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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AN^ GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA
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VOL. Ill
NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1941
.446
No. 10
WAR BONUS BOOSTED TO $60 PER MONTH
Attempt to Smear SlU Crew
In Naval Reserve Drive
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SIU Demands Minimum of $75
Additional for Suez; $45 Eoch
For Other Red Seo^ Persion Ports
In bonus agi'eements signed with the Waterman Steam
NEW ORLEANS, May 20, 1941. — The papers here in New Or ship Co., the Robin Line and Bernstein Shipping Co., the Sea
leans have printed some unfavorable dope regarding The Seafarers' In fgarers' International Union obtained a general boost in
bonus pay from fifty dollars to sixty dollars per month on
ternational Union, in connection with some prankster who took a notion African and Far Eastern war zone runs, with special stipula
to paint one or more swastikas in the paint locker of the S.S. Delargen tions calling for additional pay per port if a ship, touches
the ports of Snez and any other port in the Red Sea or the
lino. This brought on an attack in the press to the effect that the Union Persian
Gulf.
had interfered with attempts of a navy officer to enlist the crew as mem
Negotiations on the exast
amount to be paid for Suez
bers of the iiavy'fi merchant marine reserve.
and the other ports are still
We wrote the following let
in process, with the Union
ter yesterday, to the Associ to do, they are told that it is
demanding a minimum of
$75
ated Press Office here in New strictly up to the men them
for Suez and $45 for each of
Orleans:
selves, Lieutenant Bland
the others.
"Regarding the story in to asked the Acting Agent if he
day's paper about the Swas had any objections to his in
The bonus agreements were re
opened when the President de
tika being painted aboard the terviewing the members of
clared the Red Sea open to Amer
With the Vinson Bill, caU
Steamship Delargentino, Lieu the crew. He' was told that
ican shipping recently and after
ing
for 25 days' compulsory
tenant Bland of the Navy, was between him and the
the rulers of Nazi Germany had
"coolingoff"
periods before
who was doing the recruiting men.
Renewing the agreement declared that they would consider
aboard the ship, states that a "At the time of paying oft, the with the Seafarers' Interna the Red Sea a war zone and un Unions can call strikes, due
for hearings this week. Presi
'^floating delegate of the Amer Lieutenant sat with the Company tional Unioh of North Amer dertake a blockade of it.
dent William Green and
Officials
and
interviewed
each
ican Federation of Labor
ica this week, the Colonial
May Be Reopened
man
pfirsonaily.
SecretaryTreasurer George
broke up a meeting and
Steamship Ca. affrsedto a flat • AIT buuuj qpyrrcrnir'irtip—• <»*«»<>—©«»U
raeany or Tnc amcncan j ecF
"The May 4th issue uf the $12.50 montffiy raise in basic
stopped the unlicensed per Washington
for a provision reauiring that
Daily News carried a
eration
of Labor denounced
sonnel from joining the Naval story in which our International pay for all unlicensed per each unlicensed seaman be in
the
measure
as a "Hitler
Reserve.
President, Harry Lundeberg, stat sonnel, the chief demand sured for $5,000 on these runs. In
of a decision by Congress way" of dealing with Amer
"There has, at no time, ed the viewpoint of the members made by the Union's negotia the case
to convoy ships into the war ican labor.
of
our
organization.
This
is
in
tors. The raise brings wages
been any delegate of the Sea
no manner Fascist, Nazi or Com on Colonial ships on a par zones, reopening of all these The Vinson Bill also calls for
farers' International Union, munistic,
agreements for additional in "freezing" the closed shop as well
but just plain Ameri
with the scale of pay which creases is provided for.
interfering with any officer can.
as the open shop in plants where
of the navy aboard any ves "The stand of the Sailors' Un has become standard on all While the SIU obtained those they exist. This means that it
increases by negotiation and with would be virtually criminal for a
sel. If the members of the ion of the Pacific (parent organi SIU ships.
to get a closed shop agree
In addition to the wage in precedents of militant action as a Union
(Contimied on Page 2)
crew ask the delegates what
ment with a company that is at
source
of
pressure,
the
Stalinite
crease, the Company also run NMU officialdom could secure present unorganized. It has also
'
s
granted a number of other these same improvements only been pointed out that companies
concessions requested by the at the price of scabbing on their under the closed shop could re
Union. Most important among fellow CIO unionists in tlie. Ma organized as a new corporation
with open shop conditions pre
them was a two weeks' vaca rine Engineers Export Line.
vailing, thus using this measure
• \
.
tion every year or a trip off Judas Gets "Just Deserts" to
the full as a unionbusting
Brothers John Hawk and Morris Weisberger represented every month with pay for Interestingly enough, the labor weapon."
the Seafarers International Union of North America and the each seaman. The choice is op hating "Journal of Comnierce" President Green declared that
Sailors Union of the Pacific at hearings held last week be tional with the seaman. The comments on the bonus increases the Bill is "founded on the prin
that American workers can
fore the Senate Committee on Commerce, SubCommittee on • trip off proposition is not cu given the NMU as part of their ciple
be made to work against their
Merchant Marine, concerning a bill, H.R, 4107, which pro mulative, but begins within sellout of the MEBA strikers un will."
poses to continue the agency known as the Maritime Labor 30 days after an SIU man der the favorable heading "Just Brother Meany said: "AVe'd be
Deserts."
against such a conipulsory cool
Board. In briefs presented in writing as well as in speeches ships on a Colonial vessel.
ingofl'" period even if it were
at the hearings on May 14, the Union's representatives
only for ten minutes. If Con
blasted the bill as wasteful of the taxpayers' money and pre
gress can compel our people to
senting an unnecessary obstacle to harmonious relations in
work for twentyfive days
the maritime industry. Only the Joe "No Coffee Time" Cur
against their will, then they can
compel them to work for twenty.,
ranHarry Bridges combination supported the claims of the
threeman Maritime Labor Board in its contention that it was Marine Engineers' Benevo outfit, which is completely domi five months or twentyfive
years."
necessary to be continued in existence.
nated by his fellow CommuniM
lent Association picket lines Party
"We can get forced labor and
st'oogos.
