http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bcda20b50c29e7560a792d4ec483bf68.PDF f1f316dfbcedb9de614fd7badf49a9ef PDF Text Text Vol. XXIX No. 23 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The Fate oMJJ. f 'he continued failure on the part of the Administration fq come up with a National maritime policy—in spife of almost three years of broken promises that such a program would be offered—has brought many Congressmen to the conclusion that the fate of the United States merchant marine rests in the hands of Congress. Members of both the House Merchant Marine and Fish' eries Committee and the Senate Merchant Marine and Fish' eries Subcommittee have long been disturbed by America's rapid decline on the oceans of the world. There are now indications that many members of Con­ gress have lost patience with White House delays and will move on their own before it is too late. Perhaps the new feeling on Capitol Hill about U.S. m^aritime is best illustrated by the recent statement of Senator E. L. Bartlett (D'Alaska) that "Wait we shall not. We probably will . . . have to move on our own." (See story on Page 2.) fleet Menaced by liquidation' If Slide Continues, Hall Warns Story Page 3 SlU Crew Fights Hurricane To Save 18 German Seamen Story Page 2 .V;55'; �Page Two SEAFARERS SlU-CrewedJasminaBuiksHurriiane To Rescue 18 German Seamen On a collision course with the eye of killer Tropical storm Chloe, and hmnpered by near-zero vis­ ibility, the crew of the SlU-contracted Jasmina last September 21 risked their lives in the rescue of 18 survivors from the sunken East German vessel M.S. Fiet Schulze. A continuing 24-hour search deck and had to be almost carried of the rough seas of Cape Finis- to be fatigue and exposure. to the warm rooms and clean beds. One of the Germans knew Eng­ terre, west of the Spanish main­ None were injured, however. land, resulted in the recovery by lish and acted as spokesman for the others. He said diere were at The survivors from the raft re­ the Jasmina of the bodies of three least two Itferafts in ttie area but ported that there was a second raft more of the German vessel's total that they may have drifted south with 10 men and the two women crew of 40 men and two women. in the wind. On this information, on it This was never found The women were among 24 miss­ the captain again changed course. even though a search pattern at ing and presumed drowned. The American tanker, sailing in reduced speed was worked out The dramatic rescue operation balast, was deep in the water and and the entire crew of the Jasmina began only hours after Captain difficult to handle in the heavy except those on watch in the en­ Robert MacAlvanah had changed weather. Her position had to be gine room—kept watch along with the Jasmina's course in an attempt determined strictly by dead reck­ some of the survivors throughout to get behind the hurricane and oning as the crew had had no the day and all during the stormy resume the "tanker's voyage from sights since 7 o'clock the previous night. Donges, France, to Trinidad. An At 6:45 on the morning of Sep­ S.O.S. was received from the Fiet night. tember 22, a life jacket with a A life raft was sighted at 11:47 Schulze at 9:20 a.m., but the mes­ man attached was spotted and an­ a.m. by the third mate and ordi­ sage ended abruptly before her ex­ other one seen a few minutes later. nary seamen Peter Sheridan and act position could be verified. David Nichols, and the entire The Jasmina, at the time in Re-altering course to the last given position of the sunken ship, crew responded immediately when a large oil slick, turned and came the Jasmina, owned by Delaware the captain sounded the general back to them. The sea was still very rough with high swells and Marine, Inc., reached the spot alarm. strong winds. For a whole hour MacAlvanah within 30 minutes while doubled AB Bobby Gillookouts kept sharp watch for life­ maneuvered the Jasmina, trying to leland, the second boats or survivors along the way. get her to the lee of the raft so the mate, the chief wind would blow it alongside. The At 10:49 Sea­ engineer and two farer Joe Pettus, men in the raft tried to paddle but of the German it was useless. After three round AB, spotted a mo­ survivors were tor lifeboat hold­ turns, during which the raft got lowered in the close several times but always ing six men off to No. 1 lifeboat and port. The survi­ drifted away again, the captain successfully re­ vors were hauled ordered the second mate to fire the Gilldand trieved the two aboard with some line-throwing gun. One wellbodies and difficulty but their placed shot put a line close enough brought them aboard. Visibility Pettus boat had to be to the raft so the 12 men aboard was barely 25 yards and the lifeabandoned to the could grab it and be pulled to (Continued on page 12) safety by the Jasmina's crew. storm-tossed seas. Two LIferafts Adrift Exhausted, barefooted and near­ ly naked, the six were taken to warm rooms and hot showers by Jasmina crewmembers who then gave them clothes and a hot meal. Checked for sickness or injuries, some were found to have rope burns or diesel oil in their eyes but their main trouble was found In Worse Condition The second group of German survivors were in much worse shape than the first. Due to size of the group, the raft was ex­ tremely crowded and they had been sitting or laying in about a foot of water with even less cloth­ ing than the others—and for a longer time. Some collapsed on Bartktt Says Congress Will Act Ott Stalleil Cov't Maritime Policy WASHINGTON—^The position that Congress will not wait in­ definitely for the long-promised submission of an Administration maritime program before moving on its own has been re-emphasized by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett grams should be "in the broader (D-Alaska). context of comprehensive Federal The statement from the chair­ maritime policy reforms." man of the Senate subcommittee "The Bureau of the Budget ad­ on Merchant Marine and Fisheries vises," Sweeney added, "that from was made in reference to two bills the standpoint of the Administra­ currently before his group for tion's program there is no objec­ hearing, and comments by the tion to the submission of this re­ Department of Transportation on port for the consideration of the one of them—S. 2447—^which Committee." would amend the Merchant Ma­ Statement Is Puzzling rine Act of 1936 to increase Fed­ eral ship mortgage insurance Bartlett described the DOT available to certain ocean-going statement as "puzzling" since Con­ tugs and barges from 75 to 87V4 gress has been awaiting such a percent. The second bill S. 2211, comprehensive maritime program seeks a separate amendment to the and individual members have Act which would reduce from 25 stated that if the Administration to llVi percent the down pay­ does not come up with one. Con­ ment required on vessels operating gress will be obliged to do so. exclusively on inland lakes and "We think," Bartlett asserted, waterways. "there ought to be an overall .Comments addressed to Bartlett policy that would invigorate the on S. 2247 and signed by the as­ merchant marine and (would be) sistant secretary of transportation capable of doing it . . . Wait we for public affairs, John L. shall not. We probably w'ill, in the Sweeney, objected to the bill on absence of submission of a pro­ grounds that any changes in pres­ gram from the Administration, ent maritime promotional pro­ have to move on our own." Norember 10, 1967 LOG Auto Salesmen Granted Charter By SfUNA Report of International President . )• by Paul Hall Those who are critical of our continuing fight to upgrade the U.S. flag merchant fleet repeatedly claim that our use of statistics is faulty and charge that the American maritime industry is nothing more than a vested interest out for its own gain. They question our logic when we point up the historically proven need for seapower while others talk only a jet-power or missile power. We are called stubborn or impractical for urging a larger Amer­ ican-flag fleet, capable of handling the bulk of this country's overseas commerce, because Administration figure-jugglers say the government can economize by leasing existing foreign-flag vsesels and cutting down on the outlay of federal funds toward construction of new ships in this country. But these same critics would spare no expeitte for aircraft or the'race to flie moon. The most disturbing thing about most such accusations is fliat fliey are based on shortsighted thinking and inaccurate information on the growing demands of a competitive world. As far as airpower versus seapower is concerned, it is only since World War I that the airplane has been recognized as a valuable military tool. It revolutionized warfare in that conflict and became a key instrument of battle with the coming of World War II. But airpower, as vital as it may be, cannot alone win a war. We have only to look at the current war in Vietnam. This requires hun­ dreds of thousands of American service personnel, vast quantities of military materiel — including tanks, guns, munitions, construction materials, fuel, etc.—and a constant supply of drugs and food rations. No one can reasonably argue that even the most advanced fleet of modern jet airplanes could fly these millions of tons of cargo and armies of men halfway round the world to Southeast Asia on a con­ tinuous basis. Ocean-going merchant vessels, on the other hand, have the adapta­ bility and capacity to transport these supplies efficiently. More than two-thirds of U.S. fighting men and 98 percent of their supplies go to Vietnam by sea, not by air. The sealift is not only the most practical way to get this vital job done, it is essentially the only way. How­ ever, a sealift requires ships. Our American-flag merchant fleet con­ tinues to age and, if adequate replacements are not contracted to U.S. shipyards without further delay, our defense effort stands to suffer greatly. Maritime's critics also unrealistically attack our firm stand on the need for a larger U.S.-flag share in commercial shipping—even though it has been noted time and again that most of the world's international trade is carried on ocean vessels. They have only to look at recent government figures,to see-that with only 7.3 percent of all water-borne international commerce being carried in U.S. bottoms during 1966, this country's self-contained foreign trade dropped to its lowest point in 45 years. The fact that a federal Administration can be aware that the United States has slipped to such a weakened position on the seas, and remain apparently undisturbed, is cause for genuine alarm, especially when Communist Russia clearly realizes that a strong mari­ time power can be an economic manipulator of nations largely de­ pendent. on sea-trade, and has accordingly increased the Soviet-flag merchant fleet nearly tenfold in the last decade. During the same period the U.S.-flag fleet has shrunk by half. If the American mer­ chant marine is allowed to continue dwindling away, this country will be slowly cutting its own economic throat. Another factor our critics conveniently overlook, in their efforts to cut corners on shipping costs, is that the upgrading of the U.S.-flag fleet would contribute considerably to the domestic economy as well. The initiation of a realistic shipbuilding program in American yards provide thousands of badly needed jobs in many fields—not just in shipbuilding alone. The critics will no doubt continue to call maritime a vested interest but history has proven that a strong U.S. merchant marine is vital to the interests of all Americans. DETROIT—At special pres­ entation ceremonies recently held here, the Automotive Salesmen's Association of Detroit was granted a charter by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, making it the International's 40th affiliate. At present, the new Detroit affiliate has approximately 1,200 members. Over the last few years, the Automotive Salesmen's Associa­ tion has won nearly 100 National Labor Relations Board elections. The group has just recently com­ pleted a 135-day strike against a leading Detroit autodealer. The successful conclusion of the strike brought about the association's 12th union shop agreement nego­ tiated since its formation. Known officially as the Auto­ motive Salesmen's AssociationSIUNA, the new affiliate's of­ ficers are Carl Van Zant, Presi­ dent; Gene Gough, Vice-Presi­ dent; Fred George, Secretary; and John George, Treasurer. Speaking on behalf of the af­ filiate's members, its President Carl Van Zant said: "We are pleased with our affiliation with the AFL-CIO trade labor move­ ment and our real organizing ef­ forts have only started, for it is our intention to stress the neces­ sity to all our members in all Shown left to right at special charter presentation ceremonies are: unions that they purchase their Carl Van Zant, President of the ASA-SIU; John Weaver, President automobiles from a card carrying of SlU Local 10 (Checker Cab Co.) and SI UNA Vice President Fred Farnen. The Detroit ASA is now the SlUNA's 40th affiliated union. ASA member. iji �November 10, 1967 SEAFARERS New Delta Ship Launched LOG Page Three U. S. Fleet in Danger of liquidation' If Doiline Continues, Hull Warns WASHINGTON—^Paul Hall, the president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department declared recently that the United States merchant marine is "running headlong toward liquidation" and cited government reports issued last month as "grim new evidence" of this fact. Hall, who is also president of ried on U.S. vessels actually de­ all phases of our maritime affairs," the SIU, pointed out in a pre­ creased by nearly two million tons. the MTD president's statement pared statement that "every re­ In other words, we are falling be­ concluded: liable indicator published by the hind not only in terms of percent­ "It is time that America woke government" indicates the con­ ages, but in terms of actual cargo." up to the gravity of this situation. tinued deterioration of the Ameri­ The MTD president was partic­ Unless we begin now to reverse can-flag merchant fleet. "This," ularly concerned with the growth this trend we may find ourselves he said, "is cause for serious of the "runaway" fleet. He point­ bankrupt, insofar as a merchant alarm." ed out that when American com­ fleet is concerned, and we will be The head of the six-million- panies build their ships abroad, at the mercy of the ships of other member MTD was referring spe­ register them under foreign flags, nations to supply our growing cifically to new reports by the For­ and employ foreign crews, "the needs on the oceans of the world." U.S. oil companies account for eign Trade Division of the Census U.S. loses jobs, purchasing power Bureau and the Maritime Admin­ and tax revenue, and the balance the great majority of Americanof payments is thrown further out owned foreign flag ships. The istration. of line." largest is Standard Oil of New According to the Census report, Jersey which, through 20 sub­ Future Outlook Dim the U.S. merchant marine's share sidiaries, controls 118 'runaway' Hall noted that as of the first of of this nation's waterborne for­ vessels totalling 4,300,000 tons. eign trade dropped to an all-time this year the "mnaway" fleet ag­ Ranked second, with 60 ships of low of 7.3 percent last year. This gregated 16 million deadweight 1.6 million tons, is Standard Oil was down from eight percent in tons while the U.S.-flag fleet to­ of California, and Socony Mobil 1965; 11.1 percent in 1960; 68.4 talled only 14.9 deadweight tons, Oil Company is third with 41 tank­ At October 3rd launching ceremonies, the modern Delta Argentina percent in 1945 and 48.7 percent and he predicted that the mid-year ers aggregating 1.5 million tons. was christened with the traditional bottle of champagne, and slid in 1921—the first year such sta­ report, due to be released by into the waters at Litton Industry's Ingall Shipyard in Pascagoula, Of the dry-cargo operators. Uni­ MARAD shortly, would show "a tistics were compiled. verse Tankships, Inc., was the Mississippi. It's the first of five identical new Delta Line Vessels. worsening of this situation." The MARAD report showed To back up his prediction. Hall biggest with 17 Japanese-built that the "runaway" fleet—ships pointed out that "at the start of ships of 823,000 tons—all regis­ owned by U.S. countries but reg­ tered under the Liberian flag. TTie istered under foreign flags—now this year, the American-owned same company also maintains 14 comprises more tonnage than the 'runaway' fleet had another 2.4 foreign-flag tankers totalling some fleet registered under the U.S. flag million tons of new vessels on one million tons. A subsidiary of and a supplementary survey found order or under construction, while the Utah Construction and Min­ the U.S.-flag fleet had only 603,that the runaway Liberian fleet, ing Company, San Juan Carriers, now listed as the largest in the 000 tons of new shipping being was second with eight vessels of Due almost entirely to "nmaway-flag" ships owned by Ameri­ world by Lloyd's Register of Ship­ built or awaiting constmction." can companies, almost two million tons was added to the Liberian ping, is 40 percent larger than the As things stand right now, he add­ 437,200. As of January 1, 1967, a total of merchant fleet last year to give that country the lead over the United entire American-flag merchant ed, "the 'runaway' fleet will soon 448 American-owned ships—com­ be one-third larger than our own States as the world leader in ^ marine—including both our active prising some 16 million tons— merchant marine." the slim lead presently held by vessels and those in mothballs. shipping tonnage. Calling "this continued decline" were registered under 17 foreign the United States is rapidly being Figures just released by closed up by the Soviets. Grave Situation of our merchant fleet "directly at­ flags. Of these, 163 were regis­ Lloyd's Register of Shipping show "As serious as these figures are," tributable to the fact that we have tered with Liberia, 89 with Britain During 1966, the United States that Liberia has increased her decreased its total tonnage by Hall declared, "they still do not no national program to revitalize and 88 with Panama. total merchant tonnage to 22,598,- 464,000 tons, while Russia's in­ tell the whole story of the gravity 000 tons, while the United States creased by 1,125,000 tons. of the situation." has dropped to third place after The United States still main­ The Census Bureau report on a loss of over 464,000 tons since tains the unenviable position of this nation's lagging carriage of its October of last year. The United being the leading maritime nation import-export cargo, he said, States now has a total of 20,- in shipping tonnage scrapped. A "shows that the amount of water333,000 tons in merchant ship­ total of 121 vessels—of 806,517 borne trade in 1966 was 25 mil­ ping. tons—were scrapped by the lion tons larger than in the pre­ WASHINGTON—While the United States continues to be the The United States has now United States during 1966. vious year—but the amount car- world's largest importer and exporter of bulk commodities, this . slipped below Great Britain, which nation's bulk carrier fleet of 59 ships now accounts for most of the remains -in second place with a vessels in world trade which are total of 21,716,000 tons, an inincreased size and speed of new 20 or more years old. i crease of 174,000 tons over her bulk carriers — rather than the Although only 16 percent of 1965 total. actual number of vessels—is the the vessels in world trade fall into Actually, Liberia has been in most important area of world this age range, the U. S. bulk fleet the forefront for some time as growth. accounts for the greatest amount the holder of the world's largest As a result of the trend toward of ships in the twenty-year-oractive merchant fleet. The word larger ships, the average size of it''' active is important, since although older category. a bulk carrier at the end of last WASHINGTON—^While commercial cargo carried in United By contrast, the average age of year was 18,100 tons and the the United States has a total of States oceanbome foreign trade reached 404 million tons in 1966 the rest of the world's bulk carri­ speed was 13.3 knots. In 1957, 20,333,000 tons, nearly 7,250,000 and was valued at over $36 billion, only 7.3 percent of this was ers at the end of 1966 was 9.7 the averages were 7,300 tons and tons of this total is in the reserve carried in U.S.