http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/126b23936033b19af9c017256568c8b8.PDF ada08c86b05fa022d7df95af4b2d021e PDF Text Text SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL GROAN OKTHI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES /VND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Membership OKs New Pact With Go's Story On Page 3 SlU Provides Food^ Shelter For New Orleans Storm Victims ^ \ Story On Page 2 Four Canadian Seafarers Lose Lives in Ship Blast . Story On Page 2 Senate Unit Slates Hearing Of 50-50 Puling On Red V/heat .Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Position On Soviet-Bloc Wheat Shipments The Evils Of Strikebreaking— A Cure Proposed ^See Page 8 See Page 13 �WMdrAnEMM too Par^ Ti^ flHsptcmlicr 17; «M» SlU New OffaoM Hall $h§ffan Yfefftnt Damage Heavy As Hurricane « Betsy Batters New Orleans By Paul Hall One of the American operators' justiflcations for the use of runaway flag ihlps la that the runaways are under the "effective control" of the NEW ORLEANS—The SIU hall here was pressed Into service as a safe refuge and United States and will be available to this nation in the event of war refugee center for many of the people made homeless or forced from their homes when or naticHial emergency. Events over the past five years and, In particular, hurricane Betsy ripped through this port on on September 10 with ISO-mile-an hour winds recent events In Vietnam have proven that this theory of "effective control" la highly questionable. that battered the levees and-* ;—^ caused extensive flooding of damage. A new auto.mated cargo another naval vessel was later Recently, newspapers across the country carried stories pointing vessel, 99 percent completed, was found beached with heavy hull out that the Department of Defense's argument that this country can the city. depend upon the merchant ships of its allies in war-time has received torn from a Todd Shipyard drydock Hundreds of New Orleans cltl- by the storm and later found float­ damage. Two Victory ships recent­ a heavy setback. This referred to an instance where the crew of lens were sheltered and fed In the ing In the Mississippi River with ly broken out of the reserve the Greek-flag freighter Stamatios S. Embiricos refused to sail from SIU hall, which also served as an her sides heavily damaged. The dry- fleet for Vietnam duty were severe­ California to South Vietnam. In another case, the Mexican-flag freighter. El Mecicano was ordered by her Government to unload emergency medical center where dock was found still later a short ly damaged. her cargo that had been headed for Vietnam because of a Mexican way from the repair yard—^upside "shots" were administered to help Nearly every vessel docked at law which prohibits a Mexican ship from entering a war zone. Mexi­ down. prevent the outbreak of disease in commercial piers suffered damage can officials explained that they were merely following the dictates Other nearly completed vessels when they, or nearby vessels, broke of their law and that the decision was in no way influenced by antithe storm and flood ravaged city. also suffered extensive damage in loose from their moorings in the U.S. or pro-North Vietnam feelings. and out of nearby shipyards. One high winds and were bashed In addition, many free-world ships are carrying vital cargoes to vessel was found beached a few against each oUier. Due to a breakdown of com­ North Vietnam. Senator Birch Bayh recently stated that, "Free-world miles away from her yard with her munications with New Orleans ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six months sides badly banged up.. Another because of the storm damage, With such extensive damage to broke loose and sank in one of the so many vessels, shipyards in the of the year," and yet the U.S. Government continues to use these full details of the SIU role in deepest parts of the river during area are geared for much overtime foreign-flag vessels in Its shipping trades. It is a sad fact indeed that aiding storm victims cannot the storm. Another broke loose and work to get them back in shape to our service men in Vietnam must depend on these foreign vessels for be included in tbis issue of the supplies. It is a clear ease of two ends against the middle, with the promptly turned over. One vessel LOG, but will be carried in a put to sea again. United States caught In between. We have warned against the above which broke loose was found on future issue. possibilities for years but unfortunately, our words have fallen upon top of the Mississippi port's levee. Damage to the Port of New Or­ r A Navy destroyer under construc­ leans and its facilities is expected deaf ears. In expectation of the tropical tion was capsized by the storm, and to run into millions of dollars. If the State Department would only look back to the summer of 1960 storm, emergency food supplies when the Cuban crisis was at its peak, further evidence of the had been stockpiled by the Union inadequacies of our "effective control" policy would be quite striking. at, the hall to aid storm victims. At that time, Castro seized American and British oil refineries and Many families made homeiess by agreed to import Russian oil to supply them. Russia's only problem high winds and flooding lived in was that she did not have the tanker tonnage necessary for shipment the SIU hall until they could re­ so she immediately put quite lucrative offers before the world ship­ turn to their homes or move in owners. Needless to say — her offers were snapped up. Even though with friends or neighbors. only a few of these ships were runaways, it clearly points out the ineffectiveness of U.S. control over their operations. One way the Hurricane Betsy was the worst runaways got around the demands of our State Department was to maritime disaster ever to hit the shy away from Cuban trade and instead charter their vessels to carry Port of New Orleans. Almost every MONTREAL—Four SIU of Canada crewmen and the chief Soviet oil to other countries, thereby releasing Soviet ships to make ship in the port sutfered some sort of damage. It is estimated that engineer were killed Sept. 14 when the four-month-old, Cuban runs. over 300 barges were lost during 8,000-ton Canada Steamship Lines freighter Fort William The "effective control" plan shows other glaring inabilities when the storm and many towboats sank capsized and was ripped by*one looks at the possible effects of our break of diplomatic relations and have not been found. Twelvewith Panama. The question posed here is just how can the U.S., without foot waves were reported in the an explosion alongside a dock Barber of Toronto, Chief Engi­ diplomatic ties, expect Panama to accept the U.S. "effective control" neer. river. in Montreal harbor. theory? We cannot expect foreign nations, hostile or not, to do our Three of the 15 other men bidding. We cannot rely on good will! SIU Ship Damaged The victims included Claude aboard were taken to the hospital. The SlU-manned Seatrain Loui­ LaRoche of Quebec City, Second Several were treated at the scene. As a further point, even the loyalty of the foreign crews on some of siana, which pulled out of New Or­ Cook, Dennis Beaudoin, 33, of Cap the runaway ships is extremely questionable. In October of 1961 the Most escaped the inferno of Chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, leans to take refuge in a nearby De La Madeleine, Que., A.B., Jean river, was struck by a sulphur barge Charles Menard, 32, of L'lslet, flame that towered 200 feet over Senator Magnuson .wrote to Secretary of Defense McNamara, calling at the height of the storm. The ex­ Que., O.S., Arnold Urstadt, 43, of the waterfront by clambering the runaway fleet a "mercenary merchant marine." tent of the damage she suffered has Desboro, Ont., Porter; and George across the port side of the wheelThere is no such thing as "effective control." It has been proven house, which was level with the not yet been decided but she was again and again that when the chips are down, the United States dock when the ship settled onto able to proceed under her own her starboard side. Some leaped cannot depend on runaways in times of emergencies. One of the basic power after the storm. reasons for American power in the world today is her self-sufficiency. Cruikshank into the swift current of the St. Many ships suffered extensive If we are to succeed we must increase pur dependence on our own Lawrence River. To Help Guide shipping. The only vessel really under the "effective control" of The 488-foot-loiig, closed-deck America is an American vessel flying the American flag and manned Health Parley , Great Lakes freighter turned over by an American crew. AFL-CIO Social Security|and blew up about 4:30 A.iVi., an Director Nelson H. Cruik- ^ hour after she cleared the Seaway shank has been named by ^ from Hamilton, Ont., and tied up President Johnson to serve g at Shed 65 in the east end of the on a committee of health ex- l| port. perts to make plans for the > She had been plagued all the coming White House Con- > way from Hamilton by an inabil­ ference on Health. ity to maintain proper trim. At the same time the PresShe carried a deck cargo of Ident announced that dates || 1,400 tons of steel and a huge for the conference had been H wheeled float used in highway moved from November 30 transportation of heavy construc­ and December 1 to November ^ tion equipment. 3 and 4. | Her 'tween-deeks load was a The group which includes % mixed high-volume, low-weight former Secretary of Health, H cargo that included some 300 tons Education and Welfare Ma- ( of powdered carbide—a chemical which in itself is not explosive, rion Folsom, will serve as an but which becomes a highly ex­ executive committee working plosive gas when mixed with with the conference officers water. —Chairman George Beadle, president of the University Water had been pouring Into of Chicago, and Executive the hold where it was located for Vice Chairman Boisfeuillet several minutes before the blast. Jones, president of the All four cargo doors on the Woodruff Foundation, Atlan­ starboard side had been opened ta, Ga. preparatory to unloading. Two on the port side were open for ven­ The President urged the tilation. committee to "bring together Force with which Hurri­ Sinks 30 Feet at this conference the best cane Betsy ripped through minds and the boldest ideas The deck cargo slid overboard New Orleans area is to deal with the pressing as the ship capsized. She sank 30 shown in this photograph Still smoking, thei SIU of Canada-contracted Fort William health needs of the nation" feet to the muddy bottom, her (Canada Steamship Lines! lies on her side in shallow water of barges- thrown up on and urged it to "set new masts bent grotesquely against goals for acheivement in the the dock. flush against a dock in Montreal harbor after being ripped top of a levee of the field of health." by an explosion. Four members of the SIU of Canada lost Only her portside half—the Mississippi River north of their lives in the blast. (Continued on page 17) the city. Four Canadian Seafarers Killed In Ship Expleslen �rfleptombw 17. 1MB SEAFARERS Meany Issues Statement On Red IVIieal Sales Pure Tteef LOG SlU Membership Ratifies New Pact With Companies AFL-CIO President George Meany "set the record straight" on the federation's views on shipment of grain in U.S. vessels to Communist bloc nations in a 2,000-word state­ ment which he urged alK members of the Senate to not feasible, the not-less-than-50read before acting on an percent provision was incorporated amendment to the farm bill which would void present regulations Meany wrote each senator that during discussions to eliminate the present requirement that 50 per­ cent of grain sold to Communistbloc nations be shipped in U.S flag ships "my position has been falsely stated." The full text of the Meany state­ ment appears on Page 8. Revidwing in detail the facts regarding the original application of the 50- percent principie to Soviet wheat sales in the fall of 1963, and establishing the role of the AFL-CIO and its affiliated maritime unions in the matter, Meany made it clear that organ­ ized labor had cooperated with President Kennedy in setting up the wheat sales and the method of transportation. "The AFL-CIO is ready at any timke to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 per­ cent American flag requirement, he wrote. "We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruth­ less elimination of that require­ ment." The bid to eliminate the 50 per­ cent rule, currently contained in a Presidential executive order, came in the Senate Agriculture Commit­ tee where an amendment to repeal the provision was added to the gen­ eral farm bill. No Reference Contained The measure as passed by the House did not contain any refernce to the 50 percent American bottoms order, nor was any attempt made to repeal it. Meany also sgnt a letter to all members of the Senate strongly opposing an amendment which would take away the authority of the Secretary of Labor to de­ termine the need for importing foreign labor and give it to the Secretary of Agriculture. The letter declared that the amendment "would seriously un­ dermine the wages, working condi­ tions and protections which have been achieved for American farm workers." Meany urged defeat of the amendment or "any other amendment affecting farm labor and the orderly processes of our government." In his statement on wheat ship­ ments Meany declared "I made no demand or request of any kind upon President Kennedy" in con­ nection with the original wheat sale and "I placed no terms or con­ ditions of any kind upon the coop­ eration and support of the AFLCIO in this matter." He noted that in April 1962 he had publicly urged that the U.S. give foodstuffs to the people of the Iron Curtain countries, contending' that "hunger knows no politics." The AFL-CIO president wrote the senators that when Kennedy announced the Soviet wheat sale, he said all of the wheat would be shipped in American vessels if they were available. Later, when it was determined that this was into the executive order. Meany noted that the maritime unions "did not protest this reduc­ tion." The dispute which led to cessation of grain loading was caused by the successful efforts of two grain dealers to "further re­ duce the participation of American vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various contrivances. . . ." Meany said he entered this con­ troversy at the request of Pres. Johnson and helped w'n an agree­ ment from the maritime unions which he noted was hailed at the time in the Senate by then Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Gearge McGovern (D-S.D.). The settlement of the dispute was was followed by the creation of a Maritime Advisory Committee which is functioning and reviewing various aspects of cargo prefer­ ence, flag quotas and maritime policy generally. "It would be a tragedy," Meany (Continued on page 4) Seafarers studied copies of proposed new SlU contract with shipowners at membership meeting in New York before voting to ratify pact. Seafarers in East, Gulf and West Coast ports also voted to ratify the new contract. Terms of a new contract covering deep sea freighlship. tankers and passenger ships have been ratified by members of the Seafarers International Union's At­ lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The action by the mem- * bers will receive increases in an increase in the overtime rate bership was taken at meet- their basic monthly rate of pay, of pay, stand-by rates of pay, room meal allowances and other i n g s held Wednesday, ranging from $18.04 for entry and monetary benefits. ratings to $37.17 for higher ratings. The able-bodied seamen will re­ As a result of the agreement, ceive monthly increases of $23.41 the rate of vacation pay for SIU bringing his new base pay to seamen will be increased from $392.58. $800 a year to $1,000 annually. The agreement also provides for Among other gains included in the new agreement, is a time-off provision that provides that crewSIU Urges No Decisions Until All Views Are Aired members on ships in coastwise and nearby foreign trades will get a day off at the end of each thirty (30) day period. Crewmen in foreign and intercoastal trades will get a day off at the end of each voyage. The Union is continuing its study on the subject of the present WASHINGTON—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in an executive session pension plan which now calls for earlier this week, voted to hold a hearing on the ruling, instituted by the late President $150 a month to be paid to re­ Kennedy and later endorsed by President Johnson, that at least 50 percent of any U.S. tired Seafarers. The new contract will expire on wheat sold to Communist-^ June 15, 1968. mand that the Agriculture Depart­ of view. Also respectfully call to countries must be carried in ment and other government agen­ The SIU Pacific District Unions your attention that this as well as American-flag bottoms. other issues affecting future of cies strictly adhere to the pro­ are continuing their contract talks The 50-50 stipulation on U.S. visions of the nation's cargo pref­ with West Coast operators. Nego­ wheat sold to the Red nations has American-flag fleet are presently erence law which provides that a tiations are also continuing be­ come under attack from wheat- under study by President's Mari­ minimum of 50 percent of govern- tween the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ state Senators. The hearing before time Advisory Committee. These trict and its contracted companies. (Continued on page .12) the Senate committee, a committee issues are so interrelated that we spokesman said, would be directed believe it would be most unwise, at a resolution introduced by and not in the national interest, Senators Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) to attempt to deal with them piece­ and George McGovern suggesting meal." that the requirement is contra­ Ground rules governing the dictory to trade treaties which the hearing before the committee have U.S. has with 30 friendly nations not been announced, but it is ex­ MONTREAL—More than 500 Canadian and American and calling for an investigation. pected that discussions would get trade unionists attended a dinner here on September 11th into both the legal and subsidy A telegram to the committee aspects of the 50-50 stipulation on that marked the chartering of the St. Lawrence and Tribu­ from SIU President Paul Hall on behalf of the AFL-CIO Maritime Red wheat sales, and also include taries Port Council of the-*Trades Department, of which Hall discussions of policy regarding the Province of Quebec. The is also president of the Maritime is President, and the Seafarers In­ whole American shipping situa­ Council was chartered by the Trades Department was a principal ternational Union, urges that the tion. Maritime Trades Department of speaker at the ceremonies. He Dropped From Farm Bill committee make no determination the AFL-CIO. welcomed the formation of the until all parties who would be Chairman of the dinner was new Port Council and stressed the The Senate Foreign Relations affected by such a determination Committee became involved in the Jean-Paul Menard, head of the effectiveness that the council will have the opportunity to expre.ss issue of cargo preference require­ Montreal Building Trades Coun­ have as an instrument of union their views. The telegram says, in ments in grain sales and govern­ cil and Montreal Central Labor cooperation in the interest of mari­ part: ment-generated cargoes when Council, time and its allied trades. Te.\t Of Telegram these issues were pulled out of _the In addition to Menard, the new Louis Laberge, the president of . . Because of the crucial na­ Administration farm bill as a Re­ officers of the port council include the Quebec Federation of Labor ture of this issue and the impact sult of vigorous protests by the vice-presidents, J. Wallus, presi­ also spoke to the assembled guests which any decision could have on SIU and other American maritime dent of the Montreal Hotel and and said that he was confident that Employees Union, the newly-formed port council the stability of the American mer­ unions that the Agriculture De­ Restaurant chant marine and its future, par­ partment must clarify its inten­ R. Greene, president of Team­ would be a great aid to all the ticularly at this critical time, we tions toward the U.S.-flag mer­ sters Joint Council No. 91, workers involved. respectfully urge that no determi­ chant marine before passage of the and P. Doucet. Don Swait, the sec­ Peter McGavin, the executiveretary-treasurer of the SIU of secretary of the Maritime Trades nation of this matter be made Agricultural Bill. until all parties who would be In addition, 29 Congressmen re­ Canada will serve as secretary- Department presented the new involved and affected have had an cently took the floor during debate treasurer of the new port council. charter to Port Council President opportunity to express their point I on the Omnibus Farm Bill to de-l SIU President Paul Hall, whoi Menard. September 15th, at all union halls in East, Gulf and West Coast ports. Under terms of the new agreement, SIU crewmem- Senate Unit To Probe 50-50 Ruling On Red Wheat Safes New Port Council Formed In Canada �S' A SEAFAHekS Pace Fear hoc Senate Labor Committee Urges Repeal Of 14(b) 17. IflfS By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President. Atlanftc The Senate was urged by its Labor Committee to repeal Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act and restore to workers and employers in 19 "right-to-work" states authority Good Luck To New Port Council I was proud to be one of the SIU representatives attending the re­ to negotiate a union shop. ficlals to gain dictatorial econom­ cent ceremonies in Montreal marking the formation of the St. Law­ competition among atates for In­ In its formal report to the dustry and would establish "a uni­ ic and political power through rence and Tributaries Port Council.|am certain that the new Port Senate, the committee major­ form federal rule governing union force of federal law." Council will be of great benefit to all Canadian maritime workers. ity took sharp exception to security agreements." Fannin was Unable to get any The boys around the hall were all glad to see P. Rivero who is back other conunittee member to join in after taking a ship to Baltimore for lay up. Brother Rivero says that his dissent. But the committee's he is anxious to pick up a vessel heading for Viet Nam. The bonus other four Republican members all money looks good to him. Van Whitney passes the word on that he submitted "individual views" on the picked up a berth aboard the RV Bertha Anne. This is the research issue. vessel now running from New York to Bermuda. Van claims that he These ranged from Colorado Sen­ will be doing research for the Company while at sea, but he intends ator Peter H. Dominick's position to do some research of his own when the ship docks in Bermuda. that states should have a right to Frank Cannella is back in New York after sustaining an injury that restrict union security to the asser­ cut short his voyage aboard the Del Norte. The Del Norte usually tion by New York's Jacob K. Javits sails to Brazil and Argentina, but on this run it stopped off in Puerto that 14(b) should be repealed, but Rico where Brother Cannella was forced to leave ship, ^"rank is back that other changes in the Taft-Hart­ with us now and he will spend some time here recuperating. William ley Act should be adopted to bal­ Sargent is saying hello to a lot of his old friends around the Hall while ance the action. Separate views he waits for the RV Sea Scope to be overhauled in the yards. Bill was were also submitted by GOP Sena­ aboard her when she went into drydock. When completed, the Sea tors Winston L. Prouty (Vt.) and Scope will sail from New York to « George Murphy (Calif.). the West Indies. to get a bosun job cn a ship head­ The committee chairman, Sena­ M. Arroyo is just in off the ed out for the Far East. Taking in A secret ballot referendum of Seafarers in all SIU Great tor Lister Hill (D.-Ala.), did not Robin Goodfellow which went the sun, he feels the SIU has come any of the minority views, al­ into temporary lay up. She'll Lakes District ports will be held on the question of a pro­ sign though he had voted against the soon be back on her regular a long ways as far as the welfare posed increase in Great Lakes District membership dues. bill. and vacation plans are concerned. schedule with Brother Arroyo on Under the terms of the^to $30 per quarter, effective The committee devoted a large board. Also around the hall for a Boston constitution and the report of January 1, 1966. It explained that section of its report to a discussion look-see at the board is E. FigShipping activity in the port of a five-man rank and file com­ the need for increased dues was of the issue of religious objectors neroa who piled off the Detroit, Boston has picked up quite a bit his "home" for the past few mittee, the secret balloting will created by the higher cost of to union membership and the with the crewlng of the Robin commence after October 1, 1965. Union operations to provide maxi­ amendment adopted to deal with months. Gray, but the pace is expected to the problem. Off the Steel Architect and The proposal for a dues increase mum job security and protection slacken somewhat in the next The unanimously adopted anxious to pick up a slot aboard period. originated in the form of a resolu­ for Great Lakes District members. another Isthmian ship, M. Rosen­ tion adopted at the regular SIU (The full text (rf the resolution is amendment, sponsored by Sena­ thal is telling everybody that the John "Jack' Flaherty is strutting Great Lakes District membership embodied in the report of the tor Wayne Morse <D.-Qre.), al­ Far East runs are the greatest around the hall and passing out lows such persons to cmitribute constitutional committee on page meeting held in Detroit on Sep­ cigars in honor of the baby girl an amount equal to union dues things since "portholes." tember 7, at 2 P.M. It was then 5.) to a non-religious, tax-exempt J. Walker is a welcome sight his wife just gave birth to. While Secret Balloting carried at subsequent meetings in charity designated by the union. around the New York Hall these accepting the hearty congratula­ all Great Lakes District ports held Secret balloting on the proposed The National Labor Relations days. He is recently off a two- tions of his mates. Jack is keeping on September 7 at 7 P.M. dues increase will be conducted in Board would have responsibility month run on the Trans-Globe. a weather eye peeled for a slot After the wind-up of voting, a accordance with the SIU Great for screening exemption claims on a coast hugger. As a new Philadelphia five-man committee of Seafarers Lakes District constitution. This for legitimacy. father, he wants to stay close to was elected in Detroit to study the provides for the election of rank Shipping continues to move at a home. The comnvittee noted in its re­ proposal and prepare a report with and file polls committees in all fair pace in the port of Philadel­ ils recommendations, including Great Lakes District ports where port that representatives of reli­ phia and the job situation is ex­ Off the Cabins and sorry to see gious sects asking special treatment voting procedures for a secret ref­ voting is conducted each day. his old ship go ..off shore, deck pected to remain stable in coming "indicated that they are not op­ erendum ballot of the SIU Great inaint. Frank Faulkner is waiting Serving on the five-man con­ posed to the repeal of 14(b) and do weeks. Lakes District membership. The to grab the next coastwise to hit Robert Kwiathowski who just report will be submitted to the stitutional committee were Law­ not seek to become "free riders" in the board. In the meanwhile. rence Tremblay, Book No. 9668, got off the Spitfire said that he the sense of seeking to evade the membership for final considera­ Tommy is sampling some of those tion at the next general member­ William Bateman, Book No. 1664, financial expenses involved in join­ hated to see this ship lay up as gift cigars that have been circu­ Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518, ing a union. it was a "little gold mine" for ship meeting which is scheduled Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943, him. Bob will rest upon the lating around the hall. "Pretty for September 20, 1965. The committee expressed confi­ good," he says. and Dezsi Gazse, Book No. 11265. dence that most cases of religious beach until one of his favorites In issuing its report, the com­ hits the board. John Gala is happy to be out objections can be resolvefi through mittee cited the applicable pro­ of drydock and showing his ffd voluntary agreement between the Back in Philadelphia after eight visions of the constitution and an­ to friends around the hall. John, union and the individual so that the months on the Oceanic Wave, nounced that the proposal for a problem of administering the ex­ Jack Pierce is still hoping that the who last sailed aboard the C. S. dues increase had been accepted (Continuea from page 3) emption clause "won't assume dis­ World Series will be held in Philly Baltimore as wiper, is currently by the membership, subject to the wrote, "if the functions of the proportionate magnitude." so that he can catch a few of the waiting to grab the first job to hit secret ballot referendum. committee were destroyed by an games while he is on vacation. the board. Where NLRB certification was The resolution proposes an in­ ill-considered action by the Sen­ Jack has been an avid fan since Norfolk crease in dues of $10 per quarter, ate, under the illusion that the necessary, the committee said, the he was a boy. board could use "respected private raising the current dues from $20 nullification of a constructive Shipping here has been very citizens" rather than its own staff Baltimore good during past few weeks but understanding will succeed in get­ to verify claims based on religious Shipping here has been very job calls are expected to drop off ting ships loaded with American grounds. good and the prospects for the slightly In the next period. wheat." Sept. 17, '65 Vol. XXVIf, No. 20 coming period look even better. Kosta Haigimisos is back on his He reviewed the long record of During the last period we had feet after an accident aboard the Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters labor support for farm programs 4 pay-offs, seven sign-ons and 11 Globe Progress put him in the District, AFL-CIO to increase income and security for ships in transit. At present in the hospital for a short while. Kosta, Executive Board farmers, including wheat subsidies, Port of Balltmore there are three down from Philly, is already back P.^UL HALL, President saying "we have never complained Calmar Liberties waiting to crew aboard the Qlpbe Progress and CAL TANNEB EARL SHEPARB Shipments of iron ore, coal of the cost, though workers, in­ ^ up along with the Robin Good- shipping out. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President i''- and grain on the Great Lakes LINDSEY WILLIAMS cluding merchant seamen, bear a AL KERR fellow and Steel Advocate which Sec.-Treas. Vice-President full share of the tax burden." He ; during July were the highest Off the Globe Progress and are also in port without crews. AL TANNER chalked up in that month for BOB. A, MATTHEWS added: looking for a run to the Phillipines Vice-President Vice-President the past eight years, Elmer W. Carter, who has been is Stephen Araies who usually HERBERT BRAND "In face of the generous outlays H sailing SIU in the deck depart­ sails as chief cook. Steven wants Although grain cargoes Director of Organizing and by all of the American people in H dropped slightly from the ment for about 26 years, paid off a taste of that good Island sun­ Publications the Pennmar to get some work shine. