http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2c491a27463b533ed5a0bb34c5d6a558.PDF b587adaaea2bf1345bccbff368be6e77 PDF Text Text Idf R® JoQ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UmON OF NORTH AIPStlCA VoL VI. I.V' • NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1944 Lundeberg Balloting Denounces Red Tape No. 34 Opens November 1st It looks like a lively election this year—and that's all to the good. The Credentials Commit­ tee reports that close to 50 can­ didates have fUed for the various The SlU .was placed on record offices, and so the membership by President Harry Lundeberg as will be able to select the most being opposed to any more gov­ qualified man for each post. ernment red tape oh seamen's The nominations closed at mid­ papers and to the Coast Guarc night of October 15, and since taking any jurisdiction over sea­ last Monday the Credentials men in peace time. In a letter to Committee has been hard at Commandant Waesche of the work checking the qualifications U. S. Coast Guard, Lundeberg of the various candidates. The made it clear that this union de­ Committee will have a full re­ mands a minimum of military port by the time the next LOG control over the merchant sea­ goes to press, and the member­ men, and that existing red tape ship will be able to see and dis­ and bureaucratic bungling should cuss the names of the qualified be progressively eliminated. candidates. President Limdeberg's sharp The Constitution of the union letter was in response to a Coast provides that balloting shall be Guard proposals that it "simpli­ held throughout the months of fy" existing procedure by elim­ November and December. So inating many of the present pa­ that there wiU be no confusion in pers carried by the seamen, and the minds of anyone as to the issue a special Coast Guard cer rights and duties of the members tiflcate good for five years. and officials, Secretary-Treasurer While it is true that the seamen John Hawk has forwarded to all now carry more papers than a branches the following balloting bookkeeper handles, we don't instructions: want this used as an excuse for October 16, 1944 the. military to creep into the General Instructions For Con­ Brother Fred Anderson poses for his picture in Washington after receiving the Merchant Marine picture and establish permanent ducting Balloting In the peace-time controls over the men. Distinguished Service Medal for "heroism in the face of almost certain death." Basking in reflected 1944-45 Official Election Here is the full text of brother glory are." left to right. Rear Admiral Emory S. LantL Chairman of Maritime Commission; Captain Tl is letter is being sent to all Lundeberg's letter which fully Edward Macauley. Vice Chairman War Shipping Administration; Brother Anderson; Major General agents, outlining the constitution Vahdegrift of the Marines; and Anderson's parents. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Anderson of Amite. procedure to be followed by all explains the issues involved: October 8th, 1944 Lotiisana. In front is Anderson's young brother. balloting committee offciating at R. R. Waesche, Commandant, voting periods in the annual elec­ United States Coast Guard, tion of officials for the year 1945. Washington, D. C. It is the responsibility of aU Dear Sir: Agents to see that these instruc­ 1 am in receipt of a communi­ tions are available to the com­ cation from K. K. Cowart, Com­ For "heroism in the face of al­ cendiary and explosive bullets. the other hold and extinguished mittees and see that the conunit- ' mander, USCG, Chief, Merchant most certain death" the Merchant Several of these hit into open the gasoline fires. tees follow the instructions here­ Marine Personnel Division, to­ Marine Distinguished Service hatches, setting fire to the cargo. "His heroism in the face of al­ in outlined: gether, with copy of a "Proposed Medal was . awarded last week to Though an explosion which most certain death was in keep­ Sec. 3. "The Secretary-Treasurer Plan for the Simplification of a member of the Sailors' Union might completely., demoiish the ing with the finest traditions of shall cause to be printed and Documents required of Merchant of the Pacific, Fred Aubry An­ ship was imminent. Able Seaman the United States..Merch^t Mar­ shall forward to each Branch a Marine Personnel." The letter derson, able seaman. The cei-e- Anderson and the Chief Officer ine." Brother Anderson comes from sufficient number of Ballots and from Commander Cowart states mony took place at 3 p.m. in the unhesitatingly defended into one numbered slotted envelopes for that this "new plan" is a result office of Capt. Edwm-d Macauley, hold with fire hose and extin­ Amite, la. His first sea papers the purpose of containing bal­ of a study made by the Coast member of the U. S. Mai-itime guished the fires in the ammuni­ were issued in April, 1942, at New lots cast daily. A record shall Guard, and requests that we ad­ Commission, in the presence of tion, and then, stopping only Orleans. be kept of the number of the vise you of any suggestions or Lieut. Gen. Alexander A. Vimde- long enough to strap on foamite He signed on the Samuel Park­ first and last ballot so forward­ grift. Marine Corps Commandant, shoulder tanks, descended into er in the SUP hall in Seattle. comment relative to it. ed. None but official ballots 1 am herewith expressing the and. Brig. Gen. Field Harris, in shall be