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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
^voL.in 4 NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941 No. 25
MARITIME LABOR BOARD IS SET UP
SIU Votes Full War Support
Unanimous Branch Vote Pledges
Seafarers to "Total Victory"
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s RESOLUTION
_ WHEREAS, a state of war exists between our country, the
United States of America, and the Axis Powers, and
WHEREAS, the Seafarers' International Union of , North
America is and always will be an AMERICAN Union of,
by and for seamen, and
WHEREAS, as true Americans v/e have solemnly pledged to
fight for. our country, individually and collectively, and
WHEREAS, the United States Merchant Marine is our na
tion's most important second line of defense, and
WHEREAS, we fully realize our responsibilities and our
duty to our country and its people, and
WHEREAS, we know it is our duty, like all others, to roll
up our sleeves and do our share to win this war, and
WHEREAS, no sacrifice is too great for the preservation of
. ̂ ur country, its people, and the four fundamental free
doms w:hich have existed, and we have enjoyed, since we
became a free nation, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that, as individuals, and collectively as the
membersMp HOf the Seafarers' Intematiqhal Union of.
North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, an organization
representing true American teamen, we unequivocally
give our government, and those upon whose shoulders are
placed the responsibilities of the conduct of this war.
. our full support and cooperation in ox'der that our nation
our freedom, and our democracy will be preserved through
total victory in this war, and be it further
RESOLVED, that we solemnly pledge and resign ourselves
to whatever action may be required, on our part, to help
win this war, and be it still further
RESOLVED, that we do everything within our power to
keep our organization and the United States Merchant
,, Marine free of all subversive elements, fifth columnists
and sabo'teurs, and be it finally
RESOLVED, that we call upon all organized labor to take
similar action to give our government full support and
cooperation in these trying times, and keep their ranks
free of all subversive elements, fttth columnists and
saboteurs.
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Agents Conference Clears
Decks; Buy Defense Bonds
The entrance of the United States into the second World
War brings with it many new problems for the labor move
ment. Trade unions will be much restricted in their activi
ties, and at the same time will assume new responsibilities.
To prepare the SIU for its role in the allout war against
tte Axis, John Hawk, secretarytreasurer, called an Agent's
conference which convened in Savannah on Decmnber 10th,
11th and 12th. ^
Thi& Agent's conference,
one of the most momentiious
in the history" of the SIU,
f^'passed a seriea of resolutions
aimed at a general tighten
ing of the Union's machinery
and at clearing the decks for
the storms that will be en
nntered between now and
W end of the war.
The resolutions passed at
the Conference have been
submitted to the membership
which met up and down the
coast: and, by unanimous
Branch vote approved them.
Tie following is a conden
sation of the major resolu
tiOTW. ,
1. $25,000 of the Union's
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Combat Zones
Set; Harbors
Are Guarded
By order of Admiral C.
Hart, commanderinchief of
the United States Asiatic
fleet, ship traffic is henceforth
forbidden from entering a
huge "strategic area"
marked out in the South Pa
cific and Indian Oceans.
The "strategic area" em
braces the Philippines, the
Netherlands East Indies,
North Bonxeo and the coastal
waters of Bui'ma, British Ma
laya, Thailand, French Indo
cWa and China as far north
as the mouth of the Yangtze
River. Also Japanese terri
tory, Portuguese Timor and
Macao.
The Admiral's order does
not mean that all American
and Allied fraffie will, disap
pear from this area, but ra
ther that special permission
is required to enter it. Sup
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PAjCIFIcllu
GETS DOUBLEX
The Pacific District of fhe SIU
had a fast one pulled on it last
week by the National Labor Re
latione Board.
After months of flgliting to ob
tain an election oil the Union Oil
tankers, the SUP finally forced
the NLRB to hold such an elec
tion and place the SUP and the
NMU on the ball.ot for the deck
department. But when it came to
the engine and steward depart
meat—the SIU was left out' in the
cold. No name appeared on the
ballot for engine and steward de
partments save that of the NMU.
This was a maneuver by the
proCIO district board of the
NLRB in California. The result
of this maneuver, if the NMU and
the Board gets away with it, will
be that the black gang and the
stewards department are robbed
of their fundamental right to
choose their own bargaining
agency. They must vote NMU or
nothing. Another result will be
that even if the SUP wins over
whelmingly ou deck, the rest of
the ship will be either unorgan
ized completely or else .be tied to
the disruptive. NMU. Either con
dition is hardly conducive to
sound labor relations.
FLASH
The War Emergency Maritime Board has
handed down its first decision which grants
seamen $5,000 life insurance on all runs
except those on inland waters and the Gulf
of Mexico.
Its second decision granted war bonuses
on all runs except inland and Gulf of
Mexico water. Amount of bonus not yet
decided.
Complete text of insurance decision ap
pears on Page Four.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After sitting in conference
confinuously for three days, the maritime unions reached
an agreement with the shipowners and the government
on the broad questions of labor policy for the duration
of the war and set up a maritime labor board to put the
policies into effect.
The following men have been appointed to the three
man board, and have been accepted by all parties to
the conference.
DR. JOHN R. STEELMAN, head of the U.S. Concilia
tion Service.
CAPTAIN MacAULEY, who will represent the Mari
time Commission and act for Admiral Land.
PROFESSOR FRANK GRAHAM, of the University
of North Carolina.
The Board's first problem will be the setting of war
bonuses and insurance rates. The Board is now consider
ing this question. Both the shipowners and the Unions will
abide by its decision.
Any problems which come up and might be consid
ered outside the regular mediation machinery provided
for in the collective bargaining agreements between the
Unions and the operators, will be handled by the Board.
Hawk and Biggs Report
On Washington Meeting
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The below two proposals .speak for themselves and you
can plainly see that the SIU and SUP have been successful
in defeating the phoney move of the NMU, the Maritime
Commission, and the Shipowners of setting up a Board Avliich
would be composed of all the commies in the CIO along with
the Maritime Commission and the Shipowners. The Ameri
can Seamen would have lost every gain they have made since
1934 if the proposal as submitted by Blackie Myers of the
NMU had he'm accepted by the Conference being held here.
The NMU proposal would have taken away—FIRST—
"OUR HIRING HALLS", as they stale in their prosposal
quote "among other things the board may wi.sh to conduct
an inventory of facilities and PERSONNEL AND RECOM
MEND 't'HEIR ALLOCATION". This would mean that all
Seamen regardless of affiliation would be forced to register
and ship through a central hiring hall in any port where the
Board may designate. This is exactly the same as the old
FINK HALL and is part of the finky program that the Mari
time Commission has been trying to put over on the Seamen
for the past five years. SECOND—"IT WOULD HAVE
TAKEN AWAY ALL OF OUR BARGAINING RIGHTS
AND VOIDED EVERY AGREEMENT WE HAVE IN EX
ISTENCE TODAY FOR THE DURATION.OF THE WAR."
In other wordsthis Board would have been invested with
the power to decide any, and ALL PROBLEMS in the Mari
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Published by the
ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT
of the
S^farers' International Union
of North America
'Affiliated XBiih the AMeHc&n rederdtidn df/Ldhor
HARRY LDNDEBERG, Acting International President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Gallf.
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE GONCERNINO THIS
PUBLICATION TO:
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
P. O. Box 25, Station P, New York, N. Y.
Phone: BOwiing Green 98346
MORE ABOUT
tiawk and Mgg^ Report
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time liuliistry wl'iicli means the setting of wages, overtime
rate (if any), hours of labor, and living conditions aboard
all American vessels. THIRD—"IT WOULD HAVE
RAMMED THE COPELAND FINK POOK DOWN THE
THROATS OF ALL AMERICAN SEAMEN IN THE DIS
GUISE'OF A PASSPORT." Oiir Unions have already been
approached by certain individuabs on the (inestion of listing
the service of each Seaman on the back of our Certificates
which is nothing but a back door entrance to the Copeland
Fink Book so we were pre])f(red for this one and killed it
before they had a chance to discuss the question. This is an
other one'of the Maritime Commission's ideas which they
'have been trying to put over on the Seamen for a good many
• years and if they had been silccessfnl here the Seamen would
nver have gotten rid of the FINK BOOK again.
In other AvOrds the STU and SUP blocked every attempt
made by the NMU and Maritime Commission to pnt over the
Maritime Commission program of FINK HAIJLS, FINK
BOOKS and FINK TRAINING SCHOOLS whieb they have
tried so desperately to ]nit over during the past tive .years.
We demanded that our IltRlAG llALLS, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING RIGHTS, THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR
IDENTIFICATION CERTlFCATES. RATHER THAN THE
FINK BOOK, and THE RIGHU TO SUE FOR DAMAGES
WHEN HUURED ON BOARD A VESSEl; UNDER THE
JONES ACT be respected before Ave Avould consider giving
up our right to .strike for the duiation of the war. Our de
mands AVere granted as Avell as our proposal of setting pp the
Board instead of the iinky pioposal siibmitted by the NMU
and backed by the Maritime Commission and the ShipoAvncrs.
The Board as set up by our proposal is practically the
same as the procedure laid out for settling disputes in all of
ouf agfeemeiits in existence today, and can handle absolittely
nothing but the questions of War Areas, War Bonus, and
yjax Risk Insurance.
This Board, which is composed of Dr. John R. Steelman
from the Department of Labor; Captain MacAulej of thfe
Maritime Coibnii.ssion; and Professor Frank Gfabani Of the
University of North Carolina, Avill go into .session at 10 A.M.
Monday, at which time both Labor and'Iliditstry Avill present
their proposals, briefs, and oral arguments regarding the
"War Bonus situation. At the conclusion of this Conference
the Board will then hand down their decision on War Areas,
War Bonus, and War Risk Insurance Avhich shall apply to
the Maritime Industry on a Nation AAude scale. All future
disputes Avhieh arise regarding the Avar Bonus betAvo.cn the
Union and the ShipoAvners and which can not be settled
through fhe machinery set up fot this:>purpose in our agree
ment should also be referred to this Board for the duration of
the War and their decision shall be binding on both parties,
hut not until both the Union and the Shipowner have had
a chance to pre.sent their side of the dispute.
