http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/202a2a1d4b63f8f76217b0658272a91d.PDF 762618f5f98320c3cebaf71f3b9c893b PDF Text Text P^ABBRSJOQ OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL, V.- 287 NE^ YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1943 No. 13 Macauley Would Muscle Men Into Final Articles At Delivery Port Deadline For F-D-R- NEW W.S^. MOVE AIMED AT DHISELING A:irtio n On Fa set s t CONDITIO'NS AND TRANSPORTATION. RIDER Captain Edward Macauley, Deputy Administrator of the WSA, has launched a newSmith-ConnallyBill vendetta against the merchant seamen. He now wants to. muscle the men into signing deep sea articles when they join a newly-commissioned ship at port of delivery. In a Within 24 hours after the Seafarers Log goes to press, letter sent to the SIU on June 9 he admits that the present practice of signing deep-sea the American workers will know whether or not the Roose­ articles only when the vereel has beeii loaded in port of sailing, is legal, still he wants the velt Administration intends to declare open war upon their union to force its members to sign* Macauley says that because the unions. For within this period the President must either on for a complete voyage before port of delivery to loading port. men on coastwise articles some­ did this happen? Let veto the fascist Smith-Connally Bill or allow it to become the ship has been delivered and be­ the"When times sign off in the loading port Captain break out his figures fore the seamen have a chance to law. the ships miss their convoys. This tion" of such plants taken over by look her. over. This amounts to and prove that a SIU ship missed a is a lot of WSA-double talk. Here's convoy because of this practice. the Government. The same pen­ forced labor if we ever saw it. why: "When a crew taktes a ship "We don't know what the Cap­ alties are provided for "aiding There are several intersting items from the port of delivery, she sails tain has up his sleeve, but it's our such strike or lockout, giving "di­ in the Captain's letter, but before rection or guidance" to it or pro­ we take them up, we should like guess that any delays he may have empty. When she arrives in the viding funds "for the conduct or to comment on the timing of the in mind can be traced to the bung­ port of loading it takes at least two direction thereof," through pay­ request for this radical change of ling of the WSA and not to the weeks to stow the cargo, and ment of strike or unemployment the shipping ndes. A brief 9 days union. Sure ships have missed con­ usually a couple of more weeks is consumed waiting for a convoy. benefits. before the Captain sent us this voys because of crewing difficul­ This affords the shipowner ample 3—Gives the National War La­ letter, the Agents of the Atlantic ties—the shortage of rated men. AFL President William Green time to get a deep sea crew, and al­ led the forces of organized labor in bor Board statutory recognition and Gulf coast were in conference But this is not the fault of the so gives the new crew ample time appealing to President Roosevelt to empowers it to intervene in dis­ in New York and begged Macauley union—^it is the fault of the WSA to look over the ship, inspect the putes on its own motion, author­ to attend. The purpose of, the con­ which is spending millions of dol­ veto the Bill. articles and decide if they want to lars to train unrated men and po­ •J'The workegs of this country izes the Board to issue subpoenas ference was to increase the efficisign on. tential finks, and ignoring possi­ .would never become reconciled to for the attendance of witnesses, ehcy of East & Gulf Coast opera­ If the commissioner arrives to bility of aipgrading good un-ratec but restricts the Board's present tions and to clarify all' the rules this legislation," Mr. Green informsign articles the first day she is in union men. It looks as if some­ , ed the President. "They would right to order union-shop settle­ and aims of the WSA. the loading port, it is natural that body is putting the heat on Ma­ But Macauley was too busy to ' protest against it and rebel against ments. the men will stall because they cauley for East Coast bungling, 4—^Provides that no member of attend or to send a representative. it in the event that it would be­ want a chance to get familiar with and he is trying to make the sea­ Then, after all the Agents were the B^rd shall be permitted to par­ came the law of the land. the sliip and resent being pushed men and this union the scapegoats. Outstanding provisions of the ticipate in any decision in which dispersed to the various ports, around in this mariner. final version of the Connally-Smith such member has a direct interest when there were no longer any op­ What is also involved in this Bill adopted by both .Houses of as an officer, employe or represen­ portunity for a face to face discus­ of the shipowners and WSA to sa­ tative of either party to the dis­ sion of the problems, Macauley dic­ Congress follow; botage transportation riders which tated this letter demanding a major 1—^Empowers the ^President to pute. the SIU had before the war and change in union operation. This is 5—Requires a 30-day "cooling take over in behalf of the Govern­ which were frozen for the dura­ off" ^ri(^ before a strike may be the typical act of a bureaucrat, ment any war plant, mine or man­ tion of the war by the Statement fearful of a democrat exchange of Employe representatives ufacturing facility threatened with called. of Policy. Some of the shipown­ ideas, jealous of his privileges, dis"interruption of production by a must give notice of intention to ers are now attempting to kick out The city of Boston paid tribute Strike or other labor disturbance. strike to the Secretary of Labor, fainful of the common man who these riders, stating the WSA will works for a living. the National War Labor 'Board and to the merchant seamen on June 2—Imposes fines up to $5,000 not approve them, and the union As for the letter itself, Macauley the National Labor Relations first by dedicating to them a mall and a year's imprisonment, or both, has been appearing to Hdbert Wy-" Board. The latter body is directed charges that "offshore operation of on the Boston Common. The mer­ upon any person who may "coerce, choff to uphold the Statement of to conduct a" secret ballot