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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942 No. 3 J Seafarers Blast Navy Brass-Hats' Scab Plans Resolutions of Solidarity With Weist Coast Against Navy And Fink Halls WHEREAS a recruiting campaign has recently- been in­ augurated by the USNR to get merchant seamen to enlist in the Naval Reserves in* its M-I Branch, a Branch recently open­ ed by the Navy, and WHEREAS, by enlisting in the M-I Branch of the Naval Reserve you are allowed to stay in vessels you are on at present as a civilian merchant seaman until the Navy takes over said vessel, when you will automatically become part of tbe Navy) under their rules, wages and regulations, and WHEREAS, this program has supposedly been started to stop any drafting of bona fide seamen into the Army, and WHEREAS, under this program, if all merchant seamen , joined the USNR M-I Branch, the Navy could easily take over the Merchant MarinS, and the merchant marine and its person­ nel would ultimately cease as a civilian unit and become an auxiliary of the Navy which would moan that our Unions would go out of business'and there would be no more union wages and conditions as far as the merchant seamen are concerned, and WHEREAS, the American union seamen, even since the outbreak of war have heeded the call of our country and sailed ships to all ports of the world carrying supplies to our armed forces, without delay, and have and are showing their patriotic - duty to our country, and * WHEREAS, a national policy has been established by Gen­ eral Hershey of Selective Service, to the effect that bona fide merchant seamen who are actively engaged in sailing American merchant ships are deferred, now, therefore be it RESOLVED: That the SlU goes on record as expressing their full confidence and respect in-the United States Navy, and be it further RESOLVED: That we also go on record as being strongly • n favor of retaining our civilian status under union conditions and that we feel that it is not necessary for merchant seamen to join the Branch M-I of the USNR, inasmuch as we are al­ ready doing our full share towards the war effort by continually sailing the ships into war areas and we will continue to do so, and be it finally RESOLVED: That we send copies of this resolution to President Roosevelt, Admiral Emory S. Land, Secretary of the Navy Knox, and Madam Perkins, Secretary of Labor. Carried ufianimomly. Foreign Currency Rules For Seamen Are Explained by Matthew Dushane One of Qur brothers made three trips on one of the Robin Line ships, signed on the last trip May 8 th, 1942 and took seven one hundred dollar bills in American Currency along with him. Upon his return to the U.S., all members of the crew were asked by a representative of' the U." S. Treasury Department how much American, currency they had on them. This brother told the official that he had Five Hun­ dred dollars, which they seized from him and gave him a receipt covering amount seized. This money was turned over to the col­ lector of customs. This brother was told that he would have to prove where he got this money in order to receive it back from the collector of customs. He contacted the Robin Line and was given a statement from the Controller of the Company that he earned $2240.50 while em­ ployed in the Company. The Brother immediately contacted the Treasury Dept. officials and told them that he did not draw any money the last voyage and spent {Continued on Page 4) 31 Members Accept Nominations for Atlantic and Gulf District offices closed Oct­ ober 15th, and candidates for all posts were verified by the Com­ mittee on Credentials. The bal­ lots are now being printed and will be in. the hands of all port agents within the week. Balloting shall be secret andshall take place each day during the month of November and De­ cember provided there are five members in good standing elect­ ed from the meeting present to check books and guard the bal­ lot boxes. The Committee on Credentials, was composed of Brothers Frank Radzvila, Thomas Manley, Edward Hansen, George Manning, John Moran and Jo­ seph Hart. The full list of candidates ap­ pears on page four. WHEREAS, some months ago a department was established in the War Shipping Administration, a bureau called Manning & Recruiting Service, and its duties were specifically outlined to be recruitment of trainees for Maritime Commission Schools and in or­ der to supplement and provide additional seamen for the fast growing American Merchant Marine, and WHEREAS, at the time of the establishment of said Bureau it was definitely understood in agree­ ment with Government officials and the Unions that existing Union hiring halls would not be interfered with nor encroached upon, and only in the event that the Unions were short of men, then they could call on this Bureau to get men for contract ships, and WHEREAS, since the start of the war the Unions have fulfilled their obligations strictly under their contracts and have supplied all men to ships without delay and it is today a recognized fact that had it not been for the Seafarers' Union, the manning of Amer­ ican merchant ships under the