http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3c4efbaee4091b545ec2706781683f68.PDF 333b97045e7ef102abe5bd7ce90d3803 PDF Text Text AV ,^J^^4RERS JOQ VOL. V, s ^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1943 SUB-STANDARD WAGES CHARGED TO N.E.S.S. LINE The dispute between the New England Steamship Company and NMUAgain Flops On Attempt To Invade Pacific Maritime Unions the Seafarers International Union was submitted to an arbitrater ap­ pointed by the War Labor Board last week. Mr. Robert S. Coit is the WLB man who heard the case. No. 1 Post Office Offers Mail Service To Ships The SIU position was presented by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, The NMU had a brief vision of grandeur last month —but only a bfief one. Its elaborate plan for invading the jurisdiction of the SUP-MFOW-MCS on the West Coast fizzled out v.'hen the War Shipping Administration handed down a formal decision on Dec. 26, 1942 which, in effect, assisted by Boston Agent John Mogan. The Union is presenting a four Albert Goldman, postmaster of point demand: 1. Increase in monthly scale of wages for all unlicensed sent the invasion forces packing the New York post office, has ratings of $40; 2. Overtime increase of all ratings of 10 cents per hour; back to the East Coast. announced that better mail ser­ 3. Increase in hourly pay for all ratings to $1 per hour; 4. Contract The NMU tactic, which invol­ vice is now being planned for heading Deck Department Section 2, to read, "Eight hours shall con­ ved the use of certain key the merchant seamen who are at stooges in the WSA, was to have stitute a day's work. Any work performed in excess of eight hours, sea. All mail should be address­ Luckenbach, Grace and Moore Mcfrom midnight to midnight, shall be paid for at the regular overtime ed to the individual, giving the Cormick ships built on the West rate. Second mates. Boatswains and deck hands shall work eight con­ name of the ship, and sent in Coast manned by NMU crews. secutive hours per day; quartermasters based on the three watch system." In the presence of Mrs. Eleanor care of the New York post­ Their reasoning was that they held 5. These increases shall be retroafctive to the date of'the expiration of Roosevelt, Mayor LaGuardia, of­ master. the bargaining contracts with the the old agreement. ficials of the Navy and Maritime majority of the ships running for The New England Steamship^ Unions, and the co-chairmen of these lines, therefore they should Company is strictly an inlanc the enterprise, Mrs. Brock Pemberhave their jurisdiction extended to ton and John Golden, the Ameri­ water outfit and the union's case the ships operating for these lines can Tlieatre Wing Merchant Sea­ is built upon the inequality of on the West Coast. men's Club, No. 107 West 43rd wages paid by New England in This was a direct violation of Street, was formally dedicated at comparison with other inlanc the Statement of Principles, signed 3:30 last Monday afternoon. Fol­ water operators. between the SUP and the WSA Indisputable evidence of this in= The SIU has received from the have contracts who called us di­ lowing a radio program featuring last May. This statement guaran­ equality was submitted to Mr. New 'York office of the Recruit­ rectly to order men through the some of Broadway's top stars, the teed the contracts and jurisdiction Coit who now has the case under, ment and Manning Organization union hall in the usual manner. club was opened to seamen daily of the SUP for the duration of the of the WSA, a pledge of coopera­ We have also informed such oper­ from 5 P.M. until midnight. advisement. war. It was also a violation of the tion and respect for the bargaining ators that if you are unable to The new haven for the unsung contracts already held by the SUP contracts and hiring hall estab­ supply the men, the union calls heroes of the Merchant Marine, with these lines for their West A...lished by the union. In turn, the the RMO office to obtain our as­ those hardy seamen who bravely Coast ships. SIU has promised full cooperation sistance in securing the needed push their cargo ships through The SUP immediately took mil­ in the prompt manning and dis­ men. It would be very helpful to submarine infested waters, is the The shipowners are preparing to patching of merchant ships sailing us in our work with you if we had first of its kind in New York and itant action when the news of the' •descend upon Washington and lap from the Atlantic and Gulf ports. a list of the operating companies is patterned after the Wing's fa­ proposed invasion reached the Coast. Stop work meetings were up some of the gravy being passed The following letter to the with whom you have contracts. mous Stage Door Canteen. Addi­ held up and down the Coast in out by Congress in the form of We would then be in a position to tional features, however, are a Union was received from Craig S. war contracts. Their hand was immediately advise the operator to games room, a library and a letter- protest, and the entire SUP was Vincent, . Regional