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Overwhelming Vote
COLUNS IN; BOOST IN HOSPITAL BENEFITS CABBIED
In cm election which pulled the highest vote of ctny ever conducted by the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU, Brother John
Hawk was elected to the post of SecretaryTreasurer by an overwhelming majority. Brother John Hcxwk swept Into ofllce with
1149 votes, CEpproximately double the number of combined votes of all his opponents
Brother Paul Gonsorchik ran second in the race for SecretaryTreasurer with 368 votes. Brother Sydney Gretcher pulled
up third with 245 votes.
With the execption of the unopposed candidates, no one received
the majority run up by Hawk. It can be interpreted only as a complete
vote of confidence in his stewardship of the Union during the paSt
year. Hawk led the historic Bonus Beef and represented the Union
in Washington at the many conferences held on maritime problems
Complete returns and the General Tally'
ing Committee's Report appear on p. 4,
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throughout the year. He was instrumental in beating down the Stal
inist'NMU plans for scuttling seamen's rights when the new Mari'
time War Emergency Board was created this winter. It was Hawk's
insistence, along with Brother Lundeberg, Wcisbcrger and Biggs, that
the Union hiring halls and collective bargaining contracts remain un'
impaired. Under Hawk's leadership the SIU has weathered some
stormy weather during 1941. The membership obviously reasoned that
it would be wise to have an experienced skipper for the Union during
the coming year.
Brother Harry Collins was the victor in the race for Atlantic Dis'
trict Representative. He received 912 votes as against 714 votes for
Brother Carl M. Rogers. Collins will now move to New York from
Philadelphia, where he has been Branch Agent since the inception of
' the union and will aid Brother Hawk in conducting the affairs of the
Atlantic District for the cording year.
The post of Guf Representative was not filled as no candidates had
accepted nomination for that oflice. Brother M. D. Biggs received the
greatest number of writein votes for the office, polling 330 votes. The
office will now be filled by Branch vote in accordance with the Savan
nah Agents' Conference resolution. •
The other offices that must be filled by subsequent Branch vote are
New York Engine Patrolman, Jacksonville Joint Agent, and Mobile
Deck Patrolman.
Several offices were closely contested and the outcome remained in
^en tabulated. The race for New
York Agent was esrtremely close
with Brother Frank Williams win
ning over Brother Don Ronan by
a vote of 705 to 676.
Brother Joseph Lapham nosed
out Brother J. L. McHenry for
Providence Agent by 671 to 658.
The Resolution to increase the
hospital benefits from $1 to $2
per week was voted overwhelm
ingly. 1587 votes in favor with
only 165 votes opposed.
The total number of ballots
castin all branches reached a rec
ord SIU high of 2113.
WHEREAS, the cost of all necessi
tios has greatly Increased and the
price of cigarettes and tobacco has
nearly doubled, and
....WHEREAS, one dollar a week is
hardly enough for a man in the hos
pital to buy smokes, stamps, a few
eats now and then and other neces
sities a man has to have, and
WHEREAS, the hospital fund of the
SIU of NA has greatly increased and
is in a position to stand an added ez
peijss and our atmual $2.00 ossess
meiit is enough to cover the present
and added expense of this fund, and
WHEREAS, $7,500.00 is the approxi
mate amount spent cmnually for deaths
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266 NEW YORK. N. Y., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1942
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The Seafarers Inferndttional Union, through SecretaryTreasurer John
Hawk, has requested of the Maritime War Emergency Board an immediate
increase in the bonus paid seamen sailing the dangerous West Indies wafers.
The Union's request came on the heels of the latest burst of Uboat activity
which resulted in the sinking of nine ships in the Atlantic approaches to the
ATLANTIC REP.
The Uboat raids concentrated on the oil refineries at Aniba and
photo courtesy N. T. Dally News
John Hawk
No. 7
SEAFARERS DEMAND
BONUS INCREASE FOR
WEST INDIES WATERS
Ml
Hospital Benefits
Increased to $2
RESOLUTION
SEC.TREAS.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH ABOIRICA
Harry Collins
FLASH!
Another SIU Ship Sii^nk by Sub
The entire SIU crew of the S.S. Del
Plata, torpedoed in the Eastern Caribbean
on the morning of Friday, Feb, 20, safely
reached Puerto Rico after being picked up
by a rescue ship.
The Del Plata was owned by the Mississippi Steamship Company and ran between Gulf ports and Buenos Aires,
on the tankers serving that port. The Navy Department has not re
leased a complete casualty list, but indications are that over 75 seamen
lost their lives.
Brother Hawk, on February 17, sent a telegram to Captain Edward
Macauley, Chairman of the Board, and explained the Union's position and the reasons for the requests. Within four hours Macauley
sent a reply telegram in which he said that the Board did not fed
"justified" in paying seamen making the West Indies run an increased
bonus. This was presented in face of the fact that nine ships and
about 75 seamen had gone to the bottom of the ocean in one single
wee\!
The Board's reluctance to pay the seamen an adequate bonus for
this run can only be explained by its concern for the shipowners' pock
ets, now glutted by war contracts.
