http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c59d667c03250c3d7c8ee86278774e7f.PDF 8ced8d6dda0f5de73e9842ab8ca6af46 PDF Text Text Official Organ of tfw Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North Am€ri4:a Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. JUNE 8. 1945 No. 23 File Brief On 12 Wage Disputes SHE MAY COME BACK AGAIN i \ SIU MAN JOINS CHINESE MANILA GUERRILLA BAND An SIU seaman stranded in Manila after the American recap­ ture of the Philippine capital told his gaping neighbors how he fought for three days with a Chinese guerrilla band and help­ ed wipe out a Japanese nest in a Manila church. • He is Thomas S. Marett, Jr., 19, of Tampa, Florida, who has been sailing for two years. "1 couldn't get back aboard ship one night because the army boats had quit running for the night, so 1 went back toward town and met up with a Chinese guerrilla named Nuberto Koo and a Chinese girl, Mary Tee, who was only 16," Marett said. "They invited me to stay with them for the night, and when they told me the next morning they were going to destroy Japs holed up in a cathedral, I decided to go with them. There were 16 Chinese girls and- 10 men in the band. "After walking along trails for 11 miles, we got within sight of the cathedral, and had to flop when the 14 Japs inside started machine gun fire. We started throwing hand grenades. "Pretty soon the Jap command­ er fan out the front door with his fifle, yelling, 'Kill all Americans,' and he nicked me in the side. I was stunned for a minute, but got • the Jap with a carbine the Chin­ ese loaned me, and then Nuberto dragged me to safety. "After 1 felt better, I crawled back. The Chinese had practical­ ly destroyed the cathedral with hand grenades. When we counted the 14 Japs, all dead, we found five had been killed witlT bullets from my carbine. The Jap com­ mander was loaded with money so 1 took it, (180,000 pesos worth about $90,000) along with his sword." In the three days Marett was with them, the guerrillas called him "Big Yank,", and they be­ came good friends. Now that he's back home, he still corresponds with some of them. He served on an army trans­ port before going on overseas runs, and has made thre trips to England and one to the Pacific. Ask Prompt WLB Action On The Contested Cases Final briefs were filed this week by the SIU on 12 wage dispute cases pending be­ fore the War Shipping Panel of the War Labor Board. Prompt consideration of the dis­ putes were demanded by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, who pointed out in the briefs that living costs have far outstriped basic wages now being paid the seamen. Sent tp W. E. Chalmers, Chair­ the Trucking Commission is uni­ III. man of the War Shipping Panel, versally ordering the 5 cent an Inter company inequities and and to A. V. Cherbonnier, negoti­ hour increase in lieu of the forty inequalities should be corrected ator for the shipowners, the brief hour week. for aU ratings and should be listed the maladjustments and in­ The National War Labor Board brought up to at least the mini­ equalities which exist in the mar­ has also adopted a policy in sev­ mum wage rates prevailing in the itime wage standards. The Pan­ eral industries of granting fringe el is scheduled to go into execu­ maritime industry (for example, increases in lieu of the 48 hour tive session this coming week. the prevailing wage rate for Following is the text of the brief: week. Boatswain Mate is $110 or more At the time this Union opened The Maritime Transportation a month—though two companies its contracts with the above nam­ Industry is still bearing the brunt involved in the dispute pay $105. ed companies, the Meany-Thomas of the war burden. No longer are report showed that the cost of these men helped to the same ex­ a month.) living had increased to approx­ tent by the war bonuses which CONCLUSION imately 43% above January 1, have been and are now being In view of the prevalent unrest 1941. The Union at that time was considerably reduced from those firmly convinced that the Na­ temporarily paid in the past. The in the Maritime industry these tional War Labor Board would fringe increases now become very demands warrant your most seri­ revise the Little Steel Formula important to them if* they are not ous consideration. in accordance therewith. Since to go all out to break the Little Very truly yours, then it has become apparent Steel Formula. JOHN HAWK through the Board's policy that The Board has the power and is requested to increase the sea­ the Little Steel Formula is not to be materially changed but is to men's wage where it should do so be supplemented and made work­ in lieu of establishing a 48 hour able by making corrections of week. differences peculiar to certain in­ II. dustries due to the length of the The maladjustment correction work week and for apparent mal­ Within 30 days from June 4 principle should be applied to all adjustment and inequities. ratings which are now receiving an NLRB election to determ­ Therefore the Union urges the less than 55 cents per hour and ine the collective bargaining Panel to give consideration to other ratings be proportionately agency will be held for the wage increases for the following increased in accordance with the personnel aboard the Chesa­ reasons: Board's policy. peake Ferry Company boats in I. Board and Room should not Norfolk. Virginia. In the transportation field the be considered in the - computation In January 1945 the Seafar­ President of the United States of the maladjustment formula granted the railroad workers a 5 because it is an industry where ers petitioned the NLRB for an cents an hour increase in lieu of Room and Board are supplied by election, and produced pledge granting their demand for time the Employer for its own con­ cards to prove representation. and a half after 40 hour week. venience and because of the na­ The election was ordered this Economic Stabilizer James ture of the work over which the Byrnes granted permission to the seamen have no more control week. No other union will be on Trucking Commission to grant than government officials have fringe increa.ses in excess of the who receive a per diem travel­ the ballot, and the ferry men 15% line established by the ling allowance over and above will vote either SIU or no Board under Executive Order No. and in addition to their specified umon. 9328 and under this permission compensation. SIU Petition For Ferryboat Eiection Is Granted By NLRB Merchant Seamen Continue Frozen To The Ships - WSA Easing the draft regulations for men over 30 years of age will not effect merchant seamen, accord­ ing to an announcement issued this week by the War Shipping Administration and the War Manpower Commission. Seamen will continue to be frozen to the industry, and must obtain a WMC release" before taking any other job. Failure to obtain such a release when leaving active sea service would make a man elig­ ible for immediate induction into the army. The statement, issued jointly by Craig Vincent for the WSA, and Joseph O'Connor for the WMC, emphasized that it was still necessary to deploy troops and materials from Europe to the Pacific, and that the present force of 230,000 seamen in the industry was hardly adequate to do the job. Vincent said the WSA would continue its policy of not issuing certificates of availability to mer­ chant seamen wishing to leave the industry, "unless they could give a good reason." It was admitted by Vincent, however, that his word was not final. It is still possible for the individual to • appeal to the WMC for a release based upon "ex­ treme hardship, physical disabil­ ity, or evidence of a higher skill in some" other industry." �Page Two THE SEAEARERS Friday, June 8, 1945 LOG SEAFARERSuJDG "TJie .Bridge' Vublished by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf pistriet Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HABJIY LUNDEBERG ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. L; 1 JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O, Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C, ^ t X PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Second Class Mailing Rights Pending '2^7 Raise The Basic Wage This week a dozen cases of the Seafarers International Union, petitioning for a