used in any General opinion of the membership of,the charge of Marine Corps Aviation. Election." Sailors' Union of the Pacific and Anderson is now a member of Sec. 4. "Balloting for officers the Seafarers' Intern ational the U. S. Marine Corps. shall be secret and shall take Union of N. A. (affiliated with the Anderson's decora tion was place each day during the American Federation of Labor) earned aboard the SUP ship month of November and De­ •composed of active merchant sea­ Samuel Parker, which in a tencember, 60 Days Referendum men, • and comprising a member- month voyage to war theaters Establishment of an award for a citation, a metal plaque of 18 provided that there are five was subjected to torpedo'ing, fContinued on Pa^e 4) inches in diameter showing a members in good standing gallant ships and additional ser­ bombed, mined and strafed, merchant ship in relief with the elected from meeting pres­ vice bars and awards for meiNew York Shipping- Is bringing home a total of 130 bat­ chant seamen were announced words "Gallant Ship" spelled out ent to look atthetheir books and tle scar s. Anderson's citation, HOT I ! in rope design will be awarded. guard the ballot box; and no today by the War Shipping Ad­ signed on behalf of President The plaque, publicevidence of ballots shall be accepted except ministration. Roosevelt by Vice Admiral Em­ Any of Ihe bTolheTS In ihe honor and distinction, is to be those cast in the regular man­ Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, out ports who find shipping ory S. Land, U. S. N., retired. WSA Administrator, has dele­ mounted at the top of a hard­ ner. Chairman of the U. S. Maritime slow and their bill - fold gated the authority given him wood board and under it will be "A committee of Election com­ Commission, read: empty—^head for New York. posed of six (6) full members "For heroism. under enemy ac­ under Ex^utive Order to the placed a metal plate inscribed Agent Paul Hall has an­ with the citation. in good standing, two (2) from Seamen's Service Awards Com­ tion. nounced that he can ship all each department namely, one Each person aboard during the mittee of the WSA. This com­ "His ship, SS Samuel Parker, the men that show up. re­ judge, two tellers and three mittee will consider and deter­ action for which the ship is cited supporting our landing on the gardless of department or clerks, shall be elected in each Sicily beachhead, was unloading mine the action to be taken on will be entitled to wear a dark rating. Don't let the RMO port to conduct the elections green: sUk ribbon bar upon which high explosives and aviation gas­ all proposals for citations, com­ fill your jobs—come to New and to canvass the returns. is mounted a silver sea horse. In mendations, and awards:.. York and fill them yourselves. oline when a wave of enemy planes strafed the ship with in­ Whenever a ship has received (Continued on Page 3) (Cotitinued on Page 5) ; HONOR TO S.U.P. HER O New Awards For Seamen Announced iiiiiSI iiiM �11 ' Page Two fHE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 20. 1844 tSSBSSSBSSBBSt SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK. - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Kep. 424 5 th Street, N. Washington, D. C. ft! • Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16). CHARLESTON (9)... S.AV.ANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN. 28 B.R.. PUERTO RICO CALVESTON ADDRESS 51 Beaver St 330 Atlantic Ave.,.. 14 North Gay St..... 6 North 6th St.. .., ,, 25 Commercial PI..,, 339 Chartres St.. .... 66 Society St 220 East Bay St 423 East Piatt St.... 920 Main St 7 St. Michael St..... PHONE HAnover 2-2784 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Charleston 3-2930 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Jack»onvills5-I23l Dial 2-1392 45 Bonce da Leon.... 219 20th St., San Jnan 1865 Galveston 2-8043 PUBUCATION OFFICE: 51 BBAVBR STREET Mew York, (4) N. Y, HAnover 2-2784 267 By BUNKER Pursers on ships these days have a nice job. Aside from writing Up the ship's log every day and typing overtime once Or twice a weelc, most of them don't do much except promenade the boat deck and enjoy the scenery. However, there are plenty of things a good pui^r does to earn his pay and make himself more than an ornament. A good purser pays a little attention to the slop chest. On long trips to places where yOu can't buy gear, no matter how much money you have, a well stocked slop chest is mighty, important, and a purser should make sure it's adequate before the ship sails. At sea, he should open the iriop chest several times a week at different hours so men on watch can draw from it. Some pursers amble down to the slop chest whenever it suits their fancy. A good purser also takes care of the ship's library ... has a good selection of books (which the American Merchant Marine Library Association will deliver to the ship free of charge), and keeps them from being scattered all oVer the ship. During the week before the ship gets back from a trip the pur­ ser should give the crew an approximate statement of wages, so -they'll have an idea of What their pay-off will be. If the purser is toe lazy for this, yOu can figute it out pretty well yourself from the table of wages in the SIU booklet, YOU and YOUR UNION. Another way in whicdi the purser can be useful is to write out passes for the ship's crew in places where the army or port author­ ities don't