John Hawk M. D. Biggs
ties to gnarahtee the success of our war eifdrt. Consistent
AA'ith that purpose, it is gratifying to report that every labor
oiganization present at tliis conference unequivocally pledged
that it Avould abstain from the exercises of its fundamental
and inalienable right to take ecftnomie^actioh forthe'settle
ment of disputes. •
• it is'equally gralifjdng tb hote that the Maritime Commis
sion, speaking for the government, in turn pledged thiit it
Avould be the policy of the governmerit that collective bar
gaining rights should nbt be infringed upon nor curtailed,
and that proper and appropriate substitute machinery should
be blade available in retul'U for labor's agreeraerit to give
up its right to exercise economic action.
' Filially, the shipOAv'ners' representatives stated ihat in
recognition of the generous attitude taken by labor in this
national emergency, they will make every effort to adjust ali
disputes amicably under their existipg collective bargaining
agreements, and v furthermoi*e, that ' all questions , arising
Avhiieh oahiiot he settled Avithih the framework of these agree
ments sliall be submitted, as labor has suggested, to a tribu
nal, the composition of Avhich shall guarantee fair adjudica
tion of all problems submitted tO it.
In Order to' gukrantee that the basic program of this con
ference—that is, the defense'of the nation and the defeat of
the Axis'poiAvers—may be accomplished, Hve Iielieve that it is
absolutely essential that' any board set up be designed to re
flect the composition of this conference. Paillire to set Up
a board on this national, coordinated basis AA'Ould be to aban
don llie demqterktic piincipies Avhloh have brought this eon
fereuce into session.
We propose tlferefor'e, specificaliy, that this conference go
on record urging the establishment of a board consisting of
representatiA^es of all the labor organizations, the shipoAvners
and the interested government agencies. For the purpose of
voting on any question aubinitted 'to the board, the ship
oAvners and the labor orgahizations sball ha;ve an equal vote,
with the appropriate gOA^eriiment agency casting the deciding
vote. We believe this conference should act on this basic
policy immediately. . )
Generally speaking the functions of the board Avill be to,
formulate and put into operation a program which Avill make
use of all the existing facilities and all the personnel a Avail
able in the maritime industry in the manner most consistent
Avith the" national defense effort. Among other things the
hoard may wish to conduct an inventory of facilities and
personnel and recommend their allocation.
Many subsidiary and corollary questions \vill arise as
to the fuuctioniiig of the board. Undoubtedly the board ipiU,
establish panels for the consideration of . specialized, prob
lems referring to different sections of the industry. In addi
tion, the board Avill undoubtedly consider the desirability of
setthig up regional mechanics along the lines of the National
Labor Relations Board.
We have here pledged oUrseU'es to submerge all petty
d'iferenees and to avoid all factional disputes. In the light
of th^ immensity of the problem confronting us, Ave cannot:
afford to take a narroAv "or provincial point of vicAV of any
problem in the maritime industry. On the cohtrary, every
problem must be exaini^tetj^/froih the basic vicAvpoint of its
effect on the national Avar effort.
Obviously We are 'engaging the Axis enemy on all fronts,
.siraultaneou.sly. Therefore onfy through a natibiikl, coordi
nated board on which all parties ha\'e represehtatioh can
these parties have the opportunity of making their maximum
contribution. The Army, the Navy and our Federal Govern
ment operate on the basis of one army, one navy, one nation,
therefore, the maritime industry has the obvious responsibil
ity of applying the same democratic principle inthe solu:
tion of its problems.
Receives Bieixt
From Btniers
Brother Albert Acuna', No. 507,
signed off tlie Robin Hood this
week and then started to v^alk
uptown in New York. As, lie Was
erosSihg'14th Street a, huge truck
swerved a r o u n d tlie : corher,
knocked him to the pavvement and
ran over him. Brother Acuha's
ribs were crushed and liig lutigs
were punctured.
The New York Dispatcher was
notified by Bellevue Hospital that
Acuna had absoiuthiy no cliaiice
to live Unless he lihhiedlateiy re
ceived blood transfusions. When
Baul Ubnsorchik, tlie New 'ifdrk
Dispatcher, told the brothers in
the hail about It, there was a
rush oif volunteers. The following
bi'others were acceptijd ahd gdve
their blood: W. 'J. Davis, Edward
Flaherty, GUirence Norman, 'fcd
Ward Blakely and Joe Saitis. Bro
ther Saltis is a pelmit man.
As WB go to press the hospital
reports that Acuna has a 5050
chance to liA'e. if it had not been
for the action Of the brothers Who
gave their blood, he Wouldn't even
have that chance.
The approaches to New York
Harbor have been mined, it was
repoi'ted in the Navy Hydiogra
phlc Office's Bulletin.
Incoming vessels were Warned
that they must get directions for
safe navigation from the patrol
A'essel stationed at the entrance
of Ambrose Channel. , .
Com. Field Itules
On Seamen's Actoimts
Seamen may legally make allot
nieiits from wages they may earn
for deposit in ii jolht auCount in a
savings bank only when the sec
ond party to the account is a
grandparent, parent, wife, ulster
or child, according to a ruling by
Director R. S. Fipld; Bureau oif
Marine inspection and Navigation,
Department of Cotnmerce,
The ruling followed the receipt !
of information by the Bureaq of
Information that in some in
stances seamen have been mak:
ing allotmeuts to joint accounts
in savings banks where the sec
ond party to the account . Is not
related In any way to the seaman
making the allotments.
(Delivered by "Blackie" Myers to Conference]
The conference eouA'ened by the Maritime Commi.ssion
and the Department of Labor for the purpose of mobilizing
all interests in the shipping industry in the maximum war
effort has already g^en an inspiring example to the nation,
of the type of demoeratic unitj' which is essential for the
ultimate defeat QJ fascism.
' The first question to be considered by the conference was
the vital qncation of insuring uninterrupted .shipping facili
The membership of our Union, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Seafarers
International /Union df North America, A^tlaiitic, Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, ha(ve
unanimously adopted a policy to do their share as loyal Americans to win this .Wftr.
'unanimous and undividej^ in our 100 per cent siipport of cut country.' "We
will sail any American Flag ship anywhere in brder to bring the war to a victorious
conclusion, <$>
We will sail the ships. We
will man the ships without
delay. We know the Ameri
can merchaiit seamen must sab
I'lfice, their position Will be a
dangerous OUfe directly on the fir
ing line. We expect In return In
line with the hbclaration of our
President and oUr Government to
keep our cOllebtive bargathing
agreements and rights, to keep
our social gains acquired by legis
lation over a period of years.
We aSk specifically that we re,
taifli^first, our hiring, second, the
right to maintain the certificate of
identification, rather than the
discharge book. This was given
to us in, the Merchant Marine Act
as amended (n 1957.
Third, the Hght to retain our
privileges under the Jones' Act,
which gives the merchant seamen v,
the right to sue for damagiM (
when injured on board a veBseh
Fourth, we expect the ship own
ers to meet with us promptly In jii
negotiation to adjudicate dispiites ;
which may ai'ise from fltne to
time under our collective baVgain
Ing agreement.
Fifth, we recommend that
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JACKSONVILLE
i,",According to tile Pilot, of Nov.
j,21st, the Brothers in that organ
ization are iU» in arms at the In
"creasing patronage of Arthur
Thotnas' place ih Port Arthur,
slaid patronage eminallng froih
the dyed m the wool members ot
.the NMU. It has been so serious
that various members df theTlMlI
"^afe taking the recalcitrant mem
bers to task about it.
r It seems that Thomas Is a scab
herder and should be shunned as
: poison ivy, and any member pa
tronizlng the Dump should be
shot, Admittedly so, but' how
Bbout the other side of the Oulf
hnd story. Here in Jacksonville
we have one of the most noted
finkherders In the racket. His
• name Is Fi'ed Angerholzcr and he
'has been In business here for 35
years or more. The NMU and the
' &IU had joint plckeflluete on this
fellow's' place of business some
time ago and the NMU quit the
picket line first and we'continued
alone for about two liWiiths and
then gave it uF for lack/Of co
dperatlon.
Becently, the NMU has been
furnishing men for this Crimp
and bis ships with an open,face,
under the pretext that they want
to get NMU members aboard
them". Now, what I would like to
know Is ho\v any members of a
Union can find fault with what
another member does in associa
tion with finkherders when the
Agent of the NMU at' Jacksonville
openly associates and does busi
ness with the same type of ani
mal on the Union's time.
'Saturday night 1 chanced to
meet some former shipmates of
minfe In a local beer parlor, and
on apklng what ship they were on
they told me the iiame of a 'Texas
'oil tanker. I told them that I
• \)^oul(i be^afraid to liave a beer
with kmiwii Cdinmles and a flock
of NMU books were shCwn to me
With 14 to 16 months' arrearages
on each. Is this the flaunted
membership of the NMU? That
ijasf month In their books* were
the LAST MONTH'S DUES tHdt
;the NMtr is gdjng to feetj
The Usual queries as to the new
agreements were brought out with
the fact' that they all seemed
pleased with the sCtup in our
Union; They state that they hCver
/hear anything in Port Arthur and
' bnve to get what Irtformatlbn they
c4n from NMU agents who are
, SjUite AHxious to withhold any
1 thing from them which would
[ tend to mitigate against their o^n
' Union. I gave them literature
and verbal information and it
would, not surprise me to sea
some of ;5these fellows try: apd
swing over to the SIU in the near
future and bring the ships with
them, as they say that conditions
on them >now are not so hot.
Fraternally,
C. M. ROGERS, Agent
SAVANNAH
Notice to All Agents
, and Dispatchers
Oliver Ash, #6994, is" en
titled to ship from nil hir
^g; h^ls of the SIU. , ^
iili MEMORY OF
Brother
StEf»HSEN O. HASELDEN ,
#'3110
Died aboard the S.S. Marore,
,November ?4, 1941, ,while
ehrbute to the PanaVWa 'CShal.