This is not the first time that the SIU has gone to bat on the ques
tion of West Indies bonus payments. The historic bonus beef of Sep
tember 1941 was necessitated largely by the operatora' refusal to even
discuss a West Indies Bonus. It was only after America actually en
tered the war that Board granted any sort of a bonus—and then it
was a meager one
Censorship prevents the Log from revealing the present bonus
rates for the West Indies—but it can be revealed that the Union is
demanding that the scale be revised to meet the highest scale paSd for
any waters.
While Captain Macauley has flatly rejected the SIU demands,
this does not mean that the matter will be dropped. The Seafarers will
continue allout efforts to obtain adequate compenKition for all siea
men in all waters.
The texts of the telegrams exchanged between Hawk and Macauley
follow:
Februoiy 17. 1942
Martime War Emergency Board
Coplain* Edward Macauley, Chairman
Department of Commerce Building
Waehlngton. D. C.
Enemy eubmarineB have attacked Aruba Island, destroyed U. S. tankers ond
Idlled Amertcon seamen. This hos occurred In the Atlantic approoches, to the
Panama CanaL This action makes the West Indies waters os dangerous as any
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SEAFA R E H S * LOG
Publiflh«d b7 th«
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SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic & Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HABHY LUNDEBEHG, Actiiig Iniemaiioaeil President
110 Madcet Street. Room 402. Son Francisco, Calif.
WedbuMKlaT, February 25, 1942
AFL SEEKS AUTOMATIC
WACE INCREASE TO
MEET LIVING COSTS
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS
PUBLICATION TO;
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
P. O. Box 25, Station P, New Yoric, N. Y.
Phone: BOwling Green 98346
Labor Asks Congress to Adopf
$24 a Week to War Jobless Bill
The American Federation of Labor has come to grips with the problem
of the skyrocketing cost of living and its adverse effect upon the pockets of
the workers. Following the lead of several large industrial unions, the AFL
has called for a sliding scale of wages — the scale to be tied to the ups and
downs of the living costs.
~
The AFL proposal would use the Labor Department's monthly
living cost index as the peg for the wage scales.
The AFL drive was aimed at counteracting the employergovern
ment offensive against wage increases for the workers. Price adminis
trator Leon Henderson opened this oflFensive last week when he said
that "further wage increases would lead to inflation."
Henderson has carried his antilabor campaign directly to the
War Labor Board and has thereby given that Board a good out in
turning down worker# petitions for wage increases.
The bogy of inflation has been used increasingly lately to combat
labor's just demands. Actually, inflation will be brought about, if it
comes, by the profit hungry employing class—not by the worker try
ing to get enough food and clothing for himself and his family. WagM
are a negligable factor in the cost of finished products. The increasing
cost of merchandise is due mainly to the increasing profits that the
manufacturers are making.
War Is Not' Mcsklng
the DuPonts Poorer
Wilmington.—^The iortunato pozl
tion oi defenu contractora, az com
pared with that oi other cltisenB,
waa emphasized recently by the
aimuol report of the duPont Com
pany.
It disclosed that last year, after
making allowance for all taxes and
setting aside reserves for depre
ciation and other purposes, the
company increased its profits from
$7.23 to S7.50 a share.
Washington, D. C.—The Amepcan Federation of Labor called
upon Congress to enact without delay the Govemment'sponsored bill
to increase unemployment compensation for millions temporarily
thrown out of work by priority orders and conversion of industry to
war production.
President William Green urged
all affiliated unions and the five A BAD PENNY
million AFL members to wire their
Senators and Congressmen to sup SHOWS UP
port this vitally necessary relief
No motter how the maritime
measure.
VIEWS OF A
Mr. , Green cliallenged state sgenciee dktwii in Washington may
Juggled and reorganised, H.
ments by opponents of the mea be
TRADE UNION NEWS
Harris (Banana) Robson always
sure that it is "unsound" or in seems to come out on top. "Bana
tended to bring about federaliza na" Robson. reactionary labor
tion of the social security system, baiting head of United Fruit Lines,
"We are facing a grim emer was one of the notorious $peryeenr
that descended upon Wash
gency," Mr. Green declared. "It men
ington to feather their nests last
is estimated that from two to four year.
The month old National War Labor Board has already received 65
million American workers will lose
Robson is .a twoidea man—first labor disputes involving 779,530 men . . . TEXTILE WORKERS
By "GOULDIE"
their jobs~in the next few months get all the gravy he can for
because of conditions forced by United Fruit; even at the expense UNION won a maintenance of membership clause and a checkoff
The Third Floor Stewards have
the war. These men and women of the country's welfare, and sec in its new contract with Marshall Field Company . . . "Little Steel" always been under heavy pressure
has taken an uncompromising attitude toward the STEEL WORKERS from the NMU. During the lean
are badly needed by America. We ond break the maritime unions.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. The case has gone to the War Labor years of 19373839, members of
The bad smell attached to $per
cannot aflFord to let them sit
around idle and starving while in yearmen finally drove Robson into Board, but the Steel barons are conducting a propaganda offensive our rival organization called us
dustry belatedly gets ready for temporary retirement from Wash against the Union through the country's newspapers. "Little Sted" Finks and branded our Union as
ingion. Bui today be popB up has proclaimed its "vigorous rcsistence" to — the closed shop, main phoney. They kept asking us,
war production.