election newly - commissioned vessels has chant seamen mall was one of five instigate, induce, conspire with, or Policy and the Statement of Prin­ been delayed and impaired from dedicated, the others being tributes encourage any person to interfere on the proposed strike among af­ time to time to the extent that ciples, and authorize the operators to men fallen in the Army, Navy, by lockout, strike, slow-down or fected employes before the expira­ convoys have been missed by the squeeze play is a move on the part Coast Guard and Marine Corps. other interruption, with the opera­ tion of the 30-day notice. to put such riders on ships' articles, continuation of a peacetime" prac­ SIU Agent John Mogan deserves guaranteeing transportation — as tice of seamen in signing coast­ much of the credit for having won wise articles to bring the ship from for the seamen this tribute. He was the custom prior to the war. To date Mr. Wyckoff has campaigned for the mall and was been too busy with WSA in­ imtrumcntal iii having a resolution ner politics to even give the passed by the City .Coimcil which union the courtesy of a reply. It set in motion the entire machinery. is also likely that he is stalling on • Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt Councilmen Hurley and Russo the question, giving Macauley a President, United States of America read into the official Council record chance to shove the signing of deep June 8, 1943 .White House .u a letter received from Brother sea articles at port of delivery Washington, D. C. Mr. John Hawk, Sec.-Treas. Mogan thanking them and the Bos­ down our throat. For should the 20,000 AFL seamen on thfr Atlantic & Gulf Coast, members of the Seafarers International Union ton press for supporting the move men be muscled into deep sea arSeafarers. International Union,-urge you to veto the fascist Smith- New York City to honor the seamen. Dear Sir and Brother: Connally Bill now on your desk. {Continued on Page 4) The maritime mall was dedicated This bill is a stab in the back of organized labor and will result. ' Thanks greatly for your letter in the presence of 100,000 Boston What Is a If passed, in justified resentment and resistance on the part of all of June 7 with copy of Communi­ school children and delegates from cation addressed by the Seafarers the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the freedom loving workers. SCAB? Close to 1,000 members of this union have lost their lives at sea International Union of North Am­ BostoiT Municipal ^uncil, the "After the God had finished the while delivering supplies to the war fronts of the world. They died erica to President Green of the United Spanish War Veterans, the rattlesnake, the toad, the vam­ believing that this war was being fought against fascism—both at American Federation of Labor. Disabled American Veterans, the pire, He had some awful sub­ home and abroad. The living comrades of these dead heroes will keep I appreciate very much indeed Department of Massachusetts and faith with them and will continue to oppose fascism whether it ap­ the action of your organization in the Jewish War Veterans of the stance left with which ho made a scab. A scab is a two-legged pears in Berlin or Washington. this matter, and I hasten to extend United States. Brother Mogan was animal with a corkscrew soul-— We urgently request that you deal a blow against the domestic to each member all good wishes for invited to appear as a spe^er but a water-logged brain, a combin­ fascists by vetoing the un-American Smith-Connallyi bill. their future well-being. was unable to attend because of ation backbone made of jelly Sincerely yours," his presence at the Agents Confer­ and glue."—Jack London. JOHN HAWK L JOHN L. LEWIS ence in New York City. The Smith-Connally Biir follows the pattern set by Hitler and "Mus­ solini and the Cerman and Italian capitalists. It denies the workers many of their fundamental rights, restricts legitimate trade unionism, and will bring upon this country chaos in labor relations. Mogan Prominent In Boston Tribute To Merchantmen Text Of S.I.U. Letter To F.D.R. On Conn.ally Bill John Lewis Thanks SIU For Supporting Miners* Return To Federation • 'f �• THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two II Friday, June 2?, 1943 SEAMEN NEED POST WAR I for a French seamen, whether they are French, EnglisI^ THOMPSON: Not yet. LUNDEBERG: Do you know whether the Giraud Slavs or what they are, without, representatio:?. by the sea-s ships that were taken over in the African campaign were men. And if we can do anythmg on any of these thingi we want to help you and we want to stop that kind ofi chartered to the American Government? nonsense. Because, it doesn't do you any gCK>d and it does­ BECU: They were and are under tlie control ,of the n't do us any good, in the long run, and we want to work W^af Shipping Administration. The a^ecment was con= together with foreign seamen. We affiliated with I.T.F,, eluded in North Africa, according to information which as Brother Becu told you. We want to cooperate and work" has been given me by the War Shipping Administration, concluded between Giraud and General Eisenhower, with along with you people, because we know that when thia the agreement of General Anderson, representative of the war is over they are going to try to move in on tic Participating Are Harry Lundeberg, British again, the seamen on the Danish or French or Americaqi Government. President SIU; Matthew Dushane, LUNDEBERG: They are run by the American War seamen, and we have got to have class cooperation on St world-wide basis to stop the nonsense they did after thq Washington Representative SIUj and Shipping Administration? BECU: By the American War Shipping Admmistfatlon. last war that you guys are familiar with the conditiani. Omer Been, American Representative which happened on a world-wide basis after the last war. LUNDEBERG; With the French crews? BECU: With French crews. Tliey are acting on behalf I do not know what is going to happen after this war isi of the International Transport Work= of the French authorities of North Africa. The ships are over. I think it is going to determine who is going to sil?' , ers Eederatiojj, is^FoiugTP. haye .C, oaTc^bddt chaft£lT^ Lf aiw Wai-3liippiug-Ad5aa!m;£rA'dsiii •-25 tht -pease table, and voice. Of course, that is a little far ahead, but wc feel and the Giraud group has set up a special department for DUSHANE: I understand there is some kin?