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yOL. I. NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 Mil No. 4

CREW OF SIU SHIP RESCUED
MARITIME COMMISSION'S TRAINING
PLANS ARE THREAT TO ALL ONIONS
Regimentation, Strict Discipline And

Future Plans Reveal Detriments
To Seamen

Labor Seeks
More Voice
In U.S. Plans

AFL Survey Declares Tliat
Labor Has 'No Open Door'

To Government.

Bull Line Ship Collides
Oil Jersey Coast In Fog

ALL HAiNDS SAVED—CAPTAIN PRAISES MEN ON
EFFICIENT HANDLING OF BOATS

The United States Maritime Commission's report to Con­
gress, dated January 1, 1939, of its plans for training seamen,
finally let the cat out of the b.ag. Now we know more fully just
how Union seamen are to be gradually replaced by Coast Guard
trained stooges.

On the basis of this report, it is^ planned to train and re­
educate about 3,500 unlicensed and licensed men each year, so
that in a short time, all seamen who haven't returned to "school"
will no longer be able to go to sea aagin. THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT THE SHIPOWNERS, WHO CONTROL THE M.\RI-
TIME COMMISSION, WANT! We have no worthwhile gua­
rantee from anyone that our UNIONS and CONDITIONS for
which we have fought all these years, will be continued — IN
SPITE OF THE SURETIES GIVEN BY THE CONfMISSlON
TO "NO COFFEE TIME" JOE CURRAN!

STRICT DISCIPLINE

Under the finst plan in operation, an unlicensed man with two
years experience is run through a three month's probationary
period, which has an eleven hour daily schedule. The first three
weeks he has no liberty granted him until the officials of the school
see how he is bearing up under the punishment. For the first two
months, a man is classed as a Third Class Seaman, with a base
pay of $36.00 per month. If he is satisfactory at the end of this
period, a raise in grade, to Seaman Second Class, and $54.00
base pay is given him. Completing this probationary period suc­
cessfully, the man continues training in this or higher grades.
When the course of training is finally completed, they still must
serve the next three years on board a ship, of which eight months
must be at sea, and one month to be spent at the training school
each year.

"YOU'RE IN THE NAVY NOW!"

The object of this plan is plainly seen. A MAN MUST
FORGET HIS UNION AFFILIATIONS BECAUSE OF THE
STRENUOUS SCHEDULE OF MORAL AND TECHNICAL
TRAINING TO WHICH HE IS SUBJECTED. In short—
"He's in the Navy Now!" By requiring him to put in twenty-
four months out of three years at sea, he has no choice but to do
as ordered, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SHIP
FEEDS BAD, QUARTERS OR CONDITIONS BE TER­
RIBLE, OR A PICKET LINE BE AROUND THE SHIP.
AND IF HE FAILS, THE MAN IS BOUNCED, AND
BLACKBALLED FROM THE SEA! THE COMMISSION
HERE TAKES A GOOD MAN, AND TRAINS HIM TO BE
A GOVERNMENT STOOGE AND A SCAB!

TO DISPLACE OLD-TIMERS

Under the Cadet system, young men, licensed and unlicensed,
between the ages of 17 and 25, after passing a rigid moral and
academic examination in their Congressional Districts, arc sent
aboard Commission ships for training. The licensed men in these
ages probably will be school ship boys, as most men coming up
out of the forecastle are older. BY HAVING THESE BOYS
SELECTED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
THE ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON IS TURN­
ING SEAMEN AND THEIR VOCATION INTO A THING
OF POLITICAL PATRON ACE PIE!

These cadets must undergo training by working with the offi-
, cers and. crew, as well as by studying during their off hours under

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 27—
The American Federation of Labor,
having Indicated their willingness to
yield to President Roosevelt's plea
for new peace negotiations with the
Congress of Industrial Organiza­
tions, now come forth with a de­
mand for a greater voice of Labor
in shaping economic policies.

The moxilliiy busiiie.ss survey of
the A. F. of L. states that the Ad­
ministration should admit Union
leaders to its Inner councils in or­
der to help formulate "a vigorous
program on all fronts to expand

-production by private Industry,"
taking in milions of unemployed
from WPA.

It was pointed out in the survey
that'-industry now gets the Presi-
dent'.s ear through Secretary of j
Commerce Hopkins" Business Ad- •
visory Council.

Takes Crack At Madam Perkins
The sm-vey further says, "Labor

has -no open door for making its
views know to the Executive." This
is undoubtedly an indirect slap at
Secretary of Labor Perkins.

In urging the necessity of indus­
trial expansion, and declaring that
action must be taken to avert a 1940
business recession, the Federation
warned;

"It will take time and co-ordinat­
ed effort to change from Govern-
ifient spending to private initiative;
we have barely enough time to ac­
complish it before the present Gov­
ernment spending program loses its
force."

It has been reported by observers
that OIO Chairman JohiT L. Lewis
is no little disturbed by the timing
of President Roosevelt's appeal for
peace negotiations: due to the fact
that Lewis is at present preoccupied
with the dissension in the auto
workers and textile unions, and
would have preferred that the ap­
peal come at some other time.

Last Sunday, thirty-two men, the crew of the S.S. Lillian of
the Bull Line, were re.scucd thirteen miles off Barnegat Light,,;!
after drifting in open boats for over an hour in a dense fog, inlj
which the Lillian had collided with the German ship Wiegand.fj

The Lillian, bound from Poito Rico for New York, with a [
cargo of raw sugar, collided, while
a heavj- sea was nmning, with thef

LEWIS NAMES
GROUP TO MEET

WITH A. F. OF L.
Murray, Hillman and Lewis
Will Represent CIO in

Conferences.

Wlegand, which had left New I
York with a cargo of scrap iron forj
Japan.

The Lillian sent her first SOS)
message at 7:12 P.M., and reported,]
shortly before "the crew left the yes-1
sel. that she was expected to sink
within fifteen minutes. Before leav- j
ing the ship, the radio opera+pr l
lashed his key down so that It'l
kept .senillng a eoutiiruous signaLj
All hands took to the boats, and!
were eventually picked up by the
Wlegand, which had stood by after
the collision. Tlie Wiegand reported j
that, for long periods they could notj

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. — John see the sinking Lillian nor the twoj
L. Lewis, president of the Congress lifeboats because of the heavy fog.
for Industrial Organizations, today
announced in a letter to President
Roosevelt that a committee of three

Howe\er. tlie German vessel finally]
succeeded in picking out the Lillianj
with a searchlight, and by constant j
blowing of the whistle, guided ^hej

has been appointed to negotiate j two lifeboats to her. The first boat,!