-flag ships, according to a recent report issued by years, according to a report re­ 10.3 knots. fleet. the Maritime Administration. leased last week by the Maritime The new Liberian tonnage is Of 185 new bulk ships de­ Administration. The report also livered last year, the largest was The MA report, which is titled, "A Review of United States for the most part comprised of pointed to a 20.4-percent increase the 144,000-deadweight-ton CedOceanbome Foreign Trade, 1966," points out that since 1950, ships registered in Liberia by U.S. in the size of the world bulk fleet ros which is used to transport innon-liner traffic has increased nearly seven times, from 31 million owners who seek to take advan­ during the 1965-66 period. dustralized salt from Mexico to an to 206 million tons and tanker traffic has increased fron^ 51 million tage of the lucrative tax set up The United States fleet, which island off Japan where smaller to 147 million tons. U.S.-flag ships, however, carried only five offered by Liberia to runaway ship ranked 10th in number of bulk vessels reload and distribute the percent of this non-liner and tanker traffic, which accounts for operators. carriers, had only one ship—built cargo to Japanese salt factories. 87 percent of our total oceanbome foreign trade tonnage. The report points out that the in 1948—which was less than 22 Even bigger ships, such as the bulk of the Liberian tonnage is The report emphasized that, "it is the fantastic growth of the years old, the MARAD report giant 205,000-ton Japanese Idepost-war built—most having been showed. American-flag tonnage mitsu Maru, and others not cov­ non-liner and tanker trades, which has occurred without a cor­ built within the last ten years, was listed in eighth place and ered in the report, have been de­ responding growth in U.S. trade carriage in these trades, which which ranks it with Japan, Nor­ totalled only 1,063,600 dead­ livered this year. has resulted in the low participation figure." way, and Russia as far as a mod­ weight tonsIncluded among other carriers em fleet is concerned. Only commercial and government-sponsored cargo moving in The runaway-flag haven of Li­ delivered last year were 54 of the U.S. oceanbome foreign trade is covered in the report. No In sharp contrast, more than beria topped the list in number of 40,000 tons or more, and- 24 in military cargo or domestic trade is included. 80 percent of the United States' bulk carriers with 330, the United excess of 60,000 deadweight tons. total tonnage goes back to World Kingdom was second with 297 The largest share of the overall The United States fleet did not fare any better in passenger War II and beyond. and Norway third with 256. Japan total of 6.6 million tons added to trade the report indicated. Of the one-and-a-half million passen­ Russia followed with 234 and the world fleet in 1966 went to and Although the United States gers who traveled to and from the U.S. by sea in 1966, only 16 119 respectively. ranks third in total registered ton­ Japan at 1.7 million tons and Li­ percent traveled in U.S.-flag ships. nage, her active fleet falls in fifth Viewed over the last decade, beria which took delivery of 1.6 place just ahead of Russia's. But however, the report shows that million tons. i Runaway-Flag Nation Liberia Takes lead in Ship Tonnage U.S. Bulk Fleet Takes Lead In Ships 20 Years or Older US Hag Share of Tnde Cargoes Ody 7.3%, MA Report Reveds �Pl*Ce Four November 10, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG ,i 'f t Runaway Operators 'Scuttling' Fleet Congressman Warns at MTD Meeting V The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Guff Area WASHINGTON—American business interests which register their ships under foreign flags, in­ There were a number of developments here within the last few stead of the U.S.-flag, were accused today of "one of the biggest sell-outs that America has en­ weeks. A shipping official warned that New Orleans might slip as countered on the high seas. a major port unless future cargo is prepared for; an unusual court The charge was made by 3^ decision awarded a crewmember aboard a fishing vessel high com­ Representative William D. Ford described the oil and gas lobby as puted 3()-ship plan said to be pensation for extensive injuries received on an unfit vessel; and the under consideration by the White (D-Mich.), who said that the "no minor league operation." SIU was host at a banquet honor­ House. As an alternative to tough legis­ , "runaway" fleet "is siphoning off ing the Loyola Institute of Human of labor-management and race re­ "Today," he said, "we have Relations. lations. The honored guest was billions of dollars each year from lation prohibiting "runaway-flag" about 900 ships in our privately operations. Ford proposed "using the American economy," adding New Orleans could lose its rat­ Judge Fred Cassibry, long a friend that the American owners of for­ honey" to lure the ships back to owned fleet, and these 900 ships ing as the number two port in the of Labor. He was introduced by eign-flag vessels are "scuttling" the American flag. Specifically, carry about seven percent of our nation unless shippers and the the vice-president of the Louisiana cargo. By 1985, according to the port itself prepare for the future AFL-CIO, Vic Bussie. The ban­ the merchant marine and the na­ he called for: tional economy. • Construction subsidy funds government's own estimates, our flow of containerized cargo, a quet was a great success, with a Si>eaking at a meeting spon­ "for the entire American-flag waterborne export-import cargo is shipping company official said here capacity crowd of 4(X) people. sored by the six-million member fleet, instead of just for the going to double. recently. An executive assistant New Orieans "That means that if we still for economic research of Delta AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ favored few in the berth liner When she comes out of dryhope to carry just the same per­ Steamship Lines, Inc., warned partment, Ford told an audience trade." dock, the Del Mar will have a cent of the cargo we're carrying of government, industry and labor that failure to adapt the Fort of • Operating subsidy funds for now, we're going to need a fleet bevy of admirers waiting for officials that "the balance of pay­ New Orleans to fit the needs of ments suffers to the tune of a the entire fleet, so that the "run­ with a capacity twice that of our bulk container shipping could billets aboard her. Among them billion dollars a year" because of aways" might be induced to regis­ present fleet. mean that Houston would take will be Bill Marlon. Marion has ter their ships in this country "and sailed the Del Mar off and on the foreign-flag operations of U.S. over as the top Gulf port. hire American seamen at living Grover called for a program concerns. "At present," he explained, for the past 15 years in the stew­ wages, instead of foreign seamen that would hew to the "guidelines" "If these 'runaway' ships were "New Orleans wharves are not ard department. Seafarer William at coolie wages." the 1936 Merchant Marine of brought back under the American equipped to handle the flow of • Tax reserve privileges for Act. That legislation called for an containerized freight. . . . con­ flag," the Democratic Congress­ man said, "just about half of our the entire fleet, instead of just for American-built, American-owned tainerized service out of and into American-manned fleet capable of annual balance-of-payments deficit the liner operators. New Orleans is only incidental. carrying a "substantial portion of would disappear." • Requiring 30 percent of all the nation's peacetime cargo, and If New Orleans shippers do not "No maritime program is going oil imports to be carried in U.S.begin containerized operations in to succeed in this country," Ford flag ships, to "provide the same one that could serve as the coun­ the near future ... the reach of said, "unless it contains some pro­ protection for the tankers that we try's fourth arm of defense. the eastern ports will get larger visions to stop the 'runaway' ship provide for the oil industry—the and larger, cutting into our terri­ operations and bring them back protection they now enjoy against tory." under the American flag again." cut-throat foreign competition." TTie specialist warned of the Lambert Hanks dangers that are already making Powerful Oil Lobby Ford said enactment of the oil themselves felt. He told of one Randall recently signed off the The Congressman conceded it import provision, to match the instance in which "one East Coast Topa Topa upon her return from would be difficult to get through oil import quota which now safe­ shipper has taken a half-million Vietnam. Randall was ready for NEW YORK—In accordance legislation "outlawing" the "run­ guards domestic producers, would tons of freight away from the Gulf another go-round, but was forced away" flags, since most of their mean that "these oil companies with an injunction issued in New with containerization. This ashore because of illness. Just re­ area operations "are being carried out would break their leg, running York Supreme Court last week, is a half-million tons of freight leased from the hospital, Randall by the nation's billion-dollar oil back to the protection of the the Shoreside Supervisors Union that should have come to New is now fit and ready to go. He is interests—the ones that already American flag." withdrew its picket lines from the Orleans." are being handsomely protected scanning the board for a chief Congressman James R. Grover, Brooklyn piers after a 16-day A $133,457 judgment against cook's slot, preferably on a coast­ by such devices as the 27 Vi per­ Jr. (R.-N.Y.), who spoke at an­ cent depletion allowance." Ford other MTD meeting, dismissed a strike to gain recognition by 10 a canning company at Fointe a la wise tanker. stevedore companies. The injunc­ Hache was awarded in a United reported Administration plan to Bosun Reidns Lambert is look­ States District Court to an em­ build 30 new commercial ships tion, by Justice Anthony J. DiGio- ployee injured in an explosion and ing to South America after com­ a year as "too little, too late" de­ vanna, is being appealed by the flash fire on an oyster vessel in pleting a long trip to India. Lam­ claring that such a program would union, an affiliate of District 2 of bert was bosun on the Producer^ May, 1965. be little more than "putting a the Marine Engineers Beneficial Now he's on the beach hoping District Judge Fred J. Cassibry Association. Band-Aid on a mortal wound." to catch a run to South America assigned the amount in favor of The strike began on October the defendant, deckhand on the before winter sets in. After 11 Grover predicted that Congress was not in a mood to wait any 19 after negotiations came to a Marguerite A, who was severely months on the Rebecca, Seafarer longer for an Administration pro­ standstill. burned and had to undergo exten­ Michael Pardur is on the beach WASHINGTON—Representa­ gram to cure the ills of the ailing planning his next trip. Fardur. A request by the Shoreside Su­ sive treatment. Cassibry ruled spent most of his eleven months tive Thomas Felly (R.-Wash.) has merchant marine, and forecast charged that the Administration's that a "sweeping merchant marine pervisors for an extension of an that the company owner was liable in the Fersian Gulf. His hopes "great, new merchant marine pror program" would shortly originate original 48-hour stay of DiGio- for the circumstances that led to are for a bedroom steward's slot the injury on the second-hand gram" is in reality " a giant fire­ on Capitol Hill. vanna's ruling was denied by Jus­ vessel, which had allegedly been on a super tanker. cracker that fizzled". Speaking be­ tice George J. Beldock of the equipped with an unsatisfactory Houston The Congressman told govern­ fore the House of Representatives, Court's Appellate Division, but fuel system. ment, industry and union officials Bill Joyner arrived in town after he said that "Reports now are that he set a hearing before the full A testimonial banquet was held who attended the meeting, that a long voyage on the Eagle Trav­ the President has no such pro­ court November 8 to allow the at the SIU Hall of the Loyola In­ eler. He told us he wants to get the needs of our waterborne ex­ gram, so let's not be deluded into sidetracking legislation ... to port-import commerce demand a Union further argument of its stitute of Human Relations which reacquainted with his wife and provide an independent Maritime program far in excess of the re­ case in opposition to the decision. is devoted to working in the areas children before sailing again. Administration". Hermann Fruge, who sails as (Felly co-sponsored a bill for an Bosun or deck maintenance, came Turkish Unionists Study U.S. Labor Movement independent MARAD, to be in to say hello and register. known as the Federal Maritime Shipping is slow now but the Administration. The bill was outlook for the future is good. passed October 17 in the House Sea-Land is getting ready to crew by a vote of 324 to 44. See story up another trailership, the Hous­ on page 3.) ton. This is a converted tanker. Expressing dismay at the ap­ A second ship, as yet unnamed, parent lack of action by the White will be put in service before the House, the Congressman called end of the year. for "a little more light and a little Mobfle less noise, so that we can finally Rob^ Schwartz just registered start to develop the type of Amer­ for a deck, department job. He ican merchant marine which, in last shipped as bosun on the Penn the national interest, our country Transp^er. After a fast trip to needs so badly". India around the horn, J. R. He contrasted the "d^lorable" Thompson is ready for a new AB present condition of the U.S. or deck maintenance job. He also merchant fleet to active develop­ sailed on the Penn Transporter. ment of the maritime fleets of Ja­ Sago Hanks was chief electri­ pan and the U.S.S.R., ^ reflected cian on the Free America for sev­ in those countries' respective flveand seven-year plans. America, SIU International representative Charles Taibi, center, explains organizational structure of the SIU to a eral trips to Vietnam. Sago has he said, has no comparable mari­ delegation of Turkish union officials who visited Brooklyn Headquarters recently. The delegation, affiliated a son stationed in the war zone with the Turkish Confederation of Trade Unions, was in U. S. to study functions of American unions. and he was able to visit him. time policy. Coiwt Ittjumtioa HaltsDeskStrike Govt Maritime Program 'Rales' Peliey Charges A �November 10, 1967 SEAFARERS Attends All-Japan Seamen's Conference Speaking before the recent All-Japan Seamen's Union (AJSU) Con­ vention in Kobe. Japan, was SIU Yokahama rep. Frank Boyne, who talked ibout issues of mutual concern to the two seafaring unions. The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area I if' House Minority Leader Gerald Ford made a very interesting statement recently. As reported in the last issue of the Seafarers LOG, he referred to the decline of maritime as an important '68 election issue. It finally looks like the inaritime industry is getting the attention that it deserves. There is plenty of ferment in both houses of Con­ ment, his last job was as BR on gress on the need to upgrade our the Penn Challenger. fleet and it's about time that the Bill Dowdy, well rested from public was informed about the his last BR's job on the Norberto dangerous condition of our fleet Capay, is looking for a ship as and the harm that can be inflicted good as she was. on our economic and military po­ Boston sitions as a result Walter Le Clair told us he's I can think of no other indus­ try in this country that is so essen­ sorry the Connecticut is laid up. tial to the national well being and Walter, who sailed on the ship as yet is treated with such flagrant AB, said it was a real "floating disregard by our policy makers. hotel." It's time maritime did become an election issue and I hope that the public will get a good education from aspiring candidates on the conditions of our merchant fleet. Baltimore After a 23-year career with the SIU, Wallace Hyde has put in his pension. His last ship was the Seafrain Maine. Jimmy Sheets just came back from a vacation and plans to ship on a Calmar C-4. James last sailed on the Steel Architect Herbert Munlce visits the hall regularly since his retirement. His last ship was the Marore. After a messman's job on the Seatraln Texas Francis Laughlln is looking forward to a Calmar intercoastal run. l.'j it V r. Nmfolk BUI Culpepper had a good va­ cation and is ready for a run to Northern Europe. His last ship was the Commander. Melvin Jones would like to catch the Western Comet now that he's ready to ship again. He had a good vacation with his family. A member of the steward depart- LeClalr Hitchcock John Anderson, a 26-year SIU man, is waiting for a cook or baker's job. John sailed as stew­ ard on the Chatham. Marty Hitchcock, another old pro last shipped as Bosun on the Eagle Voyager. He spent some time with his family and is now ready for another slot. Puerto Rico Jaime Pantojas flew down from New York to join the Sea-land Fafa-Iand as Crane Maintenance, Electrician. The ship will go to the West Coast, then Vietnam. Enrique Vargas took an AB job on.the same ship, while the deck gang added Caii Johnsmi, a most capable bosun. LOG Page Five SmRepresentatives Testify on Need For Equality in Federal Bargaining WASHINGTON—Representatives of the Seafarers International Union have recommended changes in the government's labor relations policy to assure federal employees the same treatment accorded workers in private industry. The Union's recommendations were made by SIUNA ice, for which basic compensation pensation or seek employment Vice-president Frank Drozak is set by Congress, but