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst behalf of the welfare of wheat || all-time record peak of July Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers- growers and exporters, continued j 1964, coal hit an eight-year done -in the USPHS hospital and John Davles got a good break. ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM: Art consideration of the welfare of is now ready to go again. Elmer He piled off his last ship and ^ peak for the month this year E''itor: BERNARD SEAMAN. American maritime workers and of hopes, that his next ship will be sitepped right on the Globe Prog­ and iron ore shipments rose our national security also would as good as the Pennmar because ress which is. headed for Holland. by almost 1 million gross seem valid under a governmentthe crew and officers aboard were John's wife and family make their tons. subsidized and sponsored wheat tops. He also has high praise for home in Holland and he is look­ The report, compiled by export program." the treatment he received in the ing forward to spending some the Lakes Carriers Associa­ USPHS hospital and for the SIU time with them in Rotterdam. Published biweekly at tha-headquarter tion, pointed out however If the federal government finds of the Seafarers Internaflonal Union, At welfare plan which he says is the lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters that a wheat sale to the Soviet that although grain cargoes Vincent Sherwood claims that District, AFL-CIO, (75 Fourth Avenue, best anywhere. nearly matched last July's Brooklyn, NY, 1H3J. Tel. HYaclnlh 9-6600. Union is possible and desirable, he must have set some kind of Second class postaga paid at fha Pest Meany wrote, "the mutual prob­ record of 2,414,663, only 8.3 Sailing in the deck department record for shortest time spent on OffVca In Brooklyn, NY, under,.tha Act percent of the grain moved of kug. 34, 1911. lems and needs of both wheat since 1944, Jack Geller just paid the beach. Vince got off the Bein U.S.-flag bottoms. 1X0 growers and maritime workers can off the Manhattan to take his vaca­ loit and, two days later shipped be accomplished." tion. On his next run. Jack hopes (Continued on page 7) the phrase "right-to-work" to de­ scribe state laws prohibiting the union shop. "This description is not correct , . . these laws create no right . . . no job guarantees," the report said. Repeal of 14(b) would not result in either "compulsory unionism" of "invasion of states rights" as op­ ponents have charged. But it would, the committee majority declared, remove a source of "bitterness" in Fannin Lone Supporter Of the conMnifctee's 16 members, only Senator Paul J. Fannin (R.­ Ariz.) openly supported laws ban­ ning the union shop. To Fannin, who succeeded to Barry Goldwater's seat in the Senate last November, the Housepassed repeal hill was the result of a "lone, expensive propaganda campaign hy organized labor of- 5/1/ Gf. Lakes District To Vote On Dues Hike Wheat Sales SEAFARERS L^G Great Lakes July Cargoes Set Record �fafiwattr IT, UM MEArAHMRM £0« Fag« FIT* Report Of Great Lakes District Constitutional Committee On Proposed Duet Increase Septembw f, 1901 Ibvlntf t>ee]i duly olectad In aecordanc* with th« proylaionj of tho Constitution, at tha General Memberehip Mooting held in Ihe Port of Detroit on September T, 1008 •t 1 P.M., we, the Committee, submit this report and recommendations. Article XXVIII of the Conetitution reads as followsi AMENDMENTS Section 1. This Constitution may be amended in the following manner: Any proposed amend­ ment shall be submitted toa regular meeting at any Branch. When submitted to a Branch, it shall be forwarded to Headquarters from where it shall be distributed to the various Branches for further action. When any proposed amendment has been submitted to the various Branches, it shall be read, recorded in the minutes, and referred to a committee on Constitution, consisting of at least five (5) full book members for consideration. The proposed amendment shall be con­ sidered in connection with the report of the Committee and any amendment to the amendment that may be offered. If the proposed amendment or a substitute there­ fore, be endorsed by a majority of the membership at the Branches, it shall be referred to a Referendum vote of the Union to be taken in conformity with Article XXVII, and if upon such vote it shall have received a majority of the votes cast (excluding blank and disqualified bailots) it shall be declared adopted. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. RESOLUTION "WHEREAS, tha SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN­ ION OF NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES DISTRICT, AFL-CIO, has traditionally maintained a position of leadership in the maritime industry in the establishment of benefits, services and security for its membership and "WHEREAS, the SIU has consistently maintained an effective organizing program that has resulted in the maximum job security and protection for its members, and effective Union operation, with the best job to mem­ ber ratio of any Union in maritime and "WHEREAS, the Union is continually striving to develop new programs and activities to maintain its members' job security and "WHEREAS, in order to achieve these objectives, the Union has been most active in organizing and has main­ tained a program in order to safeguard the membership's interest and security, and has pursued its objectives before legislative bodies and agencies throughout the Government and "WHEREAS, these problems grow ever more complex each day because of the state of the industry and the complexities of present-day union operations in evmy area and "WHEREAS, every member recognizes that it is essen­ tial to the well Iming of the Union and the entire membership to maintain and expand the Union's services and activities in every area affecting our job security and "WHEREAS, the cost of all materials and services, legal and otherwise, has been steadily mounting in the industry and "WHEREAS, the members of all other maritime unions have recognized and dealt with these problenu of rising oosts by providing increased income for Union operations and "WHEREAS, it now becomes imperative that we do likewise in the Interest of maintaining job security and full protection for the membership of this Union and continued effective Union functioning, NOW THEREFORE BE IT "RESOLVED that the dues Of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Great Lakes District, AFL-CIO, be increased by ten dollars (|10) per quarter from the present twenty dollars ($20) to thirty dollars ($30) per quarter effective January I, 1906 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the present Initiation fee of $173 be increased to $300 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article HI Section 4 be changed, making it mandatory that all members' dues be not more than three (3) months in arrears before considered in bad standing and not more than six (6) months in arrears before suspension and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article VIII Section 1 and 2 be deleted and replaced with "An arrears in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run (a) while a member is actually participating in a strike or lock-out, (b) while a member is an inpatient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital, (c) while a member is under an Incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union, (d) while a member is in the Armed Services of the United States, provided the mem­ ber was in good standing at the time of entry to the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within 90 days after discharge from the Armed Forces" and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article IX Section 1 and 3 be changed to conform with quarterly dues collection and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XI Section 4 be amended requiring port agents to act as chairmen at all General Membership Meetings and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIII Section 8 be amended requiring an election committee composed of three (3) full book members, namely one (1) judge and two (2) clerks with an additional three (3) full book members composed of one (1) judge and two (2) clerks as alternates and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XV Section 11, paragraph 3 be amended increasing port petty cash revolving funds to a total of $500 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIX Section 11 be amended to "The appeals shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the date tha committee is elected" due to the fact that the Constitution presently says night and Regular Membership Meetings are held during the day and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XX Section 5 and Section 11 be amended making all fines not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXIII Section 7 be amended changing the per diem allowance to twenty-five ($23) per day due to Increased travel and subsistence costs and BE IT FURTHER; "RESOLVED that Article XXIV Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 7 be deleted from the present Constitution because Project Sealab II LA JOLLA, Calif. — Project Sealab S la underway right now, 203 feet below tha Pacific Ocean near here. After being beset by numerous difficulties, not tha least of which was the vagaries of ocean weather and currents, the experiment in which men are to live and work on the sea fioor for 45 days under pressure 6Vi times that on land, began on August 29. In one of the .first experiments conducted from the 57-foot cigar-shaped steel cylinder, aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter, a Navy Lt. Commander who also won fame as an astronaut, talked by radio with Lt. Colonel L. Gordon Cooper as Cooper passed by more than 100 miles above the earth in the Gemini 5 spacecraft. The experiment went off well and both voices came through loud and clear — although Carpenter's voice sounded high pitched and nasal, a little like Donald Duck, as result of the high pressure and special atmosphere of the capsule beneath the sea. Sealab 2 is' primarily a test of how well men can live and work for extended periods beneath the sea. Three teams of divers are scheduled to spend 15 days each in the capsule. Carpenter is slated to stay down for 30 days. Experiments are to include taking specimens of sealife, an attempt to establish the first underwater weatlier station, and the salvage of a sunken Navy fighter airplane. The major experiment however, involves seeing how the men and equipment stand up under the rigorous undersea routine as they go about their assigned tasks. No Easy Task The Navy is rapidly learning from Sealab 2 that the sea is a tough environment for both men and machines. The initial lowering of the capsule to the sea floor was delayed several times by problems which kept cropping up, the last of which occuring when a bee-hive shaped communications and power pod was wrecked during lowering after a sudden surge of ocean currents smashed it against the bottom, cracking its con­ crete shell. The pod was raised again and a new shell constructed hurriedly at a nearby Naval electronic laboratory. • Since swimming down the 200 feet to the capsule in scuba diving ge&r, the aqua­ Ibese olausee are no longer applicable due to provisions la tba Soafarera Welfare Plan covering all members with hospitalization and burial benefits, retaining Section 8 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXVII Section 1 be amended to read "Headquarters may order (be balloting continued during the time period delineated by a number of succes­ sive regular meetings not exceeding three (3) provided' that no member shall be entitled to vote more than onco upon the same proposal," in order to clarify this clause and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the By-Laws bo amended under Section 6 changing the charge for book renewal from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution it shall be submitted for a secret, referendum ballot In accordance with the provisions of the Constitu­ tion, and BE IT FINALLY "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution, the secret vote shall commence no earlier than October 1, 1965." Fraternally submitted, Bernard Baker, Book No. 8200; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Frank Rajkavich, Book No. 12455; Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Gilbert D. Blazek, Book No. 11054; Harry Buccllli, Book No. 12518; Fred J. Famen, Book No. 2109; Pete Drewes, Book No. 10623; Don Cubic, Book No. 12418; R. HolUngsworth, Book No. 11602; Jack Bluitt, Book No. 12263 Headquarters has made available to us teletype com­ munications indicating the results of the voting on the resolution in all of the Great Lakes District ports con­ ducted at the General Membership Meeting held Septem­ ber 7, 1965 at 7 P.M. It is the finding of the committee that a majority of the membership in the Regular Membership Meetings held in the Great Lakes District ports voted to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution as embodied in this resolution referring the resolution to this committee. The committee does not desire to recommend any changes, substitutions or dele­ tions in the proposed amendments. The committee recom­ mends that the proposed amendments included In this report be submitted to the membership for final considera­ tion at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for September 20, 1965 in accordance with Article XXVHI of the Great Lakes District Constitution. This committee further recommends that this report be distributed to various branches. The committee further recommends that after final action has been taken on this report that a secret 31 day referendum ballot be conducted by Headquarters in accordance with Article XXVII of the Constitution. The committee notes that Article XXIV Section 2, 3, 5 and 6 have already been deleted from the Constitution by referendum vote of the members on January 25, 1960 due to the fact that the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan has been operative for several years; therefore, only section 1, 4 and 7 need be included on a referendum ballot due to the fact that these sections are no longer applicable since the inception of the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan, now known as the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Dezse Gazse, Book No. 11265 Living Beneath The Sea Proves To Be A Tougher Job Than Scientists Expected naut* have been beset by one problem after another, both physical and mechanicaL For example: • Nine of the 10 men are suffering from painful ear infections. • Some of the protective "wet suits" the men wear when working outside the capsule have proven inadequate, resulting in paralyzing coldness that forces the men to break-off work sessions. • An invasion of stinging scorpion fish has been harassing the aquanauts and adding to the apprehension caused by the ever-present danger of sharks. • Leaks have developed in the capsule's steel port covers. • A possibility has developed that the capsule might slip off its shelf, breaking its "unbilical cord" which links it with the mother ship on the surface. • Curious changes have been observed in the blood chemistry of several of the aquanauts as well as symptoms of incipient hypertension. • The high helium content of the capsule's atmosphere has destroyed 10 TV cameras and inhibited continuous observation of the aquanauts by means of a closedcircuit television setup with the mother ship. Sealab's atmosphere is 85 percent helium, 11 percent nitrogen and 4 percent oxygen. In spite of these adverse conditions, the aquanauts are proving that they can work beneath the sea with a high degree of efficiency. Constant checks are being made on their physical condition and a great amount of data is being compiled which should aid in setting up future projects. Equipment is being tested artd, defects and shortcomings noted to aid in the design of better, more dependable underwater equipment. One of the project's more interesting experiments is slated to begin soon, when the aquanauts are joined outside the lab by a trained porpoise named Tuffy. It U hoped that the undersea creature, noted for its intelligence and special training, will aid the aquanauts as a guide and by handling hoses and other equipment. �Pace Six SgAFAMEMS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) August 28 to S^tem^r 10, 1965 Coinciding with the departure of summer is the usual downward drift of overall shipping activity at this point in the year. The falloff was reflected by the fact that 1,177 men shipped out during the past two weeks, a decrease of 135 seafarers from the earlier period. Although a seasonal decline is to be expected, it was no doubt compounded by the effects of Hurricane Betsy. The storm battered the Gulf ports toward the end of the period and therefore reduced the totals of men shipped, which are counted from August 28th to September 10th. Increased military shipments to Viet Nam continues, and acts as a buffer against any sharp drops in men shipped. This situation was most noted in San Francisco where a shortage of all ratings in the Deck and Engine departments was reported. 213 men shipped out of this port, an increase of 81 over last period, and placed San Francisco second to New York in men shipped. New York, shipping 230 men was off slightly from the previous period. Baltimore improved its performance, shipping 124 men, 12 more than previously. Mobile was the bright spot in the Gulf, where 111 seamen obtained jobs. This amount represented a 50% rise over the earlier period. Although Houston and New Orleans shipped slightly more men, 136 and 127 respectively, these totals represent drops from average levels. Along with the dip in men shipped was an even greater fall in men registered. A total of 985 Class A and Class B seamen, or 220 fewer than last period, registered during the period. The largest drop occurred in the Engine department, with Deck close behind. A class breakdown reveals that Class A accounted for 51.3% of all men shipped. This figure represented a decline of almost 1% from the earlier period. The loss by Class A was taken up primarily by Class C seamen who shipped 169 men. This amount represented 14.4% of the total. ' • Class B shipped proportionally more than last time with most men sailing from the Engine department. The number of men registered-on the beach declined to 3,520, off 95 men. The drop resulted because fewer men registered than shipped this period. Total shipping activity decreased by 25 to 197. Most of the total was composed of In-Transits. There were 117 In-Transits, 45 Payoffs and 35 Sign-Ons. Ship Activity Siga la Oat Traai. Te?AL lettea 9 New Yerk.... 13 0 4 4 20- 4 39 1 II 22 Pbilodelpklo.. 4 4 laltiaiora .... 7 Norfolk 4 S 4 5 14 Jockionvlllo.. 1 0 Taaipa MoMlo • 4 0 2 II S 3 12 « 9 4 1 4 13 12 13 1 II 12 Now Orleaaa.. 2. 4" Houitoa Wiimlngtoa .. 0 14 Son Francisco. A 5 13 24 Sooltio ...... 2 1 4 7 TOTALS ... 45 35 117 197 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A1 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 15 9 3 3 67 20 42 5 10 4 5 1 18 4 6 8 10 4 5 1 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 15 8 6 1 38 18 17 3 19 12 35 4 2 4 2 0 9 13 24 46 1 5 6 0 99 138 34 1 271 Shipped CLASS AI Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 13 9 1 1 21 4 5 9 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 4 0 12 24 0 3 2 3 5 1 10 12 23 21 36 25 90 91 138 25 254 6 63 1 25 0 0 2 2 63 6 8 16 2 36 49 91 0 9 3 2 0 0 12 2 14 14 17 3 6 8 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 39 0 3 24 27 1 6 4 11 10 24 2 11 10 23 0 1 1 24 23 1 48 28 57 13 1 0 93 19 56 83 8 8 0 4 7 1 4 0 10 14 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 9 1 0 3 24 0 8 14 22 9 0 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 1 .3 11 7 3 20 3 6 16 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 6 10 17 9 12 1 1 32 12 1 60 4 3 5 32 2 1 0 0 45 22 32 6 6 18 28 9 19 2 10 13 0 6 15 14 25 0 0 0 0 19 25 44 61 72 11 144 4 4 1 0 43 57 104 23 8 15 2 7 16 0 0 0 13 10 25 1 2 2 25 16 2 43 68- 75 13 156 3 39 38 8 80 7 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 24 0 4 0 1 3 3 7 12 24 4 14 9 3 0 3 3 6 7 14 1 0 12 17 19 41 2 6 6 5 17 23 41 14 23 1 78 23 56 3 9 17 5 5 23 10 5 2 9 1 15 1 7 0 2 2 1 0 3 5 3 4 16 7 3 44 3 11 11 25 4 11 26 22 18 4 54 73 1 138 2 8 58 59 1 125' 95 132 23 1 250 11 14 29 1 45 250 138 45 1 433 369 489 96 1 945 45 224 238 1 507 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 1 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 0 10 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 8 0 1 0 2 2 9 34 49 5 19 30 8 27 37 6 6 2 5 20 34 9 7 0 13 0 4 4 3 3 2 0 10 5 1 6 0 2 14 0 9 1 11 2 5 14 3 11 2 16 0 13 7 20 3 9 3 5 0 8 0 3 6 2 5 1 2 0 3 6 4 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 7 6 12 6 13 3 5 1 3 21 1 6 3 2 5 16 23 1 14 8 23 3 12 15 2 12 10 24 0 7 12 13 1 26 0 14 21 8 31 1 14 11 26 20 3 2 2 0 0 3 2 9 0 0 5 4 4 1 1 1 2 9 1 18 4 9 8 16 13 13 1 27 -4 12 3 6 22 10 0 3 6 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 8 3 2 11 6 51 112 17 Ifioo 11 87 46 1 1441 51 124 14 1 189 17 92 58 1 167 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS Ai CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 12 4 0 0 0 10 2 0 2 11 0 5 4 3 1 78 51 121 12 184 4 7 37 1 2 4 84 7 38 32 74 0 6 10 1 22 0 0 0 4 0 30 0 7 8 13 21 0 1 16 87 5 0 1 20 1 51 0 22 24 22 24 46 0 0 1 1 5 12 6 1 6 11 3 7 13 20 1 21 2 0 0 2 4 3 2 9 1 6 0 1 5 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 5 3 3 3 21 13 0 0 37 3 6 19 6 4 29 1 16 9 1 2 3 15 24 0 3 42 33 95 13 58 4 54 43 110 0 1 1 59 30 2 31 26 2 71 4 105 5 46 38 89 8 11 3 0 9 2 11 22 5 10 4 19 2 4 4 10 19 27 0 12 7 22 19 68 11 31 2 44 1 7 7 15 0 0 1 1 8 11 1 1 20 3 23 3 29 0 8 * 1 12 24 22 11 50 189 167 50 1 406 158 400 69 1 626 27 206 196 1 429 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Is 1 11 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 33 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 ? 3 ALL 7 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 43 2 14 13 5 13 14 2 10 30 0 16 1 6 10 5 11 13 0 1 3 4 0 5 5 1 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 18 0 2 10 12 5 18 7 5 20 1 1 16 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 6 8 0 '3 2 6 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 5 2 3 2 0 24 0 4 4 4 2 16 0 24 1 6 3 13 17 0 21 22 2 4 5 12 23 0 0 17 24 2 10 6 6 2 10 14 0 17 3 12 4 3 6 3 10 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 9 1 10 24 0 0 3 3 3 13 7 7 4 8 28 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 _12 1 1 0 2 3 1 49 37 59 1 178 10 7 70 1 8' 29 38 26 72 1 165 6 11 82 1 99 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 16 16 30 16 0 0 7 2 2 3 0 0 1 " 1 20 18 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 4 0 1 0 1 23 17 0 0 5 17 12 5 2 1 3 6 5 0 1 0 31 32 28 7 2 0 4 6 3 12 3 3 68 I 74 165 99 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS TOTAL Shipped Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ^138 34 271 8 58 59 125 95 132 23 I 250 11 54 73 I 138 51 112 17 I 180 11 87 46 144 51 124 14 I 189 17 92 58 I .167 82 37 59 I 178 10 7 70 | 87 67 26 72 I 165 6 11 82 I 99 232 287 110 i 629, 29 152 175 ] 356 213 282 109 J 604 34 157 213 J 404 Registered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 C ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 7 0 8 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 62 45 19 30 67 161 6 40 16 6 28 16 12 12 2 6 8 28 0 1 15 2 71 4 39 13 4 37 45 24 15 19 1 4) 9 1 4 1 6 12 1 3 18 22 4 1 2 0 4 4 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 3 47 2 1 29 7 0 13 15 16 8 16 41 37 1 14 16 66 133 3 5 83 91 5 34 46 13 25 26 110 5 13 44 62 9 ,4 19 1 2 6 11 4 5 6 6 50 1 9 32 67 11 11 8 20 0 8 9 1 7 22 1 2 21 24 21 5 6 38 :276 1 843 74 1 338 186"121 119 244 1 670 29 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 45 250 138 45 I 433 369 480 96 945 45 224 238 | 507 14 29 50 189 167 50 I 406 158 400 69 626 27 "206'196 I 429 24 22 74 165 99 74 I 338 307 119 244 670 29~ 38 276 343 3 68 9 41 119 169 604 404 169 jll77{834 999 409 2241 101 468 710 J1279 �MKMAer IT, IMS SEAFARERS Fug* Serum LOG Sutvgy Shows U.S, Fleet Also Oldest U.S.-Flag Tankship Fleet Bill Would Bar Ships In N. Viet Trade In 4th Pla€e, Still Falling By Col Tanner, Execatlve Vice-President Support continue* to build up In Congress for the campairn to bar free world ship* that trade with Communist-North Vietnam from •isitinc U.S. ports. The latest sponsor of this boycott legislation Is Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.) who introduced a bill recently which would prevent such idiips from stopping in U.S. ports and would penalize shipping companies which permit vessels under their control to trade with the Hanoi government. In introducing his bill, Senator Bayh charged that ships flying the flags of free world countries continue to deliver supplies to North Vietnam while American lighting men are giving their lives to defend the embattled southern part of the country from a Communist take­ over. "No freedom-loving nation should seek to profit from trade which could result in the death of boys seeking to defend freedom," the Indiana senator declared. Senator Bayh's timely bill is a welcome addition to maritime labor's campaign to rule U.S. ports off limits to vessels trading with an avowed enemy of this country. Congressional support for such a measure has been rapidly growing, and Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla sponsor of similar legislation in the House, reported recently that at least eight other congressmen are backing his bill. Maritime labor's campaign for the passage of this legislation Is getting invaluable assistance from the International Longshoremen's Association which has publiply sworn to boycott any vessel stopping at a U.S. port after trading with the Vietnamese communists. Repre­ sentative Rogers has provided a list of free world ships that are in the North Vietnam trade to the ILA, whose boycott campaign extends from Maine to Florida. The SIU has also thrown its support behind the campaign to prevent ships aiding the Vietnam communists from enjoying the fruits of U.S. trade. The drive for the boycott bills gained momentum when the House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted an amendment to the Foreign Aid Act which would prohibit U.S. funds going to nations which permitted ships or aircraft under their registry to trade with North Vietnam. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Prepare Now For SIU Scholarship Seafarers all over the country have been watching their children troop back to school during the last few weeks. Many nise SIU men who are parents of teenagers are already turning their eyes toward nezl June and beginning to make plans for their children's education beyond the high school level. These are the members at the union who rightfully want to do their utmost to iMko sure that their sons and daughters can take every advantage that the future has to offer. It is to SIU parents such as these, that we once again point out th* wonderful opportunities available through the Union Scholarship Benefit. For parents who want the best possible Insurance for their graduating teenagers, it is never too early to begin planning to compete for this benefit. Five scholarships are awarded each year to Seafarers themselves or the children of union members. The scholarship awards are each worth $6,000 for four years of study at any college or university in the U.S. or its possessions in whatever academic field the winners decide to major in. Competition for the scholarships is conducted by the Maritime Advancement Program. In the last issue of the LOG, a feature article described the characteristics of the winners of the 1964 SIU scholarships. Th* survey showed that all five displayed 4 high academic ability, willingness factors in making the awards, ap­ to go all out to achieve the high plicants would bo advised to goals they set for themselves and make their arrangements for tak­ th* desire to be of service to their ing them well in advance. Teen­ own communities and the nation. agers can check with their high The SIU Scholarship Benefit school counseling offices for in­ was set up to help young people formation about the tests or like these. The union feels that should write Educational Testing it is its obligation to make sure Service, Box 592, Princeton, N.J. that both its own members and Seafarers or SIU parents inter­ their children have the maximum ested in' making application for to develop their talents to the the Seafarers Scholarship Benefit point where they can make the should write to the Marine Ad­ world a better place to live. vancement Program, 17 Battery Place, 19th Floor, New York 4, Now Is The Time New York. One of the most important rea­ To briefly review the require­ sons for starting to think about applying for the scholarship ben­ ments for eligibility for the schol­ efit at this time is that all appli­ arship awards, a Seafarer himself, cants, are required to take the or an applicant's father, must have college entrance examination at least three years actual covered which is given several times a employment with companies signa­ year all over the country. Since tory to the SIU Welfare Plan in these tests are one of the crucial (Continued en page 10) The United States tanker fleet has declined to fourth place in the world rankings dur­ ing the period between 1955 and 1964 while the Soviet Union was increasing the size of its tafiker fleet by 33 percent, according to a recent survey of a major oil company. The study found that the U.S. operators actually own tank­ vealed that the 422 takers totalling U.S., which possessed the 8.8 million tons which make up the ers totalling 24.2 million tons, the world's biggest and most American-flag fleet were only a study disclosed. Besides the 8.8 modem fleet of tankers at the end of World War II, is now ranked be­ hind Liberia, Norway and Great Britain. The tJ.S. now operates the oldest of the world's principal fleets, with an average tanker age of 14 years and one month. The study computed the average age of the world tanker fleet as seven years and seven months. Red Fleet Rises While the U.S. tanker fleet was sinking deeper into the doldrun^ during the last ten years, Russia was busy increasing the size of own fleet by more than ten times. The U.S.S.R. is now ranked 11th in the world tanker standings. The study found that the Soviets bad 175 tankers, totalling 2.7 million dead­ weight tons, and had an additional 600,000 tons either under construc­ tion or on order. The U.S., on the other hand, was revealed to have the lowest tanker growth rate of any of the major fleets in the world. The U.S. fleet increased its total tonnage by only 4.4 percent in the period studied, according to the survey. The study reported that while the size of the U.S. fleet remained vir­ tually at a standstill, the world tanker fleet was increasing at al­ most twice thfe average in 1964 that it had in the previous ten years. Total world carrying capacity rose by 13 percent to 85.1 million dead­ weight tons. Big Size Trend The trend toward larger-sized tankers continued during 1964, ac­ cording to the survey. The average size of vessels under construction was 53,300 tons, a rise of 3,700 tons over the year before .Average tank­ er size in 1964 was 25,000 tons. In 1955, at the beginning of the period studied, tankers of up to 29,999 tons made up 94.6 percent of the world fleet. At the end of the decade tankers of this size ac­ counted for 43.1 percent of the fleet. The study also disclosed that the average speed of tlie world fleet had increased in the last ten year's. Ten years ago 81.2 percent of the world's fleet had speeds up to 15.9 knots per hour, while in 1964 it was found that 56.3 percent of the world's tankers could sail at 16 knots or more. Runaway's Lion Shore The survey's statistical tables re­ fraction of the tankers under actual ownership of U.S. interests. Large tanker operators in this country have been registering their vessels overseas and sailing them under runaway-flags to evade U.S. taxee, wages and safety standards. Scientists Use Old Ammo To Blast Over-Age Ship CAPE CHARLES, Va.