NOTICE:
TO ALL AGENTS:
YOD are hereby advised not to

ship any SIU Cooks and
Stewards, or Engine Depart­
ment men on West Coast ships
unless they are fully protected by
a first class rider on the articles.

If they aro forced, for one rea­
son or another, to leave a ship
on the East Coast before they
have completed at least one
month's employment, they shall
be paid wages for one month,
plus first elass transportation
and subsistence back to the port
of signing on.

If they are forced to leave the
ship pn the West Coast, for any
reasons beyond their control, they
shall be paid tfie sum of $135.00,
cash for wages, transportation
and subsistence.

All Agents are instructed to
pay strict attention to this mat­
ter, and not to 'sUow SIU
Cooks and Stewards and Ejoflne
Department men tr, ship on
West Coast vessels without these
ridm.

peace with the thi-ee man commit­
tee from the American Federation
of Labor appointed last Saturday by
President William Green.

The CIO committee will be com­
posed of Mr. Lewis, Philip Mui"ray
and Sidney Hillman. Mm-ray is vice-
president of the United Mine Work­
ers, and chairmaiF- of the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee.
Hilhnan is president of the Amal­
gamated Clothing Workers and
Chairman of the Te.xtile Workers
Organizing Committee.

Lewis' letter to President Roose­
velt was as follows:

"Complying with the requesct
contained in your letter of Feb. 23,
I advise that the committee to rep­
resent the Congress of Industrial
Organizations will consist of Mr.
PhUip Murray, Mr. Sidney Hillman
and imdersigned."

It is expected that Secretary Per­
kins, who has charge of the general
peace negotiations for the Adminis­
tration will confer with the Presi­
dent as soon as possible on Mr
Lewis'" letter.

No date has as yet been made
public for the first : eeting between
the committees, and it is expected
that Secretary Perkins will ask both
sides to set a date agreeable to both
of them for the resumption of con­
ferences which were broken off In
December, 1937.

The CIO committee wliich failed
to reach an agreement with the
A. F. of L. was composed of thir­
teen members. The present commit­
tee of three members is regarded
as a ""strong committee" and does
not include members of any of the
"new unions" which were represent­
ed at the 1937 conferences.

Consider.Your Fellow Wwker.
Hold Meotings MI Ships.

Have Confidence la Yoeut thdon.' >
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containing seventeen men came
alongside the ship and the survivors
were taken aboard at about 8:3(ij
P.M.- The second boat, containingj
the balance of the crew was picki
up at 9:27. None of the survivors
were injured.

The Wiegand. whose bow
pretty well stove in, wirelessed inj
that she was proceeding slowly
New York. However, C; ptain Boy
and about half the crew were flv-si
transferred to a Coast Guard cut-j
ter. as the Captain wished to see 1
it would still be possible to do an;
salvaging aboard the Lillian.

"They later returned aboard t
Lillian to see what could be don(i|
In which they were aided by
Coast Guard and the tugboat Rei
However, as this was done on Mcfir
day, they found that it was too late
and the Lillian dove to Davy Jones
locker at 1:48 Monday afternoon

In the meantime, the Emilia, an
other Bull Line ship, had appeaiwd
on the scene, and had stood by, and
after the Lillian sank. Captain
Boyer and the rest of his crew .vert]
taken aboard, ai i the Emilia pro
ceeded to New rk. Tliey arrived,
at about 7:00 P.M

Captain Boyer "as high In hltl
praise of the actions of his crewf
and stated that all hands had beer |
calm and efficient, and had per­
formed their tasks In a thoroughlj j
seamanlike manner.

The entile crew of the lilUarJ
were put up in e hotel In Broo:.lyn 1
at the expense of the Bull Linfcj
and were provided with food. The
were also instructed to make out
Ust of their lost gear, and .somj
adjustment will be made later thi|
week.

The local inspectors will conducj
their investigation >f the COIIIKI^I
on Tliursday of this we<^. •

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THE SEAFA R KR S * LOG FriAiy, March S, 19S#

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Published Weekly by
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION

OF NORTH AMERICA
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor

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HARRY LUNDEBERG, Acting President
11 Steuart Street, San Francisco, Calif.

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,|IHY f E OPPOSE MARITIME COMMISSION'S
FINK HALL AND TRAINING PROGRAM

; We submit, very briefly, an analysis of the training ship
|;fpgram, and the planned operations of the Maritime Commis-

•on Hiring Halls, in conjunction with the Training Ships and
•Chools.

Seamen are well aware of the fact that the present enlist-
..'"•lentSi for the training ships, or schools, calling for two year sea-
jJiten, mean that the first year crop of "graduates" will be close

three thousand (3,000), who will join ships to the exclusion of

a equal number of "non-trained seamen with years of practical
;^rience.

To popularize "training under Coast Guard supervision," the
is directed towaids unemployed seamen. The appeal is

iade upon the basis that hungry bellies may dictate to intelligent

ds. Minimum wages are also offered as further inducement,
the prospect of a steady job, after the first period is ended.

After sufficient seamen are trained, then applications will be
idered from non-seamen. Thus, the plan calls for added num-
to the many thousands of seamen already without jobs.

/ For such "graduates" who sail on deck, most, if not all of
iyxm will board ships as one year A.B.'s. With one more year

j^ deck, they will be rated as green ticket A.B.'s.

Those who sail in the engine room will be able to board ships

ildilfiremen, oilers, watcrtendcrs and other ratings that do not re-
igfire shore, or special training, i.e., machinists, electricians, relri-
&ator men, etc.

Those in the steward's department Will leave "school" as

flotential cooks and stewards on any or all tankers or freightens.
. ibr passenger .ships, it will take more time before the highly

1 (.jjgfg bakers are crowded out, but the presence of

)g^duates" will always be a serious threat.