general increase in wages and over­ time and for adjustment of wages inequities and inequalities will come up for consideration before the War Shipping Panel of the War Labor Board. No one can question the fact that the seamen are un­ derpaid. Only the blind stubborness of the administration in adhering to the long inadequate Little Steel formula has prevented a wage rise in the past. Even official government agencies, not to mention studies made by labor which indicate a larger increase, ad­ mit that rising prices have far outstripped the wage ceilings as set by the Little Steel formula—yet political considera­ tions have put the lid on further increases for wage work­ ers while permitting profits to soar to stratospheric heights. The situation has become worsened by the efforts of certain interests to slash, or remove altogether, the war risk bonus which alone has kept the seamen from sinking to the level of peonage. From The Assistant Seo'y-Treas. By LOUIS COFFIN Like the refrain of a wellknown popular song, "My dreams are getting better all the time," your beefs are getting settled all the time. A couple of disputes resulted in fresh money for most of the Stewards Department who paM off the SS Eleazer Wheelock in Norfolk, and for the entire crew of the SS Thomas Reed who made the last Coastwise trip. In case the money due list is acci-i dently passed up, the men in­ volved are listed below from the SS Wheelock: The justice of the seamen's cause is so obvious that the WLB, if relieved from the political pressure thatJias ham­ strung it, cannot do other than grant the cost of living increase. The orderly, due process of law, if it is to be M. Morton, Chief Steward, 44 hrs; R. A. Lewis, Chief Cook, 66 respected and adhered to, must be just. The Line Has Changed -Again hrs; R. Plumer, 2nd Cook, 66 hrs; W. Whittle, Galley Utility, 66 hrs; J. Tutwiler, Saloon Messman, 66 hrs; J. Daniels, Pantryman, 66 hrs. The crew of the Reed have three nights' lodging money due. Well, the communist line has changed again. Assisted in the settling of securilgr watch beefs and sougieing Prodded by Jaques Duclos, a French communist, the work by oilers on sea watches, on CP has beat its breast and. admitted that it had fallen into the SS Grace Abbott. This money the pitfalls of "class collaboration." Now they're going is now set up, and can be collect­ ed at Calmar in New York. back to the "class struggle." The Bosun's beefs off the last Of course, they called us "disrupters" when we said voyage of the SS John Daven­ they were playing the bosses' game. But we aren't a French port, with the able assistance of communist who speaks for Stalin. J. Sweeney was settled through Boston, and is payable at Eastern So look for the NMU, acting "independently," to be­ in New York. come more militant—unless Russia enters the war again,st Beefs in the process of being Japan. settled, are from the SS Nath­ aniel Macon, MV Tybee arid the MV Sankety Bead. These beefs should be settled soon, and names and amounts dud' will be in a fu­ ture edition of the Log. Look for more militant waterfront action on the part of the NMU but action, not to get concessions for the seamen, but to embarrass and harry the government. Look for a flurry of wildcat political strikes, which will gain the workers nothing, designed to advance the cause of the Again I wish to remind the membership, when paying off in communist party. Collaborating or "militant"—it's the same old com­ munist line in which the interests and conditions of the workers don't mean a thing. We don't think the seamen will be fooled. |»LVv'v-'..v New York Settles Variety Of Beefs By J. P. SHULEH NEW YORK — There were a ed by the Coast Guard. He will variety of beefs on the 21 ships be taken care of in a way that that paid off in the port of New may surprise him. We had 21 ships signing on York last week, and practically all of them were settled at pay­ which made it 50-50, signing on and paying off. off time. Eastern SS had the Lincoln The Seafarers have had a num­ Victory with a beef about work­ ber of Coast Guard cases in the ing short-handed in the Stewards past week, batting 1000% with no Department, which was settled to one losing his papers. The men the satisfaction of the crew. She have been charged with every­ will probably come into drydock thing from drinking salt water to to convert to a troop transport. spitting in the ocean. The American Liberty Lines One of our local piecards, had only one ship, the Walter Claude (Sonny) Simmons, has Christiansen. She paid off all been in drydock in the Marine clear. Hospital. We are all glad to see The Mississippi SS Company him back because of his ability paid off the SS T. B. Robertson to handle most any beef, but I am and the SS Aycock. especially glad to see him back There were no beefs left on because he keeps me from being the Tulsa, Alexander Bell, Mil- the ugliest piecard in New York. ledge and the Shickshinny, all The Black Rock of the Moran South Atlantic Ships. Towing Company is due in for Waterman SS Company had payoff with twelve and one half the SS Mayo Brothers, James Mc­ months behind her. Donald, City of Savannah and the Warrior all squared away at pay­ Bill Fowler who was aboard in every capacity in the Engine De­ off time. The SS James McCauley had partment has been batting our; the usual Alcoa mixup and was ears off with some tall tales. It remains to be seen whether' squared away at the payoff. the Curraniskites follow the ma­ Two exceptionally clean pay­ jority party line's "yes," or if offs were the SS Robin Locksley they stick to Browder with hia and the'SS Nicholas Biddle of the single no vote. Robin SS Company. The SS Richard Alvey and the Here's looking forward to post­ Golden Fleece of the Bull Line war shipping handled by the were well represented by Depart­ shipowners and the Unions where ment Delegates aboard her and economic action, our one efficient were not hard to square away. weapon, can be used to our ad­ The Smith and Johnson SS vantage. Company had -the SS Fitzhugh Lee and the SS James Giles with no beefs left pending. James Nelson, Book num­ The SS Grace Abbott of Calmar ber 20437, died in Galveston, came in with a skipper a little May 25th and was buried on on the psycho side with a num­ May 30th. ber of his men logged and charg- Final Departure HEALTH INSURANCE' PART OF U.&. POPULATION PROTECTED/ GA outports to keep a copy of their disputed overtime, and if pos­ sible, have the head of your de­ partment sign it. Written evi­ dence makes it much easier to settle your beefs. AGAINST MEDICAL' AND HOSPITAL COSTS • HO SYSTCMATIC HEALTH PROTECTION L-..L;. i - iaKS �Frldayi June 8, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thre6 ' THEY GUARD THE UNION'S FINANCES By PAUL MALL NEW EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET The latest book in the Educational Program was just received this week and the title of it is "ORDER." It is a book giving all the parliamentary procedure Tegarding holding of meetings. This book should be beneficial both to the fellows on the beach as well as the fellows on the ships. It furnishes a guide for meetings both on ship and ashore as well as giving pointers on how to speak on various topics. The book has been well received by the membership and will make a valuable addition to our other educational publications. \ PEDDLERS OF GLORY Many of our members squawk about the high prices charged by slop chests. Many a meeting we have blasted ships chandlers for the gear they have put on board some of the scows we have con­ tracts for. Now there is another beef we have with these people which the Seafarers is going to push and it is this—Quite a few of these ship chandlers board all of these ships before pay-offs and immediately catch one of these young guys who doesn't know the difference and high pressures him into buying a uniform. They give some of these young kids 101 excuses why they should have a uni­ form; preferably with plenty of gold on it. They feed them full of this stuff and give him a lift uptown to their joint and proceed to clip them good and proper; sometimes charging as high as 100 bucks for an outfit of this sort. We are opposing this, not just because it is a clip racket, but it is the phoniest thing in the world to get