issue them. This saves a lot of beefs with the Coast Guard lateir on. • » • * BTothers John Dunnett, AB, and A. T. Arnold, AB, just came back from a trip on the Edward W. Scripps, ah Alcoa liberty. The Scripps left Boston in February with a-slop chest that was lacking of everything necessalry for a trans-Atlantic Voyage in midWinter. There were no boots, rain gear, gloves, winter underwear, or heavy socks. The boys who had some gear were lucky, the ones who came aboard schooner rigged had a mighty cold trip. Tlie few shirts and dungarees the ship carried didn't go half way to meet the needs of the crew. According to Arnold and Dunnett, the ship laid in Bostoh for ten days before puUing out—plenty of time to get a good slop chest on board. * * * « The United States has lost six of its big pre-war liners: The Manhattan, Pres. Coolidge, Pres. Harrison, Pres. Grant, Pres. Pierce, and Pre.s. Cleveland. ' The Pres. Coolidge was sunk by a mine in the South Pacific, and the Harrison was seized in Chinese waters by the Japs and later sunk by a U. S. submarine. -The Pres. Grant ended her days on a Pacific reef; the Pierce and Cleveland were both sunk in '43 during the N. African invasion. Here is brother Edward Lewis, SIU Chief Steward, participating in the recent dedication of the Sands Point rest home for merchant seamen. Brother Lewis received the keys to The Chimney's estate on behalf df all merchant seamen, and officially opened it for men convalescing from "convoy fatigue." The home is operated by the United Seamen's Service. "MAD DOG" NEILSEN IS TAMED The ten year long record of "Mad Dog" Captain Mads C. Neilsen, master of the SS Robin Adair was exposed as bucko fakery here last week When Paul Hall, New York Ageht ahd J. P. Shuler, Patrolman, recounted to Robin Line officials some of his exploits during the last voyage. "Mad Dog's" blustering sub­ sided to the whine of a puppy when it was made clear by the union that his Captain Bligh tac­ tics would no longer be tolerated, and if he wanted to obtain ereWs he had better stop fancying him­ self as a dictator while on the high seas. Among the charges brought against Neilsen by the union Was the fact that he rationed food to the crew When there was no nec­ essity for it. On the last trip he had posted a notice ih the messroom to the effect that "two eggs are enough for any man." He also interferred with the Steward and the general feeding of the ship. As a result of his high handedness, eight cases of eggs and a quantity of oth«- food had to be destroyed because it Went bad. A hungry crew and the food going bad because it wasn't be­ ing served up! The union also revealed that Neilsen had consistently charged top prices for inferior goods in the slop chest. We had his price list, and many items were over OPA ceilings—"Mad Dog" pock­ eting a nice profit. , Most serious of the charges, however, was that Neilsen was constantly abusive to the crew while at sea, and when in his drunken tempers ran amuck with a gun and herded the crew aroimd at pistol point. Neilsen attempted to deny this, but the union had testimony from the en­ tire crew, as well as the officers and the gun crew. "Even the Merchant Marine Hearing Officer commented on your lack of soberiety," brother Hall told Neilsen at the inter­ MONEY DUE view in the Robin Line office. "One of the high spots of the trip Was Neilsen's attempt to log a member of the Naval gun crew. SS FRANCIS ASBURY "Mad Dog" Whined When he Ad­ Daniel P. Wilson, AWz his. Col­ mitted that he had "scratched it lect at Bull Line. 114 Broad St. out of the log" after he had been » • * informed that he had no jurisdic­ SS JONATHAN GROUT tion over the gun crew. Gordan MaxweU, Oiler, ISO hrs. Throughout the interview the Collect at Missiseippi SS Co„ 17 Robin Line officials were entirely Battery Place. cooperative with the union and » • * made no attempt to excuse Neil­ SS LABADIE sen or defend his actions. At the St. Jiermaln, Winters, Natesh, conclusion of the hearing the Hatzl, and Galarre, each $23,59. union warned "Mad Dog" that if Collect at Company otBee. his ship ever entered port in a • • • like condition again, he would be SS CITY OF MONTGOMfiRY brought before the Coast Guard Mantieg, 4 hrs. and we would see to it that his • •. . careei' as "terror of the seas" SS SHICKSHINNY ended once and for all. At this point Neilsen's bluff and Louis H. Redler, AB, I hn blusteC Collapsed. He Whined that Frank Dunovich, AB, 2 hrs; he didn't mean any harm, and he Thomas Forehand, OS, 2 hrs; thought that he had done the Russell Saye, Regf. Eng^ 44 hrs; right thing. He promised that E. G. Moore, Oiler, 12 hrs; Vraihe'd be a good bOj' in the future. liam G, Snider, F-W-T, 8 hrs; M. A Week later New York Patrol­ E. NoegaL Oiler, 4 hrs; W. C. man Jimmy Hanners signed on Dodd, Oiler, 4 hrs; John A. Kuhthe Robin Adair and he reported ley, Dk. Eng„ IVi hrs. that "Mad Dog" is now a new All hands have $10.00 boat money coming for 5 days at Port ihan. He went oiit of his way tc Said and also those who have not assure Hanners that it was go­ received subsistence for the Ilth, ing to be a "clean trip" and he 12th and 13th of Septembeiv—8 was going to make the Adair a meals — $6.00. Collect at South "regular home foE the boys." Atlantic office in Savannah. We recommend the story of • • • "Mad Dog" Neilsen to a few SS ROBERT TOOMBS other bucko skippers who seem Hardy Rusk, 52 hrs; Santos Anto think that