—It will take exactly 8,500 tons of surplus and defective ammunition to blow the 10,000-ton Liberty Ship Santiago Iglesias out of the Atlantic, 77 miles east - northeast of Cape"*" will be opened to start her toward Charles. the bottom. Hydrostatic fuses — The explosion, scheduled detonators set to go off when » for sometime late this week, is part of Operation Chase IV, a sub­ division of the United States Up­ per Mantle Program which is con­ ducting a geophysical survey of Ahe crustal structure of the con­ tinental shelves of the East and West Coasts of North America. Aside from disposing of faulty ammunition and an outmoded ves­ sel, the blast will provide infor­ mation to scientists studying the nature of the geological formations through which the shock waves must travel. Researchers use seis­ mic devices to chart the direction and intensity of the waves from which they calculate the complex geography of the shelves. The last "shot" was set off on July 15 when 5,000 tons of old explosives was used to send the 6,073-ton freighter Coastal Ma­ riner to the bottom in the same waters. The 423-foot Santiago Iglesias was broken out of the Hudson-Re­ serve Fleet late last month and loaded with old ammunition at the Naval Ammunition depot. Then the old Liberty freighter was towed by the Navy to Cape Charles under escort of the 205foot oceangoing Coast Guard tug Tamaroa. Both the Navy and the Coast Guard will stand watch at a safe distance while the ship is being blasted out of the water. Before the Santiago Iglesias is destroyed, the vessel's sea valves SIU Clinic Exams -All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; July 1 -July 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa ..<'•••••' San Francisco New Orleans. Mobile TOTAL. Seamen million tons registered under the U.S. flag, 6.7 million tons are op­ erated under Liberian registry; 3.1 millicm tons tinder the Panantanian flag; 3 million tons under the Brit­ ish flag, and 2.6 million tons under the flags of other nations. Wives Children TOTAL 9 107 13 123 410 68 43 12 115 306 92 3 35 1 13 41 0 13 5 0 2 8 0 28 0 11 33 0 9 5 0 24 15 12 170 14 147 484 68 65 22 115 332 115 1,298 121 125 1,544 pre-designated depth is reached— will touch off the blast at 1,000 feet. The Atlantic is 5,000 feet deep at that location. Lt. Commander Richard A. Blackford, executive officer of the Tamaroa, who was present at the demolition of the Coastal Mariner, described the explosion this way: "It was as if giant hands grasped the ship and shook her. As the shock wave was passing, the white and black plume of water burst from the bubble, soaring to a height of about 1,000 feet, only to slowly fall back from whence she came. And then the sea was silent again." Atlantic (Continued from page 4) out again in the Globe Carrier. Fortunately, he got a chance to say hello to some old friends be­ fore taking off. Puerto Rico The American Communications Association Local 10 has won an election to represent Western Un­ ion Cable and Wireless Ltd. in Puerto Rico. The New York based union also represents employees of R.C.A. here. At least 19 labor organizations representing Federal employees on the island have agreed to band together into a Federal Council of Government Employees of the Post-Office,-Customs and a num­ ber of other Federal agencies. Puerto Rico President Commis­ sioner has endorsed a bill to ex­ pand unemployment compensation but urged the House Ways and Means Committee to analyze care­ fully the problems it would create for the island commonwealth. BasUio Maldonado dropped by the hall with his son Basil to say "hello" to all his friends. This is Basilio's first vacation in the is­ land in 25 years and we all hope he enjoys it. He certainly deserves It. Steve Marrero and Angel Gar­ cia keep the domino game hop­ ping while tliey wait for a ship to their liking. Reuben Negron and Isldro Gonsale* are back on the beach after a long stay on the Alcoa Trader. �Pare Eiffht SEAFAkkRlS L6G ^tenber iV, MM Meany Statement on Wheat Shipments The followinp it a statement by AFLCIO President George Meany on the tubject of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. URING THE PAST two weeks, a num­ D ber of accounts have appeared In the press, purporting to describe the circum­ stances surrounding the adoption of the requirements that at least 50 percent of all wheat sold to the Soviet Union must be shipped on American vessels, where available. These accounts have invariably mis­ represented the position and role of the AFL-CIO and of myself in this matter. They seem to have relied upon speculation or biased second or third-hand reports, for none of the reporters or coluihnists under whose bylines these stories have appeared have bothered to inquire as to the facts or to check the accuracy of their state­ ments concerning the AFL-CIO position with the AFL-CIO itself. In view of the current effort by some members of the Senate to cast the AFL-CIO in a "dog in the man­ ger" role and to arbitrarily revoke the application of flie flag preference principle, I believe it is important to set the record straight. As regards the original application of this principle to Soviet wheat sales, the facts are these: 1. I made no demand or request of any kind upon Pres. Kennedy in connection with this transaction. PriOr to the con­ summation and announcement of the wheat sale. Pres. Kennedy did inquire as to my views on the advisability of selling wheat to the Soviet Union. I advised him that I would favor such a step, because of (a) the humananitarian aspect of wheat as a foodstuff, and (b) the value of such a transaction in dramatizing the superior performance of the American system in meeting human needs, as against the So­ viet system. Contrary to recent press accounts, 1 placed no terms or conditions of any kind upon the cooperation and support of the AFL-CIO in this matter. Backed Food Sharing As a matter of fact, in April of 1962, I had publicly urged that the United States give foodstuffs to the peoples of Iron Curtain countries, contending that "hunger knows no politics." 2. At a press conference in October of 1963, Pres. Kennedy made the first public announcement of the Soviet wheat sale, at which time he stated that all of the wheat would be shipped on American vessels, if available. It is my impression that this decision was motivated in large part by the desire to realize maximum value to all segments of the American economy from the transaction. A Labor Dept. representative did confer with officials of the Intl. Long­ shoremen's Association at that time and received a commitment of full cooperation on this basis, despite the historic reluctance of East Coast long­ shoremen to handle goods consigned to or originating in Communist na­ tions. 3. Subsequently, upon the representa­ tions of the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, it was deemed not feasible to carry out the objective of using Amer­ ican vessels for the entire shipment. The provisions governing the use of American vessels was thereupon reduced to not less than 50 percent, where available, and this provision was contained in Pres. Ken­ nedy's executive order. 4. The maritime and longshore unions did not protest this reduction. The dispute which caused the cessation of loading of grain ships arose as a result of the suc­ cessful efforts of the grain dealers (Con­ tinental Grain Co., and Cargill, Inc.) to further reduce the participation of Ameri­ can vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various con­ trivances which disqualified American vessels, which were in fact ready and able to carry the cargo, and substituting foreign-flag vessels on grounds that no U.S.-flag vessels were "available." The use of foreign flag vessels In this Instance did not reduce the price paid by the Soviet Union for the grain. The transaction was consum­ mated on the basis of a fixed price for the wheat delivered at Soviet ports. The net effect of the substitution of foreign flag vessels was to increase the proceeds of the sale to the dealers. The protest action by the maritime unions was directed entirely at these private corporations who, for reasons of their own profit, were engaged in under­ mining and nullifying the policy and assurances of the President of the United States. A prime example of the devices employed by these companies and their agents in engaging vessels for this trade was the disqualification of large-capacity, deep draft ships, although these ships were the most efficient and lowest cost bulk carriers under the American flag. Subsequent investigation clearly showed that the grounds advanced for excluding such ships were spurious and that their use was entirely feasible. They were in fact used to complete the wheat shipments following the settlement of the dispute. 5. I entered this controversy only after being requested to do so by Pres. John­ son in February of 1964. In cooperation with Sec. of Labor Wirtz, I then inter­ ceded with the maritime and longshore unions in the effort to find a fair and reasonable basis for ending the dispute. A considerable amount of persuasion was nescessary to induce these autonomous organizations, concerned with a problem vitally affecting the welfare of their own industry and membership, to abandon the course of direct action and to resume work on this cargo on a basis which, to a very large extent, left the future disposi­ tion and resolution of the grain shipment problem to the good faith and sense of justice of public officials. The circumstances and basis of settle­ ment were fully and favorably reported at the time and are matters of public record. The Congressional Record of Feb­ ruary 25, 1964, beginning on page 3412, contains a full and complete exposition of the matter by Vice Pres. (then Senator) Hubert Humphrey. The relevant excerpts of the Congressional Record is attached. It includes the remarks of Sen. McGovern, in an exchange with Sen. Humphrey, which Indicated his complete approval, at that time. 6. It is important to note that the understanding which led to the resump­ tion of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union in 1964 set forth an orderly method for the continuing review of government policy concerning cargo preference, flag quotas and maritime policy generally, in­ cluding any future changes in government policy relating to U.S.-flag participa­ tion in the shipment of wheat to the Soviet Union. For this purpose, a Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, composed of govern­ ment officials, representatives of maritime labor, the shipping industry, and the public at large, was established by the President. This committee is functioning and has submitted a number of' recom­ mendations on maritime issues which are currently under consideration by the Ad­ ministration. This committee was intended to create a channel through which th« problems of maritime labor and management might be presented to the appropriate officials of govern­ ment, with the public interest fully represented. It was hoped that this would provide an orderly and con­ structive alternative to the method of direct economic action, which the maritime unions have too often found the only effective way to attract attention and gain consideration of the serious problems affecting the livelihood of their members. The maritime unions and the AFL-CIO have, to date, participated cooperatively in the work of the committee in that spirit and with that hope and intention. It would be a tragedy If that hope were shattered and the function of the com­ mittee destroyed by ill-considered action by the Senate, under the illusion that the nullification of a constructive understand­ ing will succeed in getting ships loaded with American wheat. 'Blocking' Charge False As regards charges by certain Senators that the AFL-CIO is now blocking . the consummation of a hypothetical grain sale to the Soviet Union, the allegations are false. Contrary to reports that have ap­ peared in some press accounts, the AFLCIO was not responsible for the removal of language in the Administration farm bill which would have nullified a flag quota on wheat shipments. I know of no such language and do not believe that there ever was such language since it would not be necessary to accomplish the purpose if the Administration saw fit to do so. The AFL-CIO was not, at any time, consulted in the drafting of the farm bill and did not see it, or any part of it, until its introduction in Congress. lif there is any current desire on the part of the Soviet Union to purchase wheat from the United States on any terms I am not aware of it. I have not discussed the prospect with Pres. Johnson or any other official of the Administration nor have my views as to the desirability of such a transaction at this time been sought. If my views as to the desirability of a wheat sale to the Soviet Union should be sought, they would be the same as those I expressed to Pres. Kennedy in 1963. If the President i^hould decide that it Is in the best interest of the United States to pur­ sue such a course, the AFL-CIO would support that decision, and we would cooperate, if asked to do so, in at­ tempting to work out any reasonable new arrangements which might be necessary to facilitate it. In so doing, however, we would argue that the abandonment of the legitimate Interests of the American merchant marine and of the public interest in the merchant marine is neither justified nor necessary to accomplish this objective. Seamen, as well as wheat farmers and the stockholders of Cargill and Continen­ tal Grain Co. must eat, and it is wholly unnecessary and destructive to attempt to drive a wedge between the interests of farmers and workers, as some now seek to do, to resolve this issue in a manner fair to both. Seamen face the same problem in competition in a cheap world market, where standards are below Ameri­ can levels, as wheat farmers do. Both American siiips and healthy American farms are essential to the welfare of the nation, and neither American farmers nor American sailors should be expected to reduce themselves to Hong Kong stand­ ards. The American labor movement has long supported every effort to bring income parity and a better way of life to those who seek a livelihood in agriculture. The AFL-CIO has continuously sup­ ported substantial federal outlays to raise farm income through the price-supporting loan program, stockpiling and subsidized agricultural commodity sales. In addition, we have aided passage of federal programs to expand farm credit, help farm coopera­ tives, conserve the soil, accelerate rural electrification, insure crops against dam­ age, and other measures to improve rural education, health and housing. We have never complained of the cost, though workers, including merchant seamen, bear a full share of the tax burden. Taxpayer-supported aid to wheat grow­ ers, to assure them a fair price for their product and profitable sales at home and abroad, has been substantial. We have supported subsidies to as­ sure wheat price maintenance through the government loan mechanism. We have supported the various govern­ ment subsidies which seek to increase wheat consumption both at home and abroad. We have supported the taxpayer-financed direct wheat export subsidy which is necessary to bring wheat export prices down to the world market level because other subsidized programs have succeeded in keeping the domestic wheat inice up. According to the Dept. of Agriculture, the total costs of operating U.S. govern­ ment wheat-related support activities in fiscal 1964 exceeded $1.8 billion. The export subsidy to commercial wheat exporters is made necessary by the gap between the lower world market wheat price (at which American exporters must sell) and the higher supported U.S. domestic price (at which they must buy). This subsidy also includes cost factors involved in transporting the wheat to U.S. ports of exit. In fiscal 1964, the wheat export subsidy totalled $97 million. To described the sale of wheat to the Soviet Union, therefore, as a purely priv­ ate "commercial" transaction is highly inaccurate and misleading. $140 Miiiion Involved I am informed that the Soviet Union paid $140,200,000 to Continental Grain and Cargill, the two exporting companies that handled the 1963-64 wheat transaction. This was the price paid for delivery at Soviet ports and included the cost of partial delivery on American ships. The direct U.S. tax-supported export subsidy on the sale was equal to 31 percent of the delivered price, or about $43 million. This does not include, of course, the pro­ rata indirect cost of other U.S. subsidies involved in supporting the price and sale of U.S. wheat. This export sudsidy was equal to about 66 cents on each of the 63 mil­ lion bushels sold. By way of contrast the additional cost of transporting part of this wheat on American ships averaged out to less than 8 cents per bushel for the total shipment. In face of the generous outlays by all of the American people in behalf of the welfare of wheat growers and exportei-s, continued consideration of the welfare of American maritime workers and of our national security also would seem valid under a governme;nt-subsidized and. spon­ sored wheat export program. It is the view of the AFL-CIO that, if the federal government finds that a wheat sale to the Soviet Union is possible and desirable, the mutual problems and needs of both wheat growers and martime work­ ers can be accommodated. If the freight rate differential is, in fact, the only barrier to such a transaction, and if its consummation is deemed a matter of over­ riding national interest, there are various ways in which the problem can be approached which would respect the legitimate interests of all parties and would not entail the betrayal of one vital segment of our economy by another. Subsidy Change The freight differential might be ab­ sorbed into the export subsidy as some of the costs of rail shipment to U.S. ports now are. The Administration now has v before it a proposal from the Maritime Advisory Committee, supported by the un­ ions, for a change in the maritime subsidy program which would enable bulk car­ riers to compete at or near world market freight rates so as to reduce or eliminate any added cost to exporters or to the farm program where American vessels are used, whether in a ,shipment to the Soviet Union or in the P.L. 480 program. These and other alternative ap­ proaches merit serious consideration and discussion. Any effort to arbitrairily abolish or negate U.S.-flag protection, without putting a better plan or procedure in its place, can lead only to the most harmful conse­ quences. The AFL-CIO is ready at any time to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 percent American-fiag requirement. We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruthless elimination of that requirement. �Ijtftciii^ IT, mi By Frank Drouk, Wnst Coast Rcpresnntatlv* Coast Shipping Looks Good ThB SlU-Pacific District contracted American Mail Line has been given the green light by the Maritime Administration to call for bids to build three new cargo liners. MA officials said they were still studying a request by the company for authority to build a fourth Uner. The three new vessels will be among the largest subsidized berthline ships to fly the U.S. flag. The new ships will be about 40 feet longer than the 560-foot Mariner-class cargoliners which have been built in recent years. The vessels will have an 60 foot beam, weigh 12,000 gross tons and will have room for 12 pasengers. The MA decision permits American Mail to begin the third phase of its fleet replace­ ment program begun in 1961. SIU men in the San Francisco area are just beginning to get used to the sight of seeing hovercraft skim across the waters of the bay between their downtown berth and the airports of the two cities. The craft, which "fly" over the water on a cushion of air, are making ten round trips a day. as a one-year test of their feasible use. Transit experts are watching the results of the experiment to see if the "jet skimmers," as they are called here, have the answqr for big-cift^ traffic problems. catching a ride to the war zone San Francbee Shipping in the Bay area is still bonus area are advised to regbter moving along at a very good clip, as soon as possible. We can assure and there b a heavy, demand for you here, that you won't have long almost ail entry and regular rat­ to wait since nine out of ten shipe ings. Any members Interested in are Vietnam-bound from here. Oidtimers W. A. Warren and E. Di Parsly have shown up in the San Francbco hall to look for a good shuttle run to the Far East. Warren b keeping his eye peeled for a sharang job, while Parsly b holding out for a DM slot. Brother H. Donovan told us that he's had enough time on the beach and will be hunting steward department opening in the near future. WASHINGTON —The AFL-CIO M. Steinsupie was shooting the has issued a warning to America's breeze about the old days with us senior citizens that a new racket before shipping out on the Santa has sprung up aimed directly at Emelia as bosun. He b another big them. booster of the shuttle runs. Howard Federation Social Security Di­ Webber, who has been shipping as rector Nebon Cruikshank has bosun on the Yorkmar stopped by charged that confidence men are to say he will make two more invbiting elderly citizens soliciting tercoastal trips before leaving the for enrollment in the medicare ship. He claims a Seaman can't catch any dolphins on those new program for a price. C-4s because they travel too fast. Such offers are eompletely Webber says hb next deep water ftaadulent, be said, and urged trip will be to the Far East. anyone solicited to report at once to the Federal Bureau of Seattle Investigation or to local law Shipping has made an excellent enforcement officers. improvement in Seattle, and will There are no door-to-door en­ continue to hold up in the coming rollments or application fees for weeks. Union men with FWT and any of the medicare programs, oiler ratings can just about have Cruikshank pointed out. Those their choice of jobs in thb port. presently receiving social security, Payoffs during the last two weeks railroad, retirement or Civil Ser­ included the Achilles and Antinons. vice pensions will receive informa­ James Fisher says he b waiting tion and enrollment cards auto­ for a Far East mm so he can take matically by mail from the Social advantage of where the money is. Security Adminbtration, he said. Fbher, who ships as AB, last sailed All others 65 and older should seek on the Express Virginia. Another advice and counsel at their local oldtimer who remembers what a Social Security Administration sailor had to put up with before office, he said. the Union came along is Hollis Hoff. Cruikshank recalled that labor Hollb piled off the Overseas Joyce, was virtually alone in the medicare and tells us that he'll nab the first fight for a long time, starting in chief cook's job that comes along, 1945. But as the need mounted no matter where it takes him. and public awareness of the prob­ Wilmington lem spread, religious organiza­ The shipping picture in Wilming­ tions and other groups Joined the ton in recent weeks b bright and drive, he noted. sunny and is expected to remain ex­ The result was "a rising tide of general support which finally cellent for the coming period. The made ibelf felt in the Congress," St. Lawrence took a full crew and 11 vesseb stopped in transit during Cruikshank said. His statements the last two weeks. Men with deck, came during the weekly radio in­ terview, Labor New.^ Conference. engine and other ratings are urged to register to meet the quickening Cruikshank .predicted that pace of traffic. threats by some doctors to boycott Charles Kath had some bad luck the medicare program will not and has been laid up on the beach materialize. for the past several months. Right "We think the medical profes­ now. he's chafing at the bit to get sion in the United States b made hb FED so he can grab the first up largely of men who have a de^ oiler's job that hits the board. Alsense of responsibility to their fonse Monahan, who is holding patienb," he said, pointing out dowii an oiler's job on the Achilles, that boycotting the program would dropped by the hall to say hello mean "refusing to serve their and pick up some OT sheets and patienb." LOGS for the crew. Alfonse, signed "Thb, American doctors have on in Boston, reporb he b looking never done, and I don't think they forward to the end of the voyage ever will," he added. , when he wili, '^ke a,^^or]t,Yacatiqn., Racket Keyed To Medicare Bilks Elderly S^AFAREHtS Ff NIM LOG US. Drops Plan To Buy Polish'Built Fishing Boats WASHINGTON—Strong criticism by congressional supporters of the American ship­ building industry has forced the U.S. Department of the Interior to abandon its plans of ordering two new fishing trawlers from shipyards in Poland. Maritime labor and other segments of the U.S. shipping industry joined congressional mercial Fisheries of the Interior them abroad, would hurt, rather critics of the proposal in Department. Under the terms of than help, the country's declining charging that the Government ac­ tion would further depress the bad­ ly slumping U.S. shipbuilding in­ dustry. Leaders in the congressional fight against the Interior Depart­ ment's plan included Representa­ tives Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.), Thomas Downing (D.-Va.) and Sen­ ator Daniel Brewster (D.-Md). Con­ gressional foes of the plan empha­ sized that the government should be concentrating on building up the U.S. shipbuilding industry, rather than further depressing it. The proposal to order Polbhmade fishing boats was originally cmiiceived l«r the Bureau of Com- the plan, the new vesseb would have been leased to American fish­ ing operators. Investigation Dropped Strong opposition to the idea came from the House Merchant Ma­ rine and Fbheries Committee on which Representative Garmatz b the ranking Democrat. The Mary­ land congressman said his commit­ tee would no longer investigate the proposed foreign-yard order of the fishing boats after the government announced it had dropped the plan. Garmatz admitted that the U.S. fishing industry needed the new, modem trawlers, but he charged that the government's plan to order Strike Support Increased Sheet Metal Workers Aid Kentucky Strikers BOWUNG GREEN, Ky.—The Sheet Metal Workers have stepped up support of local production and maintenance workers on strike since June 7 for a first contract at the Detrex Co. plant here. The union's general execu­ hers. The union won a National Labor Relations Board election tive board meeting in New last October after a first loss was York City, voted $50,000 to help finance the fight of the 188 strikers to support their families and with­ stand a hostile management and town government. The union abo established picket lines at the Detrex home office and plant in Detroit, and at the firm's second largest plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, where members of other unions have cooperated with the pickete. The Bowlirig Green plant fabri­ cates industrial sheet metal and commercial dry cleaning equip­ ment. Organization Director Ed­ ward J. Carlough of the union said the firm "ran away from another union in Detroit, seeking cheap labor and cheap conditions" but will be ftquired_ to negotiate "a decent labor contract with us or they can keep going all the way to Antarctica." set aside. After long negotiations, it rejected a "final" company offer of 2 cents an hour each year for three years. Since the strike started, as many as' 32 policemen at a time, out of a total force of 42, have been on duty at the Detrex pbnt, each carrying an ax handle. One day a city dump truck arrived with a load of hot tar and municipal workers spread it in the area where pickets have been permitted to stand, according to Representa­ tive Thomas Reid of the union. •The police were later withdrawn by the mayor. Reid charged that the mayor, police and the Chamber of Com­ merce have cooperated to help Detrex mangement in ib effort to break the strike. Businessmen warned the strikers that loans would be recalled, mortgages fore­ closed and credit refused, he said. Wives working in other planb have been advised they could lose their jobs unless the strikers return to work, Reid was told. The Detrex management fought off organization successfully fw 10 years and enjoyed the tax-free favors of the town government, along with extraordinary police But members of 14 unions have services, according to union mem' taken a turn on the picket line and the newly formed Bowling Green Central Labor Council has voted strong backing. Only a few of the striking work­ ers have yielded to company and business pressiu-es. One strike­ breaker was killed and another in­ jured when a saw hiade shattered from improper use at the plant, according to union sources. The striking union expressed appreciation to the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and the Kentucky Labor News for extraordinary services. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Sam Ezelie of the state labor body, pledged continued labor support at a rally of strikers and their fami­ lies in, Bowlii^g Green. , ship construction industry. "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards," he de­ clared. In attacking the Interior Depart­ ment's plan to order new fishing bottoms from behind the Iron Cur­ tain, Representative Downing em­ phasized the neglected status of the American shipbuilding industry. He pointed out that 18 U.S. shipyards had closed down during the past ten years in addition to two Navyoperated yards. Buy Plans, Build Here Downing heavily criticized the government's contention that it was to the advantage of the U.S. to or­ der the Polish vessels, since that country possessed one of the most advanced trawler-building indus­ tries in the world. The Virginia representative shrugged off this justification when he recommended that the U.S. could buy plans for the new trawlers from Poland and build- the vessels in American yards. He also drew a parallel to other government backed plans under which the Navy Deparment has pro­ posed to order several non-combat vessels from British shipyards. Downing announced he was against all of these build-abroad ideas ad­ vanced by the government. "I be­ lieve the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry," he asserted. Senator Brewster charged that the Interior Department's plan was only the forerunner of a govern­ ment policy of building and pur­ chasing ships overseas. "Govern­ ment programs which have started are not easy to stop," he warned. New Florida Port Handles Phosphates PORT MANATEE, Fla. — The rapidly growing demand for ship­ ping facilities to handle Florida's burgeoning phosphate export busi­ ness is creating a new $15 million seaport in this Gulf city just south of Tampa. Florida's phosphate trade skyrocketed this year after new sources of the mineral were discovered in the northern section of the state. The port of Tampa, which has been serving as the shipping point for the state's phosphate industry in past years, found its facilities severely strained as export volume literally exploded when the new mining sites were opened. Ship traffic grew to the point where vessels waiting to pick up cargo often encountered ten day waits until they could be loaded. Traf­ fic in the port's rail yards also be­ came seriously congested because of the heavy increase in exports. Faced with this monster-sized traffic headache, two railroads serving the port decided to con­ struct a new port complex nearby. The Manatee County Port Authori­ ty is now building a new phosphate terminal which will handle bulk shipments of the mineral which will arrive by rail. �Somber 17> IMS SEAFAnSRS- LOG: Pare-Ten Key Ruling Clarifies Use Of Radar By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. New International Rules To Curb Sea Collisions New international regulations for preventing collisions at sea went into effect this month. Drawn up at the fourth International Conference for Safety of Life at Sea, which In order to improve ti;.s preparation and aervinr of food aboard was held in London in I960,* SlU-contracted vessels, the SIU Steward Department Guide is printed the new regulations apply to position of the other vessel," under Rule 16, "sufficiently to relieve a in full below. all public and private vessels vessel of the duty to stop her en­ (1) Menus are to be prepared daily, on main entrees at least 24 hours in advance. Standardization must be avoided. (2) The chief steward is to issue all daily stores when practicable and must control all keys. Storerooms and iceboxes are to be kept locked at all times. (3) Maximum sanitary and orderly conditions must be observed in all steward department facilities such as galley, messrooms, storerooms, etc. No smoking in the galley at any time. No smoking by any steward personnel while serving or preparing food. (4) White jackets must be worn by messmen at all times while serving. T-shirts may be worn while preparing for meals. Galley gang to wear white caps, cooks jackets, white or T-shirts during hot weather. Caps to be paper or cloth. Cooks jackets to be % length sleeves. However, white or T-shirts may be worn by messmen during hot v.eather. of the U.S. including motorboats, while navigating on the high seas. Other provision of the 1960 con­ vention went into force in May. These dealt with improved safety standards for ocean shipping. The new anti-collision rules center on the use of radar, and de­ fine the obligations of a vessel underway at sea in reduced visi­ bility conditions under the Inter­ national Rules of the Road. gines and navigate with caution when a fog signal is heard forward of the beam." In short, a radar sighting is not sufficient to be considered an as­ certainment of position. Another recommendation pro­ vides that information obtained from radar "is one of the circum­ stances to be taken into account when determining moderate speed." Rule 16 allows a power-driven vessel to take "early and substan­ tial action to avoid a close-quarters situation" when, before "hearing the fog signal of another vessel or (Continued from page 7) (5) Only qualified food handlers are to handle food and all personnel sighting her visually," the poweroutside of the steward department are to be kept out of the galley at driven vessel picks up another addition to having ninety days em­ ship on the radarscope forward ployment time in the year prior to all times. applying, as well as one day in the of her beam. (6) All entrees such as meats, fowl, and fish. Including ham and six month period prior to applying. The new ruling points out that bacon for breakfast, must be served from the galley, and when practical, A Seafarer must be under the in restricted visibility the radar vegetables should also be served from the galley. range and bearing alone "do not age of 35 but this age limitation (7) All steaks and chops are to be grilled to individual order. How­ constitute asc^tainment of the may be waived for the active sea­ man having completed one or more ever, chops may be grilled thirty minutes ^rior to serving, when years in an accredited college or necessary. Meats and roasts must be carved to order. university during the three-period immediately preceding his applica­ (8) No plates should be overloaded and only non-watery vegetables tion for this benefit and provided v.ill be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other he has maintained an average in vegetables to be served on side dishes. high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants -(9) At least two men of the galley gang must be in the galley during who are dependent children of meal times. The steward is to supervise the serving of all meals. Either Seafarers must be unmarried when t ie steward or the chief cook must supervise the meals when in port. they apply, otherwise they are not Steward to be aboard and responsible to check voyage stores when they considered dependent. Marriage, GENEVA—^The free trade un­ after the scholarship is awarded jie received. ions of the world support "all will not effect the scholarship. (10) Salads, bread, butter and milk are to be placed on the table not possible measures" to expand the more than five minutes before the serving and only on tables where trade and speed the development Adopted children of eligible sea­ needed. of the emerging countries but want men are also able to apply for the (11) All coffee served for meals and coffee time is to be made in to participate actively in the ef­ benefit, provided they have been fort, Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO Eu­ adopted for at least five years electric percolators when practicable. prior to making application. (12) No food, including vegetables, is to be thrown away after meals ropean economic representative, Extra Study without the consent of the steward or the chief cook. Use left-overs said in a statement to the United Nations Trade & Development as soon as possible, not to exceed forty-eight hours. The Scholarship awards may be Board here. used for post-graduate study in (13) Such items as sardines, boiled eggs, sliced left-overs roasts, Seidman testified on behalf of those instances where the Schol­ such as pork, beef, ham, etc., potato salad, baked beans, besides the the International Confederation arship award winner completed ordinary run of cold cuts and cheese are to be served for night lunch. of Free Trade Unions. his under-graduate work prior to The night lunches are to be cut and placed by the 2nd cook or 3rd cook before retiring. "A few countries included trade having used the full four years of his scholarship award. However, (14) Hot bread or rolls to be baked daily when practicable. Cakes union representatives in their in each' case of this type, where .delegations to the UN Conference or pastry to be served at coffee time as much as possible. on Trade & Development and at the Scholarship award is to be (15) Stewards must keep a record of all menus for reference. least one has done so at meetings used for post-graduate work, the Trustees must agree in advance (16) Ground coffee for the black gang to be drawn from the steward of this board," he pointed out. . to the award being used for that within the steward's working hours and not from the pantry. purpose. In addition, eligible de­ Participation Urged pendent children of pensioners (17) Typewritten copy of the daily menu to be furnished the galley "To assure the active interest are eligible to participate in the force. and support of the trade unions in scholarship award program. MONEY DUE all aspects of international trade In the event that a seaman wins Hercules Victory — Disputed Overtime: Edward Jensen, Robert and development, we urge govern­ Smith, George Stanley. ments to accord trade union rep­ one of the Scholarship Awards his welfare eligibility is automatically Valiant Hope — Transportation: Thomas E. Hanson, Edward Edinger, resentatives the opportunity to extended for the effective period participate in national delegations Donald Kershaw. to international bodies concerned of the scholarships, based on the St. Lawrence — Subsistence: Nicholas Sakellarides. with international trade and de­ eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. Ames Victory — Ralph L. Jones. velopment." In the selection of the scholarship He took note of views expressed winners, the following persons all Niagara — Disputed Overtime: Richard Heckman, Francis M. Greenwell: Lodgings: William Knapp, Warren Weiss. earlier by ICFTU President Bruno of whom are connected in some Storti that some governments ap­ official capacity with a university, Natalie — One (1) day's wages: James N. Boone, Spiros D. Cassinis, pear to fear the emerging coun­ are the trustees: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie. tries can develop economically Dr. R. M. Keefe, Dean of Ad­ Transorleans — Disputed Overtime: Seymour Sikes. only at the expense of the work­ missions of St. Louis University. ers in developed countries. In­ Penn-.CaiTier — Disputed Overtime: Earl Reamer, Walter Smith. Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of stead of being "reluctant" to sup­ Seatrain New York — Lodgings: Pedro Agtuca, James Gleason. port "bolder and more effective Admissions of the University of Elena Lisa — Transportation Differential: James W. Higglns, John action," he maintained, labor in Chicago. both types of nations will back Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research David Vidrine. "all feasible efforts," especially if Associate, Howard University. the problems of adjustment that Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast may arise are tackled "imagina­ Regional Director, College En­ tively and resolutely." trance Examination Board. Recognition of the need for ad­ Miss Edna Newby, Assistant justment measures, he said, is the first step toward assuring support Dean of Douglass College. for steps aimed at broadening the Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ export opportunities of the devel­ istration and Financial Aid, New oping countries." York University. Benefits Unions Seek Active Role In Trade Talks look-1 WiTHE UMIOM SJSMl QUESTION: What is th« strangest thing that you saw pulled out of the sea in the years that you have been sail­ ing? • Joe Fried: I was on a tanker in the Persian Gulf when I saw a sucker fish hauled in on a crewmember's line. When he landed on deck, his bottom looked like a blown-up vacuum cieaner bag. He put up a big fight after he grabbed the raw hamburg­ er we were using for bait. After he quit struggling, we cut him up for shark bait. 4" 4" 4" Juan Leiva: The most unusual sight I ever came across are the schools of por­ poises that keep jumping out of the sea in our ship's wake. I al­ ways get a big kick out of watch­ ing the female porpoises and lis­ tening to them cry like babies. 4i Olaf Seln: I once got a 120-pound Spanish mackerel on the end of a line I had over­ board on a run off the coast of Bra­ zil. I left the line overboard while I stood watoh in the engine room, and the guys came down to tell me I had a bite. We pulled hino aboard and the whole crew got two good meals out of him. 3^ 4" Jeff Davis: I remember when my fellow crewmembers once thought they spotted a floating pool of ambergris, the stuff whales heave up and is collect­ ed to make per­ fume. Everyone on board thought we'd be rich If we could collect the stuff. When we went to scoop up our valuable ambei'gris, it turned out to be a bunch of seaweed and other slush. 4" 4" 4" 4» 4* 4" Frank Bradley: I was on the Hast­ ings when we spotted a group of Cuban fishermen who were hanging on to their cap­ sized boat for dear life. They had been drifting from Cuba for five days and were the coldest, hun­ griest people I ever laid eyes on. We picked them up and headed into Tampa ^here we turned them over to the immigration people. Gus Malensky: Some of the crew on the Steel Advocate were fishing off the coast of Indonesia when they hauled in this six - foot snake-like thing that began to wriggle all over the deck. The two guys who hauled it in tried to get a hold on it. But, they couldn't slow the thing down, and it jumped over the side before anyone could stop it �Pag* Elenn- Scvtenber IT, Uti "Monkey WrtncA" Freshmen House Democrats are going down the line with the "Great Society" programs of President Johnson. A survey by Congressional Quarterly shows the 71 Democratic new­ comers have backed the President on 89 percent of 12 important votes seiected by CQ and as of August 4 on 83 percent of ail 66 roll call votes on which the President took a stand. The average new northern Democrat supported the President on 95 percent of the 12 key votes and 87 percent on the overall total of 66 roll calls. The 12 new southern Democrats supported LBJ with 60 and 68 per­ cent scores respectively. These scores were fairly high mainly because of new southern liberal congressmen like Grider and Anderson of Tennessee, Farnsley of Kentucky and Johnson. of Oklahoma, all of whom ran up 100 percent scores of support on the 12 key votes. Among new Republican congressmen, lowest support for the Presi­ dent came from southerners Buchanan (Ala.), Callaway (Ga.) and Walker (Miss.), representatives of the arch-conservative GOP new breed in Dixie. All voted against 11 of the 12 measures tabulated by COPE. Of the more than 50 freshmen who were endorsed by COPE in the 1964 election, only 11 gave the President less than 92 percent support on the 12 key issues. Of these 11, seven supported him on 83 percent of the 12 votes. On the 66 roll calls, only eight of the labor-endorsed freshmen representatives gave the President less than 80 percent support. Three of the nine newcomers supported in 1964 by the conservative Americans for Constitutional Action (ACA) voted for only one of the 12 "Great Society" measures. Three others cast votes for only two. All the ACA-endorsed freshmen supported the President 50 percent or less on tlie 66 roll-call votes. 4" The United Republicans of America, one of the new rightist GOP splinter groups, was the first of the bunch to rush into print with a "purge list" for 1966. URA released a list of 77 Democrats it wants to see dumped next year. Most of them, it hardiy needs saying, are all-out liberals. URA called the 77 "rubber stamps, puppets and robots of the Johnson ad­ ministration." But right-wingers don't stop at whip-lashing Democrats. Another G.O.P. splinter, American Conservative Union, tore into a group of Republicans, hinting another purge list. In its July-August newsletter, ACU chastised, without naming, the 21 GOP congressmen who voted for repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14(b). It accused them of forming an "unholy coalition with liberal Demo­ crats and union bosses . . ." Despite their disloyalty, ACU said, the 21 "should not be read out of the party" although "they have read themselves out of any right to leadership in the national party." One paragraph after not reading them out of the party, ACU hinted they ^ould be voted out of It. It suggested these 21 may face stiff primary opposition in 1966 because they have "stretched the patience of grass roots Republicans beyond the breaking point." The so-called "right-to-work" law moved a step closer to its unlamented disappear­ ance from the field of U.S. labor_ relations recently when the Senate Labor Committee gave approval to the repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. In reporting the repeal measure favorablj', the Senate committee gave one of the best explanations to date why the words "socalled" appear before the misleading slogan "right-to-work." The report rightfully as­ serted that these state laws prohibiting the Wages increases totalling f 17 mil­ coming White House Conference union shop create neither "rights" or "job lion were won for 70,006 members, on Health which will be held on guarantees." according to a recent report of the Office Employees International Un­ ion. The union said that clerical workers under union contract had benefitted from an average salary increase of 5 percent. When this pay rise is applied to last year's average wage of $95 per week, a raise of $4.75 per week was com­ puted. The OEIU declared that non­ union clerical workers received al­ most $800 per year less than workers under collective bargain­ ing agreements. - ^ ^ ^ The New York AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Councii presented its fourth annual Union Labei Award of Merit to President Thomas W. Gleason of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion and Jay Kramer, chairman of the N.Y. State Labor Relations Board. The awards were made in conjunction with the celebration of Union Label Week. 4 4 4 President Lyndon Johnson has appointed AFL-CIO Social Security Director Nelson H. Cruikshank as member of a committee of health experts who are planning ah up­ November 3 and 4. In making his call for the conference. President Johnson urged the committee to gather the best minds and boldest ideas "to deal with the pressing health needs of the nation." 4 4 4 Philadelphia school teachers won raises averaging $850 for 11,500 employees in the school system as they successfully completed nego­ tiations for their first contract with the city's Board of Education. The contract included a reduction in the size of classes, increases in salary schedules and a decrease in the number of steps within the pay schedules. 4 4 4 Workers at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah chose the Govern­ ment Employees as their exclusive bargaining representative in a se­ cret ballot election. The 9,600 em­ ployees at the base, will become the AFGE's largest single bargaining unit. The union will represent ainK>st all civiUan employees with the exception of supervisors, cer­ tain professional workers, tempor­ ary workers and a few specially exempted employees. The senators also paid a great deal of attention to the mischief in the national economy wr.ich R-T-W laws have caused. The committee found that repeal of 14(b) would put an end to the dog-eat-dog struggle for new industry by states with low wage structures and below-average schedules of employee compensation. If 14(b) was to be wiped off the nation's lawbooks, much of the bitterness resulting from this competi­ tion for new plants and business would come to an end. The committee found there was another excellent reason why 14(b) deserves repeal. If state R-T-W legislation were no longer legal, unions would find that they would receive equal treatment in all 50 states.when they negotiated union security agreements, the senators declared. The Senate Labor Committee is to be com­ mended for urging the repeal of 14(b) in its forthright report. This unfortunate leg­ islative provision has instigated nothing but friction and mischief under cover of a law which was supposedly passed to harmonize labor relations for all Americans. A Friend In Need Hundreds of Louisiana residents fleeing from the fury of Hurricane Betsy last week found safe, dry refuge in the New Orleans SIU hall. As the savage storm left an in­ credible trail of destruction across the city and the southern part of the state, the refugees found a welcome, temporary home, hot food and other comforts which are typi­ cal of SIU hospitality. While the storm-tossed refugees from Hurricane Betsy were pleasantly surprised by this example of the Union's hospitality and assistance, SIU members and all union members recognize the responsibility that they have to the community. Seafarers, of course, do not have a mon­ opoly among American trade unions on pro­ viding timely help to people in distress. News columns are consistently filled with examples in which union members provided the assistance which got citizens back on their feet after disaster had struck. Only a few months ago unions which are members of the California AFL-CIO col­ lected well over $80,000 to aid victims of the disastrous floods which hit the state earlier in the year. This is but a brief example of the kind of action which unionists take when disaster strikes. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelre LOO Measure Providing Coliege Aid To Students Passes Congress •eptonber 17, 196S By LIndsey Willfams, Ylce-Presldent, Gulf Area WASHINGTON—Legislation to break down financial barriers to a college education passed both the House and Senate by one-sided votes. Both the House and Senate meas­ SIU Hail Shelters Storm Victims ures include scholarship aid, low-cost loans and an expanded work-study program to Hundreds of refugees fleeing from Hurricane Betsy found shelter make higher education pos--tIn the New Orleans SIU hall as the tropical storm raged through the sible for youngsters from Committee and then when his at­ The immigration bill, put off for Gulf Area, killing close to 200 people and wrecking more than one low-income and middle-in­ tempt is to set up the depart­ a week because of Dirksen's objec­ billion dollars worth of property. The SIU New Orleans headquarters come families. Other portions of the legislation provide funds to enable colleges to expand and im­ prove their facilities. The House bill, carrying a firstyear price tag of nearly $650 mil­ lion, was passed 367-22 after an unsuccessful Republican attempt to knock out the scholarship pro­ gram. A companion bill — similar In scope but differing In details — breezed through the Senate, 79-3, just a few days later. The fiveyear, $4.7 billion bill had moved to the floor with the unanimous endorsement of the Senate Labor Committee. While the higher education bill was moving through Congress, the Administration won another major victory as both houses cleared a conference report establishing an eleventh Cabinet department—the Dept. of Housing & Urban De­ velopment. The new department will coor­ dinate the government's housing and mass transit programs and pro­ vide for the first time a single toplevel agency to tackle the special problems of the nation's cities. Solid Majority In political terms, congressional approval of the new department symbolized the solid working ma­ jority the Administration has had in this Congress as compared with previous years. President Ken­ nedy was twice rebuffed when he sought to set up such a depart­ ment in 1962—first when legisla­ tion was blocked In the Rules ment by executive order was rejected in the House, 264-150. By contrast, this year's bill cleared the House, 217-184, and won 57-33 approval in the Senate. A third high-priority Adminis­ tration bill—to scrap the 41-yearold "national origins" quota system for immigration to the United States — was temporarily delayed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. But its supporters were confident of the votes to bring it to the floor and pass it. The delay resulted from a tech­ nical objection by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.). The GOP leader admitted frankly that he was holding up the bill In an effort to pry loose his proposed constitutional amendment to allow one house of the state legislature to be apportioned on factors other than population. Dirksen took a licking last month when he tried to bypass the committee and tack his proposal on an unrelated bill. He fell well short of the two-thirds vote needed for a constitutional amendment. His latest strategy la to seek to have the bill cleared by committee and on the Senate calender for the second session—with his assurance that he won't try to bring it up during the remainder of this ses­ sion. He said he thought he had a promise of sufficient votes in the Judiciary Committee to do this. But on the first test, the motion was defeated on an 8-8 tie. The Connector-A Ship That Had Its Ups & Downs One of the oddest ships ever built was the Connector. When riding motionless in calm water, the Connector looked like any other ship. In a swell however, she resembled a giant snake that undulated on the surface, broke up Into several parts and then came mysteriously together again. To those who knew the ship these strange antics were not surprising, for the Connector was actually composed of three separate, detachable sections loosely hinged together. The vessel represented an early attempt at speeding up turnaround time. Built more than a century ago in England, the Connec­ tor sailed for about nine years in the coal trade from British north-east ports to London. The idea behind IS the Connector was to be Dow//-' able to detach a portion of the vessel for unloading, at­ tach another full section destined for another port to the power units, and put to sea again without being de­ layed by unloading proce­ dures. Even a century ago the idea of an articulated ship was not new. Such a vessel was designed for the Empress Catherine of Russia almost two centuries ago. What the Empress wanted was a ship in which she could travel down the winding Dnieper River. A naval architect devised a system of barges connected so they could snake around the bends in the river, but the' design was never tried. The Connector was eventually broken up before ever reach­ ing the eighteen-section length which its backers say is still feasi­ ble today. A British shipping group and a Japanese shipbuilder are seriously considering the possibility of reviving the curious design in a modern formi. mAT tion, differs from the House-passed bill in one major respect. It would impose, for the first time, a ceiling on immigration from Western Hemisphere countries. A similar proposal was narrowly defeated In the House. The existing quota s.vstem, based on the "national origins" of Ameri­ cans in 1920, had been labeled "shameful" by President Johnson and denounced by the AFL-CIO as "ethnic bigotry." Both the House and Senate bills would set an overall ceiling on immigration in any one year, with a limit of 20,000 from any one country. A House-Senate conference will be needed to reconcile the higher education bills passed by the two houses. The House bill provides "oppor­ tunity grants" of $200 to $800 a year, financed through funds added to the National Defense Education Act, for youngsters with "academic or creative promise" and "excep­ tional financial needs." Loans for Students Government-guaranteed loans would be available to students from families with incomes under $15,000 a year; the government would pay the Interest on the loans while they were in college and half the interest thei-eafter. Other sections of the House bill double the existing college con­ struction aid program, expand work-study programs, put added money into university extension programs Including adult educa­ tion, provide funds for college libraries and grants to help small colleges improve their standards and facilities. Senate Unit Probes 50-50 (Continued from page 3) ment-generated cargoes be carried on American-flag ships. Although wheat-state Senators are arguing that the 50-50 require­ ment on Red wheat sales has been responsible for the failure of this country to sell wheat to the Com­ munist-bloc since 1963, it has been pointed out by top Government officials that the Russians have not even approached the U.S. this year for wheat purchases, nor are they likely to because they are not nearly as badly in need of food­ stuffs this year as they were after the disastrous crop failures of 1963. In this latest attack on the 50-50 requirements, the wheat-state Sen­ ators have once more brought up the charge that these requirements have threatened to disturb the trade treaties which the U.S. has with some 30 foreign nations. The SIU and other maritime unions have often pointed out however that many of these foreign nations themselves have similar restric­ tions stipulating that certain per­ centages of certain commodities must move on their own vessels. was designated as a hurricane center as heavy winds and floods tore through the port city. At the height of the storm, three freighters were tossed adrift In the river with no crews aboard. New Orleans is still digging out from under the ravages of what has been one of the worst hurricanes In Gulf history. Shipping in the Gulf area has been moving well with the exception of New Orleans which was hard hit by Hurricane Betsy. The job out­ look for the next period is bright in all ports. The AFL-CIO Labor Day celebration, held in the New Orleans Sea­ farers Hall, was a huge success, drawing a crowd of more than 600 people. The Maritime Trades Department of New Orleans and vicinity played an active role in this year's turnout and several guests from other Gulf ports attended the function. Labor Day festivities are celebrated annually at the SIU Hall. The crewing-up of the Brigham Victory (Bloomfield Steamship) failed to materialize when the ship was retqwed back to Mobile. Originally the Brigham Victory had-f—= —— been towed to New Orleans for on the beach through the World drydock. At present, the port of Series and then he'll be ready for New Orlemis does not have any anything. ships being repaired for seiwice in Lester "Speedy" Peppet, a 24Vietnam. year SIU veteran, has been keep­ New Orleans ing busy/while on the beach by Shipping in the port of New racing his Corvette Sting Ray on Orleans has been proceeding on the Houston Dragstrip in Dickin­ the slow bell. Hurricane Betsy cut­ son, 'Texas. When the right ship ting sharply Into job activity. The turns up. Speedy says that he will Sabine, a T2 tanker,, crewed up here break all records getting back to recently and shipping is expected to the hall to sign on. pick up in the coming weeks. Piling off the Bethtex where he The crewing up of the Sabine sailed as an AB Deck Maintenance came just at the right moment for on a coastwiser, Fred Gerber is several members who are ready and telling his buddies that he's look­ raring to go. Making the ship on ing for a job as bos'n or dayman the same day that their cards were on a good money super tanker. running out were Heniy Smith and Louis Brown, one of our old Walter Rigby, both men sailing as time stewards, has been on the ABs in the deck department. W. J. beach for quite a while resting up Tregembo pulled the boatswain's and getting over his illness. slot aboard the Sabine. Mobile Among some of the oldtimers Mobile shipping has been mov­ shipping out on the Sabine's first American Bulk Can-ier run were ing at a fair pace and is expected Matt Gechenko, AB, Z. Ching, stew­ to improve in coming weeks. Sev­ ard, and Russell Beatrous, 3d cook. eral ships are headed this way for The boys say they are looking for­ Alabama drydock repairs. ward to a fine SIU trip. John Kelsoe is back around the On the beach after a rough trip hall after a five-month Eastern to North Europe is Nick Maire. run on the Rachel V as deck main­ Nick had a 44-day card when he tenance. John is waiting for a made the Natalie, but one-trip was good deck job while relaxing in enough. Ready to ship, but look­ his home town of Mobile. ing for something other than After several months as oiler North Europe this time out, he's aboard the Inger, Claude D. Berry watching the board. says that he's just about ready to 'Just the opposite," was the go again and he's not particular word from Brother Percy Kennedy where he's headed. Shipping out who just finished a 120-day trip of the Gulf Area for the past twen­ on the Steel Surveyor. "It wa.s a ty years, Claude makes his home good ship and a good trip," Percy in Lucedale, Mississippi with his says. "There wasn't a single hour's wife and child. Alonzo W. Morris says that he's disputed overtime or a single log on the ship when she paid off here looking for a baker's job on his in New Orleans." Percy is ready next run. He last sailed aboard again and looking for another long the Mayaguec as chief cook on a trip. He says he sort of has his five-month trip. While watching eye on some of that bonus money. the board, Alonzo is getting in some rest time on the beach here. Also on the beach and exchang­ Getting in some time with his ing greetings with some of their friends around the hall are Tom wife and family, Robert J. GaiiaGarrity who is off the Del Norte, han is ready for any run going and Bill Walker fresh off the Erna anywhere in a group one deck rat­ Elizabeth. Looks like both boys ing. Last off the Claiborne on a are waiting for a Delta Line ship. Puerto Rico voyage. Bob has been shipping out of the Gulf since its Houston inception. Shipping has been moving at a Charlie Shirah says that he will fast clip in Houston and is ex­ spend some time with his wife and pected to pick up even more steam kids in Mobile before sailing. He in the next period. We have a few last shipped as a steward aboard ships scheduled to come in for the Kyska. payoffs and the port of Houston is still in need of rated black gang men. lHTHeHCSPlTALf^ Among the oldtimers around the hall is deckhand Joe Gavin who has been sailing SIU since 1943. Joe's last ship was the MV Tamara Guiiden where he put in a sixmonth stint. Joe says he will stay CMsmAlL IIUMBPIAmY^ �•flVlealMr 17, lt«f SEAFARERS LOG Pare Ttairteen The Evils Of Strikebreaking History has shown the professional strikebreaker to be a disruptive and often dangerous enemy of the society in which he lives. A bill (S-1781) introduced by Senator Harrison *WUliams (D.