December 3, 1941.
Editor, SeaXarere' Log
Dear Sir and Brother:
Shipping around tills port Is
still good for ABs. The other day
we had a peculiar beef on the S.S.
City of Blfmlngham in regards to
dividing wages where Ihe ship
sailed shorthanded. The Master
claimed that the delegate ip New
York had given him a pamphlet
in which the , commissioner had
made a imilng that wh'efe a man
came dboard at sailing time in
the afternoon and on arriving In
the morning where he paid off,
being two half days—arriving and
sailing—constituted a day's pay.
After arguing with "the Master
and Mate for a couple Of liours
that the 'commissioner's ruling
had nothing to do with the ship
sailing shorthanded and that he
wopid have to pay two days' pay,
he finally paid it aiid everybody
was Happy.
Also had the S.s! Finer Spar
in from the Par East today with
a boat deck load.of 500 monkeys.
These national defense monkeys
sure have given me a headache
so far and' the beef has not been
settled as yet. All of th'e over
time in dispute was settled to the
satisfaction of everybody con
cerned. Approximately some 300
hours was in dispute.
Wishing one and all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Steady as she goes,
CHARLES WArtjri'Agent:
Savannah Branch
fiEff' ORLEANS, LA.
TAMPA, FLA.
New Orleans, La.
December 9, 1941.
Editor, Seafarers' Log
New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir and Brother:
Brother Armstrong and I were
talking to a member of the staff
of the Pederationist, New Or
leans' ORlCial Labor Organ, and it
was suggested by Brother Arm
strong that he take up a small
portion of his paper to let union;
men know where they can buy
unionmade goods in this town.
He was not very enthusiastic
about the jiiatfer. So I am tak
ing time out to make the sugges.
tion to all our agents and patrol
men in various ports.
I think it would be a very good
idea that a small portion of the
Seafarers' Log be used for this
Information. If each agent or pa
trolman would cooperate anid each
week endeavor to buy one union
made article, for instance this
week look for a tie, a pair ot
socks or any article with the
union Tdbel, then write in to the
hog the name of the place where
the unionmade article. Was pur
chased. By all ports cooperating,
when arriving in a strange port,
it will be "very simple for a unioii
broiber to come ashore and by all
Uie unionmade gear hfe needs.
Hoping this meets with the ap
proval of all members and gets
the full cooperation of all con
cerned, I remain.
Fraternally yours,
C. J. (Etickj STEPHENS
P.S.—Afmslfohg and I ^ere in
town looking for a unionmade
tie. We found one at Freeberg's,
521 Canal St.
Editor, Seafafers' Log,
2 Stone St., New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir and Bro.:
Will you please pflnt the list
of names that I am holding books
for at this office. They have
been here fdr deverar months.
Deck Dept.
Qione, Simon .
"Eossi, Luigi P.
Eirt, Albert H.
Maitory, Steve M.
Johnson, Leon N.
Linares, Pedro
Steward Dept.
Boatwright, N. W.
Bufkin, Philip N.
Eng. Dept.
Cacitcit, Apoionia
VanBillard, R.
Hunt, Owens
Mullet, Geo.
Jordan, Earl R.
iNoone, James M.
• • Smith, William S, •
Fraternally,
D. L. PARKER, Agent
PHILADELPHIA
Dear Sir s(td Brother:
Just a short report to let ybu
know that the City of Brotherly
Love shipped 59, registered 21,
anil we have 29 registered on all
three shipping Jists at this time.
Shipping seems to be pretty
good.
The crew on the Robin Hood
was curious as to why the deck
engineer was eliminated from
the crew list. In fact, so was the
patrolman.
Outside of this and a few mi
nor beefs that were settled, such
as men being paid their back
wages to Oct. 1, as per West
Coast agreement on the Calmar
Lines, nothing of great interest
has happened.
So, until next week, that's
a;bout all. .
Fraternally, .
Harry Collins, Agent.
SIU and SUP Joint Proposals
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic & Gulf District
Secretary'Treasurer's Office
Room 213 — 2 Stone Street. New York City
P. 0. Box 25, Station P Phone: BOwling Green 98346
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Manning 3572
Calvert 4539
Lombard 7651
Norfolk 41083
MAgnolla 3962
Savannah 31788
Jacksonville 61791
Tampa M1323
Dexter 1449
Texas City 722
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French Merchant Fleet
In U.S. Waters Seized
After a year of attempted appeasement of Marshal Petain
and the Freneli Government, the United States finally tvas
fore6d to recognize tliat the French are firmly tied to the
Ajcis, and last week seized all French ships in American
ivaters.
The French fleet, whicli included the Normandie, num
bered fourteen ships. These vessels, up until this past week,
had been under "protective custody" which served to pre
vent them from leaving American ports.
The skeleton nreWs were seizedf>
by the Coast Guard and interned
for the duration of fhe.war. Thte
crews from the ship in New York
harbor were taken to Ellis Island.
(Continued frorn Page 2) .
Madam Perkins set up a board of
/Tom the Conciliation
Department, one on the Pacific,
one in the Gulf and one on the
Atlantid. This board will have
for its purpose to hear disputes
which cannot be settled by the
seamen and owners. .This board
may hear both sides and make
final recommendation.
That is pur policy, Mr. Chair
man. We realize we have to do
our share in this fight and we are
going to do it. We expect to sail
the ships; "we"Mvlli sail them With
out delay, and man them in any
waters the Government sees fit to
sail the shibs. All we are asking
for is that as long as this indus
try is iun on, a private basis we
retain the right of collective bar
gaining agreement. "We are not
going to delay any ships, we are
not going to strike any ships, but
we want to retain the rights we
have gained through the effort's of
the United States Government and
our Pwn efforts in the past, the
right to keep what we have, and
there is no reason we sBould not
be able to keep them, and we will
sail the ships any time, In any
waters.
The biggest prize was, of
course, the superliner Norman
die. There is speculation as to
what use will be made of her.
Authorities say she could be con
verted as an aircraft carrier with
in three or four months. On the
other hand, she could be made a
transport unequaled anywhere in
the world for speed and cruising
radius and capacity. As a troop
transport she would carry close to
10,000 men.
Although the turboelectric en
gines have been kept in good con
dition during her Twoyear tieup
in New "Ifork, her long idleness
has encrusted the bottom and she
now lies in river edge mud. She
would have to enter drydock for
cleaning even before any conver
sion work.
The complete list of tlie fleet
taken over ip various cities, is as
follows:
NEW YORKrNormandie, 83,
423 t,^; lie de Re, 5,104 tons;
Leonmd L. D., 5,267 tons; Mont
Evi^et't, 5,120 tons; Fort Royal,
3,486 tons.
NEW ORLEANS — Michigan,
6,419 tons; Angouleme, 2,451
tons;; Touraine, 6,589 tons.
MOBILE — Scheherazade, 13,467
ton tanker, one of the largest
tankers in the world.
SAN PEDRO—Wisconsin. 8,062
tons; Vannes, 2,069 tons.
SAN FRANCISCO — Alencon,
2,327 tons.
CANAL ZONE — Indiana, 5,751
tdns; Nemoui's, 900 tons.
Also seized was the Swedish
liner Kungsliolm. This 20,000 ship
will probably be used as a troop
transport. According to Govern
ment offlcials, the seizure does
not mean a change of relations
with Sweden. The act was mere
ly one of "an einergeney nature"
and the Swedish government will
leceive compensation.
The Merchant Sailor
You have seen him on the street
Roiling around on groggy feet;
You have seen, him clutch the
pavement for support.
You have seen him arm in arm
With a maid of doubtful cha'rm
Who was leading him into Port.
You have shuddered in disgust
As he groveled in the dust;
You have laughed at him when
You saw him on a spree.'
But yOu haven't seen the ripp
of his lonely dismal ship.
Ploughing furrows through a
mine infested sea.
You have cheered our Naval lads
In their stately "ironclads";
You have spared a cheer for the
boys in khaki too.
You have trembled In a funk
When you read "big mall boat
sunk,"
But you never cared a damn
about the crew.
You mourned the loss of every
steamer.
And the cost—it made you brood,
But you never said, "Well done,
sailor,"
To the man who brought you
food.
He brings our wounded home
Through mine Infested seas.
And he carries all our troops
across the night;
He belongs to no brigade.
He is neglected and underpaid.
But he is always in the thickest
of the fight.
—THEdDORE THbMSbN
# 5296
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Text of War Emergency
Maritime Board Ruling
On War Risk Insurance
More About
Effective iminediately and pendinj* furtliei' consideration
and decision by the Board, each member of the crew of any
merchant vessel documented under tlie laws of the United
States and covered by the statement cf principles pursuant
to which the Board has been established, including: such ves
sels now at sea, should be insured against loss of life due
to risk of war or war like opera
tions in the amount of §5,000 on
all voyages (such insurance to
be effective through the entire
• voyage and until such member of
the crew shall be returned to a
place within continental United
States, excluding Alaska), other
than voyages exclusively on in
land waters of the United States
or on waters of the Gulf of Mex
ico (the harbors of Key West
and Havana and all waters west
of the line from the eastern most
point of the City of Key West or
the approaches thereto, to the
eastern most pbint of the City of
Havana or the approaches there
to, to he deemed for all purposes
hereof to be included in waters of
tbe Gulf of Mexico), or both.
This is an interim decision
made to govern the relations of
the operators and their em
ployees, in the emergency pend
ing further consideration and if j
necessary, revision. The Board
• will endeavor to arrive, after
careful consideration, on a prompt
determination of all matters pro
perly pending before it, it being
intended that its decision there
on will be retroactive to Sunday,
Dec. 7, 1941, unless otherwise de
termined by the Board.
(dated) Dec. 22, 1941
(signed)
Edward MacAuley, chairman
) , John R. Steelman
Frank Graham
BLITZKREIG FOR
THE PICKETS
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Sea Otter Gets
Atlantic Tests
Trial runs have been completed
on the first fullsized "Sea Otter"
type of small freighter and the
ship has been labeled as "very
satisfactory" by Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy.