With trained non-seamen on deck, one year as ordinary sea-
kca will give them blue A.B. tickets. They will be advanced when
^ible. In the engine room, six months as wiper will offer ratings

V^remen, etc. And they will also be advanced. In the steward's

NOTICE
All members, both ashore

and at sea, are invited to con­
tribute to the columns of

"Log."
Articles pertaining to the

general policy of the Sea­
farers' International Union,
or suggestions for the good

and welfare of the member­
ship at large will be wel­

comed. ^
We will not print any per­

sonal attacks on individuals,

unless the individuals are at­
tacking the Union as a whole,

with the intention of disor­

ganization gf the seatnen, or

of lowering wage and living

standards aboard ships.

All communications must be

Fact and not Hearsay. Arti­

cles which may cause the

"Log" to Become entangled
in legal difficulties must be

accompanied by an affidavit,

ivitnessed by relable persons,

and with the seal of a Notary

attached.

All articles must be ui

not later than Wednes­
day of each week. If they

are received later they

will not he published un­
til the following week.

lipartment, advancement will be rapid.

It. can easily be seen that the shipowners and operators will
efer "trained seamen" to the exclusion of ALL OTHERS!

After the first period of schooling, the pupils are to sail eight
L^ konths before being eligible to attend another class on advanced

' vitmanship.

j The Maritime Commis.sion has become -a stockholder in
't^y steamship companies, through the granting of subsidies,
llj^-taldng over the responsibility of placing crews on Commis-

;^ships, which the operators will gladly relinquish.

It is a long range program. It is a concerted effort on the
jf the financiers, through their stooges,—the lobbyists and

am; through the Maritime Commission,—^trying to SMASH

MILITANT MARITIME UNIONS, and to deprive

TANT seamen of cmplpyraeiit, Thiiv k hoped to bring

Green May
Face Lewis In

Peace Parley
WASHINGTON, DTC., Mar. 1.—It

may turn out that William Green,
president of the American Federa­
tion of Labor will personally con­
front his foe, John L. Lewis, leader
of the Congress for Industrial Chr-

; ganization, when the committees of,
both organizations meet to discuss
peace terms to end the labor war.

Dut to the sudden withdrawal
from the AFL commRtee of Daniel
J. Tobin, president of the Interna­
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters
and ChauSeiws, Green may match
the self-appointment of Lewis to
the CIO committee by appointing
himself on the AFL peace emis­
saries,

Tobin wired Green that "an
enormous amount of work" and nu­
merous conferences oi. agi-eeraents
will prevent him from taking any
part in the peace negotiations be­
tween the two factions.
" The presence of both Green and
Lewis on the respective "peace com­
mittees" might, from a personality
standpoint, seriously impair the
progress of the negotiations to
straighten out the differences be­
tween the two organizations, ob­
servers declared.

Seeretary of Labor Frances Per­
kins announced that the confer­
ences will begin early next week.
Secretary Perkins, in an appearance
before the Senate Unemployment
and Relief Committee, made the
statement that she will take an ac­
tive part in the peace attempts, and
will herself call the conference.

COMPARES GMDITIONS ON NAZI SHIPS
TO THOSE ON WEST COAST SHIPS

Wages Lower, Quarters And Couditious
Very Inferior on German Vessels.

Proves Necessity of Unions
A convincing answer to the ques­

tion, "Why Labor Unions?", is the
comparison-of conditions on ships
sailing from the West Coast of the
United States, and those on Ger­
man ships.

In 1932, the seamen on ships of
both^ countries lived under approxi­
mately equal conditions. Since then,
the SUP has organized the seamen
on the Pacific Coast, and through
hard fought battles has created the
standards of today. On the other
hand, the German Labor Unions
were destroyed by Hitler, and the
German seamen were put at the
mercy of German shipowners. The
results are listed in the following:

WEST COAST: (a) Shipping:
Ail shipping through the Union
Halls in a rotary system.

GERMANY:
Shipping done through Com­
pany offices, with preference for
"Company men." Hiring is gov­
ernment controlled.

WEST COAST: (b) Raise of rat­
ing:
According to shipping rules ad­
opted by the SUP.

GER^MANY:
According to the decision of the
captain or the Company agent.

WEST COAST: (c) Watches:
Three watches on. ALL ships.

GERMANY:
Three watches on_ ships of over
3,000 tons. All others maintain
two watches.

WEST COAST: (d) Strength of
watch:
Three men on watch at all times
while at .sea.

GERMANY:
On ships over 3,000 tons,
watchesrare reduced to two men
when leaving river. On ships

^ below 3,000 tons only two men
are on watch at any time.

WEST COAST: (e> Wages:
$72.50 per month for AH.'s

GERMANY:
113 marks per month for A.B.'s

WBST COAST: (f> Taxes:
None.

GERMANY:
Approximately 33% of all In­
come.

YfEST COAST: (g) Working
hours:
Eight hours per day.

GERMANY:
Eight hours per day at sea and
in port on ships oi 3,000 tons
and over. Day of arrival or de­
parture: One hour extra, and
twenty minutes "cleaning time"
without extra pay. Ships on
two watches alternate ten hours
one day, and fourteen hours the
next, while at sea.

WEST COAST: (h) Overtime:
All work over and above eight
hours, and work done before
eight in the morning and after
five at night,

GERMANY:
Work over eight hours in port,
exclusive of arrival or depart­
ure days. Mate can divide eight
hour day any way he sees fit,
during the twenty-four hours.

WEST COAST: (i) Bedding:
All bedding, soap, matches.

blankets at the expense of the
company.

GERMANY:
On most ships, seamen must
supply their own mfittresses. On
no ship do seamen get com­

pany linen, towels, soap, etc.
WEST COAST: (k) Action to im­

prove conditions:
Seamen can, and have forced
the shipowners, by stfikes and
picket lines, to increase the sea­
men's standard of living.

GERMANY:
All economic actions are con­
sidered "High Treason," and as
such, are punishable by long
prison terms.

WEST COAST: (1) Representa­
tion:
The SUP meets with the ship­
owners on equal teims, to settle
agreements for the impi-ovement
of conditions on ships.

GERMANY:
A representative, appointed by
the Nazi government, decides all
actions to be taken by the
companies and seamen, with
the seamen having no voice in
the decisions.

WAGES: In comparing the wages,
it must be noted that four marks
are equal in buying power to
one dollar. After deduction of
taxes, the seamen on German
ships receive a sum approxim­
ately equivalent to $23.00.

If anyone should ask again, "Why
strfeng Labor Unions?", just show
him these facts.

By E. kix

Asks For Opinions
From Members

steward
Eastern

about the collapse in the bettered conditions, higher wages, etc.,
gained through union activity.