In a letter addressed to the
this
kind of a bill," he contin
at the
American Export docks
President
of
the SIU,
pointed
E. P. Trainor, SecretaryTrefls
Senate committee. Brother
ued, "from Hitler without un
held
tight
as
Curran
contin
out
that
on
the
West
Coast
urer of Local 33, declared that
Harry Lundeberg, A c ti n g
aiid expanse of
the accredited agents of this ued with his policy to fink on the MEBA would continue with dergoing the cost
the defense program."
alleged government board his fellow 010 unionists the beef to a showdo^vn. Mean Attacks against the Bill mount
NOTICE
while, the National Executive
went up and down the coast among the engineers. Latest Committee
ed in labor. Congressional and
of the MEBA was
Government
circles, the A. F. of
to
come
in
was
the
M.S.
Ex
working
hand
in
glove
with
A new Post Office Box
meeting in Washington, D. C.,
L.
reports
from
Washington.
has been secured and it is the 010 maritime officials to brook of the Export Line. The over the weekend to decide on a
Box 25, Station P, New the detriment of the A. F. L. MEBA' reported that the en further course.
ATTENTION!
organizations in the industry. gineers walked off her to a In^a circular addressed to the
York City.
HENRY
KEARNS
their partiality man.
National Maritime Union's rank
However, the old Box, to They flaunted
Get
in
touch
with your
the BridgcsCurran outfit so In protest against "No Coffee and file on the Export ships. Lo
No. 522, Church Street An openly that it la a matter of pub Time's"
cal
33
blasted
the
lies
and
slan
brother John L. Kearns at
scabherding, the New
nex, is still open and will lic knowledge that these alleged York local of the MEBA, No. 33. ders spread on the waterfront by 916 North 16th Street,
remain so until its rental government representatives trav pulled out of the New York City Curran and Co.
Philadelphia, Pa. Very im
runs oiit on June 30, 1941. eled together and even slept In CIO industrial Council last week. The circular declared that Cur portant.
iContinuvd on Piige 2)
Curran is the president of that
{Continued on Page 4)
Colonial Crews
Get $12.50 Pay
Raise PerMonth
i
Union Blasts Bill to Continue
Phoney Maritime Labor Board
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A.F.ofL: H^ds
Rap Vicious
Vinson Bill
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MEBA Lines Hold Tight As
Curran & Co. Continue to Fink
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t H E S B A F A R E Ft S> L O d
More About
Published by the
ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT
of the
Seafarers^ International Union
of North America
Thursday, May 23;, 1941
Here About.
TrytoSmearSIU Union Blasli Bitt to Continue
Bboney Maritime Ldior Board
• f
in settling some 152 disputes." v;
(Continued from Page ])
the same hotels up and down the Lundeberg had already chai
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
coast with Harry Bridges and lenged tliis figure as fantastic,In
Matt Melian, CIO longshoremen's bis written statement. Hawk •
HARRY LUNDEBERG, Aoting International President
sfated:
official.
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.
(Continued from Parje 1)
In return for sucli services, the "Ah example of tlie ineflioiency
zation of the Seafarers' Intenia Lundeberg statement charges, of this Board was expressed by
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNINO THIS
tional Union of North America) Curran^Bridges and their ^ench Dr. Bloch, a member of the Board.,
PUBLICATION TO:
is too wellknowu to need enlarg men have undertaken, to sing the . . . He, stated that the Robin.
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
ing upon here. They have been praises of this Board, going so Line*gave the unlicensed person
P. O. Box 522, Church St. Annex, New York, N. Y. and
are opposed to' all 'isms' far as to deliberately create labor nel an increase in the war bonus
Phone: BOwling Green 93437
other than Americanism.
disturbances (some of which Dr. to Africa, and the.MEBA In turn. ..
Bloch, chajrman of the Board; demanded a 50 per cent bonus and
"The
Naval
Reserve
can
blame
What's Behind
the wagescale offered, for the cites as having been settled by hi.s the Maritime, Labor Board was
lack of recruits. It took seven board to their "credit") in order called in to tiy and Oettie the dis
long years to raise the seamen's to be able to call on Dr. Bloch, so pute, and it WH.'< referred to the
wages to the American standard the Maritime Labor Board could National Mediation Boards Here
existing at present. By joining make a record for itself and get I want to point out that the dis
In a inoiistroiis attempt to smear tlie Seafareis' International the Naval Reserve the seamen established.
pute came back to the Labor De
Union , of North America witii the hrush of "subversiveness," Cap would relinquish the gains they
partment, who are the only body
tain John F. Siiafroth, UnitA'd States Navy, has charged that a have made during the last seven . Services Not Needed
that can refer any matter to the
One of tlie claims of this pho
representative of tlie Union on the S.8. Delargentina at. New Or years. To compare just a few, an
National
Mediation Board. This,
leans "told tlie nicn not to talk anyone about the Naval Reserve." apprentice seaman under the Re ney board. Brother Weisberger in our opinion, is only an unnec
Captain Siiafroth, direitor of tiio Naval Reserve Division of serve earns $21.00 per month; pointed out in speaking at the essary duplication of service.
the Bureau of Navigation, implied that the Union jwas interfering under the Union, $50,00. A sec hearings, is that if has been and "Now I would like to call the
with recruiiment for his department of the services and furtlier ond class seaman under the Re is sucli a factor of stability in the attention of this committee that
more claimed that "German sympathizers" were involved on the serve earns $36:00 per month; maritime industry that the indus the statement made by Dr. Bloch
basis of tlie alleged fact that "tliree swastikas were found painted under the Union, $77.50. A first try. would practically fold up if that the Robin gave the unli
in the storerooms of tlie ship."
class seaman under the Naval tlie board were discontinued.. In censed porsonnel a ?50 bonus a
A. W. Armstitmg, New Orleans Agent of the SIU, immediately Reserve earns $54.50 per month; reality, Brother Weisberger con month going to Africa was true,
under the Union, from $90.00 to tinued. more than % of the ma but he failed to go into details as
«hallenged the contentions made in this whole smelly affair.