one of these guys to wear one of these scab outfits on the pretense that it makes them look like a hero. The Seafarers have always been op­ posed to the wearing of uniforms and has made no secret of its op­ position. So, we intend to see to it that these "peddlers of glory" have their little racket busted up. MILITARY COURTESY AND FINANCE Now that it has been announced that they have lifted the cen­ sorship on the European theatre, it will be interesting if we could get an investigation in regards to the prosecutions, or should we say persecutions, of merchant seamen in some of the war areas by milit­ ary personnel. Many is the time our members have been hooked for minor infractions of petty rules. For instance, walking up the wrong side of the street cost one fellow 100 bucks. Pretty expensive walk, anyway you figure it. What aroused most of the seamen was not so much the money in­ volved (although it meant a real loss) but the manner in which some of the "military" shoved them around, telling them "there's nothing we would like to do any better than to give you merchant seamen a good going over." When these things are properly brought to light, it will make a hell of a story. One of the points of it that we would like to know is just exactly where the money of these guy's fines went. What was it used for? Whose pocket did it go into?—Some places they call it shakedown. 4. 4. t. a;. COMMIES PROMISE TO SCAB The changing of the Commie line reminds me of an incident that happened a short time ago in the hearing offices of the NLRB Regional Director. The Seafarers representatives and N]M[U repre­ sentatives were there to set up ways and means of conducting bal­ loting in an unorganized company. In the midst Of this conversation dealing with this subject, a commie shyster from the NMU, a doubletalking soil; of a bum, (as you would expect from some commie lawyer) brings up in the midst of the conversation the "No-Strike Peacetime Pledge" of the NMU. He made the statement to the Sea­ farers representatives that "If you walk off of them any time, we will walk on them and sail them." This sudden opening of discussion on the strike question did not come as a surprise. It was no surprise that this character, without a callous on his hand, and who never worked a day in his life for an honest day's wages, and who galls himself as representing sea­ men and a seamen's union, should come out with talk of this sort. We shall see to it that the IJMU rank and file membership knows of this position that some of their officials take. These people, as long as their line was collaboration, would have loved very much to agitate the Seafarers into an unwise move, such as wild cat strikes, etc. This would have given them the phony excuse for scabbing as they threatened to do, and of taking our ships on the least and Smallest pretense. Now, let us see what they will do. Rank and file democracy at work: The quarterly finance and investigating committee going over the books of the union, preparatory to reporting to the membership meeting on the income and expenditures of the union. Seated left to right are James A. Dick. Chief Steward; Theodore Thomson. Chief Bookkeeper at headquarters; John L. Roberts,-Peck Engineer; and Joseph DiGeorgio. Deck Engineer. Chief Stewards Distribute Logs OLD TIMERS HIT PORT OF SAVANNAH By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—Business in Sa­ vannah was not too bad last week. We had a ship pay off, the SS A. Burke of the Mississippi LinCj and there were no beefs. Quite a few oldtimers were on her, and they had everything squared away when I went aboard. Fred L. Pittman, an oldtimer probably known to most of you, was bosun and had intended making another trip. However, he was taken off, and sent to the Marine Hospital. He has TB. The deck engineer was L. A. Marsh', another oldtimer, and he was a great help at the payoff. When you walk into a club or a bar in a hard to find, hard to pronounce port, just a little tired of the sea, wish­ ing you were home, and you look down and find a copy of the Seafarers Log—boy, ain't it a grand and glorious feeling! But, brother, those Logs didn't get there by themselves. —iThey weren't tossed into the sea at New York in a corked bottle. They have made their way all over the world only through the cooperation of the Chief Stew­ ards on every SIU ship. U. S. naval officials now have Knowing what news from definite information that Ger­ home means to a man who has many ended the war with about been away for months, the. Chief 450 to 500 submarines of all types, Stewards have agreed to take it including some 150 to 170 that upon themselves to distribute were in "operational status," a your paper to the clubs, hotels and bars of whatever port they Navy spokesman said today. This hit. official information bore out earl­ The following Stewards have ier unofficial disclosures that Ger­ reported to the Log office as to many was believed to have at the the places they have personally most somewhat less than 200 U- distributed the SIU paper: boats in active service. Of this M. G. Whale, of the SS C. Hud­ number, between fifty and sev­ son, made it a point while in Ant­ werp to visit the Clifford E. Ashenty were believed to have been I by and give the crew there th<; actually at sea when the surren-! latest news of home and their der came. The spokesman also union brothers. revealed t h a t Germany was Conrad Icay, of the SS Charles knocked out apparently just in ^ Keffer, left a batch of Logs at the Victoria Hotel in London. time to head off another U-boat •A. G. Herron, of the SS Walter "blitz." Nearly all of the opera­ Kidde made two stops in London, tional submarines, plus others leaving papers at the Golden which were being completed and Square Club, and at the Victory made ready for service were Docks. "brand new," and "obviously be­ The Chief Steward aboard the ing fitted and readied for a very SS R. Ingensoll made th$ Con­ intensive campaign." According tinental Hotel, in Marseilles his to the U. S. Navy reports, only port of call. thirty-seven of the fifty to sixty The entire union owes a vote U-boats at sea have surrendered of thanks to the Chief Stewards to date. for the job they are doing. Nazis End War II With 500 Submarines I sent some of the boys to New York to ship out. My list was getting top heavy. Right after that I shipped 21 men to the SS Burke. That brings my list down to 39 men. I hope I can ship them out soon. We liad a little excitement down here. A truck or some such motor vehicle ran wild, and crashed through a bridge in front of the hall. The driver got away without, apparent injury. No one seems to know who it was, and the vehicle was stolen from the repair shop. The newspaper ac­ count called it a bus in one place, a 20 passenger truck and also a passenger vehicle. I still don't know what it was. Maybe the re­ porter who covered the story had a bad Saturday night. One of our boys ran into some bad luck recently. When he re­ hope he has better luck there. That's about all that happened turned from his last trip some in Savannah except that I went one either stole, or took by mis­ take, the baggage containing all fishing Sunday and got a bad his papers. He came to Savannah, case of sunburn. My face is the and last Saturday there was a fire color of a boiled lobster. We in the place where he wdS stay­ caught quite a few fish though. ing, and some more of his gear How big were they? Well, not was destroyed. He's leaving in so very big, but you should have disgust for New Orleans. Let's seen the one that got away. o. f �•I-;-'- /^•/-: '. ^ ' ' jiy,- \ Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 8. 