again—all brgiht and patriotic and tenance of membership, checkoff, pay raise . . . Trouble is again brew
P. S. The seamen support this ready to knife labor in the back. ingbetween the UNITED AUT9MOBILE WORKERS and North "What is that phoney Union do
ing for YOU?"
bill, of course, even though they
Robson has been offielolly ap
American Aviation Company. This is an antilabor outfit that got the And for a while we had a Kell
pointed
as
DirectorGeneral
of
continue to get thedirty end of
Government to break, with bayonets, a strike called against it last
the stick. They are not covered by Shipping in the Wat Shipping Ad spring . . . The Brooklyn and (Queens YMCA is having labor trouble of a time explaining tilings to
provisions of this bill, nor have ministration. This means that "Ba with its employees who are represented by the SOCIAL SERVICE everybody's satisfaction. But this
they ever received unemployment nana" Robson is No. 2 man imder EMPLOYEES UNION . . . Tlie CIO has asked the Department of is no longer the case. Now we
the new marinme Czar—Admiral
have a strong and militant and.
insurance which is given other Land.
Justice to investigate the brutal beating of an OIL WORKER UNION progressive Union and we don't
workers.
organizer by police in Port Arthur, Texas . . . The Welders are still have to apologize for it to any
fighting for an independent union. This week they struck at the Gulf body. Members of the Stewards
Shipbuilding Clorporation's yard at Mobile . . . British mine workers department are proud to wear the
are demanding that the government nationalize the coal mines . . . SIU button because we know that
Taking advantage of the tire shortage to attempt to save profits at we have a democratic union!
workers expense, milk dealers are beginning to eliminate milk deliv
eries. This means a loss of jobs for drivers and inside workers. The This can not be said for all
May I extend, through you, my
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS is fight branches of endeavor outside of
sincere thanks for all the good
ing the move and claims that the milk companies' tire reserves are our Union, however. While this
wishes I received from the Broth
ample . . . Gov. Lehman has ordered a state investigation of "embezzle is proclaimed to be a "War for
ers during the time I was laid up
ment, extortion and other unlawful acts" in the affairs of the HOD Democracy," there is evidence that
in the Naval Hospital. I'm back Reasoning that "sound labor CARRIERS, BUILDING AND COMMON LABORERS UNION, the conduct of the war is not
relations" require the presence of
Democratic. Discrimination for
on the job now and feeling OK.
qualified trade union leaders, Brig. Local 17 . . . The National War Labor Board has referred the double reasons of race, color and creed
One of the first ships I covered Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director payforSunday dispute between General Motors and the UNITED
is being practiced by many em
after returning to harness, was the of Selective ^Service, has ruled AUTOMOBILE WORKERS to a subcommittee.
ployers with war contracts to fill.
Alcoa Pioneer. While on this ship that "key" union leaders will be
This is Hitler's method—^it should
I ran into what, in my opinion, exempted from service in the
DRAFT BOARD ACTS 2 LautEchings Daily not be y\merica's method.
was a na^ situation. The mess Army.
I see by the papers that Presi
boy on the Pioneer is only 15 Organized labor has been ask
years old and his father is over on ing such a ruling for a number of AS STRIKE BREAKER Are Set for Spring , dent William Green of the AFL,
has denounced this practicie of dis
the Bataan battlefield fighting like months. Some employers have, in
215
striking
employees
of
the
Washington
—
American
ship
crimination. This is a fine and
hell under Gen. MacArthur. Well, the past, attempted to railroad mil
courageous
action on his part.
Columbian
Bronze
Corporation
at
yards, now lauching merchant ves
the phoney port steward wanted itant union leaders into the Army
Freeport, L.
I., are
being
threaten
Once
organized
labor fully enlists
to fire this messboy. It would have as a unionbusting tactic. Her
sells at the rate of oneaday, are
in . this
battle
against
discrimina
ed
with
immediate
induction
into
done your heart good to see that shey's ruling, if carefully follow
scheduled to reach the twoaday tion, then the war will be won.
the
army
unless they call
off
their
crew rally around the kid. Not ed by the local Boards, will pre,
lanching rate by late April or ' The Third Floor Brothers send
strike for Union recognition.
only our own SIU Brothers came vent such employer tactics.
early May, according to produc deepest sympathy to the families
to his defense, but the licensed
The text (in part) of the ruling The men have joined the AFL tion plans of the Maritime (Com of our Brothers that went down
men as well. The mates told the follows:
Machini^s. union but the labor
on the City of Atlanta and the
port steward that if he fired the
mission.
"Registrants who are key men baiting management has refused to
Venore.
Also hello to Brother
messboy he'd could find
new
give them union recognition. The c o m m i s s ion's schedules,
in
the
maintenance
of
harinonious
Zev
Scott
and Dowdy.
mates as well.
