http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/00c726549e76919792b0aab536c76f41.PDF 7dc8f1803b3fae143dc15bb24ff80efa PDF Text Text ^ABBRS Jpc( m ft rf OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. V. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1943 No. 37 Old Timers No. 1 Enemy pf Bureaucrats *I I 0om &er ' '•!>' ' UAP ,i-- -• PANTS / Government -Shipowner Offensive Is Pressed The Washington bureaucrats may be fighting the Germans and Japanese (we'll give them the benefit of the doubt), but they have a third enemy which is much closer at hand and therefor claims more of their attention- -this enemy is the old-time merchant seaman with a reco'-d o£ union militancy. The WSA health examination^ proposals, the Gestapo-like hear­ old-timers with the green kids ings held by the Coast Guard being graduated by the thousands every time a seaman parts his from the RMO schools. hair on the left side, the contin­ LATEST EXAMPLE ual chiseling on union contracts by the shipowners, all these are There are literally hundreds of but part of an employer-govern­ examples of this persecution of ment offensive which has as its old-time militants, but here is the goal the supplanting of militant latest which came to our atten­ tion, and which we repeat be- . cause it is typical of what is go­ ing on in the industry. Brother Hugh A. Drake first went to sea 29 years ago. In those 29 years he has sailed as everything from Ordinary to Second Mate. When the war broke out he was working in a shipyard at $100 per week. He The. Maritime Commission's was over the draft age and there new 4,000-ton "pocket Liberty was no reason for him to leave ship," consti'uction of which will begin shortly, will be adaptable the safe berth in the shipyard, to war services and wiU appar­ but somehow he wanted to be ently be used chiefly to restock with his old shipmates during the nation's "unbalanced" cargo this period of excitement and fleet with the moderately small, danger. shallow-draft vessels that will be FOUGHT SUBS required in the post-war period for the coastal and short-sea In April 1942 Brother Drake trades. signed on the SS Unico as Bos'un. The new vessel, identified by He fought torpedoes and Atlan­ the commission as the "Cl-M- tic storms for eight months, ar­ AVl," is a single-screw Diesel riving back in Mobile in Novem­ powered motor ship 320 feet in ber. Upon signing off he waslength. It will be powered either picked up by the Coast Guard Ott with a six-cylinder Nordberg or the charge of being intoxicated with a Busch-Sulzer eight-cylin­ while aboard the ship. He re­ ITF—After, several years of der engine, the horsepower in ceived the old brass hat razzle existence in exile, with head­ either case being 1,750 and the dazzle and his papers were lifted. quarters in London, the French speed about twelve knots, which The charge against him was a Seamen's Union has transferred makes is slightly faster than the frame-up. The frame-up was so its headquarters to Algiers, it j Liberty. raw that when the skipper of the was learned today at the New The heavy damage done to Unico heard about it he sent a York Office of the International many of the major ports of Eu­ special letter of protest to the Transport Workers' Federation, rope may make it impossible for Coast Guard, saying that Drake of which the French Seamen's large ships to dock there for had not been intoxicated and Union is an affiliate. The cabled some considerable period after that he performed his duties ta report from London also states the war, and it follows that the his (the skipper's) complete sat­ that the French seamen in North nation that will get the business isfaction. Africa are almost 100 percent or­ will be the one having smaller Faced with the skipper's letter ganized. vessels able to visit the compar­ the Coast Guard could do little Branches of the French sea­ atively u n damaged secondary but return Drake's papers—^un­ men's Union have sprung up dur­ ports and the deck machinery re­ stamped. That is, there was no official blackinark against hinj ing the pa.st several years, in quired to service them. The new vessel appears in pro­ and he was (supposedly) inno­ whatever ports French ships found themselves. Almost imme­ file to be a cross between a col­ cent of any crime against God diately after North Africa was lier and a large barge, with the and country. Yeah? But wait! freed from the clutches of Vichy entire superstructure set aft, like A BOMB THROWER? and Vichy's anti-union laws, the a tanker's. Access to three large cargo holds, extending from the French seamen reorganized their Drake then shipped out