The "Sea Otter" is a 2,000 ton
ship, built with decks almost
flush with the water and having
a conningtower bridge. Its power
comes from aseries of gasoline
engines instead of steam boilers
or Diesel engines, which are usu
ally used.
The only tests needed to assure
the complete success for the ship,
according to Knox, were those
which must await storms to show
ILs performance in heavy seas.
If some bosses had their
way, pickets would be denied
shelter during air raids. This
may sound like an exaggera
tion—but it's the truth.
Whert the first air raid
alarm was sounded in* New
York City (and everybody
thought it was the real thing)
fifteen members of Local 16
of the United Office and Pro
fessional Workers were pick
eting McKenzie Service, Inc.,
at 95 Morton Street.
The pickets, upon hearing
the siren, rushed toward the
building fcflr shelter. Before
they could get inside they
found that the police force had
baracaded the way and insist
ed that the pickets remain on
the street—bombs or not.
, The McKenzie outfit was
probably sorry the airraid
was only a false alarm. They
stood a good chance of getting
rid of the picketsperma
nently.
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PERSONALS
GOOD ISEWS
The Seafarers' Log will be is
sued weekly after the first of the
yehr. A resolution to this effect
,was drawn up at the Savannah
Agent's Conference and passed
by branch vote up and down tue
coast.
This means a decided step for
ward for the Log. The member
ship and the organization gener
ally will benefit by receiving
more exhaustive and frequent
news of Union happenings.
Watch for details and date of
new publishing schedule in the
next issue.
JOSEPH A. GALLAGHER:
Get in touch with Philip Obern
dorfer at 504 Beacon Street, Bos
ton. He claims to have informa;
tion that will prove to your ad
vantage.
PATRICK O'BRIEN: A $1,000
check is waiting for you at the
office of Silas B. Axtell, 15 Moore
Street, New York City. He has
held the c h e c k for several
months and is anxious to iocate
you.
ALBERT R. (DICK) MARTIN:
It is. important that you contact
your uncle, Roy J. Martin, at
once. He is at Interlachen, Flo
rida.
JOHN R. DeARKLANO: Your
birth certificate and other • per
sonal papers are in hte New Or
leans hall. Either pick them up
or write to the Agent, teliing him
what you want dome with them.
LUTHER JORDAN: Your mo
ther is very anxious to commu
nicate with you but she doesn't
know where you can be located.
Please write her at once.
ABE SPRUNG: Your father
died on November 13, 1940. His
estate is being probated and it Is
necessary that you get in touch
with the attorney at once. Write
to Charles J. Hyman, 200 Broad
way, (New York City,
Savannah
Conference
^ (Continued from Page 1)
funds i.s to be invested in
Govornfiient Defense Saving.s
Bonds. .$10,000 of this amount
will be drawn from the
strike fund, $10,000 from the
hospital fund and $5,000
from the general fund.
2. A member delaying a
• ship or quitting without no
tice in accordance with the
provisions of the Ship's Ar
ticles and the Union contract,
shall bo placed on trial. If
the member is found guilty of
the charge, he shall be .sus
pended foi' 30 days, plus a
$20 fine for the first offense;
six months' sn.spensiou and a
$50 fine for the second of
fen.se; and for the third of
fense he shall be expelled
from the Union.
3. Burial benefits are boost
e"d to $100 for the duration
of the National Emergency.
4. Henceforth members may
collect shipwreck benefits
from either the Company or
the Union — but not from
both.
5. Brothers may i*egister
for jobs in any department in
which they are qualified —
Deck, Steward or Engine. If
the member changes his
mind after registering, he
may shift to a different de
grey for the
Seafarers' Log
Honor Roll
partment providing ho other
member registered on the list
is available. In all cases
book members shall hdye pre
ference over Permit men.
6. On those Union offices
where there are no regular
candidates on the ballot
(Oulf Representative, New
York Engine Patrolman,
Jacksonville Joint Agent, and
Mobile Deck Patrolman) the
Brother who receives the
[greatest writein vote will be
elected, provided he receives
1/3 the votes ca.st for that
office. Failing this, the of
fices will be filled by special
Branch vote up and down the
coast after the regular elec
tion is completed.
7. Immediate steps will be
taken to eliminate the I'ating
of me.ss boy from all future
contracts.
No more gleaming white
superstructure on the old
rust buckets from now oii.
No m.ore red stacks, or green,
or blue, or yellow. Nothing
but dull*battleshipgrey from
stem to stern. This is the or
der just released in New
York 4)y the commandant of
the Third Naval District.
Furthermore, all identifica
tion marks, flags and other
insignia must be covered by
the new battleship colors.
These orders are just part
of an entire system of new
regulations imposed upon the
merchant marine for the du
ration of the war. A special
license system for all small
craft in harbor waters and
nearby offshore duty is being
worked out by the Navy, and
no vessels will be permitted
to le.ave or enter port without
such license.
In addition to these steps
merchant shipping has been
taken entirely out of the
hands of the operators, inso
far as communication is con
cerned. All .ship captains now
report directly to the Navy,
and no private operator is
permitted to .send a communi
cation to a ve.ssel at sea.
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CAST YOUR VOTE
It is the duty of every member
of the SIU to cast his vote in the
current election.
Brothers that fail to vote have
no right to beef about the out
come of the election.
, Balloting will continue through
January 1942.
VOTE NOW IN ANY SIU
HALL!
CREW OF S.S. ELDENA .
S. Renna ... • « « • i • 1.00/
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F. Miller ... *• • • • 4 • 1.00
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Charles Potter .......... 1.00
Crew of
S. S. West Imboden $14.(W
Deck Gang
S.S., Alcoa Prospector .. 6.00
A. Mackesy, No. 6081 ..... 2.00
Esther Grundland^
1874'1941
"Mother" Grundiand passed
away this week. Her son, Charles
C. Martin, ,No. 1856, reported this
to the LOG, for she was known
and loved by mdny SIU Brothers.
Esther Grundland was 67 when
she died at her home in Brook
lyn. She will be mOurned on
many a ship.
More About
Combat Zones and
Harbor Protection
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DID YOU KNOW?
NOTICE
, The crew of the S.S. Robin
Hood, as of Marcli 5th, 1940,
• hould communicate with Richard
M; Cantor, 51 Chamtew Street,
Hew York City
Union dues are deductible from
your income tax! In ordinary
times the low wages that seamen
receive are not touched by income
taxes—but the new. scale goes
down to nick single men who
make as little as $15 perweek.
Anyway, It's a comfort to know
that we can deduct, our dues from
the tax. Scabs and Finks ought
to think that one over.
(Continued from Page 1)
ply service mmst continue to
t he territory, especially to
American bases, but the
freighters . engaged in this
work will be convoyed by the
naval fighters.
Four Atlantic ports, besides
New York, have been desig
nated as "defense areas" by
an exectuive decree issued by
President Roosevelt. The four
areas named were New Lon
don, Delaware Bay, Chesa
peake Bay (Norfolk), and
Charleston Harbor. .
Editor of the Log:
Now • that this Country is at
war and repressive legislation is
pending before the Congress, it is
important that each member rec
ognize his responsibilities and act
accordingly.
These are times when we will
do well to take couhcii with our
selves and our elected officials on
all controversial questions before
taking any action .thatmay place
the SIU on the sp^ot. It should be
remembered that our officials are
In contact with daytoday events
as they occur and are in a better
posltiop to advise us as to what
position we should take when
some crisis does develop.
During these trying times,
when the' very existence of the
Labor movement is at stake. It is
the sacred duty of eafch member
to do everything in his power to
protect to the utmost the gains
we have made, and do nothing
that In any way will give aid and
comfort„to those • wbO;'9eek .fo de
atrpy us. We must strongly con
demii the antilabor hatchetmen.
We; must he careful lest we con
tribute Ipdirectly Ip. their vlcloua
attlicka '6u Labhr. '
. Our Unloa has. gone on record
• upportlogthe Admlnlatratlon In
the prosecution o.f this war. Our
agents and representatives have
recommended that we purchase
Defense Bonds to the tune of
$25,000. In other words, we are
agreed that the most important
thing facing the American work
ing man is the defense of oUjf
Democratic heritage.
It therefore becomes important >
th^t we jealously guard our or*. '
ganization from any source that:
may tend to divide and weaken
us. We must remember that^
among us we will find dissenters,
we have heard their rumblings.
We must, by our every effort try "
to educate and make them realize
the Importance of this struggle™
the right to liberty and the pur" /
suit of happiness of every work
ing man is as stake. We, as or j
ganlzed working men, are the de*';
fenders of these rights and wq |
cannot shirk our responsibility.
Now, more than ever before, we
need to present a solid front to
the end that we can take our
rightful pdsition as^ one of the
progressive forces determined to
defeat fascism and all repreesivftl;
legislation. V • .
Fraternally,
HOWARD GUINIER, No 478
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
^voL.in 4 NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941 No. 25
MARITIME LABOR BOARD IS SET UP
SIU Votes Full War Support
Unanimous Branch Vote Pledges
Seafarers to "Total Victory"
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s RESOLUTION
_ WHEREAS, a state of war exists between our country, the
United States of America, and the Axis Powers, and
WHEREAS, the Seafarers' International Union of , North
America is and always will be an AMERICAN Union of,
by and for seamen, and
WHEREAS, as true Americans v/e have solemnly pledged to
fight for. our country, individually and collectively, and
WHEREAS, the United States Merchant Marine is our na
tion's most important second line of defense, and
WHEREAS, we fully realize our responsibilities and our
duty to our country and its people, and
WHEREAS, we know it is our duty, like all others, to roll
up our sleeves and do our share to win this war, and
WHEREAS, no sacrifice is too great for the preservation of
. ̂ ur country, its people, and the four fundamental free
doms w:hich have existed, and we have enjoyed, since we
became a free nation, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that, as individuals, and collectively as the
membersMp HOf the Seafarers' Intematiqhal Union of.
