http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3aa025b2594b52c57536be4deadfd064.PDF 6dca79e6dcb2ebeff2d1b8e59527317b PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District» Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1946 Vol. VIII. NMU's Phony Protest Keeps Isthmian Men In FInky Conditions With nothing else to recommend its case except the willingness to deprive Isthmian seamen of union represen­ tation, the NMU continues delay and final accounting of votes in the election to determine a bargaining agent for Isthmian men. Basing their action on wild charges of con­ spiracy, collusion, and unfair labor practices^ the NMU has protested the entire election and is making every effort to have the whole election set aside. While there is little Next Week, We Hope The shortage of newsprint still has us down, but we are no worse off than the other newspapers. By next week, however, we hope that the situation will have eased off somewhat and that we will *be able to come out with the usual IS page edition of the Seafarers Log. None of the regular fea­ tures have been omitted this week, and our coverage of major stories, interesting to seamen, is as complete as possible, under the circum­ stances. • No. 48 Four More Companies Sign SIU Contracts Covering Conditions NEW YORK — Contracts covering working condi­ tions on freight ships have been recently signed with the few companies not partie,^ to the agreement signed on October 23. The most recent additions to the operators^ who will institute the new SIU working conditions on their ships are the Overlakes Freight Corporation and the NewTex Steamship Company, both signed on November 25. These followed close on the heels of the contracts signed chance that this move will sue-* ceed, nevertheless, it proves that the NMU will stoop to any depth to either rule or ruin. SIU Calls Upon U.S. Public Health Service To Rectify Poor Conditions In Galveston 4'between the Union and the Miss­ issippi Steamship Company and the Waterman Steamship Companj', both of whom came into the fold on November 7. All four companies involved signed the identical agreement. SIU AHEAD Of the 1745 votes which have already been counted, the SIU NEW YORK, Nov. 20 — The $100,000 cooking and baking unit cern the food, although other Only Working Rules and Gen­ garncrcci 957 while the NMU points also come in for comment. eral Rules for freighters are cov­ installed in the Neponsit Marine Seafarers International Union to­ picked up only 724. This means The men complain that the food ered bj' these contracts. Wage^ that only 167 of the 502 votes day, in a letter to Dr. Thomas Hospital, Long Island, the letter is poor, inadequate, and what had already been settled in Aug-; expressed the appreciation of the Parran, Surgeon General, United which the NMU contests must be there is of it is badly prepared. ust—the same wages that were Union for those corrections so far States Public Health Service"; decided in favor of the SIU to Diets are not adhered to and turned down by the Wage Stabil­ give this Union a majority, and called upon him to rectify com­ made in some Marine Hospitals; many men have been discharged ization Board and which lead to but asked that the Surgeon Gen­ power to bargain for the men plaints of poor food, and lax from the hospital weaker than a General Strike that tied up the eral take steps to alleviate the medical attention in the Galves­ who sail Isthmian. ton Marine Hospital. This action poor conditions that now exist in they were when admitted. This entire shipping of the United The NMU hopes that the elec­ follows complaints of 63 seamen the Galveston Marine Hospital. situation, coupled with indiffer­ States. tion will be set aside, and that and veteran patients in that hos­ The letter sent by the SIU Spe­ ent treatment, and lax medical Passenger ship agreements for the whole procedure will be gone pital transmitted to the SIU by cial Services Department is as standards has made the stay of the Mississippi Steamship Com­ throuigh again. The SIU can most of the men a nightmare. D. L. Parker, Galveston Agent. follows: pany were also signed on Novem­ easily weather any such eventu­ We are now in receipt of a let­ ber 7, and these add up to the Following on the heels of the Dr. Thomas Parran ality, but the Isthmian seamen, ter from 63 men confined in that best passenger ship contracts in forced to continue,sailing under SIU success in having a new Surgeon General the field. U. S. Public Health Service poor conditions and with lower (ContinueJ on Page 11) All of the above contracts were Washington, D. C. pay", are the real sufferers. negotiated and signed, for the. The arguments put forward by Sir: Union, by John Hawk, Secretary- • The Seafarers International the NMU in its official paper, the Treasurer; J. P. Shuler, Assistant Union has for some time been re­ Pilot, are that the SIU is guilty Secretary-Treasui-er; Paul Hall, ceiving complaints from its mem­ of collusion with the company in Director of Organization; and bers in the various marine hos­ placing SIU crews aboard their Robert Matthews, Headquarters* pitals around the country con­ ships while NMU crews were re Engine Dept. representative. cerning the* treatment adminis­ fused employment. Another passenger company tered, the food served, and var­ This argument falls of its own An overtime dispute involving ious other conditions existing in still to be negotiated with is the weight because all waterfront NEW YORK, Nov. 27— With 850 hours of work pei"formed by those institutions. P&O Steamship Company. workers know of the difficulty the nation's soft coal strike en­ the Deck and Engine departments Bargaining sessions will start • We believe that your office has encountered by SIU volunteers tering its eighth day John L. the week of December 2, and ; aboard the SS J. B. Hamilton was at heart the welfare of the men in getting on Isthmian ships. transformed into cash for Sea­ confined to these hnspitals as you Lewis, United Mine Workers lead­ there is little doubt that negotia- ' " NMU FORGETS farers at the vessel's payoff in have corrected certain faults that er, goes to court to face charges tions will move along smoothly. , The alleged bias which the New York early this week. Provisions for passenger veshave existed in some of these in­ of contempt for violation of the Isthmian officials expressed tow­ The Hamilton, an American stitutions. federal injunction filed against sels belonging to the Eastern : ard NMU men is only an expres­ Pacific lines ship, had made its Steamship Company and Alcoa We realize^ that you recently him and his 400,000 miners. sion of the bias which this com­ first trip manned by an SIU crew, had installed at the Neponsit MaIn his fight against the injunc­ also are on the agenda and this • pany has against any attempt to after having been turned over by i-ine Hospital a $100,000 cooking tion leveled against his union by will be done in the very near fu- 1" organize its employees into the NMU. The dispute arose when and baking unit which will as­ the government, Lewis goes to ture. Union which can fight for its the Skipper refused payment, sure the patients of receiving hot Last but not least. Isthmian • court with the full backing of own rights. arguing that under the terms of food. Also we appreciate the co­ AFL and CIO unions. Lines' contract lies ahead. Once During the war years, the the NMU agreement no overtime operation given our representa­ In this battle against the "gat- the NMU's stalling tactics have yeai's in which the NMU follow­ would be paid for the work im tives who have visited these hos­ been overcome. Isthmian will be ling gun on paper," as it has been ing the communist pai'ty line, volved. another company that will be pitals in correcting minor griev­ called since its first use in 1894, collaborated with the shipown­ The payment was made when ances and making certain changes Lewis is fighting a battle against forced to institute SIU wages . ers, they forgot how to face the Skipper recognized that the in the menus, all of which make what may be a precedent where­ and conditions on the many ships the opposition of companies vessel was now operating with for a more enjoyable stay and a in that fleet. by labor unions can be sued and which' will not play ball with an SIU agreement. ' The signing of these contracts , quicker cure and discharge for their leaders imprisoned for call­ unions—for their own ends. winds up many months of inten­ The Patrolmen also succeeded the seamen concerned. ing a strike. The NMU has definitely lost n cancelling most of the logs sive negotiating on the part of all However, we feel that we must The NoiTis-LaGuardia Act of top of'icials of the Union. Inter­ the seamen who sail Isthmian made against crew members. They call upon you and request that 1932 clearly forbids private em­ rupted as they were by the strike" • ships. Victory for the SIU is only said that the Hamilton men were steps be taken to remedy the ployers to obtain Federal Court action taken by the SIU, the bar- a matter of time, and the NMU "darned good crew." situation that exists at the Gal­ injunctiojis against unions. Also gaining sessions went along as is winning the undying hatred SIU Patrolmen handling the veston, Texas Marine Hospital. court decisions have held that it well as could be expected, with of hundreds of Isthmian seamen payoff were Jimmie Drawdy, Bill For some time we have been re­ forbids the government to obtain the shipowners having the knowl­ who sees in that organization a Hamilton and Lou Goffin. They ceiving complaints from that hos­ injunctions against unions involv- edge that the Union, held the balbar against their realizing union were assisted by Brother Armr pital. ance of power. wages and conditions—right now. strong of the SUP. Most of the complaints con­ (Continued OH Page 4) Seafarers Wins 850 Hours For Hamilton Crew All Labor Backs Lewis Against Govt. Injunction �SOLIDARITY ON BCflH StOES Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York, 4, N. Y. HAnover 2.27«4 X ^ t- HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. V. O. Bos 25, Station P., New York C-ify Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 A Dangerous Weapon All over the United States soft coal miners are refusing to work under the terms of the so-called Lewis-Krug agree­ ment signed on May 29. Their reasons for abstaining from work are simple, and are included in the terms of that agreement. In plain and simple words, that agreement gives both parties the right to ask for changes in terms. • during the life of the contract, and if negotiations failed to result in satisfactory changes, either party could declare the entire agreement void. In the face of rising prices, the wage gains made by the miners have been entirely wiped out. As a result, the miners asked that the agreement be reopened so that wages in the mining industry could be increased to a living level. This request was flatly turned down by the government, and that left the miners no alternative other than to con­ sider the contract terminated. But the Government is used to having all the marbles, and this case is no exception. In contradiction to a law of the land — the Norris-La Guardia Act, passed in 1932 —• which prohibits the use of injunctions against unions, the Government has asked for an injunction and has requested that Lewis be held in contempt of court because he refused to compel his union members to stay on the job. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital The miners are therefore in the position of obeying the law, while the Government is in the position of chang­ ing the rules of the game after play has already started. That sort of action may fool some of the people who don't work with their hands for a living, but the mass of Amer­ These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, ican w^orkers are behind the United Mine Workers in this as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging fight for justice. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals ing to them. The use of injunctions against a labor union in its fight for an equitable share of the wealth they help to produce STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL is a dirty tactic that smacks of fascism. Workers have the C. G. SMITH right to refuse to labor under conditions that enslave them T. WADSWORTH and for pay that keeps them on a poor economic level. S. G. LOPEZ Their labor is the only thing they have to sell -and they can R. G. MOSSELLER W. SMITH abstrain from putting it on the market unless the price is •C. J. H. HARE reasonable and just. W. G. H. BAUSE W. B. MUTR Government injunction against strikes forces the L. A. CORNWALL workers back into the slavery they are trying to escape. It L. L. MOODY ' is a dangerous weapon because it can be used to coerce men H. BELCHER C. M. LARSEN into doing anything that they honestly oppose. Totalitarianism comes disguised in just such a harmless sounding move. Now the pressure is for the mining of coal to continue and some people are mistakenly in accord with the Government's move to use the courts as a coercive force. If we allow this to happen, in the near future we can look forward to injunctions as a rule rather than as an ex­ ception. As always, the labor movement is in the forefront of the defense of our liberties. The man who works for a livelihood is quick to recognize the tactics of those who > would make him a slave. In this case we see the well-known I' symptoms, and that is why labor is united in the defense of ' the miners right to strike, and in the battle against the use of injunctions in labor^disputes. is v.jt' C. L. JACQUES L. KAY R. J. BLAKE J. B. PORTER J. H. DANIEL S. INTEGRA V. RODRIGUEZ ' S. RIVERA C. R. POTTER J. HALL J. M. FORD B. F. TROTTIE W. R. WELCOME P. DOMICA % % % GALVESTON HOSPITAL LONGKEMPT PAURGASON—SUP ALDERHOLDS KING MITCHELL DOWELL DEETRECH SWENSON CASTAGNERE—B.C. MULKE 4* S" 4* BALTIMORE HOSPITAL RAYMOND VAN DREELE PETER LOPEZ WAYNE TROLLE MAX FINGERHUT RALPH FREY BUCK SHERWIN MOSES MORRIS MANUEL ROMERO FRANCES O'BRIAN X X % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOE TAYLOR M. W. LOMBARD MAX SEIDEL LEONARD' MELANSON EDDIE MAHL CENTRAL MASON E. BROCE JR. P. HAWKINS J. SNELL H. G. DARNELL You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) JAMES CANARD ALBERT BOUDREAUX W. QUARLES CHARLES TILLER J. W. DENNIS R. M. NOLAN FRED GANDARA JR. H. C. MERTSCH NORMAN PALLME DONALD BELL J. SCOTTY) ATKINS . FRANK GARRETSON KARL PETTERSSON EDWARD CUSTER F, J. SOSS R. E. FRINK ROBERT OGLETREE XXX NEPONSIT HOSPITAL H. BURKE J. S. COMPBELL B. BRYDER B. LUFLIN E. VON TESMAR G. P. McCOMB : . : E. FERRER R. BLAKE J. R. HENCHEY ' , J. PIQUEROA �Fridsy. November 20. -1946 THE SE AFAR ESS 1. O (i Page Three Seafarers' Organizing Campaign Must Be Intensified In Future By STEELY WHITE At the same time we must give them a constructive pro­ gram to follow that will teach them true trade unionism. In addition to this we must get to the rank and file within the un­ ions which the commies control from the top, and make the membership in these unions aware of the activities of their leaders. arises. We will need the aid of all members in the Gulf to assure the success of this drive. We will have plerity of literature avail­ able and the patrolmen will be around to the ships at the signon to distribute the literature to the ship's delegates. NEW ORLEANS—In the past few weeks events have taken place that will go down in Mari­ time history. Things have taken place that are going to be instru­ mental in determining the future of our union. Also events are in the making Make use of it by giving it out that are going to influence our fu­ in every port you hit to all nonture as to whether we, the SIU, The hot spot for all the beefs SIU ships and in the places fre­ are going to remain in the field with the oil companies is going quented by seamen. This will as a strong economic trade union to be the Gulf district and we not entail any great labor and or whether we aie going to be bottled up, and our potentiali­ must be ready for anything that will pay dividends in the end. ties as a trade union neutralized to the point that we will be a tool in the hands of a political faction, or a combination of a political faction and shipowner collaboration. Further evidence of rank and and file in the NMU: If you want STRUGGLE FOR POWER file dissatisfaction with com- to read the news pertaining to the At the present time within the niunist control of the National welfare of seamen, you've got to maritime industry we are caught in a whirlpool of ideologies that Maritime Union came to light look in the SIU's Log. SIU WATERFRONT can very easily lead to our de­ this week, with the receipt of a letter to the Log pointing out I, and the greater part of the struction as a legitimate trade that NMUers are looking hope­ NMU, would like to see the water­ imion and place us under the in­ fully toward the SIU for water­ front 100 per cent under the lead­ fluence of powers seeking poli­ front leadership. ership of the SIU. tical domination. The letter, from a member of At our meetings at Manhattan Once these groups seeking the NMU, gives support to the Center, only the commies get the power gain control they will sac­ deck. When a non-commie does Seafarers' contention that the rifice trade union principles and gains to advance their own poli­ majority of NMUers are nut com- get the deck, the commies boo tical programs and ambitions. 1 mics, and that the policies of the him down. I have a lot of friends in the don't have to tell you what hap­ NMU leadership do not express the will of the membership. SIU and every time they see me pened to the NMU, MEBA, ILWU The writer of the letter, who they say, "When are you going and the MC&S. for obvious reasons prefers to to get wise to yourself, and come COMMIE DRIVE remain anonymous, sounds off on over to a real union?" The commies are at present the widening breach between the It's ti-ue enough that the SIU driving hard on the MM&P and rank and file and the commies is a good union, and I would like ILA; and the Seafarers Interna­ points out that democratic rights to be over there, pronto. tional Union cannot ignore these aj-e denied all those who remain COMMIE SHEET campaigns, by sitting back idly outside the communist party's I hope that in the future you while this commie faction takes ranks. Criticism is taboo, even will continue to send the Log to conti'ol of the waterfi'ont unions. at closed membership meetings. the Y M C A Seamen's House. If we do they will turn on our When you see an NMU man THEY READ LOG Union next and they will be in a reading the Pilot at the Seamen's The NMUer adds that members House, he is only looking "at the position to squeeze us off the waterfront by their control of of his union are reading the Personals column, and the list of the other unions. This manuever Seafarers Log in order to get back pay due. When finished is shown very plainly by their news pertaining to the welfare of with that, he throws it down in actions fostering the Coos Bay all seamen, and that they would disgust. All • they print in the beef, the Steam-schooner beef, prefer a waterfront solidly united Pilot is the usual run of commie the Gulf Oil Tug beef, the Texaco under the banner of the SIU. propaganda.. The letter follows: Tanker beef, and now their at­ Again I thank you for telling tempts in, the Cities Service fleet. Dear Brother: the membership in the SIU that We must combat these forays I am an NMU member and I we are all not commies in the on the rank and file seamen with wish to thank you very much for NMU. I will be looking for this a program of action, and to do telling the membership in your article in the Log. it successfully we must contact union that we all are not com-, Please do not print my name as all imorganized seamen and ex­ mies within the NMU. there is such a thing as being too pose to them the phony programs I, like many, mapy others, read brave. that the commies ai-e attempting the Seafarers Log. It is a common Very sincerely yours, to sell them. A Real Union Seamen saying now with the real rank NMU Seamea Resent Communism Of Leaders, Read Log For News THANKS A MILLION By PAUL HALL The Seafarers International Union cannot be accused of not learning from what has happened before. In the organizational jobs which have gone before, we have learned many valuable lesspns, les.sons which will come in handy in the times which lie ahead of First and foremost, the Union must establish itself on a firm financial basis. Not that we are crying poor mouth now, but wp should be prepared for the fact that we will have to retrench, fin- rj ancially and otherwise. Strikes, and job actions, take money. We have had our share of both and it is now our duty to put the SIU in a good, sound con­ dition so that it can weather any storms that might lie ahead. j From now on, we must be ready for the slow shipping, scarcity of jobs, and months on the beach that go with peacetime operation. War Babies It seems a shame that the only time merchant seamen are at a premium and fully employed is when the nation is at war and sup­ plies are needed in foreign lands. During peacetime we could all starve to death and the Government and the people would not give one single damn for us! The lessons we have learned from our recent beefs must be put to good use. We know now that we are a match for any raiding by the communist dominated unions, that we can hold our own against: the Washington redtape artists, and that we have the strength to battle the shipowners for the finest contracts that ever protected the merchant seamen of any country. From now on we have the duty to consolidate all the gains we have made during the last year or so, and besides that we must keep our apparatus strong .so that we can be on the lookout for any attempts to weaken us—whether it comes from the operators or their stooges, the commie controlled waterfront unions. Union Solidarity All of us remember that when the Seafarers International Union and the Sailors Union of the Pacific went on strike against the dictatorial ruling of the Wage Stabilization Board that robbed us of gains we had made in fair negotiations with shipowners, the United Mine Workers and John L. Lewis were among the first to offer us aid. At the very start of our beef, Lewis wired Harry Lundeberg that the AFL seamen could have any or all of the UMW funds, if needed. That is real union solidarity. Now the Government and the operators are out after Lewis and the members of his union. They are ti-ying to whip up public senti­ ment against him, and they are threatening him with jail, and everything else up to and including hanging from his toes. Lewis only represents the miners who elected him to lead them. If the Government want.s to be consistent, then they should bring court action against all UMW members who support Lewis in this attempt to get more wages for them in this period when all prices are going sky-high. We Are Ready If John L. and the miner's ask us for support, we will go aH out to help them. They were ready and willing to come to our aid; W'e in tui-n ar'e ready to stand by and assist them. The miners are fighting the fight for all of us. In the face of Governraent intimidation, such as we faced in our own strike against the bureaucrats, the UMW men are holding steadfast to their time honored formula, "no coijtract—no work." With just reason, they believe that their contract is no longer | in effect since the prices which were in effect at the time it was signed have been increased by leaps and bounds. Therefore they have asked for a new contract. A contract that will enable them to earn enough money to keep body and soul together in these trying times. NMU StoQging A group of ILA men being thanked by Philadelphia Agent Red Truesdale for their 190 per­ cent cooperation during the SIU strike. Looks like quite a party. Isthmian Steamship Company is in the limelight, but this time it's not because of anything the company has done. If the company was paying the NMU a flat salary, the NMU could not serve tke operators better. The Isthmian seamen are crying for union representation, and •the NMU is playing right into the company's hands by contesting an election which they know was fairly and squarely won by the SIU. One thing you can be sure of, and that is that the Isthmian sea­ men don't go for the NMU way of trying to hold up elections when they see that the coimt is going against them. Seamen fight fair, and they don't cotton to the NMU dirty fighting. We'll win this one, as we have all the other fights we have participated in. But the NMU is losing more than the Isthmian election. They are losing what little respect they still retained along the waterfront. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Pagt Four ITHMTK QUESTION:—A New York Patrolman says that the characters he has met have made his years at sea enjoyable. What characters have you met that stick in your mind? GUY WHITEHURST. Elect: Well. I'm pretty much of a character myself. Bui I won't talk about me. I've been going to sea for 20 years and I sure have met some peculiar guys. One Bosun was a fellow they called Cyclone because he always hol­ lered. He could be standing right next to you and he would yell at the top of his voice. Before the trip was over the whole crew was wearing cotton in their ears. An­ other character was a Skipper they called Two for One. What­ ever happened, he would log a man two for one. Yelled it in his sleep all night. R. A. STUART, Oiler: The screwiest character I ever met was a Wiper on the SS Ven­ tura Hills. He was lazy and care­ less. but he was such a happy-golucky kind of guy that nobody really could stay angry with him. I remember one day he was down below painting, and they told him to throw some trash overboard. He had his paint brush in one hand and the trash in the other. Soon he returned with the trash, but his brush had been thrown over the side. He did the same thing another time when he threw slops, can and all. over­ board. i:-, MARCEL MITCHELL. Ch. Cook: I sailed with one Skipper that I sure thought was whacky. He had five dogs in his stateroom, and almost drove the Bedroom Steward wild on that trip to South America. Even in the middle of the night the Captain would go to the galley to get food for those pooches. The crew was well on the way to going nuts, especially the Stewards Depart­ ment. We complained, but the Old Man only told us that he knew what he was doing. Acted very mysterious. Well, he was sane and we were nuts because he sold those dogs at a nice profit la S. A.. '• 'A It;;'.:- If FREDERICK NEELY. Steward: A couple of trips ago we had on board an AB who had once been in vaudeville. He was the funniest man I ever sailed with, and he had a way of telling a story that those of us who were on that trip will never forget. But he had one screwy habit. When he was on the wheel, he wouldn't allow anyone of the unlicensed men to come near him. He even wanted the Mate on watch to stay away from the wheel. He was as bad as the OS who used to wake up everybody each night because he couldn't remember who his relief was. Friday, November 29, 1946 Challenges Will Not Help NMU, Isthmian Seamen Want Seafarers government. The newest addi­ when the government'rcpre.senttion is the Sea Phoenix which has ativo refused to reopen the wage There is nothing new to report been renamed the Steel Artisan, question. So, the miners have no on Isthmian because the NLRB and is now loading for Red Sea contract, and they never work hearing to decide what to do with and Indian ports. without a contract. the 502 ballots challenged by the ANTI-LABOR LAWS NMU APOLOGIES NMU has not yet been held. How­ We can expect a wave of antiIn order to alibi their company ever, the SIU is trying its utmost stooge tactics to the Isthmian labor laws soon after the new to bring about an immediate de­ seamen and their own rank-and Congress meets. Big business cision in this outfit without any file members, the NMU Pilot of loudspeakers in Congress have more delays. Neither the NMU last week screamed frantically been sounding off lately about nor the Isthmian Company is go­ that the NMU was only challeng­ the big bad boys from the unions ing to succeed much longer in ing the 502 valid ballots because having too much power. Now, denying Isthmian men the SIU they charged the SIU and the they intend to clip the wings of representation that they so well Isthmian Company with collusion, the entirpi labor movement. There deserve and need. conspiracy and unfair labor prac­ is no doubt that we will have to As revealed in last week's Log. tices. They also wildly accused fight harder in the next few the Seafarers garnered approx­ the SIU of making backdoor months to preserve labor's hardimately 55 percent of the 1745 "deals" with the Company. v^on gains than we have in a long time. valid votes counted. This was These wild charges are not even 233 votes over what the NMU dignified by the SIU with a denial Not only will our Union and secured.' We also expect to take because they are so fantastic. Re­ our AFL affiliates tave to fight a large majority of the challenged member these charges come from against government regimenta­ votes when they are finally the commy-dominated NMU„ an tion, but we will have to battle counted. outfit which only recently tried the hate-labor shipowners and the This means that the final results to make a deal with the Texaco sell-out artists of the communist can give the SIU a vote of from Company while the SIU was in party as well. As long as we keep 55 to 60 percent of the total bal­ the process of organizing it. They our Union as strong as it is today lots cast. Only the, NLRB cert- didn't get away with the attempt­ and build it even stronger, we are ifiication and the NMU's stalling ed Texaco grab, and they won't not afraid of these bogey-men tactics prevent the SIU from im­ get away with their desperate at­ and their threating chains. We Seafarers, and many before mediately starting contract nego­ tempts to nullify the Isthmian us, have fought to gain the hiring election. tiations with the Isthmian Com­ hall, rotary shipping, and many Isthmian seamen and SIU mem­ pany. bers know only too well how other advantages we have won Recent reports regarding Isth­ many SIU volunteer organizers over the years. Now, we're not mian state that they are going to were fired by Isthmian. They going to let any Johnny-Cometake over some 24 surplus ships also know how SIU ships' organ­ Lately's, or anyone else, take from the Maritime Commission izers were intimidated and ham­ away by means of laws or in­ for the rebuilding of the Isth­ strung at every turn by Isthmian junctions our Union conditions. mian postwar fleet. At present, stiffs and NMUers working hand We fought to gain these condi­ Isthmian owns 9 vessels, accord­ in hand. The NMU's Isthmian tions, and we'll fight till hell ing to the repol't, and operates recoi'd is one of all-out duplicity, freezes over to keep them. 64 others under charter from the lying, cheating, and goon squad terrorism. In spite of their con­ niving, Isthmian men chose the Seafarers. It's plain to see which union they want to represent them. MINERS' STRIKE The entire U.S. labor move­ ment is watching the struggle One of the striking differences going on between the Washing­ of the advantages of SIU mem­ ton bureaucrats and the United (Continued from Page 1) Mine Workers. More than 400,000 bership as compared to NMU ed in bona fide disputes with soft coal miners are out and some membership was revealed Wed­ private employers. 60-70,000 hard coal miners are nesday, when the recently real­ The government maintains, in out in sympathy. It all resulted located SS Am-Mer-Mar signed this case, that the government is from the miners attempts to open on an NMU crew. the employer and the strike is up their wage agreement at the The NMU crew boarded the against the people. The point present time and the govern­ vessel between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. not mentioned by the Attorney- ment's denial of their right to ask Nov. 26. They signed articles at General's office is that while the for a raise. 1:30 p.m. But the articles were government may be technically Washington wise guys pulled dated Nov. 27, which means that the employer, the profits and an old trifck out of the bag by the NMU crew will not be paid gains from these mines have never threatening John L. Lewis, presi­ for Nov. 26, a loss of a day's pay been held by the government, dent of the mipers, and all of the to all hands. but have and still remain with men who stayed away from the Under terms of SIU agreements the private operators. mines, with injunction procedure. with all contracted companies, Lewis is basing his demands AFL president Green has pledged pay starts accruing to Seafarers for a reduction of the 54 hour the entire resources of the AFL from the moment articles are week while keeping the same behind the miners in their battle signed. It was reported by SIU men on take-home pay, upon the provi­ against the government's getstandby as the ves.sel was turned tough-with-labor policy. Many sion of the old contract, which over that the NMU crew was dis­ other AFL unions including the "Was carried over, stipulating that satisfied with the procedure. A SIU have also pledged their sup­ either party could ask for changes day's pay is a day's pay, no matter port to the miners, and it looks in terms during the life of the what union you belong to, they like a tough battle. Labor is unit­ contract, and if negotitations fail­ said. ed though, with even the CIO ed to result in satisfactory changes, could declare the' whole backing Lewis. Organized labor is forced to contract void. battle against rule by injunction All of organized labor in Amer­ once again. In the early days, ica is. watching the battle lines this was a favorite company trick shaping up inr Washington, and against the unions. However, it in this struggle the house of was outlawed by the Norris-Lalabor is united in opposition to G u a r d i a Anti-Injunction Act. the government's attempts to Now, government bureaucrats in­ TORONTO—For the first time, squash the miners. sist that they are above the act, workers in Canada's pulpwood In the light of the far reaching and that they are within their will be covered by a union con­ effects of the government's action, legal rights to force the miners tract following a 3-week stop­ American labor, both AFL and back to work through the use of page by 12,000 members of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers CIO, have forgotten their quar­ the injunction weapon. In analyzing the entire mine Union (AFL). ' In addition to rels, and are backing Lewis and his miners to the limit in their situation, the miners were cer­ their main objective, union recog­ fight against the stifling of labor's tainly within their rights in deny­ nition, the workers were granted right to strike by an injunction ing that any contract between a $5 daily minimum wage and them and the-government existed improved working conditions. writing government. By EARL SHEPPARD SIU Crewmen See Difference in Contracts All Labor Backs Lewis Against Govt, injunction Canadian Lumbermen Get First Contract After Work Stoppage ' '1- �y ^ Pas* n<v» TBE SEAFARERS LOG Piiday, Iffoyember 29, 1946 ^ ^ ^ A*' / * ^ Vyy ^ / '^i '' '^/ Marcus Hook Seafarers After The Many Unorganized Tankermen By BLACKIE CARDULLO New Gag Would Put Convalescents NO NEWS?? Right Behind The Eight Ball Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing potts: By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — Shipowners and the United Seamens Service never out some Stop, trying to figure way to complicate the life of a working seaman. This time they have come up with a daisy that Will top all the other dodges they have tried. Here's the way it works. If a man is hurt aboard ship, he is entitled to $3.50 per day after he leaves the hospital. This pay­ ment is supposed to continue until such time as he is able to go back to work. Now the Ship­ owners, the USS, and their fellow conspirators, the insurance com­ panies, have a new plan that will eliminate this payment. They want to establish conval­ escent camps for men to stay in until they aro able to ship out. None of the men I have spoken to are in favor of this scheme. They see it for what it is — a chiseling proposition that will save the company money at the expense of the comfort of the man v/ho actually was injured. Not only that, but they realize that acceptance of such treatment would hurt their cases if they were going to sue the company for any injuries sustained while aboard ship. ON OUR TOES The three groups who are try­ ing to put this over must have low opinion of seamen's mental­ ity. We have no intention of • letting them get away with this trick. We're damned if we want to see merchant seamen sent away to camps, away from home and family, for a long time just so that some fat boy can naake a little extra money each year. Even though the entire strike picture, as far as it concerns sea­ men, is cleared up now, never­ theless we still have plenty of men on the beach in this port. We hope that shipping will pick up soon, but right now it is only fair. That isn't good enough to take VOTED YET? . From all indications so far. it appears that more votes will be cast in this election for officials than were ever cast in the SIU before. This is a good sign and shows thai the members of our Union are interested in electing only the best men to lead the or­ ganization. Now is the time to vote. Have you voted yet? care of all the men who want to ship. Feeding ended on Monday, November' 25. It Was a very help­ ful thing while it lasted, and there are some men who miss it even now. We hope that it won't be necessary to use our strike kitchen agaiii, but it has been put away carefully and can be set up in short order. CHARLESTON PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE BALTIMORE GALVESTON TAMPA MOBILE Seafarers Must Take Time Out To Take Stock For The Future By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—We are getting back to normal. Now we can catch a breath and write a few lines to the Log. Believe me, we had our hands full at the end of the last strike. Eighteen ships in port at one time, and everyone wanting at­ tention is not. easy with the staff we have. We somehow managed to get by though, and at this writing we have only one ship in port with the exception of a few bound for the boneyard. The SS James Swan just paid off, and is undergoing repairs which should be completed in about a week. The Swan came in as clean as a private yacht. There were no beefs at the payoff and the ship was unique in that the crew liked that officers and the officers liked the crew. Chief Mate Hyers has a retire­ ment card in the SIU and that accounts for part of it; one of the engineer's is a graduate of ours and that also means something. Captain Hubbard had no logs and no bad reports. Half of the crew is staying on for another trip, and some of these had al­ ready made two or three trips be­ fore. If every ship was like this we wouldn't need any pie-cards. SOME MONEY DUE We'll probably get most of the ships back in port just before Christmas, and then