(labor) relations . . . may be given Working handinglove with the based on the recent directive by
Needless to say, with such serious consideration for defer management, the local draft of President Roosevelt for the pro
ficials have sent out notices to the duction of 8,000,000 deadweight
backing the kid stayed aboard the ment."
IN MEMORY
strikers that they
should report for tons in 1942 and 10,000,000 dead
ship. He'd had his first lesson of
Note the emphasis in the ruling
what Unionism really is.
weight tons in 1943, are being ex
upon "harmonious" labor rela "reclawification."
Brothsr
tions.
'
pedited by adoption, as rapidly as
hL C. (Jalc«aIou) STAMPLEY
Fraternally,
possible in shipyards, of a seven
Suppose labor relations between
Disd at New Orleans
Give the geemen—
Clarei.^ .,Norm.an
day
week aroundtheclock prg
a Union and some employer be
February II. 1942
duction.
N. Y. Joint Patrolman come unharmonious—^what then?
GUNS ond RAFTS
Tiiiira
IN BRIEF
MAIID
\TEmAm
Union Leaders
Are Exempted
From Army Draft
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�Wednasdcnr# Febniozy 25, 1942
THE SEAFABEBS' LOG
T—
What^s Doing...
SEAFABEBS* INTERNATIONAL imiON
OF NOBTH AMERICA
ATUUmC & GUIF DI8TB1CT
Around the Ports
Boom ait — 2 Siono Stool. Now Toik Oly
P. O. Box 25. Sio&m P
Phonot BOwBn? Gmoo 84343
DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES
BBANCH
NEW YOBK
ADDBE&:
PHONE
2 Stono St
„.BOwIing Green 94348
Deapatcher's Office
BOwling Green 93430
BOSTON
330 Aacmtic Ave.
.Liberty 4057
PROVIDENCE
..485 South Modn St
.Manning 3572
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St
Calvert 4538
PHILADELPHIA
.6 North 6th St
Lombard 7651
NORFOLK
..25 Commercial PL
Norfolk 41083
NEW ORLEANS
.308 Chartreo St —..MAgnolia 3962
SAVANNAH
.218 East Bay St
Savannah 31728
JACKSONVILLE
.136 East Bay St
.JacksonviUo 51791
TAMPA
206 So. Franklin St .Tompc MM1323
MOBILE
55 So. Conception St ... Dexter 1448
TEXAS CITY
.105 — 4th St. N.
.Texas City 722
MTflMl
1348 N.E. l^xst Ave. —.Miami 22950
PUERTO RICO
45 Ponce de Leon Tierra
Puerto Rico. They have done an PHILADELPHIA
about face and told their men to
By
By
ship off the dock. This outfiit is a
H. J.
COLLINS
DANIEL BUTTS
joke. The membership is dumb or
they are blind.
Some time ago I read a piece
This past week has been one of
Until next time, steady as she in the Log which was written by
the best foi; shipping since I have
goes.
the "Three Muskateers," and it
been Agent of this branch. Board
stressed the fact about the mem'
full of jobs and no takers. Other
bership exercising control of our'
NEW YORK
than the four big i^brts, none of
selves.
Well, in my humble opin'
By
the other ports have the shipping
ion
that
was a very good article,
this port has had. I have been
DON BONAN
but
let
us
digress for a moment.
blasted by some of the member'
What
have
we done in regards
ship for shipping so many Permit The Maritime Commission ap'
to
this
particular
matter (?)—as
and trip card men. But here is the parently does not want to take
far
as
I
can
see
we have done
score.
the position that they are interfer' nothing. Well, now let me be a patience Casey, everything is well
SAYAIVNAH
The Island of Puerto Rico has ing with our collective bargaining
little plainer than the Three Mus' that ends well.
By
21 ports and there are ships in rights or at least they won't put
Corn Pone Hodge, the Oil
kateers.
CHARLES WAID
these various ports all the time. it in writing for vte. This, how
There has been a resolution burning AB, is with us again. He
The three main ports are San ever, does not mean that all vessels
adopted by the Membership deal' states ibat he has everything under
Juan, Ponce and Mayague?. It that we man will not l^e watched
ing with drunks and performers, control down in swampy North Activities around the port of
• < takes two and half hours to Ponce, closely for any supermihtants
so I wonder what in hell is wrong. Carolina. Glad to have you with Savannah are moving along in the
and four hours to Mayague^ only and performers and ships sailing
same way they have been for the
I see by the latest issue of the Log us Corn Pone.
