 3. To force another employer to recognize and bargain with a union unless the union has been certified by the Board; 4. To force any employer to bargain with one union if another union has been certified by the Board; 5. To force an employer to give work to one particular union or craft as against others un­ less the particular craft has been certified by the Board. This section of the Act is dangerous, because anj'one injured by the prohibited acts can sue in the federal courts for damages. Certain points are clear. In the first place, it does not apply to any appeal to consumers not to patronize a struck or unfair employer. It does not apply to direct strikes over wages, hours or working conditions. It does prohibit three kinds of direct strikes: (1) a strike to compel an employer to join an employers' association or a union even if. he is a working employ­ er; (2) a sti'ike against a rival union which has been cer­ tified by the Board; and (3) a strike over jurisdiction, unless the union claiming the work has been certified by the Board. It prohibits most sympathetic action by one union in aid of another union having a dispute with the same or another employer. Both the union seeking sympathetic action and the union giving it are violating the Act. It makes it unlawful for a union to extend any strike or boycott to other employers or to the suppliers or customers of the struck employer. There are two situations in which sympathetic action is permitted by the Act. First, where the main dispute is caused by the i-jefusal of an employer to recognize or bargain with a union of his employees which has been certified by tlie Board, other workers can refuse to handle the products of the struck employer or refuse to furnish services to him. But, it must be noted that certification by the Board under the new procedures will, in many cases, not be easy. Moreover, the duty to bargain has been reduced to a mere formality with which any employer can readily comply. Second, a union can direct its mem­ bers not to cross a picket line and enter the premises of a struck employer, provided that the strike is beingcarried on by a union which is the authorized represen­ tative of the employees of the struck employer. This strike ca'h be over any issue, but the union refusing to cross the picket line must be sure of the status of the striking union. Representatives and Elections EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE—Sec. 9 (a) A representative is defined by the Act to mean an individual or organization. The representative chosen by the majority of the employees in an appropriate unit has the exclusive right to negotiate contracts and to administer them. But an individual employee or a group of employees have the right under the Act to take up their grievances with the employer, provided the representative is notified and allowed to be present. Moreover, any settlement or adjustment of a grievance must be in line with the contract between the employer and the union. As a practical matter, an employer will not make a,settlement without consulting the union, because otherwise the union could claim that the set­ tlement violates the terms of the contract. APPROPRIATE UNIT—Sec. 9 (b) Under the old Act, the NLRB had complete dis­ cretion to decide what was the appropriate unit; wheth­ er, for example, it was an entire plant or separate crafts within a plant. Under the new Act, a craft union can, on demand, secure a separate election; and no craft group can be included in a larger unit unless a ma­ jority of the group votes against separate representa­ tion. The fact that the NLRB has previously established a larger unit in any particular case does not prevent a well-defined craft group from now asserting its claims. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES • In the same way, any professional employees can get a separate election and cannot be included in a Unit with non-professional employees if a majority of them vote for separate representation. PLANT GUARDS -V Plant guards and other plant protection employees cannot be included in a unit with other employees. .•H- On this page we present the official AFL analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act. Part appeared in last issue, the remainder this week, to be followed by bulletins an­ swering specific questions. The best way to fight the law is by knowing exactly what the provisions are. Save this section for future reference. whether they want to or not. These employees have to bargain by themselves and no union of plant guards can be certified if it is affiliated directly or indirectly with a union of the other employees. SUPERVISORS—Sec. 14 (a) Supervisors, including foremen, have no rights at all under the Taft-Hartley Act, and they cannot be in­ cluded in any unit—mixed or separate. They can be­ long to a union, but the employer can fire them for that reason and he cannot be compelled by law to recognize or bargain with them. PETITIONS FOR ELECTIONS—Sec. 9 (c) (1) (3) Under the old Act, an employer could not file a petition for an election unless two or more unions were claiming to represent the same group of employees. The new Act permits the employer to file a petition for an election if only one union claims to represent his employees. An entirely new procedure is ai^horized whereby any group of employees may claim that a union which is acting as the exclusive representative no longer has a majority. In the past one union could contest the status of another, but now a union can be displaced by "no-union," if it loses an election brought about by the employer or by a group of employees. A union can now be "de-certified." There are, however, some checks upon new elections. First, the NLRB must find that there is a question concerning the majority, though its findings is final and cannot be directly chal­ lenged in the courts. Second, no new election can be held within 12 months after an election. Third, the NLRB can in its discretion rule that a contract for two or three years is a bar to any election during the life of the contract. by each officer of its parent organization. The officer must swear that he is not a Communist and that he does not believe in the overthrow of the government by force or violence. The affidavit is valid for a year and must be renewed each year. If one officer in the local refuses to make out such an affidavit, the local is debarred from any recourse to the NLRB. If a national officer refuses to sign such an affidavit, all the locals are debarred. A false affidavit subjects the individual officer to criminal prosecution for perjury. RUN-OFF ELECTIONS—Sec. 9 (c) 3 This explanation of the procedures and conditions for elections under the Act can be concluded with a brief reference to a few minor points, such as run-offs, consent elections and equal treatment of independent unions. If an election for certification between two or more unions and "No-Union" does not result in a clear majority of those voting, a run-off is held and "NoUnion" is entitled to a place on the run-hff ballot if it is one of the top two choices in the original election. The old NLRB placed only the two top unions on the run-off ballot. CONSENT ELECTIONS—Sec. 9 (c) 3 Consent elections are still allowed, but the new NLRB cannot certify a union without a formal hearing, unless all the parties-consent. The former practice of certifying on a card check or other informal investiga­ tion, where there was no substantial issue, is now pro­ hibited. INDEPENDENT UNIONS—Sec. 9 (c) 2 The Act also directs the Board to give equal treat­ ment to independent unions and unions affiliated with a national organization. This means that the NLRB cannot adopt a policy of keeping "company unions" off the ballot and ordering them to be disestablished, un­ less it also applies the same policy to affiliated unions which have received support from the employer in a particular case. Preventing: Unfair Labor Practices BASIC PROCEDURE—Sec. 10 Violations by unions or 'employers of the unfair DISCHARGED STRIKERS—Sec. 9 (c) 3 labor practices established in the Taft-Hartley Act are The Board may. Under certain circumstances, order prosecuted by the General Counsel and decided by the an election during a strike, if, for example, the strike is Board. Anyone can file a charge alleging a violation over the negotiation of a new contract and the employ­ with a Regional Office. Under the supervision of the er, or another union, or a group of employees challenge General Counsel, the charge is investigated and if be­ the majority status of the striking union. In such an lieved substantial, a complaint is issued. A hearing is economic strike, the employer is free to discharge the' held before a Trial Examiner. 'Witnesse^ and records strikers with scabs or strike breakers. These replaced, can bo subpoenaed, and a Board attorney°acts as prose­ discharged strikers have no claim for reinstatement cuting attorney. The Trial Examiner's decision is re­ even if the strike is called off. And by the terms of the viewed by the Board itself. It issues an order prohibit­ Act, strikers who are not entitled to reinstatement can­ ing further violations, and granting re-instatement with not vote. Under the old Act, both the replacements and or without back pay. If the order is not obeyed, the the strikers voted. Thus, if the employer can fill the Board can apply to the Federal Courts for a mandate, places of a majority of the striking employees, he or the or the party adversely affected can ask a federal court strikebreakers can petition for a new election and the to set aside the Board order. Final appeal is to the Su­ striking union can lose its bargaining rights. The moral preme Court of the Uni^ States. Once a Board order of this is that a union which loses a strike will also lose has been upheld by the Courts, any failure to obey the its legal rights under the Act. This section does not order is punishable as contempt of court by fine or apply to a strike caused by an unfair labor practice on imprisonment. the part of the employer, because in such a case, all the SIX MONTHS' LIMITATION—Sec. 10 (b) strikers'are entitled to reinstatement and are, there­ The Taft-Hartley Act introduces a number of new fore, eligible to vote, while no replacements can vote. features to basic administrative procedure. A charge UNION REPORTS—Sec. 8 (f)-(h) of '.mfair labor practice must be filed within six months There are certain conditions which must be met after its occurrence. by any union which wishes to make any use of the TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONS—Sec. 10 (j) Taft-Hartley Act. Before a union can ask the NLRB The most important new feature of the procedure to certify it, or to hold a union-shop authorization elec­ for preventing unfair labor practices is that the Counsel tion, or to prosecute an employer for unfair labor prac­ can go to the Federal Courts for a temporary injunction tices, it must file a report on its finances and internal to stop any unfair labor practice. If he or his regional structure, and affidavits by its officers that they are not officers issue a formal complaint, they can, without Communists. The reports mu.st be filed with the Secre­ further hearing and pending a final decision by the ' tary of Labor, both by the local in the case and by any Board, go to the nearest federal court and ask for a tem­ national or international organization to which the local porary injunction against the alleged violator, be it is affiliated. The items include the constitution and by­ union or employer. The judge in his disci-etion can laws, names and compensation of officers, amount of find that a prima facie ca.se exists and thereupon issue initiation fees and dues and a description of its internal the injunction. The injunction will last until the case is procedures for the election of officers and stewards, finally determined by the Board. The Norris-LaGuardia calling of meetings, negotiation and ratification of con­ Act is suspended in these cases. tracts, assessments, fines, strikes, handling of funds, MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS AGAINST UNIONS benefits and expulsion of members. The financial re­ Sec. 10 (1) port mu.st show all receipts and sources thereof, assets, Under the Taft-Hartley Act, injunctions against liabilities, disbursements and purposes thereof. Each unions must be sought by the Board in cases involving year the reports must be brought up-to-date by a sup­ unlawful strikes or boycotts, which have been described plemental statement. A copy of the financial reports above. Full authority is delegated to the Regional must be "furnished to all of the members." Offices to handle these injunctions. The Regional Of­ These reports must be made out on form§ to be ficer or Attorney must immediately investigate a charge proscribed by the Secretary of Labor. There is no pro­ alleging an unlawful strike or boycott; he must give it vision in the Act requiring the Secretary to keep any priority over all other business in the office. If he has of this information confidential. If a union fails to sub­ reason to believe that the charge is true, without wait­ mit this information, it is nevertheless subject to any ing to issue a complaint, he is directed to go to the proceedings under the Act brought by others against it. nearest federal Court and ask the judge for an injunc­ It could be certified, if another party petitioned for an tion. The union can be enjoined by a judge in the election, but it could not get any other benefits and it district where the strike or boycott is being carried can suffer all the penalties of the Act. on or wherever it is doing business through an officer ANTI-COMMUNIST AFFIDAVIT—Sec. 9 (h) or agent. This injunction takes effect immediately; and The anti-Communist affidavit must be filed with* lasts until the case is decided by the Board. {Continued on Page 15) the NLRB by each officer of the local in the case ahd �THE Friday. July 25. 1947 (ContiJiiied From Page 14) MANDATORY HEARINGS IN JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES—Sec. 10 (k) Where a charge grows out of a jurisdictional dis­ pute, the Board is directed "to hear and determine the dispute". Unions can avoid this intervention by estab­ lishing their own voluntary methods foi- settling jur­ isdictional disputes, within ten days after notice of a charge. DAMAGE SUITS FOR UNLAWFUL STRIKES AND BOYCOTTS—Sec. 303 Injunctions against unlawful strikes and boycotts are to be brought by the NLRB lawyers. Thereby the Government provides employers with counsel to bring injunctions against unions. The Taft-Hartley Act also gives the employer, and anyone else who claims he is injured by an unlawful strike or boycott, the right to sue the union, for damages in the federal courts. This suit will not cost the employer or the injured party anything, for, in addition to damages, he can recover the costs of the lawsuit, which includes lawyers' fees. So, if tiie NLRB cannot or will not take up a case for an employer, he can go to court himself. While he can­ not, like the Board, get an injunction, he can collect damages. He can sue the union where the strike or boycott is taking place, or wherever the union is doing business through an officer or official agent. The union can be held libel for the conduct of any agent even if the union did not "actually authorize or sub­ sequently ratify" his actions. One limitation is that if any damages are .awarded, they can only be collected from the union and not from the individual officers or members. Damage Suits for Breach of Contract CONTRACT DAMAGE SUITS—Sec. 301 The breach of contract between a union and an employer is not an unfair labor practice. The con­ tract is, however, enforceable by the union or the em­ ployer by a suit for damages in the Federal Courts. This section of the Taft-Hartley Act does not change in any way the rights and duties of parties to a con­ tract. It does not authorize injunctions to enfore con­ tracts. But the Act does make cerain legal procedure changes. It opens the Federal Courts to such suits where before most of them had to be brought in the State Courts. And like the suit for damages for unlawful strikes or boycotts, the suit can be brought wherever the union is doing business through officers or official agents. On the other hand, while it is hard to limit the liability of a union for unlawiul strikes or boycotts, a contract can completely control the liability of the parties to it. For example, a contractual provision for the arbitration of all disputes, would preclude a suit in court for breach of the contract, unless the entire con­ tract were repudiated by one of the parties. Page Fifleen SEAFARERS LOG Payments by Employers to Unions CRIMINAL PENALTIES—Sec. 302 (d) EXCEPTIONS—Sec. 302 (c) BENEFIT FUNDS—Sec. 302 (c) Unfair labor practices are risky; all of them can be enjoined, some very quickly, and the union may have to pay damages. A breach of contract may like­ wise bring on a lawsuit. But payments of money or anything of value by employers to unions or to union representatives, (!xcept as permitted by the Act,- are absolutely illegal. Both the employer making the pay­ ment and the union officer or agent receiving it arc criminally liable and can be fined $10,000 and given a year in jail. Violations can also be enjoined. The Act expressely excepts any payments made to a union by an employer under a court judgment or an arbitration award, or in the settlement of a grievance. Its two most' important applications are to the check-off and union-employer conditions. The legal check-off has already been explained. The Act does not apply to any benefit schema financed solely by the union and its membership. Ndr does it apply to any plan administered solely by the employer. It docs not apply to benefits paid by the employer directly to individual employee.s, such as sick vacation pay or insurance premiums. The requirements applicable to joint union-employer schemes are technical and any union administering a benefit fund to- which the employer contributes will need technical advice. Political Contributions POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS—Sec. 304 The Taft-Hartley Act makes illegal any "contrib­ ution or expenditure.s" by a union in connection with primary and general elections for President, Senators or Congressmen. A violation is a criminal offense. Senator Taft has claimed that the prohibition pre­ vents a union journal from commenting on political issues if the journal is financed from regular union dues. This interpretation is, we believe, unconstitutional. Union officers and representatives have a right to ex­ press their opinions, particularly on political matters. In 1944, Congress prohibited unions from making political contributions in connection with general elec­ tions. The Taft-Hartley Act extends this ban to include "expenditures" and also to include pilmary elections. "Expenditures" can only mean, constitutionally, pay­ ments made in beiialf of a candidate for political liter­ ature, meetings or broadcasts which express political opinions of the union and its members. Conciliation of Disputes — Other Matters FEDERAL MEDIATION SERVICE—Sec. 201-205 "Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service" is es­ tablished as an independent agency. This Service takes the place of the old "United States Conciliation Ser­ vice" of the Department of Labor. Under the amended National Labor Relations Act, parties to an existing contract must give notice of any dispute over a new contract to the Service. The conciliators, however, are rot given any legal powers and they still operate on an entirely voluntary basis. LABOR MANAGEMENT PANEL—Sec. 205 (a) They'are to be aided by a special panel of twelve members, six from management and six from labor. These men are to assist the Service "particularly with leference to controversies affecting the general welfare of the country." NATIONAL EMERGENCY STRIKES—Sec. 207-209 The President of the United States may establish a fact finding Board, delay any strike action for eighty days, and require a membership vote on the employer's •» last offer in any strike or threatened strike which he believes creates a national emergency. The Board can subpoena witnesses and records. At first, the Board simply reports the facts to the President without any recommendations. If the dispute continues, the Presi­ dent may direct the Attorney General to secure an injunction against the strike or threatened strike. For the next sixty days, the fact finding Board tries again to settle the dispute. If it fails, it again reports the facts and this time its settlement efforts as well, to the President together with the employer's last offer. With­ in fifteen days, the NLRB must hold an election among the employees of "each employer involved in the dis­ pute" to discover if they would like to accept their employer's last offer. The results of the election do not bind anyone; on the contrary, within five days after the election, regai'dlcss of its results, the injunction must be dissolved. The strike can be resumed or the threat­ ened strike can be called. In that event, the President submitlwa full report and recommendations to Congress. The total elapsed time is eighty days. Under the TaftHartley Act, it will be recalled, a union must also give sixty days notice if it wishes to change an existing con­ tract, but this notice can be given during the contract. The "National Emergency" provisions can add eighty days delay beyond the termination of the contract and pile up all the public pressure the government is cap­ able of mustering. The election on the employer's last offer will probably operate like the Smith-Connally strike votes. STRIKE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES—Sec. 305 Government employees are prohibited from strik­ ing under penalty of immediate discharge, forfeiture of civil status, and a three year blacklisting for any fed­ eral employment. This ban includes employees of any wholly-owned government corporation, like TVA. JOINT LEGISLATiyE COMMITTEE—Sec. 401-407 The Taft-Hartley Act is not sure that it has solved the problems of controlling unions and regulating labor relations. As a final touch, it establishes a joint Con­ gressional committee with a $150,000 appropriation, to make a "thorough study of the entire field of labormanagement relations." PERSONALS SlU HALLS ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. JOHN J. O'NEIL "ALABAMA" WEATHERWAX Phone 552^ Contact the Seconii District E. LaF. Deal Jr., who is now BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Court of Esse.x, Amesbury, Mass­ in the Army, lost your address. 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Title A name given to the resource July 25, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 30 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB CALLS MEETING ON THE SIU DEMAND FOR CITIES SERVICE VOTE HOUSE GETS BILL TO EXTEND MEDICAL SERVICE FOR SEAMEN\ WATERMAN ADDS TO EUROPEAN RUN SLICKEST TRICK OF THE YEAR N.J. NOW PAYS COMPENSATION TO JOBLESS SEAMEN TWO BILLS WOULD AID ALIENS THE TASK AHEAD GT. LAKES NEGOTIATING COMMITEE MEETS WITH HURON ON SIU CONTRACT SIU MEMBERSHIP STILL HAS BIG JOB IN CITIES SERVICE GEAR-GRABBERS HURT UNION DIRTY SHIP IS PAIN TO CREW AND OFFICIALS REUTHER BEATS COMMIES IN UAW WARNING BELL SOUNDS: DON'T SMUGGLE BUTTS COMMIE SHEET HAS HAD LONG ANTI-LABOR RECORD CONGRESSMAN DEFINES FREEDOM: 'RIGHT TO PAY STARVATION WAGES' HALL IN MOBILE IS CENTER OF A GROWING PORT ORGANIZE NON-UNION OUTFITS NOW, OR SUFFER WHEN SHIPPING SLUMPS 1-MONTH'S DUES GETS SIU BOOK ON GREAT LAKES TAMPA SHIPPING BACK TO NORMAL JUST AS SHIPPING LIST EMPTIES NMU IS FINISHED ON THE LAKES, ITS MEMBERS FLOCKING TO THE SIU NEW ORLEANS READY TO BACK SIU ORGANIZERS WEATHER IS HOT, BUT LABOR KEEPS COOL IN PORT OF NORFOLK SLOW WEEK ENDS, BOSTON NOW HUMS WITH ACTIVITY NEW FORM PROVIDES EASY WAY OF KEEPING SHIPBOARD RECORDS SEAFARERS, MINE WORKERS PROVE UNITED MEMBERSHIP CANNOT LOSE CAMELS BARS 500 AFTER STRIKE HURON SEAMEN HELP COMMITTEE IN DRAWING UP UNION CONTRACT AROUND THE GREAT LAKES WITH THE SEAFARERS SS STRONG BACK; RUDDER DAMAGED OFF ENGLAND DELAYED SHIP 2 MONTHS HARMONY BETWEEN CAPTAIN AND CREW SPARKS TRIP ON ISTHMIAN'S RIDER VICTORY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/25/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f19e86d6dabd895b80e9a836f9d80d8f.PDF 818bb369ae4912cd69995de2198a21db PDF Text Text m Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Frisco Gets AFL Conclave in October NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 18. 1947 'BLOODY THURSDAY" TRIBUTE The challenge which big busi­ ness has thrown at labor has been accepted, and the trade union movement is prepared to demand, and fight for, its full rights under the Constitution of the United States. Tlie first meeting of the nation­ al labor body since the passage of the Taft-Hartley Bill will be faced with many problems of interpretation and opposition to provisions .oi the Act. This was made clear in an analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act, which has recently been released by the American Federation of Labor, and which is now being distributed to union officials. The entire report, plus three bullet­ ins, will be carried in this and subsequent issues of the LOG. Plans will be made for joint action on many of the Act's major stipulations. RESOLUTIONS Resolutions to be submitted to the convention must be in the hands of the AFL SecretaryTreasurer at least 30 days before the inauguration of the proceed­ ings. The resolutions may be sent directly to the SecretaryTreasurer after adoption, and need not be considered by city or state federations. In addition to the Taft-Hartley Act, the delegates will also take a stand on housing, rents, prices and other economic, social and industrial problems. The convention will continue in session until all business has been completed. Seatrain Vessels To Resume Scheduled Stops At Texas City Seatrain vessels, which have been stopping at Belle Chasse, La. since the Texas City disaster, will resume sailings to Texas City on Jyly 25 from Edgewater, N. J. The company's piei'S, which were damaged in the April 16 disaster, have now been suffic­ iently restored to permit their use. The company had been grant­ ed the privilege of using Belle Chasse, La. until July 31 for this run. Seatrain ships, how­ ever, will continue to stop at Belle Chasse on certain runs with calls at Havana in each direction. \ AFL Releases Full Analysis Of'Slave Law' i With American organized labor facing the most crucial period in its history, the 6oth Conven­ tion of the American Fedeiation of Labor will got underway in San Fi-ancisco on October 6th. All unions affiliated with the AFL will be represented, the number of delegates to be de­ termined by the iiumber of mem­ bers in. each union. The con­ stitution of the AFL calls for the election of delegates at least two weeks prior to the conven­ tion. and the delegates must be in good standing in the AFL. No. 29 Sleuart end Mission streets. San Francisco, where two SUP Brothers were shot down and killed on July 5. 1934. members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific join wiih representatives of other waterfront organizations to pay homage to the Brothers who sacrificed their lives in the great strike. "Bloody Thursday " will live long in the memory of union seamen. Akoa Pilgrim Crew Saves Shipmate In Dramatis Night Rescue At Sea By L. W. HIGHSMITH Following a pleasant voyage from Montreal through the isl­ ands, then to Georgetown we headed north for Port Alfred, Canada, on June 21. The weather was fine, with a light easterly wind and a moder­ ate easterly sea with swells. Later the wind freshened slight­ ly, causing the sea to be choppy so that the vessel shipped spray forward. Our gangways were suspended by the bridles and trapped in to the sides of the ship. As the seas appeared to be increasing, it was decided that they should be unshipped and nested at the boat deck to prevent the pos­ sibility of them being carried away. The Bosun, Brother J. P. Mor­ ris, was called and together with several of the deck crew who were willing to work, it being Saturday, commenced unchipping the gangways for nesting on the boat deck. HURLED OVERBOARD The Starboard gangway was nested without much difficulty, after which the Deck Gang began work on the port gangway. The Bosun, while attempting to unfasten the bridle, stepped on the gangway. The gangway slip­ ped and the Bosun was hurled over the side into the ocean. Due to the quick thinking of Brother John Reed, a life ring was immediately thrown in the vicinity where Morris entered the sea. Immediately the alarm was given the Second Mate and the engines were stopped and turn­ ed hard left. This maneuver, no doubt prevented Brother Morris from being drawn into the screw. With the accident, lookouts were posted around the vessel and in the cross trees. Our course was reversed and we began making circles. As your reporter, 1 take this way of say­ ing that on every man's lips was a prayer for our brother, who most of us thought had gone to a watery grave. At about 1850 hours, just eight minutes from the time Morris went overboard. No. 2 lifeboat was launched with Chief Officer R. L. Oriez in command and manned by Brothers John Reed, Emil Hogback, Reuben Ruttkay, and Lester E. Parker who stuck to their oars as if they were old veterans at the business at hand. In the meantime, the Captain had our position broadcast to all vessels and shore stations, ad­ vising them to what had oc­ curred. our searchlights were switched on and ranged continually in the surrounding water. In addition, of course, all hands were on deck doing what they could to effect a rescue. While circling in the vicinity after complete darkness had set in, we heard Morris calling again: but for some time, due to at­ mospheric conditions, we were unable to locate the exact direct­ ion of his voice. At 2100 hours, we sighted Mor­ ris with the searchlight, and your reporter saw a smile on his face after he knew we had him in the light. He was broad on the starboard beam and floating {Continued on Page 15) Members of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union have already announced their position in re­ gard to this vicious "chain gang" legislation. In no uncertain terms, the SlU has gone on record as not tolerating any interference with Union Hiring Halls, and to consider it a lockout if the pro­ visions of the Taft-Hartley Act/ are used against the Union. ' Most of tlie labor movement has followed the Seafarers lead in this respect. Both AFL and CIO unions have resolved to by­ pass the National Labor Rela­ tions Board, and in the face of the hysteria whipped up by the passage of the bill, John L.' Lewis and his Mine Workers won the best contract in its his­ tory from the operators. Every effort will be made to test the constitutionality of the new law in the courts, but until that happens, labor will scrap the "no strike" clause, and fight it out on the picketlines with, economic action. The text of the analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act begins on page 14. Merchant Seamen Are Eligible For Vet Housing In New York Although it apparently has not for those with four or more been widly publicized, merchant j children. All apartments in-' seamen with wartime discharges complete kitchen facilities. who ai'e married and have at Situations which the housing least one child may procure authority regards as dire are apartments m various veterans merchant projects operated by the SEARCHLIGHTS ON York State Housing Authority. Our lookouts were very busy ali Applicants however, tnus be in the time looking for a possible ^^e_ed of housing facilities. spot where Morris might be According to information fur- eviction from their present homeriding in his life ring. As we nished the LOG, accomodations Applications may be made at circled, one of the Bow and available are two rooms for the New York State Housing Bridge lookouts heard Morris call­ couples with one child, three Authority, Veterans' Emergency. ing. rooms for families with two or Housing Division, 270 Broadway, It was dark by this time and three children and four rooms New York City. �I. Page Two THE SEAFAREHS LOG Friday, July 18, 1947 SEAFARERS. LOG Published Weekly by the f" r'/" Ir. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence StT, Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-Pre^dent 86 Se.neca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULPIR - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED I'ARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 10.38 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District ' 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, -B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office i in New Y'ork, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 The Last Hurdle ..I IvJ This past week the NMU withdrew its charges of unfair labor practices against the Isthmian Steamship Company, and thus bow^ed out of the picture completely, The way lies open now for the SIU to reach an agreement with the compajiy, so that the men who sail the ships will be protected by a Union contract and the combined strength of all Brother members. It is not to be believed that the NMU bowed out gracefully. Far from it. After being totally repudiated by the Isthmian seamen, the NMU did its level best to have the vote thrown out, and failing that, stalled pro­ ceedings in a shameful fashion. Both the NMU and the company could take little comfort from the results of the election. The NMU re­ ceived less than two-thirds of the SIU total, and the "no union" vote was so low as to be almost invisible. By that vote, the unlicensed Isthmian seamen proved two things. First, that they v/anted to be represented by a union, as witness the small company vote; and second, that they wanted the Seafarers, which is proved by the grand total rolled up for the SIU. There is no further reason for the company to re­ fuse to come to terms. Certainly this largest carrier of dry cargo in the world can afford to grant the same wages and conditions which are standard on SlU-contracted ships. Shipowners who operate under SIU conditions are still piling up huge profits, and there is no reason to be­ lieve that Isthmian can't do the same. The Seafarers International Union has a clear man­ date from the men who sail the ships. By voting over­ whelmingly for the Union, they have said, "We want the SIU to-repre.sent us; we want SIU wages and conditions, and damn fast!" The time for stalling is past—too much time has al­ ready been wasted. Isthmian seamen are becoming im­ patient, and who can blame them? Obstacles put up by the NMU have been success­ fully hurdled. It's high time the Isthmian Steamship Company entered the $IU fold. That's the way the sea­ men voted, and that's what they want. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now in The Marine Hospitals These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. J. A. DYKES NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL E. E. CASEY J. PROBST E. F. PAUL C. CAHILL P. FELICIANO C. LANGSTON P. GELPI L. COOPER r~ H. STILLMAN W. CAUGHEY T. J. KURKI R. LUXEMBURG E. P. O'BRIEN J. L. WINN C. KERSTENS F. McNUTLY P. C. CARTER F. HOMANN M. PISKUN G. ELDRIDGE G. ROGERS LEROY CLARKE C. F. CONSTANZA V. A. QUINN H. SELBY M. A. HIGGINBOTHAM R. WALTHER A. J. LeJUENE t t 4J. ZADAVIL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. L. WANDRSI M. PLYLER E. M. LOOPER F. O'BRIEN J. J. O'NEAL J. WYMOND A. B. ZIELINSKI E. CAIN JR. R. B. WRIGHT J. TARQUELLOS J. E. MAGUIRE F. MILLER C. MASON D. COPPAK W. BROCE P. PODOLSKY J. DENNIS R. GORDON E. P. JANOSKO M. FINDELHURST H. W. WATTS H. GREEN is, X it % X X STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL NEPONSET HOSPITAL N. NEILSEN L. CLARK J. MORRISON J. S. CAMPBELL E. J. SIDNEY ' You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) FERRER R. HANCHEY LARSEN L. LEWIS R. LEWIS TORRES SCHULTZ HAMILTON A. BLAKE BELCHER .T T. EDWARDS . it 4. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. WHELAN J. CALHOUN (SUP) R. BAASNER W . PARIS R. LORD E. JOHNSTON A. BONTE E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO E. HAMATY R. GRALICKI H. WALSH J. WHEATON (SUP) . R. HUNT J. McDONOUGH G. BLACK H. SMITH E. J. C. L. J. L. C. J.R. H. �^f{ Friday. July 18. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG VT" Page Three LSU, LCA Use Poison Pen Letters In Desperate Attempt To Halt SIU By PAUL WARREN By PAUL HALL The place to settle a beef among crewmembers is on the ship where the complaint arises. Several fellows have come to the Union Hall recently with beefs about shipmates after the trip was over and the payoff had been completely settled. For instance, one guy had a beef about the Bosun on the ship he was on, and brought it to the Hall about two weeks after the scow had paid off. He beefed that the Bosun had pushed the crew around and that he wasn't a good SIU man. No piecard, whether he is good, bad, or indifferent can do anything with a squawk like that, be­ cause the man who brought it in was dead wrong to start with. The place he should have settled that gripe was right on the ship, with the crew present. Any crew that calls itself a Union crew can nearly always iron out beefs that arise between crewmembers. If a man on board ship feels that some of his shipmates are guilty of hard-timing any other hands, or are not conducting them­ selves as SIU men, then he should immediately contact the Ships Delegate and call a meeting on the problem. Once a crew takes a position which the majority agrees on, then that is the way the beef is settled. Majority Decision Binding In the event that someone on board is not satisfied with the majority decision, then he has the right to appeal the disposition of the case to a shoreside meeting. Once this is done, the majority decision of the entire coastwise membership is binding. It is to be pointed out that in nearly all cases of such sort the original decision made aboard ship is usually upheld by the shoreside meetings. DETROIT — Recently, the Great Lakes have been flooded with various open letters, some sent out by the Lake Sailors Unipn and others issued anony­ mously (apparently through the efforts of the Lake Carriers As.sociation and/or some of their member companies). The.se letters have been sent through the mail to the unor­ ganized seamen on the Hanna, Wilson and other fleets. All of them can be grouped togPther and truthfully labelled as scur­ rilous, irresponsible and vicious­ ly lying propaganda of the rottenest kind imaginable. We are not going to attempt to answer these vicious articles, nor are we going to dignify them by breaking them down and re­ futing them point by point. But we are going to put you straight on a few union facts of life so that you can judge for yourselves whether or not the SIU is the only union on the Lakes for you to join. First off, the SIU stands on it's record of achievements — wage gains, improvements in hours, overtime and conditions, and the best damn contracts in the mari­ time industry. Lakes seamen know these facts, and we certainly don't have to stoop to the level of these boss-paid propagandists in Let's brief you on what makes order to answer their filthy lies. up the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL. MEMBERSHIP GAINS The SIU is composed of five sep Why do you think the SIU is arate and autonomous Districts. gaining membership by leaps and These are: the Great Lakes Disbounds? Why did Midland sea- , . , ,,, men vote for the SIU? Why did crewmembers of the Huron ships Sailors Union of the Pacific; Ca­ vote SIU, and why did seamen nadian District, and the Marine from the four Wyandotte ships Allied Workers (taking in the and inland overwhelmingly choose the SIU tugmen, fishermen boatmen). as the union of their choice? Notice that word "autonom­ And why do the great major­ ous." It means self-governing, ity of the crewmembers from the a;id each District of the SIU has Hanna, Wilson, Shenango and its own constitution, elects its Steinbrenner (Kinsman) fleets .i^own officers, makes decisions openly express their choice of setting its own policy, and hand­ the SIU as the union to represent les its own finances. them? This means that the Great These Lakes seamen know the Lakes District runs itself, free score about the SIU. That's why from any interference or domin­ they aren't going to let any LCA, ation by any other SIU Districts. NMU or LSU propagandists However, the full str-ength and bamboozle them with their support of the SIU's 91,000 phony line of hogwash. members is available, and the They know that the SIU sets entire International treasury is the pace on the Lakes when it available to assist the Great comes to wages, hours and con­ ditions, and that's why the SIU Lakes District in any prolonged is on the way to becoming the beef, and whenever requested. only seamen's union on the SIU AFFILIATIONS Lakes. First and foremost among the Well, to get back to the union Seafarers affiliations is that with facts of life a la SIU that we the American Federation of La­ started in to give you—Here are bor. It's really comforting to a few facts that you can put in know in times like the present, your pipe and smoke on for a with the vicious Taft-Hartley while, mulling them over in your anti-labor Bill in effect, that the mind. AFL (almost 8 million strong) lines up behind the SIU. The SIU is also affiliated with t he International Transportworkers Federation, a world­ wide anti-communist organiza­ tion composed of millions of workers from the maritime and transportation industries in many KERR countries. Last, but not least, the SIU is mains in the maritime industry it is a threat to our jobs and our affiliated with the powerful AFL security. That company can al­ Maritime Trades Department, ways be used as a sourre for made up of more thaq 200,000 or­ ganized workers from the vari­ scabs and strikebreakers. Sail Cities Service and Tide­ ous maritime and connected in­ dustries. water. Contact the Organizers This organization was founded and give them every assistance last August, and brings the full possible on the unorganized lines. support of the AFL Seamen, It is gratifying to note the Longshoremen, Radio Operators, results of the article we ran in Licensed Deck Officers and a recent issue of the LOG. asking Teamsters to bear in any dispute men to go up for endorsements affecting the affiliates. to their paper's. We have had These facts should be contrasta fair response, but we can never' have too many. Let's keep it up. (Continued on Page 4) The Fight Is Not Yet Over, So Keep Shipping Isthmian There is not much use in a man, calling himself a Union man, By AL to come around griping to the Hall after the matter has been settled. A guy who consistently does this is not a good Union By being certified as bargain­ member because he doesn't have the faith of his convictions to take ing agent for the unlicensed sea­ men of the Isthmian Steamship his beef straight to his own shipmates for settlement. Company, the SIU has won a So, in the future, fellows, if you have any gripes or com­ major battle. But the fight still plaints, be good Union men and iron everything out in a Union­ goes on. The biggest and most like manner. important battle is winning a signed contract with the com­ Learn The Rules pany. The only way we can be sure That a union is as good as its membership, is a very true say­ of doing just that is by having ing. One of the very big things it takes to make a good member Full Bookmen on those ships to is a complete knowledge of union procedure. Constitution, Ship­ llead the non-union men in ping Rules, and by-laws. While a good percentage of SIU mem­ meetings, to tell them of the ad­ bers knows our Constitution and Shipping Rules, too many do vantages of a good trade union, not. This is not confined solely to young members. and to explain to the the Union As a matter of fact, quite a few oldtimers are not thoroughly Constitution and contracts. Only men who have sailed un­ acquainted with the Constitution and the Shipping Rules. This lack of knowledge extends to officials as well. der Union conditions can go For instance, in one port last year, an official took the position aboard those scows and give the that probationary members do not have the same shipping privil­ unorganized men the true facts of Union membership. eges as a full Book man. This, of colirse, is not true. It is impossible for the shoreThe only restriction put on probationary members by the Con­ side Organizer to meet each and stitution is under Section 2, Article IV, which states that, "Proba­ every ci'ewmember during the tionary members shall have voice but no vote." short time that the ships are This means specifically that a probationary member has all usually in poi-t. the rights of a full Book man with the exception of voting privil­ Theiefoi-e, when a Union man eges. This situation where Pro members were forced to register goes aboai'd, he can accomplish and ship with TC men was in effect several weeks before several much more in one trip than an men on the beach, who knew their Constitution, brought the issue Oi-ganizer can in' many months. to the deck and corrected it. MORE COMING Some SIU membei's have an Promotions By Error idea that Isthmian is the only Another instance of breaking Shipping Rules through the lack outfit which the Union is trying of knowledge is allowing promotion on board ship, after one to organize. Don't for-get Cities round trip, of Ordinaries, Wipers, and Messmen. This is a.clear Service arid the Tidewater ships. violation of Shipping Rule number 30. Because of this ignorance These companies ar-e small, but of our Rules, often a bitter beef results which can louse up an they could mean a whole lot to entire trip, as well as cause hot beefs at shoreside meetings. the SIU. They would pr-ovide ad­ The membership should make it their business to study the ditional coastwise runs and sup­ Constitution and Shipping Rules, as well as all Union literature. plement the ones we already have. This goes for officials also. Not only that, but at the same This will help us all to protect our individual rights, and make time we would be eliminating for a bigger and better Union. two other non-union companies A membership ignorant of its own rules and procedure means fi'om the maritime field. As long an ignorant union. An ignorant union has no chance of survival, as one unorganized company re- SIU Stand On Taft-Hartley Act Below is the SIU's program and position on the Taft-Hartley Act as adopted b)' the Union in member­ ship meetings up and down the coast on July 2. 1—The SIU-SUP go on record as not tolerating in any way, shape, or form, any interference with our Union Halls by shipowners or Govvernment bureaus. 2- -The SIU-SUP to consider as a lockout any attempts by any person or persons to use the Taft-Hartley Act to the detriment of our Unions. 3- -We make known immediately to the AFL, as well as to the AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, our position on this matter. -That we call for a meeting as soon as pos­ sible with the Maritime Trades Department on this matter. -That we make known our position on the Taft-Hartley Act through the medium of the Seafarers Log and the West Coast Sailor. 'JI �THE SEAFARERS Page Four ;; ^ CoHs Etonomk Action Answer To Taft-Hartley LOG Friday, July 18. 1847 mMSBHSHlP By LINDSEY WILLIAMS I wish to reply to thai part of cs and their political stooges try Brother Goodman's letter in last some finking stunt that will put By J, P. SHULER. Secretary-Treasurer week's LOG in which he stated the organization in danger—by that all labor unions should unite economic action at the point of July 16, 1947 take advantage of what they con-1 subjected to the various terms of and form its own political party. oroduction. sider will be a favorable sifua- the Taft-Hartley Bill which cov­ Taft-Hartley In my opinion, that is not the ECONOMIC ACTION WORKS tion of the recent passing of the er the matter of union reinstate­ answer to organized labor's prob­ SIU-SUP Representatives Hall Taft-Hartley Act, and try to im­ ments, Headquarters Offices are And no matter what anybody lem. says about this direct action, one and "Weisberger attended the pair our conditions. This mem­ drafting a resolution on this mat­ I think that vicious attacks on thing is damned certain — it AFL Conference of Unions in bership is aware of the policy of ter which is attached hereto and labor can be beat by the unions work.s. V\/'henever it was neces­ 'Washington, D. C., Wednesday, the SIU and before any terms of is being sent to all ports for ac­ without them getting involved in sary, the Seafarers has beeh able July 9, 1947, as was formerly an­ our contracts are surrendered, tion on Wednesday, July 16. politics, and spending lots of we will, of course, hit the bricks. to settle its major beefs by eco­ nounced to the membership. dough and energy on stuff that The membership will be ad­ nomic action. It's a sure, short­ Their report and the program isn't the work of a trade union. vised as to the outcome of the cut way for labor to show its adopted by the AFL was run A union's job is to protect the next meeting with the operators. gmemies it means business. verbatim in last week's SEA­ rights of its membership. When If labor goes in for politicking, FARERS LOG. The summariza­ those rights are threatened, the Union Operations it's got to be ready for plenty of tion and analysis of this bill will Union should be prepared to horsing around. It'll mean be run in the SEAFARERS LOG The retrenching program of take the most effective action months and months, maybe in several parts, the first section the Union is coming along nicely there is to show its enemies it years, of expensive effort—and of this report to be carried in with practically all of the outcan't be kicked around. there's no guarantee that when this coming week's issue. ports cooperating in the matter The membership of the Sea­ it's all over with we'll be any The full impact and the vi- of saving the membership quite farers International Union is further than we arc now. ciousncss of the Taft-Hartley a bit of dough. against political action. It favors The Seafarers way of direct Bill has not been realized by Members are called upon in all the union policy of using eco­ sction is quick and sure. We most organizations as yet. The ports to work with the officials nomic action whenever the bossproved that it brings results. Seafarers, for example, has not as much as possible so as to make In the same way that the SIU yet come into contact with any­ for good representation, at the The last remaining legal ob­ has made economic action work one attempting to use it in the same time keeping it at a mini­ stacle has been removed from whenever the bosses tried to put Maritime Industry. The Union's mum eost. the path, and the SIU is now able a head on our union, all labor position and program to combat It seems as though the ship­ to negotiate a contract with Isth­ unions can show their strength. this Act is carried in this past ping boom which was e.xperienc- mian Steamship Company. The power of all workers— week's issue of the LOG and ed in some of the big ports is The NMU "has withdrawn all whether they ai'c seamen, tool- will be carried permanently in row going to taper off. Book charges and, as a result, the op­ makers, coal miners, or sewing the LOG for some time. members are urged to take all erator is free to negotiate with machine operators — is right The SIU shall be on guard to jobs possible so as to prevent the the SIU. Isthmian has been no­ where they do their jobs—at the prevent the u.se of this Act to issuanee of any more tripcards tified of this action and we ai-e crush this Union which we have (Continued from Page }) production, than are absolutely necessary. now waiting word from them as ed with the facts concerning both worker in this country built with a cost of much effort, For every book members tak­ to the setting of the date for the LSU and the NMU, and theni thiow down his tools time and sacrifice. ing jobs now, it will mean that commencement of negotiations. you can resolve your mind about bosses and their polimuch better shipping a year Results of such meetings will be Negotiations li'cal stooges try to kick us be­ them. from now. made known to the membership. low the belt, it would be a dif­ The Negotiating Committee How can an outfit like the oneThe question of reinstatement ferent kind of fight. The Quarterly Financial Re­ company LSU give j'ou job semet several times with the op­ of members more than one year port for the first quarter has been 'cui'ity, competent union repre­ erators since the last regular PEFiSONAL BUSINESS in arrears in dues and assess­ submitted to Headquarters, and sentation, or any form of support Personally, I don't give a hoot meeting. It seemed as though at ments has been kicked around in it is recommended that an Audit­ in time of a beef? According to whether a guy v/ants to vote or first we would be able to promptseveral .of the ports. ing Committee be elected in the their own literature, dated July not. That's his own business. settle our differences with To prevent any further cross­ Port of New York for the pur­ 1, 1947, all of the LSU officers ai'c When it comes down to the fact these people in the matter of fire between the various ports on pose of auditing the books and men sailing on the Cleveland- that our bread and butter, and all contracts, as laid out in previous this matter, and at the same time bills of the Union for the first Cliffs ships. we've done to win it, is going to j "^ffo^'^tions reports. However, quarter. to protect our Union from being How are those men going to be shoved down the drain, then the situation is now changed. represent you when they are we should all act together. The operators notified us in busy sailing on ships themselves? The answer to the Tafts and our last meeting with them that How is the LSU going to do a Hartleys and their whole crew of they would go along with a raise job for any seamen when their smoke-blowing politicians is eco- in wages, vacation clause, payonly shoreside representative is nf^ic action. WHEREAS; There are certain provisions in the "Taft-Hart­ an attorney, one Meyer Cook ley Bill" which penalize a Union for not allowing any man Let all the labor unions adopt who derives the major portion of the same program that we in the membership in any Union he desires, as well as sections dealing his income from the shipping in­ Seafarers are following and with reinstatements of former Union members, and terests whom he represents in there'd be nothing to it. WHEREAS: Because of the failure of several officials to his capacity as a lawyer? Thirteen million workers all conform with membership rules whereby they have reinstated How is the almost bankrupt acting at one time—at the point men who were more then 12 months in arrears in dues, which and corrupt NMU going to rep­ of production—would make mon­ was contrary to membership action taken on a coastwise scale, resent you and take care of your keys out of the slick-talking as per our constitution, and beefs when their leaders are so ward-heelers who think they can WHEREAS: If these officials continue to follow the policy busy fighting among themselves write us out of existence. of ignoring the rules of our membership on this issue, it may to decide who shall cut up what , That's my answer. Why talk well result in our Union being put in a tough spot because of little pie is left in their treasury? cbout getting all labor into such actions being a part of the Slave-Labor Act, and How would you like to join an political party. Unions are eco­ WHEREAS: Headquarters has repeatedly called this to the outfit whose organizers are now nomic organizations and that's attention of the offending parties and has not yet received the going around urging seamen on where they know the score. ment of holidays at sea for Deck full cooperation of the officials guilty of such, so the vessels which the SIU has Let them adopt militant pro­ and Engine Departments, as well THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That we, the undersign­ already petitioned fur elections grams and then put them into as various clarifications, provid­ ed members in goo4 standing in the SIU, go on record that no to vote "No Union" rather than action when they have to, and ing that we agreed, first of all, Port Agent, or any official, can accept dues from any former vote for the SIU? Is that the you wouldn't hear a word about Lu give up the clause in our con­ member who may be more than 12 months in arrears in dues kind of unionism, NMU style, "slave-labor laws." tract giving us the right to open and/or assessments, and you want? wage scales any time we see fit, and secondly, to allow the com­ No, Lakes .seamen want no BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That all ports forward all pany full and complete reign -in part of either of these phony such applications for reinstatements to Headquarters Offices for the hiring of Chief Stewards. outfits. That's why they are vot­ action, and that once Headquarters has acted on same, the re­ Word has come lo this of­ sults to be made known to the members through Headquarters • V ing for the SIU, and that's why NO SURRENDER fice that the Seafarer Log is Reports and/or communications, and they will continue to vote for not to be found in some of Your Negotiating Committee the only union on the Lakes the seamen's Clubs in for­ BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That the membership be turned the shipowners down on which is free from internal dis­ r eign ports. made acquainted with the seriousness of this problem and when this proposal, and told the nego­ sension, boss control or foreign and if this policy is adopted thai all officials be instructed to be Whenever in a foreign port tiating committee for the ship­ domination from Moscow. governed by the rules as contained in this resolution. go to the seamen's Clubs and owners that, as far as the SIU Lakes seamen will continue to see if the Log is displayed. If is concerned, we don't intend to Signed by: Signed by: vote for and join the SIU, be­ you don't see it, ask for it. surrender one part of our con­ cause it's the only Union on the Paul Hall, 190 Find out why it is not put J. P. Shuler, 101 tract. We further requested an Lakes with the contracts, repre­ out, and leave some of your Lindsey Williams, 21150 early answer from the shipown­ J. S. White. 56 sentation, security and strength ship's copies of the Log there. ers on this matter and meetings C. M. TannehiU, 25922 W. Higgs, 223 to give them the forty hour week, Notify the Seafarers Log of are scheduled for one day this A1 Kerr, 29134 O. Drawdy, 28523 highest wages in the industry, all Clubs v/here you do not week. Eddie Parr, 96 and the best working and living H. J. Fiekutowski, 23814 find the SIU paper. The Union does not intend to conditions afloat! let the shipowners attempt to LSU And LCA Turn To Lies To Fight SIU Resolution On Reinstatements f\ Attention Seafarers �Friday, July 18, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Deep In The Heart Of Galveston Hall 'J , hi <• ! J .•s-•••> 4 ti Is V Iv. Wh< w'm'ihz V.i ixy-.l m m- -xV. iw hSMaPff C4 Iccpt -iM. ^ > v.i i P>4A . voirR vouR' smeMtm. The busiest place in the Galveston Hall is right in front of the Dispatch Board. Here are the men waiting for Dispatcher Mickey Wilburn to call off the available jobs, and then will be heard saying a voice, "I'll take that one." With democratic rotary shipping, if the man who wants the job has been on the beach longest, it's kis for the asking. Shipping is so good in Gal­ veston that few men stay on the beach any longar than a couple of days, unless, of course, they v/ant to linger a while in the many local hot spots. Leon "Blondie" Johnson, former Port Arthur Agent, and at present a Galveston Patrolman, points to the sign that out­ lines the Seafarers policy. These signs dot the walls in the Galveston Hall, and make clear that the membership and no others control shipping and everything else in this Union. Tr-1 Between calls, these men sit and rest. There's plenty of reading material available, including the LOG, and the men take advantage of that. Many men also use the time to write letters to the LOG, to their friends and relatives, and to their girl friends. There have been many changes in the Texas area, and Keith Alsop, above, is the Agent for Galveston, appointed by the Secretary-Treasurer, and concurred in by the membership. Keith is an oldiimer who started sailing many years ago out of Norfolk. He's held many elective positions in the SIU, and he is doing a. fine job where he is now. Off to the payoff, Ray Sweeney, Pelrolman, left, carries a bundle of LOGs so that the men aboard ship can get caught up on the latest news. It's good nev/s, too, because it announces the SIU certification in the Isthmian election. : lilC Mickey Wilburn, Dispatcher, right, also doubles as a Patrolman. Here he goes over a problem with Dale McDonald, FWT. Mickey also makes ships for payoffs and sign ons, and does his share of the organizing work. A letter to his family is being written by Bill Chastnin, AB. Bill says that one thing he appreciates about the SIU Halls is the fact that he can write a letter or sit and read, if he wants to. — �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 18, 1947 Philadelphia Agent Calls For More Cooperation With Log By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — This is a job, instead of the ships' crews hint to the membership — no and it assigns eight to ten men doubt nearly everybody reads to each siiip. the LOG, and sees all of its pages Should the arbitrators decide full of news and views. I wonder that the work is to be done by how many of us ever stopped longshoremen, then the court was to take time out to realize that petitioned that they should also without news we would Mt be decide the number of men in able to get the LOG to read. a hatch gang. On reading my LOG of July River anchorages here were Silence this week from Ihe By SONNY SIMMONS 4th, 1 see where 15 branches of reported this week as filled to Branch Agents of ihe followthe SlU have not contributed capacity, while incoming vessels TAMPA — Shipping remains week. The Deck Delegate cqiled any news. Well, in my opinion. were notified not to proceed up 'ing ports: at a peak here with replace­ for a Patrolman, and when the this is really letting ye olde Ed- the Deleware above Marcus Hook JACKSONVILLE ments as hard to get as a drink Patrolman arrived, everything itor down. I unless berthing facilities were BOSTON of ice water in hell At the pres­ was fine. In fact, the only reason Although each Agent is sup- available immediately. About 1« ent time we have three Water­ they called for an official was MONTREAL posed to send in a piece for the vessels were awaiting cargoes man Victories in port, each of to be told how nice the ship was! NORFOLK LOG it looks like some of them of coal. them calling for a rated man in should be reminded by the July SAVANNAH GIN MILL MEETING both the Deck and Engine De­ 'SAUCERS' EXPLAINED 4th issue that they are falling CLEVELAND partments. Imagine our surprise when a by the wayside. I The Republicans are anxious BUFFALO On top of that, we are having call came the next morning for a While we are on the subject to cut taxes — yet boost rents DULUTH a tough time keeping Deck and Patrolman and the Agent to of news for the LOG, 1 know and food prices for taxpayers. Engine men on the SS Florida. come down to the Channel Bar, that the Editor would gladly You figure it out. Between the The ceadline for port re­ Offshore men don't want the jobs a gin mill right near the Bull print any items that were sub­ skyhigh food prices and these ports, monies due, etc., is since the Florida is in port most Lines docks. mitted by the rank-and-file, so "flying saucers" we're inclined the Monday proceeding "pub­ of the time. We went right down, and let's get together, members and to believe somebody's setting the lication. While every effort There are seven AB and four found the Delegate gassing up. .swamp ye olde Editor with some table up 'thar' to keep up with will be made to use in the Oiler jobs on the board at this He told us that the Mate was news. the prices. current issue material re­ writing, and not a man in the aboard the ship renewing a guy. We paid off the Alfred Moore Mayor Samuel asked all land­ ceived after that date, space Hall. of the Waterman Line last week. lords to refrain from "visiting commitments generally do Had something of a funny Big Mike Gibson and Izzy Cohen undue hardships" on tenants un­ not permit us to do so. were aboard and, between the der the liberalized Federal rent beef on a Bull Lines scow last two of them, they kept the boys control law. He warned that the happy. city will exhaust every possibil­ ity that the law permits to safe­ KEEP ON HATING guard renters. The Taft-Hartley Act is cer­ Speaking of laws, we got the, tainly a hot topic of discussion lowdown on Pennsylvania legis­ these days. I only hope this lation at a meeting held Wed­ By SALVADOR COLLS feeling of utter hate still exists nesday night, July 9, by the on election day. If it does woe Central Labor Union with James SAN JUAN — Shipping is on stantly in a hell of a predicabe it to its sponsors and also the L. McDevitt, president of the the "Full Speed Ahead" bell ment when it comes time to ones who voted in support of it. Penna. Federation of Labor and again after a comparitive slow furnish replacements. "1 am a Republican" or "I am Louis E. Wilderman, attorney of period. The disruptive effect of Those who get off find the a Democrat" should have no the AFL unions, as speakers. the local longshoremen's strike beachcombing so good that they So we went on board, and got Among the bills signed are in­ has about petered out now and don't even show in the Hall the whole story. The Mate told us that the cluded; Ban on secondary boy­ with the ships again entering the until several weeks later. And 'riEv! WHAT IS-THIS ?-THE 'A' A rest of the Deck Gang was cotts and jurisdictional disputes; Island on their regular runs, when they finally do come in, •Tl?AINrAW*^OV»?-LerMEW.' » ashore gassing up, and that he ban on unemployment compen­ shipping will soon boom from it's to take a whack at the really had a beef, not the crew. sation to strikers; all round here on out. shoregang for a few days for A stranger situation you never working hours for women; and Two or three men get off j enough dough to keep 'em in saw. slashing employers contribution every vessel — sometimes as rum and coke and rice and beans. The Mate had a good record. to the state's unemployment com­ many as a half-dozen pile off in the order named. Every time the ship docked the pensation fund. a single scow — so we are conThis piecarding is sure one Bosun had orders to knock off hell of a way to make a living. half the gang, no overtime was The guy who coined the term ever disputed, and all hands "piecarding" had evidently just could turn to on overtime any eaten a piece of Shuler's pie! time they cared to. Not a man PEFORMING DECLINES was on the ship to renew the guy, and the Longshoremen were We make every ship in the place in the minds of American By MAURICE DOLE woz'king cargo. Someone had to harbor at least once a day. The Labor today. What it should be do it. ASHTABULA — One of the and win the best contracts and biggest beef is with the perform­ is, "I am a Union man and am crewmembers off the SS Pontiac, conditions for the seamen — the ers. However, since the mem­ going to vote labor." QUICK DECISION bership has clamped down on A bit of intei'esting news was a Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company SlU! When told to go back to the these characters, we are happy an item in one of our town's' ^hip, dropped into the hall reANOTHER REASON ship and turn to, some of the leading papers the other day,' cently and gave us the lowdown to report that most of them are Another strong reason why the men were in favor of piling off. to the effect that the operators ' conditions aboard his vessel, confining their performing to Lakes seamen should join the We warned them that any man were going to sue the Longshore-1 According to this Brother, they off-watch hours. SlU is the recent enactment of piling off under those circum­ men because they were opening carry the two-pot system a little When we trotted aboard the stances would be bought up on the Taft-Hartley Bill. and closing hatches on coal ^ips further on the SS Pontiac This legislation will take away SS Francis, Bull Lines, we exbeing loaded here. do on most unorganiz- the rights that labor has fought Pe^^^ed the usual petty chow charges, and then they, recon­ sidered. The item stated that this was Lakes ships, years to win. If you are an unor­ beefs. Instead, we were agreeIf we had men to replace those formerly done by the seamen at j Drop into the Pontiac dining ganized seamen without any ably surprised to find the crew characters, we would have done a much lower cost and this work, room where the officers eat, and .strong union affiliation, only by perfectly happy and lauding the done by longshoremen, is cost- you can find the best of every- becoming a member of a strong, Chief Steward to high heaven so right then and there. Labor in Tampa is supporting ing operators millions annually, thing including all kinds of fresh union like the SlU will your Surprised, that is, until we met a full ticket in the elections this (Some stuff, eh boss?) fruit in and out of season. But the belly-robber, who was none fall. Labor is going down the rights be fully protected. d's very different in the crew's other than oldtimer Rudy Keiest, line for a Mayor and seven Already, on many of the Lake ARBITRATION messroom. There you're lucky one of the top men in the busi­ Aldermen. The administration Carriers ships, company officials Whether stevedores or sailors if you ever get any fresh fruit! ness. Keep 'em feeding, Rudy! that is in power now gave us a and officers have begun to throw should open and close the hatch- j Is this another one of the ways their weight around. They know Brothers Lockwood and Mor­ hard time during our strike, and es on coal ships was the prin- that the "strong" Lake Sailors that on an unorganized ship they gan have teamed up with some now we will get a chance to cipal question involved in an Union works for the members, don't have the powerful SlU to half-dozen other beachcombers return the compliment. aciior. filed with Judge Thomas and gets them the best possible contend with. When you have of more recent vintage, and they Bluett, presiding over the sum- conditions? And, according to no union to protect you, you all plan to rent a whole floor mcr court of Common Pleas. their own literature, the officers have no such thing as job secur­ atop the Pennsylvania Bar. tTo settle the question the court of the LSU are working seamen ity, job protection or any of the They are going to cook there, wae asKed to require Local 1291 on the Cliffs ships. They must benefits of union representation too. What's worse — they are If you don't find linen of the International Longshore- know what's going on. under a bonafide SlU contract. going to use Frenchy Michelet's when you go aboard your men's Association, AFL, to arWake up. Cliffs seamen! Get Get wise. Get behind the Sea­ recipes dug up from some old ship, notify the Hall at once. Oitrate the matter with the Gen- rid of that handcuffed "independ- farers drive to organize all of LOG issues. Imagine the kind A telegram from Le Havre or wrtl Committee of Steamship ent ur ion" called the Lake Sail- the unorganized seamen on the of heads these guys are going Singapore won't do you any Lines and Employing Stevedores, j ors Union, and join the only Great Lakes. That's the only way to wake up with after a binge good. It's your bed and you The Union insists that its Union on the Lakes which has that you will enjoy security fol on monkey rum and Frenchy's have to lie in it. "• members are entitled to the the guts and militancy to go out you and your family. • soup! Replacements Scarce In Tampa; NO NEWS?? Even SS Florida Has Tough Time Beachcombing Too Attractive, San Juan Has Few Replacements Another LSU Membership Sellout: Two Stewpots On The Pontiac '{•K s •• AnENTION! b rj �Friday. July 18. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Great Lakes Performers Are Warned By FRED FARNEN DETROIT—Recently, a small number of performers among the Great • Lakes Seafarers have been making a nuisance out of them­ selves, and causing disturbances out of all pro­ portion to their actual numbers. A stop must be called to their anti-union activities, once and for all. The.se particular individuals are a disgrace to the name of the SIU, and the r^uicker they are eliminated from our Union the better olT the Union will be. There is no place in the SIU for a gashound or winehead who comes around the Union Hall causing a disturbanop, mooching or otherwise acting in a manner un­ becoming to a union member. The SIU constitution plainly states in sev­ eral sections that intoxication aboard ship, at Uniort meetings, or in the Union Hall will not be tolerated, and violators will be duly pun­ ished. These sections are going to be followed to the exact letter! CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS Sections of the Constitution which speci­ fically apply to performers are as follows: ARTICLE XX. Section 5. Any member who. through drunkeness or bad conduct on board ship, brings the Union into ill repute or causes the delay of a vessel, shall be lined not less than Five Dollars (S5.00) for the first of­ fense, and for any subsequent offense shall be punished as may be determined by the Trial Committee. ARTICLE XX, Section 9. Any member charged with an offense against the laws and rules of the Union or against the good and wel­ fare of the Union, not covered by any penal­ ties herein described, shall, upon proper trial, be subject to such penalty as the Trial Com­ mittee shall recommend and the Union deter­ mine. ARTICLE XX, Section 11. No drunken­ ness. intoxicating liquors or gambling of any kind shall be permitted in the Union Halls. Anyone violating this rule shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). BY-LAWSi Section 3. No member under the influence of liquor shall be admitted to any meeting, and the Chairman shall strictly en­ force this rule. BY-LAWS. Section 5. Any member who disturbs the meeting and who refuses or ne­ glects to obey when called to order by the Chair shall be liable to a fine of Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be compelled to retire from the meeting. NECESSARY AUTHORITY As you can plainly see from reading these provisions of the Constitution, all of the nec­ essary authority is placed in the hands of the duly elected officials, membership, -and meet­ ing Chairman to discipline by any necessary means those who abuse the privileges of mem­ bership in* the Great Lakes District of the Sea­ farers International Union. Our Union is a strong one, and we have gained a reputation for always pursuing a mil­ itant and just course for the good of all sea­ men. We can't afford to let a few irresponsibles jeopardize the reputation and well-being of our entire membership. Certainly, the vast majority of members in the SIU are conscientious in performing their duties and assuming their responsibilities as members of the best damn Union on the water­ front. For that very reason, all performers are given one final warning. If you feel like acting up, drinking, cussing out someone, or otherwise acting in a manner unbecoming a Union member, stay away from the Union Hall, the Union meeting, or our SIUcontracted ships. Violators of this . are. going to get the works under the Constitution. We don't want performers in the SIU. This. is final! Plenty Of Activity In Galveston; Gashounds And Performers Wane By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — What with covering Port Arthur and Hous­ ton, in addition to this port, we are really going 'round and 'round down here. Last week we paid off the Charles Leacock, South Atlantic; the Bret Harte, Watei-man; and the James Gillis, Smith and Johnson. The Leacock and the Bret Harte have already signed on again. The Bret Harte came in from Japan with several members who are oldtimei-s in our organization. Those men were woi'se than any Permitmen I have ever seen. There were quite a few log­ gings which we were able to get rid of, and the men collected 800 hours overtime that was. dis­ puted by the Engineers. Abe Ellis and Nevin Ellis, Preacher Perry, and Pat Whit­ man left Galveston with big fishing trips on their minds. Jack Kelly is back on the beach here after a shoi't vacation in Mobile, and One Round King is still in town — with some money left. ONT^THEIR OWN The shipyard workers at Gal­ veston Drydock and Brown Ship­ yard are out on strike, but we haven't been asked for help yet. The shipyard union seems to have enough men to carry its own load. One tanker each week is the average that comes in to Port Arthur and Lake Charles, and those ships are covered as soon as they dock. One Isthmian ship recently hit Houston, and that was covered by Johnny Ward and myself. We aren't having trouble with the gashounds and performers any moi'e. They found out that drinking ax'ound the Hall would not be tolerated, and it's been cut out. Membership cooperation has been very good, and we hope it continues. It's hardly worth to mention that the state of Texas has the worst labor laws of any state in the U. S. Even without the Taft-Hartley Act, Texas workers have been stripped of most of their rights. The only solution that we can offer is for the membership to be damn sure to use their constitu­ tional rights and vote in the coming elections. In that way we will be able to have men in Congress who represent all of us, not just the big businessmen. The "flying discs" are still around these parts, but fortun­ ately no damage has been done. Chief Stewards If your requisition is cut, or if the food is not up.lo par, notify all. three Delegates at once so that, the ship will not sail until the matter has been straightened out. It is the responsibility of the Steward to check, the stores before, the ship sails, and any complaints made far at sea won't do the crew any good if they have to eat short rations or poor food. New Form For Listing Repairs Should End Company Stalling By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—In an attempt to J coming aboard can see what is halt the practice of companies needed, and the last copy is to .stalling and pretending ignor­ be held at the SIU Branch. ance as to repairs needed on their If this is done, it should put ships, the SIU is preparing re­ an end to the companies' prac­ pair list forms to be carried on tice of stating they know nothing all ships. about a repair list; they can't We've found that a lot of very well ignore four lists. trouble has been caused by the FILL IT OUT lack of a system for the adjust­ At the bottom of the new ment of repairs aboard .ships, so forms will be a place for the we're going to put out these three departmental Delegates and forms and see how they work. the ship's delegate to sign their A recent occurrence aboard the names. Fill it out completely. Charles Nordhoff, Alcoa Steam­ Sometimes omissions confuse ship Corp., is a good illustration of what we hope to eliminate thing.s, especially if the name of the ship is left off. with these new forms. These forms will be in the The Noj-dhoff hit port here a hands of all Agents in the near couple of weeks ago, and at the future; grab yourself a handful payoff the crew turned the re­ before you start your next trip. pair list over to the company. Situi;ti(ms like that aboard the The ship was in port for about Charles Nordhoff are not an two weeks and a rrc!W was called cveryd.'iy occurrence, thank God. lor. The time came for signing In Neiv York, this week, we on and a Patrolman went down had seveial ships that came in to t!ie ship. Ho went aboard and, after for good payo.ffs, which the Pa­ speaking to the Delegates, found trolmen reported a^ among the that nothing had been repaired. best they had had the pleasure to handle. DON'T KNOW NUTHIN The crews came in with all The sign on was delayed and their books, overtime sheets and imiTiediatoly a company official beefs all ready for the Patrol­ hot-footed it to the ship claiming man, and on each ship the crew that he had never received a re­ was completely sober. pair list and knew nothing about The DeSoto and Hastings of it. Waterman Steamship Company However, when he was told were two fine ships, as was the that the crew would not sign on Joliet Victory of Robin Line. until the repairs were made, he The Newburg, Los Angeles immediately did a Houdini and Tankers, gave the Patrolmen an produced the repair list. The easy time, although she had been Nordhoff then sailed in true SIU out for over six months; and the :nyle. That gives j'ou an idea of what the Patrolmen and the crews run into occasionally when a ship is hit for a big repair list. The'.e iiew forms should eliminate much of this, if a simple routine is followed. Four copies of the complete re­ pair list should be handed to the Patrolman at the payoff with everything needed noted in de­ tail. The Patrolman in turn will give one to the Skipper, one to the company, one to be placed Archer, Bloomfield, came in "^vith in the messroom, so the new crew Hying colors. All of them were Shipping Only Fair in Baitlmore, But Should Pick-Up Shortly By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — We are ring­ ing the slow bell on shipping down here, but business and shipping should . pick up in the near future. Plenty of ships come in here, in transit, and with the sign-ons that are pending", soon the Hall will be deserted again. All beefs on the four ships which paid off last week were Reports have been coining settled to the complete satis­ in citing dirty deals given faction of every crewmember. seamen by several laundries, All overtime was okayed before which profess to "cater to the first man drew his pay. men of the sea." There were a few gashounds Roland 'Velasco of the SS on the ships, and we pulled them Arch Hopkins reports that off. We also picked up a couple Ungar's Laundry of St. John. of permits. The ginmill com­ N. Bii picks up laundry mandoes are no good to the aboard ships in that porL. Union whatsoever, and this port with the promise that it will intends to live up to the recomreturned by the weekend. mendatio'n to keep the gashounds The promise is never lived and performers in their place. up to. The shipyard workers are still "They don't say in which on strike, and we are respecting year it will be returned." says their jiicketlines. They issue 'Velasco, warning Seafarers clearance cards whenever our to keep their laundry out of men absolutely have to go aboard Ungar's hands. a ship that is within their lines. Keep Your Shirt On Page Seven The action ought to bo over soon, and wc wish those guys all the luck in the v/orld. IN THERE PITCHING Organizing activity still con­ tinues at a good rate. Our men meet all Isthmian ships that hit this place, and we recruit men to go to the Isthmian office for jobs. Some of them get the jobs, some don't, and then we get a couple more volunteers and send them down. Everything is in good shape here, and all the men look for­ ward to the day when we get that signed contract with Isth­ mian. It's been a long uphill struggle; the men who took part in it are confident that they can do the same job in any other unorganized company. The Taft-Hartley Act is caus­ ing a lot of conversation. SIU members are not too worried be­ cause they" know that the Union has bucked tlie Government be­ fore and won, and can do the same thing again, if necessary. fine ships and a credit to the SIU RETIRE YOUR BOOK Although I'x e .said this before, I'd like to mention it once again -—perhaps it will save some Brother a lot of trouble later on. If you have intentions of leav­ ing the industry for good or for a short period, be sure to retii-e your book. Tiiere is nothing dif­ ficult about it. and will greatly lacilitate your returning to sea if you decide to do so later. Merely call in person or mail your bool: to 51 Beaver Street, New York, c, o 6th Floor, and mention that you wish to have your book retired. In a few days your retirement card will be re­ turned to you and you'll be all set. Here are a few items of inter­ est to certain members; Alcoa Steamship Corporation now has their six percent retro­ active pay ready and the checks are being mailed. If you wish you can call for your money in person at their offices, 17 Battery Place, New York. Here's a real oldie that went the rounds but finally is paying off for the men in question. The extra month's wages for the crew of the Richard Henry Lee, voy­ age beginning June 1, 1945, will be ready in about two weeks. �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG PROUD OF THEIR SHIP Plenty Of Ships ComingAnd Going In Now Orleans Tt-iday, July 18. 1947 Frisco Signs Now Contract, Another Coming By W. H. SIMMONS By EARL SHEPPARD SAN FRANCISCO — We have NEW ORLEANS — Everything just finished organizing the is running smoothly, smoother Golden Gate Steamship Com­ than ever before, and it looks pany, which is the sightseeing like N. O. will continue to be a Bay boat, and the contract is humming port. signed, sealed, and delivered. We have three Mississippi supWe are working on the Crow­ erliners, and two Alcoa luxury ley Towboat outfit, and expect ships calling this port home, to have an agreement with this and that ain't hay. company in a short time. Mississippi has the SS Del That's the way it goes out Norte, the SS Del Sud, and the here on the Gold Coa.st. We SS Del Mar; and Alcoa has the keep right after Isthmian, and Clipper and the Corsair. When at the .same time go out after these big babies come in, there's the unorganized companies. plenty of activity. Shipping is good in all ratings, Last week we had five ships and even unrated men don't have paying off. and five ships sign­ to wait too long before making ing on. There were very few a job from the board. beefs, and we are glad to report We paid off the SS Valdosta that only minor beefs came up The entire crew of the SS Alcoa Corsair assembled on deck for a picture. That sign in front Victory, Seas .Shipping Company, on the Del Norte and the Alcoa of the group is one they believe in and live by. It's a good idea, and one that could be used on last week, and had a couple of Corsair. all SIU ships. beefs to straighten out. The These vessels carry a crew of Mate worked on deck, so the better than a hunderd men each, crew demanded overtime and and so they are not expected to collected it.. No gangway watches come in perfect. But we can say were held for the entire trip, that those ships come in as near nine months, and OT was ob­ perfect as any passenger ships tained for that. also. afloat. All told, this meant a lot of The Messroom of the Corsair extra cabbage to tlie crew. sported a sign that could well be hung in the Messrooms of all MATE'S LESSON fury of the German bombers, In 1939, when war clouds were SIU ships. Here is what it said: On the Pcnmar, the Mate also but luckily B. G. came out of it "This SIU ship is a clean ship gathering over Europe. B. G. worked on deck, and he was all without a .scratch. and your home. So Brothers. Zelencic was one of those young paid off by the Skipper. The With the end of hostilities. NOT 1, NOT 2, but the entire men who couldn't decide what Captain, also promised not to Brother Zelencic. was still sail­ SIU crew must do its part to to do with his future. Nothing antagonize the crew anymore, he tried seemed to be what he ing the ships with no intention keep her sailing smooth." as was his praclice on this last wanted. He had held several of giving up the sea. The grip REALLY BUSY trip. jobs, but somehow none of them of the sea was too strong for We have our usual run of gasShipping is still hectic here j seemed to be ju.st what he was him to return to the humdrum hounds here, but on the who-le with more than 300 men shipping j searching for. life ashore. I can report complete coopera­ each and every week. Not many One day he was discussing the tion from all the other members. TOO MUCH HAPPENING oldtimers are left on the beach Gashounds have no place in our as they don't want to miss the problem with his brother-in-law, There was too much to do and organization, if they get load­ god jobs that come up on the who said, "I know just what too much to be seen in the life ed and then become performers. you want. I used to be the board. of a Seafarer for him ever to Nobody blames a man for tak­ Jimmy DeVito, Fritz Rickoll same as you, and I found the give up. If he wasn't sailing, ing a drink, but a man who can't place for me by going to sea." and L. E. Wessels are a few of there was always a new port to hold his liquor is a menace to the oldtimers who are here now. j His brother-in-law, now re­ ;ee or a strike to be won. the Union. These characters have Brother Rickoll boasts of being tired from the sea, had sailed Out on the picketlines he hoof­ I been told that performing and in the Union longer, with less for many years and had been a ed many a mile to insure the ^ phony militancy is out from now seatime, than any other member. , member of the old ISU. ?ontinuation and improvement I on, and the membership is preMost of his time is standby. He knew the value of unions of good conditions and wages . pared to take action against any The towboat field, being work­ B. G. ZELENCIC and so he gave Zelencic a part­ that go wit hsailing. guy who steps out of line. ed by Brother Warren Wyman, ing word of advice before he sent Thursday, July 5, the SUP In the '41 strike. Brother Zelwell-known Isthmian organizer, him off to find a ship. "If you're assigned to the SS Evelyn, Bull observed "Bloody Thursday." ncic was on the line, and during and Trussel Beatrouse is straight­ going to sea, be sure you join Lines. Brother Zelencic found This has been a Memorial Day the demonstration against Harry ening out perfectly. We would a union, and make sure the more than he had expected in for the Sailors Union since 1934. Bridges' Coos Bay raid he carlike to have Headquarters okay going to sea his first trip. The union is the SIU." one page of the LOG for Towlife of a seaman appealed to him. ride a picket sign on Staten Isl­ A large meeting was held in So, with this in mind. Brother the Hall, and flowers were plac­ boat news and pictures in and That was the clincher; seagoing and. Zelencic presented himself to the ed on the spot where our Broth­ around the Gulf. That would The '46 General Strike was dif­ life was the life for him. ers were killed while fighting encourage more Towboat men to SIU late in 1939 ready to take After the Evelyn he took ship ferent, however. He was aboard for the rights which we now en­ write and send pictures to their a ship and hoping that here he I ship in far off Hongkong and would find what he was search­ after ship and found good con­ joy. own Union newspaper. ditions, fine foods and good pay had to make his contribution in (Editor's note: A story about (Editor's Note: Send 'em in, ing for. moral support. aboard them all. Then came He was given a tidpcard and "Bloody Thursday." plus the and we'll print 'cm.) At the moment looking for Pearl Harbor and war. pictures taken on July 5 and another ship in the New York With the opening of hostili­ forwarded by Brother Simmons ties, Brother Zelencic stayed at Hall, Brother Zelencic, who sails will be found elsewhere in this sea and continued to sail as Oiler, is ready to take the issue of the LOG.) throughout the war, taking the first ship that comes up on the By BLACKIE CARDULLO ships through the dangerous board. He has no favorite company, MARCUS HOOK — Shipping Some of the fellows are in­ waters of the South Atlantic ship or run, as they are all the and later through the mine-inhas slowed down a little, but different to the drive, and the Agents and Seafarers have quite a few of the boys have same of the men who sailed Isth­ fe.sted and dive bombed Mediter- same to him. been inquiring as to the rea­ anean. "Some say Bull Lines doesn't been back to see us lately and mian are not volunteering to do son for late deliveries of the feed good, but I always got as During his many trips he that helps to keep things lively. a part in this campaign. SEAFARERS LOG to their good food aboard Bull Ships as heard the whistle of bombs aim­ It keeps the town sort of lively, homes and the outports. At one time it was felt that on the others. So as far as I'm ed at his and other ships and, too. The delay is due to the ter­ we would close up this Hall concerned, they're all the same while in the ports of Casablance Iw' We have been hearing some rific shortage of newsprint since there was no chance of to me." and Liverpool, he felt the full reports about how the SIU lost that has hit most newspapers, getting an election in the com­ Brother Zelencic, who has the Sun Oil Tankers election. which sometimes makes it never sailed other than SIU That's a bunch of bushwash, and pany, but now we know that an necessary for the printer to election will be coming up soon, ships is well satisfied with his was probably started by the halt printing the LOG until and it's our job to stay until the brother-in-law's advice to go to company or the NMU. he gets additional paper. last vote is counted. For the information of all All applications for unemploy­ sea and to join the SIU. Once the LOGS come off This is an open invitation: If ment insurance in New York concerned, we have not yet had He says, "I've only sailed SIU the press they are immediate- * the election, and when we do the there are any men who think State must be made through the ships, but I've ben around men ly mailed out. The only bot­ SIU is a sure bet to wind up on that they can get a job on a who have sailed non-SIU scows, tleneck is the difficulty in top. Everything looks favorable Sun Oil Tanker, they should offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ and from their talk I'm con­ securing sufficient newsprint to the Union, although we could come down and see us. In that stead of the District offices, as vinced that the SIU is the only for the thousands of LOGS use a little boosting from the way we can wind things up in formerly. union that has that mvsterious printed each week. a hurry. membership. something called 'it'." Sailing in The Seafarers Gave This Brether What He Wanted Men Needed For Sun Oil Drive Late Deliveries Attention Members! �Friday, July 18. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine"' Labor Unions Are Really Unfair By JOHNNY ARABASCZ our thinking for us. Yep. we are , Congressmen do not know of a Yessiree. labor unions are un^^upid that we realize that if single reason why they should not smother labor with a bunch' fail- and it must be true, because the Taft-Hartley bill weren't of slave bills. Some of these*' the National Association of .Manthe NAM and C of C lawmakers are members of thdufacturers and the various members would have to continue NAM. They are big businessmen;' Chambers of Commerce have P^^ ^ laborer a half-way de- They own stock in large corpor­ said so. verbally and in p;int, but that now ations. Do we working people thinkthru their stooges, the I'adio and capitalists will try to enjov for one minute that they would'! the press. ^ holiday at our expense—until be stupid enough to reject a billh their greed has driven this counMaybe I shouldn't .say stooge.s, into another depression, and that will out their own swollen because the members of the y,'e. the people, into starvation coffers and sptead the dough out just a little more. NAM own these propaganda wages and conditions, Well, we think that they should'' mediums and there is nothing of course, it really doesn't have and that is why these cap­ the radio and pre.ss workers can matter. To heck with the peo- italist-Congressmen know that do except print and orate what- pl'-- We wouldn't know how to the people are stupid. ever some high priced b— s— Properly anyway, Yes, unions are unfair because ai-tist submits to them. ' We don't appreciate the clas- they have hiring halls where The NAM is Aot alone in its they say so why pay us union members can get a job' opinion. Several Congressmen to buy them. If all work- without having to kow-tow to • .seem to think so, too. Of course. ers could afford a Cadillac there some arrogant employer. these Senators and Representa^e more accidents on We can act like humans in a * tives do not draw their conclus- the highways and in the cities, union hall instead of like stooges ' ions from the people that they the excu.se to cause in a company hiring hall. •e suppo.sediy representing, needless deaths and injuries by Yes. unions are unfair because Their opinion of us voters is that ^^'^n paying^ us enough to buy they permit a man to behavewe are too stupid to know what ^ with? like a man instead of a mouse. is good for us, so they will do I know that some of these We are unfair because we tryto get a worker a living wageand decent conditions. We are unfair to the stock-' owners, bankers, big businessmen ^ because. b.\- paying a worker aPHILADELPHIA—Here's «a good story, which would sound t half-decent wage, they can only belter around Christmas time. It has all the elements needed pile up one or two millions of' to interest all seamen, especially SIU members. dollars instead of twenty orthirty or more. It's impossible to give the name of the ship involved, and By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative Membership on a trial commit- tlie constitution is simple. It tee is one of the most respon- calls for the filing of typewritten sible jobs that can be taken by a charges against a man quoting member of this Union, and mo.st the constitutional section violatSeafarers take a serious interest ed. in the task. ( The charges aie then referred It is a serious business, and to mcmbeiship meetings in all the fact that it is approached as ports where they are either acsuch is a credit to the member- cepted or rejected as read, ship of the union. I It accepted, the charges are The task of a trial committee, ' oferred to an elected'.trial comhowover, is not alwavs an easy '^^ttee in the port mo.st convenone. Too often thev find them^oth accused, accuser and selves working with poorly witnesses. A copy of the charges drawn up charges full of mis^o the accused memconceptions and errors, many of at least five days before the them contrary to the procedure outlined in the constitution. | " the accused refuses or negA trial committee, which conto appear, the trial provened recently in Mobile, found as if he were piesent. that many of the charges were LENDER FINDINGS difficult to understand and showFollowing the trial the commited a lack of knowledge of the tee shall render its findings and provisions of the Constitution. .lodgements to the membership The committee in their report, 'meetings: such- findings are final which was incorporated in the changed or rejected byMobile minutes, called attention the majority of the members to this fact. The committee sug- P'-^sent at the branch meetings, gested that members read the ^hile charges a«. pendingparts of the Constitution refer- ^'-gainst a member, any official We are unfair because a de­ ring to trials (Art. 19) and Ofthe Union has the power to the name of the Skipper must also be kept quiet. We can just cent wage pei-mits an employeefenses and punishment (Art. 20). ^^cmand his certificate of mem­ see the company calling the Old Man into the office and beating bership and retain it until final 10 spend more and by spending--' him over the head for this one. FILING OF CHARGES 'disposition of the case. mure keep money in circulation',' By reading the.se sections a A member under charges can keep up employment for the So we don't want to put the Old Man on the spot, but we member can make charges which still continue sailing, however, people who manufacture the art- think that other Skippers could follow his ideas and make for are understandable and can be as the Agent or Secretary-Treasides we spend our money on. better relations with the crews. carried out according to the con- urer will issue him an identiMy charges of unfairness could Instead of logging the crew. Captain took day stitution. 'fication card. go on all day. Til sum it up for day from them for infractions of rules, end then turned the When charges are filed they • This whole procedure in nont.his way. The majority of thd'money over to the Ships Delegate to be donated to the SIU should be typewritten and the legal language is in your Conpeople in this country and alt' Strike Fund, "in case you fellows have enother strike." article or section of the con- ' stitution. j manufacturers hate communism."' stitution referring to the charge If the provisions there are folAt the payoff, the Patrolman was given the sum of S40.00, quoted. i lowed, there can he little cause I Yet the manufacturer, throughfor which he issued an official receipt. If a member reads the con-'for the trial committee to throw his g;-eed for money and power, , We don't expect the rest of the Skippers to follov/ suit, but stitution before making a charge,! out your charges, and the co.mwould lower working and living-' it sure would be an indication of solidarity if they did. Oh, there can be no possibility of I mittee itself will find its job conditions to such a low level'well, maybe some day it will happen oftener. placing a charge against some- much easier and the person on one which will not stand up; and tiial will get a fair deal. liiat the worker would be sus-no member vnll suffer incon­ cepiible to the lying propagandas venience and embarrassment of 'of the commies which promisesfacing trial on charges that will the workei-. heaven on earth — be thrown out because they are ' unconstitutional. By JOE SHIMA Foui- other Lakes fleets — Hanna j NLRB to be petitioned to con- and gives them hell instead. Under the Offenses and Pun­ with 13 ships: Wilson with 12 duct elections aboard others There are several countries in-s TOLEDO — Well, it looks a.s ishment article of the Constituships; Shenango with 3 ships, than the above mentioned com-j Europe that are proving this tion are eleven sections dealing though the SIU really has some- and Kinsman (Steinbrenncr) with panies before the close of the A, ^^ev were half with specific offenses. These thing to shout about. Of course, 5 ships — are now under union regular sailing season. - v- , , cover misrepresentation of elect­ we've always had the best con­ petition before the NLRB to The .SIU now has 29 companies .-ratuiied the\' turned away Corntracts and conditions on the ion returns, paying for employ­ 'P'-tt when they ran intpo conduct elections to select the undei- contract, or in process of | ment, violation of w-orking i-ules, Lakes, but the i-ecent string of union of their choice for col­ being placed under contract, in i the chaotic conditions which fol" gains, both in contracts and new lective bargaining purposes. etc. j the Great Lakes District. No lowed the recent war, they fell'' recruits to the Seafarers, gives RULES ON GASHOUNDS In addition, other unorganized 'Lakes can p,.j,v to the commie crap. us another chance to say, "We , ,, , r- r claim to the same strength , The section dealing with per­ told you sol" Lakes fleets aie on the Seafar­ as tne SIU. or nearly the amount ^ ^ :;dmit that somebody is stuformers, one worth quoting, ^is ers objective list for the 1947 of jobs available for SIU mem- Pid. but I don't think that it First, we started out the '47 as follows (Sec. 5): "Any mem­ season by winning the 44 hour season, and we may expect the ' bers on the l,akes. the workerl ber who, through dnmkenne.ss! week and substantial wage gains or bad conduct on board ship,' ^^ brings the Union into ill-repute succession the Huron or causes the delay of a vessel, ^j^et chose the SIU as their shall be fined not less than ten union; the SIU won the first By HERBERT JANSEN SIU organizational activities in Monski. If you're out that way,dollars for the first offense, and 40 hour week contract on the this area are moving along at a drop in and see them. They'll^ CHICAGO — With the excep­ for any subsequent offense shall Lakes with the conclusion of rapid pace with plenty of unor- j appreciate it. tion of ABs, shipping is still a be punished as a supreme quor, , - . „. . agreements covering all Great little slow in our fair port. Dur­ ganized seamen coming into this We were grumbling about no-^. um may detej-mme aHy yport ,„„aboata, providing big ing the week, we had only the Hall and the one at South ChicSummer weather for a long time ' from the Trial Committee." | regular Windy City run ships, ago to congratulate us on our ^ow, we're getting it. The boys ^ In addition to setting down gams, continued success in winning the ni.e • i • • , offenses which can be charged Next, came the S s winning and only a few minor beefs. . , ,, ^ om in their skivvies — and ? votes of the companies we now caw . Among the customers gracing the Constitution also makes it of the forty hour week, again How. ..vwi... the weather reminds -* have under petition. an offense for the person filing with substantial wage gams, for the beach may be found the them of their sojourn in the hofDown South Chicago way, it the charge not to appear at the the seven ship Midland fleet, and Three Musketeers, Jim Hayman, climates during the recently conI marking the inception of the Mike Hughes and Jim Touhey. looks as though the boys are cluded"wo"rld War II" Section 8 reads: "Any member forty hour week on the bulk car- They're sweating it out until going SIU in a big way. If you're Oh, yes, in spite of the weath­ the call for SS Michigan crew- in the vicinity, drop in. Inciden­ preferring a charge against any riers. Shortly ^f er, the boys are planning, a tally, South Chicago has a new other member and failing to ap- hers of the four yan o e s ips members comes in. dance. We have a one man com­ In the meantime, they keep up phone number — Saginaw 3504. pear before the Trial Committee registered their choice of the SIU mittee in the person of Brother HOSPITAL INMATES to sustain the charge shall pay with, a resounding 68 percent the daily trek to Bughouse Park where they can watch Mother Among the SIU Brothers in Ed Jasanski, who is doing a^ vote! a fine of not less than $30. Nature at work in the form of the Marine Hospital are: Earl swell job of getting things linedd Yes, 1947 is truly an SIU year! The actual trial procedure folgrowing grass. Sewland, Louis Johnson, and Joe up in typical SIU style. lowed by the SIU according to And, this is only the beginning A Good Story Without Names SIU Continues Winning Streak On Great Lakes " A ..1 *. Chicago Shipping Slow; Organizing Keeps Pacei �11 THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 18. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Buttons Pop At July 4 Mandan Victory Chow SHOVING OFF FROM SHANGHAI Things were popping the Fourth of July on the SS Mandan Victory — and they weren't firecrackers. What were popping were the buttons off the crew's clothing in the vicinity of their substantial stomachs. Sett?ng the fuse to the whole thing f were three meals prepared under crink of your choice, you could barely move if you were there. the able supervision of SIU Stew­ NOTHING SPECIAL ard A. W. Gowder. Gowder's chowder . gave the crew more These menus, say Mandan reason to celebrate than did the crewmembers wei-en't the ex­ ception. Chow by Gow w,as tops Declaration of Independence. at every meal, every day. Help­ The three menus set up by ing him were, Lester Mahaffey, Brother Gowder and his' food Ch. Cook; J. Vazquez, Night Cook fixing lads of the Stewards' De­ & Baker; Frank Webb, 3rd Cook; partment in celebration of the H. Nicolaisen, Utility: W. Beckholiday would make the Sahara with. Utility; and Messmen A. Valcles, G. Thayer, A. Smith, and Desert water. B. Fisher. HERE WE GO On each menu Brother Gowder For breakfast, a starter was prints some apt maxim. The pineapple juice, followed by hot July 4 one was: or cold cereal. The pork sausages "The Greatest Pleasure in Life and eggs "to order." Potatoes?— is to Do a Good Deed." of course. Hold on, Brothers, go easy on the spuds. Next is hot Evidently, Brother Gowder cakes with jams, jellies and means what he says. He prob­ syrups. Name your drink, and ably gets a kick out of life. So put one of those cold apples or do the guys who eat on his ships, oranges in your pocket, in case for that matter. you haven't had enough. The-' menu for dinner, which' was served up as the Mandan Victory was nearing Miami, slip- Delegates Kit Explained To Seatrain Men Bosun stands over mess on deck of the SS Santa Clara Victory as the Isthmian scow pulled out of the Chinese port. Crew reported having to secure booms and hatches out on the open seas "with everything loose in the holds." Typical Isthmian conditions will soon be replaced by top standards required by SIU contracts. Prospect Of SIU Contract Keeps Isthmian Crew Going Tough as things might gbt aboard some ships, there's always the consolation that its just a bit worse on an Isthmian scow. But the guys who sail Isthmian take consolation in the fact that an SIU contract will soon be stan­ dard equipment aboard all ships operated by that company. Typical example of the crews who are standing by for that Seafarers contract is the one HcoftAyfOe. THERXjeTH/ aboard the SS Santa Clara Vict­ Highlight of the July 6 meet­ ory, which recently wound up a ing aboard the SS Seatrain New Persian Gulf run. Crewmembers Jersey was the introduction to Victor Gardecke and Alfred Northe crew of the new educational folder that is now being placed aboard SIU ships. The folder referred to as the Delegates kit, contains copies of the Organizers Handbook, "Here's How," Union Constitution and by-laws, and several other pieces of union ed ­ ped off with oyster soup. Then ucational literature, and was .ex­ roast turkey with all the trim­ plained by Chairman Bill Gray mings. Snapper fish baked. No Following Brother Gray's ex­ like? Then try the roast Virginia planation, the SIU publications ham. Snow flake potatoes, but­ were placed in the messroom for tered asparagus, candied sweets, the use of the crew. sugar peas. (Oh, daddy! 1 can't The meeting then continued take any more.) with Good and Welfare, during 'N EVERYTHING which discussion was held on On top of all this you got some new percolators needed, the pie — mince meat or pumpkin— cleaning of the drinking fountain, if you were on Gowder's scow, and a suggestion by the chairman that is. Ice cream, too, and water- that the honor system be used . melon and cantalope. You kept to keep the messroom clean at night. washing it all down with ice cold lemonade. Recording the proceedings was Bill Williams. Giving clean slates Lots of other things like pick­ to their departments were, T. D. les, celery hearts and tid-bits of Cannon, Deck Delegate; Bill one kind or another kept your Gray, Engine Delegate; and John "\jaws going between courses. Vic Gardecke,. Deck MainA. Bourg, Stewards Delegate. fenence aboard the Santa. Clara. The gastric celebration wound Victory. up with supper, consisting of cold 7 sliced turkey, or ham, and as­ sorted cold cuts: plain bologna, garlic bologna, liver, cheese, luncheon meat, salami and two ' jcinds of cheese. Fish lovers went '> towp on sardines and salmon and there were eggs for other icVers. Topped off with chilled fruit cocktail and cookies plus the I kunas summarized a few of the more rugged abuses that an SIU agreement will wipe out. Brother Norkunas, a member of the Black Gang, said there was a "helluva difference between conditions on the Santa Clara and those on SlU-contracted vessels." The first week out, Norkunas recalled, the First pleaded a shortage of soap. He gave out one bar every three weeks and soap powder was issued three times in four months. In the Persian Gulf, where a painting job in the dripping temperature caused the men's clothes to smell, with perspiration all gear had to be boiled due to the lack of soap. There were no cots aboard in the tropics, he added, and Oilers and Wipers painted and cleaned floor plates without overtime. Time off and overtime were unheai'd of, Norkunas said, and all the Firemen had at lea.st 50 hours tossed out because the First As­ sistant didn't let them know when the winches were through \/orking. Brother Gardecke said the trip was hot and cold — hot iri as much as no blowers wore thrown into play in the heads and show­ ers throughout the entire trip; cold because there was no heat in the crew's living quarters dur­ ing damp weather in the Med­ iterranean and the Pacific. "After leaving Shanghai for the States," Gardecke continued, "we had to secure all booms and hatches with everything loose while we were out in the open sea." In order to permit, cleaning of the holds, the booms were topped with the ship rolling and hatch boards loose, he said. At Bahrein, the Santa Clara Victory took on a load of 70 oc­ tane gas. Gardecke said that only a single layer of sandbags was placed between the gasoline and the engine room bulkhead. The law, he explained calls for a wooden bulkhead not less than three feet from the engine bulk­ head. Topping everything off, he said, "was the slopchest. Prices were out of line and the stock was inadequate. He cited as a sample the stock of handker­ chiefs. Upon leaving New York for the four month trip, Gardecke discovered there were no hand­ kerchiefs available at all. He blew his top instead of his nose. Smooth Crew Mans Clipper On Gt. Lakes The Great Lakes, in addition to being the means of transporta­ tion. for millions of tons of iron ore, coal, automobiles and mac­ hinery, also is well known for its ci'uises and excursions for thousands of vacationing midwesterners. One of the largest and finest of these cruise .ships, which carries thousands of passengers annually, is the Milwaukee Clipper, own­ ed by the Wisconsin and Michi­ gan Steamship Company. The Clipper, manned by a staunch SIU crew of 55, makes regular runs on Lake Michigan and car­ ries an average of 670 pa.sscngers. SIU MILITANTS The crew of the sleek new vessel, are tip-lop SIU men and women, as has boon proven by their record of real SIU mili­ tancy. In May of this year, the Clipper crew hit the bricks for a new contract and in two days the company conceded to their demands. Having ji'tartcd the summer crui.se season on May 30, the Sca- .'J'" gSpSfeS;;:- ill "Here she is. Ihe 'Clipper Wren.' "Back on the job. sailing again." —Caption by the "Wren." larers aboard are now, after a month and a half together, a smooth working team. One of the stewardesses aboard \yho has several years of sailing the Lakes on SIU passenger ships is Victoria Phillips, better known to her shipmates as the "Clipper Wren." The "Wren", who " submitted photos to the LOG showing life­ boat drill aboard the Clipper, recently celebrated her birthday while out on the restful waters of the Lakes. Her shipmates, in commemora­ tion of the event, made her a gift of an alarm clock, and a little celebi'ation was had by all around t.t the time. THANKS FELLAS Thanking the crew for their thoughtfulness, the "Wren" stat­ ed, "I wish to thank the Clipper crew collectively for their gift. It is not so much the gift I appreci­ ate as the kindly rememberance." With a good part of the summer season still to come, the crew of the Clipper have everything in readiness and , are anticipating capacity crowds. �Friday. July 18. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief SANTA CLARA VICTORY, in his department. Stewards Del­ April 11 — Chairman V. Garegate, Martin Dyer, elected as decke; Secretary Alton L. Yukdelegate. No report. New Businio. Discussion on the unsani­ ne.ss: Motion carried that sani­ tary procedures of messman. De­ tary men in each department be cision to have messman transfer­ responsible for the cleanliness red. Motion carried to ask Chief of the ship's laundry, and that Mate to provide an adequate this duty be rotated each week. number of men to work while Motion cariied that NMU mem­ rigging gear, in the interest of bers anci non-union members safety. Each member requested signed abord in Panama be in­ to keep his overtime sheet, so as vited to the regular membership to facilitate any questions of pen­ meetings as they are under the alty hours, etc., with regards to protection of our contract and retroactive pay. After discussion will enable them to see the Sea­ with the Chief Mate and Captain farers in action. Jerry Palmer a four hour day was agreed upon ^d. Vote taken and George elected as ship's Delegate. due to the excessive heat in the Hall and Robert Harwell, Wipers, .444 Persian Gulf. Due to the lack dmitted to the SIU Earl Cain HENRY WARD BEECHER, of cooperation, the set-up was and John Jankovic, Stev.-ards De­ May 18 — Chairman W. Reidy; partment, accepted, as was John Secretary J. Redden. Delegates abolished. NEW HAS BEEN PREPARED eytHE Sullivan. Motion made by Hill reports accepted. New Business: lit UMlONi LISTING REPAIRS NEEDED ON ' YAKA, May 10 — Chairman to have trip card of saloon pan­ Motion by A1 Lorier that all tryman, lifted. Good and Wel­ YOUR SHIP. USE OF THIS FORM WILL Smith; Secretary Mitchell. Deck books and permits be turned over fare: Brother Finder suggested and Stewards Department Dele­ IT EASIER FOR THE OFFICIALS TO SEE TO to ship's delegate in order that gates reported no beefs. Engine that ciew leave all keys to the he may present them to the IT THAT THESE REPAIRS ARE MADE^ AND Delegate reported a beef between loc'sles for the next crew, Patrolman when ship hits port. PUT AN END To GOATPANV STALLING . it, ^ ^ the four to eight fireman and the Motion by Kane to Vote on ac­ SAMUEL McINTYRE. May 18 ceptance of the Deck Depart­ Engineer. Beef to be referred to Patrolman. New Business: New —Chairman Peter Blanco: Secre- ment tripcarders into the union. delegate elected in Black Gang, tary Edward J. Clark, Delegates None against. Motion by J. Red­ Good and Welfare: Brother reported no beefs. Old Business: den, that crew investigate why Thompson asked men to stop put- Brojjier Blanco remarked that Roberts, a crewmember, is^ be­ ting their feet on the chairs, the crew did not live up to their hind in his dues and assessments Thompson also suggested that the ^Pi-omi.ses in regards to keeping and has had his permit for six Patrolman see the Chief about'mt^ssroom or laundry room clean, months. Motion by A. Lorier that letting him reaiTange the egg- New Business: Motion carried to a copy of the minutes be sent to By HANK boiler system because it is giv-jhave regular door locks changed the SEAFARERS LOG. Motion ing trouble. One minute of sil- to Yale locks since the regular by VanDyke that a copy of the First of all we'll give you Brothers a news item hot off the locks can be opened with almost lepair list be given to the dis­ encc for brothers lost at sea. any key. Motion carried to have patcher in the port of payoff, in press, dated Wednesday, July 16: "New Jersey was prepared to­ it i 4. new toastmaster and coffee pots crder that he may see that it is day under special Congressional action to pay unemployment PONCE DeLEON. June 13 Chaiman William Turner; Secre-'l-ut aboard. Good and welfare: carried out. One minute of sil­ compensation to idle seamen who in the last two years worked on iary Bob McCullough, Deck Del-j Motion by Fred Schwab that ence for departed brothers. vessels of the War Shipping Administration. The weekly payments cgatc Allen Gray reported that i:ghts be installed for crew's would range from S9 to $22 up to a maximum of twenty-six weeks, the Deck Department may collect writing desks. depending on wage levels and duration of jobs when last employed. 250 hours for gangway watqhes 4 4 4. Claims should be filed at the nearest office of the State Employ­ and there is 36 hours disputed ANDREW JACKSON, May 25— ment Service." To Brother Otto Paul Preunler, otherwise weEovertime. Engine Delegate Joe Chairman J. L. Barton; Secreknown as Uncle Otto, the oldtimer and citizen of Florida: Thanks Pinder reported the Engine De-|tary T. Filipow. J. Irving, Deck JOHN W. CULLEN, May 11— for sending up those addresses of Seafarers who want the LOG partment as having 45 hours of Delegate, reported that the rec- Chairman Blackie Stevens; Sec­ mailed to their homes every week. A LOG in every Seafarere disputed overtime. Stewards Del-! ord of shore leave refused the retary M. Burnstine. New Busi­ home for himself and his family is important, indeed ... in this cgate James Hill reported seven crew in the Canal Zone would ness: Delegates reported every­ manner the family becomes sufficiently and clearly acquainted hours of disputed overtime for ^ be kept by him and turned over thing shaping up fine. Motion with the SIU's actions, policies, etc . . . Brother Nick Calzia sends me Stewards Utility and 44 for to the shore representative for by Blackie Stevens that any a short message to his shipmate, Bosun James Scott, who sailed out the galley man. New Business: clarification at the payoff. En- member getting drunk and rais­ recently: "Scotty, I have gone to see your brother at Glenwood Repair list made up and approv- gine Delegate reported no beefs ing hell shall be fined, and the Drive, etc. Write to me in care of his home." money sent to the LOG. Motion by E. Dudek that any member 4 4 4 MILWAUKEE CLIPPER FIRE DRILL drying clothes in the fidley shall We just received a letter from our shipmate. Brother Spuiremove them when dry so as to geon Woodruff, the deck engineer, aboard a. Robin ship in give the next brother a chance Biera, Porfugese Africa: "Well, Hank, we have quite a gang to dry his clothing. Motion by on this ship. Good union men, and very militant. I have sailed M. Burnstine that meetings be a long time and as the years roll along I see many things. And held every Sunday while at sea. I really believe Africa, is getting better than the Coca-Cola and Good ^and Welfare: Chairman Rum run. Well, Hank, as you know, I am getting old. That's Stevens gave short talk on the why I will have to take any port in a storm—and don't laugh. union's responsibilities aboard Continued success with your Hit and Run column and please ship. Suggestion that Purser be mention thai Brother Inar Hansen missed this good run. We contacted 48 hours before ar­ miss him very much. We have a good crew—hut we're still rival in next port to put out short two men." . . . Thanks, Brother Woodruff tor your swell cigarettes for that week and also letter from South East Africa. Write some more if you get for the time the ship will stay in the iimei port. 4 4 4 4 4 4 THOMAS W. HYDE, April 13 Heie are some oldtimei's who may still be anchored in town —Chairman John D, Molini; Sec­ waiting for the ships to come in or they may have sailed recently: retary Henry Adamowiz. New B. Kosow, L. Labrador, J. Michalis, C. Melendez, L. Becker, C. Business: George Liederman Connors, R. Quinn, P. Drevas, J. Dand, W. Lane, J. Cronan, T. moved that no one pay off be­ Maynes, E. Shaffer, I. Tirado, W. Lieberman, H. Bergesser, A. fore all beefs are settled. James Constantine. Also C. Heyes. B. Rodericks. P. Blanco, C. Kappold, Adams suggested that a man W. Conner, L. Zufiaur, P. Carbo, L. Aviles, J. Allen, D. Crockett, stand at each door leading to the K. Frey, C. Bonafont, T. Thompson, J. Pineiro. F. Masterson, A. saloon and make sure that no Rivera, Do Lien Chen, J. Colon, A. Magapage, J. M. Landron, S. one pays off before the Patrol- Dall and M. Arroyo ... A few more oldtimers still in town are; mai^ gives his okay. J. Juliano Bosun Steve Carr, Brother K. Kain, Eddie "Skippy" Gusczynsky, brought up the question of no Brother Paolo Prin'gi . . . We presume that Brother W. "Red" Morria towels and the dates they were grabbed a ship going to the Gulf just like he was talking about to short. Steward A. Schiavone, Brother Pete Bush recently. suggested that rhatter be referr­ 4 4 4 ed to Patrolman as he didn't know exactly what the proced­ This week Brother Charlie Rappold. known as Ropeyarn ure was. It was asked by F. W. Charlie, came up to the hall, respectfully look oft his fedora Moore that all be sober at payoff. and said that he was retiring his hook and going into Snug Good and Welfare: Bosun GallaHarbor where he's been in oft and on in between trips for ghan suggested that all cots be some years. "I'm going into Snug Harbor tor good now. 1 got taken off the deck so they will a letter today. You know, 1 just read today's paper about a be in good condition for the next rich man, 83 years old, who shot himself dead. I'm 74 years ciew. Steward Schiavone sug­ old hut I'll he darned it I'll shoot myself." Well, Ropeyarn Great Lakes Seafarers, crewmembers of the sleek Milwau­ gested that all library books be Charlie, may the rest of -your anchored days he many and kee Clipper are lowered over the side in lifeboat during recent turned in so that they'll be ex­ peaceful and may you keep remembering and spinning the fire drill. changed for a new library. yarns of your long sea life. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 18. 1947 •THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Seatrain Conditions Rate With Best, Delegate Says |!:' To the Edilor; Why must the Seatrain New Jersey sail short handed every trip, putting an extra load on the men who sail the ship? It is es­ pecially hard on the Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders, as they are always standing six on and six off. That is tough going on a big high-pressure job. 1 Another headache: It is my job as Engine Delegate, to set donkey watches and time off. As you know, half the crew is entitled to time off in each port. Under our agreement, only the Watertender and Firemen, as well as cur one Engine Utility can be used for donkey watches. We now have one Watertender and one Fireman qualified, put­ ting a further strain on our al­ ready badly depicted black gang. QUALIFIED MEN NEEDED Under- our present agreement, Oilers cannot be required to stand donkey watches. If our New York and New Orleans Halls cannot supply enough men, a clarifica­ tion will be necessary, so that any qualified man in the black gang can be required to stand donkey watches. As Deck Engineer, I have plenty to do in port, but I have voluntarily gone below to stand donkey watches. My object being to protect our contract. Til be down there again Wednesday when I should be topside to aid the Patrolman. It can't be help­ ed as there is no one else avail­ able. As you know, Seatrain Lines has the right to hire men any­ where, regardless to union af­ filiation, whenever we of the Seafarers fail to provide enough men. I, for one, don't want to have a gang of finks and commies mixed in with the swell bunch of Seafarers on this ship. ^REMEMBER, NO MONKEY BUSINESS' repair lists, no e.xpense being spared to add to our comfort. All beefs are settled pi'omptly, and it is never necessary to add to the burdens of our already overworked Patrolmen. During my more than three months as Engine Delegate, there has not been one hour of disputed over­ time. In fact, if a man forgets to put in earned overtime, or short changes himself, the Chief will wi-ite it in. The Deck Gang tells rne that the same is true in their department. All Union officials and repre­ sentatives worked long and hard to win this excellent agreement for us, I don't think it is fair of the rank and file to put it in jeopardy by failing to crew up these Seatrain ships. Bill Gray Retired Member Plugfs Seafarers To the Editor: Thought I'd drop the LOG a line or so and let you know I really appreciated being in a swell union. Oldtimers like Jack Kelly and Ray Sweeney, who helped build the SIU, showed me what unionism really is. Boy, that Sweeney really is a Patrol­ man. I retired my book about a month ago, and would like to go to college this fall, however, it just doesn't look like our Sena­ tors and Representatives are go­ ing to pass a Bill of Rights for merchant seamen. I would like to continue rece­ iving the LOG, as I like to keep up with the progr.' sr, of the SIU. Floyd Sharp El Paso. Texas 'AN SIU SHIP IS To the Editor: Unity, as we all know, means sticking together. In my opinion, the SIU is one of the best unions in the world but there is still room for improvement. It is true that we all believe in our Union, but do we all in­ dividually take an interest in bet­ tering our organization? Taking too much for guanted is one of t.'ie biggest mistakes of mankind —and of Union men, too. Our groat Union would last about as long as a snowball in hell without the full support of all its members. We have done a great deal in the past two years Gangway watchma.n Hyrny cautions two visitors after they toward making the SIU one of the greatest Unions in existence. told him they wanted to visit friends aboard Isthmian's SS One of the main factors contrib­ Citadel Victory while vessel was in Port Sudan. Henry Muruting to our great success is the ranka. Bosun, who forwarded picture said the two simians acted leadership we have. It means a like a couple of monkeys. great deal to all of us to have such reliable men in office to protect our interests whether we are at sea or ashore. As we continue working to­ ward our goal of a better life for To the Editor: An ex-United Fruit stiff, non­ seamen, we must all cooperate to union from way back, he takes Please permit me to write a the fullest extent.. To do this a fiendish pride in giving the line to all SIU seamen warning successfully one cannot hold Steward a hard time over the them about the almighty Cap­ membership in two unions, and stores. He thinks men can sub­ tain we have aboard the W. J. divide his alleglancje and his sist on beans. Riddle. energies. Waterman, which owns this Another thing we must all We have a good crew aboai-d, but the Captain is out of this ship, is supposed to be a not- learn well is the great constitu­ world. He is so close fisted that too-bad company when it comes tion which governs us. Those of he will not let the men change to food, but this ship is an ex­ you who don't know the laws of the linen on his bunk. When he ception. Things are terrible and our Union should get in there and find out all about .your or­ wants something done, such as cannot become any worse. ganization. Those who do know polishing his bath or soogeeing So far my record as a seaman his quarters, he tells them it has been very good, but I can't should lend a helping hand to does not constitute overtime. promise it to remain too good see that every member under­ for long under this Skipper. I stands fully what the laws are He pulls inspections every day was in the Army and I thought and what they mean. and snoops around the ship all The SIU is always open to new I saw all the hardtimers po.ssible, night. He has set himself up as ideas and suggestions for the but this guy hits a new low. lord high executioner not allow­ betterment of our Union and its ing the officers to talk to the If you are not made of iron membership. Each man has an crew while not on watch. stay clear of this ship at least ample opportunity to get in his until they get another Skipper "tv^o-bitjs worth," so let's all aboard. stand up and sound off — loud A CLEAN SHIP' James A. Sparrow .and often. SS W. J. Riddle Frank Schutz Riddle Bucko Is No Riddle Days Are Bright When 'Moon ' Goes Down New Orleans Way I have talked with Louis Cof­ fin, Jimmy Sheehan, Steely White and Buck Stephens. All agreed that the Seatrain Lines is a fine company to do business with, and that our Seatrain agree­ ment is the best in the maritime industry. ":1 rv Why, then, do we risk jeopar­ dising such a contract? I v/as in the New Orleans Hall last Wed­ nesday. The place was jampackcd with men, yet we could only get .one Oiler out of a request for two Watertenders, one Fire­ man and one Oiler. TIP TOP SHAPE This ship is the cleanest I have ever sailed, the food is tops, quarters comfortable, and there isn't a bucko Mate or Engineer aboard. We also get more pay than other SIU ships. The men of this crew are friendly, sociable, and excellent shipmates. R. C. Chapdelaine, a former Union official, and now Seatrain Agent, attends promptly to our Sees Cooperation As Spur To Union's Advance Seafarer Raymond, crewmember aboard the SS Elizabeth, shows that Union's slogan applies to his ship. He and the rest of the crew kept on the ball to make ship sleek throughout voy­ age No. 2, reported Luis Ramirez, FWT, whose camera recorded the scene. To the Editor: Speaking of characters, well! We have one down in New Or­ leans holding the Jiosition as doorman in our Hall and he is no one else but the great, muchtalked-about Moon Koons. 'As a doorman he gets the cake. Th.'it job is right down his alley and everyone can say he's the best doorman we've had down in Nev/ Orleans so far. Being punch drupk and having fallen out of the cradle when he was a baby makes him figure he ought to take life a little more ea.sy. Incidentally, he never did care too much for hard work in the first_ place. But who does? Sitting on that nice soft cush­ ion with one of those two for a nickel cigars shoved in his face, he doesn't care whether it rains or snows. Recently a couple of drunks tried to crash the door. In the first place they were NMUers, so Moon put that big belly of his across the door and I doubt if Houdini could have gotten in. Then when business slacks up at the door Moon grabs some one and puts hirn on the soft WfiS/J -mMOOM CC»E30\/ERWc I cushion, walks back, grabs the mike, and croons a couple of songs for the boys. Yes siree, there's never a dull moment in our hall way down yonder in Noo 'Awleens. Percy Beyer �THE SEAFARERS Friday, July 18, 1947 HARD-WORKING SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen News, Pop And Movies Suggested As Lift For Morale At Sea By SS Casa Grande Men To the Editor: We would like to present for careful consideration three inno­ vations which would improve conditions aboard merchant ships. First; Inaugurate ...a policy of requiring radio operators to pre­ pare daily news bulletins. This would necessitate the payment of overtime to the radio operator and require the shipowners to subscribe to news broadcasts. Second: Provide motion pic­ ture equipment for each ship and arrange for suitable pictures and news reels to be supplied for each trip. Third: Take the necessary steps to .see that each ship carries a reasonable supply of soft drinks. WILL PRODUCE GROANS There is no doubt that these suggestions will produce groans and subtle sarcastic remarks in certain quarters but a little thought will make evident the Swan Song On The Swan Bar To the Editor: C. B. Martin (The Beachcomber) writes that the men of the SS Paul Hamilton H^ne made up "one of the best crew's I have had the pleasure to sail with. . . they worked hard to bring the ship in in SIU style." Some of the ship-shape Seafarers who were Brother Mar­ tin's shipmates appear in photo (above) which he forwarded to the LOG. Holding the life ring is the Bosun. Front row, left to right: Red, Deck Maintenance; Buck, AB; Stockvale, AB; Evans, OS, and the OS on 8-12 watch. Back row, left to right: Eddy, AB; the 4-8 AB; the 4-8 OS and Butch, AB. A note accompanying the picture from Brother Martin said that crewmember Maurer, AB, doesn't appear because he was at the wheel at the time. State Problems If You Want Aid, Brother Urges New Sheehan Craft Bounces Off Ways To the Editor: In response to your requests for membership participation in the LOG, I am sending yon an idea which can be kicked around by the membership. Many men have been pleading for education, of which, I be­ lieve, everyone is 100 percent in favor of, but they do not .state specifically what they want. We have on hand in all SIU Halls, the history of the SIU, contracts, constitutions, etc., but the men are confused as to just what they want in the way of education. I have a plan that will eliminat a lot of confusion. Have every man at sea, or in the Hall, take some time and write down what he wants to know or what he is di.ssatisfied with. In that way we can condense and study what it is generally that the membership wishes to know. In the past, I believe it has been our policy to wise each other up concerning matters for our benefit or against it. Therefore, I take this oppor­ tunity to submit to the LOG this bit of information about the "Swan Bar," in Beira, Portug­ uese East Africa. The owner, who calls himself "Briggie," is 169 percent phony. Under the guise of being a sea­ man's friend, this leech is tak­ ing everyone for a ride. Before a ship arrives in Beira, he sends folders to the ship say­ ing that his place is "elegant," "deluxe," and "sophisticated." To read the folders one would think his place was the South African version of the Stork Club. Act­ ually it couldn't come up to the standard of any joint on South Street in New York or South Broadway in Baltimore. The newest addition to the Sheehan fleet, owned and oporated by the James F. Sheehans of Brooklyn, bounced oft the ways June 26, according to word LIMP SHRIMP just received by the LOG'S edit­ or in charge of fleet expansion Big hearted Briggie has just news. lowered the price of beer, but Jimmy, who is a Patrolman in the Poi-t of New York, and his mate Bernice, were reported set­ SUNSET CUT-UPS tling down after the nerve-shat­ tering launching, which saw the new craft christened the Law­ rence James Sheehan. The 7 1/8-pound Lawrence James quickly began maneuver­ ing under its own power shortly after it came screeching oft the ways. The stui'dy little craft was nine montlhs under con­ struction, with Mrs. Sheehan in charge, before the launching took place. The Lawrence James brings the Sheehan fleet up to three — two of the boy class, one of the girl class. The operators declined to comment on future expansion plans. BLACK AND WHITE I know of several cases where men were dissatisfied with a par­ ticular event, until (1 showed them in black and white that it was either SIU law or policy. A lot of men beef, and that beefing can start a lot of trouble becau.se ignorance tends to cause dissen­ sion and confusion. Sure the idea of having every­ one aware of what is going on sounds like a dream but if every ship chairman will make sure that a man puts down in writing exactly what he wants to know, whether it be on the Union structure, organizing, contracts, Paul Hall's middle initial, or what have you, it will give a committee a chance to outline what the Brothers want and steps can be taken in that direction The sooner everyone of us knows the score on our problems, the easier it will be for us to coordinate with the men aboi t us. Ed Larkin wait — he's charging five escudoes (20 cents) for shrimp, which, if you can find them on the plate, are usually "fresh" from three days ago. No other place in Beira charges for shrimp with beer. The LOG is sent to the Swan Bar, but that is one hell of a place for the LOG to be seen, especially when there are so many decent joints where a guy can enjoy his drinking in a wholesome atmosphere for much less. So, if you want to have a good time in Beira go to the joints uptown near the movies. Here are unsolicited plugs for Marlene's Bar, Hotel Beira, Hotel Metropole and Madame Olga's. All you guys who go to Beira can take this "info" for what it's worth. I've blown my top and now I'm happy. I guess I'll hit the sack now with a clear mind. Until I write again, here's for a bigger LOG. A1 •Whitmer SS Robin Hood CITES COMPANY 'DEAL' AS WARNING TO BROTHERS To the Editor: It has come to our attention, that it is a habit df Mr. DeGeorge, of the Philadelphia Waterman Of­ fice, to send ships out of that port without sufficient supplies aboard. This is especially true of ships that have already signed on art­ icles, as on this ship, when he was informed by the Patrolman that we needed milk and other various items, we were told that these sloi'es would be on the ship before sailing time. We sailed, however, without the promised stores. It should be brought to the attention of Mr. De George, and the membership of the SIU, that these ships should be fully stored before the signing of the articles, so watch your step when on a Waterman ship in Philly. Hubert Vickery H. W. Romine. Oiler, above, makes like Charles Atlas. Girls on beaches drool when he shows what dynamic tension can do for puny, underweight men who don't fill out their dungarees^ Ex-weight-lifter Steve Stepanian, 1st Pumpman, flexes his muscles, at right above, and makes a serpentine silhouette as the setting sun cast shadows aboard the SS Sunset at sea. Tony Gambino, AB, fondles birthday cake presented to him by the Sunset's Stewards De­ partment, while Steve Stepanian "shoots" picture. fact that the ideas are timely and important. The United States Navy and Army spent millions of dollars to build and sustain morale, and industrial concerns have learned in recent years, by actual ex­ perience, that money spent for recreation rooms, billiard tables, soda fountains, etc., pays divi­ dends in dollars and cents. In other words, a contented em­ ployee is a more efficient em­ ployee. When a ship goes out to sea, at the present time, for a trip of six or nine months, the crew is largely cut off from contact with the affairs of the world (in a cyjiical sense this could be con­ sidered a break.) And when the ship returns the men who have sailed her are not able to take a normal part in life. They cannot even keep up an intelligent con­ versation due to the lack of knowledge of what has transpir­ ed while they were away. And certainly they cannot vote or take a useful interest in politics. SEES VALUE OF CHANGE It would be splendid, indeed, if this backward condition could be corrected. The ship's radio is of little value in obtaining news on long trips due to distances and weather conditions. Then, too, no one is made responsible for tuning in the radio. Things usually work like this: A mate will enter the chart room where the set is located and turn on a program. Then in a few AND CAKE minutes another mate comes along, does not like the program, and gets something else. Then a third guy decides this second program is no good and turns the radio off altogether. The result is no hits, no runs, no errors. It is true there is no ideal place to show motion pictures on most cargo ships. But in the Army — overseas — pictures were often shown under extreme­ ly disadvantageous conditions with much satisfaction to the men. On ships there is the messhall and some passageways are large enough, and in warm weather pictures could be shown on deck. The idea of the soft drinks is just an added touch to make the trip more enjoyable when you are a long way and a long time fiom home. G. S. Green E. J. Sugany A. R. Jasinsky F. J. Templon George Jennings Thomas P. Curran B. S. Sale L. A. Stoufcuburg Leonard Furman SS Casa Grande ShanghaL China �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 18. 1947 Summary Of Taft-Hartley Act Provisions OFFICIAL TITLE—Sec. 1 The Taft-Hartley Act passed on Juno 23rd is of­ ficially titled, "Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947." The Act is divided into several parts and the first part is a complete revision of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). * COVERAGE—Sec. 2 The NLRA covers any employment which affect.s interstate commerce, unless it is specifically exempted. Federal, state and local governments, Federal Reserve Banks, non-profit hospitals, and any employer subject to the Railway Labor Act are not employers covered by the Act. Individuals employed in agriculture or domestic service, or by their parents or spouse, inde­ pendent contractors, and supervisors (including fore­ men) are not employees. Apart from these exceptidns, the Act can be administered to include all trade and indu.stry which is not strictly local, like retail and service trades. ADMINISTRATION—Sees. 4-6 How far the coverr.ge of the Act is extended will depend, like many other questions, upon its adminis­ tration. The Act is administered by a New Board, con­ sisting of five membeiv., in place of the former threeman Board. The old Board had full control over all its business; the new Board shares its powers with an in­ dependent General Coun.sel, who supervises the per­ sonnel of the regional offices of the Board and has "final authority" over the investigation and prosecu­ tion of all charges and complaints. The Board itself is left with the power to issue general rules and to de­ cide cases brought to it by the General Counsel. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES—Sec. 7 Employees have a right to belong to unions and take part in union activities; and under the Taft-Hart­ ley Act, they also have a right not to belong to unions, and to refrain from union activities. The unfair labor practices of employers and unions all relate to this de­ claration of the rights of emplovees. Unfair Labor Practices EMPLOYER UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES Sec. 8 (a) (1-5) There are five unfair labor practices by employers .which violate these rights: 1. To interfere with, restrain or coerce em­ ployees in the exercise of these rights; 2. To dominate or support a union; 3. To discriminate against employees because of union membership or non-membership; 4. To discharge or otherwise penalize an em­ ployee for filing charges or testifying before the Board; 5. To refuse to bargain collectively with a union which represents a majority of em­ ployees in an appropriate unit. UNION UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES—Sec. 8 (b) (1-6) There are seven unfair labor practices by Unions: 1. To restrain or coerce employees in the ex­ ercise of their basic rights; 2. To restrain or coerce an employer in the se­ lection of his representatives to deal with the union; 3. To cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against employees on account of union membership or non-member.ship; 4. To refuse to bargain collectively with an em­ ployer where it is the majority representa­ tive of his employees; 5. To engage in certain .strikes and boycotts; 6. To charge excessive initiation fees to mem­ bers' under union shop agreements; 7. To force an employer to pay for work which is nbt expected to be performed. «• EFFECT ON EXISTING CLOSED SHOP CONTRACTS Sec. 102 The first impact of this Act is upon the closed shop, or any type of agreement which in one wgy or an­ other makes union membership a condition of employ­ ment. Any closed shop contract in force before June 23rd is good for the balance of its term, whatever that may be. Any renewal or extension, however, even if automatic, begins a new contract. An existing contract can probably be reopened on any item (e.g. wages) without affecting its union security provisions, if the reopening does not change the term or duration of the contract in any way. Between June §3rd and August 22nd, 1947, a union can enter into a closed shop contract for one year. But any agreement made after August 22nd, 1947, which requires union membership as a con­ dition of employment is subject to the prohibitions and restrictions of the Act. CLOSED SHOP CONTRACTS AFTER AUGUST 22. 1947—Sec. 8 (a) 3. 8 (b) 2 The closed shop and other forms of union security are directly affected by the two unfair labor practices On this page we present the official AFL analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act. Part appears in this issue, the remainder next week, followed by bulletins answering specific questions. The best way to fight the law is by knowing exactly what the provisions are. Save this section for future reference. which forbid employers to discriminate on account of union membership or non-membership, and forbid unions "to cause" employers to discriminate on that account. A contract which makes union membership a condition of employment requires the employer to fa­ vor union men and to discriminate against non-union men. This discrimination by the employer is forbidden whether it is \ione with or without a contract. The making of a closed shop contract by an employer and a union voluntarily may only be subject to a cease-anddesist order; but the enforcement of the contract so as to deprive any person of employment, or the opportun­ ity for employment, will subject both the union and the employer to an immediate injunction and the pay­ ment of any loss in wages suffei-ed by the complaining individual. VALID UNION SHOP CONTRACT Sec. 8 (a) 3 (Proviso) The Taft-Hartley Act permits a union to have a restricted form of union security. This type of valid union security agreement can only be made by a union which has an unquestioned majority status. If this status is questioned, an election must first be held to determine the majority choice. But this clear status is not enough. In addition, an election must be held to determine if the employees wish to authorize the union to enter a union shop contract. PROCEDURE—Sec. (9 e) To get this election, the union must prove that 30% of the employees want an election to be held. The authorisation election must be won by a majority of all the employees eligible to vote, not merely a majority of those who actually vote. If a union fails to win this vote, it cannot ask for another authorization election within a year. Once the authorization has been granted, a union shop agreement can be made and renewed without further authorization elections. However, thirty percent of the employees in this unit can, by a signed petition, at any termination date, demand a new authorization election. This agreement is not only limited to one year, it is also severely limit­ ed in scope. A valid union shop agreement under the Taft-Hartley Act can go no further than to require an individual to join the union within 30 days after being employed; membership must be open to all employees on equal terms; and an employee cannot be discharged under such an agreement as long as he is willing to pay the regular dues and initiation fees. An employee can be fined by the union or expelled for breach of union discipline, but the union cannot force the employer to discharge him for that reason. Both an employer and a union going beyond these limitations are subject to an immediate temporary injunction from the courts, a permanent cease-and-desist order from the Board, and back-pay and reinstatement claims from any individual who loses his employment as a result. EXCESSIVE INITIATION FEES—Sec. 302 (c) 4 The employer may deduct the amount of union dues (and dues only) from wages and pay the amount over to the union only if each employee has individual­ ly signed a written authorization for the check-off. The compulsoi-y, automatic check-off is absolutely illegal. Both the union and the employer agreeing to it are criminally liable to a .$1,000 fine and a year in jail. Agreements containing a compulsory, automatic check­ off made before June 23rd, 10947 are valid up to July 1, 1948. The voluntary authorization, however, can be made irrevocable for a year, at the end of which time a new authorization must be signed. The union may, if it wishes, secure from each employee a check-off authorization, which is revocable at any time. Such a authorization would not have to be executed more than once. UNION INTERFERENCE AND MEMBERSHIP RULES—Sec. 8 (b) 1 The Taft-Hartley Act contains a general prohibi­ tion against "restraint" or "coercion" of employees by a union. These are legalistic words and it is difficult to say what they mean. But two significant points are clear. In the first place, while employers are forbidden to "interfere" with the employee's rights; unions are not. The term "interfere" is omitted with respect to unfair labor practices by unions, and its omission is deliberate. At the very least, ordinary solicitation of union memlDership is not touched by the Act. The Act also specifically safeguards the right of a labor or­ ganization "to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership therein." This means that a union is free to reject applicants for membership and to punish members for violation of union discipline by fines and other penalties. It may also mean that a union member can refuse to work with a non-union man where such association would be a violation of the union constitution or by-laws. The union, however, may not incorporate this rule into a collective bargaining agreement. EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES—Sec. 8 (b) 1 (B) The foregoing unfair labor practices by unions are prohibitions affecting individual employees. The TaftHartley Act prohibits a union from committing certain unfair labor practices against employers. A union can­ not "restrain or coerce" an employer in the selection of his representatives to negotiate conti'acts or adjust grievances. This may mean that a union cannot force an employer to bargain through an association, but it does not prevent the union from offering uniform terms to all employers in the same general class. MAKE WORK PAYMENTS—Sec. 8 (b) 6 An employer may complain to the Board that the union is trying to force him to pay for work which "is not performed or to be performed." This section can be given many extreme meanin^g, but it is safe to as­ sume that it does not apply to any payment made for the time of employees, even though no work is actually done in the time paid for. An employee's time is worth payment; what this section prohibits arc payments for which no effort of any kind is required. If the employee has to make his time available to the employer, that in itself requires an effort and prevents the employee from working at some other job. Hence, this section does not prohibit call-in-pay, travel-time pay or other pay when the employee has to keep himself available for employment. It does not apply to any periods of idle­ ness in the course of employment like make-ready or waiting-time. And it does not apply to payments for past service, like vacation or severance pay. It is also reasonable to believe that this section does not regulate the number of employees on a job. The section does not say anything about how much work has to be perform­ ed or whether it is necessary. ' COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DUTY—Sec. 8 (d) It is an unfair labor practice for a union to refuse to bargain collectively with an employer. The term "to bargain collectively" is given a lengthy definition. It means that the parties must meet with each other at reasonable times, and in good faith discuss terms. If an agreement is reached, either party can require that it be put in writing, but neither side has to agree to a proposal or make any concessions. STRIKE NOTICES—Sec. 8 (d) (Proviso) Where there is an existing contract, it is an unfair labor practice for a union to terminate or modify the contract or make any changes in working conditions unless it takes the following steps: 1. Gives sixty days written notice to the em­ ployer; 2. Offers to meet and confer upon new terms; 3. Within thirty days after notice to the em­ ployer, gives notice of the existence of a dis­ pute to the federal and state mediation and conciliation agencies. During the period of the notice, no change can be made in working conditions. This strike notice re­ quirement can be met by giving the notice at least sixty days before the termination of the contract. Any employee who goes out on strike during the waiting period can be summarily discharged by the employer. The same duty is imposed upon the employer, and under similar circumstances he cannot make any changes in working conditions without giving the above notices. He may be enjoined from making any such changes or from locking-out employees before the sixty days are up. UNLAWFUL STRIKES AND BOYCOTTS Sec. 8 (b) 4 (A) (B) (C) (D) "This prohibition on the employer is mild indeed, and it is nothing at all compared to the prohibitions agai/ist certain strikes and boycotts by unions. The Taft-Hartley Act makes it unlawful for a union to en­ gage in a strike or concerted refusal to handle goods or perform services, or to induce other employees to take similar action, for any one of the following objects: 1. To force an employer or self-employed per­ son to join a union or an employers' associa­ tion; 2. To force a person to stop .using the products or services of another person; 3. To force another employer to recognize and bargain with a union unle.ss the union has been certified by the Board; 4. To force any employer to bargain with one union if another union Jias been certified by the Board; 5. To force an employer to give work to one particular union or craft as against others un­ less the particular craft has been certified by the Board. (Qontinued next week) �T H E SEAF A RE RS Friday. July 18. 1947 Page Fifteen LOG Two SUP Men KiUed In 1934 Fight For Seamen's Rights '/A' MEMOR/AM The Brothers v/ho lost their lives during the bloody days of the 1934 Strike will never be forgotten. Pictured above is the Memoria! Meeting held in the Sen Frr.ncisco Headquart­ ers, on July 5. Left to right, Joe St. Angelo. Assistant Secretary^Treasurer Ffarry Johnson. Chairman Chaxles -Gates, and Tommy Thompson. All work halted on all shins- in the harbor. On July 5, 1934, the .shipov/n crs in the port of San Francisco u.sed goons and policemen in an attempt to break the maritime strike then in progress. The at­ tempt was defeated through the fighting courage of the men on the picketiine, and by the solid­ arity of the San Francisco labor movement. Two mai'itime workers, How­ ard Sperry and Nick Bordoise were killed that day resisting the strikebreaking move. Six other i.ames are on the list of those killed in the struggle to establish decent conditions for maritim workers. Hera's the Honor Roll: Parker and Knudson, ILA members, killed by scabs in San Pedro. O. Helland, SUP, killed by a policeman. Williams, a member of the Fire­ men's Union, knifed to death by a scab. Shelby, Daffron, killed while on picket duly in Point Wells, V/ashington. Bruce Lindberg, killed in Hong Kong by r scab carpenter, v/hom Stu HALLS ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. Phone •%523 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 Stale St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. In Drnmatit Hlght At Sea the shipowners refused to take off the vessel after the strike ended. Lindberg was waylaid by the carpenter and killed because he had ben active in the strike. The strike broke out in May, when picke'ulines were establish­ ed. When the tv/o ILA members were killed, that event indicated r reign of terror that started sim­ ultaneously in every other port on the coast. SCABS USED On July 3 the shipowners start­ ed to move cargo with scab labor, and on the 5th, followed up with an all-out offensive. Sperry and Bordoi.se were killed on that memorable day. On July IG, the San Francisco labor movement called a general slri-ke in protest against the open terror of the hired finks and the political stooges of the employers. The General strike was called off on July 19, and on the same day Shelby Daffron was killed while standing his picket watch. "Victory finally came on August 1. when West Coast seamen and longshoremen returned to work after the shipowners agreed to discontinue hiring through the fi.ok halls. This was the first victory, but It took quite a few more years be­ fore the shipowners became con­ vinced that maritime unions were on the Pacific Coast to stay. Each year the SUP holds mem­ orial services for the Brothers who fell in the struggle. All work ceases aboard ships in the harbor, no shipping or business is con­ ducted at the SUP Headquarters. Flowers are placed on the graves of Sperry and Bordoise, and also on the spot where they fell when shot down on July 5, 1934. All that union seamen have achieved so far is owed to those courageous fighters for unionism who gave their lives for a cause which they believed in. of exchanging • tales and jokes sv.dmming lazilj- near the ship's about how the hardiest seamen side as the rescue was being ef­ in lifeboat No. 1 got seasick, the fected. 'beef arose that these ships should Main 0147 x^nd as lifeboat No. 1 was DETROIT 1038 Third St. be equipped with motor boats, launched, this shark followed the Cadillac 6857 as our present lifeboats -are boat to where Morris was riding DULUTH 531 W. Michigan S'. large and cumbersome and really in his life ring. The men in the Melrose 4110 need experienced oarsmen to boat were warned not to say GALVESTON 30823rd St. handle them in any kind of sea. anything until after they had Phone 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. After we resumed our course removed Morris from the water. Phone 58777 and speed, 1 went with the Cap­ Captain C. Kennedy said he JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. tain to see Morris. We found him Phone 5-5919 would like to praise the ala­ in apparent good health, possibly MARCUS HOOK 1',4 W. 8th St. crity which the entire crew dis­ Chester 5-3110 suffering from shock, although he played in carrying out the res­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. stated that the only effect he cue. It seemed almost like a Phone 2-1754 felt was-that of being-stiff from MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. miracle that ' Morris was picked so long floating in the life ring. NEW ORLEANS 339 Charlies St. up when the general weather As a matter of fact, he wanted 'Magnolia 6112-6113 ALBERT NOTTAGE DAINES conditions were very much NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. to turn to in securing the life­ a.gainst spotting him. Your bag containing book, dis­ HAnover 2-2784 boats, but the Captain ordered NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. charges, and other gear is being It was only by the grace of him below for a complete rest. Phone 4-1083 held for you at the offices of the God, and the alertness of all on 1 heard it said by the Captain PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Pullman Company, Room 212, Lombard 3-7651 and other officers on board that board that he was saved from a South Station, Boston, Mass. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. watery grave. Morris is a clean cut- young man, Beacon 4336 sober, and always on the job. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Phone 2599 GREAT FORTITUDE SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. He showed great fortitude Douglas 5475 - 8363 after such a harrowing exper­ SAN JUAN, P.R. ..252 Ponce de Leon The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ ience of floating around on a farers International Union is available to all members who wish San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. dark night in shark infested to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Phone 8-1728 waters with only a remote their families and themselves w-hen ashore. If you desire to have SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. chance of being saved. Main 0290 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every L. Crabtree, William Shearer, In fact, a large- shark was seen SIU branch for this purpose. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Kylcs, John C. Scott, Phone M-1323 Willie However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Young McMillian,' Claude 'E. Garfield 2112 Holley and Gerald E. Forbes, set hall, the LOG reproduces below the foi-m used to request the WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. LOG, which you can fill out, detaclr and send to: SEAFARERS out to effect the rescue. Terminal 4-3131 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. In the meantime Morris was ROBERT JENSEN VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 held in the spotlight manned by Get in touch With x^.Tne (Chip) PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION VANCOUVER 144 W. 'Hastings St. Brother Joseph Bryand, and a Larsen at Charlestown Road, Pacific 7824 passenger, Eugene Cote; your re­ Hampton, New Jersey. To the Editor: porter all the time directing the light with the aid of -glasses. JOHN -C. -STEWART, JR. I would like the SEAFARER'S > LOG mailed to the TO THE RESCUE A communication from your address below: At exactly 2125 hours, Morris wife requefets that you get in was ' found - and picked up - by 'WILLIAM A. BROWN touch -with • her immediatbly. Name Your' retroactive money," $175.- the No. 1 -lifeboat, and returned S44" 59, from the P&O"SS Co. is held to the ship. The Ca{>tain was ! RICHARD L. STANTON Street Address for you - by ^Secretary-Treasurer :there all- the time giving orders. Your wife is-very anxious to At 2-200 hours, No. 1 lifeboat J. P. Shuler, at-Headquarters, came ialongside, and after a fe^ hear from you. City State.. it 4> 4> "4 minutes maneuvering to get in JOHN L. GILBONS THOMAS DODD We have been notified that the lee, v/as hoisted and*secured. Signed A letter from the Salvation Mrs. Julia Will^erson is anxious A few minutes later No. - 2 life­ to get in touch with you regard­ boat came alongside and it too Army informs us that your Book No. brother would like to hear from ing your children. Contact her was hoisted and secured. Then, following a few minutes you as soon as possible. as soon as possible. (Continued from Paf^e 1) in the life ring. Our No. 2 life boat, with its valiant crew, was Searching off our port side at the time. Signaling them, -we told them u j i x/r • j x We" had Sighted Moms and to come in, but the sea being chop­ py they didn't receive our mes­ sage. It tiien became necessary to launch No. 1 lifeboat with Sec­ ond Officer R. Schutz in com­ mand. With as brave a body of men as ever manned a life boat. Brothers- Percy A. Gray, John S. Burke, Howard E. Fowler, Claude NOTICE! Notice To All SiU Members PERSONALS PERSOIWLS �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 18. 1947 I I GiTsat Lakes, too, is§oin§ SIU Great Lakes seamen Lnour u)hst they tuant- WRiiY' pROTKTioiii -comim under the •? I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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LAKES PROSPECT OF SIU CONTRACT KEEPS ISTHMIAN CREW GOING DELEGATES KIT EXPLAINED TO SEATRAIN MEN SUMMARY OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT PROVISIONS TWO SUP MEN KILLED IN 1934 FIGHT FOR SEAMEN'S RIGHTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/18/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/96874dcd366b0daa3473f5e31ebb49a9.PDF 7e07740a194c61cace42831577e473a5 PDF Text Text tl •• '"S •••,-••* '^.'^ri.^^" ' Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. I' I k li* ' NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 11. 1947 ^ No. 28 'f, iSeafarers Wins Another; Wyandotte Fleet Goes Sill By 68 Percent Majority The AFL conference of union heads to outout­ line an offensive against the vicious Taft-Hart­ ley Act was held on Wednesday, July 9, in Washington, D. C. Attending the meeting for the Seafarers International Union were Paul Hall, First Vice-President and Acting President in the ab­ sence of Harry Lundeberg, and Morris Weisberger, Second Vice-President. Brother Lunde­ berg is out of the country on business. The conference adopted a fighting program, one which will require the cooperation of every union and every union member. A story on the meeting, plus the full text of the policy statement which was unanimously adopted, appears on page 16. 7 DETROIT, July 8—The Seafarers steamroller in the Great Lakes gath­ ered momentum today as the unlicensed seamen of the Wyandotte Transpor­ tation Company completed balloting on their four ship fleet and hung up an mpressive two-to-one victory for the SIU. A total of 47 votes, or 68 percent •f those^ cast, were counted in the SIU column. This marks the second victnrv victory on the Lakes since the 1947 season started, with Huron Transportation Com­ pany voting for the Union during the month of June. * Field Examiner Ruth Green-t berg conducted the election for the NLRB and Assistant Organi­ zational Director Paul Warren acted as observer for the SIU. Due to the fact that they had al­ ready begged olT the ballot •• • Somewhere, perhaps hidden in who realize that the Gorman' This bill is a stab in the back through fear of an overwhelming defeat, no representatives of thej P|||^ |U||MA|^A one of the Congressional sub­ and Japanese people are suffer- fo American merchant seamen, NMU were present as the Wyan- lUI Iffllllvl O committees, is a bill "To author­ ing from a lack of protein in I By threat of economic action, dotte crews voted. WASHINGTON, July 9 —Ap­ ize the President of the United their diets, and that having fish- the transfer of ships to PanamStarting on June 30, crewproximately 75 percent of the members of the SS Conneaut Honduran registry has States to direct^the United States ing vessels available will aid , . X u.u . been halted, but now comes a were the first to cast their ballots bituminous coal industry yester­ Maritime Commission to charter these people in catching the vast . . , . . , ® bill to make such transfers legal, for the SIU. This ship was voted day signed a contract which certain vessels to persons not quantities of fish which can be under the mask of helping while docked at the Peninsular granted the United Mine Work­ citizens of the United States, and found in the North and Baltic out starving Europeans. ers, AFL, pay raises of 45 cents Salt Works in Wyandotte. for other purposes." Second ship of the Wyandotte an hour, and contained two pro­ Seas. W. D. LOBBYISTS fleet to be voted was the SS Hu­ visions to protect the union from These &re to be chartered un­ But, hidden in the bill, is a Much of the pressure to pass ron. Crewmen on this ship reg­ Taft-Hartley law penalties. der "such terms and conditions x)kor; in fact, two .jokers. this bill is coming right from istered their preference for the The two protections stipulate: as the President shall approve," One of the first provisions the War Department. But, in SIU on the morning of July 1, first, that the miners shall work and ar^ to be confined to states that "the Secretary of War the lobbying to gain support, the while their ship was docked at only "during such time as they "Liberty-type vessels (other than and the Secretary of the Navy, bra.ss hats conveniently neglect the North Plant of the Wyan­ are able and willing to work;" collier and tanker), and vessels respectively, shall be authorized to mention that the others be­ dotte Chemical Corporation at and second, that it will be a vio­ lation of the contract for any op­ designed or convertible for fish­ to transport, in vessels chart­ sides Germans and Japanese will Wyandotte. be allowed to charter the ves­ Then, on the evening of July erator to take court action ing purposes which the ered under the provisions of this sels, and that supplies and equip­ 3, SS Alpena seamen added their against the union. P'resident shall determine are not •ct, supplies and equipment be ment may be transported abroad ballots to those already cast for The first provision defends the necessary to the defense of the longing to the Army or Navy." for American troops in such the Seafarers. Their ship was union against penalties for wild­ transferred ships. United States, or to the promo­ berthed at the North Plant m cat strikes, and the second nulli­ SAFETY ENDANGERED tion and maintenance of an No, the W.D. is puting all its Wyandotte. fies a large section of the newly If this isn't bad enough, fur­ emphasis on the humanitarian Finally, crewmembers of the passed "slave labor" act. American-owned merchant ma­ ther along the bill reads, "The aspects of the bill, and saying fourth Wyandotte ship, the SS rine." The signing of the Mine Work­ Commandant, United States nothing about the consequent Wyandotte, did their share in the On the fact of it, such a bill Coast Guard, is authorized to weakening of the American mer­ ers contract is a clear cut vic­ election by balloting at 10:00 cannot be combatted by those waive compliance with the nav­ chant marine, at the same time A.M. today. They also voted at tory over the Taft-Hartley Act, and proves that the miners were igation and vessel-inspection laws that foreign powers will be the North Plant. right when they walked off the administered by the Coast Guard strengthened and U. S. capitalists Altogether, there were 83 elig- job, declaring, "Let the Senators to the extent and in such manner! allowed to pile up greater promine the coal." (Contimied on Page 6) and upon such terms as may be fits by operating under foreign deemed necessary by him insofar wages and conditions against Almost 500 delegates from as such laws are applicable to which the SIU has battled for American and Canadian ports vessels chartered under the pro­ so long. will assemble Monday, July 14, visions of this Act." American operators can no in New York for the first Inter­ Nowhere does the bill state The Masters, Mates and Pilots, ing holidays, except those fall­ charter-hire Maritime national Longshoremen's Asso­ that vessels chartered to "per­ longer AFL, has negotiated a 5 per ing on Sunday. Commission vessels, but here is ciation Convention since 1943. sons not citizens of the United The new agreement was neg­ cent wage increase for its mem­ a way they can get around the The ILA, which meets in con­ States," cannot then be rechartbership aboard vessels of At­ otiated last week by Capt. Will­ situation, and even turn it to vention every four years, will ered to those people in the U.S. lantic and Gulf operators. iam C. Ash, MMP national vicetheir own_^ advantages. have high on its agenda discus- who would use this as a way of president, following conferences The wage rise, which was an­ The idea of assisting the Ger­ nounced by Capt. E. W. Higgin- with the head of the American sion and plans for a course of ac-, getting around maintaining detion on the new Taft-Hartley cent wages and conditions on man and Japanese people to at­ botham, national president of Merchant Marine Institute. tain a better standard of living the deck officers union, is re­ Act. American owned ships. Negotiations are now under is a good one, but this bill is troactive to June 16 and will way between the union's West The ILA contracts, like those Nowhere does the bill state of the SIU, expire on September that these ships are to charter- only a coverup for further ex­ be made part of the existing con­ Coast representatives and Pacific 30, h month after the August' ed only to those who would use ploitation of merchant seamen, tract. operators. Capt. Ash said he ex­ 22nd Taft-Hartley Act deadline! them to help out the German and and the Seafarers International In addition, the new contract pected an agreement soon simi­ on the signing of closed shop Japanese diet, which is admit­ Union is proud to unmask it as provisions calls for overtime pay lar to the one signed by the such. contracts. tedly low in protein. for work at sea on nine stand­ East Coast companies. New Maritime Bill Is Definite Threat To U.S. Merchant Marine New Contract Big Victory ILA Convention Begins On Juiy 14 MM&P Wins Wage Increase �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 11, 1947 • and'thdts SEAFARERS LOG 9 90 Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District a Qoat Affilialed v/ith Ihe American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. * HAnover 2-2784 / International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. .MORRIS WEISBERGER - Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurcr 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowliiig Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of-the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 26/ It's No Gag In the closing moments of debate, after which the Senate oveA'ode President Truman's veto of the TaftHartley bill, Senator Taft answered a question. Here is the gist of his reply: Hospital Patients A iinicn owned newspaper could not print the record and news and opinions about a candidate for federal office, but an incorporated newspaper can. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card,, giving your name and the number of your ward.. In other words, a man running for federal office cannot be criticized by the nation's labor press, even though his previous record may show him to be viciously opposed to the best interests of the people whose vote he is courting. No such muffler exists for the newspapers These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, which are owned by the bosses, which can be depended as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging upon to be on the side of big business as opposed to Labor. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ 'We in the Seafarers International Union have never ing to them. played with the politicians, on one side or the other. We STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL do not intend to start now. But this issue goes deeper N. NEILSEN than just the SIU. J. A. DYKES Other unions have tried to influence the politics of this country by supporting one or another of the two major parties. To date, this has not done them too much good, but they should have the right to continue favoring certain candidates if they wish to do so, and if the mem­ bership is in favor of such a course of action. Men who run for public office should be willing to stand or fall on their records. When they try to protect themselves against this democratic procedure, it becomes obvious that they are hiding something that they are ashamed of. The men who passed the Taft-Hartley Act certainly should be. There is not much chance that any section of the new Slave Labor Act will stand up. Both the AFL and the CIO have gone on record to fight the law all the way up to the Supreme Court, if necessary. But it's a sure thing that the section dealing with the labor press hasn't the chance of a .snow ball. There are too. many labor edito.'"s who will risk going to jail to see whetlier this unconstitutional limitation of the rights of free speech can be forced upon the free labor movement of the United States. It's fortunate for this country that such men exist! E. J. SIDNEY E. E. CASEY J. HOSTEN C. B. O'NEAL M. J. DELANEY ^ ' T. J. KURKI C. IBRAIN A. DUDDE M. PlSkUN W. E. STORVIS A. FELICIANO H. SELBY S- S. S. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL A. BUCHENHORNER C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON G. CARUSO P. STOFFEL A. SANDY R. CHRISTIAN A. R. GUIDRY J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY P. La Cicero R. WRIGHT G. GREY H. HAMOND C. CASE F. HAMON J. O'NEILL W. BROSE C. MASON A. WALTERS 4. 4, t BALTIMORE HOSPITAL M. PLYLER F. O'BRIEN J. WYMOND E. CAIN JR. J. TARQUELLOS F. MILLER D. COPPAK P. PODOLSKY R. GORDON M. FINDELHURST H. GREEN % X X. ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL W. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. MCDONALD C. RASMUSSEN J. KOSLUSKY XXX NEPONSET HOSPITAL L. CLARK J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY St at en Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—- 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) C. L. J. L. C. J. R. H. J. LARSEN L. LEWIS R. LEWIS TORRES SCHULTZ HAMILTON A. BLAKE BELCHER T. EDWARDS XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. WHELAN J. CALHOUN (SUP) R. BAASNER W. PARIS R. LORD E. JOHNSTON A. BONTE E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO E. HAMATY R. GRALICKI H. WALSH J. WHEATON (SUP) R. HUNT . . ; J. MCDONOUGH G. BLACK H. SMITH tk -• �THE Friday. July 11. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG PageThree SIU Wyandotte Victory Is Sign Of Maritimo Sentimont On Lakes By PAUL WARREN By PAUL HALL Things are getting tough for the performers in the Seafarers. In the past few months the membership has shown that it has had enough of these characters and is now, bearing down on them. This attitude is a good thing for all hands and will certainly strengthen our organization. Up to now the membership has been mighty lenient with these guj'S and none of them can say he wasn't given enough rope. Despite the fact that the performers were a tiny minority, they did harm to their shipmates far out of pro­ portion to their numbers. Nothing can louse up a ship as quickly as a couple of gas hounds. Besides ducking out of their share of shipboard work, they toss another hook at their Union brothers by attempting to freeload. Throughout the entire trip they make nuisances of them­ selves. People like these have no right to belong to a Union which the membership has fought so hard to make strong. Union condi­ tions are continually in jeopardy when these guys are around. The Union had a tough enough time getting gear aboard ship and no gashound will be allowed to damage or ruin it. The smoke the performers and gashounds spread around hits your nostrils wherever you go. Whenever the Union negotiating committee goes in for a try at getting wages raised, the first thing the shipownei's want to talk about is the actions of the few screw­ balls. They raise the old cry: "What's the use of putting decent gear on a ship if the crew is going to destroy it?" The performers are not the crew, they aren't even good Union men. But the dam­ age they do is paid for by their shipmates. Luckily, actions like these are at a minimum. But the fewer the better. Every member of the Union should make it his busi­ ness to put in line any bum who may try these stunts aboard his scow. If he doesn't stop his stuff when he's been asked—then stop him the best way you can. Then when the ship gets in have the Ship's Delegates bring it to the attention of the boarding Patrol­ men. You owe that much to yourself. Blowhards At Work A short while back a fellow was up on charges in the Port of New York for conduct unbecoming a Union man. It seems the guy had continually stuck his shipmates for watches. When told by the rest of the Black Gang that he was off base and would be brought up on charges, hq told the Engine Delegate that it couldn't be done because he "knew some of the New York officials." His hot air spiel went right up the chimney. His shipmates brought him up on charges despite his claim that it couldn't be done—and the trial committee handled him in the right way. The essence of what they told him is well worth repeating: "We don't care if you knew Andy Furuseth in person much less some of our piecards—you're wrong and this committee finds you guilty!" They fined this phony 50 bucks. Although it sounds pretty funny,.this incident typifies a cer­ tain type of blowhard,. who loves to tell a crew that he knows a piecard, that they arc great buddies and that he can, therefore, do anything. After paving the way he goes around breaking all the rules, dishing out dirty deals to his shipmates, meanwhile claiming exemption from the rules governing the rest of the crew. This type of guy is strictly a phony. In the first place, what the hell if a guy does know a piecard or all the piecards? He's a member of the same.Union as his shipmates. He has the same obligations and duties as anybody else. If he should know a pie­ card it doesn't make a damned bit of difference. A piecai'd is no different from any other member of the SIU. Not only does the guy who shoots this line hurt himself, he makes the piecard in question look off'base as well. If you should run into one of these "I-know-so-and-so" guys, tell him pronto what the facts of Union life are. * Ship Meetings A Necessity Although most SIU ships hold meetings at sea, some do not hold near enough. As soon as possible after the sign-on every crew should make it its business to hold a meeting and elect the ship's delegates. After that, meetings should be held at regular inter\[als, so that all hands can act on shipboard and Union problems. It is very important that the younger members of the SIU be educated to the necessity of being good Union men. Too many of our oldtimers are not taking enough, interest in this matter. Re­ member, the better Union man a guy is, the more likely it is he will be standing picket duty with you in our next beef. And, ac­ cording to the way the Taft-Hartley bill shapes up, this possibility might not be as far off as some people believe. So the educational value of our shipboard meetings can't be too sti'ongly emphasized. We must be prepared to use economic action to defeat this bill if a situation calls for it. It might mean hitting the bricks. The position taken by the SIU at the last regular meeting to combat the threat of the Taft-Hartley Act is a militant one. Our stand to regard as a lockout the use of this vicious law by anyone in an attempt to harm our Union hiring hall means that we had better be prepared to back up our statement, when and if t .ecessary. V.'t DETROIT — Well, the second step of the Seafarers 1947 organi­ zational drive on the Great Lakes has been accomplished with the winning of the four-ship Wyan­ dotte fleet. Wyandotte crewmembers gave the SIU a nice vote of confidence with a smashing 68 percent victory. First, crewmembers of the two Huron ships gave the SIU a 58 percent vote, with the NMU re­ ceiving a total of two votes! Now, the Wyandotte crewmembers reg­ istered a 68 percent vote for the Seafarers. This is "only the beginning, as crew after crew on the unorgan­ ized Lakes ships have stated that they, too, want the SIU. One big disappointment in the Wyandotte election was the fact that the NMU sneaked off the ballot at the last minute. After stirring up all the trouble in the world for the Wyandotte seamen, and thereby delaying the elec­ tion for several weeks, these phonies were definitely afraid of the shellacking that they would have taken had they remained on the Wyandotte ballot. Now, with the Wyandotte elec­ tion out of the way, we only have to wait for NLRB certifica­ tion before beginning contract negotiations with the Wyandotte Transportation Company leading to an SIU contract. POINTING THE WAY phonies spend union time and union money in fighting personal battles. How can they devote any time to the legitimate de­ mands of their members? How can they find any time to repre­ sent those same members in a beef with the operators? As a direct contrast, go through the SEAFARERS LOG from front page to back. The LOG is strict­ ly a membership organ for the express purpose of printing news of and about Seafarers, import­ ant items concerning the welfare of the seamen, information for the use of all seamen, pictures, stories, letters and items by and for the members. SIU STRENGTH Comparison of the LOG and the Pilot is only one item which reveals the strength of the SIU as compared to the NMLb Cer­ tainly, it's a strong argument for the program, militancy, and the many gains which have been achieved by the fighting mem­ bership of the SIU. Lakes seamen just have to look at the record and, apparent­ ly, many of them have been look­ ing at the record if the results of the Huron and Wyandotte elec­ tions are any yardstick. Men With The Required Time Urged To Get Higher Rating With the results of the Huron By AL and Wyandotte elections now in, it's easy to see what way the The organizing staff has, in wind is blowing on the Lakes. Unorganized Lakes seamen are the past, called upon the mem­ all for the Seafarers. They real­ bership to give a helping hand ize now, as they never realized in several unorganized steam­ before, that the SIU is the only ship companies. Never has the Union on the Lakes with a pro­ membership refused our requests to take one of these unorganized gram, come hell or high water. scows, no matter where the ship Lakes seamen want nothing to was going, when she was leav­ do with the weak sister outfit, ing, or what condition she was the Lakes Sailors Union, because in. they realize that this outfit is too weak and too closely tied to the Now, we have found that in operators to do any good for the several of the unorganized com­ seamen. panies where we are trying to What good could the LSU do get a foothold, there is a short­ their members in case of a lock­ age of experienced Pumpmen out, or in the event of a prolong­ and Machinists. In view of this ed strike? It takes manpower, situation, it would be of great strong union support and strong advantage to the membership financial backing to get any and to the Union as a whole, if place in this man's world, especi­ every man having the necessary ally in the maritime field. time would get the next highest And that's what the SIU has. endorsement in his department. We have 91,000 members in the At the present time there is a five Districts of the SIU. We large number of men sailing as have a strong treasui'y in the OS and Wipers, who could qual­ SIU, and we have the backing ofj ify for endorsements as ABs and the powerful AFL Maritime FWTs. Men having the required Trades Department. In addition, time for these ratings, but who we can always count on the do not get the endorsement, are backing of almost 8 million AFL depriving their fellow members, Brothers. who lack the required time of NMU WEAK jobs. What has the weak, strife-torn, commie-domminated NMU got to offer the Lakes seamen? Their leadership spends two-thirds of their time in constant bickering among themselves, name-calling and political maneuvering in or­ der to gain the balance of power. Also, the NMU leadership, al­ though part of them now dis­ avows commie tendencies, has been tied to the Moscow kite for so long that they don't dare take an independent breath without consulting the party hacks. Read the columns of the NMU propaganda rag, the Pilot, and see for yourselves how these The SIU is the only union on the Lakes today which stands against the organized strength ol the operators as exemplified by the Lake Carriers Association and any of their stooge outfits, and the SIU is the only union on the Lakes which has set those same operators back on their hind ends time and again in a fight for decent conditions on the Great Lakes for all seamen. Who won the first forty hour week back in 1942 for fitout and layup on the Lakes? Who won the forty-four hour week for the passenger and ex­ cursion boats on the Lakes? Who won the forty hour week with other substantial gains for the Lakes sandboats? Who won the first forty hour week for the bulk carriers on the Lakes with the Midland agree­ ment? Who has a record in the entire maritime industry of never hav­ ing lost a legitimate beef? There's only one answer to this series of questions. That is the Seafarers International Union, AFL. And the SIU is the only bona fide Union on the Lakes for the seamen to join. That's for sure! Men lacking required time can't sail in the higher rating and the men who have the time thereby are taking up their jobs, besides losing out. on the chance tc make more money. So how about geting those endorsements. If you have the required time in the Black Gang, especially, go get Pumpman or Machinists endorsement. Contact the or­ ganizers and see if they have any unorganized companies where you can apply for a job. KERR that we were able to win cer­ tification in that outfit. Now we are trying to get an election in the Cities Service and Sun Oil fleets. It will again be necessary for the membership to come forward as they did in the Isthmian drive, if we expect to come out on top in the same way we did on these other un­ organized companies. Under the Taft-Hartley Act it is more important than ever be­ fore that the membership get onto these unorganized scows and ride them. Don't forget, the shore-side organizers can't do as good a job on an unorganized ship in the short time she is i.n port as a good seamen can do on the ship at sea. Sa'l those Cities Service and Sun Oil ships to bring them under the Seafarers' banner. AVC Progressives Beat Commie Attempt To Capture Outfit The American Veterans" Com­ mittee. the only national veter­ ans organization that accepts sea­ men into membership, has just emerged victorious from a pitch­ ed battle that threatened it with being taken over by the com­ munists. Since the inception of AVC, connnunists have been very ac­ tive within its ranks. Last year fijf'y gained control of two of its regions and were threatening greater control this year. With the conclusion of its convention Remember, it was only through at Milwaukee this week, a prothe voluntary efforts of the mem­ labor, anti-communist slate swept bership in sailing Isthmian ships all offices. �T HE Page Four S EAiF A HE RS -«• ' Friday. July 11. 1947 LOE GIVING OUT WITH THE FACTS bive Too Wellv Says Gohimnist Obviously, to Mr. Ruark, jeal- cause the seaman, with a heavy ousy has reared his ugly head, hangover, refused to turn to." During the past war, Robert In the days when seamen worked | If that is the comradeship he C. Ruark, who had been for a for $40 per month and worked admired in the old days, then he brief _timc a merchant seaman, e.xtremely long hours with bum and Hansom Balwin are the was aboard a merchant ship as chow, the unions were non-e.x- only ones who possess it. a Naval gunnc.ry officer. After istant. For some unknown reason, the the war, he returned to his desk Because the men who go to Navy has done an excellent job as a newspaper man for Scripps- sea banded together and fought in turning out men who will Howard and began to write little the conditions that even Ruark prostitute themselves by attacktales a-la-Peglcr about subject^, disliked, and bought conditions j ing the merchant marine which upon which he could vent his and wages aboard ship up to a aided tremendously in making wrath. par with civilian jobs they are the many naval victories possible. Recently .he went back aboard now "plain no damn good." Both Baldwin and Ruark, haya merchant ship, this time as As for the claim that mer- | ing spent time in the Navy, now Two crewmemmbers of the Caleb Strong. Waterman. a passenger, and began a chron- chant seamen were not allowed.set themselves up as authorities James Moore. AB. (seated) and Dan Alvino.. give a LOG Staff _icle of his trip. His first dis­ to man the guns becau.se of on maritime. patch dwelt on the romance of their lack of patriotism, he ne­ member the story of what took place on their ship. As with the case of Baldwin, being out at sea aboard ship, glects to mention that before Ruark, too, should take a Pan­ The men. representing the majority of the crew, tell how but his second and succe.ssive the Navy and guns were put on 'amanian ship if he is so rnuch in they found that a Union disruptor aboard their ship gave them articles were of a different na­ the ships, the seamen took .the love with the "good old days.' greater cause for worry than the bucko mate. ture. ships unarmed through the war He soon lore into the crew of zones, and when guns were first the ship, attacking and criticiz­ put aboard, 30 caliber machine j ing, them for having gained good guns at that, the seamen man­ conditions and wages. Being ned them alone. | aboard an NMU ship, he aimed Finally, v.-hen greater arma­ his verbal blasts at the N.MU ment was put aboard, the man­ crew in particular, but attacked ning scale was insufficient to all seamen in general when he man the guns and the seamen Reports about intolerable con­ strategy of the Isthmian cam- Mr. Westcott seemed to imagine made such statements as; wore not sufficiently trained to duct and .harsh action of ships' paign. the crew the "goals," and the "The jion-Iicensed personnel u.se • the guns. officers toward their crews are coffee can a "football," as he who go to sea today are the His claims of "pull" and "inTheir job was to sail the ships most incompetent, disintere.sted, and see that they reached their not out of the ordinary; in fact, fluence," and hfs knowledge of Phiased it highly paid, best fed, most lu:-:- de.stination: the actual protection I such reports occur with regular- "inner workings" merely serves TORRENT OF ABUSE uriously quartci-ed, and plain no of the ship was up to the Navy. : jfyto cause dissention in the Union's This was the prelude to a voci­ <iamn good of any seamen ever Even after the Navy was put j Slcrics of union brothers work­ ranks. ferous torrent of invective and jto sign on a ship." aboard, seamen always as.-isted ing again.st their own union and CLAIMS DISCOUNTED profanity, whether intended for Trying to out-do Han.son Bald­ in manning the guns. This, he creating dissention aboard ship, win, who attacked seamen last conveniently forgets. however, ai'o" much rarer and are Although his phony claims real or imaginary foes, it is dif­ spring, he goes even further by more dangerous, inasmuch as were discounted and blasted by ficult to say. Having been an officer in the stating' tliat during the war the evei-y union membei' is expected the crew aboard the Strong, such As crewmembers, wo can well Na'.'v. Ruark looks with distaste pro-Russion feeling was so strong to be working for the common men as this are a greater threat visualize the consequences had and so general that the Navv i practices as tne men good of his brother unionists. to the Union's .strength than all: any of the unlicensed personnel having the same facilities as the own gunners had to place it; Aboard the Caleb Strong, Wa­ the -tyrannical ships' officers repeatedly performed in such a officers, such as a lounge room, aboard our ships. fashion during working hours. terman Steamship Company, the thrown together. According to Ruark, the Mer­ ice-cold water and showers. He This type of men always shows ^ou may be assured that Coast crew found cases of both types: chant seamen could have fought, even finds it unusual that the censure, loggings and the Chief Mate and a member of his true color when the chips are I men should eat the same food and serviced those guns, but down, and this one is no excep-1 appendages of modern the unlicensed crew. as the officers. Such things, of Navy men were necessary be­ The actions of the officer were tion. When the crew attempted ma"time discipline would move cause of the "possibility that a course, never happened in the to take a course of action in the ff^'ckly into full operation, abusive and agressive. He sub­ change of relationship with the name of the crew, he refused to In addition, Mr. Westcott is Looking back on the "good jected the crew to displays of Russians might result in our go along claiming that it would strictly a "blue pencil" boy conold days", he claims that in the drunkedness, during which time entire armed merchant fleet sailhurt his status—and he was the cerning legitimate overtime. dear, dead past "there was a he challenged crewmembers to - - • ing happily off to Murmansk, to ships' delegate! Overtime, according to a stipul­ certain camaraderie between the fight with him. These perform­ join the red brethren." ated agreement, doesn't seem to officers and the men. We weren't ances were noted and a letter of As far as his first point is con­ Thus, instead of impressing the faze him, for he has his own pri­ buddies on the ship, but ashore protest drawn up which appears cerned, Mr, Ruark, through his crew with his ability and im­ vate interpretation of what overown contradictions defeats his we were equals and on the ship below. portance, he thoroughly discred­ ited himself in the eyes of -his't'";® ^e, regardless of a point when he tells of the days the Second Mate and I were POOR UNION MAN duly constituted contract. conversational chums." ' when he went to sea. fellow crewmembers. He writes, "I used to manicure He immediately does a switch The crewmember aboard, how­ OWN JUDGE In the matter of the ship's of­ holds all day long, and paint on himself by stating only six ever, was even more distasteful ficer, the crew sums up its case His niggardly protestations on over the side, and then shift paragraphs later "A few years to the men of the Caleb Strong. against him in the letter of pro­ this subject are beyond the scope ship all night on my own time, ago, I saw a ham-handed mate Ho, a member of their own test which follows; of this document, and are amply for a lousy $40 monthly, and bounce a seaman off the bulk­ Union, worked completely con­ I the food stank." head for 1,5 minutes, merely be- trary to the principles of the ' We, the undersigned, desire to dealt with elsewhere. Needless Union; thus his actions were register our most emphatic pro- to say, Mr. Westcott, with his test in regard to'the past actions grandiose total of 470 odd hours, more unforgivable. and conduct of Chief Officer Her­ is the infallible and omniscient This man is the type who in bert Westcott. judge of his own essential over­ the name of unionism sows dis­ time. The deportment of this wopldsention among the crew, and Briefly, this pale imitation of causes more trouble than the be "quarterdeck caesar" during most vicious whip - .swinging the recently ^concluded voyage is a brass hat, by his petty stagea complete negation of the con­ door antics and exhibitions, has Mate. Charges of operating and or­ heavy strain to the already weak Aboard the Caleb Strong he ventional ideas of decorum that created only strife and discord ganizing a black market within Austrian economy and threatens attempted to bulldoze the men are compatible to the licensed amongst the entire deck person­ Austria were leveled at the Rus­ to wreck any plans of stabiliza­ nel to the extent that everyone into bowing before, his will by personnel. sian occupation forces by the tion, is impossible to be counter­ is in unanimous favor of paying stating that he had "pull" with On one memorable occasion Austrian Cabinet, this week. ed since the produce is carried union officials, and with his "in­ while in Liverpool, totally intox­ off rather than endure once more The Austrians, in making pub­ in trucks and rolling stock of fluence" could have anyone he icated, he stumbled into the 4 the assinity and incivility of this lic their charges, pointed out the Russian occupation author­ v/islred brought up on trial. to 8 foc'sle. For no apparent potential "Captain Bligh," that Russian trucks manned by ities and manned with Russian Possibly the man is more to be He also told them that he was reason, in an incoherent har­ Russian soldiers and railway personnel. aboard as a special delegate of angue, he let it be known that pitied than reprimanded, but freight shipments under Russian the Union to observe the new "I am a tough SOB," and pro­ then again, we are merely sea­ orders are bringing in fruit from claimed a zealous will to prove men and know only objective contract in operation. Yugoslavia that is being sold on facts, not psychological explana­ Not content with this, he tried it. the black market at high prices. This incident was followed by tions. to impress the crewmembers If you don't find linen James Moore with his importance by saying several other alcoholic sprees FOR MACHINERY when you go aboard your Walter Gustavson that he knew all the "inner while supposedly on duty. The ship, notify the Hall at once. The purpose of the Ru.ssian's workings" of the Union and had climax of this tragic comedy ocJesus Araya participation in the black mar­ A telegram from Le Havre or aided on occasion in laying down cured when he kicked and heav­ J. Galindez ket, the report relates, is to use ed an empty coffee can at sev­ Union policies. Singapore won't do you any Chee Mohat the money to buy Austrian good. It's your bed and you Some of his achievements, ac­ eral members of the Deck De­ machinery for shipment to Yugo­ Salleh Dall cording to his modest claims were partment who were painting at have to lie in it. slavia. ' William Scott taking part in the Agents Con­ the time. This activity, which lends a In his liquor-soaked illusions. Dan Alvino ference, and assisting in the By WILL IVA HARDY Bucko Mates Are Less Of A Threat Than The Disrupters From Within Russian Forces Foster Black Market In Austria • I- ATTENTION! �Friday. fJtUy 11., 1947 Now Agent in the Port of Nov/ Orleans is Ervl "Bull" Sheppard, ebovo. Bull, who was in charge of all field work in the Isthmian Organizing Campaign, succeeded Steely White THE SEAFARERS The ports along the Gulf are once more taking their rightful place as 8. strong'spot in the SIU Atlantic and Gulf struc­ ture. Some Halls in Texas have been closed down, E.nd these Ports are being serviced by the Galveston Hell. A LOG Editor has just re­ turned from a tour of the Gulf ^'orts. and in this issue and for a few weeks to come, the LOG v/ill present pictures and stories of the activities in New Orleans. Mobile, and Galveston. We lead off this week with N. O.. where Bull Sheppard has recently taken office as Agent. Bull was. first sent into the Texas area and when his job was finished there, he was appointed to his present post. Past issues of the LOG told of Bull's activities in cleaning up the situation which had deyplcped in the Texas area. In both the servicing of the membership, and the organi­ zation of new companies, the Gulf is hitting a steady clip. Much of the credit belongs to the efficient elected officers, the appointed organizers, and the militant SIU rank-and-file. - ! -s Page Five Plenty of jobs on the board, for all types of ships end to all corners of the v/orld. Joe Marlello. Dispatcher, calls them out, and the p ocess of rotrry shipping, the democratic way. starts. Shipping is very good in New Orlens, rs it is in nractically rT SIU Ports at this time. And -it's the man with the oldest shipping card who gets first crack at the job he wants. Every hour on the hour, the Dispatcher calls the available jobs, and as soon c" a man hears the one he wants, he throv/s his card in. If his ce*d ii not superceded bv en older one he gets the job. Nothing could be fairer, and SIU memb rs are prepared to fight to defend that v/ey of shipping fhe Union Hiring Hell and Rotary Shipping. The New Orleans Hall is used for something else besides watching the board and collecting mail. Here a few of the men while away the time ashore by playing cards. This is a hot game, with the losing team setting up the "cokes." No gambling in SIU Halls, but the. players concentrate as if their last dollar WES at stake. "; LOG Just sitting end waiting and thinking. In between calls, these Seafarers heve time to sit and think of the last trip or of the one to come. The New Or­ leans Hall used to be large enough, but now better quarters are needed, and the Union is on the lookout for a bigger Hell. Always expanding; that's the SIU v/ay! " ( Collecting his mail from Dispatcher Joe Martello is oldtimer Frank Shomelfenig. Bosun. Frank holds Gulf Bock number- 276. so .he has been around for quite a long time, and has helped many newcomers. Pointing into the new safe is Ar^nur M. Espey. who lost money, when the old safe was taken out of the New Orleans Hall. Standing to the left of Brother Espey is Chris Hansen, janitor of the Hall. The New Orleans Hall is right in the center of the old French Quarter, and the SIU men can step right around the corner to lift a glass cf thrt cooling brew. Here are a few Brothers doing just that. �[/ THE Page Six Unemployment Benefits Cover Men On WSA Ships In 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July II. 1947 JUST OFF A HUNGRY SHIP By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Epecial Services Representative Seamen who Eailcd on War Shipping Administration vessels in 1946 became eligible this week for unemploj-ment insurance benefits with President Truman's signing of a bill appropinting funds to cover the payments. Virtually all seamen who sail­ ed in 1946 are now entitled to unemployment benefits, since personnel aboard privately-own ed ships had been made eligible previously. Application are now being ac cepted at state unemploymeni insurance offices throughout ,the country. Seafarers may applj anywhere, however, due to s reciprocal agreement among the various states. In New York, the state un­ employment insurance field office at 277 Canal Street has been designated as the central agency for handling the cases of unem­ ployed seamen and anyone may apply there, regardless of where (Continued from Page 1) he resides. They don't look so gaunt now, but while they were on the SS Thomas Sim Lee, Isthmian ible voters on the four ships of Prompt action is advisable on •Lines, they lost plenty of weight. See story on this page. Left to right, Henry Johansen, Frank the Wyandotte fleet. Of this to­ the part of those men for whose E. Hughes, organizer Whitey Tannehill, who spoke to these Brothers before they caught the ship tal, 1 void ballot was cast; 47 j ratings, there is a scarcity of jobs registered their preference for in New Orleans, Rudy Rice, Weldon Smith, and Joe A. Silva. Although the trip was a rough ..XTT J: T.r TT • 1 foi" whom a period of a the SlU; 22 for No Union; mak-A f x , one, these fellows are prepared to continue sailing on unorganized ships—passing along the SIU ing a total ol 69 valid ballots S! » message. It's fellows like these who have built the Union and made it strong. the beach appears likely, counted. men should go to the nearest A number of crewmen off the state agency — or, if in New SS Wyandotte expressed them­ York City to the Canal Street selves as being well satisfied by address — immediately after the results of the election. How­ their ship pays off and file claim, ever, they were disappointed that .... the NMU had managed to crawl off the ballot and avoided a pub- eligibility under provisions of the lie licking. It did give them some law may begin right away. A few days ago five thin Sea­ way back to the United States, a of oranges, grapes, beans, and It is expected that checks will personal satisfaction that, after causing a delay of several weeks be forthcoming within three to farers came strolling into the little OT was permitted for lettuce." Brothers Hughes and Silva -in the Wyandotte voting, the I four weeks after application has LOG office with a real tale of cleaning out the holds. But that's only part of the ' summed it all up when they said woe. It would be a lie to say NMU was too yellow to face the been filed, but all payments will story. Here's what the men that practically every man in the that they were too weak to talk, be retroactive, Payment will be music of a very bad beating. themselves had to say about the crew lost weight during the trip. but the spokesman for the group, At the conclusion of the vote made by the state wherin the food; "1 lost more than 10 pounds my­ Frank E. Hughes, Carpenter, said counting. Brother Warren stated principal offices of the appliself," said Silva, "and Hughes that when the ship first came in­ that "With the heavy vote regis-j cant's amployer are located, IN ONE WORD here lost more than 1 did." to Port, they would have had a tered by Wyandotte crews for| Payments will not be made, "There's only one word to des­ According to the hardy Broth­ hard time making themselves the SlU, we are very pleased to however, unless the government cribe the food on that ship," de­ ers who survived the trip, th^ heard over the roar of typewrit­ welcome them into the Seafarers agency is convinced that there clared Johansen, "and that word only good to come out of it was ers. family on the Lakes. is no job available in the ap­ is 'lousy.' In five and a half that the whole crew came back "Just as soon as we are certi­ plicant's rating and that his un"But now we've got a few good fied by the NLRB," continued employment is 'a result of that meals under our belts," he said, years of going to sea, that was to- the States resolved to make the worst feeding ship 1 was ever sure that Isthmian signs a Sea­ Warren, 'we'll get together with reason alone. "and we're ready to give out with on." farers contract damn quick. the men on the Wyandotte ships Should there be any doubt -in the whole story." "He's right about that," chim­ "Those men who weren't too and draw up their contract de­ a Seafarer's mind as to his el­ The men accompanying Hughes ed in Rudy Rice. "The food was sure about the SIU when we mands. Then we'll open contract igibility for unemployment pay­ of poor quality and it was badly were Henry Johansen, AB, who started, are now certain that only negotiations with the manage­ ments, he can make inquiry at also was Ship's Delegate; Rudy prepared. We very seldom had through our Union can si^ch con­ ment leading to an SlU contract any state unemployment insur­ Rice, AB; Weldon Smith, OS; anything fresh to eat." ditions be squared away," stated for the Wyandotte seamen. That's ance office, which are now equip­ and Joe A. Silva, OS. Ay except "Even wh'en we were in Haifa," Hughes. "It was worthwhile for what they all want. ped to handle all questions re­ Rice made the ship in New Or­ stated Smith, "and had a chance us to go through what we did in "It won'.t be too long now be­ garding the status of merchant leans on February 19, and he to buy fresh fruits and veget­ order to impress the crew with fore we have elections on the seamen. joined the crew at Houston a lit­ ables, the Skipper wouldn't al­ the advantages of belonging to Hanna, Wilson, Shenango and tle later. low it. It got so 1 would dream the Seafarers." Steinbrenner (Kinsman) fleets. The SIU is fully confident of The Thomas Sim Lee made a winning these fleets just as we typical Isthmian trip, touching at did Huron and Wyandotte. Haifa, Bombay, Ras Tamura, "Lakes seamen want a new Bahrain, Aberdan, and others too deal, and that's why they're go­ numerous to mention. ing for the SlU in such a big In other ways, also, the ship The fourth week of picketing way. They want SlU contracts, By RAY SWEENEY was typical of Isthmian scows. with SlU working and living neared for the CIO Shipyard First of all, overtime was just a GALVESTON — The 49th an­ of Mr. Meyers' speech was made, conditions and providing SlU Workers without a break being ^ word in the dictionary. The only seen in the solid wall of employ­ nual Convention of the Texas and we have one copy in this security." er resistance to the thirteen cents time the crewmembers were al­ State Federation of Labor came Branch which we will be glad to SECOND VICTORY per hour wage increase demand- lowed to claim OT was for tying to an end on July 3, after out­ lend to any other Branch which up, or for weekend work. On the lining a fighting program to com­ lequests it. When informed of the Wyan- ed by the union. dotte results. Great Lakes SecreMeanwhile, the strike which bat the vicious provisions of the GOOGE ADVISES tary-Treasurer Fred Farnen de- cj^aj-^ed with approximately 70,Taft-Hartley Act. Brother George Googe, head clared, "This makes the second OQQ men leaving their jobs, The meeting was held in Dal­ of the AFL Organizing Campaign SIU victory during the 1947 sea-^ broadened this week when 4,000 las, and the writer of this article in the South, also addressed the son on the Lakes. First, the two members of the union, employed was elected by the Branch mem­ Reporls have been coming convention. Green ships (Huron) smacked at Mobile, Alabama, walked out in citing dirty deals given bership to attend the convention. He informed all AFL unions to down the NMU with only 2 votes Monday, July 9. Practically all the speakers seamen by several laundries, make ho move until after the while the SIU garnered 28 votes mjj ouJ i-i. who took the floor had one thing which profess to "cater to , -T ,T • J -.n mi.- • Todd Shipyards, which were and No Union received 18. This „ , in common—and that was the meeting of AFL International men of the sea." CO , , X X, oiTTTinot struck, offered a wage mwas a 58 percent vote for the SIU.' „x u t same thing that brought Dele­ Presidents in Washington, and Roland Velasco of the SS , ,, i crease of eight cents an hour, but Now, Wyandotte seamen reg- ... • , j u gates from all parts of Texas to then to follow the recommenda­ Arch Hopkins reports that . x this was rejected by the union, tions set down at that time. istered their preference for the T,T ,-•v• i. the Convention. Ungar's Laundry of St. John. CTTT -xioo X , . Negotiations arc continuing, howSIU with a 68 *percent vote. They were there to discuss It was a shame that ,Googe N. B., picks up laundry Ipvpr Farnen .concluded, "The SIU is ways and means of combating could not give his talk on the aboard ships in that port, really on the march on the Great' union's- policy committee the anti-labor bill passed in Con­ radio. He made a fighting state­ with the promise that it will Lakes, and nothing can stop us ^ meeting gress, and the various measures ment, and should have been returned by the weekend. until all unorganized Lakes seaW,ednesday, July 9, at Manpassed in the State which also heard by - every workingman i.n The promise is never lived men have a-chance-to enjoy the <^^"ter in New York City, up to. limit the rights of organized la­ the United States. benefits of SIU membership and ® Several new officers were in­ "They don't say in which bor. contracts. Lakes seamen want no details were released. year it will be returned," says Sewell Meyers, who is an AFL stalled during the Convention. the SIU, as proven by the Huron The locals represented at the Attorney, made quite a lengthy Brother O. S. Howe, of the Car­ Velasco, warning Seafarers and Wyandotte elections, and meeting were all in the region speech, and gave the Delegates penters Union in Galveston, was to keep their laundry out of v/e're going to see that they get extending from Perth Amboy, N. good information to take back to elected 10th District Vice-Presi­ Ungar's hands. v/hat they want!" j.J., to Stamford, Connecticut. their local unions. A recording dent. Wyandotte Goes To Seafarers By 68 Percent if Here's Another Hungry Isthmian Ship: This Time It Is The Thomas Sim Lee CIO Ship TIe-Up Still Effective Texas AFL Convention Maps Fight Against Taft-Hartley Act Keep Your Shirt On �THE Friday. Jaly 11. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Philly Hotel Bills Go Sky High; Anti^abor Bills Flood State By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — I see by hang the hook on these birds the papers that all hotels in this and send them back to mow city, or practically all of 'em, their lawns or pick their pota­ have boosted their rents sky toes or whatever they ' have to high overnight so the five per­ do because it is quite evident cent raise won't go very far for that they have failed to. do the the seamen who hit the beach job for which we sent them to here. Of course milk has taken Wa.shington. 1 see by the last issue of the a one cent jump but this won't affect many seamen, will it?"'* LOG that drunks and perform­ Silence this week from the By KEITH ALSOP Construction of 1561 rental ers are going to be checkmated. Branch Agents of the follow­ Well, this is a damn good idea units at a cost of around $11,000,GALVESTON — .Since the re-| smoother payoff.s now that the ing ports: 000 will bo undertaken by Phil­ and it is about time the mem­ organization program was put trouble makers have headed else­ adelphia builders under the Fed­ bership took some kind of action JACKSONVILLE into effect here in Te.xas a short where. eral Housing Administration. against these performers. BALTIMORE Once again I'd like to issue a I notice by the financial re­ time ago, drunks and perform­ Mayor Samuel moved to insure MARCUS HOOK warning to all .Seafarers who the city's revenue from Federal ports of ' other branches, the ers have been almost as hard hit Galve.ston or Port Arthur to NORFOLK Housing projects now in opera­ Agents have fallen right in line to find as icebergs. Those few avoid lepresentatives of the with the economy program as SAVANNAH tion here. .still circulating around these Merchant Mariners of America Four new state labor bills, in­ laid down by tfe Agents Con­ NEW ORLEANS paids are keping a lot of space and not allow these phonies cluding a ban on strikes by pub­ ference and approved by the SAN FRANCISCO hetween them and the Galves­ aboard their ship.s. lic employes, were signed by membership. This in itself is DULUTH Governor Duff. The new law commendable. ton Hall, whidt i.-:. ol;ay with us. NO AUTHORITY BUFFALO We are still looking for a new provides for secret balloting on The membership jrer''' is stiactRecently a formoi' SIU member CLEVELAND wage offers and sets up still more Hall here. We had our eye on a '•[' in accord with the motion got on board an SIU ship here building at 617 Chestnut Street, penalties for violations. It in­ MONTDEAL passed m ali ports to get r id of and tried to sell memberships cludes stoppage of unemploy­ but that "fell through." The deadline for port re­ th"se charac'ei's who are trying in tins ph.'-iy outfit. These men ment compensation benefits to ports, monies due, etc., is to phony things up for the union do not havi' the endorsement of strikers. Picketing of a struck the Monday proceeding pub­ and make ''te unhappy for the the SIU as they sometimes claim; plant by non-employes is an un­ lication. While every effort membership. in fact, they have been condemn­ fair labor practice according to will be made to use in the ed by us at meeting after meet­ the ndw law. With the absence of gashounds. current issue material re­ ing. I wonder how many seamen everything is moving along more ceived after that date, space have over stopped to analyze the Don't let these phonies up the smoothly. The Patrolmen hitting commitments generally do political situation. 1 know 1 gangway of your ship. If they the ships hei'e report excellent not permit us to do so. never have until just recently. cooperation from the crews and attempt to come aboard; run By HERBERT JANSEN For instance, we have a two them off. party system, so according to the CHICAGO — Shipping is still With never an idle moment American way of thinking, you slow in this Port with quite a here in this busy port we got are either a Democratic or a few Brothers around the Hall on a little diversion the other day Republican. Ynii register as the waiting list. In Port during v.'hen ve had an injunction such, go to the polls once every the week were the Carmi Thomp­ thrown against us. The AFU year or so to choose who you son, Sultana, and the regular marhinists at the Brown ShipBy MAURICE DOLE want to vote for. Chicago ships. yaid are on strike, so we, as But the funny thing about the ASHTABULA — Now that the bankrupt from the points of we always do in cases of legiti­ still on The SS Michigan is whole thing is that the one for mate unions having a legitimate fitout, with no definite date as SIU has won the forty hour week program and leadership. Lakes seamen also realize that 'oeef. refused to cross their lines. yet set when she will go into with higher wages and higher operation. She still has only a overtime rates for the Midland the NMU is torn wide open with Out came an injunction against seamen, unorganized Lakes sea­ (Jissension among theii' leaders, part of her crew on board. us because we were good enou'gh Not a day passes but what you men can see for themselves once the avowed commies and the unionists to respect a picket.see some unorganized Lakes sea­ again that the SIU is the only former comies who have since line. We went round and round men in either this Hall or the Union on the Lakes which maps gotten religion. for awhile with the local author­ As for the LSU. this outfit one in South Chicago. They make out a program for the seamen, ities and in the end- the injuncinquiries about the SIU, and and then goes out and wins that has only one contract on the tio.n was set aside. nine out of ten want to join. program along with its many Lakes, covering the ClevelandThis injunction business gives Clifl's Companj', and certainly There is no doubt that the popul­ gains. the membership a first hand must be regarded as a weakThe SIU has never made a arity of the SIU on the Lakes is view of what will happen under policy of promising the seamen sister outfit with extremely close growing by leaps and bounds the Taft-Hartley Act, with its that they will get "pie in the company ties. every day. pow'er of injunction for almost sky" just as the old wobbly Huron seamen voted SIU be­ These SIU newcomers are off any reason whatsoever. cause they realized the SIU was whom you vote is someone you unorganized ships, and in a few song goes. The membership here is great­ However, we do set a goal — the only union with a program scarcely know anything about, instances were formerly in the ly aroused and all are of the and a fighting membership to like the forty hour week for what he stands for, or what NMU. They've found out the opinion that we are in for a win tliat program. the sandboats, bulk carriers and type of individual he is. score, some the hard way and rough road; but. likewise, they And Wyandotte seamen voted tankers — and then go out and some by comparing notes. Now HAND-PICKED JERKS all feel confident that we have SIU for the same reasons, and achieve that goal. That's our they want the SIU to bring them the united strength to beat off so will the other Lakes com­ record. If you're at all skeptical, SIU wages and conditions, job In fact all you do knckv is panies' seamen who won't take all attempts to weaken our str­ that he is a hand-picked jerk security and union representa­ check it and see for yourself what Union leads in maritime! less than the best — the SIU! ucture. when the time comes. selected by his particular party tion. Remember, the Lake Carriers and avowed to go down the line FAVOR TO SIU Association and 'their stooge with their principles, be they "union"—the Lake Sailors Union During the past couple of years light or wrong. While I am on —don't give a damn about you. 'the subject, I don't ever recall when the NMU has used every One is a ship operators union (Exclusive to the LOG) ever hearing of a seaman being trick in the book in their efforts and the other its tool. Together to forestall the SIU from winning elected to Congress or the Senate The mystery of the flying discs which has thrown the or holding a responsible politi­ any new fleets, they have done!^h^y represent a menace to all country into bewildered speculation, has finally been exploded us and the unorganized seamen'Lakes seamen, and should be cal position. with the receipts of eye witness accounts of seeing the discs Possibly that accounts for the a service by exposing themselves regarded like anyone else who the bread out of at close range. tries to take fact that a seaman is in the for the phonies that they really your mouth. One of the first reports, now discounted, had it that four status of where he is today. are. discs were seen flying over Detroit. Upon closer examination Lakes seamen, as well as salt­ I see where a couple of guys SIU SECURITY it was found that they were merely the four NMU pledge that I voted to send to Washing­ water seamen, realize that the It's only when the seamen cards that the NMU managed to get from seamen of the ton to represent me gave me the SIU is the only maritime Union have a union of their own, run Wyandotte fleet. dirty doublecross via the Taft- that really represents the unli­ Hartley bill, now law. But at censed personnel and constantly by and for the seamen, that they Another report stated that hundreds of discs were seen the polls on next election day, I battles to achieve gains for them. can be sure someone is going flying in scattered procession over New York. A chartered We have no political ties to to look out for their interests. as an individual, am going to plane pursued them and found them to be NMU overtime any foreign countries, and fight ^ provide job security and comvote against these double crosssheets—thrown away in disgust. ers and I hope that by that time for the seamen, first, last and al- petent. union representation. Undaunted, a third report was tracked down by Seafarer Tfiat's wfiy oll seameii should the labor folk will be politically Ed Larkin, and found to be the real McCoy. The mystery has To US' in the SIU, our tasks is join the SIU! minded enougli to pick a man been solved. All those flying discs you've seen or heard of Whenever the NMU is men­ simple. We don't believe in any they think will honestly repre­ are really the white Seafarers' caps that were thrown in the save-the-world philosophy. Our tioned in an open group of Lakes sent labor. air when the results of the Isthmian election were announced. As the present setup is, labor job is to win the best possible seamen, they laugh just like Discount anything to the contrary that you may see or cannot expect to 'get a square wages, hours, working and living they do when you mention the LSU. These men know the score, conditions for the seamen. That's hear. deal from the majority who are and realize that the NMU is now in Washington. So let's our job! 77 Galveston Is Running Smoothly Now That Gashounds Are Scarce SlU Popularity On Lakes Gram WithUnorganiied Seafarers' Gains On Great Lakes Proof Enough For Working Seamen Flying Disk Mystery Soived �THE SEAFARERS Page Elgiix t JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — Shipping and busi­ ness slacked o.T a bit during the past week, so that for the first time in many weeks we felt that we could crew up a ship com­ pletely if the occasion demanded. Many of the local boys who left this section a couple or three months ago are now find­ ing their way back to their old haunts, and the Dispatcher is commencing to feel a bit easier. Unfortunately, the records will show that it was necessary here to issue altogether too many permits; but shipping really hit a high spot and remained there "for seven or eight weeks and the issuing of permits could not be avoided. Some of the tankers which, have been out from 5 to 9 months are beginning to show up now. Most of these tankers crow­ ed up in this area, and the reg­ ular seamen around the port have been out on them for quite a spell. ONE MORE TRIP From time to time we receive, letters from the boys stating that after just one more trip into the Persian Gulf they will be head­ ed homewai-d, but always it seems that just one more trip will do it. The first tanker to show up around hei-e was the SS Pipe TT'LI TAKE rmf Govs To CARUT YOUR , I ^ Springs which paid off and crewed up Ih Portland right after the General Strike. The boys sweat­ ed out the full count on the art­ icles, and in nine months could only count four good liberty ports. Somebody — and it wasn't a member of the imlicensed per­ sonnel — gave the phony infor­ mation to the Portland gazettes that the crew of the SS Pipe Springs was going on strike in order to get their retroactive wage increases at the payoff. This caused no little excite­ ment, both in Portland and in the Boston Branch, for the crew members had not been contacted by the Patrolman before this news was in print. Despite some persistent sleuthing, it could not be learned where the Portland papers got the false report. Anyway, the gang paid off at t!i^ scale of wages on the articles Inst October with the provision thai both of their retroactive in­ creases would be mailed to them within 10 daj's. And being rea­ sonable men, when they found out that it would take the two paymasters present at the pay­ off a minimum of five days to make up the payroll with the increases, they readily consented to wait 10 days for their retro­ active money. REALLY OKAY Brothers Sweeney and Goggin headed for Portland the night before the 4th fully expecting a hectic holiday, what with a gang out nine months on a really tough run and arriving in a U.S. port just in time for the 4th of July celebration. On the contrary, the boys were 100% okay for the payoff and all legitimate beefs settled satisfactorily on board. The old familiar "open road­ stead" beef, usually encountered on tankers coming in fimm a for-i oign run, was the big issue here also, chiefly because the Pipe Springs couldn't tie up to the mooring buoys on schedule. It developed that the buoys had been blown out to sea with another tanker, which got caught in a sudden blow while loading. Where t'ne agreement clearly states that port time in an open roadstead does not begin until the vessel is moored to the buoys and the hose lifted out of the sea, the time spent waiting to get moored could not be classi­ fied as "waiting for berth" in' the usual sense. This was the only real beef, and otherwise everything was lovely. A nice bunch of men. half SIU and half SUP. Everything else around the port proceeding as smoothly as usual; plenty of in transit stuff to hit and the excursion fleet to cover. Above is a meeting ot Riggers, employed at the Gull Shipbuilding Corporation, Mo­ bile, Alabam- They all hold cards in the Marine Allied Workers,' SIU, and they are pressing hard for a bargaining election. They're confident of winning, and why shouldn't they be? All of the Riggers in the yard have joined the union, and that means more than 50 men waiting for SIU repre­ sentation. The meetings axe held regularly in the Mobile Hall of the siu. The lower picture is of the men who sparked the drive to organize the Riggers. Left to right, F. H, Sanders, O. Blackwell, Crl Tanner, SIU Mobile Agent; and Vernon Hayes. Blackwell and Hayes; are former SIU members, and they have done e. bang-up job organizing in the yards. Quite a few of the Riggers carried books in the SIU at one time or another. Brother Tanner was instrumental in organizing the Riggers. AFL Broadcast WASHINGTON, D. C. — Beginning July 5th, the Am­ erican Federation of I,abor inaugurated a brand new se­ ries of radio broadcasts over the nationwide network of the American Broadcasting Company. The first nine programs, devoted to completely ex­ temporaneous and unrehearsed round table discus­ sions of major topics in the news, will originate each Saturday at 6:45 P.M., EDT, from Washington, D. C. Since some local stations, because of earlier commit­ ments. may be forced to rebroadcast the programs at some later time, be sure to consult your local newspa­ per for the exact time of the broadcasts. Taft Hartley Act Boomerangs With Unorganized By JOE SHIMA Friday, July II. 1947 THEY'RE IN THE SIU, TOO Boston Manpower Shortage Eases, Tankers Out Since Strike Back By LOG are going to have a diTicult this ship he has to paint, chip time to keep thoir heads above or St v-;-" o-i -f- • •V Thm action TOLEDO — P.ocently, things around here have been quite tile Bood-wnters of this vicious annareoPv fo"o'v- *'-.0 UGA line laid dov,fn si-^"'"- ca.ssate of the stagnant. A lot of it, I'm sure, anti-labor legifJation. We in the SIU have never de­ Taft-Hartlev Bill. _is due to the Taft-Hartley Rill pended upon any politicians for ! Back in the 'ean vears of having the unorganized seamen any handouts. The SIU has al­ shipping on the Lakes, these in a dither. Now that organized ways relief! upon the strength of sa.me Hutch boats were the ones labor has been giving this "Slave the membership for militant di­ I which laid o'f most of their Labor" Act a sound shellacking, rect action at the point of pro­ I crewmembers' if tiie ship was the unorganized seamen are sit­ duction. docked for more than 24 hours ting up and taking notice. j If this new law, even though at one port. Then, with a bigA number of them have drop­ I not tested legally, means that hearted gesture, they re-hired ped into the Hall in the past I we have to fight that much hardtheir men when ready to sail. couple of days. They're really , er, tlien that's what we'll do. My message to unorganized interested in the effect that this I The SIU never shirks a fight, seamen sailing on the Hutch Act might have on them. At and this is one time that John ships and others is to hold tight the present time, this can't be ,Q. Politician will find out how and not let it get you dov/n. The answered until certain sections I strong the united strength of the SIU is on the Lakes now, and of it are tried in court or through Seafarers actually is. we're here to stay. It's our economic action. HUTCH ACTIVITY fight, and your fight too. To­ Certainly, strong unions like Recently, I received a letter gether we can win through. the SIU will be able to keep on from a member of the deck crew Then we can all have SIU going forward. However, weak- on the John Stanton, a Hutch contracts with SIU wages, hours, "er unions like the strife-torn sh^. He stated that in order to overtime, working and living NMU and the one-company LSU collect overtime for Sunday on conditions on all ships! Congressmen Pull 'Big Pay' Gag To Pave Way For Ship Transfers By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — I haven't re­ Things have como to a pretty ceived my check yet, but accord­ l^ass when the government starts ing to k congressional sub-com­ ' looking around for cheap labor, mittee, you and I are now receiv­ ^ so they won't have to hire their ing a government subsidy. We're ^ own citizens. all in on it to the tune of $500 i Conveniently enough, no menmillion a year, they tell us, so j '.ion is made of halting the "sub­ I'm watching my mailbox for the sidy" paid to American operat­ ors to handle these shipments. lettuce to start pouring in. With that off my chest, 1 can I got the straight dope from a newspaper item which stated that report more cheerful events on maritime unions are being en­ the waterfront. Here in New and riched by a $500 million a year York the weather is fine subsidy for carrying relief cargo shipping is excellent, especially for rated men. to Europe. We've had some good payoffs Thejf figure that the cost of transporting relief shipments in the big city this week. The costs the government about $1 Simmons Victory, Waterman billion a year with the maritime Steamship Company, and the Jef­ ferson City Victory of South At­ unions geting half. What the hell are they crying lantic showed up here in fine about? A guy can't be expected shape. Both ships deserve credit to take this stuff across for noth­ for being a real credit to the ing. He has a right to earn a de­ Union and to the crew aboard. cent wage for doing his job just BEEF HANDLED as much as the men who milled the flour and the people who The Enos Mills, Bull Line, manufactured the garments that came in after a trip to Europe. are part of the relief shipments. The payoff came off in good style except for a beef in the DOUBLE TALK What the writer might have Stewards Department which was meant is that the seamen are get­ handled by Patrolman Gonzales. Eastern's pride and joy, the ting decent wages in their jobs Evangeline, paid off here this and this hurts. The boys in Congress won't do week and the old business of re­ much about the guys who make instatements reared its head. the stuff to be sent abroad, but Several men in the crew had they come up with this double • been reinstated in the Union af­ talk as a smoke screen for cut­ ter being as much as five years in arrears in their dues and as­ ting the throats of seamen. Their real purpose behind all" sessments. These men were re­ this howling is to get across a funded the money they had paid proposal to turn our idle ships in back dues and were replaced over to foreign governments to by men from the Hall. operate with lower paid crews. The SIU has gone on recoid Our fair haired boys want to as being against reinstatements give away the ships that you and after men have fallen 12 months I paid for with our taxes, so for­ in arrears, and any men who eign countries can operate them manage to get reinstated in spite at a big saving to our govern­ of this rule will be replaced, and ment. their money refunded. �Friday, July 11. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Lakes Seafarers On Luxury Cruise The SS South American, Georgian Bay luxury cruiser, docked at Duluth, at the head of the Great Lakes. This ship is under SIU contract, and the crewmembers enjoy the outstanding conditions and wages which axe standard in all SIU agreements. As you can note if you look closely. Seafarers crewmembers are completing boat drill. Here's a real SIU veteran in action. Firemen Tony Peandol has been a member of the SS South American crew for more thn tv/enty years, and is shown here at his duties in the boiler room. Like ell other hands, his pay is higher and his conditions better since the company signed with the Seafarers International Union. These are the SIU Brothers who keep the passengers and crew well satisfied with the type of chow they dish up. No complaints here. The galley is spic-and-span, and the food is well prepared and of the finest quality. The LOG photographer saw some of the meals served to the crew and wanted to sign on. but fast. Here's luck to him. A couple of belly-robbers on the South American pictured in their castle. Although neglecting to mention the names of the Brothers, the LOG photographer did give their ratings. Reading left to right, the Baker and the Assistant Baker. lets Leak At The Record' A couple of Seafarers all togged out in their best high-pres­ sure outfits. On the left. Watchman George Schultz, end next. Wheelsman Ellis Lamb, Deck Delegate and crewmexnbez of the South American for several years. IT WAS SAID, and real loud too, thut <he seamen along the Great Lakes couldn't be organized. "The season's too short," was one reason. "The NMU made such a bad name that those men won't go for any un­ ion," was the way another guy put it. Well, the Seafarers went in there, ajid in a pt.-iad cf a few months have rolled up some major victories. This is what the picture looks like to date: After a long tussle, the Midland St amship Company h.is signed an agree­ ment providing the first 40-hour week for bulk carriers. The ships of the Huron Transpor ation Company have voted for SIU rep­ resentation, and negotiations for a con ract are now in progress. Now, voting of the ships of the Wy andotte Ste.amship Company has been completed, and with the overwhelming SiU victory this company will soon come under the SIU banner. Petitions have been filed for bargaining elections in the ships of the M. A. Hanna Steamship Company, the Wils m Transportation Company, the Red Ar­ row Steamship Company, the Snyder Transportation Company, and the Steinbrenner Steamship Company. And besides all this, the SIU has been able to gain for its members the best passenger ship contract ever seen on the Lakes, and a sandboats agreement better than the seamen themselvs thought possible. The record speaks for itself—^^that's why the Great Lakes will be SIU, too! A •ji �THE I-cige Ten SEAFARERS Friday. July II, 1947 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS A STITCH IN TIME SAVES SHIP Seafarers Rescue French Craft Adrift 2 Days In Mediterranean iiiiiliiiilliiiii Edilor's nofe: The following account of a rescue at sea —a fairly frequent occurrance with Seafarers — is by the Stewai'd of the SS Mayo Brothers, which responded to the call of a French vessel in distress. By THOMAS DE FAZIO As is its custom both at sea and ashore, the Seafarers went to the rescue again recently. \\ While plowing through the Mediterreanean seas about a day and a half from Gibralter one dark morning, our ship, the SS Mayo Brothers, received an SOS message for help. The distress call was from a small French cutter, which was adrift off the Spanish coast near the Baltic Islands. ^ ' Sail rigged on No. 1 hatch of SS Frederick Geiuraiih when she lost her propeller recently narrowly averted disaster for her Seafarers crew. The sail enabled ship to clear mountainous isle off coast of Italy. Our Skipper, Captain Hallman, a former -member of the SIU, immediately altered the ship's course and proceeded toward the helpless craft. Lifeboei cerrying crswmembers from the SS Mayo Brothers makes its way toward French cutter, whose engines conked out leaving craft slrandod off Spanish coast. FIRST TO ARRIVE Although the message for aid was picked up by two other American ships in the vicinity, we were the first to arrive at the location of the helpless vessel. The French cutter was bound for Oran when her engine broke down, and she had been adrift for two days without fresh water. There were precious little sup­ plies aboard by the time we arrived. The tiny vessel had gone through some heavy weath­ er and had taken on much water. She was partially floundering when we reached the scene. The disabled French craft as she was being towed to Cart­ agena by the SS Mayo Broth­ ers, whose quick response to call for aid drew considerable praise from the French crew. At right. Captain Kallam, skipper of the Mayo Brothers, who is a former member of the SIU. ^ After maneuvering into posi­ tion, we ?hot a line over to her with the Lyle gun. Captain Hallman sent a party over to her to ascertain lier condition. I went along with the group to serve as an interpreter. *1 Getting all the details of the vessel's plight, we returned to our ship. A tow line was then shot over to the French craft and we proceeded to tow her to the port of Cartagena. We had already sent a message for the The Skipper, not content to Navy base there to pick up the confine his remarks and orders disabled cutter. to the overtime sheets, has threatened to log the Chief Mate, The operation was successfully Second Assistant and the whole completed and we continued our crew for talking while on watch. voyage to Genoa, Italy. The as­ To the crew, this was the last sistance rendered by the Sea­ straw. farers and officers aboard the Mayo Brothers was greatly ap­ PROTEST ACTION preciated by all hands of the At their shipboard meeting stranded vessel. They thanked they immediately drew up a let­ us very heartily for having ter of protest to be presented to been so helpful and considerate the American Consul in Bombay, in effecting a quick rescue. India. If nothing is done there to stop the abusive tactics of the Skipper, the crew intends to give him a hot time when- the ship reaches the states. Isthmian Crew 'Red-Pencils' Skippers Sense Of Humor (?) The Skipper aboard Ihe James I). Trask evidently thinks the "remarks" column on overtime sheete is there for him to ex*"press his sardonic sense of humor, at least that's how the ,crew feels. The crewmembers have found that when they submit legiti­ mate overtime to him for his ap­ proval he delights in penciling in little sarcastic remarks, such as: "Why weren't you sober?" or "You owe the company mon­ ey," and "Wipers can be work­ ed all day Saturday without paymeat of overtime." J: - Although the Trask is an Istiimian ship, overtime payment for Saturday work was included in the sign-on agreement, but that to the Skipper means noth­ ing; he must get in his digs against the crew. TOW JOB Fed up with the Captain's little game, the crew hopes to see that his vocal cords and little red pencil get a long rest when the ship hits port they don't want the poor boy to get laryingitis or^ writer's cramp. Smiling faces on some Galbraith crew belie hectic series of incidents experienced after screw went swooshing to bottom off African coast. Photos forwarded from Norfolk by Ray White. IffmUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING closely the procedure at shoreside meetings so they will know union procedure and will not get fouled up on their standings and rights. New Business: Crewmembers re­ ported on needed equipment for next trip. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion on USS clubs and warning to members to stay away from them as they are being converted to fink halls. Vote of thanks to Stew­ ards Department for the good chow with a special bouquet to the cooks. Members urged to procure and study copies of the Union Constitution. S, t 4 The 10,000-ton freighter SS NAMPA VICTORY, May 9— Marymar, which ran aground in Chairman J. LeBrasse; Secre­ Bridgeport Harbor (Conn.), was pulled free by an LST vessel per- tary C. Tobias. Reports of de­ manantly stationed in Bridge­ partmental delegates accepted. New Business: Motion carried port. that no one pay off until Pa­ The Marymar went aground at trolman straightens out the 6;15 a.m. on a recent morning Mate. Decision to refer to Pa­ and was released shortly before trolmen problem of who takes 4 p.m. as the tide came in. Own­ care of master gyro. Chief ed and operated by the Calmar Electrician has been told to do Steamship Company, the Mary­ it, but he holds no gyro ticket. mar had just arrived from Van­ Suggestion that all of ^he re­ couver, Wash., with' a cargo of pair list for the next voyage be 5,000,000 feet of lumber for a carefully scrutinized as showBriddeport firm, when she went (Continued on Page 11) aground. DESOTO, May 3—Chairman Kirbach; Secretary H o u c k . Ship's Delegate reported that bonus for penalty cargo would be settled in Mobile. He also discussed the double overtime for international "date line crossing which has been okay­ ed for the "Engine Department but not for the Deck and Stew­ ards Departments. Delegate al­ so urged members new to the union to attend r.nd observe SS Manmar Runs Aground �Friday. July II, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings ^(Continued from Paf^c 10) ers are in bad shape and ihey have noi been handled on for­ mer repair lisls. Good and Wel­ fare: Requesl Ihsl crew leave a clean ship for the next crew. Steward asked thei all dirty linen be turned in before leav­ ing the ship. One minute of silence for lost Brothers. 5. A' PORT CLATSOP. May 11— Chairman D. Casey Jones; Sec­ retary Dale Lamberson. New Business: Deck Delegate in­ structed to contact shore pa­ trolman concerning retroactive pay from Pacific Tankers. Mo­ tion carried to order six new electric fans for replacement aboard ship. Motion carried to make a complete check on locks and keys for all foc'sles. Motion carried to have telemotor and complete steering gear examined for the safety of the vessel. Good and Welfare: List of fines drawn up for dirtying of messhall—not concurred in. % % QUEENS VICTORY. June 23 —Chairman Daniel Hanshew; Secretary James K. Sleesser. Chairman urged Stewards De­ partment to elect a delegate and hold a private meeting as soon as possible. Motion car­ ried to have the three dele­ gates talk to the Chief Mate and see if thejy can get a schedule for the time of using and cleaning the laundry by the three departments. Motion carried to not allow crewmembers to soak their clothing in the laundry tubs. Motion car­ ried to have delegates see Cap­ tain and procure a notice to be placed in saloon informing the licensed personnel to stay out of crew and PC pantries. J- about handling cigarettes and clothing at tho same time. Mo­ tion carried to permit animals aboard ship, but that person bringing animal aboard will be entirely responsible for its care. XAVIER VICTORY. May 3 —Chairman Alex J. Janowski; Secretary William J. Wilburn. Motion carried that on arrival in first U.S. port sufficient sup­ ply of cots, mattresses and other needs be ordered by Chief Steward. Motion carried that the departmental dele­ gates accompany the Chief Steward if he is requested to take inventory of the ice box­ es. Motion carried that dele­ gates see the radio' operator concerning the repair of the crew's messroom speaker. Mo­ tion carried that crewmembers be fined 25c for leaving dirty cups or spoons in the messroom. Fine to go to SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. 4. i. JAMES D. TRASK. May 15 —Chairman William Lindelof: Secretary Eugpne Ladriere. Discussion on Captain's con­ tinually disputing legitimate overtime. Motion carried that upon receiving ^raw in Bom­ bay. crew to donate money for union purposes. Motion carried to have minutes sent to SEA­ FARERS LOG. 4. 4. 4, RAPHAEL SEMMES. May 4 — Chairman Bradley; Secre­ tary Williams. Motion carried to have delegates take repair list to Captain.. Mate and Chief Engineer. Motion carried that menu be written on board in understandable English end not in burlesque procedure. Motion carried that anyone tampering with machines on repair list be fined at the fol­ lowing meeting. S. S. J. GATEWAY CITY. April IC —Chairman Don Rood; Secre­ tary A1 DeForest. Deck and Stewards Delegates reported all okay. Engine reports short­ age of cleaning gear. New Business: Motion carried that Steward contact Captain to liave wooden dish rack in crew pentry end menu blackboard placed in crewmessroom. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that sample of drinking water be given to health authorities in New York. 4» 4* 4 SIMMONS VICTORY. May 17 — Chairman John Bilkoa; Secretary C. W. Hallengan. Departments reported no beefs. Suggestion made that the Deck Department heads be checked and proper repairs made be­ fore next trip. Motion carried that crew messman be warned of his conduct toward rest of crew. Motion carried that the radiators and fans be checked before the next trip and prop­ er repairs be made. 4. 4> 4> SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. May 26—Chairman Bill Wil­ liams; Secretary George Swift. Old Business: Question of milk raised again. Contract calls for not more than 80 or less than 40 gallons. Crew complains of aJways getting the minimum and the milk iS^ of poor quality. Repair list made up and ap­ proved by crew. New Business: Request that each man rinse out any cups. etc.. he has used to keep messhall shipshape be­ tween meals. Matter of small fines to enforce this discussed. Crew decided to first try the honor system. Good and Wel­ fare: Crewmember volunteer­ ed to notify Merchant Marine Library Association that a re­ placement library is desired. Crewmembers also requested to turn to to help box old books and take them off. JEAN LAFITTE^ April 27— Chairman R. S. Young: Secre­ tary Eric Moe. Department Delegates reported all in order except disputed overtime which will be referred to shore Patrolmen. It was agreed to have delegates make out repair lists and requisitions to be giv­ en to department heads and Patrolmen, and to inform crewmembers about such lists so as Honors are due the crew of the SS Colabee, American to insure action being taken. Particular attention was called Hawaiian Steamship for being the first to submit its minutes to the booms and the fumigat­ to the LOG on the new official minutes form now available ing of the ship. It was also * agreed to replace all books in on SIU ships. The Colabee is first under the Right on the ball, the Colathe library and to clean up all wire, but as more ships hit port rooms to be sure of leaving a bee's crew reported the ship­ and take aboard the new form. board meeting which took place clean ship for the next> crew. on June 29 at sea, and mailed SULLYS HILLS^ March 3— the minutes to the LOG .from a Chairman Sullivan; Secretary Canadian port, via airmail. O.K.!STI^6mBNi;P The new form, which was J. L. Parsons. New Business: AWDFIY RIGHT-TO I Request that American money drawn up for the convenience of Si BFAVgRSr., meetings, be supplied in draw in next. reporting shipboard port. Motion carried to get has been available to SIU crews fresh vegetables and fruits in for the past ten days. The Col­ first port contacted. Motion abee, in port at that time, took that a complaint be made to a batch of the new forms aboard American Consul in Aruba and put them into immediate concerning' beatings administ­ use. The June 29 meeting was ered to seamen by police. Also chaired by Brother William A. decided to send same complaint Vabis and recorded by E. Cinto Dutch Consul in Washing­ tron. Keeping things smooth in ton. Motion carried to have the number of minutes mailed to their departments are E. Larsen, slopchest investigated upon ar­ the SEAFARERS LOG should rival in U.S. Motion carried Deck Delegate; T. E. McHenan, that slopchest be opened at 2 Engine Delegate; and E.'Cintron, take on avalanche proportions. How about it fellows? P.M. and to speak to Captain Stewards Delegate. Colabee Is 1st Under Wire With New SIU Minutes Form i^WTlCRS WHO BfAT fOR ^AlONTHS LiKf MOTHlfJB BeTTERTHAN/ A COPyOFinE SEAFARERS LOG TO KEEP THEM UP WITH WHAT IS HAPPEM" 1M0 IN THE UNIOM AND ASHORE. SAVE YOUR COPIES OF THE LOG TOR THE WEWSHUNSRY SEAFARERS YOU MEET IN FOREK3N PORTS. CUT and RUN By HANK Every Brother should take an anxious and serious interest into becoming a better union man as well as a better shipmate and sailor. While in port he should read everything which is" printed in his weekly union paper, the LOG. There are other important things to do, too: Writing letters to the LOG: Studying your shipping rules until you know you understand them. Lots of Brothers get the wrong understanding of the rules by reading them too fast or just some of the rules—and this gets them fouled up occasionally. Study" your Constitution—it's for you—not for'the guy on the corner fying to pick horses for a living. Those shipboard meetings are one of the most important things in your sea life. They shouldn't be just mechanically routine habits. From them you get those kinks, beefs and minor misunderstandings explained and ironed out or clearly written down for the port Patrolmen to settle—instead of dragged out for the whole trip or just forgotten about, which is not the SIU way. 4. 4, 4 Here's a letter from "Big Frank" Radzvila. the Chief Cook aboard the SS Victory Loan: "Well, here I am dropping a line letting you know I'm feeling fine on one of the Pacific Tankers which I joined up at Port Arthur after I got off the SS Maiden Creek in Beaumont. Of all the people I had to run into when I climbed aboard the Maiden Creek was Brother Mike Davis. He happened to be walking in the passageway and he stopped and kept looking at me. Then he says. Tor heaven's sake, is that you pollak?' He really couldn't believe it after not seeing me for five years. Well, Hank, my cooking is really hitting the hot spot down here in the Gulf. They sure love my garlic. I'll bet it makes your mouth water just remembering how the food tasted with it. And this isn't like the cooking I had on the SS Delaires, either. "Well, it sure was hard leaving some of the boys on the Maiden Creek after three trips. Even Brother "Rough Neck" Morgan Hiles came around showing me what a big pot belly he got when I was on there. He sure hated to see me leave him. He said he starved until I climbed aboard. Well, I'm sending my best regards to every­ body and I'll be coming up to New York after this trip to Italy or according to where we wind up in the States. It might be the West Coast." We have another swell lelfer from "Red" H. Braunslein aboard fhe SS Fairporf in Gatun Lake. Panama Canal: "We lefl Charleston after taking on 1750 bales of cotton for China and we're on our way through the Canal to San Pedro to take on bunkers before sailing for Shanghai. Manila and Cebu. We have a swell gang on here. The Old Man is an ex-SIU man and a swell guy. It is a pleasure to sail with him. Some skippers should sail with him and learn how to be master of a vessel and a swell guy instead of a Captain Bligh. Our ship sure is a swell feeder. The Steward gives dictionaries with his menu so we can figure out what we're eating. It's like eating in a high class hotel. No beefs to report on the food—we're all gaining weight. We have a good crew with some oldtimers and some new men but all militant SIU. We got four shots a few days ago. Boy, was I sick. The Chief Mate is giving the shots. We hB.ve two more to go." . . . Say. Red. if you see 'any "flying saucers" over the Pacific Ocean, then we'll believe what the people say they saw in the States! I �T H E S E A F^A RBR S X^ge'Twielve Fate Of All Trade Unions Rests In Hands Of Workers LOG Seafarer make the early struggles of unions and companies look like I've been talking to my brother Sunday school picnics. unionists lately about the new Budd Tobias labor law, born in the twisted bi-ains of Taft and Hartley after a transfusion from the bosses, and so many of us have express­ ed ourselves by merely saying, "I'm sorry it happened." Just being sorry, however, doesn't stop it or help the situation. Instead of crying in our beer, To the Editor: let's start looking for* ways to Here are a few lines of help­ To the Editor: decapitate this monster. After I am the wife of a merchant all, weren't the men who voted ful hints for the membership seamen and I enjoy the LOG should they be bound for for the law put into office by us? vei-y much. Enclosed you will Georgetown, British Guiana, on Didn't we trust them with our find a snapshot of my husband, the Alcoa run. Here in B. G. • future security both at home and James D. Malicoat, Oiler, taken things have • changed a lot, es­ abroad? pecially for the fellows who like when he was aboard • the SS $64 QUESTION to make a little spending money Council Crest from July 2, 1946 unitl Nov. 28, 1946. on the side. How can they believe that by He has been a member of the First of all, . when you go taking away our rights they can SIU for four years, and he ashore, keep an eye out for the "rejurn the worker his freedom" customs. They'll clip you quick thinks it is a great union. as Senator Taft put it? These as a wink. Cigarettes in court Mrs. J. D. Malicoat things we fought for during the cost $10.00 a carton; ashore you Rogers, Texas past decades and were so vigor­ only get $2.00—if you get by. ously opposed by the bosses have Whatever you have that is not suddenly emerged as curses and you- property will land you in REST CAMP Congress is being very good to "Atlanta, Ga.," if you are nailed. HELPED HIM us by removing all of these "re­ The operators of bumboats and a PICK UP QUICKLY strictions on the freedom to certain Mr. Jones, who is follow­ •work." ing the occupation of laundry To the Editor: MUST MEET TEST man, will also give you the busi­ The care and treatment of sea­ Many men sweated and bled to ness. men in the various Marine HosI've been in and out of this pitatls has been blasted by the build unionism in America. We are the ones who are going to port many times and I can tell Seafarers International Union on have to show that they did npt that it has changed a lot, so take many occasions. All of the com­ labor in vain. We are being heed and keep your doors locked plaints that we have made have given the real test and we must when discharging cargo. been justified, as far as my own On the whole we've had a good personal experience goes, but not fail them nor the men who will become union men after us. trip. We loaded in Montreal and there is something further that If this law can be fought in were the first to come in contact should be said about convalescent the courts, then fight it in the with Robert Matthews and Gene care for seamen who have been Montreal discharged from the hospital. courts; if it takes money, then Markey, who is rtow we'll spend it. The union treas­ Agent. The crew is well con­ On June 13 I was discharged ury isn't the only source of funds tented with plenty of overtime from the Brighton Hospital after to fight this vicious thing. As from the eleven ports we visited. being there for a full month. I Now our nice .argo is gone, wasn't ready to ship out since long as there is a union man in and the payloa:! of bauxite we I was still weak, and still wonder­ , this country,.he must take it up­ on himself to throw everything all dream of is coming true. ing what to do next, the hospital A good word must be said foi' social service worker told me he has, including a good slice of the Skipper, J. M. Castro, with about the rest camp operated by his cabbage into this battle. I know that a worker doesn't whom I've been sailing a long the United Seamen's Service at have much money when he is time and find as square as any Gladstone, New Jersey. compared to a big industrialist, man can be. When she saw that; I was dnJ. O'Sullivan but all of us together can give ferested, she made arrangements SS Benjaniin Fisher for me to enter there, and- I got him one hell of a fight that will there on June 14. To the Editor: Steer Straight When In B.G„ He Advises VESSELS OF SIU'S NEW AFFILIATE ^ Some of the craft belonging to members of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union as they tied up at Bayou: Le Batre, Alabama, home of the newest affiliate of the SIU's Marine Allied Workers. Before sun-up boats are chugging out to the Gulf for start of day's fishing operations. GOOD CARE During the next" two weeks I enjoyed the best of care. The food was'good and plentiful, and those of us who were patients in the camp were able to get com­ plete rest. There was entertain­ ment every night, and the staff went out of its way to make our stay very comfortable. It's not common knowledge, but merchant, seamen are eligible for admission to the camp if they still need rest after being dis­ charged from Marine Hospitals in this area. That -means- hospit­ als in Boston, New York, and Baltimore. For those fellows who are in the hospital now,? or go in the future, here's a tip. Have - the Social Worker get in touch with the USS, 92 . Liberty Street, Ne-w York City, and all arrangements can be made. You'll come away from the camp ready to ship out, and with a good rest behina you. George Mee.ney Friday. July 11. 1947 SIU Branch In Puerto Rico Stamped 'Okay' By Seafarer j I have been informed that a I big wave of strikes is hitting the I'm back in the Island of En- I Island right where it- hurts. The chammcnt enjoying the rum and I strike wave will probably conbeautiful scnoritas while grab­ I tin-jo once it begins for the cost bing a s'vvim at the Escambion of living here is about the same Beach Club. Here is whe-re all as Now York City yet the em­ the queens of beauty meet and ployers insist upon keeping sal­ manage 1o make you forget the aries and wages much lower than heat, whicli at the moment is tho.se paid in the States. terrific. During my stay here I paid a visit to our Hall and its new Agent, Salvador Colls. I found him busy on the telephone and up to his ears in work so I didn't bother him. The general impres­ sion here is that he is doing very well. The port itself is very busy with the sugar crop now at its To the Ediior: highest point of production. The American fascists who use CHOW TOPS their front organization, the Republican party, along with The SS Elizabeth, aboard their fellow travellers, the Dem­ which I'm FWT, is a good feed­ ocrats cannot attain rc.spectabiling ship with Julio Ray as Stew­ ity simply because Abe Lincoln ard and .Alphonso Riviera as was a Republican. They have Chief Cook. Even on a week day, at last shown their hand. menus like the one I've attached With the passage of the Taft- were offered and served to the Hartley Slave Labor Bill, they crew. For a short run like this have proven beyond a shadow of I've never had better chow. a doubt that their aim is the We had a meeting at sea on regimentation and enslavement Friday the 13th of June. I chair­ of the American workingman. ed the mooting and found the We who are organized must crew, in all departments, was in stand together and fight this complete harmony. We only have plague which is engulfing this one small beef concerning the land. We mu.st stand united, not splitting of overtime which we'll only to pi-otect our rights, but settle soon. also the rights of millions of un­ Luis A. Ramirez organized workers who are going San Juan, P. R. to suffer needlessly at the hands (Ed. Nole: A week day menu of those wielding the power. Remember Brothers, although submitted by Brother Ramirez the going will be rough, we must beers out his boast of fine chow stick- together. For "divided we aboard < the Elizabeth. Here's fall, united we conquer." We an example: Supper—Radish­ must conquer this attack on our es, Celery, Cheese Canapes, freedom. Yes, we have lost our Chilled Tomato Juice. Mexican guaranteed security and many Cole Slaw. Fried Filet of Cod of our hard-won gains, but if —Tartar Sauce, Chicken Asopo we are united, tho:c who attack —Puerto Rican style. Breaded us cannot win. They must not Veal Cutlets — Tomato Sauce. win! Fresh String Beans, Sweet Remember, "don't give up the Corn, O'Brien Potatoes. Chill­ ship!" ed Peaches, Danish Pastry. -John rW. iSnaden Coffee, Tea. Milk.) Sir. Greater- Detroit To lha Editor: Lakes Brother Urges Fight On Labor's Enemies • In this bit of camera artistry by Seafarer Gene Dauber. Bosun aboard the SS Arizpa. crewmemberi-Paul Belous, AB. is pictured, looking out over the broad-expanse of quiet water. Though scene is peaceful, crew had rugged lime as a result of foul conditions rampant on ship. �Friday. July r11. 1947 TUB SEAFARERS LOG MEN OF TEE SEAFARERS Ship's Minutes Forms Will Be Big Aid To the Editor: The new minutes form now being distributed aboard our ships is something we have long needed. Since I aided in set­ ting the form up, I guess I am somewhat prejudiced in favor of it, but 'from the way it has been laid out it should correct a lot of mistakes and lead to better meetings and more of them. On too many ships the crews do not hold enough meetings. If they now follow the suggestions and notes listed on the forms there is no reason why every ship should not hold regular meetings and send the minutes to the LOG. The suggestions on the back of the form mention certain things v/hich should be covered carefully in shipboard meetings. Education is very important and there is no better place for union education than aboard ship. Push education and your meetings will be more interesting and will pay off in the blue chip.s. When Rry ETurbin, Deck Maintenance, sailed aboard the SS James Duncan recently, he "shot" more pictures than a Hollywood press agent's cameraman. Above is his print of the vessel's Chief Cook (left) and "Woody," the Deck Engineer. 'Blown Top' Only Casualty Sustained On O'Gara's Trip To the Editor: We've made it again. The Francis J. O'Gara, Waterman scow, has bumped into port once again after a trip to Antwerp with everthing okay, except me —I blew my top. Cause of my woe is the Chief Engineer, a queer sort of a char­ acter who walks around with a Wiper's cap on and appears to be very friendly, even goes ashore with the boys for a few beers, but underneath it all he's a company stiff at heart. He claims to be a former SIU mem­ ber, although he never showed us a book. Overtime during the past trip was at a minimum. None was worked that the Chief could, .squirm out of. As Delegate I asked him about the Wipers painting the foc'sles, but nothing doing. He claimed the same old crap, that we were going to the To the Editor: STUCK VALVE The Chief has kept the ma­ chine .shop closed since we left the States. While we were in Antwerp, ji came aboard one evening about five oclock and found the deck steam line blow­ ing off. No wrenches were left below to close off a stuck valve so I went into the machine shop under my own power. The Chief heard about it and told me that I had screwed myself up, and he was going to bring me up on charges before the Coast Guard. He then took me topside and demanded that the Second Mate, a good Joe, write the charges in the Log. This the Second Mate refused to do. While the Chief was bellowing at the Mate to write up the charges, he turned to me and said, "You're not sup- posed to associate with the ofncers." Some liow wc squared that away. The First Assistant had the Wipers painting the boilers, and one morning the Chief-spotted a Wiper painting on top of the super-heater. He told him \o get off and asked him who told him to paint. When he was told, he turned and bawled out the First Assistant. He then posted this notice in the Engine Room: Overtime will be worked only in an emergency, unless okayed by the Chief Engineer. There is an old saying about union papers, which I think is very true: The Union paper is the window through which the public sees the union. Lets make our paper one that really shows everyone that reads it just how fine a union we have. Colucci Says Seamen Should Qualify For Ratings shipyard when we hit port. OASOALtieS- Personally, I think that the part of the LOG carrying the ships' minutes is very important and shows what is happening on our ships. If every ship would send in its minutes regularly, every member will know what is going on aboard SIU ships throughout the world. Blackie Page Thirteen Brother Durbin rightly believes that Seafarers make good subjects. To bear this out he photographed one of the men at work patching up the deck (photo left). Later, using the rough sea as a background, he got Jack Hartl3y, (photo right), OS, wearing a broad grin and rubber boots. Can't we, as a union body, do something about our inexper­ ienced seamen? As a Bosun have had a few inexperienced men during the war, the same as To the Editor: many others. At that time, it I recently paid off the South was to be expected, but now Atlantic ship, Cornelius Gilliam, that the war is over, there still in Philadelphia with Agent Eddie seem to be as many. Higdon handling the affair. A short time ago, a man going Wo had quite a time on this out as Bosun had to pass a com­ ship. First there was the old mittee and show three years of man, an ex-Navy man who is discharges as AB in certain ports. no slouch. He checked all over­ This, I believe, was the result of time for the Deck Department a motion passed at meetings up personally. The Chief Mate had and down the coast. Now that no say in the matter. He didn't was all right for the seamen be­ believe in the six per cent cost cause it protected them from of living increase we won, nor being directed by a man who practically the whole agreement. didn't know what he was doing. He refused to maintain gang­ But how about the serang? way watches in port and de­ There's nothing to protect him manded that the Mate work on from men who ship from the hall deck, which he did. All the under false pretenses and do not Mates turned to on deck on his know the duties of their ratings. orders. The Chief really took the On this ship, the SS Franklin Skipj^er at his word and boy K. Lane, I have a crew shipped did he work. Painting, chipping, from the hall and half of the soogeeing, splicing, sewing and ABs are first trip nien, formerly all the work that sailors are sup­ with the navy. They are afraid posed to do. The Mate rigged a to go up to the top of the tele­ scope mast to paint their ex­ flag staff and stenciled all over cuse being that it is "their first the ship. crip." CUT SHORT Now in my humble opinion this Then there was "Stumpy," the does not help the Union at all. Chief Engineer. He put his H. Mitchell hand into a moving < part of an d Guys On SS Gilliam Take Stock Of Beefs air pump and halved his right index finger. His own words, when this happened were: "I served in two wars with the Navy and never got a scratch. I come aboard a Liberty and lose a finger." I, and a few other guys dis­ agreed and felt sorry it wasn't his head. After his accident. WHEW!! SO MAMYBEEfSI! his pay was split so the first and second Assistants must have had a Wells Fargo truck down for the payoff as their overtime was more than the Master's wages and bonus. The Skipper had the Second Assistant out sewing canvas. What a phony the Second was. NO FRATERNIZATION One crack he made was to the effect that one thing wrong with the ship is that the Engineer of­ ficers are too friendly with the Black Gang. Remember, this from a former SIU member. So you see why I'm minus a top. This guy has got me talking to myself. He needs straighten­ ing up and perhaps if some of the SIU members read this and happen to sail with him they'll know how to get along with him —I never will. C. B. Bregg Engine Delegate He had a nice smile for every­ one but would screw you as soon as you turned around. "Stumpy," infected with the crap from topside told one of the Black Gang men not to use too much water brushing his teeth. "Stumpy" also started conserving fuel oil. He'd sneak gang, collected $100 for the down below at night to see if hours the Mate worked on deck his boys were being careful on and for the gangway watches. the oil., WORD OF ADVICE I want to tell every union NOT HERE membci that if they see a Mate The two Assistants are ex- or Engineer doing work that sail­ NMU men and everything they ors or firemen and oilers should did they said "That's what we be doing, they should put it do on an NMU ship." But they down as overtime. It's good time, learned rather quickly that this and we got it. Don't let these wasn't an NMU scow. stiffs, who are company con­ Overtime on the ship aver­ scious, destroy our hard earned aged 150 hours in all depart­ conditions. ments for a six weelc trip. The We've got to be on the ball Black Gang had only week end every minute. The company watches as everything else was goes over every thing with a disrupted. fine tooth eomb, and we've got The deck gang worked until to do the same. This agreement 8:30 P.M. every night and tuim- of ours is our bible. We must ed to at 6 A. M. while at sea. live up to our end of it and so The Skipper wanted his battle long as we do we're keeping up wagon painted; he got that done our reputation as a democratic and straight-forward union. too. John Tobin At the payoff, we, the deck • �THE Page Fourteen 'Local' Line Just Hogwash, Held Back Union, He Says I real international union, the SIU started jnaking headway. In the Remember the old cries we la.st two or three years the SIU used to hear — "New York for has got to be one of the greatest New Yorker.s" — "Boston • for trade unions in the country. We Bostonians" — Mobile for Mo- wouldn't have that reputation if bilians" — "Savaryiah men for we let some of the former pieSavannah ships." etc'.' cards in the Union keep on tryWell, I was thinking about! jj^g J-Q up their own jobs by inem the other day when I read telling the membership in their .Paul Hall's article where he says j ports that he (the piecard) was any official or member who',making a "one man fight" to tries to pull this kind of stuff ^ keep the rest of the union from is really giving the membership "pushing the local boys around." a boot in the pants. .• T u No, Brothers, everytime I hear I think he put it mildly. What anybody even trying to go Hall should have said was that ^ baloney, before the Union really got inakes me plenty sore. We strong it had to knock down that g^uff go on again, phony attitude of local paits j^gcause if we do, we're goingfor local men'. And another being a little two-bit thing, if it hadn't been knocked to -^e down, there would be no SIU ^ught as well not fool ourselves today. about that. HOT AIR STUFF ALL PORTS FOR ALL SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS HONOR WAR DEAD To the Editor: Quite a few of the guys will have no trouble remembering what used to be one of the big­ gest reasons why the SIU was held back from being a big union. That was the phony hot air put out by former officials ?" •}•• • that the membership from their particular port were getting the •short end of the stick, so "to hell with everybody else." What the hell, we're the Seafarer^' hit^rnationar Union"'of North America, aren't we? It's not the SIU of such and such a port. It's one big international union and every port is a mighty important part of the whole set­ up. Why these guys couldn't understand this beats me. Any­ way, ideas like that kept us in a hole. When we first started being a I usually ship out of whatever port I payoff in, and I like to feel at home in any port. But just because a guy likes to ship from one port all the time it doesn't mean that he isn't as ^ Union guy as some one else. It does mean that when­ ever a guy has an SIU. book he is entitled to everything the SIU has to offer in every port. Lucky enough for us, we liaven't had to much of that late ly and that's why I kinda blink­ ed when I road what Hall said in the LOG a couple of weeks ago. Last time I heard of any­ one pulling crap like that was when the former Agent in Phil­ adelphia tried that same old gag last year. The result? The membership didn't fall for it and ^^ppp^^ p^ We're not a union of "locals," but 'we are an International Union. This is the only way we can have a union — by having it so all the members in all the ports can act and vote on the problems we all have. So, Brothers, once again I say whenever you run into this stuff stop it, and stop it quick! It's for your own and the Union's good. William (Red) Morris Notice To All SIU Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below : Name Street Address Xity State. Signed Book No. Crewmembers of the SS Edwin D. Howard with the wreath they placed in the military cemetery in Bari, Italy, during Mem­ orial Day services honoring merchant seamen and army and navy men who died as a result of enemy action in World War IL In the Howard's 12-man delegation above are, kneeling (left to right): Joe Klepacki, OS: Frank Beck, AB; Felix 'Vaschstti. Bosun, and C. S. Scott, AB. Standing (left to right): R. Foster, AB; Ed Krombel, OS; Leon Curry, AB; Heimo Riuttal, FWT; Oscar Payne. Messman; Rolf Mumy, John Petriger, AB, and Steve Kaolac, OS. Isthmian Crew Awaits Pact To the Editor: This is ju.st a few lines from the gang on the Steel Recorder, one of the usually phony Isth­ mian scows. Even though every­ thing is strictly Isthmian, we still ifiave a pretty good gang aboard. We have quite a few ex-Navy men aboard and contrary to most Navy men they are a swell bunch of guys, all of them mili­ tant believers jn unionism. As always we are only wait­ ing for the day when we can climb on board an Isthmian scow with an SIU agreement in our pockets and say, "Listen here, Mr. Mate, The agreement doesn't Call for that." What a day that will be, and what a joy it will be to meet up with some of the Mates and so- ladies who so tactfully and pleasantly entertained us at the dance which was thrown for us, and also for the enjoyable Sunday on Stanley Beach of Alexandria. J. Wunderlich and 12 others Reminds TC Men Of .Future Role In Union To the Editor: I would like to talk about Trip Cards. The TC men are just as much a part of the Union as a book man. The main differ­ ence is that they are not al­ lowed to vote, and have no choice of staying on ships as long as they like. However, in years to come these same men will have books and will run this great Union of ours. The TC men have helped a lot in ' organizing the Isthmian and Cities Service Lines. These are just a few of the things they have done. I don't mean to say they should have the same priv­ ileges as a book man, for we all have to work for that. However, I do believe that the book men should encourage and preach the SIU laws to them, so they will called Officers I have had the know what a great Union we misfortune to sail with during have; then they won't get dis­ my days aboard Isthmian. couraged and stop shipping just because they don't understand. HAS SOME GOOD GUYS This action would be wrong, and But don't get me wrong, Isth­ I hope NO one will resort to mian, like all other companies ' measure. has its good men and their "Po MUST PROVE WORTHY Haus." I have sailed v.dth many real seamen who are Mates and The SIU doesn't sell you a Skippers on Isthmian. Men who book right off the bat, because did their utmost to make it a you must first prove that you are pleasant voyage for the crew worthy of it. When you do re­ and all concerned. I take my ceive .your book, you will know hat off to them and I can only what it means and how to use it. say it's too bad that a companj^'s You have to work for every­ officers are judged by the act­ thing you get in this world, and ions of a few rotten ones. that applies to the SIU book This trip has been pretty good and the Union itself. No dne so far except that it is hot can stop and play and expect as hell and we are hitting most the Union to run by itself. of the out-of-the-way places. You MAKE the Union your­ "Even though I never consider­ self each and every one of you ed the USS to be worth anything is a part of the Union. A great I must recommend them for their man once said, together we stand wonderful set-up on Alexandria. and divided we fall. Don't ever Never has a crew enjoyed them­ forget that, because it is the selves so much as we did there. damn truth. Frank J. Schulz I wish to. thank all the young Friday. July 11. 1947 Port Meetings Must Spotlight Organizing Work To Ihe Editor: Why don't the membership meetings in most of the ports devote more time to discussions about the Union's organizing work? Only by discussing this important matter at shoreside meetings can we be sure of get-' ting enough SIU men to ride un­ organized ships as volunteer or­ ganizers. I have sailed on Isthmian ships Cities Service scows and other unorganized companies' ships for the Union since it started its or­ ganizing drive. I can say from personal experience that if all the membership could see what's going on on those unorganized vessels, they'd really understand pronto why we need more SIU men aboard to speed up the drives which mean so much to every Seafarer, as well as the unorganized men themselves. NO TALK ON DRIVES I have attended meetings in different ports and it seems that the meetings are over so quick that we never get around to talking about conditions on un­ organized ships. And that's v.Tong, because we're missing out on a one big chance to acquaint all hands with the real score on these scows. I would like to suggest, there­ fore, to both the officials and the membership that it be made a point on the agendas of each port meeting to deal with noth­ ing but the organizing question. TALKS WILL HELP If we can't get all of our men aboard unorganized ships to see just how conditions sfte, maybe by talking about it at our meet-. ings they will really understand just what the score is. We won the Isthmian fleet the hard way but it would have been easier if we would have had more book men in that fleet, men to pitch in on the next orLet's hope we get more book ganizing job the Union starts so that the job will be easier. Bill Brown SUGGEST BROTHEJIS TAKE THEIR ULCERS TO C. Z. HOSPITAL To the Editor: We have noticed in recent ed­ itions of the LOG beefs about conditions in the various hospi­ tals where our members have been confined. There has been enough of a turnover of SUP and SIU mem­ bers here at the Margarita Hos­ pital in the past month to com­ prise a full crew, and not one of these men has given anything but praise for the very able and courteous staff of the hospital. The food is tops here, so if any of the boys plan on turning in with ulcers or Athlete's Foot, this is the place to come. Even the penicillin needles are cushioned. At present there are but five of us here, but with the ships moving again, we're dusting off the empty sacks in our ward. The people in charge have even stretched the rules a little to give us coffee time at ten and three, so let's put Margarita Hos­ pital on the list as tops. Pop Kaiser Ken Bailey Red Conroy Jim Finelli Margarita, Canal Zone �Friday, July - THE 11. 19d7 SIL.fFAK�RS Page Fifteen. LOG Real ·union Man Calls On Nation's Labor To RaUy Forces i ht To Finish' On Taft-Hartley .Act ·For 'Fg J. A really effective fight, which have got to look squarely W this new law and recognize it would guarantee a clear-cut vie.. Everyone remembers the At- for \Vhat it is and what it is tory would include the fotlowin.g lantic Charter,. t�at · illustri�us meant to be-'-a union-busting, i:)0ints; statement of prmc1pals for wh 1ch wage _smashing p r 0 p 0 s i t i 0 n . I. Immediate calling of a were supposed to b e fight mg w hich if applied unchecked to ference of Labor with representhe last "war for .democra_cy," our �aritime industry', would I tatives from the AFL, the CIO . h was lia11ed as the, 2nd wh1c of st:: n d us back to the days . sea and all indepen de nt unions to . . 1 e d o:ume�t m the 1 slavery and the fink hall, in short g eatest smg : map out wiited action against history of Mankmd smce the· order. the Slave Law. I Magna Charta of 1215 A.D. rrectl recogThe S e farers y � � · . u ! 2. An orga'niz.ed, pla nned ge nh Incl ded in t e list of aims of h se de.n"' ers when we ' mzed L1:: · . eral strike of all labor which the Charter ' right alon�side of . . . . .� . \vent on record m favor of a would have as its obJect1ve , the such noble promises as freedom· ,, 1 st r1.ke of a11 1ab or to , , 1 1 repea of the Taft:..Ha rt1ey Law. f rom want, , "freed om from f ear, , pro test the Slave B'll 1 severa .. . . . . . is one calling for "improved etc . 3. The designation of a weeks before it became law, and 1 • • • 1 • • d a economic or stand ard s ab' ,, ·sent a telegram to AFL President candidate to run m this coming . . vancer-._:1 t, and ' socia1 securi. ty. . G reen requesting h'1m to organ- pres1·dent'ial e1ect"ion for Pres 1· . · T o f thousand s of American . · aent of th e United States on a . 1 ize such a general str1ke. work €l'S to.::, 1,;: th . ese pr o�I.Se � at \Ve were United Labor ticket. E!' Party ly u not th · nion on . f ace value and gave th e1r l ives saw that coming. what g was 1. The foundin of a United l·n w·hat they thought was a fight r en says he received hundreds Labor Party with a slate of Lato dest�·oy fascism and preserve G e of . suel1 reque�ts for a general bor candidates directly from the ciemocracy. btnke from umons all over the unions to run against these ConThe Taft-Hc.rtly Slave Labor I country. gressmen who voted for the Bill is the reward labor gets for To !he Editor: PERSONALS a e I, at 1 l en3 labpr 1' I l I Unfortunately, President Green Taft-Hartley Slave Law. t h es pleas for a ge ner al political representatives of Big Benny Goodman k but pledged a laI'ge scale 1 e stri labor The "improved Business. I · • • standards" turned out to be the campaign to rep�al the putting its faith and trust in the e rej�cted Slave · , Kearney, N. J. I j , Fo11owmg · · · month trips a.ragua two on Victory five !ong I:>thm.ian's Nica nd effort-a to aboard l}is new ! organi.Ht'on.al fields. he unionism that no\ib Watts, Califcmia. t i � Pictures ·you crewplembers ordered on the SS while Arthur you by are being held for Jim Golder, care of the Golder Minnesota. Madelia, Hatchery, ·He requests that you write for Now i cffeciive�y 50 � WELLS Yot<.r family wishes to you that they have moved fro� 9925 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, to .2405 E&st 112 Place, Pamp�r.,. Cities Sex,1ice 'ves:cl is passing the word of SIU a to C. L. WEATHERBEE J. A. GERRITY aue:r,;:t·:r.n Remau d• Jr. En91noer. · has tu;ned ;t. :M:. CJ\.RL ' Dobos them· before August 1. 71,.Ji------Finking Role Of ,... Communists ..if.I.likes 'Unity'· . I n,,AJj,.,..,.il>. �. ' e di-, With NMU JmAAssible Broth er .L.lf:...., ff,I, ' '.I:'.....,. - biggest kick in the face in Am-:Law and to defeat every member of Congress who voted for it. erican Labor History. -.----- . This is the first step in th rection of national politics that PUPPETS OF BUSINESS � news of Brother Hicki can get in touch with his mother. Mrs. LeCain at 31 Grove Street having broughi Isthmian into th� SIU. I � ROBERT HICICS Important you contact you1 mother immediately. Brothen � genera l· ,.. Con.. we SANC�Z Your book has been mailed ·,•c Ute Mobile Hall. You c n get i· from Patrolman J. Morrison. � ; F •. � the A L as a whole has made. I To lhe Editor: commie Palazzi to ask us to sit bility just as long as they allow In my opinion.' th� step is okay, acknawlfinks like Palazzi, in on so-called "unity" read the telegram a short with them. What kind of dopes edged member of the greatest . I ut the direction is wrong. They sure have a lot of brass. b · N.Y. the AFL d�es organ- wh le back from the do they think we are? The SIU's scab outfit in the world - the faces 1. straight perfectly With I 1 Poi t Agent Paul Palazzi to the, a on scale politically ize I national position is very clear. We refuse Communist Party-to hQld down they twist the promises of the . I to defeat t�ese c ongressmen, and 1 SIU wherein he reques�ed SI� to sit in on any so-called "unity" key positions in the NMU and Atlantic Charter into the Taft. . I to have this vicwus law repeal-. suppo � for the NMU . m their meetings when there are mem- make strategy for their Uni<>ns. H artle y Sla� Bill, and then add � . m the same manner th�t bers of the Communist Party i d Who are �hey o�ng to �am-. beef Joe Curran hi�elf, in his arinsult to injury by putting a ! e ? � ? Otner ..friends ot la-, the SIU supported the NMU m pr . for· paign ticles in the NMU paper the esent cl{luse in the Bill which makes • · ' · · ?'' Repu.bricans ?. 1946" De�ocrats · · I bor· We refuse to do so because we Pilot. take s the position that the . it a crime for any labor orgam· . . later on a ji . The passage of Palazz This same union:-bust, l i 1 know they are the all time finks Communist Party is a ttempting zation to spend any money in a for, ter the NMU beef was o�er, sent of the labor movement. We do to destroy tl!e NMU. He further Fc<l�ral election, and for any mg law dem-0nstrateS' he Repubhe;an apd another message thanking the Union newspaper to comment all that both so because they were the great points out that around. 1�5 of­ the parties Democratic ow�- f3IU greatly for the support an d betrayers of the seamen during flcials out of a total of 150 irr . favorably or unfavorably upon 1 a ed t · . 1 �d body and soul hat through the SIU I.the last War when t ey sold the NMU, are active members o"f tbe · es i n t'onal E! 1 g Busi- st t . elections. · ,�:"tM'ri_.W<' �mmunm Party. . . . 1 The �nswer 1s tbe Gov.ernment, all in the name 1 · How in hell can any Q�ite a proposition. Why don't · • of · hese t�o of "patriotism." The own· pQlltlcal party. with such bastar .they just pass a law making it needs it� e�egrams com aris n · Th ese same Communist Party; ille�al fur any member of a Just as simple as th t. Lest any member gets any· . his co�mie 8 p evious activitie� ong ideas about this letter, it' WANTS LABOR SLATE Un�o:i (or anyone who w o ks finks w er th e same scabs who wr . This same Palazzi is amazmg. should be stated that the SIU a hvmg) to at all? during the war stated that the . . . . If the AFL is going to mobilize. (who, mctd _ entally • 15 an active Of c�urse, we must not forget p Coast Guard should be made a does not dislike the Communist olitically, why can't we get' to-! emb r f e w at rfr t sec that friend of labor, Harry Tr11tpermanent set-up· of the Mari- Party because they are so-called � ; rest of organized � gether with . tion o mm�is t t arty 0 time Industry because they the "radicals." man, who in his veto message to lab or and put up a 'whole slate wlw woWd America) m the middle of the Coasil1ttard "were just and l ib-I The actual. matrer of fact is: Congress called the bill unwork- of labor . 1946 Stnkes actually put out ?l . a e veto ough:t to bring be pledged to. the that they wouldn,t mak� a g()bd immedia� �e- press releases to' all ne wspapers era!.' ' him quite a few votes m the next I Let them tell the average sea-' si·ze pimple on a radical's neck. ; peal of this law?· to the effect that the "SIU was m , w h · Presidential elect'ions from those I - Aa ether he be SIU or an COMMIE t.INE · . d while we a!'e about it why trymg . . . t0 cripp · 1e the . NMU t.0 NMU, hat politically nearsighted dupes w ho th t C oast Guard, es� .. e . not put up a c andidate for Presi- keep them from wmnmg . . Those finks are su.per mil.it.ant therr still think in terms of Democrats I peciallY in their persecut.ion of . dent of the United in 1948 strike." . oday and 100% scabs tomorrow •. t . and ReP'ublicans. • seamen during the war, ".were . . for intJtanee ? ' hn L · bewis -sa y Jo It Just depends on which way · The recent te�egram to the SIU Mr. Truman however says 1 would. a lot rather vote for, · just and libttra1,, . . . the. Communist Party Line readS. from the NMU that the SIU supthat n the 'B'll ha s This same Union, when refus. � . 1 i.n:come sa y Harry Lundeberg as . senator . pass1ble for the · We know these same commies. . . port had made it Law he will make every effort I from that noble State of ee s or . e mem..... .1 h i'ng to se tle b f f th . Call - NM . to 1ook . tvua y w are trying to wm their beefs shows . ' to carry out its ("unworkable") . the NMU f or "Patriotic . bers of u· · . . forma ' or Paul Hall as Senator w-bat a hypocrite and a 1Ulr this comnue itant are the same , � m · provisions faithfully· Seems to . Reasons , branded the S IU a ;) from the State of �w Yo k ' or member of the Commumst seabs who screamed for a noParty • me Labor ought to prove that our 1 . anti-war and "not patriotic" I John L. for the President of the really is· . strik e pledge not :only durinct "' . · 11 f nend Harry was right when he u · n'ed to settle the SIU t mted States a running on a . the w ar• bu.t after the war· The y Obviously then' this commie u... · ca11e d the B 111 unwork able. ·ng the embersh1" p beefs dur1 m 1abor partY t'icket • than t° have that line only after MOs-' changed . fink's story during the 1946 . strike . War, throu.gb the use of econom4-.J..J / ·, to cast my vote for �<::Orne Repub- was an outri�� . ....1.. t 1ie. SOME.FACTS cow 1.-.'111. them to. . . ic str. ength · lican or democratic friend of laAll SlU members should read' r . Here are just a few facts in On the question of umty itself, CP SMEARS ,. . t-or," who doesn't belong to a of the SIU 0 connection with the law: and a Why was it necessary that this the �IU's record . is very clear union and who probably bC:s read Employers are now permitted n never done a lick of work in his guy, supposedly a responsible and is a lot healthier record the 1 finkY tact.i. cs th ese peop1e h ave, to sue labor unions in the cour ts. NMU official in a key position, the NMU pos sesses. entire life · gone through. (Strikes could be effectively blasted the name of the SIU with WHERE WAS NMU? Every SIU man should consider, I suppose that under this new crippled by court suits which statements that he and the NMU fa i cist his duty to talk to the NMU O law C expression of this t the I with s We hit the bricks funds.) lip tie would strike knew to be outright lies? The ers and tell them just what political opinion in a Union memb h;lped and workers shipyard Suits brought against unions answer is very simple-because them win their strike in New kind of reputation the commie would be long, drawn-out affairs newspaper constitutes a crime. the �ommunist Party Line Wf!S . York City when· the NMU by finks have given their Union. Well, if the LOG editors are which would result in draining and is to smear the SIU at every V[e should tell these NMU. · their actions didn't even know willing to risk :"'printing this I am the treasuries of the unions. · chance it gets! the scor e so that they can't guys exist� workers the CIO shipyard Most union welfare funds are more than willing to take the Al Lannon, the Chief Commis- ed. Why did the NMU, a CIO say we are "red baiting. " Don't rap. made illegal, and the dues checksar in the Waterfront· section of Union, not support these people 1 let anybody kid you on this is-, off system used by some big My opinion is that 16 million the Communist Party; lays down when the SIU, an AFL Union, sue. Celling a scab what he is-­ unions to ensure union control is organized workers can't be wrong the line as given him by Moscow did support them? A SCAB. is not red bdting. that, outlawed. In a few weeks from nnd that what is completely to smear not only the SIU, but It is very simple-because the Brothers is truth telling-in a now the most vicious provisions wrong is this vicious attempt to every AFL M a r i t i m e Union CIO shipyard workers, although big way. . of the bill will go into effect. smash the organized labor movewhenever it is possible. This, in a CIO Union, is strictly anti�he t�me is nea: w�en ,an That is the section outlawing the ment. spite of the fact that t�� policy Communist. They are anti. -Com- umons m the marme industry closed shop and clamping 're- _ It is absolutely right for labor i . of some of the NMU officials and munist for the same reason we are gom g to have a battle-so to fight this Slave Law to a finstrictions on the Union sh op. · r ctically all f its members are. Because they,• too, reco.gnize' the quicker the NMU kick s out � You can see now, in these few ish, using every means at its dis- � � isn t the same thmg. them as the sell-out artists of the shipowners stooges, the CP� abstracts from the Slave Law, posal-mass economic action at then the quicker we can see eye the the working class. Yet these people have that all of tne gains made by la- the point of production, in the to eye on cot\),mon problems� blasti so�called of of question e fa th ·NO-the auda it ng c e c y in bo r in the last decade are wiped law courts and on the political 1 Frenchy BUI • impossi.e u l o s ke is ab an "unity" li by people made statements front. of! the books. You can say one thing for these Big B usiness puppets in Congress.: j Supp.o�e �r �. / vote r for � I · �Y. �nee SUJ?� hyp�racy ! 1? � � gi � � � � o ;° h have unity . ��th f ' ;_,.. . I j jI I I Stat� , t.he e j , an meetings I I the Cl!ndidatvts l : a�e a /I N�U 1 0,b�i�ushLabor I : �hat I I r U t o whe.....,. ver . . j I I I � i � �°f:ook soX::!a:�z��=. �S-, .r-"} Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG v?-''^'">!'= Friday. July 11. 1947 AFL Adopts Six Point Program To Wage Fight On 'Slave-Labor' Act strength so that they may sub­ a woeful lack of cooperation "%e- their fixed bitter determination procedure to the Supreme Court stitute collective action for indi­ tween management and labor. te destroy them if possible. of the United States. We shall vidual action. The material, edu­ President Truman emphasized exhaust every legal resource at The National Association of cational and cultural well-being this fact in his , veto message Manufacturers and other employ­ our command in the efforts we of all'Classes of people depends when he stated: er organizations may function put forth to test the validity of upon an adequate financial in­ i "I find that the National Labor and serve their respective mem­ this Act. come. To workers that means Relations Act would be converted bership without an/ substantial 2. The repeal of this notorious wages, high enough to enable from an instrument with the ma­ interference on the part of gov­ legislation shall be our fixed ob­ them to maintain themselves in jor purpose of protecting the ernment. They are practically jective. We shall never be rec­ decency and comfort and to es­ lights of workers to organize and free from legislative restraints onciled to the acceptance of this tablish a standard of living com­ bargain collectively into a maze and limitations. The attorneys legislation. We shall oppose it— mensurate with the requirements of pitfalls and complex proced­ who serve the National Associa­ fight it at every step and every of American citizenship. ures. As a result of these com­ tion of Manufacturers and who opportunity — until we succeed plexities employers and workers prepared and wrote the Taft- in our efforts to bring about its NOBLE OBJECTIVE would find new barriers to mu­ Hartley Bill saw to it that their repeal. Our action in this respect This is a noble objective. It tual understanding. clients were exempt from many will be based upon the fact that The all day discussion approv­ squares with the American way "The bill time and again of the provisions of the Act to we regard the Taft-Hartley Bill ed unanimously the resolution of life. Workers everywhere would remove the settlement of which unions and their members as a slave measure, Un-American, brought in by a committee com­ should be encouraged, not hamp­ diffez'ences from the bargaining are subjected. vicious and destructive of labor's posed of five Vice-Presidents and ered or hindered in their efforts table to courts of law. Instead of constitutional rights. The Taft-Hartley Act is a to realize such a high and lofty learning to Hive together, em­ Secretary-T r e a s u r e r George 3. We will organize, units and purpose. Such an economic and ployers and unions are invited strike and strife-provoking Act. Meany. social order would serve to per­ to engage in costly, time-con­ It should be properly classified concentrate our efforts toward While the i-esolution refrained petuate our free democratic form suming litigation, inevitably em- as such. It will serve to prevent bringing about the defeat of every the workers from agreeing to member of Congress for re-elec­ from urging all unions to boycott of government, to prevent th--) bittering both parties, incorporate a no-strike pledge tion who voted in favor of final spread of Communism, or the ac­ the National Labor Relations EVILS DESCRIBED in written contracts. It means enactment of the Taft-Hartley ceptance of any totalitarian phil­ Board, as many have indicated osophy and to serve as a guaran­ the end of sound labor manage­ Bill. Here the President set forth they would do, Joseph Padway, tee of the preservation of our ment relations and the substitu­ in simple language the evils of 4. To protect our organizations tion therefor of distrust, suspic­ AFL general counsel, declared free cnterffi-ise system. against possible suits for dafnthe new National Labor Rela­ that "if unions can by-pass the Apparently the authors and tions Board and the great dis- ion, and class hatred. ages and other vexacious and law and do without it, 1 am here suppoi lers of the Taft-Hartley service to human relations in destructive litigation under this LABOR'S PLEDGE to state that they would be bet­ anti-labor law ignored all these industry which is bound to follow law, it is recommended that noter off." And now, we, the representa­ strike provisions be omitted from facts. Their actions must be in­ the enforcement of said amended terpreted as meaning that strong National Labor Relations Act, as tives of seven million five hun­ all future agreements, written or NLRB NO FACTOR serviceable labor unions must not Because the amendments to the dred thousand members of the oral. Most of the repre.sentatives be permitted to exist within our Notional Labor Relatioils Act, as American Federation of Labor, 5. In order that the workers of stated privately that it would be economic and social life, that set forth in the Taft-Hartley Bill, after giving solemn considera­ the Nation may be accorded a their policy to ignore the NLRB, only weak and impotent labor are susceptible of varied inter­ tion to all the facts herein stat­ full and complete opportunity to unions shall be allowed to sur­ and to depend entirely on collec­ pretations and are confusing to ed, the provisions of the Tafttive bargaining, with the alter­ vive and that labor may have a the highest degree, we would Hartley Act and its legal ana­ vote in National elections, we native of striking if direct nego­ shadow of a labor movement but prefer no National Labor Re­ lysis prepared by the Legal De­ recommend that our organizations set aside this day as-a holiday to not the substance. tiations failed. lations Board than the National partment of the American Fed­ be devoted solely to election This fact is refiected in every Labor Relations Board with its eration of Labor herewith de­ On their return from the purposes. meeting. Seafarers International word, line, sentence and para­ administrative authority as set clare that the following shall be our pledge and uncompromising 6. We recommend that the Ex­ delegates, Paul Hall and Morris graph of the notorious Taft-Hart­ forth in the Taft-Hartley Law. ley Law. It seeks to weaken, The Taft-Plartlcy Law is fill­ purpose. ecutive Council of the Ameri­ Weisberger, warned that the SlU 1. Because we believe many can Federation of Labor give must now be ready for an all-out render impotent and destroy la­ ed with "Thou Shall Not's and bor unions. It does so by strik­ "Thou must's" to the officers and of the provisions of the Taft- full and complete, consideration fight against the new law. ing -a vital blow at free collective members of labor unions. The Hartley Bill are unconstitutional to the declarations of this con­ "Now is the time for all SlUbai-gaining and substitute a pro­ supporters of the Taft-Hartley we will challenge the validity of ference and in addition, prepare SUP members to prepare for the cess of government domination future," they said. "We must over employer - employee rela­ Law virtually declare "Labor said sections in the courts. In for the consideration of the next Unions in the United States must doing so, we shall avail our­ convention of the American Fed­ keep our apparatus in good shape tionships. The negotiation of be made weak and ineffective. selves of the opportunity to ap­ eration of Labor a program giv­ so that we can spring into action closed shop agreements are for­ at a moment's notice. Our Union bidden and the regulations, limr Their ability to serve working peal in accordance with court ing full effect to these purposes. people, to preserve economic is built on a solid foundation, itations and prescribed methods freedom and to establish higher and it will take more than a which must be followed regardstandards of living for the wage phony la-w to force ,. .us to go , back ing union membership are all de- earners of the nation must be to the poor conditions that we impossible for successfully fought for so many labor unions to live and function limited and defined." years." NO FREE SPEECH effectively. The full text of the policy The provision of the TaftINJUNCTION LAW statement, adopted by the dele­ All along the line this past ^ His clothing added still angates, follows: In addition to the classification Hartley Bill which provides that year the American worker was other 20 per cent to the price it shall be unlawful for any Your committe submits the of Unfair Labor Practices in this labor organization to make a an unwitting participant in the last year; beverages were fnllov/ing declaration for the con­ Act, some stated and other vague, contribution or expenditure in . , up 50 per cent; sugar and sweets which employers charge against modern industry version of the , , sideration of this conference: , . . labor unions, the Act provides connection with the election of old shell game with big business 32 per cent, and on and on. A strong moving desire on the may be insti- Members of Congress, strikes a No ceiling was in sight as the part of working men and women violation of vital blow at freedom of speech — as usual — slickly manipulat­ abused money-boys continued to for the realization of higher, and freedom of press. This sec­ ing the shells. bloat themselves with unprece­ standards of living has served to I ji^j^ed the abhorrant principle tion must be interpreted as "Now you see it, now you dented profits. Sample of the .estabish and stimulate the!^^^ government by meaning that the supporters of don't," was the theme as capital sad situation endured by big growth and expansion of labor injunction. The purpose of those the Taft-Hartley Bill sought to business last year is pointed out unions., The , , , progress . and , devel- I who supported the Taft-Hartley make it a crime for labor to ex­ thoroughly sucked back every by the financial report released opment of labor unions have run effectively destroy labor ercise the right of freedom of nickel of wage increases — and by the Great Atlantic and Pac­ parallel to the steady ever in- unions, is made crystal clear in the press and freedom of speech in most cases more. ific Tea Company, which is sup­ ceasing demand of the workers provision of it. in order to prevent them from While big business screamed posed to operate at a "small for higher wages, improved con­ The revision and reconstruc­ being reelected to Congress. profit." ditions of employment, security tion of the National Labor Rela­ The vicious feature of this and hollered "murder" every and social justice. The company's earnings for thei tions Board has created confu­ section is reflected in the fact time a union demanded a reason­ Time and experience have sion and uncertainty. Its real that it provides any officer of able cost-of-living increase, prices past year went up a clean 150 per cent, from 12 millions to shown that the labor union is meaning will neve' be clearly a labor organization or any labor — rigged by big business — better than 30 millions of dollars. the instrumentality which served understood until it has been de- organization who exercises the to^promote the economic, social ^ fined by the courts. Employers %ight of freedom of speech or zoomed to all time highs in the Sales, however, only increased and industrial welfare of the and employees will vehemently freedom of the press in opposing nation's history. Even the rec­ about 27 per cent, indicating a workers everywhere. Even non- differ as to the real meaning of a Member of Congress who voted ord prices, of the 1919-20 post­ widely disproportionate zoom in union workers have been the ^ the provisions of the revised and for the Taft-Hartley Bill for re­ war period were cheap by com­ their profit margin. beneficiaries of the gains made newly created National Labor election, shall be guilty of a The downward trend in liquor parison. by the organized labor move- J Relations Board. All of this will criminal offense punishable by For the worker, pork cost 78 consumption might have a tie-in ment. .serve to promote strife between a fine or imprisonment, or. both. here. Big business apparently is The organization of working employers and employees — the Here in this section is reflected per cent more than it did a year men and women means the mo-1 expenditure of large sums of the hatred of members of Con­ ago; beef 62 per cent more, and finding very little to. make it, r bilization of their economicimoney in court proceedings and gress toward labor dhions and still going up. resort to drink. . WASHINGTON, July 9—Stat­ ing that the Taft-Hartley Act igr-ored the true worth of labor unions, and was designed so that only "weak and impotent labor unions shall be allowed to sur­ vive," the meeting of 200 top of­ ficials of AFL unions today adopted a fighting program to • combat the new law. One liundred and five unions, consisting __ of more than 7,500,000 members, were represented. . i' Worker Loses In Sheii Game, Capital Snatches His Gains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 11, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 28 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARERS WINS ANOTHER; WYANDOTTE FLEET GOES SIU BY 68 PERCENT MAJORITY AFL ACTS ON TAFT-HARTLEY LAW NEW MARITIME BILL IS DEFINITE THREAT TO U.S. MERCHANT MARINE NEW CONTRACT BIG VICTORY FOR MINERS ILA CONVENTION BEGINS ON JULY 14 MM&P WINS WAGE INCREASE IT'S NO GAG MEN WITH THE REQUIRED TIME URGED TO GET HIGHER RATING AVC PROGRESSIVES BEAT COMMIE ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE OUTFIT SEAMEN GET TOO MUCH, EAT TOO WELL, LIVE TOO WELL, SAYS COLUMNIST BUCKO MATES ARE LESS OF A THREAT THAN THE DISRUPTORS FROM WITHIN RUSSIAN FORCES FOSTER BLACK MARKET IN AUSTRIA IN AND AROUND THE NEW ORLEANS HALL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS COVER MEN ON WSA SHIPS IN 1946 HERE'S ANOTHER HUNGRY ISTHMIAN SHIP: THIS TIME IT IS THE THOMAS SIM LEE CIO SHIP TIE-UP STILL EFFECTIVE TEXAS AFL CONVENTION MAPS FIGHT AGAINST TAFT-HARTLEY ACT PHILLY HOTEL BILLS GO SKY HIGH; ANTI-LABOR BILLS FLOOD STATE GALVESTON IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY NOW THAT GASHOUNDS ARE SCARCE SEAFARERS' GAINS ON GREAT LAKES PROOF ENOUGH FOR WORKING SEAMEN BOSTON MANPOWER SHORTAGE EASES, TANKERS OUT SINCE STRIKE BACK CONGRESSMEN PULL 'BIG PAY' GAG TO PAVE WAY FOR SHIP TRANSFERS TAFT HARTLEY ACT BOOMERANGS WITH UNORGANIZED LAKES SEAFARERS ON LUXURY CRUISE SEAFARERS RESCUE FRENCH CRAFT ADRIFT 2 DAYS IN MEDITERRANEAN ISTHMIAN CREW 'RED-PENCILS' SKIPPERS SENSE OF HUMOR SS MARYMAR RUNS AGROUND COLABEE IS 1ST UNDER WIRE WITH NEW SIU MINUTES FORM AFL ADOPTS SIX POINT PROGRAM TO WAGE FIGHT ON 'SLAVE-LABOR' ACT WORKER LOSES IN SHELL GAME, CAPITAL SNATCHES HIS GAINS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/11/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/04ab439d89c9bc78b9e729a785e08651.PDF 89e45d5517342a0243032cd121e99365 PDF Text Text -v;-r >• • »' V. Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, JULY 4. 1947 VOL. IX. THE OLD AND THE NEW No. 27 Hall, Weisberger Attend AFL Washington Meeting On 'Slave-Law' Strategy The American Federation of Labor drive to combat the vicious provisions of the Taft-Hartley "Kill Labor" Act gets under full steam on Wednesday, July 9, when he heads of all AFL Unions will meet in Washington, D. C., to discuss ways and means of successfully defending the hard - won rights of a free labor movement. Rep­ resenting the Seafarers International Union will be Paul Hall, Acting President in the absence of Harry Lundeberg, and Morris Weisberger, Second Vice-President of the International. In addition to being New York Port Agent and Director of Organiza­ tion, Brother Hall was elect-'® Above are Ihe old and new presidents of the Mobile Bay Seafood Workers Union. SIU. which recently affiliated to the SIU. Left to right, Walter Bosarge, outgoing head of the union, and G. J. Landry. President-Elect, who takes office in August. Both are prominent in the affairs of Gulf fishermen, and both are oldtimers in the fishing business. SIU Gulf Fishermen Plan Further Grewth Bayou La Batre, Alabama, is a small fishing village of approx­ imately 3000 people. Of these, some 1400 are fishermen, and each and every one belongs to the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, which recently became part of the Marine Allied Workers, Sea­ farers International Union. they had found the organiza­ tion they were looking for. A short time afterward, by an overwhelming vote, the fish­ ermen of Bayou La Batre de­ cided to come into the SIU. "That was the smartest move we ever made," said Walter Bos- The fishermen in that area long ago saw the need for orgrnization. Prices for the fish they caught were set by the shoreside markets, and when competition became keen, it was the businessmen who cleaned up while the fishermen were forc­ ed to sell their catch at meager prices. And so, twelve years ago the men in Bayou La Batre formed an independent organization to combat the evils outlined above. AFL Broadcast (A full page of pictures of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union. SIU. appears on page 5.) Although many international unions made overtures to the Mobile group, they stood apart and waited for what they term­ ed, "an honest outfit." About eight months ago a del­ egation from the Mobile Bay Seafood Union came into see Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent, at the Hall. They came seeking informa­ tion regarding affiliation, and they went away convinced that {Continiud on Page 5) WASHINGTON. D. C. — Beginning July 5th. the Am­ erican Federation of Labor will inaugurate a new se­ ries of radio broadcasts over the nationwide network of tlje American Broadcasting Company. The first nine programs, devoted to completely ex­ temporaneous and unrehearsed round table discus­ sions of major topics in the news, will originate each Saturday at 6:45 P.M.. EDT. from Washington. D. C. Since some local stations, because of earlier commit­ ments. may be forced to rebroadcast the programs at some later time, be sure to consult your local newspa­ per for the exact time of the broadcasts. The first forum will dis­ cuss, "What are the effects of the Taft-Hartley Act thus far?" 1 a^the vention in Chicago. Brother Lundeberg will not be present at the meeting due to pressing business in Europe. ASKS COURT CASES Attorneys for the AFL have aleady stated the opinion that the new law _will be proven to be unconstitutional, and have uncfficially advised the various in­ ternationals to make test court cases whenever the act is ap­ plied. The strategy for so doing will no dffubt be discussed at the forthcoming conference. In his call for the meeting, President Green pledged a threefront offensive against the unust and oppressive law. The AFL chief said: "We will carry on the fight against this terrible legislation just as vigorously as when it was pending before Congress. "We are going to fight it in the courts. "We are going to fight to protect the rights of our mem­ bers in contract negotiations with employers. "And we are going to organ­ ize politically to defeat every member of Congress who voted for this law." NO PAC Mr. Green amplified this last statement by declaring that the AFL does not intend to form a political action committee, such as the ClO's. "The main purpose of the meeting," declared Green, "is to present full and accurate infor­ mation concerning the new law, and to provide answers to all questions which may occur to our union officials. "But there is' a second and equally important objective. We must form a clear-cut policy on how to deal with this legislation and how to combat it. Through this meeting, we hope to obtain uniform action, instead of indi­ vidual and contradict5ry action." Ncw Af/i//<»i</ CotitFact Gives 40 Hour Week, Wage Raise DETROIT, July 1—Climaxing 140-h6ur week on the entire Lakes negotiations which had been go­ covering the sandboats. So even ing on fot* several weeks. Great I though the Midland agreement Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred ' is the first covering any bulk Farncn today announced the j carriers, it actually is the second reaching of an agreement with ' on the Lakes for the Seafarers. the Midland Steamship Line, Inc. NEW WAGE SCALE providing for a 40-hour week and Under the new Midland wage substantial wage increases for scale, which goes into effect to­ the unlicensed personnel. day, the wages are broken down The Midland agreement calls on an hourly basis with straight for the first 40-hour week with j time for eight hours in one day any bulk carrier operator on the and forty hours in one week, Lakes, and covers seven ships— time-and-one-half for all time SS John W. Davin, Michael Gal- over that, time-and-one-half for laghei-, J. H. Macoubrey, W. G. eight hours on Saturday, eight Pollock, E. N. Saunders Jr., hours on Sunday and all penalty Carmi A. Thompson and the J. overtime. C. Williams. A complete breakdown of all On May 15, prior to the Mid­ wages according to department land agreement, the SIU Great and classification appears on Lakes District signed the first page 4. NMU Blocks SlU-lsthmian Pact Despite Threat Of 'Slave Law' As 'usual, the National Mari­ the NMU has resorted to un­ time Union, CIO, doesn't know derhanded tactics to deprive what its left hand is doing, or these men of representation. First they challenged votes on at least it says it doesn't. ships which were believed to While Joe Curran, Pi-esident have gone heavily SIU. of the NMU, was sending out When this failed, the NMU invitations to all the maritime threw wild charges of collusion unions requesting a conference which were disproved before a to discuss ways and means of Hearing Officer appointed by combating the Taft-Hartley the National Labor Relations "slave labor" law, the NMU Board. Next, the NMU filed a brief lawyers were using another stall to prevent the Isthmian Steam­ in Washington, which, while ship Company from having to adding nothing to their previous negotiate with the Seafarers, statements, further delayed ac­ duly certified as the bargaining tion. And now that the SIU has agent for unlicensed Isthmian been certified, the NMU is charg­ ing the Isthmian Steamship seamen. Ever since the Seafarers In­ Company with unfair labor ternational Union garnered the practices, something whjch was majority of the votes cast by not brought up during the hearthe unlicensed Isthmian seamen, (Coit/tmud on Page 9) �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG rsz Friday, July 4. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street^ New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK ----Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. }?-' Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 A Fighting Program The Congressmen, those agents of Big Business, who passed the Taft-Hartley Act, are probably getting the sur­ prise of their lives at the way organized labor has reacted to their "Break the Unions" legislation. American labor is fighting back! The ink was not yet cold on the vote to over-ride the President's veto when the United Mine Workers, AFL, shouted, "Let the Senators mine the coal," and walked off their jobs in defense of labor's basic rights. CIO Shipbuilders, another mighty and militant union, hit the picketlines, and dared the labor-hating Congress­ men to do their worst. And other sections of labor have also stated flatly that they will not take this fascist law without a knock-down and drag-out fight. We in the Seafarers International Union have had this same type of fight before. Government interference in the affairs of seamen is an old story. The 1921 strike, the Copeland "Fink Books," the Coast Guard Hearing Units, and finally, the Wage Stabilization Board, have taught SIU seamen that their power lies solely in their own •strength. Regular membership meetings of the Seafarers on Wednesday, July 2, adopted a fighting program to combat the Taft-Hartley Act wherever and whenever it interferes with our Hiring Halls, the keystone of our continued ex­ istence. Here is our program, and we are prepared to fight for every word contained in it: 1—The SIU-SUP go on record as not tolerating in any way, shape, or form, any interference with our Union Halls by shipowners or Government bureaus. -The SIU-SUP to consider as a lockout any at­ tempts by any person or persons to use the TaftHartley Act to the detriment of our Unions. 3 -We make known immediately to the AFL, as well as to the AFL Maritime Trades Department, our position on this matter. 4—That we call for a meeting as soon as possible with the Maritime Trades Department on this matter. 5- -That we make known our position on the TaftHartley Act through the medium of the Seafar­ ers Log and the West Coast Sailors. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals You can contact your "Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) as reported by the Port Agents, These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ing to them. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL F. HAMON (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. O'NEILL N. NEILSEN W. BROSE J. A. DYKES C. MASON E. J. SIDNEY A. WALTERS C. LARSEN E. E. CASEY L. L. LEWIS J. HOSTEN 4" 4 4* J. R. LEWIS C. B. O'NEAL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL L. TORRES M. J. DELANEY M. PLYLER C. SCHULTZ T. J. KURKI F. O'BRIEN J. HAMILTON C. IBRAIN J. WYMOND R. A. BLAKE A. DUDDE E. CAIN JR. H. BELCHER M. PISKUN J. TARQUELLOS J. T. EDWARDS W. E. STORVIS F. MILLER A. FELICIANO 4 4 4 D. COPPAK H. SELBY BRIGHTON HOSPITAL P. PODOLSKY 4. S. SR. GORDON E. WHELAN NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL M. FINDELHURST J- CALHOUN (SUP) A. BUCHENHORNER H. GREEN R. BAASNER C. PEDERSEN W. PARIS 4 4 4 J. HARRISON R. LORD ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL G. CARUSO E. JOHNSTON W. MORRIS P. STOFFEL A. BONTE W. B. MUIR A. SANDY E. MOFIENE D. MCDONALD R. CHRISTIAN E. DELLAMANO C. RASMUSSEN A. R. GUIDRY E. HAMATY J. KOSLUSKY J. AMAYA R. GRALICKI 4 4 4 H. DAUGHERTY H. WALSH NEPONSET HOSPITAL P. La Cicero J. WHEATON (SUP) R. WRIGHT L. CLARK R. HUNT G. GREY J. MCDONOUGH J. S. CAMPBELL H. HAMOND E. FERRER G. BLACK C. CASE J. R. HANCHEY H. SMITH -v-;, �Friday, July 4, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG PageThree Many States Are Passing Laws To Strangle American Unionism WASHINGTON — While the tures passed and the governors shops, secondary boycotts, strike big publicity during the past few signed laws forbidding strikes by activity and picketing. months focussed on what Con­ public employes. Strikes or lock­ A Minnesota law provides that gress was doing to Labor, the outs by charitable hospitals and where an employer has entered Legislatures of various States their employes were banned in into a valid contract that he were also carrying the ball for Minnesota. cannot be compelled to negoti­ big business. LABOR RELATIONS — Omni­ ate with any other union. By PAUL HALL ' The Taft-Hartley Bill was the A N. Dakota law undermines one most talked about, and bus bills were passed in Ohio union security by permitting "a On June 15th, the ship operators contracted to the SIU offered rightly so since it practically re­ and Delaware. The Ohio legis­ worker to refuse to join a union. your Negotiating Committee a 5 per cent increase in wages. They peals all the provisions of the lation makes union treasuries li­ further made the offer to the Union of a two weeks' vacation clause UNION REGISTRATION — National Labor Relations Act, able to harassing suits by cor­ in the contract with the provision that, in exchange for this two poration lawyers, restricts polit­ Delaware and N. Dakota now but what the States have done week's vacation clause, the SIU agree to extend the contract to ical action contributions, makes require detailed registration is not one bit more moderate. September 30, 1948. doubtful strikes for call-in pay, statements and financial reports Enactment of literally scores of Your Negotiating Committee, as reported before, has not ac­ severance and vacation pay, at­ to the Secretary of State. cepted these offers. They are still studying them. For the sake of anti-labor bills by State Legis­ tacks the right of assemblage by SUITS AGAINST UNIONS — those members who are not familiar with the situation, let us discuss latures so far this year has limitations on picketing, and at­ Six states: Arizona, Delaware, handed major victories to big this issue. tempts to protect company Nebraska, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, In regards to the offer of the vacation clause, no SIU con­ business and industry groups, stooges within a union. and Texas, enacted new legisla­ tract at this point carries such a clause. The payment of vacation backed by affiliates of the Na­ The Delaware 1 a w specifies in most SIU companies was discontinued around 1940 and at the tional Association of Manufac­ certain unfair labor practices by tion providing that unions may same time they were dropped from the contract. ABs in the larger turers and the United States both employer and employes and be sued and in some cases speci­ fying that unions are responsible SIU contracted ships secured a $10 raise over and above some of Chamber of Commerce. contains provisions on closed for acts of their officers. With all but seven legislatures the other operators in the business. The fact ncannot be overlooked in considering this proposal of now adjourned here is a brief vacations from the shipowners that, although there are many Sea­ summary of legislation passed so farers who would never make enough sea-time in one company far: to get any benefit from this particular vacation clause, on the ANTI-CLOSED SHOP LAWS other hand if we were to accept, there would be lots of our members —Thirteen states enacted laws who would, and the money for such two weeks' vacation would then prohibiting the closed shop or actually represent additional dough earned. other forms of union security Thirty years of sailing ships The question of extending the 'working rules of our contracts contracts: Arizona, Arkansas, under foreign flags did not gel until September, 1948, is a serious question, and, therefore, the Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Charlie W. Palmer,. OS, down, reason that the Negotiating Committee has not yet made a final Nebraska, N. Carolina, N. Da­ and so two trips on Isthmian decision in this matter. kota, Tennessee, Texas and Vir­ scows could not be expected to Let us look at this particular question and discf^s it. Oup ginia. The N. Dakota law will do the trick. But as Charlie membership is aware of the fact that the SIU contracts, as they are not become effective until after says, "It was plenty rugged." now, represent the finest working conditions of any Union in the the 1948 election when it will be Brother Palmer's Isthmian Maritime Industry. submitted to referendum. ships were the SS Zane Grey, The New Mexico legislature four months in the beginning of Confusion In Interpretation passed a constitutional amend­ 1946, and the SS Sea Fiddler, The Seafarers has managed, after plenty of heavy action ment banning the closed shop one month from May 1 to May over a period of years, to reduce the number of separate contracts which will be submitted for 30, 1947. with various operators in the field from approximately nine to popular vote. On both ships he went aboard the present two. While at the same time greatly increasing the num­ New Hampshire now prohibits as a volunteer organizer, and he ber of companies under contract to the SIU. an employer with more than is ready and able to continue During this period of time, we had lots of confusion in the five employes granting a closed organizing wherever the SIU interpretations of so many separate and different contracts—for shop unless two-thirds of the tells him to go. instance on one SIU ship an AB would get overtime for doing employes vote for it. Closed The trip on the Grey started a certain type of work, while on another SIU contracted ship of shops are outlawed in establish­ out uneventfully. Once the Skip­ another company, he wouldn't get overtime for the same type of ments with five or fewer em­ per and Mate had been straight­ work. ployes. ened out by the solid action of It is this writer's opinion, as well as that of your Negotiating CHARLES W. PALMER RESTRICTIONS ON STRIKES the crew, the officers turned out Committee, that, providing we can eliminate the differences between to be pretty much all right. But and at the payoff. Palmer only the two existing contracts without losing any of the conditions —Laws restricting or regulating just when everything was workthat we have previously negotiated, we then can afford to con­ picketing were enacted in Del­ rng smootmy, trouble struck. | sider favorably the extending of our working rules until Septem­ aware, Georgia, N. and S. Da­ After takrng on a load of coal. kota, Texas and Utah. Strikes in ber, 1948 on the basis as outlined above. This doesn't mean that the contract would be perfect by any Delaware and Utah are unlaw the Grey headed for Italy where Company doesn't like to pay the vessel rested for ten days. moans. We still would have the problem of making clarifications ful unless approved by a ma overtime, and won't until we While there an acting AB was get" ^n' SIU"7ontra7t.' of different clau.ses and beefs as they were to come up". Thi.s could jority vote of employes. shot in the arm, and four or be handled, however, in our regular stride of business work. REAL OLD SALT BAN ON SECONDARY BOY five days later accused Palmer In the event of the acceptance of this extension of the working COTTS — Eight states outlawed Brother Palmer can look back rules with the noted changes, it wouldn't mean that we would sign secondary boycotts: Delaware of having done the shooting. on many years of sailing time. But the Chief Alate knew a collective contract with all of our operators and deal with them Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, N He started to sea thirty years well that it was impossible collectively. It means that our present manner of doing business Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Utah very „ -D , 1, J , , , when he was a mere boy . with them would still be handled in the old way on an individual PUBLIC UTILITY STRIKES— the sh.p when the shooting took „ j^ips until December, 1945, company basis. Seven states enacted laws regu­ Sr" hh ih"" , ">y°",when he returned from 100^ Would Save Trouble lating disputes in public utilities ChTrlJ t Army and joined Seafarers. In the event the Negotiating Committee makes recommenda­ and restricting union activities: Charlie was cleared. tions for acceptance of this proposal and the membership concurs Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Ne­ Charlie was in Normandie on FALSE ACCUSATIONS in the recommendations and findings, it should save the Organiza­ braska, New Jersey, Texas and D-Day, and went through all "We found out later that the the vicious fighting in that sec­ tion considerable energy in the handling *of disputes by eliminating Virginia. guy who accused me had a tor. so many diffei-ently worded contracts; and secondly, it should also PUBLIC EMPLOYE STRIKES save the Union a considerable amount of money in such matters as —New York and Texas legisla­ medical discharge from the "It was all rough going," says Navy," said Charlie. "He was Charlie, looking back on those printing costs of contracts, the filing and handling of such disputes let out as psychoneurotic. He's war-torn days, "and when it was being reduced from several files of several different type contracts the kind of guy we shouldn't let all over I was glad to get back to one set of files, as well as being much easier on personnel that into our Union because, besides to the life of a seaman. Joining handles such work. It would also benefit the individual member to being a trouble-maker, he was the SIU was the best move I Each man who makes a the extent he would then have the same working conditions on personally filthy — he wouldn't ever made. The SIU is a Union donation to the LOG should all contracted SIU vessels, regardless of the individual operator. change his underwear or take a run by the members and strict­ receive a receipt in return. The Seafarers has been lucky in obtaining and maintaining shower." If the Union official to whom a clause in its contract which is the only one like it in the Marily for the members. That's the Next Isthmian vessel for Bro­ way it should be, and that's a contribution is given does timg Industry. This clause makes the provision that we can open ther Palmer was the Sea Fid­ why I told Lindsey WiUiams not make out a receipt for discussions any time we see fit on our wages. This means then dler, where he was made acting (Gulf Area Organizer) that any the money, call this to the that regardless of whether the extension of the working rules is Bosun as soon as he went time the Union wanted me to attention of the Secretaryrecommended by the Negotiating Committee or not, we still have Treasurer. J. P. Shuler. im­ the right to discuss the matter of dough with the shipowners any aboard. Trouble was not long in go aboard a ship as a volunteer starting, mainly because the organizer, I would be glad to mediately. time we feel that we are big enough to do so, and the increase cost Chief Mate thought he was still do so." Send the name of the of­ of living calls for it. in the Navy and wanted the ficial and the name of the Each individual member of the Seafarers should express" his Good Union spirit like that Deck Gang to stand at attention can't lose, and the proof of the port in which the occurence opinion on the matter and make known his particular ideas, if pos­ while he spoke to them. took place to the New York sible in person, to the Negotiating Committee on the 6th floor in pudding is in the eating. Com­ The thirty-day trip to Le pany after company, including Hall. 51 Beaver Street. New Headquarters Offices, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. In the Havre and return couldn't end, Isthmian, are going SIU, and York 4. N. Y. event he cannot make his recommendations in person, he should mail them in to the same address. ; •C4 fast enough to suit the crew. there are plenty more to come. /f Takes More Than Isthmian To Best An SIU Organizer Attention Members �THE Page Four Latest Move Of Government Peril To Merchant Marine SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 4, 1947 30EPO8P7"/ AieMBgggHIP By "CUT AND RUN" HANK In a recent article in the LOG (June 6) I pointed out two very serious threats to the American Merchant Marine — 1. Goods purchased in this country through the Export-Import Bank for shipBlent abroad are required to be shipped solely in American ships. Only 50 percent use of American bottoms is necessary. 2. The government's practice of selling our laid-up ships to foreign countries which are im­ mediately put into use and are threatening to drive our ships from the sea. Just how much these threats to American shipping are becom­ ing realities is shown by a news­ paper article of June 4th which reports: '"Sale of old American freight­ ers to foreign buyers is continu­ ing without noticable slack in pace — about twenty such trans­ fers having been reported within the past two months. . . most of which were transferred to Pan­ ama registry. « "Although several of the old vessels were sold by the Mari­ time Commission or the Navy, most of them were sold by pri­ vate operators. The turnover of privately owned tonnage is con­ tinuing at the pace set last year, when over 50 aging ships were sold foreign by American own­ ers." DANGER SIGNAL The phrase, "most of which were transferred to Panama reg­ istry" is the danger signal. The ever growing Panamanian fleet is a serious threat to our Mer­ chant Marine and the threat is increasing almost daily. Seemingly unaware of this are Congress and the Maritime Com­ mission, for little or no action is being undertaken to put a halt to the practice. The SIU is the only organiza­ tion which has undertaken any •-fir No Whitewash Add one more soap sud swindle to the lengthening list of laundries working the popular racket of taking seamen's laundry but failing to return it. The latest is Style Cleaners of 110 Government Street, Mobile, Alabama, which has been picking up crews' laun­ dry and dry cleaning but fail­ ing to return the clothing be­ fore the ships sail. The latest to experience this racket is the crew of the Hawaiian Citizen who found that the Style Cleaners did not return the laundry on time and even reneged on its promise to forward their clothing to the next port. Although their advertise­ ments specify "We specialize in fast seamen's service," their only speed seems to be in quickly getting away from the ships and staying away. sort of a pi'Ogram to halt the destruction of our merchant ma­ rine. To many groups, our program of boycotting Panamanian ships, .should the decision be made, is a bold step and would be a job action against Government policy. However, it would be far from this for two reasons. One it would provide a job safeguard for all seamen; and, two, it would strengthen the status of our merchant marine, so that our country will be able to maintain a strong merchant fleet to undertake its world trade. Our program is really a patri­ otic one devoted to maintaining our country's strong position in commerce. What the government's answer to our plan will be, I can't say, but surely some action is called for to stop this practice which gains for our shipowners huge profits, but which will in a short time leave American seamen high and dry on the beach. By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer July 2, 1947 ing Committee recommends ac­ the Port of New, York June 18, cepting these working rules to 1947, for the purpose of ex­ Negotiations 1948, it doesn't by any means im­ amining the finances of the A Negotiating Committee, con­ ply tha* we cannot open our con­ Union and making recommen­ sisting of Robert . Matthews, tracts f,t any time for increases dations on a raise for the Un­ ion Officials, have met and ex­ Headquarters Engine Department in wages. The membership should be amined the Headquarters Fi­ Representative; E. S. Higdon nancial Reports. The General aware of the fact that the Sea­ Philadelphia Agent, for the Deck Income has shown a steady in­ farers is .he only Union in the Department; and Harry Collins, crease since March, 1947. The Maritime Industry that has a Philadelphia Patrolman, for the Annual Organizational Assess­ clause in its contract that pro­ Stewards Department, has been ment is being channelled into meeting with the Mathiasen the General Fund, but the or­ Tankers, Inc., and are negotiat­ ganizing expenses are also paid ing an agreement which will be from the General Fund. There­ one of the best tanker agree­ fore, we find that the General ments in existence. This agree­ Fund is in such a position to ment should be ready for mem­ grant a raise equal to the of­ bership action in the very near ficials of the Sailors Union of future. the Pacific. Robert Matthews, Headquar­ ters Engine Department RepreRAISE RECOMMENDED •sentative, along with John Mo"Bearing in mind that the gan, Boston Agent, have reached men sailing the ships have re­ an agreement with the Nantasket ceived two increases in the Lines operating in the Boston past eight months and willr re­ Harbor. This agreement will ceive another this month since FOREIGN CHARTERS be signed and presented to the vides for opening the wage ques­ the officials of the Atlantic and membership for ratification in tion at any time the Union wish­ Gulf District have received a Another item, which bodes ill es to. the near future. raise, we therefore recommend for the American seamen, is the A full report on this matter will that the officials of this Organi­ The Union Negotiating Com­ War Department proposal to mittee had arranged for a meet­ be made direct to the member­ zation be given a flat $20.00 save from $30,000,000 to $50,ing with the Atwacoal Lines for ship once your Negotiating Com­ raise per week. 000,000 in ocean transportation June 23, but complications have mittee has come to a conclusion "s/Robert H. High, 24236 costs by letting Germans and Jap­ come up which have postponed of the meetings. Such recom­ "s/Theodore Babkowski, 7391 anese operate United States Lib­ this meeting for a short period mendations as will be made by "s/Joseph Di Georgio, 7524." erty ships carrying food to the >he Negotiating Committe will of time. This has been brought up sev­ two occupied countries. The De­ A Union Negotiating Commit­ be subject to a 60-day voting per­ eral times but was never carried partment plans to ask Congress tee has been meeting with the iod for action by the entire mem­ because of the fact that the Gen­ for authority to charter the ships operators of the Atlantic and bership. eral Fund was not financially to former enemies. Under the Gulf Shipowners Association able to stand such an increase in proposal, seventy-five ships Finances and after several meetings, the the payroll. However, there has would be chartered on the run operators have expressed their The last week's financial re­ been a large increase in the Gen­ to Germany and an undetermined willingness to go for a 5 per cent port shows a small drop in the eral Fund and expenses are be­ number for Japan." wage increase, plus a two week General Fund inasmuch as the ing curtailed, therefore, it is be­ By this deliberate and shame­ vacation clause which we do not New Orleans loss was reim­ ing put before the membership less action the War Department have, providing we extend our bursed by the General Fund. A tonight for action. disregards the present and future working rules to September 30, check was received by the Union Up until a couple of months welfare of our merchant marine. 1948. from the Insurance Company for ago, most Branches at one time Bureaucratic action of this sort PROPOSALS STUDIED $5,000 which is all the Branch or another, especially in the Gulf should be strongly opposed by Waterman Steamship Com­ •was insured for. This leaves a Area, had money remitted to maritime unions. If ships are to pany, Mississippi Steamship oss of $5,985.58 which had to be them by Headquarters to defray be chartered, they should be Company, Bernstein Lines, Cola- made up from the General Fund. expenses. This has been discon­ chartered to our operators and bee Steamship Company, Kearney However, you will note this tinued and very seldom does in this manner provide full em­ Steamship Company and Ameri­ week's financial report shows an­ Headquarters have a requisition ployment for our merchant sea­ can-Eastern Steamship Company, other increase in all funds. for money to defray Branch ex­ men. have agreed to go along with the The Committee elected at the penses. When it does, it is al­ But then the Washington bur­ same proposals as the companies ast regular meeting of the New ways in small amounts to some eaucrats aren't looking to the belonging to the Atlantic and York Branch made recommen­ port which doesn't have big ship­ future of our industry, and no Gulf Shipowners Association. ping. dations as follows: thought will be given us until Your Committee is still study­ "June 19, 1947 Expenses in the Gulf Area it is too late or another world ing these proposals and it is to be "We,, the undersigned book have been greatly reduced and conflict makes us "heroes in dun­ pointed out to the membership members, duly elected at the there have been no complaints garees" again. that, in the event your Negotiat­ regular business meeting in about representation. The Port ' of Galveston is now operating with a four man staff with Keith Alsop as Agent. The Port of New Orleans has greatly reduced expenses. Dolor Deck Department Stone is now in the Gulf Area .setting up the records and book­ HOURLY OVERTIME WEEKLY MONTHLY keeping systems for the tugboats. RATING ^ RATE RATE WAGE WAGE To date, the tugboats' finances Wheelsman |l.03 $1.54«/2 $85.92 $285.85 are now coming out of the hole Watchman 1.02 1.53 85.28 282.88 and they should be no further AB Deckwalch 98 1.47 82.72 272.12 expense to the Atlantic and Gulf OS Deckwatch 88 1.29 55.04 238.51 District. Deckhand 80 1.20 51.20 221.87 }Noge Rates Under New Midland Contrast Membership Admission Engine Department Oiler Fireman Coalpasser & Wiper $1.03 1.02 80 $1.54'/z 1.53 1.20 $85.92 85.28 51.20 $285.85 282.88 221.87 $88.32 82.72 51.20 $392.72 272.12 221.87 Stewards Department steward 2nd Cook Porter & Passenger Waiter $1.38 98 80 $2.07 1.47 1.20 The above vreekly wages are estimated by figuring forty hours at the straight hourly rate plus sixteen weekend hours at the overtime rate, and do not include any other overtime or penalty overtime. The monthly wage is figured by multiplying the weekly wage by 4 and 1/3. There is an acute shortage of rated book men in all ports to lake contracted jobs. This i^because of the fact that books were temporarily closed to new mem­ bers. Inasmuch as we have, in addition to winning the Isthmian fleet, signed 8 or 9 off-shore con­ tracts, it is necessary that we open books for a while to re­ plenish the membership rolls. Previously, the Union has been on record to allow membership (C<mHnuei on Page 9) �Friday, July 4, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Mobile Bay Fishermen Are Now SlU, Too ^Smartest Move We Ever Made/ Says Outgoing Union President Big doings are in store for the fishermen along the Gulf. A full organizing campaign is now under way, sparked by the Mobile Seafood Workers Union, SIU, in Bayou La Batre, Ala­ bama. Above are shown Cal Tanner, Mobile Port Agent (behind the desk), and Urban Bosarge, who is organizing the fishermen in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. (Continued from Page 1) arge, President of the union. "Being in the SIU gives us more power than we could have stand­ ing alone. V/hen we realize that we are part of such a large or­ ganization, evca the Taft-Hartley Bill doesn't scare us. We know we can all work together and beat it." A full scale organizing cam­ paign, to bring into the SIU other fishermen along the Gulf is now in full swing. Urban Bosarge, brother of Walter, and well-known oldtimer in the area, has been appointed as organizer, working directly under Cal Tan­ ner. His first activities have been very fruitful, and there is good reason to believe that the or­ ganization will grow by leaps and bounds. An outside view of the Mobile Bay Seafood Workers Hall in Bayou La. Batre shows that these men take their union seriously. The Hall is the center of activity in the communitv, and plans are underway to enlarge the building so as to provide recreational fa.cilities for all members and their families. The treasury of the union is quite healthy, thank you, and all the money is used for the betterment of fishermen's conditions. Heading for home with a wide open throttle, the Wanda passes before the camera eye on the way to lie-up for the day. She's a- shipshape craft, and the. crewmembers take pride in keeping her that way. Most of the boats are painted at least once each year. Very recently, a four state meeting of fishermen, represent­ ing Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, met in Morgan City, Alabama. Although repre­ sentatives were also invited from Texas, none showed up. The meeting was called to dis­ cuss legislation affecting the fish­ ing industry, and for the better­ ment of fishermen's conditions. Two organizers from the CIO showed up and made speeches about liie advantages of affilia­ tion with that outfit, but they met with a cold leception. Rank-and-fiie sentiment was veiy cioimiteiy pro-SIU, and at the recommendation of Chairman Harvey Lewis, President of the Fisherman's Association, the membership will take up the matter of joining a national or­ ganization. There is no doubt that the AFL and the SIU are far more popular with the fishermen than: is the CIO. Should the Fisher­ men's Association vote affiliation with the Seafarers, it will mean close to 15,000 more members in the Marine Allied Workers. The Mobile Bay Seafood Union has its own Hall in Bayou La Batre, and elects its own officers and administers its own affairs without outside interference. The SIU Port Agent is avail­ able for any assistance request­ ed by the fishermen, but the internal affairs of the union are left strictly up to the membei'ship. That's the way they like it, and that's one more reason that they like the Seafarers way of doing business. It's a large fleet of fishing boats that has its base at Bayou La Batre. All the ships are neat and clean, and most are owned by the men who sail them, either individually or in partnership. Pictured above is part of the fleet, tied up at the end of the day. Further down the river, out of camera range are more vessels, and quite a few are out to the fishing grounds, where they may stay for days at a time. The Marlin crew, with Captain Harry Jones in the center, poses aboard their vessel. All of the hands live in Bayou La Batre. as their fathers did before them, and all are members of the union, now afr filiated to the Seafarers International Union, The pleasure fishing boats, which are hired by the day by sportsmen, are also organized. Here is the Silver King II. second in a line of such vessels. aU operated by the same family. These fishermen know all the best spots to hook a mess of good eating fish. �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG BEFORE Friday. July 4. 1947 AND AFTER By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Represenialive The mass of laws affecting the people of this nation are of mountainous proportions. Every possible human act that might Kbe committed in a manner con­ sidered against the interests of ' the genera] welfare is covered by som^ law. And. of course, the long arm of these laws reaches into the lives of merchant seamen, and touches virtually every circumstance in which they might be involved. Among these more important laws are those having to do with advances, allotments and the selling of jobs. On the subject of advances the law says, "Every seaman on a vessel of the United States shall be entitled to receive on demand .from the master of the vessel to which he belongs one-half part of the balance of his wages earn­ ed and remaining unpaid at the time when such demand is made at every port" where the ship loads or delivers cargo before the end of the trip. the persons or the bank account to whom payments are to be made. Unless made out in conform­ ance with the above regulations no allotment is legal. Further­ more, any person falsely claim­ ing to be a relation or a savings bank for the purpose of becom­ ing an allottee of a seaman stands to be fined up to $500 and im­ prisoned for six months. SliiWfiiill ONE IN 5 DAYS This section of the law adds "that such a demand shall not be made before the expiration of, nor oftener than five days, nor more than once in the same har­ bor on the same entry." But, the law says further, "it shall be unlawful in any case to pay any seaman wages in ad-1 vance of the time when he has actually earned the same, or to make any order, or note, or other evidence of indebtedness there­ for to any other person . . . for the shipment of seamen when payment is deducted or to be de­ ducted from a seamen's wages." Violation of the foregoing pro­ visions is considered a misde­ meanor and is punishable by a Seafarers Arne Larsen and fine (from $25 to $100) and im­ William O'Dea have never met, prisonment for not more than but . there's reason why they six months. should. They've got a lot in This particular law also covers common. Besides belonging to the selling of jobs. the same Union and fighting in "If any person shall demand the same battles to boost the or receive," it states, "either di­ position of all Seafarers, both rectly or indirectly, from any men have sailed ships under seamen or other person seeking virtually every flag in the world. employment as seaman . . . any remuneration whatever for pro­ Both have sweated out voyages viding him with employment, he on several Isthmian ships as vol­ shall ... be deemed guilty of untary organizers. The similarity in their careers misdemeanor and shall be im­ as sailing men doesn't end there, prisoned not more than six however. In fact, both started months or fined not more than out to sea from the "old world." $500." O'Dea, a native of Dublin, Eire, ALLOTMENTS first shipped out as a coal trim­ iOn the matter of allotments mer on a ship flying the British the law is quite emphatic in flag, one of the most rugged jobs stating exactly who is entitled he has had to date. to receive them. For seven years he sailed out He can make his allotment pay­ !of Liverpool, and then followed able to his grandparents, parentSj a period wherein he visited wife, sister or children. Or he practically every one of the can direct that deposits be made world's ports as a crew man on in an account bearing his name either at a savings bank or a Norwegian, Swedish, Greek, United States postals savings de­ Dutch and other vessels. pository. NAVY STINT "But no allotment shall be Larsen's first taste of sea life vahd," the law stresses, "unless in writing and signed by and ap­ came in 1936 as a sailor in the proved by the shipping commis­ Navy of his native Denmark, a sioner;" whose duty it is to see compulsory, although abbrevi­ that the allotment is legal and ated stint. The seven months he proper. put in were just enough to con­ Allotments must stipulate the vince him that going to sea for amounts and times of payments ' a livelihood was -right up his to be made, and the names ofj alley. s Above is the SS Kathryn, Bull Lines, when she was be­ ing converted from the Navy's KA 87. The job was done at the Alabama Dry Dock Com­ pany, in Mobile. Following the transformation job. another picture was taken, and that shot at the right shows the Kathryn as she appears today, trim and sleek. Many ships used by the Navy during the war are be­ ing converted for peacetime operation, and a number of SlU-contracted companies are buying those ships. The tugs which warp the ships in and out of drydock at the yards, and the tugs which work the ships in the harbor are all under contract to the SIU. Another example of how popular fhe Seafarers is with the men who go to sea for a living, whether deep sea, towboatmen, or fishermen. Seafarers Never Met, But Have Math In Common ARNE LARSEN In rapid succession—not rapid enough, he says—^Larsen shipped on Belgian, Greek, Yugoslav. British, Norwegian, Danish ai d even Panamanian and Honduran tubs, to name some of the 11 flags he's toiled under. And if you count all flags not having SIU standards. Isthmian makes 12 for the stocky lad from Copenhagen. Larsen, a Carpen­ ter, says-the Isthmian trips were among - the toughest he's made. On the SS Jeremiah S. Black and the SS St. Augustine Vic­ tory, conditions were sometimes so sad he'd recall sailing SIUcontracted ships with the tears almost ready to roll from his eyes. Now he happily anticipates the clear with this remark: "This is SIU contract that will put the strictly a non-union ship." Isthmian scows in a respectable That was several months ago. light with seamen. Todaj', O'Dea recalls that with­ ering crack with a twinkle in MIGHTY IMPORTANT "The SIU - Isthmian contract his eye. "That statement will call for will be a mighty important thing. It will mean a new high some adjustment pretty soon," standard in wages and working he remarked. conditions for some 3,000 men So, what these two militant sailing on Isthmian ships, and it Seafarers have in common .will will be the Seafarers who will be even more pronounced when be accomplishing this job," they can go aboard Isthmian Brother Larsen pointed out. ships with an SIU contract as a "Isthmian conditions definitely fitting climax to their sacrificing belong to the past," he added. efforts. And he means it, for he takes his Union darned seriously. He's been in every bit of strike ac­ tion in which the Union has been involved since he joined. Reports have been coming in citing dirty deals given Brother O'Dea, who like Bro­ seamen by several laundries, ther Larsen, joined the SIU in which profess to "cater to 1943, just drips with scorn at the men of the sea." mention of Isthmian. Roland Velasco of the SS He spent a year as a volun­ Arch Hopkins reports that teer organizer on the company's Ungar's Laundry of St. John. SS Sea Shark, SS Archer and N. B., picks up laundry SS George Chamberlain, the last aboard ships in that port, named being the worst, in the with the promise that it will Dublin .Oiler's book. returned by the weekend. Having just paid off the The promise is- never lived Chamberlain, O'Dea knows well up to. that the fight is not over until "They don't say in which the contract with Isthmian is year it will be returned." says signed, sealed and delivered. Velasco. warning Seafarers TOUGH TALK to keep their laundry out of On that ship, the First Assist­ Ungar's htmds. ant Engineer made matters quite Keep Your Shirt On �THE SEAFARERS Friday. July 4. 1947 LOG Page Seven All AFL Uiiiims In Philadelphia Meet To Study Taft-Hartley Act By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA—The pace in shipping activity in this Port of Brotherly Love has been stepped down a bit this week, but the slowing down hasn't been con­ fined to shipping alone. All industry here seems to be tapering off as workers make preparations for their summer vacations. Despite the trend here this week, quite a number of ships have come into port, most of them in transit. Rated men are still in demand, with ABs getting the biggest call. The vicious Taft-Hartley Bill, which the labor-smashing Con­ gress steam-rollered into law last week, has created quite a furor here in Philly. As it should he, everyone seems to be against this big-business inspired blow at organized labor. AFL DISCUSSIONS Next week we'll be represent­ ing the SlU in a conference of the Central Labor Union, com­ posed of Philadelphia unions af­ filiated with the AFL. Joseph Padway, AFL general cotmsel, and other labor lawyers will lead discussions on the far reaching effects of the Taft-Hartley bill. Brother Ray Brown, the Hot Dog King, was with us for the past two weeks and we appre­ starts through the canal at 5:30 p. m. In this case, your over­ time commences at 5 p. m. Now, let us assume that you get through the canal and anchor on the other side in Baltimore. Overtime stops whenever the an­ chor is dropped. Some members are of the opin­ ion that overtime vstarts when you leave the dock in Philly and stops when you are tied up in Baltimore. I repeat, overtime stops with the dropping of the anchor. 1 hope this clears up the confu­ sion surrounding this situation. Getting back to news of a local nature, 1 see where the Governor of Pennsylvania has signed a bill granting a raise in pay to all city officials. For the most part these officials are all Republicans, as is the Governor. Apparently the reason for this raise is clear. But nowhere in this bill is there anything authorizing a raise for the poorly underpaid city workers. I wonder why? I believe most of these workers are Republicans, too. GOOD OLD DAYS? Seafarers' Objective In Canada; NO NEWS?? To Get Full American Conditions Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: JACKSONVILLE BALTIMORE MARCUS HOOK BOSTOl# NORFOLK SAVANNAH NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO TOLEDO DULUTH ASHTABULA BUFFALO CLEVELAND The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due. ^tCw is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort Will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. By GENE MARKET MONTREAL—Opening of the' The India Steamship ComSlU Branch in Montreal has cer- j pany, having at present six victainly been well received by the tory ships and possibly 20 more seamen of Canada. Since our ar-! ships at a later date, is under rival in this port many members SlU contract and the men sailing of the Canadian Seamen's Union, these ships are now working unincluding some of their ships' dor the best contract in Maritime, delegates, have come in to talk It is the same contract in force to us and learn of the SlU's poli- en American SlU ships. cies and aims in Canada. Our recently negotiated con­ Many of the men have dropped tract with Seaway Lines, Ltd., in to offer congratulations and covering the SS Northland, gain­ appreciation of our recent suc­ ed wage increases of from 90 to cesses against both American 135 per cent. This company, too, and Canadian shipowners. expects to acquire additional They all expressed surprise as ships which will be crewed by to the speed whereby Canadian Canadian seamen. seamen on some ships are al­ The SIU agreement now in ef­ ready enjoying the high wages fect with th: American Cable and conditions that come with an Company is the only one of its SlU contract. kind on the West Coast of Can­ These discussions have all been ada, and gives American wages very interesting inasmuch as we and conditions to the Canadian gain an opportunity to give these crewmembers. men the straight story as to what Our agreement on the Great the Seafarers International Union Lakes with the Canadian Na­ hopes and intends to accomplish. tional Car Ferries is one of the SIU GAINS best on the Lakes. Although this Primarily the men wanted to company is small, the seamen on know what conditions the SlU these ships were the first Can­ has won for Canadian seamen. adians to sail the Lakes under the To this 1 pointed out our con­ three-watch system. tracts with Canadian operators. RECORD SPEAKS From the SIU record it was easy for the seamen to see that we are out to procure nothing short of American conditions and thing shipshape in all depart­ v.-agcs on all Canadian vessels. ments. We aren't devoting our time in The majority of ships hitting Canada to get nickels and dimes port recently have been in this class, and they offered no prob­ out of the Canadian operators; we are an international union lem to the Patrolmen either in and we intend to have the same, the cleanliness of the ship or in wages and conditions on all of beefs. our ships whether they be Amer­ The crews aboard these ships ican or Cai-iadian. had adopted rules coveidng the The field up here is a vast one cleanliness of the messrooms and and one that will require much quarters and, through the abide- work. It is like starting from ment of all to these rules, the scratch—almost even worse than ships were able to come in spark­ that with the CSU playing the ling clean. shipowners' game. Penalties imposed for viola­ Reports coming in here have it tions of the rules were set down, that the CSU is disintergrating for example: Leaving a dirty cup rapidly. 1 have heard that they in the messroom—25c; dropping are having a very difficult time cigarette ashes or butts on the placing their men aboard their deck—35c; putting greasy hands own contracted ships and worse cn chairs, tables, etc.—50c; for than that, stories of back door using profanity at the dinner shipping are circulating. table—25c; and for rushing the The CSU is whistling in the messman unnecessarily—10c. dark by promising a 40-hour week At the termination of the voy­ to their men. This is sheer nonsense as it is age this money is turned over to the boarding Patrolman, receipt­ general knowledge up here that ed, and the money distributed to the officials of the CSU have had the membei's in the Marine Hos­ to go into arbitration to force the shipowners to honor contracts alpitals. This practice served more than leady in existence. one very good purpose. One, particularly, the crew tried their All Departments best to be upright, clean and gentlemanly; they also aided the When your ship docks, it disabled SIU members now con­ is a good idea to have a list fined to the hospitals. Last, the of necessary repairs to give crew worked together in com­ to the Patrolman. This will plete harmony. help in letting the company We are getting a few oldtimers back in the Philadelphia Hall, and their conversations are al­ ways hinged around the good old days. While this oldtimer doesn't date too far back, 1 can still re­ member some of those "good old days," to wit: Eggs twice a week; fresh fruit on Sunday; hash and hot cakes for breakfast; one meat, one vegetable; two pots for the sa­ loon; agate dishes, tin utensils; no water glasses; blue, coarse bed linen; cake twice a week; 12 lemons for two trips on a Havana Haven tanker, and no overtime. NE'W YORK —Now that the Also, field days every Wednes­ day, when a man who wanted to Seatrain ships are back on the make another trip was re­ Havana run, hitting the Belle of ciated having his wit and pleas­ quired to put in an extra four Cuban ports where rum and ant dispositioi- around the hall. hours every Wednesday for no other pleasurable pursuits are in­ expensive, there should be a He shipped recently but we're smaller turnover of crews aboard looking forward to his return to these ships. this port. TOR ^ We have a bit of advice we'd As is well known, these ships THE WEEK like to pass on to permit-and are in port one day and out the tripcard men; When you are as­ next, thus some of the men miss signed to a ship, it is your duty their ships causing the Dispatch­ to sail it. That is the reason that ers in both New Orleans and you have been given a trip-or New York quite a headache try­ permit-card—to take up the ing to keep men on these ships. slack. This could be avoided if the However, when you become a men who are quitting gave the full book member, you will have usual 24-hour notice at arrival a little more privilege in this re­ time so replacements cah be ob­ spect. You will then be allowed tained with a minimum of effort. to pass up three ships before you pay; cleaning ice boxes and If it looks like you may miss have to re-register. Meanwhile, painting for no overtime. the sailing, try to reach a tele­ with a permit or tripcard you Last, but not least, instead of phone and notify the Dispatcher must sail the first ship you are the Skipper logging a man two In that way we can prevent the assigned to. days for one for taking a day off, ships from sailing shorthanded. Another thing, it is becoming it was- a rule that a man work Remember, fellows, these ships a practice for trip and permit- back 16 hours for eight he took make Havana every week. For men to sail a ship to another port off. one big day each week you can and quit the ship there. Brothers Generally, this was worked off relax for a few hours in the para­ doing this are definitely in the at the end of the trip. This being dise of the "West Indies and en­ wrong, as they are required to the case, the 8-12 watch, if he joy life at its best. make one complete round trip had 16» hours to work back, There shouldn't be any aver­ before quitting the ship. would be working 16 hours daily sion to signing on and sticking to square himself away. CANAL CONFUSION to a deal like this. The ships Ah, yes, "the good old days." themselves are covered by an ex­ Since there seems to be some cellent contract and have the confusion among the member­ best conditions possible. ship in regard to the Chesapeake Come and get them — they're and Delaware Canal from Balti­ among the best wagons in the more to Philly, a word to clarify The system seems to be work­ Jf you don't find linen SIU. matters is in order. ing out on the ships we hit so we when you go aboard your Louis Goffin , When a ship enters the C&D ship, notify the Hall at once. suggest that it be given a try* on Canal after five o'clock while in 4" A telegram from Le Havre or transit, and you are working, all SIU ships. System Works Singapore won't do you any you are entitled to overtime. For Freddie Stewart good. It's your bed and you NEW YORK—It is always a example,'a ship leaves the dock Jimmy Drawdy have to lie in it. pleasure to pay off ships that are in Philly at 2:30 p. m. It anchors immaculately clean with everyBob Matthews in stream for an hour or so, then The Patrolmen Say... AHENTION! know exactly what has to be done to get the ship in tip­ top condition. Seafarers don't have to sail beat-up ships. Do your part to make every ship a clear, well kept vessel. �THE Page Eigftir SEAFARERS LOG Take Warning, Brothers, Hard Times Are Returning: Ships' Officers Now Practicing Prohihitionists telling him that on the same card it states by law how much food NEW YORK Maybe I m ^ man shall receive, but the prowrong about out this, but I m begin- yjsjons laid down are so out of ning to think that the descend­ date that no attempt is ever made ants of bar-smashing Cai>rie Na-1 'foiiow them, tion are out to do a job on our NEW ARRANGEMENT ships. By JOE ALGINA As a result of these two inci­ dents arrangements have now been made whereby a man can buy liquor or alcoholic beverages of any kind and have them locktd up for safekeeping until the ship returns to a United States port. This should put an end Two ships came into port this to the whole business of ar­ week and the story was the same bitrarily depriving men of their on both of them. The officers property. were trying to reform the men The SIU is doing all in its the hard way by not allowing power to eliminate drunks and them to bring liquor aboard. performers aboard ship, but with On the Gateway CRy, one^ of skippers and Mates like these, Waterman's best, the Chief Mate the situation is not being aided undertook a one man crusade any. against the liquor on board. There was no liquor trouble He didn't stop at cautioning aboard the William Riddle, anthe men against "the evils ofj^^^j^gj. Waterman ship, when she hit port this week. Instead, the Patrolman who covered the pay­ off could have used a drink. Don't picture company stiffs or goons giving us a hard time, it's not as bad as that. Instead it looks like the Women's Christian Temperence Union has its organizers out whispering into the ears of ships' officers. Jimmy Drawdy, who covered the ship, reported that he had never seen a more disreputable looking ship. According to him, there wasn't a clean spot on the ship. When he asked the crew they had allowed an SIU to be brought into port in shape, they got together gave him the score. why ship such and drink," he went through the whole ship into each foc'sle and The ship had loaded coal here locker removing all liquor. and carried it to Europe. After discharging the cargo the men . He then went on detk and, approached the Skipper for per­ with all the ceremony of dump­ mission to soogie it down, but the ing poison gas, he threw the bot­ Skipper refused knowing that it tles over the side. called for the payment of over­ time. HOPPING MAD When the ship was about a Naturally the boys who had week from New York he got a been fleeced were hopping mad. They had purchased the stuff intending to take it home with them after the payoff so when Jimmy Purcell came aboard to payoff the ship he was faced with a real beef. NOTHING GAINED The Skipper didn't gain any­ thing by his action, for the ship is now being cleaned up here in port and will not be allowed to sail until she is once more a top example of a clean SIU ship. With these major beefs keeping the Patrolmen busy, they got respites when they went aboard he SS Cox' of tfce Bernstein Steamship Corporation and the Alexander^Bell of South Atlan tic. .Both of these ships paid off in good style and were real ex­ amples of fine ships. On the six per cent increase of last January, Waterman Steam­ ship Company is now mailing out all of its checks. This should finish up the six percent raise with Waterman, but the other companies are still making up their payrolls. Jimmy Sheehan, Patrolman here in New York, is now receiv­ ing congratulations on the birth of a son. We're fixing the boy up with a tripcard to* be issued about 1965. We want to be sure that he is an SIU man right from the start. Coffin Looks Shoreside, Finds Some Characters Are Not Funny By LOUIS GOFFIN Brother Purcell immediately cornered the culprit and lectured We've had various articles bills were passed to rectify this him loud and long on the subject written about seagoing charact­ injustice; bills that were violently of personal propertly. ers, but we have yet to have any opposed by this collection of em­ Looking a little limp after the written concerning finky shore ploying charactei-s. dressing down, the Mate has de-{side characters, of whom there However, we were fortunate cided that foc'sles and lockers! are quite a number, in uniting into strong unions, By this time most of us are and through such unity we were are none of his business. acquainted with the phony labor able to defeat these would-be The other similar occurrance law pushed through Congress by dictators. took place aboard the Alcoa Ca­ the National Association of Man­ Now we are engaged in a sim­ valier. This time it was the Skip­ ufacturers and its stooges.' ilar struggle, a struggle by unions per who echoed the sentiments We know that it is doing strong enough to combat these of the WCTU. He stood at the everything in its power to break gangway with his binoculars unions. The phony propa- new labor laws. We, as free American workers, glued to his eyes ever watching that anti-labor groups are refuse to be greeted in the man­ the formen bringing liquor feeding the public should be ner which the NAM has outlined. aboard. taken with a grain of salt. These characters, who would en­ Experience from the past has When he spotted a victim he slave the American workers, can quickly relieved the man of his taught us that the NAM, which be defeated through the united bm-den. One crewmember board­ is a collection of employers, tried efforts of every worker. ed the ship with five bottles of a similar experiment in 1921, We do not want, nor are we when, aided by Congressional cordials. trained seals and the weakness going to stand for, another era He asked the Skipper to lock of unions at the time, they were of apple-selling, WPA, and in­ it up for him until the ship re- successful in reducing labor to dustrial chaos just because a bunch of greedy employers, their turned to the States, but instead practically slave conditions, reactionary press and their con­ the Skipper took the bottles and ERA OF "PROSPERITY heaved them over the side. Wages, working conditions, and gressional stooges would like to have it so. I covered the Cavalier when We have fought these people in She hit New Voch and^ooh tte the past and wbn, and through beef to the Cap i an era of prosperity, which it was our united efforts we are going that on the ships focsle ^ to continue to go ahead regard­ 1 u u? Z but actually it was an era of less of the NAM, Chambers of shall be brought aboard ship. jp^^g^y for the worker. Commerce and the trained-seal I hnmediately countered by From 1934 to the present time, Congress. Florida Plans Still More Laws To Tie Unions Unclaimed Gear change of heart. He then wanted the whole crew to turn to and put the ship in shape. Naturally, the crew was un­ able to do the job on such short notice, and thus the filthy con­ dition when it hit port. , > IVHAT ? ; Friday. July 4. 1947 Members whose gear has been held for more than three months in the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. By C. SIMMONS TAMPA — Now that Congress, by passing the Taft-Hartly bill, has put its stamp of approval on laws killing labor, the phony officials in this state are planning action that will even out-do Con­ gress. Root Commies From Public Life, Says The ILGWU CLEVELAND (LPA) — More .ban 900 delegates^ to the 26th convention of the Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union—AFL ended the union's most success­ ful and eventful convention here last week with the unanimous re­ flection of President David DuJinsky for the fifth time. Tweny-three vice-presidents were also reelected. The convention's second week heard a strong^call for united AFL political action to unseat the present reactionary Congress; de­ clared war to the finish on Com­ munism; criticized Russia's "im­ perialist" and "expansioni.st" policies; and altered its constilution to conform with new re­ quirements of the Taft-Hartley law. Florida already has the openshop, but that doesn't seem to be enough for the big business .stooges, and they intend to go even further. The newspapers are having a field day, filling their columns with all sorts of stories about how generous the new bill is to labor. If they can call a slave labor bill generous, then anything is possible. Maybe we working people de­ serve what happened. Maybe be­ ing thrown to the wolves will wake us up so we can really fight for our rights. The rank-and-file union people here are up in arms over the bill, and there is plenty of talk about possible political action in the future. Well, we'll see what hap­ pens. I hope we don't turn out to have short memories. ABs WANTED Shipping remains good in this Port; in fact, loo damn good. ABs are as hard to find as the proverb­ ial needle in a haystack. We have 12 AB jobs on the board at this writing, and not one single taker. Unanimously the convention resolved to wage an unrelenting battle against Communists "until American public life and the American labor movement are completely rid of their influence." Communist purposes and activi­ ties were declared to be "dia­ metrically opposed and bitterly hostile to the aims and ideals of American labor. "The one fundamental, unvary­ ing objective of the Communist Party," said the convention, "has been the effort to achieve power in order to establish a totalitar­ ian dictatorship in the U. S. on the Russian Soviet model." All forms of democratic freedom and minority expression would be surpressqd by such a dictatorship and workers would be forced into "glorified company unions" un­ der the terror of a police state. Dubinsky was praised for his an­ ti-Communist leadership and the Communist press abuse was termed a "badge of honor" for the ILGWU chief. Late Deliveries Agents and Seafarers have been inquiring as to the rea­ son for late deliveries of the SEAFARERS LOG -to their homes and the outports. The delay is due to the ter­ rific shortage of newsprint that has hit most newspapers, which sometimes makes it necessary for the printer to halt printing the LOG until he gets additional paper. Once the LOGS come off the press they are immediate­ ly mailed out. The only bot­ tleneck it the difficulty in securing sufficient newsprint for the thousands of LOGS printed each week. Oilers have no trouble ship­ ping out of here, but we have enough Ordinaries, Messmen, and Wipers to sink a Victory ship. Jjhese men are getting papers from some source, and they flock here by the hundreds. So far, we havn't had to use but a few of them. All fines, back dues, and as­ sessments have been paid up on the SS Florida, so now we are in need of a few payoffs. We haven't had to call on Head­ quarters for any money, but un­ less we get some ships in here paying off, the story will change. Our only income will be what comes in over the counter and the monthly dues on the Florida. There was a man on the SS Mandan Victory who shipped off the dock in Miami. The Skipper gave orders that no man was to be hired in that Port, but the Mate decided to take on a Day Man, and as a result, the Mate caught hell from three angles. First- from the Old Man, then from the Company, and fihally from the Patrolman. The Day Man lost his Permit application, so no one gained from the business. Any man ship­ ping from the dock is a danger to the Union, and we propose to put a stop to pier head jumps wherever we hear of them. �":-• >;^---7f:?35qi^F'y • Friday, July 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG WHAT ttWilK Page Nine NMU Depriving isthmian Seamen Of SIU Contract (Continued from Page 1) ings or in the brief filed by that union. Of course, the NMU lawyers, QUESTION:—The Union has put into ef­ is your idea of this program, and in your opinion, who are supposed to be able to fect a program reorganizing the Gulf Area, aim­ what particular steps can be taken to guarantee read, know very well that after ed at reducing expenses, increasing membership its success? (This question was asked in the August 22, 1947, no company will be allowed to sign a closed New Orleans Hall,) representation, and expanding the Union. What shop agreement with any union. And knowing this, they are de­ G. A. BEAUDRY, AB: TONY PISANO, Cook: liberately trying trick after trick The best guarantee is to make to stall proceedings past that If Ihe Union can handle lis sure thai the officials of the SIU date. business wilh fewer men, if owes carry out all instructions of the it to the membership to do so. As soon as the SIU was cer­ membership. When they refuse tified on June 11, the NMU filed Wherever the SIU can economize, to do so, or if they can't do so, an application for reconsidera­ without affecting the services to' then they should be replaced wilh the membership. the Union tion. On June 30, the National men who can and will do the should go ahead and take the Labor Relations Board denied job. That goes for every offi­ the application. necessary action. Take Texas, for cial, from the top to the bottom. The Board s decision follows; inst<-Tice. There the Union has The Union should also take steps closed up a couple of Ports, and The Board, having on June 11, to educate the new members so the business will alT be handled 1947, i.ssued a Decision and Cer­ that they will know what their cut of the Galveston Hall. If the tification of Representatives in duties and responsibilities are. membership cooperates with the the a b o V e-entitled proceeding, New guys who don't know the officials in that Port, everything and thereafter, on June 14, 1947, score can be made suckers of, will be okay, if not, the Union counsel for the National Mari­ just like down in the Texas ports. could put 50 officials down there, time Union of America, Inter­ That's got to stop, and when fel­ and the place will still go to the vener herein, having filed an lows throw their weight around, dogs. Everything depends on the application for reconsideration of the Union has got to move fast membership. tile .said Decision and Certifica­ to clean out the disrupters. tion. and motion to set aside the AL GORDON, AB: JIMMY DeVITO, Oiler:, certification; on June 17, 1947, counsel fo- the Seafarers' Inter­ I'm in favor of all that has been Putting in Bull Sheppard as national Union having filed op­ done, but I hope that the changes Port Agent in New Orleans is position thereto, and the Board won't interfere with the swell assurance that there will be having duly considered the mat­ service that SIU members get plenty of action for the mem­ ter, from Port officials. By that I bership, and from now on we are IT IS HEREBY ORDERED mean the way our beefs are going to stay on our toes. An­ that the .said application for re­ handled at the point of produc­ other way to guarantee the suc­ consideration be. and it hereby tion, and the way our officials cess of the program would be is, denied: and fight for our rights. Only real to let the members who are now v/ay to guarantee the success of IT IS FURTHER ORDERED on ships know exactly what took that the said motion to set aside ^ the program here in the Gulf place down in the Gulf so that the certification be. and it hereArea is for the membership to they will be prepared to take b\is. denied. make sure that all parts of the part in what's going on now. Dated. Washington, D. C. program, starting with the recom­ Educational work is necessary, June 30. 1947 mendations of the Agents' Con­ *and an informed membership is ference, are carried out. The By direction of the Board: a fighting, vigilant membership. membership runs this Union. It CLARA M. MARTIN, From now on, it's strictly up to is a rank-and-file Union, and if Acting Chief, Order Section us. things go v/rong, we know what That should be enough, and in to do. fact is more than enough since the NMU never had a leg to stand on in any of its phony charges of collusion between the Union and the company. But the NMU is not content to stop throwirxg monkey wrenches yet. ments will be paid for same by resenting the SIU. Sterling has as not tolerating in any way, (Continued from Page 4) DELAYING ACTION applicant. delivered a report which is now shape, or form, any interference In reply to a letter sent by admission providing the men had 6. All applicants for member­ being studied. Further confer­ with our Union Halls by ship­ the SIU on June 24, 1947, ask­ Isthmian discharges, or dis­ ship, unless having done special ences of AFL Attorneys will be owners or Government bureaus. ing that bargaining sessions be charges from other companies organizational job for Union, held on this matter. We will be being worked on by the Union, as 2. The SIU-SUP to consider as scheduled, A. V. Cherbonnier, at­ must be qualified members in represented at those meetings a lockout any attempts by any torney for the Isthmian Steam­ well as being strike clear. either Engine, Deck or Stewards and reports will be made to person or persons to use the ship Company, wrote on June It is therefore recommended Department. cover each one. Taft-Hartley Act to the detri 30 as follows: that the membership books be 7. Only exceptions outside of There will be a conference in "I wish to inform you that temporarily opened under the the rules above will apply to Washington, D.C., July 9, 1947, ment of our Unions. the National Maritime Union has following provisions: 3. We make known immediate­ those men who may be sailing in composed of the heads of all 1. Any applicant for member­ the selected organizational objec­ AFL Unions to map country wide ly to the AFL, as well as the filed several unfair labor charges ship must have an SIU permit tives in the near future, such as sti'ategy and action to meet the AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ against the company, in which with not less than 12 months Cities Service. The final excep­ Taft-Hartley Act. ^ ment, our position on this mat­ it is alleged that the company committed acts and conduct com­ paid up in good standing and tion will be any tripcard man ter. The SIU will be represented by mencing on or about Januai-y 1, strike clearance. who does special work for the First Vice-President Paul Hall, 5. That we make known our 1947, and continuing up to the 2. Every applicant must have Union under Union assignment. acting in the absence of SIU position on the Taft-Hartley Ac present time which interfered made at least one voyage, either This type of applicant in making President Lundeberg, and Morris through the medium of the SEA­ with, restrained and coerced its on Isthmian Steamship Company application shall have written Weisberger, Second Vice - Presi­ FARERS LOG and the WEST employes in the exercise of the vessels or other selected organi­ statement either from Port Agent COAST SAILORS. dent of the Union. rights guaranteed by law. zational objectives. or Organizer recommending same By the next meeting, your It is to be noted in this pro­ "I believe that you will a.gree 3. Any application for mem­ for submission to Headquarters representatives will have a re­ gram that there are several with me that matters now pend­ bership must be made direct to Office for findings. port prepared for the member­ meetings with our AFL affili­ ing before the National Labor the Organizers in that particu­ The membership is well aware ship on this meeting. ates scheduled. It is necessary Relations Board shojuld be clear­ lar area. of the passing of the Taft-Hart­ It is imperative that we, as that we, to a certain extent, ed up so that it cannot be held 4. When the applicant has ne­ ley Bill. It may well be the big­ Union men, not be stampeded work in conjunction with the that bargaining with your Union cessary time on a tripcard, as gest fight we have ever been in. into any kind of action on this national set-up of the AFL on would of itself constitute an un­ well as sufficient amount of time There are several types of action matter that may be detrimental this matter. There will be fur­ fair labor practice." on unorganized now in motion and it is well to our Union or hurt us in any ther proposals as time goes bj' By the very nature of the teer SIU ^ that all hands become familiar manner. We have fought all on this matter. While we will of time on the permit will be| charges made by the NMU, it is comers since our very birth and participate in the scheduled obvious that the only object is counted as that or probationary i w"" time and man is to be issued full There was a meeting last we can sure as hell fight this meetings with the AFL, we will to stall long enough for pro­ book upon recommendation of Saturday in Washington of AFL one as well. With this thought wait for no one to start our visions of the Taft-Hartley Act organizer. Attorneys. Headquarters Offices in mind, your Headquarters pro­ fight—at the point of production to go into effect. By the time 5 No "organizational" books to designated, as per the constitu- poses the following program on —in the event any shipowner ox- January 1, 1947, rolled around, be issued whatsoever. All books tion. Attorney Ben Sterling, who the matter of the Taft-Hartley Government bureaucrat gets any voting on Isthmian ships had ideas about attacking our Hiring long been over, and the vote issued .will be regular SIU books represented us in Isthmian, to Act: 1. The SIU-SUP go on record Halls. and full initiation and assess-'attend this conference as rep­ had already been tabulated. Seiretary-Treasurers Report To The Membership v.- �Pag« Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday> July 4. 1947 SHIPS' M1N1ITES AMD MEWS -f • *-V 800 lb. Shark Opens Big Mouth, SS Allegheny Victory Is Loser Is Hooked By Griffin Crewmen The Society for the Advancement of-Snagglcd-toothed Sharks has probably put Seafarer Juan Soto and his shipmates of th: SS Samuel Griffin on its social register. For contrary to the purposes of the organization of man-eating sea monsters, Juan and the boys were out to sink their hooks into as many of the gilled bullies as possible on ito." ii backs, the Griffin lads met with success when one whopping member of the society — an 800 pound, 12-foot shark—opened his big mouth once too often, while snooping around the ship in Re­ union, Madagascar. As a result, the sea-going heavyweight's upper jaw and backbone are now souvenirs in Brother Soto's personal museum devoted to his fishing conquests NO LUCK On the trip over, Juan, who is an able fisherman, as well as an Able Seamen, kept making passes at the underwater inhabi­ tants, but he was about as suc­ cessful as an NMU organizer— his line just couldn't hold any­ one. On five occasions,i;kingfish and marlin came along side the Griffin and made off with Juan's bait—hook and all. By the time the Griffin ar­ rived in the Madagascan port, Juan's temper, as well as his supply of hooks, was running out. ih fact, he had left just one Stepping onto shark's head after descending ladder. Soto rigs line around his victim for the hoisting job. hook—which he fashioned out of the steel wire used for plimps. All Juan's hopes hung by that hook. When the Griffin tied up, Soto got some ham skin, wrapped it around the hook, attached to a halyard line, the other end of which was secured on deck and tossed-the fatty morsel overboard. |l.«i»«-'Meanwhile, he went about his business. An uproar on deck .about an hour later broke the suspense for Captain Colman A ^Square Shooter^ fc- To the Editor: This is a salute to Captain Fred Cblman from the boys of the SS Simmons Victory. Captain Col­ man was with us for five months and was a square shooter and a good joe at all times, if we ever sailed with one. We want to wish him smooth sailing and good luck wherever he goes, and to congratulate__his crew for their gain. Crew SS Simmons Victory VICTOR AND VANQUISHED Needing some firsi-class surgery to cover up the damage wrought on the way into Galveston when she was rammed by the tanker Greenville, the SS Allegheny Victory rests quietly at dock. No one was hurt in accident, which occurred on June 19. Extent of damage is emphasized by figure of Seafarer James McAbee, a crewmember aboard the Allegheny. Norfolk Hall Staff Wins Crew's Praise i.-i. Able fisherman Juan Soto looks over 12-foot shark which mistakenly nibbled at ham skin bait, then lost out to 10 crew­ men of the SS Griffin after a tough 25-minute tussle. Brother Soto. Someone had sighted one of the coveted sharks nibbling at the ham skin. In a few moments the incautious vic­ tim was battling to get free of the relentless hook. FIERCE STRUGGLE Ten men of the Griffin's crew seized the line, while the shark lashed about furiously. But the cdds were against him. Soto's carefully rigged hook and the combined strength of the Griffin men were too much, and 25 min­ utes later, the fight was out of him. At this point, Soto went down the ladder and stepped onto the subdued shark's massive head. He smiled as he noticed that his quarry looked a little green around the, gills. Then, with one hand on the ladder, he knot­ ted a line around the shark's tail, and went back up the ladder. The once proud, 12-foot, 800pound underwater terrorist was hoisted up on deck by a winch, then removed to No. 5 hatch, where Soto demonstrated his sur­ gical skill by removing the head and backbone with a few deft strokes. Meanwhile, cameras in the hands of Seafarers clicked away at the scene. TOUGH DAME ;-Sga;g;:;i: "She's a lady," Soto announced to the spectators as he removed 32 eggs from his subject. McAbee squats in front of The operation over, "Doc" So­ one of the portside punctures to, began slicing up the meat for He distribution to the local popula­ sustained by his ship. tion, many of whom were wait­ turned pictures over to Patrol­ ing patiently in line for bits of man Bob Pohle of Marcus the choice morseL Each praised Hook Branch, from where they the lads of the Griffin for sup­ plying food for his dinner table. were forwarded to the LOG. Juan's mementos are not the first ones he's acquired from sharks. He has a 15-footer to his credit, too. And there's more a-coming, Juan says. He's on Hie shark's social reg­ ister to stay. Roger Glynn Mayo, 19-year-old full book member of the Seafar­ ers International Union, was kill­ ed instantly when he was struck firemen on shore and in two fire- by an automobile as he was boats. Heavy acrid smoke blank­ crossing a street in his home town eted the waterfront as they pour­ of Needmore, Ind., according to ed water into the conflagration. word received by the LOG. The fatal accident occurred on June 16. Brother Mayo had planned on returning to sea very soon, it was said. An . OS, the young Seafarer Loading facilities in the port of Cheribon were in such terrible joined the Union in Galveston, shape the SS James McCosh, an Texas, on Feb. 9, 1946. He held Isthmian ship, returned almost Book No. 47630. Surviving, including his par­ empty to Batavia early last ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayo, month. The McCosh was to have loaded are three brothers, and three sis­ 1,000 tons of kapok in Cheribon, ters. but conditions caused abandon­ Mayo, who was the town's first ment of the job after 146 tons victim of an auto accident, was had been stored aboard. buried three days later. Car Kills SIU Man Frietchie Aflame 5 Hours A stubborn fire, encouraged by a cargo of tar paper, automobile tires and paper products, raged for five hours aboard the A. H. Bull Company's SS Barbara Frietchie at a Delaware river pier in Philadelphia recently be­ fore firemen were able to con­ trol the situation. There were no casualties among the SIU crew aboard the 7,176-ton ship. Damages were sufficient to delay the vessel's scheduled departure for the Carribbean area. The blaze which shot from the No. 5 after hold, was battled by Loading Troubles Above and beyond the call of duty is the usual way of describ­ ing a job done outside of the rou­ tine prescribed. For a job well done favoring the men aboard the SS Grover C. Hutcherson, the crew voices their praise for Ben Rees, Norfolk Pati'olman, by stating he "went aU out far be­ yond the call of his Union du­ ties" to aid them. And they really did "appreciate his ef­ forts," they said. The men of the Newtex ves­ sel, represented by John Asmont, FWT and Engine Delegate, did not confine their praise to Broth­ er Rees, for they voiced their thanks to the entire staff of the Norfolk Hall. SWELL SUPPORT The praise heaped upon the Norfolk staff stems from the excellent cooperation given the crew in settling all beefs and bringing about satisfactory settle­ ment to many difficulties which arose during the course of their late voyage. When the ship hit port the large number of beefs and prob­ lems were enough to discourage the most ambitious of men, but with a will the Norfolk officials put themselves solidly behind every beef and settled for noth­ ing short of fuU redress on all grievances. The Hutcherson with its load of troubles hit Norfolk after a two month trip to Trieste. / �Friday, July 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. June 8—Chairman Bill Wil­ liams: Secretary Bill Gray. New Business: Chief Steward stated that Deck Delegate is interfer­ ing with steward department's work. Requested that dele­ gate stay out of ice box and let food alone. Statement that deck delegate took minutes of meeting and repair list to Caplain and Chief Mate. Dele­ gate's fitness voted upon. Delegate voted out. IE, i; a, ETHIOPIA VICTORY, May 12—Chairman H. W. Lundquist; Secretary E. W. Auer. Motion carried that informa­ tion concerning draws be put out and posted on bulletin board so that all hands will know when money is being put out. Motion carried that each watch is to clean up messhall after use. Motion carried that that all hands replace night lunch in ice box after having used it instead of leaving it out in the messhall or scullery. J* i- S" CHARLES HULL. May 15— Chairman William Taylor; Sec­ retary Peter Villimeon. Dele­ gates reported no beefs in their departments. New Business: Chief Mate asked to get wind scoops and repair all fans. Mo­ tion carried to make up new tool list and give it to Chief Engineer. Motion carried that Bosun and Deck Delegate ap­ proach the Chief Mate to see about a little more overtime. Good and Welfare: All hands agreed to cooperate with Stew­ ard in keeping messhall clean. Motion carried to have meet­ ing the night before ship leaves port. 4. t EASTPOINT VICTORY. May 10—Chairman Blair; Secretary Hernandez. Disputed overtime for Wipers discussed. Time was for working in firesides and hand cleaning of lubes. Letter was sent to New York office of company and was returned as no good as company has no provisions for payment of such overtime. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that at payoff time '^1 rooms be left clean, trash cans be emptied, dirty linen be taken off bunks and placed in pillow cases. Suggestion that all lockers be checked for need­ ed repairs. GEORGE M. BIBB. May 4— Chairman P. V. Millican; Secre­ tary B. H. Amsberry. Reports of delegates was accepted. New Business: Motion was made to discuss with patrolman why the passageway on the main deck wasn't painted. Motiori carried that minutes be sent to LOG for publication. .4otion carried that repair list be made out and posted for the oncom­ ing crew. 4> 4 HOOD RIVER. May 4 — Chairman L. R. Young; Secre­ tary E. Wiley. New Business: Motion carried to have Patrol­ man check slopchest prices on arrival in United States port. Request that delegate write for a new agreement. Motion car­ ried to impose a fine upon any member caught dirtying messroom. Fines to go to the hos­ pital fund. Good and Welfare: Requested that all enamel drinking pitchers be cleaned properly. Copy of minutes to go to SIU and SUP. 4 4 4 FRANZ SIGEL. May 11 — Chairman W. F. Simmons; Sec­ retary H. F. Webber. Deck and Steward Delegates reported everything smooth. Engine Delegate reported disputed overtime for Wipers. Good and Welfare: Steward wanted to know what action could be taken against Chief Engineer for playing with water supply unnecessarily. Steward an­ nounced thai Chief Engineer has been very unreasonable about shutting off the refrig­ erator plant so that chill boxes could be cleaned. He has given •he Steward a very hard time over the matter. Motion car­ ried that a formal protest be written up by Patrolman to be ^ent to the MEBA on the con­ duct of the Engineer. 4 4 4 JOHN GALLUP. May 11— (Chairman and Secretary not given) Delegates reported all in order except for Engine De­ partment which has some dis­ puted overtime. New Business: Motion was carried to inves­ tigate why the price of cigar­ ettes was raised the last week of the voyage. Motion carried that all crew members leaving the ship should leave the focsles and lockers cleaif. Mo­ tion carried that delegates recheck all members' books, per­ mits and trip cards to see that they are paid up and in good, order. Motion carried thai communication b6 made to the Philadelphia Hall pertaining to charges made by several crew members of this ship the last time the ship made port there. DESOTO. May 1—Chairman M. R. Villarreal; Secretary Carl S. Cooper. List of men drawn up for recommendations for pro-books. Motion carried thai no member of the crew pay off until all beefs had been settled to the satisfaction of the ship's delegate'and the departmental delegates. Minute of silence ob­ served for brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 CHARLES GOODYEAR. March 23—Chairman Earl T. Pradsl; Secretary Robert J. Schulze. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that each man us­ ing ship's laundry be held re­ sponsible for leaving it clean. List of repairs and additions necessary made up and ap­ proved. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that men make no unnecessary noise in the passageways anytime of the day or night. 4 4 4 4 4 4 BIENVILLE, May 4—Chair­ man P. Drozak; Secretary Chuck Welch. New Business: Motion carried that delegates get together and make up a. re­ pair list. Motion that delegates check stores and slopchest with Patrolman before signing on. Slopchest list of necessary items to be submitted to Captain and Patrolman. Suggestion made to have radio turned on for the crew's convenience. Delegaies reported no beefs. Good and Welfare: Suggestion to have cold drinks for dinner and sup­ per. Vote of appreciation for the food and service rendered the crew by the Stewards De­ partment. New library to be brought aboard. •m 1 A vJdB TcJMV THE I'RfcSgAJT Gis/B iou 0/OB A/^KT OF RATED M6/\/ I5 MOJ Due So MUCH TO AA; ACTUAL SHomASE AS To MtMeeRS MOT TAKIN'G- JOBS. TH€ MORE MEA/ TAKBM IMTO THE SIU -fULflLL OUR OoA/TRACTS ; THE MORE co/AptnTiOfJ WR UOBS tuHEAJ SMlPP/A/e SMGKEAJS Off. CUT and RUN By HANK In view of the fact that shipping is real good down there in Tampa there should be plenty of Brothers taking advantage of it— especially from the ports nearest Tampa, where there may be extra men on the beach waiting to ship out ... If any of you Brothers can't afford the high landlubbing cost of living and all that sweat­ ing out of this hot weather then it's better to grab any ship and start getting the cabbage in your pockets. It's better to grab the first ship, coastwise -or foreign, than it is to sweat out the hot weather and the last few bucks . . . Larry Moore and Leo Siarkowski just came into town a few weeks ago from their trip to Genoa, ' Italy. What, didn't you guys bring back any souvenir gondolas or something from Genoa? . . . Our pinochle champ of a shipmate, Martin O'Connor, is all set for shipping, after a few months ol vacationing with his family . . . "Curly" Mickey Healey, just blew into town from a coastwise trip . . . We received a briefly-worded post card from "Red" Braunstein; "We are in Charleston, South Carolina, topping off. Sailing for Panama tomorrow." Okay, Red, and a long smooth journey to you! 4 4 4 COASTAL STEVEDORE. Brother Thomas Murphy just sailed into town with a smile May 4—Chairman John J. and a short story about how he spent a week on the French Flynn; Secretary Roy White. island of Martinique. The people couldn't understand his New New Business: Motion carried York language or his "pigeon French" and he couldn't under­ to draw charges against Broth­ stand their French—even though they finally ended their ne­ er who attacked Chief Cook gotiations with the sign language. So they mutually got no­ and Third Cook with a knife where. However, we have received a conflicting story. One and wounded both. Incident Brother »ays that Brother Murphy spent 17 days on the ship and all details to be reported going around the island from one point to another point. But to Patrolman. One minute of that s not getting to the point either, so we'll just have to let silence for brothers lost at sea. it go at thai and say "here's one more yarn scuttled by too many happily confused experts of proxy navigation, etc!" 4 4 4 ALCOA TRADER. May 11— 4 4 4 Chairman and Secretary not If you hear any short jokes suddenly atomizing the Beaver given) Meeting called for pur­ Street atmosphere or some unheard of vaudeville-styled singing, or pose of learning repairs neces­ just the words, "You Can't Fight City Hall" then you'll know'it's sary. Each delegate was called nobody else than the might atom, little "Jimmy" Eugene Crescitelli, upon to give report on his de­ partment. Delegates reported the mustached king of jokes and predictions, who just sailed in from all smooth in their departments a trip to South Africa. Jimmy says that his shipmate. Lucky Louis, except for a few performers. just came in with a smiling poker-face after a trip on the Virginia Question was raised as to why City! We were surprised to see Mike Rossi, the Smiling Bosun, Steward Department overtime back so fast from his hospitalization down in Montevideo, Uraguay, where he had suffered a leg injury. Mike and his little pal said was not equally divided. that they found Baltimore real good when they stopped there <sy the way up and found lots of pals glad to see them while they'iE? waiting to ship out. 4-4 4 This slcry about whal happened lo volunteer Isthmian Or­ ganizer. George Meaney could be called Operation Successful. Well. George was all set to sail about two weeks ago when all of a sudden he collapsed while walking in Boston. He im­ mediately asked and was allowed to sign off and went straight to Boston's Brighton Marine Hospital (which he calls one of the best) where he received three undisputed operations—hernia removed, an ulcer removed and appendix removed. After this triple beef, George asked for Social Service and asked to be sent to the USS Rest Center in Gladstone. New Jersey, which he says is the best rest center he's ever been in. By the way. George recommends that any Seafarer who are in ports close to New Jersey and are scheduled for operations that they should ask for Social Service immediately after and request to be sent to the USS rest center in Gladstone. New Jersey. .-^1 - -^I •u �THE Paga Twrir# SEAFARERS Friday. July 4. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS DEL MAR COFFEE TIME Brother's Suggestions Adopted By Union In Devising New Form For Ship's Minutes on part of the membership in au­ thority to call a meeting, etc.; Several months ago I was on the list is long and all the ex­ a committee for the inspection cuses vague. of minutes of meetings held OFFERS IMPROVEMENTS aboard ships. Regretfully, I say never before have I read a more As to the means of correcting confused and inconsistent file of the above conditions, I submit reports. to the membership the following The order in which the ma­ solution, subject to whatever the jority of the reports were made changes the membei'ship may in­ could very well have been avert­ troduce: ed had the membership followed That a standard form be print­ the proper procedure in conduct­ ed, upon which the minutes of ing its meetings. I had also the ship's meetings can be re­ noticed that, chronologically, the corded. This form (a sample of meetings were held rather irregu­ which I enclose) to be about the size of the standard overtime larly. This condition should also be sheet and made up of tablets of corrected. It must be corrected. 25, with carbon copy duplicates. Too many ship's meetings have the original to be filed with failed to accomplish the purposes Headquarters and duplicates kept for which they were intended, by ship's delegate. due to unwarranted postpone­ I suggest that the system of ments, lack of Union spirit, a using these forms be as follows: mad desire for shoreside stimu­ Each ship be supplied with a suf­ lations when in port, ignorance ficient amount of forms to last the trip. That the port patrol­ man instruct the ship's delegate how the form may properly be filled out. These forms should not be used while the meeting is in order. Only when the meet­ ing is adjourned should the sec­ retary, together with the departTo the Editor: To the Editor: Wants To See More Articles By Membership tr '-''Why don't you carry more let­ ters to the membership? I have read several letters in the LOG about it being a good paper, and while I am in accord with them, I don't think it is as good as it should be until it carries more news from, and about, the mem­ bership and less articles by of­ ficials. Not that some of the articles aren't good, as for instance, the special services series by Volpian, but for it to be a really good paper, the members must speak more often and louder in its columns. While on the subject — there has been one proposal I do not agree with. That is the carrying of a Spanish page in the LOG. If we did that then the next thing would be a page in Norwegian, Swedish, French or what have you. It may be a good idea to print foreign languages some of our booklets like "Order" and others, but let's not start an example by doing something which in my opinion may mess up what may become the best labor paper of any union. Harvey Jamerson - (Ed. note: The LOG fully agrees ( with Brother Jamer"son. We are anxious for news 'and letters of and about every Seafarer. Send in those letters —we'll publish them.) De Soto Skipper iWas Cooperative To Ihe Editor: 71^ " We, the crewmembers of the SS DeSoto, Waterman Steamship Corporation, Voyage No. 4, wish at this time, through the me­ dium of the LOG, to express our appreciation for the cooperation given us by our skipper. Captain R. F. Goodman. May he continue to sail for many more years. Ship's crew S/MPlf, ion has just drawn up. The forms have been added to the "Ship's Delegate Kit." which contains Union literature de­ signed to aid in the conduct of good Union meetings and in furthering the Union educa­ tion. One of the booklets is the highly important, "How To Conduct A Ship's Meeting." with which every member should become familiar. While all criticisms are en­ couraged by the Union, it is the concrete constructive type, such as presented by Brother Ran­ allo, that can be translated in­ to benefits for the member­ ship and the organization. It is hoped that other Seafarers will follow suit. Meanwhile, to Brother Ranallo a well-deserved thanks.) piiiiiiiii Around the table aboard Mississippi's newest passenger ship are, from left to right: Eric Ekland, Mike Derkits, Harris, William Worthington and Donald Hingle. Necessity Of Permanent Organizing Work Shown By Results Of Isthmian Campaign To the Editor: I wonder just how many mem­ bers gave thought to what win­ ning the Isthmian election meant to us? I think it could best be summed up in a statement that an NMU organizer made a while back during the course of the Isthmian election when he said "If we let the SIU win the Isthmian fleet, then the NMU will have lost the balance of power on the east coast as far as the Maritime Industry is con­ cerned." Yes, Brothers, that's just ex­ actly what it meant. Winning the Isthmian fleet gave us a de­ finite edge over the NMU. Toss this in along with some of the other outfits we have won over the past few months, such as Bloomfield SS Co., St. Lawrence Navigation Co., Inc., American Eastern Corp., Kearney SS Com­ pany, not to mention some of the tugs, such as the Mobile Tow­ ing and Wrecking Go., and the G. & H. Towing Co. on the Texas Coast we have quite a few jobs. ing of our tremendous organizing them and keep the ships moving drive back in 1945. This has as per the contract. been of particular interest to mc ALL-IMPORTANT because it has been my good fortune to participate in this or­ Considering the amount of ganizing drive, shipside as well money that has been spent and as shoreside, having hung up 16 the results obtained by the Un­ months sea time on Isthmian ves­ ion, there is no question but what sels since 1945, as well as wdrk- our Organizing drive over the ing in between Isthmian trips as past two years has proven one thing for a fact—that is the ne­ Shore-side Organizer. cessity for the Union to make as The membership should pro­ a permanent part of its set-up tect the investment made by vol­ an Organizing Staff with the full unteer SJU Organizers and the large amount of money the Un­ time work of enlarging the Un­ ion spent in organizing this fleet ion. The reason for this can be.st by continuing to ship Isthmian be illustrated when you consider until we have a contract. We the fact that in 1942 the SIU have hammered this thing along had only nine off-shore steam­ for nearly two years now and ship companies under contract, as well as several small tug out­ we cannot afford to slack up. fits under contract. Today, we I am a bit optimistic on the , . , , subject of Isthmian and believe approximately 30 off-shore steamship companies under con­ once we sit down and negotiate a contract with these people tract, 14 tug and inland boat con, tracts, two off-shore tanker conthey will be a fairly good outfit k to deal with. It is a funny thing signed and five excursion boats in this industry, it seems that companies under contract, not to lots of big outfits, once they are mention other outfits which we under contract, are easy to do are working into now and expect notices of election pretty soon, business with. This means, of such as Cities Service and Sun course, providing that we, once oil. upon signing the contracts, honor Charles "Whiley" Tannehill mental delegates, digest the minutes for ent;y upon the offi­ cial form. This should be typed if possible. SHOULD REMAIN 6N SHIP When the record of the min­ uted have been completed, one copy shall immediately be for­ warded to headquarters; the other kept in possession of the ship's SOURCE OF STRENGTH delegate, and should be his re­ sponsibility while he is a mem­ Add all these up and you see ber of the crew. In event of his where the Union has gained tre­ leaving the records shall be mendous strength since the start­ turned over to the next elected delegate, etc., as long as the ship remains under an SIU agreement. Retaining these recprds aboard ship will result in a great reduc­ tion of unfounded accusations charged against the "last crew." The record will tell. He will come in Ihe dawn I further suggest that in the With his old sea bag. back of the form, a short lecture And sing out, "I'm home to stay," be printed as to the correct pro­ He will stow his gear and open root beer cedure to be followed in conduct­ And declare, "I've lived for this day, ing a meeting aboard ship, also "I'll drive a truck like my father— stressing the importance of hold­ "The Union won't bo new: ing regular meetings. "I'll just change my card, then I'll Guy R. Ranallo "Bid farewell to good old SIU." (Ed. note: Brother Ranallo's constructive letter was wellHis Pa has driven a highway truck received at Union' Head­ For 18 worry-filled years. quarters and is of the type Like father, like son they are the SIU is earnestly soliciting Two of a kind—^for both I have fears. from all members. Many of 'Twould be like clipping the wings the suggestions he outlined Of a bird to keep the old man home. have been incorporated in the Just so, it would be caging a gull new official form for recording For Bud to give up the foam. ship's minutes which the Un­ Log-A-Rhythms What Price Feathers? DEDICATED TO Seafarer Harry McDoiiiiough BY HIS MOTHER This mother's heart knows that in Maybe a month, perhaps a bit more He will feel the spray, two Thousand miles away, and see only The salt sea shore. So I soogie his clothes and send Him back to the SIU and the sea. For what use are the feathers. When the soul of the bird flies free. �Friday. July 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS Sees Return Of Gulf As Union Stronghold LOG Page Thirteen EYERrBODY OUTSIDE FOR A PICTURE! Member Hails Committee Ruling On Gashounds To the Editor: To the Editor: I see the Union is finally doing something, which I believe was slightly overdue. And that is the straightening out of the Gulf. All Oldtimers remember when the Gulf was the backbone of the Union. But we can't afford to kid ourselves, so we must say that for awhile the Gulf slipped badly. I noticed it and I know that others did, too. This was particularly true in the Texas ports. It seemed that the piecards there (who are now out) were interested more in the gin mills then in our Union busi­ ness. Let their being "relieved" be a lesson for any other piecard who might think the membership will allow them to have the same idea. PROSPECTS GOOD I was at the meeting in New Orleans when Bull Sheppard was put in as Gulf Representative. I have seen the old Bull in action and I believe that now, with him That story in last week's issue of the LOG about those guys who were fined by a trial committee for being drunk and refusing to turn to aboard ship was mighty interesting. Guys like these are about the worst of all when it comes to fouling things up for their shipmates. I've been on ships that carried some of these characters, and beheve me, they are one big pain where you sit down. 1 agree with Joe Algina when he said that the Seafarers was too good to put up with the kind of stuff these guys were tossing around at their Brothers. 1 hope the next trial committee that sits on a case of this type is just as serious about their job. These crewmembers of the SS Samuel Livermore piled outside of a Copenhagen, Denmark, bistro to oblige one of their shipmates whose finger was itching to click the camera shutter From left to right the lads are: Roger Whitley; Stanley; Ray; Dennis Cahoon; Muncie; Charles Newman; F. W. Jackson; Paul J. Cook; Lynn and Truman, 'Steamboat' Answers Cadet Corps Defender To the Editor: •WANT SMOOTH SAILING The big majority of our mem­ bers are fellows who like to see a ship sail smooth. Not only that, but most of them feel that we have the best conditions in the business and they want to protect our contracts. Did you ever notice that when the Union is in a beef or on strike, that it is usually the gashounds who raise hell on a ship who do nearly less than anybody else? Well 1 have. And if you don't believe me just check the book of the next gashound you see on your ship and you'll probably see where he was fined during our last strike for missing picket duty. 1 like to have my fun as much as tfie next guy; but 1 realize Maritime Service, in order to con- ernment is because they put tinue in their soft jobs. themselves out on a limb and 1 see one of our brothers of the then let somebody saw it off." THANKS HIM MEBA has taken me over the Is that how you describe the rocks for calling Kings Point a Mr. Swadell also says the SIU "Coney Island Annapolis," and has the cream of the crop and is '21 strike, when the Shipping making impolite remarks about the coming union. Well, that's Board broke the Unions for 13 "crumbhouse cadets." very kind of you Mr. Swadell, years because they struck in pro­ Well, Mr. Swadell, 1 did not but don't you know the President test of a 15 per cent pay cut? Is that how you describe Tru­ mean to hurt your feelings as a of the SIU, Harry Lundeberg, has man's action last year when he graduate of Kings Point, es­ denounced the cadet corps as said he would use the Navy to pecially since you are obviously being full of military chicken and break the strike if seamen went a fine Union man. In fact, 1 a waste of the taxpayers' money? out? in the Gulf working with Buck have only admiration for anyone However, there is no need to Stephens, the SIU will get back who can keep his union convic­ go into this. Mr. Swadell an­ THREAT TO SEAMEN into the same shape they were tions after being exposed to the swers this himself. He says, "If That is what 1 mean by "or­ years ago. With Bull's hard-hit­ cadet corps. a man wants to get a license so ganized government finking," ting policy for organization (ask You say we need Kings Point he can hit the floor plates the Mr. Swadell. That is why 1 say The I] the commies what this means) to give us a steady flow of of­ 1-est of his life, let him stay out a government-controlled organi­ and Buck's ability and knowkdge ficers, evidently thinking there is of the Cadet Corps. The best zation of non-union seamen is a of the Gulf, we can now get danger of running out of gold way for him to get a license is to standing threat to every real sea­ ready to see the Union do some braid. During the war, there ship out until he has the sea time men in the country. progressing down there. wei-e enough licensed men to and then go to school for a couple There has been an all-out cam­ Incidentally, Editor, what hap­ man over 5,000 cargo ships. To­ of weeks." paign to militarize seamen go­ pened to our Educational pro­ day, we don't even operate half Mr. Swadell, how can you ad­ ing on for the last ten years. Why gram? I have heard a lot of that number. How do you get mit that and then say we should were the seamen handed over talk about it, but have seen no shortage of officers out of spend millions of dollars to op­ to the military despots of the action as yet. Why not ask the that? erate the salt water kindergar­ Coast Guard, the worst piece of members, through the LOG, This so-called "shortage" is a ten at Kings Point? bureaucratic debauchery since what they think of our lack of lie manufactured by the bellYou also say, "the only reason the sloppy gestation of the Mari­ such a program. John Lena bottomed bureaucrats of the unions are broken by the govtime Service in the womb of po­ that while working aboard ship is not the place for cutting up, litical finkery. Why did the Maritime Service NOW'S THE TIME put civilian seamen into military The new bill that was just uniforms for the first time in passed to smack labor down American history? Why did it means that we had better start invent the phony and ridicu­ getting into good shape, for it lous titles of lieutenant, com­ looks like before the year is out • mander, commodore for poor we'll be in a battle for our lives mates and engineers, if not to in­ \vith the shipowners. troduce the class conscious and We'll have plenty of trouble "socially superior" attitudes of if besides the shipowners we the Navy? have a bunch of characters inside BIG STUFF the Union making it tough for Why did it establish military the rest of us. That alone is good academies imitating West Point reason for dropping all our and Annapolis, if not to introduce 'characters" as soon as possible, a naval-like system on merchant so we'll be in good fighting trim ships? It even has a guy calling when the time comes. Duke (Red) Hall himself a "rear-admiral," a man who has never gone to sea for a living, who commands no one but stenographers and whose closest contact with the salt wa­ To the Editor: ter is the Potomac River. In 1944 Admiral Land told a I was shipped from New York bunch of shipowners at a big to Philadelphia on the B. Wil­ banquet, "The U. S. Maritime liams when 1 got here I found Service is the foundation on which that I had no job. After getting the future of the merchant ma­ kicked around for two days I rine is built." went to the Hall and told the I don't know what he meant officials about it—they sure got by this if he didn't mean substi­ on the ball fast. tuting this disciplined, uniform­ I for one want to thank the V .if ® I® Morris from New ed "service" for independent un­ officials of the Philadelphia ion seamen. Branch for their good work. "Steamboat" O'Doyle Thanks again. M. J. Field* DOWN THE EAST RIVER Philly Officials On The Ball mmed^"ur?,rLoS �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Taft-Hartley Fink Bill Blasted Stab At Union Hiring Arouses Members I.. (Editor's note: Passage of the Taft-Hartley fink bill has placed a knife in the hands of those who are intent upon the destruction of all the costly gains made by labor. That knife is poised directly over one of the most vital organs of the Seafarers—the Union hiring hall. In defense of this threat to their security, members of the SIU are expressing themselves militantly. "Below are some of the first letters on the fink bill received by the LOG. How about the rest of you? How do you feel about this fink bill?) $ since the passage of the Taft- NEW LABOR LAW Hartley Bill. The companies will start to use them if we let them, IS CHALLENGE TO so there is only one thing for us LABOR'S RIGHTS to do and that is fight Jhe finks To the Editor: wherever we meet them and pro­ To the Editor: Well, the boys on Capitol Hill tect our hard won gains. Check I am not sure whether this and their buddies of the NAM j-our ship. Brothers, and keep the should be addressed to the "Beef have received their wish — the finks off. Box" or to Joe Volpian of Special "Freedom to Fink" Bill is now Jimmy Crescitelli Service, but anyway here goes. law and that means the end of the closed shop. The question which I am par­ Since all of the SIU contracts URGES REPEAL ticularly concerned with is, how call for the closed shop, it means OF BILL THAT or in what way will the Taftonly one thing—we're next. WIPES OUT GAINS Hartley Law effect the seagoing Unfortunate for them, however, To the Editor: men of this country? we are not going to give up the Hiring Hall and rotary shipping I hope that the seamen will The Taft-Hartley Law, the way without a fight. In fact, we aren't I see it, is one of the worst foul wake up to the fact that the capi­ going to give up the Hiring HaU blows ever struck Organized La­ talists are still trying to exploit at all. bor. All the gains that labor has The other day I was on Broad achieved over the last 30 years them, and the seamen will be­ Street here in New York, and are to be wiped out by the pas­ come politically minded enough to fight whenever something I passed three fink halls. You sage of one law. should see the shipping masters Now, regarding strike action on comes up to defeat the gains we that they have in those joints, this' bill: It is my opinion, as in have made in the last few years. —shades of Richard Dana. the past, that the AFL leaders Many of us go to sea because If we let these places start up will know when and where to it is a means of livelihood, but again we should have our heads bring about the action necessary examined. If you see any sea­ to put this law where it belongs how many of us know that the men peeking into one of those —with the old 18th Amendment. Taft-Hartley Law may be setting foul dens, tell them to steer clear In other words, a straight repeal. of a precedent whereby the Re­ for their own good. Let's let our Congressmen publican majority in Congress • These fink halls are all new know our feelings on this mat­ will try to restrict and abolish businesses, having opened up ter. all of our gains. E. J. Kelly LONG FIGHT KEEP HIRING HALL, FIGHT FINKS, HE WARNS Isthmian Win Leaves Union Slackers On Limb To the Editor: Well, it finally happened—the winning of the Isthmian com­ pany and the final certification. Now, there are several Brothers I want to look up. I refer to those, who in the middle of the drive, used to hol­ ler "it can't be done." Another favorite of this type of char­ acter was to scream "it's costing too much money." I was at a meeting in New York when one donkey actually griped so much about the possi­ bilities of losing Isthmian, Ustill believe he was either a stooge for the Company or the commies— or both. m .. lljp KEPT HECKLING This same man refused to make a trip on the Isthmian scows but devoted all his time to laying on the beach and giv­ ing the organizers a bad time. Meanwhile, he kept telling all the kids going into the ships that they were suckers. Fortunately for the Union you could number" those Union wreckers on one hand, and belter still the union recognized these guys for what they were. If they are still in New York when­ ever I get back up there they had better get into a hole. This should be a lesson to all of us. If we can get Isthmian, then there is no reason why we can't take over the whole busi­ ness. Look out NMU! Victor L. Bonura SEES POSSIBLE RETURN OF THE SHIPPING MASTERS To the Editor: With the Taft-Hartley Law now in effect, the first anti-un­ ion blows will be aimed at the Union Hiring Hall. We can't however, let this law take away our Hiring Hall and return us to the old days of sliipping masters. Today, a man has a chance to ship out, but if we go back to the old days we will not have a fair chance to ship out. If you are not one of the shipping master's fair haired boys you will sit your fanny on some hard bench till hell freezes over. New York, Boston and all the ether ports had the phony ship­ ping masters. After every trip you made, they were' looking for a piece-off, and if they didn't get it—you didn't work. Personally, I think that this law should have been put up to a vote by the people of the United States. They should be the ones to decide whether we go back to the old days or not. Why should we have to go back to that hellish life that we had to fight so hard to get out of? We are labor, and we are the ones who will suffer—not the crumbs on Capitol Hill who have never done a day's work in their life. Here's hoping that the unions will get together and fight this new law to the death. Any time the Union wants to call a "Going Fishing" week or a month, I have my pole and boat on hand. James Russell The best the President could do in our favor was to veto the bill, but with a Republican ma­ jority in both chambers, who don't give a hoot for labor, we are due for a set back unless we recruit labor for a long drawn out fight. Regardless of union affiliation, this fight concerns us all. It seems that wc have not got enough labor minded representa­ tives in Congress, and I hope that enough of "us will wake up to this fact and send men to Washington to represent us whenever some so-called friends of labor try to present something which they deem in favor of labor and is in reality a restrictive tie. Wake up seamen, also you friends of labor. Do something about the Taft-Hartley Law! Dennis Saunders Friday, July 4, 1947 SIU Contract Don't Bite A Dog! Would Inspire What happens to Seafarers while taking the ships to the Isthmian Crews 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. Were 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. 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. PLENTY To the Editor: I have sailed Isthmian ships and after a short time on these scows I came to the conclusion that if the Isthmian Line were under the SIU banner it would be a lot better for the men who sail these ships, and, believe it or not, I think it would be better for the company, also. If the men of the Isthmian ships have a beef they could take it to the Union and let the Union handle the business part of the beef. Therefore, there would be no hard feelings between the men and the company. The com­ pany, also, could get their men through the Union Hall much faster and- they could get bet­ ter men. If this were the case, the sea­ men would be highly pleased to work under a union agreement having the same wages and work­ ing conditions as our other ships; and would make for more effi­ cient operation of the Isthmian ships. Jess N. Helms OF STEAM i> X SS Arizpa Deckmen handle ship lines due to juice short­ age. In the group, left to right: John Elliot, AB; Phil Guimond, DM; 5am McFarlane. AB; Russ (last name not given) OS; Karl Uri, AB, and Carl Senarighi, OS. Below is Ray Ditoto, DM. PoOped out. Brother Carl Senarighi (photo right) relaxes on fantail of the Arizpa, which was snafued on recent trip as a result of superficial investiga­ tion of ship by - Coast Guard. Bosun Gene Dauber took these photos. » » » �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 4, 1947 NMU Withdraws From Wyandotter After Usual Stalling Tartics Fail r As this issue of the LOG goes presed considerable interest in the outcome of negotiations with to press, one thing is certain. DETROIT — Well, the first the Midland Steamship Line, Inc. That is that the Lakes seamen half of the Wyandotte fleet has We are pleased at this time to have repudiated the NMU, once i.xci-.i'i voted, and with two ships out state that Midland wages, ef­ and for all, for playing the ship­ of the way it's only a matter of fective as of July 1 have al­ owners game time and again. SS A. G. BELL a few days more before a ready been agreed to. An item BOSTON The Huron election proved G. Vidal, $2.00; M. M. Eschenko, Wyandotte seamen will have had concerning these ships appears INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $1.00; R. O'Neill, $1.00; C. Baggs & this, and the Wyandotte election, a chance to register their choice elsewhere in this is.sue of the I. Pearce, $1.00: L, Bugajcwskl. Crew, $7.00, even though the NMU sneaked $5.00; P. Lobbregt, $2.00. of the SIU as the Union to rep SEAFARERS LOG. SS CARLSBAD off the ballot, will further prove resent them. T. McCann, $1.00. TAMPA The new Midland scale, based this repudiation of the NMU. SS J. GROUT Our "pals" from the NMU did on a forty hour week, is com­ SS FLORIDA E. C. Hill, $1.00; A. A. Ahmed, For too long, the Lakes sea­ Mario Reyes, $1.00; J. Seara, $1.00; $1.00; D. E. Edwards, $1.00; J. J. Con­ a last minute about-face, and parable to the new high scale men have been misrepresented J. C. Fernandez, $1.00; D. Bazo, $1.00; nors, $3.00; W. P. Nolan, $2.00; L. requested that their name be being paid on the SIU contract­ M. - Goto, $1.00; O. Timm, $1.00; E. by such phony outfits as the Johnson, $1.00; M. R. Keane, $2.00; withdrawn from the ballot. ed sandboats, and establishes a NMU, the LSU and the old cor­ Roig, 51.00; G. Briguera, $1.00; S. R. G. Bromiley, $2.00; A. KrapanaWe expected as much because pattern which will probably be rupt ISU. They can't expect any Rodri : $1.00. giditis, $2.00; E. I. Cozier, $2.00; M. M. Lorez. $1,00; J. Lopez, $1.00; M. the NMU has never had guts followed by the Lake Carriers gifts on a tray from the Lake H. Hansen, $2.00; W. J. McLaughlin, Carmona. $1.00; P. R. Penelas, $1.00; $1.00; D. j. McKinnis, $2.00; G. Dailey, enough to stand up and take Association. The LCA usually Carriers, so they look to the J. C. Keys, $1.00; J. Fl. Hofman, $1.00; $1.00; D. M. Moller, $1.00. their medicine in typical sea follows after the SIU sets the only bonafide seamen's union on A. Someillan, $t.bO; J. W. McCranie, SS VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY man style. These phonies have pace! $1.00; II. Reyes, 50c; J. M. Rodriguez, the Lakes for security — the J. Pawluk, $1.00; R. Visceglia, $1.00; 50c; .M. T. Costello, $1.00. again demonstrated that they At this time, nothing new has SIU! C. Hendrick, $2.00; C. F. DePole, $1.00; A. Gonzalez, $1.00; H. Nelson, $1.00; L. M. Oty, $2.00; W. C. Patterson, always fold up when the going developed on the- Wilson fleet. Today, as always, the SIU G. C. Albury, 50c; D. Knight, $i.00; J. $2.00; M. P. Martucci, $1.00; G. Ca- gets tough. This company has requested per­ leads on the Lakes when it R Roberts, $1.00; G. C. Barrios, $i.OO; iTiacho, $1.00; J. Saiad, $1.00; E. V. In one way, the entire matter mission of the NLRB in Wa.shG. Lima, $1.00; R. G. Rivero, $1.00: comes to wages, hours, overtime, Bulik, $2.00; M. E. Spence, $1.00; T. is quite amusing. Here we have G. C. Roberts, $1.00; E. Garcia, $1.00; j ington to file a supplemental working and living conditions, Smigielski. $2.00; G. G. Malby. $2.00; J. Epperson, $1.00; J. DiGiocomo, 50c; G. Bane, $2.00; W. Blanton, $1.00; J. a bunch of political connivers brief, and to appear before the and union security. B. Candanio, 50c; S. Bautista, 50c; J. K. Bowen, $1.00; P. E. Standi, $1.00; masquerading as legitimate union Board for oral argument. S. Atwell, 50c; P. .Santos, $1.00; A. men, and using every trick in P. Versage, $1.00. If the Board grants this re­ S.inchoz, $1.00; B. Alvarez, $1.00: J. SS A. COX the book to hamstring the SIU M. Nelson, $1.00; E. Chaves, $1.00; N. quest, it means that the Wilson J. E. Havens, $2.00; S. V. Lindsay, Villarerde, $1.00; W. E. Koski, $1.00: $2.00; L. P. Doleal, $1.00; J. H. Mat- from representing the Wyandotte lawyers will appear before the seamen, and securing an SIU $1.00; R. Costello, 50c; V. Jiminez, 50c: ton, $2.00; S. Vaughn, $1.00; D. C. Bell, NLRB in Washington to argue J. Mium, 50c. contract to cover Wyandotte. $3.00; C. Cahill, $5.00; A. A. K. Leiro, their reasons for wishing to ex­ $2.00; R. M. Smith, $3.00; W, H. NEW YORK These shipowners stooges, for clude certain classifications from Fiilingim, $3.00. that's what you can. really label SS L. MOTT the unlicensed personnel bar­ SS W. RIDDLE .A. II. Quinn, $4.00; A. E. Johanson, the NMU misleaders as, tossed L. C. Owens, $1.00; D. Gillikin, $1.00; gaining unit. On the basis of $2.00; J. F. Kelley, $10.00; B. Fruge, in a set of phony unfair labor this, the NLRB will have to de­ $4.00; I. A. Chauncey, $3.01^ L, K. $1.00; H. L. Moore, $1.00; Wm. M. By SAL COLLS charges against Wyandotte, hop­ W. 11. Mason, $1.00; N. H. Pratt, Wynne, $2.00; R. Silva, $10.OO. cide who shall be included in Kuhl. $1.00; L. H. Smith, $1.00. ing to tie up the holding of an the unit for election purposes. SS J. DUNCAN SAN JUAN—After a hectic SS TOPA TOPA C. Ilughart, $2.00; B. O. Wilson, election for months. three-week stretch a return to V. E. D'lndia, $4.00; G. A. Burke. $3.00; S. Buzalewski. $2".00; A. Smith, EAKES REPUDIATES NMU When the NLRB threw out normalcy was on the way this jr., $2.00; E. L. Pierce, $2.00; E. E, $1.00; H. G. llalloway, $1.00; A. Korthese charges as being unfound­ week on this Island. sak, $2.00; L. C. Lee, jr., $1.00. As for the Hanna fleet, noth­ Scott, $3.00., INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS ed, the NMU screamed to high ing new has developed since the SS COYOTE HILLS The longshoremen's strike j. Romano, $1.00; j. L. Tucker, P. F. Thipodeaux, $2.00; L. Mcheaven that the NLRB examin­ NLRB held up the pre-election which tied up things down here Arthur. $2.00; j. Blount, $2.00; P. M. $2.00; E. E. Ames, $3.00; j. McDon­ er, Miss Greenberg, was prejud­ hearing in order to dispose of the had caused most of the scows Cunningham, $3.00; C. D. Graham, ald, $1.00; L. C. Calinte, $1.00; j. iced. and sought to have the NMU's phony charges that the on the regular run to pile up, Farrell, $1.00. $3.00; A. L. Catlin, $1.00; T. Spencer, O. Preussler, $5.00; j. Rosciszew- Washington NLRB set aside the Hanna mates preferred the SIU | and thei-e were beefs galore on $5.00; E. P. Cox, $3.00; H. F. Stephens, $3.00;. R. Dampson, $3.00; j. Manuel, ski, $1.00; E. L. Marti^. $1.00; W. j. Regional Director's ruling against over the NMU. them all. Bason, $1.00. $3.00; D. E. Erase, $1.00. them. There are relatively few ships This was another effort to de­ here now, however, and an ab­ lay the holding of an election sence of beefs as everyone is among the Wyandotte seamen. turning to regularly on the WaWhen the NMU finally saw ASHTABULA 1027 West Filth St .tgrjinan ship and the two Bull line RUDOLPH C. HARYASZ Phone 5523 I ^ - ALEXANDER WHEATON that they had come to the end BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. | ^^ssels now m port. The officers Your mother writes that she| of' t^e'road "as 'far as "further Get in touch with Alton F. Calvert 4539 on all three of these ships are the Wyandotte elect- BOSTON Cooper, 124 S. Aropoho Street, has some very important busi276 State St. j Very anxious to cooperate with ness that requires your immed-^jon, they quietly tucked their Geary, Oklahoma, Boudoin 4455 tpig CreWS 10 Exchange St. late attention. Get m touch with tails between their legs.and scur- BUFFALO S. S. S. Cleveland 7391 The membership here is up in ried OiT to their respective holes CHICAGO G. GIDDEN 34 w. Superior Ave. arms over the actions of the men in typical rodent style. Brother Googe has your clothes Superior 5175! who do their performing during JOHN MURPHY Their delaying tactics hurt CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. regular Working hours. Rank at,790 Third Ave., Bklyn., N. Y. Mam 0147 i i j. , . . , Get in touch with Donald^the Wyandotte seamen through 35 4. 4. 1038 Third St. Committees have Moore at 9 Haddon Avenue, Cam- holding up the election. This DETROIT JACK O'MALLEY Cadillac 6857 been dealing out fines to ofden. New Jersey. phase of the NMU activity was DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. fcnders. Contact Jack and George at not amusing. Melrose 4110 The committees are also inthe South American Bar, New GALVESTON 308'/2—23rd St. , • er- • , HURON MEETING Phone 2-S44S local union officials York City. 16 Merchant St. ''o performers off the ships A meeting was held on July HONOLULU 4 it 4. The following named men who 1 between representatives of the Phone 58777 wlierever they crop up. FRANK BLUES. Wiper JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. left their clothes on the SS Minor This housecleaning is a healthy Formerly of the Montabello C. Keith can get same by con­ SIU and the Huron Transporta­ tion Company in order to set a MARCUS HOOK Hills, Pacific Tankers, which paid tacting Waterman SS Co.: Chester 5-3110 i certified as the collective bardate for the beginning of con­ off in Baltimore recently. Get 1 South Lawrence St. gaining agent for the Isthmian Niles Hanner, Murry, Tasseluff tract negotiations to cover the MOBILE in touch with Capt. Coles, Pa­ Phone 2-1751 line there is no question but that Kcruff, and Hill. two Huron ships — the SS cific Tankers, 115 Broadway, MONTREAL 1440 Bieury St. J we have more at stake than any Brother Christenson, FWT Crapo and the SS Boardman. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. ' ,v ^ . ,, ^7 Room 211, New York City. - Magnolia 6112-6113 "^her union m the field. For this who missed the ship in Ham­ As a result of the meeting, 4 4 4. 51 Beaver St. 1-ason as wcll as many others, burg, Germany, your papers have 'tontract negotiation; will be NEW YORK AMADO AGBUYA HAnover 2-2784 it is particularly gratifying to been turned in to the J^ew Or­ opened sometime during the A letter from your brother, leans Hall. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. gee the membership so seriously week of July 14, with a more Henry, requests that you get in , L'uT TtrsL responsibilities as 4 4 4 specific date to be set in the PHILADELPHIA touch with him. His address is LO„.b., d 3.7651 V"'™ ns™Holders of receipts numbered next few- days. 1258 Eddy Street, San Francisco, 97516 to 97550 please report to Ill VJ. Burnside St. I With this in mind, if you're In the meantime, crewmem- PORTLAND California. Beacon 4333 looking for a good run with the 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, bers of the two Huron ships will RICHMOND, Calif 257 sth^^SL' anipig opportunity to spend sev4 4 4 New York, N. Y. be contacted, meetings held, and D. K. (BLACKIE) TIGHE. Jr. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. pleasant evonings with very 4 4 4 terms of the contract demands Milton (Red) Faircloth has left Douglas 5475 8363 senoritas, then by all means W. H. MASON worked out to the satisfaction SAN JUAN, p. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon grab a SCOW that is Ishind-bound. your personal belongings at the James Purcell, Patrolman who of all Huron seamen. San Juan 2-5996 But if you'i'e 3 gashound or a SIU Hall in Baltimore, care of paid off on the SS W. J. Riddle Next Tuesday, July 9, meet­ Curly Rentz. They may be pick­ June 25 in New York, advises '"^h\l''8"72;\'P^^5°^™cr just give this place a ings will be held in the Cleve­ ed up at your convenience. Fair- that your overtime has been SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. berth. land NLRB offices to discuss There's no place for you here cloth wishes you to forward his okayed. Collect at the Waterman Main 0290 election stipulations for the TAMPA .1809-1811 N^ Franklin St. if you're In that category. souvenirs and personal effects to office, 19 Rector St., N. Y. C. three-ship Shenango Furnace Phone M-1323 The membership down here, the care of Curly Rentz, SIU 615 Summit St. „ n • „ A. Company and the five-ship Stein- TOLEDO Hall, 14 North Gay Street, .Bal­ Garfield 2II2|Other ports, JAMES F. -rUREK brenner (Kinsman Transit) fleet. WILMINGTON 440 Avaion Blvd. i havc repeatedly shown that they timore, Md. Your claim for transportation MIDLAND WAGES Terminal 4-3131 havc DO intention of permitting 4 4 4 from Galveston to New York VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. anyone to jeopardize the best BLAIR WRINGER A number of Lakes seamen City has been approved by PaGarden 8331 conditions and highest wages in E. Kesler is anxious to get in cific Tankers, and a check i& be- with whom our SIU organizers VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. the industry. have come in contact have exPacific 7824 touch with you immediately. | ing forwarded to your home. By PAUL WARREN m<. Gashounds Find Tough Sledding In Puerto Rico PERSONALS NOTICE! " .''Vb SIU HALLS �/>- - f!-' • Page Sixteen . THE 1 SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 4, 1947 mwA 1:?. _ '• iii-' S^.'v i'-' ¥• ii-: ' 1^': . li' •? i. <fl^T /V 1: ' op AioerH AMERIOA • X. :•>• , • 'pi-' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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SHARK OPENS BIG MOUTH, IS HOOKED BY GRIFFIN CREWMEN NORFOLK HALL STAFF WINS CREW'S PRAISE CAR KILLS SIU MAN FRIETCHIE AFLAME 5 HOURS LOADING TROUBLES NMU WITHDRAWS FROM WYANDOTTE, AFTER USUAL STALLING TACTICS FAIL GASHOUNDS FIND TOUGH SLEDDING IN PUERTO RICO Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/4/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5b41ace732b2ed851351d4c15ca4ad4e.PDF 1f2557d5275751c2add98667f8f34b97 PDF Text Text •J3 • > i «r- Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. N.Y. Meeting Pledges Aid To CIO Union NEW YORK, June 26—In line with the traditional SIU policy of supporting other unions in legiti­ mate economic beefs, a special joint meeting of SIU-SUP mem­ bership voted all-out backing to the CIO Shipyard Workers in their nationwide strike which started midnight June 25. It will be remembered by all Seafarers that the SIU went to the aid of the Shipyard Workers this spring when Local 13, at the Bushey Shipyards in Brooklyn, was faced by stubborn refusal of the company to bargain. SIU strength, massed on the picketline," helped bring quick results. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 27. 1947 - Labor Fights Back The Taft-Hartley "Kill Labor" Bill is now law, and the United States has tahen the first step down the road that leads to fascism. When Mussolini wanted to institute his reign of ter­ ror, he first started by throttling the labor movement. When Hitler came to power, his first objective was the complete breakdown of labor unions in Germany. And when Stalin became supreme dictator of Russia, he made sure that the Russian labor unions were stripped of their strength and power. The same pattern is being followed here in the United States. The bill, which has been described by stooge Con­ gressmen as "mild and reasonable," will bring to a halt all normal bargaining between employer and employee. The closed shop will be outlawed; industry-wide bargain­ ing restricted; company unions will flourish with en­ couragement from the Government; and only attornies well-skilled in labor laws will be able to unravel the many intricacies of the new legislation. If this is "mild and reasonable," then so were the to­ talitarian regimes of Mussolini and Hitler, and so are the The full text of tne resolution dictatorships of Stalin, Franco, and Peron. i.s as follows: WHEREAS, the membership of the CIO Shipyard Workers voted nationally to strike un­ less their demands were met by the bosses, and Brain Trust WHEREAS, the Shipyard Work­ ers gave 30 days strike notice as required by law, and the time expired on midnight June 25, therefore There is little reason to doubt that the legislators who voted for the Bill have done so because they believe that they can best serve their masters. Big Business, by dealing labor a hard blow. It is common knowledge that the Bill which bears the names of Senator Taft and Representative Hartley was really written by the combined brains of the National WHEREAS, the demands were Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Com­ not met and the shipyard-own­ merce, two organizations admittedly opposed to the just ers arrogantly refused to bar­ aims of the American labor movement. gain in good faith, and BE IT RESOLVED that the mem­ bership of the New York Branch of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union goes on record to support the CIO Shipyard Workers both morally and physically, and financially if necessary, and EE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the Senate and the House of Representatives, The President of the American Federation of Labor, and the President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that it be recommended to other SIU Branches that this resolution to read in special meetings held for the purpose and that this resolution of sup­ port be adopted. In view of the Seafarers' known record throughout the country for its immediate rally­ ing behind any legitimate union having a legitimate beef, no mat­ ter what its affiliation, there is little doubt but that the resolu­ tion will receive quick appraval from the membership in all brantjhes up and down the coast. But the Bill written by the NAM and the CC, and (Contimud on ?agg 4) New York Branch Cracks Down On Gashounds AndPerformers NEW YORK, June 26—A rank and file trial committee of Sea­ farers, guided by the growing dis­ satisfaction within the SIU toward gashounds and performers, crack­ ed down yesterday on six crewmembers who admitted to being drunk and refusing to turn to, thereby throwing the burden of ship's work on their shipmates. Two of the confessed perform­ ers, who are tripcarders, were fined $50 and warned that their privileges would be revoked in the event the offense is repeated. Fines of $25 were imposed on the other four—all full book members. The committee upbraided the full book men for failing in their responsibility to set an example to the newer members of the or­ ganization, and admonished that a re^^urrence would result in more severe penalties. . In addition to imposing the fines, the trial committee made it mandatory that the men re­ port immediately to the Dis­ patcher and accept the first jobs assigzied to them. NAMES WITHHELD The committee, which was elected at a special membership meeting, withheld the names of the guilty men from the LOG and the ship in order not to cause them any additional embai-rassment. The situation first came to light when indignant Seafarers, crew members aboard the ves­ sel, reported the actions of the six performers to a boarding Pa­ trolman. Efforts of the union rep­ resentative to get the men to turn to and to observe their ob­ ligations were at first of no avail. \ (Contimud from Page 4) No. 26 Wyandotte Crews Begin NLRB Vote is to be the payroll period end­ ing June 15, 1947. 5. Ballot Position — The SIU is to be on the right side of the ballot. No Union in the center, and the NMU on the left side. This should be good news for the Wyandotte seamen who have been anxiously awaiting the set­ ting of the election date. Inci­ dentally, no idle boast to say Overruling the phony, time- that the overwhelming majority stalling objections of the NMU of Wyandotte seamen prefer the representatives, NLRB Hearing SIU. Examiner Miss Ruth Greenberg set the election date and other stipulations of the consent elect­ ion which were agreed to by the SIU and company repre­ sentatives. Based on contentions that the election should not proceed until the NLRB in Washington de­ NEW YORK —In a telegram cided the NMU's appeal of the Local Board's decision to throw sent to all Ports this week, J. P. out the NMU's unfair labor Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of charges as being without found­ the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ ation, Acting Detroit NMU Agent trict, notified the membership Mike Kearns requested a post­ that the operators have offered a 5 percent wage increase plus ponement of the election. overtime for all holidays at sea. This, Miss Greenberg refused The Negotiating Committee— to do, stating that it was up to the Regional Director and the consisting of Lindsey Williams Board to decide on the merits and Joe Algina, Deck Depart­ ment; Paul Hall and Robert Mat­ of the NMU's appeal. After a company representa­ thews, Engine Departrrient; and tive had voiced a query asking J. P. Shuler and Ray Gonzales, Stewards Department—is now on what basis the NMU was studying the shipowners' pro­ intervening, SIU Asst. Organ­ posals, and a full report on izational Director Paul Warren recommendations will be mailed voiced the SIU position by stat­ out as soon as possible. ing that "The SIU doesn't care Members of the Union were re­ whether the NMU appears on the quested by the Committee to pro­ ballot or not. In fact, we wel­ ceed with their regular duties as come them on the ballot. Then, per contract. the Wyandotte seamen will have The Committee forsees no a good chance to show which union they want — the SIU or danger of a strike or job action at the present time, and stated that the NMU." no money will be lost on raises ELECTION STIPULATIONS while the negotiations continue, since all salary increases will be Complete stipulations regard­ retroactive. ing the Wyandotte election are DETROIT — As a result of the SIU's last meeting with the National Labor Relations Board regarding the Wyandotte Trans­ portation Company election, the seamen of this company's four ships — SS Alpena, Conneaut, Huron and Wyandotte — will be able to Vote for the union of their choice after June 30 and prior to July 12. SiU Committee Making Headway In Negotiations as follows: 1. Election Date — This is set for after June 30 and prior to July 12, but excluding July 4 and 5 (holiday weekend). 2. Bargaining Unit — All un­ licensed personnel including the Stewai'd, but excluding Radio Operators, Pursers, Conveyor Engineers and all licensed per­ sonnel. 3. Voting Place — Voting is to take place in the Card Rooms of the company's ships, docked at either the North or South Plants of the Company in Wyan­ dotte, Michigan. 4. Eligibility Period — This PORT MEETINGS A further recommendation of the Negotiating Committee was for each Port to set-up an infor­ mational bulletin and to hold special meetings to report the latest developments. The Seafarers International Union has for a long time led the maritime industry in regards to wages and conditions. With the full support of the membership behind the Negotiating Commit­ tee, there is every reason to be­ lieve that the gains made in the present bargaining scs«ions will also set standards for other seamens' unions to shoot at. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 27. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG • Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAno^er 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - ,5 President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25, Bowling Green Station^ New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 10.38 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St.. Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York. N. Y.. under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Pity The Poor Executive! At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the United States Lines Inccn-purated, an irate stockholder got to his feet to protest against the low salaries being paid to the officers of his company. He complained that, according to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the executives of all twelve of the lines which hold operating subsidy contracts from the Government are prevented from drawing more than $2 5,000 per year in salary. And not only that, but with taxes the way they are, these men have a take-home pay of approximately $15,000. This sort of pity for the salaried employes of a big compan}' is all to the good, but the compassionate stock­ holder should have used his good words for the shipowners' employes who need it the most—the men who actually sail the ships. One point in the argument advanced by the stock­ holder is that if the S2 5,000 limit is not raised, many of the ambitious joung executives will seek greener fields where they can make more money, and thereby discourage the high class of man.agement which the shipping lines have always enjoyed. Any seamen reading this is probably already bent over with laughter. The ' high class of management" which this mistaken capitalist referred to is the type of management that returns huge profits to investors, at the cost of sea­ men's lives, their broken bodies, and their wasted years. Perhaps the executives do deserve more money, but ceitainly not until the seamen who create the shipowners' wealth have a chance to share in it. What justice is there to high salaries for a few, whose jobs would not exist if it were not for the seamen, while those same seamen by the thousands are forced to live on the crumbs thrown to them by the exploiting. shipowners? We are in favor of higher salaries in the maritime in­ dustry. We are even in favor of higher wages being paid the "starving" $2 5,000 a year executives. But we firmly believe that increased wages should start where they arc needed most, and should be given to the men who are responsible for the vast profits which shipping lines roll up year after year. Perhaps that stockholder really thought that $2 5,000 a year is poor pay. Let him then talk to any working sea­ man, compare the two levels, and then go home to have a long talk with his conscience. It will do him a world of good! Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. ST-ATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL A. RIOS W. JOY N. NEILSEN J. A. DYKES E. J. SIDNEY V. PLACEY C. CARLSON E. E. CASEY W. F. STEWART R. G. MO.SSELLER J. HOSTEN C. R. O'NEAL M. J. DELANEY T. J. KURKI C. IBRAIN A. DUDDE E. CHATARD A. KELLER M. PISKUN W. E. STORVI.S A. FELICIANO » » NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL A. BUCHENHORNER C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON G. CARUSO P. STOFFEL A. SANDY R. CHRISTIAN A. R. GUIDRY J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY P. La Cicero R. WRIGHT G. GREY H. HAMOND C. CASE F. HAMON J. O'NEILL W. BROSE C. MASON A. WALTERS \ 4" i* 4* BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. L. CAIN JR. J. A. TARDELLEO M. PLYER A. HAYER T. O'MALLEY M. SAVEAED J. OFFSIMIK R. MYERS H. GREEN W. McKAY i X ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL W. MORRIS W. B, MUIR D. McDONALD C. RASMUSSEN • J. KOSLUSKY You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing liems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 8th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ' (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) NEPONSET HOSPITAL L. CLARK J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ J. HAMILTON R. A. BLAKE H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS XXX BRIGHTON • HOSPITAL R. BAASNER W. PARIS R. LORD R. MODIGAN (SUP) E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO P. KOGOY J. ROY R. GRALICKI H. WALSH J. WHEATON (SUP) A. ROUSED •1 - 'i -J �THE Friday, June 27. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Both NMU And LSU Try To Freeload On Seafarers' Accomplishments By PAUL WARREN By PAUL HALL There has been considerable discussion in the various port meetings recently in regard to the Union's program for economizing. These discussions—in the main—have been healthy, and they have provided the many members and officials with an opportunity to express their opinions on the subject of economy. It might be well, at this point, to stress to the membership that when they participate in such meetings, they should see to it that personalities play no part in discussions or actions. Let no official of any port tell members that any port, is "trying to run the Union." Some of this smear-attack technique was used recently in one or two of the ports. When any official has to stoop to this kind of face-saving instead of dealing squarely with the facts, it can lead to an unhealthy situation, if allowed to continue. Members Can Serve Union Seafarers who are interested in seeing the Union continue its advance on a sound, economical basis will be serving their own interests and those of the entire membership by setting straight any member, or official, who smugly states that a particular individual or port is "trying to run the Union." Remarks like these, which are injurious to the Union, are easy to make but have no basis in fact, and if they are set Upon right away can be knocked into the cocked hat from which they came. Members hearing these statements can nail them right away by pointing out to those who make them that our Union Constitution is clear. It emphatically states that our membership must vote on a coastwise basis on all issues affecting the Union, with a majority ruling the policy which is to be follov/ed. It is the membership, then, which makes the final decision on what SIU policy and program is to be on any issue. Ordinarily, when any official takes the particular line in ques­ tion to "explain" why he is not living up to Union policy, he is doing it for one of two reasons. Fjrst, it is because he actually doesn't possess the ability to handle the Union's affairs in the man­ ner which the membership wants. Second reason is that he is de­ liberately trying to hamstring the Union by creating doubts and casting reflections, insinuations and blasting members and officials who are living up to policy laid down by all hands. Watch for this at any meeting you attend in the future. While it is true that such an occurrence is a rarity, nevertheless if it ever should happen, it is the membership who can stop it. ^ Union Financial Condition Sound While on the subject of the economizing program, it is good to know that in spite of some differences of opinion on the matter, the Union is now running on a sounder economical basis than it has in a number of years. Our new Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, has done an effi­ cient job putting into effect the program adopted at this year's Agent's Conference. A glance at the Headquarter's financial re­ ports shows in black and white that through his efforts the General Fund has been increased by approximately $60,000 since he assumed office. Further, the normal operating expenses of the Union have been slashed by $2,000 per week. This is really cutting the mustard. In view of these remarkable strides, let us all continue to give the Secretary-Treasurer our support in living up to this program. The result will be that we'll have a lot more dollars in our fund, and consequently we'll have more bang if we have to go to bat with the shipowners again. Gulf Ports Now In Good Shape The Gulf ports are now operating in Seafarers style. Quite a few members have been asking questions regarding the changes in that area. The record shows that former SIU officials in some of the Gulf ports were not adhering to Union policy, not only in fail­ ing to operate an efficient and economical port, but also by allow­ ing phony outfits, such as the Merchant Mariners of America, to solicit membership around SIU halls. When corrected on these issues and shown by the membership that they were dead wrong in their actions, these officials asked for, and received, leaves of absence. Two of these former officials in the Port of Galveston have not yet accounted to the Union for all of its monies, and approximately $400 is still oiyed to the SIU by these former officials. The Union will, of course, be reimbursed by the bonding company by whom all officials are bonded for the security of the Union, and will not lose this dough. It is just as well that this matter receive an airing. The mem^ bership has every right to know what is going on so that it can act accordingly. Furthermore, the rumors and doubts fomented by the rumor mongers cannot survive in clean, open air. They can only thrive in the dark corners where they are conceived. ... It will serye notice, too, to any would-be disrupter that he will not be allowed to interpret the Union's actions in any manner other than what it is—the protection and welfare of the Union membership. (Continued on Fage DETROIT — Recently, we've had numerous queries concern­ ing what is being done on the Lakes by either the Lake Sailors Union (Independent) or the Na­ tional Maritime Union (CIO). So, here goes for the umpteenth time with the answer—and it's a loud and emphatic "Nothing!" Yes, Brothers, absolutely noth­ ing is being done on the Lakes by either of these outfits in the way of organizing or getting con­ structive gains for the Lakes seamen. However, every single time that the SIU starts organizing an unorganized company, either or both of these so-called unions jumps in to intervene. Neither the LSU nor the NMU has had the guts or the program to do any organizing on their own. They mouth a lot of empty promises about what they're go­ ing to do some indefinite time in the future, and are trying to ride in on the Seafarers' efforts for free. LOOK AT,RECORD Let's look at the record, and add up the score. The SIU has already petitioned and won an election on the two Huron ships. In this instance, the NMU inter­ vened and seeured the insignifi­ cant sum of 2 votes to the 28 amassed by the Seafarers. On Wyandotte, what happen- Canadian CCF Raps Phony Ship Transfers OTTAWA — An often sus­ pected practice of American shipowners was brought out into the open this week in the Ca­ nadian House of Commons when a charge of operating a "boot­ legging" system in ships was leveled at American shipping i.nierests. The "bootlegging" system, really the underhanded method whereby American ships are being put under the Panamanian Flag, was described as being carried out by bringing Ameri­ can vessels into Canadian ports, their registries transferring to the Flag of Panama, and the American crews aboard being discharged to be replaced by Chinese crews at much lower wages. Exposing the shipowners' racket were two. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation mem­ bers of Parliament — H. G. Archibald and Clarie Gillis. They immediately asked the Canadian Reconstruction Min­ ister whether the proposed Ca­ nadian Maritime Commission, would have the power to pro­ hibit such practices. The Reconstruction Minister, when faced with the question, stated that if there ai'e any in­ fractions it will be the duty of the Mai'itime Commission to bring them to the attention of the appropriate Minister to see that they do not continue. The Cooperative Common­ wealth Federation, which Mr. Archibald! .and Gillis represent, is a nOn-communist organization composed of labor, cooperative and socialist; groups. ed? Not only did the SIU or­ ganize the Wyandotte seamen and petition for an election but practically all of the men lined up for the Seafarers. As usual, the NMU intervened and was given a week in which to prove that they had proof of representation. The NMU failed to prove any basis for intervention and these phony charges were tossed out by the NLRB and a hearing on a consent election held. Over the NMU's protests, the NLRB set the Wyandotte elec­ tion dates. Voting on the four ships begins after June 30 and continues until July 12, or until the ships have finshed, if sooner. MORE INTERVENTION On both Hanna and Wilson, the SIU filed for elections. In both of these fleets, the LSU and the NMU intervened. Since then, the NMU has tossed in more un­ fair labor practices charges, al­ leging that the Mates on the Hanna ships were favoring the SIU. Hearings on the NMU's phony charges will consume mure lime before we can have an election on Hanna ships. This is just an­ other stall to hold up an election for the Hanna seamen. As for the Wilson fleet, this is going to the NLRB in Wash­ ington for a decision on the bar­ gaining unit, and an ordered elec­ tion will be necessary. The SIU has also filed for elec­ tions on the Steinbrenner and Shenango ships, and in both of these companies the NMU inter­ vened. So it's easy to see how these fellows have been riding on the Seafarers coat-tails. And, that's the reason for all of the questions concerning the LSU and NMU. It's a big laugh for the major­ ity of the Lakes seamen how these two outfits—the bankrupt NMU and the company-dominated LSU—are letting the SIU do all the work, and trying to cash in our efforts. However, their plans are not succeeding because the unorgan­ ized Lakes seamen know who is setting the pace for wages, hours and conditions. SIU PROGRAM The Seafarers program on the Lakes is well known to most of the seamen sailing the Lakes. They know that the SIU has a record of setting the pace on the Lakes. We lead and others fol­ low. Even the powerful shipowners group, the Lake Carriers Associa­ tion, follows our lead in estab­ lishing wages and conditions. However, where the unorgan­ ized seamen lose out is in the working and living conditions aboard their ships. They have no SIU contract to provide SIU Union security, protection and representation for them. So if they don't like the conditions aboard the open shop LCA ships, they are forced to pile off. Contrast the conditions aboard SIU contracted ships to those pre­ vailing on unorganized Lakes ships. Do you get paid overtime for work performed outside the hours of 5 p. m. to 8 a. m. which is not necessary to the navigation or safety of your ship? Are you secure on your job, and free from being fired to make room for one of the bosses' friends or relatives? Can yow talk to your Skip­ per or Departmental Head about a legitimate beef with­ out fear of being fired? Does your ship feed well, or do you have the two pot sys­ tem on it? These are just a few of the abuses which the SIU will clean up after we succeed in organiz­ ing the unorganized companies into the SIU. All of these con­ ditions are covered in SIU con­ tracts. As well as providing for the best working and living condi­ tions on the Lakes, competent SIU representation means that you can win your legitmate beefs without fear of intimidation. An SIU contract is your pro­ tection and guarantee that you, too, will enjoy the best wages, hours, working and living condi­ tions on the Lakes. We don't promise you the moon or any "pie in the sky" program. We just say, "Don't take less than the best, and that's the SIU!" No News, Really; NMULoses Again BOSTON—Still smarting from their setback in the Isthmian fleet, the NMU took another rap. across the knuckles last week when the seamen of the Boston Fuel Transportation Company re­ jected it in an NLRB election held in Boston. Voting 19 to 7 for no union, the men of the company's three ves­ sels, the Harold Reinauar, Lucy Reinauar and the Seaboard Rei­ nauar, completely swamped the NMU's efforts to organize the company. Speaking to SIU men after the election the men of the Boston Fuel fleet made it known that they were not anti-union but anti-NMU and were anxious for the SIU to step in and petition for an election. The Boston Fuel Transporta­ tion Company operates its ships out of Boston covering the New England area with runs to St. Johns and Halifax as well. The ships carry an unlicensed crew of 14 men. Button Gwinnett Ripped Open With approximately twenty feet of her port side Sitove in by heavy seas, the SS Button Gwinnett, South Atlantic Steam­ ship Company, steamed into Hampton Roads where she is now undergoing repairs. The Gwinnett left Norfolk on March 30, bound for Copen­ hagen with a cargo of coal. After unloading, she headed for home on April 25, and van into a series of severe storms. Without cargo, she was an easy prey to the high seas and strong winds. After fighting the storm for several days, open seams were noticed in her port side, and the ship sent out a call for assistance. Without aid, however, she managed to reach Leith, Scot­ land. �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Suggests Joint SlU-MM&P Panel Te Handle Crew-Officer Disputes By FREDDIE STEWART Friday, June 27, 1947 Labor Fights Back (Contivued from Page 1) supported by the lackeys of Big Business, has not achieved its goal. The labor movement in the United States is not broken and bowed; in fact, it is-gaining new strength from ments by making a grab for it is among our objects: To use our influence, individually and the struggle. leadership. Since the seamen's and 1 icons collectively for the purpose of AFFECTS UNION In the days to come, the "Kill Labor" Bill supporters ed officer's strike last year, there maintaining ajid dm.'oioping skill have been a number of disputes In ail of • 10 cases mentioned, in seamanship and effecting a will find that they have created a Frankenstein monster. between the crews and the of­ it is disgi-aceful to sec these un­ change in the Maritime law of They will come to realize that the law they thought would ficers aboard ships. necessary signs of friction in­ tlie United Stales so as to render crush labor has really made it into a fighting, militant Looking at the thing honestly, volve th' conduct of our Union it more equitable and to make weapon. inanx' of these disputes can be business. it an aid instead of a hindrance traced to the fact that a few to the development of a mer­ Looking Ahead Today vVe seamen, and the of­ .seamen have waved in the of­ chant marine and . a body of ficers of our profession, who ficer's faces the theory that they American seamen." The working people of the United States have long are memhtrs of a bonafido trade were greatly instrumental in been satisfied with pork chops and decent conditions, and union, arm affiliates of the same MARITIME COUNCIL getting the security, wages and parent body — the American have not taken a serious interest in the'men who make conditions won m the strike. To aid in the accomplishment Federation of Labor. laws of this lan,d. But with the passage of the Taft-Tartley This t ttitude on the part of Wo Seafarers have for many of the aims set forth in our Con­ Bill, they have learned a lesson. a few iTicn serves to create a years practiced a principle set stitution's preamble stated above, feeling of resentment, rather down in our Con.stitution. It we have found a need to bring Not only have strikes followed the passage of the all AFL maritime than the appreciation it is in­ might be well to reproduce it together bill, with a threat of more to come, but labor is looking unions. tended to inspire. here; piercingly at both political parties, and responsible labor As a result we have formed Of course, we have cases "We will, therefore, try by all where officers are deliberately just means to promote harmon­ the Maritime Trades Department leaders are talking seriously of a "New Party," controlled resentful of seamen because they ious relations with those in com­ comprised of all maritime work­ by labor and sj^ppox'ting only tried and true friends of cannot execute the flagrant and mand by exercising due care and ers. teamsters, etc.. and equipped the labor movement. unju.st powers cherished in the diligence in the performance of to deal with problems of any It is certainly about time that labor got a better break. past. the duties of our profesion. and nature affecting all. It might be fitting in dealing by giving all possible assist­ The men who produce the wealtli of this country have too There are other cases where with the subject of officers and ance to our employers in caring frustrations create dissension long been forced to exist on crumbs. Politicians have con­ crew to organize what might be among some seamen wh.o like for their gear and property. spired to steal away the freedom of the working man, but "Based upon these principles, known as a grievance pane to give vent to their disappoint­ made up of members of the there is a wind rising—a wind that threatens to blow the SIU and the MMP. The panel traitors out of office and out of public life. could have six members — two officials from each union and a rank and file member of each. Four Watch System Will Insure Jobs For All lb The Tough Times By ED LARKIN At the moment shipping is hit­ ting a postwar high and jobs are plentiful for seamen, but there are signs of a drop in cargo ship­ ping to come in th^ near future, and that means that jobs will start to slacken off. When this comes there will be a lot of men on the beach waiting for jobs, while the men who have berths will be making extra money through overtime and pay­ ing off with plenty of cash. To prepare for this day. which isn't too far off. the one sure way of spreading put the jobs is to go all out for the four watch system. I know a lot of guys will throw up their hands and yell that this is barking at the moon, and that it will only put the shipowners out of business, but I don't think that is the case. If we had the four watch sys­ tem, insuring jobs for more Un­ ion men, we would be sure of one thing: job security. Instead of asking for a lot of cabbage when we go into nego­ tiations this fall, let's make the four watch system our big gun. Lets plumb for security. lion dollars, and that ain't hay. No. Brothers, the four watc.'i system won't drive the American merchant marine from the seas. It will, however, make life a hell of a lot easier for the seaman and it will set the pace for the workers of the country to strive for the six hour day. PANEL'S FUNCTIONS This panel would function when expedient, to determine the ties and relationship between the parties involved, violations of contracts, and the reason for any ill-feeling that may exist. The SIU-MMP panel would have the power to render to each union- a report and -the de­ cision of the panel to be passed upon by the membership of each in accordance with the respect­ ive constitutions. • Thus the problems which might hinder fullfillment of the harmony and peace of the or­ ganizations can be weeded out. It is quite likely that the Isth­ mian ships might keep this panel busy for awhile. Or would you settle for a Patrolman on officers? New York Bramh Cracks Down On Gashounds AndPerformers (Continued from Page 1) The men were then removed from the ship and charges insti­ tuted immediately with the trial committee hearing the case di­ rectly after being elected. In ruling on the charges, the trial committee pointed out to the six men that the SIU is the only organization whose policy calls for job action, when neces­ sary. Nevertheless, the commit­ tee stressed, the serious mem­ bership will not allow drunks to work hardships on the rest of the crew, as well as jeopardize the hard-won gains of the Union. conditions, every individual mem­ ber would suffer as a result, the committee added. Committee members ruling on the important case were George R. Kosch, Bill Thompson. DeLorant Troy, 'Victor J. Pelutis and Salvatore 'Volpe. UNION INSURANCE The four watch system will be In the guilty group were two real life insurance for the Union, SIU and two SUP full book mem­ also, several hundred men on bers and one tripcarder ft-om the beach looking for jobs is not each of the sections of the SIU. a healthy situation. After awhile, even the best When informed by the trial Union men will start looking for committee of its action in this a Panamanian ship just to get a case, Joe Algina, Acting Agent bunk and food. for the Port of New York, stated HURT ALL MEMBERS Who knows, if things get bad that "the committee did a good enough, a guy might start play­ The committee further recalled job. They upheld the policy al­ ing the shipowners' game of for the men the fact that the top ways followed by this port in strike-breaking — a hungry man All Departments flight conditions enjoyed by the cases of this kind. Our Union does foolish things. Seafarers membership are the is too good to tolerate gashounds When your ship docks, it I think four watches should be best in the industry. and the sooner the membership is a good idea to have a list the spearhead of our drive to in­ If performers are allowed to puts a stop to thi^ stuff, the betof necessary repairs to give sure jobs for all. indiscriminately violate these | ter off we'll all be." to the Patrolman. This will Fifty years ago the shipowners help in letting the company wailed that the drive for the know exactly what has to be three watch system would ruin done to get the ship in tip­ them, but none of them jumped top condition. off buildings. Seafarers don't have to sail They will wail again but, if we beat-up ships. Do your part show them we are solidly behind INCREASES JOBS to make every ship a clean, the drive for the four watch sys­ WASHINGTON — The ground­ cow asking for the return of the well kept vessel. When a slump in business tem, we can do what others have work for a full-scale investiga- vessels, or for payment. To date, comes, it would not hit us too called the impossible. I tion of oil shipments to Russia, Russian officials have neglected - hard if we now create jobs for a being carried in American ships to reply to the various mes­ fourth of our membership. More flying the Soviet flag, was laid sages. jobs will mean greater security this week by the House Mer­ for both the members and the SIX SO FAR chant Marine Committee. Union when the going gets a lit­ tle tough. Records of'the House Merchant The Committee chairman. Rep­ (Contimred from Page }) I don't think the shipowner resentative Weichel, charged that Marine Committee disclose that The Seafarers is a young and fast growing outfit. It is under­ petroleum pipducts are being six such tankers sailed from will go out of business nor will the American merchant marine standable that we will have occasional growing pains. We must transported to Russia in lend- West Coast ports bound for disappear from the sea. Accord­ .at times expect problems of this nature, and as Union men we must lease tankers that the Russian Russia, while as far as the ing to the newspapers they are meet them, call them what they are, and answer them. Government had failed to pay Committee could ascertain no doing alright for themselves right It is this policy that has made the SIU as strong as it is today. for and refused to return. United States tankers are em­ now, in spite of all their cries That is what made the large string of tremendous victories possible ployed conveying petroleum to As reported in tlie LOG a few the Soviet Union. of high Union wages. —in the Isthmian drive, the 1946 General Strike, and the gaining The financial pages give the of many off-shore steamship companies. It has helped us double our weeks ago, ninety-four American Mr. Weichel declared that the vessels were turned over to the Committee would seek further lie to their tale of woe. In the. aize in the past 12 months. Soviet Government during the information, and if necessary first six months of this year they We cannot afford to take the position of not recognizing a made more than they made in problem when we see one coming up. Nor ean we fail to answer war as part of lend-lease. would reopen its investigation of the last couple of years. U. S. that problem. We v/ill not take the "ostrich-in-the-sand" attitude. After the end of bostiiities, the failure of Russia to return Lines alone made over two mil­ By-calling a spade a spade, we will continue, to grow and expand. several notes were sent to Mos- any of the lend-lease ships. American Tankers Russia Refuses To Return Used To Carry U.S. Oil Clearing The Deck a— ---Wk �Friday. June 27. 1947 Page Fiv& THE SEAFARERS LOG Aboard Mississippi's Newest-The Dei Mar pICrURED on this page are some crewmembers of the SS Del Mar, Mississippi's newest passenger vessel. This luxury liner crewed up in New Orleans and will be on the run from N. O. to the Islands. The Del Mar joins a v%^ellknown fleet of other cruise ships operated by the Missis­ sippi Steamship Company; the SS Del Norte, the SS Del Sud, and the SS Del Mundo. All are crewed by Seafarers, and all are famous for the type of service and comfort provided for the passengers. That's the v/ay an SIU crew operates, sailing the ship and carrying out the other duties efficiently. Jusl before sailing time, members of the crew of the Del Mar pose against a picturesque background. L. to R.: Pop Schaeffer. Mike Derkits. William Witchen, Eld Gonzales. Red WesseL Larry Michel. Butsy Marshall, Jerry Pontiff. John Epton, Sam Marinello, and Tommy Scoper. Second row, Steve Colecchi and Pete Garza. Rear row. H. C. Frierson. Leslie Blanchard, Fred Bowden, and S. Randolph. Not all members of the crew are present, sin :e even when the ship is not on the open waters some men are necessary on board to attend to their duties. Like all other SIU ships, the Del Mar is crewed by an etticient band of men who have made the sea their caceef. In all De* partments there are experienced Seafarers, some of whom have been sailing for a quarter of a century, and these men help to train newcomers so thai the v American Merchant Marine always has a flow of good seamen coming up. No need for Trciining Schools under these circum­ stances. That's why the SIU has always been in favor'of men being trained on the ships rather than in schools where they get no real practical experience. Members of the Deck Department line up on the gang­ plank for a picture. In the usual order. Felix Curls, William Worthington, Don Howard, Sam Marinello. Edward Avard, Butsy Marshall, George Levine, and Sam Lemoine. A once over lightly is being given given to Red Jameson by Ernest Guillot, Ship's Barber. There's good food on board, and here ere the men who pre­ pare it. Around the circle, starting on the left, are R. B. Cerriilo, S. Navarro, Henry St. Ann, Tony Santiago, T. R. Rob­ inson, J. C. Randolph, and D. Marte. These men are responsible for the excellent service in the Dining Salon of the Del Mar. Starting on the left are Charles Fusilier, Aristides Soriano. Carlos Perez. A1 Spaulding, Tad Wrona, Frank Rivero. G. K. Moore, Kjeld Lyngstad. and Louis Gourdon. all Dining Room Waiters. In the white uniform, on the far right, is Claus Anderson. Second Steward. Part of the Black Gang takes time out from its many duties to pose for a picture for the LOG. Above, left to right, Eddie Quiller, Third Engineer; Tommy Scoper, Second Freezer; Charles Kath, Fireman; and Bob Carter, Oiler. -s. J. Far left. Bob Carter keeps an eye peeled for trouble as the Del Mar heads down into the open stream from New Orleans on her maiden run. Left, two experienced Seafarers track down some elec­ trical troubles. George Montesano holds the flashlight while George Ryninger peers over his shoulder. Up to his arm pits in dishes is W. H. Cook, right. Bet he's wishing the company would use paper dishes on the Del Mar. �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 27. 1947 New Orleans Is Reorganized In Line With Recommendations By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS- -The Port of boat Patrolman, Blackie Trussel; New Orleans is in very good and Organizer, Warren Wyman. shape. Shipping is at its peak, This lineup represents quite a and there are job here for every •reduction in the staff, in line rating. with the recommendations of the All beefs have been squared Agents Conference, to cut out all away, with the exception of one unnecessary expenditures and cut on the SS Brazil Victory. This the overall expenses of the A&G scow is tied up because of the District. Silence this week from the Working with less men than finky Mate, and the crew re­ By EINAR NORDAAS Branch Agents of the follow­ fuses to sign on, until the com­ formerly requires the fullest co­ ing ports: operation of the membership, but pany removes him. DULUTH — We've been hit seeds of discontent sown by LCA there isn't any worry about that MOBILE The Mate thought he was Cap­ by a tidal wave up here at the skippers and company stiffs are tain Blood and threatened some around here, as the Brothers .m head of the Lakes, and it's not bearing fruit. JACKSONVILLE of the crewmembers with a pis­ this Port are the kind wh'^ give the kind that Mother Nature lets BALTIMORE Men by the score are turning tol. This is not the first time that out with everything for the Sea­ loose at times. Instead its a to the one organization which MARCUS HOOK character ran afoul of the SIU, farers. rush of Lake Carrier seamen they know will give them a The deadline for port re­ but we intend it to be the last ON NEGOTIATIONS storming into the Hall to join change from the poor conditions ports. monies due. etc.. is the time. the SIU. The boys here miss Lindsey and treatment accorded them on Monday proceeding publica­ The crew has i-efused to sail Willams who went North with Up until a week or so ago, the LCA vessels. tion. While every effort will the ship wth this" gun-man on Paul Hall, to help out with the turnover on the Lakes ships The stories told us by the men board, and the ship is still hung negotiations with our contracted be made to use in the current was rather small. Then the fresh off these ships are all of up. Seems as though some of operators to get another wage issue material received after Lake Carriers Association ship­ the same theme: poor conditions those operators would get wise to increase. ped a lot of men aboard their and long hours without over­ that date, space commitments themselves and unload this type This week we were able to ships. time. generally do not permit us to of troublemaker before more show one of the LOG staff what It didn't take the men long do so. scows get hung up. the Gulf is like—Burt Beck, who AN OLD STORY to learn the score, and now the came down to set up the pub­ On the SS Mandan Victory, Stories of scrubbing and paint­ Waterman Steamship Company, licity apparatus for our organiz­ ing on Sunday and holidays are the Cooks were going to pile off ing drives. Last night he was old stuff to men who have sail­ due to the antics of a drunken seen eating corn bread and gravy ed the Lakes for the LCA, but permit Steward. We squared —quite an experience for a with the SIU on the Lakes to this one by pulling the Steward yankee. put an end to these cundiliuiis, What, no grits! off the ship. Gas hounds like the men are quick to hit the There are quite a number of this will not be tolerated, and we By SALVADOR COLLS SIU Hall in the first port they will pull the next one off as well. oldtimers in the Hall at this touch. SAN JUAN—A short strike by The crews of the SIU ships in time, and they want to be re­ NEW SET-UP Unfortunately, these stories membered to their shipmates in the ILA, which ended with their poi't, the Jean, Coastal Mariner, For those of you who haven't the other ports. being granted a 15c across the J. Hewes .and the James Barbour, will continue to be told and men got the new set-up in this port Among them are Jake Woods, board increase, was the big news were well taken care of as the will continue to be forced to yet, this is the way the Branch A1 Gatewood, Eddie Parr (not the in this port last week. ILA made arrangements for 40 work under slave labor condi­ shapes up now: same one working in Headquar­ When the ILA hit the bricks beds in a San Juan hotel so the tions as long as there is an un­ Agent, Earl Sheppard; Door­ ters), Douglas Craddock, C. W. for a raise, the SIU immediately men would not have to go aboard organized Lakes ship afloat. man, Moon Koons; Dispatcher, Crawford, T. Noto, G. Stevens, T. honored their picketlines around the ships to sleep. Elimination of these conditions The strange thing about it all will come, and come fast. Its Joe Martello; Patrolmen, Gray- Loterch, C. Gray, Charlie Weber, our ships. All the crews piled off don "Tex" Suit, Johnny John­ and Danny Burns. in short order giving them real is that, although the men did not a big job to do and no one can go to their ships to sleep, the do it overnight, but just as the ston, and Buck Stephens; Tug­ And that's all till next week. AFL solidarity in their fight. hotel reported that only six men deap sea is solidly union in the showed up to use the sacks pro­ dry cargo field, so will the vided. Lakes be solidly union and the Union will be the SIU. TAKEN CARE OF By W. H. SIMMONS | weekend for the Shipping Com­ and the doctor thinks that h.e There is a rumor to the effect The men on the Huron Trans­ missioner, I had to wait until the fractured his back. that the local populace, predom­ portation Company ships went SAN FRANCISCO — Another, following Monday to lodge my inately the feminine part, took overwhelmingly for the SIU in INCOME FALLS company tried to pull a fast one complaint. on us out here, and like all the Although we have plenty of the boys to heart and sheltered the first election on the Lakes rest, it found out mighty quickly ELIGIBLE TO PAYOFF activity out here, and while ship­ them during the strike, but no this year, demonstrating that one would believe a story like the SIU is the choice of the that we are alwaj's ready for On Monday morning I took ping remains good in all ratings, that. great majority of men in that slick tricks. This time it, was the the matter up with Mr. Waring, we have had very few payoffs Following the successful con­ fleet. Waterman Steamship Company, during the last week or so. the Chief Commissioner, and he and the ship was the SS Leland We understand, however, that clusion of the strike, there was Their feelings are the feel­ agreed that the men eligible to a big reception .held at which all ings of most Lakes .seamen. The Stanford. Smith and Johnson is going to payoff under mutual consent, the ILA men and the SIU broth­ desire to join the SIU and have This scow loaded in Baltimore since they had made one voyage run in here regular and payoff ers turned out. It was what the an SIU contract is the biggest long about March of this year. as stamped on the articles. They here, and that is all to the good society columnists would report had therefore fulfilled their part since we can use a little income as "a highlight of the social sea­ talking point on the Lakes this in this Branch. year. of the contract. son." At times we have to sweat due One beef arose out of the strike However, this had to be ap­ GET THE SCORE to the fact that income drops that was quickly dispo.sed of, proved by the Chief Commission­ If you haven't contacted one of off, but we don't like to wire namely, the threat by the skip­ er in Washington, and we had to the SIU Halls on the Lakes, Headquarters for money, which pers that they were going to log wait for confirmation from that take a few minutes off the next we haye only had to do once, the men who were ashore during end. quite a while back. time you're in Duluth or any the strike. Later that afternoon we re­ of the major ports and pay a That's about all, except to in­ I made it clear to the ships' ceived a call from Washington, vite you men with ratings to visit to the SIU Hall. It's there officers that no men were going telling us that the Chief had come out to the Gold Coast for a to be penalized for respecting a to serve you and give you the concurred. We paid off the ship choice of jobs and ships. score. picketline in front of their ships, the next day, with full transpor­ Congratulations are in order and with that the logs were for­ tation for all hands, and with all for the men of the SS S. T. gotten. members of the crew happy. Crapo and the John W. BoardBACK TO NORMAL bound for Germany. There she man who stuck to their ships and I am still having a little trou­ Now that things have come registered an eye opening vote reloaded for Yokohama, Japan. ble about that transportation Each man who makes a back to normal all is serene and in favor of the SIU. Enroute, she came into Frisco. rule. Some of the members can't donation to the LOG should business is fine. I covered the Her stop in this port was sup­ seem to understand that it is a Their vote is the first hole in receive a receipt in return. MV Ponce this week and handled the LCA dike which will soon posedly for emergency repairs, West Coast rule that when a If the Union official to whom the paying of the crew up to the but when she came under the man receives transportation, he break into a flood, drowning the a contribution is given does current month. Golden Gate Bridge, instead of must get off the ship. last citadel of anti-labor em­ not make out a receipt for As for our difficulty with going to some repair dock, which ployers. That is a hard and fast regula­ the money, call this to the Augusto the Janitor, which I would have been okay according tion out here, and I was elected Brother John Burke, fireman attention of the Secretaryreported to the LOG, it has been to our contract, the Stanford by the membership to carry #ut on the Davin, fell off a ladder Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ rectified to the satisfaction of all. headed for the Oakland Army the rules of the organization. mediately. The suggestion of the LOG Edi­ boarding her in Superior last Base. One of the lads on the Leland Send the name of the of­ tor to paint his feetTalack, since Friday injuring his back. Bro­ When I got over there, they Stanford was hurt pretty bad ficial and the name of the he has a dislike for shoes, was ther Burke is at present re­ were ready to load airplanes on while the ship was at the Army port in which the oCcurance carefully considered, but Aug­ cuperating in Saintr Mary's Hos- . the deck, and motors into the Base waiting to load. He was took place to the New Yorie usto, when he saw us walking pital at Superior. number three hold. clearing the lines, standing on Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New If any of-his shipmates are around with a can of black paint, York 4, N. Y. That was all I had to see, but the mast table, when he slipped quickly capitulated and has worn up this way I'm sure he would as this was a three-day Memorial and fell. He landed on the winch be glad to see you. shops since. Poor Treatment Of LCA Seamen NO NEWS?? Brings Lakes Men To Seafarers Seafarers Supports PIcketlines As ILA Wins Puerto Rico Strike Seafarers ffalts Slick Deal On West Coast Attention Members n •'ii �Friday. June 27, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Wants To Know Where LSU Gets All Its Dough Page Seven Ships And Gas Hounds Are Hitting Port Tampa On Regular Schedule By C. SIMMONS TAMPA — With from two to Skipper that the ship would not M four ships hitting this port every sail until he had rehired the j day, and most of them calling Purser. ASHTABULA—That LOG ar­ for replacements, seamen are The Purser, who was the cause < ticle of May 30 regarding Sena­ becoming as rare as California of all the ruckus, was not a tor Aiken's charges that enemies By JOSEPH VOLPIAN oranges around this busy Florida member of any union. It was of labor spent over $100,000,000 Special Services Representative port. damned silly for a bunch of men for propaganda against labor has There is no sign of the sit­ to jeopardize their papers for With very few exceptions, the join his vessel or to proceed many Lakes seamen wondering. uation letting up, as Bull Line such a character. Their question is, "How much Union membership today is com­ to sea in his vessel, or ^or ab­ will start her regular coastwise After things were straightened of this dough found it's way into posed of Seafarers who are alert sence without leave at any runs again on June 27th and out, the real reason for the the hands of the Lake Carriers intelligent and extremely con­ time within 24 hours of the that will mean more men than militancy was found: The Purser vessel's sailing from any port, ever. Association and their stooge out­ scious of their responsibilities. was a drinking companion of It is becoming increasing evi­ either at the commencement or fits like the LSU?" What makes the sitiuation so the super-militant gashound. dent that the men are taking during the progress of the voy­ Incidentally, this one company their jobs seriously, and that they tough in this port is that ships The super-militant, being the age, or for absence at any time are never here long enough outfit, the so-called Lake Sea­ intend to guard vigilantly the CThief Electrician, never thought without 1 .'ave and without suf­ for me to call outports for re­ man's Union, is getting plenty of prestige of the Union which has ficient reason from his vessel placements. dough from someone. The only become the waterfront's leading Bori CAAJ't/l I and from his duty, not amount­ company they have under con­ organization. When a ship comes in here ing to de.sertion, by forfeiture tract, such as it is, is the Cleve­ One major reason for this} from his wages of not more shorthanded, w-e usually have to let her continue that way un­ land-Cliffs Iron Company, and acute Union consciousness is the than two days' pay or suffi­ less we have the men in the they hire their men through the fact that the men sailing the ships cient to defray any expenses Hall at the moment. company's offices and the LCA today are, for the most part, the which shall have been prop­ A real boom to shipping will halls. e^cperienced oldtimers who will erly incurred in hiring a substi­ be the new P&O pasenger ship Yet the LSU has enough cab­ continue to go to sea and the tute. that is supposed to begin opera­ bage to mail organizational prop­ youngsters — comparatively 3. For quitting the vessel tions this season. Our only aganda all over the Lakes, and speaking—who have decided that without leave, after her arrival chance for her is to get one send their attorney and former shipping will be their careers. at the port of delivery and be­ full crew aboard and hope they president, Meyer Cook, into all Rapidly dwindling in numbers fore she is placed in security, homestead her like the crew NLRB hearings trying to ride in are those who sailed solely for by forfeiture from his wages on the Florida has done. the period of the war. And while of not more than one month's on the SIU's coat-tails. of doing a ining for the Union BOTTLED MILITANCY most of these temporary seamen or his fellow Union brothers un­ pay. They didn't secure their dough Another one of those super til his non-union drinking buddywei-e sensible, well-intentioned fi'om dues as practically no one 4. For willful disobedience to militants — 80 proof variety — is paying any. Where did they Brothers who took their jobs and any lawful command at sea, by gave us our w-eekly gashound was canned. their Unionism seriously, a num­ BROTHERS LET DOWN secure their money from? being at the option of the mas­ headache. They're becoming as ber of them felt that since going Proof of that was that he had ter, placed in irons until such regular as clockwork now. Tliis to sea was only a stop-gap and disobedience shall cease, and time it occurred on the Alcoa been stewed for over thirty days temporary lark, there was no upon arrival in port by for­ Partner which was loading here and the fans in the messroom reason to go out of their way to were out of order and the blow­ feiture from his wages of not for Canada. accept their share of Union reer in the galley likewise. more than four days' pay, or, at The Purser of the ship had sponsiblity and contribute to the When this was pointed out the discretion of the court, by been fired for being gassed up general welfare of all hands. imprisonment for not more several days running and for to him he informed all hands The return of this caliber to BALTIMORE' — Election of than one month. general incompetencj'. So the that he was going to get them officials and an application for shore-sided pursuits posed no 5. For continued willful diso­ super militant aboard immedi­ fixed as soon as he got around a charter from the national or­ loss to the Seafarers. bedience to lawful command or ately called the Hall asking for to it. PERFORMER'S UNWANTED ganization highlighted the first Before the Patrolman left the continued willful neglect of a Patrolman to hit the ship at For the men within our ranks official meeting of the AFL Mari­ ship, he had gotten around to duty at sea, by being, at the once. time Trades Department's local today want no truck with foul- option of the master, placed in it, but fast. The Electrician is Well, out went a Pati'olman port council here last week. ups, performers and parasites irons, on bread and water, with and he finally found the ship nov» strictly on his good be­ William (Curly) Rcntz, SIU who suck from the Union the full rations every fifth day, un­ over in Port Tampa. havior and if he continues perPort Agent, was elected council benefits won only by hard strug­ til such disobedience shall The gashound informed the 'forming he is to be bought up gle, and who care not a tinker's chairman. Patrolman that he had told the on charges. {Contimud on Page 14) dam that they impose addition­ To top off the whole affair, the Also elected were August al burden on the rest of the mem­ performer has an old book in Idzik, international vice presi­ bership by flaunting their in­ the Union and the men who dent of the International Long­ dividuality. had to straighten .him out were shoremen's Association, secre­ Seafarers today know that ship­ for the most part tripcarders tary-treasurer; R. F. Lowe, ping is a job—a serious job. More and new bookmen. Agent for Local 14' of the than that, it is a way of life. At Guys like this are definitely Masters, Mates and Pilots, vice sea, the ship becomes a world By HERB JANSEN not a good advertisement for chairman; Pete De Catte, SUP within itself. And, consequently, Around here, the main topic the Union and should be slapped CHICAGO — Shipping has Port Agent, assistant secretary- there are rules and regulations to down when they pull the cork treasurer, and Andrew MacDon- govern conduct aboard a vessel been a little slow in this Port of conversation is the Taft-Hart­ on their "militancy." during the past couple of weeks ley anti-labor law. ald. General Chairman of the just as there are ashore. Brother Tony Sosa was by Under the guise of being the Radio Officers Union, recording As has been pointed out, most with very few turnovers. Most the Hall this morning. He is will of the people, an unholy secretary. Seafarers act in a manner be­ of the boys are holding on to just back from Italy where he coalition of Republicans and their jobs, and enjoying the con­ Applicaticn fOr the Port Coun­ coming Union men and show con­ was in the hospital several cil charter was directed to John sideration for the welfare of their ditions which have been won by Democrats, who have had their months following his being hearts and souls bought and wounded by a drunken perform­ the SIU on the Lakes. R. Owens, Executive Secretary shipmates. paid for, have crammed this er. of the MTD. As in every instance, however, Di ring the past week, the SS rotten legislation down the Brother Sosa is able to get The Council went on record where there are a large body of Sultana and the SS Wescoat throats of the workers. around a little now, and willto "recognize and respect all men, tJiere are the inevitable few were in Port. The Sultana came We seamen are proud of being be ready to take a ship in a fewlegitimate and bonafide picket for whom the rules and regula­ in with a load of newsprint for Americans, and that's no idle months. the daily tabloids and loaded up lines around ships under CIO tions were made. flag waving. We intend to see In this respect, therefore, it with giain for a Canadian port. contract," and to follow the that a rightful share of the same policy adopted during the might be wise to quote the var­ As for the Wescoat, she loaded profits from our labor comes 1946 strikes. At the time of ious types of conduct which are crude oil at Indiana Harbor. f-'i back to us in the form of wages, the meeting the CIO Maritime considered offenses and the penThis week, the SS City of and all the phony politicians and Agents and Seafarers have alites for their committment. Grand Rapids makes her first work stoppage was in effect. been inquiring as to the rea­ The following sections are sta­ trip on June 20 on her regular Taft-Hartley Laws in 4116 world It was recommended at the are not going to take away our son for late deliveries of the tutory United States law; run. Part of the crew for the SS rights to organize and join meeting that steps be taken to SEAFARERS LOG to their THE LAW SAYS Michigan, sandboat, scheduled to unions to protect our gains. set up the Council on a "reg­ homes and the outports. Section 701. Various offenses; work on the airport fill in, has ular and permanent basis" as a We're willing to work and The delay- is due to the ter­ penalties. been hired. member of the MTD. take our share of the risks, but rific shortage of newsprint Whenever any seamen who After she comes out of the we want a fair wage and decent The importance of the Council has been lawfully engaged or that has hit most newspapers, adopting a clear cut and definite any apprentice to the sea serv­ shipyard, where a new deckhouse conditions in return. We fought which sometimes makes it policy that would be clear to ice commits any of the follow­ is being added to furnish quart­ hard for these conditions and necessary for the printer to all member unions, and a means ing offenses, he shall be pun­ ers for the crew demanded by we won't stand idly by and see halt printing the LOG until the SIU, she'll start on her job any money-hungry politicians whereby they could be kept in­ ished as follows: „ he gets additional paper. around July 15. and operators take them away. formed was urged on the meet­ Once the LOGS come off 1. For desertion, by for­ ing by Jeff Davis, delegate from feiture of all or any part of the This is fair warning that ^he Last Monday, Millwaukee sent the press they are immediate­ and fight like ly mailed out. The only bot­ the ILA. clothes or effects he leaves on for their AFL Maritime Trades SIU will fight, hell, to preserve our contracts tleneck is the difficulty in Department charter for the Port General discussion was held board and of all or any part securing sufficient newsprint and conditions. All of our Council which has already been on by-laws, membership, repre­ of the wages or emoluments for the thousands of LOGS strength and resources is dedi­ set up. This will add to the sentation and ways and means which he has earned. printed each week. cated to the battle fro freedom solidarity and strength of the of setting up and operating the 2. For neglecting or refusing and security. without reasonable cause to AFL in Lakes ports. council. By MAURICE DOLE * Baltimore MIC Elects Officers Fight Against Taft-Hartley Bill Is Big Topic With Chicago SIU Late Deliveries �THE Page Eight Weather Nice, Shipping Smooth: New York is Enjoying Happy Days By JOE ALGINA 1 , ] 1 , 1 SEAFARERS LOG No Whitewash Add one more soap sud swindle lo the lengthening list of laundries working the popular racket of taking seamen's laundry but failing to return it. Friday, June 27. 1347 SIU In Montreal Goes To Aid Of AFL Laundry Workers' Beef By GENE MAHKEY MONTREAL—Shipping in this that is nece.ssary is to get the NEW YORK — Every once pers have to learn the hard way. the newest of SIU branches is as­ word to the CSU men and they in awhile, in this hectic business We've been cautioning the suming boom proportions. The will swarm into our ranks. of shipping, there comes a quiet companies and the Skippers to men are going out of here in None of them, it seems, is hap­ spell when everything is going. droves to take the ships and in py under the CSU set-up of poor along smoothly with no great The latest is Style Cleaners the last month we figure we've conditions and low wages, and ..s amount of beefs, the performers of 110 Government Street, sent over 200 men out on jobs. constantly casting an eye about stay on their good behavior Mobile, Alabama, which has The next month promises to for a real democratic Union that and there are jobs enough for be even better so we are not com­ is going places. been picking up crews' laun­ all. Such is the situation at the plaining of a ship shortage here. The SIU is the Union for them, moment in the Port of New dry end dry cleaning but fail­ Our hope is that the men will but they have to be shown that York. ing to return the clothing be­ continue to flow in here to take we are here and here to stay. Ships are hitting this port in fore the ships sail. the large number of jobs avail­ When we first hung out the a steady stream and they are able. shingle here and set-up for biisiall fine examples of the ideal The latest to experience Of the men coming into the ne.ss we had our hands full with SIU ship. The Patrolmen have this racket is the crew of the Hall, a large number of them are a bumper crop of performers. gone quite a few days now Hawaiian Citizen who found former CSU men who realize It seems that all the performers without any big beefs to worry that the Style Cleaners did that the SIU is here to stay and in the Union had converged on them, and the members have they want to get out of the CSU Montreal, but the situation is dif­ not return the laundry on been very cooperative at the have a sailing board posted which has nothing to offer them. ferent now. time and even reneged on its payoffs and sign ons. aboard the ships announcing the These men are not coming in They've cleared out of this Maybe its the weather or time of departure. promise to forward their to freeload, but are putting them­ port, and all performers coming something, but we're glad to see clothing to the next port. So far we've had good re­ selves squarely behind our drive in here on the ships are being it and hope it continues for sults, with most companies anx­ to gain SIU conditions on all pulled off and sent on their mer­ Although their advertise­ some time. The Patrolmen are ious to cooperate and see that ry way. Canadian ships. * naturally glad to see the great ments specify "We specialize all men are aboard at sailing Most of the men of the CSU The commies up here are hav­ deal of cooperation and lack of in fast seamen's service," time, but it is still a good idea have offered themselves as vol­ ing a hard time of it since thencompanies giving out with their to check the sailing board when their only speed seems to be unteer organizers to go out and boy Pat Sullivan turned on them hard timing. in quickly getting away from spread the word of the SIU to and gave them a blasting. With the tremendous number eo aboard ship so there the ships and staying away. the rank and file of the CSU. Now the AFL Montreal Trades of ships in port at the moment,I being left on the beach. The feeling here is that all and Labour Council has follow­ the Patrolmen have been more ed up with another body blow to than busy hitting the many paytheir grip on the unions here by offs and sign ons. Sometimes it expelling 14 communists from is humanly impossible for the that body. Among those expelled Patrolmen to contact all the By L. N. "BLONDY" JOHNSON See what time they get to work were delegates from the CSU. This carrying out of union ships in port. I at the Hall. policy does not apply only to the Recent actions in the Gulf CLOSE COOPERATION NO CAN DO See how . many ships they economy program, but to all of ports show the absolute necessity The laundry situation in this the Union's business. When this happens we usually for all officials to follow Union make. The results and findings port has been one real headache may be surprising. For instance, although the Un­ get a quick phone call asking policy. to the crews that hit this port. ion has gone on record not to al­ for a Patrolman to come down A quick study of the recent TALK IS CHEAP Not only to the crews, but also low former members, over 12 ^ happenings in the Gulf area will to the ship. it has been a headache to the It must be remembered by months in arrears to be rein­ In these cases, we usually tell show that the Union, in closing AFL Laundry Workers Union, the caller that we can't get one several branches in Texas, has the members that it .is easy for stated, some of these fellows Have which is having a tough time of down at the moment but there taken a step that will save the some official to tell them that to been reinstated against Union it, as only a half dozen laundries continue good representation it policy. will be a Patrolman aboard early Union thousands of dollars. are organized. is necessary, to maintain a heavy the next morning. _ convinced that,^ The writer is This, too, must be stopped and The Laundry Workers Union staff. There is no sense blowirig although we have closed these the Secretary-Treasurer must decided to put an end to the prac­ Invariably, however, when an your top in this situatiop. It g^d have only the one Hall official takes this attitude he is recommend some plan of action tice of the non-union laundries is very seldom that we miss aGalveston, it should not in not only abusing the privilege of so that the officials guilty of this grabbing the laundry off the ship and as a rule most ships are j jngnner interfere with the are reprimanded. ships as they came in, and asked being an SIU offical, but is misin here for four or five days, | union handling the membership's All members should remember us for our cooperation in hand­ lepresenting facts as well. and we can hit the ship the pj-Q^jems and shipping along the There are tough times ahead that, when the membership in all ling the matter. next day if we don't get to it -pexas Coast. As brother AFL members, we for all unions. Now is the time our meetings goes on record to the first day. True, once Isthmian is under to prepare the Union for those put into practice various pro­ immediately promised them our If there is.a big sweat to get Bloomfield SS struggles which we know will grams and policies, it is the duty aid in seeing to it that the ships' things straightened out the expanded to it's full time come. of all members and officials laundry was done in a union thing to do IS to get aJi tne we may have to then We must reduce expenses alike to see to it that those poli­ plant. beefs together and send at least consider the re-opening of the The test came when the Alcoa whenever and however possible. cies and programs are carried two of the delegates to the Hall. Hall once more in Houston. Pennant and the SUP Thomas out. The Secretary, fortunately, by At times we can do more for Stone came into port. The non­ Until that time, however, we action of the last Agents Confer­ Unless we do this we are sure­ the crew right here in the Hall can get along well with the Hall union boys were there ready to ence, has the power to enforce ly not going to get to be a hell than we can do aboard the ship. in Galveston. grab the laundry, but the crews Union policy on this matter. of a lot bigger then we are—as We're still working on the We as good Union "men must a matter of fact, unless we do, we had been notified and refused to VALUE OF PROGRAM fourth floor baggage room and support him, when he is carrying may not even have a Union for let it go until they were shown a at last some of the old baggage clearance card from the Union. The value of the Union's econ­ cut this policy. too much longer. is beginning to be claimed. The omy program is easily shown in WASH LINE baggage that has been here for a casual study of headquarter's a long time — some for over The vultures immediately tried financial report. two years — has been donated to to come aboard and take the This report shows that, since charitable organizations. laundry off, but the crew threw the Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. If you see your fancy pre-war a picketline around the linen and sport jacket on the back of a Shuler, started rigidly enforcing stopped them cold. native in some foreign port the program, the General Fund I" the meantime one laundry GALVESTON, June 19 At was also Charleston Agent go, clearance with the Union and you'll know that the boys on 1 of the Union has increased over the recommendation of Secretarythe fourth floor finally got sixty thousand dollars. This in itself should be a les­ Treasurer J. P. Shuler, former "Saydon "Tea" Suit, has been around to your gear. Don't feel •The approved laundry agreed to New Orleans to do a first rate job and we are son to the Union. bad — it went to a good cause. New Orleans Patrolman Keith transferred Some of the officials, and quite Alsop took office today as Gal­ where he will act as Patrolman, now waiting to see what the reNOSING AROUND a few of the members, do not veston Agent. He succeeds Char­ and from N. O Brother Johnson; suits will be both for cleaner these reports closely les Haymond who was tem _ has been sent to assist the new jinen and the Laundry Workers Of course, it would be too watch enough, else they would squawk porarily appointed to the office • organizational efforts. At the much to expect everyone to be Activities in this Port continue , moment the only recognized like hell, when heavy expendi­ a few weeks ago. Haymond rein a happy frame of mind these at a high level. Jobs on the board laundry here is Rene Laundry. nice days. I've been getting re­ tures are shown. quested that he be relieved so itutrtcrous than the _ , . , credit goes to the crewUnless they do start to taking that he could ship out. ports that the Coast Guard boys ' .T...T 01 these ships for the are snooping around again. Busi­ more of an interest, then some Assisting him will be Leon ness must be slowing up for the aay they may wake up with no 'Blondy" Johnson, former Agent prevails throughout the Gulf'fine Job they did. In addition to fnnn^; T Ti the SIU men aboard, members of boys as they are digging for dough. in Port Arthur, and Ray soon to be calling for crews, shipthe MCS, MFOWW and NMU business. Whejiever members are attend­ Sweeney, as Patrolmen; Mickey ping promises to remain good for aided in the disposing of these Once ig awhile a Skipper will ing meetings at various ports and Wiburn as Dispatcher, and John some time fo come. Rated men phony characters who were have a lapse of memory and call hear any official hit the deck and Ward as organizer. m particular are at a premium. taught a real lesson in union down the Coast Guard to make beef because Headquarters is try­ Brother Alsop is a veteran Sea­ The bad conditions created in solidarity.. life miserable for the crew, but ing to have them reduce ex­ farer, who started his seagoing the Texas area by the "wobblies" Our pledge to support all clean in short order we refresh his penses, and say it can't be done career in Norfolk. He has held and other racketeers have been memory concerning our position —then look around and see if many elective offices in the SIU, halted, and the Galveston Hall, AFL (that's no pun) unions has and the boys are back chasing the officials in that port who are serving as Patrolman in New which services all the area, is been shown again and it would be well for anti-union outfits in icebergs. It is too bad some Skip- squaking really do hit the ball. York, Norfolk, and New Orleans.^functioning at a speedy clip. this area to take note. Importance Of Following Union Policy Is Proved Keith Alsop New Galveston Agent; Tex Suit Goes To New Orleans �Friday. June 27, 1947 THE TAKING THE SEAFARERS OATH LOG Page Nine NMU Puts Disguises On Its Men And Tries To Raid SIU Company By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — Things have been The decision of the memberhumming around the port for the ship vas quick and unanimous— past couple of weeks, to such an v/arn ihem to break it up, and if extent that the usual weekly they refu.sed, to pile right article for the LOG was over­ through. looked last ^'eek. But, then, on Their Agent was notified of the day the article is usually this decision and told to take off written, a more important matter the picketline. He refused to do engaged our time and efforts. so; therefore, on Friday June 6, We had NMU trouble for a a full SIU crew marched through couple of days; then very sud­ the line and aboard the vessel. denly it ceased. Here's the story: Later that night, an SIU fire­ The Mass. Steamship Line (an man was attacked by about 10 excursion outfit which used to NMU goons and thrown into the run the SS Steel Pier fi'om Bos­ harbor, and early Saturday the ton to Provincetown daily) re­ threat was made that 500 NMU organized with new capital and pickets woul^ be on the line became officially known as the over the weekend. Boston-Provincetown Steamship FADED AWAY Line, Inc. On Jearning of the formation With the incident regarding of a new company early this the fireman in mind, plus the spring. I requested a contract threat of mass picketing, made with the Seafarers and received our plans to conduct a fight-tosame. the finish reminiscent of the old New members of the SIU being obligaied at the last New York Branch meeting, It's a While the ship was being fit­ days on the Avenue here. serious matter, and these Brothers seem to realize it. ted out, however, and painters The NMU Agent was duly noti­ were required to work at the fied that we intend to disperse scab wages of a dollar an hour, his 500-man picket line the mo­ it turned out that the smart or­ ment he put it out. At 11:00 ganizers for the NMU had quite a. m. Saturday morning all pick­ By E. S. HIGDON matter, we will appreciate it very June 10, and the Coast Guard a few of their men working as ets \vere withdrawn mysterious­ no longer has the authority to $I-00-an-hour painters, much. ly, and the SS Steel Pier makes PHILADELPHIA — Two bills By the way, while we are on pick up or revoke seamen's her daily run in peaceful SIU NMU JOKERS affecting improvements to the I this subject, any full bookmempapers. fashion. Port of Philadelphia were acted ber who is a year or so in arThen, with the ship ready fo Shippng has been excellent I advised all members of this on favorably in the Pennsylvania rears, can't be helped by a comurged them not to talk go into operation, the painters around the port, wuth nearly all State Legislature last Wednes­ mittee either, since, according to | to, or give information to, this I threw off their disguises and rep­ kinds of rated jobs on the board day. One of the measures, set­ the rules, he is out. Business hasn't outfitwhich is fighting to stay resented themselves as NMU sea­ at all times. ting up the Delaware River Joint Those six months or so in ar­ in control of the merchant ma­ men who should have something matched the shipping, but has Commission as the agency to de­ rears are required to come be­ to say about which union was to been prettj' fair nevertheless. velop this port and the upper fore a regular body at the Branch rine. represent them. Presently, Pat McHugh's fish­ Although they have no power Delaware River, was passed meeting and apply for reinstate­ Of course, when the ship was ermen have been getting a bad over merchant seamen, they will finally by the Senate. ment. ready to sail, we were asked to time from the Attorney-General . It has already passed the House The John Burgess, South At­ take information given them and provide a ^full crew, as per con­ (author of the Barnes Bill, which and now goes to Governor Duff, lantic scow, hit port this week keep it until such time as a Civil tract. In the meantime, the forces unions to submit to his who has indicated that he will for a payoff. Brother Tilley, who Service Board is appointed and phony painters had set up a line office itemized statements of un­ then turn all testimony over to sign it. Provisions in the bill covered the ship, stated that for around the ship. ion income and expenditures.) were accepted as an alternative a ship that had been out for two them for trial. Well, we were faced with the The SIU Fishermen's Union is to the creation of a Port of Phil­ months she was the cleanest pay­ The wisest thing is to complete­ old story: whether an illegiti­ being tried for creating a mon­ adelphia Authority. off he had handled in many a ly disregard the Coast. Guard mate NMU picketline around one opoly. Needless to say, the fish­ The other measure, reported month. when it comes aboard and there of our ships would suffice to ermen have our complete support out by the Senate Committee on Not so pleasant was the SS will be no possibility of them "bull" us away from our own in the fight against the anti-labor Highways, rips out the Delaware Burnet of the Pacific Atlantic SS pulling a fast one at a later date. vessel. Attorney-General. County Tunnel Authority and Company. At her payoff she was creates a Delaware Tunnel Board strictly from hunger and the to enter into negotiations with crew found that the company a commission created by New didn't intend to do anything Jersey for the construction of one about it for her next voyage. By RAY WHITE after 24 hours the crew was put- aboard to fine the ship $22,000. or more tunnels under the Dela­ ting in for ten bucks a day be­ A nice hunk of lettuce and, of When it came time to take her , ^ , NORFOLK—SIU officials m ware River. Yep, we, here, are out, the crew refused cause .... their overtime had not course, they wanted the crew to to sign o» catching up to New York with unfl she was properly stored.I,^ as per agreement. help pay the freight. ^ investigator P"" or their Holland and Lincoln tun­ For some reason it always has to ^ eo , . Both sides wheeled in their This put things in a different . r. • , district attorney to pay off ships nels. We may be slow but it looks be this way. The company thinks guns and cleared the deck for light, and the Company had to and settle beefs, but the crew of like it will be sure. that the men are bluffing and action, and the battle was on, move fast or paj' off. f see by the papers that the City will take the ship out anyway. the SS Grover Hutchinson of the first part of which took GETS THE STORY is going to spend $2,000,000 to Even after all these years some Newtex Steamship Company is place at the Coast Guard Hear­ fix the old broken down Pier 3 companies haven't learned that of the opinion that sometimes it ing Unit under Lt. J. C. Saussy, All of this time Rees was gath­ South, so this should wake up the we mean business when we ask helps a hell of a lot. as E.xamining Officer. Although at times the Patrol­ ering facts and piecing the whole waterfront a little and maybe for sufficient stores. As the trial got under way, it men are expected to do the im­ story together. Here are some of it might bring us a new shipping did not take Lt. Saussy long to the facts. The Customs in Italy possible, Ben Rees, Norfolk Pa­ NO BLUFF company. trolman, had to open up his bag had found enough cigarettes see that the crew was small fry, being used to cover up tracks As soon as the men made and pull all nine cats out in or­ ON REINSTATEMENTS made by much bigger game. The known that it wasn't a bluff, they der to maneuver the crew out of We would like to enlighten a got busy placing orders for stores finger not only pointed at the this one. few brothers regarding tripcard within two hours the ship Captain and Chief Engineer, but It makes good news and it also men. When a tripcard man is ^ properly stored and ready should make some of our mem­ it might have included some Reports have been coming eight to twelve months in ar­ for her trip. shoreside company officials. bers much the wiser. in citing dirty deals given rears he can be reinstated by After a thorough hearing Lt. Another similar case was Here is the situation; The crew seamen by several laundries, calling a committee of ffve men aboard the SS Frelinghuysen, Saussy gave the unlicensed per­ was in when the Hutchinson which profess to "cater to to square him away. sonnel their papers back, but the American liberty Line. She had pulled in for voj'age payoff. The men of the sea." In most instances, the trip supplies for 45 days and was Captain did not get by so easy. pay of the entire crew was im­ card man in question is a friend leaving on a .seven month trip. His papers were revoked, Roland Velasco of the SS pounded and the charges were, of a bookmember, and the bookArch Hopkins reports that When we heard the story we violation of the Anti-Smuggling This did not clear the case ricmber is the one wh > in.?ists rattled down to the ship where Ungar's Laundry of St. John, Act. There was also Coast Guard though, because the Company that the trip card man be squar­ our troubles were immediately N. B., picks up laundry charges. still had the crew's pay. After ed away. aboard ships ' in that port, doubled when we found that the The Patrolman and delegates the company's lawyer had heard Well, for the benefit of these with the promise that it will Coast Guard had were informed by the Company the evidence produced in the Brothers, 'who find 'themselves oy returned by the weekend. that there would be no dough hearing, he came around to the backing up a ^npcaraer who The promise is never lived but to sign off articles. This was Hall for a peace talk with Rees in arrears, there had told them to report to promptly done, much to the sur­ up to. and the ship's delegates. stating that after the np i3hnQH#^inhia Coast guard prise of the Company officials. me'n Tre lh7ce'montl>7m akears the Philadelphia Coast They, being in very high spirits "They don't say in which The Company thought they had at this time, were in no hurry, they shall no longer he entitled t'"'t. year it will be returned." says plenty of time to make a I immediately called the crew but were finally persuaded to Velasco. warning Seafarers to hold said tripcard, and they thorough case against the unli­ let the Company officials come strictly out and not entitled together and told them to have to keep their laundry out of are around to the "Union Hall and Ungar's hands. to any consideration whatsoever. nothing whatsoever to do with censed personnel, but after the If you book members will give the Coast Guard as the Hearing last man had signed off, Rees im­ pay them off in full," which they did. us a little consideration on the Units were taken from them on mediately told the Company that Improvements Are Scheduled For Philadelphia Patrolman Turns Dick Tracy, Foils Phony Charge Keep Your Shirt On -•r �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten *-riday. June 27. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS CG's Whitewash Job Fails To Make Arizpa Seaworthy; Crew Overhauls Her 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. Were 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. Smiling, bui only for the cameraman, the Deck Departmenl men haul lines aboerd the snafued SS Arizpa. whose broken down condition was neatly ignored in farcical Coast Guard Inspection. Gene Dauber, Bosun, got this picture. Down the line., from front to rear, are: Karl Uri, AH; John Elliot. AB; Teddy Cipriano. AB; Russ (last name not given). OS: Sam McFpjlane, AB. and Carl Senarighi. OS. The siick coat of whitewash applied by the Coast Guard during inspection of the SS Arizpa may have brightened things for the Waterman Steamship Corpora­ tion but it didn't render the rickety tub seaworthy. You don't have to be a Jack London to knock out the details of the experience. Just give us the facts and well do the rest. 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. According to crewmembers aboard the ship, which returned to New York this week after a trip to German ports, the run­ down bucket practically had to be rebuilt at sea. Gene Dauber, Bosun; and George Lass, Oiler and Engine Delegate, told of the Coast Guard's investigative farce in clearing the company, which the crew scathingly condemned at a shipboard meeting. DISREGARDS SAFETY The crew scored the company's money-grubbing and utter disre­ gard of the crew's welfare in per­ mitting the Arizpa to depart in such poor condition. The Coast Guard investigation, the crewmembers related, was hastily conducted, with the boiler safety valves and fire pump -re­ lief valves being overlooked. The CG inspectors also by passed the sanitary pumps, which were re­ ported out of commission, the Seafarers said. Bilges were full of fuel oil, but it was of no con­ sequence to the guardians of safe­ ty at sea. That the ship came back for the payoff in "pretty good con­ dition," despite its horrible shape at the outset of the voyage, was due to the hard work of her Sea­ farers crew. Dauber and Lass said. Conditions on deck were sim­ ilarly condemned. Only one boom could be raised at one time, owing to the lack of juice. Lines up forward and back aft were handled by the Norwegian steana method. If steam had been used on deck, Dauber explained, the plant would have closed down. Machinery was of a mongrel variety. The Arizpa had 14 George Lass. Oiler on the Arizpa. roughs it up with "Hum­ phrey Bogart." ship's mascot, whose snarls show he has definite acting abilty. winches representing six differ­ ent types. Deck hands practical­ ly had to be Chief Engineers. But the crew's indignation over the physical state of affairs on board was mild compared to their fury over squawks registered by the skipper in regard to the over­ time involved in making the scow seaworthy. The two Seafarers said that the skipper regarded the payment of overtime as a form of company bonus. Contributing in no small mea­ sure to the lack of order and constant difficulty aboard the Arizpa was the Chief Mate, who believed that supplies could be carried in his back pocket. Ma(Continued on Page 11) Manrope Knot Crew Finds Bauxite Trail Tough Going (Editor's note; The following contract caUs for gas, but again story was submitted to the LOG they used sulphur. This did no by the Delegates of the MV good so we went into a huddle Manrope Knot. Their exper­ with the Skipper, the Agent and iences with the Skipper and the American Consul. They the Company Agent should be agreed to go to work on the ship of special interest to Seafarers again and after two weeks of who regularly takirfhe Bauxite jockeying around the matter was settled. TraiL) During all this time we had The night we sailed from Tam­ been living on subsistence and the pa we ran in to hell and high few dollars the Skipper gave us water with the Skipper. He didn't make for an enlargement wanted us to take the ship out of the waistline. but we found her unseaworthy HAS NO FRIENDS with the deck cargo of lumber After this beef the Skipper improperly secured. He gave us started some phony business a hard time and ranted and raved, but we won a victory. The with his'log book by logging the Skipper finally had the deck car­ crew for Saturday and Sunday go and gear secured but he kept in port. This was the last straw. a chip on his shoulder for the We.went to the Agent again and told him the ship would not shift rest of the trip. until we had a new Skipper. The Our troubles were many on the Consul was called in again and way down. Slopchest prices out he asked us to make a list of of this world, no radio for the our grievances against the Skip­ crew and the Skipper muttering per. "yep, yep, yep," but doing noth­ We drew up the list and every ing. man on the ship, including the MONEY? WHAT'S THAT? officers, signed the complaint. We wanted to get rid of the In every port we hit the draw was small and put out only once. Skipper right there, but a tele­ We had begun to think that he gram from the New York Hall was giving it to us out of his stated: "Bring the ship to the Captain will be taken own pockets. Tf he was asked States. for a few dollars he would re­ care of here." We couldn't very well do that ply, "money? Why I have no money. I have only twelve Dutch as Alcoa wanted the ship to go coins that I'm going to send my on the shuttle run, or so we thought. wife." GOT THE DOPE After a few weeks on the ship A few days later we got an­ we found bugs, weevils, cock­ roaches and worms in our food other telegram stating, "Bring and all over the ship. We held the ship back to Mobile." We a meeting and notifed the Cap­ figured something had gone tain of our complaint. He said wrong somewhere so we called The he would refer the matter to the Mobile to get the score. Alcoa-agent in Trinidad. When story was that we were to pro­ we hit the port we went to the ceed to Paramaribo, load baux­ Agent and he professed ignor­ ite, return to Trinidad, top off ance of any request for fumi­ and return to Mobile. The Agent in Trinidad had not gation. We were getting the run-around given us these orders, however, until we told them we weren't so you can see how they tried to shifting the ship until all the hang us with our own ropes after vermin was removed. we refused to move the ship. The Agent's attitude was: "I For you, brothers, who take don't give a damn about the con­ the bauxite run, watch your step dition of the ship or the cr.ew. All when you hit this area or you I care about is the cargo." To might get in the same predica­ that we hung up the hook and ment as we were in. waited for days and days for We are on our way to Para­ them to delouse the ship. They maribo now on the first leg of finally came aboard and gave our return round. The Captain the ship a going over with sul­ is still aboard and up to his old phur, which only made the bugs tricks but his days are num­ fatter. bered. Mobile,—Open your arms We told the agent- that our to your poor sons of the sea. SIU Releases New Form For Ship's Minutes A new, official form, which is to be used in recording proceed­ ings of shipboard meetings has been set up and run off on the Union's multilith machine. Copies for the use of recording secre­ taries will be available shortly in all ports. Printed on SV2 by 14-inch sheets of paper, the new forms may be used on both sides, containing headings and spaces for all per­ tinent data which meeting secre­ taries have to supply. The new form was designed to provide uniformity in the re­ porting of shipboard proceedings, and -will considerable expedite matters for the men handling this copy to Headquarters in New York. Along with the Head­ detail. Patrolman in all ports will quarters copy, send any addi­ shortly have sufficient quantities tional stories about your trip, of this new form to distribute to and photographs for publication the ship's they visit.' Delegates in the LOG. are urged to see that their ships The importance of the ship­ are given an adequate supply to board meeting cannot be over­ last for tfie duration of their estimated. Success of the Un­ ion depends upon the whole­ trips. Printed on each form is the hearted participation of all hands. At sea, the ship's meet­ following: NOTE:—^This is the official ing is your means of participatng. form to be used in recording It is highly important that the all shipboard meetings. All im­ portant details should be re­ subject of Education be treated thoroughly at the meetings. corded. Send one copy to the nearest branch hall and one {^Continued on Page 13) •I �THE Friday. June 27. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG SlU Ship's Minutes In Brief BENJAMIN BOURN. April 12—Chairman C. B. Langley; Secretary L, A. Finger. Delegales reported minor beefs in their departments. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried to remove old wormy flour from ship Molion carried to check slopchest as to prices before signing off ship. Motion carried that the three delegates see N. O. Agent on the union activities of Henry C. King, night cook and baker. Motion carried that the three department delegates be paid off first. One minute of silence for departed brothers. J. i i" CAPE ROMAIN. June 8 — Chairman McNally: Secretary Horn. New Business: Motion carried that all cots, dirty linen, etc. be cleared off decks before arrival in port. Good and Wel­ fare: Suggestion that the ship be fumigated upon arrival in port. Motion carried that bet­ ter brand of face soap be put aboard. Motion carried to have ship's water tested by Depart­ ment of Health when ship hits port. it 4. HENRY M. RICE, May 21— Chairman Joseph Kaplan; Sec­ retary Dishman Mullins. New Business: Motion carried that each crewmember keep a copy of his overtime in accordance with Deck Delegate's request. Deck Delegate submitted resig­ nation due to lack of coopera­ tion regarding the handling of overtime. Resignation not ac­ cepted. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that anyone washing clothes in heads or shelter deck remove same in less than 24 hours. Suggestion made that library be built in recreation room by deck main­ tenance at carpenter's rate of overtime upon approval of Skipper. Suggestion made that the laundry now used in Maracaibo by the SIU and SUP be checked for prices, promptness and competence. One minute of silence observed for lost brothers. J, MV ANACAPA, June 3 — Chairman Pete Kordakis; Sec­ retary J. McConeghey. Deck and Stewards Department's delegates reported all in order. Engine Delegate reported a need for flashlights. Motion carried that two crewmembers be reported to Patrolman in Mobile for paying off without givng 24 hours notice and thus making vessel sail shorthanded. Good and Welfare: List of recommendations for the con­ duct of the crew in the messroom and recreation room drawn up and approved. t & 4. HORACE GREELEY. June 14 —Chairman C. A. Hitchcock: Secretary V. A. Gillegan. New Business; Letter to N. O. Port Agent read to crew and ap­ proved. Repair list made up by the delegates and read to crew. Delegates reports ac­ cepted. Good and Welfare: Chief Cook reported that bad hams were brought aboard on .previous.\ trip and asked that , they he- exchanged for canned hami ( The delegates to see the Captain on the matter. Stew­ ard informed crew that supply of fresh vegetables is very low and asked delegates to see Captain about replenishing supply in Port-Of-Spain. 4 4 4 MANROPE KNOT, May 26— Chairman W. Tracy; Secretary R. J. Wells. Discussion of the Stewards Department. No dis­ puted overtime in any depart­ ments of any importance. Mo­ tion carried to have Ship's De­ legate speak to the Captain about having a draw waiting when ship gets to the docks in Mobile. Motion carried to have all cots on afterdeck put away by the men that use them so the crew that comes aboard will have cots. Motion carried for letter regarding our phony Skipper to be sent to the LOG for publication. One minute of silent prayer in memory of Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 BILLINGS VICTORY, May 11—Chairman Red McKenzie; Secretary H. Hankee. Delegates ^reported books and cards in good order and no beefs in their departments. Motion car­ ried that the ship won't sail until more face towels, bath towels and two percolators are supplied. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that one man in each foc'sle check to see what needs repairing and turn list into delegates. One minute of silence observed for brothers lost at sea. CHARLES^ A. ^ARFIELD. May 15—Chairman R. N. White; Secretary E. L. DeParlier. Old Business: Statement made by Steward that he w,as putting in for complete fumigation of ves­ sel upon arrival in port. Situa­ tion concerning Purser dis­ cussed lightly. No statements made due to suspicion of a stool in crew. New Business: Motion carried that all bauxite ships be stowed for a 90-da,y voyage instead of the 60-day stores at present, and it should be put in the new agreement when negotiated. Motion car­ ried that library be placed aboard ship. 4 4 4 THOMAS NUTTALL, May 25 —Chairman M. J. Danzey; Sec­ retary P. Deady. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to have all fans and ventilators inspected in preparation for trip to tropics. Soap shortage and shortage of bed spreads brought into plain view be­ cause ship was not properly supplied with these items. Mo­ tion carried to accept the con­ dition and work for some of laundry compensation when ship hits the States. 4 4 4 SEATRAIN TEXAS, June 10—Chairman D. J. Peurala; Secretary William Pepper. Mo­ tion carried that the crewmembers of the SS Seatrain Texas go on record calling for and supporting any 24-hour strike called by organized la­ bor to protest the Taft-Hartley Anti-Labor Bill. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion concerning third cook's having to sleep in the same foc'sle with the 8-12 watch. Steward requested to order salt tablets and dispen­ sers for the jvater coolers. Page Eleven CUT and RUN By HANK Well, we're back again in our own little corner, punching out another bag of Logworthy news—-a week after VI Day (Victory Isthmian) was deservingly honored through all the LOGs' pages. This week our mysteriously popular column has a few retroactive news items as well as fresh stuff from the weekly turnover in this Seafaring life . . . Well, oldti/ner and Steward, Brother John Jellette, citizen of the countiy of Brooklyn, who came in with his dark mustache from a voyage on the SS Cavalier—had his doggone agonizing wish come true. John wanted to see who this Cut and Run Hank was and what he looked like—and darn it if he didn't see the enigma, right there and then, while he was asking a few other guys. We don't know if his reaction was sympathetic or pa­ thetic but Brother Jellette was sure glad his curiosity was quickly rewarded. Otherwise it might have lasted years, or longer, or something. Well, John said that his shipmate, Paddy McCann went down to Jacksonville to be near his son who is ill. Quick recovery to him Paddy. 4 4 Brother Mitchell Mileski, the cook with a personality, just came in fresh from the cactus country, namely Phoenix, Arizona, where he had a swell time, called it real nice country, went to a wedding, etc. Mitchell enjoyed meeting his old shipmate, Hugh Eatherton, and talking about other shipmates, too. Well. Brother "Heavy" Mitchell Mileski, happy birthday greetings and congratulations on your wedding anniversary which you no doubt celebrated last week on June 18, 1347. And enjoy yourself up there in your home town in Connecticut. In a week or so. another shipmate of ours, Clifton Wilson, should be due in New York from his trip to Europe. 4 4 Brother Eddie Kelley, a fisherman at heart, just came smilingly in from a trip to South Africa on the Robin ship, Moline Victory. Eddie spouted a proud opinion that the trip was good, there was a perfect crew aboard and a swell skipper bridged the voyage . . . Here's a message to Brother Nick Calzia: Scotty shipped to the Far East on the SS Warrior ... A few oldtimers who are in our town: Robert High, Paddy Nash, Theodore "The Terrible"' Babkowski, Joe Di George, S. Larsen, S. Sisti, D. Vasquez, V. Capitano, J. Germano, J. Sharp, L. Clarkson, A. Lorenzo, F. Palume, J. Russell, and M. Riechelson. 4 4 4 4 SS SUNSET. May 21—Chair­ man Neil Harrington; Secre­ tary Walter Hackett. Reason for meeting: A 12-point com­ plaint headed: "Officers com­ plaints against Stewards De­ partment." Much debate as to whether or not to concur on the complaints. Each complaint taken up end decisions made whether to ignore the charge or to work out an improve­ ment for the department. Com­ plaints of rusty water for drink­ ing purposes. Water has been bad for over a month and Chief Engineer has not taken any steps to have the tanks cleaned. 4 4 To Bosun Robert Hillman: Stop your conversation, drop your cigar and do the best you can to see us. We found your Merchant Marine medal. No cigar, please—but is there any reward? ... If it's better late than never than we'll say that about a month and a half ago. Brother William Hanold, the Steward, dropped into the hall in his business suit to say his occasional hullo. Brother Hanold launched himself last year into some landlubbing business and seems to be doing very well, thanks . . . Our News Item Dept. has two items dated June 13th: "A drastic slash in the Maritime Commissions' ad­ ministrative and ship subsidy funds was recommended to Con­ gress today by the House Committee on Appropriations." . . . Funds for maritime training at Kings Point and State Marine schools were increased from 55,470,000 to 58,320,000 .- . . Pointing to the "very satisfactory profits" of ship operators, the committee expressed the hope that it will be found unneces­ sary to pay any operating subsidies at all in 1948." Notice To All SIU Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Arlzpa, which was scheduled to hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the (Continned from Page ]0) lerials he requisitioned for the leave New York June 20, would LOG, which j-ou can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS entire voyage were as follows: not permit conditions prevailing LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. one wrench, three turks heads to PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION sougee the whole ship, three cans of metal polish. CG Whitewashes SS Arlzpa; Crewmen Say She's A Wreck BUT. HOW? To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to tl*: address below: Other than the wrench no tools were ordered. Nevertheless, the Name Mate wanted the work done and done fast. In Bremen all observances of Street Address security regulations were dis­ pensed with. No gangway watch­ City es were established by order of the Chief Mate. Nor was there any gangway. The ladder that was used had no line to secure it. on the recently concluded voy­ It was pointed out by Dauber age to get by again without ac­ and Lass that the crew of the tion on their part. State. Signed Book No �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS EMERGENCY RIGGING 'Beachcomber' Mobile-bound For Some Shoreside Combing To the Editor: Shall try to write a few lines to let you and my buddies know that I decided to visit some of my old beachcombing haunts. But sometimes I wonder if this is the life I used to know. Let's take a look at the ship, which is not bad. We left Mobile April 27, bound for New Orleans. After changing Stewards about three times, we left for Bremen. Then the skipper found out the sextant wasn't any good. By good luck and speed, we overtook the good ship SS Ben­ jamin Goodhue one week out. We asked them if they could spare a sextant and we put out the boat to get the sextant they said we could have. GYRO OUT Then the gyro went out, and the fathometer was off the beam, so when we neared the English coast, the radio direction finder would not work. This was final­ ly straightened out after we ar­ rived in Bremen. ^ On leaving that port we found three men of the Stewards De­ partment were missing. If you could have seen them work, you'd be ashamed to hear that they call themselves SIU men. I think topside is always in arms. Th old man gets cussed from all sides. The mates here are tops so far as I can see, and -the engines are as good as you can find. BOSUN IS LIKED The Bosun is the ex-doorman from the Union Hall in Mobile and he is okay in the books of •zno'sfof the men aboard. Some of the crew are performers, so .there will be some reckoning when we arrive in port. I was kidding the Mate when two of his men came aboard late. Off hand I asked him what their excuse was, and he replied; "We left word to be called, but no one called us." He added that this is happening too often. Well, Ed, I guess that will be all for this time, so off to Mobile to my old pastime—beachcomb­ ing. The Beachcomber LOG BIG FAVORITE IN ARMY CAMP ABROAD, HE SAYS To Ihe Editor: Just a few lines about a legiti­ mate beef. It is six weeks now and no SEAFARERS LOG. It was getting to be a regular part of the army camp here in Darm­ stadt, Germany, and then it stops. There are quite a few ex-sea­ men over here and they have a regular waiting list to read the LOG. Even the mailclerk is an ex-Seafarer and I have to beg him to give me my copy. I was wondering about the strike the Union conducted last year. I've been on the retire­ ment list for over a year now and was wondering what I'm supposed to do for a strike card Sgi. Charlie Bauer APO, 175 c/o Postmaster, N. Y. C. (Ed. Note: Are you sure that mail clerk is iiot waylaying your copy of the LOG? Seriously, though, we are checking into the matter and you should be again receiving the paper very SOO.-4. On the strike clearance, if you were in the army during the strike and your book was retired, you will be given clearance when you gel out. Simply bring your discharge papers to the Hall along with your book at that time.) r- Congress' Labor Smashers Seen Following Hitler Line To the Editor: Phoio taken aboard Pacific Tanker's SS McKittrick Hills by Bosun William Hope, shows sail rigged during emergency. According to information, which was forwarded from the Mobile Hall, the tanker was en route to Cherbourg, France, from Lake Charles, La., when a sail which had been rigged broke down and was pounded to pieces in heavy seas between Bermuda and Azores. "The sail was sewn," the account continues, "then rigged on the foremast, later changed to the stack. This held up her head imtil emergency repairs were made and the ship was able to proceed to Cherbourg." Performing the sewing and rigging operation were Tom McCormick, Chief Mate; Glen Row, Maintenance; Herman Borenberg, Quartermaster, and Nick Nickells. Frida7, June 27, 1947 Not long after Adolph Hitler's rise to power he legislated trade unions out of existence in Ger­ many, backed by the wealth and power of great industrialists. The fact that Adolph eventually turn­ ed on his backers, confiscated their properties, ran them out of the counti-y or reduced them to jittery caricatures of their former proud selves is of no consequence here. That he did reduce the work­ ers of Germany to robots slaving for a pittance and later to ruth­ less military automations, dealing torture and death to countless millions is to the point, to wit: Not long after the present Repub­ lican congress acquired power, they took immediate action to leg­ islate trade unions out of exis­ tence in America, backed by the wealth and power of great in­ dustrialists. SEES PARALLEL The parallel is not far-fetched. Tatf, Ball, Wherry and their short­ sighted cohorts are following Hitler's line of reasoning and his actions.too closely for anyone to ignore. That they, all born to wealth, should imitate a common laborer in their concentrated ef­ forts to down labor, would be Jaughable if it were not such a serious matter. Fortunately, the people of America are not suited to fit the role they hope to assign to us. Can anyone in his right mind con­ ceive of this free nation of men and women of diversified origins, free and equal, according to the glorious constitution we revere, being turned into slavish automa­ tons under a congressionally-devised system of regimentation. If so, than I must confess to being far more obtuse than the average citizen. The Republican congress ac­ quired power because of their promise to reduce excessive taxes. They changed their tune in short order, when the industrialist boss­ es' told them to give countless billions of public funds to an, and all foreign nations in order to provide more market and wealth for said industrialists. In short, the money we hand over for taxes is sent abroad so that a comparatively few favored individuals and corporations may wax wealthier. If we, the tax­ payers could hand over our money directly to said favored persons, it would save time, money and endless red tape. IFs No Use By DENNIS SAUNDERS They called him Mr. Shanghai Pete, He was SUP agent on the Balto beat. From early bright, till five at night, Shanghaing seamen was his one delight. Bosun, OS, AB, whatever your rate. Get in his way and he'd seal your fate. A kid came in from the Caroline, I knew him, he was a good friend of mine. LABOR SCAPEGOAT He got there for the one o'clock * Public discontent with the Re­ call. publican failure to carry out pre­ At two Pete shanghaied him election promises became so in­ out of the hall. sistent that the usual political trick of obscuring issues was re­ Don't try to pick a special ship. Or try to get a special trip. sorted to. A victim was needed For once he leys his eyes on you, in a hurry, and John L. Lewis I'm sure you'll be shanghaied was selected. The move was too. relished by the coal barons and their praise caused the present Congress to believe they were Wants To Hear leading the way in a popular From Ex-Shipmates movement. Overreaching them­ selves, they decided to include To the Editor: all trade unionism in their cru­ I retired my book about a year sade. ago, and made it my aim to live As a result they will go down a shoreside life for awhile, and I in history as the most destruc^ would be very happy to hear tive Congress, and of course, from any of my former ship­ down to defeat in the next elec­ mates. tion. I have secured a job in a local Meanwhile, the damage they power plant/ firing a couple of have done and are doing not only high pressure boilers. It's not to labor but to the nation as a such a bad job but we could whole, will have incalculably dis­ really stand some good union astrous results. No man can fore­ men here. tell the future with any degree of I have been receiving every is­ accuracy, yet it can be said with­ sue of the LOG, which I very out fear of contradiction that the much appreciate. I really can't present Congress has made a wait between issues, and I cer­ blunder that will have unhappy tainly would like to continue re­ repercussions for years to come. ceiving it. So long for now. Bill Gray Paul E. Jacks SS Seatrain New Jersey RR No. 3, Box 125 At Sea Marion, Indiana MateDoesOneForBooks - 'Logs'Patrolman To the Editor: Here's a few lines, that can be added to the tales that appear in the LOG concerning sea char­ acters and incidents that happen aboard these rustbuckets. During the past trip, our ship, the SS Billings Victory, came into Montreal. After a short stop for a few beers, we went to the Hall and asked for a patrolmam Well, who comes on board but none other than "Spud" Mur­ phy, Canadian District represen­ tative. Immediately the Chief Mate admits to Brother Murphy that he is a company "stiff and then proceeds to give Brother Mur­ phy a hard time. Well, as usual, matters go from bad to worse, and the Mate takes Murphy up to his room and has him sign the log book—two days pay for one. The charges were "boarding the ship without proper authority from the Mate." So now the $65 question Murphy is asking is: "Who in hell is the Mate going to collect from?" So much -for that. At this time I would like to thank Brothers Gene Markey, Mike Quiske and Murphy for their cooperation here in Mon­ treal. I advise all Brothers, when they hit this port, to stop into the Hall—it's at 1440 Bleury Street. Brother Quiske, by the way, is doing a fine job of or­ ganizing Canadian .seamen up there. Tell all the pie-cards at the New Yoi'k Hall, I said hello and also any of the rest of my ship­ mates around there. Ralph (Red) McKenzie TAKING THE MAIL AROUND THE WORLD m "Fine sailing up io now." is how the Deck Gang of the SS India Mail describe the first leg of their round-the-world trip. This photo was forwarded from Manila by E. Vallina, AB. �Friday. June 27. 1947 THE THROWING THE BULL—IN REVERSE SEAFARERS LOG T» rv J. A ix NT T TT 'x I TTT Bause, Out After Year In Hospital, Warns Brothers To Shun Shysters, Seek SIU Aid To the Editor: I I Greetings to the splendid staff of the LOG and all the Brothers that have been responsible for making the LOG the outstanding publication it is today. Many thanks for publishing some of my letters while I was confined in the Staten Island Marine Hospital. All of them broughr^the desired results. I Having been in the hospital for over a year, I would like to say a few words of thanks to that in­ stitution. I am deeply grateful to the leadership as well as to the medical staff, nurses, orderlies and maids. During my long con­ finement as a bed patient, I was treated well and many was the time staff members went out of their way to be helpful. This may be the time to say a word of thanks to Navy Mothers Like a bull seeing red.- bull in photo above charges violent­ ly on heels of horse bearing his tormentor, while enthusiastic crowds shout approvingly and consume Portuguese equivalent of hot dogs and pop. The horse, who is in the middle in the en­ counter mused that there must be an easier way to make hay. Scene is Lisbon, Portugal, bull ring on Easier Sunday, when Bay Durbin, Deck Maintenance formerly on SB James Duncan, took photo. of Staten Island and the DAR, who are doing fine work among our hospitalized Brothers. The DAR maintains a shop on the 5th floor. Mr. Hunnewell is in charge, forever trying to teach patients handicraft, keep them oc­ cupied arid give them new hope when all appeal's lost. This is my first contribution to the LOG and as you read on you will see that I am no Runyon or Pearson. Anyway Brothers, here it is from the City of Broth­ erly Love and pretty gals, where I have'Spent the last six weeks. Seafarer will agree with me it is in regard to drunken performers on sign-on and pay-off days. Now, I am sure no Brother really intends to give anyone a hard time at those times. I know that a good cold beer, especially in the good ole summertime, while you are waiting, a boilermaker and helper really helps to pass the time but by doing that we are doing ourselves a real in­ justice.By not doing it we are helping not only ourselves but the Pa­ trolman who comes aboard to take cai-e of our interest. The membership here is pretty weU pleased with the way the Phila­ delphia branch officers are tak­ ing care of and eliminating the practice in this port. Now, don't get me wrong. I am .not a habitual beachcomber but due to the housing situation and having to move, I have been forced to stick around. But you can bet your next draw that I'll be on my way soon. The Port of Philadelphia, fellas, is hum­ ming for rated men so if you have a rating, come on down and see Brother (Rose Bush) Collins, our very able Dispatcher, and I. am sure you'll get shipped or shanghaied fast. NOT PREAOilNG Brothers, I have something on my chest that I'd like to get off. No Brothers, I am not a teeand I believe that every good totaler and very far from it; I'm UNTIL THE cs VS NEXT TIME? jnys r/c^r ^ A Seafarer Sounds 'All's Weir As Newlands Departs Seafarers Must Be Geared To Continue Forward Drive To the Editor: THe Mesr MMH J? A Seafarer's pen and ink interpreiation of the deal meted out to alien seamen who served this nation in its wartime iiours of need. should be to contact your hos­ pital delegate, who in Staten Is­ land is Brother Joe Volpian, whose record needs no introduc­ tion. He is there to help you and advise you, and believe me. Brothers, he is well-versed and unusually capable in aiding you while you're in the hospital. You'll do well to follow his ad­ vice. The SIU is to be congratulated in placing such a capable man in a key spot. It surely speaks well for the Union. In a few days I expect to have my case settled and take my place once more as an active member of the SIU. In signing off, I wish to thank Brother Joe Volpian for the many fine services he rendered while I was confined. Thank you Joe, the LOG, and the able leadership of the SIU. Carry on and steady as she goes! Bill Bause WORD OF WARNING I would like to say a few v/ords of warning to Brothers who are in the hospital. When you are hurt, either aboard ship, or, as in my case ashore by a car or taxi, you will find that you'll be appi oached by certain gentlemen claiming to represent lawyers. In my case I came to the hospital with two badly broken legs and on my first day was approached by a "runner," who wished me to sign a paper giving him the sole right to represent me legally. Since I was in great pain, I just chased him away. I may mention the officials of the hospital are doing their best to keep these "ambulance chasers" away from you, but it is no preacher either but one who impossible. Some of these gen­ tlemen are not above using anti­ likes his lush too. I hear that June 7th was union propaganda to win their Brother Eddie Higdon's birthday point. I know of at least two and there's a rumor that he was cases where SIU Brothers were To the Editor: born so long ago that they could instructed by these "runners" not Just a few lines before we start not pass out cigars as it was be- to talk to their hospital delegate on our slow trip around the foi-e they were being made. Any­ until they had signed up with world. If you don't think it's way he's doing a bang up job their I'espective lawyers. going to be slow, come along. NOTIFY SIU here in Philly and good luck to This one of Waterman's good him. That is all wrong. When you old Libertys, the SS Francis G. Walt Gardner enter the hospital, your first move Newlands, bound for India, Cey­ lon and only God knows where else, but she is expected to go MEETllSIG IN MASINLOC right around straight east. We. have several cameraa* aboard, so you may be flooded with pictures from time to time, if and when we can get them de­ veloped. I saw old Sweeney down here and he's getting grayer by the day. I cap't figure whether it's the heat or the work he's doing. It could be the brand of snake juice they pass out down here. We have a damn swell skipper on this scow; wish Waterman had more like him. Everything is being cared for nicely here in Galveston. We came here from Mobile to load and both the Agent and a couple of Patrolmen have been aboard a couple of times to see if all was ship-shape. They are really on the ball down here. Well, I guess I had better close before I bore you all to death. So long for now. You'll hear from us again soon as we have Tony Kubiska (left) and Harry Grimes, Wipers aboard the anything to write about. SS Iberville, make friends with a tiny inhabitant of the Philip­ C. W. Field pine isle when their vessel called there recently. SS Francis G. Newlands Sign-ons, Payoffs Can Be Made Smoother By Absence Of Performers, Brother Says To the Editor: Page Thirteen I attended the meeting the other day, when Bull Sheppard was voted in as Agent in Galves­ ton, Texas. I believe that Shep­ pard—if he has the cooperation of the Union members—will go a long way in getting the Gulf in the same good shape as are the other sections of the Union. This does not mean any reflec­ tion on the rest of our officials but simply that from all appear­ ances the whole place needed a good overhauling. Sheppard's previous record as an SIU man and official has been proven by the parf he played in the Isthmian drive, as well as NewMinutes Form Issued For Ships what he did on the Lakes. The (Contimied from Page 10) time has come when the SIU This is essential in order that must be in good shape at all times the newer members can learn in all places. the score, become fully inform­ What progress the Union has ed as to the make-up and func­ made is due to its hard-hitting tac­ tions of the Seafarers, and thus tics with everything in gear. Un­ become good Union men, who fortunately, some of the Gulf are the backbone of the or­ ports in the recent past have not ganization. been up to that mark. Among the subjects to which The membership has noticed it is advisable to devote dis­ this and is not of the opinion cussion time are: 1—History of that we can keep this up. In the Seafarers, and its structure. this business you can never tell 2—Shipping Rules. 5—^How To who you may have to fight, and Conduct A Meeting. 4^Union it's a wise old proverb that says, Constitution, etc. "A stitch in times saves nine." The form contains a complete Your's fw a staxmger Seafarers. listing of all SIU Branch Halls Joe Faulkner and their addresses. �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 27, 1947 Savannah Seafarers Files Strike The Patrolmen Say... Notice On Atlantic Towing Co. Good As New satisfactory state of affairs aboard the Frederica was the reported excellence of the Stewards De­ partment. Special mention for whipping things into true Union shape must go to Bosun Brown, a Sea­ farer who takes his Union responsiblities seriously and who works hard at getting all hands to do likewise. partment with painting, sougeeing,.and other extra work mark­ ed up for holidays. When this is seen, it shows the Patrolman that the man is either an insatiable painter or an over­ time hound. Maybe in the future we should ask that Stewards Department men get a painters endorsement, otherwise we are liable to find red lead in the soup. Legitimate overtime beefs are always welcome — in this port and in all other SIU ports—but doing work that belongs to an­ other Department cannot be call­ ed "legitimate overtime." Freddie Stewart X X % NEW YORK—It is with appre­ hension that 1 usually go out to SAVANNAH — Things have vets are getting the extra dough sign on a ship that has just come picked up in the Port of Savan­ as the jobs they are doing should out of the shipyard or has been nah in the last three weeks, keep­ pay that much, it's just that the acquired from another company ing Brother Smith and myself on company is underpaying their and union, but the Frank Norris, the go between Savannah and regular employes, and the work recently added to the Waterman Charleston handling four pay­ done by the veterans costs them fleet, proved not to be the usual offs and sign-ons in Charleston even less out of their own pock­ type of ship. and five payoffs and seven sign- ets. The Norris, a former NMU ship Brother Brown set a commen­ ons here. Personally, I'm getting a little fresh out of the shipyard, really We are looking for this Port tired of having my taxes go to­ opened my eyes. She had just dable example aboard ship for - to stay like this for some time, ward the paj'roll of the Atlantic received a fresh paint job all the youngsters in the Union and so if any of you Brothers would Towing Company. the way through and she looked in keeping the men straight. His like an eight week trip to France, The following members do- as good as new. The quarters activities pay off in the form of England, or Holland come on rated money for the purpose of had been redecorated with each greater Union prestige. Howard Guinier down to Savannah, and that is sending the Morning News to bunk getting a new inner spring what j'ou will get. Brother T. J. Wickham who is in mattress. X i X We have been trying to get "Snug Harbbr"; Pat Towns, $3.00; Every possible repair had been Patrolman's Headaches men from ports south to Tampa Ray Kitchens, $2.00; H. C. Chan- made. She was well stored, and Skin You Love and up to New York, and yet we cey, $2.00; Charlie Lee, $1.25; from the slopchest list that I We have been successful in our still have to put out trip cards. NEW YORK—A situation has Shorty Atkins, $1.00; Nollie saw there won't be any com­ attempts to have the Stewards So, Brothers, don't forget that Towns, $1.00; Beam, $1.00; Neid- plaints on that score. Department manning scale in­ come up concerning the slopchest each new man we take in now linger, $1.00; Chiffin, $1.00; and creased along with other favor­ that would be rather humorous— BLANK CHECK will mean one less job later. Let's Harry Carey, $1.00. able contractual conditions. In that is if some of the members think it over and take these jobs She needed a few items such particular, a binding contract is weren't so serious about it. now, so we all will have them as wind scoops which the com­ now in effect covering wages, The slopchest, the oldtimers later. pany hadn't been able to get routine work, and so forth. will remember, was originally put here, but they gave the crew .r It was agreed that some work on the ship for the purpose of BEEFS SETTLED beyond the scheduled working obtaining working gear during letter calling for anything they {Continued front Page 7) We have had three beefs pend­ needed in Philly. hours could be eliminated by in­ the days when a seaman's wages cease, and upon arrival in port ing here, and at this time two of If the items can't be secured creasing the manning scale. were so low that a man had to them are settled. This means by forfeiture, for every 24 hours This was done in the Stewards buy his gear aboard ship, as he the FWT from the Jefferson City continuance of such disobe­ there, the ciew can payoff under Victory and the Oilers from the dience or neglect, of a sum of mutual consent. Nothing could Department, in order to prevent generally didn't have the money such extra work, over and above while he was ashore. Southland can now get their not more than 12 days pay, or be any better than that. The Skipper, Captain Clark, routine work, being forced on money by getting in touch with by imprisonment for not more Today the situation is much than three months, at the dis­ turned out to be a good egg and the few members who formerly different. We have a well sup­ the company here. his crew rates equally as well. comprised the Stewards Depart­ The deck time from the South­ cretion of the court. plied slopchest which includes With everything the way it ment. 6. For assaulting any master, land is still pending, as the com­ candy, gum, cigarettes, working pany says that old Mother Na­ mate, pilot, engineer, or staff shaped up at the sign on, there Routine work is outlined in gear, shaving equipment and all ture and the ocean can't flood the officer, by imprisonment for should be an easy payoff when our general agreement, and is the necessary items that a man she return from Europe. not more than two years. specified under .Stewards Depart­ is liable to need on a long trip. decks with fuel oil. She left New York for Philly ment Working Rules. 7. For willfully damaging (I v/onder what they think where she is loading coal for Eur­ Now 1 find that some of the flooded the decks of all the ships the vessel, or embezzling or If something develops that is ope. 1 hated to hear that she fellows want sun tan oil, cold willfully damaging any of the that went down duidng the war. foreign to the agreement, and was taking coal aboard, for there cream, sun glasses and such simi­ stores or i-,-"-'o, by forfeiture I"^now of one that was so flood­ which would throw the working goes that nice paint job. lar items that they sound like out of his wages of a sum equal ed, and I think a lot of you It's too bad they have to take a crew of Broadway chorus girls in amount to the loss thereby Brothers know of many more.) instead of seamen. I don't see how they can keep sustained, and also, at the dis­ the girl out and get her all dirty cretion of the court, by im­ just after she got a nice paint from paying on this beef. If a guy wants to take that job, but that's the way it goes. I have filed a strike notice prisonment for not more than kind of stuff to sea with him One ship that won't have to against the Atlantic Towing 12 months. that's his business. But he can worry about getting dirtied up if 8. For any act of smuggling Company for the 23rd of this get it at any drug store, so please, she keeps the present crew month. It looks like this is the for which he is convicted and boys, don't bother the Patrolman only way we will ever get a whereby loss or damage is oc­ aboard is the Walter E. Ranger, with beefs like that. Eastern Steamship Company. She contract and living wages out of casioned to the master or own­ Instead of fooling around with paid off here in New York this this outfit, as they are so used er, he shall be liable to pay such things, we could be squar­ to paying wages with our tax such master or owner a sum week with everything sparkling. ing away good beefs. We want No beefs, no performers, no money that they can't bear the as is sufficient to reimburse the every ship to sail with a wellthought of paying their own master or owner for such loss drunks—nothing but praise for a stocked slopchest—but enough is clean ship and a fine crew. or damage, and the whole or wages. Jim Drawdy schedule out of kilter and cause enough. At the moment this outfit has any account of such liability, more work to be done outside of Another beef at the sign-on has seven GI veteran trainees on and he shall be liable to im­ the prescribed hours^ overtime is been the cigarettes. The usual their payroll at $100 per month. prisonment for a period of not Ship-Shape Ship collectible. practice is to divide the full NEW YORK—Ship-shape was We, through the government, more than 12 months. For routine work at sea, when The guy who keeps his nose the word for the SS Fort Fred- the ship sails without full com­ amount of the ration among the pay them $90 giving them a total of $190 monthly. clean needn't bother to read the erica, a Los Angeles Tanker, that plement for any reason, the crew and officers, the minimum The men who have been work­ aforementioned laws twice. But paid off in New York last week. wages of the missing men are to being two cartons a week. ing for the Atlantic Towing Com­ the guy who finds that has an All departments contributed to be divided among the members If there is more than this all pany for up to 20 years are paid inclination occasionally to get in­ the first-rate payoff by coming of the crew who perform the well and good, but if the ration $135 to $145 per month. So it's to scrapes might do well to pay in without beefs, which had work. is only two cartons there is no been squared away by the three obvious that the company is some attention to them. reason to beef. SHORT HANDED milking us and the government The simplest way to keep clear delegates before the ship arrived By this 1 don't mean that the In port, when a shortage of to pay the veteran's wages. of any penalties obviously is to in port. crew should be limited to two Partially responsible for the personnel exists in the Stewards I'm not moaning because the avoid committing offenses. and the officers the rest, as any­ Department, .overtime . is only thing above two cartons should paid for work in excess of eight be divided equally. hours. In this respect, it is wise to The way to straighten out the life's iiistory or write any fancy was loaded on her last trip by note that subsistence is paid to slopchest is to put the matter in By JOE SHIMA articles. Just give the plain facts CIO ore punchers or dockmen. the entire crew when meals are the hands of the Delegates and TOLEDO—SlU Port Agents are or details, and include your Yet the NMU had the nerve to not provided. let them check the list and mark often hauled over the coals for name and book number, if you request the ILA dockmen at To­ Routine work in the Stewards down all the shortages for the not writing port news or news have one. If you're on an un­ ledo to not handle her, after their Department was a must 365 days Patrolman but, please, leave of interest regarding the mem­ organized ship, we won't print own affilates in the CIO loaded a year when the ship was feed­ Jergens Lotion to Walter Winbers and non-members sailing your name. That will be held in her up! ing. In view of the fact that holi­ chell. out of their ports. So I'm going confidence. That's one for the book! CIO days and Saturdays were as other Jack Parker to pass the buck right back to If you're in Toledo, drop in dockmen loaded the Jupiter in days for the Stewards Depart­ the fellows where it originated— and see me, and I'll bend a listen­ Ashland, and AFL docks were ment, this was unjust, since other right back to you. ing ear in your direction. Maybe, picketed in Toledo to stop her Departments worked less time How about all SIU members you won't have to do any writing unloading! for a set base pay. and those who are interested in at all. In that case, the Port This condition has been recti­ Certainly, no SIU members or If you don't,, find, linen becoming SIU members writing Agent- will act as your literary AFL affiliates will touch a hot fied, and today men in the Stew­ when you go aboard your an occasional letter or item for emissary. ship, whether she's AFL or CIO. ards Department collect the over­ ship, notify the Hall at once^ But this whole business on the time rate for work done on holi­ the LOG? GHOST SHIP A telegram from Le .Havre, br^ SS Jupiter was badly managed days and Saturdays in port..: . Get it to the Port Agent where Singapore . wpn!i ,.dp you ,any, ^ In reviewing the wanderings Today we consider this an ad­ from start to finish. She should you may drop anchor, or send it good. It's your bed and you ; vance. But there is nothing more of the NMU's modern ghost ship, have been tied up in the ship­ in to the SEAFARERS LOG, 51 have to lie in it. . disgusting than to see an over­ the SS Jupiter, it is rather in­ yard when she had a number of Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y, time sheet for the Stewards De­ teresting to note that this ship plates off, being repaired. -r..7 • It's not necessary to give your By CHARLES STARLING Look At The Law Evet7 Seafarer Should Be A Log Correspondent AHENTION! M �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 27. 1947 BUUXTII^(W" Retroa.ctive Wages SS Colabee, Voyage 18 Bruce Scheiblauer 25 Roger Foster 26 Edgar F. Benson 27 Hermanns' J. Out 28 Euguen Swabech 44 Deck Department Amalio Martinez 45 Name Voucher No. Abraham Vegas 46 Kristian Korneliusen 7 Stewards Department H. C. Browning, $2.00; \V. V. Arledge, Harrj' Vendrwaardn 8 NEW YORK NORFOLK $2.00; j. Lee, $2.00; G. A. Arnim, Name Voucher No. Peter Blanco 9 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $10.00; J. Owen. Jr.. $2.00. 1 F. Polves. $1.00; Ernest Barlow. John Livanos 10 Andrew P. Smurda C. W. Pauls. $3.00; N, Drayur. $1.00; SEATRAIN N. Y. A. R. Arsenault. $3.00; W. G. Jarvis, 29 $i.00; j. c. Rizzo. $1.00; W. E. Jack­ Alfred Larsen 11 William E. Pepper C. Goldstein. $1.00; Marvin Dick­ S3.00. 30 son. $1.00; R. j. Hennekens. $1.00 son, $1.00. Hans Nettelbladt 12 Edward Kaznowsky S. H. Williams. $3.00-. J. L. Sanders, 31 j. Arras, $2.00; W. Bause. $10.00 Thomas J. Malone 13 Ignatius P. Gomes SS FORT FREDERICA Jr., $2.00; A. E. Underwood, $2.00; H. E. V. Phillips. $.50; C. R. Maun. $1.00 32 M. A. Doucette, $1.00; P. S. Har­ Hanes, $2.00; F. S. .Mitchell. $1.00; E. Augustine P. Lazzaro 14 Benjamin H. Balcer F. Vargas, $1.00; H. C. Duncan Thomas A. Byrne 33 $1.00; P. Bite, $1.00; C. S. Hamnen rington. $1.00; N. V. Reitti, $1.00; W. J. Kelly. $2.00. Henry A. Adamowicz 15 D. Jones. $1.00; E. *. .McConnell. $1.00; G. .Aban. $3.00; J. A. Dailey, $3.00; Robert E. Lansdell 16 Joseph E. Lavigne 34 $1.00; L. G. McNair, $5.00; J. A. Carrand. $1.00; F .Alexander. $1.00; L. G. Ange. $3.00; IL I.. Dukes. $2.00; Perera, $1.00. Felix Miranda 35 George R. Brown 17 R. K. Lee, $1.00; P. J. Cradozzi. $1.00; L. M. .VIelvin. $3 00; P. C. Powell, S. Mangold. $2.00; R. Morgan. $2.00 36 John C. Munden 43 & 53 Pedro J. Garcia G. W. Berlhold. $1.00; C. F. Brow,-.. $1.00; E. Duxbury. $1.00; H. E. L. Fedine, $2.00; A. D. Guida. $1.00. 37 Vittorio M. Caravello 52 Wendell R. Coats R. D. Vandervoost. $10.00; E. Schip $1.00; C. Kinsel, $1.00; M. Travagini. Dennis. $1.00; R. J. Barrus. $1.00; Christopher Birliaris 38 plan, $1.00; P. Cuccurullo, $1.00 $1.00; J. P. Dickoso. $1.00; P. De- R. L. Tillett. $1.00. Engine Department Pietro, $1.00; G. E. ORouke. $1.00; E. A. Crocker. $3.00; L. A. Greico, George W. Thyer 39 $1.00; Wm. Throop, $5.00; C. J. Fry j. .Pisa. $1.00; R. M. Koenig, $1.00; $3.00; H. Hayaski. $3.00; D. H. Ker-,^ Name Voucher No. Eugene M. Medford j. J. Tabarrini. $1.00; Norbert Rogan 40 F. C. .Altri. $1.00. win. " $2.00; J. K. Presnell, $2.00; Ernesto Rubio 2 Earl W. Ebbert 41 $1.00; J. Swolanski. $1.00; Mrs. Agnes SS MALLORY H. W. Lamm. Jr.. $3.00; R. T. Leiand. E. Humphries. $2.00; G. G. McNeice Joseph A. Saroctka 3 William Gonzales 42 $5.00; John I lorton. $2,50; E. R. .A. Singer. $1.00; .A. Plaza. $3.00; $3.00; L. J. Barker. $3.00; B. B. James W. Brake 4 Wilbur Hunt 47 Milanesi, $2.00; G. J. Bullock. $2.00 J. L. Tumbling. $1.00; C. Robinson. Powell. $3.00; F. J. Jordan. $3.00; J. Milokas. $2.00; A. Skrzypski. G. M. Patterson. $3.00; I. C. Williams, Luis Gonzales 5 Walter Marcus 48 F. Cario, $3.00; P. Lupo. $3.00 $2.00; $2 00; W. .M. Rozinski. $2.00; j. J. $3.00; D. T, Hurdle, $3.00; J. W. Henry C. Tresvant 6 Louie Caloca 49 W. Perednia. $1.00; F. .Muchclot, $5.00 Juscius. $2.00; H. Wm. Willett, $1.00; Whitfield. $3.00; N. L. Mark. $5.00. William A. Craven 18 Ricardo C. Canedo SS R. INGERSOLL 50 D. J. Stilley. $2.00; .M. F. Engelsen. C. W. Foltz. $3.00. W. Peterson. R. Savior. $1.00; Grady Halty. $1.00 $1.00; S. Rothschild. $1.00; J. Rolf. Donald J. Sconyers 19 Ramon R. Sierra 51 $2.00; W. T. Mathews. $2.00; A. P. J. T. Lassiter, $2.00; A. Henderson $4.00; J. Czaplak, 31.00. James Band 20 Alerante. $2.00. $1.00; L. Gilmore, $1.00; B. Wotursk SS EMILIA Mario Starace 21 $5.00; T. Radclif, $1.00; V. A. Tocco P. O. Cirelli, $2.00; M. L. Philp. Frank Kopersky 22 $1.00; B. Smoljan, $2.00. $2.00; T. W. Styron, $2.00; R. Vaz­ Alfonso Alaguibel 23 SS FRANK DALE quez. $2.00; P. Navitsky. $2.00; R. L. konstant M. Kain 24 A. R. Tonon. $1.00; J. E. Oliver Wingate, $2.00; E. Zaniewski, $2.00; Any men due money for un­ J. C. Laseter. $2.00; Otis Howell. claimed wages or overtime from $1.00. JUSTO R. VELOZQUEZ $2.00; J. Schoell, $2.00; A. D. Lehtola. SS J. MORTON Pacific Tankers should apply to Your wife is anxious to hear $2.00; D. G. Averill. $2.00; E. Good­ K. E. Begley. $5.00; J. Kirkland Mr. James Dwyer, Pacific Tank­ man. $5.00; J. R. McPhaul, $2.00; J. from you immediately. Tompol, $1.00; R. T. Land $1.00; A. ers, 423 Sampson Street, San $1.00; A. K. Miles, $1.00; D. R. Cor Wingate, $2.00; E. Gorum. $2.00; J. 4 4 4 ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. Georges. $2.00; Z. Williams, $2.00; J. nell, $1.00;' R. McKay, $1.00. Phone 552:S Francisco, Calif. PAUL R. SMITH Foust, $2.00. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. SS HUNTER 4. i i. Your father is very ill in Mayo SS CURRIER Calvert 4539 E. Higgans, $1.00; R. E. Simmons ANDREW GEORGE P. Richter. $1.00; F. Weeks. $2.00; Clinic. Your family wishes you BOSTON 276 State St. $10.00; R. Layko. $58.00; H. BloodPlease communicate with at­ worth. $1.00; R. Dellepelle, $2.00; M. Ramin. $2.00; A. Hadad. $1.00; to return to LaSalle, 111. immed­ Boudoin 4455 J. F. Gamblich. $5.00; C. .Ayala. $1.00; BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. torney Benjamin B. Sterling, 42 S. Musco, $1.00; J. Soto. $2.00; iately. W. Lobel. $35.00. , Cleveland 7391 Broadway, New York City, re­ I. Perez. $1.00; J. Petrof, $1.00; CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SS COASTAL STEVEDORE garding settlement of your case S. Vosdogames. $10.00; F. Sintich. JULIUS TAYLOR, Deck Del. Superior 5175 W. J. Wade, $2.00; W. Snoeik. $2.00; $1.00; M. J. Fields. $5.00; R. Wilhit SS JOHN JAY CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. involving injury aboard the SS J. Murphy. $2.00; L. W. Ritch. $2.00; $2.00; G. B. Gundersen. $2.00; H. Main 0147 Frederick W. Galbraith, in Sa­ V. Pitts, $2.00; F. Pawel. Jr.. $2.00. Halligan. $1.00. Your gear which you gave to DETROIT 1038 Third St. vannah, Georgia, on Scptcmbcr SS SPENCER Curt Starke can be had by call­ SS SEATRAIN TEXAS Cadillac 6857 J. D. Lowery. $2.00; W. Lowery. 27, 1946. P. E. Tassin, $2.00. ing at the 4th floor baggage room buLUTH 531 W. Michigan St. $2.00; C. L. Pottel. $3.00; D. B. Jordon. SS BILLINGS VICTORY 4. 4. 4. Melrose 4110 $2.00; M. H. Phillips. $2.00; A. J. of the New York Hall, 51 Beaver S. E. Jansson. $2.00; P. G. Nearhas. Langan, $2.00; GALVESTON 308'/j—23rd St. GEORGE FINN j. M. Ratey. $2.00; Street. Get in touch with the $1.00; G. Englehnrd, $2.00; R. H. C. Thompson, $2.00; M. Roberts. $2.00; Phone 2-8448 LOG office for Starke's address. Book Number 49342. See Fred­ Morris, $2.00; A. Dorgzio, $2.00; K. G. O'Briant, $1.00; O. P. Smith. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 4 4 4 Phone 58777 die Stewart, New York Patrol­ H. M. Methiev, $1.00; A. E. Rosado. $2.00; D. R. Leary. $2.00. ARTHUR E. GIBSON JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. man, the'next time you are in P. L. Shauger, $1.00; R. L. McKenzie. SS CAVALIER Phone 5-5919 the New York Hall. $2.00; A. Wasstrom, $1.00; A. R. DuBois, $1.00; John Rosato. $2.00; Get in touch with Ben Ster­ MARCUS HOOK 1'4 W. 8th St. Kavel, $1.00; F. E. Serra, $1.00. C. A. Fletcher. $2.00; P. Morrison. ling, 42 Broadway, New York, in 4* 4* 4* Chester 5-3110 $2.00: C. Burgio. $2.00; W. Dunham. SS T. JAY MICKEY HYNDS regards to the voyage of the Ro­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 2.00; J. Heitz.enroeder & Crew. $13.00. J. W. .Szkodinski. $5.00; W. R. Phone 2-1754 bin Locksley which paid off in Your gear, which you left on Simpson, $2.00; C. Starke, $5.00. SS ARIZPA MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. January, 1947. J. Nash. $1.00; J. D. Powell. $1.00; board the SS Pierre Laclede, is SS R. N. McNEELEY NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. A. W. Thompson and Crew, $20.00. W. W. Reid, $3.00; F. H. Mabe. $2.00; now being held for you in the 4 4 4 Magnolia 6112-6113 G. Bautista. $2.00; M. Ku.ssmaul. JACK CILLER SS POINT CARBRILLO NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. New Orleans Hall. Get in touch $2.00; George Lass. $1.00; P. P. J. R. Parsons. $5.00; N. Lyons. HAnover 2-2784 with the Baggage Room there. A communication from Mrs. Guimond. $1.00; Karl E. Uri. $1.00; $2.00; C. O'Connell. $2.00; R. CarNORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. H. H. Mcador requests that you F. E. Cizewski, $1.00; J, V. Russell. stens. $2.00. Phone 4-1083 $2.00; M. A. Kiker. $1.00; W. B. Smith, get in touch with her. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. SS MADAKET $1.00; .A. C. Fivek. $1.00; G. Kesprzyk. W. Przylomski, $2.00; A. Kubacki. Lombard 3-7651 4 4 4 $1.00; R. M. Mann. $1.00; A. Horvath. Sanlonzans, PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. $1.00; J. Viga $1.00; J. ROSBY T. SLUCKLAND $1.00; R. B. Branney. $1.00. Beacon 4336 $2.00; J. LaRocco, $2.00; S. P. GonGEORGE DANIELS JR. Your father is very anxious to SS LA FARGE RICHMOND, Calif ... 257 5th St. dzar, $1.00. Money due you for 25 hours Z. Wydrn. $2.00; H. W. Girard. hear from you. Phone 2599 SS BEAUREGARD $2.00; J. L. Probst. $2.00; Glatthorn. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. work aboard the James Duncan H. W. Clemens, $1.00; H. J. Swart 4 4 4 Henry Childs, $3.00; Joseph Douglas 5475 - 8363 can be collected at the offices "of jes, $1.00; j. Toledo. $2.00; M. P. $1.00; STEVE A. WEISS Morelli. $2.00; W. P. Smith. $1.00; I SAN JUAN, P.R. ..252 Ponce de Leon Waterman Steamship Company, Perez, $1.00; E. W. Geter, $2.00; F. Your daughter, Theresa, wants R. Silvander, $2.00; R. P. Sasseville. I San Juan 2-5996 19 Rector Street, New York, Szwestka, $1.00; R. R. Carlson, $1.00. $1.00. to hear from you very soon. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. SS CELILO N. Y. SS D. HITCH Phone 8-1728 H. C. Smallwood, $6.00; M. R. 4 4 4 R. G. Roales, $2.00; J. Ally. $2.00; SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 4. 4. 4. Norris, $2.00; L. Campbell, $2.00; WHELDON J. BILLINGTON E. Trotman. $2.00; E. Lord, $2.00; Main 0290 Crewmembers of the SS Coy­ R. W. Morrison & Crew, $6.00. C. DufF. $2.00; W. R. Carroll, $2.00; Contact Myrtle Billington im­ TAMPA ...•1809-1811 N. Franklin St. ote Hills, Pacific Tankers, can SS CALDWELL Phone M-1323 Wm. Raae, $10.00; H. H. Oldeide. j. H. Bethca. $2.00; C. Archer. $2.00; mediately. She is anxious to hear collect overtime money for- stand­ $10.00; N. A. Ohisson. $10.00; E. W. Hare. $2.00; C. Kubic, $2.00; TOLEDO 615 Summit St. from you. Garfield 2112 ing watch at Sabine Bar, Texas. Mikkelson, $10.00; A. Gentes, $2.00; W. Robinson, $2.00. 4 4 4 SS INGERSOLL WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. The money is being held at the A. , P. Stearns, $2,00; J. Blanchard. THOMAS F. HENDRICKS' J. Van Sant, $1.00. * Terminal 4-3131 Company office, 115 Broadway, R. Gomez. $2.00; C. Ryals, $5.00; H. VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Houghton St. H. Matson, $10.00; H. C. Boone, A letter from Mrs. Margaret M. New York. Other overtime has $10.00; BOSTON Garden 8331 B. W, Bynura, $10.00; F. Craig asks you to write to your' been referred to the West Coast INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Knight, $10.00; J. C. Moslo ,y$IO,00; VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hastings St. mother immediately. J. Adams, $1.00. for settlement. Ira Boone, $10.00; J. F. Smith, $2.2C; Pacific 7824 (Mcr.rc/ may be claimed at paym, "; ers' office. AmericanHawaiian SS Co.. 2nd floor. 90 Broad C.' . New York.) NOTICE! SlU HALLS MONEY DUE PERSOKALS �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Canadian Seamen Are New Ready For A Real International Union ] 3 i 1 i ( • • , , ' : • Friday. June 27. 1947 ATTENTION! I Ship Surgeons Will Vote On Pursers Union Wages paid the following list­ ed members', who were employed by^ Calmar Steamship Corpora­ tion during 1945, have not been credited to their Social Security existence at the taxpayers' ex­ that of the government bureau­ accounts due to the lack of So­ By WILLIAM McLAUGHLIN NEW YORK—An NLRB elec­ cial Security numbers. pense. crats and the shipowners. tion among surgeons aboard The endurance of the organThe men listed below should Grace Line vessels, the first such Last, but by no means least, Under the pseudonym of "na­ ized Canadian seaman" today is send their social security num­ in history, will take place within are the communists, who of ne­ tional unity," during the war fast reaching the explosion point, bers to: Federal Security Agency, two weeks to determine whether cessity must have some sort of years, the communists were able as is evidenced by the feverish Social Security Adminstration, they want to be represented by sensationalism to smokescreen to conceal their ineffectiveness as ^ activity of the commies in the American Merchant Marine the bankruptcy of their Moscow seamen were forced to accept ar­ Field Office, 42 Broadway, New past month or so. masters. York 4, N. Y. to insure credit fer gtaff Officers Association, AFL. bitrarily whatever conditions and the wages they earned. For years, seamen in Canada wages Ottawa decided on. Of what value are so-called The exact date for the election have fought to bring about leaders, whose principal obcesM. Wilson, J. Parham, Nicano will be determined this week COMMIE GOONS changes overdue in Canadian sion is to martyr themselves as Martinez, R. Rhea, Neal C. Mcwhen Tom Hill, East Coast Rep­ maritime. victims of a "police terror," as As this is being written, we Intyre, Dean T. Rollins, Joseph resentative for AMMSOA, will It has been a discouraging ex­ they have been doing in Canada? learn that one of our Patrolmen F. Potenski, Warren O'Brien. meet with the National Labor Fred Sweden, Edward Stavko, Relations Board. perience, but not a disheartenWhere does the issue of the in the Port of Monti-eal has been ing one. On every side we have shorter work week and increased given a going-over by the usual Pror Wigg, John Wanchek, R. The balloting will be between Cavanau, Robert Anderson, Jose been hemmed in by antogonisms pay fit into the picture? One of type of commie thugs. the AFL Pursers Union and No Dehesa, A1 Daines, A. Curtis. and fakery of every imaginable the necessary props to Commun­ We say to those misguided hue. Despite this we have pa­ ist existence is police terror. Fred Fernand, William Dysart, Union, since the NMU, for rea­ thugs—and the majority of the sons unknown, stated that it did tiently and persistently tried to And while the judiciary and membership of the CSU will Michael Jacobin, William Harristick together fighting the main the police have a happy time agree with us—that these tactics son, P. Golnik, B. W. Howard, in any election held for surissues that confronted us. fighting the communist menace, may be okay in Moscow, but that Ralph H. Hornech, Earnest Jones, Alexander J. Hutton, Pe8^°"^ ^ separate unit. Let no one have any doubts which can be traced to the lead­ here in the Dominion of Canada ter Kozulic, Alfred Labowit, Earl they are held in contempt. NLRB RULING that we will continue to give ership of the CSU, the shipowner As free Canadians we i-cfutc B. Marshbu. battle to any and all who choose obviously doesn't have to worry The decision for the election to defend the status quo of a great deal about demands for the mental depravity that spawns came in a ruling from the NLRB Canadian maritime enslave­ a better standard of living from such actions, regardless from which ruled that surgeons em­ which section of the CSU it ment, as we find it in this year the union membership. ployed by Grace Line constitute springs. of 1947. an appropriate bargaining unit. PROGRESS MADE The Canadian District of the For the first time now they will The Canada Shipping Act still In the short time since the SIU is in Canada to stay. Its have the opportunity to be rep­ remains as the choice example DETROIT — SIU Headquart­ resented by a bargaining agent of the impoverished intelligence new Canadian District of the policies and program has the sup­ SIU has been formed — four port of its entire international of the lawmakers at Ottawa. The ers recently received notice from if they so wish. "good intentions" of the law­ months to be exact—it has es­ membership. Coincidentally, this week AM­ tablished two closed shop con­ It is a genuine rank and filej the NLRB that the SIU had makers, demonstrated by «this MSOA is conducting an election tracts, embodying the highest program, shorn of all political been certified as the winner in legislative persecution are an among Grace Line Pursers, thus wages in Canadian maritime, plus trivia, ifs, ands and buts. the recently conducted election odious national disgrace. two elections are being held on the 40-hour week in port and 44aboard the Huron Transportation Grace Line ships by the AFL NO DIVISION hour week at sea for all three BELOW STANDARD Company ships. Pursers. departments, not the 48-40 as pro­ Already we have cracked the Wages, working and living posed by the clap-trap happy The^e two ships — the SS A regular bargaining election crust of decades and establi.shed conditions still lag far behind commies. I Crapo and SS Boardman^ — is now in progress on the ships the 40 and 44 hour weeks on voted overwhelmingly for the the various standards establish­ of American-Export Company, We might add for the record board Canadian ships. ed in other countries, notably , , , ... SIU on June 4 and 6, when the the results of which are expected that, long before our Canadian This has only been possible j^^RB conducted an election to be announced August 15. In by our Brothers of the Seafar­ District was formed, the CSU because the membership of this ers International Union of N. A., aboard them. addition AMMSOA has petition­ had been appealed to by the Union is not burdened with a in the United States. ed Alcoa Steamship Company for This victory climaxed an or­ men presently covered by these dual responsiblty, as in others, an election. We Canadians are citzens of contracts. where the shipowner or the com­ ganizational drive which had be­ one of the earth's richest coun­ gun some ten weeks earlier, and The latest company to be Furthermore, these conditions munist rules the roost. tries, the second largest producer marked the SIU's first election brought into the Pursers fold is There is no division of loyalties have been brought about by in the world of materials for victory of the 1947 sailing season the Ponchelet Marine Corpora­ genuine trade union methods, the to be contended with. We are World War II. We operated a on the Lakes. tion, which has just signed a full clean cut issue between the Un­ not shackled by any false senti­ merchant fleet which, prior to contract. As a direct result of the SIU ment to the policies of the po­ ion and the companies being im­ the war, was practically non­ win over the NMU — 28 to 2 The Pursers Union, victorious proved wages and working condi­ litical glamor boys. existent by comparison. We say again that it will only — with No Union receiving 18 in its last eleven elections, is tions. We learned very early during its organizational Increases of 100 per cent in be by a genuine form of rank votes and of this certification, contiiuiing the war years that the one mil­ contract negotiations will " be drive in companies that cannot and ,file international organiza­ wages, 40 and 44 hour work lion and a half dollars it cost to be named at the moment. Ac­ opened with the Huron manage­ tion that seamen in Canada will weeks, 90 cents and $1.05 an build one Victory type ship earn­ ment just as soon as a meeting cording to Tom Hill, a solid re­ be able to bring to a successful hour overtime for all work per­ ed double this amount in one turn for the AMMSOA is expect­ can be arranged. This should be conclusions their efforts to es­ formed over eight hours, all day voyage. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays tablish civilized wage and work­ within the next couple of weeks ed in all elections when petitions are filed. The lonely swells of the oceans in port; and all Saturday after­ ing conditions. or so. voice mute testimony to the noons, Sundays and holidays at memory of our Brothers who sea are results that speak for LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS went to their last watch below themselves as they courageously kept open SINKING THE SEAMEN the se.a lanes so vital to our con­ duct of the war. All Canadian seamen should Canada's seamen delivered the now be enjoying these same congoods, Canadian taxpayers paid^ ditions, and it isn't that the need for and built the ships, and many I for them hasn't existed for a of our members sealed the bar- jong time. gain with their lives. •. ^ , Who was it that went down What moie should the people, ff,0 jjne in support of the Dominof Canada expect of their mer- ion government program for chant marine? regimentation and the herding of In spite of this record as mem-' Canadian seaman into the pools bers of a large section of the ! during the war, making them Canadian working class, we find | chattels of the war program? ourselves having to struggle andj The communists of course, fight for the minimums that mi. , • • other sections of our people have ,. they disguised themselves been enjoying through Union ^he curtain of national unity for an all-out war effort, contiacts for a long time. as if the union hiring hall would DOLLAR HAPPY have been the biggest blow .to it. SIU Certffied On Huron Ships We are proud to state here that One thing we know for sure the membership of the SIU of is that the Canadian shipowner is as profit-hungry today as he N.A. has always fought for and was at anytime during the war'^^tained its rights to ship out of their own union hiring halls, and years and before. We know that the dignity of didn't suffer one •€anada's be-wigged, well-fed legal- hierarchy can only be mainOn the contrary, it benefited tained as long as Canadian tax- thereby because our members payers can see some sort of acti-^ shipped as free men, confident vity to be able to justify their j that their voice was equal to A crowded New York membership meeting heard Paul Hall, Director of Organizaiion, report on his trip to the Gulf Area. He told of the reorganization of the Gulf .Ports, all of which has . been reported in the LOG, and Brother Hall also gave the details on the great strides being made by the Marine Allied Workers, part of the SIU, with the fishermen and other allied trades along.: the Gulf. The membership voted unanimously to accept the report. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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MEETING PLEDGES AID TO CIO UNION LABOR FIGHTS BACK WYANDOTTE CREWS BEGIN NLRB VOTE SIU COMMITTEE MAKING HEADWAY IN NEGOTIATIONS NEW YORK BRANCH CRACKS DOWN ON GASHOUNDS AND PERFORMERS PITY THE POOR EXECUTIVE BOTH NMU AND LSU TRY TO FREELOAD ON SEAFARERS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS NO NEWS, REALLY; NMU LOSES AGAIN CANADIAN CCF RAPS PHONY SHIP TRANSFERS BUTTON GWINNETT RIPPED OPEN SUGGESTS JOINT SIU-MM&P PANEL TO HANDLE CREW-OFFICER DISPUTES FOUR WATCH SYSTEM WILL INSURE JOBS FOR ALL IN THE TOUGH TIMES AMERICAN TANKERS RUSSIA REFUSES TO RETURN USED TO CARRY U.S. OIL ABOARD MISSISSIPPI'S NEWEST--THE DEL MAR NEW ORLEANS IS REORGANIZED IN LINE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS POOR TREATMENT OF LCA SEAMEN BRINGS LAKES MEN TO SEAFARERS SEAFARERS SUPPORTS PICKETLINES AS ILA WINS PUERTO RICO STRIKE SEAFARERS HALTS SLICK DEAL ON WEST COAST WANTS TO KNOW WHERE LSU GETS ALL ITS DOUGH SHIPS AND GAS HOUNDS ARE HITTING PORT TAMPA ON REGULAR SCHEDULE BALTIMORE MTC ELECTS OFFICERS FIGHT AGAINST TAFT-HARTLEY BILL IS BIG TOPIC WITH CHICAGO SIU WEATHER NICE, SHIPPING SMOOTH: NEW YORK IS ENJOYING HAPPY DAYS SIU IN MONTREAL GOES TO AID OF AFL LAUNDRY WORKERS' BEEF IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING UNION POLICY IS PROVED KEITH ALSOP NEW GALVESTON AGENT; TEX SUIT GOES TO NEW ORLEANS NMU PUTS DISGUISES ON ITS MEN AND TRIES TO RAID SIU COMPANY PATROLMAN TURNS DICK TRACY, FOILS PHONY CHARGE CG'S WHITEWASH JOB FAILS TO MAKE ARIZPA SEAWORTHY; CREW OVERHAULS HER AT SEA MANROPE KNOT CREW FINDS BAUXITE TRAIL TOUGH GOING SIU RELEASES NEW FORM FOR SHIP'S MINUTES CANADIAN SEAMEN ARE NOW READY FOR A REAL INTERNATIONAL UNION SHIP SURGEONS WILL VOTE ON PURSERS UNION SIU CERTIFIED ON HURON SHIPS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/27/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9f01d34d4d83f27efe9255bda60a7cf7.PDF aeef4114552fd8e3893c96a888b48d44 PDF Text Text 1,1; Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL, IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, JUNE 20. 1947 Keep Shipping Isthmian! Now that the NMU's staliing maneuvers to prevent yen from getting the benefits of Union represehtatitn and a Union contract have been stopped cold by the National Labor Relations Beard's certification of the Seafarers Interiraticn Union as your collective bargaining agent, contractual demands are being presented to the Isthmian Steamship Company. Therefore, it is extremely important that all Isthmian men remain aboard and keep sailing Isthmian vessels. The necessity for you to stay on the job until final victory cannot be stressed too vigorously. Until you can go aboard Isthmian vessels Avith an SIU contract in your pocket, don't weaken your chances for a first-rate agreement covering Avages and working conditions. Meanwhile, keep on the job. Keep sailing Isthmian! SiU Reopens Contracts To Negotiate Increases in Base Pay, Overtime NEW YORK, June 20—The Seafarers International Union is pressing for increases in the present Avage scale, rate for overtime pay and other mone­ tary considerations, on the basis of the preamble contained in ail its con­ tracts, which provides for the reopening of the wag« question at any time. Negotiations between the Union and representatives of all its contracted companies are currently under way. The Seafarers contracts are the only ones in the marine industry AA^hich contain this unique provision, allowing for discussions to be opened on wages at any time. Discussions centering on the Union's demands Avere entered •'into as a result of a letter to' all operators by J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District, requesting an early meeting to reopen negotiations for the proposed wage increases. LOG press time wci'c as fol'ows: The letter was sent June 1. Marine Cooks and Stewards— The first meeting between NEW YORK—A recommenda­ still negotiating on the West tion that the Seamen's Section Coast; NMU — still negotiating; Union representatives and of the International Transportplace American Communications Asso­ the operators took workers Federation schedule a ciation — no contract on either Monday afternoon and an­ conference in London to discuss coast, negotiations open; Marine other was held late yesterday. thoroughly a program for deal- iTF Planning Panamanian London Meet Seafarers Again Pledges To Respect All Economic Picketlines Of NMU NEW YORK—While confusion reigned in the CIO maritime stoppage, which began Sunday '"night when negotiations between the National Maritime Union and the operators failed to produce agreement, the Seafarers Inter­ national Union stated clearly its position that there would be no crossing of picketlines establish­ ed for economic reasons.# The SIU's stand was made known in a telegram sent to the National Maritime Union's New York iPort Agent on June 14, the day before the strike began. "In the event you go out on strike," the message said, "or are locked out, we will support your picketlines around vessels contracted to your organization same as in the struggles of 1946." The telegram was signed by Morris Weisberger and Paul Hall, SIU Vice-Presidents, and J. P. Shuler, Seci-etary Treasur­ er of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, and was in answer to a wire received a daj*- earlier from the NMU Agent, which read: "Shipowners stalling on nego­ tiations hoping that passage of Taft-Hatley bill will cripple power of unions. NMU contract expires June 15 and hopes of getting satisfactory agreement are dim. Can we count on the same support that we received from the AFL unions in our struggles in 1946." The Seafarers has also stated that it "would not man any struck ships reallocated to our operators," in accordance with Union policy. Thus far the NMU has not set up any picketlines, but its mem­ bers are carrying out orders of Joseph Curran, NMU president, to remain aboard their vessels to do ship's work but not to sign on for new voyages. The CIO unfon has called the operators failure to agree on a new contract a lockout, since the old agreement expired Sunday night, June 15. The operators have offered a renewal of last year's contract for one year. Six unions, including the NMU, are more or less involved in the current situation. All are negotiating separately but are represented on the CIO Joint Policy Committee. The unions concerned and their status at Engineers Beneficial Association —signed extension of old con­ tract on West Coast, negotiations still open in the East; Interna­ tional Longshoremen's and Ware­ housemen's Union — signed on West Coast with "escape clause" permitting cancellation if other unions do not get satisfactory agreements, is not involved on East coast; Marine Firemen's Union, an independent union, acting with CIO unions, has signed old contract extension. At the present time the Seafar­ ers' contracts are the best in the industry, and the renegotiated contracts will put the SIU far ahead of the rest of maritime. Representing the Union are Secretary-Treasurer Shuler, Rob­ ert Matthews, Headquarters En­ gine Department Representative, and Lindsey Williams, Gulf Area Coordinator. The Union negotiators stated that the dis­ cussions have thus far proceeded satisfactorily. CG Loses Control Of Hoaring Units The dictatorial power held over merchant seamen by the Coast Guard was dealt a severe blow last week when the, CG Hearing units were abolished by Congressional action, and all dis­ ciplinary authority transferred to the Civil Service Commission. The decision to abolish the Hearing Units, a yoke around the necks of free American seamen since the beginning of the war, was a fitting climax to the singlehanded fight waged against Coast Guard control over seamen by the Seafarers International Union. The blow came when Congress relieved the Coast Guard of its power to try seamen and render decisions, thus depriving it of all No. 25 disciplinary action against mer­ chant seamen. At the time the decision was announced, Morris Weisberge", SIU Vice-President, was in Wash­ ington where he received the an­ nouncement of the change to the Civil Service Commission. The Commission is to set up a board of examiners to hear cases against seamen, but no money has as yet been appropriated for its work, and there is no sign of such action in the near future. CAN INVESTIGATE As long as no funds come forth, seamen will not be brought be­ fore any governmental agency, whether it be the Coast Guard or the Civil Service Comrriission. The Coast Guard will still be able to investigate charges against seamen and present them at trials if and when the Civil Service Commission sets up its courts, but it no longer will be able to act as judge and jury in these cases. The Coast Guard isn't resign­ ing itself to this Congressional move, however, for already they are busy at work attempting to get the House Judiciary Commit­ tee to report a bill to restore the Hearing Units and their power to the Coast Guard. From the first days, of the Coast Guard's control of sea­ men, the SIU had gone on record as being opposed to the military {Continued on Page 16) jing further with the Pan.amanian situation was adopted by the Coordinating Committee of the ITF, which met here last week. Complete satisfaction with the work done thus far on the mat­ ter of ship transfers to Pana­ manian registry was voiced by Willy Dorchain, ITF represen­ tative in the United States and chairman of the commi^ee. He pointed out that the threat of ITF concerted action has slowed down, and possibly halt­ ed, such sales. R. Clausen, representative of the Danish Seamen's Union, in­ formed the meeting that mem­ bers of his union would be ex­ pelled if they signed on ships flying the Panamanian flag. All delegates present agreed that action should be considered for a program to effect the clos­ ing of all fink halls. William McLaughlin of the Canadian District and A1 Kenrepresented the Seafarers Inter­ national Union at the meeting. Also pi-esent at the meeting were J. Scott and R. Baker, Brit­ ish Seamen's Union; R. Clausen, Danish Seamen's Union; E. Johansen, Norwegian S e a m e n's Union; E. Raberg, Swedish Sea­ men's Union, Manuel Pitharoulis, Greek Seamen's Union, and Wil­ liam Ash, Masters, Mates and Pilots Association. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 20. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 5i Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Isthmian Certification of the Port of Galveston as Act­ The amounts of monies lost in ing Agent. each fund will be reimbursed by HAnover 2-2784 The Seafarers International It is hereby recommended their respective accounts at the Union of North America received that the membership accept Hay- end of the quarter. International Officers the final certification in the Isth­ When the Insurance Company mond as the Galveston Agent and mian fleet from the National La­ President HARRY LUNDEBERG --------that he accept the responsibilities repays us for the loss of monies, bor Relations Board Thursday, 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. and duties as Agent in that port. it will be credited to the respec­ June 12, 1947. This automatically PAUL HALL First Vice-President At the last Agents Conference, tive accounts. makes the SIU the Bargaining 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Agent for Isthmian Steamship the membership went on record NMU Strike MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President Company. Negotiations will be to charge the responsibility of 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. The NMU strike was in an un­ opened in the near future for an the Gulf Area Tugboats to the Director of Oi-ganization. GAL TANNER Vice-President determined status as of noon, agreement with this company. 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. June 16, 1947. The three unions The Director of Organization Last week's LOG carried and involved are the NMU, MC&S, met mo in New Orleans last EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President this week's LOG will carry the 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. details and activities of the or­ week where a program was work­ and ACA. Apparently the operators have ed out to take over the tugboats ganizing and certification. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer locked these Unio^ out by re­ and try to make them an asset 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. fusing to give them an agree­ to the Union instead of a liability, Negotiations ment before the expiration date which they have been in the past. District Officials The Negotiating Committee has for their former agreement, The entire dues record system been meeting with the Mathiason J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District which was June 15, 1947. Tankers, Inc. to negotiate an of the tugboats, which has its P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. In the event of an all-out strike agreement. There has been quite Headquarters in New Orleans, which could develop and which HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific a bit of headway made up until was in as bad a condition as the may involve the SIU, the officials 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. this time and by the next regular dues record department of "{he and membership of this Organi­ FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District meeting, we will be able to Headquarters Offices was at the zation will work out a program 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan present an agreement with this beginning of 1946. Dolar Stone, who has been to control our policy. HUGH MURPHY .Seoy -Trpas Canadi.'in Distriet outfit to the membership for ac­ At this time, our official policy working in the records depart­ 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. tion. should be the same as was the ment in Headquarters Offices, The Union is meeting with the 1946 waterfront struggle when Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office Atlantic and Gulf District, has Nantasket Lines. This is an out­ the NMU went out; that is, to re­ in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. been sent to the Port of New Or­ fit with some small excursion leans to set up the same dues spect all of their picket lines GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor boats lunning in Boston Harbor. record system for the tugboats around ships owned or operated 267 They operate during the summer as we have in the Headquarters by companies contracted to the season and only in the daytime. Offices of the Atlantic and Gulf iinions involved. Our proposed agreement to the District. CG Hearing Unit company now will be a much bet­ While in the Port of New Or­ ter agreement than we had with leans, I met with the Insurance As of June 11, 1947, the Mer­ them in the past. Company in regards to the safe chant Marine Hearing Unit of No amount of publicity and attention which might The Union Negotiating Com­ robbery in the Port of New Or­ the United States Coast Guard be spotlighted on the Seafarers' ail-important victory in mittee has arranged a meeting leans, where the safe was stolen ceased functioning. For some being certified in Isthmian can be called excessive. Our with Atwacoal Lines June 23, from the Union Hall, containing time, they have been putting up membership's enthusiasm over this development is a natural 1947 for the purpose of negotiat­ $10,985.58' in Union money. The a hell of a fight to keep the sea­ ing a new agreement. They have Headquarters Offices shows that men dominated by their bureau­ one. been out of business during the money for three financial reports cratic control. In the latest test between the SJU and the NMU of war, but will resume operations was in the safe at that time. From the beginning, the SIU their recpective attractions for unorganized seamen, we soon. These reports were for the weeks has fought this set-up for what came off tops by an overwhelming majority, and the NMU There was a meeting today ending May 10, May 17 and May it was—a bureau of parasites who inserted themselves into a privwas emphatically rejected. But the victory was not a with the Negotiating Committee 24. of the operators' so-called At­ simple one. For in addition to clarifying the confusion Ceneral $10 lantic and Gulf Shipowners' As­ injected into the campaign by the NMU, there was the sociation, where our proposals Fund ADA Sir ASA Strike S&O Bldg. Hosp. Total terrific job of organizing which had to be done on an un­ for a wage increase were assumed May 10 $ 786.39 $615 $24 $ 840 $150 $55 $ 80 $10 $2560.39 1029 220 70 140 18 4947.00 2877.00 555 38 precedented scale. So if there are hurrahs for the Seafarers, but no definite proposals were May 1 7 471 180 50 100 4 3478.19 May 24 2061.19 590 22 given to the company as yet. there is good reason. Totals: $5724.58 $1760 $84 $2340 $550 $175 $320 $32 $10985.58 At the same time, there is reason to understand the Negotiations in all these out­ NMU's dejection over the major loss they have just suf­ fits will continue and all mem­ The General Fund, as listed ate industry, such as the Mer­ fered. But there is no excuse for its deliberate abuse of the bers interested should meet with above, includes initiation fees, chant Service, where they were the Ne,gotiating Committee on dues, duplicate books, transfer neither needed or wanted by the Isthmian seamen, as demonstrated by their prolonged the sixth floor tomorrow at 10 fees, LOG donations, fines, etc. seamen making their living in a stalling of' the inevitable certification of the Seafarers. a. m. and form a rank and file The ACA is a separate fund and private industry. Our victory was a clean one. It was simply that the committee to go along with the sent in as such and goes into the Since their inception, they Isthmi^ seamen preferred to have as their bargaining official Negotiating Committee General Fund. The SIF is a have caused nothing but tur­ separate fund and listed as such moil and confusion; most of them representative the SIU—whose accomplishments in behalf on all these contracts. and it goes into the General who have never been outside of of its membership stands unparalleled in waterfront history. Union Operations Fund, but is later transferred to harbor limits setting themselves Despite the fact that the NLRB has continually set Further changes were made in the Intei-national. All other funds up as authorities on the morals of the Merchant Seamen. aside its objections and charges, the NMU has just filed the Gulf Area since the last regu­ have their separate accounts. application to have the Board reconsider the original NMU lar meeting. On a recommenda­ The Insurance Company is Joseph Volpian, Special Serv­ motion to set aside certification. It is rare that such mo­ tion from the Secretary-Treas­ making an investigation into this ices Representatives of the A&G matter and has not made any District, appeared with Capt. tions are granted. But the real motive of the NMU in urer, the membership went on refund as yet. William Ash, of the Masters, making the application is to save face with its membership. record to place Earl "Bull" Shep- I also met with the Safe and Mates and Pilots, in Washington, pard in charge of the Port of New And while the NJMU drinks from the bitter cup of Orleans and to place J. Steely Loft Squad of the Police Depart­ D. C. on April 27 and 28 to pro­ defeat, the Seafarers is preparing demands which v/ill be White in Headquarters Offices as ment in New Orleans. They have test further dictatorship by tliis presented soon to the Isthmian Steamship Company. The Deck Department Representa­ made no arrest, but claim they set-up when a fight for renewal are still investigating the matter. of their jurisdiction began. number of days remaining when men who sail that vast tive. Morris Weisberger, SIU viceThis matter will have to be fleet must toil under putrid conditions arc rapidly The Texas Area is straighten­ straightened out in our records pi'esident, was in Washington on ing out. The Port of Galveston thinning out. In fact, the days are diminishing when any is now operating efficiently and in order that we may clear tbe June 10, when final disposition American seamen must sail at substandard conditions. The economically with four officials Certified Public Accountants on was made. Seafarers organizing drive will now be concentrated on from one hall taking care of all our financial reports. The man­ At this time, the NMU took ner in which it must be handled an arbitrary attitude in this beef. other outfits who have been dragging behind the field. The the Union business, where for­ is that Headquarters Offices must They could not decide just what mally, there were four halls and Isthmian victory is only the beginning. 14 persons on the Union payroll. remit from the General Fund disposition should be made with What lies ahead is a difficult job. But there are Within Bull Sheppard, who was placed $10,985.58 to the New Orleans this outfit or under whose juris­ our organization men with the stuff of which good union in charge of that port until such Branch to defray the loss due to diction "delinquent" seamen be punished. men are made. What was made possible in Isthmian will time as it was operating smooth­ the robbery. The New Orleans should The SIU took the stand from Branch in return must send in be done again. It is the good Union men of the Seafarers ly, has suggested that Charles $10,985.58 to Headquarters Of­ the beginning that this Merchant who will make future waterfront history, as they have in Haymond, former Port Agent of fices to clear its^ weekly accounts Marine Hearing Unit was a Houston, who is now in the Port Onward To New Gains the past. of Galveston, be put in charge of May 10, 17 and 24. {Continued on Page 14) �Friday, June 20, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Careful Planning, Hard Work Won Isthmian Isthmian, Too, k SlU—Credit Where Credit's Due J. p. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer With the certification of the SIU as collective bargaining agent for the Isthmian seamen securely in our hands, our next step is to negotiate a contract embodying the top wage and working con­ ditions that are essentially a part of every SIU agreement. The Union will direct its entire facilities toward the attain­ ment of a typical SIU contract for the Isthmian men, a contract consisten with the Union tradition of "the best in the maritime industry." Meanwhile, Seafarers are urged to remain aboard Isthmian and keep saUing vessels. We cannot afford to relax until complete victory is ourk Paul Hall, Director of Organization J. P. SHULER Through the efforts of the volunteer organizers, and the co­ ordination of the shoreside personnel, the Seafarers International Union was able to win a sweeping victory in the Isthmian election. Most of the credit goes to the men who stayed on those ships through thick and thin, sacrificing wages and conditions, so that the unlicensed Isthmian seamen could gain the benefits of SIU contracts and protection. PAUL HALL Earl "Bull" Sheppard, New Orleans Agent, who was in charge of field work on the Isthmian Campaign It took the wholehearted efforts of the entire membership to put this over. It was a big job, the biggest ever tackled on the waterfront, but SIU men gave it their best, and now it's in the bag. Our victory in the election proves once more the superiority of the Seafarers over the NMU. Their political flip-flops have made them many enemies among the men who sail the ships. i S. iiiKi: 4- Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent EARL SHEPPARD To the membership goes all the credit. They knew what they had io do, and they did a bang-up job. There was never any doubt about the outcome from the first minute that SIU members came into the Halls and volunteered to ship out on Isthmian scows. They stayed with those ships, and they are going to stay with them until we have a contract with Isthmian, signed, sealed, and delivered. GAL TANNER •v. 4. 4. 4- Lindsey Williams, Gulf Area Organizer ••"liilife Our men stayed in there pitching, and that's what really won the election for us. On some ships there would be one SIU volun­ teer, and a. couple of men from the NMU. But when the ships re­ turned from long trips, the crews were almost always pro-SIU. Isthmian's largest vessels, and the smaller ones, went for our Union, and it is the volunteers who deserve the credit. 4* 4' 4* Johnny Arabasz, Organizer The Isthmian Steamship Company was brought under the banner of the Seafarers through the efforts of the rank and file SIU members, who sailed these ships under terrible conditions. Since the NMU also had men aboard these vessels, we should be doubly proud that our men did a better organizing job. To do a better job they had to know the score, which means they are better educated in unionism, and are proud of being Union men—good Union men. Here's to more men of this caliber in the SIU. JOHN ARABASZ LINDSEY WILLIAMS (Continued on Page 4) The certification' of the Sea-' farers International Union as collective bargaining .agent for the unlicensed men of the Isth­ mian Steamship Company — after a long, hard-fought .strug­ gle, complicated by the die-hard delaying tactics of the NMU — stands as a tribute to the skill­ ful planning of the SIU organ­ izing department. In winning the election by an ovei-whelming majority, the SIU thoroughly trounced the NMU, and thus established the fact that the CIO union holds no at­ traction for the un.organized. Even worse, was the terrific defeat administered to forces of company unionism, with the number of voters designating "no union" being practically nil. But the SIU's victory in Isth­ mian was no accident. This victory is the end result of a carefully conceived, delib­ erately planned strategy supple­ mented by the sacrificing efforts and unstinting energies of the membership, who are firmly convinced that the SIU is the one waterfront organization which does the most for sea­ men. Plans for the drive to bring the best conditions in maritime to the Isthmian seamen were an outgrowth of a decision made at the Agents Conference in 1945, and approved by the mem­ bership, to undertake organiza­ tional expansion of the Union. DIRECTOR NAMED From this conference, concrete plans emerged for a central or­ ganizational office to be set up in New York, with Paul Hall designated as Director of Organization. The vast fleet of Isthmian ships was ringed as the number one organizing objective. Earl (Bull) Sheppard was named Field Director for the widelyspread operation. Coordination and deploj^ment of forces was a tremendous task involving obstacles that at times seemed insurmountable. Despite the magnitude of the job, how­ ever, a smoothly functioning tactical plan was evolved. Headquarters became the cen­ tral operational point'. Strategy, originally planned to permit a maximum of flexibility, was ad­ justed continually to meet new, unforeseen situations as quickly as they arose. It became a beehive of in­ dustry. Here an elaborate filing system was thrown into play, with complete information per­ taining to every single, solitary detail involved in the massive job. Complete reports on all Isth­ mian sliips were studied with care, as wore the reactions of crewmembers to the various approaclies of SIU literature and the effort registered in the drive by the NMU. Huge charts showed at a glance a graphic picture of the situation so that transfer of organizers could be effected ac­ cordingly at a moment's notice. DRIVE BEGINS In addition to the paid and volunteer organizers, the elected officials in the various ports assumed active roles and devot­ ed considerable time to the drive. Two months after the Agents Conference — on June 7, 1945— AL KERR E. S. HIGDON WILLIAM RENTZ CHARLES STARLING (Continued on Page 4) �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 20. 