we'll have the same trouble getting crews. Most people want to be home for Chirstimas and jobs are usually plentiful around that time. We have vouchers in the Sa­ vannah Branch for Raymond J. Wells, Charles Kimbrough, Rob­ ert H. Robbins, Garland T. Floy and Flody McCleUan. We had a beef pending for the Deck Engineer of the SS Daniel Williard, John Marciano. He can collect by writing to the South Atlantic SS Co. We voted the last Isthmian .ship last Sunday. By the time this is out the entire results of the election should be known. TIME TO ACT It's up to us now to take stock of ourselves and prepare forwhat may happen next year. With the new government set-up pre­ dominantly anti-labor, we can ex­ pect to have some tough fights on our hands. Every member should make it his business to keep informed and also to inforjn others in the industry that only by solid unity can we keep the gains we've alreadj'^ made. Our last fight was no eaSy one, although we came out on top. What we have in store for us will be tougher and we'll have to fight harder. We should start preparing now. One way of preparing is to keep the public informed of develop­ ments from our point of view to counteract the unfavorable publicity we can expect from most other sources. Every time a strike is called industry is up in arms about it. The strikers are always in the wrong, according to them, and a good deal of the public be­ lieves them because they never get a clear picture of the causes of strikes, and they can't get all the facts. MARCUS HOOK—During the past week shipping has been slow around here—almost at a stand­ still, in fact. I guess it is the same story up and down the coast right now with no port en­ joying a boom and having to call for men. The fact that .shipping is so slow is point enough to show the need for driving in on the un­ organized tankers. As fast as the Liberties are tied up, the laidup tankers come out. During the lull in shipping, we have been doing a lot of organi­ zational work in this port. In the last week we had eight unor­ ganized tankers in port. All in all, it keeps up right on the ball. The second edition of the SIU Tanker News is now out on the waterfront and is going over 100 percent with all the seamen in this port. worked under open shop condi­ tions back in the days preceding the formation of the SIU and here is the way it worked: A seaman came into port, and after receiving the few dollars he had earned, he went up to the local shipping crimp. He paid him two weeks room and board, drank the rot-gut whiskey he sold, and if the seaman had any money left the charming hags that the crimp had hanging around would soon relieve him of that. COULDN'T SQUAWKAll in all, if the seaman spent al his money there and was a good boy, and didn't squawk about getting robbed, he was given a ship within a week with no refund on the remaining week's room and board. If this method was not appeal­ ing, another way of getting a job was to get a newspaper and lo­ ATTACKS ON UNIONS cate the pier of an incoming ship. Now that the miners are out Then the seaman would stand on strike, the newspapers are around at the pier until some making the most of it by attack­ company stooge came out and ing John L. Lewis and unions in picked the men he wanted from general. his friends and relatives. One of the blasters is, of course, The abuses and inequalities of' our friend "Pegleg"' Pegler who this method are apparent; some states that the working man punk would come along and hand should have the right to choose the company stooge a letter from or reject a union as he sees fit, Joe Blow and get the job while and should not be compelled to j the real seamen would be turn­ join a union under the closed ed down. .shop .set-up: knowing full well Of course the men chosen were in his twisted mind that the wel­ alwaVs company .stooges who fare of the worker is his least would never squawk about the concern and the desire to see or­ slop they were given to eat, or ganized labor smashed through the open shop his primary aim. -mAfsTue^^ For the information of Mr. WAV IT SH0\)lO Pegler (though it would never, BE.' * penetrate his labor-hating brain), y quite a few of us seamen have Corpus Christi Has Good Week By J. S. WILLIAMS CORPUS CHRISTI — Business has impi-oved to such a degree COMPANIES OKAY this past week in Corpus Christi Not so long ago, when the that we have very few men on the UAW went on strike, they had beach at present waiting for ships,a legitimate reason. Their of­ ficials saw how prices were in fact; there are no AB's, FOW's,' or Cooks. steadily rising and controls were During the past week we had being removed, largely through the Midway Hills, American Pac­ the machinations of the very ific Steamship Company, tied up same people who were keeping here at Harbor Island with a good wages down. SlU-SUP crew aboard her. The only alternative for the poor working stiff is to strike. If- She was the best looking ship he fights any other way he goes that has hit this area in quite to jail. If he takes it without a some time, with everything clean struggle he and his dependents and painted, and no beefs hang­ go hungry. In this case the ing fire. workers went out. Another ship that was clean in the beef department was the Wolf Now let's look at the effects of Creek that paid off here the other this strike. The workers as usual day. It was a quick payoff with took a hell of a beating before they got any gains. After the everything running off smoothly. strike was ended they were still A good crew and good delegates the losers, since their increased had everything in order when I wages were eaten up by high went aboard. prices and their hours were cut Right now the Cape Corwin, down. Bull Line, is in port with all quiet Now, how about the companies?. in regards to beefs so that we During the war the companies can't report any beefs being set­ paid an excess profits tax. This tled or disputed. was the government's way of While everything is quiet on keeping the cost of the War down the SIU ships, we have been busy a bit. Any profits over a certain chasing down the unorganized amount , were turned back to tankers and towboats as they hit Uncle Sam. the port, and there is alwaysNow there is no more such tax, plenty of activity in that depart­ but there ie a way for the com- ment to keep us from getting^ rusty. (Continued on Page 11) the conditions they were forced to work under. The shipping laws that were on the books then are the same as we have today, but they were never enforced. Those were the conditions we seamen had under the open shop, Mr. .Pegler. Is that what you would want us to go back to? Oh yes, it Would make wonder­ ful material for a movie, but as a means of livelihood it stimk! It seems that people the world over think of merchant seamen as human derelicts and drunks, but as soon as they fight to get decent living and working con­ ditions, and bring themselves out of the conditions forced upon them, they are immediately criti­ cized from all directions. However, the SIU in the past has weathered all storms of this kind, and we are well able to weather them in the future. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ehip, notify -the Hall at oneOb A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore > won't do you any good. It's your bed and yutt iiavd to lie ba It. > �THE SEAFARERS LO€ Six Labor's Strength Is In Itself, And Not With Phony Politicians By LOUIS GOFFIN Every election year the profes­ sional politicians hit the deck with their phony promises and ballyhoo, calling upon organized labor to put them in office whei-e they will promote the best in­ terests of labor and labor unions. And just as regularly after the campaign has ended and the tal­ lies counted, Congressman Doakes rushes off to dream up his own special plan for the destruction of the labor movement. I believe that the workers should vote in spite of all the 1?aloney and false promises thrown at him, but I wouldn't be so naive as to expect anything constructive to come of it. While our boy Doakes in Wash­ ington is doing nothing con- have never seen such high morale and such close cooperation among the maritime unions as was ex­ hibited in the last beef. The determination on the part of all maritime workers to see it through to a successful conclu­ sion was the finest display of teamwork I have ever seen. It was teamwork that won the strike in short order and it is teamwork that will maintain la­ bor's hard won gains. We did it during the strike; lets keep it that way for the greater beefs ahead. Lakes Organizes Through Winter By STANLEY WARES structive, and plenty destructive, the worker will as usual be mak­ ing. all his gains through his union. ONLY THROUGH UNION It is through his union that he benefits the most in better wages and living standards. The high living standard and wages of the American worker gained through collective bargaining were not ac­ complished by political promises, but by the strong united efforts of the unions. The first thing on Congressman Doakes' agenda is anti-labor leg­ islation. He is hiding nothing, as he and his friends are coming out with proposals to amend the Wagner Act and ban the closed shop. These "friends of labor," work­ ing overtime for the employer's interests, are going to do every­ thing in their power to disor­ ganize labor and try to revert to the "good old days" of low wages, long hours, and working conditions. These jokers must be fought, and as we cannot-do an effective job at the ballot box we must turn to our unions. During the recent strike we had the greatest backing of any union involved in a dispute. Our AFL affiliates went down the line 100 percent for us, just as we went down the line for the AFL unions who needed our as­ sistance. UNITED AS ONE Our agreements and wage scales are the best this industry has ever known. We have com­ plete cooperation from all the AFL maritime unions. Today we are as one; united and determined to stay that way. Yet we must be ever on the alert. We must keep a weather eye on those that would do any­ thing in their power to try, not only to destroy us, but all labor tuiions. In all my past experience in seamen's strikes since 1921, I Bill Brady "I started out by working at most anything," says Bill Brady, AB, "and I ended up by decid­ ing to go to sea where I would be happy, and where I could do a job I was fit for." Bill knows what he is talking about. He was born in Philadel­ phia, the well-known city of Brotherly Love, but Philly has no love or brotherhood to offer to an orphan. Until he was 13years-old he lived ia an orphan­ age, but in 1017 he ran away and has been on his own ever since. "I found that men who work for a living have more brother­ hood in their hearts than the peo­ ple who are supposed to do good professionally," he says with a wry grin. Friday, Novenaber 29, 1949 Seafarers Leads Among Seamen On Great Lakes By HENRY CHAPPELL • TOLEDO — With the exception of the Lake Seamen's Union, a company sponsored and control­ led set up mailing literature to Great Lakes ships, there has bedh no competition for the SIU in the Great Lakes District. The NMU remains strangely silent since the results of their untimely strike has begun to show its affects, and the true facts of this strike, as the SIU bought to the attention of Lake Seamen, has come to light. The SIU officials and commit­ tee members are now busy in drawing up new amendments to our 1947 contracts. These SIU contracts are already the best of any on the Great Lakes and our purpose is to improve them with "I'm just a lucky Irishman," is any amendments and re-wording the way he explains it. "I sailed the membership desires. And all in all war areas, but I was never of our contracts are negotiated in torpedoed." an amicable manner with the companies whenever possible. NEAR MISSES TURNING POINT CLEVELAND — The cool breezes blowing in off Lake Erie In 1926 Bill tried the life of a at present signal to all us Lakes seaman for a period of close to Seamen that the close of navi­ a year. As a coalpasser on the gation on the Great Lakes is SS Johansen, he visited foreign Threats of force are never used That doesn't mean that he was drawing near. countries, and at that time, even unless it is a necessity. And when It has been an eventful season if he didn't realize ii then, the not close to danger many times. the SIU does have to use labor's here this year after a late stai't sea got into his blood. Shipping When the Robin Linos' Grey only weapon, the strike and picket due to the coal strike last spring. was pretty bad however, and in Lock went down, the ship Brady line, then the entire membership" Things started to go along well order to eat he had to work. was on was right next to her in votes on this issue. until the commies tried to force So the next 15 years of his life In our constitution the officials the convoy. Rules prohibited the unorganized seamen into their he spent working at any job he stopping to pick up survivors, so of the union do not assume the way of thinking by pulling off a could get, any place in the coun­ the men of the Grey Lock had role