Where do you fit into this picture? Will you submit to the
obvious plans for regimentation? Or will you join (i^'ith us in
opposing the plans of the Maritime Commisison?

STAY OUT OF MARITIME COMMISSION FINK
HALLS!

STAY OFF TRAINING SHIPS! ....

SHIP THROUGH YOUR UNION HALL I > ;i- i j.

, Editor, THE LOG:
An open letter to the

Department members on
I Steamship Liue ships:

Greetings. As a seaman I ha««
been a member of all the succes*
slve A. P. of L. seamen's orgeniza*
tion.s that have ew been on th»
waterfront since 1917. At present;
we are in a democratic organiza­
tion, and I hope that demoeraey will
prevail ku all of its branclMs.

Now brothers, please bear in mind
that there will be changes as long
as the world lasts. We even chango
our city government, which involves
several million people: therefore,
whereas the cirstom in the past has
been for membeis who are residenla
of New York: In the Spring they
would pay their own transportation
on buses or trains, and sometimes
even stow away, in order to get to
Boston to be on hand for jobs on
the "White Boats."

On one occasion two men were
forced to pay first class fare in the
Port of Boston. It should be un­
derstood that our contract calls for
free first class transportation going
to a job. With the economic crisis
such as it is today, why create un-
necessai-y expenses which arise
when New York members are re­
quired to go to Boston, and lay
around with the expectation of get­
ting a job, whUe expenses are run­
ning in both New York and Bos­
ton?

Due to the fact that we are mem­
bers of the Seafar^s' inteimational
of North America, I hereby refer
this communication to the entire
membership, and request that they
voice their opinions through the
medium of the SEAFARERS' liOG.
in helping to deal fairly in a new
and proper method of handling this
emergency.

Hoping that juany of our Bro-
thers*and friends will benefit, 1 am

. Fraternally,
ffiign^) CLAUDE FISHERY

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Friday, Mnrch 3, 1939 THE SEAFARERS* LOG

HERE and THERE in tlie GULF
NMU Refuses
To Ship West

Coast Cooks

NEW ORLEANS

Ship East Coast Steward's
Department On S.S. Ormes

And Ignore West Coast
Men On Beach.

From the port of New Orleans
comes word that the NMU in that
port is not living up to the practice
of giving West Coast men prefer­
ence on West Coast ships.

An affidavit, signed by two mem­
bers of the M. C. & S., is on file in
the office of the Secretary of the
Sailors' Union of the Pacific, and
unequivocally states that in the
case of the SB Ormes, scheduled to
sail for the West Coast, the ship
has been manned by other than
West Coast cooks and stewards
from the NMU Hall. The affidavit
also states that, in several cases,
West Coast messmen nave not been
given the privilege of shipping on
this vessel, but have been super­
ceded by East Coast NMU members.

In a letter to Joseph O'Connor,
M. C. & S. Agent In San Pedro,
these men reiterate that West Coast
men are not being given preference
on ships lurder that jmisdiction, as
Is given East Coast men on the
beach on the West Coast.

The letter states that the Port
Steward of Bwayne & 'Hoyt called
the SIU Hall in New Orleans for
West Coast men for the Point
Brava, and the Point Judith, and
that the SIU Hall in turn called the
NMU Hall Tor West Coast men for
these ships. The same also hap
pened in the case of the SS Onnes.

These two . men, although on the
NMU shipping list, were not allowed
to ship on any of these three ves­
sels, and other than West Coast
men were dispatched to the Jobs.

If the NMU really has any idea of
promoting Intercoastal imity, they
are certainly going about it in a
very peculiar way. F'or a good many
years it has been the custom, on
the West Coast at least, to. give East
Coast men the preference In ship­
ping on East Coast ships, and the
SIU both In the Gulf and on the

.-Atlantic Coast is following the same
plan. Smells very strongly like a
case of someone being job hungry!

New Qrleans, La.
February 28, 1939.

To the LOG:
I have resigned as Agent of the

Galveston Branch of the Seafarers'
International Union of North
America.

The reason for this is that there
has been a SIU Hall opened in the
port of Houston, Texas, and the
Galveston Hall has been closed. It
would be of no use to spend the
money necessary to maintain a Hall
fn Galveston, as any ships calling
there can easily be covered from
Houston.

ha-st month I shipped only two
men, and only one ship called at
Galveston. Previously we had sev­
eral Bull Line ships, four Range
Line, and an occasional Cuba Dis­
tillery ship.

The only reason why I have re­
signed Is to benefit the SIU of NA
by not spending money operating a
dead port, such as Galveston Is now.
However, I am willing to do any­
thing for the good of the SIU of
NA, either with or without wages.

Fraternally,
(Signed) K. PETERSON.

Union .HBule Goods.

Tom in Your Fink Book.

NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 28.—
Take the NMU Ex-Committee to the
wUds of deepest and darkest New
York, and let the seagoing mem-
ber-s of that organization take over
the reins for a period df three
months, and we, all the American
seamen, will be a lot closer to Na­
tional Unity.

On ''No-Coffee-Time" Joe's last
tour of the Gulf ports, he created
enough disscnslun to last quite some
time. It eventually appeared to be
quieting down, so our pal Josephus
starts another tour,—this time re­
inforced by a few of his faithfuls.
A special Agents' conference was
called in New Orleans. Purpose?
Who knows? It couldn't be to de­
vise ways and means to cram the
Lykes agreement' down the throats
of the members.... OR COULD IT?

DO THE MEMBERS ON THE
SHIPS, AND THOSE WHO CAN'T
GET A SHIP KNOW THAT THEIR
NEW- LYKES AGREEMENT AL­
LOWS THE COMPANY TO PUT
THE GLASSES AND CHECKS IN
THE FIRE-ROOM. AND MAICE
COMBINATION JOBS OUT OF
THEM?

WATERTENDERS-WHERE ART
THOU?

Seems to me that n very short
time ago, a ship called the "Jomar"
was struck, and held up in New Or­
leans to force the company to put
the watertenders aboard. This, ac­
tion was taken, and received the
WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT OF
THE SEAFARERS' INTERNA­
TIONAL UNION. Now. With this
new agreement, such action will be
impossible because, believe it or not,
YOUR NEW AGREEMENT X)IS-
PENSES WITH WATERTENDERS!