1947 Careful Planning, Fully Supported, Isthmian, Too, Is SIU! Wen Isthmian Line For Seafarers (Contimied from Page 3) Harry Lundeberg, President, SIU (Contimwd from Page 3) the wheels of the organizalional machinery v/ere set in motion. Organizers began distributing the reams of literature apprising the unorganized men of the distinct advantages of sailing under the SIU banner. Leaflets, folders and circulars setting forth the aims and accomplishments of the Seafar­ ers, and its intention to win for all unorganized seamen the same unparalled wages and working conditions enjoyed by the SIU membership were dis­ tributed regularly wherever Isth­ mian seamen were present. General organizational liter­ ature to acquaint the men with the structure and functioning of the Union went out to the Isth­ mian unorganized in vast quan­ tities. Supplementing these was the SEAFARERS LOG. which gave complete coverage of the Isth­ mian campaign and devoted con­ siderable space to pictures of Isthmian crews and vessels. Crews of SIU ships passed the LOG to Isthmian men in ports throughout the world, enabling them to keep abreast of the situation and compare the mari­ time roles of the SIU, with its record-making victories in be­ half of its membership, and the NMU which was attempting to travel in two directions at once but was getting nowhere. COMPLETE COVERAGE Every Isthmian ship in port was reached. Organizers con­ tacted the Isthmian men as they came off their vessels, brought the SIU message to them, began getting pledges and signing up members. The next month bulged with hard work. There was no time for let up. All hands involved worked around the clock. Then, on Oct. 20, 1945. Di­ rector of Organization Paul Hall wrote to the Marine Superin­ tendent of the Isthmian Line, in­ forming him that the Seafarers International Union had a suffi­ cient number of unlicensed per­ sonnel employed by the company to qualify the Union as their collective bargaining agent. A similar communication went to the company president 10 days later. On Nov. 2, the com- The National Maritime Union I pany replied that the matter which ali-eady recognized de­ would have to be settled through feat in the campaign, pleaded the machinery of the National with the NLRB to extend the Labor Relations Board. voting time, and the board SIU PETITIONS granted an extension, with Immediately the Seafarers pe­ counting to begin Nov. 18. titioned the board for an elec­ The final tally stamped the tion, and on March 19, 1946 the SIU organizational drive a NLRB ordered an election to be staggering success. held. Meanwhile, the SIU or­ The NMU's prolonged stalling, ganizational staff continued its through the medium of legal work with unabating energy. technicalities to stave off the in­ Ffeld Director Bull Sheppard evitable defeat, finally collapsed notified on March 28 all ports to contact the NLRB as soon as with the announcement in V/ashIsthmian ships came in so as ington last week that the SIU to arrange for posting notice had won a clear cut and in­ of the election and to start disputable victory. In the triumph, the SIU gar­ balloting on the ships. In the meantime, the volun­ nered more than two thirds of teer organizers who were the all votes cast, with the balance backbone of the drive, receiv­ distributed between the NMU ed recognition from the mem­ and the company. bership - for their immensely As was expected in a cam­ important work. paign of .such magnitude, mis­ At the Feb. 3, 1946 member­ takes were made. But they are ship meeting, a motion was readily acknowledged. The or­ passed to remit the dues of ganizing department will profit tliese volunteers for the months by these e.xperiences, however, they served aboard unorganized for they will serve to bolster ships by putting a stamp in future expansion drives. their books for each month As a result of the decisive spent on these vessels. victory in Isthmian, the SIU The membership paid tribute towers as the undisputed lead­ to these men who were sailing ing waterfront union. unorganized, at less than Union Its record of accomplishment wages and conditions. in winning top wages and un­ And on March 30, the organ­ matched conditions for its mem­ izational department spurred bership has become a byword the drive for membership among seamen the world over. among the Isthmian men by The Isthmian decision can be adjusting dues for them to the regarded as a green light to fur­ original charter members' fee ther organizational expansion. of $17.00 with full rights and The Seafarers will now in­ privileges. tensify its efforts to bring all EFFORTS REDOUBLED the unorganized under the ban­ As the ships came in and ner of the SIU. voted and the SIU observers reported, the drive was consol­ idated and efforts were con­ centrated on the ships remain­ ing to vote. From the very start of the balloting, indications revealed strong preference for the Sea­ farers. Whei-e errors in strategy showed up, steps were taken immediately to correct the situ­ ation and tighten the lines. Gradually the number of un­ voted Isthmian ships thinner out and the NLRB annotinced that the ballots would be counted on Oct. 18, 1946. The AFL seamen can well be proud of the first-class job done in the Isthmian Line, and it showed conclusively that the American seamen are looking to the Seafarers International Union for their leadership and realize that, under the CIO and its maritime out­ fits, they lose ground every day, and are only fed large doses of propaganda and hot air, but no action. J. Morris Weisberger, SUP New York Port Agent If Seafarers hadn't gone out in a voluntary capacity and sailed Isthmian ships under the prevailing adverse conditions, the SIU most certainly never could have polled the votes it did, and, con­ sequently, we wouldn't have been certified as collective bargain­ ing agent. In the long, drawn-out battle to win the Isthmian fleet, the entire apparatus of the Union was thrown into play. All hands cooperated to the fullest degree in successfully coordinating the drive. The victory is evidence of the swell job done by the membership and the organizers. A1 Kerr, Organizer It is only through the action of the membership in being willing to give up the good wages and conditions that they have on contracted ships that we were able to win the Isthmian Fleet. Through action of this type we should be able to go on to more and greater victories. Membership action and participation is the theme of the SIU. Curly Rentz, Baltimore Agent Our organizers, paid and voluntary, had tremendous tasks. Among these was the NMU's flood of lying propaganda aimed at confusing the issue. As usual the NMU believed that if the Isth­ mian could be dosed with enough lies, they would begin to believe them. Fortunately, our rank and file voluntary organizers who were on the scene aboard the ships, were able to nail these lies flat. That they did so effectively can be seen by the final results. My hat is off to the volunteer organizer who put in many rugged months with no contract to protect him, who sacrificed time and money to bring the best representation to the Isthmian seamen. Led Isthmian Drive On The West Coast j Derision Proves Seafarers Is Vital Fatter In Lahor HARRY LUNDEBERG By BEN STERLING It is with a great deal of satis­ faction that I have received word from the National Lahor Rela­ tions Board that the Union was successful in overcoming the ob­ jections of the NMU, not only because we won, but also be-* cause it proves that the SIU is a vital factor in the labor move­ ment of today. All the legal work would have meant nothing but for the great teamwork of the paid and volun­ teer organizers, the witnesses •who appeared at the hearing and the rank and file of the union. I look forward with a great deal of confidence that the SIU, tinder its able and inspired lead­ ership, will become one of the leading unions in the country. \ ED TURNER MORRIS WEISBERGER HAL BANKS RED SIMMONS On The Coast BEN STERLING Not all the work of organ­ izing Isthmian was done on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. The Brothers out on the West Coast did a job of or­ ganizing that speaks for it­ self as a glance at the tallies of the ships that voted out there will show. A word of apology for not beiifg able to run the pictures of all the West Coast men who aided materially in pulling down Isthmian. �Friday. June 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five SEAFARERS HONOR ROLL These Are Some Of The Seafarers Who Unselfishly Offered To Work Under Poor, Non-Union Conditions To Bring Isthmian Into The SlU WARREN WYMAN ORGANIZATION is as- good as the individual members of which it is composed, the saying goes. The validity of that saying is no more amply demonstrated anywhere than it is in the Seafarers. And therein lies the key to the decisive vieiory scored by the SIU in the long, difficult Isthmian campaign. The members who showed the necessary devotion, loyalty, and understanding of the purpose and goal of the SIU, were largely responsible for the fact that the Seafarers occupies the dominant position on the wa­ terfront. It was men like these who worked untiringly, unselfishly to advance the cause of the Isthmian seamen and of the Union. They were the instrument by which Isthmian seamen gauged the worth of the Seafarers and, accordingly, chose it to represent them. WHITEY TANNEHILL iliiit® Those who were voluntary or­ ganizers are especially praise­ worthy. Getting jobs on their own with an unorganized com­ pany to sail on vessels with con­ ditions far below the standards in force on SlU-contracted ships was a sacrifice. JOE UDILJAK PER LYKKE Working for wage.s consider­ ably beneath our record-making wage scale, was an additional sacrifice. Yet they made them unhesitatingly. f j GENE DAUBER ED BENDER They can be compensated by the fact that their efforts were not in vain. For out of their many months of sweal and toil, the vast Isthmian fleet has emerged under the banner o.f the Seafarers—a tremendous accom­ plishment, one of the biggest or­ ganizational victories in water­ front history. On these pages appear some of the pictures and all of the names of those Seafarers who actively participated in the or­ ganizational drive. Unfortunately, pictures of all who took part were not available —but the thanks of the entire membership goes to all who made the Isthmian drive the major suc­ cess it was. WARREN CALLAHAN BOB BUNCE MIKE HOOK RED GIBBS i• BILL BROWN LES AMES JACK PARKER BILL HIGGS ROCKY BENSON „ J �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 20, 1947 Long Trips, Bum Chow, Bad Conditions J. WUNDERLICH LEONARD POLLACK H. C. McCURDY PHIL ADELMAN ED HALLINAN f ED LARKIN BOB HUYKMAN PAUL GREIS H. J. HOLLAND PAUL SCHAD. Jr. id Not Faze These Seafarers At All �Friday, June 20, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Volunteer Organizers Proved Again IRWIN SUALL ROBERT LARSEN JAMES FISHER FIDEL LUKBAN BEN TAFLEWITZ E. HANSEN CULVER STEVENS G. CHAMPLIN CHARLES BENWAY W, J. MEAGHER SIU Strength Lies In Rank ^ r,.: J. BLANCHARD RICHARD COMSTOCK PmCY BOYER GEORGE KOSCH ED BOLEHALA ROLAND STROM BILL STORY JACK BLAIR JOHANNES PAPAHILL JACK GILLER �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 20, 1947 Representative Isthmian Crewmembers ,' i WILLIAM D. HOARD—SIU: 24—NMU: 3 JOHN CONSTANTINE—SIU: 26—NMU: 1 KEN YON VICTORY—SIU: 19—NMU: 15 EDMUND FANNING—SIU: 13—NMU: 4 n STEEL INVENTOR—SIU: 20—NMU: 7 ANNISTON CITY—SIU: 19—NMU: 8 a �Friday, June 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Majority Of Whom Voted For Seafarers GEORGE READ—SIU: 15—NMU: 12 MONTGOMERY CITY—SIU: 4—NMU: 2 RED ROVER—SIU: 21—NMU: 9 MARY A. LIVERMORE—SIU: 9—NMU: 6 ) 7 GABRIEL FRANCHERE—SIU: 17—NMU: 6 EASTPOINT VICTORY—SIU: 19—NMU: 8 '-^11 �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 20, 1947 No Union Vote [89 Of 2309] Proved Ml if KELSO VICTORY—SiU: 28—NMU: 5 MOBILE CITY—SIU: 19—NMU: 6 JOHN WANAMAKER—SIU: 5—NMU: 4 GEORGE M. BIBB—SIU: 13—NMU: 3 I f)\ PETER V. DANIELS—SIU: 24—NMU: 1 WINTHROP MARVIN—SIU: 19—NMU: 1 �Friday. June 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Isthmian Seamen Learned Unionism CAPE JUNCTION—SIU: 26—NMU: 5 CLYDE L. SEAVEY—SIU: 41—NMU: 7 SEA STALLIOxN— SIU: 21—NiMU: 17 NICARAGUA VICTORY—SIU: 17—NMU: 7 Isthmian Men Knew What They Wanted K''. On these and two follow­ ing pages are pictures of some of the Isthmian crews that voted for the Union of their choice—The Seafarers. These crews, like the crev/s of the 8S ships thai voted, put up with everything the company could throw at them. They took the abuse of company stiffs and suffered non-union conditions 24 hours a dey. They learned the score on the SIU while taking the ships through the sea-lanes of the world and while tied up at Far-Eastern ports. They took it and came in to cast their votes. Their smiles here will soon be repeated when they take the ships out again under an SIU contract. HAWKINS FUDSKE—SIU: 24—NMU: 3 FLASHER SIU: 21—NMU: 13 J �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 20, 1947 Isthmian Smiles Of Victory To Come GRANGE VICTORY—SIU: 23—NMU: 7 STEPHEN GfRARD—SIU: 27—NMU:,1 SEA PHOENIX—SIU: 28—NMU: 4 CAPE ORANGE—SIU: 12—NMU: 3 MARINE FOX—SIU: 43—NMU: 13 �Friday, June 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pege Thirleen Sign Of Job Seafarers Did: So NMU Votes On 14 Ships THOMAS CRESAP—SIU: 3—NMU: 0 .• •'I I •••-si WILLIAM WHIPPLE—SIU: 27—NMU: 0 J. STERLING MORTON—SIU: 2—NMU: 0 HORACE WELLS—SIU: 25—NMU: 0 AM BYERS—SIU: 25—NMU: 0 JOAQUIN MILLER SIU: 1—MNU: 0 JOHI iOSBY—SIU: 28—NMU: 0 WILLIAM B. OGDEN—SIU: 7—NMU: 0 �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 20. 1947 Seafarers' Volunteer Isthmian Organizers Richard R. Adamson C. Albury Joseph A. Alves Alex A. Andreshak J. W. Alstatt E. W. Anderson Vincent Auvenite Cornsel Amolinckx Donald Adamson A. A. Abrams G. A. Allen A. Amenta G. R. Bauer A. Back Harold B. Baldauf C. Barcelo Louis Baxter John A. Bersen J. H. Berkshire E. A. Bishop J, Bissommet Julian Biomgreen John Bollella W. W. Boatright M. V. Bodden J. H. Boyles D. F. Boyne Anthony M. Branceni M. A. Braiina Bert G. Brehm, Jr, Denver Brenole H. H, Brown C. Bryant H. J. Borchers Henry D. Buckalew William Burke Charles H. Bush C. Buamgardner O. C. Bailey M. C. Bauldw G.^'Bane Edward Bolehala Harry C. Bennett - A. C. Burgos Hans Peter Bluhrr. Edv/ard Broaders Gloris U. Brekke A, E. Beiser C. J. Bolton W. A. Barwacz Percy Boyor J. D. Baugher R. Boswell S. Becar James Bryan A. Burris G. W, Champlin T. Cardorette Warren J. Callahan Nicholas Calzia F. Camacho Agnus G. Campbell Raymond R. Carroll Val. E. Carey V. Chubcn Joe Chabra Vincente Chavez Henry Clemens L. Coloske G. Condos Henry D. Cooper J. Cooper W. B. Cooper Enrique Cortes J. B. Crokaret John F. Cuthbert Aleksander Czerwinske Gerald Cameron C. Cummings Paul Curzi John J. Cannon Ctt Calevich E. J. Costello Richard Comstock Thadeus Chilinski R. D. Coony C. J. Clarke J, Collins P. J. Capariti M. Carter, Jr. W. Copley Charles Doroba Harry A. Druwuer J. H. Dinkins F. Dam Hurbert Daniel William Davis C. Defranch F. De Oliveira Lionel G. DeHaven Domenic Disei Edward V. Ditmars Charles Dixon Fred Doddy John Drewry E. Dompkosky W. E. Duggan, Jr. Charles E. Dumbauld G. E. Doty H. Engelder L. S. Ebberts Edgar H. Emery M. W. Eavers Milford W. Elliott, Jr. J. Ende A. Feinstein G. Fellman J. Forsberg H. Fossett G. Fredriksson A. Frissora E. Fromm David F. Frase James L. Fulton F. Folbrook J. J. Flynn James M. Fisher Adrian Fasc. Ray A. Fauber R. Frederick Keith Forster Julian E. Fant John L. Fox P. Frasca Glenn W. Gallatin Bernard Ganz Jack Geller Earl R. Gelnaw James E. George Charles R. Godar Raymond Gorju Paul Grecis G. T. Greene P. Greis Lawrence Grispart Charles Godar H. Gock E. Gunneson Eugene Gardner v.. Gardecke Roy M. Green Otto P. Geyer E. Gretaby W. C. Howell Casimir J. Hyrny Mason Hall Daniel A. Hutto Edward Hallinan Roland Hallis Holger Hansen G. B. Hatcher Albert Hatt Adam Hauke D, Hawkins A. Hayston J. Hernandez G. Hilty J. Hilliard Kyle Hilton J. F, Higging A. J. Hoag Marvin Holmes Kalver Holt J. A. Holsworth Otis S. Howell R. Huntington A. Hull Edward Hibbard W. H. Holliday Hutchinson Philip L. Huss Eugene R. Hall R. Heins Mike Hook Robert High C. Hughart C. E. Hammond J. R. Haupt F. P. Hipp C. Harulson William Howell William H. Humke William E. Jacobs J. Janton Rudolf Japel R. W. Jones R. Jones A. Jones E. R. Jordan C. Jacks C. T. Jones A. Janes John Johnson J. Karlsson Lester Kimbrail P. Kita Peter Kordakis J. A, Kuttley G. Kosmas K. H. Kristensen N. A. Kuff F. Kabavac Terry Kenny S. Kikvich O. F. Klein • C. E. Katrich Hugo Knutson Tono J. Kurki Edward C. Kelso A. Lammanna Orville Lantis Robert A". Larsen Edmund Larkin E. Laws A. Leiner G. V. Lemieux Kenneth Leonard Edward Levy L. Leskowsky W. Leuschner John W. Lincoln R. F. Linkowski A. Logindis Pedro Lopez John Lacaparra James La Gosh D. Leister H. L. Lanier Thomas G. Lyons J. C. Lewallen D. T. McKinnie W. McDonald C. McCormick John McAtee E. McDonald D. D. McKinna Byron McCandless F. Muchelot George A. Melzler E. K. Minyard W. Meagher S. Maggin A. M. Maldonado J. Martin Salvador Martenez J. Martinson G. Martinski George Maslarov James Matheson, Jr. James M. Marshall Carl E. Mayo, Jr. George W. Miller William Miller William E. Mitchell A. Monceau George Morris C. M. Mofris N. Mamal Edgar Marguard H. Monahan G. W. Meaney H. Murrenka J. A. Menville P. P. Miranda Horace J. Main S. S. Mancino V. J. Morgan Paul L. Melcott W. E. Morreale Miguel Medina W. T. Munell H. Mauldin A. A, Morrison H. O. Mesford J. Miller J. Mentzer L. Nasuklewicz William L. Nehem Robert H. Neisler Ralph L. Nixon Harry A. Nolen W. H. Nelson Martin O'Connor Thomas A. O'Hanlon William O'Dea Leo O'Connor John A. Orman Joseph Olinsky F. Oliwa R. F. Pepin Paul Paljasma C. H. Partello Roland E. Parady John A. Parker Otto Pederson R. J. Pendergast Walter Petrowski G. Peteusky Vernon G. Pickelmann U. Pipinen L. Pollock Pasquale Priolo Harry E. Pyle Edward Podgurski Vernan C. Porter R. A. Peak Percy Podolsky Clarence Paskowski Glynn Perrigo W. W. Potts P. Paulsen Carl Otto Polca J. L. Painter Hugo Reinson Stanley Rembetski P. Robertson Fred Robinson H. Robinson Manuel Rodriguez C. Rodriguez Edward J. Rogg W. Rom? V. Roll Lawrence Ronning Robert A. Rosenkrans C. Rusin Merrill L. Russell Samuel Rosenthal S. Rowe Norbert Rogan Clarence H. Roberts William J. Roach Marvin Rish R. Robker D. L. Rogess M. Radelirh L. Rancic Hugo Reinson G. Steinberg David Sacher Manuel Sanchez R. Satterfield W. Saylors Gerald Scarpata M. Schechter E. Schirrmacher Norbert L. Schultz J. Schweinefus Carl Senarighi Lee L. Sirrkowski R. Singletary Robert A. Skiles S. Smialowski George J. Smith Walter G. Smith F. F. Smith W. Smolinski Norman Smykov/ski Bera Smyley E. Sommer F. J. Soss H. E. Sohl William L. Spicer A. Sprung John Stevenson Robert D. Steele William F. Stewart Roland Strom T. W. Styron Howard Strohm William Storvis Dennis C. Stubbs Irwin J. Suall R. Sullivan T. n. Suttler Betrilo Sveiibald Henry Silkowski Paul A. Schad Mike Sikorsky J. T. Shaw C. E. Stevens W. Spencer E. Silverstrin George H. Seaman W. G. Schoenbarn W. Sommervills E. M. Sedlack Joseph L. Sonnek M. B. Selsuik J. E. Silkowski J. V. Subenick C. Stephens W. Saxon A. Smith J. Schumsky James Strickler Claude S. Scott C. Segarra H. R. Thompson C. Tannehill Evon Taylor C. B. Tetterton J. P. Thrasher William Trp.ser S. Turner Henry J. Twyman Benjamin Taflewitz Ralph W. Tindall Wilbur Taylor Clarence Tobias Paul E. Tassin Julian Torres Eric I. Upchurch G. S. Velie Jr. D. Vinge Joseph Vonick E. Vito F. L. Vanderavert Paul Van Verth H. Viik Stephen Vasilckik J. Vincent Hans Vincen J. Wunderlich Jr. W. Walterman Eugene-J. Walters J. Walchel Tor J. Wersoe Gorger Wilholmsen D. Winkler H. E. V/oods William Wyatt Ed Wilisch J. P. Wade W. Wyman Arthur Wert Edward Wilisch Thomas White A. C. Withers Dexter Worrell D. L. White Paul V/interly E. Waterman Joseph T. Yeager H. G. Zvorak M. Zeglen A. J. Zalewski Headquarters Reports To The Membership (Continued from Page 2) phony shipowners' set-up and should be abolished outright with the Merchant Seamen going un­ der the jurisdiction of the De­ partment of Commerce, •Bureau of Navigation, where it rightfully belongs, as a private industry. At this time, the jurisdiction of disciplining the seamen is un­ der the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission. No budget has been set aside so that they can operate. Therefore, the seamen, at the present time, will be treated as human beings, working in a priv­ ate industry the same as other men. The Merchant Marine Hearing Unit, in an attempt to hang on to pie, is nov/ applying for jurisdic­ tion where it decides the com­ petency of the seamen. This will never work out. as you can well imagine some Coast Guard punk who thinks a Bailey Board is another Government Bureau, deciding whether an en­ gineer, electrician or oiler is competent. Economy Most ports are now operating within the economy program laid down by the Agents' Con­ ference. However, one or two ports have to be reorganized in order to operate economically and efficiently. A couple of the ports are de­ linquent in sending in their fi­ nancial reports and these ports have been notified by Headquar­ ters that unless their reports are in on time, in the future the Headquarters Offices shall bring them before the membership for action. I have been requested in the minutes of the meetings of sev­ eral branches, including the Port of Boston, to survey that port. The last two regular meetings were attended by me in the Gulf Area, where a number of changes were made which are proving effective in straightening out that area. Due to negotiations in this Port, and to the possiblity of ac­ tion on the waterfront resulting from the NMU and other Unions' beefs with tlieir operators, it is necessary that I remain in the Port of New /ork this week. If no further complications de­ velop, I shall be able to attend the next regular meeting in Bos­ ton and survey that area. �Friday, June 20, 1947 Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Text Of NLRB Statement Of Certification On March 19, 1946, the Nation­ Findings of Fact al Labor Relations Board, here­ In all, 86 vessels were balloted in called the Board, issued an Order Directing Election in the i" the election which was conabove-entitled proceeding. Pur-!ducted over a period o 8 months suant to the Order, as thereafter 19 different ports located on amended, an election by secretAtlantic seaboard, the Gt ballot was conducted during then period between March 20 and No-1 The NMU Objections allege vember 18, 1946, under the direcsubstance that befoi^ and after tion and supervision of the Re­ the commencement of the elec­ gional Director for the Second tion, the Company (a) Entered into an agreement Region (New York City). Upon the conclu.sion of the election, a with the SIU under which the Tally of Ballots was fuimished SIU would bo permitted to furthe parties in conformity withjnish crew members for company and NMU members the prrcedurcs prescribed in the vessels Rules and Regulations of the would be denied employment; Board. The Tally, as revised, (b) Discriminated against showed L.e following results: NMU members while giving To support its claim that the, At Norfolk, there is likewise March 1, 1946, when that vesCompany engaged in discrimina- '"eliable, substantial, and proba- sel was docked at Alameda,, he tory hiring practices, the NMU tive evidence to support the NMU, observed SIU Organizer Turner offered evidence relating to the Objections. One witness, Morris! board the vessel; that shortly following ports:-New York Citv, Kamelhaar, testified that on De- thereafter the First Mate came Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, ccmbcr 8, 1945, at the office at; out and made a telephone call; Mobile, Los Angeles, San Fran­ Norton Lilly & Co., Isthmian and that, after making the call, cisco, New Orleans, and Galves­ agents at Norfolk, to which he the First Mate advised the had been sent by the New York watchman that he expected re­ ton. placements from the SIU hall At New York City, the Com- Isthmian office for placement on , .... the Isthmian vessel, B a t o n! who were to be sent to the deck panys home ami pnne.pal port, ^ no proof was submrned to show I any preferential hiring prior to an SIU organizer, cross-check i testimony that of the 10 replacethe eligibility date, and even such ' I with an Isthmian representative | ments taken on at Alameda, some evidence as the NMU did offer a list containing the names of 201 were NMU, some were non-unrelating to the post-eligibility seamen wlio later boarded the io"- and some were SIU.s period failed to substantiate the Baton Rouge with him.-' Higgs,: Principal reliance at San Franallegations of its objections. called as a witness by the SIU, Cisco was placed by the NMU Credible evidence, largely docu­ was positive in his denial that|"Pon the testimony of Enid Conmented, was adduced by the SIU he was in Norfolk at the time.' nor, the wife of an NMU memestablishing that the only means Kamelhaar's identification of t>er and former organizer, and employed by it in placing men Higgs was indefinite, and his tesa former NMU employee on company vessels at this port timony is not credited. i at Seattle, who, from August to was to flood the company office CONTRADICTIONS ; November 1946, occupied the powith SIU seamen who were in­ ^ , sition of secretary to Burns, IsthAt Savannah and at Mobile th® • , . structed to conceal their union • ^ , mian personnel manager at that affiliation, and that only a small only evidence offered ^ - port. Connor testified at some percentage of such seamen were NMU rela od to the period after concerning the Company's actually hired. The New York the eligibility date. ! hiring practices at that office durevidence, viewed as a whole, noti At Los Angeles, the NMU re- i^g ^he period of her employonly fails to support, it per-' hed upon a single witness, MorWe find it unnecessary to suasively refutes, the NMU con-^ ton ^Halpern, who testified that dwell upon her testimony or to tention that the Company follow- in February 1946, after calling pass upon its credibility; for her ed a preferential employment: with a friend who wore an NMU testimony relates wholly to a perpolicy in favor of the SIU on a ^ button, at the Isthmian office long after the commencement national scale. w leic c \\as to t ere weic Qf election, when, as already no jobs, he had boarded the Isth- indicated, discriminatory hiring WEAK TESTIMONIES P^^^tices could have had no subAt Baltimore, the NMU relied "Tn upon the testimony of two wit-; 'j"effect upon the outcome nesses, William Shikes and James ^een introduced by the SIU ship election. Standing alone __ , , and unsupported by substantial Watkins, to support its claim of organizer. Halpern s testimony, i showing that like pracIS not Viewed^ preferential treatment to SIU Approximate number members with respect to em­ of eligible voters 2646 ployment on company vessels, Void ballots 25 and generally established and Votes cast for Seafar­ made known a preferential emers' International Un­ plo.yment policy in favor of the ion 1256 Slli; Votes cast for National (c) Discharged NMU members Maritime Union 813 vvith a view toward influencing Votes cast for neither .. 89 the employees' choice of a bar­ Valid votes counted ....2138 gaining agent; and Challenged ballots .... 171 (d) Otherwise assisted the SIU. Valid votes counted The NMU made no effort to plus challenged bal­ establish, nor does the "ecord lots 2309 otherwise show, the existence of an express agreement between COMPANY OUT the Company and the SIU for On January 14, 1947, the Na­ preferential hiring of SIU mem­ tional Maritime Union, herein^ bers. Instead, the NMU sought called the NMU, and the Isth-.to establish inferentially, by refmian Steanrdiip Company, herc-jerence to specific incidents of alin called the Company, each filed | leged discriminatory hiring, that objections to conduct affecting the Company pursued a comtestified that in January 19^6 he' earlier period wlieii it might the results of the election. On' pany-wide policy designed to inoverheard Isthmian Representa-1 ^ ™ had such effect, her testiFebruary 10, 1947, the Regional fluence the outcome of the elective Flynn make a telephone call ^ thi T Anl£ though credited, can Dircctor issued and duly served ^ tion by favoring the SIU and dis- to one whose name he could not ^ accorded no probative weight. upon the parties his Report on ^ criminating against the NMU in identify but who he then hm-'w' .. . ff; the Sea Fid ' conclude that the NMU has Objections, recommending that its empolyment practices, to be an SIU organizer and order' OTTT support its objections in the Company's Objections be dis­ a number of seamen for a ves- operated terl with u th an an SIU STTT orgamzer nrapniyer ^''^ Francisco area. missed and that a hearing be NMU PROOF sel. Shikes' testimony, however, GULF ACTIVITY in placing a single seaman whom held on the Objections filed by| A considerable portion of the is not viewed as reliable. His he supposed to be an SIU seaman Only at New Orleans and at the NMU. The Company failed proof relied upon by the NMU cross-examination reflects that on that vessel. The record con- Galveston is there evidence tend­ to file Exceptions to the Region- in that connection relates to inhe did not really know to whom , tains no evidence indicating sim- ing to support the NMU objection al Director's report within the cidents alleged to have occurred Flynn spoke and that his iden(.Q^duct on the part of other: regarding preferential hiring, time provided by the Board's' after March 18, 1946, the voting Rules and Regulations. Accord- eligibility date fixed in the Or- tification of the person as an jg^hmian ship officers. Indeed, j Uncontradicted evidence estabingly, its Objections are hereby dcr Directing Election. Such S U organizer was based on hy- jj[aipg,.n's own testimonv shows I lishes, and we find, that beginEngineer I nmg about January 9, 1946.6 dismissed. On February 24, 1947,'proof we regard, in the particu- pothe.si.s. H.s testimony moreto rule out the pos-^^ '\-iolently anti-NMU," there [the Isthmian office at New Orthe Board ordered that a hearing lar circumstances of this case, j^ei-g on the ves- leans, at times at least, placed be held only on the NMU Ob- as having negligible probative sibihty that Flynn was requestmg men for one ot the non-lsthsympathetic to the calls for seamen directly with jections. j value. Obviously, any preferen- mian ships which, the record HEARING HELD hiring of SIU seamen occur- shows, the Company serviced at NMU. The record reflects that a (Continued on Pd,v;r 16) ing after the eligibility date could Baltimore. Watkins testified that majority of the crew on the Sea Fiddler was hii-ed at the time Pursuant to notice a hearing dii-gctly have affected the re3-Trenhath testified that in was held on the NMU Objections of election by adding in December_ 1945 while ^vaiting January 1945, after being ad­ between March 19, 1947, and fo the score of SIU votes. Nor at the Isthmian office for an as-.^^^^, when the vessel was voted ^^e NMU vised at the Isthmian office April 7, 1947, before Arthur Leff, could it indirectly have in- signment slip, he overheard the ; that there were no openings, hearing officer. All parties were f,fenced the votes of others on boatswain of an Isthmian vessel then in port tell Flynn that he he was taken by an SIU friend afforded full opportunity to bejfhe particular vessel for whicn NOTHING IN FRISCO to the SIU office where Or­ hoard, to examine and cross-exhired. The election was going to the SIU hall and asked Flynn what replacements ganizer Banks gave his friend amine witnesses, and to mtro- pi.ocedure generally followed was At San Francisco, also, there a note to Isthmian Personnel duce evidence bearing on the is-SQ vote each ship on the first were required, information which Flynn supplied. There is no evi-,'^ no reliable, probative, and Manager Burns, who, upon sues raised by said Objections. U^ailable post-eligibility date dence, however, that Flynn dur- substantial evidence to support receipt of the note, immed­ The NMU and the Seafarers' In- after it reached a domestic port ing that period refused to sup- ^ finding that the Company eniately gave him a job on an ternational Union, herein called and before it set out upon anply similar information upon re-' gage;d in discriminatory hiring Isthmian vessel. although the SjlU, appeared generally and other voyage. Thus, employees quest to a member of the NMU: Practices during the period which many others, some of them participated in the hearing. The hiced after the eligibilitv date as critical. The testiNMU member.s, were in the Company appeared specially lor could have shipped out only on nor is there any evidence that NMU witnesses reIsthmi.an office at that time the purpose of making a motion vessels already voted. The pos­ the Company at Baltimore ever '"""y of denied a qualified NMU seaman I^^'od directly to that period. That seeking employment. Banks for leave to present proof in sup­ sibility that post-eligibility pref­ a job when one was available, of one. Irwin Trenhath, is not denied that, except on one port of its Objections, and, when erential hiring might have had We find that the evidence relied credited.'' That of a n o t h e r, occasion long later, he had its said motion was denied, an­ an interfering impact upon sea­ upon by the NMU does not sup- Thomas Flook, serves, if anyever given any seaman a note nounced that it had no interest ir. men on other vessels not yet thing, to refute the NMU conten­ ply a sufficient basis upon which to Burns. Trenhath on crossthe Objections filed by the NMU, voted (because they were still on tion. Flook testified merely that, to predicate a finding that the examination was unable to and thereafter refrained from ap­ a voyage and had not yet reach­ after visiting the Isthmian office Company at Baltimore engaged state the name of his SIU pearing generally or participat­ ed a domestic port) is not only daily for a period of about 2 friend who had taken him to ing in the hearing. The rulings indirect but it, in our opinion, in discriminatory hiring prac­ weeks in February 1946, he was see Banks, and his testimony of the hearing officer made at the so exceedingly remote as to be tices during the period here placed on the Isthmian David W. was vague, indefinite, and hearing arc free fro.m prejudicial discounted. It is true, as the viewed as critical. Fields ' bv Burns who did not evasive concerning other rele­ error and are hereby affirmed. NMU contends, that the ques­ question him concerning his un­ vant details. We consider his Since the record and briefs, in tion goncerning representation 1—A thu'd witness, Robert ion membership. That of the testimony to be unreliable. our opinion, adequately present remained unresolved after the Clarke, testified that he ol> third, Morris Klopot, is inconclu­ the is.sues and positions of the eligibility date. But the primary tained a job on a company sive, self-contradictory, and un­ parties, the NMU's request for issue in this case is not whether vessel in October 1945, after reliable. Klopot, a seaman em­ 4—The Fields voted NMU—13'; SIU—3. oral argument before the Board the Company engaged in unfair pi-esenting a note from the ployed aboard the Isthmian is here denied. SIU office. That, however, Alamo 'Victory, testified that on labor practices generally, but m -.rx u- u was ' 5—The Alamo Victory which was prior to the date .the rep­ Upon fhe entire record in this whether by its conduct in claimed balloted the following month resentation petition was filed, case, including the record pre­ respects it improperly influenced voted 24 for the NMU and 14 2—The vote on the Baton Rouge when no question concerning viously made, the Board makes the results of a particular elec­ for the SIU. was NMU—21, SIU—14. the following: representaion existed. tion. I * m , XX X^ X \HX X XXX X > ^ JL �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Bridges And Winotw Are Caught Meeting With Top Commies Friday. June 20. 1947 NLRB Report Certifies Seafarers find, that the Norman Mack, ports mentioned and did not exwhile in drydock at Galveston in tend to others. When the prefthe SIU hall, although qualified early March 1846, was manned crential hiring shown is considerseamen could have been hired at by seamen recruited directly! ed in conjunction with other i-elesuch times from among appli­ from the SIU." vant factors—the restricted area cants at the Isthmian hall or of its application, the geographiLITTLE SUPPORT tfirough the neutral recruitment cal separation of the po'ts, the As for the remaining allega­ facilities of the War Shipping Ad­ nature of the maritme Industry, NEW YORK—Definite indica-, stoppage, so far as I know, and ministration; that as a result tions of the NMU objections, and the organizing techniques tions that the communist party it will have none. We will not qualifed NMU applicants for em­ there is little record support. The employed by the unions therein, in the United States is attempt- tolerate any interference by any ployment who had .satisfactorily record does not show that Igamong others—, we do not be­ ing to exploit the current CIO outside groups in our attempts to served on Isthmian sh.ips before, nacio Reyes, a chief steward, had lieve it would be realistic in this maritime strilie to further its .secure economic .improvements such as Ignacio Reyes and James succeeded in having himself , , ,, ... r^TTr .case for us to assume that such own ends were revealed here in in in our contracts." placed through the SIU on the, j . u j ^ .i. Watkins, were denied employ­ „ 1 , 1-1 conduct had, except on those vesp. sensational story exposing a Mack m Galveston byi , , ... ... Curran evidently believes the ment; and that it was intimated Norman , , .... sels for which seamen were hired highly secret meeting between commies met to discuss the cur to two applicants for employ­ simulating an interest m the SIU; . xr /~, i , ^ . xm/iTT II New Orleans and Galveston, Harry Bridges) West Coast CIO rent big league baseball situa ment (Jameson and Kapilowitz) that, when his NMU allegiance 1 . . .v. , i,. , , , I any impact upon the election rehe was severely i ,. ., , . . longshore leader: Murry Wino- tion. by Isthmian hiring representa­ ,was, discovered, , suits or the employees' freedom cur, vice-president of the Ameri­ XT j tives (Bayerlin and Johnny Ba- beaten by SIU members of the .... J lu , A 1 II iriAii choice. . ,Nor . • do we believe ^ can Communications Association bcck) that the Company was ob- crew; and that on April 14, 1946,',, . ,, ,, , .that the deleterious effects of the ciecliun „ . j- u • i ^ j and secretary of the fJlO Joint •taining its seamen at New Or­ the day proceeding , , ... -I Reyes discharge, isolated as it that vessel, he was discharged I .i . • . Maritime Policy Committee; and leans directly from the SIU." on , , , , was, may reasonably be inter. j • .u • top officials of the Communist The evidence at Galveston is in by its master with the statement,' preted m the special circumpart related to that at New Or-|'T don't want two unions fightParty. ,, , . . , ., TI stances of this case, to have exI , ... . leans but involves a single ves­ ing on .,,the ,,ship, and besides The veil of secrecy surround­ „ : tended beyond the confines of the majority. But ., , u- u n sel, the Norman Mack. The cred­ stay , with ing the conference—held Mon­ . ,, . . , , , the vessel on which Reyes was ible evidence reflects, and we apart from this isolated occur­ employed. We are satisfied that (Continued from Page I) day afternoon in Winocur's midrence, the NMU came forward town apartment — was swept control of seamen working in a the record considered as a whole with no proof to substantiate its aside as a result of the story re­ civilian industry. does not establish such interfer­ allegation that the Company dis­ ported in the New York Worldence as to warrant our setting Since that time, the SIU has 6—On January 9, 1946, the Wil­ charged NMU members with a Telegram by staff writer Freder­ waged a relentless fight both on liam D. Hoard paid off at aside the election. toward influencing the einNew Orleans, and the NMU view ick Woltman. , . , . o . Accordingly, we overrule the the ships and in testimonies be­ ployees /^U- .• T L as pressed through a Govern­ At the meeting with Bridges fore Congress against the Coast , „ choice of a bargaining ® ° XTAATT NMU Objections. Inasmuch agent." Although tne record ,, OTTT u j • •. ment agency certain overtime and Winocur were William Z. Guard's stranglehold on the mer­ the SIU has secured a majority discloses a few isolated instances and loggings grievances for Foster, national chairman of the chant marine. of the valid votes cast plus chalseamen on that vessel. Wil­ of anti-NMU and pro-SIU state­ lenged ballots, we shall certify it communist party; John William­ In 194.5, before the war in liam Chondor, NMU organizer ments and conduct by certain as the collective bargaining rep­ son, its national labor secretary, Europe came to a close, the SIU at New Orleans, testified that ships' officers, they are not such resentative of the employees in and A1 Lannon, the CP's "na­ testified before Congress as being the NMU prior to the time as to establish a pattern or a de­ the unit heretofore found appro­ tional coordinator for the marine opposed to the plan of transfer­ the Hoard paid off, experi­ sign. It appears that while cer­ priate for the purposes of collec­ industry." ring control of merchant seamen enced no unusual difficulty tain ships' officers expressed tive bargaining. According to the story, com­ to the Coast Guard as a perman­ and had reasonable success in themselves in favor of the SIU, munist big-wigs Foster, William­ ent set-up. placing NMU seamen on Isth­ others indicated their favor to­ Certification of son and Thompson left Winocur's At the time the SIU was the ward the NMU, and it cannot mian ships through the usual place at 3:25 p. m. Representatives only organization to fight for the channels — direct application reasonably be concluded that the A half-hour later. Bridges, rights of seamen as civilians, and IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED at the Isthmian hall and reg­ officers on the Company's veswho has repeatedly denied af­ made clear its position that CG istration with the War Ship­ sels engaged in a general course . that Seafarers' International Unfiliation with the communist supervision of seamen in peace­ ping Adminstration. This of conduct designed to assist the jon, affiliated with the American party, but who conferred last time meant a continuation of tac­ Federation of Labor, has been situation changed after the SIU. September with Foster and Eu- tics that might lead to the indesignated by a majority of all Hoard paid off, according to FAILS TO HOLD gene Dennis, CP general secre- [ corporation of the merchant maunlicensed personnel in the deck, Chondor, and thereafter the In sum, then, the record fails to tary, came scurrying out of the.rine into the armed forces. NMU, although it continued substantiate the allegations of. engineering, and steward's debuilding on the double and duck­ The Coast Guard's Hearing to follow the same placement the NMU Objections, save for the including chief stewed into a taxicab across the Units, however, were praised by procedures, found it next to proof of preferential hiring at vessels owned and/ street. the NMU and the ACA, both impossible to place any of its New Orleans and Galveston, and or operated by the Isthmian The newspapcj-'s expose goes faithfully following the shipown­ men on Isthmian vessels at the discharge of Ignacio Reyes I 'P Company, whether as on; er's line of complete cooperation. New Orleans. from the Norman Mack at Gal- general agent for the War Ship"Before the door (of the cab) veston. But, so far as the record Administration or as owners, SIU TESTIMONY closed, a World-Telegram report­ e.stablishes, or as may reasonably excluding all radio operators, When the war ended. President er approached and said, 'Mr. be inferred therefrom, the Com-! veterinarians, hygien7—This finding is based upon unreorganization plan Bridges, did you have a good Truman's pany's preferential hiring, dur'^^^' super-cargo, pharmacists dontradicted testimony con­ called for the permanent incor­ conference with Mr. Foster?' " cerning specific incidents b./ ing the period we regard as cri-.'^^^f' clerk-typists and aU other poration of the Hearing Units un­ Caught with his pants down, NMU witnesses Louis Jame­ tical, was confined to the two, der the Coast Guard. ment as defined m the Staff Of-. the CIO longshore chief showed son, Mardy Errara, Benjamin When hearings were held be­ ficers' Act of 1939, as amended, obvious signs of being nettled Kapilowitz, James Watkins, fore a Congressional Committee 8—According to NMU Organizer as their representative for the by the unexpected discovery. and William Chondor, and the Chondor's testimony, about 8 purposes of collective bargaining. "Mr. Bridges looked flabber­ on the plan, then Secretarypartially denied but credited gasted," the. story continues. Treasurer John Hawk testified, Isthmian ships called at New . and that the aforesaid organizatestimony of Ignacio Reyes. A Then he said warily; 'What con­ .stating that the plan would Orleans during January, Febtion is the exclusive representanumber of SIU witnesses de­ ference? I don't know what "jeopardize the liberties of sea­ ruary and early March 1946, j tive of all such employee.s lor the nied generally that there was you're talking about. I just ran men and put them at the mercy .some of them taking on sub- Purposes of collective bargaining, any collusive hiring arrange­ down the street after this car. of a military body during peace­ stantially full crews, and, vith respect to rates of pay, ment betv/een the SIU and I didn't come out of any build­ time." others only replacements. ] wages, hours of employment, and the Company at New Or­ The charge was soon proven ing.' " Chondor and other NMU wit- other conditions of employment, leans. But the SIU made no He was shown three other per­ true for, when in July of 1946, nesses, however, were able to Signed at Washington, D. C., attempt to meet and refute sons who had seen him dash out eight dock mcmbei's of the SS identify only 6 of them by this 11 day of June 1947. the specific evidence of par­ Paul M. Herzog, of the Winocur apartment house. Helen, A. H. Bull Lines, refused name. The vote on the iden­ ticular incidents adduced by Chairman Feigning surprise, ho was re- to sail the ship on the grounds tified ve.ssels was SIU—136, NMU witnesses — evidence John M. Houston, poi'tcd as saying; "Winocur, does that the ship was un.seaworthy, NMU—28. So far as the rec­ which, although susceptible of Member he live on this street? You mean the Coast Guard immediately ord discloses, the only vessel (Seal) direct contradiction, was al­ brought the men up on trial and James J. Reynolds, Jr. Winocur of the ACA?" which crewed up at Galveston lowed to stand undcnied and Member Ho ordered his driver to get suspended their papcis for six during the preeligiblity per­ unexplained. True, with the NATIONAL LABOR going after telling the newspaper months. iod was the Norman Mack on exception of Paul Warren (an I Immediately the SIU went to RELATIONS BOARD man; "You're crazy. I don't which the vote was SIU—12, SIU official who did not tes­ know what you're talking about." bat for the Helen men and by a NMU—O. Only one other ves­ tify although directly impli­ A1 Lannon was seen leaving solid front of opposition present­ sel was voted at Galveston, cated), those who might have the building about a half-hour ed to the company and the Coast the Steel Engineer on May 9, contradicted the te.stimony of Guard the men won redress from after Bridges' departure. 1946, and that the vote was the NMU witnesses were com­ The period of substantially Joe Curran, NMU president, the company. Since the Helen NMU—17, SIU—8. pany employees not within continuous service in the Mer­ who has been the target of the ca.se the u.se of the Coast Guard the control of the SIU. But chant Marina required for the commies' wrath ever since ho by the companies has been rare. none of them was shown to 9—The NMU in its bill of par­ issuance of Certiiicates of Ser­ resigned the chairmanship •— With the end of the infamous be unavailable, and there is ticulars specifically named 11 vice which entitle merchant shared by Bi'idges—of the Com­ Hearing Units, an end has been nothing in the record to es­ persons as having been dis­ seamen to reemployment mittee for Maritime Unity, and put to the .seat-warming bureau­ tablish that they would not criminated against. Of these, rights, pursuant to Public Law precipitated its collapse, con­ crats v/ho can only look back on have responded to subpoena. 6, in additon to Reyes, testi­ 87 and to other benefits,, has tinued to play the roles of all a record of abuse, intimidation fied—James Almada, Thomas been reduced from 18 months The cumulative weight of three little monkeys, who hear and chaos for the men v/ho make Flook, Morton Halpern, Irwin to 12 months, it was announc­ the undenied specific testi­ no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. their livings by sailing the ships. mony, in our opinion, is more Trenhath, and William Chon­ ed by the United States Mari­ 'When told of the Bridges-Fos­ No longer will they be able to dor—but even their own tes­ time Commission. than sufficient to overcome ter meeting, Curran naively act as sole authority over seamen timony does not remotely sug­ and successfully refute the See next week's LOG for stated; to decide whether a man can con­ gest a basis-for any such find­ further details. general evidence adduced by "This has no relation to the tinue to make a living or not. ing. the SIU. 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Title A name given to the resource June 20, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 25 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU REOPENS CONTRACTS TO NEGOTIATE INCREASES IN BASE PAY, OVERTIME SEAFARERS AGAIN PLEDGES TO RESPECT ALL ECONOMIC PICKETLINES OF NMU ITF PLANNING PANAMANIAN LONDON MEET CG LOSES CONTROL OF HEARING UNITS ONWARD TO NEW GAINS CAREFUL PLANNING, HARD WORK WON ISTHMIAN DECISION PROVES SEAFARERS IS VITAL FACTOR IN LABOR SEAFARERS HONOR ROLL TEXT OF NLRB STATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION BRIDGES AND WINOCUR ARE CAUGHT MEETING WITH TOP COMMIES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/20/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1a137b8858457b5055ab2ab4f1e9d674.PDF f98b6408223fc31afc4b9fe95a8baf5a PDF Text Text Friday, June 13. 1947 THE SEAFAEEES LOG Pag» Three I Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 13. 1947 No. 24 1 I I J NLRB^ Certifies Seafarers As The Bargaining Agent Isthmian Seamen Hi NMU's Charges Of Collusion #•• Not Substantiated By Record rK • m:. i Story on Page 5. �I tt tL HE A FA R E'R S LOG SEAFARERS LOG * 1 Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL --- - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER r - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. r District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25. Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED" FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY ----- Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor It's Been A Long Time There's a certain feeling in the air wherever mem­ bers of the Seafarers International Union meet these days. It's not a more militant spirit because the SIU has a repu­ tation the world over for its militancy. Hospital Patients It's just tliat after many months of wrangling, months When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ in which the Isthmian seamen were prevented from being card, giving your name and represented by the Union of their choice, the Seafarers the number of your ward. has finally been certified as bargaining agent for the un­ licensed Isthmian seamen. Staten Island Hospital This has been a long uphill struggle. From the first, You can contact your Hos­ the SIU was faced with opposition from both the com­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ pany and the National Maritime Union. Both resorted to ing tiems: any means to.gain their ends. Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. With the NMU it was unfounded charges of collu­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, (on 5th and 8th floors) sion after the SIU had clearly established a majority in the as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. elections, supervised by the National Labor Relations heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3i30 p.m. Board. With the company, it started even earlier when ing to them. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) BRIGHTON HOSPITAL SIU militants were weeded out and discharged from ships NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. NICKERSON leaving on long voyages. A. BUCHENHORNER R. BAASNER C. PEDERSEN But the men of the SIU survived all those obstacles. J. MINNAHAN W. PARIS J. HARRISON Ships came into home ports v/ith solid SIU crews; crews that W. PARIS G. MEANEY G. CARUSO had gone out undecided or pro-NMU. By the SQore, Isth­ P. STOFFEL 4 4 4 R. LORD STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL S. WILUSZ mian seamen flocked to SIU Halls to become members of A. SANDY E. JOHNSTON G. H. STEVENSON R. CHRISTIAN s. the Union that fought tooth and nail for its members. H. SWIM J. BURNS A. R. GUIDRY There was never any doubt in the mind of the volun­ R. MADIGAN E. CARRERA J. AMAYA teers who, by every method knov.m to seamen, succeeded H. DAUGHERTY E. MOFIENE A. M. BRANCONI in getting jobs on the Isthmian scows. How they did it is P. La Cicero R. G. MOSSELLER E. DELLAMANO P. KOGOy N. NEILSEN their business, but what they did once aboard is the busi­ R. WRIGHT J. M. DYKES J. ROY G. GREY ness of every maiT v/ho belongs to the SIU. C. CARLSON H. HAMOND t These men, aboard unorganized ships, stood stead­ C. CASE E. E. CASEY BALTIMORE HOSPITAL fastly for the rights of the crew; they fought out overtime; F. HAMON J. M. BROOKS THOMAS PHELPS J. BUJEWICH they battled for better conditions; and above all, they J. O'NEILL , GORDON RAY F. NERING showed how much the members of the crew could gain W. BROSE RAYMOND NICHOLSON E. CHATARD C. MASON MANUEL ROMERO with a militant, tight-knit organization. J. B. CAUSEY A. WALTERS MANUEL SANCHEZ And that paid off. By a vote of more than 3-to-2, the C. MARTINEZ WM. HENDERSHOT 5« 1 t V. PLACEY i SIU defeated the NMU and the company. And, after re­ EDWARD CAIN JR. NEPONSET HOSPITAL A. RIOS peated stalling by the NMU, the NLRB has certified the FRANK JASHOLSKI MICHAEL PISKIN I WILL;ARD BANKHEAD SIU as bargaining agent for the unlicensed Isthmian sfeamen. H. BURKE LEO RICE J. S. CAMPBELL •4. ^ 4 An SIU contract is next in line. It may take work L. CLARK SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL * to gain an agreement from this notoriously anti-union E. FERRER , AARON McALPIN J. R. HANCHEY M. MORRIS company, but the Seafarers will fight, with all its power. J. HODO C. LARSEN W. B. MUIR This marks a new era for Isthmian seamen, and it JOHN KREWSEN L. L. LEWIS marks another s^d chapter in the anti-labor, pro-company, L. TORRES P. KOGOY history of the NMU. ^ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals i �Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFAREBS LOG Page Three Long Struggle Ends—isthmian Is SlU Cooperation Of Membership ships can rest Seafarers will The winning of the Isthmian ment with the election by the Seafarers Inter ship Company national Union can be attributed cooperate in a to the cooperation of the mem bership in the organizing drive Tiiis will be ample repayment for the time, money, effort and sacrifices made by the member­ ship of this Union. Men now sailing Isthmian By J. P. SHULER And No Goal Is Impossible By EARL SHEPPARD The deci.sion for which we have waited so long has been handed down by the NLRB Isthmian, too, is SIU. The long hard pull has paid off. And the NMU's stalling campaign to keep from Isthmian seamen the bene­ fits to be gained by the Union of their own free choosing has been stopped cold. For this tremendous victory, the Seafarers can congratulate the Brothers who took part in the Isthmian drive for a job well done. They did their job effi- ciently and thoroughly with all the energy at their command. Many of these men were in­ strumental in extending the or­ ganizing drive beyond the ships and into every place a seaman could be found. They were not satisfied with organizing around the clock aboard ship, but brought prospective Seafarers right into the Union Halls. And the Isthmian seamen, who so overwhelmingly voted for the SIU as their collective bargain­ ing agent, also are to be congratu­ lated. They have shown their dissatisfaction with the substand­ ard wages and low level work­ ing conditions prevailing on Isth­ mian vessels. They have demonstrated that they want these substandard con­ ditions wiped out and replaced with the best wage and working conditions in maritime—through representation by the Seafarers International Union. A full volume could be writ­ ten on the individual and collec­ tive merits of the men who made the Seafarers' victory possible. It is men like these who have proved that no aim is too high, and no goal is impossible for the SIU. assured that the obtain an agree­ Isthmian Steam­ as long as they manner as they WASHINGTON, June 12—The long, hard fought struggle to organize the unlicensed seamen of the Isthmian Steamship Company by the Seafarers International Union was crowned with success today when the National La­ bor Relations Board certified the SIU. This brought to an end seven months of foul chicanery and stalling by the National Maritime Union — stalling which prevented the Isthmian seamen from being represented by the Union ^ of their choice. have in the past. The decision of the National Labor Relations Board made final what the Or­ ganizers and men riding Isth­ mian ships knew would be the outcome. This is a great job done by the Orgauhing Staff and the biggest -victory the Seafarers have ever won in the organizing field. There are still a number of unorganized steamship compan­ ies in the maritime field and with the continuance of the good work of the Organirrrs and the cooperation of the membership they too can be brought under jthe banner of the Seafarers In­ ternational Uniori^ of North Am­ erica. Victory Of Rank And File .riu • . • T .!_ thought in the bag, surprised The campaign to organize Isth- ,, . . everyone by rolling up sweeping mian started close-to two years totals in the Seafarers' column. ago. In 194.5, with the end of' . i . ... -. . I And when the counting of balthe war in sight, the proposition jots commenced, the NMU offiof organizing the unorganized oc­ cials saw the handwriting on the cupied a prominent place on the wall. As total after total v/as re­ agenda of the Agents Conference. corded for the SIU, they resorted to challenging the entire votes A program was adopted, plac­ of some ships. ing Paul Hall in charge of all or­ CHARGES FLOP ganizing for the Atlantic and Phony charges of collusion, Gulf District. Earl "Bull" Shepwhich, by the v/ay, the NMU pard was made primarily respon­ never substantiated, were hurled sible for the field work. Cal Tan­ at the SIU. Hearings were held, ner and Lindsey Williams were and the well-coached NMU wit­ appointed to positions of respon­ nesses were unable to prove one single item of their wildly-flung sibility in the program. At the hearings, the For the amount of money ex­ charges. SIU was represented by Attorney pended by the Director of Or­ Ben Sterling. ganization's Office in carrying And so, the biggest organiza­ out the program, the results have tional drive in the history of the been well worth the expenses. Final tallying of the ballots, American Maritime Industry has issued in January by the NLRB come to an end, with the Sea Regional Director, showed that farers International Union certi­ the SIU had garnered 1256 votes fied to represent the unlicensed to 813 for the NMU. This should seamen of the largest freight have been enough for the NMU, chipping company in the world. By PAUL HALL The National Labor Relations Board's certification of the Sea­ farer' victory in the Isthmian Steamship Lines election is a but it wasn't. Next 'step is an SIU contract, tribute to the membership of the and the Isthmian men can rest Resorting to every legal tech­ SIU and to the organization as a nicality, and using every possible assured that the Seafarers will whole. _ subterfuge, the NMU was suc­ put the pressure on the company This decision definitely finish­ cessful in delaying matters, and to force bargaining sessions soon. es off the prolonged stalling tac­ in forcing hearings which the of­ NMU stalling is now ended, and tics of the NMU, whose smashing ficials themselves knew were the Union will make sure that defeat in the election soured company stalling doesn't take its worthless. them so that they used every trick place. in the legal bag to prevent tlie SIU ALL THE WAY At the present time, Brothers Isthmian men from getting the Hall, Sheppard, Tanner, and Wil­ From the beginning, the Isth­ benefits of SIU representation. mian election was an open-and- liams are down in the Gulf Area The NMU is responsible for the shut case. Ship after sliip came setting up an organizing program fact that Istliinian seamen have back from trips pledged to vote for the Towboat workers and Al­ long been delayed in attaining the for the SIU. Hundreds of Isth­ lied fields.. best wage and working condi­ mian seamen took out Full Books tions in the maritime industry. When informed of the certifiThe victory is a tribute to the Those of our members who wisdom of the Isthmian seamen in the SIU, and when the voting ^ cation, they jointly stated, "The started, these men cast their Isthmian Drive is just one more acted as volunteer ship's organ­ themselves, who chose the water­ votes for the Seafarers. izers did so of their own free job successfully carried out by front union best qualified to will. They did so because thcy raise their wage and living stand­ On fourteen ships the NMU j the membership. There will be felt the vast number of Isthmian ards. didn't get a single vote, while more campaigns in the future, seamen were being deprived of the SIU wasn't sfiut out once, j and the men who made Isthmian The Seafarer's will now demon- ^ Isthmian's largest ships cast de- SIU will be the one's to do th? the top wages and humane workng conditions enjoyed by Sea­ strate to the Isthmian men that cisive majorities for the SIU, and Job." In true Seafarers style farers. their choice was a wise one. |even crews which the NMU.that's exactly what they will da. Next Week: The Men Who Organizet! Isthmian Isthmian has finally been awarded to the Sea­ farers—something, frankly, that we have expect­ ed, since we knew the energies spent, the time put in, and the money invested in the organizing campaign—things not at all necessary if we were in collusion with the Isthmian officials, whose record has been consistently anti-union. The Seafarers went into the Isthmian cam­ paign with a battle plan carefully drawn months in advance, set down with as much detail as a pre-battle blue print can be. As it turned out, the approach was a success­ ful one, but—and this is a very big BUT—only because of the wholehearted support given it by the rank and file Seafarer, who gave up the wages and conditions tht were their's under an SIU contact to work aboard an Isthmian ship. They worked under conditions that no long­ er exist on SlU-contracted ships, and at sub­ standard pay. They could have taken the easier way and enjoyed the top wages and unmatched conditions on SIU ships. But they sacrificed this security and instead dedicated their efforts to wiping out the Isthman open shop, and thus bring Isthmian seamen the decent living wages and conditions which .so rightfully belong to every man who sails the seas. The sacrifice was not in vain. These solid Seafarers did the job—made Isthmian SIU! All thanks, all appreciation belong to these militant, sacrificing Seafarers, and these pages are the place to show it. Unfortunately, the NLRB decision came on the date of publication, when the paper was all set and ready for the press. Remaking the whole paper would have meant delaying publication for three days (over the weekend), and the best we could do under the circumstances was to tear out and remake these few pages. But next week, the entire issue will be devoted to these men—SIU members and Isthmian seamen—who did so much to insure the success of the Seafarers campaign in Isthmian. Next week, then, the men behind the scenes, the guys who made the wheels turn—the volun­ teer SIU organizers and the Isthmian men who determinedly struck a blow against the last of the big, open shop operators left in this country. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS Friday, Jurte 13, 1947 LOG Texas Now Opetatmg h SlU Stfk, WhiihMeans Okay AllDown TheLine By EARL SHEPPARD GALVESTON—The trial committee in this port sat in on the game the performers and gas houjids were playing, and dealt out a few cards themselves. They handed out sentences rang­ ing from one year's probation to permanent positions on the so­ cial register. This port was a perfect ex­ ample of a few gas hounds giv­ ing the entire membership a bad name as well as a bad time. This stuff is now non-existent and, in the event it comes up again, the guy or guys pulling it had better duck, and fast. The members here have had a bellyful of the BS those guys were throwing, and will in all probability continue the good work started by the trial com­ mittee. Today, the SIU is a respon­ sible organization, and we have pi'oved this in the hardest field in the world. Our membership, and our Union, is big enough to run its own business. We can not allow a handful of broken down drunks to brand us as an orga'nization of screw ball gas hounds.. Unless we take care of those guys wherever they raise their imperor Tragedy Underlines Need For Seafarers heads, we will tarred with the | Waterman Ship, which paid off same brush. We made a good after a long trip to the East. SKIPPER ACCUSES start down here, and we are cer­ There was a bit of excitement tain to keep it up, on this one, when the Skipper SLIGHT PROBLEM complained to the authorities in We had a little problem last the Panama Canal Zone that week, shipowner style, which or­ there were "un-American" ac­ iginated when Waterman started tivities on board the ship. Evi­ crewing the SS Ross, The com­ dently the Old Man had been pany refused to call the new reading too many Hearst news­ replacements over the weekend papers. so as to save a few bucks, and Wonder never cease, however, when they did call the jobs, because the Skipper blasted the there were not enough takers. officers for this, and didn't men­ For a while it looked like the tion the crow at all. ship might be hung up, but we All the beefs on this baby finally succeeded in crewing her were handled to the entire sat­ without a delay. isfaction of the crew. To all members—if you want This should serve as a lesson to the shipowners that to move to make a fast job on' most any their scows on time, they must kind of scow you can name— be at least half-way fair with then Galveston is the port for the SIU men. They must not you. tiy to hard time us. There is a nice beach here various We have a contract and ex­ where a guy can find pect to live up to it, BUT we ways to, as >Trcnchy Michelet do not intend to take a shoving would put it, "while away the around from the operators in hours." doing so. And without a bunch of Last week one ship paid off. drunks to pester you, from now It was the SS Joseph N. Teal, a on. Seaway Lawyer, NMU Learn From Northland Parleys By WILLIAM T. McLAUGHLIN By JOE GRIMES Mr. Hartley, co-sponsor «of the continue to carry on his bastard Taft-Hartley slave labor bill, has tradition. It's the same old poli­ announced that he will not be a tical baloney no matter how you slice it. candidate for re-election. The story of Hartley is the THINGS TO COME story of Jhe great majority of The morning press of Wednes­ politicians. His record shows a day, June 11, reports that Hart­ political career starting with the ley thi'eatens still stronger labor job of Library Commissioner in curbs "if labor calls a general 1923, from which he graduated strike against the bill." to the Kearney, N. J., Police and The "gentleman" from Jersey Fire Commissioner's job. is alarmed at 91 recently filed He hung on to that job for four strike notices, and is beginning years, after which he began cam­ to see labor plots around every paigning for, and winning, legis­ corner. lators' jobs, first in the Sttae of The same "gentleman" has New Jersey and finally in the been given an appropriation of U, S, Congress, 50,000 bucks to investigate labor. Politicians like their jobs and It's easy to picture things to work like hell to get them, and come if hatchetmen like Hartley then work even harder to keep are permitted to threaten and in­ them. Hartley is no exception. timidate labor. Two monster labor demonstra­ In his last campaign he sold his bill of goods so well that a large tions have just taken place in section of the labor movement in New York. First the AFL, and his district indorsed his candi­ then the CIO, staged great pa­ rades winding up with Madison dacy. Glad-handing is nothing new Square Garden rallies. Hundreds to this sterling U. S. Representa­ of thousands watched these pa­ rades; other thousands wore tive from New Jersey. reached by every means from The Newark Evening News of notes tied to milk bottles to leaf­ July 1.5, 1940 reports that he lets passed out on the streets. attended the annual picnic of The theme of these meetings the Federation of German-Amer­ has been to defeat the anti-labor ican Societies of Essex County, Taft Hartley bill, to cause a and in a speech bragged that he Presidential veto and to force had been attending the picnic for Congress to uphold the vote. 12 yeai;s. This is all well and good, but No swastikas were displayed regardless of what happens to at this particular picnic, but in the present bill, other bills will the 12 years he had been attend­ follow, presented by other Tafts ing, Bund speakers and swastikas and Hartleys, but sponsored by had always been the order of the same old industrialists and the day—but after all Represen­ tative Fred A. Hartley is a poli­ financiers. JACKSONVILLE — The nego­ Jacksonville Port Agent, first tiations for a contract covering began organizing the crew of the Northwind, He encountered the the unlicen.sed personnel of the usual type of sour propaganda SS New Northwind, Seaway from the local NMU adherents By FRANK MORAN Lines Limited, came to a succes­ to the effect that the SIU was not as much interested in es­ SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— sful conclusion with a salary tablishing a contract with the tician, and to guys like him a The recent sinking of the Cana­ increase averaging 90 percent Company as it was in trying vote is a vote no matter where over former rates, a 40-hour dian freighter SS Emperor with to force the Seaway Lines out it comes from. an appalling loss of life should week in port, and a 44-hour of business in favor of U, S, Mr. Hartley didn't limit his su­ week at sea. bring home to the average Lakes shipping interests. per-patriotism to German picnics This is all old stuff since the seaman the risks that he takes alone, however. Just how barren and ^esolate in the every day following of LOG carried the story in full On November 28, 1941, the As­ two weeks ago. What is new, this sort of reasoning was is his chosen calling. sociated Press reports that he best pi-oved by the fact that the As long as anyone follows the however, is the way the Comp­ spoke at an America First meet­ Company, after signing the con­ any tried to stymie negotiations Lakes for a living, he should not ing in Paterson, New Jersey de­ tract, announced that it was at every turn, and how it was be satisfied with less than the best in wages, living conditions aided and a*betted by the Na­ buying another ship to be oper­ fending Japan with the state­ ment, "without provocation on ated under the same terms. and working rules, as well as tional Maritime Union, CIO. Japan's part we have made her a Incapable of understanding First, let's take up the Comp­ safely conditions. powerful enemy." These wages and conditons any stalling. Bargaining sessions the necessity - for seamen to be This was 12 days before Pearl have steadily improved over the commenced on May 12, but organized on an international Harbor. past few years, mainly through progress was retarded because basis, fustrated because they STILL BALONEY the efforts of the Seafarers. Inter­ the Company's legal adviser was stand exposed as Kremlin ac­ national Union and it's affiliate, on a case for the Florida Rail­ complices, these stooges will There is a story told on Jacobs stoop to any level to confuse Beach about the time the famed the Sailors Union of the Pacific. way Commission. Don't imagine for one minute The Company insisted that it unorganized seamen. cauliflower linguist and super that the big-hearted operators couldn't proceed without his ex­ In Canada it has been their bootblack "Beezey" Thomas ever improved these conditions pert advice because of the many stock ai'gument that SIU con­ shined Jack Dempsey's shoes. or ever will, unless they are technicalities involved in the ditions and wages aboard Cana­ Jack was wearing a new pair forced to do so by militant trade contract, which only a lawyer dian ships would force Canada of expensive white sports and out of the maritime picture. unions such as the SIU and SUP. could interpret. Beezey was in his cups. Jack When you're a member of the The Canadian Seamen's Union talked while Beezey shined, and So we marked time. Finall.y greatest seamen's union in the he showed up, and at every has fed this obnoxious tripe to its all would have been well had world,, the SIU, you can point session he admitted that ship­ membership for inany years. It Beezey not used black polish in­ with pride to the many things ping and" seafaring was utterly has raised this false issue for stead of white. ^ that you are helping win for all foreign to him, and he confi­ two reasons: When Dempsey became irate, seamen. Beezey looked up and inquired, ned him,sclf to battling us on the 1. So that the communist party When you're a part of the Sea­ ciuestions of wages and a closed could maintain firm control of "What's the difference Jack, it's farers, you can truthfully say shop. the maritime industry by mak­ .shoe polish ain't it?" that you're one of the guys who And the same goes for politi­ ing communist control pala­ FULL LESSON have" the best contracts, wages, table to the Government bureaus cian Hartley's decison not to run It should be noted that he and to the shipowners. hours, overtime, working and liv­ for office again next term., The ing conditions in maritime. The learned a full union le.sson, and 2. With the halo of "National National Association of Manufac­ when the time for signing the record backs you up. Unity" around its head, the turers always has a place for Here's another pointer. Make contract came around, he was party was assured a period of boys like him. The story didn't it a must to read each issue of the not present. reasonable growth with the tell what Jack gave Beezey, but. Since the SIU Canadian Dist­ minimum of interference. LOG and the Weekly Lakes Or­ it's a sure bet that the NAM ganizing Bulletin folded into it. rict won all its points, we regret will reward their boy Friday SHIPOWNERS' STOOGES If you don't secure your copy his absence. He could have with a good soft berth, regardless at the SOO, or at one of the ports rounded out his education by Canadian shipowners have of what color polish he used on around the Lakes where SIU or-' watching the Company officials gained millions in profits as a their shoes. gani'zers and Halls are located, reluctantly sign on the dotted result of this propaganda, and In Congress or in a director's drop a line to SIU Headquarters line. have gone as far as to boast scat, Mr. Hartley will still do at 1038 Third Street, Detroit 26, The trouble with the NMU how good CSU agreements are— the bidding of his bosses, and in Michigan, started when Jimmy Hanners, for them. congress other politicians will TWO BATTLE GROUNDS The employers and their politician-gcncrals have chosen their battleground well "and, as the House of Representatives and Senate roll call showed, are strongly intrenched in their Capi­ tol citadel. Labor has been banging its brains out but the big boys still hold the fort, securely intrenched behind their banucades of money bags and political domination. Labor can defeat this gang only by selecting its own battlefied, the point of production. If it must be war labor must win, for without labor there is no nation. Let the politicians label the general strike what they may, the general strike is the answer to capital's attack and will win the union's fight—and then Mr, Hart­ ley and Mr. Taft and the others of their ilk, will pull in their horns, tuck their tails between their legs and sneak away like the egg sucking dog. Attention Members Each man who makes a donation to the LOG should receive a receipt in return. If the Union official to whom a contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, call this to the attention of the SecretaryTreasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ mediately. Send the name of the of­ ficial a,nd the name of the port in -which the occurence took place to the New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. �Friday.. June 13. 1947 Tn£ SEAFARERS LOG HAPPY—AND COVERED BY AN SIU CONTRACT Above is a group picture of the unlicensed personnel of the SS New Northland just after they had voted unanimously to approve the terms of a new agreement between the SIU and the Seaway Lines. Limited. By the smiles on their faces it is easy to see that they are pleased about the whole situation, and who wouldn't be with salary raises averaging so much as 90 percent. (See story on Page 4.) Special Meeting In New Orleans Accepts HQ Recommendations; S. White To New York NEW ORLEANS, June 11—A special m e c t i n g today voted overwhelmingly to accept the recommendations of SecretaryTreasurer J. P. Shuler to trans­ fer Port Agent Steely White to Headquarters , as Deck Depart­ ment Representative. It was pointed out in the Secretary-Ti easurer's Report that by so doing, it would make available in the Headquarters Office a Deck Department Rep­ resentative for negotiations and handling of disputes. Brother White will replace former Sec­ retary-Treasurer John Hawk in this respect. With Robert Matthews as En­ gine Representative, and J. P. Shuler representing the Stewards Department, this will give Head­ quarters representation in all three Departments. A further recommendation of the Secretary-Treasurer was to bring in Earl "Bull" Sheppard as New Orleans Port Agent, as well as Gulf Representative of the Seafarers. This was also adopt­ ed. STREAMLINING These moves are the ^latest in several actions designed to streamline the organization in the Gulf, as well as to giva bal­ ance to the organization in Head­ quarters. It also marks the third change in several weeks for Brother Sheppard. Sheppard, a veteran SIU mem­ ber and organizer who handled all field operations which brought the Isthmian Steamship Company into the Seafarers coliim, later assisted in laying out the program of the International for work on the Gi'eat Lakes. The drive so far has been re­ sponsible for entering eight pe­ titions for elections in that area. The first of these elections re­ sulted in a victory for the SIU in the Huron Transportation Company. In this balloting, the NMU and the Company were de­ cisively defeated. Following setting up the Great Lakes program, Brother Sheppaid was -transferred to Texas to take care of an emergency situation which had arisen there. His job specifically was to iron out all local difficulties in Gal­ veston. ON THE BALL This job was carried out in typical SIU style, and now the Texas area is operating effici­ ently, as well as economically. With Sheppard's vast amount of organizational experience^, the Seafarers can be assui-ed that the entire Gulf Area will rap­ idly be reorganized in the form­ er hard-hitting group of ports that it once was, and which at one time constituted such a vital part of the SIU. The SIU in the Gulf Area is now preparing for the many struggles which lie ahead. Pro­ tection of gains already won, and the further advancement of the Seafarers are the two prirnaiy aims. Plans are being made to ex­ pand the organization in the Gulf Aiea, particularly in the inland field and Brother Shep­ pard is now consulting with the Gulf organizers in setting up a program designed to bring thou­ sands of new members under the banner of |he SIU. SIU Wins First Test On The Great Lakes; Hnron Renndiates NMU DETROIT — Climaxing the first ten weeks of SIU organiz­ ing on the Lakes for the 1947 season, the SIU won the first NLRB conducted maritime elect­ ion this year when 58 percent of the Huron Transportation Company seamen chose the SIU in a smashing victory over the NMU. There were fifty eligible voters on the two Huron ships —• the SS Crapo and SS Boardman — and the final voting results were as follows: SIU — 28 votes: NMU — 2 votes; No Union — 18 votes; and Void or Challenged — 0 votes. This made a total of 48 ballots cast. Breaking these figures down into percentages, the SIU re­ ceived 58.3 percent, the NMU got 4.2 percent, and 37.5 percent voted for No Union. This was a disastrous showing for the NMU after considering the amount of effort they put into their attempts to organize Huron. CRAPO FIRST Voting late at night on June 4, the SS Crapo was the first of the two vessels to vote. After the crewmembers cast their bal­ lots forward in the crew's lounge, the ballot box was sealed and removed to NLRB headquarters. The SS Boardman was supposed to have docked at 4 p.m. on June 5, but due to a breakdown did not arrive at Detroit before Friday morning. As soon as the Boardman dock­ ed, she was balloted. Immediate­ ly after, the ballots were counted in the presence of one ob.scrver each from the SIU, NMU and the Company with the above results. At the completion of the count, a tally count sheet was signed by the NLRB officer and the three observers. However, a lapse of five days is permitted for any of the parties to file an objection, 'befoie the SIU is certified "py the Board as sole bargaining agent for the Huron men. This means that the SIU will be certified by Friday, June 13, unless any objections are filed, Uuder the circumstances, the NLRB certification is mei'ely a routine matter, and everything should be setled by then so that bargaining negotiations with the company can begin at once. At the conclusion of the vote tabulating. Assistant Organizat­ ional Director Paul 'Vari'en de­ clared, "This is only a starter. Huron seamen have the t-onor of having broken the ice. How­ ever, we expect to have V/yandotte, Hanna, Wilson, Steinbrenner and Shenango join the Pluron seamen in an SIU victory parade on the Lakes. "In addition to the above named fleets which the SIU is fully confident of winning, we have several other Lakes fleets on our obj'ective list. As these out­ fits are lined up, they will be petitioned, and voted just as soon as possible after the pet­ itioning.'' Victory In Huron Election Is Only The First Step In The Seafarers Victory Parade On The Lakes By PAUr. WARREN the ranks of a fighting Union— a Union which believes it's only DETROIT — Well, the SIU duties are to win the best pos­ is over the hump as far as the sible .wages, hours, working and first victoi-y for the 1947 sailing living .conditions for the seamen. season on the Great Lakes is Welcome, Huron seamen! concerned. Unorganized seamen ,, WYANDOTTE PROGRESS sailing on the two Huron Trans­ Latest reports on Wyandotte portation Company ships showed indicate that the men who sail their preference for the SIU in the. four ships of this company no uncertain terms — 58 per­ will have only a short wait be­ cent worth! fore they can register their Complete details regarding the choice for the SIU in an NLRB Huron election appear elsewhere conducted election. in the pages of the LOG, so it's No official NLRB report has needless for us to go into any been issued on Wyandotte. How­ details in this article. However, we do want to toss ever, we are revealing no secret some orchids at the men re­ when we state that the NMU sponsible for the Huron ships has been unable to prove its phony charges of collusion in voting SIU. the case of Wyandotte. Yes, it's true that the SIU Due to the lack of any such oi-ganized the two Huron ships. But it's also true if these men evidence, this case now goes to hadn't gone all out for the SIU the Regional NLRB Director for as the Union of their choice a- decisiop. His decision should we wouldn't have secured 58 be forthcoming within the next percent to the NMU's 4 percent.**" few days. Reall.y a tribute to the Sea­ Here was another case where farers' actual gains for the sea­ the SIU did a good job of organ­ men compared to the empty izing the Wyandotte seamen. promises of the bankrupt NMU When the NMU saw that Wyan­ leadership. dotte seamen wanted no part Huron seamen'deserve orchids of their bankrupt organization, for recognizing the seagoing facts but did want the progressive of life. Not the empty orchids of gains of the Seafarers, then they some Winchell, but the actual resoi'ted to their usual dog-inpraise of their brothers in the the-manger tactics. SIU. After the SIU petitioned for Certainly, the SIU is glad to Wyandotte, the NMU tried to welcome the Huron seamen into intervene. They were given one week in which to show evidence of representation — only 10 per­ cent was necessary — but they failed to prove this. So, merely in order to ham­ string Wyandotte seamen in their efforts to secure an SIU contract with BIU conditions, the NMU filed unfair labor charges. Now, after stalling an election for the past few weeks, the day of reckoning is just around the corner. Wyandotte seamen know who has been holding up their securing of SIU hours, wages and conditions, the balloting will show it. OT'HER ELEOTIONS Additional hearings were held during the past week on both Haima and Wilson. In the case of Hanna, the NMU forced into the untenable position of filing unfair labor practice charges. This is just another. phony stalling device to secure more time for the NMu to make a last desperate dying man's grasp to get additional Hanna votes. However, Hanna seamen had bellyful of the NMU's intimi­ dation during their phony strike of last Fall. Hanna seamen were threatened with violence if they didn't strike the Hanna ships, so that the NMU could organize them! L'on ingots were even dropped from bridges onto the decks of Hanna ships in an effort to intimidate the Hanna seamen. These terroristic tactics, rem­ iniscent of the goon tricks which the NMU attempted on some Isthmian ships, failed to coerce the Hanna seamen. They wanted a democratic right to choose the Union of their choice through democratic methods, and they rejected all terroristic attempts of the water­ front goons. Today, the men sailing the Hanna ships are firmly I'osolved that they want the SIU as their choice to represent them in col­ lective bargaining with the com­ pany. And, come hell or high water, we're going to see that Hanna has a chance to vote SIU, and win an SIU contract! As for Wilson, this Company has resorted to a familiar de­ vice. They are refusing to allowChief Cooks ancj. Utility Engin­ eers to be included in the barr (Continued from Page 11) �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 13, 1947 Veto Anti-Labor Bills, AFL Rally Urges Excerpts From The Speeches Of Green, Meany, Duhinsky By AFL President Green: Abraham Lincoln once said: "Whatever hurts labor, hurts the nation." That is as true, now—every word of it—as it was then. And I don't think there can be any question but that the Taft-Hartley Bill hurts labor and therefore the nation. Thus, it must be obvious to any fair-minded citizen that that Tafi-Karilev Bill is a menace to America—a menace not only to all those who work for a living, but a menace to the American people as a whole, and menace to their cherished freedoms. We, of labor, want a strong America, not a weak and im­ potent one. We wa,nt prosperity in our country, not a Taft-Hart­ ley depression. We want to keep America free, not to let it succumb to the Taft-Hartley brand of oppression. By Secy.-Treasurer Meany: The attack on trade unions contained in the Taft-Hartley anti-labor bill is only one phase of an all-out war aginst the common people of America. Just as Hitler struck down labor unions as one of the first steps in his plan to enslave the people of Germany, so today we see the profit-greedy industrialists of America attempting to destroy workers' organizations as the first step in their plan to control the economic life of America. Pert of the gigantic AFL rally in New York's Mrdi'jon Square Garden v/hich called on Presi­ dent Truman to veto the Trft-Heriley "slave labor' till, end on Congress io support the veto. Twenty thousand AFL members were in the Ga.-dcn, while thirty thousand gathered outside to hear the speeches on the public address system. They knov/ only too well that the strength of the trade union movement must be eliminated before they can be secure in their domination of the lives of the people of this Nation. They are out to destroy the social and economic gains made by the little people of America since the failure of Big Business and Big Politics fifteen years ago. They are determined to bring back the good old days when the employer alone decided, under what wages and under what conditons the wage -earner gave his labor. Yes, they want a return to the company union, the com­ pany spy, the rule of company thugs, to barbwire fences, fear gas, company controlled sheriffs, company controlled judges and ever other devilish device of worker oppression that human ingenuity can devise. By ILGWU President Dubinsky: One more point—this bill is an invaluable recruiting agent for the Communists. At one strike, it nullifies the struggles we, in the labor movement, have waged aginst Communists. The The Tafts, the Hartleys, and their^masters of the NAM are blind. They couldn't do a better job them Stalin's own agents in fos­ tering resentment and strife in our land. Don't they know that this is the stuff upon which Communism feeds and flourishes? With telling shots. President Green scored the Taft-Hartley Bill as an instrument of the National Association of Manufac­ turers, and designed to break up the free American Labor Move­ ment. His words were greeted by resounding cheers. These three top AFL leaders called on President Truman to veto the bill, and characterized the bill as punitive and leading to industrial chaos. Pictured above, left to right, are George Mer.-ny, AFL Secretary-Treasurer; William Grean, President of the AFL; and David Dubinsky, leader of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. liii Everything ran smoothly, and the credit goes to the Committee on Arrangements, pictured above. Left to right, M. Rosen, Vice-President of the Central Trades and Labor Council; Martin T. Lacey, President of the Central Trades and Labor Council; Joseph Tuvim, ILGWU; Thomas Mur­ ray, President of the New York State Federation of Labor; Mrs. Betty Hawley Donnelly, VicePresident of the State Federation; William Collins, General Organizer of the AFL; and John Burke, Secretary, Joint Council 16, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. �Friday, June 13, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seyep AGREEMENT Between y Seafarers International Union Of North America .1 And Seaway Steamship Lines Ltd. This Agreement executed and entered into on tliis 1st day of June, 1947. by and between the Seafarers International Union of North Amexica, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor hereinafter referred to as the Union and Seaway Steamship Line Limited hereinafter referred to as the Company and shall re­ main in eilect until the 1st day of June, 1948. Provided, however, that this Agreement shall be considered as renewed from year to year thereafter by the respective parties hereto, unless either party hereto siiail give written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate the same. Any sucii notice shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiration. If such notice shall not be given the Agreement shall be renewed for the suc­ ceeding i'cai-, and from year to year thereafter. Ap­ plication by either party to open negotiations for changes in wage scale at any time during the life of this Agreement sh.all not be deemed cause for term­ ination. ARTICLE I Section 1. Recognition. The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all unlicensed personnel from time to time employed by the Company on all deep sea ships of Canadian ro.gistry owned'and operated by the Company and under Canadian Articles except that it is understood and agreed that this Agreement does not affect nor cover Licensed Personnel, Cadets, Super-cargo, Purser, Doc­ tor, Conce-ssionaiies, Cruise Director, and all female employees oth(>r than Stewardesses, and Waitresses. Section 2, Employment: The Company agrees to give preference in employment of un-licen.sed personnel to members of the Seafarers International Union of North America (Canadian District) and to order all re­ placements for the unlicensed personnel covered by this Agreement from the nlfices of the Union, except that it is agreed that this clause shall not apply to employment of .galley personnel as specified in supplcmentarv agreement attached hereto. Section ' 3. Selection of Personnel; The Company agrees to secure its unlicensed personnel through the offices of the Union with the e.xception of rating listed in Article 5, Section 5 of this Agreement, and always subject to Section 2 of this Agreement. The Union agrees to fui-nish capable, competent, and physically fit employees and in the event that Union men are not furnished with sufficient promptne.ss to avoid delay in any scheduled calling, the Company is at liberty to hire men without regard to Union affilia^"section 4, Rejection of Personnel: The Union agrees that the Company shall have the right of rejection of personnel they consider unsuitable with the under­ standing that if the Union considers the cause of the reiection unjust, the Company agrees to endeavor to reach a satisfactory settlement with the parties in­ volved, the Business Agent of the Union and the mem­ ber or members in question. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached by this method, the Union agrees to furnish prompt replacements and the matter is to be immediately referred to a Port Committee for final set­ tlement In the event the Port Committee rules that the member or members have been unjustly rejected the Company agrees to pay the member or members in question thirty (30) days wages at their regular riionthly rate of pay for the position they were originally dis­ patched to the ship to fill. In the event any decision of the Company physician is challenged by the Union as to the physical fitness of a Union member said rnember shall be re-examined by a Public Health Physician and his decision shall be binding. Section 5, Passes: The Company agrees to issue passes to the Union representative for the purpose of con­ tacting its members aboard the vessels of the Company covered by this agreement. Representatives of the Union shall be allowed aboard at any time but shall not interfere with men at work unless said men arc properly relieved. (The relief gets no extra compensa­ tion). Section 6, Port Committee: For the adjustment of any grievances arising in connection with performances of this agreement which cannot be satisfactorily adjusted aboard the vessel there shall be established a Port Com­ mittee. The Port Committee shall consist of throe (3) representatives of the Union and three (3) from the Company. It shall be the duty of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four (24) hours Saturdays, Sun­ days. and holidays, excluded. In the event that the committee cannot agree, the decision of an impartial refei'ee acceptable to both parties to this agreement shall be final and binding. ARTICLE II General Rules Section 1—Discrimination: The Company agrees not to discriminate against any man for legitimate Union Activity. Section 2 — Stoppage of Work: There shall be no strikes, lockouts, or stoppage of work while the pro­ visions of this Agreement are in effect. Section 3—Emergency Duties and Drills: Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew, or cargo, or for the saving of other vessels in jeopardy and the lives thereon, shall be performed at any time and such work shall not be considered overtime. When­ ever practicable, lifeboat and other emergency drills shall be held on week-days between the hours of eight (8) A.M. and 4:30 P.M. and on Saturdays between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon. Preparations for drills such as stretching fire hose and hoisting and swinging out boats, shall not be done prior to the signals for such drills, and after drill is over all hands shall se­ cure boat and gear. In no event shall overtime be paid for work performed with such drills. Section 4 — Ships Charted By The Company: This Agreement is binding with respect to all ships chart­ ered by the Company. (See provisions of attached sup­ plement.) " ^ Section 5—Safe Working Conditions: The Employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment when in any harbor, roadstead or port, no man shall be re­ quired fo woi'k under unsafe conditions. Ordinary haz­ ards of the sea shall not be considered unsafe condi­ tions when applying this section. Section 6—Securing Vessel for Sea: All vessels of the Company must be safely secured before leaving the harbor limits for any voyage. Vessels sailing in the daytime must be safely secured before leaving the har­ bor limits. In the event the vessel is not safely se­ cured before reaching the harbor limits the vessel shall proceed to a safe anchorage and be secured before pro­ ceeding to sea. Vessels sailing after dark shall be safely secured before leaving the dock, or may proceed to a safe anchorage to secure vessel before proceeding to sea. When lights can be maintained on the after deck gear and hatches may be secured on this deck enroute to anchorage. Seciion 7—Sailing Board Time; (a) The sailing time shall be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessels' stay in port is twelve (12) hours or less. When the stay exceeds twelve (12) hours the sailing time shall be posted eight (8) hours prior to scheduled sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and eight (8) A.M. sailing time shall be posted not later than 5:30 P.M. (b) All members of the unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel in a sober condition and ready for sea at least two (2) hours before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed per­ sonnel fails to comply with this provision, the Com­ pany shall call the Union and the Union shall furnish a replacement. If the original member reports after the Company has called for a replacement the man sent by the Union as such replacement shall receive two (2) days pay, which two (2) days pay shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for duty. (c) If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay i.s due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall imnficdiately bo posted on the board and if such delay exceeds two (2) hours the watch below may be dismissed and sliall receive two (2) liours overtime for such i-eporting (d) In the event, after cargo is aboard or discharged and ship is ready to proceed, the full complement of unlicensed personnel is not on board, no overtime shall be paid. (e) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as i-ain, fog, 01' any otlier condition be\ond the vessel's control. Seciion 8—Ship's Delegate: One man in each depart­ ment on each ve.--sel .shall act as delegate for such de­ partment. Such delegates are privileged to present to their superior ofTicer.s. on behalf of the members in their department facts and opinions concei'ning any matter wherein adjustment or improvement is thought proper. Any matter so presented which is not adjusted satisfactorily to all concerned .shall be referred to the Union officials and Company officials upon vessel's ar­ rival in the first port where the Union and the Com­ pany have officials for adju.stments as provided under Article I, .Section 5, of this Agreement. Section 9. Authority of Master and Obedience of Crew: Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, and .shall not be construed, to limit in any way the author­ ity of the Master or other officers, or les.-;cn the obedi­ ence of any member of the crew to any lawful order. Section 10—Return to Port of Engagement: In the event a ship of the Company i.s .sold, interned, lost or laid up tlie crew shall be given transportation back to the port of engagement with subsistence, room and tvages. When roont e;.nti subsistence is not furnished aboard the vessel, room and meal allowance will be paid as prescribed in Articles II. Section 33 until crew is fui-nished repatriation "oy tiain. plane or vessel. Section 11—In tiie event a sltip tif tlie Company is lost tile I'l'ew .shall be i-ecompensivl for the loss of clothing, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($309.00) and to be repatriated to the port of engagement with subsistence, room and wage.s as per tr.is .-\groement. Section 12. Travelling, ui) Members of the Lhiion when transported by the Company during the course of their employment shall be provided with first-class transportation by rail: wlien travel at night is involved a lower berth shall be provided or the cash equivalent thei'cof and with subsistence at the rate of $4.00 per day in addition to their regular monthly wages. When traveling b.v ship is involved men shall be provided with seconcl class transpoidation or the cash equivalent thereof. If a member of the Union completes three months continuous service with the Company, he will be entitled to the benefits of this pi'ovision. (b) When a member of the Union is discharged for cause or voluntarily quits his job before completing three months continuous service with the Company, he shall not be entitled to any travel allowances or other benefits of this section. Seciion 13—Cusiomary Duiies: Members of all de­ partments shall pcrfonn the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each member of all depart­ ments shall perform only the recognized and customary duiies of his particular I'ating. Seciion 14—Holidays. The Company agrees to recog­ nize all Canadian Statutory Holidays, namely: Christ­ mas Day, New Year's Day, Dominion Day, Good Fri­ day, Thanksgiving, and Remembrance Day. In the event V.E. or "Y.J. Day are observed as National Holi­ days they shall be included in this list. Saturday afternoons. Sundays and holidays while at sea shall be considered holidays for the unlicensed per­ sonnel not on watch. Men on watch shall perform only the routine duties necessary for the safe navigation of the vessel on these days. In the event any of the above named holidays fall on Sunday the Monday following shall be observed as such holiday. Any clay that is a recognized holiday for the longshoreman in Continental U.S. Ports shall also be a recognized holiday for the crew while in that par­ ticular port. �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 Section 15—Fori Time; For the purpose of applying (c) When men standing sea watches are promoted shall be allowed one unbroken meal hour, if port overtime provisiojis of this Agreement, "Port Time" for the purpose of replacing men who are injured or one unbroken meal hour is not given the nien or the words "In Port" shall be defined to mean the sick, they shall receive the differential in pay only. involved shall receive one hour's overtime following: (d) But in no event shall any .member of the unli­ in lieu thereof. Tnis penalty hour shall be censed personnel work more than eight (8) hours in Commencement of Port Time: in addition to the actual overtime worked any one day without the payment of overtime. (a) From tne time a vessel is properly secured to during the meal hour. Tiic provisions in this a dock, buoy or dolphins for the purpose of: Load­ .section shall be applicable at all times at Seciion 21—Overlime Rale: The overtime rate for ing and/or discharging cargo, ballast, passengers or sea or in port to. men on day work. unlicensed personnel receiving less than $200.00 per mail; undergoing repairs; taking on fuel, water or month shall be $.90 per liour. All ratings receiving Section 33—Fresh Provisions: Adequate supplv of stores; fumigation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. $200.00 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be fruit juices shall bo provided foi- the unlicensed ^per(b) From the time the vessel is properly moored $1.05 per hour. so:-inel. Fresh milk, fruit and vegetables will be furor anchored for the purpose of: loading and or dis­ Seciion 22—Compulalion of Overtime: When over­ ni.shed at every poi'L touched, where available, and if charging cargo, ballast, passengers or mail; under­ time worked is less than one (1) hour overtime for one supply is po.s.'^iblo a suilicient amoimt to last until the going repairs: taking on fuel, water or stores: fumi­ (1) full hour shall be paid. When ovei'time worked ex­ next port or to. last until the food would ordinariiv gation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. ceeds one (1) hour, the overtime work performed shall with good care, .spoil. Shore bread shall bo furni.-.lied (c) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to be paid for in one-half ((,'2) liour periods, and fractional at all U.S. poits when available. ves.sels entering a port and anchoring for tne sole part of such period shall count as one-half (Q) hour. Seclicn 34—Midnight Lunch: If crew works continu­ purpose of avoiding inclement weather. •Seciion 23—Commencemenl of Overlime: Overtime ous overtime until midnight, men shall be provided (d) Port time shall not commence until the ves­ shall commence at the time any employee .shall he with hot lunch at midnight, one hour to be allowed sel has shifted from quarantine anchorage to a called to report for work outside of his regular sched­ for such m.eal, if the work continues. If this full hour berth or other anchorage for the purpose as pro­ ule provided such member reports for duty within is not allowed, an addition hour overtime shall be paid vided for in subsection (a) and (b) of this Section. nftcen minutes. Otherwise overtime shall commence at If the crew works as late as 9 P.M., coffee and lunch (e) Vessels lying at the same anchorage after ob­ the actual time such employee reports for duty and shall bo provided. Fifteen minutes shall be ailo-vved taining quarantine clearance shall be considered such overtime shall continue until the emplovee is and be included in overtime if work continues If awaiting berth and port overtime provisions shall released. crew works as late at 3 A.M. coffee and lunch shall be apply except in cases where vessel cannot move Seciion 24 — Checking Overlime: After authorized provided. If crew works as late as 6 A.M. coffee shall due to weather conditions. overtime has been worked, the senior o.fficer of the be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be (f) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to department on board will present to each employee who included in overtime if work continues. vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purpose of has worked overtime a s ip stating hours of overtime awaiting transit of canals such as the Panama Seciion 35—Coffee Time: (a) All hands shall be al­ and nature of work performed. An overtime book will lowed fifteen (15) minutes for coffee at 10:00 A.M. and Canal. be kept to conform with individual slips for settlement (g) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to 3:00 P.M., or at convenient time near those hours. of overtime. Officers and men shall keep a record of vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purpose of (b) When crew is called to work overtime coffee .shall all disputed overtime. No claim for overtime .shall he landing sick or injured persons. be made by the watch or watchman and be ready at valid unless such claim is presented to the head of the However, a vessel taking on fresh fruits, veget­ minutes of department within seventy-two (72) hours after com­ Ibe time of calling, and allowed fifteen ables or milk while transiting the canal shall not readiness period. pletion of the work. When work has been performed be considered io be in port under sub-section (b) and an overtime claim is disputed the head of the deSection 36—Crew Equipment: The following items of this section. partment shall sign tlie disputed overtime slip there- shall be supplied the unlicensed personnel employed on Termination of Port Time: board the vessels of tlie Company: by acknowledging that the work was performed. (h) Port time shall terminate when the first ahead 1. A suitable number of blankets. Section 25 — Continuous Overtime: When working or astern bell is rung the day the vessel leaves the overtime and crew is knocked off for two hours or less 2. Bedding consisting of 2 white sheets, one spread, harbor limits, however, this paragraph shall not the overtime shall be paid straight through. Time al­ one white pillow slip, which shall be changed apply in cases where the vessel is being shifted as lowed for meals shall not be considered as overtime in weekly except that m the tropics, pillow slips provided for in Article II, Section 21. this clause. shall be changed twice weekly. Section 16—Shitting Ship. After the vessel arrives Section 26—Payment of Overtime: All monev due for 3. One face towel and one bath towel which shall i."i port as outlined in Article II, Section 16. any sub­ crew overtime shall be paid at the signing off. In the be changed twice weekly. sequent move in inland waters, bays, rivers and sounds event payment of overtime is delayed bv the Comnanv 4. One cake of Lux, Lifebuoy, oi" Palrnolive soap shall be regarded as shifting ship and overtime paid beyond twenty-four (24) hours after signing off articles witii each towel change, for men on duty wliile such moves are performed on additional compensation shall be paid at the rate of 5. One box of matches each day. Saturdays, Sundavs and holidays and after 5 P.M. until $10.00 a day for each calendar day or fraction therenf 6. buiaibic matcresses and piiluw shall be furn­ 8 A.M. week days with the following exceptions: aforesaid payment of overtime wages is delaved. This ished but hail', straw or excelsior shall not be Port Alfred to Montreal*or vice versa suitable. shall not include disputed overtime being settled be­ Port Alfred to Quebec or vice versa tween the Union Representatives and the Company. I. All disnes provided lor the use of the unlicensed Montreal to Quebec or vice versa Section 27—Rest Periods: When ship is under port personnel shall be of crockery. All moves from American ports to working rules and sea watches have not been sot and 8. Sanitubes shall be availabic for the unlicen.sed British-Columbia ports or vice versa. personnel at all times. members of the unlicensed deck and engine personnel Norfolk to Balti.more or vice versa. are required to turn to on overtime between midnight Any member willfully damaging or destroying linen Montevideo to Buenos Aires to Rosario and 8 A.M. they shall be entitled to a rest pc;'iod of one shall be held accountable for same. When linen is not or points above or vice versa • hour for each hour worked between midnight and 8 issued, men shall receive $2.00 e>ach week for washing Boston 1(1 New York or vice versa. A.M., such rest period to start at 8 A.M. the same day. their own linen. Ciew shall turn in soiled linen before Moves from Baltimore through the Chesapeake and Such rest periods shall be in addition to cash overtime receiving new issue of linen. Delaware Canal to Wilmington, Camden or Philadel­ allowed for such work. If rest period is not given, men Seciion 37—Uniforms: All uniforms required by the phia or vice vtr.sa. shall be considered a move of the shall be entitled to additional overtime at the regular Co;npany for all unJicensccI personnel shall be "furnship and such v.-ork after 5 P.M. and before 3 A.M. or overtime rate, in lieu thereof. This section shall' not rsiiea and paid foi- by the Company. In tne eve:U a Saturdays, Sunday.s or holidays shall be paid for at apply to men turning to on overtime at 6 A.M. or after man is I'equired to furnish his own uniform he f ui ] "oe Seciion 28—Work Performed by Other Than Mem­ paid an additional $12.50 per month for sa.i.e. the overtime rate. Section 17—Standby Work. When men are hired by bers of Ihe Unlicensed Personnel:* (a) Any woi h no Section 38—Mess Room: Each vessel shall be furnish­ the Com.pany for standby work in port by the day and formed by cadets, workaways, passengers,'prisoners of ed with a messroom for the accommodation 01 the crew, war, staff" officers or any member 01 the crew omer board and lodging are not furnished to them on the such messroom or messrooms to be in each case so shin, they snail be paid at the rate of $1.45 per hour. than the unlicensed personnel, that is routine work of constructed as to afford adequate sitting room for all Their regular hours of work shall be from 8 A.M. to the unlicensed personnel, shall be paid for at the regu­ and to be so situated as to ailord full protection from Noon and -from 1 P.M.. to 5 P.M. Monday thi-ough Fri­ lar overtime rate. Sufch payment to be divided among t.ie v/eather and li'om head and odors arising from the day. Any work performed by them outside their regu­ the unlicensed personnel ordinarily required to per­ vessel's engine room, fiieruum and hold and toilet. lar hours of work shall be paid for at the rate of $2.17 V2 form such work. Section 39—Crew's Quarters: All quarters assigned (b) In such cases an no unlicensed personnel is avail­ per hour. Men hii'ed to perform standby work shall perform any work that shall be assigned to them by able to carry out routine duties, making it necessary for for the use of the unlicensed personnel are to be kept their superior unicer, and they shall not be subject to such duties to be performed by a member of the li­ free from vermin insofar as possible. This is to be any working ru'e.s set forth in this Agreement unless censed personnel, such member of the unlicensed per­ accomplished through the use of extermination facil­ they shall be required to keep steam in the boilers or sonnel shall forfeit from his pay the equivalent of the ities provided by the Company, or fumigating the oil winches. When standby work in any particular de­ overtime to the member of the licensed personnel per­ quarters every 6 months with gas. Room allowance as provided in Section 32 shall be partment is to be prjrformed, an effort shall be made forming such work. This not to apply to Stewards allowed when vessel is in port and: to obtain men with ratings in such department if they Department. Section 29—Carrying of Cadets. Etc. In Lieu of Crew: 1. Heat is not furnished in cold weather. are available and are competent to peri'orm such work. 2. When hot water is not available in crew's wash­ Any man so hired for standby work that reports No cadets, workaways, or passengers shall be carried rooms for a period of twelve (12) or more con­ when ordered shall be guaranteed not less than four in lieu of the crew. Seciion 30—Launch Service: When a ship is anchor­ secutive hours. hours work and sha'l be paid in accordance with the ed or tied up to a buoy for eight hours, or over, for the 3. When crew's quarters have been painted and rates of pay outlin.ed in this seciion. Section 18—Longshore Work By Crew: In those ports purposes outlined in Article II, Section 16, the unli­ paint is not absolutely dry and other suitable "quarters are not furnished aboard. where there are no longshoreiTien available, m.embers censed personnel off duty shall be allowed one round of the crew may be required to do longshore work or trip to shore at the Company's expense, every 24 hours, 4. At all times v.'hen vessel is in dry dock over. r drive winches for the purpose of handling cargo. For where launch service is available. night and it is impossible to keep crew on board. Section 31—Room and Meal Allov/ance: When board such work performed they shall be paid in addition to. 5. When linen is not issued upon man's request their regular monthly wages, one dollar and fifty cents is not furnished unlicensed members of the crew, they prior to 6 P.M. on the day the seaman joins the vessel. ($1.50) per hour for their watch on deck and two dol­ shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, lars and twenty-five ($2.25) per hour for the watch $1.00 for dinner and $1.00 for supper. When men are 6. When vessel is being fumigated and not cleared required to sleep ashore, they snail be allowed $3.00 before 9 P.M., men standing midnight to 8 A.M. below. After 5 P.M. and bi-fore 8 A.M. and on Saturdays, per night. watch shall be entitled to room allowance in Seciion 32—Meal Hours—Re'ieving for Meals: The any event. Sundays or holidays the rate shall be $3.00 per hour meal hours for the un'icensed personnel employed in for all hands so engaged. Seciion 40—Ventilalion: All quarters assigned to the This Section shall not be construed as to be applic­ the Deck and Engine Department shall be as follows: uniicensed personnel and all messrooms provided foi" Brea.kfa.st 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. able to any work where longshoremen are not avail­ their use shall be adequately screened and ventilated Dinner 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. able due to labor trouble. and a sufficient num.ber of fans where no trunking . Supper 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Seciion 19—Working Ballast: Whenever members of exrsts shall be provided. (a) At sea ihe 4 to 8 watch shall relieve itself for the crew may be required to discharge ballast out of Seciion 41--Washrooms: Adequate washrooms and supper. holds or handle or discharge ballast on deck, the watch lavatories shall be made available for the unlicensed (b) The 12 to 4 watch on sailing day is to be on deck shall receive their straight overtime rate for personnel of each division, washrooms to be equipped knocked off at 11 A.M. in order to eat at such work. The watch below shall receive time and with a sufficient number of shower baths which shall 11:30 A.M. and to be ready to go on watch one-half their overtime rate for such work. be adequately equipped with hot and cold fresh water. at 12 Noon. Ddy men .shall receive their straight overtime rate (c) These hours may be varied, but such varia­ Section 42—Lockers: A sufficient number of lockers between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon and 1 P.M. tion shall not exceed one hour either way shall be provided so that each employee shall have one and 5 P.M. After 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. day men provided that one unbroken hour shall be loc:ker of full length whenever space permits, and suf­ shall receive time and one-half tlieir overtim.e rate. If allowed at all times for dinner and supper ficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and watches are broken, day men's scale applies to the en­ p(?rsonal effects . when the vessel is in port. When watches are tire crew. broken, if one unbroken hour is not given, Sand Ballast shall be washed off decks with ho.se Section 43—Copies of Agreements to be Furnished: the man involved shall receive one (1) hour's during regular working hours without the payment Copies of this Agreement shall be furnished to the overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour of overtime. Master, Chief Engineer and Chief Steward who in turn shall be in addition to the actual overtime Seciion 20—Division of V/ages of Absent Members: shall supply each departmental delegate with a copy worked the meal hour. (a) When members of the unlicensed personnel are re­ at the commencement of each voyage. (d) When crew is called to work overtime be­ quired to do extra work because the vessel sailed with­ Section 44—Jury Toilets: When and wherever neces­ fore breakfast and work continues after 7:30 out the full complement as required by vessels certifi­ sary for sanitary reasons jury toilets shall be rigged on A.M., a full hour shall be allowed for break­ cate, under circumstances where the law permits such the poop deck. fast, and if breakfast is not served by 8 A.M. sailing, the wages of the absent ipembers shall be di­ overtime shall continue straight through un­ Section 45—Money Draws in Foreign Ports: Monies vided among the men who perform their work, but tendered for draws in foreign ports shall be in Canatil breakfast is served. no overtime shall be included in such payments. ^ (e) If one unbroken hour is not given, the men dian or U.S. Currency, where it does not conflict with (b) At sea, when day men are .switched to sea wacches existing laws. involved shall receive one hour's overtime in and promoted for the purpose of replacing men who lieu thereof. are injured or sick they shall receive the differential Section 45-—Calendar Day: For the purpose of this (f) When the watch below or men off duty are Agreernent the calendar day shall be fiom midnight to in pay and overtime for watches stood on the 1st working on overtime at sea or in port, they midnight. urday afternoon of standing sea watches. �.,F Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS lashings of cargo which has come adrift shall not con­ stitute overtime. Section 10. Call Back for Shifting Ship. When ves­ .sel is in port watches are broken..and men are called back to work after 6 P.M. and before 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays for the purpose of shifting ship in inland waters, a minimum of two 12) hours overtime shall be paid for each call, except when WAGES men are knocked off for a period of one (1) hour or less, Section 1. Wages. The monthly rates of pay of Un­ in which case time shall be continuous. licensed personnel in the Deck Department when the Section 11. Using Paint Spray Guns. When members respective ratings are carried shall be as follows: of the crew are required to use paint spray guns they Rating Monthly Rate of Pay shall be paid at the regular overtime rate during straight Boatswain $202.50 time hours and at the rate of time and one half the 'Carpenter 202.50 overtime rate during overtime hours. Quartermaster 164.00 Section 12. Division of Overtime. All overtime work­ Able Seamen 164.00 ed shall be divided as equally as possible among the Ordinary Seamen 145.00 members of the deck crew. In any event the Boatswain "When the Carpenter is required to furnish his own shall be allowed to make as many hours overtime as tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per month in addition to the high man's overtime in the Deck Department. If his basic wage per month. the boatswain is required to work with and supervise Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be the watch on deck on Sunday at sea for which the set not later than noon on sailing day. When the ves­ watch on deck receives additional overtime, he shall sel sails before noon watches shall be set when all lines receive the same amount for which the watch on deck are on board and ve.ssel is all clear of the dock. receives additional overtme, he shall receive the same Section 3. Breaking Watches and Work in Port, (a) amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the vratch on deck, in lieu of his regular rate. In all ports watches shall be broken except in these When the boatswain is working alone or with men ports where stay of vessel will not exceed twenty-four (24) hours, then watches shall run consecutively. Any on watch below only on Sunday, he shall receive the work performed on watch below shall be overtime. i-egular overtime rate prescribed. Seclion 13. Cleaning Bilges and Deck, (a) When Any part of watch from midnight until 8:00 A.M. on day of arrival shall constitute a complete watch. This members of the Deck Department are required to clean shall not apply to men required for gangway watch. bilges, or clean rosebo.xes wherein the residue of grain When such arrival occurs on Sunday, overtime shall or organic fertilizer is present, the watch on deck shall be paid the regular overtime rate, and the watch below only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. (b) In port when sea watches are broken the hours shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half. This of labor shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 is also to apply to bilge and decks that have been flood­ P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside of ed with fuel oil. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate for the bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petro­ leum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, for respective ratings. (c) In port when watches are broken a gangway the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the shall be maintained at all times. A sailor may be as­ watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid signed to maintain this watch and eight (8) hours shall at the rate of $1.50 per hour. Section 14. Additional Work, (a) In all ports, mem­ con.stitute a watch. No overtime shall be paid for these watches on week days betw(>en the hours of 5:00 P.M. bers of the Deck Department may be required to chip, and 8:00 A.M. Overtime shall be paid for watches sougee, scale, prime and paint the vessel over sides. (b) Overtime shall be paid when sailors are required, stood from midnight to midnight on Saturdays, Sun­ either in port or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or days and holidays. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be re­ pamt galley, pantry, saloon, living quarters, forecastles, quired to care for cargo lights without payment of lavatories and wash rooms which are not used by the Unlicensed Deck Department. This shall apply to all overtime. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be required to do any other v.'ork except raise or lower enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. gangway, tepd gangway lights, and man ropes. Section 15. Going Ashore to Take Lines. The prac­ (d) In port all work done on Saturday, Sundays and holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. tice of putting sailors ashore on dock to handle lines when docking or undocking is to be avoided as far as Section 4. Work at Sea. Standing Sea Watches, (a) possible. If, however, no other means for handling lines Men standing sea watches shall be paid overtime for is avilable and sailors are put on the dock to catch the Sunday watches and for all work in e.xcess of eight (8) lines or let them go, the sailors actually going on the hours between midnight and midnight each day. No dock arc to receive $1.00 each in each case. This is to work except for the safe navigation of the vessel is to be in addition to overtme, if they are working oveibe done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturday time at that particular moment. afternoons, Sundays and holidays wiihout payment of Section 16. Docking and Undocking. The watch on overtime. deck shall receive overtime for breaking out or stow-(b) Sanitary work shall be done on week days be­ ing away mooring lines, docking or undocking after 5 tween 6 A.M. and 8 A.M. without the payment of over­ P.M. and before 8 A.M., and on Saturday afternoons time. Sanitary work in this section shall mean clean­ and holidays. All hands, necessary, shall be used to ing the wheelhouse, chart room, cleaning windows and perform this work. mopping out wheelhou.sc. Section 17. Cleaning Quarters. One Ordinary .Sea­ (c) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sun­ man on duty shall be assigned to clean the quarters day for which he receives overtime is required to do and toilets of the unlJt;ensed personnel of the Deck work other than routine work for the safe navigation Department. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for this of the ves.sel, cleaning quarters as outlined in Article work between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon daily. III, Section 17, and docking or undocking as outlined Hv? shall be allowed two (2)-hours for this work on in Article III, Section 16, he shall be paid overtime in hoi'days and shall i-eceive two (2) hours overtime. addition to the overtime that he receives for standing Se.-ttion 18. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors the regular sea watch on Sunday. are u.sed to remove hatches, strong backs, and tank (d) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is re- tops fo.'- the pm-pose of loading or unloading cargo, or required to do Longshore work, tank cleaning or hand­ to covei up hatches when cargo is in the vessels, they ling explosives during his watch he shall not receive shall rednve overtime as per Article II, Section 23, of the Sunday overtime but shall be paid the overtime the General Rules of this agreement. rate as specifed in this agreement for that type work (b) No overtime to be paid to day men on watch on in lieu of the regular overtime rate. deck between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. for cover­ Section 5. Division of Wafches. (a) The sailors while ing up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off at sea shall be divided into three watches which shall hatches for the purpose other than actual cargo opera­ be kept on duty successively for the performance of tions. ordinary work incident to the sailing and maintenance (c) This section shall not be interpreted to mean of the vessel. that the Deck Department shall do this work, whej-e it (b) Not less than three seamen shall constitute a com­ conflicts with the lon.gshore'men and the longshore­ plete sea watch at all times. When any of these three . men have contracts that they shall do this. ratings are missing and The watch is not complete, Section 19. Cleaning Steering Engine. When sailors wages equivalent to the fating that is missing from the are required to clean steering engine or steering en­ watch shall be paid to the other member or members gine bed, they shall be paid overtime for such work making up the remainder of the watch. performed. However, sailors may be required to clean (c) When the watch below is called out to wo'-k thcy steering engine room and grease tiller chains in their shall be paid overtime for work performed during their watch on deck during straight time hours without the watch below, except for such work as defined in Ar­ payment of overtime. Section 20. Ship's Stores, (a) Sailors may be required ticle II, Section 3. Seclion 6. Day Workers, (a) The following ratings to handle deck stores both on the dock and on board shall be classified as day workers; Boatswain, Carpen­ ship during their i-egular hours without payment of overtime. Regular hours are defined to mean 8 A.M. to ters, Storekeeper, AB Maintenance. (b) The working hours at sea for all men classified 12 Noon and from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and Friday. (b) When sailors are required to handle Stewards or 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon, Saturday. Any work performed by day Engine Room stores, both on dock and aboard the ship, men outside of these hours shall be paid for at their they shall be paid overtime at the regular overtime rate regular overtime rate, except for such work as defined during straight time hours and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. in Ai-ticle II, Section 3. (c) Daily supplies of fresh provisions such as milk, (c) Working hours in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 bread, and vegetables shall be brought aboard by P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work out­ sailors when required to do so without payment of over­ side these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays time. (d) Ship's officers shall determine the number of to be paid for at their regular ovei liine rate. Section 7. Relieving Helmsman. No mate shall re­ sailors to be used in handling stores. (e) The Company -reserves the right at any time to lieve the helmsman except in an emergency, Sougeeing, chipping, painting, etc.. shall not be considered an emer­ use shore gangs to handle ship's stores. Seclion 21. Topping or Lowering Booms. When all gency. Section 8. Unsafe Working Conditions. Working hatches are to be rigged or unrigged, all hands avail­ in holds into which cargo is being loaded or discharged able are to be used in topping or lowering booms. If the shall be considered unsafe working conditions. (Men booms of only one hatch are to be topped or lowered, working or watching cargo shall not be included in this not less than two full watches are to bo used. (a) The watch on deck may stretch guys, topping lifts clau.se.) ^ Section 9. Securing Cargo, (a) If cargo is not prop­ and generally make ready cargo gear for topping booms. (b) When booms are lowered and. properly secured, erly secured before going to Sea and the watch below is required to secure such cargo, they shall be paid at the watch on deck may clear the deck dnd secure guys. (c) The watch on deck shall perform this work with­ the rate of overtime and one-half for such work per­ formed. If the watch on deck is required to perform out the payment of overtime during straight time hours. (d) All hands necessary shall be used for docking such work they- shall be paid at the overtime rate. (b) Routine tightening up of cargo lashings and re- and undocking the vessel at all times. ARTICLE III Deck Department Page Nine LOG Seclion 22. Handling Mail or Baggage. When sailors are required to handle mail or baggage they shall re­ ceive the overtime rate provided in Article II, Section 23 of this agreement. Seclion 23. Boalswain or Carpenter Standing Watch, (a) If the Boatswain or Carpenter are required to stan'd watch due to shortage of men, such watches stood be­ tween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. and all watches stood between the hours of 12 Noon Saturday and 3 A.M. Monday shall be paid for at the regular over­ time rate. However, all walches :stood shall be in addi­ tion to their regular duties as boatswain or carpenter. In such cases there shall be no divsion of wages. (b) AB Maintenance may 'pe required to replace any unlicensed membei' of the Deck Department when said, rnember is sick or missing without payment of over­ time. except on first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watch. Section 24. Carpenter's Work, (a) Caipenters shall paint, chip, or clean the windlass and sound bilges, fresh water ballast tanks where sounding pipes are lo­ cated outside of engine or fireroom spaces, shore up cargo, and do customary carpenter's work aboard the vessel. (b) Carpenters .shall be required to stand by the windlass when mooring or unmooring or anchoring or when nece.ssary. R') 1. The Boatswain shall stand by the windlass and shall take soundings when no carpenter is carried. 2. An AB Seaman may be required to relieve the^ Boatswain at the windlass during the Boatswain's regular working hours. (d) When soundings are taken after 5 P.M and be­ fore 8 A.M. Saturday afternoon. Sundays, and holiciays, overtime shall be paid for such work performed. members of the unlicensed deck personnel ^all be required to lake soundings in absence of the Boatswain and Carpenter, except in an emergency. When this work is done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and one Saturday afternoons, Sunday, or holidays, ovc'rtime shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (f) When members of the Deck Department are re­ quired to do carpenter work they shall be paid at the rate of $1.00 per hour for watch on deck and $1.50 per hour for watch below. Driving wedges, chipning, painting or cleaning windlass shall not be considered carpenter work on ships that do not carrv a ship's car­ penter. ' Section 25. Cleaning of Quarters. The unlicensed personnel of the Deck Department shall keep their re.^pective living quarters clean and tidy at all times, however, this .shall not- be construed to mean the daily cleaning by the ordinar .'^eaman each morning. Garbage. When m.embers of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage Py hand or .shovel, the watch on deck shall he paid at the legular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half Section 27. Sea Vv'atches in Port. When sea watches have been set or ha\e not been broken, all members of . each respective watch shall be on dutv and shall be paid overtime on Saturdays afternoons, Sundays and Tioiiday.s. Section 28. Chain Locker. Able Seamen, only, shall ,1 ' Locker to stow chain. In the event the Cham Locker i.s located lower than one deck below ^ suitable signaling system must be in­ stalled System to consist of two way bell or buzzer or voice tube. This shall only apply when men are .sent m tne_Chain Locker lor the puipose of stowing chain Section 29. Removing Scot from Smoke Stack. When members of the Dock Department arc required to removc soot accumulated inside of the smoke stack they shall receive mertime during regular working 'hours and time and one-hall during overtime hours. Section 30. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried for tlie purpose of cleaning or' making lepaiis therein they .shall be paid straight overtime for r.titUght time houio for such work: for such work betweem the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays overtime and one-half shall be pnjo. ^^Len members of the crew are required to enter tanks that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, including use ol Butterworth System for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of SI.50 per hour. On Saturdays. Sundays, and Holidays or oetween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. the rate for such work shall be $3.18 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.25 per hour shall be paid for mis woik m aoditon to the overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive worlimg days. Section 31. Laying Dunnage for Cargo. When the crew are required to actually lay dunnage in preparamn lor cargo they shall be paid at the regular over.Tm overtime and oneiialt foi the watcb below. This does not mean handling ol dunnage m order to clean holcls or stacking dunnage or removing dunnage from holds, but only refers to ' actual flooring off with dunnage for cargo. When crew IS required to install grain fittings or otherwise prepare holes lor gram cargo, except as outlined above, they forim>d''' ^ overtime rate for such work perSeciion 32. Tending Livestock. When livestock is cai lioci. the sailors may be I'ocunred to feed and clean up and otl-umwise tend the livestock. Durin^^ straight Tinie Jiouis they shah receive the regular overtime rate itnd oveitime and a hall during overtime hours. ARTICLE IV Engine Department WAGES Wages. The monthly rates of pav of Unlicensed Per-^ sonnel m the Engine Department when respective rat­ ings are carried shall be as follows: Rating Monthly Rate of Pay Engine Utility, Electrican Plumber combined $225.00 Oiler- i05_oo •I: �Page Ten Fireman 160.00 Wiper 162.00 Section 1. Arrivals and Depariures—Saturdays and Holidays. Upon ve.ssers arrival in port, as defined in port time clause Article II, Section 20, overtime shall begin when "finished with engines" bell is rung. Upon I' vessel's departure for sea, overtime shall be paid up until first "ahead" or "astern" bell is rung. Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be set not later than the "eight bells" prior to scheduled sailing time. When sea watches are set they must be set for the entire watch. Section 3. Breaking Watches. When a vessel is in port as defined in poid time clause. Article II, Section 20, and is scheduled to remain in port twenty-four hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel will be less than twenty-four hours, sea watches shall be maintained. If sea watches are to be broken thec' shall be lai'oken on the "eight bolls" after arrival. Section 4, Using Spray Guns. When members of the crew are required to use spray guns they shall be paid at the straignt overtime rate during straight tune liuurs and at tiie rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. Section 5. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank which water is regularly carried for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight overtime for straight time Jiours for such Y»'ork; for such work between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays overtime and one-half time sliall bs, paid. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks, or bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or mo­ lasses, including u.se of Butterwortn System tor the purpose of cleaning or making repairs tlierein, tne watch on duty during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of" $1.25 per hour. (c) On Saturdavs, Sundays and Holidays or between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. the rate lor such work shall be $2.50 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.50 per hour shall be paid for this work in additon to tlie overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive working days. Section 6. Work Out of Engine Spaces. No member of the .Engine Department personnel other than the Deck Engineer, Engine Utilty, Storekeeper, Unlicensed Jr. Engineers, Electricians, Wipers, Plumbers and Ma. chinsts, shall be required to wbrk outsiUe the engine " spaces without the payment of overtime. Engine spaces to consist of fireroom, engine room and ice machine room. For the purpose of routine watch duties the en­ gine spaces siiall consist of fireroom, engine room, ice machine room, .steering room, and shaft alley. Section 7, Supper Relief, (a) At sea the four to eight watch shall relieve itself for supper. (b) In port the man detailed to oil winches shall re­ lieve the fireroom watch for supper when cargo is being worked, except when two or more men are stand­ ing fire room and/or engine room donkey watches to­ gether. Section 8. Work on Sundays While al Sea. (a) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sundays, for which he receives overtime, is required to do work other than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, he shall be paid for such work at tne applicable overtime rate in addition to the overtime received for standing Sunday watch. (b) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is ac­ tually required to do Longshore work. Tank Cleaning or Handling Explosives during his watch he shall not receive the Sunday overtime, but shall be paid tne over­ time rale as specified in this Agreement for that type work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. Seclion 9. Equalization of Overtime. Overtime work for men of same ratings shall be equalized as near as possible. This is to be govftrned by department head and departmental delegates. Section 10. Duties of Utility Man—Engine Depart­ ment. (a) The working hours of the Utilty Men .shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (b) They shall be required to assist engineers or deckengineers, etc., in all engine department work. (c) Utility men shall be required to have qualifica­ tions as oilers, watcrtenders and firemen. (d) They may be required to replace any unlicensed member of the Engine Department when said member is sick, injured or missing, without the jpaymcnt of overtime except for the first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watches. (e) The Utility Men shall not be used to replace any member of the ianlicensed personnel except when such „ member is missing or unable to perform his regular duties due to illness or injury. (f) All work classed as overtime for wipers during their regular working hours, with the exception of re­ pair work, shall also be classed as overtime for the utility men when performing the same type of work. Section II. Dulles of Oilers on Sea Watches—Steam, (a) Shall perform routine duties, oil main engine (if reciprocating), watch tempei-ature and oil circulation (if turbine), oil auxilaries, steering engine and ice ma­ chine. They shall pump bilges and tend water where gauges and checks arc in the engine room and no watertenders are carried. (b) Oilers shall do no cleaning or station work but they shall be required to leave safe working conditions for their reliefs, keeping the spaces around main en­ gine and auxiliaries clean of any excess oil. (c) On vessels with small cargo refrigeration plants, oilers shall oil plant, but shall not be required to take temperatures. On vessels carrying watch freezer.s, oil­ ers shall not handle refrigeration plant. (d) Starting and blowing down evaporator equip­ ment on freighters or vessels that do not carry special evaporator men, shall not be a part of the oilers' recog­ nized duties. . , , . (e) When such equipment is placed in operation, oilers may be required to check the equipment at regula- intervals, make necessary adjustments to insure proper and even flow of condensate and salt water, oil and tend any pump or pumps operated in connec­ tion with such equipment, without payment of overWhen oilers are required to start or blow down evaporator equipment, they shall be allowed one hour for each operation at the regular overtime rate. THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 Section 19. New Equipment Not Carried at Present. (g) On turbine propelled vessels which are certifi­ cated as passenger vessels and are carrying passengers, In the event the Company secures a type vessel dif­ the oiler on the 12 midnight to 4 A.M. watch may be ferent from those now opei-ated and covered by this required to assist in blowing tubes, where automatic Agreement or if the Company should install new or dif­ ferent equipment, than that presently in use and cover­ soot blowers are in use. (h) Oilers shall not be requiied to do any painting, ed by this Agreement, which would involve changes in cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chippng, scaling or polish­ working conditions the Company and Union shall meet to consider working rules to cover such vessel or equip­ ing wmrk without the payment of overtime. (i) When sea watches are maintained in port, oilers ment within a specified time agreeable to both parties. Section 20. Fire Room—Engine Room Boundaries. may, in additon to taking care of the Engine Room au.xiliaries, be required to do repair and maintenance On vessels having no bulkhead separating engine room work in the Engine Room between the hours of 8 A.M. and fire room, an imaginary line is to be drawn at after and 5 P.M. For such repair and maintenance work tiie or forward end of boilers, detpending on location of oilers shall be paid at the regular overtime rate of pay. boilers, for the purpose of defining engine room and Seclion 12. Dulles of Oilers on Day Work—Sleam. fire room boundaries. This imaginary line shall not ex­ Shall a.ssist the engineers in maintenance and repair clude from the duties of the fireman, fireman-watertender, watertender, and oilers any work as outlined work in engine room, machine shop, sliaft alley and store when located in or adjacent to engine room, pro­ in their respective rules. vided, however, he shall not be required to do any cleaning of boilers, painting, cleaning paint, poli.shing work, wirebrushing, chipping, or scaling. Their work shall be confined to maintenance and repair work only. Seclion 13. Dulles of Firemen—On Sea Watches (Wafer Tube Jobs), (a) Shall be required to do rou­ tine duties of the watch such as keeping burners clean, clean strainers, drip pans, punch carbon. He shall not be required to leave the confines of the fireroom at any time to do any work outside of the fireroom. (b) Firemen on watch shall be required to keep thihr respective stations cleaned and painted between the Rating f/Ionlhiy Rate of Pay lowest grating and the floor plates. On vessels with ir­ Chief Steward $300.00 regular gratings, 10 feet from the floor plates shall be 2nd Steward ... 215.00 considered the firemen's station limit. Head Waiter 100.00 (c) C leaning work for firemen on watch shall be Dining Room Waiters 145.00 confined to the hours between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. week Office Man 145.00 days and between 8 A.M. and 12 non on Saturdays. Any Bellman 145.00 cleaning work performed outside these hours shall be Linen Man 160.00 overtime. However, on all watches. Firemen .shall Bai'tender 180.00 clean up any excess oil occasioned by changing burn­ Cliief .Stewardess 170.00 ers and strainers without the payment of overtime and Stewarde.ss •150.00 not leave it to his relief to clean up. Cabin Steward 145.00 (d) The practices of fanning tubes, and the use of Utility 145.00 XZIT and similar preparations shall be classified as Chief Cook 250.00 general cleaning work and shall be confined to regular 2nd Cook 210.00 cleaning hours. 3rd Cook 190.00 (e) Blowing tubes shall not be a part of the Fire­ 4th Cook 175.00 men's recognized sea dutie.s on ships where lubes arc; 5th Cook 170.00 blown by hand. However, the fireman on watch may Fry Cook 190.00 be required to assist to the extent of helping to open Night Cook and Baker 200.00 and close breeching doors, and turning steam on and Crew Cook . 200.00 off. Where automatic soot blowers are used. Firemen Butcher 215.00 will handle valves connecting with same. Chief Pantryman 190.00 Seclion 14. Dulles of Firemen on Day Work (Water 2nd Pantryriaan 175.00 Tube Jobs), (a) In port, firemen on day work shall be Messman 145.00 required to do general cleaning, polishing and paint­ ing work in the fireroom, sponging and blowing tubes and assist the engineers in making repairs to boiler mountings, etc. (b) They may also be required to wash down steam drums of water tube boilers. (c) When required to do any cleaning of boilers and fire boxes other than above, they shall be paid over­ time. Section 2. Routine Duties, (a) Routine duties for Seclion 15. When Planl is Shul Down. When vessel the members of the Stewards Department shall be to is in port and the entire plant is shut down, the Water- prepare and serve regular meals, cleaning and main-, tender, Fire-Watertender or Firetube Fireman may be tenance of licen.sed officers, staff officers, chief stew­ placed on day work. His work shall then consist of re- ards, and passenger's quarters, dining rooms and messrepair and maintenance work on all mounts and boiler rooms, all enclosed pa.ssageways, smoking and lounge auxiliaries which are located in the fireroom. rooms, dance halls, bath i-onms, toilets, galleys, pan­ Seclion 16. Wiper's Dulies. (a) Wipers working hours tries, and all departmental equipment. shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (b) Any work necessary for the service of passengers (b) Wipers shall do general cleaning, .scaling, shall be performed by the membc:r.s c.f the Stewards sougeeing, painting and polishifig work in the Engine Department assigned to those particular duties such as Department and take on stores including standing by deck service, handling deck chairs, layout of games, on water and fuel oil lines. handling hand baggage from the dock to passenger s (c) Wipers shall not be required to paint, chip, sougee, rooms when taking on passengers, and from passenger's or shine bright work in fireroom fidley except in port. rooms fo custom inspectors' office when passengers are (d) One wiper shall be assigned to clean quarters disembarking. and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Engine (c) The routine duties of tlie night cook and baker Department daily. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for sh.all be to bake all hot breads and prep:.re all desserts. this work between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon He shall not be reciuired to bake har.l rolls, breads, etc. daily. He shall be allowed two (2) hours for this work that is oidinaril.y furnished from ashore. on Sundays and holidays and shall receive two (2) Section 3. Selection of Personnel, (a) Recognizing hours overtime. the fact that the following arc essential to the welfare (e) Wiper may be required to paint crew's quarters of the passengers, the Union agrees that the Company upon payment of overtime. may select and employ the followin.g ratings provided (f) Wipers shall be paid overtime for cleaning in that the men are in good standing with the Union: firesides and steam drums of boilers. He may be re­ Chief Steward, Chief Cook, Stewardess, and Ca.shier. quired to wash out steam drums with hose without pay­ (b) The Company agree.s to .select all other unlicensed ment of overtime. personnel in the Stewards Department through the of­ (g) Wipers shall be paid overtime when required to fices of the Union, except as provided in Seclicjn 2, clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required to •Article I hereof. paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilge strainers, Seciion 4. Overtime Work, (a) All work performed cleaning away sticks or rags shall be considered part, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidas in port, and Sunof v/iper's duties and shall be done without the pay­ davs and holidays at sea shall be paid at the overtime ment of overtime. rate. (h) It shall be the duty of the wiper to assist the en­ (b) On days when the ship arrived in port and .sails gineers in blowing tubes. The wiper shall also as.sist on the same day, the hours of work for the Stewards the engineer in putting XZIT and similar preparations Department shall be eiglit hours within a spread of ancl boiler compounds in the boilers. sixteen hour.s, the spread of 16 hours to commence (i) Wiper may be required to assist in repair work when the man reports for work. Any work performed but he shall not be assigned to a repair job by himself in excess of eight hours within the said 16 hour spread without the paymfent of overtime. This is not to include shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. Any dismantling equipment- in connection with cleaning, work performed outside of a spread of sixteen hours such as grea.sc extractors, bilge strainers and evapo­ within any 24 hour period shall be paid for at the rators, etc. rate of overtime and a half. (j) Wipers shall be required to pump up galley fuel (c) On days when ship does not arrive in port and tank during straight time hours without the payment sail on the same day, hours of work for the Stewards of overtime. Depai i'ment shall be eight hours within a spread of Seclion 17. Storekeepers (When carried), (a) Shall twelve hours. Any work performed in excess of eight be classifed as day workers. hours, or outside of the -twelve-hour spread, shall be (b) When carried, the storekeeper shall supervise paid at the regular overtime rate, except as provided work of the wipers under instructions for the First m Clause 4 (d) of this Article. Assistant Engineer and have charge of storerooms and (d) VVay Port Services. At Way Ports, the hours of stores. v/ork shall be eight (8) in a spread of fourteen hours. (c) Storekeepers shall not be required to do any Any work in excess of eight hours or outside of the painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping scaling spread of fourteen hours, shall be paid for at the regu­ or polishing work without the payment of overtime. lar overtime rate. For the purpose of this clause, a Way Section 18. Hours of Work For Day Workers, (a) Port stop shall not exceed a 36 hour period. Working hours in port for all men classified as day (e) At all times, members of the Stewards Depart­ workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and I P.M. to ment assigned for the exclusive service of the crew 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside these regular duties between the hours hours or on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays to be paid of o:30 A.M. "and 6:30 P.M. for at the applicable overtime rate, except as provided Steward Department: m Article II, Section 3. Seclion 5. Saloon Service for Officers, (a) No officers (b) Working hours at sea for all men classified as or crewmembers, except the Master. Chief Engineer clay workers shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to Purser Doctor Cruise Director, and Chief Steward 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon shall be served in the saloon during the passengers Saturday. Any work performed outside these hours to meal hours, or be entitled to bell service. The Second be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as Stewards room and Purser's office shall be eptitled to provided in Article II, Section 3. bell service. ARTICLE V Wage And Manning Scales For Stewards Department Stewards Department Working Rules �Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG (b) No member of the Stewards Department shall be extra work because a vessel sailed without the full required to serve meals to officers or crew (except those complement required by this Agreement, or because of entitled to dining saloon service as in Section 5, Para­ illness or injury, the wages of the mi.ssing or disabled graph a) outside of their respective messrooms, with- men shall be divided among the men who do their v/ork, / out the payment of overtime. It being agreed that cer­ but no overtime shall be included in such wages. tain merhbers of unlicensed personnel take meals in (b) In port, members of the .Stewards Department dining saloon prior to regular meal hours and are en­ shall be paid overtime for work in excess of eight hours titled to service without overtime. This section shall caused by the shortage in the department, but there not be construed to apply to passengers or personnel shall be no division of wages because of such shortage. served during regular working hours on account of Section 14. Galley Gear and Uniforms, (a) The Com­ illness. pany .shall furnish all tools for the galley including Section G. Late Meals, (a) When members of the knives for the cook, white caps, aprons, and coats worn Stewards Department are required to .serve late meals by the Stewards Department shall be furnished and due to the failure of officers failing to eat within the laundered by the Company. prescribed time, the members of the Stewards Depart­ (b) The uniforms worn by the Stewarde.sses shall ment actually required to stand by to^ prepare and be furnished and laundered b the Company. serve the late meals shall be paid at the' regular ovwSection 15. Fireroom. Members of the Stewards time rate, except in case of dire emergency. Department shall not be required to enter the Engine (b) When meal hours are extended for any reason at all, and the unlicensed personnel are un:ibie to eat Room or Fireroom for any purpo.se. Section 16. Minimum Complement, (a) No member within the regular proscribed time, all members of the Stewards Department required to stand by to prepare of the .Stewards Department shall be laid off Sundays or and serve the meal shall be paid at the regular over­ holidays while at sea. (b) On ships arriving or sailing on .Saturday, over­ time rate for the time the meal is extended. This shall not be construed to mean overtime shall be paid when time shall be paid to members of the Stewards Depart­ meal hours are shifted as per Article II, Section 36, ment for hours actually worked in port. (c) When the ship is in port and no passengers are Paragraph (c) of this Agreement. Section 7. Extra Meals, (a) When meals are served^ aboard but officers and crew are eating aboard, the to other than officers or to crew in the messrooms, minimum Stewards Department required aboard on fifty cents per meal shall be paid. This is to be di­ Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays for the purpose of vided among the rriembers of the Stewards Department preparing and servjng 'neals for the officers shall be: — actually engaged in preparing and serving the meals. one cook, one crew cook, one galley utility, three No extra meals shall be served without the authority messmen, and one dining saloon waiter. Other members of the Stewards Department whose ser\'ice is not re­ of the Chief Steward of the ves.scl. (b) All meals served in the pas.senger's dining saloon quired by the Company shall not be turned to on Satur­ other than to passengers, the-Captain, Chief Engineer, days, .Sundays, and holidays in the home port. The above members of the Stewards Department Purser, Doctor, Cruise Director, Chief Steward, Execu­ tive officers of the Company, or Government officials, shall be required to do all cooking and serving to the shall be paid for at the rate (jf fifty cents for each meal officers and crew in the home port. Section 17. Cleaning Toilets. No member of the served to the waiter actually serving the meals. Section 8. Stores and Linen. Members of the Stew­ Stewards Department who is required to handle food ards Department sliall not be required to carry stores for the unlicensed personnel shall be required to clean or linen to or from the dock, but when stores or linen toilets or baths. are delivei'ed aboard the ship, members of the Stew­ Section 18. Penalty Work. Any work performed by ards Department may place them in their respective the Stewards Department that is not recognized as store room within their regular prescribed eight hours routine duties in this Agreement shall be paid at the without the payment of overtime. regular overtime rate. Section 9. Cleaning Chill Boxes. Members of the Section 19. Authority of Chief Steward. Nothing in Stewards Di^pai'tment shall be assigned by the Steward these working rules .shall be deemed to distract from to clean domestic refrigerated walk-in boxes and .shall the authority of tiie Chief Steward who shall be final be paid at the regular overtime rate for the time that authority aboard the vessel in all disputes in the Stew­ the work is performed. This shall not apply to re­ ards Department subject to the provision of Article II, frigerators in pantries, messrooms, bake shops, gal­ Section 9, of this Agreement. ley, etc. Section 20. Day Work, (a) When the full complement Section 10. Chipping and Painting. Members of the of the Stewards Department is carried and the passen­ Stewards Department shall not be required to chip, ger complement aboard ship does not require full scale, or paint. Stewards Department service, members of the Stewards Section 11. Sougeeing. When members of the Stew­ Department not required for the service of the pasards Department are required to sougee, overtime shall .sengers may be placed on day work and shall be sub­ be paid for the acutal time worked. However, porters ject to the following working rules:— may be required to a^ugee during their regular working (b) When members of the Stewards Department are hours without the payment of overtime. on day work their hours shall be from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Section 12. Shifting Ship. When a ship is making Noon and from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Mondays through a shift as prescribed in this Agreement, Article II, Sec­ Fridays. tion 20, it shall be considered in port and overtime shall (c) Wh%n members of the Stewards Department are be paid to members of the Stewards Department on on day work they may be required to work in store­ duty on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. rooms, linen lockers, toilets, passenger and officer quar­ Section 13. Required Complement, (a) When mem­ ters, messrooms, galleys, bake shops, and butcher shops, bers of the Stewards Department are required to do steward department passageways, and do general clean­ ing, including sougeeing, within their regular hours without the payment of overtime. (d) When members of the Stewards Department are on day work they shall receive one full hour from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. for lunch. (e) When any members of the Stewards Department on day Work are required to change their hours so as to serve passengers in the dining saloon they shall be knocked off their day work at least four hours prior to the time of beginning such service or shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for all work performed out­ side of their regular day work schedule. SUPPLEMENT TO SECTION 2 ARTICLE 1. It is agieed that a galley unit of twenty-two (22) British Subjects, residents of Nas.sau. Bahamas .shall Ise maintainf d in employment as galley personncd in the fol­ lowing ratings: 2nd Cook. 3rd Cook, 4th Cook, 5th Cook, Night Cook, Steam Table man. Fry Cooks (2). eight (8) Galley Utility, Pot Washei-, Vegetable man (2), Dishwashei'.s, Bakei''s h(;lper (1). Pantrymen. It is furthei- understood .and agieed that rrcrnbership in the Union shall be a condition of employment, and that the conditions and provi.sions that constitute this basic, contract covering the unlicensed personnel as outlined in tSec. 1. Art. 1) shall have full foree and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized repNort'h A Seafare-is International Union of w-v\u '' 'm District) A. F. of L. and Seahave executed this Agrtrment the day and year first above written. SEAWAY STEAMSHIP LINES LIMITED N. E. WHARTON GLORIA WELLS. Witness SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (Canadian Di.strict) A.F.ofL. WM. MCLAUGHLIN E. M. BRYANT JAiMES BANNERS MEMORANDUM AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS In the event that the Cornpanv shall have cause to operate Passenger Ships chartered baiebuat or otherwise .Cargo ship chartered bareboat or otherwise, for vyhich no provisjon ha.s been made in the general or cepm-tment rules of this contract, it is agreed and un­ derstood that the amendments or clarifications deemed necessary by either party in connection with the fore­ going shall be negotiated in good faith and upon settlement being reached shall become attached to and be a part of. the provisions of the basic contract.' SEAWAY STEAMSHIP LINES LIMITED N. E. WHARTON GLORIA WELLS. Witne.ss SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF " NORTH AMERICA (Canadian District) A.F.ofL. WM. MCLAUGHLIN E. M. BRYANT JAMES BANNERS Endorsements Necessary For Rated Jobs By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK — On occasions when shipping is good in one department and somewhat lax in another, men have approached the dispatcher's window to reg­ ister for jobs in ratings other than those for which tney hold endorsements. While I want men to lill the positions that are heavy on the board at the moment. I can't register men in ratingJ for which they hold no endorsement. When men come to }'egister, they must show their qualilications for that position. Many new members are under the impression that even if they don't have the qualification they can ship in the job. Although an officer himself— OFF MY SEA CHEST. By Lewis H. Conarroe. New York: Henry I reserve, of course — Conarroe, who admittedly pulled strings to Holt & Co.. 283 pp.—$2.75. In his four years in the war­ gain his commis§ion, says his time United Navy, Lewis H. Con­ sympathies were four-square for arroe saw enough to make his the enlisted man, that monkeycivilian blood boil. Wisely and clad biped so constantly remind­ expediently, he didn't let it run ed of his social and intellectual over. Now that his dress blues inferiority. But ..despite the fact that he have been tucked away in moth balls at the bottom of his trunk, holds much of the Navy in con­ he gets it all "Off My Sea Chest," tempt, the author doesn't make ENDORSEMENTS FOR ALL which in some portions is hot speeches. The pages are chock Tliats impossible, for all men enough to melt down the Navy's full of chuckles. The purpose of !nust have an endoi-semcnt foi' the book is to make the reader ample endowment of brass. Fortunately, the author never laugh. And it does exactly that— the particular rating desired. Unrated men such as wipers lost his sense of humor, although and with satisfjnng regularity. Conarroe doesn't name names and OS, cannot .sliip in posi­ he came uncomfortably close to it on several occasions when he when he goes after his admirals, tions o*'w III. their 6 n un­ ran afoul of the snarl of red tape captains, commanders, et al. He less they i:;:v- eudorsemee.f.s fo.' in the U. S. version of the makes a composite picture of all those job.-. the brass-laden characters, in­ "Queen's Navee." gets of Mr. Connarroe's debunk­ In fact, he puts this sense 6f stead. ing operation. Among them you'll find the humor to work unsparingly in That small-time imitator of the dry-land skippers who make time his verbal broadside well-aimed bigtime Navy—The Coast Guard with their executive officers' at many aspects of Navy life. He —gets its share, too. Seafarers vacuous wives, who, in turn give debunks, he criticizes, he casti­ who know this naval arm. better, gladly of their time to add a gates the caste system husband­ will appreciate the author's feeled and nurtured by the Annapo­ stripe to ^heir mates' sleeves lis Academy and its socially con­ everybody thus getting some­ ings. With tongue in cheek, the exthing out of the deal. scious graduates. Lt. Commander furnishes a glos­ Most everyone should get a He lambastes the "old line," sary of naval terms, which he rigd adherence to "doing things kick of this book, all except the dedicates to "Landlubbers and the Navy way" instead »of the connivers, grafters, bootlickers the Washington Navy." and arrogant fools who are tarcorrect and easier way. Shippi ij Ri. t 22, whir". r.'ivPis- pass the Dispatcher's office un­ this, states: "Members upon shipping shall show then' qual­ ifications to Di-'patcher ii;r the job shipped on. No man shall be shipped wh . does not q'o.alify." Infractions of this ride oceur occasionally, and the mcrnbci can be held in violation of both 'h.' 'nioping nues and the consfduiciun of the SIU, wii?! ir Article 20, Section 7, reads: "Any member "found guilty of violating the shipping rules shall forfeit his shipping card and shall not have another is­ sued prior to the expiration of 30 -days." To be on the safe side and to avoid a non-desirable 30 day vacation, the best bet is to by­ less you are holding the en­ dorsements for the job you want. While shipping continues to remain pretty good in this port, it is expected to taper off in the near future when the relief ship­ ments ,of UNRRA come to an end. I'd like to remind members to take the jobs -off the board, as many permits have been issued lately due to a lack of men wanting the jobs listed. Every permit issued means one more man to compete with you for a job when shipping be­ comes tight, so. the best way to insure a quick ship in the future is to take a ship now. Huron Victory Is First Step {Continued from Page 5) gaining unit of unlicensed per­ sonnel. As a result, the Wilson Ti'ansit Company will be given a few days in which to file an answer to the SIU's demands that an election be ordered for all un­ licensed personnel on the Wilson ships. As soon as the NLRB decides on the bargaining agent unit for Wilson, then an election will be ordered for this company. Wilson seamen will then have an op­ portunity to choose the SIU to represent them in negotiations with the company leading to a union contract. Tiiose two companies have alread.y been petitioned, and pre­ election Imnrings were held in Cleveland on June 9. Following the same pattern already estab­ lished by other LCA operatoi-s, these two outfits are also trying to exempt Cliief Cooks. Thi.s the SIU will not agree to. We ai'c attempting to have an election date set for both Slienango and Stcinbrcnnei', wivh the NLRB deciding whether or not " the Chief Cooks are to bo in­ cluded in the unit. However, the NLRB has not yet informed us whether they will adopt the SIU suggestion or not. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Robert H. Harrison Loses Propeller; Storm Impedes Towing To Liverpool BLAST-MADE NETWORK It's open season on ship's propellers. Screws are busting out all over. The list of victims of sea mishaps w.is increased this week with the report that the SS Robert H. Harrison, a 7,181-ton South Atlantic Steamrhip Company vessel, lost her propeller several weeks ago, approximate-'t ly 400 miles off the Irish coast. She was towed into an English port after five hazardous days, which were aggravated by whip­ ping squalls and heavy seas. TELL OF PROPELLER LOSS Two weeks ago the LOG pub­ lished the story of the SS Fred­ erick W. Galbraith. also of South Atlantic, whose propeller went to the bottom off the African coast. This week the Seafarer-manned tug Eugene Moran towed another propellerless ship into New York harbor. The story of the Harrison's in­ voluntary contribution to the ocean bottom's collection of screws was recounted bv two of her crewmembers, Frank Jones, Bosun, and H. Kelly, AB. Against a background of heavy fog. the fwisied wreckage of Ihe SS Newhall Hills presenis an eerie scene of tragedy. This photo was taken by "Mac" Auley, Oiler aboard the tanker, two hours after series of blasts which cut the vessel in two. Probe Newhall Hills Blast That Took Seafarer's Life STOPPED COLD The loss occurred at 5 a. m. April 18—a Friday—as they were moving along off the Irish coast. The ship was jarred as the screw vrent swooshing to the bottom, giving the vessel the shakes for a few moments, they said. The First Assistant Engineer, who was at the throttle at the time, later told the two men that the engine stopped cold. A radio report to New York, explaining the Harrison's plight, was sent immediately. New York in turn radioed a British port to send a tug to the dis­ tressed vessel. At 7 p. m. that night, the British tug turmoil set out. She arrived at the Harrison's position on Sunday. Visibility was then extremely poor with rain squalls and heavy seas bat­ tering the helpless ship at will. A Dutch tug reported to have started out never showed up, apparently having been forced back by insurmountable sea con­ ditions. DRIFTS The inquest into the death of Seafarer Edward Bolehala, who was killed in the explosion aboatd the tanker Newhall Hills when it was rammed in a thick fog by an unidentified small crafr in the English Channel May 24, Seafarers H. Kelly, AB, (left) and Frank Jones, Bosun, of the SS Robert H. Harrison, who revealed story of five difficult days in squall-swept seas which hampered tug's task in towing their ship to port. By 10:30 p. m. the squall sub­ sided and a third line was pitch­ ed from the tug. It held and by midnight the Turmoil had the Harrison safely in low. In all, nine rockets had been used. On arrival at Mersey Bar, sev­ eral tugs took over and the Har­ rison was berthed ir Liverpool for two weeks r Tumg a new propeller. Th-^ - v,.- was trans­ ferred to Birkc-,.nead, where she remained in drydock for. eight days while she was outfitted with a new propeller. She arrived back in Norfolk May 27. The payoff was held the next day. All hands put in, for and were paid, overtime for their aroundthe-clock work during the deli­ cate towline operations. Kelly and Jones were on deck through­ out. The two Seafarers reported that in appreciation of the job done by the English crew of the Turmoil, the Harrison crew do­ nated 54 cartons of cigarettes— two cartons for each tug man. They said that every man in both crews worked like a beaver, and added that Chief Mate Pe­ ters and Second Mate Miller "were really a big help." They had praise, too, for the Harrison's skipper. Captain J. G. O'Rourke. was scheduled to be resumed thistweek. The inquest being con­ to save the vessel from sinking. ducted in England, adjouimcd "Mac" McAuley, Oiler aboard l^t week so that attempts could the Newhall Hills, said that never be made to trace the identity of once was there evidence of panic. "A torpedo couldn't have done the unknown vessel, which van­ a better job," McAuley said. ished after the blast. The 10,441-ton Newhall Hills, a The Newhall Hill's skipper. Pacific Tanker vessel, had her Captain Robert Lenahan, testibow completely blown off by the field at the earlier hearing that series of blasts touched off by he believed the missing ship was the collision. She flew her flag the Swedish ship Monica, of 396 at half mast for the 23-year-old tons. He said "she disappeared in Bolehala, an AB, as she was tow­ smoke and flames." ed into Sheerness, Kent, 38 miles PRAISES CREW from London. High praise of the Seafarers The tanker was moving at halfr crew was voiced by the Captain, speed in the dense' fog at the who said the men displayed time of the collision. The No. 2 "sheer guts" in volunteering to tank exploded violently, blowing man hoses and stand by the a mast overboard. engines while fire threatened a Captain Lenahan reported that' center tank, explosion of which, "tank tops, steel girders and the skipper said, would have de­ electric cables were blown over molished the ship. the top of the bridge and onto The crew battled for 24 hours the after part of the ship." Lira Rate, 'Snooty' Engineer Make Crew's Blood Boil The Harrison had drifted about 150 miles from her original Accusations of short changing position by the time the Turmoil reached her. Efforts were made and unfair money practices were to drop the anchor, but it didn't levelled at the skipepr of the Casa Grande by the crew at a touch bottom, Jones said. All apparently went well at recent shipboard meeting. the outset of the operation to ef­ The considered bearish act fect a towline. The Harrison be­ was pointed at the skipper when haved well until about 3 p. m. it became known that in Pal­ Monday, when the wind was al­ ermo, Italy, a nearby Waterman most hurricane in force, and the ship was given 373 liras to the tug had difficulty in keeping dollar while the boys of the away from her ward. One of Casa Grande were swapping the wind blasts almost ran the their bucks for only 225 liras. Harrison right on top of the tug At the meeting, which took as they were making up the first place May 5 at sea, the crew line, which parted soon after it of the Pacific Tanker vessel de­ was secured. cided to take the matter up "You could have spit on the when they hit New York and deck of the tug, from our ship, 'see by what sign of the zodiac Jones said. or by whose charts did he de­ termine the exchange rate. In The second line broke Wednes­ fact, there was quite a hollah day afternoon. Mountainous seas over the dollah. halted. continuance of the opera­ The ere vv, however, wasn't tion and-the tug skipper hove to until he thought it sufficiently through when it withdi-ew its safe to open the hatch contain­ attack upon the dubious mone­ tary dealings of the skipper. ing gear. They next inserted their barbs into the tender hide of the Chief Engineer and his "phony" assistant. According to the minutes of the meeting, the Chief had in­ structed his Engineers that they ts WWU& r STIFFS/ were not to associate with the crew in any manner. Giving the rest of the black gang the B.O. treatment- didn't ring true with the rest of the crewmembers. They realized that working in possible to wash down the mess the bowels of a ship does not and asked the Chief, in a nice make them aristocrats but, they way, if he would be so kind as asked: Can the rooster call the to have them cleaned. hen foul? The Chief, however, claimed UNTOUCHABLES that they were cleaned at least What roused the ire of some ten times since the ship left of the men was not the elevateds,.New York. snouts of the Engineers, but the To the Deck Delegate, Martin snub-all order of the Chief had Hitchcock, this was quite a meant the end of a study of joke, for he reported that some enginering which had been con­ 01 the crew had ben aboard for ducted by one of the less class- five months and they had never conscious engineers. seen them cleaned. The crew suspects that the PRESSURE PUT ON Chief Engineer did not gain his With the aid of the other aloofness in the engine room, Clyde DeShettler, but ashore, where they report, delegates, he "taught as a stooge all dur­ Stewards, and Eugene McNeill ing the war at the greatest naut­ of the Engine Department, the ical school in the world: Sheeps- Chief was approached and "pres­ head Bay." sure was put on him in a nice The crew was less concerned way." The scupper, situation was with the stand-offishness of the cleaned up satisfactorily to all. Chief than they were with the With all the grievances out of clogged up scuppers in the crew's the way,« the. meeting was admess. They were finding it im­ {Continued on Page 13) �Friday, June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SPAN SPLICE. May 19— Chairman Charles Scofield; Secretary Theodore Edwards. Delegates reported everything in order. Good and Welfare: After considerable discussion it was agreed to change lunch hour back from 12 to 1 to 11:30 to 12:30 as per agreement. Un­ animous agreement among the crew to have a log removed from a crewmember as it is dis­ rupting the cooperative spirit. S. J. 4S. T. BALDWIN HILLS. March 19 — Chairman Rossi; Secretary Weathers. Motion made that tripcard man's card be lifted due to his misconduct. List of fines for various offenses drawn up and approved by crew. i. 4. 4. TULARE VICTORY, March 19—Chairman Louis Fuselier; Secretary John Zenmer. Dele­ gates reported all in order in their departments. Ship's Dele­ gate elected. Motion carried that any crewmember using the laundry and leaving it in a dirty condition shall be fined $5.00. Money to be donated to marine hospital fund. 4. 4- 4. period he sail on union ships only so he can get a thorough understanding of the operation of the SIU. 4- 4* 4* BERTRAM G. GOODHUE. March 11 — Chairman Regan; Secretary Chow. List of fines and punishment for leaving messroom dirty drawn up and approved by crew. Discussion on night lunch. Suggestion that only the men on night watch be allowed to eat night lunch. Majority disapproved. Decided to put out sufficient night lunch for all until the supply runs out. Motion carried that the delegates contact the Captain and see if it possible that news broadcasts and music is turned on. Motion for Bosun to check on slopchest was seconded and amended to wait until trip back. He'8 Still Wearing The Same Size Cap r\is.sed along to the LOG this week was an cxtruet said to have been from a newly made Bosun's letter to his wife. Said the for­ mer AB; ' "I have been made a Bosun, which is my first big step up the ladder of success. However, for the time being, please continue to speak to the neighbors as usual and don't, under any cir­ cumstances move to a larger hou.se or buy a piano." 4. 4. 4. NEW LONDON. March 30— Chairman Gowder; Secretary Parkman. Reports received from the delegates of depart­ ments. No beefs in any de­ partment. Good and Welfare: Discussion on keeping the messroom clean at night. It was agreed that all would be a little more careful and try to keep things cleaner. Discus­ sion on the dirty muddy water in all the bath and wash basins was also brought up and was agreed by all thai something be done about it. It was agreed that Delegates use their own judgement about gathering up Union books and tripcards. Motion carried that a copy of the ship's paper "The Breeze" be shown to the Patrolman on reaching port ?.nd all insulting cartoons left out. 4- 4- 4JAMES JACKSON. March 24 —Chairman J. McGuffey; Sec­ retary E. B. McAuley. Dele­ gates reported disputed over­ time in their departments. New Business: Motion carried that pro-book crewmember be placed on probation for a period of six months and that during this 44CAPSTAN KNOT. (Date not given) — Chairman A. W. Dan­ ny; Secretary George Chisholm. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Cap­ tain. when asked about paint­ ing crew's messroom, claimed there would not be time enough before reaching port. Vote of thanks to the Steward Depart­ ment for the way it has been carrying on its work. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to leave the ship and foc'sles in a good clean condition as every SIU ship should be. 4-4-4* JOHN A. DONALD. Chair­ man Nanjalis; Secretary Ker­ shaw. Motion carried that crew is not to sign articles until repair list is checked by board­ ing patrolman. Motion carried to have crew check slopchest medical supplies and stewards stores before leaving port. Mo­ tion carried to have radio loud­ speaker inspected and repaired. One minute of silence for de­ parted brothers. ^ ;; 4 4 4 M A D A K E T. April 20 — (Chairman and Secretary not given). Deck and Steward De­ partment Delegates report all in order. Engine Delegate claims that the food was not satisfactory. New Business: Motion carried that unless water situation is cleared up there will be no signing on. Motion carried that Patrolman is to instruct Captain that there is no contracted overtime. Good and Welfare: Discussion over the Deck Department not be­ ing allowed to paint out their foc'sles on company time. 4-4 4 HAWAIIAN CITIZEN. April 21—Chairman D. Prevatt; (Sec­ retary not given) Motion car­ ried to keep laundry clean by rotating the work among the three departments. Motion car ried to contact the Chief En­ gineer to fix leaking valve on alleyway starboard side. No slopchest aboard. Motion car­ ried that delegates check on slops when they come aboard in next port. Discussion about reading material for the crew aboard ship. Brother Prevatt was elected to contact shoreside for books. 4 4 4 HALF KNOT, March 29 — Chairman William Lawton; Secretary William Slusher. Delegates reported all running smooth in their respective de­ partments. New Busines: Mo­ tion carried to ask for wind chutes and a new clothes wringer. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that members take coffee cups and dishes used between meals back to the pantry. Members asked not to use coffee cups as ash trays. Steward Department commended for good service. 4 4 4 NIANTIC VICTORY. April 12 —Chairman Morris Norris; Sec­ retary Joseph Garello. New Business: Motion carried that no member receive pay unless all money due him or his broth­ er members is paid before sign­ ing off. Motion carried to give Stewards Department a vote of thanks. Repair list made up and attached to minutes. Lira Rate, Chief Engineer Rile Crew {Cot!tinned From Page 12) journed, as the crew decided to get some rest following the hec­ tic boat drill they had experi­ enced the day before on Sunday. Sunday boat drills, the crew feels, makes the skipper out to be a fanatic. To them Captain Bligh is still on the high seas. (Editor's note: The LOG checked into the dollar-lira rate of exchange and came up with conflicting figures rang­ ing from 225 to 600 liras per buck. The Italian Consulate in New York, however, reports the official rate of exchange to be 225 liras. So fellas, give the skipper another chance and take that rope down off the olive tree.) i" SWAK/^B OJTFiTS •\o oo^ , rne UAifOAJ. WITH \ QJDMIHGAW O.-K-'SV UAJIOWCFF/G/AL fAerT^/^3- WITH Vo(;RHARP-E=A^ep DOIJISH f CUT and RUN By HANK Here's a newspaper item, dated June 10, 1947, full of good news for all merchant seamen: "A move is gaining ground in Washington to transfer from the Coast Guard officers to Civd Service examiners of the Department of Commerce the right to hear cases involving charges of negligence or disobedience brought against licensed or certificated merchant marine personnel. Leg­ islation is being prepared by Representative Lewis, of Ohio, and while it is estimated that the transfer would cost $280,000 a year in extra Civil Service salaries, the move apparently has the support of the Inaritime unions. About 18,000 cases of this type arise every year, of which about 5,000 are formally heard. Under the Presi­ dent's Reorganization Plan No. 3, these powers would be vested permanently in the Coast Guard." . . . Well, that's good news in­ deed, once this Reorganization Plan is defeated and legislation is passed to remove the Coast Guard from the backs of all merchant seamen. We hope the transfer will be a speedy success! To Brother Simon Kendall in the State of Indiana: Your shipmate. Dick Johnson, was around town recently asking for you to get in touch with him. He sailed on the SS Robin Wentley for South Africa . . . We just received a scenic post card of Fort St. George, from Brother Eddie Mooney aboard the SS Cavalier: "Hope everything is okay in the Hall. This trip is okay. Give my best regards to the Patrolmen and Slug. One more port and then home." . . . Little Joe Arras and his ever-faithful cigar just ca.me into our crazy-weathered town— from a trip which included a visit to Paris. Any story for the LOG, Joe? ... To Brother Abe Sprung, who may have just come in from his trip, we're repeating this important message: "Contact your sister. She's seriously ill. Signed. M.G." . . . We received another scenic post card from Baltimore Ski, who prefers to anchor in New York in between trips: "We're in Bari, Italy now and I thought I'd drop a line to let you know I'm still in the best of health, etc. Hope this card finds every­ thing with you okay. I'll probably see you about the 8th of June. Give my regards to all." 4 4 4 Brother Franklin Smith just shipped out on a long trip. Be­ fore he said adios to his shipmates in the Hall, to the habitues of the heart of New York, Brother Smith said that his shipmate, Alex the "Old Greek" probably shipped out down there in Galves­ ton after they had paid off from their trip to the Far East . . . George Walker, who just came back recently from a three month trip to the Far East, is now listening to little Joe Felton, the Bosun, who keeps worrying abopt getting two dollars for a shave . . . Herbert Bi-aunstein just grabbed a ship for a long trip. Good luck in everything, Herbert, and we'll be waiting for those occasional letters you promised. ' Here's a newspaper item which reveals another fasfmushroomed organization trying to grab merchant seamen: "The name of some Bronx merchant seaman who ga.ve his life during the war will be given to the Bronx unit of the Merchant Marine 'Veterans of America, a recently incorporated organiza­ tion to win for Merchant Marine veterans the rights, privileges and benefits accorded to other service veterans. Units, termed ships, are being formed throughout the country.'^ Doesn't this ambitious organization, rushing to bloom all over the country, realize or know that the SIU has been doing its best to get the Seamen's Bill of Rights passed? Now what can this mys­ teriously financed and, inspired outfit expect to suddenly per­ form for merchant seamen? Not miracles, anyway! �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday, June 13. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SS Evelyn Payoff In Balto. Climaxes A Smooth Voyage A SEAFARER TURNS CAMERA ARTIST Log' A'Rhythms Captain's Shore Leave] To ihe Editor: By THURSTON J. LEWIS Paid off the SS Evelyn, the "Pride of the Bull Line.'' On the trip I took a few pictures that I thought you might like to see. Maybe you can use some of t'uem. The captain roared upon the bridge. And paced the after deck. He worried every mile of wave For fear the ship would wreck. Down in Boca Grande, one of the Brothers started to swim to Cuba. Brother Harris threw him It- But when we got her safe to port. And tied here to the pier. Then he shouted in retort. And grumbled in his beer. *1* ^ •• •iiiiiiii Sunbathing on deck is Char­ les Mitchel, the Evelyn's Bellyrobber. difficLiltj' prorjto vvhcn he found the Mate. Scuttlebutt has it he isn't hard to sail with now. OVERTIME GOOD SS Evelyn crewmember with 'doughnut" he tossed to a Brother who foundered shortly after starting to swim from Boca Grande to Cuba. a doughnut so he wouldn't get lonesome. The .sea gulls asked him if he was g'jing to disap­ point them at supper time, so he called to the smaller of two boats in the vicinity to take him aboard, as the current had him and he was moving out fa.st. There were two men and two women in the small boat. They wei'c too much interested in .something; else to give him any help. They had plenty of beer aboard and urohably figured that he might like som.e too. They •uped archer and gave him a salt water m their wake. There was plenty of overtime on the Evelyn, especitlly in the Stewards and Deck Departments. The Engine Department didn't do so good compared to the rest of us. They put new pilows and mat­ tresses aboard. The first week the mattresses were too short. The next wek they began to wash over the sides and ends of the sacks. The pillows were about as big as the Moo.se's two fists. Something was being done a!K)Ut this when I got off. The woman in the pictures is Dotty Gann, who is trying to become one of our sister's. She is Baltimore's first stewardess, the only woman to be issued seaman's papers in aproximately ten years in this port. She says her old man is gone so much SOME CLASS •We finally attracted a cabin cruiser of the $20,000 class that went to his aid. He bought back the doughnut. He won't be swimming away from the regular beach in Boco Grande again very soon. (I hear that another of the boys got caught on the regular beach by swimming out too far and had to be bought in.) The current down there is plenty rugged, so watch it. Everything went fairly smooth aboard the scow. Slhe is paint­ ed up for Mrs. A. H. Bull to come aboard for dinner, and that isn't altogether a joke. Have a pic of the Deck De­ partment that a lot of you guys may know. Another pic of Chuck Hensely and Moose Foster, who iS«ere plenty useful around BaltiBfoite during the strike. Dolly Gann, first woman to be issued seaman's papers in Baltimore in 10 years. she figures that if ho can't stay home more than 15 percent of the time, she might a§ well go too. She has already been off Hatteras. 'Will send you some pictures There was only one smaU dis­ pute in the Deck Department— before long. yfhitey Gann, Cook about overtime, Baltimore Agent SS Evelyn Curly Rentz cleared up that This effective bit of pictorial composition is the work of Gilbert Parker, OS, who used the SS Meredith Victory to frame this early morning scene at sea. San Juan Hall's Treatment Wins Tribute From Brother "Who can stand a crew ashore. When they should be aboard? Next v'yage we'll gdt an ocean crew This line can well afford. "When I was young and shipped to sea I didn't give a flip For what's on land; now. look SEAFARERS LOG my apprecia­ To the Editor: St me— tion to the Agent in San Juan. The Captain of the ship." At the time of the strike, I was And to the Brothers who had in New York at a meeting where Yes. Captain, when your veins the Hall in San Juan was on the ran hot. pan. To me, then, it was another And ours were on the way. beef, and what the h - - -. You stayed aboard as like as not. Well, to get down to it, on But that's not what the ladies the way back from Liverpool, re­ say! cently, the SS Franz Sigel was sent to Puerto Rico for sugar. I ^ ^ 3* paid off, intending to go to New York City for a bit of vacation Seamen's Lament and then meet the ship in Mo­ bile. Little bankroll, ere we part. But during the trip across Let me press you to my heart; country I was in some way slip­ All the months I've worked for ped a knock out and I woke up you. minus my gear, shoes, glas.ses, cards and did not compete for the I've been faithful, you've been etc. I managed to make the job—my sincere thanks. true. Union Hall in San Juan, where I Harry McCormack saw the Dispatcher and told him Little bankroll, in a day. my story. You and I will go away. NICE TREATMENT To find some gay and festive Now get this. The Agent came spot. in. I didn't know him. Well, he I'll return—but you will not. went into his own pocket and Submitted by came out with a couple of bucks, got me fixed up with a place to Dick Birmingham To ihe Editor: sleep and within 2 hours I was 1 wish to pass along a word of on a job—and, I am glad to say, warning to those who are wise MEMBER'S FATHER making out okay. enough to accept it: Don't go to Now I'm Irish. I don't speak sleep on the subway, as 1 did WILL TRANSLATE the lingo of the island, and I had recently. It cost me $210 in hardnever seen' any of these men be­ HARVEY'S LETTERS earned cash to learn the lesson fore. I know that when I threw first hand. To the Editor: in my day-old card down here for I'm hoping the Brothers won't a Bull line ship, that almost every 1 read in a recent Issue of the require as costly an education. man in that Hall could have beat LOG where one of the Brothers The birds who get into the sub­ that card, as there was no man­ wants to have some letters writ­ way with a nickel and then get power shortage there. ten in Dutch translated for him. off with about 4200 nickels have But they all gave me»a break. set themselves up a neat racket. He can send them to me and i They did not compete against my They ride up and down all night will be glad to do it . for him. card. Remember, this—I asked for We get the LOG every week looking for guys who are asleep nothing. in uncrowded cars. And they find and like it very much. Our son IS OLDTIMER is an Oiler on the tug Moose them, too. •When 1 went down to Pier 9 Peak, Moran Towing, at present I am an oldtimer, who held a book in the old Atlantic and Gulf the following day to get a reissue on the way to Java from Tampa Watertenders Union in 1920-1921, of seaman's papers, which also with a dredge. He is a Union who was ISU until 1937, and then, were picked from my pockets, member and we are proud of him. during the mixup went to the three other guys came in during His name is Charles Engelsma. NMU, where 1 got fed up and the half hour 1 was there. They, If Brother Dave "Red" Harvey packed in my book. Then 1 got too, had made the mistake of will send his letters to me, I'll a pro book in the Seafarers Inter­ falling asleep in the subway. do the translating. I was born Their experiences were the same in Holland on a sailboat, and was national Union. But to get back to the treat­ as mine—cleaned out of cash and a sailor in that country until ment shown to me in San Juan. all papers. 1929, when 1 came to the States Besides losing everything — and started farming. Never in all the time I've been around—and it's longer than I cash, papers, etc., I have to wait I'll be looking for the letters. care to admit—have I seen such ten days before I can ship again. Thomas Engelsma a display of understanding and So, take heed Brothers. Stay Box 18 sympathy from a Union Brother; awake on those subways! Please express through the P. J. W. Alden. Ilh Subway Snooze Costs Him 4,200 Nickles �Friday, June 13, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS ABOARD THE SS JOHN SWETT Page Fifteen Montreal Branch Doing Good Job, Brother Says others I spoke to, arc more than To Ihe Editor: Most of the SIU members have appreciative of the fact that the lot had the opportunity to visit SIU has come to Canada to give he new Canadian District Hall the Canadian seamen the oppor­ n Montreal, so 1 went to tell all tunity to join the best Union i^n j •rothers that our Union is well existence. A.gain I want to say that when cpresented in that port by a 'cry able man. Brother Gene you aie in Montreal, give Brotl^Ler Gene Markey a hand, and you Vlarkey. Brother Mai'key is, vrithout a will find thiit he will redouble doubt, one of the best men that th;o favor. Eugene Wood could have possibly been assigned Stewerds Depp.rtmenl, front row, left to right; Black Gang men, kneeling, left to right: to the job. Not only did he go Stewards Delegate Hal Orbofske, Harry Croke and Joe Valenoia; Thomas Kennedy, Tony Sefpe; standing, left to out of his way to help the fellow MV Gadsden standing, 1. to r: Jimmy Savalle, A1 Manchester, right: Mitchell Zelack, Fr6d Clopton, Walter on this ship, but brother, he is Fillipponi. Edward Gross Snd Thearon Taylor. doing plenty to knock the hell Georg:; Barnes and Max Greenwald. Maneuvers In Port out of the commies' organization Cut The Day Short up here. In the short time he has been To the Editor; Ship's Officers here he has really done a job Thumbing thiough a copy of Proud of Crew on them. The way it looks at the "Shipmate," a "salty" publica­ Hall, with CSU members lining tion, 1 chanced across the follow­ To the Editor: up to get into our union, and all ing poem. I'm passing it along to We, the officers of the SS Ly­ of them more than willing to the readers of the SEAFARERS man Stewart, wish to express our throw in their CSU books, the LOG: da.vs of the CSU are numbered. One morniiig rocentl.\' a young sincere appreciation for the coTwo new Canadian District wife jperation received from, the men have shipped aboard this got out of bed, members of the crew of this ves­ ship with us. At one time both slipped into her slippers, got into her robe, sel. It is exceedingly rare that bolongcKl to the CSU and that raised the shade, a crew comes aboard and works was not so long ago. They are more than pleased with the won­ uncovei-ed the parrot, with us as unstintingly and will- derful conditions and wages on put on the coffee pot, inglj' as these Brothers have. this GIU ship and tlie treatiuent answered the phone, and courtesy shown to them bj' and heard a male voice say: We are proud to have had them the officers and crew. "licllo, honey—just got off the aboard. Deck Gang men in front row, left to right, are: Jimmy ship NEW EXPERIENCE Sa.vallc, Juan Lopez. • and Tex Jacks: Standing, left to right: Frank C. Waters, Master As one of the fellovv'.s, Jacques I'm coming right overl" Bill Scudder, Herman Monteiro, Nick Chichciln, Pied Carroll, Ethier, put it: "We're being So, the young wile unlocked and oi-icr officers Richard Kapps, Blackie Colucci, Sal Arine and Whitey Leuschkan. treated like fellowmcn." the door, Tlte new members are proving took off the pot, to be a fine bunch of brothei'.-. so covered the pai-rot, when you sail with them, help pulled down the ,shade, them along for they have a lot 1o took off her slippers, slipped into bed, learn about the SIU. Ha'cing boon imder the control of the commies and heard the parrot numble: To the Editor: scholarships in the U. S. to coor- to get a license so he can hit the so long, they find it hard to ex­ "Judas priest: What a short day that was!" While reading the April 25 is­ dinate the best features of all into floorplates the rest of his life, press themselves. Personally, 1 feel they will let him stay out of the Cadet sue of the SEAFARERS LOG, I an American cadet program. —J. S. Tu 193C Congress passed a bill Corps. The best way for hin^ to make wonderfully active mem­ noticed a letter written by one "Steamboat" O'Doyie, in which calling for not only a long-range got a license is to ship out until bers for they arc in a position LOG he gave the United States Mer­ shipbuilding program but akso for lie has the requisite sea time, and to make a logical comparison be­ For Sununer chant Marine Cadet Corps quite an adequate training program for then go to school for. a couple of tween the two unions. the men to .sail them. Out of this weeks. an unmerciful panning. The Second Cook, another To tlia Editor: 1 have not been going to sea former CSU member, told me While I am quite sure that came the USMS, which was found­ 1 am going to spend the sum­ King.s Point is well able to stand ed, not by a group of professional long enough to lose my idealistic that there is a tremendous dif­ mer at my home here in Mil­ by itself, on its own merits, due strikebreakers but merely as an view of it. In my opinion, sea- ference in the wages and work­ waukee, due to important busi­ to the fact that I am a graduate organization to give a bit of uni­ fai-ing is an honorable profession, ing conditions of CSU ships as ness that must be attended to. I feel constrairied to make some formity to a group of men who be you wiper or master, and 1 compared to SIU ships. 1 would appreciate it very much inquiry as to the source of our do more than anyone else towards choose to believe that seamen are The Second Cook told me he if you would send the LOG so friend "Steamboat's" alleged shaping the U. S.'s foreign policy. "Ambassadors without Portfolio," had quit sailing for awhile be- 1 can keep up with the Union's "facts." The Cadet Corps was launched in since in mo.st cases, the only ;ause he could not live on the activities, meanwhile. I have sailed with men of all 1938 as a separate organization American people of other coun­ noney and put up with the CSU Donald Strelow tries see are the seamen and they lictatorship. He, and all the the major unions of the United from the Maritime Service. Milwaukee, Wis, States and I have not the slight­ With the advent of the war, it base their opinions accordingly. est doubt that the SIU has the was necessary to provide officers We are the-government and the TRIO OF DUNCAN MEN cream of the unlicensed person­ fast and so the laboriously-plan­ only reason unions are broken by nel, and that it is the coming ned four year program was "organized government finkihg" union. shelved in favor of a quick course, is because they put themselves which quite satisfactorily did the out on a limb and let someone LAUDS SIU CREW At present, I am sailing on the job of providing engineers and saw it off. At Kings Point there are no cartdlelight ceremonies, Meredith Victory, South Atlantic mates. where the "crumbhouse cadets" It wasn't until June 1946 that Steamship Company, and we have pledge themselves to be union the original four-year course was a good responsible crew, which is bi'eakers. reinstated at Kings Point, and the more than I can say for a certain Grace Lines passenger job I was first graduates will come out in READ THE LOG 1950. 1 am inclined to say that CO on a few^ months ago. The SEAFARERS LOG and the I think I have made clear the to 70 per cent will go to sea. Pilot are always in the libi-ary fact that this is not a letter by a PHONIES OUTNUMBERED and no one is shot at sunrise if "government fink," but is some­ Sure there have been phonies caught reading them. I venture thing for "Steamboat's" benefit. graduated from the academy, but to say that cadet midshipmen 1 wonder if he is aware of the they are more than offset by the know great deal more of the sea­ fact that, prior to the inception many hundreds of graduates who men's fight for decent working of the Cadet Corps, and its acad­ have Chief Engineer's and Mas- conditions, from Andrew Furuemy, the United States was the ters' licenses. There were many seth's time until now, than many only sizeable maritime nation in who were draft dodgers but what average good union members. the world that did not have a were they dodging? The Cadet And through it all. never are the training program to adequately Corps had the highest mortality unions presented in other than a insure a steady fIo<w of officers to rate of anything under the U. S. completely unbiased light. man its ships. The wmy "up the hawsepipe" is flag, for its size. As early as 1931, several years As for the Coast Guard boys still open, and many good men previous to the first concerted ef­ being used to crush the unions, I are still coming up that way. The fort of the seamen to better their am quite sure that or friend must only man who might have to •conditions,-Richard'McNiilty, now be dnaware "that when a ihan worry about his job is 'the than Rear Admiral'6f U. S. M. S., was goes to join"' the MEBA Or the Who is grossly incOnipetent ahd Aboard ihe 'V/atefman Vessel, SS Jaittes Duncan oh a re­ ithdying the Vafibds ptbgrams of 'MMP, they dotft ask him Where \vho shouldn't have it anyway, cent'trip to'Lisbon'for discharge of hOr coal cargo, were Slim, Biitain, Japan, Germany, Nor­ he got his license. That he has it Carl H. Swadell, MEBA Second Cook; Clyde White, Bosun, and the Chief Cook, who was way and the three or four state is sufficient. If a man just wants SS Meredith Victory unidentified. Ray Durbin, Deck Maintenance, took the photo. MEBA Man Holds SIU Crews Top Industry; Denies Charge Cadet Corps Is Anti-Union �Pege Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13, 1947 143 Companies Contracted To The SlU -Admira! Oriental Line -American Eastern SS Co. 3- -American-Hawaiian SS Co. 4- -American Mail Line 5- -American President Lines Ltd. 6- -American President Lines Ltd. 7- -Alaska Packers Association 8- -Alaska SS Co. 9- -Alaska Transportation Co. 10- -Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line 11- -Atwacoal Co., Inc. 12- -Automotive Trades Steamship Co. 13- -Arnold Bernstein SS Co. 14- -Alcoa SS Co., Inc. 15- -A. H. Bull SS Corp. 16- -American Liberty Lines Inc. 17- -Baxter and Co., J. H. 18- -Burns SS Co. 19- -Bloomfield Steamship Co. 20- -Bob-Lo Excursion Co. 21- -Baltimore Insular Inc. 22—Coastwise (Pacific Ear East) Line 23—Canadian National Railways 24 Cement Transit Co. 25 -Chicago, Duluth, Georgian Bay Transit Co. 26 -Cleveland & Buffalo SS Co. 27 -Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. 28 -Construction Aggregates Corp. 29 -Cleveland—Cedar Point SS Co. 30—Crystal Beach Transit Co. 31—Chamberlain & Co., W. R. 32 Coastal SS Co. 33 Coastwise SS & Barge Co., Inc. 34 Consolidated Olympic Line 3 5 -Coos Bay Lumber Co. 36 -Colonial Navigation Co. 37- -Canadian Gulf Line Ltd. 38- -Illinois-Atlantic Corp. 39- -Calmar SS Co. 40- -Cuba Distilling Co. 41- -Coyle Lines 42- -De La Rama SS Co. 43- -Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. 44- -Dorothy Phillips SS Co. 45- -Deconhil Shipping Co. 46- -Dougherty Co. 47- -Debardeliban Coal Corp. 48- -Emery Co., W. L. 49- -Erie Sand & Gravel Co. 50- -Eastern SS Co. 51- -Eastern Transportation Co. 52- -Fitzimmons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co. 53- -Freeman & Co., S. S. 54- -Frelihew Southern Corp. 55- -Florida East Coast Coal Co. 56- -Florida Car Ferry Co. 57- -General SS Corp. 58- -Grace & Co., W. R. (As agents for Grace Lines, Inch Pacific Coast, West Coast, Mexican, Central Ameri­ can, Panama Service of Grace Line, Inc. and Pacific Coast South American Service of Grace Line, Inc.) 59- -Gorman SS Co. 60- -Griffiths & Sons, James 61- ^Griffiths SS Co. 62- -Gravel Products Co. 63- -Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 64- -Great Lakes Transport Corp. 65—General Petroleum Co. 66—Gulf Canal Lines 67—Gulf Shipbuilding Corp.—Tugboat Div. 68—Hammond Lumber Co. 69—Hammond Shipping Co., Ltd. I s T H M I A N I S I 70—Hanify Co., J. R. 71—Hart Wood Lumber Co. 72—fdobbs. Wall & Co. 73—^Hedger SS Corp. 75—Interocean SS Corp. 76—Island Transportation Co. 77—^Johnson. Lumber Co., A. B. 78—Kearney Steamship Co. 79—Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co. 80—Kingsley Co. of California 81—Luckenbach Gulf SS Co. 82—Lake Sand Corp. 83— -Lawrence Phillips SS Co. 84— -Linderman Co., Fred 8 5- -Los Angeles Tankers, Inc. 86- -Matson Navigation Co. 87- -Maritime Transit Co. 88- -McCarthy SS Co. 89- -Midland Steamship Co. 90- -Moore SS Co. 91- -Mississippi Shipping Co. 92- -Martin Marine Transportation Co. 93- -Mobile Towing & Wrecking Co. 94—Moran Towing & Transportation 95—Nantasket Boat Line 96- Northland Transportation Co. 97- Oceanic SS Co. 98- -Olson & Co., Oliver J. 99- -Owens—Parks Lumber Co. 100- -Overlakes Freight Corp. 101- -Ocean Dominion Line 102- -Orbis SS Corp. 103- -Ore SS Corp. 104- -Olympic SS Co. 105- -Pacific Atlantic SS Co. (Quaker Liite) 106- -Pacific Mail SS Co. 107- -Pacific Republics Line (Moore-McCormack, Inc.)] 108- -P. L. Transportation Co. 109- -Port Oxford Lumber Co. 110- -Peninsular and Occidental SS Co. 111- -Pacific Tankers, Inc. 112- -Ponce Cement Corp. 113- -Pope & Talbot, Inc. (McCormack SS Co. Div.) 114- -Ramselius Co., Captain J. 115- -Raritan SS Corp. 116- -River Terminals Corp. 117- -Richfield Oil Co. 118- -Sag Harbor Tanker Corp. 119- -Santa Ana SS Co. 120- -Seaway Lines, Limited 121- -Shepard SS Co. 122- -States SS Co. 123- -Schafer Bros. SS Lines 124- -Solano SS Co. 125- -Sierra SS Corp. 126- -Sudden & Christenson SS Co. 127- -Standard Oil of California 128- -South Atlantic SS Line 129- -Smith & Johnson SS Co. 130- -Seas Shipping Co. ' 131- -Savannah Lines 132- -Southern Transportation Co. 133- -Seatrain Lines, Inc. 134—St. Lawrence NavigatiomSS Co. 135—The Union Sulphur Co., Inc. 136 Tri-Lakes SS Co. 137- -Tidewater Associated Oil Co. (Associate Div.) 138 -Wilson Line 139 -Wisconsin & Michigan SS Co. 140- -Wheeler-Hallock Co. 141 -Wood Lumber Co., E. K. 142 -Waterman SS Corp. 143- -Wilmington Transportation And There Are Many More Coming � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 13, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 24 Description An account of the resource Headlines: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME LONG STRUGGLE ENDS--ISTHMIAN IS SIU COOPERATION OF MEMBERSHIP AND NO GOAL IS IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY OF RANK AND FILE TEXAS NOW OPERATING IN SIU STYLE, WHICH MEANS OKAY ALL DOWN THE LINE SEAWAY LAWYER, NMU LEARN FROM NORTHLAND PARLEYS EMPEROR TRAGEDY UNDERLINES NEED FOR SEAFARERS SPECIAL MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS ACCEPTS HQ RECOMMENDATIONS; S. WHITE TO NEW YORK VICTORY IN HURON ELECTION IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN THE SEAFARERS VICTORY PARADE ON THE LAKES VETO ANTI-LABOR BILLS, AFL RALLY URGES ENDORSEMENTS NECESSARY FOR RATED JOBS ROBERT H. HARRISON LOSES PROLLER; STORM IMPEDES TOWING TO LIVERPOOL PROBE NEWHALL HILLS BLAST THAT TOOK SEAFARER'S LIFE LIRA RATE, 'SNOOTY' ENGINEER MAKE CREW'S BLOOD BOIL SS EVELYN PAYOFF IN BALTO. CLIMAXES A SMOOTH VOYAGE SAN JUAN HALL'S TREATMENT WINS TRIBUTE FROM BROTHER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/13/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/59d468722a9b3872feab55df4b194501.PDF e783d61c3e408cf365ef35f3fe7898c9 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 6. 1S47 Secretary-Treasurer FredFarnen Clarifies Position Of Seafarers On The Grent Lukes DETROIT, June 4—Widely circulated repDrts by the NMU, and wild rumors on the water­ front regarding SIU support for any NMU strike on the Great Lakes on or after June 15 were soundly denounced in a statement issued today by Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District. "The Seafarers International Union. AFL. is composed of 81.000 members in five autono­ mous districts," declared Farnen, "and the Great Lakes District of the SIU decides all questions of policy affecting its Lakes members. "Great Lakes Seafarers decide all matters concerning Great Lakes seamen, and are not bound by actions of seamen from other SIU Districts, unless those actions are approved by a inembership vote of the Great Lakes District," stated Farnen. "In the event that the NMU men on the L^-kes are forced into a strike to pull the chestnuts of their Coast brothers and other unions out of the fire," continued Farnen, "the Great Lakes Seafarers will honor all legitimate NMU picketlines around NMU contracted ships only. "We will not observe any NMU pickeilin?s around SIU contracted vessels or unorganized Lakes ships which the SIU is currently organizing. "The SIU Great Lakes District does not intend to allow the NMU to put any phony picketlines around SIU ships, as they attempted arou.nd the Bob-Lo and McCarthy ships last year." Brother Farnen concluded his remarks by slating, "The Seafarers policy, as always, is to honor all of our contracts. We intend to observe all contracts to the letter, end in the event that SIU strike action is ever necessary, that will be decided by the Great Lakes Seafarers themselves in their own membership meetings. "Any time the SIU has to tie up any ships, they'll remain tied up, and not wander around the Lakes like the NMU ghost ship, the SS Jupiter." No. 23 New York AFL Rally Demands Truman Veto Of Taft-Hartley Bill NEW YORK, June 4—In one of the greatest demonstrations ever staged by organized Tabor in this country, 25,000 members of the American Fed­ eration of Labor met in huge Madison Square Gar­ den to demand that President Truman veto the TaftHartley "slave-labor" bill. The meeting further urged that Senators and''^time ^ that " Congress gave its at­" Representatives sustain the tention to the things that Amer­ veto. ican people really need—decent Heading an impressive list of housing for all, health insurance labor leaders who addressed the for all, a reduction of the cost-ofthrong, AFL President William livng by curbing profiteers, and Green told the assemblage that a full measure pf social security." now was the time for them to make their voices heard in Wash­ ington, "both in Congress and in the White House." Sharing the platform with Brother Green were New York's Mayor William O'Dwyer, who had issued an official proclama­ tion declaring June 4 Veto Day; George Moany. AFL SecretarySTOCKHOLM Swedish sea­ Treasurer; David Dubinsky, men are turning thumbs down President of the International on ships flying the Panamanian By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative Ladies Garment Workers Union; flag. Shipowners looking for Howard McSpeddon, President cheap labor at substandard con­ On June 1 the manning of American vessels reverted to peacetime law. Ships of the AFL Building Trades ditions won't find any takers in will no longer be allowed to carry 50 per cent aliens in their crews. Instead, the pro­ Council; and Senator Robert this country. The Swedish sea­ visions of the American Merchant Marine Act of 1936 have again become operative. Wagner, New York, author of the men's union has warned its National Labor Relations Act membership against ships under Under the return to the old regulations, crews of government subsidized vessels must which Congress is now deter­ Panamanian registry. be composed ICQ per cent of American citizens. However, on passenger vessels granted mined to scuttle. Martin Lacey, Characterizing P a n a m a n ian -isubsidieii, the Stewards Depart­ head of the New York Central vessels as "slaveships," the ment will be allowed to carry up Trades and Labor Council, pre­ union pointed out that they of­ sided. fer seamen "worse conditions to 10 per cent of aliens in its BOSSES AFRAID than during the darkest period complement. These aliens must President Green savagely at­ of sailors history."' have finst citizenship papers, or tacked the proposed legislation, The union added that unless have established legal residences and declared that it was inspired Swedish seamen are guaranteed in the United States, which by fear. that they can work under Swed­ week as for means they must have been WASHINGTON —Negotiations pay for a five-day "The enemies of labor are ish law and under the terms of granted a visa. between the AFL United Mine the present six, or else the same afraid," he said, "afraid of true the union's agreement with Workers and the nation's soft pay for an eight hour day as for American ships, which do not democracy and frightened by the Swedish shipping companies, the coal operators—now in the third the present nine. receive subsidies, must now be voice of labor demanding its seamen should'not sign on ships week — entered the showdown crewed by at least 75 per cent of rights." MORE PAY ASKED of Panamanian registry. stage as the UMW for the first He brought the i.ssues out into American citzens. In addition, UMW is pressing time made known its new con­ The more important sections of the open when he declared that for a 30 - minute underground tract demands. the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the slave labor bill is punitive, lunch period to replace the cur­ With no definite signs that would promote industrial chaos, now applicable, follow: rent 15-minute respite, and a complete agreement was in view, outlaw the closed shop, and 1132. Citizenship of officers universal mine safety code to the possibility of a strike on would weaken the nation's econ-^ and crew—Vessels docu­ prevent recurrence of disasters July 1, by which time the gov­ omy and create a dangerous hate mented under laws of the such as recently happened at ernment must return the mines philosophy in this country. United Stales the Centralia, 111., pits. BUFFALO—The Seafarers In­ to their owners, became a fac­ "We, of labor, want a strong More than 2500 mines are (a) All licen.sed officers of America," he concluded. tor. Meetings are being held "We ternational Union has pledged its sepai-ately between UMW nego­ scheduled to go into private op­ vessels documented under the want prosperity in our country, all-out support of the Grain tiators and the northern and eration by midnight June 30, laws of the United States, as not a Taft-Hartley depression. Scoopers' strike, which now has western mine owners, represent­ the deadline for government re­ now requirecl by law, shall be We want to keep America free, every grain elevator in the Port ing 75 percent of the nation's lease. The mines will be re­ citizens of the United States, not to let it succumb to the Taft- of Buffalo tied up solidly. The striking Grain Scoopers lartlej' brand of oppression. bituminous production, and the turned even if a nationwide native-born or completely nat­ strike breaks, it has been stated uralized; and upon each de­ are affiliated with the Interna­ "We thmk it is time that Con­ southern operators. l.iy Secretary of the Interior Ju­ parture from the United States tional Longshoremen Association, gress refused to be pressured any High on the list of UMW's lius Krug. of a cargo vessel in respect of AFL. longer by the National Associa­ newly released contract demands Indications based on the effec­ Beginning June 28, 350,000 which a construction or op­ tion of Manufacturers and other is an increase in the health and erating subsidy has been grant­ tiveness of the tie-up point to a. monoply interests who are try­ miners in the 2500 pits will welfare fund assessment from ed all of the crew (crew includ­ swift settlement since every ing to line their already.fat start 10-day vacations with $100 the present 5 cent-a-ton to prob­ ing all employees of the ship) waterfront union affiliated with, pocketbooks at the expense of pay, under terms of ,a Coal ably 10 cents. The miners are the AFL is backing the walkout. every one of us. We think it is Mines Administration order. (Continued on Page 6) also asking for either the same Alien Seamen, Once War Herees, Rewarded By Prewar Restrictions Swedish Senmen Put Thumbs Down On Punumn Ships Mine Workers Union Asks Increase In Welfare Fund Seafarers Supports AFL Grain Scoopers In Buffalo Strike �Friday, June 8, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affilialed with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. i HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL --------- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER ----------- Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. ; JOHN HAWK - - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Trcas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25. Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Trcas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Sccy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Ha.stings St.j Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second cla.ss matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 The End In Sight The NMU bag of tircks is finally empty, and it is hoped that within a short time the National Labor Rela­ tions Board will render its decision on whether or not the NMU's charges of collusion between the SIU and the Isthmian Steamship Corp. have been substantiated. It is obvious, from reading the testimony at the hear­ ings and the briefs filed by both unions, that the NMU flung around wild charges with not a grain of truth in them. It is also obvious that the NMU really had no hope of making its charges stick, and were only interested in stalling matters as long as they could. Hospital Ptitienis When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Why did the NMU, which represents itself as a union These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, interested in advancing the conditions of seamen, want to stall the certification of the SIU? That is a question which as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging interests all seamen, and is one which the NMU could heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. never answer honestly. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL • The truth is that the NMU officials, most of them communists as charged by NMU President Joe Curran, Bad to save face with the rank-and-file membership. The NMU spent thosuands of dollars on the Isthmian organizing campaign, only to wind up on the very short end of the vote. Of course, now it has come out that most of the money was spent on organizing for the communist party, and the NMU commissars had to raise the phony issue of collusion in order to hide their own dirty dealings. All these underhanded tircks which the NMU has re­ sorted to have resulted in just one thing. Isthmian sea­ men, who desperately need the representation of the SIU, have been denied that representation. If the officials of the NMU were being paid by the company, they could not have done a better anti-labor job. The finky record of the NMU is well known to all U. S. seamen, but that unioji has reached a new, all time low in the way it has prevented unlicensed Isthmian sea­ men from enjoying the same wages and conditions which are contained in every SIU contract. Isthmian seamen want the Seafarers, and we are con­ fident that the NLRB ruling will open the way for the SIU to start the wheels moving to gain a contract for these exploited merchant mariners. A. BUCHENHORNER C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON G. CARUSO P. STOFFEL A. SANDY R. CHRISTIAN A. R. GUIDRY J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY P. La Cicero R. WRIGHT G. GREY H. HAMOND C. CASE F. HAMON J. O'NEILL W. BROSE C. MASON A. WALTERS t t t NEPONSET HOSPITAL H. BURKE J. S. CAMPBELL L. CLARK E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ BRIGHTON HOSPITAL STANLEY WILUSZ (SUP) ED JOHNSTON HERBERT SWIM PAUL MADIGON (SUP) EMANUEL MOFI^NE E. J. DELLAMANO DANNY BURLISON (SUP) PETER KOGY WILLIAM PARIS GEORGE MEANEY GEORGE MIDGETT MELVIN BROWN S. Si ft BALTIMORE HOSPITAL THOMAS PHELPS GORDON RAY RAYMOND NICHOLSON MANUEL ROMERO MANUEL SANCHEZ WM. HENDERSHOT EDWARD CAIN JR. FRANK JASHOLSKI WILLIARD BANKHEAD SS. 4. SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. AARON McALPIN J. HODO JOHN KREWSEN P. KOGOY J. RUBERY You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 8th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday— 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. MINNAHAN W. PARIS S. Si 4. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL G. H. STEVENSON J. BURNS E. CARRERA A. M. BRANCONI R. G. MOSSELLER N. NEILSEN J. M. DYKES C. CARLSON E. E. CASEY J. M. BROOKS J. BUJEWICH F. NERING E. CHATARD J. B. CAUSEY C. MARTINEZ V. PLACEY A. RIOS MICHAEL PISKIN LEO RICE ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. MCDONALD C. RASMUSSEN J. KOSLUSKY i = �Friday, June 6, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG 'RBPORT, mMsexasm Pag9 fhrea Here's The Lowdown On What's Really Happening On The Lakes By PAUL WARREN DETROIT—First off, let's do their phony charges^ are killed, a little resume of the National they'll not even be on the ballot. Actually, we'd really like to Labor Relations Board hearings, By J. P. SHULER, Secreiary-Treasiirer see the NMU have a place on elections, etc., which are sched­ The last regular meeting - was ies will be centralized in one complimentary remarks made in uled to come off in the near fu­ the Wyandotte election ballot. Then, the Lajces seamen would attended by me in the Port of Port. reference to Mrs. Charles Brown ture. This is in order to keep see for themselves how badly the Galveston, Texas, where I met generally known as "Ma." The All Ports have been notified with the Director of Organization that their weekly financial re­ only statement made in Head­ you posted on what's what in the NMU would be repudiated. Do Paul Hall to work out an effici­ ports must be submitted on Sat­ quarters Report in reference to Lakes area, and let you know you think their stalling is mak­ ent program in the organizing urdays for the previous week. "Ma" Brown was that she spear­ the complete score on the results ing the Wyandotte seamen any drive and the Branches in the This has been done by several headed this Merchant Seamen's of the SIU organizational drive fonder of this bunch of phonies? Hell, no! on the Great Lakes. Texas Area. While in the Texas of the Ports and the General Every day the election is pro­ On the two Huron ships—the Area, I visited the Port of Hous­ Fund jumped up quite a bit on longed, the SIU becomes that SS Crapo and SS Boardman— ton, where the Branch was clos­ the last Headquarters Financial much stronger. Ask any Wyan­ the election date has been nar­ ed down and Agent C. Haymond Report. In keeping these finan­ dotte seaman. He'll tell you! rowed down to sometime this and Patrolman Tex Suit were cial reports dp to date, the NEW BULLETIN week. Under the terms of the transferred to the Port of Gal­ Union will always have a true In line with the many requests consent election, the company is veston. They are now operating picture of its actual finances. supposed to notify the SIU, NMU we've received for more detailed out of that Port with the elect­ The Port of Tampa has not and NLRB 24 hours prior to the'i'^formation regarding hearjngs, ed Officials in that port. submitted a financial report since ships being brought into Detroit, elections, and news of special inD. L. Parker, elected Agent in April 12. The Agent has been and then the elections will be terest to the unorganized seathe Port of Galveston, submitted notified that the reports must be held in the crew's lounge forward on the Lakes, we're issuing a letter asking for a 90 day leave submitted immediately or it will in both boats. Now, we know it first Weekly Organizational of absence. This was granted by be taken before the membership will be between the 1st and 7th. Bulletin this week. the membership at special meet­ for action. After having been in contact I Weekly Bulletin will be ings in all Ports and E. ShepAt this time, all Ports, except with the Huron seamen ever ^ feature for the balance of the pard, International Organizer for the Port of Boston, are operating Anchorage and was formerly at­ since the start of the fit out, 1 sailing season. It will be the Great Lakes District was with the number of representa­ tached to the United Seamen's can truthfully say that the SIU shipped out to the various ports placed in the Gulf Area, to act tives laid down at the 1947 Service. If either of these are is going to win this election general, circulation on the as Agent in the Port of Galves- Agents' Conference. The mem- uncomplimentary, then it is hands down. These Brothers, at Lakes. When you see an SIU ' ton and to check the entire Gulf bership in the Port of Boston "Ma" Brown's fault, and not the least the ones to whom I've talk- organizer ask him for one, if he Area and report to Headquart- has requested that the Secretary- SIU's. ed, have assured mc that they akeady given you the ers the necessary changes in Treasurer survey that Port and all want the SIU. We're taking REINSTATEMENTS that Area. as soon as the Gulf Area is their word for it. That's why ^till giving the SEAFARThe Organizers for the Texas completely straightened out, this - At a regular meeting held in we know the Huron boys are all LRS LOG the widest possible cirArea will operate out of Galves­ shall be done. because everyone New York on August 14, 1946, set for that good old SIU con- culation ton, Texas. John Ward, who has swears by the LOG as being the a resolution was accepted and tract bringing SIU conditions. CONTRACTS AND only seamen's paper on the Lakes been working out of the Port concurred in by the membership NEGOTIATIONS NLRB HEARINGS that gives them the real facts Arthur Branch, will cover Port and later concurred in on a On the morning of June .1, straight from the shoulder. HowArthur and all the Sabine Area Robert Matthews, Headquart­ coastwise basis by all Ports that from the Port of Galveston. the new Bunlletin merely ers Representative, and E. S. no man be reinstated into the an NLRB hearing on Hanna was An entire re-vamping of the Higdon, Philadelphia Port Agent SIU if he was over 12 months leld, and we should be able to supplements the LOG, and is not Tugboat structure will take place are now negotiating an agree­ in arrears in dues and/or assess­ set the date for the Hanna elec- "leant to replace it or cut down ^ts circulation. in the future and the tugboat ment with Mathiasen Tankers ments. Regardless of the fact tion in the very near future. •K, i iu Tr I If you like this newsy little records and finances will be and they report they are making that communications have been Many of the Hanna crewmem- T, ,i , u V. • ... -.1. Bulletin, drop into one of our moved to Headquarters Offices good progress and that an agree­ sent to all Ports in several in­ hers have been in contact with , ,, , i f ... halls and let the organizer or where they will be handled the ment that will be satisfactory to stances on this. Agents and Pa­ this office and, with me person- ... . . ^ \ \ 1, .... ,, , Agent know what you think of trolmen in different Ports are same as the Norfolk ferries and the membership will soon be ally, and they have all expressed t .• . R- If you don t see one of these still disregarding the member­ practically the same sentiments. other similar set-ups are. The reached with this company. .. j ., mu • .u . .1 1 .• guys, then drop us a line. Wed tugboat set-up at this time is William McLaughlin, from the ship's wishes and reinstate men That IS, they want the election will be only still in an undetermined status Canadian District of the SIU, fionv 1 to 5 years in ariears. In over in a hurry, and they're all and it will be necessary to in­ and James Hanners, A&G Jack­ some instances, the buck has rooting for the SIU. It won't be letters. augurate a completely new sys­ sonville Port Agent, iiave just been passed to the rank and file long now! Send them in to the SIU Or­ tem before this matter can be completed negotiations with the membership by electing com­ As far as either the Lake Sail- ganizer, Seafarers International straightened out so as to run geaway Lines, Ltd. They got a mittees who recommend rein­ or s Union (LSU) or the National union, 1938 Third Street, Detroit properly. closed shop agreement. The sea­ statements. Maritime Union (NMU) are con- 26, Michigan. We'll 'oe glad to This practice should be dis­ cerned, neither of these outfits The sub-branch in Corpus men received a 100% increase ^ou. Christi was closed and also the in wages in all ratings, and in continued immediately and will pose any threat to the SIU in i ^ ^ , Branch of Port Arthur. Things some in.stgnces, more than 100%. be brought to the membership's the winning of elections on the are pretty bad in the Texas The working rules are the same attention in every instance Hanna or Wilson vessels. Every || |2 OA||ll0llf'ifll1 Area and the membership in the as the P&O SS Company's as where it occurs. It is herby time either one mentions the •'•W UUIIWCIIIIUII J Port of Galveston took action to this is a passen.ger line with recommended that any further fact that they have a future pro-| straighten this ar-ea out. practically the same operations infractions of this rule by any gram for this, that or the other ||| 6VO13110 as the P&O. official of the Union be penal­ thing, the men laugh. TROUBLE MAKERS Then, they point to what the QH .llinp 1 ll Heretofore, no overtime has ized by a recall vote on the of­ SIU has already accomplished on,^"" •'•••lU IU There are a number of gas- been paid by this company and fender. Such action is some­ hounds around the Port and a now everything in e x c e s s of the Lakes this year. First, thej YORK — Nearly 1000 number of so - called Wobblies ' eight hours and all other over- times necessary because of the reduction of the week on the delegates to the 26th annual conthat were giving everyone a bad time applicable to the P&O SS fact that some of the officers of passenger boats to the current vemion of the International La­ time. This has been straighten­ Company will be paid by this j the Union disregard the mem- 44 hours. Second, the first 40 dies Garment Workers, AFL, coned out to an extent and this sit­ company. will gather in Cleveland bership's wishes and take mat­ hour contracts on the Lakes for ^ die sandboats. Ne.xt, the current on June 16. uation should be completely in ters into their own hands which, SIU negotiations with all con­ MERCHANT SEAMEN'S hand in the future. Hundreds of resolutions have ANCHORAGE if allowed to continue, would tracted companies which will been received by the ILGWU's In closing down the Branches I am in receipt of a letter from destroy the rank-and-file rule of bring a 40 hour week to all of national office here for proposals of Houston, Port Arthur and to the convention. They cover Corpus Christi, the Union will George T. "Charlie" Noble. Sec­ the SIU, which is its backbone. them. ! such issues as the current antiretary of the Merchant Seamen's WYANDOTTE ST.\TUS RECOMMENDATIONS labor drive, political action, labor Anchorage, expressing all the At the present time, the Wyan-lenity, housing and rent control, virtues and benefits of this Or­ The attornies for the SIU have dotte election is still being tern-' g^3J.aJ^^ggd annual wage, Palesganization. He requests that a been notified by the NLRB that porarily delayed by the NMU. tjne, refugees and displaced perretraction be made in reference the Sun Oil has an agreement This outfit has filed a numbei ggns, aid to democi'atic Italy and to the last Headquarters Report with the Company Union which of unfair labor charges against organizational drives, to the membership on this set­ is in effect for three years and the company in an attempt toj The ILGWU was founded 47 up. forestall the election. All years ago by nine workers, the The only thing that was said that it will be three years be- these charges have so far been ILGWU'S paper recalled editor in that report in reference to ;fore an election can be held in tossed out. and only one of them iaUy jagt ^eek. The nine reprethe Merchant Seamen's Anchor­ that company. Therefore, it is remains to be disproved. sented some 2000 men and womage is that it will bear investi­ recommended that inasmuch as In the first place, the NMU en, nearly all of them cloakgation. Acting upon George T. Marcus Hook Branch was open­ hasn't the slightest possible makers. "Today that fledgling "Charlie" Noble's request that I ed for the purpose of organizing chance of winning the Wyan- has grown to giant proportions— retract this statement, it is here­ dotte election. They couldn't to a membership of 380,000, with by retracted. Possibly this out­ Sun Oil, that the Marcus Hook even produce enough pledPf^ more than 400 locals scattered save a hell of a lot of money Hall be closed as per the motion fit will not bear investigation. cards, only 10 percent is required, over 38 states and four Canadian and will be able to operate more made from the regular meeting in order to intervene and be provinces the ILGWU today is In another part of the letter efficiently than it has in the past in New Orleans on May 7, 1947. placed on the ballot. Now, when truly an 'international' union." inasmuch as all of these aclivit-11 am asked to retract the un- '-•m ••t ' �Page Four TBB S E A F'A R E R-S •Volunteer Organizer LO G FVid87« June 6, 1947 Selling Ships To Foreign Countries Wili Destroy U.S. Menhant Marine By "CUT and RUN HANK' loans be shipped in American ly have built in foreign yards, our vessels." Merchant Marine will suffer—as With all the analyzing and ad­ Roland Strom is as hardy and In other words, our govern­ well as our seamen. vising this special Merchant Ma­ militant a Seafarer as any Union rino Advisory Committee to ment will now allow 50 per cent We have allowed the crime to man would want to meet. With or probably more of the foreig.n President Truman is accomplish­ be committed. What the coun­ a sailing record that date.s back ships to carry cargo from this ing in regards to the present and try of Panama has in her posses­ to 1911, Brother Strom's enthu­ future position of the American country. This ridiculous stab-in- sion in her ships will always be siasm hits a high pitch when he Merchant Marine, I stop to think, the-back idea or law will affect an economic weapon cutting our takes off on the subject of trade and I liope this special commit­ our merchant marine in more trade. She may never get an­ unions, particularly the one he How can we other ship from the U. S. but her tee of outstanding business men ways than one. so solidly believes in and works maintain or desire to have a large ships will always carry cargoes, (who are not connected with the for. 'That one, naturally, being merchant marine, essential to American, and foreign. Maritime Industry) will also stop the SIU. our prosperity and national de­ to think, whether they will disAs with most oldtimers, Strom BUILD FOR FUTURE regai-d the following phases fense. and providing full 'employ­ is in a position to know what a which this article is mainly based ment for all our merchant sea­ With Panama and her huge boon the Seafarers is to the men on. Whether the Congressional men. if we allow the foreign fleet of ships, the country of who sail the seas. He is able to Merchant Marine Committee or ships to take away most or even Honduras, and then England, recall ver\y easily the long hours this newly-born Advisory Com­ lialf of American manufactured Norway. Sweden, France, etc, of work, the substandard pit­ mittee of wealthy landlubbing cargoes? you can see the ridiculous picture tance .-and the unanswerable businessmen knows it and won't of how we have forgotten our abuse that was the lot of seamen OUR OWN WELFARE? regard it seriously, or it doesn't own Merchant Marine—for the not so very long ago. know it, I believe and shall bet Isn't it rather ridiculous to future. The criminal mistakes Brother Strom, who, by the ROLAND STROM a deflated American dollar that shove aside the welfare of our our government committed since way, is a Bosun, is therefore there are two outstanding threats own ships and seamen while we the end of the war will hit us— Brother Strom wa.s working to our Merchant Marine—threats qualified to compare the "then easily loan billions of dollars to and hit us hard—later on. To see and now." The top wage' and ashore—as a union man, of course which are already in ridiculous other countries, cheaply sell what happened hei-e's another working conditions won by the —when the United States enter­ e.xistence or shall soon be per­ them our laid-up raeichant ships news item: ''Except for the sale Seafarers and set forth in the ed the war. When the nation is­ manently so, if allowed. and then finally allow these for­ of Liberty ships to operators in best contracts in the maritime sued a plea for experienced mer­ The first threat is revealed eign nations to carry so much of those countries which still need industry has so changed the pic­ chant .seamen, in 1942, he rushed plainly enough in the following American car-goes in their cheap­ to replace tonnage destroyed dur­ ture that men who have since out of retirement to take his Picture the ing the war, the Maritime Com­ paragraph from a recent new.s- ly-operated ships? sailed into the Great Beyond place on deck. It was then that futui-e of the American Merchant mission plans to sell very few of paper article: "Goods purchased wouldn't recognize the water­ he joined the SIU, which was the in this country for shipment Marine! It must certainly wi;l the remaining war-built vessels front were they granted a peek embodiment of all that he abroad and financed by credits have to be a small fast fleet while to foreign countries. Applications thought a militant organization at it today. extended by the Export-Import the rest of the world will have for 670 vessels are pending. And it is men like Roland of seamen should be. Bank no longer have to be car­ bigger and busier fleets! American flag-line operators are Strom, oldtimers and youngsters Although there were many ried exclusively in American seeking 94 ships and the foreign"Labor is opposed to transfer alike, who have brought about tough trips for him in the four ships. It was learned hei'e yes­ to foreign flags," said Joseph Car­ flag lines are seeking 576 ships. that change. For they are the war years, one stands out in his terday that the Maritime Com­ son, recently appointed member Of the ships sold so far, up to salt and substance of the Sea­ mind as the one he most likely mission has interpreted the so- of the Maritime Commission, the third month of this year, 831 farers. will remember longest. It was called 'tonnage-clause' in Export"and I don't blame labor for tak­ vessels were sold for foreign reg­ Strom, whose 36 years of sail­ llie one aboard the SS John Import Bank loans to require ing that view ... I am not refer­ istry." ing took him through the two Stevens which had been assigned that only 50 per cent of the ex­ ring to high wages or respectable For e.xample, here's what one World Wars, is an ardent Sea­ to carry 700 troops from Norfolk ports financed by United States living conditions—I believe pas­ foreign country is doing, and if farer. He worked diligently and to a Mediterranean port. government credits need be car­ sionately in both. American sea­ we don't halt the practice, it will effectively for the SIU in the im­ ried in American bottoms. The men, like all our citizenry, arc En route, the Stevens became be regrettable later on. "The new portant Isthmian campaign, dur­ Maritime Commission made this ing which he sailed on three of separated from the convoy of India Shipping Line has a fleet interpretation some time ago in that company's vessels: the Po­ seven ships. Their position, to of eight modern vessels, (all Victhe case of Italy and has recent­ say the least, was a bit pre­ land Victory, Sea Triton and Sea toi-ys), six of which were pur­ carious. For despite a congres­ ly informed Norwegian authori­ chased in this country. The gov­ Fiddler. sional ruling that no ammunition ties that they are at liberty to ernment of India, it is pointed ISTHMIAN VOLUNTEER ships could carry troops, "we had draw on their $50,000,000 Exportout, is anxious that no longer Import Bank credit so long as a both," Strom recalled. shall the entire export and im­ His enthusiasm is, perhaps, 50-50 balance is maintained be­ port trade of India be cai-ried in best expre.ssed by his own words, ATTACKED BY PLANES tween American and foreign-flag foreign bottoms." which were given in testimony As the Stevens approached ships. at the recent National Labor Re­ Well, if the government of In­ "The policy that required use lations Board hearings, where he Gran, Strom continued, 21 escorts dia does such a thing, for the of American tonnage in shipping came out from Gibraltar to con­ was an important witness. welfare of her own ships, sea­ abroad goods purchased here was • When the NMU's attorney quc.s- voy them into the African port. men, shipping operators and never considered a 100 per cent tioned Strom as to his activities The troops were disembarked in other business corporations, then prohibition on the export of this aboard the Isthmian ships, it was the early morning and the Ste­ what will prevent other coun­ merchandise in foreign bottoms. revealed that the doughty SIU vens pulled out to wait and take tries from doing same? It was stipulated that American entitled to economic and work­ Bosun had been doing voluntary its station in the 80-ship convoy. ships had to be physically avail­ ing conditions in keeping with It is only natural to think that organizational work. Suddenly out of the haze, two able, an exception to the general the United States will be the last American standards of living, but "And why not?" asked Strom advance enemy planes appeared. rule which is understood to have at the same time they must know country to wake up when the at the hearing. "I do not see anj*- They were heading for the con­ crime in that. I have been ri voy, followed by waves of tor­ frequently permitted use of for­ they are expected to produce other nations have their desired union man since 1914, which 1 pedo and bomber planes, flying eign ships. The American ship­ with an efficiency that has made fleets. What we do now to pre­ ping industry while insisting that American's industrial output able serve and strengthen our own have proof of right here." under cover of smoke screen. loans made by this government to meet almost any world com­ Merchant Marine will either save The militant Seafarer's union "It was 9:10 a. m. and I was at should be utilized partly to build petition." or ruin it in the next five or ten days started in 1914, when he the wheel," Brother Strom point­ up the country's mei'chant ma­ years. joined the National Seamen's Here's a man on the Maritime ed out. rine, has never been adamant and Firemen's Union of Great Today, we have an imperfect Commission who has realized "As the planes zoomed over that all merchandise purchased in what the future holds for our balance of minds, ideas, laws and Britain and Ireland. It was as a member of that union that he the Stevens, our guns blazed this country through foreign merchant marine if we allow the plans affecting or concerning the away. "We shot down two, and served during World War I. foreign ships too much of the American Merchant Marine. po.s3ibly accounted for a third." trade which we should keep for While there are some fine things being accomplished or planned our own ships and men. "And not a one of the 80 ships in several phases of the Mer­ was lost," the Bosun said with Our second threat is a per­ chant Marine there are a few Each man who makes a a smile. manent one, it seems. From the other things being allowed to de­ When you are in Texas donation to the LOG should "You can imagine the laugh we end of the war the government stroy or weaken it in slow-death ports be sure that all crew receive a receipt in return. got the next morning," he con­ rushed into selling as many of fashion. replacements sent aboard If the Union official to whom tinued, "when our radio picked our laid-up ships as they could to your vessels are shipped from a contribution is given does Let's not fall asleep again. All up 'Dirty Gertie from Bizerte,' the foreign nations, never realiz­ the Galveston Hall. This is not make out a receipt for phases, especially the two which broadcasting over the Nazi radio ing however, that our presently the only port open in Texas the money, call this to the were revealed in this article, in­ that 24 ships of the convoy were prosperous fleet will eventually at present. Anyone coming attention of the Secretarysunk or burning." decrease when all the world's volved in our Mei-chant Marine on board as a crew replace­ Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ ships stai't importing and export­ should be immediately analyzed ment who has not been ship­ Queried as to his plans for the mediately. ing cargoes. Shipbuilding is in­ (not only for the present but also futuie, the rugged oldtimer re­ ped from the Galveston Hall Send the name of the of­ creasing in the world. In five for the future) and swiftly re­ plied—as if the answer .should is to be classed as a fink. ficial and the name of the years or sooner the foreign na­ paired for the benefit of the Mar­ have been obvious: Protect your jobs! Protect port in which the occurance tions will have stopped our Mer­ itime Industry, the merchant "I'm going to keep on sailing, your Union! Keep the finks took place to the New York seamen threatened with eventual chant Marine. of course. I was born for the sea off the ships we fought so Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New unemployment and the prosperity With the ships we sold them of all American businesses and and I guess I'll just keep on go­ hard to bring under contract! York 4, N. Y. ing th.ut way." and the ships they shall gradual- national employment. m ATTENTION! Attention Members �r Friday, June G, 1947 TH E SEAFARERS L lO G Page Five Long Atlantic Ocean Voyage It's not all work on a ship these days—at least not if you have an SIU contract to protect you. These SS Madaket crew­ men take time out for a little relaxation. Anyway, as pictures at the bottom of the page prove, there wasn't much work for the men to do since the First Mate tried to do everything himself. This little girl, one of the passengers, was an in­ stant hit with the Seafarers crew. All waited to have their pictures taken with her, and. these .men,;above were successful. Others of the passengers also rni^e a hit with the crew, as the pictures on the right will readily prove. ine .aoove is an excellent picture ot a tan'rer, passed by the •that the vessels were headed in opposite directions, the pitch of waves, and distance between the two ships, this is one of the best the LOG has ever printed. Don't know the nam; of the tanker, or picture. The rolls of film were brought into the LOG office by N. Gonzales, who made the ship. Another "little" girl who made friends among the crewmembers is pictured above. When the pictures . appearing on. this-page were handed in to the LOG, one of the Seafarers made sure to remark that the pictures did not do the young lady justice. Well, she can't be much better looking. Hard at work is this Frist Mate, unaware ihat his picture is being taken for all to see. According to members of the crew, the Mate heaved-ho with a vigor, but wasn't much better than the newest OS. Madaket at sea. Considering the Madaket as she rode the "crossing paths" pictures that of the Seafarer who took the Y. Stewards Patrolman Ray "Getting Into The Act" could very well be the title of this picture. That's the way it always is—a pretty girl appears on the scene and everything comes to a halt while all the males look and sigh. This pic­ ture is a little blurred, probably because the camerama.n was blinded by the young lady's beauty. Here's another view of that hard working Mate. It seems that no matter how vigorously he worked, he never took off his high pressure cap. That was about the only thing that marked him as an officer. But the Male wasn't the only one who worked. Here is a crcwmember on his way to his post. Sorry, no pictures of him actually working. �THE Page Six BRITISH BROTHERS When a couple of Briiish ships came info New York harbor, the crewmembers decided lo come up to the SIU Hall for a looksee. They were conducted on a tour of the building, and then they were brought up to the LOG office for a picture. Another picture of the second crew appears on page—. SEAFARERS Friday. June £. 1947 LOG Alien Seamen, Once War Heroes, Rewarded By Prewar Restrictions (CottfimieJ from Page I) shall be citzens of the United States, native-born or com­ pletely naturalized. Passenger vessels granted subsidies (b) For a period of one year after the effective date of this chapter upon each departure from the United States of a passenger vessel in respect of which a construction or op­ eration subsidy has been grant­ ed, all licensed officers shall be citizens of the United States as defined above, and no less than 80 per centum of the crew shall be citizens of the United States, native-born or completely nat­ uralized, and thereafter the percentage of citizens as de- fined above, shall be increased 5 per centum per annum until 90 F^r centum of the crew . . . shall be citizens of the United States, native-born or com­ pletely naturalized. Aliens; conditions of em­ ployment (c) Anj- member of the crew, not required by this section to be a citizen of the United States, may be an alien only if he is in possession of a valid declaration or intention to be­ come a citizen of the United States, or other evidence of legal admission to the United States for permanent residence. Such alien, as defined above, may be employed only in tlie Stewards Department on pas­ senger vessels. Insofar as alien seamen wlio are members of the Seafarers International Union are con­ cerned there appears to be no cause for alarm at this moment. This department has been checking into the implications of this new ruling on our alien Brothers and, on the basis of in! complete information available at press time, the number of SlU-contracted ships involved may be negligible. GOVT. REPUDIATION "It's sure a shipshape set-up," these British seamen declared after going all over the SIU New York Hall, The men are members of the British National Union of Seamen and so they know what a union should be like. According to them, the fame of the SIU has spread all over the world. "Wherever we go," they said, "the SIU is well known, and the LOG is the favorite seaman's paper. During your General Strike, we were all with you. and if you button up Panamanian ships, we're sure that seamen all over the world will support the SIU." Nevertheless, it is most regretable that the government, which clamored for the help of aliens when its existence was threaten­ ed, should now repudiate these very same men who responded to the call and served so hero­ ically. This reversion to the prewar regulations is, bluntly, a slap in the face to every alien seamen who went down on an American ship. Under the wartime waivers es­ tablished April 3, 1943, as a re­ sult of the extreme manpower shortage, aliens were permitted to fill up to 50 per cent of the unlicensed posts on American vessels. The lifting of the waiver June 1 was touched off by President Real Brotherhood Found In Men Who Go To Sea By "STEAMBOAT" O'DOYLE We all know that the SIU mot­ to is "The Brotherhood of the Sea," but how many of us ever stop to think just what this means? The SIU is more than a mere union for bettering conditions. Unlike shoreside unions, it is also a fraternal organization, a lodge, a brotherhood. We of the SIU are not merely fellov/ workers, but friends and shipmates. We have not only worked to­ gether, we have lived together, got drunk together, and even faced death together. Every one of us has hundreds of old shipmates with whom we share all kinds of memories— memories of laughs and tears met with in the most remote parts of the world. Whenever you meet a Seafar­ er, you meet a buddy ready to give you a helping hand. There is no price ou can set on com­ radeship of this kind. Go sit in a corner of the Hall sometime, watch the crowd awhile, and you will see guys suddenly clasp each other's hands, their faces light up in""a sudden grin as they shout greet­ ings and cusswords at each other in laughing voices. Two old shipmates have met up with each other again after put­ ting thousands of miles of blue water between themselves. It is like running into a long lost brother. Down to the ginmill they go, to drink a beer and reminisce of Evangeline Sails On Regular Bermuda Run The .SS Evangeline, Eastern Steamship Lines Company, will sail from New York tom'orrow, June 7, on her regular run to Bermuda, Nassau and the Ba­ hamas. Other departures from New York are scheduled for June 18 and 28, and at approx­ imately 10-day intervals through­ out the summer months. Among the Evangeline crew is Fred Hart, former Stewards De­ partment Patrolman in New York. rollicking nights in faraway ports, to lecall an old ship or a missing buddy. Is there any bet­ ter feeling than this to relive for a moment a joke, or a close call, with an old friend? Shore dwellers can know noth­ ing of this feeling of brotherhood, of one for all and all for one. The hectic life of the land keeps them too busy fighting each other and working against each other. We of the sea, however, work together and fight together all the time against our commo.n foes whoever they may be. We remember the miserable and vicious conditions- of ship iife before we got together and licked them together. We re­ member the fascist beast that roamed the sea, making it a thing not of freedom, but of ter­ ror. Who among us has not lost a shipmate or a pal in the war at sea, the war we fought together and helped win together. Yes, we of the SIU are com­ rades in all things. Sometimes you know just what this means in the solemn moment when a whole meeting stands hushed in memory of our brothers lost at sea. A FRIEND, INDEED Or perhaps it is only in some waterfront ginmill when, as the chairs are swinging and the bot­ tles go flying through the air, suddenly see a fellow Seafarer grinning at you from across the room and you know that you are not fighting alone. All through the ages there has been a feeling of deep fellowship among the men who share the hard lonely life of the sea. There is .something about the sea that draws her sons together. Perhaps it is because only they have fought her terrible storms when she is in an evil mood, and only they have been rocked in her gentle arms when, change­ able as a woman, she again grows quiet and calm. Oldtimer, youngster Nor­ wegian, Greek, American—yes, even NMUer and Seafarer, we are all drawn together in a bond of friendship—"The Brotherhood of the Sea," that is what our SIU motto means. Truman when he signed on Dec. 31. 1946, his declaration maiking the end of hostilities. The return to the more re­ strictive employment of alien .•<eamcn was originally .scheduled for March 31 last, but vigorous protests were launched in Wash­ ington by such seamen's repre­ sentatives as President H a r r y Lundebcrg and Vice-President Morris Weisberger of the SIU, both of whom appeared in per­ son. As a result of their efforts an extension of the waiver was granted until June 1. While in Wa.shington Brothers Lundeberg and Weisberger also brought pressure to bear in an effort to obtain citizenship for alien seamen who had served during the war. Action on this pi-oposed legislation is still pend­ ing. UNFAIR RESTRICTION As for the restrictions again placed on alien seamen this week, we wish to point out it des not mean they can no longer sail. It merely restricts the num­ ber of aliens American ships may carry in her crew. But at the same time, we must add that it is entirely likely that a much greater number of ships may be subsidized in the future, thus leaving fewer jobs avail­ able to alien seamen. In view of the regulations just invoked, and of the possibility of an increased scope of subsi­ dization, we must repeat what we have been urging for t hepast many months. And that is the urgent advisability for all alien seamen to immediately make every effort to gain legal entry into the United States, and to take steps to procure their first citizenship papers, in every case possible. As the situation stands at pres­ ent this is about the only way these men can free themselves of the restrictive measures of this peacetime law. The Special Service Depart­ ment is still accumulating data in order to determine the net ef­ fect of this change in regula­ tions on alien seamen within our oiganization. As soon as our compilation is complete, this in­ formation will be released to the membeiship through the.se columns. Huron Election Held This Week DETROIT—Dated May 23, the SIU recently received a letter from the Huron Transportation Company noti.f/ying the Union that the two Huron ships would be brought into Detroit for the election some time between June 1 and June 7. According to the .stipulation of the consent election on Huron, agreed to by the SIU, NMU and the company, the election was to be held between May 15 and June 11. Now, the SIU has been noti­ fied of the latest date on this election. Whenever the two Huron ships are brought into Detroit, the SIU is to be notified 24 hours in ad­ vance of the actual election time. This is in order that the observer will have sufficient time to ad­ just his schedule accordingly. �Friday, June 6. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven New Geivesten ^ Branch Officials inherit A Fouled-Up Situation By EARL SHEPPARD GALVESTON — Most of you fellows are aware that I assum­ ed office here as Galveston Port Agent Monday May 26, 1947 as pei" the membership concurring i n Secretary - Treasurer J. P. Shuler's report. The former Officials of this Port were, in my opinion, abso­ lutely non - cooperative in the matter of turning over the tJnion's funds and property in this branch. This opinion is substansiated by the three men auditing committee elected for the purpose of taking inventory who made special note of the fact. This was regrettable inasmuch as the Union was the loser in this matter.* The committee also pointed out that there were sev­ eral differences in the number of dues receipts supposed to be on hand in the branch. This too was pointed out by the commit­ tee and headquarters instructed to take action on same. You will note from the read­ ing of last week's financial re­ port that there were a number of bills paid. These consist most- V'HAi/e To TO THG WOBBlies To SHIP oVTfA / IV -rtJiC dAJ i f noitcn'r/ I BEkJAJfi / I' Tom s;(f; Two vessels paid <iff here since last meeting. They were the SS Signal Hills, a Pacific Tanker, and the SS J. D. Ross, a Waterman bucket. All the beefs on these ships were squar­ ed away to the satisfaction of the crews, A beef regarding the skipper of the Tanker as well as the Chief Steward is still pending. The FBI is holding both of them regarding a bunch of missing ship's gear. The Patrolman pulled three men's permits on the S.ignal Hills for performing and con­ duct unbecoming a Union man. The days of performing and gashounds raising hell around this Port has come to an end. This Union is too big and too damned good to tolerate some of these Union wreckers any more. There are a couple of these people coming up on charges tonight. The committee elected to handle their cases will bear in mind that if these characters are allowed to tear down this Union then eventually we will all be screwed up. Bear down on them and bear down hard. Shipping should continue fair in this Port and there are sever­ al scows expected in the next few days. The new Officials ask that all of you fellows co-operate in put­ ting Texas back on the map of the SIU. Shipping Slows Down In Toledo NO NEWS ? ? But For The Time Being Only Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: NEW ORLEANS DULUTH MOBILE NORFOLK SAN FRANCISCO JACKSONVILLE MARCUS HOOK MONTREAL SAN JUAN BALTIMORE SAVANNAH CLEVELAND The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due. etc., is the Monday preceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that dale, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. Shipping Very Good In Philly; Rumor Has Regular Run For Port ly of bills which were allowed to accumulate over a period of By E. S. HIGDON time. There are still some more of these back bills left and we PHILADELPHIA — 1 see by like Kephart. We should make hope we can have enough in­ one of the Philly newspaper sure that we let them know just come to square them a w a y that the cost of living has gone how we feel about labor. without having to send to head­ up in the Philadelphia area. Ac­ "Nuff o' that . . . The master quarters for money to do so. cording to this article, since 1939 of the Newhall Hills tanker. This branch has been a financial the cost has soared to the unbe­ Captain Robert E. Lenahan, said drain on the Union long enough. lievable height of 105 percent. 1 that an unidentified vessel "dis­ The Union in this area has wonder if the Industrialists ever appeared in the flames and not been in too healthy a con­ take time out to read this kind smoke" after colliding with his dition. Up until recently repre­ of an item. ship in the fog-bound English sentatives of the Merchant Ma­ It looks like business is start­ Channel about a week ago. One riners Club were allowed to so­ ing to boom again in the City local Brother, Seaman Edward licit membership in the Hall. of Brotherly Love. Shipping is Besides this, SIU members were very good, and we are very short told that to ship from the SIU of good old ABs. It has been Hall a fellow should join the rumored around in Sonia's Em­ IWW. porium, in booth one in rear of the beer, that a certain company BOTH VIOLATIONS Both of these things were and with two ships a week is going are a direct violation of SIU to make Philly its home port. •Well, if this gas is real, that policy. In the future any man will be right in line for some of pulling either of these two ca­ the natives and will be quite a pers will have charges placed help to the Port, against him. In the meantime, The Labor Unions here in any one who has been sold Philly are becoming union-mind­ membership u n d e r these pre­ ed. I under'+and that Harristenses in either of these two or­ Bolehala, of Bridgeport, a suburb ganizations is to call it to the burg, Pa., is flooded with letters of here, was killed in' the ex­ of protest from union men from attention of the Port Officials. plosion. There arc several more mat­ all crafts protesting the phony Guess this is all for now . . . ters in the Branch which will Kephart Bill to close all Union but if you want to ship hop need considerable work before hiring halls, I guess by now our down to Philly and we will take esteemed legislators are con­ being cleared up. Former Pa­ care of you. fronted with the real facts, that trolman Ted Cummings disap­ the rank and file members of peared from the Port the same time as did all the local Tugboat craft Unions and not only the of­ ficials, as they thought, want to financial records. have their own union hiring At the same time, numerous All applications for SIU halls. As previously stated, these receipts, money, etc., of the Ca­ burial benefits must be mailed nadian district of the SIU, which Representatives and Senators in to: according to former Agent Park­ Harrisburg were under the JOSEPH VOLPIAN er were in the hands of Cum­ wrong impression. Special Services Dept. TIME TO WAKE UP mings, also walked off. Head­ Seafarers Intl. Union 1 have been giving this quite quarters has notified all ports 51 Beaver Street that Cummings is not to be al­ a lot of thought lately. We of New York 4. N. Y. lowed to ship until these mat­ the labor movement must be asleep to vote for a character ters ar: clarified. Attention Agents By JOE SHIMA TOLEDO—Things remain the speech, and all of the privileges same here in regard to shipping, guaranteed under the Bill of It's slow in our Hall and at the'Rights, will be for all Lakes seaLSA hall, too. ' men. We still have the u.sual run of questions regarding membeiship in the SIU, and asking our opin­ ion if shipping will pick up. The first about the SIU is easy to answer, but the second is a little more difficult. We'je not enough of a prophet to predict whether shipping in Toledo will pick up or not. It depends on many things. The Conneaut of the Wyandotte Transportation Company was in last week, and she seems to be in tip top condition as far as the SIU is concerned, just like the other three Wyandotte ships. A couple of men off an Interlake ship dropped into the hall. They were fired off one of these PM scows for talking union. Of course, the company used the usual smoke screen, and blamed it on to some other reason. Only when you are a member of the SIU, with an SIU contract giving you SIU conditions and protection will you be secure in your job and secure in the know­ ledge that the strength of the SIU, of the AFL Maritime Trades Department and 8 million AFD Brotheis is behind you! Port Houston Closes As SIU Moves To End Needless Spending By CHARLES HAYMOND HOUSTON—The SIU Hall m this poit closed on May 24. Its closing was preceded by the shuttering of the Halls in Port Arthur and Corpus Christi. All business formerly transacted in JOB SECURITY the Ihrt e ports will now be hand­ This is something that's going led from Galveston. to be a thing of the past one of The main reason for these these days. Soon, when the en­ tire Lakes is united under the moves was purely economical. SIU banner, job security will For a long time these Texas ports drain on mean something. Lakes seamen have been a financial will then be able to speak their the Union, and the Agents Conminds freely, without fear of any ti renre recommended that steps be taken to economize in all company coercion. phases of the Union's apparatus. WhencN'er one of these open shop outfits pulls a fast one, just This was concurred in by the as was pulled on its PM ship, membership in all ports, and all it makes the unorganized Lakes Agents and other officials of the seamen realize how much they Seafarers International Union need the protection and securiiy should abide b\- the decisions of of an SIU contract. the membership. Otherwise they The day is fast approaching on do not deserve to be officials of the Lakes when freedom of the SIU. NMD Chances Are Slim Indeed In The NLRB Elections In Huron By SPENCER FOLEY ALPENA—Things have been a little quiet in this fair city for the past week or so. But. I have been getting many questions tossed at me from the numerous men contacted aboard the ships of the Huron and Wyandotte Transportation Companies. The Number One question is, of course, "When is the election going to be held on our ships so that we can vote for the SIU?" This is an easy one to answer for the Huron seamen, because this election is being held during the week that this article goes to press, more specifically, be­ tween June 1 and 7. If the election comes off before this issue of the LOG goes to press, it will be carried some place else in this issue. If not, the article telling of the Huron election results will be in next week's LOG. More than 95 per cent of the Huron seamen have indicated that they are voting for the SIU. So, just like Brother Paul War­ ren. Til be greatly surprised If the NMU secures more than a couple of votes, if that. WYANDOTTE STALL As for the Wyandotte election, the NMU cannoL succeed in stalling this election much longer. The NLRB should dispose of the NMU's phony charges some time this week. Then, we can have the election that all Wyandotte seamen are waiting for. Paul Warren, down in Detroit, thought that he was going out on a limb when he predicted that the SIU would win more than 95 per cent of the Wyandotte votes. Yours truly will go Paul one bet­ ter. We'll predict that the NMU doesn't even secure one vote off the Wyandotte ships! This is based on what Wyan­ dotte men have told me in the past few weeks. They're all for the Seafarers International Un­ ion, AFL, and they're voting to a man for the SIU as the Union of their choice! �THE Page Eighi Dispatcher Writes About Jobs And Membersbip For Newcomers By PAUL GONSORCHIK SEAFARERS Friday. June 6. 1947 LOG Attention Members Each man who makes a donation to the LOG should receive a receipt in return. If the Union official to whom a contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, call this to the attention of the SecretaryTreasurer. J. P. Shuler. im­ mediately. Send the name of the of­ ficial and the name of the port in which the occurence took place to the New York HalL 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N. Y. Boston Shipping Cleans Out Hall; Manpower Shortage Is Critical By JOHN MOGAN The Evangeline finally got BOSTON — Business was slow (Editor's Note: To clear up Hall for a replacement. the past week, with the SUP doing away from here, though a bit misunderstandings end misin­ This is a violation of the rule terpretations of the shipping as when a man leaves a ship for better than the SIU in the New short in the Engine and Deck rtiles, a short scries of articles a vacation he is not to make ar­ England area. Shipping, on the departments. Now the Yarmouth concerning the rules that come rangements with the ship's of­ other hand, was at an all-time will start getting ready and we in for the most discussion and ficers for the holding of his job high. Jobs of all kinds were on arc hopeful that a full crew may trouble hrs been prepared by until he returns. the board all week, plenty of be obtained for this one. Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dis­ These men, after their vacation, permits were necessarily issued, The tanker business up this patcher. New York Branch.) head back to the same job withand still ships left the poit way is very good, with two or .u ... out the Union having any knowshort-handed. Many jobs phoned throe paying off and crewing up !lled^^ of the job being vacant for into New York also were still weekly. The SS Smoky Hills was weeks I've been concentrating on this period. open at week's end. The man­ tnc last one to pay off in Port­ the shipping rules and the many This, my brother members, is power situation is getting more land, after a five-months' trip. difficulties that arise over their what is known as shipping off critical all the time. This ship was manned entirely interpretation. the dock. Even though you were by SUP members, and although The points I want to stress this on the ship before you went on e\-erything was finally straight­ week are not part of the ship­ vacation, you cannot go back ened out in good style, a hectic ping rule^ but they ore Dispatch-1 time was had by all before all ers problems and so I want to disputes were settled. Patrolman pass along the straight dope and violationg this rule. Sweeney picked up one book to clear them up. Another matter which is caus­ forward to SUP Headquarters, as One of them pertains to stew­ ing some headaches, is the prac­ By SONNY SIMMONS the gang was insistent that this ardess jobs on SIU contracted tice of a few members to take TAMPA—We have more jobs will be starting another ship this man not be allowed to ship again ships. Lately some members jobs off the board during the have suggested that their sweet­ hourly call just to hold for a appearing on the board than men season, and with what we al­ until he had squared away with hearts, sisters, and aunts try for ahort time until their friends to fill them. Right now there are ready have, that will make us the SUP. The beef? The usual stewardess jobs with the SIU. come down to the Hall to claim two or three Ordinary Seamen ! just about the busiest port in thing—a performer and a bully. and Messmen on the beach, but the Gulf, At the present moment there them. Speaking of performers, the we seldom have that situation are not enough of these jobs to LOG has been printing plenty SS FLORIDA IN POOR UNIONISM with rated men in the Deck and go around for the applicants. of warnings recently, but appar­ There is nothing in the ship­ The Patrolman makes the SS ently these guys either can't or There are many regular steward- ping rules which prevents this, Engine Departments. Florida this week, and that will don't read. We are having the best weeks, but it is very poor unionism. be good for the Poi I's income. SORR'I' 3OT yot/ By doing this they are depriving financially, that the Port has Still no replacements on the ABOUT ECONOMY CWW'T SHIP ogf- other members of taking jobs ever known. On our last finan­ Lollypop. and all hands seem HA\fB At the last regular meeting, in which perhaps they were anx­ cial report we managed to remit verv well satisfieci with the .letA WiPggs over $500.00 to the General connection with the Secretaryiously await'ng. ' icoRseFund, something that Tampa has Treasurer's report, and. specific­ This is especially injurious to There is a rumor current of ally, the section knocking the not been able to do before. the alien members of the Union. the Florida going into dry-dock port of Boston for not living up These men, now shackled with At the present time we have this summer. If that happens, to the policies laid down by the government restrictions, can only the SS Nampa Victory and the she will probably go to Norfolk. Agents' Conference in regard to sail foreign, so be considerate SS Columbia Victory in here for It sure would be a great help if economies, the motion w'as caiand don't deprive them of the she went, in here, but right now ried to instruct the Secretaryopportunity to take a ship. it looks doubtful. Treasurer to visit this area and I've mentioned a lot of niles Attorney General Tom Watson survey the Now England situa­ and violations, and I'm afraid I'm was in New Orleans and made a tion insofar as the SIU is con­ ^ going to be thought of as a sore­ esses waiting around for jobs, i speech before some group there. cerned. with most of them having ATS head. I hope this isn't true as I He claimed that the Florida hate to worry about rules and The local membership dc vn't service from the war. Closed Shop law was a great go for this business of people regulations just as much as any­ NO DISAPPOINTMENTS success. one. who have never been north of Until they all get placed aboard j But more than anything, Fm In this town it's hard to tell New York recommending arbi­ ships, there'll not be any jobs for a bigger and better SIU and anything yet. Anyone who wants trarily the number of Patrolmen available tor newcomers. So, to the only way we can accomplish to can belongs to a union, and necessary to cover the New Eng­ avoid any false hopes and dis- ^ this is through cooperation and a union members are the only land coastline. appointments, don't encourage little respect for the other guy. ones making a living: the aver­ At the Agents' Conference it your female friends or relatives j The rules are simple and they Waterman, and the SS Half Knot age wage here is $25.00 a week. was understood that we were to look to a summer job on a are rules we ourselves adopted, for Bull. Three more Waterman SORRY NOW operating with one less man than ship' so with just a little consideration ships are due in soon, and Bull The people who listened to during 1946, and that we would A lot of Seafarers have been for our brothers we can make has three phosphate ships Wat.son are now crying the blues go along without, replating him. bringing new men to the Hall Hfg aboard ship and in the Un- scheduled for early arrival. This has been done. However, it for the purpose of getting them ion Hall a hell of a lot easier. It is now pretty sure that P&O and the people who supported a ship and membership in the him are sitting back to think seems that this recommendation Union. As a general rule the SIU things over. The next line of did not get into the official min­ IS not aiding new men to get their goods he tries to sell will be utes of the Conference. There­ seamen's papers unless the man carefully examined by the voters fore, the sooner J. P. Shuler gets up this way for a look-around, is a veteran of the armed forces. in this state. the sooner he will be convinced. Men brought to the Union for The very fact that only union membership, even though they •We are getting into the sum­ [workers are making even a de­ may be ex-memb'=-rs of the serv-j MAURICE DOLE mer season now, when all the cent wage has started workers excursion boats will start run­ ice, are always given a screening.. ASHTABULA—Activities keep. It's in the ^ . , --well-known bag! thinking—No Union, No Money. ning. There are plenty of jobs At the New York Hall, Brother ^ Ashtabula hum- The SIU has set it's 1947 goal as That's right, and the sooner Siekmann handles al newcomers ,he securing of a 40-hour week more people realize it, the bet­ and learns their qualifications. , as the blU s drive to,^^^ tankers, auto carriers, ter off they will be. Sometimes when the prospec- organize all of the uriorganized freighters and sandboats. tive member is not up to snuff, seamen on the Great Lakes moves he has to be turned away. It is mto high gear. stopping until all SIU conunfortunate, but IS is necessary. The 40-hour week which the fracted ships are operating under so don't get hot under the collar SIU just won on the sandboats 40.honr 40-hour contracts, contracts, Reports have been coming if this happens to your buddy. was an eye-opener for a number ^ Unorganized seamen on the in citing dirty deals given Brother Siekmann knows what of unorganized Lakes seamen. Lakes should take a leaf out of seamen by several laundries, he is doing and is protecting the V/hile the NMU and the LSU Lake operators book. These which profess to "cater to present union membership. have been mouthing wild prom- birds, rich and powerful as they men of the sea." RARELY VIOLATED rses of what they are going to gj-e, have seen the need for a Roland Velasco of the SS I couldn't wind up this article get for the seamen some distant union these many years. Yes, Arch Hopkins reports that without pointing up at least one time in the future, the SIU is fhe Lakes operators have their Ungar's Laundry of St. John, shipping rule which is being vio- going out without any ballyhoo' union the LCA! And, they have N. B., picks up laundry lated. This rule is a little out pfiOnd winning the best conditions „ stooge outfit that they drag out aboard ships in that port, the ordinary, and violations are and contracts on the Lakes, j of the closest every time the SIU with these outfits for the yo;mgwith the promise that it will not usually intentional. Facts, not promises, are what the begins to get close—the LSU! er men, for they get invaluable returned by the weekend. Shipping Rule 34 states: ". . . . Lakes seamen want to see. If the.se birds realize the need training for future jobs on SIU The promise is never lived Men coming ashore on vacation Well, they're really seeing ' of a union, it's high time that all off-shore ships. This year we up to, shall register at the bottom of plenty of facts now. First, it Lakes seamen realized the same will have one additional ship in the shipping list and ship out in was the 44-hour week on the thing. Join the SIU today, drive "They don't say in which the excursion business, and pos­ their regular turn." year it will be returned," says passenger boats. Next, it was the tfie open shop operators off the sibly two. Occasionally members have 40-hour week on the sandboats. Lakes, and win SIU security and Velasco, warning Seafarers Well, so much for this week— to keep their laundry out of made arrangements with the I And, within the next couple of protection, as well as SIU wages and a.s a parting thought, rated Ungar's hands. Chief Engineer or Chief Mate to' weeks, the SIU will win the 40-j and conditions for all Lakes seamen can go to work here any take a week off and not call the'hour week on the bulk freighters, men! time. Tampa Reports It Has More Jobs Than Seamen To Fill Them All Winning Of The 40 Hour Week An Eye-Opener To Lakes Seamen Keep Yeur Shirt On •ft: �Friday, June 6, 1947 THE Influx Of Tankers, Freighters Keeps Port New York Very Busy SEAFARERS LOG Milwaukee ILA Leader Chicago May Be Home For Two More Ships, Says Scuttlebutt By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—New York dur­ ing the past week has been a very active port with all of us being kept busy, however, noth­ ing sensational can be reported —just hard work. With a good crop of tankers and dry cargo vessels in port we are continuing our call for rated meji. We can use rated men in the Black Gang badly, so you Oilers and Firemen come on down and take a look at the board on the second deck. I'm sure there is something up there that will interest the most dis­ criminating Engine Department man in the Union. By HERB JANSEN men are getting a taste of good weather. For the past several weeks what with all the rain they have been complaining of the need for foul weather gear in­ cluding the hip boots. Now with Old Sol beaming down on the sons of Gotham they can put away their fountain pens that write under water. On the organizing front the door is still open for all men who want to lend a hand in the or­ ganizing drive. As long as an un­ organized ship plies the seas there will always be a job waiting for men who want to run the SIU banner up the flag halyard. TAKE 'EM OUT Occasionally I see a Patrolman around the Hall, but for the most Although the companies still part they are out in the wilds ofjto be organized are small, having Brooklyn or over in Jersey put-'only a ship or two this shouldn't ling all in order aboard the ships discourage volunteei-s m the that hit this area. BLUE SKIES With the hot weather finally hitting the big town the Patrol- AH, A PATROLMAN^ £OT »S A , eusv oA4e! Canadian Seamen Come To SIU For Helping Hand By ROBERT DODD BUFFALO — Having contacted several ships under the Canadian flag in this port recently, it can be said that Canadian seamen are truly receptive to the SIU. They are really interested in the ex­ panded activities of the Canadian District of the Seafarers. least. It's true that they don't have fleets like Isthmian, but many of these companies that had only a ship or two when we signed contracts now are adding several more to their fleets. One of these paying a divi­ These Brothers of ours from dend is the Bloomfield Steamacross the border are worked all'ship Company which was recentsorts of hours with no overtime, ^ly organized and signed up by and have had lousy working and! the SIU. This week the comliving conditions aboard their! pany added another ship to their ships for years. These men are string and it is being crewed up hoping to have their sub-stand- at the moment here in New York. ard conditions rectified and The jobs now being taken by brought up on a par with U. S. SIU members aboard this ship seamen. The only way they can were made possible by volunteer do this is through the SIU-AFL. organizers who wept out and. did For years, outside of the Cana­ a job for the Union. That's the dian SIU on the Canadian West way it is with all SIU ships, so Coast, they have only had the don't hesitate to volunteer and phony Moscow-dictated Canadian insure future jobs for yourself Seamens Union. Now, the SIU and your union brothers. The Evangeline, East e r n, has expanded it's Canadian Dis­ trict, and is covering the East which had a bit of hard luck in Coast and Great Lakes as well the Cape God Canal last week should be out of the Jersey ship­ as the West Coast. yard early next week. Wliile COMPARISON PROVES she is in drydock getting patched Canadian seamen are now hav­ up the Union is seeing to it that ing an opportunity to compare certain repairs are made that their 56-hour week with the Sea­ were recommended bj' th# crew. farers 44 and 40-hour week on WORD OF CAUTION the passenger boats and sandQuite awhile ago I cautioned boats respectively. Soon, all SIU men against breaking into the bulk freighters will be under ship's cargo and pilfering the 40-hour week contracts, and then stores. Once more I'd like to they'll really have something to stress this point. Crewmembers drive for—the 40-hour week for have no right to break into these Canadian ships as well as Amer­ stores, and are liable to severe ican. punishment by the civil author­ 'Whenever Canadian seamen ities. visit any Lakes port where there If a guy has itchy fingers and is an SIU hall, they are invited lifts a few items for himself or to drop in. We're willing to an­ for sale, he shouldn't expect any swer questions from our Broth­ sympathy or aid from the Union, ers across the border just as we There's nothing the Union can are from our unorganized U. S. do for you in a case like this. seamen on the Lakes. The local police are the sole The SIU latch string is out to authorities and if a guy gets a unorganized Canadian seamen a.s has only himself to blame, well as unorganized American long vacation up the river he seamen. Drop into the nearest A situation in the fourth floor SIU hall, and find out why the baggage room of the New York SIU is fast becoming the only Hall has been called to our at­ union for unlicensed seamen— tention. There is gear of all deep water, Lakes, and inland {Continued on Page 14) waters. . Page Nine President John Brzek, of the Milwaukee Longshoremen, who went all out in support of the Seafarers* recent and success­ ful strike of the Milwaukee Clipper. CHICAGO — Shipping is still fair in the Windy City with only a few men on the beach. After a bad Spring start in Chicago, it finally begins to look as though the boys on the ships can get out on deck and soak up a little sunshine via the sunbath method. It's a certainty that we'll have one newcomer in this port, and possibly two, this saling season. First, of course, is the D & C cruise ship, Citj' of Cleveland III, which formerly operated out of Detroit on a regular run to Buf­ falo. Now, .she'll visit Chicago once a week in her new role as a cruise ship covering the Up­ per Lakes. There's also some discussion about the SS Put-In-Bay, for 35 years an excunsion ship operating out of Detroit to the Lake Erie Island.s, shifting to a ChicagoMichigan Citj' run with nightly moonlights on the side. There's no official confirmation of these stories, so it might be just so much v,^hi.stling in the dark. In any case, she'll have an SIU crew aboard, as usual. Also paying our fair city a visit during the week were the Carmi Thompson and the Coralia, both making their first trip of the season. Around June 1, a Hall was opened in South Chicago at 3261 E. 92nd Street. Brothers who sail into South Chicago are invited Shipowners Cry For Economy — But Only At Expense Of Seamen By J. M. (WINDY) WALSH During the lush wartime days done in the past on overtime they when Uncle Sam was footing the! now planned to have the crew bill with our tax money, the! perform during working hours, sky was the limit, with laxity and Definite in.struftinns w-ere given w-astefulness prevailing from the the Mates that if they exceeded top to the bottom of the shipping' a ridiculously low figuie they would be removed and replaced companies. The various companies hand­ with a Mate who obeys orders. The companies set a low al­ ling ships merely as agents for the WSA weren't quibbling. The lowable overtime figure arrived more dough they handled for I at by some hocus pocus method Uncle Sam, the larger were their: of the port officials, who know nothing about conditions aboard profits. But then came the day of reck­ a ship. NO STANDARD oning. V-E Day, V-J Day, re­ One ship may make a smooth conversion. Private management She back in the saddle. Off came the crossing with no hitches. gloves, out came the axe, and will manage to get tied up in the operators all ci'ied in uni­ the daytime, put in all her Satur­ day's and Sundays at the dock son: "Economj'." Now where do you tliink they with all hands off, get a shore started their economy? In their gang to paint her, get stored by staff? In their fat salaries?-- a shoregang and be secured on company lime. Not on your life. Naturally she comes in with They planned to starf at the bottom and cut the take home practically no overtime. The port pay of the man making the least officials using this as a yard­ stick immediately decrees that money in the .set-up. All of a sudden they demand­ henceforth overtime will be such ed that Mates and Engineers keep and such. He reasons, if one ship can do their crew overtime pared to the absolute minimum. it, .so can the rest in the fleet. In the days of the WSA, the What he needs is a trip to sea shipowners contended that 100 r,cross the North Atlantic in the hours per man per month was winter. Now, put yourself in the pothe absolute minimum under which the ships could be effi­ sition of the poor Mate (my heart What would ciently operated in the Deck De­ bleeds for him). you do? Would you economize partment. Now they discovered that they by cutting the overtime of the had overestimated .slig.htly and ^ officers, or would you borrow means have been found to limit one from the bosses' book and the overtime. ! start at the bottom? The anCertain work that had been swer is obvious. to visit the new Hall when i.n port. Drop in, say hello, and find out what the score is on the SIU, IN DETROIT During the past week, I've been in Detroit helping our Sec­ retary Treasurer. Fred Farnen, complete the drafting of the pas­ senger and sandboat agreement? wliich have already been nego­ tiated with the operators. We have also started negotia­ tions with the bulk freighter operators, and good progress is being made. These contracts should be out of the way soon, and then all Great Lakes officials can concentrate on the Seafare"s Great Lakes oiganizational drive, which has already begun to show so much progress, and should re­ sult in several new fleet addi­ tions to the SIU contracted op­ erators this season. All SIU Brothers sailing on our contracted vessels will soon receive copies of the new con­ tracts. When you receive them, read 'em over well, and when­ ever you get a chance, show them to the unorganized Lakes seamen. In addition, show them to the unfortunates sailing on NMU contracted ships, and let them sec for Themselves what kind of wages, hours, overtime, working and Jiving conditions that SIU !!ien enjoy. Show these long suffering NMUers what SIU democratic control can secure for the mem­ bership. Let them see our splen­ did working conditions, and tell them of SIU representation ' whenever a justifiable beef exNetwork Program Day Time j ists. •A• • • • I Yes, Brothers! SIU job seEvery 9:30 P. M. 5-Sler Varieiy Show ABC Icurity and conditions are the Thurs. E.D.T. From Hollywood I backbone of the Union. No one bumps an SIU member off a ship Daily New Radio Drama because he doesn't like the way (except 3:45 P. M. ABC Wiih Stars from Stage your hair is parted, or because E.D.T. Sat. & and Screen they have a friend or relative Sun.) leady for your job. That doesn't 1 happen on SIU ships. !1 -A • • • • Every 1:30 P. M. Mutual Repeat Performance It was common practice years E.D.T. Sunday Of 5-Siar Variety Show ago. and was not felt during the past few years. However, when Talks by 8:15 P. M. Every shipping gels tough again, that's ABC Outstanding Speakers E.D.T. Tuesday when it'll be felt again. Get job security for your ship by joining NOTE! Please check radio listings in your local newspaper the SIU, and making certain that for time of broadcasts. All times given above are EASTERN your ship votes SIU when an DAYLIGHT TIME. election rolls around. AFL BROADCASTS �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Fridayi June 6/1047 LOG SHIPS' MUHUTES JIND MEWS v.'.v.xI ••.j. •• v..;-.. EXTENDING HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER CSU Crew Raps Leadership, Lauds SIU's Maritime Role Concrete signs that the Canadian Seamen's Union has completely failed its membership and that the rank and file now look upon the Seafarers International Union as the leader in the fight to advance the cause of seamen everywhere were in sharp evidence as the CSU crew of the Mont Rolland revealed a growing dissatisfaction with the organization's leadership. The disillusioned CSU men air­ ed their feelings at an informal meeting aboard the SlU-contracted vessel SS John Swett' of the Kearney Steamship Company on May 9, when both the Canadian and American ships were in the port of Genoa, Italy. FRIENDLY SPIRIT A spirit of friendliness and unanimity marked the unusual meeting as the two crews discussed the relative roles played by their respective unions in beliolf of their memberships. In discussing the tactical use of their organization by the com- Clearly visible from the Sweff was the name of the Canadian vessel, as photo above, taken aboard the SIU ship, shows, stores. They said the request was promptly forgotten, with the result that for the duration of the voyage the ship fed very poorly. CSU man on vray down Mont Rolland's to small boat, which will take him to meeting. munists, the Canadian crew said they were fully aware that CSU funds were being used to^foster the aims of the communists. They added that they are fully determined to put a stop to this practice. Explaining the manner in which their beefs are handled. the Mont Rolland crew cited a typical example of the "raw deals" they have been getting. While in a Canadian port, the CSU Patrolman was asked to check the condition of the ship's DEAF EARS Demands made to officials of the CSU for better working con­ ditions are met with silence, the Rolland crew pointed out. They commented frankly on the enviable working conditions and wages which the Seafarers has gained for its membership and its resultant position of lead­ ership in the maritime industry. It is believed that the recent resignation of Pat Sullivan as head of the CSU opened the eyes of the union's rank and file, ac­ cording to Seafarer Blackie Colucci, a member of the John Swett crew, who was present at the meeting and talked with most of the Canadian seamen. On the subject of the com­ munists and the hindrance which they pose to the advance of seamen, the SIU crew assured the CSU men that they fuUy backed the fight to cleanse the Cana­ dian waterfront of the commie smudge. Informal discussion on deck of the Swett is halted momen­ tarily as Seafarers and Canadian crewmembers of the Mont Rolalnd look up at cameraman. Meeting was one of harmony, and CSU men told of kicking around they've been getting from of­ ficials of their organization. Front row, left to right: Red Burnhp.m, H. Beaudan, L. Fu­ ruya, H. Christiansen and P. McAleese—all of the CSU. Top row, left to right: E. Allen-CSU, Richard Kapps, Tex Jacks, Sal Areni, Juan Lopez, J. Murphy-CSU, and G. Chaput-CSU. Flanked by crewmembers of the SlU-manned SS John Swett and members of the Canadian Seamen's Union from the Mont Rolland. Seafarer Blackie Colucci shakes hands with CSU man L. Furuya. Photo was taken aboard the Swett when the two groups held a friendly, informal meeting in Genoa last month. From left to right, sitting: Mitchell Zelace, Joe Valencia, Herman Monteiro, G. Chaput-CSU, Thomas Kennedy, (man unidentified), and Juan Lopez. Standing, from left to right: George Barnes, Tony Serpe, Edward Gross, Nick Chicichellr Sal Areni. Colucci, Tex Jacks, H. Christiansen-CSU, Furuya, J. Murphy-CSU, Richard Kapps, Len Dower and O. Bolivae-CSU. Men not designated as CSU are Seafarers. 'Pop' Sweetzer Dies Aboard SS Jas. Gillis Seafarer William (Pop) Sweet­ zer, a member of the SIU since 1939, died aboard the SS James S. Gillis on May 3, apparently of a heart attack, according to word just received from Gustav V. Thobe, Steward on the vessel. He was 57 years old. Brother Sweetzer's body was buried at sea in accordance with his wishes, which were revealed at an informal meeting held by his shipmates shortly after his death. He had no known surviv­ ing relatives. Members of the Mont Rolland crew as they came alongside the SS John Swett to board her for the unusual meeting. MSHUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING Services and burial took place at 9 a. m.. May 4, as the Gillis was "right abeam" of the Island ALEXANDER G. BELL, of Minorca, one of the Balearic March 16—Chairman Lader; Isles, a day out of Genoa, Italy. Secretary Ross RcKennie. Good On the evening of May 2, and Welfare: Suggestions con­ Sweetzer, a member of the Deck cerning better care end clean­ Department, went to Brother ness aboard ship and in the Thobe and complained of a pain messroom. In particular the re­ in his chest. The Steward im­ turning of all cups and dish­ mediately took the ailing Seafar­ es to sink, the cleaning up of er up to the ship's hospital, then any mess after playing poker, notified the Mate and the Skip­ the cooperation of all in not per. wasting water. SEEMED IMPROVED The following day. Brother Sweetzer's condition seemed to be somewhat improved and his spirit was good, Thobe reports. In fact, both Thobe and the Bosun, who ^ it* paid him a visit, kidded him ALCOA CAVALIER, May 25 about being confined. —Chairman Steve Carr; Secre­ At 2:30 p. m. Sweetzer col­ tary John Jellette. Delegates lapsed, while on the way to the reported no beefs in their de­ head. He was dead before aid partments. New Business: Mo­ could be administered. tion carried that new grill be A native of Baltimore, where installed in place of the smaJl he was born Feb. 2, 1890, Brother and inadequate one now being Good and Welfare: Sweetzer went to sea all his life. used. Records in Union Headquarters Recomruended that Chief Cook reveal that he joined the Sea­ get together on the menus so as to improve service to crew. farers in Baltimore. Suggestion that Delegates go aboard the Clipper to observe and bring back a report on the Stewards Department working conditions, etc. Brothers asked where is the stea.k. Cooks stated that due to the range be­ ing too small there is no room on the places for steak. One minute of silence observed in memory of lost brothers. i .V J, SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS, May 10—Chairman A. Capote: Secretary Robert G. Huff. Dele­ gates reported on the number of book and tripcard men in their departments. New Busi­ ness: Motion that a fine of $25 be levied against book mem­ bers failing to return to ship or who cause a delay in the ship's sailing. Tripcard and permit men to be punished by loss of their papers and right to sail for a period of three months. Amendment: Section covering withdrawal of a map's papers for three months is to strict. (Contimicd on Page 11) �Friday. June S. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Coti/iniicd from 10) Second Amendment: that the fine be increased to $50. Mo­ tion with amendments carried. Discussion concerning the capa­ bilities of the Steward. De­ cision to take up Steward beef with a Patrolman. removal of crewmember, and that he be returned to the States for medical attention in­ asmuch as he is mentally ill and potentially dangerous. '€IA (yive VfU / S. 4 J. ROSWELL VICTORY. April 4—Ship's Delegate H. Perlinson. Summary of six meetings held during voyage. Recom­ mend Steward as being a good union worker and member Eind a little more time at sea will prove him to be a good Stew­ ard. Recommendation of in­ vestigation of Angelo Addina who has been tripcard man for three years. Recommend that he be denied pro-book until he shows a more cooperative spirit toward his fellow crewmen and the union. Crew suggested oral reprimand to two crewmen to bring them in line. 4 4 4 Too Much Suit In Dixon Food I Meeting. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that a collection be made for brothers in hospitals and jail. Decision that all stay out of mess while messman is setting up and cleaning. Re­ pair list made up and attached. 4 4 4 FRANCIS J. O'GARA. April 19 — Chairman Cliff Nelson: Secretary Jim Lomas. All books and permit cards examined and found in good order. Motion carried to enforce cleanliness of messrooms and pantry. Mo­ tion carried that Delegates con­ tact Captain in reference to draw in home port before the payoff. Good and Welfare: No member to wash clothes in toilet washbasins, any mem­ ber found so doing will be fined. Suggestion made that Chief Cook use a little more season­ ing in the food. Cook claims grade of pepper is inferior and suggests requisitioning a better grade of pepper. Try eating sometime with salt water coursing down your neck and into your food. See if it doesn't make you feel like a deep water fish, besides giving you a soaking pain in the—well, in the neck, anyway. If you're unwilling to make the salty sacrifice, at least take the word of the crew recently aboard the SS Ben F. Dixon, who were involved in such an experi­ ment, although not voluntarily. Besides making you feel like the inside of a water-conveying pipe, it's darned annoying—pretty mis­ erable, in fact, to use their own words. The ship's minutes say some­ thing has to be done to "get those 4 4 4 mushroom ventilators free, so we ALCOA PLANTER, April 20 can tighten them down in heavy weather. It's pretty miserable to —(Chairman not given); Sec­ eat with salt water leaking down retary R. S. Vandercoort. New Business: Motion carried that your neck." Something should be done— the Steward more carefully in­ struct and supervise the mem­ and quick. bers of his Department. Mo­ 4 4 4 tion carried that the crew's FRANCIS J. O'GARA, March pantry ice box be cleaned and 31—Chairman Joseph Phillips; defrosted once a wek without Secrelary Jim Lomas. New fail by the pantryman. Good Business: Motion carried to and Welfare: Motion carried make list of repairs and equip­ that the crew's feelings on sub­ ment. Ship to be checked for jects aired at the meeting be unseaworthiness. Foc'sles, and made known to the proper au­ alleyways being flooded when thorities. Crew is dissatisfied shipping seas. All mushroom in that they have been pro­ vents to be checked for pos­ vided with no liberty launches sible repairs. Motion carried or liberty while at anchor in for all hands to keep messrooms Puerto La Cruz. Crew desired clean! and to keep feet off chairs. 4 4 4 R. NEY McNEELEY, April 8 —Chairman John Hall Secre­ tary Leo Schmitt. 1st meeting: Steward Department to issue soap for all departments. Crew not to soak clothes in the laun­ dry. Each Department to clean laundry a week at a time in rotation. Delegates in each Department to make up repair list. Standby on four to eight watch to clean messhall, 2nd \bu CANTROUOW WfiAftTUCBMlSp/ 4 4 4 WAYNE MacVEAGH, April 16—Chairman George Romano; Secretary Denny Joe Ryan. En­ gine and Deck Delegate report­ ed all fine in their departments. Steward Qelegate reported lack of cooperation and much con­ fusion. New Business: Motion carried that all tripcards and permits be taken up by depart­ ment delegates. Motion carried thai New Orleans Agent be present at payoff in New Or­ leans. Motion carried to have awning put up on stern as for­ eign ships have it and it is necessary in the tropics. Mo­ tion carried that every one be more quiet at mealtime so the messman can get his orders straight. Good and Welfare: One minute of silence for broth­ ers lost at sea. ee suRe YOU GET A RecsfPr WHBN you POMATE MONeV Jo THE 10&. If THE UWK] OFFICIAL COLLECT/AIG FA/LS TD G/VE you A RECEIPT NOTlf^ THE SECReTARyTReA^UReR AT OA/CE / CUT and RUN By HANK 4 4 4 Back SIU Stand On Anti-Labor Law With the threat of the vicious Hartley-Taft "slave labor bill" hanging over the head of trade unionism, the crew of the SS Robin Sherwood, acting at a re­ cent shipboard meeting, sent the following telegram to SIU Head­ quarters: "Realizing the grave danger to the existence of trade un­ ions—the sole means of pro­ tecting and improving our standards of living—we hereby stand opposed to the anti-labor legislation before Congress and wholeheartedly endorse any course of action taken by the membership to stop enactment of such laws." 4 4 4 PHILIP SCHUYLER, April 18 — Chairman Willon Mc­ Neill; Secretary J. F. Bartlett. Motion carried that all loose trash be emptied at stern of vessel and all garbage be emptied aft of forecastle by number four hatch. Motion carried that the LOG be noti­ fied of carelessness and a ne­ glectful attitude by the U. S. Coast Guard toward Roy Pritchett when he sustained an in­ jury aboard this vessel. Good and Welfare: List of repairs made up with additions com­ ing from the floor. Send Those Minutes Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in thai way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the .minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. For .several years the SIU has shown, proved and has in turn noticed the immediate surprise and honest-minded desire of various unorganized seamen—those who sail the Great Lakes; the neighbor­ ly Canadian sailors; the Isthmian seamen and the tanker seamen— to have the SIU as their union. Reading the LOG, listening to SIU Brothers sailing with them, these non-union seamen, overworked and underpaid by the shipping companies have seen, read or heard SIU's powerful and successful militancy in all its phases, vitally affecting the sailors in their wages, conditions, beefs, etc. Many of them have seen the various new agreements which were signed for Great Lakes seamen, several Canadian ships, etc. In­ deed, the SIU has honestly proved to all unorganized seamen that it has been and remains the best and strongest militant union for the highest wages and conditions to meix-hant seamen. 4 4 4 More and more of these seamen who keep losing dollars and securiiy by sailing wifhoul Ihe SIU are sensibly and slowly realizing what they shall gain and have protected—once they're in the SIU. No sir, you can't beat the SIU agreements—whether they're for the deep sea, Moran tugbocits. Great Lakes ships, in­ cluding the sandboats, passenger ships, etc! We in the SIU know it. Now all seamen—Canadian, tanker. Great Lakes, Isth­ mian, etc.—know it or should know it—through the voluntary efforts of SIU brothers who sail these unorganized ships, show­ ing these exploited seamen what the SIU has accomplished and what it means to be an SIU sailor! 4 4 4- Last week, smiling S£im LLittrell .said that if Bosun Robert Hillman (or any others) want to see him, they would have to do the best they can to get to Trinidad—vRere Sam went—to get some smoked ham. Sam's reason for sailing was that he was pining away here in New York without his pals, feeling deeply lonesome and that he didn't even have his vacation, either. A few days later, Bosun Hillman, accompanied by his familiar cigar, anchored into town, to hear the news that Sam sailed, handicapped without his best pals . . . Vv''e were asked to print the following item: "Jimmy Milliean and Little Heavy are in Mobile, asking for you. Sunshine is good." . . . Brotlier John Santos just blew into town. What's new, John'? . . . We sure hope the best of luck and the swifest re­ covery to Bosun Mike Rossi who has been hospitalized down in the port of Montivideo, Uraguay. Weigh that anchor. Mike, and sail out fast, indeed ... By the way, Mike, your shipmate and mine, "Lucky" Lee Luciano is in town right now—vacationing a little. "Lucky" akso says that his shipmate Bosun Smith is still aboard the SS Yaka—making a lengthy home out of her, indeed. Brother Warren Callahan, citizen of upper New York, just came in from a rest with his family after finishing a recent trip. Warren announces he's going to try to ship out with his wife (she will be Stewerdess) so that he can show her what this sea life is all about. Good luck. Warren . . , Brother Ray Myers collected about 70 bucks of retroactive pay last week and happily told us that he was immediately buying some retroactive beers to make it just right . . . Here's another message: "Hats off to Brother Baldy McAdoo. Get in touch with me. Signed, Walter H. Stovull, c/'o SIU hall. 531 West Michigan Street, Duluth. Minnesota." . . . Oldtimer Jimmy Brooks happily confessed he had a successful operation. 