North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, an organization
representing true American teamen, we unequivocally
give our government, and those upon whose shoulders are
placed the responsibilities of the conduct of this war.
. our full support and cooperation in ox'der that our nation
our freedom, and our democracy will be preserved through
total victory in this war, and be it further
RESOLVED, that we solemnly pledge and resign ourselves
to whatever action may be required, on our part, to help
win this war, and be it still further
RESOLVED, that we do everything within our power to
keep our organization and the United States Merchant
,, Marine free of all subversive elements, fifth columnists
and sabo'teurs, and be it finally
RESOLVED, that we call upon all organized labor to take
similar action to give our government full support and
cooperation in these trying times, and keep their ranks
free of all subversive elements, fttth columnists and
saboteurs.
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Agents Conference Clears
Decks; Buy Defense Bonds
The entrance of the United States into the second World
War brings with it many new problems for the labor move
ment. Trade unions will be much restricted in their activi
ties, and at the same time will assume new responsibilities.
To prepare the SIU for its role in the allout war against
tte Axis, John Hawk, secretarytreasurer, called an Agent's
conference which convened in Savannah on Decmnber 10th,
11th and 12th. ^
Thi& Agent's conference,
one of the most momentiious
in the history" of the SIU,
f^'passed a seriea of resolutions
aimed at a general tighten
ing of the Union's machinery
and at clearing the decks for
the storms that will be en
nntered between now and
W end of the war.
The resolutions passed at
the Conference have been
submitted to the membership
which met up and down the
coast: and, by unanimous
Branch vote approved them.
Tie following is a conden
sation of the major resolu
tiOTW. ,
1. $25,000 of the Union's
(Continued on Page 4)
Combat Zones
Set; Harbors
Are Guarded
By order of Admiral C.
Hart, commanderinchief of
the United States Asiatic
fleet, ship traffic is henceforth
forbidden from entering a
huge "strategic area"
marked out in the South Pa
cific and Indian Oceans.
The "strategic area" em
braces the Philippines, the
Netherlands East Indies,
North Bonxeo and the coastal
waters of Bui'ma, British Ma
laya, Thailand, French Indo
cWa and China as far north
as the mouth of the Yangtze
River. Also Japanese terri
tory, Portuguese Timor and
Macao.
The Admiral's order does
not mean that all American
and Allied fraffie will, disap
pear from this area, but ra
ther that special permission
is required to enter it. Sup
.. (Contiiiuerl on Page 4')
PAjCIFIcllu
GETS DOUBLEX
The Pacific District of fhe SIU
had a fast one pulled on it last
week by the National Labor Re
latione Board.
After months of flgliting to ob
tain an election oil the Union Oil
tankers, the SUP finally forced
the NLRB to hold such an elec
tion and place the SUP and the
NMU on the ball.ot for the deck
department. But when it came to
the engine and steward depart
meat—the SIU was left out' in the
cold. No name appeared on the
ballot for engine and steward de
partments save that of the NMU.
This was a maneuver by the
proCIO district board of the
NLRB in California. The result
of this maneuver, if the NMU and
the Board gets away with it, will
be that the black gang and the
stewards department are robbed
of their fundamental right to
choose their own bargaining
agency. They must vote NMU or
nothing. Another result will be
that even if the SUP wins over
whelmingly ou deck, the rest of
the ship will be either unorgan
ized completely or else .be tied to
the disruptive. NMU. Either con
dition is hardly conducive to
sound labor relations.
FLASH
The War Emergency Maritime Board has
handed down its first decision which grants
seamen $5,000 life insurance on all runs
except those on inland waters and the Gulf
of Mexico.
Its second decision granted war bonuses
on all runs except inland and Gulf of
Mexico water. Amount of bonus not yet
decided.
Complete text of insurance decision ap
pears on Page Four.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After sitting in conference
confinuously for three days, the maritime unions reached
an agreement with the shipowners and the government
on the broad questions of labor policy for the duration
of the war and set up a maritime labor board to put the
policies into effect.
The following men have been appointed to the three
man board, and have been accepted by all parties to
the conference.
DR. JOHN R. STEELMAN, head of the U.S. Concilia
tion Service.
CAPTAIN MacAULEY, who will represent the Mari
time Commission and act for Admiral Land.
PROFESSOR FRANK GRAHAM, of the University
of North Carolina.
The Board's first problem will be the setting of war
bonuses and insurance rates. The Board is now consider
ing this question. Both the shipowners and the Unions will
abide by its decision.
Any problems which come up and might be consid
ered outside the regular mediation machinery provided
for in the collective bargaining agreements between the
Unions and the operators, will be handled by the Board.
Hawk and Biggs Report
On Washington Meeting
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The below two proposals .speak for themselves and you
can plainly see that the SIU and SUP have been successful
in defeating the phoney move of the NMU, the Maritime
Commission, and the Shipowners of setting up a Board Avliich
would be composed of all the commies in the CIO along with
the Maritime Commission and the Shipowners. The Ameri
can Seamen would have lost every gain they have made since
1934 if the proposal as submitted by Blackie Myers of the
NMU had he'm accepted by the Conference being held here.
The NMU proposal would have taken away—FIRST—
"OUR HIRING HALLS", as they stale in their prosposal
quote "among other things the board may wi.sh to conduct
an inventory of facilities and PERSONNEL AND RECOM
MEND 't'HEIR ALLOCATION". This would mean that all
Seamen regardless of affiliation would be forced to register
and ship through a central hiring hall in any port where the
Board may designate. This is exactly the same as the old
FINK HALL and is part of the finky program that the Mari
time Commission has been trying to put over on the Seamen
for the past five years. SECOND—"IT WOULD HAVE
TAKEN AWAY ALL OF OUR BARGAINING RIGHTS
AND VOIDED EVERY AGREEMENT WE HAVE IN EX
ISTENCE TODAY FOR THE DURATION.OF THE WAR."
In other wordsthis Board would have been invested with
the power to decide any, and ALL PROBLEMS in the Mari
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of North America
'Affiliated XBiih the AMeHc&n rederdtidn df/Ldhor
HARRY LDNDEBERG, Acting International President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Gallf.
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE GONCERNINO THIS
PUBLICATION TO:
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
P. O. Box 25, Station P, New York, N. Y.
Phone: BOwiing Green 98346
MORE ABOUT
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time liuliistry wl'iicli means the setting of wages, overtime
rate (if any), hours of labor, and living conditions aboard
all American vessels. THIRD—"IT WOULD HAVE
RAMMED THE COPELAND FINK POOK DOWN THE
THROATS OF ALL AMERICAN SEAMEN IN THE DIS
GUISE'OF A PASSPORT." Oiir Unions have already been
approached by certain individuabs on the (inestion of listing
the service of each Seaman on the back of our Certificates
which is nothing but a back door entrance to the Copeland
Fink Book so we were pre])f(red for this one and killed it
before they had a chance to discuss the question. This is an
other one'of the Maritime Commission's ideas which they
'have been trying to put over on the Seamen for a good many
• years and if they had been silccessfnl here the Seamen would
nver have gotten rid of the FINK BOOK again.
In other AvOrds the STU and SUP blocked every attempt
made by the NMU and Maritime Commission to pnt over the
Maritime Commission program of FINK HAIJLS, FINK
BOOKS and FINK TRAINING SCHOOLS whieb they have
tried so desperately to ]nit over during the past tive .years.
We demanded that our IltRlAG llALLS, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING RIGHTS, THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR
IDENTIFICATION CERTlFCATES. RATHER THAN THE
FINK BOOK, and THE RIGHU TO SUE FOR DAMAGES
WHEN HUURED ON BOARD A VESSEl; UNDER THE
JONES ACT be respected before Ave Avould consider giving
up our right to .strike for the duiation of the war. Our de
mands AVere granted as Avell as our proposal of setting pp the
Board instead of the iinky pioposal siibmitted by the NMU
and backed by the Maritime Commission and the ShipoAvncrs.
The Board as set up by our proposal is practically the
same as the procedure laid out for settling disputes in all of
ouf agfeemeiits in existence today, and can handle absolittely
nothing but the questions of War Areas, War Bonus, and
yjax Risk Insurance.
This Board, which is composed of Dr. John R. Steelman
from the Department of Labor; Captain MacAulej of thfe
Maritime Coibnii.ssion; and Professor Frank Gfabani Of the
University of North Carolina, Avill go into .session at 10 A.M.
Monday, at which time both Labor and'Iliditstry Avill present
their proposals, briefs, and oral arguments regarding the
"War Bonus situation. At the conclusion of this Conference
the Board will then hand down their decision on War Areas,
War Bonus, and War Risk Insurance Avhich shall apply to
the Maritime Industry on a Nation AAude scale. All future
disputes Avhieh arise regarding the Avar Bonus betAvo.cn the
Union and the ShipoAvners and which can not be settled
through fhe machinery set up fot this:>purpose in our agree
ment should also be referred to this Board for the duration of
the War and their decision shall be binding on both parties,
hut not until both the Union and the Shipowner have had
a chance to pre.sent their side of the dispute.
John Hawk M. D. Biggs
ties to gnarahtee the success of our war eifdrt. Consistent
AA'ith that purpose, it is gratifying to report that every labor
oiganization present at tliis conference unequivocally pledged
that it Avould abstain from the exercises of its fundamental
and inalienable right to take ecftnomie^actioh forthe'settle
ment of disputes. •
• it is'equally gralifjdng tb hote that the Maritime Commis
sion, speaking for the government, in turn pledged thiit it
Avould be the policy of the governmerit that collective bar
gaining rights should nbt be infringed upon nor curtailed,
and that proper and appropriate substitute machinery should
be blade available in retul'U for labor's agreeraerit to give
up its right to exercise economic action.