Representative - tipped by Drew Pearson, syndicall the union and it would save writing room. Tickets to Broad­ mobilized for a strike vote. This of the WSA. 4, cated columnist who appears regusome time on our part in asking way shows, movies and sporting action gave pause to the bureau­ December 26, 1942 questions to obtain such informa­ events will be distributed free and crats in Washington and they at­ y* larly in the N. Y. Daily Mirror. tempted to shift the entire ques­ ij On Dec. 17 Pearson wrote the Mr. Frank Williams tion. there will be dancing nightly, the tion into the lap of the National following; Seafarers International Union Very truly yours, comely hostesses for this purpose War Labor Board. "Washington hotels are getting Of North America CRAIG S. VINCENT, being furnished by the Theatre The'SUP objected to this pro­ reservations from the ship lobby­ 2 Stone Street Regional Representative Wing. cedure, stating that it was not a ists, who are preparing for one of New York, N. Y. jurisdictional dispute but an ob­ the first big fights of the new Con­ Dear Mr. Williams: vious invasion of its long recog­ gress. It will be a raid on the taxThe Recruitment ^and Manning nized territory and rights. till by the shipowner—with cheers Organization is attempting to as­ The militant action, of the SUPfrom the Maritime Commission MFOW-MCS membership, plus the in order to get a higher price for sist the Maritime unions and in­ strong representations made in the ships seized by the government. dustry in manning the Merchant "... the law provides that a ships carrying our war cargoes. As The SIU has lost a lot of broth­ rived at Guantanimo and the ill Washington by SIU President you know when an operating com­ shipowner shall be paid a fair price, ers' due to submarine action of the men, two of whom were in a crit­ Harry Lundebcrg, forced a rever­ -but in no case shall the value of pany is under a collective bargain­ enemy. This is bad enough and ical condition, again asked for hos­ sal of the original WSA ruling. Henceforth, ships built on the the ship be enhanced by the war ing agreement with one of the we mourn their loss—but when pital slips. Moodie again refused ... Despite this, the Maritime Maritime unionS, the Recruitment two brothers are needlessly lost due slips and even refused to bring a West Coast for these lines will be i Commission already has paid prices and Manning Organization, in rec­ to pure negligence on the part of doctor aboard ship to examine the manned by SUP - MFOW- MSC crews, regardless of where they which the Comptroller General's ognizing such agreements in ac­ skipper, then it is time to de­ men. run. office considers exhorbitant. Ships cordance with War Shipping Ad­ mand an investigation. During this period Brother The text, in part, of the WSA whose pre-war price per ton ranged ministration policy, does not pro­ Here is the story. James Rogers, No, 21389, had lost vide men directly to the operating ruling as handed down by Admiral from $1<.59 to $69.14 have been A certain ship, belonging to the a great amount of weight, could Land, follows: company except in cases of ex­ purchased by the Maritime Com­ keep nothing on his stomach, was mission for over $100 per ton treme emergency, where a "pier- Calmar Line, signed on in Balti­ DIRECTIVE NO. 7 in a continual cold sweat and was lead" jump may necessitate our as­ more last September 13. The ship within the past nine months." Directive with respect to the put in at New York with several often delirious. By the time the Pearson then explains that the sistance. Even then men are not settlement of the controversy reship was off Valpariso, Rogers was members, of the crew ill. They shipowners now want a law passed provided without checking with in such bad shape that the skipper to the Manning of Vessels went to the captain, a man named which would boost their take to your office unless it is after closing assigned Michael Mosack to follow | Owned by the War Shipping AdGeorge P. Moodie, and asked for even higher levels. They claim hours. If such service is provided, hospital slips so they could go him around so he wouldn't go over ministration and allocated by it to that "the , market was depressed" we inform you of it immediately ashore and receive medical atten­ the side. {Continued on Page 4) on the next day. It is ouf job to when they, lost their ships to the tion. The Captain briskly replied During the third week in Octobe ready to assist your union hiring government. He concludes with: that he was issuing neither shore bpr, Rogers became violent, eluded; hall in the event you do not have "That is why the powerful ship leave or hospital slips iii New York. his guard and slipped over the side lobby, one of the smoothest in a sufficient supply of men available He did this without making any of the ship, only to be caught in to meet demands of the companies The Cuban Government has for­ Washington, already is polishing examination of the ill men to de­ the wake and drowned. No boat bidden port authorities to clear any