emergency situation which faced the United States, would have been in a sorry mess, and WHEREAS, on September 25th, an order was is­ sued at Washington, D. C., by some member of the War Shipping Administration, called "Instruction 23"—which will, if put into effect, do away with our Union hiring halls and substitute for them a Gov­ ernment fink hall, and in substantiation of this charge, we quote herewith paragraph 2 and 3. ment on board ship, shall be registered at the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organization Port Office. The Recruitment and Manning Organization Port Representative shall take the initiative to work out arrangements with operators or agents for the registration of each seaman standing by or em­ ployed ashore." and WHEREAS, it is clear to us that if such a pro­ gram is carried through, the Recruitment and Man­ ning Bureau will supersede the union hiring halls and put the Union out of business, and reestablish fink halls, which was done during the last war by Just such a method when the U. 8. Shipping Board of notorious ill-fame established the same set-up and ultimately were successful in breaking up the union hiring halls and thereafter the unions, and WHEREAS, the SlU, Atlantic & Gulf District, for a period of three years has supplied the seamen to ships on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts through our Union hall, through contracts negotiated directly between the SlU and the shipowners, and WHEREAS, the United States Government through its officials, has recognized the stability of union agreements and union hiring halls, and signed a pact at Washington, D. C., on May Fourth, through Admiral Land and Captain MacAauley on behalf of the Government and all the seafaring unions, which pact the Unions have scrupulously lived up to, now —therefore, be it "2. Rcglm'^TjprTlf' Ufuon Members. ' -.>»»uBCSOL^VED^-That we-ge-w record as condemn­ All union members available for active duty ing this underhanded method of certain ambitious and seeking immediate assignment, shall be regis­ bureaucrats in the Manning and Recruitment De­ tered at a Recruitment and Manning Organiza­ partment to perpetuate their jobs by seeking to do tion Port Office. A union member shall be con­ away with union hiring halls, and substitute them­ sidered to be registered when his name, nation­ selves instead, while the American merchant seamen ality, rating and union membership have been re­ are out dodging torpedoes and Stuka dive bombers, ported by the Union to the Recruitment and Man­ and be it further RESOLVED: That we notify the proper authori­ ning Organization Port Office. The union may wish to assign an identifying number to a union ties in no uncertain terms that we will not register member, in which case, this number shall be used in any Recruitment and Manning Office or any other instead of the seamen's name. The Recruitment fink halls, and be it finally .. and Manning Organization Port Representative RESOLVED: That we call upon Admirmal Land shall take the initiative to work out arfangements and Captain MacAauley to remove such people from with union representatives to obtain this informa­ office and get rid of them on the ground that they tion concerning each seaman actively seeking as­ are not helping the war effort but are hampering it, because the merchant seamen do not rate such treat­ signment. "3. Seamen Employed by Operators or Agents ment—they are doing their share for our country, and this is one time when we demand that such anti­ Awaiting Assignment. All seamen who are employed by operators or union and anti-seamen moves be stopped immedi­ agents on shore jobs or at daily wages awaiting ately, and we demand action on it. assignments and otherwise available for assign- -J I ^L J • AA -T' w''W Carried Unanimously HAWK ILL Our Secretary - Treasurer, John Hawk, is ill and is , stretched out en the flat of his back. However, that doesn't stop him from keeping his*nose to the grindstone. Since he has been in this position he has had a telephone installed at his bedside and is conduct­ ing his routine duties, and handling correspondence via the telephone. The only thing he isn't doing is settling beefs in person and attending the regular meetings blowing off steam. A.F.L. CONVENTION PAYS TRIBUTE TO S.I.U. MEN The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, held the first part of this month in Toronto, Can­ ada, passed several resolutions praising the work of the SIU men and calling for greater recognition of their services by both government and public. Attending the Convention as^RECOGNITION OF WAR SER­ SlU delegates were Brothers John VICE OF MERCHANT SEAMEN Hawk, Secretary-Tre.i surer of the Atlantic & Gulf District, and WHEREAS, The personnel of the Patrick McHugh of the Boston United States Merchant Marine did Fishermen's Union. Both Hawk its part for this country in World and McHugh appeared before the War number 1, and , A.F.L. committee on resolutions in WHEREAS, the A. F. of L. sea­ support of a resolution granting men who are now taking most of Victory Merchant Fleet to sea and merchant seamen war time recog­ deivering goads