' Filially, the shipOAv'ners' representatives stated ihat in
recognition of the generous attitude taken by labor in this
national emergency, they will make every effort to adjust ali
disputes amicably under their existipg collective bargaining
agreements, and v furthermoi*e, that ' all questions , arising
Avhiieh oahiiot he settled Avithih the framework of these agree
ments sliall be submitted, as labor has suggested, to a tribu
nal, the composition of Avhich shall guarantee fair adjudica
tion of all problems submitted tO it.
In Order to' gukrantee that the basic program of this con
ference—that is, the defense'of the nation and the defeat of
the Axis'poiAvers—may be accomplished, Hve Iielieve that it is
absolutely essential that' any board set up be designed to re
flect the composition of this conference. Paillire to set Up
a board on this national, coordinated basis AA'Ould be to aban
don llie demqterktic piincipies Avhloh have brought this eon
fereuce into session.
We propose tlferefor'e, specificaliy, that this conference go
on record urging the establishment of a board consisting of
representatiA^es of all the labor organizations, the shipoAvners
and the interested government agencies. For the purpose of
voting on any question aubinitted 'to the board, the ship
oAvners and the labor orgahizations sball ha;ve an equal vote,
with the appropriate gOA^eriiment agency casting the deciding
vote. We believe this conference should act on this basic
policy immediately. . )
Generally speaking the functions of the board Avill be to,
formulate and put into operation a program which Avill make
use of all the existing facilities and all the personnel a Avail
able in the maritime industry in the manner most consistent
Avith the" national defense effort. Among other things the
hoard may wish to conduct an inventory of facilities and
personnel and recommend their allocation.
Many subsidiary and corollary questions \vill arise as
to the fuuctioniiig of the board. Undoubtedly the board ipiU,
establish panels for the consideration of . specialized, prob
lems referring to different sections of the industry. In addi
tion, the board Avill undoubtedly consider the desirability of
setthig up regional mechanics along the lines of the National
Labor Relations Board.
We have here pledged oUrseU'es to submerge all petty
d'iferenees and to avoid all factional disputes. In the light
of th^ immensity of the problem confronting us, Ave cannot:
afford to take a narroAv "or provincial point of vicAV of any
problem in the maritime industry. On the cohtrary, every
problem must be exaini^tetj^/froih the basic vicAvpoint of its
effect on the national Avar effort.
Obviously We are 'engaging the Axis enemy on all fronts,
.siraultaneou.sly. Therefore onfy through a natibiikl, coordi
nated board on which all parties ha\'e represehtatioh can
these parties have the opportunity of making their maximum
contribution. The Army, the Navy and our Federal Govern
ment operate on the basis of one army, one navy, one nation,
therefore, the maritime industry has the obvious responsibil
ity of applying the same democratic principle inthe solu:
tion of its problems.
Receives Bieixt
From Btniers
Brother Albert Acuna', No. 507,
signed off tlie Robin Hood this
week and then started to v^alk
uptown in New York. As, lie Was
erosSihg'14th Street a, huge truck
swerved a r o u n d tlie : corher,
knocked him to the pavvement and
ran over him. Brother Acuha's
ribs were crushed and liig lutigs
were punctured.
The New York Dispatcher was
notified by Bellevue Hospital that
Acuna had absoiuthiy no cliaiice
to live Unless he lihhiedlateiy re
ceived blood transfusions. When
Baul Ubnsorchik, tlie New 'ifdrk
Dispatcher, told the brothers in
the hail about It, there was a
rush oif volunteers. The following
bi'others were acceptijd ahd gdve
their blood: W. 'J. Davis, Edward
Flaherty, GUirence Norman, 'fcd
Ward Blakely and Joe Saitis. Bro
ther Saltis is a pelmit man.
As WB go to press the hospital
reports that Acuna has a 5050
chance to liA'e. if it had not been
for the action Of the brothers Who
gave their blood, he Wouldn't even
have that chance.
The approaches to New York
Harbor have been mined, it was
repoi'ted in the Navy Hydiogra
phlc Office's Bulletin.
Incoming vessels were Warned
that they must get directions for
safe navigation from the patrol
A'essel stationed at the entrance
of Ambrose Channel. , .
Com. Field Itules
On Seamen's Actoimts
Seamen may legally make allot
nieiits from wages they may earn
for deposit in ii jolht auCount in a
savings bank only when the sec
ond party to the account is a
grandparent, parent, wife, ulster
or child, according to a ruling by
Director R. S. Fipld; Bureau oif
Marine inspection and Navigation,
Department of Cotnmerce,
The ruling followed the receipt !
of information by the Bureaq of
Information that in some in
stances seamen have been mak:
ing allotmeuts to joint accounts
in savings banks where the sec
ond party to the account . Is not
related In any way to the seaman
making the allotments.
(Delivered by "Blackie" Myers to Conference]
The conference eouA'ened by the Maritime Commi.ssion
and the Department of Labor for the purpose of mobilizing
all interests in the shipping industry in the maximum war
effort has already g^en an inspiring example to the nation,
of the type of demoeratic unitj' which is essential for the
ultimate defeat QJ fascism.
' The first question to be considered by the conference was
the vital qncation of insuring uninterrupted .shipping facili
The membership of our Union, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Seafarers
International /Union df North America, A^tlaiitic, Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, ha(ve
unanimously adopted a policy to do their share as loyal Americans to win this .Wftr.
'unanimous and undividej^ in our 100 per cent siipport of cut country.' "We
will sail any American Flag ship anywhere in brder to bring the war to a victorious
conclusion, <$>
We will sail the ships. We
will man the ships without
delay. We know the Ameri
can merchaiit seamen must sab
I'lfice, their position Will be a
dangerous OUfe directly on the fir
ing line. We expect In return In
line with the hbclaration of our
President and oUr Government to
keep our cOllebtive bargathing
agreements and rights, to keep
our social gains acquired by legis
lation over a period of years.
We aSk specifically that we re,
taifli^first, our hiring, second, the
right to maintain the certificate of
identification, rather than the
discharge book. This was given
to us in, the Merchant Marine Act
as amended (n 1957.
Third, the Hght to retain our
privileges under the Jones' Act,
which gives the merchant seamen v,
the right to sue for damagiM (
when injured on board a veBseh
Fourth, we expect the ship own
ers to meet with us promptly In jii
negotiation to adjudicate dispiites ;
which may ai'ise from fltne to
time under our collective baVgain
Ing agreement.
Fifth, we recommend that
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i,",According to tile Pilot, of Nov.
j,21st, the Brothers in that organ
ization are iU» in arms at the In
"creasing patronage of Arthur
Thotnas' place ih Port Arthur,
slaid patronage eminallng froih
the dyed m the wool members ot
.the NMU. It has been so serious
that various members df theTlMlI
"^afe taking the recalcitrant mem
bers to task about it.
r It seems that Thomas Is a scab
herder and should be shunned as
: poison ivy, and any member pa
tronizlng the Dump should be
shot, Admittedly so, but' how
Bbout the other side of the Oulf
hnd story. Here in Jacksonville
we have one of the most noted
finkherders In the racket. His
• name Is Fi'ed Angerholzcr and he
'has been In business here for 35
years or more. The NMU and the
' &IU had joint plckeflluete on this
fellow's' place of business some
time ago and the NMU quit the
picket line first and we'continued
alone for about two liWiiths and
then gave it uF for lack/Of co
dperatlon.
Becently, the NMU has been
furnishing men for this Crimp
and bis ships with an open,face,
under the pretext that they want
to get NMU members aboard
them". Now, what I would like to
know Is ho\v any members of a
Union can find fault with what
another member does in associa
tion with finkherders when the
Agent of the NMU at' Jacksonville
openly associates and does busi
ness with the same type of ani
mal on the Union's time.
'Saturday night 1 chanced to
meet some former shipmates of
minfe In a local beer parlor, and
on apklng what ship they were on
they told me the iiame of a 'Texas
'oil tanker. I told them that I
• \)^oul(i be^afraid to liave a beer
with kmiwii Cdinmles and a flock
of NMU books were shCwn to me
With 14 to 16 months' arrearages
on each. Is this the flaunted
membership of the NMU? That
ijasf month In their books* were
the LAST MONTH'S DUES tHdt
;the NMtr is gdjng to feetj
The Usual queries as to the new
agreements were brought out with
the fact' that they all seemed
pleased with the sCtup in our
Union; They state that they hCver
/hear anything in Port Arthur and
' bnve to get what Irtformatlbn they
c4n from NMU agents who are
, SjUite AHxious to withhold any
1 thing from them which would
[ tend to mitigate against their o^n
' Union. I gave them literature
and verbal information and it
would, not surprise me to sea
some of ;5these fellows try: apd
swing over to the SIU in the near
future and bring the ships with
them, as they say that conditions
on them >now are not so hot.
Fraternally,
C. M. ROGERS, Agent
SAVANNAH
Notice to All Agents
, and Dispatchers
Oliver Ash, #6994, is" en
titled to ship from nil hir
^g; h^ls of the SIU. , ^
iili MEMORY OF
Brother
StEf»HSEN O. HASELDEN ,
#'3110
Died aboard the S.S. Marore,
,November ?4, 1941, ,while
ehrbute to the PanaVWa 'CShal.
December 3, 1941.
Editor, SeaXarere' Log
Dear Sir and Brother:
Shipping around tills port Is
still good for ABs. The other day
we had a peculiar beef on the S.S.
City of Blfmlngham in regards to
dividing wages where Ihe ship
sailed shorthanded. The Master
claimed that the delegate ip New
York had given him a pamphlet
in which the , commissioner had
made a imilng that wh'efe a man
came dboard at sailing time in
the afternoon and on arriving In
the morning where he paid off,
being two half days—arriving and
sailing—constituted a day's pay.
After arguing with "the Master
and Mate for a couple Of liours
that the 'commissioner's ruling
had nothing to do with the ship
sailing shorthanded and that he
wopid have to pay two days' pay,
he finally paid it aiid everybody
was Happy.
Also had the S.s! Finer Spar
in from the Par East today with
a boat deck load.of 500 monkeys.
These national defense monkeys
sure have given me a headache
so far and' the beef has not been
settled as yet. All of th'e over
time in dispute was settled to the
satisfaction of everybody con
cerned. Approximately some 300
hours was in dispute.