of a dictator and call strikes try. He worked as a harvest strike on the Lakes. to wait for the Navy destroyers at their own personal fancies or hand, longshoreman, construction MAGNIFICENT FLOP whims, as did the NMU in their to pick them up. laborer, and at any other job that As we all know the attempt was Great Lakes smoke screen of a On this trip, 25 ships out of a magnificent flop, because it came along. While distributing strike this year. the 55 that started were sent to didn't take the seamen long to telephone books for the Reuben the bottom as a result of enemy COMPANY CONTRACTS get wise to what they were really H. Donnelly Company, in New action. York in 1937, he was a member trying to do. If the commies The LSU has its contracts hand­ In 1944 Brady made a trip to ed to them on a silver platter by didn't know then, they sure found of the rank-and-file committee out that seamen aren't as dumb that negotiated terms with the Russia, landing at Odessa, and the Cleveland Cliffs Company, company after a strike had been was in port there for 24 days, as they would like them to be. and the only gains they can pos­ won. waiting for return orders. What sibly win are the gains and con­ With the coming of the winter The years of the depression, he saw theie was enough to turn ditions that the SIU fights for, season and the end of navigation, the SIU on the Lakes does not in- were bad ones, but Brady did not him against the communist way and wins — then Cleveland Cliffs tend to just sit and wait for the waste the opportunities that pre- of life. comes through with the same spring and renewed shipping to | sented themselves. In Chicago "I could see that the workers thing. roll around. No — we intend to there was in existence a Hobo were police-ridden," he says. "It But any thinking person can see intensify our organizing activities College, founded and operated by seems that the individual doesn't their purpose, which is to keep a ' right on through the winter until Hoboes. Here men who could not count. The only ones who do real union out of their company. all the unorganized fleets on the afford schooling were taught. As count are members of the NKVD, A company as big as Cleveland Lakes are flying the SIU banner. Brady puts' it, "I learned every­ the secret police, or big shot bu­ Cliffs can always find stooges on thing from calculus to Dante's reaucrats. They are a law unto ALL YEAR JOB Inferno before I got out of there." themselves. Workers who un­ their ships to act as officials when Our men will be out there con­ they want to start one of these loaded our cargo labored 12 hours company unions. FIRST LOVE tacting the seamen in all the His return to the sea was the per day, without union condi­ ports, but the only way the imBut think these questions over result of two things. First and tions or the right to protest. They organized seamen can find out — who elects the LSU officials? how the SIU operates is to drop foremost, he had a "natural in­ were treated like cattle, not men." In the vent of a labor dispute into any of our halls for a look clination that stemmed from the STRONG FOR SIU who can they appeal to for aid? around, meet the Union repre­ year at sea in 1926." Second, the Why is a lawyer necessary to run For the short period of time sentatives and get the answers to prospect of the United States get­ union affairs? ting into the war in 1941 was on that Brady has been a member all their questions. / The only inducement I've read So, to you imorganized seamen everybody's mind, and Brady of the SIU, he has ben an active in Grady's form letters to Great participant in Union affairs. Dur­ realized that if it happened, a who wish to learn the make-up, Lakes men in appealing to them ing the Longshore Beef he was a sli'ong merchant marine would be and operation of the one demo­ to join the LSU is the cheapness member of the strategy commit­ cratically run union on the Lakes a necessity. of dues, initiation fees, etc. tee. In the General Strike, Brady I extend an invitation to drop into So, in April, 1941, he presented was an area commander along Well, you only get what you our Halls and get acquainted. himself at the SIU Hall, then at the East River. Just recently he pay for in this world. And when 2 Stone Street, and after joining You will find that the Union served as a member of the Cre­ you pay anything into the LSU, Officials speak the same language the Union, he resumed shipping, dentials Committee for candi­ you still don't belong to a union, you do, as they are all seamen after a lapse of 15 years. dates in the election of 1947 of­ but an agency designed and con­ like yourselves. Just drop in and Sailing during the war was not ficers. trolled by a company. So re­ say hello, so we can get acquaint­ a picnic. Every voyage was full At seq as well as ashore Broth­ member, when you pay even 50 ed. of dangerous incidents, and the er Brady does not shun hard jobs. cents into the LSU, you are not Murmansk run was the hardest He has served as Delegate for his joining a union but are paying of the lot. This was the run that Department or for the entire money to an already wealthy Brother Brady was on for most of crew on many occasions. The shipowner to finance the cost of the war, and in spite of the sub­ men know that in him they have fighting a real sailor's union, the In Louisville, Ky., the presi­ marine menace, the dive bombers, a representative who will fight SIU. dent of an asphalt company mis­ the mines, and aU other weapons for them aginst any odds. takenly gave one of his^employes of war, Brady was never wreck­ The SIU maintains separate a $10,000 bill which he was tak­ ed *or injured. Brady, like others in the SIU, districts on the Gulf and Atlantic ing home to show his wife. A is a credit to the Union and to coasfs and on the West Coast. We frantic search for the high-digit the entire labor movement. The are operating as separate groups green stuff was unsuccessful. The labor movement made him the but in the event of disputes or next morning it was returned by militant fighter that he is, and financial difficulties, we are as the employee who explained that he, and others like him, have one body and we have the full he had figured up his overtime made the trade union movement support of the American Federa­ for that week and it just didn't a strong, vital force in our way of tion of Labor whose membership amount to that much. is 7,500,000 Vorkers. life. NOT QUITE THAT �Friday. Kovember 29. 1946 THESEAFARERSL0G Page Seye» SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS MONUMENT TO HITLER 3 Alcoa Ships To Make Trial Runs With trial runs scheduled for the middle of next month, three new passenger-freight vessels for the Alcoa Steamship Company are nearing completion at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corpora­ tion's yards on the Willamette River in Portland. These are the scenes that greet you as you walk through the streets of Germany's port city of Bremerhaven. The photo is one of many taken by Seafarer Harvey Hill on a recent voyage . to the war-torn continent. The three ships will operate on regular runs to Caribbean ports starting in early February. The Alcoa Clipper and the Alcoa Cor­ sair will sail out of New Orleans, while the Alcoa Cavalier will have New York for its home port. The Cavalier is tentatively scheduled to make 17 cruises The crew of the SS Cape Fal-1 from New York to Trinidad, with con, which just wound up its seven ports of call in the Lee­ last run for the Waterman outfit, ward and Windward Islands. The is somewhat dejected these days. cruises will be of 17 days dura­ The Falcon's transfer to another tion each. company means she'll no longer Displacing 14,870 tons, the new be crewed by Seafarers, and the ships will have a normal cruising lads vigorously proclaim the speed of 17 knots. They are 455 whole thing is a blow aimed at feet in length, with a 62-foot their well-rounded waistlines. beam. Their justificable dejection Accommodations have been stems from the fact that they are provided for 98 crew members being separated from the Fal­ on the ships, which will carry an con's Chief Steward, Pedro O. equal number of passengers. Peralta. In the several months Each ship will have a cargo the Falcon men have sailed with capacity of 8,500 deadweight tons, Brother Peralta, they have de­ with a cubic capacity of 418,900 veloped a genuine admiration for feet, a sacrifice of less than 25 him. The satisfying Steward had per cent of the potential carrying carved" a permanent spot for him­ capacity of a freight ship the self in the crew's hearts — and same size. stomachs. All's Well On The Frazer Despite Skimping Skipper Chalk up a noteworthy trip for the SS Alexander PVazer. The vessel's recent run was tops in smooth sailing, according to a report issued by John Schilling, Steward Department. Delegatp. Brother Schilling's report stresses the remarkable amity which existed among the crew, with absolutely no evidence of "discrimination or dissension of any kind among the crew mem­ bers for the whole p«n of the trip. "Food was of high quality and each department carried out its work effectively and efficiently," the report, attached to the ship's minutes, says. Good Feeding Chief Steward Wins Hearts And Stomachs Of Shipmates On SS Falcon War Dangers Stalk Seafarers Seafarers sailing in European waters are still exposed to war­ time hazards. This fact received corrobora­ tion this week in the bulletin issu­ ed to shipmasters by the Hydrograph Office of the Nav5^ The bulletin warns of mine fields and other war-created dangei's which have not been swept from the Atlantic and adjacent waters. The office has published a series of pamphlets and charts which it advises masters to obtain before leaving for Europe. The warn­ ing bulletin emphasizes that ships should not enter the Mediterran­ ean unless they are in possession of the latest data on that area. There have been "numerous instances," the bulletin says, of ships leaving for Europe without having acquired late information. In the past several months, there have been cases where ships carrying Seafarer crews have been struck by floating mines, particularly in Italian waters. "The officers were a sweU bunch, with the exception of the Old Man," Brother Schilling con­ tinues. The rest of his report points up the reasons for the crew's altitude toward the Old Man. TELLS ALL Here it is in Schilling's own words: When two cases of cigarettes were found by the Holland customs men, the owners could not be located, the company had to foot the fine. A few days later the old man generously offered to let the crew pay the fine, so there would be "no trouble." (For himself, of course, though he forgot to add that). When the crew refused, he steamed. After that he was always snooping around, look­ ing for something to gripe about, which wasn't much, and that made him all the madder. Speaking for the entire crew, Milton said that Peralta was tops. He unfailingly pleased the men, going to bat for them on innum­ erable occasions. The payoff came when the Brother Peralta apparently sub­ ship reached Bermuda and new scribes to the theory that "the .stores were ordered from the waj' to a man's heart is through agent who came aboard. Then his stomach." Delegate Milton the Captain really blew his said that when it came to feeding cork, but it didn't do any good of the crew, Peralta didn't have because the Steward, S. J. to take a back seat for nobody. Luper, had already given the agent the order. "Peralta was a good feeder, Milton said. "And his whole de­ The Old Man then went partment cooperated to the ful­ ashore and came back with the lest. Everyone of the crew is report that no stores were * mighty sorry we had to be separ­ available. The crew put up a ated from Peralta— a good Stew­ kick because we were pulling ard and a good Union man." out the next day for New Or­ Though our sympathies are leans. The Delegates went up with the crew of the Falcon, we're to see the Old Man, and he told PEDRO O. PERALTA consoled by the fact that their Not wishing to keep their sen­ ed an all-out plug for the Stew­ loss will be another SIU crew's I eSTCHA foo GoiS I gain. timents secret, the crew designat- ard Seafarer. WOUUO JUST Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings DANIEL WILLARD, July 7 — Chairman C. C. Comeit; Secretary T. M. Jones. Discus­ sion on tripcard dishwasher, who later promised to do better job. A vote of thanks extend­ ed to Steward and his depart­ ment for the- good and wellprepared food. Motions car­ ried: to be as quiet as possible in the passageways while watch below is sleeping; that each department take turns keeping recreation hall clean; that all hands vreai at least a Tee shirt while in the messhall. XXX FOLLANSBEE. Aug. - 24 — Chairman Ronald Chalecraft; Secretary George Shaughnessy. Delegates reported everything okay in their respective de­ partments. M o t i o ns carried: that Delegates obtain informa­ tion on negotiations under way and report to crew at next meeting; to obtain library for crew; that new percolator and pitcher be obtained for crew's mess; that last standby of each watch is to clean tables for messmen. All hands gave an unanimous vote of thanks to Capt. M. J. Powell, and E. N. Lynch for their cooperation in making days aboard pleasant. XXX New Luxury Ship In Crescent City A highlight of the city of New Orleans' observance of Interna­ tional "Week, which wound up early this week, was the arrival in port of the SS Del Norte, the new 17,000-ton luxury vessel of the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany's Delta Line. The streamlined Del Norte re­ cently completed her trial run in the Gulf of Mexico after the fin­ ishing touches in her construction were made at Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel will shortly begin pa.s,senger and freight service to the east coast of South America. FALMOUTH. Sept. 8—Chair­ man Joseph Wilkinson; (Secre­ tary not noted). Delegates gave their reports—all departments operating okay. Motions car­ ried: that each crew member donate one carton of cigarettes to men standing picket duty; that we condemn WSA and any other agency attempting to tear down living and working conditions of American sea­ men. One minute of silence observed for departed Broth­ ers. XXX FAIRPORT, Sept. 1—Chair­ man H. Parsons.