to our armed forces nition and another one in support and our Allies armed forces all MONEY DUE of the United Seamen's Service. over the globe, and The .following crew members of Both resolutions were passed by WHEREAS, Many have given the the Delrio have cverti'me coming: the convention supreme sacrifice in performing Hubbs, Metras, Berthaum, Rogers, . The resolutions in their entirity Dolese, Rushing. {Continued on P-rvy 3) follow: w '.7 •i.vl' 1 w V.A ' ;-t ' �;- ^ Thursday, October 2y, 1942 THE SEAFARER.S' LOG ' Page Two PubJIaAed iv th* SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Allanfic and Gulf District , FREEZE WORKERS' BUYiNQ POWER THROUGH TAXATION.' FREEZE THE WORKER TO HIS JOB/ -SAYS M'=NUTT. AfrtUated with th4 Awrioon FederatU>n of Lalor HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Intomatlonol Pre«Id»nt 110 Market Street, Room 402, Son Frondsco. ColiL ADDRMBB ALL OOBBEBPONDENOS CONOERNINa TSJB PVBLIOATJON TO: "THE SEAFABERS' LOG P. O. 25. Station P. New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Qireen 9-8346 REPORT FROM Washington By "DUKE" DUSHANE U. S. Army Docks: Been advised by the Army labor relations representative that an order has been issued to allow all Union feprescntative to go aboard ships on which we have collective bargaining agreements when these ships are at docks under the jurisdiction o£ the Army. Our representatives are to contact the Security Officer (Port Com­ mander) attached to the Transportation Corps and present his creden­ tials and state his business. This will no doubt take some time, so it has been suggested that one of our delegates contact the above party before any of our vessels arrive at the docks and make arrangements to contact the ships when they come into port, and not wait until the ships arrive. If no agreement can be reached with the* officer in charge, your "Washington Representative should be immediately notified, as this Se­ curity Officer command is a new set up in the Army. AFL BRICKLAYERS DONATE TO SEAMEIS AT MD. USS CENTER O.S. Wipers-Messmen: BALTIMORE — The Bticklay Orders have been issued not to give out any more certificates to ers and Masons Union No. 1 o: unrated men, unless they have or arc to get an immediate job. There Maryland came through last week are about 10,000 of these certificates out at present. The order which with the donation of $2 J, worth of cigarettes for merchant seamen was issued to stop the issuing of certificates to unrated men is only recuperating at the Bay Ridge rest temporary. Until a system can be devised whereby the draft boards camp. The gift marked the first of a will know who are the active bona-fide seamen. As a great many of the boys who have received certificates have asked for and received deferr- group of contributions that can be expected from AFL organizations, ment from their local boards on the strength of their certificates, and Frank Clark Ellis, President of the haven't gone to sea since they have received them. Building Trades Council announ­ ced. 'W.S>A> Liberty Ships Shaughnessy Blasts Paper For Bias Against Ship Workers {Employer chiseling recently forced a strike among workers in the Alabama Shipbuilding Co7npany*s yard in Mobile. The kept press m Mobile immediately raised tloe cry of sabotage of the war eport. Brothei\ Shatighnessy wrote the followhig letter in defense of the slnpyard work' ers.—Editor). Mr. R. B. Chandler, Editor Press Register Mobile, Alabama Dear Sir! In the recent strike at the Alabama Shipbuilding Company's yard, you and the Chamber of Commerce, were quick to mark the strikers as Washrooms, percolators, meat blocks and all the other problems on sabotaging the war effort, but not once did you even suggest that the the liberty ships are now going to be taken care of. In some cases there primary cause of the stoppage of war production, was the city poplitiwill be a little delay due to priority transportation from factories for NEW YORK—ITF—The Norse cians taking advantage of an opportunity to profiteer. the material, etc., but the problems of these ships are now definitely seamen have just signed a new con­ The Chamber of Commerce, supposedly a civic organization, has going to be handled by the crew quarters' committee, and the changes tract with their government in- never taken any steps to curtail inflation pr rising costs of living and exile and the shipowners in Lon­ rent. They do not want to enforce the regulations of the O.P.A. be­ required will be taken care of as fast as time and material can be had. don, the New York office of the cause by so doing they will not be able to make such great profits. Al­ International Transport Workers' most every food and drug store in Mobile has in one or more ways vio­ Radios: Federation is informed. The new lated the regulations of the O.P.A., but your scandal sheet and the Tlie W.S.A. has ordered radios on all ships. The boys will now be agreement will go into effect on Chamber of Commerce has done nothing and said nothing about it. able to get news when they are out at sea. This may take' some time, December 1, 1942. These civic groups are ready and willing to take advantage of