the union is incap­ tonette, 91 hrs; Clifton Mainers. able of protecting its members 86 hrs; M. Chopiowski, 61 hrs; and they are free to treat the Burnett S. Gellman, 40 hrs; EImen like galley slaves. Some of dee McNabb, 87 hrs. Collect at these characters have been suc­ South Atlantic SS Co. office. Sa­ cessfully using the war as an ex­ vannah, Georgia. cuse for their petty tjTannies. Our suggestion to them is to get The following men have money wise. coming from the American Ha­ The SIU, far from folding up waiian SS Company for the SS imder the pressure of the war- Wm- Marcy which paid off In enriched shipowners, is growing Baltimore. Collect at the Com­ stronger every day. The inan who pany office, 90 Broad Street: carries an SIU book is not a man Charles Jordan, Pasquale Anto kick around. He knows his tonelll, Manuel R. Peres, Elm^ rights, and his union will back W. Carter, Jr^ Louis Perry and him up. James E. Gibson. �Friday, October 20, 1944 THE SEAFARERS LOG NEW YORK WHarS DOING The trials and tribulations of being a pie-card were emphasiz­ ed again the other evening. Jim­ my Hanners and "Frenchy" Alirhelets had gone to pay bff the SS John Gibbons, Overlakes Freighting Corporation, and ar­ all rived on board at 2 P.M. and im­ she paid off shipshape, with beefs settled.) mediately commenced work oh The advantages of having an shaping up the overtime disputes. automobile for imion use came to About 5 P.M., after coming out light the other day. Jimmy Sheeof the huddle with the crew's delegates, they looked out the han, who is operating our jalopy, port and lo and behold the ship ran into a would-be-tough mate was pulling out into the stream. who insisted on not only getting out-of-order, but keeping out of It appears that a bunch of shore gangers were trying to laimch a order in regards to the handling of the deck dept. Sheehan con­ tug boat from drydock in the near vicinity, and they had to tacted the company to whom the vessel belonged and told them move the Gibbons out of the that this would-be bucko was way to do so. In the meantime, going to be instrumental in driv­ the tugboat got stuck and like a ing a good deck gang from one balky mule, refused to move. of their vessels. And so the Gibbons laid out in The Port Captain for that out­ the stream until 5 A.M. the next fit asked Sheehan to tell the mate morning. She finally pulled back to come up so he could put his into the dock and that only start­ mind right on the subject. In­ ed the troubles of Frenchy and stead of just telling the guy, Jim­ Jimmy. my loaded the bum into the They knew that if they went buggy and hauled him iu person home with this story it would up to the company's office. The soimd so fantastic, they would final outcome was that that ves­ never be able to palm it off . to sel now has a new Mate. That's their respective old ladies. After really what you call "Action on pleading with some of the crew the Point of Production." and even calling some of the The Seafarers organizing drive other Seafarers pie-cards at 6 in is beginning to boom up this way the morning, they rounded up and the membership in this port anough of a delegation to go is taking a larger interest than home with them to substantiate ever before in moving iiito new their stories, and from last re­ fields and getting new contracts. ports everything is now rosy. Organizers R. F. Kennedy and Jimmy and Frenchy declare, Steeley White are throwing a lot however, that they certainly hope of effort into this job and with this won't happen again in the the continued type of coopera­ near future, as they never will be tion from the membership which able to explain it again. (NOTE: has been displayed in the last 8 when the Gibbons "did pay off, or 10 days, there is no question Around the Ports t educational literature of any out­ fit in the field. We have had our usual hard time in coUecting blood money this week (overtime to you — Bud) and the local pie-cards have managed to settle disputes from the foUowing vessels: SS City of Montgomery, SS N. Labadie, SS Francis Asbury, SS Jonathan Grout, SS Abel Steams. To the members on these scows— check the money due list in this week's LOG. Shipping has really boomed again up here and what with the shipping of lots of our members into unorganized companies and the large number of contracted jobs we have, we are going to need aU the members in this port that we can get, so all of you boys down the line—come on up this way and join in the fight!! Youi's for more and better contracts. PAUL HALL, Agent Thanks Union For Its Aid October 5, 1944 I am writing to express my sin­ cere thanks to my SIU brothers for their services to me at the time when I needed them most. I have been out on an eight months' trip. During the time that I was gone, my wife became critically ill and was constantly administered to through the Persohal Service Division of the United Seamen's Service. On September 4 while I was stUl at sea, she died; and the United Sea­ men's Service took responsibility for arranging for the burial in co­ operation with my brothers at the SIU Hall in Houston. It is a comfort to me to know that when I was away, it was my union brothers who stood by, and that it was they who served as pallbearers. Accept my heartfelt thanks for your many kindnesses to me. Fraternally yours, JACQUES GREENHAW Balloting Opens November 1 sealed envelope in the Ballot (Continued from Page 1) count the