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Issue Date
1943-03-19
Volume
5
Issue Number
6
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Soldier Uuds SlU Fight
To Protect Conditions
_ Station Hospital
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
March 4, 1943
Dear Editor:
My copy of the Log for Feb. 17
arrived yesterday. It was late but
I guess it was just catching up
with me as I have been moving
around. I sure was glad to get the
paper. I'm proud of every SIU
rnaii and the boys are sure doing a
big job. You are keeping up the
fight so we soldiers will have con
ditions to come home to.
I am in the hospital with a bust
ed hand and temperature. There is
a SIU man in the same ward with
me from the Lakes Steward's De
partment. So I just passed the Log
on to him.
Keep pushing because we are
with you morally, if not physically.
Here is a buck to keep the Log
logging.
Fraternally,
Pvt. C. B. WILSON,
No. 60S6 Retired
ABRAHAM, ALEX •• . .S. A^B.
BRI'l'l'AIN, JULIUS O. S..
BJIUMIT, ROBERT • • ••• .A. B*
.BUTALA, STEFAJNT ••••.• Fircmttn
CADENHEAO, JACKSON .;.... Oilw
CURETT, HERMINGILDO . ... Wiper
OEMBOFSKY. NATHAN - • . Messman
DEMBOFSKY, WILLIAM ..... Messman
EAGLESON, ROBERT . . Oiler
.GEORGE, PETER ...... .... — M^sman •
GOETHE, W^ILLIAM . . . . . . . . . Fireman
GRAY; EI^RH . y Messman
GVANILL, LUIS . ... . ....... Wiper
HENNING, HARRY • • •............... 0. S.
HUNA, RAYMONO C
JANSEN, HJAL®IA.R Carpenter
LARSEN, WILHELM Oiler
MADURjO, MANUEL ...... •... Chief Steward
MARTINEZ, OBOULIO , . • / . 0. S.
-MILLER, CHARXiES Oiler
MONREAL, ANTONro^;^ . . . . .: ̂ A. B.
MURPHY, HUGH •.... ....... Messman
OLSEN, EINAR . - A. B.
PELAYO, DEMETRO^...^^^^^^.^^ .. .. ... A. B.
PRINCE, GILBERT ... .... ...... .. 2nd Cook
RAYCO, LUCIANO .. ........ ... . A. B.
REILLY, JOHN .:... .• 0. S.
RIVERA, MANUEL . ... . ....... .... Messboy
RUBIN, MICHAEL ...;. Wiper
SABIO, OANIEL Bosun
SIERRA, LOUIS V Fireman
STRACHEN, STEPHEN , Utility
STROM, HENRY ^ . .• ., ̂ i O. S.
TURIN, RUBIN . utility
VOLIVA, DANIEL"...... V. . .;i... i-. ... A.B.
WOLOSZ, JOHN .«......... ̂ .'.. ?... i.;..Utility
ZALESKI, JOSEPH .
Now In Effect
Draft Board Held As Club Over Heads
Of Seamen Who Don't Observe Regulations
The War Shipping Administration has won its fight to gain control over the draft
machinery as applied to seamen, and this victory places this anti-union bureau in a
highly strategic position for future offensives against organized maritime labor. As of
March 15, the Recruitment and Manning Organization, of the WSA has complete con
trol over deep water men, has formulated shipping rules, registration requirements, and
^'backs them all up with the threat
Here Is Your Shore Time
(Under WSA ftuling Now Effective)
Time on Last Vogage Time Allowed Ashore
Time Beween Date Pay Begins
And Pay Off, Fractions of Weeks
Are Not Counted.
ANY TIME LESS THAN THREE FULL WEEKS 4 DAYS
3 FULL WEEKS ..... 6 DAYS
4 FULL WEEKS 8 DAYS
5 FULL WEEKS '. 10 DAYS.
6 FULL WEEKS 12 DAYS
7 FULL WEEKS ;.... 14 DAYS
g FULL WEEKS 16 DAYS
9 FULL WEEKS . 18 DAYS
10 FULL WEEKS 20 DAYS
11 FULL WEEKS .....22 DAYS
12 PUlll- WEEKS .
l3 FULL WEEKS r.
14 FULL WEEKS 28 DAYS
15 FULL WEEKS OR MORE
Carrying Diary, Letters
Prohibited In New Order
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Strict.- new prohibitions on diar
ies .and mail have been released by
the Navy and apply to all mer
chant seamen.. The new .Tegula-
btions, which forbid the "chron
icling of slup movements," is part
of a general tigbtening all around
as the Nazi sub campaign threat
ens to assume , even greater propor
tions.
Henceforth, seamen may, not
keep diaries which would be b£
yalue to the enemy , if the ship were
captured, nor may they carry into
any country betters or papers of a
third party.
The SIU is fully cooperating
with the Navy" in this new effort
Shoes Are Rationed
Th« government has ordered
all shoes, except certain cata-
gory of work shoes, rationed for
the duration of the war." To buy
shoes now you must present
coup.on No. 17 out Of ration book
No. 1 to tho retailer.
Any seamen net possessing a
ration book can obtain one by
applying at the New York head*
quarters of tho OPA, 40th Strpot
and Broadway. Take seamen's
papers for identification.
to prevent leaks of information
concerning ship movements, and
the ofSciai Navy bulletin has
placed in. all Union halls.
The following is the text of the
order:
"The writing of- personal diaries,
or of any narrative or communica
tion chronicling the movement of
this or any Sbther vessel is prohi
bited as a breach of security for the
reason that in the event of an at
tack in which the enemy boarded
your ship, information available in
such diaries or letters might en
danger other ships or convoys.
Moreover, such material might fall
into the hands of persons aboard or
ashore who would disclose or mis
use it. For siniiiar reasons it is
likewise not permissible for any of
the ship's personnel to carry letters
or papers for other persons to be
mailed either in this country or
abroad. Ail such matter found in
possession of ship's personnel upon
asrival in the United States will be
detained and may be seized by U.
S. Customs and the possessor's
name referred to interested Naval
authorities. The persons involved,
moreover, may be subject to the
severe penalties provided for under
the Trading With the Enemy
Act."
the men violate them.
Elsewhere on this page is print
ed the schedule of shore time now
being allowed. Any violation of
this places a man in danger of be
ing jerked into the army. More
over, the WSA has set up a master
file of all seamen and this can
well serve as the basis for a black
list in the future. A new system
of postcards means that the WSA
has a complete and continuous
record of all seaman activity, and
this information could be well
used against unions and mihtaat
workers whenever the WSA
cides to crack down on labor.
This new set up means a greatly
expanded apparatus for the RMO
and gives it a good excuse to go to
Congress for larger and larger ap
propriations. All of which poinM
to the creation of a permanent
non-union hiring hafl, and all the
evils that go with it.
The WSA was able't® win this
highly strategic victtny over th®
seamen because of the craicorous
role played by tlie National Mari
time Union. Curran and his braitt
trust kept mum during the entire
controversy on this issue — and
thereby gave objective support t®
the WSA's anti-union program.
Had all the maritime unions gone
down the line against this ship-
ownier move, it would have flap
ped. The RMO has plenty «£
trainees with which to man the
ships, but no rated man in any •£
the departments. Had the unitms
stood together and given notice
that their ratings would have
nothing to do with the WSA and
its finky plans, the Washington
bureaucrats would have been up
the w»ll known creek.
When this war has ended and
the shipowners open their offensive
against the American seamen, it's
dollars to doughnuts that the RMO
halls will become 14 karct fink
herders. And the size and strength
of the RMO set up can be directly
tracable, to a great degree, to the
role played by the NMU in the
winter months of 1943.
So, what is to be done?
The WSA has won this round.
The rules have been laid down and
backed'iip by the full authority of
the government'. And the NMU
leadership stands ever ready to act
as employer agents against the sea-
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SEAFABBIS' INIERNA^SICAL UNION
OF NORTH AMEEQCA
AReoitic and GuU DiMxict (
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RAIUnr LUNDEBERa IntMiiattaiKd IVMldwit
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Out ol the Focs^t
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The brothers have something to worry about,, with the issuance
of the new WSA directive, which curtails the time they are to spend
ashore. We suggest that the brother keep on the alert, cooperate with
the Union oflScials and we will be able to keep them out of trouble.
AAA
Joe Mohowski bought himself $2000 worth of War Bonds. That
proves that seamen arc aiding the war effort in every way. Alex Pul
itzer and O. C. King have retired and become licensed officers. We hope
that keep a sharp lookout for subs.