Wh.1t: the brass hats are up to in this case, which has all the $107.50. The Union figures quoted rine industry have clauses in to how it came about.
earmarks of a crude frameup, becomes apparent from other in herein do not include . overtime, their contracte which require the
Pacts in Robin Beef
earned by Union members, which services of the Conciliation Serv
formation at hand. They need "facts" made to order.
ice
of
the
Labor
Department
and
is
not
obtainable
in
the
Naval
"Ae
a member of the negotiat
For, it has become known that the notorious Carl Vinson,
completely ignore the Maritime ing committee representing the
Chairman of tjie House Naval Affairs Committee and father of . the Reserve."
Labor Board.
infamous "coolliigoff", bill, is sponsoring another measure which
Thi& attack is in line with the Far from being a stabilizing in unlicensed personnel in this dis
pute, I would like to tell this
would "make it unlawful to interfere witii recniiting for the Navy legislation attempted ta dog col
fluence in the industry, the con committee what actually.. took
in time of peace."
lar and subjugate the seamen in
tinuation of the Board would only place. The SIU of. NA demanded
Hearings on this latest piece of vicious Vinsonian antilabor the last, few years. It. was no
serve to create confusion as well a higher bonus on vessels sailing
legislation are supposed to open this week. The case of the Del doubt sired by the same brains.
as unnecessary duplication of to Africa. The Seas Shipping Co.
argentina is obviously cut to fit this measure as "testimony" and
—• A. W. Armstrong, SIU Agent work and, most important, seri (Robin Line) refused our de
indeed, as was to be eiipected, the Naval Affairs Committee has
Daniel Ring, Regional Director, ous disturbances due to the mands and as it hae always been
ordered an investigation of the case!
proved ClOpartiality shown by our policy when we can't agree
According to an announcemejit in the press, the crew members NLRB, has sent the following
its
iiieiiibers.
with the company to call in a con
of the Delargentina are to be subpoenaed when the vessel returns telegram to Philip F. King, U.S.
An agency representing the ciliator from the Department of
Maritime
Commission,
Washing
from South .America and—here Is the rul>—"AN EFFORT WILIJ
public in this industry Is neces Labor, this,was done iinmediately.
..BE MADE TO .DISCOVERWHY
the
nary, Wci.^bcrgGr agreed. But, The employers, tiie conciliator
50;ff(MrA.!«EniCAN SEAME.N HAVE .lOlNEii THE NAVAL RE papers;
sucli an agency, in order to be ef
.SERVE.
"CONFERRED WITH A. W. fective, has to have the confidence and the union .sat in conference
and after four and a half hours
There is the real reason behind the big todo on the Delargen ARMSTRONG, AGENT FOR SIU,
tina! The brass hats and their reactionary colleagues in Congress NEW ORLEANS, AND OTHER of both labor and management. we came to a Batisfactory agree
are worried about the lack of enthusiasm of American seamen OFFICIALS WITH FOLLOWING Now, botli tlie seamen as well as ment a& far as all parties are
for the Naval Reserve. And they are going to investigate what RESULTS: 1. IMMEDIATE AND the operators liave no use for the concerned.
"subversive" force is behind this lack of enthusiasm. But that FORMAL INVESTIGATION UN Maritime Labor Board and prefer "In conclusion, our organization
the Labor Department's Concilia
hardly needs an investigation.
DER WAY BY SIU INTO tion .Service as the agency repre has no need for the Maritime La
bor Board and therefore recom;
Tile reason is plain as day to any man acquainted with condi CHARGES THAT COVY BLAS
tions in tiie merchant marine and their counterpart in the Naval PHEMED GOVERNMENT AND senting the public, since the lat mend that it be abolished. We in
Reserve. As Brotlier Armstrong put it in his statement to tlie NAVY. FULC OPPORTUNITY ter has the necessary experience tend to use the Conciliation Serv^
and the necessary impartiality. Ice of the Department of Labor
press:
TO BE PRESENTED TO LIEUT.
For continued progress towards as we have done in the pist."
"Tiie Naval Reserve can blame tlie WAGE SCALE for the lack BLAND TO GIVE FULL FACTS
Aside from sending Hawk and
of recrnits!"
TO, INVESTIGATING BODY. harmony, H.R. 4107 should be de
Weisberger to Washington,, the
The scabby wage scale and the nonunion working conditions— 2. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT feated, he concluded.
SIU meuiberBhip flooded the Sen
Punctures Claims
that's the "subversive" force that prevents recruitment for the IS MADE BY SIU THAT ANY
Brother Hawk blasted the claims ate Comfnitt'ee with telegramp dfr
Naval Reserve, The brass hjits need look no further than their ONE FOUND GUILTY OF BLAS
PHEMING GOVERNMENT OR of efliciency made by the Board maiiding the discontinuation ot
nose.s to discover it!
Incidentally, it is highly significant that the SIU is picked on NAVY IS IN VIOLATION OF^ members in their alleged success the phoney Maritime Labor Board.
as the goat for this "subversiveness" drive, while the NMU, whose OBLIGATION TAKEN BY ALL
leadership has been exposed a hundred times over again as stooges MEMBERS, AND UPON SUCH SEAFARERS' LOO
of the Communist Party under direct orders of Moustache Joe A FINDING BY UNION INVES
Stalin, gets only pats on the back from the shipowners and their TIGATING BODY FACES LOSS
press. Is there a move ahead to "appease" Moustache Joe again OF MEMBERSHIP. 3. INVESTI
with the aim of an alliance? Is that kind of phoney politics to be GATION WILL ALSO BE MADE
played at the expense of the American seamen who exercise their TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER
ANY SIU MEMBER HAD ANY
democratic rights in the SIU?