1 "A I �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS Friday, June 6, 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEJtBS fS Sells Story Favoritism Is Basis Of Hiring By Lakes Carriers' Association To the Editor: Thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know a thing or two about my experience while up on the Lakes last week. I went up there from Baltimore with the sole purpose of getting a job on an unorganized ship and helping in the organizing drive on the Lakes. I could have ship­ ped on our organized ships on the Lakes but it was either unororganized ships or deep sea SIU vessels for me. I hit the LCA halls in Toledo and Detroit and applied for AB's jobs. The hall in Toledo was about half the size of our Balti­ more shipping deck. There were a couple of tables in it, along with about 18 or 20 men and, of course, the shipping master. There was no board or any­ thing to show what jobs were open. He could have had two I believe I'm a pretty good AB, but because the fink-herder thought I was a Union man, he told me he could never use me. Why doesn't the NAM or the Chamber of Commerce have these stories printed? Why don't they print the stories, for ex­ ample, of a seaman not being able to get a job because his cousin, uncle, father, brother, etc., is not a company stooge or doesn't own stock in the com­ pany. Or because his sister or aunt isn't married to, or doesn't go out with, one of their officers, or company officials. Well, the Germans swallowed so much of the Nazi propaganda Log -A- Rhythms Mama Mia! that they believed it. Perhaps the capitalists in this country, through their mouthpieces—the radio and newspapers — are swamping the American people the same way. It'll be a rough day for the working people if they fall for this guff. Come to think of it, it doesn't matter if they do or don't. Congress seems to have a habit of doing the things that capital wants them to do, regard­ less of the peoples' opinion. All this newspaper stuff is just a cover up for the dirty work on Capital Hill. John Gallagher Baltimore, Md. Alcoa Bucko Is Hot Stuff, Needs 5 Fans To Cool Off By JESSE MILLER Sixa or sevena years ago, I come to dis land a, I come a wit Angelina, And I tink dis place is granda. I sent a Angelina to nighta school, Sheesa. go dere every nighta, Sheesa quit in justa tree months. Cause sheesa know tree words all righta. Wyndon (Wendy) Floyd, OS, whose first published literary effort appeared in the May is­ sue of "The Family Album," a monthy magazine circulated widely in Long Island. Sheesa use dese words at a grocery stora, (Sheesa go dare every day) She say-sa to da grocery man, "I wanna beans," she-sa say. Now baka beans are a wonderful. For a good American, But eata beans and no spagetts. Is nota for Italian. Brother Floyd's story, "His you'll have to make an appoint­ Own Way," was sold as a result Angelina, learna some other To the Editor: of his response to an announ­ wordsa. Of all the peculiar skippers ment with the Purser first." •When we hit the tropics, he Causa I'ma getting sore, cement appearing in the LOG, that ever went to sea, this guy tops the list. The finst day we had five fans going in his foc'sle, offering marketing aid to Sea­ I eata beans for sevena years. And I don'ta wanta no more. saw him at Pier 45, New York along with a wind chute for each farers with literary talent. Sea­ porthole and three special vents City, we noticed something built on the bridge connected to farer Carl Cowl arranged for queer. publication of : Floyd's . story He had so much luggage you'd his foc'sle. In our first port—Puerto La through the medium of a repu­ think he was a first trip passen­ Cruz—he had the crew restricted table author's agency with ger instead of being master of an old Alcoa liberty. The first but issued special passes for the which Cowl has connections. day at sea he had the entire Deck officei'S and himself. The Dele­ Cowl's success with the first Department chipping and scrap­ gates went to see him about this manuscript submitted to him ing that section of the bridge and he said the 'Venezuelan gov­ by Floyd has inspired the Sea­ To the Editor: which covers his foc'sle over­ ernment had restricted the ship; farer-writer to begin work on he didn't do it. head. Here is something on the a novel, he says. The Delegates told the old man He then had this small section Brighton Marine Hospital where Other Seafarers with literary painted white so the sun that when a ship is restricted, it I arn a patient in the -surgical ambitions are invited to submit ward. I was admitted afler only means everyone, not just the wouldn't bear down on it too much. The next day he roped crew. The old man's answer to their material for approval and 15 minutes, which is pretty fast advice, without having to pay time, and after entry, the doctor off the same section so the watch this was: the customary charges for this STEADY, GENTS wouldn't talk over it and disturb examined me at once. service. Manuscripts must be him. "The officers are gentlemen I wish to state that this is the NO BELLS and they don't get drunk and typewritten. best marine hospital there is, as He also had all the bells dis­ into fights like the crew." They should be addressed to I have been in a few of them. connected on the bridge and has That very night, three officers Carl Cowl, care of SEAFAR­ The doctors here are on the ball shut down the radio altogether. were thrown into jail for being ERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, at all times. And the treatment The Delegates went to see him drunk and disorderly. New York 4, N. Y. Enclose a is of the very best. The nurses about a few beefs and he got dis­ He searches the foc'sle every stamped envelope addressed to are very pleasant and courteous gusted with them and said, "If day for extra bars of soap, sender's residence to insure safe to all patients, and do their best you wish to see me in the future. matches and linen. John Bluilt return. to help in whatever way possible. I also noticed that the night nurses are right on the job. For HORSE-PLAY ALONG THE BAUXITE TRAIL example, I saw the signal light on one night, and in less than a minute the nurse on duty was (%il Pa frier, ijret "tke down the ward to .see what .she nf frr-e UP could do. That is what I call co­ operation. The orderlies are a nice lot of boys, and if anyone has any beef to make you can show them this letter. The food, too, has been very good since I have been in this ward. So if any SIU boys need medical treatment I would advise them to get to the Brighton Ma­ rine Hospital as soon as possible. I have been taken care of so well here that I feel more at home here than in any other hospital. By the way, I would like the boys to knov/ that I am here. George Meaney Okays Treatment By Brighton Marine Hospital jobs or 30 jobs, you'd never know it. It he did have any he was probably waiting for his pals and favorites to show up and take them. QUESTIONS When I entered the joint, the "herder" was interviewing ABs to see which one he would choose for the job he had. Probably he was looking for a docile lamb. He asked me if I was an AB. "Yes," I answered. Ever ship with a Union? I told him no. "How long have you been sail­ ing?" I told him four or five years. Then he asked me a few more questions and from my answers must have figured I was a Union man. He then told me he couldn't use me "ever." Well, Editor, I've given you the high spots of my experience on the Lakes. I'm back in Bal­ timore now ready to ship any darn time I please. I'm just won­ dering how the Lakes seamen have put up with this stuff for •so long a time. It's about time they organized into our SIU and did away with this unfairness and discrimination. This brings me to the labor bills now before Congress. One of the things the anti-labor news­ papers have been screaming aobut is- the close'd shop. They say the Unions can discriminate. The lying propagandists are con­ tinually building it up. The pro­ verbial molehill becomes a mountain. But do they ever print the sordid stories of discrimination practised by the companies — such as the Lakes Carriers Asso­ ciation. m*' y • (Ed. note: Brother Meaney would probably like to hear from some of his Union Broth­ ers. Just drop him a 4ine at ' ihe Brighton Marine ; Hospital, JBrighton, Mass. He'll .appre­ ciate it.) �Friday, June 6,1947 THE AT NORTH END OF BAUXITE TRAIL SEAFARBRS LOG Page Thirteen Wayward SS Semmes Is Still Cutting Up; Fire, Stowaway Mark 2nd Phase Of Trip to that point aboard the SS Mate discovered a stowaway, an Raphael Semmes, but you ain't ' SUP man who is still with us I've got a bone to pick witli heard nothing yet. as we were not permitted to land j'ou. In my last letter to you, him in Manila. We reached Honolulu okay, which was printed in the April From Manila we went to Bav/ith just a few minor break­ 4 edition of the LOG, you got a tangas to load copra. This is the downs, but after taking on bunk­ little fouled up. I stated that the only port so far than we havn't Chief Mate, not the Chief En­ ers and water there, we ran out had any trouble. From Batangas gineer, was the ex-SeafaVer and of fresh water enroute to Shang­ we went to Romblon. Here we ex-Union man. The Chief En- hai. Even with water being ra­ had more troubles. tioned, things got so bad they giner, who is a regular Joe, still The longshoremen left some carries his SIU book, which hap­ had to cut out the drinking water empty copra sacks in No. 2 hold and head in to Kobe, Japan. pens to be No. G-16. and one of them threw a cigar­ ONE CAN EACH Well, Ed, I also made a miscue. ette butt into the pile. So back In that letter I also stated that We were each given a can of the Chief Cook's name was Tony drinking water from the life­ Bender. His name is Tony Mi­ boats, and to this day it has never All hands aboard the SS Alcoa Pilgrim had cause for cele­ randa, and Tiny Bender is the been replenished. We made Ko­ bration recently, when the ship arrived in Montreal after cutting Saloon Messman. be, but as usual, when the Sem­ In that last letter I told you of mes pulls in, it means hard luck her way through ice. Above, four of the crew are seen doing our experiences and troubles up to somebody. their shoreside slaking. Space committments prevented picture This time the somebody was from being run with others of Pilgrim crew last week. Beware The Golden a Jap watertender. The GI guard who was at the gangway to the Calf, Brother Warns crew from going ashore, was To Ihe Editor: gassed up and in fooling around The following notice should be with his carbine, the Jap waterplaced in the LOG to insure the tender was shot. The Jap was in charge of giving us water. bald have many days of sailing safety of seamen who have been To the Editor: Three MPs came aboard and we go to Manila to discharge the away from the States for the last with crews of SIU men. took the guard and one of the copra that was ruined in the The SS Oliver Loving, which few months and don't know the John Coppess crew ashore. The crewmcmber attempt to put out the smolder­ operates from Mobile and New Rec. Sec.. SS Oliver Loving score on the latest of feminine was Joe DeCabo, who was on ing fire. styles: Orleans to the Islands, has a real gangway watch at the time of the We are now under way and Attention: The gals you see good skipper. Captain Irby F. HORSE-FLAY MARKS incident. In Kobe, we also lost headed for Honolulu again. We wearing the various new colors an Oiler, who had to go to the don't know whether we are go­ Wood. Tlie Cliief Male, too, is TEXAN'S REPLY TO in silk stockings are not what hospital. ing to pick up pineapples or not, a good man. you think. They're just in the LABOR-HATERS We finally got to Shanghai, two but in any case, we should be groove, sporting the latest As some of the oldtimers, like months and three days out of back in the good old U. S. A. To Ihe Editor: Bosun Thomas, Deck Engineer New York, with the Semmes around the middle of June. This While reading the Houston running better than she had at is, of course, if the SS Break­ Smith, Deck Maintenance SaxX WM? Post this morning I read an ar­ any time during the trip. But not down should hold together that ton, and Chief Cook Grice have ticle that I think should be print­ AIOK/' for long, for the old girl sure long. stated—it is some time since we ed in the LOG. I showed it to likes to stay in port once she gets So long, Ed, will be seeing you have sailed with such topside some of my shipmates and they there. Anyhow, Ed, the Chinese in the funny papers. really got a bang out of it. I'm men on Alcoa ships. get the fans in working order Milton B. Williams sure all other Seafarers would by putting in new ones, and we Deck Delegate FOOD GOOD TOO enjoy it, too. took off for Manila with two SS Raphael Semmes We just recently put into new crewmembers. The food served by the Stew­ (Ed. note: Sorry for the sna­ Houston from the Philippines One of these was an AB from fu in your last letter. We apolo­ ard's Department has been tops aboard the Berea Victory. It an NMU tanker; the other was a gize to you. You apologize to in this ship. And there has been was a good trip and we'll be pay­ second mate from the same ship. the two Tony's. That should no trouble in the Black Gang. ing off soon in New Orleans. He took the ordinary's berth and make all hands happy. Mean­ Albert Lee "Tex" Quinn This, I believe, is a point which the AB took the Wiper's job. while, we wish you better luck (Editor's note:—The item re­ all Brothers might be interested fashions. So don't make the About three days out the Chief on the last lap of your trip.) in. In the closing phase of the ferred to by Brother Quinn vras mistake of flirting with them, trip, all department overtime an amendment jokingly pro­ or you may have your head sheets should be checked before posed by a pro-labor Texas leg­ busted in. signing off, as there has been a islator fed up with the many I know! great temptation for this com­ anti-labor laws under discus­ Ed Larkin To the Editor: say, I have been in the union pany to forget, we might say, by sion in the Lone Star State's It's a good thing to see some of since the beginning. I know for voture. In other words, you Legislature. It reads: the recent letters in the LOG. The a fact that people like these per­ CREW, OFFICERS "All labor unions are here­ never get the last minute over­ ones referring to union responsi­ formers didn't have a damned by abolished. Their property HIT IT OFF OKAY time which is performed. bility are good, particularly the thing to do with getting our pres­ and assets shall be confiscated ON LYMAN STEWART one by Windy Walsh. ent conditions, and that they AVOID TROUBLE in the name of the Texas Man­ would be the reason for losing I have been in the Union since To the Editor: By checking the sheets at the ufacturers Association. And it started. There is no use in them—if we let them. very last minute, you thereby all members shall be lined up Our trip on the SS Lyman kidding ourselves about the rea­ Jack Kelly eliminate all cause for doubt and against a rock wall and shot by Stewart of the Alcoa Steamship sons why we have to do our jobs chances of unnecessary mistakes a firing squad and their fam­ Company is about to be com­ ship-shape when we are aboard Galley Man in all departments, before the ilies sent to a concentration pleted and we, the Deck Depart-; ship. sheets are turned over to shore camp." ment, wish to praise highly the We believe that if you have a The representative should Master, Captain Frank Waters, beef with the shipowner, it officials for the final payoff. have prefaced his proposal with There were no beefs, nor dis­ the Claghornian expression. and our Chief Mate, Henry Gatza. should be settled in the quickest puted overtime and this trip end­ "That's a joke, son." for the The Chief Mate and Master have manner possible, hitting as hard worked and treated us 100 per as necessary. We have done so ed with great success. amendment, though well de­ cent throughout the entire trip. in all our beefs and strikes. It is the crew's wish that Cap­ feated, gathered eight votes in We also recommend to all But if we have no beef, every tain Wood and Chief Mate Aix-hi- its favor.) brothers that they ship aboard guy signing on a ship should do a vessel under the command of his job. If he doesn't, then as a the officers named above. group we are not going to do so HER CREW SENDS GREETINGS We further recommend the hot. When we make a contract the Second Mate, Thomas J. we must keep our word. Only a Walsh and the Third Mate, Rob­ bum does anything else. ert F. Pelouze. Not to be for­ In the union today—on a few gotten is our Chief Engineer ships—we have a few drunkards Henry C. Anderson, a 100 per who think their shipmates should cent SUP Brother, and his As­ do their job, while they knocked sistant Engineers: James Hallock, out and brag, what they did" in 1st; George Gonzales, 2nd; Joe twenty-one. Collins, Acting 3rd; and Nathan To SIU men who know the B. Stone, Jr., Chief Purser, and scoe, fellows like these are no An unidentified member of the the Ste\yard, Rolf Berg Hansson. good, and they only pull this The undersigned Brothers, stuff on young kids who don't Stewards Department aboard representing the entire crew, know the difference. The quick­ the SS Hibbing Victory, whose praise the Captain and officers er we straighten them out the crew recently won high praise from the vessel's skipper. Men for the 100 per cent ti-eatment better. Having a wonderful lime with the girls in Copenhagen. Den­ We have the best contracts in like the one above transformed they have given us, Arlen Torp, Deck Delegate the business and we should take ship from a dirty scow into mark. are the lads aboard the SS Rosario. writes oldtimer "Uncle" Charles Humphrey, Bosun care of them. I know, for, as I spic and span SIU ship. Otto. The Rosario, by the way, is Otto's 108th ship. To the Editor: SS Oliver Loving's Voyage Ended 'With Great Success' Abide By Contract, He Says •; i li,' •'ii Hi �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourieen French Communists Keep AFL Rep From German Zone | Friday, June 6, 1947 Paper Profiteers Peri! existence Of Labor Press WASHINGTON — Henry Rutz,'French CGT (General Confedera-| international representative of tion of Labor) and of the World ' WASHINGTON — A major the AFL, was denied entrance in­ Federation of Trade Unions, with scandal in the field of newsprint | to the French-occupied zone of which the CGT is affiliated. broke out into the open last Germany this week. The refusal Rutz was violently attacked by | week when congressional testi­ of the French authorities to per­ newspapers in the Soviet zone l-~— — ^ mony proved existence of a Ca­ mit Rutz to observe labor condi­ of Germany after a speech to the ^ ^ ^ nadian newsprint monopoly tions in the French area was May Day celebration' at Hamburg The Dark Ship, by Richard O.rmake them appear the prime which has victimized Labor, re­ made the subject of a strong pro­ in which he attacked the use of Boyer. Published by Litlle, J movers of seamen's organization. ligious and other smaller papers. test to Premier Ramadier by slave labor anywhere in the Brown and Company—$2.75. Through profiteering which FINKY RECORDS Matthew Woll, AFL vice-presi­ world, including the Soviet Un­ has pushed the price of news­ Most of them came to the This is a book which is sup­ dent and chairman of the AFL's ion and Yugoslavia. print four times its pre-war cost, International Affairs Committee. In excerpts from his speech posed to be a historj' of the Na­ movement with finky records, and the witholding of the paper Woll warned Ramadier that which have just reached the U. S., tional Maritime Union, CIO, and which they enhanced while in from independent publishers, the incident, if not corrected, Rutz told the German unionists a story of a wartime trip made the NMU. but not a word of hundreds of small papeis have this is told by the author. might disturb the "cordial rela­ that even during the war the AFL by the author. been forced out of business. The internal fight now going tions between the American and believed that "we cannot affor..! it is possible that many landLabor papers, including the French people in general and la­ to carry over into the new world ^ lubbers will be taken in by the on in the NMU is also a matter SEAFARERS LOG, have been bor in particular." Later Woll we hope to create after the war facts which the author presents, which Mr. Boyer glosses over. under terrific pre.ssure due to said that the reason Rutz was a spirit of vengeance or the prac- but for anyone who knows the He only refers to the struggle in this profiteering and have at denied entry was his distribution tices of domination and enslave­ history of seamen's unions in order to take a back - handed times been forced to reduce the in other parts of Germany of the ment. We can neither exact ex­ the United States, the book is swipe at Curran, who seems to number of pages, some even he heading the opposition to the AFL publication "International orbitant reparations nor compel a total loss. having to cancel issues. Free Trade Union News." The the labor force of conquered na­ So -much is misrepresented, so communist marching in that In the testimony before a spec­ magazine has been critical of tions to rebuild for the conquer- much is omitted, tViat one is union. ial House Committee investigat­ Communist leaders within the ers on the basis of forced labor." immediately struck by the The NMU's wartime record is He deplored the fact that "in thought that the writer of the told of in laudatory terms. The ing the newsprint shortage, it many lands forced labor has be­ book was very naive, or just no-strike pledge is mentioned, was made known that newspiint which had a pre-war selling come an officially recoginzed in­ plain dumb. but no mention of the fact that price of $50-a-ton is selling at stitution. This advance of slave And then, the awakening, the men of the NMU had to de­ $200-a-ton in the black market. labor represents a tremendous danger for the free workers o7aTl R'chard Boyer is a contributing pend on the Seafarers for lead­ This was admitted by the Jour­ countries." He referred spe-| ^'^itor to New Masses, the com- ership, otherwise their own lead­ nal of Commerce. ers would have stood idly by cifically to the presence in France "literary" magaTHREAT TO ALL while the operators made big of PWs; he referred to Czechoslo^ consistent profits and the men risked their The monopolistic set-up in WASHINGTON — Less than a vakia's "brutal mistreatment" of supporter of Russia's policies, lives with no compensation. Canada is now a threat to all of over 2,000,000 Sudeten Germans; both domestic and foreign, so it month after the Wage-Hour and The NMU's collaboration with America's publications inasmuch wonder that he falsifies Public Contracts Division of the and he charged that in Soviet 1® the shipowners and the Coast as 80 percent of all U.S. news­ Labor Department protested to Russia "Under the whip of the f^ots when writing about a comprint comes from that country. Guard, is also not mentioned. Congress that a GOP economy NKVD or MVD and under the rnunist-dominated union, One company, the Clinton Pa­ It may be that Richard O. This bonk grew out of a series slash in their funds would crip­ threat of Soviet bayonets millions ple their power to enforce federal of Austrians, Estonians, Hungar- of four articles Mr. Boyer did Boyer is NOT a member of the per Company of New York ad­ laws, the two units announced ians, Germans, Lithuanians,' for the New Yorker magazine. communist party, but he mis­ mitted profiteering. On One lot that last year 54 per cent of the Letts, Ukranians, Tartars, Japan- His additions, to round out the represents history like a dyed- of newsprint that cost $800,000, nation's manufacturing indus­ ese and Roumanians, men and book consist mainly of character in-the-wool party member, and Clinton sold it for a clear profit tries inspected violated the mini­ women, civilians and soldiers, sketches of NMU officials, who so he may just be cheating the of $1,000,000. One of the Labor papers that are lauded with words which CP out of dues. mum wage, overtime and child sre used as forced laborers." suffered by this action Was Jus­ labor laws. tice, the newspaper of the Inter­ Labor Department witne.sses national Ladies Garment Work­ before both the Senate and House | ers, AFL. Their publisher, who Appropriations Committees com­ had bought paper from Clinton, plained that even under previous Palrolnian's Delight the line and the entire crew was Union hesitate to adopt such a billed the ILGWU $30 a ton fund allotments they had only plan. present for the payoff. higher than they had previously NEW YORK—Sometimes after enough inspection personnel to For one thing, administration Not only was the vessel lack­ paid. check a small percentage of fac­ a difficult payoff, a Patrolman ing in beefs, but officers topside of the plan would entail an en­ The publisher sent Congress tories and business firms. The gets down in the dumps. Every­ came in for a round of applause. ormous amount of clerical work a letter protesting this action, thing seems to go wrong. The best they could hope for, they The entire crew expressed their requiring the setting up of an declared, was that other employ­ Skipper is a tyrant, the company complete satisfaction w i t h the entirely new and separate or­ and since then has not received any paper from the Clinton ers would comply with the min­ plays hard to get and the pe*-- ship's officers. ganization. Company. imum wage and child labor laws formers are at their worst. Our adopted program does not At the payoff the officers were When faced by the Congress­ when they heard of other com­ But the other day. the SS on hand to return the praise of permit this at the present time, ional Committee, the vice- p'resipanies being cited for violations. Celilo, Pacific Tankers, renewed the crew and aid with the de­ but 1 have a suggestion that I Of the plants checked last year, my faith in all that is seagoing, tails that go along with the ter­ think we could undertake which dent of the Clinton Company about 29,000 of the 200,000 under­ when, after a short trip of 17 mination of a voyage. So well would serve much the same pur­ blandly stated that he charges paid workers in manufacturing days on a coastwise run she thought of were the officers that pose and could be undertaken "whatever 1 can get; whatever had been handed less than the bumped into New York for the 95 percent of the crew signed on with much less time, money and the market will bear." Whether the Committee will Wage-Hour Law minimum of 40c for another trip. They all feel effort. payoff. do anything about this practice an hour, or less than .$16 for a MORE PARTICIPATION I hit the ship and found her that they've found a real honey is doubtful. While they hold 40-hour week. of a ship and are anxious to That is a welfare fund admin­ their hearings and deliberate, shape. She was Violations were found in 60 to be in fine stay with her. istered by a three man board. the big money boys will con­ per cent of the 2660 food prod­ one of tho:se ships that make it One of the officei's that lent This would be much simpler and a real pleasure to handle at the tinue to put the small nev/spaucts establishments. Other high much to the feeling of good will more fluid than a credit union pers out of business. Then the percentages were disclosed in: payoff. 1 had expected that was the Chief Engineer, an exand would permit a larger per­ bosses' newspapers, which own rubber, 71 per cent; textiles, 54 there would be a lot of misun­ SlU member who made a host centage of our members to bene­ their own paper mills, will have per cent; lumber and wood prod­ derstandings and 'beefs for the of friends in the Black Gang. fit. free reign, having stilled the ucts, 60 per cent; printing and ship oai'jied 65 percent tripcard If there were more ships like The fund itself could be raised voice of Labor. publishing, 49 per cent; leather, men, but 1 was all wrong. the SS Celilo, 1 would never by a tax based on the earnings T'ne tripcarders. along with the 55 per cent; tobacco, 59 per cent; find any reason for getting down of our members, v/ith the com­ furniture, 59 per cent; paper and'^jook men a'ooard were all real in the dumps again. plete details worked out in co­ paper products 58 per cent; union men and were a credit to Should the Celilo crew keep operation with other unions chemicals and allied products, 51; the SIU at the payoff. The her as clean and as happy as she which already have such plans. per cent. I Delegates cooperated all down is, I'm sure she will give some Each man who makes a I'm just tossing this idea into j other Patrolman the enjoyable the ring without any attempt to donation to the LOG should receive a recei'pt in return. time that 1 had -while aboard. lay out a specific plan. I think If the Union official to whom Ray Gonzeles the membership should grab hold a contribution is given does of it and kick the idea around 5. i. t dispose of this unclaimed bag­ (Contimied from Page 9) not make out a receipt fox awhile. Welfare Plan description which has been lay­ gage. the money, call this to the It would be a good idea if the ing unclaimed for two years or Men who have stuff in the NEW YORK — From time to members would discuss the pros attention of the Secretarymo'-e in this baggage room. The New York Hall over a year—in time the .membership has con­ and cons of this idea through the Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ stuff is cluttering up much-need- fact, for any period over three sidered the institution of a credit medium of the SEAFARERS mediately. .ed space and accumulating dust. months,—• are advised to write union, the principle behind which LOG, giving vent to their feel­ Send the name of the ofIn view of the time limit plac­ immediately to the baggage is to extend a helping hand finan­ ings and suggestions. ficial and the name of the ed on the holding of baggage room in the New York Hall, cially to brother SIU members in port in which the occurence Maybe we can come up with and since the gear in question giving a complete description of time of need. took place to the Nev/ York something that would be of bene­ has been he'd considerably long­ the gear being held there for In itself this is a • very good fit to us all. How about it fel­ Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New er than the prescribed limit, ar­ them and an address to which idea, however, it has certain lows? York 4, N. Y. rangements are being made to it can be forwarded. drawbacks that have made the Howard Guinier 54% Of Bosses Violating U.S. Wage, Hour Law The Patrolmen Say... Attention Members Tankers, Freighters In New York �m. s -J- il /-- SlU HALLS ASHTABULA •m^LO^ A^onoe'^\jN SS NEW YORK R. Pierce. $1.00; N. West. $1,00; C. Wolf. $1.00; M. j. Phillips. $5.00; C". L. Keckly. $5.00. SS S. BRETTON P. Bazaar. $1.00. Lelour- GRIFFIN By way of warning to iheir Brother Seafarers, the crew of Alcoa's SS Benjamin Fish­ er reports that seamen have been getting; a raw deal at Rene Laundry, 9688 Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada. The Fisher crew said sea-. men are overcharged for their laundry and the service is very bad. Talce heed! I MONEY DUE Smith & Johnson 1027 West Fifth St. Phone 552J BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 SS JOHN B. LENNON BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. S 8.26 Cleveland 7391 Begley, Raleigh CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Brown, Elmer L 1.37 Superior 5175 62.58 Burton, Wm. A CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. 8.15 Main 0147 Conrov, .John R 40.85 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Foster, Robert W Cadillac 6857 Hulton, Clarke 8.26 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. O'Brien, Edw. J 8.15 Melrose 4110 7.57 Rhodabarger, B. T GALVESTON 308'/i—23rd St. 2.06 Phone 2-8448 Thomas, Lloyd J. 114.06 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Toporski, Victor Phone 58777 Verna, Raymond 28.44 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Weis.s, Karl 10.75 Phone 5-5919 Williams, Gene A. . . 5.51 MARCUS HOOK 1'/z W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 •t. 4. t MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. SS JOSEPH LEE Phone 2-1754 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. easier, Jack W 3 1.44 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Fair, Laurel G9 Magiiulia 6112-0113 Hunter. Bertram 69 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 69 HAnover 2-2784 Kellogg, Charles MacDonald, Ernest 11.16 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1033 Melita. Joseph 69 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Mon, .Daniel . SS JOHN GALLUP Crew of SS J. Gallup. $25.00. SS LOOP KNOT D. Giangiorda. $1.00; B. L. McNeil. $2.00; E. Bla-kurn. $2.00; J. Mac69 Gregor. $2.00; II. D. Fitzgerald. $5.00; Lombard 3-7651 N. Keith. $5.0''; W. Waddington. $1.00; Pigg. Leonard E. 1.44 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. D. J. Peurala. $1.00; J. A. iVtcCraw. 2.83 Beacon 4336 Rossi, Leo A $2.00; P. Russell. $1.00; R. D'Orio. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Sammon, Donald 69 $1.00. Phone 2599 Wilson, Donald ... 4.17 SS T. MEADOWS SAN FRANCISCO ICS Market St. A. E. Slowip. $2.00; J. Petusky. 5. 4 4 Douglas 5475 - 8363 $2.00; A. A. Polesel. $2.00; W. TherSAN JUAN. P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon SS JOSHUA SLOCUM ault. $2.00; W. Rowlee. $1.00; A. San Juan 2-5996 Gcrm.iin. $1.00; E. A. Diaz. $1.00; Hughes, James J $ 2.25 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. E. '5'auch. $2.00; A. Driessens. Sl.OO. 38.02 Phone 8-1723 Kennedy, Louis B SS FRANCIS SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. McCarthy, Charles 10.69 A. J. Caparclla. $1.00. Main 0290 Noll, Oi'val A 2.25 SS PURDUE VICTORY TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin eSt. E. T. Calnan. $2.00; U. V. Andersen. Schumacher 2.75 Phone M-1323 $4.00; P. Anaslasia, $4.00; Irving Joyce. 118.61 TOLEDO ...615 Summit St. Vorras, Nicholas $4.00; EE C. .Atkins. $3.00; James WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Nicholl. $1.00; R. R. Meintel. $1.00. 4 4 4 Terminal 4 3131 James Mitchell. $1.00; W. J. Pollard. SS LAURA KEENE VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. $1.00; R. J. Ward. $1.00; W. J. Garden 8331 D'Orazio, Augostino J .$ 3.20 Ayers. $1.00; S. Shatrdvnik. $1.00. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St.! SS ALCOA POINTER 4 3. 4 Pacific 7824 A. S. Ghita. $2.00; R. G. Long, $1.00; SS MATTHEW B. BRADY E. C. Catchot. $2.00; J, C, Alderman. $1.00; J. L. Barria. $2.00; S. El. BobAlbertson, Jack E $ .58 inger. $2.00; W. R. Raymond. $2.00 Candler, William E. . .69 S. blanks. $2.00; F. C. Bellot. $2.00; R Collins, Lawience J. .69 El. Shettlery. $20.00; J. W. Elemin Farland, R. M ROBERT DAVIS 13.06 $1.00; E". Lawshee, $2.00; R. Johnston $1.00; B. J. Conley. $2.00; S. J. Ham Get in touch with Frank Schutz Concalves, John M .65 ilt.nn. Jr.. $4.00; R. D. Cain. $4.00; J at SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, Huebner, Chrysostom J. .. .69 E. Rewilt. $4.00; B. R. Stevens. $4.00 SS E. JANEWAY j. \'ertilla. $1.00; G. Gentry. $1.00; E. Jordan. $2.00; B. Roosbar^. $1.00; H. Quinby. $2.00; G. J. Major. $2.00; R. B. Lewis. $1.00; J. T. Watt. $2.00; E.D Birdsall. $2.00; O. T. Gates. $i.OO; A. S. Saladiner. $2.00; W. E. Waldiop. $1.00; O. L. Sartin. $2.00. SS IBERVILLE S. P. Anderson. $1.00; J. T. Bennett. $5.00; GeorKe Walker. $1.00; P. Smith. $5.00; G. r-ellman. $1.00; Joe Ramos. $1.00; J. N. Karlson. Jr.. $1.00; Jack Kirby. $2.00; J. W. Paruulski. $1.00; II. V. Grimes. $1.00; R. E. Johnson. $1.00; R. J. Burton. $2.00; O. N. Peltom.d. $2.00; J. Vakush. $5.00. SS SIMMONS VICTORY J. W. Brodeur. $1.00; R. Morl.anen. $1.00; P. J. Gorfrey. $1.00; George R. Goss. $2.00; J. Bilko. $1.00; J. E. Aylward. $2.00; J. Colon. $1.00; J. P. Eloyd, $2.00. SS BLOOMQUIST D. Carey. $1.00; H. E. Rice. $1.00; J. Erancisco. $1.00; A. D. Messana, $1.00; J. T. IliKJtins. $1.00; E.J. Leslie. $2.00; J. M. Mikon.s. $1.00; M. M. Bryant. $1.00; Wm. McCartay. $5.00; GALVESTON P. J. Snider. $2.00; D. E. Kelleher. $ 1.00. SS J. D. ROSS SS SIGNAL HILLS SS NIANTIC VICTORY C. R. nullum, $5.00; V. J. Keller. Peter Jomides. $1.00; R. D. Kidd.^ $2.00; A. E. V'etu, $2.00; D. Cameron, $5.00; C. Kirby. $5.00; J. C. Gleason. $1.00; H. N. Eraser, $1.00; B. Woz- $5.00; El. G. Harris. $5.00; R. Natier. nicki. $2.00; J. Stanwood. Jr.. $3.01); $5.00; K. Karloon. $5.00; E. Jones. John TravaHlini. $2.00; J. J. Brennan. $5.00; C. C. Wooley. $5.00; Stewards the SS J. D. Ross, $1.00; W. J. Prince. $1.00; M. M. Department of McDonouirh. $2.00; J. Riddle. $2.00; $10.00. G. H. Weller. $5.00; J. W. Buller. L. Snares. $1.00; E. C. Pflnce. $2.00. R. Walker. $2.00; R. J. Thebarije. $5.00; S. L. McNcely. $10.00; Frank $2.00; J. Smyth. $2.00; J. Leydon. S. Bosment. $10.00; Robert Rigdon. $2.00; E. El. Johnson. $1.00; A. O Neil. $10.00; C. J. LaCosta. $10.00; Gerald Bredwig. $5.00; J. Turek. $4.00; I. $2.00; D. P. Stafford, $1.00. Magarvy. $6.00; D. M. Erickson. $5.00; SS JEAN A. Botelho. $1.00; M. D. Gctchell. J. Kirk. $3.00; A. Biornsson, $4.00; W. $1.00; ,W. II. Williams, $2.00; Armond. P. Elopkins, $5.00; B. M. Stunke. $4.00; Renins, $2.00; Ray Smallwood. $5.00; L. A. Dick. $5.00; G. Emmcrl. $25.00. J. W. Kumierski. $1.00; E. T. Andrews. NORFOLK $1.00; T. N. Shea. $10.00; Dunphy. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $1.00; R. McEnrland. $5.00; J. C. G. N. McEarlnnd. $3.00; C. V. Minor. Brumbaugh. $1.00. $5.00; C. Daniels. $3.00; J. C. Mattiiews, $3.00; E. H. Goodwin, $3.00; Vt. L. Hughes. $3.00. Watch Wash a 60 BEAVER STREET, L. Labrador. $2.00; I. Levy. $2.00 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. A. Kurkemeli.s R. Davidson. SI.00; J. 13. Davis. J. Miniz. $2.00; $4.00; II. Skauerup. $2.00; W. O'Con- $2.00; J. M. Soto. $2.00; E. Mill. $2.00 nar. $1.00; E. Dorc. $1.00; G. H. A. L. Eerreira. $2.00; T. Moncho. $2.00 A. R. Chiriani. $2.00; I". Aiell. Jr. Mara(\. $1.00. $2.00; E. Mosaal. $2.00; D. Snyder SS ROBIN GOODFELLOW $2.00; B. Undertilo. $2.00; G. Iversen Jo.! Kite. $2.00; D. W. Clark. $1.00; $2.00; L. PiKk'. $2.00; A. Baer. $2.00; j. E. .McCrani'j. $2.00; j. .Ackarman, J. Denopra. $2.00; E. Weiss, $2.00; A. $1.00; W. M. Todd. $1.00; J. II. Ma.xey. Dans. $2.00; S. Hotchek. $2.00; T. $1.00; Euschio Elorcs. $1.00; II, G Wablin, $5.00; T. Rodgers. $3.00; G. Brann.n. $100; G. Styles. $1.00; j. W. Iversen and Crew. $11.00. Rirnio. $1.00; E. E. Parker. $5.00. SS WARRIOR E. .M. Brooks. $1.00; E. E. Cox. J. J. O'Connor. $2.00; C. T. Ridge. $5.00; II. Wladyslaw. $-1.00; D. B. Brownlee. $1,00; U. A. Coroneas. $1.00; $2.00; D. Carnap and Crew. $32.00. SS LOST HILL Maynard .Adams. $2.00; D. neaii. $1.00. Page Fifieen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June B, 1947 BOSTON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Trrw nf SS Klamnth Falls—$5.00. J. Moynihnn. $1.00. MONEY DUE Crewmembers of the Deck De­ partment who paid off in Mo­ bile on March 20, 1947, have over­ time coming to them. This money can be collected at the Alcoa of­ fice in Mobile. PERSONALS NEW YORK Stallones, Hurley Vandenbelt, Robert V .72 3.86 ^ ^ SS NEGLEY D, COCHRAN Cantin, Joseph E $ .15 Jamsson, Sven 62 Mare H. Thomas 3.28 Strlbbling, Joseph 3.58 .4 4 4 SS RALPH A. CRAM Jacobson, T. M S 7.57 4 4 4 SS THOMAS J. LYONS Barbae, Billie $ 2.92 Colucci, Paul 69 Czyzewicz, Edward 13.81 Fimovicz, Bernard 3.48 George, James E 4.13 Graves, Richard W 69 Hah'Ston, Billie 3.49 Landfall', Jaes 3.49 Moroni, Emil J 4.98 Nichols, Raymond .71 Sakers, George 15.45 Saunders, Charles 1.37 Strayhorn, Donald 2.22 4- 4 4 SS WALLACE M. TYLER Birmingham, James $ 1.44 Bloom, Frederick 72Dworanczyk, W. J 4.13 Johnson, E. S 1.72 Jones, G. F 7.23 Lolly, J 1.37 Newell, Dominic J 2.97 Williams, M. M 7.85 4 4 4 SS WILLIAMS VICTORY Arscott, David S 8.72 Chwan. John 26 Davis, Paul H 2.63 Dazzara, Giorainni 2.41 Hendricks, Leon 4.87 Nason, Edward 3.97 NOTICE! Koski. Albert 6.93 Miller, Edward P. 2.41 4 4 4 JOHN COTTON Riley, James 7.56 MICHAEL SERVONE RUDOLPH GILLIN Robinson, Charles S .69 AL SARDINA E. W. VEACH Ziats, John .69 John N. Thompson, a former These men have eight hours 4 4 4 fellow crewmember on the Belle overtime for working Good Fri­ SS MATT W. RANSOM of the West, is anxious for you day on SS Barbara Fritchie. .$ 8.68 to contact him. His address is: Raulsome, Charles .... Money may be collected by writ­ 4' 4 4 U. S. Marine Hospital, Ward B-6 ing or calling at Bull Line Office, No. 11, Stapleton 4, Staten Island, SS M. MICHAEL EDELSTEIN New York. New York. Binning, Leonard S $ 2.88 4 4 4 Coggins, Wm. F 4 4 4 3.55 ALOYSIUS A. KESSEN Anyone who shipped on the SS Cole, Walter 1.37 Your seamen's papers, dis­ Fort Fredericka last Feb. with Frietas, Herbert E 4.98 charges and citizenship papers Second Mate W. E. Finn is urged Jennings, Junior 1.37 are being held for you in the to get in touch with him at the Lindsay, Frederick L. 24.49 baggage room of the Baltimore Galveston Marine Hospital in Lopez, Kenneth .72 connection with an injury he re­ Williams, George E 1.37 Hall. ceived at that time. 4 4 4 4 4 4 GEORGE B. FLEMING SS MUHLENBERG VICTORY Book No. 6306 Acosta, Antonio $ 4.32 Please report to cashier's win­ Adamko, Edward W. . 5.69 dow on 6th floor of New York Delgado, Frank 2.16 Hall, 51 Beaver Street. Brother Peter Lopez, No. DuBois, Charles W 3.59 21825, a member of the Sea­ Dziubanski, Edward 38.11 farers since April 1942, died Hell, George A 3.86 in the Baltimore Marine Hos­ Jones, John A 1.19 pital on May 25. Brother Lo­ Juncker, Arnold All applications for unemploy­ .74 pez, who was born in Spain Hidwell, Wm. J .59 ment insurance in New York in 1885, succumbed after a Poppas, Leonidas .74 State must be made through the long illness. Burial was in Purvis, Robert J 26.79 offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ New York. Raspante, John 25.85 stead of the District offices, as Rosencrans, Thomas P. .. 2.52 formerly. New York City. "i. Final Dispatch Attention Members! ..K; y?'' I' I �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Juno 6, 1947 smAnss iHnaw/i/l.uNioN ofNMAMERlCA • A.F.ofL. J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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GILLIS FRENCH COMMUNISTS KEEP AFL REP FROM GERMAN ZONE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/6/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d30579e769daf2ca8d00c163ef21ac69.PDF 1125d91d2e3996b59ee4990bc6b3f7e3 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Green Sees Wage Peril In Slave Bill NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 30. 1947 TANKER SPLIT IN TWO BY BLAST WASHINGTON — AFL Presi­ dent William Green charged last week that the NAM "which has consistently fought in the past aginst every decent measure to protect the public welfare and is still battling against such mea­ sures, now has the effrontery to claim that tTie anti-labor legis­ lation which it actively sponsor; will serve the public welfare." Green, in a nationwide radio debate with NAM Presi­ dent Earl Bunting, declared that the NAM "is an organization dominated by the most reaction­ ary, labor-hating interests in America." Citing the NAM's record in op­ posing the child labor amend­ The stern section of the SS Newhall Hills, Pacific Tankers. lies in the English Channel after ment,, social secui'ity, housing leg­ the crew abandoned the ship which was cut in half by flames and explosions on May 24. Crew­ islation and price control, Green men who went from the stern to the bow by boat, found the bowman, Edward Bolehala. dead. emphasized that "The whole pur­ This photo was received in New York on May 24 by radio from London. (Press Assn., Inc. photo) pose and intent of this legisla­ tion, regardless of the pious claims made for it, is to weaken the labor movement and make it impossible for unions to function. "The effect would be to under­ mine and destroy the wage stand­ ards established by unions. "The result would be a slash With one man dead as a result High School in his sophomore in mass purchasing power and far lower production, because of the explosions which rocked year in I94I to join the mer­ He became an people would not have the money the vessel after being rammed chant marine. SIU member, and was active in to buy what they need. by an unidentified trawler off the drive to organize the Isth­ "Factories would be forced to Margate, England, the tanker mian Steamship Company. shut down and millions of work­ SS Newhall Hills was towed into ers would lose their jobs. If that Captain R. E. Lenahan, Mas­ the Thames Estuary on Sunday, ter of the Newhall Hills, praised happens, America would find it­ May 25. self buried deep in another dis­ his crew for the "sheer guts" astrous depression. The dead seaman was identi­ they showed in volunteering to "The Taft-Hartley bill paves the fied as Edward Bolehala, of man hoses and stand by the en­ road to such a depression. Labor Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, who gines while a raging fire threat­ would not be the only one com­ suffered a concussion and other ened the center tank. Explosion pelled to travel that road. Mer­ injuries when the collision with Edward Bolehala. AB. who the trawler set off a series of of that, he said, would have de­ chants, professional people and ^the public as a whole would suf­ lost his life when his tanker was blasts which ripped off the tank­ molished the ship. rammed in the English Channel. er's bow in the fog-shrouded fer." English Channel. Five fishermen were missing from the trawler. Bolehala left Upper Merion Seafarer Loses Life fn Newhall Hills Blast Charles Haymond, former Houston Agent, has been trans­ ferred to Galveston, as has Graydon "Tex" Suit, Patrolman. Leon Johnson, former Port Arthur Agent, will work out of New Or­ leans. Corpus Christi had no elected officials, and therefore no switch­ es were necessary. Brother Shuler has just return­ ed from a trip to the Texas Ports, where he assisted Bi'other Hay­ mond in closing up the Houston Branch, and where he made other changes in the SIU set-up in the Gulf area. SS Northwind Crewmen Win SIU Contract JACKSONVILLE — Time al­ most ran out on the Seaway Lines, Incorporated, operators of that used-to-be slave ship, the SS New Northwind. Just about a month ago the company acced­ ed to a 3C-day interim agree­ ment, first, however, granting a $30.00 per month raise across the board. This came about through the use of job action on the part of the crew, all members of the Canadian District of the Seafar­ ers International Union. Following the pay raise, the company resorted to stalling, and the time limit drew near without a contract being agreed upon. The company called on its high-priced lawyer to beat down the Union, but the SIU argu­ ments soon had him on the ropes. But still the company held out and hoped for a miracle. The crew was prepared to use job action once again to gain a decent contract, and the com­ pany was well aware of this. Just before the deadline, the company officials accepted the terms drawn up by the Union, and now the Canadian District is in possession of a closed shop contract covering all the unli­ censed personnel on the ship. BIG JUMP IN PAY Wage increases ranging up to $95.00 per month were agreed to, and overtime for all work done in excess of eight hours daily will be paid for from now on. This is far different from what went on previous to the time the SIU stepped in, when the em(Continued on Page 5) Contract Negotiations Continue Between Mathiasen And Seafarers Three Texas Halls Are Closed; Galveston Will Service Area NEW YORK—Word has just been received from SecretaryTreasurer J. P. Shuler that the Halls in Houston, Corpus Christi, and Port Arthur have been clos­ ed. Elected officials in those Branches have been transferred to other posts. This action was taken on the basis of the Headquarters Report to the membership, and was con­ curred in by the membership in regular coastwise meetings. The Port of Galveston will ser­ vice the membership in all Texas Ports, and SIU members are to ship through the Hall in that Port, • No. 22 ATTENTION! When you are in Texas ports be sure that all crew replacements sent aboard your vessels are shipped from the Galveston Hall. This is the only port open in Texas at present. Anyone coming on board as a crew replace­ ment who has not been ship­ ped from the Galveston Hall is to be classed as a fink. Protect your jobs! Protect your Union! Keep the finks off the ships we fought so hard to bring under contract! PHILADELPHIA — Following on the heels of the National La­ bor Relations Board's certifica­ tion of the Seafarers Internation­ al Union as collective bargain­ ing agent, a Union committee swung into negotiations last week with Mathiasen Tanker In­ dustries, Inc. The negotiations are to estab­ lish wages and working condi­ tions on the company's vessel, the SS Petrolite, the election aboard which the SIU won hands down. The final tally of ballots revealed a 27 to 2 vote in favor of the SIU. The meetings between the com­ pany and union representatives are being held in this poi't. In its counter-proposals to the SIU's contract demands, Mathia­ sen has shown a willingness to accept an agreement almost iden­ tical with that of the Pacific Tankers, Inc. The Seafarers' negotiating committee, consisting of Robert Matthews, Headquarters Engine Department Representative, and several rank and file members from the Port of Philadelphia, is pressing for even better condi­ tions, however. Although Mathiasen has only the one ship now, several others have already been ordered. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. May 30. 1947 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor Ac 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N, Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HAREY LUNDEBERG ---------- President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - - - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER ------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER ----Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK ----------- Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Trcas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - Sccy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY ----- Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in Now York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Non - Union Unionists There are a few men in the Union, making a noise out of all proportion to their numbers, who are going to make it difficult for the SIU to press for added benefits in the contract negotiations which lie in the future. Hospital Patients These men parade around as "super militants," while When entering the hospital in actuality they are drawbacks to the further progress of notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the organization. In short, they are the gas hounds and per­ the number of your ward. formers who are constantly putting the Union on the spot. Staten Island Hospital The SIU has made it a practice to crack down on any You can contact your Hos­ operator who failed to live up to the terms of his contract pital delegate at the Staten with the Union. By such action, we have prevented any Island Hospital at the follow­ monkeyshines which would have weakened our agree­ ing tiems: ments, and today we stand at the top of the maritime in­ Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) dustry insofar as wages and conditions go. Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, We tvaut to maintain that leadership. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Some members take a job from the board, set out heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) for the ship, and never get to. their destinations. While ing to them. they start out in good faith, they stop in for a quick one, NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL and are still holding up the bar when the ship sets sail. P. KOGOY A. BUCHENHORNER WM. BARGONE J. RUBERY Others get to the vessel all right, but are dissatisfied C. PEDERSEN WM. KEMMERER J. MINNAHAN WM. HENDERSHOT with the ship, the job, or the officers, and decide to pile J. HARRISON W. PARIS LORENZO BRIGIDA G. CARUSO off. They do so without notifying the Hall, jt> 3>> PEDRO GONZALES Another man may be on the ship for a few days be­ P. STOFFEL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PETER LOPEZ A, SANDY fore it sails, never saying a word, and going on about his R. CHRISTIAN G. H. STEVENSON MANUEL ROMERO J. BURNS business. Just before sailing time, this fellow starts to blow A. R. GUIDRY 'EDWARD CAIN JR. E. CARRERA off steam, and refu.ses to allow the ship to sail until cer­ J. AMAYA THOMAS PHELPS A. M. BRANCONI I?AYMOND NICHOLSON H. DAUGHERTY tain changes are made. R. G. MOSSELLER GORDON WALLACE He may have a legitimate beef, but waiting until P. La Cicero N. NEILSEN ANO ANDERSOON R. WRIGHT the last possible moment is no way to get a beef settled. J. M. DYKES JOHN WEBB G. GREY C. CARLSON In all of these cases the Union is the ultimate loser. H. HAMOND JAMES McMAHON (G.L.) E. E. CASEY Many times the vessel is forced to sail shorthanded, and C. CASE J. M. BROOKS F. HAMON that cheats some other Brother out of a job. SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. J. BUJEWICH The shipowners are watching these happenings with J. O'NEILL AARON McALPIN F. NERING BROSE delight. This adds fuel to their fire, and when negotia­ W. J. HODO E. CHATARD ; C. MASON JOHN KREWSEN • J. B. CAUSEY tions commence, they are sure to point out that certain A. WALTERS C. MARTINEZ SIU members have not lived up to the terms of the con­ i, t t BRIGHTON^HOSPITAL V. PLACEY 1 tract, while the Union has forced 100 per cent observance NEPONSET HOSPITAL A. RIOS D. KREWSKI from the~ operators. MICHAEL PISKIN S. WILUSZ (SUP) H. BURKE The Seafarers membership has expressed itself as being J. S. CAMPBELL LEO RICE E. JOHNSTON wholeheartedly against the actions of the performers, gas L. CLARK H. UWiM S. & ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL P. MADIGAN (SUP) E. FERRER iK>unds, and phony last-minute-militants. Branch after E. MOFIENE J. R. HANCHEY M. MORRIS Branch has passed resolutions condemning these fellows, C. WALSH LARSEN W. B. MUIR and unless they take steps to halt their activities, the mem­ C. E. DELLAMANO L. L. LEWLS D. MCDONALD bership may be forced to take matters into its own hands. L. TORRES D. BURLISON (SUP) C. RASMUSSEN Tloafs a word to the tvise! J. MORRISON C. SCHULTZ J. KOSLUSKY Men Now In The Marine Hospitals i J �Friday, May 30, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three SlU Takes Action Against Irresponsibles Texas Braashes Merge, The Union membership has taken steps to stamp out the practice Drive On Performers of irresponsible Brothers who "sign on a ship and then walk off," with­ out notifying the Union Hall or Ship's Delegate, thus threatening job se­ curity and the operation of the Union hiring hall. Acting on a proposal submitted by a former crew of the SS Edward W. Scripps, SIU members in all ports have concurred in the resolution to invoke penalties against performers who thus cause "confusion and hardship on the rest of the crew and very often make it necessary to sail short-handed, or to ship a non-union man on a pier-head jump." The original resolution adopted aboard the Scripps was drafted by the following crewmembers: A. L. (Blackie) Gardner, Eddie T. Driggers, Richard C. Lewis, James P. Creel, Charles R. Littlejohn, Santo P. Garcia, Jacinto V. Velondin, James L. Gates, Roger D. Still and A. (Blackie) Bankston. Text of the resolution follows: Whereas: The Union hiring hall and job security was won by the SIU after a long hard fight, and it is the policy of the SIU, for our own protection, to insist on our ships being crewed at all times by SIU members, and Whereas: It has become a habit with a number of Union Brothers to sign on a ship and then walk off without informing anyone of their intentions, thus causing confusion and hardship on the rest of the crew, and very often making it necessary to sail short-handed, or to ship a non-union man on a pier-head jump, Therefore, Be It Resolved: That any member, who signs on a ship and then deliberately walks off and misses the ship intentionally with­ out informing the Union Hall or Ship's Delegate in time to ship a re­ placement, be fined the sum of $50.00 for the first offense; and in the event the man pulls the stunt a second time he shall be brought up on charges and stand trial before a duly elected trial committee in the port where he misses the s'.iip, or the port with the nearest Un­ ion Hall." By EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD On concurrence of the mem­ bership in the recommendation of the Secretary-Treasurer, I have assumed the duties of Branch Agent in this Port. Recently the Halls in Houston, Port Arthur, and Corpus Christi have been closed and the elected officials from the Port of Hous­ ton will work out of this Port. This will give us quite a bit of territory to cover, but we should be able to do it with the elected officials from Houston and Gal­ veston. The gas hound situation has been causing quite a bit of trouble here, giving the Union a bad name. Some of the tripcard men would ship on a vessel, get gassed up and miss her at the last minute, and never report back to the Union Hall until they wanted another ship. ter every war. The thing to do is to keep the racketeers off the ships, hang onto your money, and build the Union, for it is the only real representative of the Seamen. Bell Workers Did Not Lose Their Strike By BEN DOR (LPA Columnis!) Recently, a friend of mine re­ minded me of the time, a few years ago, when he and I first talked about the chance of a real telephone workers union, and I said that it couldn't be done. Ladies and gentlemen of This has caused a lot of ships the long and short lines, here is to be delayed, or to sail dliort- my apology—plus the details. I had had a lot of chances to handed- A stop is being put to this, and all tripcard men are see how big utilities could spend warned that, if they get off a your dough and mine to beg, be­ ship without giving proper no­ guile and persuade their workers tice, their shipping cards will be away from unions. And the strong arm stuff they were will­ taken from them. ing to pull when the sweet words However, all the gas hounds failed. are not tripcard men. There are When this friend of mine told a few book members who hang around the beach here, and grab me that the workers in the local off jobs that are going to stay phone company were getting union conscious, I smiled out in Port. loud. They have no intention of sail­ It looked to me like a com­ ing, and never bring up a beef pany official having the jitters until sailing time. Then they turn because his kid employes were up gassed to the gills with a forgetting to say "sir." thousand phony beefs and hold highly essential that the Brothers to the Union Hall the next day up the ship for no reason. How wrong I was. The kids By BENNY GONZALEZ understand the meaning of this trying to get someone to excuse have grown up, in understand­ NEW YORK—Lately some of Several of these men have al­ article if the great number of them. It's too late then. ing and courage, even if not so the Brothers have failed tb get ready been put on charges and beefs on this question are to be However, ,if you send a letter, any of these other performers much in years. Even the hellotheir hospital discharges honor­ eliminated. telegram, postcard or other com­ that act up in this manner can ex­ girls have developed in many ed and, in most cases, the reason Article 5 clearly says that munication in writing before the places from the employe-benefit the reason has been that they pect the same thing. when a member has been dis­ meeting, it will be acted upon by stage to the militant union level. didn't know what they can and The Seafarers holds a record of charged from a hospital, his hos­ the membership and you may be Their little local unions got tocannot do. pital card will be honored at any excused and retain your shipping usmg job action when necessary ggther in a national federation For the purposes of clarifica­ Union Hall providing he reports date. This is not a guarantee for to get our ship's gains, and wei^nd the Federation pulled a tion, let's look at some of the within 48 hours after being dis­ an excuse. In fact, it does not are certainly not going to jeopar-' gt^ke against the American Teleshipping rules which apply to charged. appear specially in the shipping gas hounds in this Port, or any P""- & ^egraph corporatio„. hospital cases: rules. BEAT BIG OUTFIT Article 2 of Hospital cases REGISTER IMMEDIATELY other Port, mess things up by ac­ means that if you are registered It exists by virtue of a resolu­ quiring a bunch of bottled milit­ Think of it, you oldtimers. Article 6 says that if you are and go to the hospital, you must Even before they had an inter­ ill or injured and go to a hospi­ tion that was made in the past. ancy right at the last minute. upon discharge clear through the national or a national union, tal, you must, upon discharge Article 33 of the rules cover it, WATERFRONT RACKETS Union Hall. If you have been m they struck against the biggest from the hospital, report io the as follows: the hospital over 30 days you It seems like all of the water- corporation in the country, Union Hall immediately and reg­ YOUR RIGHT will be issued "a new shipping front rackets known are in evi-l This is a corporation that conister on the shipping list. Now, card dated prior to date of dis­ "In the event that anything dence in some form or other in trols as much money as 21 Amthis is what you are entitled to charge from the hospital." How­ happens not specifically covered this area. We have had instances states put together. It is if you have followed this cor­ ever, you must clear through the by these rules, any member has of men boarding ships and repre-, richer than U.S. Steel and Genrectly: When the ship you got Union Hall within 48 hours, as the right to present his case in senting themselves as Union Of- ®ral Motors put together, with off makes a trip back to the port stipulated in Article 5 of the where you left her, you have the writing to the Union and have it ficials when in reality they were General Electric tossed in. settled by the membership at a there to roll our members into Shipping Rules. this young union took right to go back on that ship— various phony merchant marine ^hem on, and really made them 30 DAYS OR MORE providing there is a vacancy. But regular meeting." One more thing I want every veterans organizations. know that they had been to war. Article 3 says that when a in no event are you entitled to member to know. When you o,—-o What did they get out of it? any other privileges of any other This has been going on all over member has been in a hospital Western Electric, the man30 days or longer, he will be article in the shipping rules for have been on a ship less than 15 the country and not only seamen days and lose the job through but also service veterans have "facturing arm of AT&T, they given, on proper proof, a ship­ hospital cases. got 11% per hour, the same base The most difficult and hell- no fault of your own, you are en­ been victimized. ping card dated 30 days prior to his date of discharge. Members raising beef of all arises when titled to get your shipping card The LOG has repeatedly car<""« bis Indus, hospitalized less than 30 days members miss the meetings and back. However, you must always ried articles exposing the activnions go . will receive a card dated as of keep coming into the hall with a get a pay voucher and bring it to ities of these "saviours and beneother parts of the indate of entry into hospital. But doctor's slip stating that "Joe the Hall when you come for your factors," and will continue to increases ranged from $2 all hospital cases have to clear Blow was under my care." There shipping card. If you don't bring so. up. I'm told that the average through the Union Hall with 48 is no privilege attached to this the pay voucher, you'll have to The best guard against these would run around $4 per week. whatever—and there is no men­ go back for it. So it's easier to hours after discharge. That $4 figure is the payoff. racketeers, however, is to make Article 4 says that "any mem­ tion of it in the shipping rules, get it at the payoff. any man coming aboard a ship ® double what AT&T is used In the event the company re­ ber receiving out-patient treat­ which state clearly that you must show his Union credentials begiving its workers as a wage ment shall have his shipping have a hospital discharge and fuses to give a regular pay fore he is even listened to. : increase, and it's double what card stamped in the regular you must have been an in-pa­ voucher, get a letter from them An authorized SIU official hasi*^® other big communications manner at the regular business tient. Remember if you are an stating the date employment regular credentials and these are Western Union, gave meeting." This means you are out-patient, we can't honor your commenced and the date you the only persons authorized to * employes, were paid off. If you do this it treated the same as anybody else discharge. The increase was won the hard Members who don't attend will cut down a lot of beefing, talk for the Union. on the beach. You must attend History has shown that these negoUations carried all regular business meetings or meetings for whatever reason and you will save time and money, too. , phony artists always crop up af(Conthnud OH Page 4) rfse lo^ your shipping date. It is they may have should not come Failure To Get Discharges From Hospitals Due To Misunderstanding Of Rules �THE " Page Four Trinity Victory First Assistant Reai Watchdog SEAFARERS Friday, May 30, 1947 LOG Shipboard TrNtment Of VD Poses Multitude Of Dangers erful drugs. Aboard sliip there By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative is no laboratory where diagnoses can be made. One of the popular beliefs Also there is no provision for since the war is that penicillin microscopic examination to de­ and sulfa are wonder, drugs evol­ termine whether the seaman is ving overnight cures of all di­ able to withstand thc^ treatment seases known to man. Unfor­ should it be administered. tunately for mankind, this is not Because ships do not carry the case. doctors, there are a multitude of So far medical science has not dangers in placing the treatment provided us with that panacea, of a suspected disease in the but has given us penicillin and hands of a Purser or a "foc'sle sulfa as drugs with definite lim­ doctor." itations and purposes. The average person has been One of the greatest uses of the drugs is in the treatment of ed to believe that penicillin and venereal diseases, but even here sulfa are wonder drugs, and a If the First Assistant Engineer of the Trinity Victory, Isthmian, was paid a commission for over­ time lie withheld from the crew^ he must have cleaned up a small ' fortune on the last trip. This is the considered opinion of the crew, all of whom ran into him at one time or another. Here's the tale, as told by Coy Gilbert, FWT; John W. MacKenzie. Jr. Engineer; R. C. Guthrie, and H. R, Kirkwood, COY GILBERT ABs, JOHN W. MacKENZIE All of them recently com­ pleted a trip on the Trinity, and the drugs are limited and, more after paying off in New York, important, pose many dangers came right down to the LOG when administered by a person office to give the lowdown re­ other than a doctor. garding conditions on board the In recent weeks the Union has ship, . _ received complaints that some The crew signed on in New companies have neglected to Orleans on January 1, and the place penicillin and sulfa drugs new year got off on the wrong aboard. It must be pointed out, foot. . however, that merely placing the The First Assistant didn t wait drugs aboard will not take care long before he started throwing of the treatment of VD. . I his weight around. First off,^ he It is to the members' credit refused to okay overtime for'the ii Jr. Engineer for cleaning the that they are anxious to have the drugs aboard should the occasion couple of shots of penicillin, or lube oil purifier. COMPANY STIFF ari.se for their use, but there are the munching of a few sulfa Then he denied OT for blow­ several dangers to keep in mind. pills, will restore one's health. ing down and shocking the evap­ NOT QUALIFIED Medical men who work with orator. Such operation is always A Purser of a Captain is not the drugs do not share this be­ classed as overtime, with one a qualified physician. They know lief. They realize that both drugs hour being marked up each time little or nothing of the dangers are very powerful and are still R. C. GUTHRIE the job is performed. and consequences of these pow­ in the experimental stage. H. R. KIRKWOOD By this time the First had his They know that they have sea legs, and was ready to go performed some miraculous to town. He worked the Wipers cures, but they also know that on Saturday afternoon, with a the drugs have killed and crip­ promise of free time off, no pled when administered by the overtime. wrong persons. One Wiper stated flatly that other crack at industry-wide or­ A few example of what can he wanted to be paid for his (Continued from 5) ganization, or will they give up and has resulted from improper work in money, not in free time, on by the leaders were backed on that part of the fight? treatment should alter the aver­ and as a result, he was not al­ up by the steady faithful picket­ Will they see themselves as age person's opinion of these lowed to work. ing of the rank and file. part of the whole American la­ drugs: By STANLEY WARES '•Heard enough," grinned MacOlder, experienced unions bor movement, fighting the same CAN CRIPPLE Kenzie. "There's still more to CLEVELAND — The American were so impressed by the per­ battle we're all fighting? come. Down in Texas this same Sulfa drugs are known to have Federation of Labor Maritime formance of these newcomers Or will they go off in a corner character fired a Jr. because he caused serious kidney infections Trades Department has been pe­ put in for overtime for carrying that they pitched in to help. But by themselves, licking their when the crystals of the drug titioned for a charter by the local it was the work of the telephone wounds as though they are the Port Marine Council. It is be­ engine room stores. (^Continued on Page IS) '•And that's not all," chimed unions themselves that kept the only ones that have them? lieved that this is the first port picket lines going, in some cases in Brother Gilbert. "He broke on the Great Lakes to make ap­ watches whenever he felt like for almost seven weeks. plication. If so, Cleveland is ONE GREAT LOSS it, stopped Wipers from sweep­ mighty proud she is first. ing out foc'sles, allowing one There was one great loss in The charter application was Wiper one hour per day to clean the strike. It's one that every Although Finley Peter Dunne, the creator of Mr. Dooley. acted upon at the May 16 meet­ out two heads and two showers. union member should be think­ has been dead many years, the words he put in Mr. Dooley s ing of the Port Council at which delegates from all member or­ To top it off, he locked up the ing about today, because it was mouth ring true today. .. , j *i. i,.,ec.»c rags, and doled them out one our loss, too. The union was un­ When Finley Peter Dunne was in his heyday, the bosses ganizations were present. In at­ able to make AT&T negotiate were up in arms against the closed shop, using the same false tendance were the delegates from at a time. What a guy." The other two veterans of the on a national basis; the strikes reasoning which their descendents are using today. ® the following unions: Trinity Victory were just listen well-chosen words. Dunne knocked the bottom out of all their had to be settled locally, on a . Masters, Mates and Pilots; In­ ing during the interview, but plant-by-plant basis. ternational Dredge Workers As­ arguments. Here is what Mr. Dooley had to say about the open shop; sociation, Local No. .5; Tug Fire­ now Brothers Guthrie and Kirk­ The fight that AT&T carried "What is the open shop? Sure, 'tis where they kape the men and Linemen, Local No. 3; wood wanted to be heard. on against industry-wide bar­ "Don't forget to mention the doors open to accommodate th' current strearn av' min comin' International Longshoremens As­ gaining is the same one that in t' take jobs cheaper than those what has th' jobs. sociation, Local No. 1317, and the Steward," reminded Guthrie we're all up against in Congress •'He deserves a good blasting, " 'Tis like this, Hinnessey. Suppose one av' these free-born Seafarers International Union. right now citizens is workin' in an open shop for the princely wage av In applying for the charter, too." If the bitter-enders in Congress OFFICERS FIRST wan' large iron dollar a day av' tin hours. the delegates specified that all "That's absolutely right. The | get away with it, none ot us "Along comes anither son av' a gun an' he sez t' th boss, of the above AFL affiliates ap­ will be able to sign an industry­ 'Oi could handle th' job nicely f'r ninety cintsj 'Sure,' sez th pear on the charter, plus the In­ way he toadied to the officers wide agreement any more than boss, and th' wan dollar man gets out into th' crool wuruld t ternational Teamsters and the Li­ was enough to make a man the telephone workers were able sick," said MacKenzie. "He exercise his inalienable roights as a free-born American citcensed Tugmen P. A. Local No. 5. to get one. would give the officers ice cream izen an' scab on some other poor divil. ^ The application was directed to By standing them off. AT&T "An' so it goes on. Hinfiessey. An' who gits th binifit? John R. Owens, Executive Sec­ for dessert v/hile the crew had made its contribution to the fight no dessert at all. True, it saves th' boss money, but he don't care any more f'r retary of the MTD. on the Hill; if AT&T had signed money than he does f'r his roight eye. ^ A general discussion centering '•The Steward made sure that an industry-wide contract with "It's all principle wid him. He hates t' see min robbed av on the best means whereby each the officers had t'wo bath towels this new union, our case on the their indipindince. regardless av' anything else." member union could help the apiece," he continued, "but the Hill would have been strength­ "But." said Mr. Hinnessy. "these open shop min ye menothers w^hen the need aro.se drev/ crewmembers got only one each. ened. shun say they are f'r unions if properly conducted." much attention from the dele­ He put out napkins and tooth­ When the telephone workers picks in the saloon, but not in "Sure." said Mr. Dooley. "iv properly conducted. An't gates. got licked on this issue, you and there ye are. An' how would they have thim conducted? No Delegates also discussed the the crew's mess." "We could go on like this for I got set back too. strikes, no rules, no controls, no scales, hardly any wages. problems of their respective un­ I'm interested in seeing what an' dam few mimbers." ions and outlined plans for the hours, but you get the idea now, happens inside the Telephone don't you," said MacKenzie. "All Mr. Dooley discharged himself of his remarks around the future. Federation now. Will the union the officers had a low opinion of turn of the century, but they are of at least as much point now The council will operate with members see how much they unlicensed seamen, and the only as when they were written—maybe more, in view of the Hartley the present temporary officers have won, and why they couldn't way we can change their minds Bill. until after the MTD meeting in win the industry agreement too? October, in accordance with a is with the Union. That's what Will they come back for anwe're all waiting for." • motion passed. .• Unions Apply For Cleveland MTG Charter Telephone Workers Made Gains In Recent Country-Wide Strike Mr. Dooley On The Open Shop t. (: .S • �THE Friday. May 30. 1947 Propelleriess Galbraith Has Hectic Narrow Escapes When the SS Frederic W. Gal­ braith lost her propellor off the African Coast shortly aftgr noon on May 11 it was but the be­ ginning of a series of hair-rais­ ing, breath-taking incidents. For, according to the report of the ycssers tribulations just receiv­ ed, there's nothing worse than a rudilerless ship, except one that is floating around minus her screw. The ship was then five miles off shore. The outlook was bleak and the crew sensed insecurity in the whole situation. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five SS Noithwind Crewmen Win SIU Contract (Coutiiuicd from Paf^c I) By FRENCHY MICHELET "With darkness came the wind ployes worked as much as 16 and rain, and by midnight it was For the benefit of those who Newman, John Howell, "Red" hours daily for $75.00 per month. blowing up a gale," the crew- haven't made the West African Wallin and "Blackie" Makowka (Schedule of new salaries, as member's report says. port of Casablanca lately we —all book men whom we've sail­ compared with the old. appears ed with before and .all right guys. want to report a development of "Sea-bags were packed. Every­ The Bosun is one Joseph Pat­ outstanding interest—You may below:) one was ready to go. We drag­ ged closer to shore. It was pitch now get $130.00 in American sil­ rick Shaughnessy, a Boston Irish All unlicensed personnel earn­ ver coins for $100.00 in currency. trip carder who is going to make black outside." ing S200.00 per month or more Brother Michelet can assure one swell union man. The trip, which packed more Land was dimly visible in out­ He's a good sailor, a hard work­ will be paid SI.10 per hour for you that it's good dough because thrills than a raft of Hollywood melodramas, started in Savan­ line about 2:30 a.m. But the out­ he has bitten his merry way er at sea and a good guy to prowl overtime, while those earning nah, Ga., April 2, when the Gal­ line was assuming greater pro­ through so many stacks of half the beach with—all of which adds less than $200.00 will receive $.85 braith left for Norfolk to pick portions as the stricken Gal­ dollar pieces that he feels like a up to our idea of a first class for all woik in excess of eight up a load of coal destined, for braith moved slowly closer and guj' who has lived a week on an seafaring man. hours daily. closer to shore. A charting of exclusive diet of Ruler's bis­ Venice, Italy. GIN MILL POET position revealed the vessel was cuits. Overtime will paid for Sundays The cargo was discharged only three-tenths of a mile out. There's a real character aboard, at sea and in port, while only • Unfortunately, Casablanca just there May 1 and the ship set Everyone aboard fidgeted irn- popped up on the boys out of a too. A gin mill poet, empiric- Saturdays in port will be consid­ out for Ceuta, Africa, for bunk­ clear blue sea, for this rusty old philosopher and sometime sailor ered overtime days. ers, with arrival in that port patiently for the break of daJ^ Liberty, the Arnold Bernstein who's a riot when the beer gets echcduled for May 12. After that, They wanted, at least, to see P&O CONDITIONS "Salvador Brau,'' left Galveston to flowing freely. what they might hit. the States was to be the next His name is Danny Graves, but supposedly bound for Marseilles, As in all SIU contracts, there Stop. "With the wind and the seas consequently relatively few of us he's better known around mon­ are nine paid holidays each year. blowing up steadily, the crew­ But the States wasn't the next key-wrench corners as "The had American dough to trade. All the other conditions agreedman writes, "there wasn't a Stop. Nevertheless. our cigarettes Deacon." to by the company are the same chance, if we should hit the brought us Moroccan francs ga­ The Deacon is a self-confessed In fact, the next thing says the rocks. No beach was in sight. same as those embodied in the report, which was received by All we could see was a cliff lore and there's plenty to buy. philosopher of the Atomic Age. P&O contract, -w-hich is among The port boasts numerous well- He has a better slant on life than Slug Siekman at the New York straight down. If we got closer stocked box-like bazaars where Hume and Schopenhauer and all the finest in the industry. Hall from a friend in the Gal­ to that it would bi-eak up the In the negotiations, and in the braith crew, "was a jar which ship before we knew what hap­ a babble of voices in a medley of action which forced the company tongues offer outlandish wares to we felt about 2 p.m., May 11, pened." to see the light, the SIU was rep­ the passersby. and the ship started to shake all H6RE'S THE resented by James Manners, LIKE IN THE MOVIES BARGAINS GALORE over." Jacksonville Agent, and "William SERMOM FOR Luxurious handwoven rugs of T. McLaughlin, of the Canadian In the best traditions of thrill­ LIKE A BRICK WALL' TONIGHT . .. exquisite design are available for District. ing fiction, the first shafts of "It felt like we had run into light began poking through the the exchange value of a few car­ Winning this contract from a brick wall," the report con­ low hanging- clouds, just as the tons of cigarettes (preferably SeawajLines is a big step for­ tinues. Galbraith was about 100 yards Camels) and the hammered gold, ward for Canadian seamen. silver and brass shown in a few All hands left the messhall on from the rocks, with no help in For many j-ears these men were the double to see what had hap­ sight. The scow's hours are of the shops are works of such artistry that they are calculated forced to work under slave con­ pened. What they discovered numbered, mused her crew. to square a beef with the most ditions for meager wages. The didn't appear to be too bad—at Tugs had been dispatched from shrewish frau on earth. Canadian Seamen's Union, which the time. Nothing a little tow Gilbraltar the previous day but Or, if wasting good dough on job couldn't overcome. A radio had been held up by the wind the other sourpusses who have was nothing more than an arm such mundane things rubs you of the communist party, did noth­ message went out to Gilbralter and seas. But the tug from Orgone before, for the Deacon's against the grain, then there's ing to alleviate their plight, and for a tug to tow the Galbraith an reached the perilous scene in philosophy is of the earthy "eat, wares for the discerning as well. year after year the situation grew into port. drink and be merry" vein. the nick of time. She hove into Just grab yourself a hansom steadily worse. "You should loop 'em 'fore Meanwhile, the helpless ship, view at 4 p.m.—the day was and chop-chop through the CasNow that the SIU is in the which is operated by the South May 14—and everything was un­ bah where Christian, Jew and j'ou scoop 'em," the Deacon says. field in a big way in Canada, And with this inestimable gem Atlantic Steamship Line, began der control. Arab dolls vie with one another things will start to look up for of wisdom we leave you, for the drifting slowly in a southerly di­ By 7 p.m. the tug had the ex­ for partners in the oldest game in master has spoken: and, thumb Canadian seamen, and soon they rection, although not rapidly at hausted Galbraith in tow.-They the world. the dog-eared nautical almanacs will all be enjoying the benefits fust. We recommend the Arabian were under way at 11 p.m. The as you may, you won't find which have been won by SIU By the time night fell, aid had report, which was written as the girls, for in addition to being sounder counsel for a seafaring mmbers on this side of the bor­ not arrived. "We drifted all vessels made their way to port the youngest and prettiest (some man! der. night," the report goes on, "and at about three knots, concludes are 14 and 15), there's the lure at daybreak a heavy fog fell in." as Oran became visible from of the Mussulman taboo as well. The Ai-my has carefully conceal­ "Land was nowhere in sight, the deck. ed the number of soldiers who "The old saying," it says, "that were mutilated and murdered and we couldn't have seen it anyway. Finally, it lifted a lit­ goes: 'Like a ship without a rud­ "polluting" Arabian gjrls, but Rating New Salary Old Salary tle. All wo could see was rocks. der, he wandered around,' was you can take our word for it that Chief Cook $250.00 $175.00 "We were bearing down on made by a man who evidently the figures run high. hasn't been on a ship that has Second Cook 210.00 165.00 them—and there was no way to There's a swell crew aboard Third Cook 190.00 165.00 lost her propellor." this scow with a real union spirit stop the ship," the crewmember Fourth Cook 175.00 100.00 spirit animating them all even continues. Fifth Cook 170.00 120.00 though the majority are trip Something had to be done to Night Cook and Baker 200.00 Not used before carders. ward off the approaching disas­ Crew Cook 200.00 155.00 Frank Fullbright is Ship's Dele­ ter—and done fast. And done fast Members of the SIU have Butcher 215.00 150.00 gate, and he has done much to it was. A sail was rigged on the a long record of supporting Chief Pantryman 190.00 120.00 No. 1 hatch, a trick which saved other unions in a just beef. Second Pantryman 175.00 100.00 the day—or the moment, at least. For this reason, all Seafarers Utility 145.00 75.00 "Everyone was happy, but the are urged not to purchase the Chief Steward 300.00 190.00 worst was yet to come," the re­ Vancouver Daily Province, Second Steward 215.00 170.00 port states. a scab newspaper, set up and Deck Steward 145.00 75.00 printed by non-union labor. Lounge Steward 145.00 75.00 FEELING BETTER Head Waiter 190.00 140.00 The Vancouver, B. C.. With all hands heaving a sigh Dining Room Waiters 145.00 75.00 SIU Branch is supporting the of relief, an anclior was dropped Linen Keeper 160.00 90.00 International Typographers and the wait for the tug began. Bed Room Steward 150.00 75.00 Union, AFL, both morally There was about 42 fathoms of Bartender 180.00 90.00 and physically in their eight water, the anchors were holding Chief Stewardess 170.00 75.00 month old strike. and land was about eight to ten Assistant Stewardess 150.00 75.00 'When in Vancouver show miles off. The harried Galbraith Cabin Stewardess 145.00 75.00 your contempt for the scabs men were feeling a bit more Bosun 202.50 150.00 by refusing to buy a news­ comfortable. keep things running smoothly. QM 164.00 95.00 paper put out by strikebreak­ Fi-ank's one of the charter AB , 164.00 95.00 But the anchor started to drag ers. This will help the ITU members of the organization. OS ' 145.00 75.00 and a second one was tossed members to win their strike He's been everywhere and done Utility Plumber 225.00 Not used before over, thus checking the drag, for better wages and condi­ everything and is a damn good Oiler 164.00 95.00 but only slightly. The anchor tions. man to have aboard. Fireman , 150.00 90.00 was dragging steadily with the Then there's Julian "Sammy" Wiper 162.00 90.00 advent of darkness. Noithwind Wage Scales Canadian Seamen ll 1 �THE Page Six SEAFARERS Ah, The Good Old Bathless Days Sailing On A Foreign Flag Ship! By J. F. CURLS A few years ago I walked over the gangway and dropped my seabag on the deck of my first ship. She was a Dane, docked at the sugar refinery in New Orleans. 1 felt some misgivings about sailing on a foreign ship, but it was the only job to be had at that time and I knew little or nothing about unionism. My ambition was to become a sailor to see the world and to do the things I had read or dreamed about. I wanted to see those places where copper- skinned girls swarm around you, smother you with flowers, make love to you in native fashion, and sundry things that today are too damn silly to mention. I was standing there on deck, my mind occupied with such fancies, when up walked a fel­ low who asked me what the nature of my business might be. From the looks of his clothes I knew he must be one of the longshoremen, so 1 politely in­ formed him that I was a sailor of the seven seas and that my business was my own. MEETS THE SKIPPER I didn't like the look on his face when I said that, however, he just studied me for a few minutes with amused interest and finally walked off laughing to himself. That was my first interview with the Captain. I looked for the Bosun, but I discovered they didn't carry one. That was the Chief Mate's job. It seems all the Mates worked on deck while in port. We sailed down the river the next morning bound for Santia­ go, Cuba. A boy named Walker and my­ self were the only Americans on board, both of us Ordinary Sea­ men. Our wages were fifty-five iwcvMoeR I IF IT'S LOADED... ' watch. They worked on deck. Two Able Seamen constituted a full watch. . I was told I might persuade an AB to let me steer for an hour or so on Sunday if the weather was good—it didn't re­ quire much persuasion. ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY In the shower that night I made an astounding discovery— no soap suds. For the first time in my life I learned that a salt water shower is u.seless without salt water soap, which is also useless. Eventually I became inured to the salt water shower. It was alright except in oily harbors. There it became an asset to the town by increasing the clientele of the YMCA and the turkish bath. The sink was equipped with fresh water but it was produced by a single hand pump, which was supposed to accommodate twenty-two men. The pump did its duty about twice a week. We arrived at Santiago five days later and my heaving line troubles began. The pilot boat was coming alongside and the Mate told me to fetch a heaving line and stand by. Well, I had dragged out about seven different lines when Walk­ er showed me the right one. He was smart alright. All it was was a rope with a bump on one end. I carried it to the ladder and stood there. The launch was alongside with the Pilot, who was standing in the bow waving his arms. The Captain's weather beaten visage then appeared over the bridge shouting, "Throw him the line" Whereupon I tossed the heaving line to the Pilot, still made up. The Captain called me stupid, the Pilot called me something in Spanish which sounded worse. Apparently that little line was Friday. May 30.. 1947 LOG L0($ of some importance, but in what way was more than I could fathom. That was just one of many blunders I made during, the trip, but through trial and error and NEW YORK a bruised backside I managed to SS BESSMER VICTORY correct them. A. Nacqurz. $1.00: R. Follett. $1.00; We spent three days loading B. C. Simpson. $1.00; J. W. Bi^'woorf, sugar. The Cook got drunk and $1.00: L. Nioves, $1.00; P. Lolea, $1.00. couldn't cook. The Steward sold SS HASTINGS W. Trach. $1.00; G. H. Villatrc, all the stores to the natives so we didn't need a cook. We ate $1.00: .1. Haitman. $1.00; C. C. ButUr. $1.00: R. G. PatHson, $1.00; D. T. papaya and bananas all the way- Soiptt, $1.00: L. W. Goldthwaite, $1.00; back. ! L. L. VonV'oltenburch. $1.00: N. WorThe day bofore we arrived in Icv. $2.00: H. DelCOrfano. $2.00. R. Dachorty, $1.00: W. E. Wade. New Orleans,^Walker and I were $1.00: W. Shea. $4.00: A. B. M.icRae. sweeping down the boat deck $2.00: E. Sheehy. $2.00: W. J. ReaKwhen the Captain walked up to an. $2.00: D. Menderihil. $2.00: M. L. PillinKaine, $5.00: J. P. Thompson. us. $2.00. He wore a .snow white blouse SS ROBERT HART with bright gold epaulette.s, an V. Diyiaconio, $1.00: E, Bonefont, Admiral's high pressure, duty $1.00: K. Vamikainen, $2.00; L. A. dungarees and tennis shoes with Karttunen. $1.00; E. J. Williamson, the toes cut out to relieve his $2.00: E. E. Davidson. $2.25: J. C. Lord. $1.00: J. Lukacs. $1.00. bunions. Patrick A. Dunphy. $1.00; G. Bone, What impressed me most was font. $1.00: R. W. Prye. *100: John his benevolent manner. He smil­ Ostroski. $2.00: A. Rossi. $2.00; H. ed at us and asked Walker if he Viik. $2.00: John O'Connor. $2.00. would like to make another trip. Paul Lalli. $.5.00; W. S. Hamilton. Walker assented and was $5.00: W. B. Arcock. $1.00. SS FORT RALEIGH given a friendly pat on the back J. Anderson. $2.00; H. Littlejohn. by the Skipper along with a $2.00; Wm. Dowling. $2.00; G. O. hearty pep talk. Burt. $2.00: S. Casdrez. $2.00; J. T. In my turn I refused his in­ Renard. $2.00; H. E. Newberry .$2.00; vitation point blank and receiv­ A. Keller. $2.00; M. P. Rial. $2.00; ed the surly reply, "Move the E. A. Han.sen, $2.00; E. J. Oriuni. $2.00; J. Evans. $2.00; C. Noonan. broom faster." $2.00. It wasn't until a few years SS ROBIN SHERWOOD later that I was capable of mak­ John R. Lee. $3.00; R. D. Rittle. $2.00; ing any real comparisons. That S. ReKner. $1.00; W. Wentin;;. $2.00; is, until I had become a mem­ C. P. Achoy. $1.00; D. W. Willaford. ber of the SIU. Only then did $2.00; M. Santa. $2.00; R. O. Smith. I fully realize what organiza­ $2.00; I. Usera. $2.00; D. L. Townsend. $2.00; L. E. Cooke. $1.00. tion and representation can ac­ A. T. Emery. $1.00; E. J. Marnaty, complish for the working man. $1.00; C. Torres. $1.00; N. E. EverAll this may be scoffed at by ard. $2.00: H. D. Linder. $1.00; W. the oldtimers who have experi­ Barrett. $2.00; B. Torbick. $1.00; T. enced conditions far worse, but Overland. $1.00; H. Scott. $1.00; C. Bekken. $1.00. it will tend to show the younger SS WM. DACA element just how far the Sea­ J. E.-Cantin. $3.00; R. May. $1.00; farers has advanced in the past F. A. Tickler. $1.00; D. McCracken. five or six years. $1.00: H. B. Thomas. $1.00; H. Brand­ Sometimes you learn more by ies, $1.00: F. R. Clarke. $1.00; G. looking backward than by ahead. Zidik. $1.00; E. E. Sexton. $1.00; C. C. Crabtree. .$1.00; W. G. Simmons. $2.00; You get a better perspective that H. B. Smith. $1.00; V. S. Bowman. way. $1.00; C. J. A. Durocher. $100; W. F. Brown. $1.00; K. Sczylvian. $2.00. Hoffner. $2.00; S. SS ORBIS R. VanClief. $2.00; W. McLaughlin, $20.00; S. H. Parker, $2.00; F. Flecha, $2.00: J. R. Anderson. $1.00; G. A. Rea-d. $2.00: W. J. Fitch. $2.00; C. Esolan. $2.00; W. Lowpseen. $2.00; H. G. Dittmer, $1.00; G; Vepa. $3.00; A. Apolito. $2.00; L. H. Joynes. $2.00. SS DALE W. W. Mclntyre. $2.00; P. W. McRae. $1.00; C. E. Waldrop, $2.00; C. Grepor.v, $3.00. Jack J. F. SS Craven. MARINA $2.00. SS JUNEAU Kinp, $1.00. SS CAVALIER C. W. DuBois. $1.00: C. M. Bailey. $1.00: J. T. Turpin. $1.00: W. H. Dunham. $1.00: K. Tomczyk. $1.00. SS GATEWAY CITY W. Nicnlaisen. $1.00: A. Dnnal, $1.00: R. W. Kluge. $1.00; Roy D. Roberts. $1.00; P. G. Saline. $2.00; P. Dejesus. $1.00; V. F. Hammargran. $1.00; J. Garcia. $1.00; A. Oquendo. $1.00; Jose Tore. $1.00; I". Pantileef. $1.00; H. Randaja. $1.00; H. D. French. $1.00: J. F. Stephenson, $2.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. W. Mirando. $2.00; J. Osborne, $3.00; W. K. Becker. $4.00; C. V. \'ierra. $1.00; A. Partner. $2.00; M. R. Chabler. $2.00; A. Lugo. $3.00; I Re.c7el. $100; L. Jiles. $200; G. V. Ilall, $2.00; J. Magdelena. !• 1 : ,A Suarez, $1.00; C. W. Vieria. $3 00. A. J. Lcma. $2.00; J. W. Failla, $1 00; L. I. Rohles. $1,00; M. J. Brow. $1.00; J. E. Murphy, $1.00; F. Barri, $1.00: S. B. Ferrer. $1.00; O. J. Beadling. $1.00. H. Murphy. $10.00; S. M. McConnell, $2.00; E. Sheppard. $1.00; P. Thillet, $6.00; T. McGuine. $1.00; W. Plucinki, $1.00; W. Walterman, $2.00; A. Nevins, $1.00; A. Swanson, $1.00; S. Rygielski. $1.00. BOSTON SS KLAMATH FALLS R. Wcdemeyer. $ 10.00; C. .Moss, $1.00; T. Nichols. $1.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS L. Sangiolo. $1.00. NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS V.' A. Reid. $3.00: W. G. .Martin, $3.00: R. H. Hale. $3.00. Steamboat Lowdown; Nobody Believes His Yarns By "STEAMBOAT" O'DOYLE tacled monster had us pretty busy readjusting all the machin­ Why do sailors have such a ery. reputation for telling tall tales? 8 POINT LANDING People will usually take a lands­ The whole black gang was man's word for something, but as fighting him, but he was a good soon as they learn you are a sea­ wrestler and held us all off with man they want proof for every his eight arms, and even picked dollars a month and for "ac­ statement you make. cepted" overtim.e we received Personally, I'm gelling lired of seventy cents an hour. That wasn't so bad except for having people doubt my word and the fact that American seamen call me a liar every time I de­ were receiving much more, not scribe one of my experiences at only in wages but in other bene­ sea. fits such as good living condi­ For instance, I came home tions, better food, representation, from one trip and told how an GET THAT etc. octopus was sucked into the hot FINK OUTTA I knew nothing about that at well in the engine room. HERE-HE'S I don't see what is strange the time, being under the im­ OO/NG POOR pression (created by the skipper) about that, as powerful pumps MEN'S WOftK that the American seamen were are sucking in sea water all the grossly underpaid and overwork­ lime. ed. But when I told how we had up a wrench with which he The first day out we spent in to remove the manplate to get knocked out the Engineer. Finally we had to call the Deck cleaning up the ship. I didn't the octopus out, and how he got make any mistakes that day as away from us and climbed up Department for reinforcements. the only tool I had to use was into the steamlines, opening and With their aid we got him pinned closing valves with all eight of down with two Ordinaries hold­ a broom. I was a little disappointed, his arms,—well, that was too ing each arm. When I tell people this story though, at not being allowed to much for them to believe. Some people are just skeptical they look queer and tell me to steer, but it .seemed the Ordin­ ary Seamen did not stand a but, believe me, that eight-ten- stop drinking. Really, it's very irritating to have doubt cast on my word in this manner. Most people have heard of the Sargasso Sea, composed of miles of seaweed, but when I tell them of the Soapy Sea they look strange. Those of us who have been through the Soapy Sea know that it is caused by large deposits of soap on the ocean bed, which form great mountains of suds through the action of the waves. If a ship" has been through there ahead of you it will often kick up enough suds to soogee .your whole deckhouse. You only have to lean out a porthole to wash your face. Arid yet, strange to say, there are people who look unbelieving when I tell them this. I once saw a guy with "Emily Parker" on his chest. He has been coming down from the crow's nest, when lightning branded the ship's name on him. Yet, although you could read it there in black and white, his SUPER CHARGE Shore dwellers will believe all kinds of freakish tales about lightning, but do you think they would believe that I saw a bolt of lightning write "A.C. Cur­ rent" on the stack? So far, however, I have not told anyone this, as I am afraid their reaction might be incred­ ible. wife refused to believe this story and threatened him with divorce. It is very discouraging. All kinds of interesting things hap­ pen at sea, but what is the use of telling people when they won't believe me? My faith in human nature is being ruined. Why can't there be a little more trustfulness in the world? •-rfr HONEST, PAULA, IT'S A TVPOGRAPHICAL �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 30, 1947 Page Seven San Juan Signs Shoregang Pact Giving SiU Top Wages, Hotidays By SALVADOR COLLS SAN. JUAN — After three been put aboard ships. It seems that most of the men weeks of huddling with the com­ who payoff here are taking panies, we have signed a new planes back to the States and shoregang contract which is the as a result only ten men are best ever on the Island. registered here at the moment. The agreement has as its ma­ If a large order comes in for jor gains the increase of holi­ men Tm going to find it difficult days from ten to nineteen and to make up a crew on short the wages from 80 to 95 cents order. per hour. With this new set-up, Beefs on the ships that have been hitting port are at a mimwe are continuing in the true imum. The majority of the beefs SIU style of being the first in pertain to crewraembers who the field and setting the pace forget that they have to stand for the others. their watch or turn to the,morn­ The men of the SIU covered ing after a hectic night ashore. by this contract are now the ACHING FEET highest paid men on the Island My major beef at the moment of Puerto Rico except for those is one that involves our janitor in highly skilled positions. here at the Hall. Augusto, as we Over in Fajardo we are con­ call him, has a pecular dislike centrating our organizing efforts for shoes. Two times I've fired on two tugs and from reports him for not wearing shoes and we are meeting with encourag­ each time his excuse has been ing success. that they were in hock. We have quite a few pledge Both times we got together cards from these men and if and gave him the dough to bail things continue as they are we out his shoes, but after wearing may have something favorable them for a day or two the shoes to report in the near future. are soon back at "Honest BLOCADE John's." Negotiations by the ILA and UTM to gain new contracts are proceeding quite well except for a blockade put up by a guy named La Rocca, who is living up to his name, La Rocca mean­ ing "The Rock." All efforts to budge this guy have been fruitless and because of his stubborness we may have to tie up a few ships to jar the rocks loose from his head. I have been meeting with the ILA and UTM in respect to forming a Maritime Trades Coun­ cil. Both organizations look fa­ vorably upon the idea and we will probably lay the ground­ work when they finish with their negotiations. Here at the SIU Hall shipping is really up on its hind legs. In the past three weeks about one hundred men in all ratings have Since his last visit to the pawnshop, Augusto has not shown up at the Hall as I told him not to show his face unless he was wearing shoes. In the meantime we are with­ out a janitor. Can anyone give me a hand in settling this beef? (Editor's Note: Sure can. Just see below.) JDST P/MNT FEET BLACK ANDNOeOPy WILL <NOVJ THE DiFFEREbCe • Says Lakes Seamen Are Fed Up With The Phony Promises Of NMU Seafarers Campaign Will Finally NO NEWS?? End Slave Conditions On Lakes Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: MILWAUKEE DULUTH MOBILE NORFOLK CHICAGO JACKSONVILLE MARCUS HOOK MONTRAEAL BOSTON BALTIMORE SAVANNAH TAMPA The deadline for port re­ ports. monies due. etCu is the Monday preceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. Galveston Calls For Firemen, Other Ratings By R. W. SWEENEY GALVESTON — Last Sunday the SS Pan Massachusetts caught fire in Texas City, but this time the townspeople did not go down to the docks to watch as they did when flames hit the Grand Camp. Instead, they headed for the wide open spaces, hoping that those who remained in the city would not be caught in another disaster. By HENRY W. CHAPPELL TOLEDO — The tremendous pleased when spring opened the progress made by the SIU in Lakes. bringing union conditions and a All the work you did in the fair wage to the m.en on the fall was for nothing if a Mate Great Lakes has done more than brought his cousin aboard toany other factor to put an end take your job, and this happen­ to the slave conditions that ex­ ed all too often. isted on the inland seas only a •^his condition still exists on few years ago. certain ships here, but it is To men who have enjoyed an simply a question of time until SIU contract for many years, the the SIU membership and of­ days of working for board and ficials make these finky condi­ room and being bumped out of tions a thing of the past. a job by a company relative are If we go all out to crush this only stories they have heard phony practice we will be put­ from old-timers. ting an end to a practice that is Some men are inclined to take hanging over from the "old such stories with a grain of salt. days." Such conditions, they think, ON THE ALERT could never have been, but, un­ "We now have a chance to fortunately, they did exist. I recall in the late twenties gradually bring the entire Great and early thirties when the Skip­ Lakes under tlie banner of the pers of certain Great Lakes ships SIU and in so doing knock the would come into the Lake Car­ Lake Carriers off their feet for riers Halls and recruit men to fit good. Recently I received a copy of out their ships with just the a circular being mailed to sea­ paj'ment of board and room. men aboard Lake Carriers ships LCA CONDITIONS The men who did this would by the phony Lakes Seamen's work six hours a day, just as if Union. I want to quote the last line they were on the payroll. Then thej' would go ashore and bun» of paragraph seven of the throwtheir smokes from guys holding away: "'We think hard work and an honest seamen's program will more favorable jobs. If jmu were dissatisfied with do more for us than cash." Noble sentiment, indeed. this set-up and protested to the The only program this outfit Lakes Carriers shipping masters, you were told that if you didn't has in store for the Lakes sail­ like it you didn't have to do it, ors is to throw a monkey wrench but if you want to ship out you in the machinery of the one had better keep your mouth shut legitimate union on the Lakes. They are doing their best, too, and do the work. In those days even if you had judging by the delays they have worked through all the bad wea­ caused in the elections on the ther and laid the ship up for the Lakes. "We in the SIU think that winter, there was alwaj's the pos­ sibility of some Mate or En­ where hard work is found there gineer shipping whom they should also be some hard cash. Thus do our people learn not to monkey with fire. The Mas­ sachusetts was towed out into the stream, and the fire put out be­ By ROBERT DODD fore much damage occurred, but By MAURICE DOLE BUFFALO—At long last, the Wilson fleets, among others, Texas City residents gave the Port of Buffalo is ice-free, and know. They know that we se­ docks a wide berth until every­ ASHTABULA—Here's a sam­ the bosses friends, and stay on the rains have taken it's place. cured the 44-hour week on the thing was under control. ple of those open shop condi­ the beach until the bad weather fall sailing. That happens plenty. Ships are really on the move in ' passenger boats. Now we have The Corpus Christi Hall of the tions existing aboard a number and out of the harbor, and more I the 40-hour week on the sandof unorganized Lakes ships; I see where this phony outfit, SIU has been closed up in ac­ Crewmembers of the SS Frank and more men are coming into ' boats. the Lake Sailors Union, is send­ If dishing out empty words is cordance with recommendations Purnell, Interlake SS Company, the SIU hall. ing letter.s to the Lakes seamen having a program, then we in the of the Agents Conference, and report that the Skipper and They ask about the SIU, sign on all LCA ships. They're just SIU want no program. However, pledge cards and take out books jobs for that port wiU be sent Chief Engineer aboard their ship a small outfit with one contract our actions speak louder than all have nice juicj- steaks served to covering the Cleveland Oliff if they're on rmorganized ves­ the words that any phony outfit from this Hall. them along wfth other choice ships. sels. Otherwise, they're all ears We are doing all in our power food, while the crew has to be to find out more about our cur­ can spill out. They must be getting money Another action note—I guess to abide with the spirit and let­ satisfied with whatever they toss rent gains and program for the for all of their propaganda from that Milwaukee Clipper strike of ter of the Agents' recommenda­ at them. Take it or leave it. Lakes seamen. sources like the Lake Carriers, two days duration, when the SIU tions. This could never happen aboard Whenever mention of the NMU won its demands, shows what a who would give anything to keep Shipping is good here, but an SlU-contracted ship. On SIU comes up, these men all express little direct action will accom­ the SIU off LCA ships. the same thought. As far as they plish. After all other AFL Unions business is slow. We have the vessels, there is no distinction be­ However, Lakes seamen have are concerned, the NMU is fin­ in Milwaukee swung in behind same trouble as other ports in­ tween the crew's mess and the gotten a bellyful of these lousyasmuch as we also have a short­ officer's mess. Everyone eats ished on the Lakes. our solid strike, it didn't take conditions. They're sick and alike, and they get the best pos­ It's only a question of time, the Clipper management long to age of rated men. tired of open shop conditions before the NMU is forced to close see the light of the SIU day. Firemen especially are needed, sible food that money can buy. with no job protection, subject Job security is something else up shop, and move to a more fer­ Lakes seamen sailing Hanna, with some ships being forced to to the bosses' whims. tile territory where their record Wilson, Hui'on, Wyandotte, and ship short of qualified Firemen. which no .seaman aboard an un­ On That's why Lakes seamen are of sellouts, and phony deals is all of tiie other fleets that the If there are any Seafarers organized ship can enjoy. unknown. Though we can't im­ SIU will petition this year will holding this type of rating who these LCA ships, a man can going for the SIU. They want agine where that would be! have the same kind of solid SIU want to ship out of Galveston, it never be sure that he has a job SIU contracts and conditions, be­ can be arranged by just a simple unless he's related or friendly to cause they know that the SIU And the SIU is supposed to support and AFL backing. leads the field when it comes to They know that. Thai's why wire. If a job is open we will one of the bosses. have no program according to Otherwise, you're liable to be wages, overtime, working and the NMU propaganda rag, the they are for the SIU so over­ notify any who communicate fired to make room for one of living conditions. with us. Pilot! Men on the Hanna and whelmingly. Job Insecurity, Two Stew Pots Turning Gt. Lakes Seamen To SIU �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 30. 1947 NMUer, Marine Veteran, Gets Raw Deal, Conies To Seafarers For Honest Unionism RAW DEAL FROM NMU By JOHN ARABASZ BALTIMORE—After the war ended, the National Maritime LTnion made a big fuss about the petimi of GIs from Europe and Asia. This move was undoubted­ ly inspired by Joe Stalin because as long as our soldiers were in foreign countries in great num­ bers, this presented a threat to Russia's grab-all policy. Volunteer Organizer When the Isthmian drive first started, an original member of •< -* ... the Seafarers International Un­ ion reported to the New York Hall and asked to see Earl Sheppard, in charge of the campaign. His first words were, "I want to go into the Isthmian fleet and stay there as a volunteer organi­ zer until we win the election." That man was Durwood "Bill" The NMU evn held a phony Story, Bosun, and he did exactly ^ ' : one-day work stoppage for pub­ as he said he would. All told. licity, and the Pilot published Brother Story sailed on seven story after story on what the Isthmian scows, and on each he did a bang-up organizing job in union was doing for returning the good old SIU style. veterans. Now that the bulk of The first Isthmian ship he our men are back in the States, On the left is Lester L. Long, former NMUer, who returned made was the SS Edward Hurley. a fact very satisfying to the com­ from service in the Marines to find that the NMU expected him In .succession followed the Steel to pay dues for the seventeen months he was in the service. munists, the new NMU policy is, Inventor, Steel Trader, John Bar­ DURWOOD STORY He then came to the SIU, where he asked for and obtained a "to heck with the vets." ton Payne, Sea Triton, Sea tripcard. Phoenix, and Citadel Victory. a meeting of six Isthmian crews This new policy is brought out in Calcutta. The six crews met by the story given to me by a he got from the NMU. Long was Brother Volpian's reply to. me Story paid off the last ship on by accident in that port, and fellow who came into the Hall on the SS Eliza Lord, United outlined the poor record of the May 8, and immediately reported when they started comparing to Lindsey Williams, Gulf Area recently and asked for an SIU Fruit Company, which was tor­ NMU in regards to the Port Acconditions, they found that all Permit in return for an NMU pedoed on the way to Murmansk. tack and Vessel Attack bonuses, Organizer. shared the same complaints. In the opinion of Brother Wil­ Book. Of course, I asked for his V/hen the crew returned to Ho- and advised Long to contact the So Story and Whitey Tannereasons, and here is the story he boken they were met by an NMU United Fruit Company direct. liams, the job done by Story was hill, another volunteer on the a perfect example of why the told. Patrolman who told them that Since the NMU does not Steel Artisan, took the initiative an attack bonus was payable, handle the money, the check can Seafarers won Isthmian. On the of calling a mass meeting at the MARINE CORPS VET advice of the organizers. Bill and that they would be notified be sent directly to Long. Kidder Poor Docks to discuss the shipped out on an SIU ship, the His name is Lester L. Long, by mail when and where to col­ That's just about the end of beefs and figure out ways to SS Berea Victory, Waterman Book Number 115413-DK. He lect the money. the story, except that Long will fight for their rights on nonLines, his first contracted ship in joined the NMU in the Port of Long heard nothing further, be shipping out on SIU ships, contract ships. over two years. Norfolk on January 5, 1945, and and so I sent a letter to Joseph and from now on he won't be Out of this meeting came a MASS MEETING was issued his book on January Volpian, SIU Special Services paying his dues to a monej'declaration by the crews that as Representative, asking him to hungry organization like the While on the Citadel Victory, soon as they arrived back in the find out what he could. NMU. Story was instrumental in calling Continental limits of the United States, they would bring pressure to bear on the company to force an end to the deplorable condi­ tions on board Isthmian ships. And just to impress on the company that this was no idle gesture, the group also agreed before it is carried through the would sweai that they wei-e at By E. S. HIGDON to pass the word along to other courts and finally to the U. S. least three months old. Isthmian crews so that they PHILADELPHIA—April show­ Supreme Court, it could give us We're holding the shoes, and it could take similar action. ers in May, winter in the spring plenty of foul weather. i would be a good idea for us all But just passing resolutions and a general reversal of weather Nevertheless, there is some opcheck on matters of this nawas not the full extent of what conditions — that's Philly this timism that this bill will never ture, so we will be in a position went on at the mass meeting. As week. pass the Pennsylvania Senate. All to have something to throw up to What with so much stormy Labor here is watching this move the shipowners when the slop- a result of the pressure which was built up, the two stew-pot anti-labor legislation being hatch­ carefully, and the legislators in chest blow-off comes. system on the Memphis Victory ed in Harrisburg, it's a wonder Harrisburg know that Labor is We started negotiations with was brought to an end, and on the solons haven't tried to pass doing so. the Mathiasen Tanker outfit the other ships overtime was a law against the weather. Some of them are wise enough Monday, and prospects look very more clearly defined. One thing is sure—it'll be a to know that for them to enact, good with every reason for beREAL SIU JOB sunny day for the anti-labor boys such a law as closing all union iog optimistic, LESTER L. LONG That's the kind of job Bill and the NAM if the bill now hiring halls would be political Story did, and that's why Bill SLOWING DOWN 18. He paid his dues from Jan­ pending in the Pennsylvania leg­ suicide for them. was able to bring his ship back uary to September, 1945, during islature passes. Business otherwise has slowed to the States 100 per cent SIU. I v/ill be in Harrisburg Mon­ which month he was accepted by In this bill, there is a limita­ day along with other officials of down a little. Wc had two SIU Even when he finally consent­ the Marine Corps as a volunteer. tion on union initiation fees to the AFL unions here to talk to payoffs in the last weeks, aled to take an SIU ship, he said Long saw service on Okinawa, $25; a requirement for unions these gallant senators. that he hated to do so. Accord­ Iwo Jima, Guam, in China, and to open wide their membership; ing to him, a man can't really ap­ Besides protesting the anti-la­ for a short while was stationed at the abolition of union hiring bor bills wc arc going to inform Hey, blow ABOUT preciate the benefits of sailing Pearl Harbor. In February, 1947, halls; and the requiring of unions them, just in case they have for­ AW OI-D/AGE SIU as much as when he is try­ he was returned to the United to file financial reports with the gotten, that they are elected by PENSIOAI f ing to do a job for the Union States, and on February 28 he State. on unorganized ships. the majority of the people to do went up the NMU Baltimore These proposals are largely ac­ the bidding of the people, and The membership of the SIU Hall to ship out again. countable to Senator A. Evans not the bidding of the chosen can be thankful that men like And so, what happened? Did Kephart (R. Phila.), who intro- few. I'll report later of any de­ Bill Story are around. Men who he get a big "hello" and the wel- j duced such amendments to the velopments. are willing to sacrifice their time, come home he deserved? Did he state labor bills. money, and comforts to push the I had quite a pleasant surprise get a chance to ship out? The bill containing these pro­ the other day when my old friend SIU program. By such action was the Seafar­ The answer to both questions visions has already been passed and shipmate from way back in ers formed, and so did it grow. is "no." He was told that he k'y House and is now coming 1938, Brother Moloney, the old owed dues from September, 1945, before the Pennsylvania Senate. serang, walked into the HaU and though we had 24 ships here in The continuance of s'uch mili­ to February, 1947, and even after registered to ship. transit, with beefs enough to tancy insures the further growth LETTERS OF PROTEST of the SIU. he produced his Marine Corps Brother Moloney told me that keep us all busy. discharge, he was refused a ship­ I have sent letters of protest he had been in the Navy during They've put a lot of spit and to all senators as well as letters the war and was raring to go ping card. polish on the Atlantic City and Long really took off on the to all unions here in Philly urg­ back to sea without a uniform. Delaware Park race tracks near NMU then, and when he walked ing them to do the same. here. The Atlantic City track All applications for SIU POOR SLOPS If this bill passes the Senate out of the HaU, quite a few mem­ opened for business last Monday burial benefits must be mailed bers came up to him and told him and becomes law here—well, Brother Tilley came into the for a 21-day season, while Dela­ to: that they thought he had gotten plain hell will break loose as it Hall the other day with a pair of ware blew the bugle yesterday JOSEPH VOLPIAN will put out of business any un­ shoes that had been purchased and will be riding them hard un­ a dirty deal. Special Services Dept. ion having a hiring hall. by one of our members from his til July 6. Seafarers Intl. Union TORPEDOED ONCE I doubt, whether this law, if ship's slopchest. The shoes were The horse news sounds good, 51 Beaver Street According to Long, however, pa.ssed, will be constitutional. five days old, but believe me, and here's hoping we can report New York 4. N. Y. that wasn't the only dirty deal However, constitutional or not. the way they were cracked you| good shipping news next week. wmms liiii Anti-Labor Bill Now Pending In Pennsylvania Would Ruin The Trade Union Movement In State Attention Agents �Friday, May 30, 1947 THE 1947 Is SlU Year On The Lakes As LSU And NMU Lose Favor By JOE SHIMA TOLEDO—Shipping is a little slow in this Port right now, and it seems as though it might re­ main slow for a short while yet. That is, unless something un­ expected breaks. The vast majority of the Lakes seamen want the SIU. They laugh at the stooge LSU, and they hold their noses when they mention the NMU. SEAFARERS LOG Keep Your Shirt On Reports have been coining in citing dirty deals given seamen by several laundries, which profess to "cater to men of the sea." Roland Velasco of the SS Arch Hopkins reports that Ungar's Laundry of St. John, N. B., picks up laundry aboard ships in that port, with the promise that it will returned by the weekend. The promise is never lived up to. "They don't say in which year it will be returned," says Velasco, warning Seafarers to keep their laundry out of Ungar's hands. Page Nine Union Sfopchest Would Put End To Poor Goods And High Prices By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—For months on end crews have been expre.ssing their dissatisfaction with the slopche.sts placed on the ships. Their complaints have been of shoddy material, non-union goods, high prices and lack of selection. on its me.'-chandise. I'm not suggesting that sea­ men go back to the days when seamen carried everything they needed, but there was a certain pride among seamen in those days in not purchasing anything from the slopchest. They knew that the goods of­ fered were second grade and were being unloaded on the sea­ men. By their boycott they showed that they weren't going to be the fall guys for a lot of junk. 1947 is really an SIU year on And 1948 will be Our old friends, the Lake Car­ the Lakes. riers Association, is back to their even a bigger SIU year as far as old finger tactics. Shipping over organization is concerned. All of these grievances are there is also a little slow, too, We're well on the road to true. The slopchests are a dis­ so I guess it's just the general bringing all Lakes seamen under grace and the crap offered is not trend in the Port of Toledo. the banner and protection of the worth purchasing, but in spite Just saw a new leaflet issued SIU, and 1948 should see that of the known shortcomings of by the NMU in its current at­ job done up typical Seafarers the slopchest too many members tempts to do a little organizing fashion. insist upon depending solely upon the Lakes by riding on the Now that most seamen don't Seafarers coattails. carry everything they need with Every time the SIU goes out them but buy it at sailing time, and gets enough pledge cards on it seems to me that there is one one of the unorganized fleets to method of-getting first rate where repleni.shments could bejin the course of South African I petition the NLRB for an elec­ Dream Ship goous. gotten were Capetown and Dur­ trips. tion, then the NMU tries to ride Hey fellows, here's a ship for ban, and even in those ports the UNION SLOPCHEST At the Purdue Victory's pay­ in on the gravy train by free- you! supply available was below the off, all hands expressed the sat­ loading. li the SIU had in all its ma­ The SS Earl A. Bloomquist, an ship's requirements. Consequent­ It's not working out, because American Pacific freighter, paid ly, the lads aboard the Griffin isfaction with their trip. That is. jor ports a room set aside for Lakes seamen are fed up with off in New York with not one suffered during the last CO days all except a couple of tripcarders, sea.men's gear and so forth, a who appeared to have the wrong man could order what he needed this phony and bankrupt outfit. single hour of overtime in dis­ of the trip. slant on how to conduct them­ eefore signing on. Besides that, both the Well, back to their new leaf­ pute. selves aboard an SIU ship. For CREW COOPERATION Here he could get all his gear let. It says something about an Skipper and the Chief Mate some unknown reason they out of a Union slopchest at a NMU label on every Lakes ves­ were as fine a set of officers as In spite of this .shortcoming, it seemed to think they were mak­ lair price. There would be no should be pointed out, the boys sel. According to the great ma­ we have seen in a long time. ing a sightseeing tour. cheap junk allowed and all jority of Lakes seamen, the NMU The crew reported that no cooperated 100 percent with However, they have learned gociOs would be union made. got a label llieiiiselves last .year. crewmember was logged in the. popular Steward Alfred Baer and And it really stinks—oops, we entire course of the trip, and that the rest of his department, which their lesson and from all indica­ A-notner method for us to short tions thej- will be better men on sheet some of the phony tactics slipped—sticks is the word we the Old Man was cooperative in helper lo east a bad situation. started to use. Well, stink or every sense of the word. There was no trouble among the next voyage. used against seamen would be stick, they've got it anyway. Onl.v one incident turned up at for us to have a building with It took exactly one hour to pay the crewmembers except for the What's that oldie about a rose? off this ship, and it was a clean reported performances of a the payoff. One man had been facilities for a couple of hundred After talking to numerous un­ payoff in more wa.ys than one. couple of well-known characters, filed because the Mate claimed seamen to sleep and rest while organized Lakes seamen, there's Foc'sles, alle<yways, and mess- who tried to make life miserable he couldn't speak English. Now on the beach. only one conclusion to make. rooms were spic and span, and for the rest of the gang. Charges 1 don't, speak Greek, but I under­ Every seaman looks for a de­ This is an SIU year on the Lakes. the new crew will be going against these men are now pend­ stand him perfectly. So—the man cent room at a decent price, but stayed on. ing. aboard a fine vessel. usually some second rate joint The Purdue Victory crew, who at a king's ransom is all that James Purcell In view of the food troubles Jim Drawdy encountered by the Griffin and made a LOG donation of $24 at cen be found. other vessels on the same run, it this payoff, said that Skipper X % % This is a big thing to under­ is advisable that Seafarers take George Kramer was one of the Good Ships take but the lewards in clean heed of the fact so that they will best sailing today. quarters and money saved would NFW YORK—Among the ves­ not experience the same thing Ray Gonzales be beyond estimation. The SIU sels winding up in this port this should look into something like week were two whose payoffs this. It would be a real life were very clean. They were the WASHINGTON—A sensational SS Samuel Griffin, of the Robin saver inasmuch as the majority charge made by Sen. George D. Line and the SS Purdue ^Victory of seamen do not li\-e in the port Aiken (R., Vt.) that foes of la­ a Waterman Steamship Corpora­ they ship from. bor have spent $100,000,000 in a tion vessel, thanks to the men On the waterfront here in the propaganda campaign against who sailed them. big city, shipping is continuing unions has so far brought no The Griffin payoff marked the at a good clip with the Patrol­ denial from employers' organi­ end of a five-month trip, which men hot on the scent of all beefs, zations. included calls at all South Afri­ payoffs and sign-ons. They are Aiken made that charge in a can ports. It was reported that having a busy time of it and its speech on the Senate floor. He a very fine, good Union spirit and a rare day that finds more than named the Nat'l Association of fellowship existed aboard the one Patrolman at the counter on Manufacturers and the Commit­ vessel throughout the trip. the fifth floor. tee for Constitutional Govern­ The author, however, onlv One thing did mar the other­ THE SEA IS WOMAN. By Albert TIP-TOP SHIPS ment, operated by Frank Gan­ wise successful run, however. E. Idell. 321 pp. New York: hints of the labor situation. He nett, chain newspaper publisher, The vessel was stored prior to In this w eek from a trip to Eu­ impresses the reader with the Henry Holt & Co., S2.75. as the main spenders in the its departui-e with food for only fact that something has happen­ rope was the Janeway. Smith 5: A mutiny among the crew, the ed to the former crew and a feel­ Johnson. At the payoff every­ anti-labor drive. 90 days. conflicts between the passengers ing of suspense and tension sur­ thing was shipshape and a good The only places on the run "I should not be surprised if and a hurricane at sea highlight rounds the arrival of the new payoff followed with Patrolman the total amount spent in this the voj-age of the Hawkeye State crew. Goffin handling i h e situation. campaign would amount to at from Los Angeles through the least $100,000,000," he said. It is evident that something is The Iberville. 'Whiterman, also Panama Canal to New York in brewing on the waterfront when went down in short order with The Vermont Senator pointed November, 1921. The recently established the new crew comes aboard wear­ all departments on the ball leav­ out that the NAM expended In the ten days that it takes SIU Hall in 1440 Bleury ing led ri'obons, but what it is ing only the formalities to be about $2,000,000 on a single the ship to make its way through Street, Montreal, Canada is never develops. The smoulder­ ironed out by Patrolman Purcell. month's advertising splurge in the Canal and through the hur­ open for business. Seafarers ing mutinous feeling of the ciew newspapers all over the country. .'inother ship that gave the Pa­ ricane, the author attempts to crews who make that port is not explored enough and only trolmen no trouble was the E. Millions have been spent, also, develop the characters of a score and have beefs requiring the comes forth in a short struggle A. Bloomquist. American-Pacific. he said, on chain letter cam­ of passengers and seveial crewUnion's attention are advised when the crew is denied shore She came in without a beef in paigns, radio commentators and members. to get in touch with Gene leave in Panama. any department. Not a log and on a battery of speakers who A doctor, trying to forget the Markey, SIU representative, Where the author, a formei' have been addressing service not a bit of disputed overtime. recently ended war; a woman at the above address. seaman, is most successful is in clubs throughout the country. The Patrolmen covering the ship missionary, seeking some reality One of the purposes of the his descriptions of the crewmem­ reported that the Skipper, Cap­ Also, he characterized the in her life; a has-been actor; and new Canadian facility is to propaganda of the Committee an TWW crewmember, attempt­ bers. their surroundings and tain Porter, an ex-SUP man, was give the membership greater for Constitutional Government as ing to put a spirit of militancy their hardships. In the few scat­ tops and cooperated 100 percent on the spot representation, "absolutely vicious" and charged into a green crew, are among tered moments when the story at the payoff. and members are urged to that much of it is of a Fascist those thrown together aboard the swings to the foc'sle. the move­ The Evangeline, on her way take advantage of it. ment of the story accelerates. nature, designed to "poison the ship. to New York from Boston, ran Pass this information along minds of our people against the It is mentioned that the book Had Mr. Idell skipped the too aground in the canal at Cape to your Union Brothers working classes of America." is based on some fact and there many subordinate personalities Cod. She made it to New York everywhere, so that all hands actually was a Hawkeye State and concentrated upon the sea­ where she is now in a Jersey "If such activities are.carried can avail themselves of the plying the coastwise trade in men whom he made far m.ore| drydock. After the repairs are far enough the final result will services of the new branch. 1921, the year of the strike and real, the lags in the story would made she will probably pull out be the destruction of democracy I shipowners' lockout. have been much fewer. around June 7th. in America. The Patrolmen Say... 100 Million Was Spent By Labor's Enemies Montreal Hail �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOC Friday, Hay 30. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS 48-Foot Whale Beheaded In Crash With Marquette Victory At Panama PART OF A PRAISEWORTHY CREW The oceanic wanderings of a mammoth whale—who certainly should have known better—came to an abrupt ending recently in an early morning head-on collision with the formidable SS Marquette Victory. The sea beast came off second best in the en­ counter. In fact, he lost his head in the bargain. All was quiet on the mighty HE KNOWS BETTER NOW deep as the Isthmian vessel churned through the waters about a day and a half out of Panama early one April morning. As the situation later developed, the monster mammal, likewise, was cruising serenely in the area. Either he was dozing, or he deliberately contemplated a torpedo-like attack on his manmade counterpart. Or maybe his radar equipment was on the blink. FELT A 'BUMP' Members of the Stewards Department aboard the SS Hibbing Victory, whose crew was lauded recently by the vessel's skipper. Captain Philip G. Beck, as an exemplary body of men. The Bellyrobbers, the skipper said, "are to be complimented on a hard job well done." Commenting on the crew's efficient handling of the ship, At any rate, crewmembers the skipper paid tribute to the breuid of Unionism instilled in aboard the Marquette were startled by "a bump," which they the membership by the SlU. said they felt about 6 a. m. Most Photo was submitted to the LOG by Sam Luttrell. of the crew asleep in the foc'sle were jolted from their dreams. With sleep-swelled eyes they dashed out of their quarters to join those already out on deck scanning the waters alongside in search of the cause for the rude awakening. Wrestling in Mexico is a far cry from the exhibition Caught in the ship's bow was of gymnastics and feigned groans that accompany the the mass of mammal—estimated by the crew to be about 45 feet usual wrestling bout in the U. S., says Duke Himler, hefty in length. It's giant head was young seafarer who recently wound up a six week tour practically knifed clean off by the bow. Efforts to free the life­ of that country. According to Himler, when you crawl into the ring in Mexico, there's^ less hulk were fruitless. tamales and began to yearn for no whispering in your car, you Meanwhile, the. Marquette a whiff of the salt air and an SIU have to wrestle to win — and Victory's Bosun, Seafarer Wil­ ship. that's what he did in 23 of his liam Kumke feverishly snapped 27 bouts. PA'CKS HIS BAG pictures. Himler began his tour of 'grunt So he packed his bag and head­ WHAT A DRAG! and groan' exhibitions early in ed for Laredo, Texas, where he March after paying off the SS For two hours the ship dragged makes his home. Well-known m James Smith in a Gulf port. the blubber-filled carcass of its Texas and the far west, where While aboard the Smith, which victim through the water. Final­ had just returned from Rotter­ ly, two men in a pilot boat suc­ dam, he had served as Ship's ceeded in prying loose the two Delegate. sections of the once-spouting With matches in Mexico City, mammal by means of hooks. Tampico, Vera Cruz and other At home after the Marquette major Mexican cities, the 175Victory payoff in New York May pound light-heavyweight took on 22, Brother Kumke related the some of the top men in the Mexi­ incident to his wife. can wrestling game and more "Just a fish story," Mrs. Kumke than held his own as his list of commented, "and a big one at victories proves. that." One of the four matches drop­ Exactly what I thought, mused ped was lost to Gory Guerrero, the Bosun to himself, and he middleweight champion of Eur­ dashed out with hiff roll of film ope. The meeting with the champ to have it developed. When the was gained after Himler had he has wrestled for years in the prints were ready showing the pinned one of the top men in light heavyweight class, he found decapitated whale afoul of the the Mexican circuit. time during his brief stay at Marquette's bow. Bill Kumke home to indulge in a couple of presented them to his skeptical HAD TOP BILLING matches. mate. Fighting under the name of In addition to fighting his own He glowered as i^he said: Frenchie La Duke, Himler was batt}es, he often finds time dur­ "A fish story all right, but an often billed as the feature attrac­ ing his stops at Laredo to pick honest-to-goodness one for a tion of the day. And day it was, up a little coin as a referee of change." for in Mexico most of the matches championship wrestling matches. were held on Sunday afternoons This stop lie didn't referee any in the large stadiums of the bouks but hurried on to the SIU cities. Galveston Hall to grab the first While in Mexico City, he ship in port. Members of the Seafarers fought in the Coliseo, where, un­ Now aboard the SS Frank Dale are entitled to a weekly pay­ der the hot afternoon sun, erowds as Bosun, he is back in his glory ment from the Union if they of over 30,000 persons turned out getting some good food under his are laid up in a hospital. Be for the matches. belt and the salt air in his lungs. sure to get what i® coming But after touring the arenas of And, who knows, after picking to you: Notify the Union of the land south of the border for up a little weight and a long trip your ward number so that six weeks. Brother Himler, who or two. Brother Himler feels he there will be no delay in your has been a member of the SUP might take another crack at Mex­ receiving the money due you. since 1934, got a little tired of hot ico and the champ of Europe. - Himler Pins 23 Opponents In Mexican Wrestling Tour Momenls after its' early dawn encounter with the SS Mar­ quette Victory, the giant whele is dragged lifelessly alongside under ship's anchor. Crewmembers worked in vain for two hours to distr-Tj-^Ie the blubber-filled carcass. Pried loose of the vessel by men in pilot boat using hooks, the sea monster floats away minus its head, which was severed in collision with the bow. Pictures were taken by William Kumke, the Marquette's Bosun, who was intent on bringing home evidence of this unusual fish story. It was fortunate that X-*-~ he did for he met with skepticism until he produced the indis­ putable camera record. State Dep't 'Wires' Burns Robert Burns, Electrician aboard the SS Plattsburg, wishes he could dash off a verso like the illustrious Scottish poet whose name he bears. He thinks there is sufficient inspiration in a humorous situation which grew out of an experience on a re­ cent trip to South America. or misplaced his seaman's papers. Being a dutiful guy who likes to do things in the correct and proper way. Bob immediately notified the State Department in Washington of the loss. The State Department, which is the dutiful arm of the gov­ ernment and likes to do things I.acking the necessary poetic in a correct and proper way, touch, Bob did the next best wired back to Bob, saying, in thing—passed it on to the SEA'FAKERS LOG. Here's what made effect: Would he please advise Brother Burns throw up his them exactly when he lost his papers, and the actual place of hands and cry "Uncle:" In the town of Las Piedras, loss — there are seven towns Venezuela, recently. Burns lost! named Las Piedras in Venezuela. Hospital Payments �Friday, May 30, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief ALEXANDER G. BELL, (date not given) — Chairman Virgil Mahan; Secretary Ken­ neth E. Laeder. Stewards and Deck Departments reported all in order. Engine Delegate re­ ported one man on board un­ der phony circumstances, other­ wise all in order. New Busi­ ness: Motion to send someone from each department to clean laundry for inspection. Amend­ ment: To cut GI can dpwn there for waste. Carried. Motion car­ ried that any crewmember coming aboard intoxicated at payoff time shall be fined $25. t, X X . FAIRISLE, April 5 — Chair­ man L. Russell; Secretary Wil­ liam Woodruff. No New Busi­ ness. Good and Welfare: List of fines drawn up for offenses such as putting feet on messroom tables. Motion carried that coat hangers and mirrors be placed in all quarters and coathangers be placed in messhall. List of repairs drawn up and added to by suggestions from crew. Delegates reported all okay in their departments. XXX CITADEL VICTORY. April 8. Chairman Victor Velasco; Secretary Harry Monahan. New Business: Discussion concern­ ing the drawing of American money in a foreign port. Motion carried that ship's Delegate see Commissioner pertaining to overcharging on draw. Crew voted for Pantryman to see Captain to have his job changed due to burns on his hand. XXX ROSWELL VICTORY. Mar. 10—Chairman Russell Brinn; Secretary T. E. Carmichael. Suggestion that committee be elected to go ashore and see the American Consul, inform­ ing him of the food situation. Discussion concerning the lack of supplies and upon whom the responsibility for the short­ ages rests. A vote of confi­ dence in the Steward was called. Great majority of the crew upheld him in his work. ROSWELL VICTORY. Mar. 30—Chairman T. E. Maynes; Secretary Thomas Carmichael. Delegates reported minor beefs in all three departments. Much discussion concerning the abili- order to eliminate a two size slop chest—too large and too small. Several points of the contract taken up and clarifi­ cation asked. Report that the Skipper r efused to have the locks on the doors repaired be­ cause it required the payment of overtime. Repair list made up and attached to minutes. ties and actions of the Purser. It was decided that he be de­ nied sailing on any more SIU ships. Discussion concerning cleaning of foc'sles. Repair list made up for presentation to Patrolman upon arrival in U. S. XXX rrhlT U CORINNE. Feb. 12 — Chairman Lukban; Secretary Mulli­ gan. Special Meeting to discuss charges against Chief Electri­ cian for fighting with fellow crewmembers. Charges of stooging for Chief Engineer leveled at Electrician. Various other charges leveled and it was decided to appoint a fiveman committee to investigate his record before recommend­ ing that he be tried. Keep It Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU" ship is a clean ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition. it has come to the at­ tention of the membership that a few crews have vio­ lated this rule. So they have gone on record to have all quarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ satisfactory, he has the right to hold up the payoff until everything is spic and span. Remember thai the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then you'll see some action. KYSKA, March 9—Chairman Isaac Blumenberg; Secretary William Austin. New Business: The problem of signing on was discussed and crew was in doubt whether it was necessary to sign on after paying off for­ eign articles or whether we could wait a day or two before sailing on our next voyage be­ cause on the last trip the crewmembers signed on right after they payed off. Discussion on the cigarette ration. XXX WILD RANGER, Jan. 13 — Chairman Shatkovnick; Secre­ tary J. Lukacs. Delegates re­ ported all running smooth in their departments. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that when at sea. the Steward shall in­ struct his department to d\imp all garbage over the side. Good and Welfare: A heated discus­ sion arose as to whether a man in the Stewards Department had the right to "promote" him­ self from a galley man to Bed­ room Steward. After consider­ able discussion pro and con the Chairman suggested that the question be submitted to the Union for clarification. One minute of silence for union brothers lost at sea. CUT and RUN By HANK XXX SEATRAIN HAVANA. April 16—Chairman A. J. Hall; Sec­ retary P. Jakubcsak. New Busi­ ness: Deck Delegate reported a spider needed on gyro compass for Quartermaster. Water cooler outside of crew messhall needed repairs. Engine Dele­ gate reported more fans needed in crew's quarters. Stewards Delegate reported ice boxes in need of rpairs and wind scoops needed in galley and messhalls. Repair list worked out and sub­ mitted with minutes. XXX WALTER F. PERRY. April 13 — Chair. D. Garrigues; Sec­ retary H. Rosentiel. Delegates from Engine and Stewards De­ partments reported all all right. Deck Delegate reported a few hours of disputed over­ time. Good and Welfare: Mo­ tion carried that the Night Cook and Baker not be allowed to ship in that capacity for a period of three months due to the large number of complaints concerning his work during the trip. All agreed that he was improving and trying his best. List of repairs drawn up and attached to minutes. WeAlS "/OUR SlU — -Ittg 'BADS^^ OF A VHtOH ... UAIION ! If you"i-e tired of sitting around the hall and chewing the Seafaring fat, if you're lonely for the rolling ship and the poetic sea scene, if you're financially anxious to get out before the real hot summer weather hits New York—grab those jobs off the board now—not two weeks from today. Shipping is real good—especially for rated men in the engine department—and it will stay good be­ cause quite a number of ships paid off this week. So straighten up, Brothers, and ship right—you won't be sorry. Oldlimer Yens Nielsen just back from his Far East voyage. With pride and a smile on his face. Brother Nielsen said that his good old shipmate. Brother Hansen, is due to sail in from his Irip—that he will soon be 75-years-old and that in his shipmated opinion Brother Hansen is still the best Seafarer afloat. Happy birthday to you. Brother Hansen and may there be many more salty SIU days ahead for you indeed . . . Well, if Dutch Bolz is anchoring in some port down the coast right now, here's some happy news for him. His shipmate, Pete McCoskey, just smiled into town this week after three beachy months down in Buenos Aires. We have just been humorously informed that Steward Herbert Hutchins just anchored into this rainy town last week with a horse­ shoe around his neck and a four-leaf clover (from New Orleans) in his pocket. We can only ask whether Brother Hutchins is still celebrating a recent case of good luck, or trying to celebrate St. Patricks Day a little late, or prehaps Brother Hutchins is carrying his horseshoe and shamrock for some good luck to come his way soon? Anyway, how was everthing down in New Orleans. Herbert? X X Tommie "Beachie" Murray, Ihe brother who knows and loves ihe islands, just came in with his mustache from a fivemonth trip on a West Coast tanker, paying off in Portland. Maine. Tommie confessed that the crew only got six days of shore leave out of all those months and ports they hit. They got a few days in Liverpool and a few in Beira, Africa. But they weren't allowed to straighten the kinks out of their sea legs in Iran, where the Arabs are blowing up the pipe-lines or in Haifa. Palestine. Tommie says he misses his shipmate. Bob Beliveau; hopes to see him soon and wants him to know his gear is at the company office in Portland, Maine. Tommie, after visiting his parents in his home town, announces that he will soon be in­ vading the land of sunshine and coca-colas, 5- mMmmMrn XXX AdGUST BELMONT. Feb. 9 —(Chairman and Secretary not given.) New Business: Dele­ gates to get a list of the slopchest inventory from Purser in Wne SIU HAS o?em> A NEW MALL IN ^ MOMTRSAL, AT l440 BteuRV S7; THe /AOMTREAL AGENT iS TV GIVE THE MEMBERSHIP IN THAT PORT UNION) RePRESENTrATlON. BE SURE IT) SEE HIM IF MDU HAVE A BEEF. IF NOT, DROP IN TD SAY HELLO". 'Suua-tfiftS.Lu.- 4- i We are informed that Brother John Schupstik is having a bad time with a bad foot. Take it easy, John, and quick recovery . . « Brother Charlie Henry said that he and Jimmy Millican would prob! ably grab a ship together soon. Brother Millican says that his shipmate, "Blackie" Martin shipped out recently out of Norfolk for ; a trip to Europe . . . Brother Levy just came in from a trip to Africa. I And he sure looks happy to be back, too . . . Brother Ray Myers i asked us to tell his friends (including those in Florida) that he has moved from his Baltimore address and now lives at 657 West King J Street, York, Pennsylvania. Brother Ray happily told us that his two shipmates. Jack Pope and Dave Bangs are due to sail into Baltimore soon from their trip. Brother Ray says he wishes the best to all the SIU brothers who anchor av/hile down in Beaulah's Tavern in Baltimore, too . . . The reason for the smile on Brother M. Dellano's face nowadays is because he just climbed aboard th& well-known and welllsailed ship, SS Matrimony to hear for wh^ j the bells loll. Congratulations and steady as she goes! �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday. May 30. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS ALL HANDS ARE HAPPY ON THE FRANZ SIGEL Allegheny Victory Victim Of Collision With Tanker The Isthmian Ship SS Allegeheny Victory was hit by the tanker Esso Greenville off Galveston, recently. We nearly turned over when the tanker tore a hole in our starboard side clear through thet No. 5 cargo hold. The whole aft Someone Slipped of the ship from aft deck hot bot­ This 'Mickey' Into tom and fire broke out when the Ye Ed's Mailhag electric cables were torn up in To the Editor: the crash. Some few years ago I made Our position remained danger­ two trips around the world and ous even after the rescue tugs ever since I have been here look­ arrived on the scene. All of the ing after Pa's farm I have want­ crew are safe. ed to ship out again-—somehow For 11 days no one was per­ or other the old farm just doesn't mitted to go ashore. That was seem the same. pretty tough, especially since we I was quite a local hero when could see all the bright lights of I came back from my trip and Galveston. We were unable to everybody kept asking me if it get word to our homes, or to re­ was true about those Chinese ceive any word. Finally, how­ girls. But to tell the truth, I ever, when longshoremen came didn't know myself until the sec­ on board to unload cargo from ond trip, when I had taken a fewthe deck and No. 4 and No. 5 nips of Shanghai alcohol, and holds the Purser woke up, and then I didn't remember anything started to take mail from us. too well. All this did not set too well FIRE IN HOLD with Pa, especially when he On the Sunday after the acci­ heard me calling the mule Kimident, we had a helluva fire m San. Pa got good and sore and the No. 4 hold, which we bat­ wouldn't let me go to the Coast tled for four hours. Fortunately anymore, durn it. So I am still •we had plenty of help from the her on the farm, though my heart longshoremen. It looks like the is on the briny deep. "old girl" is a Jonah. I wish you would send me The skipper put out the order your paper, and in exchange I not to go ashore, stating that it will keep you all informed as to was the strict order of the Coast the local news, although there is Guard. Both the Coast Guard much of this excepting that and the Commissioner, however, things are being born—both ani­ claimed that no such order was mal and human. It is awful cold now and I have given. to go milk, so I will close. If Pa This skipper is a tough old ever lets me go away, do you man. Boys from the previous think I could get me a job? trip said his draw in all ports Elmer Snodgrass was limited to $10. But when we (Ed. nole: Since Pa evident­ hit Savannah he had a draw limit ly finds you such a big help, of only $5.00. When we got back don't you think you'd be ren­ to New York limit of the draw dering a service to all hands by was only $10. In that town ten staying where you are?) bucks wouldn't get you across Winding up a darned good trip were these crewmembers: kneeling, left to "g^t. John. Deck Delegate S. Candella. F. Farthing. G. Smith; Standing, left to right. B Gentes. ^ Asst.. Wilkie. Wetherley. D. Tuggle. H. Smith. G. Liebers. Bosun Simmons. Mason. Walders. Captain ®Captain Bagley deserved a vote of thanks, "for never forgetting that at one time he had sailed in the foc'sle for giving attention to everyone s troubles, whether he be Messboy or Mate." They added that Brothers signing on with Bagley need never worry about being broke or logged unnecessarily. Says Unions Must Combat Repressive Laws To the Editor: The most important threat con­ fronting the unions today are the vicious anti-labor laws. It is im­ portant for every union man to realize what is really meant by such reactionary laws. Take our own Union for ex­ ample; the outlawing of the closed shop would do away with our system of rotary shipping, whereby every man has an equal chance to get a job. On the other hand, under the open shop, men are not required to join the union or ship from the Union hall. The open shop makes it impossible to have an effec­ tive organized union. Instead, it would legalize only disrupted unions where the employers have complete say over working conditions. But this is not all! The vicious Congressmen don't stop with outlawing the closed shop. Their laws ban the only effective wea­ pon the unions have for keeping any conditions—the strike wea­ pon. Seeing what it will mean to every man who belongs to a union if these laws are passed. the street. We have a good crew on here, a swell bunch of fellows, even if we are stuck in one spot. The Allegheny Victory was a clean ship and she still is a clean ship. That speaks very well for the boys of the SIU and the SUP. Here's hoping we see you all in the New York or Baltimore offices in the very near future. We expect to get off here within the next week or 10 days. Stanley "Mike" Clark Chief Electrician Good Mate On Alcoa Cavalier To the Editor: The men aboard the Alcoa Cavalier on her first voyage from Portland to New York are enthusiastic in praise of their Mate, Otty Brown. In a statement issued upon the ship's arrival in New York, March 30, Champ Kelley, SUP Delegate, advised seamen look,ing for a good ship with a good )ziate to sign on the Cavalier with Otty Brown. Signed by 13 crrewmembers Log-A -Rhythms As the sun rose Foundering Dreams By ROBERT G. PATTISON over the horizon clear. He stood on the bow without worry or fear. Eagerly awaiting the horizon's unveiling Of the countries and future to which he was sailing. People were good and life was divine; For the whole world the sun would shine. But he was still young and his heart was true; His conscience had told him just what he should do. % % ^ As the sun goes down over the endless sea. A lonely figure taking away his only means of keeping any kind of decent liv­ ing conditions, important and ef­ fective action is necessary to com­ bat these laws. Organized labor must demon­ strate its determination to fight for its existence. Writing post cards and sending wires to Wash­ ington are not enough. A 24-hour protest general strike of all un­ ions should be called to serve notice on thq union-busters that American labor will never bow down to salve conditions. Stop the slave labor bills by a 24-hour work stoppage! Peter Kordakis you'rO sure to see— With his back to the future and facting aft. Watching the wake of the crew and the draft. The horizons to come he has seen before. But those that have past will be the same no more; For the future looks hopeless and the past a waste— Just bitter memories of youthful haste— Of fine ideals and a faith in right The experience shattered with a crushing might. On any ship you can see them still; To the bow and the wake they're' just grist in the mill— In the mill of life that grinds together Both misery and beauty and hopeless endeavor. You'll see them in barrooms down watertront way. Those resigned wake-watchers of yesterday. This is the glorious life of the sea. Why I keep sailing is far beyond me. �THE SEAFARERS Friday, May 30. 1947 COMING THROUGH THE ICE m„„.. ^ ^ . LOG Page Thixteea Alcoa 'Pilgrims' Plow North Through Ice To Cut Some Canadian Capers In Montreal To the Editor: AT STOPOVER IN PILGRIMAGE Aboard the SS Alcoa Pilgrim ;':;';:::';:=:<''>-:^yft::3 we made a fine run north from Trinidad until we ' hit" the St Lawrence River—and I mean hit Ice conditions were very bad in the Saguenay River, where our port of destination was located namely Port Alfred. We anchored off Red Island which is at the mouth of the river and were marooned there from April 23 until May 5. The ice-breakers had been working there for several days but were not accomplishing much as Enough ice-cubes lo cool drinks for all hands, figured crew­ strong easterly wind was keeping men of the Alcoa Pilgrim, looking ahead to shoreside relaxing as the ice up the river. vessel cut her way through ice-laden Canadian waterways. ONWARD. PILGRIMS Well, we being Pilgrims on a pilgrimage from the "Dustite Mines" to the frozen north, we At the end of the "bauxite trail," crewmembers of the SS didn't seem to mind the change Alcoa Pilgrim made the most of their time ashore in Montreal. from the land of the sunkissed In photos above and below they are seen slaking their thirst babies and the home of rum and To the Editor: deckhand since I wasn't a stooge coca-cola to the fair mademoisel after the run North. les of Port Alfred and Montreal Well Brothers, I have shipped or a company man. So, get in with scotch and soda. We waited out on the Lakes again. But while the drive is on. Strike for the weather to change, and this time it is oh an organized while the iron is hot, as the say­ then too it gave the boys ship—not a phony Lake Carriers ing goes. Better be safe than chance to recuperate before they scow. You can see the differ­ sorry. Join the Seafarers Inter­ charged into the battle of the ence, not only in working condi­ land of ice and snow. national Union now—today. tions, hut the crew is not at your Finally we got the okay that throat for your job or carrying We have been putting LOGs the river was clear to proceed on the Canadian boats as we are tales. For a good part of the way, how­ They surp We get paid overtime, not time trading to Canada. ever, we encountered big sheets off. No work after 5 p. m. on the gobble them up like hotcakes and of ice, which we ploughed run. No chipping scrubbing or thank us. Well, the hash ham­ through. Some of the boys took painting with cluster lights. mer is ringing, so will sign off. a number of "snaps" which came That's a contract, not an agree­ Best of luck to the SIU-SUP. out very good. After being the Baldy McAdoo ment. first ship to enter port we were Str. L. S. Wescoat given a grand reception, which RANK AND FILE amounted to a small banquet for all hands at the Saguenay hotel. You get either a tripcard or Drinks were on the house! a book for your money and their 'Soft Lights complete loading for the islands to illness. Both had to go to the Incidentally, the Alcoa Pioneer, are 90,000 guys behind you in And Sweet Music' hospital. which started to follow us up the —then hit the bauxite trail again. your beefs—not a receipt and a Some of the Brothers would river, was not quite so lucky as The crew is working fast and sellout such as you are offered To the Editor: like to have the New York Hall she hit a reef at the entrance and ferociously for the return to Mon­ in the Lakes Seamens outfit. Our give us a clear picture about pay­ Here in Bermuda, I'm having is now in drydock at Quebec. organization is for and by the ing off under mutual consent, as fun—mild breezes, soft lights, Thanks to our Brothers on the treal. rank and file, one which is out To you boys who sit in the some of them would like to sweet music on the back porch Pioneer, we were received with to. better the conditions on the Halls and worry about having pay off. Remember, the power with Manhattan cocktails, and open arms in Montreal and were rust buckets of the Great Lakes Brother it's a different world welcomed at all the hot spots in dead end runs on the "Dustite of love is greater than anything for the men who sail them. from the hustle and bustle of the and around town. As you can Trail"—you're wrong, for there else when a seamen gets the call. Now you guys who think the United States. is a Paradise and Heaven at each We want to say thanks to see by the pictures, the liquid Lakes Carriers Association will end. The fellows on here are Brother Gene Markey, who rep­ Yes, slow and easy, that's the end of our fun we enjoyed open­ take care of you when things fall looking forward to seeing some resents the SIU here in Mon­ way vacationing here. You'd like ly. off—you'd better open your of the old shipmates, as we make treal. He is doing a good job. OKAY. NOW eyes, or you'll be pn the beach it too. My best wishes to all SIU this run this summer. Lulher Highsmith. We ai'e now having fine We were very sorry to lose two for the season. Believe me, I Brothers. Chief Steward Charles C. Oppenheimer Weather to Halifax, where we of our shipmates in Montreal due know. I couldn't get a job as a SS Alcoa Pilgrim SIU Membership To Bring Security To Lakes Seamen A SEAFARER PUTS IT DOWN IN BLACK AND WHITE TttERE'^S MORE TOAN ONE WAKTO AUNiONMAN NEViEL.STOP ' IS. F OR TWSECtuRiTV^- OF -Au ToO^TMeR vyET CANiV Ber^'u'cKEXi 3!: NXV "DU A Uu W - THE VV/ OoT u s WMepuF /ou MPVIER MAKE A WA&e- UEARM TO Be: A G-oot> GrooT> THAT CAM-r 0e •'N BTATE' N - -AHO AT i THE SAME T.IM^ > Votii ^grcoME: A , <3-003D UNioH tAAM- Good shipmates united in their objectives present an unbeatable combinatioti, says the Seafarer-cartoonist who made this sketch at the SIU's Galveston Hallt Creisomember Refutes Rumors Of SS Gallup's Conditions To the Editor: ed no shortages of food or any other commodity. Speaking for ourselves and the homesteading crewmembers, we wish to give the Steward, Jacob Martin, a vote of thanks for keeping the crew well stuffed and happy. This should put an end to all those rumors and stories about conditions on this ship. Signed by 14 crewmembers Since our faithful ship, the SS John Gallup, is not returning to Philadelphia, the crew wishes to let the boys around the Philly Hall know what took place dur­ ing our recent and enjoyable trip. Outside of a paint job and a few minor differences with the old man, there were no beefs on this very short but pleasant trip. The Gallup proved herself to be A^. O. Hospitalized good and faithful SIU ship. We did alright on overtime Thank Del Norte Men with the deck gang gathering a To the Crew Members of the total of 1694 hours, which breaks Del Norle: down to 154 hours each. Not bad Words are too wooden to ex­ for a five weeks trip. We would have done even better if the press our gratitude for your gen­ weather had been a little nicer. erous and magnificent gift. Aside from the Deck Depart­ Nevertheless, our hearts react ment things were also smooth out to you, in their appreciativein the Stewards and Engine De­ ness, with an inarticulate thanks partments where overtime was for your kind and thoughtful deed. much in evidence. On the important item of food Fraternally yours, there was an abundance with SIU Members plenty for all. No one was dip­ Marine Hospital ping into the stores so we suffer­ New Orleans, La. �THE Page Fourteen SS Lamar's Trip To Palermo Draws Plaudits From Crew To ihe Editor: It is requested that the fol­ lowing information be printed ih the first issue of the LOG that is practicable. This is a testament of the voy­ age of the SS Mirabeau B. La­ mar from Baltimore to Palermo, Sicily, and return under the able command of Captain T. Mikkelson, Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration. When we boarded this vessel, it was found to be in the most deplorable condition po.ssible but due to the efforts of the entire crew from the master to the or­ dinary, we are bringing in a ship that we are justly proud of. She has been given a complete paint job and inside cleaning. Oh yes, she was grey, but is now dressed in the best of Waterman colors. The conduct of the officers to the crewmembers has been ex­ cellent and is worthy of our ap­ preciation. To Captain Mikkelson and Chief Officer Fowler, our profound thanks for a swell trip. To our Bosun—one in a million—W. Floyd, we'll sail with you anytime. To second Officer Rice and Third Officer Briggs— honorable mention. The Deck Department as a whole performed their duties satisfactorily as SIU members should. There are no beefs what­ ever with the officers of this ves­ sel, and we have the Captain and Chief Officer to thank for this circumstance, due to their untir­ ing interest and understanding. To sail with these men again would be a privilege and a plea­ sure. The tripcard men aboard this vessel deeply regret that -they will probably be unable to make another voyage. Wherever she may sail on her next voyage, you may be sure it will be as pleasant a voyage as possible under the leadership on this vessel. R. Kennedy, Ship's Del. I. Philpott, Reporter Plenty Fun But No 'Mazunta,' Is Crew's Shanghai Lament To ihe Editor: We of the SS Newburg are here in Shanghai, China having the most wonderful time in all our glorious sailing days. It is strictly the life of Riley, with the wine, women and song, but with a hard-boiled skipper there isn't much we can do with­ out folding mazuma. SHORT DRAW A dravr has been put out— period. And that was all—period. Threats were made about some of the unlicensed personnel get­ ting fired for incompetency in the Stewards Department, but a.s your roving delegate I haven't as yet heard one beef about this department. To Brother Joe Arras, we would like to quote: "There isn't SEAFARERS Friday. May 30, 1947 LOG PRE-VOYAGE TOAST Let's Have 'Em This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have It printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung comers of the earth, joints you've found worth seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, too. If you've got some photographs of your ship, orshipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'call. send them along. We'll return them. Just mail your material to the Editor, Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. How about doing it NOWl ^ . - . - —• • • Four of the crew of the SS Steel Mariner, an Isthmian ves­ sel, wished themselves good luck in Baltimore shortly before set­ ting out on voyage. Since photo was taken, the Mariner has re­ turned to the States, and the lads are again toasting their good luck. From left to right the boys are Nick Saroka, AB; Dominic Di Sei, Bosun; Warren Simmons, OS, and John Heena, BU. Unorganized Lakes Seaman Enlists In Union's Drive The following letter was re­ Dear Brother: ceived in the Detroit office by I am on an unorganized ship, the Lakes organizational staff. and would like to join your Although this brother is not an union. There are several other SIU member, his letter deserves men that are interested also. airing on the membership pages The chow is lousy. Oilers do because men like him are the Wipers work, and we work ones who will drive the phonies after 5 p. m. with no'overtime. off the Lakes, and make the Our foc'sles are like clothes Lakes a decent place for seamen closets. to work. The officers get served the Incidentally, we are withhold­ best food restaurant style, ing his name, because he is still whereas the Sailors, Firemen on this unorganized ship, and and Coalpassers have to eat like would have a can tied to his tail hogs in a trough, and carry in quick order if his name were their own dishes to the sink revealed. when they are through eating. We would appreciate it if you would send us some member­ ship applications and union literature in a plain package, as I would get fired if they knew that I was writing to the SIU. anything but time to straighten out the situation." Before hitting this port, we did have a meeting and I am sure the minutes were sent to the hall. We will have another the Bids Brothers first Sunday after leaving this Pay Him A Visit port and I will make it my duty To the Editor: to send those minutes in also. This is a bid to my Union THAT'S ALL Brothers who have been ship­ There isn't much to say now, mates with me to pay me a visit or look forward to, as we are go­ when they're in the neighbor­ ing to the Persian Gulf for the hood of Milford, Conn. I have retired my book as a third time this trip. We really will be looking for the Patrol­ Steward and am now serving in men upon arriving in the States. that capacity in the Milford We wish you all were here in­ Yacht Club. 1 would like to see stead of us, but as long as we some of the Brothers, who would have five months under our like to have a few on me for old times sake. belts we'll put up with the heat Charles McAllister as long as we're here. Milford Yacht Club Milford. Conn. Crew of the SS Newburg To the Editor: HANDLING IT LIKE A BABY Photo taken aboard MV Gadsden, locomotive-carrying vesseL shows an iron horse being swung aboard by means of the ship's own loading equipment. Boyer's Shoe Box Shows Ship Was The SS Elkhorn I guess that 1 should say I have I have a point of correction in regard to the article Btother Louis Goffin had in the May 2 issue of the LOG. The character and the story are both very well described in his article. As it goes, I happened to be on that same voyage. Being quite sure it was not the SS Eglantine, but the S.S Elkhorn, Mississippi Shipping Company, I dug down to the bottom of my bag (shoe box) for the discharge, which reads: SS Elkhorn. Date of en­ try, 1-15-30. Date of discharge, 3-17-30. The skipper was our good friend Captain Fahrenwald, who has since lain down to rest. All who knew him will remember him always. But that, trip which Brother Goffin writes about was a ringdangdo. As soon as the sun went down the ship was haunted, ac­ cording to some of the boys who still had some of that European gin left in their systems. Percy Boyer New Orleans (Ed. note:-Boyer is right. The ship was the Elkhorn. But the error was not Brother Cof­ fin's. The error was typo­ graphical.) (Editor's note: The member­ ship applications and literature were sent to the brother, and he has our best wishes to do a job on this unorganized Lakes scow.) Good Deal One of the most difficult tasks in connection with writ­ ing is finding a spot for pub­ lication. The task, however, has been made easier for Sea­ farers who have written—or are about to write—stories or articles with a salt water tang. An arrangement has been made with a reputable agency of authors' represen­ tatives, who will read your material without any charge. If the stuff has possibilities it will be brought to the at­ tention of publishers for pos­ sible sale. Send your manuscripts— typewritten, of course — to Carl Cowl, c/o Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y, Enclose a stamped envelope, addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script is not up to snuff. �.V, r Friday/ May 30, 1947 MONEY DUE Smith & Johnson THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG PERSONALS Shipboard Treatment Of VD Poses Multitude Of Dangers E. H. COWAN Your parents are anxious for you to get in touch with them at once. There is no need to go any (Coufinued from Page 4) further into the dangers that are 4. 4. 60 BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK did not dissolve bqt lodged in * PAUL P. E. GONZALEZ posed by the drug. It should be the kidneys. A large amount of Tarling, Stanley 5.56 A communication from Pratt MV COASTAL DEFENDER the policy of anyone who feels water will not counteract any 55.55 & Pomars, Associates, Inc., 45 that he is in need of treatment Carolan, John $ 18.87 Wood, Carl C overdose of the drug. 4. 4- 4. West 34th Street, New York, re­ to go to a doctor who knov/s the Czajkovvski, Walter 2.40 In some cases where penicilhn SS EWARD NICKELS quests that you get in touch with use of the drugs and has the Dailey, John J 1-60 or sulfa was used in insufficient 2.16 them immediatel.y facilities for making a diagnosis. Dolan, LeRoy 13.68 Bona, Frank C quantity, the affected men think Holifield, Louis M 31.68 4 4 4. The average time it takes for Hanson, Royal 3.20 they are cured because the sore JAMES KETCHUM 14-4Kering, Newell 72 a ship to return to the U.S. is The National Housing Agency, or discharge disappears. SS ELOY ALFARO Mathews, Oscar 1.44 three weeks, and most ships As a result, the real effects of $ 23.01 Vermont Avenue and K St., N.W,. Pockey, Anthon 66.33 Abel, William J touch some port within a month. the disease are not noticed until 3.27 Washington, D. C., is trying to Reck, Warren 05 Belhke, Louis H later when the patients suffer 31.06 get in touch with you. Sampson, Emory 1-44 Bourgean, Kenneth glandular trouble, paralysis, 4 4 4 Cottle, Carlton R 1.44 S. i it rheumatism and even insanity. BRUCE E. McNElL Markarian, Edw 28.56 C3 EWD. K. COLLINS Sometimes when a patient has Mrs. E. McNeil, 20—39th Place, McNichols, Thomas 19.70 .21 not been examined as to wheth­ Andry, I',o:;er J $ Practles, Anthony J 36.52 Long Beach, Calif., requests that .27 er he can stand treatment, a Fuchs, William you get in touch with her. Plaskenoke, Samuel 1.37 full dosage is given and the man Howard, Andrew 1-37 Price, Charlie H 4 4 4 7.46 suffers therapeutic shock and Kundikoff, Peter #. 55 Saravia, Jose CLARENCE THORPE Martin, Glois 1-37 Seleskie, Leo It is important that you get death. 3.00 These examples are not given Merritt, Cecil 6.88 Skowronek, Louis in touch with Miss Caroline 1.19 as a sex lecture to urge abstainMoore, Gordon 1-37 Sweet, Russell 8.18 Friend, 109 South Flam Avenue, ance, but are given to point up Sparks, Harvey W 39 Van Reenan, James L 4.82 Giensboio, N. C., immediately. • Urickel, V. P 28.95 White, Lewis A the dangers of administering the 4 4 4 7.46 Wilson, Alva C 48 drugs aboard a ship. QUENTIN WORRELL 4- 4. 4. Thi.s length of time is not great Another thing pertaining to Mildred Worrell, 1543 O. St., i 4- it SS FITZHUGH LEE enough for a venereal disease to room 301, Lincoln, Nebr., is an.x- shipboaid treatment: If a man SS EDW. G. JANEWAY 4.82 Blais, Vincent N develop into a secondary stage. approaches the Purser with a ious to hear from you. 1.37 Dauphin, Oliver J $ 37.17 Cavanagh. Desmond WAIT FOR DOCTOR lesion which he thinks is a ven­ 16.00 DePaz, Philip 7.58 Gimpaya, Restitute, G. ereal disease, the Piu'ser will EARL WALLACE The be:,;t method to handle any 10.00 Drew, Robert J 3.98 Hazen, George F Your mother is anxious for you i give treatment on the assump- suspected infection is to wait 8.26 Geldert, John 1.37 Hessebrode, Homer A. . to contact her immediately. Hention that the man is right. out the time until you hit port 10.46 Joff. John Wm .21 Lesley, Silas W Assumptions mean nothing. and then see a doctor. addi-ess is 316 Columbus Drive, 2.06 40.09 Konpfick, Chnrles .T. Sigiel, Stanley Even a doctor cannot look at a Pascagoula, Miss. It will pay to realize that you Lakkonen, Toivo 32.53 4- t sore or a discharge and deter­ are receiving first rate treatment Millner, John L 79 SS EDWIN T. MEREDITH mine if the man has a venereal and that the dangers of compli­ Ramos, Joe 2.23 disease. The sore may be either cations are small. Acebedo, Gilbert .? 27.78 Vogel, Edward 1.37 a chancroid or chancre, and the Armstrong, Ralph 1.28 Ward, Wm. L Depending on a Purser for a : 28.26 Books, permits and tripcards former is not syphilis. cure is a bad policy, and one Autry, Ollie S 5.56 Wheeler, Harold 11.96 for the following Seafarers have The lesion can also be scabies that may lead to regret later. Laychak, Eugene G 33.33 been forwarded from Mobile or a rash from sweaty under­ The only sure way is to see a Meisnex, Walter 77 SS FRANK C. EMERSON to the New York Hall. Thoy wear. The only positive method specialist and learn whether you Moran, William 1.28 Bishop, Lorenzo -S 8.12 can be secured by writing or of determining a disease is by Pagazzi, Emilio 13.98 have a disease and be treated Carrier, Charles H 8.52 calling at the 6th Floor, 51 miscroscopic examination. accordingly. Roberts, Carlton A 16.53 Cunningham, Robert S 18.47 Beaver Street, New York, N.Y. If a Purser begins treatment Simmons, M. A 11.81 Better yet. use the sanitubes Davis, Maurice 2.27 on the man with penicillin, not fuimished on most of our con­ Full Books Hall, Z. B 1.21 knowing if he has the disease or tracted ships and the pi'oblem of Highham, Thomas 10.42 George Massengill, William R. not, it makes it very difficult Jacobs, R. B 10.79 Miller, Del Mar Clyde Breas- later for a doctor to determine treatment will be one that will Kane. Leon ' 2.40 hears, Willie S. Harper, Harry if the man has the disease or not seldom arise. 9.60 M. Fisher Jr., George Caruso, for penicillin hides the usual ASHTABULA 1027 WoBt Fifth St. McIIenan, Theodore Phone 5523 McKcnzie, Alick M 14 R. E. Poole, Thomas Melvin symptoms. BALTIMORE 14 Noith Gay St. McKenzic, Harry 4.98 Countny, D. Douglas. J. R. Pace, Calvert 4539 NO DIAGNOSIS Nickl, Alphonse 9.20 Mark Stoll, Samuel H. Tillman, The Baltimore Branch of the BOSTON 276 State St. 2.72 Charles P. Tuck. Milton R. Another thing that should be SIU is holding checks and vouch­ Boudoin 4455 O'Dohertyi T 76.90 Williams, William E. Woodcock, of concern to all is the fact that ers for the following men. All BUFFALO 10 Exchanse St. Passman, Segrist, G Cleveland 7391 Pcmberton, Raymond C. .. 1.20 Cleveland W. Manning, James a Purser or a "foc'sle doctor," men listed here are urged to CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Snediker, Clarence 26.84 A. Morrow, Frank C. Benson. has no means of making a prop­ send for or pick up their checks Superior 5175 Varley, James J 3.27 er diagnosis and therefore can­ as soon as possible. Charles Henry Murray, Ed­ CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Williams, Henry 5.67 not prescribe the proper dosage. ward Morris, Watt Jordan, James Main 0147 Checks:—Oliver Headley, Ran­ The odds in this case are that dolph Browder, Donald Creamer, DETROIT 1038 Third St. Edward King, A. M. Lammon, 4. 4- 4. Cadillac 6857 Bobby Ray Bryan, Sam D. Buck­ the individual will receive im­ James Ellers, Raymond Frye, SS JOHN A. DONALD DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 1.44 ley, ' C. B. Folz, Willia mA. proper treatment, which is worse Roy R. Kerr. Stanley Langman, Melrose 4110 Biggerstaff, John GALVESTON 308Vz—23rd St. Evans, Zollie 11.72 Curry, John E. Swankey, Rich­ than no treatment at all aboard Daniel Lippy, Robert Littleton Phone 2-8448 Malmstrom, Eric and Lovell McNabb. 24.95 ard Rocha, John W. Davis, ship. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. There is also the danger of be­ Joseph H. Dinkins, Jr., Rudolph Checks are also being held for SS JAMES M. GILLIS Phone 58777 coming sensitive to penicillin af­ Dorsey Paugh, Thomas Teears, Davis, W. Thaggard. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Faria, John B $ 2.67 L. W. Tharp. Ranson H. Wil­ ter taking the drug. The danger John A. Thaler, Russell Wright, Phone 5-5919 Hanover, E 85 son, William E. Williams, R. J. of this is that in a subsequent Jacob Otreba, Bird Kirkpatrick, MARCUS HOOK 1 Vi W. 8th St. 6.10 Chester 5-3110 Morris. Harvey W McCormack, James H. McDon­ illness the patient cannot be John Lopez, Stanley Jandora and 1.80 MILWAUKEE 633 South 2nd St. Nelson, Paul ald, E. Penderson, P. Harrell, treated with penicillin. J. R. Best. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 4. 4- 4. Ray Glennen, Franklin Lawshee, Vouchers are waiting for Mi­ Phone 2-1754 SS JOHN GALLUP John H. Foy, Walter S. Lind. chael Pugzczewski, David C. MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Akers, James $ 11.38 Bangs, Arthur Wolch, John La Magnolia 6112-6113 Bonet, Victor 0 Pro-books: 92 Foe, William Rajski. Thomas WALLACE D. HAND NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. DeSmet, Frans 2.42 Lyons and J. H. Clark. Book No. 23163 Robert J. Holbrook, William HAnover 2-278^ 1.42 Connell, Irving Reynolds Deakle, Also William T. Peters, John When in New York please NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Gillespie, Hector 69 Thomas Blackstock, Samuel M. come to headquarters office on'P- Fee, John P. Martin. Clifton Phone 4-1083 Gliddon, Joseph L PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Jansson, Geir 89 Brodie, Thomas E. Gilliland, Joe the 6th floor and bring your Ensey. Thomas Lyons and Mar­ Lombard 3-7651 Korecki, Paul 69 Caddell, Robert C. Little, D. C. book and receipts. tin Tuomala. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Loftsson, Helgi 39 Brookins Jr., R. F. Behringer, Beacon 4336 4 4 4 4 4 4 15.33 T. C. Kelley, Ellis L. McDonald. Being held at^the Philadelphia RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. McCurdy, H. C Will the holder of Great Lakes Phone 2509 Rauk, Arkadi 5.33 District receipt No. 1743 issued,-Hall are the passports, discharges SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Vid, Filipic 89 Permits: by C. Kimball at Mobile on April tind p.npers of the men listed beDouglas 5475 - 8363 Wigg, Boro 3.57 10. 1947, please get in touch with [low. The Agent at Philadelphia Charles A. Case, H. W. Reese, SAN JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 4* 4- 4* Melvin Locker, James H. Slay, the Great Lakes Headquarters at is anxious for these papers to be SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 1038 Third Street, Detroit 26. sent for or picked up. SS JAMES M. PORTER Donald E. Walters. Phone S-1728 Michigan. Seamen s passports: James Barasch, Dave $ 1.42 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Tripcards: Malfara, Edward Savio, Robert 4 4 4 8.53 Main 0290 Callahan, William A wallet containing personal ef- ; G. Penders. Charles Zimmerson, Lester J. TAMPA ....1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Golden, John J 1.07 Phone M-1323 fects, discharges and seamen's Certificates of Discharge: Toiiy Harvey, L. J 2.88 Sperier. William E. L. Thomas, TOLEDO 615 Summit St. papers has been lost by George J. j Mastantano, Robert G. Penders\ Jeter, Harold 1.07 Buck B. McGrew, SUP, John WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Smith. The wallet was lost either Peter Korkimilis, Woodrow Wqlr 90.60 Calhoun Drake, Carl McLaugh­ Terminal 4-3131 Krowl, R. A ford and El Almirante. aboard the Robin Locksley or be­ 602 Boughton St. Rani, Jan 2.13 lin. VICTORIA, B.C. Garden 8331 Stanford, R. W tween Baltimore and New York. Certificates of identification; 4.11 .144 W. Hastings St. "d VANCOUVER Peter Kurkimilis, James J. Ryan Receipts: If found, forward to 106'LStegStanley, Paul J : 2.82 PaciRc 7824 and Edward Savio. man Street, Jersey City, N. J. H. S. Curry, O. J. Cochran. -'Toone, Eddie J. 2.58 Attention Members! SlU HALLS NOTICE! NOTICE! �Page Sixteen r THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 30, 1947 nI LAKEit^ENj i I J 1 fi I I I I I I I u^OWANllW no pennies -from heaven But t|ou.it«, can havetheS.ecurjtc|, the, ui^matched cond ttons , -{tatmi!itant, ci€/n\ocmtic unionism of the Seafarers Interncftona/ Union gets -for rte members. 1 I I 1 I I I. In 1942-the SlUaion the 40hour ojeek -for -fitoutand laq up.wi+htime anda hdl-f" -for overtlrne. -Gind held qains-throuqh •the u)ar. In April, 1947, +he SiO uuonthe 44-hour week on' passen qer ships. In Mogi '947/ -the SIU won the40-houra)^k on sandboots. Join the Seotfdrers International Uniori and get for cjourseif ... UtohesX c(»iaiti(si$ (mtbe Oreat LoKes! \ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1J � 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 May 30, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 22 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GREEN SEES WAGE PERIL IN SLAVE BILL SS NORTHWIND CREWMEN WIN SIU CONTRACT SEAFARERS LOSES LIFE IN NEWHALL HILLS BLAST THREE TEXAS HALLS ARE CLOSED; GALVESTON WILL SERVICE AREA CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN MATHIASEN AND SEAFARERS NON-UNION UNIONISTS TEXAS BRANCHES MERGE, DRIVE ON PERFORMERS BELL WORKERS DID NOT LOSE THEIR STRIKE FAILURE TO GET DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITALS DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OF RULES UNIONS APPLY FOR CLEVELAND MTC CHARTER MR. DOOLEY ON THE OPEN SHOP PROPELLERLESS GALBRAITH HAS HECTIC NARROW ESCAPES AH, THE GOOD OLD BATHLESS DAYS SAILING ON A FOREIGN FLAG SHIP STEAMBOAT LOWDOWN; NOBODY BELIEVES HIS YARNS SAN JUAN SIGNS SHOREGANG PACT GIVING SIU TOP WAGES, HOLIDAYS GALVESTON CALLS FOR FIREMEN, OTHER RATINGS JOB INSECURITY, TWO STEW POTS TURNING GT. LAKES SEAMEN TO SIU SAYS LAKES SEAMEN ARE FED UP WITH THE PHONY PROMISES OF NMU NMUER, MARINE VETERAN, GETS RAW DEAL, COMES TO SEAFARERS FOR HONEST UNIONISM ANTI-LABOR BILL NOW PENDING IN PENNSYLVANIA WOULD RUIN THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN STATE 1947 IS SIU YEAR ON THE LAKES AS LSU AND NMU LOSE FAVOR 100 MILLION WAS SPENT BY LABOR'S ENEMIES 48-FOOT WHALE BEHEADED IN CRASH WITH MARQUETTE VICTORY AT PANAMA HIMLER PINS 23 OPPONENTS IN MEXICAN WRESTLING TOUR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/30/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/92c07463f14287b9a63efd61dacd219d.PDF 60c5ff48653cd7911fd51c27e1529b7f PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 23. 1947 START OF A SUCCESSFUL ACTION No. 21 Seafarers Wins First 40 Hour Week On Lakes DETROIT, May 20—SIU Great Lakes Secre­ tary-Treasurer Fred Farnen today announced the completion of an agreement with the Great Lakes sandboat operators providing for the first 40-hour week ever negotiated by any union on the Great Lakes. The new agreement, covering the unlicensed personnel of all sandboats on the Great Lakes, pro­ vides for a 40-hour week at the same basic rate as 1946, but with 16 hours week-end overtime payable at $1 i)er hour. SIU pickels in front of the Milwaukee Clipper office in Milwaukee proved to the company that the Union meant business. So, in short order, the company came to terms. In the group are Deck Delegate Joe Jarvis; John Lind; Engine Delegate John Josefek: Ed Shilbauer; Paul Kelly: Emil Schroeder; Harry Lullins; Stewards Delegate Harry Breen; Milwaukee ILA President John Brzek. third from left; and SIU Chicago Agent Herb Jansen. second from left. Canadian Vessel Slave Ship; Then SIU Steps In By WILLIAM T. McLAUGHLIN .JACKSONVILLE —Hired from anywhere ex­ cept a union hall, and forced to work 14 hours a day, the unlicensed seamen of the SS New Northland, Seaway Lines Limited, finally reached the limit of their endurance last month and came to the SIU for help. quit. This high rate of turn­ It is now history how the Can­ adian District of the Seafarers organized this crew, and by the use of job action obtained a straight $30.00 per month raise across the board. But this raise, and the interim 30-day agreement which went into effect at that time, has not solved the entire problem on the New Northwind. Working and living conditions have not im­ proved, and the heads of Depart­ ments continue to act like petty dictators. One in particular, the Chief Steward, has frequently allowed the ship to sail shorthanded in his Department, and then has forced the other men to do extra work without extra pay. This has resulted in workdays of 14 hours for most of the men in the Stewards Department. Montreal Hall The recently established SIU Hall in 1440 Bleury Street. Montreal. Canada is open for business. Seafarers crews who ma.ke that port and have beefs requiring the Union's attention are advised to get in touch with Gene Markey. SIU representative, at the above address. One of the purposes of the new Canadian facility is to give the membership greater on - the - spot representation, and members are urged to take advantage of it. Pass this information along to your Union Brothers everywhere, so that all hands can avail themselves of the services of the new branch. over is not seen on organized ships, where the workers are pro­ tected by union contracts. Right now we are engaged in negotiations with the company. So far, we have covered every­ thing in a standard SIU agree­ ment, with the execption of wages, closed shop, overtime rates, and whether or not the' Chief Steward should be repre­ sented by the Union. I The company is very strenu­ ously opposing us on all these points. We, on the other hand, are not going to waste much time Nine former Great Lakes arguing with these people since the entire crow is behind our freighters, taken over by the drive, and the New Northwind, Army during the war and con­ a floating palace for passengers, verted to deep sea use, have re­ cannot sail unless the unlicensed cently been purchased from the personnel does the work in the Maritime Commission by the three Departments. Overlakes Freighting Corpora­ The legal adviser for the com­ tion, an SIU contracted company. pany has been present during MANY LEAVE JOBS He came These vessels can be used in In the six months during which all the meetings. which the New Northwind has straight from a case where he Lakes trade, or for off-shore voy­ ages. been in operation, 270 men have (Continued on 'Page 6) Overlakes Purchases Nine Frelghers For Lakes,Off-ShoreRuns In addition, all penalty^ #•### wmt • # overtime will be paid at the rate of $1.25 hourly. Meeting in Cleveland, last Thursday, May 15, the SIU was represented by Secre­ tary-Treasurer Farnen, Chi­ As the Isthfnian election goes cago Agent Herb Jansen and Cleveland Agent Stanley into its final round, the SIU last Wares. week filed a brief before the Na­ SIU Flies Brief Before NLRB On kthmian Case The operators were represented by E. Florsheim of Construction Aggregates, L. Buethal of Kelly Island Lime and Transport Com­ pany, Joseph St. John of Erie Sand and Gravel, and Joseph Martin of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. MARTIN BREAKS ICE After considerable discussion and getting nowhere, the solid front of the sandboat operators was broken by Mr. Martin of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. Martin agreed to go (Continued on Page 14) tional Labor Relations Board, re­ futing all charges of collusion made by the NMU. (Full text of the brief starts on page 7.) The SIU was adjudged winner of the election held to determine a bargaining agent for the unli­ censed Isthmian seamen, but the NMU has stalled since then, and hearings were held in New York to clarify the situation. A reading of the brief will serve to prove that the NMU's claims were unfounded and un­ substantiated. HLRB Announces Meeting Date On San Oil Election Petition PHILADELPHIA, May 21—In an effort to bring together the interested parties in the Sun Oil bargaining petition, the National Labor Relations Board, Fourth Region, has scheduled a meeting for Friday, May 23, between rep­ resentatives of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, the National Maritime Union, CIO, and the Sun Oil Company. A petition requesting a bargain­ ing election in the tankers op­ erated by Sun Oil was filed by the SIU on May 12. To date, the company has not replied. The unlicensed personnel of the Sun Oil fleet in the Deck, Engine, and Stewards Departments, have shown a preference for the SIU in the manner in which they have signed pledge cards since the SIU Hall opened in Marcus Hook last summer. SIU organizers have been work­ ing in that area, and their reports indicate that an election would bring the Union out on top by a large majority. Since the start of the organiz­ ing di'ive, the company has re­ sorted to many dodges to stop the campaign. Intimidation was one of the methods, and Sun Oil police tried their best to prevent SIU organizers from speaking to em­ ployes of the company. All this, however, failed, and right now the Union has signed cards from enough of the unli­ censed Sun Oil seamen to be qualified as the bargaining agent. �Page Two THE S E AF A REHS LOG Friday. May 23. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by (he SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAl. VmON OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American -Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - -- Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK ----------- Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEiN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 10.38 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Another Try At It A number of articles have been written lately about the Army's new conscription system, which this time is being sold to the public as Universal Military Training, or UMT. Most of the people of the United States do not want military conscription. They have said so, emphatically, in letters to their representatives. But the Brass Hats need a large army so that they maintain their wartime inflated ranks, and if they can't do it one way, they are prepared with an alternate measure. A small training unit of 664 young boys, 17 and 18, has been undergoing training at Fort Knox, in what ob­ servers call a program "to convince Congress and mother .and dad that a year under military guardianship is just These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, the thing for a growing boy." as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging The Army makes cfaims that real democracy flour­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ishes under universal military training, that the boys who ing to them. have taken the training are in favor of it, and that a large NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL A. BUCHENHORNER army is necessary to maintain the peace of the world. WM. KEMMERER WM. REEVES All of the arguments are false. If leal democracy C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON WALTER TAYLOR goes hand in hand with military training, then Germany, G. CARUSO PEDRO GANZALES Japan and Russia must have been the most democratic P. STOFFEL PETER LOPEZ countries in the world since all had compulsory military A. SANDY SALVATORE PRESTO service. R. CHRISTIAN HARRISON GREEN LORENZO BRIGIDA Perhaps it is true that the first group of UMTees en­ A. R. GUIDRY CHARLES SIMMONS joyed their training, but the point must be made that these J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY THOMAS PHELPS boys were volunteers, and no experiment based on willing P. La Cicero MANUEL ROMERO volunteers is typical of a system which relies on compulsion. R. WRIGHT EDWARD CAIN, Jr. GEORGE WARFIELD As far as the third argument is concerned, competent G. GREY JOHN WEBB observers, including the Emergency Committee of Atomic H. HAMOND C. CASE JAMES McMAHON Scientists, have stated. Atom bombs can be made cheaply F. HAMON 4. 4. and will become more destructive ... no military defense J. O'NEILL SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. can be expected and preparedness is futile ... if another W. BROSE AARON McALPIN war breaks out, atom bombs will surely destrov civiliza­ C. MASON J. HODO A. WALTERS tion." JOHN KREWSEN 4. 4 4. Organized labor, church groups, and the inarticulate 4. s. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL NEPONSET HOSPITAL masses of American people are dead set against compul­ D. KREWSKI sory military training in peacetime, no matter how art­ HUGH BURKE S. WILUSZ (SUP) J. S. COMPBELL fully the Army may disguise its real objectives. E. JOHNSTON LINDEN CLARK Only the men who make a career of blind discipline JOHN T. EDWARDS H. SWIM P. MADIGAN (SUP) and reliance on military might, the Regular Army of­ J. FIGUEROA E. MOFIENE E. FERRER ficers, are in favor of the program. C. WALSH J. R. HANCHBY But, unless the people get busy, and make their voices E. DELLAMANO C. LARSON heard now, the few Brass Hats will have a lot to say L. L. LEWIS D. BURLISON (SUP) about the training of our young men in the years to come. L. TORRES J. MORRISON Men Now In The Marine Nesiiitals ' 1:1 Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on Sth and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) P. KOGOY J. RUBERY J. MINNAHAN W. PARIS 4 4 4 STATEN ISLAND HOSP. H. R. BELCHER E. E. CASEY V. PLACEY R. G. MOSSELLER E. CARRARAS M. BAUCSKI D. NELSON G. H. STEVENSON P. AMATO J. A. DYKES E. B. HOLMES C. A. MILLER H. SELBY W. R. BLOOM J. MOLINO F. NAGY J. BURGOS N. NEILSON 4 4 4 ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. MCDONALD c. RASMUSSEN B. HOFFMAN J. KOSLUSKY �THE Friday, May 23, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Paye Three Contract Clarifications continuing to spring up, more seamen's clubs and benefits for There has been quite a bit of seamen in the last few months misunderstanding on different than there are red pencil marks sections of this agrement beon an Alcoa overtime sheet. tv/eon the Union and the com­ One of the latest which will panies. bear inve.stigation is the Mer­ Since the last regular meeting chant Seamen's Anchorage. This there has been a meeting with outfit is starting in New York the operators for a couple of and their address is South Ferry, clarifications. The companies, in By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer Slip 3, New York 4, New York. some instances, have been tryifig They offer all the "luxuries" to interpret "straight time hours" more and a seaman or seamen ing articles in New Orleans are ment to present to the member­ and "benefits" that are offered ship for action. in the agreement in the case of sign the same articles in the entitled to no transportation. by the other phony organizations loading stores to mean that when Port of Baltimore, although they COASTV/ISE ARTICLES that have popped up in the past. Shipping stores came aboard after 5 p.m. "3. If a man signs articles in originated in the Port of New or befoie 8 a.m. they can be Shipping has been very good York. if the ship pays off in an New York and proceeds to a loaded by members of the Eng­ in most ports; especially in the Port south of Cape Hatteras, ine Dept. or the Deck Dept. on area other that the area in which say the port of Savannah,- where Engine and Deck Departments watch, and such time would be the Ports of New York and Bal­ coastwise articles are terminated and there have been a number of classed as straight time hours. timore are located, the men and foreign articles signed, the permit cards issued in these two In other words, if stores came signing on in the Port of New men who signed on coastwise departments for rated men. aboard between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The membership should realize articles in New York will be en the regular day men loaded them York will be paid transportation titled to transportation back to that the more permits issued, on straight time hours; but if back to the Port of New York the Port of New York. If the the harder it will be to ship and the men signing on in Bal­ seamen payoff the foreign art­ when shipping falls off to nor­ timore will be paid transporta- icles in an area other than the mal. Members should take the WOIO-AIOMORC / tion back to the Port of Balti- area in which Savannah is lo- jobs when they come up on the more. cated, they shall be entitled to board, instead of letting them „ ,. • • transportation back to the Port be filled by men who have to be 2. If a ship signs on in the . „ , ,, . , I This outfit is spearheaded by of Savannah, regardless of where issued permits. Mrs. Brown, formerly attached In our agreements with all Port of New York and proceeds ^ j^ey signed the coastwise art!to the United Seamen's Service. the companies, there is a payoff to a port in another area, say i ides. Hov/ever, if the ship pays The membership should be ad­ clause which requires every man the Port of New Orleans, and ^ off the foreign articles in the vised that any "club" or bene­ to give 24 hours' notice before seamen signed on these articles * area in which Savannah is lo­ fit" for the seamen who claim paying off, as well as a clause in the Port of New Orleans al-j cated, no member of the crew they are endorsed by the SIU which calls for the company to though they originated in the shall be entitled to transportaare misrepresenting the facts as give 24 hours' notice before dis­ Port of New York, and the ship tion who signed the foreign artthe membership is well aware charging a man. pays off in an area other than ides in the area in which Savanof the fact that the SIU is a This clause should be lived up the area in which New York is nah is located, they came aboard after 5 p.m. trade union and is only inter­ to by the membership not only SMITH & JOHNSON and before 8 a.m. ,the 4-8 or located or the area in which for the fact that it gives the ested in securing jobs, wages New Orleans is located, the men By: F. E. Fasick the 8-12 Engine watch and gang­ company a chance to call the and conditions for its member­ By: L. A. Andersen way watch were expected to who signed on in New York hall for replacements, but be­ ship and is not interested in Attest; M. V. Cherbonnier load tlxem on straight time shall be paid transportation back cause of the fact that it gives any clubs, parties or politics. to the Port of New York and the hours. the Union time enough to fill men who signed on in New Or- SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL Organizing Activities Therefore, the following clari­ ^ UNION OF NORTH AMERICA their jobs with Union men in­ fication has been agreed to and leans will be paid transportation stead of men shipping off the By: J. P. Shuler The Union has received its it is recommended that the mem­ back to the port of New Orleans. docks or sailing short-handed. By: J. Algina final certification on the MathWhere the ship pays off in a bership accept same: Attest: L. A. Parks iasen Tankers, Inc., and are "The 'straight time hours' as port in the area where New Rackets meeting with the operators in The wages and working conYork is located, the men signing referred to in paragraph (b) are As fast as the membership Philadelphia on May 20 for articles in New York are entitled ditions are still being negotiatdefined to mean the regular to no transportation; and in like ed with the Moran Towing and catches on to one racket and negotiations. straight time hours of work as manner, if the ship pays off in a Transportation Company and by kicks it over, it seems as if an-1 The Organizers have petition­ specified for day workers." port in the area in which New the next regular meeting, we other one pops up in its place. ed the National Labor Relations Another beef that has been There has been, and are still Orleans is located, the men sign- should have completed an agree­ {Continued on Page IS) giving us quite a bit of trouble i is the transportation rider beef. In some instances the company has contended that if a man makes a coastwise voyage from a port in one area to a port in another area, for instance, fropr New Orleans to Savannah, and pays off coastwise articles in Savannah and signs on foreign articles in Savannah and the ship was to return to New Or­ leans, the man would not be en­ titled to transportation back to Savannah, inasmuch as he orig­ inally joined the ship in New Orleans. The following clarification has been agreed upon and it is rec­ ommended for acceptance as it is believed it will clear this matter up: CLARIFICATION NO. 1 "It is hereby mutually agreed this 16th day of May, 1947, by and between Smith and Johnson and the Seafarers International Union of North America that the term "Port of Engagement" ap­ pearing in Article 2, Section 12, of the Agreement between the parties, dated October 23, 1946, shall be interpreted to mean the port where Articles were actually signed by the individual members of the unlicensed per­ sonnel; and it is further agreed that the insertion of the Rider contained in said Section 12 will not be placed on the articles, but will be dealt with by col­ lective bargaining. "To clarify the above the fol­ lowing examples are given: FOREIGN ARTICLES "1. If a ship si.gus articles in the Port of New York and then proceeds to the Port of Balti- Payoff Performers Disrupt The Union Machinery And Jeopardiie Efforts Of Entire Membership By JOSEPH VOLPIAN hands are present to square away the beefs concerning them all. Consequently, it is a prime ob­ ligation of each member to be there. Of course, there are a few circumstances when absence is excusable. But we find that most of the guys who miss the payoff have no valid reason (though they usually think it can be condoned by saying they were drunk). The guy who fails to show up is gen­ erally either a freeloader trying to avoid payment of his Union dues, or a "deadbeat" who is heavily in debt to his shipmates and is intent on beating them out of their money. ext step in the technique of the 'payoff performer" is to lay low for a couple of days, then soft-shoe it into the Shipping Commissioner's office to sign clear. Then, on to the company office to collect his money in a solo payoff. He discharges his obligations to his shipmates by promptly forgetting them. This left-handed pitch doesn't end at this point. Special Services Representative Unionism implies cooperative, joint effort by a group of work­ ers bound together to attain cer­ tain objectives beneficial to all. In the Seafarers we have risen to our strong position in the mari­ time industry because of our uni­ fied action and adherence to the principles of good unionism. Each individual member's acceptance of his obligations to the Union as a whole has contributed im­ measurably to the smooth, effec­ tive operation of our apparatus. Occasionally, however, per­ formers crop up to disrupt the functioning of the Union ma­ chinery. In this instance, we are concerned with the variety of performer whose unwillingness to cooperate with his Brothers is evidenced at the payoff. In short, the guy who operates on the "to-hell-with-everybody-else" theory. The member.ship goes througl a great deal of trouble to main­ tain Patrolmen, whose jobs in addition to protecting the rights SNARLS UNION WORK of the membership and settling Several days later, this type beefs, are to effect satisfactory of "rugged i.ndividualist" comes payoffs. up to the Union Hall to settle his THE EFFICIENT WAY beefs, necessitating wholly un­ The most efficient way to warranted, repetitious activity make a payoff is to do so when which should have been finish­ all hands are present—when all ed with at the group payoff. Thus, a sepai'ate staff of men is to handle payoffs, they are hard i-equired to handle the work in­ put to discharge their regular volved in digging into the files load of work on schedule. They and searching for data that al­ I find that their functioning is disready has been disposed of. In I rupted and their schedules other words, the work incidental • thrown out of kilter by the speto the payoff has to be gone ' cial requests of these perform­ over for the second time simply ers, since large sections of their because one guy thinks only of staffs have to be diverted to the himself. I handling of the "individual at­ He takes up time with the Pa­ tention" cases. The consequences trolmen, preventing them from of these actions should be ob­ devoting proper attention to pay­ vious. offs and beefs of a legitimate na­ ture and disrupting the normally RELATIONS JEOPARDIZED smooth and efficient operation of The relationship between the the Union machinery. Union and the Shipping Com­ Besides the brushoff of his own missioners is, therefore, jeopar­ shipboard Brothers, the type of dized, since the harried Commis­ performer in question, therefore, sioners develop a resentful, an­ commits a distinct injury to each tagonistic attitude toward all and every member of the Union seamen. by belaying the organization Human decency and a sense of which all hands have labored so what is right and proper should vigorously to build up to its pres­ impel these solo performers to cast aside their claims for indi­ ent position of strength. For example, we now have ex­ vidual attention and, instead, cellent relations with the Ship­ share the obligations and responping Commission in New York, siiblities of good Union men, based on a spirit of cooperation just as they reap the benefits. Cooperation is the keystone of and fair dealing. But perform­ ers who absent themselves in­ union structure. Therefore, when excusably from a payoff only to you join a Union, you abide by make an appearance at the Com­ the rules which you and your missioner's office several days Brothers have devised to allow later are gnawing at the roots a maximum of accomplishment of these good relations. for aU concerned. You should Shipping Commissioners, too, act, then, as part of the unit and are human. With the limited not as an individual entirely in­ staffs the government allows them dependent of it. • 11 �Page Four THE SEAFAREHS LOG Lakes Seamen Have One Question: When Will The SlU Represent Us Friday. May 23. 1947 Volunteer (kganiiers pite any and all of the phony will vote for the SIU to repre­ propaganda and empty promises sent them by a better than 95 DETROIT — During the past that the desperate NMUers are percent vote. We seriously doubt Although the first Isthmian week, I've been in constant con­ tossing in the general direction that the NMU will even get one ship he ever sailed on, the Cape measly vote off the Wyandotte Sandy, took him on a trip tact with men from the Wyan­ of the Huron seamen. around the world, Robert Peak, ships. dotte, Huron, Wilson and Hanna WYANDOTTE AB, still doesn't have any love That's how confident wo are fleets, as well as from some for Isthm.ian. As for Wyandotte, the crew- that the Wyandotte crews will •other unorganized companies. "After sailing on organized members of these ships arc also vote for the SIU in a solid body. ships," said Bob, "these unor­ There's one thing in common lined up better than 95 percent SIU STRENGTH ganized ships are like a bad ^ with all of these unorganized on SIU pledge card.s. More than dream. Lakes seamen that I've noticed. 30 percent of the Wyandotte sea­ Here's the answer to several "Overtime is practically un­ That is, they are vitally inter­ men are members of the SIU, questions from Huron and Wy­ ested in the Seafarers contracts and have taken out SIU books. andotte seamen. Some of these heard of," he went on, "but that didn't bother us since the and gains, and the SIU program Needless to say, despite cer­ seamen want to know about the Chief Mate was a very good on the Lakes. tain scurrilous stories typical of SIU's strength and affiliations. worker and painted most of the , There's one constant query the Despite the fact that both Wyan­ NMU, these Wyandotte ' from the vast majority of these brothers are so solidly for the dotte and Huron are sold on the ship himself." Brother Peak signed on De­ men. They all want to know SIU that no organizer need even SIU solely on our program for cember 10. and paid off in New'"When is the election going to to contact the boats. Wyandotte the seamen, we'll give you the York on May 2. In between be held aboard our ships?" men themselves make certain score on our strength. those dates, he went through the First, the SIU is made up of In addition, they all want to that every replacement signs an Panama Canal, called at Hono­ know, "How long after we vote SIU pledge cards and takes out 91,000 seamen and affiliated lulu, Manila, Cebu, Singapore, ROBERT PEAK trades. for the SIU in the election will an SIU book. and some other Far Eastern it take before wo have a con­ Second, the SIU is affiliated profits right and left. I under­ When the NMU was given one ports. tract giving us the same con­ week in which to prove that it with the powerful AFL Maritime stand that those fellows made It was all exciting, but it tracts and conditions that SIU had the necessary 10 percent to Trades Department which is profits that totalled 18 billion would have been better on an members now have?" dollars during the war." intervene, they failed so miser­ made up of Seamen, Longshore­ organized ship. From their experiences on un­ Well, I've answered both of ably that they didn't have a leg men, Tugmen, Licensed Deck Of­ SIU ALL THE WAY ficers, Radio Operators, anc organized ships, Simmons and these questions so often that I to stand on. Teamsters. In all, a total of more According to Bob, the major­ Hughes are convinced of the ne­ think I can do it in my sleep. What did these slimy individ­ than 200,000 workers in the mar­ ity of the men aboard the Cape cessity of a strong union of sea­ So, here goes once again, for uals do? They preferred charges Sandj' were for the SIU. The men. itime industry. the information of all Brothers of unfair labor practices, stating main topic of conversation was NEED FOR UNION aboard the unorganized Lakes that the SIU was given pref­ Third, the SIU is affiliated the fact that the NMU has play­ "You've got no rights unless vessels. erence in contacting the Wyan­ with the powerful American ed the company's game by stall­ you have a union behind you," Federation of Labor which is Elections will be held aboard dotte seamen. What a laugh! ing certification of the SIU as said Hughes. "There's no such composed of some eight million your ship just as fast as the The company doesn't want any bargaining agent for the unli­ thing as job security—you can affiliated workers. hearings are held by the Na­ union on their ships, and cer­ censed personnel. be fired at the drop of a hat. On tional Labor Relations Board, tainly not the militant SIU. Fourth, the SIU is affiliated "It will be a long time before the Bidwell, they had Firemen and the election date and stip­ Wyandotte seamen are the with the International Transport the NMU lives this down," said and Oilers doing each other's ulations established. ones who are keeping these ships Workers Federation, a world­ Bob. "The men now know that and Wipers work." The SIU has already petition­ solid, and despite the attempts wide organization composed of NMU is nothing more than a It's because of just tkis sort of ed for elections on the Huron, of the NMU to temporarily hold millions of workers in the mar­ phony outfit, and what it can't situation that men like Robert Wyandotte, Hanna and Wilson Wyandotte seamen from voting itime and transportation trades. control, it tries to wreck." Peak, LeRoy Hughes, and Jack boats. Last week, we petitioned choice, the election will be held No sooner had Brother Robert Simmons sail on unorganized Those are the answers to the for elections in three additional for the SIU as the Union of their questions about the strength and Peak finished his story, then in ships so as to pass along the companies. We'll give all of the shortly. All the phony charges, affiliations of the SIU. However, walked two more young fellows, Union message. details about these companies lies, and filthy propaganda that remember the SIU is an auton­ fresh off Isthmian's Marine Star. Both Simmons and Hughes just as soon as the first NLRB the NMU can toss at us won't omous organization which runs Both sail in the Black Gang, as claim that conditions on I.sthhearings are held. make one iota of difference. its business free from outside Oilers. LeRoy Hughes has been mian are just like on unorgan­ On the Wyandotte ships, too, interference. These Brothers and sailing for about two years, most ized tankers. The only way to SIP PETITIONED we are willing to stake our affiliates back us up when we of the time on the Bidwell. Sun remedy the situation is the meth­ When I say that the SIU pet­ :-eputation that these seamen need their assistance. Oil Company. od all Seafarers agree on—or­ itioned for these elections, I Jack Simmons also comes from ganization into the SIU. mean just that. Neither the NMU the tankers, having put in some "That's the ticket, because the nor any other outfit on the Lakes time as a volunteer organizer companies won't give anything petitioned for any elections, be­ on Los Angeles tankers. away unless they have to," said cause they couldn't muster Both sailed during the war, Simmons. 'Tt takes pressure •enough pledge cards! and although neither wanted to from a lot of people to force However, the NMU and the talk about his war experiences, the companies to treat us de­ LSU have intervened in some of it came out that they had gone cently. On organized ships, we By MAURICE DOLE these elections. To intervene, through what other merchant are treated like men, and on both of the.se outfits, or either seamen faced in delivering the unorganized ships we are put­ ASHTABULA — Everything is week for iitout and layup to the one, has to prove that they have goods. ting up a fight for the .same de­ running smoothly in port with Lakes back in 1942, and with a minimum of 10 percent of the "If it wasn't for the Union dur­ cent treatment. That should be time-and-one-half for overtime, crewmembers signed up on more and more of the unorganiz­ ing the war, we would have been enough to convince seamen to too? pledge cards. To date, neither ed Lakes seamen dropping in on doing the work for little pay come into the Union." Who broke the 56 hour week while the operators would have outfit has proved this on any us and inquiring about the SIU That it does. Brother. Seamen on the Lakes passenger ships, been piling up all the money," contracts and conditions, and all of the fleets that tiie SIU has know the record of achievements about membership In the Seafar­ and won the 44 hour week for said Simmons. "As it was, the of the SIU, and they continue to petitioned. the first time? shipowners begrudged us the lit­ flock into the SIU, along the In the case of the Huron ers International Union, SIU'Who broke the 44/48 hour tle we earned, and they made Transportation Company, the AFL. Lakes, and in the tanker field. When these guests drop in on week on the sandboats, and NMU tried to intervene, but brought the first 40 hour week -couldn't prove that they rep­ us, v/e answer all of their ques­ during sailing season to the resented anyone on either the tions gladly and give them all Lakes? Boardmen or the Crapo. How­ possible assistance. There's only one answer to ever, the SIU agreed to have the Our SIU halls are always open these questions. The Seafarers NMU on the ballot because we to the unorganized Lakes seamen International Union —: AFL won have nothing to fear from this for their service and conveni­ all of these gains on the Lakes. bankrupt outfit. ence, and v/e welcome their The SIU leads the parade Huron seamen, themselves, questions. Drop in any time, and when it comes to contracts, con­ laugh at the NMU. Now, with try us out. ditions and wages. And the SIU the date of election upon us — Membership in the SIU brings will always lead the parade! between May 15 and June 11 — a lot of benefits that no other or­ We, in the SIU-AFL, lead, and the SIU can prove its claims that ganization on the Lakes can others follow. the vast majority of Huron sea­ bring you. In the SIU, you havejob security, job protection, com­ men favor the SIU, and want SIU contracts and conditions. petent imion representation and This election will tell the story. ^ the best contracts with the best The SIU has over .95 percent; conditions on the Lakes. Make sure the name .of of the ^luron gearnen .signed UPIJ That's mo idle boast. Look at your ship is on the repair on SIU pledge .cards, and I'xp; the record. That's all we ;ask lists and minutes before sub­ willing to bet my bottom dollar you to do. Check the record, mitting theni io the boaording that the SIU wins this election then .choose—the SIU! Patrolman. by better than 75 percept, desr: Who hrought jthe first 40 hour LEROy HUGHES .JACK SJMMQNS By PAUL WARREN Lakes Seamen Visit SIU Halls, Get Their Questions Answered NOTICE! �Friday. May 23. 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Firm LOG The Only Beefs in San Juan Are The Eating Kind Plenty Of Jobs For Seafarers In California By SALVADOR COLLS By E. H. TEAGUE PUERTO RICO—This port is still the paradise spot of the world, and if that is hard to be­ lieve, practically every • Seafarer down here will back up that statement. Take this as an instance. A certain part of town is off limits for the military boys, and the girls there ai*e so lonesome that they are v/illing to buy beers for the merchant seamen, and even put them up for the night. That's real hospitality, and our boys are sure appreciative. We've had a lot of shipping the past fev/ weeks—so much, in fact, that we had to pull three members out of the clink to dis­ patch as replacements. Our need for men in all ra­ tings is still severe, and even unrated men, such as Messmen, are hard to obtain. LITTLE SHOREGANG WORK Shoregang work is pretty slow this week, but should pick up within the next little while. We only have two ships in port, and the situation is okay even with such a small number of vessels. The two longshoremen's unions got together at last and are ne­ gotiating. I spoke to the presi­ dents of both organizations, and it seemed that the trouble was that each thought the other was wailing to strikebreak. It's all squared away now, and they are both working in har­ mony. I am also trying to form a Maritime Trades Council, but without any results as yet. I have not given up the idea since I am sure that the others will come around soon. We have a man working in Fajardo trying to organise two tugs that run out of that port. He is concentrating on getting the crewmembers to sign pledge cards, and after that we will move in. ... •iiiiM Be CareBil To Put Signature Ott Right Line When Signing On NO NEWS?? By JOE ALGINA Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ NEW YORK—Ah yes, there's good news this week. New York is still in the running for the hottest shipping along the coast with no sign of us having to take a back seat to any other port for fast shipping. We're averaging 40 to 50 ships a week with a good flood of tank­ ers in to take crews. Of course, the Patrolmen have been right there on the piers to greet the ships "and handle all beefs. Two ships that hit port in a manner pleasing to the heart of a Patrolman were the John Gal­ lup, Smith & Johnson, and the T. Meadows, Pacific Tankers. Both ships paid off in fine style with the Stewards Departments on both ships in tip top shape. The Alcoa vessel. Loop Knot was in this week, and as usual the ship had quite a few beefs aboard. Patrolmen Goffin and Gonzales handled the payoff and once more put things in order. LAST TRIP The Orbis. Bernstein Steam­ ship Corp., will be leaving New York in a few days for her last trip under the SIU banner. She will make a trip to South America and then be sold to a foreign company. Bernstein Steamship Corp. intends to re­ place her with another ship, so there will be no loss to us. It doesn't seem necessary that 1 should mention this, but one Brother caused himself a bit of trouble over it, so I'll pass along a word of caution. When you are signing ship's articles, make sure you sign j'our Tampa Ship Chandlers Discover That Seafarers Has Long Memory By SONNY SIMMONS TAMPA—The SS Mandan Vic­ placements, and we are hard put tory, Waterman, hit this port last to furnish them. week, and if the Deck Delegate Rated men, of course, are the had not been on the ball, the ship hardest, but even the unrated chandlers would have been able men don't have much' trouble to pull a fast one on the Union. shipping out of here. That's an The Port Captain ordered invitation to come down to Tam­ stores, but when they were de­ pa where you can practically livered, the Delegate called the pick your ship and your run. hall immediately and we disThe National Association of patclied a Patrolman to see what Manufacturers is now running was cooking. full page advertisements in both The crew took the position that the local papers. They are real­ the ship would not be moved ly going all out to build up -enunless the stores were taken off, timent against the closed shop and after a lot of bickering, that's and industry-wide bargaining. exactly what happened. They have plenty of help here By the time the Mandan Vic­ from the American Legion, At­ tory headed out, the docks look­ torney General Tom Watson, and ed like an open warehouse, with Tampa's Mayor Hixon. Labor is stores piled all over the place. really on the defensive, because Again we want to notify all these others are prepared to Stewards that we are not on spend a fortune condemning la­ any better terms with the ship bor in the eyes of the public. chandlers in Tampa than we By the time, you read this were on the day our strike end­ column, the SS Florida will have ed. They did their best to break come in to Miami and gone out our strike, and we won't forget again. The Patrolman who makes that. the ship claims that there are JOBS A-PLENTY few beefs, and those are all minor We are still getting more jobs ones. That's what comes of hav­ than we have men to fill them. ing very good Delegates on a Day after day we get call for re­ ship. name on the proper line next to the rating you will be working. If you do as this Brother did and sign on the wrong line you may be working as a Chief Cook, but at the payoff'find yourself paid off as Second Cook. Another thing to remember, this time at the payoff, is to make sure you have all your overtime in to the head of your depart­ ment. Don't leave one port after the payoff and go to another port expecting Patrolmen there to know about your overtime. The payoff is the place to square it away. SAILING TIME Lately there have been mount­ ing complaints over the lack of a sailing board on ships, and on ships where a sailing board is "MVS05M! isieweo" OA) AS ing ports: JACKSONVILLE MARCUS HOOK MILWAUKEE CORPUS CHRISTI DULUTH MOBILE NORFOLK HOUSTON CHICAGO MONTRAEL NEW ORLEANS PORT ARTHUR TOLEDO The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping is so good on the Gold Coast that we have been able to ship anyone who registered in the Deck and Engine Departments. That can be taken as an invita­ tion to any Seafarer who reads this column. Come on out here, fellows, and sunny California will greet you with a job. We are still checking Isthmian ships as they come into this port, and we are glad to report that volunteer SIU o r g a n i z ers are continuing to do a cracker-jack job. Some day soon we will be of­ ficially certified as the bargain­ ing agent for Isthmian unlicens­ ed seamen, a'fid when that hap­ pens, it will be the volunteers who deserve the lion's share of the credit. Right now we have three members in the Marine Hospital out here, and they would all like to hear from their old bud­ dies and shipmates. Their names are Aaron McAlpin, J. Hodo, and John Krewsen. That's ahniit all we have to re­ port this week except that what­ ever ships come in are being squared away in regular SIU" style—at the point of produc­ tion. Through long and bitter experience we have found that to be the best way. Prospects Point To No Let Up In Boston Shipping And Business By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ present the sailing of the ship ping picked up considerably this ahead of the time posted. week, especially the latter. All Manj*- of the men complaining kinds of jobs were on the board have been left ashore when the throughout the week, with a ship sailed before its scheduled great deal of trouble getting time. rated men. Every member should check Plentj'' of Permits were issued the .sailing time when he goes off of a necessity, and jobs also the ship, and if no board is up he wei'e phoned into the New York should see to it that the Captain Hall. And it doesn't appear that has one put up. there will be any let-up in ship­ The Delegates should be es­ ping for a while. pecially watchful for this. If thoy Always we can be assured of find a Skipper sailing ahead of a real headache round here. This time, they should make a note week it was the SS Joseph B. of it and let the Patrolman know Eastman (Calmar). about it at the payoff. A West Coast crew brought We are taking up this com­ her over here with a load of plaint with the companies to see lumber. All hands were under that they post the sailing time the impression that their trans­ and leave only on the hour post­ portation back to the West Coast ed. was assured and that Boston Here's the latest dope on the would be the final port of dis­ payment of the retroactive pay charge. covering our six percent in­ Well, the shooting pains to the crease: skull started when it was learn­ MONEY DUE ed that the Rider did not pro­ Waterman: All checks will be vide for transportation. The ci-pw ready in about one month and was up in arms and demanding will be mailed. Robin Line: to get paid off. whether with Checks should be ready in about transportation or none. 12 days and will be mailed. East­ POOR BALTIMORE ern: Write to 40 Central Street, Boston, Mass. for checks. Final wind-up was that she Smith & Johnson: Now paying would proceed from here to Bal­ the money at their offices. Am­ timore with part of the cargo— erican Range: Money due will be and Baltimore would be the ready in about 10 days. Moran: final port of discharge. Checks will be ready in one In a way we can't help but month. Bernstein Steamship feel sorry for our brother offi­ Corp: Now paying at their of­ cials in Baltimore, because after fices. having this scow around here When the rest of the compan­ for nearly a week, we know she ies get ready to pay this money, is not going to be a Patrolman's I'll pass the word along, so watch holiday. We had four tankers in during this column for the information. the week (SS Klamath Falls and SS Piatt Park in Portland; the SS Midway Hills in Providence; and the SS Cannon Beach in Boston). Also pajdng off here was the SS Antinious (Waterman). Crewing up were the SS Robert Fulton and the P-T Navigator (both Pope & Talbot), and the Yarmouth and Evangeline. Nat­ urally. with all this stuff around the port, everybody can take it easy! During the corning week the Eva should be fully crewed up and ready to start her run on the 28th. The Yarmouth also figures to be readj- to start on the 29th. Right now this place is too busj' to concentrate on this writ­ ing effort, so we'll sign off until next week, when the excursion boats will start to provide a little diversion. On Overtime To insure payment, all claims for overtime must be turned in to the heads of de­ partments no later than 72 hours following the comple­ tion of the overtime work. As soon as the penalty work is done, a record should be given to the Department head, and one copy held by the man doing the job. In addition the depart­ mental delegates should check on all overtime sheets 72 hours before the ship makes port. �THE Page Six Pennsylvania Bills Are Designed To Put The AFL Out Of Business By EDDIE HIGDON SEAFARERS LOG Canadian Seamen Members of the SIU have a long record of supporting other unions in a just beef. For this reason, all Seafarers are urged not to purchase the Vancouver Daily Province, a scab newspaper, set up and printed by non-union labor. Friday, May 23, 1947 Galveston Branch Settles Beef On Newly Signed Canadian Ship By RAY SWEENEY Although all the military big GALVESTON—The SS Dom­ PHILADELPHIA—Not only is inican Victory, of the India labor taking a shellacking in shots are worrying about an inSteamship Company, one of the "Washington, but now the law­ |vasion by a foreign power, we .six vessels covered by the re­ makers of the various states here in Philly actually expericently signed contract with the want to get into the act. Penn­ .enced just that last week, Canadian District of the SIU, sylvania, which is a Republican i The Greek freighter, Evanthia. The Vancouver. B. C.. left hc.'-e May 10 for Calcutta, stronghold, is trying to cook up was anchored south of League SIU Branch is supporting the India, after settlement of com­ a bill to outlaw the Union Hir­ Island, and a half dozen seamen International Typographers I aboard her decided that they plicated dispute which delayed ing Hall in the state. Union. AFL. both morally the sailing. There is a lot of controversy liked America better than they and physically in their eight Under terms of the settlement about the measure, and one State liked Greece with its present month old strike. economic and political condi­ the Captain, whose reversal of a Senator claimed that it is de­ When in Vancouver show promise made to the crew pre­ tions. signed "to put the American your contempt for the scabs cipitated the controversary, was Federation of Labor out of busi­ I SMART MEN by refusing to buy a news­ replaced. ness." -A. barge of the Atlantic Re­ paper put out by strikebreak­ The dispute arose shortly after He further stated that "it fining Company had gone out to ers. This will help the ITU tlic vessel left New York, whore relates not only to the Halls of members to win their strike refuel the vessel, and when it the Master had agreed to the longshoremen, but also to places for better wages and condi­ was ready to return to the pier, crew's request that their quar­ where bricklayers, carpenters, six seamen jumped aboard and tions. ters, messroom and toilets be truck drivers and other craft painted. unionists are hired. It is the most drastic piece of anti-labor legislation I have seen thus far in the Senate." Not all the legislators are antilabor. but the ones that are pro-labor are outnumbered. It's funny that the men in Washing­ By PAUL GONSORCHIK ton and in the State Legislatures are elected by the people, and (Editor's note: To clear up arising over the Shipping Rules, then when they take office, they misunderstandings and misin­ I there is another matter which is represent only the big shots. terpretations of the Shipping ta.ving the sanity of Dispatchers. We of the Philadelphia Branch It pertains to the collection of Rules, a short series of articles of the 3IU sent out 300 letters concerning the Rules that come assessments when dues are col­ protesting passage of the recent in for the most discussion and lected by the Patrolmen. If all wouldn't leave. The Captain sig­ anti-labor measure in Congress, trouble has been prepared by assessments were collected along namely the Taft-Hartley Bill. It naled ashore and a boatload of Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dis­ with the dues, there would be policemen came out to reconis a smart thing for us to let patcher of the New York much less squawking all around. noiter. To give you an idea of what I our lawmakers know how we Branch.) They persuaded the crewmemmean: a Patrolman will collect feel about the laws which regu­ bers to go back aboard, remind­ NEW YORK —Here in New six or eight .months dues in ad­ late our working conditions and ing them that when Greece gets York we are experiencing a situa­ vance at the payoff, but will fail the way we earn our livelihood. that big loan from Uncle'Sam, tion whereby members have been to collect the 1946-47 assessments. QUICK SETTLEMENT things might pick up in the old taking jobs but failing to report When the member comes to Last week we had one SIU country. to the ship. register for shipping he finds payoff, and two for the SUP. One last word about the poli­ Others have been reporting to that he is in arrears. An argu­ About 15 ships in transit hit this ticians. Those birds promise la­ the ship only to pile off at the ment always follows to the ef­ port, and most of them had bor the world during a cam­ last minute forcing the ship to fect that the last Patrolman colminor beefs. These were settled paign, but after they are elect­ sail shorthanded. ' lected everything and he is in right then and there, at the ed, they go down the line and Quite a few members who have good standing. point of production. pass laws to hog tie the very done this are finding to their I When the Dispatcher points It looks like Calmar is running people who are responsible for sorrow that it would have been out that the Patrolman failed to steady on that West Coast run. giving them their seats. easier to make the trip than to collect the assessments, there is The Calmar and the Yorkmar This will continue unless the face charges before a trial com­ , plenty of justifiable griping, as were in recently . . . one west­ right steps are taken by labor mittee. I the member has to register in It is good unionism when mem­ bad standing. bound and the other eastbound. to educate itself. bers report these members as If we could have a little more having walked off, for it gives cooperation from both the Pa­ the Dispatcher a chance to re­ trolman and the members to sec place the member. Unfortunate­ that these assessments are collect­ ly, replacements cannot always ed, there, would be far fewer be secured on short notice. gray-haired dispatchers. BREAKING RULES By SPENCER FOLEY When you walk off a .ship a ALPENA — This is really a With the election date estab­ few hours before sailing time and swell town, and the people are lished sometime between May 15 cause the ship to be delayed, or the most friendly and coopera­ and June II, Huron seamen fail to report to the ship after being assigned without notifying won't have long to wait. tive that I've ever met. the Dispatcher, you are break­ CONVEYORMEN ing rules laid down by your They really take to the SIU Infractions Of Shipping Rules Put Union, Memhership On Spot Wyandotte And Huron Crewmen For Seafarers Almost To A Man up here, our program for the Lakes seamen, and want to help in any way possible to make the Huron and Wyandotte ships go SIU. So far, the four Wyandotte ves­ sels—the SS Alpena, SS Conneaut, SS Huron, and the SS Wyandotte—are all for the SIU. We have approximately 95 per­ cent of the crewmembers signed up on SIU pledge cards. Quite a few of the men have also taken out SIU membership books. The two Huron ships—the SS Crapo and the SS Boardman— are also lined up almost to a man for the SIU. Now that the election starting date has passed, they're all marking time until both vessels dock at Detroit wlhere the crew­ men can register their selection of the SIU as the Union of their choice. Several questions concerning brother members. I'm sure the crewmembers the Conveyormen on Huron and Wyandotte ships have ari.sen. It who have to take on your share was pointed out that in order to of the work would give you very expedite the election on the two little sympathy; instead, they'd Huron ships, the Chief Convey­ love to put you in the "99 Year ormen were excluded. All par- Club." tics concerned in any way with' On another matter. The ma­ the election — NMU, company,' jority of the members do not and SIU—agreed to their exclu­ know that an acting AB can make only one trip. An acting sion. AB must sign off after the trip However, this does not mean and return to the hall for rethat the Conveyormen cannot be, included in the same bargaining, regi.stration. He cannot stay unit with the unlicensed person­ aboard merely by returning to his grade of OS. nel at some later date. If you are dispatched from the Anytime after the election hall as an OS, a Mate cannot when the Conveyormen signify 1 force you to take a job as acting their desire to join the SIU and' AB. You have been assigned as have us bargain for them, we' an OS and that's your job. will petition to have then includ­ All acting AB jobs come from ed in the bargaining unit. the hall because, as I mentioned These men are more than wel­ a few weeks ago, there is no pro­ come into the SIU. We will be motion aboard ship for an Or­ proud to have them with us af­ dinary Seaman, Wiper or Messter the election for other person­ man. nel is completed. Aside from the many troubles SiU Steps In To Straighten Out Northwind (Continued from Page 1) represented the Florida Railwa.y Commission, and at the start he was very confident about how he would handle us. He has, however, repeatedly admitted that he has learned a lot, and we are puzzled as to why the company has allowed him the privilege of learning at its expense. It will assuredly not be at the Union's expense. The only solution to conditions such as exi.st in this company is an SIU contract. The fight for decent wages and good working conditions is the main issue; to win we have to stay right in there, on the job and at the ne­ gotiating table. If "cease work" is forced on us, let us hit the bricks as part of the fight for a decent contract that will be the final answer to the company, dime - a - dozen stooges, and eighteenth century conditions. The Master reportedly stated that the men could paint their own quarters on the way to Gal­ veston. Once out of New York,, however, he refused to keep his promise. . When the ship arrived in this port. Brother Cummings covered it. The same beef over the painting came up again, and the Master made the same promise —that painting could be done when the vessel left Galveston. NERVOUS SKIPPER On the basis of the Master's previous renege, the crew re­ jected his second promise, de­ manding that the quarters be painted before the ship sailed. The Captain's "nervous" con­ dition being such that he wms entirely unpredictable, the crew contended that his word meant absolutely nothing. The morning of May 8, shoreside painters went aboard the ship with instructions to paint until midnight only. Meanwhile, the crew had been sent ashore, and were paid lodging and sub­ sistence money. With the painting deadline over, the Master told one of the painters to return to paint the mcssrooms. The painters' foreman replied that any further painting would have to be ordered by the com­ pany. The company, however, refused to have any more paint­ ing done. At noon the next day. Port Agent D. L. Parker and I cover­ ed the ship. The crew remained firm, repeating they would not sail until the paint job was completed. The Company agent, mean­ while, searched for inducements to have the men sail. I advised him to order the messrooms painted and that the men would then take the vessel out. CREW THREATENED He mentioned the possibility of having immigration officers place the men ashore in jail, the.ri returning them aboard when the ship got in the stream. Refusing to listen to this talk, I strongly advised him against any such action, telling him wc would not stand for it. This threat was never again mention­ ed. Following a visit with the crew aboard the ship the morn­ ing of May 10, Brother Parker and I told the company to re­ place the Skipper and the vessel would sail . The Agent capitulated to the Union's demands and at 7 P.M. the Dominican Victory was Cal­ cutta-bound. The Captain, who was re­ moved, was sent to the hospital, where he was found to be a "nervous wreck." He's now on his way back to Canada. Here's hoping he stays there. �Page SevezL THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridax- May 23. 1947 SlU Presets Istbmiaii Brief To NLRB Docket No. 2-R-6030 .. ^ J • .u The Isthmian Steamship Company is engaged in the Sr8rvisek"Tni"ntaJnrrts%rLiX oi busi- 3. That at all times prior and subsequent to the date of hearing and the date of the commencement of the employer interfered with its em- bargainine c) No proof has been submitted by the Intervenor ni 71 Rrnadwav in New York City and all its of- aiding and assisting the Seafarers Interna- that the Company discouraged membership in the Sees at he abte "Address Sf iShLan" stLX Crmpaiy Will hereinafter be designated in this brief as The ^ompanj" The SeTrrers Lternational Union of North America ine oediarers imcixidiiuiiai is a labor union comprised of unlicensed sea-going personnel, with its main office at 51 Beaver Street, New York City and will hereinafter be designated as the '"Petitioner" The NTTional Maritime Union is a union comprised , ,. J ;tc main nffirp of unlicensed sea-going P ® at 346 West 17th Street, New York City and will hereinafter be designated as the "Intervenor". Both the Petitioner and the Intervenor were desirous of representing the unlicensed seamen of the Company's fleet and therefore had originated an organizing drive to unionize the men "irthTmonthTif October 1945, the Petitioner having obtained a majority of pledge cards from the Company's employees did on or about the early part of November 1945 file "a petition for investigation and certification of representatives, pursuant to Section 9 (C) of the National Labor Relations Act wherein it sought to be designated as the bargaining 'agent for this personnel. The Intervenor, after the petition had been duly filed, then presented'itself at the National Labor Relations Board's offices at 120 Wall Street, New York City, and asked to be made a party to the proceeding, but it never alleged that it represented a majority of the employees. The request was granted and after a hearing, an election was ordered by the Board within thirty days from March 19. 1946, which order set March 18th, as the eligibility date for all voters. fT' """J' 1 ^ members of the Seafarers Internationa Union of 1 ^ 'T """f; discouraged memberthe National Maritime Union of America, and influenced its employees to cast their votes in favor of Seafarers International Union and against the Maritime Union. . . . That the employer, prior and -after the commenment of the election herein, and during all the times that the Conflicting claims of the two union were known to it discharged members of the National Marimscnarged members ot tne National Man t™® Union from their employment, with a view to^ard influencing its employees' choice of collective bargaining agent, and did, in fact, by doing so, influence 'ts employees' choice of collective bargaining agent thereby made a free choice of collective barSBining agent impossible. 5. That the employer did, both before and after the commencement of the election, during all times that the conflicting claims of the two unions were known to it, by and through its supervisory officials, made known its preference for the Seafarers' International Union of North America, by encouraging applicants for employment to become members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, and at the same time, denied available employment to members "I tbe National Maritime Union, and thereby interfered its employees' free choice of collective bargainagent, and coerced them into supporting the Seafarers' International Union. That the employer did, prior to the commencement of the election herein, but after such time as it was well aware of the conflict claims of the two unions, established a policy of denying employment to mem- Intervenor has failed to prove a prima facie case . tantiatine its obiections substantiating objections. ^ 7 he Intervenor throughout tne Hearing referred to a nationwide pattern of the Company in the hiring and fnmg of its personnel. This so called^pattern is alleged to have taken the form of hiring only Petitioner's members and refusing employnient to Intervenor's members in all Ports the vessels touched and in coercing its employees to vote for the Petitioner, none of which was proved by the Intervenor. Much evidence was admitted at the Hearing by the Hearing Officer on Intervenor's assurance that such a pattern would be established after all the evidence was in at the conclusion of the trial. Relying on that assurance, much inadmissable evidence was admitted by the Hearing Officer, who. of course, was in no position to weigh the value of the testimony until after the conclusion of the Hearing. The Intervenor conspicuously failed to live up to its assurances to the Hearing Officer. order properly to evaluate the testimony and the sufficiency of the proof of the alleged pattern, it must be viewed again.st all the e.v;lernal facts surrounding the election. On Anril 18th 1846 tho Board amended its originalof the National Marit.nre Union and of giving prelun /ipiiJ mm, lu-io, inc Duaiu cmienucu ixa uidgx erence of employment to the Seafarers International order directing election, by extending the voting period to October 18th, 1946. On October 17th, 1946, at the // /y ^ f 1 request of the Intervenor, the Board extended the votff1 » Ti/ilSP I ing period another month, namely to November 18th, W J VUAJU f 1946, retaining, however, the original eligibility date. x vl ' } f The ves<.Pls were voted neriodicallv from about f .llflO \_ ^^ P March 29 1946, to about November 19th, 1946 and on I til" JrlAxjV November 18th and 19th, the votes were counted, with V^-'TrW f \ ' ' " ^ approximately irv IQ a r "me months. Boilloting look place in some 18 diflocated throughout the coastal area of Uawaii. Of 2,646 men eligible to vote, 2,309 actually cast their ballots. All the events Intervcnor relied upon to show the alleged pattern, could sufficient number of eligible ^'otes to change the outcome of the election, even if ^^'kat it claims is true, which Petitioner vehemently Voting Extended the following results: Approximate number of eligible voters Void R-illots lolls Cas foil's IU 2689 23 957 vTtes cast foi- N M U 724 laiel cast for No-union 64 Totes ° 1705 TrTonT rh.iint".. 502 Cnflllcn^tcl udllots , , J r^v, 11 ,1 ixaimic 9947 Valid votes and Challenged hallots ...2247 On Januap 9th, 1947, the challenged votes, on the consent of both the Petitioner and Intervenor, were opened and counted, with the following results. Approxirnate number of eligible voters 2646 Void Ballots. Votes cast for bJ.U I so Votes cast for Votes cast for No-union ^^09 cTn ^°T^b 11 t 171 a enge a os . TI "rf T m t ^ n tv nf thp valiH ere ore cer ' ® ^ votes had been cast for the S.I.U. ^ ,v T t On January 14th, 1947, the Intervenor filed objections , 1. . to the conduct affecting the results of the election, as follows°ThTNational Maritime Union of America, CIO, the Intervenor herein, herewith objects to the conduct of the election and to conduct affecting the results of election on the following grounds: 1. That prior to, and following the date of the hearing on the petiti'on herein, and while the employer was well aware that the petitioner and intervenor had both made claim to represent the majority of the employees in the collective bargaining unit, the employer aided and assisted the petitioner. Seafarers' International Union of North America, AFL, by entering into an agreement with said petitioner, whereby petitioner would be permitted to furnish crew members for the employer's vessels, and that the employer would deny such employment to the members of the National Maritime Union for the purpose of insuring that petitioner obtain a majorty of the votes cast in said election and thus be certified as collective bargaining agent. 2. That the employer did, prior and subsequent to the date of hearing, and prior and subsequent to the commencement of the election, discriminate against members of the National Maritime Union and give preferential treatment to the members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America with respect to employment on the employer's vessels, and in so doing, aided and assisted the Seafarers International Union, in violation of Section 8 (2) of the Act. ""f b) The Intervenor has failed to prove discrimination against its' members or preferential treatment to Petitioners members. """""" introduced whereby the Com­ p^^^ employees were influenced to cast their votes Petitioner, ^ , " submitted that any of the alleged acts of the Company had any bearing on the outcome of the election. Point II rr,r.r,tinet •Roimfirarr inmr- mi r.ra Union, and that said policy was made known to its emnlovees and prospective employees all for the purpose pmjees ana prospective employees, ail 101 me purpose influencing the results of the election and for the in ' cnitP nf thoucnnHc nf , ! thoumnds of x oters and thousands of episodes, Intervenor relies on a scant handful alleged incidents, many of which are utterly pre- Seafarers International Union, and that said policy 'P influence the results of the election anc employees into voting for the Seafarers TritPT^nAtinnjil TTiiiriTi fnteinational union. ^ conduct of the gj^pioyer as hereinbefore set forth, the members of the appropriate bargaining unit were in fact denied a free choice of collective bargaining agent and the results election reflect the force of the empluyer's interference with said election, and that in consequence, election was not conducted in such a manner as to insure a true expression of the wishes of the cmployees as to the choice of collective bargaining agent. ^ careful reading of the above objections, will disclose that they are repetitious, capricious and all encompasslng in the hope that they might be able to in some fashion prove something of which they have no .U U- 4knowledge or proof. In essence, these-objections can " ^ ^ . mean only that the Elmployer, 1) entered into an / . ^ agreement with Petitioner to man the vessels, 2) dis®""^i"^ed afiamst th^e members of the National ManT?'• discharged members of the National Union. None of these allegations were proved at the hearing. Based on these objections, the New York Regional Director rendered his report, wherein he recommended I^at the usual exparte investigation should not be conducted but that a formal hearing on objections be held soon as possible. Pursuant to the Regional Direc^ report, the Board directed that a hearing be held the Intervenor's objections. Accordingly, the hearing commenced on or about March 19th, 1947, betore Arthur Leff, Hearing Officer, at the local offices ®t the National Labor Relations Board, at 120 Wall Street, New York City. At' this hearing, the Ccunpany, Intervenor and the Petitioner were present and were represented by counsel. Pninf T x Oini; 1 The Intervenor has the burden of establishing the validity of its objections by a fair preponderance of the evidence, which it failed to do, for the following reasons: a) No proof has been submitted of either a written or oral agreement between the Company and the Petitioner whereby the Company agreed to hire Petitioner's members to man its vessels. hereinafter be ,hown) and even of this handful, one-half of them aloccurred, after March 18th. 1946, the eligibility ^y this Board. -*--*•* « . In evaluating Intervenor s testimony. Petitioner points out that twelve (to wit, James E. Owens, Edmund P. Halloran, Robert Martin, Charles S. Slater, William A. Frothingham, Willis H. Kirkland. Michael J. Preston. Max Winter, Gilbert VJ. Kokol, Enid Conner, James Almada and Dale Wear) of the 27 witnesses produced by Intervenor testified to alleged incidents which took place after March ISth. 1946. the eligiblity date. Assuming, but emphatically not admitting, that the Company did discriminate against the Intervenor after March 18th. 1946, and did ma.n its vessels with Petitioner's members, the results of the election could not be altered because only those men who were actually employed on or before March 18th. 1946 were eligible m to vote. __ Hparsav xictii&rf.v Qf the remaining 15 witnesses. Goldin testified to aHeged practices in the Recruitment and Manning Division of the War Shipping Administration. His testimony was based solely on hearsay and conjecture and there was no attempt to prove any discriminatory practices by the Company. Witnesses Chonder and Martin were organizers for the Inter venor in the Gulf Area and naturally their testimony would be highly colored because the loss of the election reflects upon their abilitv and if perchance a new election were ordered, thej- then could have two bites of the cherry instead of the one to which alone they are entitled. The testimony of Martin concerns itself solely with ^n incident which took place in the latter part of May or the beginning of June 1946 in the Port of Savannah after the SS "Samuel Mclntyre," about wliici* vessel he testified, had voted. It was proved by the Petitioner and also admitted by this witness, that Ihe SS "Samuel Mclntyre" had been turned over to the South Atlantic Steamship Company with which the Petitioner had a contract and therefore any men that were hired to serve aboard this vessel, would of necessity have to be employed through the Petitioner's Union and all men would therefore have to be mem"^^s of the SIU. Nothing that allegedly transpired (Continued o?t Page 8) �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 23. 1947 Seafarers Gives Lie To NMU's Flimsy Charge Of Coiiusion (Continued from Page 7) after the vessel voted, could change the outcome of the election. Witness Chonder's testimony is based solely on hear­ say, is contradictory and evasive as to dates and names. He doesn't testify to even one act of discrimination by the Company. He testified that on two occasions, he had telephone conversations with Mr. Wright, but Pe­ titioner has proved that no Mr. Wright was ever sta• tioned in New Ofleans either as personnel man or in any other capacity. He contradicts Intervenor's witness Reyes testimony on several important parts. He char­ acterizes Reyes as a "Phony." The testimony of witness Conner, presumably the "big gun" of Intervenor's case upon which they de­ pend to overthrow the election, concerned itself only with the period between August and November 1946, long after the eligibility date. A careful reading of her testimony will disclose that she had been well schooled as to what to say and how to act. She mentions names of persons with whom she alleges to have had conversations and even gives the Intem'enor's organizer, as "phony." Certainly this man's testimony should not be given an credence in view of his own fellow unionist's opinion of him. Reyes was not prohibited from voting and actually did cast his vote, and assuming that discrimination was practiced, which Petitioner denies, this witness did exercise his prerogative of voting and he had a voice in the election. Reyes voted as he saw fit and cer­ tainly there is no evidence of coercion by the Company to influence his %'otc. "Witness Rovane testified to an incident which oc­ curred" on board the SS "William D. Hoard" on which he was not an employee and his testimony is based solely on unreliable hearsay which proves nothing. Witness Almada was employed aboard the SS "Sea Fiddler" while he was a non-union member. He does not allege that when he got his job, he, was discrimin­ ated against. He voted in the election aboard this ship and there is no evidence of coercion or duress. He was not re-hired and shortly thereafter joined Inter­ venor's Union. Through Own Efforts Witness Kapilowitz served on two vessels. He obtain­ ed these positions apparently through his own efforts. He seeks by hearsay to show discriminatory practices which in fact did not exist. Witness Watkins likewise obtained a position aboard a Company vessel through his own efforts and was not discharged against his will, but quit of his own exact dates of such conversations, knowing full well accord. He attempts to show discriminatory practices that these people to whom she referred were beyond and his evidence is based solely on hearsay. the reach of Petitioner as they were employed by the Witness Jamieson testified that he attempted to get Company in their San Francisco office. She did men­ a position at the New Orleans office. He denied Union tion Mr. Turner and Mr. Banks, who were affiliated affiliation when asked by the personnel man and he with Petitioner and these witnesses were brought in to alleges that he was told that men were hired only testify. On direct examination, she was exceedingly through the SIU. It is perfectly safe for the witness to glib, remarkably remembering detailed names and testify in this fashion because no one appears to know dates. However, on ci'oss-examination, when she was the whereabouts of Mr. Bayerlin, the personnel man required to answer questions upon which she could not he referred to. have been previously advised, she faltered, her mem­ Testimony of this kind is of no value whatsoever, in­ ory was poor as to dates and even as to the applica­ deed it is a surprise to Petitioner that the Intervenor tion which she herself filled out for employment. To did not atttempt to introduce at least 1,000 witnesses say the least, she was evasive. She herself admitted to testify that they spoke to some one and were refused upon cross-examination, to having been employed by a job. This type of testimony could be manufactured the Intervener in its Portland, Oregon office. Her at will by any one. There is no proof other than this husband is a member of Intervenor's Union. She did man's own word, that he actually did apply and did not volunteer the information that her husband was have this alleged conversation. a paid organizer for the Union, but finally admitted Witness Halpern obtained employment aboard the it upon cross-examination. She herself admits to plac­ SS "Sea Fiddler" at San Pedro, California, through his ing at least one seaman belonging to Intervenor on a own efforts. In his zealousne.ss to aid the cause of the ship. There is no way of telling how many of Inter­ Intervenor, he alleges he was fired for Union acti­ venor's members she actually did have employed vities. On cross-examination, it appears that the soaboard the Company's vessels. She te.stified that of 150 called discriminatory practice was the ordering by the men who obtained jobs between the months of August chief engineer to have him wear his shirt while in the and November 1946, only 76 of these men belonged to engine room, which order he disobeyed and was there­ the SIU. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that fore discharged for cause. There is no testimony to here estimate of 76 men is greatly exaggerated. How­ prove discrimination whatsoever. ever, she did admit that the balance of the persons em­ ployed, belonged to Intervenor's Union or other Unions. No Coercion She admitted that she was biased in wanting to see the Witness Klopot obtained his job aboard the SS Intervenor successful in this proceeding and we re­ "Alamo Victory" through his own efforts. He attempts spectfully urge that she colored her testimony to try lo to show that there was discrimination in hiring re­ bring about this result. placements for this ship. Upon cross-examination he admitted that the replacements that were hired were False Testimony members not only of Petitioner's Union but also of the "Witness Reyes' testimony in Petitioner's opinion is Intervenor's Union and the Marine Fireman's Union likewise fabricated out of whole cloth. He testified and independent seamen. This witness definitely did that he was not re-hired by the Company because his not prove any discrimination. picture appeared along with that of other seamen in an V/itness Flook obtained employment aboard the SS issue of the "Pilot." The inference that Intervenor "David Dudley Field" through his own efforts. He tries to draw is that no one who appeared in the pic­ voted in the election held on this ship. He doesn't ture was re-hired by the Company. However, Inter­ allege coercion in the casting of his ballot. He then venor's own witness Chonder, admitted that at least obtained employment aboard the SS "Ocean Tele­ two of the persons who appeared in the picture, were graph" after the eligibility date. He missed the ship re-hired aboard the same vessel. It therefore follows at Hong Kong and was repatriated to the United States. that the persons who appeared on the picture, were He even brought in a card showing that he was not not discriminated against otherwise these two men to be re-hired, blaming the attitude of the Company mentioned bj' witness Chonder, would not have been on his Union activities and not on the fact that he re-hired, as Reyes wants this Board to believe. In di­ missed the vessel. The card that was introduced was rect contravention to Reyes' own testimony, he was sub­ stolen by the witness from the Company files and there sequently re-hired in Galveston aboard the SS "Nor­ was no reference thereon as to why he was not re­ man E. Mack." Reyes admitted that when he went hired. It therefore is reasonable to suppose that he aboard this vessel, he met the Captain under whom was not to be re-hired because he missed the vessel. he had served previously. It is certain if the Com­ Seamen who fail to join their vessels in a foreign port, pany did not want to re-hire Reyes, the Captain would disrupt the work of the crew and are very seldom have known about it and would not have permitted re-hired even on contract ships. him upon the ship. The witness tried to show that the Witness Kamelhar testified that he was employed Petitioner placed him on this vessel without consult­ aboard the SS "Baton Rouge Victory" through his own ing the Company. That is completely untrue. It was efforts. He also was employed aboard the SS "Sea Tri­ the usual custom for seamen to apply at the Company ton," again without assistance from any one. He al­ offices for jobs, as shown by Reyes' own testimony leges that the Petitioner supplied at least 20 men for that he alv/ays procured his positions by applying to the former vessel and the penson he saw with these the Company offices. The Petitioner has introduced 20 men at the Company office was Bill Higgs, allegedly evidence that Reyes obtained employment through an Petitioner's agent. He doesn't know of his own know­ independent shipping office with which the Petitioner ledge, where these 20 men came from. His description had no connection. of Mr. Higgs is defective. He assumed that these 20 "We have to judge the witness' credibility by his repu­ men were supplied by Petitioner and as a matter of tation amongst the persons with whom he associated. fact, the results of the election of the SS "Baton Rouge This witness is characterized by witness Chonder, the Victory" will show that the Petitioner lost the election by a vote of 14 to 21 in favor of the Intervenor. Mr. Higgs testified he was last in Norfolk, Virginia in 1944 long before this alleged incident. This definitely shows that this witness is in error and his testimony is based solely on guesses and assumptions. The testimony of witness Trenhath .should not be given the dignity of comment because this person ap­ parently appeared to bo a mental case. His testimony was confusing and in the writer's opinion, a figment of this man's lurid imagination. His entire attitude on the witness stand was a disgrace and he had to be reprimanded repeatedly by the Hearing Officer to ob­ serve some decorum. In the face of this scarcity of anything approaching valid proof, the Petitioner was hard put to meet any­ thing as intangible as the Inteiwenor's case. Petitioner made available and brought to the Hearing to tes­ tify, all persons mentioned by Intervenor's witnesses as having had anything to do with the organizational drive on behalf of the Petitioner. Petitioner has shown by its' testimony that there is no foundation of fact to the Intervenor's objections and it even produced some of Intervenor's own members that they obtained jobs '&t6An>,oie i2€D HAIR .... without the aid or assistance of any one and in some instances they were hired even though they admitted belonging to the National Maritime Unon. Intervenor made qute a fuss about a Mr. Wright, who was supposedly employed in the personnel de­ partment of the Company in its New Orleans office. Petitioner has proved not only by its own witnesses but by the Intervenor's witnesses that Mr. Wright never was employed as a personnel man in the New Orleans office. During the course of the Hearing, Intervenor's coun­ sel repeatedly attempted to have the Petitioner sub­ poena the Company employees. Counsel for the Peti­ tioner on several occasions requested the Company to submit its employees to testify but with no success. ..Certainly if the Company favored Petitioner, it would have cooperated to at least this extent. Burden of Proof The burden of proving its allegations as set forth in the objections, rests on Intervenor who alleges them and it was at liberty to subpoena the Company emploj'ees as it had nothing to lose by this procedure. However, Intervenor's counsel tried to shift the bur­ den of not proving its (the Intervenor) case to the Petitioner. Petitioner feels very strongly that the bur­ den of proof had not been met by the Intervenor and therefore the Petitioner was under no legal duty to at­ tempt to rebut issues not sufficiently established by the Intervenor. The Company witnesses were equally available to the Intervenor who has the primary duty of coming forward to establish the validity of its ob­ jections. The witnesses Petitioner did produce definite­ ly showed that there was no collusion or agreement to discriminate against the Intervenoj'. They were truth­ ful and hone.st. It is true that they all were or at the present time are employees of the Petitioner, but thc^' were the only persons mentioned by the Intrvenor in its direct case. Both Unions adopted the same normal practice of flooding the Company hiring halls with men and get­ ting organizers aboard ships to urge seamen to vote for their respective Unions, and the fact that the Pe­ titioner was more successful in its efforts than the Intervenor, is, of course, no reason to order a new election. There has beerj no evidence .submitted that the Company knowingly permitted Petitioner's organ­ izers to go aboard a ship and refused permission to the Intervenor's organizers. On the contrary, organizers from both Unions were formally prohibited from goin.g aboard these ships. It is our contention that Intervenor's objections were not proved. The first paragraph of these objec­ tions states, "the employer aided and assisted the Pe­ titioner, Seafarers' International Union of North Amer­ ica, AFL, by entering into an agreement with said Pe­ titioner, whereby petitioner would be permitted to furnish crewmembers for the employer's vessels, and the employer would deny such employment to the members of the National Maritime Union for the pur­ pose of insuring that petitioner obtain a majority of the votes cast in said election and thus be certified as collective bargaining agent." The record contains not an iota of evidence, direct or circumstantial, of any such agreement. The second paragraph alleg«s that the employer did "discriminate against members of the National Mari­ time Union and give preferential treatment to the (Continued on Page 9) �Friday. May 23, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Nine LOG Asks SlU CertWtution As Collettive Bargainmg Agent (CoutiunrJ from Page 8) members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, and in so doing, aided and assisted the Seafarers' International Union. No proof has been submitted either directly or in­ directly in support of this allegation. The third paragraph alleges that "the employer in­ terfered with its employees' freedom of choice of col­ lective bargaining agent by aiding and assisting the Seafarers' Internatonal Union, and in giving prefer­ ence of employment to the members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, and by so doing, discouraged membership in the National Maritime Union of America, and influenced its employees to cast their votes in favor of the Seafarers' International Un­ ion and against the National Maritime Union." There is not one bit of credible evidence to support this allegation. No Credible Witness The fourth paragraph alleges that the Company "discharged members of the National Maritime Union from their employment, with a view toward influenc­ ing its employees' choice of collective bargaining agent, and did, in fact, by so doing, influence its employees' choice of collective bargaining agent and thereby made a free choice of collective bargaining agent impos­ sible." The Intervener has failed to introduce even one credible witness to testify that he was discharged be­ cause he was a member of the National Maritime Union. The fifth paragraph alleges that the Company "made known its preference for the Seafarers' International Union of North America by encouraging applicants for employment, to become members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, and at the same time, denied available employment to members of the National Maritime Union, and "thereby interfered with its employees' free choice of collective bargaining agent, and coerced them into supporting the Seafarers' International Union." No evidence has been adduced to show that even one seaman was encouraged to join the Seafarers Inteimational Union nor is there a shred of evidence to show that even one employee was coerced into supporting the Petitioner. The sixtli paragraph alleges that the Company "es­ tablished a policy of denying employment to members of the National Maritime Union and of giving prefer­ ence of employment to the Seafarers' International Union, and that said policy was made known to its employees and prospective employees, all for the pur­ pose of influencing the results of the election and for the purpose of coercing its employees to cast their votes for the Seafarers' International Union, and that said policy did, in fact, influence the results of the elec­ tion and did coerce the employees into voting for the Seafarers' International Union." No proof of any such policy as referred to in this paragraph has been offered in evidence. There has been no competent proof to show that any applicant was denied employment because he was a member of the National Maritime Union. There has not been one instance introduced into ^evidence whereby any em­ ployee was influenced or coerced into voting for the Petitioner. On the contrary, by Intervener's own wit­ nesses, it has been established that Intervener's men did obtain employment with the Company, even though they belonged to the National Maritime Union and in one instance when replacements were sent aboard a vessel, members of all Unions were hired and in another instance, out of 150 men who were emploj'ed in the San Francisco'office, at least 74 men did not belong to the Seafarers' International Union as testi­ fied to by Intervenor's own witnesses. The seventh paragraph alleges that "as the result of the acts and conduct of the employer as herein­ before set forth, the members of the appropriate bar­ gaining unit were in fact denied a free choice of col­ lective bargaining agent and the lesults of said elec­ tion reflect the force of the employer's interference with said election, and that in consequence, said elec­ tion was not conducted in such a manner as to insure a true expression of the wishes of the employees as to the choice of collective bargaining agent." There has been not even a scintilla of evidence in­ troduced showing that any of the employees were denied a free choice of collective bargaining agent and that no force, duress or coercion were used in in­ fluencing its employees in their votes. Petitioner firmly urges that the Intervener has failed to establish even a prima facie case in support of its alleg; iions. Petitioner attempted to introduce a column written by Joseph Curran, President of the Intervenor's Union and published in the "Pilot," during the hearing. This was marked Petitioner's Exhibit 5 for Identification. In this column Mr. Curran, the President, who is the head of the Union and is familiar with all its activities, went to great lengths to explain to the membership why Intervener lost the election. We respectfully sub­ mit that the Hearing Officer was in error when he de­ nied its admission into evidence. The column was not based on hearsay because we have to presume that the President of the Organization knew its business and was writing about facts. His column could not pos­ sibly be called capricious or hearsay and, in any case, should have been admitted as an admission against interest. It clearly shows that the organizers instead of concentrating on the job for which they were being paid, worked on organizing the Union for the benefit of the Communist party and did not devote their time, attention and efforts to unionizing the Company ves­ sels. It is Petitioner's contention as proved by the above column, that these objections were filed merely as an after-thought in an attempt to grasp a straw hoping thereby to show to its membership that the election was lost not because of its organizers' fault but at­ tempts to shift the blame to the Company on the ground of discrimination. According to this article. some discriminatory practices in this Port but with no success. In the Port of Houston, Texas, one vessel voted on May 22nd, 1946, which the Intervenor won. In the Port of Galveston, two vessels voted between April 5th, 1946 and May 9th, 1946, each Union taking one. In Honolulu two ships voted between August 2, 1946 and August 3rd, 1946. Intervenor won both. In the Port of Los Angeles, four vessels voted be­ tween April 2nd, 1946 and April 12, 1946, the Petitioner winning two vessels and the Intervenor winning two vessels. In the Port of Seattle, three ships voted between April 3rd, 1946 and July 24, 1946, the Petitioner win­ ning the election on one vessel and the Intervenor win­ ning the other two. A careful study of the above tabulation fails to dis­ close a National pattern of discrimination or collusion. Out of 2,246 persons eligible to vote. Petitioner re­ ceived approximately 54 percent of the total vote cast. Certainly this percentage doesn't prove collusion or discrimination because if there were collusion, the per­ centage would be much greater in favor of the Peti­ tioner. Dog in the Manger Mr. Curran stated that thousands of dollars were spent in attempting to win the election. Inasmuch as the election was lost. Intervener is attempting to show some excuse for such loss and hence these objections were filed. It is respectfully submitted by Petitioner that this Exhibit should be allowed in evidence. At the opening of the Hearing, Intel venoi alleged that it was going to prove a pattern of discrimination in every port where the Company hired men. Out of thousands of persons who were employed on the Com­ pany vessels from about October 1945 to November 30, 1946, the Intervener has. only produced 27 witnesses. If the discrimination was nationwide and of such scope so as to affect the election, certainly there would liter­ ally have been hundreds of witnesses to testify to such discriminatory practices. A tabulation of the time and ports where the ships voted, show the following: In the Port, of New York, 23 ships voted between April 2nd 1946 and August 28, 1946. Of these. Peti­ tioner won 17. There has been no evidence submitted by the Intervener that discriminatory practices were prevelant in the J'ort of New York. In the Port of Baltimore, 8 ships voted between April 3rd and June 12th, ^1946. Of these, the Petitioner won six. There has been no factual proof of discrimination in the Port of Baltimore. In the Port of San Francisco, 10 ships voted between March 30th, 1946 and June 18th, 1946. Of these the Petitioner won four ships. This Port -was supposed to be one where di.scrimination was rampant. Results prove differently. In the Port of Boston, 7 ships voted between April 5, 1946 and August 16, 1946, of which Petitioner won six ships. The Port of Boston was not even mentioned in- the testimony. In the Port of Norfolk, three ships voted between April 12, 1946 and May 15th, 1946, the Inlervenor win­ ning all three. Intervener did not prove any discrimina­ tory practices in this Poid either. In the Port .of Philadelphia, five ships voted between April 5, 1946 and August 8, 1946, of which Petitioner won all ships. There has not been any mention of discriminatory practices in Philadelphia. In the Port of Savannah, three ships voted between May 4th, 1946 and November 17, 1946, of which the Intervenor won two. This is the Port where Inter\erior attempted to show discriminatory practices in hiring of seamen aboard the SS "Samuel Mclntyre." Inter\ enor won this vessel by 27-1. In the Port of Charleston, two vessels voted between March 29th, 1946 and April 28, 1946, of which Peti­ tioner won one and Intervenor won one. There has been no evidence whatsoever as to discriminatory prac­ tices in Charleston. In the Port of Pensacola, Florida, four ships voted, of which Petitioner won three. There has been no mention of discriminatory practices in this Port. In the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina, one ves­ sel was voted on April 9th, 1946, which Petitioner won. There has been no mention of discriminatory practices in this Port. In the Port of Wilmington, California, one vessel voted and both Unions were tied in the outcome of the elf ction. There is no mention of discriminatory prac­ tices in this Port. In the Port of Mobile, Alabama, one vessel voted on March 29th, 1946, which the Petitioner won. There has been no mention of discriminatory practices in this Port. In the Port of New Orleans, seven vessels voted be­ tween March' 29th, 1946, and July 20, 1946. Petitioner won six vessels. Intervenor has attempted to show The only "pattern" that can be spelled out from both the evidence adduced by the Intervenor and the analy­ sis of the voting by ports would appear to be the in­ ability of the Intervenor to garner a sufficient number of seamen to vote for it rather than for the Petitioner. Approximately one and one-half years has elapsed since the filing of the petition by the Petitioner and much money and effort were spent by both Unions in trying to organize the unlicensed personnel of the Company. Inasmuch as the Intervenor has lost the election, it is now assuming a dog-in-the-manger atti­ tude; if the Intervenor cannot represent the employees, it doesn't want any one to represent them. It is trying to pursue the same tactics in this case as it did in the Esso Tankers election, knowing full well that the Board is suffering from a lack of money and man power and it is the Intervenor's fervent desire to ham­ string the certification as much as possible knowing that if a new election were ordered, it would take at least two or three years. We sincerely and urgently call upon this Board to dispose of this matter at the very earliest moment po.ssible by dismissing the objections filed by Intervenor. We cannot over-emphasize the insubstantiality and vagueness of either the objections themselves or the proof adduced in their support. Nor can we over­ emphasize the uniqueness of elections in the mari­ time industry. Past experience in such elections has been such as unfortunately to encourage dilatory tactics such as those employed by Intervenor here. It is in the very nature of such elections that they consume ex­ tensive periods of time in their preparation, conduct and subsequent inve.sligation, and losing unions would seek to exploit that circumstance by abusing the Board's normal procedures in the hope that before the Board could determine the issue loo much time would have elapsed to make a certificate effective or desirable. There is another aspect of labor relations in the mari­ time industry which adds to their uniqueness and which, we submit, should weigh heavily in the Board's decision in like the instant one. We refer to the fact commonly known and judicially noticeable that the usual Ameri­ can seaman is not easily "coerced" by anything his employer does or seeks to do. This is true for two rea­ sons: First, the industry attracts bold and vigorous spirits; the American seaman is not easily bulldozed or intimidated. Second, the seaman is not tied to one cjnployer in the same manner or to the same degree as is the average emploj-ee in the great preponderance of other industries. Indeed, the universal, general prac­ tice is to ship out on different vessels under different ownership or management, and the record in this case I'eflects that practice. It is a rare exception for any seaman to sign up with the same ship after he had completed a voyage. And this circumstance, which greatly minimizes the coercive power of maritime em­ ployers over maritime employees, is entitled to even more than usual weight in this case because during the period of the instant election there was a con­ spicuous dearth of manpower in the American maritime industry which gave to the seamen that much more resistance to any offensive employer action and which gave to the employer that much less opportunity to attempt such action. THEREFORE, your Petitioner respectfully prays, that the objections interposed by the Intervenor, be dis­ missed and that the Petitioner be certified as the collecti\-e bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel of the Company. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. STERLING and HENRY KAISER (of Counsel) Attorneys for SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA �Fada%.,MeiX 23. 19« Pag» Taw SHIPS'MimnES AMD NEWS THEY WERE PAID GLOWING TRIBUTE vr,v-:>;r-^y:. •" ^••V.v -V,' r^s-vVx SS Dixon Sign-On Delayed 24 Hour& As Baltimore Port Steward Crosses Crew You may be able to fool the crew of the SS Ben Dixon once —but don't try it a second time. A guy who made a second try failed and caused a 24-hour delay in. the sign-on aboard the vessel in Baltimore last week. In the center of the situation was the Bull line Port Steward in Baltimore. Prior to the Dixon's last trip, he promised the crew he would bring ,a much-needed percolator aboard. The crew graciously accepted his word. But the vessel sailed without the coffee-makcr and on the voy­ age to Puerto Rico and return the crewmembers brewed a thorough disgust for the Port Steward's promises. At the sign-on last week, the Port Steward tried his oncesuccessful stunt again. He prom ised to provide the percolator and a toaster after the sign-on. Deck Gang of Hibbing Viciory made "a clean ship out of a dirly one. in first row is Sam Luttrell who submitted pholos to LOG. Man. fourth from left Hibbing Victory Crew Wins Praise; Commended For Good Unionism NIX ON THAT "The dickens with that stuff,' said the Dixon men, while they refused to sign-on until the needed items showed up. Even the shipping commission­ er and the doctor showed signs of irritation over the Port Stew­ ard's delaying tactics. Mean­ while, the crew stuck to its guns. No percolator, no sign-on, they maintained. Eventually the Steward ful­ filled his promise. But as Julio Evans, the Dixon's Deck Dele­ gate pointed out, it would have been cheaper for him had he been a man of his word. "Because we couldn't take the Port Steward at his word," Dix­ on said, "the incident cost the company half a day off for the whole crew next day—plus the percolator and toaster." PORTUGUESE GALLEON STILL SERVES Citing their "excellent work" and demonstrations of "good Unionism," the Skipper of the SS Hibbing Victory paid glowing tribute to the crack Seafarers ^crew which manned the Robin line vessel on the South African voyage. The skipper, Cap­ tain Philip G. Beck, revealed his recognition of the crew's merits in a letter "to all un­ licensed personnel aboard" prior to the payoff in Baltimore last The Hibbing Victory complet' ed her trip a model of cleanli­ ness, thanks to the conscientious efforts of her capable crew, who take seriously the words "an SIU ship is a clean ship." Capt. Beck's letter, addressed to "all unlicensed personnel aboard" the Hibbing Victory, fol­ lows: "I take pleasure in commend­ ing all of you for your excellent behavior on this past voyage to South and East and Southwest Africa. "Your work aboard ship has been excellent. The minor socalled beefs were settled in a friendly manner. This all goes to show that you SIU seamen have learned to keep discipline among yourselves. That is good Unionism. "The Stewards Department are to be complimented on a hard job well done and the Deck and Engine Departments are to be complimented also—the Deck De­ partment for making a clean ship out of a very dirty one and the engine men for breaking all speed records from New York to Capetown as well as making the best speed on the African Coast ever heard of, and for keeping the ship running without breakdowns. "Keep up the good work, keep yoin: Union well-thought of, and good luck and many safe and pleasant voyages is the sincere wish of your Skipper. Philip G. Beck, Master SS Hibbing Victory,"' Some of the Black Gang, which set speed record- on African Coast. Ancienl conditions prevail in waters off Portugal. where galleons such as the one above still are in service, according to Seafarer Ray Durbin. Deck Maintenance aboard SS James Dun­ can of the Waterman line. Brother Duncan took picture in Lis­ bon to add to his collection but he wished for a glimpse of the foe'sle to compare to modern standards gained by the SIU. Anti-Labor Bill Denounced Aware that Labor's only pro­ tective weapon—the strike—will be destroyed if the anti-labor legislation now before Congress is passed, the crewmembers of the F. Marion Crawfbrd over­ whelmingly adopted a resolution calling for a joint AFL-GIO 24hour mass protest strike. Meeting at s'ea, the crew gath­ ered 29 signatures to the resolu­ tion- which reads: "In regards tp the vicious antilabor bill that has just recently been passed in the House and Senate and shortly will go to the President for his okay, we the crew of the SS F. Marion Crawford; seeing that our only weapon for protecting our unions —the strike weapon—is going to be taken away, suggest that the SIU get together with all the unions, AFL and CIO, for a 24 hour mass protest strike to stop the passage of this vicious bill." Brother Seeks Lost Papers To the Ediioz: 1 lost my seamen's wallet, con­ taining my Union receipts, dis­ charges and some personal pic­ tures, the latter part of March aboard the SS Cape San Diego. If any Brother should come across this material, I would like for him to forward them to me at the address below. Erwin Cartwright Stuart, Oklahoma •' �Friday, May 23. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief EL MORRO (Date nol given) Chairman Connelly; Secretary Huddleslon. Crew agreed not to pay off until the Patrolman is on board. Motion carried to have delegates make a list of all needs ^d be turned over to the men staying on. Motion carried to have present Pur­ ser replaced. It was agreed that the pumpman will tzike the dog. Repair list of all three departments attached to min­ utes. S. 4. 3^ FAIRISLE, April 27—Chair­ man Russell: Secretary Willis Woodruff. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that crew buy as little as possible from slopchest. Suggestion that slopchest list be turned over to Patrolman and have it investigated. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that all thermostats be replaced so water in showers and heads can be regulated. Suggestion that all wash water tanks be thoroughly cleaned before ship leaves port again. Suggestion that all overtime sheets of all departments be copied and put on messroom bulletin board so the overtime may be divided equally as near as possible. 5- i S. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, March 23—Chairman A. Melendez; Secretary S. Furtado. New Business: Motion carried to ac­ cept delegates' reports. Motion carried to have a washing ma­ chine placed aboard. Motion carried to have dogs put on portholes where necessary. Mo­ tion carried to have chairs put in each foc'sle. Motion carried to have a committee see Master on having chairs or benches put in foc'sles. t t 1 BENJAMIN WILLIAMS. April 20—Chairman Martin Rubio; Secretary Juan Ramon Olive. Deck, Steward and En­ gine Delegates reported all okay in their departments. De­ cision to check with port Pa­ trolman about overtime for the Night Cook and Baker for mak­ ing fire in galley. Extra meals to be charged for the Pilot staying aboard aftev the ship had left port. Good and Wel­ fare: Vote of thanks to the Steward Department for the good chow and harmony aboard. / Ybu CAH'PaOMOlX WgARTH€'BM3SC'/ CITY OF ALMA, April 13— —Chairman Red Sully; Secre­ tary F. Barth. Delegates report­ ed all in order in their depart­ ments. Good and Welfare: Suggestion to have a cold sup­ per at least once a week and give the cooks a break. Dele­ gates to give a draw list to the Captain so crew can get money in San Pedro. Steward to get ice cream and limes in Panama. Messmen to make coffee at ten o'clock. Deck and Engine Departments alternate making it in the afternoon. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. 4. 3, S. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY, April 17—Chairman Eddie Mil­ ler; Secretary George Swift. Meeting called to discuss the competency of Chief Steward. After much discussion a vote was taken and the Steward was upheld with majority of crew feeling he was performing his job satisfactorily. ^ X % ALCOA PILGRIM, April 11 —Chairman C. Matheny; Sec­ retary V. A. Lawsin. New Business: Motion carried that all sanitary men get together about cleanliness of laundry. Motion carried that reforms and action be taken concerning re­ ports of conclusion of voyage 18. Black Gang Delegate re­ ported some disputed overtime and crew's quarters need paint­ ing. Stewards Department Delegate suggested that Pa­ trolman be seen about clean­ ing galley and using spray guns instead of paint brushes. WARRIOR POINT. March 3 —Chairman James F. Byrne; Secretary James Gamble. Good and Welfare: Suggestions con­ cerning the improvement of salads and more variety. Also suggested that an inventory of of the Steward's storeroom be made for the purpose of better­ ing the menus. Member of the Engine Department asked for more soap and towels for his department considering the dirtier work done below. Stew­ ard promised to take care of the matter. One minute of si­ lence for brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 ALCOA PILGRIM, March 2 —Chairman Eric Gronberg; Secretary L. W. Highsmith. New Business: Election of dele­ gates taken care of. Motion made to protest sailing out of New York on nine months ar­ ticles without six months stores. Motion carried to contact Mo­ bile visiting Patrolman and see why there is no report of his visit to the Mobile Marine Hos­ pital. Motion carried to write Mobile Agent to have him rep­ rimand Patrolman supposed to visit the Hospital for not com­ municating with the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. Repair list made and attached. 4 4 4 F. MARION CRAWFORD, Jan. 6—(Chairman not given) Secretary J. G. Brady. Repair list made up with proviso that all be taken care of before new crew signs aboard. Motion car­ ried that all stores be checked by Steward for his okay and his decision be final. Motion carried that an electric iron and three extra cords be placed aboard for crew's use. Motion carried that hospital and first aid supplies be checked and re­ placements be put aboard. Mo­ tion carried that cups, silver­ ware, glasses, etc., be checked by the Steward and a sufficient supply be put aboard before sailing. Good Deal 4 4 4 MOLINA VICTORY, Jan. 29 —Chairman Molina; Secretary Curtis. New Business: Several members spoke about the food situation claiming that half of the time the food is not cook­ ed the proper way. They think that the Chief Cook is not fit for the job. The Steward prom­ ised better food and coopera­ tion in the future. Motion car­ ried to give the Chief Cook another try at cooking and if it is not improved the Depart­ ment Delegates will notify the Steward so he can put a com­ petent man on the job. Mo­ tion carried to recognize Stew­ ards Department Delegate as the only representative for the benefit of the Stewards De­ partment. Steward asked crew's cooperation in returning their dirty linen for clean. Crewmembers promised their cooperation in the matter. One of the most difficult tasks in connection with writ­ ing is finding a spot for pub­ lication. The task, however, has been made easier for Sea­ farers who have written—or are about to write—stories or articles with a salt water tang. An arrangement has been made with a reputable agency of authors' represen­ tatives, who will read your material without any charge. If the stuff has possibilities it will be brought to the at­ tention of publishers for pos­ sible sale. Send your manuscripts— typewritten, of course — to Carl Cowl, c/o Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Enclose a stamped envelope, addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script is nol up to snuff. 1: i SHI1^ING^OL€3! By he shippmq riiles C4;ere draujti up and,adofted ITU the ruentbearsliip provide an ord&rl-q and.fair job procedure. Learn titem and save (yourself a possible beef-. CUT and RUN By HANK Jobs, jobs and more jobs. Our New York Hall is lull of thejn up on that board and down there in Tampa, Florida, shipping is real good, too. Well, with shipping so eas\' it means you brothers don't have to knock yourselves out waiting a few weeks and hope­ lessly dreaming of getting out soon. It's better, indeed, to be on some ship going somewhere then it is to be in the hall going nowwhere—just waiting for those miracle trips to come up on the board. All you have to do is grab those jobs, brothers, and get all that waiting and wishing and moaning over with. And don't forget to take a few small bundles of LOGS with you for distribution in those foreign ports to other SIU ships hungry for the latest LOGS, those unorganized ships (including tankers) and to the favorite bars. 4 4 4 There's anoiher important thing to remember. Don't foul up the ships and the other brothers who really want to sail the ships. If you grab a ship, stay on her—don't run off the ship a few days later or just before she sails. A ship, no matter hov/ old or how new she looks, will be your home—the kind of a home you want it to be—if you make it that way. But some guys have the regrettable and jidiculous habit of exploding their thinking machines over the smallest things or they just have a permanent hate of work, cleanliness, etc. Your jobs can only be done one way—the right way. There's no sense and no reason for violent arguments, passing the work to the other guy, getting gassed up and making a big racket aboard ship, and a lot of other things which foul up a ship—by a few independent brothers. 4 4 5About a week and a half ago, Brother Abe Rappaport, the electrician, came in smoking a cigar and confessing, amongst other things, that he had recently finished 22 round trips on the SS Florida . . . Steward Jack Rankins sailed out of New York re­ cently . . . Brother H. Monahan and Brother Henry Murranka just came in from a trip of voluntary organizing those unorganized seamen. Good work, fellas . . . Joseph De George, the mustached Beau Brummell, said that his shipmate, oldtimer Chuck Allan just shipped out recently. With these rainy days anyone's liable to do anything . . . Brother Herbert Braunstein and Brother "Chink" Leon White just grabbed a few bundles of LOGS and shipped oat on a tanker for quite a long trip. Bon oi-ganizing, brothers—and thanks for promising us a letter or two while you're hitting those ports . . . Electrician E. Edginton and his mustache just came in from a trip. And he's ready to go out on another one, as usual . . . To Brother Monte Blue up in Sparta, Illinois; how about writing in immediately to the fourth floor baggage room telling them what you want done with your forgotten baggage . . . Brother Raymond Sparrow, who has a fine way of speaking, like an experienced orator, was in town not so long ago ... A few brothers still in town: Mike Gottschalk, Marshall Dodge, Bosun Bera Smylej; Bosun Sal 'Volpi . . . Norman "Ozzie" Okray just shipped after sweating out a few hospitalized days. 4 4 4 ODD STREETS AND TOWNS SOME SEAFARE'S LIVE IN: Wade Taiom—in ihe fown of Slamps . . . Jim Moras—in Beelhoven Street . . . Eugene T, Jackman—in the town of Marmaduke . . . William Holland—in the town of Bagdad . . . Chester G. Startz—in the town of Mystic . . . Matthew Bruno —in Alabama Avenue . . . Manley E. Johnson—in the town of Sweet Street . . . Clark D. Brown—in New York Avenue . . Fletcher Shiaalut—in Hope Road in the town of Stamps . . . Paul Kent—in the town of Frostproof . . . Samuel Parsons—in the town of Halcyondale . . . Jordan Gerson—on Oriental Avenue . . . George Velich—in Utopian Place. �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday. May 23. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHV Three Shoreside Workers Killed In Two Mishaps Aboard War field To the Editor; Bad luck appears to be hang­ ing over the SS Charles Warfield. While we were in the new­ ly-opened port of Amuay Bay, Venezuela, two longshoremen •were killed and another was ser­ iously injured when the No. 2 port boom fell on them. The Warfield was the first SIU ship to make that port. In Baltimore, a shipyard work­ er was killed when he fell through the covers on the No. 4 hatch and plunged into the lower hold. Wears Crown Log -A' Rhythms I'Blood' On The Marina the usual bauxite run. Since we were only supposed to be out for 60 days, we were stored accord­ ingly. But the voyage is ap­ proaching the 90-day mark, and the chow supply is almost nil. Blame for this situation can be laid to the head man at Alcoa's commissary department. By JULIO BERNARD right on all points and in the coming year I anticipate remark­ able progress- in the maritime field. Well, other than the fact that all hands are glad that the trip is approaching the end, we have nothing to sing about. So will ring "Finished with engines." E. L. DeParlier It was he who gave orders that Chief Steward all Gulf ships be stowed for only SS Charles Warfield a 60-day period. I know of nu­ merous instances where that per­ iod expired before the ships start­ Seafco'ers Log ed the return to the states. The Marina is a slave ship. How else can be defined The sad shape of things. With a skipper unrefined. The Captain is old K , No doubt a Bull line pet. The crew gave him a better name— One he can't forget. We call him And if you He's lacking His manner Has Folks Agog 4-MONTH SUPPLY HOMEWARD-BOUND All ships on the Alcoa bauxite The old Warfield is approach­ run should be required to carry ing the home stretch. We are stores sufficient for at least three months. A supply to last four months would even be more like BAUXi'FC it. It is the crews who suffer most by this policy, -while the Alcoa outfit profits by it. To the Editor: I brought" a LOG home with me. and the folks made such a fuss about it that I've either got to send it home whenever and wherever I hit port, or have you send it to them, I will certainly appreciate it if you will mail the LOG to my No question but that the prac­ home. tice of storing a ship with an in­ Paul Wilkins sufficient amount of stores for Odessa, Texas the voyage is no good. Have read some fair./ recent editions of the_ LOG; and wish to remark on the Agent's Con­ ference agenda. It is strictly all now stopping off in Port of Spain, and the bauxite is four inches thick on the decks. We are Mobile-bound after three months on To the Editor: the "bauxite trail" and all hands Well, here we are in Port Said, are plenty glad to be heading waiting for a pilot. This trip home. This trip has been longer than sure has started out with a bang. We no sooner left Galveston, UNIONISM LEARNED when this skipper started being the Lord Almighty. (Ed. note: Okay. Brother Wilkins. you can relax. The LOG wiM be rolling to^ your home shortly.) Aptly named is Thomas W. Enough of this old phony. King, whose prowess as a He doesn't rate the space. bridge player proves that all is His place is in the "Register." not luck in card competition. Barred from the human race. Brother King has successfully Instead, a word of lusty praise defended his title as the sea For a Carpenter on the scow— going champ against all com­ A top-notch Union Brother. ers. In a record contest aboard Old "Chips'* deserves a bow. the SS Bessemer Victory he topped three other enthusiasts I'm not to good at poetry. by a comfortable margin. King My rhymes and rhythm poor. rarely makes a voyage without But if you take the old Marina; being called upon to make good Leave the Skipper on the shore. his boast that he can take any and all -when it comes to bridge. ALL'S 'COPASETIC Thus far, his scores show he's AT COPACABANA, not talking through his hat. BROTHERS SAY Awaits SIU Contract To Cleanse Isthmian IN SIU SERVES HIM WELL NOW the work done, but will not turn men to. Instead; he has given orders to the Bosun to have our heads and all the sanitbry work done just twice a week—on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This edict has made a situation which is extremel.v difficult- and unsanitary. He also ordered the crew's Messman, who is a food handler, to do sanitary work in his department, twice a week—and keep waiting on us at the same time. HE'S DIFFERENT But his own head and showers, the skipper ruled, are to be cleaned every day. It sure burns mc up to have to sail under men like this. Captain Blood, want the truth. in all virtues. is quite uncouth. Before Master's licenses are is­ sued to people like this skipper, it should first be determined -what kind of pigpens they were brought up in. I have been sailing for 13 years but this is the first time I have seen orders from arty Master call­ ing for sanitary work to be done twice a week instead- of every day. I wil sure be glad, when under the SIU banner we can show men like these how to keep and live clean aboard ship and still get the work done. After fighting the finky cock­ roaches that stayed aboard this Isthmian ship, the SS James D. To the Editor: Trask, we are now using every I was a member of the SIU for contraption known in medical over a year, and I enjoyed being history in an effort to keep our a part of the organization very health. much. The principles of good The .skipper has disputed most unionism I learned then have William G. Lindelof of our overtime in all depart­ helped- me considerably in the SS James D. Trask ments—even his own officers, union I now belong to. Porf Said. Egypt from First Mate down. He wants Due to the death of my father, I had to quit sailing but I will TANKER WHOSE SURVIVORS WERE SAVED BY SEAFARERS always remember the time I spent at sea in SIU ships. En­ closed you will find a contribu­ tion for the SEAFARERS LOG, which I enjoy very much. I would appreciate it if you would send it to my home to better en­ able me to keep in touch with my former shipmates. Last September, the shipping companies and the SIU signed a new contract calling for retroac­ tive payment of all increases. I wonder if you could inform me if' the Calmar Steamship Corpor­ ation signed this agreement; if so where must I bring my claim and what proof must I have to obtain it? Donald Dean Boston, Mass. (Ed. Note: Retroactive pay claims should be presented at Calmar office at 25 Broadway. New York City. Thanks for the Half of the SS Fort- Dearborn as it* was being towed- last- month to Honolulu. Formerly an contribution. A receipt for SUP ship, it was torn in two by Heavy weather 110- miles northeast of Hawaii on- March- 12; same- is already in- the mail, SUP ctewmembera of the SS General Gordon and- SS St. John's Victory raced to the scene, and you ha-ve- bean placed on and effected a-daring rescue of ten men stranded on the bow sectioni THwe of the rescue* ves*sals' small- boats were lost in the attempt. the LOG mailing list). To the Editor: When we arrived down here in Puerta La Cruz, the guy who runs the Copacabana came down to the ship and gave each of us a card. He said, we would have a good time at his bar. Well, he sure lived up to his word—pleasant feminine com­ pany, inexpensive beer and no clips. When some of the boys got feeling good, he took six of them back to the ship in his own car, and didn't charge them a cent. The owner of the place, Joe Torrie, is a real good joe—and he ha.s the best place we have come across outside of the States. He is a former seamen, who sail­ ed on American ships and says he was SIU. His place is right outside the dock gates. All the boys are sure to get a square deal here and have a good time, too. Torrie would like the LOG to be sent to the Copacabana; he'll make sure the boys get them. Trevor Lillle Frank Glauer C. A. Lester (Ed. note:—The Copacabana in Puerta La Cruz. Venezuela, has been placed on the LOG mailing list.) His Heart Belongs To The LOG To the Editor: I am in the old country, visit­ ing my folks. All is Well, but I miss the old LOG. I would like very much to know what goes on in the Union and to hear about the member­ ship and their doings. So if it isn't too much trohble perhaps the LOG- could be sent to me here. Einar Blakstad, Trondheinii' Norway �JFriday, May 23, 1347 THE SEAFARERS LOG A SEAFARER LENSMAN CATCHES LeHAVRE SCENE ; v 'T James F. Byrne, Sleward aboard the SS Warrior Point snapped this "shot" of the He de France, the former German liner Europa, as she lay partially submerged in Le Havre, France. In a heavy gale last January the vessel broke loose from her moorings and smashed into the sunken wreckage of the French liner Paris. Seafarer Crew Has Union Savvy; Makes LaSalle First-Rate Ship To the Editor: same contract we shove in the company s face each and every Very often we read about day. bucko mates and tough skippers. That is why I am taking time out KEEP OUR SHIPS to boost two guys who don't Now, more than ever before, come under these categories. we have lo keep our- ships. And The Old Man is a pretty good the example on this ship is just skate, who has no use for the what the cornpan:^ thro.ws up at the men whom we send to ne­ gotiate new contracts for us. Time and again, the doings of the performers and gashounds come back to the Union. It seems that I have wander­ ed from the main point, which was to tell you that we now have this La Salle running as an ex­ emplary Union ship. So if any­ one piles off here when we get in, my advice is for you to get on. The Steward is Walter SanCoast Guard and respects a Union man. As for the Mate, we think he is one helluva swell guy. This opinion comes fi'om all hands. To begin with, the Mate had a tough break because none of the first crew aboard this ship, SS La Salle, wanted to do any work. Too much time in the gin mills ashore and no time on the ship. Our Union fought hard for the good conditions we have on SlU-contrac^ed ships, and one thing we have to remember is that we, too, sign a contract at the same time. It's the very tos, one of the guys who worked hard during the strike to give you fellows the good chow in the New York Hall. On here it's even better. The La Salle's Chief Cook is Victor Johnson, a guy whose spices and different con­ coctions should be called to the attention of Frenchy Michelet and Jimmie Stewart. We have a few things that need attention when we get in, which is always the story with these reconverted ships. The Mate and the Old Man promise their full cooperation in straightening out things. So from here on in, it looks like smooth sailing with a fine bunch of Union men. Bob Flaherty SS La Salle, At Sea Strict Measures Advocated To Curb Union's Performers To the Editor: It's a strict measure, but some­ We all know that the Seatrain thing has to be done to correct New Orleans is not a Del Norte those practices. or a Del Sud nor an Alcoa Clip­ Strangely enough, some of the per with air conditioning, but performers have just become full 'oy God she is an SIU ship and book members, yet they start has the right to be treated as right off by giving the Union a such. black eye. However, some of the fellows DON'T UNDERSTAND dispatched to the New Orleans They don't seem to appreciate don't seem to realize this. Some the hardships the oldtimers had of them come aboard, take a to put up with to gain the bene­ look around, turn up their noses fits now enjoyed on all SIU and go back to the Hall. Others, who do sign on, go around bragging that they are lAWT \ only aboard for a tropical cruise GOMNA to the "Land of sunshine, beau­ tiful women and Bacardi," and have no intention of fulfilling their duties, the contract, or the established working rules. This they demonstrate when the ship hits the islands. Some­ times the ship is held up from sailing for two or three hours, oecause these good-time boys are too gassed up or too busy with the "ladies of the water­ ships. Some of these fellows front" to make the ship. have never heard of the battles SERIOUS ABUSE the SIU fought in the past. Last trip the Seatrain New These men have been handed Orleans was held up at Havana their books on a silver platter for three hours, and this trip without having to undergo the two men were missing at sailing sufferings many of us have time. borne. This abuse has become so se­ Here's hoping these men wake rious that the crewmembers have up to the fact that the SIU is decided to atterppt some correc­ not a social club or a protective tive measures. association guaranteeing each We have gone on record to member the right to raise hell fine any man $50.00 who, aboard ship. through his own fault, delays Here's hoping they realize the the ship or misses it. SIU is a union and the contracts Such men must pay through we have are to be observed and the nose for their caprices. In not disregarded at will. addition to the fine, we decided Adolfo Capote. that their names and book num­ New Orleans, La. bers will be turned over to the Agent upon arrival in New Or­ leans. Uniform Contract Should Be Considered By Negotiating Committee, Says Brother To the Editor: The idea of uniform contracts for freighters, tankers and pas­ senger ships would seem to me very much in order at the pres­ ent time. I, therefore, offer the suggestion of uniform contracts for consideration of the member­ ship and the committees who will do the negotiating for our next contracts. My purpose in suggesting uni­ form contracts is to enable our to give better service, MISSOURI HOSPITAL Patrolmen and at the same time, to have SHOWS SEAFARER a clearer understanding of the contracts among the membership. IT CAN BE DONE If contracts vary with each com­ To the Editor: pany, the variations often lead to many blind alley beefs. One U.S. Marine Hospital, at least, is making a record for de­ 'SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE . . cent satisfactory treatment of What may be overtime in one seamen. I refer to the institu­ company may not be so in an­ tion in Kirkwood, Mo., a suburb other outfit. Often, I have seen of St. Louis, and where I was re­ Patrolmen at their wit's end try­ cently a patient. ing to explain to some member, I have been in other Marine for example, that coaling the gal­ hospitals but none have ever ley is overtime in most compan­ compared with this one, headed ies but is not overtime in the by Dr. James Elliot. The doctors Calmar line. And just as often, and staff were tops. The food I have heard the comeback, "Why was good, and served in abund­ the hell is it our contracts are ance—more was available than not all the same?" any person could eat. In fact, Vai-iations in contracts are a you ai-e treated as though you leftover from .the days when the were in your own home. SIU was .a struggling organiza­ This observation is based on tion. Since that time, it .has my two months of confinement grown in strength and to ma­ ?tt .this .hpspitah turity. When .our Union goes to L. G. Wado, Ch. Cook bargain for us it meets with an Page Thirteen attitude that is uniform with all the enemies of labor, when they shipping companies—hostilitj'. tried to get an amendment tack­ ed onto the labor bill in Con­ UNITED ACTION WINS gress to prohibit industry-wide Likewise, it is only the uni­ bargaining. form fight of our Union that It is the position of the SIU compels them to see things our that a seaman's work is stand­ way. If our enemies can isolate ard, regardless of the company our action by piecemeal con­ or the place where he is em­ tracts, full of vai-iations, we are ployed. Since this is so, all com­ vulnerable to attack from many panies should be compelled to directions. have the same contracts with When labor is unified by ac­ the highest possible standards— tion and conditions, it is strong. SIU style. This was well demonstrated bv W, J. Brady Let's Have 'Em This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off. there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip tha4 you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung corners of the earth, joints you've found worth CARGO OPERATION IN CAPETOWN The SS Robin Tuxford as she was being unloaded in CapeJown» South Africa recently. Seafarer Joseph TortisL a crewmember. made the photo. seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, lei's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, too. If you've got some photographs of your ship, or shipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'call. send them along. We'll return them. Just mail your material to the Editor. Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N. Y. How about doing it NOW! • I �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday. May 23, 1947 LOG SiU Wins 40 Hour Week On Lakes Sandboats (Coiifitincd from Page 1) along with the Seafai'ers' mini­ mum demands, and stated that he would sign a memorandum agreement to that effect with the SIU. The other operators refused to go along with Martin, and so the meeting broke up, with sched­ uled meetings for this week with the Lake Erie operators and later with the Chicago operators. Today, the entire business was settled when Mi". Florsheim, at­ torney representing the combined operators, agreed to go along on th same agreement as the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com­ pany had already agreed to. This means that, with the ex­ ception of the historic differen­ tial between the Chicago area It has always been the conten­ and the Lake Erie area, all sand- tion of the Seafarers that politi­ boat opez-ators will pay the same cal activities have little, if any, wage scale, overtime, etc. during place in the Union. 1947. "Little," in this sense, means NEW SANDBOAT SCALE that thei-e is no objection, on Under the terms of the new either a local or national scale, to agreement, the sandboat pay a union approving or condemn­ scale will be as follows; ing the position of politicians and By JOE GRIMES "reward its friends." The Gompeis era was the competitive period of American his­ tory, when newsboys became financier's; grocery clei'ks, chainstore magnates; messboys, steamshipowners (there's an old story about Captain Matson starting his cai'eer with a sack full of butter taken off a three ziiast schooner); when the country was growing, and millionaires were the product of the times rather than the scions of wealth and power. polished machine politician today. LESSER EVIL In its dealings with politics and politicians, labor has always had to accept the lesser evil, in the fozm Of supporting those who would hand out crumbs of repzesentation in returiz for loaves of All 16 Hours political groups on matters persupport. Penalty \taining to labor. Lake Erie Week-end Chicago There are tho.se, and unfor­ Overtime Overtime Scale Scale Rating This in no sense commits the tunately some of thezzi arc found $1.25 hr. union to a blind adherence to $1.00 hr. $221.00 .$226.00 in the z'anks of the Seafarers, who 1.25 hr. any candidate or political party, 1.00 hr. 218.00 223.00 znaintain that the solution of la­ 1.25 hr. and definitely does not in any 1.00 hr. 171.00 176.00 bors problems lies in the forma­ 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. way obligate the individual mem­ 218.00 223.00 Political candidates were elect­ tion of a "labor party," or the 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. ber. 218.00 223.00 adoption of the minor league left 1.25 hr. 1.00 hr. Whether he voted or not, and ed by oratory, torchlight parades parties (i. e.: Socialists, Com­ 218.00 223.00 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. whom he voted for i-emains his and baby kissing. They wooed munists, Trotskyites, etc.). 171.00 176.00 labor and, to a degree, gave la­ 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. pei'sonal business. 171.00 176.00 This is puie hokuzn, and the 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. Samuel Gompei's, who more bor I'epresentation. 237.50 242.00 adoption of such a policy would 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. than any other individual, guided They did it because they had 237.50 242.00 serve only to weaken labor. 1.00 hr, • 237,.50 1.25 hr. the AFL thi'ough its hardest to. Basically the peanut politi­ 242.00 France had its "popular frozzt' 277.50 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. years and became the guiding cian at the beginning of this cen­ 281.00 Stcwarc and its left wing deputies becazzre 1.00 hr. 1.25 hr. spirit of its policy and program, tury had no more love for labor 210.00 215.00 right wing imperialists over 1.00 hr. 171.00 1.25 hr. called upon organized labor to than the well-groomed, highly 176.00 night. With an appro.ximate week-end England has a so-called labor ovei'time payment of $70 month­ govei-nnzent who celebz'ated their ly, the actual pay of each rating "labor" victory with a znore ruth­ will bo the basic monthly scale less supression of labor than the plus $70, plus all penalty over­ Chuz'chill "aristocrat" govern­ time worked during the month ment ever daz'ed. at $1.25 per hour. The Russian communist gov­ This means that the monthly ernment simply shoots strikers, pay on the sandboats will range By PAUL PARSONS communism but they give you unworthy of our Bz'otherhood. jails any who disagree and calls from a maximum monthly take nothing in, return and later it a day. We have built our Uzzion for Ever since the communist home of $350 to a minimum of laugh at your stupidity. the working men of the seven Eugene V. Debs was a great $240 plus all penalty overtime revolution in Russia, we have Many organizations that wei'e seas, and we have denounced labor leader but, albeit, a failure witnessed the rise of a lai'ge worked. formerly clean of communism any kind of policies except those as a politician. Norman Thoznas, number of organizations which ai-e now commie-dominated, and that benefit the members. Eaz'l Bz'owder, William Z. Foster, SIU FIRST AGAIN are known to be communistuse the old line system of can­ and the other also-ran left wing When and if a majority of the In making his announcement dominated, and which are only vassing membez'ship. And where­ Presidential candidates kept runmembers want disruption with of the latest SIU victory for the interested in fimd raising for as the books of oldtime world nizig year after year but never politics by the communists, then Lakes seamen. Brother Farnen the Party and not in the wel­ worker oi'ganizations were clos­ the Union will be ruined 9s is got anywhere. stated, "Once again the SIU leads fare of the specific oranizations ed to protect the membership They haven't any merchandise the NMU. the field in bringing the best they control. against Stalinites, they are now to trade with and, like the false We stand together, I am sure, It is, of coui'se, more bene­ wages, houi's, conditions and con­ found to be open to anyone at to denounce any of these and prophets, "can only lead the ficial to the Party if the commies tracts to the Lakes seamen. low prices, leaving the oldtimers to insure the protection of the blind to destruction." infiltrate world worker organiza­ out in the cold. "Back in 1942, the SIU won The main political parties meznbezs from any set that tions and not just local ones— the 40-hour week for all fit-out (Democrats and Republicans) I wish to reznind the member­ wants to dictate its own poli­ but they also disrupt local ones. and layup woi'k, with payment have the merchandise, but only ship that many of these phony cies to the Union on ship or They successfully infiltrate al of time-and-one-half for all over­ hand out the second rate stuff to fraternities and organizations ashore. When a member is ob­ organizations, fraternities, lodges time work. the workei's. are turned around to look as if ligated in the SIU he pledges and unions where there is a lax It's the old questiozi of being they ai'c unions that have con­ himself to uphold it and its "Throughout the war, the SIU screening of members before between "the Devil and the deep tracts. continued to lead in gaining the they become obligated. membez'ship above all others. blue sea" when unions mix in Whenever you meet one of best possible wages, working and I am suz;e when anyone joins Usually after disrupting and politics. their membez's ask him what living conditions. any other organization, it is the dominating any of these bodies, contracts his organization has same. It is an evident fact that WHAT IS A PARTY? "In April of 1947, the SIU they immediately switch its polwith any._company to earn one cannot serve two masters Technically a political party is broke the 56-hour week on the I icy to the old commie line, and money, or whether he just wish­ and, thezefoze, if any member grouping of persons believing passenger vessels, and now these start to attack workers' unions es to obtain your money for of our Union holds any dual or­ in certain policies, who band to­ Seafarers enjoy a 44-hour week. |sL,ch as ours that stand in their membership to nothing that rep­ ganizational card, his book "Now, in May of 1947, the SIU patth of woi'ld conquest by self resents nothizig but yells down should be pulled fz'om our gether to elect representatives and form a government to their established the first 40-hour week imposed united serfdom and everything and has nothing Union. liking. on the Lakes for the sandboats.' dictatorship. to back itself with. Brothez's, as long as you sail In the case of the Republican The SIU won't rest," continued | We membei's of the SIU have It is my fizm belief that any on our contracted ships, you aze and Democrat parties, the case is Fai'nen, "until we have the. 40-^ fought the commies with every lodge, etc., that is communist- under the flag of the SIU, and that actually the parties are lead­ hour week for all Lakes vessels—I honest weapon available, be- dominated should be blacklisted if anyone on that cez'tain ship ership groups who sell an idea. sandboats, bulk freighters, tank-; cause they stand for termite tac- until it washes its own dirty belongs to any of these sets | cash in with political jobs and ers, and passenger ships on the tics of deteriorating the soul linen and cleanses itself of Com­ znentiozied, advise him to eithei-1 patronage, serving those who Lakes. and mind of the working man. munism, and any of its members denounce them or turn in his have and who put up the dough "That's our goal, and nothing We, of course, are one of on our ships should be thrown book. to operate their political ma­ can stop us from achieving it, their main tai-gets, because we off, or turn in their other books We sail with the Seafarers In­ chines. plus the best wages, and contracts have been the greatest bulwark or cards. ternational Union and not any The Fascist and neo-fascist that we have always enjoyed.' against communism among sea­ Any member of the SIU who other, and we will not tolerate gz-oups (Gerald L. K. Smith, etc.) farers the world over. does not uphold' the SIU on or accept any policies of decad­ exist on racial and z-eligious Therefore, we have to keep contracted ships and tries to re- ent would-be worker's ozgani- hatred, and use political cam­ our eyes open all the time, be­ place contracted policies for zations pretending to repz'osent paigns as a means of spreading cause when they are defeated those of his own should imme­ men they actually fleece and their hatred and cashing in they only tiy another angle, such diately have his book pulled re­ cheat. through donations from moneyed All applications for SIU as having you join some lodge gardless of what the policy is. There is no use of further ex­ bigots. burial benefits must be mailed or fraternity for small dues and The members of this Union pense to the members when they The Socialists, Comznunists, to: large promises that never mater­ have voted democratically for have the best with our own dues. etc., have created religions and JOSEPH VOLPIAN ialize. the policy that now carries, and We will continue to stand fast demand blind unquestioning ac­ Special Services Dept. I would like to call on every any individual or group disrup­ against all attempts at disrup­ ceptance of their creeds, different Seafarers Intl. Union member to watch for these men ting that policy, whether they tion and shall protect our mem­ though they may be. 51 Beaver Street everywhere and unhesitatingly be Commies, Trotskyites, So­ All of them profess Karl Marx bers so that we may progress New York 4. N. Y, denounce them, because they cialists, IWWs, Democrats or Re­ ever forward together in the fu­ as their Patron Saint but from £3 not only take your fees for publicans should be classed as ture, as we have in the past. {Continued on Page IJ) Beware Of Misleading Ideologies, Is Brother's Warning To Seafarers Attention Agents �Friday. May TIS. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Filieen Headquarters Reports To Membership If All Ships Delegates should It was also recommended in Branch be transferred to the (Continued from Page 3) . sailed, or the ship should be check the shipping cards of, all 'Gonterence that Port .ot 'of Galveston, ^ . . e bought back to a port where the Agents • •Gonterence t^aiveston, where wnere they iney members shipping on SIU ships Board foi a hearing m Sun Oil gjy the when situations like this arise, will work under the supervision Tankers and this hearing Secretary-Treasurer of the Galveston Agent, and that and if they do not have a ship­ ^heduled in Philadelphia for previously gone on rec-1 bring these actions before the the Port of Houston be covered ping card from the Union Hall, they should not be allowed to ^ c u ord not to pull any job actions j membership. This is now being from Galveston. The Organizing Staff has gone . ^ ^^ • ,i • .u '.i ship aboard an SIU vessel. This leaves one branch in the , iu ™ in foreign ports, especially m the done, down the line with the economy ^ . Along with the economy pro­ A recommendation was ac­ Te.xas area. However, it puts program and has reduced its Or- i ° pain. gram, the Headquarters Offices ganizing staff accordingly. This Another beef that is coming cepted at the last meeting by the four elected officials in the Port has further reduced its staff has been done with the thought "P regular from all ports is 'the membership in all ports to close of Galveston where all ports since the last meeting. the Branch of Poi't Arthur. This can be covered from that port in mind that the Isthmian Drive authorization of overtime. Inasmuch as the closing of the In a number of instances. is being done and the elected is practically over and that all . in Texas Ports involves the organi­ Branch Officials must cooperate members of the unlicensed per- Agent of that port will be zational drive in those Ports, in every manner with the Or- sonncl have bought in overtime transferred to the Port of New Paul Hall, Director of Organi­ ganizers in order to keep up vvhich they claim was authorized Orleans where he will replace zation, has been instructed to the efficiency of this Staff in by the Heads of the Departments on appointed official. meet me in the Port of Galves­ Jack Parker, Galveston Agent, future organizing activities. | and which the Heads of the ton where we will attend the recommends that the sub-branch It is to be pointed out to all Departments deny authorizing, regular meeting in that Port and make a survey and work out officials that a heavy organiza-1 This develops into an argu- of Corpus Christi be closed and that that area be covered by plans so that the organizational tional drive is still underway ment between the Union and the the Galveston Branch. drive will not be hampered in and to insure the best results, operators as to who is telling Charles Haymond, Houston the Texas area. they are instructed to cooperate the truth and often when it is Agent, has recommended that and to accept as part of their in the Stewards Department, regular duties all organizing act-, there is an argument between the Port of Houston be closed. ivities in their respective ports, two SIU members. Upon the strength of the rec­ At other times, it may bring ommendations from the respec­ with the same efficiency and a Tops In The Bridge Beefs about a dispute between one tive ports listed above, it is hell of a lot less expense. The Manrope Knot, an Alcoa another. Therefore, hereby recommended that in­ NEW YORK—In my day I've All members making ships in ship, was anchored out from the •recommended that every asmuch as there is no elected the Texas Ports must be shipped payed off and signed on a lot of loading berth in the Port of niember in the unlicensed per- official in the Port of Corpus j through the Galveston Hall. It ship.s. In the course of this I've Spain, Trinidad, for 1.5 days. The sonnel request a slip authoriz- Christi, that that Port be closed tj; tiierefore recommended that ran across all kinds of skippers, crew refused to move this ship I overtime at the time he immediately. any man who ships on a ship in if I to choose one who I makes it, as per the agreement. It is further recomended that any Te.xas Port who has not thought was tops I have my seuntil such a time as the com­ the Houston Branch be closed shipped through the Union Hall, Section all ready. pany pulled the Skipper off. Canadian District at least temporally and that the in Galveston be classed as a fink He is Gus Anderson, Master of It is evident that this old man the SS Robert Stuart, South At­ The Canadian District of the two elected officials from that, and dealt with as such. is a buckaroo Skipper. The en­ lantic Steamship Company. Cap­ tire crew of the ship, including SIU has offices in Monti-eal, tain Anderson is a real oldtimer, all officei's, are in favor of get­ Canada. All Seafarers arc urged having sailed the seas for about to contact Gene Markey at 1440 ting him off the ship. 40 years, and during the long However, the crew should Bleury Street, and give him any time I've known him I've never have taken their beef up in the heard of him giving anyone a Port of Mobile before the ship hard time. And I've never heard of any of his crews saying a bad word about him. He is probably one of the best known skippers in maritime, as ASHTABULA 1027 We.st Fifth St. "It's Tommy this and Tommy {Continued From Page 14} it seems that every oldtimer in Phone 5523 that. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. him on they follow different the business has sailed with him And chuck his out, the brute, Calvert 4539 paths—for exam.ple, the Com­ at one time or another and they • But he's 'Saviour of his coun­ BOSTON 276 State St. munists that of Russian National­ all go to bat for him. Boudoin 4455 try,' ism and the Socialists that of BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. When the guns begin to GOOD UNION MAN wishful international dreaming. Cleveland 7391 shoot." Captain Anderson is a good CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. That there can be no possibility And the same applies to labor. union man himself in the MM&P, Superior 5175 of any combination of these CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. aid that you can in his efforts When the wheels stop turning,'and always give 100 per cent co­ forming a labor party is shown Main 0147 to organize the Canadian Sea­ in answer for an application for' fields remain unfilled, and operation to the Patrolmen at CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. production ceases, and hell can't the payoffs doing whatever he Corpus Christi 3-1509 men on the East coast. membership in the Socialist Since he has been there, some party: a question as to v/hat hap­ ' stop labor from getting what it can to insure an easy time for all. DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 of the men from a couple of wants. I handled a payoff of the Stuart pens to one who disagrees in the DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. ships have been gassed up and The left wing politicians call the other day and Captain An­ j Communists, and a question as — Melrose 4110 the acceptance of trade union this a political general strike, derson was right there helping GALVESTON 308'/a—23rd St. have been giving him a bad time and a prelude to revolution and out wherever he could. He told Phone 2-8448 instead of cooperating with him. policy to a Trotskyite. the seizure of power. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. me the crew on the Stuart was The Hall in Montreal will be The Socialist replied, I cannot Phone 58777 The right wingers call it an­ the best he had ever had. very beneficial to the Seafarers accept your application for mem- archy. insurrection and a lot of HOUSTON 1515 75th St. Not one of the crew was ab­ because you disagree Wentwarth 3-3809 as a whole and representation bership other things. sent and all were sober. The JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. will be given to SIU contracted ^j^h the Socialist Partv. The workingman who has been delegates had all overtime sheets Phone 5-5919 ships hitting that port. The Communist said. There; on :picketlines calls it damn good , typed up and everything was •MARCUS HOOK 1 >/s W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 can be no disagreement among common sense, economic action in readv for the smooth payoff that Economy Program MILWAUKEE 633 South 2nd St. Communists, party discipline is •defense of his inalienable rights, followed. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Most of the ports have been paramount. | America and the American I guess he set an example for Phopj 2-1754 following the economy .program And the Trotskyite stated. If system is a hell of a lot better the crew, as the ship was one of MONTREAL 1440 bleury St. out at the last Agents' the union were to adopt a posi- Ihan anything thus far estabNEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. laid the cleanest, and easiest I've ever Magnolia 6112-6113 Conference and which was ac­ tion contrary to my tenets I lished. handled. If the Maritime indus•NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. cepted by the membership. would lie forced to give up my| Pie in the sky dreams are all ti-y had more Captain Andersons HAnover 2-2784 However, the Port of Boston union membership. • right for the dreamy-eyed spitoon' the life of a seaman would be NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 seems to nonconcur with every Thus none of the three repre- philosophers or the patronizing the best. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. recommendation in reference to sentaive left wing groups make iritellectual, but workingmen 3 Jimmy Sheehan Lombard 3-7651 cutting expenses in that par­ any pretense of democracy. j standards are measured in terms , PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. ticular port. They have gone m • • xu o • 1- X X of bigger and better pork chops. Phone 2-8532 To join the Socialist party one ^ x i1 i , „ , , . .more comfortable homes, better PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. on record at several meetings mu.st agree ,beforehand to theiri _ conditions and the opportunity t:i Beacon 4336 there to put on additional help. philosophy. RICHMOND. Calif 257 5th St. However, Headquarters has live an all around bettor life. DOMINIC ZAPPIA Phone 2599 To be a Communist you must These things can all bo obtainnever been directly contacted SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Your mother has recently' un­ cease to think when told you are by the judicious use of labor's Douglas 5475-8363 from that port in regards to put­ dergone an operation and your power through the medium of SAN JUAN. P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon ting on additional men. parents are very anxious to hear San Juan 2-5996 In a question as to union policy his democratic trade unions, It is pointed out that the from you. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. versus Trotskyism, the political Anything from a job action to Agents Conference went on recPhone 8-1728 J. i- J. number of belief comes first regardless of a general strike can take place SEATTLE -86 Seneca St. oi'd that, when a CHARLES J. BROWN. JR. what union membership decides. within the existing U. S. form of Main 0290 ships are paying off or traffic government. Your father has a very import­ TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. is heavy in a particular port, ECONOMIC ACTION iPhone M-1323 These actions give labor rep­ ant message for you. temporary men be put on ac­ TOLEDO eiS Summit St. resentation and win labor bat­ Its the old story of being wash­ 4- i i WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. cordingly. tles. Economic action is educa­ N. J. WUCHINA ed in the blood of the lamb, tak­ However, in the Port of Bos­ Terminal 4-3131 A letter from your wife re­ VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. ton, they still have more men ing the sawdust trail and letting tional rather than revolutionary, Garden 8331 education for the legislator in quests that you get in touch with on the payroll than was rec- faith do the rest. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. "Washington as well as the work­ her immediately to sign some Kipling, in his famous soldier commended by the Agents ConPacific 7824 er on the job. very important papers. poem "Tommy" wrote, fei'ence. The Patrolman Says: SIU HALLS PERSONALS IS �Page Sixleen THE SEAFARERS Friday. May 23. 1947 LOG LAKHS'SEAMEN! NJUO 'rv '.^1 vc- COMPAMYW/MWAIH) OHFIT A VNION COHTSai£S> BYARJUTICALPAiaYf h-; « \' o A free democratic uwion tHct has qottg4^ fhe AmeK/caii seaimeKt ffi hiqhest ooacjes and bestconc/ito m the historti op ooorld mar/'tim* xlOIN tk SEAF/initS am.(MIM ... and qet for qourselveo the conditions, job securitq and represenitrhon thdteMerq SlU contract quaranl^s. •, � 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 May 23, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARERS WINS FIRST 40 HOUR WEEK ON LAKES SIU FILES BRIEF BEFORE NLRB ON ISTHMIAN CASE CANADIAN VESSEL SLAVE SHIP; THEN SIU STEPS IN NLRB ANNOUNCES MEETING DATE ON SUN OIL ELECTION PETITION OVERLAKES PURCHASES NINE FREIGHERS FOR LAKES, OFF-SHORE RUNS ANOTHER TRY AT IT PAYOFF PERFORMERS DISRUPT THE UNION MACHINERY AND JEOPARDIZE EFFORTS OF ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP LAKES SEAMEN HAVE ONE QUESTION: WHEN WILL THE SIU REPRESENT US LAKES SEAMEN VISIT SIU HALLS, GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED THE ONLY BEEFS IN SAN JUAN ARE THE EATING KIND PLENTY OF JOBS FOR SEAFARERS IN CALIFORNIA PROSPECTS POINT TO NO LET UP IN BOSTON SHIPPING AND BUSINESS TAMPA SHIP CHANDLERS DISCOVER THAT SEAFARERS HAS LONG MEMORY PENNSYLVANIA BILLS ARE DESIGNED TO PUT THE AFL OUT OF BUSINESS GALVESTON BRANCH SETTLES BEEF ON NEWLY SIGNED CANADIAN SHIP INFRACTIONS OF SHIPPING RULES PUT UNION, MEMBERSHIP ON SPOT WYANDOTTE AND HURON CREWMEN FOR SEAFARERS ALMOST TO A MAN SIU PRESENTS ISTHMIAN BRIEF TO NLRB SS DIXON SIGN-ON DELAYED 24 HOURS AS BALTIMORE PORT STEWARD CROSSES CREW HIBBING VICTORY CREW WINS PRAISE; COMMENDED FOR GOOD UNIONISM BEWARE OF MISLEADING IDEOLOGIES, IS BROTHER'S WARNING TO SEAFARERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/23/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/93b314b11a69c64f9505b0e42f434357.PDF 291348897db5280fbebd378f23927f28 PDF Text Text sap Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. SlU Petitions For Election In Sun Oil HEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY, MAY 16. 1947 HALT THE FREELOADERS NEW YORK—All members, especially Delegates, are urged by Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dispatcher, to check assignment cards, books and permits of all men coming aboard their ships. They should make sure there are no discrepancies or evidence of tampering with the assignment cards. Should suspicion exist over the validity of the cards, call the Union Hall dispatcher so that the party involved can be checked properly and dealt with accordingly. Ships that have been getting a lot of freeloaders and lastminute pier-heads are strongly advised to check and make cer­ tain that all crewmembers are present several hours before sailing time. If there is a shortage, call the Union Hall and something will be done. There seems to be a racket running on these last-minute jobs, so keep your eyes open. The SS Point Cabrillo crew was on the lookout and caught a freeloader passed on by a permit man, who had used ink eradicator and substituted the freeloader's name. Some get paid for stunts like this, thinking they can gel away with it indefinitely. They won't get to first base, however, if the members stay on the alert. Keep SIU ships for SIU crews and make those ships the sailing homes they should be. NEW YORK — With the knowledge that the Seafarers International Union already has signed cards from enough of the unlicensed seamen of the Sun Oil Company, Marcus Hook. Pennsylvania, to be qualified as bargaining agent, the Union this week took steps to have an elect­ ion held within that company's tankers. In a letter to. the National Labor Relations Board, copy also to the company, the union asked, that the facilities of the NLRB be used to make the necessary preparations for such a vote. The bargaining unit which the SIU wishes to represent includes the Deck, Engine, and Steward Department, with the Pursers and Radio Operators excepted. The number of employes in the three unlicen.sed Departments totals 420. NEW ORLEANS—At a busy ing shipping in foreign bottoms, According to a communication regular meeting on Wednesday, came in for a share in the dis­ from the Second Region. NLRB. to which the petition was sent, May 7, this port dealt with many cussion. It was pointed out that Marcus Hook is located within issues of vital interest to the this organization wished to com­ bat such shipping, not by eco­ the territorial jurisdiction of the membei'ship. nomic action in the style of the Fourth Region, and the petition Seafarers, but through the use of Topping the li.st was the Mer­ plus the signed cards have been forwarded to Philadelphia. Pa. chant Mariners of America, a publicity. The meeting voted overwhelm­ The request for an election finky outfit recently blasted by in the Sun Oil Tankers climaxes the Union as phony and not ingly against participation in this a four month drive by the Union. working in the best interests of particular set-up. From the first, the unlicensed MULTILITH MACHINE merchant seamen. seamen of that company were This outfit was roundly criti­ readily receptive to the SIU On the subject of the multilith cized and hauled over the coals, machine, which was discussed in litcM ature, and Sun Oil men made the Marcus Hook Hall and the membership once again the Secretary-Treasurer's latest went on record to brand it as report to. the membership, the their headquarters. phony. meeting voted to send the ma­ The Marcus Hook Hall was opened late last summer by Another organization. Ship chine back to the company, with Steve Cardullo, who has been America, Incorporated, recently j the proviso that the Union would in charge there since that time. formed for the purpose of halt- pa.y the regular rental required in such cases. New Orleans Meeting Blasts Merchant Mariners Outfit Brief Strike Wins Seafarers New Milwaukee Clipper Contract MILWAUKEE, May 11— Mili­ tant .Seafarers, crewmembers of the Milwaukee Clipper (a Lake Michigan passenger steamer op­ erating between Muskegon and Milwaukee) today forced the Wisconsin-M i c h i gan Steamship Company to give in to Union contract demands after a short two day strike which tied up the Clipper in this Port. The new contract closely fol­ lows the passenger ship pattern already established by the Sea­ farers recently signed D&C con­ tract, and provides for the 44 hour week for the Deck and Engine Departments, with an ex­ tra day's pay for each seven days worked in the Stewards Department plus other gains in overtime i-ates. After being notified of the im­ passe with the company by Chi­ cago Agent Herb Jansen, the 55 Clipper crewmen struck their ship at 11 P.M. Friday, May 9. They had previously held a meeting on April 30, and voted to strike the Clipper if the com­ pany did not meet the Seafarers minimum demands. Company officials immediately requested the intervention of U.S. Conciliator James Despin, who arranged a meeting between both parties on Saturday after­ noon at the Milwaukee Clipper offices. (Continued on Page 9) No. 20 Labor's Gains In Peril As House And Senate Pass Open Shop Biiis WASHINGTON—Last week the Hartley "Kill Labor" bill passed the House of Representatives by an almost three-to-one majority, more than enough to override a Presidential veto. This week the Senate passed the Taft "Slug La­ bor" bill by a vote of 68-24, or six more than enough to invalidate a veto by It is assumed by comI petent observers that Truman Thus the majority of the i will also veto the compromise legislators lit Washington measure which will come out of ^ • u ! the House and Senate confer- wcnt counter to the wishes of the majority of the people who live in the United States. The Senate Bill has been call-' ed a "milder" one. not because j it doesn't contain practically | every anti-labor proposal in thei book, but because it uses nicer | language than the Hartley Bill, j LI-TTLE DIFFERENCE AFL-aO Talks Suspended For Further Study There are a few points of dif- i With both sides expressing de­ ferences between the two mea-! termination to explore the possures, but conferences will take j nihilities of bringing about a place between committees from' merger m the near future, the the House and Senate, and it is! .'\merican Federation of Labor an even money bet that the re-j and the Congress of Industrial sultant piece of legislation will be Orga.nizations concluded their nothing to displease the National | first peace meetings in WashingAssociation of Manufacturers. 1 ton last week, which is spearheading the drive ^ Representatives of the two lafor restrictive labor laws. ; bor bodies came to no definite (For detailed analysis of the 'agreements on the merger quesHartley and Taft Bill, see page jtion. but they were com.pletely 4,) j united in their determination to The vote in the Senate saw the | battle against passage of the bill passed by a coalition of 47: anti-labor legislation now pendRepublicans and 21 Democrats, ing in Congress. The same number of Democrats The conference heard a provoted against the measure, and'posal "that the national unions were joined by 3 GOPers. j of the CIO affiliate with the Most of the Senators who op-; AFL on the same basis as the posed the bill termed it as "puni-' United Mine Workers—i.e., come In keeping with action adopted ' tive," and warned that it would in as they are now organized by the SIU in regard to ship­ ! lead to industrial strife, rather with their full membership." ping companies whose officers or 'than industrial peace. | ^he CIO rejected the plan, representatives call upon the PUNITIVE, NOT CORRECTIVE 'which also sought to pool the Coast Guard, the meeting went Senator Theodore Green (Dem. • resources of both organizations on record to refuse to sail a ship, Rhode Island) summed up the i in the fight against the current or even move a ship, when the measure when he said, "This bill, • wave of Congressional reaction Hooligan Navy is called in. instead of being a mild measure ^ toward the gains made by labor This use of economic action to curb certain abuses, is a harsh; unions. will prevent the abuse of mer­ measure cleverly and carefully A CIO counter-proposal, which chant seamen at the hands of the designed to kill labor organiza­ the AFL group said was not ac­ tions." operators. ceptable, recommended " f u n cIt is common knowledge that;tional unity"-to fight anti-labor The full terms of the Agents Conference were unanimously the brightest legal minds in the | legislation at once, but deferred supported at the meeting, and it employ of the largest corpora- any concrete action toward real was voted that any official who tions actually wrote the House merger indefintely, until after a long series of conditions had could not live up to the full and Senate Bills. Senator Taft admitted as much been met. terms of the Conference be in­ vited to "take themselves a trip when he revealed that 75 per A joint statement released af­ cent of the corporations had in­ ter the conference expressed the to sea." The officials at the meeting sisted on the most restrictive fea­ two organizations' agreement on were Lindsey Williams, Chair­ tures of the proposed legislation. the need for organic unity. Steps Both bills go far beyond the toward this objective, the state­ man; Buck Stephens, Recording Secretary; and LeRoy Clarke, provisions of the Case Bill which ment said, will be worked out President Truman vetoed last at future meetings. Reader. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16. 1947 LOG WD/I'T SvmR j Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - President 105 Market St., San -Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER -------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER - - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER - - - - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Trea,s. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Poor Justice When the action in the North Atlantic wa.s at its peak, the supplies to the embattled legions in Europe went through. When the Mediterranean was a beehive of Nazi submarines and dive-bombers, the ships of the United States merchant fleet kept right on the job, delivering the ammunition, the food, and the clothing to the troops. When the Pacific was a happy hunting ground for the Japanese death machines, U. S. merchant seamen did not falter in their self-appointed task of keeping the supply lines open. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. St at en Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Now the war is over, and the men who did the These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, fighting are getting a sm.all recognition from the nation. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Loans to start in business with, the privilege of going back heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ to school, disability benefits, care in government hospitals, ing to them. and civil-service preference in jobs. That is, all the men who did the fighting except for the merchant seamen, who were actually the first to fight. Lately, a watered down Bill of Rights for merchant seamen has been introduced in the House of Representa­ tives, Here's what the House Merchant Marine Committee has to say about it: "If is a niiscoiiccption io consider this hill as one which would ^ranf veterans' benefits to merchant seamen . , . They {the provisions of the proposed bill) are inadequate in several respects to meet the problems, especially of education and training, disability and de­ pendency, arising out of war service." That is not justice. Our dead and our maimed speak up for more consideration. Six thousand dead, the highest proportion of any group of men in combat, came from the ranks of the merchant seamen. Ask the men who .served with us in combat. Ask the men who, side by side with us, suffered the tortures of torpedoings and bombings. Ask the men who fought off enemy air and sea attacks v/ith us whether they think there should be a difference between the type of benefits given to them and the type given to merchant mariners. The majority will answer with a resounding "NO!" NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL A. BUCHENHORNER C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON G. CARUSO P. STOFFEL A. SANDY R. CHRISTIAN A. R. GUIDRY J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY P. La Cicero R. WRIGHT G. GREY H. HAMOND C. CASE F. HAMON J. O'NEILL W. BROSE C. MASON A. WALTERS ^ ^ NEPONSET HOSPITAL HUGH BURKE J. S. COMPBELL LINDEN CLARK JOHN T. EDWARDS J. FIGUEROA E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSON L. L. LEWIS L. TORRES BALTIMORE HOSPITAL WM. KEMMERER WM. REEWES JOHN WEBB PETER LOPEZ RALPH SIGLER GEORGE WARFIELD CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES LEE JR. ERNEST SIDNEY MANUEL ROMERO FRANCIS O'BRIEN RICHARD HANSEN 4. 4. t. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. JOHNSTON S. WILUSZ D. FARRIS H. SWIM P. MADIGAN R. MORRISON E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO J. LEVACK D. BURLISON P. KOGOY D. GROVE 4 4 4 CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. LOUIS JOHNSON STEVE SCHULTZ HENRY T.AIJ.Y You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems; Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) STATEN ISLAND HOSP. H. R. BELCHER E. E. CASEY V. PLACEY R. G. MOSSELLER E. CARRARAS M. BAUCSKI D. NELSON G. H. STEVENSON P. AMATO J. A. DYKES E. B. HOLMES C. A. MILLER H. SELBY W. R. BLOOM J. MOLINO F. NAGY J. BURGOS N. NEILSON 4 4 4 ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. McDONALD C. RASMUSSEN B. HOFFMAN J. KOSLUSKY �Friday, May 16, 1947 Canadian SlU Faces Legal Runaround By w. T. MCLAUGHLIN THE CORRECTIOH We're sorry that we made a mistake in the item con­ cerning the NMU carferry sell-out in last week's LOG. We stated that it was "man­ datory" for the carferrymen to take one leave day a week off. That's not so. It's not mandatory because the NMU is now circulating petitions telling the companies that the men want to take 52 leave days a year off. JACKSONVILLE — Counter­ proposals from out of the past, surrounded' by legal verbiage, is the answer of Seaway Lines, Limit'ed to the demand of the Canadian District of the SIU for a contract. What the hell kind of a In a document of 15 closely sweetheart agreement did typewritten pages, the company the NMU sign with the rail­ attempts to confuse the issue of roads that they have to pe­ wages and working conditions tition to take off leave days with laws and regulations. which they are already sup­ However, the men who sail posed to have under their the New Northland arc not be­ new contract? ing taken in by the ruse, and they are firmly united to gain their ends. The proceedings are a classic example of the means which Can­ adian operators will use to halt the seamen in their efforts to gain decent wages and condi­ tions. Now the company is willing to abide by "rules and regulations By PAUL WARREN of any governmental agency hav­ ALPENA — After spending ing jurisdiction," but this same company was content for months three days in this fair city of past to operate its ships with but some 15,000 population, I've no­ a minimum attempt to live up to thing but praise about the hos­ any sorts of standards or regu­ pitality and friendliness. lations. You've heard about Southern SIU Organizers Leave Alpena With Regrets SEAFARERS LOG Page Three lakes Seamen The Only Sufferers As NMU Continues Stalling Tastics By EARL SHEPPARD lays in the election which will give these men SIU union con­ ditions! These stooge tactics aren't hurt­ ing the SIU: they aren't hurting the Wyandotte Transportation Company—but they are hurting the Wyandotte seamen! Every day that the NMU or the company succeeds in holding up the election, just that much longer Wyandotte crewmembers are forced to sail under open shop conditions. fort to have these elections held as soon as possible. Here, again, the tactics of the companies and the NMU are holding up the pro­ ceedings. Both Hanna and Wilson are re­ fusing to consent to elections aboard their ships, and hearings will be held in Washington be­ fore the election are ordered by the NLRB. In addition, the NMU is throw­ ing every possible obstacle in the path of speedy elections, actually playing the companies' game for them by hamstringing the sea­ men's efforts to .select the union of their choice by means of an election. As this issue of the LOG goes to press, we are preparing to pe­ tition other unorganized Lakes fleets. As soon as hearings are held on these petitions and election dates set, we'll print the informa­ tion in the LOG and keep all in­ terested Lakes seamen posted as to the progress being made. DETROIT—Well, the old stall­ ing business has started all over again. By that we mean that the NMU has resumed its usual tactics of delaying and throwing monkey wrenches into the NLRB election machinery once more. At the last meeting held in the NLRB offices, with representa­ tives of the SIU, Wyandotte Transportation Company and the NMU present, NLRB Examiner HURON ELECTION Miss Greenberg gave the NMU The Huron election will be held until Friday, May 9, to showsome time between May 15 and proof that they had sufficient June 11, when the company finds strength in the Wyandotte fleet it convenient to bring both the to intervene in the election which Crapo and the Boardman into the SIU had petitioned for Detroit at the same time. earlier. There's no doubt in our minds Friday came, went, and no that the company could bring the proof was forthcoming. The NMU ships into Detroit before this couldn't produce any because the time, but rather than delay the SIU had 95 per cent of the election by lodging a protest Wyandotte crewmembers signed with the NLRB we reluctantly up on SIU pledge cards! accepted these stipulations for a But the NMU did play the consent election. shipowners' game by pulling one Huron seamen only have to NLRB BOTTLENECK of their old stalls. restrain their impatience to get With one exception, the SIU Despite the fact that the NMU the election over for a short time has long opposed most Washing­ knew full well that the SIU rep­ now, and they'll have their ton Boards and Bureaus. We're resents 95 per cent of the Wyan­ chance to select the union of j opposed to regimentation in any dotte men, and that the NMU their choice as a sole collective form. Our lone exception to this hasn't a snowball's chance in hell bargaining agent. rule is the National Labor Reof winning an election in the According to reports reaching I lations Board, Wyandotte fleet, they deliber­ Many times the NLRB has prcately held up the election by fil­ us from the various organizers who have been contacting the vented long drawn out jurisdicing unfair labor charges against two Huron ships regularly, the tional disputes, and cleared up the Wyandotte Transportation considerable costly delays in var­ Huron seamen are still over­ Company. ious labor troubles. whelmingly for the SIU. HURTING SEAMEN However, a considerable Even though there's been quite We don't care how many a turnover in these two crews, amount of this red tape should charges the NMU files against the new men are signing SIU be eliminated in the processing any of these unorganized opera­ pledge cards as fast as they ship of disputes through the Wash­ tors on the Lakes, so long as it aboard these vessels, and many- ington NLRB. doesn't hurt the men sailing these men have taken SIU books. Time after time, instances like ships. These companies and their the NMU's deliberately stalling There's no doubt that the Hu­ owners' union, the LCA, can well of elections, and the holding up ron seamen will vote for the SIU protect themselves. of certification results through in a big way, because they know However, in this instance the who has won the best conditions phony protests, haVe cost the un­ phonied-up charge prevents the and contracts on the Lakes. Cer­ organized seamen thousands of Wyandotte seamen from securing tainly, the SIU record and con­ dollars in delayed union condi­ the protection of an SIU contract ditions are too well known for us tions. These costly delays must at once. to go into them. Let the record ' stop. This stalling is prolonging the speak for us. It's high time that some com­ open shop conditions on the mon sense is used, cutting out OTHER ELECTIONS Wyandotte ships. Sure, the these interminable delays in the Wyandotte seamen will get their Neither the Hanna nor the handing down of decisions. Our SIU contract and SIU job pro­ Wilson election dates have been'AFL should support the NLRB, tection eventually. But, the set as yet, but the SIU is exert- but we should insist on red tape NMU's actions are causing de­ ing all possible power in an ef- elimination. hospitality? Well, here's a town BREAKING P.OINT some 235 miles north of Detroit That went on as long as the where they really practice gen­ man in the stokehold, the man uine Northern hospitality. at the wheel, and the man wait­ ing on table kept their heads This is no exaggeration, mere­ bowed low and suffered in si- ly a statement of fact. But it's lence. going to be tough to shove off Finally, these men reached a today, and leave my many Alpoint at which the substandard friends behind. They're conditions they worked under p^opje and a credit to any and lived under became intoler­ American community. able. Since the company showed no 1 know it's going to be a pleas­ keen desire to change those con­ ure to come back here again ditions, the crew, like smart men. whenever the opportunity preDecent sents itself. decided to organize, became wages and conditions While up here, we contacted their paramount desire. the SS Boardman of the Huron Until April 14, the wages paid Company, and the SS Alpena of ABs came to $120.00 per month, the Wyandotte Company. Both without overtime. In the Stew-j of these ships are lined up alards Department, for an average most solid for the SIU . 18-hour day, Waiters received only $75.00 monthly. There's an NMU organizer in What hurts the men of the , „ v-, • i. TVT ,1-1 J • 1 town by the name of Davis, who New Northland is the knowledge •' , u u i , , ., 1, has been trying by hook or that the money they should have , • u u j , . . . u I crook to get a job aboard one been receiving in wages before i , ® ., , u, • • u • .V /I K.r the Huron ships for the past this time is bejng used by the company to fight the proposals of the Union. However, everyone is wise to As free citizens of Canada, the him, and they're getting a big By JOHNNY JOHNSTON crewmembers of the New North- laugh out of his efforts. There is no doubt that the land do not intend to be led This Davis individual has been around or deceived by legal jar­ making some big promises in his Seafarers Intei-national Union gon. They wish to see the "good efforts to swing Huron and Wy­ has achieved the highest stand­ intentions and faith" of the com­ andotte seamen to the NMU. ard of wages and conditions for pany expressed in real wages, But these, men are all sold on seamen anywhere in the world. not in wordage. the benefits of SIU unionism, We also have the record of never having lost a beef. CSU TERMS contracts, and protection. No other maritime union can The counter-proposals of the They want no part of the match the many gains our Union company are ludicrous in the fact bankrupt and faction-torn NMU. has made since it was first start­ that they are patterned on the They want a real union with ed, but even so, some members existing agreements between the real contracts and conditions— are willing to jeopardize the fu­ Canadian Seamen's Union and the SIU. ture advances of the SIU. the operators. Just why the Alpena has a number of Lakes When the time comes to ne­ Dominion Government should al­ seamen located in town and in gotiate for new agreements, un­ low itself to be closely identi­ the surrounding area. Many of less certain points are cleared fied with the communist-domin­ these men have seamen's papers, up, and unless certain characters ated CSU is something for Can­ adian seamen everywhere to ser­ but are no longer sailing for a start to cooperate with the ma­ variety of reasons. But they're jority of men who live up to iously ponder on. However, Seaway Lines states really interested in the SIU, and the terms of the contract, our that the CSU conditions are as are doing their best to push the officials are going to run into trouble with the operators. far as they are prepared to go SIU on the ships. and they have formally drawn up Hei-e is what the members of Thanks a million for your the papers. friendliness and fine weather, the SIU must keep in mind: One argument being used by Alpena. Here's one guy who'll Remember, when a ship has the company is that it is a Can- boost your fair "Ity any day in arrived in port and is waiting for payoff, a seaman is still on the week. (Continued on Page 4) Present Contract Will Lead To Better One,7 If articles and must turn to, if on the Hall, report to your ship at day work, or stand watch if a once. Look the ship over, and w-atch stander. i if you decide that you don't It is not right to hit the dock want the job, come back to the as soon as the ship ties up, and , Hall, or call the Dispatcher, and stay ashore until payoff time, j ^ man can be sent to take your By doing that, someone else place. Most important of all—don't has to put in the extra work. and it is a dirty trick to penal-, get drunk for the payoff. If ize the Union Brothei-s who stay j there is any time in dispute, the on board and live up to the Patrolman needs all the infor­ mation he can get to clear it up. contract. And remember, it is possible DON'T GOOF OFF to be logged for this in an Am^ eucan poit. ; makes the Patrolman's job much A SHIRKER I harder. In fact, sometimes he is Another way to put ex t r a ^^ot told about the overtime in work on your buddies is to wait dispute, and only finds out about until the last moment before it days later wdien the drunk sailing time to pile off. This sobers up. By that time it may means that the ship sails short- be too late. By following these simple handed, and somebody else has rules, we can make our jobs to do your work. If you notify the Union Kali easier, and make it possible for in time, a replacement can be the SIU officials to win more sent, and you can be paid off on gains for us when the next mutual consent. agreement comes up for discusWhen you are dispatched from sion. I] �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16,1947 Anti-Labor Bills fiiYe Bosses Big Weapon If the dominant features of | for the boss to avoid all obliga- workers cannot be discharged the Taft-Hartley anti-labor Bills tions to bargain honestly since for legitimate union activity, but become law, employers will have by merely sitting and listening this law .would kill all that. at their fingertips many ways lo five bargaining sessions, even And any worker who refused with which to stymie union or- if he only says "no,"' he will be to handle scab goods could be ganization, withhold advances in considered as living up lo the bounced out with no appeal, wages and conditions, and wreck provisions of the law. thus attempting to turn good This turns into a mockery the union men into finks. existing unions. All of these are exactly what collective bargaining process. MORE TO COME the National Association of Man­ The proposed law necessitates a These are the main points, but ufacturers has wanted for the 60 - day compulsory cooling - off period, and allows for individual the minor points are every bit past two decades. It is still too early lo prophesy submission of grievances, there­ as vicious. Take, for example, what the compromise Bill will by undermining the union griev­ the provision that would prevent a strike of workers in a plant offer, but if the NAM gets its ance machinery. way, here are the weapons which j 4. Industry - wide bargaining if one worker is given an Un­ justified wage cut. the employer will have to throt- would not be allowed. Companies which compete Or, for instance, if a speed-up tie labor. 1. No worker would have the j with each other would not be is instituted in a department, protection of the closed shop—it : permitted to a.ssociate themselves those employes would not be al­ would be outlawed. | for bargaining purposes, unless lowed to strike. The union shop, under ccr-! the unions in those plants emOr no strike would be le'gal if tain conditions, such as the vol-ploy less than 100 workers each, started to make the employer untary agreement of the em-lor it" the plants involved are recognize the union, or protest ployer and the fact that the more than 50 miles apart. his dealing with a company In essence, this will eliminate union. If the boss commits an union shop was not gained through strike action or threat lo r d e r 1 y collective bargaining unfair labor practice, or refuses of strike action, would be al- J which has been built up over a to agree to union security, in­ lowed. : long period of time. surance, welfare funds, or paid If a union member then re- I STOOGES ENCOURAGED holidays, any strike called to fuses to live up to the rules of ; 5. Company unions will be le- rectify these wrongs would be the union, he could not bo dis-' galized. illegal. charged, since the only cause | Barring actual bribery and And if such strikes should be for removal would be the non-I physical coercion, the employer called, they could be broken by payment of dues. 1 would be permitted to cultivate injunction, or by suits for triple This is a "welcome sign" to; and ennfrol rnmpany unions damages, a n d/or by criminal disrupters and provocateurs, 1 Thus the bosses would be free prosecution. many of whom would be com- I to set up company unions, give pany stooges, working within the j them certain advantages for the time being, and by use of stooges union to destroy it. ONE PICKET ONLY break up the legitimate move­ 2. Mass picketing would be ment of the workers. illegal. 5. Firings for union activity, The United States Senate, by The right of labor to strike, Union members know that the or for icfusal to work on non­ a vote of 68 to 24—six more than to bargain or even to conduct best way to discourage scabs is union goods would be okay. the two-thirds necessary to its own affairs within the bound­ by the establishment of a large Anyone who tried to help override a Presidential veto, has aries of its own democratic or­ enough picketline to make it im­ , build the union in his own shop passed the anti-labor bill spon­ ganizations is curtailed in this possible for the company to send I would be fair bait. Anyone who sored by Republican Senator bill, while industry is allowed scabs through. j believed in the solidarity of the Taft. The Democrats split their to continue its arbitrary swash3. No compulsion for the e.m- labor movement could be fired vote evenly, 21 for to 21 against bucking course. ployer to bargain in good faith. without any recourse. with three Republicans joining If individuals wish to rely up­ This section of the proposed ' Here is a sleeper. The Wag­ the minority. on political action as a recourse, legislation would make it easy ner Act specifically states that Organized labor as a whole that is their business; and if fought the passage of this bill. their faith in politics leads to CIO and AFL forgot their dif­ their destruction, they are wel­ ferences and fought as one. Leg­ come to their role of martyrdom. islators were buttonholed, meet­ Today, however, neither martyrs ings were held, thousands of or heroes, messiahs or great telegrams were sent — every leaders _are needed. The literary cash register rang able talent. In fact, Floyd was peaceful endeavor and every Labor has carved its destiny up a payoff for Ordinary Sea­ 30 enthused over Cowl's com­ form of political activity and on the point of production with man Jesse Wyndon Floyd, first munication telling him of the pressure was employed by labor picketlines and blood. Any de­ Seafarer to cash in on his story­ story's publication, he has begun and its representatives. viation from its militant tradi­ telling efforts as a result of the work on his first novel. Today it is apparent to all that tion can mean only one thing— recent LOG announcements of­ The Seafarer-writer, who is 23, these means have failed. the destruction of trade union­ fering marketing aid to mem­ has been sailing as a member of "Where can labor go? What ism. And the destruction of bers with a flair for writing. the SIIJ since 1943, doing his can labor do? unionism means the destruction The successful Seafarer has writing between trips. A native The politicians will:have labor of the nation, of democracy and one of his short stories, entitled of Phoenix City, Ala., where he believe that the question -must the free institutions which mark "His Own Way," appearing in resides with his parents, Floyd be settled at the polls ,that those America's social ascendancy. the May issue of "The Family threw up a college career at legislators who voted for the As sure as night follows day, Album," a monthly magazine Birmingham - Southern College, bill must be repudiated by labor will retrogression thea follow widely circulated on Long Island. because "he couldn't stomach and liberal pro-labor legislators progress. Call it fascism or what Although Floyd's story brought the stereotyped curriculum." In­ elected in their stead. you will, life, liberty and the him cash, the prestige of hav­ stead, he went to sea. This is well and good, but it pursuit of happiness will become ing his material accepted for Brother Cowl i-eports that the smacks of the story about the forgotten terms with the supublication by the editors Of a response from Seafarers with lawyer who promised to free pre;ssion of labors hard won commercial magazine is regarded ability to write has been far his prisoner client even if it rights. as the greater of the rewards. beyond what he expected. Sev­ took him twenty years to do it.. "His Own Way" is Floyd's eral manuscripts are now being Labor today cannot afford to first successful literary work. read to ascertain their possibil­ wait. Inaction at this time m.eans Floyd's professional entry into ities. destruction long before any pol­ the story-writing field was the Particularly in view of Broth­ itical remedy can be found. direct result of one of the an­ er Floyd's success, Seafarers who LABOR'S STRENGTH nouncements in the LOG. Read­ have written anything they deem Labor's greatest strength lies ing it, he immediately forwarded worthy of publication should in its control of all production (Continued from Page 3) his manuscript to Carl Cowl, a take advantage of the service and the employers existence de­ adian concern and they do not Seafarer whose connection with Cowl is offering. pends, as does labor, -on the benefit from Government subsi­ a reputable agency of authors' Manu.scripts must be typewrit­ continued functioning and op­ dies like their U. S. counterparts. representatives enables Seafarers ten. They should be addressed eration of industry, agriculture, Our reply to that is that the to have their, material read to Carl Cowl, care of SEAFAR­ commerce and transportation. subsidy they have been enjoying without the customary charge ERS LOG, .51 Beaver Street, The great difference between is the most vicious kind imagin­ for the service. New York 4, N. Y. the employer and the employee able—low wages and poor living CONSIDERABLE TALENT -The manuscripts should be ac­ is that the employer may stop conditions-^with profits extract­ Cowl saw possibilities in the companied by . a stamped envel­ operations at anytime he chooses, ed from the flesh and sweat of short story and succeeded in,ar­ ope addressed to the sender's turning production on and off Canadian seamen. ranging for its sale to the mag­ residence to insure safe return like water from a tap, with the Seamen, like every other class azine. Cowl states that Brother in case the material is not up number of workers employed of worker, were never intended Floyd shows signs of consider- to snuff. by nature lo waste their lives being governed by his whims. iti-sfSStca- CAPITOL PUNISHMENT Log's Service To Writers Scores; Seafarer's First Story Is Sold The 1 time has come when the figlit must be taken away from the legislative halls and carried to labor's own selected battle­ field, the point of production. Congress has scrapped the Bill of Rights by passing this bill which draws a strict line between the rights of labor and capital, intensifying the class conflict which, under a demo­ cratic system, should not exist. American labor has seen how both bosses' parties have bark­ ened'to the beck and call of the owners, not the workers. "What these legislators have done is fo commit treason against the men who built up the land we live in. Faced with such treachery, the American worker has but little choice. He must resort to eco­ nomic action, action which will show Congress that there must not be one set of easy rules for employers and corporations, and another set of harsh regulations for workers. The Senate and the House of Representatives have declared themselves on the side of the exploiters. Now labor must rally to its own defense with the weapon which won for it so many gains in the past years. Operator Tries To Give Legal Runaround To Canadian Seafarers away under foul, unhealthy liv­ ing conditions, and to exist for the sole purpose of piling up profits for the shipowners. "We are confident that Seaway Lines will soon discover the wis­ dom of signing with the Canadian District of the Seafarers. Eco­ nomic action is one argument that even these operators will un­ derstand. It will prove once and for aU the dignity of our motto, "The Brotherhood of The Sea." �Friday; May 16v 1947 THE S^EAPARERS LOG Pag© Fiv0 No Meat Shortage On Robin Locksley What with sailing the ship, and taking care of the menagerie on board, the crewmembers of the SS Robin Locksley, Robin Lines, didn't ha/e too much time to stand around posing for pic­ tures. That's why they didn't bother to take the names of anyone appearing in the photos on this page. But the pictures speak for themselves. These are the animals in whose mouths you are not supposed fo stick your head — namely lions. The Locksley crew remembered that, and the voyage ended without anyone getting hurt. Monkeys are the craziest people, or have you heard that one before? Well, anyhow, this monk nestled in the above Brother's arms became quite a pet on the Locksley, and prac­ tically every crewmember had hir picture taken with the little fellow. This is a giraffe sticking its neck out, not the lookout of the Robin Locksley. When a giraffe gets a sore throat, that's really trouble. Brothers, all the way down. Playful little ball-of-dynamite, eh. Although dangerous, this leopard made friends with the crew. Like all the other ani­ mals, however, it got only the most respectful attention from the crew. This leopard has plenty of friends now, but wait till it he or she gets a little older. Bet that Seafarer won't want to come that close to a grown-up cat. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16. 1947 Shipping Better Than Good In Port Savannah "Keep Hail Fires Burning" Is New Philly Slogan By CHARLES STARLING By EDDIE HIGDON SAVANNAH — Shipping in PIIILADELPHIA-Spring may this southern port is still better have airived all over the United than good with quite a few ships States, but here in the city of in here and in Charleston. We've Brotherly Lovo we are still keep­ covered the ships tied up in ing the Hall fires burning. The both ports and squared away all cold weather seems to be affect­ beefs that came up. ing shipping, and for the first In addition to the excellent ships and is being sent out to the Washington that the so-called time in many weeks, we have By JOE ALGINA supply of ships touching port, agents of all ports. brains in Congress have decided to report slow shipping. NEW YORK—We never tire of three ships from the boneyard The Union went to great ex­ to cut down on the number of We haven't had many payoffs in Brunswick have ben brought passing along a good word, and pense and work to make up these aliens sailing American ships. lately, but we have had quite a again this week the word is good here to be repaired. We expect They do not, however, take cards and have them printed. few ships in transits, and nearly to crew these ships about the with shipping and business ham­ They are fine pieces of work and into consideration that the maall of them have needed some mering along in good style. We if you live by the rules and sug- joritj' of alien seamen sailed all middle of the month. replacements. That has helped can use all the rated men wo through the war, and if any We have just about cleaned out somewhat. can get our hands on for jobs NCW,' AtyFiNE group of men is entitled to citi­ out the house in crewing the We crowed up the Hall J. HERO-W-D«f?f£S,' zenship it is surely the alien sea­ regular ships so we are going in the Deck and Engine Depart­ ments. Kelly, Waterman, and she sailed men. to have a little difficulty in for Norfolk to load coal for Italy, The reason the shortage of crewing these vessels. Some of these men have been We also finally sailed the New men continues is naturally due We'll probably end up by call­ sailing American ships for years, Hall Hills, a tanker that has been to the large number of ships hit­ ing another port for the men. but according to law they must around the port for about five ting New "^ork for payoffs and Here's hoping there is a port have five years on American weeks. sign-ons. Thanks to the inrush with a few men around looking ships before they can qualify for of ships, the Patrolmen have Incidentally, if any port has a lor ships. citizenship. ship going to Bremen, and need­ Just in case the word hasn't been burning their soles contact­ Something seems amiss when ing an Acting AB, please con­ gotten around, the Charleston ing them all as they hit port. aliens who served in the Army One ship that gave the Patrol­ Hall has been closed and all were granted citizenship after tact Walt Gardner in this port. shipping and business for that men an easy time was the Robert only three months service, yet He is on the loose, and has some port is being handled through W. Hart, Waterman. She came an alien seaman must put in five unfinished business over there. in, and paid off the other day in gestions on the card, you'll have years at sea. Someone should go here. SIU WATCHDOG So far all ships tying up in excellent style. better trip all around. down and slraighleii things out Charleston have received quick Brother Tilley, our Patrolman, The cards when they come with the boj's on Capitol Hill. Another vessel here in transit coverage, and the closing of the was not disposed of so easily. aboard ship are to be placed un­ has the slopchest horrors. He is religiously checking slopchcsts of Hall there hasn't worked a hard­ Aboard the William Wirt, Alcoa, der glass whenever possible, and ship on any of the crews hitting there was a beef concerning the are not to be kicked around or all the ships which hit this city, and he is doing a good job of destroyed. They are too valu­ that port. ouarters. making the companies toe the That's about all the news for able for all matters, from ship­ The crew asked that the quar­ the week from Savannah. We ters be changed from wartime board meetings to beefs, to be mark in this respect. can't offer any free drinks or to peacetime set-up, but the com­ torn up. Silence this week from the We have had a few unorganized free shows as enticements but if pany refused, saying it would shipcs in this port, and with the RETIRING BOOKS Branch Agents of the follow­ you want a quick ship to almost cost them thousands of dollars. help of the organizers from New I'd like to say a few words ing ports: any port in the world, Savannah York, we have been able to take concerning the retirement of The crew insisted and the com­ is the place for you. care of them. JACKSONVILLE books. If you are contemplating pany stalled, but now all is se­ MARCUS HOOK Nothing new on our quest for leaving the sea make sure you rene and the boys are happy in GALVESTON a Hall. We know that the read­ retire your book by sending it to their new quarters. As far as MILWAUKEE ers of the LOG are probably fed the 6th Deck, 51 Beaver Street, 1 know this is the last Liberty CORPUS CHRISTI up with our troubles, but anyone under SIU contract to make the or by handling the matter in ASHTABULA who has read up on the housing conversion of quarters to the person. DULUTH situation realizes that our search In either case make sm-e you peacetime arrangement. CLEVELAND for a home is being duplicated Another ship that gave us a get your retirement card. 1 want By W. H. SIMMONS MOBILE by guys all over the United to stress this point, for after tough lime for awhile was the BALTIMORE States. SAN FRANCISCO—This past Nampa Victory of the Waterman every meeting we have 20 or 30 NORFOLK fellows asking for reinstatement. week we had the pleasure of Steamship Company. All hands, including the chief SAN JUAN The majority of these men paying off the SS Thomas J. cook and bottle washer, have The Chief Mate aboard had HOUSTON Lyons, Smith and Johnson, out himself mixed up with God. He have to be refused as the mem­ been spending a good part of about four months. There was was trying to pull a few fast bership stated that men more than every day looking for quarters. The deadline for port re­ a swell gang of real SIU men ones on the crew and thought he one year in arrears in their dues • What we want, we can't afford, ports. monies due, etc.. is the aboard, and they brought the had succeeded until Patrolman cannot be reinstated. and what is within our means, Monday proceeding publica­ So, if you're going to work or ship in spic and span and in Sheehan came aboard and re­ wo wouldn't touch with a ten tion. While every effort will stay ashore awhile, retire your good condition. moved his halo. foot pole. be made to use in the current The Delegates did a bang-up Now the sad soul is looking book, or you'll find yourself out issue material received after We here in Philly did all we job, and all disputes were hand­ for another ship where his meth­ of luck when you get the urge that date, space commitments could to help out the telephone to go to sea again. led at the payoff. ods will be appreciated. generally do not permit us to workers. Now that their strike Right after that, we had the WARTIME HEROES The long awaited SIU foc'sle do so. is over, we wish them a lot of SS Council Crest, an American Card is ready for placing aboard 1 see by the reports out of luck in their future struggles. Pacific Tanker. She came in from a three month trip, and some of the crew liked the Gold Coast so much that they decided to spend a little time here, tak­ ing in our sunshine and refresh­ By SONNY SIMMONS ourselves so short of men at tempts to take men on SIU One of our ships, the Nampa ments. ships from the Seamen's Insti­ Victory, stopped off in Miami the the moment is due to a sudden TAMPA — Shipping in Tampa Brother Joe Barron, who was tute. other day and 1 received a phone ships Delegate, and Brother is still excellent, the only hitch call from Key West. The Hor­ call from the Mate informing All ship and departmental Crawford both have traded the being a terrific shortage of men. ace See, tied up there called for me that a Deck Maintenance delegates are warned to be on Gulf for San Francisco, at least We've combed the gin mills, 15 men and that just about was needed. Because there was for the time being. the restaurants and every place cleaned us out. no Hall in Miami he was going in town, but our manhunt still HAT'S OFF MORE COMING to hire an NMU man from the Joe did a mighty fine^.job on finds us far short of the men In addition to the large crop pier. the Council Crest. In fact, both demanded by the ships calling of Waterman scows in port, we 1 stopped that by informing ships were a real pleasure to for crews. are expecting a couple of Bull him that if the man was hired During the past week 76 men Line ships in from the phos­ handle, and my hat's off to the he might find himself off the crews of the Lyons and the were shipped from the Hall. phate run. It has been several ship when it hit Tampa. The Prospects for the future are very weeks since a Bull Line ship Council Crest. ship pulled into Tampa with a The way everything is going bright, what with Waterman pulled in here. It looks like FWT and an Oiler having been along so smoothly makes me sending ships in here regularly. they're taking a back seat to added in Miami, so when the very happy and easier to get The Waterman Columbia Vic­ Waterman in this neck of the Patrolman contacted the ship he along with. tory is in port now waiting for woods. shooed them ashore. Here's a note for ships signing three Oilers and a Fireman, but Over in Miami we are hav­ The best way for us to avoid articles in the Gulf: Please we have none to give her. In ing some trouble with the Sea­ this trouble is to make sure that check stores and medicine chest addition, we sent the Moose Peak men's Institute, and the crimp the lookout for men taken on in no men are hired in Miami. thoroughly before signing on. off to Batavia, Java, short two hall they've been operating. Miami. The chances are ten to Tampa is only a few hours away This will prevent a lot of trouble men. Since the closing of the Miami one that the man taken on is from that port, so all necessary later on. One of the reasons we find Hall there have been several at­ not an SIU man. men can be taken on here. New York Branch Still Hit By Manpower Shortage; Can Use Rated Men In Deck And Engine Departments NO NEWS ? ? Gold Coast Is Cheerful Place Ships Are Crying For Full Crews In Port Tampo �Friday. May 16. 1947 Boston Begins Construction Of Three New Piers By JOHN MOGAN THE SE 4P A RERS LOG Page Seven The Patrolmen Say,.. Solid Crew Henry Murranka NEW YORK—An excellent ex­ ample of union solidarity and good fellowship was the payoff of the SS Fairisle of the Water­ man Steamship Company in New York last week. There was real solidai ity among the crew, and they .stuck together at the payoff in a manner that was a credit to the Union. At the time of the payoff a joint meeting was held attend­ ed by the entire crew, and all went on record not to payoff un­ til the quarters were made pre­ sentable for the new crew. Two NMU members who were fortunate enough to sign on the ship in a foreign port took the floor at the meetmg and thank­ ed the entire crew for the way they were treated during the voy­ age. hoping he learned his lesson this time. The Chief Engineer and his Assistants are retired SIU mem­ bers and were fairly decent joes. It was evident that they had not forgotten that they had sailed in the foc'sle themselves. On March 7, the LOG carried a story on page 4 headed, "De­ termined To End Bad Shipboard WENT TO BAT Conditions, Four Isthmian Crews The First Assistant and the Hold Meeting in Calcutta." Chief went to bat with me when This story outlined the way a it came to breaking a heavy log chance meeting of four Isthmian imposed upon the Deck Engineer. crews turned into a mass meeting This log the Captain agreed to to protest the deplorable condi­ and was broken. tions of Isthmian ships. By a unanimous vote, the sea­ There was only one break in men present at that session the e.xcellent conduct of the crew. agreed to take action, as soon as One chai actcr was logged for r^ their ships returned to con­ fusing to leport to his station on tinental United States, to make general alarm during fire and boat drill. sure that the bad conditions would be brought to an end. This he admitted, claiming he The ships! crews involved in, could not see the necessity for the protest were from the SS holding a fire and boat drill at Steel Artisan, the SS Memphis sea. You can rest assured that WANTED SIU City, the SS Beaver Victory, and no attempt was made to lift this log. the SS Citadel Victory. They expressed their desire to, Well, that's-the way the story All in all. this crew left no discard their NMU books for trip went. Of course, it was based After that he decided that sail­ cards in the SIU, even though doubt that the SIU has the best member.-jhip of any seafaring un­ on information received via let­ ing was better for him than a they had been NMU members ion, barring none. ter, and although every attempt shoresidc job. AU through the for six years. was made to check the facts war, Brother Murranka sailed Ray Gonzales NOTHING WORKS The Captain of the vessel was carefully, there was a possibility the ships that went to the far 4. i 1. an all-right guy, but he was The headache of the week was of a minor error. corners of the earth filled with plagued with a log-happy Mate. Bu.sy Port the SS William J. Bryan (Water­ supplies for the fighters against A MINOR ERROR The Mate stood by the gangway man). This scow came out of fascism. NEW ORLEANS—The Seafai-ever ready to log men who were the boneyard, crewed up in New ers in the larger ports are turn­ We heard about the error last He made trips through the sub- five minutes late. He liked the York and sailed immediately to week when Henry M. Murranka, ing their eyes to the Port of New infested North Atlantic, the Pa­ wholesale logs too. for he threat­ Boston for loading. Orleans an.xious to know what is AB, .stopped into the LOG of­ cific, and into the Mediterranean, Nothing on the ship was in fice. Hem-y is fresh off the Cita­ when German airplanes were so ened to log the whole crew for going on. Well, here is a sea­ infractions of rules he himself working condition, appai ently, as del Victory, and he wanted us thick they blotted out the sun. man's eye view of the situation. set down. the repair list was a half-mile to know that crews from six The river is lull of ships wait­ Never, however, did he feel as It is the opinion of the Union ing for berths with the Alcoa long by the time they reached ships took part in the meeting, helpless as when the Jap planes that a rcoccurance of tlu se ac­ here, also a beef for subsistence not four. .started coming in over Pearl tions will put him in the posi­ ships unloading their cargoes at owing to the fact that no hot the point in barges so they won't He added the name of the SS Harbor. tion of finding it tx-ry difficult to be delayed. water was pKjvided while on the Allegheny Victory and explained sail another SIU .«hip. Here's SIU ALL THE WAY Thei e are three passenger ships run. that he had forgotten the name in the port at present. The Alcoa of the sixth. Came sign-on time, and the Henry has been sailing onlj' Clipper due to sail the 23rd on The results of the meeting were subsistence beef hadn't been set­ about six years, but from his first her maiden voyage to the islands. tled satisfactorily, nor had the immediate and far-reaching. On ship he has been a member oi The Alcoa Corsair will be laid up repairs been made; so the sign- the Memphis Victory, the two the SIU. It was the Union, ac­ The SIU Hall in Charleston here until June 6th undergoing on was held over pending dis­ .';tew-pots .system was brought to cording to him, that forced de­ has been closed. All signchanges, one of which is the in­ an end, and overtime was more position of these items. cent conditions for seamen dur­ ens, payoffs and coniacling stallation of a first class beauty At this writing the Bryan still clearly defined on the other ships. ing the war, even after the NMU of ships for that port is being parlor. Many of the crewmembers hasn't got the crew on articles, had sold its membership down handled through the Savan­ The queen of the Gulf and although everything may be brought up individual beefs, and the river in favor of Russia. nah Hall. South Atlantic, the SS Del Norte there was plenty of advice offer­ straightened out today. "The SIU is the best thing that of the Mississippi Shipping Com­ ed to help straighten out the var­ Savannah Agent Charles The outlook for the coming every happened to seamen," said pany. is here for a stop-off on her ious situations. Starling assures all SIU crews week in this area is pretty good. Brother Mun-anka. "Aboard a regular run. But it was apparent to all con­ stopping off in Charleston The SS Antinious (Waterman) ship a man would be a slave to that they will receive full docks today, will probably pay­ cerned that the Isthmian beefs WORKING TOGETHER the officers, but with an agree­ coverage and representation off tomorrow; and a couple of would continue until the SIU ment, a seaman is protected." The crewmembers of this ship by the Patrolmen from the tankers are scheduled to pay­ had a contract with the company Especially with an SIU agree­ With this in mind, the assem­ have proven that, when all de­ Savannah Hall. off in Portland before midweek. ment. Ask the man who sails blage censured the National Mari­ partments work together and The latter pai't of the week is under one. time Union, CIO, for its stalling hold their weekly meetings, they still a question mark, but should tactics, and voted to pass the can bring in a clean ship no mat­ be pretty fair for shipping, what word along to other Isthmian ter how large a crew she carried. with the two big ones for Eastcrews. The procedure on the Del ein, and the three or four ex­ In addition, the group went on Norte is for each department to cursion boats, getting ready for record to bring pressure to bear elect a member to act on the end-of-the-month sailings. on the company to improve con­ ship's trial committee, and per­ THREE NEW PIERS ditions once the ships arrived formers are deal with on the ship By LEON N. JOHNSON Construction of three new back in the United States. the same as they would be at the piers, with the most modern After explaining all the above, PORT ARTHUR — Paying off off before the articles were Union Hall. equipment, is due to start today. Murranka started to leave. Just the King Hathaway of the Amer­ signed. The first trip of the Del Norte By their actions they put the was a nightmare. This construction is part of a on an off chance, we asked him a There were ican Liberty Steamship Company union in a bad spot. We prom­ more beefs on her when she got 55-million dollar plan of the question about his sailing exper­ Port Authority to modernize the iences, and before we knew it, gave me a real thrill this week. ised the men necessary to sail back in port that there were in port and afford shippers some we had hold of a very interesting She paid off in good old SIU the vessel and when they weren't Armour's packing house. style with no beefs in any of there at the sign-on the com­ substantially good reasons for story. The last two trips have been the three departments. pany then exercised its right okay and all the credit is due using the facilities here rather AT THE START than to ship by rail to other Not that there were no beefs to pick up any men it desired. the men who try to make a ship This conduct is not doing a home while aboard, instead of ports, as they have been doing. Brother Murranka, by a queer aboard, but the delegates had But, as one wag suggested, a chain of circumstances, found done an excellent job of squar­ anyone any good. The man who a mad house. good start would be raze the himself at Pearl Harbor, on the ing away all the beefs before pulls this trick is hurting him­ The crew on voyage number entire waterfront and start famous December 7, 1941. How the ship hit port. That's the way self in the long run, but he three donated $102.50 to the Ma­ never seems to realize it. building from scratch—for along did he get there? Well, that's a we like to see it. rine Hospital to be divided We had better take,, care of among aU members and tripcard the Avenue, at least, the piers story in itself. After the excellent payoff of the jobs we now have, for it men. It has been the procedure are just about the same as Henry was on a ship returning the Hathaway, we ran into a is due to things like this that in this port to give the permitwhen the Boston Tea Party was from Japan, which put into Pearl little trouble getting replace­ we have to issue new permits, card men something every week staged. Still, it is good to see Harbor. There was an urgent ments due to the small number In the near future jobs won't while in the hospital. construction get started anyway. need for foundry men, ,and since of men in the port. We know the boys in the hos­ be as plentiful as they are now, Incidentally, and also owing to he had plenty of experience be­ We had to call nereby ports so if you are not ready to ship I pital will appreciate and thank new construction of highways, fore deciding to go to sea, he the crew of the Del Norte for and Boston Elevated escalators, applied for a" job and was ac­ for the necessary men and there don't .take the job. we ran into an old problem. At the moment things are thinking of their unfortunate etc., the Union property has tak­ cepted. en a fantastic jump in value, So there he was, working hard Some men were dispatched to looking good for the next few Brothers who are laid up. Buck Stephens with real estate brokers offering and minding his own business, this port, but after accepting days with a promise of good William Brightwell transportation money they went shipping in this port. Here's over twice as much as the Union when "the world exploded right Johnny Johnston aboard the ship only to pile hoping the promise materializes. paid for it. on top of me." BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ ness picked up somewhat during the past week, with a couple of tankers and tiie Yarmouth pay­ ing off here, and many of the ships in transit calling for re­ placements. The tankers, SS Fort Winne­ bago and the SS Celilo, paid off with no disputes hanging fire. The Yarinouth also p a i d off without incident. The crew of this vessel, inci­ dentally, goes on standby while she is in the .shipyard, where she will remain practically until the starting of the Nova Scotia run on May 28. The Evangeline is also sched­ uled to start her run just about the Schne time; but the shipyard woi'k on her is still behind schedule. However, there are in­ dications that she will be ready for her sailing date. Charleston Closes Members Must Always Remember Tbat Contract Binds Both Sides �Page Eight T HE Now Is The Time To Revamp LIbertys Into Livable Ships SEAFARERS LOG Trinidad Racket By FRENCHY MICHELET As all of the steamship com- [ no one overworked. For under panies with which the SIU holds ^ this setup you have a utility to contracts are evidently planning make the rooms, passageways to operate Liberty ships indefin­ and stewards department heads. itely, I think that the time is Much better arrangements can now ripe for the Union to make unquestionably be worked out a determined effort to get de­ by a mechanically-minded com­ cent living conditions aboard mittee, when one is elected to these vessels. look into this problem. The im­ I don't write this in a spirit portant thing is to elect a com­ of criticism, but rather as a sug­ mittee now. gestion for doing the easy way The time is ripe for action. If now what may very well prove ^ show old John Shipowner extremely difficult to accomplish ^^at we intend to get decent livlater on when the operators will jyjg conditions aboard these own the ships outright and must scows, then you can bet your shoulder all the expenses: for I ij^er money that he's going to believe that, with a little pres-1 goose Uncle for the dough while sure, the Maritime Commission goosing's good! will spend the few dollars re-1 A letter mailing service has sprung up in Shagaramus, Trinidad, which may be the beginning of a new rack­ et. Crews of Alcoa vessels hit­ ting this port state that a local Customs man has been contacting ships promising to mail the crew's letters for a small fee, but neglects to carry out his promise. One Alcoa crewmember reports having lost six letters containing ten dollars through his reliance on this service. . To avoid what may be a swindle, crews are urged to route all mail through their Pursers to insure its safe de­ livery. Friday. May 16, 1947 More Shipping Ruies Explained By The New York Dispatcher (Editor's note: To clear up mis­ understandings and misinter­ pretations of the shipping rules, a short series of articles con­ cerning the rules that come in for the most discussion and trouble has been prepared by Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dis­ patcher, New York Branch. The first article dealt with the shipping rules in general, the second with shipping rule Number 14, and today, I'ules 29 and 30.) By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK — Last week I dwelt on shipping rule 14 and pointed out that there was no three day trial period in which to regain a shipping card. I also mentioned the fact that the rules covering this are on the back of the assignment cards, and they must be followed to insure smooth operations and ship assignments. Two more rules that come in for much abuse are those per­ taining to promotion aboard ship. They are shipping rules 29 and 30. These rules go hand in hand and the failure to read and fully understand both rules often causes trouble. Rule 29 reads: "Any man may be promoted on a ship providing he is capable of performing the duties required, but he must make one complete trip before promotion." OFTEN VIOLATED This ru'e is one of the most violated and misused of them all, as many men stop here and rush off for their promotion. The rule means that any man may be promoted on the„ship if vessels to the various operators. ' ^ he has made one complete trip Here are some suggestions for and has the endorsements for making Liberty ships almost as that particular promotion, but comfortable aa the old "Hogs" „EHBEHT JANSEN Several meeings were held| Results of the strike are car- that promotion must be from a that were built some twenty during the next 10 days with a ried in another LOG item, so years earlier and of which the CHICAGO—Shipping is again final meeting on the 9th. Still j we won't go into any further demen who designed the Libertys on the upgrade here, and we the company would not give an, tails. However, it should be evidently never heard tell. have quite a few men around. noted that the SIU members on inch. LAME DUCKS The SS City of Grand Rapids, After the ship came in Friday the Clipper responded 100 per Extend the midship hou.sing which is now fitting out in Bennight, the crewmembers were in­ cent like true Seafarers. all the way out on both sides ton Harbor, is calling for her The company was badly sur­ formed of the company's stand. to eliminate the outside midship crew and will make her first trip So they immediately packed, prised to see the men set up port and starboard passageways of the season on June 20. walked off the ship, and set up picketlines in a space of 30 min­ on the main deck. utes with every Clipper crewComing into this port during picketlines around the dock. These passageways are as use­ the week were the SS Penobscot member participating. Members of the ILA, who were less as a lame duck congressman. and the SS Sultana. Once again the militancy and Several driving cars off the Clipper, ob- .the strength of the SIU on the By putting doors on both ends The Georgian Bay of the inside passageways you Lite's SS North American will served the picketline by stopping Lakes was demonstrated by this serve the same purpose. fjrst trip out of Chi- the cars right there. quick job action. Many of these Full cooperation and support Seafarers had never walked a When the sea kicks up and gggg QJ.J ]y[ay 23 with a voyage to it's necessary to dog the forward j Holland, Michigan Tulip Fes- was given the Seafarers strike by picketline before, but they sure rated job. This means it docs not doors, you may pass through the^^j^gj the ILA members, and we owe learned fast! apply to Wipers, Messmen or Or­ our thanks to Brother John boat deck passageway and climb, ^f^er a long layup, the SS When the strike started, the dinary seamen. This is made down the forward ladder which Michigan is again going into op- Brzek, president of ILA Local men didn't know that it would clear in rule 30 which reads: is what everybody does anyway. I g;.ation. She's a sandboat, and 815. be over in less than two day.s, "Ordinary Seamen, Wipers and By extending the housing to ^ m g„ y,g ^g^ gji.. Even though the Milwaukee but tliey were prepared for a Messmen must not be promoted eliminate the outside passage- field strip which is being worked Port Council of the AFL Mari­ good long strike if necessary to on board vessel, but must come ways, you get extra large, airy g^ ^g^ time Trades Department has not secure their legitimate demands. off and register at next rating be­ foc'sles like those we had be­ as yet been chartered, the Coun­ This is the way any beef should fore being permitted to sail at MILWAUKEE CLIPPER fore these bright boys of the cil went into action immediately be won. After every attempt to next highest rating." hooligan navy dreamed up the' ^ ^^-ike was called against the upon notification of the SIU settle an issue fails, job action is If all men would read rule 30 nightmare of crew accommoda- gpgj.gtors of the Milwaukee Clip- strike. I the only recourse. after reading number 29, most of tions for Liberty ships. operates out of Milthe difficulties would be avoided. It makes clear the fact that un­ rated men cannot be promoted seat all of the crew' at once— sengers aboard ship. something which our contracts, the war, she operated The only time promotions of call for but which isn't possible g^ Chicago as an excursion unrated men are allowed aboard under the present setup. i^^jp ^ t^^p daily The SS Petroiite of the Ma- beautiful city when we were for­ ship is during an emergency, and Then, too, the small pantry ^g Milwaukee. Now she's back thiasen Tanker Corporation was tunate enough to visit you on even in these cases the promoted between the crew mess and the g^ ^ler year round run across men should report to the Hall as miles at sea when the terrific April 7th and 8th. old guncrew mess should be Lake Michigan, soon as possible in the first port blasts and explosions rocked the "We pray that our Heavenly reached. moved to the forward end of Negotiations with the Clipper city of Texas City, Texas. Father, in his mercy will com­ the guncrew mess resulting in gpgrators, the Wisconcin-MichiBAD PRACTICE •With amazement and horror fort those of your citizens who an even larger messroom that g^^ gS Company, have been the crew listened to the radio Taking promotions aboard ship are bereaved and will heal and will be as comfortable as any dragging on for months with no reports of the catastrophe that when a man is violating the ship­ afloat today. comfort those who are wounded progress being made in the drawhad overtaken the Texas water­ ping rules is definitely not i:i ENLARGE GALLEY and injured." , ' ing up of a new agreement. Finfront city. It was with cold shiv­ the union spirit. Not only that, The galley could be substanticlipper management ers that they remembered being although most men are unaware aUy enlarged simply by extendthat they would go along tied up at a pier in the center of it, they are leaving themselves mg It forward to eliminate the the rest of the passeiigei of the disaster area only a week wide open for charges to be forward thwartships passageway operators. earlier. placed against them. and moving the door to the port ^fter the signing of the D & C, Members whose gear has In addition to this, the accep­ Deeply touched by the dis­ side. There still remains the af- Georgian Bay, Bob-Lo, and C & been held for more than three tance of an undue promotion can aster that had taken place, the ter passageway for communicat- g contracts, which set up the mean the loss of a job to some­ months in the fourth floor crew of the SIU ship got together ing between port and staiboaid. 44.hour week pattern for Lakes one who has fully qualified him­ baggage room of the New Finally, on those Libertys that passenger boats, another meet- and collected $106.00 to be sent self for the job. do not have a saloon pantry, one jng was arranged with the Mil- to the relief of the city as an York Hall are advised to call At the present time with ship­ expression of - their sympathy. should be installed. It's more waukee Clipper owners, for it immediately, or notify ping good, jobs can be taken off work for the saloon messman to At this meeting, the SIU NeIn the letter which accom­ the Hall where they wish it the board with little difficulty, carry his gear back and for- gotiating committee flatly turn- panied the money, the crew but when jobs become scarce en­ sent. ward to the crew dishwasher ed down the company's offer of stated: forcement of the shipping rules than it would be for him to wash a six m«nth's contract with other Crowded conditions make "The sum of $106.00 was col­ will tighten, especially those his own. He serves only ten demands refused, lected and subscribed by the it impossible to hold gear concerning shipboard promotion. people and it would be a cinch On the next day, April 30, a crew and some of the officers of longer thai^ three months. All The best way to avoid any dif­ for him to wash his own gear shipboard meeting was held the SS Petroiite as an expression ficulties or the possibilities of effects remaining unclaimed if he had the facilities to do so. abord the Clipper at Muskegon, of our sympathy in your disaster. charges being levelled at you is after three months will be Both the crew messman and and the assembled crewmembers It was with stunned horror that to prepare for that time now by the dishwasher could then serve gave the company a 10-day we heard the announcement of sent to the owner's home via learning the provisions of the the crew and both pitch in and chance (until May 9) to meet the catastrophe while miles at express collect. shipping rules. wash the gear, just as they did the SIU demands or else they sea. It is a good union man who Gear without addresses under the old setup, with the re- would strike the Clipper. The "We shall never forget the knows his union rules and con­ will be disposed of otherwise. suit that the crew would get a|company was notified of this ac- friendly atmosphere nor the stitution and follows them to the hell of a lot better service with tion. warm hearted hospitality of your letter. Clipper Strike Once Again Showed Militant Spirit Of The Great Lakes Seafarers Petroiite Crewmen Remember Blasted Texas City As 'Friendly' Unclaimed Gear �Friday, May 16, 1947 Vessels On Move In Buffalo As Ice Is Broken By FRANK MOHAN THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina NAM'S Promised Poad To Freedom'Only Leads To The Open Shop And Slavery For The Worker By LOUIS GOFFIN izing into unions and through our unity forcing the employer to part with some of the wealth we, the workers, have created. But like the little boy in the sandpile, he doesn't want to share any of his toys. The other six points of the NAM'S program concern certain rights that the union workers .should have in their unions, but by the time they finish relating their seven points the rights of union men have been transferred to the employer. If they insi.st upon continual lefei t rice to freedom and democ­ racy, let them look at the SIU and the SUP. Our membership has these rights through demo­ cratic rank and file control and no one has ever been "coerced" into joining the SIU. For the knowledge of the NAM, the road to freedom has been open to us for over ten years. When the Wagner Labor Rela­ tions Act was passed, it was then that the American worker came out of his .slavery and not through any efforts of the employer or the NAM. PROFITS FIRST The National Association of Manufacturers which claims to be truly American is being trai­ torous to the American people. In its greed to get higher profits it is willing to sacrifice the work­ er on the open shop alter. Through their lying and de­ ceitful articles in the bosses' press, they are trying to swing the axe on American labor, but it's going to take them moi-e than that to succeed. If you haven't read a news­ paper recently you are probably unaware that a road to freedom has been opened to you. A road We know that articles in de­ to freedom for the American fense of unionism will not be worker with the grand opening printed in the big newspapers, and tape cutting ceremonies be­ we do know, however, that ing held up only for a lack of through our labor papers the She was ably assisted by a workers anxious to take the road. truth will be known. John Roen tug, and the 36 ves­ Of course the reason for the We also know that the Amer­ sels which had been frozen in lack of eager travelers to take ican worker will not fall for the for several days, both arriving this road is due to the dubious odorous dish prepared by the and departing, were finally on character of the road's planners employers and their political —the National Association of stooges. the move. Manufacturers. No thanks, Mr. employer and Now, a steady stream of ves­ the N.A.M, for your invitation to So, finding themselves lacking sels heavily laden with iron ore the "road to freedom," we have in volunteers, the boys of the and grain are moving into the NAM have decided to force the already found our road and it Harbor with a minimum of de­ workers down the road to free­ doesn't lead to the open shop. lay owing to the ice conditions. dom through compulsory legisla­ If the wind doesn't shift again, tion enacted by their puppets in Washington. freezing up the ice once more, In the meantime, to soften up things should keep on moving in the workers and make the road this port. a little softer to the feet, the Na­ Sailing on these Great Lakes tional Association of Manufac­ breeds as hardy a race of sea­ turers has been placing full page By J. M. (WINDY) WALSH day an average of six hours pei- the ;"acti()nai'y congre.ss, we can men as any in the world. Cer­ advertisements in the newspapers day. Do not for one minute think e.xpect to be number one on his tainly, the unsettled weather con­ extolling the virtues of the "road In the past, a good many of that the boss is not carefully offensive. We can, and must, us have been prone to look up­ ditions on the Lakes in early to freedom." keeping records of every action lorstall hi.m by being union men. Spring and Fall are as tough as on the SIU agreements as in­ that we perform aboard his In their advertisements, paid In every other trade, as in any other place, and lot tough­ struments forged merely for our ships. for by the big corporations, this one, the union 'man is look­ er than most areas. protection against the boss, to seven points are listed which He has done it in the past and ed upon as the best in the game. be invoked when it served our they grace with the title of "A GOOD BUNCH for sure he will in the future. A mark of distinction that is purpose, and ignored if it was Bill of Rights for the Worker." against our selfish interests. Not only are these Lakes sail­ WATCHING AND WAITING applied by most officers aboard The first is the right for any ship that I know is the remai'k: ors hardy, but they're as good a Such one-sided thoughts must Today, in a flurry of export "They are SIU men." man to get a job whether ho bunch of shipmates as you could not be allowed to survive, if we shipping, the shipowner has as­ belongs to a union or not. Everything we have has been wish to sail with. A number of ourselves wish to survive the sumed an air of bene\'olence. won on the bricks, across the these men have benefitted con­ inevitable anti - labor legislation AWFULLY WORRIED table and on the ships. We must siderably from the gains won for due soon from our Representa­ This bothers the NAM greatly. tives and Senators in Washing­ protect ourselves and live up to them by the militant actions of PfAPy... AIM... They are awfully worried about our agreements. It is serious, the SIU. ton. you and me getting a job and no matter how lightly we take In the eyes of the law an Although a good number ot having to join a horrid union. it now. them are sailing on unorganized They want us to be free men to agreement is a legal contract So. boys, bear in mind that the ships, still a large percentage of choose. the job we want without binding upon each party to the extent set forth in the body of Bosun is living up to the Agree­ these Lakes seamen are mem­ being "coerced" by a union. the contract. Under our agree­ ment when he peps you up a bers of the AFL just waiting for This from an organization ments we have certain privileges little or holds you to twenty the day when an election can whose reputation for union-bust­ guaranteed us. minutes for coffee. be held aboard their ships, and ing, labor-hating and profitsThere are certain duties im­ He is living up to the agree­ they can register their choice of greed is only too well known to posed upon us. both v.uitten and ment which is our protection as a union bargaining agent. union men. understood. These obligations long as we fulfill our obligations When that time comes, they This is the same bunch that must be met by each and every under it. will mark their ballot for the spent thousands of dollars and member while aboard ship, if FOOLING YOURSELF SIU in order to win the best con­ successfully smashed price con- we are to continue as the most tracts and conditions on the trol so we could have the free- powerful force in maritime, This serves his aims as it creates Bear in mind. also, that you Lakes. dom to pay twice as much for How foolish is the crewmem- an atmosphere of friendly laborhurting the company one food and clothing. ber who brags about "sticking relations; but never forget that' bit when vou get drunk and The first point, the right to get the company." He must be feeble the minute this boom is over and | chop up furniture, smash dishes, a job whether a man belongs to minded to reason in such a man- the real shipping competition throw food away and raise hell general a union or not, is a laugh. That's ner. for each violation of the starts, he will start looking for ways and means of eliminating 1 r ,• contract, both in the letter and all we need Brothers. You are only fooling vourself, excess costs. j , We know from experience 'he spirit, serves to forge tools and piling up a mass of evidence We are certain to be his major that may someday come tumbwhat it means if this becomes foi" use by the employer. target. With ample support from ling down on your head. the law. First it would mean that HELPING THE OPERATOR the employer gains the right to Each such action is strengthshipowners hand in At the payoff of the SS King employ any one he chooses and negotiations, Hathaway in Port Arthur this that means the immediate negotiations it is not alweek, the crew pitched in and loading of all union employees to ^,3^^ ^^e best argument that donated a total of $37.00 to the be replaced with finks. Seafarers in the Galveston Ma­ The employer also gains the ^.-ins the point, just as in poker rine Hospital. right to cut the wages and work-'the best hand does not always {Continued from Page 1) strike the siiips whenever necesthe pot. Those contributing to the re­ ing conditions through threats of Finally, General Manager RaA' firing now that he has no union Pressure can force the best cuperating members of the SIU always received hand to diop out. Pressure on Van Beckum agreed to the SIU ',the best wages and were: L. G. Colon, J. Parker, B. to contend with. conditions on the part of the boss can consist contract terms which were then Lakes, and we have the best Fouler, H. Wall, G. Muirhead, D. ROAD BACK of countering every demand of submitted to the membership contracts. We intend to keep it Cesser, R. Kerhley, A. Stanton Then, through this freedom ours with a carefully tabulated for ratification. After member­ that way, and this action of the and F. Otves, each two dollars. given the worker, the boss would list of the misdeeds of our va- ship approval, a further meeting Seafarers aboard the Milwaukee The following members con­ gradually push back working rious union brothers aboard at 3 P.M. Sunday was necessary Clipper further proves our point. tributed one dollar apiece: A. conditions to the days of the ship. to sign the new agreement. "Our white caps are oil" to the Longe, A. Smith, B. Hager, T. Coolidge era, when there was If we ask for increases in militant Brothers on the Clipper Tobiassen, D. C. Crockett, J. A. tremendous prosperity for the linen, for example, they can Service will be resumed on the who had guts enough to go out Robillard, R. A. Barrett, V. Ro- bosses and misery for the work­ show where our crewmembers Clipper with the scheduled 11:55 and fight for their demands. We male, C. Wilson, G. Maher, ers. are using towels for rags, mops, P.M. trip to Muskegon tonight. also owe a debt to our AFL O'Tere, M. Dellane, A. Aubin, We will have gained "freedom" etc. Great Lakes District Secretary- Brothers in the Longshoremen. T. Heaton, D. Cavanaugh, J. and the employer will have gain­ If we ask for food increase Treasurer Fred Farnen praised John Brzek, Milwaukee ILA Viladesan, A. Silver, Smyth and ed his unmolested profits. they can counter with proof of. the strikers for their militant job president, as well as other AFL G. Bloemanl We know, and the bosses know, wastefulness, pilfering and other action, and stated, "It's high time affiliates in the Port Council, Meanwhile, up in Boston, that the only way the American forms of destruction. the shipowners realized that the went down the line 100 percent If we ask for better working SIU is here to stay on the Lakes, with the SIU, and they have our Mario Albei^o donated three worker has been able to gain high dollars to the Brothers in the wages and good working condi­ conditions aboard ship, they can and that if they don't agree to thanks from the bottom of our we'll heart.s," concluded Farnen. tions has been through his organ- show where we are working to- our legitimate riemand.s, Brighton Marine Hospital. BUFFALO — Arriving in this port last Friday, May 9, the gov­ ernment ice breaker SS Mack­ inaw has done a swell job of breaking up the huge ice pack . outside Buffalo Harbor. Collective Bargaining Is Two-Way Street, The Union Must Keep Its Obligations, Too X Seafarers Give Helping Hand To III Brothers Brief Strike Wins Seafarers New Milwaukee Clipper Contract �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 16. 1647 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Camera Nabs Lafitte's Overtime Pirate Schuyler Crew Charges CG Disregards Seamen's Safety The United States Coast Guard's apparent disregard of the welfare and safety of American merchant seamen has drawn stern censure from the crew of the SS Philip Schuyler * 2 Character at rail of the SS Jean LaFitte is not fishing. Apparent not knowing he was being watched through porthole by alert Messman with camera, the Chief Mate paints way. 2 Just so there'd bo no mistake. Messman gets up behind the Mate just as he swishes a brushload of paint. Now there's no denying the guy was chiseling on the Deck Department. Chief Mate Mars Voyage To Far East The SS Jean LaFitte pulled into New York last week to wind up what crewmembers described as a "good trip." The V/aterman vessel was out four months on a run that in­ cluded stops at San Pedro, Man­ ila, Shanghai, Masinloc, Singa­ pore, Port Sweatenham, Penang, Aden and Port Said. A1 hands agreed there was a good crew aboard, with particu­ lar plaudits going to the Deck Department. The LaFitte's skip­ ^ The piratical paint job over. Chief Mate E. S. Albert slips away while Messman completes his photographic rec­ ord of the incident. Me.iter has been turned over to the Union. Good Deal One of the most difficult tasks in connection with writ­ ing is finding a spot for pub­ lication. The task, however, has been made easier for Sea­ farers who have written—or are about to write—stories or articles v/ith a salt water tang. An arrangement has been made with a reputable agency of authors' represen­ tatives, who will read your material without any charge. If the stuff has possibilities it will be brought to the at­ tention of publishers for pos­ sible sale. Send your manuscripts— typewritten, of course — to Carl Cowl, c/o Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N. Y. Enclose a stamped envelope, addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script is not up to snuff. per, Captain Fred C. McNaught, drew a round of applause for his cooperation with the crew. Sev­ eral of the crew said the skipper was "the best we ever sailed with." Only thing that marred an otherwise clean record through­ out the voyage was the presence of the Chief Mate, who pirated overtime rightfully belonging to the members of the Deck Gang. The Chiefs painting piracy was reported to the Union, by James Marshall, Deck Delegate. Bridge Invades Foc'sle; Wears Crown King Still King is But no Thomas W. tops as the still the champ!—or the champ is still King! matter how you look at it, the fact is that King, an AB out of West Virginia, still rates best bridge player in the maritime indus­ try. His mastery of that cardt game is fast becoming a legend you guys aren't hep to the jive), the Bosun was leading by 1800 in shipboard gossip. points. On the return voyage King's latest successful defense Taylor took the lead at the end of his title was made aboard the of the 150th rubber. SS Bessemer Victory during a re­ By the time the Bessemer hit cent trip to Bremen and return. New York, the contest was along Three of his shipmates—no mean hands themselves — who had in the 193rd rubber, and King, who had been pacing liimself heard of his prowess with the carefully throughout the game, cards threw down a challenge .stepped into the lead by 1500 that no real king.—certainly not points. There was less than 5000 a Thomas King—would side step. points difference between the INTERNATIONAL GAME high and low scores, which. King The Bessemer Victory got un­ pointed out, was very close for der way. So did the bridge game. a pivot game as long as this one. An international air surrounded KING WINS the contest. Matching skills with The order of the finish at the Brother King were E. Smet, Bo­ trip's windup was thus; first. sun, of Antwerp, Belgium; Robert King, second, Taylor; third, Taylor, Chief Electrician, of Ma- Hixlge, and fourth, Smet. lone, N. Y.; and Ted Hodge, Deck King was still king. And the Maintenance, of New Zealand. Seafarer bridge-enthusiast, who In describing the course of the began sailing in 1925, and who contest. Brother King had a between shipping dates makes mountain of labor for the LOG shoresided bridge players look reporter's savvy of bridge is con­ sick, looked forward to more fined to a working knowledge he challenges to his skill. He has received during a visit to the no fears about being defeated, dentist. <• however. He figures he can take King revealed that^ on arrival them all. in Bremen, after 80 rubbers "It's just in the cards," he (something like an inning, in case bpined. The Schuyler men said they at Key West, Fla., so that he were "convinced" that a feeling could receive proper professional of antagonism is responsible for care and the benefit of x-ray fa­ the Coast Guard's altitude tow­ cilities. At the last moment, the Coast ard merchant seamen. They be­ Guard radioed the Schuyler that lieve, too, that the further apart the two groups are, the better Pritchett's case "was not consid­ conditions will be for the seamen. ered an emergency" and refused In a signed statement released further aid in the matter, it is to the boarding Patrolman when charged in the crow's statement. As a result, Pritchett had to the ship pulled into New Orleans recently, the crew took the Coast remain aboard ship until the Guard to task for its retraction Schuyler arrived in New Orleans of a promise to effect the trans­ eight days after the accident. MORE IMPORTANT fer to shore of an injured crewCommenting on the reversal member aboard the Schuyler. The Coast Guard's turn-about in of attitude the crew's statement attitude came after all plans had said, "That arm belonged to been completed aboard the Pritchett. He might like to use Schuyler to have the man remov­ it for the rest, of his life . . . Does the Coast Guard consider the ed for shoreside treatment. American Merchant Marine as PRITCHETT HURT Roy Pritchett, Oiler, aboard necessary to the welfare of the the Schuyler, was the man whose citizens of the United States as injuries resulted in the crew's it does its own department? '"If they do, do they imagine statement. Pritchett, who is also a licrtised electrician, was re­ they are inspiring the confidence quested to examine the motor of of the great body of taxpayers the galley blower. He was ac­ who support the subway sailors companied by the Chief Engineer. and make the Coast Guard pos­ While Pritchett was preparing to sible . . . "We, the members of the examine the motor, the engine room skylight fell down on his crew," the statement continued, arm, inflicting a severe break, "are more convinced than ever that there is nothing but a feel­ the crew's statement said. Everything possible to render ing of antagonism on behalf of first aid and make the injured the Coast Guard for the Merch­ Seafarer comfortable was done ant Marine and the further aboard ship. The Captain signal­ away we are from them, the bet­ ed the Coast Guard for aid and ter off we will be. "This separation can be accom­ a cutter was dispatched to the scene. Then, a life boat was plished by our united and dili­ dropped over the side to pick up gent effort. We have a war rec­ morphine with which to east the ord to be proud of. If the Coast severe pain Pritchett was suffer­ Guard didn't match it, now is the time for them to make amends ing. Arrangements were made not widen a breach that will ul­ aboard the Schuyler to have the timately sign their own "death men sent to a shoreside hospitaU knell," the statement concluded. THE BELL RINGS FOR CHOW Meal-lime on the SS Alexander G. Bell is a looked for event. Sealed around sumptuously laden table are several of the wellfed Seafarers crew. At left side of table, from front to rear, are Barney Henkly and Arvid Gylland. On the right, same order, p.re Clifford Clousse, John Schupsticks. Eddie Kopka and Carlyle C. Kirk. Responsible for the bell-ringing menus are Steward Hoss McKinnie. Chief Cook Benny Calliorina and Delegate Jimmy Dayton. Meals include such delectables as oyster eocktail, sliced chicken and veal steak, grilled to order. �Friday, May IB, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief PILOT BUTTE. Aug. 29. 1946 —Chairman L. A. Connors; Sec­ retary L. T. Higgins. Deck Dele­ gate asked why fruits were be­ ing left out to rot. instead of putting out just enough for one night. Water fountain repair necessary. Baker asked to make more pies and cakes. Suggestion to see Chief Mate about securing buckets. Lux soap, lye and equipment to clec,n heads at next port. Stew­ ard to put a better brand of coffee aboard. List of fines for various offenses drawn up and approved by all. t 4. 4. ALCOA PLANTER, March 31—Chairman Russel; Secre­ tary Henry B. Snelling. Deck Delegate reported all okay. En­ gine Delegate reported that the First Assistant is tight on the overtime. New Business: Crew asked Steward for explanation on the sudden shorta,ge of fresh foods. Steward claimed he had made requisition for stores, but they were not put aboard. Mo­ tion carried for each depart­ ment delegate to draw up a Good and Welfare list for his department. member of Deck Gang is not living up to union principles. Bosun requested no discrimina­ tion be made between full book and pro book members. Stew­ ard spoke on departmental du­ ties saying that all departments only do work assigned to them and that no overtime be done without authorization. Mo­ tions carried: All crewmembers to keep library clean, and in order. Fruit juices to be served according to crew's wishes. 4. 4. 4. Someone Played A Chicken Trick The oratorical wizards of hi.-tory paled in comparison when the Bessemer Victory's Chief Cook made an impassioned plea for the return of what was re­ ferred to as his "puloined pan." Said pan disappeared in Brem­ en recently, and the cookie is pretty much put out about it. Making the loss more irksome was the fact that the pan, at the JOHN W.^ BURGESS, April time of its disappearance, was 16—Chairman John Coppers; amply covered with several Secretary Frank Webb. Mo­ chickens. tions carried: to elect one Though it may sound amusing, member from each department the crew stood to lose most on to keep crew recreation room the chicken deal. Seems like in shape, each man to serve there'd be less of the winged one week; all crewmembejs are to wear shirts and trousers food to go around on the return trip. in messhall; cups to be return­ 4. 4. 4. ed to sink and butts to be kept HASTINGS, April 13—Chair­ off deck. Repairs to be made man Philingame; Secretary as per list submitted. Burns. Report made by Shay on purchase of washing ma­ chine. Reagan to receive money left from purchase of wash­ ing machine. Motions carried: to have each Department dele­ gate make up "beef list" to be 4. 4. 4. presented to Captain and Pa­ NATHANIEL CURRIER, trolman; to have sufficient April 12—Chairman R. Maston; amount of blankets brought Secretary R. Cummings. Deck aboard. An investigation is to and Engine departments re­ be made of fact that there is port no beefs. Steward Dele­ one messman for crew's mess. gate asks who is to collect Ch. Quarters to be cleaned up after Cook's wages while he was sick payoff. and unable to attend to his duties. Motion carried to re­ quest Patrolman to choose ship's delegate at time of sign­ ing on. as per shipping rules. All soiled and torn linen, also all Army towels, to be removed and replaced with proper lin­ % % a, ens. Request and repair lists SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. to be turned in and acted upon April 20—Chairman R. Hayes; before new crew signs on. Secretary B. Watson. Purpose of meeting is to effect change 4" 4" 4" ROBERT M. T. HUNTER. of foc'sles for watches, so as Feb. 5—Chairman M. E. Pappato have Quartermaster. AB. dakis; Secretary M. Kilmark. Cardeckman and QS on same No beefs in Deck and Engine watch occupy same room. A departments. Steward reports vote was taken on proposed Night Cook and Baker refused change by men who stand to attend meeting. Steward also watches, and change was to be reports ships is using 16 lbs. made by 9 to 5 vote. Objection sugar daily, and since company raised over which foc'sle was to only put 900 lbs. aboard, sup­ be occupied by who. and sug­ ply must be considered. Same gestion to decide by drawing for coffee. Motions carried: to slips was not accepted. De­ check on list of supplies and cided to refer this question to replenish same to last for en­ New Orleans Patrolman for his tire trip; to post notices in ad­ advice, final decision to rest vances of meetings, according with the crew. to rules. 4 4 JONATHAN GROUT. April 4. 4. 4. ROBERT M. T. HUNTER. 20—Chairman Held; Secretary Feb. 23—Chairman M. E. PapAustin. Minutes of previous padakis; Secretary Tom Wil­ meeting read and accepted. En­ gine delegate reported all liams. Engine Delegate states okay v/ith exception that one brother had lost tripcard ap­ plication, and there is an in­ sufficient supply of soaps and powders. Stewards department okay., Deck Delegate reported gangway watch was knocked off in Hamburg. Germany. 4 4 4 CITY OF ALMA, Mr. 23— Chairman Sullivan; Secretary Foucek. All Engine depart­ ment quarters, heads and show­ ers to be painted out. Night Cook and Baker to be moved to a room where he has a chance to sleep, portholes to be changed to glass in all unli­ censed quarters. New crew not to sign on until repairs have been made. snu-iM susjfiEss! • 4 4 4 CHARLES WARFIELD, (date not noted)—Chairman E. L. de Parlier; Secretary R. N. White. Minutes of previous meeting read and accepted. Election of departmental delegates. Mo­ tions carried: to continue clean­ ing of recreation room as in previous voyage; to have crew's ice box removed from recrea­ By HANK tion room; to obtain electric Washington News Item. Alay 12: The Maritime CommisKion mixing machine in Baltimore supported today a measure to give wartime merchant seamen for use in galley; and to have benefits similar to those granted to armed service personnel under vessel sprayed and properly fumigated upon arrival in Bal­ the GI Bill of Rights including education. But both the War and Navy Departments opposed the bill. The measure, by Representa­ timore, tive J. Hardin Peterson, Democrat of Florida, is modeled after one 4 4 4 JAMES SMITH, April 13— approved by the House Merchant Marine Committee last season. Chairman J. Petro; Secretary It would eliminate, however, some sections objected to in that bill, Ray Brown. Delegates reports such as loans, civil service preference in jobs, merchant marine read and accepted. Chairman hospital care for non-war service as well as war-connected disabil­ Payments toward education complimented crew for keep­ ities, and 'benefits to dependents. ing messhall in clean condition; would be lowered . . . Well, it looks to us that this bill will not also cautioned crew to keep have much meat to it, after all. It will be just a gesture of praise cups and glasses clean for and educational reward—especially v.-hen the bill leaves out hos­ watch following thenr. Sug­ pital care, etc. We wonder why the War Department and the Navy gested that ship's laundry be Department are so courageously stubborn and technical with what left clean at all times, and that the Merchant Marine should or should not get. Maybe it's just passageway paint work be kept their peace-time nerves boiling over into everybody's business, or something? as clean as possible. CUT and RUN 4 4 4 4 ALEXANDER G. BELL, Mar. 16—Chairman Lader; Secretary McKinnie. Motion carried: to refre to Patrolman question whether utility pantryman should have overtime for work which Steward says is routine in nature. Other motions car­ ried: to turn off all fans when on watch; to have Chief Mate put mushrooms in working con­ dition; to have sanitary men sweep recreation room daily; officers lo be informed that they are lo return their dishes and cups to the pantry when finished with them. TliOlTCTTHESlU.^ TtoreCT YOURSELF.^ 4 4 Well, Pefe King. Ihe happy cook, sailed a week or so ago lo ihe land of Italy. Bon trip to you, Pete . . . George Meaney. the volunteer organizer grabbed a ship too, leaving us a prom­ ise that he'll write a. few newsy letters about the trip and shipmates . . . Our shipmate. Brother Spurgeon Woodruff, and his mustache, are on a ship right now—headed for South Africa. Also aboard is his and our shipmate. Chips Einar Hansen. Let's hear from you guys . . . That little oldtimer. Bosun Joe Felton, just came in from a trip a. few weeks ago . . . Bosun Herman Christensen shipped out recently but re­ gretting that his shipmate Pete Gvozdich was out on some other ship instead of in port for a trip together again . . . Sam Luttrell just came in with his sense of humor and variety oF stories . . . Steward Eddie Kasnowsky just came in from a trip to the West Coast. He's ready to grab another ship—this time to Texas—and try to get his long-delayed case of working gear, etc., which some company keeps forgetting about. 4 4 4- Brother Joseph De George, the mustached ex-bartender, is contemplating a voyage after realizing that a landlubbing job doesn't pay anymore. Joe confessed that he discussed and proved to his wife that he was better off going to sea. Brother Joe con­ fessed that he had a possible good deal with some noiseless type­ writers which one of his pals could not sell in some other part of the country. Anyway, Brother Joe and his shipmate Chuck will probably be out on a ship soon, retelling their wartime ex­ periences 'as they did to us this week—humorous stories about shipmates and situations during the war which will always bring the laughs and go good with any beers or any crew of shipmates . . . Brother William Thornton, who confessed that he is some­ times called Wild Bill, dropped in to say hello and to thank us for wishing his mother swift recovery to her illness last year down in North Carolina. Brother Bill promised us he would write a letter or two when he's out on his trip—so we could brigh'6en up our column once in awhile. Okay. Bill, take it easy novK, When you Brothers come back from those long trips get yourselves acquainted with what happened while you were gone. Read the back issues of the LOG. Find out what's new-«» so you don't get fouled up before you ship again. �Pager TmtOIre TH:E SB AtBA JP E R' S SWASHBUCKLING 'Skull And Bones' Rattles Roswell Victory's Crewmen To the Editor: This is written with hopes of weeding out the flunkies who have been riding merchant ships in various jobs (or positions in this case) with no other purpose than to make life miserable for seamen. The crew of this ship, the SS Roswell Victory, feel they would be letting their SIU Brothers down if they didn't register a beef about this undesirable and unlearned (and several unprint­ able words) so-called purser we have aboard. We have found this man to be a habitual liar. He is unable to perform his routine duties, such You dare not go to him with any of your minor ailments, as he goes to the medicine chest, and picks at random without hav­ ing any ideas as to what he is giving you. It is a fact that he gave one of the boys a bottle of hot sauce for a laxative. How the hot sauce got into the medi­ cine chest no one knows. And why the Captain allows him to continue this attempt at "mass murder," no one has yet" quite figui-ed out. In regard to Patrolman Ray Sweeney's question in the Feb. 28 issue of the LOG on the mat­ ter of cockroach .spraying in mess halls I should like to say that I think if a man sprays the messhalls, staterooms, etc., he is en­ titled to overtime. But if a man just sprays mess rooms—well, hell, it only takes five minutes. It all comes back to the fact that a Union man is the best man on a job. He gives capital a day's work and in re­ turn he wants a full day's pay. Under the circumstances men­ tioned in Ray's article, I can't say exactly. I don't know the Stew­ ard, but I feel that a lot of messmen nowadays don't want to do the day's work they're paid for. If those guys just worked five minutes to do the spraying job in the messrooms, I really don't believe it should be overtime. But if they sprayed longer and after their regular eight hours of work, it is, and they should be entitled to, overtime. I believe . the SIU-SUP is a good Union for this reason—it is fair with the steamship companies, although the companies are far from bel^ fair with us. Jim "Chick" Sharp Houston, Texas LAFITTE IN PHILIPPINES It I The Waterman vessel relaxes in placid waters while chrome ore is loaded aboard at Masinloc, Zambalis, which contains one of the largasl chrome ore deposits in the world. This photo, taken March 8 last, was submitted by Seafarer James Marshall, Deck Maintenance on the LaFitle. Isthmian Crew Slaps Treatment Dispensed By Union-Hating Mate as handling the slopchest, which Seafarer Hospitalized he opens whenever he damn In Eyansville, Ind. pleases. He completely disregards the wishes and the well-being To the Editor: of the crew. After making' a trip on the SS St. Augustine Victory, an Isth­ "DOCTOR." TOO mian ship, I am here to rest up As if that were not enough, he for awhile. No beefs on the seiwsuddenly decides he is a "doc­ ice here. tor," though he doesn't even have To the Editor: JEAN a pharmacist's certificate. He has no knowledge of medicine or medical terms and can't even give you a shot without making a big blunder. There is one thing, however, that he is damn good at—too damn good. That is juggling the slopchest (in case you haven't already guessed it, it always is to his advantage.) In case the To the Editor: company doesn't remove this The Deck Gang of the William character from the payroll, be Tilghman calls attention of the alerted by this letter. membership to the union-hating Beware of the purser at present Mate of this Isthmian line scow. aboard the SS Roswell Victory He claims to be a member of the of the Robin Lines. MMP, but we doubt this very H. E. Perlinson much. In a picture of the characteris­ tics of this individual, you would BROTHER GIVES OPINION ON INSECT SPRAYING Friday, May 16. 1947 LOG WITHOUT THIS' Would like for you to send me the LOG at my home address in Mt. Vernon, Ind. We had a lot of trouble at the payoff in Mobile on April 8, but I think everything was straight­ see him running around the deck, shouting at the top of his voice ened out okay. to the Bosun and sailors: "Turn Howard M. Lewis the men to at 8 o'clock . . . I'll Marine Hospital log you five for one . . . I'll take you to the old man." To the Evansville, Ind. Log-A-Rhythms Bosun he would scream, "Work them sons of up to 5 o'clock." He made a general nuisance of himself, and nearly drove the gang to the point of open re­ bellion. COLD POTATO Apparently the lives of the sailors mean nothing to him. He has violated every safety pre­ caution laid down by the com­ pany and which every man had to sign. He can and should be held responsible for at least -five men being. hurt, two of whom had to be sent to the hospital in Bombay. These same men, after being hurt, were turned to again and again. He has openly discriminated against two men, one of whom returned from the hospital with his discharge stating, "Fit for sailing, but not fit to work until wound is healed." This man was broke out on his watch below to stand a four-hour wheel watch so that the men on the 8-12 could work four hours on deck. This he refused to do. He was SS Floating Boom By BILL ROBINSON then made to stand three and a half hours at the wheel on his own watch so his mates could work on deck. This he did from Bombay to Baltimore. LEGREE WRITES Another case of direct discri­ mination was against a man on his watch who would not take any of his crap. To this man he wrote a note giving a schedule for him to follow every morn­ ing and night, which included shining brass on holidays, sougeeing on Sundays, etc. This madman wanted to work the Bosun and Carpenter on Saturday afternoon and also rig cluster lights on deck at night so that the 8-12 and 12-4 standbys could work. Does the mem­ bership wonder why men blow their tops when they have to put up with ATS 90-day wonders such as this. This guy started to sea in a tanker in the spring of 1939. If we remember right, there was a tanker strike on then. Need we say more. These and other acts of dis­ crimination we hold against this man. Signed by 15 Crewmen SS William Tilghman They'll Be Down B. A. Way Soon, Fellas We went rolling 'cross the 'Lantic On the good ship "Floating Boom," And she pitched 'til we were frantic. And we thought we'd met our doom. With our load of locomotives We had started put for France— Like a maddened heathen votive. All our ship could do was dance. To ihe Editor: The Captain on the flying bridge. The Chief Cook in the galley. The lookout on the foc'sle ridge. The Wiper in the alley— All hung on tight for all their worth And tried to keep their footing— Our good ship bounced around with mirth. And beat them all to pudding. And so we rolled and pitched and rolled. And sometimes made two knots; The seas around were grey and cold. And dismal were our thoughts. And then at last we sighted land And fell upon our knees To give our thanks to the angel's hand That brought us through the seas. The pots and pans flew through the air. The dishes crashed and broke; We lashed ourselves with care. The ship thought 'twas a joke. It stood us on our feet at first. And then upon our heads. And when we thought we'd had the worst It threw us from our beds. So, sailor, when you're shipping out. Beware the "Floating Boom," Or it will get you without doubt. And take you to your doom. Columbus was a skipper bold. Through many a storm be strayed. But never in the tales he told Was such a voyage made. During a one-month stay in Buenos Aires recently, the boys of the SS F. T. Frelinghuysen found a place which soon became the hang-out of most of the crew. It is a nice place and you meet many SIU members there. The owners of this place would be glad to receive the LOG for distribution to our members. Name of this place is the May Sullivan Bar at 25 de Mayo 692. Deck Delegate, Book 21576 SS F. T. Frelinguysen (Ed. note;—The LOG had previously been requested to ship copies to the address given by the Frelinghuysen's Deck Delegate, and bundles of LOGS have been going there for the past month.) �THE Friday,'May 18. 1847 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen THE RIDING WAS ROUGH Shoves Off On SS Harlan For China To the Editor: Seconds ailer this picture was taken, heavy seas cascaded over the bow of the SS Warrior Point, but the sturdy Pacific Tanker came up right away for more. Seafarer James F. Byrne, Steward, stood by with his camera to record the scene. How ya all, Brothers? Hear that southern accent? I've been down here in the land of red beans and rice so long that I am thinking of taking out my confederate citizenship papers. I've got a southern ac­ cent, a southern telephone picket in my mind and southern bank­ ruptcy papers in my pocket. Move over. Senator Claghorri! I spent three weeks on the beach in Mobile, where I grab­ bed this Waterman scow, the SS John M. Harlan. I would like to recommend the Port of Mo­ bile to all as one of the most progressive, and quite the busiest port I have hit in quite some time. Shipping was booming all the while I was there, and still is, with plenty of jobs in all depai'tments. The new hall is really nice and Agent Cal Tan­ ner and his Patrolmen are doing a good job to make this one of our busiest and most efficient SIU ports. HER CREW CHOSE THE SEAFARERS Previous Crew Lacked Pride, Say Lundy Men, To the Editor: On April 24, at a meeting aboard the SS Benjamin Lundy, it was voted to use the columns of the SEAFARERS LOG to publicly castigate the crew that preceded us on this bucket. Never were foc'sles left so badly littered. A trash accumu­ lation greater than two weeks cleanings by New York's depart­ ment of sanitation lay on the decks. Dirty socks, underwear, old papers, shoes, dungarees, broken bottles, magazines, glasses and pictures were strewn all over the place. These were saturated with whiskey, water and stale beer. How in the hell could these "characters" find time to do their work and still have time to crr3p up their quarters as completely as they did is be­ yond our wildest imagination. So, Brothers, (and especially you oldtimers), you can do a helluva lot worse than hit the' beach in Mobile. I ran into quite a few oldtimers there — some that I hadn't seen in quite a while. It really surprised me. You can also have a good time there, as the police are pretty good, the beer is just right, and there are plenty of charming ^ young ladies to help you pasz the time. In fact, after being on the picket line with all those / chickens I sort of hated to ship. We are loading here in Galves­ ton for the Far East, so it will be a few months before I can again blow my top. Oh, yes! I've got "Peg Leg" Andy Ander­ son on here with me. It cost me about ten bucks in beer to shanghai him. But Andy had the giris in the Tip Top cafe run bow-legged bringing him beer so I thought it best to remove him for awhile. Blackie Neira and Don Hall were in Mobile and they ac­ cused me of going to China to prove or disprove a theory about Chinese women. An interesting thought to that. I'll say "au revoir" for now. Brothers, with a wish for good luck and smooth sailing to you . all. Blackie Gardner SS John S. Harlan Let's Have 'Em The SS Petrolite, of Mathiasen Tankers, Incu which recently came under SIU banner by virtue of crew's 27 to 2 vote in collective bargaining election. National Labor Relations Board has already certified the SIU. No Union man would leave a mess for his Brothers to clean. His pride in his Union would not To the Editor: permit him to do such a thing. ^ Well, here is one Seafarer who We are foi-ced to conclude, there­ can and will wholeheartedly un­ fore, that the crew before us on derwrite the Union Optical Plan this ship were not good Union that was announced and describ­ men. ed in the May 2 issue of the iOG. Perhaps they were members In the belief that I needed new paying dues as long as^the glasses I went to the Union Op­ Union gives them jobs but that tical Plan, after contacting our type will pull out when the go­ Special Service Department. Af­ ing gets tough. ter one of the best eye examina­ A Union man takes pride in tions I have ever had, I was fold himself, his Union and his job. by the doctor that I did not need Our predecessors were without new glasses now but might need this pride. a pair of reading glasses in about Crew of SS Benjamin Lundy a year or so. HOW TO GET UP STEAM—THE (Ed note: The Union is glad The cost of the examination was one buck. No attempt was to know that Brother Schoenmade to sell me-any .^lasses such born's experience with the as seamen generally experience Union Optical Plan was a sat­ when they visit the average com­ isfactory one. Since it is SIU mercial outfit. This visit has con­ l>olicy to keep clear of any­ vinced me that the Union has thing that might smack of canperformed an invaluable service shaking or commercialism, the to the membership in making Union proceeded with caution available this plan. I, for one, before endorsing the plan. Af­ ter the New York membership, am all for it. So if you Brothers think you at a regular meeting, authoriz­ need glasses, be wise, economize ed Secretary-Treasurer Shuler to investigate the possibilities —with the Union Optical Plan. for arranging with a coopera­ "Chips" Schoenborn tive optical outfit for eye ex­ New Yo»k aminations by competent, li­ censed men and glasses at WRONG WAY moderate prices, a careful study was made. Only after deliberation was the Union Optical Plan endorsed. It is the same one which the Inter­ national Ladies Garment Work­ ers Union, AFL, has made available to its membership). CORRECTION Thanks io Pete. Tom got all the steam he wanted. Agent Curly Renlz. Cartoon submitted to LOG by Baltimore To the Editor: I wish to correct two mistakes in the LOG article of April 25, headed "Mobile, Boston Men Re­ member Hospitalized." The ship's name is the Joseph H. Hollister and it was a Waterman, not an Alcoa vessel. Also every crewtnember, ex­ cept one who missed the payoff on ship, contributed at least a dollar for our Brothers in Fort Stantion Hospital. Forward to a 20-page LOG. Seymour Heiniling Galveston, Texas This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ teresting. on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung comers of the earth, joints you've found worth seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, too. If you've got some photographs of your ship, or shipmates or tmy "shots" taken in the various ports o'call, send them along. We'll return them. Just mail your material to the Editor. Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. How about doing it NOW! �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16, 1947 A Good Time Had By All On Clatsop . 4 aw. :'.: :i4.i; .• >.i ii:SS&.K,f s i:, • i- wi*ilv ^ With spray flying, the Clatsop heads into the open sea. The picture above was snapped as the ship started on its run. Looking forward on the SS Fort Clatsop, Pacific Tankers, it appears that the vessel is heading for a good trip at left. And that's the way it turned out, with all hands reporting a good ship, good officers, and plenty of fine food. KiiSiSX limi-i lif®' Right, L. H. Currington, OS, gets up in the world. Painting the mast is not too much fun, but few complaints were heard, or maybe he's too high up for his voice to carry. Take it easy, take it easy, don't you know that life is better that way. From the looks of the picture above, Elmer Heiber, Bedroom Steward, has learned that lesson. Not that there wasn't much work to be done, but by waiting for an opportune moment, this shot was obtained. Okay. Brother, take it easy. Here's a man who had few complaints about the Mate. He is Bosun Hector McKenzie, who did not have to worry about interference from the officers. He ran the Deck Gang, and ran it very well from all reports. With the kind of a swell crew that was on board the Clatsop, it made a Bosun's life a happy one. Wearng his white cap even when far at sea is Red Hall, Second Cook. Red brought in all the pictures on this page, and gave the LOG the story of the voy­ age of the Clatsop. It seems that the men all had a fine trip, and that even after five months there were few who wanted to isgn off. That sounds good. i t. He's holding a handbag, and a pair of shoes in the rough of course. Left is C. Purser, AB, with the alligator that was kill­ ed by the crew when the ship anchored in the mouth of the San Juan River. Lots of fun was had by all, but hunting gators is dangerous business at best. Right, a posed shot of the Bosun, Hector McKenzie, Chief Cook Casey-Jones, and Richard Frasier, Galley Utility, all left to right. The men had only compliments about the food, so it must have been Brother Jones who had a lot to do with that state of affairs. And when handing out applause on the food, don't forget Red Hall, who cooked, took pictures, and brought these photos into the LOG office for reproduction on this page. & m �THE Friday, Mfiy 16, 1947 SEAFARERS The Patrolmen Say... Page Fifteen LOG iHCLOS Happy Days Ahead—Lakes Men Can Get Rid Of Bhth NMU, LCA hours "lost", the Mate didn't Efficiency Experts rely on an ordinary wrist watch NEW YORK — The infamous —oh, no, he carried a nice, new By JOSEPH A. SHIMA time-study mpn and efficiency stop-watch that even recorded TOLEDO — Activities in the did the LSU and NMU phonies experts of the factories and the the tenths of seconds. NEW YORK Port of Toledo have started to show up on the scene, mills have finally infected the SS BEN WILUAMS He had it all worked out. In­ pick up now with the arrival of Then they tried to ride in on minds of a few of the Chief stead of starting a man on over­ D. Dean, $2.00; E. T. Pattersoi. several contract vessels in the the SIU's efforts as the "inter­ il.OO; W. C.,Jtoberts, $1.00; A. Greene, Mates on SIU ships. time when he turned to, he $i on. past week. veners." We ran think of other The old practice of timing men started the watch when the man SS BESSEMER VICTORY words more appropriate to call Shipping is still a little slow for every job they do, and how Ijegan the actual work. E. D. Pattee, $1.00; R. Hull, $1.00; though, due to the fact that most them. much time it takes them to com­ An example of this was the A. Franke, $2.00; J. McCollam. $1.00; of the boys are hanging on until Yes, these outfits want a free plete the task has become the time the Bosun was doing car­ N. Maffie, $1.00; J. Coyne. $1.00; T. they accumulate a little cabbage. ride on the Seafarers coat-tails, personally assumed responsibil­ pentry work. The Mate started McLucas. $1.00; J. Santalla. $1.00. Organizational activities have and they don't care if it's at the SS FAIRISLE ity of more than one Chief Mate the watch when the Bosun lift­ who revels in the new-found ed the hammer and stopped the F. A. Marie, $2.00; A. J. Lubinski. been progressing at full speed expense of the unorganized men method of hard-timing a crew. watch when he laid it down. Of $1.00; W. C. Weeks, $1.00; A. R. ahead, and now that the 44-hour or not. Pierce, $1.00; P. H. LaCosta, $1.00; Certainly, when either of these One of these birds I ran across course the rest of the work con­ W. H. Mansfield, $2.00; C. M. Mc.AI- week which the SIU won for the recently on the Beauregard car­ nected with this was not over­ lister, $1.00; Wm. Brown 6t Crew, passenger ships has been publi­ phony outfits—the LSU or the cized, and the Seafarers negotia­ NMU—intervenes, it's at the ex­ ried a personal Log or diary in time in his opinion. Well, he $19.35. tions for the 40-hour week on the pense of the seamen involved. SS J. GROUT which he recorded the amount learned differently. freighters plus other demands are J. E. Doyle, $1.00; P. D. Miller. Immediately, they start the of man hours and minutes lost I suggested to him, for his $2.00; A. DclValle, $1.00; C. Holliday. known, the unorganized Lakes same type o? stalling and com­ on the voyage. convenience, the installation of $2.00; E. D. Tyree, $2.00; O. L. Rob­ seamen are coming into our hall pany stooge tactics that have pre­ For example: If 12 men take a time clock on deck so the crew ertson, $2.00; H. F. Tanner. $2.00 in increasing numbers. They're vented Isthmian seamen on the D. J. McKinnis, $2.00; W. Wilcoxson. 17 minutes for coffee time, the could punch in and out when inquiring about the SIU and how Coast and other fleets from hav­ $2.00; W. H. Van Hoosen, $2.00; W. N. result is 12 times 2 or 24 man they began a task. His eyes lit Satchfield, $2.00; L. Linam, $1.00; we function. ing SIU representation which minutes lost. If the crew knocks up when I made this point, and T. Roberts, $30.00; L. J. Smith. These men are all anxious to they want and need so badly. olf 10 minutes early to wash up I could almost sec a time clock $2.00; L. F. Ledingham, $2.00; 11, get away from the slave-driving When the Huron, Wyandotte, Faucher. $1.00; C. D. Wagner, $3.00. for chow, the result is 120 man plan forming in his mind. tactics and poor conditions of the Hanna and Wilson elections, as SS R. STUART minutes lost. He came out of it quick, how­ Lake Carriers. Most of them are well as those for other fleets R, E. Allen, $1.00; Lence Grower. In addition he recorded in his ever, when I started raising the $5.00; W. H. Knight, $1.00; Johnnie too smart to fall for the old line which the SIU expects to petition little time book the total number roof over the disputed overtime Thomas. $5.00; C. F. Barnes, $1.00; of vague promises dished out by in the near future, are held the of hours lost by an AB who was and his assembly line tactics. W. G. Moore, $2.00; M. McClintock. the LSU and NMU. So they repudiation of the LSU and the injured and unable to perform This guy's actions were still $2.00; j. R. Granger, $2.00; W. T. look to the SIU. NMU by Lakes seamen will be his duties due to his confine­ fresh in my mind when I hand­ Hardeman, $1.00. Men on the Huron and Wyan­ final proof of their finish on the SS A. MOORE ment to his room. led the payoff of the SS A. dotte ships all know who is re­ Lakes. j. D'Oliveira. $1.00; B. M. Move. Moore. On board the Moore, the ODDS AND ENDS sponsible for them having a Then the heads of the two out­ $1.00; R. Maloy & CreVv, $7.00. Mate also had come under the in­ chance to select tlieir own uniun fits can go their respective way.s. By totaling up all the odds SS CORNELIA fluence of the speed up system. and ends of minutes and hours George C. Truesdale, $1.00; George to represent them in negotiations One back into the offices of the L. Johnson, $5.00; D. Villanucva. $1.00; wilh the companies. Not one LSU Cleveland-Cliffs legal staff, and CURT COMMENTS he brought forth a total which J. M. Joyner, $1.00; J. E. Martin. or NMU organizer contacted the others to some other indus­ made it appear that no one His tactics were the same, ex­ $2.00; i. J. Harlow, $1.00; E. B. these ships early this Spring. try and area where their tactics worked or stood watch during cept in his notes he added little Pridgeon. $2.00; M. Blum ,$2.00; H. D. and purposes are unknown. the whole voyage to and from comments. Some of them were Crump, $1.00. In the first place neither of Europe. these outfits had any program That happy day. Lakes sailors SS SEATRAIN HAVANA honeys. One of which was: "Oh, To figure the minutes and for the good old days when you H. Shero, $2.00; Z. Szewczykokski. or any constructive gains to of­ will be well rid of these phonies fer the unorganized Lakes sea­ and of the open shop conditions could take a guy on the fan tail $1.00. SS JEAN LAFITTE men. Not until the SIU had on the Lakes, and can enjoy the and straighten him out." , ,, . ..., ,. ^ I S. A. Milecki, $1.00: L. J. Cordon, spent several weeks - contacting benefits of SIU unionism, conThis buzzard could not see $I.OO; J. M. Marshall, $3.00; \Vm. men from these fleets plus the tracts, protection and represenwhy the company should have Butler, $2.00; H. W. Spencer, $3.00 Hanna, Wilson and other fleets, tation. ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. to pay penalty hours when the!*"' *'00; F- Umholtz, $2.00 SIU HALLS Phone 5523 , , V i. • P'F. Denny, $1.00; H. B. Stever, $1.00 14 North Cay St. unbroken hour was not given c. ciutras, $2.00; L. Oiiu, $1.00. Calvert 4539 for chow. The poor shipowner P. Furtak, $1.00; J. H. Loughlin BOSTON 276 State St. should not be penalized for only $2.00; A. E. Anderson, $2.00; R. W Boudoin 4455 one half hour work. Martin, $2.00; A. R. Beille, $2.00 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St, M. Castro, $3.00, G. W. McAlpine Another item that hurt him $1.00. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave to the quick was the allowance SS HATTIESBURG VICTORY Superior 5175 of 15 minutes coffee time out of Jessie Smith, $1.00; P. F. Griffin. Jr. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. four hours work. (Shades ofi*' ®"' $3.00; R. B. Hub Main 0147 i'V »i oo CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St No Coffee Time Joe! This must'' Earl Sellers, $1.00. Corpus Christi 3-1509 have been one of his ABs.) SS CAPE SANDY DETROIT 1038 Third St, There were other items in his Robert A. Peak & Crew, $17.00. Cadillac 6857 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St little book that were gems a la Robert Sansonetti, $1.00; J. Melrose 4110 Pegler. I sure would have liked GALVESTON 308'/,—23rd St to have a copy of it to print Mulero, $1.00; S. N. Pizza. $2.00. Phone 2-8448 verbatim. GALVESTON HONOLULU 16 Merchant St The one thing this guy forgot Phone 58777 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS HOUSTON 1515 75th St is that the shipowner and the E. J. J,aks, $2.00; F. Saragosa. $2.00; Wentworth 3-3809 Union negotiated the agreement H. E. Merchant, $2.00; J. J. NsgakieJACKSONVILLE 920 Main St in good faith and all the pro­ wicz. $2.00; J. Pryor, $2.00; N. V. Phone 5-5919 Realti. $2.00; T. Adkins, $2.00; J. E. MARCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St visions of which he complained Renski, $2.00; G. D. Dail, $2.00; W. Chester 5-3110 were agreed to by both the com­ Nugent, $2.00; SS Noah Webster, $9.00. MILWAUKEE 633 South 2nd St. pany and the Union. A. Robertson, $4.00; J. White, $2.00; MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. But maybe he didn't want to R. J. Gushue, $1.00; J. W. Martin. Phone 2-1754 $2.00; O. H. Judge, $10.00; J. A. MONTREAL 1440 Bleuiy St. remember that. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. James Purcell Walsh, $5.00; SS James Smith. $23.00: Jean B. Lancier. $1.00. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. NORFOLK HAnovcr 2 2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Phone 4-1083 A. Jensen. $2.00; E. Griffith. $3.00; PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Will the holders of receipts J. .M. Durfey. Jr., $3.00; C. B. Lan­ LOmhaid 3-7651 B47060 through B47100 please caster, $2.00; T. PetrofT. $2.00; P. A. PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. Nunnally. $3.00; J. O. Dasher. $3.00. Phone 2-8532 contact the nearest Union Hall in PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. order to get records straightened Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5 th St. out? Duplicates of throe receipts Phone 2599 were lost, and only by coming SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. into the Union Hall at the earl­ Douglas 5475-8363 ROBERT EAGLESON iest possible chance can the mat­ SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon Write to your sister at 220 W. San Juan 2-5996 ter be cleared up. 35th Street, Savannah, Ga. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. The following are known to Phone 8-1728 have been among the group: 4 4. 4 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Gusto Salgero Main 0290 CARSON B. McCOY T^MPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Francisco Ruiz Phone M-1323 Money order sent to you by Juan P. Rabon TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Arvid Gylland, who was on SS Fernando P. Sande WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Wm. MacLay with you, has been Gumersindo Barriero Terminal 4-3131 returned. Write to him c/o Rog­ Manuel Cividnes VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 ers, 69 I»aSalle St., New York Carl R. Jackson VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. City, and he will arrange to get Richard Umland Pacific 7824 BALTIMORE NOTICE! PERSONALS Joseph J. Pucchio. it to yoru. Retroactive Wages Smith & Johnson 60 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y. MV OREGON FIR Geis, Walter R 6.50 Allen, D. F :. $ .46 Grant, Wright 80 Rollback, J 94 Hals, Johannes 37.88 Brauns, J. L 1.40 Henard, Charlie E 8.06 Brilcs, D. E. 26.58 Hill, Clair S 6.41 Burnett, L 55.22 Mayer, Joseph J .64 Howard, R. A 94 Peterson, Robert M 1.10 Lowderback 94 Pool, Donald E 30.80 Lucas, Curtis 42.10 Sakers, George 24.74 McCarty, M. L 176.18 Stahl, Ralph E 2.20 Woodward, J 7.24 Theodore, Philip M .64 Townshend, Robert W. . SS RALPH A. CRAM .90 Brown, Joseph S $ 10.26 Wilson, Ivan D 38.11 Campbell, Arthur 7.47 SS WALLACE M. TYLER Chatelain, Lawrence A 24.74 $ 3.26 Fitzpatrick, Edgar 8.86 Blair, Robert Brooks, Glendyn 94 McBurnett, Louis N 7.94 Haukeland. Ingolf 23.80 Nash, Ferrell G 2.34 14.00 Oliver, Arthur L 7.94 Houde, Eugene Keyes, Lester J 9.80 Nash, Ferrell G 2.34 Lindkvist, Erik R 3.74 Oliver, Arthur L 7.94 Martignetti. Alfred 3.26 Pulizzi, Jesus C 7.94 4.20 Riley, Thomas E 6.54 Parsly, Edwin Parsons, Frank E 9.80 Sternberg, Lester L 18.20 9.80 Sweeney, Theo 21.00 Soiett, Donald T SS WILLIAMS VICTORY Vallainos, Spiros N 3.26 Wright, Swayne 3.26 Ackley, Eugene E. $ 38.52 SS THOMAS J. LYONS Bowman, Richard W. 8.40 Andrews, Robert $ 30.80 Cahill, Walter 73.88 Brannan, George T 30.80 Dunlap, Eugene 1.97 Ciseicki, J 16 Hancock, Clarence A. 8.40 Koscilnak, Emil 8.40 Paschang, Francis H. 8.40 Pyle, Chance, T ..." 14.00 Rakas, Frank ... 24.25 Make sure the name of Renard, James T 16.60 ^ your ship is on the repair Roales, Robert G .46 lists and minutes before sub­ Torres, Juan S 42.58 mitting them to the boardng Vandersall, Wheeler C. . .46 Patrolman. Wright, Samuel D 8,40 NOTICE! �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS Friday, May 16, 1947 LOG '1 4 a.?: ?*•••• i ' »-»«^ t if/**' JSflj H - -rfhi I4.^ -, ^. I!. . -«%. 1 V S. . i •/in '¥• :* • vjv; ! i^yS^. WIN FOR YOURSELVES THE HIOH WAGES AND SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS THAT THE SlU IWOI K)RTHE DRY CARGO SEAMENl • ,•? jf-» I'i••* V/:. jpfe-:] 9i'{- My. ^ •''H SEE. THE TANKER OR6ANIZING COMMITTEES IN: PORT ARTHUR. HOUSTON GALVESTON NEW ORLEANS MARCUS HOOK TAMPA BOSTON NEW YORK MOBILE Trfl ' • \' v^' ••»'• ' '«.<• • ;; vit^VA -< * J. -'V; i. iinmnomiicsf � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource May 16, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 20 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PETITIONS FOR ELECTION IN SUN OIL LABOR'S GAINS IN PERIL AS HOUSE AND SENATE PASS OPEN SHOP BILLS NEW ORLEANS MEETING BLASTS MERCHANT MARINERS OUTFIT AFL-CIO TALKS SUSPENDED FOR FURTHER STUDY BRIEF STRIKE WINS SEAFARERS NEW MILWAUKEE CLIPPER CONTRACT POOR JUSTICE CANADIAN SIU FACES LEGAL RUNAROUND LAKES SEAMEN THE ONLY SUFFERES AS NMU CONTINUES STALLING TACTICS SIU ORGANIZERS LEAVE ALPENA WITH REGRETS PRESENT CONTRACT WILL LEAD TO BETTER ONE, IF ANTI-LABOR BILLS GIVE BOSSES BIG WEAPON CAPITOL PUNISHMENT LOG'S SERVICE TO WRITERS SCORES; SEAFARER'S FIRST STORY IS SOLD NO MEAT SHORTAGE ON ROBIN LOCKSLEY SHIPPING BETTER THAN GOOD IN PORT SAVANNAH "KEEP HALL FIRES BURNING" IS NEW PHILLY SLOGAN GOLD COAST IS CHEERFUL PLACE SHIPS ARE CRYING FOR FULL CREWS IN PORT TAMPA BOSTON BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW PIERS THE PATROLMEN SAY... MEMBERS MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT CONTRACT BINDS BOTH SIDES NOW IS THE TIME TO REVAMP LIBERTYS INTO LIVABLE SHIPS MORE SHIPPING RULES EXPLAINED BY THE NEW YORK DISPATCHER MILWAUKEE CLIPPER STRIKE ONCE AGAIN SHOWED MILITANT SPIRIT OF THE GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS PETROLITE CREWMEN REMEMBER BLASTED TEXAS CITY AS 'FRIENDLY' VESSELS ON MOVE IN BUFFALO AS ICE IS BROKEN NAM'S PROMISED 'ROAD TO FREEDOM' ONLY LEAD STO THE OPEN SHOP AND SLAVERY FOR THE WORKER COLLECTIVE BARGANING IS TWO-WAY STREET, THE UNION MUST KEEP ITS OBLIGATIONS, TOO SEAFARERS GIVE HELPING HAND TO ILL BROTHERS CAMERA NABS LAFITTE'S OVERTIME PIRATE SCHUYLER CREW CHARGES CG DISREGARDS SEAMEN'S SAFETY CHIEF MATE MARS VOYAGE TO FAR EAST BRIDGE INVADES FOC'SLE; WEARS CROWN KING STILL A GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL ON CLATSOP HAPPY DAYS AHEAD--LAKES MEN CAN GET RID OF BOTH NMU, LCA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/16/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/eb474cd112b785efe21703dee0143ab9.PDF 8aecde21ab0c90c00443a5534c16f4bf PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Lee Crew Wins Extra Pay Award SAN FRANCISCO—A decision which may have great bearing on the future treatment of sea­ men who are on board ships , in foreign poi'ts when articles ex­ pire, was recently handed down by the Shipping Commissionei- in this port. Slating that, "After careful consideration it is my belief that there was justification for dis­ charge of the crew of the SS Richard Himry Lee with pay­ ment to them of one month's ex­ tra wages . . . had conditions at Shanghai permitted that action by the Consul," the Commission­ er, Lt. Commander S. H. Waring, USCGR, awarded one month's extra wages to the seamen who signed articles on June 1, 1945, at New York. This action climaxed nine months of arbitration, during which the Calmar Steamship Company tried every legal means to pievent payment to the men. The vessel left New York on June 6, 1945, and after many stops, was in Shanghai on May 31, 1946, when the articles ex­ pired. On June 3 members of the crew presented to the Amer­ ican Consul a request for dis­ charge on the grounds that the voyage had been unnecessarily prolonged. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1947 Montreal Hall A new Hall has been established for Seafarers in Montreal. Canada. Gene Markey is the new Port Agent. Address of the Hall is 1440 Bleury Street, and all crews coming in to Montreal are asked to see Brother Markay at the Hall as soon as pos­ sible. This refers in particu­ lar to Alcoa crews. Pass this news along so that other Brothers will know where in Montreal they can find out the latest Seafarers news. No, 19 Coast Guard Disrupts All Maritime Industry, SlU Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON—Appointed by J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District, to present the Union's position, .Joseph H. Volpian, Special Services Representative last Friday appeared before a House Sub-Com­ mittee to register the opposition of the SIU to House Bill 2966, which would extend the power of the Coast Guard over merchant seamen. Known as a bill "to amend the Administrative Procedure Act to authorize commissioned offi~ "" ^' ccrs of the Coast Guard to preside at the taking of evi­ dence in proceedings under section 4450 of the Revised Statutes," H R 2966 would empower CG officers to serve as judge and jury in the As far as conditions on Pan­ cases of merchant seamen amanian ships arc concerned, charged with infractions of Lowey has plenty to say. Two stewpots a r e maintained, and the law. Panamanian Scows Are Hell Ships, Says Seaman Who Has Sailed Them This is the story of Denny Lowey, an English AB who comes from a long line of- Eng­ lish seafaring men. Denny has been sailing since 1937, right through the heart of the war year.s. There was a time when ships were torpedoed as soon as they hit open water, and Nazi sub­ marines were thicker than the fog which hides London skies during most of the year. Through it all, Denny and his fellow shipmates, allied with the men of the United States mer­ chant mai'ine, kept the sea-lanes of the world open. CREW CHARGES Soon the tide of battle turned, Two of the allegations made by and there was no longer the the crew were as follows: same terrific fear of a Nazi vic­ 1. This application is based tory. Then the big money men, DENNY LOWEY on the grounds that the crew in the United States and Eng­ has completed the ^ agreement. land started to lay their plans and for defrauding the U. S. for breaking the seamen's unions Government of tax money. {Continued on Page 4) American ships, built by Am­ erican labor, paid for by hardearned American taxes, and sail­ ed throughout the war by Amercan merchant seamen, were "transferred" to Panamanian and NORFOLK — Steps are oeing Seamen's Union with a view to Honduran registry. That's where Denny Lowey, taken by the local American securing greater employment for and hundreds of other English Federation of Labor Port Maii- Norfolk members of the Inter­ seamen, came into the picture. national Longshoremen's Asso­ time Council to throw picket- ciation. ASSIGNED TO HELL lines in front of all docks in the Denny was a member of the The meeting accepted a pro­ event of a boycott of Panaman­ posal by Daniel Alston, chair­ Merchant Navy Reserve Pool. He ian .ships. The Council will be man, that a treasury be set up was assigned to a Panamanian prepared to act on immediate to cover local expenses and in­ ship, belonging to the Panama notice. Transport Company. cidentals. Plans were drawn up at the It is significant that now the A communication from the April meeting of the Council, MTD, emphasizing "that only PTC has stopped masquerading following discussion of the de­ AFL unions in the maritime under a fake name and openly cision on the Panamanian situa­ trades shall be recognized mem­ admits being part of the Stand­ tion reached at the national bers of the Port Maritime Coun­ ard Oil of New Jersey. conference of the AFL Maritime cil," was read at the meeting. Denny says he first became Trades Department in Chicago In addition to Brother White awere of this recently when the recently. > officials of the local group are Franz Klasen, the ship he was Ray White, SIU Port Agent Brother Alston, President, and on, had the old company name and Vice President of the Coun­ N. B. Dillard, Secretary, both of scraped off the bow, and the cil, suggested a meeting with the the ILA. The council meets the new company name, Esso, re­ place it. local representative of the Greek third Monday of each month. Norfolk Maritime Trades Council Prepares For Panamanian Action the unlicensed men are frequ­ ently fed tlie leftovers from the officers meals. Overtime is unheard of, and although the men are forced to do extra work, it is usually call­ ed "safety of the ship," and no e^ttra pay is collected. Quarters are overcrowded. with 3 and 4 men sharing one foc'sle. The officers, of course, have larger rooms, and only one man to a room. Public hearings on the bill were held last week, and in ad­ dition to Brother Volpian, Capt­ ain William Ash. SecretaryBusiness Manager of Local 88, MM&P, also testified in oppo­ sition to the proposed legisla­ tion. The full text of statement follows: Volpian's The Seafarers International Union of North America numbers approximately 90,000 unlicensed seagoing personnel whose sole means of livelihood are derived from their service on Merchant vessels, which sail on all oceans and the Great Lakes. Our membership has a very real interesi in the proposed bill H.R. 2966. BUCK-PASSING The men are under the pro­ tection of no flag^. The British Consul tells them that the Pan.amanian Government is respon­ sible for them, and the Pana­ manian Consul passes the buck right back. The writer has been in When a man'* is injured, he is at the mercy of the company. charge of the Special Services (Continued on Page 3) {Continued on Page 14) AFL Longshoremen Swamp ILWU In Seattle Bargaining Election -SEATTLE, Wash.—The Inter­ national Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation, AFL, scored a sweeping victory here over the CIO's Long­ shoremen's group, known as the ILWU. The showdown came when the CIO unit sought an NLRB elec­ tion to determine the bai-gaining agent for the foremen and checkers, jurisdiction over which the AFL union has exercised for years in all ports of Washing­ ton, except those on the Colum­ bia River. The result showed foremen, 102 for the AFL union and only 14 for the CIO group; checkers. 152 for the AFL and only 13 for the CIO. Reporting the results to AFL President William Green, E. M. Weston, president of the Wash­ ington State Federation of Labor, said that the Federation's suc­ cesses in fighting off anti-labor legislation and in making the Washington Workermen's Com­ pensation Law one of the best in the Nation, in addition to other gains by affiliated unions, a strong feeling had been appar­ ent recently among some CIO members that they should "get into the main body of the labor movement." �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 9. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Puhlished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER . . . Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 .Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic &: Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25, Bowling Green Station, New Yorli, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 50 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - Sccy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1033 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 114 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Not Forgotten Every week, to every M.arine Hospital where a mem­ ber of the Seafarers International Union may be under­ going treatment, a Union Brother goes to see him. And he doesn't go empty-handed. He takes with him money for cigarettes, copies of the LOG, other Union literature, and the best wishes, of the membership for the ailing Brother's speedy recovery. Being a member of the SIU is more than just belojiging to a union. The motto of the Seafarers is "The Brother­ hood of The Sea," and aboard ship and ashore, this ideal is constantly in the minds of all good Union members. On this same page is printed weekly a list of Brothers in the various Marine Hospitals. This is done so that shipmates and buddies of the hospitalized Seafarers can know of their whereabouts and drop them cheering mes­ sages. .But even these items.already mentioned do not sum up the extent to which the Union will go to insure com­ fort and good care for ailing members. Any Brother who has been, or still is, in a Marine Hospital, knows that when the hospital representative comes around, he is ready and v.dlling to listen to all com­ plaints. Complaints that range from the quality and quan­ tity of the food, to the type of treatment, to the infrequency of treatment. And after listcjiing to the beefs, the representative doesn't stop there. He goes to bat on every legitimate gripe. It is publicized in the LOG, and Headquarters starts wheels moving with letters to higher authority in Wash­ ington. By such means, many intolerable situations have been cleared up, and conditions in many Marine Hospitals have been improved. Within the past year alone, this program has resulted in better conditions, better food, and more efficient treat­ ment for hundreds of seamen, since even seamen who are not members of the SIU benefit when the Union carries the ball, So, Brothers, if you find out that you've got to go to the hospital for a while, don't fear that you'll be forgotten by your buddies. They'll write to you when they can, they'll see to it that you are supplied with smokes, and they will be=- ready at any time to make certain that you are receiving good care. You won't be forgotten! Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. STATEN ISLAND HOSP. H. R. BELCHER E. E. CASEY V. PLACEY R. G. MOSSELLER E. CARRARAS M. BAUCSKI D. NELSON G. H. STEVENSON P. AMATO J. A. DYKES E. B. HOLMES C. A. MILLER H. SELBY W. R. BLOOM J. MOLINO F. NAGY J. BURGOS N. NEILSON J* it BALTIMOP.E MARINE HOSP. ALEXANDER DUDDE CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES PAYNE CARLOS LEE JR. JOHN WEBB JOHN RILEY (G.L.) JAMES McMAHON (G.L.) ERNEST SIDNEY PETER LOPEZ MANUEL ROMERO GEORGE MILLER WM. KEMMERER RICHARD HANSEN 4-4-4. NEPONSET HOSPITAL HUGH BURKE J. S. COMPBELL LINDEN CLARK JOHN T. EDWARDS J. FIGUEROA E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSON L. L. LEWIS L. TORRES 4-4 4NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL GUS KREZTER C. MASON STEVE MOGAN R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT N. LONGTINE ED. DUDEK J. J. O'NEILL E. J. NAVARRE J. N. HULL C. TYNER C. J. COMPAN WM. H. CAO J. W. DENNIS ED. CUSTER WM. BROCE. Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) ADAM KARPOWICH C. LOCIGNO WM MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. HAMILTON 4- 4- 4TV AV A « At • 1 J A A %. A * J^ V ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. MCDONALD c. RASMUSSEN B. HOFFMAN J. KOSLUSKY 4. •V **' 4. •*» CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. LOUIS JOHNSON STEVE SCHULTZ HENRY LALLY X % % BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. E. JOHNSTON H. SWIM E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO J. LEVACK D. BURLISON P. KOGOY J. MORRISON -i, �Friday, May 9, 1947 T H L Moran Agreement It was reported a couple of meetings ago that the Union was having some trouble in persuad­ ing Moran Towing and Trans­ portation Company to open neg­ otiations pertaining to increasing wages and overtime rates. We were successful last week in negotiating with the Moran Towing and Transportation Com­ pany what are at this point the highest wages ever achieved for oft'-shore vessels by any Union. A complete story on this was carried in last week's issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, giving the full wage scale and copy of agreement reached. Membership meetings, both ashore and on ship, have repeat­ edly dealt with the question of slop chests. Practically every crew has complained of the inferior qual­ ity and high prices of merchan­ dise carried in slop chests on board SlU vessels. This question has ben referred to Headquarters for action by the membership. A letter was sent last week by your Head­ quarters Offices to all SlU con­ tracted operators, requesting the names of the ships chandlers who supply slop chests for their particular vessels in all ports. LOG by Headquarters Offices. The Atlantic and Gulf District is fortunate in not having over­ loaded its membership roles in comparison with available con­ tracted jobs. It is to our Union's advantage that we keep it that way. A survey is now being made of the possibility of future jobs for the Atlantic and Gulf Dis- SNiN of the Ports of New York, Balti­ of the SIU. A full and detailed more, and New Orleans, where report will follow as to the out most transfers have been taking come of this. place. Headquarters R e p r esentative Robert Matthews last week was Organizing sent to the Port of Montreal, Mathiasen and Sag Harbor Tankers, Inc., have been notified of the SIU's desire to negotiate WHeRe'S 'EM a contract as a result of the re­ ICE-BOATS? cent National Labor Relations Board Victory of the SIU in rep­ resenting their unlicensed per­ sonnel. The date for the com­ mencement of such negotiations will be made known shortly. [ Earl Sheppard, Atlantic and Gulf District Organizer, who has been placed in charge of the Organizing Drive for the Inter­ national in the Great Lakes Area, was recently in the Port of New York consulting the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District Organizers, pertaining to the drive in the Great Lakes Area. Canada, along with International Organizer Gene Markey, for the establishment of an SIU Hall for the Port of Montreal, Canada, with the thought in mind of laying a program to enable the International to expand the While here, he requested scope of operations of the Cana­ Headquarters Offices to notify dian District of the SIU. all Atlantic and Gulf Ports, in Gene Markey will be in charge the event of a request for help of the Montreal Branch. All SIU by the Great Lakes Staff, that crews are to make it their busi­ the officials and membership are ness to cooperate with him in to cooperate in every manner every possible manner while in possible. that area. The Agents Conference of this The Organizing Staff of the year recommended that the in­ Atlantic and Gulf District has land boats in the Gulf Area be recommended t o Headquarters placed under the jurisdiction of Offices that the issuance of Isth­ the Director of Organization and mian Organizing books be tem­ his Staff. porarily suspended for the pur­ This has not been done to date pose of allowing for retrench­ inasmuch as there has been some ment of the Organizing Program confusion regarding this situa­ of the Union. tion and it was impossible to Exceptions to this rule are to turn this over to Gulf Area Or­ ganizer L. J. Williams until this be made only upon recommenda­ tions by Organizers after a man situation has been cleared up. My presence is necessary in applying -^for membership has the Gulf Area in the near fu­ shown sufficient amount of sea ture and, while there, this prob­ time while acting as volunteer lem will be ironed out with Or­ organizer for the SIU. A full program and details for ganizer Williams and New OrISans Port Agent Steely White, the governing of admission of who up to this point has been in membership will be issued by charge of that particular section Headquarters shortly. In the uNmi/m.? Panamanian Scows Are Hell Ships, Says Seaman Who Has Sailed Them SIU-SUP Probationary Members It has been called to the at­ tention • of the Headquarters Office.s that in a couple of Ports recently, probationary members, both SIU and SUP, were told they came under SIU shipping privileges, under the same rules as applied to tripcaid and permit men and have pulled them off ships. This is incorrect as all book members, regardless of whether they are probationary or full book members, are entitled to meantime, no official is to take applications for new members. Attorney Ben Sterling has completed the brief for the SIU in the Isthmian case. This brief will be presented to the Nation­ al Labor Relations Board in Washington, D. C., shortly. More details of this case will be car­ ried as soon as disposition is made of .same. By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer Once we have this available information, outfits supplying such slop chests in the SlU con­ tracted vessels will be notified that unless all merchandise put trict of the SIU. Once this sur­ on board all contracted SlU ships vey is completed, a policy can be is Union made, fair priced, and good quality, that SIU crews introduced to govern transfers from District to District. will refuse to allow them to In the meantime, however, all furnish slop chests for any SlU hands should be aware of the vessels. fact that since the action taken This is a matter that will take \ at the Joint East-West Coast some time, as the Organization Agents Conference in Chicago, in has to be careful so that it 1945, regardless of which Dis­ doesn't become involved legally trict issued a man's book, he in this beef. is qualified for shipping rights, This matter will be handled no matter in which District he by Headquarters, and a commit­ is on the beach. tee will be elected in the future This matter of transfers is called to the particular attention WHOSE'S 'AT„ to survey all findings and make i-ecommendations in order to put a stop to some of these high­ jacking -ships chandlers from robbing ships crews on slop chest items. Page Three "REPORT/ the same shipping privileges. Port Agents are hereby noti­ fied that in the future, they are not to remove any SIU or SUP probationary members from con­ tracted vessels on the basis that they are entitled only to tripcard and permit men shipping It is to be noted that further privileges. meetings will take place in the District Transfers near future between the Union It is recommended that no and Moran, dealing with clari­ transfers be accepted from other fications of various points of the Districts into the Atlantic and working rules in this contract. Gulf District until further notice Slop Chests SEAFARERS (Continued from Page 1) "And y ou know what that means," said Lowey. Most of the men on these transfer•red ships have never seen a Panamanian port. They sign-on and -off in English ports, and do most of their sailing between United States and Far Eastern harbors. So bad was it on the Klasen, which was the fourth Panaman­ ian ship Lowey sailed on, that he had a nervous bi'eakdown and was sent to the hospital. Upon release from the hospital he was offered another trans­ ferred ship, but instead of sign­ ing on, he headed right for the New York SIU Hall. The rate of pay is far inferior to American standards. ABs are paid about $95.00 per month. Firemen the same. Oilers collect around $100.00, and Bosuns only slightly more. NOT SCABS Besides being resentful about their pay, these men realize that they arc jeopardizing the stand­ ards of American seamen. If there should be a boycott of Panamanian ships, the men now sailing the vessels would come right over to the SIU side, according to Denny. Here he received a warm re­ ception, and his story was heard with great interest. While Denny was in the hos­ pital, his shipmates appealed to the National Maritime Union, CIO, for aid. In fact, represen­ tatives from the Joshua Macy, another such ship, also were in on the meeting. They were promised all sorts of help, but nothing ever came of it. That's why the Seafarers, helped. He's right now, on Denny came to and he has been on an SIU ship a tripcard, and he is free of the fear that turned him into a nervous wreck on Panamanian ships. HERE'S TRUTH If there are any Congressmen who think that the many stories about conditions on Panamanian ships are exaggerated, here is first hand information. And it's only one of many such stories which have been told to officials of the Seafarers International Union. Denny Lowey and others were put aboard Panamanian ships inn o c e n t of the conditions on them, innocent of the fact that they would be owned by U.S. capital, and innocent of the fact that they would be helping to break down what U.S. sea­ men have fought for so long. They don't like it, and they want to do something about it as quick as possible. That's Denny's story, and he knows what he's talking about. Union Expenses Expenses in some ports have not been reduced to the point that was recommended by the Agents Conference. An example of this not having been done is shown in the past New Orleans Minutes, where a motion was carried that further expenses be allowed to operate than those laid down in the proposals of the Agents Confer­ ence. A further example was shown in the Port of Savannah where a motion was carried to have a secretary for the Branch, although the membership had ruled by overwhelming major­ ity on the actions of the Agents Conference to eliminate same. The Port Agents in these re­ spective Ports have had this called to their attention, and the membership is hereby notified of this failure to comply with Union policy as per recommen­ dation of the Agent Conference. In the event that membership rules are not complied with by these two ports shortly, the membership will be given defin­ ite recommendations to elimin­ ate these problems. Financial reports from various ports, as submitted to Headquar­ ters, show that some heavy "building expenses" are submit- ted. Headquarters recommends that in the future no Ports spend money for "building expenses" until the proposed expenditures have been submitted for entire coastwise action as per the Con­ stitution. On another matter of expenses, a bill has been sent to Head­ quarters for payment for a multilith machine in the Port of New Orleans. The bills submit­ ted total over $2,000.00, includ­ ing the cost of the machine and various supplies. This bill will not be paid ^ Headquarters until such time as the membership knows the score on it and has the chance to make a decision, as per the Con­ stitution. The last Agents Conference in­ structed the Secretary-Treasurer and the Headquarters Offices to see to it that the Union's pro­ gram in all matters, and that applies specifically to the Union's economizing program, be exer"cised by all Port Agezits. It further provided that in the event it was not done, that vio­ lations of such policy were to be brought to the attention of the membership. This has been done. In order to prevent such in­ fractions in the future, it is rec­ ommended that the niembership (Continued on Page 8) �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Wyandotte And Huron Crewmen Are Selidly Behind Seafarers Friday, May 9, 1947 Active Seafarer. On top of this, they receive as thei'e is a militant Seafarer $1.25 an hour for all penalty left we'll continue to win the DETROIT—With the election overtime as specified in the con­ best wages, hours, working and •on the two Huron ships sched­ tract. livipg conditions afloat! uled for sometime between May Stewards Dept. members now Let's look at the record some 15 and June 11, and the election get an extra days pay for each more! aboard the four Wyandotte ships seven days worked, and have Back in 1942, the SIU first probably being held within the had their overtime rate increased gained the 40-hour week for fit next two or three weeks, crew- from 5 to 15 cents an hour. out and lay up. Yet, the NMU members aboard these unorgan­ For all fit out, lay upland win­ brags that they gained it through ized Lakes vessels arc lined up ter work. Deck and Engine men almost to a man for the Seafar­ get $1.60 an hour for'the rated their phony strike in 1946! It's in the records. Check 'em for ers International Union, AFL. men and $1.40 an hour for the yourself. Stewards Dept. Bob King is working out of unrated men. We could go on for hours Alpena contacting these ships' men get paid $1,60, $1,40, $1.25, pointing out where the SIU and crews, and I'm doing the con­ and 93c according to their month­ SUP have led the maritime in­ On the picketline and on the tacting in the Detroit area down ly pay rates, and the low bracket dustry for years, but we realize Wyandotte way. Besides those includes bellhops and maids. ship, Salvatore Garofolo is an All time over eight hours in that most Lakes seamen know active, valuable man. During personal man-to-man contacts, a the score, and that's why they're number of my very good friends one day or 40 hours a week is going so strong for the Seafar­ the 1946 General Strike he was on the.se ships are in constant paid at time-and-one-half. ers. in the New York Port, but he D & C gains have been nego­ correspondence with this office. tiated with the Bob-Lo, Geor­ has participated in other beefs NO PHONY PROGRAM As a result of these contacts, gian Bay, C & B, and other pas­ in other sections of the coun­ both in person and via mail, we If we were like the NMU, we'd senger and excursion lines under try. Happy sailing, wherever have built up a fine relationship come out with a phony 1947 pro­ SIU contract. between the six Wyandotte and gram and say that the SIU was you aire. Brother. Huron crews and the SlU. FREIGHTER CONTRACTS going to get all unorganized In addition to signing up al­ The SIU is now negotiating Lakes seamen a 50 per cent wage most 100 percent as far as SlU with Midland, the sandboat op­ increase, a 30-hour week at sea pledge cards are concerned, a erators, and all of our bulk and in port, the 6-watch system, large number of these boys have freighter operators. These con­ and 180 leave days with pay a Crews of vessels putting in But we're not like the taken out SIU books. This is tracts have not been completed year. at Manila, P. I., are warned furthei- proof of how they feel as yet, but among our demands NMU. to be on the look out for a about the SlU. Sure, we want all Wyandotte, are the 40-hour week, substan­ former member, James Har­ tial wage increases, increased Huron, Hanna and Wilson sea­ PHONY PROPAGANDA rington, who last paid dues overtime rates, and improved men, as well as others we are petitioning for, to vote for the in December 1945. This man Several of these boys have working rules. sent in some of the NMU's cur­ When we finish these negotia­ SIU. But the SIU will not try has been going a.board SIU rent line of phony propaganda tions in the near future, the re­ to' insult their intelligence by ships saying he is a friend that they are mailing to Wyan­ sults will be printed in the LOG, handing them any line of bilge of Union officials, and using dotte and Huron crewmcmbers. and the record will once again about our 1947 program! it as a means of soliciting Our program is, as always, to Seems as though they're using show that the SIU has .set the funds. His claim of friend­ get the best wages, hours, over­ the mail route due to the rugged pace on the Lakes as always. ship is entirely false, and We expect to get the 40-hour time, working and living condi­ reception given a couple of their Seafarers should bear in organizers. The Huron and week, and the SIU will be the tions in the maritime industry. mind that he is in bad stand­ Wyandotte seamen told these Union to do the job. SIU con­ Check the record to see if we ing in the Union. NMUers in no uncertain terms tracts and conditions have always haven't always secured our aims, that they wanted no part of them topped the industry, and as long then vote for the SIU! • L. or their phony union. These fellows are really getting a big kick out of the NMU's empty promises to get them a 25 per cent wage increase, a 40-hour week at sea and in port, the 4-watch system, and 90 leave days a year with pay. DETROIT—This is- the real Members of the NMU who sail part of their regular work day These are their promises, now story of the NMU's finky sell ouf on the carferries are now ready with no overtime pay. This let's look at the' NMU's record of their own members sailing the to disown their own so-called means that working conditions as to what they actually got com- Great Lakes carferries. This is union for selling them out. are now actually worse than they - pared to what the SlU has se­ the truth which they didn't dare were before the new contract They were built up to high cured in its contracts. to print in the items in the Pilot hopes by the NMU's avowed in­ was signed. Let's look at the contracts regarding the carferry settle­ Here's the real payoff! NMUtention of securing them a $100 which the NMU negotiated for ment. We challenge them to re­ ers sailing the carferries were monthly subsistence rate instead the carferries. The carferries fute one word of this article! asked to ratify the new contract of the $60 now being paid, seven formerly worked a 7-day week While the SIU has been carry­ days pay for five days work, and by means of secret ballots three with 30 leave days a year. Under ing on a battle to secui-e the 40numerous improvements in the days after the companies had the terms of the new NMU con­ hour week for the Lakes freight­ working rules and working condi­ asked them to clear up their tracts the men work a 6-day, ers, the NMU sold its members back leave days. tions. 48-hour week with 52 leave days down the river by signing a 48In other words, the NMU had Here's what the carferrymen a year. hour week contract with no ap­ agreed to this sell-out contract actually got under their new con­ So the NMU actually gained preciable gains for the carferries. before the men had a chance to tract: a 6-day, 48 hour week with just 22 leave days a year, with At the same time, the SIU con­ vote as to whether they would seven days pay (actually being no increase in wages, no overtime cluded the best passenger agree­ accept it or not! an increase of only 22 leave-days pay for the seventh day, and ment ever made on the Lakes This is the outfit—the NMU— a year, as they were already get­ lousier working conditions. when the D & C pattern of a 44which is now circulating litera­ ting 30 leave days annually, and Is that the kind of a deal that hour week for the passenger could take these leave days in ture among the unorganized they'd give the Huron and Wyan­ ships was established. groups of five or six for fishing Lakes seamen, telling them of their marvelous program! dotte seamen if they were fool­ or hunting trips). Now, it's man­ Is it' any wonder that these ish enough to vote for the NMU? datory that they take a day off same Lakes seamen laugh when The same kind of a sell out that each v/eek. the NMU even mentions the mar­ the car ferry men got! In the new ferry agreements, Department Delegates velous gains they are going to there are no provisions for over­ should check to see that all D & C CONTRACT secure for all unorganized men time work on the seventh day, overtime is turned in 72 hours on the Lakes? Now, the SIU is not bragging and if the men should have to before the ship is scheduled Sounds like the old wobbly about the D & C contract, but work on this day they would to dock. But this does not "Pie in the Sky." let's look at what we won as com­ only receive straight time for it. mean to hold the overtime pared to the carferries. The SIU doesn't brag about until then. Contrast this to SIU contracts where the members secure $1.00 what we are going to do for all As soon as penalty work In the Deck and Engine Depts., to $1.25 per hour for overtime Lakes seamen some distant day is done, a record should be men now work a 44-hour week during sailing season, and time- in the future. All we are asking given to the Department for the same pay as they received head, and one copy held by and-one-half doing standby work. is that the unorganized Lakes for a 56-h6ur week. Their maflIhe man doing the job. In There was no change whatso­ seamen compare the SIU con­ datory monthly increase for that w&y there is less chance ever in the working rules. In tracts and conditions with any week end overtime amounts in for thing.<> to get fouled up. fact, the men are now_asked to others on the Lakes. Compaz-e, cold cash to an increase of $52 a do all kinds of penalty work as then choose—the SIU! month. By PAUL WARREN AnENTION! NMU Cannot Afford To Print True Story Of How It Sold Out The Carferry Workers On Overtime Lee Crew Wins Extra Pay Award (Cotitinued from Page I) entered into on June 1, 1945, under whose terms the vessel was to be returned to a final port of discharge in the Con­ tinental United States at a date not later than June 1, 1946. This has not been done. On the con­ trary the voyage has been un­ necessarily prolonged and is now being continued contrary to agreement. 2. As an indication of the inefficiency of these organiza­ tions, (vessel, owners, and Mas­ ter) it might be noted that wo have spent seven months out of the last nine at anchor in var­ ious ports and that we are still carrying cargo which was brought from England last September and never dis­ charged. Another charge made by the crew was that the slopchest was never adequate and failed to con­ tain shoes, socks, underwear or work gear, and that fresh food was supplied for only 20 days out of the 250 days preceding the date the application was filed. AGREEMENT MADE In his decision the Commis­ sioner pointed out that although denials were made by the 'WSA, the Maritime Commission, and the company, that the vessel was kept out and the voyage pro­ longed through inefficiency and lack of diligence on the part of the owners and the Mastei-, such was not the case. In his findings he placed all blame for failure to complete the voyage within 12 months direct­ ly at the door of the owners, and that it constituted a breach of contract. On the strength of the applica­ tion, the American Consul, with the agreement of both parties, extended the articles for another 60 days, with the proviso that the "seamen of the SS Richard Henry Lee waive no rights to all wages and extra wages remain­ ing due and unpaid: that their interests and rights under lawful agreements are in no way pre­ judiced by this extension." At that time the ship was un­ der the jurisdiction of the "War Shipping Administration, and the WSA approved the plan of ex­ tending the articles so that the ship could bo sailed to San Fran­ cisco, and agreed to abide by the Commissioner's ruling in regard to the request for ope month's extra wages for all members Of the crew. It took nine long months be­ fore the arbitrator reached a de­ cision, but that ruling bids well to become another strong plank of seamen's rights. Heretofore seamen have not been able to collect extra, as a general practice, for voyages which extended beyond the tei'm of the articles. Attention Agents All applications for SIU burial benefits must be mailed to: JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Dept. Seafarers Intl. Union 51 Beaver Street New York 4, N. Y. 1 �Friday. May 9, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG I Page Five Mobile SIU Aids Phone Strikers Seafarers Mass On Picketlines With Striking Phone Workers By CAL TANNER M OBILE—starting with April 30, the Seafarers of this port have marched side by side with the striking telephone workers. Not that SIU aid had not been offered previously; it's just that the phone workers' Strike Committee had not wanted any outside help. liut on April 29, after a request from the strik­ ers, we called a special membership meeting and voted to support the National Federaton of Tele­ phone Workers morally, physically and financially. Early the next morning, white-capped Sea­ farers massed on the picketlines with the tele­ phone workers. Many of them asked for white caps, saying that they thought it a great privilege to wear the badge of the militant seamen. A great many warm friendships have been started, and the strikers are learning a lesson in trade union solidarity. MATCHED STRENGTH these gatherings as possible. This procedure has raised the morale and stiffened the backbone of the strikers. Girls representing the telephone workers now accompany the Patrolmen to payoffs to take up do­ nations for the .Strike Fund, and in true SIU fashion, our members have contributed hand­ somely. For the record, it should be noted that the various AFL organizations have given generously of their time and effort. All of the Business Agents have assisted in all possible ways, and the unions have either already contributed to the Strike Fund, or have signified that they will do .so at the next regular meeting. Last, but not least, many of the cafes which sea­ men patronize have extended credit to the strikers. APPRECIATION The best appreciation of the support being given by the SIU came from the publicity charman of the telephone strikers. He said, "SIU support will, in my opinion, be the deciding factor in settling the strike in favor of the workers. Since our first appearance on the picketlines, wc have matched the strikers pickets with ours. Many of our men concede that lines maintained by the telephone workers are as fine and orderly as any they have ever seen, and are definitely in the best tradition of the SIU. "We believe the presence of a strong union like the SIU on our picketlines will have a deciding in­ fluence on the management." Meetings are being held twice daily, and with the help of Scott Walters, AFL Organizer, we are arranging to have speakers at as many of Words like these mean a great deal to us, and we're happy that we can bo of assistance to these people. Those signs carried by fhe Seafarers, "SIU SUPPORTS TELEPHONE WORKERS," means just what it says. The SIU went to bat for the strikers, morally, physically, and financially. So did other AFL Unions in Mobile. The Mobile SIU Hall was put et the disposal of the striking telephone workers, and they made good use of it. Meetings were held there frequently, and it became one base of operations. As shown above, the strikers and the Seafarers made friends, and with the SIU on their picketlines, the telephone workers were sure of militant support. Picket signs of the National Federation of Telephone Work­ ers, the NFTW, are up front, but the Seafarers can be seen on the same line. This picture was taken in front of the main tele­ phone building, and shows the strength of the line. That policeman on the right is minding his own business. And the picket* ers are minding theirs. Veteran Seafarers reported that the picketlines were orderly and solid, in the best SIU fashion. Here's a picketline that's solid SIU. On the first day of Seafarers participation, the seamen massed on the line to bolster the morale of the strikers. It sure helped the spirits of the em­ battled workers. This line looks like an all Seafarers picketline, but that may be because some of the telephone workers put on white caps as a tribute to the militant j SIU seamen who came to help them out. £{( �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 9. 1947 Cleveland-Cliffs And Phony LSU Work Together Watch For Men Hired From Miami Fink Hall By SONNY SIMMONS TAMPA—Even with plenty of ships touching this port, we have kept trouble down to a minimum. But in every sunny day, we alwavs prepare for rain, and sOj **•••••• what happened last week came P||0|^g |{|Q0 gy |LA as no surprise. The Mate of the SS Columbia By SALVADOR COLLS Victory called from Miami and SAN JUAN — Things here on additional ports after they leave said that the ship needed a Deck Maintanance man, and that the the Enchanted Isle are popping Venezuela. We have been getting excel­ Skipper was going to hire one' fast. This port can use men in from the Seamen's Institute. {all ratings with plenty of jobs lent cooperation from the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Asso­ A little bit of palaver, and the available in all departments. ciation down here. Mate was convinced not to do so, | In addition there are jobs They are going to negotiate but to come to Tampa one man available on the shoregangs for their contracts with the under­ those of you who wish to soak up short. standing that all companies that the Puerto Rican sunshine. When the ship arrived in this More work on the shoregangs have contracts with them must port, I checked and found that can be expected as I expect to also sign joint agreements with the Captain had hired a Wiper sign shoregang contracts with the SIU. This is due to the fact from the fink hall, so I pulled about six or seven companies if that if we signed them by our­ him off in short order. everything goes along as it is selves we would never have One of the Firemen, although now. ' enough men for the jobs. an SIU member, had also shipped It seems that the boys coming I want to thank the ILA for from the Institute. It was too I down here really like the Island, the fine cooperation they have late to do anything about that,'^^ ^ given us both at work and in but I have Wired ahead Ne^ negotiations. I have tried be­ Orleans, and the matter will be few takers. fore to negotiate contracts of this taken care when the ship arrives Of course, I don't blame the nature, but it has been an im­ there. boys for wanting to enjoy the possibility to meet with any of It would be a good thing for pJeasures of San Juan, as there's the companies as they wanted to Delegates to make sure that no plenty to do and it can be done deal solely with the ILA. men are hired in Miami, since So, at the present time, we are it's a 99 to 1 shot that any men negotiating jointly for shoregang who sign on in Miami come from jobs, and we expect, in the near the fink hall. future, to get a combined charter between the SIU and ILA. PORT ACTIVITY More Shoregang Work Expected In port now there are two Wa­ terman ships, with two more due soon. Bull Lines have one, and Pacific Far East has one. The Waterman Port Captain tells us that Bcveral ships will be com­ ing in soon to load phosphate for Japan. That's all right with us —the more the merrier. Rated men have no trouble shipping out of here. In fact, we are in need of ABs, Cooks, and Firemen. Even an OS or an MM has no difficulty making a ship. Sounds good, and we hope it keeps up. Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH JACKSONVILLE CHARLESTON MARCUS HOOK GALVESTON MILWAUKEE CORPUS CHRISTI SAN FRANCISCO ASHTABULA BUFFALO DULUTH CHICAGO CLEVELAND The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. Seafarers Continue To Establish New Gains On The Great Lakes By HENRY CHAPPELL here for less than most places. This week, two more men join­ ed the Beachcombers Club, but unlike most, they weren't par­ ticularly desirous of® coming ashore into the ranks of the club. TOLEDO—With the exception of a few odd ships in the ship­ yards, all of the some 50 ships that were laid up in this port during the past Winter months have already started on the 1947 Lakes season. 1947 should really be a banner season on the Lakes, and the shipownei's should reap an exceptionally high harvest of profits on the seamen's sweat. As usual, the Lake Carriers As­ sociation is laying back to see what the SIU gains in the way of wage increases and shorter hours before they establish any new scale. The SIU is the leader on the Lakes, and they all wait to follow our lead. This year is no exception. The SIU has already gained the 44-hour week on the Lakes passenger boats along with num­ erous other gains. Now, we're after the 40-hour week in the bulk freighter field, with corresponding wage in­ creases and improved conditions over the 1946 contracts. After we break the 40-hour week on the Lakes, other outfits will probably come along and claim that they did the job. Con­ fidentially, we don't give a damn as long as all seamen benefit by our fight. We're not in this business for publicity, but to win the best conditions possible for our mem­ bers. That way all seamen will bene­ fit, because the LCA and other outfits will have to follow our lead. They always do. DOUBLE TROUBLE They were .on the Coastal Mariner where they ran into a bit of trouble, one for taking a cou­ ple of days off and giving the Steward a hard time, and the other for not standing his gang­ way watch. Both men were logged, but I By HAY WHITE had the log pulled with the un­ NORFOLK—Shipping in Nor­ derstanding that the men would pile off the ship. folk is booming again. The lack Another beef I've been hand­ of rated men is still the problem, ling, of a little different nature, but so far we have managed to is going to cause someone to burn crew the ships efficiently enough a little before it gets settled if to sail. the case is proven to be true. There is still a steady traffic of One of the crew aboard the SS of SUP ships hitting this port. Marina claims he was beaten up Eight paid off last week. Al­ by the Skipper and he has two though, they were fairly short" witnesses to the act. The crewtrips it made deck shipping good member and the two witnesses and the Acting ABs had a field came down to the Hall and filled day. out sworn statements to the fact. The usual run of ships in tran­ We expect to see some action on sit is about the same. The main this in a few days. problem aboard these ships is This week I handled the pay­ that the crew signs on without off of the MV Ponce and squared proper stores or repairs. The away a lot of beefs that had ac­ Membership was notified through cumulated. We have increased the last issue of the LOG not to sign on until the ship was holidays for the Ponce crew I from nine to around twenty, and the repair list taken care of. This should eliminate the prob­ which the crew was naturally very happy to hear. lem. LONGER TRIP The affairs of the port are in good shape. There are no beefsI believe they will have a good 40-HOUR FIT-OUT pending and shipping for the payoff when they come back Back in 1942, the SIU was the coming weeks looks good. Come,'from their present trip, as they first to secure the 40-hour week on down to Norfolk and Ship on figure it will take over two for fit-out and lay-up. However, anything from a tug to a tanker, 'months with stops at a couple of it wasn't until the Fall of 1946 Norfolk Has Steady Flow Of Shipping NO NEWS?? that other seamen on the Lakes secured this gain originally won by the SIU. That's what gives us a real bel­ ly laugh, when we read some of this lying propaganda put out by so-called unions on the Lakes. They even claim credit for the 40-hour fit-out and lay-up week. But the Lakes seamen know who won these gains back in '42—the Seafarers! Through the fighting efforts of the SIU, many gains have been won on the Lakes—and many more gains will be won before we're through! If we could win these victories on Ihe Lakes with approximately 5,000 dues paying members, how much more could we win with the Lakes 100 per cent organized? Just answer that one yourself. DETROIT—One of our Great Lakes Seafarers, whose name is being withheld due to the fact that he is now working aboard an unorganized ship, was in the other daj' and gave us a few de­ tails concerning the non-union conditions aboard the SS Joliet of the Cleveland-Cliffs Line. According to this Brother, con­ ditions on the Joliet are really lousy. This outfit is under con­ tract to the phony Lake Sea­ men's Union. In fact, he says that conditions are the woi'st of any Lakes vessel that, he'd been on in quite some time. This scow was docked at the C&O docks in Toledo, and he went aboard her at the fit-out. The pump was drawing filthy water from the creek and crewmembers were forced to show.-r in oily, scummy water or else go without showers at all. The big-hearted ClevelandCliffs management issued one face towel and one bath towel each week to the Joliet crewmembers. In addition. Cliffs seamen were forced to clean their own quarters, change their own linen, and make up their own beds. NO OVERTIME SHIP Firemen cleaned the back heads without any overtime. Oil­ ers were painting and chipping at all hours of the day and night at straight time. These were only a few of the non-union conditions on this Cleveland-Cliffs ship. •\Vhile they were at the dock, a lousy night lunch of bologna with no butter was the usual practice. Oilers were told that they had to learn the different lights on the rivers, channels and other points so that they could record the engines' RPMs and note their position. These were only a few of the rotten open shop conditions ex­ isting on a supposedly organized ship. Is it any wonder that Cleve­ land Cliffs seamen are really fed up with the phony LSU, and are looking for a decent union con­ tract and decent union condi­ tions? Stick around, boj^s! You'll soon have the kind of conditions, con­ tract and Union representation that you want. You'll soon have them because the SIU is on the march. Soon, THE GREAT BOSSES UNIONS LAKES TOO, WILL BE SIU,' Here's another idea to mull! and there won't be any open over in your mind. The ship­ shop conditions on the Lakes. owners and the various big shots of industry' have their unions, don't they? Sure, they have the -National Association of Manufac­ turers, U. S. Chamber of Com­ merce and the various city cham­ Alcoa's newest luxui-y liner, bers, Committees for Economic the SS Alcoa Clipper, has ar­ Development, and othSr outfits rived in New Orleans which too numerous to mention. will be her home port from On the Lakes, we have op­ now on. The Clipper features erators' unions like the Lake wide use of aluminum, which Carriers Association, ^he Propel­ saves greatly on weight. ler Club, and various regional It has made it possible to re­ and trade groups. If these guys tain 75 percent of the cargo can see the benefits of unionism, space aboard the ship, while even if it is their own variety, outfitting accommodations for 98 why can't the unorganized Lakes passengers. Aluminum is also seamen benefit by their example? practical since it does away with Y'es, in union there is strength. salt water corrosion. And on the Lakes that strength The Clipper is capable of do­ lies in the Seafarers Internation­ ing 21 knots, which will' make al Union, AFL. That's the only her one of America's fastest pas­ course to follow. senger vessels. Alcoa Corsair Ready For Maiden Voyage �Friday. May 9. 1047 New York Has A Busy Week On Waterfront THE SEAFARERS LOG AROUND THE WORLD ON THE LAFITTE Page Seven Shipping Boom In Port Boston Undergoes A Slight Recession By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—It must be reported couple of weeks, and a case of that the shipping boom in New grippe kept me in bed for three England has come to an end—' da3-.s. Everything went along NEW YORK — With business temporarily. We've just finished .smoothly in my absence from the and shipping maintaining its the slowest week we've had hall. steady pace, the Patrolmen have around here in a long time, and Shipyard delays in connection had a good crop of payoffs and the outlook for the next week is with the Evangeline .stalled off sign ons in the past week. not so hot either. for a while the inevitable head­ Of the many ships contacted One pay-off which was .sched­ aches in getting this scow this week some were found in uled to start the week off was straightened out. Incidentally, fine shape while others had beefs cancelled, so the time is past due there appears to be enough men galore, but they were all handled when the boys .should be notified a-^'ailable to man the Eva around in the usual SIU style and made that shipping will be slow in shipshape once more. Boston. But unfortunately, by One of the ships that had a the time this article hits the good share of beefs was the SS printed page, the outlook may be Hastings, Waterman Line. She Starling al Baltimore, the SS Jean LaFitte, Waterman, made altogether different. pulled in after a five months trip a round the world voyage. Pictured above are, left to right, However, strangely enough, to the Far East, and at the pay Henry C, Thornton. DM; Harold Spencer, AB; Fred Umhollz, bad as shipping was this past off there were a lot of beefs to DM; James Marshal, DM and Deck Delegate: and Denny Wells, week, it was still necessary to is­ handle but the whole crew was Bosun. The ship was out four months, and a good crew made the sue permits in order to get the there, all sober and very coop­ trip enjoyable. The Deck Gang especially came in for a lot of ships out. erative. praise. The Chief Mate tried to foul things up, but more about The Fort Winnebago paid oil All three Delegates were on him next week. in Portland on Friday. All the the ball with everything in or­ replacements that were wired in der, all books collected and from the ship were obtained and everything lined up for the Pa­ dispatched to Portland; then, af­ trolman just the way they like ter the pa\-off, when the ship the hall at the pi'esent time—but to see it. was .scheduled to get away, the one never knows how many men OVERTIME BEEF Mate up and fires three of his will actually take the jobs once The major beef aboard con­ By WILLIAM RENTZ deck gang, thus delaying the ship they are posted. cerned the Oilers relieving the BALTIMORE—Shipping in the We also have a few ships run­ until we could get the replace­ Firemen so he could go below to As predicted here recentlj'-, the ments up there on Saturday. the lower engine room to clean port of Baltimore ha.s slowed ning to Denmark and Italy as Nantasket Steamship owners In a case like this the Union fuel oil suction strainers. On this down just a little from the -tor­ well as the Bull Line tubs run­ certainlj' cannot be blamed for bought out the Provincetown ex­ beef they collected a total of 720 rid pace it has been maintain­ ning to Puerto Rico and coast­ the delay, rather, the Mate who cursion run, and are bringing up hours overtime. There were a ing, but it still hasn't slowed wise to Tampa and Boca Grande. would blow his top at the last a brand-new ship to place in op­ few minor beefs concerning the down enough to make the crew- In addition we have the usual run minute when the ship is rcad.v to eration around May 30. Since we of Tankers in and out, so, you can Electricians which were put in ing of the ships an easy task. already have a contract with the see shipping is booming out of sail, should get the rap. order in short time. The slight slowdown has given Nantasket people, the ProvinceLACK OF MANPOVv'ER Skipper Hugh Brown of the the Dispatcher a chance to catch this port. town run is automatically Then, too, we had the Willis Hastings, is a former SIU mem­ his breath and spray his throat, The baggage man in this port Vickery, American-Pacific, come brought into the SIU orbit. ber who has retired his book, but he'll get little rest for his would like to notify all members in here short three men on deck. This also severs the last con­ and he cooperated with the crew vocal cords for a while. The gang called the hall and nection that the fink New Bedand Patrolman all the way. It stated they wanted a full crew on 0!d outfit had in Boston. Hence, While on the subject of ship­ would be a pleasure to have more I leaving Boston. The beef was the advent of good weather will ping and crewing ships, I'd like Skippers like him around. Life taken up v.dth APL, who wanted bring to the Avenue a -sizable to bring to the attention of the can be a hell of a lot easier if to sail light for the return trip to number of pretty good summer members, especially those that New York, and it was finally- jobs for SIU members who want ship out of Baltimore, the fact agreed that the three men would to homestead it for the summer. that they are letting themselves be put on here. and the Union down by not tak­ .So much for this week. Will So what happened? Three men ing these Ore Line ships. be back next week with news are dispatched, more trouble de­ of increased activity on the Bos­ The Ore Line contract is not velops. and others in the crew ton waterfront—we hope. the best that we have, but it isj pile off—the ship sails to New a hell of a lot better than riding' York short four men on deck! unorganized scows, or for that A check on the ships in transit' matter, a lot of NMU contracted very often reveals they are sail­ ships. ing short-handed, and of course that there is baggage on the the companies and agents are SOME BRAND NEW racks dating back three and four notified that the needed men Several of these wagons are years. Unless the owners claim practically brand spanking new, the gear or send a letter asking must be put on. Then, just often enough to make us look bad, the and are reputed to have just for such luggage to be held, it there is just a little cooperation about the best crew's quarters will be disposed of to some char­ jobs stay^ on the board for a cou­ MIAMI—Hope.s that this city ple of days and the vessel gets given, and the Skipper went all afloat. There are just a few of itable institution. will emerge as an important away—still shorthanded. the way with us on that. the old Ore boats left and these East Coast port were increased And that's the story from Bal­ The weather up this way has Another ship that wasn't as should not be neglected either. with the arrival recentlj' of the been pretty lousy for the past timore this week. pleasant as the Hastings was the If your beef is that the con­ SS Grange Victorjv first ship to Fort Erie, Pacific Tankers. Three tract is just a little below the call in Pan-Atlantic Steamship times the crew went aboard for average SIU contract, all the Coi'poration's n e w 1 yscheduled the sign on, and each time they more reason for you to ride these cargo service to Miami. had to refuse to sign articles. ships so we can bring the con­ By JERRY LICHTMAN The vessel put in amidst much GOT THE DRIFT tract up to par. fanfare, with local officials and SANDUSKY — Our organizing selves. The ship had come in with a representatives of the Waterman So come on, fellows, let's not Unorganized Lakes seamen are drive on the Great Lakes con­ long list of beefs and repairs, leave the jobs up to someone else. Steamship Company of which and the company had done noth­ Let's ride these scows and line tinues to move at a rapid pace tired of being orphans as far as Pan-Atlantic is a subsidiaiy — ing to clear up the matter. After them up as they should be lined as ship after ship lines up for the hours, working and living con­ expressing optimism over Mi­ ditions are concerned. They're SIU. the third refusal, I guess the up. ami's future as a port of call. tired of fitting out on the run, company got the drift, for they Having talked to many hun­ The line has already instituted painting, chipping scrubbing, all The Rosario, formerly the Triswent ahead and made the neces­ dreds of Lakes seamen in my a regular twice-weekly schedule sary repairs and squared away tam Daltan, left here for Norfolk organizational activity in this at their regular rate of pay. Now linking the East ports with they're looking to the SIU for and then for Denmark. the beefs. port and various other Ohio ports, Miami and the Gulf, including The crew then signed on and Plad a Waterman wagon sail­ I can truthfully report that these some changes. one direct New York to Miami Now that the Lakes seamen the ship got out of port. ing for Norfolk also, after which men are going for the SIU iii sailing. realize what an SIU contract The Yarmouth, Eastern, is she is going to Gdynia, Poland. a big way. Local enthusiasm for this means, they're all for us. They in port now on the last leg of her Ted Babkowski is aboard her as The vast majority of the un­ know that job security, job sen­ famed resort city's entry into last trip before to Boston for re­ well as several other good SIU organized Lakes seamen whom iority, competent union repre­ the maritime picture culminated pairs. There she will meet her men. She should come back in I have contacted, are fed up with, sentation, and overall AFL pro­ in a cocktail party in the Col­ sister ship the Evangeline which as clean as a whistle. the rotten open shop conditions tection come with an SIU con­ umbus Hotel for the SS Grange hasn't gotten away on her run which have prevailed on these tract, and they won't settle for Victory's 34-man SIU crew and STEADY RUNS as yet. Lakes for many years. steamship line officials. anything less. We still are covering the Alcoa Calmar Steamship Company is Coming from Boston, the They see SIU contracted ships Just like that well-known hat ships on their steady Bauxite run now. paying retroactive pay and Grange "Victory unloaded about and talk to Seafarers crews about slogan on the radio, the Lakesand the Ore ships on the Cruz the money can be collected at Grande run. The Joshua Hendy, 1,000 tons of freight and took the conditions and contracts men believe, "Don't take less the company offices or by writ­ ing to 44 Whitehall Street, New South Atlantic, was in and left which all Seafarers enjoy. Then than the best; don't take less than on about 300 tons for discharge at New Orleans. they want the same for them- the SIU!" for North France. York, N. Y. By JOE ALGINA Baltimore Boosts Ore Ships — They Have 'Best Quarters Afloat' Grange Victory Makes First Stop At Miami Lakes Look To SIU For Changes /..I/; �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 9. 1947 Headquarters Reports To Membership (Cotjthiued from Page 3) ried in this issue of the SEA- pearances of various Union Rep­ meeting. These reports are to ficials in all branches, as well resentatives will have on this be then mailed to all ports in as by the membership. immediately take interest in this FARERS LOG, on Page 1. problem and take action to put^ The membership should make | committee. Such a thing is un­ time to make it possible for all By adoption of such rule, it A&G Port holding meetings to would make Headquarters en­ a stop to unnecessary spending | it their business to see that they predictable. of the Union's money. The only predictable thing is act on the same report on the forcement of Union policy and the fact that the SIU will con­ same night. program more simple, in addi­ Coast Guard tinue to fight with all its power It is to be remembered that tion, of course, to allowing the —AND FUfilhERany form or degree of military the Secretary-Treasurer's Office membership in all the outports MORE... The Union's position regard­ control over our members by of this Union was charged by the benefit of acting on Head­ ing the necessity of removing any branch of the Armed Forces. the Agents Conference with the quarters Report at the same the Coast Guard from control full responsibility of seeing that meeting, as does the membership of the Merchant Marine is the Union's policies and pro­ meeting in the New York Educational Program grams known to all SIU members. are executed by all of­ Branch. We have unequivocally oppos­ The membership has referred ed the military having control the problem of Union education of any part of civilian workers to this Office. Ships' libraries since the very inception of their are now being assembled which tyranny over the Merchant Ma­ will be put on board every SIU rine. contracted vessel. This library In line with this consistent will contain bound volumes of By G. "TEX" SUIT SIU policy of anti-military con­ read and digest this entire re­ the SEAFARERS LOG for the trol, Headquarters Offices as­ port. HOUSTON — The old saying,' commies are still in the .street, In addition to the SIU making entire year of 1946. signed Joe Volpian, Special Ser­ '"While the cat is away, the rats and the rank-and-file is-in charge, In addition to these bound vol­ vices Representative, to appear known their position to this Con­ will play," could be appropriately who knows what the turn of umes of the LOG will also be in behalf of the Union and pre­ gressional Committee in regards applied to the NMU officials in events will bring. History is carried various other Union pub­ sent our position to the Con­ to the Coast Guard, various this port. For while the memagain repeating itself, but I bet lications—some of them already gressional Committee on Judici­ other Maritime Unions did the bership was away, the local agent Uncle Joe isn't fiddling while off the press—others now in ary in Washington, D. C., on I same. Boyes and his trustworthy Pa- his dream boat burns. The di.sMay 2, 1947. There is no need for any the process of being set up. These libraries will be made trolman, instead of attending to rupters will get another assault This full verbatim report as wishful thinking as to the available to every ship's crew, union matters, were found to be! plan mapped out and storm the given by Brother Volpian is car- amount of effect that these apdevoting their time to a com­ local NMU bastion once more. but will not be available to in­ munist pow-wov/. The embattled rank-and-file has dividual members desiring one. When the word got" around, the a job cut out for them, but here's This is because of the limited numbers of the bound 1946 membership called a .special hoping they come out the victors. LOGS that the Union has on meeting and after an all day ses­ hand. There will be a cost of sion,, decided that the two party approximately $10.00 to each line boys should be allowed full By E. S. HIGDON ship's crew that these libraries time to the cause, and in the fu­ ture they would not have to PHILADELPHIA—For months joying the atmosphere and cli- are placed on. This will cover bother with petty things such as now we've been looking for a mate of the City of Brotherly actual cost of putting up this union business. new Hall in this fair city, but, Love. The boys, I am told, stop- gear. They also decided that the of­ The necessity of charging each so far we've drawn a complete' ped off for a meal before dropficials should be replaced with blank. That new Hall is still as ping in at the Hall. Rumor has ship's crew for this library is men who would attend to union far from sight as it was when' it that they were afraid they evident, inasmuch as it will matters and not the latest swerve we answered the first For Rent would be handed a registration mean a saving of thousands of in the party line. They then ad. card and with it an assignment elected two new officials. Everything that we've looked card. Maybe they're right, at is priced out of our range,' The newspapers and newsreels ORDERS COME most places asking twice what these days are sure giving a big Thing.s were looking good for they wanted a couple of years play to the teachers, telling us the anti-disruptionists, when Fer­ By JOHNNY JOHNSTON ago, so it looks like we'll be all about the starvation wages dinand "the fink" Smith wired working out of the same loca- the teachers are getting. It realthe local Moscow boys telling It is interesting to note that tion for some time to come. ly strikes us funny, however. them to start their disrupting although under the ancient The one place we find things that they aren't saying one word tactics. The cue was quickly code.s, "Article XIII of the laws moving is out there on the point about the poor striking teletaken and a .special meeting was of Oleron" of merchant seamen's of production. We paid off sev- phone operators out on the pickcalled stating that the ouster of rights, the seaman was entitled eral ships and all beefs were etline. the CP boys was unconstitu­ to maintainance and care, he settled in the SIU manner. | We are fully in agreement that tional. still could be put to death for Also moving along is the ship- the teachers deserve more pay The commies also said the desertion. ping boom we've been enjoying and all the publicity they can membership had no say in the Later he was subject to brand­ for several weeks. This port has get, but it makes one wonder dollars to the Organization, and matter as to who was to be the ing and imprisonment. Being a been so short of ABs that we've about the minds of the press, will limit to actual cost to each officials. They produced a tele- transient with practically no member of a crew 25c or 30c. been calling New York for men. radio and movies. gram from Ferdinand stating that voting power, he was victimized The Hall J. Kelly, Waterman, Could it be that it is healthier Headquarters will notify all it was his decision and not the | and exploited. The shackles of which has been idle for a couple to support the teachers, who will members when these libraries membership's to decide whether' serfdom clung to him, and in. of months, is going to take a get their raises from the state are available for placing on or not an official is to be re­ some countries still cling. crew soon. She is at present in than it is to attack a giant cor- board SIU ships. lieved of his position. It was undoubtedly the friend­ drydock getting repaired, and poration like the Telephone Upon hearing this, an appoint­ ship and affiliation of the Inter­ will be ready for sailing in a Company? On Headquarters' Report ed Patrolman took the floor and national Seamen's Union and the short time. NO MENTION TOP SHAPE American Federation of Labor, Another thing has us puzzled. The Headquarters Report in and their great leaders, FuruOne of the ships paid off this ^ Everyone is blowing his top the past has been submitted first [MONOTONOUS, seth and Gompers, which caused week was the Petrolite of the ^ about priorities for the veteran. to the membership at the regu­ ISN'T IT ? the passage of the Seaman's Act Mathiasen Company. She was: Even the Civil Service is boast- lar meetings of the New York and raised the seaman's statu,s iii very good shape and the ,ng about the many vets they Branch, and acted on, and then from that of serf to freeman. whole crew was pleased with the have on their payrolls. referred to the outports through SIU victory in the Mathiasen el- [ The climax, however, is reach- the medium of the New York ection. The crew was anxious ed when the Federal Housing minutes for final action two I Administration broadcasts for weeks later. housing space for veterans. Recently, after action was ta­ Members whose gear has Again, make no mistake, we're ken by the New York member­ been held for more than three behind the vets, but it seems ship, this Headquarters Report months in the fourth floor strange that no mention is made has been run verbatim in the baggage room of the New of the need of housing for sea­ SEAFARERS LOG with later said the membership was within York Hall are advised to call men. I and final action taken by the its rights by removing the com­ for it immediately, or notify Well, I guess the seamen, ac­ outports. mies. the Hall where they wish it cording to the FHA, will have to It is necessary in the future sent. Then the local disrupters again sleep in the park — correction that full coastwise action on please—the families of the sea­ Headquarters Report be taken tried to take over the meeting Crowded conditions make and have the new officials men. it impossible to hold gear by a majority of all Branches Ring the chimes for an ex­ holding meetings before publish­ thrown out of the meeting, but longer than three months. All ceptionally clean pay off on the ing the Headquarters Report in this plan backfired and the local effects remaining unclaimed disrupters were forcibly ejected to learn when they would have Alexander Graham Bell. We are the LOG. after three months will be from the premises. an SIU agreement. "Very soon, bowing our hats to the Stewards sent to the owner's home via Therefore, it is recommended , Brothers. Department in particular for the to the membership that in the express collect. TWO UP iWalter Gardner and Charles fine chow they served. No won­ future Headquarters Reports be At the moment the score Gear without addresses Bush got off the Robert Inger- der the crew was on the ball at completed Saturday night be­ stands two to nothing in favor will be disposed of otherwise,gg. soll in Norfolk and are now en- the pay off. fore the following Wednesday of the membership. The two NMU Rank And File In Houston Rovolts Against Commio Piocards Outlook For New Hall In Fhilly Is Poor, Shipping Remains Good Unclaimed Gear �Friday. May 9, 1947 THE THEY MAN ISTHMIAN'S CITADEL VICTORY SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Buckos Have A Real Field Day On Isthmian's Citadel Victory By D. D. STORY The Ciladel Victory's Deck Gang: Kneeling, left to right. W. Thompson. Deck Maint.; Miller. OS; Harry Monahan, OS; and T. Bruder. AB. Standing, left to right. A. Rosendale. Carp.; S. Dawe, AB; H. Murranka, AB; D. Story. Bosun; W. Kavitt. AB; R. Sigwart. AB; C. Loades. AS; and Smokey Ouwenall. Deck Maint. has never worked a day in his life. Yet this man was expected (Ed. note:—The writer of the to be able to supervise the up­ following article is an oldtimer keep of a seagoing vessel. I want in the SIU. He has been riding the Union and also Isthmian to Isthmian vessels since the start know why this ship was return­ of the campaign). ed to the States in such filthy What I tiiought would prove to condition. be a .successful voyage on the It was a common occurrence to Lsthrnian scow, the SS Citadel start at least 10 jobs in a single Victory, turned out just the op­ day, and finish none. The Mate posite. Having aboard a strictly stated that he was aboard ship bucko Skipper and a kindergar­ to .save money for the company ten King's Point stiff for a Chief —which he certainly did in con­ Mate did not help matters in the nection with overtime. least. He failed to give the crewThe Mate, who is supposed to members a record of legitimate come from a well-to-do family. overtime. His excu.se was that ii .slipped his , mind and that he would make it up later. Having a little confidence in his word, we agreed to let it go at that. But by the end of the voyage, he .still had not brought the overtime record up to date, and we had to take our own action. Isthmian "bible" and rli.sregarded. was violated For example, the 8-to-12 Jun­ ior Engineer was ordered to rerelieve the 4-to-8 watch for sup­ per because, according to the chief—and I quote—"The lav/ require.s four men to be on watch down below at all times." Came the time when a Junior was sick and nobody was oicleied to take hi.y place. Questioned on this, the Chief replied, "The Junior Engineer OMB-riVO-THeEEFOUR -YEP, . THAT'S mwi! ANCIENT RULE In the matter of overtime, the bucko Skipper ruled that work­ ing overtime on Sundays hy day workers was strictly out. I be­ lieve we of the Union stopped working Sundays without over­ time years ago. does, nothing rip watch anyway." In this wtiy be saved the com­ pany some 60 hours overtime and the previously mentioned lav/ cea-^ed to exist. Perhaps .some authoiily can The tnrival in Haifa came on tell me where the Isthmian line a Saturday at 8 p. m., and the found the guy we had foi- a Stew­ ship was anchored till the next ard. He ceitainlv kne\v how to day awaiting pilot and berth. The Junior Engineers were dismissed, the Chief claiming that port tim.e was in effect. I DRILLED A1£WU WHAT I LOVE .. Rotten shipboard conditions didn't prevent the crew from celebrating New Year's Eve. In photo above they are shown in Alexandria. Egypt, night spot, where they drank a toast to "happy days," Girl in foreground is unidentified, but she looks okp.y from here. The Patrolmen Say... Farewell, Washington Honesty Is Best NEW YORK—Farewell to the SS George Washington. For quite a number of years, for Eastern and Alcoa she sailed to and from the West Indies and Nova Scotia with full SIU crews. During the war she was the only passenger ship that wasn't converted into a troop transport, but was used to ferry construc­ tion workers to the various bases in the Caribbean. During these many years she was a faithful servant to her op­ erators and her crews stuck to her through all kinds of condi­ tions and times. However, she hasn't been turn­ ed out to pastui-e yet, for we un­ derstand she will operate under the Spanish Flag, which means she is due for some terrific beat­ ings under her new masters. We hate to see her go, but like anything else, nothing stays on forever. In her farewell, it is truly unfortunate that her final days under the SIU banner were marred by pretty shabby treat­ ment of the crew by the Alcoa Company. In my opinion the treatment given the final crew was pretty lousy, when the company, in its anxiety to get rid of the ship, really did a job on the crew that had sailed the ship trip after trip, some of them for years. It isn't necessary to go into the details of their actions, but if the Alcoa heads read this item, they should know what I am referring to. Louis Goffin MOBILE—Here in the Port of Mobile in the past two weeks I have come across a recuiTance of an old, old story that seems to be coming back into use. That is the practice of some seamen to payoff at the Com­ missioner's Office to avoid pay­ ing debts owed their shipmates. Some guys, it seems, can't face the music and payoff their debts after some guy has been good enough to stake them to a sawbuck or so, .so they pull this wellworn maneuver to get out of it. It is a practice that should stop, but it is useless to preach on honesty. The guys that take this easy way out sometimes learn to their sorrow that it wasn't the easiest way after all. Most guys have memories like elephants when it comes to money loaned and many a guy has re­ ceived a sore lip from a guy he forgot he ever knew, but hap­ pened to borrow a five spot from five years before. For certain fellows I want to make this warning: there are people looking for you and they aren't carrying flowers. Some day you'll run into your creditor and you'll think the boom fell on you. Whiiey Lewis 4. i, It Senseless Performing NEW YORK—Aboard the Bes­ semer Victory, Waterman Steam­ ship Company, I ran into an inci­ dent that is a sorry reflection on the SIU. Due to the action of some per­ former or performers, the repu­ tation of the whole Union mu.st •suffer. The night before the Bessemer paid off, the door of the Chief Cook's room was broken in, his locker smashed, his electric ra­ zor stolen and several articles of clothing were maliciousl.v ripped and torn up. Not content with this damage, the same was done to the room of the Second Cook. The locker lock w^as smashed, clothing rip­ ped up and a^ expensive wu'ist watch stolen. 11 was impossible to attach the blame to anyone, but it had to be an SIU member or members who committed the act. Whoever did it, no doubt, had a load on, but such actions can­ not be passed off as the innocent amusement of a drunk. He wasn't too drunk to pass up a wrist watch and electric razor. A seaman's life is tough enough at times with every guy out to skin him, but no trick is lower than stealing from your shipmates and senselessly de­ stroying their clothing. Not only did this performer mess things up for the crew that was aboard the ship, but the ship was due for a quick turn around and had to sail without the re­ pairs being made to the wrecked locks and lockers, thus working a hardship on the new crew. Jimmy Drawdy In this way the Juniors were chiseled out of four hours over­ time for the Sunday morning watches. However, as the Oiler and Fireman claimed overtime for standing the 8-to-12 watch in port (Saturday night), the Chief very smugly told them that officially the .•^hip was still at sea. DOUBLE-TALK Whenever watches were set on weekdays, the Juniors were equal to the rest of the gang. If, however, watches were set on a Satui'day afternoon, or Sunday, they had to wait until standbj' It w^as quite a problem to dis­ was rung on the telegraph be­ cuss the matter of better food fore going on watch, thereby with him. That high pre.ssure hat cutting down on the overtime. meant more to him than trying To complete the picture thus to make a better spread on the far given, the ship was equipped chow tables. He claims to be exwith a First Assi.stant Engineer navy, but we, the crew, are in sailing on his first merchant ves­ favor of taking away the "ex" sel (he was navy stuff). and forgetting he was ever on a Holding a Chief Engineer's li­ merchant vessel. cense, he was unable to hold a Old Bucko has the navy idea wiench or fit a pipe. This poor himself. If a member of the crew helpless thing tried to make good reports to work late, the old man his mistakes and lack of know­ gets the Purser to type up the ledge hy having the Oilers do log immediately, instead of wait­ maintenance work during day ing to see if the man has a legiti­ and night watches at sea. follow­ mate excuse. ed by cleaning up decks and Bucko never calls up the man, floorplates. which, on a union but gives the log sheet to the ship, is Wiper's work. head of the department, who is Despite working under these supposed to get the man to sign conditions, which were coupled it and thus come in for an auto­ with food shortages. I could not help noticing the excellent spirit matic fine. among the SIU members and the LOUSY ALL AROUND way they kept up the perfor­ mances of their duties. The Engine Department has it The day the contract is signed little better than the deck men. and Isthmian has working con­ They were totally at the mercy ditions we can all say to those of the Chief Engineer, who claim­ who organize^d, and helped to or­ ed to be a union member. In ganize, this fleet: practice he did everything con­ "Thanks boj's, you've done a trary to union rules. Even the gi-eat job!'' make a menu look good. Maybe he thought we were goats and could eat the paper. At lea.st it might have been better than the slops he dished out. to the crew. �•a If . Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday, May 9. 1947 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Crewtnetnbers Of Steel Mariner Score Rugged Isthmian Lash-Up FOUR STALWARTS ON THE BARTLETT (Ed. note:—The following ac­ screen doors in either the toilets tention if he had a broken neck. As a matter of fact, an AB, count of some of the irials or the galley. When the Car­ aboard the Isthmian ship. Steel penter suggested to the Chief who is a Christian with the first Mariner is substantially as it Mate that screen doors (which name of Aaron, had to change was submitted by five crew- were plentiful) be put up, he was his name to Douglas in order to members: A. Jorgensen, Aaron told to mind his own business. get medical attention. This, fel­ low Seafarers, in a country hav­ ROYAL EDICT D. Kizziah, Nicholas Sarouku. In Arabia, His Majesty the ing two delegates to the United S. J, Kasmirsky and Domenic Master issued an edict that there Nations assembly in New York. Diser). If you happen to cover the would be no more visits to the The same country which recently waterfront and the gentle breezes doctor. Expenses were too high, received a 40 million dollar lendcoming off Sandy Hook waft a he opined. So our Carpenter, lease gift, manipulated by the strong odor of barnyard manure who had a sliver in his finger, Standard Oil Company and sup­ and chicken, don't get excited. It's which was swollen twice its plied by American taxpayers. only Isthmian's Steel Mariner natural size, had to cut his fin­ SIZZLING SPOT arriving, ending another typical ger with a razor blade. But that As for the climate, you must only was the beginning. Isthmian trip. The Carpenter had a busted or be prepared to withstand terrific The aroma springs from the bridge, and the chicken odor strained lung and had doctors heat, for a temperature of 130 likewise. When we say chicken, to prove it. He stayed in bed one degrees is common. In Bauda day, and was told by his highness Shapur, Persia, which is a col­ we don't mean fricassee, either. that he was faking, that if he lection of mud huts, there is no The voyage itself could have ' didn't turn to for eight hours of doctor and no feminine com­ been fairly pleasant if the Cap­ I labor, he would be logged four pany. Native warm beer is $1.25 tain and Chief Mate had taken I for one, or be paid off in Bom- a quart, and they feature a na­ the trouble to learn a few things tive firewater called vodka, which • bay. about the seafaring business, and Our Chief Engineer spends it is not. if they had paid a little atten­ Beer is good in Barsa, Iraq. most of his time checking up on tion to safe working and sanitary Sometimes it's Danish or Dutch, the Carpenter, and is now "prac­ conditions. It would have helped, and it's 60 cents a bottle—always ticing medicine." The Deck too, if the Chief Engineer would warm, of course. Aberdain, Per­ Engineer had been sick a couple act more like a human and less of days,so he went to the Chief. sia, an oil place, has some nice like a small edition of Captain swimming pools, Said the Chief Engineer, "Stick clubs and Bligh. where you can remain—if you be­ out* your tongue." 'UNHOLY TRIO' The Deck Engineer complied. have—and drink Canadian beer These three characters were "Hmm, hmm," said the Chief. 60 cents the large bottle. aptly called "the unholy trio," "It looks all right. You can work There is good service at a In photq taken aboard the SS Josiah Bartlett are, standing and charges against these gentle­ tomorrow." lovely British Seamen's Club in from left to right, Dick Cummings and Ed Dworanczyk; kneel­ men are being drafted, and will As this ship is likely to sail Karachi, India. Just don't set ing, Jack Woturski and Walt Gardner. stick. the Persian Gulf for the next five out alone, and don't go off walk­ Like ostriches, these gentle­ years, it is only fair that you ing. The natives are very hos­ men are hiding their heads in Seafarers should know what you tile—all India is a smoldering the sand. They refuse to see the are up against besides the offi­ volcano. handwriting on the wall, and cers who belong back at the "old Bombay is not what it used realize that a new era is dawn­ Homestead." to be. Italian beer there is one ing for Isthmian seamen—name­ We were 69 days in the whole dollar a quart, the joints arc of Arabia without shoreleave. In closed from 3 to 6 p. m., and clos­ A fire of undetermined origin, which broke out in Saudi, Arabia the Standard Oil ing time three nights a week is Company, in conjunction with its 9:30. Prohibition is expected the fore-end of the No. 4 hatch tween-decks of the SS native hirelings, prevents crews commonplace, j Ben F. Dixon in the port of Baltimore last Tuesday, was from getting shoreleave. The While we were there, 40 persons Seafarer crew Captain is told here that if there were killed. after a two-hour battle. is a Jewish crcwmcmbcr on the This is all from our pen. Don't Effective and coordinated ef­ ship he could not get medical at­ say you didn't know the score. fort on the part of the crew kept One of the most difficult the flames from spreading and tasks in connection with writ­ 'POWDER PUFF' AND FRIEND damages, therefore, were slight, ing is finding a spot for pub­ it was reported by Julio Evans, lication. The task, however, Deck Delegate aboard the ves­ has been made easier for Sea­ sel. farers who have written—or Shortly after discovery of the are about to write—stories blaze at 3:15 a. m., the Dixon or articles with a salt water ly, SIU working and sanitary con­ men had the situation under con­ tang. ditions, among other things. trol but hoses on board were in­ An arrangement has been Either those would-be Himmeffective in fighting the flames made with a reputable lers and Hitlers have seen too which licked at the overhead of agency of authors' represen­ many movie versions of sea life, the hatch. Shoreside apparatus tatives, who will read your or they have read too many sowas summoned and firemen re­ material without any charge. called sea stories, because they sponded with goose-necked hoses If the stuff has possibilities don't seem to have any sea ex­ that quickly doused the stubborn it will be brought to the at­ perience. The tragic part of deal­ flames. tention of publishers for pos­ ing with such characters is that The fii'e was discovered by sible sale. it is difficult to explain to young­ Jose Rey, Fireman, who was on So if you've been holding er members or permits why it is the 12-to-4 watch, after he no­ back your literary efforts for necessary to pound the bricks ticed that the oil tanks were lack of proper contact, get so that the same characters can close to the boiling point, and out that old typewriter and win better working conditions. that strange noises were coming get going. Short stories, ar­ Samples of some of the skip­ from the tanks, reported Evans. ticles, book-length manu­ pers one-way attitudes are well SOUNDED ALARM scripts will be read carefully demonstrated in the following: No cargo was in the hold, and by the agency. In Bombay he engaged a dozen fire was confined to the dunnage Send your manuscripts— workers to scrape his parquet stored there. typewritten, of course — to decks (so, essential, of course) Throughout most of the inci­ Carl Cowl, c/o Seafarers Log, but. on his periodical inspection dent, Esteban Castro, a member 51 Beaver Street, New York tours he blandly ignored a mid­ of the Deck Gang, kept the ship's 4, N. Y. Enclose a stamped ship . toilet which hasn/t been siren screeming, alerting crews envelope, addressed to your cleaned except once in five of nearby vessels, which stood by Sam Carlisle, AB aboard the SS Meredith Victory, held permanent residence to in­ months. until the blaze was out. There "Powder Puff," the ship's mascot, so that Gil Parker could sure safe return in case script Two of the toilets are close to make this photo. were no casualties. is not up to snuff. the galley, but there are no Blaze Aboard Dixon Doused By Crew In 2-Hour Battle Good Deal t �Friday, May 9. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief THOMAS MacDONOUGH. Jan. 2—Chairman Jerry Thexlon; Secretary jCyril A. Scott. Delegates reported all in order. Repair list of Deck and Engine Departments was read and ap­ proved by all. Agreed to have ship fumigated, and Pairolmen check the slop chest when he comes aboard. Steward asked crew if they were satisfied with meals and feeding in general. Grew gave approval stating that all are well pleased with the feeding and realize that Steward cannot please all but he has done an excellent job. Discussion on the penicillin racket being pulled by shoreside doctors. Repair list at­ tached to minutes. THOMAS HYDE, Feb. 2 —Chairman John Milini; Sec­ retary Henry Adamowitz. New Business: Motion carried to im­ pose a $2.00 fine on any mem­ ber of the crew who uses cups as ash trays. Good and Wel­ fare: Motion carried that rec­ reation room be kept cleaner. Motion carried to move library from gear locker to recreation room. Steward asked that due to shortage of towels, crew should not use them for soogie rags as there were plenty of rags for the asking. Sugges­ tion made that departmental delegates see the Skipper in reference to getting draws in American currency in Norway, if possible. 4i. SNAMPA VICTORY, Feb. 16 —Chairman B. Goodman: Sec­ retary S. T. Wilusz. Delegates reported everything okay. New Business: Motion carried to have gunners' mess turned into recreation room for the crew and to have the chairs in that room depaired. Motion car­ ried to have the drinking foun­ tain repaired. Motion carried to have the Radio Operators pay more attention to »>iuning in the radio so that the crew can have the benefit of the speaker in the messroom. Mo­ tion carried to ask the Captain to have a foc'sle card put up. 4' CITY OF ALMA, Feb. IBChairman Red Sully; Secretary J. McConeghty. Delegates re­ ported all in order in their de­ partments. New Business: Mo­ tion carried to obtain the slopchest prices from the Steward and they be given to the Patrol­ man when the ship reaches the States. Motion carried that glasses be put in the port holes that need them. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that crew make arrangements with de­ partment heads so the men can have a day off in port. Recom­ mended that clothes be re­ moved as soon as possible from laundry tubs as they lend to smell up the place. 4. 4. MV TAG KNOT, March 11— Chairman Harold Taylor; Sec­ retary (not given). Chairman appointed delegates to act as committee to carry out and re­ port on all recommendations made at the meeting. New . Business: It was pointed out that running a steam line into the laundry was impractical on this type ship. Decision made that more night lunch be put out for men coming off watch. Many complaints were aired concerning the food and its preparation. Steward promised his cooperation in righting the matter. Various ship repairs necessary were listed and ap­ proved. Discussion over the water taJten on in the Canal ^one. 4, 4 4 SMITH-THOMPSON, March 13—(Chairman and Secretary not given). New Business: Mo­ tion carried to have radio loud­ speaker returned to the recrea­ tion room from Second Mate's cabin. Good and Welfare: All hands are to return AMMLA books and magazines to recrea­ tion room before leaving ship. All bunks to be stripped and rooms left in clean SIU condit'on. 4 4 4 CHARLES WARFIELD, March 22—Chairman D. L. De Parlier; Secretary R. N. White. New Business: Motion carried that more prompt and concientious medical treatment be given the crew by Pursuer. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that crew use recreation room for card playing and not use the mess until the recreation room is full. Recommendation that officers and crew have the same privileges at the slopchest and purchases be made at the same time by both crew and topside. Crew stood in silence for one minute in reverence for broth­ ers lost at sea. 4 4 4 ALCOA PLANTER, March 31 —Chairman Russel; Secretary Henry B. Snelling. New Busi­ ness: Crew asked for explana­ tion from the Steward for the sudden shortage of fresh foods. The Steward claimed he put in a requisition for more stores than were put aboard, yet he reported to the N. O. patrol­ man that he was not short. Crew recommended an inves­ tigation of the matter. 4 4 4 VOMATILLA. (Date and chairman not given) Secretary J. McGroder; New Business. Motion made to contact patrol­ man in Marcus Hook in regard to the antics of the Steward aboard. Ship's Delegate elected. Motion carried to have a meet­ ing once a week at a conven­ ient hour. 4 4 4 JOHN JAY. (Date, Chairman and Secretary not given) Spe­ cial meeting for the purpose of discussing the unfitness of a member of the Stewards De­ partment to perform his duties. Crew decided he cannot handle the work in the Stewards De­ partment and recommended that he be switched to the Deck or Engine Departments on pro­ bation. 4 4 4 ALCOA PAGASIS, March 6 —Chairman C. Bailey; Secre­ tary E. Bankston. New Busi­ ness: Discussion concerning more fresh fruit; butter and dif­ ferent canned vegetables. Stew­ ard said that requisition was messed up on this voyage. Mo­ tion carried that next trip the Steward notify the delegates of each department of matters like this. Motion carried that all tripcard and permit men be cleared through the Hall be­ fore making another trip. Mo­ tion carried that each delegate see that his department leaves clean foc'sles. •DON'T 0IVE UP THE SHIP/ E CHIEF ^nEMARD SHOULD HOT LEAV9 HIS SHIP UNTIL RELIEVED BY ANOTHER CHIEF STEWARD. 4 4 4 NIANTIC VICTORY, April 12, Chairman Morris Norris; Secretary Joseph Garello. Dele­ gates reported and previous minutes read. Old Business: By HANK Repair list for next voyage read and it was suggested that it be For the benefit of the membership we keep filling most of this posted for next crew to see. weekly column with our advisory-educational type of writing— New Business: Agreed by all which we hope does wake up and steer some guys right in their that no one pay off until each various journeys through this seafaring life. It's easily realized member is completely satisfied that most of the Brothers will remain SIU .sailors for a long time with the payoff. Motion carried —if not for the rest of their desirable salty li\-es. Thus the im­ to give Stewards Department a portant thing for all Brothers will be the essential chain of educa­ vote of thanks. Good and Wel­ tion absorbed (on ships, in union halls and meetings), the militant fare: Discussion on splitting actions performed individually and collectively and the sensible Firemen's overtime on donkey stretch of thinking done as time, trips and events roll along. Every watches. Agreed by Firemen SIU man has a big responsibility, which serves in many directions at meeting to divide equally all —as a sailor, as a shipmate and as a union man. Hs mental and donkey watch overtime. One physical behavior is his best shipmate—-ashore and asea—and upon minute silence observed for lost it stands the security of the spirit, the progress, the respect and brothers. strength of the SIU. 4 4 4 4 4 4 WARRIOR POINT, March 3 Naturally, it has to be said, it isn't enough just to be a steady —Chairman James F. Byrne; paying member and perhaps be proud of being SIU, too. You Secretary James Gamble. Stew­ have to live that pride—performing it in the expected and sen­ ards Delegate resigned and new sible manner—in the small ways as well as the big. From such delegate was elected in his militancy, strength and all kinds of victories the proud reputa­ place. One member raised sev­ tion of the SIU has reached the desires of nearly all Isthmian eral objections to the election seamen as well as our neighboring Canadian seamen who have of the new delegate, but all long suffered and struggled to find a safe, honest, strong union. charges were denied and dis­ Well, these Isthmian and Canadian seamen have found that proved. Chairman called for type of union. It's the SIU—which has been and always will be an end to the petty bickering settling all beefs, protecting the membership and holding the and asked for cooperation highest wages and best conditions on all waterfronts. among the members of the 4 4 4 Stewards Department. Brother Salvatore Frank i.s drying his anchor right now clown there in the port of Mobile . . . Jim.my Millcan says that his ship­ mate, mustached Percy Beyer, the New Orleans man, shipped out as a volunteer organizer . . . Brother Paul M. Hodges just came in from a short trip to Rotterdam and asked us to print the folloNving important message to his brother, Walter J. Hodges: Get in touclt with your mother. She has been worried about you. Hasn't heard from you in four years. She's living now at 1317 East Bolton Street, Savannah, Georgia . . . Little Joe Ryan, the happy Steward, 4 4 4 TULANE VICTORY, March would be even happier if he could hear from his best friend. Miss 19—Chairman Louis Fuselier; Kay Mandick, if it's possible ... Joe says that any possibly forth­ Secretary John Zimmer, Dele­ coming letter or letters could be addressed to this hall c/o Fourth gates reported no beefs in their Floor Mail Dept . . . Two happj' cooks and shipmates are in town departments. New Business: right aboard a ship. That's Brother Casey Jones and Brother Red Ship's Delegate elected. Dis­ Hall ... To Brother Abe Sprung we have a message for him: Con­ cussion on the employment of tact your sister. She's seriously ill. Signed, M. G. , . . Brother Nick native help in the galley. De­ Calzia would like to hear from Bill Stock and Joe Razel at the cision was to the contrary. Mo­ New York Hall. tion made that any member un­ •5 -4 ^ able to do his work due to be­ Brother Roberf Barreff, the electrician, just came in from a trip. Brother Barrett says that his shipmate. Cliff Wilson, stayed ing intoxicated be brought up down in the Port of Port Arthur, Texas . . . Oldtimer Jimmy on charges. Motion defeated. Brooks just came in from a trip to Germany. Jimmy suffered List of fines drawn up for minor a serious injury to himself and is going down to the hospital offenses in the messroom. Good in Mobile to see what can be done. Good luck to you. and Welfare: Discussion on the Jimmy, and swift sailing out of the hospital, too . . . Last week use of the steam table. Stew­ we heard from oldtimer John Campbell that his best shipmate. ard stated that the use of the John "Whitey" Hawkins sailed out of New York recently— steam table had not worked without John Campbell, of course . . . We heard that those Iwo out satisfactorily. Decision to good shipmates. Peg Leg Anderson and Blackie Gardner, met put booklet "Here's How Broth­ each other recently down in New Orleans—and shipped together er" on the bulletin board for Brother George Meaney. the volunteer organizer amongst the study by all. All members Isthmian seamen, confessed to us that all the talking he did to stood in silence for one minute these Isthmian men during this last trip really convinced these in remembrance of departed men they were lucky. brothers. CUT and RUN ..-a- �Page TwelTe THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 9. 1947 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Crew To Cool Off Engineer; He Made Tropic Run Hotter To Ihe Editor: This is to advise you of the un­ fair working conditions handed to us by our Chief Engineer, and by his stooge, the First Assis­ tant. This vessel, the SS Snake Head, left the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 31, 1946. At no time since leaving has the Chief En­ gineer or the First given any consideration to the welfare and working conditions of our depart­ ment. Neither of them has made an inspection to see what conditions existed in our quarters and head, which are in faulty condition and badly in need of repair and paint. The rooms of these two men were painted during the early days of our trip. We have been out six months and have made four runs iti and out of the Persian Gulf. This in­ cludes three trips through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, and two trips to Japan through the Ma­ lacca Straits and the South China Consequently, the First's reason stinks. On several occasions, the Chief has logged and broken men from their ratings. For instance, a FWT to a Wiper, with Wiper's wages, and a log; an Oiler to a Wiper, also with Wiper's wages. At times, he has threatened men with physical "persuasion" if they in any way questioned his orders. He also went so far as to state to an Oiler, whom he broke, that he would put him ashore at the first American-controlled port, or into the hands of an American consul with charges that would get him five years im­ prisonment. THE SS WARRIOR POINT AND HER STURDY STEWARD , 's" The Pacific Tankers vessel unloading high octane gas at the oil docks at Le Havre. COMPLAINTS UNAVAILABLE Now, I don't think our Union goes for that kind of talk or treatment. I have personally gone to the Chief on ^11 these complaints, but to no avail. He "''mXiiM'Ui'Viiiix-i told me that as Chief Engineer •iiir''" he was running his department the way he wanted, and would continue to do so, regardless of anyone or anything. The old "Captain Bligh" crap. Although we were in Balti­ HPylTHiSiS more about three weeks, neither the Chief or First Assistant En­ NiO CHOKING gineers saw fit to obtain strike G-G-Gl/AtAB AiP-f MATTER! clearance. They have been chal­ I'M CH-CHOy.ihiGl lenged for clearance but could not produce. The Chief continu­ ally contrasts this vessel with the way things were run on his Isth­ mian ships. Kindly notify all ports so when this vessel arrives in the States it will be contacted by a Pa­ trolman who will square these Sea. The run also calls for two two characters off. Thanks! steward James B. Byrne stops at Ceylon. Fred Hohenberger, Eng. Del. shows what the well-prepared TERRIFIC HEAT and Unlicensed Engine crewmeniber aboard the War­ Throughout all these tropical Personnel. SS Snake Head rior Points will wear during runs, the fire room skylights Yokohama. Japan fire and boat drill. have been battened down with strict orders having been given not to open them. The subse­ quent high temperatures are un­ bearable and unneces.sary, al­ To the Editor: fellow Seafarers who have the though the Chief claims it is an They say there is a first time misfortune to get on this sulphur absolute necessity in order to ob­ for all things, and this is my run know there is a good place tain maximum efficiency. The first time in attempting a letter where they can enjoy them­ First claims that it is also to to the best damned paper in the selves. keep rain off the boilers and out country so have mercy for the Signed by D. A. Wall and of the fire room. Eight other men of the mistakes. The Engineer on watch has his SS Mae I have noticed in the LOG Oiler go to the stack deck three that there is usually something or four times a watch to trim the about places that fellows have BROTHER WANTS ventilators. We feel it would be found which give seamen a the responsibility of the En­ break, and I generally make an A TRANSLATOR gineer on watch to see that the attempt to find them when I FOR HIS MAIL skylights are closed if it rains. hit poi-t. Well, I have found one almost at home, and though it To the Editor: I've got a few minutes to spare is in a hard-to-get-to, out of the LOG Liked way place, it is the best I have tonight, so I'll drop you all a few lines. Just got my back In Canada had the luck to find. copies of the LOG. Keep up It is the only one that I have To the Editor: ever seen that will, on the next the good v/ork. Would you be good enough to day, call a fellow in and say Sure was glad to hear about add my name to the mailing list "here's your change" from the the Hall in Marcus Hook. Say for your paper, which I con­ twenty that you paid for the hello to Blackie for me. Any sider one of the better Union last round. Tlie change was well of you fellows who sailed the publications. over $15. Now, how about that? Pacific Tankers oil scow White We would be glad to recipro­ The place is called John's Sands with me during i946 can cate if you are not already re­ Tavern and is located at 137 drop me a line, if you care to ceiving copies of our publica­ South Wood Ave., Linden, Texas. at the address below. If you can read Dutch (no I would like to suggest that tion, Steel Labor. John's be one of jthe places joking) let me know, as I have Margot Thompson where LOGS are available. The a few letters I would like trans­ Assistant Editor manager has said he will be lated for me. Steel Labor, Dave (Red) Harvey. F2/c glad to have the paper there Canadian Edition Co. 5701 Seabee Tadien United Steel Workers of for the men who come in. Port Hueneme. Calif. We hope you will let the other America. CIO •r Mae Men Get A Square Deal Warrior Point Gets Going After A Troublesome Start To the Editor: I have just finished reading the article in the LOG about the Fort Stanwix, and wish to back it up 100 per cent. Another fellow and myself got off her in Texas before she went to Norfolk, and we say, without a doubt she is the best feeding ship afloat,' including the fancy passenger ships. It's getting to be quite a habit for Sam the Messman to donate to the dice game. As for the crew on the Stan­ wix, without a doubt they arc one of the best afloat. The Chief and the First Assistant Engineer are also very good men and doserve a vote of thanks for being behind the Black Gank 100 per cent. Parker and myself got this scow the SS Warrior Point in Houston when there were plenty of jobs open; in fact, the Galveston Pa­ trolman made all the bars and gin mills in Galveston to fill out the crew. The Steward was pulled off an­ other Pacific Tanker in the ship­ yard to take this one, but he turned out in bad standing with the crew. LIQUID STORES We ran out of fresh milk and vegetables about three days out of Houston. When we got to Charleston, the crew was expect­ ing more to be brought aboard, but nothing doing. When we got to Wilmington, the crew told him to be sure and get some. He got some alright, but it wasn't stores—it was gin in quantity. Our main unit went out on us and we proceeded to Norfolk for the shipyard there. We layed at Norfolk for five days and the Steward was still drinking and giving flimsy excuses about the milk and stores. We tried to get a Patrolman aboard, but wove told they were too busy to get to us. We then proceeded to Balti­ more for the shipyard, out of bread, milk, vegetables and a few other items. By this time the crew was getting damn tired of excuses instead of action. After laying in the stream for three days, all full book mem­ bers started signing to vote the Steward off. Somehow or other he got wind of what was going on and paid off before we could get to him. We now have a Steward who has everything ship shape and stores aplenty. Although we are short a messman and a wiper, we are pulling out today and it looks like we will sail without them. About seven different book men went to the Baltimore Un­ ion Hall trying to get a Patrol­ man aboard to settle a few beefs and be at the payoff. We were told: "Sorry, loo busy." or "We'll be down tomon-ow." NO ACTION Since we have been here llo'.v 14 day.s, we are wondering what is the matter with the Patrolme.n here. The crew has asked me to find out what the matter is, as it has always been the SIU-SUP policy to see that union men in good standing board a union ship are taken care of. We are bebewildered as to what is going on. Thanks to Joe Volpian, of the SIU Special Services Department, for collecting $256.00 in back pay and $92.50 transpoitation from Overtakes. It was beginning to look as though the company was never going to come across. To all the gang on the Fort Stanwix, a hearty hello. We sure miss that sailor's dream of good food , which is served aboard the good ship Stanwix. Floydale Teague Raymond E. Parker SS Warrior Point Texas Reader Finds Log Interesting To ihe Editor: I want to congratulate you for the interesting articles appeaiung in the LOG. I read every page now that I have the opportunity to get it every week. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see many more on the way. Mrs. J. A. Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas �friday. May 9. 1947 THE SEAFARERS YOU GUYS AFRAID OF A BOX CAR? THEY LOG ASK Men of tthe Seatrain Texas' Stewards Department (photo left) are just as puzzled as the Deck Gang (photo below), when it comes to figuring "why we have to keep smling shorthanded." Word from Brothers Dragoo and Gibbs. Deck and Engine Delegates, respectively, points out that Seafarers have ridden on box cars, so "why not sail with them?" "One of your best contracts is with this company," the Broth­ ers add. "Higher wages and guaranteed time off." "If you are looking for ad­ venture and a woman, we don't have them. But it's smooth sail­ ing and a helluva good Stew­ ard's Department, so let go of these 60-day old cards and well see you next trip." Let's Have 'Em This'is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung corners of the earth, joints you've found worth I HAVE A-EK-) - A-?om lyin CG Invades Foreign Ports To Police Civilian Seamen To the Editor: SEND IT TO THE LOG! i To the Editor: seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, too. If you've got some photographs of your ship, or shipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'call, send them along. We'll return them. Just mail your material to the Editor, Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. How about doing it NOW! ALL WILL CHANGE Do you know that the mates and engineers who are appoint­ ed from the company offices would scab if there were a strike? However, these conditions will be changed when all the lines are organized, So, fellows, get on the ball, and help organize the poor mis­ guided stooge, who says, "the Lake Carriers will take care of me," but who is on the beach during hard times. Mates do not take ABs or Or­ dinary's jobs. Firemen and Oil­ ers ai-en't bumped off the job by engineers when you belong to the SIU. So protect yourself. Brother, and look ahead! Don't be a chump for the Lakes Carriers or their affiliates. Don't be a sucker! Join the SIU! "Baldy" McAdoo I am happy to report, that has changed drastically, after a dele­ gation went to see the "old man." It is the crew's wish that such a man be forced to either aban­ don such practices or get off all SIU ships, as his type is detri­ mental to the Union. The writer feels that the WarBut here is the situation on field has a very good crew. An the Purser, who is strictly one of old timers named Bill Fahn is the topside crowd. It is his con­ Bosun, and yom-s truly is serangtention that he is the company's ing the Stewards Department. representative same as the masE. L. de Parlier, Steward tor. Recently the company raised SS Charles Warfield the Pursers* wages to $264 a Puerto La Cruz, Venez. month, with overtime at $1.60 per hour for work performed on Sat­ COOLING OFF IN urday afternoon and Sundays. This move was made to dis­ courage the organization of Pur­ sers into our affiliate, the Mer­ chant Marine Staff Officers As­ sociation. The Purser feels he will get more out of playing up to the company than by uniting and getting demands in an hon­ est fashion. This man (as the minutes will ^Handful verify) is an unmitigated com­ By VIC COMBS pany and master's stooge, and chief informer. It is his practice to open the slopchest at a sign Last night I held a hand in mine. from any officer, and issue them It was so small and sweet whatever they wish in any quan­ I thought my heart would surely tity. Especially is this true in break. regard to cigarettes, which he So loudly did it beat. rations to the crew, while offi­ cers may buy choice brands by No other hand into my hetirf the case. Can such fondness bring. More than the liitk hand I held He has in the past been very last nightlackadaisical about medical treat­ Four Aces and a King ment to the crew, a situation, 1 Evidently they are going to maintain one of these poor man's Hitler in every port in the world to meet merchant ships. They will tell you where you can go and what you can do, and pull your papers on the spot if you don't like it. A new Coast Guard policy is coming to light which makes all their other attempts at despotism look good. Reports have been coming in from all over the world, from Shanghai to Marseil­ les, of CG officers being kept in foreign ports with the sole job of FOREIGN INVASION waiting for American seamen to It isn't enough they persecute come in. Then the CG men will ride herd on them and "keep us in our own country — now them in line," as long as they are they'll be waiting for us in every foreign port, where we won't there. have the protection of out Union, or even a lawyer available to de­ LAKES CARRIERS fend us, a right they claim to STILL PULLING guarantee. FAST ONES They are going to the incred­ ible length of pulling papers for To the Editor: things not even remotely con­ Well, the Lakes Carriers are nected with ships. There have still pulling their fast ones. been cases of papers pulled be­ One of our Brothers and three cause a man got in some ginmill deck hands, w^ho had come all beefs miles from the waterfront, the way from Cleveland, were on or became involved with the the steamer Calumet. They came French gendarmie—offenses that aboard about noon a day ahead are purely within civil jurisdic­ of when they were to start work. tion. Next they will be pulling The Steward told them they papers for beating your wife. could bring their gear aboard, but What is an outfit whose sole ll^that they couldn't eat on the ship purpose is guarding the U. S. —not until the next day when Coastline doing outside the threethey turned to. So you can see mile limit, thousands of miles what the shipowners' stooges will give you. And these are the kind of people we are bucking. GOTTA fwmrr Of course the skippers have a (X'SeCVSFRoM, lot to do with it, as well as the THc$tVJ0ml mates and engineers. They have posted watchmen at the ladders to keep off the ships organizers and guys who are looking for jobs. The dock cops will also give chase. You fellows who have never been up here don't know what it is like. Pandering Purser Mars Warfield's Good Setup There are no serious beefs aboard the SS Charles Warfield, an Alcoa Liberty, which is on the Venezuelan and bauxite run. We have a good skipper and a good mate, and there has been no com­ plaint on the chow or the depart­ ment serving it. Page Thirteen THE ISLANDS Log - - Rhythms^ Crewmembers of the SS Wolf Creek kill some time and a few bottles of brew down in an Aruba refreshment parlor. Photo was taken by Emory Smith, who Is—rather appropriately— Pumpman aboard the vessel. from the nearest U. S. coast? The answer is obvious. It gives them hundreds of soft jobs in good ports all over the world. SOCIAL CLIMBERS They can strut about in local society, enjoying the climate and the girls, throwing their weight around in a way they never could get away with at home. In or­ der to furnish the government with some excuse for supporting them in this idleness, they sneak around every ship that comes in, trying to find or stir up trouble as an excuse for being there. It is to their interest to make trouble; in fact, it is necessary for them to stir it up if they are going to keep their soft rackety Their phony navy never leaves the U. S. anyway, so if they ai'e ever going to see as much of the world as the seamen they push around, some such scheme as this had to be dreamed up as an ex­ cuse for them to go abroad. But they are not merely pulling papers in foreign ports. They actually pull the man off the ship right there and let him find his way back to the States as best he can. The worry to his family, the months of pay lost, being broke in a foreign country—what the hell do they care for all that? They're the United States Coast Guard, aren't they? And you're just a coinmon seaman. "Sleamboal" O'Doyie �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 9, 1947 Take Coast Guard Out Of Maritime: SlU receive by ter to all parts of the Country to which every free American is the Coast and it is a virtual impossibility entitled. to procure witnesses in his own KANGEROO COURTS behalf. More "brass" in the Coast In addition to action by the Guard means that they must The investigating officer then find some excuse to justify keep­ takes over the role of examining Master and the Coast Guard, the ing these officers in the Seivice. officer or prosecuting attorney. seaman may also be prosecuted In short, it is desirous of main­ He choses his own hearing of­ by the Criminal authorities ' of taining its hold on the Merchant ficer or judge. No jury is chosen the United States. In the cases Marine to keep these men in and he is not tried before a jury in which we represented the sea­ their positions. All this means of his peers which is a constitu­ men, we have learned that the that the taxpayers will be re­ tional right of which he cannot proceedings are a mockery and have resulted in nothing but quired to spend unnecessary mil­ avail himself. contempt by the seaman for the lions of dollars because not only The Hearing Officer acts as are these extra officers required, judge and jury and in many Coast Guard. The hearings are but likewise, a full office force cases becomes the District At­ conducted in the fashion of a SIU-CONTROLLED DISCIPLINE provided for every infraction of "kangeroo" court and the man must be maintained, such as torney. the rules. In addition, if the is actually railroaded. The pun­ stenographers and clerks, all of The Union is very much interest­ offense is serious, the Master If the Master who entered the ishment depends upon the whim which has heretofore been hand­ ed in disciplining its members for can place the man in irons and notation in the log book is not infractions of the rules and laws feed him on bread and water led by the Department of Com­ present, the log book then is al­ of the Hearing Officer and for aboard vessels as are the Coast for as long as he sees fit. The merce at a fraction of what it lowed in evidence and becomes the same identical offense two hearing officers would differ Guard and the Operators of the Master may restrict a seaman to would cost if the Coast Guard prima facie proof of guilt. The greatly in the punishment which ships. We have set-up in our the vessel and not allow him took over. accused has not been given an they mete out. Constitution where anybody who shore liberty to which he would It is well known that the opportunity naturally of being The hearings that are conduct­ is charged with misconduct be entitled when the ship United States Coast Guard is a faced by his accuser and of ed in foreign countries usually aboard a ship can be tried and reaches a foreign port. Military organization. It was course, cannot cross-examine the result in a severe suspension or punished according to the grav­ formed for the purpose of saving log book, all of which is contrary actual revocation of the seaman's If in the event a seaman miss­ ity of his offense. We realize that lives at sea along our coasts. It to the letter and spirit of the papers. He is advised that he es his vessel, he immediately forwhen a seaman doesn't perform has clone a commendable job and Constitution. \^ery often, the has the opportunity of procuring his duties as he should, it places ^ feits all his pay together wdth in the writer's opinion, it should Master who makes the entry in his own counsel but whei-e, for an extra burden on his fellow, all his personal belongings. No devote all its time and attention the log book, gets his informa­ crew members and at the same where else in the world are to just this service as no other tion from a third party and instance in Korea, can you get a lawyer who is familiar with time injures the reputation of such strict penalties imposed, for group can perform these duties therefore the entry itself is no­ the laws, both civil and mari­ those infractions. the Union of which we are all as well as the Coast Guard. thing but hearsay evidence time, of the United States? lie proud. If a person who works ashore which again is contrary to all is, therefore, by force of circum­ NO MILITARY CONTROL The writer has been going to fails to appear on his job for law as we practice it in the stances, deprived of adequate .sea since 1923 and has sailed in a day, all he loses is his day's From what we have read and United States. representation; the black gang or engine room pay. If he decides to quit the learned, there is no civilian oc­ The burden of proving guilt At the conclusion of the hear­ department of ships during this job for some reason, he doesn't cupation or industry under the is not placed upon the accuser ing, the accused is permitted an time. He has come to know sea­ forfeit his back pay or his per­ authority of a military organi­ as is done in all proceedings, but appeal but to whom is the ap­ men, being one himself. He is sonal belongings but is entitled zation during peace time. It is immediately the burden of proof peal made but the local appeals familiar v/ith the duties of the to them regardless. The law also repungnant to all our concepts shifts to the accused to prove board, which is comprised of officers and the problems that provides that the Master is in of freedom and liberty. The that he is not guilty. Coast Guard officers, and in the exist aboard ships and therefore sole command of the ship and all founders of this Country have many cases that we have" ap­ can without fear of contradic­ his crew is answerable to him. rightly placed the President of EXAMINERS INCOMPETENT pealed there have been an in­ The law, while being very the United States, a civilian, as It has been our experience finitesimal number reversed. If strict in its provisions, has been Head of the Armed Forces, as that the men who act both as the accused still wants to appeal adequate to handle all problems it is well known that the at­ examiners and hearing officers, further, he can go to the Com­ that arise on a vessel. In addit­ titude of the Military is far are not fitted for these jobs mandant of the Coast Guard in ion, a seaman is answerable if different from that of the civ­ either by temperament, training Washington. he commits a felony to the Fed­ ilian. or experience. They are not fa­ We know of very few in­ eral authorities and is subject There is an almost indescrib­ miliar with the problems that stances' where the Commandant to severe fines and imprisonment able caste system amongst the arise on a merchant vessel. Those has reversed both the local ap­ if he violates the law.Armed Forces. The officers look few who have gone to sea have peal board and hearing officer. At the inception of the last down on the ordinary soldier or had service on a military ship, It appears that the Coast Guard wai-, the late President of the sailor and in the same way, the which is entirely different from likes to take care of its own and United States, realizing that vict­ officers of the Coast Guard have that of a merchant vessel and in reversing one of its officers, ory could not be attained except shown no sympathy to the Mer­ it seems highly unfair to have it feels that it suffers a smirch with the cooperation of the Mer­ chant seamen. a man sit as judge and jury in on its reputation. chant Marine and to expedite ' During the war, the Coast tion, speak upon Maritime mat­ the transfer of war goods to our CG BREEDS RESENTMENT Guard set up what it called ters from the viewpoint of the allies, placed it under the juri­ "Hearing Units" for the purpose Instead of bettering condi­ unlicensed personnel. sdiction of the Navy. of further disciplining seagoing tions on board ship, the Hearing This was not done to dis­ personnel in addition to the pen­ The Merchant Marine has al­ Units have resulted in a great ways been a civilian occupation cipline seamen because discipline alties provided by law as out­ lack of discipline and resent­ long before our government wa.s has always been maintained on lined above. ment not only among the unli­ formed. The only time it might Merchant ve.ssels, but it was censed personnel, but also among These Units work somewhat in have been considered an arm done primarily for the purpose this fashion. An officer would the officers. of the Military was during the of the movement of ships where examine the log book and speak The Merchant Marine has al­ last two wars when it came un­ the Military authorities deemed to the officers of the vessel con­ ways been .self-sufficient and has der the jurisdiction of the Navy. they were necessary. cerning any infractions. Assum­ always done a good job in main­ It differs from a military organi­ ing a seaman was guilty of com­ taining order and discipline COAST GUARD GREED zation in that there is no draft­ ing aboard ship an hour late, aboard merchant ships. The of­ ing or enlistment among the The Coast Guard, likewise, this would be entered in the log ficers are familiar with the men. which is regularly attached to book and the man would be fin­ the trial of a merchant seaman problems of their crews, having A seaman can sign for one the Treasury Department, was ed by the Master. The inves­ when he is not familiar with the come up from the ranks them­ trip and at the termination of also put under the jurisdiction of tigating officer would thcr issue customs and usages which per­ selves. the voyage quit or make another the Navy and the Navy turned a subpoena to the man notifying tain aboard merchant vessels. Seamen, while on board ship, In addition to being logged by are under the direct supervision trip as he sees fit. If his super- the Merchant Marine over to the him to appear at the office of or officer doesn't choose to em­ Coast Guard. the Coast Guard. In the mean­ the Master for an infraction of and control of their officers who, ploy him for a further trip, he With victory won, the Coast time, his wages would be held the. rule, he is also tried for the in our opinion, are adequate to can let the man go. There are Guard was turned back to the up contrary to law as provided same offense before the Coast mete out punishment for infrac­ no provisions made for pensions Tieasury Department, but is re- in the statutes that seaman re­ Guard and this places him in tions of the rules. This has or any other benefits that a sold- fused to relinquish its hold on ceive his pay within forty-eight double jeopardy. The argument woiked fairly well from time ier or sailor would be entitled the Merchant Marine but in­ hours after the vessel discharges that the Coast Guard uses is that immemorial and there is no rea­ to as a result of being a member stead, is trying to keep it under its cargo. He would then appear the Master confines his punish­ son why this practice should be of the Armed Services. its own jurisdiction. There is befoie the investigating officer ment to a fine or in some cases, changed to satisfy the greed of a very good reason for this at­ who just reading the log book, to imprisonment on board ship the Coast Guard. CIVILIAN MERCHANT MARINE titude. determines if the man should be whereas the Coast Guard pro­ We therefore, respectfully, for ceeding is not against the person tried. the reason outlined above, ask The United States Merchant During the war, the Coast nor against his money, but this committee to disapprove of Marine has always been under Guard became top heavy with If he finds in the affirmative, this proposed bill. the jurisdiction of the Depart­ Admirals, Captains, Commanders he then issues a set of charges against his- papers. Respectfully submitted, This is the grossest fiction that ment of Commerce. This ,in our and Lieutenant Commanders. or an indictment and informs JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN. opinion, is the proper place Some of these people are desir­ him that he can get counsel and can be imagined because if a Special Services •where it belongs because all the ous of holding on to their posi­ that he can subpoena his wit­ seaman's papers are either sus­ Representative activities of the Merchant Ma­ tions, knowing full v/ell that nesses. By the time this advice pended or revoked, he is cer­ Seafarers International rine has been in aiding the ex­ they could not get comparable is given to the seaman, his ship- tainly hit in the pocket becaOse Union of North America change of goods through water salaries and conditions in civ- mates, having been paid off, scat- he cannot pursue his livelihood {Continued from Page 1) ; home commerce from one counDepartment of the Union since try to another and from one 1913. His office is at the Union coast to the other, headquarters in the City of New The Congress has passed cer­ York. Part of his duties as Spe­ tain laws which have been on cial Services Representative is our books for many years, to go before the Coast Guard whereby adequate provisions Hearing Units on behalf of ac­ have been made to enforce dis­ cused seamen. He has appeared cipline. For instance, if a crew in at least 200 cases of alleged member without permission misconduct before the Coast stays ashore one day from the Guard. The writer is present at vessel, the Master is allowed to the request of his Union to op­ "log" or fine him two days' pay pose the passage of the above for the day he missed. bill. There is a logging or penalty ilian life as they being officers in Guard. �THE Friday. May 9, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG BULLETIN PERSONALS TOMMY KEYES Get in touch with Ray Shapnick at the Philadelphia Hall, 9 South 7th Street. 3. S. i Retroactive Wages Smith & Johnson SS Corporation HOUSTON 60 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y. INDIVIDUAL JAMES J. DONOHUE Seay, John B SS JOHN A. DONALD SS JOHN GALLUP Contact Joe Kornek at 1404 Es­ Bianco, Sabastiano S 1.40 Sheets, James K $ 11.20 Biggerstaff, J planade Ave., New Orleans or Blankenship, C. P 1.40 Tetterton, Charles B 24.77 Coulter, J. G Attorney Samuel Segal, 11 Broad­ Carver, Ernest E 1.40 Wright, L Catudal, C. E 11.20 Crowell, E. R way, New York. 1.40 Darville, Richard E 17.74 SS JOSEPH LEE Fontenot, G 1.40 J- S- iEnyart, Elbert H 94 Houchins, Clarence M. 1.40 Davey, Wm JOHN ROSS Gaskins, R. J 13.23 Malmstrom, E 1.20 Davis, Harley M No. 859640 Gillen, Paul 2.34 Pruszka, Norbert 53.42 Gi-esham, Arthur 11.20 Rahas, F William J. R. Simpson of the Jowers, J. C 71.73 Groenevald, Wm. J 24.77 Shaffer, J Briti.sh Merchant Navy Welfare Carver, Ernest E 1.40 Haccke, Oscar W. 11.20 Shaffer, George Office, 3 State Street, New York Catudal, C. E 1.40 Hock, Raymond J. 17.74 Smola, E. A 4, N. Y. is anxious for you to con­ Darville, Richard E 4.20 Hudson, Wilbur .... Enyart, Elbert H 94 Stinehelfer, E tact him. 1.40 Johansen, Henry .. Gaskins, R. J 13.23 Swank, E. B i* 3" 4.19 Meszaros, John J Gillen, Paul 2.34 JUAN ANTONIO SANCHEZ Morris, Chester R. .. SS JOHN B. LENNON Jowers, J. C 11.20 Nilsson, Svend A Please get in touch with your Kosow, Bery E 9.54 Amrned, Hassin $ 11.90 Nye, Dow M mother or wife as soon as pos­ LaMorte, Sabastian 3.26 Bayley, A. W 60 Pierce, John sible. Martin, J. J 11.20 DcVere, L. E 6.90 Pigg, Leonard E 33. 3. Mulling, Willard 18.67 Grassi, John 46 Rushing, Elmer W. .. Oliver, Marvin 30.07 Heaton, Thomas M 7.36 RALPH MALOY Szyllowski, Leonard Patterson, Frederick 20.18 Hill, John 24.48 I am mailing seven dollars to Rankin, Whitney G. . Waters, Ernest L 6.06 Kansas, J. 29.84 you at 132 Barrow Avenue, Pel- Van Bysterveld, H. D. 9.66 McGuffy, Albert E 34.30 SS JOSHUA SLOCUM ham, Ga.—Mickey. SlU HALLS ASHTABULA BAl.TIMORE 1027 West Fifth St. 14 North Gay St. Calvert* 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLF.VELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. Corpus Christi 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6357 DULUTH S31 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 GALVESTON 308'/z—23rd St. Phone 2-8448 HO.NOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 58777 HOUSTON 1515 7Sth St. Wentworth 3-3809 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK IVs W. 8th St Chester 5-3110 MILWAUKEE 613 3o-Vh 2nd St MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone 2-1754 Arnold Bernstein SS Corp. 17 BATTERY PLACE Room 143 New York, N. Y. SS WILLIAM COX (Voyage No. 1) Pedro Gonzales, Isabelo Gar­ cia, John Saiad, LeRoy Jackson, Alfred Ortiz, Fealameno Palume, Anton Kula, Charles Saviano, Lyle A. Brannan, Jerome Fleck, Herman Pedersen, Alberto Gu­ tierrez, Mauri O. Karlssen. John A. Wernboe, William Wild, Joe V. Alvarez, Francis J. Fischer, Rober Williams, Sylves ter Zygarowski, John W. Prze lecki, Harold G. Relaford, Ignasio Tirado, Chas. M. Kavanaugh George Litchfield, William Her nandez, Robert J. Laliberte. Bedell, Charles Cruz, Juan Dirkmeyer, Frank J. Egan,,James R Edler, Aske Hudson, Walter R. Jones, David L Martin, Robert A McCarthy, Charles Morris, E. J Mulholland, Robert E. Simond.s, Theodore L Tamboory, Peter Tuum, Alexander V. Van Splunter, J. M. 9.30 5.10 24.28 32.66 .94 .94 .46 1.40 .94 .94 .94 .46 7.47 .46 6.44 4.20 7.47 7.47 .46 7.47 7.4 S 1.87 1.87 1.87 3.74 1.61 1.40 1.87 1.87 1.87 6.63 1.87 1.87 2.01 12.14 139.98 DONATIONS J. Jillette. $1.00; .1. L. Waldermar, $2.00; A. Lavaie, $2,00; G. Ray. $2.00; B. Roasberg. $1.00; L. A. Schop, $1.00; O. Uusmann. $2.00; V. Tommassa, $2.00; S. Melensky, $1.00; T. W. Har­ ris, $2.00; I. Vante, $2.00; E. C. Sharer, $2.00; J. H. Boyles, $1,00; R. N. Web­ er. $1.00; W. Manning, $2.00; A. Tuum. $1.00; J, H. Hopkins, $2.00; F. Carrol, $2 00: F. Osterman. $2.00; G. Mitchel. $2.00; C. Wallender, $2.00; S. Wakeland, $3.00; J. Thomas, $1.09; L. W. Glass. $3.00; C. Schuessler, $3.00; C. Ahtlanen, $2,00; R. M. Raines, $4.00; C. W. Williams. $3.00; J. W. Marrs. $3.00; J. McMains, $2.00; J. G. Newman. $2.00. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIOr>iS H. Put, $1.00; B. Baker. $2,00; L. F. Smith. $1.00; L. J. Wade. $4.00; A. Amelia, $1.00. C. A. Richardson. $1.00; C. L. Martin, $1.00; A. E. Swenson. $5,00; Mary Rutledge. $2.00. SS LA FARGE J. Friel, $2.00; J. Dimacis, $2.00; P, C. Adrian. $3,00; A. Guittare. $2.00; Crew of SS La Farge. $22.00. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY Patrick. .Anderson. Gray, Olive, Hayes, Watson. Dennis. Huckins, Townsend, Lester. Miiens. Swift, Schuler, Hackson, Third Mate. Total $21. Crew of SS Seatrain New Jersey, $21.00. w. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON » G, Flood. $1.00. SS ELIZABETH Mohrman. $2.00; Davis, $1.00. W. J, George J, Virden, Arthur P. Gilbert, Ar­ thur H. Chaplin, John Babect. SS JOHN JAY T. L. Stinnette. $2.00; W. E. BlanS- A. i chard. $2.00; A. Schamhora, $2.00; P. John H. Makarewich, Erasmo Copernica. $2.00; Willie C. Williams. Flecha, Jei'ome Millen, Frank $1.00; D. L. White, $1.00; C. Starke, $5.00, Nacklicki, Pedro Vasquez, Wal­ SS POINT CABRILLO ter Pedersen, Ernest Pelowski, J- Merke!. $1.9 1; H. E. .Miller, $1.00. Andre Yance, Frank Vitale, Jo­ SS MATTHEW B. BRADY seph Pearson, William F. BlakNORFOLK ley. Campbell, Persons L 7.94 F. R. Rom.iller, $1.00; G. B. Williams. Douglas, Peter 7.94 $2.00; C. C. Cornett. $1.00; 2. K. .t t Emery, Edgar H 3.26 Ciucias. $1.00; R. H. Smith. $3.00; J. T, SS JOHN GIBBON Harmstead, George L 7.94 Ball. $3,00. (Voyage No. 2) 7.94 Emil Aunio, James O'Connell Mazurkiesioz, Henry Jan Rani, James Less, James SS M. MICHAEL EDELSTEIN 76.09 Lamb, William Young, Orville Arshankuni, Andrew Cianci, Luigi 138.84 Guernsey, Marcel Rialland, Ben­ J. it S. 104.50 LOST jamin Rabinowitz, Adeline Ta- Reeves, James A SS WILLIAM COX vares, Clark Inman, Athanasious One seamen's wallet, contain­ SS MUHLENBERG VICTORY (Voyage No. 2) Staikopoulos, -ilnaxagoras Anaging Union receipts, discharges, Axel W. Andersen, Clayton M notou, Henry Anderson. Almeida, L $ 74.34 personal pictures and papers MO.N TREAL mo Blevry SJ; NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Kelley, Darold F. Wilson, George Robert Gray, Norbert Pruska, Carter( Merritt W 46 somewhere aboard SS Cape San Magiiulia 0112-6113 W. Starns, Harold A. Townsend Dimitri Bartoi, Dalton Simon, Driggers, Eddie T 1.87 Diego during latter part of March NEW YORK 51 Beaver St Edgar H. Starns, Andre C Martin Steffen, Rudolph Bibow, Eriksson, F 14.29 1947. Return to Ervin Catrwright, HAnover 2-2784 Touchon, Anton Kula, Teddy M Joseph Malone, Peter King, Be2.41 Box 306, Stuart, Oklahoma. Makila, Esko NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. 2.79 Phone 4-1083 Hiott, Thomas Brescia, Robert nigno Bantista, John Gray, Jean Nieves, Rosario P PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Prothero, Alberto Gutiercz, John Majerus, Edward Do Mello, Vic­ Ortiz, Silvestro O 2.79 Lombard 3-7651 A. Wernboe. ; 2.79 tor Mylnok, Donald Woodside. Oswald, Wm. G Will William Coe Stewart PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. Maurice Parker, Harold J. Pyle, Chauncey T 2.34 i i. i Phone 2-8532 please get in touch with his Radzvila, Frank A 14.46 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Larson, Sidndy Pickett, Roger SS JOHN GIBBON folks as soon as possible. His Schram, R. G 82.00 Beacon 4336 Johnson, John C. Hart, Bernard (Voyage No. 3) family is worried about him RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Williams, Sylvester Zygarowski, 2.34 Andrew George, Marcel Rial- Serrand, Rosendo since he WE^S seen in Texas Phone 2599 George A. Simon, Virgil L. Hard­ land, Terrance Jone.s, Jesse Cum- Stoneburg, Nigel F 2.34 City, Texas, on the day of SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. ing, George Georgevich, James Sullivan, Melvin H 2.34 bee, Emery C. Sims, Orville Douglas 5475-8363 the disaster. Any one having 4.20 SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon R. Akin, Walter E. Harris, Hugh Guernsey, James H. Nelms, Ade­ l^agner, John R information about him get San Juan 2-5996 D. Terrill, Eugene R. Beckley. Waters, E. L 5.60 line Tavares, Thomas H. Morillo, word to his folks through SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Webber, Ramond J 2.79 it i. it Roy J. Jones, McLauren Eustace, the Galveston SIU Hall, Phone 8-1728 Walter Filipponi, Adolphus Gra­ SS ORBIS SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. SS NEGLEY D. COCHRAN ham, Richard Warson. Main 0290 (Voyage No. 16) TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. $ 3.74 Herbert R. Kreutz, Norbert Brown, Robert D Salvator Volpi, Gustaaf Van JERRY THE OILER Phone M-1323 Bottom, Malcolm C 5.60 Pruszka, Dimitri Bartoi, Dalton Thillo, Jose Soares, Michael ConTOLEDO 615 Summit St. DeCosto, Wm. R 23.80 who was on the SS Algic from WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. busione, Luis Moreno, Julian Ja- Simon, Wessley Bentley, Rudolph 7.47 May to September, 1946, please' Terminal 4-3131 ranilla, William Frew, Melvin Bibow, Joseph Malone, Ronald Lee, Roy R 3.74 get in touch with E. E. Casey at VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Davis, Dan Krickovich. V. Frye, Mack E. Greenwald, Owen, John F Garden 8331 19.60 Marine Hospital, Staten Island, Stanley Kurosz, Joao M. Gon- John Gi'ay, Jean Majerus, Ted B. Schenck, Lester J. ... VANCOUVER .... 144 W. Hastings St. This is very im­ 7.00 New York. Nettles, Victor Mylnek, Edward Smith, Louis H Pacific 7824 calves, Pedro Almocera, Santiago portant! 7.47 Thompson, Francis E. Colon, Daniel F. Kelleher, Walter De Mello. NOTICE! �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 9, 1947 rf TANKtRWf t". crtiES sewicf 1 TIM ES lai 1 I I I I I f I I I I L . AND ENJOY TME THE EEST CONDITIONS IN MARITIME! • • « IHESEAWRfRS INTERNATIONAL UNIOM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 9, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 19 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LEE CREW WINS EXTRA PAY AWARD COAST GUARD DISRUPTS ALL MARITIME INDUSTRY, SIU TELLS CONGRESSMEN PANAMANIAN SCOWS ARE HELL SHIPS, SAYS SEAMAN WHO HAS SAILED THEM NORFOLK MARITIME TRADES COUNCIL PREPARES FOR PANAMANIAN ACTION AFL LONGSHOREMEN SWAMP ILWU IN SEATTLE BARGAINING ELECTION NOT FORGOTTEN WYANDOTTE AND HURON CREWMEN ARE SOLIDLY BEHIND SEAFARERS LEE CREW WINS EXTRA PAY AWARD NMU CANNOT AFFORD TO PRINT TRUE STORY OF HOW IT SOLD OUT THE CARFERRY WORKERS SEAFARERS MASS ON PICKETLINES WITH STRIKING PHONE WORKERS WATCH FOR MEN HIRED FROM MIAMI FINK HALL MORE SHOREGAN WORK EXPECTED IN PUERTO RICO BY SIU, ILA SEAFARERS CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH NEW GAINS ON THE GREAT LAKES CLEVELAND-CLIFFS AND PHONY LSU WORK TOGETHER NORFOLK HAS STEADY FLOW OF SHIPPING ALCOA CORSAIR READY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE NEW YORK HAS A BUSY WEEK ON WATERFRONT SHIPPING BOOM IN PORT BOSTON UNDERGOES A SLIGHT RECESSION BALTIMORE BOOSTS ORE SHIPS--THEY HAVE 'BEST QUARTERS AFLOAT' GRANGE VICTORY MAKES FIRST STOP AT MIAMI LAKES LOOK TO SIU FOR CHANGES HEADQUARTERS REPORT TO MEMBERSHIP NMU RANK AND FILE IN HOUSTON REVOLTS AGAINST COMMIE PIECARDS OUTLOOK FOR NEW HALL IN PHILLY I SPOOR, SHIPPING REMAINS GOOD BUCKOS HAVE A REAL FIELD DAY ON ISTHMIAN'S CITADEL VICTORY CREWMEMBERS OF STEEL MARINER SCORE RUGGED ISTHMIAN LASH-UP BLAZE ABOARD DIXON DOUSED BY CREW IN 2-HOUR BATTLE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/9/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/cefd34972188b80579288a0d4c5de626.PDF 553e99458f2f432ee05ad517c4057f39 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL, IX. NEW YORK. N. Y,. FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1947 STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER Wilh no hedging, these representatives of other seamen's unions vowed all-out support to the Seafarers' planned boy­ cott of Panamanian ships to halt the transfer of United States shipping. Speaking is Captain William Ash, Masters. Mates, and Pilots; while looking on are James Scott, British Seamen's Union; and E. Johansen, Norwegian Seamen's Union. For other piicures, see page 5. No. 18 Foreign Seamen's Unions Piedge Aid To Seafarers in Panamanian Boycott NEW YORK—World-wide support of the Seafarers International Union's plan to halt the vicious transferral of American ships to Panamanian and Honduran registry is virtually assured, should the signal fx? given. In a stirring demonstration of international waterfront solidarity, representatives of .seamen's unions and five major maritime nations voiced their organiza­ tions' endorsement and pledged full support of the SIU stand, which calls for boycott of vessels flying Panamanian and Honduran flags when they READY FOR ANYTHING ~^put into American ports. Canadians Win Raise, 30 Day interim Pact JACKSONVILLE — The crew of the SS New Noi'thwind, Seaway Lines Limited, came back from a nine-day trip to find that they were covered by an interim agreement, and that a straight thirty dollar increase, across the board, was already in I'ffcrt. Another stipulation ofT^— the interim agreement is that a plished without the cooperation contract. must, be negotiated of the affiliated unions of the within 30 days. Signers for the Maritime Trades Department in Union were Lindsey Williams, in the Jacksonville area. The untiring efforts of Atlantic charge of Gulf SIU organizing; James Manners, Jacksonville and Gulf officials also contributed Port Agent; and W, J, McLaugh­ in great measure to success of the lin, representing the SIU Cana- Canadian Brothers. With chin up. Joseph Beirne. President of the National More and more, the strength din District. Federation of Telephone Workers, addresses a strike meeting of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ This wage gain, the outcome of in the SIU Hall in Baltimore. He was pledged the support of partment is becoming known as the job action reported in last a workers' force, appreciated by the Seafarers on the pickelline and followed that offer by stat­ week's LOG, meant a great deal seanaen and waterfront workers, ing that he was more optimistic than at any time since the to the crew, as was evidenced by strike started. and respected by the operators. the celebration which took place after the vessel docked and the good news spread around. The speed with which the com­ pany came to terms was final proof to the crew that only or­ ganization, on the ship and However, the management fin­ jobs, as well as considerable DETROIT, April 29—Members ashore, can gain advantage for of the Great Lakes District of ally saw the light of day, and income if the D&C failed to op­ workers. the SIU, assembled in Detroit at realized that the Seafarers was erate, the Union stood firm in ANOTHER SHIP COMING a special meeting yesterday, ra­ not going to give them any The unlicensed personnel on tified by an almost unanimous special concessions, and weaken the New Northwind is Composed vote the newly negotiated D&C the entire passenger ship wage structure on the Great Lakes. mainly of French Canadians, agreement. The SIU has just signed a Negotiations had been drag­ with a sprinkling of Nassauvians. More than 200 Lakes Seafar­ new agreement with the In June the "company expects ers were present to register their ging on since last Fall and, at Moran Towing and Trans­ every meeting between the SIU to add another ship to the run, overwhelming approval of the portation Company covering with accommodations for 200 new 44 hour week and other negotiating committee and man­ its fleet of sea-going tugs. gains secured for the D&C sea­ agement re|)resentatives, they passengers. For full details of the con­ claimed that they would not he This is planned despite the men. tract. which establishes the Ever since last Fall, the De­ able to operate in 1947 if the company howls that it is playing highest wage scales in the hide-and-seek wilh bankruptcy troit and Cleveland Navigation company had to pay any wage maritime industry for off­ Company had been pleading increases. operating one ship. shore opierations. see story The SIU Canadian District poverty in an effort to prevent Despite the fact that the SIU on Page 3. realizes full well - that this job the SIU from gaining their legit­ stood to lose over a thousand could never have been accom­ imate contract demands. The seamen's representatives, who issued their approval of the plan at the April 17 New York membership meeting, were: Einar Johansen, Norwegian Seamen's Union; Ernest Roberg, Swedish Seamen's Union; F. Clausen, Danish Seamen's Union; James Scott, British Seamen's Union, and Manuel Pitharoulis, Secre­ tary of the New York Branch, Federation of Greek Maritime Unions. Additional support would come from the world-powerful Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federa­ tion, it was announced at the meeting by the Organization's representative in the United States, Willy Dorchain. The meeting was addressed also by Captain William C. Ash, Secretary-Business Manager, Lo­ cal 88, Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, which, like the SIU, holds membership in the ITF and the American Federation of La­ bor's Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. Meanwhile, as the SIU tight­ ened its plans for a pK)ssible showdown on the Panamanian {Continued on Page 5) lakes SIU Okays 44 Hour Week D&C Contract Moran Signs its minimum demands on the company. Before finally capitulating to the SIU demands, the D&C at­ tempted to spearhead a passen­ ger ship combine to force the SIU to negotiate a single con­ tract or on a single pattern with the D&C, Boh-Lo, Georgian Bay and C&B lines. This plan failed when the Sea­ farers representatives told the combined shipowners at a meet­ ing held in Detroit on April 25 that the Union would not re­ treat from its minimum terms.. Last Saturday, April 26, D&C General Manager Emory Hatch (Continued on Page }) �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 2, 1947 The Itnc'ttp ^ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG . . .President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER - Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER . . . Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Sscy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Sec.y.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor ^ 267 Solidarity Forever There's an old union song, dating from the days when a picketline was a prelude to long months in the hospital and worse, that sums up the true ideas of Seafarers' union­ ism. The song goes liice this: Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Solid aril y forever, Solid a ril y' fo rci c r, Solidarity forever, For the JJniou makes us strong. Staten Island Hospital Those words, or thoughts like the ones expressed in the above words, are never far from the minds of the members of the Seafarers International Union. The song has been sung on picketlines in every state of the United States, and it symbolizes the actions of the merchant sea­ These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, men in the SIU, who set the pace for the American mari­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging time industry. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Men Now in The Marine Hospitals Through the direct economic action of the militant men who make up the membership of the SIU, standards of all American seamen have risen. Wages are at an alltime peak, and conditions aboard SIU ships are the envy of other U. S. seamen, as well as merchant mariners the world over. All this has been achieved by solidarity. The unity of the AFL Maritime Trades Department made possible the SIU victory in the 1946 General Strike—the most complete tie-up of shipping that has ever been seen. And this same unity, only on a bigger scale, will be called into play in the battle to force an end to phony transfers of American ships to Panamanian registry. The solid ranks of the MTD will be augmented by the seamen of other countries; of Denmark, England, Sweden, Greece, Norway, and where the International Transport workers Federation has affiliates. When the SIU calls for action, it will be an international team that will fight the battle through to the end. Many unions have preached solidarity. The SIU has actually gone about practicing it. That's why we can count on the organized strength of maritime workers all over the world to back us up in our coming beef. Our solidarity has paid off, is paying off, and will continue to payoff well into the future. It's the real trade union way. ing to them. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL GUS KREZTER C. MASON STEVE MOGAN R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT N. LONGTIME ED. DUDEK J. J. O'NEILL E. J. NAVARRE J. N. HULL C. TYNER C. J. COMPAN WM. H. CAO J. W. DENNIS ED. CUSTER WM. BROCE, Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY ADAM KARPOWICH C. LOCIGNO WM. MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. HAMILTON % % % STATEN ISLAND HOSP. H. R. BELCHER E. E. CASEY V. PLACEY T. P. O'SULLIVAN R. G. MOSSELLER E. CARRARAS M. BAUCSKI D. NELSON G. H. STEVENSON F. NERING V. ALVAREZ F. G. CRUZ P. AMATO J. A. DYKES E. B. HOLMES C. A. MILLER H. SELBY NEPONSET^ HOSPITAL HUGH BURKE J. S. COMPBELL LINDEN CLARK JOHN T. EDWARDS J. FIGUEROA E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSON L. L. LEWIS L. TORRES S. S. t . BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES PAYNE CARLOS LEE JR. ALEXANDER DUDDE EDWARD CAIN JR. ERNEST SIDNEY STANLEY ROWE AUGUST OENBRINK WALTER SIBLEY You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6ih floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) WM. KEMMERER RAYMOND NOE MANUEL ROMERO GEORGE MILLER OSCAR PAYNE JOHN WEBB JOHN RILEY (G. L.) JAMES McMAHON (G. L.) ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. MCDONALD C. RASMUSSEN B. HOFFMAN J. KOSLUSKY % ^ ^ CHiq^GO MARINE HOSP. LOUIS JOHNSON STEVE SCHULTZ HENRY LALLY % % BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. JOHNSTON H. SWIM T. -MAYNES R, LORD J. RUBERY D. BURLISON J. LEVACK E. DELLAMANO J. CAREY �Friday, May 2. 1947 THE SEAFARERS BELONGING TO SIU PAYS OFF Wearing happy smiles, these crewmembers of the SS New Northland celebrated the thirty buck across the board raise negotiated for them by the SIU Canadian District. Story appears on pa.ge I. Information from Jacksonville gave name of ship as the New Northwind. We're con­ fused now, but we hope to clear up the name by the next issue. Great Lakes District Okays D&C Pact, 44 Hour Week (Continued front ?a^e 1) signified a desire to sit down with SIU representatives in a last minute endeavor to arrive at an agreement satisfactory to both Union and company. Present at the meeting in the company offices were Mr. Hatch; company attorney Mr. Bullard; Gi-eat Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen, and International Repro.sentative Russell Smith. After a meeting lasting more than 3 hours, terms of the set­ tlement were.finally decided, re­ duced to a memorandum agree­ ment, and Union representatives agreed to take the agreement back to the membership for either ratification or rejection. It was ratified almost unanim­ ously, with only 3 dissenting votes. 44 HOUR WEEK Among the provisions of the new contract are the following: men in the Deck and Engine Departments receive the same pay for 44 hours that they form e r 1 y received for 56 hours; week-end overtime for Satur­ day afternoons and Sundays is paid -at the .overtime rate of $1.00 per hour; all penalty over­ time as outlined in the contract is paid at the rate of $1.25 per hour. In the Stewards Department, members arc paid at the rate of 1 e.xtra day's pay for every 7 days worked, which actually amounts to an increase of al­ most 15 percent in their base payAll fit-out, lay-up and winter work is to be paid at the rate of $1.60 per hour for the rated men, and $1.40 per hour for the unrated men in the Deck and Engine Departments. Work of a like nature per­ formed by Stewards Department members is to be paid at the rates of $1.60, $1.40, $1.25, and $.93 per hour for the 4 wage brackets in this department. All work over 40 hours in any week will be paid at time-andone-half. This provision includes all standby work, which actually I' '• • .. means any work performed out­ side of the regular sailing sea­ son, including fit-out and lay-up. This is a decided increase over the old set-up. OTHER CONTRACTS ATTENTION! All Canadian seamen on Coastwise vessels should never neglect to pick up their discharges on leaving a ves­ sel. When you register at the Hall for a ship and have no discharges to show, or prove your rating, or length of serv­ ice, you only handicap the Dispatcher. In addition you cause yourself inconvenience and perhaps unemployment. LOG Page Thre« New Moran Contraet Sets Top Wage Stale NEW YORK, May 1 — Faced with the possibility of economic action in the event of contin­ ued stalling, the Moran Towing and Transportation Company ca­ pitulated yesterday to the de­ mands of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union's negotiating com­ mittee and signed a contract em­ bodying the highest wage scale in the maritime industry for off-shore operations. Negotiating and signing the agreement for the Union were J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasur­ er, Atlantic and Gulf District, Joe Algina, Acting N. Y. Agent, and Steve Cardullo, Marcus Hook Port Agent. R. M. Fox signed for the company. Under terms of the record contract. Seafarer crews of Mo­ ran tugs will be paid top wages that include all monetary gains in effect on other SlU-contracted vessels, plus the six per cent cost of living increase retroac­ tive to Jan. 1, 1947, negotiated with other companies last March. Up to the time of the negotia­ tions, which v/ere concluded yes­ terday the company had repeat­ edly refused to open discussions for a new contract. It had been stalling since the signing of the interim agreement last fall. Two weeks ago. Brother Shuler notified the company that membership was getting fed up with company's continued delays and favored action. Shuler's no­ tification apparently took effect. In addition to the high wage provisions, other features of the new agreement are: 1. An "inequity increase" of $10 per month for Able Sea­ men and a $15 per month for i Wipers both retroactive to June 15, 1946. 2. An increase in the Stewards Department manning scale, one man being added. 3. Standby rate of pay while in port is $1.53 per hour for an eight hour day. Overtime rate for standby work is $2.30 per hour. The agreement also calls for increase in the travel, meal and subsistence allowances prevail­ ing in all SIU contracts, and are retroactive to March 11 last. (Text of the Supplemental Agreement appears on Page 14.) Low Cost Glasses Now A vafiaUe To Seafarers ".See these new glasses," said Bi other B. "I'm proud of them, and they only cost me $35.00." Another Brother who happen­ ed to be listening to the conver­ sation, looked up and said, "Don't crow until you've been wearing them for a few weeks. I bought glasses myself, and after a little while they did more harm than good to my eyes." After that the conversation became general, and plenty of the Brothers aired their beefs about glasses. To make the story short, here are some of the criticisms: Too high a price on glasses. This was voiced by practically everyone who could make him­ self heard. Terms of the D&C agreement will serve as a pattern for other operators in the passenger ship service, although these contracts will all be negotiated and sign­ (Continued on Page 4) ed on an individual basis. Bob - Lo Excursion Company, and the Chicago and Buffalo SS Company have already signified a willingness to sign like agree­ ments. The Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company MONTREAL, Canada — The ed out at a press conference in strategy, with the CSU being, in is expected to go along with the effect, nothing more than an Canadian District of the Seafar­ Montreal. pattern. arm of the party and the seamen The decision to form a Cana­ Other agreements covering the ers International Union of North exploited in its behalf. Milwaukee Clipper, and various America has inaugurated its dian District was made by SIU Emergence of the SIU's Can­ Delegates representing 91,000 excursion and passenger ship drive to win improved wage and adian District will provide the maritime and allied workers of working conditions for Canada's operators on the Lakes are now ! spark Canadian seamen have North America when they mot seamen with the establishment in the process of being negoti­ been waiting for. It will set up a recently at the SIU's Third Bien­ of a Branch office in this port ated. militant plan of action for gain­ nial Convention in Chicago. Secretary-Treasurer Fred Far­ city. nen expressed h i s satisfaction The Convention's decision was ing higher wages and better The branch, located at 1440 over the D&C contract in this Bleury Street, was opened last prompted by the desperate plight working conditions, and will call manner, "Certainly, we didn't Thursday, and is being directed of Canadian seamen who have for settling of beefs at the point get everything that we asked by a Canadian Seafarer, ...Gene been foundering without organ­ of production — the methods which have proven so highly suc­ for. But we have no. apologies ization. Markey. cessful on the American water­ to offer for the pattern estab­ In addition, requests have been front. Woi-king with Markey are H. lished on the Great Lakes pas­ pouring in by the hundreds from Murphy, Secretary-Treasurer of Already the Canadian District senger vessels." Canadians who wished to be­ has demonslraled samples of Farnen continued, "We broke the Canadian District and Van­ come organized and affiliated what it can win for Canada's un­ the 56 hour week on these ships couver Port Agent, and William with the SIU, whose militant organized seamen. Within the and got a 44 hour week. This McLaughlin, organizer and Vic­ reeord of accomplishment in be­ past few weeks—while it was in itself is a substantial gain toria Port Agent. half of its membership stands amounting to an average in­ The Canadian District's drive unparalleled in waterfront his­ still in the state of organization— the District forced signing of a crease of $52 monthly for all will be aimed at organizing tory. Deck and Engine employees not everything in Canada that floats. contract by the India Steamship The Canadian District is set­ Company covering the Canadian counting the penalty overtime. Activities of the Montreal office Next year, we expect to have will be coordinated with those ting out to elevate the standards crews of six vessels and giving a 40 hour week on all SlU-con- of the Vancouver and Victoria of wages and conditions on Can­ them the same wages and work­ ada's waterfront to a level com­ ing conditions enjoyed by Amer­ tracted Lakes vessels just like branches. parable with those enjoyed by ican Seafarers. we're demanding on the freight Robert A. Matthews, SIU Head­ Seafarers in the United States. ships this year. That's our goal." Similar contracts were nego­ quarters Representatve, who is Up to now, seamen of the tiated by the Canadian District temporarily in Montreal to aid in country to the North, have been wth a number of other shipping setting up the machinery that —in the great majority—unorgan­ firms, including the Seaway will produce better wages and ized. They have been subjected way Lines Limited, in which all conditions .for Canadian seamen, to filthy conditions shabby pay. unlicensed crewmembers of the Check Ihe slop chest be­ emphatically stresses the purpose company's SS North Wind, op­ fore your boat sails. Make COMMIE SELL-OUT and nature of the newly-formed erating under Canadian registry, sure that the slop chest con­ district. The communist - dominated received a $30 a month increase tains an adequate supply of Canadian Seamen's Union has i in wages. Steps were also taken all the things you are liable FOR CANADIAN SEAMEN failed its membership miserably.' to bring the vessel's shoddy con­ to need. If it doesn't, call the "This Union will be of, by, and Waterfront advances were made ditions up to Seafarers standards Union Hall immediately. for Canadian seamen," he point­ secondary to communist party, —the best on the waterfront. SIU Canadian District Opens New Haii In Montreal, Begins Organizing Drive Check it - But Good �Page Four THE NMU Tries To Freeioad On SlU St Lakes Drive SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 2, 1947 NFTW OFFICERS SPEAK By EARL SHEPPARD DETROIT—At a recont meet­ idcnt of the National Maritime ing held in the Local NLRB oi- Union as saying the Union is com­ ficea, the NMU representatives munist-dominated and that you expressed grave concern because must be a member of the com­ the SIU had failed to notify them munist party or you cannot hold that we had petitioned for elec­ office in the union and he backs tions to be held in the Huron, up his quote by shoving the Wyandotte, Hanna and Wilson Pilot in your face and showing it to you in writing, you as an or­ fleets. It seems that wo really hurt ganizer haven't a leg to stand the feelings of these sensitive on." In the same Pilot under Joe souls by not telling them where, when and why the SIU was or­ Curran's name, the following ap­ peared, "Tiierc can be no com­ ganizing on the Great Lakes. As far as we arc concerned, in promise with corrupt political our current organizational cam­ machines, grou'ps or cliques, paign on the Great Lakes, there whose loyalty is first to outside is no such thing as a National organizations before our union's welfare." This, from the presi­ Maritime Union. Maryland's telephone strike leaders addressed a meeting in Baltimore, held at the SIU Hall. Certainly, when the Lakes sca- dent of the NMU who has closely Also present was Joseph Beirne. President of the National Federation of Telephone Workers. In mcm themselves have repudiated followed the commie line for ten the usual order, Jim Yewell, State Strike Director; Walter Petry, organizer; Joseph Beirne; Tom this outfit time and again, and years, and who openly referred Hooper, Assistant State Strike Director; and Bob Beveridge, President of the Telephone Equip­ state overwhelmingly that they to Joe Stalin as "Comrade Sta­ ment Workers, and a member of the National Policy Committee. are interested in joining the SIU, lin" when he visited Ru.ssia! and only the SIU, why should When the leopard changes lus we concern ourselves with a spots, we'll believe that Joe Curbankrupt outfit which spends all ran and his group of eye-wash of their time in fighting among artists have changed their poli­ themselves and trying to cram tics! But enough of the NMU. their phony politics down the sea­ It's already taken up more space men's throats? in the LOG than it rightfully de­ We have no interest in fighting serves, but we've got to keep the BALTIMORE Sparked by the Ho told the meeting that Sea­ the NMU, mentioning the NMU, record straight. announcement that white-capped farers would join the telephone or considering them in any way LAKES PICTURE Seafarers would join them on workers on the pickctlinc. whatsoever. We're a militant the picketlines, Baltimore's tele­ trade union and not interested Good progress is being shown One of the local officials. Miss phone strikers held a rousing in any phony "save the world" in the overall Lakes picture of Helen Smith, President of the strike rally in the SIU Hall, 14 political program tied to the the Seafarers drive to organize Telephone Clerical Workers, re­ North Gay Street, on Sunday, Moscow bandwagon. Our sole the unorganized on the Lakes. lated her experiences with the April 27. interest is in bettering the hours, We've already petitioned for elec­ company. wages, working and living con­ tions in the following fleets: Joseph Beirne, President of She told of starting work for­ ditions of all seamen. the National Federation of Tele­ Huron Transportation Com ty-two years ago at a salary of phone Workers, came down from pany—2 ships $3.00 per week. She ended her FREE RIDE New Yoi-k to address the meet­ militant speech by stating that Wyandotte Transportation Com­ ing. Officials of the various di­ If the NLRB wants to spend pany—4 ships she would be the last one to visions also had their say. part of their time and part of stop picketing. their scarce funds in notifying M. A. Hanna Company — 13 Baltimore Agent William Rentz One of the leaders of the ships HIGHLY OPTIMISTIC the NMU every time the SIU pe­ Baltimore telephone strikers is pledged all out support to the titions for an election, that's up Wilson Transit Company — 12 Miss Audrey Smith, above. She strikers, and volunteered the use Beirne told the audience that ships to them. Then, if the NMU wants told a packed meeting that "if of the SIU Hall every night in "tonight we can be more op­ to indulge in their favorite pas­ These companies are practical­ scabs pass your picketlines, it's the week until the walk-out timistic than at any time before time of trying to get a free I'ide ly solid for the SIU, and we are your own fault." ends. April 7. on the Seafarers coat-tails, they fully confident that they will "We have a note of optimism can do so. register an overwhelming vote from our own people and the Every time the SIU petitions for the Soafaier.s when the NLRB Labor Department that seems to the NLRB, the NMU can certain­ holds their elections. indicate that before tomorrow ly try to intervene on the ballot. Complete details on the Huron is finished, there will be at least That's their privilege, but let election appear elsewhere in the a wage proposal by AT&T." them spend a little time and ef­ LOG. As regards the other three This is all part of the Union (Conthtiwd from Page 3) fort doing some organizing on companies, meetings ai'e being He told the group that anyone Examination not thorough Optical Plan, located at 152-154 their own. going back to work before the held this week to determine the Fourth Avenue, New York City. Of cour-so, that's practically an election dates and the election enough. Many men who pre-, strike officially ended would scribe eye glasses haven't mod­ Many unions are already mem­ impossibility, as none of the stipulations. strengthen the company's posi­ ern equipment v/ith which to bers of the Plan, and all are loud Lakes seamen want anything to tion, and reduce the bargaining Now that the first part of our in their praise of the service. The do witlr a bankrupt outfit like organizational- program is just work. power of the union. Poor quality work. Some unions involved figure that theirs. about over, that part which dealt thousands of dollars have been Members of unions not on Chester Young, new NMU vice with the fit-out of the ships, we men showed glasses that were saved so far. strike are continuing to respect president pro-tem, in charge of are ready to start the second wavy, and were probably in­ picketlines, and telephone ser­ Total number of members in juring their eyes beyond re­ organizing—he took Joe Stack's phase of our all-out campaign to the participating unions exceeds vice in Baltimore and the rest place after his whitewashed exit completely organize the Great pair. of Maryland is far from normal. 