instead are elsewhere until decision has been and Joseph Leal, secretary of the in a kind of prevailing-wage sys­ rendered. This is in sharp con­ SlUNA-affiliated Military Sea tem," Drozak declared, and dif­ trast to the situation in the private Transport Union, at a hearing be­ ficulties arise in "translating mari­ sector in which discharge cases fore a cabinet-level task force as­ time private-sector increases into have top priority." "Same Rights" For AB signed by the President to seek increases for federal maritime em­ improvements in the government's ployees. Further, some important "As we see it," the SIU spokes­ management-labor relations pol­ benefits that are considered part man concluded, "the basic ob­ icy as set forth in a 1962 Execu­ of the basic compensation package jective of the Federal employeein the private sector are excluded, tive order. management relations program Both men agreed with a pro­ with a federal benefit program be­ should be—allowing only fOT real posal offered at the hearing by ing substituted therefor, with the differences between the legal-ad­ AFL-CIO President George result that members covered for ministrative (methods) in which Meany that a tripartite disputes group health and hospitalization private industry and the federal board—consisting of two mem­ insurance must contribute approxi­ services c^erate—^to provide for mately $30 to $40 a month—a bers each from labor and manage­ contributory requirement unheard the foundation for a system of ment plus an impartial chairman, of in the private sector." free, effective collective bargain­ all presidentially appointed—be ing and labor-management co­ Also, Drozak said, "applications operation that is the same through­ set up to resolve deadlocks stem­ ming from Federal service and of the seniority principle to pro­ out our entire society, affording bring about "collective bargain­ motion policy should be negoti­ the same rights to" all workers able; otherwise our MSTS experi­ similarly situated. ing" in this crucial area. ence of men with long service be­ Drozak, the SlU's West Coast Since mandatory union mem­ ing passed over for promotion will bership "apparently raises many representative, was one of numer­ ous spokesmen for AFL-CIO affil­ become an increasingly bitter serious legal problems in the con­ iates who testified on their own source of employee dissatisfac­ text of the federal services," the availability, of an "agency shop, experiences with the federal labor- tion." "Belatedly," he cqntinued, under which employees either management relations program after the Federation president had "present restrictions on bargain- would pay membership dues or a ability of issues make it unlikely servicing fee equivalent to the completed his remarks. Explaining that the SlU's inter­ that organized federal maritime membership dues to the union est in the "reform" of the program employees can make any progress possessing representation rights," is its desire to effectively repre­ toward the kind of training pro­ should be instituted. At the conclusion of Drozak's sent the several thousand Federal grams for unlicensed ratings that has been registered by privatetestimony, both he and Leal an­ maritime employees in the Union's sector maritime employees," even swered questions put by the hear­ ranks, Drozak agreed with the though such progress is necessary ing panel. need for an independent panel to In answer to one query. Leal weigh disputes within Federal for promotion. Another area of difficulty invol­ further described inequities of agencies. ving federal employees is in disci­ grievance procedures under exist­ Fully Backs Meany plinary actions, Drozak added, ing regulations followed by the "We completely support the stating that the typical time-table Military Sea Transport Service for AFL-CIO proposal for creation of on long term suspensions and re­ Seafarer employees. He pointed a Federal service labor-manage­ moval cases is unfair and costly to out that at present seamen often ment relations board to administer the affected employee. "He is suffer a considerable period of and interpret the executive order," forced to wait as much as four employment and wage loss while Drozak said. "Surely the desire- months on leave without pay, im- disputes are being processed with ability and feasability of develop­ able to draw unemployment con- no recourse in the meantime. ing an instrumentality that elimi­ nates any suspicion that one of the parties at interest in the dispute is both a contestant and the referee should be immediately apparent. And the Federal service is a suffi­ ciently large entity that this ob­ jective can be achieved readily." He pointed out that federal em­ ployees represented by the SIU include-unlicensed seamen in the Military Sea Transport Service, Pacific Command; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; fleet workers in the Maritime Administration and the entire crews—masters ex­ Miller , Sawyer Amos Langston cluded—of ships operated by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Four more Seafarers have passed U.S. Coast Guard examina­ in the Honolulu area. tions and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attending Drozak said that the SIU is the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 intensifying its organizational ef­ of the Marine Engineers Bene- ^ ll forts among federal employees— ficial Association. A total of 186 S. C. He sailed as FOWT and of whom there are many in mari­ Seafarers have now received en­ joined the union in Baltimore in time and allied jurisdictions of the gineer's licenses as a result of the 1958. He is 41 years old. SIU—because he considers it im­ Richard Sawyer is 32 years old joint program. perative that the benefits of trade Three of the men are third and lives in Rowland, N. C. A union organization be extended assistants and one is a new second native of South Carolina, Sawyer to these workers. joined the union in 1963 in the assistant engineer. port of New York. A new third The SIU vice-president noted Leonard Amos is a new third several inequities ^tween benefits assistant, formerly sailing as a assistant, he formerly sailed as a afforded workers in federal agen­ FOWT and engine utility. A na­ FOWT. cies and those enjoyed by workers tive of Yugoslavia, he now lives Robert Miller previously in the "private sector" of Ameri­ in New York City. The 42-year- shipped as FOWT and is a new can industry. Primary among old Seafarer joined the SIU in third assistant engineer. Bom in these was position of the maritime 1965 in the port of Norfolk. Michigan, he lives in Jackson, workers in federal agencies. A new second assistant, Joshua Mich. Miller is 37 years old and "Very few if any maritime em­ Langston was bom in South Caro­ joined the union in the port of ployees are in the classified serv­ lina and resides in Timmonsville, New York in 1961. Four More Seafarers Upgrade To Eugiueer; Total New 186 �Page Six SEAFARERS November 10, 1967 LOG DISPATCHERS REPORT From Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, 1967 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups The Great Lakes by Fred Fartwn.SeeretaryTreasurwvOrMf Lakn After several months of delay, the Pickands-Mather represen­ tation election was finally held. The SIU Great Lakes District received 62 votes, while the United Steel Workers Local 5000 poled the same number. The company had 100 votes. The com­ bined union vote outnumbers the company vote and indicate? that better than 50 percent of the ^ Pickands-Mather seamen want old friends. Louis NowaczewsW and Alvin Elowdcy also paid us a union representation. The SIU was successful in elim­ visit recently. inating the "college vote," which Shipping has slowed down some. was responsible for the company The J. B. Ford is due in for a load receiving less than 50 percent of of cement and will then head for the total vote. We will continue Buffalo where she will layup. to make every effort to organize Buffalo this company. The waterfront here took a Frankfort heavy lashing from gale force George Charters, pensioner, winds recently, with severe damage and Emvel Zeller, second cook on inflicted on small craft in the the City of Green Bay, have also harbor. Employees of the Great been confined to USPHS Hos­ Lakes Dredge and Dock Company pital. We have very few AB and were stranded and could not be OS jobs waiting on the Ann Arbor brought back until the next morn­ Carferries. ing. Shipping has picked up and Joe CabiO, who just took an many grain vessels have increased AB's job on the John P. Reiss the demand for men. traveled all the way to Escanaba Duluth to catch his first ship as a rated man. Joe took advantage of the Ore shipments from this port SIU upgrading facilities offered are down ten per cent for the here. month of September, as compared We regret the passing of John to last year. "Alameda Red" Wulz^ who Glen Stevens, Robert Zolnierz, passed away in California after a and Claire Otis are back in town long illness. Red was a veteran of after a trip on the Trans-Superior Great Lakes and West Coast ship­ for Hudson Waterways. ping and will be missed by his Ed Joe Bailey has received his many friends. AB's ticket and is currently on the Alpena A. E. Cornelius. Reginald Amell, Edward Ryan, now on pension, fireman, has taken a job on the came by to say hello and chat with Harry Steinhrenner. SIU Fights Merger Proposal By West Coast Companies WASHINGTON—^The SIU has filed a petition with the Federal Maritime Commission to intervene in the proposed merger of three Steamship lines contracted to the Union's Pacific District. The petition is now being considered has jurisdiction over agreements by the PMC. by competing carriers to merge In a telegram sent to each under Section 15 of the Ship­ member of the Commission, SIU ping Act of 1916. Commissioners President Paul Hall charged that James V. Day and James F. Fanthe merger "is intended to, and seen took the minority position could accomplish, an unconscion­ that it did not. Although he agreed able monopoly of the West Coast with the two majority members Maritime industry leaving at the on the "jurisdictional" issue, the mercy of the monolithic merger vice-chairman, George H. Heam, shippers, maritime labor, and the asked that the agreement be re­ public generally, and would un­ manded for the taking of further doubtedly result in the loss of evidence because he found it to hundreds of maritime jobs." be "deficient as a matter of law." Hall said the Union was happy Hearn called it "nothing more and encouraged to learn that a than an agreement to agree—in­ majority of the PMC has voted sufficient as to scope and inade­ to remand the case to a Hearing quate as to detail," and suggested Examiner to take additional evi­ that the jurisdictional issue had dence, including the effect of the become the main focus of the case merger on maritime labor. with too little attention having The lines involved are Amer­ been given to the sufficiency of ican President Lines, Ltd., the the agreement and its merits. HarAmerican Mail Line, Ltd., and lee and Barrett then joined in the Pacific Far East Line, Inc. Heam's remand recommendation. The three shipping companies The SIU president's telegram had formally protested the FMC's also deplored "the attempt of delay in making a final decision three giant West Coast shipping and asked for its reconsideration. companies to consolidate or merge their company entities without They objected to producing more consultation with the labor unions extensive information — arguing representing their employees or that it was either irrelevant or beyond their reach—and requested the public generally." that a decision be made on the Details "fnadequate" basis on the required merger In a 3-to-2 vote last month. proxy statement and the subsidy Commission Chairman John Har- contract which will eventually lee and Commissioner Ashton C. have to be worked out for the Barrett declared that the PMC merger companies. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Class 2 57 8 23 6 5 1 24 74 49 17 44 51 360 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 18 3 217 103 26 5 92 56 17 20 13 4 12 7 67 25 156 79 116 111 38 2 57 23 57 8 886 446 Class A Class B Class C 2 0 4 22 15 6 18 16 19 27 18 6 2 3 5 7 3 2 2 4 0 21 13 1 40 9 2 31 26 2 10 11 9 43 17 20 60 35 47 285 160 123 4 34 2 15 9 7 2 31 36 34 8 40 39 261 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Grouj] All Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals •Water*- REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A diassB Class C 0 1 5 20 23 5 6 11 5 18 24 3 4 4 4 6 1 2 6 4 1 13 17 1 29 9 26 23 29 11 10 10 19 17 43 23 34 23 41 130 227 174 Class A Class B 1 0 40 51 9 6 24 22 2 8 4 1 2 4 20 15 36 41 39 30 12 8 48 16 34 33 276 230 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups A Class B ClassC Class Class A Class B Port 0 0 1 Boston 0 1 New York 13 7 5 38 15 3 Philadelphia 4 19 5 7 4 7 Baltimore 15 20 8 Norfolk 2 2 7 2 5 11 Jacksonville 6 8 7 4 4 2 1 Tampa 2 5 0 8 Mobile 13 29 15 15 New Orleans 27 3 40 67 16 Houston 18 12 22 14 10 16 Wilmington 5 14 10 17 San Francisco .. 32 58 16 32 30 26 47 Seattle 27 35 170 186 118 Totals 261 173 Class A Class B 6 1 121 100 13 7 54 41 9 14 8 6 4 2 7 4 97 77 94 75 22 2 66 22 14 7 515 345 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 11 147 33 9 12 84 33 14 12 3 1 8 4 37 12 90 147 77 59 14 4 37 22 27 12 618 294 . I DO L LA R ' S WORT H Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying - By Sidney Margolius Veteran Benefits Expanded A number of veterans' benefits recently have been expanded, and provide new or improved opportunities for both young and older veterans to use these aids. Veterans' Educationsd Benefits: The Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 provides educational payments for veterans who have served in the Armed Forces since January 31, 1955 (or who will serve). Veterans with more than 180 days of active duty are eligible for college, business-school, vocational or other education, including correspondence courses, in proportion to the length of their active service. As the result of recent increases, veterans tak­ ing full-time courses will receive $130 a month with no dependents, $155 if married, and up to $175 with two dependents. Proportionate benefits are paid for parttime courses. • The veteran's own income is not a factor; simply the length of service. Counseling service for veterans interested in this valuable opportunity is available from local Veterans Administration offices. However, even the increased allowances do not meet all school expenses in this period of rapidly rising educational costs. It alsa is advisable to have some cash on hand when you start because of the time it takes for allowances to be approved and arrive, readers already in this program report. The new law also provides allowances for onthe-job training to veterans enrolling in a fed­ eral or state-approved apprenticeship or train­ ing program. Job Counseling: New veterans, as they are separated from service, will get special counsel­ ing in job finding and training. Under a federalstate program, state employment offices now have special veterans' representatives to provide these services. Veterans with a service-connected disability are eligible for vocational rehabilitation if needed to overcome the employment handicap of the disability. Eligible disabled veterans first are counseled, then an employment program is worked out, and up to four years of training (in some cases even more), may be provided. Home Loan Benefits: One of the most in­ teresting developments is the extension of the eligibility period for GI home loans for World War II Vets. The program expired for these older ex-servicemen this past July 25. Now it has been renewed to July 25, 1970. Hoim, Business, Farm Loans: In general, veterans who served on active duty for at least 181 days, but not including "six-month en­ listees," are eligible for loans to buy houses or farms, or for alterations and improvements, or for business purposes. You do have to make your own arrangements with a bank, savings association or other private lender. Dental Treatment: This valuable benefit has helped many veterans, but many others have not used it. The VA will provide or pay for dental treatment for service-connected dental conditions, even if not compensable. War Orphans: The age of eligibility for edu­ cational benefits for children of deceased or totally-disabled war veterans, has been in­ creased to 26. This is a benefit that often is overlooked by some of the families that need it most. State Benefits: The new veteran also should keep in mind that most states also ihave their own benefits for war veterans and their families, including partial property-tax exemptions in many states. You can get information on your state's provisions from the Veterans Commis­ sion at your state capital. r I �November 10, 1967 SEAFARERS i! Senate Committee OKs Hike In Social Security Payments Page Seven LOG "They Sure Hospitable!" WASHINGTON—The Senate Finance Committee voted to raise the House-passed social security bill to the 15 percent across-the-board increase sought by the Administration, with an additional boost for persons receiving the lowest payments, It also acted on the controversial public welfare provisions of the House bill, which AFL-CIO President George Meany has termed "harsh and punitive." Meany expressed labor's "dismay" at reports that the Senate com­ mittee is considering a plan to subsidize private employers who hire "untrainable" mothers of young children who receive benefits under the Aid to Families with Def>endent Children program. "We vigorously oppose this concept," Meany wrote Committee Chairman Russell B. Long (D-La.). "To us the sensible and humane approach is not to force mothers into make-work jobs but to permit them to stay at home and care for their children." The subsidy plan, Meany noted, would force mothers who are not able to take job training "into some type of employment, no matter how meaningless," or face "loss of their meager assistance payments." One result, he stressed, "could be to displace regular employees and depress wages." Long told newsmen that his committee has approved these major changes in the House-passed bill: • A benefit increase of 15 percent for the nearly 23 million per­ sons on the social security rolls, as compared with 12.5 percent in the House bill. • An increase in the present minimum benefit of $44 for an indi­ vidual and $66 for an elderly couple to $70 for an individual and $105 for a couple. The House bill would have set the minimum at only $50 for a single person, $75 for a couple. Veto Medicare Extension The higher amounts approved by the Senate committee were those originally sought by President Johnson. The committee, however, voted down by a 9-8 margin the Administration's proposal to extend medicare coverage to the 1.5 million disabled workers under 65. While the House was obliged to consider the social security bill drafted by its Ways & Means Committee under a no-amendment rule, the Senate committee bill will be wide open to amendments when it reaches the floor. The Senate committee also voted