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Speaking of subs, during the past month we lost 4 more ships,
which brings our total of ship lost to 88, and we lost 33 brothers during
the past month, which brings our casualty list total, to. 632 men. In
cidentally there is a move under foot in Washington to stop seamen
from leaving the $5,000 insurance to bartenders, Ladies of. the Evening,
or what have you. The Tavern Keepers and Loan Sharks will be crying,
into their beer from now on if this gets through.
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Stefan Butala, who has had nothing but hard luck since he came
lip from the Lakes to ride our ships, was recently declared lost. Alfred
Ardonski has had a hectic time since he joined our organization. On
liis first ship he was caught in a hurricane and was almost swept over
the side. On his second voyage, his ship landed, on the rocks 60 miles
from New York. Anthony Prescattano has gone to Oyster Bay to rest
up after his recent torpedoing. We saw one of the brothers at the bar
trying to teach Brother Sloat a "new religion."
E£tor's Bag
Editor, Seafarers Log
Dear Sir and Brother;
I' have been combing the beach
« around here for almost a year but
seem not to find'enough time to
write to the good brothers and
have a chat.
Well, I finally have time to put
out the head line and forward
spring in San Juan and get around
f6r a chat with the agent ^ and
some of the brothers in the hall.
I was up there for about two
hours. When I arrived back the
head line and forward spring had
disappeared with what was on the
, end of it.
You know, the San Juan hall is
one of the best of our halls and I
say this much—^it is really salt
breeze you can stand on the ver
anda and watch the ships come
and go.
I wish to congratulate the new
agents and also the old ones who
have been elected. I can only say
that you are going to have heavy
weather and sometimes it is going
to be stormy. But stick by the
wheel in this term.
I see by the papers yesterday that
one of the industrialists wants to
freeze our membership in the
union and that the persons who
arc not members who work and
get the same wages should not be
inticcd into joining,
Now fellows, I'm casting off to
find the boat, so imtil sometime
when I get to dropping another
line, I remain.
Fraternally yours,
The Beachcomber
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Nbrwegfent
Fight Shipowner
Chisel On Wage
Reduction of' maintenance* pay
in port, and qualification of the
wages, of abled-bedicd. seamen, andt
firemen have resulted, in. seriously,
strained relations between. Nojrwc-
gia»> seamen in American: ports and
the; Norwegian shipping, interests,
,the Internationali Transport. Work
ers Federation reported yesterday.
Acknowledging the possibiUty
that the incn might refuse to man
the ships, Ingvauld Haugen, head
of the Norwegian Seamen's Asso
ciation, an ITF affiliate, stated that
no demands were being made for
higher wages, and that no new
claims were being advanced;
Haugen charged the shipping
authorities and the. shipowners with
having demanded that able-bodied
seamen and firemen must have one
year of continuous service in their
respective ratings before they are
entitled to regular pay rates while
compelled to serve in lower grades.
This move, he said, is unjustified
since the men must serve three
years as ordinary seamen before the
A.B. rating is achieved.
The ITF announced that a reso
lution instructing the men to re
fuse to register for service after
February 2, and authorizing the
officials and a special committee to
negotiate with Norwegian and
American authorities for the pur
pose of settling the conflct, had
been unanimously adopted at a
meeting last Thursday.
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By Matthew Dushane,
SIU Rescue Grew
Receive Thanks From
Torpedoed Seamen:
FOR ATLANTIC AND GULF SHtPPING
FEB, 22 TO MARCH 6>
DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
SHIPPED *.....375 261 294 930
.REGISTERED ...280 287 225 792
ON HAND ............45(1 500 200 1150
To the Crew of the SS Minotaur:
On behalf of the survivor crew
of the S.S. ( ) L wish to ex
press appreciation of your cooper
ation during the days we were to
gether.
In tliis war we all have the same
things at stake — our homes, our
jobs, our very freedom, It is the
friendly unity like that shown by
your crew members which will
smack the Axis hard.
All of us want to return your
kindness. We want to keep the
feeling of unity we developed
during those days. The chance
may not come soon, but count on
us. We are all in it together and
it's the sticking; together against
all odds that will carry us through,
I think we all felt that especially
during the time we had of it.
And so, again our thanks for
your help. ,
Fraternally,
James (Scotty) Edwards
Representative S.S. ( )
War Relocation Authority: - "
"ISi&^S.iard, that was-sfe, up,; by the. War Department to cheek Oflj
the cases of seami^ in the centers,, a^o have- requestedi to. be releasee^
is at present- working* on all seamen's- cases. To date- no- clearances'
have been issued;
Maritinw'Wor Emergency Btmrdi::
Have been advised, thatr the board, is, going to send to all the sign
ers of the Statement-of' Principles a ktter stating what-in their opinion
is their jurisdiction on Bonuses and War Risk Insurance.
Admiral Land sent, a letter, to the Calmar Line informing thettt
that they must comply with the decisions of the. MWEB. Company
has been holding up on bonus payments claiming that the WSA nevei?
authorized them to make payments.
Calmar Line answered the Land letter and= stated that in the^fu
ture they will comply with the board's decisions and make payments as.
per the board's decisions.
Maxie Weisbarth SUP, San Francisco. Contacted the board ani^
they are of the opinion that any or all ships regardless of where they,
are at will come under the latest decision of the board on Match Ist,
1943. Ships that are out at sea in. the $5.00 area will receive this,
amount from March 1st. Ships that were in the port areas of $125.00.:
prior to March 1st will receive the $125.00 and after March 1st will:
receive the additional $5.00 per day if they are within the specified
areas. All ships that enter the $125.00 port area after March 1st, 1943V
will not receive the $125.00 unless the port is-under aerial attack, re-,
gardless of when the crew signed the. ship's articles.
Requesting that the board issue a clarification in writing on thft
issue so that all agents can inform the members of the decision-and*
how it applies to the way they signed the ship's articles.
War Labor Board: Maritime Panel: . ̂
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Th# following brothers should
stop in the office- of the-Secretaryo-
Treasurer so that' their records
may be straightened outt t
No,
CLARENCE SCHNEIDER: ..22631
PAUL VALENTINE 22670
JOHN MULOCK 22751
JOHN J. McGEE 23296
HOWARD W. FORBES 23399
ALEXANDER STEVENSON.23771
ALBERTA LA PLANTE .,..23853
FRANCIS AUCOIN 23974
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SUP and Pacific SS Owners have filed a joint application to'the
WSA for their approval in an addenda to the agreement covering main- ,
tenance work. The WSA referred this case to the WLR for approvaL
This case will, come up the early part of- this coming week. At, the
present, time we have no one on the panel, AH the AFL men;her«ic i0
Washington are all tied up with other committee work and . are-worked
to death. i'
The Chairman of the panel is a permanent member, and it is my
opinion that we should have men on the panel who are from the-Mari
time Industry, to represent us, and suggest that the unions designate-to
the WLB the-names of Morris Weisberger and-myself ta sit on all, SIU
cases, and. John Hawk and some other SIU man to. sit on the panel on
all SUP cases. This requires quick action by the memberships of both
organizations, as we-should get-fairly good results if we-have some-of
pur own men on the panel, as I feel that there are-certain conditions
that exist in the industry that AFL men, would not fully understand
and haven't the knowledge that seamen have. The teamsters have a
panel here and they have teamsters on the-panel to represent them, and
it is very successful so- far.
Weisberger and myself could alternate on all SIU cases, and: Hawk
and some other SIU man could alternate on all SUP cases.
The board shall consist of three men, Chairman Pohlic representa-
tivei Employer and Labor shall be the-other two men, on the pan^
AFL will have AFL man on all of their cases, and the CIO will have a
CIO mau on all their cases.
Legislative Front:
Bill numbered HR-133 entitles all seamen to the same rights da
ships operated on bare boat or time charter by the WSA as those seamen
on private ships. That is, they can sue the employer for disability thai
they may incur. The men are entitled to. all rights guaranteed:-theni.
under the Jones Act. The SIU is supporting this bill. It is now befoni
the House.
However, Senator Overton of- Louisiana attached- an araendhnenC
to this bill which would, limit the fees of. an attorney to $1Q0 to. $250
if the case did; not go to the courts. An attorney to b« able to receive
the fee of $250 would have to get permission from the Administrator
of the- W^. Under this proposed amendment the seamen would not
be able to hire a competent attorney as.-they would not take the casd
on this basis. "• , '
Our Union has opposed this amendment and today I jredeived'tlli
following, telegram from the chairman of the House-Committee on ".