^ an the merchant marine. It is under the supervision of Vice. it is about time they started to talk about those things ami ready on a world-wide basis to protect the seamen's agreement reached between your governments, Admiral Lemonnier in North Africa. ferent governments here that you boys come from and the DUSHANE: Have the French seamen any representa­ interests, because there is no group of workers that is more closely allied than the seamen. i United States Government, that you can not take free part tion at all on this committee? i So, we have certain conditions in the United Statd in" legislation effecting foreign seamen in Washington BECU: No. which you are all aware of, divisions in the labor move^ • Now, corref t me if I am wrong in this. ^ You Can not use ment. We have the C.I.O. and the A. F. of L. We havd any influence to correct some of the immigration laws dmthe same in the seamen's field. One particular branch of ing the war and you are not supposed to take any active, the seamen's movement belongs'to the A. F. of L., West part, while in this coimtry, in any form of a labor move­ BECU: I may point out to you. it is a very pecu­ Coast, East Coast, and Great Lakes. I do not know whether ment for the progress of your men. liar position. You know that the Vichy Government has you people know we will never make peace with the Com-* BECU: I think it would be rather difficult for us, as dissolved all labor unions and collective agreements whjch foreign organizations, to interfere even to the smallest ex­ existed before the war. Without any consultation with munist unions. it is either going to be us or them. I just wanted to give tent, with your national legislation. If we should find the seamen's representatives they gave •them another con­ you that for your information. . something in your legislation wliich wOuld hamper us, tract, enforced upon them another contract, and up to Now, another thing. We have a good representative iq -which would be a difficulty for us, I think we could do now the Giraud crowd have not recognized any seamen's Washington to impress the mnds of the legislative body that only through the channel of the American organiza­ union. And more than that, they have refused to give us down there. We have a representative- down there and we. tion, the Seafarers International to confer with the Inter­ the authorization to send seamen's representatives to North national Transport Federation and ask them to intervene Africa. We have strongly protested against it through the can get other ways and means to help you with this prob­ with your government officials and the goveriunent de­ French Seamen's Union which has its main offices in Eng­ lem. I can realize your difficult problem. There is ntf partments in order that a decision would be taken which land. I understand from a cable I received a few days , question about it, inasmuch as you have got two differenf •would favor us and be favorable to the men in our work. ago from the International Transport Federation, as well factions, some in the United States here and some thq This is true, for instance, in Washington, where there as from the French Seamen's Union in England, that the other party and some in England. Well, we can not allow, exists a United Nations Government Committee, discuss­ position is progressing in a favorable way and that very no matter who they are, Eisenhower or anyone else, to. make an agreement for seamen like they were chattels, ing the position of allied seamen in your country. They shortly, perhaps, a new French Seamen's Union will be slaves. So, this is what you are going to work for, with­ discuss the question of deportation, the question of setting set up in North Africa. out consulting them or have their help neither. I saw men up maritime courts in your country for the allied govern­ LUNDEBERG: Brother Becu, these agreements between when I was in Washington, and we will have to continue' ments and so forth. Wc have asked to be represented and the War Shipping Administration and the Giraud regime, and find out what kind of a swindle went <jjver. The War .J)e able to attend the conferences through monthly meet­ what is the wages, can you tell me, approximately? Shipping Administration, .they stated they want the con-ings, and we have been refused to sit on that committee. ^ BECU; Well, their wages were not communicated to the trol of the shipping interests of- this country. You will find men when they left Noth Arfica. They were left entirely how the policy makers and all the big shots got enough in the dark and that is the awkward position in which from the ship owners branch and we have got to watch ' they are now. ^'e have reorganized the French seamen them. The same thing with a South Americau ship under DUSHANE: Brother Becu, there is one question that is coming from North Africa who have almost all joined or the Panamanian flag. ^ not quite clear in my mind on this deportation of alien ' , re-joined their union. They are. in full agreement seamen. You state thar they should be deported back to with the people who are sailing for De Gaulle, and we are the countries where the pople have set up a government to now forming one group of seamen, notwithstanding the represent the people of that particular country. W^ell, fact that in government circles there seems to exists a BECU: I have followed the actions of the Seafarers In- , there seems to be a contention regarding some of th^e division of opinion and a division in policy. ternational Union very closely. You, on behalf of the I want to say this, perhaps, to make it quite clear to nations over there as to just who docs represent them. I Seafarers International Union, together with different otlier think it is a dangerous situation when the seamen get you. The French seamen, when we had our. first general seamen's unions, rigned a policy-making statement with I , juggled around between two groups of people who claim meeting here with them, they raised the question which your War Shipping Administration that your conditions they represent them and the seamen get in the middle. conditions would be applied to them. We-did not know will also apply to all bare boat chartered