the In an interview at the I.T.F. as the transportation facilities from the factories to the ships will have working class, and usually do, at every turn of the game. They are offices, 21 Pearl Street, New York to be ironed out. the ones that control the city and state politics. They will stop at City, Mr. Einar Johansen, secre­ nothing to have legislation enacted that will benefit them and them tary of the Norwegian Seamen's Selective Service: Union in New York, said wages and alone. They will use tactics to gain their ends that the working class Quite a few of the local boards.are inducting active seamen into working conditions aboard Nor­ would be jailed for using. They are in the minority, but through organ­ the Army. Been working to get special deferments for active seamen wegian vessels remain virtually ization and control of the press they control a nation that is supposedly and their representatives. Expect this to be O.K.*ed shortly. Until the the same as those now in force, democratic and ruled by the majority. Selective Service establishes a rule on seamen and their representatives, but the new agreement provides for In far too few cases the working class has organized to protect the W.S.A. has advised that all our men are to apply to the nearest improved rest periods between itself from the attacks of the employer class. In some cases it has W.S.A. officials and have them fill in form 42-A asking deferment for voyages and extended vacations. been necessary for it to use its only weapon, strike. No roan wants the men, as the W.S.A. is the employer of all Merchant Seamen and not The basic wage of a Notweigian to strike, but when the employer sare so hungry for money, that they the operators. Send copies of all instructions from any local board in­ A.B. is 256 Norwegian crowns per begin to chisel men out of their rights, they are forcing the employees ducting seamen into the Army to Mr.'Marshall Dimock after applying month plus 250 crowns war bonus, to strike. After the employers themselves agitate their employees so amounting altogether to 506 much that they do use their constitutional right to strike, then the to the nearest W.S.A. official and send copy to me here so that I can crowns or about $120 a month. An follow up the case. In emergency cases wire in as soon as a man is no­ ordinary seaman's wage amounts Chamber of Commerce and other blue nose groups, scream lond and tified by his local board. Mr. Marshall Dimock Recruiting and Manning to 421 crowns or about $95 per long, that labor organizations are holding up the war effort. The news­ Division War Shipping Administration Department of Commerce Bldg., month. Overtime pay is 1.75 papers then blast the laboring classes all over the front page, print half Washington, D.C. It is important that copies be sent to me so that I crowns, or about 40 cents, per truths, and only that part of the truth that will give the general public {Continued on Page 3) hour. can get to work on the case before the man is inducted. _ , Norwegian Sailors Sign New Agreement �^ • -! •'if' i. • THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, October 29, ^942 BBSaHBBBaBBSaS u—i-=a=i WHATS DOING Around the Ports NEW ORLEANS f mitee while it was in Boston and I^ SAVANNAH accepted. Things in the Crescent City On the whole the United SeaShipping was been rather slow have changed quite a bit in regards mens' Service did a good job in around this port lately with only to-shipping. The word 'Ship' has caring for these men considering 2 or 3 shipping out a week. I been taken out of shipping which all the red tape that had to he cut. don't even see anyone around the Among the survivors was my hall anymore, they come in to reg­ leaves us practically nothing. About thj| only shipping we have here old friend Frank Berry, former ister and maybe stop in for a min­ ar^ the new ships coming out, Providence S.I.U. Agent and aside ute during the day but the rest of from 1 to 3 a week. And when from a lame leg looked none the the time you would think we had wc ship for 3 new ships that in­ worse for wear. Quite a few of the measles. cludes all the shipyards in the the boys were still Suffering from Will have a new ship for the South. This shipyard here hasn't injuries received through immer­ South Atlantic Mail Line to crew set any 10 or 15 days records yet, sion and shrapnel. up around the 7th of November From various survivors I gath­ but they are sticking pretty close and any of the oldtimers from to a 10 or 15 week record. If the ered that the boys had a tough Savannah who want to come home Maritime Commission hadn't clos­ time coming back and the powers for a while can ship out around ed the new Higgins yard where that be could have made their that time as I will be looking for they were supposed to built ships journey a lot easier. Two full crews for two new ABs, Oilers and Watertenders for on an assembly line basis we would this ship. have had plenty of shipping. A Liberty ships were dispatched from word of good advice to the men this hall within the last two weeks. CHARLES WAID, leaving the lakes, if you havn't a JOHN MOGAN, Agent Agent damn good stake, don't come down here to New Orleans to ship out. Page Three ~ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwiing Green 9-8346 Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office Agent BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. PROVIDENCE...........465 South Main St BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St SAVANNAH. 