with whom you have contracts. up the cock-tail shackers and pre­ In order to prevent any possible termine the seriousness of their was ever put over to look for him. vessel from the island unless it paring to beguile the new Con­ condition. After the loss of Rogers, broth- sails in convoy, dispatches from gress into " passing around the duplication, we have been, telling Several weeks later the ship ar­ Havana stated. {Continued on Page 4) any companies with whom you gravy bowl." American Theatre Wing Club For Merchant Seamen WSA Pledges Observance Of Contracts And Hiring Hall GRAVY! Death Of 2 SIU Men Traced To Negligence Of Skipper Umit Sailing to Convoys L �THE SEABARERS' Page Two ' PuJUUhed by SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlczntic and Gulf District AftMateA %otfh th* Amtrican federation of Labor Friday, January 8, 1945 LOG Drafted Men Over 38 Can Go To Sea HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Intemcrtional Prealdenl 110 Market Street. Room 402, Son Froncieoo, Colli. The Office of War Information has announced that men originally drafted but now over 38 years of ADDREBa ALL*a0BRE8P0NDENCB CONOERNIEQ THIB age, will be released from the PVBLIOATION TO: Army if they can showythat they "THE SEAFABERS' LOG are Valuable to war production in­ P. O. 25, Station P. New York, N. Y. dustries. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 This would cover all seamen. All SIU men with ratings who are in the anriy and would like to re­ turn to sea, should make formal application to the army command­ er, and notify the union so that they can be asisted in obtaining the release. Rationing boards have been of­ his Certificate of Identification, The War Department has issued ficially instructed to give active and may need to obtain rubber seamen priority on all rationed footwear before a replacement o: a circular (No. 397) which lists rubber footwear. The following is his Certificate can be secured. In the provisions for releasing men. the text of the order sent out by such cases, the letter from the ap­ The following provisions are in­ \he Office of Price Administration. plicant's Union or from the Re­ cluded: cruitment and Manning Organiza­ "a. The soldiers has voluntarily Office of Price Administration tion of the War Sliipping Adminis­ requested discharge in writing to Washington, D. C. tration should also state that the his immediate commanding officer. Local Board Rubber Footwear applicant has lost his Certificate "b. The soldier is handicapped Rationing Letter and that he needs rubber footwear by advanced age, 3 8 years anc RUBBER FOOTWEAR before a replacement of his Certi-, It's for your oum good I'm not giving you. a raise. You'd 1 Rationing Guide No. 6 ficate can be Secured. Other evi­ over, to such an extent that his usefulness to the Army is second­ only have to pay more income tax. December 7, 1942 dence of the applicant's custom­ ary to that of industry. ELIGIBILITY OF SEAMEN ary occupation as a seaman which "c. The soldier has presented Questions have arisen concern­ is satisfactory to the Board will al­ satisfactory evidence that he wil ing the eligibility for rationed rub­ so be adequate. be employed in an essential war ber footwear of seamen, particu­ In considering applications from industry if he is discharged from larly when they are in port be­ seamen the Board should keep in the Army. tween or before voyages. The con­ mind that while the supply of rub There is a. shortage of rated men tribution which merchant seamen ber for footwear is severely limited and the union will aid former make to the nation's war effort is and must be conserved, merchant members to get back into the in­ great,, and their occupational elig­ seamen are very important to the dustry ibility is clearly established. Or­ nation's war effort. dinarily, the principal question which will need to be considered is .r • whether the applicant has proved that he is, in fact, a seaman. The WSA is considering enlarging the after deck house on the Whether or not he is acutally Liberty ships. Part of the gun crews will be quartered back aft with employed at the time of his appli­ JAMES NELSON - H. A. DILL A new Liberty ship, bigger, other members of the gun crew who are there at present. The plan is The crew of the S. S. Joseph faster and less vulnerable to sub­ cation, any applicant who can also to enlarge the after part of the deck house above the officers quar­ Hewes kicked in the $70 you bor­ show evidence of his customary marine attacks, will be producec ters, and aft of the wheelhouse. occupation as a seaman should be rowed from the Navy men. They this year. don't want the money back but re­ This plan should help to relieve some of the cramped quarter! considered eligible in so far as oc­ Rear Admiral Emory S. Lane quest that you donate it to the amidship. cupational requirements are con­ LOG. said the vessel will have a slightly cerned. If the applicant shows his greater length and more beam and CORNELLO RODRIGUEZ Certificate of Identification, and carrying capacity. Increased