Wliat is wrong that the West
Coast Cooks & Stewards suddenly
decided that maybe they should ship
from where they really can ship , .
the SIU Hall? Here they Can be
sure that all jobs go the same way
—THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR!
Well boys, when we get on the jobs
on the iJiips, we will squawk as
usual, but when the pinch comes,
WE WILL BE IN THERE TO­
GETHER! So, come on boys,—^you
are always welcome In the Sailors'
hall.

The "Black gang" in Mobile are
still trying to make up their minds
on where to ship from. But now
that a West Coast man is there,
perhaps we can get together as we
should. After all, HOW CAN WE
PREACH UNITY IP WE DON'T
PRACnCE IT?

(Signed) W. A. ARMSTRONG,
SUP No. 2983.

MOBILE
MOBILE. — A fairly quiet week

here. Mardi Gras has come and
gone, and the boys' best excuse for
throwing wing dings is over. Now
we can settle down on a steady tack.

The West Kyska came in with
numerous squawks on the chow, all
of which were the fault of the cap­
tain. The patrolmen straightened
her out, and all was serene when
she left.
• The Desoto came in after twenty-
eight days at sea, with the able as­
sistance fit the Coast,Guard cutter
Tampa, for th^ last day. It seems
that the Wafferman Company are
getting so that they are trying to
burn salt water instead of fuel oil
The skipper wired in. "Gale blow­
ing, making- no headway. Only oil
for one day. 70 miles from bar."
The Tampa went out and stood by,
but she came in O.K. Probably the
next issue of the "Pilot " will come
out with a statement that if this
ship had been manned by M. C.
Training School "graduates" this
would not have happened. Or will
they?

Brother Armstrong came over
from New Orleans this week to see
what is wrong with the MJ.O.W
& W. They still ship from the
NMU Hall in this port, after the
members on this coast have voted
to ship with the SUP.

Agent Rosa was sent to Florida
by the membership here to assist
in negotiating an agreement with
the P. & O. S. S. Co. This outfit
has long been a sore spot, and a
source of annoyance, so good luck,
"Scotty," make them come coco.

Dispatcher Albaugh reports a fair­
ly good v/eek, with all hands enjoy­
ing the Mardi Gras.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28.—Ship­
ping is good here. Four of us, A.B.'s
got off here in New Orleans, and
replacements who took the jobs
had just got in. Of course, it was
a little difficult to get them to take
the jobs until the fresh milk was
aboard, and then everything was
ust fine! So, Brothers, all up and

down the Gulf and the East Coast,
let's try to do what the Brothers in
New Orleans are doing:—100%
backing.

The SS Oratano is about ready to
clear the beach, and that will take
about all the AJB.'s. Shipping is
excellent for A.B.'s.

The Firemen ship out of the SIU
Hall in New Orleans, but out of
the NMU Hall In Mobile. Why?

Brothers, the Point Brava is the
only S cSc H ship to get milk all up
and down both coasts. So let's see
why not on other ships! It sure
tastes good!

(Signed) TEX THOMPSON,
SUP No. 1467.

NEW ORLEANS, La. FLASH!—
The other day fifteen AB.'s came
into our Hall, .and threw in their
NMU books, and asked for REAL
UNION BOOKa.4-THE SEAFAR­
ERS' INTERNATIONAL UNIONI
l^eo- N2^ steward's <leptt|tment
a»en did likewise. ' • -•

MOBILE, Feb. 28.—^Tlris has been
one of those weeks that has kept
the patrolmen on their toes. Plenty
of ships coming in, and plenty of
beefs, all of which were taken rare
of in the usual satisfactory manner.

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! Hie
City of Alma docked at 6 A.M. to­
day. Patrolman Banks went aboard
the ship and caught the whoF crew
at breakfast. Says he, "Well boys,
let's have tJie beefs." Believe It or
not, there was not a single one.
We hear that it took the entire
ship's crew and the Iwgshoremen
to revive Banks, and he is still
shaky. Beriously though,—this is
the sort of thing we are .striving for,
so here's to the crew of the City of
Alma.

Gunnison and Hart Freed
Received a wire from "Seotty"

going to remain on tne ship. The
engine and deck departments de­
cided to a man that in that case,
they would get off the ship. The
company claimed that they would
need a U. S. Commissioner to pay
off. The Port Captain then asked
for a new crew, and the acting
Agent informed him that a new
crew would be shipped at eight
o'clock the following morning. The
jobs were put on ths board, and
called out,—but it sems that no one
wanted the jobs, so the company
was notified of this emergency. The
company wanted to know what the
Union was going lo do about it. so
they were told that, in order to
avoid trouble for all concerned, it
would he best to ship a new stew­
ard's department. The company's
executive vice-president could not
see it that way, so the Union did
their best to get a crew to ship,—
but no soap! The Union officials
then got the steward's department
together, and explain " to them
that, in the interests of harmony,
it would be advisable for them to
quit. After a lengthy argument,
they agreed that they would do so.
A new steward's department was
shipped in their place The deck
and engine department Jobs were
then called out, and Lo! and be­
hold! the old crew bad to take the
ship out. Imagine that! Tut, tut!

Three Men Spoil All
At 11:00 A.M. the ntw crew was

put aboard the ship, and the old
steward's department was paid off.
The Captain set the sailing time as
12 Noon, and the mate came aft
and informed all hands of this. In
any event, some of the boys de­
cided to go ashore, and did so. Sail­
ing time came, and they were still
ashore. The company called the
Hall, and said that the ship was
short three A.B.'s, and that the ship
was being held up. The Deck Pa­
trolman started in checking up on
the gin mills, and finally located the
men in the 3.2 Cafe,- each with a
bottle before him. He informed
them that they were holding up the
ship, and after loading them in a
taxi, and waiting until it left, the
Patrolman, himself, procedeed to
tlie ship. Uix»n his arrival there, he
fotmd that these brothers had not
yet put in an appearance. They
finally showed up,—loaded to the
Plimsoll mark, and one man de­
clared his- intention of paying off.
Some of the crew were plenty dis­
gusted with the actions of these
men, and the Patrolman informed
the offenders that he was agoing to
report the incident to the nect
meeting for action.

Ilie three men involved were L.
Pugh, E. MePeak and J. Keen.