CONNECTION
WITH PAINTING S.S. SEATRAIN HAVANA
Tlie SIU lias no use for the totalitarian dictators and has made
$20.75
SWASTIKAS
ON
DELTAROBN
tliat stand known more tlian once, both in word and in action. It
Deck Dept $1.00 each: H. Winborn, W. Carpenter,, F.
TINO. 4. SIU POINTS TO FACT
Hennessy, F. Shimelfenig, T. Johansen, M. Knesel, F.
has fought what Bloody Joe of the Kremlin stands for since its
OF CLOSE COOPERATION
Marquez, Brown; 75c: Wearen; 50c: Forless
$9;25
inception. It has been and is just as determined to wipe out
WITH RECENT MARITIME
Bloody Adolpli and his Nazis.
^
'
Engine Dept $1.00 each: A. Neal, R. C. Kincade, W. S.
COMMISSION CONFERENCE
Wiscoat; 50c each; J. R. Evans, H. Killeen,; S. Garcia,
If any Nazi stooge, or perhaps a plant of the shipowners and ON SHORTAGE OF SEAMEN
L. Simpson, A. Hardy, H. Nichols, D.Maycox, W.M. Pad
their agents, managed to smuggle aboard the Delargentina to AND OTHER STEPS INCLUD
gett,. L. Skinhear
$760
paint those swastikas, naturally he should be found, exposed and ING FIGHT AGAINST REDS
Stewards Dept.r$1.'00: F. Williams; 50c each: R. jilo
dealt, with accordingly. But such an incident can hardly be used AND NAZIS AS. BEST EVI
ria, B. P. Mooney, A. Garcia, G. MJHtar, E.. Spears,
as an excuse to incriminate a whole crew of American seamen. DENCE OF THEIR WHOLE
H. Deck
•
......$4.00
That's altogether too flimsy a pretext!
HEARTED RESPECT FOR AND
The .SIE.^i]|J not allow any alleged drive against "svibversive LOYALTY TO .GOVERNMENT. S.S. ALC0A. FA^THPINDEB
9.50
in'ti'ie Merchant Marine to be used by the Brass Hats as 5. ARMSTRONG OFFICIALLY
W. E. Farrell, $4; M. M. Pehworth, $4; C. J. Dough
means to regiment freeborn American seamen nor will Ameri ANNOUNCBIS FURTHER THAT • • erty,, $1.50
— .......
can seamen give up tlieir inalienable right to free speech and free UNION HAS NEVER AUTHOR
S.S. FLORIDA
:
18.90
assembly.
IZED ANYONE TO PLACE IM
19:00
We know and we st|y that if recruitment for the Naval Reserve PEDIMENTS IN THE WAY OP S.S. RAPHA.EL SEMMES .......
Deck Dept.
$14.75
has been a failure, it is due to the fact that American seamen, NAVAL RESERVE,RECRUITING
Engine an?! Stpyyards Dept.
...
4.25
who have fought hard to win Union wages and Union conditions FEELING THAT MATTER IS
gnd often shed their blood in this fight, cannot reconcile them PURELY A PERSONAL ONE as, ANTINGUS
selves to what organized merchant seamen regard as scab wages FOR MEMBERS IN WHICH
$1.00 each: C. Schultz,, H. Martin, A. Hall, P. Brady,
g,nd nonunion working conditions, at present in force on auxili THE UNION AS SUCH HAS NO
J. Flynn, P. Acree, T. Morski, L. Chilton, A. Welch, Cal
aries and transports under the Naval authorities.
PART. WILL ADVISE OF DE
laghan A. Watts, Treakle, .J. Lord, A, Ayers; EOe each:
The remedy lies not in Vinson's witch hunts, but in bringing VELOPMENTS.
O, Sjogren, O. Odinson, Joy, B, Burres..
wages and conditio!^
Navai Reserve on a par with the
(Signed), DANIEL S. RING
Union standards established ip.t]|e Merchant Marine!
Dlv, Director.
TOm ..
Naval Reserve
The Deta rgentina Case
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Thursday, Nfay ^
1^41
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T HE S E A F A R E R S ' LOG
u
W^hat* 8 B o in g—
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic fif Gulf District
SecretaryTreasurer^s Office
Room 213 — 2 Stone Street, New York City
P. O. Box 25, Station P
Phone: BOwling Green 93^37
members to sail only on our
agreement ships, as we have
plenty of jobs at the present
May 5, 1941
May 12, 1941
DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES
time.
Editor, Seafarers' Log
Editor, Seafarers' Log
Fraternally,
BRANCH
ADDRESS
'PHONE
Dear Sir and Biother:
Dear Sir and Brother:
Youp Boston Reporter.
NEW
YORK
2 Stone
St.
BOwling
Green 93437
Had a little action in Provi
Today a wandering brother
BOSTON
. 330 Atlantic Ave. ...LIBerty 4057
dence for a change. Paid off the
came back into the hall and told
PROVIDENCE .. 465 South Main St. ..Manning 3572
S.S. Antlnous with all beefs set
a tale that had the men around
BALTIMORE ... 14 North Gay SL ... Calvert 4539
: tied, and the painting and fuml
PHILADELPHIA ,6 North 6th St
Lombard 7651
the hall ail sobbing into their
> gating of the sailors' quarters to
May 8, 1941
NORFOLK
60 Commercial PI. ..Norfolk 41083
shirt tails. Big, hard, husky, 190
NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartreg St
MAgnolia 3962 "
be started at once. It sure was a Editor, Seafarers' Log
pounders broke down and cried
SAVANNAH
....
218
East
Bay
St
Savannah
31728
dirty hole for a man to live in. Dear Sir and Brotlier:
like prima donnas.