218 East Bay St TAMPA 423 East Piatt bt MOBILE 55 So. Conception St PUERTO RICO. 45 Ponce de Leon... GALVESTON 219 20th Street PHONE BOwiing Green 9-3430 BOwiing Green 0-3437 Liberty 4057 . .Manning 3572 ...Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 A.F.L. CONVENTION PAYS TRIBUTE TO S.I.U. MEN and heal their shattered nerves af­ {Contimied from Page 1) these duties for their country, and ter experiencing enemy action at WHEREAS, The merchant sea­ sea, and WHEREAS, Recently a non- • men are fighting our fight as strongly as are the armed forces profit corporation was organized in and are as vital to this eZort as Washington, D.C., by Admiral Em­ if they were on the direct firmg ory 8. Land, and Henry J. Kaiser was appointed Chairman, which is line, and We got a notice from the Coast to be called the United Seamen's WHEREAS, The federal govern­ Guard, that all seamen have to Service, Inc., specifically to raise ment now owns and/or operates have a Coast Guard pass before $5,000,000 to establish convalescent all the United States Merchant they sign on. So Brothers don't homes and recreational facilities Marine vessels through the War forget to get them 'cause jf you Shipping Administration, therefore, for American and Allied merchant seamen, and don't you'll have a damn hard time {Continued front Page 2) be it, WHEREAS, President Roosevelt getting on the docks down here. RESOLVED, That the American the opinion that labor organizations are in the same class with the Ger­ said as follows about the United Federation of Labor go on record A word in regards to the draft man American Bund. Seamen's Service: to have introduced as soon as pos­ The war effort is more often held up, and more lives are lost be­ boards. They are really clamping "In the newly organized United down on seamen, especially those cause of profiteering and playing politics than by strikes. The war sible in Congress suitable legisla­ Seamen's Service, the people of our tion to the effeot that any seaman working in the shipyards—so Bro­ profiteer and crooked politician comes from the Chamber of Commerce. who has fiiade a voyage to sea on Country have an instrument The vast general public never becomes aware how much our vic­ the United States Merchant vessel through which we may discharge a thers when you ship please notify tory effort is delayed by profiteering, because the class of people that during this war, and whose char­ small part of our debt to merchant the Union or the Draft Board, so engage in profiteering, control the so-called free press of this country. acter and loyalty warrant it, be seamen—the men who are vitaliz­ they won't be spending the tax­ payer's (which includes you and Which, puts them in a position to cover their own crooked deeds from given an honorary discharge from ing the vast tonnage we are pro­ ducing to defend our way of life. the United State Government after me) money having the F.B.I, look­ the eyes of the public. "The men of our merchant ma­ As Abraham Lincoln said "God must have loved common people, this war, and be it further ing all over the country for you. rine need facilities for rest and RESOLVED, That this discharge I've sent the draft board here a he made so many of of them." The working class outnumber the cap­ recreation, a chance to build up the list of seamen lost at sea so they italist class, but the capitalist control the country. It is a case of min­ shall have the same recognition as strength and fortitude necessary the one given to persons serving won't be sending the F.B.I, out ority rule and not majority rule. in our armed forces, and be it fur­ for their hazardous journeys carry­ Sincerely looking for men that have gone ing the implements of war to our ther fighting forces. Through the United i down. J. K. SHAUGHNESSY RESOLVED, That copies of this Seamen's Service, whose purposes 55 S. Conception St. resolution be sent to the President i Brother Biggs and myself atand aims I heartily endorse, rest Mobile, Ala. of the United States, to the Sen­ ' tended a meeting of the U.S.S. last recreation and recuperation centers ators and Congressmen from the week. There were representatives will be established for them. State of California, to Admiral of the M.M.P., Wireless Operators Friendly, human service wil be Emory S. Land, Administrator of ] (P.I.O. and A. F. of L.), W.S.A. ready for them ashore. the War Shipping Administratiori, "The United Seamen's Service is representative and the N.M.U. to the Secretary of the Navy and an undertaking deserving the full­ ; Th(^:e was quite a bit of discussion Secretary of War. est support of the American people. as to what size place was needed, It commands the thoughtful con­ where to have it located and vari­ UNITED sideration all of us want to show ous other issues. The most import­ WHEREAS, The American Mer­ to our merchant seamen. Sept. 11, ant was what the Seamen would chant seamen, prior to the war and 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt," there­ $ 12.00 have, whether it would be first CREW OF S. S. ALCOA MASTER before the entry of our country in­ fore, be it CREW OF 8. S. ROBIN SHERWOOD 20J)0 class or just a fly-by-night, make­ RESOLVED, That the American CREW OF S. S. ALCOA VOVAQER ^ 3,00 to the war against the Axis, have shift outfit. All representatives CREW OF G. S. JOHN MARSHALL ? 