http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4e4000501577310b832d3afb1974821d.PDF 6e92991aced26fa71a5935bc19a1fa38 PDF Text Text OFFICIAL OBGAV OF THB ATLAITTXC AND GULF DB8TBI0T. SEAFASE28' QfTEBirATIOlfAL OMION OF MOBTB AKEBIOA Vol. VI. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 2. 1944 SIU Asks Allocation AFL Of "Heroes'" Ships Aids To Union's Outfits To No. 14 Continues Fight; Union's Effort Bonus NEW YORK, N. Y.—"We request that the Maritime Commission and the WSA allocate ships named for hero members of the Seafarers International Union to lines under WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—Continuing the challange of the Seafarers Internai^ contract to our organization," John Hawk, Sec'y-Treasurer tional Union against the Maritime War Emergency Board's authority to cut the bonuse# of the Atlantic and Gulf District, and Vice-President of for seamen, Joseph Padway, General Counsel for the American Federation of Labor, lasf the Union asked in a letter to* Admiral Emory S. Land, Chair­ of these vessels in their honor, week called the attention of the members of the MWEB to the fact that they wer^ man of the Maritime Commission, but there remains much to be without existence at the time the bonus structures were set up, and therefore could no^ done in tribute and respect to this week. reduce them. "• . ^ JOSEPH A. PADWAY signatories, but the question "These vessels are the' Joseph their memories. The protest was in a strong let­ Squires and the George W. Alther, launched at the New Eng­ land Shipbuilding Co.'s yards in South Portland, Me., and . the Delta Shipbuilding Co.'s yards in New Orleans, La., respectively, Monday, May 22, at ceremonies awarding them citations and the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service medal for their heroic ac­ tions in the war." The message continues: "Both died in the service of the war ef­ fort and as such courageous peo­ ple must take their rightful places in the annals of the His­ tory of this Nation in a manner fitting their deeds; true much has been accomplished in the naming Excerpts Of Weekly Report By JOHN HAWK Secretary-Treasurer There are some items which are all important and which I wish to report upon: ' First: the question of the Bonuses: On this, Harry Lundeberg of the SUP an4 President of the SIU laid a lot of groundwork early this month, when during the first week in May we appeared before the Executive Committee of the American Federation of Labor, and requested their support. The AFL Executive Committee was then convened in an extraordin­ ary session in Philadelphia, and went, on record to send in their top representatives to aid us in bur fight to restore the bonus. Since that meeting, Lundeberg, Dushane, Morris Weisberger and myself spent considerable time in Washington outlining the sea­ men's bonus case to President Wm. Green of the-AFL and Jo­ seph Padway, chief counsel for Hhe Federation. On May 23rd President Green and Joseph Padway, chief coun-j sel for the AFL, together with' Lundeberg, Dushane, Weisberger and myself, appeared before the ifull board of the MWEB and pre­ sented our case and demanded that the bonuses for seamen be restored to the pre-April 1 rates immediately. (Cotit'mued on Page 2) r)- "Therefore, we suggest and re­ ter that also asked that those quest that these ships be placed shipowners who now no longer in the hands of members of the operate ships because of the war­ Seafarers International Union by time condition be excluded from allocating them to companies the meeting. The MWEB had under contract to the SIU — by previously sent a wire to all sig­ which method the members of natories of the Statement of this organization manning these Principles asking them all to sit ships may respect and revere the in at the meeting. memories of these two men who died in the highest traditions of New Board Suggested the sea." The letter suggests that a new George Alther, although he had Board, to deal with the problems recently up-graded to become a confronting the seamen may be second mate, but was still a mem­ ber of the SIU, sacrificed his life setup and demands that the for­ aboard the SS Timothy Pickering mer rates of bonuses, paid be after the vessel had been bombed meanwhile continued and that on July 13, 1943 by enemy planes.' entitled to the ^ bonuses be compensated. (Continued on Page 3) | Full text of the letter follows: General Counsel, American Federation of Labor 738 Bowen Building Washington, D. C. May 26, 1944 Mr. Edward Macauley, Chairman Mr. John R. Steelman, Member Mr. Frank P. Graham, Member Maritime War Emergency Board Gentlemen: Thank you for the memoran­ dum of May 25th to which is an­ nexed a copy of the telegram sent by the Maritime War Emergency Board to all the "signatories to the statement of principles." arises whether some of the sig­ natories, particularly those who no longer operate vessels, have the right to determine the ques­ tion of continuance of the Mari­ time War Emergency Board and what shaU be the jurisdiction and