ships. And I They are the ones that are being tossed around. Where anything. We did not know with whom to deal in order would these men be deported to? There is the Vichy to have collect bargaining for them, but we knew that think you have there a very farsighted policy in doing sol French goveriunent, and the government that was set up the U. S. War Shipping Administration were the charter­ And, as you said, it would constitute a danger to the ih North Africa, then General De Gaulle has one set up in ers of those ships. We have asked the charters, the War American seamen, as it would have constituted a danger England. You also have the case of the Polish seamen, and Shipping Administration, with whom we should deal to to the Britieh seamen, if those seamen of those chartered I think there is a little confusion amongst the Jugoslavian have a collective agreement and if they would help us in ' ships would sail "under lower conditions than you had. In the long run, the Government may take the position, order to establish the right to collective bargaining for seamen. Where would they be deported to? BECU: Brother, as far as I know, this applies only to these seamen. The War Shipping Administration stated ".Why should we have our own ships when we the French seamen. I do not think it applies to the Jugo­ that such an agreement was concluded in North Africa can run foreign ships under charter on better, slavian Government or to the Polish Government, because without collective bargaining, enforced upon the men, conditions?" And, if your government does so, mora chose governments are recognized by all the other and that the British wage and bargaining conditions were particularly all ship owners will be bound to do so, be­ Governments of the United Nations. It applies certainly to be applied to those French seamen. If, however, the cause the ship owners, we all know have no national feel­ to the French seamen, but I do not know of any case, at French wage and working conditions would be better or ings when it comes to dollars and cents. That is in every this moment of the deportation of French seamen. Some higher than British wage and working conditions-:-the country the «ame. What do they care whether they ex­ ploit their ships under their own flag or under a foreign of them who arrived here, you will have read in the pa­ French conditions would remain in force. . pers, from North Africa, the socalled Giraud group, have LUNDEBERG: On a charter vessel to the War Shipping flag, as long as they have more benefit when they do it left their ships and gone over to the De Gaulle group, in Administration then under such arrangement they also under a foreign flag? That is the thing I referred to in my full freedom. They have let them go over there, but if man the vessels themselves? In other words, of course, the speech I have made in coming here, how they have always deportation was open with regard to French seamen, it vessels are manned by the French seamen. But the War transferred ships from one flag to another. Fake transfers, Shipping Administration becomes the ones that pay the because they remained the owners' ships. Fake transfers could only be to the group to which they berunged. because of the fact that they can run the ships under a De Gaulle has a number of French ships under his con­ wages and everything else? foreign flag at a much lower cost than under their owq BECU: Yes. trol, ships which have been chartered to the British Gov­ LUNDEBERG: The War Shipping Administration then flag, because ih some countries there exists no maritime ernment. Now, since the invasion of Africa and the lib­ eration of Africa, Giraud has quite a number of ship under has no business to make a deal with-either Giraud or social legislation, there was no bonus, there was no collec­ ids control which have been chartered to your country, but De Gaulle to the effect that these vessels should have Eng­ tive agreement, they could pay what they wanted to pay nil in the international pool—there seems to be a pool of lish wages, because the men on those ships are entitled to them. LUNDEBERG: Some time ago, prior to the war and all allied nations. The questions of allocating the ships to American wages. Here is the way we feel about this thing One country or another are agreed upon. So far as the here. The War Shippings Administration, whether you the entrance of the ynited States into the war, we had the. Frenchmen are concerned, you haVe indeed two groups. know it or not, as far as we are concerned, is strictly the same conditions on the Pacific Coast, where four Danish There is no national committee or any national govern- type of owners that we have to fight from every angle ships were interned. The American Government took them itaent or any provisional government, or anything of that and watch them for what we can obtain. When the War over and sent them out under the Panamanian flag and Sort. That may come in the very near future, and then Shipping Administration asks a policy-making body to we started to raise hell, because in those days we could also that question will be straightened out. But as far as turn around and take the crew from the foreign ships take direct action, and we took a strike vote on the Pa­ I know, and I do not think that even Brother Thompson under charter below* the American scale of wages, that cific Coast and told Admiral Land, "If you are going tb from the British National Union of Seamen knows of any endangers. our conditions, and furthermore this war is run Panamanian ships out of Frisco, then you will run no case of French seamen who have been deported back to supposed to be a war for the four freedoms. These people ships." As the result of that action, we didn't have toi have no business to turn around and make an agreement go on strike, Admiral Land flew nto Frisco and they turnEngland. Highlights Of RoundTable Discussion At Agentsi' Conference Giraud Is Anti-Labor Deportation Tangle Shipowners' Dodge I 't / n �- '--V Friday, June 2f, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Three ITERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ed those ships into the American Flag, with the same countries ,sailing for the nvoment on Panamanian and even crews, of course. I mean the Danish seamen stayed on American vessels. Prior to the war there was the