The tnc'dent was brought up at
tlie joint meeting Monday right. Ross, from Tampa today, advising

Us that th e court had dismissed and the following action was taken:
"Motion made and seconded that Gunnison and Hart because of the

non-appearance of the accuser.
The phoney Epps must have got
wise to the fact that it takes more
than a trumped up charge to stop
the Seafarer.s' and their Agents.
"Scotty" will be back by Thursday,
and will send In the latest on the
Florida set-up.

Beef On Pan Atlantic
On Sunday night, February 26,

the SS Pan Atlantic was ready to
sail. The steward department
was not aboard, so the patrol­
man Immediately started in to
round up another steward's depart^
mfnt. The deck and engine de­
partments wanted to know what
would be done about the new stew­
ard's department in case the old
one showed up before the new bunch
arrived aboard the ship. The patrol­
man explained that the new men
would collect one day's pay each
for being called out. Ttie deck and
engine departments thereupon de­
cided that they had been .st,arved
long enough,—or at least, had been
fed rice and beans long enough; so
they decided that there would
either be a new steward's depart­
ment, or an entirely new crew Jn
the other two departments.

Beef Adjuatcd
The compwy -ttien ^decided, that

the uld .steward'k deviMtment^ were

these three men be fined Ten Dol­
lars ($10.00) for holding up the ship,
and that this be made a port role,
in that any member holding up a
ship will be fined Ten DoUars
($10.00)."

"^he motion was put to a vote,
and was carried UNANIMOUSLY.

This, in your coiTespondent's es­
timation, is a move in th^ right
dii'ection. To pull off a stunt like
tliis, after you have held up a ship
over a beef for twelve hours and
won out in your demands, spoils
everything. If the same action is
taken by the members in the rest
of the ports, it will prove to the
men and all concerned that the SIU
will, at all times, do their best to
keep their side of a bargain.

MOBILE OOBRESPON9ENT.
W. V Albaugh.

MOBILE, Feb. 28—In the ARTA,
the official organ of the American
Radio Telegraphers Association, Lo­
cal No. 5, New Orleans, La., In the
January issue, the following article
was printed:

"6.1. U. SHIPS: Ask any member
who has had to ride a ship pack­
ing a 8J.U. crew to tell you about
eonditlc^ jaboard Uwee vihips. Ask
him how ^ten his Unen Is changed.

Ask him how the ship feeds. Whe­
ther there is any spirit amongst the
crew; whether the raessrooms, toil­
ets and quarters are clean. Ask him
just what he's getting out of his
Union, and then be glad for the
N.M.U."

This article is self-explanatory,
and all we can do is thank the
author of the blurb. Any member
who has had to ride these ships will,
I'm sure, be damned glad that he
did it, and wUl be not only glad, but
eager to tell about the conditions.
AH seamen wiU agree that for the
time the SIU has been in the field,
that we have clearly demonstrated
what a seamen's Union is for. Yes,
there are cases where there has not
been enough clean linen issued, and
also the chow has been lousy on
some ships. But how many of these
scows have come in, with the crews
kicking, and didn't get it straight­
ened out? Name them brother, name
them! What! — You can't think of
any offhand? Well, neither can I!
Take your time, — perhaps some
day when you get old and grey it
will occur to you.

Regarding quarters, toilets or
messrooms being kept clean: If
there are crews who allow their ship
to sail dirty, I'd like to see it! In
the old days with the mixed crews,
I myself have even sailed the cioim-
my packets that you couldn't get
a crew for today. Now, I don't be­
lieve that you wUl find a crew of
American seamen who would put
up with such a condition. A few
weeks ago the SB. Plow City came
into New Orleans, and she was the
crummiest thing that I've seen in a
long, long time. "What happened?
Why, the- boys hvmg her up right
there, and made sure that they
would have a clean ship. As a re­
sult, the Orinary Seamen and the
Wiper will have Iwo hoiurs each
day, on the company's time, to clean
quarters!

"Ask him what he gets out of his
Union." That is a most splendid
question. If all the members were
asked that every once in 'a while,
tben the members would start asking
themselves, and then we would have
things as we want them,—with each
and every man taking an active in­
terest in his Union affairs.

AH told, the editor of this ARTA
rates a vote of thanks,—but hold It
up,—the CTU representative here
tells me that this man is forming
an independent union, with a state
charter! Shades of ^b Epps, the
P 4f O stooge! Take it easy Ed.—
remember what happens to these
fiy-by-night organizations I

"And then be glad for the NMU."
Personally, I am, and each night
when I go to bed I keep the old
lady awake being so glad. The pil­
lows h^ivo to be changed each morn­
ing, as the one I sleep on is so wet
with the tears I .shed! Th NMU
members should read the ai'tlcle in
the ARTA, and take some time out
to think things over. Be glad that
the NMU are glad, and at the same
time take an active interest in our
own Union. Then we can hold a
"National Glad Day" for all sea­
men.

On to the "Glad Day!" .
A. W. ARMSTRONG,

SUP No. 3983

MOBILE.—The Luckenbach ships
are standing their regular gangway
watches in all Oulf ports at last.
This has been a bone of contention
for a long time, and it is a relief
to have it settled once and for all.
Now it is up to the Quartermasters
themselves to make sure that they
stand the watches as they should be
stood,—sober, and at all times on
the gangway.

The Swayne & Hoyt outfit are
trying to chisel, as usual. They are
supposed to tie up the Point Caleta
here next week, and will attempt
to pay only $75.00 for transporta­
tion, histoid of the correct amount,
which is "$107.48. This takes ln .4 ib-
slstence and wages back to the port
of signing on, which, in the ease
of this company. Is Seattle. '.How

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Friday, M^rch'3, 19a9

rv

M'-

MEMBERSHIP OF SRI lEIUINS
VALUE OF JPM ACTION

Rank And File Control And Local
Autonomy Fully Realized.

Election in Near Future
<s>-

To start off with, it must be ad­
mitted that those seamen who have
stuck with the American Federation
of Labor since the old ISU folded
up, have been taking more or le.s.s
of a kicking around as far as liav-
ing an organization is concerned.
First, there was the reorganization
under the ILA, which was rather
short lived; next came the A. F. of
L. Seamen's Reorganization Com­
mittee, then the A. F. of L. Sea­
men's Union No. 21420. The last
named organization, as most of you
know, remained in existence from
January 1938 imtil about the mid­
dle of November of the same year
Actually, their Charter was revoked
at the A. F. of L. convention in
Houston, Texas, in October 1938.