JACKSONVILLE .136 East Bay St
Jacksonville 51791
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Shipping continues to be very Seems that' this young man had
TAMPA
206 So. Franklin St. Tampa M1323
The crevr had four months and good in this port. Today we are road all about these slilpowners
MOBILE
56 Soi Conception St. Dexter 1449
11 days pay coming and hit the putting a full crew on the S.8. living in the laps of the Gods
TEXAS CITY ... 105 4th St.. N. .....Texas City 722
beach with plenty of dough to Alcoa Partner, which has Just with every luxury, wine, 'women
MIAMI
1348 N.E. First Ave.. Miami 22950
spend. All men paid up their dues been thoroughly reconditioned by and song, to mention just a few
SAN JUAN
8 Cova donga St
San Juan 1885
to date.
the drydock. This ship is destined of thethings that our noble ship
' ^
*
to be put on the Bauxite run to owners have. He decided that he
Took all of the men here to the West Indies. This leaves still should he a shipowner. Now, the
man her. Had to call on Boston another ship in the yard being first thing to do was to accumu
BALTIMORE
for balance of crew. The crew reconditioned. This ship, the S.S. late enough gilt to buy uj) a cou
gave the master, Capf. Reed, a Alcoa Rambler is due to come ple of old tubs, then get a subsidy
vote of confidence for his way of. out around the end of this month. from the M.C. and after that sit
The S.S. William J. Salmon hack and pull in the cliips. After
'fcelplng the men along.
* • •
was in the past week with every due thought, he took out for tlie
Don't Quit; That Helps Regimentation,!
The NESSCO men aie getting thing running along 0. K.. An land of easy money for a sailor,
a bit aroused with the. fact that other one in was the Alcoa Ma Hi, ho, off to the Lakes we, go.
What You Can Do to Help the Union
the Company has not agreed to riner with no beefs on her. The
He came, he saw, and he left,
give them a raise in pay with all rumor is that the Alcoa Compa and how! Right back to where he
Baltimore, Md.
a dollar hill. The pressure being
the raises on the coast. But, all ny's new superfreighter, the Al started. Seems that he shipped
May
6,
1941
put on out on the Coast to keep
good' things come to those who coa Pioneer, will be in: here on or all right, through the Lake Car
Editor, Seafarer.s' Log
Bridges in thi<^ country isn't all
about' the first of June.
wait.
riers' hail, after trying and trying BALTIMORE, Md. — Shipping coming from the college profes
So, until next time.
The Agent, Olden Banks, re to get on one of three big iron
Fraternally yours,
turned last. Saturday from the boats. Success at last crowned his continue.s first cla.ss out of this sors and wouldbe intelligentsia;
l)orl; with 92 brothers shipped a great deal of it is coming from
J. Ei Laphamy Agent. Agents! Conference, held in efforts.
during
the week, and the beach
Washington the past week, with
The Richard Trimble was the list showing a total of 139 await some of our wellknown economic
royalists and rugged individual
a complete report on the actvi name of the ship to be grace^
ing
jobs. Wage
boosts
and
an
all
ists
who would rather deal with
ties of the Conference. This re witli the services of our hero for
port was well received here In the season. He just knew from around cleaning up of living and a consBivallve communist than a
May 7, 1941
Mobile by the membership. .The now that when this ship was men working conditions on many ships militant American any day if it
consensus
of opinion among the tioned, that all hand.s would is beginning to pull a few of the would save them a couple of
Editor, Seafarers' Iiog
men back from the shipyards and bucks.
members here is that the recom think of him.
Dear Sir, and Brother:
other
shore jobs, and the present
Shipping and business has been mendations as submitted by the .The first thing that' slowed him
"What You Can Do to Help
membership
seeme to be begin
Conference
spelled
definite
prog
good the past, week, and it is. ex
np was when repoiting foi duty, ning to realize that their future
Union
pected to continue,: so throughout ress for the organization as a he was ushered over the side onto
We've
got
to
start fighting,
livelihood
depends
on
keeping
wholsi
the supimer months.
a stage. No fooling, around, as a
Since we were informed by the deep water ship does, no sir! The tlie ships moving and many of boys, and fight as hard as we did
back in 1937. What can you as
So far ail the replacements have SecretaryTreasurer that the Per^ Mates stand by and lower the them are .cooperating a hundred an individual member do? The
per
cent
in
taking
jobs
when
we
been.filled and. Boston had an op mit system had been discarded stage, go over at' 7:30 A.M., come
first thing you can do is make
portunity to help out the Provi and the hooks had been opened to up at noon. If it lakes 1.5 min get stuck."
yourself a oneman organizer. If
Don't Quit; That Helps
dence Branch in sailing the S.S. bona fide seamen, we have had no utes to climb up the laddei, then
you know of a nonunion, com
Regimentation!
Antlnous. From reports and ac less than fifty seamen up in the you woiild hit the deck at 12:15.
panyunion, or dualunion man,
This period is probably the talk up the SIU to him. Get him
tion Brother Lapham, the agent hall here applying for member You would also he back on the
there, is doing a very good job. ship in the Union.
said stage at' 1:00 not 1:05 nor most crucial in the entire history up in the Hail. Get the "Log"
of the maritime labor movement. aboard nonSiU ships. If there's
Our former Providence acting Suffice it so say that a majority 1:02.
agent. Prank Berry, is shipping of.these seamen were NMU mem
Then she sailed, our hero knew The Maritime Commission is just an Isthmian ship near you, con
out of Providencei, a good man to bers. They have been fed up with that things would be much bet biding its time, quite confident tact her men and sell them your
have around as he has quite a bit the rotten tactics of the NMU, ter at sea when the ship was on that the unions will be unable to Union. Get after the tankers esr
yet, hesitated to try to get into
of organizing experience.
her regular run. All this old hoo keep the merchant fleet moving peclally.
the SIU because of the Permit
« « «
More than 8,000 seamen aboard
ey would be over. It was. It took and then they can step in and
take
over
with
their
trainees.
tankers
belong to phoney com
By the action of the various system.
tills scow 1 hour and 40 minutes
weekly, business meetings, held on Now tliaf the books are open to load. It took her 5 hours to dis The men who are deserting their^ pany unions. If you have a beef
.Monday, May 5, the Agents' Con to bona fide seamen we can ex charge. Seems like something jobs and their Union for jobs that needs settling in the worst
ference held, in Washington, D. C., pect NMU members in increasing wrong some place. Time off was ashore now are helping push the kind of way, hold it until you get.