180 miles from San Juan. You short handed will receive more
that some big wig of the Mari' Well, I guess that I have been last couple of weeks. Plenty of
have no fast trains or big buses to than a casual once over.
time Commission has warned us bending your ear a little hard and jobs and no one around this port
take you or the men to these ports.
in no uncertain terms that we I hope that no individual takes to fill them. Had to find ABs,
You have to send them in Public Despite the fact that some of
must take the necessary steps to any part of the above as personal, Oilers and Watertenders for three
cars, and they don't go until they the old rust buckets have not the
but I do hope that everyone that of the Savannah Line ships this
ideal or near ideal conditions of control ourselves.
have a load.
week and what a job I had on my
the ones that were launched duf
As I see it, it sums up to this reads it takes it seriously.
hands until I finally found men
The men pay oflF all over the ing the past year, the least that
—we have the means to combat
Island and ships sail from all ports can be done is to take them out this evil, all as we lack is the en' ]\EW DRLEAIVS to fill these vacancies.
of the Island. So when any ship of one port where there is a short' forcing of the provisions of the
I am now looking for ABs for
By
pulls into your port with a trip age of men so that when the ves'
two
army transports. Men are so
resolution, and it is damn near
"ARMY"
card man aboard or a Permit man sel arrives in a port where there
scarce
in this port I had to send
3
time that we did or scrap the res'
remember that this branch does are a few extra men on the beach,
to
Jacksonville
to be able to get
olution. I can't see for the life of
Just
the
usual
run
of
beefs with
not issue books.
enough
oilers
for
the SS City of
we have a better than even chance me what in hell we draw up res'
Do not blast me or those men; of keeping these ships fully man' olutions for and go to the trouble nothing extra special coming up St. Louis of the Savannah Line,
for the week except for one ship but finally managed to fill Tip the
the full book members are to ned.
of having them submitted to the
coming out of the drydock. As I
blame. My job is to sail tho^
membership for their rejection or can figure her route from the con' crews one by one so that the ships
Plenty
of
trouble
the
past
week
could sail.
ships and that's what I am going
concurance and then when they
to do. I'm going to protect the trying to man the coastwise LEE are concurred with we fail to versation around the hall is—gO' Some of the ports seem to have
ing to England by way of Berlin, a shortage of ships to put the men
membership as a whole, the Navy 6? WASHINGTON which they carry out their provisions.
are
trying
to
make
deep
water
or maybe to the North Pole by on and it is just the opposite with
or no other Government Agents
You ^noiu something? It is a way of Kobe. She has already me here in Savannah. I have the
vessels.
The
boys
are
plenty
hot
v;ill take over the ships if I can
about the quarters in which they damn poor individual who \irill cleared through Denver en jobs and no one to fill them.
help it.
will have to sleep and now they wait for the other fellow to have
Flash, Puerto Rico has a new have even extended the quarters him down on his back before he route to Pago Pago with a load of Everytime a Savannah Line ship
hall. Due to the fine work of over the wheel. An old steerage will try to defend liimself. In Russian snowballs. In other words, hits port I have to start looking
Brother C. Morales, acting dis' inessroom has been converted into plain English, why wait for the all hands sitting around the hall for men to fill jobs that come up
patcher, we have a hall as good as a wash room which means that Maritime Commission to take us have their own special run for on board. Any of you fellows that
any on the coast. The membership the boys will have to come up a over when we have the power to these ships and so on, and while want to ship in a burly come on
and I wish to thank every mem deck to take' showers and so fortht prevent it by controlling the plow waiting for their runs to come up, to Savannah and ship out.
all the rest of the ships that hit
ber for the donations voluntarily
jockeys among us. Nine chances the port are sailing short handed
The
company,
(ALCOA),
did
given for putting the hall in order.
PERSONALS
out of ten when you meet these while the boys wait for a run to
It's a pleasure to give the gas condescend to cut a hole in the performers they are either out' Sweden by way of Valpo. Oh,
GILBERT WOODROW DUKE
hounds a warning there is no bulkhead so the boys would not casts from the N'MU that have well, I'm personally waiting for
' grass to lay on to sleep it oflF and have to go outside on deck, but joined our ranks, or gas hounds one to Hudson Bay with a load of Let your mother hear from you as
soon as possible. She is at 117 East
no palm trees to keep the sun off. this was small consolation. Ap' that have not quite one page full French muffets.
39th Street, Savannah. Go.
This is the way the new hall is proached on the possibility of giv in their union books.
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The latest Commie efforts on
situated at 45 Ponce de Leon ing a total of six staterooms to the
NOW IS THE TIME TO the coast has really boomeranged.
crew
on
the
boat
deck
there
was
R. S. BRIGHT
Ave., Stop No. 5, Puerta de
ACT!
The members around here, and Your mother is ill. She would like
Tierra. On the corner is the post no chance since the company's
office and the cablegram office and plea was that there was not suf' Let us control ourselves before from what I see aboard the ships to hear from you.
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liitting here, are really burned up
undertaker, across tlie ^reet is a ficient passenger space as it was. the MC does!
about
the
whole
thing.
The
gen
Well,
things
are
pretty
slow
WILLIAM
ZOBROSKY
church, and around the corner, They have a new method of
eral
consensus of
opinion
seems
to
here
in
Philadelphia
these
days.