Merchant Marine and Fisheries:
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(4)
,,. (Highest rating for which seaman holds papers) (Year of birth)
(jLdtal draft b^.d numBer.^.ry, State, and order number or Naval Reserve service number)
^ • I(understand that my local draft board or the Navy^ if I am in the Naval Reserve, will be
notified that I am an active merchant seaman.
(5)
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(Signature of seaman).
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1 CERTIFY that this seaman has signed ship's articles. , '
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.. 25 Commercial PL
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^ (Date) . (Signature of master)
TO'MERCHANT SEAMEN; You need to sign one of; these cards only once. ^ . t
OPO 10-32822-1 Budget Bureau No. ld-BOOS-42
The above card is the "master card" which, after being signed by you, goes into the WSA in Wash
ington as a permanent record. You need fill out but one of these at the beginning of your first voyage.
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I men if they attempt, to fight it
lout now.
The SIU has no alternative but
1 to abide by these rules. And that
doesn't mean a half hearted obser-
jvation of them—they must be ob-
R^GORD FOR ACTIVE SEAMEN WSA-48—Card 1
i DO NOT LOSE THIS CARD—GIVE IT TO YOUR UNION HIRING
HALL OR TO THE RMO WHEN YOU REGISTER
(Name, (last name first) and number of certificate of.identification or continuous discbarge t>0ok)
(A)
(B)
/ J (Rating on ship)
CD.)-
J , (Date pa-/ began on ship)
(<S).
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(H)-
(C) ..
(Port of payoff or discharge)
(E> (F)
(Date pay ended on ship) ^^dA^y^yy (Last day to ship again)
(Local draft hoard number, city, State, and order number or Naval Reserve, service number)
served to the letter, lest the WSA
be given a good excuse for further
inroads upon our rights.
Every SIU official and every
rank and file member should care
fully study the regulations and
make certain that the brass hats
•jand shipowner stooges don't catch
them off base.
Sj Here, briefly then, is how the
new set up works:
Under the deferment plan the
y j RMO will be the coordinating and
J clearing agency for procedures in
which the maritime unions, mas
ters of ships, shipping operators
and the tens of thousands of sea-
(Rort where registered)
This seaman was employed on a ship on...
(Date of registration)
X men of all ratings will have speci-
3^1 bed responsibilities.
(Date)
Tl^is-seaman has not been employed on, a ship Q.
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(Date card is sent to RMO)
^ j Important in the mechanics of
the plan will be three cards—"the
green card" and No. 1 and No. 2
eard. In their various routings
1 th«e thre. cards will convey the
(Signature of union official or RMO representative)'
r- • (Name of union.) . .-•a,.
This Card Must Be in an
RMO Office by the Day
After Date on Line (R
whole story, of a seaman's Selective
Service and industry status to all,
as he moves from, port to port and
from one ship to another.
In the maritime industry it will
be RMO instead of ship operators
or agents which (1) files the re-
.^'—5(14"^^' ^ seaman's deferment
// WSA-48--CaM 2 board or (2)
// ^ ' ) I notifies the board if the seaman
(A) •
(B)
(Nam;.(last,nanxc first) and number of certificate of identification or continuous dischargee book)
/Ileaves the industry and thus be.-
j eligible for draft. (If the
Kaman is a member of the Nava
(Rating on ship)
(C)
(Port of payoff DC discharge)
(D)
(G)
(Date pay began on ship)
(B)
(Date pay ended on ship)
(F)
(Last day to ship again)
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(Local draft board number, city. Stale, and order.number or Naval Reserve service number)
j jReserve, in inactive status, the, no-
* ' tification is made to the Navy.)
The seaman is held to be active
in the Merchant Marine when:
1. He is employed on a vessel
of United States, Honduran or
Panamananian registry (including
coastal shipping) operated by or
for WSA or Army Transport Ser
vice.
2. He.is ashore between voyages
(Signature of-seaman)
(Signature of master) ^
la—32824-1. . .w ' Budgiet Bureau No, 14rB006;*5
Tha abovn double-card will ho used at the end of each trip you make. Both halves are ta be filM
In, then torn apart. The upper card you keep, the lower one ia.sent to the WSA. Note that line (F)
contains the date upon which you. must ship out. When you do ship, you surrender tho upper half of
the card to the union dispatcher and he in turn sends it to Washington. This procedure is repeated each
time you sign off a ship. This gives the WSA a complete record- of your movements, at- all times and
meant that! should you fail to abide by. official regulations, you stand in danger of being drafted into
tho army.
^-"^jfor the allowable period, of from
thirty days depending on
.7.0--.» Jthe length of the last previous
voyage.
3. He is temporarily ashore re
ceiving training in a school of (or
approved by) the United States
Maritime Service,
What Each Unlicensed
Seaman Must Do
On signing ship's articles on an
affected vessel for the first time
after the effective date (March H,
1943) of this procedure; the sea
man must:
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1 Sign the card to be known as.
WSA Form 47, the "green card,"
which the master of the ship will
fill out. The seaman will nog
again need to fill out a WSA
Form 47 at the commencement of
later voyages.
2. On leaving employment on
any affected vessel, which has sail
ed from a United States port tm
or after March 15, 1943, the sea
man must sign WSA Form 48,
which the master will fill out. This
form consists of a No. 1 and a No.
2 card. The seaman will retain the
No. 1 card, leaving the No. 2
card with the master. A WSA
Form 48 must be signed every
time a seaman's employment on a
vessel is terminated; not when he
remains on a vessel from one voy
age to another.
3. Upon registering to ship
again, the seaman must turn in his
No. 1 card to his union represen
tative, if he registers at a unioa
hiring hall or to the RMO port rep
resentative if ^le registers with
RMO.
4. When the seaman has regis
tered to ship again but has not
shipped, it is his continuing respon
sibility, if he is not registered with
his union, to keep the-RMO port
representative informed of any ex
tenuating circumstances.
What the Master of
The Ship Must Do
1. When a seaman first signs orf
a vessel the master shall determine
whether he has previously signed
a WSA Form 47 (the "green
card").
2. If none was previously sign-»
ed the master shall fill out a,WSA
Form 47 for the seaman's signa
ture and mail the card to the Cen
tral Office of RMO, after determ
ining whether the seaman ha*
signed ship's articles.
3. Whenever a seaman leaves 2
vessel, the master shall before pay=
ing off, fill out a WSA Form 48^
for the seaman's signature.
4. The master then detaches thn
No. 1 card of WSA Form 48- and-,
gives it to the seaman being paid
off.
5. The master at the same timo
mails the No. 2 card of WSA^
Form 48 to the- local port repre
sentative of RMO.
6. If a seaman fails to join ship,
leaves a vessel without paying off
or leaves under any circumstance*
other than by common consent
the master shall fill out Card No.
2^ sign it, leave it attached to th*
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FJo. 1 card and mail both cards to
the RMO port representative in the
port of pay off.
7. If a seaman is employed on
an affected vessel in a port ip
vhich he has not registered and
where he has not deposited hi? No.
1 card because there is neither an
appropriate union hiring hall nor
RMO office there, the master shall
fill in the current date on the line
on card No. 1 where it is certified
that the seaman is at that time
employed. The master then signs
the card and adds the name of the
company (not the name of the
ship). Before the ship leaves port,
the master shall mail this card to
the appropriate RMO regional of
fice.
What the Union
Must Do
1. The union shall act as the re
sponsible depository of the No. 1
card of any union member who
registers to ship again at his union
hiring hall, on or after the effec
tive date of March H.
2. The union official shall com
plete the filling out. of the No. 1
9arJ.
• 3. Jf the seaman is employed on
a ship or before the last day for
dipping again (under the allow
able shore leave provision), the
union official shall fill in the cur
rent date on the line on card No.
! where it is certified that the sea-
iman is at that time employed.
4. If the seaman has registered
Vith his union but has not been
employed up to the last allowable
d^ay, the union official checks the
fact on card No. 1 on the line
provided for the purpose and adds
an explanation o£ the seaman's
failure to ship.
- 5. The union official shall then
«ign the card, add the name of the
union and mail the card to the
RMO port representative in that
port not later than the day after
• die seaman's last day to ship agrin
under the allowable shore leave
provision..
6. It is the continuing respon
sibility of the union official to keep
the RMO port representative in
formed of extenuating circum
stances in the case of any union
member who has not shipped
again by the time of the last al
lowable day.