1945 NMU Leaders Tailor The History of the West Coast Sailors' agree­ were all opposed to the Copeland By JOE BUCKLEY. ment. If a deal were possible, Fink Book Act, as a move that No. 312 G The educational committee of Curran would call the strike off. could be used to blacklist milit­ the NMU has printed a pamphlet And just a few days earlier, Cur­ ant seamen, who accepted these called "Do You Know That?" in ran had agreed to fight side by handcuffs in the name of "mili­ tant" unionism? Joe Curran! which it makes some very, very side with the other unions! On April 17, 1939, Curran call­ OCTOBER STRIKE interesting statements about the ed a strike against the Standard We are being constantly treat­ aneers" on the Commie-NMU The strike on the West Coast militant record of the NMU. ed to a deluge of propaganda by propaganda machine. When the newly created mil- was called on October 29, 1936, Oil of New Jersey, against the the Stalinist NMU leaders, who Two such programs are sure to lionnaires of the last war discov­ and all members of the West wishes of the membership, who look to Washington as a Moham­ capture the imagination and win ered that their own poor, hard Coast unions who were here, wanted all ships to be struck, not medan looks toward Mecca, to do the sympathy of all the seamen, just one company. Curran forced working ancestors were a barrier were ordered to remain to give "something for the seamen." The in and out of our union. It would his membership to sail ships car­ to high society, they dug into the rank and file a hand in fight­ "something" generally is aimed establish us as the progressively rying "hot oil," under the threat their pockets and bought them ing the old, now dead. Interna­ at greater control of the seamen minded Union of the maritime in­ of expulsion from the NMU. The some ancestors with a more tional Seamen's Union. The by government bureaus and ship­ dustry. As we are firm in our NMU lost the strike. strike on the East Coast was not genteel background. owner regimentation. Nothing determination to remain the topThe NMU record through the When the National Maritime so much directed against condi­ constructive is ever proposed in notch bargaining agent of the Union discovered that their own tions, for ISU ABs were getting war years has a particularly of­ the line of greater freedom and waterfront, nothing else could be history on the waterfront was only five dollars less than West fensive .odor. When Lend-Lease democracy. more convincing of our inten­ was passed, the NMU called nothing really to set their mem­ Coast seamen, but against the re­ Let us do something for our­ tions than such a long range pol­ Roosevelt a "War Lord," and the bers shouting, they hired them­ actionary leaders of the ISU. Cur­ selves in line with the concepts icy. This would clearly demon­ "protector of British Capitalism." selves a high pressure writer and ran came into power because he of what we are fighting and dy­ strate that we are here to stay. They charged that Roosevelt was had them a brand new history promised the men he would do a ing for. We have demanded the Brother members, this is only trying to have millions of Ameri­ made up. Not only did it read better job. Let's look at his mili­ liquidation of the Commie infest­ my proposition in the rough. How can youth shed their life blood on better than their true record, but tant record. ed USS at the termination of hos­ about some discussion; some ac­ the battlefields of Europe, to save When the strike ended on Feb­ it totally eliminated any mention tilities. WHAT is the matter with tion with positive and construc­ whatever of their sell-outs and ruary 6, 1937, the longshoremen the money of the rich. Along the idea of the creation of an SIU tive proposals, hot negative slo­ with the other communist-conof New Orleans continued their double-dealings. SUP pernxanent home and snug gans as in the NMU which, when trolled outfits, they shouted that strike against Luckenbach SS Co. THE FACTS larbor for our members, owned boiled down and digested, mean the "Yanks are not coming." Let's take a look at the record and Swayne and Hoyt, and man­ and operated by the Union. exactly nothing at all. Curran and the NMU were —^the real record, not the one ned their picket lines. All West Here our old seamen could re­ JOSEPH M. (Windy) WALSH strictly isolationist and condemn­ that Curran wishes it were—and Coast union men refused to sail tire and our sick find convales­ Book No. 2693 ed the SIU and the other mari­ see what the NMU really was and the ships. cence, without recourse to gov­ time unions for asking that ships NMU SCABS is today. carrying lend-lease cargo to Brit­ ernment handouts and without The NMU claims it was the However, members of what is the taint of "Charity." This would ain be armed. first union in the maritime indus­ now the NMU walked through be a port in a storm for all of us. FAMOUS DOUBLE-X try, which is the first lie. The the picket lines and sailed the This idea isn't new: the Rail­ I should like to call the atten­ NMU was created after the strike ships. The ships were unloaded June, 1941, rolled around. road Brotherhoods already have tion of the membership to condi­ of 1936-37. On October 26th of at San Pedro, California, by order Adolph double-crossed Uncle Joe such a home, and the Actors tions of some of our shipmates at 1936, Curran flew to the West of Harry Bridges, the "militant" and invaded Russia. Remembef Equity a similar project. Such a Fort Stanton Marine Hospital. Coast to meet with the leaders leader of the West Coast long­ the Cleveland convention of the project would have the support The majority of them are flat NMU? Curran and company took there—Harry Lundeberg, Harry shoremen. complete turn, under commie of all the membership. We would broke, and cannot do anything Bridges, Earl King, Mervin Rath- Soon afterward the ISU called all be happy to contribute tow­ about it as they are bed patients. bone, Charlie May, and others, to a strike against Lykes Brothers party orders. The slogans changed ard getting it started on its way. The only income they have is discuss starting a rank and file SS Co., and placed a picket line completely: "Roosevelt is the Here we could get the best of the union hospital benefit, which movement on the East Coast. The in front of the docks. Under the greatest leader in the country." Medical attention as a part of a they are only entitled to get for West Coast seamen were even militant leadership of Joe Curran, "This is a people's war." "We regular union service. 52 weeks. Many of them have then preparing to strike the West the NMU broke the picket line must, positively, send arms to Another field of endeavor that been in the hospital for longer Coast, and Curran's job was to and scabbed on the ISU workers. Russia." "This is our fight. We has been negleted by our unions than that, and these men have no get the-East Coast seamen into In 1938 the Pacific Coast Mar­ must get into it." They called in­ in the maritime industry is the income at all. sistently for a second front at the the fight. ine Firemen, the West Coast education of our sons and daugh­ So how about you guys getting Curran flew back to New York Sailors, The Marine Cooks and time when we were having great ters. We intend to remain in the together on your payoff, and and reported to the strike strat­ Stewards and the Marine Trans­ difficulties in Africa. industry as the bargaining agent sending a few bucks to those egy committee, on which were port Workers I.U. 510, picketed in Their beautiful hand-tailored of our seamen; and we shaU be a guys. You won't miss it, and it Jerry King, Black ie Meyers, front of 45 Broadway, in New history does not mention how progressive force as long as we will mean a hell of a lot to them. Larry Hennessey, and Walter York, fighting the government they tried to defeat every milit­ keep our high standard of mem­ Also try to drop them a few Waite. A few hours before Cur­ training schools. Who violated ant move of seamen for a bonus bership and maintain our role as lines, as they get very little mail, ran was to speak before-the rank the lines, sneaking through and for sailing ships into sub-infested protector of the working "stiff" as which makes them feel they are waters. Their only concern, as al­ and file meeting, he proposed to signing up for the school? The opposed to the misleadership role forgotten men. ways, was the preservation of Waite and Hennessey that they Young Communist League and Russia, and everything else went played by the Commie stooges in The crew of the SS Cranston go to the Shipowners Association the National Maritime Union. the NMU. Victory, .when we were there by the boards. and the steamship companies and COPELAND BEEF One sure way to maintain our very recently, donated $103 to the try to make a deal on the basis When the West Coast unions The bonus was only