ballots therein con­ Box. The USED ballots shall tained (but shall not count and Ballots shall be distributed in then be placed in an envelope tally the votes), and forward the order of their numbers, provided for the piurpose and a commencing with the lowest same to Headquarters in the slip of paper, also secificaUy manner hereinbefore prescrib­ number." provided, shall be signed by ed. Sec. 5* "Members be entitled to each member of the committee . vote upon presenting their *A question was raised at the on election and pasted on the membership certificates show­ last tallying of the ballots in back of the envelope. The seal­ ing that they are in good stand­ Headquarters of the legality of ed envelope shall then be plac­ ing, and have not previously tallying the ballots cast with­ voted at the same election. ed in the ballot box. The bal­ out the election of a tallying Members shall mark their bal­ lot box shaU then be locked committee by a regiilar meet­ lot with pen and ink, or indel­ and sealed, and the key there­ ing. If a quorum of 25 mem­ of shall be sealed up in an en­ ible pencil and shall signify bers ^ e not present on Mon­ velope, also specifically pro­ their choice of candidates by day a',, a regular meeting, the vided for that purpose on the should include, seaman's name, marking a cross (X) in voting ballots are to be counted but back of which each member of license or identification number, square opposite names or by not tallied. The holding of a the committee on election shall writing in the blank line the name of ship or ships on which special meeting is not permisagain sign his name.- The en­ sable to elect a conunittee for name of their choice if such served with dates of service, and velope so signed and sealed name be not printed upon the permanent mailing address. the tallying of the ballots. shall be given in charge of the Provision has been made to ballot. Lead pencils-shall not Sec. 9. Mutilated or disfigured make awards to representatives be used in marking ballots. Secretary-Treasurer or Agent ballots, or ballots marked with When a member has marked or some other member design­ of deceased persons who are elig­ lead pencU, shall be deemed ated by the meeting; He shall his ballot: he shall deliver it ible for the awards, at the dis­ invalid. Ballots torn in such a then announce to the meeting cretion of the Seamen's Service folded to the judge, who after manner that part of the names and the Secretary-Treasurer or ascertaining that the member Awards Committee. of candidates or voting squares Agent shall record in the min­ is entitled to vote, shall tear EXISTING BARS is destroyed are to be regarded utes (a) the number of ballots off the numbered stub and de­ These new awards supplement as mutilated ballots. Where the last dislrihuied (b) The num­ those p r e V i o u s ly authorized. posit the ballot. The commit­ choice of any member for any ber of ballots cancelled or des­ tee shall then stamp the mem­ Other awards which members of office cannot be determined troyed and (c) The number of bers' certificate of membership the U. S. Merchant Marine may with certainty, the vote for ballots deposited. No candidate in the proper column for the earn are; Distinguished Service such office shall not be counted. year and month of election, for office shall be a member of Medal for heroism or distinguish­ This also applies where a memr the Committee on Election. ed conduct; the Mariner's Medal such stamp shall bear the word ber has voted for more than "voted" the initials of the vot­ Sec. 7.* "In the regrdar meeting awarded for wounds or physical the designated number of can­ held in Branches during the ing place and the date of the injury incurred as a result of en­ didates to be elected to any of­ second meeting in January, the voting. If the member is not emy action; the Merchant Mar­ fice. All ballots cast at any Committee on Election shall ine Service Emblem, an identify­ entitled to votow the judge shall time, in any place and manner, open the Ballot Box, count the void his baUot, the tellers shall ing insigne; ribbon bars indicat­ except as herein provided, shall number of ballots therein con­ d$unt the ballots as they are ing service in the Atlantic War be deemed invalid. tained and count the number of Zone, Mediterranean-Middle East deposited and the clerks shall votes for each candidate. The Sec. 10. All committees men­ keep record of the count." War Zone, Pacific War Zone; and tioned in Article XIII shall con­ result shall be noted in the *In order for a member to vote the U. S. Merchant Marine Com­ sist of six full book members in Minutes. Tjie committee shall he must have paid all his as­ bat Bar issued for service on a good standing; two members then forward to Headquarters sessments from the time of ship which has been attacked or from each dpeartment. joining, including the building all used ballots (i.e.. All ballots damaged by instrumentality of taken from the Ballot Box, in­ Sec. 11. The total ballots cast at assessment and all dues up to war. A silver star is attached to any Branch on any one day but not more than three months cluding blank and disqualified the bar if the man is forced to ballots), together with a copy shaU be voided upon proof of in arrears. Men holding pro­ abandon ship. any irregularity. of the tally sheets, under seal­ bationary books are not to be As of October *3, 1944 the fol­ permitted to