was a success and all concerned droves to come up and apply for unheard of. All tliat a man had seaman into a regimented Job on to a patrolman or other official, if
membership in the SIU, because
a regimented ship, and if they you have to burst a blood vessel
did a very good job..
they know that the SIU is the to do was to work, then some think they'll be able to go back in the meantime. Crack down on
» w «
more work. All for the large sum to sea when the boom ashore
the performers who are trying to
The commie man Friday, Joe only democratic Union, which ie of .$120.00 a month.
flops, they are very sadly and pin a bad reputation on all sea
Curran, did a repeat when he al run by and for tlie seamen them
Our boy drank a cup of milk badly mistaken.
men. If you run into a cleaucut
lowed eight striking CIO engin selves.
for
breakfast one morning and
Between NMU's licking the American kid with the makings
I would like to take this oppor
eers to be replaced with company
was
informed
in
no
uncertain
boots of the Maritime Commission
union strike breakers. There must tunity to inform the membership terms that milk was supplied for and the abandoning of ships by of a good seaman In him give him
afloat
of
a
bit
of
action
by
the
have been plenty of Green other
vcereais not for. drinking. If our our members, the SIUSUP is be a pep talk on the sea and .your
than Bowling Green. It sure is a membership. At the regular fair haired hero had stayed with ing forced into taking in a gang Union. If a new man comes
wonder why the union members Branch meeting held in New Or, the ship for the whole season, he of new men, and the birds who aboard your ship, help him out.
of the NMU tolerate the flnky ac leans on February 28, 1941, a mo would have gotten the large sum. are doing the jumping around If the dispatcher is in a spot,
tion was passed, "that due to the
forget the ship jou were waiting
tions of their hollowchested fig
financial condition of the SIU, all of ten bucks a month as a bonus. from one ship to another and for and get the ship that's wait
ureheads. Time will tell.
This only
if
he
had
rode the
same
waiting until a certain very, spe
members, while working^ shall
ing out. Be responsible for your
cial ship comes along are going to
keep their dues paid up through ship ail season.
I believe that some action the current, month and no ship
So, about' this.time, a check waa. wake up one of these days to find Union and you will make your
should be taken to inform our ping cards shall be issued to any made at the local, depots and a that' they jumped off once too of Union a responsible one and a re
spected one. Above all, kcop tha
man paying off a ship unless his ticket bought for an A.B. back to ten and waited just a little too
• ships moving!
dues are paid up through current where Coffee Time is part of a long.
Prat'ernally,
seaman's regular day, to whero Switch in Commie "Line"
month."
Wm.
McKay, Agent.
Some of the members have Mates act as Mates, to where ihe The switch in the Commie line to
Men on the beach at
stated that they are unaware of Mate won't swoon when asked for one of ultraconservatism, which
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, are this ruling. Sonow they won't a day off, to WHERE A SAILOR
in plain language means under
advised to get in touch have an excuse any longer. This GETS PAID FOR DOING SAIL selling
wage scales and kissing
The permits of the fol
with W. H. Farley, Secre ruling means that on the first day OR'S WORK, WHERE OVER "the shipowners' stern at' every op,
tary of HJA Local No. 1610. of each month, for every man who TIME IS PAID FOR, NOT portunity, is going over big with lowing men have been re
Brother Parley is getting is employed, that particular WHERE A CHOSEN FEW SET a lot of dizzy shipowners who can voked and they are not tjo
month's dues are due. For in THE POLICY FOR ALL HANDS see no further than the width of be shipped under any cof
quite a number of calls for stance,
on the first' day of June,
For any further Information de
seamen and. has agreed to a man who le working owes for sired on this subject. Just come leave the Lakes up there; wages eumstances:
B. A'. Webel
[
ship; SIU men to such the month;of June.
Into any Gulf port and you will and conditions in the salt water
Camille Morea'a
H
;
buckets
are
still better
than
the
• That's about all for this week hear our Brother holding forth.
^jobs. Make sure to register
dust collectors on the Lakes.
Salvatore
Frangello
;
.
On
a clear day
you
might even
be
Fraternally
yours,
with him if you are on the
Ftaternally,
able to hear him in Baltimore.
Selden
Green
Moody
r
ifob.arfc A. Matthews,
beaeh at Beaumont.
Army
The morale of our little story:
Patrolman. No. 1.
PROVIBENCE
NEW' ORLEANS
MOBILE
1:
News and Views
BOSTON
NOTICE
Do NOT Ship! ;
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Thiirsday, May 22, 1941 ^
T H E ^
g A F A R E R SV LOG
More About
Out of the Mailhag
Warns About Danger in Not
Filling Jobs with Union Men
I'pzf
• r
IKV.
ir"
1>
Itt
Sn
Organizers Report On:
ISTHMIANLINE MEBA Lines Hold Tight As
ORGANIZING Curran&Co. Continue to Fink
(Continued from Page I)
"The strike in the Export Line
DRIVE
ran's printed claim that the Ex to eliminate the Company Union
port Line had offered to reinstate among the engineers," the state
all engineers on strike, to meet ment cociudes, "is just as much
. f
May 2, 1941 and this hall stands or falls with
the MEBA to discuss was bonuses to the interest of the NMU as It
Editor, Seafarers' Log
1) union control of the jobs and
and not oppose an NLRB election is to the MEBA. So we say to all
Editor, Seafarers'
Log
Esar Sir d Brother:
2) union control of the men who
was
"ahsof tely false."
members of the NMU:
Dear Sir and Brotner:
There are more ways than one fill the jobs.