a second­ high quality of membership is by SIU and SUP boys at Fort Stan­ ary issue, in the words of Joe education. Why not create a ton, and they sure appreciated it. Curran. That the bonus did come scholarship furtd which we could ARTHUR L. GRESHAM. through was due to the fight put Book No. 5978 up by the SIU-SUP, and that is use to open the doors of higher why the seaman's family is pro­ education to these deserving tected at home, and-his life pro­ youngsters. Ten or twelve could tected on all ships -by armed be assisted through college," or guards. Insurance for the sea­ through technical schools. Your article on the NMU These kids would benefit, the men was gotten them because of leadership's concern over the the militant fight by Harry Lun­ working class as a whole would trend of their rank and file benefit, as they would become deberg, SIU President. "bright stars" in a workers toward the Seafarers was a good THE REAL REASON and true one, and this puts the The NMU, which never won a crown. Later these kids would finger on the sore spot of that strike before the war, is for the be able to help us. In the indus­ alleged union. try this wchild be concrete lead­ extension of the no-strike pledge ership unparalleled by the "slog- Continue the fight, and you'll after the war, primarily because win out eventually. a strike would interfere with the tions, and better rates than do the Labor and management be­ shipping of machinery and sup­ NMU contracts. A study of the tween them can handle their own plies to Russia after the war. various contracts will easily affairs, in the traditional way of They bring up the phoney pro­ prove it. collective bargaining. And we can posal of "cooperation" with the Nor do they mention the all do this without the interference shipowners for the same reason, important subject of the com­ of meddling politicians. That is, even though they knojv it means munist control, of the NMU, as long as we are a free people, selling out.the seamen to the ship which dictates the every policy, and the totalitarians do not take operators. great or small, of the NMU. over, which could happen. Nowhere in the "history" of the It's a great little book. It leaves .In the long.run the truth, fair NMU do they mention the fact out more than it tells, and re­ play, decency and work well done. that the contracts of the SIU give paints and reshapes evefytliing it will win. greater protection, better condi- does tell. .JOHN CAMPAIGN Proposes SIU Snug Harbor Asks For Mail Make A Retreat �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire The Coast Guard Pulls A Fast One QUESTION: What is the best ship you were ever on? .4* William Balchelor. AB — The best ship I was ever on was the John Gallup, belonging to Smith and Johnson. It's the one ship I'U never forget. Why? Well, it was a seaman's dream. The crew Was great, the officers were okay, the chow was good, there was plenty of overtime, and the quar­ ters were clean and comfortable. What else can you ask for? (Editor'S^MPTRie following incia^?^uccurred several' nSSISS 'inspect the ship the first tSmg in ago, but we tell it now because of what it reveals concerning the the morning. Coast Guard method of handling seamen. It is this sort of procedure The Quartermaster and the two which the Coast Guard'hopes to continue into peace time.) AB's arrived at the wharf first Ever hear of a man being''water had a rather gamey flavor. thing in the morning, the ship guilty and innocent at the same Upon investigation it was found was in midstream and no Coast timii? It happened to three SIU that a dead rat was floating on Guard official was in sight. Nor was there any sign of the Public trip carders recently when they the top of the fresh water tank. were hailed before a Coast Guard The three SlU-dispatched men Health Service which had been Invited to look things over. Judge. The actions of the men immediately went to the third had been praised by the Coast mate and asked for a pass to go The next thing the men knew Guard as being in the best inter­ ashore in order to protest the con­ they were before a Coast Guard est of the maritime industiy, and ditions of the ship. They received hearing officer, and charged with: all three charges brought against the pass without argument, went 1. Desertion, 2. AWOL and 3. them were so out of line that Failure to join. tjiey were dismissed—and yet the ashore and began telephoning. The first call was to the War By now the SIU was on the Job Judge insisted upon cooking up a Shipping Administration. The and sent a patrolman to rep­ new charge and making it stick. WSA announced, in effect, that resent the men before the Cozist Some "principle" was involved it didn't give a damn how many Guard. The SIU got into the rec­ about the Coast Guard not being dead rats were in the fresh water. ord the testimony of the Coast able to make a mistake and the The next call went to the Coast Guard boarding officer — all of "good of the service." Guard (the union hall was closed which substantiated the picture It all started when C. M. as it was late at night). The of lousy conditions given by the Chaney, J. D. Riffle and R. R. Coast Guard said that if condi­ men. The Coast Guard boarding Ullan were dispatched to one of tions were as bad as was describ­ officer said frankly that he didn't the more notorious rust buckets ed, the men had a good beef and blame the men for not staying as Quartermaster and . AB's re­ could not be blamed for piling off aboard the ship. The SIU then spectively. When they boarded and complaining. The Coast knocked out the charges one by the ship they found the fresh Guard agreed to come down and one. It was obvious that the men did not desert because, the mom­ ent they left the ship they con­ tacted both the WSA and Coast Guard and told them of their Seven NMU men, aided by the but a downright lie— movements. The men were not • pie-in-the-sky promises of Yalta, "That ain't the way I heard it," AWOL because they had a pass Teheran, the no-strike pledge, he said. "I heard it different. Not from the third mate. The men and the doubtful prestige of Joe only did I hear it different, but I had not failed to join the ship, be­ Curran, could not prevail against saw it different—I was there. The cause they had joined it, leaving the simple truth as expounded SIU went on strike in 1941 for an only after they got the mate's increase in the bonus, and they permission. by an SIU rank and filer. It happened aboard the SS F. won the strike. All of which should end the Q. Barstow, WET, when one, lone "Not only did Curran refuse to story. But it doesn't — for the Seafarer found himself compet­ join the strike, but he called it men were found guilty. Guilty ing with the seven NMU mem­ 'phony' and a 'bum beef.' The of what? Being "Absent Afler bers for the rest of the unorgan­ NMU got it for their men because Leave." The judge decided that ized crew. Curran -went' crying down to the "good of the service" demand When the NMUers went into Washington, and asked for the some sort of punishment, and so their Yalta theme song, our rank same conditions that the SIU had. he cooked up a fourth charge and file volunteer organizer did­ If it wasn't for the Seafarers, you after the SIU had succeeded in n't have to do much, because the guys would still be working for knocking out the first three. rest of the crew just laughed it peanuts." The judge then sentenced the off. Hot-air porkchops can't be When the fact was backed up men to one month's suspension. fried. by some of the non-union men, After a moment's thought, how­ But when one of the Curran. the NMUers had to give way. ever, he suspended the suspen­ Doys started bragging about how Twenty-five of the crew were so sion, and placed the men upon Joe had gotten the seamen the impressed that they signed SIU probation for six months. The bonus, our hero blew his top. pledge cards—and included were "good of thfe service" had been Phony propaganda is one thing. 