so-called the ships and they transferred their books to the Sailors Belgian, Dutch seamen's clubs, one was called the Scandi­ Union of the Pacific, the Coast Union, and we navian Seamen's Club, which has been dissolved. Later the thought at that time that the same action would have director or manager of that club became the director of been taken on the Atlantic Coast. There was quite a num­ the Panamanian division of the National Union of Seamen. ber of ships which flew the Panamanian flag on account Another was called the European Committee for Seamen. of the NeutraUty Act. However, on the Atlantic Coast Another was called the Greek Seamen's Union. Another we were hampered. Through the efforts of the National one, Yugoslav Seamen's Union, and who was exactly in Maritime Union, the Communist Party controlled that the background, we do not know. But they were trying seamen's union here. They were very much in favor of to get foreign seamen under control through those unions, ships which flew the Panamanian flag, due to the fact that and the foreign seamen were pressed by them to leave they were very much interested in their so-called Pana­ their ships and were lured away from their ship to a great manian Division, trying to move in on the foreign seamen extent. In the same picture came at that time the German to advance and establish themselves as the one and only General Consul paying for board and lodging for men who union for all seamen. In other words, they were really jumped their ship in America. moving into the territory of the foreign seamen's unions, It was the slogan then, "This is a capitalistic and imthe I.T.F., the Norwegian and| British unions. . peto risk-ysisr life fcr-thorat You won't see many ship on the Pacific Coast running What the hell have you to do with that war? You have under this flag, but you have plenty of them on this coast. already gone once to war. Are you going to risk your skin That is going to be one of those conditions that we are and life again on all those ships or are you going to live faced with in the American seamen's movement. We in America, in this free, democratic coimtry?" A lot of could do the job on lots of thmgs here, but we have the our men fell for it. Some of our ships were held up split movement and the Panamanian edition of the through that, that was the policy. Our men were lured N.M.U , they would like to make it very strong and they away and our men were taken into the Panamanian Di­ plan to steal men from time to time from the other unions. vision of the N.M.U. Perhaps I do not know how much success they have had, I will give you an instance. Holland had quite a large I do not know how much success you have had, but if merchant marine with a large number of Dutch seamen, you are not too tired, I think it would probably be better approximately 18,000. They set up their own organiza­ ipr you to explain it to the delegates here, because I think tion over here, the organization they had in Eiurope called it is very interesting. We have agents from every port, the Dutch Central Transport Workers' Organization. Mr. and they are going back to their various locals and they Christensen of the Panamanian Divsion of the N.M.U. called* a meeting together for Dutch seamen, and two should know of those angles, if you will give this, Becu. BECU: There is no doubt that the Panamanian Division very loyal delegates of the Dutcb Seamen's Union grasped of the National Maritime Union afiSliates seamen from all that occasion to go to that meeting, and tell Mr. Christen- son that they would speak to the Dutch seamen. It wa| accepted. They did speak in their language to the Dutcl^ Seamen; our good Dutch friends who are still now tlui representatives over here of the Dutch Seamen's Unioi| spoke to the men. There were hundreds of them. Thej said, "What they are trying to do is to lure yoii away from your own union. We do not know how faith you will have in yotir own tinion, but there is ond thing, they are going to enlist you into another union. If you go to that table they will enlist you in a new unloa which they are trying to set up for you in America, an4 if you enlist on that table, you are going to enlist in you? own union, the National Union." W'hen the meeting was over, all joined their own Dutcli Union. The whole situation, I must say, changed on the 21sfl of June, 1941, when Rtissia came into the war. Thero was. no -l-uring aw-ay. of 4$ so forth. Our men are still belonging to their own union, whicU must be, according to our opinion, as strong as possible in order to be able to continue right on when we go back after the war to our respective countries. I said in the beginning, some of our seamen may sai| on Panamanian ships, where Panamanian ships have mem« hers of the Ntional Maritime Union shipped on then^ those sailing from this city. We can not do much abou? it. We can not do anytldng about their agreements be­ cause we have no contracts with American ships. The members of the allied unions sailing on the Panamanianj ships are just those who have deserted their ships before the 8 th of April, 1942, unless they have been granted the authorization by their National authorities. In other words as from that date, no foreign seamen would any longetj be allowed to go on American or American operated ships, without the agreement of the Government concerned. (Report of June 17) fRtPOWT orv ^ASHIrvGTorv. Maritime War Emergency Board: and seventy one cents ($1.71) per day. They then are to deduct five per cent on the balance. Some companies are deducting a straight five per cent Victory tax on all the seamen earnings, with­ out allowing any exemptions. AJl agents are cautioned to check with the men and see what the compan­ ies are deducting and see if any exemptions are being allowed. For the information of all oui agents they can quote "Interna^ Revenue Title 26—(T.D. 5249)| and dated March 27, 1943, signed by Guy T. Helvering, Commission­ er of Internal Revenue,- filed with the Division of the Federal Regis­ ter, March 29, 1943." The parti­ cular part dealing with the exemp­ tion can be found on page No. 4}| (C). The I. R. has sent a letter td the Luckenbach company for anl explanation on the tax with-heldl in Brother Stevens case, and as soon| as they answer, I'll advise hiin through my weekly report. All members are cautioned keep all their receipts that th^ have received when Victory tax or any other taxs are being withheld from their wages, as they will be reimbursed when they file a vic­ tory tax report next March. Beginning July 1st, 1943, em­ ployers are required to deduct and withhold a tax upon the wages of tl^ir employes. This is a tax of 20 per cent of the excess of each wage payment over the WITHHOLD­ ING EXEMPTION. R. W. SWEENEY, SIU Patrol­ man, N. Y.