What the RMO
WSA WiU Do
1. Upon receipt from the mas
ter of a ship of a seaman's WSA
Form 47, the Central Office of
RMO (Washington, D.C.) shall
inform the seaman's local draft
board that the man is an active
merchant seaman, and, provided he
is under 38 years of age, shall file
a Selective Service Form 42 re
questing his occupational defer
ment; also inform the local draft
board that RMO will file a request
for deferment if the seaman is later
subject to reclassification and in
duction.
2. If necessary, the central of
fice of RMO will appeal requests
for deferment.
3. RMO port offices shall act as
responsible depositories for the sea
men's No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48,
on their receipt from a ship's mas
ter. If there is no RMO office at
the port of payoff, the regiona
R\(0 office for that coast will per
form this function.
4. RMO port offices (or region
al offices) shall act as responsible
depositories for both No. 1 anc
No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48, on
their receipt from ship's master,
when seamen fail to join ship, leave
vessel without paying off or
leave under any circumstances
other than by common consent.
5. The RMO port representa
tive (or regional representative)
shall file all No. 2 cards which he
receives behind a dated guide card
based on allowable shore leave.
4. When the port representa-
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"For your information, agreement has been reached by con-
- fcrccs on the Bill HR-133, in which the amendment that you ob-
• jectcd has been striken from the bill.
Yours vciy Sincerely,
r 5. O. Bland, Chairman
""Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries"
Victory Tax;
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I contacted William C. Hushing, legislative representative of the
AFL to line up what ever assistance that they could give us regarding
•the-Victory Tax. Through his efforts we were advised that after the
present income tax is straightened out the Victory Tax will be submit-
to Congress for the elimination of any inequalities that exist among
the merchant seamen. All men who have paid this tax should keep
their receipts so that an adjustment can be made when this is adjusted.
Absenteeism:
. • Under a bill now pending before the House seamen would be listed
as absentees if they failed to stand watch. When ships arc in foreign
ports and men do not stand their watches, the master will be required
to keep a list and send it into the WSA and they in turn would turn it
over to the draft boards. The draft board would then consider the
man's deferment status on the basis of his absenteeism. The boys had
better make arrangements for some one to stand their watch when
ever they decide they would like a day orf in the future. Otherwise
they might land in the army.
tive receives or has a No. 1 car<
stating that the seaman has ship
ped, he shall make a diagonal mark
across the corresponding No.
card to cancel it, staple the cards
together and at the end of each
week mail all such paired cards to
the RMO central office.
7. As in the case of a union
acting for its members, the RMO
port office shall act as responsible
depository for the No. I card of a
seaman who is riot a member of a
union and who registers to ship
again at an RMO registration of
fice. At. the time of a seaman's
registration at -an RMO office, the
RMO port representative shall
complete the lines on the No. 1
card, which deal with the port and
the date of registration.
8. When an RMO port repre
sentative receives a No. 1' card
from another port of payoff, he
shall send the card to the RMO
office of that port (in order to
complete the handling of No. 2
card). If the card indicates that
the seaman has shipped by the
time of the la.st allowable day, the
port representative shall sign his
name on the back of the card, date
it and send it immediately to the
RMO office at the port of payoff
or to the appropriate regional of
fice.
9. If an RMO representative
receives a No. 1 card which indi
cates that a seaman has not ship
ped by the time of the last allow
able day, the RMO port represeri-
tative shall send the records to the
central office for notification to
the proper local draft board (or
Navy in case of a member of the
Naval Reserve) stating that the
man is no longer in active service,
unless the port representative can
determine that there are extenuat
ing circumstances on the basis of
information furnished " by the
union or by the seaman if he is not
registered with a union.
10. In all cases, before sending
records to the central office for
notification to the local draft
board or Navy that certain men
have left the industry, the RMO
port representative sliall send tlie
names to the unions in the port to
which the seamen might belong,
giving a 48 hour grace period for
the furnishing of any information
to the contrary. When such verifi
cation involves communication be
tween port representatives in dif
ferent ports, a grace period pf ten
days shall be granted to allow for
mail delivery before » port repre
sentative shall send the records to
thev RMO central office for noti
fication to the proper local draft
board or Navy.
Seafarers' Log-
HONOR ROLL
CREW S. S. CAMPFIRE ...?105.00
CREW S. S. BENJ. BOURN 20.08
CREW S. S. SH!CKSH!NNEY 20.00
CREW 8. S. ALGIC 18.00
F. GREEN 10.00
A. FAULSTICH 6.00
J. R. CHARITY 6.00
D. HURST ../. AJOO
PORT OF NORFOLK 4J)0
A. SANTIAGO aoo
R. WILLIAMS 2.00
JOHNNY KING
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EDGAR KIOTGER 1........................ . LOQ
TOTAL .$199J)6
Seamen*s Life Insurance
Proposed In House BUI
Frey States AFL May
Dump No Strike Pledge
SAN FRANCISCO.
John P. Frey, AFL Metal Trades
Department head, said today more
than half-inilliou Pacific Coast
AFL union members will with
draw their war-time no-strike
agreement "unless the National
Labor Relations Board quits trying
to break up" the AFL agreement
with^the Kaiser shipyards at Port
land, Ore.
In an interview Frey declared
WASHINGTON, —Sen
ator Bone (Dem., Wash.) asked
Congress today to make insurance
under the National Service Life
Insurance Act available to mer
chant seamen as well as to mem-
>ers of the armed forces.
He introduced a bill (S. "47J)
amending the insurance law to pro
vide that such protection for mer
chant seamen should be identical
with that supplied the armed
orces.
"Without . the service of our
merchant seamen our war effort
would be an utter failure," Bone
said in a statement.
A similar bill was .introduced in
the House by Representative Lane
Dem., Mass.). This bill is oppos
ed by the SIU-SUP because it con
tains provisions which could be
used to knock but ourTiiring halls.
A new insurance bill has been
drafted by President Harry Lunde-
berg and will be submitted to
Congress.
ALLIEN
SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT
Employment of aliens in the
service of the merchant riaarine of
the United States^ cither in shore
or offshore operations, except un
der special permission granted be
cause of necessities connected with
prosecution \ of the war, would be
prohibited under the terms of a
bill (H. R. 1244) introduced in
the House by Representative
Starnes, Alabama. . The • bill h;u
been referred to the House Military
Affairs Committee for considera
tion.
Provide Free Cigarette. -
For Merchant Seameii
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—m
rnen who sail the slups of the mer
chant marine soon will be supplied
with free cigarettes for use durmg
long voyages bearing materials foe, .
the war effort, the War Shipping
Administration said today.
. By an arrangement with a cig
arette manufacturer, the WSA ha«
established a-program whereby thrf
cigarettes will be distributed free
to seamen aboard all vessels of tho
WSA fleet.
The idea was presented to the
WSA by the manufacturer as a
contribution to the war effort.
Cigarettes will be made arail-^
able to merchant seamen immedi-.
ately. Shipments are to be made t¥
representatives of the WSA at ya-
rious ports and will be marked
"for distribution to ilbamen of tiho
merchant marine."
PERSONALS
DO NOT SHIP
CARL O JOHNSON, No. 7438
Your draft board ia looking for
you. Clear up your status at onoe.
DANIEL BOYCE
Get in touch with Silas B. AxtsH,
15 Moore Street, New York City,
JOSEPH HOSTEN
it is important that you ses ths •
Secretary-Treasurer^ next time you
are in New York.
MORRIS P. McCOSKEY
iYour-draft board is looking for
you.
NEW ORLEANS
ANGEL PARGA ...P8533
have notified President Roosevelt
that such was their attitude.
He predicted that by the end of
the week a hundred more local-
units, with a membership of 5 50,-
000, will join in the movement.
(The National .Labor . Relations
Board is holding a hearing in Port
land to determine if CIO should be
represented in the Kaiser: yards.
AFL now has a closed shop agree-
that 50 coast AFL groups already {ment with Kaiser).
I believe every one of our broth-
cri is^proud to belong to the Sea-' ,
farers International Union, but
yesterday something happened that
made me still prouder."
A man in U. S. Navy uniform
came to the Dispatchers window
and asked for some late copies of
the Seafarers' Log. He also said,
"Ph, Yes, send this little donation
to the Log."
He identified himself as Johnny
King, A-585 5 and he is connected
with the Algiers Naval Station at
Algiers, La.
How about some of 'the Boyi ^ g
u 'lo know him around. New Yoric
dropping him a line.