horse­ It is important that you contact power, together with a better hull evidence, such as a letter from his The question of ships sailing short of certain foods, and the com­ Union or the Recruitment and the office of the Secretary-Treas- design, will result in higher speed. panies alibi that they can't get food, has been taken up and I think Manning Organization of the War urer next time you are in New Admiral Land, war shipping ad­ will be straightened out. Shipping Administration stating York. ministrator and chairman of the that he is registered for employ­ JOHN PALMER Maritime Commission, said the ment as a seaman, he should be , Contact your Draft Board or the new Liberty ships will emphasize Plans are underway to have some ships on the Pacific and Atlantic considered qualified as to occupa­ FBI, 234 U. S. Court House, Foley speed, "which will be increased Coasts sail without Navy men as gun crews.. The guns will be manned tion. The applicant may have lost Square, New York City. , sufficiently to render the ship less by the merchant seamen. Under this plan Navy men v/ould be re­ vulnerable to submarine attack turned to the battlewagons and other regular Navy vessels. If this plari during the war and at the same works out, all Navy men on merchant ships will be relieved by the time increase and improve their competitive value commercially regular unlicensed personnel. when peace is restored." Meanwhile, he said, new features • are constantly being developed and I received requests from agents for information on security watches put into practice on the ships be­ while ships are in port. I can only inform them that their District ing constructed under the long- Representative will have to try and iron this out with the companies. range building program, which A close study of our contracts will show that the men are entitled to features sleek "C" design sliips of overtime when they are required to stand watches at night in ports re­ various sizes 'and greater speeds gardless of where the watches are stood. The War Shjpping Adminis­ than the Liberty ship, with a deadweight tonnage of about tration has approved the agreement reached between the West Coast Unions and th operators on security watches. 10,500. OPA Gives Seamen Priority Rights For Rubber'Boots REPORT FROM Washington By Matthew Dushane New Liberty Ship PERSONALIS To Feature Speed Crews* Quarters: Ship*s Stores: 9jt Tyimwjdam CASSEL, JOHN .^ CHAMBERS, ANDREW COLEMAN, PATRICK HYDE, BASIL MARTIN, JAMES ...... McNAMERA, JEREMIAH SABO, LOUIS SULLIVAN, SYDNEY WILCOX, JOHN H Winer Cook Bosun Fireman Messman Wiper Messman Messman A.B. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR DECEMBER 14 TO 26, INCLUSIVE DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 240 271 183 694 REGISTERED 301 200 115 616 ON HAND 370 216 167 753 1, -.L •. •"•.ti.;"; . " ... ASSESSMENT! 'f- ; Gun Crews: ' Security Watches: ri Puerto Rico: ~i I have been receiving several complaints that an Ensign who is Remember there is a connected with naval intelligence has been yanking merchant seamen . |2 Organizational Assess­ off ships-in Puerto Rico. I am investigating this here in Washington ment which goes to the and should have a report on it in the near future. International. '^ The payment is volun- Star of Scotland: tary! How good a This ship is one of the last sailing ships in the world to fly the Union man are you? American flag. Just received word that ,she Has been torpedoed in the Have you paid your $2 South Atlantic. Arrangements are being made to repatriat the crew back to the States. obligation? �Friday, January 8, 1943 THE SE AFARERS'~ LOG S.I.U. MEN BRAVE JUNGLE USS Sponsors Art TO AVOID INTERNMENT Show For Seamen ,(• The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa Pathfinder was not only torpedoed and had to spend days in open boats and rafts, but when they hit shore they were faced with miles of jungle which had to be travers­ ed if they wanted to avoid intern­ ment for the duration of the war. That they came through the or­ deal alive is a testimony of their strength and courage. The story of their suffering re­ ceived much space in the Natal Daily News in Durban, South Africa where they received hospi­ tal treatment. A three column picture of six brothers was run in the paper and showed them recu­ perating in the hospital; those pic­ tured were brothers J. Szwed, E. Steencken, E. R. Libecki, R. Tyler, Jesse Joy and John Flannery, The following is the write-up given them in^the African paper: "Fifty-two survivors of the American ship. Pathfinder, recently sunk off the Portuguese East Afri­ can coast, are now in a Durban hospital recovering from the effects of sunburn and exposure. Some of the men have terribly swollen feet and blistered backs. "When the Pathfinder was tor­ pedoed on November 22" the men feared that if they made direct for land they would be interned. So they decided to make the farther trip down the coast to Union ter­ ritory. ' "Relating the story of their ad­ ventures to a Daily News repre­ sentative who visited the survivors in the hospital today, Mr. B. Bur­ ton, the purser, said the ship went down in under three minutes at 2 o'clock on the Sunday morning. " 'We managed to get away one of our two lifeboats and a raft,' said Mr. Bijrton. 