4 of the NMU men. safeguarded. Tanker Men Hear Score On Bonus, Francisco Ramos, Chief Stew­ ard—I remember most the Witchita of the Robin Line. I sailed her in 1942 as cook and baker, until she was torpedoed in Sep­ tember 24 of that year. She was a good scow. All the crew were oldtimers and 100 per cent union, and it was a pleasure to sail with them. And, of course, even if I have to admit it myself, the feeds were the best. I was really sorry to see her go. Harold Nelson, Jr. Engineer— For me the best ship was the SS De Soto of the Waterman Iiine. I liked riding that boat so much 1 made four trips with her and V she was perfect every trip. There . were all oldtimers on her. and the engine gang were good SIU mem­ bers. We had a crackerjack Stew­ ards Department each trip and 1 never had better food. We had B good run each trip—no trouble at all.. $100 FOR SOME FLORIDA ORANGES ' ' i liipsi'i ^ iit Carl C. Lawson, Bos'n—I don't have to think twice—it was the John P. Mitchell of the Robin Line. The mate was an old Pa­ trolman of the SIU, named O'Leary, and he was tops. The ship was good for Overtime, there were no disputes and no beefs. It was a real clean ship, and the food was 100 per cent. There were aU oldtimers on the bridge and they knew their business. They throw them away in Florida, but Brother Karl V. Pettersson. Book number 100, who has been shipping since 1907. paid $100 for two small bags of oranges. Brother Pettersson was passing a bond rally, and bought $100 worth of War Bonds, and was given the oranges as a bonus. With hint are some old friends just off the SS R. K. Jones. Calmar scow. Left to right, they are: Alphonse Bailey, FWT; Pettersson; Bill Frederick. FWT; and Danny Byrne. AB. il".-'- I "II �L'. Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday* June 8* 1945 Advocates Carefull Checking For Ali^^sssfhie Shio's Free Loaders By BUD RAY SAN JUAN, B.R.—The ship­ butter, potatoes, rice, beans, owners and Some of their cap­ matches and what have you, onetains are still trying to_pull fast third of the time now. ones by getting men from the Some of the boys are trying to be tough he-men when they come WSA for replacements. The ship ashore down here. The croakers delegates ahd the men must co­ love it, as it'gives them plenty of operate with the hall here by practice sewing the poor suckers By E. S. HIGDON By D. L. PARKER checking all new men for ship­ upj But then I suppose it, must We expect a couple of long trip had only one ship to pay off. We be good clean fun to some people ships here in the Gulf this com- crewed up the Richard Dixie TAMPA—Quite a few of the ping cards, and notifying us if to leave a certain percentage of boys are now drifting down anyone gets off. their hide in every place they go. ing week. The membership here which was originally intended is getting interested in the or- for the French. She was remodel- Tampa way and I am very glad We had a Waterman Liberty in. Or have they started to give that they are doing so, because An AB got off on Saturday, and purple hearts for these wounds? ed here, and has now been turn­ on Sunday when I got aboard I willingness to help in every way ed over to the Waterman SS we are getting one of the steel found a nice USS stiff all settled possiole. 1 ships that the McClosky ship­ in a bunk to make the trip. Company. yard built for the British. In fact, He has been sailing for four The branch itself is now get­ ting straightened out. With the We had the SS William Bevins we were to get it this past week, years, and the best he has in the young element here to help us, in from Baltimore. Quite a few but after taking it out on a trial line of union papers is a trip card we believe that within a very of the crew members paid off by run the Maritime Commission from the NMU with one month short time this port will again be j^^nsent and were replacturned it down because there was paid. Needless to say I gave him one of the most progressive, as it , , mu /-.i.- ^ i -ci the old heave ho right quick, and not sufficient space for crew used to be in the old days. This brought an SUP man aboard. will enable us to go all out in the Higgens, who was discovered to quarters. organizing drive. As some of be in the social register, was re- She will be out in another ten The old man gave me a thous­ and excuses for not wanting him. these ships ^will be heading tow-J placed with another man despite or twelve days and I hope that I Has he got Coast Guard clear­ ard Texas and Mobile, the coopprotest. He demanded trans- will have enough members to ance? Has he passed the doctor? eration of these ports will be nec­ crew her up. These ships have a essary to make the organizing portation back to Baltimore be­ cruising speed of sixteen knots —and all the rest of the malarky you get from these labor hating fore he would pay off, but we drive successful. and only four hatches. The Alcoa stiffs. But my man stuck' just the Whenever you are on the Isl­ finally convinced him that it It is very important that these would be healthier for him to Co. is taking this one. Also two same. Don't forget, you men must and, try always to ride a metered more are coming out for the demand that all replacements cab as the cabbies who hang ports closely follow the move­ Waterman Company in about come through the hall, and you around the gin mills will sure ments of the Isthmian ships and P^y "^^er mutual consent. must contact the hall whatever hang you on the horn fro fare. In report them to the other port im- | intend to have a meeting three weeks. The SS Henry D. Whiton will port you're in on the Island. mediately. Remember, it is up to , -• the event you think you are over­ XI- officials a-- • 1 andJ XIi: !-• with the Waterman Line as soon be leaving soon, and I will be the the membership: The good ship SS Jean arrived, charged just demand a receipt in every port to do their utmost Possible, to settle once and for damn glad of that. She has been and those that didn't quit were and get the license number. The to bring the Isthmian ships under all the dispute over messboys a headache due to the actions of fired by the skipper—who doesn't BSC is out to get these bandits, the SIU banner. making up pursers' bunks, as this the captain and mate. It seems dispute overtime, but just ques­ and that usually brings them tions it until New York okays it. around to the right price. Shipping from this port has will be a grief that will turn up If you want to make that ship, The $64 question this week: been very slow this last week. We regularly in the future. and you want time off down here Why do some of those guys run but don't want to hit the beach, to the USS to live and get taken? you'd better call the hall and get Then they run to the hall to a standby. Shipping out here is sing the blues. when they get double tough. If you are stuck thrown out for performing? Mor­ By PAUL GONSORCHIK you will be repatriated, but it is al: Stay the hell out of them. No no joke arriving back in the self-respecting seaman would NEW YORK—Shipping's sort'unless the membership—you, and States with rope yarns. want to be seen going in or com­ of slacked down slightly in the you, and all of us—gets to them We have quite a few Keptive ing out. They are just another first week of June. But we had and helps to turn them into good men here who are turning out to doghouse wherever they are. Just quite a few outport jobs in from solid union members. be number one gigolos and lov­ remember these great givers of Baltimore and Philadelphia and Fink Halls will attempt to ers. Some of these gals are hung charity are -not out to benefit or shipped about 80 men to those flourish in peace time as now, only more so, and it's up to the up real nice, with their big broWn two ports. Speaking of shipping, our well membership to eliminate that po­ eyes, and lumpy in-just the right beter us in any shape or manner, known organizers, Blackie and tential threat to its job security. every time that one of .the boys places and not too unfriendly— Let us all get into the organiz­ Gene are doing a fine job here in Our future lies in the solidity of doesn't part his hair just so, he but enough of that, or the beach ing drive and let the whole New York. They would be able unionism. Don't let anyone kid gets fired; then I have to go over will be overloaded with all the waterfront know what we have to to do a lot better job if the mem­ you that you won't have to have to Seddon Island and get things great lovers. bership in all ports would coop­ a Union—imless you want to get straightened out again. We are The. Navy is