E. A. BOYD, Dispatcf^i^
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Soldier Uuds SlU Fight
To Protect Conditions
_ Station Hospital
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
March 4, 1943
Dear Editor:
My copy of the Log for Feb. 17
arrived yesterday. It was late but
I guess it was just catching up
with me as I have been moving
around. I sure was glad to get the
paper. I'm proud of every SIU
rnaii and the boys are sure doing a
big job. You are keeping up the
fight so we soldiers will have con
ditions to come home to.
I am in the hospital with a bust
ed hand and temperature. There is
a SIU man in the same ward with
me from the Lakes Steward's De
partment. So I just passed the Log
on to him.
Keep pushing because we are
with you morally, if not physically.
Here is a buck to keep the Log
logging.
Fraternally,
Pvt. C. B. WILSON,
No. 60S6 Retired
ABRAHAM, ALEX •• . .S. A^B.
BRI'l'l'AIN, JULIUS O. S..
BJIUMIT, ROBERT • • ••• .A. B*
.BUTALA, STEFAJNT ••••.• Fircmttn
CADENHEAO, JACKSON .;.... Oilw
CURETT, HERMINGILDO . ... Wiper
OEMBOFSKY. NATHAN - • . Messman
DEMBOFSKY, WILLIAM ..... Messman
EAGLESON, ROBERT . . Oiler
.GEORGE, PETER ...... .... — M^sman •
GOETHE, W^ILLIAM . . . . . . . . . Fireman
GRAY; EI^RH . y Messman
GVANILL, LUIS . ... . ....... Wiper
HENNING, HARRY • • •............... 0. S.
HUNA, RAYMONO C
JANSEN, HJAL®IA.R Carpenter
LARSEN, WILHELM Oiler
MADURjO, MANUEL ...... •... Chief Steward
MARTINEZ, OBOULIO , . • / . 0. S.
-MILLER, CHARXiES Oiler
MONREAL, ANTONro^;^ . . . . .: ̂ A. B.
MURPHY, HUGH •.... ....... Messman
OLSEN, EINAR . - A. B.
PELAYO, DEMETRO^...^^^^^^.^^ .. .. ... A. B.
PRINCE, GILBERT ... .... ...... .. 2nd Cook
RAYCO, LUCIANO .. ........ ... . A. B.
REILLY, JOHN .:... .• 0. S.
RIVERA, MANUEL . ... . ....... .... Messboy
RUBIN, MICHAEL ...;. Wiper
SABIO, OANIEL Bosun
SIERRA, LOUIS V Fireman
STRACHEN, STEPHEN , Utility
STROM, HENRY ^ . .• ., ̂ i O. S.
TURIN, RUBIN . utility
VOLIVA, DANIEL"...... V. . .;i... i-. ... A.B.
WOLOSZ, JOHN .«......... ̂ .'.. ?... i.;..Utility
ZALESKI, JOSEPH .
Now In Effect
Draft Board Held As Club Over Heads
Of Seamen Who Don't Observe Regulations
The War Shipping Administration has won its fight to gain control over the draft
machinery as applied to seamen, and this victory places this anti-union bureau in a
highly strategic position for future offensives against organized maritime labor. As of
March 15, the Recruitment and Manning Organization, of the WSA has complete con
trol over deep water men, has formulated shipping rules, registration requirements, and
^'backs them all up with the threat
Here Is Your Shore Time
(Under WSA ftuling Now Effective)
Time on Last Vogage Time Allowed Ashore
Time Beween Date Pay Begins
And Pay Off, Fractions of Weeks
Are Not Counted.
ANY TIME LESS THAN THREE FULL WEEKS 4 DAYS
3 FULL WEEKS ..... 6 DAYS
4 FULL WEEKS 8 DAYS
5 FULL WEEKS '. 10 DAYS.
6 FULL WEEKS 12 DAYS
7 FULL WEEKS ;.... 14 DAYS
g FULL WEEKS 16 DAYS
9 FULL WEEKS . 18 DAYS
10 FULL WEEKS 20 DAYS
11 FULL WEEKS .....22 DAYS
12 PUlll- WEEKS .
l3 FULL WEEKS r.
14 FULL WEEKS 28 DAYS
15 FULL WEEKS OR MORE
Carrying Diary, Letters
Prohibited In New Order
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Strict.- new prohibitions on diar
ies .and mail have been released by
the Navy and apply to all mer
chant seamen.. The new .Tegula-
btions, which forbid the "chron
icling of slup movements," is part
of a general tigbtening all around
as the Nazi sub campaign threat
ens to assume , even greater propor
tions.
Henceforth, seamen may, not
keep diaries which would be b£
yalue to the enemy , if the ship were
captured, nor may they carry into
any country betters or papers of a
third party.
The SIU is fully cooperating
with the Navy" in this new effort
Shoes Are Rationed
Th« government has ordered
all shoes, except certain cata-
gory of work shoes, rationed for
the duration of the war." To buy
shoes now you must present
coup.on No. 17 out Of ration book
No. 1 to tho retailer.
Any seamen net possessing a
ration book can obtain one by
applying at the New York head*
quarters of tho OPA, 40th Strpot
and Broadway. Take seamen's
papers for identification.
to prevent leaks of information
concerning ship movements, and
the ofSciai Navy bulletin has
placed in. all Union halls.
The following is the text of the
order:
"The writing of- personal diaries,
or of any narrative or communica
tion chronicling the movement of
this or any Sbther vessel is prohi
bited as a breach of security for the
reason that in the event of an at
tack in which the enemy boarded
your ship, information available in
such diaries or letters might en
danger other ships or convoys.
Moreover, such material might fall
into the hands of persons aboard or
ashore who would disclose or mis
use it. For siniiiar reasons it is
likewise not permissible for any of
the ship's personnel to carry letters
or papers for other persons to be
mailed either in this country or
abroad. Ail such matter found in
possession of ship's personnel upon
asrival in the United States will be
detained and may be seized by U.
S. Customs and the possessor's
name referred to interested Naval
authorities. The persons involved,
moreover, may be subject to the
severe penalties provided for under
the Trading With the Enemy
Act."
the men violate them.
Elsewhere on this page is print
ed the schedule of shore time now
being allowed. Any violation of
this places a man in danger of be
ing jerked into the army. More
over, the WSA has set up a master
file of all seamen and this can
well serve as the basis for a black
list in the future. A new system
of postcards means that the WSA
has a complete and continuous
record of all seaman activity, and
this information could be well
used against unions and mihtaat
workers whenever the WSA
cides to crack down on labor.
This new set up means a greatly
expanded apparatus for the RMO
and gives it a good excuse to go to
Congress for larger and larger ap
propriations. All of which poinM
to the creation of a permanent
non-union hiring hafl, and all the
evils that go with it.
The WSA was able't® win this
highly strategic victtny over th®
seamen because of the craicorous
role played by tlie National Mari
time Union. Curran and his braitt
trust kept mum during the entire
controversy on this issue — and
thereby gave objective support t®
the WSA's anti-union program.
Had all the maritime unions gone
down the line against this ship-
ownier move, it would have flap
ped. The RMO has plenty «£
trainees with which to man the
ships, but no rated man in any •£
the departments. Had the unitms
stood together and given notice
that their ratings would have
nothing to do with the WSA and
its finky plans, the Washington
bureaucrats would have been up
the w»ll known creek.
When this war has ended and
the shipowners open their offensive
against the American seamen, it's
dollars to doughnuts that the RMO
halls will become 14 karct fink
herders. And the size and strength
of the RMO set up can be directly
tracable, to a great degree, to the
role played by the NMU in the
winter months of 1943.
So, what is to be done?
The WSA has won this round.
The rules have been laid down and
backed'iip by the full authority of
the government'. And the NMU
leadership stands ever ready to act
as employer agents against the sea-
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SEAFABBIS' INIERNA^SICAL UNION
OF NORTH AMEEQCA
AReoitic and GuU DiMxict (
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RAIUnr LUNDEBERa IntMiiattaiKd IVMldwit
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The brothers have something to worry about,, with the issuance
of the new WSA directive, which curtails the time they are to spend
ashore. We suggest that the brother keep on the alert, cooperate with
the Union oflScials and we will be able to keep them out of trouble.
AAA
Joe Mohowski bought himself $2000 worth of War Bonds. That
proves that seamen arc aiding the war effort in every way. Alex Pul
itzer and O. C. King have retired and become licensed officers. We hope
that keep a sharp lookout for subs.