-N.J.) is aimed at bringing an end to this anti-union practice. A brief history of strikebreaking is contained below. D OPE ADDICTS, rapists, arsonists, thieves, sexual perverts, thesa are typical examples of the types of Individuals who line up to answer ads reading: HELP WANTED — STRIKEBREAKERS. Re­ cruited from the ranks of society's outcasts, the typical strikebreaker doesn't have to worry about having hia services refused by a choosey employer. For the employer who hires the professional strikebreaker has only one purpose in mind—^to break a union and turn the clock back on his workers' pay, security and working conditions. A bill which would protect American communities from the ravages of these often lawless and degenerate individ­ uals has been introduced into the Senate by Senator Har­ rison Williams (D.-N.J.). If enacted, the bill (S-1781) woiild prohibit and make unlawful the hiring or recruit­ ing of professional strikebreakers in interstate labor disputes: would prohibit persons or agencies which spe­ cialize in supplying strikebreakers (commonly called strikebreaking agencies) from supplying scabs in inter­ state labor disputes; and would assure that employees recruited to work in plants where such disputes existed were informed that a dispute existed and that they would be taking the place of an employee on strike. James Farley was the first Strikebreaker King, reigning from 1899, whon he broke a bitter strike of the Brooklyn transit workers, to 1905, when he sent his army of finks and nobles to fight the Son Francisco trolley strikers. Pearl L. (Red Demon) BergofF claimed Farley's crowh in 1906, and for many years he continued to supply professional strong-arm men and guards, armed and unarmed, to break more than 300 strikes. Competition for the business was very keen and there have been well over 2,000 professional strikebreaking agencies since 1900. The history of American trade unionism graphically shows that the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of ,a labor dispute is invariably accompanied by an outbreak of violence and other criminal acts. Citing the long, sordid record created by the use of strikebreak­ ers, Senator Harrison Williams (D.-N.J.) said earlier this year, "The record of these investigations are replete with evidence showing that many such professional strike­ breakers had criminal records." Terror For Hire An employer who stoops to hiring the kind of thugs who make up the ranks of the country's strikebreakers knows exactly what he is buying. Since his purpose is to break the union which is seeking a contract with him, he can count on the strikebreaker to provide the terror tactics, violence and sabotage necessary to challenge a strong labor organization. A professional strikebreaker or scab is usually defined as a person who earns his living by repeatedly offering his services in place of employees involved in a labor dispute. While this dry definition will satisfy a lawyer or dictionary writer, it fails to reveal the terrible price paid by trade union members and the general public for the ugly work of the professional scab. Denounced By Novelist Jack London, who proved himself a friend of labor In many of the books he wrote at the turn of the century, described the strikebreaker in his classic book "The Scab." "A scab," London wrote, "is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a waterlogged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where the others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles." In another description in the book, London said, "After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire. He had some awful substance left with which he made a s tab." Growing more savage in his denunciation of the scab, the famed author declared, "Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas Iscariot sold his Savior for 30 pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for promise of a commission in the British army. The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellow men for an unfilled promise from his employer, trust or corporation." Jack London's fiction gave the nation a vivid picture of the vicious character of the strikebreaker, but police and court records in the cities where they do their dirty work give even a more graphic picture of the kind of scum they represent. Non-Musical Beat The wholesale recruiting of a small army for strike­ breakers during a bitter newspaper strike which occurred recently in Portland, Oregon left the city's police blotter studded with disgraceful examples of the typical scab's savage, asocial behavior. The local, court record shows that one of these hard-worktng strikebreakers got his kicks by beating his wife with a trumpet. A Portland magistrate gave the horn-wielding scab 120 days in jail after learning that the beating occurred when the wife had returned from the hospital where she had gone to recover from an ear injury she suffered during a previous set-to with her violent spouse. more trouble they created, the bigger the bill they could hand to their employers. Freeloading 'Rats' This historical record demonstrates how the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of an otherwise-peaceful labor dispute can completely disrupt the routine of a community. However, professional scabs also prove to be a costly expense to the towns and cities where they operate. Their appearance inevitably creates a need for increased numbers of police, depriving ordinary citizens of the protection they normally receive. In addition, the asocial, violence-prone strikebreaker adds to the com­ munity's crime problems and creates a heavier burden on the local courts. These costs represent only part of the burden caused by the appearance of strikebreakers. Community services, which are paid for by local taxpayers, are used free by the professional scabs who usually never contribute « •ingle dollar in taxes to the municipal treasury. A more serious example of the kind of men employed to strikebreak in Portland was the case of 19-year-old Vincent Mullen. Mullen, who admitted using marijuana, was charged with brutally attacking a 16-year-old high school girl, leaving her half-conscious with a broken jaw and minus several teeth. He is now serving a 15-year prison sentence for rape and attempted murder in addi­ tion to a concurrent three-year term for a safe cracking conviction. Double Dirty Work Other strikebreakers, who did their dirty work in Portland and made the city police department's "wanted" list at the same time, included an auto thief who was returned to town by Salt Lake City officials to face trial for attempted assault and bank robbery. He is now serving 'a four-year term in state prison. The destruction of unions and the breaking of strikes became a thriving and big business early in the century. Employers' associations became common. The National Association of Manu­ facturers was launched. Organized campaigns against unions were carried on by open shop associations and Chambers of Commerce throughout the country. Agencies were estab­ lished which, for a consideration, supplied to corporations "finks" (strikebreakers), "nobles" (armed guards) and spies. The role of the professional strikebreaker in being the center of violence on a picket line has become notorious in labor history. Police records of countless strikes are filled with incidents where professional goons, acting as strikebreakers, assaulted peaceful pickets without any provocation. Frequently, these attacks go far beyond mere assault to shootings and stabbings. In Clinton, Ohio for instance a strikebreaker was fined $500 for shooting tear gas shells into a crowd of citizens near a struck plant. The striking union member, on the other hand, is at an extreme disadvantage when he encounters strikebreakers. If the union-busting tactics of his employer succeed, he is out of a job and is forced to start collecting unemployment insurance, creating a further burden on his community. The strikebreaker on the other hand, counts on his employer to pay most of his living expenses, and so can mail his checks out of town, and not spend a penny in the local economy. Thus, both the local tax­ payer and businessmen are forced to pay a dear price when the professional scab makes his unwelcome presence felt in a community. Probers Exposed Record The report on strikebreaking prepared b.v Senator Wil­ liams points to several Congressional investigations into acts of extreme violence by thugs and scabs. One of the most infamous of these probes dealt with the famous strike at the Carnegie Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. in 1892. Congressmen heard the grim story of how armed Pinkerton strikebreakers shot and killed innocent pickets in-one of the country's most brutal labor disputes. Investigators from the Federal Government also un­ covered evidence of scab-inspired violence during the Southern Colorado Coal strike of 1913, the Tug River West Virginial coal strike of 1920, the strike of the Michigan copper miners in 1913 and the Southern lUinois coal miner strike of 1912. House Labor Committee Investiga­ tors condemned violence instigated by professional scabs which injured a large number of workers striking against the Pressed Car Company's plant at McKees Rocks, Pa. Commenting on this sordid record. Senator Williams declares; "The record shows that they (the strikebreakers) were used to stir up violence, and that they were prin­ cipally incompetent drifters whose major utility was an effort to depress the morale of strikers rather than to carry on the business of an enterprise." Incite Picket Violence In a now-famous investigation into strikebreaking activ­ ities conducted by Wisconsin Senator Robert LaFollette from September, 1936 through April, 1938, a Senate committee concluded that the use of strikebreakers and scabs was a major factor in picket line violence. LaFollette's committee exposed the brutal activities of a number of notorious strikebreakers appropriately named "Phony Lou," Weasel Benny," "Stinkfoot," "Benny the Fink" and other underworld characters high on the honor roll of the professional scab. . Scabs No Bargain One of the harder things to understand about the strikebreaker business is why an employer will go the expensive extremes of hiring professional scabs. Not only must he pay strikebreakers a good deal more than his regular workers, in addition to. picking up the tab for their living expenses, but he also knows that their production will be considerably inferior to the trade union craftsmen he normally employs. To the innocent outsider, hiring a strikebreaker often appears to be an act of vindictiveness, where a boss is willing to pay almost anything to break a union. A close look at the facts proves nothing could be farther from the truth. A financial gimmick known as strike insurance is the device which employers use to force long strikes, hire professional scabs ana nreak a union — all at no loss to their annual profit balances. Strike' insurance, which is supposed to provide a business with funds to compensate for losses caused by strikes or lockouts, can become a lethal union-busting weapon with a built-in invitation to take advantage of its coverage. In addition to the bill introduced by Senator Williams, . the campaign to outlaw professional strikebreaking by legislation has also been proceeding on the state level. Ten states, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Dela­ ware, Maryland, Washington, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii have passed such laws. At least 45 separate- communities have outlawed importing professional scabs in states from coast to coast. The 1961 Convention of the AFL-CIO unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the passage of antistrikebreaker laws at the state and local levels. The The Wisconsin senator's committee report also spot­ convention declared such laws as deserving the whole­ lighted the treacherous work of private detective agencies hearted cooperation of the entire U.S. trade union move­ who then served as professional strikebreakers. It reported' ment. Delegates at the convention urged all labor feder.ithat the so-called detective agencies often stirred up tions at the state and local levels to work for the enact­ violence themselves, working on the assumption that the ment of this legislation. �Fare FMuteea SEAFARERS^ LOG Joblessness Rate Unchanged During July And August WASHINGTON—The nation's job picture showed little change between July and August, with the seasonally adjusted jobless rate holding at 4.5 percent, the Labor Depart­ ment has reported. The leveling off in August occurred after the unemployment rate fell from 4.7 percent in June to-*4.5 percent in July, reaching whites. Their Jobless rate aver­ ment in the Job picture so far in the lowest point in nearly aged 8.5 percent for this year, 1965, the Labor Dept. made the down from 9.9 percent for the point that this was the first time eight years. same period last year and the first since 1957 that the jobless rate In releasing summary job fig­ time their rate has fallen below has consistently stayed below 5 ures for August, the Labor Dept. percent. In seven years of highsaid that while most changes were 9 percent since 1957. In compari­ level unemployment, the rate had son, the white rate declined from about as expected, there was "some improvement" for teen­ 4.7 percent last year to 4.2 percent. twice dipped to 5 percent but The August Job report also bounced up again well above the agers. blue collar workers, nonshowed continued improvement in 5 percent level. whites and full-time workers. The rate for married men—a key labor force time lost, the most The 5 percent barrier has been breadwinner group — worsened, complete measure of how effici­ effectively broken this year. The however, as it moved up from 2.3 ently the nation is utilizing its jobless rate dropped to 4.8 percent percent in July to 2.6 percent, manpower since it counts time in January and moved up to touch same as a year ago. lost by the unemployed and those 5.0 percent in February. Since Total unemployment fell by on part-time. Labor force time then the rate has been: 4.7 percent 3.50,000—about the expected sea­ lost fell to 5.1 percent in August, in March, 4.9 percent in April, 4.6 sonal decline—1o 3.3 million, the down slightly from July; a year percent in May, 4.7 percent in June report said. The total is 400,000 ago it was 5,7 percent. and an eight-year low of 4.5 per­ lower than in August 1964, the In discussing the solid improve­ cent in July and August. department noted, with nearly half tiie reduction occurring among those unemployed 15 weeks or longer. Of the 3.3 mijlion unemployed, some 875,000 are teen-agers. Their numbers were reduced a little more than expected in August as the jobless rate de­ NEW YORK—Once again, New York City is looking toward clined from July's 13.2 percent to 12.4 percent, its low'est level in the sea for help in time of need. With one of the finest more than three years. harbors in the world, the City has always depended on the The non-white jobless totaled sea for much of its wealth and"*" 700,000 in August, down by 175,- power. Her busy docks have A number of major problems 000 from a year ago. The jobless long drawn ships, cargo, tour­ stand between New York and a rate for this category fell sharply ists, trade and profit to her shores. nuclear de-salting plant. In the from 9.1 percent in July to 7.6 And now, in the depths of a crip­ first place, finding a site for the percent in August, equaling an pling drought. New York is turning plant would be a ticklish business. eight-year low recorded last May. to the sea for a new kind of wealth Consolidated Edison recently had to abandon its plans to construct Blue Collar Jobs — fresh drinkable water. a nuclear power plant in Queens For blue collar workers, the un­ The problems standing in the because residents, fearing a nuclear employment rate also improved way of making sea water usable are accident, turned thumbs down on sharply, dropping from 5.5 per­ great. But they are being overcome. the atomic installaUon. Similar cent in July to 5 percent in Encouraged by the President's fears are bound to be expressed by August. A year ago, the blue recent approval of a $185 million anyone living near a nuclear plant collar rate was 6.2 percent. This saline water conversion measure. site. But the plant would certainly showed * "continued and substan­ New York City is presently co­ have to be in or hear the city to be tial job gains among operatives operating with the Interior De­ practical. and non-farm laborers," the La­ partment and the Atomic En­ A second problem is posed by bor Dept. said. ergy Commission to study the feas.i- the fact that the 2.5 million kilo­ The jobless rate for full-time bility of a nuclear desalting plant workers also improved, from 4.4 that could supply a major part of watts produced daily by the plant percent in July to 4.2 percent in the city's water needs. Although would put the city into the electric utility business on a large scale. August. a plant could not be completed in It might not be ea^ to dispose of On the employment side of the time to meet current drought de­ that much power. picture, the total number of job­ mands, it would guarantee the Disposipg of the salt is yet an­ holders declined by 600,000 from city's future needs. other problem. Dumping huge the all-time July high to 74.2 milAncient Process amounts of salt into the ocean . lion in August. Employment in The nuclear process of desali- would play havoc with marine life. agriculture fell more than usual b ." 500,000 to 5.1 million, the report nizaion is actually a souped-up Money Problem 1 led. Non-farm employment fell version of the ancient distillation process. A huge nuclear reactor Probably the biggest problem of slightly to 69.1 million. would produce steam to run an all is that of dollars and cents. Since August 1964, total employ­ electric generator. Then the steam ment has risen by 2.1 million, the would be used to boil sea water. Nuclear electricity would cost 15 Labor Dept. pointed out. The The vapor produced by the boiling mills a kilowatt hour, and the water over-the-year rise reflects gains sea water would condense as pure would cost 35 cents for 1,000 gal­ of 900,000 jobs for teen-agers, 750,- usable water. The proposed New lons. New York now pays less than COO for women and 500,000 for York plant would produce 250 four cents a kilowatt hour for its electricity and only 12 cents per men. All the gains exceeded the million gallons of water a day. 1,000 gallons of water. labor force growth in each cate­ Like a similar plant planned for gory, the report said. Five years ago, desalting water Los Angeles, after which it is cost $5 for 100 gallons, in plants Adult men benefitted most, the modeled, the New York installation report said, showing a job gain would produce electricity as well that produced only a few thousand 200,000 greater than their labor as water. A desalting plant alone gallons a day. Plants now in opera­ tion produce several million gal­ lorce expansion. would be too expensive, but a nu­ lons a day at $1 for 1000 gallons. Counted in the employment clear plant that produces both Federal officials say they could totals are some 2,3 million part- water and electricity is considered halve that cost in larger plants. time non-farm workers. Their to be economically sound. It would Drought - Proof produce 2.5 million kilowatts of total was down 100,000 from electricity daily. year ago and was at the lowest Despite the difficulties involved. August level since 1956, the report Other Plans New York has not heard the last added. There are other plans for de­ of water desalting. "The one great Comparing the unemployment salting sea water in the works. merit of the process," announced picture so far in 1965 with the Engineers are working with mem­ a federal official, "is that it is same period in 1964, the Labor branes that allow salt to pass drought-proof." Dept. observed that the jobless through while retaining the water. In a city alarmed by the pros­ rate has averaged 4.7 percent this The plan is promising but is still pects of parched fields, thirsty mil­ year, down sharply from the 5.3 in the research stage. lions, and slowed-down industry— percent average for the first eight Another desalinization meth­ a city afraid that long-term changes months of last year. od freezes salt water Into saltin its weather patterns could mean perpetual drought, this final con­ free ice crystals. These are The report said the economic ex­ sideration may weil outweigh all then washed and melted to pro­ pansion has made inroads into the duce pnre water. others. unemployment problem of non- New York City Eyes Sea For Fresh Water Source and Fred Famen, Secretary-Trcasnrer, Great Laket Seaway Season Under Discussion St. Lawrence Seaway officials from Canada and the United States will open discussions later this month on whether to lengthen tho season of tho long waterway. The route normally operates from the first week in April through the first week in December. A longer season is one of several plans the two nations that built the seaway are considering to increase the earnings potential with more cargo business. DETROIT Immediately after Labor Day, the Bob-Lo boats put to the dock for the winter. The Ste. Claire proceeded to the American Shipyard in Lorain, Ohio to undergo repairs. The Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District Negotiating Committee has scheduled the next meeting with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators for September 15, 1965. DULUTH Ore shipments from Lake Superior up to September 1 of this year Increased more than 2.3 million tons over the same period in 1964. Gains were registered by the Duluth Messabl and Iron Range Railroad In Duluth, the Great Northern and Soo Lines in Superior. The Soo line at Ashland shipped 273,461 tons before the dock was closed for the season this year,^ compared with 196,957 to Septem­ and as soon as the man in question ber 1, 1964. The Soo line does not is considered fit for out-patient plan to reopen the Ashland Dock. treatments, he will then become Vessel arrivals and departures in the responsibility of USPHS. the Duluth-Superior area up to Under the present circumstances, September 1, this year, totalled and since Chicago only has US­ 3,6is7 compared with 3,463 in the PHS out-patient service, arrange­ same period a year ago. ments have been made so that if a man reports to the U.S. Public FRANKFORT Health Service, he can now give The extra summer help has been his union affiliation and it will be­ paid off now that tourist business come part of his record. This will has slowed down. allow the agents and Welfare to "Senator" Fluff, who has been be in first hand contact with the home on leave from the USPHSH member, particularly if he is returns there tomorrow and hopes transferred for in-patient services. to get a fit for duty so he can get IMPORTANT: Should any man back on the water. (SIU) have to enter a private hos­ pital under emergency status or BUFFALO otherwise, then he should arrange A rush of grain to the Port of Buffalo is providing business for as soon as possible with the nurse some elevators that did not re­ or aid to notify the U.S. Public ceive a single cargo this year. The Health Service. As soon as he is Electric Superior and Concrete able to be moved he will be moved by the U.S. Public Health Service Elevators recorded their first water shipments this week. There to a USPHS facility at no cost' either for transportation or the appears to be no immediate end to hospital fee. When entering a pri­ the rush which reportedly has vate hospital he should a^o give been prompted by efforts of local his union affiliation. (Union sffiliport officials and legislators who should be given to VA hos­ have been trying to get the gov­ ation pitals also.) ernment to utilize more Buffalo Should a marine worker go to elevators for storage purposes. the Chicago U.S. Public Health CHICAGO Service for out-patient treatment, Shipping in this port for the and it is found he needs hospital­ past period has again been boom­ ization, at. that point he can request ing and with no let up in sight. a transfer to another USPHS hos­ A meeting was held last week pital. He will be limited to the with the Medical Officer in charge Detroit Hospital or the New Or­ of the Chicago Marine Hospital, leans Marine Hospital, USPHS will along with the Administrator, Mr. also pick up the cost of trajnsportaRoy Gardiner, and Mrs. Lehman, tion, which can be designated as who is in charge of records. The air, rail or bus, depending on the man's condition. new doctor and his staff show a The U.S. Public Health Service sincere willingness to cooperate with Maritime workers. Listed be­ is also contracting three or four low are some of the things dis­ private hospitals in thg Chicago cussed that should be of great im­ area to accommodate any overload portance to SIU sailors entering of in-patients. Veterans Adminis­ this port and seeking medical and tration hospitals are only con­ tracted to handle 31 beds (marine), surgical attention: All SIU members know that and in the event of an overload prior to entering a hospital it is of patients during the winter months, these other hospitals will necessary to contact the U.S. Pub­ be available. lic Health Service on out-patient A meeting was held in Chicago status, prior to being hospitalized. In the event a sailor goes to the last week with Gartland Steamship out-patient clinic in Chicago and Company relative to pending dis­ needs in-patient services, the putes. All disputes were settled USPHS will afford all transpor­ and will be reported. tation to. whatever hospital he CLEVELAND is sent to. At this point, the With the season going down the designated hospital is the Veter­ ans Administration Research Hos­ home stretch, shipping has still not pital on East Huron Street in Chi­ slowed down any. Jobs, are still cago; The U.S. Public Health being. called into this office as Service will be on check with the though it was just' the start of the Veterans Administration Hospital, season. �SEAFAKEK9 %Oa Par« Fifte«a SEAFABERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Called the Gateway to Southwest Japan, the hill-rimmed port of Kobe stretches east and west along the shores of Osaka Bay, A city famed for its natural beauty and its historic landmarks, Kobe boasts a thriving shipbuilding Industry, a modern shopping center, and innumerable spectacles of interest to the visiting Seafarer. Vessels of the SlU-manned Victory Carrier Lines make regular runs to this busy Japanese port. A little ways inland from the busy harbor is the ancient Shinto Ikuta Shrine, originally called Kamibe (Keepers of the Gods) from which the name Kobe is probably derived. South of the Shrine, Kobe's most popular amusement and nightclub district displays its flashing lights and crowded entertainment centers. Further south, and to the cast, are the movies, restaurants and shopping areas. The principal shopping streets are Cenre Gai and Montomachidori, both of which run parallel to the waterfront. Here, bargain - hunting Seafarers may purchase high-quality cameras, binoculars, pearls and other valuable objects tax-free, customs authorities supplying the necessary forms on request. Some large department stores maintain an interpreter service for their customers. The city's suburbs offer a host of attractions for the curious Seafarer. At the eastern end of Kobe, Mount Rokko juts 3,057 feet into the sky. Here, in season. Seafarers may indulge in swimming, skating and skiing. North of the harbor, halfway up the wooded peak of Futatabisan Park, is the 8th-century Buddist temple Dairyuji. Close-by, there is a lake with boating facilities. An absolute must for the visiting Seafarer is the famous all-geisha spectacle Miyako Odori. It is performed in the nearby town of Kyoto. Also not to be missed, if time allows, is Takarazuka, site of a recreation and opera house where classical Japanese drama is acted by an all-female company. Transportation is simple and convenient in Kobe. The city maintains a network of bus, electric railway and cable rail­ way lines. There is also a fleet of officially licensed taxis which charges reasonable rates. The Mission to Seamen in Kobe provides a canteen, films, billiards, and other facilities. The Mission will, on request, arrange football matches, book tours, get tickets for shows in neighboring towns, and arrange trips to the mountains. Taking a brief time-out from their pier fishing, two of Kobe's "younger set" smile a greeting to one of the SlU vessels that docks in the port (left). Passing through Kobe's busy harbor, an endless stream of industrial and manufactured exports are shipped to foreign ports the world over (right). The SlU - contracted Steel Maker includes Kobe on its regular schedule of stops (bottom). SlU - manned Isthmian ships are also frequent visitors to this thriving port. �SEAFA,B,EK9 Fwe SizfccB LOG. Business loss PiodicfeJ Waterway Tax Will Hurt, Steel Towns Are Warned WASHINGTON — The major steel producing areas of western Pennsylvania, Chicago and Birmingham stand to lose a vast amount of their present commerce if a waterway fuel tax proposed by the"* Johnson Administration 13 that foreign competitors would put into effect, the nation benefit greatly from the higher was warned recently. A study released by the National Waterways Conference predicted Expedition Fails To Find Noah's Ark It rained for forty days and forty nights, and the earth turned into a raging sea as the vengeful heavens flooded the globe with the waters of wrath. Such is the Biblical account of the flood that destroyed every liv­ ing creature on earth save for those that Noah carried off, two by two, in his ark. And, predictably, it rained again recently when an expedition seek­ ing to uncover the ark attempted to scale rugged Mount Ararat on the Russian border of eastern Turkey. According to many Biblical schol­ ars and geographers, the ark should be buried somewhere beneath the tons of ice and snow that cap the 16.946-foot mountain. But so far this year, all attempts to conquer Mount Ararat have been defeated by an onslaught of bad weather. The latest expedition, led by amateur American explorer John Labi, was forced to call it quits when a 10-man team was forced down by savage snow and rain­ storms. "It was a terrible experience," Libi said from his base in Isstanbul."But I'm not giving up." Trapped By Storm Three members of the expedi­ tion