authority of the Board. Since tho operation of these ships is now under the direct authority of the United States, it would seem that the interested party in the ques­ tions referred to in the telegram is the United States. A further question arises id connection with the continuance of the Maritime War Emergency Observations Board. If, as we believe, the pres­ Maj' I respectfully make an ob­ ent Emergency Board virtually servation or two respecting the went out of existence when the telegram. It is being sent to all Government took over the oper­ ation of the ships, then the ques­ tion should not be the continu­ ance of this Board, but rather whether the creation of a new one should be had. Pending e determination of these questions^ it seems to me that there should not be and cannot be a reduction in the bonuses as they existed prior to the attempted cut by the order signed by the Maritime War Emergency Board. It is our con­ tention that since the Board, whether it was in existence or not, had no power to cut the bonuses, the bonuses still remain­ ed. This is on the theory that there is an implied agreement on the part of an employer, in this case the United States, to pay the wages the employer has been paying, unless the employer Picture shows the SS Joseph Squires sliding down the shipways at So. Portland, Maine, Monday, May 22, i944. The launching went off without a hitch. (Continued on Pagr 3 ) Buy War Bonck The membership of the Sea­ farers International Union is urged to invest part of every pay-off in War Bonds and Stamps. These Bonds are your stake in America and the Freedom we are fighting this war for. Few know better than the sea­ men what war means for we have a running day-to-day en­ counter with it. DIG DEEP IN THE POCK­ ET FOR UNCLE SAM. Bonds mean Bombs for Hitler and Hirihito on the receiving end. �• •t'»;vnfe'V;;f^'i;^'4r^j • ^ --•'- • I ^ Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 2, 1944 •- t- • •i."; SEAFARERS LOG Vublished by the "A' .-A . I SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated .with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches ADDRESS BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16)... SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON 2 Stone St 330 Atlantic Ave l4NorthCnySt 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PI 324 Chartres St 2 18 East Bay St 423 East Piatt St 7 St. Michael St 45 Ponce de Leon 219 20th Street PHONE BOwling Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1 728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 267 CP-NMU Skullduggery AN EDITORIAL It is clear to Union men and the seamen particularly that the purpose of existence of an organized body of labor is its struggle to win and maintain decent working and liv­ ing conditions: i.e. a share of the profits and wealth created by their toil and industry. This is the basic purpose of Union existence. No one can deny this, least of all the employing interests who meet the Union representatives across the collective bargaining table. When a Union departs from these principles, by which it owes its value to the workers, it dies. The workers have no earthly need of it! We see the NMU turned into a "labor front" or "slave market" which is maneuvering to bring the seamen as a whole to a level where they will all be at the mercy of the shipowners, with political shysters in control of this socalled "union" offering their services to the employers to *^make capitalism work" and even offering the employers -control of the hiring halls. We see the NMU turned into a glorified social and political "club" with the members of that organization be­ ing taken for the well known sleigh ride. We have before us the demands of the NMU on the employing interests for that badge of slavery, the Check­ off, which the NMU fakers coyly and cleverly label the "Dues Deduction Plan." We have seen the CP-NMU machine forcing the members to sign cards in favor of such a "Plan." The term NMU membership does not mean that each member is an American or an American citizen. As a matter of fact a very large percentage of NMU members are aliens operating through their so-called "Foreign-Flag Division of the NMU" which they incorporated into their group from the dissident elements of the Scandanavian Seamen's Club which had set out to capture the well known and organized seamen's unions of the respective Scandanavian countries. iWhich endeavor, failed miserably! The Seafarers' International Union of North America, at its recent Convention in New Orleans, went on record for the naturalization of alien seamen serving on American(Contifitted ott Page 4) WHArS DOIEfa ArouiMl the Ports NEW ' JL WAvAjk''' Business is ever increasing in this Port and the Port Committee is doing a bang-up job on the outof-town beefs as well as those from this Port itself. Some of the beefs they are settling run in­ to hundreds of bucks for mem­ bers of our Union. As is to be expected, we are having the normal growing pains to be looked for when an Organi­ zation is expanding