'The other life­ boat was blown up. Five of our crew had been killed by the ex­ plosion, the remainder got away ' safely r'-nd" -'^ rrov^ded into the lifeboat. Twelve of us got on to a raft, which was taken in tow by the boat. " 'We made for the Union, but made little progress. By 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon we were about two or three hundred yards off the beach. " 'It was decided then that the men on the raft would make the shore and travel southwards by foot,»and that the men in the boat should try to sail to the Union. " 'At 7 o'clock that night we were 10 miles north of Punta el Oro, the lighthouse on the border of the Union. We lit two beacons to attract the attention of the men in the boat. Shortly afterwards the boat landed and we camped that night on the beach.* "The following day the entire party made for the lighthouse at el Oro. There they were directed by the Portuguese lighthousekeeper to a mission station at Kosi Lake, across the border. "The men suffered many hard­ ships in their trip down the coast. Most of them were scantily clad and those without shoes suffered especially, their feet being not only burnt, but cut by rocks and grass­ es in the swamps through which they had to walk. " 'It was wild, desolate country, and apart from a few natives we saw nobody,' said Mr. Burton. ^ >" 'On this last stage of our journey we split into three parties, one of which pushed on to the trading store. We were met by a party of policemen who took us by truck to the Maputa police out­ post. " 'The following day the cap­ tain's party, which had remained on the beach, was picked up, and we all went into camp at the Maputo outpost.' "Mr. Burton paid a tribute to the wireless operator, one of the. men who had been killed, \¥ho stuck to his keys sending out sig­ nals while the ship sank. He went down with the ship." MONEY DUE The following men have money In the safe in the New Orleans Hall. They should pick It up at their first opportunity. J. McRao, Paul Rogosch, Henry Thompson, Haakan Walle, Eddie Parr. Checks for the following mem­ bers of the crew of the S. S. Cor­ nelia have been mailed to the Mo­ bile Agent. ADOLPH L. DANNE HAL WESTOVER, Jr. JESSE V. BARNES MINOR C. BONDS BROOKS N. BULLOCK , GUS T. STRIBLING HOWARD J. FARMER Overtime beef with the Bull Line concerning the crew of the S. S. Marjory has been settled. The fol­ lowing have money coming: The three oilers, and the following deck men—E. J. Lilly, K. Scherrebeck and Spencer Avant. Collect at the Bull Line office In New York City. FRED HART The United Seaman's Service will sponsor aft art exhibit of the work of merchant seamen. It v/ill be held in New York City at the Hall of Art, 24 "West 4Qth Street, from February 1 through Febru­ ary 14, 1943. All seamen who expect to enter the exhibit are instructed to send entries to Isabel F. Peterson, An­ drew Furuseth Club, 30 East 37th Street. Several pictures can be sub­ mitted by each man. The matting and framing of the pictures will be handled by the USS. There will be three money prizes, $100, $75, and $50 and five $20 honorable mention awards. The jury will be headed by the eminent American artist John Sloan. Any pictures for sale should be accompanied by the name and ad­ dress of the artist and the price asked. RULES OF ENTRY 1. Must be active seamen (3 months sea service). 2. Open to seamen of all United Nations. 3. Pictures must be accompan­ ied by name of artist, price, sea­ man's rank and present owner. 4. Deadline for entries is Jan. 25. 5. All mediums acceptable: oils, water colors, pastels, lithographs, etchings and sculpture. No photo­ graphy accepted. SAVANNAH Shipping in this port for the last week has been good. Had to get crews for two new ships together. After using all the available men around here, started calling some of the other branches for men. Got 9 men out of Tampa one day and 11 the next day. Had a hard time getting ABs together, called Mo­ bile, New Orleans, Baltimore and New York and only succeeded in getting 3 out of Mobile. Am ex­ pecting another ship out around the 8 th of January and will be looking for men again. Any men with ratings in all departments who want to ship out come down around that time and there will be jobs for all. Steady as she goes. CHARLES WAID, Agent Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF WRTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW VORK CITY P. O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwlins Green 0-8346 Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office .BOwIing Green 9-3430 Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 NortH 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLiC .......25 Commercial PI ...Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St.. ....... Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO.......... 45 Ponce dc Leon Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 BRANCH NEW YORK Out of the Focs^l by 9Some of these Ferry Boat Clommandcrs who are being sent out as deep water men, are making a farce of the Merchant Marine. Recently some of our brothers returned from England where they had been de­ tained because of the actions of. the skipper, who had all of his crew* placed in irons and accused them of sabotage. Anything and everything short of murder! He demoted a Steward and the Chief Cook to a rating of Messmen. Here is a man who had only sailed on inland waters and is allowed to take a ship to foreign ports. There was'h't a dull moment since that ship left the States in Feb­ ruary. Unfortunately, it was at the expense of the crew. God deliver us from these war time skippers!!! ^ The return of Dickey and Kupta on Christmas has left everyone relieved as to their whereabouts. The Pasinowsky family is proud of their boys who arc doing their bit in the Merchant Marine. Four brothv ers, Ignatius, George, Joseph and John, are members of our organization Three of them have already been torpedoed. The oldest brother is now a licensed officer. Talking about brothers, the Journigan Brothers are well known in the Gulf . . . Jim De Vito has already lost brothers, Michael and Frank due to enemy action. The three Camacho Brothers were lost through enemy action. AAA Bill Lawton, G-164, (who was recently torpedoed) thinks' all sea­ men ought to have their heads examined as to the way they spend their money. We know a lady who things otherwise. She says: "I don't knmo seamen Or whom they may be. I only know one guy. And he's always good to me." IN MEMORY OF Brother G. A. Friel (Oiler) 1898-1942 Died November 10, 1942, Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Died November 10, 1942, U. S. 1941 PROFITS TOP 1929 Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL CREW OF S. S. WILLIAM MOULTRIE BILLIONS 20 DOLLARS .FEDERAL TAXES ^.50 CREW OF 8. S. SHICKSHINNY 21.00 CREW OF S. S. FLOMAR 16.85 CREW OF 8. 8. JOHNATHON GROUT 15.00 CREW OF 8. 8. JOSEPH HEWE8 15.00 CREW OF 8. 8. THOMAS NELSON 12.00 ED SINGER 5.0O PHILADELPHIA HALL 5.00 A. GRAPCO 5.00 L. BAKER 5.00 JOHN FREDRICK 3.00 ELLIS FLETCHER 1929 W30 H 1932 1933 1934 1935 a- f 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 194 This chart, based by the AFL on figures of the U. S. Department of Commerce, shows that despite increase In federal taxes, profits of all corporations rose to an all time high—even to.pping profits made in the boom year of 1929. ->4 A. H. LAVEZOLI L. FUNK W. DUORANCZK M. GOTT TOTAL f 2.00 ,• •' 2.00 2.00 1-00 1133.35 •-i' 'f .'ii 4I M �• •- . trTHE Page Four ij*- Swedish Seamen's Union NMU Again Flops On Attempt To Under Handicaps Of War Invade Pacific Maritime Unions NEW YORK,^N. Y. — ITF — Tlie crucial role which the Swed­ ish merchant marine is playing in the second World War and the growing strength of the Swedish seamen's movem<Ait notwithstand­ ing severe loss of lives and organi­ zational difficulties arc revealed in a report of the New York branch of the Swedish Seamen's Union to the American office of the I.T.F. The Swedish Seamen's Union, head­ quarters of which are located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is an afiihate of the International Transport Workers' Federation. The report points out that the total tonnage of the Swedish mer­ chant marine prior to the outbreak of the war in 1939 was more than 1,700,000 reg. tons, which placed Sweden among the ten leading sea­ faring nations. The losses suffered in ships and personnel have been large, most of them occurring in the North Sea and the coastal waters of England. LARGE WAR LOSSES j Altogether, Swedish losses through war action amount to 164 vessels with a tonnage of more than 700,000 tons, or over 40% of the original tonnage. 997 Swed­ ish seamen lost their lives. These losses• during the period 1939-1942 already exceed the total losses which th:j Swedish merchant ma­ rine suffered during the entire •ength of the first World War, 1914-1918. The invasion of the Scandina­ vian countries by the Germans in Skipper's Negligence ht.r K'-: Friday, January 8, 1943 SEAFARERS' LOG April 1940 caught the Swedish merchant fleet by surprise, split­ ting it into two sections, one re­ maining within tlie British-block­ aded Skagcrack and the other slightly larger part outside the blockade. The ships remaining within the blockaded waters could be used only in the Swedish trade with Germany and the Soviet Union. Most of these have been kept in port since the outbreak of the Russian-German war, though losses have not been inconsiderable. FLEET ISOLATED FROM HOME The Swedish ships outside the British blockade were unable to re­ turn tq their home ports without the explicit permission of the British authorities. They sailed for British and other allied ports and have been serving in the cause of the United Nations or whatever little free trade remains. These conditions made it neces­ sary for the Swedish