- Secretary W. N. Satchfield. New Business: Motions carried: that shore gang install steam line in laun­ dry at first port of discharge; that quarters be investigated. Bosun and Deck Engineer quar­ ters too small; that ceiling fan be installed in crew's recreation room; that all departments have overtime sheets in order for delegates; that hospital be (Continued on Page 8) kove To FAV L-. TKATT/We... us if we wanted food to go ashore and biij' it ourselves. HE LOSES Then it was our turn to blow off. Words flew thick and fast for the next half-hour, and it wound up with the Captain promising to get stores the next day. It's too bad we sailed. I would have liked to see the guy's face when hp signed the bill of sale. The purser was his number one side-kick. He really was a first-class company stiff. When the overtime was turned in he nearly had convulsions. Imagine, 400 hours for a little over five weeks. It almost broke his heart. Winding up his report. Brother Schilling says that Seafarers coming "across a strong smell like bilge water" will probably find these two characters close by. ':A �. "•= : _•» '•-.e. — TBE SEAFARERS LOG rags £ighl I-'-' Friday. NiSyeinber 29, 1316 Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ((Jimtimtcd from Page 7) moved from aft to midship and that it Jbe turned over to the Bosun and Deck Engineer; that All crew members remove caps during mealtime; thcit more ventilation be installed in messmen's quarters; that wedches make coffee in um instead of ailex; that anyone leaving cof­ fee bag in urn after making coffee be fined 50 cents, money collected to be donated to Log. 1 a OREGON FIR. Aug. 11— Chairman Billy Harrison; Sec­ retary Kenneth Persons. All books checked and foimd in good standing. Motions car­ ried: that Patrolman see Chief and First Assistant about work­ ing rules for Oilers and Elec­ tricians; Patrolman see Capteun about catwalk when deckload is carried; to have ship's radio repaired; Patrolman to see Captain about getting ship to shore launch service on time, when anchored out; and Patrolman to see Mate about a more equal distribution of overtime. , , have new and larger icebox in­ stalled when ship reaches States; to have a new clock in messhall: to have Quarter­ master strike bells; to install condiment shelves in messhall; to send a telegram to New York Hall letting them know we back them up 100 per cent in strike. t X X TOPA TOPA. Oct. 13—Chair­ man P. Bethiaume; Secretary Scott Thomatra. Delegates re­ ported everything okay. Mo­ tions carried: that department delegates turn in repair lists to Secretary for submission to Patrolman upon arrival; that deck hands who lost clothing in oil spill in Honolulu submit report to Ship's Delegate so it can be turned over to Patrol­ man; that each crew member clean his quarters before leav­ ing ship. It was agreed that Chief Steward had served crew best of his ability. XXX i X t ZACHARY TAYLOR. Aug. 18 (Chairman and Secretary not listed). Motions carried: for the three delegates to write letter asking why this ship was al­ lowed to sail from the States with conditions aboard as they are; that delegates see Chief Engineer about having steam in laundry room; to disconnect coffee urn and install electric per­ colators; that delegates notify the Master for the ship to be fumigated; to put meat in sink and to keep sink clean; that the second cook be brought up on charges because of poor cook­ ing; amendment: If proper foodstuff is brought aboard in Fernandina the second cook will have a chance prove himself as a cook and baker from Fer/ andina to Savannah. If he does so charges will be dropped. i Crew wants a complete payoff in the first port of call. f I \ \ GEORGE E. PICKETT. Aug. 19—Chairman Joseph Malazinsky; Secretary H. R. Welsh. Steward department Delegate reported that since there are some supplies needed for cook­ ing. the Steward will make out a requisition to give to Cap­ tain before reaching next port of call. Agreed that all depart­ ments cooperate in keeping messhall clean and those not aiding to be subject to charges. Motion carried to make a list of repairs in all departments. CAPE PILLAR, Aug. 20— Chairman E. Paul; Secretary W. Fagan. Minutes of previous meeting read emd accepted. Delegates reported smooth sail­ ing in their departments. A motion carried that all fines be brought before the membership for approval. It was suggested that all hands turn to and rig tarpaulin over No. 5 hatch as messhall is too hot. Also that Electricians install light and radio speaker at No. 5 hatch. One minute of silence observed for Brothers lost at sea. i X i VENORE, Sept. 21—Chair­ man Taylor; (Secretary not noted). Minutes of 'previous meeting read and accepted. Delegates gave departmental reports—all okay. Motion car­ ried to turn into Patrolman hours worked on deck by Mate, who was doing sailor's work from 8. m. to 12 noon daily. Water fountain has been out of order for two trips without being repaired. Repairs needed on the following: wind chutes, wash boards, and ringer. Mem­ bers urge a better variety of food. One minute's silence ob­ served for departed Brothers. i XXX GEORGE E. PICKETT. Sept. 29 — Chairman James Shelnut: Secretary Joseph Malazinsky. New Business: Deck dele­ gate reported that the deck gang had no brown soap all trip while the Chief Mate slates that it came aboard but someone stole it. The next crew is to be informed that they should check on the deck Supplies before signing on. Good and Welfare: Chief cook reminded the three delegates that they inform the next crew to check all Steward's supplies because although the Steward had ordered the supplies they never came aboard, making it necessary for him to use sub­ stitutes for coking. One min­ ute of silence for our fellow brothers lost at sea. XXX MEREDITH VICTORY, Sept. 8 — Chairman Maurice Bumstein; Secretary W. Lachance. Good and Welfare: It was agreed that all beefs be settled aboard and all disputed over­ time be kept on separate sheets by the delegates to be turned over to the patrolman on ar­ rival. The question of missing keys to be bought to the atten­ tion of the company because there have been articles mis­ sing from some rooms. The question of the drinking water being dirty and bad tasting to be teJcen up with the Chief En­ gineer. It was agreed by the book members to have the younger members accept nom­ inations for Chairmaui and Sec­ retary with help from the book members so that these men and win familiarize themselves with proper union meetings, etc. Portrait < ALCOA PILGRIM. Sept. 9 —Chairman Charles Lee; Sec­ retary L. W. Highsmith. Stew­ ard Delegcite requested crew not to be hard on crew messman. Crew also requested to allow men going on watch to eat first. Brother Pattefson gave Brothers a little talk on unionism. Motions carried: to station between the Azores and Bermuda after refueling at Ar­ gentia, was ordered to proceed to aistressed vessel. The Peckham, a Bull line freighter, was only 40 miles from the scene, however, and immedi­ ately set out for the position given by the Parker. She cover­ ed the distance rapidly, plowing through heavy seas in extremely bad weather, but it was impos sible to take the disabled ship in tow. It was reported by the Parker's master that his ship was in no immediate danger. IvERV SHOULO tCMoW 'APLiAMeNTARY PROCEOURe AMO •How T& SPEAK OA) His FEET- UJiLiZP iHe SHIPBOARD MEETING^PTHESP fURpoSES. "^oTATF -fHE Ct^AlR/^Af^<SMiP SO THAT EACH MA^/ CA^/GFT iHf EXPERiEf^CE -AKJD ABoi/EALL HiTiHe'DeoKAAJO SAY YoJR PIECE/ CUT and RUN By HANK With happy wedding bells still ringing in our ears we are still turning to on another Friday column of gossip about this and tliat.^ little items which we are glad to pass along, hoping it gives some­ body that good old tickle in the laugh muscles. Well, a big, swell guy named Fred Barthes, nicknamed Lil Abner i ' who sails as Electxacian, just went into the voyage of matrimony like a sucker— sorry, we heard ourselves called that so many linies—we mean, Lil Abner went like a sailor. With a smile and a shake of the handswe wished him luck and happiness—before he went up to the state of Maine—where they grow some kind of good stuff—to get spliced. One more thing about Lil Abner which is rather humorous. He asked us if he had any chance of collecting unemployment insurance—and we assured him he probably had a darn good chance now—since he was getting married—and that he could get the details from Joe Volpian's Special Service Department . . . Rusty Swillinger, rusting away while he's waiting for that good old South African trip tells us most confidentially that his pal. Nick Calzia. is engaged to a gal in Port Elizabeth down in South Africa . . . Brother Vic Milazzo. who sails as Steward, is anchored here in the big town, mustache and all? What are you waiting for. Vic—anything special? Brother Edwin Edginton, who is another juice doctor, meaning of course, that he's a Electrician (and one of the best), celebrated bis birthday last week with Patrolman. Johnnie Johnston, who also had a birthday. Then they began remembering the days of Nicaragua, etc. Brother Edginton, who has a dog named Midnight, also carries a mustache of about the same color with him . . . One of the best I Stewards, little Fidel Lukban, a good militant oldtimer, is in town right now all dressed up—^i-eady to ship out, we presume . . . Little Joe Ryan, that happy go lucky Steward, is ready to ship out after | several trips on a tug. • One of the best stamp collectors we've heard about is Frank Gardner, who is either a Steward or Chief Electrician and who is supposed to be on the SS Belle of the West right now. Well, we collect stamps, too, but since they are sugar stamps, we never have any luck . . . WelL here's a letter to us from our pal. Tommio Murray, the beachcomber of the islands: Choppy Seas Thwart Rescue Despite the vigorous efforts of the SS Rufus W. Peckham's SIU crew, an attempt to rescue the disabled Liberty ship Theodore Parker early this week met with no success. Heavy seas prevented the Peckham men from putting a towline aboard the stricken ship 340 miles southeast of Argentia, Newfoundland. The Parker, en route to Port­ land, Me., from Bremerhaven, Germany, ran into difficulties, when boiler trouble cut her en­ gines. She sent out distress sig­ nals. The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell, bound for a Weather LEARN WHIL-E YOU This excellent study .of Sea­ farer Milton WilliamSf Bosun aboard the MV Coastal Defen­ der. was "shot" by a shipmate, Richard Pinckney, OS, with a candid camera. No special lighting was used for the in­ door picture, taken in a thvem at Seven Islands, Ontario. Brother Williams, by the way, no longer sports the beard. "Well, I guess by this time you figured I'd lost my hand. So here goes that letter I promised Jast June. Things were pretty good on the Island but why the heck I left I'll never know. Bob Belevedu and myself canxe in off the Davidson Victory and naturally got to drinking when we found ourselves in a bet that we wouldn't hitch hike to Frisco. (You'll do most anything for a Cuba Libre when you're used to them.) Well, here we are in Wilmington. California. We didn't get to Frisco because- of the strike and lack of cold weather gear. We expect to get but as soon as the strike breaks. So! I guess we'll be seeing you around New York because from New York is the only way of getting down to the Island and my C&ledonia. 1 sit over here on the coast and wonder who's kissing her now. Ah, for the land of light rUm and dark senoritas." �;; ;vr^i-.