12.00 continually sailed our merchant Federation of Labor go on record ships all over the world, carrying as wholeheartedly endorsing this there were of the opimon that if CREW OF 8. 8. ALCOA CUTTER ...'. 8.82 supplies, ammunition, food, etc., to organization and this most humane we couldn't get the best we didn't CREW OF 8. 8. CALMAR 27.50 our armed forces and to the arm­ project, and call upon all affiliated want anything at all. And with CREW OF 8. 8. ALCOA PIONEER 15.00 ed forces of our AllieSj and organizations and Organized Labor that the meeting came to a close CREW OF 8. 8. THOMAS JEFFERSON 7.0) WHEREAS, Hundreds of our as a whole to endorse this project 1.00 until sometime this week, when PHILLIP SWIFT merchant ships liave been sunk by and to donate ?nancia!ly to it as 5.00 they are to elect various commit­ H, ROCK enemy submarines and blasted out much as they possibly can and 'as 1-00 tee to function properly, and J. MALFARA of the waters by enemy dive-'bomb- soon as possible, and be it further J. FARQUHAR 5.00 square things away to the satisfac­ ers, with the result that approx­ RESOLVED, That all financial 2.00 tion of all concerned. Will report K. GONSKA imately 1,800 American merchant donations be made payable to CREW OF 8. 8. BENJ. HARRISON 11-50 seamen have lost their lives and United Seamen's Service, Inc., and on that as soon as it takes place. thousands of others have suffered forwarded to the Secretary-Treas­ .$130.32 • , C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS, TOTAL physically and mentally through urer of the United Seaman's Ser­ Agent nerve-wracking attacks by enemy vice at Washington, D= G. war craft, and by spending days, weeks, and even months in lifeI. W. 8TYR0N ' ADAM KARPOWICH; rafts and life-boats, and undergoing The Internal' Revenue Depart physical and mental tortures, and Your sister is worried about you. Recently 515 merchant seamen Write her at South Main Street, ment Is looking for you. It Is lo WHEREAS, Recreational and The Committee on Credentials were repatriated to this country. Holden, Mass. cated In the Custom House, New convalescent facilities have been mistakenly inserted discharges York Oity^ The United Seaniens' Service com­ established by popular subscription belonging to Louis Coffin in JOHN F. SHEA mittee was on hand to greet these ERNEST CHANBERLAIN for the armed forces, such as the some other candidates envelope. No. 20137 valiant seamen and provided a can­ Get in touch with your draft Navy and Army boys, but there are Check your papers and see if Your book has been found and no facilities established to take teen through the U. S. Red Cross, board in New Orleans. Coffin's New Orleans dischargee ears of our merchant eeamen who have been returned to you. If [ako arranged to send telegrams, STALON BUNYAN MIDGETT returned to headquarters, and THOMAS EARL YORK are considered in aotlve war serJAMES E. MITCHELL phone calls, and provided trans­ you find them, send them to the vioa, yet thousands of them have New York Branch office. Pick up your book at headquar Get in touch with your draft portation to New Yorkk I was no place to go to regain their health tera. boards In New Orleans. #! fi ShaughnessyBlasts Paper For Bias Against Ship Workers Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL PERSONALS BOSTON asked to be a member of^tiis comi Attention All Candidates dx i �. -r <-'•• -TVV 7 •- \ . -'y '.y .•••;'••,. . T H E SEAFARERS" LOG Page Four 'i: < '• W- ' : :!.« . Brother In Officer TrainingLikesLog ( New London, Conn. Tuesday night Thursday, October 29, 1942 1943 Atlantic & Gulf Candidates Secretary-Treasurer JOHN HAWK No. 2212 RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Baltimore Joint Patrolman JOHN VECHIO No. 1616 Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making New York Agent Editor, Seafarer's log, DON RONAN No. 1374 more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Norfolk Agent Seafarer's International Union FRANK WILLIAMS No. 6161 Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be No. 50060 MARTIN TRAINOR 2 Stone Street engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at New York City New York Deck Patolman Savannah Agent the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for L. J. (Baldy) BOLLINGER the coming struggle, and Dear Sir and Brother: 6-54 CHARLES WAID No. G-300 Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movejnent proves I received the bundle of Logs LOUIS GOFFIN No. 4526 conclusively that after such an upheavel as at present is going Tamp aAgent •Uday and I will have to admit that