vote. ed cover, marked 'Ballots For If the foregoing instructions lowing awards had been made: Officers.' In case no regular are followed there wiU be no pos­ more than 100 Merchant Marine Sec. 6. "Balloting shall continue meeting is held during such sibility of the complete ballots until every qualified voter pres­ Distinguished Service Medals of ent has had an opportunity to week, the Agent, in the pres­ cast at a Branch being thrown which 18 were awarded posthu­ mously; more than 2500 Mariner's vote. The judge shall then ence of the Committee on Elec­ out such as happened in the last count the numbered stubs to tion, or. in their absence, be­ election. Medals; more than 59,000 Com­ verify the count of the clerks fore five other full members;, bat Bars; and 102,000 men have JOHN HAWK, and shall enclose them in a shall open the Ballot Box and received war zone bars. Secretary-Treasurer New Awards For Seamen Announced (Continued from Page 1) case a man serves on another ship which is designated as a "gallant ship" an additional sil­ ver sea horse wHl be awarded. MERITORIOUS SERVICE A light blue, red, white, gold and navy blue silk ribbon bar wiU represent the Merchant Mar­ ine Meritorious Service Medal. Any member of a crew on a ship operated for the account of the U.S. Maritime Commission or the WSA Who, since September 8, 1939 or during the present war, is officially commended by the War Shipping Administrator for conduct or service of a meritori­ ous character will be eligible for the Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal. A gold star will be affixed to the ribbon of the medal and the ribbor bar for each additional citation. DEFENSE BAR A Merchant Marine Defense Bar wiU be signified by a black, red, white and green silk ribbon bar. These ribbons will be issued to each master, officer, or mem­ ber of the crew of any United States ship who served at any time during the period from Sep­ tember 8, 1939 through Decem­ ber 6, 1941. The Merchant Marine Defense Bar will be issued by the com­ mittee upon voluntary applica­ tion by seamen furnishing proof of eligibility for the bar. Merchant Marine Awards are not licensed for sale. Applications but what the Seafarers will be in 8 condition soon to knock off a couple of the larger non-union outfits and shape them up to the point of signing a contract. All of our members who are inter­ ested in assisting the Seafarers in this fight, when they hit New York, see one of these Organizers on the 5th floor, and let them have your support and by doing so, you will be playing a part in one of the biggest moves that the Seafarers has ever made. The membership can look very shortly to another series of edu­ cational books and pamphlets as Johnny Bunker, the member who drew up "Seafarers At War" and "You and Your Union" had been hard at work on several more booklets and wiU have them out in a printed book form very shortly. Bvmker has done a fine job in shaping up this stuff and by doing the good job that he has, the Seafarers in a very short while will have the finest set of PaffB Three �><i^ij'-i;>j'v^,=^^j!,l Po^e Four- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 20, 1944 —g-" War Shipping Issues New Rule Ou "Pilferage" Great Lakes Lundeberg Attacks Red Tape War Shipping AdmmisiTaiion following measures in tb&-inter­ est of diminating pilferage: Washington, 25, D, C, (1) Stamp all linens: October 3, 1944 (Continued from Page 1) PROPERTY Mr. John Hawk ship of 50,000 active, bonafide of the Secretary-Treasurer rnerrhant seamen. UNITED STATES Seafarers International Union Strike votes will soon be taken I. We agree that at the present Stamp all tools Dear Mr. Hawk: on Lakes ships under contract to time merchant seamen are re­ U. S. the SIU! This fact was made quired to carry an excess of "du­ Your attention is invited to the All linens on vessels owned by clear this week when the ship­ plicate" papers, BUT unfortun­ onclosod copy of Operations Reg­ ulation No. 99 which is self ex­ the WSA shall be stamped in in­ owners refused the union's de­ ately it is rather late in the day delible ink, (see specimen stamp mand that "end of the season to change that,, particularly at planatory. Losses of food stuffs and linens attached). Large ai'ticles, such as bonus" be computed upon the the present timd. detract from the well-being and shoots, shall be stamped in the basis of total earnings tor the In 1937, when the Merchant comfort of the crew.. Losses of center and at two corners diag­ season. The strike vote will be Marine Act was passed, the mer­ hand tools and other equipment onally opposite. Tools aboard chant seamen on a nation-wide could well endai^er the lives of such vessels shall be stamped scale were required by the Act the crew members and place the with steel dies, in letters of suit­ to turn in all their former papers, vessel and its cargo in jeopardy. able size. All stamping shall be and received in lieu thereof new CLEVELAND. Oct. 17 — Reports have even been received done as soon as possible upon the Walter F. Taag. regional di­ seamen's papers, and also certi­ of pilferage of stores and equip­ next arrival of each ship in the ficates of identification. rector of the,National Labor United States. General Agents ment from lifeboats. This was done at the request of Relations Board, stated today Therefore, in order to assure shall procui'e the necessary equip­ that the Great Lakes Dislxicl the