Please
return
the
watch that you
the clink. The^e are two coppers working the inter'Union policy in
be
that
the
International
should
We
had
the
Carrabulle,
Panama
got from
Alvin
Durgin
aboard the
around from 8:00 A. M. to 5:00 this same outfit, ^ey call uptown
carry
this
thing
thru,
with
pos
City
and
the
Peter
Helms — the
Pan
York
the first
part
of
February.
P. M. so when you come up make for men and if they fail to show
•
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sibly
a
defamation
of
character
latter being
a W.C.
ship. Shipping
sure you are steering a straight up, then the Union hali gets a call.
JOSE SARVIA
line.
'Worked it on a storekeeper this has been slow, business fair. We counter suit not being amiss.
have
about
32
Members
on
the
Get
in
touch
with Edwin R. Wolff,
week
but
after
apparently
seeing
Believe the Crescent City (yep
N.M.U. Office here was closed
beach
here
at
this
time.
170
Broadway,
N.Y.C.
the
light
of
day
they
agreed
to
that's us) missed out on the last
but tlie membership called special
• • •
The ballots will be tabulated in issue, sorry Ed.
meeting to keep hall open. 100' give the Union man the job to'
CHRISTIAN HANSEN
full book members sent cablegrams gether with all cab fares and other Hdq'rs shortly and let us hope Bentley Byrnes, the Attorney
The
Department
of Public Welfare
that
the
Membership
have
made
expenses
he
incurred
looking
for
to New York to the National Of'
who is taking care of the defence
is
looking
for
you.
Contact the Chil
wise selections,
as the
coming
year
a
job
that
the
company
said
was
fice demanding to keep hall open.
of our brothers who are being
dren's
Division,
902
Broadway, New
not
there.
is
going
to
be
anything
but
National office said "no." I wjis
charged with the Carey killing,
York
City.
states that things remain very
making one of tlie docks and pasS' With Eastern gone and the smooth.
• * •
ed by their hall. It was the first Navy leaving only one Seatrain, We lost old Brother Van Horn much as is. He further states that
MICHAEL LA BAGNORA
time I ever saw hard sailors with it means that there will be slim last week when he resigned as ells' at the preliminary hearing for
Get
in touch with your local draft
patcher.
He stated
that the
branch
Bro. Schriener, the boy is being
tears in their eyes. I overheard one pickings on the coastwise service.
board.
^
income
was"
low
and
he figured
held on nothing as there is no
guy make this remark, "Who n However/ with the Acadia and
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the hell does the National Office Evangeline running out of the the best thing to do in the interests evidence to support the charges.
MITCHELL BRAHAM GODFREY
think they are. Six guys controlh Gulf, perhaps to be joined later of the Union was to resign, so we I wonder if this is not also another
Contact
your local draft board.
ing this union and the membership by the Yarmouth, there will still, wish him good luck and lots of move in line with the above men
tioned Commie maneuver? Those
has no say."
be plenty of shipping in the Gulf bonus. *
So the great N.M.U. just six and if a decent bonus proposition Casey Jones is still with us. He boys sure do get around. Only Give the seomen—
months ago had a organizer in the comes in for that area we will be is still waiting for the Waterman trouble is, they meet themselves
GUNS end RAFTS
field to organize all seamen in able to keep them well manned. goose to lay the golden egg. Have coming back.
PUERTO RICO
r
SecretoryTreasurer's Office
�Popge Fogs
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RE SEAFABERft' LO
6ENERAL TALLYIN6 COMMllTEe REPORT
TOTAL NUMBER OF GENERAL BALLCSS CAST AT AU BRANCHES—2113
The only writein candidates receiving over 100 votes were M. D. Biggs
NOTE: "No TOto coat" mooiia that tho Goneral Ballot cast containod no with 330 writeins for the office of Gulf Representative, and William McKay
marking for that particular offlco.
with 109 writeins for the office of Balfimore Joint AgenL The rest of the write
NOTEt No writein candidate received the regnired onethird of the total in vote was so snudi and iipread over so many different candidates (no one of
votes cost necessarv for election to office. Due to the fact that there were a which received over 10 votes for any particular office) that the committee felt
great number of diversified writein candidates, we have listed only those that their tabulation would consume too much space. This fact can be verified
candidates who received 100 or more votes for any particular office. These by tabulating the total writein votes listed below in this reimrL
candidates are listed below.
We, the duly elected General TaUying Committee, elected at the New
In accordance with the resolution passed at the Agents' Conference held in York Branch meeting of February 2, 1942, for the purjiose of tallying ali ballots
Savannah in December 1941, and concurred in by the membenhip, the follow cast in the 1942 Annual Election of Officers, hereby render this General Tally
ing offices were not filled by the General Election vote—GULF DISTRICT REPRE Report to the membership as an accurate and correct tabulation of all baDoIs
SENTATIVE, N. Y. ENGINE PATROLMAN. JACKSONVILLE AGENT, MOBILE cast in aU Branches of the Atlantic and Gulf District.
DECK PATROLMAN. These offices must now be filled by the Branches in ac
DANIEL BARRET, Engine 1025; GEORGE WATERMAN, Steward 4095;
cordance with the procedure set forth in the resolution.