"The
NMU
circular,"
the
MEBA
"DON'T GO THROUGH OUR
Well, this will give the mem
to skin a cat, and the shipowners, If union control of the jobs is
said, "makes the statement that PICKET LINE.
bership
some
Information
as
to
the Maritime Commission and the weak, men outside the control of
the company union in the Export
MEBA—Local 33."
government have learned them all the union will fill them. These what Is taking place down here Line was certified by the National
Evidence
uncovered
by the West
In long years of practice.
will weaken further union con in the long horn state. I was Labor Relations Board. This is Coast Sailor, organ of the Sailors
aboard
one
of
the
Isthmian
scows
They have failed to skin the trol. They will develop an eco Monday evening and believe me, another wmc of a lie."
Union of~the Pacific, last week
seamen of the union hiring hall nomic interest in destroying the boys came through 98 per
"The members of the NMU tends to corroborate the belief
by frontal attacks because the union control altogether, so that cent in joining up with the SlU. Working on the Export Line may that the finking on the engi
seamen recognized their enemies they can ship out on all jobs and Only two of the whole crew re feel." the statement continues, neers' is part of Curran's C. P.
end drove them back each time. on all lines. They will become a fused to join up, and from the In "that a company union among inspired scheme to "liquidate"
The present building up of the reserve army for destroying the formation of the rest of the the engineers means nothing to other maritime unions luto a "one
iXkerchant marine, however, may union. But complete union con crew, they will know what It is them, but this is not so.
big union" under the iron heel of
become a weapon for weakening trol of the jobs means complete to pounding the bricks in the
'The greatest setback suffered the Stalinists. This evidence is
the union hiring hall and then union men get them, and the port of New Orleans.
by the. NMU in the maritime in contained in a letter signed by
smashing the seamen's unions union jobs and union men If we can have as good luck dustry was in the Tankers and ft Geo. F. B. King, Acting Secretary
evea more thoroughly than in strengthen militant unionism.
with the re.st of the Isthmian was inflicted by Company Unions, of Local 3, American Communi
1921 if too many of the oldtimers If union control of the men ships as this one, it won't be especially in the Socony,. New Jer cations Association, Marine Divi
let themselves and the newcomers who fill the jobs is weak, it will long before we will have them un sey Standard, and the Tidewater. sion. This outfit is the CIO organ
In the deck and engine depart matter little if the union has job der the banner of a democratic The engineers and the mates in ization for radio operators and
ments become giddy with their control on all the new ships. What union, the S.IU of NA.
these three companies were all or there appears to be a rift
gains and forget to think cleari> will matter will be that scissor
Even the Chief Steward signed ganized in Company Unions be among the Stalinite stooges in
about how to defend the union billB and phoneys. Maritime Com up and he has been In that com fore the unlicensed men were also control o fit. The "Sailor" prints
hiring hall in the now—the pres mission "schoolboys" and belly pany for the past eighteen years, organized in Company Unions.
the letter in full.
crawling scabs will be filling so that goes to show that moat of
sntit^situation.
lyhat is the present situation? them. They will undermine union the crews of those ships are
Advises Crew Members to
Simply this: Every branch has a control of the jobs today and help learning that the A.F.L. unions
lot of A.B. jobs, oilers' jobs, and smash the union tomorrow or are the best in the long run.
firemen's jobe on the board for any other day the shipowners get Shipping is too good down here.
which there are no men. Bach readjv Militant union men alono Brother Wallace from Texas City
week, that parses more ships are can safeguard union control of has raided this port of every man
built, more jobs are there, and the job and use it in order to and that leaves me with a zero
snore men are needed. But skilled raise wages and improve condi list.
The Isthmian Company is go
men<are scarcer in proportion to tions.
May 9, 1941
William H. Moore, O.S
10.72
• what is needed. If this continues, The union hiring hall is where ing to bring out two more ships
Editor,
Seafarers'
Log
Junior
Austin,
2nd
Cook...
10.72
from
Galveston
by
the
13th
of
the union will be losing control of jobs and union men meet. The
Dear Sir .and Brother:
« « *
ilm jobs through not being able union MUST be able to fill the this month, and believe me, It
The following men have the
will be
hard to
crew them
up, but
jobs
with
union
men.
Else
it
is
to fill them with union men.
The Strachan Shipping Co.
listed amount of money in wages
Ultimately, this must lead to heading towards selfdestruction.' we will send out an SOS to all
here
in New Orleans have in
How to do it is the question the ports of the Gulf and see due them from the S.S. Shick structions to hold these sums for
the weakening and destruction of
shinny, which terminated articles
what happebs.
the union hiring hall and the that has to be answered sooner or
and paid off in the port of New IS days and If not claimed within
That's
all
for
this
week.
union itself. Why? Because the later. It yrould be best , to answer
York on April 7, 1941, here in the that time to return same to the
Fraternally,
Strength of the union is the it now rather than later.
offices of the Strachah Shipping South Atlantic Steamship Co.,
D. L. Parker, Org.
8. Goldenberg, No. 3769.
strength of the union hiring hall.
Savannah, Ga. Therefore, It will
P.S.—^Another of the Isthmian Co., American Bank BIdg., New be necessary that the men apply
ships is on her way to New York, Orleans, La. « * *
for this money after 15 days to
We have about 90 per cent of
adress
their communications to
book men on her.' Be sure and This ship signed articles on the South Atlantic S. S. Co., Sa
February 3 and the crew was sup
contact them.
MV.
posed to get any increase in vannah, Ga.
Wji lAmong the cWef "arguments" of the employers whp howl
Fraternally,
wages granted by this company
Against wage increases is tliis: Since prices are being stabilized by
M. D. Biggs,
on all ships signing articles after
Hie Administration in Washington, wages should also be stabilized
January 9, 1941.