—S.S. Pan Gulf was in Newport Wales when port was un­ der attack. Board has ruled that crew is entitled to a-tack bonus. _ • BY MATT44BW PtfSHAME-* ' S.S. Charles Brantley Aycock was in Newport Wales and crew con­ tends that there was an attack on required to work. Checking to see must be obtained. (C) It might be gional board No. 10 on April 30, this day. Board claims that from where and by whom the crew are a prodigious task to break down 1943. Headquarters of the War information that they have re­ to be paid. Will advise when this red tape, regulations and barriers Labor Board have no data on Can­ set up in foreign countries against nery workers case. ceived there was no attack on this is finally straightened out. the importation of food to be sup­ ARTHUR BURKE, SUP Pa­ Sec. Treas. of the SIU in San day. Suggest that the patrolman plied to our vessels. trolman, San Francisco: S.S. Fitz Francisco can get data on the case re-check and get written state­ ments from the crew. S. S. Raphel John Porter was lying at Bahia, The WSA have adopted the fol­ by contacting the AFL members Semmes was in Avinmouth and Brazil, crew were granted shore lowing rules to vessels in lieu of the of the WLB in the 10th regional district at San Francisco, Cal. crew contend that there was an leave and were notfied to be on depots— attack and that It could be veri- board at 11 A.M. Ship left the 1. The division of operations has , fied by the ship's log. Board claims dock at 8 A.M. and due to a port ordered operators and agents to Legislation: chairman Henry M. Jackson of that there was no attack on this order crew was forbidden to go provision all vessels for the Nine the Sub Committee on unemploy­ date. Advise to re-check on the aboard their vessel due to being Month Trip. dates and the time that the crew made up in convoy. Bum boats 2. When vessels are homeward ment Insurance of the committee contends that there was an attack. were forbidden to take the three bound and have food supplies on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, LOUIS COFFIN, SIU Patrol­ men who were left behind on aboard which will not be consum­ will consider in open hearings, man, N. Y.—S.S, Francis- Marion board. Board h%s ruled that under ed before reaching United States Thursday, June 24, 1943, at 10 was anchored at Immingham, Eng­ the circumstances crew is entitled ports, tills food, at the discretion A.M., committee prints No. 1 and land, and crew contended port was to compensation for loss of person­ of the master, will be transferred No. 2 dated June 7, 1943, relative under attack. Board has ruled that al effects. to: (a) War Shipping Administra­ to tmemployment Insurance for a bonus is payable. S.S. Schoharie tion vessel needing supplies, (b) Merchant Seamen. Recruitment and was in Cardiff, Wales, and crew The Army and Navy, (c) Lend- International contend port was under attack. Manning: Lease Administration, (d) War Holding a conference on Thurs­ Relief and Civilian Rehabilitation Labor Office: Board has stated that from." the in­ formation that they have received day, June 17, and the maritime Administration. As per the decision of the agents there was no attack on this date. unions and operators are invited to assembled in New York, enclosed Advise Patrolman to re-check on send representatives there. The Fish Cannery Workers ta the respective headquarters of dates and* time crew claim that agenda consists of the following Union of the the SIU are the catlogs of all the subjects—^Manpower Requirements, there was an attack. material that the ILO has regard­ J. E. LAPHAM, SIU Patrolman, Cooperative efforts in recruiting Pacific, SIU: ing Merchant Seamen. Any ma­ Boston—S.S, King Woolsey was experienced officers and seamen, Petitioned the Secretary of La­ terial that the Union may require anchored off South End in the upgrading, manning procediures, se­ bor and requested that the Caimery for the agents can be had by send­ Thames River when London was lective service and many addition­ workers be excluded from execu­ ing to the Washington Office of All members are cautioned tcj fill out "Form W-4, U. S. Treas-i bombed. Crew entered claim for al topics which the conferees may tive order No. 9240, which pro­ the ILO. ury Dept. Internal Revenue Ser­ bonus. Board has ruled that the wish to discuss. hibits the payment of time and a vice-Employes Witholding Exemp­ (Report of June 19) limits for bonus claims when ves­ half for Saturday afternoon and tion Certificate." They should fill sels are in the Thames River and Sunday. Have been advised that out one of these forms every time an attack is made in London pr Sometime ago I sent a request to the Secretary of Labor has granted Internal Revenue: within the vicinity of the Thames, the WSA that they establish food an exemption to FISH CANNERY Brother James L. Stevens of Bal­ that they become employed on a ends within the limits of Grave- depots in England, South Africa workers in the States of California, timore, while employed on one of ship, in this manner the companies send and Tillbury, the Estuary is and the Far East. Have been'ad­ Oregon, Washington and Alaska. the Luckenbach scows earned $1,- will be compelled to grant an ex­ not within th^se limits. Advise the vised that due to problems present­ It is now possible for fish cannery 768.48 from 11-6-42 to 5-19-43, emption allowable under the law. Patrolman to re-check on the po­ ed in establishing these depots, it is workers to receive time and a half and the company deducted $234.60 Advised all agents to contact sition of where the vessel was lying necessary at this time to postpone for Saturday afternoons and Sun­ for victory tax. their local Internal Revenue office when the attack occured. Have setting up food depots, due to the days, or other payments as per Contacted the Internal Revenue and get copies of "Circular WT" been advised that the U. S. Army following reason—(A) Perishable their collective bargaining agr-e- bureau and they have advised me of June 4th, 1943, and post in the ^has agreed to pay wages for the commodities would require refrig­ ments. that no company has any right to umon halls so that all our mem­ crew of the Benjamin Harrison eration >(B) Adequate personnel PAULINE FURTH, Sec.