THEODORE THOMSON, Steward 5296; J. E. PETERSON, Deck 4509;
Thero were three missing boUots; one each from MiomL Tampa and Mobile.
FRANK GALUCK, Deck 7010; ALBERT WESLER, Engine 689.
The Committee charged with tal
lying the baUots of the election Just
concluded was, by all standards,
one of the best committees erer
to function for the SpJ. The six
brothers who formed the commit
tee worked many long hours and
ot a difflndt and exacting task.
The final day of baUot counting,
they worked until two o'clock in
the morning, checking and counter
checking.
It is safe to say that no election
in any union at any time was more
efficiently and carefuRy counted.
The SIU owes a debt of gratitude
to Brothers Doniel Barret. George
Waterman, Theodore Thomson, J. E.
Peterson, Frank GalUck and Albert
Wexler.
(First named listed is elected.)
7 Puerto Rico—^loinl Agent
SecretoryTreasurer
Writeins
JOHN HAWK, No. 2212
1149 Void
368 No Vote Cast
Paul Gonsorchik, No. 741
Sydney Gretcher, No. 6700
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
245
6
13
333
Atlantic—^District
Representative
17 DANIEL BUTTS, No. 190
697 A E. Quinones, No. G13
New York—^Engine Patrolman Chico Solas, No. 1002
Writeins
169 Joseph Wagner, No. G153
Void
12 Writeins
No Vote Cast
1933 Void
Ko Vote Cast
133
251
369
6
12
610
New York—Steward Patrolman
Savannah—Joint Agent
(Elect Two)
HARRY COLLINS, No. 496
Carl M. Rogers, NoN. G2
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
912 CLAUDE FISHEH. No. 362
714
FERDINAND HART, No. 488
12
12 A. J. Cobb, No. 371
463 Writeins
Void
Gulf—District Representative
No Vote Cast
Writeins
Void
726 No Vote Cast
—— ^13
Void
No Vote Cast
Boston—^Agent
JOHN MOGAN, No. 216
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cost
886 CHARLES WAID, No. G54
597
794 Alton V. Dawson, No. 2198
532 Charles B. Martin, No. G16
4 Writeins
24 Void
1986 No Vote Cast
525
3
12
632
12 Philadelphia—Jdint Agent
1682 JOSEPH FLANAGAN, No. 542 ... 1276
Writeins
17
Void
12
1325
NoN Vote Cast
808
— 28
12 Philadelphia—^Joint Patrolman
748 ERWARD M. LYNCH, No. 3693 .... 767
Bo8ton«Deck Potrolmm
VINCENT YAKOVONIS, 1774
Writeins
.f
Void
No Vote Cast
Robert Hillman, No. 3188
1192 Writeins
16 Void
12 No Vote Cast
893 Baltimore—^Joint Agent
DURWOOD STOREY, No. 3012... 651
Boston—^Engine Patrolman
873
472
7
12
749
J. E. SWEENEY, No. 1530
Clyde Cobum Jlo. 106
Writedns
Void
NoN Vote Cast
Boston—Steward Patrolman
Leroy F. Deutsch, No. 2660
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
575
121
12
754
Baltimore—^Deck Patrolman
Providence—^Joint Agent
JOSEPH E. LAPHAM, No. 427 ..
J. L. McHeary, No. 425
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
New York—^Toint Agent
705
676
18
12
702
New York—Joint Patrolman
(Elect Two)
CLARENCE E. NORMAN, 987
Carlton Douglas, No. 4911
William Hamilton, No. 3400
John F. Ryder, No. 1114
Writeins
Void
No Vole Cast
BERGER HANSEN, No. 3135
J. K. SHAUGHNESSY, G118
L. O, Baker, No. G190
John Lopes. No. &127
W. A. (Bill) Oberiy, No. G14 ......
Martin Trainor, No. 5060
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
728
M. C. (JakeaLou) Stampley
E| )Jack) VoreL G10
.C...
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
343
251
5
12
774
C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS, G76
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
246
201
308
177
2
12
645
MORE ABOUT
SICK BENEFITS
(Continued from Page One)
and hospital benefits and the expense
added will be at the most $5,000.00^
and if more, it will not be more than
1244 double the present expense, which will
10 make it $15,000.00, so, therefore be it
12 R^OLVED, that we change artiele
XXV of the Coiutitution to read $2.00
847
in place of $1.00, so men in the hospi
tal wUl have a few additional nickels
to spend, and be it further
RESOLVED, so that all members
1141
may have a chance to vote on this
14 matter, that this resolution, if carried,
12 be placed on the baUot for' officials
946 which will be cast during November
and December fiiis yen.