aft union. The union will be greatly engine room to the bow, is pro­ Bos'un on August 15, 1943. Hi# strengthened now that these vided by three equally large ship hit Puerto Rico three months branches are pulled together hatches. The Diesel engines, later and a brass hat comes within one union whose head­ weighing 130 tons, take up more aboard to see how he had been' quarters is in the same place as space and account for more behaving himself. Up until the the seat of the French Govern­ weight proportionally than those of the Liberty ship. {Continued on Page 4) ment. New Pocket Liberty Ships FISHERMEN STILL ON STRIKE; O.P.A. MAKES COUNTER OFFER The strike for a living wage being conducted by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, SIU, entered its third week today with little prospect of any immediate settlement. The Fishermen are demanding that the OPA raise the whole­ sale price of certain fish in order to give the men sufficient income to meet the rising cost of^ of lemon sole to 16 cents a living. The .union has also charg­ price pound and of sea scallops to 38 ed that reductions in fish prices cents a pound for the winter in at ex-vessel level which went in­ to effect last July had not been passed on to the consumer—rath­ er did the middle men absorb this extra profit at the .expense of the fishermen. addition to the seven-cent in­ crease in the price of pollock for December already authorized. (3) Wholesale mark-ups will be revised to prevent the obtaining of unwarranted multiple margins The strike, which affects all and to reduce wholesale margins vessels operating out of Boston in port cities which are out of and New Bedford and draggers line with 1942 levels. operating from New York, has cost about 1,000,000 pounds of (4) A New England fisheries fish a day. committee will be appointed by OPA's Boston regional office The OPA rejected the request from the whole industry. The of the striking fishermen for a committee will discuss the best temporary suspension of price solution for the present two-price ceilings on cod, haddock, black system for black backs and yel­ backs and yellow tails. Instead low tails, and the problem of port it promised to do these things: differentials and re - examine (1) To establish dollars-and- wholesale margins at all levels cents retail prices for most East­ for both port and interior points. ern species of fish in Easter cities • which have community dollarsand-cents ceilings for groceries. (2) To increase the ex-vessel Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board French Seamen Set Up Union H.Q. I if; m K\ �I'rir *• — THE Page Two SE A FA H ER S LOG rfJfPORTOrV. SEAFARERS LOG FuUisbed by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA AOantk and Gislf District Affiliated uHh the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNUEBERG ------ Vreiident 110 Mirkec Street, San Francisco, Odif. •T! JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Boi 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep» 424 5 th. Street, N. W., Washington, D; C Directory of Branches ADDRESS BRANCH PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwIlngGreen 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 3)0 AtlanUc Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay SL ,^lvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK.T.t^. . 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 T] NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de TIerra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERO.ALE 2021 S. Federal Highway. .. Ft. Lauderdale 1601 I JW W! PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONB STREET New York City BOwUng Green 9-8346 ~ I IS It^. j:', '' 267 Ector's Mail Bag THE MEN OF Editor, THE MERCHANT MARINE Dear Sir: My son James has been in the All the credit goes to the Navy, merchant marine for the past 18 A lot to the Army, too months and he likes it quite well. But a bit should be spread for He has been to several foreign some other boys counti'ies of which he use to hear In their coats of navy blue. and study about in his geography in school. James was telling his I don't mecin the Navy Nor the Army with its sheen, sister and me all about these countries. They must be wonder­ I mean those other sailors ful countries because his stories Called "The Men of the Mer­ chant Marine." were vei-y interesting. James is home for a few days, Without those brave and daring men thank God and I, his mother, can really get some rest without Supplies would never be seen; having to worry whether he's Because our defenses depend a lot torpedoed, lost or missing in ac­ On "The Men