to' permit men to start drawing old age retirement benefits at age 60, at reduced rates, as women may now do. The present minimum age for men is 62. It also raised the special benefits for persons 72 or older who cannot qualify for regular social security payments. The new pay­ ment would be $50 a month as compared with $35 under present law and $40 under the House bill. The committee was working on details of financing the benefits, including a higher taxable wage base, which would also raise the ceiling on future benefits. The committee also voted full widow's benefits for disabled widows, regardless of age. The full benefit is 82.5 percent of what the husband would have been entitled to draw. The House bill called for benefits at 50 percent starting at age 50. J Larry D. Sullivan, holder of a safety award from the Brother­ hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, has been named by the Carnegie Hero Foundation Commission as the winner of a bronze medal for heroism. Sul­ livan, a diesel helper for the New York Central Railroad, won the additional award for his rescue of a two-year-old child who strayed ,on the track in front of Sullivan's train. <I> II- f' * 11 I. .i) tj The Newspaper Guild of New York has reached agreement on a three-year contract with the New York Times boosting wages and fringe benefits, following the pat­ tern of similar contracts signed by six other local newspaper unions. The pattern has been 8 percent in­ creases retroactive to March 31. The Potters Union Executive Board has selected Robert W. Lord as the union's seventh international vice president. Lord, who is from Evansville, Ind. will fill the post left vacant by thie death of Leon­ ard Greco of Beaver Falls, Pa. William W. Murrey, 80, a labor leader for more than sixty years is dead. Murrey headed the Fargo-Moorhead Trades and La­ bor Assembly before 1935. After that was president of the North Dakota Federation of Labor and continued to serve after the mer­ ger of the state bodies. He had worked as a plumber, railroad machinist and construction worker and supervised WPA projects dur­ ing the depression. A member of the State, County & Municipal Employes has been elected as the first American to serve in a -top administrative post with Public Services International. Alfred Weil, director of the white collar division of AFSCME District Council 37 in New York City, was chosen assistant general secretary of PSI at its 18th Con­ gress in Paris. ^ The St. Louis AFL-CIO and its Ladies Auxiliaries have re­ ceived awards from "Operation Buddy," a non-profit organization formed in Missouri to send gift packages to servicemen in Viet­ nam. The organization presented both with "Patriot in Action" plaques for their efforts in securing finan­ cial contributions and gifts for the project. Still another indignity has been added to the lengthening list suffered by the United States merchant marine. Tiny Liberia has become the registered owner of the largest merchant fleet in the world and has pushed the U.S. to third place, behind Great Britain. By the simple expedient of upgrading its fleet by 174,000 tons last year, Britain maintained its secondplace position. America's drop from first in tonnage to third — without even stopping at second place — is cold, statistical evidence of two dangerous attitudes in our own country. One is in government and the other is in private industry. Far from increasing its tonnage, the United States merchant marine—struggling through still another year with no federal maritime policy and further Administration neglect—continued to lead the rest of the world in scrapping ships and lessened its overall capacity by 464,000 tons, with the junking of 121 aged vessels comprising 806,517 tons, according to figures compiled by Lloyd's Registry of Shipping. This is noth­ ing new; it just gets worse every time a new set of statistics are released—and the Exec­ utive branch of our government persists in doing nothing whatever to reverse the alarm­ ing decline. When we stop to realize that just over one-third of the registered U.S.flag fleet of 20,333,000 tons is made up of our near-ancient mothball reserve, the fig­ ures are even more shocking. Most shocking arid disgraceful of all, however, is the reason for Liberia's lead in registered shipping. This small Southwest African nation—somewhat smaller in area than New York State—has virtually no mari­ time needs of its own. The dominance of its flag on the oceans of the world is due almost entirely to the Administration-sanc­ tioned greed and fiscal convenience of giant American corporations. To these companies—mostly oil empires —Liberia is the most favored of 17 foreignflag havens in which they are able to evade their responsibilty to the nation which made them the industrial mammoths they have be­ come. Chief offenders among these are the Stand­ ard Oil Company of New Jersey—with its vast network of some 20 subsidiary firms— Standard Oil of California, and the Socony Mobile Oil Company. Having amassed fabulous wealth through the American free enterprise system, these companies have chosen to forsake their country and become corporate expatriates as far as shipping is concerned. A dollar is to be saved and at the expense of their fellow countrymen, these money-making ma­ chines are saving it. While the oilfields of Oklahoma, Texas, Califorina and others were expanding their wealth to undreamed of proportions, these U.S. companies were proudly American. But a new generation of big business men conveniently forget—or never knew—where and how they gained their power and seek to save a buck outside U.S. borders and short­ change America and Americans. To evade American taxes, they turn to Liberia and other nations where safety and manning demands are negligible. To avoid paying legitimate American wages to citizens of their own country, they hide under a for­ eign-flag and man their ships with cheaper alien crews. Considering their imported em­ ployees somewhat expendable, they seek fur­ ther economy by skimping on safety meas­ ures. In the absense of a revitalizing federal pro­ gram for the U.S.-flag fleet, "run-away" op­ erations by American companies now repre­ sent a fleet larger than this country's own. Clearly it is long past time for the Admin­ istration and Congress to take some firm action to discourage, rather than condone, such unpatriotic procedures by a significant portion of American business. �II " •> SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight • >' '-r' : • • r.'' "V 'i;'! '/I Norember 10, 1967 •. , s :-.' ••• . i i ; li i i f -r F^oaff^ CM HILE waiting quietly for President Kennedy's ^ motorcade to come down the crowd-packed streets, Lee Harvey Oswald checked his Italian-made Maimlicher-Carcano rifle carefully. It was a fine piece of equipment—quick-firing, long-range, and equipped with a sensitive telescopic sight. It wasn't long ago that Oswald had scrawled the pseudonym "A. Hidell" on a gun order form, and mailed the slip into one of numerous mail-order gun companies in this country. This was the way Oswald received his gun, quite legally, with no law existing that might have prevented that sale. In this way, Lee Harvey Oswald was able to obtain a rifle and am­ munition; in this way, he was able to point the gun's muzzle out the window; and it was in this way, that Oswald's mail-order rifle murdered a Presi­ dent and bereaved a nation. In most states, a person can purchase anything from a starter pistol to a submachine-gun, in person, or, if his own locality prohibits the sale of a gun to him, he can obtain one by mail-order from another locality or state. But the prospect of limiting the accessibility of guns has provoked strong emotions on both sides of the fence. As of this writing, numerous firearm bills have been studied by Congress but not one has been passed. Just what are the issues? Tfs.v: Extent of Gori Crime President Johnson, who has been pressing for Congressional passage of strong gun legislation, recently re-emphasiz&d the need for action in a letter sent on September 15 to the Speaker of the House and the presiding officer of the Senate. He told of the late 1966 incident at the University of Texas, in which a student climbed into a buildingtower with a legally-purchased mail-order arsenal of weapons, and killed or maimed 44 innocent people. In the 13-month period since that day, Johnson noted, guns were involved in over 6,500 murders, 50,000 robberies, 43,500 aggravated assaults, 2,600 accidental deaths, and 10,000 suicides across the nation. How many guns are in circulation? In 1966 alone, the President continued, 2,000,000 guns were sold in the United States. An October 1966 study by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, noted that "Best estimates indicate that there are, within the United States, over 100 million privately owned firearms in the possession of over 20 million citizens." Who are the users of these weapons? "Many millions," reports the President's Commis­ sion on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, ". . . belong to hunters, gun collectors, and , other sportsmen. . . . Many other millions of fire­ arms ... are owned by citizens determined to protect their families . . . and property" from criminal at­ tack and burglary. In a nationwide sampling conducted by the Na­ tional Opinion Research Center, 37 percent of the persons interviewed said that they kept firearms in the household to protect themselves. Of the two million ljuns sold last year alone, the President remarked in the September 15 letter. "Many were sold to hardened criminals, snipers, mental defectives, rapists, habitual drunkards and juveniles." Senator Edward Kennedy cites a recent survey which found that of 4,000 people ordering guns by mail from two Chicago firearms, dealers, "onefourth—or 1,000—of them had criminal records." Who are the victims? With FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover reporting that the use of firearms in dangerous crimes is on the upswing, the trend of statistics suggest that well over 100,000 Americans will be the victims of guncrimes this year. The Practical issue Those who favor gun legislation say that while the effect of our penal system's threat of punishment may hold crime down to a certain extent, the best means of preventing crime in the first place would be to cut off the supply of weapons from potential criminals. With FBI statistics for the first nine months of 1966 showing that about 2/3 of all willful killings in this country are being committed with guns, a huge segment of criminal activity might be severely restricted, they say, if those guns become unavailable to dangerous persons. There are objections to this idea. Various groups argue that such limitations are unwarranted, would be unfair to the law-abiding citizen, that the wrong­ doers would obtain guns illegally with ease, that the causes of crime rather than the instruments of crime must be wiped out, and that abridgment of the "right to keep and bear arms" would be unconstitu­ tional. The basis for most proposals to control the sale of guns is that the buyer must be licensed, and can only receive his license after having been adjudged law-abiding and showing a specific need for the weapon. The objections that are being brought against this are the same type of objections that arose years ago concerning another deadly weapon: the auto­ mobile. Regardless of the dissent that sprang up, when cars became hazardous to life and property, it became necessary to enforce strict safety measures by requiring that drivers be licensed. A gun-user differs from a driver in that a gunuser controls a device that was specifically designed to kill; therefore, his intentions concerning the use of it must be considered carefully before it can be sold to him. At present, according to Senator Joseph Tydings of Maryland, "practically no effective state or fed­ eral laws exist to control gun traffic. In nearly every state in the Union, anyone, regardless of his age, criminal record, or state of mind, can buy a gun or order one by mail, using order forms conveniently provided in porting magazines and even comic books. In almost every state in the Union it is easier to buy a gun than to register to vote. It is easier to buy a gun than to get a driver's license or a prescription cold remedy." The balancing of rights versus the dangers of violation of rights is the prickly subject that plagued Congress when it passed the National Firearms Act of 1934, the Federal Firearms Act of 1938, and the Mutual Security Act of 1954. None of these three laws provides for a close and effective check of the sales or purchases, or the prospective pur­ chasers' characters, in regard to concealable weapons such as pistols, which are the devices most frequently used in crimes. The same touchy issues are plagu­ ing the national legislature right now, but the pres­ sure for some sort of strong crime-prevention sys­ tem is building. The delicateness of the subject is illustrated in an example given by Colorado's Senator Gordon Allott. A young woman who worked in his office "owns a handgun and knows how to use it. . . . About a year ago she was awakened at five in the morning by a noise in her apartment. It subsequently turned out that there was a prowler there. The young lady lives alone and her only real means of protection against lawless elements is the gun, which she brought with her from Colorado and keeps in her apartment. . . . With that gun she was able to subdue the housebreaker and hold him until police arrived. . . . The man involved has pleaded guilty. . . but I have often wondered what I would have had to tell that girl's parents if she had not had the gun." It is suggested that if a restrictive gun law had been in force in this case, and the young woman had not had a gun, while the prowler might have obtained one illegally, that she might have been law-abiding but also dead. The key to such situa­ tions, Allott and several other Senators have pointed out, is in the very careful construction of such laws, which should only prohibit the obtaining of these instruments of death by hardened criminals, the mentally ill, drunkards, felons, etc. In this way, they explain, lawful citizens would not be hampered in obtaining firearms, but in fact would be made more safe by a law that would shrink the threat of criminal attack. The argument that criminals would obtain guns from other sources, if they couldn't buy them legally, is only partially valid, according to statistics from in the offices of Senators Thomas Dodd of Con­ necticut and Tydings: In the 1962-1965 period, 57 percent of all mur­ ders in the U.S. were committed with guns. How­ ever, in the few states with their own gun laws, gun-murder rates are significantly lower than in other states. Figures for states with controls show that in Pennsylvania, 43 percent of murders were by guns; in New Jersey, 39 percent; in Massachusetts, 35 percent; in New York, 32 percent. On the other hand, states with little or no gun controls showed: Colorado, 59 percent; Louisiana, 62 percent; New Mexico, 64 percent; Arizona, 66 percent; Montana, 68 percent; Texas, 69 percent; and Nebraska, 70 percent. A question now arises as to why a Federal gun law is needed, if states appear so capable of cutting gun-crime rates themselves. The answer is that they have no way of preventing someone from simply crossing into a state with lesser controls and buying a gun, or from ordering a gun by mail from out-ofstate. According to Senator Kennedy of Massachu­ setts, "Unless the Federal Government regulates gun traffic between the states, even strong state laws will be easily circumvented by irtterstate gun traffic. In 1963 alone, for example, oVer a million weapons were sold by mail order. In Massachusetts, which has strong gun laws, the traffic in guns cannot be halted because guns are easily purchased out of state. . . . Eighty-seven percent 6f the concealable firearms used in Massachusetts crimes came from out-of-state purchases." The Clnis.sfitjitlonaS Issise As Senator Allot puts it, a law that goes too far in its scope and restrictions would be akin to "cutting off the head to cure the headache." While Congress is taking pains to create gun legislation that is practical, effective, and cautious, there are lobbies which immediately claim that the Federal Govern­ ment has no right to invoke any type of gun-control legislation. The most powerful and largest lobby, the 850,000-member National Rifle Association, has stated that "firearms legislation is of insufficient value in the prevention of crime to justify the inevitable restrictions which such legslation places on law-abid­ ing citizens." Such lobbies imply that Federal fire­ arms legislation, while ineffectually attempting to protect citizens from the armed criminal, would instead chop off a vital portion of every citizen's Constitutional rights. Not only would this be in total disregard of the document on which this na- i �11 November 10, 1967 • . •• ••..i.j , .. SEAFARERS LOG fc' ^* p. r:i ' I -f 'J L) \ J y. -a. Easy availability of weapons of all types is graphically illustrated by arsenal seized by New York police in Bronx homes and business establishments of four arrested men described by authorities as "right wingers." Here, District Attorney Isidore Dollinger (seated right) and his assistant, Bur­ ton Roberts (left), discuss case with newsmen last August. City has since passed strict new gun law. tion is founded, they say, but it would also open the door to an eventual police state against which there could be no redress. On the other hand, a long sequence of Supreme Court decisions over the years has affirmed that such legislation is in no way unconstitutional. Three Federal gun control laws (not dealing with control as closely as several currently-proposed laws pur­ portedly would) plus several state and local gun con­ trol laws have been in effect for years; all are Con­ stitutional. In addition, a variety of Federal, state, and local officials and groups have declared that Federal gun legislation, properly constructed, would in fact be a great aid in crushing the growing crime rate. Accord­ ing to Senator Edward Kennedy, some of these in­ clude; the President of the United States; the At­ torney General; the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the International Association of Chiefs of Police; the American Bar Association; the National Crime Commission; the country's best police chiefs and prosecutors, and, "I believe, the vast majority of our citizens." Yet objections to Federally-operated gun controls are still voiced. At the heart of the matter is the Second Amend­ ment to the Constitution. It states: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The so-called "gun lobby," which includes sports­ men's associations as well as dangerously fanatic groups such as the Minutemen, claim that this Amendment clearly grants the individual an abso­ lute right to purchase, keep, and use guns. The President's National Crime Commission, however, stated that "The U.S. Supreme Court and lower Federal courts have consistently interpreted this Amendment only as a prohibition against Federal interference with State