-- T BIB SB AP ARERS LO€ Friday, November 29, 1946 Page Nlse THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Brother Bids Hospitalized Men Act To Uphold Union Prestige Dear Edilgr: All these good men, and the good men of the membership, however, have had to suffer a certain amount of defeat through no fault of their own, by having to represent the few bad ele- All men holding books in the SIU, and other unions as well, know that the Marine Hospitals have at times been pretty rough and negligent in caring for the seafaring man. We also know that there have been places that have treated our men in the SIU with good care. The men of the Special Serv­ ices Department, the Agents and the Patrolmen of the SIU have been spearheading the drive to­ ward improvement in care and food in these hospitals. They have been leaving no stone un­ turned to bring about treatment ashore after the 90-day period, ments in this union. They have as well as before. had to take the blame for things that never .should be blamed on WAGE INCREASES the SIU. HAVE BIG-WIGS What I mean by the bad ele­ ments are those that do not act CRYING IN BEER as gentlemen and good seamen Dear Editor: should act in hospitals. I don't Now that the SIU and the think the members as a whole MM&P have won their strikes propose to protect bedroom the boys over at the Merchant wolves, habitual drunks and per­ Marine Institute have figured out petual grouches, and I hardly right down to the nickel just what think we have many of these in the increase in pay will cost them. our midst. However, it is far According to their figures, the easier to progress whenever all liberty ships will now cost them concerned in the hospitals do not $11,850 per month in wages yell, curse or make passes at the whereas they got by before on nurses. $8,888; roughly a $3,000 a month increase in wages. Also they shipowners are casting loving have figured out that overtime, glances at Panama arid other which used to average about countries. The only answer to the $1,650 per month will now cost whole mess is to start woi-king for an international scale of them $3,300 per month. ' They are really crying in their wages for all seamen or if the beer about how much it is cost­ ship is owned by a United States ing them to run their ships and corporation the foreign crew , you can take it from me that they must be paid the same scale of don't like it and are looking for wages as the Americans. Joe Grimes something to do about it. When they released the figures on their increased operating costs Phony Raps Beat they showed their dislike to pay By Patrolmen higher wages by sticking in the operating costs of foreign flag Dear Editor: ships for comparison. No doubt We would like to say a few this was done to get sympathy words about how we were taken for the poor bleeding shipowners. care of in Baltimore when we According to their figures a had a few logs against us. Johnny British ship of the same tonnage and Ray, the Patrolmen were and complement costs about right in there pulling for us un­ $2,735 per month, a Dutch ship til we got clear. Believe us, we $3,417, and a Greek ship $2,150. had a long string of phony raps According to these figures if against us and the Patrolmen every man on a British ship from really did themselves out in fix­ the Captain down divided the ing things up. If you are in Bal­ wages equally they would each timore look them up if you need receive $72.00 per month each. aid in getting out of a phony log. These low wages of foreign sea­ John J. Gala men have come in for a lot of Buddy Howard discussion lately now that our SB Alex S. Clay THE LADY WATCHES Seafarer Ralph Swillinger, OS, caught this'serene shot of two idle vessels being watched over by the 'Lady' of Liberty, as his ship, the Sea Dolphin, was steaming out to sea, bound for South African ports. Please remember, Brothers, that whenever we enter a hos­ pital we do so for medical care and rest. So let your special serv­ ices department and officials take care of anything that is be­ yond your cohtrol without wav­ ing your arms arid yelling, which only makes matters worse. You and I know that the mem­ bership stands 100 per cent be­ hind the sick members of this union, but we also know that more can be accomplished through gentlemanly conduct and level tempers than by blowing your top all over the place, and saying things that are later re­ gretted. P. H. Parsons TAMPA BRANCH RATES HIGH WITH MEMBER Dear Editor: OUW?"-" Here goes congratulations to our Tampa branch for the way they handled the payoffs and beefs coming in and paying off The World 'Saviours' during the MM&P and MEBA strike and for the way they got By TOP N'LIFT the men off the ships and down to the hall lu legisler. Log - A - Rhythms At all times, our agent and pa­ trolman were in touch with the strike committee getting infor­ mation for our brothers. Sleep­ ing facilities were provided and subsistence given to the men off the ships. I think we have one of the finest halls in the or­ ganization. So Brothers, drop in down this way sometime and keep her on the course. John M. Lopez Farfufnick Breaks Pledge; Log Withdraws Its Support After this week, space in the Seafarers Log will be closed to, and no further mention made of, Orson Farfufnick, discredited candidate for President of the United States, or his opponent. Filthy McNasty. An apology is due our readers for having espou.sed the cause of a man who beti-ayed the trust put in him. Farfulnick, when he first came into the Log office, based his candidacj"^ upon the fact that he l-oNG, 1 was not "Labor's friend," and it was as such that we gave him our backing. Labor, we felt, had too long supported their self-avowed "friends" who, when elected, pro­ ceeded to enact laws thoroughly detrimental to Labor's interest. CHANGE NEEDED The time had come, we felt, when Labor should no longer~be fooled by every politician that came along. If we could not elect one of ourselves, one whom we could unconditionally trust, then the next best thing was to have an avowed enemy in office —one whose prorriises were not lies and whose actions were not completly unpleasant surprises. From the beginning, Farfuf­ nick filled this requirement. He gave out no cigars and bought no drinks. The sight of the New York Hall and the smoothly func­ tioning Union apparatus made him intensely sick. Only the presence of the Masters at Arms prevented him from desecrating the building. We hailed him with joy: Here was the perfect man for Presi­ dent, a candidate who was so much a non-politician that he made no bones about being antilabor. We pledged him our sup­ port on the understanding that •• - Here's to the NMU fakers. The Party Line handshakers. The Slogans and their makers. Who plague the seamen's name— With Causes never ending. With mystic-eyed pretending. Their spurious Contending ! There's millions in the game. Here's to the Union wreckers. Their Union Square muckraker^ Professional can shakers. All in the Seamen's name. Here's to their screaming presses^ Their headline-twisted stressec. Which cover up their messes. Their sellout and the frame. he maintain his position. And to Here's to the crops of Visions, this he agreed. Seen thru their cockeyed prisma But no sooner did Farfufnick With ever changing "isms" get out into the world, than he In their Unholy fame. began to welch on his word, and made at first sly and then quite Here's to the Bosses' favor. open advances to organized labor, Where Profits add their flavor as has been reported by the Log Their Commie line don't waves In the secret backdoor game. correspondent, Ropej'arn. Though alarmed, we made no comment, hoping that Furfufnick LE ENVOI: wbuld come to his senses. But May Truth and Right destroy now it is quite obvious: Farfuf­ you. nick had become a politician! The May Human Wrath pursue yov^ White House pie had become so May Hell engulf and claim yoi^r alluring that ho was willing to There you may stake yoire lie to get it! claim. Because of that, the Log is withdrawing its support from this man, who has turned out to Call of the Sea be just another politician, and who contrary to his pledge has By Duke Himler proclaimed himself to be "La­ bor's friend." The sea is enchanted, it calls The Log believes that Labor is from home. tired of being raped by its The music I hear is the song oS friends, and with no further word the foam. is withdrawing its support from And when out there with on^ Farfufnick and closing its pages water to see. to him. The beauty of nature seems closev As for McNasty, he is a vile to me; creature, who has never once With only the lapping of wavq^ bought us a drink, no matter to hear. what his press agent says, and It makes me feel that God Is out he goes, too; The Editors ' near. FILTHY McNASTY'S END "With such a comrade, such a friend, I fain would walk to journey's end," The father was happy and wanted to shout. The dog looked around, wondering what it was about. The neighbors dropped in and stayed up 'til dawn On the night that Filthy McNasty was born. Little Filthy grew up and started to school. He learned also how to plow with a mule. At cutting his classes he became quite adept While mom took in washing, and pop loafed and slept. When Filthy was older he tired of this strife. And came to Augusta to try city life. Though he tried several times, no work could find. And though his rent went unpaid, he just didn't mind. I'm telling you this, to show you the man We're running for president of this fair land. When you vote at the polls in the presidential race. Put Filthy McNasty in McNasty's right place. —EpWARD R. KAHRS, Augusta, Ga. "Ill �•,V THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten Friday. Nsrember 29, 1846 ANOTHER PRESENT Shipping Ruies Come Up On Deck For Discussion in Port Boston By JOHN MOGAN 1 BOSTON—After reporting last would like to pass on to the compli­ week that the port was in the membership some fine ments I've received with refer­ doldrums, it is gratifying to be ence to their behavior. able to report now that there are A representative of the local definite signs that we are snap­ business men appeared at the of­ ping out of it. fice recently to state in behalf of Three tankers and a couple of our neighbors on State Street coastwise Victorys pulled in with­ that they had viewed our coming in 48 hours. Ordinarily these to our new Hall with fear and vessels would have provided jobs misgivings; that they had waited for about a hundred men; but it patiently for the fireworks to seems that one of the tankers startC especially during the strike, and one of the Victorys are des­ when 800-odd men were registtined for roallocation and, as a ezxd for picket duty); and that result, did not pay off or crew up finally they realized, with appre­ here. ciation, that our membership con­ •However, the Bents Fort (De- sisted of orderly, respectable conhil tanker) took practically a workingmen. One more knot bocud is presented to the SIU by Chuck Allen, center, who enjoys a repu­ full crew, with a few jobs on the tation as an outstanding specialist in tying knots. Accepting the board for the SIU are Paul HaB. THEY LIKE US Fort eiatsop (L.A. tanker). left. N. Y. Port Agent, and Harold Banks, in charge of organization for the SIU on the West Coast. They felt it was only fair that On the way in, at this writing, are the Grange Victory and the we should know they were now Midway Hills, but the outlook for pleased to have us as neighbors. jobs on both of these vessels is This sort of feeling doesn't do poor, inasmuch as both are coast­ our organization a bit of harm, Voting for officials for the for good will is an invaluable as­ wise. Atlantic and Gulf District. Waterman's Berea Victory is set, the effect of which is to Seafarers International Un­ being turned over to the Mari­ spread and multiply; and in our ion, will continue until the time Commission for reallocation. case it has spread the length of end of December. But don't The Samuel Parker (Am. Mail), State Street to the shipping com­ put off voting until the last tied up here during the strike, panies and agents. minute. Something might with most of its SUP deck crew happen that will prevent Some of these latter, not en­ standing by for the end of the joying contractual agreements your exercising your right. By JOE VOLPIAN strike, now goes to the boneyard. with the SIU, have repeatedly " and your vote will then be The crew members who waited stated that they wished they did. lost. It is your duty, the duty The only reason why ships are poses or might help save a hu-| in vain now must start looking So, once again the membership of all Seafarers, to vote for built and sail is for the purpose man life. for a new berth. of the SIU can take a bow for the officials of your own of transporting cargo and pas­ It has now reached the poiiitl choice. being standouts in the maritime SHIPPING RULES sengers from one place to an­ where three or four times a week! labor field. other. To prove the point, one men come into our office andl When shipping is poor it is a industry that made England such ask to be defended for broachingj foregone conclusion that the ship­ a world power and made us as cargo. ping rules will come in for some strong as we are, is the fact that criticism. We had a session of it SMALL MINORITY both of us are Maritime Nations. at our last regulai- business meet­ The peculiar part of the wholel This was proved in the last war. ing, with it being argued that a thing is that the small minoi-ityj