were trapped by storms when they left the shelter of their camp in a futile attempt to rescue an Australian doctor who had disap­ peared on the frozen slopes. Battered by hail and freezing rain, the trio finally made their way down a perilous precipice and around the foot of the mountain before regaining camp. "They were gone for 33 hours and I was convinced that they had been killed," said the 69-year old Libl who had climbed to the 15,000-foot level before he and his men were driven back by a violent storm. Chased by Bears This is Libi's fourth attempt to dig up the ark in the wilds of Turkey. In four previous tries he has been injured in an auto acci­ dent, suffered falls from mountain ledges, been laid up with pneu­ monia, stopped by a revolution, and even chased by wild bears. Undaunted and undiscouraged, Libi hopes to reach the peak of Mount Ararat when the weather clears. If the ark could make it, Libi figures, so can he. Museum Solves Sea Riddle It was a curious object — a tear shaped stone about seven and a half Inches long and fiva Inches wide. It was in the possession of Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic, Connecticut for several years al­ though nobody could figure out what It was — th^ only knew It must have some connection with New England's whaling history. Then along came Dr. John W. Draper of St. Luke's Hospital at Mystic, who was Intrigued by the relic, suspected Its true nature, and offered to give it a medical analysis. His offer was accepted and the mystery was solved. Dr. Draper went to work on the relic with various chemicals and costs to U.S. producers. This would have an adverse effect cm the na­ tional economy, and would also have an adverse effect on the em­ ployment situation in these highly industrialized areas. The Administration has pro­ posed a waterway fuel tax initially raising the cost of fuels by 20 per­ cent. This would apply to all ves­ sels under 15-foot draft that oper­ ate on the traditionally toll-free waterways. This so-called "user' tax has been proposed by the last several Administrations — both Democrat and Republican — but have each time been rejected by Congress. RaU Rate Rise ^ The study predicts that a rise in the cost of moving cargoes on the inland waterways would result in an immediate increase in rail rates as well, based on the railroads' practice of boosting their rates anytime a water carrier competitor is either forced out of operation or forced to raise its cargo rates. The railroads are pushing for adoption of the waterway tax. an X-ray machine and then an­ Pointing out the importance of nounced his conclusions. waterway carriers to the steel"It's a whale's kidney stone," producing areas, the study notes he told the Mystic Museum's cur­ that in 1963 more than 182,000 tons ators. of steel mill products were car­ The stone Is composed mainly ried on the Warrior-Tombigee of magnesium, which Dr. Draper Waterway that serves the Alabama attributes to the relatively high steel city of Birmingham, in ad­ concentration of magnesium In the dition to a million tons of iron ore, sea water and marine forms upon chrome and manganese to serve which the whale fed. the mills. The museum doesn't know where During the same year about the stone originated, but now as­ 886,000 tons of pig iron, mill prod­ sumes that it must have been ucts and pipe were carried down brought into the country by a sea­ the Illinois River from Chicago, man who found the stone while most of it destined for the Gulf processing a whale aboard ship Coast. years and years ago. Cud Chewing Crowd Rides Luxury Liner SAN FRANCISCO—^The passenger-cargo liner President Polk, whose corriders once echoed with the sounds from gay bon voyage parties, will new be serving-a lower class of clientele, following its sale> by the SIU Pacific District- The new owners promptly regis­ contracted American Presi­ tered the former passenger-cargo dent Lines to a Liberian corpora­ tion. The typical sounds made by the liner's former passengers on their round-the-world cruises, such as the clicking shuffleboard pucks and the sweet strains of dance music will now be replaced by the grunts and bellows of the new coarser customers, who couldn't care less if they were never in­ vited to sit at the captain's table for dinner. Liner Downgraded The Polk's new owners have crassly cast the vessel's tradition of first-class passenger service aside, and relegated the onceproud liner to the status of a low­ ly cattle carrier. In wiping out the last vestiges of the ship's former luxury accommodations, the new operators have changed its name to the Gaucho Martin Fierro. The sale of the 492-foot Polk to a South American corporation for $8 0,000 was approved recently by the Maritime Administration. liner under the Liberlan-flag, which serves as one of the world's chief havens for runaway opera­ tors. The new cattle boat will sail between Argentina and Italy or between U.S. gulf ports and Italy. The sale of the Polk was ap­ proved as part the American Presi­ dent Line's ship replacement pro­ gram. The company has three high-speed eargo-liners on order to replace its older tonnage. The three 12,393 ton vessels of the Master Mariner class are being built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego, Caiif. One of the new cargo-liners will be named to re­ place the President Polk and an­ other- to take the place of the President Monroe. Pres. Mtmroe Launched Launching ceremonies for the new President Monroe were held recently in San Diego, and deliv­ ery of the new vessel is scheduled for late December, 1965. , ( Stewart & Ed MoeMy Headquarters Representatfves Strong Union Needs Active Members We have received an interesting letter from Brother A. N. Wert which contains a lot of good advice for every member of the Seafarers International Union. Brother Wert declares that every Seafarer must do his utmost to guard and protect the Union's hard-won gains. He emphasizes that every SIU member should keep always on the alert and do his part If our Union Is to remain the best and strongest In the country. Commenting on the SIU constitution and our contracts with the ship operators. Brother Wert writes, "Both of these measures have further strengthened the structure of the SIU and are proof of what can be accomplished by membership solidarity and honest and compe­ tent leadership. "All the conditions, wages and welfare plan provisions won in our contracts have given the SIU the well deserved reputation as one of, if not the best union for seamen In the world. Today, we are looked upon as leaders in the field of maritime labor. "However, there are those in our Union who seem to take the SIU and its hard-fought gains for granted, and who, by their actions and attitudes, tend to undermine our organization. Of course, these charac­ ters form only a very small minority of our membership. "Some ot Hie actions to which I ain referring are idle and Irrelev­ lawed^ and mates held responsible ant talk at union meetings; drink­ for Injuries they inflicted on sea­ ing to the point of being unable to men. turn to on ship; missiiig of watches In the days when the West Coast and missing ship; sloppy and in­ Seamen's Society was organized expert performance of duty, and scurvy was still common on mer­ carelessness resulting in the de­ chant vessels, and crowded, poorly struction of ship's property. ventilated 'tween deck foc'sles "We have fought hard for the were the rule. Crimps and greedy conditions we enjoy today. Every masters worked hand in hand to SIU brother should remember that shanghai hapless seamen and keep merely keeping our books in gpod them perpetually In their debt. standing, attending meetings, vot­ Average wages at the time were ing and pulling occasional strike about $20 to $30 per month. duty is not enough to make us good The Seamen's Society didn't sur­ Union members. vive for any length of time, but its "The important thing is make place was taken by a more endur­ our organization work at all times, ing organization In 1885 which was especially while we are employed. to grow into the Sailors Union of This can only be accomplished by the Pacific under the guiding hand diligence to duty, by sober and of Andrew Furuseth. West Coast competent performance of those seamen in those years attempted to duties, by taking only those jobs get the vicious shanghaiers and which we can handle, by maintain­ brutal bucko mates and masters ing a clean and cooperative ship, prosecuted for the inhuman treat­ and most of all, by seeing that ment for which they were infa­ those around us observe these mous. Out of 100 cases of extreme cruelty reported to the authori­ same rules. "The SIU Is a powerful and ef­ ties, only one mate on the Western ficient organization. It will remain Belle was dealt an official rebuke like this only as long as we keep when he was forced to pay a $25 it that way, and make sure that fine. The organization also took every member works to do his part up the long, thankless struggle for in keeping it strong. There Is no a 12 hour day and overtime pay. room for those who are not with The days when U.S. maritime us all the way. Remember, we labor was going through its in­ didn't always have it this good. fancy seem far away to us now. Every Seafarer should keep in It should be plain to every Sea­ mind that you only get from an farer that the only way we are organization what you put into It." able to enforce, our contract con­ The significant point about ditions is because of our strength, Brother Wert's letter is that he is unity and dedication of the entire 100 percent right In his comments. SIU membership. History tells us that the first seamen's union was bom 99 years ago In San Francisco. Merchant seamen In that port organized the Seamen's Society for the Pacific Coast on January 11, 1866, thus SAN FRANCISCO — SIU beginning the long struggle to win Pacific District - contracieu recognition for the sailor as a frei Matson Lines' newest vessel, man and citizen. the Hawaiian Monarch, has As the first American maritime joined the Matson fleet. One labor organization saw the light of of the largest dry cargo car­ day, seamen were held In bondage riers in the American mer­ aboard the ships they sailed. The chant fleet, the Monarch can maritime laws of the time permit­ carry containers, bulk car­ ted a master to beat, wound, starve goes and automobiles. or imprison his crewmembers. A The vessel is the first of ship's captain could do almost any­ two jumboized ships being thing he wanted to In the name of added to Matson's Californiadiscipline and the courts would Hawaii fleet. Her sister-ship uphold him unless it could be is to be called the Hawaiian proved he acted without "justifi­ Queen. They were lengthen­ able cause." ed by adding 110-foot midIn actual practice, the master body sections to 630-foot could deal out any punishment he former troopships. chose, as long as It was "justified" The Hawaiian Queen Is ex­ In his own mind. It wasn't until pected to join the Matson maritime labor began to make Its fleet In about six weeks. voice heard in Washington In 1898 that corporal punishment was out- Matson Adds New Vessel in Hawaii Service �OS S E AT AR ETR S IOG Tug Pensioner Longer Season, Toll Hike? Seaway Administrators Study Ways Of Boosting Revenues fy Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Breast-Feeding Reported Beneficial As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, medical researchers are reportlnr new and convincing evidence that breast-feedinr has deflnite advantares over bottie-feedinc, but they don't seem to be gettinr their message across. Only two out of every five American inothers give their babies the opportunity to breast-feed. The result may bo that bottle-fed babies are missing out on natural protection against such disorders as colic, diaper rash, allergies, colds, staphylococcus Infections and even polio. rac* ScTCBtceaf Si""' Representatives of tlie St. Lawrence Seaway from Canada and tlie United States will shortly begin consideration of extending the season of the 2,200 mile waterway beyond the first week in December clos--* ing date. Joseph McCann, the future. The Standard Research American administrator of Institute of California is making a study for the U.S. on future traffic prospects which will help officials come to a decision on a toll increase. The crux of the seaway offi­ cials' concern with increasing The May issue of NUTRITION NEWS reports two studies which earnings is the law under SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ indicate that breast-fed infants are more resistant to polio infection. which the vast waterway proj­ ion m • m b • r Benjamin ect was built. This law re­ Drs. R. J. Warren, M. L. Lepow, O. E. Bartsch and F. C. Bobbins quires that the $361 million Baum (left) received his uncovered evidence that breast milk contains a substance which construction cost must be paid first regular monthly $150 neutralizes polio virus. Other researchers have also reported the off in 60 years, and toll collec­ pension check from SIU rep presence of such a substance in human milk, but failed to detect it tions to date have proved in­ Joe Trainor recently at sufficient to meet this dead­ in cow's milk. Referring to studies comparing resistance to infection the Philly hall. Baum has line. in bottle-fed and breast-fed infants, NUTRITION REVIEWS pointed worked aboard tugs in If cargo traffic continues to out that breast-fed infants are more resistant. "It can be concluded Philadelphia Harbor for grow on the waterway, optimistic that breast-feeding is of importance in this respect," the journal said. almost 30 years and was seaway officials foresee a lessening Skipper of the tug Potco of the need for higher tolls. Other researchers have also been playing up the benefits of mothers' (Marine Towing Com­ Total Capacity Up milk. Health Bulletin reported recently that Dr. Daniel Stowens of pany) just prior to retiring. the University of Louisville School of Medicine believes that cows' Original estimates based on the seven locks in the seaway system milk may be responsible for many unexplained infant deaths. Babies were that 50 milliori tons of cargo are allergic to certain protein elements in cows' milk and as they could move througli the waterway grow older extreme allergic reactions may result, he says. Even a in a year. However, continued short period of breast-feeding, followed by bottle-feeding with cows' progress in traffic movement has boosted this estimate to 65 million milk, may afford some protection and eliminate the source of allergy. tons per year. Seaway experts Dr. Stowens concludes. think that this peak capacity will (Continued from page 2) They were directly over No. 8 be reached within the next ten Two Brooklyn pediatricians have also presented arguments for years. breast-feeding. Drs. Joseph B. Pincus and Isaac F. Gittlman claim hull glowing red hot and bulging door when the hold exploded. "I was looking at Menard's back that calcium deficiency caused by formula diet high in phosphorus almost two feet at midships from Since cargo traffic is expected to often leads to infant convulsions. "Breast milk appears to give com­ the pressure of the fire that con­ a couple of feet ahead of me one rise significantly, officials from tinued to rage within her . for more second—and the next he was plete protection," against calcium deficiency during the first three both countries are studying the weeks of life, they report in the NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF than three days—was above gone." Horton said. "He just idis- possibility of twinning some of water. appeared." MEDICINE. the system's single locks. Canada Horton went into the water, his has already begun work on addingVictims Slept As in most medical questions, there are two sides to the story. waist-length rubber jacket and Many physicians continue to recommend bottle-feeding because they All but Menard were asleep one leg of his pants torn away by another set to the remaining sin­ feel there is not enough evidence to support a claim of superiority for when the ship went over. Menard the blast. He was picked up un­ gle locks on the Welland Canal. breast-feeding. Some supporters of breast-feeding have even switched had been awakened by John Nor­ hurt by another vessel tied up to the opposite point of view. Recently, L. J. Borstelmann, Ph. D ton, 23, the A.B. on watch, and astern. and Drs. John Fowler and Angus McBryde of Duke University said, had been following him to the Stability Problem "Our earlier belief that breast-feeding is medically and psychologically 'tween-decks, where they had The Fort William was built by better for the child has not been sustained by accumulated evidence." been ordered to try to close the the Davie Shipyard at Lauzon, cargo doors. In another study, Drs. Richard E. Davis and Rene £. Ruiz of the Que., was launched in April and The membership of the Sailors They got only as far as the was put into service by CSL in Universities of Missouri and Kansas Schools of Medicine knocked down deck, where the steel was begin­ Union of the Pacific has been May. She had completed only the theory that breast-feeding is a prerequisite for successful per­ sonality development. Studying four groups of 20 children who had ning to go over the starboard aide. four round-trip Great Lakes voy­ notified that the regular, secret been fed by bottle, breast, cup or a mixture of methods, the scientists They climbed over the port rail to ages. unionwide election of officers will could find no effects of any particular method on the children's later the gunwale bar, and tried to On her fifth, the run from the be held beginning December 1, make their way forward. Lakehead Port after which she academic achievement, physical characteristics or personality style. was named to Hamilton, with calls 1965, and continuing through Jan­ Arguments over which method of infant feeding is superior will at Sault St. Marie, Sarnia, Wind­ uary 31, 1966. no doubt continue unabated for some time. Mothers traditionally sor and the Welland Canal Port Nominations for regular office make up their own minds on breast or bottle-feeding, and the health of Thorold, was without incident; in the SUP for the 1966-67 term question is only one of the factors they consider in making the decision. but from Hamilton to Montreal of office will be made at Head­ (Continued from page 24) the voyage was one of well- quarters and in all Branches at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com­ founded anxiety for the crewmen. the regular meeting in October pany. The ship developed a five- (Oct. 18), 1965. Babin joined the SIU Inland degree list to starboard as she left AH persons who wish to run Boatmen's Union in the port of Hamilton. for office must have the neces­ Houston, Texas, where ho sailed as "They seemed to be trying to sary qualifications and accep­ an engineer. Born In Louisiana, he straighten her up, but were hav­ tances in the office of the Secre­ makes his home in Noteo, La. He ing trouble," said ordinary sea­ tary-Treasurer or the Committee last sailed for the National Marine man Jim Strickland, 27, of Burnt on Candidates at Headquarters, Service. Island, Nfld. 450 Harrison Street, San Francis­ Reck sailed as an AB after "At T A.M.," said Chief Cook co, Calif. 94105, before midnight joining the SIU In the port of Tony Kerouac, 43, of LoretteviUe, of Nov. 14, 1965. New York. Bom in Mississippi, Que., "all the dishes on the Cap­ All Ports Ballot he now makes his home with his tain's table flew off to starboard wife Virginia in Mobile, Ala­ and crashed." Balloting will take place in all bama. He last sailed aboard the Kerouao was saved because his SUP halls, in San Francisco, Seat­ Alcoa Marketer. television crashed into a bulkhead tle, Portland, Wilmington, Hono­ Mourn joined the SIU in the port when the ship went over and lulu, New Orleans and New York. of Philadelphia where he sailed as awakened him. The four men The election will fill the official chief electrician in the engine de­ other than Menard who died, were positions in the SUP, as prescribed partment. A native of Borge, Nor­ asleep in rooms next to his. by the Constitution and member­ way, he and his wife Annie now ship action, for a two-year term of make their home in Long Island office. The jobs are: SecretaryCity, New York. His last voyage Treasurer, Assistant Secrelarywas aboard the Puerto Rico. Ti-easurer, Dispatcher, First Pa­ trolman, Second Patrolman, Third Stun>p sailed as a member of the Seafarers are advised to se­ Patrolman, Tanker Patrolman, SIU Oldtimer Nathan Dixon (left), who has been a member engine deipartment after signing on cure a master's certificate at since the earliest days of the Union, picks up his first regular with the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ all times when they become ill each at San Francisco. ion in the port of Baltimore. Bora Or injured aboard ship. The At Seattle, Port Agent and a monthly $150 pension check from SIU rep Al Bernstein at in Baltimore, Maryland, he and his tight to demand a master's cer­ Patrolman: at Portland, Port New York headquarters. Dixon, who makes his home in wife Genevieve continue to make tificate verifying illness or in­ Agent and a Patrolman; at New Brooklyn, last sailed aboard the Steel Architect and plans their home there. He last sailed jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ York, Port. Agent and a Patrol­ to make good use of his spare time now that he is in retire­ for the Baltimore Towing and teed by law. man; at New Orleans, Port Agent; ment by taking care of his home and property. Lighterage Company. at Honolulu, Port Agent. m*"' the Seaway, estimates that if the waterway's season is extended for two more weeks, • million extra tons will be added to the total cargo volume carried over the route this year. One of the principal reasons why an extension of the Seaway's operating season is being consid­ ered is that both Canada and the U.S. are concerned with raising the waterway's total earnings through more cargo business. Mc­ Cann reports that this season's total cargo volume as of the first week of December will be 45 mil­ lion tons, an increase of 5.4 million tons over the previous year. Toll Hike Studied The countries are also studying the possibility of raising tolls. in Blast Claims Four Canadian Seafarers SUP Sets Vote Date SIU Pensioners New SIU Pensioner Get Certificate'^ Before Leaving �sBAr 'Awmnm 90# Pa«» Elgfttees MrL-CIO Pfes/c/»nf Mtgny^f Igfegf Cains At Home Called Best Weapon Against Communism The progress made In America for Americana during the past year is the nation's strong­ est possible weapon for meeting the threat of Communist aggres^on, AFL-CIO President George Meany told a nationwide audience in a Labor Day radio broadcast. Meany contrasted "the most^ sweeping series of social im­ 'perhaps, on som» futuro Labor among the natloas of th« world; Day, a speaker will be a'We to com­ and that In tbo next two decades, provements," enacted since the memorate the triumph of peace tho bright expectations of 1945 will Ui Ligbbih^ Was Tlireat To Tan Sailing Ships Th® tall-masted wooden sailing ships of th» past faced numerous dangers each time they put to seat Storms, shoal waters, reefs—all took their tolL One danger faced by early sailing ships gets littl» pub-' previous Labor Day, with "a con­ licity however—^lightning. lightning, attempts were made to tinuing increase in Communist ag­ and freedom, not <MI the baittle- at last be fidllUed." eliminate this danger aboard ship. No one knows how many Early attempts gression in Viet Nam" during the field but In the hearts of men." Belrnst held out "tho very real at conducting light­ sailing vessels were destroyed by same period. Such a hope may be visionary, possibility" that In the near future ning safely down the; mast and lightning—either dismasted and The United States is involved in he conceded, but he maintained unemployment may "engulf this left to founder in heavy seas or harmlessly into the water were not Viet Nam for one reason only, he he would have sounded far more affluent society and plungo tho set afire and burned to the water- too successful however. told an NBC audience—"we prom­ visionary if at the close of World nation into another economic line. A lightning conductor for ships ised to help the South Vietnamese War II—^two decades ago—^he had abyss." was devised'by an English scientist Official Journals of the British to maintain their freedom and described the U.S. of today, "its "I want to make- onb thing navy from 1799 to 1815 Indicate consisting of long linlm of W-lnch degree of affluence, its sweeping their rights under the Geneva Ac­ clear," he- added. "I don't believe social progress, the continuing this Is' going to happen; but I do 150 reported instances of lightning diameter copper rods with eyelets cord." damage to. vessels. There were 100 at each end which could be joined eradication of once-terrible dis­ The Geneva Accord, which eases, the inspiring determination believe—or, to put It moresitrongly- cases of masts being destroyed, together by rings like a chain. As stopped the fighting in 1954, in­ to wipe out poverty, the rapid ap­ I know—that it can happen unless one out of every eight ships was a storm approached, one end of cluded a proviso for a free election proach toward unlimited educa­ preventive measures- are- promptly set afire in some part of tho rig­ this chain was to be hoisted to the taken." in which the Vietnamese could tional opportunity/' ging or sheets, and an estimated top of the tallest mast and the clioose their own government. But Beirne cited thie growth in the 70 seamen were killed and 130 lower end thrown Into the sea. world Spirit Sought the Communists in North Viet labor force and the cut in Jobs re­ wounded—all through Ugbtning, It was a nice try but didn't work Nam have refused to carry out "So, as we look ahead," Harri­ sulting from automation, and com­ There are no records for merchant too well. The air spaces between tiieir agreement and, instead, have son said, "as we continue our mended collective- bargaining gains, ships but they must have suffered the links broke the electrical con­ been found guilty by international course toward a more perfect so­ the expansion of education and at least as much damage. tinuity so that the device was not investigators of "inciting, encour­ ciety in America, let us hope that training and the "concept of broad a good conductor, and hoisting it Early Attempts aging and supporting" action a new spirit, a new surge of true public assistance" ..to economically up and down was a dangerous After Benjamin Franklin dis­ business. Many sailors were killed against the South Viet Nam gov­ brotherhood — an international hard-hit areas as steps toward played the electrical nature of by lightning whUe hoisting tho ernment, he said. consensus, if you will—develops meeting the iwobtem. lightning protection to the mast­ Such Communist duplicity and head. aggression, Meany said, threaten the country's domestic record. But, Successful Methods he added; The basic idea was a good' one "Just as the magnificent tri­ though, and it was adaptations of umphs of American astronauts the same idea which finally pro­ By Sidney Margolius have demonstrated to the world— vided dependable lightning pro­ both free and slave—the ultimate tection for ships. In some oases superiority of free science, and of bands of copper about 1^-inoh the free union labor that built The "durable press" garments also can be bought thick and anjrwhere from two to The higher living costs you have to pay this fall, what tlie scientists designed, so especially for food and clothing, have more than with stain and water-repellent finishes such as five-inches wide were fastened does the domestic record of the wiped out the benefits from the recent reduction Scotchgard and Zepel, which add to their usefulness. along the mast and down to a last year demonstrate the ability Otherwise, some of the children's "fashions" being copper plate on the keel. Other of a free society to reach toward in excise taxes on cars, household appliances, TV sets, toiletries, handbags, etc. offered this year are likely to cause some family systems included wire ropes and man's highest aspirations. copper cables. Fr,om the 1850's on, problems and money waste; The customary creeping inflation has become a lightning damage at sea ceased to Prospects Bright trotting inflation in recent months. Some specula­ WOMEN'S COATS: Look for the first coat sales be a problem. "We in the labor movement have tion has been observed in wholesale commodities as of the year on Columbus Day, with increasing cutThe development of iron-clad; often said that America's best market speculators sought to take advantage of the price offers thereafter. Judging from one survey, weapon in the worldwide struggle Viet Nam conflict. But in general, the largest single if there's anything America's housewives need, it's ships and later steel.hulled and' for human freedom is America's factor behind the cost-of-living rise is meat prices. a good winter coat. The survey found that about steel masted vessels ended the lightning problem completely on own example. On that basis alone These are running about 10 percent higher than last —despite the perils in Viet Nam year. That fact provides a warning to watch meat half the women questioned had; not bought a coat merchant ships. ~ Yachts with and elsewhere—the prospects are buying carefully this year if you want to stay even. in four years or more, and 82 per cent had not wooden masts still carry lightning bought one in two years. protection however. brighter today than they have been Another pro'blem looming up-ahead Js the-whop­ for many years. Therearegood values available in cloth coats ping increases in shoe prices scheduled for this "This country is stronger, richer coming spring. Manufacturers have announced this; year due^ to the ftirther advancement of syn­ and freer than ever—better able shoes will go up $1 to $2 pair. They attribute thetic blends. One of the best buys, In this writer's to meet whatever challenge may the forthcoming increase to higher prices of hides oirfnion-, ir the-so-called "stadium coat" which has been improved in styling so that it is quite;; dressy arise. and leather. too. Stadium coats are available In the $50-$85 "And because of that, because Here are tips in October buying needs: range in 50 percent polyester and 50 rayon, lined America has again proved" that CHILDREN'S CLOTHING: The rapid .spread of with plush and with a plush or fur collar. In close democracy works, that the genius of a free people is equal to any "durable press" materials into various types of weaves such as garbardine, stadium coats also are problem, I am certain that the children's- garments makes available a genuine water-repellent enough to serve as raincoats. tides of freedom are on the rise money and work-saver for moderate-income fami­ THE CAR MARKET: Over a million 1965 cars Novelists are- always' writing throughout the world, as they have lies. In fact, this department sees little point in were still unsold in September even as the auto about the "leaden" skies of stormy buying any other kind of clothing for children, risen to new heights here at home." industry started to produce the 1960 models. This or adults for that matter. days at sea. Experimenters- at offers car seekers an opportunity to get reduced Other Labor Day radio address­ That is, if you buy the right kind of "durable Stanford' University have now de­ es were made by AFL-CIO Vice prices on the 1965 models, although not all types Presidents Walter P. Reuther ort press" or "permanent press" garments. These are or makes are available in the annual model-year veloped a" stainless steel beach the ABC network; George M. Har­ made of fabrics which are treated and then baked clearance. and windless waves to go with the rison on the Mutual network, and to keep wrinkle-free and keep their press and FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: Beef prices will leaden sky. Their ptupose Is to Joseph A. Beirne over the Colum­ creases even through machine laundering. But if level off this fall as supplies Increase seasonally, learn more about wave action to the fabric is all cotton, the curing process tends to bia System. although prices will remain above a year ago. Look better forecast hazardous condi­ Reuther declared that the "great weaken the fiber. The most satisfactory type is a for better values in hamburger and meats for challenge" before the family of blend of cotton with polyester fiber (Dacron, Kodel, stewing, due to heavy slaughter of cows. Supplies, tions at sea. man "is the decision to use the Fortrel, etc.). The synthetic polyester adds strength. of fed beef, which provide the higher grades of The windless waves are gener­ Well-made garments of such blends do keep their steak and roasts, are smaller. Best values are ated by a piston mechanism in a power of the 20th Century techno­ logical revolution for his peaceful pre.ss in laundering, and do not need ironing, in broilers and turkeys, with both in heavy supply this 115-foot glass-walled tank in the purposes and not for his self-de­ this department's experience. year. Another cost-cutter is the current big pro­ University's Hydraulics Labora­ struction." Often such garments are made of 65 per cent duction of cheeses, which can help replace some tory. The sloping beach at one Dacron and 35 cotton, or 50-50 Kodel and cotton. of the meat in your family's menus. Responsibility Pointed Out end of the tank is simulated by "Durable press" now is available in boys' and men's stainless steel lathe shavings in America must a.ssume the re­ Get New Consamer Book Free slacks and shirts, and girls' blouses and dresses. metal baskets. sponsibility" to provide political This year's yearbook of the U.S. Agriculture The prices are reasonable enough. For example, and moral leadership to shift the If necessary, realistic wind Department is devoted entirely to very-useful con­ waves can be produced also by. world power struggle from a nu­ boys' and men's durable-press slacks of 65-35 clear arms race to a "positive polyester and cotton are available in the $5-$6 price sumer information. It is called "Consumers All." means of a fan that can generate contest" between competing social range, and shirts, at $3-$5. Girls' jumpers and Even at the price of $2.75 charged by the Govern­ winds up to 50 miles-an-hour. systems, Reuther said. He ex­ dresses, even with pleats that need no ironing, are ment Printing Office (Washington, D.C. 20402), t'his The experimenters hope that 496-page hard-cover book is a bargain. pressed confidence that "our sys­ being offered in the $8-$ll range. knowledge they may gain on how tem of freedom, built around the In buying such wash-and-wear garments, look for But you probably can get a free copy from your waves are built up and break upon values of the worth and the dig­ good construction too. especially smooth seams with Congressman if you act quickly. All members of the shore may someday be put to nity of each human being, will be good overlap. Some of the cheaper wash-and-wear Congress have a number of the yearbooks for free practical use in forecasting storms equal to the challenge!" shirts and blouses made of synthetic blends tend distribution. Write to^ your Representative for a at sea-and designing better ships, copy. harbors and breakwaters. Harrison held out the hope that to pucker at the seams. • • J? • 1 i **. October Buying CaJendar Stainless Steel Keaeb To Aid Wm Studies �SSMFAMMiS L0€ rage NIeeleea Notify Union On LOG f/MI As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to ail SIIJ: Ships as well' as to numerous clubs, bars isnd other overseas ^ots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calliqg all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next jiorL Similarly, the seamen's dubs jget various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Aug. 22—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Alfred J. Severe. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate requested crew to be quiet as some of the crewmembers as*- sleeping. It was discussed that everyone should work together at fire and boat drills. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), wAug. 21—Chairman, V. J. Schrage; Secre­ tary, J. w. Sumpter. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to all department delegates, also vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well -done. Crew requested to be silent as crewmem­ HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Aug. 18—Chairman, E. J. Thibodeaux; 'Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother Stevens to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. $3.25 in ship's fund. No beef reported by department delegates. Discussion on keeping natives out of midship house. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Aug. 15—Chairman, Charles P. Moore; Secretary, John R. Johnson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Temporary ship's delegate resigned. Brother Herbert E. Collins, elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Aug. 22—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ tary, W. P. Rinehart. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. bers off watch can't sleep with the noise. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. IS—Chairman, Leo Wills; Secretary, John Doyle. Discussion about the three fans that were re­ ceived out of the five that were promised. $50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Motion made to have new washing machine installed. Also have T.V. repaired. COLORADO (Waterman), Aug. 28— Chairman, Richard Vaughn; Secre­ tary, J. Prestwood. Ship's delegate reported most repairs have treen made. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Discussion on crewmem­ bers being improperly dressed when coming into messhall. Crew requested not to pick ice off coils in crews re­ frigerator so as not to puncture coils. PONCE (Sea-Land), Aug. 24—Chair­ man, N. Bentz. 8 and C card men asked to report to patrolman concern­ ing time spent on ship. $1.83 in ahip's fund. No beefs or OT dis­ puted in any department. HASTINGS (Waterman), Aug. 15— Chairman, James Du Bose; Secretary, John Wells. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Repair list to be made up and turned into department heads. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to amend retirement plan, to raise the $150 month to $300, with 15 years basic seatime, regardless of age, or 20 years regardless of age. Motion made that UF>on the death of a retired member, one-half of his $150 a month be paid to his widow as long as she does not re-marry. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. . ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Aug. 14—Chairman, Billy Brewer; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Discussion on OT draw during voyage, headquar­ ters to contact company and Cap­ tain concerning same. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made to have 15 years sea time on SIU contract vessels for retire­ ment, regardless of age. PUERTO RICO (Motorships of Pu­ erto Rico), Aug. 28—Chairman, W. M. Janisch; Secretary, JL Aragones. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. Contact patrolman about cleaning and recementing water tanks. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for excel­ lent job. Vote of thanks to ordinary seamen for good sanitary work done. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Aug. 15 — Chairman, Angelic Meglio; Secretary, Leoncio Calderon. Ship sailed short two men, one man hospitalized in Miami. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew asked to re­ turn cups to sink. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. T.V. antenna to be fixed. MERRIMAC (OrienUI Exporters), Aug. 1—Chairman, L. P. Hagman; Sec­ retary, Ken Hayes, ship's delegate extended vote of thanks to crew for making his job easy. Steward de­ partment reported that beef on linen will t>e taken up with patrolman on arrival. Vote of thanks to radio op­ erator for communication on strike information. DEL NORTE (Delta Steamship), Aug. 24—^Chairman, Robqrt Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Some disputed OT in Deck department. $278.48 in ship's fund. Crew is asked to replace foods used by them at night. HURRICANE (Waterman), August 1 —Chairman, J. A. Browne; Secretary, R. Hannibal. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. Deck dele­ gate reported that there are several hours disputed OT beefs in his de­ partment. He also stated that the crew is dissatisfied with the way the chief mate is running the deck de­ partment, and the very unsanitary conditions he is creating resulting in safety hazards. Company safety di­ rector will be contacted upon arrival in New Orleans, La. Vote of thanks was extended to the Ship's delegate and to the steward department. . RACHEL V (Vantage Steamship), Aug. 28—Chairman, Leon E. Foskey; Secretary, Robert Aumiller. Brother Parker S. Holt was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion was held on the fujjiigation of the ship after unloading the lumber. D. Wagner, ship's (ielegate aboard the Elizabethport (Sea-Land Service) reports that the crew has initiated a raffle to raise money to repair the TV. At last report, all chances were sold and the decks were buzzing with rumors of the outcome. "At this point, it's anyanybody's ballgame," says savs^^ Brother Wagner. "Even the cheese .makes the toaster difficult Duty has been won by the follow­ prize is mystery. Nobody to clean .property. Seafarers have ing .galley crews: knows wbat it Is jret, but it's sure to be a dilly. We figure that ^a raffle is the best way to r.aLse money. Every­ body is willing to take a chanee," Wagner asserts. 'ffi«8ide s, the boys are anxious for the TV to get b a c.Ji on the beam. They've Wagner been missing some of their favorite programs. Wagner was too modest to mention the fact that be received a vote of thanks from the entire crew for his job as -delegate. "Brother Wagner did a bang-up juh," said Meeting Secretary R. MlLs, the Seafarer who passed along the Information. 4" t 4" Meeting Chairman L. P. Hagman reports that the crew of the Merrimao (Oriental Export) ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the ship's radio operator for keeping them informed on the latest devel­ opments during tlie recent mari­ time strike. "He was extremely cooperative and kept us up on the latest news at an inconvenience to himself," Hagman says. 4 4" 4" According to ship's meeting chairman W. W. Perkins aboard the Alice Brown (Bloom field Steamship), the crew voted a spe­ cial acknowledg­ ment of thanks to the steward department for the fine SIU job they have done to date. All the Perkins men aboard praised the quality of the fine food turned out by the chief cook and baker. The third cook also came in for a large portion of praise, especially for the terrific vegetables he put on the table. "Even by SIU standards," says Brother Perkins, "the job turned In by the Alice Brown galley gang was outstanding. It was a real pleasure sailing with them." 4" 4 4" Something has been toasting and roasting aboard the Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). De­ spite the summer heat. It's not the men that are burning, and It's not the sun that's behind It all. It seems that the men have tumbled on to a device for making snacks a little tastier and more appealing. What they have been doing is, taking ordinary cheese sandwiches, putting them into the toaster, and, before you can turn around—out comes grilled cheese sandwiches. But since the melted been artced :to cool their culinary imaginations. Rubbing their stom­ achs ajid already mournfully rem­ iniscing about the good old days when bread was toast and cheese was melted, crewmembers say that they will comply. "Too had" says ship's delegate W. Powell. "But who -knows, maybe they'll think of smnething else. Those hoys are plenty Inventive." 4 4 4 Retired Seafarer Fred Harvey passes along his regards to all his Union buddies. Brother Har­ vey is making a land voyage around the country. His intention is to stop and visit all the places of his youth. "Memory is a funny thing," he says. "I just feel I have to see all those places again. 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) are having dif­ ficulties with their movie pro­ jector, according to delegate Peter Gonzalez. "Our projector broke down before we docked at Rio de Janiero," he re­ ports. "But we were imable to Gonzalez get the projector repaired -because It would have taken too long to get a special customs pass to get the machine ashore. Since we could not get anyone to come aboard to make the repairs, we still have two films that we have not yet been able to see. We are thinking of put­ ting our projector on a 'pool', Gonzalez says. "At any rate, we'll inquire and see what the best deal is." 4 4 4 In another shipboard election, E. W. Nicholson was elected to the ship's delegate post aboard the Portmar (Calmar Steamship). Brother Nicholson is the right man for the job," declares meeting chairman Lester Lapham. "He'll make a fine ship's delegate." 4.4 4 Topa Tops (Waterman Steam­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ ship), Mount Washington (Victory Carriers), Del-Mundo (Delta Line), Ocean-Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). Fanwood (Waterman), La Saiie (Waterman), Dei. Aires. (Delta), Steel Scientist (Isthmian), Les Angeles (S e a - L a n d), Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). 4 4 4 Meeting secretary J. W. Sumpter of the Natalie (Maritime Overseas) reports that the crew has awarded an all-hands vote Of thanks to each and every dele­ gate aboard. "The delegaes of each department each did a terrific SIU job," S umpter announces. It Sumpter makes a voyage that much easier and more pleas­ ant when the delegates' are on their toes and there is a real apirit of cooperation throughout the crew. Also, Brother Sumpter re­ ports, "the crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for their hang up job on this run." 4 4 4 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Ponce (SeaLand) awarded a special vote of •thanks to the members of the ship's steward department. "The galleymen did a terrific job under trying and adverse conditions," reports meeting chairman H. Bentz. Seafarers aboard the Overseas Rose (Maritime Overseas) have turned their hands to interior dec­ orating. Crewmembers are blinking and shaking their heads in sur­ prised disbelief at the face lifting job that the vessel is undergoing. One of the brightest spots newly in sight is the colorful set of cur­ tains that now graces the mess hall. "Looking good," is the considered opinion of Leo F, Mills, ship's dele­ gate. "It's always nice to see the hoys take an interest in the ship's appearance, and when an SIU crew takes a hand, there is nothing that they cannot do," Mills said. The hoys sailing aboard the Steel 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Rio Grande Director (Isthmian) report that they have elected W. A. Walsh to (Oriental Exporters) regretfully an­ nounce the death the ship's delegate post. "Brother of Brother HosWalsh was chosen by popular ac­ tetter. Brother clamation," announces meeting Hostetter died chairman T. C. Jones. "We all while the Rio agree that he's the man to handle Grande was cross­ the post." ing the Interna­ 4 4 4 tional Date Line, Chow time is pleasure time any­ and he was buried time an SIU galley crew Is man­ at sea. "He was a ning the messhall. Big bellies and fine shipmate, and Reosko big smiles are the mark of an he sailed in the SlU-cooked meal. This week's true SIU tradition," repoits ship's Seafarer's Gold Medal Galley delegate A. Reasko. "All the men Award for Chow and Service are going to miss him. Services on Above and Beyond the Call of board were attended by all hands." TO BURuy. B/azy •riMB ME SEES PISH ME SETS -!& THIHKIN(5 OF M/S OU> UOMB — MAMm -me MeiSMAmf �Par* Tireatr SEAFAMERS lOG Seafarers Carry The Mail For Brave Amateur Sailor "When I saw that tiny red sail bobbing off the starboard bough, I thought that I was dreaming," says Seafarer Epifanio Rodriguez, one of the first SIU orewmemberi aboard the Steel Vendor to spot Robert Manry's 13%-foot sailboat Tinkerbelle in the middle of the North Atlantic recently. "We were miles from the sight of land," Rodriguez says. "Nothing that small should have been anywhere near us." Apparently Rodriguez and hie shipmates weren't the only ones shaken up. Manry recently stunned the entire world with his recordbreaking, 78-day solo crossing of the Atlantic. Most people didn't think that the valiant little Tinkerbelle was capable of completing the harrowing 3,200-mile voyage. "We didn't know what to make of sighting him," Rodriguez says. "Most of the men thought that he was lost or adrift. The first engi­ neer tried to throw him a line. The captain asked whether he was In need of assistance. We all figured he was in trouble of some kind." But Manry refused all aid. Seafarers Jesus M. London (I) and Epifanio Rodriguei read Laughing, he told the SIU crew last issue of LOG for latest details on Robert Manry's record' that he was a month out of Boston and that his destination was Fal­ breaking Atlantic crossing. Rodriguez met Manry when mouth, England. his vessel, the Sfeef Vendor, pulled aongsid* the now famous "I couldn't believe it," Rodriguez Tinkerbelle in mid-oce^n. says. "I thought ho was either kid­ "1 was watching TV with my wife ding or crazy. Some of the crew requested us to mail some letters thought that he was raving from for him. We passed him the bag when suddenly there was Manry and he passed his mall. Including landing In England. I had told my sun and exposure." a letter to the captain and crew wife about running Into him at sea Heavy Seas explaining his voyage and marking and we were both surprised as all The Steel Vendor lost three his course." heck that he did It. I thought fM" hours trying to get alongside the sure that he'd go under." When the Tinkerbelle and the tiny Tinkerbelle In very heavy seas. Steel Vendor parted, Manry took Most of the Steel Vendor crew "The weather was very rough," pictures of the freighter and wished was of Rodriguez's opinion. Only Rodriguez says, "and there were the Seafarers aboard the best of one single Seafarer disagreed. heavy seas. The caiptain wanted to luck." "The first engineer waa laying pull alongside to make sure that "1 don't understand it," Rodri­ odds that Manry would make it," Manry wasn't lost." guez says. "There he was trying to Rodriguez recalls. "The engineer Finally directly alongside, Man­ cross the Atlantic in that little was from Boston and he said that ry asked for a course reading. He splinter, and he was wishing us any sailor setting out from "Beanwanted to be on 43, but he was on good luck. He was the one who town" could complete any voyage 41—two points off. needed the luck and we were the he set his mind to. Boy, was that "We gave him the reading," re­ ones who should have been taking engineer proud when we learned that Manry made port." ' ports Rodriguez, "and he corrected pictures." his course. All and all, he was pret­ About one month later, Manry Oddly enough, Rodriguez and ty close." landed his tiny sailboat In Fal­ the rest of the Steel Vendor crew In establishing communications, mouth, England, where he received ran into another ocean-going sail­ the Steel Vendor herself had to al­ a hero's welcome from 20,000 boat on their run. While passing ter course in the rough North At­ cheering onlookers, including his through the Suez Canal, they wife and 14-year-old daughter. came across a small French sail lantic. that had made Its way from France Tinkerbelle Time Rocking And Rolling to India. "We were out of Alicante and still can't believe that he made headed for New York," Rodriguez it,""1Insists Summer Sailors the shooked Rodriguez. relates. "As far as 1 can determine, "It's hard enough making that "This one had an easier time of the Tinkerbelle was less than 3 North Atlantic crossing in a full It," Rodriguez says. "The boat days out of Boston — but that's figuring by steamship time, not sized ship, much leas a rowboart was about 18-feet long and was with a sail. The Atlantic gets pretty carrying a three man crew—one Tinkerbelle time. There's a big rough. In fact, Rodriguez remem­ of whom was a woman. As they difference. Manry was out about a bers, "it was blowing pretty hard passed through the Canal, we month." when the Tinkerbelle and the could see them drinking beer and Offered provisions and assistance, Steel Vendor parted company. For­ taking the sunshine. 1 wouldn't Manry would accept only a small, tunately, the wind was in his favor. have minded being along on that waterproof bag which he used to But you should have seen that lit­ one myself," he laughs. transfer some mail from the Tink­ tle boat rocking and rolling on the As for Manry's voyage, Rod­ erbelle to the Steel Vendor. waves." riguez is glad that he missed that "We asked him again if he need­ Rodriguez was home when he one. "I've been a member of the ed or wanted anything," says Rod­ learned of Manry's successful land­ SIU for six years and I intend to riguez. "He refused all help but ing. keep right on doing all my sailing aboard SIU ships," he says. Seafarer Did It Rodriguez and a fellow Seafarer Jesus M. Landron—a 24-year vet­ eran of the deck department— recalled that an SIU brother made the Atlantic crossing on two sepa­ rate occasions in a small sail. "His first name was Ollie," Landron recalls, "but I can't reniember his last name. He sailed with me oh the Robin Trent. 1 know he niiade the Atlantic at least twice,^ and both times in sailboats under 20-feet long." Rodriguez is impressed, but still not tempted. "1 heard about Ollie," he says. "But that stuff is definitely not for me." Septenbw 1T« IfffB lOO-A-RHYTHM. Seascape By Bob Lee I remember that last day tee spent on the beach, October had darkened the sand. The water teas hard, reflecting the eky. You played with a shell In yowr hand. Your friend waited alone by the car. The wind teas tossing her hair, I saw it blowing dark and wild. Though her arms and neck were bare:. The sky bloodied the horizon. Two fishermen stood on the shore. You tossed the shell away, and said, "I don't love you anymore." "The fishermen stood quiet. A boat passed out in the bay. You kicked at that rough brown sand. And moved two steps away. It was already almost evening. Winter was in the air. Seaweed littered the barren beach, I could smell the salt in your hair. In the distance, your friend was waving, A gull wheeled in the sky. You followed the bird's arcing circle. With a casual lift of your eye. "It's cold, but it's only October," I said. You shook your head and smiled. Then turning, you looked away again. We were quiet for a while. (All afternoon I'd been waiting, For you to tell me you were going away. Watching the sun grow pale in the sky. Like a bitter circle of crumbling clay.) "Only October," I said again. You shivered and closed your eyes, "We'd better go back, it's getting late." I wondered if you'd cry. All the way back to the boardwalk. Our feet sank into the sand. Making each step a slow-motion frame. From a nightmare film caravan When we got to the car, you stumbled, I caught your arm as you felU Your friend laughed and eagerly asked, "Did you bring me back any shells?" SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Sept. 1 — Chairman, Bocco Matarangoloi Sec­ retary, Julio Evani. Brother Raul Iglesias to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. The raising of a ships fund was suggested. Car-deckmen ask for a warning system to be in­ stalled, especially In bad weather. Whistle warning system suggested. meeting held (July 28, 1965). The chief engineer was to ration watar, he claims that the craw was wasting it. It is known that the faucets are in need of repair. Chief englneor claims he will not pay OT. Ship's delegate has taken this matter up with the captain; the captain fesls that the chief engineer is only trying to aggravate the crew. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Aug. 15—Chairman, H. Longzynski; Secre­ tary, J. a. Lakwyk. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Herbert Longzynski was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Request made that communications and head- STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, Wallace; Secre­ tary, Tom Gordon. Ship's delegate re­ ported that alleyways, toilets and showers should be kept clean at ail times, also control the roaches in the crew quarters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be left clean after usa and ready for the next user. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about hot water pressure on washing machine. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Aug. 22 — Chairman, M. Laureanoi Secretary, C. James. Ship sailed short four men. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion was mad* to throw left over food stored in ic* box longer than two days. Had dis­ cussion about baker not wanting to work OT. quarters report be sent to Bombay, India. KySKA (Waterman), Aug. 23—Chair­ man, W. R. Kleimoia; Secretary, Ray Hodges. 58 In ship's fund. No beefs reported, by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. Motion made to see patrolman about condition of lifeboats. See patrolman about ice-box latches needing re­ pairs. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Aug. 29— Chairman, Harold Long; Secretary, Al­ fred 0. Allain. Some disputed OT in deck department otherwise every­ thing is OK. The washing machine pump needs fixing, will take matter up with the chief engineer. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), Aug. 22—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secre­ tary, G. Lothrop. $32 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have ship fumigated. Crew was asked to re­ place their cots and not to leave them on the deck. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), Aug. 27—Chairman, 0. Wagneif Secretary, R. Mills. Money was col­ lected to have TV repaired. The water cooler In the lower passageway needs repairs. Crew requests another fan be installed in same passageway. Ship sailed short 2 men this trip. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate. Crew asked that the night lunch be changed to cold beef and cold pork. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 18—Chairman, John Homer; Sec­ retary, G. Trosclair. Brother Homer elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Motion made to have ship fumi­ gated for roaches and rats. Special CANTIGNY (Cities Service), July 30 —Chairman, Michael 'Doherty; Secre­ tary, John P. Forsythe. Ship is short of utensils, cups etc. for meal set­ ups. All beefs to be brought up to Skipper by delegates. �U. lt« SBAFAREmS rw« LOG •'Barna Seafarers Find Indian Voyage Lacks Spice By William Calefato Take a hefty sack of butterbeans, add a pinch of black pepper, stir in some spicy red ketchup; then sprinkle liberally with homesickness, a Far Eastern run, and an SIU crew sailing out of Mobile. That recipe is bound to produce a heck of a Seafaring yarn espe­ cially if the ship concerned 4happens to be the Rachel V drink champaigne in a ship's mess- solved. bound from Mobile, Alabama hall. to Madras, India. Most of the Mobile crew aboard the Rachel V could trace their ancestry back to the hardy pioneer stock that cleared the wilderness and settled the American Colonies 300 years ago. So, when somebody opened a bottle of ketchup and the compressed gas escaped with a noise like an exploding cannon, no one was frightened—only cu­ rious. An oiler put a quick stop to guesses about a blown gasket be­ low. No. This noise in the mess hall was differ­ ent. And it couldn't have been somebody opening a bottle CdefcrtO o f champaigne, because—^well, because they dom't A quick inspection of the ket­ chup supply revealed that preced­ ing crews had used most of the contents of each bottle. Then the near-empty bottles were put back in the messhall cabinet and for­ gotten. No one knew the differ­ ence because, from the outside, the bottles still looked full. Pop, Hiss, Whoosh But, in time, the tomato acid formed a gas within the bottles. This gas became so compressed that a loud pop ensued when the cap was demoved, followed by a hiss. Anyway, the crew reasoned, maybe the steward could replen­ ish the ketchup stores in India. That is if they made ketcup in India. Or If they even raised t'maters In India. Peppery Crew Meanwhile, another problem arose. There was only white paper on the tables. No Spicy black pepper. Perhaps an ordinary crew could make due with white pepper. But not a Mobile crew. Mobilians are raised on the rip snortin' black sneezin' kind. The steward promised to get some black pepper in India. But The ship's delegate promised the gentle disposition of the na­ that something would be done to tive Mobilians began gradually to rectify the situation. The steward smoulder. was summoned and, after weigh­ Here it was, only a week out of ing the facts, he said: "Well, if it's Mobile, and the crew was facing no good, toss it over the side." the grisly fate of going all the way The immediate dilemma was to Madras and Calcutta without enough ketchup—or black pepper. The breakfast eggs and potatoes always tasted better with ketchup —and black pepper. And suppose the steward put hamburgers on the menu? Can't eat hamburgers without ketchup—or black pepper. The Mobilians resigned them­ selves. Nothing could be done out at sea. But on arrival at Madras —ahh, perhaps . . . Jelly Yes, Jam No Seafarers on the Rachd V liked Sfax. It Is a neat, clean port and the natives were very courteous to visitors. Tho building In the background Is a museum. "But," Brother Calefato, explains, "My wanderlust was very strong In Sfax and I didn't get a chance to visit many of the historic buildings." Thanks Union For Pension To the Editor: I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Union for the $150 monthly fits see to it that we are pro­ tected and safe. Not having to worry about bills and financial pressures at this stage of the game is a Godsend. With the Union benefits behind me, I. know that it will be smooth sailing from here on in. Fraternally yours, J. D. Pearson 4. 