United States Steamboat In­ crew members ample food stuffs, ment for tliis purpose. Linens of the SIU has cancelled its spection Service, and must have linens, and tools, it will be ap­ and tools on privately owned cost the Uhited States Govern­ call for a strike vote. The preciated if you will bring this vessels may only be stamped with ment millions of doUars. cancellation came after the matter to the attention of the the consent of the owner. When the present war started, shipowners agreed to com­ members of your Organization (2) Arrange internal proced­ the United States C!oast Guard, pute the bonus in the satse and request their cooperation in ures so that cases involving pil­ who has been put into the picture manner as was employed last reducing this loss to a minimum. ferage will be reported to the year. by a Presidential Order, then re­ principal officers of the General Very truly yours, quired an ADDITIONAL identi­ HUBERT WYCKOFF. Agent, who wUl be expected to conducted under the provisions fication card, which was some­ , * Assistant Deputy Administrator give personal supervision to the of the Smith-Connally Act thing we could never understand for Maritime Labor Relations program for eliminating pilfer­ under the provisions of the due to the fact that the seamen age. Such procedures shaU in­ Smith-Connally Act. ALREADY CARRIED ONE, Enclosure clude: • • • For months the Great Lakes which gave his whole life's his­ Pertaining To. Pilferage of Ships' (a) Appropriate records, de­ District of the SIU has been bat­ tory, including finger prints, etc. Stores and Supplies on Vessels signed to reveal any irregularit­ tling the shipowners over the The identification card required ies or unusual depletion in quan­ Owned By Or Bareboat by the U. S. Coast Guard was tities of stojres, supplies, or equip­ bonus rate. The operators are at­ only a.duplicate of this. Charters To The WSA tempting to ba^ the bonus uj^n The War Shipping Administra­ ment, and the reasons therefor; the monthly b^e pay, thus chis­ In your proposed plan of "sim­ (b) Reports from the appro­ tion has sustained very heavy plification" you now propose that priate officers "of the vessel in ex­ eling the seamen out of many this seamen's card, or certificate losses as a result of pilferage of earned dollars. ghips' stores and equipment Ma­ planation of discrepanicies; (which would be issued under (c) Thorough investigations, The latest issUe ^ oi the Great your "plan" to take the place of jor losses have been from the theft of (a) linen-sheets, towels including the employment, where Lakes Seafarer states the issues: the other two, etc.) would last for "Our fight with the ship own­ a period of five years. This is and similar equipment, often sold necessary, of investigators in de­ ers over whether the Bonus something we are definitely and ashore in foreign countries; (b) termining the cause of disappear­ should be paid on base monthly absolutely opposed to for the fol­ ances or unusual consumption of hand tools and other equipment wages, as they feel it should, or ships' stores, supplies or equip­ in the engine department; and lowing Reasons: whether it should be paid on sea­ ment; (c) foodstuffs. These tliefts con­ With" the experience we have (d) Preparation, with the as­ men's total eamings^which the had with the various Bureaus, a stitute criminal acts. Much of the material lost is sistance or under the direction of SIU, Great Lakes District, con­ man could easily be denied his difficult to replace. In addition coun^l for the General Agent, of tends is the proper method has seamen's papers, after five years, to the basic financial losses in­ detailed reports for presentation now assumed greater proportions. due to the fact that lie might hot curred from such pilferage re­ to appropriate prosecuting auth­ This argument with the ship be so physically fit as he was five placements impose a needless orities and the Coast Guard, to owners has been going on for years prior, and as a result, be­ strain on wartime manufacturing be followed by all necessary ac­ months. In our cases before the cause of ageing, a bonafide sea­ tion in the prosecution of cases War Labor Board early this year men could be denied the right to facilities. the SIU, Great Lakes District go to sea. of pilferage. Primary corrective m e a s ures opposed. any type of continuous This plan, moreover, is wide (e) Report all cases of actual consist of aU General Agents im­ pressing upon Masters and Offi- or suspected pilferage to the ap­ service Bonus just as A. F. of L. open to discriminatory practices, • lOers their responsibilities in the propriate District Offices of the Seamen's Unions on the Lakes particularly now when the Coast ,:premises and their accountabil- War Shipping Administration, have been doing down through Guard started what is called . ity for ships' stores and equip­ and in cases developing in for­ the years. We opposed it on the eign countries, report to the ap­ grounds that it was, first, a Union do the dirty work that the ship ment. ^ Losses of Hnen may beat be propriate Foreign Office of the busting measure, and secondly, owners were unable to do them­ that no ship owner has the right selves. And then the fun began! reduced by requiring all ships' War Shipping Administration. to withhold seamen's earnings in "The ship owners insisted that (f) Post, on each vessel, appro­ personnel to return soiled linen