of the Merchant tion. Marine." Please don't think me conspi­ cuous when I say James has been As they ride the high and rolling a darn good son to me, and a seas wonderful brother to his 3 No danger from them is younger sisters and little brother. screened. These youngsters love their big So now I end this poem with brother, believe me. God bless the Merchant Marine. Enclose you will find a poem —DORTHY M. SEEDS composed and written by my • * * oldest daughter, Dorothy, age 18, Editor, for her brother James ' Of the Dear Sir: Merchant Marine," We are fully aware of the ob­ I have another son in the army. He is Staff Sgt. Robert ject of this medical bill in Wash­ Seeds, somewhere in the U.S.A. ington, and we know that swivel chair kings who have nothing to James read Dorothy's poem do merely take a puff of their and told me to .send it to you. cigar and say, "Well, what can That's how I happen to get your we do to the .seamen this week? address. It seems the Maritime boys are I hope you like Dot's poem as having troublfe shipping; so, why much as we do. Writing poems not pass a bill that all seamen, is one of my daughter's hobbies. even those crazy from making She has a book full of poems the Russian run, must pass an she's composed herself. examination as stiff as the one Again we all say and can nev- these lads have to pass to enlist -©r say it too often: ''God bless in the training schools? Yes, let's get to work on it. After all, the Merchant Marine." these old salts must move aside I remain, for our young boys, and why Yours truly, should we worry? We don't have Mrs. MADELINE SEEDS, to worry about the North Atlan­ Silver Run Road; tic, or wonder if the streamlined Mellville, New Jersey Liberty ship will come apart. RED 1—Box 600 We've never been to sea, so what "'-"Ti •?.' la 1 Friday, December 17. 1943 ^^ASHII\GTOIV • Bv MA-rT44ew DUSUAME-* ' O. Banks, SIU Agt., Mobile- During the week I attended a Several suggested changed Crew members in making allot­ meeting called by the WSA re­ were recommended by the diff­ ments were always entitled to garding its "Proposed Seamen's erent maritime union represen­ allot part of their bonus. The, War Saving Plan." Under this tatives. These are now under bonus rate allowed for this pur­ plan seamen could make volun­ consideration. When the final pose was the lowest rate of bonus tary allotments to themselves draft is completed, they wiU be paid. At present there are two during the war, and the Treasury sent to all branches of maritime bonus rates, 100% and 40%. Al­ Department would pay three per unions for action thereon by the lotments can be made on the cent intere-st on all savings. The rank and file. 40% bonus rate. postal savings pay two percent This proposed savings plan interest, and the average bank looks to me like a good pi'oposlSince the twenty percent with­ holding tax has been in effect pays one per" cent interest on all tion for any seamen who would like to have a few bucks stacked the U.S. Coast Guard has issued savings accounts. instructions to all shipping com­ Seamen may name any person aside for any emergencies after missioners on this matter, which that they wish to be the benefi­ the war. All savings accounts ciary. It was recommended that will be governed by Treasury reads: Headquarters is in receipt of the WSA notify a person who Department regulations. If the a lelter from Ihe Senior Mer­ has been named as the benefici- recommendations are adopted, chant Marine Inspector (per­ 'ary. No savings shall be subject there will not be any strings or sonnel) at New York dated 19 to liens, attachments, or any red tape attached to the savings plan. June, 1943 (file allotments) other legal process. asking if the withholding lax authorized in Public Law 6878th Congress should be de­ ducted before permitting a sea­ VINCENT COSTER: You have man to allot the maximum HERCEL, KOHLER, DOYLE amount under the regulations and TRIANO; You were acling 50 hours overtime coming from now in effect. AB's on the S.S. Marina but sign­ the Bull Line. » » » Under the regulation in ef­ ed off with OS pay. You have ihe R. H. TAURIN has overtime fect at this time a seaman may difference in wages coming from coming from the Calmar Line, allot up to 90 per centum of See patrolman Sheehan cibout it. the Bull Line Office, 115 Broad his regular wages plus the low a It» bonus as provided for under St., New York City. * « a R. McLAURIN has overtime Decision 2A of the Maritime War Emergency Board. For .J. Smardjic: You have $3.60 coming from the New York ofi* example, a seaman who signs overtime coming from the Bull fice of the Calmar Line. on at $100 