militia and not as a guarantee of an individual's right to keep or carry firearms. The argument that the Second Amendment prohibits State or Federal regulation of citizen ownership of firearms has no validity whatsoever." In response to such rebuttals, anti-gun-legislation groups have taken to arguing that a "militia" need not be governmentally controlled, and therefore citi­ zens should be able to form their own "militias" and obtain guns without restriction. Proponents of con­ trols point out the trend of history in which the need for such "citizen armies" or "vigilante groups" has vanished, now that\the United States has developed permanent, professi^al, and comprehensive law en­ forcement organizations—local police, state troopers, the National Guard, the FBI, etc., to provide for internal protection. Senator Dodd, in explaining the necessity for the firearms legislation he is proposing, said that "former Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes, testified that armed civilians are not necessary to the maintenance of the borders' safety, and that they are not a part of any defense plan for this Nation." Yet a number of extremist organizations, intent on "saving America" from one threat or another, have created their own underground armed forces. Much of their equipment has been legally purchased from private sources (and until recently, government sources) and includes an amazing array of deadlymaterigl such as machine guns, boml», and anti­ tank guns, in addition to a wide assortment of other implements of war. A group known as the Minutemen was allegedly involved not long ago in a fanatic plot to- attack and destroy several New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut camps which it had branded as "Communist." Fortunately, before the plan could be carried out, the Queens District Attorney's office uncovered the conspiracy and impounded the group's arsenal of tons of deadly devices. If not for the District Attorney's action, many innocent people might have been slaughtered. Regulation of firearms in this country is provided for in limited degree, by various local, state, and federal laws. At issue is the necessity for stricter and more comprehensive controls which, it is argued, can only be made effective with new Federal legis­ lation. Three major Federal laws concerning guns have been in existence for years. The first of the existing Federal laws is the Na­ tional Firearms Act of 1934, applying to machineguns, short-barreled and sawed-off rifles, shotguns, mufflers, silencers, and concealable firearms (Oswald's rifle was long-barreled and not covered by this legis­ lation) but not pistols. It requires that owners of these weapons register them with the Treasury De­ partment, and imposes taxes on firearms manufac­ turers, importers, and dealers. The second Federal law, the Federal Firearms Act of 1938, provides that all firearms dealers and manu­ facturers whose business involves interstate or for­ eign commerce must be licensed. They are prohibited from knowingly shipping arms by interstate com­ merce to any person convicted of a felony or who is a fugitive from justice. Along with more technical provisions, it stipulates that licensed manufacturers and dealers are forbidden from transporting fire­ arms into states in violation of state laws requiring a permit to purchase firearms. Unfortunately, this particular provision provides no effective machinery for keeping dealers and manu­ facturers aware of which states and localities have which type of gun-control laws or related crime prevention laws. Thus, they are unable to cope with this very complex situation. The third major Federal law (there have been a number of minor Federal firearms laws which made slight changes in these and other lesser Federal gun laws) is the Mutual Security Act of 1954, which authorizes the President to regulate the export and import of firearms. Administration of the Act has been delegated to the State Department. The February, 1967 report of the President's Com­ mission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, explains that none of these laws prevent a person from simply going to another locality or state to purchase firearms. "Despite the Federal laws, therefore," writes the Commission, "practically anyone—the convicted criminal, the mental incom­ petent, or the habitual drunkard—can purchase fire­ arms. ..." Exi.sdiv^ Siaie and Local La-tv With the ever-present dangers of crime, many state and local governments have taken it upon themselves to correct the situation as much as possi­ ble by enacting gun legislation. Of the numerous states with some degree of con­ trols, New York's Sullivan law provides the most stringent. It requires that a license is required not only to purchase a pistol or revolver, but also to keep it in one's home or place of business as well as to be able to carry the weapon. Though the state has no law requiring a license for rifles or shotguns, the Sullivan Law stipulates that they can­ not be carried in a car or public place when loaded. Page Nine Even this tough law apparently is not satisfactory in preventing crime. Thus, through the efforts of New York City's Mayor John Lindsay, Senator Rob­ ert Kennedy, and Councilman Theodore Weiss, the New York City Council has just passed a strict law requiring that all persons owning or buying rifles and shotguns, register them and obtain a license from a new Firearms Control Board. Applicants would be fingerprinted and would be required to state if they had any criminal record or had once been treated for mental disorder, narcotics addiction, oV alcoholism. There would be a small fee fat reg­ istration. In August, 1966, a strict gun law went into effect in the state of New Jersey. It required, among other things, that applicants for gun permits and identifi­ cation cards submit fingerprints for a check of any possible criminal record. According to the state Attorney General's office, the check of the 45,771 fingerprints submitted during the first year of op­ eration revealed that 3,167 applicants had arrest records. At the same time, the number of handgun permits issued under the new law rose to 13,279, as opposed to the pre-gun-law figure for fiscal 19651966 of 9,000. TTiese statistics, the Attorney Gen­ eral's office explains, present evidence that the new law, contrary to gun lobby objections, is beneficial, fairer to applicants—it allows no favoritism or in­ consistencies in issuing licenses and permits. Still, state and local laws, many say, are just not enough. New Jersey Attorney General Arthur Sills writes: "Certainly the devastation wreaked upon the city of Newark (in the recent riots) ... is conclusive testimony to the ineffectiveness of our law in prevent­ ing the importation of firearms into New Jersey by persons with criminal intent. We know that many of the weapons used by snipers and rioters . . . could not have been purchased legally in New Jersey. ... If the riot in Newark is not enough to insure an im­ mediate exercise of Congressional responsibility, what more will it take?" The question is a good one. Congress has been hard put in debating numerous gun-control bills— the Administration bill, the Dodd bill—and many others, and as yet has been unable to pass one. While national opinion surveys show a marked desire for gun laws, these laws apparently have been held back by the so-called gun lobby, a conglomeration of sportsmen's and right-wing groups, dominated in size and strength by a group which the New York Times declared has "organized one of the most suc­ cessful lobbying campaigns in recent history": the National Rifle Association. The NRA reportedly has 850,000 members, $10,000,000 in assets, and, according to the Times, is so well organized for exerting pressure through letterwriting campaigns that it can probably get its huge membership to "hit Congress with half a million letters on 72 hours notice." The NRA's anti-gunlaw campaign has been so effective, the Times adds, that except for one significant bill in the state of New Jersey, not one of the more than 500 gun-bills considered by state legislatures has passed. NRA's executive vice president. Franklin Orth, explained that the NRA "looks upon the vast ma­ jority of bills for firearms legislation' as the mis­ directed efforts of social reformers, do-gooders, and/or the completely uninformed. . . ." In submitting evidence that the NRA and allied groups are the major hindrance to the passage of gun control legislation. Senator Edward Kennedy cites a January, 1967, Gallup Poll which showed that "73 percent of those polled favored a law which would require the registration of a rifle or a shot­ gun. Eighty-five percent favored a law requiring the registration of pistols. Seventy-five percent favored doing away with all mail order buying of guns. Eighty-four percent felt there should be restrictions on who is allowed to buy a gun. Only 12 percent believed that anyone who wants a gun should be allowed to buy one with no questions asked." In view of such apparently overwhelming odds in favor of legislation, the lack of a new law appears even more puzzling. Senator Tydings explains: ". . . passage of an effective Federal law has been blocked by a very small, but very vocal, minority, using invalid arguments. The reason this bill has not been passed is that the overwhelming majority of Ameri­ cans who favor reasonable gun control legislation have not been mobilized to write their Congressman and Senators in favor of such legislation." "It is indeed amazing," says Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts, ". . . that we continue to tolerate a system of laws which makes it ridiculously easy for any criminal, madman, drug addict, or child to obtain lethal firearms which can be used to rain violence and death on innocent people." •3-4 •, �Page Ten SEAFARERS November 10, 1967 LOG Addresses Safety Council Labor Body Hall Stresses Need to Upgrade Workmen's Compensation Laws The Pacific Coast t by Frank Orozak, Mfest Coast Representative c Governor Ronald Reagan has been requested to call a special session of the State Legislature to discuss the Medi-Cal situation. CHICAGO—Since the end of the Korean War, safety standards aboard United States merchant Senator George R. Moscone, San Francisco Democrat, suggested vessels have greatly improved due in large part to union emphasis on comprehensive training pro­ that the Medi-Cal program be made a subject of inquiry in a call grams, SIU President Paul Hall said here recently, but too little protection for injured workers in for a special legislative session on November 6. Another San some other areas, he added, is men's compensation," the SIU compensation statutes ... to over­ Francisco Democrat, As. v Tibly- the aged sick as fiscal items on a "disturbing." come the problems" of 50 differ­ man John Burton, stated that president declared. ledger sheet, rather than human "The only way to reduce ac­ He cited calculations by the ent jurisdictions over available "had the Reagan Administration cidents to their absolute minimum Social Security Administration benefits. been honest with the legislature, beings on Medi-Cal. is to create, sustain, and support which computed the ratio of work­ we would not have had this prob­ Moscone added that the med­ "When today here at home, far lem." a serious safety program," Hall men's compensation benefits to ical profession, hospital adminis­ told the annual meeting of the wages for a worker, disabled at from any battlefront, 2.1 million The Governor was aware of the trators and pharmacists were Lab >r Conference of the National age 40 with a dependent wife and American workers suffer disabling fiscal problem in the Medi-Cal "carrying an unfair burden." Safety Council, and the SIUNA— an eight-year-old child, and as­ injuries each year because of on program. Burton said, but waited The two men were joined in as "a federation of 40 separate and suming no increase in earnings the job accidents," he emphasized, until the legislature adjourned be­ their call for a special session by autonomous district and local un­ or benefit levels from the date of "we have an obligation to press fore announcing the cutbacks. by Democratic Assemblymen Ed­ hard in this area so that the work­ "The true anti-people philosophy ions in the maritime and allied injury to age 65. ward Elliot, Robert Morett and men's compensation system can fields—has long pursued this goal Such a worker. Hall stated, become a reality in terms of to­ of the Reagan Administration John Miller, all members of the in line with national AFL-CIO "would receive workmen's com­ showed through with a vengence," Assembly Social Welfare Com­ day's wages, needs and condi­ Burton said. policy. mittee. pensation benefits of less than 35 However, injuries do occur and percent of his assumed wages in tions." According to Burton, "the Seatde "due to the nature of our interna­ Hall also briefly described the whole thrust of the Reagan ap­ 29 states and of 50 percent or Shipping has slackened off tional union, which encompasses more in only eight states and the promotion of safe working prac­ proach is economic when it should some, but the outlook is good. both seagoing and shoreside work­ District of Columbia. In 18 states, tices within the SIUNA. be medical; an attitude regarding We have paid off ers, we often have to come to he would receive less than 15 five ships and grips with many different types of percent." signed on six. issues," Hall said. Not only do these figures fail to Seamen have the protection of . Donald Forrest take into consideration future the Jones Act, the federal courts just completed a wage increases the man might rea­ and our contracts in regard to steward's job on sonably have expected, he contin­ claims against employers for dam­ the Anchorage. ued, but if he lives in a state that ages and loss due to accident and David Sykes restricts medical benefits he may injuries, he said, but "the remedy Trade Union activities are prime targets for the hierarchy of said he had a also have to bear part of doctor for our shoreside members is gen­ the John Birch Society, according to a survey just released by the Forrest pleasant trip on or hospital bills. erally through the various work­ Institute of American Democracy. the Enid Victory Hall called this situation "a dis­ man's compensation acts in the 50 The men who are the policy makers of the Birch Society are as a bosun. The ship made the tinct challenge for labor and man­ states" and operation of these acts industrialists with long records of anti-unionism. William Grede, Vietnam run. agement both" and warned that if show "a very alarming and dis­ the second ranking Bircher, is a well-known enemy of unions and management will not join with Floyd Jarvis just left the Elizaturbing trend." past president of the National Association of Manufacturers. labor in appropriate safety pro­ bethport where he had the bosun's The Worker Pays Last July 4th, he told a Bircher audience in Boston that citi­ grams and accident prevention slot. A 20-year SIU man, Floyd zens "should cross the street to cross picket lines." "It appears that much the larger efforts, and "continues to resist will be ready to go in a week Grede has kept unions out of eight of his own nine foundries. share of the cost of industrial ac­ upgrading of state workmen's or so. He has largely ignored four NLRB union victories and even a cidents today is falling on the compensation laws, then the trade Wilmington court order to bargain. He would not sign a contract with worker worker—or on public assistance union movement must intensify its Les Wolfe just returned from a representatives in either of two plants, even after being struck for or private charity—which is far long-standing effort . . . and seek long trip on the Mount Washing­ six months on two occasions. from the original intent of work­ Federal enactment of workmen's ton as pumpman. He won't waste Of the 24 members of the Birch high council, 14 are operating much time on the beach and told companies whose production workers have not secured the right us he will take the first chief to be represented by recognized unions. pumpman's job to hit the boards. Under the banner of patriotism, the policy makers of the Birch Society try to discredit those who stand in the way of their realiz­ Bob Schoolcnfft came back ing enormous profits. Thus, unions which seek to guarantee the from the Gulf Area to register rights of the worker and protect his interests find themselves the for a cook's job. With shipping target of the Bircher's attacks. so good, he should be at sea soon. WASHINGTON—Scouting in America looks to union members "They are annoyed with government, and they constantly seek for help and finds "a strength of response that is quietly given but to discredit the democratic process," notes Charles R. Baker, difficult to equal," William Moody, Boy Scouts liaison with AFLIAD's executive director. CIO Community Services, obThe usual tactics of the Birchers is to label as un-American served in the October issue of health lodge and two miles of road. those who in any way oppose them. Actually, they themselves are Now the unions are pledged to SEAFABERSI^OG Scouting magazine. threats to the democratic process and to the democratic structure build additional camp facilities as of unions. The men who run the John Birch Society are accus­ Prior to his appointment in soon as funds are available. Their Nov. 10, 1967 • Vol. XXIX No. 23 tomed to money and power. 1965 as Boy Scouts liaison man. only qualification for volunteer Official Publication of the The Birch executive committee is composed of Grede, from Moody served as Gulf Region work is that no supplier make a Seafarers International Union Milwaukee; Robert W. Stoddard, of Worcester, Mass., president of North America, Safety Director for the Safety Ed­ profit on materials. The value of Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes of Wyman-Gordon; A. G. Heinsohn, Jr., president of Spindale ucation Program jointly sponsor­ the labor to date has been esti­ and Inland Waters District, Mills in North Carolina and Cherokee Mills in Tennessee; Col. ed by the SIU and their contracted mated at more than $100,000. AFL-CIO Laurence E. Bunker (ret.), aide to the late Gen. Douglas Maccompanies. • The Honolulu building trades Executive Board Arthur; and Attorney Robert H. Montgomery. Active in maritime and labor council contributed labor valued PAUL HALL, Pretident Wyman-Gordon has repulsed several organizing attempts. Sim­ affairs in Louisiana, he also served at $180,000 to develop a Scout EARL SHEPARD GAL TANNER Vice-President Exec. Viee-Pree. ilarly Heinsohn's Mills have turned back several organizing drives as secretary-treasurer of the camp. LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR and the Heinsohn interests contribute to many right-wing causes, Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO Vico-President Sec.