AAA
Speaking of subs, during the past month we lost 4 more ships,
which brings our total of ship lost to 88, and we lost 33 brothers during
the past month, which brings our casualty list total, to. 632 men. In
cidentally there is a move under foot in Washington to stop seamen
from leaving the $5,000 insurance to bartenders, Ladies of. the Evening,
or what have you. The Tavern Keepers and Loan Sharks will be crying,
into their beer from now on if this gets through.
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Stefan Butala, who has had nothing but hard luck since he came
lip from the Lakes to ride our ships, was recently declared lost. Alfred
Ardonski has had a hectic time since he joined our organization. On
liis first ship he was caught in a hurricane and was almost swept over
the side. On his second voyage, his ship landed, on the rocks 60 miles
from New York. Anthony Prescattano has gone to Oyster Bay to rest
up after his recent torpedoing. We saw one of the brothers at the bar
trying to teach Brother Sloat a "new religion."
E£tor's Bag
Editor, Seafarers Log
Dear Sir and Brother;
I' have been combing the beach
« around here for almost a year but
seem not to find'enough time to
write to the good brothers and
have a chat.
Well, I finally have time to put
out the head line and forward
spring in San Juan and get around
f6r a chat with the agent ^ and
some of the brothers in the hall.
I was up there for about two
hours. When I arrived back the
head line and forward spring had
disappeared with what was on the
, end of it.
You know, the San Juan hall is
one of the best of our halls and I
say this much—^it is really salt
breeze you can stand on the ver
anda and watch the ships come
and go.
I wish to congratulate the new
agents and also the old ones who
have been elected. I can only say
that you are going to have heavy
weather and sometimes it is going
to be stormy. But stick by the
wheel in this term.
I see by the papers yesterday that
one of the industrialists wants to
freeze our membership in the
union and that the persons who
arc not members who work and
get the same wages should not be
inticcd into joining,
Now fellows, I'm casting off to
find the boat, so imtil sometime
when I get to dropping another
line, I remain.
Fraternally yours,
The Beachcomber
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Nbrwegfent
Fight Shipowner
Chisel On Wage
Reduction of' maintenance* pay
in port, and qualification of the
wages, of abled-bedicd. seamen, andt
firemen have resulted, in. seriously,
strained relations between. Nojrwc-
gia»> seamen in American: ports and
the; Norwegian shipping, interests,
,the Internationali Transport. Work
ers Federation reported yesterday.
Acknowledging the possibiUty
that the incn might refuse to man
the ships, Ingvauld Haugen, head
of the Norwegian Seamen's Asso
ciation, an ITF affiliate, stated that
no demands were being made for
higher wages, and that no new
claims were being advanced;
Haugen charged the shipping
authorities and the. shipowners with
having demanded that able-bodied
seamen and firemen must have one
year of continuous service in their
respective ratings before they are
entitled to regular pay rates while
compelled to serve in lower grades.
This move, he said, is unjustified
since the men must serve three
years as ordinary seamen before the
A.B. rating is achieved.
The ITF announced that a reso
lution instructing the men to re
fuse to register for service after
February 2, and authorizing the
officials and a special committee to
negotiate with Norwegian and
American authorities for the pur
pose of settling the conflct, had
been unanimously adopted at a
meeting last Thursday.
mmitr mm
By Matthew Dushane,
SIU Rescue Grew
Receive Thanks From
Torpedoed Seamen:
FOR ATLANTIC AND GULF SHtPPING
FEB, 22 TO MARCH 6>
DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
SHIPPED *.....375 261 294 930
.REGISTERED ...280 287 225 792
ON HAND ............45(1 500 200 1150
To the Crew of the SS Minotaur:
On behalf of the survivor crew
of the S.S. ( ) L wish to ex
press appreciation of your cooper
ation during the days we were to
gether.
In tliis war we all have the same
things at stake — our homes, our
jobs, our very freedom, It is the
friendly unity like that shown by
your crew members which will
smack the Axis hard.
All of us want to return your
kindness. We want to keep the
feeling of unity we developed
during those days. The chance
may not come soon, but count on
us. We are all in it together and
it's the sticking; together against
all odds that will carry us through,
I think we all felt that especially
during the time we had of it.
And so, again our thanks for
your help. ,
Fraternally,
James (Scotty) Edwards
Representative S.S. ( )
War Relocation Authority: - "
"ISi&^S.iard, that was-sfe, up,; by the. War Department to cheek Oflj
the cases of seami^ in the centers,, a^o have- requestedi to. be releasee^
is at present- working* on all seamen's- cases. To date- no- clearances'
have been issued;
Maritinw'Wor Emergency Btmrdi::
Have been advised, thatr the board, is, going to send to all the sign
ers of the Statement-of' Principles a ktter stating what-in their opinion
is their jurisdiction on Bonuses and War Risk Insurance.
Admiral Land sent, a letter, to the Calmar Line informing thettt
that they must comply with the decisions of the. MWEB. Company
has been holding up on bonus payments claiming that the WSA nevei?
authorized them to make payments.
Calmar Line answered the Land letter and= stated that in the^fu
ture they will comply with the board's decisions and make payments as.
per the board's decisions.
Maxie Weisbarth SUP, San Francisco. Contacted the board ani^
they are of the opinion that any or all ships regardless of where they,
are at will come under the latest decision of the board on Match Ist,
1943. Ships that are out at sea in. the $5.00 area will receive this,
amount from March 1st. Ships that were in the port areas of $125.00.:
prior to March 1st will receive the $125.00 and after March 1st will:
receive the additional $5.00 per day if they are within the specified
areas. All ships that enter the $125.00 port area after March 1st, 1943V
will not receive the $125.00 unless the port is-under aerial attack, re-,
gardless of when the crew signed the. ship's articles.
Requesting that the board issue a clarification in writing on thft
issue so that all agents can inform the members of the decision-and*
how it applies to the way they signed the ship's articles.
War Labor Board: Maritime Panel: . ̂
• NaricE •
Th# following brothers should
stop in the office- of the-Secretaryo-
Treasurer so that' their records
may be straightened outt t
No,
CLARENCE SCHNEIDER: ..22631
PAUL VALENTINE 22670
JOHN MULOCK 22751
JOHN J. McGEE 23296
HOWARD W. FORBES 23399
ALEXANDER STEVENSON.23771
ALBERTA LA PLANTE .,..23853
FRANCIS AUCOIN 23974
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SUP and Pacific SS Owners have filed a joint application to'the
WSA for their approval in an addenda to the agreement covering main- ,
tenance work. The WSA referred this case to the WLR for approvaL
This case will, come up the early part of- this coming week. At, the
present, time we have no one on the panel, AH the AFL men;her«ic i0
Washington are all tied up with other committee work and . are-worked
to death. i'
The Chairman of the panel is a permanent member, and it is my
opinion that we should have men on the panel who are from the-Mari
time Industry, to represent us, and suggest that the unions designate-to
the WLB the-names of Morris Weisberger and-myself ta sit on all, SIU
cases, and. John Hawk and some other SIU man to. sit on the panel on
all SUP cases. This requires quick action by the memberships of both
organizations, as we-should get-fairly good results if we-have some-of
pur own men on the panel, as I feel that there are-certain conditions
that exist in the industry that AFL men, would not fully understand
and haven't the knowledge that seamen have. The teamsters have a
panel here and they have teamsters on the-panel to represent them, and
it is very successful so- far.
Weisberger and myself could alternate on all SIU cases, and: Hawk
and some other SIU man could alternate on all SUP cases.
The board shall consist of three men, Chairman Pohlic representa-
tivei Employer and Labor shall be the-other two men, on the pan^
AFL will have AFL man on all of their cases, and the CIO will have a
CIO mau on all their cases.
Legislative Front:
Bill numbered HR-133 entitles all seamen to the same rights da
ships operated on bare boat or time charter by the WSA as those seamen
on private ships. That is, they can sue the employer for disability thai
they may incur. The men are entitled to. all rights guaranteed:-theni.
under the Jones Act. The SIU is supporting this bill. It is now befoni
the House.
However, Senator Overton of- Louisiana attached- an araendhnenC
to this bill which would, limit the fees of. an attorney to $1Q0 to. $250
if the case did; not go to the courts. An attorney to b« able to receive
the fee of $250 would have to get permission from the Administrator
of the- W^. Under this proposed amendment the seamen would not
be able to hire a competent attorney as.-they would not take the casd
on this basis. "• , '
Our Union has opposed this amendment and today I jredeived'tlli
following, telegram from the chairman of the House-Committee on ".