Texas City—Joint Agent
E. R. WALLACE, G237 ....
DO NOT SHIP
658
J. A (Johnny) Pamas. Glfi
506
Writeins
4 RAMON RODRIQUEZ
CHARLES LE V. BAUSHHER
Void
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •12
• • • • • • • • • • • • • tax
No Vote Cast
733 PEDRO GALLINDO
FRANK F. DAKIN
W. SABALA
Resolution Ballot
Tampa—^Joint Agent
YES
1587 ROBERT F. STATER
D. L Qack) PARKER, No. 0160... 655 NO
165 R. ALMEDIA
Void
12 JOSEPH K. NICOLETTO
E. L GreenwelL No. 5853
210
349 NICHOLAS lAPUAY
Ray W. Sweeney, No. G20
560 No Vote Cast
Writeins
4
Void
12
No Vote Cast
672
laaaaaageaat*****
1201
40
12
860
138
12
1965
ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, &154.... 1154
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
11
Brother Daniel Butts has in
formed the Log that the address
of the Puerto Rico hall has been
changed. Hereafter the Branch will
have the following address:
45 PONCE DE LEON AVE.
PUERTO DE TIERRA
PUERTO RICO
Writeins
4 A W. ARMSTRONG, G136'
DOUGLAS MUNCASER. Ho. 297 667 ^Void .................................................. 12 H. J. (Smokey) Schreiner, G408
Louis Goffin, No. 4526
530 No Vote Cast .................................. 682 Writeins
Buenes Aires — ITF—Argent
tine's seamens' union, the Union
Obrera Maritima, has obtained a
uniform wage increase of 10%
for seamen, following energetic
demands and lengthy negotiations.
The new wage increases are re
troactive to Nov. 1, 1941.
MORE ABOUT
BONUS DEMANDS
(Continued from Page One)
12 in ths world. Membership of this Union is on record re<iue|ting fhat the Board
936 immediately raise the bonus rales for these waters.
(Specific classification Demands Censored.)
Mobile—Steward Patrolman
New Orleans—^Joint Agent
P1595
P2113.
P1983
P425
G18
P2625
ai2S
A2478
A4223
Wage Increases for
Argentine Seamen
NOTICE
Mobile—Engine Patrolman
1220 Edison WoDcer, G21
10 Nathan W. Welbom. G6
12 Writeins
871 Void
No Vote Cast
1215
PETER p. JASON, G11
12 TEDD R. TERRINGTON, G68
1929 Writeins
Void
No Vets Cast
522
Miami—^Joint Agent
CHARLES E. TURNER, G15
Norfolk—^Joint Agent
1032 Writeins
GEORGE (Gtu) JOHNSON, 2025 681 Void
Writeins
SB No Vote Cast
Void
24"
Norfolk—Joint Patrolman
No Vote Cast
2253
BUD RAY. No. 647
New York—^Dedc Patrolman
... 303
272
363
2
12
769
New Orleans—^Deck Patrolman
New Orleanis—Steward
Patrolman
172
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
REXFORD E. DICKEY, No. 652.... 1147
683
.7 29
660 Writeins
Void
12 Mobile—^Joint Agent
5
No Vote Cast
925 OLDEN BANKS, No. G1
12
Writeins
753 Baltimore—^Engine Patrolman
Void
JOHN KUPTA No. 429
1140 No Voie Cast
15
671 Writeins
Void
12 Mobile—^Deck Patrolman
658
Writeins
946
4 No Vole Cost
Void
12 Baltimore—Steward Patrolman
No Vote Cast
768
JOHN VECHIO, No. 1616
392
S. E. BAYNE, No. 13 ..
Harold Burke, No. 1077
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
FRANK WRLLIAMS, No. 6161
Don Ronan, No. 1374
Writeins
Void
No Vote Cast
501
10
12
823
12
598
New Orleans—^Engine
Patrolman
344
Jacksonville—Joint Agent
Yeoman Service
Performed by
Tallying Committee
JOHN HAWK, Sec.Treas.
Seafarers Intematianal Union
Atlantic and Gulf District
2 Stone Street, New York City
1
493
386
306
Fehruary 17, 1942
4 John Hawk. SeoTroai.
12 Atlantic and Gulf District
\
912 Seafarers International Union
2 Stone Street, New York City
Reurtel after consulting with aulhenllo sources of information fhe Boord
does
not feel Justified in increasing bonuses specified. The Board is continuing
1227
to check Information and will act in Accordance with the nature of informafion.
274
Maritime War Emergency Board
2
roWARD MAGAULEY. Chairman
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HAWK IS ELECTED BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
SEAFARERS DEMAND BONUS INCREASE FOR WEST INDIES WATERS
HOSPITAL BENEFITS INCREASED TO $2
FLASH! ANOTHER SIU SHIP SUNK BY SUB
AFL SEEKS AUTOMATIC WAGE INCREASE TO MEET LIVING COSTS
LABOR ASKS CONGRESS TO ADOPT $24 A WEEK TO WAR JOBLESS BILL
A BAD PENNY SHOWS UP
WAR IS NOT MAKING THE DUPONTS POORER
UNION LEADERS ARE EXEMPTED FROM ARMY DRAFT
DRAFT BOARD ACTS AS STRIKE BREAKER
2 LAUNCHINGS DAILY ARE SET FOR SPRING
GENERAL TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT
YEOMAN SERVICE PERFORMED BY TALLYING COMMITTEE
WAGE INCREASES FOR ARGENTINE SEAMEN
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