as rapidly as the Seafarers' International Union of North America is at present. Educational work is being car­ ried on at a pace with the growth of the Organization and many of the new members are beginning to understand and recognize the benefits the SIU can gain. They see Unionism in a new light. They see this Organization con­ tinually fighting for better wages, conditions and food, as well as justly deserved bonus payments. Our aggressive stand has been noted by many former NMU members and they came down and tossed in their books to get away from that 3-ring circus and bunch of perennial commy poli­ ticians. We know that not only our own members, but American Sea­ men on a whole, are with us in our battle to restore the bonus MONEY DUE SS CITY OF ST. LOUIS, paid off in Boston: W. Taylor, 48 hours: H. Rittner. 28 hours; H. West. 8 hours; A. Winnick, 36 hours; J. A. Crawford, 28 hours. • • • SS WALKER TAYLOR: The following have overtime coming: Collect at Bull Line office: Fleshman, 181/2 hours; Cassidy, 2 hours; Thompson, 2 hours; John­ son, 1 hour; T. Ramos, 13 hours; E. Storm, 13 hours. Payroll shows all Dept. were paid for Dec. 18 to 19, 1943, week ending in Port. * * » SS BROOKHOLST LIVINGSTON. Bull Line, paid o« in Philadelphia. Money due the fol­ lowing: ^ Difference in wages and Bonus for two months of 3rd Cook to Nite Cook, 1 Misnng Utility for the same period to be divided among the following men: Zae Lewis. Julius Young, Lewis Fears, John Franks, John Daniels. The above is payable at Bull Line Of­ fice. SS WILLIAM PACA, paid off in Boston: Johnson, Ch. Cook, 41 hours; Watson, 2nd Cook, 27 hours; Gillars, Mess.. 8 hours; Eugue, UtiUty, 6 hours. Payable at Calmar Line Office. » • • SS J, B. LENNON: W. A. Synis. AB. 8 hours; J. M. Synis, AB, 60 hours; H. A. Mullan, OS, 80 hours; W. Smolka, AB, 75 hours; G. Aim, AB, 75 hours; S. Guidish, OS, 75 hours; J. C. Wright, AB, 105 hours: T. De Costa, AB, 105 hours; M. Kraft, OS, 105 hours. Collect -at Smith and Johnson Of­ fice. « * • The following members of the crew of the JOCELYN of the Calmu Line have money coming, due te disputed overtime: A. S. Young, R. Kohler, J. Cappas, L. Kensinger, F. Cheshire. Dominick DiMaio, S. Wcdlace, A. Czeczemsld, A. Souzfu R. Speer. Collect the above at Calmar Line office, 25 Broadway, New York, N. Y. JOSEPH FLANAGAN. Baltimore Agent Membership Referendum On Conference Decisions To Begin This Month Ballots are now being distributed to the Branches so that the membership of the Atlantic and Giklf District of the Seafarers International Union may vote in the referen­ dum on the questions that were ordered put before mem­ bership vote at the recent Convention of the entire Union and the Agents' Conference held in New Orleans at the end of March and early in April. jQg Union's finances in the The voting will be conducted difficult post-war period when by regularly elected Committess the shipowners will be doing in all Branches and. will be from their utmost to break the militant June 5th to July 10th according SIU. to the Constitution. The Union's officers contend Questions to be decided are that with property behind them some changes in the Constitution the membership are able to mus­ itself; a building fund assessment ter their economic power to full and the purchase of halls for the force without having to fear the Union in both New York and actions of hostile shipowners or Tampa, Fla., the latter , three landlords. questions are in the form of reso­ They further point out that it is necessary for the building as­ lutions. The question of the purchase of sessment to go through to make a hall in New. York has been dis­ the Union independent of such cussed by numerous meetings of landlords. the membership and officers of It is also said that new halls the Union point out that such will have better facilities for the properties will form a good back- membership. Cuts to theii" pxior level. Our' stand is clear and we think it will pay dividends. The Winos have more or less departed from this Area report­ ing that the "SMOKE" shortage was acute (they blame the high taxes). They're gone, but not for­ gotten and they are certainly not mis.sed. We heard that one of them was shanghaied recently and went aboard the ship while she was in North Africa and was bitten by a monkey—P.S. The monkey died. Yours for some monkey bites for the shipowners, PAUL HALL, Agant Excerpts Of Week ly Report (Continued from Page 1) We also demanded assurances that the MWEB shall not caU meetings as they have in the past, and then attempt to force their pre-conceived decisions on the seamen. We further want it made plain that whenever a meeting is called their proposals shall be sent to the Unions prior to and in suffi­ cient time so that such proposals can be studied. We want no such thing as them handing us what­ ever proposals they've cooked up an dexpecting us to handle them in five minutes within the meet­ ing. We have consistently challeng­ ed their right to make any de­ cision unless a dispute between the seamen and the