150,000. Slow service. Seamen on the from office—said a mouthful in Lakes so that all Lakes seamen beach don't stick around long the Pilot of April 25. BEST OF EVERYTHING will carry an SIU book. and they can't afford to wait "When you have a young, raw With the ships in full move­ The Union Optical Plan is recruit whom you are trying to ment throughout the Lakes, it be­ for glasses and miss a ship. housed in modern offices. On organize, and he quotes the pres- comes necessary to redistribute ALL OVER NOW the premises are located the WASHINGTON, D. C.. May our organizational staff to such These criticisms were so gen­ scientifically equipped examina­ 1—On invitation from Wil­ ports as they will now be need­ eral among the membership, that tion rooms, and the completely liam Green, President of the ed in. a recent New York membership equipped lens grinding labora­ American Federation of La­ Certainly, with the swell start meeting authorized Secretary- tory. This means no long waits bor, committees from the Members whose gear has that we have already made, we Treasurer J. P. Shuler to investi­ for glasses. AFL and CIO begin meet­ been held for more than three have every intention of seeing gate the field to see if arrange­ ings today to seek the pos­ All members of the SIU, and months in the fourth floor this drive through until all Lakes ments could not be made with sible unity of all of Amer­ their families, are entitled to the baggage room of the New seamen are organized as mem­ a cooperative optical outfit that ica's organized labor. services. The Special Services York Hall are advised to call bers of the Seafarers. would give the Seafarers memDepartment is now preparing a Faced with the heavy for it immediately, or notify The vast majority of these un­ ber,ship competent examinations bulletin giving complete details. threat of anti-labor legisla­ the Hall where they wish it organized Lakes seamen are well and glasses at moderate stand­ tion, President Green, in call­ Until the bulletin is issued, if sent. aware what the SIU stands for, ardized foes. ing the meeting, stressed the there ai-e any seamen, or mem­ Crowded conditions make and that's the Union of their And Brother Shuler reports fact that the need for unity bers of their families in the New it impossible to hold gear choice! These men are sick and that from now on Seafarers can was never greater than toda.y. longer than three months. All tired of the open-shop conditions be examined by competent reg­ York'area, in need of optical service Joe Volpian, SIU Special The unity meetings in the effects remaining unclaimed prevailing on the Lakes for years. istered optometrists (and medical Nation's Capital, are the Services Representative, is the after three months will be Now they want SIU job se­ eye specialists where necessary). third of such meetings since man to see at 51 Beaver Street. sent to the owner's home via curity, contract protection, job If eye glasses are indicated, they the inception of the CIO in express collect. Seafarers who are examined at seniority, union representation, will be supplied at a very reason­ 193B and the first in over five Gear without addresses Marine Hospitals may bring their and all the other benefits of SIU able cost; and other eye treat­ yea,rs. will be disposed of otherwise. membership. prescriptions to the Union Optical ments are available when re­ They'll get it, too! Plan to be filled. quired. Telephone Strikers Rally In SIU Baltimore Hall Low Cost Glasses Now Available To The Seafarers Membership AFL, CIO MEET Unclaimed Gear �Friday, May 2, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Foreign Seamen Pledge Aid To Seafarers (Continued from Page I) quustion, ovidcnco appeared that the Union was causing Washing­ ton big-wigs to keep their ears to the ground. The Maritime Commission an­ nounced that it will pay closer attention to ship sales "under the ilag of convenience"'—refer­ ring to Panama. The Commission revealed an awareness that ships were being bought under Panama registry to beat taxes here, and to cloak ownership for political or other reasons. Tiie "other rea.sons" refer to the .shipowners' scheme to avoid payment of decent wages to American seamen, a factor which the commission and all Washing­ ton has so far failed to take a stand on. At the SIU's membership meet­ ing, Paul Hall, New York Port Agent, introduced the seamen representatives, all of whom spoke briefly. tinued, decided also to terminate tions from American seamen and, all contracts with Panamanian consequently, from seamen the .'^hips. One of the two ships was world over. immediately put back under the "Danish seamen will not allow Norwegian flag, he said. bread and butter to be taken The commiiteo then advised away from American seamen," Through the all its men not to accept jobs on j F. Clausen said. Panamanian ships, and invoked |ITF, the Danish maritime movethe aid of the country's long- linent will go along with its Amci .shoremen "to back the fight if it ican brothers, he added. comes," the Norwegian seamen's He recalled the e.xcellent re­ lepresentative concluded. lationships welded between the Terming the Panamanian two seamen of both nations dur­ transfers "modern piracy," Ern­ ing the war, and hoped for its est Roberg, of the Swedish union, continuance. declared the traffic must be stop­ BRITISH AID ped before Panama accumulates a big fleet. Jame.s Scott, speaking for the In pledging his union's sup­ British Seamen, said the Seafar­ port, he scored the deliberate rob­ ers would receive the full sup­ bery of decent wages and condi­ port of his union. He said the British Sc-arncn's Union had al­ ready i.ssued a statement concern­ ing its stand on the Panamanian situation. "'\Ve are rootiirg for the SIUSUP in its fight to beat the evils of the Panama ship transfers," declared Manuel Pitharoulis, of tire Federation of Greek Mari­ time Unions. "We fought side by side for demociacy,' the Greek seamen's representative .sard "and now we must fight .side by side for a de­ cent standard of living." Willy Dorchain, of the ITF, i-ecalled that the Seafarc-r s was the first North American affiliate oi his organization. He asserted that the ITF's Job is to raise the Brother Johansen stated that a coordinating committee con­ sisting of four unions represent­ ing all types of personnel had met in Norway recently to dis­ cuss the possibility of action, ad it was decided the licensed and unlicensed personnel "would go along in the fight to stop the transfers" to Panama. That meeting, Johansen con- F. Clausen, of the Danish Seamen's Union, stated that the members of his union are prepared to go down the line' with the SIU in the Panamanian beef^ All we've got ta do is give lhe~-word. BOSSES' CONSPIRACY Poiiiting to the elfectiveness and .succe.s.s of all pievious SIU actions in .'•x-ttling its beefs, New York Agent, Paul Hall, main­ tained that it could be done again in tl'.e current Panamanian scheme. Hall blasted the ship transfers as repiesenting more than a de­ vice o: a few shipowners to beat Arnei'ican seamen out of a decent wage. "We ai"e fighting a conspiracy on tlie part of international capi­ tal against all seamen," Hallcharged. Concluding his remarks, he remarks, he \'oiced confidence that legardless of the opposition, the Seafarers would win the beef if it comes. ACTION IN NORWAY "The Swedish Seamen's Union will be with you," said Ernest Roberg, who speaks for the union in the United Stales. It sure feels good to know that the SIU has that kind of back­ ing throughout the world. standard of woiking conditions the world over. Doi'cnain a.sserted that the ITF must take action on the ship transfers in the same manner the SIU takes action—in militant fashion. Also present at the SIU meet­ ing were officials of the strik­ ing telephone workers. They thanked the Seafarers member­ ship foi' their staunch support on the picketlines and for the con­ tribution of .SI000.00 In the tele­ phone workers strike fund. The regular New York Branch meeting on April 23 heard representatives of foreign sea­ men's unions pledge support to the SIU if, and when, Panamanian ships are boycotted. Here is a view of crowded Webster Hall, as it looked to the speakers. Willy. Dorchain. who represents the International Transportworkers Federation in the United States, outlined what action the ITF is prepared to make the Pananuuiian boycott nationwide. In the background.- left, io right, Fkeddie Stewart, Jtecording Secretary; AI Kerr, Chairman: Les Ames, Beading Clerk; and Paul Hell, New York Port Agent. From the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions also came a pledge of support in the Panamanian boycott. M. Pith­ aroulis, Secretary of the New York Branch, made this known at the meeting. While preparing for our own troubles, the SIU found lime to lend a helping hand to the tele­ phone workers. Joe Leone, member of the New York Strike Committee, attended the meeting to thank the SIU. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 2. 1947 SeafarersNeeded To Help Tanker, Gt Lakes Drive Progress Sg Far Proves G.L. Men Want Seafarers BY RAY WHITE By FRED FUSS NORFOLK — Shipping has slowed up considerably in Nor­ folk for the time being. Only two ships payed off here last week, but in spite of this fact we shipped quite a few men to ports south, and to ships in transit. By SONNY SIMMONS The Moran tugboats still hit TAMPA—Shipping is still at a Norfolk pretty regularly, al­ peak here with four ships in port, though two or three of them two for Waterman, one for Bull are now on foreign voyage. and a West Coaster. The Hood River. Pacific Tank­ Silence this week from the The news is that we are due ers, came in April 23rd for pay­ Branch Agents of the follow­ off. In boarding her I found for eight more in the next two ing ports: that quite a few of the freight days, most of which will call for ship boys were aboard. That replacements. NEW ORLEANS is good. SAN JUAN If this proves true we will end As the Isthmian drive is over, up with an empty hall. SAVANNAH with a sweeping SIU victory, ~ HOUSTON ABs are moving fast. As a we now have to turn our power result we have had to ship acting JACKSONVILLE on other unorganized fields. ABs on most of the ships that CHARLESTON The main object of this drive call for them. MOBILE on the East and Gulf Coasts will Pati-olman Dick Birmingham be tankers. In order for this The deadline for port re­ to be a successful operation, as just got back from Miami and re­ ports, monies due, etc.. is the was the Isthmian drive, it will ports every/thing shipshape in that port. The Florida calls for Monday proceeding publica­ be necessary for each and every member to take an active part. very few replacements, as the tion. While every effort will The first and main thing is to present crew is well settled be made to use in the current sail tankers, organized or un­ aboard. issue material received after It is only necessary to contact organized, reporting your act­ that date, space commitments ivity to the Union Hall or Or­ her twice a month now, which generally do not permit us to ganizer in whatever port you is a great relief and a big cut in do so. expenses to us. hit. This will help build up a Since closing the Hall in nucleus of tanker men of which, Miami, the Tampa Branch has at present, we are somewhat been able to remit quite a bit to The ship chandlers are having short of. Of course you will Headquarters. The closing of the a bad time of it, too, since they have to forfeit some of the Miami Branch should net us a went through our picketlines dur­ conditions and wages that are $1200 monthly saving. ing the strike. Some of the ships enjoyed under SIU contracts, We just shipped Uncle Otto on coming- in are taking on six but the object is to bring all the Rosario (formerly the Tris- months supplies of stores. This unorganized companies under tam Daltan) as Night Cook and is true especially of Waterman. the banner of the SIU, so that Baker. But instead of buying from the we all may enjoy a secure fut­ chandlers, the Port Captain or­ Some of the younger members ure. ders a truck and driver from n As the membership knows at will now have a chance to see a u-drive-it company and makes present, the SIU is in an all-out real oldtimer at work. They can the rounds to buy everything get some good pointers from him. - .rive to organize the Great needed. Needless to say, -this Lakes, and we have some of the COPS STILL AT IT makes the chandlers very un­ most capable organizers in the We're still having gendarme happy. field in that area. Borden's Dairy and Watts' Ba­ If any of the Brothers plan trouble in Tampa. These people to take a Great Lakes cruise, are still stinging under the effects kery are the only ones doing a upon arrival there be sure and of the SIU General Strike. They regular business here. These two contact the Organizer as your haven't forgotten it, and any time companies were broad minded assistance will be a great help a seaman has a couple of beers enough to see the writing on the he is as good as in the cooler. in this drive. wall and have benefited by it. Ship Chandlers In Tampa Are Still Learning Hard Facts Of Life—Do Not Scah On Seafarers NO NEWS?? Passenger Ships Next Target For SIU Organizers In Chicago By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO — Shipping this week is again on the upgrade. Quite a few of the boys are showing their faces around the Hall after hibernating in the Chicago area for the Winter months. stands for, the type of contracts we have, and the way SIU mem­ bers are represented in their beefs. For too long these Lakes sea­ men have been getting a dirty deal from the open-shop ships. During the next couple of Now they want unionization, and weeks, the outlook is that ship­ nothing but the SIU will satisfy ping will be very good around them. They've heard how SIU mem­ the Windy City in all depart­ bers give their beefs to the Pa­ ments. trolman, and get prompt settle­ Paying it's first visit to this ment of all just beefs. They port for several years, the SS | realize that they don't stand a Penobscot was at South Chicago chance of being fired if they during the week. She came in make a legitimate squawk when without any beefs, and cleared they're covered by an SIU con­ fer Erie, Pa. with a load of tract. That's protection, Brothcorn—biit only after quite a bit er! of delay at the shipyards where At the present time, we are in she was having some new plates the midst of contract negotia­ put on her. tions with the passenger boat Now that the organizational operators. The outcome of these drive is going full swing on the negotiations will be out in a Lakes, all indications here are short time, and everyone will that the seamen are going for see that the SIU is again lead­ the Seafarers in a big way. They ing the fight with the best con­ have learned what the ^ SIU tracts in the industry. Cv. Also, Mr. Saffold and Hamilton Brothers have bought four LCIs from the government. These ships will be placed under Hon­ duran registry as soon as they are converted. Crenshaw, the other large ban­ ana importer, is still getting a lot of bananas in port from ships un­ der foreign registry. A day never passes without at least 15 or 20 foreign flag ships in port, all carrying scab crews. TOLEDO — The fact that the SIU is able to petition the Na­ tional Labor Rolations Board for elections on several Lakes fleets bears out our repeated statements that the Lakes sea­ men want to be represented by the SIU in preference to any company union or the Lake, Car­ riers. The SIU is not attempting to sell the Lakes men a bill of goods that will later prove to be worthle'ss. We are no Johnny-come-lately Union trying to sell the dreams of any group of Utopians, or any group of poli­ ticians owing their allegiance to a foreign power. These people here feel safe in Our Union, the Seafarers In­ not having to do business with a ternational Union, is run by and union due to the anti-closed shop for the seamen. No one group law in this state. or clique controls the SIU pol­ The anti-closed shop law is be­ icies. fore the State Supreme Court Our policies are formed as a now, but it is doubtful if a fa­ result of democratic union meet­ vorable decision will be handed ings, and our program is for down. When it hits the U. S. the best wages, hours, working Supreme Court we expect it to be and living conditions in the in­ declared unconstitutional. dustry. Take a look at the SIU con­ tracts. Compare them with any Organizing the tugs in this in existence on the Lakes. You area is no obstacle. We can will admit that they're the tops. knock them over in a couple of Today, the SIU is in the midst days, but it is no good as we can of dn all-out drive to bring all have nothing but an open shop unorganized Lakes seamen into contract, and that would be worse the SIU as members. We want to bring the same kind of con­ than no contract at all. tracts and conditions into exist­ Patrolman Birmingham, re­ ence for all Lakes seamen as ports that the CIO has taken hold are now enjoyed by SIU mem­ in Miami. There has been little bers. TUGS A PUSHOVER or no union activity in that city. The teamsters are wide open for a drive, as well as the hotel em­ ployees. There is not one hotel in Miami under a union contract, and only a few of the bars have signed up. When the Lakes are organiz­ ed under the SIU banner, you can walk into your SIU Hall and feel confident that when jmu register for a job that you will get that job without slipping some crimp a fin. You don't have to worry about any cousins or friends of the We will have a report to the boss cutting you out on your LOG every week now. For a job. while we were going full speed SIU contracts and union rep­ day and night, but it looks like resentation cover you at all Too bad that Tampa Marine we'll have a breather for awhile. tmes when you're in the SIU. and Barrows Ship Chandlers couldn't be as smart. They made a few sales to the ships in port flying Honduran flags, but now they are unable to sell stores to the big ships. Fires Put Out, But Texas City Is Ghost Town Of Smoking Ruins YES, NO BANANAS By R. W. SWEENEY Mr. Saffold, Mr. Crenshaw and our old friends, the Hamilton GALVESTON—Texas City is a her place as a "Port of Opporcity of death and disaster. The 'tunity." Several prominent stage, fires have been extinguished, but screen, and radio stars gave a the smouldering ruins still hide benefit performance here Mon­ the bodies of over 100 persons day night, and the response was listed as missing. very fine. The crew of the SS Andrew Confusion reigns. The dead Jackson, Waterman Steamship number more than 500, and the Company, paid off and took up a job of identifying the bodies eoncollection of $61.00 which was tinues. A large funeral serviee was held last week, but even turned over to the relief fund. The fire and explosion con­ since then no day passes without tinue to be the main topics of in­ a stream of funeral processions. terest, but for Seafarers in the The business district is com­ other ports, here is some real pletely torn up. Some buildings news about shipping. We are have been designated as safe, but still busy, both with ships in the majority have been marked transit, and those paying off. condemned. Rated men are as badly needed As to the future of Texas City, here as in any other SIU port. a town that mushroomed to We are kept on the run, and with amazing size as the result of the doing volunteer work to help war boom, nobody could ven­ clear up the Texas City debris, ture a guess. Oil companies state we just don't have time to write that more refineries will be built, a longer report. Maybe next and that Texas City will resume week. Brothers, never got to sell their bananas. None of their bananas have been put in our refrigera­ tors or on our ships either. At the moment we have one Panamanian ship in port. She is undergoing a big repair job in the Tampa Shipyard. 1 1 �Friday, May 2. 1847 THE Record Of Teleiihone Company Shows Operators Have Good Beef By BLACKIE CARDULLO SEAFARERS LOG On Overtime Department Delegates should check to see that all overtime is turned in 72 hours before the ship is scheduled to dock. But this does not mean to hold the overtime until then. As soon as penalty work is done, a record should be given to the Department headi and one copy held by the man doing the job. In that way there is less chance for things to get fouled up. Page Seven Needed: Rated Men For SlU Ships And Organizers Te Aid In Drives By JOE ALGINA MARCUS HOOK—The tempo On closer observation gf these NEW YORK—Shipping is still to take the jobs on the unorgan­ of shipping has slowed some­ scabs, we noticed some of them maintaining a rapid pace in the ized ships — our oiganizing job what in the past week, but what were pretty shabbily dressed, Port of New York. .Jobs are has not ended and volunteers are we lack in shipping we are run down heels and stockings plentiful and a good selection of still needed to finish the job. making up for in contacting the with runs. As it happened to .ships is offered. unorganized ships in the area. be raining, there were three Trying to get the men to take these jobs is an almost impos­ The organizing drive is going girls under one umbrella and With the tempo of shipping sible task, so when in the Port of full blast with more and more only two out of ten had rain­ still on a high level, the number New York, drop in and see the of the Sun Oil boys coming in­ coats. of men taking unorganized ships organizers. to our Hall on their own ac­ has fallen off. We .still need men FIGHT TOGETHER There's a job to be done, and cord to join up. The organizing the more men who turn out to of Sun Oil looks very good and You could quite well under­ take these ships, the better will we hope, before long, to an­ stand that they couldn't afford be the future for all Seafarers. nounce the progress in this long anymore — not on $130 per The majority of Robin Line battle. month, yet these very same peo­ vessels are now paying off in ple can't see that by joining in The Sun Oil drive has been Ealtimore. If any of you hear the strike and fighting altogeth­ keeping us busy, but not too By EDDIE HIGDON Capetown or Durban calling, Bal­ er they could get their wages busy to keep abreast of the most timore is the place to get a ship. important labor activity of the raised enough to live like hu­ PHILADELPHIA—The steady ting out to the meetings is the The S.S C u !• r i e r. Waterman, man beings instead of just ex­ stream of ships through the Port only way to leain the function day—the telephone strike. signed on down south and head­ Let's just take a look at the isting. of Philly is still holding strong. of the Union. ed for Europe. Somewhere along Tell me what Bell Telephone record of the Telephone Com­ Plenty of ships are ere wing up CHANGE CARDS the line she broke down and was pany, or shall we say, let's big-shot doesn't spend $130 per here, but we seem to have If any tripcard men are still towed into New York for repoint out the record to some of month just to operate his big enough men for most of the jobs carrying "A" cards, these are to pair.c. If she remains in port for these politicians who want to limousine. Which reminds me— except among ABs. be exchanged for the blue P-3 any length of time, the crew hang every member of the tele­ • I once worked one day on a At the moment we seem to be permit as soon as possible at any aboard will be paid off. phone union. farm. After a hard day's work having a slight problem with SIU Hall. NIP AND TUCK First, let's take the average I asked for my pay. The farm­ some of the tripcard and permitMake sure that you take along telephone operator's wages and er gave me a dollar. When I men. Most of them never bother With New York still short of all the receipts from the various cost of living for one month and asked why only a buck he said to come to the membership meet­ rated men in the Deck and En­ ports where you iaave been pay­ compare them. The wages aver­ that was all he could afford. ings, and on Thursday morning ing dues, so it will be easier for gine Department, the ships call-" age about .$130.00 a month. I told him to keep the dollar there is a grand ru.sh to re-regi.s- the Patrolman to fill out your ap­ ing for crews are find init nip and tuck to have a full comple­ as he needed it. more than I did. tered. plication for the permit. BARE NECESSITIES ment for sailing. This, boys, is not so hot. How I also told him that if he could­ When asking for a duplicateIn addition to the good ship­ The living conditions and ex­ n't pay more than a dollar, he do you ever expect to learn any­ book, many men pay the dollar penses next. R o o m rent and .shouldn't hire anyone but should thing about the Union when you but forget to fill out t'ne blue ap­ ping, some of our new-dy organ­ ized conipanies are taking ships board figure out to about $60 do the work himself. nevei' attend the meetings? At plication. out of the boneyards. (unless 3 or 4 live together to the meetings there is always Just paying the buck is not The same can be said for the The Bloornfield S t e a ni s h i p make it cheaper), plus about Bell Telephone. They say they some kind of a beef on the floor, enough, for by filling out the ap­ $30 for lunch and carfare. These and by attending the meetings can't afford a raise. Very well, plication you then carry the du­ are the barest of the bare ne­ then if they can't afford to pay you will know the score when plicate slip as your book until Wf A/E^7W0 cessities. something comes up and it con­ a decent wage, they should do the new one arrives. With the With the remaining .$40, there the work themselves and not cerns you directly. OW^t slip you can register and take a must be paid insurance, medical hire girls at starvation wages. Let's get together on this. Get- ship. care, clothing, etc., which canThe application notifies the of­ fice where you want the hook sent. If no application is made, (lE(?E!-Go YOURSELF A you will never receive a book, as STEAK j headquarters needs the slip to is­ sue the duplicate. Branch Meetings Are A Must For Tripcarders And Permitmen Mistakes In Interpretations Of Shipping Rules Are Clarified By PAUL GONSORCHIK V not be done. This anyone can see, but not the Telephone Com­ pany. I've often wondered how tele­ phone operators keep their girl­ ish figures, now I know. Let's look at the Bell Tele­ phone Company's record: Thousands of telephones being installed, added work for the operators, added money for the Company, but no added pay for the operators. Telephone tolls have been doubled since the war, which all goes to show that Bell Tele­ phone can well afford to give these girls a raise. We were up in Chester, Pa., observing the telephone striker's picketlines. There were six girls on the line and we saw opera­ tors walking right through the line—out-and-out scabbing. Attention Agents All applications for SIU burial benefits must be mailed to: JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Dept. Seafarers Intl. Union 51 Beaver Street New York 4, N, Y. NEW YORK--Recently I point- and not within 24 hours of quited up the fact that a large ting or being fired. number of Seafarers are un­ ASSIGNMENT CARD aware of the provisions of the In addition to shipping rule shipping rules, or are laboring 14, the back of the assignment under a misunderstanding of slip lists four rules pertaining their application. to reporting aboard, and if dis­ To clear up some of the dif­ satisfied with the job or fired, ficulties and give the correct in­ how to regain your shipping terpretation, it is necessary to card. illustrate some of the rules most 1. You must report to the ship frequently misinterpreted. with gear within four hours af­ Probably the most misunder­ ter clearing with the medical stood shipping rule is number examiner. 14, which reads: 2. If dispatched between 8 "Members who have shipped, A.M. and 4 P.M., rejection of or later quit or get fired, and the job must be reported to the who do not report back to the Dispatcher within one hour af­ Dispatcher within 24 hours af­ ter boarding the ship. ter shipping, shall lose their or­ 3. If dispatched after 4 P.M. iginal date." or on week-end and the job is The statement, "members who rejected, watches must be stood have shipped and later quit," until Dispatcher's office opens means, naturally, that you take and receives notice of your re­ a job off the board from the jection of job. Dispatcher, clear with the com­ 4. Failure to observe above pany office, and report to the rules, means that you will be ship, where after working a few dropped to bottom of the ship­ hours you decide to quit or get ping list. Second offense will fired. In order to get your shipping bring a ten dollar fine. Most members observe the card back, you must report back to the Dispatcher within 24 rules and report back to the hours or lose your card. Hall within a few hours, but Some men think there is a there are others who don't. 'When three day trial period, during shown the rule, they say: "Gee, which a man can return to the didn't know anything about Hall within 72 hours and reclaim it." his shipping card, as long as he When this happens, it is too reports back within 24 hours of late to do anything about it. So, quitting the ship. my suggestion is read the ship­ This is hot so. The shipping ping rules, and understand them. rules state that you must re­ If all of us do this, there won't turn to the Hall within 24 hours be any hard feelings of unnec­ of being dispatched to the job, essary loss of shipping cards. .CVi Kvij BON VOYAGE Brother Bush, Patrolman here in Phillj', quit last week and shipped out as Bosun on a Water­ man scow. Good luck, Charlie. Everybody wishes you the best and that includes the girls at Sonia's. Brother Walt "Nose" Gardner paid us a visit last week. We sure were glad that he came in as the mail rack was beginning to sag with his correspondence. About 29 letters came for him in about 5 weeks. The Deck Department of the Henry W. Beecher: The beef re­ garding the Skipper working stowaways has been settled. You can collect eight hours each byapplying to the Waterman Office, 19 Rector Street, New York. Waterman Line also has money waiting for Brother Julio Perez of the Haiti Victory, which can be collected at the same office. Weir, the newspapers report that the cost of living has gone up another two percent. And some people wonder why Labor is not satisfied with wages as they are. ¥U; Company is taking one out next week, and several other of the new companies will follow suit shortly. This means more jobs for the SIU, and will increase the short­ age of rated men. When these ships start calling for men, it will be any one's guess where the necessary rated men will come from. A large number of letters have been coming in lately from crewmembers complaining about fel­ lows quitting ships at the last minute without getting a re­ placement from file Hall. This is of real concern to the other crewmembers, for it results in a hardship on tliose left hold­ ing the bag. It not only makes for more work for them, but gives the shipowner a chance to . put his own men aboard. This practice has been discuss­ ed, shouted about and condemn­ ed. It has to stop. It's no use to continue hollering about it, it's up to the' members to take it up­ on themselves to put an end to it. Send Those Minutes Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 2, 1947 Question On The Interpretation Of Contract Conies Up In Boston Baltimore Branch Offers Members A Variety Of Ships And Runs By JOHN MOGAN By WILLIAM RENTZ BOSTON— Shipping continues other the various members of the BALTIMORE—We have plenty They are strictly no benefit to to be excellent in the port of Bos­ Deck Dept. had been told by of shipping and no takeis, and the Union, and they exist solely ton, although business fell off some Patrolman that the Stew­ that's where the rub comes in. to get themselves and others into somewhat over the last few ards Dept. could not paint, that trouble. If they are on a ship, Lots of rated men are on the they could sougee only. weeks. someone else has to do their beach, but they do not want to work, and when they are ashore, And Article 5, Section 13 of The SS Tonto (Pacific Tanker) ship unless they get a certain they get gassed up and try to paid off in Portland, Maine—this the Agreement was quoted in run, or they insist on going with tear the city apart. ship was out six month, had support of the argument. This By JOHNNY JOHNSTON I was held by the Patrolman to plenty of beefs, loggings, etc. a certain Mate or Chief Engineer. They show up for the payoff The Coast Guard was elimin­ mean that the members of the Although she looks only slight­ smoked to the gills, and prompt­ As a result we have to take in ated from the situation and the Stewards Dept. can refuse to ly better than the wreck of ly proceed to foul everything up. tripcard men to make sure that Patrolman and the Skipper man­ paint, but that they could paint the Hesperus, the four-masted If they are paid off one hour aged to iron out the beefs with­ if they choose. Like the clause schooner SS Chiquimula has be­ the ships sail on time. With ship­ short, or even fifty hours short, I in the Agreement about the out outside assistance. come the best-known landmark ping as good as it is, the mem­ they don't even notice it, but a Bosun being high man in the on the old Spanish Trail, popular bership doesn't give a hoot about few days later they come howl­ In Boston the SS Madaket Deck Dept. (referred to in these southern link between Florida the new men coming in, but ing to the Patrolman to collect (Waterman) paid off, ,with the columns last week), this clause their money. and California. only disputes arising in the Deck when shipping gets tight, as it j about who is eligible to do the Department. Among the last of what was will, then there will be plenty of This wastes a lot of time that painting might also stand some once a huge and colorful fleet These were ironed out satisfac­ clarification in the LOG. could be put to better use in see­ of sailing vessels plying the wa­ howls about having to sweat out ing that other members get torily; but an argument develop­ (Editor's note: The question ters of the seven seas, the Chi­ a shipping list. ed on this ship with respect to everj'thing that is coming to has been put into the hands of quimula is now moored close to the right of the Stewards Dept. them. The best way to prevent any Headquarters' experts, and the the shore at the Eastern end of • such thing is to start taking those to do any painting aboard. matter will be clarified in next We have eliminated some of of Cochran Bridge, which spans jobs now, without being too par­ As a result of this argument, week's LOG.) these characters, but there are Mobile Bay. the members of the Stewards ticular. It is for the good of the still more around that have to It seems as though the number Dept., who could have picked up The Chiquimula was originally Union, since we do not want to be weeded out. Don't get the plenty of work painting out of­ of performers are increasing with an auxiliary schooner, one of be overloaded when the boom is idea that I am a Prohibitionist. ficers' quarters, did no painting— the spurt of good shipping and throe such vessels built by M. C. over. All I'm trying to bring out is that the Union will have to clean and the Deck Dept. didn't have Keith, of the United Fruit Com­ if men want to drink, they should house. Nearly every ship nowa­ pany, in 1917. Launched in Seat­ WATCH SCAB CABS the time during the trip. do it away from the Hall, and days is carrying one or two so- tle, Washington, she was put into The Admiral Cab Company in not on shipboard. PAINTING PROBLEM called "tough guys" who figure service hauling railroad rails and their Union books arc licenses to steel to the Company's banana this town is on strike, and the When they come in from a trip, Now the basis for the argu­ company has hired scabs to keep let them wait until after the pay­ bother their shipmates. plantations in Central America. ment was this: some time or the taxis moving. That means off before they start investing in In 1921 she was ordered to St. ON CHARGES that no Seafarers would ride in whiskey stock. Andrews Bay, Florida, where The Steward on the Stone her motors were removed and To show how busy the port is, River was apparently one of she was converted to full sail by here are listed a small portion of these. It is strongly recommend­ installing topmasts. the flock of ships that hit this ed by the crew that this Brother She weathered many storms place during the past week, and not be allowed to ship until the and hurricanes during the years where they are heading: SS Stone River gets back to the she was in the West Indies trade, Warrior Point—Pacific Tank­ States and the boys get the op­ and finally laid up in Mobile ers, Aruba and Antwerp; William portunity^ to press their charges. Bay after steam ran the sailing By ED LARKIN Clagett — American Pacific, Hol­ (Nole to Brother Mogan and vessels off the seas. MILWAUKEE—Things here in the crews of the SS Fort Fredland; Mae — Bull Line, Tampa Captain James Buffett, who is town are shaping up okay, and erica, SS Tonto, and the SS well-known by the oldtimers and Boca Grande; R. Lowery • — the men on the ships we have al­ Stone River. Pope tmd Talbot, Antwerp; Nel­ riEy,F|NKY! who sailed out of the Gulf, was ready petitioned are damn glad son Aldridge — South Atlantic, RACE You TO In line with established pol­ the Skipper of the Chiquimula that they are finally going to Italy; William Allen White — •!»£ UN\OW HAU! 'from 1924 to 1927. icy, we have deleted the items have a chance to vote for the SIU Quaker Line, Denmark; Ben Dix­ referring to charges placed J. S. i as the imion of their choice. on—Bull Line, Puerto Rico; Can­ The port of New Orleai# l ank- the scab cabs, and as far a.s the against the Chief Electrician of Having talked this over with ton Vest—Pope and Talbot, Inthe former ship, the member ed fourth in the nation in the' drivers are concerned—well, let a number of the men topside, tercoastal; Arizpa — Waterman, on the SS Tonto, and the Stew­ amount of waterborne trade dur­ it'go, the LOG Editor would only I know how they feel when it Coastwise and then Europe; ing the year 1946. Only New ard of the Stone River. cross out any words I could use Roswell Victory — Robin Lino; comes to the SIU. They know Too many times, the LOG York, Baltimore, and Philadel­ about those strikebreakers. that they won't have to ride the South and East Africa. phia, in that order, exceeded crew in order to get work out has discovered that charges the tonnage of shipping weight I would like to say a word You can get an idea of the ac­ of them. Especially, not when against an individual have not handled at N.O. during the year, about the performers we have in tivity from ju.st these few ships they are paying legitimate over­ been pressed and, therefore, giving the Crescent City clear the outfit. Something should be time to the men who are entitled guilt not established — or that title to leadership in the Gulf. done to these people to see to it listed. Come down to ship out of the charges have been dismiss­ to it. The total tonnage handled was that they straighten up and fly "Baltimore, if you have a rating, Here's the case of an Oiler. ed. and choose your run. right. 5,286,400 long tons. A Brother's reputation and He has to wash rags, mop the decks, and if he has any spare character may very easily be time, he paints, sougees, chips, ruined forever by a public no­ and bosses the Coal Passers. Un­ tice that charges are placed der an SIU contract, that Oiler against him; and notice thai She was still feeling the ef­ times are gradually changing By EINAR NORDAAS would get a nice little piece of the charges were dismissed or fects of her crash with the and soon jobs will not be so DULUTH—Shipping has def­ wharf, when along came the plentiful. cabbage for his legitimate over­ not entirely substantiated may not be noticed by all the mem­ initely started at the head of the Sonora and plowed into her. time. TIME WILL COME The poor Oiler has to make 20 bers who read the first item. Lakes, but it is by no means SHIPYARDS BUSY Whenever charges are prov­ good as yet. We find ourselves minute rounds, work his head They will begin to see the off, and for what? Not even ed and punishment set by the light when the shipowners start Both ships then had to unload membership, the LOG will short only of Wheelsmen, with their cargoes and proceed to the laying them off and hiring nonthanks from the shipowner. The only thing he gets is his gladly publish the finding as a unrated men here in large num­ shipyard for repairs. As a re­ seamen friends and the friends 10 per cent bonus at the end of warning to the membership to bers. sult of all the knocking around of friends in preference to the The ice, which is still greatly the ships are taking, the ship­ regular seamen. the year, provided he rides the beware of the anti-union char­ in evidence, and the strong cur­ yards are being kept busy. ship for at least six months. And acters involved.) Here's hoping they won't have he really deserves that, when you Note to the crews of the SS rents have been the cause of to wait that long before they The ships that spent the win­ consider how much overtime he Niantic Victory and the Wacosta; several accidents at this end of get the score. ter in Duluth have all pulled has lost over the sailing season! Deck Department members have the Lakes. Several ships have When all seamen are organ­ Now is the time to sign those division of overtime for stow­ limped in here, badly in need out for the season's trade with ized under an SIU agreement SIU pledge cards! Now, is the aways and Mate working on of repairs after a tussle with the exception of the barge Mag­ such practices will be elimin­ na, which is due to pull out at the Lake Superior ice. time to apply for membership deck, respectively. ated. All jobs will come off the the end of the week. This overtime, although ap­ in the SIU! Sign and join, and The ice isn't solely responsible board with each man taking his the provisions of an SIU contract proved, was not paid on the regu­ for the damages done some of Organizer Christian Fuss ar­ turn on the shipping list wheth­ lar vouchers, as most of the crew the ships up here, as the Joseph rived in town during the week er he registers at the various will follow in short order. Then, when the Great Lakes assumed. Therefore, all those Wood and the International are and has been busy contacting halls on the Great Lakes, or at are solidly SIU, it'll be the end of sharing in this overtime may ob­ both in for repairs following the unorganized ships in port. the deep water halls. the Lake Carriers halls and of tain their money by writing to their collision in the area of He reports excellent response When the election comes up from the seamen to our organ­ on your ship in the near future, all open-shop conditions on the the Waterman office, 131 State Whitefish Bay. Street, Boston, attention of Mr. Great Lakes. and you want to choose good Another accident occurred izing drive. Then, and only then, will the E. Kiernan. conditions, security and top There are, however, a few when the steamer James A. FarThe Evangeline is delayed once rell struck the west end of the men, mostly beginners, who are wages, cast your vote for the Great Lakes seamen become full fledged recognized citizens, and more, and the most optimistic es­ north pier of the Duluth ship not aware of the excellent rec­ union that will get you every­ not the orphans of the labor timates have her coming out of canal as she was leaving the ord of the SIU. They seem to­ thing that's coming to you—the tally indifferent to the fact that SIU. movement that they are today. the shipyard around May 5. harbor. Lakes Seamen Are Signing SlU Pledge Cards Collisions And Accidonts Mar Week In Duluth I. 11 �Friday, May 2. 1947 THE SEAFARERS Volmteer Organizers LOG Page Nino Rescue Tug Is Battered By Hurricane "It was obvious from the beg­ ever forget him. He acted like Bearing scais sustained as she inning," he said, "that the SIU Isthmian was going broke, and successfully battled her way is a much more democratically couldn't afford to pay over­ through a roaring hurricane, the run Union, and that SIU mem­ time. sea-going tug Farallon limped in­ bers are much better ,seamcn and His officers were afraid of him, to the Port ol Falmouth, England, shipmates." and alwaj's asked him before last week, with sevei'al injured, The fourth member of the making any decision. For that one of whom. .Seafarer Haroid party, William Adams, Wiper, reason, the ship was usually dis­ Mitchum, was ru.«hed to a Facame aboard in Colombo, from organized, and no one knew mouth hospital. which he was repatriated. He what was actually happening. The Farallon was battered as had been part of the crew of the "The officers acted like kids he was going to the rescue of Beaver Victory, and after an CULVER STEVENS another SlU-crewed vessel, the appendicitis opei-ation waited on in kindei'gaiten," was the way GEORGE MEANEY 7,176'-ton SS Caleb .Strong, whose the beach foi- another Isthmian George Meaney put it. "If the Some weeks you have to boat ship. Mate wanted to break t>ut some favoiite qustion. "What <\ii \'()U rudder had been swept away. your brains out trying to get a men he would first go to the thnk of the SIU?" The Caleb Strong cancelled her story from the many Seafarers SUP MAN Both of them wanted to be SOS two hours after having sent Skipper. The Skipper would re­ who have sailed as volunteer heaid on this one. fuse, and that would be that." it. Adams is an SUP member, organizers on the steamship lines "The strength of the SIU is The tales about the voyage The .Moran tug ran into the and has sailed as volunteer or­ which the SIU has organized. well known to all .seamen." they ganizer twice before in his two could go on for hours, and in stated. "And now. with the way hurricane's fury 250 miles off In fact, that's the usual story. years of sailing time. fact they did in the telling. But Landsend. The small craft's the Seafaiers has been helping Last week it was different, and But Meaney and Stevens arc they all add up to just one other unions, our reputation is bridge and navigational instrufour men off the SS Argonaut, m.ents were smashed by the 100the I'eal oldtimers. Meaney start­ thing — It will all be changed reaching all other workers." Isthmian Steamship Company, foot waves whipped up by the ed sailing in 1909, following in when Isthmian goes SIU offici­ Stevens and Meaney chimed in came into the LOG office to tell hurricane. the tradition of the rest of his ally. with, "The Union is doing very their stories. family. Mitchum and the tug's skipper, During most of the conver­ well. If everybody continues to Only three of them are really During the war, he sailed sation, Adams and Egga sat do his best, it will become the Capt. Ralph Thompson, were in­ volunteers. The other is a young headlong into the danger waters. quietly, listening to Meaney and best union of seamen in the jured when the first of two waves fellow who has sailed Isthmian When questioned about this part Stevens. As the interview drew world. That's the waj' we want cascaded over the whole super­ before, and realizes that with of his life, he brushed it aside to an end, we popped out our it." structure, smashing windows and SIU representation, sailing on impatiently with the remark, admitting tons of water. that company's ships will be a "Just put down that I made The captain remained at the much more pleasant task. wheel house until he had to be three trips to Rusia, three voy­ cairied below because of heavy Right after the MM&P strike ages in the South Pacific, and loss of blood from severe cuts in­ four in the Mediterranean. SIU was over. Culver Stevens, DM, flicted by the flying glass. members will know what, that and George Meaney, Bosun, Brother Michum suffered a means." were undecided about what to iractured rib and sevei'e cuts. Stevens served for awhile in do. It took only a short dis­ < 'V As the watei' swept o\'er the cussion, before they both came the Army, getting his training in if 1,117-t.on tug. .Seafarer Donald Field Artillery. He was dis­ to the same conclusion. Lupton was washed through the And that's how they happened charged to go back to sea, and ship's coiridoi' for 15 feet and in whei'i to go down to the Isthmian got plenty of fighting down an e-ight foot companionhis ship was attacked in the office to ship out. way to the main deck with the Mediterranean. steering wheel still in his hand. "When we saw how the Before going into the Army. William Miller, the Third Officer, .strength of our Union won our Stevens had been a member ol recoN ered the wheel and restored strike," said Meaney, "and then the NMU. When he was dis­ it to the .steering column. how we helped out the MM&P, charged, he made one more trip we wanted to do even more for on an NMU vessel, and that "The vessel answered to her the benefit of the SIU. So we broke the camel's back. helm and the ship was turned made believe we were anti­ rtfl-n to the sea \vhile we counted He complained about how the union, and soon we were on the our damages and casualties," communists were running the JOHN EGGA WILLIAM ADAMS Miller said. Argonaut." union for their own benefit and It was a good act they put on, not for the good of the mem­ and they convinced the company bership. shipping agent that they COMMIES ATTACK wouldn't have anything to do with unions, especially the SIU. He got the regular answer rc.served for those who criticize the NMU leadership. For weeks Sailing Isthmian was an old he was the subject of all sorts story to Brother Meaney, since of attacks, so he finally gave he started with the company up in disgust and came over to as far back as 1924. Brother the SIU. Stevens also has a few Isthmian "I've never been sorry I mad(> scows behind him. that decision," he claimed. "At On the ship they met up with the beginning I felt bad about John Egga, who sails as AB. leaving some of my buddies who John started going to sea be­ don't have any use for the com­ cause his friends spoke so well mies either, but now I realize of a seaman's life. Now, after I that if they want to clean up eighteen months, he agrees with their union, they can do it. So I'm happy where I am." them. About the trip on the Argon­ It didn't takg him long to figaut, all four are in complete uge out the difference between agreement. They think that it the SIU and the NMU, or be­ was a hard-time ship, and that tween SIU men and NMUers. only an SIU contract can help the men who sail Isthmian. OLD STORY NEW HOURS Due to the large number of ships in New York calling for crews during off hours and on Sundays. Ihe New York Hall is now operating on a new schedule of hours for registering and shipping. The new hours are; From Monday through Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ day from 10 to 3. "We did the work, all right," said Brother Stevens, "but get­ ting paid for it was another story. The day men only aver­ aged 56 hours overtime for the trip, and the ABs averaged 125 hours OT. That's like when I first started shipping on Mer­ chant and Miners ships back in the 1930's." STINGY SKIPPER The Captain of the Argonaut made an impression on the crew, and it is doubtful that they will NMU Has Plenty Of Slogans About Other Things But Not A Word On U.S. Ships Russia Won't Return NMU seamen who read the They haven't seen fit to do duran ships competing with Am­ either one. but the NMU has re­ erican vessels. We're waiting to Pilot, and those that read the mained strangely silent about hear the first bleat R-om the MMU LOG foi- real news about what j that. And the Russians have an- about the Russian ships. goes on in a seaman's life, know I swered all American questions j What's the odds we don't hear that the Pilot has been saying I on this score with stalling or a single word? some few things about the trans­ silence. fer of U.S. ships to Panamanian > j RUSSIA QUIET and Honduran registry. j On four separate occasions, beOf course, they have a good I ginning with last March 18. the Members of the SIU have beef there, but on another beef matter has been brought to the they have fallen down miserablv. attention t)f the Russians. On a long record of supporting For anyone who knows the his­ that date, the then Ambassador other unions in a just beef. tory of the NMU, and its tie-up to Russia. Walter B. Smith, wrote For this reason, all Seafarers with the communist party, such a letter to Russian Foreign Min­ are urged not to purchase the a fall down is understandable. ister Molotcrv, asking for a reply 'Vancouver Daily Province, It seems that Russia, the coun­ "as a matter of urgency." There a scab newspaper, set up and try to which many of the NMU has been no reply as yet. printed by non-union labor. officials owe their first allegiance, Nor have there been replies to The Vancouver, B. C., also has a number of American any of the thiee subsequent SIU Branch is supporting the ships, running under just the queries. International Typographers same conditions that Panamanian Meanwhile, the Russians are Union, AFL, both morally and Honduran .ships are prey to. and physically in their eight But do the comrades question apparently using American ships, month old strike. this? You know the answer to Russian crewed, to compete with Amci-ican crewed vessels. that one. When in Vancouver show In fact, at one time, the Rus­ your contempt for the scabs For over a year now, the U.S. by refusing to buy a news­ State Department has asked the sians attempted to bust an SIUpaper put out by strikebreak­ Soviet Union for the return of 95 SUP picketline in Baltimore dur­ ers. This will help the ITU ships which were loaned to Rus­ ing the height of the SIU strike against the Wage Stabilization members to win their strike sia for wartime use — part of Board. for better wages and condi­ lend-lease. These were to be tions. bought or returned by Russia at There's a lot of howling going the end of hostilities. on about Panamanian and Hon­ Canadian Seamen �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday, May 2, 1947 LOG SHIPS' BilMUTES AMD MEWS New London 'Breeze' Blows News Straight To Crewmen • • The Breeze that the lads aboard the Pacific Tanker SS New London receive from time to time is not a wind current — it's an appropriately named, refreshing little news sheet published "by and for the members of the crew as time permits and "ews^.^ accumulates." egg blue denim, prepared by the Each edition of the Breeze gen­ Houston Tent and Awning Com­ erally carries from four to six pany, and wore a lovely corsage pages of news and banter about of oil stains courtesy of the No. the crew and its activities, the 5 tank, ship, and intere.sting items about The account concludes with the various ports of call. It is ^ mention of the singing of the inprinted on 8V2 by 131^ inch paper evitable "Happy Birthday" vocal, and is apparently run off by the which the Breeze says "was ou\ hectograph process—a hectograph of this world—it was hell." being a gelatin pad for making Other features of the March 4 multiple copies. issue dealt with the storms and heavy seas encountered in the MARCH 4 ISSUE current voyage, crew advances in The March 4 issue, which was foreign ports, notice of Sunday distributed at sea as the New night bingo games for the crew, London was off the Azores Is­ etc. lands, gives a detailed descrip­ Each issue gives an "orchid" tion of the m.akeup of the Azores, to a New London crewmembsr its climate and principal products for doing a bang-up job." Deland the major points of interest. bert Jetton, Saloon Messman re­ Although at press time the par­ ceived this honor in the March 4 ticular port of discharge in Eng­ Breeze. land wasn't known, the Breeze, anticipating it to be London, re­ leased a first-rate roundup as a guide for the crew in the event they hit that port. Not having a society editor, the Breeze nevertheless reported one of the shipboard top social events—a birthday party tender­ ed in honor of one of the crew. In language and style that would make reporters of the swank go­ ings-on of the shoresided society stiffs green with envy, the Breeze recounted breezily the high­ -•> S •• i iill-' aaseftsf-C •:wii All was serene on the voyage which ended at the payoff in Baltimore on March 5. reported Gilbert Parker, OS, shown at wheel in photo at right. ABOVE, three of the Deck Gang handling lines as the Meredith prepares to go through locks in Antwerp, Bel­ gium, the Meredith Victory's destinaton. Mugging with coffee mugs, from left to right, Pete, Sam and LaChance obligingly hold still for the cameraman in photo at loft. Much of the good photography aboard the Mere­ dith Victory stems from the skill of Brother Parker, one of the SIU's lens enthusiasts. Crawtord Men Propose Plan To Remove Slopchest Evils The growing storm of protest against,the abuses and inequities of shipboard slopchests rumbled more loudly as crewmcmbers of the SS F. Marion Crawford voiced lights of the affair, v/hich took place in the "elaborate Gag and Vomit Grill of New London." RE,AL FORMAL The reports says, "While the entertainment was supposed to have been informal, a number of Mr. Chadbourne's (his party) friends insisted on formality and washed their faces for the occasion. "The host," continues our ship­ board society story, "came attired Cold, Ice Slowed Down The Thomas Hyde And Put The Freeze On Crew's Romancing By GEORGE LEIDEMANN, AB instead at the open ports of Crewing up in New York on Haugesund and Kopervik. The Jan. 3, the SS Thomas W. Hyde, first American ship to dock in an Overlakes Liberty, shoved off these two small ports in over a for Newport News to pick up year, the arrival of the Hyde caused something of a stir, and 8,300 tons of coal for delivery to the crew received a warm and Oslo, Norway. cordial demonstration of friend­ This was the beginning of our ship from the townspeople. nightmare. We passed the frozen Winter being at its peak, the port of call at Oslo and called Brothers all agree the atmos­ phere wasn't exactly ideal for \ romance. But despite the cold, the fair sex was friendly and un­ derstanding. Both towns were dry, but leave it to the Seafarers to find his "aqua vitea" (booze to you!). Our cargo discharged, we (Continued on Page 11) unanimous approval of a resolu-^ It was brought out further at tion calling for posting of the Crawford meeting that the Manifest listing all slopchest ar­ plan for posting of the slopchest ticles" in the crew mcssroom be­ list would implement enforce­ fore the slopchest is supplied and ment "bf the motion made at a recent New York membership signing of the Ship's articles." meeting that all slopchest sup­ Declaring that their experience plies bear the union label. has shown that seamen have Text of the Crawford crew's been victims of the inadequate resolution follows: supplying of slopchest, the Craw­ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ford crew said the move was de­ "Whereas, Experience has signed to effect better balanced stocks "and insure the quality of shown that seamen have been victimized by inadequate sup­ supplies." plying of the slop chest, and also AN AMENDMENT by paying unreasonable prices for shoddy materials, and The action stemmed from a "Whereas, In order to insure motion of Brother Kordakis seek­ ing effective action on slopchest equal distribution of sizes, and supplies. The resolution reached in the quality of supplies "Therefore, Be It Resolved, the floor following an amend­ ment, introduced by Brother That prior to supplying the slop­ Burns, that the original motion chest a Manifest listing all slop­ be reworded for action at a regu­ chest articles be po.sted in the lar New York membership meet­ crew messrpom for crew inspec­ ing. All hands agreed to his tion, before signing of the ship's articles." proposal. �Friday. May 2. 1947 J THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief CAPE BRETON, March 20— Chairman James Humphries; Secretary Mandagoc. Motion carried thai each man clean laundry and lounge after using. Motion carried that a special meeting be called in case the laundry is found dirty and to find out who did not clean it up after using. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion was had on the shortage of cups and glasses. The steward promises to order some as soon as possible. Sug­ gestion that the men clean up the pantry after using the night lunch. WALTER ^COLTON. Feb. 1 —Chairman J. Cerda; Secre­ tary P. G. Fox. Delegates re­ ported everything in order. New Business: Motion carried to have all hands try not to leave any dirty linen laying around. All soiled linen to be put in bin down below in linen locker. Suggest standby to clean up messhall and all hands to return dirty cups to sink in scullery. Messboys to be more careful with cups, glasses and dishes, also sink outside of gal­ ley is not to be used as ash tray. 4. J. 4. SEATRAIN TEXAS, March 30—Chairman Ed. Gibbs; Sec­ retary D. Dragoo. Motion car­ ried that the delegates check with the union and the com­ pany as to why the ships are sailing short handed. Motion carried that the heads, quar­ ters and mess be painted when needed. Motion carried that water tanks be checked for fuel oil and rust. Motion car­ ried that suitable rooms be made for Stewards depart­ ment. 4-4-4. SNAKEHEAD, April 15 — Chairman G. Stroicher: Secre­ tary E. Tart. Delegates reports accepted. Everything reported okay in their departments. New Business: Motion carried to contact N. Y. Hall concern­ ing the pier head jump made by a tripcard. Good and Wel­ fare: All hands pledged their support in cleaning laundry and mess room. 4- 4- 4. NIANTIC VICTORY, Dec. 21 —Chairman D. J. Sheehan; Secretary W. H. Chadburn. Sug­ gestion made that all food­ stuffs be kept out of crew's lockers as going into hot cli­ mate will draw flies to the food. Motion carried to make Satur­ day linen day. Motion carried to see that crew and officers Cold, Ice Make Going Tough For The Hyde And Her Crew On the business side, the Deck (Continued from Page 10) Department had its hands full steamed through the ice-bound j with the Chief Mate, who was port of Kristiansand, where we 'often referred to as "the eager loaded sand ballast below and on beaver in the eager beaver coat," deck in preparation for the voy­ because he was seen so frequent­ age home. As we inched our way ly on deck working in a fur coat. out of the harbor the thick ice The Deck gang had to show Mr. caused some damage to the old Mate from lime to time that it girl. An inspection revealed a 'could take orders from Bosun Ed bent rudder and a broken pro­ Callaghan and do its job in seapeller. men-like fashion. The Hyde's skipper, Captain I Schiavonc, the Bellyrobber, Christensen, changed her course I did the best, he' could to make the and we headed for the Clyde I two months' supply of stores, River anchorage to undergo re­ plus the small amount purchased in Liverpool, last a long three months. In keeping the -crew contented, he had the able as­ sistance of Frank "Baby-Babj' Rosso. Under the supervision of the First Ass't., J. G. Sidlo; the Sec­ ond, Jack Pierce: and the Third, Palmer, John Molini our Engine Delegate, calmly took everything in stride when he wasn't buck­ ing the pangs of the North At­ lantic and the sneers of the Chief Engineer—a Cal^nar character. Enough said! Cooperation of the Black Gang pairs. However, the Glasgow I was tops, bringing the ship into shipyards were unable to accom­ New Orleans in better condition modate us. So we were sent to than they found it. Liverpool, where we got the good A clean payoff was the Hyde's old runaround for 22 days. answer on April 17. Hank AdaThe crew did its best to give mowicz, the Deck Delegate, re­ the Lime Street glamour girls a ported all beefs settled satisfac­ run for their shillings. Later, torily, as did Brother Moline, En­ however, these dolls developed gine Delegate, and Dan Clifford, somewhat of a dislike for the Stewards Delegate. We're hoping that in the fu­ Hyde's men—or the men's hides ture the older members of the —being that we had learned the SIU will explain a few things on score. All hands agreed that most of these Lime Street "comman­ the advantages of strong \miondos" are only looking for some ism to tripcarders and non-union sucker and a one-way ticket to men. The Union is growing. Let's keep it growing. the States. are treated alike at the slopchest. Good and Welfare: All present stood in silence for one minute in respect for depart­ ed Brothers. Suggestion that Steward secure nuts and can­ dies in Panama for Christmas Dinner. 4. 4. 4NIANTIC VICTORY, March 15—Chairman Morris Norris; Secretary Danny Sheehan. Delegates' reports accepted and field. New Business: Motion carried to give the Electricians a vote of thanks for taking care of toasters, fans and per­ colators. Motion carried to give the Steward a vote of thanks for ordering fresh stores and taking care of the men in the hospital. Engine Delegate states muc^ overtime is being disputed by the Captain after being okayed by the First and Chief Engineers. Good and Welfare: Discussion on every­ thing in general. Feeling was that cigarette ration should be increased as there are plenty of cigarettes and they will get stale. POM'T MAKe IT rouOH F6R ^ YOORSELF! ^^ 1 KOfRihio UP YOUR BEEFS AT THE FbRT OF PAY-OFF; DOM'T TAKE THEM TO A^iaT>^ER PORT WHERE THE UNION OFFiGlALSARE NOT ACQUAINTED WllH YOUR PARTICULAR SET-UP AWD HAVE To SPEKJD MUCH MORE TIME BEEORE THEV CAN GET SQUARED AWAY. IT'S YOUR TIME AMD YOUR MONEY - SO SETTLE Y&UR BEEFS AT THg ^ PoiHT OF PROPUCflOA// CUT and RUN By HANK 4. 4. 4. MIDWAY HILLS. March 5— Chairman Wagner; Secretary Charles Johnsen. Good and Wel­ fare: Motion carried that the same rulings of the previous trip be retained concerning fines and offenses. Ships' dele­ gate was requested to see the First Assistant Engineer about the water conditions in the 12-4 cabins. Crew was given a warning about smoking on deck. 4. 4. 4. MIDWAY HILLS, April 5— Chairman Wagner; Secretary E. Spear. Deck Delegate re­ ported requisition for repairs to be ready for submission to proper authorities. Engine and Stewards delegates reported all running smoothly. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that all linen be turned in on pay day before the crew leaves the ship. Motion carried to stand firm ajid not sail the ship un­ til all repairs are made. 4. 4. 4. JOLIET VICTORY, Feb. 25, Chairman Joe Wright; Secre­ tary Ray McCannon. Numer­ ous complains registered on the food situation. Steward charged with catering to the topside. Good and Welfare: Motion made that duplicate repair list be secured for the head of each department and a slip be placed in each messhall .calling for ad­ ditional repair items. 4. 4. 4. MOLINE VICTORY, March 9—Chairman Milina; Secretary Corriher. Several members spoke on the fruit juice situa­ tion complaining that during the trip they had fruit juices only six of seven times. Stew­ ard produced the bill of fare to prove that juices were served more times than stated. Dele­ gates reported all smooth in their departments. All hands stood in silence for one min­ ute in memory of lost brothers. Every week that this LOG comes out there's plenty of infotmation important to every Brother—information which is essential to his job as a sailor and to his job as a union man. This is why we urge everj- Brother to read every page. Don't miss anything. Don't depend on the other guy to tell you what's cookin, etc.—he might, be just like you because he forgot to read every week's LOG or lazily missed a few pages. So, while you're resting your drj- an­ chor in port to be sure to read j'our Union paper, new pamphlets, etc., and when you've grabbed a ship just wrap your arm around a few week's bundles of the latest LOGS and save them for distribu­ tion in those foreign ports—for SIU ships, all those unoragnized ships and those favorite bars. Furthermore, to coil a phrase—your ships are your homes—keep them clean at all times—even when the Old Man doesn't make a daily inspection. You won't have all kinds of beefs, fines, and roaches on your ships if you perform your jobs—doing your work which always includes keeping your quar­ ters. passagewaj's, clothes, etc. in clean shape ... If you guys want to make a home on those coast-wise ships then here's two varieties. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company will have three "^^ictory ships operating exclusively from New York, sailing every Friday afternoon for Miami, Tampa, New Orleans then to Mobile. Panama City and Port St. Joe. 4. 4. 4- The four vessels now in this Irade will operate to the Gulf from Boston and Philadelphia for the following ports: Miami, Tampa, New Orleans, Mobile, Panama City and Port St. Joe . . . Well, we're not going to beat around the bush about it. We'll just say that Brother Pete Bush, one of our shipmates and an oldtirner, is anchored in our town . . . Another shipmate in town right now is Edgar Kurz ... So is Bosun Bera Smyley, just back from a trip to Lisbon, Portugal . . . Brother John Murray, whojust came in from a five week trip confessed that he'll be grab­ bing the first job he can—no matter where the ship's going— coastwise or foreign. Well, there's a brother who doesn't waste his time on the beach, waiting for those special trips . . . Brother Frank Szczepanski is now sailing up there in the Lakes. Bon season to you Frank! Meanwhile, the LOG will be going to your home up there every week, as you requested. 4. 44. ODD STREETS AND TOWNS SOME SEAFARERS LIVE IN; James McFarlane—in the town of Rice Lake . . . Frank W. Christy —on Tuxedo Avenue . . . Joseph F. Schumsky—on American Avenue . . . John H. Stone—in the town of Cocoa . . . Gordon Dalman—on Cherrj- Street in the town of Holland . . . We appreciated receiving a postcard from Brother Ste\ e Girolmo while his ship took a breath­ ing spell down in Capetown, South Africa. Steve writes; "Just ar­ rived and am having a good time. Give Paul and Benny my regards. Tell Benny I'll drop him a line in the next port. So long for now" . . . Brother Raffaele Garofalo is in this town right now—all ready for a voyage . . . Deck Engineer Weaver Manning arrived two weeks ago. Brother Weaver asked us to let his shimate Joe James know about his presence in town and to look him up. However, if we re­ call correcth% Brother James shipped recently, forgetting to teU us what ship, though ... To oldtimer John L. Cobb down in New Orleans: Your LOG is now being sent weekly, as you requested. 4. 44NEWS ITEM: Only prompt governmeni action will prevent complete cessation of merchant shipbuilding in the next 12 months in the U. S., H. Gerrish Smith, president of the Ship­ builders Council of America, declared recently. He said that on the basis of present contracts, not a single ocean-going merchant vessel will be under construction after the first quarter of 1948. �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday, May 2. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS iiilJte Captain And Catfish Cause Ruckus On Bauxite Vessel To Ihe Edilor: This letter is from the Deck Department of the SS Roy K. Johnson, Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany, at present shuttling baux­ ite from Paranam, Dutch Guiana, to Port of Spain, Trinidad, and is concerned with the exploits of the vessel's skipper, nicknamed by the Deck Gang, "King Cat­ fish." BALTIMORE MARINE HOSPITAL GRUB CALLED BAD To ihe Editor; He had his feelings hurt about a week ago, when he had dis­ covered that some character had thrown a dead catfish into his ventilator, causing a very bad smell within a couple of days. Calling up the three Delegates, he issued his verbal proclama­ tion that if we didn't go below and find out who threw the cat­ fish into the ventilator he would not only be extra rough with the Deck Department but he would refuse the whole crew a draw while at anchor. Then he came out with the latest of sob stories, impressing us with the fact that while in port he had been- letting the Deck men knock off to wash up, sometimes as early as 4:30 p. m. on day work, and that they then turned around and put down overtime for the Second Mate knocking himself out doing sail­ or's work. Thus far, this skipper has been an ideal Captain. He has been so kind as to inflict nine logs on five sailors. He has hired Dutch shoregangs to wash down the decks when leaving port, so as to beat us out of overtime. He has made the round of the^foc'sle to grab the sailor's refreshments; and he has done about every other petty thing that a man of his caliber can dream up. After reading the write-up in the Log about the New Orleans Marine Hospital, and what a job the Union did in getting all the beefs there straightened out, I figured it was about time that something was done about this one in Baltimore. The patients who go to the messhall for their "garbage" can verify this. Anytime you ask for seconds and thirds here you are informed that there isn't any. If you blow your top, the dietician tells you to try and get the same meal on the outside for less than a dollar. The doctors and nurses, here, however, are the best. They're always ready to smile. Of course, We should pay off in New Or­ now and then they may give a patient a snappy answer, but leans about May 5, at which time that's to be expected because we will have quite a few of the they're really overworked the Captain's escapades to talk over with the New Orleans Patrolmen. same as the galley gang. (Name withheld on request). J. W. Horn, Deck Del. C. Brewer Marine Hospital T. Kiiski Baltimore, Md. | Log-A-Rhythms TWO OF THE HOSPITALIZED SEAFARERS Above, John Dykes lifts his head from slrecher • at London airport a few moments before he took off on last lap of 11,000 mile trip rem Karachi, In­ dia to U. S. for medical treat­ ment. Brother Dykes, a Cook on Isthmian's SS Henry Glucksman, developed a spinal paraly­ sis in Karachi in December. In a plaster case from his hips down, he was flown the entire distance and is now in Staten Island, N. Y., Marine Hospital undergoing treatment. Smiling and in good spirits, Victor Placey, (photo right) AB, spends his 27th day in Rouen, France, hospital. He fell 21 feet from deck of the SS Ben­ jamin Goodhue to stone dock below, sustaining a broken hand and elbow. The Legend Of The 3rd Engineer By BILL ROBINSON On the good ship A. A. Roney Sailing up and down the coast. There was one who was a phony— My God! How he could boast! Third Engineer was his handle. And Jonesy was his name— Though he couldn't hold a candle His boasting was his fame. REFRAIN: I'm just the ornriest engineer that's in the fleet. Just to watch me work is quite a treat, I can handle any throttle (Just as long as I've my bottle) There's not a ship afloat I can't beat. Oh, the night was dark and dreary As the Roney lay in port And the Third was mighty weary As he took another snort. And his thoughts grew slower madder 'Til he's sure he heard a bell; As he staggered down the ladder. You could hear our hero yell: REFRAIN: "Half-asternl" old Jonsey shouted, "Stop!—Slow—and Full Ahead! "I swear I'll not be routed"— But the beUs wer& in his head; The dock lines strained and partedThrough the night of wind and rain/ Out to sea ihe old ship started. While one heard this wild refrain: REFRAIN: Quick the AB and the Oiler, Jumped out upon the dock; The Fireman left his boiler— And the Night Mate died of shock So Jonesy sailed the old tub out. Alone on board was he. While faintly you could hear his shout Come back across the sea. Brothers Mold SIU Good Will To the Editor: Just got back from Puerto Rico, where Brothers J. A. Rod­ riguez, Miguel Torres and myself have been since we paid off a ship in Ponce about a month ago. We owe thanks to Facundo's REFRAIN; Airways ticket office, which oc­ cupies the office topside of our At times when stars are hiding Union Hall in San Juan, for the And you're far away from land excellent service and attention You can see the ship a'gliding the owner and his wife gave in Steered by an angel's hand; arranging passage for the three of us back to New York. They secured places for us aboard one of the best planes ^they have, for they always give merchant seamen a break. They also paid my wife's taxi fare from the airport back to our home in Puerto Rico. Words are And when that ship comes sailing not adequate for the service and With ghost-lites on the mast. attention shown us on board the You may hear that eerie wailing plane. From the far distant past. We had everything we wanted at the stopovers in Mayaguez, REFRAIN: Miami, and in North Carolina. At I'm just the ornriest engineer that's in the fleet, the airport in North Carolina, Just to watch me work is quite a treat, where we arrived late at night, I can handle any throttle all the passengers were taken to (Just as long as I've my bottle) the restaurant. ' The proprietor There's not a ship afloat I can't beat. had to be awakened-and his help St.------; had all gone home. The 30 pas­ sengers had to be fed and fed quickly, so when the guy threw up his hands you couldn't blame him. That's where we jumped in. We took off our coats and started serving everybody every­ thing they wanted from eggs to steak. And we let them know they were getting SIU service. They were, all very thankful, be­ cause some of them didn't speak English. We told them not to thank me, but that they should thank the Seafarers International Union. Of course, we also gave them a bit of a pep talk, building the SIU's good will. George Litchfield Miguel Torres J. A. Rodriguez �THE Friday. May 2. 1947 Suggests Union Expand Educational Facilities SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirieen SS SEATRAIN HAVANA RE ENTERS THE GULF Times like these are when we need to educate some of our new­ The crev*7 of this vessel, an er members who do not even un­ Alcoa Liberty on the "rum and derstand trade union terms and bauxite" run, recently became the machinery of such. Even the acquainted with the six per cent newer members added during the wage and overtime increase. We war are not entirely enlightened wish to acknowledge such with a vote of thanks to the negotiating as to the pitfalls of the situation committee. Such increases in now facing them. A suggestion to the Editor, wages and overtime mean more would be to print the New York pork chops to otTset the rising meeting in the LOG. The follow­ cost of living. ing week's editions could print The ere w , furthermore, pro­ one of the ports' meetings, based tests such bills introduced in Congress by such labor haters as upon the value of the meeting, then a return to the main Ball, Case and Taft. Also the branch's meeting for the next tax bill introduced by Knutson, edition. which will liavc little cfTcct upon Also a "Letters to the Editor the working man, but will re­ page" whei-e individual letters duce the taxes paid by Capital to which deal with the improve­ an enormous extent. ment of conditions, wages, etc., NEED FOR EDUCATION could become known to the Trade union education is need­ membership. Such lettei-s should be accept­ ed in our lanks very seriously The Educational D e p a r t m ent ed on, their ability, not only on should gear itself to a new high. improvements, etc., but on trade Two views aboard the Seatrain vessel, whirh recently called at the Port of Galveston on its It is the writer's belief that the union principles, and the politic­ first trip to the Gulf since termination of its war service. Seafarer A. Van Dyke. Deck Delegate SEAFARERS LOG should be ex­ al situation relating to the labor on the Havana, one of the four new Seatrain ships, stated that he and shipmates "can sure unions. panded and many new features say we have had the best representation given by a Union, barring none," I think there would be a quick added. In addition, trade unionists reaction from the membership to should be hired as writez's, or let off steam and encourage im­ more articles from our officials provement. Lee DeParlier, on all points of the labor situa­ have settled the past ones, and and we got to gabbing. He said To the Editor: SS Charles A. 'Warfield tion. It is not the writei-'s wish the futui-e ones will be settled that he and hundreds of others (Ed. note: The LOG already 1 have read in the columns of in the good old American way. didn't like their officers. to complain to the Editor as to how the LOG is compiled, but has a "Letters to the Editor the LOG letters written by for­ When asked why the member­ SIU HELPS lessons should be learned fi'om page"—in fact, two pages (12 mer members of the NMU. I ship did not vote incompetents Anyone with an ounce of grey other labor papers and journals. and 13) are invariably devoted was particularly interested in out of office, he said, "We can't, I am unhappy to state that in to letters from the membership. the reasons given by some of matter knows that the American they are the big bosses." many aspects the LOG is like a LOG policy is to encourage them for their desertion of the standard of living is the highest Imagine oizr SIU tolei-ating on earth, so far superior to the any big bosses! high school paper. If necessary such letters from the Brothers. unholy outfit. From the statements of these funds are not available to en- Brother DeParlier evidently This NMUer also told me they laige and impi'ove the LOG, an agrees with this principle. So. men, and from what we see in had to play ball with a few big asse.s.sment should be raised by what do you say. fellows, let's the press, all is not hai-monious shots otherwise they would be keep those letters rolling in.) ^ in the Moscow camp. And thei-e the membership to do so. discriminated against. What is other evidence that unionism kind of a setup is that? is not the only doctrine preach­ Well, it won't be long. A ed from the alters of Joe Curhouse divided against itself must ran's red temple. surely fall. Soon there will only The misleadors of the NMU be left Hari-y Bifidges, Earl have too long been using labor's Browder, little Joey Curran — lars profit. In the first three cloak to conceal their real pur­ To the Editor: oh yes, and Joe Stalin, the real months of this year they made pose, which is to tear down all big boss. An anti-labor Congress is at American institutions and des­ 22.5 millions in profits. Joseph J. MaJone, Steward present engaged in making bills While basic prices are sky- troy our way of life. No wonder SS John Gibbon designed to ruin the free Am­ high by business profiteering, a decent citizens are becoming erican labor movement. \ big-business Congi'ess is trying nauseated and are deserting in next best that a compaifison is t These bills would ruin rotaiy to desti-oy the ability of the droves. absurb. And it is the aim of the shipping by abolishing the clos­ The SIU is first, and all the SIU to do its pait to maintain worker to maintain his economic ed shop. "The shipowners would needs. With the workers it's a time, strictly an Americazr or­ these standards. This is it. Brothers! be free to pack the ships with question of bread and butter, ganization. We have had labor When in France last voyage, Right on these pages is a finks and destroy union solidar­ disputes in the past, we will an NMU Steward came aboard not diamonds and mansions. good place to blow your top. ity. A. Goldfarb have them in the future. We my ship (he wanted something). If you've got a beef or some It would outlaw many strikes suggestions you think will be for decent conditions. Workers of benefit to your Union and would be stampeded back to your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ who is anti-union, too. The en­ the Oilers to start painting the To the Editor: LABOIZ teresting on your trip that I'm writing to the LOG to let gine room has not been painted overhead in the engine room. BlUyou'd like to pass along for the rank and file know about for sometime, pi'obably to keep Proper equipment for the stag­ others to read about~char= the high pressure Chief Engin­ down the overtime, and it is a ing could not be found. So I acters you meet in the fareer we have aboard the SS very filthy looking engine room. told the First that asking the flung coirners of the earth, Charles A. Warfield, an Alcoa Maybe the reason he is having men to work under unsafe con­ joints you've found worth ditions was out. I told him the ship. seeing and those you feel it Oilers would be willing to paint Although he goes out of the advisable for your Brothers if they had planks for the stag­ MEBA Hall on union wages, he NOMORe WALKINO to avoid. Why not let all ing, but that we couldn't take is an anti-union man. He goes THE PLAN)K.-NOW hands profit by your exper­ a chance on breaking a leg. -tHEV JUST into the engine room with his iences? us CRA\A)LlH«0tX5H First replied that if the men substandard conditions by high pressure and a chip on his 'EM WITH PAINT.' Maybe you're pretty good wouldn't take the chance on shoulder. And I thought high threats of fines or imprisonment. at turning out a poem—okay painting the overhead, they Labor is on the verge of losing pressure went out with the end then, let's have it. Pen and couldn't paint at all. of the War era. its hard-won liberties. ink sketches are welcome, With that phony remark, I This Chief Engineer is forever The SIU should take the lead too. If you've got some told the Firemen not to paint in effectively protesting the un­ talking about and against the photographs of your ship, or any more either. In this Union union, and he is bad medicine fair methods of Congress. Lit­ shipmates or any "shots" we work together as good union erature and petitions should be to young men just starting to taken in the various ports men and seamen should, and not passed out all over. Congress­ sea. He also has his say all o'call, send them along. We'll against each othei-. men should be informed that over the ship, whch makes for return them. This is an example of how an the SIU will print lists of their a miserable trip. Not only does it painted now is that the com­ Just mail your material to engineer, who is against labor voting records in labor legisla­ he try to run all three depart­ pany told him to clean and paint the Editor, Seafarers Log, 51 and all the conditions we have tion. These lists should be sent ments, but he also wants over­ it up this trip. Beaver Street, New York 4, fought for and won, attempts to to unions in the various Con­ time cut down in each of them. N. Y. How about doing it destroy good unionism by anti­ The First turned the Firemen I have had a few words with gressmen's districts. NOW! union talk and action. room and In a previous wartime year, this character, as well as with to painting the fire Frank J. Kane U.S. Steel made 45 million dol­ 'the First Assistant Engineer, about one week later, he asked To the Editor; Factional Split Spells Disaster For NMD Rotary Shipping Menaced By Congressional Measure Let's Have 'Em SS Charles Warfield's High Pressure Man Aims To Crack Whip In AH 3 Departments • �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Sometimes Characters Have Reasons For Being That Way Supplemental Agreement Between Seafarers International Union Of North America By LOUIS GOFFIN ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT. and the United States Maritime Commission Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., General Agent This supplemental agreement granted, retroactive to June 15,: United States Maritime Commisinade and entered into this 30th'1946, to continue through Decem- sion with a joint request by the parties thereto that it be ap­ her 31, 1946: day of April, 1947. proved by the United States The wage scales and overtime New Monttily Increase Base Pay Maritime Commission. rates now in the contract dated February 1, 1944 and the adden.5187.50 For— Able Seaman . .510,00 dums thereto, between the ,Sea177,50 Wiper 15.00 farers International Union of UNITED STATES MARITIME North America, Atlantic 8c Gulf 4. Utility Man. As soon as COMMISSION District, and the United States quarters are made available, a Maritime Commission, Moran Utility Man shall be added to Moran Towing & Transportation Towing and Transportation Co., the complement of the Stewards Co., Inc. Inc., General Agent, covering V- Department, the rate of pay to be General Agent 4 Ocean Towing Vessels are the same as that of the messmen. R. FOX, Vice President hereby cancelled and the wage This addition will not bo made scales and overtime rates set later than: forth herein shall be substituted, j^^e 15, 1947 on coastwise For— All other terms and conditions employed V-4 Ocean Towing lEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL .shall continue in full force and Vessels. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA effect pending completion of ne­ (b) On foreign employed V-4 gotiations to amend the general Atlantic & Gulf District Ocean Towing Vessels at the rules. time of the next signing of J. P. SHULER articles, 1, Wages. Effective January S. CARDULLO 1, 1947, the monthly rates of pay 5. Travel, Subsistence and of Unlicensed Personnel, when Meals. Travel subsistence shall the respective ratings are car­ be at the rate of $4.25 per day; ried, shall be as follows: and meal allowance shall be 51.05 for breakfast, $1.05 for din­ Deck Department ner and 51.05 for supper. The in­ Boatswain 5251.75 crease in travel subsistence and Able Seaman 198.75 meal allowance shall be retroacOrdinary Seaman 161.65 tive to March 11, 1947. Engine Department 6. Standby Work. When men 5312.17 Company for 212.27, standby work m port by the day 188.15 board and lodging are not I furnished to them on the ship. Stewards Department they shall be paid at the rate of 51.537 per hour. Their regular Steward Cook 5241.15, g Second Cook 225.2o A.M. to Noon and from 1 P.M. to Messman 161.65 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Electrician Oiler-Diesel Any work performed by them outside their regular hours of work shall be paid for at the rate og $2.301-2 per hour. Men hired to perform standby work shall perform any work that shall be assigned to them by their su­ perior officer, and they shall not 3. Inequity Increases. The fol- gg subject to any working rules lowing inequity increases-shall be]set forth in this agreement un­ less they shall be required to keep steam in the boilers or oil winches. When standby work in any particular department is to be performed, an effort shall bo made to obtain men with rat­ ings in such department if they Two top leaders of the Am­ are available and are competent erican Federation of Labor, to perform such work. Any President William Green, and , ,man so hired for standby 2. Overtime. The overtime rate, effective Januaiy 1, 1947, for Unlicensed Personnel receiv­ ing less than $200 per month, shall be $1.17 per hour, and for those receiving $200 or more per month, $1.43 per hour. Green Backs Drive To Admit 400,000 Displaced Persons Secretary-Treasurer George Meany, have both gone on record as favoring House Bill 2910, which provides for entry of 400,000 displaced persons o v e r a four year period. The bill is based on a resolu­ tion adopted unanimously at the last AFL Convention in Chica­ go, and is an emergency mea­ sure which will not change ex­ isting immigration laws. In announcing his support, Mr. Green stated, "It is my firm con­ viction that the United States Government should admit at least 400,000 of thc.se peoplevictims of all forms of religious and political persecution. This is even less than half of the number of immigrants who could have legally entered our ports, but did not do so because of the war." ordered, ^e guaranteed not less than accordance with the rates of pay outlined in this section. .Standby work shall be under­ stood to mean work performed I by extra" men who are not membei's of a regulai' or skeleton crew. 7. This agreement is signed su'oject to the approval of the Final Dispatch BROTHER MATTHEW CARSON No. 7445 Born in Scotland, Oct. 1882, became full member of the SIU in June 1941. Past away on March 29, 1947 in good standing. Wa.s buried by the Union. Friday. May 2. 1947 I've sailed with all kinds of characters in my day. Good ones, bad ones, funny ones and some not so funny. In fact, aboard ship almost any guy who picks up his peas with a knife is called a character. He had a rough department to handle, for no one knew much about cooking. His Chief Cook was a lumberjack and all his food tasted like wood shavings. Things were rough, and if it hadn't been for the Second If a guy djoes a few things Cook and Baker, we would have out of the ordinary, the label, starved, "character," is quickly pinned on SOMEONE AFTER HIM him, without any of us bother­ When we hit our European ing to learn why he is a "char­ ports, the Steward stayed acter." aboard. He never went ashore, Who knows, if we were bur­ but spent his time off in his dened with what may be on his room. When the Skipper sug­ mind, or lack of it, our actions gested that he go out and get might not be far different. some air, he refused, stating, Such was the case with a "Someone is out to knock me Steward I once shipped with. off!" He was a real character, at least We'd sailed with characters that was the label we quickly before, but when we heard this, attached to him. we started keeping an eye on It all happened aboard the SS Eglantine, sailing out of New Orleans in the early '30s. The Steward was new aboard, and as soon as the ship left port we all noticed the re was something kind of queer about the guy. He always kept to himself and vvhen off duty he stayed in his room with the door locked. DateSetForHuron Election; SlUHelpsNMUGetOnBailot DETROIT, April 25—SIU In­ ternational Repre.scntative Earl Sheppard today signed a con­ sent election agreement at the Local NLRB office for an elec­ tion to determine the union bar­ gaining agent for the Huron Transportation Company's unli­ censed personnel. In a move designed to expe­ dite the election and overcome any possible delays. Brother Sheppard agreed to the inclusion of the National Maritime Union CIO on the ballot as the intervenor. At a prior meeting in the NLRB offices on April 18, the NMU had requested that they be granted one week in which to prove that they had suffici­ ent strength aboard the two Hu­ ron ships to .secure a place on the NLRB election ballot along with the SIU, Both the SIU and company representatives agreed to this request. On the 25th, the NMU repre­ sentatives submitted what they claimed were 8 pledge cards and several membership record cards, purporting to be from members aboard the Huron ships. How­ ever, on checking these cards with a payroll list as of April 15, NLRB Field Examiner Rob­ ert Wiener found that none of these names were on that list! Despite this lack of proof of any representation, the SIU agreed to allow the NMU on the ballot rather than have the election held up by any of their familiar stalling tactics. After all, what docs the SIU have to lose with the NMU on the bal­ lot, when better than 90 percent of the Huron seamen have al­ ready signed SIU pledge cards asking for the protection of SIU representation and SIU c o ntracts. to the business of agreeing on the appropriate bargaining unit and the election stipulations. Final agreement by all parties —SIU, NMU and Huron Trans­ portation Company—was reach­ ed on the following terms for the election; the bargaining unit is to include all unlicensed per­ sonnel with the exception of the Pursers, Radio Operators and Head Conveyormen. Voting will be conducted aboard the two Huron ships—the SS John W. Boardman and the SS S. T. Crapo—in the crew's lounge for­ ward on the vessels. Other stipulations were: the payroll period of eligibility to be the period ending April 30, 1947; and the date of the elec­ tion is to be after May 15 and before June 11, 1947. The reason for the election • date being set so far ahead is that the company requested this time in which to line up their schedule so that they could have both vessels stop at Detroit for election purposes at the same time. This was finally agreed to by all parties. him. We were sure the guy was imagining things, so we be­ gan waiting for something to pop. We weren't disappointed in that, for about 80 miles south of the Azores, on our trip home, we woke up one bright Sunday morning to find no Steward around. We searched the ship fore and aft, and found not a trace of him. The Skipper ordered the ship around and we went over the course we had traveled dur­ ing the night. A few miles back we found what we were all afraid of: Floating on the water was his apron and somewhere way down deep he had joined thousands of other seamen who had found a grave in the deep waters of the Atlantic. PUZZLED CREW Naturally, we were all puzzled why the guy had knocked him­ self off. No one could get to him way out in the pecan to do a job on him, so we waited un­ til the ship got into New Or­ leans, and there we got the story. It seems that the guy had a beautiful doll for a wife, and he had found out she was two- SIU CONFIDENT Earl Sheppard, in charge of all SIU organizing on the Lakes and the other organizers who have contacted members of the Huron ships crews, express com­ plete confidence that the seamen on these vessels will vote for the SIU by a topheavy major­ ity. Some estimates go as high as 95 percent for the Seafarers, Huron seamen want job secur­ ity, contract protection and com­ petent union representation. At the meeting in the NLRB offices, the Regional Board was represented by Field Examiner Robert J. Wiener; the NMU by General Organizer Michael VarELECTION STIPULATIONS go and Detroit Agent Clyde After the SIU agreed to in­ Drake; and the SIU by Inter­ clude the NMU on the ballot, national Representatives Earl the assembled group got down Sheppard and Russell Smith. timing him while he was at sea. The guy pleaded with the babe to be good, but she was getting ready to dump him and just laughed in his face. Can you imagine a guy knock­ ing himself off over a dame? We couldn't either, so we looked up his widow. She turned out to be a beau­ tiful blonde, done to perfection. After our look-see, we could al­ most see how the guy couldn't live without her. In fact, we felt kind of sorry for the guy. And, we found the answer to why this "character" acted as he did. �THE Friday. May 2. 1947 SEAFARERS MONEY DUE Shepard Steamship Company Unclaimed Baggage — New York Last week an article in the LOG called attention to the fact that there is a considerable amount of gear, not bearing the owners' addresses, which has been held in the 4th floor bag­ gage room of the New York Hall at 51 Beaver Street for longer than the three-month limit. Since then the addresses of the owners of several of these packages have been traced, and the gear has been sent to them C.O.D. However, gear is still being held that does not bear the names or addresses of the owners, and since all unclaimed bag­ gage will be disposed of 30 days from last week, it is urged that all claimants write to the Hall immediately and give a com­ plete discription of their gear and where it may be sent. Only three weeks remain before the deadline. Below is a list of names of those for v/hom baggage will be held for that period. If your name appears below, send a description of your gear, and the address to which it may be sent. If your name doesn't >appear, and you have gear at the New York Hall, send the necessary information immediately. COATE, N. V. ARMSTRONG, G. ARNOLD, GEORGE HUNT, MERC STAMFORD, JOHN P. WERNICK, ABE FITGERALD, JOSEPH SMITH, A. OVIAL, VALLY MICHUIEWICZ, JOHN BLUMLER, TED RARPOWICH, ADAM MECHNIEUMAZ PETERSON, ELLAR MARCIGLIO, ROBERTS ROMAIN, CHARLES GRESHAM, ARTHUR L. HARRIS, KEN D. REARDON, CARL HARVY, DAVID R. SIMMONS, STEVE M. CHOWOZ, PAUL L. WOLFE, W. McIVES, W. MACGAN, ROBERT BLACKBURN, ATHOL LAW, F. "WARD, W. L. SLY, RAYMOND BURK, H. DAVIS, REUELL PRULO, R. PYLE, OSCAR M. DEFRANCH, SYRIL STOVE, AGIL DOTY, G. E. B. F. R. MURRY MANUEL, FLORES EDUIE, JOHN M. GERNER, V. WESTPHEL EDWINDARUCO, D. JOHNSON, EDGAR WATKINS, J. WARD, WILLIAM L. LEWIS, JOE DAVIS L. DAVIS, P. H. AUGER, BOB CASPAR, JOHN OLENO, JOHN NEUGENT, S. H. JENNINGS, NORMAN DeVITO RABITZ, H. J. SANTO, WALTER COX, KENNETH MILLER. O. SEA JOHNSON. ROBERT LESS. TIMOTHY MACALINE, H. ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. BECKLEY, RICHARD BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. WHITE, F. E. Calvert 4539 BLUE, MONTE BOSTON 276 State St. Boucloin 4455 DUBE, JOSEPH BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. LISTERMAN. CLARENCE Cleveland 7391 CABAN, JOSE CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. WATTIGEY, E. Superior 5175 NICOLL. GEORGE CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. SlU HALLS Page Fifteen LOG ol NORFOLK MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 3.66 Stray, Curtis E 1.38' Stromme, Earl 7.34 Stuhr, Olaf J Sullivan, Stephen F 45.44 BOSTON Q Suozzo, Joseph J. Sanlouzans. $2.00; B. F. Gordy. Quinnett, Wayne 5.41 Suseoff, William J $1.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Swanson, Raymond C R SS TONTO Swanton, Joseph J Radcliffe, .John 4.97 Headly. $5.00; Smith, $5.00; ArrowRahm, Theodore 19.51 T wood. $2.00; Baker, $2.00; Kerweide.. $2.00; McCormack, $3.00; Woodruff, Ramscl, W 10.00 Thomason, Richard M $1.00; KoBtrivas, $2.00; .Anderson. Rastad, Harold 45.92 Tietze, Kenneth E. : $5.00; Games, $2.00; Noss. $2.00; War­ Rawlins, James H 1.34 Tietze, Kenneth E ren, $2.00; Kyle. $5.00. Reeser, Harry 1.46 Tillotsen, C. W NEW YORK Rizzo, Anthony 5.46 Tomita, Hawe SS BEAUREGARD Roberson, Richard 3.13 Tucker, Walter B D. F. Worster. $2.00; P. Re.nd. $1.00. Roberts, Manuel E. Jr 3.21 U SS ETHIOPIA VICTORY 3.16 Urban, Oswald F,. W. Auer. $1.00; C. L. Downs. Robertson, Daniel H 1.03 $4.00; C. Shiner. Jr.. $1.00; J. A. .M-nr- Robinson, Kenneth J V tln, $1.00; P. N. Froorn, $1.03. Rynberg, Frank R 74 Versosa, Primitive 0 SS GOODHUE Ryniker, Loren F 1.87 Violente, Anthony J S. A. Honorwski. $1.00; J. A. ParS Vitro, Robert E homski, $1.00; W. A. Dedeo. $1.00; W. K. Terry. $2.00; J. F. Delaney, $2.00. Sadlowski, John E 3.36 W L. Vlahos, $1.00. Savolainan, Laurie P 4.01 Wagner, Burton E SS ANTINOUS Scarbrough. Richard 11.46 West, John R A Remijn. $3.00; J. M. Harria, $1.00. Scott, Bergin H 1.87 White, James W SS W. F. PERRY 27.86 Willard, Wallace G D. H. Garrigues. $12.00; D. Wengei Scott, Samp and crew of^S W. F. Perry. $10.00. Skarrlegaard, Hans M 4.01 Williams, Carmond L. .. SS SPAN SPLICE Smiechowski, Theodore .... 1.38 Williams, Luther B Stanley Jandora, $2.00; J. C. Steeber, 11.00 Williams, Thomas E $5.00; R. J. Kipp. $5.00; M. Katrausky. Snow, George M 1.44 Wilosevich, Ljubo $1.00; F. Szczepanski, $5.00; L. Benilez, Sprouse, Watson H. $1.00; R. C. Wilhite, $1.00; J. V. Brook-s. Stark, Warner .... 5.62 Y $1.00; T. w. Kendig, $1.00; T. Mc- Stein, Peter 4.76 Young, oFrank G Nicholas. $5.00; M. B. Franciose, $2.00; Stevens, Herbert 9.19 R. J. Griswold, $2.00. Stinson, Richard . ..10 Zajac, Charles SS PERDUE VICTORY Strautmanis, Otto L. W. Borreson, $1.00. 2.72 Ziaja, Albin .. J. L. Arnolds. $1.00; J. R. Wiiiats. $1.00; C. Johnson, $3.00; C". L. Elkin.. $3.00; J. Coyle, $3.00; I. L. Gentry, $1.00. Philips, Lyle B Posey, Otis Prince, J. T Prince, J. T 1.44 3.13 8.06 23.96 8.00 2.26 27.04 3.36 7.34 10.26 34.61 1.44 4.68 1.44 2.96 29.14 32.24 2.76 13.80 66.87 .60 2.41 .50 3.60 16.57 1.09 2.69 6.99 2.41 Retroactive Wages Smith & Johnson SS Corporation 60 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y. SS COASTAL ADVOCATE Begley, Raleigh Corneaux, Arnold Dayton, Paul Felker, Edwin Kumke, Wm. H Landry, Paul M. Martinez, N. J Mattsson, Emil 11. McRae, Philip W Neri, Filipi Thorsen, Henry Roupe, Gosta E Scherzer, Edw Shulman, Abo Enyder, Howard Spencer, Edw Tallev, Sirroth Woackler, Gilbert 4.20 17.74 .94 7.00 .94 .94 8.88 Thomas, Edwin M Tiske, Donald R Vaage, Torbjorn 6.44 87.82 73.06 $ 69.23 .92 14.74 SS FRANK C. EMERSON 26.30 Davis, J. H 10.26 36.28 Flack, J. C 94 54.26 Hanley, James E 1.20 41.42 SS EDWIN T. MEREDITH James, R. K 10.26 Main 0147 23.60 Johnson, 'Robert 13.45 CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. $ 26.60 15.20 Conkle, Clarence 94 Corpus Christi 3-1509 ! 29.40 Martin, Oliver F .94 Croctor, George H. DETROIT 1038 Third St. Martinez, Francisco 7.04 29.40 20:06 Martin, Thomas E Cadillac 6857 4.66 Margvaiat, Edgar 24.96 McGuffy, J. E Tho three Oilers who paid off DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 1.96 MS COASTAL DEFENDER Melrose 4110 the Madaka in March can collect McRae, John 29.40 McHenan, Thco. E 33.56 GALVESTON 308%—23rd St. their overtime 29.40 Murphy, Johnson, L by writing, or Erwin, Willard W ? 6.06 PeiTv, Dennis E Phone 2-8448 Stevens, Bert 19.14 calling at Waterman Steamship Evans, Lawson SS JAMES M. GILLIS 6.06 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 58777 Company. 19 Rector Street. New Gambler, Joseph 33.39 SS ELROY ALFARO Ackiss. Elwood $ 3.9S HOUSTON 1615 75th St. York. The "imaginary line" beef Martinez, E. F 6.54 Bliksvar, Alfred R 15,40 Wentworth 3-3809 has been settled. $ 22.36 Padilla, E 10.26 Adrian, Philip C Kellogg, Charles M 3.51 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 94 Radsavitch, Peter M 2.79 Barron, Joseph F Phone 5-5919 Kershaw, Charles C 1.46 S. i. 94 Ramos, Hipolito 6.06 Bell, Leroy MARCUS HOOK 1% W. 8th St. Walker, James E 3.43 Chester 5-3110 94 HENRY W. BEECHER Schminke, Victor E 5.14 Bryant, Ernest W Wichartz, Julius W 3.43 MILWAUKEE 613 So-iHi 2n.d St 9.80 9.98 Carr, Melvin J The beef regarding the Skip­ Vandiver, Thomas MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Garcia, Pedro 94 per working stowaways has been Phone 2-1754 SS EDW. G. JANEWAY Goeman, L. P 112.82 The Deck Department NEW ORLEANS ..... 339 Chartres St. settled. 5.20 Magnolia 6112-6113 can collect eight hours each by Blanton, Wilbert 6.36 Hall, John P NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. applying to the Waterman OfHary, Samuel H 94 Bonich, Rudy 5.36 HAnover 2-2784 Kearsey, Eric F 3.62 BILL BOWMAN tices, 19 Rector .Street, New York, Hitchcock, C. A 60 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. 12.60 Littleton, Robt. L 18.20 Kublik, George Phone 4-1083 N. Y. Please contact Special Services .46 in person or by mail. Important. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Miller, Charles A 94 Lallave, Domingo 4. JLOmbard 3-7651 McNichols, Thomas J. ... . 20.52 Okray, Norman 21.14 4" i' t PORT ARTHUR .. 909 Fort Worth Ave. Minichillo, Louis . 7.00 O'Neill, George S 16.80 HAITI VICTORY HENRY E. HICKS Phone 2-8532 .94 21.00 Neilsen, Neils PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Money due Julio Perez can be Phillips, Robert Your wife is very anxious to .94 84.99 Parker, Jack Beacon 4336 collected at the Waterman Of­ Roosberg, Bernard hear from you. Price, Charles . 1.40 RICHMOND, 'Calif 257 5th St. fices, 19 Rector Street, New York, SS EDW, K. COLLINS 4» 4 4* Phone 2599 Revelle, Thomas E 1.40 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. N, Y. KRISTEN SVANUM Sykes, Wm. E 94 Albritton, James 5$ 9.33 Douglas 5475-8363 4. 4. 4Get in touch with William Thorsen, Carl J 7.00 Balazo, Gustave 94 SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon Standard, 291 Broadwav, New Woodfall, Charles 4.20 SS WARD HUNT San Juan i-5996 Boulden, Marvin 9.34 York. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Six hours of overtime due the Davis, Harry 94 SS FITZHUGH LEE Phone 8-1728 4 4. 4 Deck Department can be col­ Eakert, Bernard 94 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. CHARLES V. DIX lected at the Bull Line Offices, Copeland, Joseph 9.46 Filers, James P 94 Main 0290 Get in touch with your parents, 1.40 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 115 Broad Street, N. Y. Ensor, James 3.22 Herd, Paul R Phone M-1323 .46 Jamesport, Missouri, Route 1. Jenkins, Henry 17.28 Jeff, John W S. 4. TOLEDO 616 Summit St. 4 4 4 80.20 Kennedy, James 94 Lawton, Wm. M WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. M. CARL WELLS Naffziger, Charles 15.40 Macgregor, Wm 6.06 SS DIXON Terminal 4-3131 A communication from your Paugh, Dorsey 5.14 Marsden, La Verne 7.94 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Luis German Figueroa and mother states that you are des­ Garden 8331 Richards, Robert H. 63.88 Newman, Guy W 6.06 Federico Reyes can collect overVANCOWVER 144 W. Hastings St, perately needed at home. Con­ Santo, Michael J 88.08 Pau.gh, Dorsey 19.54 PacIAc 7824 lime money at the Bull Line Of­ tact her at once. Theodore, Phillip .94 Pope, Clark R 2.34 fices, 115 Broad Street. MONEY DUE PERSONALS I �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 2. 1947 The LOG Visits The Cavalier Crew .• • • • • so. Coffee lime, and some crewmembers gather in the Messroom to gulp a cup of java. Left to right; K. Ostling, Carpenter; Anthony Skillman. OM; Robert Larsen. AB; G. Bryan. DM; Alcides Lugo. MM; James Lupo. MM; and Richard Novak. Stewards Utility. This is the floating palace, the Alcoa Cavalier. The last word in luxury, and furnishing excellent quarters for the crew, too. The Cavalier will make the Southern cruise run, sailing out of New York on a seventeen-day schedule to the Islands. Sounds as though it will be a popular run with Seafarers. Ship leaves on first trip May 2. With trays held high. Waiters Carmelo Sousa, left, and Max­ well Brooks, right, show how they are going to carry the food to the dining room. Don't drop anything. Brothers! How about one on the house? After going all over the ship to snap pictures, a long cold one would hit the spot. These men are experts in their field. That's Bill Benish with the polishing rag. Ray Griswold pouring a shot, and Ed Mocney mixing one. Above, left. Evert van Tongeren. FWT. watches his gauges and the camera at the same time. He was the only member of the Engine Department available when the picture was taken, but he won't have to do all the work himself when the vessel leaves for the first cruise. Directly above is a view of one of the crew foc'sles. Two to a room, with double portholes and plenty of locker space. It's sure a far cry from the old days. The Waiters and Bellboy lined up. left, in the Dining Room, didn't wait to have their names taken after the photoflash went off. Anyway, they are part of the Stewards Depart­ ment of the Cavalier, and from watching them in action, it is certain that the passengers will be well taken care of. � 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 May 2, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 18 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FOREIGN SEAMEN'S UNIONS PLEDGE AID TO SEAFARERS IN PANAMANIAN BOYCOTT CANADIANS WIN RAISE, 30 DAY INTERIM PACT LAKES SIU OKAYS 44 HOUR WEEK D&C CONTRACT SOLIDARITY FOREVER NEW MORAN CONTRACT SETS TOP WAGE SCALE LOW COST GLASSES NOW AVAILABLE TO SEAFARERS SIU CANADIAN DISTRICT OPENS NEW HALL IN MONTREAL, BEGINS ORGANIZING DRIVE NMU TRIES TO FREELOAD ON SIU GT. LAKES DRIVE TELEPHONE STRIKERS RALLY IN SIU BALTIMORE HALL SEAFARERS NEEDED TO HELP TANKER, GT. LAKES DRIVE SHIP CHANDLERS IN TAMPA ARE STILL LEARNING HARD FACTS OF LIFE--DO NOT SCAB ON SEAFARERS PROGRESS SO FAR PROVES G.L. MEN WANT SEAFARERS PASSENGER SHIPS NEXT TARGET FOR SIU ORGANIZERS IN CHICAGO FIRES PUT OUT, BUT TEXAS CITY IS GHOST TOWN OF SMOKING RUINS RECORD OF TELEPHONE COMPANY SHOWS OPERATORS HAVE GOOD BEEF NEEDED: RATED MEN FOR SIU SHIP AND ORGANIZERS TO AID IN DRIVES BRANCH MEETINGS ARE A MUST FOR TRIPCARDERS AND PERMITMEN QUESTION ON THE INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT COMES UP IN BOSTON BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFERS MEMBERS A VARIETY OF SHIPS AND RUNS LAKES SEAMEN ARE SIGNING SIU COLLISIONS AND ACCIDENTS MAR WEEK IN DULUTH RESCUE TUG IS BATTERED BY HURRICANE NMU HAS PLENTY OF SLOGANS ABOUT OTHER THINGS BUT NOT A WORD ON U.S. SHIPS RUSSIA WON'T RETURN NEW LONDON 'BREEZE' BLOWS NEWS STRAIGHT TO CREWMEN CRAWFORD MEN PROPOSE PLAN TO REMOVE SLOPCHEST EVILS COLD, ICE SLOWED DOWN THE THOMAS HYDE AND PUT THE FREEZE ON CREW'S ROMANCING SOMETIMES CHARACTERS HAVE REASONS FOR BEING THAT WAY DATE SET FOR HURON ELECTION; SIU HELPS NMU GET ON BALLOT THE LOG VISITS THE CAVALIER CREW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/2/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc89615fc57422f523dce0197311fd09.PDF 056fbd465f24adb0c82d501d1c59d8de PDF Text Text \ZCVt' - - '•^•-•'•,ryyjry--^^y-' ",-'l.'=:*' %ill Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Telephone Strikers HoU Firm NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1947 INT'L SUPPORT NEW YORK. April 24 — Representatives of foreign seamen's unions spoke before the N. Y. membership meet­ ing last night and endorsed the SIU stand on Panamanian ships and pledged full sup­ port of their organizations. Among the speakers were: E. Johansen. Norwegian Sea­ men's Union; Ernest Roberg. Swedish Seamen's Union; F. Clausen, Danish Seamen's Union; James Scott. British Seamen's Union; M. Pitharoulis. Secretary. New York Branch of Federation of Greek Maritime Unions; Willy Dorchain. American Representative. International Transportworkers F e d e r ation. and Capt. Wm. C. Ash. Secretary-Business Manager, MM&P. Complete story will appear in next week's LOG. No. 17 Green Pledges Support To MID In Panama Beef; Boycott Plans Completed The nationwide strike of the telephone workers is now ending its third week with no weaken­ ing in the solid ranks of those participating in the walk-out. In NEW YORK—From the national office of the American Federation of fact, if anything, they are more united and solid today than they Labor has come assurance that the interests of the Seafarers will be protect­ were when the strike first started ed in attempting to halt the transfer of American ships to Panamanian and on April 7. Expressions of support have Honduran registry. William Green, President of the AFL, in a telegram been received from all sections to .John R. Owens, Executive Secretary of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ of American life. Organized la­ bor is lined up firmly behind the partment, stated that "We will join with representatives of the Seafarers National Federation of Tele­ and Longsroemen's organizations in appealing to Congress to deal with this phone Workers; priests, minist­ ers, and rabbis have gone on rec­ complaint in a practical, constructive, and satisfactory way." (Full text of ord backijig the telephone work­ ers; and the public is also con­ telegram appears elsewhere vinced that the American Tele­ on this page.) phone and Telegraph Company is doing all in its power to keep But if, "in appealing to Con­ the strike going by refusing to The following telegram from William Green, gress," the transfer of ships to bargain on a national level. President of the American Federation of Labor, foreign registry is not stopped, Up to now the company policy was received by John Owens, Executive Secre­ then the Seafarers International has been to divide the union in­ tary of the Maritime Trades Department. Union is prepared to put into ef­ to small, powerless groups. Of­ fers have been made to the a boycott of Panamanian and Your telegram of recent date was brought to fect unions on a local plane only, and Honduran ships wherever and my attention upon my return to office today. whenever they put into Ameri­ the spokesmen for the company Be assured I appreciate importance of question can ports. have insisted that these offers not depend on the approval of submitted in your message. Because of sacrifice BOYCOTT READY NEW YORK—Time almost ran the policy committee of the of interest of American seamen and longshore­ out on the Wall Street financiers During the past two weeks, NFTW. men through transfer of American ships to Pan­ plans have been completed to tie Union officials have dissented on Tuesday, April 22, but just ama and othe countries it becomes our duty to up these ships once the boycott sharply from this view, and stat- when it looked as though the United Financial Workers, AFL, do everything we can to prevent transfer of said : goes into effect. All ports have Five officials of the Tele­ would have to go out on strike ships. We will join with representatives of Sea­ I been notified of the strategy to phone Workers visited the New to enforce its demands, the farers and Longshoremen's organizations in ap­ be followed when the action commences, and in true Seafarers York membership meeting last money men gave in and a strike pealing to Congress to deal with this complaint style, members are ready to pull Wednesday night. George Mey- has been averted—for the time in a practical constructive and satisfactory way. the pin when officially notified to erscaugh. Chairman of the City being at least. We call upon our legislative committee to give do so by the Headquarters Of­ The walkout, planned by the Central Strike Committee, and Joe Leone took the floor to UFE for Monday, April 21, had matter special attention and assist in every pos­ fice. thank the Seafarers on behalf been postponed to allow time When this happens, the boy­ sible way. In addition will give publicity to facts of the strikers for the aid given for mediation. The Mayor's of­ cott will spi'ead to every corner submitted in your telegram through our weekly fice appointed a special media­ by the SIU. of the globe. The International news service. « / tion committee composed of Transportworkers Federation has Grover A. Whalen, representing ed that the only reasons for com­ notified its affiliates, in every Wm. Green, President pany objection to NFTW action the public and also to act as country if, and when, the American Federation of Labor SIU givesthat is an effort to break the national (Continued on Page 4) the signal, they are to union. refuse to work any Panamanian Meanwhile, labor support for or Honduran ships that may put the telephone workers mobilized into their ports. by leaps and bounds. On picketOFFICIALS NOTIFIED lines in every port where the SIU has a Hall, white-capped Copies of the resolution calling Seafarers could be found march­ for a boycott of Panamanian and ing side by side with their union other non-maritime nations ves­ Brothers and Sisters. Other sels, passed by the SIU Conven­ unions sent messages of solidar­ hamas. It has a crew of approx­ minor matters were settled with­ tion, ahd concurred in by the By w. J. MCLAUGHLIN ity and pledges of assistance. imately 85 unlicensed seamen, in a short time. AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ JACKSONVILLE—The mount­ chiefly French Canadian. Then camrf the awakening. All ment, were sent to the President ing discontent of Canadian sea­ Because of conditions even hands on the ship realized that of the United States, the Chair­ men, members of the crew of the worse than the ordinary run of the daily beefs were only a small man of the House Committee on part of the general irritation, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries, The second of Alcoa's three New North Wind, Seaway Lines Canadian vessels, they finally that the underlying causes were the Chairman of the Senate took a stand and brought the Limited, came to a head last new passenger-cargo vessels, the the wages, and working and liv­ Committee in Interstate and Forr Alcoa Clipper, arrived in New week when the crew walked off matter to the attention of the ing conditions provided by Can­ eign Commerce, and the Chair­ local SIU officials. the ship shortly before the hour Orleans this week. She will adian maritime laws. man of the U.S. Maritime Com­ of sailing. Jimmy Banners, Port Agent, make her first voyage frorh that Comparisonof Canadian and mission. and Lindsey Williams, field or­ The New North Wind is a ves­ port on May 23, and will be Copies were also sent to every joined in the regularly sched­ sel registered in Canada, but ganizer for the Atlantic and Gulf American contracts made the uled service to the Caribbean which operates out of this port District, immediately took an ac­ men decide that they, too, want- member of the Senate and the House of Representatives. in the passenger trade to the Ba­ tive interest in the beef, and iCoHtinutd on Page H) by the Alcoa Corsair. Green's Wire To Sec'y Owens Wall St Bows Before UFE; Will Arbitrate Crew Job Attlon Convmes Operator To Bargain With Canadian Seafarers Alcoa Clipper In N.O. ./ �. r.. Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG ---------- President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - - - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER -------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER ----------- Vice-President r South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 150 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan FIUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. * Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New Y'ork, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor -^^267 By Leaps And Bounds V 'eamNSMim While there i.s one unorganized seaman left in the United States, the standards of all U. S. seamen are in danger. While there is one unorganized seaman left in the world, the wages and conditions of all other seamen can be pulled down. This truth is recognized by the members of the Sea­ farers International Union. And, recognizing the truth, the SIU has taken steps to rai.se the standards of other sea­ men, both in the U. S. and out, so that they will no longer constitute a threat to American seamen. The program undertaken to bring this about has called for much activity and expansion. When the SIU was started, less than a dozen years ago, there were few who dreamed that the Union would play such a big part in the labor movement of this country. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospital;,, SIU wages and conditions have continued their climb, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging and when pay increases were nixed by the Wage Stabliza- heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ tion Board, thousands of Seafarers left their ships and ing to them. WM. BENNETT struck until the Government was forced to reverse the NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH PODGORSKI ruling. GUS KREZTER JOHN APPLE A campaign of many months was climaxed by an C. MASON MOSES DAVIS overwhelming pro-SIU vote in the Isthmian bargaining STEVE MOGAN ORIEN WHEELER election. This election was won in the face of all the R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT STANLEY ROWE anti-union methods the company could use, and in spite N. LONGTINE MANUEL ROMERO ED. DUDEK ERNEST SIDNEY of the underhand tactics resorted to by the National Mari­ J. J. O'NEILL EDWARD CAIN JR. time Union, CIO. E. J. NAVARRE GUS OENBRINK On the Great Lakes, and in Canada, the SIU organiz­ J. N. HULL JAMES McMAHON (G. L.) ing campaign is bringing many men and companies under C. TYNER JOHN RILEY (G. L.) C. J. COMPAN the Seafarers banner. Where other unions have tried and i S. 4WM. H. CAO iELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL failed, the SIU is succeeding. J. W. DENNIS W. R. MUIR The issue of ships transferred to Panamanian registry ED. CUSTER C. RAMUSSEN is a burning one these days. The SIU has tried to halt the WM. BROCE, jr. J. KOSLUSKY GEO. F. DUFFY transfers by requesting the Government to take action. If D. MCDONALD KARPOWICH this fails, plans have already been laid for a complete, ADAM B. HOFFMAN C. LOCIGNO worldwide tie-up of Panamanian shipping. WM. MEAGHER STATEN ^ISLAND HOSP. Coupling all the above with the assistance which the D. LAUBERSHEIMER O. KAELEP Union has rendered to Brother unions, such as the ILA, G. F. HART M. BAUCSKI H. N. LEAVELLE the MM&P, the United Financial Employes, the Office E. CARRERAS S. HAMILTON Workers, the CIO Shipyard Workers, and the Telephone R. G. MOSSELLER » » 9^ Workers, it is plain to see that the SIU is not satisfied to J. A. DYKES BALTIMORE HOSPITAL sit still. K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN PAUL PAULSEN It is no wonder then that the Seafarers International PETER LOPEZ E. E. CASEY Union is held in such high esteem by all other segments of KARL THORSSON D. NELSON the American labor movement. Our record speaks for CHARLES SIMMONS W. R. BLOOM itself, and is a bright page in the glowing annals of Ameri­ CHARLES PYNE M. MORRIS can labor history. F. NERING WM. KAMMERER Men Now In The Marine Hospitals M Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staien Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) H. L. P. P. J. H. R. BELCHER JILES REYES LATORRE BOLGER A. ECHEVARIA BRIGHTON^ HOSPITAL E. JOHNSTON H. SWIM T. MAYNES R. LORD J. RUBERY D. BURLISON J. LEVACK E. DELLAMANO J. CAREY MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS j. C.'KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON • .c •1 �Friday. April 25, 194V Union Structure THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thre* In a majority of the SIU Ports, our membership hit the brick.s The combining of the business with these people, and assisted systems of the Branch and Head­ them in maintaining picketlines. quarters Office in the Port of It appears now that these peo­ New York is still in process. ple are really in for a tough go An entirely new business sys­ and unless something favorable tem of the Headquarters Office happens, it looks as though prettv and New York Branch has been soon the bosses are going to try laid down, and the completion of to starve them out. this job will possibly take a cou­ By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer We will continue helping them ple of weeks or so. wherever possible, in line with As pointed out in the Head­ The only fund that the Union loading of the Organization with try to bust some of our contracts previous membership action. quarters Report to the member­ can operate from on a day to day an excess membership, such as simply because he either wants The Office Workers Union in ship at the last meeting, once business expenses is the General other Unions are now experienc- to look militant, or is gassed up, Brooklyn, New York, struck the this is completed it will save the Fund. We are now living with­ or is a shipowners' stooge in dis­ Union quite a bit of dough, as in the income of our General guise. • well as making for better Union Fund. M//1V This must—and will—stop im­ operations. We should, in the near future mediately, or those responsible Along with the change in the not only live within the general will answer to the membership . business system, there has also income, but to accumulate for same. been set up a rig to centralize larger amount of dough in this the issuance of various Union Panamanian Boycott fund, t h rough savings to the forms, stationery, etc., to all Union. ports. As reported to the last mem­ The Organization's expenses bership meeting, plans were com­ Shipping during the past few weeks have pleted over the past two weeks been reduced and will be re­ Some ports have recently un­ for a successful prosecution of duced even more. It is pointed dergone a shortage of key rated the Panamanian boycott, once it out to the membership that this men, epecially in the Black Gang ing, is that they must take jobs goes into effect. construction firm handling the Organization's income is not all on contracted ships when they and Deck Department. All Port Agents have been no­ Brooklyn Tunnel job, and scabs are open. tified of the strategy to be fol­ were breaking through their lines In several ports, it was neces­ lowed if and when this action this past week. sary to force permit men to take commences. West Coast Tankers rated Engine Room jobs to avoid We were successful in helping Local Port Committees will set them turn these particular finks issuance of new permits. The Pacific District and the up rules governing the actions All Port Agents are hereby Sailors Union of the Pacific (part in the Ports where this Pana- back. This strike is still in ef­ fect. instructed that, when crews are of the SIU), a while back, spent short on any contracted vessels over $100,000 to organize the and there are no book men avail­ west coast tankers. Organizational Activities able to take these jobs, permit Most of these vessels ,are now The Organizing Staff of the men are to be instructed to take operating from east coast and Union, in addition to their regijthese jobs as needed. gulf ports, and they supply not lar organizing duties, were in­ This is one way we can avoid only a large number of good jobs strumental in assisting Canadian overloading this Union and then for our membership, under the seamen knock over the India SS expendable money, as the ma­ suffering later with a shortage best tanker contract in the indus Company, Ltd., of Calcutta, con­ jority of the monie.'' collected go of jobs. Book members in the try, but in addition, income to sisting of six vessels and signed into special funds which can Atlantic and Gulf District of the the Union itself. them to a closed shop Waterman There have been several beefs only bo spent on special occa­ SIU are hereby notified that the contract. sions, to wit: strike, building, etc. sui'est way we can avoid an over- lately that some fellows riding This contract was signed in these ships, especially from some the name of the Canadian Dis­ of the Texas Ports, instead of trict of the SIU. The story was trying to live up to the contract manian boycott is to be pulled carried in last weeks LOG. on these scows, attempt, as much off. All Port Agents are notified In addition, the Organizers as possible, to hold up these ships to commence no action regarding working in the Port of Jackson­ and completely disregard the the actual tie-up until officially ville with the Canadian Repre­ contract, as negotiated between notified to do so by the Head­ sentative and the Jacksonville the SUP and these operators. quarters Office. Port Agent pulled a short strike This must stop immediately. According to a statement It is submitted that no sect­ This is going to be a big beef against the SS New North Wind, issued on behalf of all the ion of officers should be ex­ Unless it does, it could easily re­ and we must guarantee complete a Canadian Passenger ship, sail­ seafarers unions represented on cluded from the proposals. Pay­ sult in a complete loss to the SUP success of it by good timing and ing from Jacksonville to the Ba­ the National Maritime Board, ment for "nights on board" and of the time and money invested effectiveness of the tie-up. hamas. Further news of this par­ negotiations are now proceed­ rest periods before sailing are in the organization of these west ticular action will be made known ing on postwar wages and con- also included in the officers' pro­ coast tanker outfits, as well as later. Other Union Beofs cause a complete loss of the jobs tions of employment in the mer­ posals. We are demanding that these chant navy. 3. It is proposed that the that they now provide for the In accordance with the resolu­ people sign a regular SIU passen­ The following are the broad amount of annual leave to be Atlantic and Gulf District mem­ tion passed at the last meeting, ger ship contract for this vessel principles on which seafarers established, as such, should be bership. the Atlantic and Gulf District with our Canadian District. Crews are hereby instructed to donated $1,000 to the striking unions have based their claims without regard to the amount The SIU is now filing a brief, of leave that may accrue from cooperate with shoreside offi­ Telephone Workers. This money on the Isthmian case, which is to the shipowners: cials in settling disputes aboard was turned over to their Central 1. Proposals on wages are any other source. before the NLRB in Washington, these tankers and SIU officials Strike Committee in the Port of Payment for leave should be for the establishment of a new D. C. New York and was handled by basic rate and the elimination at basic rates p.lus subsistence Attorney Ben Sterling is hand­ them. allowance. Annual leave should of the war risk money. ling this case, and has handled it along with other NLRB work Rates submitted are related be accumulative. 4. Payment during sickness at of the union. According to the to and fully reflect the needs organizers, he did a good job in of 1947; in addition the exten­ home and abroad was introduced presenting our case before the sion of seniority payments for during the war, and it is now NLRB Examiner in the Port of officers and the introduction of proposed that there should be New York and states in his opin­ "efficient service" payments for proper provision made in the postwar agreement for continu­ ion that the prospects of an early ratings are included. certification look good. The near The Radio Officers have sub­ ing the principle. future will show whether this is 5. Bed and bedding, soap and mitted proposals for revision ^ BALTIMORE — The crews of correct or not. to the sliding scale method of towels, with adequate changes, Sterling has not been reim­ are also proposed to apply to all three ships in port this week payment. conti'ibuted $44.00 for distribu­ bursed for this work and will not 2. The unions are further home and foreign going vessels. are hereby notified to immed­ tion to Seafarers in the Marine be until such time as final dis­ 6. Proper catering arrange­ seeking to embody in the NMB iately put into place any. crack­ Hospital, John Taurin, chairman position is made of this case. agreement the principle of the ments for home trade vessels pot riding these scows who may of the hospital committee, re­ 48-hour week established in form part of the Charter and be advocating disregard for a ported. this involves the provision of Seattle in June 1946. ' Texas Disaster Union contract covering these The SS Robin Wentley men This will necessitate provid­ adequate catering staff in all vessels or any other anti- SIU gave $20.00, the SS Robert McAs reported by telegram last ing extra leave in compensa­ ships. actions on their part. week in the SEAFARERS LOG Burney crew $10.00 and the lads 7. Recognizing the unsatisfact­ tion for the seafarers' 56 hour The Atlantic and Gulf District from Galveston Agent D. L. Par­ on the SS Frederick Granby do­ week, as it is recognized that ory basis of employment in the of the SIU is possibly the only ker, no SIU men were killed in nated $14.00. ships, are at sea on a seven day merchant navy before the war, Union in the entire maritime in­ the Texas disaster. He further Brother Taurin presented each proposals dealing with continbasis. dustry that believes in and prac­ reported that the SIU in that area of the followng Seafarers in the *uity of employment have been On the direct regulation of tices economic action at the point Baltimore hospital with $3.00: is doing all it can to help those hours of duty, the proposals also agreed. Michael Walsh, Edmond L. people in the sections affected These ar^ designed to provide of production to force the opera­ provide for the operation of a tors to live up to contracts and Cain, W. Giles, William Bennett, by this blast. normal working day and the ab­ greater regularity of employ­ contractual conditions. In the event the future does Stan Rowe, C. Storf, O. Wheeler, olition of arrival and sailing ment and some payment to sea­ show that any SIU men were in­ This doesn't mean by any Wlliam J. Anderson, Paul Carlos. day clauses,' with payment for farers while awaiting appoint­ volved, every assistance will be stretch of the imagination, how­ I. Stone, C. Smmons, John Ap­ all hours worked in excess for ment to a ship. ever, that we are going to let given by this Organization to ple, Peter Lopez, W. Sauto and (International Transport ratings and extra leave for of­ the families concerned. some screwball or union saboteur Ernest Sidney. Workers Federation) ficers. "REPORT, British Seamen Negotiating For New Working Agreement Three Crews Contribute $44 Hospitalized �rtWay. April 25. 19^ WallStBnws Before UFE; Will Arbitrate THS Page To"' - *rew SavedAs Great Isaac, ioran WOran Tug, 6, Sinks In Crash . , KEW YORK ,g Gre&t and hot CO ec men. SOCKS distributed J",he New Jer- the eies of clothing --e^djti The ^ ^^%rZ-t v IRCV she was,^. eY coast sooi i. . representing ^,joe presiWilliam A. . Confe'c.°^W^o^• k^'e r s International tioneiy representing labor. '''°'Vn\rof blankets were "T"'the atari of negotiations r,v A M. Kidder, rethe company, A. -hitration. fused to would This obstinate poarOoh^ have led to jkStock, Cuib, union conchanges, since -r^^ug Kidder tended that i^^Xotual bewould have been me cause ol the PPae'b^ty 1 acting business thiougi raf AS sonal effects. i-cturned '%r'5^»0^^o„i^Bandehhnte The Seafaji to Pier 6, East gft^.-noon the Bande.rant ^--'^'°V'^C0.nPany"-'following the SlU V„"* TaTTst".c« New Votk went immediate > and lifeboats Hall to «!"' u io,, representa- for Cuba. •"i'taki "towly the coast HonIn"ecu.°U contponsation tot iZit. day afte,- the crash. N, o •Merman Hardel, Adrian Jonas (laHl. f'sa personal cHoc'a Sealarets Adrian j, „ orew -whoso P Mossnran, aro.pp. Thoy wore » ""'.'"""rhfram"'"'the time of tne r- The Patrolmen Say- r fertSoMo'tnsa engine TTe generousity of fhrshi;-- adoard the Jflorts of "j,''jBe'"rash''were 'To"ate™When he spotted ° tug he signalled for eed astern. Seafarer [•ooklyn, ^•^••. as on r°TfhVc°reTo^he members ° j^r their """-5r;r!o:n r, ;",tireVlislon oe- ^,,o tie room wheri ttec trrcd. told «hc ^^^ ho ex- ro„h our bomes core able a'm '"T", ther was plenty of loded as thei team" caused by ^othhead and ng through the b^ ;plashing up on „ "The lights w geafarer, "™''.T,t -tm on •oi' "and I T poriside bulkI looked to Ibe P m head and saw watei at me. rieht out of • T hot-footed It , i,;- he there and went up on Albert McCabe. °»»- fiund our families Alfonso (Sandy) Sandino Feustino (Tino) Pedraso Isaac's -9-%7"";,^erienced crash occurred. occurred; exp__ ggrs crash his first mishap m r .hoard Moran tugs. • Usten. you cmP^T'hf sriX '"-ecrew— The orewmeinhm — ^hXy'can't stand 1 contacted the under mutual Stock """" V i"S^ csn-t stand a 1 mission to P^\|. could fly m -n; io -that he could t.y oTrikc. -e a strike. Jbey They iuri J ^ d-Cial. I For 1947 Season "" On " 6reat Lak •or lUf ,ckes to blast furtfkAAIt The -ar i5« .„.m lin Iff K21L nmving to 1 down the ttXc^sSn:,^mgh— murk shrouded opera.T criW calmly inwer- campaign on on the Lrihrs ^ As- and a quick payo man, he was met with torrent want. of abuse. 1 "Sure, I'R draw," cause it m .,nd every commod^ won't 1 should close u^yuld close. R best liberal eduea- rZrrto bottoms in ' * the large -Mlir number pue to th ,1 ships in ,j hoots Iwhff fnhois about_^J^^/-Tc 'T "on S»rf«s. tha H.W " " scbedvlP of bouts on a new sbippitg. for hours are: From The new '"""^p^day from p. day from 10 f° ®' of the iron or every ten b:rofofXm:fn the united States. STOCK PILING , a FViat 75,000,000 _ JaSirrrbehreught why. Be- e Arnerican rich. P.T'! Snck have. Assuming "NP' "f tfcoast Guard and Exchange and it (charges to^tbe Coas^^^^^ ,„hange^ah^ I you'fr forfeit all wages ma e change and th wouldn't wringing its ^uring the voyage. ,, at- ton Exchanges clos ^^^^^^ make one hit of a g^s exshocked by ^be Cap as _ the L^ude, the ,.5 cabin, business unufactured, peddling Lemher left tbe to country. Tf'er the When Y^hen the worn g"^ „Mtimers ol^^timers ^any automobiles ma would crew, some of the r e w"ouun-t he one "r'auSy no'ided the dbocd- The r ^as aboard ^^^^ard events, of events. pound less 01 ^rti"t-iefs ^meTab aold- "f^°pgeulating, gambling tell it. 1 war dispatcMU |this ficial this speculat™^^^e,^ spe ^^^^dn't hurt Sif'andffte/a short lecture t^.-oir^nCQ IS. f^Lrp^ii. mAT.r.'uirtbrTB UnclGiiGcd 663** trrm%eratim^^^^^^ aS^ii f 1 teU ^ y ^ ^ industry wil carry micieub - - - »b= '.3 -:. "1„rr:f ^ _J 1receivingeverything you LCA is . While tbe LCA ^^ hands over tbe hug McCabe saW the ckpcctaUo^^^^ „a,urally, proi»s. pected to D&C Lines, which a tale of Seafarers jage drive them out ..anrTthe. -TTUrngT^ -CA, the BadTo'a pSetime „cord record - -' T, ThVir clothing. ed to handle a P freight, son on Lake Erie. nus parts ^^as of 160 ''^bllioii tm ^3 man ^ seas and an increase ^vhich was the ugh on the made e men ^biveic^^ Bandeirante, hig^esryca: in peacetime hisicir way cearchlightaear bi uided by hei umhed Jacob's ''"H is expecWd^^that,^^^^^^^^^ The rded the .Normonths m jjg.„ ;Sa? ?«i^"er where they B.P9%b ^ J'isid to call with a f°'""J?„ing the record York Hall notify '.oaf the lakes bad 589 HEW HOURS I tract yy'idm „ p p o r t was also T»Tr Mv noiTiina- i oniion and one NEW ^ORK meanest 1 pledged for this seamen 'es%o tbe Master of thousand whKc •skipper goes „ jfjc Tankers, were ready fo necessary, the SS Echota ^.^^^Nines as oon n His treatment o for Another hoo ^n her who bad credit employes moi^^ Former leaving the ship tbe unexpected ^ .^uardia, to a man /ntiustea York ^ f ular Sunday command of a g into speaking on the employes of When the Echota Paied mto in transit, ' one o c^tnck. Cotton, i.„„oiicp Bayonne. tn « . J o^ telosvsn'i brothers re^jvo ^irn fSe'l-k Chant:'hrms can-t from bis fam J died -and stand a strike. r,d'lc''buNed the following "DON'T BE AFRAID" rs. C?"- W^^w^uld like to lake McCabc of Qiler who tug's en- BEHIND THE SCENES ' ma; was probably inThe comPOPy " fluenced to oac happened ^''Tange and with the Cotton Exchang . SlU assistance. ^"e ^ ^ ^bnland el50whove^ ach.eve^ .World's w oria s Meanest SEATBAIN HAVANA CBEW —« was The following message was at the Galveston received e Seafarers Branch from who were enabled "J ^te's^hoTn" but the freight- 1 channels. company 1 Later, howevei, ^^.ged to ! changed its mmd ,„e make concessions wnicn J'cceptable to the unron. —— ' II0 TIC E1 °"he3, the Ban- n reSrt:ofDun and^Bradstree. Pl'^"7.;/the nights sleep, rtoSc.°anw/hu:.. with made ready 1° ^..jth two BOTdSante at 10:50 P>ta. The ,hove the water holes in 7:30 the next hne. stood b j^^„,an morning , «ead, arrived Woloo" in a tug. the Ttmidad^^Uty ship ^„hich the thick fogcrewmembers to toko o Thomas M. ^ towing. None of Worst Great Isaac 1 Maritime ,^Yere serious > vernie The Great Isaac a casualty ^ N.C.. ^vho Cross of Asn ^.^^ht "cnng a life- sounded . Al(rD.''whiWside, -e veceivcd ito^aP.,.^Cn«» heftippfefCem-'lhSS one hU. u,,, r);rr%7--> - "So don't be you're going t B ^^^i, ig ber got bB P^,^;^uneral. the national ecoplane m tim captain told ness of nr • the Due to it can be one case where nomy 01 the Q,. the the crewmernbei, , affected plainly seen fba having health or fbe -industry wouldnt cipating thejIea'U one bttle iota. public senthe tuinea^^^ With this type l^f«f'-VW.Sh:it Coast Goard funerak to attend his i^nut timent oxpre^ I knowledge fbat tha [ How low can a man SI •Tmwded bonatifirmly hohm prepared another? i, impossible » All ,,,„ .tory hod a happy Although riheko the J The company was to strike. The :rmL-th. will -apTam that things riurne^^ out l „ reverse .men, sU-ongiy lorcalio «versh'^1.; sTm^s^Tthrtrrbt rtX*o:^->.omovl. ,e owner, horn \ j.d. In e.„T,Te« collect krollect. , •„ Ltiil stands as the WO express v«»«4>ni Gaar ^SwiM. lest SkiPPor. «,iU be disposed *)f J / „ean-ltho Now York's finan- intrenched m 1 oonaaloslcial district. •;-k �Friday. April 25. 194T T HE S E AP ARERS LOC Page Fire Keeping Up Momie Of The 'Hello Girls' A picket line is the same sll over. It's walking up and down, around and around, covering the same route all day long until the strike is over. The two pictures above are of the telephone workers picket- lines, reinforced by white-capped Seafarers. On the left. New York, and on the right, Detroit. Members of the SIO on the Great Lakes took time out to demonstrate with their Brothers and Sisters who are Gree.t Lakes Seafarer Andy Heis demonstrating that' well' known unionsolidarity with an attractive Sister unionist from the striking Detroit Telephone Workers Union. More than 20 Seafarers marched on the line with the strikers;; It did a lot to keep their morale at a high pitch. trying to force the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to bargain honestly. It's a hard pull, but the telephone workers are assured of SIU support until the strike is over. The sign carried by the Seafarer in the picture says "White Caps Off To The Phone Workers." That's the way SIU members feel about the courage of the-men and women who, with little real union experience, are putting up a good fight against one of the richest corporations in the world. % % % Besides New York and De­ troit, Seafarers are also adding their might to other picketlines set up by the phone workers. Pictured here are scenes in New Orleans where a Coordin­ ate Strike Committee has been set up with SIU officials play­ ing a prominent part in the planning and strategy. On the right, leaders of the. picketline stop a minute to have their pictures taken. It was one of the few times they halted their marching all day. Left, a pret­ ty picketer stands near the bronze plate of the southern subsidiary of AT&T. The names of the companies are changed in different parts of the United States, but the control is the same. The unions have had to put up a real battle to keep their ranks solid, but in the face of many obstacles they are determined to fight this issue through to a successful conclu­ sion. i, 4, i. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25. 1947 Houston Lives Up To Its Name As The 'Port With A Future' By CHARLES HAYMOND HOUSTON — The officials in this Port are getting a slight, .but well earned rest, after a few weeks of hectic shipping. So many ships have been crewed up down here that Hous­ ton is known to the Brothers who ship out of here regularly as the "Port With The Future." The activity of the past few weeks has slowed down some­ what, but when least expected the mad rush will start all over again. Let it, as we are always ready for anything that happens. So many of the oldtimers are coming in now that the Hall is beginning to look like a junior Snug Harbor. of bushes and stuck a rod in his ribs. He asked the seaman for his money, and the fellow answered that he didn't have any dough. The • thug then asked, "What union do you belong to?" The man answered, "The NMU." Whereupon the bandit shrug­ ged his shoulders, and said. Aw. hell, the tin can shakers have already held you up. Here's a buck, sailor. Go have a beer on me." There's more truth than poe­ try to that one. An oldtimer in from Balti­ more last week informed every­ one that on April 7 he had marked 30 years as a seaman. Another oldtimer stepped up quietly and informed all present that he had started sailing in 1905, and in all that time had never belonged to any but AFL Unions. On leaving the Hall, he turn­ ed to the fellow who started the whole business, and said, "So long, youngster." Brothers, what does that make us who have been sailing for only ten to fifteen years? LCA Floods Lakes With Now Men NO NEWS?? In Attempt To Stop Seafarers Silence this week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE SAN JUAN SAVANNAH CHICAGO JACKSONVILLE CftARLESTON MOBILE By HENRY CHAPPELL TOLEDO — Despite the var­ ious moves of different legislat­ ive bodies, nati'onal and state, and despite all kinds of anti­ union propaganda in the press and on the radio, the SIU organ­ izational drive rolls merrily along. Proof of this lies in the fact that the SIU has already pet­ itioned the NLRB to conduct elections in five different com­ panies. Once these unorganized Lake.s seamen see hovv SIU ships are run, and how SIU crewmembers are protected by SIU contracts, job security and competent union representation, they want to be­ come SIU members. They want contracts with everything written down, not the empty promises of the ship­ owners which are constantly broken. Most of these unorganized Lakes outfits find out what the SIU men are receiving in the line of pay, and then they come out with the same. However, all of this is chiselled back from the men in the overtime that they are gypped out of, and the inferior conditions under which they are forced to work and live. Only an SIU contract guar­ antees SIU conditions. HUNTER HUNTED The Brother with the Pepsodent grin, Mickey Wilburn, the The deadline for port re­ Dispatcher, turned up a real Sad ports, monies due, etc., is the Sack recently. It seems* that Monday proceeding publica­ Mickey and a few of the Broth­ ers decided to go coon hunting. tion. While every effort will The Brothers got the coons, be made to use in the current but Mickey was treed by a LCA SCHEME issue material received after North Pole Kitten, and a sharpIn a desperate effort to sty­ that date, space commitments shooting one at that. He got a mie the Seafarers' organizational generally do not permit us to dose of perfume that was not program on the Great Lakes, do so. manufactured in Paris. the Lake Carriers Association Even after bathing in Life­ has resorted to the usual tac­ buoy Soap, when he came into tics of going inland, advertising the Hall the next day 28 Book in the local papers, and trying members, 17 tripcard men, and to recruit men for their ships. one permit man took a whilT of They cry about the shortage the aroma and slowly left the The long distance phone strike of men on the Lakes and tell pear that there wll be any ap­ By JOHN MOGAN building. preciable let-up to the current is still on, and the local girls of the high wages which may BOSTON — Shipping and boom. The only break we are are doing all right. A tarpaulin muster was taken, be earned, as bait for their and enough money was collected business continue to boom in getting is that some of the Another strike close by the hooks. to buy five ounces of Christmas the Port of Boston and in the Waterman ships, which were The LCA wants a surplus of outports up this way. The Sim­ scheduled to get their cargoes Hall is that of the Warehouse­ men, who have been picketing men on the Lakes so that they mons Victory and the Billings in Maine ports, have been di­ the Quincy Market for some can hammer down the wages of Victory (Watermans) paid off verted and will take on pota­ time, with no signs of a break the organized men, cut their in Maine ports, the former in toes and wheat in Boston in­ yet. conditions, and break the union Portland and the latter in Sears- stead. But the telephone strike has if possible. This is an old port. This development will not an­ a direct effect on the SIU in scheme of the Steel Trust and The Niantic Victory and the noy Patrolman Jimmy Sweeney, that the bills for the Union other open shop operators, and Wacosta Victory (both Water­ who has been up in Maine so branches this month should be will fail through the active op­ man) paid off in Boston. Both much recently he has acquired practically nil. position of the SIU. of these latter ships had been what would pass for a State of Well, that about ends the re­ The SIU can and will force out four months, and the beefs Maine accent. port from Boston from this the LCA to live up to all safety were piled high on them. Then, also, the passenger ships week. So long as everything laws and government regulations However, everything was set­ on the Yarmouth run will be - VcteofiT goes as well with shipping and whereby certain lengths of ser­ tled satisfactorily, including a starting soon (the Evangeline is business as during the past few vice time must be proven before ^ . ... ,., beef on the Wacosta concerning now on delay), plus the excur­ weeks, it is still safe to. adver­ new men can perform certain Night perfume, which was Iiber. , , ..r „ • J J TT 1, I the Mate working on deck with sion boats to Nantasket and the tise to the membership that one duties aboard the ships. ally sprinkled around the Hall. ' . . i « loo A VAA, u J iv/r- 1 the gang — for a total of 188 moonlight sails. can almost take his pick as to A little was showered on Mick- , The SIU was in the vanguard hours. So it looks like a busy sum­ type of ship, run, color of mate's of fighting for these safety laws, ey. The old Tristam Dalton (Bull) mer season for everybody. hair, etc. and we'll make sure that no ALL POLITICIANS was rechristened the Rosario, And for a special few, it can phony outfit like the LCA takes Everybody in this neck of the j called for a full crew and sailed also be advertised that the nags them away from us and enwoods runs for Senator, but — but short about four men. All/ ^A\/ORir^ are running at Suffolk Downs! dangers the lives of the seamen. The Jean (Bull) is berthed in even in this land of Lee (Pass the biscuits, Pappy) O'Daniel, a St. Johns, N.B., still calling for an Oiler. new record has been set. All the other stuff in transit In this district a State Sen­ ator was called to meet the seems to be sailing light and. Great Redeemer, and so a spec- unfortunately, even after the ial election has been set to fill Patrolmen determine that there are jobs available, and say jobs the vacancy. By FRANK MORAN Well, Brothers, here's the rub. are posted on the board, there BUFFALO—The vessels which ships were not what they were Forty-five candidates announced are still no takers. were ready to inaugurate the led to believe. their intention of running for JOBS GO BEGGING 1947 failing season from the Various members of these office, two dropped out, leaving Rated jobs are still going beg­ Port of Buffalo have been forced crews, notably among the un­ a field of one female, and fortyThe manpower problem with two rolling pin catchers—males ging on the ships which paid regard to rated men in becoming to remain at their Winter moor- rated men, have been forced to off here. ngs for a while longer owing to quit their jobs because of the to you. At this writing it doesn't ap- acute. How long shipping will a shortage of fuel. slave driving tactics employed Not one of the candidates has continue at its present rate is come out openly and endorsed Impatient ship Masters, who by the lords and masters of naturally a question mark; but these vessels. labor. Perhaps they believe, if transfers to foreign registry would have made an early at­ JOIN SIU like O'Daniel, that the working are forbidden — and these trans­ tempt to force a passage through These fellows constantly drop man can get along okay on a fers of American ships are be­ the ice barrier at the breakwall, Department Delegates into the SIU hall to find out pair of overalls and $1.50 per ing fought by the Maritime have been prevented by the should check to see that all what they could do about it. We day. Trades Council and will be shortage of bunker coal. overtime is turned in 72 hours pointed out to them that by They ought to be ashamed of fought to a finish — there is no before the ship is scheduled To plow a passage into Lake joining a fighting organization themselves fbr pretending that reason to believe the SIU will Erie and then run out of fuel like the SIU-AFL and helping to dock. But this does not labor doesn't exist. The AFL is suffer any hardship. mean to hold the overtime half way to then destination to bring these ships under the down here to stay, and is be­ until then. POSITION SOUND. was a situation which the Skip­ Seafarers' banner, that they can coming more and more import­ pers would not care to face. As soon as penalty work We have not been as reckless remedy these conditions. ant in the picture. is done, a record should be as other unions in the issuing Somewhat heartened by look­ In covering the local water­ PITY NMU MEN given to the Department of books, , so that our position front here, we've run into a ing over different SIU contracts Here's a story we heard that head, and one copy held by today is a sound one — provid­ number of disillusioned crews which cover Lakes companies, we would like to pass on. It the man doing the job. In ed we can fulfill dur present who have found out that steam- these unorganized men left the seems that a seaman was walk­ that way there is less chance agreements. This is our prob­ boating on the Great Lakes and SIU hall resolved that the next ing down a dark street when a for things to get fouled up. lem at the moment, and a prob­ the conditions under which they ship they shipped on would one gunman jumped out of a clump lem which is fairly easy te solve. work and live on unorganized day shortly be in the SIU. No Sign Of Shipping Slump In New England Area I J Ships Ready To Move At Buffalo; Wait Only For Full Fuel Supply On Overtime �Friday, April 25. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG TWO VIEWS OF THE SEATftAIN NEW YOHK Page Seyea Write, Don't Go Off To Buffalo For A Berth By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—Although we still have miles of ice from Buffalo Harbor far into the blue of Lake Erie, the vessel.*! here are all humming with activity. AH hands ore aboard, and they're rarin' to go. All forward and aft end men aie aboard the four Browning ships at Erie. Pa., and .Sonoma is crewed up at Port Colborne, Ontario. These pictures of the Seatrain New York were sent in from Philadelphia, where the vessel was crewed up. Four Seatrains are in operation at this time, plying between New Orleans and New York. All four ships crewed up in Philadelphia, since the work of converting them was done in Chester, Pa. But there is little likelihood that any one of them will ever see Philly again. Soon Havana, Cuba, will be added to the run, and that sounds like a good trip for all Seafarers who like the land of rum and coke, end then into New Orleans for that famous cook­ ing. ' USS Tries Canshaking In Philly But Past Record Is Against Them GOOD FEEDING The fit out crew is now aboard the SS Canadian, and Steward Freeman Bradley should be able to turn out some fancy cooking on his new oil burning range. By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — There was a little fire in the United Sea­ men's Service hotel here last week, and the USS officials are trying to put the arm on seamen to raise money for repairs. We can all remCmber that the USS played ball with the NMU, and has always been antagonistic toward the SIU. In order to got a loan from that outfit a man had to get a slip signed by the Port Agent, certifying that the applicant is a deserving meniber. The USS was informed time and again that signing such slips was against the policy of the SIU, but they always had a smirking smile for a reply. Good Shipping Gleans Out Port Arthur If some of ihe rated men in some of the other ports would drop me a card with their name and address. I might be able to ship them in the near future. This doesn't mean to pack up I your gear and head for Buffalo. Contact me first, and I'll let you know the details. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we would like to see how they feel being told that the SIU "men, will not allow bumming aboard SlU-contracted ships. When the USS was at the height of its power, it didn't need the SIU, and all over the world the Pilot was given a place of honor, while the LOG was buried or thrown out. The best idea is for SIU mem­ bers to keep their dough in their "LONGING FOR THE SEA" could bg the name of ibis picture. And Daniel Flintjer, shown above, may be doing ex­ actly that. Dan is an oldtime seaman, who is retired at this lime. He is a professional photographer, and took the two pic­ tures above and pictures for the Philadelphia Branch. Now the problem is, who took this picture of Dan Flintjer? • The bod}' of Brother Edward Kolukusky, Book No. 3901, was removed from Buffalo Harbor, and was shipped to his parents' home at Kingston, Pa. Payment of the S200 Burial Fund was made to his parents. As for the .SIU organizing cam­ paign in this Port, it is going along nicely under the able hands of Frank Moran, assisted by George llendrick. These fellows are doing their job so well that yours truly, is kept busy all day long answer­ ing one stock question, "Is this where I can join the SIU?" It means that most of the young sailors are union-minded, and are going for the union of their choice—the SIU! Great Lakes Seamen Responding To Invitation To Visit The Seafarers' Hail In Cleveland pockets, and let the chiselers do their can-shaking someplace else. Lakes completely organized un­ Kelly Island. They're regulars. By STANLEY WARES By LEON N. JOHNSON We have contacted all the un­ der the SIU banner. The SS Arrowhead, flagship of PORT ARTHUR — Most of ions along the waterfront in re­ CLEVELAND—With the first the Cleveland and Canada SS With SIU contracts. Lakes our business down here consists gards to the Panamanian busi­ month of the SIU organizing Company, .should be ready and seamen will have job security, of ships in transit which come ness, and their response is very drive now a matter of history, calling for a crew about the first' competent union representation, in to load or unload. Every heartening. We can expect their the response of the unorganized of next month. She'll start her job seniority, and the many good now and then, however, we get wholehearted support, especially Great Lakes seamen has been so daily run to Canada on May 15, conditions that come with an a big run on jobs, and before from the Longshoremen. good that it's a sure sign that and will be another addition to SIU contract. we kn,ow it every man on the Shipping is still good, and in it won't be too long before every the many Lakes vessels sailing Travelling along the river here beach has shipped. common with most other SIU ship on the Lakes will be sail­ under the SIU banner. That's the way it was in this Ports, we are short rated men. ing with SIU crews and under in Cleveland, you sure can tell As our organizing campaign that the 1947 season is well un­ past week, and from the looks SIU contracts. We expect to payoff three wins more and more jobs and der way. Out of the thirty odd of things, that's the way it's ships early next week, so if any­ Taking us up on our invitation ships laid up here all winter only members, it will be the exception going to continue for quite some body in the outports wants to to visit SIU halls and see for for a ship not to be an SIU con­ a handful remains. time. ship, Philly is the place for him. themselves how the SIU oper­ Some SIU contracted vessels tracted one. We're really on our Of course, we still have lots ates, and asking as many ques­ ALL SET ON BOYCOTT are visiting here quite regularly way now, and nothing's going to of ships that come in and go out tions as they like, is the very The crew of the Cape Breton, now. Among these are the Mead stop us from making the Lakes without taking on a man such thing that quite a few unor­ as the SS Murry M. Blum, the Bull Line, can collect 8 hours ganized seamen have been doing bringing autOT"from Detroit, and an SIU stronghold, with every the sand boats—the Hvdro and Lakes seaman a Seafarer. SS George Chaffey and the SS overtime for Good Friday, as it lately. Maiden Creek, which paid off in was a Longshoremen's holiday The door is still open for you I in Philadelphia. Call at the Bull Beaumont. fellows who haven't dropped in Line office in New York for the The SS Victory Loan blew in on us as yet. Stop by your near­ here after crewing up on the money. The beef regarding stowaways est SIU hall, and pay us a visit. "West Coast, and most of the By J. S. WILLIAMS Still up to their old tricks of crew got off and headed back working on deck of the SS Henry CORPUS CHRISTI — Between ers, and the Celilo, Pacific Tank­ W. Beecham, Waterman Steam­ luring young men to the Lakes home. To meet this emergency we ship" Corhpany, has also been with phony promises of good pay this Port and Brownsville, I ers, here in transit. Both ships had to scour every "relaxing settled. This money can be col­ and jobs, the Lake Carriers Asso­ have been kept moving as fast were covered and everything is shipshape aboard them. spot" in town, but we finally lected by writing to the com­ ciation is creating a surplus of as a weathervane in a high An Isthmian ship was in, and succeeded in getting together a pany's New York office, 19 Rec­ unrated men. wind. The William Carson put the entire crew is pro-SIU, just tor Street. full crew. After they get these fellows to in at Brownsville, and she final­ waiting for the big day when Now the town is deserted, at Brother Tilley, our Patrolman, the lakes, the LCA drops them ly set off for Germany with no the, SIU will be declared the least so far as merchant sea­ claims that the R. N. McNeeley, like a hot potato, and leaves beefs aboard. official winner of the bargaining men are concerned. We need South .'^.tlantic Steamship Com­ them on their own. The Miner C. Keith, Water­ election. men, so why not come down to pany, was the cleanest payoff SIU SECURITY man, also lit out for Germany With all that's happening, Port Arthur to ship out. that he has ever seen since he there isn't much time to write all squared away. The only way tkat this phony That last sounds like the became an official. He wants to reports, but we wil try to do In the tanker line, we had the Chamber of Commerce i^iel, commend the Delegates and practice can be stopped, and better, in the future. Wolf Creek, Los Angeles Tankstopped for good, is to have the doesn't it? crew. \ Corpus Christi Kept On The Hop �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Shipping Maintains Its High Pace In New York; Seafarers Have Their Choice Of Ships And Runs Friday, April 25. 1947 Gets Medal Douglas Crew Takes Action On Performers larger ship to handle the run New Orleans for an idenfinite ' to Bermuda when they start up period. NEW YORK — For over a again next year. With the wholesale withdraw­ month we've been reporting By JOHNNY JOHNSTON The Evangeline, Eastern, will al of ships from the boneyards, good shipping and a shortage of NEW ORLEANS — The SS rated men. Well, the flurry of be out of Boston and in opera­ some of the companies have Stephen Douglas, Mississippi tion about May 1, so, we can, called for crews for ships fresh shipping is still riding at high Steamship Company, paid off out of lay-up. Instead of hav­ expect her to absorb most of tide and the call for rated men here last week, and the crew ing the ships cleaned up and the Washington's Stewards De­ in the Deck and Engine Depart­ had everything in order and made shipshape, they want the partment. ments still stands. ship shape for the next gang. crews to sign on the same day The other Eastern vessel, the If you want to look them It wasn't left up to the heads they report aboard. over, New York is the place Yarmouth, is good for another of the departments to tell some Ships fresh from the boncyard where there is a good variety of two or three trips on the Nassau members of the crew that the ships and destinations to choose run and then she will be laid are always dirty and filthy and men who were going to stick insufficiently stored. How thej' from, so come on down and up in Boston for twenty days. with the ship would not sail expect us to take ships out in look over the bill of fare on the During her lay-up the Black with performers and gashounds. second deck. Gang quarters will be changed. such condition is beyond me, At the payoff, a meeting was Down on the waterfront, at This has been an old beef with but they keep right on trying held, and these so-called ship­ the point of production, the Pa­ this company, as the present to have us do it. Above is Thomas DiFazio. mates who got drunk in every trolmen have been kept on the quarters are small and during They should realize that we Chief Steward, with the medal poit and left their work to be ball paying off and signing on rough weather the portholes cannot go for our members cmd citation he was awarded done by other crewmembers cannot be opened for fresh air. signing on these scows until ships. for meritorious service during were told to hit the dock. they are cleaned up, and that We had the Purdue Victory, Some of them thought that the war. SAME FOR SISTER takes a hell of a lot more time Waterman, in port during the they would be able to make past week, and she was a fine another trip, and they felt that The Boston Agent is seeing to than one day. example of an SIU ship — no it that the same repairs will be they were getting a raw deal. SHIPPING RULES beefs and in fine shape. The A few of them are oldtimers Patrolmen reported that it was who have the idea that their Although the shipping rules a pleasure to pay her off. full books entitle them to do as are supposed to be thoroughly they please. But they found out understood by everyone, misAlso paid off during the week diffei-ently. takes and misunderstandings was the Span Splice, Alcoa. still occur at times. There were a few minor beefs ACTION URGED that were cleared up in quick Recently it was brought to Every ship that comes in here By RAY WHITE time. Other wise the Span my attention by the delegates of has something in the minutes Splice was in fine shape, and a ship in transit that a Patrol­ about fining the gashounds who NORFOLK-—Shipping in Nor­ 100 percent better than the last man told a man he could lake a folk is still booming. The lack stagger aboard ship just about time she paid off in New York. promotion without making a of rated men is a big problem, the time the shipping commisfull trip. but to date we have been able siont r is ready to leave. BACK TO GOVT. They come on roaring drunk, This was checked and it was to crew every ship efficiently The George Washington, which found to be an error, and that enough so they could be sailed. and then they demand that the Alcoa has been operating under the Patrolman had not made the The coal ships are beginning Patrolman foi'ce the Skipper to charter, is being turned back to promotion. to move again after a slow pay them off. the Maritime Commission by Brother Red Hancock was the No rated man can be piomot- down for the past two or three the company. The old ship has' made on the Evangeline before ed aboard ship unless he has months. Ship Delegate on the Douglas, seen a long string of operators she comes out of Boston. and he can be proud of the job made a full trip. If he is un­ This is good news to many of since the days she was run If none of the ships mentioned rated he must clear through the the local boys who usually have he did. down the ways for Eastern The New Orleans Branch als..above sound appealing to you, Dispatcher in the Hall. two or three gals waiting for Ste&mship Company in 1923. wants to take this opportunity to there will be a number of tank­ If these simple rules ai-e fol­ them in the foreign ports where thank Brother Hancock and The reports here have it that ers coming into New York dur­ lowed there shouldn't be any these ships touch regularly. Freimanis for the radio they Alcoa is looking around for a ing the coming week, so you There are four or five Moran trouble with this section of the donated to the Hall. men who have a passion for shipping rules. tugs sailing out' of here fre­ tankers will have plenty of jobs quently. These are good jobs, I've received a notice from the to choose from. homesteading them. Arnold Bernstein Steamship Of course, this doesn't apply The Seatrains have changed Company that the retroactive their Gulf port of Texas City pay covering the six per cent to the newcomer who happens since the terrible explosions and increase will be ready for pay- to snag one. He usually comes disaster. The Seatrains now find | ment on May 1, so hold off all back to the Hall complaining it impossible to hit that port applications to this company un- that somehow it's tough to keep food down after the vessel leaves and will make their stops at til that date. By STEVE CONROY the dock. That the "Brotherhood of the Maj'be these Brothers need ASHTABULA — With our or­ some of J. P. Shuler's seasick Sea" is not just a slogan, but is ganizational drive going along as a principle carried into practice? pills. per schedule in this port, the un­ by Seafarers at every turn was SAD. SAD STORY organized Lakes seamen are comdemonstrated once again this ,^ing in and signing up every day. Speaking of that brings back week with reports of contribu­ We just answer their questions, to mind a story, and 1 will use tions for the welfare of less for­ and show them how the SIU op­ a little bit of space to tell it. By PAUL WARREN tunate Brothers confined in mar­ erates, and they're convinced J. P. and 1 were on the same ine hospitals. DETROIT—Results of the Sea­ SS Wyandotte. These six ves­ ship, and after sailing, the pas­ that the SIU is their union, too. In Mobile, the crew of Al­ farers' intensified organizational sels will all be voted in the sengers rang continually for sea­ These fellows are really in­ coa's John H. Hollister turned in drive on the Great Lakes are near future. sick medicine. Shuler soon got $34.00 to be distributed among terested in SIU job security. beginning to pour in as crew tired of this, so he took .some their hospitalized Brothers. THEIR OWN CONTRACTS When it's pointed out to them after crew, aboard the ships of aspirin tablets, rubbed the name Crewmen contributing, according that SIU contracts give them the companies which we have al­ Tentative proposed contracts off, and sold them to the pas­ to the list received, were as fol­ right to fit out the same vessel ready petitioned the NLRB to have been circulated among the sengers. that they laid up the previous conduct elections on, register members of all Wyandotte and lows: Brother Eagleton, Rudy The surprising part of the Fall, they can sec one of the their approval of the SIU in no Huron ships, and they are being Keyvik, Cornell, Paedae, Silox, main benefits of SIU unionism. asked to criticize, suggest, or add story is that all the passengers H o r t o n , Christopher, Jordan, uncertain terms. to these proposals in any way felt a lot belter after taking the Campbell, George, Gill, Marshall, Most of them make some sort We are fully confident that the pills. That's "Doc" Shuler, all Ray Harris,' James Harris, J. F. of remark about the uncertainty SIU will win elections aboard they see fit. right. Under the Seafarers form of Dixon, Gavard, Crewes, Felix, of jobs aboard the open shop the ships of the Huron and Wy­ The affairs- of the Poi't are in the Chief Cook, Steve, J. H. ships, and how they are pushed andotte Transportation Compan­ union democracy, employees of good shape. We are now com­ Booker, Hickman, Burkett and around and forced to work un­ ies by a vote of 75 percent or the various unorganized com­ panies will help draft their new pleting plans to put into oper­ B. Musto. der poor conditions. better in favor of the SIU. contracts, and will be represent­ ation the recommendations of Also in Mobile, Seafarers R. They also remark about the Crewmembers of these ships ed on the negotiation commit­ the Agents Conference. Graham and W. J. Terry, serv­ Seafarers' full union representa­ have expressed themselves many Shipping for the future looks tees which sits down across the ing as a committee, collected tion of all members in their times as being in favor of a good, so come down to Norfolk $13.75 in behalf of men in hos­ bargaining table from the man­ beefs. short speedy election for the agement once the SIU is certi­ if you want to ship in a hurry. pitals from the following: L. Our Hall here in Ashtabula SIU with an SIU contract be­ fied as the bargaining agent. Galco, Newsome, D. M. Essary, Harbor, at 1027 Fifth, is now ing negotiated as soon as hu­ Raymond Graham, W. J. Terry, These unorganized Lakes sea­ functioning completely in all re­ manly possible thereafter. That's men will be a credit to the SIU "V. S. Marger, E. L. Meyers, R. spects, and we want all Seafar­ what they want, and that's what as new members, and certainly If you don'l find linen G. Varnon, "William Touley, E. ers and unorganized Lakes sea­ we're going to .see that they get! deserve a pat on the back for when you go aboard your L. Harvey, M. D. Penry, J. G. men to drop in on us at any time. There are two ships in the their militant rejection of the Halter, J. G. Harris, James Car­ ship, nolify the Hall at once. We're set up to service the Huron fleet—the SS S. T. Crapo LSA open shop conditions. Once roll. A telegram from Le Havre or members, and non-members are and the SS John W. Boardman. they're iri the SIU, they don't The Port of Boston reports Singapore won't do you any invited to drop in, a.sk any ques­ In the "Wyandotte fleet, there are have to worry any more be­ contributions from Brothers F. good. It's your bed an(l you tions, look the place over—and four vessels—the SS Alpena, SS cause they'll have SIU contract Bonnell and R. Matthews for have to lie in it. jojn up, if they wish. Conneaut, SS Huron, and the protection. men in the Marine Hospital. By JOE ALGINA Coal Ships Add To Norfolk's Shipping Boom New SIU Hall Functioning Well in Ashtabula Mobile, Boston Men Remember Hospitalized Unorganized Lakes Seamen Help Draw Up Proposed SIU Contracts . ATTENTION! �Friday, April 25, 1947 Marcus Hook A Fertile Field For The AFL By BLACKIE CARDULLO / THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine- Tatnpa Labor Girds For Fight With Open-Shop City Officials By SONNY SIMMONS Volunteer Organizers TAMPA — This labor-hating have all the men we need to man state of Flojida is trying to lead the ships down here, so each the country in the number of time we have to crew up a ves­ anti-union injunctions that are sel, it's a nip and tuck affair. being granted. But somehow, when the ship Through the Attorney General, sails, there are always sufficient Tom Watson, any injunction that men aboard to sail her. limits labor's rights is automat­ Of all the Branches, Tampa ically granted, even if it violates has the longest waterfront to the principles of the Constitu­ cover. Miami is 280 miles, Boca tion at the same time. Tom Watson, whose activities are well,known to the readers of the LOG, is continually harp­ ing on the advantages of the open shop. Every time he makes a speech before a Chamber of Commerce group, the newspa­ pers give him big quotes, and ne really eats it up. He has his eye on advancing himself to the Governor or may­ be even Senator, and he is sat­ isfied to this b.y stepping on the backs of the working men. If he achie\'es his ambition, labor in this state should hang its Gi ancle is 110 miles. Port Tampa 17 miles. Seddcn Island is an head. We ai'e banding together for out of the way place that has a finish fight, and everybody no transportation, so when talk­ from Tom Watson down is going ing about Tampa lemember the to have a battle at the next long stretch of waterfront. elections. Now there are several ships That means that Mayor Hixon. making the Seaboard docks for the Chief of Police, and all the phosphate, and that is a bad spot other guys who have given labor to get to. but we manage to a hard time here, are going to make e'cety ship that touches this Port. be fought tooth and nail. A long boyhood friendship MARCUS HOOK—From rer^'dmade Robert Morris, Oiler, and ing the reports of the success of Gilbert Clark, FWT, decide to the SIU in Marcus Hook in or­ go to sea together, but it was ganizing the seamen and in gain­ good militant unionism that ing the support of the towns­ made them decide to ship out people during our strike, one on an unorganized vessel. would believe that this is a solid Robert started sailing three union town. years ago, during the war. He The unfortunate truth is that made many runs to England and it is far from being that. Italy, and took his share of the Although the people in general sub attacks and bombing raids. are very sympathetic to us and He still has his fingers crossed are union-minded, in reality, the when he remembers how much number of unionists in Marcus luck was needed to come Hook is very small. There is a through all that without being crying need for unions in this wounded. city by the sea. About a year ago Bob went In Marcus Hook, the bartend­ home for a vacation. Like most ers and waitresses are unorgan­ ized, which is strange—for these groups are usually solidly union­ ROBERT MORRIS ized. In Wilmington, Del., the taxi It's sure true that an SIU ship drivers are without a union, in is a clean ship." fact, in Wilmington there are no OLD SALTS NOW unions of any importance out­ When questioned about their side of the Longshoremen and future plans, both stated defin­ Teamsters. itely that they expect to con­ This area is fertile ground for tinue sailing for many years to unions. The -people are definite­ come. ly interested and they showed "I can't quit," said Bob. "I their true spirit when, during tried to after a trip a while the 1946 SIU General Strike, all back, but I found myself back establishments from the highest on a ship within a few weeks, to the lowest threw open their and I was happier than when I NEW SCHEDULE INTO THE CAN facilities for our use. was on the beach." There is a definite need for The P&O Florida is down to The Chief of Police wants to "It's the same with me," chim­ the AFL in this town, and if ed in Gil. "After one trip I de­ run for Sheriff, but he has made such a schedule that it will be the AFL should come in here it cided that I would miss the sea it a practice to toss workers necessary to make her only would be the best thing that into the can for taking a few every two weeks, instead of if I ever left it now.'' ever happened to these people. Both Bob and Gill have prov­ beers, and his record of pushing every week as in the past. GILBERT CLARK It's a cinch the unions would en themselves to be good sea­ around pickets will lose him This will mean a big saving receive complete cooperation in seamen he comes from a little men, and good SIU members. plenty of \'otes' in the coming for the organization now that their organizational drive. town, far inland. In ths case it They both are certain that the election. the Miami Hall has been closed He sees the handwriting on SIU is the best Union for sea­ is Eldorado, Illinois. down. To make the Florida, WHERE, OH WHERE the wall, and he is a very un- takes three days, one going men. and they are prepared to He got to talking to his buddy, Shipping, wc are happy to re­ happy guy. there, one spent doing the job, port. is excellent. We're in need Gilbert Clark, and was so en­ do all in their power to in­ Port busine.ss is hitting on all and the third day for the re­ crease the strength and power thusiastic about the life of a of men, but where they will twelve cylinders now. We don't turn trip. come from is beyond us, for it seaman, that when he left to of the Seafarers. ship |out again, his buddy was We're sure glad to be able to seems good shipping is the story with him. cut it down to every other week in eveiV port. They went to Norfolk where from here on in. An example of the acute short­ All hands down this way are age of men in Marcus Hook is Gilbert got a tripcard, and then enthused about the outcome of illustrated by the case of Char­ he started waiting around for a ship. Bob could have sailed any the Agents' Conference and the lie Simmons. time since he had a full book, Convention. Isthmian is also Charlie came into town for a By ED LARKIN but he preferi-ed to wait for his a popular topic of conversation, week-end vacation from the Bal­ partner. MILWAUKEE — The Port of If this had been an SIU ship. and with the many sm.all com­ timore Marine Hospital, but he panies that have come under our Milwaukee looks okay, and the the men would have received couldn't convince the Dispatcher TRY FOR ISTHMIAN ships are starting to come in now. overtime for their work, and I banner in the past months, the that he was just in town on a Finally they had a long talk, visit. As a result the Dispatcher and the upshot was^ that they Crews aboard the ships in the doubt that they would have had fellows have plenty to talk Harbor will be glad to s'tart mov- to paint the stack. Since the about. tried his darnest to shanghai decided to try for an Isthmian ing again, and to get on the move Trust ships aren't organized, 19 Charlie aboard a ship. ship so as to be together, and do is their main objective. men quit their jobs. ASK CHARLIE what they could to organize Organizing is going well here. Police in this town have been I've always been telling you Isthmian. I ran into a poor unorganized giving the boys off the ships a Their first couple of attempts what a swell town Marcus Hook bad time. Here's the way it guy off the SS Ireland of the is. Some guys may have doubt­ were met by failure. But they works out: The ships are laid up Wilson SS Lines, one of the ships ed it, but if you doubt it ask kept right at it, and finally one near Jones Island, and the onlv docked here, and he was forced Charlie Simmons. As for the day they were assigned to a shTp By W. H. SIMMONS near place that the fellows can to pay out over $75 for dental girls — ask Charlie Simmons by the Isthmian representative go to down a few is on East Bay bills. " SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping in Norfolk. again. When I asked him "Why didn't in this old Gold Coast port is Street. During the trip, which was to For some time it has been Well, the cops wait until every­ you get a hospital ticket from still good, and anyone wanting evident that wo need a new Hall India and return, the two volun­ one is beginning to feel good, and the Old Man or the Chief En­ to ship can come on out. in Marcus Hook, but it looks teers signed up a total of six He replied that the then they come down to make gineer?" Business in general, however, like we will be doing business men. One, who had been an the pinch. It costs around $5 to company wasn't responsible for jg pretty slow with activity havNMU member, was so impressed in the same spot for awhile. such things. ing tapered off a bit. We're All attempts at finding a new by the facts given him by Bro­ get out once they pick you up. After working for Wilson for These men are not bothering any­ looking for better times to show Hall have been fruitless. 'Some ther Morris, that he turned in some time this was the kind of up shortly. one, and they are down on the his NMU book, and signed an people think an apartment is waterfront by themselves. It treatment that he received. He In this port this week was hard to find, but let them try to SIU pledge. had to work all day. go to the the .SS Cornell Victory, a Water­ should be stopped. Since then both men have find a Shipping Hall in a town In addition, there's been a few dentist at night, and foot the bill man tub in from Baltimore with of no great size like Marcus made another trip together, and men followed back to their ships, himself. a good militant crew aboard. here are Bi'other Clark's reac­ Hook. and when they come to a de-1 Well. I told Inm about SIU,She also brought in a few beefs On the organizational front we tions: "Boy," he said, "what a dif­ serted spot, they get jumped on; representation, and how we settle which we have to iron out. are contacting about two or It seems as though the Skip­ three Isthmian ships a week. We ference between organized and and rolled for the few measly' our beefs. Now he is one of us. It won't be long now until bucks they have left. per wants to get rich quick, esunorganized ships. Now we have are keeping them well covered The Steel Trust has about 19 these open shop outfits are forced pecially on his slopchest prices. a voice in our own affairs, and with literature and copies of the ships laid up at Jones Island, and to treat their men like human Coupled with this beef is one we are not at the mercy of the latest SEAFARERS LOG. As they really work the hell out of beings. They've been pushing the on the food, rated by the crew officers or the company." long as Isthmian sails ships into their men. During a .snowstorm unorganized men around for too as being bum—nothing to cause Bob echoed this, and added, this port, you can rest assured any excitement, however. We'll the other day, they had the Black long now, and the SIU will make "It seems to me that on organ­ that we will cover them. P.S. Hello Muggins. How are ized ships the men take more Gang painting the stack. It fi-' certain that they clean up these square away these Cornell Vicyou doing? Why don't you write of an interest in the woi-k, and nai'v got so bad that the men conditions when we have them tory beefs in the good old SIU 1 under an SIU contract. ' style. in keeping everything shipshape. quit. and say hello? Unorganized Milwaukee Seamen Get The Business From All Sides Frisco Shipping Is Still Good �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 25, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Crew Puts Out Blaze On Nordhoff At Sea DECK GANG ON THE SS MALDEN VICTORY A raging fire in the No. 4 freight hold of the SS Charles Nordhoff while enroute to Trinidad recently was brought under control by an efficient crew of Seafarers before aid arrived from Norfolk, Va. A boarding party from the?———— „ „ , shifted, were sent out immcaCoast Guard cutter Cherokee, jg^gjy which had been dispatched from FOUGHT FURIOUSLY the Virginia port, found the fire Meanwhile, the SIU crew ba'had been extinguished when it tled the flames furiously witn went aboard the Nordhoff at 3 water and live steam. Also stored in the No. 4 hold a. m. April 5, the morning follow­ ing the outbreak of "the blaze. were 65 drums of grease, 220 The cutter met the troubled ves­ drums of lubricating oil, about sel as she lay anchored off Old 2,000 pieces of pipe and four heavy motor trucks. Point Comfort. One of the Coast Guard cut­ NONE HURT ters dispatched to the Nordhoff No casualties were reported in gave up and returned to its base at Cape May, N. J., when she the incident. found it impossible to reach the The Coast Guard cutter Agassiz, sent from Norfolk to aid the A^^oa vessel before it arrived at^ Nordhoff, met the burning ship, ^ irginia capes. 50 miles off Cape Henry and I A deyelopriient w-hich occurred escorted her into Thimble Shoal,^he Nordhoff was being where the Cherokee took over. towed into port added a light touch to the sea drama. When it The 7,176-ton Nordhoff, oper­ was thought the fire had reated by the Alcoa Steamship kindled an alarm was sounded Company and carrying five pas­ and five fire-fighting vessel sengers and a crew of 39, was were called to ship's assistance. bound from New York to Trini­ Tears welled in the eyes of the dad and Venezuelan ports when Nordhoff men at the thought of the fire broke out among 320 more damage to their ship. bags of carbide, in the No. 4 On investigation the suspected hold, it was reported. blaze turned out to be steam Among the crack crew which brought the Waterman vessel in ship-shape from voyage No. 2 for the payoff in New Orleans were the men pictured above. Front row, left to right: Jerry Palmer, Deck Delegate: Sulo Salimen, OS: Tony Skilman, AB and I. Glendez, Bosun. In the rear, left to right: Joe Schweinfus, Deck Maintenance: Don Rood, AB: W. Wilmot, AB: W. Loll, OS, and Gerald Byrnes, AB. Brother Palmer reported a highly successful trip. At the payoff the men were compli­ mented on the clean condition of their quarters by the New Orleans Patrolmen. Comparison Reveals Slopchest Inequities Their theme The crew aboard the Smith- pants too long." Radio calls for help, reporting coming from about 30 tons of Thompson, South Atlantic, isn't song is; "Chandler, you made the that the cargo between decks had I onions in the hold. yelling, "Sam, you made the prices too high." According to the minutes of a shipboard meeting held recent­ MEMENTO OF MEETING WITH DANISH LIGHTHOUSE ly, the crew unanimously raised their voices in protest by expres­ sing fheir complete dissatisfac­ tion with the tariffs asked for commodities on the slopchest list. At the meeting the crew went on record as being "dissatisfied with the volume and prices of slopchest goods and the lack of sufficient warm clothing for a winter trip." ACTION The 7,607-ton Waterman vessel, the SS Blue Island Victory, pictured shortly aiter she plowed into the concrete base of the Drogden Lighthouse in the Oeresund, south of Copenhagen/ Den­ mark, last winter. Coal Ship McBtirney Had 'Wonderful Trip' The honorable mention award of the week goes to the crew of the coal ship, Robert R. McBurney, Overtakes Freight Corpora­ tion, which has just c mpleted a voyage to the coasts- of sunny France. The crew, bemoaning the fact that seldom do they see a writeup of a coal ship, mention that they had a wonderful trip, ex­ cellent cooperation from all de­ partments and topside, and no fights or beefs aboard when the ship hit the states. With honors being bestowed upon "the officers, unsurpassed for merit of courtesy and coop­ eration," and garlands to the "swell eggs in the Stewards De­ partment,". the crew assures one Not content to just register their disapproval, the crew de­ cided to do something about the sad state of affairs. A motion was passed to "bring the slop­ chest prices to the attention of the shipping commissioner befoffe the pay off, and if possible, get a refund on the overcharge. " With the adoption of this new and untried tactic of beating the ship" eard swindle pn slops, the crevv voted to send a copy of the inventory to the SIU headquar­ ters in New York. Interestingly enough, with the receipt of the Smith-Thompson slopchest list, the crew of the Roswell Victory also submitted a copy of the slopchest prices aboarji their ship. A comparison of the two lists gives an interesting picture of the inequities in supplying ships, for while the prices asked aboard the Smith-Thompson are high, the prices aboard the Roswell Victory are even higher on some items. and all that anyone sailing aboard the McBurney can be certain of an excellent trip. The shipboard delegates, who had much to do with the fine state of affairs aboard the Mc­ Burney, were Thomas Kustas, EXAMPLES Engine; Douglas B. Patterson, A few examples point this up Acting Stewards Department, very well. Aboard the Smithand John 8. Clapp, Deck. Thompson, shoe laces sell for four cents, while aboard the Roswell Victory the shakedown is a dime—a difference of 60 per cent. On the Roswell Victory sou'westers are ten per cent high­ er and dungarees are up 15 per cent. Palmolive shave cream was listed at 25 cents on the Thomp.son and at 35 cents on the Ros­ well Victory—a difference in thissmall item of 25 per cent. The reason for protests aboard ships over the slopchest prices then becomes apparent: Why the great differences in slopchest prices when wages, hours and conditions are the same on all SIU ships? Abraham Baldwin Towed Into N.Y. Minus her rudder, which she lost 1900 miles east of New York on March 24, the SS Abraham Baldwin was berthed at Pier 6,. East River, last week after being towed into port by the ocean go­ ing tug Edmond J. Moran. The Moran tug reached the helpless Liberty ship and took her in tow on March 30. Another Moran tug, the Point Cabrillo, also arrived in New York with a propeller-less ship which she towed from a point south of the Azores. �Friday, April 25, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief [SEAFARER SAM SAYS:] FIRMORE, March 4—Chair­ man Wheeler Fields; Secretary Edward Miller. Beef registered pertaining to the lack of many items in the stores. Good and Welfare; Fine drawn up for various offenses in messhell. Money collected to go to broth­ ers in the Marine Hospitals. Motion carried that coffee go­ ing to bridge and engine room should be obtained from Stew­ ard during his working hours. The coffee that is set out in the messhall shpuld be left there for the watches. Discussion and opinion that the Stewards Department is undermanned. Messman is obliged to do sani­ tary work and then handle food. Motion carried that the Steward post a date and lime for the exchange of linen to avoid confusion. i a. t GADSDEN. Feb. 12—Chair­ man Earl Cochran; Secretary T. Little. Delegates reported some disputed overtime in their departments. Old Business: Motion carried to have Engine Delegate find out why wash­ ing machine was not repaired. To report back at next meet­ ing. Motion carried to have Engine Delegate find out why bunk lights were not repaired as requested last trip. New Business: Motion carried to have a list compiled by the three delegates of all repairs, replacements, and beefs and to present same to the union upon arrival in the states. Motion carried to have laundry and recreation room cleaned by each department in rotation of two days for each department. Motion carried to elect a com­ mittee to investigate the sup­ ply of cigarettes so as to in­ sure an equal distribution of same. 4- S. 4. WILLIAM JOHNSON. Dec. 15 — Chairman Roy Tompson; Secretary John J. Bluitt. New Business: Officers are to keep out of crew messhall and crew to keep out of saloon. Food situation is getting pretty bad with no chief cook or chief steward aboard. Special com­ mittee sent up to see old man about this. Motion made and carried to keep recreation room clean at all times and the ra­ dio to be shut off at 10 P.M. 4. 4. 4. ROSWELL VICTORY, Feb. 6—Chairman Harrill; Secretary T. E. Carmichael. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that the Steward request the Captain or Chief Mate to give the cooks a reasonable time before chang­ ing of the meal hours. The Cooks only had twenty minutes notice before the meal has been changed on the day of question. Motion carried to investigate how it is possible for a fireman to be promote'd to Asst. Elec­ trician by the New York Pa­ trolman aboard the ship with­ out having the job returned to the Hall to be posted for regu­ lar .shipping call. Point of in­ formation: Has a man in a de­ partment the right to make as much overtime as the highest man in the department? "An­ swer: The man who is low on overtime usually has the op­ portunity to get an equal amount of overtime as long as he is willing to work for it and not turn down overtime when it is offered to him. 14 4 F. MARION CRAWFORD, Feb. 28 — Chairman Peredne; Secretary. John J. Brady. New Business: Vote of thanks and appreciation to Captain Charles J. Bunch for his many consid­ erations and cooperation shown to the entire crew. Motion made and carried that Chief Engineer be investigated for strike clearance, discrimination and lack of cooperation toward licensed and unlicensed person­ nel. Motion carried that no one sign on until Chief Engineer is pulled off the ship. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that each member of the unlicensed crew donate $2.00 to the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Motion carried that each crewmembers donate .$1.00 to the boys in the Marine hospital. Vote of thanks given the Stewards Department. 4 4 4 Life On Yaka A Bowl Of Scrambled Eggs Aboard the SS Yaka, the lads were getting their eggs with a roll—a 10 degree roll, that is. The men raised no objection to the roll, but the eggs were alwaj'^s scrambled, and they were getting a bit tired of the mixup. Variety is the spice of life, they recalled, and it goes something for the eggs, too. At the April 3 meeting they adjourned temporarily while the four delegates inspected the gal­ ley to determine the reason for the constant scramble, since the ship's roll didn't appear great enough to be the cause. They reported back to the meeting that the egg pans were too shallow. The meeting was resumed. 4 4 4 F. MARION CRAWFORD, Jan. 26 — Chairman Peredne; Secretary John J. Brady. New Business: Motion carried that a drain and steam line be install­ ed in the laundry, also that drinking fountain in engine room be moved to a more suit­ able location away from the hot well. Motion carried that new sheets, pillow cases and galley equipment such as coats, aprons, be put aboard. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that keys be provided to all crew quarters so that each crew member will have a key. MANROPE KNOT. March 15 — Chairman H. O. Braman; Secretary T. C. Deale. Motion that all crew quarters be in­ spected by patrolman and to be clean for a new crew. Motion that ship be fumigated. Motion carried that electric stove be put in galley. 4 4 4 JOSEPH N. TEAL, Feb. 19— Chairman Purdy; Secretary Charp. Motion carried that the Night Cook and Baker make more pastries and bake bread more often. Motion made to have the bosun issue the sea suds that are in the forepeak. Bosun says forepeak is not locked and he can get it out without it being issued. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. ITtASY OH-WB f MfSS/vitA// SeAB«kR6R. ReiAX/V4D€NJ0yvbUR. MCAU, ,^MO LET TME MESS/MAW CAJJOV HIS 008. 4 4 4 GADSDEN. Feb. 12—Chair­ man Earl Cochran; Secretary T. Little. Old Business: Motion carried to have engine delegate find out why bunk lights and washing machine were not re­ paired as requested on last trip. Motion carried that a commit­ tee be elected to investigate the supply of cigarettes so as to insure an equal distribution of same. Motion carried to write a letter to the Union request­ ing thai they contact the com­ pany in regard to the carrying of an extra locomotive on deck. It was pointed out that it felt the extra locomotive makes the ship unsafe. 4 4 4 CHARLES NORDHOFF, (date not given) Chairman R. W. Grimm; Secretary (not giv­ en). Motion carried to keep people topside and out of crew's quarters. Motion carried that night Cook and Baker bake nothing but bread. Mo­ tion carried that meat block be cleaned every time it is used. 4 4 4 MANROPE VICTORY. Mar. 2 — Chairman H. O. Braman; Secretary T. C. Deale. Motion carried to insulate bulkhead next to galley stove in engine room shower. Motion carried that laundry be cleaned once a week by each department tak­ ing turns. Motion carried that all cots be assigned to each man and he is responsible for same. Motion carried that LOGS be sent to SIU ships on the baux­ ite run in care of Alcoa offices. Port of Spain, Trinidad. 4 4 4 JOSEPH H. HOLLISTER. Feb. 25—Chairman Joseph Jor­ dan; Secretary Seymour A. Heiniling. Brother Jordan gave an enlightening and education­ al talk on the history of the SIU for the benefit of the younger and new members. New Business: Various fines laid down for offenses in the messroom. Fine money to be donated to brothers in the mar­ ine hospitals. Motion carried to give a voluntary contribution to the SEAFARERS LOG at the pay off. All hands using recreation room for card games, etc., to clean it up after finishing. CUT and RUN By HANK Brother, the Monday past was sure a tough lesson in how to survive through a picket line jinxed with the worst weather any April month ever had. It had everything bad—a tough wild wind, uncomfortable rain and real winter-like weather which hit your dogs with pain. The most impressive and successful thing about the day was those phone strikers with their smiling faces and constant jabbering, as they marched around, now- and then shout­ ing all together "scab" or booing at those who entei-ed or left the building. When the rain joined the picket lines those girls blev/ up their umbrellas or covered themselves with large cellophan.3 bags—while the rest just walked and talked wuthout protection. Well, you should have seen the happy, unexpected smiles and the respect and pride fill those strikers when they saw us Seafarer's join them with our white caps, our leaflets and our cheerful en­ thusiasm—even in that day's miserable weather—to help them fight their deserving strike. A strike for better wages, conditions, etc., against the greedy, powerful bosses who keep laughing in their precious prayers and daily jokes but sweating out their hopes that through lost wages, weary days of picketing, etc., the strike would bi-eak up with the strikers grabbing whatever wage increase was offered. 4 4 4 Honestly, the way those girls maintained their lines—cheer­ fully and proudly—without regret or shame or weariness, cer­ tainly showed us sailors how strong and worthwhile we must have looked to all unions and landlubbers when we hit our own bricks on all waterfronts last year. Well, once again we SIU Brothers have shown and helped others to understand that a tough fight for something which is right is something to be proud of and long rentembered. We are proud that we have helped some honest unions, regardless of union affiliation or noti to gain more dollars and sense of job security, etc., in this new new American life of greedy profits, fantastic prices and the worthless value of a dollar in buying food, clothes, etc. Before we change the subject we hope some Brothers read this column so that we can remind them of their weak and worth­ less loyalty to their own union. We've seen some Brothers who came to the hall to ship out, walk right out of the building again just to avoid the tough business of grabbing a white cap, a pile of leaflets and go out for a few hours on a picket line, etc. In time we hope they may regret their precious laziness and worthless loyalty to SIU unity, action and principles and sen­ sibly realize just what it means to help other honest unions in their tough fight. Or what it will be to suddenly receive help from other unions when our own jobs are threatened by powerful forces, such as the companies, the elected politicians in Washington representing the people (and the workers in all unions are the people) and whatever finks there may be trying to fill our jobs while we're fighting. 4 4 4 From Baltimore "Paint Pot" McGee, we received the following letter: "I saw your write-up of Brother Paul "Haywire" Warren so I decided to drop you a line. 1 don't know his New Orleans address so please say hello to him for me. Also best wishes to Cal Tanner and the boys in the new Mobile Hall. Here's hoping Brother Charlie Simmons has left the hospital and is in shape to ship again." . . . ' Thanks for your cheerful letter, "Paint Pot," and write again about the boys if you have the time in ports . . . Well, good old Brother ~ Mike Gison, who sails Bosun, just came in with his humorous sense ' of humor from a real good trip to Italy. Mike further confesses that there's nothing new otherwi.se and hasn't seen any of our ship­ mates for some time. �THE SEAEARERS LOC Friday, April125. 1947 ' THE MEMBERSHIP SPEmtS House Union-Busting Bill Seen As Work Of The NAM Active Seafarer A bill lias just been passed by the House of Represen­ tatives to prohibit unions from national strikes or indus­ try-wide bargaining. The bill also bans the closed shop. Beef-Settling Simplified By Clean Shipboard Record To Ihe Edilor: Sitting in the office of the Baltimore Branch of the SIU listening to Brother Ray White handle.,, beefs, the thought arose in my mind that it would be a good union principle to ship out on the ship that seemed to offer the best reason for an investiga­ tion. As it is. Union officials have enough trouble paying off ships without- trying to clear up many beefs that could be handled by the crew members. charge him with stealing—round one went to the SIU. While discharging at various ports, we had picked up two woi-kaways, both SIU members. The Captain in his usual arrog­ ant manner placed them in the rope locker back aft where they slept on army cots. We the delegates approached the "Great Almighty" and asked him why he didn't permit these men to sleep in spare rooms top-side op­ posite the radio shack. His ex­ cuse was that these men were not officers. We did finally make arrangements to sleep them in the crews quarters. At the j^rt of Georgetown we lost our good record. A mem­ ber of the Stewards Department screwed up the detail giving the The authentic champions of^ this bill are, of course, Senators Commie at every nook and cor­ Taft and Ball, neither of whom ner turn around and actually has ever had to associate with breed un-Amcricanism by trying peoples outside their own restrict­ to fight labor, chain and hand­ ed sets and probably think that cuff it at every turn by antimen who earn their living by labor bills that are unfair to the sweat of their brow are labor and John Q. Public, the prehistoric animals that have consumer. These so-called friends of America are the obstacles that never been educated. These men who voted for this we, the working men, have to anti-labor bill do not care hurdle in order to conquer com­ On Jan. 8th I took it upon my­ whether it is legal or not as long, munism. self to ship aboard the 88 as they succeed in .robbing lab­ FRIENDS OR EXPLOITERS Franklin H. Kin^, Alcoa Steam­ oring men of their just rights. ship Company, bound for South Robert H. Maupin, who takes No man can successfully Why, if national bargaining and strikes are illegal, is it legal preach his friendship to the his unionism seriously, gets on American ports with general for the National Association of laboring man and for fair play the ball for the SIU whenever cargo, with a return cargo of Manufacturers to operate as it for all in general in America as there is an opportunity. Re­ bauxite for New Orleans. does nationally and internation­ long as he is a bedfellow of cently released from the Chi­ A CHARACTER ally, setting a price of its own those who exploit the small man cago Marine Hospital, he cam­ Leaving the port, of Baltimore to inflate industry every time and woman by greedily taking, paigned for improved condi­ about Jan. 10th as Oiler and by laws that they enforce, that tions there and in other mid­ workers obtain a raise in salary? Black Gang Delegate I studied which does not belong to them. west Marine Hospitals. Brother The National Association of this character before approach­ Maupin has also been very ac­ Manufacturers has been more re­ If we are to have open shop sponsible for inflation than the in unions then let us have open tive as a volunteer organizer for ing him on any subject pertain­ unions possibly could have been. shops in every other organiza­ the Sesrfarers in the present ing to union rules. My first per­ Whenever a strike was called tion, club and lodge in America. Great Lakes organizing drive. sonal contact with this imitation of Captain Bligh came about there was the threat that price If we are to negotiate locally, when he started entering the controls would be broken not by then the monopolies, chains, today in anti-labor bills. crew's quarters removing soap the unions but by the NAM, by NAM and other national organ­ In the light of all these things and matches claiming they buying its way out of strikes, izations should be restricted to that we see as the truth, I am should not have such an accum­ by raising the consumer price actual ownership in small lo­ sure that we will stand together ulation gathered as it was on every article whether affect­ calities. with right and truth as our allies against his principles to see ed or not. If the Supreme Court deems to combat and conquer those such waste. After explaining to Captain a bite on the crew. So TRAGIC RESULTS one legal, then all should be that rob bread from our tables this high and mighty scissor- on the voyage home we were It is my firm belief that if legal so that, no unfair play can and clothing from our backs and bill that we had signea a con-rac* approached by "Great Almighty" this bill is allowed to pass fully be bought to bear by sheer from our homes and children. with the Alcoa Steamship Com­ Triestram who had become a These evils can pass away also pany for these articles and that worried little boy-scout with the then the working men every­ weight of numbers and financial where in the United States will backing against any minority if we fight hard enough. should he fail to desist in this offer that should we drop the be in the future robbed and such as is being done against us Paul Parsons practice we would be forced to charges against him, ho would forget what he had on the crew cheated of his rightful salary by member. Calling together a joint having laws and injunctions im­ meeting we decided to call Cap­ posed upon him that will be un­ tain Bligh's bluff and carry the bearable. beef into port leaving the Union It is also my firm belief that By I. H. PEPPER decide on the matter. if the unions are not allowed In the port of New Orleans to progress nationally then neither should other sets such The most memorable night I know "There's a friend of mine here I want you < to meet)' it was decided that Captain Triestram would be kept off all ' as the NAMj Chambers of Is the night I drank with Panama Joe. "Few folks ever see him, so this is-a treat." Alcoa ships and never be per­ Commerce and monopolies that And as I live through the years to come He went to the porthole and opened it wide, I'll remember that stuff he told me was rum. have not been mentioned in any A shaggy green sea-monster stepped down inside, mitted on any other SIU contract ships. The entire unlicensed bills by these labor haters. Eight bells it was. and the night was black. He was mostly green with pink in spots. crew signed this petition, in­ There are many national con­ When I started helow for my midnight snack. And speckled all over with lavender dots; cluding the First Asistant Eng­ cerns and chains too numerous On the way down I met Pftnama Joe. He looked at me and laughed 'til he cried— ineer whom the MEBA can be to mention which are allowed to And that was the start of my tale of woe. He was slightly on the hysterical side. proud of for his militant action operate freely without being in protecting the licensed offi­ molested, and with those that He held a' green bottle in the crook of his arm cers contract and standing on operate nationally and treat And told me a nip would do more good than harm, his hind legs like a man fight­ labor justly I am sure we have I asked him what manner of liquor he had; ing for his union principles. no fault to -find. But let the With a wink he answered. "Come along, m* ladl" Whenever you meet John Moll union operate nationally and as First Assistant or Chief Eng­ every Tom, Dick and Harry in So into his foc'sle with him I went. ineer aboard ship, grab the job, reactionary and top-flight circles Puzzled and wondering what this all meant. for you will be sailing with a who is born with a silver spoon From out of his locker we each took a glass— real union brother who has in his mouth yells to the top of The stuff that he poured was the color of grass. fought on the picket lines in his lungs about inflation, de­ I looked at the bottle, it bore r. t a mark. I asked what he saw so funny in me; every strike since 1934. It's too pression and slowing of produc­ As to what was inside, I was still in the dark. He wasn't so handsome himself, you see; damn bad we don't have more tion. Brother, you and I knovr He must have observed my quizzical look— Said he, "You're the funniest color of human licensed men like John Moll on the reason they do is because "Rum. my boy, rum," he said, and a long drink being the job. they think maybe they will not he took. I've ever had the rare pleasure of seeing." When crew members learn make as many millions if we the self-discipline, stay on the job, workers make one more dollar I waited a moment to see him re-act. With a nod of his head and a swish of his tail. per day or week. His eyes got a twinkle that before they had He dashed .through the door and jumped over the diink on their own time, keep their noses clean and bring the lacked. TROJAN HORSE MOVE rail; ship back to port in ship-shape Said he could feel it clear down to his toes. You and I know full well I rushed from that iCoc'sle straight to my bunk. condition, we can clean out some that the open shop means an So I lifted my glass. "Well, down now she goes!" You'll never believe I was not the least drunk! of' these so-called Captain' opening into lOur circles to the It's hard to describe how it felt going down. Blights. foes of labor whereby the It was something as smooth as a green satin gown. I looked in the mirror first thing when I woke. For your clean record on the There was no cause at all for his hideous joke, union's back may be broken It tasted like nothing I'd tasted before. voyage will always prove who I was normal in color as a man could be— from within. If we have open But it tasted so good I wanted some more. is at fault when you are sailing Not even a spatter of green on me. shop then so should the NAM with an arrogant, fault-finding and other anti-labor organiza­ After several drinks and a few more to follow. I breathed not a word of what I had ^een— scissor-bill such as we just show­ We took what we found to be the last .swallow. tions. The laughing sea monster or rumdhat was green. ed- up to the entire SIU mem­ Here is another one for you. "Thanks for the drinks," I said. "Now I must go." All things being equal there's one thing I know, bership and the Alcoa Steamship These men who yell red and "Oh not on your life!" said Panama Joe. I've had my last drink with Panama Joe! Company. Joseph S. Buckley Log-A -Rhythms THe Saga Of< Panaina Joe �Friday. April 25. 1947 THE SE: A FA RE RS Organization Of All Ships Is Answer To MC's Scheme CARTOON STORY OF LESSON LEARNED BY BESSEMER MEN ••V-x'--• -jf.. - »;• rt/witNs ' Mms. #»?£• /' -VP To the Editor: I ' urrue m^f/\...., . ? • Cd«e -OHC ^yy'sf :(JOT Pft«K5 BUTTS - PHtfWC eeysVd W«»u TrtCM- I,— more being turned out? ^ ^ ypii- ':' :V-X-" WE a, we mu lllg-fccr -yo« v»At. ' .kreeP THSf jPSCK: out A T»F kj«lT - TH «t^ aftO V.f - p: • : "Steamboat" O'Doyle Belgian Lauds SIU Policy To the Editor: f Of course, none of these "cap­ tain's boys" intend to make the sea their life anyway. They are only out for a free education and the degree King's Point hands out. Many of them have admit­ ted this within my hearing. I doubt if two per cent of them^ ever make a single trip aftei they get their cap and gown. How will we, who follow the sea for a living, advance in our chosen profession if all oppor­ tunities and jobs are handed over to these guys. As it is, the CG makes it almost impossible for the man "with time" to get a license, by asking ridiculous, the­ oretical questions that only a classroom grind could answer. But then, the cadet corps is con­ trolled by the CG, isn't it? So the little "midshipmen" are coached by instructors who know only too well what the questions will be, You've really got to admire the bureaucrats of the Maritime Commission. Whenever you think you have them stopped, they dive still deeper into the cesspool of political finkery and come up with another pearl. For instance: By a peculiar coincidence, at the very time the seamen's un­ ions became strong the Mari­ time Service was created. Its purpose was a force of finks for strike-breaking. For the last 10 years it has been held in readi­ ness for an opportune moment to smash the seamen's unions. However, something happened that the scab-admirals hadn't figured on. The mates and en­ gineers at last became organized into militant unions. Officers would no longer go through a picket line to move a hot ship. How could you crush a seamen's strike without captains and throt­ WHAT TO DO tle-jockeys? Obviously, some way had to be figured out of this What is the remedy? I think dilemma. it is to unionize every American ship, from the Captain on the ANOTHER BEAUT Therefore, another dive into the raw sewage of shipowner corruption. This time they came TCXCAJ OA) THAT up with a beaut. The right cars were whispered into, the right phone calls were made from low­ er Broadway to Capitol Hill—and presto! the "Merchant Marine Ca­ det Corps" was born. The idea was so simple it was beautiful. They were already training finks to replace the un­ licensed—why not train finks to replace the officers too? There­ fore, what do we have? A com­ plete standby of Merchant Ma­ bridge to the Wiper in the bilge. rine—a full complement of Then let all maritime unions re­ scabs, licensed and unlicensed, fuse to accept or sail with these ready and willing to take over spongeboys. This action would when the time arrives. lick them off the seas, and quick­ That there is no use for these ly strangle their Coney Island crumbhouse cadets is easily Annapolis. If it were impossible proved. Where can they get jobs when all officers must come from for them to get on a ship. These are drastic measures, the officers' unions and they can no longer get into the unions? yes. But a drastic remedy is bet­ The shrinking number of jobs has ter than a drastic death. The last hit the officers even worse than time the sailors' unions were bro­ it has us. Today it is common to ken by organized government see Firsts and Seconds sailing finking it took 13 bitter years to as Thirds. Soon we will see rebuild them. Is there anyone many Mates back in the foc'sle, who would like to live that 13 as in prewar days. With a sur­ plus of gold braid, why is still years over again? 'sr«y^-8£99^r/<icfR vie-roRy-^: ' ' ' Page Thirteen LO G I have received two copies of the SEAFARERS LOG, and I want to say that I agree 100 per cent with your Union and your views. I was a chief engineer during the last war and on my return to Belgium, I could see how the political parties were using the union for their own ends. I rebuilt a union in April, 1946, without politics. I have had a hard fight, and I am still fight­ ing. I have connections in Brus­ sels, Gent, Ostend and a few other places, but it will take a while before we are as strong as you are,. Political parties control every­ one here in Belgium and it will take a lot of hard work to break it. I started a paper last October and I will forward a few copies. I entirely agree with the ar­ ticle by Lindsey Williams in the SEAFARERS LOG of Jan. 17. The same thing has happened here and is still going on. I was planning an internation­ al seamen's union during the war. Up to now I have made contact with France and Hol­ land. I don't know who sent the SEAFARERS LOG to me, but I would like to continue to receive it, and to exchange information on the working conditions of the seamen. Maxcel Convents Antwerp, Belgium 'Hates To Miss' Issue Of LOG To the Editor; Will you please send the LOG to me at my new address in Starke, Fla. Up to now I had been getting it in Mobile and would like to keep leceiving the paper. I hate to miss one issue. You are doing a swell job with the paper. Keep up the good work. I'm wishing you every success. Hagnvald Tyssor �THE Page Fourteen Texas City Totally Razed; Seafarers Gives Assistance By RAY SWEENEY GALVESTON — The Texas City area has been completly de­ molished by an explosion and fire which started on a French . ship, the Grande Camp, which was loading ammonia nitrate and cotton. The fii-e started sometime dur­ ing the night, and Texas City firemen were called to the scene as soon as it was discovered. Scores of people were allowed to come on the docks to watch the Bremen in action. At 9:12, there w?s a blast in the hold of the ship, and three minutes later, the Monsanto Chemical Plant, right opposite where the Grande Camp was docked, exploded and caught fire. This explosion rocked the en­ tire waterfront, including Gal­ veston. Other cities in the area felt the shock. The Monsanto Chemical Com­ pany was the size of a normal twenty-story building. Practic­ ally the entire office force was killed, and no one yet knows the total of other employees dead and injured. SPREAD FAST The fire spread fast as this area has oil lines all over the waterfront. Pieces of burning steel were hurled as much as five miles through the air, and this caused other fires to start. Soon the entire city was a mass of flames, and the air was full of the cries of the dying and in­ jured. Within a short time all the hospital beds were filled to ca­ pacity, in both Texas City and Galveston. Doctors, nurses, and ambulances were rushed from Houston. Every kind of con­ veyance was used to rush in­ jured people • to some place where they could get first aid. The SIU immediately offered its assistance. Some members MM&P Petitions 6 Lakes Fleets For Elections NEW YORK, April 24—Simul­ taneous with the drive of the Seafarers International Union to organize all unlicensed personnel sailing on the Great Lakes, the Masters, Mates and Pilots is con­ ducting an all-out organizational drive in behalf of the Lakes' li­ censed officers. The officers' union announced yesterday that it had petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for elections in six major fleets, involving 140 vessels. The move to set the machinery in motion to establish a collec­ tive bargaining agent for the Great Lakes licensed men was revealed to the SEAFARERS LOG by Stanley Barr, interna­ tional vice-president of the MMP, and Tom Simpson, presi­ dent of the Cleveland branch. Companies in which the MMP requested NLRB-conducted elec­ tions, and the number of ships operated on the Great Lakes by each, are as follows; Pittsburgh (Steel Trust), 63 ships: Interlakes (Pickands - Mather), 36 ships; Bethleherh Steel, 12 ships; Wil­ son, 12 ships: Interstate (Jones and McLaughlin), 4 ships, and Hanna, 13 ships. were assigned to direct traffic, while others pitched in as fire fighters and rescue workers. A few days later the High­ flyer, a Lykes Brothers ship, blew up, and the men on a Bay Towing Company tug, SIU, were injured as they attempted to get the ship away from the dock. Ths e.xplosion was more sev­ ere than the first one, but no one was killed since it was expected, and all hands were warned to stay out of reach. TOWN DEMOLISHED The whole town is wrecked. Not a house remains standing, and not a window is unbroken. It is doubtful that this city will ever be of any other use than kindling wood. Besides the hundreds killed, other losses are put at a figure well up into the millions. The oil loss alone will be more than 1,500,000 barrels. We in the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America want to take this opportunity to extend our admiration to the people of Texas City who picked themselves up from the ruins, and pitched in to aid the living, bury the dead, and dig the city out from under the rubble caused by the explosions and fires. SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25, 1947 The First Ship, First Accident Hit Port Duluth By EINAR NORDAAS DULUTH—With the arrival of the A. A. Augustus of the Hutch­ inson Fleet, the first ship in, DuBy JOE VOLPIAN luth-Superior Harbor is again We are in receipt of a letter so. It just happens thai customs humming with spring shipping. from a member who complains men are just as unlikely to know The Augustus is gaining that that he has been badly mistreat­ the law as the cop on his beat. honor must have opened her en­ ed. It seems that while at an OBEY LAWS gine up a few notches in making Army Base the military intel­ When a ship ties up in any her way to this northern port, ligence came aboard and confis­ cated some German razors, let­ port, the crew is lequired to re­ because when she tied up nine ter openers and a dagger which spect the laws of that port. If men of the after gang piled off— he had in his locker along with they have a curfew law, the crew can't blame them for piling off a must be off the streets when the record-happy ship. a brand new Air Corps jacket. curfew rings. Most of the other ships that The ship's articles specifically If the law enforcement agen­ are coming into the port now state that no dangerous weapons cies of that port have evidence are to be brought aboard: Ra­ that contraband is aboard, they will, no doubt, have to go to the zors, letter openers and daggers may search the ship from stem shipyard for minor repairs, due to the difficulties they have at are considered dangerous wea­ to stern. this time of year in bucking the pons. The Air Corps jacket is a If the Captain thinks that a ice in Whitefish Bay—the .stuff part of the uniform of the Army member of the crew has contra­ Air Forces and is not an item band in his locker that may cause is really thick there. to be bartered, bought or sold. As usual with the opening of a fine to be placed on the ship, or the season the accident rate be­ This member has been labor­ a weapon that may endanger the ing under the misapprehension lives of the rest of the crew, it is gins to rise. The first fatal acci­ that only the U. S. Customs au­ his duty to confiscate it, other­ thorities have the right to con­ wise, his company may be sued fiscate his property. In fact, the for his negligence if another deputy customs inspector who member of the crew is injured was assigned to his ship told him with the weapon. WITNESS USUAL It is customary, however, that he have a witness when he goes through the man's gear. The FBI may come aboard' and con­ duct a search if they have reason to believe that a Federal offense has been or is about to be com­ mitted, such as violation of nar­ cotic laws, smuggling of arms or dent of the season occurred a cou­ sabotage. ple of days ago on the Steamer Police can even enter your Joliet of the Cleveland Cliffs home. They are supposed to have Company. While she was tied a search warrant, but they have up here, a mooring cable slipped been known to crash into homes off the post on the dock and hit By JACK PARKER and business establishments with­ the Mate standing at the rail. He NEW YORK — Some of the out a warrant. was killed instantly. By JOHNNY JOHNSTON members of this Union have a Lawyers tell us that they can't mistaken idea as to the use of PLAY IT SAFE Very recently, Commander S. do that to us, that the Constitu­ the baggage room. Therefore, tion guarantees us protection Before the season is over many the room, which is none too big L. Patton, USMS, wrote an ar­ against illegal search, and that we to begin with, is now overcrowd­ ticle which should be read by can resist such entry; however, it men will be killed and injured ed with gear. every American. He points out is kind of tough to resist night­ due to shipboard accidents, and so many of the accidents will be We have a pile of gear that that our merchant navy, while sticks and guns. unnecessary. Play it safe on has been left with us for lengths it was lauded to the skies dur­ We have no objection to sou­ board ship and be sure. of time ranging up to two years. venir hunting either as a hobby ing the war, is now being treat­ The original limit on leaving The regular meeting of the or for the' purpose of making gear is three months, and we now ed like a . step-child. Here are some extra dough; however, if new Maritime Council was held have the problem of making some of the things he said: you violate laws in so doing, it at our Hall on Tuesday, April room for incoming bags and "Already too much loose talk is not a Unon function to defend 15, and all member unions voted bundles. unanimously to support the SIU has begun to flow regarding the you. Where a man had his address ' transfer of many of our fine The Union's job is to get the organizing drive on the Great on his possessions, we sent them war time built liners and ships best wages and conditions pos­ Lakes. to him Railway Express, COD. to allied nations. Already some Among other motions passed sible for its membership and it Where only the name and book Americans, quick to forget the looks like a pretty fair job is was one to indorse the passage of number was given, we checked magnificent job our merchant the Senate Bill to increase bene­ being done on that score. through Headquarters file for marine did in the World War II, fits for injured harbor woi'kers. ENOUGH TO DO the home address, and then sent have begun to talk in terms of Brother Slaughter, vice-presi­ At the present writing, a fi­ the baggage the same way. seeking passage on foreign op­ dent of the ILA, gave an outline nancial retrenchment program is 30 DAYS MORE erated vessels. of anti-labor bills now pending being carried out whch entails If any members have gear in in the Wisconsin and Minnesota "A quick analysis of the ques­ laying off .some patrolmen and the baggage room, it will be legislatures. Letters were drawn tion at hand brings a realization agents, the extra work to be held for another thirty days be­ up and sent to these bodies pro­ that something must be done to taken over by those being re­ fore being disposed of. If un­ testing the unfairness of the check this and must be done tained. able to appear in person, send measures. immediately. Americans don't a letter to the baggage room, Your representatives don't hap­ giving instructons on how to dis­ buy foreign cars, or foreign pen to be magicians, too. They REPORT IN pose of the articles. Give a des­ clothes. Most Americans want are competent men elected to de­ Several SIU men have shipped cription of the baggage in ques­ to support their nation's indus­ fend your interests against at­ tries and most Americans want tacks by ship operators, bureau­ out on unorganized ships, but tion, and the check nurnber. From now on, when checking to travel American. Apart from crats, politicians or pied pipers have failed to report to the Hall gear, the top half of the check this they owe it as a duty and of any hue. These are Union as to what ship and line they are must be filled in with the mem­ obligation to the more than 6000 functions, and it is best that we working on. It is very important ber's home address. Then, if it dead merchant seamen asleep in concentrate our strength on es­ for th& success of the drive that we know what ships are covered. is left over three months, it can the deep. Those silent heroes sential goals. made the supreme sacrifice in be sent COD to the address So, Brothers, drop us a line or If you get in trouble for a law order that others might have violation, outside Union jurisdic­ come down to the Hall, and give given. Next week we hope to list the freedom of travel." tion, get a lawyer or take the us the dope to insure complete items of baggage which have Commander Patton has the rap, but don't expect the Union coordination and cooperation all names but no addresses attach­ right idea for the future of Am­ officials to become involved in down the line. ed. But some have no identifi­ erican shipping, and with more beefs that are disconnected from cation at all, so the absent- good articles in the same vein, it Union functions. minded professors better get could be brought home to the They have plenty of work to busy and send in descriptions of American people that their mer­ do taking care of duties which their gear, and instructions on chant marine could serve them are properly their responsibility where to send it. to the entire membersliip. in peace as well as in war. Baggage Room Crowded With Unclaimed Gear �THE Friday, April 25, 1947 SEAFARERS MONEY DUE Union Sulphur Company Page Fifteen LOG Job Action Convincos Operators To Bargain 33 RECTOR ST., NEW YORK CITY BOSTON $3.69; Stanko Martihoff, $21.58 SS BEN HOLLADAY INPIVIDUAL DONATIONS the almost feudal conditions (Continued from Page I) W. Hallett. $2.00. Don Cameron, $2.95; C. Cub T. Mehora, $1.88; A. W. Newman od the advantages which Seafar which prevailed on the ship. bage, $7.53; L. Donia, $3.93; J $71.44; A. Parkola, $3.86 Henry NORFOLK ers enjoy. Last week it was decided to INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Gorten, $2.40; A. W. Good, $4.40 Scott, $29.31; K. Vehara, $5.18. Developments moved fast after pull the pin. The Maritime A. Z. Wllllama, $3.00; F. N. Bailey, R. Greenwood, $2.95; K. Hoden that decision was made. Pledge Trades Department was informed • t 4. $3.00; A. Mellssaratos. $3.00; J. O, SS WILLIAM W. McKEE $2.95; J. C. Hubcr, $2.35; L. P, Wood. Jr., $3.00: J. L. Paramore. $3.00; cards authorizing the SIU to rep that job action was in the wind, C. Baker, $5.76; F. Bolden, F. P. Burr. $3.00; J. A. McKenzie. $1,00; resent them were signed 100 per and the full support of longshore­ Kelly, $2.69. P. J. McDonald, 67c; O. Mor­ $1.68; J. Espinda, $1.49; Duffy SS Arizpa, $12.00. cent by the crew, and a compre­ men, teamsters, taxi drivers, and gan, $3.29; R. Nicholson, $2.95; J Mapes, $27.06; J. Parks, $5.08; hensive check up was made of ship repair men was pledged. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Olson, 76c; K. Thomas, $2.40; James Rooney, $31.28; J. Town, every phase of working and liv­ Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent, also David Weilmunster, $1.00; Wm. ing conditions. R. Vokes, $5.04; R. Walker, $1.04; $4.85. came into the picture, and the Cray. $2.00; Fred Willis. $1,00; M. M. J. Watson, $1.04; J. T. Wil­ A member of the local Branch SIU officials had the situation 4. 4. 4. Mitchell. $5.00. SS ROBERT NEWELL made a trip on the ship, sailing under control from the start. liamson, 67c. SS RICHARD RUSH T. Baran, $2.02; J. Coats, $1.91; as messman. He paid off, after i. i. t Strike placards were drawn up R. Kcakbey. $20.00; J. A. Perez, $2.00. J. R. Davis, $3.00; R. Weaver, 10 days, and collected $19, after declaring that the company was SS JOSEPH A. HOLMES SS G. SHARSWOOD B. L. Robbins. $2.00; J. Smith. $2.00; having worked an average of 18 Floyd Cummings, $1.50; E. $2.86. unfair to the seamen of the SIU P. A. O'Niell. $2.00; E. E. llan.son hours a dajL Dunphy, $8.60; T. Dunphy, 18.18; .t 4. 4. Canadian District. When the $1.00; C. P. Thompson. $1.00; M. R. SS FRED C. STEBBINS This first hand report was of crew walked off the ship, the W. Fast, $9.01; D. Fitzpatrick, Reeves. $2.00; M. Gulp. $2.00. T. Garber, $4.69; G. Magoulas, great advantage in making clear action was a complete success. $9.02; N. Holopoff, 73c; D. Mor­ SS F. H. KING .85; L. L. Marsden, $31.56; Fred j. H. Emory. $1.00; W. V. Click. ton, $2,29; G. Hunt, $9.02; J. ANXIOUS PEOPLE $2.00. Janchcwitz, $5.73; Hershel Johns, Olson, $10.52; D.Caron, $4.10. SS MONROE Anxiety soon spread among $1.22; T. Poirier, $5.35; A. Rog4. 4. 4. C. J. Mvchner. $2.00; Clen McCuIloch, SS TELFAIR STOCKTON the passengers. Some were on hammer, $6.96; Joan Ruan, $5.60; $2.00; E. F. Benson, $1.00. H. J. Adams, $1.00; A. J. Dana, board, but couldn't get their bag­ F. J. Sylvia, $8.60; V. C. War­ SS SEATRAIN HAVANA GUSTAVE A. MATTSON T. Mehcnan, $1.00. ren, $7.38; W. Warren, $9.02; E. 75c; Robert Erickson, 75c; Dale It is important that you get gage on. some had sent their Griffith, $3.01; George Kelsey, Cabral, $10.52. in touch with Cezar Tyjewski, baggage ahead but now couldn't $5.29; E. J. Laitinen, $1.64. S- 5. It 1725 Thii'ty-first Avenue, Seat­ get on the ship themselves. With excited and angry pas­ SS THOMAS F. HUNT 4. 4. 4tle, Washington, or Tompings, sengers on one side, and a 100 SS WILLIAM WOLFSKILL Robert Broadus, $5.27; D. L. Rn.al & Tompkins, Attorneys. 1:6 per cent job action on the other, WILLIAM J. O'DONNELL J. R. Hamilton, $6.65; J. M. Burdick, $21.32; D. J. Caron, John Street, New York 7. N. Y. the company was finally con­ Pick up your papers at R. A. $12.05; John Jesonis, $2.70; C. F. Hicks, $2.69; Wm. James, $2.01; vinced of the gravity of the situa­ Lawson, $17.03; Z. F. Mynes, Arthur Johanson, $2.76; F. H. Nichols, brokers office, in Phila­ ANYONE S. LAMEGO tion, and they took stops to sott.le Knott, $3.36; II. F. Murphy, $7.65. delphia. $22.14; R. Owen, $5.63. Your wife is very anxious to the matter. it 4. Shear from you. The president of the company, SS THOMAS JOHNSON 5. t i. Eric Wharton, had flown in from A. M. Brickhouse, $3.88; J. K. JOHN L. MAHONEY Miami and, after the sailing had Cole, 25c; G. W. Harding, $4.40; Get in touch with A. J. Kelle- been held up for three hours, Bengt Hedberg, $10.12; 11. E. her. D. C., 6 Pleasant Street, Mai­ signed a statement that the com­ Hicks, $3.64; H. Johnson, $8.80; den, Mass. pany would be willing to nego­ M R. C. Johnson, $29.31: ' George ' itsIdavian, Arthur J 1.46 tiate if the crew would return to Mangels, Rudolph W 2.41 Kittlcy, $4.40; J. F. Mangeri, WILLIAM MAJOR WEST Idavian, Ai'thur J. .74 Mansell, Cecil A the ship. This was accepted. 4.82 Write to your mother, Mrs. C. Igaz, William F 1.59 Mansfield, Marshall M. . A standard SIU passenger con­ 4.84 S. West, 512 Maycox Avenue, tract was drawn up, and is now Irwin, Frank 6.71 Marten, Austin W 1.44 Ive, Robert ready for presentation to the 13.14 Masel, Edawrd 3.13 Norfolk 5, Virginia. company. i S. i Mason, Gordon O 63.94 J ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. WILFRED J. SHEA There is a parallel between May. Askar 18.34 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Jacobsen. Ernest W. 73.80 these activities in Jacksonville, Calvert 4539 Your mother writes: "Please 2.69 4.74 McCarthy, Joseph B BOSTON 276 State St. Jaeome, Walteiand the proposed AFL boycott of contact me as soon as possible at 8.80 2.69 McGec, Dexter Botidoin 4453 Jairett. Paul E. . Panamanian shipping. 315 Saratoga St., East Boston, 1.44 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Jensen. Erland M. 31.73 McLinden, Richard E. . As a result of the concerted, Mass. Lost your address in mov­ 6.52 Cleveland 7391 Jock, Josepti 17.00 McNoIlagc, John support given the Canadian Dis­ ing. Activity in your case. Must CHARLESTON 424 King St. Medlin, Jack R 1.80 2.54 Joffrian. Eugene trict of the SIU, shipowners are Phone 3-.3680 see N. Y. doctor for exam." Mecks, Joseph A .74 73.80 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Johnson, Albert learning, to their sorrow, that 51.12 Superior 5175 Johnson, Donald R. .. 8.98 Meeks, Joseph A the search for cheap labor is HAROLD^ NITZ Mcleck, P. J 9.65 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Johnson, George R. .. 8.98 1.07 Main 0147 Get in touch with Nathan more costly in the long run. Johnson, Guthrie C. 3.46 Menefee, Dale W Seamen everywhere are learn­ CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. 8.94 Berk, Counselor at Law, 270 53.54 Mickler, Charles B Corpus Christ! 3-1509 Joki, Ale.x ing that action at the point • of 2.18 Broadway, New York 7, N. Y. 5.87 Miles, Milton M DETROIT 1038 Third St. Jones, Jack C production is the only way to 1.44 ^ S, Cadillac 6857 Joyce, David 7.77 Miller, Harm achieve lasting gains. i 2.69 WILLIAM "BLUEY" CAMP bULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Judson, Harry 4.80 Miller, Kermit Pious resolutions and the tech­ Melrose 4110 Miller, R 11.45 f Write F. "Darkle" Willis, Box GALVESTON 308'/z—23rd St. K ^ Moellinger, Melvin 20.77 2243 Custom House Station, New nicalities of maritime laws will Phone 2-8448 Kahuhu, Phio P 44.00 Moller, Kaj 19.00 Orleans, La., or Union Hall, 339 never produce one pound of HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. steam on a ship whose Black 74 Mongone, Albei't 1.07 Chartres St., New Orleans. Phone 5S777 Kale, Ulrich H Gang is on the picketline fight­ 1.34 Moore, Warren B 1.11 HOUSTON 1515 75th St. Kecnan, Robert A ing for increased wages a»xd a Wentworth 3-3809 King, Irvin T 2.91 2.53 Morgan, James J. ... CHARLES^:. BRADY better standard of living. JACKSONVILLJE . . 920 Main St. Kobayashi, Masayoshi .... 5.58 5.62 Morgan, William A. Write to John C. McCullough. Phone 5-5919 3.16 Route 2, Box 38. Atmore, Ala. Kucharski, Ryszard 32.27 Murphy. John J. Jr. MARCUS HOOR I'/z W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 N L MILWAUKEE 6 33 So-Uh 2nd St 2.20 2.93 Nancurrow, Richard D. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. La Calla, Roscoe J 9.24 1.07 Napolitano, Joseph Phone 2-1754 La Londe, Dayton Jr NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartrcs St. Law, James R 5.73 3.66 Nelson, Harold W SS JOHN HATONE Magnolia 6112-6113 Lawton, James B 1.20 35.94 Nester, Jack NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. The following men are due 31.66 Lewis, Joe B 3.67 Nielson, Hjalamer HAnover 2-2784 lodging, overtime and subsis­ 26.40 2.95 Noel, Henry A NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Lizewski, Olexartder J tence: Lee Parker, OVj hrs.; over­ Lockler, James J 7.20 Phone 4-1083 Norris, Saurgeun D 2.37 NEW YORK, April 24—The time; J. Y. Sepulveda, 9t2 hrs.; PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Lorber, Roy 1.38 Atlantic-Gulf coastwise service Lombard 3-7651 and L. T. Shelander, 5'j hrs. Lowell, Kenneth H 44.94 of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship PORT ARTHUR . . 809 Fo'rt Worth Ave. 1.34 Oden, Richard R. Newell and C. Kinzel are Phone 2-8532 Corporation, a Waterman sub­ 2.93 due just overtime of O'Donnell, Kenneth R. .... hrs. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. sidiary, has been expanded by 74.74 each. The money can be collect­ Oland, John Beacon 4336 the addition of the three Vic­ 3.66 ed by contacting the offices of Olsaniewski, Edwai'd RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. tory ships, first of which is 16.14 Waterman SS Companj' in Mo­ Phone 2599 O'RoUrke, Albert MALLIE CATON scheduled to sail from this port SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. 5.14 bile, Alabama. O'Rourke, Albert Your papers are being held for Douglas 5475-8363 tomorrow. The additions bring .. 2.95 Ottcson, A. J 4- i- i SAN JUAN, p. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon you in the Philadelphia Hall, the total to seven ships now op­ 1.11 Owen, Robert R CAPE BRETTON San Juan 2-5996 You can call for them anytime. erating in this service. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 8 hours overtime for Good Fri­ P Operating out of New York jPhone 8-1728 day, a longshoremen's holiday WALLACE D? HAND 16.44 Panelli, Aladine exclusively, the new vessels will SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 7.43 can be collected at the Bull Line sail every Friday for Miami, Main 0290 Please come to headquarters or Panter, Bruce A TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 2.63 office in New York. Tampa, New Orleans and then send your book in so that it can Pariani, Albert • Phone M-1323 3.36 4. .4 4. to Mobile, Panama City and Paul, Richard R be straightened out. TOLEDO 615 Summit St. SS HENRY W. BEECHAM 2.95 Port St. Joe. Peek, Fred L S, S. Si WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. The four ships now on coastal 11.73 The beef on stowaways work­ Pellegri, Rudolph Terminal 4-3131 E. E. WITZKE VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. 26.40 ing on deck has been settled. runs will leave for the Gulf You overpaid $5.00 on receipt Percival, James Garden 8331 83.59 Collect at, or by writing to. Wa­ from Boston and Philadelphia number 36213. You can obtain Perowa, Joseph VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. 6.80 terman SS Co., 19 Rector St., with calls at the same ports list­ Petersen, Christian Pacific 7824 refund by contacting Patrolman ed for the new ships. New York. 1.46 Jimmy Drawdy, New York Hall. Peterson, Edwin H PERSONALS NOTICE! Shepard Steamship Company 31 MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASS. SlU HALLS MONEY DUE NOTICE! • Pan-Atlantic Adds 3 Ships To Coastal Fleet �Friday, April 25. 1947 (WITH A 41Am tfir>iHG) OF JRAYMOMD M. AVARS WAS VDl(;^^^OR€AMI^EeOWM.S.S(M) Gcrr siy neodE cAiscts WAS TH?CO 8V THP CONWANV weMT TO -me MMV WlNMd DOING/," SAID-me NMU 3UTNOWHE!S GOTATPIPCWROWITH i- Tlte SIU-THC UNION-THATFIGHIS US MeMSGRs'seefs AU,-IH6MAV UP ANO DOVIM UNG / � 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 April 25, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 17 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GREEN PLEDGES SUPPORT TO MTD IN PANAMA BEEF; BOYCOTT PLANS COMPLETED TELEPHONE STRIKERS HOLD FIRM WALL ST BOWS BEFORE UFE; WILL ARBITRATE CREW JOB ACTION CONVINCES OPERATOR TO BARGAIN WITH CANADIAN SEAFARERS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS BRITISH SEAMEN NEGOTIATING FOR NEW WORKING AGREEMENT THREE CREWS CONTRIBUTE $44 TO HOSPITALIZED CREW SAVED AS GREAT ISAAC, MORAN TUG, SINKS IN CRASH RECORD SHIPPING IS FORECAST FOR 1947 SEASON ON GREAT LAKES KEEPING UP MORALE OF THE 'HELLO GIRLS' HOUSTON LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AS THE 'PORT WITH A FUTURE' LCA FLOODS LAKES WITH NEW MEN IN ATTEMPT TO STOP SEAFARERS NO SIGN OF SHIPPING SLUMP IN NEW ENGLAND AREA SHIPS READY TO MOVE AT BUFFALO; WAIT ONLY FOR FULL FUEL SUPPLY WRITE, DON'T GO OFF TO BUFFALO FOR A BERTH USS TRIES CAN SHAKING IN PHILLY BUT PAST RECORD IS AGAINST THEM GOOD SHIPPING CLEANS OUT PORT ARTHUR GREAT LAKES SEAMEN RESPONDING TO INVITATION TO VISIT THE SEAFARERS' HALL IN CLEVELAND CORPUS CHRISTI KEPT ON THE HOP SHIPPING MAINTAINS ITS HIGH PACE IN NEW YORK; SEAFARERS HAVE THEIR CHOICE OF SHIPS AND RUNS DOUGLAS CREW TAKES ACTION ON PERFORMERS COAL SHIPS ADD TO NORFOLK'S SHIPPING BOOM NEW SIU HALL FUNCTIONING WELL IN ASHTABULA UNORGANIZED LAKES SEAMEN HELP DRAW UP PROPOSED SIU CONTRACTS MOBILE, BOSTON MEN REMEMBER HOSPITALIZED MARCUS HOOK A FERTILE FIELD FOR THE AFL TAMPA LABOR GIRDS FOR FIGHT WITH OPEN-SHOP CITY OFFICIALS UNORGANIZED MILWAUKEE SEAMEN GET THE BUSINESS FROM ALL SIDES FRISCO SHIPPING IS STILL GOOD CREW PUTS OUT BLAZE ON NORDHOFF AT SEA COMPARISON REVEALS SLOPCHEST INEQUITIES ABRAHAM BALDWIN TOWED INTO N.Y. COAL SHIP MCBURNEY HAD 'WONDERFUL TRIP' HOUSE UNION-BUSTING BILL SEEN AS WORK OF THE NAM BEEF-SETTLING SIMPLIFIED BY CLEAN SHIPBOARD RECORD ORGANIZATION OF ALL SHIPS IS ANSWER TO MC'S SCHEME TEXAS CITY TOTALLY RAZED; SEAFARERS GIVES ASSISTANCE THE FIRST SHOP, FIRST ACCIDENT, HIT PORT DULUTH BAGGAGE ROOM CROWDED WITH UNCLAIMED GEAR PAN-ATLANTIC ADDS 3 SHIPS TO COASTAL FLEET Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/25/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0ab7da6f9fbea3f374dcdc50bf59bed6.PDF 0c4dee089614175ac1cd3b6152dae00d PDF Text Text SIU Helps Canadians Strike Ships To Gain Full American Conditions Canadian District's March To Higher Wages Begins Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 18. 1947 Phone Strike Gets Helping Hand Of SiU tt No. 16 WE'RE WITH YOU NEW YORK — A milestone in the history of Canadian seamen was marked this week when a Canadian steamship company, operating six ves­ sels, was forced to sign a standard SIU contract, embodying all the provisions of the Waterman agreement. The six vessels were taken over by the India Steamship Company, a Canadian company, and men were shipped from Vancouver to man the ships at the wage scale set up by the communistdominated Canadian Seamen's Union. Two o? the .ship.s are in New r — York, undergoing repairs, and four are in California for the same purpose. Those in New York are the SS Dominican Vic­ J. P. Shuler, Secy-Treas. tory and the SS Lewiston Vic­ Seafarers Int'I Union 51 Beaver StreeL N.Y, tory. No SIU Members in the ter­ The crewmembers of the ships rible disaster in Texas City. berthed in this city wei'e not We are helping in every way satisfied with the wages and we can. conditions under which they D. L. Parker worked, and they called the SIU Galveston Agent to find out what could be done Texas City Disaster NEW YORK — Reinforced by hundreds of white-capped Sea­ farers, the picketlines of the striking telephone workers bore evidence this week of the soli­ darity of labor. While assistance and support of commie-dominated unions was refused, the SIU was called on about it. to help bolster the thin lines of A special meeting of these men to win anything is to pile off the New York telephone em­ was called at the Hall, and at your ship—and whenever you do, When the Canadian seamen called on the SIU for aid. if was ployes who are out on strike as this gathering the crews were we'll be there to help you." given to them immediafely. They held a meeting at the SIU part of a nation-wide action to pledged the full support of the Hall, where they were pledged any help they needed by Paul force the American Telephone OPERATORS UNHAPPY SIU, and its strong maritime af­ Hall. SIU Director of Organization. Hall, back to camera, is and Telegraph Company to bar­ filiates. shown addressing the crewmembers of the two ships. It is expected that internation­ gain with the National Federa­ al. operators and foreign govern­ tion of Telephone Workers, an GATHERING MOMENTUM independent union. ments -will do all in their power By this time events were roll­ And New York Seafarers were ing along in snowball fashion. to break this contract because it not the only ones who were called Taking heart from the promises sets, for them, a dangerous prece­ upon for aid. In New Orleans of the SIU, the Canadian sea­ dent. the unions formed a committee men voted to use economic ac­ to plan the .strike strategy for If the SIU program is e.xtendtion, if necessary, to force better ' the telephone workers, and all wages and conditions on their, ed, all seamen all over the world possible assistance is being given Instructions regarding the ternational implications because vessels. will soon get the same wages and to the strikers. planned boycott of Panamanian forgign ships, once they docked conditions now enjoyed only by It did become necessary for the Meanwhile, the almost two- ships went out to all SIU Ports in an American port, were pre­ the Seafarers International Un­ weeks long strike rolled along this week. If, and when, it be­ vented from moving until the men to use job action, but be­ ion of North America. cause of the solid backing of with seemingly little chance for comes necessary to take such ac­ victory was won. the SIU, it did not last long and For many years the just am­ a settlement. The company turn­ tion to protect the interests of At the time foreign ship.s were the company capitulated to all bitions of Canadian seamen were ed thumbs down on a Govern­ American seamen, the Seafarers hung up during the 1946 General the demands made by the men. subverted to the aims of the ment proposal that all issues in will be prepared to jump into Strike, foreign seamen pledged In a congratulatory message communists who have captured dispute be arbitrated by a single instant action. full support to the SIU, and no at­ following the signing of the con­ the Canadian Seamen's Union. arbitration board, preferring in­ No date has been set for the tempts were made to scab ships This was recognized at the Third stead ten regional boards. tie-up, but since notice has al­ out in violation of the picketlines tract, Paul Hall, SIU Director of Biennial Convention of the Sea­ Organization, said: (A full page of pictures of ready been served on President set up by the SIU-SUP. farers, when a new Canadian "The SIU policy of economic telephone strike appear on Truman and the Congress of the District was set up. Now. however. Panamanian action at the point of production page 5.) Unted States, the boycott can ships in foreign ports will be has always been successful. We Already the move has borne In refutation of this idea. La­ stai t at any time now. are glad to see that you came fruit, and Canadian seamen have bor Secretary Schwellenbach boycotted, and this is a project All AFL Maritime Unions have quoted a report made during the pledged their active support and which has never before been off your ships in good SIU style. taken new hope from the fast We told you that the only way moving militancy of the SIU. war by a telephone panel and in cooperation in this beef, and the attempted. which AT&T had concurred. International T r a nsportworkers The main objective in the en­ This report held that it would Federation, of which the SIU tire beef will be to prevent be "unrealistic to make wage and the SUP are members, have Panamanian ships from moving, adjustments without taking into piomised that Panamanian ships or from loading or discharging account the inter-company rela- will not be worked in any for­ cargo. Once this i^ accomplish­ eign port where the ITF has af­ (Continued on Page 4) ed, it is certain that the ship­ filiates. owners will discontinue their PHILADELPHIA — Another the issue came to a vote, the This means that any action phony practice of "transferring" taken by the SIU will, in a U.S. ships, to Panamanian and company was added to the ever- NMU withdrew. Of course, with its usual dogshort time become worldwide. Honduran registry in order to lengthening string of bargaining in-the-manger attitude, the NMU Never before in the history of avoid paying decent wages and, elections won by the SIU when Last week the membership waited for six months before the merchant marine has there guaranteeing decent conditions a National Labor Relations Board withdrawing, and that deprived of the SIU went on record ben such a wide-spread tie-up to American seamen. election here resulted in a 27 to 2 the men of union conditions for declaring the Merchant Mar­ planned, and if it goes through Every consideration will be victory for the Seafarers. iners of America a phony that much longer. will mark the second time that outfit, and ordered its rep­ The balloting was held on The NMU officials boasted the Seafarers completely stalled shown to the crews of the struck vessels, since the beef is with board the SS Petrolite, a tanker many times that the SIU would resentatives to be kept off shipping on a large scale. the operators, not with the men operated by Mathiasen Tankers, never be able to wlh a tanker SIU ships and out of SIU INTERNATIONAL SCOPE sailing the ships. Arrangements Incorporated. Halls. The MMA purports to election on the East Coast. The be a fraternal organization, Certification is expected on results of this voting should The first time was during the will be made for the comfort of and has been claiming that 1946 General Strike, when, in the men once the ships have April 21, after which negotia­ force them to eat their words. it has been approved by the tions for a contract are expected The result of the bargaining answer to a ruling by the Wage been tied-up. election made the crewmembers SIU. THIS IS A LIE! They to start. Stabilization Board which would Everything is in readiness now have never had SIU indorse­ very happy. Some of them stay­ At one time the National Mari­ have robbed SIU members of for the jump-off. The AFL Mar­ ment. and the membership's wage increases won in negotia­ itime Trades Department, and time Union, CIO, was endeavor­ ed with the ship for a period of action is the answer. KEEP tions with the shipowners, the the International Transport- ing to organize this company, but eight months to insure an SIU THEM OFF SIU SHIPS AND SIU brought all United States workers Federation are prepared it soon became apparent that victory, and to them goes the OUT OF SIU HALLS! shipping to a standstill. to puU the pin as soon as the the members of the crew wanted lion's share of credit in this no part of that union, and before worthwhile achievement. Seafarers gives the signal. Even then the action had in­ SIU Prepares To Tie-Up AH Panamanian Ships Seafarers Wins Union Election On Petrolite, Mathiasen Tanker Attention Seafarers! �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 18. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG ---------- President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL --------- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER - - - Vice-President 105 Broad St., Nbw York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER ------ Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER - - - - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK ------ Sccy.-Trcasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHUI.ER - - - Secy.-Trcas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 15') Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Sccy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1033 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Sccy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hasting.s St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor Bosses' Offensive The present Congrcs.'; of the United States could be likened to a bunch of small boys showing off to catch the attention of a pretty little girl. When one boy stands on his head, another docs cartwheels, while the third walks aloitg a fence imitating a tight-rope walker. All for love of the pretty little girl. The men who represent us, supposedly, in Congress, arc much the same. One Senator comes up with a bill to out­ law industry-wide bargaining, another comes up with a mea.sure to prohibit the closed shop, and then another brings out his pet, a bill to combine all anti-labor measures into one bill. All for the love of big business. In the past year the SIU has made vast gains in wages and conditions. It has gone to the aid of the United Finan­ cial Workers, the Office Workers, the Telephone Workers, besides assisting its affiliates in the AFL Maritime Trades Department. None of those gains could have been made, and not one of those unions could have been helped, if the laws which are now being considered in Congress had been in effect. There is a mad rush going on in Congress to pass laws to curb labor. Senators and Representatives partial to labor are, in the minority, and in hearings on the various lav/s, labor-haters have been cordially received while labor leaders have been harassed and brow-beaten. Do these sound like the actions of men elected to rep" resent the majority—people who work for a living— rather than the minority—those wbo employ others and live by exploiting them? -ALII of the bills now being debated could have been written by Hitler, Mussolini, or Stalin. All are designed to rob the worker of his rights, and all are designed to strengthen the hand of the already too-powerful employer. If these bills go through, and the bosses are exerting every effort to make sure they do, it will mark a serious de­ feat in the history of the American labor movement. TJje time for us to fight is right now. The AFL has entered, the battle against restrictive labor legislation with all its forces. AFL affiliates all over the country are going into tliis fight together, and the fight won't be over until the dignity of labor is so well established that big business serving politicians are retired to running errands for the' companies they so dearly love. ' Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. '' NEV/ ORLEANS HOSPITAL GU.S KREZTER C. MASON STEVE MOGAN R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT N. LONGTINE ED. DUDEK J. J. O'NEILL E. J. NAVARRE J. N. HULL C. TYNER C. J. COMPAN WM. H. CAO J. W. DENNIS ED. CUSTER WM. BROCE, Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY ADAM KARPOWICH C. LOCIGNO WM. MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. HAMILTON » » » BALTIMORE HOSPITAL FRANCIS O'BRIEN FRANCIS BRENNAN CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES MILLER CORRIE SHARTZER BEN PRICE MICHAEL J. LUCAS MANUEL ROMERO PETER LOPEZ JOHN FOX JOHN APPLE JOSEPH PODGORSKI LESLIE BRILHART LEONARD BAILEY ANTONIO AMARAL EDWARD CAIN JR. STANLEY ROWE SALEM COPE WM. BENNETT JOHN RILEY (G. L.) JAMES McMAHON (G. L.) ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL W. R. MUIR C. RAMUSSEN J. KOSLUSKY D. MCDONALD B. HOFFMAN J. C. J. R. L. L. J. C. L. NEPONSIT^HOSPITAL R. HANCHEY LARSEN S. CAMPBELL A. BLAKE TORRES CLARK FIGUEROA SCHULTZ L. LEWIS You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. , (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) H. BURKE E. FERRER S. i- i STATEN ISLAND HOSP. O. KAELEP M. BAUCSKI E. CARRERAS R. G. MOSSELLER J. A. DYKES K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN E. E. CASEY D. NELSON W. R. BLOOM M. MORRIS ^ F. NERING H. R. BELCHER L. JILES P. REYES P. LATORRE J. BOLGEK H. A. ECHEVARIA ^ ^ BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. DELLAMANO H. SWIM R. LORD E. JOHNSTON E. MOFENE J. LEVACK -D. BURLISON T. MAYNES �Friday. April 18, 1947 THE NO SCABBING ALLOWED SEAFARERS LOG Page Three The Social Security Act, And How It Affects The Merchant Seamen By JOSEPH VOLPIAN The little man with the cap is being told in no uncertain terms that he can't go through the picketline to work inside. This picture was taken at the picketline of the office workers who are striking against the George E. Flinn Company in Brooklyn. Seafarers were called in to help, and as this picture shows, they came through. Striking, Office Workers Get Aid from Seafarers As the fund increases, broad­ er coverage may be expected, probably in the form of disabil­ ity paymdhts. UNDERSTAND LAW NEW YORK — The militant members of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union took on a new as­ signment this week when they went to the aid of the 17 office workers who struck against the George H. Flinn Corporation, contractors for the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Work on the huge project came to an end when the strikers, members of Local 153, Office Employees International Union, AFL, threw a picketline around the job. • The office employees quit work because the Flinn corporation re­ fused to bargain with the union, nothwithstanding the fact that Local 153 had been chosen as bargaining agent by them in a labor board election last October. Even in the face of the com­ plete stoppage of work, however, the corporation continued to stall negotiations, and it was then that the SIU was appealed to. SIU ON HAND A squad of volunteers was dis­ patched to the site of the pro­ ject, where their presence im­ mediately heartened the strikers. The Seafarers wore their tradi­ tional white caps, and carried the picketsigns of the office workers. The striking employees include timekeepers, checkers, and tele­ phone operators. Their demands are for a 44-hour week, a 15 per­ cent wage increase, and a 10 per­ cent night differential. Accord­ ing to a union spokesman, the average wage is now $43.00 for a 48-hour week. The same spokesman indicated that unless the corporation agrees to negotiate within a short time, -x-r-o- will -a similar work stoppage be caUe^'at the ' ManhMtln end of the tunnel. Blood Donors To carry on the work of returning sick and injured merchant seamen to health, the Marine Hospital on Staten Island has put out a call for blood donors of all types. All men who wish to do­ nate blood to aid their fel­ low seamen can do so by call­ ing at the offices of the Sta­ ten Island Marine Hospital. No longer could old people Special Services Representative count on being taken in by their relatives. Social legislation be­ In the early days of American came necessary to fit the needs life, we were an agrarian na­ of the changing times. tion. Family groups were close­ The Social Security Act pro­ ly knitted and security was at­ vides a measure of security for tained by each family taking you in your old age and for care of its own. The burden of your survivors in case of your caring for the aged, decrepit and death at any time. It is operated survivors of the deceased was by the government and has no accepted as a family responsi­ stock-holders to payoff. bility. Your Federal Old Age Bene­ As the nation expanded west­ fit or Social Security tax of 1 ward and machinery began to percent is really the premium replace muscles as a means of on your insurance policy. After production, the family group was benefit payments are made and no longer self-sufficient. The old the cost of administration de­ homestead became a nostalgic ducted, the balance goes into a memory. fund which now stands at seven billion dollars and is growing all the time. Side by side, an office worker and a Seafarer picket together to button up the George E. Flinn Company. • Another example of labor unity. See story on this page for more details. Inasmuch as seamen have theii taxes deducted when their ship pays off, quite often taxes are deducted on money that has been earned in the previous year. For instance, an electrician ships out in May and pays off the following January. His earnings may be approximately $2800 from which $28.00 is de­ ducted for his Social Security tax. He then ships out again in February and returns in Novem­ ber with approximate earnings of .$3500 of which $35.00 is de­ ducted. Thus, he had paid $63.00 in taxes in one year. He may then apply for a refund from his nearest Federal Security Agency and have $33.00 returned to him. The Social Security Adminis­ tration's main offices are in Bal­ timore, Md., and all records are kept there in numerical order instead of alphabetical order. The reason is that there are about 88,000 J. Johnsons in the files and there are no duplica­ tions in a numerical system. However, employers sometimes get the number of your Social Security Card wrong, and as a result someone else may get credit for your payments. You may check your account at any time by sending a card to the Baltimore headquarters asking for a statement of your account. Special po.stcard forms are available at any of their field offices. Merchant seamen, like 70 mil­ lion other Americans, are cover­ ed by the Social Security Act. It is important that the law be understood so that full benefit can be enjoyed. Unlike private insurance, in which the entire premium is paid by the workers, the Social Security tax is paid by both the w o r k e r and his employer in equal parts. This makes it possible for you DO have protection that could not be bought elsewhere for what is paid under the govern­ ment plan. BENEFITS Your share of the cost is 1 At the present time there are percent of your earnings up to $3,000 in any one year. You two kinds of benefits—retirement can get a refund on any amount and survivors. Retirement benefits are pay­ paid in excess of this $3,000. able to the wage earner when he retires at 65 or later. Survivors benefits are payable to his family when he dies no matter at what age death oc­ curs. bring results. Specifically, the retirement At the meeting I was greatly benefits are payable to: 1. The impressed by the genuine feel­ wage earner when he is 65 or ing of common interest which prevailed. The most striking older and stops work; 2. His feature of the meeting was that wife when she reaches 65; 3. His seamen's interests were being unmarried children under 18. Seafarer Watches The ITFAt Work By W. J. BRADY Attending a meeting of the International Transportworkers Federation as a rank and file member of the SIU, I saw for the first time how our interests are protected by our affiliation with the ITF—the world-wide organi­ zation to which the SIU, SUP and MM&P are affiliated. At the invitation of the New York Port Agent, Paul Hall, I attended an ITF meeting in Brooklyn this week, where the ITF took up the issue dealing with the boycott of ships flying flags of non-maritime nations— particularly Panamanian ships. The gathering was presided Willy Dorchain, representative of the ITF to Ameidc^ ^nd representative of the ITF of Belgium. Paul Hall representing the SIU and Morris Weisberger the SUP explained the American aspects of the boycott in a thorough manner. The Norwegian representative, Johansen, was quick to point out that he had already taken steps in notifying his union in Norway to have engines on stand­ by should the boycott take place. Clausen, representing Denmark, and Scott, representing England, both gave strong support to the American position on the pro­ posed boycott. This was added to by the rep­ resentatives of Greece and Sweden. A glance at the countries represented at the meeting show­ ed them to be the leading mari­ time nations in the woidd, and a boycott of Panamanian ships by these unions would be positive to (Cimtinucd on Page 14) (Contiftued on Page 9) MORE SIUBROTHERS �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Fxiday. April 18. 1947 ttWIIK.,. QUESTION: the SIU message? As a volunteer organizer, what was your greatest obstacle in getting acrpss O. E. "BUDDY" BASS, Wiper: I was aboard ihe Sovereign of Ihe Seas which is an Isthmian scow. There wasn't much prob­ lem to organizing on that ship since most of the men realized lhat without a union they were sunk. Isthmian has a long anti­ union record, and the men could see that their conditions and SOTIRIOS FOSCOLAS, OS: I was on tv/o ships as a volun­ teer organizer, and on both it was practically the same story. My first ship was the American Trader, American Trading and Production Company, and the second was a tanker that later signed with the SIU. Most of our trouble on these ships was with ihe NMU. They would come on board and spout a load of bushwah, and then when the crew found out what liars those guys •were they even resented ihe SIU organizers. We had to undo all the harm those phonies did, and after that v/e were able to start our own job. ABOUT FACE wages had stood still, while the it contrasted with the NMU. I rest of the industry had ad­ answered all their questions, but Now this same company is re­ vanced. Every time the SIU wins when an NMU organizer came on, fusing to put into operation all a new contract or a beef, it boboard, he refused to answer most arbitration plan which would comes thai much easier to do a of the questions and that - made take . into consideraton the "in­ good organizing job. Seamen are a bad impression on the men. ter-company relationships" re­ like everybody else, they want to Of course the officers tried to ferred to above. join a movement that is militant give us a hard time, but as soon Scliwellenbach took the com­ and that will win gains for them. as they saw that the men wanted pany to task in very strong lan­ And that's why the record of the to choose their own union with­ guage, but he also found time to SIU is such a good selling point out outside interference, the criticize the telephone workers. in organizing new companies. Skipper and the Mates started There was not^ much he could On the Sovereign of the Seas leaving the crew strictly alone say about them since they have the officers gave us a little trou­ on that matter. I've heard other been willing to abide by arbitra­ ble. They couldn't stop us from volunteers tell about the diffi­ tion since the negmtiations began talking union, but they could and culties they had in doing an or­ many long months ago. Never­ did stop us from making any ganizing job, but with me it was theless, the Secretary of Labor overtime. Our engineer, the First a snap. Maybe on the next ship scored the union for failure to Assistant, took over the Third's I'll have a hard time, but I think realize that "they are working watch, and he took over the du­ ,that the. SIU record speaks for for a public utility which must ties of the Wipers. He was so itself, and for that rea,son the be maintained constantly . . ." busy doing this work thai he CHARLES MISAK, OS:. crewmembers are receptive to us On another front, the telephone failed to do his own, and as a re­ I'm one of those lucky fellows when we tell them our story. workers in New Jersey were sult we almost had a serious ac­ who didn't have any obstacles to Certainly in the past few months granted an injunction prohibiting cident at sea. As it was, we had overcome when I went aboard a we have won plenty of gains for the arrest or prosecution of tele­ to stop in the middle of the ocean ship as a volunteer organizer. seamen, and we have knocked phone strikers under the drastic to make repairs. But that really When the other members of the over quite a number of new com­ new law passed by the state— wasn't an obstacle to organiz­ crew found out that I wanted to ing; in fact it helped us by show­ talk to them about the SIU, they panies. That shows that unor­ after the strike had already ing the men that their best pro- were anxious to hear from me. ganized seamen respect our Un- started. The injunction was handed toction would be a signed and They asked questions about ouriioH' and want the kind of prodown by a Federal Judge, and sealed SIU contract. Union, and wanted to know how teclion we can furnish. was based on a Supreme Coui-t decision which held that the right JOSEPH DINKINS. Oiler: to strike could not be abridged As soon as a fellow makes up by the stales unless such striking his mind that he's going to ship would result in "grave or im­ out as a volunteer organizer, he mediate danger to the commun­ starts to get nervous. I know ity." that happened to me. But once He maintained that this did I made up my mind, I decided to not hold true in this case since go through with it, and so I ap­ emergency service is still being plied for a job on an Isthmian provided. ship. I was turned down a cou­ have stock in the company, in­ On that AT&T ship, the Skip­ stead of being just plain work­ per put pressure on the crew- ing guys like the rest of us. They members to join the NMU. I go around damning all unions •wouldn't do thai, and the Skip­ and trying to talk the men into per made it so hot for me that I voting for the company in a bargaing election. BuV those people was finally forced off the ship. arp npttJnr, j xi. are Another source of trouble on or­ are getting scarcer, and they ' ganized vessels are the company so discredited that hardly anystiffs. Those guys act like they^ body listens to them any more. ple of times, but one day they needed a man in a hurry, and that was me. I was assigned to the St. Augustine Victory. As soon as I came on board I knew that there would be trouble. The Skipper, was violently anti-union, and even more het up against the SIU. He forbade any union talk, and he went all out to make sure that ibis rule was lived up to. bers of the NMU for a couple of Of course, we didn't let him years. I know we did a bang-up stop us, and we continued to talk job on the St. Augustine Victory, about the advantages of the SIU, and the NMU must have felt the and we gave out our Union same way about it because all 36 literature and copies of the Sea- votes on the ship were chal­ campaign was lenged by them. From the way successful that some NMU the men talked to me while I T. j i. j j • XL xx. men on board handed in their was on the ship I'm sure that books and joined the SIU. A few'they voted right down the line of these guys had been mem- for the Seafarers. HOMEWARD Unclaimed Gear BOUND Members whose gear has . been held for more thcui three months in the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are- advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. (Cottthmed^from P^ge I) tionships which have always played a part in the wage his­ tory of the Bell System." NO EMERGENCY In regard to emergency long distance service, it came to light that the financial bigwigs in Wall Street, and other money districts the nation over, had made arrangements for long dis­ tance service before the strike started. These financiers have open long distance lines at their disposal 24 hours per day, re­ moving many lines from emer­ gency operation. But even in the face of all these maneuverings on the part of big business, the ranks of. the tele­ phone workers are solid, and the support of all honest labor is strictly on their side. Beside assistance from the SIU, the NFTW received a check for $20,000 from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL, as "a first practical token" of its sympathy with the strikers. The money was contributed for the special purpose of placing ad­ vertisements in newspapers. NEW HOURS ; - Heading up the Detroit River after. discharging-hjBir first load of aulomphiles at Cleveland, is the SS George VA Mead, a McCarthy ship. Shets an-SIU ship, and a good vessel. Everything thai floats is being made ready on the Great Lakes this year, for what Lakes seamen expect to be the greatest year in history. More cargo will probably be carried this year than during the war. Due to the large number of ships in New York calling for crews during off hours and on Sundays, the New York Hall is now operating on a new schedule of hours for registering and shipping. The new hours are: From Monday through Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ day from 10 to 3. �Frfday.'Aprtl'-18.-<d47 PtiE SEAFARERS Pade FifB LOG i 'i' /I Seme people have mors pep than others. After walking the piclretlines, these tc-lephona workers adjourned to the SIU Hall for a spot of jive. Such energy will come in handy in forcing the Bell Telephone Company to bargain honestly. Seme apples hove worms in them, and some unions have scabs to contend wiih. Take this picture above. Note the scabs scurrying out of Ihe telephone office at 104 Broad Street, New York. They've got their heads dov/n and who can blame them. The company paid good money for scabs, up to S25.CJ0 per day, but who wants blood money. ' • • •• ' V'./ -v '' ^ESTEp^jSr - a. y ipjjssp-...? .r '• - '• • Seafarers joined telephone workers on the picketlines in New York. From this point the sidewalk looks like a sea of white caps, and to the strikers it looked like real labor solidarity. Here's the strategy committee for' the New Orleans striking' phorte workers. Left to li^ht. Steely White, SIU New Orleans Port Agent; Ray Gtiidiry, 'Publicity Director, N. O. Coordinate Strike Committee; Jimrriy Mahafdy, slate di­ rector 6f the Southern Federation of Telephone Workers; and Bill 'Ranier, Secretary-'Treasurer of Local 410 of the same union. s I « . .,•> ; ?7r>v.;-cv.-T??tSS'. ^ . aj- Tsc5?-^;.y;;•- ly'.':- "H .• i . ,. • ^ • " In every stale execpf Indiana and Virginia, which have laws preventing utility strikes, telephone workers quit work on April 7, These telegrams were photographed in New Orleans. Posed in front of the telephone company office in New brleans, theise ^iretfy operators hold up the picket signs which 'tell at a glance that they are out on strike. All 6v6r'the nation the story was much the same, but the militant spirit of the lelephohe' workers was still as high'after ten days'6f strike as it was when the action first started. Pictured above are Leona Himmel end Zoe'Seigfried, in the usual 6rder. North or South, picketing is the same. - New Orleans has scabs, loo. Unmindful of the picket, these parasites go into ihe telephone of­ fice to work. Wonder if they realize that they are harming themselves in the long run? ^ �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 18, 1947 American Legion-Stooge Of Big Business What the American Legion is and what it stands for is no sec­ ret to the working people of the United States. They have pictures, clearly etched in their memories of the many union halls broken into by American Legion mobs, the union and liberal newspapers wrecked by armed goons from Legion chapters, and the distur­ bances caused by the Conven­ tions of this group. The dark days following the end of World War I saw the Legion playing a leading role in cracking heads on the picket- ny and darkness. The huge more than members of the armed tifies as the noted naval and submarine filled seas and then quantities of supplies thaJt forces in , the final analysis. military analyst of the New York make their way back through have already been brought ac­ There were no Government Times. enemy patrolled waters for more ross the Atlantic are a testi­ shared allotments for merchant Although many valiant men men and equipment. monial to the job that has al­ seamen. There were no clothing served in the merchant marine, Some only made one trip be­ ready been done." and uniforms for them either. against them must be measured a fore they went with the ship to At the same time. General There were no wages coming in great many others who "sought the long layoff, but some made Douglas MacArthur said of the during illness or injury for the the merchant marine as a soft many runs, and lived to have "heroes in dungarees," as they berth; they escaped the draft, and their sacrifices and contributions merchant seamen, were then called. they got whacking big salaries to the war effort depreciated by "With us they have shared While members of the armed and bonuses while doing it," says a smearing article in the Amer­ the heaviest enemy fire. On services received furloughs with Baldwin. ican Legion Magazine. these Islands I have ordered pay, seamen took time off withThe men who fought the war, HIS RECORD them off their ships into fox­ whether on land or on the sea, Hanson Baldwin may be re­ had only the highest respect for holes when their ships became membered as the anti-labor col­ the merchant seamen. True, there umnist of the New York Times untenable targets of altack. who. in the midst of the 1946 At our side they have suffer­ Masters. Mates, and Pilots Strike, ed in bloodshed and death. asked in print for a return to the The high caliber of efficiency good old days when Masters and the courage they display­ were able to flog seamen, and the unions had not made a sea­ ed in their part of the invasion man's life a half-way decent one. of the Philippines marked But during the war, his paper their conduct throughout the made far different points. entire campaign in the South­ On March 24, 1945, this influ­ west Pacific. They have con­ ential newspaper joined the tributed tremendously to our ranks of those calling for a Mer­ success. I hold no branch in chant Seamen's Bill of Rights. higher esteem than the Mer­ out pay when they could afford In pungent paragraphs, the Times to do so. And when gear was made the following points; chant Marine Service." lost at sea, through torpedoing or "It is .said that 80 percent of The American Legion Maga­ bombing, the seaman had to re­ those sailing since the start of zine, the official publication of plenish his own supply. No ask­ the war have been sunk at lea.st were a few men, in both camps, lines. In every community, the the American Legion, in an ar­ ing Uncle Sam for more. who were not all they should be, men of the Legion took an ac­ once. ticle appearing in the March, but thej' were few and relations tive and leading part in the CHARGES UNJUST "There is no provision for con­ 1947, issue, takes the merchant strikebreaking that was so Most of the charges contained tinued periodic treatment for between the armed services and seamen to task for daring to re­ prevalent prior to the growth in the articles are unfounded, or these men, even though the GI the merchant mariners were quest a Bill of Rights. and strength of unionism. pertain to only a small number of Bill of Rights holds out the prom­ warm from the knowledge of ATTACKS SEAMEN And they are following out the merchant seamen who kept ise that every veteran of the dangers equally shared. The article is authored by the sealanes open even before the armed services may have free But in the postwar world, the their self-designed roles of un­ ion busters in their activities William Hyatt, and is called, United States had been attacked necessarj' hospitalization for the American Legion has taken up­ since, the end of World War II. "The NMU: Paid in Full." at Pearl Harbor. rest of his life, if he is unable to on itself the task of destroying the good-will between the serv­ Although the NMU is speci­ It is well known that the Only 70 per cent of the United pay for it. ices, and at the same time deprive average soldier, sailor, and ma­ fically picked out for attack, it States armed forces saw service "Also, there is no permanent rine had no anti-union preju­ is obvious that all seamen's un­ overseas in World War H, and pension program for the disabled merchant seamen of the benefits dices. The Services tried to ions are the object of this sneak of these, not more than 75 per­ merchant mariner. The rehabili­ which are granted to any mem­ make the men in the armed for­ attempt to steal from merchant cent ever heard a shot fired in tation program promises well on ber of the armed services, no ces into union haters, but that seamen a decent postwar fu­ anger. These are official figures. paper, but there arc substantial matter how safe or dangerous his job might have been. ture. program proved ineffectual. But the soldiers, sailors and reports that the service is suf­ It .should be remembered that The main line of argument is marines who never met the en­ fering from poor administration When the was over, the American Legion took on the centered on the fact that mer­ emy are not being denied the in many states, and from ignor­ merchant seamen did not have task of baiting unions and chant seamen were draft de­ GI Bill of Rights. No attempt ance of the operation of it, rather to land in enemy territory to be­ come the target of concerted at­ showing veterans how to fight ferred, received good pay and has been made to exclude WACS generally. tack. Every time a ship ventured against labor. It is significant allowances, ate decent food, and or Waves who served their full "The results is that disabled that the largest World War II slept on white sheets. time in the safe shores of the merchant marine personnel who a mile out into the Atlantic and Pacific, it became an immediate veteran's group, the American While this was going on, the United States. need rehabilitation have been prey to the lurking Nazi sub­ Veterans Committee, is strict­ article states, all members of Why then attack merchant, sea­ discharged in large numbers from marine wolf-packs. ly pro-labor, and has attracted the armed forces were drafted. man who were the first to fight? the hospitals and have disappear­ PONDER THE FACTS many union men into its ranks. In this next paragraph may lie ed to become probable charges Let Mr. Hyatt and the Ameri­ on the community as indigents. the answer. We quote from Mr. FOR CURBS can Legion Magazine ponder over Hyatt. "At least there should be an The leaders of the American these facts. Let the memory of Legion have made it almost a ". . no merchant seaman effort to recognize the dignity six thousand dead merchant sea­ of the service and give to the life work to appear before Con­ could sign on a ship without men cause both of them to think thousands of disabled merchant gress on practically every Bill being forced to join a union. twice befoi-e writing and pub­ marine veterans some distinction that would limit the rights of As a result union coffers were lishing such irresponsible .state­ from members of the civilian labor unions, or limit the rights swollen with the tribute exact­ ments. population who have taken no of free people, living in the ed from these thousands of risk and suffered no injury conIf their object is wrecking the young men." United States of America. existing, seamen's unions, they ' nected with war." But it is significant that this In other words, the author of have bitten off much more th.ah WAR SERVICE same organization is struck the article is angry because the they can chew. dumb when it comes to fighting seamen were strong enough to More than 1500 SIU members The same issue of the maga­ against Bills which give as­ force decent demands from ship­ were lost as a result of enemy zine that carried the attack on tounding powers to big business owners who were reaping a for­ merchant seamen also carried an or entrenched wealth and power. tune from the war situation, and article entitled "Why I Joined Right now the American Le- got very little money per month, is even more angry because the The American Legion." This is gion is howling down the trail ate poor food, and slept on .straw unions had made such an im­ an interview with 20 vets who mattresses and in foxholes. pression on men going to sea for against a Merchant Seamen's became Legionnaires. Incidently, the first time that were eager to On the face of it, these com­ Bill of Rights. This legislation, merchant seamen are not eligible similar to the GI -Bill of Rights, parisons are absolutely untrue. join a union at the first oppor­ for membership. would compensate merchant Merchant seamen were subject tunity. It is a subject.^of much con­ seamen for their wartime serv- to the same terrors and hard­ It becomes more and more ob­ jecture whether these men would ship that most of the soldiers, vious as the piece continues that ice. have joined the American Le­ Outstanding Americans, sailors, and marines experienced. the author is not so much in­ gion if they had been aware that among them soldiers and sailors ^ Their lives were no different terested in withholding the bene­ the Legion would stoop low from privates up to Generals from what most Navy men went fits of a Bill of Rights from mer­ enough to attack the merchant and Admirals, have given praise through, except that an armed chant seamen as he is in doing seamen, the men who were the to aciljvities of the merchant battleship or destroyer is a lot his little bit to discredit seamen's first to fight. safer than an unarmed freighter, marine during the war. unions in the eyes of the public. action. In addition, seamen stood or a tanker loaded with high oc­ General Dwight D. Eisen­ From what is known of the One of the most serious, as well side by side with servicemen dur­ tane gasoline. hower said, in 1945, as the most unfounded, charges ing the awful days of establish­ average veteran, it is reasonable High wages is another source made by Mr. Hyatt is that mer­ ing beachheads and fighting off to believe that he would have "In behalf of the men of held his nose and hurried past my command, I thank the of contention in the article. If chant searten entered the mari­ enemy attacks. the Legion Headquarters before The odds against merchant men of the Merchant Marine the author had thought, or want­ time service so as to escape ac­ becoming a party to such a be­ seamen were practically double. for their pledge of full coop­ ed, to delve further into the sub­ tive service. trayal of all that this country ject, he could have found that eration in our common effort In this connection he quotes because they had to transport fought for. merchant seamen were not paid Hanson Baldwin, whom he iden- the troops and supplies through to destroy the forces of tyran- �Friday. April 18. 1947 T H E SEAF ARERS LO G For Small Place, Port Arthur Has Good Shipping This Wilmington Finkherder Is Riding To A Fail By HARVEY C. JAMERSON PORT ARTHUR —There isn't much down here in the way of payoffs, but for a small port this place gets more than its share of ships in transit. Each ship has a few beefs which don't amount to much, but which keep us step­ ping. Much as I hate to say it, in more than a few cases the fault lies with the crew. That doesn't mean only the Iripcarders or per-' mitmen. The full bookmen feel that they can stay drunk and foul up a ship without anything happen­ ing, but as soon as a TC or permRman goes off the beam, the full bookmen call the Hall and ask the Agent or Patrolman to come down and kick the per­ former off. You all know that the agree­ ments of the SlU are the best afloat. To keep them that way we must have a strong Union, composed of men who live up to the Union rules and furnish a day's work for a day's pay. For men with ratings, this Port is a lulu. We have shipped every­ one around here except the cowpunchers and the oilwell diggers, and we still need more men. Come on down here Brothers, and if you don't want to ship, just come in and visit. Page Seven BY CHARLES STARLING i SAVANNAH — Things in the ! Port of Savannah still look on 1 the brighter side, as v/e-are ex­ pecting quite a few .ships to pay­ off within the next month. As I said in last week's report, '.ve hu\ e two paying off this week Silence this week from the By JOHN MOGAN and are expecting about eight Branch Agents of the follow­ BOSTON — Business and .ship­ the bosun, who gave the Patrol­ more within .a month. So, .ship­ ing ports: ping in the port of Boston re­ man a bad time foi' a while in ping .-hould be I'ea! good in the Port of Sa\'annah. mains definitely on the upswing. connection with his beef. NORFOLK However, the bosun was de­ An invitation is open for any As a matter of fact, the Cham­ TAMPA ber of Commerce has been gloat­ finitely high ma.n insofar as of ou:' Brothei'.s to come down ing in the newspaper for .several overtime hours worked was con­ and ship, out at any time. GALVESTON days about the enorm.ous in­ cerned; it was the Sunday We haci quite a beef on the JACKSONVILLE crease in exports and imports watches which gave the ABs l-M'mttmk Point, here in SavanHOUSTON slight edge in total hour.s. through the port. j nah this la.^-'t week, in regard to CORPUS CHRISTI It would bo well to .see this i thi.^ fink herder in the Port of The patrolmen, and particu­ MOBILE larly our traveling man, Jim clause ciarific'd in a special ai'- ' Wilmington. Sweeney, have had a busj' week ticle in the LOG, as the dispute :I Thi.s bird .seems to be shipping CHICAGO does arise from time to time, and of it. DETROIT I all im n that he can get a hold of Brothej' Sweeney was in Provi­ no doubt wil continue to come on any and all ships, without DULUTH dence for the payoff of thtr SB up until each and every bosun ever making an effort to call our TOLEDO knows the score. ports for men. 'Well, we will be starting off This practice must stop, as it The deadline for port re­ the new week with a bang, with is involving some of our book two Watcrmans scheduled for ports, monies due. etc.. is the members who live in the port of payoff on Monday—the Simmons Monday preceeding publica­ Wilmington and also new men Victory in Portland, and the tion. While every effort will NEW starting out to sea who do not Niantic Victory, which was out DESIGNbe made to use in the current know the score. five months, in Boston. RgAR . issue material received after I am writing the SecretaryAlso scheduled for payoffs ENGINE' Treasurer a letter regarding this early in the week are three West that dale, space commitments matter, and am .sure when he Coast tankers. generally do not permit us to contacts Moran Towing and other So once more an urgent in­ do so. vitation is extended to all hands companies in the Poi't of New to come up this way for good York that this practice will stop shipping; it's heartbreaking to immediately. New Eghoto, tanker; in Port­ see a ship go out light a couple -About all that is left to say land for the SS Irvin S. Cobb; in of men, but we've seen them go is that we are having some beau­ Providence for the SS Fort Win­ that way fairly often recently. tiful weather in the port of Sa­ nebago, tanker; in Portland for Lastest dope on the Evange­ vannah. and Brother Smith and the SS Simmons Victory, Water­ line fs that she'll be ready about I are working like the devil right man, which, incidentally was de­ May 1. now. By WILLIAM RENTZ layed owing to a heavy blow out­ BALTIMORE — Like all other thing to do with it. We all I'e- side; then back to Boston for the SIU Ports, this Branch is hav­ membcr Red as New Orleans payoff of the Fort Erie, and on ing its share of trouble in get­ Patrolman for two years, and Sunday, back to Portland for a ting enough rated" rnen, espec­ we all know what kind of a Monday morning payoff of the Simmons Victory. ially in the black gang. swell job he did there. In the meantime, the SS South­ We have been saying for some Let's hope that the ships con­ By W, PAUL GONSORCHIK time that our membership is not tinue coming in here with less land paid off in Boston, with a too large for the number of jobs beefs and fewer gas hounds on lot of stuff hitting the port in NEW YORK—One of the most of the Union. You are the ones under contract, and this situa­ board. Baltimore is bearing transit, most of which had better important items of the Seafarers' ' who will in time run the SIU. tion proves that we were cor­ down on performers as these than a fair share of beefs. structure is the shipping rules. The responsibility for main­ The SS Greenville Dodge These rules, drawn up by the taining a strong union depends characters can cause a lot of rect. This does not mean that we commotion and "tftsruption in a (Grace Lines-SUP) and the SS membership, are part of the SIU's on you; and there is only one Warrior, both in port loading, foundation. should open our books. While port. waj- to insure that: a thorough called on the same day with iden­ we may be a bit shorthanded understanding of the shipping If a man expects to hold on Unfortunately, however, all at the present time, we should to his valuable SIU Book', he tical beefs—performers aboard. members are not living up to the rules. prepare ourselves for the pos­ better be sober at the payoff. FEW AGAINST MANY shipping rules, either through a The shipping rules are not hard sibility of a shortage of jobs It is a damn shame that one lack of knowledge or a desire to to understand. They were drawn It seems that oilers are claimdue to permanent lay-up of some or two men can make a ship mis­ desregard them. up by the membership in terms erable for the majority, and ships. It is hard to understand this every man can understand. Another factor that may add wherever such a condition is It wasn't easy. A gi-eat deal of lack of knowledge, as it has been to lack of jobs for merchant found the Union must crack time and effort •w.^ent into their taken for granted that all mem­ seamen is the transferring of down on the troublesome min­ preparation and the final draft bers are acquainted with the pro­ American vessels to the Panam­ ority. was voted upon and accepted by visions of the rules. anian or Hondurian flag. Now that there is a spurt of the membership. It can be seen now that too I believe we should tie those good shipping, with a consequent much was taken for granted. FOR THE MAJORITY ships up wherever they come scarcity of rated men, there are Here, where an understanding of ^ HA"VSM! HICinto an American Port, other­ A few members do not see eye those who figure they can af­ the shipping rules and constitu­ I'M MOT AIDwise our standards will be driv­ to eye on the rules and will make ford to get fired. MlC-P-feKpORM£Rf tion are a real necessity to the en down and our men put out a practice of disregarding them. But it should be remembered gaining of a livelihood, many sea­ of work. It is too bad that everyone can't that the book or permit might farers show only indifference. At the present time we have see a subject in the same light, be lost also, which is a lot more Where are the oldtimers who the MV Gadsden in Port. She but disregarding anything that serious. should know the rules and by­ is a heavy lift ship belonging to displeases one is not helpful to The Warrior also had a few the American Eastern Company. ing overtime for cleaning centi- necessary repairs due which, ac­ laws of the Union? Have they the Union or the majority of sea­ The SS Mandarin, Robin Line, fruge strainers on C-1 type en­ cording to the crew, were rather forgotten that our Union fought men who voted for them. is also here waiting to be turn­ gines. Ths is always routine duty slow in shaping up. However, for these rules and the strength An important thing about the ed over to the Bloomfield Steam­ and is to be done Without the it was learned that they will be and effectiveness of the Union ship^ng rules is the correct in­ depend on them? ship Company. This is another payment of overtime. terpretation. It is understand­ made okay, and that their new Ben Rees, formerly Dispatcher newly organized company, under AND THE NEWCOMERS able that the rules can be in­ refrigerator for the crew mess in Norfolk, has taken over as SIU contract. terpreted differently, so for this will be delivered before sailing. And the younger Brothers just Stewards Department Patrolman reason I will point out some of CLEAN AND QUIET out of school: Why are the ship­ OVERTIME PROBLEM here. Reliable Ben, or "Old Hoss" the most misinterpreted rules in ping rules so difficult to under­ Another beef which came up The City of Alma, Waterman as he is known, is right on the a subsequent issue of the LOG. recently (on the SS Southland) stand? Steamship Company, paid off ball, as always. In the meantime, if you have It has always been an accepted here on April 5. This was a Permit and trip card men are was in connection with Article 3, any questions pertaining to the good payoff, and we want to being promoted aboard'ship. This Section 12 of the Agreement re­ fact that a knowledge of the shipping rules, ask your Dis­ commend the _ three Delegates is in violation of the Union's garding the bosun being allowed shipping rules is the first prin­ who bought this ship in clean Official Shipping llules, which to make as many hours overtime ciple that must be learned to in­ patcher, Patrolman or any of state, "Section 30 — Wipers as the high man's overtime in the sure smooth operations both your officials for clarification. and with no disputes. We arc here for that purpose aboard ships and ashore. Our old pie-card buddy. Red must not be promoted aboard Deck Department. and we will gladly help you with On the shoulders of you young­ On the Southland, some of Sullivan, was the ship's Dele­ vessel, but must come off and any questions. er Seafarers depends the future the ABs had more overtime than gate, and maybe that had some­ register." Boston Covers All New England NO NEWS ? ? As Shipping Maintains Peak Baltimore, Too, is Having Trouble Finding Men For The Rated Jobs Knowledge Of Shipping Rules Called Basis Of Union Strength �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS Petty Chiseling Cheats Seamen Out Of Launch Service Money LOG Friday. April 18. 1947 ALCOA'S NEW PASSENGER SHIP By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — Last week i informed as to when the launch a situation that we will show up. we had naa a haven't had in a long time, All our members ought to be mean that a launch beef came on the watch for these chiseling up on the Cape Briton, Bull Line, tactics, and when they crop up and that's something which we wait for the launch — otherwise haven't had to contend with in the money spent Cannot be col­ lected from the company. many moons. The ship pulled out into the stream at about 6 p. m. and no launch was supplied by the com­ pany until the next morning. Some of the crewmembers, how­ ever, signaled a launch, and paid $1.00 apiece each way. , . West Coast Gets A New Probiem: Shortage Of Men least eight and J half pounds of coffee on board for each day. However, when it came time to bring supplies on board, damn if By W. H. SIMMONS coffee wasn't found to be short again. So we went to bat with SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping the company and this time ia so good out here that we are enough Java was supplied. experiencing something new for Shipping is very good down us. There is a shortage of all ratings, and we are forced to here. We have plenty of jobs Any move heaven and earth to get and not enough takers. enough men to crew the ships. rated men who want to ship out Last week we had a case in of the City of Brotherly Love are point. The Waterman Steamship invited to come on down here Company took over the Xavier and get acquainted. Victory in Coos Bay. We had the problem of crewing the ship and we only managed it by grabbing men as they came into the meet­ ing, giving them bus tickets and Members of fhe SIU have subsistence money, and sending a long record of supporting them on their merry way. other unions in a just beef. From this instance, and others For this reason, all Seafarers too numerous to mention, it can are urged not to purchase the be seen that the Gold Coast is really humming again. Vancouver Daily Province, However, although we are en­ a. scab newspaper, set up and joying plenty of activity here, printed by non-union labor. our income has dropped off The Vancouver. B. C., slightly. Atlantic and Gulf mem­ SIU Branch is supporting the bers touching any port on the West Coast, can pay their dues. International Typographers SUP representatives are carrying Union, AFL, both morally A&G Dues Receipt Books, and and physically in their eight there is an A&G office in the month old strike. Port of San Francisco. Canadian Seamen When in Vancouver show your contempt for the scabs by refusing to buy a news­ paper put out by strikebreak­ ers. This will help the ITU members to win their strike for better wages and condi­ tions. ~ •: • ^ .'I " - m - •-. - DOUBLE TALK Another beef last week con­ cerned the Skipper of the John Gallup, Smith and Johnson. This character came on board at 5:30 p. m., and ordered all hands to stand by fore and aft. He then They were told by the launch- tried to beat the men put of two tender that if they presented hours penalty time. their receipts to the company When this was brought up to they could collect the money they him at the payoff, he stated in paid him. The company refused front of both Patrolmen that the to pay, and claimed that a launch had been furnished, and some of hree Delegates had never menthe crewmembers had used the tioned the matter to him. So the service going to and from shore. Delegates came up, and then the Captain stated that he had not said anything to the Patrolmen SEA LAWYERS about not hearing from the Dele­ According to the agreement, gates on the beefs. when a ship is out in the stream Some guy. He had a split awaiting a berth, and it is ex­ tongue, and he tried to use both pected to stay there for eight hours or longer, the company parts at one time. The crew also beefed about a must furnish a launch for one shortage of coffee. We got every­ complete trip every 24 hours. thing straightened out, and the The company officials claimed Port Steward promised to put at that they do not have to furnish a launch until the ship has been at anchor for eight hours, and that they can furnish the launch anytime they please, just so long as one complete trip is made each 24 hours. Well, according to the agree­ ment, they are right, but this is awfully damn technical, and cer­ tainly the Delegates ought to be It has also come to my atten­ tion that some of our members are disregarding the Agent in Coos Bay. This shouldn't be since Jack Barton, the Agent, was put in there for both SIU and SUP protection and service. Let's stop by-passing, and go all out to give him a hand. • jj i ; — One of Alcoa's three new passenger-cargo vessels maned by a Seafarer crew, the Alcoa Cavaler is pictured on her recent trial run on the Columbia River at Portland, Ore. The Cavalier, now in New York, will make 17-day trips through the West Indies beginning May 2, while her sister ships, the Corsair and the Clipper, will sail from New Orleans on dates to be announced later. Crew quarters are air-conditioned on the 14,870-ton ships. New York Has Plenty Of Ships, But Men To Sail Them Is Prohiem By JOE ALGINA By JOHNNY JOHNSTON Getting a letter home in the 1800's was not an easy matter for a seamen. The Captain of the ship Mary of Boston, writ­ ing home to his wife in 1808 from Smyrha, comments as fol­ lows: •T send this by a Barbaiy Corsair, such acquaintance as I make here, and perhaps I shall experience as much faith in a Turk as we find in the general­ ity of Christians. He will leave it in Malta, and there I expect it may find someone to forward it on, if possible, to America." A Corsair was a privateer of the Mediterranean, usually Tur­ kish, whose activities often ver­ ged on piracy. i 4 4. There have been many stories told about the ways and means that were used by waterfont characters to relieve the oldtime seaman of his payoff when he came ashore. The most ruthless of all was the boarding-house runner. This character was paid by the Shipping Master before the sea­ man was signed on, thus the man went to sea, with his wages well drawn against. It was common practice for the landlord to charge the sea­ man double what he obtained from the Shipping Master. This meant many days of no pay be­ fore the seaman had paid his debt and was working for money of his own. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in It. NEW YORK — This port is still a beehive of activity. Not a day goes by that we don't have plenty of ships paying off, signing on, or being squared away. That goes for tankers, freighters, and passenger ves­ sels. With so many things happen­ ing at once, the Dispatcher and the Patrolmen take a real beat­ ing. A shortage of rated men is making the Dispatcher see things at night; and being kept on the run until all hours is not doing the Patrolmen any good, either. Our new companies, notably Bloomfield and American East­ ern, are adding to their fleets. That means more jobs, and so the pick of ships is good here. On Overtime All overtime must be turn­ ed in to the head of each Department at least 72 hours before the ship is scheduled to dock. But this does not mean to hold the overtime until then. As soon as penalty work is done, a record should be given to the Department head, and one copy held by the man doing the job. In that way there is less chance for things to get fouled up. Last week the SS Francis, Bull Lines, paid off after a fairly long trip. Everything went along in ] fine shape and the crew col­ lected a good piece of cabbage. Same thing on the SS Richard Rush, Robin Lines, in from a trip to South Africa. The sign on of the Waterman's SS Yaka was delayed due to certain repairs i-equested by the SIU. These have been complet­ ed and the ship is ready to leave any day fon Bremerhaven. Four Sea trains are now on the steady lun from New Orleans to New York. This is good news for many Seafarers who like the run. New York is now having a smallpox scare. In order to avert a real epidemic, all inhabitants of the Big City have been re­ quested to be vaccinated. If any Seafarers are contem­ plating coming' to New York, it is wise to be vaccinated before arriving here. In case there are any SIU men who want to be immunized here, many spots have been set up for that purpose. Here are the addresses; all city hospitals; all police stations; all Depart­ ment of Health clinics; and the Health Department's main office, 125 Worth Street. The whole business takes only a few seconds, and it doesn't hurt fellows — they tell me. The Patrolmen Say... NEW YORK—I found the ship that cannot be beat for fine food and an excellent Stewards De­ partment. She is the SS Mclntyre, South Atlantic Steamship Company. When I went aboard for the payoff, while she was in the stream here in New York, my nostrils were assailed by the in­ describable perfume of broiling steaks. It was wonderful. Never have I seen a more contented crew than the boys aboard this ship. Each meal is looked forward ho with the impatierice that accompanies the payoff. The crew found itself unable to bestow upon the cooks all the praise they felt for the fine cooking laid before them and on that point I can back them up— it sure was wonderful. The cooking was wonderful and the Steward treated the crew like kings. There waij nothing* that possibly could be done that wasn't provided for the men at chow time. From the crew and myself a rousing hand of applause to the Stewards Department of the Mclntyre. Jimmy Sheehan �Friday, April 18. 1947 THE Canadian SlU After Raise For Restorer Crew I\ SEAFARERS LOG LEAFLET Marcus Hook Blasts Mineowners Who Put Profits Above Lives By BLACKIE CARDULLO MARCUS HOOK— Everything is shaping up fine in the Port of Marcus Hook — shipping is good, the girls are beautiful, and there is plenty of work to do on the unorganized ships. Any of the boys who would like to come down here and give us a hand organizing will be welcome with open arms. We have at 1 e a s t 10 unorganized ships coming in every week, and the work involved keeps us right on the ball. We wonder if some of those Washington crack-pots and la­ bor-baiting bums, like peg-leg Pegler and his comrades, have read the paper lately—and we don't mean the jokes or the funnies. We're referring to the Centralia mine incidents, where 111 men lost their lives recently. These dead men were the same men who were asking for a raise in pay and a lousy nickel-a-ton royalty to take care of their families in case of acci­ dents such as the one just oc­ curred. These men had to risk their lives time and again to bring about correction of the unsafe conditions in the very same mine. This also includes calling of the Illinois governor's atten­ tion to the conditions. NEW YORK — Representing the Canadian District of the Seafarers International Union, Secietary-Treasurer H. Murphy this week began negotiations with the Commercial Pacific Cable Company to gain the six percent increase recently won on SIU American ships. Operators of the Canadian cableship, Restorer, the company is expected to fall in line and sign up without too much diffi­ culty. The Union demands, identical to those gained from the Ameri­ can operators, call for a six per­ cent increase in wages, overt i m e, standby, longshore, and tank cleaning rates retroactive to January 1, 1947. • Also asked for are increases in the traveling and subsistence rates from $4.00 to $4.25 and the meal allowance from $1.00 to $1.05. These rates call for re­ troactivity to March 11, 1947. The Restorer, now doing cable repair work in the Pacific, oper­ ates out of Vancouver, B.C. with a Canadian crew. Contracted to the SIU Canadian District, she enjoys the highest standard of wages and conditions of any ship in Canada. Negotiations are expected to wind up shortly when the man­ ager of the company returns to New York for a meeting with Brother Mui-phy at the c o m pany's offices. GREED Commie Union Sabotages Auto Union Demands •J- For the second time within a year, the communist-dominated United Electrical, Radio and Ma­ chine Workers of America, CIO, sabotaged the wage-increase de­ mands made by the CIO United Auto Workers on General Mo­ tors with the acceptance early this week of a I5c raise following a secret meeting with company officials. The UAW is pushing for a 23Vic raise for its mem­ bership. Last year, when the UAW was conducting its longest ond most costly strike against GM an<#was holding out for a IQVijc hourly wage increase, the UE signed a pact with the auto corporation for 18% cents in cricumstances strikingly similar to this week's settlement. Terms of the latest UE-GM agreement, which was announced just 24 hours before the opening of a special meeting of the UAW's executive board in New York City, pointed up the in­ tense degree of the " communists' hatred for the auto workers president, Walter Reuther. The UAW head, a bitter foe of the communists' destructive trade-union tactics, has been hamstrung by them in his own union in his fight to better con­ ditions for the membership. In addition to spiking the ef­ fectiveness of their brother un­ ionists' demands, the UE's action, dealt a a blow to efforts of the CIO to bargain on an industry­ wide basis. Page Nine ,KER4 IMT€i:t4«nONAl. ONION CANADIAN PISTRICT • t Reproduced above is the front page of the leaflet, "The Sea­ farers in Canada," the first in a series of organizational litera­ ture to be issued and distributed by the newly-formed Canadian District of the Seafarers International Union. , Addressed to the vast number of unorganized Canadian seamen, the leaflet explains in question and answer form the structure, policies and unparalleled maritime accomplishments of the SIU. There are 111 men dead, hun­ dreds of mourning relatives^—all because of some greedy mine owner, who wouldn't spend a few dollars to make conditions safe. We see w here some lame­ brained jerk wrote into a Phil­ adelphia paper, blasting John L. Lewis for calling a six-day mourning period. This character suggested that Lewis send the miners back to work, and that the men set aside a certain sum of money out of their pay to help support the families of the 111 dead. This stupid individual lias ab­ solved the company of all blame for this tragedy and holds Lewis as directly responsible. If the writer of the vicious letter didn't have a one-track mind he'd realize that Lewis and the United Mine Workers have organized and fought for safer conditions a lot harder than they have for pay increases. When some big shot dies, he gets big headlines and a nation­ al holiday is declared, but when 111 hard working men are reck­ lessly killed, and their co-work­ ers pay tribute to them by de­ claring a mourning period, they are bombarded. We know what John L. Lewis stands for and we are with him 100 percent, if it will just change unsafe working c o n d itions. If some of • these people who are so quick to blast the miners were made to work in these same mines, they would very soon change their tune. As far as I am concerned, I have sailed ships on all oceans and sailed all through the war, from beginning to end, and if these people were to depend on me to mine coal under these horrible conditions to keep them wai'm they would all soon freeze to death. MC School Saves 7 Million Bucks — By Closing American taxpayers will bene­ fit by a saving of $7,000,000 with the closing down of the Pennsyl­ vania Maritime Academy at Morristown. Pa., on May 31. Only 49 cadets are now enrolled in the school. It was also disclosed that work on a $6,500,000 project to establish a shore base at Morrisville already had been halted. The a n n o u n c ement of the abandoning of the training school points up the validity of the aiguments presented by the Seafarers International Union. The Maritime Commission's ti-aining program has long been the object of attack by the SIU, which contends that the entire project is a needless and unwar­ ranted drain on the taxpayers' money. Arrangements are being made for the completion of the train­ ing of the cadets at other east coast maritime academies whose wastefulness far exceeds the ex­ penditures for the Pennsylvania school. How The Social Security Act Affects Seamen {Continued from Page }) Retirement benefits are pay­ able to the wage earner and his wife until the death of both and to the unmarried children until the age of 18. Survivors benefits are payable to the following survivors of the insured; 1. Children (including adopted and stepchildren). These receive monthly payments until they reach the age of 18. 