-Treae. Union Locals Help Out including the radio-TV "forum" of long-time labor foe Dean and secretary-treasurer of the New ROBERT MATTHEWS Clarence Mannion, also a Bircher. Mannion praised Herbert V. Moody also lists examples of Vice-Presidenf Orleans Maritime Trades Council. Kohler during the famous UAW strike against Kohler Co. union locals contributing cash gifts HERBERT BRAND Moody—who as a youth was an Robert Love (Love Box Co.) and Fred Koch (president of Rock Director of Oraanizing and Eagle Scout himself—cites a num­ to various Scout councils through­ Publications Island Oil & Refining), both of whose companies have no union out the nation. In Chicago, more ber of examples "of the effort un­ representation, have gained prominence in right wing circles. In Managing Editor ions and union members are will­ than 100 unions donated $183,MIKE POLLACK 1958 they helped to gain passage of a right-to-work law in Kansas, 000 to a program that expanded ing-to put into Scouting." Among when both industrialized California and Ohio turned down similar Staff Writers Scouting for poor boys and those them are: measures. physically handicapped. PETER WEISS HARRY WITTSCHEN • Sharon, Pa., members of Other anti-union members on the Birch Council are John T. He also cites union sponsorship FRANK MARQIOTTA building trades unions donated of camp scholarship programs, STEVE STEINBERO Brown, vice-president of Milwaukee's Falk Corporation; Tom their time during the 1966-67 win­ Cub Scout packs. Boy Scout Anderson, biggest U.S. publisher of agricultural and ranch maga­ Pikllihid kiwsikly at 810 Rhodt liland Avenai ter to erecting an administration troops and Explorer posts. zines; Arizona banker Frank Cullen Brophy, who also heads the N.E., Waihlniten, D. C. 20018 ky tba Ssatar•n Intsmatlonal Union, Atlantic, Gait, Lakn building at Scout Camp Hank Libbey Fruit Packing Company; and N. Floyd McGowin, presi­ Last year it was estimated that and Inland Watars Dlitrlet, AFL-CIO, 675 Forker. Foirth Annas, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tsl. dent of the W. T. Smith Lumter Co., in Chapman, Ala. AFL-CIO affiliates sponsored HVaslnth 9-6600. Steond slass postafo paid Some companies which advertise in Birch publications are: • Twelve union locals in Colo­ about 250 units across the nation at Waihlniton, D. C. POSTMASTER'S ATTEMTIOH: Fans 3579 Grede Mills, Kwik-Lok, Falk Co., Tom Anderson Publishers, rado provided the labor to build in the three categories. Moody sards skoald ks sent to Ssafarsrs Intsmatlonal Spindale Mills, and Rock Island Oil. The Allen-Bradley Co. once the entire 400-acre San Isabel further reports that a survey bas Union, Atlantic, Gait, lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Assnas, Rrookheaded by JBS supporter Harry L. Bradley, is one of the largest Scout Ranch near Pueblo. The found that 25 percent of the more lyn, N.V. 11232. contributors. project included 11 campsites, than 1.4 million adult leaders in powerlines, a storage building, a Scouting are union members. > P A / s' Anti-Unionism a Basic Part Of Birch Society Philosophy Labor's Contributions to Boy Scouts atod by Bill Moody In Mogoune •' .J, vV- •ji it lii X- ">j.i ii /J �November 10, 1967 Life on the High Seas SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Bill Goes to Senate for Action House-Passed Meat Inspestion Bill Fails to Provide Adequate Protestion More "under this world" than "out of this world," the speciallyequipped Perpendicular Ocean Platform, left, supports a trailer housing instrumentation for government projects such as missiletracking. Most of the "POP" is underwater, something like a ship standing on end and anchored to the ocean floor. The trailer is kept high above the sea, safe from churning waves and gale winds. This "POP" is just off Santa Cruz Island, near Goleta, California. ,' ^ Folksinger Woody Guthrie Told the Story of Lahor > rr • NEW YORK—Woodrow Wilson Guthrie—"call me Woody"— great folksinging composer of a thousand songs of labor and the downtrodden is dead at 55. For the last few years he had been immobolized by a blood disease, unable to read, speak or use his hands. From the hard-bitten days of the depression and the Dust Bowl, Woody Guthrie's rasping, nasal voice and talented fingers on a beatup guitar gave meaning and feeling to the aspiration of the poor and outcast. He carried their message from any platform available—^box cars, saloons or Carnegie Hall, as he wandered the length and breadth of America. He came out of the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma and as a youngster knew starvation and oppression and they were his enemies. Woody early took up the cause of the working people and their fight for unions. He was horrified when he saw, first hand, the "beating and sluggings and the cheatings and the killings that workers go through when they said they were going to form them a working man's union." In the spirit of Joe Hill, he pleaded with workers to organize: "So write us out our union card. Organize, we'll all fight hard. Time to fight those hunger blues away." As he roamed about the country Woody Guthrie went to North Carolina in 1929, to Marion where courageous workers and their families held out against hunger and evictions for nine weeks in a strike. They went back with great promises from management but when none were delivered they walked out again and six strikers were killed by the sheriff and his deputies. In his song of the Marion Massacre, Woody Guth­ Woody Guthrie rie put into words and music the anguish and suffering of these people and their fight merely to exist. He captured the same deep emotions in Detroit during the sitdown strikes and in the coal mines of Kentucky and in the dust storms of his native Oklahoma and in the "grapes of wrath" of California. He wrote such songs as "On the Picket Line," "Union Maid," "Sit Down," "Write Me Out My Union Card," "Hard Traveling" and hundreds more. One verse in "Union Train" went: There's a Union Train a comin' Down that Union track— Ain't no scabs ride this train Or hold that Union back. "I ain't no writer," he once wrote. "I want that imderstood. I'm just a little one-cylinder guitar picker. But I don't get no kick out of these here songs that are imitation and made up by guys that's paid by the week to write 'em up. . . ." He said that he wanted songs that "will echo that song of starva­ tion till the world looks level—till the world is level—and there ain't no rich men, and there ain't no poor men, and every man on earth is at work and his family is living as human beings instead of like a nest of rats." Probably his best known song was "This Land is Your Land" in which he sang of the wonders of the moimtains and wheat fields and redwoods and Gulftsream waters of our land. But the songs that apparently meant the most to him were about working people—or as the title of his book with Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax spelled it out—"Hand Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People'' WASHINGTON—The House voted to put states rights above consumer rights and refused to extend federal meat inspection to billions of pounds of meat and meat products now exempt. It approved, 403-1, a bill to encourage—but not not compel—states to set up effective inspection programs for meat slaughtered It modernized the 60-year-old ments and calling on Congress to and sold within the state. Meat It^'ipection Act and set up a "give the American housewife the It rejected, on a non-record federal grant program to pay up added protection she demands and 140-98 vote, the extension of fed­ to 50 percent of the cost for any deserves." eral meat inspection which had state which establishes an inspec­ Thousands of people are strick­ been sought by labor, consumer tion program meeting federal en each year with intestinal dis­ groups and the Administration. eases traceable to unwholesome standards. Twenty-two states have no meat Leading the fight for a stronger meat. Miss Fumess declared. "It inspection law and many of the bill were Representatives Neal is clear that the health of our existing state laws are lax and Smith (D-Iowa) and Thomas S. citizens can no longer depend on poorly enforced. Recent Depart­ Foley (D-Wash.). Their substi­ where meat is processed and sold," ment of Agriculture surveys of tute included everything in the she said. plants exempt from federal in­ committee bill—but also extended But the House, dominated by spection have described in stom­ federal inspection to plants doing its conservative coalition, wasn't ach-turning language filthy plants at least $250,000 a year busi­ listening. and putrid meat. The continued antipathy of the ness, even if it were all in the The consumer protection fight same state. This would have raised House majority to the Adminis­ now shifts to the Senate, where the portion of the nation's meat tration program prompted specu­ Senator Walter F. Mondale (D- subject to federal inspection from lation of an early adjournment. But the "quit before Thanksgiv­ Minn.) has introduced a bill to 84 to 97 percent. ing" talk faded somewhat after extend federal inspection to the Although some city and subur­ President Johnson called in House exempt plants. ban Republicans spoke out for and Senate leaders to urge action The bill sent to the House floor the Smith-Foley bill, the House by the conservative-dominated Republican Policy Committee on a greater portion of the Ad­ Agriculture Committee was a step crushed the hopes for its enact­ ministration's program. Johnson later told newsmen he forward—but a much smaller step ment shortly before the vote by was "greatly distressed" at the than the labor-consumer coalition taking a party-line position against congressional slash in the model had urged. it. cities funds from a requested $622 The 140-98 count was a teller million to $312 million. But it vote, in which a head count is was at least a "beginning," he taken but there is no record of said. how each congressman voted. Of The President also said he has the 404 congressmen who were not abandoned hope for a tax in­ recorded on the non-controversial crease, despite the hostility of the final passage vote, 166 were ab­ House Ways & Means Committee. sent for the teller count. A Senate Labor subcommittee The President's consumer ad­ decided to hold hearings 6n the WASHINGTON —White col­ viser. Betty Fumess, issued a state­ union-backed site picketing bill lar workers voted for union rep­ ment on the eve of the vote re­ early in 1968, abandoning earlier resentatives in nearly 64 percent iterating the Administration's sup­ hopes of completing the hearings of the 500 elections conducted in port for the strengthening amend­ before adjournment. such units by the National Labor Relations Board in the first half of 1967. The statistics, reported by the Bureau of National Affairs in White Collar Report, reflect a "rapidly accelerating increase" in the unionization of clerical, tech­ WASHINGTON—The SIU Pacific District-contracted President nical, sales, and other workers in McKinley has been designated a "Gallant Ship" for her part in private industry, the publication the rescue last January of ten survivors from the sinking Chinese said. The 500 elections were almost freighter Kwong Shun off the ^ morning of January 6, 1967. double the figure for last year's island of Luzon in the Philip­ Lifeboat Capsizes first half and close to the 580 pines. elections for all of 1966. This In making the announcement The crew of the Kwong Shun year's totals showed unions won of the citation. Acting Maritime had begun abandoning ship, but 319 elections among 7,045 em­ Administrator J. W. Gulick said a lifeboat capsized and spilled the ployes—both figures close to 12- Captain John F. Bohle of the Mc­ men into the sea. Survivors were month totals for last year, accord- Kinley maneuvered his ship close forced to scramble back aboard in? to BNA. to the stern of the Kwong Shun, their sinking vessel and huddle on This is the first reporting period "moving in heavy seas made ex­ the stern deck. in which white collar union gains tremely hazardous by floating logs A designation as Gallant Ship have exceeded 50 percent, it said. from the sinking vessel's cargo. is the highest award the United As survivors jumped overboard States government can bestow on 'Dramatic Strides' from the rapidly sinking ship, a merchant vessel. The McKinley AFL-CIO Organizing Director, hoping to swin or drift to life is only the 24th ship to be ac­ William L. Kircher, said union rings and lines rigged over the corded the honor since 1939 and membership growth among white side of the rescue ship, the Mc­ the 15th to be designated since collar employees has continued to Kinley drifted close to the men the end of World War II. make "dramatic strides" during in the water and crew members 1966 and 1967. The citation on the plaque pre­ bravely descended Jacob's ladders He cited Bureau of Labor into the water to snatch them from sented to the ship reads in part: Statistics studies showing that tmthe perilous sea." Fifty crew mem­ "The courage, resoursefulness, ex­ ions added 300,000 such mem­ bers were given citations for meri­ pert seamanship and team work bers in the 1962-64 period. While torious service in the American of her master, officers and crew a final report is not yet available merchant marine. in successfully effecting the rescue for the 1964-66 period, recent of survivors from a sinking ship The President McKinley, a C-3 BLS studies' indicate that three under extremely hazardous condi­ white collar unions alone ac­ owned by American President tions have caused the name of counted for a membership in­ Lines, Ltd., was enroute to Japan the President McKinley to be crease of 180,388 during the when she received a distress call perpetuated as a Gallant Ship." 1964-66 period. This, Kircher from the Kwong Shun which was In addition to the plaque, unit noted, is "nearly two-thirds of the in danger of sinking following the total record rise for all white col­ flooding of a forward hold. The citations and ribbon bars for the lar membership during the pre­ McKinley altered course and master and each member of the vious two-year period." reached the stricken vessel on the crew also were awarded. Big Increase In White Coiiar Union Organizing SlU Pacific District Vessel Wins Gallant Ship Award 1^4 �Page Twelve SlU Lifeboat Class No. 188 Gratjiuafes SEAFARERS November lO, 1967 LOG 'Mad Bear' Anderson Continues Fight To Preserve Indian Reservations Most people know of the American Indian only through movies and television, but Seafarer Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson, a full blooded Indian, knows the real problems faced by his people in the United States today. These Seafarers have just received their lifeboat tickets after passing Coast Guard examinations. The men graduated from the SlU life­ boat school at Mill Basin, in Brooklyn, on Oct. 17. Kneeling is Catalino Gonzalez. In the front row, L-R, are: Joe Oliveri, Rafael Her­ nandez, Angelo Vablia, and Ray White. In the back row: Instructor Paul McGaharn, Ed Cruz, Mike Yuhas, John Cruz and Walter Harris. SlU-Crewed Jasmina Bucks Stwm To Resale 18 Genuan Seamen (Continued from page 2) boat had to be guided by the ship's whistle—one blast to star­ board, two to port and three straight ahead. The last of the three bodies re­ covered was sighted two hours later and the same procedure was followed with AB Feyrl Ammons and Messman James Stokes join­ ing Gilleland and the two officers in the lifeboat. Survivors Transferred Gradually the weather cleared and by 6 p.m., a total of 11 ships had arrived in the search area,, but no further signs of the Fiet Schulze's crew were found. The Jasmina, completely alone and at the height of the vicious storm, had already accomplished all that could be done. Several other vessels operated by the Fiet Schulze's owners, Deutsche Seereederei of Rostock, East Germany, had made their way to the scene but the survivors and bodies were transferred to one of the company's passenger ships, the Volkerfreundschaft, at 7:20 p.m. The Volkerfreundschaft was formerly the Swedish ship, Stock­ holm, which rammed and sank the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria several years ago. The Fiet Schulze, an 11,000-ton freighter not quite a year old, was carrying 8,000 deadweight tons of iron ingots from Rotterdam to Yokohama when she went down. According to the survivors, the ill-fated vessel's cargo began to shift to starboard shortly after midnight on September 21 and within 10 minutes the ship was laying over on her side, at an angle of about 80 degrees. Most of the survivors saved themselves by jumping into the water and being picked up later by the motor lifeboat or liferaft. They said the motor on the life­ boat went dead temporarily when the boat shipped water and that it and the two rafts drifted away from each other during the stormy night. Crew Praised Although they did not actually see the Fiet Schulze sink because of the poor visibility, the survivors said they watched her brightly burning lights for some 45 min­ utes as she lay on her starboard side. When the lights suddenly disappeared, they assumed the vessel had gone down. Captain MacAlvanah of the Jasmina commended his crew highly on their efforts throughout the operation. "Each Seafarer contributed his full share to a suc­ Keeping Up cessful rescue in the finest tradi­ tion of the sea," he said. "With seamen like this we can be proud of our American merchant ma­ rine." Other SIU crewmembers who participated in the rescue effort in­ cluded: Kenneth Sterner, Bos'n; Charles Pafford, Deck Maintenance; James Rogers, AB; Glen James, AB; Festus Farrow, OS; Andrew McCloskey, Chief Pumpman; Charles Thompson, 2nd Pump­ man; Charles Harrison, Oiler; En­ rique Gonzales, Oiler; Andrew Oliver, FWT; Johney Esparza, FWT; Trinidad Garcia, FWT; Jose Ribeiro, Wiper; Steven Jones, Wiper; Raymond Perry, Chief Steward; Bobby Fletcher, Chief Cook; Mayo Mundine, Night Paul McDanlel of deck depart­ Cook/Baker; Rudolph Himel, ment catches up on the latest Third Cook; Frank Booker, Messshipping news in New York Hall. I man and Charles Taylor, Utility. Mad Bear has been elected chairman of the newly-revived General Council of the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in upper New York State near the town of Sanborn, N. Y. The Council has been revived. Mad Bear ex­ plained, to carry on the fight against Govern­ ment legislation which would bring about the end of Indian res­ And«son ervations. The last time the General Council—^popularly called the People's Council—^was in session, was during the Indians fight with the New York State Power Au­ thority over rights to Indian lands. The Tuscarora Council is meet­ ing and working with members of the Seneca Indian Nation who have already been displaced from the Alleghany and Cattaraugus reservations. Anderson said the plans to outlaw the reservation and force the Indian to assimilate is "tantamount to genocide." "There would be no community life for the Indian," Anderson stated by phone from Sanborn. "The Indian wants segregation. He wants his life on the reserva­ tion. It would be legally and mor­ ally wrong to force him off the land. Those Indians that do want to leave are free to do so." Brother Anderson said that the Government should honor its treaties with the Indian and let him stay on his land. There's not much land left for him and land is sacred to the Indian, he pointed out. Anderson just completed an 11,782-mile tour of Indian reser­ vations throughout the country as a member of the "North Ameri­ can Indian Unity Caravan." Unbelievable Poverty Some of the poverty we saw in the Midwest and Far West was unbelievable," he stated. "The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, which governs Indian life still de­ prives the Indian in many ways. White ranchers are permitted to lease Indian land for as little as TSf!