shipowners existed. We have also challenged their right to make any cuts in the bonus. Although the Board hasn't agreed to restore the bonuses, they acknowledge some guilt on their own part inasmuch as they are now calling a meeting of all sighatories to the statement of principles—to discuss their own jurisdiction, and although all the unions other than the AFL sea­ men's groups abandoned the fight and accepted the cuts, they also are being called into this meet­ ing. If these unions support the position of the SIU there is a good chance that the pre-April 1st rates will be restored. Weisberger and myself are headed for Washington again to­ morrow, and along with Dushane we are going to meet with the AFL attorneys to prepare our case to take before this meeting of the MWEB on June 6. Our position will be for the in­ creased bonuses and war-risk in­ surance, The May 26 issues of the Sea­ farers Log carries the full story on our activities on the bonus question. There were two ships launched last week that were named for deceased members of this Union. As well as the ships being named in their honor, their next-of-kin was decoraded. Representatives of the Union attended both the launchings which took place at New Orleans and Portland, Me., respectively. r V �'-r.y : •' 'n-cfal Friday. June 2, 1944 fHE SE AF AkERS LOG The International Labor Organization And The Seafarers Page Three AFL Continues Fight; Aids Union's Effort To Restore Bonus Rates .JK- :li rv-il employment, the raising of the whereby the victor imposes his By J. H. OLDENBROEK, standards of living and social se­ conditions on the vanquished. Acting General Secretary ferred case, or dispute, before the (Co^tniied from Page 1) curity measures, as workers We are today thinking of an comes of the to a contrary agreement Board and also no power in the mTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT ashore. There were, however, a agreement or treaty, in which the with the employees respecting a Board to cut the bonuses and, few question of particular im­ United Nations will lay down different wage. The bonuses paid thus, they are in existence as WORKERS' FEDERATION As the Workers' Delegate for portance to seafarers to which I how the wounds caused by the by the Government prior to the constituted before the cut. war will be healed insofar as that cut remain in full force and ef- Based on the foregoing, we de­ the Netherlands I've come over wish to refer. is possible and how war is to be fect until the Government by When the time comes to write . to America in order to participate mand that there be paid to all the the peace treaty the seafarers avoided «« the future. In the International Labor Con­ agreement with the employees sailors who were entitled to In this agreement'or treaty the reduce those bonuses. ference which was held in the want to have their say. "Peace bonuses since the cut a sum of "City of Philadelphia from April treaty" is perhaps not the right economic and social aspirations Compensation Demanded money equal to the bonuses in. •20th to May 12th, 1944. If I had term; it is better to speak of the of the workers and the obliga­ As I stated at the time of the existence at the time the cut to write an article on the work peace settlement, because we do tion of the countries to improve argument, there was no Board in went into effect. We demand that aind the achievements of the Phil­ not expect that there's going to the living standards and to pro- existence to cut the bonuses. If that rate of bonus continue until (Continued on Page 4) adelphia Conference I should be a peace treaty on the old lines, the Government in paying the a change is made by a legally have to ask the editor to place a bonuses accepted the suggestion constituted authority in the man­ couple of numbers of this paper of a non-existent Board to pay ner and within the confines of the at my disposal. That is of course certain bonuses, that merely be­ jurisdiction of such authority. out of the question. came the act of the Government Since the Maritime War Emer­ Fortunately, however, the pro­ and the bonuses fixed by the Gov­ gency Board was instrumental in ceedings and the decisions of the ernment at that time are the procuring the cut of such bonuses, Conference have been given wide bonuses which are at present in we believe it to be its duty to publicity in the American press existence. If the Board was le­ immediately notify those agen­ gally constituted then, as we ex­ cies who pay the sailors that the and there is no doubt that many magazines and other publications Those vessels are the Joseph plained at the conference had the cut was without authority and (Conitrtned from Page 1) will publish detailed accounts of Squires and the George W. Al- other day, there would be no re- that the sailors shall be paid on what was said and done at Phila­ He went through flame and hell ther, launched at the New Eng­ the basis of the bonuses in exist­ while the vessel, carrying am­ delphia. ence at the time the last reduc­ land Shipbuilding Co.'s