a month is being allowed to make a maximum Line. * » » allotment at current low bonus H. MERKHEIMER: You have of 90 per centum of $140 or 12 hours overtime coming from $126 per month. the Waterman Line. Inasmuch as the difference a • • CARL ERIC FALK in these two amounts is only JOHN WHITE and JAMES $14 a month which would be Get in touch with your wife. inadequate to cover the vari­ LINDSAY: You have overtime Her address is 35 N.W. 6th Ave« ous authorized deductions in­ coming from your trip on the S.S. iienry Lamb. Collect Bull Line. Apt. No. 1, Miami, Fla. cluding the withholding tax, the allotments made by seamen on or after July 1st ,1943 when ihe new lax law becomes effective should not exceed 90 per centum of their regular wages and the low bonus after allowing for a deduction of 20 per centum to cover the with­ holding tax. In other words, under the above example 20 per centum of $140 would be $28 leaving a balance of $112, of which 90 per centum may be alloted or $100.80—" The WSA has advised all its agents to instruct Masters of ves­ sels, to make certain that after allotments, advarfces, slops, etc., that there will be sufficient money to the seamen's credit at the termination of the, articles to cover all the necessary deduc­ tions, such as old age benefit taxes—social security and with­ holding lax. MONEY DUE 'eAMovutls do wc care? Yes, let's get to work at once." A few of us are. familiar with Act Three, Scene One, Hamlet:— To Be or not to be,—that is the question:—^Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to' suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and. by opposing end them. What shall we do? Take arms against a sea- of troubles and by opposing end them? ERIC IVIE UPCHURCH Book No. 24611 "My maid asked for a raise foday. But I told her it would cause inflation." �Friday, December 17, 1943 THE SEAFARERS I.QC Pago Threo SAVANNAH SS WHArs Donra catches his ships wherever they happen to- dock or anchor. In Shipping in this port is picking this way the 90 miles of dock up some what. Am going to need area plus the entire Hampton crews for 3 new ships in the next Roads anchorage area is com­ couple of weeks. Now would be pletely covered. Remember that a good time for any of you oldfigures show that every ship in times who would like to come the world can be at safe dock or down here for a little vacation Pol Dome issue was insignificant concession that they are request anchorage simultaneously in this before shipping out to do so. farce, then I don't know what it port. you get down here now and get compared to the WSA squander­ ing on these groimds. is. In the face of six years func­ Beefs, both phony and genuine, on the shipping list you will find ing of people's money. The later Now if these stooges think tha tioning, they stiU have to ask have billions to play politics with. are coming in on every sliip. A that you won't have any trouble the pirates that call themselves the shipowners to give them the Dohaney dickered in mere mil­ few of them have to be referred shipping out when the time shipowners, who wrap themselves lions, the piker. The only dif­ up in the American flag during conditions that other maritime to headquarters but most are comes. unions are receiving. Their claim­ fShipped a full crew this last ference is that the people are the war time for the purpose of ing to have the leading union in settled on the spot. The usual week for a new Liberty for South fall guys in this WSA case. chiseling on the seamen, are go the industry is the biggest joke beefs relative to work being done It all sums up to one thing, ing to give any concessions on that yours truly has ever heard by soldier passengers and prison­ Atlantic. Had to use a few WSA ers have been ironed out fairly and that is that the union can do the record of "NO STRIKE about. men on this one but the last well here with most claimed out of here carried a full crew o it and the WSA- can't. Dispite PLEDGE," then they have anOLDEN BANKS, Agenl overtime being paid. the antagonism shown us by old-timers. If some of you old other think coming. timers will come down to take WSA we still are able to man Atwood only has to give one Now brother, just feature any NORFOLK these jobs that I'm expecting ou the ships with capable and effici­ Union demanding or requesting loud shout over the telephone in the next couple of weeks, we ent men whereas the men sup­ concessions from the shipowners, and fresh milk and turkeys ap­ won't have to call the WSA for plied? by WSA invaribly turn out which is the most vicious em The blacklist showed its face pear as if by magic. any men to help man