on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— New York Engine G-160 D. L. (Jack) PARKER they went like hot cakes. Maybe • f • as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Patrolman if" the next time you had better send Whereas; The 1534 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of RAY SWEENEY G-20 Mobile Agent more issues so that I will have ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore G-1 OLDEN BANKS have enough to go around. BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by New York Steward G-2 CARL M. ROGERS But this letter is an occasion for adding a'section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Patrolman me to cat a few words that I wrote Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike CLAUDE FISHER No. 362 Mobile Joint Patrolman fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds to you a little while back, re how WILLIAM HAMILTON No. 3400 ROBERT A, MATTHEWS G-154 in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for I would be sort of embarrassed by FERDINAND HART No. 488 CHARLES E. TURNER G-15 this fund. putting out the Log up here and etc. Frankly, after reading this Boston Agent New Orleans Agent JOHN MOGAN No. 216 week's issue I must say that I G-136 A. W. AMRSTRONG VINCENT YAKOVONIS No. 1774 think I would have to look far and New Orleans Joint wide before I would be able to find PyovideUCe Ageut Patrolman No. 247 a labor paper that gives the anJOSEPH LAPHAM 0. J. (Buck) STEPHENS G-76 swers to current problems and TEDD R. TERRINGTON G-68 questions as fully and as clearly as Philadelphia Agent hy HARRY J. COLLINS No. 496 the did this week. I'm referr­ EDWARD (Jack) VOREL G-10 A, W. Armstrong EDWARD M. LYNCH No. 3693 ing particularly to the story on ; An important resolution will appear on the ballot this Galveston Agent the Navy Brass H.its attempting I- dy Baltimore Agent G-237 year. It calls for the creation of an annual strike assessment E. R. WALLACE to take over. •:J-[ JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN of $3. This fund, in my opinion, must be built up so we I would like to see the stooge No. 542 San Juan Agent will be in a position to meet the shipowner offensive that that would suggest that seamen No. 190 DANIEL BUTTS J. K. SHAUGHNESSEY G-118 will be launched against our union after the war i.s over» " wear uniforms after reading .^.1 THOMAS M. WILHELM D. P. STORY No. 0012 Brother Farquhar's answer to that A lot of the boys seem to take farmer, get the cream while you Philadelphia rag. Also by a lucky our present conditions for granted shipped on something .that was coincident. Brother Farquhar's let­ Don't do it. If John Shipowner diving bilges or some such thing. ter answered the phoney fjavy has his way, we will be returned You didn't get overtime, just hell business about protecting the sea­ to a fink pay and conditions-^—and if you even looked as though you men from the draft. (I wish the the old timers know what that wanted it. navy would make up its mine means. whether we are heroes or draft Brothers, if you don't expect to Batik and get (FORM F.F.E. 1.) {Continued from Page 1) It reminds me of a trip I made go back to the same sort of-con­ dodgers.) As a matter of fact, I $200.00 and showed them the and fill it out. Give all informa­ on the scow called the Western ditions with night work, prunes think the shipowner should put controllers statement on wages tion, on where" you received this Queen. We were loaded down with for desert, dried milk, and all such out Tisco Jeans to members of the etc., but they refused to give him money, .Statement from Company work-aways for the round trip, all crew. I can't get them on this things, then now is the time to the money back that they had as to wages earned, money spent, hands kissing the Mate's butt to prepare to meet the shipowq^r coast and I only have two pairs bank account, deposits, draws, and seized. get a steady job when she paid off left. That's the uniform that sends when he trys to throw the chocks I contacted Mr. R. S. Babcock, all information to try and prove in the States, with the result that to you. the chills down the shipowners' that this money is rightfully backs . . . 'Frisco Jeans, a hickory U.S. Treasury Dept., Foreign Funds yours, and. not money that came when we got back they were all Vote YES on the strike assess­ et go and another new crew of shirt and a Union Button. That's control, and he stated that the from any black market. ment! Axis powers have seized from the the uniform we will stick to and The Treasury department is workaways were shipped for the occupied countries approximately we will salute the buck privates working up a system for seamen next trip. I don't know how they and seamen first class. And, just $300,000,000 in American cur­ to fill out application on how made out but expect they got the NAVY ANNOUNCES to keep the records clear and show rency, and the U. S. Government much money they have on their same dose. I know that around TWO SHIP SINKINGS how democratic we are, we will was trying to prevent the Axis person before their ship leaves the this time, when the ships paid off, let the Brass Hats salute each from using this currency to buy U.S., this to be rcchecked when the A.B.'s pay was.cut from the Sinking of two medium sized" Shipping Board scale of $62.50 to other. Then if they want to we supplies. their vessel returns. American mcchantmcn, part of a 1' •V He also stated that m some f •'.