Merchant Marine and Fisheries:
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(4)
,,. (Highest rating for which seaman holds papers) (Year of birth)
(jLdtal draft b^.d numBer.^.ry, State, and order number or Naval Reserve service number)
^ • I(understand that my local draft board or the Navy^ if I am in the Naval Reserve, will be
notified that I am an active merchant seaman.
(5)
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(Signature of seaman).
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1 CERTIFY that this seaman has signed ship's articles. , '
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^ (Date) . (Signature of master)
TO'MERCHANT SEAMEN; You need to sign one of; these cards only once. ^ . t
OPO 10-32822-1 Budget Bureau No. ld-BOOS-42
The above card is the "master card" which, after being signed by you, goes into the WSA in Wash
ington as a permanent record. You need fill out but one of these at the beginning of your first voyage.
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I men if they attempt, to fight it
lout now.
The SIU has no alternative but
1 to abide by these rules. And that
doesn't mean a half hearted obser-
jvation of them—they must be ob-
R^GORD FOR ACTIVE SEAMEN WSA-48—Card 1
i DO NOT LOSE THIS CARD—GIVE IT TO YOUR UNION HIRING
HALL OR TO THE RMO WHEN YOU REGISTER
(Name, (last name first) and number of certificate of.identification or continuous discbarge t>0ok)
(A)
(B)
/ J (Rating on ship)
CD.)-
J , (Date pa-/ began on ship)
(<S).
t( '
(H)-
(C) ..
(Port of payoff or discharge)
(E> (F)
(Date pay ended on ship) ^^dA^y^yy (Last day to ship again)
(Local draft hoard number, city, State, and order number or Naval Reserve, service number)
served to the letter, lest the WSA
be given a good excuse for further
inroads upon our rights.
Every SIU official and every
rank and file member should care
fully study the regulations and
make certain that the brass hats
•jand shipowner stooges don't catch
them off base.
Sj Here, briefly then, is how the
new set up works:
Under the deferment plan the
y j RMO will be the coordinating and
J clearing agency for procedures in
which the maritime unions, mas
ters of ships, shipping operators
and the tens of thousands of sea-
(Rort where registered)
This seaman was employed on a ship on...
(Date of registration)
X men of all ratings will have speci-
3^1 bed responsibilities.
(Date)
Tl^is-seaman has not been employed on, a ship Q.
'j *,
p VJ* •
(Date card is sent to RMO)
^ j Important in the mechanics of
the plan will be three cards—"the
green card" and No. 1 and No. 2
eard. In their various routings
1 th«e thre. cards will convey the
(Signature of union official or RMO representative)'
r- • (Name of union.) . .-•a,.
This Card Must Be in an
RMO Office by the Day
After Date on Line (R
whole story, of a seaman's Selective
Service and industry status to all,
as he moves from, port to port and
from one ship to another.
In the maritime industry it will
be RMO instead of ship operators
or agents which (1) files the re-
.^'—5(14"^^' ^ seaman's deferment
// WSA-48--CaM 2 board or (2)
// ^ ' ) I notifies the board if the seaman
(A) •
(B)
(Nam;.(last,nanxc first) and number of certificate of identification or continuous dischargee book)
/Ileaves the industry and thus be.-
j eligible for draft. (If the
Kaman is a member of the Nava
(Rating on ship)
(C)
(Port of payoff DC discharge)
(D)
(G)
(Date pay began on ship)
(B)
(Date pay ended on ship)
(F)
(Last day to ship again)
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(Local draft board number, city. Stale, and order.number or Naval Reserve service number)
j jReserve, in inactive status, the, no-
* ' tification is made to the Navy.)
The seaman is held to be active
in the Merchant Marine when:
1. He is employed on a vessel
of United States, Honduran or
Panamananian registry (including
coastal shipping) operated by or
for WSA or Army Transport Ser
vice.
2. He.is ashore between voyages
(Signature of-seaman)
(Signature of master) ^
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Tha abovn double-card will ho used at the end of each trip you make. Both halves are ta be filM
In, then torn apart. The upper card you keep, the lower one ia.sent to the WSA. Note that line (F)
contains the date upon which you. must ship out. When you do ship, you surrender tho upper half of
the card to the union dispatcher and he in turn sends it to Washington. This procedure is repeated each
time you sign off a ship. This gives the WSA a complete record- of your movements, at- all times and
meant that! should you fail to abide by. official regulations, you stand in danger of being drafted into
tho army.
^-"^jfor the allowable period, of from
thirty days depending on
.7.0--.» Jthe length of the last previous
voyage.
3. He is temporarily ashore re
ceiving training in a school of (or
approved by) the United States
Maritime Service,
What Each Unlicensed
Seaman Must Do
On signing ship's articles on an
affected vessel for the first time
after the effective date (March H,
1943) of this procedure; the sea
man must:
-j'
1 Sign the card to be known as.
WSA Form 47, the "green card,"
which the master of the ship will
fill out. The seaman will nog
again need to fill out a WSA
Form 47 at the commencement of
later voyages.
2. On leaving employment on
any affected vessel, which has sail
ed from a United States port tm
or after March 15, 1943, the sea
man must sign WSA Form 48,
which the master will fill out. This
form consists of a No. 1 and a No.
2 card. The seaman will retain the
No. 1 card, leaving the No. 2
card with the master. A WSA
Form 48 must be signed every
time a seaman's employment on a
vessel is terminated; not when he
remains on a vessel from one voy
age to another.
3. Upon registering to ship
again, the seaman must turn in his
No. 1 card to his union represen
tative, if he registers at a unioa
hiring hall or to the RMO port rep
resentative if ^le registers with
RMO.
4. When the seaman has regis
tered to ship again but has not
shipped, it is his continuing respon
sibility, if he is not registered with
his union, to keep the-RMO port
representative informed of any ex
tenuating circumstances.
What the Master of
The Ship Must Do
1. When a seaman first signs orf
a vessel the master shall determine
whether he has previously signed
a WSA Form 47 (the "green
card").
2. If none was previously sign-»
ed the master shall fill out a,WSA
Form 47 for the seaman's signa
ture and mail the card to the Cen
tral Office of RMO, after determ
ining whether the seaman ha*
signed ship's articles.
3. Whenever a seaman leaves 2
vessel, the master shall before pay=
ing off, fill out a WSA Form 48^
for the seaman's signature.
4. The master then detaches thn
No. 1 card of WSA Form 48- and-,
gives it to the seaman being paid
off.
5. The master at the same timo
mails the No. 2 card of WSA^
Form 48 to the- local port repre
sentative of RMO.
6. If a seaman fails to join ship,
leaves a vessel without paying off
or leaves under any circumstance*
other than by common consent
the master shall fill out Card No.
2^ sign it, leave it attached to th*
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RMO Shipping Regulations
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FJo. 1 card and mail both cards to
the RMO port representative in the
port of pay off.
7. If a seaman is employed on
an affected vessel in a port ip
vhich he has not registered and
where he has not deposited hi? No.
1 card because there is neither an
appropriate union hiring hall nor
RMO office there, the master shall
fill in the current date on the line
on card No. 1 where it is certified
that the seaman is at that time
employed. The master then signs
the card and adds the name of the
company (not the name of the
ship). Before the ship leaves port,
the master shall mail this card to
the appropriate RMO regional of
fice.
What the Union
Must Do
1. The union shall act as the re
sponsible depository of the No. 1
card of any union member who
registers to ship again at his union
hiring hall, on or after the effec
tive date of March H.
2. The union official shall com
plete the filling out. of the No. 1
9arJ.
• 3. Jf the seaman is employed on
a ship or before the last day for
dipping again (under the allow
able shore leave provision), the
union official shall fill in the cur
rent date on the line on card No.
! where it is certified that the sea-
iman is at that time employed.
4. If the seaman has registered
Vith his union but has not been
employed up to the last allowable
d^ay, the union official checks the
fact on card No. 1 on the line
provided for the purpose and adds
an explanation o£ the seaman's
failure to ship.
- 5. The union official shall then
«ign the card, add the name of the
union and mail the card to the
RMO port representative in that
port not later than the day after
• die seaman's last day to ship agrin
under the allowable shore leave
provision..
6. It is the continuing respon
sibility of the union official to keep
the RMO port representative in
formed of extenuating circum
stances in the case of any union
member who has not shipped
again by the time of the last al
lowable day.