these ships to b€K as green as a new born ploying element in the whole again, in Norfolk via the Martin The miracle of miracles has Don't have much news to re­ babe, until they are taught by world, and basing their conten­ Marine Transportation Company finally happened and Norfolk port -from this port as we don't our men aboard their ships. Fur­ tions on the record that they which operates tow-boats under held a regular meeting with have very many men on the ther, we maintain that there have lived up to their no strike agreement with the SIU. A coal thirty-one full book members beach at one' time here any more never would have been any pledge since the Nazies raided burning fireman dispatched from plus almost an equal amount of the hall was refused by the Cap­ probationary members. Also the About the only news I can senc shortage of seamen of any rat­ Russia! This same element to the LOG is to report the new ings if the people had let the claiming that the old officials of tain and Chief .Engineer of the boys seem to be finally realizing ships that are coming out down union carry out this very vital the International Seamens' Union Eui-eka on the grounds that he that this is the best shipping port ''here so that the members can responsibility towards the war were so reactionary that they was a "trouble maker," and then in the country and we are now able to man ships with a mini­ keep in touch with how shipping effort, and if the WSA had not had to form this NMU to save the trouble started. mum of the uniformed progeny is in this port. Things look good blocked the unions' efft)rts tow­ the poor seamen from slavery The dispatcher immediately reof the WSA. for the coming couple of weeks ard this end. These stooges makes them look dispatched him and the company For the good of the country, Among the battered faces of was informed that the union was like a bunch of pikers. CHARLES WAID, Agent the old-timers recently arrived in seamen, and people this outfit prepared to carry the case Now my dear brothers, I will caUed the RMO of the WSA just take a few questions and through the whole governmental Norfolk are those of William BALTIMORE should be either aboli.shed or answers from the Pilot of the alphabet from the WSA and "Curly" Rentz, and "Red" Lofcleaned out entirely, as the pres­ same issue. NLRB clear to the White House ley. A group of eight refugees When the local membership at ent set-up is definately hindering from "monkey wrench corner" if necessary. "McKenzie; Will you pay over­ Baltimore was informed of the the war effort. arrived simultaneously yesterday time for Saturday afternoons in The result was that this black­ and immediately shipped out to­ RMO upgrading program, the JOSEPH FLANAGAN, Agent port, Sundays and holidays as listed fireman. Brother Fred D. general reaction was that the Bullock, is no longer on the gether on a Mississippi Shipping specifled in the contract? Union was fully capable and able Company rust bucket. "Taylor: It must be interpret­ blacklist but instead is wielding Agent Rogers has" taken over MOBILE to give this service to its mem­ a slice bar somewhere between ed. bers gratis. Yes, Brothers, with­ with a bang assisted by a new here and Philly. Last week, in a practical way, "McKenzie: Will you pay over­ out a red cent for red tape, or a bunch of patrolmen. The beach Agent Rogers has served no­ situation is good with plenty of nickel cost to the people or Gov­ yours truly tried to give you the time for work performed tice on all tow-boat operators jobs available and the beer sup­ ernment. We proceeded to give definition of the NMU. After watches stood after 8 hours that the "family boat" .days are ply holding out. Live ones are p6rt? our membership just such ser­ ooking through this masterpiece over. "Taylor: The committee for vice, also any one else who cared of hooey published by one Leo as common as collection cans at There is a shortage of coal a NMU meeting and the beach is to was welcome to this service. Huberman for the educational the shipowners hold that they No elaborate school system was committee of the NMU, I will try have been carrying out those pro­ burning firemen, both white and so prosperous that beachcombers set up, and no high paid specialist and define the second phrase, visions according to their inter­ colox-ed in this port and jobs are piece off leading citizens. available for any who want pretations of the contract. was hired. The tutors were vol­ "the NMU, What It Does." —Norfolk Reporter them. This case shows these men "McKenzie: Will you agree to unteers who understood seaman­ Now the NMU is a front or­ ship and