yards in I can therefore restrict myself munition and high - test octane South Portland, Me., and the tion was ordered. We hope that to a few items which are of par­ gas, set off repeated explosions, Delta Shipbuilding Co.'s yards at On last voyage of the SS these demands will be put into ticular importance to the seafar­ in a vain attempt to save the life New Orleans, La., respectively, BRANDYWINE. of the Hillcone force and effect, otherwise, there ers of all countries. Before doing of a naval gunnery officer, part Monday, May 22, at ceremonies Fleet, several pieces of mail letters will be no alternative but for the so, I wish to say how much I of the gun-crew aboard. He per­ which awarded them citations and packages were left, after sailors to institute appropriate have appreciated the presence of ished in the attempt. injunction proceedings to prevent and the Merchant MarxXiS Distin­ crew departed. the representatives of the Sea­ Joseph Squires was a man of guished Service Medal, posthu­ We are holding at this Branch, the Board from ordering agencies farers' International Union, the same sterling caliber. For mously for their heroic actions in letters for Jack Oats and Harold to put the cuts into force and ef­ Brothers Lundeberg, Hawk, while aboard the SS Maiden this war. L. Adams. Branch is also holding fect and for such other relief as Weisberger and Dushane in Phil­ Creek, when the vessel was Parcel Post packages for Wil­ the circumstances may warrant. breaking up in a raging storm he Both died in the service of the liam H. Koch, Kenneth B. Turn­ adelphia and in New York. Respectfully yours, We had two international con­ volunteered, with another crew war effort and as such courage- er and Walter Lopez. JOSEPH A. PADWAY, ferences and several private talks member, Harold E. Whitney, to General Coun.se], AFL JOSEPH FLANAGAN, Agent (Continued on Page 4) which have led to closer coopera­ remain aboard and lower the last tion and understanding. It is only boat away. From this act he lost through such regular personal his life on Dec. 30, 1942. Text of the communication contact that international coop'eration can be strengthened, once follows: the condition for all cooperation Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, and friendship has been fulfilled: Chairman, mutual confidence and belief in U. S. Maritime Commission Commerce Dept. Bldg. ohe another's integrity. The International Transport Washington, D. C. Workers' Federation comprises Dear Sir: seafarers' unions from a large The honor roll of the merchant number of countries which have seamen who gave their lives dur­ their own history, their own ex- ing this war is impressive; as are •periences, their own methods, the heroic acts of countless num­ bers of the merchant seamen •habits and customs. - The task of the International is themselves who face hazards to bring them into line with each daily with a high degree of cour­ other, to find a common basis and age, but without complaint. to establish a common program. For the role of the merchant The way to promote international seamen, as you know, is second­ 'solidarity and to achieve the best ary to none when it comes to the possible results for the seafarers test of bringing in the goods un­ of ^11 countries is not by attack­ der fire or whether it is playing ing one another or by trying to hare to the wolf-hound packs of destroy the searqen's unions of Nazi and Japanese . submarines; the occupied countries, but by or whether they are faced with helping one another and through the stress of storm and the ele­ frant international discussion and ments. •by trying to understand the other The courage of the merchant man's point of view, bringing seamen is legion when faced with about the highest possible degree the supreme test—Death! of agreement and action. The Seafarers' International The time will come — and it Union is proud of its members, seems pretty near—when the oc­ both living and dead. And for cupied countries will be free those who have sacrificed their again and then they will remem­ lives in the cause of world free­ ber who helped them and who dom, we salute them for having tried to destroy them. I am happy fought the good fight! We know to say that there are two unions our Merchant Seamen will con­ which have a clean and worthy tinue the fight! At the present record in this respect: the Sea­ time the rolls of the dead among farers' International Union of the American Merchant Marine North America and the British carry the names of approximate­ ly 1,900.members of the Seafar­ National Union of Seamen. The International Labor Con­ ers' International Union. ference was general in nature; it We, the living, remember them had to deal with problems affect­ with respect and we hail proudly ing all workers and all countries. the fact that the Maritime Com­ Therefore the Conference was al­ mission has seen fit to honor the so of ' great importance for the names of two of the members of Above is a piclure of Mrs. Minnie Squires—^widow of an SIU hero—jusi after