4^ ^ Then one morning it was dis­ covered that there was no more strawberry jam. Marmalade and Jelly, yes, but no strawberry jam. Mobilians can live without ket­ chup, even without black pepper. But strawberry jam—why that's like being deprived of corn bread, or grits. Unbearable. Mobilian fury comes slowly and surely, like a stalking bobcat. The crew immediately rushed to the storeroom to check the state of the most essential staple of an Alabama diet. Grits. Grits? Well, there was enough grits, the steward thought. But this was a Yankee steward. The Mobilians were wary. l%at first hectic week of the voyage to India brought the usual talk about borne and family. The mess hall chats were full of the expectation of being back-in Mo­ bile in time for the early June har­ vest. The butterbeans would be ready. And so would the collard AB Carl Pierce (i.) and AB William Lee relax on deck as the Rachel V lies off Sfax, Tunisia. Both Pierce and Lee are from Mobile, Alabama, as were the majority of Rachel V crewmembers. The Alabamans displayed typical southern patience and forbearance during the sometimes trying voyage. greens and other native Alabama dreds—^but the Seafarers concen­ vegetables. trated on only one. Com bread. "Boy, I'll be back just right for Whenever someone offered a those luscious butterbeans," said recipe for good cornbread, some­ one messman in a tone that echoed one else said that he had a better with nostalgic ectasy. "And those one. Corn bread recipes were ex­ collard greens will be fresh cut on changed that had been in families liie plate. Man, give me a plate of since the pioneering days. It made those collard greens and butter­ the Mobile boys feel closer to beans, and I don't want anything home. else." Mobilians live close to nature. From the shadows a voice The simple things of life are treas­ drawled: "Keep talking, boy. I'm just itching to get back to my corn ures to these men who have not stalks. Timin' it just right. Be yet lost their close association to back for that old June harvest. Get the soil. They maintain their asso­ me a great big batch of mustard ciation with things that grew from the land, and with the wild ani­ greens and ..." mals that they ti-ack as hunters. And so it went. Every member 'Bania Rebels of the crew dreamed of something to go home to. Butterbeans and The Seafarers manning the collard greens were more than jusjj Rachel V both proved and dis­ plants to them. They were sym­ proved many fables concerning the bols of the land that had nurtured crews that sail out of Mobile. Most them, on which they lived and of the Rachel V's Mobilians didn't where they had grown up. And it even mind being called "rebels." was the ocean that separated the "Hell," they admit with a ready Seafarers from their home. smile, "that's what we are. Why The edibles that were discussed should we mind?" were all of the natural kind—all Their most outstanding quality crops that the crew had sown and harvested with their own hands. is the quiet patience with which Com products were an especially they face all hardships, including popular topic of conversation. No perhaps the worst in the sailing one knows how many foods are profession—being in want of the produced from corn—perhaps hun- simple things in life while on the high seas, far from home. Seafarer Thanks SIU Brothers AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the iuritcr. Names will be withheld upon request. pension check that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. My wife and I are especially grateful for the help we have received in our hospital and doctor bills for the past six months. The SIU pensions and bene­ To the Editor: I wish to thank all the SIU crewmembers aboard the Rio Grand and express my apprecia­ tion for the help they extended to me when I was laid up in Sfax, Tunisia and forced to miss the Rachel V. It certainly is a pleasure and an honor to be associated with Union memb«<s like ours. In the SIU, the fraternity of the sea is a reality. Fraternally years, Andrew Reasko Natlve Tunisians go about their business In the shadow of tho Casbah Wall. Many SIU veterans will remember that in tho old days it was wise to enter the Casbah only with a reliable "pilot." "Now," reports Brother Calefato, "all comers are greeted with a smile, even when languages are mutually misunderstood." The nearer they got to Madras, the nearer they would be to home, the Alabama crew calculated. To be happy in India is a rare re iction among most Seafarers. And yet many of the Mobilians ex­ plored the city with a zest that old Seafarers like Magelan and Columbus must have experienced when they have made their dis­ coveries. Even in Calcutta, the crew found time and place enough for enjoyment. Straight Dope Then something awful happened. It was not just one of the daily rumors you constantly hear > n tramp ships. This was the "straight dope from topside." The Rachel V was not returning to Mobie after all. It was heading for North Africa. , Disaster. And yet, if this h.M not occurred, it probably would never have come to light that Mo­ bilians are gifted with that rare power called "built-in morale." �SEAFARERS Pa*e Twenty-iy® LOG All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Christine Pose, born July 28, Bryan Manuel, born August 9, John Riddle, born July 12, 1965, to the John A. Riddles, New Or­ 1965, to the Ervin Manuels, Ober- 1965, to the James L. Poses, Point Clear, Ala. lin. La. leans, La. •fc 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Danny Leon Shaper, born July Randall Witherington, bora April Steven Sorensen, born July 13, 13, 1965, to the Robert H. Wither- 8, 1965, to the Danny L, Shapera, 1965, to the Ejvind Sorensens, Chickasaw, Ala. Brooklyn, New York. ingtons. Daphne, Ala. 4 Danilo Benitez, Jr., bom July 12, Francis Floyd Cain, born June 20, David Langlols, born January 19, 1965, to the Gary V. Cains, Mobile, 1965, to the Danilo Benitezs, 1965, to the Eugene W. Langlols, Tampa, Fla. Ala. Duluth, Minn. - 4 4 William Raley, bora August 6, Dean Kidd, born June 24, 1965, Annette Marie Valladares, born to the Gerald R. Kidds, Baltimore, 1965, to the Marion J. Raleys, Dau­ June 9, 1965, to the Claude Valla­ phin Island, Ala. Md. dares, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Roy L. Seals, bora June 18, 1965, Trudie May Miller, born July 27, Karl Norman, born May 24, 1965, • 1965, to the Gerald D. Millers, Al­ to the Howard L. Seals, New Or­ to the Ragner H. Normans, Livonia, leans, La. pena, Mich. Mich. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leonard Schlau, born July 22, Mila Serrano, born July 5, 1965, Rose Marie DeDominicis, born to the Felix L. Serranos, San Fran­ 1965, to the Leonard A. Schlaus, Buffalo, New York. cisco, Calif. July 30, 1965, to the Francisco De­ 4 4 4 Dominicis, New Orleans, Louisi­ 4 4 4 Charles Makarewicz, born July ana. Deborah Groen, born June 1, 1965, to the Jacobus Groens, Mobile, 13, 1965, to the Richard R. Makare4 4 4 wiczs, Baltimore, Md. Ala. Migdall Espada, born June 20, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arthur Howse, born July 13, 1965, to the Generoso Espadas, Karen Blumlein, born July 30, 1965, to the Robert Blumleins, Mid­ 1965, to the Arthur Howses, Peto- Jersey City, New Jersey. skey, Mich. dle Village, New York. 4 4 4 Lorie Denlse Costine, born 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bridget Bishop, born June 16, August 3, 1965, to the Edward L. Russell Davis, born July 31, 1965, to the James W. Davis, Jackson­ 1965, to the George A. Bishops, Costines, Tampa, Florida. Fairhope, Ala. ville, FJa. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Edwin D. Whitehead, 42: Brother Byrd Olton Buzhee, 64: Brother Buzbee died of natural causes on Whitehead died of natural causes on July 18, 1965. July 22, 1965, at A member of the the New Orleans Union since 1958, USPHS Hospital. he sailed as a A member of the messman in the Union since 1945, steward depart­ he sailed in the ment. He was bur­ engine depart­ ied in the Long ment. He is sur­ vived by his wife Island National Cemetery, Long Nancy Elvira. Island, New York. Place of burial was the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hills­ He is survived by his wife V. Hazel borough County, Tampa, Florida. Whitehead. 4 4 4 Bobby Ray Norris, 34; Brother Norris died an accidental death on May 21, 1965. A member of the deck department, he joined the SIU in 1953. He was buried in the Mt. G i 1 e a d Church Cemetery, Cabarlus County, North Carolina. Surviv­ ing is his mother Mrs. Nellie Sellers. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mitchell Jackson Hinman, 67: Brother Hinman succumbed to heart failure on July 28, 1965, at the Nam Hospital, Nassawadox, Vir­ ginia. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1960. He is sur­ vived by his wife Carrie. Place of burial was the Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Virginia. John Rekstin, 71; Brother Rek4 4 4 stin died of accidental causes on Henry A. Anderson, 61; Brother July 29, 1965, at Anderson died of natural causes on Bellevue Hospital, June 23, 1965, at New York, N.Y. the King's County A member of the Hospital, Brook­ Union since 1938, lyn, New York. A he sailed in the member of the deck department. Union since 1939, He is survived by he sailed in the his friend Eliza­ engine depart­ beth Francen. ment. He was bur­ Place of burial ied in the Cedar was the Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Arlington, Virginia. Surviving is his sister Mrs. Virginia Newton. 4 4 4 Elmer Frederick Morris, 46: 4 4 4 Brother Morris died of injuries sus­ Aulsy Mansfield, 38; Brother tained in an acci­ Mansfield died of heart failure on dent on JLwe 17, April 27, 1965 at 1965, at the Gulf St. Mary's InfirmCoast Hospital, a r y, Galveston, Baytown, Texas. Texas. A member of the SIU since A member of the 1960, he sailed as Union since 1957, a millright. He is he sailed as a first survived by his assistant. He is Wife Julia Augsurvived by his ness Mansfield. wife Kathleen. Place of burial was the Forrest Place of burial Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, was the Calvary Cemetery, Galves­ ton, Texas. Texas. ^ptember 17/iMS All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU mea in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Boles, Jr. Robert Burton C. R. Coumas Earl Cronsell Richard Donovan D. Fols B. Gibson Clifton Goodwin J. Hilton T. Humal William F. Jordan Edward Lee J. A. Mitchell D. K. Moller Oliver Myers J. G. Napoleonis . J. Novak Kurt Olsen Chas. w. Palmar S. Pereira T. Pereira J. P. Polsney Jose Rodriguez R. Roeder W. G. Schoenbum F. Soils W. Sudnick J. E. Townsend D. Trevlsano C. Triantaflllo Carl Wayne Arthur Wllfert USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN T. Ahmed Francis Anderson Theodore Bills Raymond Connolly Bill Cowan Paul Jones George Koehler Marcus Langston John McCllnton John Macko All Mohamed James NIchol Ferris Oakley L. Pluff Henry Stryczek S. K. Shiflett Albert Spooner Alfred Talaska USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Charles Copeman R. M. George H. Grove R. H. Henry W. C. Schaefer L. L. Williamson E. C. Veamans USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jerome Casper John Gurganus William T. Dough Alvin R. Mabe Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as t-eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to , require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges', trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-fiie committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If 'any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political ob.1ectives whichwill serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA C. C. Anderson Charles Hazelton Lawrence Bartlett Henry Jorgensen John R. Burku Charles H. Kath Joseph E. Gardner Nils S. Larsson John Colonna Leon D. Lucas Henry Dell'Orfano James Mooro Edward Fernandas P. R. Ojera R. E. Fisher George T. Wilson Johnny W. Givens Ding H. Woo Percy A. Gray USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA George E. Anuts Cleon Mixon Lucien Allaire Willis O. Moncrief Edward Brevier Charles L. Monks Gregory J. Burns Vincent Monte Ardell Burkett Hoke Massour John A. Buttimer Clarence Osbom Mallorv .1. Coffey Clarence Page Jose Deus P. J. Scanlan Leon Duhon R. G. Sheffield Edgar FreimanS E. R. Smallwuod James G. Gautreau Francis E. Smith Pieas T. Martin Francis N. Sperry R. A. Medicus T. C. Thompson Ethel Messonnier Rafael L. Torres Chas. J. Mitchell Frank Vivero John Misaki-^n Elaska Weems Edward L. Wells B. E, Pamell Earl L. Wicker John J. PoweK John Wynne Douglas Robbins R. M. Rutledge USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Edw. Broussard USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA S. J. Poole USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Anthony Roy Rayfield Lowell Bailey Harry Reynolds Floyd Barnett William Riddick M. Gillispie Joseph Sierko George Harris Earl Smith Daniel Hill Paul Strickland Charles Tyree Eric Johnson Nick Murtin Walter Walsh Andy Noah George Warren James Portway George Williams Anthony Zulinski Estiban Oquindo USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. S. Brinson F. Narte Rufino Felipe Homer Nichols Bain GIfford A. M. Palmqulst John Hales Raymond Ruppert Pedro Julio Lyn Sears Charles Lane USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH,TEXAS Willie Adcock Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibter Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN Paul Kolesnick R. VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK McCutheon Phillip VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF, R, Arsenautt VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen BROOKLYN STATE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Roberto Diaz Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author sigiiS ilia name. Unsignerl anonymous letter.s will oniv wind up in the waste-haskci If circumstances justify,, the LOG will withhold a signature on request �Septcttbcr lT; IMS Vac* Twcpfr-VfeiM SEAt^ARERS ZOG Schedule of Membership Meetings UNION SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings tor members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ., .... Oct. 8 ...Oct. 11 ...Oct 12 Detroit Houston New Orleans Oct. 13 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Mobile ^ » West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle On Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. •Wilmington Oct. 18 San Francisco Oct. 20 4- Great lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Sept. 20-2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Sept. 20—7 P.M. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phlla .Oct. 5—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) .. Oct. 5—5 P.M. Houston ... .Oct. 11—5 P.M. Norfolk Oct. 7—5 P.M. N'Orleans ...Oct. 12—5 P.M. Mobile Oct. 13—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINR RECION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month, in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Oct. 11 Philadelphia Oct. 12 Baltimore Oct. 13 Norfolk Oct. 14 TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Oct. Buffalo tSauit Ste. Marie .... . Oct. Duluth Cleveland Oct. Toledo 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4 t - "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) S> if - Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) if if S> H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4" t Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Seattle Oct. 22 S Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodi"-"' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the APL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) 4» United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York Oct. 4 Baltimore Oct. 6 Philadelphia Oct. 5 ^Houston Oct. 11 Mobile Oct. 12 New Orleans ........Oct. 13 • Mcatlnss hald at Laaor Tampla, Nawport Naws. t MaatIng hald at Labor Tampla, Sault Ita. Maria. Mich. t Maaling hald at Galvaston wharvat. if if if Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Did Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) if if if J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) if if if Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childerafl" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) if if if Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4» if .JEmpire State Bedding Co.' "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) if i, if Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) t it 4" White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America ^— Leon E. Foskey You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Bessie Foskey Murrell at 201 S. Mauldin Avenue, North East, Maryland 21901. if if if Raphael R. Maldonad You are requested to contact your children Raphael II, Emily Jayne, and Elizabeth Ann at 23123 EVERY MONTHS If Riiy SIU (hip has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters JACacSONVlLLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELfiin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler Si. FRanklin 7-3584 MOBIUE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacksun Ave. Tel 529-7546 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. DE 6-3838 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892 TAMPA 212 Hornson St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredg* Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 84 henrletta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent .. TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden. Agent .. ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W 2.5th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent ... 621-.5450 DEIROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco. Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. AIARIE Address mall to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6859 PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VIC®-PRES1DENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsez William* Al Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-014U DETROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacintb 8-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent .... WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent . . ELgin 3-0937 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEinlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Tug Firemen, linemen. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 Oilers ( Watchmen's Section PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th SL ASSISTANT DIRECrrOR Tohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 Tom Burns SAN FRANaSCO 350 Freemont St. 1644 W. Third St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent ttOugi.as 2-4401 ASHTABULA. 0 John Kero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 18 Portland St. SANTURCE PR 1313 Pernandez Juncos BUFFALO Stop 20 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 CHICAGO ESsex 5-9570 SEATTLE 250.5 1st Ave. Robert Affleck. Agent 1420 W. 25th St. Ted BahkowsU, Agent .. MAin 3-4334 CLEVELAND MA 1-5450 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. W Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent Jeff Gillette. Agent . 229-2788 DETROIT-TOLEDO 14595 Regina, WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Byron Kelly. Agent AUen Park. Mich. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 Great Lakes South Range, Wis. SECRETARY-TREASURER Ray Thomson. Agent... . Export 4-43S3 LORAIN. O. 118 E Parish St. Fred J. Famen Sandusky. Ohio ASSISTANT SECHETARV-TREASURER "arold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 Roy Bondreau MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. ALPENA 127 River St. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerman 4-6645 EL. 4-3616 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 219 Brady St. BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington John Bernard. Agent MElrose 2-8963 TL 3-9259 TOLEDO 2706 106th .=1. RA 6-4823 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. Owen Cone, Agent So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 Rivers Section CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar MAin 1-5450 L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7tb St. RAndolph 2-4110 Arthur Bendheim, Agent FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 99 Montgomery St. HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. HEADQUARTERS HEnderson 3-0104 River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Jersey City 2. NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Robert Matthews E. B. PuJver R. H. Avery BALTllWOhE.. 1216 E, Baltimoie Sit GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR EAstern 7.<"no Al Tanner NORFOLK 115 Third St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St 622-1892-3 EAstern 7-4900 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th BOSTON 276 State St DEwe: 0-38)8 Richmond 2-C140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn United Industrial Workers HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St EAstern 7-4900 WAlnut 83207 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave Brooklyn HYacintb 9-8600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8 3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 Marigold Avenue, Torranie, Cali­ MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. fornia. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. if if iPhone 529-7546 Richard Geiling NORFOLK IIS Third St. Phone 622-1892 3 You are asked to contact your PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St. wife Mary at 665 George Street, DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. San Francisco, California. Phone 229-2788 r if if if William Mastoukas You are requested to contact your sister Mrs. Mary Romano at 426 18th Street, West Brooklyn, New York. 4 4" J" Frank Flint Sr. You are asked to contact your son Frank Flint Jr. at 8 Hollyway Road, Mailey Pack, Maryland. ^ $1 Michael Iwasko, 1-46 You are requested to contact Mrs. Ernest Neville at High Street, New Boston, New Hampshire. if if Harvey M. Lee You are asked to contact Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews at 1704 Wardwood Drive, Mobile, Alabama, Phone: 479-9875. if if if Juan Tabisnla, ex-SS Midland You are requested to contact at­ torney John C. Brazil at 80 Wall Street, Suite 525, New York City, Telephone: HA 5-7688, Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of innoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The innoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their innoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another trip. �LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r - •; Foreign-Flag Crews Refuse To Carry U.S. Vietnam Cargoes Fifteen SIU Oldtimers Added To Pension Ranks The U.S. Government's reliance on the theory oi effective control as an assurance of being able to move vital cargoes Lowe Whitehursr Miller De La Pena Gallagher Gates in time of national emergency in spite of the declining capacity of the U.S. merchant^ Fifteen additional SIU veterans have joined the growing ranks of Seafarers already fleet, took a severe beating in sel, the Island Skipper, also refused enjoying the security of lifetime $150-monthly pension checks. The new pensioners are to carry American military cargo John O. Miller, 58, Thomas Lowe, 61, Guy Whitehurst, 62, Edward T. De La Pena, 73, Hugh recent weeks. to Vietnam. Gallagher, 39, Wiley B.>The first instance came when the Challenges Theory Gates, 74, George C. Curley, lina, he lives in Beaufort, N.C. He U.S. Defense Department put a The SIU, other maritime unions, 65, Richard Wilfred Tuggle, last sailed aboard the Kyska. cargo of badly-needed construction American shipowners and others equipment, material and general Ai-my equipment bound for Vietnam aboard the Mexican-flag freighter El Mecicano. The Mexican govern­ ment promptly ordered the cargo unloaded again, citing Mexican law which prohibits any Mexican ship from entering a war zone. The car­ go had to be unloaded and re-loaded aboard a Greek-flag vessel, the Stamatios S. Embiricos. No sooner had the cargo re-load­ ing begun however, when the Greek crew made it known that in spite of a $10,000 bonus which was of­ fered to them, they would not sail with a U.S. cargo bound for Viet­ nam. The cargo had to be unloaded once more, and this time placed aboard an American-flag vessel for delivery. are pointing out how these recent incidents make a mockery of the U.S. government's insistance that so-called effective control is truly effective. They have made clear that once a vessel la registered un­ der a "flag of convenience" and sails with foreign crews instead of American crews, there is no way of effectively controlling its use. The vessel, with its carrying capacity, can be denied to us and made avail­ able to our enemies at any time. The fact that the American mer­ chant marine has already been al­ lowed to decline to the point where it is unable to take care of Ameri­ can interesits—both military and commercial—is well-known. The defense Oepartment, which has consistently downgraded the necessity for maintaining a strong American merchant marine by pointing to what it called its ef­ fective controls of foreign flag ves­ sels and to air movements of mili­ tary supplies, is now apparently searching desiperately for ships, American-flag ships with American crews, to carry its cargoes. 62, Arthur Leroy Anderson, 72, Nord M. Pedersen, 70, George Flood, 60, Gervaise J. Babin, 69, Warren Heck, 63, Haakon J. Mourn, 59, and James F. Stump, 65. Curiey Miller joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Virginia and sailed as an AB. Born in North Carolina, he and his wife Nettie presently make their home in Baltimore, Maryland. He last sailed aboard the Alamar. Lowe sailed as a (Veckhand after joining the SIU in the port of Boston. A native of England, he now makes his bome in the city of Boston, Mass. His last ship was the Colorado. Whitehurst signed on with the SIU in the port of Baltimore where he sailed as an FWT in the engine department. Born in North Caro­ Only a few days later another military cargo bound for Vietnam wa;. held up when the crew of an­ other Greek-flag ship, the Marilena P, refused to put to sea with it. An American-flag vessel under charter to MSTS had to be diverted from other duties to take this cargo. In still another instance, the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ves- Cites Free World Ships In Viet Red Trade The Expert De La Pena sailed in the engine department after joining the Union in the port of Baltimore. A native of Spain, he presently makes his home in Baltimore with his wife Martha. His last ship was the Bethtex. Gallagher joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Texas, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ ment. Bom in Michigan, he lives in St. Ignace, Mich. He last shipped out aboard the Steel Age. Gates sailed as a member of the steward department after signing on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans. Born In Louisiana, Tuggle Anderson Senator Urges Action Against Ships Trading With Viet Reds WASHINGTON—^Pressure is building within Congress which may force the Administra­ tion to act against Free World shipowners who are hauling cargoes to Communist North Vietnam. Senators and Representatives are growing increasingly critical of the fact that the governments of our allies • continue to allow their mer­ months of this year. British-flag Reports have been cited that chant ships to carry vital sup­ vessels accounted for 60 percent Free World merchant ships carry Seafarer Bela Szupp (left) gives some free advice while Dan A. Brass lines up a shot on the shuffleboard table at the Balti­ more hall. Szupp, who sails in the steward depart­ ment and deckman Brass were at the Baltimore hall recently waiting for a iship. plies and equipment to North Viet­ nam which may be used against American soldiers fighting there. Protesting the fact that many of these merchant vessels also call at U.S. ports and that other ships flying the same flags are even car­ rying U.S. cargoes to South Viet­ nam, Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) made public a list of foreign-flag ships that have called at both North Vietnam ports and U.S. ports this year. Drafting Bill The Senator said he Is presently drafting a bill to ban all the ships of any company trading with North Vietnam from entering U.S. ports. He said he will introduce the bill despite opposition from Adminis­ tration leaders. Bayh pointed out that according to the list he had compiled. Free World ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six of these cargoes with Greek and Norwegian-flag ships next in line. Would Impose Ban The legislation proposed by Sen­ ator Bayh would establish a ban on these ships in U.S. ports, also similar to that imposed on ships trading in Cuba. Bayh reported that although British vessels lead, the list of Free World ships trading with North Vietnam, the British government recently asked Washington to re­ fuse a permit allowing an Ameri­ can firm to sell radio equipment to Indonesia. Britain presently has a beef with Indonesia. ". . . It seems rather inconsistent to me for the British to decry a potential American sale of goods to Indonesia when the British, more than any other nation, are guilty of .shipping goods to North Vietnam, a nation which is openly and flagrantly threatening world peace," Bayh said. about 45 percent of North Viet­ nam's seaborne imports and 85 percent of its exports. In addition to Bayh, Representa­ tive Paul Rogers (D. Fla.) has in­ troduced a bill (HR 6154) which if adopted would close United States ports to the ships of any nation that permits its merchant fleet to transport supplies to Communist North Vietnam. Calls For Boycott The Florida Congressman is also calling upon the State Depart­ ment to declare a boycott which would forbid the operators of these ships from carrying governmentgenerated cargoes. The SIU, the ILA and other maritime industry groups are sup­ porting passage of the Roger's bill. The ILA has pledged itself to boycott these vessels should they appear in any U.S. port from Maine to Texas. Pedersen Hood he makes his home in the city of Vivian, La. His last ship was the Del Santos. Curley joined the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York where he sailed as a mate. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he and his wife Minnie make their home in West New York, New Jersey. He last sailed for the New York Central Railroad. Tuggle sailed as a deckhand after joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Norfolk, Virginia. Born in Blackstone, Vir­ ginia, he lives in Trevillians, Virginia. He last sailed for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. Anderson signed on with the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in Chicago, 111., where he sailed as a linesman. Born in Illinois, he makes his home in Chicago. He last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Flood joined the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed as a member of the steward depart­ ment. A native of Bermuda, he and his wife Sarah presently make their home in New Orleans. His last ship was the Steel Scien­ tist. Pedersen sailed as a dredgeman BabIn Rech Mourn Stump after joining the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union in the port of Chicago. Born in Illinois, he lives in Chicago. He last sailed for the (Continued on page 17) � 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 September 17, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU MEMBERSHIP OKS NEW PACT WITH CO’S SIU PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER FOR NEW ORLEANS STORM VICTIMS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS LOSE LIVES IN SHIP BLAST SENATE UNIT SLATES HEARING OF 50-50 RULING ON RED WHEAT AFL-CIO POSITION ON SOVIET-BLOC WHEAT SHIPMENTS THE EVILS OF STRIKEBREAKING – A CURE PROPOSED DAMAGE HEAVY AS HURRICANE BETSY BATTERS NEW ORLEANS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS KILLED IN SHIP EXPLOSION SIU MEMBERSHIP RATIFIES NEW PACT WITH COMPANIES SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE URGES REPEAL OF 14B REPORT OF GREAT LAKES DISTRICT CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE U.S.-FLAG TANKSHIP FLEET IN 4TH PLACE, STILL FALLING U.S. DROPS PLAN TO BUY POLISH-BUILT FISHING BOATS MEASURE PROVIDING COLLEGE AID TO STUDENTS PASSES CONGRESS THE EVIL OF STRIKEBREAKING NEW YORK CITY EYES SEA FOR FRESH WATER SOURCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – KOBE WATERWAY TAX WILL HURT, STEEL TOWNS ARE WARNED SENATOR URGES ACTION AGAINST SHIPS TRADING WITH VIET REDS 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 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 09/17/1965 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. XXVII, No. 20 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log