engine-room practice. ganization in the maritime indus­ pay the settlement which MAY that the union is behind them GALVESTON The results would be called try for the unlicensed personnel finally be reached on these two 100% and doesn't intend to take any monkey business. points retroactively back to the amazing by the WSA super- on ships. It has been function­ Things have not been so hot in duper instructors, but to us they ing for the past six years, and date on which the War Shipping The port here has a big job to the past week, but rest assured Administration guaranteed the handle with ships coming in con­ T iwere ^erely what we expected. the best that they can boast of that Bro. Parker's Flagship, the collective bargaining agreements stantly, many merely making !i In less than six weeks' time n the form of agreements for Brandywine, is now rid of the with the companies and the this a topping off or stop-over niore than 150 members and their members is mediocre. In NMU finks that were so hard to NMU? point enroute. There are ninety others wei-e upgraded through fact, you can't terrn them any get off. After we won the elec­ "Taylor: The committee for the miles of dock area from Lynour system, and further it took thing else but company contracts. tion had a few more boys come companies cannot agree to pay laven to Berkley back around from two hom-s in most cases, to As compared to the agreements in and turn in their NMU books. any thing retroactive that is Portsmouth and up to Berkley no more than two days for the that the Seafarers International So here is the "Last Will and against their interpretation of the and Point Comfort. To cover tutoring course which enabled Union has secured for their his area Patrolman Tucker has Testament of Joe Curran, Komthese men to obtain- ratings any members there is no comparison. contract." And then the Negotiating Com­ been assigned to Newport News rade president deluxe of the where from AB to Junior En­ Now I am basing my conten­ NMU."—Dated very soon: gineer and in some cases the men tions on what I have seen print­ mittee reported to members of with Patrolman Martin being "I Joe Curran being of unsound the NMU that this is a victory responsible for the immediate decided to go the whole hog and ed in the NMU Pilot. Oct. 8, 1943. mind and in misery, and consid­ for the union. And this is the Norfolk Area. Agent Rogers get engineers or mates licenses. The negotiating committee ap­ ering the possability of a fatal Wliat did llris cost the union? pealed to these companies for same element that claims that pinch-hits over the entire area colapse through the rank and file the old officials of the Interna­ assisted by Brother Atwood, the Brothers read carefully, $3.00, equal pay for equal work. Now tional Seamens' Union were so Dispatcher-Patrolman and a spe­ of the NMU, also known as the three big dollars for books. SH— what is the equal pay for equal reactionary that they had to cial Patrolman covers the harbor- end of me, declared this to be quiet please. work that this negotiating com­ form the National Maritime craft, tow-boats and ferries. my last will and testament. To We contrast the above with the mittee is talking about? This is Union! If this assertion is not a Brother Wilson, SUP Patrolman, {Continued on Page 4) WSA provisions for same up­ the whole thing in a nut shell: grading program. To start' with, they are asking the shipowners they allow thirty days for any for overtime for dumping gar­ rating. It cost the people around bage which is sometliing that tlie $300.00 per man. It aisp costs the SIU had in their agreements be­ people large sums for schools and fore Pearl Harbor. Also overtime high paid instructors who, more for work after 5 p.m. and before than likely, never have been 8 a.m. in port, which all other aboard a ship, and is some poli­ maritime unions had before tician's friend, or maybe an in­ Pearl Harbor. Now this negoti­ law or relative of some WSA ating committee is asking the big shot, and' wouldn't know the shipowners for the same thing, differance between a piece of two years after thia_country en­ marlin and a nut. There you have tered the war, and the only thing an idea of the squandering or­ that Joe Gurran can holler gies indulged in by the WSAj not about in the same issue of the to mention the $2,000 per man it Pilot is their record of the "NO -ijicost' to send so-called trained kids STRIKE PLEDGE." Which on ships taught by just such kind means, in a few words that the of instructors as mentioned shipowners should give the above., Yes, Brothers, the Tea NMU negotiating committee the Around the Ports mme^msFs