launching the seafarers, because they are just the Seafarers' International Union vessel named in her husband's honor. With her is shown James Coyne, an active seamen, who was as much interested in peace, full by naming ships for iheni. designated as a Special Representative of the SIU. He attended with Brother John Mogsm of Boston. ••sH SIU Asks Allocation Of "Heroes'" Ships To Union's Outfits NOTICE •--V I •*:! I �•; im miPiP Page Four THE SEAFARERS ^he International Labor Organization And The Seafarers £r (Continued from P4ge tect the lives of the workers, must find expression and this is exactly what the International Labor Conference has prepared. A special clause in the Resolu­ tion concerning social provisions in the peace settlement is devot­ ed to the maritime industry. It reads as follows; "In any negotiations regarding the organization, control and operation of merchant ship­ ping and in particular in mak­ ing international arrangements for the disposal of merchant shipping tonnage, the United Nations concerned should con­ sult the competent bodies of the International Labor Organ­ ization, such as the Joint Mari­ time Commission, in regard to the p o s s i b i1 ity of including stipulations concerning the standard of accommodation to be provided for crews, and of stipulations embodying the provisions of Conventions al­ ready adopted by the maritime session of the Conference, or of any further such Conventions that may be adopted before the negotiation of such agree­ ments.'' The adoption of this Resolution means that the Joint Maritime Commission on which the seafar­ ers and the operators have an equal number of members, must meet in order to define the policy of the maritime industry. I am happy to say that a meet­ ing of the Joint Maritime Com­ mission is due for September, 1944 and that we may further ex­ pect that an International Mari­ time Labor Conference will be held in the early part of 1945. Maritime affairs are therefore very much in the foreground and the union representatives wiU have a busy task formulating the seafarers' demands on ^n inter­ national scale and of bringing sufficient argument and pressure to bear in order to get an Inter­ national Seafarers' Charter adopt­ ed and carried into practice in all the seafaring countries of the world. Fxidvf. Juaa 2, 194^ LOG . In finishing, it. is my duty .to observe that the improvement of working conditions and the achievement of a better, world is a task which the workers must accomplish themselves and that nobody else will do it for them. Through their unions they must build up the strength to bring about the emancipation of labor. The International Labor Office is a valuable institution, but it cannot take over the work of the trade unions. If there were no ILO an ILO would have to be set up. Without strong trade unions the ILO would be of little impor­ tance. It is the unions which must push the ILO, it is the unions which must tell the gov­ ernments and the employers through the ILO which measures have to be taken in the inter­ national field. If governments and employers are not willing to listen, then the trade unions must use other means to attain their objects. SIU Asks Allocatioit To Union's Outfits (Continued from Page 3) ous people must take their right­ ful places in the annals of the History of this Nation in a man­ ner fitting their deeds; true much has been accomplished in the naming of these vessels in their honor, but there remains much to be done in tribute and respect to their memories. Therefore, we suggest and re­ quest that these ships be placed in the hands of members of the Seafarers' International Union by the Maritime Commission and the WSA allocating them to com­ panies under contract to the SIU —by which method the members of this organization manning those ships may respect and rev­ ere the memories of these two men who died in the highest tra­ ditions of the sea. We further suggest that more ships be named for the men who actually sailed them and gave their lives in this war so that the tradition of the American Mer­ chant Marine may become a vifai force in this Nation's history. And in line with this, without detracting in the slightest frOHl the fearless action of Josepl^ Squires, would it not be possible that a ship also be named honO!;>< ing the memory of the man whtij died with him, Harold E. Whib* ney? He was a deck engineer His sacrifice was equal. Thanking you for your court" esy and consideration of th!f matter, we are, ^ Yours very sincerely, The Seafarers Intl Unioa of North America. For the Union. ! JOHN HAWK, ! Int'l Vice-President, and Sec'y-Treasurer of the Atlantic & Gulf District. Protect Both America and Your Money by Iti* vesting It in War Bond$* CP-NMU Skullduggery i {Contiuiied from page 2) Flag ships during this war, and is working tow­ ards these ends. The SIU is affiliated with the International Transport Workers' Federation which is com­ posed of the Unions of foreign seamen. The SIU seeks dnly to help such Unions, better their standards continuously, while