-Treas. deduct any victory tax from a".;- bers can familiarize themselves as who were repatriated m the U. S. for the protection and mainten­ FCWU, San Diego CaJif.: Reduc­ seamen, unless the company first to the law. A. T. Shawnee and the crew was ance of warehouses and supplies tion plant case was settled by re- allow an exemption of one dollar {Continued on Page 4) .,Uv.Aa at! 4 -X-.: �Page Four SEAFAREHS LOG k Friday, June 25, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Published by the il SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and J5j?ilf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG - - r - - - Vresideni 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treds. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - 'Washington Rep. 424 Jth Street, N. W.,Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Diepatcher'a Office....... BOwIiins Green 9-3430 Agent BOwIing Green 9-3437 BOSTON.... 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 40S7 BALTIMORE. ........... 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4B39 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lomhard 76SI NORFOLK 23 Commeccial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS. 309 Chartree St. Canal 3336 . SAVANNAH..... .218 Eaet Bay St.... Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA. 423 Eaet Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE Ss So. Conception St.. ...Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO...i. 4S.Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerm GALVESTON..... 219 20th Street Galveston 8-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. BRANCH NEW YORK PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM: 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwUng Green 9-8346 Washington Report NEW W.S.A. MOVE AIMED AT CHISELING CONDITIONS AND TRANSPORTATION RIDER (Continued from Page 1) tides when the ship first comes of HERE IS MACAULEY'S PHONEY LETTER the ways, they have less chance o:' ON OUR SHIPS MISSING THE CONVOYS seeing that the transportation rider is included in the articles. WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRA liON, In other ^o«*ds, the entire tactic WASHINGTON is one of hustling the men into articles before they, or their union, June 9, 1943 ' has a chance of safeguarding their Mr. John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer rights and conditions. We can tell Mr. Wyckoff anc Seafarers International Union of North America 'i f , ' ' . 1 Mr. Macauley that the question of Two Stones'Street . BV the efficiency of the crew is not de­ New York City termined by whether the articles are coastwise or deep sea, but by Dear Mr. Hawk: how their rights are respected. If The War Shipping Administration has been advised that the off­ they arc kicked around by a bunch of RMO punks, chiseled on condi­ shore operation of newly-commissioned vessels has been delayed and tions and wages, treated like slave impaired from time to time to the extent that convoys have been missed, labor, then there will be trouble. by the continuance of a peacetime working habit of seamen employed No one can deny that there have in the coastwise operation of such vessels. been instances of maritime ineffi­ 1. The delay is occasioned by seamen who join a newly-commis-i ciency on the Atlantic & Gulf Coast. But these cases are trace­ sioned ship at port of delivery, i.e., Wilmington, North Carolina, and able, almost 100% of the time, to work the vessel under coastwise articles t<\ i loading port, i.e.. New WSA-RMO red tape and bungling, York, New York, etc. Seamen pay off at the time the Shipping Com­ or to outright shipowner provoca­ missioner arrives to sign the crew on offshore articles and leave the ves­ tion of union men. Macauley's plan of forcing deep sel. As a consequence, the movement of the vessel to the convoy rendez­ sea articles on men in the port of vous is delayed pending the availability and arrival of replacements. The delivery is not going to correct any seamen who have paid off on coastwise articles return to sliipyards and such inefficiency. It will only ag- sign coastwise articles on another newly-commissioned vessel, etc. grivate the situation by demoral­ 2. The efficiency is impaired by the practice of such seamen leav­ izing the very group so necessary to the industry—the old time rated ing the vessel at the loading port. The seamen who leave the vesels atmen. the loading port do not instruct the replacements on the peculiarities Macauley's letter is full of vague of the mechanisms of the newly-commissioned ship. Obviously the re­ jeneralities concerning the alleged placements, particularly during the initial phase of the offshore opera­ jroblem. We say once again, let lim bring into the open any case tion, cannot match the efficiency of the crew which has worked the Ves­ of a SIU ship delayed because of sel from the shipyard. coastwise articles from port of deThe War Shipping Administration recognizes the fact that the ivery. If he has such a case, let >rafCtice of such seamen leaving the newly-commissioned vessel at the him put it on the table so it can 3e examined and the real causes of oading port is legal. However, In view of the delays in sailing sched­ ules, and impairment of efficiency, this Adniinistration cannot look with delay and inefficiency exposed. favor on tl» continuance of the practice. Therefore, the War Shipping Administration requests officials of all maritime unions manning newly-commissioned vessels to use their good offices to induce seamen to sign offshore articles and work the ves­ J. McLEON: Four hours due from Mississippi Shipping Com­ sel for the duration of the voyage. The War Shipping Administration pany. deems it vital that the unions and the seatiien act on this request iimneT. RAYMOND: $42.50 coming diately in the interests of the war effort. •-I 006 trainees at the maritime train­ ing schools at that time. Can it WSA'RMO Conference: possibly be that the reason