2. Widow, regardless of age, caring for a child entitled to benefits — If she does not re­ marry, she receives monthly payments until her youngest child is 18. Payments stop then, but begin again when the widow becomes 65 and continue until her death. 3. Widow, without child—she receives monthly payments when she reaches the age of 65, pro­ vided she has not remarried. 4. Dependent parents—where the deceased left neither widow nor child who might never be­ come eligible for monthly bene­ fits, his parents 65 or over may receive m o n t h 1 y benefits if chiefly supported by the wage earner at the time of his death. A lump sum death benefit is payable to the widow immediatelj' upon the death of her hus­ band. The regular monthly bene­ fits then begin when she reach­ es 65. There are .special provisions for survivors of men who serv­ ed in the armed forces if death occurred after they left the ser­ vice. Details may be had at any field office of the Social Security Administration. It is important that claims be filed as quickly as possible af­ ter death, as retroactive pay­ ments will not be made for more than three months. In order to qualify for the benefits of S(.icial Security, the wage earner must be fully in­ sured. To gain this status, the wage earner must have paid tax on $50 or more in at least half the number of calendar quarters as there are between January 1. 1937, when the program began, and the quarter when he be­ comes 65, or dies. In no case can he become fully insured unless he has been paid at least $50 in wages in each of at least six calendar quarters. You may become fully paid up for life when your record shows that you have acquired 40 of these $50 quarters—called quar­ ters of coverage. Thus, you are assured of re­ ceiving payments when you be­ come 65 or your survivors may collect benefits in case of death. This does nut mean, however, that your payments will not change. If you continue to work in covered employment after earning the 40 quarters of cov­ erage. your benefits, generally speaking, increase. If you leave covered employment, they de­ creased. CONCLUSION The Social Security Adminis­ tration maintains 450 field of­ fices throughout the United States, all of whom are there to serve you if you have any prob­ lems. From personal contact with the New York staff, we have found them to be very courteous and helpful. They seem anxious to see to it that you get what is coming to you. If you cannot call at one of their offices for assistance, they will go into your individual cas« if you contact them by mail. �Page Ten T H E SEA F A R E R S Friday. April 18. 1947 LOG SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS NORTH ATLANTIC STORM MAULED THE MANDAN VICTORY Crew Stages Rip-Roaring Vodvil Show Crewmembers of the SS Wil­ liam Cox shook the mothballs from their stored up talent, when the vessel tied up in Gal­ veston recently, and shaped up a star-studded shipboard show that, at least, was a screaming success. Seventeen sizzling vau­ deville acts, running the entire range from an accordion recital right down to the inevitable strip-teasing bump and grind routine sparked the night's en­ tertainment. There was little doubt as to the Seafarers' versatility when the curtain rang down on the last glittering act. The three passengers who came in on the Cox beat the drums in booming measures for the lads who shuf­ fled across the boards. Their acclaim for the performance was reported by Ray Sweeney, Gal­ veston patrolman. The heavy seas and. gales that played hell with irans-allantic traffic last month didn't skip over the Waterman vessel. In the ruckus the night of March 20. the forward mast was ripped out. went splashing over the side. Damage up forward is seen in photo above. Top n' lift laid across and creased the starboard boom. ; -s . AMONG THE BEST A ten minute intermission fol­ lowed the ninth number — a group singing of "Hail, Hail, Safely tied up at a Brooklyn dock, the Mandan "Victory presents this picture of a vessel minus her mast. After the mis­ hap. the ship heaved to and waited fd«r days for the storm to subside. The Gang's All Here," which was reported heard in some quarters of the borough of the tree and the Lipless bums. Refreshments —FREE—were served as a cour­ tesy of the Stewards Department. Then back on the boards went the spoofing and hoofing mem­ bers of the Deck and Black Gangs for the second half of the production, led off by "Teddy, the Troubador," singing "If I Had A Nickel" under a shower of coins from the responsive audi­ ence. In addition to the song, strip­ per and accordionist, the riotous program included a soft shoe shuffle, the tearful "Frankie and Johnnie" ballad, and a scintil­ lating samba sung and hipped by "Rosie" Terrill. The committee which arrang­ ed and produced the shipboard spectacle was comprised of the following: Arthur J. Moelter, Ch. Eng; Thomas Case, Third Mate; Sylvester Zygarewski, Steward; Thomas Brescia, OS; Andre Touchon, AB; Mar ice Parker, Oiler. The program states the committee was given special assistance by Ludwig Proskauer, apparently a passenger. The program distributed to the audience was as follows: At Seven-Thirty P.M. The Deck and Engine Departments present SEVENTEEN, COUNT EM, SEVENTEEN BIG ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE ! 1 featuring that sensational comedy team MOELTER & CASE and MAESTRO LUDWIG PROSKAUER (on the accordion) PART ONE That great Gershwin Classic "Rhapsody in Blue." poured sweetly from the accordion by .MAESTRO LUDWIG PROSKAUER A Hot Little Numbah, "By Mir Bist Du Schoen," a rendition by TINY. THE SINGING WAITER "A Few Words from one of the special guests of honor".. SlLLY, 2nd MATE The Black Gang Band with "I'm Sure of Everything But You" on his guitar ; MJCKY, THE PITS A Soft Shoe Shuffle to the tune of "Darktown Twisted ladder hangs lonesomely at spot where mast stood solidly before storm look a. hand. No one was hurt. Donald Herlihy. AB. who took the pictures was in the wheelhouse when the accident occurred. He said the ship was traveling light on the return voyage when she ran into the storm's fury. SS Yarmouth's Black Gang Asks Change In Quarters The Black Gang men of the SS Yarmouth, Eastern Steam­ ship Lines have urged steps to procure a change in their quar­ ters to "C" deck aft, charging that the rooms presently assign­ ed to them are crowded, poorly ventilated and . generally un­ suitable. The Engine department men, in a resolution adopted April 1, recommended that officials in the port of New York act in the beef upon termination of the present series of Nassau runs. Conditions in the quarters now a-vailable were likened to those prevailing seven years ago when the vessel Was chartered to the Alcoa Steam.ship Com­ pany. At that time the Seafar­ ers International Union fought successfully to have the Black Gang quartered in "C" deck aft. "Today, after a lapse of seven years," the resolution says, "we again find ourselves forced to occupy the original quarters un­ der even more unsuitable condi­ tions, while the licensed person­ nel have been given new quar­ ters." 'The resolution concluded with a recommendation that "we re­ quest our New York Hall to" contact the Boston branch to insure similar steps being taken in regard to the SS E'vangeline, now in the process of reconver­ sion." Maiden Comes In Ship-Shape With Militancy Marks A Crack Crew the payoff in New Orleans First Meeting On lastAt week, the Seafarers Inter­ national Union's crack, crew aboserd the SS Maiden Victory, Seatrain Ship Waterman Steamship Corpora­ Strutters Ball" by -JOE FRISCO" ZYGAROWSKI Militancy marked the first That International Two-Some in an Intimate Love meeting aboard the SS Seatrain Song, "Take Me In Your Aims" MARIE and GENE New York, one of the four new And now, to that popular show-song. "A Prettye Girl Is Like a Melody," the bumps and grinds of ROSIE, THE STRIPPER Seatrain ships, with the passage "Rainbow at Midnight," guitared and moaned by of several motions calculated to the Deck Gang hill-billy TEDDP. THE TROUBADOUR insure safe and satisfactory con­ Hail, Hail, The Gang's AH Here," Everybody raising ditions on the vessel's coastwise their voices and shaking the Brooklyn Bridge EVERYBODY!! trip. — TEN MINUTES INTERMISSION — The meeting, held April 1, FREE REFRESHMENTS I ! I FREE REFRESHMENTS I I I was chaired by Fred Lewan and (Courtesy of the Stewai^d's Department) Real Elegant Service by TINY THE SINGING WAITER and Arthur L. Smouse did the reThat Continental Concubine MADAME ANDRENEVA TOUCHON I corcling. PART TWO In the interests of safety, the Plunking and crooning "if I Had A Nickel," crew unanimously declared that a return engagement of TEDDY, THE TROUBADOUR the ship would not sail until the By Popular Demand, shuffling to the "St. Louis Blues," in his own inimitable way ZIGGY, THE FRISCO KID cargo was properly secured. Nor Lifting his dulcet voice on the wings of that would it leave until all Stewards Neapolitan melody, "O, Solo Mio" TINY. THE SINGING WAITER stores were aboard. A sizzling South American number, "Ay, Ay, Ay, I Love Under Good and W.elfare, it You Very Much," danced by luscious ROSIE TERRILL was agreed that an effort should Our illustrious Maestro, playing a medley of Russian songs on his accordion MAESTRO LUDWIG PROSKAUER be made to set up a library "Frankie and Johnnie" GENE, THE PURSER aboard ship. Also that a wash­ Rendered by that Hangover from the Gay OO's board should he placed in the At last, THE STAR OF THE. SHOW assisted by MOELTER and CASE laundry room, and that paint A Community Sing: "My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean" should be made available for "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" i he Deck and Engine Depart­ "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" "Auld Lang Syne" EVERYBODY!] ments. tion, wound up "a very good trip" that was highlighted by an exceptional spirit of cooper­ ation amjong all hands. The vessel called at Bremerhaven and Bremen, Germany, and stopped at St. John's, New Brunswick, and Jacksonville, Fla., before paying off in the Crescent City. Patrolmen who hoarded the ship at the point of. payoff complimented the crew on the cleanliness of their quar­ ters. At shipboard meetings during the course of the voyage, mat­ ters which received unanimous support were Union control of the slopchests and measures to maintain shipboard cleahliness. The crew also concurred in the resolutions adopted at San Juan and New York meetings calling for pictures and biographical sketches of men running for Union office to appear in the SEAFARERS LOG. �I / Friday. April 18. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief SEAFARER SAM SAYS DEL MUNDO. Nov, 24 — Chairman Johnson; Secretary James Johnston. Discussed matter of payment of overtime. It was decided to check with Patrolman to find out if over­ time was involved owing to fact that deck men were called before sailing time. Deck and Engine Delegates reported all okay in their departments. Slight difficulties in Stewards Department were straightened out to everyone's satisfaction, reported the Delegate. Mo­ tions carried: to see Purser about keeping slopchest open from 2:30 p. m. to 3:30 p. m.. and from 8:30 to 7:30 p. m. to give all hands chance to be served. Discussion on number of men eating in both unli­ censed messrooms. Decided to retain status quo on seating ar­ rangements. FLORIDA. March 2 — Chair­ man Dan Thomas; Secretary Charles Cuminskey. Delegates reported good cooperation from ship's officers. New Business: Motion carried: that Deck Dele­ gate be instructed to see that all members of the Deck De­ partment stand their watches, or get someone to stand in their place if they wish to go home in port. Motion carried: that Delegate have a sign placed in crew's stairway forbidding all persons other than crew mem­ bers from entering crew's quar­ ters. Motion carried: that Deck Delegate be instructed to see Steward and inform him that messmen shall not be al­ lowed to procure native help for the messroom while in port, unless those persons have a doctor's certificate stating that they are free of all communi cable diseases. i. S. S. WALTHAM VICTORY, Jan. 11—Chairman P. A. Tumasi; Secretary P. A. Kenfield. Min­ utes of last meeting read and approved. Discussion on Stew­ ards' stores. Stores will be checked as they come aboard, with motion being carried to make purchases from a dif­ ferent chandler. Motion car­ ried to extend thanks to Third % S- t Mate Sullivan for the work he did for the unlicensed person­ Mandarin Slopchest nel. One minute of silence ob­ Got Under His Skin served for Brothers lost at sea. Thanks to shoreside competi­ i 4, 4. ROBERT R. McBURNEY, tion, Brother Laffler, AB aboard Feb. 19 — Chairman L. A. the SS Mandarin didn't have to Wright; Secretary T. A. Lau- shed his skin to purchase a suit mann. Proceeds of fines are to of underwear at the ship's slop­ go direct to hospitals. Motions chest. But he did get scraped a carried; that sand soap be is- bit in the deal. When he popped in on the Pur­ isued each week; that desk light be installed in 12-4 ser, who was doing business as foc'sles; laundry scrub board be usual at the old seagoing cliprepaired; if possible, to install stand, and ogled the price, he steam pipe in laundry room for figured he'd be trading his shirt boiling clothes. Third Cook for the cotton undies. The tar­ will attempt to change books. iff was $2.40—per pair. ShoreDecided foc'sles will be left side the price was $2.04. clean, with fresh linen on Brother Laffer wasn't going bunks for next crew. to be caught with his pants— ccratinly not without a suit of underwear. So he squawked. The Purser dropped the price somewhat. Laffer squawked some more. The price finally came down to J" S* 4" YORKMAR, (Date not given) $2.25 for the doo-dads. But they Chairman William Speaker; have got to come down still Secretary Arthur Reciniti. De­ more. The price, that is. cided to check fans and replace 4- 4. 4. missing ones. No cols aboard. Steward said they would be put aboard at first opportun­ ity. No hand soap or stoppers for sink. Several necessary re­ BRAZIL VICTORY, Maxch 2 pairs listed for action. Crew —Chairman Daniel Segal; Sec­ decided to call for additions to retary Leo M. Morsette. Delelibrary when the ship hits port. gales reported. New Business: t & t Motion carried to have messDIAMOND HITCH, Feb. 17 rooms and pantries locked at —Chairman Howard Guinier; all times to keep unarthorized Secretary H. Carroll. (Special persons out. Motiop carried to meeting) Deciding whether the have the Delegates go through ship should sail with present crew's quarters and pick up all Chief Engineer. New crewlibrary books not being read. members aboard do not realize Motion carried to instruct head­ the situation—matter explain­ quarters that when improve­ ed in detail. Motion carried ments and changes are made not to sail with present Chief they should become standard Engineer. on all similar type ships. This 4. 4. 4. would eliminate a lot of head­ DEL MUNDO. Jan. 19— aches and beefs. Motion carried Chairman Trewil; Secretary to have N. O. Agent check and Adolph Capote. (Special meet­ see if there is a penalty for ing) Charges by one of the 183 tons of butane and Petro­ crewmembers against a crewleum gas. as crew is uncertain member of another ship were whether or not this is consid­ discussed. Crewmember de­ ered explosives. nied ever making the charges. ROBERT M. T. HUNTER. Feb. 23—Chairman M. Pappadakis; Secretary Tom Williams. New Business: Motion made to donate 50 cents each to send radiogram to Sec.-Treas. con­ curring with his answer to Jo­ seph Curran of the NMU. Mo­ tion carried. Fines set up for various offenses in messroom. Money to be sent to Seafarers LOG. Two plates of night lunch to be put out, one for watches after midnight. Good and Wel­ fare: Suggestion that members refrain from removing toilet paper from one head to another. Arrangements made for each department to clean recreation room. All crewmembers to help keep library clean and in or­ der. RRANGE MUTUAL TIM6-0ff TWROOGH HEADS OF / PEPARTMENTS f X % t ROBERT R. McBURNERY. Feb. 9—Chairman L. A. Wright; Secretary T. A. Laumann. Deck Delegate reported four or five hours overtime. Engine Depart­ ment Delegate reported at­ tempting to get two or three hours overtime for wipers cleaning hot well. Steward De­ partment Delegate reported all okay. Old Business: Motion carried to make all fines one dollar, except laundry which will remain the same. XXX ARTHUR M. HULBERT, Feb. 16—Chairman O. F. Martin; Secretary Haold Evans. List of fines for offenses drawn up all fines to be donated to hos­ pital fund at payoff. The crew as a whole ga.ve credit to the Stewards Department for the splendid work they have done during the hard luck they have been having. A thorough check of the slopchest and medical supplies to be made and all shortages to be ordered upon arrival in the United States. List of repairs and improve­ ments drawn up. 4. 4. 4. EZEK HOPKINS, (Date not given) Chairman A. R. Valasco: Secretary W. T. Barber. New Business: Delegates reported everything running smoothly. All members stood for one minute in silence in tribute for brothers lost at sea: Motion carried to have OS and Wipers clean the crew's recreation room and laundry; to have crewmembers keep the messhall clean from cigarettes and matches. Each person who uses laundry to clean it after use, CUT and RUN By HANK We would like to advise the Brothers who have been and are now using the fourth floor Baggage and Mail Department for their letters, baggage, etc., that after three months these articles cannot be held in New York any longer. However, they shall be sent to home addresses, etc., or if addresses are not given, they shall be disposed of otherwise. So, Brothers, when you come back from your trips and hit the other ports down the coast, before you make an­ other trip make sure you have notified your New York Mail and Baggage Department asking for your mail, etc., and where you want it sent . . . New York shipping continues to be real good and more and more Brothers are coming into the Hall to get away from the hot summer weather which will be baking New "iork soon . . . In fact, shipping is swell down in Mobile, says little Charlie Stevens, who same in from his trip without his familiar cigar. We'll bet a deflated dollar that New Orleans is booming with ships for those Souse American voyages with plenty of cool weather and Latin jazz . . . Brother Herbert Braunstein, whose hometown is Waterloo, Indiana, shipped out for New Orleans and elsewhere. Let's hear from you, Herbert! 4- 4- 4. We would like to extend this shipmate-type of a message. Blackie Koffstein, Bosun on the Captain Knot, says that he has another dog for good old Peg Leg Anderson. Doggone it. Brother Anderson is sure lucky to have a shipmate like that, indeed . Fred Johnson, the oldtimer of a deck engineer, says that he feels like a million dollars now after working seven days on a ship which was finally sold. Now he's going to grab the first deck engineer's job he can and enjoy a trip for awhile . . . Oldtimer Paddy Nash is all set to ship out while his son Eddie Nash just came in from a trip to Nassau . . . Little Eddie KasnowskL the oldtimer of a Steward, really did think of his shipmate, little Joe Ehrhart, whose home town is in St. Louis, Missouri. The LOG is now being mailed every week so little Joe can keep up with current union activities or catch up with what happened during the months he's away on a voyage. Deck Engineer Claude Davis said last week that he was going to ship out with Brother Pete De Pietro who had just came in from a trip to South America. Let's hear from you guys how the trip is getting along ... To Steward James "Skeets"' Coyne we want to let him know that his shipmate Johnny Burke is here in New York, fresh from a trip concluded in Houston Texas. Your pal, Johnny Burke, heard that you were asking for him while you were 4^ ^ 4* ROBIN GOODFELLOW, Mar. in New York. No doubt you two shipmates will meet each other 5—Chairman Bud Bryant; Sec­ unexpectingly in the hall one of these days . . . We received a short retary Cameron. Motion car­ letter from oldtimer John Santos who is taking it easy up there in ried to take up only new busi­ Massachusetts; "I'm writing to say hello and how are all the boys in ness and farewell of the crew. New York. Okay, 1 hope. I'll be seeing everybody sometime in Motion carried to get library June." . . . Brother Blackie Vince Kane, who loves those trips to aboard. Motion carried to elect the islands, just dropped in to say hullo and confessed that he's a departmental committee to anxious to grab a ship down there again. In fact, he'll even fly down investigate stores and slop­ there if he has to. Well, as they say it down in South America, chest. All hands stood in sil­ Blackie, take it easy, boy . . . Brother Lucky Lee Luciano said last ence for one minute for broth­ week that Captain Fi-ancis Buyer is one real swell skipper and it's ers lost at sea. Good and Wel­ a pleasure to sail any ship with a man like him, indeed . . . Brother fare: Quite a few members James J. Sills, who proudly announces that his nickname is "Box­ blew their tops, mostly on edu­ car Kelly," just came in from a trip out of New Orleans and is all set for another voyage out. cation of union members. �Page 'Twalire THE S"E'A^F'A^ii'-E*n"'S Friday. April 18. 1347 LOG TWO CREWMEN AND THE MONROE VICTORY Backs Michelet's Voluntary Plan For Assessment Log'A 'Rhythms To the Editor: I have just read a letter in the LOG by Brother Macauley wherein he, like me, found Frenchy Michelet's open letter full of sound advice for the membership. However, I think that Brother Macauley misundersto od Frenchy's voluntary assessment proposal. Brother Michelet defin­ itely meant that the proposal should be submitted to the mem­ bership for referendum vote. Frenchy is a stickler for consti­ tutional procedure, as anyone who was within shouting dis­ tance of a regular meeting in New Orleans several months ago can testify. I am wholeheartedly in favor of a voluntary assessment as proposed in the open letter. No book member would be obliged to pay it unless ho wanted to from purely militant union prin­ ciples. On the other hand, it could be made obligatory in practice fur all future tiipcard members. Half of these guys arc only going to sea to skim off the cream. As soon as things get tough again, they'll head back for the farm. So why shouldn't they bear some of the costs. The money would be used to con­ tinue the fight for decent con­ ditions for those men who went to sea in the lean and hungry years, and who propose to keep right on going to sea for th'e rest of their lives. If this type of assessment had been in effect during the v/ar years, we would now have an additional two hundred grand in the treasury to fight seamen's battles. Charlie Wilson Baton Rouge, La. (Ed. Note: Michelet's propo sal was made in the following paragraph of his open letter, which apepared in the Jan. 10, 1347 issue of the Log: "Brothers, the financial re­ serves of our organization has been dangerously depleted dur­ ing our recent successful strike (Sept. 1946). The Union was forced to lay out an enormous sum to feed and flop the mem­ bership and to conduct the busness of striking. So I want to take this opportunity to urge all of my brother members tb abtively work for a ten dollar voluntary rehabilitation assessrhent.") Memo To Michelet: We Miss You To the Editor: See by the LOG tha 'Frenchy' Michelet has been 'seen' in ump­ teen more places. That guy get's to'more places than Kilroy. Next time he shows up will you please put some salt on his tail. The garig here would like to make another swell trip with him like the one we all made to Savofma on the Cecil Bean. Jimmy Judd 8E The Gang Here's Why! By "Loliia" In answer lo Vic Comb's, "How Come?" which appeared in Ihs LOG March 21. Your words have a ring as true as slecl, II lells so clearly how you big lugs feel, Bui since you can'l define Ihe reason why— I'd like lo lell you whal I Ihink— al leasl I'll Iry. Jack Tropeano, Wiper and Robert Bell, Messman. The Isthmian ship returned recently to New York after a voyage to Honolulu. Photo above shows vessel lied up in the Hawaiian port. Oldtimer Bids Young Seafarers Carry On In True Union Style To the Editor: I am one of those Seafarers who doesn't have a chance to get the LOG hot off the press, but even at this late date I'd like to answer Brother Henry Sohl on his letter "Strengthen­ ing Ties Binding New and Old Members," (LOG, Dec. 20). Brother Sohl has mixed union­ ism with money loans, and when it comes to new members I believe he has the wrong course. I have sailed with many young members, some were the finest boys I ever met. During the war I taught them to the best of my knowledge, but now I am a sick man trying to teach a bunch of back-riding tripcarders who think the Union is only a place to get a job so they won't starve to death. Many times I've had the hon­ or of acting as delegate, and serving the men was my great­ est pleasure. This trip I had to give the delegate's job up be­ cause it's impossible to be a bo­ sun, a teacher and a father to seven tripcards out of eleven men. TRYING TASK Did Brother Sohl every try to delegate a man to stand gang­ way watch during overtime hours and hear six refusals? Or did he try to teach a guy to splice and have a tripcard tell you its the Bosun's job? But when it comes to sweet overtime they stand in front of me blowing their tops and tell­ ing me "how do you expect us to be good union members un­ less you teach us?" According to them I should stand th' weekend gangway watch because I have no girl in this port or such other bilge water arguments. I suppose Brother Sohl would take it to the Mate instead of straightening it out. Of course, if you take it to the bridge you are a jerk. It doesn't matter how much you try to do the right thing, you're still a bum in their eyes. No Brother Sohl, I don't want you and the young seamen to learn the same way I learned in the 1920.S and up. I have a son, too, who may go to sea and I don't want anyone to kick him around as they kicked me.. Nor do I want him to eat from a tin 'plate covered with dirt and rust or stand watch on and watch off without making a full day. Okay you say, why don't these guys get on the ball? Okay, you see that the young jokers get on the ball then we old jokers will do the rest. The young members should realize that many old jokers died to build a union. To them we owe what we have today. Let's remember and honor our departed brothers es­ pecially those who fell during the 1934-37 struggles. Let you. Brother Sohl, write an article to the LOG about calling on them for their share instead of living on the struggles of the For decades and cenluries beyond our ken. This world has always been ruled by men. And yel behind each man, bolh small or greal, A woman always helped fo de­ cide his fale. When a man is "on Ihe make," He'll do anything for her sake— So I'm willing to wager "Baby" is now his wife. old men who are tired now. And Vic's acting male cause she's After four years of war it kind hooked him for life. of got the best part of our en­ ergy, it's time for the young seamen to start learning. It's SEAMEN'S WIVES time for them to put their hands URGED TO BACK to the job instead of standing TIGHT FOR RIGHTS' by with their teeth in their mouth like a bunch of fools To the Editor: while the old men do all the I want to congratulate you for seamen's work. the interesting articles appearing PITCH IN! in the LOG. I read every page, Pitch in, fellows! You can't and if it does happen that some­ learn with books alone. You thing isn't quite clear, I ask my must get your hands dirty. Give husband, who is a merchant sea­ a hand Brother, ask questions, men. And now a word to the forget the portlight zone just wives of seamen. for a few hours a week. When Calling all seamen's wives: the serang gives you a'job that Now that I have the oppor­ you don't know — tell him, he tunity to get my hands on the will gladly teach you. LOG every week, I realize how Remember your serang is be­ this paper can help you get ac­ tween fog and' fire. He must get quainted with your husband's along with topside and you. Co­ job. To be a seaman's wife means operate with him, and you will more than counting the days have a fine trip and bring in when he will be ashore, and until another SIU ship with fiying you will be saying goodbye to colors. him when he sails away again... We want you to keep on sail­ Stand by his side and help him ing in SIU style, the best ^ind in the fight for his rights! nothing but the best. How about "Mrs. Charles B. Martin it Brother Sohl and all the rest Mobile, Ala. of you young men? V. PEREZ SS Fisher Is Covered All Over With Rust To the Editor: I have read in the LOG that you would like good tips about different ports we hit. Well, if any of you fellows hit' Port of Spain, Trinidad, stay away from" the local doctors. If you need treatment for anything go to the Carribean Medical Center. They have a nice hospital, they give you the best "of service, and the doctors are very good. So much for my trip. We are aboard the SS'Benja­ min A. Fisher, an Alcoa pride and joy (so the Skipper thinks.) There is nothing but rust from stem to stern. The Skipper and Chief Mate- would like to get her all cleaned up but they Won't'turn the Deck Gang to on overtime, because they are afraid 'it will hurt Alcoa's bank­ roll. BELL TO BELL They only work the watch on deck,-end it is stricUy'from bell to bell. The' Chief Mate is so afraid of "his jbb that he lies awake all night thinking about it. SHUTTLE RUN • Since sailing ftdm ' Pensdcola, Florida on the 28th of JanUUry, we have made a trip' to Rdggio, Italy, with coal, and from there we went to Paramaribo, Dutch Guinea for Bauxite. Since then we've made one shuttle run to Port of Spain and back to Par­ amaribo. We don't know whether they are going to keep us down here on 'a shuttle run or send us straight home. I can be safe in saying the crew is praying they will • send us straight home. Well, I guess that is about all I know of to squawk about. I'm sorrry I haven't anything good to say about the trip other than we have a very good SIU crew. -G. "B. Gillispie ' Fbri'-bf' Spain,• B. W.^I. �THE Friday, AprU 18. 1947 S EA^F ARER S LOG AND mSEBALIi W THE EHIliIjPPlNES . Union Men Must Respect Picketlines, Says Brother To. the Editor: This article is in regards to the crossing of legitimate picket lines. We note from time to time in front of stores, restaurants, apartment buildings, small shops and various other places, one or two picket lines marching up and down. Their picket cards clearly state that such and such a local union is on strike for bet­ ter wages and working condi­ tions. SIU-SU? men sparked the. game between the crews of the SS Niantic Victory and the SS Mount Greylock. Seafarers in the photo above are, front row: 3rd and 4th from left, G. J. Miller, SIU, and L. H. Westcott, SUP; back row, left to right, Denny White, SUP; I. P. Martin, SUP; and 4th and 7th from left respectively, Bernard E. Lin lin, SUP and Julien Tomas, SUP. Page Thirteen wages and conditions. Such is not the case. The intent behind the front is to spread false prop­ aganda, and to strengthen the ideology of certain foreign pow­ ers. Let's not be misled. It is al­ ways a good policy to inquire of the pickets just who it is they represent and the object of their beef. If their beef is legitimate we .should back them. If they In spite of this, I have noted, in various cases, many people ignoring these small picket lines and patronizing the struck places. This is, in my opinion, a sorry situation. Strikes, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, should bo supported by all work­ ing people. The crossing of a picket line stamps the violator as a scab in the eyes of true un­ ion men and women. These beefs are legitimate beefs for wag^s and working con­ are simply fronts for commie and ditions and should be respected, fascist oi'ganizations making a regardless of size. Of course, it ' political line, .they should be igis well to remember that poli­ ,nored. SCORES JOB tical commie and phony fascist j Bui to be remembered is the STUNTS PULLED lines are another story. Picket jfact that regardless of how large lines of these types are pui'ely or small a picket line is, if it is BY PERFORMERS for the purpose of misleading there because of a genuine tradeTo the Editor: union people into thinking that union beef, don't cross it! they're out there for increasing Louis Goffin The practice of some men tak­ ing jobs in order to work a few STOPOVER IN THE PHILIPPINES days and then collect port pay is drav/ing a iiot ot resentment from the membership. These men sign off the ship a day or an hour before the ship sails. This practice not o n 1 causes animosity among the members but also between com­ pany and Union. I propose that a stiff fine be imposed on members who pull suc'i stunts if they fail to give a valid excuse for their actions. Seafarer Bill Willridge stretches for an easy putout. (Name withheld on request) Conditions For Unorganized Lakes Seamen Are Far Below The Seafarers' Standards To the Editor: Well, I've been reading in the daily papers lately what a num­ ber of people think of John L. Lewis. Well, here's what another one thinks. John L. Lewis has always been, and always will be for the man who works. Wish we had some men like him in Congress—in the House or Sen­ ate—and then we'd have a little more justice. We're backing Lewi.s 100 per cent. It's about time we Americans woke up, and started to really fight for our rights. Sure, the industrialists give us a raise of 5 to 8 cents an hour, but what happens? Bread goes up a cent a loaf; meat from 4 to 6 cents a pound; rent maybe $5 monthly; clothes go up 15 per cent; shoes 10 per cent; and everything rises from 5 to 25 per cent. Isn't it so? What ,we need is more fighting to have the income tax lifted from the low 'income brackets. I'm no commie! In fact, I hate them and all fascists, and all they stand for. But, there is one "ism" that I believe in—that's Americanism I We've supported some of these politicians for years on the basis of their empty promises. And ever tried to expose these Lakes most of these guys have never ' outfits like the LCA. Why, when done an honest day's work in I left the Lakes to sail on West their lives. Let them go out and j Coast ships for a while, I was struggle, and try to get along on astounded. They had three watches where I'd worked two on the Lakes, two men in a room, fed like a ho­ BOY. MVfZEULF- LOJkS tel, linen changed twice a week, MORt; fOdPcO TM-VN) j Posing in the bright sun in the port of Masinloo are five Sea­ overtime over 48 hours, and re­ farers, crewmembers aboard the SS Fairland. Left to right: lieved the watch for 30 minutes Brothers Baumgardner, Howard, Jonier, Church and Steele. for coffee and smoke anywhere and any place. On the Lakes, some ships have no coffee time or relief from 6:15 A.M. and 12:45 P.M., and no relief at any To the Editor: The headlines says, "Union time on the rivers, depending on Action Denies Vet Job on Ves­ Have you seen the latest type sel." the Skippers. of shipowners' propaganda? En­ GIVE GIs CHANCE If this guy was as American closed is an article from the New as he says he is he wouldn't want Yes, that's why I say give these kids and ex-GIs a chance down Orleans States, which at first to kick another man out of a job what they think we can. Let's in Washington. They can't do glance seems to be about some to make way for himself. If he try, to replace these parasites. any worse than the guys we have GI blowing off. But if you read has such a good background as Another thing, why don't they down there now, and will prob­ he claims in the article, why it over a couple of times you can give these GI kids a chance? ably do a lot better. doesn't he just get a job ashore, Most of these kids in the last so he could be with his two Most of those guys down there see all the holes. The article tries to say that children after being away from war are wise, not like us goofs were sitting around Washington in the first one. They pulled the' while we were going to Russia, this GI is an American, served in them for so long. wool over oui- eyes, but not these J Italy, North Africa, South Pa­ two world wars and can't get a Even so, with an NMU con­ fellows. They're on the ball, and' cific, and Japan. Now they want job as a steward because the tract those companies had the I know, because I've been withj to push us around, and cram the NMU told him their men wait­ right to hire their own Stewards, them in all zones. open shop at us. But, we won't ing to ship out would be given providing he joined the union. A number of outfits like the take that kind of pushing around. first preference. The article says If the company wanted him, they Lake Carriers are behind this We in the SIU have won all of that the guy was told by several could have had him. open shop drive, but they can't our beefs in the past^ and we'll shipping companies that he could P. A. Carlson have a job if the Union would cram their phony propaganda win against these phonies, SS Cape Edmont Robert "Baldy" McAdoo] give him papers. down our throats. No one has Hits Anti-Union Sob Stuff �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday. April 18. 1947 LOG Seamen Meet The Queerest Characters Here Is A Whole Boatload Rank And File The Skipper Cut Gapers SeafarerSees ITF At Work By JAMES PURCELL By LOUIS GOFFIN In recollecting my experiences the ship back on its course. I have been reading with in­ in the Third Mate's room—plenty At another time, while clad with seagoing characters, I feel of noise and what have you. terest the articles in the LOG that I cannot overlook the ex­ only in a pair of shorts he acci­ At three o'clock in the morn­ about the various characters who perience I had with a Skipper I dentally locked himself out of his • have been found aboard ships. I ing the Old Man came do'WTi to sailed under many years ago. room. Realizing his predicament •wonder, though, if Louis Coffin break it up. The Third Mate be­ His career has a tragic end, but and "Steamboat" O'Doyle ever gan weeping on the Old Man's (Contmued from Page }) while he followed the sea, he was sailed with a whole shipload of shoulder, pleading with him to acted upon, not by brass or pom­ the source of much shipboard lot them have a little fun. characters at one time. My last ship, about a year ago Up stepped the Bosun and pous politicians, but by men with amusement, and at times, specu­ was just such a ship, so pull up Deck Maintenance. They asked experience at sea and experience lation. I first encountered him aboard a chair while I unravel the an­ the Third Mate for permission to with seamen's problems collec­ the SS City of Joliet in New Or­ tively. throw the Old Man over the tics of these birds. leans during the early '30's. He The first character was an Oil­ side. Just as the shipowners of the er, a collector of saponification Ye Gods! That aquavit is pow­ different countries have the same was skippering the ship and interest, so do seamen the world what a Skipper he was. erful stuff. products. , When I came aboard he was in One day, just prior to sailing Well, to show the Old Man over have a common interest. It for the other side, the boys were they meant to have some fun, was this common interest and the twilight of his career, and knocking off a few bottles of they went below and broke determination of the ITF mem­ his capers were well known to beer in the Oiler's focsle when Soapy out of his sack. Soapy, bers that left a deep impression the regular gang aboard. There was little doubt as to where he someone tried to move a body you see, could play hell out of on me. was destined to wind up, but he out of the way. It wouldn't an accordian. They told him to With attempts by large ship­ still clung to a thread of sanity, he grabbed the knob and started budge. ping interests to transfer tonnage so there was little to do but stay shaking it, but the lock held. DUZ DOES So, tne boys investigated and to Panamanian registry to avoid EVEPVTrii.^G He looked at the door, and then out of his way. discovered it loaded to the gun­ union conditions on their ships, The Officers were not so for­ addressed it yelling, "I am the wales with soap. the role of the ITF becomes one tunate as they had to obey his Master! Everyone has to obey It happened to be the body of of prime importance. orders—orders that at times me . . . that goes for doors too!" one of the Oilers who, being the (Sorry, no "Open the Door, Rich­ courted disaster. INTERNATIONAL ROLE romantic type, used to go ashore One time in particular when we ard" joke). The door however with a few bars of soap, and Just as a seaman's occupation were coming home from North ignored his order. when he found a fair damsel he is international, so are his bosses After a few minutes of this would give her a bar to clean international. For this reason, if useless expenditure of energy, up so he could see what she look­ no other, the seaman's protection he got red in the face and in a ed like. should be international. TWO BLOCKS blind rage he reared back, took If she passed muster she was To Pof?r/ No member of the SIU would a flying leap and threw both feet supplied with soap from then on. against the door. Nothing hap­ This earned him the nickname of start playing and the first time feel out of place attending an pened. he stopped—over the side he ITF meeting. It is just like a "Soapy." bunch of seamen on an SIU ship would go. Over and over again he NO EARLY RISER Soapy played, and no one got discussing their problems—only charged the door with his feet, all Then we had a Wiper whom no any sleep for the rest of the on an international scale. the while cursing and shaking one less than the Chief Engin­ night. All night long he squeezed After the meeting I began to a threatening arm at the obstacle. eer could get out of the sack. It and the sweat rolled off his brow- realize that this powerful group Finally exhausted he lay in a was a regular morning ritual. ike someone had turned a hose is almost unknown to many sea­ heap on the deck, black and blue The Oiler would call him at 7:30 from his many unsuccessful sal­ on him. What a night that w-as! men. The tremendous power of a. m. and again at ten to eight. this organization and the work it Europe, the ship was off the coast lies. GREAT LOVER Then the First Assistant would is doing should be on the lips of of Florida. The Skipper came up His wind-up performance, that Then we had a Purser, and an­ every Seafarer. call him at eight, and the Deck on the bridge and ordered the gave him a one-way ticket to the Engineer at quarter after, final­ swer to a maiden's prayer—Don Some method should be em­ Mate on watch to take the ship local bughouse, came in a New ly the Chief at 8:30. Juan himself. In every port he ployed to spread the facts about in close to the coastline. Orleans movie house. During the With this he would roll out of fell ~ in love and wanted to get the ITF and its work. EXPECTING HIM course of the picture he lit a,ci­ the sack, yawn a few times and married, but he always sailed garette, and after getting in a One of the best v/ays of mak^ When the Mate told him it was then raise hell with the Cooks leaving a broken heart behind couple of puffs he was told by ng the ITF known to the mem­ unsafe, and there was a chance and Messboy for his breakfast. him. the usher that it was against the bers' of the SIU and SUP will that the ship might be ground­ We had a Third Mate who was This voyage, on the return law to smoke. a professional wrestler. He con- trip, we carried some passengers. be through the effectivene.s.s of a ed, he only growled and said he was the Master. Instead of stamping out the Among them was a young refu­ boycott of Panamanian ships. "Besides," he told the Mate, butt, he stuck it in his coa^pockO, HE'SCHIP- I gee, a girl about 21, so the race Just as the 1946 SIU General fjMGPAiHT.' began. Stidke was an education to most "I have some friends living on et. Shortly smoke started pour­ The Purser turned on his Seafarers as to how the govern­ the coast and I want to stay 'hel­ ing out of his pocket, but he charm, but he couldn't speak her ment bureaucrats can be licked, lo' to them. They are expecting ignored the whole matter. Soon the smoke was billowing around language. The only crewmember .so will an international boycott it of mo." him like a smudge pot,.and it was When the Mate, saw that the who could speak to her was of Panamanian ships teach the only the quick action on the part Skipper was serious and the ship Soapy, who was immediately en­ importance of the ITF in beating of the usher that a panic was pre­ was heading dangerously close to the international shipowners. listed as interpreter. vented. Needless to say he was the reefs, he had no choice but Unfortunately she had a broth­ SEE IT IN ACTION soon installed in a .suite at the to grab the Skipper, chase him er on board and every time she Louisiana Retreat. out of the wheelhouse, and put disappeared he would dash all There is no better way of over the ship looking for her. learning about a thing than by NEW ADDITION This got on Soapy's nerves, so it seeing it in action. The Caliber was no soap for Soapy. Of course, of the men I saw representing tinually boasted of his prowess the Purser wanted to marry her the unions of different countries as a wrestler. before wo got in. convinced me that they are of One day the boys had a drink­ One night before we got in, the the same material that gives us ing bout in the Bosun's room. Fir.st Assistant went on watch the strong representation we re­ Among those present were the loaded to the gills, unable to ceive at home. Bosun and Deck Maintenance, stand up. The Old Man heard Our affiliation with the Inter­ young and strong Swedes. about it, rushed down and threw national Transportworkers Fed­ During the course of the fiesta. him out of the Engine Room. eration will demon.strato its the question rose as to the Mate', The First came up on Deck value by an effective boycott of wrestling ability—the next thing'and tried to get the" Deck Gang There I knew the Third Mate was slid­ to lower a boat so he and a sleepy the Panamanian .ships. ing along the alleyway on his Oiler would not have to face can be no question of its success. It now remains for all mem­ nose. charges upon arrival. bers of the SIU and SUP, as It appears the Deck Mainten­ BLONDE SHADOW members of the ITF to make the ance was a rough and tumble Of course, the Old Man had his boycott a real success, if and fighter from the paper pulp coun­ try of Sweden, and he had put faults. He had a blonde passen­ when we decide to hang them the hooks to the Mate before he ger v/ho followed him all over up. the ship. Whenever you .saw one could lift a hand. you saw the other. Well, that do to deserve this." WHAT HAPPENED made it easy for the BR StewWell, he sure did deserve it, for This week the . rew of the SS Petrolite, Mathiasen Tankers, i'he next day the Mate asked ard, because she became the cus- he was possessed of a neat little voted for the SIU to represent them as their bargaining agent. me what happened. I told him 'todian of the Skipper's room. habit of taking pot shots at the It was an overwhelming victory, with the Seafarers garnering he had tripped in the alleyway. With all these capers going on, Deck Gang with his pistol. 27 votes to 2 for the company. This picture was taken aboard the I don't think he knows to this the Skipper would sit in the Sa­ There were more characters on Petrolite, and shows her to be a clean, trim ship. Negotiations day what happened. loon, holding his head in his the .ship, but you'd go mad if I for a contract will start soon, and that's what the men are The next night the party was hands moaning, "What did I ever went any further. * waiting for. �THE Friday, April 18. 1947 W)Hoe'^\jN SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Great takes Seafarers Petitions NLRB For Flections On Five Fleets By EARL SHEPPARD DETROIT — This woek the SIU petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for elect­ v., N. B. Donaho. $1.00; C. A. Kreiss. $2.00; ions aboard the ships of three NORFOLK A.. W. Gowder. $2.00; B. J. French. more Great Lakes fleets. This INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $2.00; T. Catherine. $1.00; T. E. Mcmakes a total of five unorgani­ D. P. Copes. $3.00; M. P. Powell. Henan. $2.00; A. Olanginbel. $3.00. zed outfits, with 32 ships, so $3.00; J. N. Willmms. $3.00; A. C. NEW YORK far petitioned since the start of Nelson. $3.00; W. E. Culpepper. $3;00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS V. E. Vlict. $5.00; W. R. Wil!inn-.s. the Seafarers current organiza­ $3.00. E. J. Clark. $2.00; Judson Lee. $1.00; tional campaign. J. W. Cox, $3.00; M. W. Drury. $3.00; H. Mathisen. $2.00; J. Soyer. $1.00; F. Considerable progress is also M. W. Cfirraway. $3.00; A. R. Beaslcy. Logan. $1.00; Hugo Reinson. $1.00; A. made in several other $3.00; W. B. Smith. $3.00; R. K. llen- Ferrara. $.50; Paul R. Smith. $1.00; J. being dcson. $3.00. Maldonado. $.50; C. Williams. $1.00; A. non-union fleets, and we expect E. Wyler. $ LOO. BOSTON to petition the NLRB on these SS DOROTHY INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS outfits in the near future. R. R. Marion. $2.00; R. B. Taylor. O. Crindahl. $5.00; R. McFarland, As fast as we secure pledge $2.00. $5.00; W. Calhoun. $1.00; M. Evans. cards from 75 percent or more SS GEORGE W. McREARY $1.00. George A. Fowler. $1.00; R. E. Hen- of the seamen, in any unorgan­ GALVESTON nessy. $2.00; G. Vidal. $2.00; J. M. ized fleet, the SIU intends to INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Hand. $2.00; A. Morales. $3.00; M. petition the NLRB for elections C. E. Finlay. $2.00; W. E. Lavier. Cidroils. $2.00; E. J. Hallinan, $2.00; W. $3.00; R. McDougald. $2.00; J. Caspard. J. Graley. $2.00; M. Garcia. $L00; J. V. aboard those vessels. That way, $5.00; C. B. Kennedy. $2.00; C. C. Ru.ssell. $2.00; H. M. Lamm. $2.00; T. we lose no time in bringing Gross. $3.00; D. E. Erase. $2.00; C. O. Cameron. $5.00; T. A. O'Hanlon. $2.00; SIU .conditions to the Lakes sea­ Cross. $2.00; J. O. Roling. $2.00; W. L. Compton. $1.00; K. E. Morie. men who want them. D. Royles. $2.00; SS Wm. Cox. $19.00; $E00. At the present rate of progress R. A. Derrough. $2.00; SS Stefanik. SS EL MORRO being made in our organization­ $12.00; SS James Jackson. $18.00; F. G. E. Muddleston. $1.00; A. J. Surles. S. Bor^owski. $1.00; T. E. R. Bach. Jr.. $E00; R. Lichon. $1.00; E. Luzier. al drive on the Great Lakes, we $2.00; John C. Spuron. $2.00; C. Wood $1.00; J. R. Albert. $1.00; W. Martin. are confident that the entire ward. $4.00; T. J. Calvert. $2.00; D. C. Jr.. $1.00; E. A. Yancy. $1.00; J. L. campaign will be a successful Lym.-.n. $2.00; 11. E. Vail. $2.00. Yakush. $5.00; R. L. Gunn. $5.00; G. one. Eventually, the Great Lakes W. L. Montgomery. $2.00; F. Fred- M.atrozzo. $1.00. .seamen will make a solid bloc reksen. $2.00; SS Winfield Scott. $17.00; SS MacINTYRE within the Seafarers Interna­ SS Cellio. $8.75; G. Portillo. $1.00; F. Karl Nikander. $2.00; M. E. Jones, H. Post. $L00; SS Hood River. $3.50; tress. $2.00; Lester W. Spence. $1.00; tional Union, AFL. W. E. Taylor. $5.00; SS King Canyon. $2.00; John Anderson. $2.00; J. G. FenToday, as never before, the $I5.50( S. E. Ausmus. $1.00; J. A. Bar- James Roberts. $5.00; S. K. McFarland. Lakes seamen are receptive to one. $2.00. $2.00; L. Welch. $2.00. the union, and their almost un­ C. F. McDowell. $1.00; SS Chas. H. SS TOPA TOPA, animous choice is the SIU. Cugle. $25.00; J. H. Moorse. $2.00; V. J. Smith. $1.00; K. V. Zeits. $1.00; P. Bergeron. $2.00; D. W. Collins. $4.00; They've had a bellyful of the H. Jacobovitch. $1.00. R. W. Clark, $1.00; A. Rocka. $5.00; open shop conditions on tha SS COLABEE E. DiPietro and Crew. $9.00; G. Lakes, and want thhe security Brown. $2.00; 1. P. Gomes. $1.00; H. and protection of an SIU con­ NcUelbladt. $1.00. tract. And, we're going to see SS WILLARD that they get it! ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. SlU HALLS At the request of AFL Organizational Director Frank Fenton and President William Green, we gave all possible assistance to the United Financial Em­ ployes, affiliated with the Of­ fice Emp loyees International Union, AFL. This assistance took the form of leaflet distri­ bution in the Wall St. financial area, picketing of the Cotton Exchange, and the loaning of all our facilities to this union during their beef. It's past history how the UFE won their one day strike against the New York Cotton Exchange with SIU-SUP assistance. It's a part of the record now. and the grateful Office Employees asked SIU President Harry Lundeberg to address their re­ cent Convention in Chicago. PHONE STRIKE Currently, the National Fed­ eration of Telephone Workers is striking all of the phone ex­ changes and facilities in the country in an effort to win their just demands. Although broken up into a lot of smaller corpora­ tions, the Bell System is owned and controlled by the huge A.T.&T. trust. So, the phone workers really have a tough fight on their hands. .SIU members in a number of cities throughout the country are cooperating in every possible way with the phone workers. This cooperation has taken the form of handbill distribution, token picketing, and any neces­ sary support, these union broth­ ers and sisters need. The NFTW is composed of a number of affiliated unions scat­ tered over the country, and is an independent union with more than 280,000 members. There is also a strong possibility that they may affiliate with the AFL some time in the near future. In Detroit, we have offered the striking phone workers J. E. Utz. $1.00. 14 North Gay St. FERRIS BILL SS YAKA Calvert 4S39 B. Thompson. $5.00; M. R. Dorfman. BOSTON 276 StaTe St. As this is being written, hear­ $1.00; L. Bugajewski. $5.00; H. Calzia. Boudoin 4455 ings are being held in the Mich­ $1.00 F. R. Hall. $1.00. BUFFALO • • . ID Exchange St. igan State capital in Lansing Cleveland 7391 on one of the most drastic antiCHARLESTON 424 King St. labor bills ever dreamed up by Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. a reactionai-y legislator. This Superior 5175 ^ biH 's kuowu RS House Bill 217, CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. MAGNUS OLE SVARTER | introduced by State Main 0147 Get in touch with Rose Cohen Rcrcscntativc Chester A. Ferris CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mcsquite St. at the Baltimore Hall, 14 North of Wayne County — the county Corpus Christi 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Gay St., Baltimore 2, Md. where Detroit is located. Cadillac 6857 i iDrastic provisions of this bill DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. KURT FAHRNER make it a misdemeanor for any Melrose 4110 J. W. CALLIS Get in touch with your wife at' non-employees of a company to GALVESTON 308>i—23rd St. Receipts belong to you have Phone 2-8448 2352—80th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. picket that company- Ip other HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. been turned in at the Norfolk words, no sympathy picketing in J. 4. SPJxpne 53777 Branch. HENRY E. HICKS support of our union brothers HOUSTON 1515 75th St. 35 4- 4. Contact Mrs. F. L. Ackerman, in another union will be permit­ Wentworth 3-3809 ted if this bill becomes law. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 60.6 W. 37th St., Savannah, Ga. MARVIN HAUF Phone 5-5919 That's why we must fight it. Your check for $25.00 is being MARCUS HOOK 1'/« W. Olh St. held in the Baltimore Hall. Con­ There is no doubt that this GLEN^E.^4ADDEN Chester 5-3110 tact Patrolman Masterson and he Patrolman Masterson, Balti­ legislation is designed solely to MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. MILWAUKEE 6.33 So-Ch 2nd St more, is holding your book. Get break up the growing solidarity will send the check to you. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. in touch with him. between various international 4- 4- 4 Phone 2-1754 BARNEY SPEEGLE unions in fighting for a common JOHN E. KNIESS NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. You failed to pick up $125.00 Both AFL and CIO Please contact your mother, cause. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 1257 Lunt Avenue, Chicago 26, unions have shown an increas- due you on overtime from the ,ng awareness of tire need for Belle of the West, which paid off HAnover 2-2784 Illinois. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. la'cor unions to cooperate with in Baltimore. Phpne 4-1083 c-ach other in all ways possible. JOHN^E.^KOENIG 4- 4- 4. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. This is a must if labor is to surGEORGE D. SMITH Get in touch with your mother, Lombard 3-7651 Please check your last cash vi3e. PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. Mrs. Eugene C. Koening, 3229 receipt. No. 56796, which you re­ Phone 2-8532 South Taylor Ave., Milwaukee 7, SIU COOPERATION PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Wisconsin. ceived in Baltimore. Contact En­ Beacon 4336 In the past, and at this time, gine Patrolman at once. 4. 4- 4. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5tb , St. top, the record of the SIU is LOUIS E. MEYERS Phone 2599 DEWEY & BLAND Contact Mr. V. U. Hainmer- outstanding in, respect to coop­ SAN FRANCISCO 105. Market St. Douglas 5475-.8363 shaimb. Vice Consul, at the.Con­ erating with other unions on Your gear from the Fort MaSAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon sulate General of Denmark, 17 any legitimate beef. Our union tanzas is being held at the Hous­ San Juan 2-5996 has always practised what a lot ton Branch. Battery Place, New York City. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. of other unions preach — co­ 4. 4. 4. Phone 8-1728 operation and solidarity. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. HAROLD L. SMILEY Mqiin 0290 Your family is very anxiqus.to ; Our relations with the CIO TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Shipyard workers have been get in touch with you, Fdione M-1323 SS DOROTHY very successful. This union pull­ 35 A 4. TOLEDO 615 Summit St. All, crewmcmbers. of the SS ed, their mqn out in support of OECAR ANDERSSON WJLMI.NGTON ...... 440.,Ayplpi> Blvd., In Dorothy, Bull Lines, who work­ Terminal 4-i313V ^ A crewmepiber of the SS Wal­ our stride la$t September. VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. ter Fleming in June 1944, please return, we have supported them ed April 4, 1947, have eight hours Garden 8331 contact special services office in on any of their beefs, like the overtime due them. Money can VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. strike at the Ira Bushey ship­ be collected at Bull Line Offices, Pacific 7824 Union Hall, New York on an im­ BALTIMORE PERSONALS NOTICE! MONEY DUE portant matter. '.1.1iit/.Liii-'-1,. yard in Brooklyn. 115 Broad Street, N. Y. every possible assistance. On Tuesday, we sent some pickets over to picket with the strikers in front of the Michigan Bell Building on Cass Avenue. Al­ though we didn't have a large number of pickets, due to the fact that most of our boys were either on the ships or assisting in the organizing drive, the Sea­ farers with their white caps and SIU-SUP buttons made quite a showing. They carried several signs containing the printed messages, "AFL SEAFARERS WHITE CAPS OFF TO PHONE WORK­ ERS, SIU - AFL" and "SIU AFL BACKS LEGITIMATE DE­ MANDS OF PHONE WORK­ ERS." Yes, if we let these reaction­ ary Michigan legislators get away with anything like the Ferris Bill then the SIU will no longer be able to support other unions in their legitimate beefs, and these unions will not be able to support us in our beefs. We must do all in our power to prevent any such bills from be­ coming law in any state. It's been too hard to win union solidarity between international unions to allow anti-labor legis­ lation to break up such solidar­ ity. Check To See If P.R. Dockers Are Union Men By SAL COLLS SAN JUAN—Members coming to Aguirre (Jobos) should make certain that the dockworkers and the men working in the holds and on the winches are union men. The scabbing com­ pany which handles the work there refuses to sign a contract w i t h any union representing its employes. The outfit is taking men put of the factories and off the streets to do the longshore work. See to it. therefore, that all men at work there belong to a bona fide union. This can be accomplished by asking for the union delegate before they start woi'king the cargo. 5 If the workers do not belong to a . union, call up the SIU Hall in San Juan. The phone number is 2-5996. The International Longshore­ men's Association recently tried to hit the company for a con­ tract. but was turned down with a flat refusal to negotiate. The outfit works along the same lines as the Calmar Line. It owns the factory and the property for three and a half miles from the docks, and they maintain a rigid guard to see that no one gets anywhere .near its docks. Retroactive Pay MORAN. TOWING CORP. Retroactive wages are now available for payment to all crewmembers of Moran tugs which sailed out of West Coast, ports. A.pply at the company's' office at 17 Battery Place, New York City. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 18, 1947 Hie VICTORY ?AMK/ Ibr thedfirst time in niaritime nistom Cgntidion ^^aausnhkm bekiioia&To secims a cbtitlrcicir tnat gete -QtemAaiei:^«.T<iigges and am<^tions-through. tHe ejg^zlsof^ihe iKTERKAncNAL UNION OFNDRIH AMERICA.. SEAEAREBS IJTlEKNariONAL UNION • •• CANADIAN DISTRICT •VANCOUVER-ViCTORiA-MONTREAI. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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DOCKERS ARE UNION MEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/18/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e283b2588555169ab109db3712f30b5c.PDF bb19cd90376b28906ae2363db3ab9211 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Phone Unions Hit The Bricks Aii Over U.S. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 11. 1947 SIU SUPPORTS TELEPHONE WORKERS Still dressed in their Easter tinery, over 300,000 men and women, employes of the farflung American Telephone and Telegraph Company, walked out on a strike which started at 6 A.M. Monday, April 7. As in the past, the Seafarers immediately went to the aid of the strikers. The facilities of the third floor of the New York Hall were turned over to the telephone workers, and leaflets were distributed on their picketlines displaying tlie solidarity As soon as the nation's telephone workers went out on of labor. strike, the Seafarers International Union made known its sup­ port of the more than 300.000 people who hit the picketlines. AT&T, which has been des­ The above picture shows the picketline at 104 Broad Street, cribed as the richest company in New York City, with two Seafarers distributing leaflets explain­ the world, went out of its way ing SIU assistance. For other pictures see page IS, to provoke the strike. All sorts of stalling tactics were resorted to, and when the Federal Con­ ciliators were called in, com­ pany representatives refused to submit the most important union demands to arbitration. Main section of the striking workers is composed of the Na­ NEW YORK—Within 24 hours phone workers, which New Jer­ tional Federation of Telephone Workers, an independent, loose­ after the state of New Jersey sey has passed, the Bill had just ly bound group of affiliates with passed a law authorizing jail become law. about 200,000 members. Governor Driscoll had held up sentences and heavy fines for signing the bill to give the strik­ NO SCABBING telephone strikers, the Seafarers ers a chance to return to work to However, other independent International Union, New York escape penalties which range up groups throughout the country Branch, overwhelmingly adopt­ to .$500 per day for each striker, pledged support of the action, ed a resolution which character­ plus 30 days in jail for each day and remained outside the picket- ized the bill as "out and out on strike. lines once the walkout started. strikebreaking of a sort employ­ Full text of the SIU resolutions All telephone service was not ed by Hitler and Stalin to de­ appear on page 15. shut off. In areas where dial stroy their labor movements." The resolution called for full phones were in operation, ser­ vice continued, but it was ex­ support of the "striking phone pected that mechanical difficul­ workers and organized labor in ties might impair most of that New Jersey," and pledged any operation as the strike continued. assistance necessary in the fight All maintainence personnel are to have the law repealed. CLEVELAND — Meeting with included in the strikers. At the same time, another re­ At the height of the action, solution, this time attacking so- Mr. Lee G. Hinslea, general the state of New Jersey passed called "Merchant Marine Vet­ counsel of the Midland Steam­ a bill authorizing jail sentences eran Groups" was also passed by ship Company, at the Cleveland and fines for telephone strikers. the more than 1500 members in Hotel on Thursday, April 3, SIU Vice President Morris Weisber"This bill was passed within attendance at the meeting. gcr and Great Lakes Secretaryfive hours after it was sent to These phony, cadging outfits Treasurer Fred Farnen presented the lawmakers by Governor wei-e attacked fi'oin the floor-, the Seafarei-s' contract demands Driscoll, and provoked some and one operating in the Gulf to the Midland SS Company rep­ comment that the measure had area, called the Merchant Mar­ resentative. been railroaded through without iners of America, came in for a Arrangements were made for sufficient time for consideration. pai-ticular lot of censur-e. a further meeting between both Organized labor immediately the SIU and Midland during the started protests. Among the first CREWS INSTRUCTED week of April 7th, after Mr. to make themselves heard were The membership voted that all Hinslea requested further time the members of the Seafarers International Union, who, in a crews be instructed to keep rep­ in which to study the SIU con­ regular New York Branch resentatives of the Merchant Mar­ tract proposals in more complete meeting, passed a resolution con­ iners of Amer'ica off SIU ships, detail. For the second meeting, the demning the action of Governor and that officials take action to Driscoll and the state legisla­ insur-e that these people do not SIU will be represented by ture, and compared the action have access to Union Halls in Cleveland Agent Stanley Wares, Ashtabula Agent Maurice Dole with the union-busting techni­ any port. At the time the SIU took its (formerly employed on the Mid­ ques practiced by Hitler and Stalin. (Full text of resolution stand on the anti-strike bill, di­ land ships), and Secretary-Trea­ rected solely against the tele­ surer Farnen. appears on page 15.) 1 N.Y. SIU Raps Jersey Law, Merchant Marine Vet Outfit No. 15 A&G Delegates Report On The int'i Convention Decisions And Actions The Third Biennial Convention of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America, convened at 10:30 March 24, 1947 at the Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, Harry Lundeberg, President of the International Union presiding. President Lundeberg spoke at some length to the delegates, outlining the problems that must be solved dur­ ing the convention in order to$keep the gains made by the Union. Credentials were in for Union delegates representing some 100,000 workers in the seamen, fish­ ermen and fish cannery work­ ers field, and in every port in the United States, as well as Canada and Alaska, reported the Chair­ man of the Credentials Commit­ Adding to their string of re­ tee. sounding victories, the Ameri­ The delegates were addressed can Merchant Marine Staff Of­ by Harry O'Reilly, representative ficers Association, AFL,wound up of William Green, in welcoming elections aboard ships of the the delegates to the city of Chi­ United States Line and the Am­ cago, and pledging the entire erican South African Lines by support of the American Federa­ completely drubbing the NMU. tion of Labor in the organization In .NLRB elections held aboard drive in the Great Lakes region, vessels of the two lines in the which the Seafarers are launch­ last fifteen weeks, the Pursers ing at this time. voted complete rejection of the Omar F. Hoskins, Commis­ NMU by giving them but 16 sioner of Conciliation, United votes of a total of 142. States Department of Labor, Of the 123 votes cast by greeted the delegates on behalf United States Lines Pursers, 81 of the Department of Labor, and favored the Staff Officers Asso­ spoke of the labor relations ciation. while 16 were for the problems in the shipping industry NMU. during the post-war period. On the American South Afri­ can Line, nineteen votes were {Continued on Page 14) cast. The AFL Pursers gather­ ed eleven, five ballots were for no union, two were blank and one was challenged. The NMU failed to pick up a single tally am/ong the Pursers aboard Amsaline ships. Reports on the results of this NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN meeting will be carried in the Tom Hill, East Coast Repre­ next issue of the LOG. Among the SIU demands were sentative of the AMMSOA, statthe following: a 40 hour work ! cd that the Pursers would begin week at sea and in port; over­ negotiations within the next few time rates at $1.25 per hour for days for wage adjustments, bet­ all time worked in excess of 8 ter living conditions, shorter hours daily. 40 hours weekly, hours and increased overtime and for all penalty overtime: a rates on all contracted ships. The victories over U.S. Line flat increase of 10 percent in all base rates; and a 30 day bonus and Amsaline' bring to eight in clause instead of the seasonal number the elections won by the Staff Officers in the last three bonus now being paid. Last of the SlU's demands was months. Some of those recently won one for job security through job seniority, the union hiring hall are the New York and Cuba Mail; Atlantic, Gulf and West and rotary shipping. This last is a must on all Indies Lines and the Puerto Rico Great Lakes unorganized ships Steamship Company. The AFL Pursers are not rest­ because its the only way that the prevailing open shop condi­ ing on their laurels. Right now they are in the midst of a hot tions can be cleaned up. organizing campaign in two lines It's also the only way that the LCA halls can be eliminated as whose names cannot be mention­ ed for obvious reasons. a threat to all Lakes seamen. Seafarers Meets With Midlantl On Demands For New Contract AFL Pursers Win Elections In Two Lines �Page Two THE SEAFARERSlOG Friday, April 11, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 luternatiomd Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL --------- First Vice-Prcsidpnt 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS .WEISBERGER -------- Vice-President 105 Broad St.. New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - - - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SllULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.'-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 159 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 10.38 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGPI MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 On The Move Seamen in the Canadian Seamen's Union have been the victims of one dirty trick after another. The leaders they trusted have betrayed them; the money they poured into the union treasury was used to finance Joe Stalin's schemes in Canada and the United States; and their tenyear long battle finds tliem no better off today than they Were when they first started. The CSU commenced its career with every chance for success. Beginning in the middle of the 1930s, when industrial unionism was on the upswing, the CSU could have grown right along with its affiliate across the bor­ der, the Seafarers. // OS pitat Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Stat en Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals But the leaders of the CSU refused to stick to honest trade union principles. They tied themselves to the com­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, munist movement, and as a result the entire seamen's or­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ganization in Canada suffered a severe setback. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ The SIU of Canada has retrieved some of the ground lost by the CSU. Starting after the CSU's charter had been picked up by the International for aiding and abetting communist trickery within the Union, the Canadian branch of the SIU has made great strides. Conditions have advanced til they are far superior to the conditions enjoyed by members of the CSU. Wages have improved, and in this category the SIU is also far ahead of the'CSU. But it is in the line of service to the membership that the SIU really has outdistanced the communist-dominated CSU. While the officials of the CSU were busily keeping their noses glued to the communist grindstone, Seafarers officials have gone quietly on their way, settling beefs and gaining advances for the membership. During the war, the CSU, like the NMU, played footsie with the government. It took the militancy of the SIU, in the United States and Canada, to stop the ship­ owners from raping seamen in the name of patriotism. Organization' of Canadian seamen into the SIU of Canada will continue; and with more force than ever. The CSU has no real hold on,the rank-and-file seamen, and where the SIU plants its banner, honest seamen are sure to flock. ing to them. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL GUS KREZTER C, MASON STEVE MOGAN R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT N. LONGTINE ED. DUDEK J. J. O'NEILL E. J. NAVARRE J. N. HULL C. TYNER C. J. COMPAN WM. H. CAO J. W. DENNIS ED. CUSTER WM. BROCE, Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY ADAM KARPOWICPI C. LOCIGNO WM. MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. HAMILTON X X BALTIMORE HOSPITAL CORRIE SHARTZER CHARLES SIMMONS MICHAEL LUCAS MANUEL ROMERO ANTONIO AMARAL STANLEY MALINOWSKI SAM TOWSON TED BABKOWSKI JOHN FOX JOHN RILEY (G. L.) PETER LOPEZ EDWARD CAN JR. HARWEY WALSH JAMES McMAHON (G. L.) XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSP. R. G. MOSSELLER JAMES T. MOORE P. SYRAX K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN E. E. CASEY M. J. LYDEN H. BEECHER L. L. MOODY M. BAUCSKI M. MORRIS W. R. BLOOM J. BOLGER L. NELSON L. A. CORNWALL C. M. HOUCHINS E. CARERRAS H. L. TILLOT M. J. FIELDS JOHN A. DYKES R. RIVERA C. E. SMITH You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staien Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY MANUEL CARDANA C. A, GARNET R. H. DAVIS W. J. SULLIVAN A. SABOURIN S. P. MORRIS E. L. MYERS BRIGHTON^HOSPITAL H. SWIM E. JOHNSTON R. LORD L. DONOVAN E. MOFANE �r^ Friday. April 11. 1947 New York April 9. 1947 The recent 1947 A&G Agents' Conference, as well as the Sea­ farers International Union Con­ vention in Chicago, laid down quite an extensive program for our Union. This program covers all prob­ lems confronting the Organiza­ tion, as well as all those problems affecting the Maritime Industry, entirety will be a tough job at the best, and will require full cooperation from all officials and membership alike. The Agents' Conference fore­ saw some of these problems and as a result, adopted the follow­ ing pi oposilion which was con­ curred in unanimously by the membership on a coastwise scale: This Committee, appointed as a Committee on Operation of Union Apparatus, has made a complete study of all other Com­ mittee's Reports and actions taken during the entire sessions of the 1947 Agents' Conference. We realize that the program and policy adopted is an exten­ sive one. It is our opinion that fHE SEAFARERS LOG VBPOfRT/ Page Thre» MeMB^RSHIP ings on any vessel, the crew is t® take immediate action at a regu­ lar crew's meeting to prevent same from occurring again. Such action is to be called to the at­ tention of the boarding Patrol­ man at payoff time. Reinstatements J. p. SHULER, Secrelary-Treasurer Contracts & Negotiations The recent 6 per cent raise in­ crease has been negotiated with the following operators and has become a part of the regular con­ tract: Alcoa Steamship Company, American Liberty Lines, Bull Steamship Company, Baltimore Insular Lines, Eastern Steamship Company, Seas Shipping Com­ pany, South Atlantic Steamship Company, Smith and Joluison, Seatrain Lines, P. and O. Steam­ ship Company, Illinois Atlantic Steamship Company, Overlakes Freight Corporation, Newtex Steamship Company, Waterman Steamship Company, Mississippi Steamship Company, American Eastern Corporation, Arnold Bernstein Steamship Corporation, Arnold Bernstein Shipping Company, Inc., Calmar Steamship Company, Ore Steamship Com­ pany, and Bloomfield Steamship Company. Illinois Atlantic has signed the full Waterman agree­ ment including all 6 per cent in­ creases and working conditions and the agreement is effective as of April 2, 1947. We are now in negotiations with various other SlU contract­ ed operators on this question of 6 per cent and we expect, with one exception, no difficulty in having this raise applied to all contracts with the same retroac­ tive date. Moran Towing Company is the one operator with whom we e.xpect some difficulty in consum­ mating the 6 per cent wage in­ crease, as well as the re-shaping of some of our working rules. To this date, we have not been able to get them in a negotiations meeting for this purpose. It may be necessary in the future for us not only should these programs and policies be lived up to, for the welfare of our organization, but further, we feel that it is vitally necessary that such is done. Recognizing the necessity of this, we finally recommend that the Secretary-Treasurer be given full right and authority to en­ force not only the terms of the official's and membership's du­ ties, as per Constitution, "but also the terms of the policies and pro­ grams as laid out in this Agents' Conference. We recommend that every Port Agent be directly respon­ sible to the Secretary-Treasurer for the full enforcement of the Constitution, Policy, and Pro­ gram, as laid out by this Con­ ference. In the event this is not done, then the Secretary-Treasurer is to immediately notify the mem­ bership of such disregard of SlU Policy and Program and those persons responsible for such vio­ lations. Recommendations to cor­ rect such violations of Union Program and Policy to be made to consider further action of a to the membership by the Secre­ different nature in the event of tary-Treasurer, subject to coast­ this Operator's continual refusal wise action for immediate cor­ to iiegotiate these problems. rections of such violators and NOTIFICATION SENT violations. This operator has been notified R. Matthews of our intentions of further ac­ Ray White tions and we hope this produces E. Smith the desired results. For the benefit of the member­ Several Steamship Companies ship, the Headquarters Offices of which are now inactive, but this Union, as long as it is my which still have in effect SlU duty to remain as Sec.-Treas. of A&G contracts will shortly go the A&G District, shall, in the back into full operation. When future, render full and regular this occurs, it will necessitate the leports to the membership meet­ Union re-negotiating contracts ings, which will be carried ver­ batim in the SEAFARERS LOG. with these people, bringing the:ri This report shall be carried, up to the present wages and con­ first of all, with the intent of in­ ditions we now enjoy. Close contact is being kept forming the membership as to the current union disputes and with these operators and an­ the actions taken regarding same. nouncements will be made once It shall deal next with the con­ they have started back into op­ duct of the Union membership erations and the type of run in and officials as to the following which they will operate. Once these particular compan­ of the Union's policy and pro­ ies are back into operation, it gram on all matters. will bring approximately 30 the number of off-shore contracted companies. This will represent, along with the newly organized companies a gain of approximate­ ly 18 companies over our pre­ war status. A contract dispute recently occured affecting the SS Seatrain Texas. A Union Committee, com­ posed of Joe Algina, J. P. Shuler and Robert Matthews has met several times with the operator on this issue and as a result, sub­ mit the following report and recommendations:. CLARIFICATION, SEATRAIN TEXAS 1 p.m.— 5 p.m.—Reg. day work 8 p.m.—12 Midnight—4 hrs. overtime If he was put on the 12-4 watch: 8 a.m.—11a.m.—Reg. day work 11a.m.—12 noon—Dinner hour 12 noon— 4 p.m.—Regular wa.trh 12 Midnight—4 a.m.—4 hrs. overtime Ships Disputes According to Port Agents' re­ ports, practically all beefs oc­ curring on SlU-contracted ves­ sels have been settled at the point of production. This is the policy of this Union, whcreever possible, to settle all beefs aboard ship. There are occasions when this is impossible, due to the necessity of clarification of contract. At all other times, the crew's dis­ putes are to be handled aboard the vessel before the crew pays off. In the event disputes arise which cannot be handled in this manner, then it is to be sent to New York in care of Joe Algina. After action on such disputes, reports will then be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in the Headquarters Reports, giving all details of disputes and settle­ ment of same. Crews are hereby notified that under no circumstances are they to pay off at the completion of any voyage until such time as all beefs have been squared away by the Boarding Patrolmen. This applies, as well, to the signing on of vessels. There have been recent dis­ putes arising because of crews signing on before ships stores are on board, and during the voyage, the Steward finds himself Settlement of dispute on S-S Seatrain Texas whei'ein the ship sailed short two Watertender.s and one Oiler, and the Electri­ cian and Deck Engineer were re­ quired to stand watches to re­ place men who were missing. 1. Article 11, Section 23, (Divi­ sion of Wages of Absent Mem­ bers) does not cover this .situa­ tion whatsover. 2. Article III, Section 21. (Boatswain or Carpenter Stand­ ing Watch) covers the Boatswain or Carpenter when they are re­ quired to stand watches due to shoi'tage of seamen. Under this section they receive overtime for all watches stood after 6 p. m. and before 8 a. m. and all watch­ es stood between the hours of 12 Noon Saturday and 8 a. m. Mon­ day. However, in addition to standing watches, they must per­ form their regular duties. Inasmuch as the Electrician and Deck Engineer are classified as Day Workers, both at sea and in port, the same as the Bosun and Carpenter are, we feel that they should be covered accord­ ingly. 3. Article IV, Section 25, sub­ section (b). Hours of Work for Day Workers) provides that "working hours at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be 8 a. m. to 12 noon and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Fri­ day, and 8 a. m. to 12 noon Sat­ urday. Any work performed out­ side these hours to be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as provided in Article 11, Section 3." We recommend that Article IV, Section 25, subsection (b) be in­ terpreted to mean that when the with insufficient food stores for Electrician or Deck Engineer are the voyage. The only way to required to stand watches due prevent this is for the Chief to sick or missing men, they shall Steward to make sure of a com­ receive overtime for all watches plete supply of all stores before stood after 5 p. m. and before 8 the vessel signs on. a. m. Monday through Friday NO DICE and between the hours of 12 noon In the event the Steward, in Saturday and 8 a. m. Monday. However, they may be required his opinion, does not find suffi­ to perform their regular routine cient stores he should notify the day work, in addition to stand­ three ships delegates as well as ing the watches, between 8 a. m. the Patrolman. to 12 noon and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. In line with this, it is to be Monday through Friday, and be­ called to the attendtion of all tween 8 a. m. and 12 noon Sat­ members that no crew under any urday. condition should tolerate any Example:—If he was put on mernber of the crew taking ships stores ashore to sell. It must be the 4-8 watch: 4 a.m.— 8 a.m.—4 hrs. overtime remembered that we have a 9 a.m.—12 noon—Regular work tough enough time getting suffi­ 1 p.m.— 4 p.m.—Regular work cient grub on board without 5 p.m.— 8 p.m.—3 hrs. overtime some performer to carry it ashore If he was put on the 8-12 to sell it for the price of a bottle of rum. watch: In the event of such happen­ 8 a.m.—12 noon—Regular watch The membership went on rec­ ord several times that, in tho event a man is more than 12 months in arrears in dues or as­ sessments, he is not be reinstated in the Union. The basis for this action was that during the War period, many seamen quit going to sea and went to work in shipyards, etc. After the War, when the Union was successful in gaining alltime high wages and conditions, these characters decided they would like to go back to sea and accordingly, many of them ap­ plied for reinstatements while in arrears ranging from one to five years. All Agents and Patrolmen are notified as per membership ac­ tion, under no circumstances are they to collect dues from such people or allow them reinstate­ ment. Recently, there have been in­ stances where such monies have been collected by officials of this Union in direct violation of Un­ ion policy. This practice is to be discontinued at once. In the event that any official of the Un­ ion feels that the man has a legi­ timate excuse for being in ar­ rears, he should submit that rea­ son in writing to the Headquar­ ters Offices of this Union with proof of all details carried in his communication. Such cases would apply prin­ cipally to those people who fur­ nish definite proof of full time hospitalization over a long per­ iod of time. NO FREELOADERS This Union membership has ex= pressed the opinion at numerous times that they did not go out on strike nor engage in the many beefs that this Union has had for the purpose of allowing wouldbe freeloaders from cashing in on the efforts made by the Union at a time when these same free­ loaders were ashore making big dough and keeping their feet dry, all at the same time. Economy Operatilons In line with the economizing program as laid down by the re­ cent Agents Conference, all ports affected by this program have been notified to reduce its ex­ penses ,as per the Agents' Con­ ference and membership action. All Ports who have not com­ plied with the terms of this pro­ gram are hereby notified to take steps at once to guarantee this reduction in operation expendi­ tures. Further, in line with this econ­ omy program, the Ports of Charleston and Miami have both been closed as per instructions. Charleston Agent, E. R. Smith, has been transferred to Savan­ nah as Patrolman and the Port of Savannah now has under its its jurisdiction" all work and ships traffic in the Charleston Area. The Port of Miami has been closed and the Miami Ai-ea and the ships traffic is now being covered from the Port of Tampk. To this date, even though some Ports have not complied with this economizing program, ex(Contimii:d on Page b) �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Foar Friday, April 11. 1947 READY FOR FIT OUT, lakes SlUPetitions NLRB On Huron; Two Other Companies Ready For Vote conditions, conditions of employ­ ment, lay up and fit out, wages, DETROIT—Showing the first overtime, etc., are all specified results of the SIU's current or­ right in the contract. ganizing drive on the Great Lakes seamen don't have to Lakes, the SIU petitioned the depend on the company's char­ National Labor Relations Board ity and good nature when they on Friday, April 4, for an elec­ work under an SIU contract. tion aboard the two ships of the Huron Transportation Company Everything is w r i 11 e n in the the SS John W. Boardman and contract and union representa­ tives make damn sure that the the S.T. Crapo. company lives up to the terms • These two vessels are both of the agreement. used for bulk cement transpor­ SIU job security guarantees tation between the Huron Ce­ an SIU member that he has the ment plant in Alpena, Michigan right to go back to work at the and their Detroit plant. fit out or after the fit out on They carry a total unlicensed the same vessel that he helped personnel of fifty-four ( both tie up the previous Fall. ships), and arc expected to vote He doesn't have to be subject overwhelmingly for the SIU as to anyone's whims. A Seafarer the union of their choice in the knows his rights and gets them. NLRB-sponsored election. Competent union representa­ Crewmembers on the ships of tion under an SIU contract two other companies arc now makes it certain that eveiy Sea­ ready for petitioning, and we farer sailing on an SlU-contractwill see the NLRB about con­ ed vessel secures his full rights ducting elections on them later under the contract. this week. By EARL SHEPPARD All SIU members are guaran­ However, until we do file for elections with the NLRB. we teed full union representation on are not at liberty to reveal any all legitimate beefs. They can't further details on these outfits. be fired except for just cause, and subject to the grievance pro­ Our Great Lakes organizing cedure of the contract. staff is also working on sevei-al Genuine SIU democracy, pre­ other fleets at the present time, vailing in all Districts of the and concrete results are expect-^ SIU, makes it certain that all ed from these companies in the meetings of the membership are' near future. run strictly by the members Just as fast as we secure .themselves. SIU meetings ar,e. pledge cards from 75 percent or run by and for the Seafarers. more of the crewmembers on No individual or clique runs the SIU. Ask any member; he'll tell you. NO POLITICOS Another advantage of btflonging to the SIU is its freedom from any form of political group control. No groups of phonies spouting any "save the workers" philosophy gets far in the SIU. Seafarers show such phonies the door in short order, especially when they owe allegiance to any foreign power, and spout its phony propaganda. these vessels, we will petition The unorganized Lakes sea­ for NLRB - conducted elections men are really ready for SIU aboard them. organization. There's no doubts in the minds of anyone who RESULTS GOOD So far, results in the organiz­ ing drive are very good, and are keeping up to our advance ex­ pectations. With the excellent start made so far in a number of these unorganized companies on our objective list, we expect to acquire a minimum of 3,000 new members in the Lakes Dis­ trict this yeai-—not only mem­ bers, but the jobs for them, too. ' knows anything about the Lakes that at last they are going to be unionized. And, the SIU is the union that's going to do the job. 'We're really on the road to whipping the last great strong­ hold of the open shop in the maritime industry — the Great Lakes. This year we're going to achieve real results in organiz­ ing the unorganized. With the entire weight of the whole SIU, in all Districts, be­ hind us, and with the all-out support of the AFL Maritime Trades Department, it's only a question of time before "The Groat. T.akes, Ton, Will Be SIU!" Bulk carriers on the Lakes preparing for fit out at San­ dusky, Ohio. As soon as the ice clears up on the Lakes, these ships will start hauling iron ore, wheat, or coal. CSU Membership Has Made Little Progress In The Ten Years Under Commie Leadership By GENE MARKEY en by statements made by com­ mie Pat Sullivan in the expose The rank and file members of accompanying his somewhat con­ the Canadian Seamen's Union fusing resignation as president must be a very harrassed and of the CSU. bewildered bunch of men at this It has been disclosed that time. funds supplied by Joe Salzberg, Freshly emerged fi'ora the se- Canada's ace Moscow stooge, were buffeting of torpedoes, fink were in reality the initial in­ manning pools, and endless vestment in a well-engineered reams of government red tape, move by the commies to domin­ made the more miserable by ate lock, stock, and barrel, the pinch-penny wages and living entire Canadian maritime indus­ conditions, Joe Canadian Seaman try. has been hit in the face with yet another dirty blow that must surely be the climax in a series of sell-outs that have left the majority of Canadian seamen high and dry on the beach of lousy wages and "John Bull" conditions. In 1935 two small unions, then operating on the Lakes in op­ position to each other, were combined to form the CSU. The two respective leaders who had previously been very busy hurl­ ing dirty invectives and chai-ges of communism at each other eventually got together at the behest of the communist party and so the CSU was formed. That this unification was brought about by the CP for a purpose, has recently been prov­ CSU SABOTAGED While Ferguson, Lenton, Sul­ livan. Shaw, and "Chairman for the Council of Soviet Friend­ ship" Davis were all busy with the second front and Yalta, the future of the rank and file sea­ men was being left to whatever handouts the Government and the shipowners condescended to give them. These so-called leaders, who sent thousands of dollars of good union money up in the smoke of Joe Stalin's political campaigns, are directly responsible for the low standards existing in most Canadian ships under the juris­ diction of the CSU. With the total of CSU strikes producing nothing better than READY TO GREET SUMMER WEATHER REASON ENOUGH These Lakes seamen are ready for SIU unionization. They've heard about the Seafarers con­ tracts and conditions, SIU de­ mocracy and militancy in action, and they've decided that the SIU is their union. It's not hard to realize why the unorganized Lakes seanren want the SIU. For too long .they have been subjected to the con-, trol and domination of the LakesCarriers Association, and the possibility that they can be fu'ed at a moment's notice to make room for one of the b o s s e s friends or relatives. Now, they want SIU job security, condi­ tions and contracts. JOB SECURITY Under S e a f a r e rs contracts, working conditions, shipboard an eight hour day (in the ripe old year of 1945) and a 'Na­ tional Agreement' that stinks on ice and is not even recognized by the operators or their stooges in the ships, it is easy to see that under commie leadership the Union's funds and moral strength was squandered on Joe Stalin's monkey business instead of consolidating the seamen's future. How successful the commie sellout has been is evident when one looks at a Canadian ship in any port of the world. Living conditions closely parelling the old days, wages that are sub-standard to the North American way of life, and rot­ ten 'discipline' designed to pro­ tect the bosses profits, all en­ forced b5^ shipping laws written in the eighteenth century by a handful of Captain Bligh's who made good as shipowners, are the burdens Canadian seamen still have to carry despite ten years of dues paying. The .systematic robbing of the CSU treasury to provide trans­ portation and exhorbitant ex­ penses for the political fakirs who supposedly repre.sented the seamen, yet in i-eality were run­ ning all over two continents spreading the communist germ of labor sabotage, has resulted in the Canadian seamen being denied the principal objective of their organizing. CSU members should be the judges in an over-all survey of whether they have progressed under the heel of political dom­ ination or not. The SS Crapo, Huron Transportation Company, fitting out for the coming season at one of the Detroit docks. So far. the Company is unorganized, but the SIXJ has petitioned for an elec­ tion. and is awaiting word from the National Labor Relations Board. Pat Sullivan's resignation must surely be reason enough to stir CSU rank-and-filers into recog­ nizing the trickery and duplic­ ity that goes on behind the scenes. His statements as to the mis - appropriation of union funds, a figure running into many thousands of dollars, should cause the average intelli­ gent member to wonder who sanctioned the waste of this money. These men who banded to­ gether to stave off encroach­ ment of dollar hungry shipown­ ers, who joined a union believ­ ing that they were on the way to building a strong org:anization of .seamen in Canada, have been viciously sold out by the piho'niest bunch of parasites who ever infested and contaminated a labor movement. �Fri&T. A^rii n. WkT TRE SE /tF ARERS LOG Page Fiv*- Seafarers Take A Cruise On The Del Sud y' Good food and good service combine lo make Ihe Del Sud a luxury ship for lourists. Here are some of the men responsible for Ihe excellence of ihe service. Left to right. William Porter, William McConville, Richard Reinrich. Waiters, and Henry Curtis. Steward. This masterpiece of Harold Fontan, Chief Baker, won't do to sail around the world in. but it will sure make good eating. The cake shown above is a sample of the type of good food served to the passengers, and the chow for the crew was also top-notch. Off watch and relaxing, these men were caught by the camera's eye in the thick of a card game. Clockwise, reading from far left, are Ralph Subat, John Kelley, Clayton Fusileer, Pete Blanco, and Tony Santiago. Three good men to know are these Brothers taking their leisure above. That's Monk Kelley. Gloryhole Steward in the center, with Jerry Maples, Bartender on his right, and John Brooks, Crew Messman, on the left. This looks like a good way to keep house. Sweep everything under the carpet, and throw the garbage out the window. Well, that last won't work shoreside, but it's okay at sea, as Ben Perez, Utility, shows. With the Morro Castle in the background, crewmembers of the Del Sud take time out from having fun lo pose for a pic­ ture. Front, left to right, Louis Schraedie, Joe Farrara, and Dan King. Rear, in the same order, Louis Bordenave, Boogalie Foster, Ralph Piehet. Monk Esteves, Paul Arnst, and Ben Perez. "Let the Buyer Beware" should be the highsign in Havana's shops. Being very wary as they buy needed items, are left to right. Bill Porter. Red De Priest, and Babe Herold. The storekeeper got into the act. too. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 11. 1947 HQ REPORTS TO MEMBERSHIP (Continued front Page 3) penses of the Organization have dropped considerably and will drop even further within a vei'y short period of time. Headquarter.s Offices are now making plans to reduce its Of­ fice Staff and to consolidate as much as possible the business systems of the New York Branch and the Headquarters Offices. To this date, there have been maintained in the Port of New York two separate SIU business the votes were cast for our Union. The case is now in the hands of the Washington people. With­ in a short time we hope to hear the result, and we are certain that the SIU will be certified as the legal bargaining agent for the thousands of unlicensed Isthmian seamen. The organizing staff of the Union, in addition to the Isth­ mian drive, has been busy in other fi e 1 d s. Approximately twelve contracts, inshore and offshore, have been secured by the Union in the past few months. HARD AT WORK The organizers are also, at this time, attempting to extend the SIU contracts to cover other outfits. For obvious reasons, the names of these outfits and the details concerning the work being done on them, will not be made known until a later date. In line further with the or­ ganizational program laid down by the Conference, Lindsey J. Williams has been instructed by Headquarters to immediately take over full responsibility for the SIU organizational work in the Gulf Area, both of an In­ ternational as well as of a Dis­ trict nature. A full report will be made later concerning this part of our Union's structure. Telephone Workers In the past few weeks we have had to assist the United Financial Employes, AFL; a group of white-collar workers in This is the saga of a spry winning a just beef. young Seafarer who sails on the But the bosses wouldn't deal Great Lakes, and is 76 years with them until the Seafarers young. got out on the picketline and John D. MacNaughton is proud Ghowed the Cotton Exchange of the fact that he's the oldest that the UFE was not fighting Seafarer in point of years who that battle all alone. is still sailing the Lakes, and The nation's telephone work­ he can really spin some color­ ers, 300,000 strong, are now out ful yarns about the old days and walking the picketlines, and the the old conditions before there bosses are standing firm, refus­ was an SIU to bring the ship­ ing to bargain. owners to task for the lousy The National Federation of conditions on their ships. Telephone Workers is as clean a Born in Wilkesport, Ontario, union as can be found. Yet the back in July 11, 1871, Mac is of American Telephone and Tele­ Scottish descent. He first went graph Company, which has been sailing at the young age of 15. described as the wealthiest cor­ on a Canadian river tug, and poration in the world, has forc­ broke in right away as an En­ ed these people out into the gineer. streets. At that time, Canadian laws We are helping the strikers. We did not require boats under 150 have loaned them the third floor tons to have licensed men other of our New York Hall to use for than the Skipper, and that's how their headquarters and for a Mac started as Engineer. During his long and colorful resting place. Until they have settled their strike, we will do nautical career. Brother Mac­ all in our power to assist them Naughton has sailed on every kind of Lakes ship there is. further. They have a just beef, and Starting from the small river they deserve all the support we tugs, he progressed to the largercan give them. It's them today Lakes tugs. Lake Michigan pack­ —and could easily be us to­ et boats, bag rafts, sailing schooners, ore boats, river fermorrow. J. MacNaughton ries, and wound up on the D&C passenger boats. Of all the different craft he was aboard, the bag rafts were operations: that of the Headquar­ really the strangest. These rafts ters and the New York Branch. consist of a million or more feet With the thought in mind of of timber fastened together to eliminating, if possible, this dup­ form a huge boom, and pulled licate work and cost, the files, by a lai-ge Lakes tug. etc., of the two offices are now They could only travel at a being worked together. speed of about a mile an hour Headquarters is placing in from their Georgian Bay ports charge of this combined office op­ of origin to the various Michigan erations a person from the pres­ ports like Bay City, where the ent staff who shall be respon­ huge rafts wei-e unfastened and sible for all of the business work the timber processed. of the Union, i.e., files, etc. Mac sailed for awhile on the Panamanian Boycott It will take several weeks to Schooner Corsican. After he left By PAUL PARSONS The shipowners have thought make this complete change, and her, she was run down by the that they could pull a fast one should result first of all, in great­ Ever since men have earned ganization that is not tried and SS Corsica (her steam name­ er efficiency of operations and on the American seamen. They their living by going to sea true, or has nothing to offer ex­ sake) during a violent storm, secondly, in a considerable re­ felt that they could catch us off these have been vultures lurking cept a place to drink? and all hands were lost. duction of expenses to the , Or­ guard and pull us down into the in every port to graft, filch and Another one of MacNaughton's There are thousands of places ditch with other seamen the exploit them. As the years have to go without paying extra dues ships was the old Osceola, a ganization. rolled on the seaman has be­ or initiations. Lake Michigan packet boat sail­ The membership of the Union world over. come more educated to these The Seafarers know that what are to be notified of the Union's It is my firm belief that all ing between Milwaukee and program for economizing and we win becomes a standard for facts thus making it harder for members should shun these Muskegon. He was on her for should cooperate in every man­ other seamen, in the U. S. and these grafters to operate. places and the men who are its a couple of years. Today, the streamlined Mil­ These so-called friends of sea­ ner possible to fulfill this pro­ in other parts of the world. That's why we didn't fall for men must find craftier ways to waukee Clipper, a n SlU-congram. All crews are to accept as traded vessel, makes the same much responsibility as possible the latest shipowner's gag about operate and have been doing so run as the old Osceola. towards settling disputes to keep transferring their ships to Pan­ since the war ended in Europe After he started sailing for their vessels in a ship-shape man­ amanian or Honduran registry. and Japan. the Detroit and Cleveland Na­ ner. Beefs kept in lino on board The whole phony deal is to One of these is by coming vigation Company, Mac stayed ship will mean that the amount' paying decent wages and aboard and selling phony insur­ with them for 12 years. He was of energy of handling ships disdecent conditions. ance and membership to certain Fair warning has been given with the D&C when he decided pules, will be reduced to a min­ clubs ^— insurance which is not to the President and Congress to retire. And did—for 12 whole imum while at the same time worth a hoot in hades or the years! would be handled in such a man- I United States that unless clubs anything except an added But the old water was in ner as to guarantee crew satisexpense and permit to become are brought to a quick end, we inebriated upon club premises at Jack's blood, and he came back faction. will boycott Panamanian ships Seaman's expense. to the Lakes once more when Detailed r-eports as to the re­ wherever and whenever they there was a shortage of men on Whenever one of these men sults of • this economizing pro­ touch U. S. ports. the Lakes during the war, and approach any of you Brothers gram of the Organization will be That means that the longshore­ with the'so-called protection and representatives. Be sure you Uncle Sam started calling for carried in future Headquarters men, the teamsters, the licensed added enjoyment that this or know what policy you are buy­ retired seamen to resume sail­ reports. officers, the tugboatmen, and that club offers be assured that ing, and what companies sell ing. any other waterfront workers, this representative is only look­ them. He worked on the "Western will cut their arms off before ing forward to the near future Isthmian I am sure that all of our offi­ States for 3 seasons, running be­ they will work on, or touch, one when he can take some of your cials are spending their time in tween Detroit, Mackinac Island, Hearings on the Isthmian boycotted ship. hard-earned money for no pro­ dilligently caring for the men Harbor Springs, and Midland, Steamship Company ended Our action will not be con­ tection whatever. they were elected to care, for, Ontario. And, he says, he'll be this week and were referred to fined to the U. S. Through the and I am also surfe that most of in there sailing as Asst. Electri­ When you are in ports that Washington for final disposition. cooperation of the International them and the membership are cian when the D&C boats start these clubs exist, please remem­ No one will know the outcome Transportvvorkers Federation, of ber you can go in many, many opposed to the tactics and tricks up. until later, but we did our level which the SIU is a member, no clubs and bars to become tipsy I have previously spoken of. LOUSY CONDITIONS best to bring that Company country in the world will work without having to pay monthly It is also my firm belief that Mac remembers the oldtime under our banner. the cargo" of a Panamanian ship dues or initiation fees to do so, in our Halls or on our ships living conditions on the Lakes Our volunteer organizers who after we give the signal. and when they tell you that only these things should not be al­ when there was no SIU to pro­ went aboard these ships did a That's exactly what is going SIU men have joined and are lowed to happen, and if any of tect the seamen. Back in 1899, bang-up job. Many ships were to happen if the Government our pie-cards and such solicit for when he was on the Osceola brought into port to vote down doeisn't halt the "dummy" trans­ joining mark it up as stuff for it or anything else in or around the deckhands wore paid the the line for SIU, and that was fers within a reasonable time. the birds. They tell all union men the the Hall or on working hours huge sum of $15 a month. And caused by the good work of the U. S. seamen especially those in anywhere then these men should 18 Deckhands slept with 4 bunks men who sailed the ships as the SIU, are not going to allow same thing. be halted immediately before between them — did we say volunteers. Too much credit shipowners to whip us back into SIU PROTECTION your and my Brother or Broth­ "slept?" cannot be given them, or to the the wage scales and conditions You are a member of one of ers are exploited. The old messroom was a long men who directed the campaign. that we so readily remember. the best unions that was ever on I am merely passing these narrow place with no port holes. The NMU stalled and stalled. The exact date for the com­ any waterfront and all officials things on to you as a Brother, In fact, it was so hot in there They had to do something to mencement of this boycott will see to it that you are protected knowing the light of these things that the Deckhands filled their excuse the large amounts of be set later. In the meantime in every way possible to be and hoping you can go any­ own tin plates and went out on money spent on communist act­ we are completing our plans for protected by unionism and if where and become as drunk as the hatches to eat. This was on ivities while the drive was go­ the full carrying out of this the Union is not able then no you want without extra expense, the old Goodrich Line. ing on. The SIU spent much beef, if Congress doesn't stop other set is. or haying an insurance not On his deathbed, we are told less money than the NMU, but this crap — and damned soon. Why pay out dues to any or­ worth a damn. {Continued on Page 15) 'MARINERS' GRAFT, INC.' �Fridey, April 11. 1947 I) THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven SoQtti Atlantic Vessels Bring GODII Shipping To Port Savannah M'S'SfrS?!® By CHARLES STARLING SAVANNAH^The Port here old joint, waiting to be thrown is enjoying a real pick up in shipping with South Atlantic ships supplying a good deal of it. out at any time. The only bad thing about that is that we don't know which sid6 it will be—in the river or the street. With this fear hanging over our heads I am spurring my search for a new spot to rent. If we don't find something soon, it looks like we may be forced to put up a building so we can stay in busines. With this promise, shipping and business should be very Two of our brothers were re­ good for the next two weeks at leased from the Marine Hospi­ least. tal this week. This leaves us The Frederick Gailbraith paid with four brothers in the hospi­ off on April Fool's Day, and she tal and report have it that the sure fooled us, as she was one majority of them are doing fine. The Brothers here on the of the cleanest and best payoffs beach send their best wishes to I have ever handled. I think the crew of this ship Brother Hawk during his illness, rates a vote of thanks for their and hope he will soon be up and cooperation and maintenance of around. a fine ship. Also they extend congratula­ The Gailbraith signed on the tions to Brother Shuler in his 3rd, and she is now on another new position. They feel sure voyage with the majority of the that Brother Shuler will carry old crew. With most of the old on the same good work. crew still aboard I'm sure that At the moment we have five South Atlantic ships in the har­ bor, and we are expecting three more within the next ten days for payoffs. Mobile Continues Heavy Shipping; NO NEWS?? Another Ship Deluge Is Expected Silence Ihis week from fhe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: By CHARLES KIMBALL MOBILE—The tempo of ac­ tective Union such as the SIU. tivities in the Port of Mobile has On this South Atlantic scow, slowed down but not enough to we came across a unique char­ give the local officials a good acter who should be the com­ breathing spell. pany's president instead of being Chief Engineer. His greatest Payoffs and sign ons are still above nuiinal and every mem­ concern was to operate the ship ber can view the shipping pros­ as cheaply as possible, even if he The deadline for port re­ pect for the coming weeks witli had to violate the contract. This ports, monies due. etc., is the he found unprofitable. optimism. Monday proceeding publica­ The unlicensed crew was un­ Dispatcher Jordan is now re­ tion. While every effort will animous in its recommendation , cuperating from his recent near be made to use in the current that this shipyard-trained Chief nervous breakdown caused by issue material received after extreme shortage of book mem­ be bestowed the title of "Mari­ that date, space commitments time Admiral," as his conduct bers to take jobs. generally do not permit us to and attitude fully qualified him As the shipping forecast is do so. for that position. bright and a deluge of Liberty This Chief, who apparently jobs is anticipated, I am some­ dominated the ship's Master, what apprehensive that our dis­ the next payoff will be as good spent most of his time during the patcher may suffer a relapse. as the last. The monotony of the week was We are expecting the Jefferson somewhat enlivened by the ar­ I City Victory to payoff here rival of a South Atlantic scow around the 14th along with the with above average overtime Zachary Taylor the same week. YEP / I'/VI ' beefs involving about 700 hours By HERBERT JANSEN If any of you fellows would . SHOOThs'G/ overtime and transportation to like a six or seven weeks' trip IRE SUN / CHICAGO—Shipping is on the men's problems and what the New Orleans. to Europe, drop around to our upgrade now in this port, and SIU is doing about them. Hall; you shouldn't have too WON EVERY POINT In the LOG, they never read .much trouble getting the ship in another ten days should be in The SIU, represented by Pa­ full swing. However, there are about some individual trying to you want. not many fellows on the beach boost himself up to high heaven, trolman Jeff Morrison, Brother here, and they should all be or how some political clique is. Phillip Reyes and myself, came NEGOTIATIONS ON shipped out in the very near .seizing control. These things out with flying colors and won This week I started negotia­ never happen in the SIU, where every point we pressed, proving future. tions with the Atlantic Towing Last week, the SS Gilbert the members beefs and problems again the advantages of belong­ Company. I have met with them made her first trip, and the SS get the green light, not the poli­ ing to a militant, honest and pro­ voyage on the bridge, in the for two days and we are mak­ American made her first trip tical beliefs of any individual. chart room and the Master's of­ ing slow progress, but what Easter night. Having some new ONE FOR BOOKS fice. progress we have made has been plates put on her in the South Here's one for the books. While He was virtually in control of Cliicago shipyards, the SS Rockin South Chicago during the the ship's activities all the way, wood will be calling for her from behind the scenes supervi­ crew shortly. Full aft and for'd week, I picked up a beef that sion of the deck force up to decrews are busy getting the SS some of the NMU members had. Seems that these fellows worked terming how many cigarettes a North and South American on the Inland Steel ships, and man could smoke. ready for fhe season. Both of they paid off last Fall while He w,TS nb\-iniisly proficient in them will go to the Manitowoc By W. H. SIMMONS they still had some overtime nruhgation, as he was seen quite shipyards for repairs. There's no news as yet on coming to them. SAN FRANCISCO—Well, I'm often taken sights, apparently to This beef was taken up to when the City of Grand Rapids back in the saddle again after a verify the accuracy of the of­ will call for her crew, and the their union hall for settlement, busy time of attending the ficers' computations of the ves­ MS Daniel McCool has already and some time later these guys Agents' Conference in New York sel's position. made several trips out of Mani­ were notified that their beef was and the Convention in Chicago. STRANGER TO BELOW towoc. She will resume opera­ settled. How? Simply by the After the weather I experi­ The crew's report indicated all in our favor. I am sure that tion on her old run for year.s— men involved contributing half of the overtime that was legiti­ enced in those two windy cities that this chief was seen with a when we do have a signed con­ the Chicago run. mately due them to some com­ it is sure good to get back here sextant in his hand more than tract with the outfit it will be NEW PLANS LAID pany hospital fund! The boys in the sunny Gold Coast where I with a screwdriver or a wrench. on a par with all or most other Now that the SIU Biennial were not asked to do this, simp­ can put my overcoat back in the towboat companies. He suprisingly disappointed Convention is over, and a solid ly told they had to. mothballs. the black gang one day during a Our main trouble at this time foundation laid for our future This could only happen in the Everything went along smooth breakdown of four hours, when is the new law passed in the program of handling the current NMU. Whoever heard of any during my absence and thing.s he went below. I don't doubt State of Georgia—the anti-closed seamen's problems, it looks like maritime outfit collecting money are tip-top right now. Shipping the veracity of the statement by ship law. This phony law is fairly clear sailing ahead. for a company hospital fund? holding us up in our negotia­ Every single item was work­ Don't they know that all .seamen is really on the good end here one of the black gang when he with shipping good in all depart­ said that the Chief had been in­ tions, but we hope to reach an ed out to the last detail, and are entitled to hospitalization troduced to them — such was ments. agreement in the very near fu­ when they go into operation, and medical benefits at any Mar­ ture. Most of the men who have the degree of familiarity between there won't be any slip ups. ine Hospital? him and the black gang. The members have requested That's one of the reasons why This could never happen in been spending time on the beach Two things that this Chief ob­ me to send a vote of thanks and the SIU has never lost a beef. the S4U because all Seafarers have gotten themselves a ship served religiously were the trim­ All indications point to a high­ know their rights, and their rep­ during this burst of shipping. confidence to all Agents for the ming of his Clark Gable mous­ good work they accomplished at ly successful organizing drive on resentatives back them to the CALMAR ADDITION tache and the shining of his gold the Agents' Conference and at the Great Lakes. Daily, seamen last ditch in collecting on these The Calmar Steamship Com­ braid. Oh for the life of a sea­ are coming into this Hall and the International Convention in beefs. Lakes seamen know that, pany took over another ship out taking out SIU books. Chicago. and that's why they are flocking here to add to their slowly grow­ man who has the fortune to live and work with a story book They make no bones about into the Seafarers' ranks. The membership here knows ing fleet. She is the Joseph B. character in flesh and blood, such what they thing of the SIU's set the SIU officials will continue Eastman and she crewed up here as the Chief aboard the George their fine work through the rest up to organize al of the Lakes last Saturday with a fine bunch D. Prentice. of the year as they have in the seamen into the SIU. of fellows. Note for the former crew of These guys are fed up with p>ast. All in all things are moving the Prentice: You will collect the Lake Carriers Association Check the slop chest be­ They also pledged a vote of along nicely out here on the West overtime for the entire time that fore your boat sails. Make thanks to Brother Brantley, for and all the other phony outfits Coast, which is the way I like no gangway watch was main­ sure that the slop chest con­ the good work he accomplished on the Lakes. They started to see it. tained, also Wipers are to collect tains an adequate supply of during my absence at the reading the SEAFARERS LOG, Pardon me now, I'm going out­ and finally found out what the overtime for all weekends when all the things you are liable Agents' Conference. side and soak up some of that licensed real score was on the Lakes. personnel performed to needw If it doesn't, call the HALL TROUBLE good old California sunshine—I their routine work, plus trans­ When they do read anything in Union Hall immediately. still feel a little of that New portation, wages and subsistence As for the Hall here in Sa­ the LOG, they know that they York winter in my bones. are reading all about the sea­ to New Orleans. vannah, we are still in the same BALTIMORE SAN JUAN NORFOLK TAMPA GALVESTON JACKSONVILLE HOUSTON Lakes Seamen Tired Of Bum Deal; Take Out Seafarers Membership Shipping Is On Good Ends On West Coast Check It - But 6ood �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Payoffs, Sign 0ns, And Transits Keep Boston Branch On The Run TOLEDO CENTER FOR SEAFARERS By JOHN MOGAN Friday. April 11. 1947 Toledo Forming AFL Maritime Trades Council BOSTON—Business and ship- ' of all the local seamen to Dr. ping remain very good in the McGillicuddy, and he was duly By HENRY CHAPPELL Port of Boston and the New presented with a handsome radio TOLEDO — Responses which by the hospital delegate at his England area. we have received already from During the past week we had last regular visit. the Lakes seamen have proven The Doctor was deeply touch­ four payoffs, three sign on 3, beyond any shadow of a doubt crewed up a couple of ships ed by this expression of good that these Lakes men really which had been in idle status, will by the Brothers of the SIU, want a union. and had plenty of stuff in trans­ and wishes all hands to know They aso want a voice and it, including a couple of Isth­ he is sincerely grateful for their vote in running their affairs, but kind thoughtfulness. mian ships. not under any company sponsor­ Brother Sweeney did a bit of WILL BE BUSY ed outfit or the Lake Cairier.s hopping around the country, system of representation, where All indications are that this what with the Bessemer Victory the shipowners have the first (Waterman) paying off in Sears- port will continue to be very and final word in all matters Here's a shot of the SIU Hall in Toledo. Ohio. It is located port, Maine; the New Echota busy for the next few weeks. pertaining to wages and condi­ at 615 Summit Street, and is really humming with organiza­ (Pacific Tankers) paying off in At this writing, three payoffs tions. tional activity these days. Agent in charge is Henry Chappell, Providence, R. I.; and the Ir- are delinitely scheduled for the In the Port of Toledo, we are well known to the Lakes seamen. vin S. Cobb (So. Atlantic) pay­ area this week, wth several starting a Port Council compos­ ing off in Portland. probables. ed of all AFL maritime unions, Meanwhile, the Jean (Bull) Plenty of tankers are sched­ just as they have now in Duwas paying off in Boston; the uled to come up this way also, luth, Chicago, Cleveland, De­ La Salle (Waterman), fresh out so there should be no shortage troit, and other major Lakes of the Todd shipyards, is tied of jobs for a good while yet. Of ports. up in Charle.ston with the crew course, we have the same prob­ In the case of any dispute lems as most other SIU branch­ By CHARLES KIMBALL arising which concerns one or es—a shortage of rated men, and all of these affiliated maritime particularly firemen-watertenders. Recently several members activity which this shipownerunions, all unions coordinate HoPffTBlS organization spon­ their efforts and resources in And the only members pres­ wrote to the LOG touching on dominated HeiPS Yoo SET -j^ ently on the beach have only the point of drunkenness and ir­ sored. W-E-L-L? settling the beef. That's real just returned to Boston after responsibility aboard ships. The We fought and boycotted the AFL maritime solidarity! paying off elsewhere, and in no overwhelming majorty of the USS in every conceivable phas" Bill Sturm, the Regional Di­ mood to work for a while yet. membership, recognizing our in­ of its activity. Now that our ef­ rector of the AFL in this area, So, if shipping is slow any­ creasing responsibility propor­ forts are crowned with success has promised his full support where (which I doubt), keep in tionate with our economic gain.s, by the government withdrawing in setting up the Council. In mind that jobs in most ratings are awakening to the indisput­ its financial support, this organi­ addition. Brother Sturm has able fact that performers and ir- zation is striving to keep alive by are available in Beantown. been very cooperative at any responsibles are distinct liabili­ various schemes. time we have asked him for any ties to our welfare, and should assistance of any kind whatso­ SHAKING THE CAN not be encouraged nor condoned. ever. Those, who in the past were Reports from several SIU ships Many new members have reporting that nothing on the inclined to do as they pleased, show that they are circularizing signed up in this port in the vessel is in working conditionbecause they belong to a great ships for donations, and I ven­ past few weeks. In fact, the ma­ no heat in the rooms, no hot and protective union, will have ture a prediction that other jority of the Lakes seamen water in the pipes, a galley a sad awakening when they learn means, such as dances and enter­ whom we have contacted have range that won't function right, that the Union does not belon,g tainment will be staged to raise assured us that they want the no mirroi's or other bathroom to them, and they cannot persist funds. SIU to represent them, an d fixtures, no radio, no clocks, etc. By ROBERT H. MAUPIN in their un-union conduct aboard Wed, after five days here the Our union has no desire of im­ that's why they are signing SIU BUFFALO—Just blew in from ship. La Salle finally got squared pairing or curtailing our demo­ pledge cards hand over fist. Strict observance of our con­ the Windy City, and found the With the progress that we away, and sailed for Portland to cratic pi'erogatives as Americans. organizing campaign going good tracts is necessary to strengthen have made in our campaign to pick up a load of grain, with Every member can, and should, organize all of the unorganized here. Spent a few hours in the our future program for gaining only the radio still to come. Chicago Hall before leaving, and better agreements. Be sober at spend his time or money as he Lakes seamen as SIU members, also talked with Agent Jansen. payoffs, especially so you can sees fit, but it is also fitting that it won't be long before results FINE AND DANDY While I was there, I saw quite clearly figure your pay and in­ I, as an official of the SIU, cog­ begin to show. The gang on the SS Jean had a few Lakes men drift into the telligently argue on any discrep­ nizant of the USS structure and We have already petitioned a very effective system for Hall to find out what it takes to ancy in your voucher. history, should warn the mem­ the NLRB to conduct an elec­ keeping the messroom clean. become an SIU member. Then there is another matter bership that the future existence tion in one fleet, and should be Specified violations of the clean­ This was really good, seeing so that the membership should be and program of the USS is not ready within the next few days liness rules set up at the meet­ many of these unorganized sea­ ever alert to—the activities of conducive to the Seafarers prin­ to hold elections in a couple of ing were punishable by various men wanting to join a bona fide the USS. As all of us know, the ciples, tenets and program, and others. fines. Yes, the Lakes are going SIU union. Guess they're all sick of SIU never officially endorsed, therefore should not be support­ A nice little kitty was thus the phony promises and smelly subscribed or participated in any ed. in a big way! picked up and sent to Cowboy propaganda put out by the ship­ Herzog, who had been injured owners and their finky hiring in an automobile accident .while halls. the crew was seeing the sights After leaving Chicago, I found around Searsport. like night and day. The Topa continues, but that is getting to By JOE ALGINA myself on the same bus with is justly proud of her. The boys telegraphed the to­ one of the Mates from an unor­ be an old story by this time. NEW YORK — If you smell are justly proud of her. tal take from the fines imposed ganized ship. He's carried an Rated men in the deck and en­ All Departments were praised gine departments are urgently to Cowboy at the Waldo County MM&P book for years, just smoke and feel a hot wind com­ Hospital in Belfast, Me. Minutes waiting for the day when he can ing at you from up this way, by the officers, but the crew needed. of the meetings held on board come out into the open and de­ don't think that it's the Atomic went one better and sang the We have not stooped to shang­ the Jean were forwarded to clare himself a union man. Bomb. It's only the crew of the haiing men from the Hall, but SS Mooring Hitch, Alcoa Steam­ Headquarters. that may come to pass sooner There's lots of fellows like him ship Company, raising the roof At the last regular meeting of —both licensed and unlicensed. than we think. to have the ship repaired. the Boston Branch, a communi­ So, watch your step when in When the ship came into this KNOW SIU RECORD cation was received from one of the New York Hall. port, the crew presented the the members who is now a pa­ Calls come for men all day He also told me that a num­ company with a repair list that tient at the Brighton Marine long, and the Dispatchers' of­ ber of his fellow Mates are hop­ stretched from here to there. Hospital. fice is being kept open evenings ing for the SIU to get a real The company thanked the crew In his letter he told us that and on Sunday. Hours are until .hold in the Lakes. They know and then calmly sat on the list. Dr. McGillicuddy was also a pa­ 9 P.M., weekdays, until 5 P.M. of the Seafarers' militant record tient at the Hospital. Many of But the rest period is over, Saturdays, and from 11 A.M. to and that the SIU fights for im­ the members present at the 3 P.M. Sundays. proved conditions for all sea­ and Alcoa has been warned that meeting hit the deck to speak the vessel will not sail until the This arrangement will con­ men. about the old doctor, and to improvements and i-epairs have tinue until the pressure eases. It's a good condition when you reminisce about his wonderful Overtime for Oilers and Stew­ find a bunch of officers recep­ been made, and the ship put in praises of the Stewards Depart­ .treatment of seamen over many ment. ards Department men of the tive to the Union because they apple-pie SIU order. years. When next the Mooring Hitch They claimed that the food on Northern Wanderer is now col­ know what the Union means to As a result, the old tarpaulin heads for the open sea you can the T-T was the best they had lectable at the i'^lcoa Steamship them, too. muster method was used to show Had quite a talk with Agent bet your last dollar that she will ever eaten, and far superior to Company office, 17 Battery the gratitude and appreciation McLean here in Buffalo, also be on a par with all other SIU- anything served in shoreside Place, New York. Dixon, 1551^ restaurants. irs; Gillispie, 47 hrs; Anderson,' Organizer Frank Moran. It's contracted ships. Stop pushing. Brothers, you'll 3 hrs; Chief Cook, 148% hrs; The good old Topa Topa, Wa­ their considered opinion that the port of Buffalo will go 100 terman Steamship Corporation, have to take your turn to ship Second Cook and Baker, 148 1/4 hrs; Saloon Messman, 9 3/4 hrs; percent for the SIU in any elec­ is also in this port, but the dif­ out on this one. The boom iai shipping still Crew's Messman, 138 y2 hrs. ference between the two ships is tions held here. Future Conditions Depend Upon Abiding By Present Contracts Mates Cheer For SIU Success On Great Lakes Alcoa Ship Stays Put Until Repairs Are Made te: •'•Jy- •- VL.; ;.-ul �LH: Friday. April 11. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG LEARNING THE ROPES Class In SlU Hall Prepares UFE For Strike w NEW YORK — The recent Strike poll of the United Finan­ cial Employes, AFL, showed that the members of the union are overwhelmingly in favor of Strike action that will close down the entire New York fin aneial district. For months now tho union has tried to negotiate with one of the member firms of the New Yorl: Stock Exchange, but has been met by stalling and ob­ stinate refusals. Therefore, a strike notice has already been filed, in accord­ ance with the law, and the union is ready to strike the Cot­ ton, Stock, and Curb Exchanges any lime after April 21. To prepare for this occuirance, classes in the duties of picket captains, area commanders, and various commrttees are being held in the SIU New York Hall, with experienced Seafarers act­ ing as instructors. In the recent UFE Strike against the New York Cotton Exchange, the assistance of the Seafarers was of material aid in bringing the action to a swift successful conclusion. Above, left to right, Robert Strand. C. Lundy. and Howard Hatt. members of the UFE Fi­ nance Committee, making plans for the coming strike against the New York Stock. Cotton, and Curb Exchanges. On the right, a meeting of the UFE in the SIU Hall, discus- i techniques in running a strike. Experienced Seafarers are ac­ tive in telling them how. By E. S. By STEELY WHITE NEW ORLEANS — Our photo­ grapher down here, Art Samson, wanted to take a trip, so we fin­ ally were able to get him on the shakedown run of the Del Sud sister ship of the Del Norte. He didn't have much time to take pictures since he signed on as a Messman and only took pict­ ures when he wasn't washing dishes. On ships like tlie Del Sud, washing dishes is a majortask each day. The Del Sud is a real luxury liner, with good quarter's for passengers and crew. The food is top-notch, and the men are a bunch of swell seamen and swell guys. Although the gang kept Art pretty busy, he still had enough time to take pictures on board ship and while the vessel was docked in Havana. (Those pict­ ures appear on page 5.) Shipping is so fast down here that we don't have time to sleep much less to send long columns to the LOG. We ar-e kept on the go all day, getting the ships out oi ihis port with full crews, and paying off other .ships which come in here after long trips. I hope that next week I will have a chance to write a long re­ port of what is doing here, but from the looks of things, I will have to be satisfied with an­ other short letter. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. v.: Some Don't Know How To Act With A Good Skipper By BLACKIE CARDULLO Philly Goes Back To Normal, Lensman Ships But Shipping Still Remains Good As Messman For Del Sud Pictures KEPT BUSY Page Nine PHILADELPHIA — After hectic spell of fast and furious shipping, things have cooled off .•somewhat, reverting to a semb lance of normality. This week's roster shows two payoffs so far' and two move cheduled, making a total of fou hips in that department. We also have several transit ships in port and they too will receiv complete coverage. I've got a couple of sore Sea­ farers down here. Brothers Char­ lie Nangle and Gillis. They're both sore at the city offiicals because according to the latest news, the city is going to build one of the most modern piers in the country. Gillis and Nangle think this is wa.ste of the taxpayers' money. They both think that the citj' should build a modern soup kit­ chen for the down-trodden sea­ men. Oh, yes—blondes as wait resses. LOCK IT UP Brother Tilley, our fast mov­ ing Patrolman, is in the lock bus­ iness these days. It seems that when he went aboard the Char­ les Crocker, Atlantic&Pacific, the clank of locks met his ears. Upon inspection. Brother Tilley found that the Captain, Joseph Grady, has the pecular habit of putting everything under lock and key. His eccentric habit comes to light everytime he sees a cloud on the horizon or when he re­ ceived an unfavorable weather report that a storm is brewing. He then orders the Mate to lock all the doors around the deckhouse from the outside with big Yale padlocks and chains. The Captain gave as his excuse for this behavior the fact that the nasty old sailors left the doors open and water stained the decks on his precious passageways. We have studied the minutes of the Agents' Conference in great detail, and to put it mildly the membership is of the opinion that it is the most constructive Hearing Ends NEW YORK. April 8 —With the completion of testimony by HIGDON members of the Seafarers In­ piece of 'A'ork that has ever come ternational Union, the final hearing in the Isthmian Steam­ from any Agents Conference. ship Line case ended yesterday If the program outlined there­ in the offices of the National in succeeds, it won't be long be­ Labor Relations Board. fore the Union will be a power The National Maritime Union, to be reckoned with. which is contesting the SlU's NUTHIN' YET victory in the election, testified earlier in the hearing. Oh yes, the weekly report on The case now goes before the my bloodhounding for a ne'vv NLRB headquarters in Wash­ hall. Sorry mate.s, nothing has ington for the final decision, come to light as yet, but in true which will be rendered on the Seafarer fashion I'm not giving up. Something has got to break basis of the transcript of the hearing, the briefs to be field by one of these days. both sides and the report of the A word to the tripcard men: hearing officer, Arthur Leff. If you want to get your book, The SIU and the NMU have see the Organizer in your port. seven days from the conclusion If you make a trip on an unor­ of the hearing within which to ganized ship you are in line for file their briefs. a book and he -will see to it that j'ou are fixed up. The Patrolmen Say,.. Read Constitution It seems to me that the first duty of a good Union man is to study the Constitution and the Shipping Rules. It is obvious that too many of our members are not doing this, and so in the past few months there have been a number of Trial Committees for men apply­ ing for reinstatement because of arrears on dues and/or assess­ ments. feit all claims to benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. He shell not stand suspended until six (6) months in arrears in dues, assessments or unpaid fines. This section shall not ex­ cuse any members for being be­ hind in dues and assessments while employed. Beyide.s the Constitution, which is very clear, membership meet­ ings up and down the coast have Some of the men. have had their booksk since the Union was started, and some of the men have been permit men, prn's, or what have you. Even if the man was not a full book member, there was no ex­ cuse for not knowing the rules of this Union. Here is what it says on page 9, Section 4 of the Constitution: Members more than three (3) months in arrears in dues, as­ sessments or unpaid fines, other than during the period of strikes or lockouts shall for­ been passing resolutions that anyone one year or more in ar­ rears in dues and assessments shall be automatically • rejected from the Union, regardless of his past activity. A word to the wise should be sufficient. Keep your dues and assessments paid up and then you won't have to worry about Trial committees, suspensions, etc. Ray Gonzales MARCUS HOOK — It was a pleasure last week to pay off the Ncwhall Hills, Pacific Tank­ ers. It was a double pleasure to meet again Captain Lanahan, as fine a Skipper as ever stood on any bridge. He is an fildtime member of the SUP, and he is pro-union from the word go. But his at­ titude, and his coopeiation with the crew, did not keep him from having a bad time on the trip. Some men have the idea that they can pej loi rn on board ship, and then expect the Union to back them up. They better get it thi ough their heads that those days are gone forever. When they meet up with a tough Captain, they cry their blues to the Patrolman and the Agent. When they find a good Skippe:-. they hai'dtime him un­ til he gets tough in self-defense. The membership of this Union has gone on record to deal se­ verely with any characters who insist on performing on board ship. The officials will carry out those orders, and the men who perform better take warn­ ing about that. ALL ON THE GO Business and shipping are swell down here. We have an average of three unorganized ships coming in here each day, and at least two or three con­ tracted ships touch here each week. That keeps us pretty well on the run, and we have to stay on tlie ball to keep things mov­ ing smoothly. We are still looking for a new Hall—one big enough for a man as big as I am to turn around without knocking things off tables. When we get one, we will announce it in the LOG, and hope to see some of you down here to inspect our new quarters. Last week an NMU volunteer organizer was fired off a ship after collecting six signed pledge cards. When he went to the NMU office to complain, he was told that there was nothing that could be done about it. What kind of a union do they call themselves? Maybe this guy didn't belong to the right faction, or perhaps it's the left faction, in the NMU. That reminds me. we are col­ lecting money for a fund to send communists to Russia. The catch is that we are buying them only one-way tickets. Well comrades. an\' takers? Unclaimed Gear Members whose gear has been held for more ihan Ihree months in the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten Friday, April 11, 1947 MV Gadsden Has Turbulent Trip SS Livermore Making Baltimore Minus Screw Captain Holds Steady Keel Punch Sparks Party Aboard The Helen (Editor's note: The follow­ ing report on the MV Gadsden's recent mishap at sea is by Bill Robinson, OS aboard the ves­ sel. An untiring shutter click­ er, Brother Robinson also took the pictures appearing with the story.) By BILL ROBINSON Revelry reigned unrestrained aboard the SS Helen at sea the The MV Gadsden, , American night of March 19, when the unlicensed and licensed shipmates Eastern s heavy lift locomotive of Seafarer Joe E. Thomas cele- carrier, made another bid for brated in his honor in rollicking Publicity on its last trip from Le fashion. Occasion for the ship- Havre to Baltimore when it lost board merriment was Brother ^^s screw 800 miles off Cape Thomas' birthday anniversary-! H^^^y and had to be towed into an event that bids fair to be re­ the Port of Baltimore. After going through ' every membered by the Bull line ves­ storm the Atlantic could dish up, sel's crew for a while to come. the Gadsden, already three days It was reported that the affair was sparked sparked by by a a concoction' behind schedule, parted with her packed with punch - designed ^^rew at a point about 25 miles and blended by the Stewards De-i"oHh of Bermuda. The mishap Action on Gadsden's deck as hands iurn fo lo rig sea anchor, partment of materials furnished at 9:20 a. m. March 15. RIG ANCHOR following loss of Ihe screw in heavy storm. by various crewmembers and of­ All hands'turned to immediate­ ficers. ly to rig up a sea anchor. The aboard when the cutter blinked a sea to take over the towing job. HILARIOUS NIGHT ship was taking rolls up to 45 message that they had lost their But the tug was having its own Everybody in attendance was receptive mood. Hilarity degrees, but after two hours of end of the cable. | troubles. A few hours out, one in a hard work, the crew rigged and Then the cable fouled on the of her firemen had taken ill, and broke out shortly after the un­ veiling of a spectacular four-tier put overboard a sea anchor which Gadsden's keel and had to be she had to return to port to disbirthday cake, complete "with kept the bow into the seas and jettisoned. The cutter reported Patch the stricken crewmember all the fixings." Secret of the eased'the rolling. that she did not have another to the hospital. No word was In the meantime, "Sparks" cable. So we passed an inch and heard from the tug, until three cake's success aside from its arhad been busy. He had contacted a quarter cable over to them. (days later when the Gadsden reseveral ships, among them the With this light cable the most ceived a report that the tug was THlS. IS THfMosopelea, a Coast Guard cutter speed that the cutter could make sending out distress calls, B ICS'S EST CAKE which was at Bermuda and was three knots. At this slow The tug's navigational instruSAWi which took the Gadsden in tow. rate, the two ships started for ments were fouled up, and she First ship at the scene, how­ Baltimore. wanted a plane to come and ever, was a Victory ship, which Trouble developed a day and a guide her. Later reports stated stood by until it was relieved by half later, when the cable snap- j that the tug was putting in at a British crusier at 2 a. m. the ped. A two-inch cable, which Puerto Rico. next day. The cruiser stood by the cutter had "found" on board, Proceeding slowly but surely, until the cutter arrived at 10 a. m. meantime, was passed to the the Gadsden finally arrived in CUTTER ARRIVES Gadsden, and with the thicker Baltimore after eight days on the With the arrival of the cutter, cable speed was stepped up. tow. The crew piled off to get a all hands again turned to to take TROUBLED TUG real meal, complete with coffee, a line from her. The Mosopelea Meanwhile, a tug had been or- butter, sugar, eggs, etc., all of chitectural perfection, was the sent over five successive mes­ dered and was expected to ren- [ which had been used before the fact that the fruits imbedded in sengers. The Gadsden crew were dezvous with the Gadsden at Gadsden reached port. about to pull the cable it had been steeped in wine and brandy for three weeks. Wine for the steeping job was sonal gear. The evening was one round contributed by Captain Curtis of fun from the time Captain Ol­ Olsen. The skipper later con­ sen and Delegate Blackie Mar-1 fessed the cake was the finest tin cut the first drink—er, rathe he had ever tasted, even if it the first slice of cake to start wasn't the kind mother used to the proceedings. make. Only item missing in the other­ High spot of the evening was wise full evening was revealed reached with the breaking of the ice in the punch bowl. Its con­ in the following lament from tents were a flavorsome and po­ one crewmember: "We had the wine and the tent mixture of ingredients de­ song, but we sure missed rived from the following: Two bottles of port wine con-, women." tributed by Tyree S. Ratcliff. Janeway Pests To Be Bombed (all shining brightly) Brandy, Charley Johnson's contribution to the festivities. And something that looks like "one concertina," according to the The war of man against man is minutes. (The LOG queried sev­ over, but the battle against the eral people as to what sort of seamen's steady shipboard pest liquid that might be. Best an­ continues. swer was one wag's: "Probably John Jillette, Steward of the something that makes you fold SS Edward G. Janeway, will lead up.") Anyway, the Chief En­ the charge on the roaches spotted gineer tossed that into the punch in the vessel's lockers and toilets, bowl. according to the Feb. 23 minutes, GIFTS. TOO with the devastating "bug bomb." Brother Thomas was given sev­ The action, calculated to wipe eral. gifts, including a "beautiful out the enemy vermin, is part of pillow slip" from John Eversely. the crew's program to keep their The Purser presented him with ship clean in accordance with some useful little knick-knacks the Union's slogan that an "SlU that make up a seaman's per- ship is a clean ship." A succes.sion of mishaps aboard the SS Samuel Livermore that would have put an ordinary skipper in a mood to bite a bear left Captain Murry S. Mills less ruffled than a freshly starched collar. For his even disposition in face of the exasperating events, the crew says he rates "honorable mention for being a good skipper," according to word' just received from the vessel, currently at sea. "To begin with," the crew's message says, "the ship broke a few pieces off her screw coming into Denmark through heavy ice." Coming out of Denmark, the Livermore lost an anchor. Things grew even hotter, when the ves­ sel was in Hull, England. There a fire broke out in the midship housing. MORE TROUBLE That's not all. Later in thevoyage, one of the crew. Brother Foster, lost a finger. Also, says the crew's letter, he lost part of his thumb to the Steward. This, they add, gave "us fresh meat for two days." Throughout alt these calami­ ties, Captain Mills remained a reasonable guy. "Under all these conditions," the letter con­ tinues, "the skipper has been the same." "He is a man any member of the crew can talk to at any time within reason." The Livermore men expressed the hope that Captain Mills .sail­ ing days would be many and good. The letter was signed in behalf of the crew by G. C. Gilliken, Ship's Delegate; Nick Mistin, Stewards Delegate; Barney Cuthrell, Engine Delegate, and Charles Foster, Deck Delegate. The cutter Mosopelea which towed the Gads­ den to Baltimore is framed between the pro peller-less vessel's capstans as she maneuvers for position prior to casting the line. Snapped just as the sea anchor was let over the side, photo at left shows hands ducking out of boom's way. Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings SAMUEL LIVERMORE. Feb. 19—Chairman C. J. White; Secretary Samuels. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that cold cuts be put out at night and plenty of lunch be put out for men on watches. Also that the messrooms be swept out be­ fore and after each meal and mopped once a day. Motion carried that when the recrea­ tion room is fixed up that a vote be taken to decide if the crew should have ih% coffee time in the recreation room. Motion passed that all fines be sent to the LOG fund. 4. 4. 5. COASTAL STEVEDORE. March 7—Chairman Santiago; Secretary Prudenico. Motion carried to have Delegate con(Continued on Page 11) �w Friday, April 11. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief (Continued from Page 10) laci Palrolman in regard to in­ spection of drinking water, ice boxes and dry storeroom ow­ ing to illness of two men. Also carried were motions to have ship fumigated, and that screens, and windchutes be provided for all port holes to keep flues away, especially when in port. i S. S, SNAKEHEAD, Dec. 22 — Chairman George Bales; G. E. Broadhurst. Motion carried that slop chest prices be looked into upon return to the States. Crewmembers asked why Cap­ tain should use linen locker for slop chest, and why should passengers sleep in hospital when there is room in the pas­ senger quarters. Also the matter of two passengers be­ ing forced to eat in the crew's messroom. Good and Welfare: All hands pledge to keep their quarters clean and also to give the Stewards Department a vote of thanks for the swell chow that has been served dur­ ing the voyage. 4. A, i SNAKEHEAD, Feb. 16 — Chairman George Bales; Sec­ retary G. Stroecker. Good and Welfare; All three delegates to check repairs for next trip and have copies made for Agent of the Frst United States port. De­ cision to have ship fumigated. A vote of thanks to the Stew­ ards Department for a swell Christmas and New Year's din­ ner, also a vote of thanks to the Skipper Howard (Tugboat) Forbes. puted overtime. New Business: The crew suggests that a list of repairs be made up and also , other things that are needed and that three copies be made up and turn one in to the Cap­ tain, one to the Patrolman and one to the next crew. Motion carried that next crew not sign articles until stores come aboard. 4- 4. 4, Bessemer Skipper 'A Square-Shooter' WILD RANGER, Feb. 12— Chairman Sam Shatkovnick; Secretary G. Clark. New Busi­ ness: Motion to urgently request the union membership to call for a National Conference of Labor for the purpose of de­ vising plans to fight against the anti-labor legislation that is now being considered in Congress. Further, this con­ ference, in order to be effec­ tive, should be made of dele­ gates from the factories, mines, ships, etc. and representing all unions. Much discussion on this mo­ tion with no opposition to its intent. Many were of the opinion that it should be sub­ mitted to the Union for its con­ sideration as it vitally affects the whole labor movement. Motion carried. 4- 4^ 4. Nicholas Nomicos, Cook aboard DEL VALLE, Jan. 12—Chair­ the Bessemer Victory, WatermaJi man Brother Gerdes; Brother Steamship Corp., who took sick Wolowitz. Good and Welfare: when the vessel was in Germany, Motion carried to remove would still be lying in a Bremer- clothes from laundry as soon as haven hospital if it hadn't been dry and to discontinue leaving for action on part of the skipper, clothes under steam line longer than necessary. Motion carried Capt. D. Hillseth. to remove Purser for incompe­ Brother Nomicos and K. Chris­ tence and non-cooperation. A tiansen, AB on the Bessemer V, vote of thanks to Chief Mate reported to the LOG that Cap­ F. Shafer and Chief Engineer tain Hillseth was a "square I. Dana and the rest of the of­ shooter." ficers on board a vote of thanks Nomicos was confined in the along with the Stewards De­ German hospital for five days, partment for their full coop­ wnen the Bessemer was about to eration throughout the entire depart for the return trip to the voyage. It has been a pleas­ States. The skipper did not want ure to make this voyage with to leave the crew man behind such understanding men. Ack­ and had him transferred to the nowledgement of appreciation ship. Nomicos was fully recov­ of Mr. and Mrs. J. Savoca and ered before the Bessemer reach­ family for crew's donation sent ed New York. upon death of their son. Nomicos states that while he was in the hospital, Captain Hill­ seth told the Steward to send the siek man "anything he needed in the way of fruits, juices, etc." 4- 4- 4. 4. JOHN DONALD, (Dale, Chairman and Secretary not given) Good and Welfare: De­ cision that .Ship's delegate check all stores. Deck and Steward Delegates reported disputed overtime. New Busi­ ness: Decision that all disputed overtime to be settled before payoff. Motion carried that Steward be held directly re sponsible for ali shortages in regards to stores. 4. 4- 4ALEXANDER CLAY, Feb. 1 —Chairman Eldon Cuilerton: Secretary A. J. Saunders. Meet­ ing called to try to make con­ ditions more pleasant for the next crew. All delegates re­ port everything in good order with exception of some dis­ 4- 4* JOHN P. MITCHELL, Jan. 5—Chairman Jack Ziereis: Sec­ retary Albert Afaramoff. New Business: Delegates reported everything is okay in their -respective departments. Mo­ tions carried: That crew's mess and pantryman shall sweep and mop the Recreation Room early every morning, and the Deck and Engine Departments shall take weekly turns in keeping the Recreation Room clean: that the 4 o'clock watch shall clean up the messhall: for the good and welfare of the crew and for safeguarding their pro­ visions and stores, each dele­ gate shall make a list of all re­ pairs in his department before next meeting. Entire crew voted thanks to Captain George W. Zeidler, Chief Mate and Chief Steward for enjoyable Christmas. 4- 4. 4. DEL SANTOS, Feb. 22— Chairman J. Vorel: Secretary R. W. Mills. Nev/ Business: Motion carried that dirty linen be placed in some other loca­ tion as it collects roaches. Mo­ tion carried thai new water fountain be placed insde crew's messhall. Good and Welfare: Suggestion to put new light in library. Suggestion to put 16 inch fans in wheelhouse. Sug­ gestion made for all cots to be turned into Steward, so he can order sufficient number for next trip. Suggestion made that cots, irons and utensils be­ longing to crew be kept in crew's quarters. Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS iLLTHE OVERTIME SHOULD BErVRKEOiN To THE PEPARTM B NTT DELEGATE VVITHINJA PAY OQ TWO AFTER THE WORK HAS BEErvJ DOHB. 72 HOURS BEFORE THE SHIP HITS PDRT THE MEN SHOULD CHECK ' WITH THE DELEGATE TO BE SURE THATALUTHE OVERTIME HAS SEEN TURNED IN AND THAT THE MATE HAS A RECORDCF SAME A/HEN IT IS DISTUTED OR OTHERWISE. CUT and RUN By HANK Shipping continues to be real good here in New York providing you're not going to wait weeks or months for those certain ships going to Turkey, Alaska, etc., for example. Brothers, read your shipping rules—all the paragraphs—before you get fouled up and start blowing your salty top only to discover that you're still in the wrong simply because you didn't read all the paragraphs in the shipping rules or just misunderstand them. Another thing, don't take ships and then quit them before they sail. Furthermore, we think that it is the duty of all full-book men and especially the permit men (who should start appreciating and helping their own union) to see to it that ships do not sail short-handed or be held up one or two days because no man wants the job for such rea­ sons as; the ship is a Liberty, not a Victory or C-2. or she's just going coastwise or she isn't going twice around the world in slow motion. The full-book men should take these important job.s instead of allowing the ships to gel fouled while they are waiting for their special ships. That's good unionism. That's being a sailor. Permit card men should always grab whatever jobs are open to them (no matter where the ship's going or what type she is) and stay on those ship.-;. 4. 4. 4. TULANE VICTORY, Dec. 23 —Chairman Charles Gallanza: 4. 4. Secretary Edmund F. Paul. Bosun Larry Moore, ihe oldlimer, did a bit of humorous New Business: Motion carried reminiscing last week about his salad days (which we're pretty to write a letter to Steely White sure means his younger days), those days which were good in concerning the condition of the some ways and tough in other, about 15 years ago, when he was slopchest aboard this ship, also aboard the SS Walertown. Larry, who was Bosun on this shi;> enclose a price list. The let­ which had just bloomed publicly into the newspapers as a ghost ter requested the Agent to take ship, says that there was many a sailor who left the ship in immediate action on the issue. a hurry v/hen he found out she was the ghost ship Watertown Motion carried to the effect that . , . Happy-faced Carl Lawson blew into town from a. good trip windchutes be made available to Genoa, Italy . . . 'Warren Wyman, famous for tying all sorts and these be ready to come of ships knots, anchored into town last week . . ^ Eddie Mooney, aboard whne the ship docks in the Times Square bartender, just registered for shipping as a N.O. Good and Welfare: Sug­ sea-going bartender. Well, write us a letter, Eddie, explaining gestion that the three depart­ how it feels to be a floating bartender. Anyway, maybe you'B ments get together and set up even write a book on How Not To Be a Sea-sick Brother in a schedule for cleaning up the One Fast Trip. laundry. Decision to investi­ 4gate First Engineer for his finky attitude and discrimina­ Brother W. E. P;u'rott, just shipped out rtx'ently a.s electrician tory practices toward members . . . Bosun Robert Hillman and his familiar cigar shipped last week of his department. on the same ship he got off. Brother Hillman eonfesst^d that he was planning to sh.ip steady out of the port of Mobile . . . Oldtimer Frank Book really did have a new experience in his Seafaring standard of living. He really did enjoy talking about his plane ride from Curacao to Miami recently . . . Steward Fidel Lukban just came in from a trip . . . Alex Ajiderson, the oldtimer, i.s in town right now . . . Rusty Swillinger is all set to go out again for another trip after coming in recently . . . News Item: The Pan Atlantic Steamsliip Company, a subsidiary of the Waterman Lines, announced this week that its four Victory ships in the eoastwiaei service would also add Miami, Florida as a port of call. 4- foUJitWIQN / 4- 4. This is a news ilem, daled March 29fh, which we read in Ihe Journal of Commerce: The Maritime Commission announced lhat 22 Liberty ships had been approved for sale lo citizen ap­ plicants for transfer to Panama or Honduras registry. The com­ mission explained that the vessels to be selected will be those not required for American-flag operation and therefore with­ drawn from the reserve fleet from among those Libertys the commission does not anticipate using for charter operations. �Page Twclre THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 11. 1947^ THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Isthmian Ship Has All Earmarks Of A Dirty Scow THE CANADIAN CABLESHIP^ RESTORER IN HONOLULU SPANISH LANGUAGE PAGE IN LOG SUGGESTED To the Editor: With the Isthmian question in the final stages and the NMU having groaned its last feeble protest, there should be no re laxing of the organizing cam paign. Soon, other companies . will be flying the SIU banners, too. This Isthmidh scow, the Yugo­ slavia Victory, is at present dis­ charging in Honolulu, in prep­ aration for its next port of call Manila. There can be no doubt that this is a typical Isthmian ship. I.ousy overtime, the worst of chow, and a finky chief mate, who likes nothing better than putting the boots to all union men aboard. 1-MAN DEPARTMENT In a previous article I gave this character's name inaccur­ ately, owing to the fact that I was misinformed. His name is Bentley. This dynamic streak of lightning is an AB, a Deck Maintenance man, a Bosun and OS rolled into one. If he's not running a winch one minute he's fooling around with some other piece of deck equipment the next. About every five minutes our boy is tearing up the ladder two steps at a jump to see the skip­ per about some Brother who told him off. Ah! how the tears must flow. One thing you notice most here is the petty chiseling of the officers on the men's time. Having next wheel one bright $ To the Editor: Inasmuch as there are among our Brothers a number of Span­ ish-speaking fellows, I would like to suggest that one page of our SEAFARERS LOG be print­ ed in Spanish, so that these Brothers would be well acquaint­ ed with our Union activities. I myself would be very glad to do my share as far as paper work is concerned by typing once in awhile to keep myself trained. William Fontan Crewmembers load cable from Ihe Restorer onto a scow in the Hawaiian port. Under SIU contract, she's on a mission of tending and repairing trans-Pacific cables. The vessel is the only one in Canada paying wages and having overtime and conditions on a par with U. S. standards. Reports from Delegate Dick Arter, who submitted these photos, indicate every­ thing aboard ship is running smoothly* DIXON CREW SETS EXAMPLE IN COOPERATION 't' To the Editor: Sometimes, it is difficult to say what is true, but it is wiser to say it than not, especially if it will do some good. The experiences I have had as result of many years at sea, have taught me that education and common sense are needed, to keep harmony and happiness among seamen. The bureaucrats and big bosses keep things that way between themselves; certain­ ly, we should. Lack of harmony and fellow­ ship could be one of the worst enemies of the membership. In face of this, the crew of the SS, Ben F. Dixon have already start­ ed steps to bring the men closer together. The Delegates have written some material on this matter, and the recommenda­ tions made by them have been carried out by the crew, with a very successful effect upon us. One of our pamphlets, which we keep visible on the bulletin board, reads as follows: THE WAY OF HAPPINESS ABOARD SHIP night, I ambled off deck at 9:40 for my coffee time. In two sec­ 1. Keep in mind the fact that onds flat I was run out on deck everyone aboard likes and appre­ to put in five minutes at fish- ciates you on this vessel. oiling. How I would enjoy mak­ 2. Respect your shipmates, and ing a second trip aboard her yourself, too. when she is SIU! 3. Respect the licensed person­ nel and make them respect you. HAD MEETING 4. Be a clean seamen. One shipboai'd meeting to date, 5. Having lived up to all the held in typical SIU fashion has above, you can smile. netted us an adequate night Brothers, if these lines are lunch, opening of an extra head, printed in the Seafarers Log, I and one extra hour for the san­ am inviting you to write some­ itary to be used for cleaning the thing on the following subjects, foc'sles. Our delegate is Brother or others similar; The Way of S; Brown of Alcoa G. Washing­ Happiness Aboard Ship, Too ton fame. Many Bosses on Deck, How To Being a cold weather boy, this Treat Our Brothers, Your Ship's Pacific is too warm for me. Give Delegate and How to Conduct me Boston in the wintertime, Yourself in the Messroom. Julio Evans eh, Eddie? Charles Halla SS Ben F. Dixon (Ed. Note: The question of a Spanish page had been under consideration for a long time. For the present, at least, plans do not call for this addition. However, if the LOG should ever be increased to 20 pages, one of them will be in the Spanish language.) iiiiiiliilife. . In photo above, the Restorer, which for the first time is 100 per cent organized and operat­ ing under a Union agreement, lies at anchor of Honolulu. At left, some of her crew, with smiles evidently inspired by conditions won un­ der SIU contract, relax at famed Waikiki Beach. Log-A -Rhythms Andrew Furuseth By JACK (AUSSIE) SHRIMPTON The owners paid him but a pittance for his toil. His lonely seamen's trade was full of care; His far-flung travels o'er foreign soil Reaped nothing save black misery and despair. Think of this gaunt and fur­ rowed man—dungaree clad, Rebellious of spirit, cheated, abused, slop-fed; Five and twenty dolla.rs a month was all he had. Save straw filled bunk to serve as bed. Yet from his sweated strength our Union sprang. And Sailors lives look on a ' brighter hue. And we who follow after bless the manr;The fighting founder of the SIU. Andrew Furuseth was his name, as every seaman knows, "Thanks a lot, Oldtimer^—Steady as she goes!" CALLS COMMIES THREAT TO DEMOCRACY To the Editor: The commies in' the United States are on the skids, and its about time. The SIU was the first to blast the communists on the waterfront, and it is doing a good job in trying to maintain democratic in maritime. But, as they say, one man can't do a two-man job. It's time for other sources to aid in removing the commies. Not only are they a detriment to the waterfront, but to the entire labor movement, as well. Any­ one who has seen them at work, as I have, knows their "rule or ruin" tactics spell disaster for any organization that permits them to function. How they work here in the United States holds for Russia too. They have a stranglehold on the Russian people. Communism and democracy are strangers to each other everywhere. Stalin rules as a dictator who is obeyed by the people in the same man­ ner as cattle respond to the whip —by fear only. Blackie Colucci �Friday. April 11, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG ON AND OFF THE SS WILLIAM SEATON Oil drums being loaded onlo the Alcoa vessel, at the Andrew Street dock in New Orleans, prior to the vessels Southern run last December. 1 Page Thirieen Lakes Carriers' Dizzying Speedup Calls For Dynamos — Not Humans To the Editor: A number of things have been running through my mind lately. Are we such puppets as to let Ball and Taft, and the rest of the labor-haters in Congre.ss pull the strings on us? Look what Sena­ tor Ball of Minnesota is trying to do. I'll bet he got a pretty piece-off from the Steel Trust and all the rest of the big money interests! As for labor's "friend," Taft, he always was against the work­ ers. So was his father before him. Why, oh why, does the working class continue to elect the likes of him to Congre.ss? When are we all going to wake up and use our rights at the polls? Every worker should vote for the men who haven't got the in­ terests of the moneyed people al- Campfoell Refutes NMU Whitewash Of Neponsit To the Editor: Well, Brothers, here I am again, but I just had to make a reply to the writer of the article appearing in the NMU Pilot of March 28. That article stated that the food situation in the Neponsit Marine Hospital had been corrected. The poor fool who made that state­ ment should be kept where he can be watched before he is_allowed to go off half-cocked as he he did in this case. His statement also claims that the head dietician of the Public Health Service came here from Wa.shington. If she was here, none of the patients saw her. If Small boats pull alongside the Seaton in bay about five she was here, she certainly didn't miles off Port of Spain, Trinidad, to receive cargo. Tugs towed take the trouble to get the opin­ cargo-laden boats to shore. Photo taken by Cliff Richway, OS. ion of any of the patients. The article says also that two more nurses and three new cook.s were "added to the payroll." Well, that maybe so, but our beef \ is the food, for which I believe the U. S. government pays for a Purser. I propose that guys the best (whether or not they To the Editor: like him be stopped from further get it, I don't know). When it After reading Joe Algina's ar­ leaves the kitchen, it is unfit for ticle in the SEAFARERS LOG sailing. They only cause dissen­ a healthy person to eat, let alone of March 28, regarding a "few- sion and bitterness among a good sick people. phony skippers and pursers" who crew. I would certainly like to sour good New York shipping, meet this guy and give him some TASTELESS FOOD lessons on "How to get along as Even the worst cook wouldn't my conscience compels me to say a Purser with the crew.". go by the theory that food should a few words on this exalted Lord While I am writing, I might be cooked tastelessly, and just Purser aboard the Smith Thomp­ add that while I was Purser on for the calories. Food should be son. the SS Thomas Hart Benton we First, I would like to know had a good crew on board, that is prepared with the idea in mind that it has to be eaten by many this bird's name. Second, this Deck, Engine and Steward men. people and that it should have so-called Lord Purser, if he ever I can further say that the Stew­ appeal to the palate and tastes of has to go to sea for a living, will ards department really took care those eating it. Just because certainly be out of luck when it of the crew, and can wholeheart­ some foods, such as caiTots, con­ somes to SIU ships. Sooner or edly say that the Second Cook tain calories is no reason for later I think most companies will and Baker, Andy S. Himielinski, plunking it in water and boiling have agreements with the Staff put out the best cakes, pies, bread it without adding something to Officers Association, and this and pastry that the Waldorf-As­ make it appetizing. Food with Lord Purser is not going to be toria could offer. The Deck Dele­ high caloric content can be made a member of it, if I can help it. gate, Alexander D. Cameron was to taste good. All we want is Third, where does this so-called cooperative with everyone at all plain everyday food to fill our Lord Purser get the authority to times, and there were never any red pencil overtime. stomachs. beefs at any time. This beef is concerned with the He is merely there to record Throughout the entire voyage food situation only, and is not overtime, and he is to let the de­ which ran one month and twenty meant as criticism of the doctors partment heads do the disputing, days, everything ran smoothly. and nurses. They are swell peo­ if any. And furthermoi-e, who Boys had plenty of cigarettes— ple and doing their best. But it does he think he is "opposing no beefs • were registered at any seems their hands are tied when overtime for the crew." time. We had about five SIU it comes to doing anything about It is guys (phony is correct) men. in the deck gang and they improving the food. like this who give good Pureers proved to te swell guys with James S. Campbell a bad name with the crew, and whom I'd like to sail with again. Marine Hospital A. .T. DIMaggio, Purser who make people loc;k at you Neponsit, New York twice when they find out you're SS William Sealon Union Purser Red Pencils Character On The Thomson ways at heart. Let's vote for someone who has the interests of the workers close to their heart, for a change. It took LaGuardia and La Follette to bring the coal operators into the open. And, it took a church committee of a Catholic priest, Presbyterian minister, and a Jewish rabbi to bring the Steel Trust to task. They used to work 12 hour shifts in the steel rHEY I DON'T WOU KNOW ' EMOUSH TO S^y HELLO WritM \ ytou UNLOAD f mills, and 24 hours every other Sunday when they changed shifts. They even tried that system on the Lakes. A Britisher brought their system over here in 1908, and it still is on the Lakes. He formed the Lake Car­ riers Association—believe his name was Livingstone. Believe mc they really have the speed­ up on the Lakes down to a tee. Where else in the world can a ship of 13,500 tons be unloaded in from 3'/2 to 4 hours? I was on the SS Emory L. Ford when she loaded 425,000 bushels of wheat in 4 hours at Fort William—one of the fastest loads every put out there. I've been at the coal dock at Berwind— Superior, Wisconsin—where they took 10,000 tons of coal out of the big Davidson in 10 hours. You were lucky if you had a chance to get a cigarette. If you talked unionism, you were a bum! Well, I did, and got results in a way. We unloaded in Ashtabula, and were going to load coal there. When I told the Deckhands, Watchmen and Deck watches not to work down in the holds unless they got 85c an hour, they called up the LCA. What did those guys do? Sent down 12 men at 50c an hour with their meals! We all quit at mid­ night, so I can't ship out of that port any more. Another one when we were still on the old 6 and 6. We got into Lorain and were unloaded at 2:30 a. m. The company sent a whole new crew down to take all the deck department jobs with the exception of my partner and me. When we got the score, we went up to the Old Man and said, "You'd better call for two grind­ ers, too." Boy, you should have heard him roar! The upshot was that he called the Cleveland office, and we all sailed on her. When we got up above, we all quit. And did they have a hell of a time getting men up there. Once more, I was on the black list, but I got out. Anyone who thinks he can get on any of these boats up here needs a little correcting. What do you think they imported the coal and iron scabherders for? Don't forget they beat the coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, and they can do it to you. All these steel guj-s need it one look at you, and someone to finger you. Then, you are done. Guess I'll sign off for now. Robert "Baldy" McAdoo Barring 'Sally' From Galley Touched Off Brewster Beef To the Editor: This letter is in reference to an article in the Log of March 7. headlined, "Food Done to Turn on Wm. Brewster." As I was Ship's Delegate aboard the vessel at that time, it was my duty to get informa­ tion on the food beef. After checking up continuously for two months, I called a special meeting, so that the beef could be brought out in an airing. I asked all the officers to at­ tend the meeting, so that I could get' to the bottom of this mat­ ter. I asked all for their opin­ ions. They all made statements, including the Captain, which was stated in the article refer­ red to above. The Captain did not say that something was definitely wrong with the food. As a matter of fact, he praised it, as did the crew. The beef was boiled down to the fact that the Chief Cook would not let the Chief En­ gineer come into the galley with his dog Sally to get choice cuts of meat. Sally in the galley. The other officers sided with the Chief Engineer (tail follows dog). As far as the Skipper (Cap­ tain Fernald) is concerned, I'm sure that anyone who has sail­ ed with him, will give him praise, as he is just one of the boys. He is a very good union man, and did not tolerate the officers pushing the crew around. Take a beef to him and it is as good as settled. Hats off to Captain Fernald—he's the type of skipper every sailor dreams of sailing with. "Chiseler" Welch (Editor's note: Thanks. Broth­ er Welch, for the additional in­ formation, which certainly throws more light on the situa­ tion. We hope that Sally Is being kept out of the galley.) PHS DOCTOR [N HONOLULU GETS HAND To the Editor: I have read many an article condemning medical service of­ fered to seamen the world over. Such criticism I know is justifable. However, several of the men from my ship, the SS Jame.® W. Cannon, had to report for medical treatment at the Public Health Sex-vice station in Hono­ lulu. All of us were treated I'oyally, just as if we had paid the doc­ tor a high fee. I thing that such a high grade medical station should be mentioned in our pa­ per. The doctor who treated us so considex-ably is Robert B. DOXT son. Charles H. Johnstcm Deck Delegate �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG A&GDelegates Report On Derisions AndArtions Of The int'i Convention (Continued from Page 1) Joseph Borus, Regional Em­ ployment Security Representa­ tive, U.S. Social Security Ad­ ministration, addressed the dele­ gates during the course of the convention, and explained the many phases of the social secur­ ity program. He put at the dis­ posal of your delegation, as well as the other U/nions. various material pertaining to unemploy­ ment insurance tor seamen, fish­ ermen, and fish cannery work­ ers, as it applied, and this mat­ erial will in due course be printed . in our Seafarers Log for the in­ formation of the membership. Samuel Laderman, President of Local 241, International Chem­ ical Workers Union also addres­ sed the convention, stressing the fight that still lay ahead for or­ ganized labor in gaining proper working conditions, and gave an inspired talk to the effect that a Union of organized work­ ers was but a way to better life. the International was then read and referred to the auditing com­ mittee. This report showed the assets of the International to be as follows, (with no liabilities) Friday. April 11. 1947 LENDING A HELPING HAND was carried unanimously by the convention. During the Friday session, Einar Johansen, representing the Norwegian Seamen's Union in the United States greeted the del­ egates on behalf of his Union, and the Norwegian Federation of Labor. He spoke of some of the conditions which prevailed in Norway, and the need for further improvements the world over. Cash on hand and in banks ,$276,466.92 Other assets, including notes receivable fro m various Union Inventories of books and buttons, etc. 23,801.28 Total assets of $300,268.20. AFL GREETINGS Editors Note: These funds do not include any district funds—which Nelson Cruikshank, Director of are in the approximate figure of the Social Security Division of $3,000,000.00 and are handled by the American Federation of the respective districts. Labor brought personal greet­ The auditing committee com­ ing from President William mented on the growth of the In­ Green, and highlighted the soc­ ternational, both as reflected in ial security problems that the the membership figures, and in seamen had to overcome. He the fact that starting out with also stressed the Communist total cash assets of $11,800.00 in Party menace and memorializ­ 1942, and notwithstanding the ex­ ed the SIU for their continued penditure since that time of well fight in that direction. over 8300,000.00 in the field, the Nomination and Election of Of­ assets stood at $300,000.00 in ficers took place on Friday after­ round figures, although during noon, March 28, 1947, the closing the course of the convention day of the convention. COMMITTEES SET-UP much of this was "ear-marked" Harry Lundeberg was re-elect­ Routine business taken care of for various projects undertaken during the first two days proceed­ in the seamen, fishermen and fish ed as President by acclamation, "That's how the SIU helped the Financial Employes m ings of the convention consisted cannery workers field for the as were the following vice-presi­ dents and the Secretary-Treasur­ New York," is the cry as these SUP members hold up copies of of the following; coming period. er: the Seafarers LOG showing the UFE Cotton Exchange Strike. Formation of Committees, Aud­ The reading of reports by the Members of the SUP. the Models Guild, and the Office Workers, 1st Vice-President, Paul Hall, it, Credentials, Seamen's Griev­ Various Unions then proceeded all AFL unions, are cooperating in a drive to organize the office ance Committee, Fisherman-Fish including the report of the At­ Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU. employes of the Tide Water Associated Oil Company in San Cannery Workers Grievance lantic and Gulf District, SIU. Morris Weisberger, Edward Francisco. Committee, Resolutions Com­ the various Fishermen and Fish Coester, from the Sailors Union mittee, Legislative Committee, Cannery Workers Unions, the of the Pacific, and Cal Tanner, Adoption of Rules of Order for representatives from the Canad­ Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU, the Convention. ian Unions, the Atlantic Fisher­ were elected to serve as vice-pres­ During the first day'.? proceed­ men's Union, etc. idents from the seamen's field. ings, a wire was dispatched to Patrick McHugh, (Atlantic All indicated a healthy growth John Hawk, 1st 'Vice-President since the last convention of the Fisherman's Union) Andrea Go­ of the International, expressing International. "You'd think that the NMU "All NMU and unoi'ganized mez, (LA Harbor District Can­ the Convention's regret that due would have learned a lesson by men will have to join the SIU nery Workers) Les Balinger, During the rendering of the re­ this time," said Fidel Lukban, when we are certified as the to illness he could not be present, port from the Atlantic and Gulf (Fishermen-Fish Cannery Work­ "but no, they continue to lie bargaining agent, or they will and on motion of Paul Hall, At­ ers, San Diego) Les Caveny, lantic-Gulf District Director of District, Seafarers International (Cannery Workers, Monterey) about everything just the same." Organization, the following was Union of North America, the At­ were elected by acclamation to What caused this blow-off was entered in the Convention min­ lantic and Gulf Delegation ex­ serve as vice-presidents repre­ the propaganda that the NMU pressed their appreciation for as­ utes: and fish has been spreading up and down sistance extended to them by the senting the fishermen the waterfront to the effect that "We are indeed sorry to report cannery workers field. Sailors Union officials. that John Hawk, Secretary of the John Hawk, (Atlantic and Filipinos, now employed on Isth­ Harry Lundeberg, speaking for Atlantic & Gulf District, and 1st Gulf District, SIU) was elected mian ships, will not be allowed Vice-President of the Interna­ the West, Coast Delegation, of the Secretary-Treasurer, by acclam­ to join the Seafarers when the SIU is certified as the bargain­ tional is unable to be present SUP, stated that the same kind of ation. ing agent for the unlicensed sea­ with our delegation because of cooperation has been received The next convention of the men of that company. ill health. Whitey's health for, from the Atlantic & Gulf District International, which will be in some time past has been bad, and representatives on the We.st "Lies, lies, lies, that's all it is." 1949, will be held in the city of Coast. the many struggles of the past Brother Lukban exclaimed ve­ The unanimous adoption of the Baltimore. few years have contributed to­ hemently. "I started sailing on resolution on the Communist wards that illness. It appears Isthmian ships in 1923, and I SUMMARY he will be out indefinitely, and Party in the seamen's movement joined the SIU without any Your Delegation is of the opin­ trouble. That should answer the his absence will be keenly felt, took place during the Thursday as we will sorely mifirs his ability morning session of the Conven­ ion that this Convention of the NMU." tion. This resolution was pub­ International was a successful and great experience. For Filipinos who might hav" "Under his guidance and leader­ lished in full in the Seafarers one and marked a definite turn­ swallov/ed the NMU lies. Broth­ ing point of the Union's history. ship our Union ha.s made great Log. er Lukban wanted to make cer­ strides since our organizational Also inserted in the official re­ The record clearly shows that tain things clear. FIDEL LUKBAN inception in 1.938. He has indeed cord will be the report of the this Organization has grown tre­ "Finst of all," he said, "Filip­ been a bulwark of great strength Seamen'.s delegates who attend­ mendously since its original or­ inos should know that they have have to get off the ship. They in our battles witlt our enemies; ed the meeting in Washington,, ganization. the same rights in the SIU as should all feel that they have In addition to the routine as any other members. the shipowners, bureaucrats and D.C., recently, during which time a future in the SIU, and that it commies alike. they met with various unions laid out in the above i-eports, "Second, Filipinos who are is their Union." "We sincerely hope for his im­ in the maritime industry in an at­ various other important things That's the answer to NMU members have never been dis­ mediate recovery, and his return tempt Jo have unity in the sea­ were acted on by the convention. propaganda from a man who criminated against, and they all to action in our behalf." men's field on leglislative and Among them was the necessity joined the SIU of their own knows what he is talking about. The actions of two previou.s other mattens. This also was car­ for expansion in all fields, in­ As always, lies are driven out will. Executive Board meetings were ried in a recent i.ssue -of the Sea­ cluding the Canadian Area. Def­ of sight by the truth. presented to the delegates for farers Log. inite action was taken to esa copy on every contracted ves­ acceptance or rejection, and as In connection with the problem tablish leglislative offices in sel. this covered actions by the Board of the Panamanian ships, the pro- Washington, D.C. in the name of In conclusion, this Delegation over a period of three years, due po.sed boycott through interna­ the Seafarers International Union. calls upon every member of our to the postponement of the hold­ tional action of American ships All of these things show that the To carry on the work of Union to continue their efforts ing of the convention in 1946 due under Panamanian flag, through Organization is clearly aware of returning sick and injured to the seamen's strike, etc., this joint action of the Seafarers In­ the problems it is confronted with already made towards expansion merchant seamen to health, business occupied some time of ternational Union, and the Inter­ and a program to handle each of and betterment of the Union. We the Marine Hospital on Staten are quite confident that if these the convention. Island has put out a call for national Transportworkers Fed­ these problems has been made. actions are continued we will blood donors of all types. eration, was adopted both by our Full committee's reports and f LUNDEBERG REPORTS double our size and strength in All men who wish to do­ convention as well as the MTD. recommendations wil be made a short while. nate blood to aid their fel­ President Lundeberg's report President Lundeberg was also available shortly and bound low seamen can do so by call­ was then read, and was assigned instructed to make a survey of copies of the entire Convention signed: ing at the offices of the Sta­ C. Sirrimons to various committees fot action, foreign seamen's unions, wages, proceedings will be made avail­ C. E. Gibbs ten Island Marine Hospital. E. R. Smitfi after it had been concurred in. and conditions, when the oppor­ able to all those members desir­ Paul Hall W. C. Tanner The report on the finances of tunity presented itself, and this ing one, as well as having placed E. Sheppard False NMU Propaganda Backfires; Lies Repudiated By SIU Seaman Blood Donors •'-'tl �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 11. 1947 P^e Fifteen Resolutions Passed By N.Y. Membership j. Sheehan. $1.00; Henry Sohl. $2.00; C. Sndgrass. $4.00;D, P. Johnson. $2.00; John Barlow. $1.00; E. D. Jones. $1.00; W. C. Kennedy. $1.00; J. .Sobesko. $3.00; Fred Anderson. $2.00; Richard Ander­ son. $1.00; Edward Grzyb. $2.00. SS G- WASHINGTON R. E. Lewis. $2.00. SS SUNSET M. Foster. $3.00; K. A. Pugh. $3.00; D. Dalao. $3.00; M. B. Levy. $3.00; J. D. Barnett. $3.00; R. Hunter. $3.00; A. Manuel. $3.00; H. Ringo. $5.00; J. | Spearmann. $3.00; J. T. Byrd. $3.00; R. WHEREAS; The Governor of and denies the telephone workL. Wegner. $3.00; F. WagstafT. $3.00; New Jersey, Alfred E. Dri.scoll, ers their alienable right as AmeiH. D. Burdette. $3,00. SS LEO DUSTER , , , 1 u ii ican citizens to refuse to work if SS MANDAN VICTORY C. G. llotis. $1.00; j. D. Walker. has railroaded an anti-stnke bill D. M. Martinson. $1.00; Wilbert J. $2.00. .through the state legislature call-i THEREFORE, BE IT REBrudy, $1.00. SS MOLINE VICTORY L. j. Guzzi. $1.00; M. Wilik. $2.00; G. ,l Kirl'sroo"'tor "»««««• V"|SOLVED: That the Seafarers InF. Glock. $1.00; S. Pacewicz. $1.00. S. $1.00; J. E. Davis. $100; Wm. Revfincs to be imposed upon strik-' ternational Unon call upon all V. Ekstrom. $1.00; C. W. Baumgard­ telephone workers should j organized labor to oppo.se with ner, $2.00; IJ. Wykosky. $1.00; R. L. nuid.s. $100; A. Flutes. $1.00; J. E. ing jefUSC tO retum tO WOrk, ' all in its power this vicious antiMiller. $1.00; E. E. Stewart. $1.00; M. Renauld. $2.00; C. K. Kean. $1.00; C. 1 C .Smith, $1.00; j. Corriher. $1.00; G. Em,.nuel. $2^00 ; J. Morawski. $ LOO; W-j ^,^^1 jabor law, and Go.adman. $1.00; j. B. jone.s. $1.00; 1-. Levschner. $1.00; R. H-)pi>er. »2.00. C New Jersey Strikebreaking Law BOSTON Crew of SS Bessemer. $20.00; Crew of SS IrviriB S. Cobb, $3.00. NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS W. H. Gilbert. Jr.. $3.00; G. L. Rus­ sell. $3.00; P. .Spivey. $5.00; C. W. Mariner. $3.00; R. W. Miller. $3.00) S. Olivera, $3.00; \V. D. Wilkins, $3.00; A. J. Gaitlos. $3.00; L. A. Lee. $3.00; W. R, Oclom; $3.00; R. W. Squires. $3.00; 11. P. Rhodes. $3 00; G. Wilson, jr.. $3.00; S. D. Hodge. $3.00; G. C. Lserliart. $3.00; p. L. Goodwin. $3.00; L. W'. Hitchell. $3.00. NEW YORK Nering. $1.00; j. B. Thomassen. $1.00; j. Riabech. $1.00: C. Lee, $1.00; T. Langan. $1.00; j. 1'. Schumaki. $1.00; N. Zeyerino. $1.00; j. Hawkins. $1.00; C. Whitley. $1.00; B. B. Spears. $1.00; H. j. Gromek. $1.00; S. F. Cullison, $1.00; F. T. Moore. $1.00. SS KYSKA 11. Starr.ky. $1.00; C. tlrandler. $1.00; j. P. Palmer, jr.. $2.00; j. Alstn, $1.00; P. A. Murray. $1.00. SS HART E. j. Williamson, $1.00; W. B. Ayconk, $3.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS R. Wiseman. $1.00; G. Abbema. $1.00; L. R. Greenidge. $1.00; Charles I,. .St.ir ling. $1.00. Robert E. O'Neil. $l.0O; L. Taylor. $1.00; W. Woeraa. $1.00; C. jowers. $1.00; O. A. Michael. $1.00; P. F. McDermotl. $1.00; M. K. Clark. $1.00; C. SS WARRIOR W. Baumgardner. $1.00; B. .M. Maye. W. Peterfon. $2.00; L. Goletnbiewski. $5.00; joe Perla, $1.00; W. B. Phillips. $2.00; D. C. Cahoon. $3.00. $1.00; C. C. Reed. $5.00. SS FORT GEORGE SS SMITH THOMPSON O. L. Slepp. $ i .00. Crew of SS Smith Thompson, $19.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SS NAMPA VICTORY Bill Manley. $2.00; Charles Eberhnrt. A. Cotol, $2.00; M. A. Gonzalez. $1.00. $1.00; Clarence Brumfiel. $2.00; R. M SS T. MEADOWS Stover. $1.00. A. .A. Pole.sel, $1.00. Charles 1 litchens, R. L. Jenkins. $1.00; Ken Ptingle. $1.00; O. Farrara. $1.00; F. A. Diaz. $1.00; A. F. Boyle. $1.00 $1.00; R. J. Stark. $1.00. Thomas P. Eppolilo. $3.00; N. G. SS STRONG Duncan. $1.00. J. O. Glenn. $2.00; R. F. Branch. H. Stillman. $5.00; L. 11. Jones. $1.00; $2.00; O. Ksonbog. $2.00; F. 13. PearC. E. Brown. $1.00; C. D. Suppa. $1.00; .sons. jr.. $2.00; j. L. Ellis. $3.00; j. John F. Sorok;ic. $1.00; G. Kasprzyk. Oliver. $5.00; j. L. O'Rouke. $2.00; j. 1.00. \V. George. $3.00; L. D. Sizemoro. $2.00; P. E. Nicholsn. $5.00; j. A. Slay. $2.00; E. Scroggins, $2.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: J. Warner. $5.00; s. J. DeZee. $5.00. ' WHEREz\S: Thc Govemor has SS HALF KNOT | violated the Constitution of the That the SIU give its full sup­ p.. L. Markiey. $2.00; R IT Hauber. unPed States by his actions as port to the striking phone work­ $1.00; Crew of SS Half Knot. $10.00. the Supreme Court of the United ers and organized labor in New SS MOORING HITCH K. S. Svanum. $1.00; S. Walk..-r, $1.00; State.s has ruled that Federal la-j,Jersey to the full e-xtent necesD. B. Militar. $2.00; J. Hudak. $2.00; bor laws take precedence over.sary to fight and destroy this V. P. Rivera. $2.00; L. Langam.' $5.00. state laws, and the national la- law, and SS ROBIN TUXFORD bor laws at prc.sent gfive workers BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: Crew of SS Robin Cuxford. $50.00. the right to strike, and jThat copies of this resolution be SS A. JACKSON P. J. Lannon, $2.00; S. Frankwitz. WHEREAS: This is out and ' .sent to Governor Driscoll and the $2.00; J. E. Brown. $1.00; L. P. Tabar- out strikebreaking of a sort em-; Telephone Unions of New Jerrini. $2.00; D. J. Smith. $1.00; J. J. ployed by Hitler and Stalin to scy informing them of our stand Vujtech. $1.00; Larry Jones. $2.00; G. destroy their labor movements,' on this action. Crabtree. $6.00; E. J. Laws. $2,011; M. L. Catlin, $2.00; Roy Poston. $2.00; W. L. France. $2.00; C. N, Payne. $2.00; E. \v'. McNamar. $2.00; I. P. Keycs, $2.00; C. Cox. Jr.. $1.00; L. H. Inwood. $1.00; R. D. Denzek. $2.00; C. E. Renn. $2.00; B. O. Wilson. $3.00; C. Macomber. $5.0U SS J. HEWES E. Phillip.s. $2.00. SS GREAT ISAAC Crew of Great Isaac. $12.70. SS CANON BEACH T. W. Lucor-l. $1.00; C. B. S.iwyer. $1.00; T. D. Newberry. $1.00; J. A. Ordman, $1.00. SS C. GILIAM G. Barhighl. $3.00. VOICE WITH A SMILE'' STRIKES SlU HALLS BALTIMORE Merchant Mariners Of America WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica has always been opposed to phony so-called "Merchant Ma­ rine Veteran Groups," and that all officials of this Organiza­ tion stand as being instructed to make every possible effort to see to it that these people are kept off SIU ships and out of SIU WHEREAS: In the Gulf Area, Halls. at this time there is just such a.n outfit calling themselves TiuMerchant Mariners of America, who board SIU .ships and ask SIU-members to pay them $5.00 THOR LARSON initiation and $1.00 per month Get in touch with your wife at dues to become so-called mem­ 1534 Camp Street, New Orleans, bers of their group, and La. WHEREAS: There are people 4 4, S. connected with this outfit who LLOYD D. WARDEN have been previou.sly expelled from the Union as being phony Contact your father by tele­ and other.s who are connected phone, or write him at 1901 with dual Or,ganizations, and Pitcher Avenue, Joplin, Mo. WHEREAS: The real purpose 4 4 4 for this Organization, among REINHOLD HOLM other ones, is to sell phony in­ Please get in touch with Mar­ surance policies, thereby making tha Shanlcy, c/o Hotel Kinney, it nothing but a racket, 410 Eddy Street, San Francisco THEREFORE, BE IT RE­ 9, Calif. Phone Graystone 0894. SOLVED: That we go on record as branding this outfit as being phony and informing all of our membership of this action through the medium of the SeaAnyone who has seen, or who fexers Log, and knows the whereabouts of the PERSONALS 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHARLESTON 424 King St. Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. Corpus Christ! 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 , . 308Vz—23rd St. GALVESTON Phone 2-8448 . 16 Merchant St. HONOLULU Phone 58777 . . 1515 75th St. HOUSTON Wentworth 3-3809 .... 920 Main St. JACKSONVILLE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: seamen's papers belonging to Phone 5-5919 That we instruct all crews to Donald McNeil will please forFor all to see, these striking telephone workers carry signs MARCUS HOOK 1'/z W. 8th St. keep these people's representa-1 ward them to the address given Chester 5-3110 giving their reasons for walking the picketline. The Bell Tele­ tives off SIU ships and further, in the papers. MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. phone Company may have wanted to bust their union, but all MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. it got was the "busy signal." Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 (Continued from Page 6) 127-129 Bank St. NORFOLK Phone 4-10S3 that the head of this outfit, old PHILADELPHIA . 9 South 7th St. man Goodrich was quoted as Lombard 3-7651 saying, "I never pay a Deckhand PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. more than 50 cents a day, and Phone 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. feed 'em all on stew." Beacon 4336 These were some of the old RICHMOND, Calif 257 Sth St. Phone 2599 conditions on the Lakes back a . . 105 Market St. few years when there was no SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 5475-8363 SIU. If you don't belieye us, ask 252 Ponce de Leon Mac any time you run into him SAN JUAN, P. R. San Juan 2-5996 He'll tell 220 East Bay St. in the Detroit hall. SAVANNAH Phone -8-1728 you all about the old days. 86 Seneca St. SEATTLE . . . Many of the oldtimers on the Main 0290 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Lakes remember these lousy TAMPA Phone M-1323 - , . 615 Summit St. conditions and they want no part TOLEDO 440 Avalon Blvd. of them again. That's why the WILMINGTON Terminal 4-31.31 Lakes seamen are going for thc . . 602 Boughton St. VICTORIA, B.C. Garden 8331 SIU in such a big way, and After walking a picketline, there's nothing like a comfortable place to sit. The SIU turned 144 W. Hastings St. VANCOUVER that's why "T:H:E GREAT over the third floor of fhe New York Hall, and the SUP did likewise, so that the striking tele­ Pacific 7824 NOTICE! —a. 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Title A name given to the resource April 11, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 15 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PHONE UNIONS HIT THE BRICKS ALL OVER THE U.S. A&G DELEGATES REPORT ON THE INT'L CONVENTION DECISIONS AND ACTIONS AFL PURSERS WIN ELECTIONS IN TWO LINES N.Y. SIU RAPS JERSEY LAW AFL PURSERS WIN ELECTIONS IN TWO LINES SEAFARERS MEETS WITH MIDLAND ON DEMANDS FOR NEW CONTRACT ON THE MOVE REPORT FROM HEADQUARTERS TO MEMBERSHIP LAKES SIU PETITIONS NLRB ON HURON; TWO OTHER COMPANIES READY FOR VOTE CSU MEMBERSHIP HAS MADE LITTLE PROGRESS IN THE TEN YEARS UNDER COMMIE LEADERSHIP SEAFARERS TAKE A CRUISE ON THE DEL SUD 'MARINERS' GRAFT, INC.' SOUTH ATLANTIC VESSELS BRING GOOD SHIPPING TO PORT SAVANNAH MOBILE CONTINUES HEAVY SHIPPING; ANOTHER SHIP DELUGE IS EXPECTED LAKES SEAMEN TIRED OF BUM DEAL; TAKE OUT SEAFARERS MEMBERSHIP SHIPPING IS ON GOOD ENDS ON WEST COAST PAYOFFS, SIGN ONS, AND TRANSITS KEEP BOSTON BRANCH ON THE RUN TOLEDO FORMING AFL MARITIME TRADES COUNCIL FUTURE CONDITIONS DEPEND UPON ABIDING BY PRESENT CONTRACTS MATES CHEER FOR SIU SUCCESS ON GREAT LAKES ALCOA SHIP STAYS PUT UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE CLASS IN SIU HALL PREPARES UFE FOR STRIKE SOME DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT WITH A GOOD SKIPPER PHILLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL, BUT SHIPPING STILL REMAINS GOOD LENSMAN SHIPS AS MESSMAN FOR DEL SUD PICTURES PHILLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL, BUT SHIPPING STILL REMAINS GOOD PUNCH SPARKS PARTY ABOARD THE HELEN MV GADSDEN HAS TURBULENT TRIP MAKING BALTIMORE MINUS SCREW SS LIVERMORE CAPTAIN HOLDS STEADY KEEL JANEWAY PESTS TO BE BOMBED FALSE NMU PROPAGANDA BACKFIRES; LIES REPUDIATED BY SIU SEAMAN RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY N.Y MEMBERSHIP MERCHANT MARINERS OF AMERICA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/11/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30c99f00496ea7436d92d49934110da7.PDF 16d59a6f6940e9ef958f271418d12686 PDF Text Text it Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 4. 1947 New fntl Officers Elected At Biennial Convention CHICAGO. Mtfich 28—Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, was today re-elected president of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union by the dele­ gates to the international's third biennial convention. John Hawk, secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU. Atlantic and Gulf District, waa elected sec­ retary-treasurer ^f the Inter­ national. Paul Hall. SIU New York Port Agent and Director of Or­ ganization. was elected first vice-president. Other vice-presidents elected were: Morris Weisberger. SUP New York Port Agent: Mrs. Andrea U. Gomez, of the Los Angeles Harbor Cannery Workers Union; Patrick McHugh. Atlan­ tic Fishermen's Union. Boston; Lester B a 11 i n g e r . Cannery Workers and Fishermen Union of San Diego. Cal Tanner, SIU Mobile Port Agent; Lester Caveny. Fish Cannery .Workers Union of the Pacific, and Edward Coester. SUP Seattle Port Agent. The delegates also unanim­ ously voted to hold the next convention in Baltimore, Md. Seafarers Testify Before NLRB On Isthmian Election NEW YORK — Final hearings in the Isthmian Steamship Lines' election case are now in the sec­ ond week before the National La­ bor Relations Board. Testimony by members of the NMU, which is protesting the results of the elected won over­ whelmingly by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, has been con­ cluded. Officials and members of the SIU are now testifying before the board. Upon conclusion of the present hearings, all testimony will be assembled and submitted to NLRB headquarters for a final ruling on the case. The NMU has been doing eveiything in Its power to pre­ vent Isthmian seamen from en­ joying the advantages of the representation they chose by bal­ lot. When the results of the elec­ tion to determine a collective bargaining agent for the Isth­ mian men were first announced, the NMU immediately filed pro­ test to hold up certification of the SIU. The case then went before the regional office of the NLRB. The NMU's charges and challenges held no water in the opinion of this body, which ruled that the Seafarers had won the election. The desperate NMU again chal­ lenged the NLRB decision and appealed to the national office for further hearing and review of the case. The hearings now being conducted are a result of latest NMU appeal. With the NMU having shot its last bolt in the way of legal technicalities to withhold from Isthniian seamen the. collective bargaining agent of their own choosing, final judgment now ap­ pears in view. Men who sail the Isthmian ves­ sels should shortly be able to join their Brothers in receiving the best wage and working con­ ditions in maritime under the banner of the SIU. Testimony of seven Seafarers heard this week by the NLRB appears on page 4. SIU Convention Plans Expansion; Gaiis For End To Panama Transfers CHICAGO — The third biennial convention of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, AFL, came to an end on Saturday, March 29, after having outlined definite plans for the future of the Union. Without dissent, the delegates, representing over 90,000 seamen, fishermen, and fish cannery workers, voted to boycott Panamanian ships, and to ask similar ac- NIRB To Hold Union Election (h Mothiosen PHILADELPHIA—As a result of SIU action, the unlicensed personnel of the SS Petrolite, a tanker operated by Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Incorporated, will have a chance to be repre­ sented by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. For a period of more than three months the Union has been petitioning the National Labor Relations Board for such an election. When the Petrolite ne.xt ar­ rives in a United States port during the month of April, the election will be held, with the choice lying between the SIU and "no union." It is hoped that the Union will win by a large majority. AFL Maritime Trades Dept Holds Successful Meeting in Chicago CHICAGO — With representa­ tives from four AFL Maritime Unions, and observers from other AFL and foreign unions present, the AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment held its second national meeting here fallowing the SIU Convention. The most important item of business taken up by the meeting was the resolution on Panaman­ ian ships adopted by the SIU. Without a dissenting vote, this also became the position of the Department. (See separate story for text of the resolution.) Delegates from the Masters, Mates, and Pilots, the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, the International Brother­ hood of Firemen and Oilers, and the SIU were in attendance, with observers from the the Team­ sters Brotherhood, and the Int e r n a t i onal Transportworkers Federation also present. President Lundeberg, Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger, and Ed No. 14 Coester were the elected dele­ gates from the Seafarers. No constitution was adopted at this meeting, but this item is scheduled for action at the next meeting. John R. Owens, Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the ILA, will continue to sej ve as Executive Secretary of the Maritime Trades Department. ELIGIBILITY DEFINED Membership in the Depart­ ment was confined solely to the four Unions having representa­ tives at the meeting, plus the Commercial Telegraphers Union and the International Brother­ hood of Teamsters. The last named, while at pres­ ent not Affiliated to the MTD, gave assurances, through its ob­ servers, that this would be dis­ cussed at the next Teamster Convention. Cognizance was taken of the fact that many organizations, (Cottiimed om Peg* J) ttion from the AFL Maritime ^ Trades Department, and the Internat ional Transportworkers Federation, if the practice of transferring ships to Panaman­ ian legistry is not brought to an immediate halt. At the meeting of the Mari­ time Trades Department, which followed the SIU Convention, this i-esolution was unanimously CHICAGO — With the certain adopted. The Convention started off on knowledge that continuation of the wave of the most successful the shipowners' present practice year in the Union's history. of transferring ships to Pana­ Much progress has been made manian registry would result in since the last convention, both throwing thou.sands of United in organization and in gains for States seamen out of work, the the membership. Third Biennial Convention of the With past progress as a basis, Seafarers International Union of the Convention made many plans North America adopted a resolufor expansion, and the organiza-1 tion calling on the Government tional work among seamen, fish­ to halt such transfers. ermen, and fish cannery work­ Meeting in Chicago, after the ers, as well as in allied fields. conclusion of the SIU Convenwas assured success by the en-1 tion, the AFL Maritime Trades thusiasm of the Delegates. j Department concurred wholeGREAT LAKES i heartedly with the resolution. In the event that the GovernSpecial emphasis was placed on the present organizing drive nient dpes not take the necessary on the Great Lakes. Here, it was' action, the resolution called for a pointed out, the SIU has a great boycott of the fink halls sending chance to unionize seamen who! seamen to these ships, and for have not had the advantages of picketing of Panamanian ships wherever and whenever they an organization before. ^he touched U. S. ports. To bolster the drive This action, if entered into, is Lakes, a member of the Log Staff wa.s as.signed to work full | to be brought to the attention of time with the organizers, and the | the entire American Federation President of the SIU was in­ of Labor and the International structed to notify all ports and Transportworkers Federation. The text of the SIU and AFL affiliates of the necessity for full MTD stand on the subject of support in this campaign. U. S.' ships transferred to Pana­ REI>ORTS READ manian registry appears on Reports of various committees page 6. were read by Brother John Mogan, SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, who was elected reading clerk. These reports, and the ac­ tions taken on each one. follow: To carry on Ibe work of The report of the Credentials returning sick and injured Committee was accepted as read. merchant seamen to health, Reports of the two Executive the Marine Hospital on Staten Board meetings of March, 1945, Island has put out a call for and August, 1945, were tabled blood donors of all types. with certain sections referred to All men who wish to do­ various committees. Before the nate blood to aid their fel­ convention adjourned, these sec­ low seamen can do so by call­ tions were acted upon. ing at the offices of the Sta­ President Lundeberg's Report ten Island Marine Hospital. was accepted with the amend- Marine Bept Backs SIU On Panama Ships Blood Donors (Oomtirmfd on Pout 5) �J'""' Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. April 4, 1947 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Vnblishcd Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 4* S* HARRY LUNDEBERG ... 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. •••1 President JOHN HAWK Secy-Trcas., Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. FRED FARNEN Secy-Treas. Gt. Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Setting The Pace There's every indication that things arc going to boom on the American waterfront from now on, and most of that booming will be done by the Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIU Convention, which last week finished its deliberations in Chicago, made plans which will set the maritime industry by its heels. Of course, the itcin most under discussion was the question of transferral of American ships to Panamanian registry. This maneuver was scon for v/hat it actually is— a plan by which United States shipowners can thumb their noses at the law, and eventually ruin the living standards of U. S. seamen. To this the Convention answered with a flat "no." Too lon^ have American seamen fought to come out of the rut into which they have been forced by the grasping bosses. They are resolved never to return to the days of pitiful wages, moldy food, and blue sheets. And they didn't keep their distaste to themselves, either. They let the people of the United States, and the World, know cxactl)' hov.^ they feel abcjut the "phony" transfers, and they called upon the President of the United States and the Congress to take steps to halt any more such illegal deals. Then they took a position which has to bring action. If Congress and the President don't put a stop to this business "within a reasonable length of time," then the Convention has gone on record to boycott Panamanian ships wherever and whenever they touch U. S. Ports. The Convention did not confine itself solely to the issue of Panamanian transfers. The Great Lakes Organiz­ These are ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, ing Campaign was thoroughly discussed, and all .sections as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging of the International pkdged full support to the drive to heavily on their huida. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ make the "Great Lakes SIU, too." ing to them. Organizational apparatus was tightened, and the en­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ERNEST SIDNEY thusiastic Delegates laid down a program for increased EDWARD CAIN, Jr. GUS KREZTER activity in this field. From the requests for affiliation MICHAEL LUCAS C. MASON which come into the International, the excellent record of MATHEW CARSON STEVE MOGAN SAM TOWSON the SIU has made its Tnark on the American labor move­ R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT JOHN LYTUS N. LONGTINE ment. JOSE AQUIAR ED. DUDEK It will be two more years until another SIU Conven­ WILLIAM JOYE J. J. O'NEILL tion is held—the next one will be in Baltimore, Maryland. E. J. NAVARRE TED BABKOWSKI JAMES McMAHON (G.L.) In that period of time the American labor movement faces J. N. HULL JOHN RILEY (G.L.) great trials. We in the Seafarers arc prepared to fight to C. TYNER protect the gains won so far, and to press for eveft greater C. J. COMPAN 5. i i. WM. H. CAO advantages for the seamen, fishermen, and fish cannery J. STATEN ISLAND HOSP. W. DENNIS workers who make up our International. » ED. CUSTER Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Doing Their Share This week's edition of the LOG carries more about the fishermen and fish cannery workers than ever before. Not too many members of the SIU know that the Inter­ national is composed of fishermen and cannery workers as well as seamen. These other groups in the SIU have done their share in building this Union up to its present high plane. It's a real pleasure to carry news of the activities of our Broth­ ers and Sisters in the International, and it is our hope that they will send us more news, from time to time, to be car­ ried in the columns of the Seafarers LOG. WM. BROCE, Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY ADAM KARPOWICH C. LOCIGNO WM. MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. .HAMILTON % X BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JOHN ASHFORD JOHN APPLE JOHN ROX ALBERT HAWKINS ANTONIO AMARAL CHARLES SIMMONS R. G. MOSSELLER JAMES T. MOORE P. SYRAX K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN E. E. CASEY M. J. LYDEN H. BEECHER L. L. MOODY M. BAUCSKI M. MORRIS W. R. BLOOM J. BOLGER L. NELSON L. A. CORNWALL C. M. HOUCHINS E. CARERRAS H. L. TILLOT rz. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tue.=day—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) M. J. FIELDS JOHN A. DYKES R. RIVERA C. E. SMITH GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM 4. MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY MANUEL CARDANA C. A. GARNET R. H. DAVIS W. J. SULLIVAN A. SABOURIN S. P. MORRIS E. L. MYERS �m I 'i Friday. April 4, 1947 AFL Maritime Trades Dept Holds Confab (Continued from Pege 1) other than those noted on the eligibility list, have applied for membership in the various Port Councils. However, it was pointed out that the Department was created solely for the purpose of banding together AFL Maritime Unions for the specific purpose of fight= ing common problems, and for that reason it was thought best to deny membership to any Local union whose International Body was not affiliated to the Mari­ time Trades Department. The Port Councils came in for great praise. In every Port where such a Council has been established, the cooperation of the groups has been of the high­ est, and this factor has contri­ buted to the success of each in­ dividual port undertaking. Since the department was formed, its cost to the SIU, or to the other Internationals, has been virtually nothing to speak of. Charters for Port Councils cost $25.00, this charge being made to cover printing and mail­ ing. Contrast this with the fantas­ tic sums of money expended by the late-but-unlamented Commit­ tee for Maritime Unity. While they spent a fortune and accom­ plished nothing, the AFL Mari­ time Unions won overwhelming victories without draining the re­ sources of any of the affiliated Unions. THE SEAFARERS LOG On The Ball Last week the SUP won the Tankers of Standard Oil of California: a smashing victory. Above is Serge Novp., one of the International Organizers who did the job. White caps off to him, and the others who brought this big company into the SIU camp. Seafarers Makes Expansion Plans; Calls Halt To Panama Transfers (Continued from Page 1) ment to refer parts of it to the various committees for their con­ sideration. The SIU Delegates Report on the London meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission was ac cepted as read. The same ,was true of the Report of the Mari time Section, International Labor Office Conference, held at Seat tie, Washington. In the case of the Report of the International Labor Office meeting of Special Committee on Chief Stewards If your requisition is cut. or if the food is not up to par. notify all three Delegates at once so that the ship will not sail until the matter has been straightened out. It is the responsibility of the Steward to check the stores before the ship sails, and any complaints made far at sea won't do the crew any good if they have to eat short rations or poor food. No Reforms Yet At Neponsit Despite Ballyhoo In Pilot Inspired by a self-appointed new cooks were hired to fill the ho.spital delegate, Alfred Claus­ positions of cooks who had left. en, whom it is rumored has as­ Thus the number of cooks re­ pirations of becoming a Patrol-, mains the same. man in Corpus Christi, the NMU According to the seamen there, Pilot last week printed a story the Chief Dietician, during her claiming that the deplorable visit talked to none of the pa­ food situation at Neponsit Mar­ tients, but devoted all her time ine Hospital has been corrected to conferring with the Hospital and is now satisfactory to the staff trying to discover means of seamen patients. pacifying the patients without However, the deluge of phone making any concrete reforms. calls received by the SIU from The fact that no new cooks burned up patients, both SIU were added and the appropria­ and NMU, point to the contrary. tion was insufficient to raise According to the Pilot story, the standard of the diet is the feeding of the men has been proof enough that nothing was improved through the appropri­ done for the seamen. ation of more money. However, The NMU, which only became the appropriation was only five aware of the problems of sea­ cents per man and that was men in the marine hospitals made at the beginning of last within the past few months after year. the SIU had been fighting for Since the appropriation of the better conditions all along, has money, the cost of food has gone failed miserably in this attempt­ up 50 percent and wiped out ed white wash of conditions at Neponsit. the small increase in funds. It is one more case of the In fact, the hospital is having NMU trying to pull the wool difficulty maintaining even the over the eyes of its member­ low level of food that has been ship and make them believe served the patients. that they are going to bat for As chairman of the Neponsit their sick brothers. hospital committee, Clausen, who Seamen at the hospital have fabricated the story, claimed now received the crowning blow that the Head Dietician from the to the phony Pilot story. Surgeon General's office was This week NMU Secretary called in, studied the situation Ferdinand Smith sent a letter to and made corrections by the ad­ the U. S. Public Health Service dition of three new cooks. thanking them for the reforms The truth of the matter is brought about. that no additional cooks wei-e The seamen at Neponsit are added, but due to the big turn- still trying to find out, what re­ ov^er in hospital personnel, three forms Smith is talking about. Page THree By JOHNNY JOHNSTON Continuous Employment, Entry,, District and the Pacifc District, Training and Promotion, held in I were discussed, and the CommitLondon, it was the Delegates tee on Seamen's Organization wish to refer this report to the and Grievances voted to reaffirm Legislative Committee. the positions taken by the SIU In close order, the Reports of Nation-Wide Seamen's Confer­ the Atlantic and Gulf District, ence, held in Chicago from March the Pacific District, the Great 19 to March 23, 1945. Lakes District, the * Cannery Before the convention adjourn­ Workers Union of the Pacific, ed, elections were held, (see sepa­ Vice-President Morris Weisberg- rate story for results) and Balti­ er, and International Representa­ more, Maryland, was picked as tive Earl Sheppard, were read the site of the next convention. and accepted. Where applicable, AID MINERS' SURVIVORS certain sections of the reports were referred to specific commit­ The sum of $1,000 was donated tees. to the support and maintenance of the dependents of the 111 ALL SECTIONS miners killed in the Centralia, Il­ All other sections of the Intei'- linois, catastrophe, and President national reported before the end Lundeberg was empowered to of the Convention. draft a telegram to President Besides the resolution on boy­ Truman, asking for- the resigna­ cott of ships transferred to for­ tion of Secretary of the Interior eign registry, the Convention Krug. also took stands on other issues After six full days of planning, of interest to the International. hearing and acting on reports. Among these, approval for the' and holding Committee meetings International to loan $40,000 to to implement the interests of the the Cannery Workers and Fish- SIU membership, the Convention ermens Union of San Diego, adjourned Saturday evening, California, this money to be used' March 29. in the purchase of a building in All action taken at the Con­ San Diego. vention is subject to the approval The loan is for the period of or disapproval of the membership four months, which is the time of each component union com­ necessary for the collection of an prising the International. assessment. A complete transcript of the regarding reciprocal convention, when prepared, will Rules shipping and hospital benefits; be placed aboard every SlU-conbetween the Atlantic and Gulf traded ship. The luxurious presidential yacht, the Mayflower, has had a strange and varied career. At one time or another, this vessel has been a fleet flagship, a plea­ sure cruiser, a decommissioned hulk, and an armed escort. But now the ship whose decks were trod by five presidents. King Edward VII of England, and Kaiser Wilhelm of Ger­ many, has been sold for $20,000 and will soon see service as a seal hunter. 4. Upon receipt of the State ab­ For tnose seamen who want to The gallant old ship was vote in the coming elections, here sentee ballot, execute it in ac­ bought by the Navy in 1898 and are seven rules that must be fol­ cordance with instructions which fought several actions in the lowed, otherwise your vote may accompany it. Where permitted Spanish-American War. She was not be counted. A merchant sea­ by State law, as indicated on the at one time Admiral Dewey's man is eligible to vote in the ballot or accompanying instruc­ own flagship. State in which he has voting resi­ tions, the oath may be taken and Theodore Roosevelt took her dence, but he must first obtain attested by a Warrant or Non­ over during his presidency. Fol­ an absentee ballot from the Sec­ commissioned Officer of the lowing this she saw much ser­ retary of State in the capital of Army or Navy, or by Masters, vice, particularly under Cool- the State in which such residence First Officers, Chief Engineers and Pui'sers of vessels document­ idge. President Hoover, however, is maintained. ed under the laws of the United had her decommissioned as an Hold on to the following rules States. economy move. so that there will be no question 5. If the State ballot material The grand old ship served in on procedure when the time is so firmly stuck together when any role that was assigned to comes round to elect new local received that it has to be opened her, and now she waits patient­ and national Government offi­ forcibly, open it in the manner ly at the dock, ready to go to cials: ' least injurious to the material. sea again. After executing ballot, seal S- 5- 4' nstriictions For Obtain- the envelope in the the most prac­ The first shipment of crude ng and Voting A State ticable way and write the follow­ rubber to Gulf Ports since Pearl ing statement on the back of the Harbor came, into New Orleans Absentee Ballot by A envelope: "Envelope flap was on the SS Azalea, which arrived lember of the Merchant stuck when received, requiring on March 18 from Malaya. forced opening before voting." Marine 4- 4- 4. This statement should be signed During the past year we have 1. Obtain a postcard application by the voter and the person ad­ had quite a few members who from any of the sources indicated ministering the voter's oath. thought that they had the right below: 6. Mail the executed ballot (and to salvage if their ship ran Office of the United States Mari- oath if on separate paper) in the aground and they helped to un­ return envelope provided there­ liine Commission load cargo or worked to get the with, free of United States post­ Office of the United States Ship­ ship afloat. That was incorrect, age including airmail, to the ad­ ping Commissioner and led to many misunderstand­ dressee named on the envelope Local Union Headquarters ings. or in the instructions. Here is the law laid down by United Seamen's Service Clubs 7. An application for a State the Courts of Admiralty con­ Seamen's Institutes. absentee ballot may also be made 2. Fill in every item on the by means of a personal letter cerning salvage. postcard, being careful to print mailed to the Secretary of the Salvage is an allowance given your name, the name of your State in whicli the applicant has to volunteers who assist in sav­ ship and operator, the address to his voting residence, or in such ing a ship or cargo or a por­ tion of it. The salvage is based which the ballot should be sent, other manner as may be pre­ on the extent of the prevailing and then sign it with your full scribed by the law of such State. hazard, and the labor and peril name under oath. If a member of the merchant of saving the property. From 3. Mail the postcard (airmail marine desires further informa­ one tenth to one half the value postage free in United States tion with respect to registration, of the goods is paid. The crew mails) to the Secretary of State or his eligibility to vote, he should of a ship can claim no salvage at the capital of the State in write to the Secretary of the for saving their own vessel or which you have a voting resi­ State in which he has a voting dence. her cargo." residence. VOTING RULES FOR SEAMEN �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four Friday, April 4. 1847 No Collusion Shown At isthmian Hearing NEW YORK—On Monday the National Maritime Union, CIO rested its case before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board and with the questioning of its witnesses, it became obvious that the NMU had not substantiated its charges of collusion between the Seafarers and the Isthmian Steamship Company. Once the NMU had rested, the SIU took the offensive. Attorney Ben Sterling, and Attorneys Henry Kai.ser and James A. Glenn, from the office of Joseph Padway, who represents the Na­ tional AFL, tore the NMU case to shreds with testimony from many witnesses. The first seven witnesses to be <3uest:oned for the SIU were Mi­ chael R, Baal, Charles Joseph •jDougherty, Joseph A. Torrisi, John Carmello, Raymond Kosch, Homer Leslie Ames, and Roland Julius Strom. . Each was asked specific ques­ tions as to whether or not he had been sent to the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company, for a job, by any SIU official, and to a man they refuted the charge. DIGEST OF TESTIMONY Here is the way their testi­ mony shaped up: Michael Baal was asked whether or not he had been .given a note by the SIU when he went down Jo the company office for a job. When he answered "no," he was then asked whether he gave any sign to the hiring officer that he was from the SIU. Question: (by Mr. Sterling) Did you receive any instructions from anybody at the SIU how to get the job? Answer: No, I didn't. I happen­ ed to be in the Hall and some one asked me there if I wanted to take 'an Isthmian ship. I need­ ed the money so naturally I took the job. In questioning Charles Dough­ erty, it was brought out by Mr. Sterling that the reason Dough­ erty applied for an Isthmian job was because he saw signs in the SIU Hall asking men to "Ship Isthmian" and he therefore went to the company office to fill out an application. He took sick soon after being assigned to the Cape Orange, and did not vote on that ship or any other Isthmian vessel. NO SECRET SIGN In each case the NMU lawyer tried to force an admission from the witness that he had to give a secret sign to the hiring master of the company before he was as­ signed to a ship. But each time 1; the manuever was unfruitful. The questioning of Joseph A. Torrisi brought out that although he had applied for a job at the Isthmian Company office on sev­ eral occasions, he had been uni­ formly unsuccessful. Question: (by Mr. Sterling) Now, were you ever employed aboard any of the Isthmian Com­ pany ships? Answer: No. Q, Have you ever made any ['efforts to try to get a job with Isthmian? A, Yes, several times. Cross - examination by Mr, Kosenfeld, the NMU Attorney, only strengthened the fact that repeated visits to the Isthmian office had not ended up in a job for Torrisi, ~ Testimo'ny by John Carmello TESTIFIED FOR SEAFARERS BEFORE NLRB the Poland Victory, but Strom countered with, "why not? I do not see any crime in that, I have been a union member since 1914, which I have proof of right here." Further questioning failed to disclose anything that might be remotely considered collusion, and the witness was excused. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that the NMU case is built on air, and that the present hear­ ings are being employed only as another stalling device to save face for the union. JOHN CARMELLO LESLIE AMES CHARLES DOUGHERTY followed closely on the same lines of those who preceded him. He reiterated that going up to apply for an Isthmian ship was his own idea, and that his many attempts had been unsuccessful. Question: Did you apply for a job? Answer: Yes, sir. Q. Did they ask if you belong­ ed to any union? A. Yes. Q. What did you tell them? A. I told them I did not belong to a union. Q. Did anybody give you a note to the Isthmian? A. No. Q. Did anybody tell you to hold your SIU pin or button in your left hand or in your right hand? As in all cases when this ques­ tion was asked, the answer was "no." so he had gone down, on his own hook, to see whether or pot he could land a job. When questioning Homer Les­ lie Ames, the NMU Attorney tried to get Ames to state what companies the SIU is organizing at this time. However, Ames and Sterling were too clever for the NMU, and that move was quickly squelched. the same day was assigned to the Poland Victory. Subsequently he joined the Sea Triton and the Sea Fiddler, and each of those jobs was as the result of applying at the Isth­ mian office, NMU CASE COLLAPSED In cross-examination of this witness, Mr. Rosenfeld went over the testimony several times, but each time it became clearer and clearer that the "pattern of col­ lusion" which the NMU is trying to build up, exists solely in the minds of various NMU officials, Raymond Kosch, another SIU member who was refused em­ ployment by Isthiman was also a witness. He testified that he had gone down to the company of­ fice for a job, but had been turn­ ed down. Kosch's reason for trying to ship Isthmian were substantially the same as given by other wit­ nesses. He had seen signs in the SIU Hall "Ship Isthmian," and This dog in the manger atti­ During the cross-examination of this witness, Mr. Rosenfeld got tude of the NMU will not be for­ an admission that Strom organ­ gotten by working seamen of the Ames also testified to the fact ized for. the SIU while on board United States. that when he considered ship­ ping Isthmian he had to go down to the company office himself, wtihout any aid from the organ­ izers, and filled out an applica­ tion. He was successful in landing a job on the George M. Bibb, but paid off after approximately 11 days to take a job on another ship making a longer run. CHARGES UNFOUNDED Again examination proved how unfounded the NMU's charges are. Question: (by Mr, Sterling) Did they (the SIU) tell you to say that you were from the SIU? Answer: No, Q: Did they tell you to wear your pin or hold your pin in either hand? A: No. Q: Did they give you any high sign to anybody at the Isthmian? A: Just told me to go over and ask for a job, Roland Julius Strom, a veteran of 36 years seatime, disclosed that he was put aboard the Poland Victory, an Isthmian vessels, by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. He had registered there in Norfolk on August 23, 1945, and SEAFARERS WITNESSES JOSEPH TORRISI PROUD OF RECORD In an open letter to the NMU membership, printed in the Pilot of March 28, President Joe Curran states that the NMU has lost the Isthmian election, and places the blame for this on the fact the organizers were instructed to or­ ganize for the communist party, rather than concentrate on the Isthmian Line. (See story on page 6 for full details. The hearings before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board will soon draw to a close, but until that happens thousands of Isth­ mian seamen are deprived of the right to be represented by the Union of their choice, the SIU, RAYMOND KOSCH Radio Watches safety requirements and condi­ tions in force in other countries. The wartime practice of con­ tinuous radio watch has been suspended in Norway, as it has already in several countries, but the substitute plan being put into operation has brought a storm of protest from the country's sea­ men's organizations. Figures issued by the U, S, Maritime Commission for ships of 1,000 gross tons or over, shows that 164 vessels totalling 868,855 tons were on the register of Pan­ ama on June 30 last. Before the war, 130 ships of 719,041 gross tons flew the Panamanian flag. Instead of providing sufficient radio officers to set up the threewatch system, Norwegian ships will have one radio officer. In some instances, the duties of the radio officer will be handled by the Chief Officer. The seamen's protest pointed out that one-and-a-half hours listening watch, which is present­ ly practiced, is insufficient, and poses potentially great dangers. They cited the recent case of the 11 Norwegian seamen who lost their lives in a hurricane. With the war over, ship opera­ tors are not returning to their or­ iginal registry. It is believed the situation might lead to trouble if action is not taken to cut off this escape for shipping interest seek­ ing to operate under sub-stand­ ard conditions. Continuous Employment A plan to guarantee continuous employment to France's mer­ chant seamen has ben drawn up by a joint committee represent­ ing the shipowners and the French Seamen's Federation, The disaster could have been Now being studied by a special averted had there been a con­ sub-committee, the plan, upon tinuous wireless watch on board, final adoption, will become the the seamen's organizations con­ subject of a collective agreement. tend. It is expected that the new A continuous radio watch is re­ scheme, which applies to un­ garded as an absolute safety licensed personnel only, will be measure to Which seamen are en­ made operative when the existing titled. The Norwegian unions reserve pool scheme, together asked how many more lives with the Government requisition would be lost before the neces­ of the merchant fleet, ends on sity of a 24-hour watch was Mar, 1, realized and enforced. Two-fold purpose of the pro­ posals is to deal with: Beating The Law 1, The stability of employment Shipowners who operated their generally, vessels under the Panamanian 2, The special problem of sea­ flag during the war, because the men who cannot be fully em­ American Neutrality Act prohib- ployed until France has brought . ited American ships from enter- her merchant marine up to pre­ . ing the war 2one, are now using war level, but whom the indus­ ' that flag as a refuge from the try does not want to lose. J �r--». Friday. April 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Scenes Of Activity From Two Gulf Ports 0, I The busiest place in the Port Arthur Hall is the Dis­ patcher's Desk. Above are two Seafarers inquiring about ship­ ping, and trying to figure out if they want any of the ships listed on the board. With shipping on the upgrade, there are quite a few ships to choose from and these men want to get a ship that's to their taste. Leon "Blondie" Johnson. Port Arthur Agent, now start­ ing his second year in the post. Under his direction Port Arthur has expanded, and much organ­ izational work has been car­ ried on there. Plenty of tank­ ers hit this spot, and that means work galore for Blondie and his staff. Also, in the past two years, the Port has built up its recreational facilities. This is the Port Arthur Hall, from the outside. Oh yes, in front of the Hail are the Sea­ farers who happened to be around when the pictures was being taken. That Texas sun sure makes for good pictures. Although shipping is good in Port Arthur, and the sun is bright a.nd warm, don't make a beeline for there unless you get in touch with the Dispatcher first to find out if there are any jobs available. You can save time and money that way. i i 3^ Shift to New Orleans and the Cuba Victory. On the left, the Stewards Department, consist­ ing of left to right. W. T. Malvenan. H. E. Fossett. L. J. Richey. A. Zeringue. M, J. Dwyer. A. Elchuk. J. Kennair, and E. Smith. Picture on the right is of the Deck Department and shows, left to right, kneel­ ing. E. Metros. J. Satalanotto. R. Ferrara, and A. Hatch. Standing, in the usual order. H. Broussard. R. Lapp. J. Gravitt, A. LeFleur. R. Betters. J. Bellino. N. Funken. J. C. Flippo. and J. Barrios. 4. 4. 4. Dispatcher Harvey Jamerson also acts as Patrolman. Here he discusses some problems with Johnny Ward, who is assigned to the Port as an organizer. Between them they'll cook up some solution, and the upshot of it all will be smooth sailing in Port Arthur. Cooperation of this sort is always found in the SIU. There s always something to do in the bright recreation room. No need to hang out in the beer-joints when you can meet your friends at the SIU Hall, and enjoy yourself while waiting for a good ship. Far cry from the old days when a. sea­ man had little choice between ginmills and the can-shaking in­ stitutes. It's the Union that did it! �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Complete Text Of Resolution On Panamanian Ship Transfers WHEREAS the American Mer­ chant Marine, during World War II was built up to approximately 50 million tons by American tax­ payers, at a cost to them of ap­ proximately 20 billion dollars, and WHEREAS the American Mer­ chant Marine todaj' is rapidly de­ creasing and if nothing is done by the Maritime Commission and Congress to stop this decrease of American ships we wiU find our­ selves with an American Mer­ chant Marine of less tonnage than we had prior to the war; and WHEREAS in 1936 the Mer­ chant Marine Act was passed by Congress, which had for its pur­ pose the building and maintain­ ing of a large and substantial American Merchant Marine to take care of the commerce of this country and to establish na­ tional defense, and WHEREAS in the last few months millions of tonnage of American built ships, built by the American taxpayers money, have been bought for foreign op­ erators and transferred to for­ eign flags, including the Pana­ manian flag, and also American capital has transferred a number of U. S. Government bought ships to Panamanian registry; and WHEREAS today the Republic of Panama has a merchant ma­ rine tonnage twice as large as it had prior to the war; and WHEREAS the Republic of Panama is not a seafaring nation and does not by any stretch of the imagination need this type or tonnage in connection with the export and import trade of their country; and WHEREAS American capital and foreign countries who trans­ ferred their ships under the P i ;amanian flag obviously did this for several i-easons; namely, to save taxes, to operate ships with cheaper crews, and to avoid regu­ lar steamboat inspection services; and WHEREAS this condition not only weakens the American Mer­ chant Marine and puts thousands of seamen and American ship­ yard workers and longshoremen out of work, but also weakens the national defense of the United States of America, now—there­ fore, be it RESOLVED that the Maritime Trades Department composed of 250,000 American maritime trans­ portation workers affiliated with the American Federation of La­ bor hereby go on record demand­ ing that the Maritime Commis­ sion which is charged by Con­ gress under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 with promoting and safeguarding and building a firstclass American Merchant Marine for economic and National de- Curran Blames Commies For Loss In Isthmian Vote Ever since the end of the Isthmian election, the SIU has maintained that the only object of the NMU in making its flimsy charges of collusion was to stall and save face. This is borne out by Joe Cur­ ran, President of the NMU, in his column in the Pilot this week. Curran charges that the NMU organizers, who were hired lor the Isthmian drive, spent most of their time in assuring that communist party candidates would sweep the NMU elections. Here is what Curran has -to say, word for word: "The communist party was fortunate in that the Vice Presi­ dent in charge of the Organiza­ tional Department of the union was also a member of the na­ tional committee of the com­ munist party—Frederick Myers, and at that time had full auth­ ority to appoint as many or­ ganizers as he needed to organ­ ize the Isthmian Line. "Myers • proceeded to appoint only those organizers who were members of the communist party . . . some of whom did not even have the qualifications of two years at sea. "Dozens of organizers were put on. Thousands of dollars were wasted and as you know by noyr we lost the Isthmian Line. Myers' instructions to these organizers throughout the country were that the important thing was not to organize Isthmian but to or­ ganize the union's election and insure the defeat of non-com­ munists." has a poor record on the water­ front, and with organizers spend­ ing most of their time on con­ tract ships, lining up the vote for the commies? Here's what Curran has to say about this: "Records exist in the union showing that organizers, instead of organizing Isthmian ships, particularly in the Gulf spent much of their time in the union halls, influencing members and going aboard contract ships, smearing and discrediting noncommunist officials and advis­ ing the members why they had to vote for communist candi­ dates." The lie which so many com­ munists use that they are good trade unionists is blasted by Curran in his statement that "communist party officials who were officials of the union, when­ ever it became necessary to at­ tend party functions or commit­ tee meetings, never hesitated to leave their jobs in the union to attend these meetings-." CP CONTROL One more charge by Curran serves to prove conclusively that the NMU is controlled by the commies from top to bottom. "Within the union," says Cur­ ran, "approximately 107 of the 150 elected officials of our union are communists who are more interested in assuring that your union becomes a stooge union of the communist party than they are in. keeping it an in­ strument belonging to the rankand file seameh who built it." That's what the SIU and the NO CHANCE TO WIN Log have always staled. Coming How did the NMU expect to from the President of the . NMU, win the Isthmian election, in it backs up what honest seamen view of the fact that the union already know. Friday. April 4. 1947 Volunteer Organiiers fense reasons, immediately take steps to stop the sale of ships to There were a few Seafarers non-maritime nations, and/or to standing around near, the or­ buyers, either American or for­ eign, who transfer American ganizers room in the New York built or purchased tonnage, to the Hall, and one said to the other, Republic of Panama, or other "I understand that the National non-maritime nations, and be it Labor Relations Board has or­ FURTHER RESOLVED that dered an election on the Mathiawe immediately put this problem sen tanker, the SS Petrolite. before Congress, through the Let's try to niake that ship, so House Committee on Merchant we can be sure she goes SIU." Marine and Fisheries, and the Those words were enough to Senate Committee on Interstate perk up the ears of the Log and Foreign Commerce, and re­ photographer, and before either quest that they immediately take of the men could say "Mathialegislative steps to plug any loop­ holes in the Ship Sales Act which creates a condition of disposing of American tonnage belonging to the American taxpayers in such manner that it depletes the American Merchant Marine and allows foreign or American speculators to grow fat at the American taxpayers' expense, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that if no action is taken with a reason­ able length of time by Congress and the Maritime Commission on this very important and vital sub­ ject, that the Maritime Trades Department, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, take steps to close up all fink shipping halls which are used for shipping seamen to Pana­ manian vessels, and further to EDWARD J. RONAN boycott Panamanian flag vessels in all American ports, to wit: sen, too, will be SIU," they were That they be picketed until such up in the Log office, having time as transfers of American their pictures taken and being vessels to Panamanian flag has interviewed. ceased, and until such time as the Thomas P. O'Sullivan, Bosun, condition meets the approval ot the Maritime Trades Department, is a veteran of 27 years seatime. He served for twenty years in and be it the British Navy, achieving the FINALLY RESOLVED that we rating of Chief Petty Officernotify the American Federation Torpedo Gunners Mate. of Labor of our program and His companion, Edward J. that it be widely publicized. Ronan, AB, is a good bit young­ er, both in age and service. Ed started sailing four years ago, and all his time has been on SlU-contracted ships. That is, up until now. Marine Accidents Higher Than AH Other indnstries solved to do their share in this election. O'Sullivan joined the SIU in 1941 mainly because he was fed up with the way seamen were being treated on unorganized ships. ' 'I believe in the right of a working man to lead a decent life," he explained wrathfully, "and I came to the conclusion that the only way to bring that about would be through a strong union." That was about the same sen­ timent expressed by Ronan, who joined the Union as a full book member early in 1944, although he had sailed on a permit pre­ viously. CONFIDENT OF OUTCOME Although O'Sullivan has never sailed tankers before, Ronan has had a bit of experience aboard them. Both of them expect to bring the ship in heavilv proSIU. "The NMU must have realized that they can't organize any­ thing on the waterfront now," said Brother Ronan, "so that's why they withdrew from this election." "The SIU would have swamp­ ed them anyway," was the way O'Sullivan summed up the situ­ ation. Both sailed all through the war. Brother O'Sullivan, who insists by the way that his name means that he is decended from Scottish royalty, was torpedoed twice, each time in the Mur­ mansk run. Ed Ronan was luckier. Al­ though he had his share of dan- FIRST TRY For both of them, it was their first ci-ack at an unorganized • Plying the seas in ships is the ship. most hazardous of all ways of "Why is that," they were ask­ making a living. The number of merchant marine accidents is ed? "How come you decided to fully 500 per cent above the aver­ ship out as volunteer organizers age of all other industries com­ now?" bined. The answer was quick in com­ ing. "I war: t to do somethThg This excessive figure is not the claim of a seafaring union—it for the Union, said Brother was revealed by Rear Admiral O'Sullivan. "The SIU has done Edward H. (Iceberg) Smith, com­ a lot for me, and that's the least mandant of the Third Coast I can do to reciprocate." "Same thing goes for me," Guard District, speaking before the Greater New York Safety chimed in Ed Ronan. Council. READY NOW It should be pointed out that They had both heard of the in spite of this excessive per­ centage of accidents at sea, the conditions and wages prevailing men who sail the nation's mer­ on unorganized ships. They had chant marine are not compen­ also heard the story of how sated on the basis of risks to life much trouble was encountered in the drive on the Isthmian and limb. Stearhship Company, and while Proof of the shipowners re­ fusal to recognize the occupa­ they were unable to do any­ thing at the time,'they were re­ tional hazards involved in is their outcry every time an attempt is made to raise wages commen­ surate with the value of work performed. In view of the overwhelming­ ly greater dangers of making a livelihood at sea, the fight of the Seafarers to win higher wages and better working conditions is more justifiable than ever. THOMAS P. O'SULLIVAN ger, he was never on a vessel that was sunk. The Mathiasen Tanker Cor­ poration only has one ship at the present time, but is expect­ ed to add to its fleet in the near future. Therefore the activities of Brothers Thomas P. O'Sulli­ van and Edward Ronan, will as­ sist the Union in expanding and staying strong. "That's what we want to do," they said. "If each man does his part, the SIU will continue to be the strongest, most milit­ ant union for seamen." From the way organizing is going on now, on the Great Lakes and in other areas, the two Brothers are absolutely cor­ rect. i �Friday. April 4. 1947 1.^ i ' V 'i THE SEAFARERS LOG Shipping Is Bad On Gold Coast; Try Other Ports Page Seven Corpus Christi Is Enjoying Good Shipping By E. H. TEAGUE By J. S. WILLIAMS ^ v.NVi.X SAN FRANCISCO—Things on C'ORPU.S CHRISTI —The past the old Cold Coast arc beginning week wa.s one of good shipping and bu.sines.s in this port with 1o liven up a bit with Agent Rod .several .ships in for payoffs and Simmons back in town. All the replacements. regulars out heic arc glad to In addition to the ships in for see Red back on the job as he is Silence this week from Ihet payoffs, we had quite a few un­ soiiK.'what of a landmark out organized tankers hit port. All Branch Agents of the follow­ NORFOLK — The GI Bill of of the,crew o^each ship should were contacted by the organizers ing porls; here on the coast. Righis went into eiTect Septem­ •b.e an ambassador to other na­ who put our literature and Logs ber, 1940, but today—more than tions, a real representative of BALTIMORE During his absence things aboard. six and a half years later—the the best in America. A wellwent along smoothly with no dif­ BOSTON As a result of the organizers' ficulties of any si^e, and so with Merchant Seamen's Bill of Righis educated seaman is the best SAVANNAH hard work in contacting these gathers dust in the House Mer­ ambassadoi'. things in good older the reins of ships, quite a few of the boys TAMPA the SIU San Franci.sco Hall are chant Marine and Fisheries The Merchant Seamen's Bill aboard saw- the light and signed Committee. GALVESTON of Rights could help make Am­ returned to Brother Simmons. up with the SIU. JACKSONVILLE According Ic the Army-Navy erican merchant seamen the best Shipping, however, had rcWe had the Hood River, Pa­ Bulletin, action on the bill was educated in the world. We can HOUSTON inained slow for the past several cific Tankers, in for a payoff weeks with little or no .signs of postponed to give the Maritime gel all the.se benefits if all of the this v.-eek. Myself and Brother The deadline for port re­ an immediate pick up. What Commission time to prepare evi­ unions will unite in a real allBlackie Ellis, the SUP Agent ports, monies due, etc., is the out drive. ships have hit the port have been dence for the committee. from Galveston, handled the Monday preceeding publica­ This Union should' draft a handled in true SIU fashion with Surely, there has been time to payoff. There were only a few tion. yfhile every effort will all beefs squared away. prepare evidence — time during resolution calling for coopera­ minor beefs aboard and they be made to use in the current which merchant seamen did theii tion in a drive to have the Mer­ were all .settled on the line. issue material received after DON'T COME part for their country in World chant Seamen's Bill of Rights FORTY-THREE BUCKS that date, space commitments If any of you Seafarers are War II while being denied bene­ favorably reported out of com­ One of the beefs was a hang­ generally do not permit us to thinking of coming out to the fits enjoyed by others under the mittee, and copies of the reso­ over from Europe. It seems that do so. lution should be mailed to the sunny clime of the Gold Coast, it GI Bill of Rights. the French Customs found about policy.^cuiiiMiitlee of the SIU. is my advice that you take into three caidons of cigarettes hid Certainly, if any body of men aboai'd the ship and they had consideration the slow state of risked their lives during the laved a forty-three dollar fine shipping before you head west. war, it was the merchant sea­ on the ship. We're glad to see the boys from men. At first the' merchant sea­ The bucko Skipper aboard was far and wide drop into the Hall, men put to sea unarmed, and going to levy a one dollar fine but we don't want to see anyone even at a later date \yithout on each crewmember aboard to get stuck with'a long stay on the heavy armament. Too often their pay the s.hip's fine. beach while most of the other ships were sitting ducks. As .soon as we got the drift By CHARLES KIMBALL ports are booming. The chief protection lay not of what he was trying to pull As soon as shipping takes a in steel and shot but in favor­ MOBILE — The tremendous fic in the port, every beef has we hurriedly straightened him turn for the better, we'll pass able weather and the skill of lead which Mobile took in ship­ been taken care of and settled out. As a result, when the ship the word along through the pages the mariner. The job was not ping is still undiminished and the to the satisfaction of all. sailed there was a new skipper of the Log, so until then, those done with false heroics. R was need for all ratings will continue Delegates Lewis and Morrison aboard and a happy crew. fast and furious ports on the part of the work of winning the indefinitely. are receiving numerous com­ .Another tanker in this week, Gulf and Ea.it Coast are the place war. Thi.s can be attributed to the mendations from the ships' crews the Wolf Creek, Los Angeles for a man with a liankering for Every man in the merchant large number of laid-up ships for their speedy handling of pay­ Tankers, was the opposite of the the sea. ^ Hood River. She had no beefs, marine, like every man in the being placed in active service. offs and beefs. And that's the way things are trenches, in the Navy, in the We are begging for more men to I would like to bring to the a good Skipper and a good crew. this week on the Gold Coast. and attention of the membership, Air Corps, or any other branch dlleviate this condition of the service was conscious of members who can, by any means, ship's delegates in particular, the the risk involved, but did his make this port will spend no idle necessity of having all overtime days after arriving here. sheets, whether approved or dis­ job. The Dispatcher has been so puted, submitted to the shore DESERVE EQUALITY lard-pressed to crew the ships delegates upon the ship's arrival. It is the policy of this port Merchant seamen do not be­ available that I swear there are By ED LARKIN grudge these servicemen their a few more grey hairs sprouting to have a Union official meet the ship immediately upon arrival, privileges under the GI Bill of around his temples. MILW'AUKEE — Organizing Rights, but they do feel that A special added attrav-b-.. to unless other work is more pres­ in this area is getting well un­ they are entitled to similar the Seafarers who come to this sing and requires immediate at­ der way. Quite a few boats By R. W. B.TRMINGHAM privileges. They have won them ".City of Five Flags" is the splcn- tention. around Slrugeon Bay are still MIAMI — Business for the by the same type of service. dor and beauty of the blooming If no Union official is at hand laying idle with fit-outs not month of April in this port' is The Merchant Seamen's "Bill of azaleas, which at this time of upon the ship's arrival, the ship's being started as yet, but the expected to shape up pretty Rights will never get out of year are nature's most ^31'olific delegate should call the Hall at men are hanging around the town. well. It looks better now than at committee if merchant seamen offering. I GLUB -GUS] I understand that some of Another inducement is our any previous time, what with sit idly by without evidencing these boats work the men a 12 new and spacious Union Hall, so, any interest in its fate. the P&O scheduling fifteen trips hour day. with no overtime at don't fail to tread our welcome If we, the men most concern­ during the month to Havana in all. Sure is a nice setup for the mat which 1 hereby lay before ed by its provisions, do not place of the usual twelve. bosses. you. have sufficient energy to work After being aboard one unor­ We expect the first Pan At­ for its passage, we can't expect The officials of the port are so ganized ship in this port, and lantic vessel to dock here on others to champion our cause. busy at times that they have to seeing the men. their conditions, April 20. This ship will be the We have the opportunity to sacrifice the sanctity of coffee and how they live aboard ship, first ship connecting Miami with get this bill out of the commit­ time. It is not uncommon for it's a cinch that they really need the northern ports since the tee where it is pigeonholed, if them to eat their lunches in the AND IT'S rue unionizing. Clyde Line went out of exist­ each of us — and our parents, office, so heavy is the pressure The crewmembers on some of ence. GUT, Too! relatives and others—swamp our of their duties. All they ask is these ships sure take a beating, The Pan Atlantic Company Congressman with letters asking that the boom continues. and the men in the fireroom will be operating this run under for passage of the bill. Our re­ Despite the heavy run of traf­ once and determine when the really work like horses. a temporary permit, pending final quest cannot be ignored. This particular ship is laying .ship will be contacted. action on its application to make a couple of miles from nowhere, MANY BENEFITS The ship's delegate then must Miami a regular port of call. and the men are so broke that be aboard when the Patrolman As the permit has been grant­ Many seamen are not aware they ha\e to stay aboard the makes his contact so as to make ed for six months it will be a of the benefits that can be de­ DETROIT — Great Lakes vessel. his oral and written report. little while before we learn rived from this bill. Under it Seafarers mourned the pas­ Under an SIU contract, this whether or not this run will be they would be able to obtain a Under no circumstances should company would be forced to sing of Brother Tony Sedtke, overtime sheets or written re­ provide or pay transportation permanent. college education or a loan to G859, at the Marine Hospi­ ports be locked up in such a for these men. The first vessel on this run, start business. The educational tal last Thursday, March 27. manner that would defy a Houthe Grange Victory, will leave benefits are probably the best after an illness lasting only These Lakes men in this port dini to produce them in the event are set on an SIU contract giv­ Boston April 13, and will call at part of the bill. one week. He had been ill the ship's delegate is unable to ing them the kind of wages, New York and Philly on the This part is important, not ' for several months, apparent­ be present during the Patrol­ hours and conditions that they way south. ly recovered his health, re­ only to us, but to our govern­ man's visit. sumed sailing once again, and should be getting. They know That's all the dope up to the ment as well. Spokesmen for then suffered a brief re­ By following this simple and that they can rely on the Sea­ minute from this winter vaca­ the Federal Government say lapse. Brother Sedtke joined helpful suggestion, settlement of farers to get them that kind of tion paradise, where just about that this nation should have the the Seafarers in 1939. overtime beefs would be facili­ a contract and that's why they, everyone looking for a sun tan largest merchant marine in the tated greatly. are all for the SIU. world, and that each member got it—at a price. Seamen's Bill Of Rights Needs NO NEWS ? ? Backing Of Seamen Everywhere Mobile Shipping Still Booms; Rated Men Are Still In Demand Milwaukee Gets Under Way Miami Expects Added P&O Runs During April Final Dispatch �Page Eight T HE SEAFARERS LOG Duluth Area Maritime Trades Council Elects Its Officers Friday. April 4. 1947 ANOTHER PORT COUNCIL FORMED By EINAR NORDAAS DULUTH — The Duluth, Ash­ land, and Superior area AFL Waterfront unions were further solidified recently by the elec­ tion of permanent officials for the Duluth-Superior Maritime Trades Port Council. Plans were formulated for un­ ified organizational activity spearheaded by the full scale drive of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union on the Great Lakes. Elected at the meeting, held in the Superior Labor temple, were . the following officers: Matt Anttila, ILA District Council, Pres­ ident; Clarence Erickson. Super­ ior Coal Dock Workers' Local 1343, Vice President; David Gib­ son, Duluth and Superior Grain Processors' locals. Secretary; Einar Nordaas, Duluth Port Ageqt SIU, Financial Secretary; and Joseph Tucker, Superior Grain Trimmers' Local 1320, Sergeant-at-Arms. Others elected were: Trustees: Art Anderson, Superior, 3 year term; Bert Nesgoda, Duluth, 2 years; and Hjalmar Tast, Ashlandi 1 year. E. I. Slaughter, AFL Organizer and ILA Vice President, v/as elected as Legi­ slation Representative and Or­ ganizational Advisor. ganization. Thomas F. Simpson, temporary president of Local 47, outlined a nine-point program which provides numerous bene­ fits not now enjoyed by unor­ ganized officers on the Lakes. Assisting with the MM&P or­ ganizational drive is ILA Vice President E. L. Slaughter, who stated that the NLRB will be re­ quested to conduct elections for 1,000 eligible bulk' freighter of­ ficers. not now represented by the union. Petitions requesting these elections will be filed on May 1, according to Slaughter. ACTIVITIES COORDINATED Lakes Men Tired OfOldDeaLWant SIU Contract With the formation of the Port Council, waterfront activi­ ties of 22 AFL Unions in the area ranging from Ashland to Two Harbors will be coordinat­ ed. This action supports the cur­ rent efforts of the AFL to in­ crease membership in these By BOB DODD unions. In further actions, the & JERRY LICHTMAN new Council, which represents ASHTABULA — Contacting a over 3,000 members in the area, affliated with the Minnesota and number of Wilson Transit ships Wisconsin Federation of Labor. laid up in the ports of Sandusky, With the permanent organiza­ Ashtabula, Huron and Cleveland, tion of this council and the we were greeted with a good election of such responsible of- reception by the men aboard ficials, AFL maritime activities | these vessels, most of whom are should be coordinated in such a : acquainted with the record and manner that the cause of all AFL achievements of the SIU. Unorganized Lakes seamen maritime unions will be improv­ have been subjected for* years ed. to all sorts of intimidation and In addition, the current organ­ izational drive of the SIU in the pressure by the bosses. They Great Lakes area should be have had no job security whathelped considerably, as will the soever, and were subject to firorganizational campaign of the ing at any time to make room Masters, Mates and Pilots. I for the friends and relatives. They put in long hours of Recently, the MM&P announced a full scale drive to organize overtime work with no extra 1,000 eligible men into their or- Pay> and did all kinds of penalty work between he hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with no overtime al­ lowed. Now, they want these conditions changed. They want the protection of ASHTABULA — For the an SIU contract which gives convenience of Great Lakes them job security, union rep­ SIU members and for the as­ resentation on their beefs, and sistance of the Seafarers or­ job seniority with the right to ganizing campaign on the fit-out and ship on the same Lakes, the SIU has opened a vessel that they laid up last new hall in the Port of Ash­ Fall. tabula Harbor, Ohio. The QUESTIONS ANSWERED new hall is under the direc­ SIU organizers are contacting tion of Agent Maurice Dole, all of the unorganized boats on who is assisted by Robert the Lakes. We'i-e answering Dodd in charge of organiz­ their questions, and helping ing for the area. them out with their problems, Located at 1027 West Fifth and we'll continue to do so until St., Ashtabula Harbor (some al of the unorganized vessels on five miles from Ashtabula the Great Lakes are under SIU proper), the hall will remain contracts providing SIU wages, open for the balance of the hours and conditions. Lakes sailing season. Tele­ These vessels will be contact­ phone number is 5523. All ed consistently, and we'll see SIU members and unorgan­ that the unorganized men get ized Lakes seamen are in­ Seafar'ers Logs and organiza­ vited to visit the new quar­ tional material that tells them ters. the real facts straight from the shoulder. Ashtabula Hail Shoregang Work Is Plentiful In San Juan By SALVADOR COLLS Above are the officers of the AFL Maritime Trades Council —Duluth, Superior. Ashland Harbors, and vicinity. This Coun­ cil is composed of 22 AFL Waterfront Unions, with a combined membership of approximately 3,000. Reading left to right, Jo­ seph Tucker, Sergeant at Arms; Einar Nordaas, Treasurer; Clar­ ence Erickson, Vice-President; Matt Anttila, President; David Gibson, Secretary; and Bert Nesgoda, Hjalmer Tast, and Art Anderson, Trustees. At the left is Einar Nordaas, SIU Agent at the head of the Lakes Area, and also Vice-President of the Council with E. L. Slaughter, ILA Vice-President who organized the Council. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! New York Needs Rated Men In Black Gang By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—It's very sel­ dom that shipping continues to be good for as long a time as it has lately. It seems that each week the shipping business in this port gets better and better. We need rated men in the black gang, and we need them bad. If there are any men do­ ing gin-mill duty in the outports because of slow shipping. New York is the port where they can obtain a ship in a hurry. From the looks of things, this port is going to continue busy for some time to come. We have a Night Dispatcher now, in fact we have had one for the past few weeks, and so we arc shipping men until 9 P.M. at night and on Sundays until 3 in the afternoon. The Alcoa Cavalier, a new passenger ship, just blew in from the West Coast. She will be here for approximately one month, during which time she will be made ready for service. The Caviller is a damn nice ship, and the quarters for the crew are the best I've seen in a long time. GOODBYE, VOYAGER Another Alcoa ship, the Voy­ ager, is being sold to the Ar­ gentine Government. She is an old vessel, but the crew has been happy aboard her, and they are sorry to see her go. We've mentioned this be­ fore, but some men still haven't gotten it straight. Remember, copies of overtime sheets are to be turned into department heads 72 hours before the ship docks. In that way, there's time to iron out anything that may hold up the payoff. 1 see by the newspapers that a certain Captain Conwell, who worked for the American Trad­ ing and Production Corporation, told a convention of safety ex­ perts that American merchant ships are manned by "untrained, irresponsible personnel, ignorant of, or indifferent to, safety prac­ tices." I don't know who this Captain Conwell is, but if he had the intelligence that a man in his position should have, he would realize that accidents are caused mainly by two reasons. One is in the carrying out of hazardous duties at the direction I'DOM'T CARS IFI WEVERGET UP)) of an officer, and the second is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the officers or the unlicensed crew. It is certainly not negligence when an accident takes place because the company wants to save money and refuses to in­ stall simple safety measures. But Captain Conwell refuses to take this into account. Why should'* he, since he is a com­ pany man from the word go? SAN JUAN—Well it's back On the Isle of Rum and Coke for me after a l)u.sy week in New York at the Agents Conference. During my absence Brother Butts held down the port and everything went along rath e r smooth. At the rnonieJil we have the Monarch of the Seas, a C-2 docked at the Waterman Term­ inal. When 1 went aboard 1 found she was shorthanded four men. two ABs, a Fireman and a Wip­ er. 1 fflled the jobs and got in touch with the ship's delegate, and as usual there were no beefs. Shoregang work in this port is really, booming. We sent out 25 men to work on two ships, the Francis and the Arthur Huddell, and we have three more ships expecting men for shoregangs. BEEFS SQUARED AWAY We had the MV Ponce in last week with a few beefs which Brother Butts squared away. We had a few replacements to put aboard the ship, which was done without any difficulty, in fact there were no difficulties at all on the ships. The crew is a good one, keeping her clean and shipshape. 1 have contacted a few unor­ ganized men off the tugs work­ ing around the Island, and with the support of the ILA in Puerto Rico, we are going to go ahead to organize them. The ILA has been organizing the tugmen and, due to the fact that they are unable to crew up the tugs, they are willing to turn them over to the SIU. SUP Brother George A. John­ son died at sea recently about eight miles off the coast off Aguadilla, P. R., while aboard the Alanson B. Houghton. He was bui-ied at Santurce, P. R. His family has been notified and we are sending his gear to the Commissioner's Office in San Francisco as requested by his widow. Good sailing Brother Johnson; here's hoping you find good mates Up there. Seafarers Contract Assures Security, Protection For Seamen By EDWARD JANASZAK TOLEDO — In the short time I've been on the Lakes, there's been a good opportunity to get a fairly complete picture of the set up. Working with a couple of Lakes men has taught me the .score, and talking to these unorganized seamen has thoroughly acquaint­ ed me with their problems. So far in our organizational drive, we've been able to sign up all of the men that we've con­ tacted, or definitely interest them in the benefits of SlU unioniza­ tion. Our activities in this port have been a little slow due to the fact that only a few ships have been fitting out so far. Now they're all preparing for what promises to be one of the best seasbns the Lakes have seen. All of you Lakes seamen who have been sailing on the unor­ ganized boats should drop into your nearest SIU hall. Talk to the Organizer there, and give him your suggestions for needed improvements in your conditions and on your vessel. SIGN PLEDGE CARD Then fill out an SIU pledge card and take out membership in the Seafarers International Union—AFL. When you've signed a pledge card, and designated the SIU as your representative to bargain collectively with the company, you will be as a group, strong enough to demand and receive recognition. Then, and then only,-you can secure the same contract gains as all SIU members enjoy, and you have the guarantee of SIU job security and job protection. �m Friday. April 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG NEW HOURS By JOSEPH VOLPIAN The Constitution of the United States provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, 1 < t,i i * Should the Hearing Unit offic­ er take a dislike to you for per­ sonal reasons, and decide not to believe you, he can convict you solely upon the unproved state­ ments in the log. "Due process of law" has been The shipping laws provide reg­ construed to mean that a per­ ulations requiring log-entries to son shall have the right to cross- be made by the Captain for cer­ examine witnesses who bear tain offen.ses. These laws state how these testimony against him. entries should be made and Where a witness testifying when they arc to be made. Howagainst a person in any court in evei', if the captain who made the United States refuses to be the entries is not at the hearing cross-examined, his entire test­ to tes^ify, it then becoire.s im­ imony is stricken out. possible to show by cross-ex­ However, in the Merchant amination that the log entries Maiine Hearing Unit where a are improper because of the seaman's papers (his- property) captain's failure to comply with are on trial for an alleged in­ the law as to time of entry or fraction of the shipping laws, we the cii'cumstances surrounding the entrj' in the log book. seem to be in a foreign land. Due to the large number of ships in New York calling for cre^s during off hours and on Sundays, the New York Hall is now operating on a new schedule of hours for registering and shipping. • The new hours are; From Monday through Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ day from 10 to 3. All Signs Point To SlU Success On Great Lakes By HENRY CHAPPELL Page Nina Philly ILA Wins Unemployment Pay For Idleness During SlU Strike By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — Since the To this the crew got together end of the 1946 General Strike, and told Brother Tilley that they the ILA longshoremen in Philly would only sail if the dog was have been trying to collect unem­ aboard. ployment compensation for the Brother Tilley asked the Mate, time they spent in idleness due | who had ordered the dog put to our strike. This week they fin- ashore? The Mate replied that it ally won their case. was the Captain's order. The Stevedoi-e bosses and the To this Tilley retorted .that it shipowners based their argument was damn funny, for not" ten on the fact that the men are en­ minutes earlier the Captain had titled to collect unemployment informed him that the dog could money only if they are out of stay. work due to causes beyond their It seems in this case the brass control, and although the sea­ got their signals cros.sed, and was men were on strike, the long­ the Mate s face red — the dog shoremen could have crossed the sailed. picketlines and worked if they FIREMAN SAILS had wanted to. Our other Patrolman, Brother "We of the SIU appeared at a meeting called by the Pennsyl­ Colhns, .-ettled ;i beef on the vania Unemployment Compensa­ Muncie Victory recently concern­ tion Bureau at the request of the ing the Chief Engineer. The ILA, and the upshot of the whole' Chief had fired a Fireman be­ matter was that the case was cause he could not speak English well enough to satisfy him. ruled in favor of the ILA. The crew immediately called a The Unemployment division meeting and politely but firmly decided that it would have been told the Chief Engineer that all dangerous for the ILA men to would not be serene if the Fire­ cross the seamen's picketlines. All long.shoiemen who did not man was fired. So, the Muncie cross the picketlines are now sailed and the Fireman is still due to )cceive about S40.00 apiece aboard. I am still scouting around for for their time lost during the a new Hall, but to date I've had strike. no luck. I am beginning to think DOG'S LIFE that there is nothing big enough The other day Brother Tilley for us in this town at the price went aboard the .A.lfred Moore that we are prepared to pay. of the Waterman Line for a sign Shipping has finally slacked on. While he was aboard, the down to a steady flow now, and Mate .spotted the crew's dog and the Hall seems to be filling up immediately called the gang to­ again. For awhile the members gether to tell them that they were afraid to come into the Hall could .stay aboard but tjie dog for fear they would be greeted had to go. with shipping cards. TOLEDO — If the results we have seen here in the last few days are any criterion, the SIU's current campaign to organize the unorganized Lakes seamen sliould be very successful. All indications point to a suc­ cessful season for the SIU in bringing in new members and contracting new companies as The remedy lies in complete the Lakes seamen become bet­ The provisions of the United States Constitution, it seems, abolition of the Hearing Unit ter acquainted with the SIU. Once in a while we run into are unheard of in this august and in giving the powers of some fellow who believes that subpoena to the Shipping Com­ tribunal. all of the gains that the sailors missioner to question the skipper There, the rules of procedure have won since sailing days have alow a log entry (or even a copy on the merits of his loggings. been given to them by the com­ Whenever the merits are trifl­ panies out of the goodness of of a log entry) to be put in evidence against a seaman and ing or unjustified, the Commis­ their hearts. without any further evidence or sioner may cancel the log. These guys don't seem to re­ testimony of any witnesses At present. Commissioners alize that, unless these unorgan­ whatsoever, to establish a case only rule out logs that are il­ ized outfits were scared stiff of against the seaman which de­ legal. unionism spreading among their prives him of his certificate. employees, the unorganized men would never secure any gains. And even if the seamen test­ ifies to the full facts and, by un­ Only when the gains are writ­ contradicted testimony, over­ ten into a contract, in black and comes the charges in the log, he white will' all those gains be per­ has in some cases been con­ manent. Any time an "unorganized victed. company gives their men one .single thing without it being in a These are statements of actual contract, then they can take it occurrences at Hearing Unit away any time their fear of the "trials." By LEON N. JOHNSON By FRANK MORAN union lessens. NO DEFENSE PORT ARTHUR—After being This temporary gain is just a BUFFALO — Unorganized I unless they see the handwriting away to-New York to attend the subterfuge which merely lulls Lakes seamen now have an op- on the wall. You cannot cross-examine a Agents Conference I have re­ the men into a feeling of false portunity to see the SIU mem­ log entry. If the captain who Investigate for yourself, then turned to this old Gulf Port to security. bers and SIU democracy in act­ join the only union for un­ made the log entry absents him­ find everything running along MAJORITY FOR SIU ion through the invitation which licensed men on the Lakes that self from the hearing, because pretty smooth. The vast majority of the Lakes has been extended to them to he doesn't want to be cross-ex­ can and wil do something about There have been several ships seamen that we have contacted visit the SIU Halls m all Lakes bettering your pay and securing amined, the attitude of the Hear­ ing Unit seems to be that "the stop off hei-e in transit, but no in the short time we have been ports. better conditions. payoffs. Among the ships were in action this Spring realize that The Seafarers maintains these Captain can do no wrong." There will be other years the Fort Matanzas, American an SIU contract gives them real Halls for the convenience ot ^, . , . when shipping isn't so good, and His log entry is final as far Pacific: Fort Stanwix, Pacific security and protection. . the unlicensed men wil be fac­ as they are concerned, and they That's why they are anxious reation rooms and ther faciliTankers; and the Milan R. Steing the prospect of watching will accept it whether or not fanik, which is taking on a cargo to get in the SIU, and help us to ^ ties while the boys are waiting their jobs go to the bosses' he testifies as to the facts it bring SIU conditins and con- to ship, of wheat destined for Portugal. friends men while they stand contains or the circumstances Also in was the Salvador Brau, tracts to all Lakes ships. If you'i'e aboard an unorgani­ on t.he docks. under which it is entered. Men on the Midland ships ex­ zed vessel, or have been sailing Arnold Bernstein Steamship This is nothing new to the It seems to me that this is a Company, which is loading coal pressed this feeling last Fall on one. drop into the nearest definite violation of a funda­ for France. All the ships men­ when they voted overwhelming­ Seafarers Hall, see the organ­ L.aices men, a? they have seen it happen many times in the mental right that every Ameri­ tioned were contacted and ly for the SIU. izer there, and ask him any r.ast. And they'll see it hap­ can citizen has, whether he be squared away with all beefs be­ Although there are around GO ouestions you may want to rea merchant seaman or a bank ing of a minor nature. ships in this port, shipping out gaiding .SIU contracts, wages, pen in the future unless they do something I president. of here has been slow so far. hours and conditions. Block thc-se open shop pract­ CB & C But the SIU has so many mem­ Under this practice a Captain He'll be glad to answer your ises by joining the SIU. Then bers in this area now that some questions and see what he can can make a mountain out of a When 1 climbed aboard the Sal­ have managed to get aboard do about solving youi- problems your company, too. will be under molehill, and magnify petty in­ vador ^rau, an unmistakable an SIU oijntract which wdl pi-efractions of the rules into serious aroma of corned beefs and cab­ practically all of the open shop for you. Then you can begin to vent such abuses. charges, or he can even make bage hit my nostrils. There was boats. realize the benefits of SIU Get in the organizing drive In fact, it's damned hard now unionism. entries without any foundation something different about the today by telling your shipmates of truth, and in this way put odor, so I investigated and found to look around any of the sailors' Lakes seamen who have been the burden of disproving these in the galley, the one and only hangouts without seeing several sailing lor a number of years about the benefits in unionism— SIU stvle. SIU members. That's another charges on the seaman. Frenchy Michelet. are already well aware of the indication of the Seafarers rapid­ Feel the sati.sfaction of telling The seaman as a general rule He extehded me an invitation ly growing strength on the Lakes. benefits of real unionism, and your buddies, :.fter your ship are flocking in increasing num­ can not afford to pay a lawyer to stay for dinner, but I had to Dan Dwyer, an SIU oldtimer has b.'^en organized, "J helped bers into the SIU Halls. to defend himself against these decline as business called me on (he Lakes, is working with us organize that ship under the You might as well join the charges. elsewhere. I sure hated to pass now in this port. He was for­ best union contract ever seen on parade, and see for yourself how His guilt is based upon the up that invite, but I'll be back in merly Port Agent in Detroit and these Lakes." easy it will be to organize your log entry and he must prove his domain one of these days to has a lot on the baH. ship under the SIU banner Then reap the benefits of SIU himself innocent. But when the take him up on the offer. Eddie Janaszak, from the East organization. BOOM SEASON I'll close this report with the captain who made the charge is Coast, is also in this port pitch­ on shipping here, ing, and the results of our wellnot at the hearing to back the lowdown This year promises to be a Don't forget, visit the SIU Hall charge up, it is very difficult to which I'm happy to report is so laid organizational plans should boom season on the Lakes for in. your area. Get first hand in­ prove your innocence because good that we are suffering from begin to show as soon as more of the shipping interests, but it formation from the organize- in you have no one lo cross-ex­ a shortage of men. So if you want the crews come in to fit out, and will only be another season for (harge as to now y ur ship, too, to ship, come down Texas way. we contact them. the men who man the boats, can be SIU amine. Ships In Transit Are Keeping Port Arthur Busy Lakes Seamen, Visit SIU Halls And See Democracy In Action �THE SEAFARERS LOG F«ge Tan SHIPS' MINUVES AND NEWS MOHAN'S 'DOCKING AREA' Finds 10 G's, Gets Reward Of 50 Bucks There'll be no mourning among the crew of the SS Fort Frederica-if the vessel's Third Assistant Engineer one day finds himself landlocked. In fact, the Seafarers aboard the ship are in favor of hasten-t bers on his watch," the crew ing that day. charged. Said engineer shot off out of In view of this character's the wrong side of his mouth, and openly stated position, the men the crew took action in the form of a resolution at the shipboard meeting of March 14 to set him straight. According to the ship's /o WO.^GIMMF, minutes, submitted by Chairman A f iMKV CfJGw/ Leroy Clarke and Secretary L. P. I CAM CAbb MY Breaux, the guys have had a OiMM — I bellyful of this character's mouthings. Seafarer George Wetzlcr, a bed­ room steward aboard the SS Florida is a pretty placid guy. It takes a helluva lot to ruffle him as he goes about his job of smoothing out stateroopis. But. his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets on a recent morning at a sight he rarely sees in the Florida's beds. • Fort Frederica's Bucko Target Of Crew's Blast It happened shortly after the This hazardous condition ship arrived in Miami from Ha­ Anca.pa had to contend with vana. Brother Wetzler was cleaning one of the passenger When the lads of the MV Anastaterooms. Neatly wrapped in a capa, a Moran sea-going tug, handkerchief lying on the mat­ speak of walking the planks, tress was a wad of cash big they're not just kidding. The zig-zag pattern of loose planks pictured above is the "dock" SO/\), SOO¥£S? where the Anacapa and another Moran tug, the -Sands Point, have been tying up in Mobile, Ala., for the past month, writes the Anacapa's Engine Delegate, Clyde Riddle. A. ! is what the crew of the MV when they docked at Mobile. Getting ashore or aboard by means of the dilapidated pa^h work structure meant risking their necks each time. Exceed­ ingly dangerous was the task of hauling stores aboard. The Mo­ bile Dispatcher managed to get a promise from the company that stores would be brought along­ side by boat. Finally declared unsafe, the "dock" is now being torn down, says Brother Riddle. . IS A MENACE He and his kind are a menace now, "and will prove to be a much greater menace to organ­ ized seamen in the future," the crew decleared. The resolution grew out of the unsavory remarks uttered by the Third Assistant in regard to his preference of crews. He is re­ ported to have stated befoie wit­ nesses that he would rather sail with "fink crew or an NMU crew in preference to an SIU crew." Good militant union crews are evidently not to his liking. Besides his anti-union re­ marks, the bucko engineer hurled "physical threats and deliberate­ ly persecuted certain crewmem- of the Fort Frederica have re­ solved "that members of the SIUSUP now employed on this ves­ sel shall henceforth refuse to sail any ship on which this Third AST sistant Engineer is employed in any capacity." The resolution concluded with a recommendation "that a motion be placed before the first pos­ sible membership meeting signi­ fying this membership's desire that no SIU-SUP crew shall be furnished any ship on which the aforementioned is employed." Longfellow Crew Can't Eat Ship's Rolls enough to stuff the yaps of three blustering buckos. In short, it contained $10,025 in crispy, crunchy, oh-so-lovely pieces of lettuce. When Wetzler cam.e . to, he gabbed the green stuff and sprinted onto the dock, where the occupants of the richly furnish­ ed stateroom—Mr. and Mrs. An­ thony Messa, of Havana—were waiting for a taxi. He gave them their $10,000 caboodle. He was rewarded with a $50 bill. Dick Birmingham, Miami Act­ ing Agent, who reported this rich item to the Log, didn't say who got the handkerchief. A rolling ship gathers no cake. This sea-going maxim emerg­ ed from the ship's galley aboard the SS Henry Longfellow. It sums up the defense offered by the Night Cook and Baker to charges intended to get a rise out of his cake-making. The matter was rolled out at a special meeting held at sea re­ cently to sift the charges. Specifically, cake was the beef. The crew said they couldn't eat the stuff. "It wasn't baked prop- well done when it was served. But the doughty Night Cook and Baker retorted somewhat logically that the fault was not his. "The ship had been rolling too much, was his^rt reply to the criticism of his tarts. ROLLING SHIP Referring to the four or five nights when cake was absent from the menu, he said that the heavy rolling of the vessel made it impossible to do whatever bakers do when they make cake. When he did make cake the roll of the ship spoiled the rolling of the dough. He couldn't do it pi'operly, he said. Solomon-like, the crew made a wise and notable decision. Since the Longfellow was scheduled to make port the next day, shipmates of the Night Cook and Baker withheld judgment. The ship won't be rolling when we are in port, they said, "and we'll give him a chance to prove himself in baking then." If while in port the man pro­ duces, the whole matter will be forgotten. If not, the crew say they would consider further ac­ tion. SS SMITH TH03IPS0N ICE-BOUND IN DENMARK . TVlis SHIP'S ear // VTU ENOUGH POLLS C»: / fA ' Bourn Men Urge Strike Fund Vote A proposal that a $15 special erly and it was doughy," they strike fund assessment be placed claimed. The crew also brought forth at before the membership of the the meeting that for four or five Seafarers International Union in nights they didn't get any cake the form of a referendum was at all. When they finally got urged at a recent meeting aboard their teeth into one of the Night the SS Benjamin Bourn, Missis­ Cook and Baker's concoctions, sippi Shipping Co. they were disappointed. Recommending that the matter WORKED ALONE be decided by secret ballot, the Bourn crew pointed to the cost The Longfellow men took into to the Union of the strike last consideration the fact that the fall in protest of the War Stabili­ baker worked alone in the galley zation Board ruling. The men from two a. m. until ten a. m. felt it urgently necessary that the But that was no excuse for not strike fund be built up quickly having any cake at all, the crew so that the Union would be pre­ contended, adding that it was no pared for any emergency. excuse for the cake not being ' ? 'LE- - This photo was taken in the Copenhagen harbor in late February, after the vessel had spent about a week in the ice. A Danish ice-breaker cut a path through the frozen waters and enabled the Thompson to make port. Chick Fisher. Deck Delegate, submitted the picture fol­ lowing the payoff in New York on March 17. �Friday. April 4, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleyen SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief I <' CHARLES A. WARFIELD. Feb. 9—Chairman W. K. Harde­ man; Secretary E. L. De Parlier. New Business: Discussioni on signing on and meal sub­ sistence due. Some men have three days, others less. Stew­ ard said Purser knows about subsistence and is including it in payroll. Good and Welfare: Steward suggested that slopchest be looked into, and that it be seen to that some Camel cigarettes be placed aboard. Discussion on misunderstand­ ing that Officers come first on mail, and after they are through, the crew can have theirs. Suggestion that Union get onto the Alcoa Company as to launch service to ships lying at anchor in Trinidad. It seems that the 4-8 watch is being screwed out of shore leave due to the launch schedule. Motion carried that company have steam line or hot water line run aft to fantail so crew can have a place to wash clothes. Under present system crew must lug water back to laundry. TWIN FALLS VICTORY, March 2—Chairman Killman; Secretary not given.) New Bus­ iness: Motion carried that Chief Cook get keys for storerooms. Crew laundry should be open­ ed for crew's use and kept clean by a rotation method by the Stewards, Deck and Black Gang Departments. . Motion carried. Good and Welfare: Black Gang heads and show­ ers should be repaired; every department told to use own heads and showers; Shower nozzle needed for Deck De­ partment shower; Chief Cook complains on food; More dish­ es needed; Sinks need fixing in pantry and galley; Linen to be drawn by one man from each department evety Friday. New Business: Mention made of working rules and overtime on Isthmian ships. Chairman re­ minded each man to keep over­ time sheets. two electricians be given suit­ able quarters aboard this ves­ sel; that rationing of clothes and cigarettes be investigated; that no one use sinks for soak­ ing clothes—buckets are pro­ vided. 4. 4. 4. ROSWELL VICTORY, Jan. 18—Chairman Schevaland; Sec­ retary Sam Kosfeld. Delegates gave their reports. H. E. Perkinson selected Ship's Dele­ gate. Suggested that ship's delegate see if it is possible to get galley stove repaired. Stove in such condition that it is im­ possible to cook complete meal. If stove is not repaired soon, ship will have to go on subsistence until repairs can be made. Sug­ gestion to investigate why man who has been tripcarder for three years has been refused pro book—matter to be brought to attention of SIU patrolman on arrival in States. Suggested that soap be issued with linen according to union agreement. s. 4. iXXX JOSHUA HENDY, Dec. 30-^ GADSDEN, Jan. 26—Chair­ Chairman Henry C. McDilda; Secretary Robert E. Merritt. man M. Shipley; Secretary O. Rowe. Motions carried: to have X X Good and Welfare: Crew agreed Deck Delegate contact the to cooperate in keeping door CHARLES A. WARFIELD, master and have meal hours, slamming and noise in general Jan. 5—Chairman R. N. White; settled in New York; to get down to a minimum. Due to Secretary H. B. Brown. New foc'sle hangers, wash basing the fact that the trip will be Business: Steward brought up plug and new lockers for Stew­ longer than expected, the Stew­ matter of pillows and mattress­ ards department; to install ra­ ard informed the crew that he es. Any members of crew wish­ dio; to have sufficient line on may run short on some perish­ ing to receive or exchange to hand to last for entire trip; to able foods. He stated that re­ become known as he had some contest overtime worked by quisition will be made for these extras on hand. Also brought stowaways painting in the al­ items and promised that every up matter of not receiving some leyways; to have slopchest effort would be made when the stores that he ordered. Good checked by crew delegates so ship reached Antwerp to obtain and Welfare: Discussion as to as to get better assortment of these items. keeping messroom clean, pick­ items. 4. ,4. 4. ing up dirty dishes, etc. Motion 4* X 4carried to purchase, with fine They're In A Stew DEL SANTOS, Jan. 28— money, books and magazines Chairman Clarence Umberger; and give the remainder of the Over Erin Secretary Carl Cruzlic. Dele­ money to brothers in hospital. Green with rage, the brawny gates reports read and accept­ Motion carried to set up ship's lads of the 88 De 8oto burped a ed. Motions carried: to elect fund separate from fine money vigorous protest over the alleged new engine delegate—Irving out of individual donations. Irish stew served them at a re­ Ashbrock elected; to open PC The money to be used for help­ cent m'eal. messhall; that each crew mem­ ing shipmates in distress and The stew itself was harmless ber be given a key for show­ balance to be given to Patrol­ enough, but—shades of the sham­ ers and heads. Suggestion man upon arrival for distri­ rock—the inference that it was made to claim overtime for all bution to hospitalized Broth­ Irish was a masquerade and an work done by shore gang in ers. affront to the legion of Ireland's Buenos Aires. kings—and to the De 8oto men, too. The ship's worthies, being sticklers for pedigree, vehement­ ly charged that the stew served them could not lay claim to being 4. 4- 4. Irish. Only degree of resemblance DE SOTO, Feb. 15—Chairman XXX was that it talked back to them. Archie Korbach; Secretary A1 That should just about drive Stansbury. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Motions carried: March 8—Chairman Crosby; the snakes out of the De 8oto's To get carpenter aboard ship Secretary Robertson, New Bus­ stew. in Honolulu to repair screen iness: motion carried tor a new doors; "to order replacements station bill or revise the old for slopchest shortages in Hono­ one. Give a number and card lulu; that windchutes be or­ to each man with a number and dered; install steam line in place that he is assigned to for laundry; that messroom be fire and boat drill. Motion car­ painted white; that halfhooks 4. 4* 4* ried that scuttle butt be re­ be installed on all doors. paired and the water pressure DEL AIRES, Jan. 19—Chair­ XXX man J. Lecke; Secretary Ste­ be increased. Motion carried ROBERT R. McBURNEY, vens. Minutes of last meeting that forecastle and heads be Jan. 10—Chairman T. A. Lauread and accepted. Delegates painted. Motion carried to re­ mann; Secretary D. Zappi^. gave their reports. Motions pair all broken lockers for all Motions carried: Due to short­ carried: that Engine Delegated departments. Motion to repair age of inside paint, heads, report be turned over to Pa­ all door locks and if impossible showers and messrooms are to trolman and handled as he may to repair them, then install new be painted before foc'sles: to direct; that all hands stick to­ ones. Good and Welfare: Have retain same system of fines for gether and -not payoff until Brothers quit tampering with minor infractions as prevailed everything is squared away the clocks. Gave the Steward on previous voyage; that dirty with Patrolman; that Delegates a vote of thanks for his coop­ linen be placed in front of lock­ of each department make list eration. Decision to refrain er by 6 p. m. Saturday; that of repairs to be handed to heads from bringing friends and exclothes are not to be left in of respective departments: that crewmembers aboard. laundry room overnight. URM VOUR 0^/SRTI^AF Sne'ETS iNi To X^PARTAA&MT HEAOS 72 HOURS SEfoRe VOODOCK M)t> K€e?A WUCAfdCOFY VoURSELr. CUT and RUN By HANK We don't know how many brothers are doing it but we would like to see some of the crew of every ship in all our ports taking aboard a few piles of Logs before they sail—to save them for those favorite bars in foreign ports, for other 8IU ships and especially those unorganized shps. The more the Logs get aiound, the better informed our own brothers are with up-to-date union activities and the better our organizing efforts are helped. How about this, brothers, before you sail, take a few piles of Logs from two or three weeks and save them for distribution overseas? You can't break your back or waste your time doing this little thing for your own Union, your shipmates and those non-union sailors . . . The follow­ ing oldtimers came in from a trip on the American Press: Bosun Luke Collins, who confessed with a smile about gaining five pounds, or more, of weight; "Whiskey" Bill Thomas, who bought a new pair of brown walking shoes which are too tight on his dogs for walking or even standing before the shipping board for those jobs; and AB Earl Larson, who is going straight out again for another voyage while he has the urge, the time and the opportunity while shipping is red hot. 444. The "Champ" of the SUP, Brother Eggie Worth, just sailed in from a trip around the world and was merrily and swiftly shanghaied right out again as Bosun on the Seairain Texas . . . Oldtimer John Campbell probably grabbed a messman's job this week . . . Steward Patrick Nash just registered for shipping . . . Thomas Murphy, smiling citizen of New York, isn't worrying wtih a smile on his face, about not getting the Log he's sup­ posed to be getting. We assured Brother Murphy his Log was being mailed faithfully every week, indeed . . . Bosun Ray Sparrow is in town right now . . . Oldtiiper William Brady just came in from a trip on a ship which lost her foremast getting through the iron curtain of North Atlantic stormy weather. The ship took 18 days without ballast, trying to get to Maine for a load of potatoes , . . Verrill Swearingen, Gulfer oldtimer, is in town right now. Where's your pal, O'Connor, or Brother McCoskey? 4. 4. 4From Italy we received the following letter from our shipmate and volunteer organizer of non-union ships. Jimmy "Blackie" SalibUj aboard the SUP ship, William Gushing: "The weather over here is pretty warm, the sun is always shining and the girls are very so­ ciable. We left Boston and sailed into Trieste. Now we're in Leg­ horn. The trip over was darn good and smooth sailing all the way. I'm in the best of health, still going strong and I'm- thinking of go­ ing native for I'm beginning to talk a little Italian. How are things back home and how is shipping? Good, I hope! I'll probably be in New York around the fifth of .kpril. We have a darn, good Chief Mate and a good crew. I'm Bosun on this SUP ship, too. Gi.ve my regards to Joe and your wife.'' 4. 4. 4We have the results of a contest perfumed (the joke is, the word should be performed, if the girls were not involved) by the girfs of Baltimore and New York to select the pretties? and the cutest brothers in our Union. The winnahs in this harmless fe­ male-clamored male glamor contest are: Pretty Boy Charlie Star­ ling and Cute Jimmy Hanners. Ah, we hope these dames don't start another contest to select the Funny-Face members . . . because we won't print the results . . . Brother Harvey Hill just blew into town from his North Atlantic trip . . . Little Jimmy Crescitelli will probably sail out of New_ York without the million dollars he needs to retire on. With his slightly visible mustache still faithfully hanging on, Jimmy will no doubt shang­ hai his poker-faced shadow of an alter ego. Brother George Berry. Well, two can dream better than one, about a million dollars some day, while out there on the ocean, indeed! �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Fxida7« April 4, 1947 SPEAKS s O ISTHMIAN MEN DEPLORE LACK OF CONTRACT IN MEMORY OF *THE EMANCIPATOR OF SEAMEN* To the Edilor: We, the crew of the SS Citadel Victory, celebrated Feb. 12. Lin coin's birthday, by holding a meeting with ail other Isthmian vessels which are here in Cal cutta at the present time Throughout the meeting we dis cussed all beefs which we have had, and are having, in our voy­ ages on these Isthmian scows. Log'A' Rhythms Cargo In The Hold By R. E. D. Sitting here in a gin mill. Slowly swallowing beer. Couple of -dollars in my pocket. Know my time to ship is near; My time to ship is near— I can feel it in my soul, I hear it from the juke box, I can almost smell the hold. TOOK BEATING We are quite dis.satisficd by not having an agreement as yet with the Isthmian SS Company. Joining with us for this meeting were the crew of the following ships: Steel Artisan, Beaver Vic­ tory, Memphis City and Alle­ gheny Victory. We who have ridden these scows, and who are riding them at the present time, have decid­ ed that we have taken enough of a beating on these scows by getting poor food which come from two-pot galleys. We object, too, to getting beat out of'a lot of legitimate overtime, which would arouse no question on a union ship because of an agree­ ment between the company and a union. We want union representation and union working conditions. We resent working under the present conditions, whereby company officers can work us as they please without any con­ sideration for the men or their labor problems. After all, we are skilled workers, and on get­ ting union representation we feel we will be treated as such. Now we are treated no better than mules who are to produce without questioning the work­ ing conditions. Signed by entire crew MEMBERS MUST DO PART TO MAINTAIN BEST CONDITIONS To the Editor: If the officials are expected to beat their brains out to find ways and means to get better condi­ tions and higher wages for SIU seamen, then the Brothers have to get together themselves aboard each ship and live up to their contracts to the letter. This is necessary now, more than ever, because with the war over the shipowners are taking over. They are dropping all the wartime skippers, mates and en­ gineers, keeping only the oldtime company stiffs, who are out there . trying with everything at their command to break down the fine conditions seamen have ever known. So Brothers, tripcarders or full books, live up to that contract. Do your work, stay sober, and when the day comes to pay off and you have a "bird-dog cap­ tain" and a mate who are hardtiming you, your Agent or Pa­ trolman can handle them in a wa^ they won't forget. The year of 1946 brought the SIU many victories. Let's make 1947 a greater year! Ray Pulliam Members of the SIU-SUP gather at memorial to Andrew Furuseth in San Francisco on 93rd anniversary of his birth. Floral tributes to the man whose battles won so much for sea­ men the world over came from the SIU. SUP and Local 90 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. I can see the hatches Full of Cargo for the world. From Trinidad to Timbuctoo, Marib to Mailburd, I see the docks in Baltimore, The piers in Shanghai, And I hear the juke box saying. My time is almost nigh. I've finished up my dollars. And I hear it plainer still. The call is getting stronger And I guess it always will. The juke box is saying. In a sweet and sickly song: possibilities of making Start heading for the water­ and were all set for clear sailings with front;" for then on out, you're all wrong. Honolulu without mishap. We ran at full ahead for tv.'o And I know it isn't wrong. NASTY MASTER days until they had to cut her We have a typical Waterman down as the fans were acting up Skipper on here. One of the fam­ I'm walking along the wharfs. agian. ous 'T - am - God - who-are-you?" Smelling the shipping smells, type skipper. This would-be Cap­ I see the ripple of the tide tain Bligh goes under the name And hear the shipping bells. of William Patterson, and myself And suddenly it comes to me and the rest of the crew feel that Like a flash of gold— there is no reason why members of the Seafarers should have to My time to ship is here. sail with such a character as this For I smell cargo in the hold. phony happens to be. 4* The Chief Engineer is an exSeafarer. That "ex" means exThe Night Before union man as well. Every time I see the Mate and the Captain 'Twas the night before payoff. together they remind me of that And all through his gear song that goes something like He hunted in vain. "There's a ring around your nose For the price of a beer; So Ed, we limped on mio Pan­ and it grows and grows and ama to stay there for two days grows." Not a greenback was stirring. and then off we went again. So Milton B. Williams Not even a buck— far, we have had* clear sailing. The gods were off duty. That send folks good luck; La Semmes Seems A Troublesome Wench Needing Careful Caressing To the Editor: Here's a little note to let you in on the ups and downs of the Raphael Semmes. Well, Ed, this Waterman scow left that fairsized city of New York on a sup­ posedly four month trip to the Far East, with the first stop beng Panama. We left New York on Jan. 31, and things went along swell un­ til! sometim'e on the twelve-tofour watch on the second of Feb­ ruary when our jinx caught up with us. The boilers had lost water and cracked the tubes. So we hauled her around and put into Savannah for repairs. We put in first at one dock and then another until the 16th of February when we left the dock at 3 A. M. We steamed along fine until 7 A. M. when bingo, the fans let ga We drifted around outside within sight of the lightship for 27 hours before we got a tow. Here we really had to hand it to the cooks. The Deck Mainten­ ance cut up an old oil drum for a stove and we rigged up the forge for a frying stove. Then Tony Bender, our Chief Cook, fried us some of the best south­ ern fried chicken any of us had ever tasted. I'd send you some pictures of Tony working at his make-shift galley, but I haven't any de­ veloped at this time. REPAIR MADE We got alongside the' dock around 8 P. M. on the 17th, and repairs were. made. We were supposed to sail on the 21st when the feed pumps broke down. The old Raphael Semmes sure must like the docks in Savannah. Well,. Ed, we finally got clear of Savannah at 8 A. M. on the 22nd and steamed at full ahead for Panama. But if you think we had enough trouble already. Vet Prefers SIU On Lakes To the Editor: The following letter, received from a vet who is now hospital­ ized at the Milwaukee Veterans' Hospital, indicates how the unor­ ganized seamen on the Great' Lakes are going for the SIU's or­ ganizational drive. These men now realize that the SIU is the only Union for them on the Lakes, and are joining up in in­ creasing numbers, now that the opening season is just around the corner. Herb Miller, Patrolman Detroit, Mich. Dear Friend: I arrived here back in Mil­ waukee, and what a trip! I was so lame and sore, but it was the only thing to do—coming back to this town. Am now in the Veterans Ad­ ministration Hospital, and get­ ting along fine. I expect to leave this place on, or about, April I. Would you be kind enough to do me a favor? Please send me that package which I left in Detroit to the enclosed ad­ dress. It contains cooks' aprons, and as I now have the sailing fever once again, I certainly would like to hit the ball. And those aprons would come in very handy. So forward, jump forward, oh Time, In thy flight— Make it tomorrow. Just for tonight. CANADA BRANCH LAUDED BY EWELL CREW To the Editor: Sometime during the com­ ing Lakes shipping season I'll dropping in to Detroit. I'll cer­ tainly drop in to say "hello" to the gang. I also intend to join the SIU, and get a boat out from Detroit. Wilh every good wish for the SIU's organizational drives. We, the sailors of the Richard S. Ewell, wish to extend our ap­ preciation for the maintenance of the Hall in Vancouver, B.C. Brother Murphy, the Port Agent, is a very competent man. He has helped us straighten .out sev­ eral beefs. We left British Columbia, a much happier crew because of his efforts and good results. Gust A. Melin. Signed by 10 crewmembers �Friday, April 4. 1847 THE SEAFARERS LOG Brighton Marine Hospital Stamped Okay By Seafarer Page Thirleen THE CITY OF ALMA VISITS THE CITY OF ANTWERP To the Editor: gardless of race, creed or color, and this is as it should be. In the March 14 issue of the , When it comes to feeding, I Log there appeared an article of have this to say: I have been a comment on conditions in the patient in Marine Hospitals in U. S. Marine Hospital, Chicago. New Orleans, Mobile, and Staten Alter having read Brother MauIsland at one time or another pin's account of conditions there, during the past ten years, and and since I have been a patient this hospital tops them all when here at the Brighton (Mass.) Ma­ it comes to variety of menu— rine Hospital, I think it only fair quality and quantity of well-pre­ to relate my findings of condi­ pared food, and a system of serv­ tions at this place. ice that can't be beat. All per­ In all fairness to the United sonnel in this department know States Public Health Service, it is no more than right that credit their worlc and do it in a pleas­ should be given where and when ing way. This could go on for each and it is deserved, and in this case I every unit throughout the hos­ feel it is most deserving. pital, and no doubt there are Here the entire medical staff, as well as all personnal in any many persons responsible for But the fact way connected with the many such efficiency. is that each and every individual functions of the many depart­ deserves a share in the smooth ments throughout the hospital, arc tops. This holds true for each way they make this hospital func­ and every department. From the tion. I agree with Brother Maupin time one enters this hospital, un­ that the meal hours are not di­ til the day of departure, treat­ vided as many of us would want ment and personal comfort are accorded each and every one re- them to be, but the system in use has proven to be of necessity. To compensate for the long hours KEEP MEMBERS' between supper and breakfast, milk and fruit juice is served to WELFARE TOPMOST, tide one over, as well as aid in SAYS BROTHER body needs. Dear Editor: MEETS REQUIREMENTS Years of medical research in I read the article of W. J. Brady and Louis Coffin in regards to nutritional needs have proven the division of meal hours to meet politics in the Log of Jan. 25. all bodily requirements, and if heartily agree with "Ropeyarn's the diet is properly balanced— answer and I wish to state that as I know it is here—one is very our success is due chiefly to a apt to be and feel much better no-party advocacy. because of it. We are strictly interested in The set-ups in all U. S. Marine] ' the welfare of seamen, in regard to health, wages, and the right Hospitals are very -much alike to work, and not to mind the but the functioning of the insti­ tution is the most important part other fellows affairs. I think we have enough to of the program. We have our worry about in cur own field, x-ray department, the dental, witiiout worrying about the poli­ physio - therapy, occupational therapy and many other units, tics of the nation. such as the work carried -on by We all come from different the Red Cross and the Social parts of America, and if we look Service division, which furnish after our jobs, our homes and health, we'll sure have a big entertainment and the usual ne­ cessities and it can be said that enough job on our hands. We can see the discord in rival all these operate in a most satis­ unions due to politics—-right and factory manner here at Brighton. I'll close in saying that the left wings, and this will destroy them. Let's not mix in politics or opinions expressed are not mine religion, and I think we will alone, as I have talked to many come out on top, if we follow the of the patients here and they original Preamble of our By­ agree that as hospitals go this is laws. Again, I must agree with tops. Edwin D. Johnston "Ropeyarn." Brighton Marine Hospital Charles J. Hartman MARINE ARROW CREW WAS TOPS, MANLEY SAYS S. S- 4. Luis A. Ramirez, FWT. writes that the vessel ran into one of the worst winters experienced in the Belgian port since 1891. A wee drop in temperature would have necessitated use of ice-breakers in river shown at left. Snow and ice impeded land traffic too. but trucks and cars kept rolling onto Antwerp roads from the Ford assembly plant (photo below). Ramirez says things are on the upgrade in Belgium, vrith her ports among the busiest in Europe. Once scarce items axe more in evidence, including gals. Credit goes to Ship's Dele­ gate Red Sullivan, says Ra­ mirez, for .making the Alma a model ship for cleanliness. To the Editor: I should like to correct a mis­ understanding resulting from a story which appeared in the Log of Aug. 9, 1946, concerning a trip I made. In regard to the Marine Ar­ row crew mentioned" in the ar­ ticle, I would like it to be known that these men were one of the finest groups I have had the pleasure to sail with. It was a real pleasure to sail with them. Bill Manley Attention! Passage Of 'Bill Of Rights' Depends On Seamen Backing To the Editor: WILLIAM J. STEWART Friends of William James Stewart will please inform him that his father, William L, Stewart of 304 Book Building, Detroit 26, Mich., is extremely anxious to get in touch with him, and is awaiting word at the above address. All merchant seamen who are interested in a Bill of Rights for the men who sailed the ships during the war, should start making knots and write to their Congressmen, urging him to en­ dorse bill IIR 476. The bill is no\v in the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commit­ tee. It doesn't take much time, and you don't have to be a fancydandy with the fountain pen. Just let him know that you are in favor of early and favorable action on the bill. Explain to him that the merchant marine lost more men proportionately than did any branch of the arm­ ed forces. Merchant seamen's pay (bonus included) was on a par with U.S. Navy pay, and we had to buy our clothes, got no family allotments, had to pay our de­ pendent's hospital expenses, and had no time off between trips. We had to pay full fare on trains, buses, etc., whereas the service man had the benefit of furlough rates. Write your Senators and re­ quest them to urge early and favorable action on Bill S. 429. This bill will give the seamen who sailed during the war practically the same rights as the GI Bill gives the "veteran." When and if aboard ship, write to the Chairman of the comittees handling these bills, and have every member of the crew sign his name anJ^ address to it. Bill S. 429 is in the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce at the pres­ ent time. Walter A. Foster The Stanwix May Not Be Pretty, But Crew Finds Her Good Feeder To the Editor: The crew of the Stanwix (it desn't even resemble Barbara) have requested that I forward an article to the Log. So here goes the anchor chain: She'.s not a bad rustbucket (Ed note: You mean the ship, not Barbara, we take it. Right?) for most of the crew are homesteading her and the wi'iter wonders whether they like the continual coastwise run or whether they are staying because Johnny Byrd, the Steward—or Bellyrobber—is keeping all hands so fat that when we do hit port we are too obese to get our gear ashore. BUTTON-BUSTER She's a feeder, and the Chief Pumpmen has threatened to sue .Tohnny for some new clothes if he continues to put on weight. A suggestion to the Pumpman: Cease eating one and a half fried chickens with all the trimmings to the meal, and my advice to you is that the ordering of full houses at each and every meal will most certainly not bring on reduction of the waistline. A very congenial crew, and so help me St. Paddy, there has not been even the semblance of an argument or fight among the members of the crew. Yours truly lias been on board since the early part of February. In other words. Brother Editor, a full belly makes for good feelings among all men. Anyway, isn't that something of a record? The crew is about half SIU and half SUP. This shows that our two great Unions are not on­ ly affiliated with each other, but the membership can and will stick together. There are no beefs aboard, so far, but on our last visit into Baytown, Texas, we informed the Agent in Houston, Brother "Cot­ ton" Haymond, about a few necessary repairs and the re-adjustment of the watch system on deck. We are positive it will be taken care of soon. Here's a good. one on Ray White, Agent in the Port of Nor­ folk, Va, (This is supposed to be factual.) ASPIRIN FOR RAY It seems there was a young lad that kept bothering Ray contin­ ually for about two or three SH& AiM'T SO PORrV, ^sHe scifte GAi^ OOOKI weeks about getting a tripcard. After that length of time, there being a shortage of messmen in Norfolk, Ray issued a TC to the guy. The Bozo thanked him very nicely, saying: "Brother White, do you know that I have had a headache ever since I started trying to get an SIU tripcard. Now that I have one, I have lost the headache." Ray replied: "Lost it hell. Now I have it." This great city that we're nowdocked in is as slow and lazy as "Ole Man River" at ebb tide. And to top that off, the natives around the waterfront have developed the same symptoms. When you ask them how to get any certain place, you must wait 15 minutes before they reply in the slowest drawl. NO NOISE FROM BELOW You don't hear much growling from the Black Gang at meal time. The reason is they have the talle.st messman in the whole SIU-SUP, Sam Vincius. He's 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs a mere 247 pounds ringside, and not an ounce of fat on him. You're darned right. Editor, that he and I are buddies. When he dropped 97 simoleons in the dice game a few nights past, the gang immed­ iately nicknamed him "Old 97." Better luck next time. Old 97. There are a few crawfish eat­ ers from New Orleans on board this tub, and they all send their regards to the "Chief Crawfish Eater," Joe "Volpian. Law and order is what we want, Joe. You dish it out in your column, and we know that your word is your bond. There are copies of the Sea­ farers Log coming aboard in all ports, but some of the SUP bpys are wanting West Coast Sailors also. What do you say Morris Weisbergcr—can do? Regards and smooth sailing te all SIU and SUP Brothers, from the crew of the SS Fort Stanwix, and to Brother Editor: Keep the Log going as great as in the past. Bill Utley Stewards Dept. Delegate (Editor's note: Thanks, and to you and the rest of the Stan­ wix crew, continued smooth sailing.) �1/ Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 4, 1947 New Wage Scales Under 6% Pay increase The increased wage, overtime, standby and other rates of pay won by the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union in its drive to off­ set the increased cost of living New Rate resulted in supplementary agree­ ments that arc tops on the water­ Present Wage Increase $217.30 front. DECK DEPARTMENT 204.05 In addition to an "across-the- Bosun $225.00 $13.50 190.80 board" increase of six per cent in Carpenter 225.00 13.50 217.30 the monthly wage, overtime, Bosun's Mate 205.00 12.30 209.35 standby, longshore and tank- STEWARDS DEPARTMENT cleaning scales, the Union, nego­ Chief Steward $325.00 $19.50 198.75 tiated increased travel subsis­ Asst. Chief Steward 225.00 13.50 182.85 tence and meal allowances. Second Steward 220.00 13.20 182.85 Companies which have so far Third Steward 185.00 11.10 182.85 signed the supplementary agree­ Cashier 175.00 10.50 159.00 ment granting the increases are: Checker 170.00 10.20 Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., Telephone Operators 150.00 9.00 A. H. Bull Steamship Company, Linenkeeper 165.00 9.90 $312.17 Baltimore Insular Lines, Seas Head Cafe Man 182.50 10".95 241.15 Shipping Company, Inc., Eastern Service Bar Man 172.50 10.35 243.80 Steamship Lines, Inc., Smith and Cafe Waiter 150.00 9.00 217.30 Johnson, South Atlantic Steam­ Chief Cook 260.00 15.60 251.22 ship Lines and the American Lib­ Second Cook 220.00 13.20 217.30 erty Corporation. Third Cook 195.00 11.70 285.67 180.44 Also the Waterman SS Corp., Fourth Cook 10.80 251.75 175.00 Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., Assistant Cook 10.50 231.61 205.00 Overtakes Freight Corp., Newtex Crew Cook 12.30 209.35 Lines, Inc., Arnold Bernstein SS Galley Utility 150.00 9.00 217.30 Co., Illinois Atlantic, American Butcher 222.75 13.37 201.40 Eastern Corp., Calmar SS Co., Baker 250.00 15.00 206.97 195.00 Ore Line, Peninsular & Occiden­ Head Pantryman 11.70 188.15 Second Pantryman tal SS Co. 180.00 10.80 188.15 150.00 9.00 The receiit negotiations amend­ Pantry Utility 188.15 Messman 150.00 9.00 ed the agreements now in effect 177.55 150.00 9.00 . with the above companies, with Gloryhole Steward 185.50 Porters 152.50 9.15 the provisions that: 175.00 10.50 1. The monthly wage scale shall Stewardess Deck Steward 155.00 9.30 be increased by six per cent. $233.20 Office Man 150.00 9.00 2. The overtime rate of pay 217.30 Bath Steward 150.00 9.00 shall be inci'eased by six per 217.30 Night Bellman 150.00 9.00 cent. 196.10 Head Waiter 205.00 12.30 3. The standby rate of pay 185.50 Captain's Waiter 150.00 9.00 shall be increased by six per cent. 159.00 Dining Room Steward ... 