* to $1.50 an acre. The Indians are swindled, can't work their land and have little say in their affairs. There are also many natural re­ sources on Indian land, and large corporations want these re­ sources," Anderson pointed out. Mad Bear explained that during the previous session of the Peo­ ple's Council, the New York State Power Authority was attempting to invade and take over a section of the Tuscarora Reservation near Niagara Falls. The Power Au­ thority sought to build a reservoir on Tuscarora land. This would have flooded a siz­ able portion of the reservation, so the Indians organized civil dis­ obedience tactics. Indian men, women and children would lie down in front of Power Authority bull dozers and other equipment. When they refused to move, they were arrested, but others took their place. ^ The Supreme Court ruled in 1961 .that Indian land could be used for a reservoir. The decision was by 6 to 3 and stated that the Indian would benefit, but this has not been entirely so. A firm believer in the Indian way of life. Mad Bear's opposi­ tion to "renegade Indians" who want to assimilate, extends to schools, where he is in favor of Indian-run schools on the reserva­ tions, complete with textbooks in the Indian language. New York State books give a false picture of the relations between the Indian and white man in the state, he claims. Brother Anderson's interest in Indian affairs extends into Canada where he was "acting field gen­ eral" of the Indians attempt to control their own lives at the Six Nations Indian Reservation at Grand River. Mad Bear said that the Indians of Canada are generally treated better than their U. S. counterpart. "A service veteran gets $2,500 from the Government toward the building of a home," he said. "He must submit his plans first, but at least he gets something." Refuse to Pay Taxes In New York State, the Iriquois Indians have refused to pay State income taxes and State thruway tolls. They claim that the state has no authority over them as they are an independent nation. They have a treaty relationship with the U. S. but are not subject to state or even Congressional au­ thority. Mad Bear's group maintains close relations with other Indian tribes, such as the Seminoles of Florida, the Hopi of Arizona, and Latin American Indians. Seafar­ ers remember a visit Mad Bear arranged to the New York Head­ quarters by the Hopi tribe in 1964. They staged some tribal dances for the Seafarers in the New York hall. Although busy with his work on the Council, Mad Bear said he has no intention of leaving the sea. "I'm planning on sailing again shortly. I last sailed on the Manhattan and left that ship in March. I guess I acquired a taste for the sea during my time in the Navy." He sails in the deck de­ partment. Mad Bear has spent some 20 years at sea, but has interrupted his sailing career to devote much time to his work on behalf of the Indian. CHATHAM (Waterman), Augrust 12— Chairman, Sidney A. Garner; Secretary, Sidney A. Garner. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thanks to the former ship's delegate. Brother Charles Hebert, for doing a good job for two trips. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good feeding. 11 LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 26—Chairman, B. W. Carter; Secretary, H. Huston. Brother E. W. Carter was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department. SBATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), October 8—Chairman, D. Robinson ; Sec­ retary, C. Vaughn. No beefs were re. ported by department delegates. Brother James M. Masters was elected to serve' as ship's delegate. SS NORINA (Marine Traders), Octo­ ber 28—Chairman, Charles W. "Thorpe; Secretary, Lawrence J. Crane. No beefs were reported by department delegates. TRANSWESTERN (Hudson Water­ ways), September 15 — Chairman, F. Fletcher: Secretary, George Dackie. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Mo­ tion made to send letter to headquarters regarding condition of gralley and deck. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea-Transport), Septebnber 7—Chairman, Ernest W. Fierce: Secretary, W. A. Essler. Dis­ cussion about sending a wire to Frank Boyne in Yokohama concerning the extension of articles granted ship, and for clarification as to who can stay on, and the payment of transportation to the United States. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Jim & Jo Visit SlU Headquarters Seafarer James Chianese brought his two children to the New York hall, recently. James, Jr. is two years old and daughter Jo Anne is three. A chief pumpman, he last sailed aboard the Azalea City. i �i ' . J t'.f ,1 November 10, 1967 Union rfefpe? Out in Tiihe of Need To The Editor: I think I should write you a personal letter of thanks for the way my Brothers of the SIU have treated me since the illfated sinking of the Pan Oceanic Faith. Frank Boyne in Yokohama was a constant source of help when I was there, and I might add as soon as the ship had been cleared, he was the first one up the gang-way. In San Francisco, Pat Marinelli met me at the airport. From then, until I flew to Houston, Pat and Ken McGregor took very good care of me. I' i • Just knowing they were there was a big help to me. I have to fly back to the West Coast for the Coast Guard hearing. I told Ken McGregor that I would like to go to the lifeboat school in New York. He said that as soon as the hearing was over, he would see if it could be ar­ ranged. I believe you can understand why I would like to get the life­ boat ticket before I go to sea again. In closing, I would like to say again that I appreciate very much the concern the Union has shown for my family and myself, in our time of need. Sincerely, Lenis Grey Welfare Plan Tops, Says SIU Veteran y * > ^ J To The Editor: Our welfare plan can't be beat. Just think what wonder­ ful things our welfare plan does for us. Free clinics, sick pay, vacation money, free meals for those that retire, eye glasses and medical care for the fam­ ily. Being a member of the Sea­ farers Union is to be proud that through effort our dues come back more than double in many ways. I therefore hope that all members will join with me and take our hats off to the wonder­ ful union and welfare plan we have. Wfllfam J. McKay New Orleans ^ Extends Thanks in Hour of Sorrow To The Editor I would like to express my greatest thanks to the Seafarers International Union, the G and H Towing Company and the many friends of my late hus­ band, during my hour of sor­ row. Mrs Katie Nybo^ Galveston, Texas — Father-Son Team Say SIU is Best To The Editor My son and I are in Vietnam. This is his first trip on a Mer­ chant Marine ship. He is a fireman and prior to that he was in the Navy. His SEAFARERS LOG name is Jerry and he plans on getting enough time sailing on SIU ships to take advantage of the engineering school. I am a book man and have been sailing on SIU ships since 1953. Jerry is real thrilled by the way the SIU treats their members, and as for myself, there never was or will be a better union. Sincerely, Clyde Van Epps Average Citizen Taxed Unfairly To The Editor: While our elected union offi­ cials are doing a good job with wages and other benefits, I note with interest the increased pres­ sure put on salaried wage earn­ ers for more taxes, both direct and indirect, which seem to off­ set our wage gains in the amount of goods that we may buy with what is left of our take home pay. We must realize that the cost of living has doubled since 1951, but we are only allowed the same $600 in income tax exemption per person and it is getting increasingly harder to support a dependent for a mere $600. Should a wage earner get behind in his income tax, he is going to pay the IRS interest at the rate of 6 percent on the bal­ ance owed, but at the same time we see the U. S. Government turn around and charge an intetrest rate of only 2.5 percent interest for the use of importExport Bank loans for overseas buyers of American products. AFL-CIO President George Meany recently told Congress that the restoration of 7 percent income tax credit for new busi­ ness investment this year has given Wall Street corporations a $2 billion annual cut. Also, Meany stated that "tax loop­ holes of s|>ecial privilege for wealthy families and corpora­ tions are numerous and noto­ rious." Sincerely, Alan Green Retired Seafarer Enjoying Life To The Editor: The recent increase in our pension is greatly appreciated and will be a big help with in­ creased living costs and inci­ dental expenses. A new roof for my house took money I had planned to use for a outboard motor, but now I can purchase the motor sooner than planned. Fishing has been good, with king mack­ erel making a showing off-shore and they will move into the bays and sounds with cooler weather. I enjoy the winter baseball instructional league and many big league scouts are on hand for the games. Genial Bob Howsam, General Manager of Cincinnati has been down for the games. He wants to go fish­ ing with me if we can arrange it. Bennie Gonzales is improv­ ing slowly from his illness and is around the Tampa hall daily for several hours. I know his many friends will be glad to learn that he is so much im­ proved, even though he will have to take it on the slow bell for a time. Sincerely, Paul Gladden, Sr. Tampa / Page TUrteen A Seafarer on the Del Ore (Delta) escaped drowning in the waters of Port Matadi in the Congo, W. H. *'Red'' Simmons writes. Gregory Howard, an OS, wanted to go swimming in the Congo River but did not realize that the river has an 11-mile-an-hour current. Howard was caught in the current and a tug boat and police boat Thomas Markham was re­ farers use the water level on the had to be used to haul him in, quested to continue as ship's dele­ washing machine at all times, Simmons reported. Seafarers gate on the San Hutcherson wrote. The ship's will not be doing much swimming Juan (Sea-Land) treasury has $26. in the Congo River anymore, ac­ because of the cording to Brother Simmons. 4f fine job he was Simmons who doing. Meeting sails as steward, His shipmates on the Steel Nav­ Secretary Calvin igator expressed their thanks to thanked the crew De Silva report­ for expressing B. R. Kitchen, ed. De Silva re­ their gratitude to bosun, and his ports that Markhis department deckmen for "a ham suggested an Markham for their fine food clean ship, arrival pool for and service. Ship's smooth trip, and delegate R. H. the purpose of starting a ship's a job well done," Simmons Taylor writes that fund. Seafarers were reminded meeting secretary the voyage has to co-operate with delegates and clerk J. T. Spivey been a good one with plenty of not to slam doors. Delegates reported. Coming co-operation from all hands. The Charles Johnson, Jose Rivera and DeBoissiere in for their share whole crew worked with bosun Melvin Bass report no beefs in of thanks were Walter Colley in "good old SIU their departments as the ship deck department men, Frank style, cringing in a clean ship and heads for an Oakland payoff. Balasia, Frank Gages and R. De no men logged. Ship's treasury Boissiere. A vote of thanks was totals $31.08. The payoff will be extended the steward department Ship's delegate Jean Latapie re­ for their fine work, with the stew­ in New Orleans. ports from the Del Norte (Delta) ard receiving special praise for that the Captain his excellent job. Meeting secre­ "congratulated the tary R. R. Macaraeg writes that men on their fine two men were hospitalized in A motion was made by D. C. performance in Mombassa. Gay that all seafarers on the putting the fire Saint Christopher out in the dun­ (Victory carriers) nage." Thanks to who purchase ar­ the fine work, ticles from the damage was kept slop chjcst or Kennedy to a minimum. make draws, Movie director should sign the The Korea Maritime Com­ log book so a Jack Kennedy said that the movie pany has advised SlU-con-1 record can be fund totals $391. The movie tracted shipping companies of I Corner kept. Meeting screen that turned out too large a tightening of Immigration Secretary' Ralph for the ship was returned in New Rules pertaining to shore! Collier reports that it has been Orleans. Meeting Chairman Reu­ leave for merchant seamen. a good voyage and that articles ben Belletty writes that depart­ An excerpt from the new will run out in a few weeks. ment heads report things are going rules states in part: "An SIU ship is a clean ship, well. Some trouble equalizing "For your guidance and leave it that way for the new overtime in the deck department, information, we have to bring crew," was the reminder passed but the problem is being straight­ to your notice that the local along to the crew. Brother Collier ened out, Bellety reports. immigration authorities at Pureported. A vote of thanks was I san and Inchon have recently ! given to the steward department adopted a new regulation, ef­ for the good chow and service. Meeting Chairman George Stan­ fective May 1, 1967, where­ Ship's delegate Edwmd Ellis told ley reports from the Halcyon Pan­ by an alien crew member the men that the payoff date was ther (Halcyon) may be imposed a fine not set for Subic Bay, but might be that they "have exceeding W200,000 (U. S. changed. "Some of the best men a good crew and $740.74) for failing to rejoin I have sailed with" made up the everything is I his vessel prior to departure crew, Ellis told his shipmates. shaping up." Bill : from Korean ports." "Thanks for making my job as Padgett has been All Seafarers are urged to ship's delegate easy," he stated at elected ships' del­ ! comply with the rules. In view the meeting. egate. A motion ; of the new regulations, Sea­ was made to have farers should make sure they the repair list Stanley are aboard their vessel prior posted on the bul­ to the time of departiu'e, and letin board at all times," Meeting I avoid any trouble with dfiSecretary A. W. Hutcherson wrote. i cials over this matter. Texas City Refining, Inc., A suggestion was made that Seais holding unclaimed wages for the following Seafarers: Registering For Upgrading William S. Allen, Darroll W. Bamette, William R. Cor- i ly, Edward G. Gorman, James L. Hart, Marchel V. Howton, Floyd Jenkins, Phil­ ip Korol, Donald E. Mackey, John D. Mannell, James W. McFarlln, Phillip R. Serpas, John L. White and Theodore | H. Wright The Seafarers listed above are urged to forward to the company a written request giving social security number, Z number, and instructions 1 regarding payment. All cor­ respondence should be ad­ dressed to: Mr. M. R. Dowdy, Marine Accounting Supervi­ sor, Texas City Refining Inc. —Marine Division, P. O. Box i Talcing advantage of the SlU's upgrading program is Seafarer Joe 1271, Texas City, Texas Fenoy. He is registering for QMED with SIU Rep. Pete Loleas, and 77590. 4^ Observe Korea Shore Leave Rules —4^— Due hopes to earn a fireman-watertender's endorsement very shortly. C �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS SlU Veteran Takes Sea-Air Reate To Visit Brother In Viet Highlands Seafarer Arthur Andersen is no stranger to the Vietnam run. The veteran SIU member has been making trips to the area since 1960 and the voyage had become pretty routine until a re­ cent trip gave him an opportunity to visit his brother Raymond, who is stationed in the central highlands of Vietnam. Francisco. He went to Korea in carried ammunition and we risked "I was on the Free America 1950 aboard the Robin Kirk, "one our lives. We should at least have and when we landed at Cam of the first ships to go to the war the right to buy cigarettes, some Ranh Bay, I thought I'd go and zone." film, a little beer or some candy visit my brother Raymond, an Brother Andersen is not with­ bars. They could put a $20 re­ Army specialist." out some complaints, however. striction on purchases and make Brother Andersen "I think we could get a fairer the seamen show their identifi­ was able to get a shake from the military," he said. cation cards. But they should ride on an Air "For one thing, seamen are not have more opportunity to make Force cargo plane allowed PX privileges. My ship some purchases." to Ankhe, in the area where Ray­ mond was sta­ tioned. Andersen "He was in the mess hall when I came in and had no idea I was coming. I spent two days with Matthew Neven Gerald R. Schartel him as a guest of the Army." An Your sister, Mrs. Margaret Army veteran himself. Brother Contact your brother, Leo, at Andersen also has a brother Rich­ Hurst would like you to get in A. P. Green Refractories Co., ard who served in the Army and touch with her as soon as you Hedley St. & Delaware River, another brother, Donald, who can. The address is Argyle Head, Philadelphia, Pa. 19137, at your served with the Navy. Donald Yarmouth, Co., Nova Scotia, earliest opportunity. formerly sailed with the SIU and Canada. now works ashore. — — The morale of the servicemen Vincent Zen Robert A. McLeod is high. Brother Andersen said. Please contact your mother, Please contact Cassie Matheson "Sure, they want to come home," Mrs. E. Zen, C/O Magnhild Gullhe said, but they have a dedica­ krona, 253 Cumberland St., as soon as possible. The address tion to the job they are doing. Brooklyn, N.Y. She is anxious to is 1658 Sacramento St., San Fran­ cisco. "I believe in this war," Andersen hear form you. said. Brother Andersen didn't find Manfred Siegfried Von Leuscbner the sounds of mortar and artillery Please contact your wife, Helga, Friends of Richard Daniels fire in Vietnam annoying. "It at 7364 Hollywood Blvd., Holly­ His family informs his friends isn't as bad as the unloading op­ wood, Calif. 