FA/tMK'S Pff/C£S COmffAT/OAfPJWF/TS OCTOeSR TV At/oc/sr UP1336 } �mp'-' I Pags Four Government -Shipowner Offensive Is Pressed {Confinwd from Page 1) time the brass hat appeared, Drake got along with the skipper OK, but immediately afterwards the skipper began to ride him, A wartime savings plan, where­ thinking that he must be some by merchant seamen would be sort of a bomb thrower if the assured of a steady income dur­ Coast Guard had to go around ing the slack period immediately checking up on him in every following the close of the war, is poi-t. It now appears that for the being worked out by the War rest of the war (and God knows Shipping Administration, the ~ how long afterwards) Drake is Tx-easury and labor unions. The plan was presented to going to be hounded by the Coast union leaders by the War Ship­ Guard at each port. His reputaping Administration during the .tion will be smeared with each course of an executive conference skipper he sails under, and his designed to get laboi-'s reaction slightest violation of some regu­ to the program. The extent to lation will probably be cause for a prompt jerking around by some which the pi'oposed plan will be 90-day wonder covered with put into effect, WSA officials said, is dependent upon the at­ brass. titude of the maritime trade CASE TYPICAL unions, and will only become ef­ fective if regarded as necessary We sight Drake's case because and desirable by them. it is typical of the treatment giv­ .Subject to the satisfactory en hundreds of other old-time completion of details and final seamen whose only crime is that agx-eement, it is pioposed that they are militant union men. This the WSA and the Tx-easury De­ campaign against them is design­ partment sponsor a savings plan ed as a "softening up" tactic; it is for seamen, including both li­ meant to demoralize the leading censed and unlicensed personnel. elements in the unions and thus Seamen, WSA officials said, weaken organized labor prepar­ would be encoui-aged to make atory for the final assault upon it voluntax-y allotments for the dur­ after the war* ends. ation of the war, of such portions of their earnings as may be avail­ able for savings after provisions for other allotments such as tax­ es, etc. Withdrawals would be held in a fund by the United States Ti-easury, subject to the payment of interest at approx­ It was a rotten night and cold. imately 3 per cent. Funds al­ The Liberty Ship "Mulligan located to the savings account Stew" was pitching and rolling could be obtained fi-om bonuses, off one of the world's worst capes overtime or wages, or all three, in a terrific sea. For days there WSA said. had been neither sun nor stars Withdrawals of deposits in the with which to navigate. Further­ fund would be x-estricted, subject more, a radio warning told of to some degree of flexibility for submarines in the offing. The of­ emei-gency needs, until after the {Contimied from Page 3) ficers were edgy. The crew war. At the conclusion of hostil­ strained every eye. Up in the ities, withdrawals would be per­ Russia and Mustache Joe, I leave heavily aimrored and blacked-out mitted and provided for on the all of the faithful fellow travel­ wheelhouse, the bearded young basis of paynxents to an individ­ ers, button hole sevvexs, pants helmsman inquired of the mate; ual seaman for the cux-rent year pressers, Myer's, Stone, and the "Where do you stand in the based upon the amounts deposit­ 13th Street Commandoes of the ed by him within a given twelve­ draft. Sir?" month period. In other words, if NMU. To France I leave all of The mate, a family man, re­ a seaman has deposited funds in the beautiful madamoiselles in the plied, laconically, "3-A." 1943, and the war ends in 1946, occupied NMU branches, and <"Well," said the helmsman, he could draw upon his account hdqts. I never was one fox- the soberly, as the ship's nose dipped only to the extent of the amounts girls—whoops. into a giant sea that washed he deposited in 1943. In 1947 his "To England I leave the orig­ completely over the forv.'ard withdrawals would be limited to inal NMU agreement and plans gun, "you ain't got nuthin' ,to the funds deposited in 1944. to take over the seamen. But I worry about. You're safe." It is fui'ther proposed that ar­ will never forgive you for not Somehow this true story is ty­ rangements be made whereby letting me ashore in Africa last pical of the attitude of the aver­ the withdrawals by an individual summer. To Norway, I leave you age American merchant seaman.