seamen's movement to open offices in Am­ erican and other overseas ports in order to look after the interests of the men. War difficulties placed an tncreasing share o^ responsibility upon the shoulders of the officials in charge of the union offices in American ports. Negotiations between the Swed­ ish shipowners and the union re­ sulted in satisfactory agreements which are scrupulously observed by both sides. The entrance of the United States into the war and the brutal warfare conducted by Axis submarines against shipping in North and South Atlantic waters constituted an additional strain which the union offices were pre­ pared to meet. Important points such as assist­ ance to torpedoed seamen, compen­ sation for loss of personal effects, reemployment, etc., were satisfac­ torily settled. Though many of the seamen have been away from their home and families for a long time they have retained their spirit. Their ships which are of vital importance to the cause of the United Nations are kept in ex­ cellent shape. (Continued front Page 1) cr Jamfs A. Muse, a wiper, was elevated to oiler to take his place. After the ship rounded Cape Horn, Muse became ill and had to be knocked off work. Muse was de­ lirious while the ship was in Saldanha Bay and was given a brief examination by the authorities and WAR BONUS PAID medicine was prescribed. • Captain Moodie, however, for­ The present wages of a Swedish got to ^et the medicine before able-bodied seaman aboard a vessel sailing! sailing between American and EuOne week later the ship was I ropean ports consist of the basic torpedoed and Muse, in his critic­ I wage of 183 Swedish crowns, a al condition, spent 19 days in an I 300 percent war bonus and a slid­ open life boat, and then died after ing living index bonus, altogether being rescued. Had the skipper 974 Swedish crowns or about $222 given him adequate medical atten­ a month. Seamen employed con­ tion during his illness, he probably tinuously for six months receive an would have survived the ordeal in additional 30 percent war bonus. the life boat. Swedish seamen sailing on other Thus did Brothers Rogers and routes Outside the American-Euro­ Muse die—victims of the criminal pean war zones receive war bonuses disregard of the crew's welfare on ranging from 130 to 22 3%. the p.;rt of Captain George P. According to an agreement with Moodie. George P. Moodie served the belligerent nations, Sweden is Hitler just as surely as the U-boat permitted to sail five ships a month captains serve him. through the blockade in order to (Editor's note: The correctness of these facts have been sworn to before a notary public by the fol­ lowing crew memb rs: Alton V. Dawson, Peter Nicolaides, Leo McHugh, Robert Bradley, Thomas G. Day, Walter F. Hass, George L. Lohrmann, Michael Mosack and Lewis Schmaltz. (Continued from Page 1) certain eotnpanies for operation2. Insofar as the War Shipping Administration determines that it is practicable and consistent with the most efficient and effective em­ ployment and operations of such veissels in the successful prosecution of the war, all vessels constructed on the Pacific Coast of the United States and scheduled for allocation to these companies will be allocated respectively to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (Pacific Republics Line), Grace Line Inc. (Pacific Argentine Transit Workers Join ITF—Open Office NEW YORK, N.Y.—ITF—A South American office of the In­ ternational Transport Workers' Federation has been opened in Buenos Aires, Argentine, thus for­ ging another important link in the international transport labor chain spanning the world, it was an­ nounced by the American office of the I.T.F. The new office will serve to strengthen the relations between the transport workers movements of the Western Hemisphere and as­ sist the transport unions of the South American countries in the working out of their problems such as collective bargaining, wages, social security, etc., while furnishing them with international information and data regarding conditions of transport labor in other parts of the world. The Buenos Aires office is in charge of the Union Ferroviaria, the Argentine Railwaymen's Union, and.T.F. affiliate and the country's largest single union comprising nearly 100,000 members or about one-third of the total membership of the Argentine Confederation of Chinese Seamen Gain Death And Injury Payments NEW YORK, N. Y. — ITF — Chinese seamen sailing aboard British ships will receive compen­ sation ranging from 3 3 to 300 pounds in the event of disability or death resulting from war ac­ tion, according to an agreement just concluded between the Brit­ ish and Chinese Governments in London and made public by the American office of the Internation­ al "Transport Workers' Federation. The agreement was reached after extended negotiations in which the situation and conditions of Chin­ ese seamen serving in the British merchant- navy were thoroughly canvassed. About 10,000 Chinese seamen are at present serving aboard British merchant ships. About 660 have