90046. and shipmates of his recent death. erations aboard ship," he said. ^ Coffee Open House hfichael Callas —— "I spent a lot of time taking Please notify Leonard Morrow, pictures of the guys in my broth­ Esq., "at Zemlock & Zemlock, 160 Rafael Hernandez " er's outfit. I gave them the snap­ Broadway, New York, N. Y. Please call Gloria at 625-6311. shots, so they could send them 10038. She would like to hear from you. home. In fact, one mess Sargeant was so pleased he told me it was open house for coffee any time I wanted it. Just help yourself, he said." Andersen also sent some shots of himself and Raymond to their parents. "They didn't know we would see each other," he said. The two men wrote home on the Simmela Leske, bom September Mildred Marie Thomas, born same letter, signed it and included 9, 1967, to the Fred M. Leskes, August 31, 1967, to the Jamie G. some photos. Duluth, Minn. Thomases, Pensacola, Fla. Andersen, a FOWT, joined the union in 1956 in the port of San Jo Nell Boyd, born August 26, George Frederick Gordon, Jr., 1967, to the Robert M. Boyds, born August 18, 1967, to the Brookhaven, Miss. George Gordons, Chester, Pa. vt' Money Due The Reynolds Metal Com­ pany — Marine Division — is holding unclaimed wages or disputed overtime for the fol­ lowing Seafarers: Daniel Hebior, Hoyt L. Hackney, William W. Conley, Grady L. Crews, J. W. Karr, Terriff G. Clark, Leakman H. Denton, Gerald P. Brown, Joseph B. Thmnassen, James M. Elwell, John Fancntt, Gemge S. Chance, Peter "T. Sassano, Vincente Arjona, Claude M. Sturgis, John B. Ramho, and Arthur M. Mattson. The above listed Seafarers should contact the company at the following address: Paymaster, Reynold Metals Company—^Marine Division, P. O. Box 2311, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403, Steven A. Todd, born Septem­ ber 10, 1966, to the James O. Todds, New Orleans, La. <1> Linda Marzett, born September 10, 1967, to the Grant Marzetts, Mobile, Ala. FOREIGN PAYOFF? tEAVl CIUN Seafarers are reminded thai when they leave a ship after article expire illa foreign port, the obligation to lea^^ clean ship for the next ?erew is the same as in any Statewide port. Attention to details of housed keeping and efforts to le^ quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew it comes aboard. Norcmber 10, 1967 LOG Mlchele Ayala, bora Septem­ ber 12,1967, to the Kiam Ayalas, Brooklyn, N.Y. Susan Dianne Myrex, bora Sep­ tember 15, 1967, to the Luther Myrexes, Prichard, Ala. ^ Phillip Grasso, bora September 24, 1967, to the Basil J. Grassos, Baton Rouge, La. FINAL DEPARTURES Edward Browning, 44: Brother Browning died on August 5 in Logan, West Va. A resident of New Orleans, he joined the Union in that port. He was a member of the deck department and sailed as AB and deck mainte­ nance. Browning served in the U.S. Navy for six years. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Sheila Clarke of Miami. Burial was in Vista Memorial Gardens in Dade County, Fla. Oliver Saunders, 41: Brother Saunders died on Sept. 19, while at sea off the coast of Japan. He was a crewmember on the Cities Service Baltimore. A member of the engine depart­ ment, Brother Saunders sailed as FOWT and pumpman. A native of Key West, Fla., he resided in New Orleans. Saunders served in the Navy during World War 11. He joined the SIU in New Or­ leans. Burial was in Mississippi. Gordon Finlay, 78: A heart ailment claimed the life of Sea­ farer Finlay, who died Sept 30 in Slidell Memorial Hospital, Slidell, La. He was on an SIU pension at the time of death. Brother Finlay was bora in Can­ ada and made his home in Slidell. An AB, he last sailed on the Seatrain New Jer­ sey. He joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1939. Sur­ viving is his wife, Dorothea. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cem­ etery, Slidell. Faustino Oijales, 67: Brother Orjales died on Jan. 17, in New Orleans, of a lung disease. A retired pensioner, he sail­ ed as a member of the steward de­ partment and held a chief steward's rating at the time of retirement. Bora in Spain, he made his home in New Orleans. His last ship was the Hercules Victory. Surviving is a sister, Cipriana Orjales of Spain. Burial was in St. Bernard Memorial Garden, Chalmette, La. Jacob Humstad, 58: Brother Humstad died on Oct. 2 in USPHS Hospital, Detroit. He sailed on the Great Lakes and joined the Union in the port of Frank^; fort. A member r of the deck de­ partment, he had an AB's rating. Born in Norway, Brother Hum­ stad lived in Benzonia, Mich. He was employed by the Ann Arbor Towing Co. Surviving is his wife, Florence, of Benzonia. Burial was in Benzonia Town^ip Cemetery. Hayden Henry, 41: Brother Henry died in Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 26. He was born in Georgia and made his home in Min­ eral Bluff, Ga. Henry joined the Union in New York and sailed for over 20 years. He held a bosun's rating. He last sailed on the Penn Voyager. Sur­ viving is his wife, Elizabeth, of Mineral Bluff. The burial was in Toccoa Baptist Cemetery, Morganton Fannin, Ga. Irving Bickford, 40: Brother Bickford died in USPHS Hospital, San Francisco, on Sept. 26, from a brain ailment. He sailed as AB since joining the Union in the port of San Francisco. A native of Alle­ gan, Mich., Bick­ ford lived in San Jose, Calif. His last ship was the Ocean Evelyn. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Rachel Scales. Hugh Fonche 53: Brother Fouche passed away on Sept. 14, at Cobb Memorial Hospital, Phenix City, Ala. A na­ tive of Georgia, he had resided in Dawson, G a. Brother Fouche sailed as electrian and joined the Union in the port of New York. His last ship was the Arizpa. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 / ' " *! | • || I would like to receive ^e SEAFARERS LOG—please put my ' I name on your malting list, (frtnt Mormation) Tracy Evan Lawrence, bora October 15, 1967, to the Herbert D. Lawrences, Norfolk, Va. Brian Cousineaa, born October 4, 1967, to the Lorn Cousineaus, Alpena, Mich. I r NAAAE ........,.. ... . ....... ...,,. . *•.. •5 I STREET ADDRESS CITY ......................,,, STATE....,.., ZIP.,.. t -i-;, I TO AVOID DUPLICATIONS If you are an old subscriber and have a chahge I of address, please give your former address belov/s | ADDRESS Carl Andrew Bergstrom, bora September 5, 1967, to the James F. Bergstroms, Davis, W. Va. CITY a • • • • • • • • * * .ee • • • e • ee * • a . STATE *. • • V• e e • » ZIP. * , a , , a . * a . | h �November 10, 1967 UNFAIR IXH tABOR DO NOT BUY SEAFARERS LOG 8AN JUAN (Sem-Lmnd). October 8— Chairman, Thomaa E. Markham; SeereUry, Thomaa E. Markham. No beefi reported by department delegatea. Motion made to write letter of proteat resardingr recent contract raiae. Motion was made to elect a new ship's delegate. Members aaked that the old deicgate contlnne, as he did a very good job last trip. MJKE Vicrmar (Victory Carrier.), ir Seafaien and their families am urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CTO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) st/ Stitzel-Weller Distffleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Sffll," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) <|> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 2« — Cbaiman, Henry SeoMtaiy. Harold P. DuCioux. No beets and no AUipuled OT reportad by department driegatea. Brother Hmry SchwartE was elected to serve as new ship's deleUBte. It was suggested that the next eww do not sign articles until maeUae ,ia put on .MM DIOEST of SIU MEETINGS —— Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) r i Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlitc lii^agc Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) vtf { "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) / \1> h ^ t i' ^. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) Peavy Paper Mill Prodncts (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) i •y 5- / i, ' / fL |y- 1; s i'. :4- Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) 4> Magic Chef Pan Pacific Divirion (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) DEL ORG (Delta), October 16—Chair­ man, Waiter CoUey; Secretary. W. H. Simmons. Brother 'Taylor, ship's dele­ gate, reported that Brother CcUiey, chairman and bosun, and ail the ship's crew did a fine job in bringing in a clean ship. It was a pleasure to sail with this Crew. $81.08 in ship's fund. Steward thanked all hands for their com>eration in all matters and making this a fine voyage. STEEL FLTBR (Isthmian), October 16—Chairman, D. McMollen: Seeratary, Jiuin Cruz. Ship's driegate reported that everything is Tunning amoiiitldy wf^ no beefs. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department fm a job w«U done. -JBndliar seeve.. 'tm. (Istbmian}. OeJAhn W. Tltompaottt liMex. 42.00 in Ahip'e fond. Mo bMfs iMMted by department driegntes. BtMlanr Aubrey l- Waters was eieerited to aervn as new ahip'a dele­ gate. INGER (Reynolds Metals), October 22 —Chairman, O. ESquivel; Secretary, I.. Bennett. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for a job welt done. ALICE BROWN (States Marine), Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, S. Lencewicz: Sec­ retary, G. Wright. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brother H. Ramos was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BRIGHAH VICTORT (States Marine). September 19—Chairman, Edward K. Dooley; Secretary, Victor J. Stallone. Balance of $140.66 in movie fund. No beefs and no disputed OT was reported by department delegates. ttEL NORTE (befta), September if —Chairman, Reuben Belletty; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $92.88 in ship's fund and $80.50 in movie fund. Brother Jean Latapie will remain as ship's delegate for another voyage. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. DEL NORTE (Delta), October 22— Chairman, Reuben Belletty; Secretary, BUI Kaiser, hkiualization of OT still is unsettled in deck department. Every­ thing is running smoothly in engine and steward department. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Oc­ tober 22—Chairman, Angel Seda; Se^ retary, Dan Butts. $8.60 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion was made that the steward order a new washing machine for the crew. 8BAMAR (Calmar), October 18—Chair­ man, W. O'Brien; Secretary, W. O'Brien. No disputed OT reported by diriment delegates. Brother Oliver Lewis waa elected to serve as ship's delegate. Page Fifteen ' Ryan. fT.OO m s^s fasd. Xastter to he sent to Uniwi rtgnMteg uneinpleivnent oompensation during printer monUia. Letter to he sent to haH in Detroit about mates doing work on deck. Cn^BL ROVER (Isthmian). SeptenAer 28—Chairman, R. B. Barnes; Secretary, W. Piricel. Ship's delegate reported tiait alt is running smoothly. Mlotion made that any Union member with fifteen yean SIU sea time on discharges can retire with foU retirement benefits re­ gardless of age. This motion goes on record with the full unanimous vote of all A bo<Uc members present at this meeting. TRANSONTARIO (Hudson Water­ ways), October IS—Chairman, Ronald Lawrence; Secretary, Rielmrd D. Runkle. Brother WUliam T. Bes^ry was elected to serve as new ship's driegate. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. THETIS (Ryan), September 24— Chairman, J. M. Davis; Secretary, D. McTernan. Brother Henry Simmons was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $9.72 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine department. BAYLOR VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), October Id—Chairman, Paul Franco; Secretary, James Lippincott. Brother James Lippincott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. CHATHAM (Waterman), October 26— Chairman, J. Canales; Secretary, L. Spina. Brother Curtis Hatehel waa elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. , CHATHAM ^Waterman), October 1— Chairman, CKarles 'Secretary, Sidney A. Garner. Some disputed OT in deck department, otherwise everything Is running smoothly. Motion made that the LOG carry a column stating what new benefits the SIU officials are planning to get into idle new SIU contract. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department for a job well done. HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Oc­ tober 18—Chairman, George R. Stanley; Secretary, A. W. Hutcherson. $26.00 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brother Bill Pad­ gett, ship's delegate, reported that every­ thing is running smoothly with a good crew on board. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Oc­ tober 22'—Chairman, Frank B^asia; Secretary, R. R. Hacaraeg. $26.00 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department and galley. Special vote of thanks to the following: AS Frank Balasia; AB Frank Gages and ship's delegate B. DeBoissiete, for a job well done. 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. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds . shall equally consist 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 available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Eiarl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred 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 halls. 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 ihe proper sheets and in tte proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of sny individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. Hie Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings NewOrieans . Dec. 12—^2:30 p-ra. Dec. 13—^2:30 p.nL Mobfle WUmington . Dec. 18—^2:00 p-m. SsD Francisco Dec.20—2:00pjii. .Dec. 22—^2:00 pju. Seattle New York .. .Dec. 4—^2:30 pjB. nOadelphia .Dec. 5—^2:30 pan. BaltimoK .. .Dec. 6-;-2:30 p.Bi. Detroit .... .Dec. 8-^2:30p.m. Houston ... . Dec. 11—^2:30 p.in. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Dec. 4—^2:00 p.ni. Alpena Dec. 4—^7:00 p.ni. Buffalo Dec. 4—7:00p.ni. Chicago Dec. 4—^7:00 p.ni. Cleveland ... Dec. 4—7:00 p.ni. Duiuth Dec. 4—7:00 p.m. Frankfort ...Dec. 4—^7:00p.m. Great. Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago . .. .Dec. 12—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Dec. 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Dec. 13—7:30 p.m. Duiuth Dec. 15—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . .Dec. 15—7:30 p.m. Toledo Dec. 15—7:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .. Dec. 11—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans . Dec. 12—5:00 p.m. Mobile Dec. 13—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia . Dec. 5—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Dec. 6—5:00 p.m. Norfolk ....Dec. 7—5:00p.m. Houston .... Dec. 11—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Dec. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Dec. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Dec. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jeisey CityDec. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Oirleans .Dec. 12—^7:00 p.m. Mobile Dec. 13—7:00 p.m. New York .. .Dec. 4—7:00 p.m. Phiiadelphia .Dec. 5—^7:00p.m. Baltimore . .. Dec. 6—7:00 p.m. tHonston .. .Dec. 11—^7:00 p.m. SiU AllaiHic, Gtilf, L^es & Inland Watm Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial WoHcers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shapard VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robart Matthaws SECRETARY-TREASURER A! Karr HEAD9UARTERS ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE. Md *75 4th Ava., Iklyn. HY »-**00 127 Rivar St. EL 4-3*1* 121* E. Baltimora St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 Stat# St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y. 735 Washington St. SIU TL 3-9259 IBU TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 93B3 Ewing Avo. SIU SA 1-0733 IBU ES 5-9S70 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich 10225 W. Jofforson Avo. DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 VI 3-4741 FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON. Tax JACKSONVILLE. Fla JERSEY CITY. N.J P.O. Box 2B7 415 Main St. EL 7-244! 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 2*06 Paarl St. EL 3-0987 99 Montgomary St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala I South Lawronco St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La NORFOLK. Va PHILADELPHIA. Pa *30 Jackson Avo. Tol. 529-754* 115 3rd St. Tal. *22-1692 2*04 S. 4th St. DE *-3818 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 Sovanth St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. 350 Fraemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R 1313 Farnandax Juntos Stop 20 Tol. n4-2S48 SEAULE. Wash. ... • 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo BOS Dol Mar CE 1-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tol. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. .. SOS N. Marina Ava. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Banit 834-2528 Ste. Marie. Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ YOKOHAMA. Japan. . Isaya BIdg.. Room 801 port News. 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. I 204971 Ext. 281 PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumetances 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 he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union balls. Ail 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 obli­ gation 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 bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings. they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, ineluding service on rank-and-file committees. Becaase these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the nxerohership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail 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. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any monber 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 objectives which will 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 thet he has been denied his constitntional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ohonld immediately notify SIU President Pan! Hall at headquarters by certified mall, retnm receipt rcqnested. �Vol. XXIX No. 23 SEAFARERS.LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Ift m ii •s"- Your Shipboard Library W^VRING long weeks and months at sea a Sea­ farer finds himself with plenty of leisure time on his htmds and no place to go beyond the confines of the vessel which is his temporary home. While many members enjoy a good game of cards or chess, or writing letters to friends and family ashore, most Seafarers agree that reading is one of their favorite pastimes—both for enter­ tainment and self-improvement. To fill the growing demand for reading ma­ terial on board its contracted ships, the SEV inau­ gurated its Seafarers hog Library program in 1953, Under the program, each SlU-manned vessel receives a new assortment of paperback volumes every three months. These new titles are taken aboard by the Union's patrolmen or representatives when they meet the ships for payoffs, SIU library packages also are delivered on a regular basis to all U,S, Public Health Service Hospitals and libraries are maintained in all SIU membership halls. With special care to see that a wide range of subjects are covered, no fewer than 200 new books are received on each ship every year and a total of more than 2,5 million pocket-sized volumes have been delivered to Seafarers since the program was instituted. V'-. lii" r -• i • • 'Vgii � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 10, 1967 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU-CREWED JASMINA BUCKS HURRICANE TO RESCUE 18 GERMAN SEAMEN U.S. FLEET IN DANGER OF ‘LIQUIDATION’ IF DECLINE CONTINUES, HALL WARNS RUNAWAY OPERATORS ‘SCUTTLING’ FLEET CONGRESSMAN WARNS AT MTD MEETING SIU REPRESENTATIVES TESTIFY ON NEED FOR QUALITY IN FEDERAL BARGAINING SENATE COMMITTEE OKS HIKE IN SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS PRO AND CON HALL STRESSES NEED TO UPGRADE WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION LAWS HOUSE-PASSED MEAT INSPECTION BILL FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION ‘MAD BEAR’ ANDERSON CONTINUES FIGHT TO PRESERVE INDIAN RESERVATIONS YOUR SHIPBOARD LIBRARY 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 11/10/1967 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. XXIX, No. 23 1967 Periodicals Seafarers Log