the NMU con­ tinually seeks to smash such seamen's organiza­ tions in the following manner: Now, it is observed that the political shy­ sters of the NMU are demanding the passage of a bill which would grant citizenship en masse i':. for all foreign seamen on U.S. foreign-flag ships, : iS' : meaning all foreign-flag ships under the control of the War Shipping Administration, and U.S. owned foreign-flag vessels. Further, the NMU's policy orders all for­ eign seamen to register in the lately formed for­ eign-flag pool of seamen under the control of the WSA. This is the anti-thesis of all Unioncontrolled hiring halls. But there are reasons for the actions of these political shysters. What will happen to these seamen — the WSA foreign-flag pool, and such Americanowned foreign-flag ships at the end of the war? They do not say, nor do they allude to the matter. Are these foreign seamen, now earning wages on U.S. owned or controlled foreign-flag ships to be dumped on the beaches in U;S. ports M• in competition with American seamen? These questions are NOT taken up by the NMU subversive brain-trusters in pushing for­ -fe­ ward their demands. But there are answers to them! For the NMU still wants to have Commun­ ists in control of the Unions of the foreign sea­ men of those nations which have joined the Allied cause: their defeats in this field still rankle them. ll 4 AN EDITORIAL Further they want to bring the American seamen under a form of labor front whereby everything would be operated by the Govern­ ment with themselves as the chosen "representa­ tives" of marine labor. This is the reason for their demands for the check-off. The check-off, in part, is the reason for their maneuvers among the foreign seamen. Even now they are making use of the alien seamen to hamper the American seamen. For as menibers of the NMU these alien seamen sign these dues deduction cards (c/oeckoff). These cards are sent to the War Labor Board as (a "genuine expression of the will of the NMU membership") behind the "leaders'" demands. The War Labor Board Has No Means At Their Disposal To Know Whether Or Not The Signer Of The Card Is An American Citizen Or An Alien! Thus the alien seamen are- being used as suckers in a game designed to stab the American seame nin the back and deceive the Government (War Labor Board) into false judgment in fa­ vor of the "check-off which would automatic­ ally, by its operation, put all American seamen within NMU contracts on U. S. Flag vessels under the control of the employers and collab­ orationist "union" officials. The NMU would collect the dues from all men sailing their "con­ tract" ships by mail. Even Union membership books would become obsolete. In hopes of achieving their manifold goals of breaking the leadership of the foreign sea­ men's Unions, mass citizenship for alien seamen and the check-off to saddle them all with an economic stranglehold, the NMU "leaders" are playing ball with the shipowners in every con­ ceivable manner. No demands of any nature that would arounse John Shipowner are presented or even breathed in a whisper in HIS presence. The Peace of Teheran has descended upon Capital and "Labor." The millennium has arrived! ..jr is?-' .--i.-ife.!.:.;; 'it , The profits of the shipowners are soaring tOi new heights as the result of war operations. Yet, these Communist sharks have eyes upon far horizons and no longer agitate about shipowner^ profits. As a matter of record they stated edit«i orially in the Pilot of May 19, 1944, on page 2:; "We recognize, too, that the industry must be operated on a sound and paying basisig WE ARE PREPARED TO WORK WITH THOSE OPERATORS WHO HAVB THAT SAME END IN VIEW." (Lo^i emphasis). In view of their plan to utilize many thou>« sands of alien seamen on the beaches in U. S. ports after the war. in competition with bona-* fide American seamen and equip these alieri seamen EN MASSE with citizenship papers!, grave fears can be held that they aim to make "capitalism work" by utilizing these workers to" manipulate the "labor" market in the cause of the employers' PEACE-TIME EARNINGS AND PROFITS! They will call this stabilization of the In­ dustry and their "union," and the seamen as i whole will be the victims. This is no favor to the alien seamen "they are now forcing to sign dues deduction cards as NMU members. The wages - and - conditions chart of the future is definitely downward un­ less the political parasites of the NMU are pre­ vented from carrying out their schemes. Union books and Unionism in the sense of protecting and fighting for the workers' inter­ ests have no meaning where the Communists ar$ concerned and at work. This truth is selfevident and one that all American Seamen must! understand if genuine Unionism is to survive and prevail to protect their wages and living standards: For Democracy is dependent upon Union­ ism—and the conditions of the workers upon their Unions: All are in se perable from each other. 'KA J i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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