before clean linen is issued to priate warning to the personnel order to keep him in his employ. the Board intended that the "However, it turned out that Bonus payments be limited to the them. All such issues should be of the seriousness of the offense under the direct supervision of involved in pilferage and of the aU of our arguments before the base monthly sailing wage, while the Chief Steward and should be action which will be taken in War Shipping Panel of the Na­ the SIU, Great Lakes District made at regular, stated intervals connection therewith, which may tional War La'oor Board were in representatives, insisted that the Bonus be paid on total earnings Losses of hand tools and other include report to military auth- vain. "After almost 40 years of bat­ of the seamen, as had always 3rities and action by court-marequipirient in the engine depart­ tling successfully the ship own­ been done by t h o s e companies ',ial for offenses committed in ment may be eliminated by ers demands to impose the rotten without Union contracts who paid foreign ports that involve blackgreater care on the part of ships* and vicious End of the Season the Continuous Service Bonus. market operations. " personnel and more systematic (3) Furnish the Assistant Dep­ Bonus upon our membership, the The matter was referred back to methods of issue and check. Such • equipment should be segregated uty Administrator for Ship Op- National War Labor Board shov­ the-National - War Labor Board ' in a suitable compartment which Brations, Warv .Shipping Admin­ ed, that Bonus down our throats. and was, and still is, being kick­ • should be locked when not at­ istration, Washington, D. C., It took a Government Agency to ed-around in- Washingtor,." within 30 days from the issuance tended. Losses of foodstuffs have re­ of this regulation, a complete sulted chiefly from gross laxity statement of the program adopt­ ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR in controlling ships' reefer boxes ed in this connection, including AUG, 26th TO OCT, 2, 1944 . and food store-rooms. Such com­ copies of internal instructions ispartments should be kept locked sucd in connection therewith. Deck Engine Steward Total and the entry of personnel should Agents are advised to consult be strictly controlled by the Chief with their own counsel in the 258L 1842 2288 6709 SmPPED .. . ... • Steward and limited to respon­ preparation of such a program. . (Signed) G. H. HELMBOLD, sible members of his department. 203r 2182 1751 5969 REGISTERED' Accordingly, General- Agents Assistant Deputy Administrator For Ship Operations are hereby directed to take the Asks strike Bulletin ! a "screening" process, which "screening process" is without any protection whatsoever in any manner or form for the men who ; go to sea. Under this Coast Guard "screening" set up, active seamen who apply for seamen's papers must wait for a period of days", while the Coast Guard deter­ mines whether he shall be allow­ ed to go to sea, and should the Coast Guard see fit not to aUow the man to go to sea, he has no come-back at all, no one, nor any­ body, to appeal to. This is cer­ tainly not an American system by any stretch of the imagination. We further state that the Coast Guard should not institute any NEW SYSTEMS pertaining to personnel in the Merchant Mar­ ine for the reason that the Coast Guard is only in charge of the U. S. Steamboat Inspection Ser­ vice of the U. S., and the Ship­ ping Commissioners, as war-time measure, and same shall cease six months after the war. We cannot see why the Coast Guard should "inaugurate this system becau-se CONGRESS HAS NOT PASSED A. LAW GIVING THE COAST GUARD CONTROL OF SHIP­ PING COMMISSIONERS OR THE U. S. STEAMBOAT IN­ SPECTION SERVICE, and Conirees is the law-making body in ;he merchant marine field. We are certainly not willing, md I am speaking for our mem'Dershlb, that the Coast Guard •>hall take over the normal func;ions of the Shipping Commisiioners and U. S. Steamboat Inipection Service, until and after Congress has had an opportunity .0 provide checks and balances igainst such an undertaking. Under the present system emjloyed by the U. S. Coast Guard, nerchant seamen are placed in iouble jeopardy, because not only merchant seamen penalized iccording to maritime law Oogjing, etc.) but they must suffer additional penalties imposed ashore by the U. S. Coast Guard for the same infraction. We have today thousands of cases on record and documented for the attention of Congress at the proper time, when men have been logged (their pay taken away from them) according to maritime law—and then the same men, for the same infraction, have been up" on charges before the Coast Guard, and some Coast Guard Hearing Officers have had the seamen's papers suspended, in some cases ranging from a week to six months, (i.e.^ denial of their right to earn a living by going to sea) and in some cases com­ plete revocation. It has, therefore, become our duty to notify you that we are opposed, to this program and should wait until Congress can have an opportunity to determine who will be in charge of the U.S. Maritime personnel, whethei' it be (1) the United States Coast Guard, (2) the Department of Commerce, or (3) the U. S. Mari­ time Commission. But, that .is.. something • for Congress to. deterrainev:."' • ; /•; Sincerely; yours, HARRY LUNDEBERG; President. 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