lost their lives through enemy action and 220 arc prisoners of the Axis powers. supply the home country with Compensation will be paid by foodstuffs and other needed raw materials. Though this fleet is the British Ministry of Pensions traveling under safe conduct per­ and- payments to the widows and mits, it has also suffered .substan­ other dependents of the men will tial losses. In addition, Swedish ships are carrying food cargoes of be forwarded' through the British about 13,000 tons, a month to t consular and shipping authorities starving Greece. in China. operations) and Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company, Inc., as the case may be, and shall thereafter be manned, insofar as unlicensed personnel are concerned, by crews furnished by the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, the Pacific Coast Mar­ ine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers' Association, and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Asso­ ciation of the Pacific Coast so long as such vessels remain allocated to and operated by such respective companies, irrespective of the trades, service or area in which the vessels may thereafter be en­ gaged. 3. The respective collective bar­ gaining agreements of the unions manning vessels so allocated shall governf and apply. 4. In determining the alloca­ tions of such vessels under the foregoing provisions, the War Shipping Administration will be guided by requirements for the successful prosecution of the war but will give proper consideration to the status of the interested labor organizations under conditions existing prior to the present war and to the preservation of their rights under collective bargaining agreements as confirmed by the War Shipping Administration in the "Statements of Policy" entered into with the various maritime la­ bor unions. 3 Labor. Other Argentine labor unions collaborating with the I.T.F. are the tramway and bus drivers as well as the two maritime unions, the Federacion Obrera Maritima and the Union Obrera Maritima, which are at present en­ gaged in negotiations toward uni­ fication of their forces into a single powerful maritime federation. While the New York office of the I.T.F. will continue as the di­ recting center of all I.T.F. activ­ ities in the Western Hemisphere, the Buenos Aires bureau will "serve as a press and information center for Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Boli­ via, Paraguay and Uruguay. Con­ tacts with the transport unions of Mexico, Cuba and other Latin American countries arc maintained directly from the New York I.T.F. office, which publishes a regular DO NOT news and information service in Burness F. Letson Spanish. SHIP P6153 SIU AND TANKER MEMBERS ON WEST COAST Central Registering and Dispatching Office Opened in SUP Headquarters at .San Francisco For SIU Members and T.C.'s In Deck, Engine— And Steward Departments Increased shipping on West Coast for S.I.U. members and to insure better iservice and equal shipping rights to all, has made it necessary to open a separate and complete business office to be devoted solely to registering and caring for the needs of S.I.U. members in all departments. All S.I.U. members in San Francisco are required to imme­ diately register in S.I.U. office at $3 Clay St. S.I.U. members in S.U.P. Branches on the West Coast are to register in the re­ spective S.U.P.- Office and receive an S.I.U. shipping card. S.I.U^ shipping cards will have preference on S.I.U. ships and will be recognized by all S.U.P. Dispatchers. S.I.U. Deck members will have second preference on S.U.P. ships if no S.U.P. members are available. For Further Information: Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the ad­ dresses listed below. You, will always finds somebody at these numbers excepting at night. Bill Gries, 206 West 6th St., San Pedro — Phone San Pedro 2491. E. Coester or Johnson, 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash.—• Phone Elliott 6752. John Massey, or C. Atkins, 111 West Burnside St., Port­ land, Oregon—Phone Beacon 4336. Louie Glebe or Banks, 257 Fifth ^t., Richmond, Califor­ nia—Phone Richmond 4021. Hugh Murphy, 340 B Cambie St., Vancouver, B. 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Title A name given to the resource January 8, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SUB-STANDARD WAGES CHARGED TO N.E.S.S. LINE NMU AGAIN FLOPS ON ATTEMPT TO INVADE PACIFIC MARITIME UNIONS AMERICAN THEATER WING CLUB FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN WSA PLEDGES OBSERVANCE OF CONTRACTS AND HIRING HALL GRAVY! DEATH OF 2 SIU MEN TRACED TO NEGLIGENCE OF SKIPPER DRAFTED MEN OVER 38 CAN GO TO SEA OPA GIVES SEAMEN PRIORITY RIGHTS FOR RUBBER BOOTS NEW LIBERTY SHIP TO FEATURE SPEED S.I.U. MEN BRAVE JUNGLE TO AVOID INTERNMENT SWEDISH SEAMEN'S UNION UNDER HANDICAPS OF WAR NMU AGAIN FLOPS ON ATTEMPT TO INVADE PACIFIC MARITIME UNIONS ARGENTINE TRANSIT WORKERS JOIN ITF-OPEN OFFICE CHINESE SEAMEN GAIN DEATH AND INJURY PAYMENTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log