Wishing one and all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Steady as she goes,
CHARLES WArtjri'Agent:
Savannah Branch
fiEff' ORLEANS, LA.
TAMPA, FLA.
New Orleans, La.
December 9, 1941.
Editor, Seafarers' Log
New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir and Brother:
Brother Armstrong and I were
talking to a member of the staff
of the Pederationist, New Or
leans' ORlCial Labor Organ, and it
was suggested by Brother Arm
strong that he take up a small
portion of his paper to let union;
men know where they can buy
unionmade goods in this town.
He was not very enthusiastic
about the jiiatfer. So I am tak
ing time out to make the sugges.
tion to all our agents and patrol
men in various ports.
I think it would be a very good
idea that a small portion of the
Seafarers' Log be used for this
Information. If each agent or pa
trolman would cooperate anid each
week endeavor to buy one union
made article, for instance this
week look for a tie, a pair ot
socks or any article with the
union Tdbel, then write in to the
hog the name of the place where
the unionmade article. Was pur
chased. By all ports cooperating,
when arriving in a strange port,
it will be "very simple for a unioii
broiber to come ashore and by all
Uie unionmade gear hfe needs.
Hoping this meets with the ap
proval of all members and gets
the full cooperation of all con
cerned, I remain.
Fraternally yours,
C. J. (Etickj STEPHENS
P.S.—Afmslfohg and I ^ere in
town looking for a unionmade
tie. We found one at Freeberg's,
521 Canal St.
Editor, Seafafers' Log,
2 Stone St., New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir and Bro.:
Will you please pflnt the list
of names that I am holding books
for at this office. They have
been here fdr deverar months.
Deck Dept.
Qione, Simon .
"Eossi, Luigi P.
Eirt, Albert H.
Maitory, Steve M.
Johnson, Leon N.
Linares, Pedro
Steward Dept.
Boatwright, N. W.
Bufkin, Philip N.
Eng. Dept.
Cacitcit, Apoionia
VanBillard, R.
Hunt, Owens
Mullet, Geo.
Jordan, Earl R.
iNoone, James M.
• • Smith, William S, •
Fraternally,
D. L. PARKER, Agent
PHILADELPHIA
Dear Sir s(td Brother:
Just a short report to let ybu
know that the City of Brotherly
Love shipped 59, registered 21,
anil we have 29 registered on all
three shipping Jists at this time.
Shipping seems to be pretty
good.
The crew on the Robin Hood
was curious as to why the deck
engineer was eliminated from
the crew list. In fact, so was the
patrolman.
Outside of this and a few mi
nor beefs that were settled, such
as men being paid their back
wages to Oct. 1, as per West
Coast agreement on the Calmar
Lines, nothing of great interest
has happened.
So, until next week, that's
a;bout all. .
Fraternally, .
Harry Collins, Agent.
SIU and SUP Joint Proposals
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic & Gulf District
Secretary'Treasurer's Office
Room 213 — 2 Stone Street. New York City
P. 0. Box 25, Station P Phone: BOwling Green 98346
DIRECTORY OP BRANCHES
BRANCH
NEW YORK
BOPTON
PROYIDBNCB .
BALTIMORE ..
PaOiADBLPBlA
NORFOLK
NBW ORUBANS
SAVANNAH ...
JACKSONVILLB
TAMPA
MOBILE
TB3CAS CITY ..
MIAMI
SAN JUAN ....
ADDRESS
. ,2 Stone St.
Dispatcher's Office
. 339 Atlantic Ate.
. 465 South Main St. .
, 14 North Gay St. ...
,6 North 6th St
. 25 Commercial PI. ..
309 Chartres St.
. 218 Bast Bay St. ...
.136 East Bay St. ...
. 206 So. Franklin St.
. 66 So. Conception St.
.105 • 4th St.. N.
,1348 N.B. First Ave.,
. 8 Covadonga St. ...
PHONE
, BOwiing Green 98346
BOwling Green 93430
....IBeity 4057
Manning 3572
Calvert 4539
Lombard 7651
Norfolk 41083
MAgnolla 3962
Savannah 31788
Jacksonville 61791
Tampa M1323
Dexter 1449
Texas City 722
Miami 22950
San Juan 1886
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French Merchant Fleet
In U.S. Waters Seized
After a year of attempted appeasement of Marshal Petain
and the Freneli Government, the United States finally tvas
fore6d to recognize tliat the French are firmly tied to the
Ajcis, and last week seized all French ships in American
ivaters.
The French fleet, whicli included the Normandie, num
bered fourteen ships. These vessels, up until this past week,
had been under "protective custody" which served to pre
vent them from leaving American ports.
The skeleton nreWs were seizedf>
by the Coast Guard and interned
for the duration of fhe.war. Thte
crews from the ship in New York
harbor were taken to Ellis Island.
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Madam Perkins set up a board of
/Tom the Conciliation
Department, one on the Pacific,
one in the Gulf and one on the
Atlantid. This board will have
for its purpose to hear disputes
which cannot be settled by the
seamen and owners. .This board
may hear both sides and make
final recommendation.
That is pur policy, Mr. Chair
man. We realize we have to do
our share in this fight and we are
going to do it. We expect to sail
the ships; "we"Mvlli sail them With
out delay, and man them in any
waters the Government sees fit to
sail the shibs. All we are asking
for is that as long as this indus
try is iun on, a private basis we
retain the right of collective bar
gaining agreement. "We are not
going to delay any ships, we are
not going to strike any ships, but
we want to retain the rights we
have gained through the effort's of
the United States Government and
our Pwn efforts in the past, the
right to keep what we have, and
there is no reason we sBould not
be able to keep them, and we will
sail the ships any time, In any
waters.
The biggest prize was, of
course, the superliner Norman
die. There is speculation as to
what use will be made of her.
Authorities say she could be con
verted as an aircraft carrier with
in three or four months. On the
other hand, she could be made a
transport unequaled anywhere in
the world for speed and cruising
radius and capacity. As a troop
transport she would carry close to
10,000 men.
Although the turboelectric en
gines have been kept in good con
dition during her Twoyear tieup
in New "Ifork, her long idleness
has encrusted the bottom and she
now lies in river edge mud. She
would have to enter drydock for
cleaning even before any conver
sion work.
The complete list of tlie fleet
taken over ip various cities, is as
follows:
NEW YORKrNormandie, 83,
423 t,^; lie de Re, 5,104 tons;
Leonmd L. D., 5,267 tons; Mont
Evi^et't, 5,120 tons; Fort Royal,
3,486 tons.
NEW ORLEANS — Michigan,
6,419 tons; Angouleme, 2,451
tons;; Touraine, 6,589 tons.
MOBILE — Scheherazade, 13,467
ton tanker, one of the largest
tankers in the world.
SAN PEDRO—Wisconsin. 8,062
tons; Vannes, 2,069 tons.
SAN FRANCISCO — Alencon,
2,327 tons.
CANAL ZONE — Indiana, 5,751
tdns; Nemoui's, 900 tons.
Also seized was the Swedish
liner Kungsliolm. This 20,000 ship
will probably be used as a troop
transport. According to Govern
ment offlcials, the seizure does
not mean a change of relations
with Sweden. The act was mere
ly one of "an einergeney nature"
and the Swedish government will
leceive compensation.
The Merchant Sailor
You have seen him on the street
Roiling around on groggy feet;
You have seen, him clutch the
pavement for support.
You have seen him arm in arm
With a maid of doubtful cha'rm
Who was leading him into Port.
You have shuddered in disgust
As he groveled in the dust;
You have laughed at him when
You saw him on a spree.'
But yOu haven't seen the ripp
of his lonely dismal ship.
Ploughing furrows through a
mine infested sea.
You have cheered our Naval lads
In their stately "ironclads";
You have spared a cheer for the
boys in khaki too.
You have trembled In a funk
When you read "big mall boat
sunk,"
But you never cared a damn
about the crew.
You mourned the loss of every
steamer.
And the cost—it made you brood,
But you never said, "Well done,
sailor,"
To the man who brought you
food.
He brings our wounded home
Through mine Infested seas.
And he carries all our troops
across the night;
He belongs to no brigade.
He is neglected and underpaid.
But he is always in the thickest
of the fight.
—THEdDORE THbMSbN
# 5296
MONEY DUE
The Stevwards DelJartment
men who. signed off the S.S. Ma
jory on December 8th, have $2
llrtSh money coming to them.
They can collect at the Bull Line
office In Baltimore or New York.
CLAUDE FISHER,
N. Y. Steward's Patrolman
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Effective iminediately and pendinj* furtliei' consideration
and decision by the Board, each member of the crew of any
merchant vessel documented under tlie laws of the United
States and covered by the statement cf principles pursuant
to which the Board has been established, including: such ves
sels now at sea, should be insured against loss of life due
to risk of war or war like opera
tions in the amount of §5,000 on
all voyages (such insurance to
be effective through the entire
• voyage and until such member of
the crew shall be returned to a
place within continental United
States, excluding Alaska), other
than voyages exclusively on in
land waters of the United States
or on waters of the Gulf of Mex
ico (the harbors of Key West
and Havana and all waters west
of the line from the eastern most
point of the City of Key West or
the approaches thereto, to the
eastern most pbint of the City of
Havana or the approaches there
to, to he deemed for all purposes
hereof to be included in waters of
tbe Gulf of Mexico), or both.
This is an interim decision
made to govern the relations of
the operators and their em
ployees, in the emergency pend
ing further consideration and if j
necessary, revision. The Board
• will endeavor to arrive, after
careful consideration, on a prompt
determination of all matters pro
perly pending before it, it being
intended that its decision there
on will be retroactive to Sunday,
Dec. 7, 1941, unless otherwise de
termined by the Board.