- seaman would be divided into another quisling, Thos. ChristenHe'll fight. But he'll weai- no monthly or quarterly payments. sen of the NMU, Pan-American Under the tentative plan WSA Division. To President Roosevelt, inan's collar. He loves to shock people by saying he's at sea to will work out ax-rangements with I leave my apologies for trying duck the draft. This attitude con­ its agents to facilitate pay roll to interx-upt his war duties by fuses landlubbei's. Seamen are deductions, the agents to make flooding his office with screwball boistex-ous, courageous, loyal, un­ the deduction fi-om the seaman's wires from NMU fellow travel­ disciplined, proud, defiant and wages at the time of paying off. ers. And to America, I leave you breathtaking. But don't let them Amounts so deducted would be Walter Winchell, who always said kid you. Most of them not only remitted to the Treasury Depart­ to hell with Curran and the know their business but each one ment, all in accordance with reg- NMU. I know he will be very feels that the ship couldn't move iilation.s agi-eed upon by the busy on my funeral day, so he would not come, business before two feet without him. That's Tx-easury and WSA. For its part the Tx-easury De- pleasure. To the SIU, I leave 20 what they call morale. pai-tment will hold the funds and by 10 gold framed pictures of —PM the interest thereon and will ad­ myself to hang in their union minister them subject to regula­ halls to scare hell out of any tions. young seaman who might think Disbursements to seamen along Commie lines, and to the S. ROBIN LOCKSLEY .$10.00 would be made through the pos­ RMO, I leave you what is left of FRANK OLEARY 5.00 tal savings system, subject to ar­ the fellow travelers in the NMU rangements mutually agreeable to the Sailors Union of Pacific, I to the system and the Tx-easury leave money for my tombstone, Departmen*^. with the following epitaph: Tom O'Reilly At Sea Around The Ports Germans Reported it Honor Roll ilm-' r. Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board [1 g. ,• • Enney, meeney miny moe. Here lies Curran by the toe. Underneath he seems to say. You cannot beat the Old SIU of NA. Deserting Ships (ITF) From the Swedish port of Sundsvall, the report has i-eached the International Transportworkers' Federation that itij "And to the entire maritinxe woi-k- the middle of August, a German ers, I just leave, and will they ship was held up due to the de­ sertion of its crew of eleven, of thank God." whom ten were aliens. The cap­ After making this will Joe tain tried to sign on a Swedish Lay down last night, was-too crew and offered 1,000 crowns tired to wait. for the journey without success. Had a chill this morning, was too tired to shake, I sure was tired. I'm tired of coffee, I'm tired of tea. The NMU, I built and love is tired of me. Oh, hell, I'm tired. After this doctor crap put out by the WSA the new Secretary of the MM&P, Capt. John Yordt and the MERA backed us up 100 per cent, notifying all ports of their action. The NMU is as .si­ lent as a church mouse about the affair. They are only interested in feathering their nest with the USS and what have you. Any­ thing for the benefit of their membership is out. In Harnoesand a German ship was detained for si.x days. Four of its crew deserted en route and another two upon reaching this port. The entire crew of this ship, including the Captain and mate were alien and only the two soliders serving the ship's gun were German. Because they could get no Swedish seaftien to sail the vessel, they were forced to take German seamen from an­ other ship in order to get the ship back to Germany. attend but they were not inter­ ested. The Longshoxemen of Lo­ cal 407, Galveston, held a meet­ ing Friday night, Dec. 3rd. Also the Longshoremen of Texas City, they will bring this WSA crap up E. R. WALLACE. Agent and give us their backing. »• * » (The Galveston News gave P.S.— Brother Wallace's protest on the After holding a joint meeting proposed medical exams a 5-inch with the Master Mates and Pil­ story on page one—-Editor). ots, and the Marine Eng. Benificial Ass'n., we got on the front page of the Galveston News. The NMU Donkeys were invited to Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board . • - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 17, 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. 37 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: OLD TIMERS NO. 1 ENEMY OF BUREAUCRATS NEW POCKET LIBERTY SHIPS FISHERMEN STILL ON STRIKE; O.P.A. MAKES COUNTER OFFER FRENCH SEAMEN SET UP UNION H.Q. W.S.A. PROPOSED CREW SAVINGS TOM O'REILLY AT SEA GERMANS REPORTED DESERTING SHIPS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/17/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log