-•• $50.00 while the ship was loading will let them pin medals on each convoy bound for Russia, was an­ Jnited Nation countries it is unother. on the coast. Then when you Contract Is Let for First signed on foreign again it was nounced by the Navy as Represen­ There is an interesting story cir­ awful for anyone to have U. S. tative Carl Vinson, chairman of raised to the scale. REMEMBER? culating around here to the effect currency, and they have an agree­ Full Scale Seamobile the House Naval Affairs Commit­ that this Cheny, Salt Water Hero ment with the U.S. Government to tee, stressed the nation's difficulties You lads that have come since, WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—E. No. 1 that the NMU is exploiting seize all U. S. currency. In these in "fighting a five-ocean waf with and don't remember, should take so flambuoyantly, didn't belong to countfies the crews will be paid R. Stettinius, Jr., Lend-Lease Ad- time out and listen to some of the a one-ocean Navy," any union until after he became a off in the currency of that coun­ minstrator, announced today that boys that do. Shift ship at 6:00 The destruction of the two try, and not U. S. currency. the contract for the construction hero. It's a rumor, so . . . A.M., noon and anytime between ships by enemy air action in the Thus if you buy or have any of the first full-scale Seamobile While we are on the subject, 5:00 P.M. and midnight, and the leadership of the NMU must U. S. currency while in some of has been let by Cargoes, Inc., to Brother, if you wanted to stay North Atlantic early in July raised be on the verge of mental gym­ these European or fiouth American United tates Shipbuilding Corpor­ aboard you were there to shift. to 505 the count of announced neutral and Allied Nations mer­ nastics after this last one about Countries, it is subject to confis­ ation. You were also there to turn to at chant losses in the Western Atlan­ As stated in the sixth I.end-I.ease 8:00 A.M. and you didn't ask for how "it is their opinion that no cation, as the axis powers are try­ tic and adjacent waters since Pearl young man should be allowed to ing to sell this U. S. Currency on report. Cargoes, Inc., is the instru­ overtime either. Harbor. ship out until he has completed a the Black Market in order to use mentality through which the Of­ ft, :,., 5\iR To ship you either beat the docks period of training in a Gov't the proceeds to buy strategic ma­ fice of Lend-Lease Administration Two seamen were .killed in an school" and etc. Boy, how that terial in neutral countries, and to is carrying on. the development of or you sweated the fink^halls and attack on one ship by dive bomb­ stuff stinks! finance their sabotage and espion­ the Seamobile, or redesigned Sea after sweating long enough to put ers. Survivors of an air and under­ age throughout the world. Otter. The experimental Seamo­ you where you figured it was about sea attack on the second ship said And did you know that a Third Mr. R. S. Babcock stated that bile will be about the same size as your time to ship, you would see elevent of their shipmates—three Mate should demand the respect of some punk with a ten spot take of whom were known to be lost— the forecastle bunch just as soon Travelers checks are O.K., and will the Sea Otter 11. The most import­ your job—or some friend of a were missing. as he gets aboard the ship and after not be confiscated, and he stated ant change is that the propellers friend with a note from some will be moved to the stern. that the forecastle bunch will real­ that if any of our members have The raiding planes did not get ize that a Third Mate is something this same situation they should go away without loss, however, for to respect? Well, so I have been to the nearest Federal Reserve ATLANTIC & GULF SHIPPING FOR the survivors of one vessel said told up here in this Third Mate their ship's guns brought dowa OCTOBER 12 yO 26 INCLUSIVE Besides what makes you think Tactory. Anyhow, I have to close two of the enemy aircraft and dis­ Deck Engine Steward Total so that I can get my Third Mate's that I intend to sit here and write abled a third. 309 87 90 1321 Ticket. If I don'c close I can't page after page just for your en­ 140 520 206 174. tiot.li crews were picked up a REGISTERED study and if I don't study I can't joyment? 134 627 249 244 short time, after the attacks and ON BEACH ., Fraternally yours, make the grade and if I don't make landed at Russian ports before be-' Figures do not include Port of New York for week of Oct. 19th-. | the grade who's going to respect ARDATH '"Whitey" HOWARD ing brought to the United States. •t- -m 25004 ' Gulf Urges Passage Of Strike Resolution •' • i Foreign Currency Rules For Seamen Are Explained If" )• ' • '4'»-i. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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