(dated) Dec. 22, 1941
(signed)
Edward MacAuley, chairman
) , John R. Steelman
Frank Graham
BLITZKREIG FOR
THE PICKETS
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Sea Otter Gets
Atlantic Tests
Trial runs have been completed
on the first fullsized "Sea Otter"
type of small freighter and the
ship has been labeled as "very
satisfactory" by Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy.
The "Sea Otter" is a 2,000 ton
ship, built with decks almost
flush with the water and having
a conningtower bridge. Its power
comes from aseries of gasoline
engines instead of steam boilers
or Diesel engines, which are usu
ally used.
The only tests needed to assure
the complete success for the ship,
according to Knox, were those
which must await storms to show
ILs performance in heavy seas.
If some bosses had their
way, pickets would be denied
shelter during air raids. This
may sound like an exaggera
tion—but it's the truth.
Whert the first air raid
alarm was sounded in* New
York City (and everybody
thought it was the real thing)
fifteen members of Local 16
of the United Office and Pro
fessional Workers were pick
eting McKenzie Service, Inc.,
at 95 Morton Street.
The pickets, upon hearing
the siren, rushed toward the
building fcflr shelter. Before
they could get inside they
found that the police force had
baracaded the way and insist
ed that the pickets remain on
the street—bombs or not.
, The McKenzie outfit was
probably sorry the airraid
was only a false alarm. They
stood a good chance of getting
rid of the picketsperma
nently.
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PERSONALS
GOOD ISEWS
The Seafarers' Log will be is
sued weekly after the first of the
yehr. A resolution to this effect
,was drawn up at the Savannah
Agent's Conference and passed
by branch vote up and down tue
coast.
This means a decided step for
ward for the Log. The member
ship and the organization gener
ally will benefit by receiving
more exhaustive and frequent
news of Union happenings.
Watch for details and date of
new publishing schedule in the
next issue.
JOSEPH A. GALLAGHER:
Get in touch with Philip Obern
dorfer at 504 Beacon Street, Bos
ton. He claims to have informa;
tion that will prove to your ad
vantage.
PATRICK O'BRIEN: A $1,000
check is waiting for you at the
office of Silas B. Axtell, 15 Moore
Street, New York City. He has
held the c h e c k for several
months and is anxious to iocate
you.
ALBERT R. (DICK) MARTIN:
It is. important that you contact
your uncle, Roy J. Martin, at
once. He is at Interlachen, Flo
rida.
JOHN R. DeARKLANO: Your
birth certificate and other • per
sonal papers are in hte New Or
leans hall. Either pick them up
or write to the Agent, teliing him
what you want dome with them.
LUTHER JORDAN: Your mo
ther is very anxious to commu
nicate with you but she doesn't
know where you can be located.
Please write her at once.
ABE SPRUNG: Your father
died on November 13, 1940. His
estate is being probated and it Is
necessary that you get in touch
with the attorney at once. Write
to Charles J. Hyman, 200 Broad
way, (New York City,
Savannah
Conference
^ (Continued from Page 1)
funds i.s to be invested in
Govornfiient Defense Saving.s
Bonds. .$10,000 of this amount
will be drawn from the
strike fund, $10,000 from the
hospital fund and $5,000
from the general fund.
2. A member delaying a
• ship or quitting without no
tice in accordance with the
provisions of the Ship's Ar
ticles and the Union contract,
shall bo placed on trial. If
the member is found guilty of
the charge, he shall be .sus
pended foi' 30 days, plus a
$20 fine for the first offense;
six months' sn.spensiou and a
$50 fine for the second of
fen.se; and for the third of
fense he shall be expelled
from the Union.
3. Burial benefits are boost
e"d to $100 for the duration
of the National Emergency.
4. Henceforth members may
collect shipwreck benefits
from either the Company or
the Union — but not from
both.
5. Brothers may i*egister
for jobs in any department in
which they are qualified —
Deck, Steward or Engine. If
the member changes his
mind after registering, he
may shift to a different de
grey for the
Seafarers' Log
Honor Roll
partment providing ho other
member registered on the list
is available. In all cases
book members shall hdye pre
ference over Permit men.
6. On those Union offices
where there are no regular
candidates on the ballot
(Oulf Representative, New
York Engine Patrolman,
Jacksonville Joint Agent, and
Mobile Deck Patrolman) the
Brother who receives the
[greatest writein vote will be
elected, provided he receives
1/3 the votes ca.st for that
office. Failing this, the of
fices will be filled by special
Branch vote up and down the
coast after the regular elec
tion is completed.
7. Immediate steps will be
taken to eliminate the I'ating
of me.ss boy from all future
contracts.
No more gleaming white
superstructure on the old
rust buckets from now oii.
No m.ore red stacks, or green,
or blue, or yellow. Nothing
but dull*battleshipgrey from
stem to stern. This is the or
der just released in New
York 4)y the commandant of
the Third Naval District.
Furthermore, all identifica
tion marks, flags and other
insignia must be covered by
the new battleship colors.
These orders are just part
of an entire system of new
regulations imposed upon the
merchant marine for the du
ration of the war. A special
license system for all small
craft in harbor waters and
nearby offshore duty is being
worked out by the Navy, and
no vessels will be permitted
to le.ave or enter port without
such license.
In addition to these steps
merchant shipping has been
taken entirely out of the
hands of the operators, inso
far as communication is con
cerned. All .ship captains now
report directly to the Navy,
and no private operator is
permitted to .send a communi
cation to a ve.ssel at sea.
S.S, AL80A PROSPECTOR
Deck Department:
Cair
Drew
M. Gusher
Anduze ........... .i
Maggie ..................
Randall
Szostak i......
Davis
Bosun i..
A. Mackasy ..1:.,
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:50
1.00 '
.25
100
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CAST YOUR VOTE
It is the duty of every member
of the SIU to cast his vote in the
current election.
Brothers that fail to vote have
no right to beef about the out
come of the election.
, Balloting will continue through
January 1942.
VOTE NOW IN ANY SIU
HALL!
CREW OF S.S. ELDENA .
S. Renna ... • « « • i • 1.00/
J G<*3ham i.oo' ^ T T S T T ?
F. Miller ... *• • • • 4 • 1.00
P. Ash »« • • • • a 1.00^
G. Rosenbell a a a a a a, a 'a a 1.00
J. Walsh .... • • • aa*aa«aaa 1.00
V. Aubenson aFaaaaaaaaa 1.00
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W. DeWItt .. a a a a a a a a. a. a • 1.00
E. Tvorge ...
R. Riegel
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J Oswald .* 1.00
1.00 V J. Lewla .... aaasaas* s'a a
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8. Taghers ..
P. Lacruze ,.
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R. Tomatis .. .a»,4««ti(*a 'i.oo
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J. Varnay ,*. a a a a a a. a S.» « • .50
19.50
Charles Potter .......... 1.00
Crew of
S. S. West Imboden $14.(W
Deck Gang
S.S., Alcoa Prospector .. 6.00
A. Mackesy, No. 6081 ..... 2.00
Esther Grundland^
1874'1941
"Mother" Grundiand passed
away this week. Her son, Charles
C. Martin, ,No. 1856, reported this
to the LOG, for she was known
and loved by mdny SIU Brothers.
Esther Grundland was 67 when
she died at her home in Brook
lyn. She will be mOurned on
many a ship.
More About
Combat Zones and
Harbor Protection
's Mail Bag
DID YOU KNOW?
NOTICE
, The crew of the S.S. Robin
Hood, as of Marcli 5th, 1940,
• hould communicate with Richard
M; Cantor, 51 Chamtew Street,
Hew York City
Union dues are deductible from
your income tax! In ordinary
times the low wages that seamen
receive are not touched by income
taxes—but the new. scale goes
down to nick single men who
make as little as $15 perweek.
Anyway, It's a comfort to know
that we can deduct, our dues from
the tax. Scabs and Finks ought
to think that one over.
(Continued from Page 1)
ply service mmst continue to
t he territory, especially to
American bases, but the
freighters . engaged in this
work will be convoyed by the
naval fighters.
Four Atlantic ports, besides
New York, have been desig
nated as "defense areas" by
an exectuive decree issued by
President Roosevelt. The four
areas named were New Lon
don, Delaware Bay, Chesa
peake Bay (Norfolk), and
Charleston Harbor. .
Editor of the Log:
Now • that this Country is at
war and repressive legislation is
pending before the Congress, it is
important that each member rec
ognize his responsibilities and act
accordingly.
These are times when we will
do well to take couhcii with our
selves and our elected officials on
all controversial questions before
taking any action .thatmay place
the SIU on the sp^ot. It should be
remembered that our officials are
In contact with daytoday events
as they occur and are in a better
posltiop to advise us as to what
position we should take when
some crisis does develop.
During these trying times,
when the' very existence of the
Labor movement is at stake. It is
the sacred duty of eafch member
to do everything in his power to
protect to the utmost the gains
we have made, and do nothing
that In any way will give aid and
comfort„to those • wbO;'9eek .fo de
atrpy us. We must strongly con
demii the antilabor hatchetmen.
We; must he careful lest we con
tribute Ipdirectly Ip. their vlcloua
attlicka '6u Labhr. '
. Our Unloa has. gone on record
• upportlogthe Admlnlatratlon In
the prosecution o.f this war. Our
agents and representatives have
recommended that we purchase
Defense Bonds to the tune of
$25,000. In other words, we are
agreed that the most important
thing facing the American work
ing man is the defense of oUjf
Democratic heritage.
It therefore becomes important >
th^t we jealously guard our or*. '
ganization from any source that:
may tend to divide and weaken
us. We must remember that^
among us we will find dissenters,
we have heard their rumblings.
We must, by our every effort try "
to educate and make them realize
the Importance of this struggle™
the right to liberty and the pur" /
suit of happiness of every work
ing man is as stake. We, as or j
ganlzed working men, are the de*';
fenders of these rights and wq |
cannot shirk our responsibility.
Now, more than ever before, we
need to present a solid front to
the end that we can take our
rightful pdsition as^ one of the
progressive forces determined to
defeat fascism and all repreesivftl;
legislation. V • .
Fraternally,
HOWARD GUINIER, No 478
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