that The RMO held a conference rSthey notified the representative of here on Thursday, June 17, con­ the SUP and SIU in New York, vened at 9:30 A.M. and wound up B was so that they could use the men at 5.00 P.M. The 'agenda consisted as the ones that they have placed of the following: 1. Manpower re­ in jobs, and are part of the figures quirements; 2. Upgrrading; 3. submitted by Mr. M. Dimock? I Manning procedures; 4. Selective wonder. service. The RMO's latest move is to The WSA has opened schools for the upgrading of officers, Ordinary move in on all the rivers, bays, Seamen and Stewards department. lakes, and sounds. They have agreed from the S.S. Tarleton Brown. Sincerely yours, Courses are now open at San Fran­ to supply manpower to all the H, A. STRAUS: Overtime com­ cisco, Portland, Ore., Seattle, Los companies that operate tubs in ing. Sec Coffin, New York Branch. EDWARD MACAULEY Angeles, New Orleans, Baltimore these waters, and it certainly looks Deputy Administrator as though they are going whole Oilers on last trip of S.S. Del and New York. Coure time for Ordinary Seamen hog or nothing, and are even try­ Norte have overtime coming. Col­ THIS LETTER WAS DUL LV CONSII CONSIDERED BY THE MEMBERnot to exceed 30 days; Stewards ing to push the Maritime Training lect from Mississippi Line, 17 Bat­ SHIP ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 21—/ -AND WAS THEN FILED IN tery Place, New York City. ^department course time 2 to 6 Service out of the picture. Let's THE WASTEBASKET. weeks. Any member who attends not kid ourselves that they are do­ Firemen on S.S. Richard Alvey these courses will be paid by cither ing this towards the war effort. It have, overtime coming. Collect Bull the RMO or the Maritime Train­ looks to me as though their pro­ Line, New York City. ing Service. Just why they have gram closely follows the line that Crew S.S. iFrancis Marion have two divisions of one government Hitler and Mussoline used against attack bonus due. Collect Robin agency to handle this program was the workers in their countries. Are Line, New York City. we starting on the way for a fa- Firemen and Ordinaries on S.S. not answered. The conference was a general re­ cist state here? Is the maritime in­ Livingstone have overtime due. See hashing of the other conference dustry being used as the way for a Coffin, New York Branch. that was held by the RMO, and it facist state here? Is the maritime Crew S.S. John Stevena and S.S. looked to me as though the confer­ industry being used as the guinea Pan Gulf have attack bonus' com­ The boys are beefing about the Liberty ships again and rightfully ence was called by the RMO for pig for this experiment? sa They say if they could get two^ more knots put of those tubs « ing. Collect Waterman Line, 19 the purpose of blowing .heir horn, Rector St., New' York City. great many of the ships would be saved and none of the crew lost. and to further, their jurisdiction in Selective Service: Crew of S.S. Benj. Harrison who Recently a Bull ship was lost when she was missed by two torpedoes the Maritime Industry. Advise all The RMO reported that to date were forced to work on U.S.A.T. the agents to send into their re- they have received 69,244 forms Shawne, report class of work to and the third caught her in the engine room and 12 brothers were lost. apective headquarters every month 47, and 54,656 seamen requests for New York Agent. On another Liberty ship Joe Wagner was Bosun and had two AB's with a complete list of all men that have draft deferments. The RhlO filed Crew of S.S. West Gatomsky him who had experience, and the rest aboard the tub we're Maritime been assigned to the union by the 47,504 requests for seamens de­ have Russian Bonus due. Collect at trainees. The Naval Intelligence comes aboard and pulls Joe, off for RMO. In this manner we can ferments, and about 150 requests Amtorg Trading Company, 210 Ma­ questioning. They later claim its a case of mistaken identity. Who is check and see if they are Sunday- for deferments have been turned dison Ave., New York City. sabotaging the War effort now? ing up on their figures regarding down by local selective service ..fc.Jnca- assigned to the Union. My boards. * that they supply, but from . the Attention All Agents opinion is that these figures are not Have been receiving quite a few evidence supplied by the RMO, In Memory of on the level. complaints from our agents that even if the men do fill out their 'Brother : Some time ago Oalg Vincent, some local boards are demanding cards, they get no guarantee that Beginning with this issue the VSA representative of the port of that the union comply with the they are going to be defered. The Robert Hegeman, Oiler Seafarers Log will be published New York, advised the union that War Manpower Commission direc­ RMO can do no more than the weekly. In line •with the decisions 1899 - 1943 there was a shortage of Ordinary tive, and that the men must fill Unions in getting the men defered, of the Agents' Conference, a week­ Died in New York City ; ' " Seamen, Wipers, and-Messmen, and out the forms supplied by the if they run' across a tough draft ly news story will be expected June 4,. 1943 w that the RMO would OK any ap­ RMO. board. Regardless of what kind of from each port. These stories must plicant that the Union would send It certainly seems to me as work they are doing, they are go­ be in New York on Monday of over there for a certificate. Of though the RJMO pressure ing to be drafted into the armed Remember — Don't Sign each week. Spot news copy may ...is using -. course there were only about 20,- to get the unions to use the forms' forces. 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Title A name given to the resource July 25, 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. 13 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: MACAULEY WOULD MUSCLE MEN INTO FINAL ARTICLES AT DELIVERY PORT DEADLINE FOR F.D.R ACTION ON FASCIST SMITH-CONNALLY BILL MOGAN PROMINENT IN BOSTON TRIBUTE TO MERCHANTMEN TEXT OF SIU LETTER TO FDR ON CONNALLY BILL JOHN LEWIS THANKS SIU FOR SUPPORTING MINERS' RETURN TO FEDERATION HIGHLIGHTS OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AT AGENTS CONFERENCE ATTENTION ALL AGENTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/25/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log