Practically coincident' with the
revocation of this Charter, came the
issuance of an International Char­
ter to the Sailors' Union of the Pa­
cific, for the organization now
known as the Seafarers' Interna­
tional Union of Nortli America.

AFLSU Held No Election

Under the A. F. of L. Seamen's
Union No. 21420. the membersiiip
was promised that, within a year or
less, they would have a convention,
adopt a Constitution and by-laws,
and elect their omi officers. This
was never done. Ferliaps the fact
that the organization was in exist­
ence less than one year may have
had something to do with the fact
that the convention and the elec­
tion were never held.

Now, under the Seafarers' Inter­
national Union, you have also been
promised that there will be an elec­
tion of officers and a Constitution
adopted in less than one year. Tliis
promise will be strictly adhered to,
and the day is not far distant when
it will most assuredly be done.

We are, at present, working under
a temporai-y set-up, at least as far
as permanent officials are concern­
ed. With a very few exceptions, all
of the present officials are appoint­
ed ones, and when the election does
take place, it will be up to the
membership to decide whom they
wish to retain as their representa­
tives.

Rank and File ^lonlrol

any shadow of a doubt, that they
know full well the job they have to
do, and that they are going about
it in a very workman-like manner
Moreover, they have also shown
that the guarantee of local auto­
nomy was not any idle promise,
but an actual realization of fact
All Headquarters and Branch meet­
ings have been run In a thoroughly
democratic manner, and no man
fears to take the floor to state his
views on any given .subject. These
West Coast men have .succeeded in
Injecting a large measure of the
pmich needed in this organization,
and the entire membership has pro­
fited by it.

Election In Near Future
Meetings are no longer the mild

affairs that they used to be. and
neither arc they uncontrolled, mad­
house affairs. The members have dis­
covered that, if they have a legiti­
mate complaint to make, the place
to make it is right in these meet­
ings. Many have come to the real­
ization that they actually do kno\V
how to take the floor and talk, and
expres.s themselves clearly. Tliey
have learned to study questions of
importance, both calmly and clear­
ly. and fender fair. Unbiased deci­
sions.

Again, let us remind you that an
election of officers is not far off,
and you will soon be called upon to
select the men whom you wish to
handle your affairs. There can be no
question of friendship in selecting
these men, but rather, ah analysis
of their sincerity, ability, and quali­
fications should be the guiding fac­
tors in determining the men for the
jobs.

Baltimore
HIGHLIGHTS

MARITIME COMMISSION'S TRAINING
PLANS ARE THREAT TO ALL ONIONS

BALTIMORE.—On the night ot
January 20th, some stooge by the
name of Fischer, claiming to be the
West Coast representative of the
Maritime Federation of the Pacific,
showed up here in Baltimore.
Fischer very graciously invited the
SUP and MFOW men in this Hall
to come down to the NMU head­
quarters and listen to his words of
wisdom. The West Coast brothers
told Agent McKay to call up the
NMU Hall, and find out why
Fischer, if he had anything to say
to the West Coast men didn't come
to their Hall and say, it instead of
asking them to go to the NMU hall,
orcourse, there was no reply forth­
coming, and the boys stayed away
from lower Broadway.

We always have handed It to tiie
Isthmian Line as being the holders
of the world's record for their use
of crimps, stooges, scab-herders, et
al, but their latest gag of contact­
ing WPA and Relief Headquarters
to supply them with seamen, puts
them ill a class all by themselves.
If Isthmian had all the money they
have spent in getting seamen to
sail on their ships, they would have
enough to buy themselves a new
fleet.

Despite the dismal forebodings of
the Gloomy Gus' that the seamen
could never work together in one
office, the SIU. SUP, MFOW and
CTU continue to work in hannony

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the guidance of the officers off watch. After two years of this,

provided they have .studied hard, and haven't displeased the "Old
Man" by refusing to wash his gcan or beefing about working
over eight hours, they are sent to a shore training school for a
year; after which, a cadet is given a license, or raise in grade,

-if he already has one. AND ONCE THEY ARE GIVEN A
LICENSE, OLDER OFFICERS WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR
THE CONDITIONS NOW ENJOYED, WILL BE DIS­

PLACED ! THIS IS A DIRECT THREAT TO LICENSED

MEN, AND TO MEN THINKING OF GOING UP FOR A
LICENSE-UNLESS THEY FALL IN LINE WITH THIS

PROGRAM OF ABSOLUTE REGIMENTATION!

PLANS FOR FUTURE

The third plan, not yet in operation, but contemplated at a

not too distant date, is the recruiting of 500 young men each
year, who will be subj'cctcd to a thorough .schedule calling for

tlircc months in a training school, six months on a training ship,
and three months on a Coast Guard cutter. When this course is
completed, they will be given qualified engine or deck certificates.

THESE BOYS WILL BE USED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT SCABS WHO GET TOO OLD. OR

WHO M.\Y FALL BY THE WAYSIDE!

Warns Members
To Get New Books

In any event, appointed officials
or not, the Seafarers' International
Union Is being strictly run by the
rank and file of the organization,

..4a_t,hat they have the final voice
regarding all questions of vital im­
portance. This completely democra­
tic procedure has been lived up to
ever since the International first
came Into existence, and will con­
tinue to be lived up to as long as

. the organization is existing.
The Acting President of the Sea­

farers' International Union of North
America is Harry Lundeberg, Sec­
retary of the Sailors' Union of the
Pacific, of whose militant record we
need not remind you. It is our
opinion that, even if a vote had
been taken for a president of the
SIU, Lrmdeberg would moat certam-
ly have been elected by a large
margin. In any event, I don't believe
that any of us are disappointed in
the selection of such a leader.

Real Local Autonomy

When the SIU first took over on
this coast and in the Gulf there
was considerable talk of West Coast
domination, and many of us were
more or less skeptical about any
guarantee of local autonomy. The
SUP being the parent body of the

. organization, it was no more than
Natural that West Coast men should

sent here to aid In the work of
brganizatlon. These men who were
sent to the Atlantic and Qulf Dis­
tricts h«ye already proven, beyond

It seems to me that the time has
arrived to discuss the problem con­
fronting the hundi-eds of colored
seamen on the beach in New York
It i.s estimated that there are be­
tween 300 to 500 men who were
members of the A.F.L.S.U., who
are imable, for one reason or an­
other. to take out their S.I.U.
Books. These men are apparently
unaware of the fact that they have
no .status in the International.