150.00 9.00 4. The rate of pay for long­ 159.00 Waiters—Bedroom Stewards.. 150.00 9.00 shore work shall be increased by six per cent. 5. The tank cleaning rate shall be increased by six per cent. (The foregoing increases are all retroaclive lo Jan. I, 1947. The following increases are reloactive lo March 11. 1947): New Rate 6. Travel subsistence shall be Present Wage Increase increased from $4.00 to $4.25 per STEWARDS DEPARTMENT day. $249.10 $325.00 $19.50 7. Meal allowance shall be in­ Chief Steward Asst. Chief Steward 217.30 .... 225.00 13.50 creased from $1.00 to $1.25 per Second Steward 238.50 meal. 220.00 13.20 Third Steward 185.00 11.10 The new wage rates for pas­ 195.00 11.70 senger ships, but which are not Storekeeper $343.44 152.50 9.15 listed will receive wages as Printer-Porter 287.79 Deck Steward 155.00 9.30 listed under freight ships. 263.41 .. . 150.00 9.00 The overtime rate for unlicen­ Asst. Deck Steward 150.00 9.00 sed personnel receiving less than Bath Steward 175.00 10.50 $200.00 per month shall be $1.06 Stewardess $344.50 150.00 9.00 per hour. For all ratings receiv­ Assistant Stewardess 233.20 ^ 150.00 9.00 ing $200.00 or more per month,, Gloryhole Steward 275.60 150.00 9.00 the overtime rate shall be $1,325 Officer's Room Steward 233.20 Porter ... 152.50 9.15 per hour. 206.70 Linenkeeper 165.00 9.90 190.80 Telephone Operator 150.00 9.00 217.30 Night Bellman 150.00 9.00 217.30 Bellman 150.09 9.00 265.00 Head Cafe Man 182.50 10.95 Rating New Rate Service Barman 223.93 172.50 10.35 Deck Department 236.12 Cafe Waiters 150.00 9.00 Bosun : $224.80 159.00 Chief Cook 260.00 15.60 Carpenter 224.80 164.30 Second Cook 220.00 13.20 AB Maintenance 206.25 Third Cook 164.30 • 195.00 11.70 Quartermaster ^ 190.35 169.60 Fourth Cook 180.00 ao.8o Able Seaman 190.35 Assistant Cooks 159.00 175.00 . 10.50 AB Cardeckman 190.35 159.00 Chief Butcher :. 222.75 13,37 Ordinary Seaman 166.50 164.30 Second Butcher 190.00 11.40 Engine Department 206.70 Chief Baker 250.00 15.00 Electrician $253.65 174.90 Second Baker 211.25 . 12.68 Deck Engineer 253.65 159.00 Crew Cook 205.00 12.30 Engine Utility 224.80 Galley Utility 159.00 150.00 9.00 161.65 Oiler—Steam 195.65 150.00 9.00 Messman Watertender 195.65 161.65 195.00 Chief Pantryman 11.70 185.50 Fireman 185.05 180.00 Second Pantryman 10.80 159.00 Wiper , 193.00 170.00 Third Pantryman 10.20 206.70 Stewards Department 150.00 9.00 Pantry Utility 174.90 Chief Steward $245.70 205.00 12.30 Head Waiter 174.90 Chief Cook 224.80 150.00 9.00 Captain's Waiter 159.00 Night Cook & Baker 224.80 150.00 9.00 Dining Room Waiter : 159.00 3rd Cook 193.00 150.00 9.00 Bedroom Stewards f 185.50 Messman 166.50 159.00 Utilityman 166.50 (Continued on Page 11) EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES NEW FREIGHT SHIP SCALE DECK DEPARTMENT Present Wage Rating Bosun Bosuns Mate—Day Work Bosuns Mate—Watch Carpenter Storekeeper A3 Maintenance Quartermaster Able Seaman Vl^atchman Ordinary Seaman $205.00 192.50 180.00 205.00 197.50 187.50 172.50 Ii2.50. 1|;2.50 loO.OO Increase $12.30 11.55 10.80 12.30 11.85 11.25 10.35 10.35 10.35 9.00 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician Asst. Electrician Jr. Engineer-Day Work Jr. Engineer—Watch Plumber—Machinist Deck Engineer Chief Reefer First Reefer Second Reefer Storekeeper Engine Utility Evaporator—Maint. Oiler—Diesel Oiler—Steam Watertender Fireman-Watertender Fireman Wiper $294.50 227.o0 230.00 205.00 237.00 205.00 269.50 237.50 218.50 197.50 205.00 190.00 195.25 177.50 177.50 177.50 167.50 175.00 $17.67 13.65 13.80 12.30 14.22 12.30 16.17 14.25 13.11 11.85 12.30 11.40 11.72 10.65 10.65 10.65 10.05 10.50 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT $220.00 205.00 205.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 • 150.00 Chief Cook Night Cook and Second Cook .... Third Cook $13.20 12.30 12.30 11.10 10.50 9.00 9.00 Passenger Ships — Overnight Service New Rate $238.50 238.50 217.30 $344.50 238,50 233.20 196.10 185.50 180.20 159.00 174.90 193.45 182.85 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 217.30 159.00 236.12 265.00 206.70 190.80 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 185.50 164.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 217.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 MISSISSIPPI SS COMPANY EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES Del Norte Type Passenger Ships — Off-Shore Present Wage Increase $235.00 205.00 225.00 $14.10 12.30 13.50 $324.00 271.50 248.50 $19.44 16.29 14.91 .5325.00 220.00 2G0.00 220.00 195.00 180.00 205.00 205.00 250.00 211.25 222.75 150.00 155.00 155.00 .160.00 150.00 1.50.00 1.55.00 19.5.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 152.50 152.50 175.00 150.00 195.00 165.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 175.00 150.00 $19.50 13.20 15.60 13.20 11.70 10.80 12.30 12.30 15.00 12.68 13.37 9.00 9.30 9.30 9.60 ' 9.00 9.00 9.30 11.70 9.90 9.00 9.00 9.15 9.15 10.50 9.00 11.70 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 10.50 9.00 DECK DEPARTMENT Eo.sun Bosun's Mate Carpenter : ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician Second Electrician Third Electrician STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward Second Steward Second Third ( Fourth Crew C Night ( Chief E Second Galley Utility . Deck Steward . Smoking Room Steward Saloon Steward Bedroom Steward Night St Gloryhole Stewards Chief Ste SEATRAIN LINES New Rate $344.50 238.50 233.20 196.10 206.70 161.65 164.30 159.00 159.00 185.50 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 174.90 159.00 159.00 159.00 193.45 182.85 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 236.12 201.40 265.00 223.93 217.30 159.00 159.00 206.70 • 190.80 180.20 159.00 217.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 4. 1947 Wage Scales Under Recent 6% Increase SlU HALLS BALTIMORE ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Ship — George Washington Present Wage DECK DEPARTMENT B„sun $225.00 Carpenter 225.00 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward $325.00 Second Steward 220.00 Storekeeper 195.00 L^nenkeeper 165.00 Bartender : 185.00 Deck Steward 155.00 Lounge Steward 155.00 Stewardess 175.00 Assistant Stewardess 150.00 Captain's Steward 150.00 Head Waiter 205.00 Waiters 155.00 Smoking Room Steward 150.00 Dining Room Utility 150.00 Bedroom Stewards 150.00 Bellman 150.00 Night Waiter 150.00 Crew Pantryman 162.50 Asst. Crew Pantryman 150.00 Messman 150.00 Officer's Bedroom Steward .. 150.00 Glorviiole Steward 150.00 Bath Steward 150.00 Chief Cook 260.00 Second Cook 220.00 Third Cook 195.00 Fourth Cook 180.00 Fifth Cook 175.00 Night Cook 175.00 Crew Cook .' 205.00 Chief Butcher 222.75 Second Butcher 190.00 Chief Baker 250.00 Second Baker 211.25 Galley Utility m. 150.00 Ciiief Pantryman 195.00 Second Pantryman 180.00 Third Pantryman 170.00 Night Pantryman *170.00 Pantry-Utility 150.00 Stewards Utility 150.00 Increase New Rale $13.50 13.50 $238.50 238.50 $19.50 13.20 11.70 9.90 11.10 9.30 9.30 10.50 9.00 9.00 12.30 9.30 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.75 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 15.60 13.20 11.70 10.80 10.50 10.50 12.30 13.37 11.40 15.00 12.68 9.00 11.70 10.80 10.20 10.20 9.00 9.00 $344 .50 233.20 206.70 174.90 196.10 164.30 164.30 185.50 159.00 159.00 217.30 164.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 172.25 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 185.50 217.30 236.12 201.40 265,00 223.93 159.00 206.70 190.80 180.20 180.20 159.00 159.00 ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Ships — Cavalier Type Present Wage DECK DEPARTMENT Bosun Carpenter ENGINE DEPARTMENT Second Electrician STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward Second Steward Chief Cook Second Cook Larder Cook Third Cook Crew Cook Chief Baker Second Baker Butcher Galley Utility Deck Steward Lounge & Smoking Rm. Std. Saloon Steward Waiter Room Stev.'ard Night Steward Chief Pantryman Ass't Pantryman Night Pantryman Dishwasher Messman Bellman Porter Bartender Gloryhole Steward Linen-Storekeeper Captain's Waiter Officer's Room Steward Steward's Utility Stewardess $235.00 225.00 $271.50 Increase New Rate $14.10 13.50 $249.10 238.50 $16.29 $287.79 $19.50 13.20 15.60 13.20 13.20 11.70 12.30 15.00 12.68 13.37 9.00 9.30 9.30 9.60 9.00 9.00 9.30 11.70 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.15 10.50 9.00 11.70 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.50 $344.50 233.20 275.60 233.20 233.20 206.70 217.30 265.00 223.93 236.12 159.00 164.30 164.30 169.60 159.00 159.00 164.30 206.70 174.90 174.90 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 • 185.50 159.00 206.70 159.00 159.00 159.00 185.50 • $325.00 220.00 260.00 220.00 220.00 195.00 205.00 250.00 211.25 222.75 150,00 155.00 155.00 160.00 150.00 150.00 155.00 195.00 165.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 152.50 175.00 150.00 195.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 175.00 Page Fifteen 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHARLESTON 424 King St. Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 BOSTON CORPUS CHRISTI .. 1824 Mesquite St. SS BILLINGS VICTORY Corpus Christi 3-1509 R. L. .McKenzie. $2.00; H. C. Michels, DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 S5.00; A. Mnrtinsen, $1.00. SS DAVID B. BURNETT DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. C E Gierczit;. $1.00; W. J. McMelrose 4110 GALVESTON 308 tz—23rd St. Waters. $1.00. Phone 2-8448 GALVESTON HONOLULU ......... 16 Merchant St. I.NDIVIDU.AL DON.ATIONS Phone 58777 Steve Harrison. $1.00; W. J. McNeil HOUSTON 1515 75th St. $2.00; D. E. McNeil, $2.00; H. E. HimWentworth 3-3809 kamp, $2.00. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. NEW YORK Phone 5-5919 SS ROBIN GOODFELLOW MARCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St. F. E. Parker. $1.00; J. I-.. McLranie. Chester 5-3110 $1.00; G. Cameron $2.00; J. Ackerman. MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. $1.00; C. H. Keckley. $2.00; H. G MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Coronea.s. $1.00; E. M. Bryant. $2.00; Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Cliartres, St. A. B. Lynn. $1.00; R. Coleji. $2.00; ij. Kite. $2.00; W. J. Phillips. $2.00. Magnolia 6112-6113 S3 COASTAL STEVEDORE NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. |I J. Luma. $2.00; J. Rodriguez, $1.00; HAnover 2-2784 ' NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. M. Santiago. $1.00. SS J. FISKE Phone 4-1083 A. E. Burris. $1.00; L. C. Harper. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Lombard 3-7651 Lampley. $5.00; J. W. Brackett. $5.00; PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. C. P. Fletcher. $1.00; E. M. Felker. Phone 2-8532 $1.00; V. Rackley. $1.00; J. H. EmerPORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. ick. $1.00; L. Mite. $1.00; W. F. Hunt. Beacon 4336 R, P. Cierczic, $1.00.. SS CAPE HATTERAS RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. F. Molina, $1.00; William J. I lavonr, Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Jr.. $1.00: J. E. Bonilla. $1.00. SS MAYO BROS. Douglas 5475-8363 H. Lancour. $2.00; C. I ludanich. SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 $2.00; E. Canonizrido. $2.00; F. W. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Erlgelt. $2.00; G. H. Proctor. $2.00; T. Phone 8-1728 W. Hill. $2.00; .S. Ahrnham. $2.00. SS KING HATHAWAY SEATTLE 86 Sencca St. A. r .Simpson, $2 25; F. P. Furhs. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. $1.00; R. C. Ennis, $1.00; J. R. Balduc. Phone M-1323 $1.00; H. Vf. Smith, $2.00; F. I.antiere. TOLEDO 61.5 Summit St. $2 00; S. L. Polizzi. $1.00; H. Walls WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. and Deck Dept.. $15.00; E. \^'entz. Terminal 4-3131 $1.00; B. Haf:..-r. $1.00; P. R, CalcVICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. haugh. $2.00; W. D. Rinehart. $1.00; Garden 8331 J. L. Simpson. $1.00; D. Bissett $.1.00; VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. D. E. Whit.-, $1.00; R. Eigueroa, $2.00. SS T. LOUVERTURE Pacific 7824 C. L. Southwick. $1.0'J. SS BLUE ISLAND VICTORY n. As.sa;d. $15.00: R. L. Rose. $2.00; C. .M. Moss. $1.00; J. H. Gurganus. William E. Halby would like to $50.00; E. H. Gates. $2.00; J. Sheets, have some of his old shipmates $2.00. D. C". Thompson. $2.00: John E. Robertson, $2.00; drop him a line. His address is Rushing. $2 00; J. R. Dixon. $2.00: \V. B. Palmer. Ward "B,' Dade County Hospital, $2.00. K 11. Price. $2.00; V. \V. King, Kendall, Fla. $2.00; t). Yealvs. $2.00; E. II. Thoma- NOTICE! son, $2.00; A. Jensljy. $2.00; L. Smith, $2.00; E, L. Waters. $2.00; O'Connor. $2.00; T. Wheeler, $2.00; B. L. Winston. $2,00; H. S. Winston, $2.00; C. D. Westman. $2.00; L. M. Moore. $2.00; R. C. Beahm. $2.00; J. C. Cambrel!. $2.00; William H. Lewis. $2.00; J. C. Casey. $2.00; N. Okray, $2.00; J, W. Altstatt, $2,00; L. L. Siarkowski, $2.00; T, D. Foster. $2.00; R. N, Mahone, $2.00; A. Frudge, $2.00; J. R, Alsobrook, $2.00. PERSONALS JAMES M. SAVELLE Please write to your family at Silver City, Miss. i i- 5" DANIEL McNULTY Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Katherine Ebsary, 9 Har­ vard Street, Charleston, Mass. S. 4. 4. RAOUL PEPIN Get in touch with your father, 1826 Covin Blvd. E., Montreal. 4, 4. 4. JACK (J. O.) SMITH Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Billie Odom, P. O. Box 17, Keyes, California. 4. 4. 4. CLYDE E. SCHMIDT Get in touch with your father, H. L. Schmidt, Sanger, Texas. 4. 4. 4. JOSEPH T. GEHRINGER Get in touch with Margaret C. Gchringer, Capitol Hotel, Mul­ berry Street and Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4. 4. 4. JOSEPH F. WELSH m touch with Mrs. ShirGet in ley Wessel at the Seamen's Church Institute of Now York, 2.5 South Street, N. Y. 4. New York. She has an important message for vou. WITH THE SIU IM CANADA By HUGH MURPHY glad to be back home and are in ist can be duped by such tripe. After many years away from no ways anxious for another trip Sullivan has gone the way of all commies and will be remembered home, the SIU crews who deliv­ to England. Pat Sullivan, longtime commie, and despised by all. ered the twin vessels. Prince Da­ Secretary-Treasurer of the Trades vid and Prince Robert, to their The cableship Restorer, afternew owners in England were and Labor Congress of Canada many delays finally got away on and president of the commie-con- her mission of tending and re­ very disappointed and perhaps little disillusioned by the state of frolled Canadian Seamen's Union, pairing trans-pacific cables. affairs as they existed in Britain has followed the usual line laid The Restorer, at present under down by past bigwig stooges of SIU agreement, is the only ship today. The boys found that after two the Stalinist doctrine by double in Canada paying U.S. wages, years of peace the "Old Sod" was crossing his cohorts in dramatic overtime, and having conditions still a pretty miserable place to fashion. His actions have set the on a par with U.S. vessels. party boys back on their heels. Other agreements must be be. His expose of the role he has brought up to this standard. Re­ Shortages of the bare necessit­ ies of life, coupled with the lack played in the labor movement in ports from the ship indicate that of sufficient fuel, light and gas Canada as a pawn of the party everything is running smoothly, for domestic purposes, as well as and the death grip the party has with the exception of the Stew­ the snow and zero temperatures on a section of the Labor move­ ards Department. made their homecoming very dull ment is not news to most bonaThe quantity and quality of fide trade unionists. food served the crew is not-what and dismal. The desii-e to be on the way It should serve, however, as it should be. This will have to home to Canda was heightened an eye opener to lots of people, be rectified when the ship re­ by these conditions. particularly those who are dom­ turns. This is the first time this ship This was graphically illustrat­ inated by the commies. Sullivan is weak. That's why has been 100 percent organized ed by Brother Bill Ramsay, Chief he was a communist. The party and under Union agreement. It Steward of the Prince David In boys shouldn't be surprised. They may be sometime yet before this cartoons depicting a "Happy know what he was before, and vessel returns to 'Victoria which Scene in a London Pub" and his arrival home in Glasgow where during his association with them. is her home base. Keep her he shows himself leaving Central He did exactly what they expect­ "steady as she goes," fellows. (Pictures of the Restorer, which Station in "Welcome Home Stup­ ed him to do; he wouldn't have been a good communist if he had accompanied this article, came in id." too lata to be used in this issue. Returning to Canada on the done any different. It is incredible that any honest- However, they will be printed Aquitania," the boys had a fairly smooth trip in all, but are thinking and sincere trade union­ next week.) �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 4, 1947 J ••?>v % %&Seofarer&h^e¥nd&iom\ Union Great l^kes Pis+nct* ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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HURRY! HURRY! NEW YORK NEEDS RATED MEN IN BLACK GANG SEAFARERS CONTRACT ASSURES SECURITY, PROTECTION FOR SEAMEN ALL SIGNS POINT TO SIU SUCCESS ON GREAT LAKES SHIPS IN TRANSIT ARE KEEPING PORT ARTHUR BUSY LAKES SEAMEN, VISIT SIU HALLS AND SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FIND 10 G'S, GET REWARD OF 50 BUCKS FORT FREDERICA'S BUCKO TARGET OF CREW'S BLAST LONGFELLOW CREW CAN'T EAT SHIP'S ROLLING BOURN MEN URGE STRIKE FUND VOTE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/4/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/29f982aeeaaa392deba9de9046a9fbc7.PDF eae14ef3a245b8daa038985024392fa7 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 28. 1947 MAKING PLANS FOR THE SEAFARERS \ * ' Panama Transfers, Great Lakes Drive Highlight Convention CHICAGO — Charging that certain people in the State Department, among them Under Secre­ tary William L. Clayton, are "more interested in giving American ships away to foreign countries than helping to,build a powerful merchant mar­ ine," Harry Lundeberg, President of the Seafarers International Union of North America, highlight­ ed the Union's third biennial Convention with a 1!^ Tribute Te Hawk The first Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America since 1944 is being held this week in Chicago. Representing the Atlantic and Gulf Districts, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Great Lakes District, the American Merchant Marine Staff Officers Associa­ tion, and the British Columbia Seamen's union, are the Brothers pictured above. Front row, left to right. Earl Smith. John Mogan. Harry Lundeberg. R. D. Thompson, and Charles Brenner. Sec­ ond row, in the usual order, John Massey. W. H. Simmons, Bob Dombroff. Sonny Simmons. Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger, and Ed Coester. Rear row. L to R. Red Gibbs. Einar Nordaas. Fred Farnen, Cal Tanner. Tom Hill, Herbert Jansen. and William McLaughlin. Agents Conference Proposals Accepted By Coastwise A&G Membership Meetings f No. 13 NEW YORK, March 27 — At regular meetings last night of the Atlantic and Gulf District, the membership approved in full the recommendations of the Agents Conference. Out of the conference came many plans whi'ch will help to consolidate the gains made by the Union during the past year— gains which led the way for all other waterfront unions. In the week-long conference, which ended Saturday, March 22, decisions were reached which will make possible the further expansion of the Union. In this waj', seamen may see their dreams of "one big seamen's un­ ion" come true. Among the decisions reached were proposals to immediately survey the Union's strike appara­ tus, and to make any changes which are needed to bring the apparatus into smooth running order. It was the feeling of the Agents that 1947 might see some sort of economic action on the water­ front, and they wished to see the Union in as good position for any coming action as it was for the 1946 .General Strike. The organizing campaign was "We are indeed sorry io report that John Hawk, Secy.Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District, and First VicePresident of the International is unable to be present with our delegation, because of ill health. Whitey's health for some time past has been bad, and ihe many struggles of the past few years have contributed towards that ill­ ness. It appears he will be out indefinitely, and his ab­ sence will be keenly felt, as we will sorely miss his abil­ ity and great experience. "Under his guidance and leadership our Union has made great strides since our organizational inception in 1938. He has indeed been a bulwark of great strength in our battles with our enemies; the shipowners, bureaucrats and commies alike. "We sincerely hope for his immediate recovery, and his return to action in our be­ half." (From Report to Convention by Paul Hall) Shipping rules were discussed, analyzed, and a suggestion was made whereby the Seafarers and it was decided to allow them could organize any unorganized to stand as they were last amend­ maritime craft. ed by the 1946 Conference. In the matter of education and publicity, the Log was appraised in regard to its organizational use, and was highly praised. More Within the next few days educational features were recom­ the National Maritime Union mended by the conference, and will finish questioning its several new pamphlets and book­ witnesses in its flimsy collu­ lets will be issued in the near sion charges against the Sea­ future. farers. Other matters which were dis­ After the SlU has had a cussed, and decisions regarding chance to refute the charges, them apear on page 9. and all testimony has 'been It was with deep and sincere heard, the evidence will be regret that the Agents accepted OTTAWA -- The Canadian submitted to the headquar­ the application for a leave of ab­ Communist Party, and the CP ters of the National Labor sence from Secretary-Treasurer Relation Board for final dis­ John Hawk. For reasons of health tlie world over, received a body position. Hawk asked for a six months blow last week when J. A. "Pat" Up to this point, the NMU leave, and this was granted by Sullivan, head of the Canadian has submitted little that can the conference. J. P. Shuler was Seamen's Union, quit his job in be termed real evidence— named Acting Secretary-Treas­ disgust over the way seamens' mainly because such evi­ urer. rights were being subverted to dence does not exist. As soon as the sessions ended, the communist cause. Besides the SlU officials many of those pi-esent at the "My decision to take this step and members present at the meeting left for the SIU Conven­ was re .ched," he said, "when I hearings, the Union is repre­ tion in Chicago which convened became convinced that the inter­ sented by Attorney Ben on Monday, March 24. ests of organized labor were be­ Sterling, and by lawyers Some will stay on in Chicago ing subverted by the agents of Kaiser and Glenn, from the after the Convention ends to at­ communism to their own ends." office of Joseph Padway. tend the meeting of the AFL Mar­ This revelation was all the AFL Attorney. itime Trades Department. This is due to start Monday, March 31. more striking because it came Isthmian Hearing request that the Convention adopt a program designed to halt the transfer of American ships to Panamanian- registry. "American capital has trans­ ferred United States governmentbought ships to Panamanian reg­ istry ... to save taxes, to operate ships with cheaper crews, and to Reporting for the Atlantic and Gulf District. SlU. As­ sistant Secretary J. P. Shuler. and Director of Organization Paul Hall, stated that the Union had experienced much growth and a great deal of success since the last Con­ vention. Shuler's report ap­ pears on page 3. avoid regular steamboat inspec­ tion service," President Lunde­ berg said. The statement urged Congress to take proper steps to safeguard the interests of the American merchant marine, and "that if no action is taken . . . we inaugur­ ate the policy of boycotting all Panamanian ships sailing in or out of American ports." This recommendation follows {Continued on Page 14) Canadian And U.S. Communists Have Complete Control Of CSU from a labor leader of long standing, one who has headed the CSU from the day it was founded in 1935, and from one who followed the communist party line for many years. Sullivan never made a secret of the fact that he was sym­ pathetic to the communists, and even went to jail for a stretch from 1940 to 1942 when he was imprisoned with other commies for his anti-war stand. This of course, was when the commies condemned the war as "imperialist." Later, when Rus­ sia was attacked, he became an (Continued on Page 6) �THE SE AE ARERS LOG Page Two Friday, March 28, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 i. s. i. HARRY LUNDEBERG . 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas., Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. FRED FARNEN Secy-Treas. Gt. Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, atjhe Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act.of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK,' Editor 267 Illegal Transfers It is high time that the Congress of the United States, and appointed officials in high places, came to the realiza­ tion that their job is to represent the majority of the peo­ ple, not the fortunate few with wealth and position. For the past few months the American people have been shocked to hear that the American merchant marine, which was built up at a sacrifice during the war, was be­ ing transferred to foreign registry so that a few U. S. capi­ talists could add to their already overflowing bank accounts. These ships were built by the Government, and paid for out of the taxes of the people. They were operated by private companies during the war, at exorbitant prof­ its, and later bought by these same companies at a small fraction of the original cost or actual worth of the vessels. Not satisfied with this, American shipowners figured out a new dodge. They started transferring ships to Pana­ manian and Flonduran registry so that they could avoid payment of decent salaries to seamen, and avoid paying taxes to the United States Government. Practically ever) action of the shipowners in these "dummy" transfers is illegal. So there must be connivance from highly placed officials who allow such maneuvers to take place. Before the war, the American merchant marine had shrunk to a mere 13 million tons. During the war, it sky­ rocketed to 50 million tons, and many promises were made' that the merchant marine would never be allowed to dis­ integrate again. -"i^oday, only a short time after the end of the con­ flict, the total tonnage has dwindled to 30 million. Those ships which have been transferred to foreign registry are competing in the American trade. They sail These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, in and out of American ports, carrying American goods, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging but there the similarity ends. heavily on their hwds. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Panamanian seamen are sailing those ves.sels, drawing ing to thsm. lower wages than those paid to United States seamen. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOHN RILEY (G. L.) JAMEg' MeMAHoN (G/ L-.) Regular steamboat inspection, required under. U. S. law, J. NAVARRO WILLIAM RYAN (G.L.) is avoided. In the long run this will mean the loss of many P. DAUGHERTY WILLIAM, GILES J. RETOUR lives due to faulty equipment. CHARLES WENDEL G. KRETZER Etut the main importance to American seamen is that ft t ft C. MASON this business of moving ships from one country to another MOBILE HOSPITAL S. MOGAN like checkers is the opening wedge in a campaign to drive W. BROCE, Jr. MARION D. PENRY down the earnings of U. S. merchant seamen. J. ROONEY MANUEL CARDANA Right now our wages and conditions are the most E. CUSTER C. A. GARNET advanced in the entire world. The seamen of other coun­ R. E. MULHOLLAND R. H. DAVIS H. H. HAMILTON W. J. SULLIVAN tries look to us for leadership. The shipowner would like J. W. DENNIS A. SABOURIN nothing better than to force us to cut our standards so as R. B. WRIGHT S. P. MORRIS to meet the competition of Panamanian seamert. R. B. KINAIRD E. L. MYERS The shipowners, and the Government officials who 4' if' t 4 have assisted in this piece of trickery, are in for a rude STATEN ISLAND HOSP. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL shock. The Seafarers International Union will not just R. G. MOSSELLER JAMES T. MOORE make protest against continuing the practice and let it JOHN McLEMORE P. SYRAX JOHN FOX go at that. K. KORNELIUSSEN Action will follow if Congress does not take steps ERNEST SIDNEY C. H. SULLIVAN EDWARD CAIN JR. to halt the illegal transfer of American ships. A boycott of E. E. CASEY SOLOMON (SUL) HARB Panamanian ships has been asked for at the SIU Conven­ STANLEY HOLDEN M. j. LYDEN H. BEECHER tion in Chicago, and if it is instituted, it will become world­ ALBERT HAWKINS L. L. MOODY wide through the cooperation of the International Trans- ANTONIO AMARAL M. BAUCSKI CHARLES SIMMONS portworkers Federation. M. MORRIS PETER LOPEZ Boycott is a resounding answer to those who would TED BABKOWSKI W. R. BLOOM steal away the seamen's livelihood. Boycott it will be if the J. BOLGER WILLIAM HOWELL L. NELSON MICHAEL J. LUCAS transfers are not stopped. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiftiCs: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—^^1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 pun. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) III L. A. CORNWALL C. M. HOUCHINS E. CARERRAS H. L. TILLOT M. J. FIELDS JOHN A. DYKES R. RIVERA C. E. SMITH if 4 if GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM 4 if if MOBILE HOSPITAL E. L. MYERS S. P. MORRIS M. D. PENRY �Friday, March 28, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three J.P. Shuler's Report To Int'l Convention m M: The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers Internation Un­ ion, since the last Convention, has been very active. For brevity, as well as clarity's sake, we will deal with these activities seriatuin. MEMBERSHIP, tion all other trade unions to as-1 Workers that are not covered by; tied up approximately 40 ships sist us in this drive. unemployment insurance, we' on the East and Gulf Coasts beThe membership of the Union If no citizenship can be grant­ recommend that the Convention fore the issue was broken, which at the present time .consists of ed our.alien members, we go on of our International be instructed was in favor of the SIU. approximately 30,000 duos pay record once again to fight for to im.modiatcly draft a program Our membership feels that ing members. This includes the their rights to sail American ves­ calling for specific action aimed these various Government Buvarious categories of books, pro sels until they can become citi­ at providing for seamen's unem-'reaus are just as much our enemy bationary, permits and tripcards zens of our country under the ployment insurance, effective as I as the shipowners inasmuch as We have, for some period of time prevailing naturalization laws. soon as possible. CONTRACTS they continually line up on the had our membership books same side of the fence with our MC TRAINING PROGRAM In the fall of last year, we were closed, except under certain con- SEAMEN'S BILL OF RIGHTS T • <• 4U X . 41 operators. For that reason, our able to negotiate contracts which Our organization has actively In view of the fact, as recently i u' „ •, tions. u,. T-.4 membeiship has gone on record were a great improvement over for a number of years fought for reported by our International Qualifications for membership repeatedly for the use of ecoour previous ones. Not only a Bill of Rights for Seamen. Our Officers, the Maritime Conrimisnow are that in addition to 12 . , w , , nomic action wherever possible were we able to raise our wages main objective, of course, has sion was granted million dol+ tu u months on a permit, a man must 10..4. Z ..._ ^ stop to the bureaucratic for all ratings, but the working been to protect seamen who have lars for a training program, we attacks against Union men. rules in all departments were have as well at least one trip on been injured during the war. feel our Union should take im­ an unorganized vessel in which The greatest beef resulting improved to a considerable de­ It is our opinion that these mediate action to stop same. the Union is attempting to or­ from coming into conflict with gree. men should be guaranteed medi­ We should request the AFL Government Bureaus and Agen­ This ha.s' resulted in several ganize. Thus we have been able cal and hospital treatment for as and other affiliates in the Mari­ to at this time prevent over­ cies, etc., was the 1946 General things. First of all, is the reac­ long as they are in need of such time Industry to assist us in makloading of the Organization with ^ ^ Strike which culminated from tion of our membership. They care. There is also the question ing every possible effort to put' ,, ^ r a heavy membership. . : interference on the part of the like our contracts very much, of providing for next of kin of j these characters out of business We are now in the process of Wage Stabilization Board. and as a result, take a much merchant seamen who were in- for all times. We feel this entire greater interest in the Organiza­ making a complete survey of all jured during the war and who set-up should be declared as 1946 GENERAL tion itself than ever before. our available jobs and in the fu­ were direct providers for their phony and every possible effort Secondly, our contracts assisted ture, admission for membership STRIKE be made to discourage the con­ families' welfare. us to some degree in improving will be governed by the number tinuance of it. In addition, there is the ques­ The General Strike was enthu­ our relations with the operators of available jobs under contract. tion of providing compensation As long as such so-called train- siastically received by our memin the business of handling dis­ for seamen injured during the ing programs are in existence, bership; principally because of GOVT. BUREAUS putes. Finally, our new contracts war who find themselves now there is always the fear of them the fact that it was not a surare a great aid in organizing the AND AGENCIES unable to make a living. being used as fink factories .»in prise move, but something that unorganized men under our ban­ Our Union has, along with case of strike. each member of the Union had We reaffirm our Union's pre­ ner. other District Unions in the sea­ vious position on this question. WASHINGTON participated in bringing about. Various points which had been men's field, had many hard strug­ The AFL Legislative Committee I The entire apparatus, the me­ confusing in previous contracts gles with the various Government is now working with us on this chanics and the directives which were clarified in our present Inasmuch as the various Con- governed the strike had been agreement, thereby making it Bureaus and Agencies. As a re­ problem. Our organization has notified gressmen and would be union worked out through a period of more simple to settle disputes. sult of these various disputes, This, in turn, Iras been a saving our recently concluded Agents' all Congressmen and Senators wreckers are now busy in Wash- six months by our Organizers, of energy on the part of the Un­ Conference adopted the follow­ from all coastal ports of our po- ington trying to cram their anti- with membership participation. ion and has enabled us to apply ing proposals on Government sition and our desire for passage labor legislation into effect, this consultation and group meetings. of a bill that will be fair and Committee feels that the SIU j We were faced with problems our energy into other fields in Agencies and Legislation: just. should have representation in' different somewhat from that of the Union itself. COAST GUARD We recommend the continual Washington as soon as possible on ' other areas. During the period The position of our organiza­ pressing of our program for this a permanent basis. of the War, the "shipowner perBINANCES tion towards control by the Coast bill and enlisting the aid of all This Committee recommends the NMU, the commies While the record shows an in­ Guard of the American seamen unions towards achievement of that the subject be taken up at i succeeded by infiltration in crease in available funds in com­ through the U. S. Steamboat In­ this end—A Complete Bill of the International Convention in securing themselves a strong poparison to previous years, this, spection Service, and through Rights for Seamen. Chicago to place such a repre-1 sition both within the MMP and in every respect of the word, is the U. S. Shipping Commission­ sentative in Washington. the MEBA. The CMU was at not a true analysis. MARINE HOSPITALS er's Office hcis never changed. We further recommend to the the height of jte The income of the Organiza­ We recommend that it be We have been, and are actively tion since the last Convention was fighting, for the return of this brought to the attention, as often International Convention that ^lory and the SIU was looked upgreatly increased due to the fact function back to the Department as possible, to Surgeon General they study the possibilities of on unfavorably and regarded by that we caused to be opened var­ of Commerce where it belongs. Parron of the Public Health Serv­ working out a joint program, many as an extremely "small, ineffective" Union. ious new Branches and placed of­ The control of American mer­ ice, of the'many instances where with other AFL Maritime Unions, Although the Seafarers were ficials in them. This was done chant seamen by the Coast Guard seamen because of being on the a system for joint support of such the spearhead of the 1946 Gen­ to prevent "freeloaders" from puts the seamen under control beach over 60 days have been de­ legislative offices and represen­ eral Maritime Strike by winning riding SIU . vessels and paying of a military department of the nied hospital privileges, although tatives in Washington. our strike in short order, we no revenue for the privilege. Government. It takes away cer­ in dire need of same. This, we feel, is very important ^ , , . . found ourselves in the beginning This, however, at the same' time, tain privileges and rights enjoyed ^ In some ports, at the present at this time and unless it ,s done, increased our expenditures. Ad- by seamen. It adds a heavier time, this 60 day ruling has been phonies may slip something over possiblities of ditonal expense was undergone burden on the American taxpay­ extended to 90 days; but even on us. If we are not at all times Unions being taken when we purchased our own er and should be changed. this, in our opinion, is not suf­ informed of what they are shap- over by the comrades. To eliminHalls in the Ports of Boston, Nor­ Our organization has already ficient. ing up in the vvay of trying to immediately lent aU folk and Tampa. Incidentally, put our position before all the We should press immediately destroy the trade union move-' resources to the this is along with our New Or­ members of the Committee on the point that as.Iong as a man is ment in maritime. ' launched an all-out leans Hall which was purchased Merchant Marines and Fisheries in this industry, seeking his liv­ While not going into complete drive against the commie clique before the 1944 Convention, and and has received assurance ing, he should at all times be details on this, we feel it is im-' dominating the MEBA. broii,ght to four the number of through the AFL that it is help­ qualified for treatment at USPHS portant to point out a couple of During the entire course of the our own establishments. and Marine Hospitals, regardless disputes resulting on the East Officers' Strike, we continued this ing us _ •Ills uo in ill our uui fight. iisiiv. One further expense of the Ortransfer of the Steamboat of the length of time on the and Gulf Coasts between our-1 program with the result that ganization over the past two Inspection and U. S. Shipping beach. selves and various Bureaus and within a very short period of years has been that of organiza­ Commissioner's Office back to We further recommend a com­ the results of same. time, the communists within the tional work. This was attributed the Department of Commerce plete survey, as has been going In the Port of New York, after MMP were ousted and a counter­ to Isthmian Steamship Company must be done through an Act of on, by the SIU of all Marine Hos­ long persecution at the hands of balance of power established and later expanded to various Congress. pitals and investigation as to con­ the Coast Guard, the Organiza­ within the MEBA. other unorganized companies This Committee recommends ditions of same. tion finally tried the use of eco­ A great amount of credit must Then too, there wore the very that, in the final analysis, in the In the event of case^ of mis­ nomic action to prevent same be given to the ILA, both Long­ heavy expenses of the 1946 event of failure of the introduc­ treatment or of bad ho.spital con­ and tied up the SS Helen of Bull shoremen and Harbor Workers, Strike. tion of proper legislation to ditions, notice of such treatments Steamship Company. The Com­ who worked closely with us dur­ In spite of these heavy expen­ handle, this matter, that we set are to be called to the attention ditures, however, the Organiza­ forth a proposition to all mari­ of Surgeon General Parron or pany was forced to pay the men ing the entire strike and who, in tion at the present time is in a time unions, regardless of affili­ Assistant Surgeon R. G. Wil­ complete standby wages from the work hours actually were on time they lost their papers to strike as supporting factors sound condition. ation, the possibilities of all un­ liams, Chief Bureau of Medical the time they received them back longer than we were. We find it nece.ssary at this ions using economic action at the Service, Public Health, Washing­ from the Coast Guard as a result It can truthfully be said that time, however, to economize ijoint of production, as in the case ton, D. C. of economic pressure. Since that the General Strike of 1946 was throughout the entire structure of the SS Helen in the Port of We further recommend that our action, no SIU contracted oper­ the primary factor in organizing of our Union so as to operate on New York this past year, if not International Union, take steps ator, or its employees, have nationally the AFL Maritime a full peacetime basis. for the elimination of the Coast to place our entire International called the Coast Guard into any Trades Department, although This has been considered by Guard then at least, the toning Union on record for increased ship's beef. theoretically, it had been in ex­ both the membership and the of­ down of their dictatorial methods subsidies to the Marine Hospitals istence for some time previous. The Operation Division of the ficials of our Union, as well as of so-called disciplining of Amer- and the USPHS, so as to increase WSA during 1946 refused to alIt ^vas the strike that gave birth our Agents' Conference. The re­ can seamen. their facilities and service to U. low the Union and its contracted tu the concept that alone any sults of this consideration was S. Merchant Seamen and, if at operators to use collective barMaritime Union was powerless, ALIEN SEAMEN that a program was laid down in all possible, to their families. gaining to secure a proper rider. that united they were indesOur organization is on record regards to the finances of our UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE As a result of this interference tructible. Union, calling for retrenchment. to fight for citizenship for alien The NMU, MCS and certain In view of the fact that the sea­ and meddling on the part of this By following this program, the seamen who sailed on American particular Government Bureau, sections of the MEBA tried to use men are one of the few, if not Organization will be in a solid Flag Ships during the war. We the last, section of American the SIU used economic action and i {Continued on Page 14) reaffirm this position and petifinancial position. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Groundwork Laid In Lakes Drive; SlU Rank And File Participate Friday, March 28, 1947 Volunteer Organizer do the job, but with a solid basis large "number of :^IU-contracted set up, the rest is simply a mat­ companies. The organization drive on the ter of hard work, with man­ When Fran Krabavac made Seamen in this region have no Great Lakes has now passed its power the backbone of the drive. reason to respect the NMU, the the Zane Grey, Isthmian Steam­ third week — three weeks of so-called union that called a ship Company, as a volunteer OUTLOOK GOOD hard work that have broken the strike up here without author­ organizer eighteen months ago. ground for a real all-out cam­ That's the way it shapes up on ization from the men sailing the he thought he would make one paign to unionize the many men ships. Those men lost their bon­ trip and then ship out on a con­ who sail under shipowner con­ the Lakes. The SIU has the or­ uses, and wages, and received no tract vessel. ^ ganization to dp the job, but it ditions. Today, after eighteen months takes men to contact the ships, material gains in the long run. It hasn't been easy to do the talk to the men, and get the They also have no reason to on Isthmian ships, he is deter­ necessary spadework. The NMU, SIU message across. respect the Lake Carriers As­ mined to continue shipping Isth­ with its selfish strike last fall, sociation, or the other phony mian until the company signs a This may sound like an un­ made lots of Lakes seamen bit­ company unions that exist up contract with the SIU. necessary invitation to most ter. But the Seafarers came in here. Lakes seamen know that He was on the Zane Grey less with a spotless reputation, and SIU members. It probably is, they have been sold nut time but if there are any men with than a month. After that fol­ that has made the majority of and time again by groups that lowed ten months on the Ed­ Great Lakes experience, who the Lakes seamen listen to us want to participate in the drive worked with the bosses and mund Fanning, then seven with interest. on the Lakes, they can do a against the seamen. months on the Sea Hawk. He's The Great Lakes seamen have good job by contacting the SIU This time the story is changed. still on the last named. been assured that the SIU had repi'esentative in the port they This time the seamen have a Brother Krabavac got his sea nothing to do with the NMU want to ship out of. chance to pick a Union that has training sailing Yugoslavian phony strike. It is to our credit a reputation for protecting and ships. Twenty-three years ago There's a big job to be done, that our work has been good fighting for its members. With he started out to sea, just to see and the same spirit that won a FRAN KRABAVAC enough for these men, and they such a choice, it's a good bet what it was like. He enjoyed his resounding election in the Isth­ have received us very whole­ that they will pick the SIU. experiences so much that he up by a United States vessel mian Steamship Company (NMU The next few months will tell heartedly. stalling to the contrary) can the story. The SIU has a good decided to make the sea his and brought to this country. This section needs organiza­ In his native land Krabavac knock over the anti-labor Lakes chance to organize many sea­ career. tion. No flash in the pan could had been a member of the sea­ operators. SUNK BY NAZIS men who haven't had the oppor­ men's union, and so it was nat­ Right now the situation shapes tunity to sail under decent con­ Only once did he come close ural for him to want to join a up in the following manner: ditions. They want to. but they to regretting his decision. That union in the U.S. was when the President KopajSeveral companies have start­ have to be contacted first. "Our union in the old coun­ ed early fit-out operations. Be­ It is our duty to do that job. tic, a Yugoslav ship, was sunk try was a good one," he recalls, cause our men are on the ball, Come, hell or high water, the in the Carribean in 1941. "but not as strong as the SIU. and willing to go all out in the organizing drive will go on — Fran was on that ship, and So I joined the SIU." drive, those ships are now prac­ and to a really successful con­ the survivors drifted for a few tically solid SIU. days before they were" picked SETTLED PERSONAL SCORE clusion! He sailed many ships during The Union will be calling for Charging flatly that anti-closed the war. usually right into the contracts in these companies shop laws were unconstitutional within the near future, or pet­ danger zones, because as he puts it, "I had a personal score because they nullified the "right itioning the National Labor Re­ to settle with Hitler. His troops lations Board for elections. of contract," AFL President Wil­ ovei'ian my country." We know that a fight is in liam Green last week told AFL Brother Fran more than set­ store for us. We are ready and unions that they would be justi­ tled the score. The supplies waiting, confident in the fact TAMPA—Winning a bargain­ day. One of the important sub­ carried on ships manned by fied in ignoring such laws in thai cooperation from the Great ing election in this state means jects for discussion will, be the Krabavac and other merchant states which have enacted them. Lakes seamen has been excel­ absolutely nothing. It's not very organizing of a prograr," design­ seamen made possible the vict­ The statement was made by lent so far. difficult to organize the workers, ed to beat Attorney-General Tom ory over the Nazis in Europe. Green at the convention of the In­ especially into AFL Unions, but Watson when he runs for Gov­ SIU IS CHOICE When the war was •finally ternational Brotherhood of Paperonce the election has been held, ernor. won, Fran still wanted action, so So good has been the help the courts take over. makers, which met in Chicago. Labor never had a more bitter he volunteered his services as .T-.T 11 J i , 1 given us by the Lakes seamen The AFL has already started , \u ^ The injunctions , which have enemy than Watson. He has laid an organizer. He was told to ^ ^ ,, , „ , I themselves, that our organizers test cases of the open-shop law, . J ,u ^ ,u OTTT • been issued in Florida are some­ his plans carefully to advance try to make an Isthmian ship, , . .. I are convinced that the SIU is in Nebraska and several otheroverwhelming choice of the thing to see. No picketlines are himself politically by trading on and if successful, there would be states, but It may take close to allowed, the closed shop has been labor. plenty for him to do. outlawed, and labor is straitjacktwo years before the first chal- -^g The State Federation of Labor JOB WELL DONE lenge reaches the Supreme Court. He was successful, and thus It's impossible to state right etcd if and when a strike is call­ will have to do the big job in campaigning against Watson be­ started eighteen months of hard Until then, 'the AFL v/ill chal­ at the start how good an organ­ ed. The employer hires scab la­ cause the CIO is very small po­ work. lenge the validity of the laws," izing drive might wind up. But Brother Krabavac was on the Green said. "The Supreme Court j if .spirit is any indication, the bor, and the police escort the tatoes in Florida. In Tampa the Seafarers is tak­ Edmund Fanning when the ship has upheld the closed shop and next few months will see plenty scabs through picketlines. They will again so decide." ! of Lakes companies joining the have done it so often lately that ing an active part in the fight was voted in Baltimore, Mary­ it appears that strikebreaking is against Mayor Hixon and his ma­ land. The NMU was sure of this the biggest job for Florida police chine. . one; the NMU organizers had men. We have had some pretty bad already put it down in the win School teachers, the most un­ experiences with Hixon, when he column. derpaid people in the state, and took the lead in breaking the But the work of Krabavac and perhaps even in the nation, are taxi drivers' strike. the others proved too much, and in the middle of an organizing We are going to supply plenty ^^^en the balloting was completNEW YORK — Cheered by a cago convention of the Office campaign here. of cars and drivers to take voters rolled up betpledge of unqualified support Employes International Union, of They are meeting with plenty to the polls and home again on ^er than a three to one majority, from Harry Lundeberg, president which the UFE is an affiliate. of opposition from the press, the election day. "That did my heart good," of the Seafarers International "If there is any place in Amer­ politicians, and civic leaders. said Fran. jg ....... "On unorganized It is no secret that labor Union, the United Financial Em­ ica where high wages and better FII^THY SLANDER • ships a seaman is not treated rallying voters against Hixon, ployes, AFL, stepped up its plans working conditions should pre­ Editorials in the papers ac­ for a strike against the Wall vail," Green said, "it is in the tually slander the teachers, and and it is no secret that the labor- decently, and all that will when the SIU gets a conStreet exchanges and brokerage money-making establishments" of call them malcontents, rabble hating. machine is plenty worried T c*+1-» »VM o tract TtrifV* with Isthmian.' over the outcome. houses and announced April 21 Wall Street. rousers, and worse. All this to Krabavac gave some instances as the walkout date. Prior to his address. Green honest people who arc 'trying The picture is black, but Tom of what he means when he says Lundeberg gave assurances of conferred privately with Lunde­ to obtain decent wages and con­ Watson and the other labor-bait­ that seamen are "not treated SIU backing to M, David Keefe, berg and Keefe. ers have forced us to band to­ decently." ditions. UFE president, when the two met The projected strike stems A Citizens Committee has been gether to beat the people who "First of all, the food is poor, in Chicago last week. from the refusal of A. M. Kidder set up, and they are trying to hate the workers. and scarce," he stated. "Quart­ The SIU official said that be­ and Company to negotiate a con­ show the teachers that a union is From now on its a finish fight, ers are small and they try to cause the UFE was militant in tract with UFE. The street-wide unnecessary. But the teachers and labor is going to keep right crowd >men into the- foc'sles. pressing for its just demands it walkout will cut off the possibility are not going to be mislead by on battling until victory is won. Overtime is just a word on those merited Seafarers support, which of business being conducted for anything that this group prom­ ships, and a man rarely gets ultimately would aid the entire Kidder by the Stock and Curb ises. time enough to eat a full meal." labor movement. exchanges or their member firms. The feeling is that nothing was It was for reasons such as A similiar pledge from William The UFE scored a major vic­ done before the teachers started those that Isthmian voted over­ Green, AFL president, said his tory recently when — with full organizing, and that if their un­ whelmingly for SIU representa­ entire organization would stand SIU support—it struck and par­ ion fails, the civic authorities tion. And it is for such reasons with the financial workers "until alyzed the New York Cotton Ex­ will not increase wages or better that Fran Krabavac became a they win victory," change. The union won a con­ conditions. volunteer organizer, and is going Green announced the AFL tract after one day on the picketThe Florida Federation of La­ to stick at it until a contract is backing in a speech at the Chi­ lines. bor Convention started on Mon­ [signed, sealed, and delivered. By EARL SHEPPARD Green Advises Unions To Ignore Open Shop Laws Florida Labor Gets Ready To Oppose Tom Watson Lundeberg Pledges Int'l Support To UFE In Wall Street Strike '-i-i.Vl �l: Friday. March 28. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Delegates Gather For SIU Convention ( • t; It M'ji 1 11:' Above is the Atlantic and Gulf District delegation to the Convention. Standing, left to right, John Mogan, Lindsey Williams. Sonny Simmon,, Paul Hall, and Red Gibbs. Seated, in the same order. Earl Smith, W. H. Simmons. J. P. Shuler. and Gal Tanner. Fishermen and fish cannery workers had their representation. Left to right, Joe Perry and Lester Caveny, Fish Cannery Workers Union of Monterey, Cal., and John Crivello, Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey, Cal. The SUP had the next largest delegation to the A&G Dis­ trict. Seated, L to R, Bob Dombroff, Harry Lundeberg, and Morris Weisberger. Standing, John Massey, R. D. Thompson. Charles Brenner, and Ed Coester. The Great Lakes District was well represented by Fred Farnen, Larry Martin, and Herbert Jansen, seated left to right, and Einar Nordaas and William McLaughlin, standing. McLaughlin is from the British Columbia Seamen's Union, f I Vi Delegates came from as far away as Alaska. Above, on the right, is John S. Amayo. President of the Alaska Fish Cannery Workers Union. Beside him s George Issel. representing the Fish Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific. San Francisco Bay Area. The Fish Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union, San Diego, California, was represented by \ Frank Currier. Business Agent; C. H. Burns. Fisherman; and Lester Ballenger, Secretary-Treasurer. ' �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Friday, March 28. 1947 /ts True — Rhode Island Pays Bonus To Soamon Lakes Seamen Sullivan Says Invited To Visit Commies Have UETERATIS' BOTIUS BOARD Buffalo Hall Control Of CSU of trail ^rab&mn ^pisntBtions STATE HOUSE (Continued from Page 1) ardent supporter of the Second Front. In his statement, Sulivan, who was also secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, ad;nitted that he had been a member of the CP from 1937 until three months ago. The CSU has always reflected the Kremlin line, and it was for that reason that the charter of the union was revoked by the Seafarers International Union in August. 1944. PROVIDENCE 2. FL I. Merchant Marine Application For Bonus Under Chapter 1721, Public Laws of 1944 All Answers Must Be Typewritten or Printed In Ink 1. Name under which applicant entered the aervice 2. Present name (if different) 3. Mailing address (present) —.JLQ. Z^£.ltLillg.-AY9-i—C^nStOO -B,-!-. Na SiTHt Cl^orum r.O. Zmm Sma Sex-Male (3 Female • No. and location of Draft Board where applicant regiatered —S»5 aiTer.ATe. ,—PrnTldwnflH, H. I • Period served in Merchant Marine: i v.,.-!, a. Date of entry into service 5jL._iSli5 Place gaW YOrk b. Date of discharge or relea.- r from service —St ill IP jS.9rTlP9—Place i c. Serial Number Dd you serve on an army transport or merchant ship operated for the United Sutea War Shipping AdminiatiatioD between the dates of December 7.-1941 and September 2, 1945? Yfl8 4. 5. e. 7. t/iP llAlll.KY ttm , IM 8. Name war zene areas where served? 9. Place of birth...-Pro Jlldeaa«.»_JEU.L. JtiHh hkn at h. ATHKM aaMOa .. No ifdUarranaan -Mlddla-gajl.,. 10. Date of birth— MANY IMPLICATED 11. Length of LEGAI. RESIDENCE in Rhode Island IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO SERVICE Sullivan implicated many 12 LEGAL RESIDENCE at time of entry into service -70 Perk^» ATai...,-.-PXOal.diUiaj.,_ R. T. rso. Btrtia Otp or Tova Stato people in his blast against com13. LEGAL RESIDENCES for period of six mcotha immediately prior to entry into service Prn¥l dWIlfia^—R.l. • FROM TO munst machinations in the CSU, and in the Canadian labor move­ ment. He named Fred Rose, a form.er 14. AddreigivenM time of separation from aervice citi member .of Parliment, who was 15. Name and legal addrpsees of parents at time of entry into service _ 1&7.S w. PrQTld(uiga._Bal. sent to jail in the atom bomb plot, as one "of those who used 16. If married at time of entry into service, name and legal addreMoI wife (or husband) fl UTI hmugh the seamen to further the ends 17. Hav?^Tecri>^a^Veter^''bM«urori«i^^ bom this or any other ^te becauae ol service srith the Armed Forcct or the of the communist party. Merchant Marine in World War II? ^ He also named Alderman J. B. If "Yes" what State — —— Salsberg as a party member who PENALTY PROVISION: Ch. 1721, Pub. Laws ol 1946, "Whoever knowmgly makea a false atatement. oral or written, rdtfing to a material fact in supporting a claim under the proviaicns of thia^ ahail bemoni^of not mat than SSCO^ or by transmitted funds to him from imprisonment (or not more than one year, or both.*>^^*^/' ^^ ^ the party in order to finance • the 1937 strike against the lake Subscribed and sworn to before me thir_,.V^^Z5 ; <l»y of——fftbTlWry ship owners. "In the period from 1943 on­ NMsryPyblk wards." Sullivan stated, "the DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE executives of the seamen, the CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL same as lots of other unions, It is certified that this application meeU all requuemeoU of ChapiCer 1721 Pulic Laws of 1946 and it ia recjuested that pay. have been gradually in the pro­ ment ol the State Bonus oU200.00 be made to the following person: Cfftificate No. . N^of cess of taking into their ranks, either knowingly or unknowing­ ly, members of the communist party — for instance, in Halifax, AppfOTsd-Stnta Bonus C. H. Meads, who was an Amer­ ican seaman, but who had never sailed in Canada, was drafted in ORIGINAL DISCHARGE OR RELEASE MUST BE ATTACHED HERETO from the NMU and is now in complete charge of the east coast for the seamen and gen­ eral secretary for the fishermen; Some time ago the Seafarers Log ran a story regarding payment of a Bonus to Rhode Island whose wife, at the same time, is merchant seamen who had sailed during the war. At that time there was not too much known about the provincial secretary for the this, but now the Log has first-hand information from a veteran seaman who has already filled out communist party, the necessary application for some of that Bonus money. On this page we have reproduced the CP IN CONTROL application form. Sullivan stated flatly, the same as Joe Cur ran has done in In order to be eligible for ^uch payment, the applicant must be a legal resident of the State the NMU, that the CP placed of Rhode Island, and must have been a resident of that state at the time of entry into wartime men in the national office of the merchant marine service. If those two qualifications are met, then it is just another short step to CSU to direct party work. "In the national office," he filling in the form and- collecting the $200,00. said, "the communist party, of Application forms can be obtained by writing to the Veterans' Bonus Board, State House, course, has taken full control, Providence 2, Rhode Island. where they have placed Jerry McManus in as secretary but act­ ually his work is to direct all political activities within the or­ ganization." Waste of seamen's ,money was another point on which Sullivan By RAY GONZALES The crew may allow the ship find the real cause of difficulty took the commies to task. to sail short of supplies expect­ lying witli the eunipany purchas­ "The executive officers ar i During the past years we have ing to pick up the shortages in ing agent. running all over both Canada fought long and hard to bring and the (United) States, sup­ conditions on our ships to what a foreign port. Therefore, let us cooperate However, when the ship ar­ 100 percent with our Chief posedly to be doing union work. they are today. .... In all those cases, the rives in a foreign country, the Stewards, Chief Cooks and dele­ In every battle we have en­ usual run of Skippers produce gates. seamen are footing the bill. The only work that McManus was tered, whether it was private' a letter from the company tell­ Of course, this does not mean doing was floating money from ship operators, commies or the ing them not to buy any stores that if a Steward is a phony we the NMU into this country and' government brass hat agencies, in foreign ports due to the high should pat him on the back and warn him to be a good boy from laying the groundwork for the we have always won and we cost of food. NMU coming into this country will continue to win our battles We all know that lack of ad­ now on. There is only one good way in order that they could take through the coperation and sol­ equate food causes a great deal idarity of the membership. of dissension among the- unlic­ to handlcthis food situation, and the CSU over." However, things are far from ensed personnel. Let these final words from that is when you arrive aboard perfect yet. After an extensive Sullivan make their own point. The Chief Steward is power­ your ship, call a meeting and "I also stated (at the 1946 con­ survey, I have noticed that food less to cope with the ftgh-handelect a delegate to contact the vention of the CSU) that I was and other supplies put aboard ed policies of many of the com­ Chief Steward,, This delegate should confer undecided whether or not to run our ships, purchased by penny- pany purchasing agents, and he pinching company agents, are of usualy winds up behind the with the Chief Steward and re­ for reelection," says Sullivan. "I was quickly told by Sals­ second or third grade quality. eight-ball. quest him to produce all requi­ In several instances, there The outcome of the company sitions and confirmations. berg that it wasn't a case of The Delegate should check whether or not I wanted to run have not been enough supplies sponsored difficulty usually finds as they, the communst party, put aboard for the expected dur­ the crewmembers slapping these carefully for quantity and had made the decision. Com­ ation of the voyage. In other charges against the Chief Stew­ quality. If he finds any short­ munist party discipline does not words the companies have delib­ ard or voting him off the ship. age or inferior grades, he should I think we should look before Immediately notify the Union alow for individual thought and erately shorted the crew of food we leap, and we would usually Hall, party orders must be obeyed." necessary for the trip. By FRATIK MORAN BUFFALO—Lakes seamen of all ratings, regardless of wheth­ er you have a ship to go to or not, are invited to drop into the Buffalo Hall, meet the local Or­ ganizer, and discuss your ship­ ping problems with him. You will meet plenty of oldtimer.s, and some of the younger Seafarers, who all know and will tell you of the advantages of real unionism, SIU style. In the SIU Hall, there is no waiting around, like there is in the company offices and LCA halls. SIU members register for jobs at the Union Hall where ship­ ping is conducted strictly on a rotary basis. They also have job security, guaranteed b y SIU contracts. Seafarers have preference in shipping on the same boat that they laid up last Fail, if they so wish, and don't have to wor­ ry about the bosses' friends tak­ ing their jobs. Unorganized Lakes .seamen don't know whether they have' a job in the Spring or not. Re­ gardless of whether they laid up some vessel or not, they don't know whether some friend or relative of the bosses will have their job when they look for it at the fit out. SIU contracts mean job security. • SIU CRE'WING UP In the Buffalo and Erie, Pa, areas, the shipping activity has been confined to SIU ships crewing up. The Local Agent for the SIU has bccH quite busy crewing up these boats, so it looks as though the SlU-contracted vessels will lead the parade out of this port when the initial sailing begins from here in the near future. Don't forget, all unorganized men are invited to help organ­ ize their ships into the SIU. Contact the local SIU Halls whenever possible, and give them yoUr suggestions for mak­ ing your ship an SIU .ship. In the SIU, you're backed by 65,000 SIU members, and the 8 million Brothers in the AFL. With this combination and sup­ port, you can't go wrong. Go SIU today! Some Companies Still Try To Chisel On Fooii Unfoi'tunately, in many* cases crews have neglected Lo report such beefs in time for the Pa­ trolmen to take action before the ship sails, or sometimes no­ tification is given just a few hours before she is to pull out. In these cases when a Patrol­ man comes aboard after the crew has held up the ship, and tells the company about the shortage or poor quality stores, the company will always scream "breech of contract!" "You've given us no time to replace the stores. You're hold­ ing up the ship, "We'd give you the stores if you'd notified us in time," •Well, lets see if they really mean what they say. Lets get our beefs into the Hall well in advance of sailing time. If they mean what they say the storerooms will contain first grade food and plenty of it. If they're pulling a fast one we'll pin their ears back! �Friday. March 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Payoffs And Shipboard Playboys Keep Port Pbiladelpbia Active By E. B. TILLEY , PHILADELPHIA — Shipping as was necessar,y here. here is still bouncing along at a There has arisen a misunder­ good clip with a steady flow of standing on .some of the ships ships in and out of the port. that come in here pertaining to The past week ."^aw the paying- feeding while the ship is in port. off of four ships and the signing It seems that some of the Stew­ on of three, in addition to the^ ards Departments think that several ships we contacted in when their ship hits the dock transit. they don't have to work anymore. Silence Ihis week from ihe There were minor difficulties This is bad, for the rest of the Branch Agents of the follow­ By JOHN MOGAN aird beefs on a few of the ships ciew then wants subsistence and ing ports: but they were handled at the the companies yell bloody mur­ BOSTON—Business and ship­ ory and the Fort Winnebago BALTIMORE point of production and cleared der. They say that the food is ping is definitely on the increase (West Coast tanker) and the up in short order. NEW ORLEANS there for the Cooks to use. why in these parts. Upon my re­ four other ships in that port. turn to Boston from the Agent's One of the ships that came in don't they stay aboard and cook SAVANNAH In Boston, two Eastern ships Conference (for a breather be­ (the .Sam Johnston and the for payoff was the SB Chemawa it? SAN JUAN fore going on to Chicago for Falmouth) paid off during the They're right in that respect, of the Beacon Hill Company. Her NORFOLK the- International Convention) I week also, with the SS Sam troubles took a little time to so the in.si.stence of the Stew­ JACKSONVILLE learned that none of the boys Parker also scheduled for Fri­ square away. She had been out ards Departments in knocking had any chance to do any rest­ day, but held over the weekend. PORT ARTHUR on a nine month trip and for off in the galley is leading to ing while 1 was gone. nine months the crow had to put complications which will have to The deadline for port re­ The Falmouth has seen her up with the wild west antics of be ii'oned out. And, too, it appears that the last days as an SlU-contract ports. monies due, etc.. is the a Skipper who thought he was coming week will also be a busy ship — unless we can sign up On the other hand, we are Monday proceeding publica­ a real pistol packin' hot shot. one for all hands, with plenty of the Greeks — and the crew very happy over the cooperation tion. While every effort will ships scheduled to arrive in this certainly piled off her with This yokel, according to the that the ships' delegates are giv­ be made to use in the current area for payoff. crew, used to come out on deck ing us. Almost every delegate much regret. issue material received after Acting Agent Sweeney didn't twirling his 45 around his index calls the Hall as soon as his ship that date, space commitments She was old, she was cramped, get a chance to do any acting but crew and officers got along finger and yelling to the crew (as arrives and we have been cover­ generally do not permit us fo while 1 was gone. He spent the first-rate. if they didn't know it) that he ing them all in true SlU fashion do so. before the pay-off begins. entire time in Portland, which was the Skipper. On the Sam Johnston, there is enjoying some unprecedented Up and down the deck this were a few hours disputed for prosperity — thanks to 100.000 male Annie Oakley would parade some of the black gang, which tons of surplus potatoes. trying to impress the crew with is now payable. And since three ships were his pistol prowess. In the general confusion, an scheduled to pay off in Portland EXPENSIVE JOKES SUP ship (the Springer) came on Monday, (SS Purdue Victory This wasn't so bad, but he had in and paid off without repre­ and SS Ethiopia Victory, both another pleasure, sadistic at that, sentation: but the Delegate in­ By BLACKIE CARDULLO "Waterman and the SS Umatilla, which caused him amusement. formed the Patrolman on his He enjoyed it, but to the crew MARCUS HOOK — Shipping the worker's paradise — for him. a West Coast tanker) . and two others were slated to sign on ,, T , . it meant only the loss of cold is very good down here in the Oh. well, 1 guess his memory (the SS David Burnett, an Hook — so good in fact, that we cash. is short. American-Pacific scow^ and the He would listen attentively to haven't any men left on tiie SS Billings Victory, another To get away from the Pilot beach to put aboard the ships. a crewmember report.his misfor­ With all the boys out on the and the NMU 1 got a hot tip to Waterman) , Brother Goggin ac­ tune in a shoreside caprice with companied Jimmie Sweeney to the ladies, and then send the poor ships I'm getting kind of lonely pass along. All you members Portland on Sunday to try to guy ashore to some sawbones j^^t sitting here looking at the can look for a new Hall to be line this deal up. who would give the guy a shot hoard with no one to talk to, opened soon in Marcus Hook. Well, it would have been of penicillin for a 40-buck fee. j that's the way it is, and Believe me, it is going to be somewhat of a feat, if this pro­ TVT , 11 the victims • .• Ti 1.^ ex-'I who- am I to kick if shipping Naturally didn't s is second to none. Stand by for gram had been knocked off in good. announcement of the grand one day. what with the Umatilla actly throw the Skipper bouquet: opening. According to the NMU Pilot, for this trick, and the guys were berthed over in South Portland Joe Curran is giving Joe Stack a at the pipe-line; but the ship­ P.S. Got a letter today from visit that they paid off in good hard time, and is trying to throw fAHOY ' -AKD I ping commissioner weakened (or Frank Snyder commenting on style, with no overtime disputes, him out on his ear. I AViPPeef so the boys tell me) and the but with a real beef about the It seems as though Curran has the .piece we had about him in Ethiopia was carried over to Steward. reached the point where he this column. He told us he is Tuesday. The MC&S Patrolman ordered doesn't like his colleague any now a salesman for good unionGOODBYE, PLEASE this character to pack up when more. He should remember that made cigars. "Well Frank, just Brother Sweeney remained in the boys told him their beef. when you play with fire you're remember, Blackie smokes cig­ Portland, where he took care of bound to get burnt. GOOD BUNCH the payoffs of the Ethiopia Vict­ ars too. A funny thing about the Pilot The manpower situation would is its conspicuous absence on have been critical were it not the Marcus .Hook waterfront. for the fact that the turnover on ao.Mo' WAIT're SAcr Could it be that they don't want WATER MlT3 THEM CA110U3E.S the Waterman ships was rather the Sun Oil men to see that all light. is not serene with the NMU? hot and bothered about it when The Purdue Victory, for ex­ Could it be that they would the ship hit Philly. ample, signed on with virtually the same crew, only a couple of At the payoff the men who had be admitting that they are hav­ By CHARLES KIMBALL ing difficulty keeping their own the men leaving. been victimized put up a squawk in protest over the 40-dollar ride house in Order let alone bring That will just about deplete MOBILE—Again this week the This ship, incidentally, carried unorganized seamen under their the Skipper had given them; our laid-up fleet here. all book men, and as nice a bunch Port of Mobile can report the wing? however, there wasn't anything of guys as anyone would want best of shipping for any and all Could be. NEW HALL TOPS that we could do in the matter to meet. The crew was also for­ "We hear a lot of talk about comers. In fact, some ships have We have just about settled into tunate in having heads-up Del­ so we settled the beef the best the commies and their activities, our new Hall, and everybody egates, who had everything ship­ sailed shorthanded. way we could and crewed up and most seamen agree that they seems to enjoy coming up here shape for the payoff. the ship. One day last week we had are of the same class as the fas­ and sitting around. In the old She is now on her way to Gal­ As a result, the ship paid off cists — both a menace to dem­ three ships sailing and each need­ Hall, you couldn't pay a man to veston where Brother Sweeney in perfect style, and a vote of ed two Firemen. The Dispatcher sit around. We are going to buy ocracy. will no doubt run into this char­ thanks is due the crew and the However, the Pilot is always and 1 went out and made all the new furniture as soon as some delegates, not only for their acter and have to climb on him blasting the fascists, but remains spots, but our time was wasted. can be found. splendid cooperation, but also very silent whenever communist for a donation to the members Of course, we don't intend to It was as if someone pulled double-dealing is exposed for in the Marine Hospital in the buy this new furniture until the a Paul Revere on us, going on some strange reason. amount of $34.00. Due lo Ihe large number ahead to warn the men on the shipping boom is over, because if we make the boys too comfor­ However. Waterman is expect­ SHORT MEMORY of ships in New York calling beach that the Dispatcher was table, they will never want to ing another dozen or so ships for crews during off hours The other night, the Agent- coming. ship out. into Portland in the next 15 and on Sundays, the New Organizer of the NMU in the We prowled about for quite Just one final word: If there days, and if there should be a York Hall is now operating Hook was down the street in a on a new schedule of hours ginmill blasting a local veter­ some time, but it did very little are any member in Ports where heavy turnover on any of these, good, and the ships finally sailed shipping is slow, get in touch we'll be up against it for men. for registering and shipping. ans organization. shorthanded. with this Port and we can prob­ As it is now, we find it neces­ These boys are all returned The new hours are: From This shipping boom is going to ably find berths for all who need sary to issue too many permits. veterans and a better bunch Monday through Friday from Latest information about the would be hard to find. I guess continue for quite a while yet, as them. 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ we have received another notice Our new address is 1 South Evangeline is that she will be this character forgets that they day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ crewing up sometime befox-e that 24 more ships are due to Lawrence Street, Mobile 10, Ala­ were the fellows who fought the day from 10 to 3. April 15th. bama. war and hblped to save Russia— come out of the boneyard soon. NO NEWS?? ti ¥ Boston's Future Is Still Bright For Tbe Next Few Weeks, At Least Marcus Hook Is A Lonely Port; Fast Shipping Has Hall Empty ')[i Mobile Asks All And Sundry: Come Down And Get Fast Shipping \ * NEW HOURS �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Few Phony Skippers Anil Pursers Sour Good New York Shipping By JOE ALGINA Unclaimed Gear Members whose gear has been held for more lhan three months in the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. Friday, March 28, 1947 Canadian Seafarers Demand Probe Of Ship Transfers To Panama VANCOUVER, B. C. — De­ nouncing the transfer of Cana­ dian vessels to Panamanian reg­ istry as a shipowners' subterfuge "to operate ships with cheaper crews, pay less taxes and to avoid regular steamboat inspection," Seafarers in this port called upon the Government for an investiga­ tion into the practice. forwarded to Prime Minister Mackenzie King and to the Min­ isters of Labor, Transport, and Mines and Resources. The Patrolmen here in New NEW YORK — With forty or fifty ships in port during the York have been kept running past week shipping and business with the large number of ships remain good in the Port of New to be covered. They have made On another front. Brother Har­ York. With this continued run all the ships hitting the port and ry Archibald, Member of Parlia­ of good business, we are still have squared away all beefs. ment and a Seafarer, is pressing pleading for rated men in all There is no rest for the weary for government action in the for the Seatrains have started departments. Parliament, in order to win cor­ We had the Yarmouth in their, runs to the Gulf ports and rection of the injustices to Cana­ during the week on her second will be" pulling into New York dian seamen and the merchant trip and she is beginning to soon. They shouldn't pose too marine stemming from the trans­ In a resolution adopted at the fer of vessels to other flags. shape up very well. All the much trouble, but who can tell Feb. 17 meeting, the membership differences are being ironed out when ships have just started in­ The resolution pointed out that and she will soon be a smooth advocated a boycott of all Pana­ a considerable number of Cana­ to service. running ship. manian and other flag ships, dian ships, built by taxpayers' It takes a little while to get touching Canadian ports, which money, have been transferred to everything running ship-shape fall below prevailing conditions Panama and other registry. This on a vessel just out of cold stor­ condition, it said, has thrown age, but the Yarmouth has had in this country, unless the Gov­ thousands of Canadian seamen, a minimum of difficulties and all ernment takes steps "to safe­ shipyard workers and longshore­ in all she is shaping up nicely. guard the Canadian merchant men out of work. The L. Duster, American By HENRY CHAPPELL marine." Putting the responsibility for Range, brought in a log-happy The resolution was to be sent the situation up to the govern­ TOLEDO—We expect that this majority of large American in­ Skipper when she hit port re­ to the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, the proposal urged that cently. This guy was a real port will be well represented in dustries belong. If they don't mend their ways, ment of the American Federa­ maritime policy be changed to clock watcher. He inust have the AFL's plan of expansion. In tion of Labor for proper action. prevent continuance of the abuse stood at the gangway with a line with this, we expect to they'll be lucky to have beans The meeting recommended that "until such time as Panamanian stopwatch, for the Patrolmen have a newly formed Maritime to eat! the proposal be introduced at the flag and other foreign registered Trades Port Council operating in found that he was logging the NMU VERY QUIET Seafarers International Union ships running in and out of Can­ this area very shortly. men two for one if they were The NMU still remains very Convention in Chicago for the adian ports, pay the prevailing only forty five minutes late. Already the Dredgemen have quiet up here on the Lakes. purpose of setting up a policy to scale of union wages" and abide promised any support that we TAKE DAY OFF Maybe they can see the hand­ be carried out by East and West by the manning scales and work­ He wasn't content with just may need, and the ILA officials writing on the wall. They are coast AFL seamen. ing rules in effect on Canadian logging the men, for after pull­ are being contacted for their so bankrupt that they have no ships. support. Copies of the resolution, which ing this trick he tried to turn program to offer, and they cer­ is similar in nature to SIU Presi­ The resolution concluded with Brother Bill Sturm, Regional tainly can't criticize the SIU. the logged seamen to. If you're dent Harry Lundeberg's message a request for support from the unfortunate enough to ship with Director of the AFL for this Unless they have changed a to the American Congress, were American Federation of Labor. this kind of Skipper and get area, has been very cooperative lot, they will be in there pitch­ logged for being one ^ hour late, with us in the past, and has ing, trying to see if they can you might as well turn around made it a lot easier for us to and take the full day off as you contact the various unions and make plans for getting things lose a day's pay anyway. SHlffcM/AteC Another guy who thought he started. {ATlM'SeAMS? A number of ships have al­ was God was the Purser aboard the Smith Thompson, South ready begun to fit-out for the - TAMPA — Shipping slowed Port loaded to the scuppers with Atlantic. This jerk wasn't happy 1947 season, and men who have down slightly this week, and its ' giggle juice. unless he had a red pencil in his been home and down to the a good thing that it did. Anyone We were able to get a few of hand writing "disputed" across Coa.sts are beginning to drift who even looks like a seaman the fellows out of the bucket, but back to Toledo. They will all be all overtime. has been shipped, and we could too many have been thrown in This self styled lord of the aboard the ships, soon now. still use men. the pokey where we can't help overtime was a real pain in the True to expectations, the ship­ Some ships have had to leave them. neck to the crew. Not only was owners are stalling around on here short in several ratings, and The police force is composed he opposed to giving the men the contrapt negotiations. How­ with five ships due in here this mainly of young fellows who overtime, but he told the crew ever, these details will be ironed week, it looks very much like want to lead in the amount of that if he had to belong to a out before shipping starts. we won't be able to do anything arrests. That means that they disrupt the SIU's campaign. We union to go to sea he would quit Some of the shipowners' pick up anybody who even looks sailing. Well, for the record I phony proposals are in line with have handled them before, and for them. We have only eight men on the we can handle phonies like them drunk. can say that we'll take care of Ralph Robey's statement to the beach, including Tripcards and again. this guy as far as his shipping press recently. It costs $15.00 a head, .so be Permits. In the long run, only the sail­ out on SIU ships is concerned. cai-eful how much liquor you This guy is Chief Economist ors suffer from the NMU's at­ Waterman Steamship Company It has been bought to my at­ take on when in Tampa. for the National Association of has taken over the coastwise tempts to rule or ruin. But, tention that when the Nampa They don't like organized labor Manufacturers, and follows their these party-line followers don't trade, and two to four ships com­ "Victory was tied up at the Army in Tampa, and the gendarmes care what happens to anyone. ing in each day. Alcoa and Bull Base here in New York for a policies. • know very well that the Seafar­ That's why they constantly are also very active, but Water­ CAN EAT BEANS ers International Union is well man really dominates. Recently, Robey was asked, battle the SIU in our attempts organized. There is talk of Waterman op­ poISHAPE"How is a man to live on the to better the wages, working and L They have it in for us on that erating a passenger vessel to Ha­ living conditions of all seamen. UP BeAunaverage weekly earning of score, so any chance they get, Fuiiy r vana, but this is just rumor. That's why all seamen are fed $45.83?" up with their phony propaganda, Don't believe it until we get more they will really rub it into us. Robey replied, "Let them eat The best advice is to be damnand look to the SIU for the information. beans." We are still having trouble careful here, and do the celebrat­ only honest, democratic leader­ This brainy executive made with fellows who come to this ing someplace else. this statement to the press just ship for all unlicensed seamen. after he had polished off a feed that must have cost $20. Robey also maintains a summer and winter home in West Virginia job of organizing becomes in­ ganized into the SIU long before By EDWARD JANASZAK and New York. creasingly easy. now. But it's easy to see why the TOLEDO—Results are begin­ Robey's remarks remind us of Despite the bad impression NMU has met with such little the French Queen (Ed. note: ning to show in the Seafarers' created on Great Lakes men by success. pay-off, the CID men came Marie Antoinette) who, when current drive to organize all of the NMU's phony organizational aboard to shake her down. These According to my information, told that her subjects had no the unorganized seamen on the strike, the SIU can and will or­ agents in their shakedown took some of their officials are not bread to eat, said, "Let, them Great Lakes. ganize the Lakes. a lot of the men's personal gear even organized themselves. In One factor that we have had Quite a few of the ships up without giving them a receipt. eat cake!" It is phonies like him who to overcome was the resentment here have begun to prepare for addition, the Lakes seamen are ; DECLARE STUFF produce such fertile grounds for created by the NMU as a result the fit-out, and according to what wise to the commie line used by \ I contacted the head of the the commies to work on in this of their phony Lakes strike last we see and hear, more will start the NMU — where the party : comes first and the union mem­ CID and was assured these men country. And he represents the year. in a few days. bers come last. would receive receipts for their NAM, an outfit to which the This made certain men definitely SHOULD BE SIU anti-union, but when they under­ property taken by the CID, how­ Everyone here is confident The majority of the men so far that the SIU drive will be suc­ stand the aims and program of ever, I was told that they would the SIU, they are all for our contacted are reacting very fa­ cessful this year, apd that even- ' get no receipts for contraband. vorably toward the SIU, and are tually the entire Lakes will be Baggage which was checked at Union. So if you buy stuff overseas, As the unorganized Lakes sea­ in favor of our Union. This under the SIU banner. It's going my advice is declare it -to Cus­ the USS Los Angeles has been toms. If you bring weapons transferred to the Seamen's men become acquainted with the should be a good season of mu­ to be a big job; but then, so was back to this country don't ex­ Church Institute, 101 South Har­ SIU's policy of direct represen­ tual benefit to both the Lakes Isthmian. With the help of all | pect a receipt, for it will, be bor Boulevard, San Pedro. The tation on their beefs, our work­ sailors and the SIU. It's hard to understand why SIU members on the Lakes, The your fanny if you're nabbed USS Los Angeles ceased opera­ ing rules, and the way that we these Lakes have not been or- Great Lakes. Too. Will Be SIU! deal with the shipowners, our with the stuff. tion on March 1. Shipowner Stooge Says Seamen Can Get Along On Small Salary Tampa Really Hungry For Seamen; Only Eight Men Are Left On Beach TOLEDO SHOWING RESULTS IN UKES DRIVE NOTICE! �Friday, March 28. 1947 THE SEAEARERS LOG Page Nine Agents Conference Reconiniendations Contracts And Negotiations While it is true that our Union has recently consummated the very best contracts in Maritime history, we see that there are still several small differences in Various contracts. We recommend that at the termination of our contracts which all terminate at the same date, September 30, that these various differences be squared away so that one SIU general contract for all type vcs.sels can be covered in one content. The reason for this is obvious —-^irst of all, saving of expen-ditures—second, to reduce maxi­ mum amount of trouble by hav­ ing all contracts interpreted in the same manner. work on board ship, but have thrown their part of the work on their fellow shipmates. There are further instances of various fellows getting drunk after shipping on a vessel, and thbn deciding not to take such job or even to report back to the Union Hall on same. This practice creates a bad situation by trying to place com­ pany finks on board the vessels on the excuse that the Union has refused to fuimish them a man. There is no question but that these practices must stop. Everything this Union has it owes to fighting for it the hard way, by the use in practically every instance of economic ac­ tion, not only to gain our condi­ tions but hold them. We cannot allow any small group of performers or drunks to throw awaj' the efforts made by these previous struggles by our membership in gaining the finest contracts in the Industry. .Agents' Proposals Out of deliberations at the recently concluded Atlantic and Gulf Agents' Conference came many reports dealing with the Union, its structure, problems and future opera­ tions. On this page are printed some of the reports passed by the conference. The complete reports of the Agents' Meeting have since been submitted to, and ap­ proved by, membership meet­ ings of the A. & G. ports. Shipping Rules, Constitution The Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, recommended that the Un­ ion purchase voting machines for the .various hails for use in an­ nual elections. This we deem inadvisable in­ asmuch as, first of all, it would entail a teirific expense, and second, the system now used in the SIU as to voting procedure is one that has been in use for a long time, not only by this Union but by many other unions, and has proven to be efficient and honest. Strikes And Strike Apparatus We therefore are not in accord Vvfith the recommendation from the Puerto Rico branch. The Port of New York has recommended to this Conference for action, a proposition calling for each candidate in annual elec­ tions to supply a photograph of himself with details as to Union activities. • While we are in sympathy with such a proposition, we do not feel it is necessary or advisable to amend the Constitution as such. We do recommend, however, that full and proper riotice be gi\"en in the Seafarers Log and various minutes, and that prior to our next annual elections such photographs and biographies shall be supplied by each candi­ date foi- office, along with his cre­ dentials to t)ie Credentials Cornin the Headquarters Of- The 1946 General Strike, in this crack down on this Union as well Committee's opinion, was with­ as all others. On the subject of the various out a doubt the most important This Committee recommends new companies who have been event in the entire history of the that each Port Agent, upon his signed to an SIU clo.sed shop con­ Seafarers. return to his particular Port, tract this past year by the SIU A study of the complete strike make an immediate survey of the Organizing staff, it is to be noted report from each Branch Agent's strike facilities of his Port and that there are several small dif­ report, as well as strike files, give a full and detailed report to ferences in these contracts as re­ Such photographs and biogra­ will show that in every port the the Headquarers Offices of this gards our regular previously con­ phies are then to be run in that SIU, during the period of the Union concerning the local situa­ tracted companies. issue of the Seafarers Log im­ CHECK ON GASHOUNDS Strike, was able to take over and tion. mediately following the findings It is understandable to this Each agent should size up the We, therefore, recommend to complete leadership of the of the Credentials Committee, and Committee the necessity of such the Agents and membership that entire Maritime Industry. amount of gear he has on hand upon issuance of their report. small differences, and we concur The problems, although differ­ for use in ca.se of Strike, such as a close check be made on this and in the .organizing staff signing SHIPPING RULES that all gashounds and perform­ ing in size, according to the size kitchen equipment, cots, etc. these various new companies in We further recommend that ers be brought up on charges be­ of the Port itself, were pretty We have studied various Shipsuch a manner as they did. fore the members on the basis much the same all over, and the upon the receipt of such reports Rules recommendations subWe recommend that these dif­ of tearing down Union condi­ strong and weak points of the that we follow the procedure as mitted from various Ports and laid down last year prior to our Strike Apparatus that showed in ferences be corrected, along with tions and contracts. 1946 General Strike. That is. to have studied same. Most of these our other contracted operators as This Committee further recom­ one Port showed in practically instruct the Director of Organi­ complaints originate not so much previously recommended at the mends, whenever possible, when all Ports. zation of this District and the from the lack of good Shipping termination date of our new con­ other means have failed on the In regards to the possibilities Rules, as from, the lack of proper tracts which is also September 30. proper handling of negotiations, of a Strike in 1947, it seems to be Organizational Staff to immed­ enforcement instead. iately make a complete study of We recommend that Headquar­ that the continued use of eco­ the general consensus of opinion all reports and recommendations We. therefore, recommend that ters Offices be charged with the nomic action be used to maintain of the various Branch Agents, and then make any changes as the Shipping Rules stand as they as well as the membership itself, responsibility commencing as our present conditions. are needed in our Strike Appar­ are and that every official of the soon as this report is acted on, in This, by no stretch of imagin­ that 1947 may see some sort of atus, subject to membership ap­ Union be instructed to see to it keeping files of all disputes aris­ ation, means wildcat action on the economic action on the water­ proval. that they are enforced. ing from, our contracts part of any individual crew, but front. We feel veis stiungly and re­ We further call upon the memThis committee is of the full peat once again that while this bership to assist in this program These files should contain clari­ concerted action through coop­ fications of all disputes arising eration by crew members and opinion that the Organization Committee is certainly not in by seeing to it that any violamust be prepared in the event favor of making and, immediately upon claidfica- shore-side officials. additional j tions or misadministration of the one does become necessary. It expenditures for strike gear, each Shipping Rules by members or To prevent disputes from pil­ tion of such disputes, the mem­ bership should be notifed both ing up, every crew is urged to is well that we remember that in Port should be able to, upon very officals are brought to memberthrough bulletins to all Ports, never payoff a vessel until the some respects 1947 can be com­ short notice, mobilize itself for ship meetings for action, and the medium of the Seafarers all-clear signal is given by the pared with the year. 1921 after all-out economic action. the first World War. boarding patrolmen. We further point out that be­ Log. This like comparison of the cause of our pre-Strike prepara­ B.y the same token, every crew We feel that if this point is various situations calls for the tions in 1946 that we had less adopted, all interpretations of all should be instructed not to sign organization, above everything Secretary-Treasurer, John disputes will be made in a uni­ ship's articles until such time as else, to be very careful and not confusion in administering our strike than any other Maritime requested a six he has been again given the allform manner, and such action be jockeyed into any ill-advised Union. clear signal. . , , , , ,, month's leave of absence due to should result in the betterment This we feel was due to the recoverv, and Thus, by taking care of these moves by the operators. of conditions for our membership. We definitely do feel that, if fact, as stated before, of previous recommends that the full responproblems we can reduce the KEEP CLOSE CHECK Secretarv-Treasamount of contract and negotia­ the opei-ators feel they have suffi­ preparation and this, if nothing^ tions problems by using this cient Government backing, they else, offers a good reason for con­ urer's office be turned over to the On the subject of wage nego­ may attempt in some fnanner to tinued preparation of same. simple process. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, as tiations, it is to be pointed out per Constitution, immediately, that although we * recently re­ pending the concurrance of this ceived a 6 po.r cent wage increase recommendation. He further through the efforts of our Wage stales that at the end of this six Negotiating Committee, it may It is this Committee's opinion he is to immediately contact the The Committee on Organiza­ months, if his health is not im­ be necessary in the near futui'c, tion and Expansion, submits the that tanker operators hold a key Coast Repiesentati\e. proved and that he needs a in the event prices continue to go This C o m mitt e e further position and are of vital impor­ following points: change in climate, that he will upwards, that we once again open the policy 1. Organizational work and tance to the Organizing and Ex­ recommends that negotiations with our contracted Expansion of the Union is vitally pansion program. adopted in the Isthmian Drive of tender his resignation. We, the undersigned Commit­ operators. necessary. We therefore recommend that issuing membership books with tee. ri-alize that after many years We recommend that our Wage 2. The Union should maintain the Organizing Department be the Initiation Fee and certain of continuous duty to the SIU Negotiating Committee stand in­ a permanent organizing staff. permitted to select and employ Assessments remitted, be con­ that Brother Hawk's health has structed to keep a close check This staff should consist of a Di­ competent tanker organizers in tinued. failed. We feel that Brother on this matter and, if in the fu­ rector of Organization, one East sufficient number to properly The same policy of the remis­ Hawk should be given a vote of ture such a necessity for wage Coast and one Gulf Coast repre­ carry on the necessary organiza­ sion of dues to members sailing thanks for the many years of ser­ unorganized ships to also be con­ increases arise, the Wage Nego­ sentative. tional work in this field. vice to the Organization and that tiating Committee is immediately tinued. The Isthmian election is over The selections should be sub­ he be granted this request of a to make recommendations to the and the victory by the Seafarers It is to be definitely under­ ject to the approval of the Di­ membership of same and com­ means that the last unorganized stood, how-fever, that the remis­ six month's leave of absence im­ rector of Organization and the sions shall be for the organiza­ mediately and that his pay be mence action. dry cargo operator of any great membership. •• tional period only, and that upon continued for this period of six This Committee has been re­ size in the off-shore trade has AGENT RESPONSIBLE certification or the signing of con­ months. ferred several letters and com­ been eliminated. tracts all members shipping shall We further recommend that In Ports where no organizer is munications from ships' meetings, It is therefore recommended do so as on contract ships, and the Assistant Secretary-Treasur­ stationed, the Port Agent is to be dealing with the question of Un­ that the permanent organizing er, J. P. Shuler, immediately as­ that crew members of these ships held responsible for all organi­ ion responsibility on the part of staff handle the business of con­ sume full and complete authority who failed to avail themselves of zational work, and is to submit our membership towards uphold­ tacting all new companies as and duties of the Secretai-ythe opportunity of joining dur­ daily reports of all organizational they are brought in under the ing our contract. Treasurer, as per Constitution, ing the precertification or con­ activity conducted in his port. It has been shown that a few expansion program^ and to take for the successful carrying out of tract period must join in the In the event of any unusual gashounds and performers not such action as is necessary to the Union's program. regular fashion. developments or excessive work. bring them under SIU contract. only have refused to do their Sick Leave Organizational And Expansion Program �im THE SEAFARJSRS LOG jpage Tea Friday. March 28. 1947 •^1 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS SIU Crew Aids Striking Foundry Men SIU Wins Damages And Pension Pilot Butte's For Injured Canadian Seafarer Cook Dies In Turkish Port First-rate Union representation pays off. Take it from Canadian Sea­ farer Alfred Brunet whose per­ sonal experience is another sol­ id indication why the Seafarers International Union's beef-hand­ ling for its membership is tops on the waterfront. A few years ago. Brother Brunet, who has been sailing the coastal vessels of the Cana­ dian Pacific Railroad for many years, suffered a serious injury which impaired the sight of both his eyes. The case came up be­ fore the compensation board in Vancouver, British Columbia. No precedents were upset at the hearing. As usual in cases involving seamen, Brunet got a rough deal. Fortunately, how­ ever, he still had an ace up his sleeve. His Union — the SIU — would put up a terrific fight in his behalf. Brother Brunet headed for the Branch office at 144 Hast­ ings Street, Vancouver. There he saw Brother H. Murphy, SIU Port Agent. Gathering all the Seafarer Alfred Brunet looks over sailing ship model, facts. Murphy decided to pitch a which he recently presented to the Vancouver Branch. Despite battle to win what Brother Bru­ impaired vision as a result of shipboard accident, he still pur­ net justly deserved. He peti­ sues his hobby. tioned for a review of the case. The result was gratifying. But there's more to the~ story ship models, one of which he Everything that Brother Brunet than just the compensation presented recently to the Union. was entitled to was won—and award. Port Agent Murphy says paid to him. And, in addition, he Paying dues in the SIU, Sea­ is being paid a small pension, that Brother Brunet is still sail­ farer Brunet will assert, is the which he will receive for the ing on his ship. And, in spite of his handicap, he is still able kind of security investment that rest of his life. to pursue his hobby of making pays off dividends in many ways. The Brotherhood of the Sea, in the persons of the crew of the SS Caleb Strong, came ashore this week to lend a help­ ing hand to fellow trade union­ ists walking the picketlines. It all came about when a member of the Caleb Strong crew, J. M. "Windy" Walsh, went ashore in Brooklyn and found pickets around a plant near the waterfront. The pickets, he learned, were members of the International Moulders and Foundry Workers, Local 87, AFL, on strike against the Doran Foundry. In the' course of a conversation with the men on the picketlines, "Windy" learned that their union did not have a strike fund and due to the length of the strike the funds of many of the men were exhausted. The pick­ eting foundrymen, he found, were not too concerned with their own welfare, but those men with families were worried about their wives and children. When Seafarer Walsh heard of this he went into a huddle with himself. If a few bucks will help these fellows stay on the picketline, then let's help them out, he decided. Back to the ship he went, and in a short that the men of our plant, who time the whole crew had learn- are out on strike, were badly in need of money not only to feed themselves, but their wives I2K3rtT WITH and children . . . took it upon himself to take up a collection kEPP IT dPl among the crewmembers of the Caleb Strong, which totaled $72, which, as per agreement by the seamen, was to be distributed among married men with chil­ dren who are in need of finan­ cial assistance, which was done. "Words cannot express my ap­ preciation or feeling for this kind deed performed by an out­ side affiliate of the AFL. ed of the situation and contrib­ WISHES TO THANK uted $72 for the families of the "If permission can be granted, strikers. The men then handed the money over to the Union's I would like an invitation for myself and a committee to at­ strike commitee. tend the next meeting of the CREW'S FINE DEED SIU, so we can voice our ap­ In response tjo the demonstra­ preciation and thanks. tion of union solidarity by the "I am writing this letter hop­ crew of the Caleb Strong, Fred ing you will publish it in the Van Hansen, Chairman of the Seafarers Log so as to thank Foundry Workers' Strike Com­ Brother Walsh and all the sea­ mittee, wrote a letter to the SIU men who contributed to the thanking the crew for "this fine prosecution of our strike and deed performed by an outside the aid of our families. affiliated Union of the AFL." Fred Van Hansen He also assured the men who Chairman Strike Comm. donated the money that it had Local 87. IMFWA." been distributed to those mar­ Seafarers aboard the Caleb ried men whoe families were in Strong, who contributed to the need of the assistance. aid of the Moulders and Foun­ Brother Van Hansen also stat­ dry Workers are: J. M. Walsh, ed that he wished to attend the next membership meeting of the Louis P. Sivert, Gordon Hansen, SIU to voice his appreciation E. D. Scroggins, M. S. Spytko, and' thhnks for the fine gesture Allen George, Bob Branch, J. O'Rourke, Joe DiGrazio, Jack by the Strong crew. Th^ text of Brother Van Han­ Branch, Uno Wirkeban, Clyde Patterson, Leon Sizemare, Har­ sen's letter is as follows; old Rency, Jerry Kirzmann, "Dear Brothers: Thurman Little, W. C. Nicholsen "A Brother of your Union, and Fred Pearson. Joseph M. Walsh, upon finding dp*. ;; Seafarer Charles Stawinskie, a Chief Cook, who died sud­ denly while ashore in Istanbul, Turkey, was buried in a ceme­ tery in that city, according to word just received from his shipmates aboard the SS Pilot Butte, which returned to the States this week. . ••S - i; Brother Stawinskie was strick­ en in the company agent's office and died a few moments later. The burial service was attended by the Pilot Butte's skipper and the crew. The late Seafarer, who held Book No. 29911, signed on the Pilot Butte in Galveston, July 1, ,1946, for a trip to New York. There he signed on foreign ar­ ticles, Aug. 1. CREWS PRAISE A statement from his ship­ mates said "he always had the best of intentions, and they were always carried out to the best of his ability." An ardent ad­ vocate of solid unionism, he spoke often of its advantages, the crew said. Extremely modest, and a hard working union man. Brother Stawinskie cared only to be "a regular fellow among seamen," the statement added. The late Charles Stawinskie (left) with a shipmate in the Butte's galleyk Photo at left shows flagdraped casket reposing in Istan­ bul church prior to funeral service. SS Ovid Butler Crewmembers Call For End Of Coast Guard Jurisdiction Over Seamen Scoring the Coast Guard's jurisdiction over merchant seamen as "an encroachment upon the democratic rights of civilian labor by a military force," the SIU crew of the SS Ovid Butler pushed for the return of authority to the Department of Commerce. The proposal was contained in a resolution submitted with a copy of the ship's minutes of the Feb. 23 meeting, held at sea. power over seagoing civilians, the Seafarers declared that they recognize "this as the first at­ tempt toward the regimentation of all American labor." Transfer of control over the In view of the Coast Guard's strenuous efforts to retain its civilian maritime effort to the Commerce department would serve the better interests of the United States and, consequently, the SIU, the Butler crew point­ ed out. In support of the proposed change, the statement recalled that the civilian governmental body once did administer the af­ fairs now conducted by the Coast Guard. It implfed, therefore, that (Continued on Page 11) 1. ."i • •£ �Friday. March 28. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief ll FAIRISLE, March 2—Chair­ man A. E. IBourgot; Secroiary R. W. Simpkins. New Business: Molion carried io have fresh wafer lanks cleaned and inspecled before new crew signs on for next trip. Motion car­ ried that all crews quarters be painted and all bunks repaired. Also have hooks and mirrors placed in all quarters. Motion carried that all vent systems be checked and repaired throughout crev/'s quarters. Good and Welfare: General discUssiiig by all concerning ship, quarters etc. A repair list made out to be turned over to shore delegate at the pay off. A. J. FORT WINNEBAGO. Feb. 11—Chairman J. O'Malley; Sec­ retary R. Hanna. List of repairs for each department and gen­ eral repair list read. List to be presented to Patrolman. Deck Department beefs heard and it was agreed to present them to Patrolman when ship reaches port. No beefs from Engine or Stewards Depart­ ments. General discussion on cleaning of passageways and messroom. |) / 4- S" t MONROE. Feb. 9—Chairman Hansen; Secretary T. Randall. New Business: Motion carried to have radio removed from chart room and put in radio room so Radio Man can handle it. Motion carried that ship's repair list be read; list ap­ proved. Motion carried that medical chest be checked be­ fore next trip, also slopchest. Motion carried that First Offi­ cer be removed from ship due to his bucko conduct and in­ tolerant attitude. Motion car­ ried that all beefs be settled before payoff. Motion carried that American money be given in foreign ports. Motion car­ ried that two messmen amid ship be removed to spare room aft. Motion carried to remove padeyes from deck to prevent injury to crew. SAMUEL LIVERMORE. Jan. 2G—Chairman C. J. White; Secretary Samuels. New Busi­ ness: To remove soiled towels and soiled clothing from wash­ rooms. Also to remove cups and dishes used at night. Each man to place gear used in scul­ lery. Messboys to serve men going on watch first. To re­ serve four seats at mess table for watch going on. No clothes to be washed in wash basins of wash rooms at anytime. Each Department to use heads and washrooms alloted, and main­ tain cleanliness of same. Butler Crew Proposes End Of Coast Guard's Control under the jurisdiction of the (Canthiued from Page 10) the job was more satisfactorily department of Commerce; and WHEREAS: The disciplinary handled under the previous au­ power granted to the United thority. ^ ^ States Coast Guard over the The Butler men, in their re­ civilian employees in the U. S. solution, called upon the Union merchant marine was a form of membership to pledged all their protection in a period of na­ resources to effect "the removal tional emergency; and of the United States Coast Guard WHEREAS: The period of or any other military organiza­ national emergency has been tion from having jurisdiction • declared officially over by the over our only means of liveli­ President of the United States; hood." In this direction they recommended the election of a and committee of five members to WHEREAS: An attempt is gather data on the Coast Guard being made by the Coast Guard regime in its relations with mer­ to maintain this miliary force chant seamen. The results would over the civilian employees of be turned over to the Secretarj'- the merchant marine; Treasurer, the statement added, THEREFORE, BE IT RE­ for presentation to "the parties SOLVED: That we members of concerned in Washington." the merchant marine recognize The text of the resolution, this as the first attempt in the bearing signatures of the Butler regimentation of all American labor; and crewmembers, follows: FURTHER, BE IT RE­ TEXT OF RESOLUTION SOLVED: That a committee of WHEREAS: We members of five be elected at a joint mem­ Ihe Seafarers Internaficnal Un­ bership meeting in New York ion of Norlh America, as mem­ to gather all data regarding un­ bers of fhe crew of the SS Ovid justifiable actions of the Coast Buller, fully realizing fhai fhe Guard, which proved detri­ marifimfi labor movement id mental to the efficiency of the foremosl in fhe American lamerchant marine in its effort tbor movement; and, to contribute the most to the WHEREAS; We feel that an war effort; and encroachment is being attempt­ BE IT FURTHER RE­ ed up on the democratic rights SOLVED: That upon comple­ of civilian laboro by military tion of the arrangement of this force; and. data, our Secretary-Treasurer present it to the parties con­ WHEREAS; We feel that an cerned in Washington; and encroachment is being attempt­ BE IT FINALLY RE­ ed upon the democratic rights SOLVED: That the entire mem­ of cililian labor by military bership of the SIU pledge its force; and, every power toward removal of WHEREAS: Firmly believing the United States Coast Guard that the better interest of the or any other military organiza­ United States and the life of tion from jurisdictional rights our organization can be served, over our only means of liveli­ as in the past, by an organisa­ hood. tion of seafaring individuals A GUIDE TO THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS STAY ON, rHE JOB/ Fr?, IREMENMUST STAV yVlTH TWElR PLAhtTlS UmiL RBUBVBV BY RePUGEMe^^r FROM THE HAIL . CUT and RUN By HANK Shipping in Nc-\v York (and .several other ports) is so good that many brothers are wisely and happil.v grabbing those jobs off the boards to avoid all that day-to-day (and even weeks) waiting ai'ound which they know only gi\-es them an unprofitable period of laziness, boredom and decreasing cabbage. So if you hat to be broke, to be lazy, forget about waiting for that special trip to Alaska or Turkey and grab those jobs while shipping is hot and the weather is cool. To avoid getting yourselves fouled up. the ship, and the men on the ships, yoti Brothers should I'ead the shipping rules or have them explained (if it finally comes to that) by responsible people. Another important thing. Before you take any job make certain >'ou want to sail the ship. Ships have to be sailed, not tossed around like bad tomatoes. Be a sailor. Brother, and a good union man, not a luxury-liner baby dreaming of no work, all over­ time and a goldmine with dancing women waiting for you in That foreign port. That ship and the trip can be swell if you stay on it and want to make it that way. So how about it, Brothers, use your common sense—not those half-baked quick-triggered decisions which seriou.sly and foolishly foul up a lot of things. S. 4 Last week we talked with Jimmy Mulligan, his cheerful wife, and Jimmy's shipmate, Charlie Henry. Jimmy v/as sure glad to chew ihe seafaring fat with Brother Henry after their eleven month trip together with another shipmate, Brotnei Bishop, who is not in town right now. Jimmy's wife is so proud of her husband that she said she wouldn't like to hear any bad words about Jimmy, indeed. Especially after St. Patrick's Day. we might say . . . Deck Engineer Claude Davis exhibited to the union hall last week his shipmate of a seagoing rabbit. George, and confessed that this big eared sailor of two years on our ships, couldn't make the last trip because he had a tooth pulled. Say, Claude, does George clean those winch beds for you on the trip or what? . . . Electrician J. McHenry is ready for a long circuit of a trip we presume . . . Laymon Seay, the Oiler, is merrily in town, to grab a ship . . . Ozzie Okray and Leo Siarkowski just came in from a trip to Germany. The trip was okay, they confess. i5iSteward J. J. McGrath i.s presumably ready to ship out after celebi-ating St. Patricks Day. Is it a trip to Glocca Morra in Ireland, you're thinking of, Brother McGrath . . . Little Paddy McCann just came into town from his home town of Jacksonville, Florida. Ah, Paddy, we knew you wouldn't miss the Irish parade for any­ thing in the world—even a ship to Ireland, too . . . Here's some of the oldtimers here in New York right now: Gulfer Chester Jowers; Bosun v., Acabeo: Gulfer O. G. Pederson: Bosun Roland Strom; Dan Bissett: John Bilinski: Bosun Joseph David Rose: K. Kain; F. Nering: J. Stickney: AB F. Borst: Salvatore Volpi: W, J. Newhoff; and A. De Forest. i- "Because many of the members who hit this port find it difficult to find their way around." A. L. "Steve" Stephens, New Orleans Dispatcher forwarded this map of the Crescent City, pointing out the location of the SIU Hall in 339 Chartres Street. It is suggested that Sea« farers clip this and keep it for future reference. S- S- Alcoa Sfeamship Company is charfering 16 more Liberty ships and buying two more C-2s lo bring the total fleet under its control up to 78 vessels. Alcoa's charter fleet will then total 59 vessels and with her 17 company owned ships plus two two C-2s. she will control the operations of 710,000 to ns of shipping . . . The Mississippi Company, which is operating the first and is about lo receive the second of its three passenger liners, has now decided lo build a fourth. Each of these vessels, which are air-conditioned and of advance design, carries about 120 passengers . . . Bull Line has decided to resume its coastwise services and will do so as soon as it can charter the right kind of vessels. �•1 ? THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag® Twelve Triday, March 28. 1947 THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAHS NMUers Should Get ; Men Aboard William Bryant Lowdown On Cause Warn Of Safety Violations Of Current Battle To the Editor: j result of the internal trouble that exists in the NMU today. Judging from the current is­ In my opinion, all the oldsues of the NMU Pilot, all is not timers who fought the CP on well in the Moscow paradise up both the West and East coasts on West 17th Street. Joseph should come out with articles Stack, who so prominently dis­ telling the younger elements of played his character in this the NMU just what happened in present beef, is a well-known 1939. So that they get .something opportunist who in 1938, was beside the blarney fed them in run off the Houston waterfront lying pamphlets strewn about by'the rank and file. At that the waterfront by paid agents of time I was a member of the the communist party. Pacific Coast Marine Firemen We of the Seafarers Interna­ with Book No. 4015. tional Union are not perfect, be­ What I cannot understand is cause it is human to err. But we why Joe Curran, who knew the can assure you men of the NMU character of Joe Stack, did not that our Union officials are sin­ expose him to the membership cere rank and file men who will before this present split in his work in every way humanly union. Giving Curran the bene­ possible to keep your ranks fit of the doubt, it could be pos­ intact. sible the pressure was too great, Should you NMU men go on because the communist party did believing the lies of such people practically control the editorial as Joseph Stack who seeks to use staff of the Pilot. you principally to feather his own nest, you can then be as­ HAD GOOD PURPOSE sured you will find yourself We of the Seafarers Interna­ sold for 30 pieces of silver. tional Union, who fought people Joe Buckley such as Stack in order to expose them to the members of the NMU —not to tear down the structure of the union, but to make them understand that we have much in common with them as sea­ men—deemed it our duty to assist them in cleansing their ranks of People staying on the shore. such-characters in the hopes that Believe the life at sea. we could create a unified pro­ Is one of fun and frolic, gram to fight the common enemy A great big jubilee. —the shipowner. Three squares a day, a nice clean It is our duty, as union men, to bed clean out the political element Why should they want for that has infested the ranks of the more, ranks of the NMU for the past A seaman's life is wonderful. ten years. For it has always been He sees the foreign shore. the policy of these people to de­ He sits on deck in sunshine stroy that which they cannot And has the ocean breeze. rule. Why should he want more I do not relish the idea of re­ m.oney. hashing old stories. But that is He lives a life of ease. what the split in the NMU is forcing many oldtimers to do in That all sounds swell, my lands­ man friend the attempt to prevent the ship­ But let me put you right. owner from using the NMU as a About the things far out at sea. wedge to smash all unions, as a That go on day and night. Then lend a ear, I'll make it clear. HEADS FOR ITALY The truth about the sea. AFTER 12 MONTHS The way the ocean really is. The way it's bound to be. ON BAUXITE RUN So make a trip on a liberty ship To the Editor: Out on the ocean blue. And by our side, you'll take the I've been on the bauxite run ride for thd past 12 months dodging And we'll show it all to you» tli.e North Atlantic, but at this To ihe Edilor; We have been shuttling down here between the Port of Spain and Georgetown since January. During all this time, the ship has been running with her hatches open when light. This practice has been a source of irritation between the Deck Gang and the Chief Mate. A man going up to the bow on lookout at night, or even walk­ ing about on deck is in danger of falling into one of the holds. Then, too, if we run into any kind of sea, we may shig, water. Can this practice be stopped? As you probably know, on this run the crew handles the hatches and beams. The amount of money from handling afore­ said runs into a goodly sum. So far, we have have made seven Deck Gang aboard Alcoa's William Cullen Bryant. Photo shuttles from British Guiana to submitted to the LOG by Augustin Rodriguez, Dock Delegate. Port of Spain. We have come to the conclusion that had these It is our opinion that a ship the longshore overtime rate. If hatches been properly secured, running two days in open sea the insurance companies con­ we'd have at least $100 more in with its holds open isn't proper­ done such stunts, it is our op­ overtime. Taking this into con­ ly secured for sea. The only inion that they are endangering sideration, we've entered this possible reason for such an ex­ their policies. money on our disputed overtime periment (since that is all it is) Knowing full well the advansheets. We call it 'proxy money.'is to do the Deck Gang out of {Continued on Page 13) Log-A -Rhythms time I am heading back for Italy. Shipping is so good here in Mobile, it's almost a job to keep from getting shanghaied. Johnny Reed shipped on the Alcoa Pil­ grim headed for "rum and cocacola" Trinidad. We left him there on the Pioneer. Blackie Mason is still out on one of Alcoa's Liberties—the Wirt, I think. He is still carving wood into beautiful plaques and getting a beautiful piece for them. Would appreciate it if you would put me on the Log mailing list. Then I won't have to wait until I hit New York to check up on the back copies. Paul Gladden We are two days out and it's just grand The sun is shining bright. We sit out on the hatches. And watch the stars at night. Morning comes without the sun, A bit of fog appears. The blasting ship's old whistle Goes piercing through your ears. The ship begins to roll a bit. The wind is getting strong. The bow dips down just slightly. As we proceed along. Deeper and deeper the bow digs down To cut the waves in twain. From port to starboard rolls the ship An she seem to groan with Men At Sea By CHARLES KULL pain. "Keep on your course you so and so," Howls the mate to the man on wheel. And tries to keep the wave tossed ship Upon an even keel. Now we have hit the storm in full. She rolls and then she dives. As she starts her rolls in rhythm. On degrees of forty-five. ing sea. They do not think of fear. The ocean waves get higher And swash across the deck. That doesn't even stop them. They're wet from feet to neck. Until their work's completed. For them there is no rest. That's when you find a deckhand Is at his very best. Sweat shines his face like brass For he must keep his eyes upon That bobbing water glass. The storm still kepps a-raging. Here's the quarters of the crew Some of them have one port hole And others they have two. But when the sea is rolling high. The port holes must be closed. Unless you want to take a swim. We look in on the Black Gang, While at slumber you repose. The engine room's his place. The quarters are hot and stuffy. The Oiler at the crossheads. And you're tossed by the roll­ Sweat dripping down his face. ing ship. His one hand holds the oil can. You feel as long as you can't The other, the guide rail, sleep A dive into the crankpit. You'll cool off .with a dip. If his grip did fail. The Oiler gets an oil splashing. Its time for chow my hearties. JRight across his face And cookie's on the ball. He cusses out the engineer, As seamen sway the passageway. "Don't let that damn thing To reach the old mess hall. race." Seated at the table. The ship still rolls like heck. The engineer on watch is seated. A towel around your middle. Four hands would not be quite You sway the passage way. Before the butterfly. enough. And go into the shower stall. To keep her from racing. When your grub heads for the And everything's okay When her stern comes up too deck. You turn on the faucet high. At last you get your coffee, And then to your surprise. Now and then he misses. A little left in the cup. You find a bit of messy soap He pulls at it too late. Then comes the mighty question. And the racing of acentrics. Has gotten in your eyes. Just how to drink it up. Splashes up the clean floor While striving to remove it. To port the ship has rolled. plate. You've got t'S time the rolling. Again the Oiler cusses. Next thing you're lying on the And open up y9ur trap. deck He knows it is his job. And if your late a second. And almost knocked out cold. To keep the engine floor plates It's on your chest and lap. clean. The messman must be careful. We don't have any movies. As he reaches for the swab. With firm feet on the deck. We can't go to a dance. Over here we have' the fireman, We only see more water. To make sure that order A boiler oh each side. Don't go down your neck. Which ever way we glance. But sometimes things do happen. Some of our shipmates seem to And when the ship's in trouble think Strange as it would seem. We can't get out and walk. He's here just for the ride. My shipmate got a hair rinse. We always take these chances. Don't you let them kid you. Of gooey cold ice cream. Do you blame us if we squawk? His job is not all hay. Now my friend and landsman, He keeps the fires burning. Out on deck the deck-hands I'm sure you will agree, Secure the ship's loose gear. To keep us under way. A seaman's life is no roses. They brave the storm and wash­ He turns the valve for extra feed. Away out on the sea. •1 �Friday, March 28, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen SEA-GOING 'BUGS BUNNY' WON'T, WORK OVERTIME—OR ANYTIME QJf0j.g CoftSt Gllftrd AllSWeF To Its Budgetary Problems To the Editor: Two years ago in Wellington, New Zealand, Deck Engineer Claude Davis, struck up a friend­ ship with "George," a snow-white rabbit. They've been sailing together ever since. "George" allows no one to push him around. In photo above, he stares menacingly at lens held by shaking LOG photographer. At left, the tough hare struggles while his owner. Brother Davis attempts to oblige the lens man. Explaining his white-haired friend's temperment, Davis said: "For two years he's been feeding aboard ships, but no one has been able to get him to turn to yet." According to an item printed recently in a New York news­ paper, the poor mistreated Coast Guard has liad its budget cut from over a hundred million to around ninty million bucks. This reduction, they moan, will severely hamper their life-sav­ ing operations and put a crimp in their program for the coming year. Well, I woud like to make a suggestion in their behalf that will enable them to get along very easily on the ninty million alloted to them, The procedure would be for them to unload three-quarters of the dead wood that has been on their payroll for a number of expenses and carry out the work years. Also, in order to decrease that they were originally organ­ ized to undertake, they should relinquish their control over American seamen. ment agency, namely the De­ partment of Commerce. If they did this they would be able to trim themselves down to a smaller, but more compact outfit engaged only in the work for which they are qualified. They .should realize that it is time that the mess they created in the Merchant Marine needs cleaning, for we all know that the Cdhst Guard is guilty of creating this mess. The Coast Guard should be anxious to return to peacetime operation and leave the duties of handling the Bureau of Marine THIS fJFADWOOP^ BRASS.' A SOLUTION This they can do very easily by turning over their control of the Bureau of Inspection and Inspection and Navigation to the Navigation to another Govern­ people who are more qualified to handle it. If the Coast Guard consoles itself with iceberg patrols and the aiding of navigation, instead the company if we Chief Fleet­ of trying to take unto itself the ricians were to supply our own duties that rightly belong to an­ tools for additional compensa­ other department of the govern­ tion such as is now granted the ment, the taxpayers of the coun­ Carpenters (Article 3, Section 1). try can rest assured that the ninty million appropriated to I suggest that all Electricians, them is ample money to carry including assistants, drop a post­ out their duties and protect the card to Robert Matthews. N.Y. sea lanes, instead of devoting Headquarters. Register your beef the majority of the time and with him and he'll go to town. money to lording over the sea­ men as they have been doing. Book No. 425 Louis Goffin Brother Puts In Plug For The Electricians To the Editor: trican. There is no verbal or written examination given to ob­ The Engineers of most ships tain an assistant's rating." are under the impression that And to quote Commander the ships carry two electriciar.«. Bridges, N.Y. Examiner, USCG: the Chief and 2nd 'Flcctrician "An Electrician's assistant is re­ who also has a Chief's rating. garded by the Coast Guard Ex­ To offset'this wrong impression, aminers as being in the same we must constafttly remind them class as a wiper, with no rethat the Chief Electrician is the .sponsibility but with a little only electrician on board. more money as an inducement The Assi.stant is not an Elect­ for an apprentice to learn the rician, and does not do any eltrade. The Mauitime Commission ectricial repairing except under instituted the idea because it the immediate supervision and should prove more proficient watchful eyes of the Chief Elthan maintaining a government ecti-ician. Always remembei- that school," the Steamboat Inspectors and Examiners will tell you when Remember that the duties of a you possess a rating above wiper Chief Maintenance Electrician is (i.e.. Fireman, Oiler, W.T. Deck to test, repair and/or clean all Engineer, et all.) "You are in- electricial equipment that comes telligently qualified to sign ar- under his heading as such, but tides to assist the Chief Elec- ^ not to operate. Bryant Men Score Dangers Created By Open Hatches {Continued From Page 12) tages and value of a marine newspaper, we hope you can find a spot in the Log for this as soon as possible. We want to warn our Brothers to be on the lookout for such practices. TOUGH BABY Now to get to the Mate. At first he seemed to be a pretty nice guy. He is only 21 years young. We had no difficulties until the overtime started rollng in. Hear this: we worked hard for every shekel. He did not throw us an hour. When we tui-ned our overtime sheets in, he changed the hours and time of turn to and knock off to suit himself. He has disputed nearly evry penalty hour we got. After our Delegate told him to stop playing with the sheets, he sawrfthe light. How he uses the red pencil, and he can use it. We want to remind our Brothei-s to make a duplicate of all overtime, so that if they run across a gent l|ike this one, they'll know what they have, and not what he wants to give them. In closing, we wish to say that on the whole we have a militant crew. For the mterest of men on this run, you can obtain copies of the Seafarers Log at the British Merchant Navy Club in Port of Spain. By the way, when reading a recent issue of the Log, we came across Paul Hall's comment on the pos­ sibilities of a hall in Trinidad. We give him a vote of thanks for bringing this question into the limelight. Such an office, we think, would certainly clear up a lot of beefs on the spot. John Tobin Auguslin Rodriguez SS William C. Bryant P.S. We are scheduled to ar­ rive in New Orleans about March 28. (Editor's note: The matter of open hatches should be taken up with the Patrolman at the payoff.) The assistant is simply a helper, called upon only when the Chief Electrician requires his as­ sistance. If the Engineers want the assistants to carry out the responsible duties of a compet­ ently qualified 2nd Electrician let the company pay for it — then we'll get some of our El­ ectricians off the beach. Another thing. I believq that it would be more economical to Seafarer Says There's No Ship Meaner Than The SS Arosemena To the Editor: Mexicans are known as redbean lovers, and the Chinese are fantical in -their love for rice. What would anybody who had to endure both items for six months be? Please contact the last crew of the broken down Liberty wagon, Justo Arosemena, if you happen to know who it belongs to. We'll keep any information strictly confidential, since we wouldn't blame any company for refusing to acknowledge ownership, although the crew su.spects it is an outfit otherwise known as the 'Coastwise" Pacific Far East Line." Next time I shall have to choose between them and the breadline. Anyway, here goes: NEW ORLEANS SIGN-ON Signed on in New Orleans on Aug. 24 last, and left for Gal­ veston, where we picked up cot­ ton for our dear friends in Kobe, Japan. (Wonder in what form we are getting it back). Arrived there after 30 long, long days at sea, and found out that life is nothing but a great joke, only sometieies one fails to see it. We got the cotton off fast—35 hours, after which we were to go back to the U.S. But out of a clear sky comes a fata mor­ gana—something new has been added. We had to shove off for Honolulu, where we arrived Oct. 28 to pick up a pile of coal to be delivered to China. Then all the fun began. We were starting to run short of practically everything. With the exception of fresh fruit, because they were either rotting away or thrown deep six long ago. We stuck around for three weeks, and finally got loaded— the vessel, I mean. COAL? If it was coal that we goaded, as they claimed it was, then you can formulate your own opinion. io9\ ive'/?e ^_^_La^ED NOW.' The "coal" had been laying on the ground in the port of Hono­ lulu since the days when the Navy was coal-burning. By pure accident—or maybe it wasn't, since we wouldn't sail without fresh meat and veget­ ables—we got some stores aboard. The food situation was really snafu, but we were prom­ ised more stuff—rice—in China.We arrived in Tsingtao Dec. 5, and of course, "no can do," ex­ cept for a little sugar. We stayed there until Dec. 22, when we left for the Philippine Islands, celebrating Christmas at sea. Please, if there are any Brothers who spent any Christ­ mas in German or Jap concen­ tration camps, I should like to compare notes with him. BAGGED BED-BUGS We hung around the P.I. and picked up cholera, also bed bugs. So now, beside the customary rice-beans, we had bed bugs. Finally left and got on our way to home sweet home. Now and then we did get some steaks and chops. Chicken we had enough of. Somewhere I read that Columbus had a big chicken feast after he discover­ ed America. I guess the things we had must have seen that party, for they sure tasted like it. The regular coffee cookies looked like, and tasted like, brown clay, and even the cock­ roaches refused them. All to­ gether. this was an experimental trip. Everybody lost weight. So in case you should ever see the Justo Arosemena with S. E. Millbourne as the Skipper —take your own grub with you. You'll need it! Signed by: Arne Larsen, Carpenter and nine Deck Dept. Men �Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 28, 1947 J.P. Shuler's Report To Int'l Convention The Organizing Staff within INTERNATIONAL LONGinstai>ce only recently, we as- various booklets, leaflets, pam­ (Continued from Page 3) our Union intend.? further and sited the United Financial Em­ phlets, etc. SHOREMENS ASSN. Among them are: the strike as a CMU football. But full action in the off-shore trade. ployes in their successful strike "Order!—How To Conduct a Un­ We have very good working re­ instead of kicking, they got kick­ ed, with the result that today We feel if we work hard enough lations with the ILA in all Ports, against the Cotton E.xchange in ion Meeting On Ship and we shall bo able to expand to a Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. In most New York. We have been re­ Ashore;" "This Is The SIU;" there is no longer a CMU. largci- point than we now are. Ports, regular meetings are held quested to lend further assis­ "Here's How Brother;" "SIU It is of no use to speak about The actual value in numbers of between the Seamen and the tance. both by President Harry Organizer's Handbook;" "History victories won unless by victories joiis as made accessible to the Longshoremen to iron out various Lundeberg, and - Frank Fenton, of the SIU;" and "Strike and won we can gain a lesson for Union will not be made known problems. We receive coopera­ AFL Director of Organization. In Strike Apparatus." We have the future. The strike w^ bene­ until sometime in the future tion from them in every manner. their coming strike against the found the use of these publica­ ficial for the following reasons: when these newly organized opNew York Stock and Curb Ex­ tions of a great advantage as a RADIO OFFICERS UNION a. It proved and demonstrated ertaors reach their peak of op­ changes. medium of education. the overwhelming strength of the erations and final disposition is This affiliated Union has assist­ We have assisted the Food and AFL on the waterfront. made of Isthmian Steam.ship ed us every time we h&ve asked Hotel Workers, AFL, numerous PERSPECTIVE FOR b. It proved that despite dif­ Company. We intend, and laid for same. We, in turn, have gone times in various Ports and most SIU ATUVNTIC AND ferences, Unions—CIO, AFL and programs accordingly at the to bat for them on any occasion recently in the Port of Tampa, Independent—can and will co­ Agents' Conference, to continue demanded. GULF DISTRICT where our Union backed these operate on issues involving wages an all-out effort aimed at ex­ AMERICAN MERCHANT MA­ people up in several strikes, all Our last three years have been and standards of living. panding our Organization into RINE STAFF OFFICERS ASSN of which they won. very tough ones. We have battled c. It established a precedent of the off-shore field. Good relations exist beween the In the coming year, we in­ the shipowners, the bureaucrats general maritime stoppage of In addition to the off-shore or­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf District tend attempting to establish closer and the commies alike in our at­ work in defense of the demands ganizing work done, we also have and this Union. We have been working unity with our various tempt to keep our Organization of a section of the Industry. been operating into the Inland of some assistance to them in affiliates. In our opinion, it is to alive and make it stronger. The d. It increased the prestige of and Tug unorganized field and some of their organizational xyork immediate future holds no pros­ the Seafarers International Union signed six Inland operators to and they, in turn, have helped our Union's great advantage to pect for easier days for us. We assist all of our affiliates when­ on an international scale. contracts and arc activ'ely work­ us every time possible. know that to live as an Organiza­ ever and wherever possible as a e. It won. ing in other unorganized com­ tion, we must be prepared for the safeguard for the future. BROTHERHOOD OF panies. hard struggles immediately TEAMSTERS EXPANSION AND ahead, In the Atlantic and Gulf PUBLICITY AND It is to be noted that at the Although the Teamsters are not ORGANIZATION District, not only do we expect present time there arc approxi­ officially affilated with our Un­ EDUCATION to have to battle the shipowner, mately 600 actual Tug jobs un­ The Union, as a result of the ion nationally, in many Ports in Our Union is now putting out but also to meet the full might 1945 Agents' Conference held in der contract to the SIU in the the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Communist Party machine. Gulf area. New York caused to be set up an they are affiliated with our Port a 16-page edition of the Seafarers We have met them before and Organizing Staff within our Un­ The Inland Tug Field on the Councils. Cooperation between Log on a weekly basis. While have not yielded one inch to ion. This Staff didn't officially Gulf Coast is one of a peculiar ourselves and this Union, as for this has been a very expensive them. We will not do so in the begin operations as such until nature. The records of previous instance, during our strike, they item for us to' maintain, we feel around July of the same year. SIU Conventions will show that supported us all the way. Our it has been worth every cent ex­ future for as long as the mem­ Their activities cover among the Organization for a period of most recent aid to them was in pended in view -of the results ob­ bership in our Union continue many others. the following years did not develop favorably their Teamsters Strike in Tampa tained. There are several recom­ the good fight that they have points: where we contributed physically mendations to be made to the carried for the last three years, in' this field. Convention pertaining to our ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP CO. Since the inception of the Or­ and financially in their beef. we believe that not only will we In addition to direct affiliates paper. This will be made at the The details of this Drixe are fa­ ganizing Drive of the Atlantic be able to hold our Organiza­ proper time. miliar to all those present inas­ and Gulf District in 1945, we in the Maritime Trades Depart­ In addition to our weekly tion as is, but to expand it even much as all of the Seamen's Un­ have been able to more than ment, we have very good rela­ paper, the Union has put out further. tions with other Unions, .as for ions affiliated to the Internation­ double the size of our* organized al participated in one way or an­ Tug Fleet, however, we still feel other in this work. After winning we have not made an all-out ef­ the election itself, we have been fort to expand our Organization through several hearings before in that direction. the NLRB. We are now in the Therefore, our Agents' Confer­ final stages of this work and ence proposed that the Interna­ what should be the final hearing tional take up the question of Lakes, Lundeberg stated, "We dian Seamen's Union made an of this entire case is now in ses­ various charters and sub-charters (Continued from Page 1) sion in the Port of New York. issued by the International in close on the heels of a similar have got the National Maritime appeal for help in ousting com­ We should, unless something un­ the Gulf Area. This is to be call for action made by Lunde­ Union, CIO, hanging on the munists from the Canadian Sea­ foreseen happens, as a result of done with the thought in mind berg at a recent meeting of the ropes and it's up to us to knock men's Union, and thereafter this hearing, be fully certified of working out a satisfactory Coordinating Committee of the them out of business completely. bringing it back into the AFL as the Bargaining Agent for Isth­ charter arrangement so that the International T r a nsportworkers It's a tough set-up here on the fold. The charter of the CSU was Lakes, but I'm sure we can lifted by the SIU in 1944 for re­ mian Steamship Company. position of these Tugs within the Federation. fusing to repudiate the commun­ framework of the International President Lundeberg pointed knock it over." AMERICAN-PACIFIC will be clarified. The SIU President referred to ist party. out how the American merchant STEAMSHIP CO. We aLso recommend to this marine has shrunk from a war­ the NMU and Harry Bridges' CSU'S JOB This District's Organizers, act­ longshoremen's union as "politic­ time high of 50 million tons to a Convention that in clarifying ing under instructions from Pres­ This appeal was answered by al auxiliaries of the communist ident Harry Lundeberg, cooper­ those charters thought be given present low of 30 million tons. a promise of cooperation to ex­ He protested that much of this party," and called the leaders of ated with SUP officials along the to the various other unorganized pose the communists in the Ca­ shrinkage was due to the prac­ those two unions "Wagner Act Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in or­ workers in the Gulf Area. It has nadian union, but called on ganizing the first vessels crewed been our sad experience that in tice of American shipping inter­ unionists" who built their unions members of the CSU to take the by this Company. The culmina­ getting to the unorganized off­ ests of transferring their ships to by relying on government help initiative in cleaning out the tion of this was the signing of a shore and inland Tugboatmen in the Panamanian flag so that they from Washington, but who "nev­ party-liners. contract with the SUP, which, the Gulf Area, our Organizers oc­ could be operated under wages er did any real organizing in The fishermen's unions and the as a final result, wound up in the casionally come across fields of and working conditions below their lives." fish canners unions all reported Lundeberg predicted that be­ Coos Bay Beef. In a supporting unorganized workers who are a American standards. great progress in the field of or­ In his legislative report to the cause both the NMU and the action of the efforts already put detriment to reaching our objec­ ganizing. With fishing and can­ fifty Convention delegates, rep­ ILWU are weakened by being into the manning of these vessels, tive. ning reaching great heights, communist-dominated, the ship­ Therefore, the need not only for resenting approximately 92,000 our Union, at the request of our these unions feel that the SIU owners would center their attack affiliates, extended this Coos Bay clarification on Tugs, but to all seamen, fishermen, and fish can­ will enroll thousands of ne-w on them. Beef into various East Coast other allied workers of the Mari­ nery workers, Lundeberg stated members in a very short time, Later the attempt might be Ports. The final result.? of this time Industry, should be con­ that at the rate American ships and become one of the most im­ sidered and studied in the event are being bought, up by foreign made to bust the SIU, he said, beef are known. portant factors in the Interna­ issuance of such charter is made. governments, or being placed un­ "but they won't get away with AFL MARITIME TRADES der Panamanian flag, "it will not it, because we're not Wagner tional. DEPARTMENT The legislative program recom­ be long before the Amei-ican sea­ Act unionists! We did our own AFL AFFILIATES mended to the Convention b.y Assi.sting in forming thi.s new men will be in the breadline with organizing." SAILORS UNION OF THE department of the AFL was William McLaughlin, SIU Rep­ President Lundeberg included an the highest wages in the world, PACIFIC classed as an Organizational ob­ resentative of the British Cana urgent request to Congress to but with no ships to sail." take steps to help alien seamen, jective and was handled as such. LAKES DRIVE REPORT The SUP on the East and Gulf who served through the war, ob­ Through cooperation of our af­ Coasts has at all times cooperated President Lundeberg also an­ tain their citizenship papers, as filiated Unions in the Interna­ in every manner possible with nounced the inauguration of an payment for their service and tional, we were successful in es­ our Union in handling various intensive organizing drive along loyalty to the United States dur­ tablishing AFL Port Councils, disputes. They have, as well, as- the Great Lakes. Harry O'Reilly, Send in the minutes of ing the war. commencing with New York and sited us greatly in all other types AFL Regional Director of Organ­ your ship's meeting to the Other points in the program expanding into every Port on the of our work, particularly .so in ization, promised the complete New York Hall. Only in that called for passage of a Merchant East and Gulf Coasts. way can the membership act cooperation of his office, and to­ the unorganized field. Seamen's Bill of Rights, an end Our Union, in addition has on your recommendations, ward that end offered the SIU MASTERS. MATES & PILOTS to Merchant Marine Training signed other off-shore operators and then the minutes can bo the facilities of Radio Station Program; and for placing the su­ We have close working rela­ WCFL, operated by the Chicago to contract, but are not making printed in the LOG for the pervision of the merchant marine the names of these operators tions with this Organization and Federation of Labor. benefit of all other SIU back under the jurisdiction of known at this time until further we assist one another wherever crews. In discussing the plans for or­ the Department of Commerce. possible. details can be given. ganizing the seamen on the Great Lakes Drive, Panamanian Transfers Highlight Seafarers IntM Convention Send Those Minutes ill] �ii MONEY DUE ShepariT Steamship Company Chun, Paul S. V Clark, Adelbert E. ... Clegg, Harold Corsey, Ernest E Cosgrove, Robert B. . Coutant, Wilbur E Cowen, Thomas DECK DEPARTMENT Cronen, Robert J * , A Cronn, George C Adams, Norman L $ .80 Cummings, Alfred Adamonski, Joseph 10,00 Curtin, Cornelius Alkafer, Raymond F 12.61 Czarnecki, Frank Alman, Eugene E 4.48 D Alder, Edwin E 7.50 D'Angelo, Vito D Anderson, Arne B. 5.07 Davies, Raymond G. . Anderson, F. H 13.94 Davis, Earl Anderson, E. H.# 4.44 Dennis, Donald Anderson, John W 2.54 DeSouza, Henry Anderson, John W 1.26 Dey.senroth, Albert M. Ander.son, Laurilis 2.28 Dixon, John Ander.son, Walter R 22.37 Dgyle, Thomas G Ainold, Clarence W 13.96 Drain, Robert C Arnold, L. R 8.86 Drever, Robert Aiigustyn, Peter 5.14 Dutot, Frank J B Dzura, Mike Bagg, David J 42.38 E Baker, Robert 6.08 Edmondson, Ralph Baker, Walter J 5.04 Edson, Chester Baldi, Salvatore 18.38 Edson, Clarence J Bales, Leon 5.88 Edson, Floyd W Bauer, Robert G 2.95 Ei.ser, Edgar L Baunaeb, John R 1.11 Elrnd. Norman D Behrend, Paul 1.44 Elwood, Lonnie E Bell. Frank R 2.20 Emm-son, Howard F. .. Bell, Raymond 2.20 Ericsson, H Beuecka, Joseph 6.60 Eriksen, Gunnar Benecka, Joseph 26.40 Est by, Fi ederick Benecka, Joseph 59.12 F Bornberg, Philip 3.59 Ferranido, Anthony Beyer, Richard W 5.68 Billingsley, Beverly 2.69 Fetsko, Edward Bishop, Lowell J 73.80 Fisher, Harry Unclaimed, relroactive. over­ time and vacation wages are open on the books of the Shepard Steamship Company. 31 Milk St.. Boston. Massi as list­ ed below: Blanchard, Richard F Boyle, Edward R. Boyle, Edward R. Brandon, Arthur .. Brandt, Eugene W. Brock, Bobby L. .. Bi'ook, Walter W. Buchanen, Seward R. Bukman, Harry G. .. Bushman, George A. C Cain, C. O. . Campos, Alvino Capehart, William R. Caramellino, Fred Carney, Joseph W. Carney, Joseph W Cassada, George Castoro, Paul A. Page Fiiteen THE S E A F 4 R E R S LOG Friday. March 28. 1947 . . . . . 1.47 10.34 3.46 26.40 63.94 3.23 2.95 3.36 4.00 19.07 2.69 2.93 10.41 3.79 2;01 1.34 1.34 3.40 3.59 .20 1.87 7.80 1.44 4.56 2.76 3.13 1.46 1.46 799.99 8.00 12.17 6.58 1.46 16.89 7.83 2.39 9.59 7.56 Fleniken, James C Fletcher, Valwyn Fontes, Robert Frazier, Willie Frederickson, Alf G Gallagher, Richard A Galmarine, Albert Garcia, Joe C Garling, Elmer Gerke, Philip A Gjert.sen, Maurice Gushue, Robert H Hagen, Sigried L Hajer, Erik. Hall, John E Hall. Willis Hallenburg, Gustav H Halse, Hermod L Halvorson, James Hamilton, Allen Han.sell, John C Hansen, Jens A Hart, John W Hawkins, Jack Healy, Leonard N Hejmej. Francis Helms, James R Helterline, Gerald H Henkleman, Norman L Heyes, Frank W Hodgins, James T Hollcy, John A Homer, John Hoogerwerf, Jan Horst, Edward Howard, Roy S Huber, Frederick Hughes, Patrick J. • Hunt. Charles W List Of Official Delegates And Unions At Convention 24.34 19.86 .60 18.13 3.23 8.10 1.19 1.19 2.69 3.36 6.72 2.87 1.38 3.66 16.44 1.44 1.46 25.60 1.38 5.14 2.37 2.54 26.85 3.50 3.10 2.41 21.26 1.44 1.38 1.38 1.35 9.94 9.83 5.37 210.33 1.46 1.44 73.80 48.64 Atlantic and Gulf District: W. C. Tanner, Paul Hall, Claude Simmons, E. Sheppard, Carl E. Gibbs, E. R. Smith and Ray White. Fraternal Delegates: John Mogan, W. H. Simmons, L. J. Williams and J. P. Shuler. Alaska Fish Cannery Workers Union, Seattle; John S. Ayamo. American Merchant Marine Staff OHicers Assn.: Thomas B. Hill. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, Boston: Patrick McHugh, Aus­ tin J. Powers, and John Mogan (proxy). British Columbia Seamen's Union; William McLaughlin. Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union, San Diego: Lester Balinger, Calvin H. Burns, and Frank Currier. Fish Cannery Workers Union of Pacific, Monterey, Calif.: Joseph Perry and Lester Caveny. Fish Cannery Workers Union of Pacific, San Francisco Bay Area: George Issel. Great Lakes District: Fred Farnen, Einar Nordaas, Larry Martin and Herbert Jansen. Los Angeles Harbor Cannery Workers Union, Terminal Is., Calif.: Andrea Gomez, Ira Nash, Leonard Powell, Antonio Tovar and James Waugh. Sailor's Union of the Pacific: Charles Brenner, Edward Coestcr, Robert Dohibroff, Harry Lundeberg, John Massey, R. D. Thompson and Morris Weisberger. Seine-Line Fishermen's Union, Monterey County: John Crivello. Seine-Line Fishermen's Union: George Penovaroff. Guards and Watchmen's Union, No. 1: Charles Bi-enner (proxy). Inland Division: Charles Brenner (proxy). United Fishermen of Alaska: Edward Coester (proxy). The following unions arc entitled to vote but no delegate or proxy has thus far appeared at the convention: Chinook Can­ nery Workers Union, No. 12; Conanicut Inland Boatmen's Union, New Jersey; East Coast of Florida Fishermen and Seafood Hand­ lers Union, Miami; Fishermen and Seafood Workers Union of the Atlantic Coast, New Jersey; Marine Pursers of the Pacific, Seattle; Marine Chief Stewards of the Pacific, Seattle; Shoalwater Bay Oyster Workers Union, No. 14; SIU of NA Floating Plant Personnel, No. 1, Memphis: Wrangell Cannery Workers Union, Wrangell, Alaska. 24.88 1.50 3.16 1.00 3.64 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 33 RECTOR ST., NEW YORK CITY 35.68 Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. 2.20 SS EDWARD G. ACHESON Gronbach, $13.63; J. McGrady, Belanger, $7.11; R. K. Biffle, Boudoin 4455 1.60 $13.58; Herbert Crowley, $7,111; BUFFALO H. J. Adams, $12.32; A. Arson- 49c; H. Millet, $4.52. 10 Exchange St. .31 E. A. Gibson, $5.27; Kenneth Cleveland 7391 di, $1.20; J. W. Burchett, $5.93; 4. 4. 4. .39 424 King St. Gordon. $7.11; J. E. Jones, $2.37; CHARLESTON E. J. Carbine, $28.46; D. C. M. SS JOSEPH M. CAREY Phone 3-3680 Dammers, $12.66; A. B. Forsman, H. J. Adams. $8.67; Robert R. E. Jones, $2.37; Owen Kee- CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 7.90 25c; H. S. Jensen, $15.87; R. G. han ,$3.04; E. R. Kramer, $18.99; Superior 5175 Johnson, $2.50. 7.43 O'Grady, $3.21. Marion Kunicki. $4.74; Henry CLEVELAND ... 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. J. 4. 4. 1.80 Main 014 Lopez, $18.03; Jan Mosden, $7.11; 4- 4- 4. SS CLINTON SEAM CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. 12.84 Fumio Onaka, $12.01; G. G. Van SS RUSSELL A. ALGER W. L. Renn, $11.65. Corpus Christi 3-1509 13.38 Etten, $16.78; G. V. Wright, $2.24. DETROIT 1038 Third St. W. A. Dankel, $11.23; B. Don38.32 4. 44Cadillac 6857 SS SAMUEL^ COLT 3.00 nelas, $9.64; Robert Hill, $6.39; SS WILLIAM LEROY GABLE DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. E. Kessarotos, 11c; L. Lori, 69c: D. Azarou, $11.02; R. P. Lau3.13 Melrose 4110 E. W. Collins. $16.87; D. E. HigHarold Moon, $9.23; W. B. Ne- ren, $4.99. GALVESTON 308"-—23rd St. bie. $32.30; P. N. Maness, $19.47; sula. 11c; G. Robinson. $8.79; H. Phone 2-8448 4. 4. 4R. A. McFarland, $11.27; E. J. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. E. Stollings, $5.59; J. Villadson, SS BENJAMIN F. COSTON Swanson, $11.27; F. G. Swofford, Phone 58777 $1.68. A. H. Dodd, $5.16; Walter KaHOUSTON 1515 75th St. $4.31; A. T. West, $16.44. Will Seafarers who were on .4. 4. 4. zmierczak, $35.02; Sal De Maria, Went worth 3-3809 4- 4- 4. SS JOHN BALL the SS Grace Abbott, the SS JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. $6.11; E. C. Meyer, $13.36. SS GOUCHER VICTORY Phone 5-5919 George Holmes, or the SS Fran­ C. Haller, $11.27; C. Isaacson, 4. 4. 4. MARCUS HOOK 1 W. 8th St. R. G. Rasmaussen, $32.33. cis Morrison, in Zamboango, be­ $8.27; J. B. Johnson, $36.28; A. SS MOSES CLEVELAND Chester 5-3110 SS JAMES W. GRIMES tween December 9, 1945 and Jan­ J. Krain, $4.55; P. Stein, $2.28. Richard Ander.'^on, $6.01; Z. MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. J. Foreman, $11.82; V. E. Voix, uary 20, 1946, please get in touch MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 4. 4- 4Andrias, $11.99; J. A. Baldwin, with Joe Algina or Louis Goffin SS HENRY WARD BEECHER $9.02; E. Broker, 26c; Ralph Byrd, 53c. Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 4. 44. in the New York Hall. • H. J. Beeler, $21.93; E. W. $9.08; T. Corbett, $2.29; H. Eliott, Magnolia 6112-6113 SS FREDERICK C. HICKS 4* Bridges, $3.49; L. T. DobSon $2.29; G. Ennett, 61c; W. T. Floyd, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. A blue suit was left in the Nor­ $1L93; Fred Drechsel, $41.40; J. $5.27; G. Hill, 26c; E. Hojer, $5.71; R. Collier, $1.00; C. DeGraffenHAnover 2-2784 127-129 Bank St. folk Hall in care of Agent Ray H. Maxwell, $21.93; W. D. Par- Charles Hunisicker, $6.01; Don reid, $1.00; A. Dennis, $1.00; G. NORFOLK Phone 4-1083 White. The owner's- name has due, $21.93; S. ProctoiS 7c; K. Kaiser, $14.09; J. Mann, $4.00; K. Jones, $1.26; Dewey Larson, $4.78; 9 South 7th St. been misplaced, and the Agent Sherrebeck, $7:23; K. E. Stall- E. Poley, $6.01; Lawrence Richie, C. Miller, $1.09; E. Owen, $1.00; PHILADELPHIA Lombard 3-7651 is unable to contact him. Owner hammer, $6.69; B. E. Stevenson, Jr., $4.92; E. E. Sexton, Jr., $4.92; E. Persson, $26.56; E. J. Tsuji, PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. please contact Agent Ray White $24.68; H. Tegtmeyer, 5c; A. Edwin Walle, $5.27; H. M. Wein, $10.00; F. Wagner, $21.99. Phone 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. at the Norfolk Hall, 127 Bank Yopps, $3.08. $4.92; Alex Wilkins, $6.01. 4' 4* 4* Beacon 4336 Street, Norfolk 10, Va. SS NEWCASTLE VICTORY 4- 4. 4.4. 4. 4RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SS CARTER BRAXTON SS DOMINICAN VICTORY 4. 4. Louis Bernardo, $4.92; Kojineth Phone 2599 105 Market St. The New Orleans Hall is hold­ Edward Brihsbn, $47.35; Dale C. M. Brakefield, $11.95; J. K. Daniels, $10.09; Roland Florea, SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 5475-8363 ing unclaimed baggage and gear Griffiths, $4.27; Anker Hansen, Kain, 87c; F. Davenport, $15.89; $10.09; James Nee, $4.50; Emil SAN JUAN,- P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon turned over to the Branch by the $19.80; H. Helms, 75c; William M. E. Gunn, $2.06; H. Henderson, Urban, 96c; Henry Zac, $8.27. San Juan 2-5996 Alcoa Steamship Company. If Isbell, $3.01; William Lndgren, $1.11; R. Kellund, 57c; W. Leary, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. tlj^B gear is not claimed within $3.89; J. S. Winget, $2.25. $3.46; J. McCormick, $11.77; Gen. Phono 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. sixty days, it will be given to a F. Miller, $1.72; J. J. Notcha, 4- 4. 4Main 0290 charitable institution. The men SS BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER $3.60; J. C. Thompson, $11.02. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. whose gear is being held are as F. Bednowski, $1.24; A. C. Belt, Phone M-1323 MICKEY HEALEY follows: SS F. SOUTHALL FARRAR TOLEDO 615 Summit St. $5.00; F. Delander, $11.55; J. P. 440 Avalon Blvd. Danny Douglas is anxious for WILMINGTON Dale D. Barnes, Edward Coop­ Gibbons, $3.56; Max Martin, C. C. Bennett, $25.0; C. L. Conn, Terminal 4-3131 er, Gaines T. Shcerma or George $16.45; E. E. Smith, $6.31. $6.16; D. W. Goldy, $1.90; T. P. information about his gear, and VICTORIA, B. C 602 Houghton St. would like you to visit or write McCleary, $17.01. Scherv, John W. Liebel or Riebel, 4- 4. 4. Garden 8331 to him at Kings Park Hospital, VANCOUVER SS CAPE RACE Wetz, Emil Olsen, Walter Comlet, 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 Box A, Ward 98, Kings Park, Thayadsen, S. Ansley, Justus La ' G. J. Brisby, $7.38; G. Davis, SS CORNELIUS FORD Long Island, New York. $9.33; J. D. Grimp, $3.03; H. C. Edward Abraham, $7.11; Harry Fayette Whidden, L. M. Cooper. A Union Sulphur Company NOTICE! PERSONALS SIU HALLS �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 28, 1947 Seafarers Drive Makes Great Lakes Hum Looking north on the Detroit River from the bridge of the SB T. J. McCarthy, in the fore­ ground may be seen the Coast Guard station with a dock load of freshly painted and re­ conditioned buoys. To the right, almost out of sight, is the Belle Isle Bridge with an almost solid ice-pack behind. There's plenty of activity along the Detroit waterfront these days, and plenty of the activity is caused by the intensity of the SIU Organizing Drive in the Great Lakes region. From all indications. Lakes traffic will be even heavier than during the war years, when it boomed to record heights. Some of that well-known Great Lakes ice breaking up in the Detroit River. Navigation on the Lakes has to wait until the major ports are ice free before the shipping season starts. Every bottom that floats will be used on the Lakes this year in the expectation of hauling two million more tons of ore than the record set during the war years. It looks like a big year, for business and for the SIU Organizing Drive. fsSgiiSgf . The brisk wind whistling down the Detroit River makes this job a mighty cold one. One of the SS George W. Mead's crewmembers paints the insignia on the ship's smokestack as part of the general clean-up job before the vessel starts its regular sailing schedule. It's the same story up and down the Lakes, where every available ship is being readied for a big year. Above is an auditing Committee of Great Lakes SIU mem­ bers, elected at the bi-weekly meeting to go over the Union books. Standing, left to right: Harold Casey; an unidentified Seafarer who sneaked into the picture; and Louis Funkey. Seat­ ed is William Cochran. Great Lakes Secretary-Trea­ surer Fred Farnen reports to the membership on the prog­ ress of the organizational drive. According to the various or­ ganizers, THE GREAT LAKES, TOO, WILL SOON BE SIU. This is spring cleaning on a grand scale. The spring season means clean up and paint up for ships as well as for the average home. This SS George W. Mead crewmember is giving the mast a new coat of paint, in preparation for the sailing season on the Lakes. Shown here are SIU members attending a regular mem­ bership meeting in the SIU Hall in Detroit. About ISO Seafarers were present, and this included some of the female members from the Stewards Department of Lakes passenger vessels. i;i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 28, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PANAMA TRANSFERS GREAT LAKES DRIVE HIGHLIGHT CONVENTION TRIBUTE TO HAWK AGENTS CONFERENCE PROPOSALS ACCEPTED BY COASTWISE A&G MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS CANADIAN AND U.S. COMMUNISTS HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF CSU ILLEGAL TRANSFERS J.P. SHULER'S REPORT TO INT'L CONVENTION GROUNDWORK LAID IN LAKES DRIVE; SIU RANK AND FILE PARTICIPATE GREEN ADVISES UNIONS TO INGORE OPEN SHOP LAWS FLORIDA LABOR GETS READY TO OPPOSE TOM WATSON LUNDEBERG PLEDGES INT'L SUPPORT TO UFE IN WALL STREET STRIKE DELEGATES GATHER FOR SIU CONVENTION IT'S TRUE - RHODE ISLAND PAYS BONUS TO SEAMEN LAKES SEAMEN INVITED TO VISIT BUFFALO HALL SOME COMPANIES STILL TRY TO CHISEL ON FOOD PAYOFFS AND SHIPBOARD PLAYBOYS KEEP PORT PHILADELPHIA ACTIVE MARCUS HOOK IS A LONELY PORT; FAST SHIPPING HAS HALL EMPTY MOBILE ASKS ALL AND SUNDRY: COME DOWN AND GET FAST SHIPPING FEW PHONY SKIPPERS AND PURSERS SOUR GOOD NEW YORK SHIPPING CANADIAN SEAFARERS DEMAND PROBE OF SHIP TRANSFERS TO PANAMA SHIPOWNER STOOGE SAYS SEAMEN CAN GET ALONG ON SMALL SALARY TAMPA REALLY HUNGRY FOR SEAMEN; ONLY EIGHT MEN ARE LEFT ON BEACH TOLEDO SHOWING RESULTS IN LAKES DRIVE AGENTS CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS SIU WINS DAMAGES AND PENSION FOR INJURED CANADIAN SEAFARER PILOT BUTTE'S COOK DIES IN TURKISH PORT SS OVID BUTLER CREWMEMBERS CALL FOR END OF COAST GUARD JURISDICTION OVER SEAMEN J.P. SHULER'S REPORT TO INT'L CONVENTION SEAFARERS DRIVE MAKES GREAT LAKES HUM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/28/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/530ed2997c4b84b187c05bcf1030943f.PDF e772bfb930415b1d5c78c572aec0cfe9 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts^ Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. MARCH 21. 1947 IN SOLEMN SESSION No. 12 Refusal To Disavow CP Makes Maritime Unity impessibie- Agents ly' As an aftermath of the Conference of Maritime Unions held in Washington on March 14 and 15, the Seafarers International Union has gone on record opposing any further paticipation in future meet­ ings with those who refused to vote for the resolu­ tion condemning communists and their fellow trav­ elers as enemies of the trade union movement. The report of the meeting, plus the recommenda• Agents from the Atlantic and Gulf District take a few seconds off so that the LOG photo­ grapher can take a picture. Except for this short break, the officials of the Union kept going at top speed to map plans and programs for the coming year. When they have finished their de­ liberations. their recommendations will be submitted to the membership for approval or disap­ proval. That's the democratic Seafarers way. and that's why the Union is strong and growing. A&G Agents Conference Prepares Plans For Expansion Of Seafarers In All Fields NEW YORK—From 16 ports of the Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU Port Agents are meeting in New York this week to chart the course of the Union during the ensuing year. Attending the meeting are: J. P. Shuler, Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer; Paul Hall, Direc­ tor of Organization; John Mogan, Boston Agent; E. S. Higdon, isthmian Hearing NEW YORK. March 19— Hearings started today on the NMU's flimsy charges in re­ gard to the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company bargaining election. Representing the SIU at the hearings are Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger. Earl Sheppard. and A1 Kerr. SIU attornies are Ben Sterling and Henry Kaiser. Mr. Kaiser is from the office of Joseph Padway. AFL at­ torney. Originally the National Lational Labor Relations Board decided to start the hearings on March 24. but moved the date up when the services of Trial Examiner became available. The hearings are being held in the New Yor's offices of the NLRB. but will shift to other places if it is deemed necessary. Philadelphia Agent; Anthony Cardullo, Marcus Hook Agent; William Rentz, Baltimore Agent; Ray White, Norfolk Agent; Earl Smith, Charleston Agent; Char­ les Starling, Savannah Agent; Jimmy Hahners, Jacksonville Agent; Cluade Simmons, Tampa Agent: Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent; Steely White, New Orleans Agent; Charles Haymond, Hous­ ton Agent; Leon Johnson, Port Arthur Agent; D. L. Parker, Gal­ veston Agent; Salvador Colls, San Juan Agent; and W. H. Sim­ mons, San Francisco Agent. Also present are: Joe Algina, Acting New York Agent: Earl Sheppard, International Repre­ sentative in eharge of Great Lakes Organizing; Lindsey Wil­ liams, SIU Field Representative in charge of Gulf Area Organiz­ ing; and Robert Matthews, Head­ quarters Engine Department Rep­ resentative. Many difficulties were faced by the Union during the past year, and the Agents will discuss and study each one so that the lessons learned can be applied in the future. BUSY AGENDA Some of the topics on this year's agenda are carry-overs from the last Conference, such as the unremitting war which the SIU is carrying on against Coast Guard control over merchant sea­ men. The Union is bn record that these controls be turned over to a civilian agency, and it is certain that this topic will be thoroughly discussed by the offi­ cials. Another carry-over topic is the Merchant Seamen's Bill of Rights. This measure has been booted around in Congress long enough, and the Agents are sure to map out some sort of program to assure^ prompt action on the bill. The Seafarers Log. which dur­ ing the past year increased its size to 16 pages, will get its share of the stage to make recommen­ dations designed to widen its scope and circulation. But the keynote of the Con­ ference is expansion. With the Isthmian election over except for (Continued cyti Page 8) NEW ttion that the SIU adopt the above policy, was submitted to the A&G Agents Conference by the three Seafarers' delegates at the conference, Harry Lundeberg, Paul Hall, and Morris Weisber­ ger. Without a dissenting vote, the Atlantic and Gulf District Agents WASHINGTON — Persons in­ accepted the report and the jured while working on a Gov­ recommendation. Besides the SIU representa­ ernment-owned vessel are en­ tives at the meeting, the follow­ titled to recover damages from ing other union delegates were the Government under the Pub­ in attendance: Hill, Pursers Un­ lic Vessels Act of 1925, so de­ ion, AFL; McDonald, Radio Of­ cided the Supreme Court in a ficers' Union, AFL; Ash, Higgen7 to 2 decision on March 11. botham and May, MM&P, AFL; The opinion, delivered by Jus­ Malone, Ramsey, and Gormley, tice Reed upheld the decision of MFOWW, Independent; Curran, the Circuit Court of Appeals, Lawrenson, and Haddock, NMU, which had ruled favorably on CIO; Kaufman, Bryson, and Dicases involving two stevadores voran, MCS, CIO; Hogan, MEBA, injured while loading a govern­ CIO; and Selly, ACA, CIO. ment ship at Staten Island, N. Y. Brothers Dorchain and Johansen, In rendering the decision. Jus­ ITF, were also at the conference. The text of the SIU report and tice Reed said: "We cannot be­ lieve that the Public Vessels Act, recommendation follows: read in the light of its legisla­ On Friday, March 14th, we met tive history, evinces a Congres­ with representatives of the ma­ sional intent only to provide a jority of seamen's union's, li­ remedy to the owners of dam­ censed and unlicensed, including aged propertly." CIO, independent and foreign. Seafarers affected by the Su­ After a lengthy discussion a preme Court's decision, can re­ mutual agreement was reached ceive full particulars of the new on a number of problems facing ruling by contacting Joseph Volall of us. We made no commit­ pian, Special Services Represen­ tments relative to any "united tative, 5th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York. N. Y. (Continued on Page 1 f) Court Rales US Responsible For Injuries On Ships CONTRACT MAKES GAINS MOBILE — A contract calling for pay increases and optional overtime on Saturdays and Sun­ days, was signed on February 6, 1947, between the Seafarers In­ ternational Union - Towboat Di­ vision, the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation-Tugboat D i v i s i on, and the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company. The new agreement will run until February 5, 1948, and is automatically renewable unless either party gives written notice of a desire to terminate the con­ tract. Such notice must be given, in writing, at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the contract. Under the terms of the new agreement, overtime on Satur­ days and Sundays is optional. The boats will be in service weekends, but if an employee does not choose to work, he can be replaced by someone from the Union Hall. Work on those days, plus holi­ days, is paid for at the overtime rate of $1.25 per hour, as is all work in excess of eight hours per day. The contract provides for the orderly settlement of grievances, disputes, and complaints. Three steps have beon set up to amic­ ably adjust anything that might interfere with good managementlabor relations. Two weeks vacation with pay is another feature won by the Union Negotiating Committee which consisted of Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent, and Charles Kim­ ball, Patrolman. The agreement is an example of what can be accomplished in the Towboat field in the Gulf. Full text of the contract ap­ pears on page 4. �m Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Vublished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ^ HARRY LUNDEBERG X X X ------ President 103 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter June 15,1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 The Washington Meeting Words are cheap, but it's actions that count. That was proven last weekend when the Washington Conference of Maritime Unions went on record to press for the rejec­ tion of communists from maritime unions. Five AFL unions, the SIU, the SUP, the AMMSOA, the ROU, and the MM&P, plus one independent union, the MFOWW, voted for the resolution. Four unions, all CIO, either voted against it, or refrained from voting at ajh It came as no surprise that the MCS, and the ACA refused to come out in favor of the resolution, but it was shocking that in spite of his alleged fight against the com­ mies in the NMU, Joe Curran voted against the propo­ sition. Friday, March 21, 1947 UFE Votes mi FREIGHT SHIP SCALE To Strike Ail Exchanges DECK DEPAHTMENT Rating The United Financial Workers, who with the help of the SIU recently tied up the New York 'Cotton Exchange, now plan an action which will shut down the entire financial district. An overwhelming strike vote, 1444 to 114, authorized the heads of the union to cancel contracts in the Stock, Cotton, and Curb Exchanges, as well as with sev­ eral brokerage houses, .in order to force A. M. Kidder and Com­ pany to bargain with the union. For months Kidder has been stalling, and a strike just against that company would be inef­ fective since the company could transact its business through other firms. The strike vote was taken in the SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, on Thursday, March L3. At the same time a strategy meeting was held which was addressed by Frank Fenton, AFL Director of Organization, and Paul Hall, who fills the same position for the SIU. M. David Keefe, President of UFE, stated that the union won a State Labor Board election at the Kidder company more than five months ago, but the com­ pany has refused to sit down to negotiate. The size of the strike vote is the answer to that at­ titude. Pictures of the strike meeting appear on page 15. Present Wage Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals There is only one sure method to use, and that is to These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, refuse them aid and comfort from the beginning. Any as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging position short of that can lead only to disruption and chaos. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Elsewhere in the papfer is the statement issued by the ing to them. Seafarers International Union representatives to the con­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ference. That statement is a clear analysis of the eyents J. NAVARRO P. DAUGHERTY of the meeting, and clearly explains why the SIU has adopt­ J. RETOUR ed a policy of refusal to hold any further meetings with the G. KRETZER C. MASON men who giye lip seryice to the cause of democratic union­ S. MOGAN ism, but actually shelter the communists and their stooges. W. BROCE, Jr. Big Doings These are big weeks for the Seafarers International Union. This week Agents of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict are holding their annual conference; next week will be the SIU Convention in Chicago, and following that, the AFL Maritime Trades Department will hold a meeting in thd same city. These events are growing labor union. that future programs ings analyzed for the future. the normal activity of a healthy, It is in meetings and conventions are outlined^ and previous happen­ lesson that can be learned for the r?f The SIU is growing, not only in membership, but in strength. Our ranks are solid, and our union is built on the firm principle that democratic trade unionism is far superior to any set up which includes fascists, either red or black. New Rate Bosun ..: $205.00 $12.30 $217.30 Bosuns Mate—^Day Work , 192.50 11.55 204.05 Bosuns Mate—Watch 180.00 10.80 190.80 Carpenter 205.00 12.30 217.30 Storekeeper 197.50 11.85 209.35 AB Maintenance ....^ . 187.50 11.25 198.75 Quartermaster 172.50 10.35 182.85 Able Seaman 172.50 10.35 182.85 Watchman 172.50 10.35 182.85 Ordinary Seaman 150.00 9.00 159.00 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician $294.50 $17.67 $312.17' Asst. Electrician 227.50 13.65 241.15 Jr. Engineer—Day Work 230.00 13.80 243.80 Jr. Engineer—Watch 205.00 12.30 217.30 Plumber—Machinist 237.00 14.22 251.22 Deck Engineer 205.00 12.30 217.30 Chief Reefer 269.50 16.17 285.67 First Reefer 237.50 14.25 251.75 Second Reefer 218.50 13.11 231.61 Storekeeper 197.50 11.85 209.35 Engine Utility 205.00 12.30 217.30 Evaporator—Maint 190.00 11.40 201.40 Oiler—Diesel .'. 195.25 11.72 206.97 Oiler—Steam 177.50 10.65 188.15 Watertender 177.50 10.65 188.15 Fireman-Watertender 177.50 10.65 188.15 Fireman 167.50 10.05 177.^5 Wiper h. 175.00 10.50 185.50 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Steward $220.00 $13.20 $233.20 Chief Cook 205.00 12.30 217.30 Night Cook and Baker 205.00 12.30 217.30 Second Cook 185.00 11.10 196.10 Third Cook 175.00 10.50 185.50 Messman 150.00 9.00 159.00 Utilityfnan 150.00 9.00 159.00 The overtime rate for Unlicensed Personnel receiving less than $200.00 per month shall be $1.06 per hour. For all i-atings receiving $200.00 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.32t2 per hour. The full agreement was run last week, and will be run again next week for the bene­ fit of those who missed it. The stand he and Lawrenson took may gain them columns of praise in the pages of the commie papers, but they struck another blow at waterfront unity with their irresponsible action. Having played ball with the communists for such a long period of time, Curran and Lawrenson certainly ought to realize that it is impossible to build any sort of solid organization if the red termites are allowed to attack the foundation. Increase J. ROONEY E. CUSTER R. E. MULHOLLAND H. H. HAMILTON J. W. DENNIS R. B. WRIGHT R. B. KINAIRD XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL ARTHUR CAMARA ANTHONIO AMARAL ANTHONY FUSCO' ALBERT HAWKINS JOHN ASHFORD JACK HAMILTON .lAMES McMAHON (G.L.) MICHAEL J. LUCAS MATTHEW CARSON ROBERT WISEMAN LAWRENCE McCUNE ERNEST SIDNEY THEODORE BABKOWSKI GEORGE WILKINS STANLEY HOLDEN CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES SIMMONS WILLIAM HOWELL PETER LOPEZ XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL MARION D. PENRY MANWEL CARDANA C. A. GARNET R. H. DAVIS W. J. SULLIVAN A. SABOURIN S. P. MORRIS E. L. MYERS XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL JAMES THOMAS MOORE E. E. CASEY S. W. LESLEY J. S. WOOD C. H. SULLIVAN K. KORNELIUSSEN P. SYRAX L. A. CORNWALL F. H. DOLAN M. BAUCSKI W. BLOOM M. J. LYDEN A. SWENSON R. G. MOSSELLER R. J. TURNER G. E. MARSHALL M. MORRIS L. NELSON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday —1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday —1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pjn. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. H. R. R. E. JOHNSTON SWIM LORD BROWN BOLEHALA XXX SAN JUAN HOSPITAL JUAN OLIVER WALTER JORGENSON RAYMOND SAUDERS R. ARMSTRONG P. FELICIANO R. SEIFO ' �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG HONORED BY ALL Page Tnree Seafarers Offers Lakes Seamen Chance To Ship During Winter By EARL SHEPPARD The thing that is needed is pay Lakes District delegates will atsufficiently large to take care of tend with full voice and vote, the four to five months of en- ^ and Lakes problems will be disforced lay-off. This can be se-' cussed jointly with seamen of all cured only by organizing, and coasts, bringing the wage scales up to . i the proper standard. I ^ large number of questions, recommendations and resolutions RECIPROCAL SHIPPING have already been submitted to Lakes Seafarers members have the convention, and full considerthe benefit of reciprocal shipping ation will be given all communiand, if they so desire, can work'cations either from members or the year around by moving to the' non-members, coast during the winter months. One of the main points of dis­ There is still, however, the cussion will be the setting up of question of transportation and... , the time spent waiting to ship. I shipping rules for the Many Lakes seamen have family' ^reat responsibilities and the four win-Seamen can enjoy equal ter months are actually the only without the loss of time a normal family life can be ^^^hts. enjoyed. | The establishment of such a The moving of an entire family uniform system will create back and forth would involve an greater job protection, and preexpense far greater than the vent Seafarers' members on the average man can afford. G. L. from being victimized by This puts the issue right back seasonal unemployment, where it belongs, on the Lakes. I jn addition the problems of laRegardless of the benefits of re- bor in all sections of the indusciprocal shipping, the only an- tj-y be discussed, and imswer IS more pay and improved mediately following the convenworking and living conditions. vention the AFL Maritime Trades Reciprocal shipping is a Union Department will meet and forbenefit, not anything to relieve mulate plans for a National drive. the shipowner of any claims sea-. The Seafarers International men legitimately have for better i j , jstandards. , Union, already leading the way, .looks forward confidently to the LOCAL AUTONOMY j coming year as the period in The Great Lakes District runs which it will become, together its own affairs and handles its with the AFL Maritime Trades own funds. At the Chicago Sea-, Department, the greatest organfarers International Convention, ized maritime force in the world. Reports from Duluth and Su­ perior state that, although there were still 28 inches of solid blue ice in the twin port harbor ship channels as late as March 15th, with 15 inch ice off Minnesota Point, this season will get under way early. It is expected that the harbors will be open around April 1st, and plans are being made for the biggest celebration yet on the ar­ rival of the first up-lake boat. Many a bottle of champagne will be cracked by the owners and operators to celebrate the grand occasion marking the open­ ing of the season that will make them more millions than ever before. The chandlers, LCA crimps, hotel owners, chambers of com­ A Rare and Striking Photograph of Andrew Furuseth. merce and business of all sorts have something to celebrate. Prices are booming; the fac­ tories and the mills in Detroit, the Calumet area, Cleveland, Buffalo and everywhere else are going full blast. There's riches on them Lakes Brother. On March 21, 1938, the ashes way, Andy Furuseth kept at it For the seaman it's a different of Andrew Furuseth were scat­ with unswerving devotion and story. Since the lay-up last win­ tered on the ocean he loved and unwavering faith. ter, he has had to scuttle for hated, and everywhere he was Slowly, very slowly, others living. mourned by the men whose lot were affected by his unflinching If he saved enough during last had become better mainly due integrity and incorruptible season he was able to hole up all to his untiring work. .standards, and they rallied to winter, but regardless of what he Throughout his long and hon­ his support. Some of them were saved, the chances are a hun­ orable life, Andy had nothing influential figures in the Halls dred to one that it is always gone but respect and reverence from of Congress. before the next season starts. the men who knew that his . So it came about that succes­ A seaman's winter on the every thought and action was sive sessions of Congrdss passed Lakes, unless he is able to sail designed to make American ships laws which made the life of off-shore, is a succession of the best in the world, manned seamen more bearable. The Ma- jumping from one job to another, by men who were competent and guire Act of 1895, the White Act a total loss so far as being a sea­ capable because they were free. of 1898, and the LaFollette Act man goes—and this brings up Nobody ever attributed a sel­ of 1915, all helped to lift the one of the greatest needs of Lakes OTTAWA — What the Seafar­ zed labor, their activities should fish motive to any of his actions; oppressive restrictions which for Seamen. ers International Union knew in be exposed." not even his bitterest enemies so long had made seamen's lives FULL YEARS PAY August 1944, when it revoked the Sullivan named eighteen per­ stooped that low. a virtual hell. There has always been an ef­ charter of the Canadian Sea­ sons, three of them United States Andrew Furuseth was born in His long and fruitful life came fort on the part of the Lake Car­ men's Union, was found out to citizens, who were important in Norway, on March 12, 1854, the to an end in Washington on riers Association to create the be the absolute truth last week. communist activities in Canada. fourth of eight children. At an January 22, 1938. He was at impression that the pay differen­ The charter was revoked be­ One of them is Fred Rose, a for­ early age, due to the poverty that time 84 years of age. tial between the Lakes and salt mer member of Parliament, now of his parents, he was taken in water was sufficient to make up cause the CSU refused to com­ MANY HONORED HIM serving si.x years for espionage. ply with the direction of the to live with a neighboring fam­ for the loss of work and pay in 1944 Convention asking a re­ Tributes to him came from the winter. ily. From the age of eight, he men and women in all walks of worked for his keep. The truth of the matter is that pudiation of the communst party. When this was refused, the life. As a .special tribute, Ma­ this slight additional pay doesn't STARTED EARLY dame Frances Perkins, then Sec­ even come close to making up International took action, and j In his early teens he took to retary of Labor, ordered that his lifted the charter. the sea. After sailing on Nor­ body lie in state in the Depart­ for the monotony of day after Now, almost three years later, day aboard with very little time wegian, Swedish, English, ment of Labor auditorium. An J. A. (Pat) Sullivan resigned as ashore; the discomforts and haz­ French, and German ships, in unending line of mourners came President of the CSU, and is­ 1880 he came to the United to pay their last respects to this ards of the weather at each end sued a statement blasting the of the season, and inhaling wheat States. Here he began his agi­ vaunted fighter. Finding that the Argentine machinations of the commies, chaff, ore and coal. tation for a change in the status Labor movement is no longer Andrew Furuseth came jDf a The steadily increasing cost of within the union, and within of seamen. free but has become a political seafaring race. He had respect living makes it practically im­ the whole Canadian labor move­ In 1887 he was elected secre­ for his trade, and he dedicated arm of the government, the AFL ment. possible for a seaman to save tary of the Pacific Coast Sea­ his life to the advancement of committee pn international re­ enough in eight months work to At the same time, he announc­ men's Union, which later be­ his fellows. lations has stated that no col­ carry him the other four months ed his resignation from the com­ came the Sailor's Union of the laboration between the AFL and No man could do more—many ashore, regardless of how care­ munist party. Pacific. Andy leaped right into the Argentine Confederation of ful he is with his dough. FEARS FOR LIFE the struggle which raged at that do a lot less. Labor is possible as it is pres­ time to free seamen from serf­ His reasons for relinquishing ently constituted. dom. The AFL committee which his post he gave in a prepared statement, which was released journeyed to Argentine on invit­ Until the campaign of Andrew Furuseth, and organized seamen, CARE, the humanitarian, non­ one pound of braised beef, two publicly because he feared that ation of the Argentine govern­ bore fruit, seamen could not profit organization that remits pounds of sugar, two pounds of "an unavoidable accident might ment and the CGT, made clear its strike after signing articles. The food parcels to the needy of Eu­ vegetable shortening, seven occur to myself" if his action denunciation of the labor move­ severe penalties for striking, or rope has announced a new type pounds of flour, two pounds of was disclosed only to the CP ment in Argentina. In its re­ port it stated: quiting the ship, had been un­ package being delivered to the chocolate, one pound of apricots, and the union. "This organization has now "My decision to take this step changed for centuries. peoples of most European coun­ one pound of prunes, one pound of coffee, half-pound of dried was reached when I became con­ been converted from a trade Furuseth made it his self-as­ tries. The new package offered by egg powder, two pounds of dried vinced that the interests of or­ union movement into a political signed task to abolish these pen­ the Cooperative for American whole milk powder and six ganized labor are being sub­ arm of the government. It alties. verted by the agents of com­ cannot elect its officers. . . it Starting in 1893, Furuseth was Remittances to Europe, still sells ounces of soap. does^ not determine its policies munism," he stated. The packages are held in an untiring Washington lobby­ for $10 each, but contains a . . . it cannot carry on collective "I admit having traveled with ist. Until he died, he campaign­ greater variety of foods than the warehouses in Europe. When an bargaining with the employers the communist party. From ed for the emancipation of sea­ ten-in-one army ration formerly order comes into the New York without, (in all these cases) the what I have seen of the under­ office, a duplicate is forwarded men, and he became an out­ offered. sanction of the government. ground activities of that group, to Europe and a package is re­ The caloric content is increas­ standing authority on maritime There has been a wholesale I am convinced that in the in­ leased from the warehouse stock ed to 40,963 per package, and is law. usurpation by the government of terests of Canada, and particu­ for the person designated by the made up of 12 ounces of lunchAlthough many were the dis­ ordinary trade union functions." larly in the interests of organi­ U.S. donor. en loaf, one pound of liver loaf. couragements that came his Furuseth Devoted His Life So Seamen Might Be Free Sullivan, CSU Head, Quits; Calls Union CP-Controlled AFL Condemns Peron Control Of Trade Unions New Food Packages For Overseas �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 21. 1947 Text Of New MoMe Tugboat Conlracf This agreement entered into this 6th day. of , February . overtime rate. Provided, however, where the time of 1947. by and between the Seafarers International Union knocking off on one day to the starting time of the of North America, Tov/ Boat Division, hereafter re­ next day is less than eight hours, the starting time may ferred to as the Union, and the Gulf Shipbuilding be delayed for the period of time necessary to give the Corporation—Tug Boat Division and The Mobile Tow­ eight (8) hour rest period. (e) When called to report on Saturdays, Sundays ing and Wrecking Company, hereafter referred to as the Company, and remains in effect until February and/or Holidays to work or standby, there will be a 5th. 1948. Provided, however, that this Agreement guaranteed minimum of four (4) hours. (f) Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when worked shall be considered renewed from year to year there­ after by respective parties hereto; unless either party shall bo paid for at the overtime rate. Section 9. In the event a boat of the Company is hereto shall give written notice to the other of its de­ sire to amend or terminate same. Any such notice sold or laid up, the crew shall be provided first class shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the date transportation, wages, and subsistence or the cash of expiration. If such notice shall not be given, this equivalent thereof back to the Port of Mobile. Section 10. In the event a boat of the Company is Agreement shall be deemed as renewed for the succeed­ lost, the crew shall be compensated one hundred fifty ing year, and from year to year thereafter. dollars ($150.00) per man for the loss of clothing and ARTICLE I effects; and shall be given first class transportation, Section 1. The Company agrees that only members wages and subsistance until they are returned to the of the Union shall be employed in all unlicensed rat­ Port of Mobile. Section 11. In the event a vessel is to be laid up in­ ings on all boats owned, operated, or bareboats charter­ definitely or put on idle status, where members of the ed by them. This does not apply to bareboat charters crew are laid off or discharged forty-eight (48) hours' made to other operators. notice shall be given crew members, except when lay up Section 2. The Company agrees to secure all un­ is caused by conditions beyond the control of the licensed personnel through the offices of the Union Company. when said personnel are available. Section 12. The Company shall furnish a sufficient Section 3. The Company agrees to issue passes to the supply of clean linen, towels, face and mechanic soap, Union representatives for the purpose of contacting the linen and soap to be issued weekly, face and bath towels membership aboard vessels of the Company. to be issued twice weekly, providing that linen and Section 4. Step 1. Complaints, disputes or grievances towels are exchanged piece, for piece. of any employee or group of employees shall within Section 13. A sufficient number of lockers shall be three (3) days from the occurrence causing such com­ provided so that each member of the unlicensed per­ plaint, dispute, or grievance, be referred in writing to sonnel shall have one (1) locker of full length with their respective department heads for settlement, and sufficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and if not referred within three (3) days, shall be deemed to perisonal effects. have been waived. Section 14. All quarters assigned to the unlicensed Step 2. Complaints, disputes or grievances that are personnel and all mess rooms provided for their use not satisfactorily adjusted in Step 1 within three (3) shall be adequately screened and ventilated, heated days after receipt of such complaint shall be referred and a sufficient number of fans provided to secure in writing by the ship's delegate to the Union Repre­ ventilation. sentative who shall refer if to the Company Representa­ Section 15. All members of the crew shall keep their tive within three (3) days. The complaint shall be re­ respective living quarters clean at all times, but such ferred within 24 hours to a Port Committee. work shall be done by the men during regular work­ Step 3. Complaints, disputes or grievances that are ing hours. not satisfactorily adjusted in Step 2 within three (3) Section 18. In the event a vessel runs aground, this days after receipt of such complaint shall be referred in agreement shall be lived up to regardless of whether writing to a Port Committee, consisting of two author­ the company or the insurance company is paying the ized representatives of the Union and two authorized wages. representatives of the Company. It shall be the duty Section 17. No member of the crew employed on a of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four vessel shall be required to work ashore except to facili­ (24) hours (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) tate work normally done aboard the vessel. Such work after receipt of complaint. In the event the Committee done ashore must be done when vessel is along side of cannot agree within three (3) days, then the Director docks-'or otherwise out of service. of Conciliation of the U. S. Department of Labor shall Section 18. All unlicensed personnel covered by this be requested to appoint an impartial referee whose de­ Agreement shall be. given two (2) weeks' vacation with cision shall be final and binding. There shall be no pay each year. This shalLbe computed semi-annually, slowdown or stoppage of work during the settlement vacations, when due, to begin not more than one (1) of any grievance. week after the company is notified by member, provid­ Any expenses of arbitration shall be borne by and ed proper relief is supplied by the Union. divided equally between the Union and the Employer'. Section 19. When working in Mobile Harbor, meals shall be furnished. When working outside Mobile Har­ ARTICLE II bor, meals and lodging shall be furnished. When meals Section ,1. The Company agrees not to discriminate and lodging are not provided as stipulated each man against any man for legitimate union activities. shall receive $1.00 per meal and '$3.00 per night for Section 2. There shall be -no strikes, lockouts, or lodging. stoppages of work during the life of this agreement. Section 20. Fresh fruit, milk, shore bread and vege­ Section 3. The Company shall furnish safe working tables will be furnished daily. gear and conditions at all times. Section 21. At least twenty-four (24) hours notice Section 4. Representatives of the Union shall be al­ shall be given by the Company before discharging any lowed on board the Company's vessels at any time, member, and no member shall quit work without giving but shall not interfere with men at work imless said the Company at least twenty-four (24) hours notice, and men are properly relieved, the relief getting no extra having been relieved by the Union. compensation. Section 22. In the event any member is fired or Section 5. (a) When members of the crew are re­ laid off through no fault of his own, he shall be furnish­ quired to do extra work because a vessel sailed without ed first class transportation, wages and subsistance or the full complement as specified in this Agreement the cash equivalent thereof back to the Port in which under circumstances where the law permits such sail­ he was hired. ings, the wages of the absent man shall be divided Section 23. The company agrees to recognize the fol­ among the men who performed the work. lowing as holidays: ,New .Year's Day, Mardi .Gras, Wash­ (b) When a member is unable to perform his work ington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Indep>endenee iDay, because of illness or injury the Union will furnish re­ Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, and placement. Christmas Day. When any 'Of these holidays fall on Section 6. (a) The overtime rate of pay shall be Sunday, the following Monday will be observed. One Dollar and twenty-five cents per hour (1.25). Section 24. The minimum scale for each crew (day (b) All overtime to be divided as equally as possible and/or night) shall be as follows: (crews designated as within the respective departments. single crew). Section 7. Overtime shall be computed on a full hour 3 Deck Hands basis, any fraction of an hour to be considered as an 1 Oiler or Engine Utility hour. 1 Fireman (on Steam Tugs) Section 8. (a) Eight (8) consecutive hours shall con­ 1 Cook stitute, a, day's work. Section 25. The hours of labor for the crew shall be (b) .Forty (40) hours shall constitute a work week. from 7:00 A.M.,to 3:00 P.M. and for the night crew from (c) Any work performed after eight consecutive 3:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. Day crews may be assigned a hours shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. daily starting time between 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. (d) At no time shall the members have less ithan an with notice to be given at the end of the;previous work­ eight (8) hour rest period from the time of knocking ing day, and their.work day shall commence at the hornoff, if less than eight (8) hours is given they shall be designated and run for eight (8) consecutive hours, with paid straight through until they are knocked off at the crewmembers affording each other proper relief. Section 26. The wage scale shall be as follows: (per month) Deck Hand - - $177.50 Oiler - - - - $177.50 Fireman - - - 177.50 Cook - - - - 177.50 Engine Ut. - - 200.00 Section 27. All members of the unlicensed personnel shall perform the regular and customary duties of thenstations without the payment of overtime, however: (a) When required to moor and unmoor unmanned barges and tows the crew members actually doing the work shall receive $1.00 in each case. When required to handle lines on dock, in docking or undocking ships the crew members actually doing the work shall re­ ceive one ($1.00) dollar for each line, in each case. (b) When firemen are required to blow tubes by hand, shine brass, bright work or floor plates; paint; chip or sougee, clean or repair boilers or fireboxes or auxiliaries; he shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (c) Oilers, in addition to their routine duties shall assist the Engineer in the repair and maintenance of main engine and auxiliaries, and all other work shall be considered as overtime. (d) Any time crews are required to handle hose for the purpose of furnishing air or steam to a ship for warming up or raising the anchor the men performing this work shall receive the overtime rate, in addition to the rate he is earning at the time he does this work. (e) Duties of the Engine Utilitymen when carried: (1) In addition to his I'outine duties the Engine Utilityman shall be required to assist the Engineer in all en­ gine department repairs and maintenance work, with­ out the payment of overtime. (2) Engine Utilitymen shall be required to have qualifications as Oiler, Watertender and Fireman. (3) Engine Utilitymen shall do general cleaning, scaling, sougeeing, painting, chipping and polishing work in the Engine Department, and take on stores including standing by on water and fuel oil lines, without the payment of overtime. (4) Engine Utilitymen shall be paid overtime when required to clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required to paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilges, strainers, cleaning away sticks or rags shall be considered part of the Engine Utilityrnan's duties, and shall be done without the payment of overtime. Section 28. (a) Cooks shall be furnished all galley equipment including laundered white mess clothes. When required to chip, scrape, sougee or paint, cooks shall be paid at-the regular overtime rate. (b) When cooks are required to start galley fires befor the regular starting hour he shall receive one (1) half hour overtime. (c) All meals served other than to the official boat's personnel Shall be paid at the rate of fifty cents ($.50) for each meal served after crew members have had their meals, and only on written orders from the Cap­ tain. Section 29. When members of the crew are required to enter tanks of any description for cleaning they shall be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate. Section 30. Saturdays, Sundays and/or Holidays, and during overtime hours the crew shall be required to do only routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel and tow. Chipping shall be confined to daylight hours. Section 31. After authorized overtime has been work­ ed, the officer of the Department on board will present to each employee who has worked overtime a slip stat­ ing hours of overtime and nature of work performed. An overtime book will be kept to conform with indi­ vidual slips for settlement of overtime. Officers and men shall keep a record of all disputed overtime. No claim for overtime shall be valid unless such claim is presented to the Department head on the day the work was performed. When work has been performed and overtime claims are disputed, the Head of the Depart­ ment shall sign a disputed overtime slip thereby acknowledging that work was performed. Section 32. Two or more crews may be carried at the discretion of the Company. 'Section 33. This Agreement is signed subject to the ratification of the membership. If no notice is given to the Company within thirty days (30) after date of signing, it shall be deemed as ratified and in full effect. MOBILE TOWING AND WRECKING CO. Signed:— Richard Walsh SEAFARERS INTL. UNION OF N. A. Signed:— Cal Tanner Charles Kimball GULF SHIPBUILDING CORP.—TOW BOAT DIV, Signed:— ' F.C.Waller SEAFARERS INTL. UNION OF N. A. Signed:— Cal Tanner Charles Kimball �Friday. March 21, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Skipper's Linen Charge Bounces; It All Comes Out In The Wash NEW ORLEANS —We had a little fireworks this week when we ran into one of Waterman's flint-hearted skippers who thought lie was bigger than the law. He learned his lesson the hard way, but what a runaround he gave the crew before we got the mess straightened out! This character had given the crew a- hard time all through the voyage, logging practically every crewmember on the ship for very petty reasons. When the ship hit Manzanillo, Cuba, he really outdid himself in filling the log book. While the ship was tied up there, two Cubans were caught with nine bags of the ship's lin­ en. Whgn apprehended they told Police that two crewmembers had sold them the linen. This was right up the Skip­ per's alley, so Captain Roupe marched the crew ashore and had the two Cubans look them over. After spending half the day diddling around, the two men accused one OS and a Messman as being the guilty parties. The stolen goods amounted to over 100 items each of bedshects, towels, pillow cases and other supplies. All together the stuff weighed half a ton and was valued at $2,000. li' 1^' out that you cannot accuse a man and have him hanged with­ out proving it first. He was a sorry man, but he had it com­ ing. The crew, as a whole, stood by the men and took up a col­ lection to pay the lawyer's fee. The three departments collected over $150.00 and settled every­ thing. CREW HELPED The fellow crewmembers who kicked in five dollars apiece to fight the log-happy Skipper are: Engine Department: Nemburg, Hackett, Shraner, Keefe, Power, Schwartz, Coughey, Goldsmith, A. .Saunders, W. Saunders. Stew­ ards Department: Miller, Bastes, Cossella, Flippin, Randall, Cox. Penez, Sullivan, Willy. Deck Department: Larson, Cole, Bi'uce, Baker. Kiss, Tarply, Duffey, Giliilan. Kale, Jenkins, C. Bruce, Brumley. Brothers McFarland and Jack­ son wish to thank their Broth­ ers, through the Log, for their aid and thoughtfulness in fight­ ing this phony charge through to a successful conclusion. NO NEWS?? Silence Ibis week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: TAMPA NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR PHILADELPHIA BOSTON MARCUS HOOK The deadline for port re­ ports, monies due, etc., is the Monday proceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in ihe current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. Galveston Shipping Remains Slow; Most Vessels Are In Transit By RAY W. SWEENEY GALVESTON — Bu.siness and shipping in this gulf port re­ mains slow in spite of the many ships that come into the port. The trouble is that most of the ships are in transit and we get their beefs but none of their replacements. One of the ship that we did manage to crew up was the Lucretia Mott which finally sailed for the Far East. .Seeing her off was a real relief -to everyone in this port. The Master was none other than Captain Vande Giift, better known as "One Dollar Vande," derived from his close-fistedness when it comes to handing out a draw. The Mott came in port and paid off Fiiday and received a new crew Sunday. The crew was put on subsistence and the ship did not start feeding until Tuesday morning. Over the week-end the Skip­ per hightailed it to Mobile, leav­ ing no one in charge to pay sub­ sistence. When he arrived aboard the :ship Monday night some of the crew asked him for a draw. Being a big hearted guy, he sayfu "Yes sir boys, You can have a- draw. Here's a buck. I Great Lakes Seamen Are Showing Deep Interest In The Organizing Campaign Of The Seafarers sound basis. When no progress sance, then he automatically By HENRY CHAPPELL is being made, and all other fires himself. In the final SENT TO COOLER run, TOLEDO — The organizational methods fail, we believe that any question under dispute is The two accused seamen were campaign of the SIU on the settled at the membership meet­ promptly thrown into jail. Later, Great Lakes is off to a good economic action is necessary. In the SIU, when a strike is ing. however, the Cubans changed start. Judging from the con­ Creed, religion or political be­ their story and the men were tinuous stream of men coming considered necessary the entire released. When they returned to into the SIU Toledo Hall and membership votes on it. A few lief are your own personal opin­ the ship, the pld Man blew his inquiring about the advantages union officials can never call a ions, and as an SIU member you top and sent them back to the of belonging to the SIU, inter­ strike in the Seafarers because are entitled to them. But the expect all hands here to turn we believe in democratic, rank SIU is strictly a sailors' union, to tomorrow morning and I don't cooler. est of the Lakes seamen has and file control. When SIU run by and for the seamen. The Skipper tried to leave the been aroused to a fever pitch. want you to be ga.ssed up." members vote for a strike, they men behind in Cuba, but the ^ We will not tolerate any group These men arc from all de­ back it to the limit. And we NO CAN DO police told him they had no in the Union that tries to force partments, and formerly shipped have never lost a beef!! charges against the men and he its beliefs on the entire mem­ How he e:<pected anyone to from the Lakes Carriers halls, would have to take them back SIU ADVANTAGES bership. This has occurred in get gassed up on a one-spot is NMU halls and through com­ to the States. other unions, notably the NMU, anyone's guess, but the boys There are many advantages in Well, he brought them back pany sponsored unions. and they have fallen apart as were all aboard and sober the being a member of the SIU. All three of these outfits have to the States alright— with a However, only a few of those a direct result of that political next morning. That'll give you log book that carried three pages prevented Great Lakes seamen advantages will be outlined here. control. an idea of what the crew can from enjoying union conditions. ofvcharges against them. expect in the way of draws for First and most important, we SIU UNION HALLS Here is the last charge against In addition, they have consider­ maintain job security for our the remainder of the trip. The SIU maintains its own ^ them as taken from the log ably retarded the progress of members. In the SIU, you are The Seatrains have started shipping halls, and recreational the SIU in gaining better wages 'book: "Because I believe that shipped in rotation according to running in here again. The facilities are provided. We also R. A. McFarland, OS, and J. N. and conditions. your shipping ticket, issued to schedule calls for one to arrive Ail of these applicants have you when you express a desire have a hospital and death bene­ Jackson, MM, are guilty of em­ here Thursday morning and sail bezzlement of ship's stores, I expressed considerable resent­ to ship. No one ships out of fit fund to provide some protec­ Friday evening. The Seatrain tion in the event of sickness and fine them jointly and separately ment toward the LCA, NMU, turn ahead of you. Havana was the first to arrive death. to the full extent of wages due and LSU. When you're a Seafarer, no and the New York is to follow. As we get sti'onger on the them at the end of the voyage During the past few years, There were quite a few replace­ Lakes, other services and bene­ subject to the findings of the with the sole exception of SIUments on the Havana, but we fits will be added the same as in United States Courts and shall contracted vessels, these outfits had no trouble getting men to other SIU Districts. These in­ request such further penalties as have virtually controlled the take the jobs. clude legal advice, assistance on the Courts may allow." wages, working rules, conditions, We expect a rush of business personal welfare problems, and It looked bad for the men in­ and manner of shipping on the next week when we will have many other items too numerous volved, as the company had the Great Lakes. quite a few ships in port. After to mention. FBI down to the ship before There is no further need of that we expect things to slow she made fast. The Patrolmen exposing to the Lakes seamen Union wages and conditions down, but who can tell for sure. were not allowed in the hear­ how phony the NMU really is. can not be gained on the Lakes ing room and could not talk for This was done by the NMU last by any one man or small groups Brother Parker, the Agent, is of men. They can be gained attending the Agent's Confer­ the men. fall when they tried to tie up when everyone joins together in ence in New York. Here's wish­ the entire Great Lakes in their MACHINERY STARTED a union like the SIU, and fights ing lots of success to the Agents We grabbed a copy of the phony organizational strike. side by side. in their meeting and delibera­ At that time, they tried to se­ charges and headed for the Then, all Lakes men will have tions. Union Hall to start machinery cure^ conditions on their ships Mate or Engineer can fire you All the boys around the Gal­ moving: We contacted a lawyer which the SIU members had al­ simply because they want their a hand in discussing wages and ready enjoyed on SlU-contractconditions. Then, the shipown­ cousin or friend to have your and put him on the FBI. veston Hall are more than pleas­ Then we got hold of the com­ ed ships for four years. Even job. This practice has existed on ers will realize that we mean ed over the six per cent raise pany and showed them where today the NMU cannot show any the Great Lakes for years, hut business, and results will begin negotiated with the shipowners. we had the Skipper up a tree. gains to compare with the SIU not on SIU ships. On an SIU to show. contracts. Drop into the neare.st SIU Hall It's nice to find out that we ship, the job is yours until you If the men were logged someone at any time. The Agent or Or­ have won a raise without the THE SIU WAY quit or become disabled. was going to be sued as we had Our Union secured these con­ However, in order to protect ganizer there will be glad to usual stalling around by the a lawyer. Well, you should have seen ditions through collective bar­ the interests of all the members, talk over your problems and an­ shipowners and the necessity for Captain Roupe's face when the gaining negotiations with the no one person is allowed to set swer your questions. See for Commisioner asked for his log operators, and through economic up his own rules of conduct. yourself how a democratic sail­ us to show them that we meant book and started stamping. Over action whenever necessary. We SIU members are expected to ors' union is run by and for the business when we ask for an every entry he stamped "can­ have never had to pull a phony ive up to the contract which sailors. increase. Then join the Seafarers Inter­ strike, calling everyone finks or we have with the company. celled" in big red letters. It just goes to show that if Any time an SIU crew mem­ national Union, AFL, in winning Yep, old Captain Roupe found scabs, to gain our demands. you follow the SIU you can't go The SIU tries to keep nego­ ber flagrantly violates the union better wages and conditions for that you cannot log a man and wrong. then work him. He also found tiations with our operators on a regulations or becomes a nui­ all Lakes seamen. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Performers And Gashounds Make it Tough For Good Union Members By JOE ALGINA Cleveland Hall CLEVELAND—The Great Great Lakes District of the SIU has acquired a new hall in the Cleveland area to bo used solely for organizational purposes. Under the joint di­ rection of Steve Conroy and Jerry Lichtman, the new or­ ganizational headquarters is located in the Dredgemen's Club at 26 Carroll Ave., be­ tween 25th and 26th Streets. As usual, the regular SIU haU at 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. is being maintained for the transaction of all official Un­ ion business. Cleveland's new organiza­ tional office is on the West Side, about one-and-a half blocks from the Lake Car­ riers hall. All Lakes seamen desiring to join the SIU or secure information are invited to drop in. The welcome mat is out, and everyone is in­ vited to drop in on Steve and Jerry. Don't forget the ad­ dress—26 Carroll Ave. NEW YORK—We've recently their tail, and Union members had more than a little trouble should not put the SIU in a with performers aboard ship. bad spot by not living up to Some of them have terrorized their agreement. an entire erew, and onee or SHIPPING AT PEAK twice they have even tried to interfere with a Patrolman in Right now we have 50 ships the performance of his duty. in port; the majority of which Now, this column is not to are now signing on. It takes a be construed as asking Seafar­ lot of men to man that many ers to become Sunday school ships, and so we have the same boys. There's nothing wrong old story here—we need rated with a man drinking or raising men. a little hell, as long as he There are quite a few calls doesn't throw his weight around. for Engine Department men, But when a man tries to lord and as always, ABs are at a it over the whole crew, or when premium. Cooks are also scarce, a couple of guys get gassed up so you can see that shipping and try to beat up the sober has really picked up in this hands, then they deserve every­ port. thing that happens to them. We have not been forced to Some men get drunk and pro­ shanghai our doorman or jani­ ceed to wreck company gear. tor, as Philadelphia was forced When they are called on it, they to do, but if the situation con­ say, "What difference does it tinues, that may turn out to be make? This stuff belongs to the a solution. company, not to the Union." That's where they are way off base. The Union fought a long and hard battle to get decent conditions on board ship for merchant seamen. When a man wrecks company property, he is robbing his fellow shipmates of By STANLEY WARES and JERRY LICHTMAN what they fought for. CLEVELAND In response to centered around the success of When a man signs on a ship, contacts with the various AFL AFL Maritime Trades Port he is agreeing to do so much unions in any way connected Councils in various other cities, work for so much money. And with the maritime industry, sev­ and the methods by which they he should live up to his word. eral locals sent their represen­ were operating. When the operators try to stall tatives to the first meeting of All representatives present around, the Union really gets on Cleveland's Maritime T r a d e's agreed that it was necessary to Port Council held recently. set up permanent offices for the Indications are that the AFL national AFL Maritime Trades Port Council in this city will be Department as soon as possible. a huge success, and that we will ELECTION POSTPONED have full participation. Election of officers for the The success of the Council was Port Council on a temporary indicated by the turnout—rep­ basis was held over until the resentatives of the following or­ next meeting. This was done to ganizations were present: Inter­ make it pos.sible for other or­ By J. S. COLLINS national Brotherhood of Team­ ganizations to send representa­ CORPUS CHRISTI — With a sters, Locals 407 and 964; Inter­ tives, and participate in the sudden influx of ships hitting national Longshoremen's Asso­ elections. the port, business has taken a ciation, Local 1317; Masters, The over-all reaction to the turn for the better. Both Cor­ Mates and Pilots, Local 47; Tug first meeting of the Cleveland Firemen, Local 3; International pus Christi and Harbor Island have been the hosts to a good Dredgemen's Association, Local Port Council was so good that number of tankers both in tran­ 5; Steamfitters Union, Local 120; several organizations which did International B r o t h e rhood of not send representatives to the sit and here for payoffs. Electrical Workers, Local 38; and first meeting have since notified We had the Fort George, Casa the Seafarers International the SIU Cleveland office that Grande, Umatilla, Fort Christina they would attend the next and the Fort Erie, all Pacific Union. At this meeting, discussion meeting. Tankers in port this week. What beefs came up on these ships were settled on the spot and everyone was satisfied. The beefs were, for the most part, of a minor nature and just needed someone to show topside what the score was. By WILLIAM J. BRANTLEY With the unusual number of SAVANNAH — Shipping has ing the lowdown on this Gulf ships in port we had to do a hurry up job of getting men for picked up this week in Savan­ Port. these ships, so after shaking nah and it is now a little better We expect shipping to im­ down the gin mills and tourist than good. For the past few prove in the next few weeks as courts we finally got enough re­ weeks it has been running along a lot of ships are being removed at a steady rate and this week from the boneyard and towed placements for these scows. we -are enjoying a little more into port for reconditioning. For TANKERS COVERED shipping than usual. the most part they are Liberties and will be crewed in this port. We shipped some replacements We have also had some unor­ ganized tankers hitting the port aboard two South Atlantic ships, OLDTIMER IN AND OUT and all of them were covered. and ran into beefs in all De­ We talked to the SIU men partments on the ships. We got Oldtimer Jimmie Adams aboard the ships and after put­ everything squared away and breezed into port a couple of ting some copies of the Log the Belmont sailed for Antwerp days ago after spending quite aboard the ships, we left them and the Stockton is expected to some time in the Pacific. There sail within the next few days. he had the never-to-be-forgotten in good shape. The absence of news from experience of having to sail as At the moment the rush of tankers has slackened off, but Savannah last week can be at­ Bosun on an NMU tanker to get we have been informed that tributed to the fact that Brother back to the States. He has man­ there will be another rush of Charles Starling, the new Sa­ aged to recover from his ex­ tankers next week. If it materi­ vannah Agent, was relieving perience somewhat and is now alizes, it will take about all the Brother Arthur Thompson and out at sea aboard the Belmont. We are keeping a weather eye men we have on the beach to the change over caused the lack of news. peeled for the ships due out of crew up the ships. At the moment, Brother Starl­ the boneyard and when see It looks like a guy can get a skip now without any trouble in ing is attending the Agents' Con­ them coming down the river ference, so in his place I'm giv­ we'll let the news be heard. the Gulf. Cleveland Waterfront Unions Start AFL Maritime Council Rush Of Tankers Causes Manhunt in Corpus Christi Activity Is Up, Says Savannah; Boneyard Ships Bue to Hit Port Friday, March 21, 1947 Chicago Shipping Begins To Stir; Men Get Sougee Buckets in Shape By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO—This port has fin­ for a living, and trying to better ally started to wake up. Smoke our working conditions and wages is beginning to pour through the in the same manner as any other smoke stacks, and the crews are worker. getting the sougee buckets and SEA BROTHERHOOD scrub brushes out of their holds to ready them up for their sched­ We are aH seamen, whether on uled new coats of paint. the Lakes or deep water, and be­ All of this activity is greeted lieve in the Brotherhood of the by the Brothers around the hall, Sea. We do the same kind of and eager looks cross their faces work on any vessel, no matter in anticipation of inhaling some where -it sails. How can anyone of the fresh air that they missed say that a Lakes seaman is any all Winter. better than a deep water sea­ It's really a great sight to see man, or vice versa? the sudden activity along this There is no doubt, that this type waterfront. One day they're all of propaganda will be thrown at along their winter berths, and us again in the operators' aH-out when you look for them the next attempts to prevent organization day, they've left for different of the unorganized on the. Great ports all over the Lakes. Lakes. After they load up, they come Let's ignore any attempts to slipping back with their cargo to break up our own solidarity in unload here. fighting for the betterment of conditions for all seamen. Crewmembers of the SS Gil­ bert are all at work getting her ready for the coming season. A newcomer aboard the Gilbert will be Jack O'Connor who will^ try to keep the boys happy by serving them the best in food. He's been cooking on the river' dredges for the past few years, and wants to get his sea legs back once again. By VIC CIUFFO CREWING UP CHARLESTON — Slow is the The SS American will be call­ word for shipping in this port ing for her crew this week, and as we have only paid off one they intend to operate her across ship during the past week. The the Lake most of this year. Both ship was an SUP job and there the SS North American and the were no beefs aboard. She paid SS South American will start off in good shape and everyone >• calling for their crews the last was happy. week of this month, and they The Engine and Stewards De­ will be operated on their usual partments on the ship took time runs all over the Lakes. off to come and tell me that the This coming week, the SS Deck Crew was one of the best Lakewood will also be calling for crews that they had ever sailed her crew, and she is expected with. to operate around Chicago for a It is sure good to see someone while before heading for Detroit. appreciate good sailors regard­ We have no information on the less of the union they belong to. changed runs of the SS Roosevelt It makes for more enjoyable and the SS City of Grand Rapids trips if there is harmony in all as yet, but they will not crew up Departments of the ship and this until around the 5th of May. vessel really demonstrated that. Snuffy Smith, the Agent, is up A few years back, it was "the policy of the shipping companies in the north country, attending to try and create differences be­ the Agents' Conference in New tween the Lakes and Coast sea­ York. We're all waiting to hear what the Agents discuss and men. This was their idea of prevent­ recommend for the coming year. ing unionization and any kind of This is a big year for the SIU solidarity among Lakes men, and and we have a good bunch of it worked solely for the benefit of Agents, really on their toes. the operators in pitting one man BEACHCOMBERS GONE against another. We had about fifty men on However, during the past five the beach here last week but years this feeling of distinction they all disappeared. I guess has been broken down consider­ they read of the fast and furious ably. shipping in the other ports and Today, men sailing the Lakes figured that was the place for have found out that there is no them. With the dozen or so men difference between a 25,000 ton ship or a 200 ton ship, whether we shipped ' this week we have it sails on salt water or fresh only a handful of men left water, or if a seaman is from around the Hall, and most of Marine City, Michigan or San them in the Engine Department. Seafarers Leave Charleston For Hotter Ports There are no prospects for Pedro, California. We are all the .same, working ships in this port until the lat­ ter part of the month when two South Atlantic ships are due in. Something may show up in the meantime, but we have nothing definite to look forward to until Send in the minutes of the South Atlantic ships stick your ship's meeting to the their noses into port. New York Hall. Only in that We'll continue to send in the way can the membership act dope concerning the activity in on your reconunendations, this port, but it looks like we and then the minutes can be won't be able to given any en­ couraging news for quite awhile. printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU^ At any rate we will keep our fingers crossed and hope for the crews. best. Send Those Minutes �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven The Patrolmen Say— Volunteer Organizers i I? . Exit Performers NEW YORK — Last week we covered two ships, and on each of them we ran into the same By JOSEPH VOLPIAN trouble—disputed overtime. Sometimes a fellow's little ciuelty, conviction of felony, On one ship, the SS Blue Isl­ and Victory, the crew collected woman gets to be a big headache and demon rum (too much, too approximately $2800 in OT that that can't be cleared up with­ often.J the company questioned. The out getting into the law courts. While marriages are contracts same thing happened on the SS In. other words it's a lot easier they have as an added quality J. Fiske, where a considerable to get married than it is to get the fact that public policy is con­ sum of money was finally paid a divorce. cerned; that's why courts must The laws governing divorce be entered in order to end the out to the crew." But Brothers, on the Fiske we differ among the various states agreement. really found a situation. When so much that the situation would Desertion requires an ending we came aboard, we thought we be humorous, if it didn't concern of the marriage relation with in­ were walking on light bulbs. such a vital relationship. tention to desert or abandon plus Upon looking down, we discov­ Take as an example, the neigh­ no consent or misconduct of the ered that the passageways were boring states of North Carolina, party deserted during the neces­ BOB WILLIAMS and BILL HOLLIDAY littered with broken glassware. I where there are at least six dif­ sary period of time. ferent grounds, as compared with An honest offer to return be­ WHAT A MESS They came walking into the uncertainty because you are not South Carolina, whose constitu- fore the period has expired will Log office in a body, four young protected by a contract." The foc'sles were in even t; m provides tha- divorces from end the desertion. Involuntary worse shape. All the wiring lead­ the bonds of matrimony shall not separation cannot form grounds fellows. One of them spoke up NO TIME-OFF ing to the bunk lights had been and said: for divorce because of desertion. "Take, for instance, what hap­ cut; the glass that protects the be allowed. "We understand that you are It's natural, in view of the ex­ pened to us on Lincoln's and light bulbs had been broken; treme looking for volunteer organizers GONE AND FORGOTTEN differences, that one to write about. Well, we're on Washington's birthdays," said locker mirrors and handles were should wonder how this condi­ Everyone has heard of an Enoch an Isthmian ship now, and two Drewry. "We couldn't collect busted, and escape panels were tion came about. Maybe it's due Arden decree. This is not a di­ overtime for those days, and shattered. When we left the to the fact that in the United of us were on one before. How's vorce in the strict sense, but a sometimes when we have to quarters, we were half shot from States the rules are er^irely a that?" dissolution of the marriage be­ work before 8 AM and after 5 the whiskey fumes. "That" sounded okay, and matter of statute law. PM, they dispute that overtime cause of the disappearance of We picked up the tripcards here is the story from Bob Wil­ In other words the rules have either the husband or wife for a also. You can't beat the com­ and books and informed the liams, Bill Holliday, John Drewdeveloped from Colonial days, ry, and Charles Tettcrton. Bob pany because the crew has no crew that their actions were op­ first by legislative enactment and certain period' of time, and the representation." icmaining party thinking that posed to the SIU principles, and sailed as Wiper, and the others "As far as organizing this ship that they would have to clean later through court action. Today the other is dead. are ABs. ® practically all divorces arc grant­ is concerned," remarked Bob The di\orce laws are so ridicu­ "We made the ,SS Cape Junc­ Williams, "that has never been up the ship before we could al­ ed by a court after proper pro­ lous in their present state, and tion in Norfolk on August 1, a problem. Practically all of low the company to pay them ceedings. so mixed up, that the Supreme but we didn't leave until the the crew members are in favor off. Court of the United States can't The entire crew, with the ex­ WHAT A MAZE 31st," Bob stated, "and even of the Seafarei's, and they look really make heads or tails of the then it was easy to see the dif­ forward to the day when the ception of three men, agreed to The situation is so complex to­ laws. ference bet wen a ship that has SIU will represent them offic­ do so. After a while, some of day that any attempt to state Suppo.se a man gets a divorce an SlU contract and one that ially. Even the officers are sec­ the hand.s came over and told general rules is oitly a feeble ef­ in one State, remarries and the us that one of the three men hasn't. Nothing that you could retly on our side, but they can't fort at a bird's eye view of a couple have a child. really get sore about, but a lot do or say anything because of who had refused to clean up patch quilt design. The.v then decide to take a trip was responsible for the mess. of chicken that SIU men aren't the company's anti-union atti­ With a full realization of the across country. In one State the He had pulled a knife on one used to." tude." with the woman will be the legal wife of the tripcarders and stated impossibilities and Of course, not everything is that he would cut the throat of warning to, "beware; the safest and the child legitimate; as soon LITTLE BEEFS "That's right," broke in had on an unorganized ship. any one who tried to pick up way is to ask your lawyer about as the:.' cross the State line, the Brother Tetterton, "it was al­ There are good shipmates, and his book, or the books of his two the laws applicable in any in­ wife is considered to be living in ways little things, and before there is alwaj's the feeling of a friends. Incidentally, those guys dividual case," here goes: sin and the child illegitimate. Most states permit divorce on you knew it, they added up. Like job well done when the union refused to clean up, also. The only remedy for this chao­ All three of the characters various grounds: The usual ones tic condition is a National Uni­ disputing overtime, refusing time message has been passed along off, no representation when beefs to the men who ai'e not members. were brought back to the Hall, are adultery, desertion, insanity. form Divorce Law. "I get a big kick out of talking and charges -^ere preferred cam.e up. In the long run, the officers weren't so bad, but they union to guys who are not mem­ against them. They now have had to carry the weight of the bers," said Tetterton, with a prominent places in the social smile. "The Union means a lot register. anti-union company." It is the duty of a good Union Bob Williams came into the to me, and so I enjoy doing an conversation again. "I was on organizing job, even as a volun­ member to see that' such occur­ rences do not happen, and if the Jeremiah S. Black before I teer." By EDWARD JANASZAK That seemed to be the senti­ they do, to bring the offender or made the Cape Junction, and it was the same story on that ment of all of them. Strangely offenders up on charges. TOLEDO—Already, the organ- built over the past 20 years, and ship. It was better in one re­ enough, it also seems to be the Jimmy Drawdy, Ray Gonzales izational drive which the SIU has consistently fought against spect, and that was that after a feeling of most of the volunteer has started on the Great Lakes Lakes seamen having any saj' in three month trip, thore was only organizers who have .been in­ has begun to show results in wages and conditions. Few Replacements terviewed in the Log office. 16 hours overtime in dispute. this area. Not only have many "But other than that," he con-* The four volunteers expect to SEE SIU SHIPS PORTLAND, Me. — The SS new .members joined up, but the tinued, "you couldn't, tell the pay off the Cape Junction with­ Billings Victory just paid off in unorganized men here are show­ When the Lakes seamen see difference from one to another." in the next few days, and to the this port. She is the first of ing a new interest in unionism for themselves how things are "That's exactly the way I question "Do you expect to sign- ten Waterman ships due to come on the Lakes—the SIU kind of run on SlU-contracted vessels, found it/' said Bill Holliday. on again?", they answered prac­ in here every couple of days to unionism. they'll want those same condi­ "This is my second Isthmian tically in unison, "Not on the load potatoes for Germany. It's also easy to see why the tions on their own boats. And ship, and conditions are similar Cape Junction, but you can ex­ There were very few replace­ NMU has repeatedly met with after seeing the democratic man­ to the first one. The food was a pect us to try another unorgan­ ments made on this ship, with failure in its organizational at­ ner in which the SIU is oper­ little better on the previous one, ized ship. That's the only way nearly the whole crew deciding tempts, and in spite of the huge ated, they'll want the same type but there is the same feeling of to keep the Union growing." to make another trip to Ger­ amount of cabbage they've toss­ of organization for themselves. many. When she returns to the ed away. That's why t h e Seafarers' States after this trip she will Mainly interested in promot­ drive to organize the Great payoff in New York. ing the commie line, this phony Lakes should meet with over­ If the crews on the rest of outfit has only succeeded in whelming success. That's why the Waterman ships hitting this causing a feeling of hate toward any possible LCA or NMU op­ port decide to stay aboard for unions in general. position will be overcome. another trip there, won't be This condition the SIU has al­ Conditions which the Steel much business for Seafarers on ready broken down, and will the beach around here. continue^ to break down as the Trust and other large shipping However, this was an unusual unorganized Lakes seamen see interests have compelled Lakes ship in that respect, and the the benefits of SIU membership. men to work under for the past ships to come will probably be The Lake Carriers Association few years have made these men a different story. is in the same category as the very receptive to the SIU. The story I get from Boston NMU in regard to its treatment It should make it that much is that there is excellent ship­ of the Great Lakes sailors. easier for our SIU members to ping in that port, and it is ex­ This outfit, the LCA, will win the unorganized Lakes sea­ pected to remain that way for probably give the SIU more op­ men over to the SIU side, and another few weeks anyway. position than the NMU, because win the best possible conditions Jinuny Sweeney it is a powerful organization for all Lakes seamen. JOHN DREWRY and CHARLES TETTERTON Organizing Drive Catching On With The Great Lakes Seamen $1 a �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday, March 21, 1947 A&G Agents Hold Conference in N.Y. mssm ReportsToGo To All Ports For Approval (Continued from Page 1) im NMU stalling, the SIU is not content to rest on its laurels. Al­ ready the Great Lakes drive is underway, and inroads have been made in that stronghold of antiunionism. _ LARGE SCALE PLANS J. p. SHULER. Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer: The wages and conditions gained by the Seafarers Internatonal Union during the past year are the best in the industry. Although 1946 was a tough year for all organized labor, we made ad­ vances. The future looks good, despite hostile legislation, and the SIU is going to stay right in there, fighting all the time for the betterment of wages and conditions for all seamen. EARL SHEPPARD. Interna­ tional Representative in Charge of Organization. At its incep­ tion, the organizing staff of the Union was set up as a unit sep­ arate from the regular Union structure. Wisdom of this move is proven by the fact that we were able to defeat the NMU in the largest election ever held in the Maritime industry—the Isthmian Steamship Company. J. S. WHITE, New Orleans Agent: The strike apparatus can be improved by making a thorough analysis of the strikes and beefs we have gone through, eliminating the weak­ est part of the apparatus and strengthening the others. E. S. HIGDON, Philadelphia Agent: Philadelphia member­ ship has been pretty enthused about the entire organizational program, and especially so about the Isthmian results. The outlook is favorable for organ­ ization of all unorganized com­ panies sailing into the Dela­ ware. and is especially so in re­ gard to the tankers. SALVADOR COLLS, San Juan Agent: We hold regular membership meetings, each of which is sparked by active dis­ cussion, both in English and Spanish. Issues most widely discussed are the organization of shore gangs for the Island ports and the purchase of a hall in San Juan. Organizing work should be started here immedi­ ately; the membership will give its full support and participa­ tion. We get 100 per cent back­ ing from the AFl, unions here. C. H. RAYMOND, Housion Agent: The st^rlke apparatus should always be kept in readi­ ness. All it needs is to have a few kinks ironed out and it will be okay for anything that comes along. There is a pos­ sibility of a strike this year, and we must be prepared when and if it comes. W. C. TANNER, Mobile In the tanker field, SIU or­ Agent: The membership is of ganizers are hard at work. Week the opinion, that the Union's after week, organizing goes on, Organizing Program is good, and the Agents will no doubt but that the goal is too narrow. make suggestions for extending General opinion is that wei and intensifying the SIU cam­ should drive to organize every­ paign among unorganized seamen. thing that is unorganized. This The addition of a Multilith ma­ is due greatly to the fact that chine in Headquarters, during the the entire harbor here is or­ past year, has been of utmost ganized^ under the Seafarers' value to the Union. Mountains banner.^ * of publicity were turned out, not only for the SIU-SUP during the General Strike, but for other un­ ions such as the MM&P, the CIO Shipbuilders, and the United Fi­ nancial Employes. This aspect of SIU publicity is sure to be ex­ amined by the Agents with a view to possible widening of the machine's uses. The Conference will be an ex­ tensive one, with all aspects of the Union thoroughly covered. All signs point to a successful meeting. Decisions reached will be printed in the Log, as soon as they have been approved by the membership. The agenda and pictures of the officials in attendance appear on pages 8 and 9. PAUL HALL, Director of Or­ ganization and New York Port Agent: Regardless of how good a contract is, there is always need for clarification. There­ fore, we feel it necessary for Headquarters to rig a system of some sort for the interpretation and clarification of various dis­ putes that may come up from time to time. These should be sent to all ports immediately. We would then have all ports inlerpretating disputes in a uniform manner, thus avoiding confusion. Our relations with our AFL affiliates in this port are very good. We intend io keep it going that way. At present, we are holding month­ ly meetings of the AFL Port Council. LEON N. JOHNSON, Port Arthur Agent: The member­ ship is thoroughly satisfied with the results of the Isth­ mian election, and is eagerly awaiting a contract. The mem­ bership will not be satisfied un­ til we launch an all-out organ­ izing campaign. We seldom have enough men on the beach to fill the jobs that are avail­ able. C. SIMMONS, Tampa Agent:, Membership's attitude toward the organizing program is very favorable. They think Isth­ mian is the biggest thing the Union h^s ever accomplished, and that we should push with all our effort to get a favorable finding, and immediately enter negotiationf so that we can put our contract into effect on Isth­ mian ships. We should go after the tankers hard. RAY WHITE, Norfolk Agent: The organizational process of the last year has strengthened the Union immensely, and the membership is for its continu­ ance 100 per cent. Approxim­ ately 20 unorganized ships that) we have been working on come into Norfolk regularly. STEVE CARDULLO, Marcus Hook Agent: This is a new branch, but the potentiali­ ties, both from the points of representing our present mem­ bership and establishing an or­ ganizational base for the tank­ ers, are enormous. We cover approximately eight unorgan­ ized ships a week, in addition to the regular work aboard contracted ships. We have worked under the direction of the Organizing Committee, and have assisted organizers when they were assigned down here. EARL R. SMITH, Charleston Agent: The general opinion is' that with prices skyrocketing, wage increases are necessary. Rising prices, anti-labor legis­ lation, etc., show a strong pos­ sibility that we may have to hit the bricks this year. But wl^ether we do, or not. we should be ready for any event­ uality. �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SlU Plans And Policies Drawn For 1947 Conference Agenda 1. Secretary-Treasurer's Report, ' ' 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and Headquarters En­ gine Room Representative Reports. 3. Organizers' Report. 4. Agents' Report and actions on same. .li a. b. c. d. e. f. JAMES HANNERS. Jack­ sonville Agenl: General senti­ ment of the crews on unorgan­ ized lines is favorable to the SIU, and a little concerted or­ ganizational activity should be able to bring them under SIU contract. The AFfc unions have all cooperated with the SIU 100 per cent and gave valuable assistance during the general strike. Boston SNew York h. Philadelphia i. Marcus Hook jBaltimore k. Norfolk 1. Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Tampaj Mobile New Orleans m. n. o. Pq- Port Arthur Galveston Houston San Francisco Puerto Rico 5. Finances of Union. a. Income b. Expenditures c. Recommendations on same Committee— Robert Matthews, Ray White, Earl Smith 6. Strikes a. Analysis of 1946 General Strike b. Possibilities for 1947 Strike c. Recommendations Committee— Paul Hall, Lindsey Williams, Charles Raymond WILLIAM B. RENTZ. Balti­ more Agent: The strike appar­ atus can be improved by mak­ ing it uniform throughout the nation, and by keeping it pre­ pared always, keeping in mind the needs and special charact­ eristics of each port. The mem­ bership and the officials have been paxticipating fully in the organizational drive. CHARLES STARLING. Sa­ vannah Agent: The shipping rules should be changed. There should be no promotions aboard ship. All Bosuns should produce three years discharges before registering. Members should register for one rating only. All beefs here are settled locally. There has never been a manpower shortage here, ex­ cept in a few cases of new ships. 7. Organizational Expansion Program a. Organizational activities of Union b. Recommendations on same Committee— Cal Tanner, Anthony Cardullo, Earl Sheppard 8. Shipping Rules and Constitution a. Shipping Rules b. Recommendations on same c. Constitution d. Recommendations on same Committee— Steely White, .Jimmy Hanners, D. L. Parker I W. H. SIMMONS. San Fran­ cisco Agent: Labor is solid in this port and there is no way to strengthen it. exceut by keeping it as good as it is. The Organizing Program is looked upon favorably by the mem­ bership and the attitude tow­ ards the Isthmian victory is that it is an outstanding ac­ hievement of the Union. 9. Education and Publicity a. Seafarers Log b. General education c. Recommendations on same Committee— W. H. Simmons, Eddie Higdon, William Rentz 10. Contracts and Negotiations a. Recommendations on contracts b. Recommendations on negotiations Committee— Leon Johnson, Salvador Colls, Joe Algina LINDSEY WILLIAMS. SIU Field Representaive in charge of Gulf Area Organizing. Our organizing campaign down in the Gulf has been going like a house afire. There is a great need in that area for the type of representation that the SIU gives its members, and for that reason, the unorganized men have flocked to us. D. L. PARKER. Galveston Agent: There is a general sen­ timent that unless wage in­ creases are made to cover the steadily rising living costs, we should hit the bricks to bring about the necessary increase. There has never been any trouble in getting volunteers to go up to the unorganized com­ panies to try and get jobs. 11. Government Agencies and Legislation a. Coast Guard d. Marine Hospitals b. Alien Seamen e Unemployment Insurance c. Seamen's Bill of f. Maritime Commission Rights Training Program g. Washington Representation for Legislation Committee— Paul Hall, Lindsey Williams, Charles Raymond 12. Buildings and Halls a. Recommendations on same Committee— Cal Tanner, Anthony Cardullo, Earl Sheppard ROBERT A. MATTHEWS. Represenlative: Although quite a few important gains were made last year by the SIU. the coming year promises to be one of the most momentous we have ever faced. Many prob­ lems will come up. But with continued militancy of the membership and the officials. I am sure these problems will be handled as successfully as they have been in the past. As far as contracts are concerned.' emphasis should be on increased manning scales on all ships of all companies. 13. Operation of Union Apparatus a. Headquarters Operation b. Branch Operation e. Manpower as Applied to Jobs d. Membership Action e. Recommendations .on Increasing Efficiency of Present Appaiatus Committee— .Robert Matthews, Ray White, Earl Smith 14. General Proposals ^ Good and Welfare Committee— Charles Starling, Claude Simmons JOHN MOGAN. Boston Agent: Everyone is anxiously awaiting a signed contract with Isthmian. The membership has a very good opinion of the pres­ ent contracts, and feels that things are going very nicely. They maintain that the status quo is good enough until the economic situation undergoes further and more drastic changes. Also, the men think that deck department men should register for specific jobs. JOSEPH A. ALGINA. New York Acting Agent: There is an average of 20 ships paying off weekly in the Port of New York, as well as many ships calling in transit. There are about 40 SIU ships in the har­ bor at all times. As pointed out before, in most instances the disputes that arise from handling these many vessels are settled without too much trou­ ble. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten Friday. March 21. 1947 -SBIPS'· MllllttES AND NEWS . . 1Penalties For Leaving Job Proposed By Scripps Crew ON ICE FOR THE WINTER Aroused by the' action of some members who ''sign on ship and then walk off" before sailing time without noti­ fying the Union Hall· or the Ship's Delegate, the crew of the SS Edward W. Scripps has strongly urged the adoption Gadsden Men Cite Danger Aboard . Ship a stamp " to of specifi c measures . out the practice. then w a lk off, informing no one · · · of t h e1· r mtent10ns, thu s caus m g . . Assert.mg tha t seafarers who c onfusion and hardship on the n , 51o f u con pu 11 th.is stunt ..cause rest of the crew, and ver y o ft e n .· . Fearful of the potential dange1 . . . an d h ardsh 1p among the rest of to sail Posed by the c a rry in g of an ·ex- the crew, ,, tl1e men of the Al- m a k l,n g 1 t n e ce ssary . or to ship a non. short-handed, tra locomotive on deck ' the crew . . . at their coa vesse1 took action I . on man on a p1crhead J ump . of the MV Gadsden instructed its I F cb . 12 s hi' p boar d meet.mg an d · um · "There fore, be it reso 1 ve d·. Delegates to notify the Union of recommend.e . · d t hese pena it·ies: That any member who signs on the protest registered at the Feb. 1. That a fi ne of $50 be im. _ 22 meeti n g, held at sea. The posed on those guilty of a first a ship and the1_1 deliberate ly :V alk s off and . misses . the s�1p meeting also urg e d an investiga- o ffense. . mtent10nally witho ut mformmg tion t o determine whether the 2 That for th e second offense, . the Un io Hall or Ship's D ele­ � additional In offender be bl·ought up charges, and culminating tr ial b efore discussion the v iolated the locomotive safety regulation s. in the decision to advise the Un- committee. on be made to stand a duly elected gate in time to ship a replace- (Continued trial <>n Page 11) The Scripps crew poin t ed out b y editor, crew members pointed out t ha t they felt the ex- vessels which sail short-handed, tra lo co mo ti v e made the ship un- are forced to sign on a non­ ABOVE: ion heavy in particularly safc, I has a c rewmem ber we a t h er , w hen a nxiet y was at a b e c ause walke d off his ship and failed peak. It was also voted at the mee ting that cr e wmembe rs would ac­ draw in American cur­ which w hen the ves�el, rency carne3 locomotives and tenders, was mee t i ng arrives in Le Havrt', France. announced th a t $20 could crew I the limit on dra w s Wc:\S in American the <1t It mo ne y , clr;iw but that .the any Fn:nch currency. sum fo llo w so that the m can be• "Wherea.-s: in job Union security pe-nter ":taking soundings­ beer." a The marooned ves­ won ion is now in the sixth month that an issue fight, and it is the policy of the w�ks trip, and all hands are e x ces s the of• SIU, SIU after a long of what started out io be a fi ve­ fo r our own protection to up at all times was made of the sup- b e r s , and; ration allowance amounts. ma tt e rs "Whereas: It actPd I e qua 1 m'eeting, which Berger Hansen. in pertin ent conditions and fig­ sel's deek gang kill a few min­ utes of their long vigil by pos­ ing fo:r the camera. The W a.l­ hiring was by has SIU reported on were u pon at I I jitters. mem- become a j cussed Tiny i o wa r d the beach for LEFT: it was revealed cit the meeting, habit with a number of Uni on and it was found that all h ands B r o ther s to sign on a ship and would receive the limit of the Other Laarents. hard ply of cigarettes aboard the ship, shipboard in crewmember ure to left of bow is the Car- i n French ports was a viola- insist on our ships being crewed ch e ck sometime resolutwn, a The until writes Loomas RESOLUTION ti on of local law. A of fo�·m w h ic h fol lo w s : hall and of Amer ic an money in $20 replacement April.'' . The denunciation of the p�·ac­ t1ce an d t h? rc:cmmcndat10ns m a de to curb it \Vere drawn . up The Ship's D e l e g a te quoted the by Capta in as sa yi n g a "They tell us we'll stay ice-bound procedure pro pe r the thaw. furnished. $20 cept a to Locked in the ice "duration" at Hals, Denmark, the SS George Wal­ ton anxiously awaits the spring j ump , union man on a pierhead the fo1· chaired by Brother Little was subm itted by Deck Delegate Earl the Cochran. VESSEL REPORTED IN DISTRESS slopchest, The subject that dis cus sion of demnation by perennial opening and ser found that the needs of all seafarers, con ­ re ared the slopchest the Pur­ members of the crew co uId not 'its ugly head once more at the be filled as to n eede d articles of March 12 shipboard meeting heavy gear. He thoughtfully aboard the SS Winfield Scott. gave the Deck Department first ves se l had adequate reasons for j ority The crew of this Bull Line condemning the slopchest aboard the ship and they wasted no time in doing so. However, instead of merely blowing off steam, the c rew choice, since they did of outdoor wo rk . the ma­ "At the moment this trip be­ the present (the crew ) finds the slop - abuses quantity and Standing by when the iug arrived was the British cruiser Frobisher. bound for Hamilton when she received the Gadsden's distren call. The Gadsden, ply the ne€ds of th is crew for a.n SIU-contracted ship, carries locomotives and tenders. for which she is equipped to load and- unload with her own facilities. without assistance from. shorHide machinery. However, Charles as Dade the secretary, records: invoice copy should be listed. If the s e short- and if t his continues, situation, leaned back in the poor slopch e st had condition not of strained the re­ lations ab o ard sh ip . With these conditions well known to the crewmembers they then drew up a plan for correct­ ing the slopchest situation aboard SIU ships. The plan, as report- ed in the minutes states: SHORT ON STUFF "This th at chest almost completely exhaustchecked and approved b Y van- e d, for only a few articles of off ous union representatives as con- size remain." the trip ." UNION'S OKAY ch est · adequate sundry articles to sup- fore sig ning on the ship . their seats and went on to prove 7, taining sufficient numbers of various articles of clothing and etc., to The crew, having put forward for action. pelea about 250 miles off the Bermuda port. the brand of toothpaste, a means · of rectifying the slop­ adequate slopchest and the rea­ ing dangerously. when she was taken on tow by the tug Moso­ the union action shall surely result." sons the crew decided on a plan minutes relate: "Before the vessel's departure, the slopchest was also ber of each article, and brand of sund ry articles, namely write the Log, let your beef be cussion from which the plan was muda. early this week, after sustaining a severe buffeting in copy of the slopchest in v o ic e know n , born, show the results of an in­ bound for Copenhagen, and the we demand ages cannot be straightened out, Events leading up to the dis­ The MV Gadsden (above) is being towed to Hamilton. Ber­ ships, crews cont ai ning sizes, color and n u m­ ar ti cles qual­ Jan. aboard all so as to assure inspecti on of the ity satis factory to the crew. The ship left Mobile , a that signe d by union representatives SIU ships, of getting a slopchest sufficient in placed s u gg est ing less than seventy-five days long, came up wit h a plan for correcting being be put on t he bulletin board be­ and insuring the ship, and other heavy seas. The motorship had lost her propeller and was roll­ the SS Winfield Scott Men Offer Plan To Wipe Out Inadequate Slopchests t o · penned the minutes, which were dis- the verge of "To avoid the insufficiency of "Upon this type slopchest continually In the minutes they went on re cord e xpressi ng their " app r eciation of the treatment an d ac- tions of the Master of the ves­ sel toward the crew." was best unaninous of luck to in The crew wishing Captain the Reese Broadus on his futur� v oyages . Leroy Nicholas held the chair while Charles the proceedings. Dade recorded �Friday, March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief WILLIAM KAMAKA, Jan. 27—Chairman Glean; Secretary Betts. Delegates reports: Deck: One permit behind in dues and assessments, one trip and one permit behind in assessments. Old Business: Brother Betts made report on action taken on slopchest. Communication sent to Jacksonville Agent and Headquarters and protest to American Consulate in Rotter­ dam over the poor condition of the chest. New Business: Dis­ cussion held concerning draws. Good and Welfare: A warning for all hands to be on the look­ out for WSA "standardized" supplies on ships under contract to the Seafarers. The Second Cook in the interest of all hands will use all possible substitutes fikr the remaining supply of sugar. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Cheurman Crosby; Secretary Robertson. New Business: Motions carried: to put doorstops on outside doors near Quartermaster's and Bos­ un's quarters. Door on Firemen's head to be repaired; Have more glasses iJut in messhall; put new cups in messhall and throw away all cracked cups; three man committee elected to gel actin on cups and glasses; that Bosun see Mate about leaky quarters. Motion carried for real ash trays instead of phony sardine cans. Motion carried to quit throwing garbage on the fantail and order four gar­ bage cans. When day men dump garbage have wipers dump refuse from engine room. Good and Welfare: Each man wash out his own cup after us­ ing and iny other dishes he may use: have a better grade of coffee put out. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. S" S, t CAPE BORDA, Feb. 23— (Chairman and Secretary not given) Complaints were raised about apparent two-pot ship and lack of certain foods in crew mess. Complaint about crew pantry refrigerator need­ ing repairs. Complaint of Deck Department about standby re­ quired to remain on bridge during standby time. Com­ plaint about insufficient issue 4 4 4 of dishes and pantry materials. BARBARA FRITCHIE, Jan. Complaint about need of paint­ 31—(Chairman and Secretary ing foc'sles and messrooms. not given). Floor opened to Motion to ask for for porthole discussion on improvements fans for messrooms. Resolved and welfare of the ship and to bring all complaints before crew. Check was made with Patrolman at payoff. Repair Steward for more glass and sil­ list made up and attached to verware. Everyone agreed to minutes. check on these necessities be­ fore signing on articles again. There was discussion on thd feeding of longshoremen aboard ship. It was decided to feed only the crew. Repair list was was made and turned over to 4 4 4 the Steward. Good and Wel­ GEORGE WASHINGTON, fare: Discussion on cleanliness Feb. 7 — Chairman Brother of the ship and signing on the Hunt; Secretary Charles. New ship. Deck Delate elected to Business: Recommended that replace the one that signed off. Master be approached regard­ 4 4 4 ing placing seamen in dry DEL MUNDO, Feb. 9—Chair­ foc'sles; that sundeck be water­ man Edward Johnson; Secre­ proofed again; that cups and tary James Johnson. Deck dishes and utensils in pantry Delegate reported sixty hours be kept cleaner in future. New of disputed overtime. Steward Business: Motion carried that Department Delegate reports Deck Engineer appear before 300 hours disputed overtime. Patrolman regarding un-union New Business: Motion carried expressions, as this is his sec­ to stick together at payoff and ond offense. Discussion that all get overtime settled before matters discussed at meeting signing off. Anyone drunk at are confidential and not to be payoff be fined $25.00. Good carried to company men, and and Welfare: Discussion on lo­ no false statements such as cation of radio, moving of one were mentioned against the scuttlebutt from passage to mate, or to accuse against any messroom and various improve­ members of the crew. ments. CAPE MOHICAN, Feb. 13— Chairman Ernest Gonzalez; Secretary Mendoza. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried to report to patrolman if we have pen­ alty cargo on fertilizer. Mo­ tion carried to find out if we are entitled to get overtime when the sailing time is changed due to weather or trouble. Motion carried to ask patrolman if the watches should be rotated every trip. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to give some money for a ship­ mate in the hospital in San Juan. 4 4 4 SIMMONS VICTORY. March 5—Chairman Henry Gock; Sec­ retary Roger La France. Busi­ ness of leaving wash room dirty was discussed and all agreed to take turns. Each department to take a week. Question of fixing water fountain as the way it is now it takes ten minutes to get a drink of water. Last trip no voucher was given as no way of knowing what we must give to the government and what we are getting. 4 4 4 ALBERT K. SMILEY, Jan. 24—Chairman George G. Gordano; Secretary John T. Buck­ ley. New Business: Beef about soap and matches and night lunch. Settled it among the crew. Beef of extra shower and toilet. Settled as above to re­ lieve shore patrolman of extra headache. Motion carried to have Deck Delegate see Chief Engineer about changing one salt water shower back to fresh water.' Good and Welfare: Members of this crew request­ ed to refrain from slamming doors and lockers so that men off watch can get their proper amount of beauty sleep. C hairman asks all members to check on all repairs needed and sub­ mit same to their respective delegate who in turn will sub­ mit same to shore patrolman in first port. Back to New Business: The entire crew goes on record to have letter sent to the New Orleans Hall and there have Patrolman contact Waterman Office and demand an itemized statement of account at the payoff. Back to Good and Wel­ fare: A lively pep talk was given to all Brothers to speak up and relieve their minds of anything they did not under­ stand, and to have no fear of speaking up at any shipboard meeting. • 4 4 4 DEL SANTOS, Dec. 8 — Chairman Russel Mills; Secre­ tary MarioQ B. Carter. New Business: Motion carried that messhall be soogied and paint­ (Contimied from Page 10) ed. Motion carried that a ship's delegate be elected to deal with ment, be fined the sum of $50 the Captain. Brother Mills for the first offense; and in the elected as delegate. Good and event the man pulls the stunt a Welfare: Suggestion made that second time, he be brought up all garbage be taken aft and on charges and stand trial be­ dumped 'over the side. Sugges- fore a duly elected trial com­ tin be made that a jury toilet mittee in the port where he be constructed back aft for the misses the ship or the port near­ use of the stevedores. Sugges­ est the Hall." tion made to have each mem­ The Scripps meeting, held at ber of the crew clean out the sea, was presided over by San­ sinks in the laundry after using tos Garcia. Andrew Stephens sinks. served as recording secretary. Scrlpps Crew Votes Penalties •6iiiH.aieS.ttt,yoURtWIQN / DON'T LOSE. YOUR GEAR/ Y CUT and RUN By HANK Many Brothers have beefed about some Brother suddenly blossoming out during the voyage or in port as a drunkard or trouble-maker or work-shirker who so foolishly forgets the neverfoolish fact that he is getting the higest wages and best conditions for being sober on his job and doing his job faithfully as required. These shipping companies don't pay us Brothers all that cabbage so we can forget about our daily jobs, get boozed up any old time and howl about the officers. Our opinion is that all these special characters who don't want to work but still want to get gassed up whenever they feel like it or just walk off the ship on the day just before she sails—just aren't fine shipmates, good sailors or appreciating Union men. 4 4 4 Take a job in a factory or a restaurant and try all that easy monkey business—you won't last, brother, you won't last long indeed. So let's keep our ships moving at all times and do our jobs the only way—which is the right way. Never forget that your job and your Union come first at all times. Going to sea is full of work and good times, the good times coming off In your time off. The Brother who doesn't take his job and his Union seriously is a baby who belongs on the beach for handouts and sympathy and half-starvation. So let's keep sailing our ships and all those unorganized ships—you're really helping those underpaid and overworked and mistreated seamen who aren't unionized. 4 4 4 James Manning came into town with a sunny face after many months down in Florida. Brother Manning who is aboard the Robin Goodfellow with Bosun "Tex" Reingold says that he nearly dropped a lot of sentimental tears for the tug. Watch Hill, when she was laid up, after trying to make a home out of her after five weeks . . . Joseph Marcoux, known as little "Frenchy." is fresh in town after a long absence. "Frenchy" made one or two Far East trips and then anchored a few months in Galveston, with his sense of humor . . . Steward Richar Schwarz just blew into New York with his mustache. No long time no see. Stew, so where have you been? . . . A1 Gordon who came in from a coastwise trip, is out again. Fast shipping, eh Al? . . . Frank Devlin, the oldtimer and Chief Electrician, is anchoring in town right now. How was the Lakes, Frank? . . . Brother H. R. Norwood left Galveston, Texas for a trip to India. Don't hand out too much baksheesh. Brother Norwood . . . C. Flessau, oldtimer who sails in the Engine gang, is in town! 4 4 4 Bill Gale, who came in last week from Florida, just can'f get used fo New York's "greasy spoon" cooking—which means lhaf he's only accustomed to that Floridian way of eating . . . Brother Claude Davis, the oldtimer and Deck Engineer, just sailed into town from that trip to Belgium. We hear that he didn't have his shipmate of a sea-going rabbit with him this last voyage. Could it be that your rabbit has blowed his salty top and perhaps is planning a career in the nearest zoo? . . . A few weeks ago we remember Steward Joe Ryan confessing that he was changing his way of life. Joe is finishing his habit of climbing aboard these tugs—and is going to stretch his voyage into an ocean trip, for a change . . . Steward Eddie Kasnowsy sailed—for Puerto Rico—if "Little Joe" wants to know . . . Robert Barrett must have figured his voice was getting too loud in noisy New York so he shipped out for the clean, open, quiet spaces . . . Steward Vic Milazzo salied too, down to Philadelphia, baoard a lug. �r'"--; »'ir;-;'!nn<:rreq;,gpTf^>sp5j{}>Wh'i^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Friday. March 21, 1947 iH THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Isthmian's Raw Conditions Show Sharp Need For Union To the Editor: This kid from Massachusetts is now on an Isthmian ship She's the Yugoslavia Victory, and believe me, Brothers, she's in quite a mess. fortitude around the corner at Gus' bar. I hear the homesteaders on the SS Carlsbad, Pacific Tankers, have thrown their suitcases and bags over the side. Is that right, Jim? You. too, "Moose," See you boys in Marcus Hook next summer. Charlie Halla Log -A' Rhythms The Five Dollar Millionaires I boarded her March 3 and al most turned around and walk­ ed off. She looked as bad as any ship could look. The decks CALLS COMMUNISM were littered from stem to stern THE ENEMY and occasionally j' o u would OF DEMOCRACY glimpse a patch of fish oil. And To the Editor: the foc'sles! FOUL FOC'SLE When the Mate showed me the 8-12 foc'sle, that did it. All I could see was a mess of pa­ per, dirt, filth, orange peels and empty bottles. He generously told us that we could clean it out on the company's time. We have an affectionate name for the Chief Mate on here—'"Bull Whip" is his handle. He is also known as "Bell-to-bell" Carey. AH I ISTHrtlAfj/ We had no meals or linen the first day, and when I asked the messman for some peanut but­ ter, he just gave me a weird laugh. What coffee time we get on this scow we have to argue for, and it is very little at that. When they started feeding on here the next day (March 4), we received $2.70 for meals. Not a cent was given for rooms, al­ though we slept on mattresses and some of the guys slept on springs. UNION NEEDED You can see, Brothers, that a union is badly needed here. If the NMU would quit its stalling and holding matters up, maybe there will be a change in the standards. Once a week we get a bar of soap cut from one big cake. It looks like laundry soap, and doesn't lather. There is no laundry aboard, and you have to get along as best you can on this score. Ports of call include Manila, Cebu, Iloilo (Phillipine Islands), Saigon, and possibly Shanghai and Singapore. We expect about a five-month trip, so I guess I'll sign off now and get up a little uooKArrr"' By VIC COMBS Conspicuous display in clothes. A fine fur coat, six-dollar hose. A gleaming motor ckr. a jewel. A great big house, a swimming pool— Often—oh. too often—means The owners proud subsist on beans. So. when you chew a two-bit steak. Or cut yourself a piece of cake. Remember there are thousands, yea. Millions, who ain't et today. Despite their yachts, their gleam­ ing pearls. Their tweedy clothes, their chorus girls. Their homes in Florida, their trips To here and there on first-class ships— It's just a bluff, these people shy Would thus escape derision's cry. They cannot, will not. suffer shame. They put up a front; it's all a game. While you. despite derision, try To gulp a second piece of pie. To listen to some of the Con­ Tommy the cat doesn't get a chance to do too much read­ gressmen and other government ing. He insists, nevertheless, that when it comes to picking his bureaucrats, you would think reading matter he's pretty darn choosy, as this photo, taken in that labor is trying to take over the United States government, the New York Hall, readily shows. Otherwise known as "the and is a sinister force that has Great Lover," Tommy is the protege of Seafarer "Red" McKenzie. to be exterminated. They are blasting labor and threatening to do all sorts of things to it and its leaders. All the while this is going on we read very little about what they are going to do about the com­ Having read Donald R. Richberg's article, "Labor munist party, an outfit that ad­ vocates the overthrow of de­ Should Live Within the Law," published in the March is­ mocracy in favor of communism. This is an outfit that should be sue of Readers Digest, I take it for granted he is exercising blasted and outlawed, but where freedom of speech, a privilege some people abuse when are all these so-called super pa­ they speak on subjects they* triots on this issue. agreement we could not main­ know little Of nothing about. tain discipline among ourselves. BEFORE Now I want to exercise my For myself, as a wage earner The communist party has right of the same privilege by and an individual, I never in­ proved many times in the past tend to work under an open that their loyalty stands wholly saying I don't think this jerk shop agreement, and I am also with Russia. Witness the time ever had to work for a living. sure if this guy Richberg, along before Russia was in the war I call him jerk because he says ^ % with Senator Ball and other against Germany — when the in his article that union mem­ puppets of capitalistic combines, U.S. was a 'war-monger." And bers are slaves of the closed shop What Big Eyes—! He also had to roll up their sleeves and also the cry the commies put out and union discipline. earn their living by the sweat By CHARLES KULL that "the Yanks are not com­ states that workers should be of their brows, they would be ing." Also the many commie-in­ free to join or not join a union. the first to thank their lucky With no ice pack on my head. spired telegrams sent to Con­ I snooze in my clean whiteCHOSE TOE SIU stars for the closed shop. gress as petitions to keep us out bed; SETBACK 10 YEARS As a rank and file member, of the war. The nurses are so nice. If the new Republican Con­ Remember, too, the soap box my reply to this outburst of We all look at them twice— orators of the 14th Street square stupidity can only be this: When gress passes an anti-closed shop We're like wolves that have neverjoined the SIU in Feb. law it will mean a setback in preaching that the U.S. had no I first been fed. business in the affairs on the 1943,.out in San Francisco, I had American progress for at least —Written in Marine Hospital. other side. Suddenly, we have my choice of non-union ships. I ten years, if not more. Because Staten Island. N. Y. the American union man is a Hitler's and Stalin's divorce, and laboring man and the laboring XXX poor little Russia is attacked by man is the vast majority of the Germany. Just as suddenly, the How Come? American people who have commie party line took a change. fought long and hard for de­ Now it was the cry that "the By VIC COMBS cent wages and working Condi­ Yanks are coming." I am a funny little guy. tions. AFTER Any kind of anti-closed shop And I don't know why it's so The wires were suddenly red legislation, if if could be enforc­ When my baby wants me to say hot with the same commie-in­ yes. ed—and this I dbubt very much spired messages to Congress to I always feel like saying no. —would start minor civil wars get us into the war and save in every industry in this coun­ Russia. The 14th Street orators try that now operate under a When she thinks I should say no were bemoaning the fate of the closed shop. No union man, who I'm sorry to confess. working man's paradise, and There's something inside of me went to the SIU Hall and asked believes in unionism, is going to telling us to enlist to save it. That makes me say yes. to join. I wasn't forced- into •work next to a scab in peace This, Brothers, is just a little anything. I was allowed to make and harmony. of the background you all know When the union hall is no Readier Cheers a trip, at the end of which I about this two-faced, throatlonger the hiring hall for the Log Editorial' made my decision. cutting commie party. If we maritime industry, I will offer Yet Mr. Richberg,. evidently a my deepest sympathy to any T6 the Editor: know it, why don't our govern­ ment officials know it—if they world-saver, calls this forced man, brave enough or hungry Thank you- fbr the excellent do why don't they do something slavery. As for the union dis­ enough, who is forced to sail a editorial on peacetime conscrip­ cipline he speaks of, I don't about it. shift, under an open shop agree­ think he understands that this tion and' the cartoon in' the Feb. Why is it that organized labor ment. "discipline" is self imposed. It 21 issue of: the Seafarers Log. gets the brunt of these officials' Robert Maupin Keep drumming' away at' conbad tempers. Could it be pos­ consists of rules and' regulations (Editor's note:—Donald Rich­ psca-iption, for if labor, educators, sible that some men will do any­ made and passed by the major­ thing for a vote. Let's get on ity of the membership. berg, who wrote the article farms groups, the churches and their tails Brothers; let's make He should know that if dis­ Brother - Maupin- sO' ably an- , others don't wake up to this we'll be saddled by this hand-maiden sure they don't get so hot on la­ cipline is taken out of any or­ swersclsi:—among: other things^ of Fascism. bor they forget all about the ganization it would fold up like Thanks again. . commie cut-throats. an accordian. Discipline is or­ on®' of thcr country's' biggesf G. Richard Tuttle Bob P'ohle ganization. Without a closed shop corporation Ikwyers.) Seafarer Cracks Argument For Anti-Closed Shop Law •' 'L'.»-.u 'I �Friday. March 21. 1947 NMU GAVE HIM THE RUN AROUND ON THE DOUBLE THE SEAFARERS LVG WAITING To ihe Editor: I-.' II P Shortly before the deadline of the NMU's so-called strike last August, I was employed as an Ordinary Seaman on the SS Richard J. Reiss. I quit this ship at Erie, Pa., in ^ sympathy with their strike, although I was not a member of that organization. Following is a brief summary of the i'un around given me by the NMU officials. After going to Detroit and con­ tacting the NMU Agent, I was told by him that they would is­ sue me a full NMU membership book if I would do some picket duty for them. In addition, they promised me an early job on an NMU-contracted vessel, after the strike was over. I was sent down to the Nicholsen docks at River Rouge, paying •my own transportation. There was nothing provided for us to eat, and we were expected to picket 8 hours a day on air. I had to walk more than a mile to Seafarer Edwin T. Clark, the nearest restaurant, and pay temporarily sporting GI khakis, • for my own meals. is attending an Army radio re­ HUNG UP pair school, in front of which After the completion of the so- this photo was "shot." Brother called strike. Agent McGovern Clark is anxious for the day told me to hang around the hall when he can slip into his dun­ and everything would be taken care of. When my funds began garees and get back to ship­ to run low after two weeks of ping. Meanwhile, he keeps up this run around, I asked him to with maritime events by readgive me a book so that I could go the LOG. to my home in Toledo, try to ship on an outside boat, and do volunteer organizing for the 'SIU Best Union,' NMU. McGovern just laughed at me, Says Seafarer's Dad and said the unions books were To the Editor: closed. He also said that there We want to take this oppor­ was nothing that either of us could about it. That was my gi-ati- tunity to say we enjoy reading tude from the NMU for helping the Seafarers Log, which is sent them out! to our son, Tom at this address. Besides the run around, a full We also greatly admire the Un­ sea bag of my gear was stolen ion's stand on labor questions. from their hall while I was on We think the SIU is the best the picket line. On top of this, I forfeited more than $100 I had Union in the world, and if other earned as a bonus for continu­ unions were as militant. Labor ous service on the Richai'd J. would have no fear of the fu­ Reiss. You can imagine what I think of the phony NMU and ture. F. C. Boland their promises! Davenport. Iowa WilUam C. Peters. Page Thirieen *High Cost' Hoopla Of Ship Owners Applies To All American Industry To the Editor: Similarly shoes can be made cheaper in European, nations than Considering the current discus­ in the United States. So why sions which concern the sale of don't we transfer the shoe in­ American ships to foreign nations dustry to Europe? and the operation of American ships under the Panamanian flag, SEAMEN DESERVE BREAK I have been more than a little Why take a unique attitude to­ dismayed by the absence of log­ ward the Merchant Marine? Ship­ ical and intelligent vociferation. ping is a business the same as any Sailing American ships under other business and the men who the Panamanian flag has been are employed in this business are vindicated by the illogical reas­ oning that American seamen earn HE GETS HIGHER I more than foreign seamen and WAGES THAW WE therefore American shipping BO TOR. AWVTHIMG companies have difficulty in com­ peting for world trade. American seamen do earn more than foreign seamen, but Amer­ ican workers in every industry and in every trade earn more than workers of foreign nations. HOW ABOUT THIS For example, the Japanese can manufacture electric light bulbs cheaper than General Electric. And if the argument which is used regarding the Merchant Ma­ rine is applied to the manufac­ ture of light globes and other articles, either the wages of Gen­ eral Electric employees should be reduced to about 25 cents a day, or the manufacturing of light bulbs should be transferred to Japan and operated under the Japanese flag. entitled to an American stand­ ard of living. The American people have al­ ways subsidized all American in­ dustry, either through tariff bar­ riers, or directly as in the case of the farmer at the present time. The Merchant Marine is one of our most valuable assets and is vital to our national well-be­ ing and safety. In many cases Joining The SIU Will Mean New Day For Lakes Seamen To the Editor: would ship 2nd Mate. Anti-union action were so deeply instilled in them, that they would preach, the open shop and other anti-labor propaganda as it had been preached to them. NEW DAY Many changes have been made since I started to sail on the Lakes, but none of them have people who should be more as­ tute are duped by fallacious rea­ soning. They don't seem to know what time it is. But if the result of all this is the junking of the American Merchant Marine, they will know v/hat time it is then. In this regard I like the letter in the Feb. 21 issue of the Log written by Brother Lundeberg. Hope to see more like it. G. S. Green SIU BROTHERHOOD IS REAL THING, BROTHER FINDS To the Editor: I hope you will find space in the Log for these few lines. I have been sailing with the Seafarers since 1943. At that time I turned in a book with the phony NMU for a trip card with the SIU. Since then I've learned there's a great difference in hav­ ing real brotherhood at sea, and having a bunch of cut-throat commies to deal with. I think the Seafarers is the very best, and I would appreciate it very much if you would put my name on the Log mailing list. I know the folks back home would enjoy reading a real union paper, and from it they can get an idea of the seaman's life. BEWARE 'GATOR JUICE We're just finishing up a 5^month trip down in the land of rum and coco-cola and senoritas. I must say that the 'gator juice they dish out around George­ town and McKenzie is plenty wicked, so fellows, if you hap­ pen to make the bauxite run, go easy on that stuff. It'll make you see things that don't exist. We've had a good trip, but I think everyone is anxious to head for home for a few days. We have very few tripcarders with us, but those we have understand and live up to Union rules and regulations as good Union men should. As for our skipper, I've got to say a word for him—he's A-1. I think any member of the crew of the SS William Brewster will tell you that Capt. C. F. Gemald is really tops. Clyde Keaioa Well, I have been here in To ledo for about five weeks now and I have sent you some clip­ pings from, the paper.s to let you see what they are doing up here In the -first place, the Lake Car­ riers' Association is crying in the press that there is a shortage of AB's. They want to continue the present so-called state of emer­ gency on the Great Lakes. In my estimation, there is no shortage of men on the Lakes. This out­ fit wants to create a surplus of men so that they can cut wages as they always do. There are plenty of men with experience lying around. Many SEAFARER'S WIPE WAR INJURY of them are going to stay ashore in the coming ^season in prefer­ KEEPS BROTHER IN KEEPS THE ence to sailing under the 'finky SS JOSE MARTI LOG ROLLING HOSPITAL 18 MOS. conditions they have to contend with on LCA ships. IS LOADED DOWN To the Editor: To Ihe Editor: TWO^WATCH SYSTEM been granted voluntarily by the WITH GOOD GUYS I had wanted to write sooner Could you please send me a shipowners or LCA. All of our Looking back, I can remember to acknowledge the Christmas copy of last week's ,Log (Feb. To the Editor: gains have been made as a re­ check which I received here. I 28). The paper comes to the The days of the two-watch sys­ tem on the Great Lakes. After sult of united action, and the SIU We, the crew of the SS Joe Marti, could not write sooner for I was has made the most gains of any battening down and getting out house every week, but the issue wish to take this opportunity very sick. outfit on the Lakes . In fact, the on the Lakes, the deckhands had to express our deep appreciation requested is missing. I just got up after having suf­ SIU is the only legitimate Union to go below to pass coal and shoot to Captain Warren C. Kershaw fered a paralytic stroke. I was There is an article in it that I ashes. These were the days in on the Lakes for the unlicensed for his all-out efforts in making in bed for two weeks, and I do have to cut out and send to my which we received the huge sum seamen. this the most enjoyable voyage not seem to be doing so well. It Now the time has come when of $31.50 a month and $37.50 in we ever had. He is, without a husband, Bernard Malloy, who is is 17 months since I entered this all good Union men can do their doubt, one of the best. the Fall. now on the Trinidad run. Every hospital as a result of an injury I met up with a bunch of char­ part. Help organize for the SIU To Chief Mate Louis Longosuffered in action with the en­ letter I get from him keeps reacters such as Black Jack Logan, —the only salors Union on the bardi—thanks for his whole­ emy. njinding me to send the Log Old Captain Seely, and Benam Great Lakes where you are as­ hearted cooperation in behalf of We boys are sure getting a rot­ down to him. of the Hutchinson Line, also sured the best conditions. the crew. In fact, all the officers ten break. So to you Brothers SIU contracts call for better deserve praise. I Fighting Parks of the Steel Trust Of course, there is a little sel­ I say; Keep up the good work. wages and conditions than any Also a vote of thanks for the Line. These guys were not only Don't let those guys in Washing­ fish motive, too—on my part. I existing contracts won by any Stewards department from the bucko Skippers but company read the Log every week from ton get ahead with their unionso-called union on the Lakes. Deck and Engine men, for the stooges as well. They used to front to back, and I enjoy it im­ busting. Don't let them break good work in serving exceUent Don't listen to that "BE LOYAL bring the boys from the farms in mensely. I hate to , miss one is­ our Union. We had a hard time food. To Chief Steward A. E. TO THE COMPANY" stuff. Was the Spring and preach the open sue. to make it what it is today. Lawson, for his fine menus} to the company every loyal to the shop to them. Good jobs were Thanks again for that Christ­ You are doing a swell job with Chief Cook William Walling, for sailors in the depression days, or promised to the farm boys pro­ mas check, and my best to all your paper. Keep up the good his wonderful cooking; aijd any other time? viding they remained "loyal" to the 'Brothers. woi'k. Wishing you every suc­ Don't lose any time. Join the Night Cook Frank Wallace, the company and the LCA. Joseph Kosleisky cess. In the iFall, these fellows would SIU, and get the benefits which his terrific baking throughout the Ward 19. Marine Hospital Sadie Malloy. go to the Lake Carriers' school, all Lakes seamen are entitled to. trip—our thanks. EUis Island. New York Crew of the SS Jose Mazti Brooklyn. N. Y. : and.get their license. Later, they Robert "Baldy" McAdoo. �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Brother Jack Trains Guns On War Department's Views Aid For Writers If you are about to write— or have written—stories of the sea. but are stumped as to how to go about having them pub­ lished, you can toss your wor­ ries over the side. The Log is happy to an­ nounce that seagoing writers now can have their stories, articles and books read and appraised by people who know the score. An arrange­ ment has been made with a reputable agency of authors' representatives, who will read the material at no cost. If the stuff has possibilities, it will be brought to the attention of publishers. If you've written something you think is of public interest, or if you plan some literary ef­ fort while at sea. why not avail yourself of this service? Send your manuscript — typewritten.: of course—to Carl CowL c/o Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. Enclose stamped envelope addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script ' is not up to snuff. Friday. March 21. 1947 First Trip To West Coast Has Sparkle For Seafarer To the Editor: with a full belly 1 decided ship­ ping time had come, but the I think I'll entitle this master­ board said, "Not yet chum, stick A Log article on March 7 was piece "The Verbal Picture of around awhile." headed: "War Department a Man Talking to Himself." Againt The Seamen's Bill of MEETING IMPRESSES Never having been on the Rights." West Coast prior to the latter So 1 stuck around and took Just whose War Department is part of Jan., an old East Coast, in my first We.st Coast meeting. this, may we inquire? And what Gulf and Lakes man like my­ At the meeting 1 was deeply assistant-secretarj', or fourth as­ self is bound to learn something impressed by the very efficient, MICHELET sistant-secretary, formerly from new. orderly manner of the chair and Did j'ou road Port o' Call by what Broad or Wall Street cus­ I paid off the Ethiopia Victory how he ran off so much business tomer man's office, wrote those Frenchy Michelet in the March in Frisco, registered at the Hall in a very short time. 7 issue of the Log? Didn't he go war department views? (for which I'm very grateful No one could help but com­ Since they are couched in some all-out lyric about the- girl Rosa­ now) and checked into the Ma­ pare the difference to other lie? When he sings that "wind very severe language, with no rine Hospital for a foot opera­ meetings where the "chatter­ little degree of personal bias, winnowing" and "nap in the lap," tion. At the hospital they gave boxes," and otherwise get the would it not be in order to do that is good writing. How many me the best of care, but the deck and bore you stiff with a a little research as to how such messmen have asked him; "How grub was the usual run of hos­ lot of useless ear-beating, mak­ come a man who can write like a stand was taken? pital fare, not Doo good nor too ing you wish there was a hole you goes to sea? bad. BEARS WATCHING in the floor where you could By the way, where is the fidThe time passed quickly after slip out, have a couple and re­ Let us watch him a little, he dloy door? And why the fiddley? getting acquainted in the place turn after the earbender had who phrases the department's Also if a bosun tells an ordinary and our hospital delegate Sul­ sat down. (your's and mine) views as fol­ to "bring that man on," and the livan deserves commendation lows: "The War Department is ordinary sees a stevedore down If these guys woifld only ap­ for his regular visits. not aware of any effort, during on the dock, and drags him to the preciate the punishment they're After being discharged follow­ the present war, by members of bosun, why is he wrong? doling out to the membership. ing a month's stay, I found a the merchant marine, or their Till next i.ssue, then . . . maybe. place to stay downtown and Unless they're naturally sadis­ representatives, to have military F. M. Jack caught up on my eating. Then tic, they'd no doubt confine their - "speeches" to the great or naval status conferred on them boon of brevity, and how much w'ith the liabilities, privileges more popular they would be­ and emoluments flowing from come. such status. Read at the meeting, and dis­ "Rather, they have apparently cussed all too briefly consider­ chosen to enjoy the usual rights ing its importance, was the re­ of civilians, to introduce con­ have the same one up in the new .secretary here, how she likes the sults to date of efforts made for To the Editor: tracts of employment, plus the Last week was one of the worst Hall with plenty of presure. 1 new hall. Someday, that is, not governmental aid to seamen vethigher pay, liberal bonuses and in my stay in Mobile. Friday, used to curse it at the other hall yet. free insurance provided for them March 7th was a rainy day, so 1 because 1 couldn't get a drink OPEN THE DOOR! during the emergency. of water. "In the event that Congress decided that 1 would go around That takes care of all. No!— 1 believe the membership is should determine as matter of to the Hall to see some of my The doorman. To get by him you going to be better off in the new national policy that additional buddies, and talk with the dis­ must show your book permit. It Hall. Better representation will benefits should bO provided for patcher about a ship that some happened that 1 came up and be possibla too, for at the other members of the merchant marine, of my pals were- on. 1 wanted forgot my book. 1 did not go up hall the dispatcher had the worst the War Department would offer to get the lowdown as to when either until 1 produced it. of a job, if not the hardest 1 have no objection to an equitable ex­ they would hit the town so 1 1 see that Brother Steely White ever seen in all the halls from tension of benefits through could figure how to make my and Brother Lindsey Williams Boston to Port Arthur. money last till 1 could catch a were visiting the Hall this week. BUSY BEE live one. There seems to be few of the oldHe has dispatching, telephone Well 1 headed to the Hall, ar­ timers around, but I'm getting calls to answer, dues to collect, riving by cab and went up to acquainted with some new ones. not counting about 500 questions .see how everything was and Ed., As soon as the weather changes to an.swer in a period of eight you know the dispatcher had 1 think 1 am going to change erans of the war concei-ning pen­ been washed all the way into the hours. Brother Jordan, 1 take I coasts. 1 think I'll switch opera­ sions, hospitalization, etc. Agent's Office. The doorman pleasure in taking off my hat fully believe if the membership tions to the Atlantic. was sweeping water out of the to you. 1 really envy you. 1 am going to see if 1 can get appreciated what could come of Brother Cal Tanner has been Hall with one of those street such a set-up, much more action cleaner's brooms. It was raining quite busy getting everything a resolution passed to get a set would be stressed on this mea­ as much inside the Hall as out­ lined up before leaving for the of bitts placed outside the build­ sure. convention. 1 have not been able ing so 1 can tie up. When I used side. ACTION COUNTS Well anyway, Saturday, the to question him on what he to arrive at the old place there were two fire plugs that were miracle of miracles happened. thinks about the new set-up. I for one hereby volunteer The counter Patrolman, Broth­ useful. I may have to petition They finally slipped anchor of any aid 1 can give to such a amendment to general maritime the old Hall and anchored at er Charles Kimball, has been the city to put up something program. The old wheeze of laws especially designed to pro­ Number 1 South Lawrence Street busy as he is also trouble shooter, similar at the new hall. tect merchant seamen." My shore leave has ran out, so "Let Charlie do it" doesn't put over the Powell Furniture Store. and 1 have not heard him make Could it be stated aside till 1 get my bowline ashore any potatoes in the bin. any comments but good ones. MOBILE MIRACLE TMe shipping situation there that the men of the merchant Lets see now, someday I'm go­ again, 1 say—cheerio my ship­ didn't appear too favorable. So Monday morning I went around marine as a unit had a greater to see the new Hall, and Broth- ing to get the courage to ask the mates. I started hitting the hourly call percentage of casualties of any The Beachcomber "Senorita Bonita," who is the pretty steadily. in war service? While 1 was there I met a Now he who writes this report couple of good eggs, one sea­ differs a lot from the comment man-printer and the other a we have seen framed on the walls pipe line man. Had some good of various seamen's centers and clean fun with them. Ha—• signed by Dwight Eisenhower There's a job coming up on the and Che.ster Nimitz. What wasn't USGC. Highest pay. $50 per To the Editor: board. Better toss in this late done that the War Department month. Extra pay for every year 1 paid a visit to the merchant Jan. card of mine. No good— wanted us to do? Maybe next you have been in the service, if marine inspector's office in San beat out by Dec. 30. Oh well, week we can dig up the view­ you reenlist with us within 90 so it goes. Pedro with a friend of mine to point of the Navy. days, etCi etc. A week later I'm on a tank­ help him over the hurdles in get­ Do you see what 1 mean about NEW MOBILE HALL er and is she an old girl. Here ting his oiler's endorsement. saving the taxpayers' money. So finally the Mobile head­ we are sailing this old buggy The examiner asked him, 1 was in Wilmington in a joint quarters moved out of "AFL Al­ ers take it from me, it was a while they are busy laying up "How do you cool a hot bear­ having coffee, and I fell into ley." That was a street, my miracle that happened in Mo­ good new ships. Does two and ing?" He got the correct answer, conversation with two AFL bar­ hearties. Was there ever a head­ bile. There is as much difference two still make four? This interbut the CG shot back: "Is that tenders who were off duty. One quarters street like it in all as between New York and Bos­ coastal run may be okay at right? Frankly 1 didn't really of them asked me how shipping ton. America? that. From vthe papers the East was in the SIU Hall. So I says to Rain visited the City Thurs­ know." In the morning the big AFL Coast is taking a weather beat­ Now is that any way to run him, a stranger to me, (and me neon sign below the AFL cafe day so 1 decided 1 would try to ing. Here I am enjoying a real the situation? As for me, 1 laugh­ without my SIU pin for one) nice clime. What am I bitching see the Dispatcher (as you know sign loomed up like a shoreside on rainy days there are not so ed and they ran the hell out of "How did you know I was an for. beacon light from at sea. SIU man?" many at the hall). So, not to be the place fast. Well, I'll sign off for now. MARITIME COMMITTEE He says, "You guys wear your Hope the near future will see 1 read an ad in the Los An­ caught again and get wet, I don­ President Truman has appoint­ ned my foul, weather gear and geles Examiner recently, which buttons on your nose." rt^re Seafarers getting in line Ed, do you think you can get to push the Seamen's Bill of ed a five-man committee, to tell went over. The only water I went like this: "Do you want a him, and us, about the future of found in the Hall was what drip­ vacation in Florida? Do you our artist to draw a guy with a Rights. want to have a good time, and button on his nose. I'm curious the American Merchant Marine, ped off me. Book No. 4526 Great Lakes see the world? Do you want to to see what we look like. Brothers, they say the water which is our livelihood. The com(Name withheld on request) Fred Reppine catch smugglers? Enlist in the fountain was no good but they FJittee members are from PaTo the Editor: cific Gas and Electric of* San Francisco, Westinghouse of Pitts­ burg, Chrysler of Detroit, and an admiral from Annapolis. Now who is going to enlighten them? Almon Roth of the big shipping companies' association will write the FOE report. The 'Beachcomber' Uncovers Big Miracle And Some Other Matters In Port Mobile 'How To Cool Hot Bearing' Too Hot To Handle For CG �Friday, March 21, 1947 10 TO 1 IN FAVOR OF STRIKE LU fi ii Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Maritime Unity is impossibie Uniess Aii Unions Disavow CP This must not be taken to I is supposed to be for seamen but for the imply that our fight which stinks to high heaven. front" or joint action but merely 9 PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE outlined at the meetagreed that in principle and in ON MARITIME-The appoint-^he slightest order to obtain the best and the contrary, by refusing to quickest results, the following is­ ment by President Truman of a five-man committee on maritime the communist scab ideosues should be met with a uni­ which excluded any seaman rep-;l°gy union-wrecking tactics form proceedure. enter our discussion, by our in­ re.sentation. No 1. COAST GUARD—Return of sistence that all participants def­ Bureau of Marine Inspection and adequately survey or discuss initely declare themselves as com­ Navigation to its pre-war status maritime affairs without union I mitted to the cause of militant and the ending of C.G. control representation hence the meeting! trade unionism and against com­ went on record that seamen over merchant seamen. should be included on all com­ munist s c a b b e r y, v/e have strengthened our position and 2. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S mittees dealing with matters per­ made real working unity work­ WAR SERVICE ACT—A form of taining to maritime affairs. able instead of creating a con­ the seaman's GI bill of rights, the 10. COMMUNISM ON THE dition for the communist con­ protection, hospitalization, etc, of seamen injured or beached as a WATERFRONT — In order that niving that smashed the CMU. result of war service. The same the definite status of those pres­ We intend to continue our protection for needy dependants. ent could be made clear the SIU fight for this program, strengthsubmitted a. ^ 3. TRANSFERRAL OF AMER­ Representatives proposition condemning the com-! ICAN SHIPS TO PANAMANIAN REGISTRY—Establishing a pro­ munist party members, their fel^y the commies and gram of international boycott in low travellers, etc., as enemies of both trade unionism, the entire travellers. We fully inthe event the practice continues working class and our American ^^e waterfront of inasmuch as the continuance of The intense expression on the faces of the people in the way of life, for the following ^^e leeching government bureau­ transferrals will ultimately re­ above picture was reflected on the faces of all those who attend­ sult in the loss of jobs, the lower­ reasons; crats, the coast guard militar­ ed the meeting held by the United Financial Workers in the a. The record of the Commun­ ists and all other seamen's en­ ing of our present standards and ists in the trade union move- emies. Scabs, crimps, communSIU New York Hall previous to taking a strike vole. By a ma­ widespread unemployment of sea­ jority of more than 10 to 1, they decided to go on strike. See ment and in the Seamen s pimps all look the same men. story on page 2. union movement in this to the Seafarers. 4. REVISION OF ANTIQUA­ country is so lousy and TED SEAMEN'S LAWS — Re­ The program outlined at the scabby and their attempts meeting a good program. viewing the actual laws which It to split and weaken the la­ always has been a good program; date back to the Shanghai era bor movement is so well and establishing a program of re­ we are going to fight to win and known that they have won we will win the fight. Together vision to conform with our pres­ for themselves the just title with the powerful AFL Mari­ ent needs. "tool of the employer." 5. UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR­ time Trades Department and b. The Communist party is other militant affiliates, we will ANCE FOR SEAMEN—The im­ not an American institution. carry on the fight welcoming as mediate tillocation of funds to be Their followers do not be­ allies all those unions and permade available for seamen who lieve in the institutions and sons who serve the cause of ar(> in need of same. the Constitution of this labor and not the Kremlin. 6. AMENDING FAIR LABOR' country, rather they always STANDARD'S ACT TO COVER Signed:—• attempt to tear them down. SEAMEN—Inclusion of seamen HARRY LUNDEBERG They are followers and dis­ in all beneficial legislation, guar­ PAUL HALL ciples of the totalitarian and anteeing the 40-hour week, etc. MORRIS WEISBERGER imperialistic policies of the 7. ALIEN SEAMEN—To fight Soviet Government. Their for citizenship of alibn seamen actions are subversive and who have sailed on American definitely a menace to our flag ships during the war. If no country and our people. citizenship can be granted, we 14 North Gay St. BALTIMORE are on recoid and we reaffirm Calvert 4539 CONCLUSION—With the ex­ 276 State St. that we intend to fight for their ception of the representatives of BOSTON Boudoin 445S right to sail on American ships three CIO unions there were nc BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 until they can become citizens objections to any portion of the 424 King Street under the prevailing naturali­ proposed program. Curran and CHARLESTON Phone 3-3680 zation laws. Lawrenson, NMU-CIO; Selly, CHICAGO ...24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 517S 8. MARINE HOSPITALS—Re­ ACA-CIO, and the three MCS.1014 E. St. Clair A\m CLEVELAND . moval of present restriction bar­ CIO representatives Bryson, Main 014 ring seamen from hospitalization Kaufman and Divoran refused to CORPUS CHRISTI ..1824 Mesquite St Corpus Christi 3-1509 and improving the care and come out against the commu­ DETROIT 1038 Third St. treatment of seamen in.hospitals. After the strike meeting, at which UFE members were ad­ Cadillac 6857 nists. 531 W. Michigan St. Under this point it was brought dressed by Frank Fenton, AFL Director of Organissation, and After considering the entire DULUTH Melrose 4110 out that it would be a good idea meeting and the import it held, GALVESTON Paul Hall, SIU New York Port Agenff the strike poll was 308 Vi—23rd Street to check up on Snug Harbor which we, together with other unions, started. Here are two UFE people casting their votes. 2-8448 16 Merchant St. decided that unity with any per­ HONOLULU 58777 son or group cooperating with, HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 or giving comfort to the com­ SUP—62 YEARS YOUNG 920 Main St. munist party and their stooges JACKSONVILLE Phone 5-5919 ly, W. 8th St. was impossible. Our position is, MARCUS HOOK Chester 5-3110 therefore, that in the future we 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. MIAMI . could not, in fairness to the 7 St. Michael St. MOBILE 2-1754 cause of true unionism, meet NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartrcs St. with such persons. Magnolia 6112-6113 (Continued from Page 1) SIU HALLS NEW YORK PERSONALS MRS. CAROLINE CALLIGAN Contact Walter E. Gallagher. Asst. Oswego County Veteran's Service Agency. New York State Division of Veterans Affairs, Os­ wego, New York. 4- J. S. AL LOMBARDI Get in touch with John Hunt, 477 Meridian Street, East Bos­ ton, Mass. t. sixty-two years of steady growth was marked by the Sailors Union of the Pacific on March 9. A big party was held in the Frisco Hall following the regular meeting. Tribute was paid to the SUP by representatives of> other unionsi ami' free refroshments were provided for all. t- ALEXANDER STANKIEWICZ Your passport and union book are on file at the Boston Branch. They just came in on the Billings Victory. 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone LOmbard 3-7651 PORT ARTHUR . .909 Fort Worth Ave. Phone: 2-8532 ...111 W. Burnside St. PORTLAND Beacon 4336 257 5th St. RICHMOND, Calif. 2599 SAN FRANCISCO . ... .105 Market St. Douglas 5475-8363 SAN JUAN, P. R. . .252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 029O TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4^181 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughto'n St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 �Friday. March 21, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen mn'THStP... 4- '• iou cAf^'t reu weM APART/ LCA LSU NMU CP * eUT YOU CAN'T MAKf. 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Title A name given to the resource March 21, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 12 Description An account of the resource Headlines: REFUSAL TO DISAVOW CP MAKES MARITIME UNITY IMPOSSIBLE--AGENTS COURT RULES US RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES ON SHIP A&G AGENTS CONFERENCE PREPARES PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF SEAFARERS IN ALL FIELDS COURT RULES US RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES ON SHIPS NEW TUG CONTRACT MAKES GAINS UFE VOTES TO STRIKE ALL EXCHANGES THE WASHINGTON MEETING BIG DOINGS SEAFARERS OFFERS LAKES SEAMEN CHANCE TO SHIP DURING WINTER FURUSETH DEVOTED HIS LIFE SO SEAMEN MIGHT BE FREE SULIVAN, CSU HEAD, QUITS; CALLS UNION CP-CONTROLLED AFL CONDEMNS PERON CONTROL OF TRADE UNION NEW FOOD PACKAGES FOR OVERSEAS AFL CONDEMNS PERON CONTROL OF TRADE UNIONS TEXT OF NEW MOBILE TUGBOAT CONTRACT SKIPPER'S LINEN CHARGE BOUNCES; IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH GALVESTON SHIPPING REMAINS SLOW; MOST VESSELS ARE IN TRANSIT GREAT LAKES SEAMEN ARE SHOWING DEEP INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN OF THE SEAFARERS PERFORMERS AND GASHOUNDS MAKE IT TOUGH FOR GOOD UNION MEMBERS CHICAGO SHIPPING BEGINS TO STIR; MEN GET SOUGEE BUCKETS IN SHAPE CLEVELAND WATERFRONT UNIONS START AFL MARITIME COUNCIL SEAFARERS LEAVE CHARLESTON FOR HOTTER PORTS RUSH OF TANKERS CAUSES MANHUNT IN CORPUS CHRISTI ACTIVITY IS UP, SAYS SAVANNAH; BONEYARD SHIPS DUE TO HIT PORT ORGANIZING DRIVE CATCHING ON WITH THE GREAT LAKES SEAMEN SIU PLANS AND POLICIES DRAWN FOR 1947 GADSDEN MEN CITE DANGER ABOARD SHIP PENALTIES FOR LEAVING JOB PROPOSED BY SCRIPPS CREW SS WINFIELD SCOTT MEN OFFER PLAN TO WIPE OUT INADEQUATE SLOP CHESTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/21/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log