letting the men offer, and that we are the only expecting another Moran tug in stationed here bring their famil­ democratic seamen's union on the erate and work together with a buck a day pay. them in organizing the unorgan­ The SIU has worked hqyd to shoftly to get pne of the Navy ies down. Things have been waterfront. So until every Am­ ized. All members are potential reach that standard for seamen barges that was built here. tough enough, what with not be­ erican ship is SIU, let us pull to­ organizers, so call on Blackie and and has the best to offer, so let's If any of you Brothers want to ing able to get ham ,bacon, lard. gether. Gene—^you'll find them on the 5th keep it that way. The old timers make coastwise trips, come on have paved the way, and now it's down to Tampa in the next week floor—and give them a hand. We dispatchers here in New up to all of us to teach the new­ or so, and there will be plenty This I told Captain Berkins job, making it hard on the two of jobs. and, as always, he said he didn't cooks. York have been receiving good comers. give a damn if they never paid I have been doing a little work cooperation from the membership off. But by this time, I had added on transportation for ships at an­ in manning these ships. It sure up all extra meals for a total of chor and have made some head­ makes things run smoothly. If 1210 meals, and at 35 cents a way. I have a meeting with one we continue this cooperation, By CHARLES STARLING meal this made $423.50; and paid of the Hercules men and will see there will be no occasion to call the outports for men, as we do BALTIMORE—You have heard Perkins, and brothers, this is one they were as extra meals. if we can't do a little better. As now and then. the old saying—"Little Old New for the books. While I was in his Captain Perkins was pretty it is now, you can ride in for a This in turn makes it difficult York"—and right now that is just office going over the pay roll with happy about this ahd went on to buck, but try and get it back. for them to man their ships in what this fair City of Baltimore him, we came to a big red line okay all the other overtime, but The Hercules Company is. will­ their own area. So don't let your is. through 64 hours on two cooks he won't be so happy when he ing to run boats to our ships at contracted ships be delayed be­ and one messman for cooking wakes up and finds out he could five bucks a load each way, j cause it is one or two crew men We have eight ships in from midnight meals for Seabees. have paid only $57.60 in over­ which would not amount to over] short. It is good unionism and long trips to payoff this week, time. This goes to show that it 50 cents each, and that ought to seamanship to see to it that those and from the way things look we These brothers had turned in pays off to stSnd by and get all be a help. Hercules is having! ships are sailed out on time. On are going to stay this way for a three hours each meal as their your money at the payoff. trouble with their men over­ the other hand, it is a very bad good long time. So if any of you agreement reads, but old Red All you brothers that ship on charging and putting the extra! reflection on the union with the are in outports where shipping is Pencil could not see it that way. ships that have 11 men gun crews bucks -into their pockets. So if ^ number of men hanging around slow, just come on to Baltimore All he could see was extra meals. make sure that you carry a 3rd you fellows ask for a receipt we the union haUs up and down the and you won't have any trouble However, we had a very good Cook. If not, call the hall at once, can stop the over-charging. crew on this ship who had an­ coast when there are only a few getting out. nounced that coming payday and let us know about it. We The six crew men of the SS takers for a job. We had one of the Waterman have had four ships within the J. Lee can get back the money - We must organize the unorgan- ships in a short time ago, with there would be no payoff Until last two weeks that sailed with-[they were overcharged by conized seamen, for in therm will be about 1200 hours overtime red- everybody had what was coming out a 3rd Cook, and in each case tacting me anytime they are in our real opposition in the future, leaded by Captain (Red Pencil) to them. the galley man was given the Baltimore. COASTWISE RUN ON Organizing Progresses in The Guif NEW SHIPS OPENS Organizing Key To Union Future RED-LEAD SKIPPER OUTSMARTS SELF ^ �T-*^"'''""^'-"^' I'- •'' THE Friday. June 8. 1945 SEAFARERS ' ' '\' Page Seven LOG BULLETIN :Fi-":»^A^ .1 r Kenny, A. J 33 Kenny, Peter F J.14 Kephart, Stanley 11.84 Kerhoney, Amos E 3.55 Kerns, Albert 2.13 Kerr, Alexander T 71 Kertley, Marion 13.26 Kessen, A. K 1.32 Kovamees, Wasile Kessler, Francis 37 Kozielewski, Stefan Kettler, A 3.76 Kozlowski, Jos Keyes, O'Malley 136.34 Kraft, Edwin Keyes, Will 0 21.23 Dramer, Allen Khoth, Frank 8.23 Kramer, George L Kelcey, Arthur A 7.92 Kramer, L Kiersvik, Hans 2.97 Kramer, George L Kiley, Albert J 8.11 Kraszenski, Leo Kimball Charles 2.89 Krekel, Mareo A Kimball, W. H 99 Krenclez, E. R Kinkead, S 01 Kretzer, Gustav Kinney, Henry W 15.00 Krieg, Joseph P Kirby, George F 5.27 Krueger, Paul Kirby, Robert 11.88 Krifser, Lawrence R Kirkland, Joseph 1.31 Krighton, A Kirkpatrick, Ellis F 121.63 Kriz, Joseph F King, Orval C 1.91 Kroenenberger, Eugene Klavins, Anthony A 79 Krowkowski, Constanty Klaveness, Dad 2.38 Kruse, Walter C. Jr Kleiber, Melvin C 12.02 Kubisch, Mike Klie, John N 18.61 Kubitz, Henry J Klincher, John William .... 10.57 Kuhor, Edward Kline, Robert W 6.97 Kuhar, Edward Klinger, Harry A 60.79 Kuhn, Edward Kneck, E 60 Kuhu, E Knell, Frederick G 80 Kulhanek, T Knickerbocker, Earl H 7.48 Kullgren, Alexander Knight, L. F 01 Kulovitz, Louis E Knight, R 3.34 Kurki, Toiva Knight, Russell 19.30 Kurz, Edgar W Knight, Truman R 3.96 Knighton, Augusta 1.40 Knighton, A 2.00 Lablanc, Albert Knowles, E 11.88 Ladmierault, Leon Knowles, Everrett 29.58 Lafoe, John R Knowles, H 2.08 Lafrenque, L Kncx, Thomas L 6.77 Lahman, Robert Knudsen, Wenton 177.35 Lain, Guys Kochanovski, Edward C. 34.84 Lavid, Frederick S Koenig, Arthur G 2.64 Lala, Joseph N Koenigseder, Max A 2.84 Laland, Harold Kohlzanski, J 8.69 Lamb, James F Kohrs, Ralph 2.84 Lamb, Lynn R Knoeony, Jaroslau 16.15 Lambeth, Johnnie D. Kontis, Nicholas 1.42 Lamont, Howard A Koplitsky, Hyman H 9.72 Lancaster, Robert, Jr. Korapka, Stanley J 9.90 Landa, Thomas Korb, Alexander 103.37 Landry, E Kornek, Joseph S 3.02 Landry, E. A Korzynski, Arthur 117.50 Landry, Harry J Koster, E 1.67 Lane, T Kostegan, Stefan 4.27 Lanero, Lino Kostelich, Thonaas 5.79 Lange, Carl Koszyk, Joseph M 2.13 Lange, Gus A Kough, B. M 33 Langham, S Koulla, D. P 1.32 Lanton, Alfred Kouis, Martin 100.35 Lantz, Warren D /-• I —Unclaimed Wages— Mississippi Steamship Company PERSONALS Will holder of receipt number 96487 see Patrolman Sheppard or Algina on the 5th floor of the New York hall, or send his name and book number to the 6th floor? i, is, ^ Any member of the crew of the SS A':*oa Pilgrim that was tor­ pedoed in May, 1942, please com­ municate with Mrs. Alice Knowleton, 3706-01/4 Galveston, Texas. 1^ % IS, ARTHUR H. ENGLER |L Your Coast Guard pass, and the it, social security card of EDWARD FRANCIS WALLACE have been found by the Savannah branch. Call upon or write to the Agent, Arthur Thompson, 218 East Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia. ',<4 TW- Lanzor, B Lapertasa, Anthony Lardreveau, W. J, Large, Harold L Laris, Joseph W Larkin, Edmund Larkins, Frank L Laris, Joseph W Larrison, Joe Larsen, Holger R Larsen, John A Larsen, N Larivee, Adolph Lashy' John Laskaris, Geo. M Latty, Roger Latzgesell, Albert Lauzon, Stuart Lavador, Diosdado Lavender, Robert Lavoie, L. J. Lawes, Norman Lax, Herbert Leach, Otto L Leaman, C 4.91 Lowe, Charles Lear, Duke C .67 Lowe, Jesse Leathern, Luther 8.69 Lowry, Jess Leavey, Henry P Lecourt, Henry J , 38.76 Lozes, Frederick L., Jr. , 3.56 Lozoda, J. R Lee, William W 9.81 Lubinski, Walter C Lee, Wm. O Leeuweke, Klass I 235.00 Lucas, George 6.26 Lucia, Michael L Lefakis, Antonios 19.80 Luciana, Toribio Leger, Michael L .99 Ludwig, Edward, Jr Lehay, Thomas R Lehn, Edward A 24.61 Lugo, Cirilo Leideman, Geo. A 2.23 Lupieu, H r: Leister, Dave 3.20 Luster, Milton B Lennen, Ralph O 1.76 Luizza, Michell Lennox, Robert J 2.71 Luke, Bertal Lepape, Noel Marcel F 1.07 Lunt, Harold D Lerma, Roberte 6.40 Lusgber, Dale Lasaya, Mike E .33 Luxenberg, Robert Lesley, S. W 1.07 Lvles, Elton, L Lester, A. M 2.54 Lyles, Jess M Lewis, E. M .50 Lynch, Albert B Lewis, John, Jr 14.88 Lynch, Harold J Lewis, Richard C 1.65 Lyons, Albert Lezency, Alfred J 117.50 I.yons, Arthur E . Libby, George ...». •.. 