Gulf District Representative
According to these claims, the cost of living is not rising and com
In paying off this vessel, the
May 20, 1941
sequently, the government should undertake measures to prevent Dear Sir and Brother:
company only paid the $7.50 emer
the workers from getting pay hikes. What are the facts? Hero Settled the bonus with Arnold gency increase in wages, which Bonus Demand Catches On:
is what the A. F. of L.'s 'Monthly Survey' finds:
Bernstein Line for the Namarib, was granted on February 17 to alJ
Asks War Bonus
l^;;';r';,"According to government figures, living costs in March going to Galveston, Trinidad, ships, but failed to pay the A.B.'s,
i 19,41 were only 1 per cent above the last quarter of 1939, Capetown and Calcutta and back Boatswain, O.S. and 2nd Cook the
For Soldiers
'5 and less than
per cent above March 194(). Nevertheless, to New York. Sixty dollars
increase which was granted them
rijworkers who go out to buy find prices up in many lines. Silks month from the last port In the in the new agreement, in addition
"It ought to give those who
ijare. up; 9 per cent since prewar days, woolens
per cent, U. S. back to the first. Twenty to the $7.50 emergency increase.
advocate our entrance into
{'^.'blankets 14 per cent, furniture 10j4 per cent, foods almost 5 five dollars a port for calling at I would advise these men to the European war sometliiug
• j^iper cent. Since last fall, dry goods and home furnishings are South and East. Africa ports and write the following office at once to tliink about," declared
jjTip 5 per cent; men's suits may cost |2;50 to |5.00 more in Indian ports, Madagascar, Ceylon, and have them forward checks to Senator Edwin C. Johnson,
[ vthe near future. In clothing, lower quality material is being etc. Articles read that ship could them:
Colorado Democrat, referring
[ ^substituted to avoid price increases, and workers find a hidden go only to South East Africa,
to a bill he had just dropped
Strachan Shipping Co.
i i^sB. These things DO NOT APPBAK in the living costs index India, Ceylon and nowhere else.
Into the Senate 'hooper."
American Bank Bldg.
!'.vhecause they are outweighed by other items such as staple
New Orleans, La.
The bill provides that any
Two Isthmian Line ships in.
; rfkioda and some rents, which have not risen."
• • •
soldier or sailor who is sent
Twelve SIU men who got aboard
other words, the claim that the cost of living is remaining
one then let us down by pil A. A, Theriot, Boatswain. .$21.45 to a foreign country tliat is at
Otable, that prices of consumers' goods are "stabilized" is a pure ing off here. THESE SHIPS Allan C. Gravely, A.B
21.45
war, or is a member of an
fraud. The only remedy that workers have for this situation is MUST BE HELD DOWN BY Michael C. Simmons, A.B... 21.45 airplane or warship crew per
higher wages.
21.46 forming convoy duty or act
STTT MEN IN SPITE OP PINKY Peter Arctander, A.B
CONDITIONS UNTIL WE CAN James A. Curran, A.B....;.. 21.45 ing as an armed escort, shall
21.45 be paid $100 a month in ad
FORCE THE COMPANY TO CON Calvin A. Cole, A.B
CEDE TO CONDITIONS THAT WInthr. 0. Voorhees, A.B...2,1.45 dition to his regular aimy OE
6.36 navy pay.
TRUE UNION MEN ARE Alfredo.Natale, O.S.;.
Johnji.
Wolfe,
O.S.
10.72
WORTHY OF. SO, WE CAN'T
AFFORD
TO
LOSE
A
SINGLE
So you want to know whose brainchild the Vinson Bill and
similar antilabor measures are? Well, get a load, of this, from JOB WE'VE GAINED.
the "Wall Street Journal," a monthly magazine devoted to the in
We've, been getting the bonuses
jterests of plutocracy and profitgrabbing:
increased on them, because our
"The $layear business men (better known as the Kntid
men aboard have been holding
isen crowd) . . . have discovered in Wasliington two like
back and throwing the demand
minded groups, one among the army and navy officers, the for the SIU scale just before ink
other in Congress.
ing the articles.
All members of the SIU are requested to take notice
"A coalition of business men, military officials and Con
SIU men W * Isthmian ships
of the fact that the Washington office has been rliseoTi
'igressitien stirred up antistrike legislation, pigeonholed the coming up from the Gulf will
tinued. Ali communications relating to the Atlantic and'
'New Deal's' Federal oil control bill, waived the National Ija
have to contact ~ our halls up
bor Belation.s Board compliance as a requirement for defense North every day, by telephone
Gulf District directly should henceforth be addressed
contracts and toned down the antitrust case against the oil anyway, to keep abreast of the
dh^^gfedrdtary^TroasUrer's OflSre, Room 213 — 2 Stoae
h^nstry.
evermounting bonuses, and to
Rr "That is an Impressive list of achievements, as is best permit the agents to contact the
Street, or P. O. Box 26, Station P, New York XJity;
demonstrated by the antistrike legislation. Congress, with unorganized men and NMU men
Sf
Bhone: BOwlitig Green 93437.
some eacouragcment from the businessmilitary group, is flirt
aboard.
JOHN HAWK, SecretaryTreasurer
ing with a bill requiring 'coolingofl' periods."
L. Tir, Org.
UOVSTON
Get Money Due Unlicensed
Men on the S,5.Shickshinny
(The Fraud About "Stable"Prices
iVEir YOKE
|i^'
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irr
1
Pi:
(Three Gears in AntiLabor Machine
Atte n t io n !
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WAR BONUS BOOSTED TO $60 PER MONTH
ATTEMPT TO SMEAR SIU CREW IN NAVAL RESERVE DRIVE
COLONIAL CREWS GET $12.50 PAY RAISE PER MONTH
A.F. OF L. HEADS RAP VICIOUS VINSON BILL
UNION BLASTS BILL TO CONTINUE PHONEY MARITIME LABOR BOARD
MEBA LINES HOLD TIGHT AS CURRAN & CO. CONTINUE TO FINK
THE DELARGENTINA CASE
WARNS ABOUT DANGER IN NOT FILLING JOBS WITH UNION MEN
GET MONEY DUE UNLICENSED MEN ON THE S.S. SHICKSHINNY
THE FRAUD ABOUT "STABLE" PRICES
ASKS WAR BONUS FOR SOLDIERS
THREE GEARS IN ANTI-LABOR MACHINE
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Seafarers International Union of North America
1941
Periodicals
Seafarers Log