What the RMO
WSA WiU Do
1. Upon receipt from the mas
ter of a ship of a seaman's WSA
Form 47, the Central Office of
RMO (Washington, D.C.) shall
inform the seaman's local draft
board that the man is an active
merchant seaman, and, provided he
is under 38 years of age, shall file
a Selective Service Form 42 re
questing his occupational defer
ment; also inform the local draft
board that RMO will file a request
for deferment if the seaman is later
subject to reclassification and in
duction.
2. If necessary, the central of
fice of RMO will appeal requests
for deferment.
3. RMO port offices shall act as
responsible depositories for the sea
men's No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48,
on their receipt from a ship's mas
ter. If there is no RMO office at
the port of payoff, the regiona
R\(0 office for that coast will per
form this function.
4. RMO port offices (or region
al offices) shall act as responsible
depositories for both No. 1 anc
No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48, on
their receipt from ship's master,
when seamen fail to join ship, leave
vessel without paying off or
leave under any circumstances
other than by common consent.
5. The RMO port representa
tive (or regional representative)
shall file all No. 2 cards which he
receives behind a dated guide card
based on allowable shore leave.
4. When the port representa-
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Washington Report
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"For your information, agreement has been reached by con-
- fcrccs on the Bill HR-133, in which the amendment that you ob-
• jectcd has been striken from the bill.
Yours vciy Sincerely,
r 5. O. Bland, Chairman
""Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries"
Victory Tax;
r
I contacted William C. Hushing, legislative representative of the
AFL to line up what ever assistance that they could give us regarding
•the-Victory Tax. Through his efforts we were advised that after the
present income tax is straightened out the Victory Tax will be submit-
to Congress for the elimination of any inequalities that exist among
the merchant seamen. All men who have paid this tax should keep
their receipts so that an adjustment can be made when this is adjusted.
Absenteeism:
. • Under a bill now pending before the House seamen would be listed
as absentees if they failed to stand watch. When ships arc in foreign
ports and men do not stand their watches, the master will be required
to keep a list and send it into the WSA and they in turn would turn it
over to the draft boards. The draft board would then consider the
man's deferment status on the basis of his absenteeism. The boys had
better make arrangements for some one to stand their watch when
ever they decide they would like a day orf in the future. Otherwise
they might land in the army.
tive receives or has a No. 1 car<
stating that the seaman has ship
ped, he shall make a diagonal mark
across the corresponding No.
card to cancel it, staple the cards
together and at the end of each
week mail all such paired cards to
the RMO central office.
7. As in the case of a union
acting for its members, the RMO
port office shall act as responsible
depository for the No. I card of a
seaman who is riot a member of a
union and who registers to ship
again at an RMO registration of
fice. At. the time of a seaman's
registration at -an RMO office, the
RMO port representative shall
complete the lines on the No. 1
card, which deal with the port and
the date of registration.
8. When an RMO port repre
sentative receives a No. 1' card
from another port of payoff, he
shall send the card to the RMO
office of that port (in order to
complete the handling of No. 2
card). If the card indicates that
the seaman has shipped by the
time of the la.st allowable day, the
port representative shall sign his
name on the back of the card, date
it and send it immediately to the
RMO office at the port of payoff
or to the appropriate regional of
fice.
9. If an RMO representative
receives a No. 1 card which indi
cates that a seaman has not ship
ped by the time of the last allow
able day, the RMO port represeri-
tative shall send the records to the
central office for notification to
the proper local draft board (or
Navy in case of a member of the
Naval Reserve) stating that the
man is no longer in active service,
unless the port representative can
determine that there are extenuat
ing circumstances on the basis of
information furnished " by the
union or by the seaman if he is not
registered with a union.
10. In all cases, before sending
records to the central office for
notification to the local draft
board or Navy that certain men
have left the industry, the RMO
port representative sliall send tlie
names to the unions in the port to
which the seamen might belong,
giving a 48 hour grace period for
the furnishing of any information
to the contrary. When such verifi
cation involves communication be
tween port representatives in dif
ferent ports, a grace period pf ten
days shall be granted to allow for
mail delivery before » port repre
sentative shall send the records to
thev RMO central office for noti
fication to the proper local draft
board or Navy.
Seafarers' Log-
HONOR ROLL
CREW S. S. CAMPFIRE ...?105.00
CREW S. S. BENJ. BOURN 20.08
CREW S. S. SH!CKSH!NNEY 20.00
CREW 8. S. ALGIC 18.00
F. GREEN 10.00
A. FAULSTICH 6.00
J. R. CHARITY 6.00
D. HURST ../. AJOO
PORT OF NORFOLK 4J)0
A. SANTIAGO aoo
R. WILLIAMS 2.00
JOHNNY KING
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EDGAR KIOTGER 1........................ . LOQ
TOTAL .$199J)6
Seamen*s Life Insurance
Proposed In House BUI
Frey States AFL May
Dump No Strike Pledge
SAN FRANCISCO.
John P. Frey, AFL Metal Trades
Department head, said today more
than half-inilliou Pacific Coast
AFL union members will with
draw their war-time no-strike
agreement "unless the National
Labor Relations Board quits trying
to break up" the AFL agreement
with^the Kaiser shipyards at Port
land, Ore.
In an interview Frey declared
WASHINGTON, —Sen
ator Bone (Dem., Wash.) asked
Congress today to make insurance
under the National Service Life
Insurance Act available to mer
chant seamen as well as to mem-
>ers of the armed forces.
He introduced a bill (S. "47J)
amending the insurance law to pro
vide that such protection for mer
chant seamen should be identical
with that supplied the armed
orces.
"Without . the service of our
merchant seamen our war effort
would be an utter failure," Bone
said in a statement.
A similar bill was .introduced in
the House by Representative Lane
Dem., Mass.). This bill is oppos
ed by the SIU-SUP because it con
tains provisions which could be
used to knock but ourTiiring halls.
A new insurance bill has been
drafted by President Harry Lunde-
berg and will be submitted to
Congress.
ALLIEN
SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT
Employment of aliens in the
service of the merchant riaarine of
the United States^ cither in shore
or offshore operations, except un
der special permission granted be
cause of necessities connected with
prosecution \ of the war, would be
prohibited under the terms of a
bill (H. R. 1244) introduced in
the House by Representative
Starnes, Alabama. . The • bill h;u
been referred to the House Military
Affairs Committee for considera
tion.
Provide Free Cigarette. -
For Merchant Seameii
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—m
rnen who sail the slups of the mer
chant marine soon will be supplied
with free cigarettes for use durmg
long voyages bearing materials foe, .
the war effort, the War Shipping
Administration said today.
. By an arrangement with a cig
arette manufacturer, the WSA ha«
established a-program whereby thrf
cigarettes will be distributed free
to seamen aboard all vessels of tho
WSA fleet.
The idea was presented to the
WSA by the manufacturer as a
contribution to the war effort.
Cigarettes will be made arail-^
able to merchant seamen immedi-.
ately. Shipments are to be made t¥
representatives of the WSA at ya-
rious ports and will be marked
"for distribution to ilbamen of tiho
merchant marine."
PERSONALS
DO NOT SHIP
CARL O JOHNSON, No. 7438
Your draft board ia looking for
you. Clear up your status at onoe.
DANIEL BOYCE
Get in touch with Silas B. AxtsH,
15 Moore Street, New York City,
JOSEPH HOSTEN
it is important that you ses ths •
Secretary-Treasurer^ next time you
are in New York.
MORRIS P. McCOSKEY
iYour-draft board is looking for
you.
NEW ORLEANS
ANGEL PARGA ...P8533
have notified President Roosevelt
that such was their attitude.
He predicted that by the end of
the week a hundred more local-
units, with a membership of 5 50,-
000, will join in the movement.
(The National .Labor . Relations
Board is holding a hearing in Port
land to determine if CIO should be
represented in the Kaiser: yards.
AFL now has a closed shop agree-
that 50 coast AFL groups already {ment with Kaiser).
I believe every one of our broth-
cri is^proud to belong to the Sea-' ,
farers International Union, but
yesterday something happened that
made me still prouder."
A man in U. S. Navy uniform
came to the Dispatchers window
and asked for some late copies of
the Seafarers' Log. He also said,
"Ph, Yes, send this little donation
to the Log."
He identified himself as Johnny
King, A-585 5 and he is connected
with the Algiers Naval Station at
Algiers, La.
How about some of 'the Boyi ^ g
u 'lo know him around. New Yoric
dropping him a line.
E. A. BOYD, Dispatcf^i^
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