3.00 Lyons, Emil R Labit, Joseph R 1.24 Lyons, Eddie Light, Paul A 4.87 Lyons, .Tames H LUly, E. J 5.64 Lyons, Russell L Linder, A. R 3.96 Lyons, T. F Lindsey, Walter G 3.23 Lytell, Paul Lindsjo,- Nils H 4.42 Mc Linkiewicz, Bronislaus J... 48.70 ^ Lipkowski, Henry A 7.52 McAllister, Thomas 3.91 , Lippert, George 1.78 McAndrews, J 2.72 7.24 McAnespy, F 1 Lisken, V 2.23 Litvenko, Wasil 98.75 McArdle, Alving 2.89 ; Little, Harold .". 189.09 McBrayer, Thomas L 22.97 . Little, Hugh A 3.43 McBride, Boyd C 51.85 [ Livermois, Roland C. ; 2.60 McBride, James J .80 Livingston, Alexander .70 McBride, Sampson F 137.54 , Livingston, Wm 5.79 McCaffrey, Joseph J 3.56 1 Llampart, Francisco .74 McCaleb, Linus M 2.84; Lloyd, L. P X 23.50 McCalla, Howard L 2.64' Lobasz, Peter 53.77 McCameron, Ray 5.69 Lociano, Toribio 2.12 McCarthy, Francis C 11.84 ; Lockwood, Thomas C. 1.69 McClain, John 1 1.42' Lodigiani, Guiseppe 5.92 McClanahan, James L 6.79 Lofton, Lionel V 5.69 McClusky, W. H. 6.41; Loman, Joe R McCourt, Peter M. 7.29 2.37, Lomas, Arthur J McCourt, P .79 1.58 McCoy, Harry 1 Lomax, Clarence W .60 7.76' Long, C. J McCronie, Jack M 4.17 4.75 Long, Noor Bin McCulloch, Charles L 8.18 32.63 McCulloch, John R Lopez, Jenaro A 1.48 5.94 Lopez, J. C McCullough, John Robert.. 4.27 .67 McCune, Roy S Lopinsky, C .79 12.40 Lorentz, John C 3.13 H. C. .57 Lorenzo, John 7.91 : 4.00 Lorett, Wm 6.79 : 29.49 Lorko, A 2.80 .79 Loukas, Steve (Laukas, 28.94 Steve) 616.33 2.97 liOve, Charles F .33 : 11.38 Lovell, Coy G B 1.42 : 21.19 23.42 5.94 3.56 E. .... 3.963 .741 1.42I 30.222 1.922 1.022 3.063 1.241 .877 .222 3.51L 2.90) 1.583 .791 5.533 1.983 1.983 ..... 42.503 ..... 13.71I 5.693 9.983 11.383 1.41I 4.093 2.233 1.65) 19.833 140.72I 19.30) 8.723 1.077 ... ,. .. ... .. ,. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. N MONEY DUE .. 23.62 . . . . . .74 .79 2.96 4.44 11.98 2.00 8.07 11.85 .64 SS ELEAZER WHEELOCK The foUowing men, who paid off in Norfolk, have money^due: M. Mortan, 44 hrs; R. A. Lewis 66 hrs; R. Plumer, 66 hrs; W. Whittie, 66 hrs; J. Tutwiler, 66 hrs; J. Daniels, 66 hrs. Collect at Calmar office, 44 Whitehall St., New York City. 4, S. 4; SS THOMAS REED^ All hands from the last voyage have three nights' lodging due. Collect at Calmar office. j j j j j ^ j j j J I I 1 I M. .... I, J .... Thomas . , Nelson Gales ... .... .... I, G Earl D. L Lloyd t, John R Vincent 27.71 418.80 .99 .74 16.40 5.92 2.97 12.37 3.20 65.81 3.96 .01 7.11 .79 1.83 .33 2.13 7.92 28.43 9.80 .85 11.48 2.49 6.43 5.94 10.22 7.42 1.42 19.59 1.82 1.98 1.58 10.08 6.50 13.72 5.64 164.45 1.54 2.23 1.75 90.02 7.90 14.22 2.23 43 5.59 1.02 2.31 13.91 4.45 2.92 40.45 15.48 2.31 15.83 .79 Mclntyre, J / Mclntire, R. M Maclntyre, Walter McKale, John E : MacKay, Allan J McKay, William J. McKee, Charles McKeldin, Robert M McKenna, E. J McKenzie, James McKinley, John P McLain, Thomas McLand, Norman 3 McLaughlin, Bernard McLaughlin, Edward J McLemore, D. M McLemore, Leonard E. McLennon, Wm. K McLeod, George MacLeod, Wallace R McMahon, Victor J McMahon, W. J McMaster, D. C McMaster, David C McMillin, Charles S McMillan, James McNair, Wm MacNeil, Richard McNicholls, Thomas J McPhail, John McPherson, Roger McPherson, William C McQueen, J. V McQueene, Robt McQueeny, D. J McRoberts, Harry McVey, Edward P M Macaskill, Frank Maccoline, Hugo W Macken, Norman Mackey, H Madden, Hy J Madrand, J Madrid, Joseph Mafara, Howard W Maffia, Alfred P Magee, V. P Maggio, Frank Mago, O. K Maguire, John E Maguire, J. W Maher, Frank T Maher, Joseph M Mahon, Joseph H Mahone, Malcolm Mainville, Marcel S Malcolm, .John W Maldenado, Bolivear Malier, J Malley, Edward P. Malone, Joseph O. Maloney, William J 1-42 53.91 328.03 5.26 2.84 20 4.95 10.57 27.03 4.50 28 20.62 8.53 28.18 28.44 3.23 2.00 19.04 '6.48 40.89 74 2.23 2.48 12.96 1.00 1.32 179.13 80 29.04 11.00 5.03 1.07 2.82 66 1.00 22.23 3.55 3.35 74 22.92 1.50 3.23 76 98.75 2.82 120.47 7.04 79 1.98 6.60 6.00 79 6.37 5.64 26.64 5.78 5.00 9.96 I.QQ 2.23 3.96 8.26 SlU HALLS NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. BOSTON 330 Atlantic Avo. 14 North Gay St. .01 BALTIMORE 6 North 6th St. .01 PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL 24.14 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. CHARLESTON 68 Society St. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. 920 Main St. 1.42 JACKSONVILLE MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 21.94 SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon 71 GALVESTON .30554 22nd St. 6605 Canal St. 64.35 HOUSTON 257 5th St. 33 RICHMOND, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. 5.64 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 5.00 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. 04 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. 16 Merchant St. 137.50 HONOLULU 1036 W. Fifth St. 74 ASHTABULA BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 1,42 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 98.75 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. 3.23 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 9.24 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hastings St. �'<' ... if :1v |. J -P'. Uf.' Pag« Eight THE • SEAFARERS LOG HERE IS AN 'When I discovered that the SIU keeps its promises to men who aren't even members, I knew I hadn't made a mistake..." June 1> 1945 TO ALL SEAUEH: ' ' K7 name le George B. Murpfy, and mr last ship was the Marine Fo* of the Isthmian SS Company, where I was messman. t I was approached during sy last woyage on the Fox an SIO member and asked to sign a pledge card for the Seafarers. I said I would and did, even though I felt that If the company-found put X would got fired. This SIU man promised that If I wer.e fired, or wanted to leare for aja reason, the SIU would see to it that I would get a union ship from their ball. For personal reasons, I decided to leare Isthmian, and I went to the SIO hall to see If they would remember their promise. They did. Bot only did I get a shipping card, but was helped to get a higher rating, that of third cook, on the SS G. Stiles of the Robin Line. I originally signed the SIU pledge card because I knew that a union was needed to get us Isthmian seamen the conditions and treatment that we couldn't got for ourselves as Individuals. When I discovered that the SIO keeps Its promises to men who aren't even members, I knew I hadn't made a mistake.In the first place. I shall see to It that the unorganized men I meet hear of the Here is the actual letter written to the Seafarers by George Murphy, Our ad­ vice to Isthmian men is to stick on their ships and tight for a union contract under the SIU banner. But if you do get bounced, come to an SIU hall. There's plenty of jobs. way the Seafarers operate. George B. Murphy Here is the shipping board in the New York hall at 51 Beaver Street. It is full of jobs for all ratings. Isth­ mian men are Invited to drop In and look It over at anytime. Seafarers International Union »y. • i'K J J " •f'-i .v.,SrSCr.S wisiilIHw Friday, June 8< 1945 >; r- i PvP:^.- � 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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Title A name given to the resource June 8, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 23 Description An account of the resource FILE BRIEF ON 12 WAGE DISPUTES ASK PROMPT WLB ACTION ON THE CONTESTED CASES SIU MAN JOINS CHINESE MANILA MERCHANT SEAMEN CONTINUE FROZEN TO THE SHIPS-WSA RAISE THE BASIC WAGE NEW YORK SETTLES VARIETY OF BEEFS THE LINE HAS CHANGED-AGAIN CHIEF STEWARDS DISTRIBUTE LOGS OLD TIMERS HIT PORT OF SAVANNAH NAZIS END WAR II WITH 500 SUBMARINES NMU LEADERS TAILOR THE HISTORY FACTS TO FIT NEEDS OF A FINKY LINE THE COAST GUARD PULLS A FAST ONE TANKER MEN HEAR SCORE BONUS, Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/08/1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log