We are looking forward to the
best season since 1928; hence, we
would like to advise those men still
holding their AFX.S.U Books, that
ways and means must be found to
get their new books, a^ there will
positively be no favors granted, in-
as much a^' (I'l Ample time has
been alloted lo avail themsel-es of
the new Books, and; (2) The Union
has Instituted a policy whereby the
men who are in arrears six months
or less,-^up to and including No­
vember, 1938,—may do watch duty
at the door, and thereby Cam the
amount necessary io change their
old books. On the other hand,
those men who were not paid up to
and hicluding May, 1938, are not
eleglble for this privilege, as they
have allowed themselves to go in
arrear.s entirely too far, regardless
of what excuses they may advance.

The Tjractlce of paying dues per
months worked is not Indicative of
the best union spirit, and must be
condemned. It goes without saying,
that your first obligation Is the wel­
fare of your Ucifc^ If this is true,
and it undoubtedly fit; then, there
can be no excuse for not paying
dues promptiy. It is our suggestion
that, in the future, dues be paid in
advance, so that you will not be
caught short again.

. H; OUINIBR, Organizer.

OBJECTIVE EASILY SEEN

It takes but little iiitelligeiiee to foresee just what
eoiulitious we will be fariuf; unless we act.soon. Wall
Street, who controls the shipowners, is using the sea-

XfZ rr„™e"inL'"ur.™d°» •»«•' Admmislraliou and the pro-
fits from ship eonstruetion. And working hand in hand
with them is the Navy Department, M'liich is determined
that the American Merchant Marine he subservient to
their policies. And if the shipowners are to how to the
Navy,—someone's head get.s the axe! AND WE DO
NOT NEED TO GUESS WHOSE HEAD IT WILL BE!

WE DO NOT OBJECT TO A PLAN OF TRAINING

see. when the necessity arises, the
East Coast and West Coast seamen
and the Radio Operators of the
CTU go down the line together in a
tight hard hitttag bunch. That's
the way it ought to be. boys, and
that's the way it's going to be done
in this port.

NOTICE TO ALL
LAKES SEAMEN

Due to the fact that we have
received so many letters from
both Coasts, and from the Gulf,
asking the same Information
about the opening up of the
Lakes season, etc., we do not
have th® time to answer each
letter individually; but we wish
to inform the membership that,
from all indications, if will be a
good season here this year.

However, there will not be
anything doing before the latter
part of April, so don't come up
here before that with the idea
of going to work.

Report immediately to your
Halls to get all the necessary in­
formation, and don't accept any
phoney dope that, you hear here
and there.

At the present time, we have
Halls in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleve­
land, Milwaukee, and the Head­
quarters are In Detroit. By the
opening of the season, we will
also have Halls at Toledo apd
South Chicago.

Thanks Brothers!
The following men, members of

the ere v of the SS Manuela of the
Bull Line, made these donations to
the Hospital Cigarette Fund;

T. Mutican ._.41.00

SEAMEN, UNDER UNION CONTROL, SO THAT THEY

WILL BECOME MORE COMPETENT IN THEIR WORK,

-BUT WE WILL STRENUOUSLY FIGHT ANY ATTEMPT

TO USE SUCH A PLAN WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO

BREAK UNIONS, AND FORCE US TO BECOME GOV-

ERNMENT SCABS AND STOOGES!

S. 1. U. Eng. No. 90

Atlantic Dlst.

MOBILE

A. Thompson
A. O'Neal
V. Turner
T. McKee
E. Hansen
J. Kupta
D. De Dulsen
H. PatcheU

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
25

1.00

Total _$8.25
We wish to thank theaq brotlicrs

•for their generosity, and we assure
them that the boys in the hospitals
will be very grateful.

Be 100 Per Cent Union.
' • " Re • Pr»gres<lv«i

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can this outfit get away with that
sort of thing? I know that they are
doing it, because the crew of the
Point Bontia. out of here, accepted
the "six-bits" in lieu of transporta­
tion, and some of them came back
to this port.

If we don't take action on this
thing immediately, now tliat there
has already been a precedent estab­
lished, then we may as well forget
all about tramsijortation on these
ships! The men on the beach in New
Orleans made sure that they would
colect the correct sum from the
Ala.ska Transportation Company,
bStore they would take the Ormes
out. Now. If we are going to collect
from one outfit, then we should sure
as Hell, colect from all of them!
This "Sweat & HiU'ry" outfit have
always been the greatest chlselers
on the coast, so its' lilgh time that
they were put back In line!

How Is it that this is the only
port on the Gulf or East Coast
where the MF.O.W. k W. don't ship
through the same Hall as the SUP?
This causes a lot of imnecessary
friction, and should be ii-ohed out,
so that the members of the West
Coast Unions, themselves, can show
that they are solid for a uniform
program.

So let's cut out the baloiiey, and
instead of all this hooey, get back
to where we were, and not have a
talking organization, but an active
one /that Is taking Interest in the
problftiWR'that! wss have. Here In the

Gulf, the same members who would
not miss a meeting on the doasl;
won't attend one here. So, come on,
gang, take an interest, and remem­
ber that this is yours here as much
as it Is in Pedro and Seattle. So
come on and get in there and
pitch!

Steady as she goes.
A. W. ARMSTRONG,

SUP No. 2983

"UNDESIRABLE
ALIENS"

By A. F. of L. Weekly Nexos Service.
The CIO Industrial Union Coun­

cil of San Francisco which functions
under the supervision of the notori­
ous alien Han-y Bridges has pro­
tested the appointment of ^tz
Wiedman a,s German coun.sel gen=
eral in San Francisco. In the pra-
test to the State Department, Mr..
Wiedman is called "an undesirable
alien."

The difference in the alien sttaus
of Messrs. Wideman and Bridges is.
noteworthy. Mr. Wiedman does not
profess to be anything but a Ger­
man temporarily employed in the
consular service of his countiY. Mr.
Bridges, on the other hand, Is an
Australian who seemingly enjoys his
status as an alien. He has earned
his livelihood in the "Cnlted ̂ States
for nearly twenty years but refuses
to become a citizen of the .land that
feeds him.

Anyone is entitled td* judge whict}
of these two aliens; is really "imrte-

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