If it weren't for the ships and member slrould be entitled to of men who do broach the cargol By J. (RED) TRUESDALE the men who sailed them, trans­ register for any job in his partic­ are not really vicious, they arel « porting cargo of all types all ular department. PHILADELPHIA — With the ship meeting the attendance was: over the world, we might still be •not looking to make money; it isl Of course, this argument met way the shipowners and other rather gratifying, with quite a just, a laik or endeavor to get a| fighting the war. with plenty of opposition for the few full book members at the couple of free drinks. However,! bosses are stepping all over the When a seaman signs articles, reason that long ago the mem­ meeting. That's the way we like the consequences that might re-j he takes an oath that he will working stiff today, when you bership of this port had voted suit are too severe for just a| to see it. safeguard the ship, the cargo, that a member must register for hear the word "rat" mentioned, Philly is still a soctai point, the passengers and his fellow little fun. you immediately think of one of a particular job. although little by little, the regu­ When you see or hear of pnyl those birds. For a ghange, here's lars are leaving for other ports shipmates. one who is about to broach caigoj It was pointed out that Permit In all the years men have oeen beef about four-legged rats. stop tliem because if that hap-| of call. Book members would never get a going down to the sea in ships, The Robin Wentley came in job if full book rated men were Brother Ecro Bentley shipped there have been many instances pens, the entire crew is blapiec last week and paid off here. As on the Little Smokey Marsh, and for the acts or one or two iiTegoing to sail in lesser ratings. far as collecting pay and over­ Blackie Gardner is rapidly reach­ where men. have sacrificed their sponsible crew members. MenJ Nothing was accomplished by time, there was no trouble, but ing the shipping point. There are lives for the above ideals. It is don't forget the duty you pwc this discussion except to give a the men had a few complaints a few others who will be gone not unusual for our boys to stick your Union, besides saving your-| public airing to some widely dif­ to make about the condition of by the time the next report is to the ship until the decks are self a lot of headaches. ferent opinions held by the mem­ awash. All of this leads us to a the ship. The irresponsible performancesl sent from this port. bers. However, if the same sub­ very touchy proposition and one of the few work untold hardshipl First of all, they claimed that ject should be argued at all which I do not like to bring up in on the large mass of honest trade! Branches at coming meetings, it the rats outnumbered the crew this column. unionists who carry on the fighll will be a sure sign that our of­ two to one, with the rats mul­ to make "going to sea" a goocf PETTY THIEVERY tiplying day after day. We took ficial shipping rules still require job. this up immediately, and told the some study. During the war we had oc­ casion to appear before the Coast "Voting is going pretty fair at company that no SIU crew would OUR RESPONSIBILITY NEW YORK CITY—State and the Branch. The fact that the sign on until the matter was city leaders of the American Fed­ Guard, literally hundreds of Contracts must be bilateijal ir number of votes cast this year taken care of. They saw that we eration of Labor strongly regis­ times, when complaints were order to be valid. Unilateral eon so far already equals the 60-day meant business, so a fumigation tered their opposition to the Tool made against seamen for stealing tracts are void. The master of ; ship's supples and for broaching total for last year can be attri­ squad set to work. Owners Union hfere, describing cargo. ship signs a contract with you ii buted to poor .shipping also. COMPLETE WIN the new group as "a labor unionWe were told that in one year which he agrees to pay you : It seems that none of the old Then we discussed the other busting organization." alone over five million dollars specified sura of money for worl crowd is missing at the present work that was necessary before The attack by the AFL officials, worth of articles were stolen performed. time, whereas last year there the ship could be considered fit which embraced a request for The steamship company signs : from American ships. These in­ were plenty of occasions when for habitation. We won on this investigation by the Federal Bu­ clude bed linens, blankets, medi- contract with the Union in whicl we could not dig dp five full book point, also, so it looks the next reau of Investigation regarding •cines and did not include cargo it agrees to pay extra money fo members for a special meeting. crew of the Robin Wentley is the new vmion's source of funds, that was broached. When a case extra work performed. Whej With all the strikes cleared going to have a decent ship to was made at a hearing before the of this type came up, it was al­ they fail to pay as agreed, wi| away, we can start winding up sail out on. State Board of Standards and most impossible to beat the case call them chiselers and tie up thei our affairs, and among these will The militant crew of this ves­ Appeals on whether the T.G.U. and to put in a proper defense. ships. have to be closing out our ac­ sel typifies the true spirit of the should be granted a charter to You, also, sign a contract witl The above figures do not in­ count at the seaman's club. Oxdy SIU, aiid we would like to see operate in New York State, for clude cargo that was broken into, the mastei' of the vessel and witl a handful of members are still more men like these. which it had applied. as there was no check made of the company through your Uniorj on the food and lodging account, Now that the West Coast strike William C. CoUms, AFL region­ what was taken. The boys might It is inherent in the contract tha and these are the men affected is over, we will have plenty of al director, told the board legal think it is funny to break into a you will perform your-work, obe; by the Licensed officers' strike. jobs. Members need not by pass "vei'oiage" in the T.O.U.'s appli­ cargo of beer and liquor, think ­ the law, and protect the lives ani Perhaps it will be a hardship on Philly any longer. Even in the cation for a charter "covers its ing that one or two cases cargo aboard. j some on account of the poor past few weeks things have starte- real purpose, which is to acquire wouldn't hurt anybody, but make In order to have your Unioi shipping situation; therefore each ed to pick up, and plenty of old- gifts., of money from corporate them feel good. As a matter .of gain the best possible .wages an case will have to be treated in- timers have made their way to sources, to propagandize and fact, .one doesn't know if the working conditions for you, it • dividually. this port lately. press a campaign of anti-un- liquor that was broken into is go­ essential that you live up to you ing to be used for medicinal pur- end of the contract. Before ending this article," I At the last regular member­ lomspa. VOTING CONTINUES Philadelphia Branch Makes Sure Rohin Wently Is Fit To Sail Federation Assails Tool Owners Union \ •" . . �Friday. November 29. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven :Vf BIJIJJ]TIN js > T I -k .. Seafarers Must Take Time Out To Take Stock For The Future NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. P. Wingfield, 50.00; C. G. Spar­ row. $2.00; E. D. Mannzen, $12.00; L. Thomas, $12.00; J. J. Coogan, $10.00; J. E. Towsend, $6.00; B. Turk, $12.00; R. E. Smith. $12.00; E. C. Hyatt, $3.00; I. L. Alrgood, $8.00; H. C. Green, $12.00; D. Pool, $10.00; R. Dethlefs, $10.00; E. Johnson, $12.00. H. O. Carney, $2.00; J. P. Johnson, $12.00; H. L. Harris, $2.0; J. B. John­ son, $10.00; E. Blevins. $50.00; J. J. Kempt, $2.00; I. H. Benke, $11.00; E. Jacobs, $13.00; R. Haymer, $11.00; J. Cnlton, $11.00; L. E. Wagner, $11.00; K. Anderson. $13.00; J. Sutoni. $13.00; H. Bnand, $10.00; R. Murray, $13.00; M. A. Bray, $1 1.00; H. A. Thorpe, $10.00; O. W. Emig, $154)0. PHILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS L.. Coates, $1.00; C. S. White, $1.00. 33 Carlsbad—$19.00. NEW YORK SS COASTAL ARCHER' T. B. Smith. $2.00; F. B. Huston, $2.00; S. Walker, $1.00; F. J. Lilly, $1.00; T. H. Woods, $1.00; L. R. Ed­ wards, $1.00; D. P. Gelinas, $1.00; R. Neisler, $1.00; M. Santa, $1.00. SS w. MCVEIGH William Torres, $1.00; G. L. Paroubeck, $1.00; R. M. Kraljevic, $1.00; G. Forwood, $1.00; T. Martinez, $1.00; A. L. Buckworth, $1.00; M. A. Kennedy, $1.00; R. R. Majer, $1.00. R. $1.00. SS CAPE FALCON Sasseville, $2.00; Clyde L. (Continued from Page f) panies to yet this luuiiKy back again. During the strike the com­ panies claimed they lost 74 V2 million dollars. But they fail to make known the fact that the government paid them some 88 or 89 million in tax rebates. So for nine months while the working man was pulling his beit in the companies made a clear profit of 14 million bucks. WAGES DOWN Today that strike is past his­ tory, and the general public thinks everything is rosy until some radical union leaders get together and decide to pull an­ other strike. They don't, won't or can't realize that today Ihings are happening, beyond the workers' control, which will bring ^bout more strikes and unrest. We all know how prices arc going up. No one would attempt to deny it. Not the wages, how­ ever. This is one cause of strikes. Another cause is that the com- ypuRA/ioAigy. 6/ACIC- WITH/ iNlBReSr/l Still, SS WALTHAM VICTORY J. Kulakowski, $1.00; R. Belloty, $1.00; P. Hendersen, $1.00; J. W. El­ liott, $1.00; B. F. Chapman. $2.00; R. B.' Dougherty, $1.00; F. L. Verner, $1.00; H. Holloway, $1.00; C. Merritt, $1.00; G. R. Rood, $1.00; D. Walker, $1.00; R. W. Elkins, $1.00; J. R. John­ son. $1.00; A. S. Melson, $1.00; J. Blanchard, $1.00; L. Stone. $1.00; E. C. Craddock. $1.00; R. J. Council, $1.00; J. N. Atchison, $1.00; J. S. Holley, $1.00; G. E. Taylor, $1.00; B. C. Jor­ dan. $1.00; E. H: Belz, $1.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS H. E. Jenkin. $2.00; Clint Robinson. $1.00; James Flanagan, $10.00; Wil­ liam Guenther, $1.00; Donald Lewis, $1.00; Charles Henard, $1.00; Donald Martin, $1.00; Robert L. Kennedy, $1.00; B. C. Blair, $1.00. NOTICE! Anyone having infoi'mation as to the whereabouts of Daniei Hunt's seamen's papers which were sent to the Philadelphia Hall, notify him at 477 Medilian Stret, East Boston, Mass. Let Us Have 'Em The Log wants at once the names and addresses of bars, clubs frequented by seamen, particularly in foreign ports, 80 that they can be put on the Log mailing list. With the postal delivery to ships snafued, this remains the only practical way of getting the Union paper into the membershipe hands. So do it today—«end us the namei and correct addresses of your favorite places all over the world, with an esestimation of the number of Logs they can use. Seafarers Demands Changes Be Made In Galveston Hospital stayed at home and drew unem­ ployment compen.sation. LET'S TELL *EM False impressions and lack of knowledge such as this is what puts us behind the eight ball. We should nlake known to as many people as possible what our cir­ cumstances are. We have just been given pretty good wage increases but how far ahead are we than a year ago? Or should I ask how far behind? The average seaman works about nine or ten months in the year. With ships being sold to foreign countries, or sent to the boneyard, we'll probably work less this year. And the ever increas­ ing prices are sucking us dry. I believe that we should take a survey of our own members and make make known how hard it is for them to get along. The Seafarers Log could use their in­ quiring reporter to check on members at random. Only by bringing such matters to our own attention can we spread the information around. This is only a suggestion and I'll leave it up to the editor to take it from there. (Editor's Note: Very good idea —will do!) (Continued from Page 1) hospital, which has been con­ firmed by our Agent in Galves­ ton who himself has been a pa­ tient there, complaining of the above conditions. These men are members of the Seafarers International Union; the National Maritime Union; the Masters, Mates, and Pilots; the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation; the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers; and the Canadian Seamens Union. Also among the signators are un­ organized seamen, Army, Coast Guard, and veteran patients. We believe that sorqething should be done to correct the situation existing there to bring about better treatment and food for the seamen, servicemen, and veteran patients in that hospital. We hope you will concern your­ self with the conditions in the Galveston Marine Hospital and take the steps necessary to remedy the situation which now exists. Respectfuly yours, JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special" Service Representative Seafarers International Union Pass Lakes Seamen The SlU Word, They Need Seafarers Conditions By HERBERT JANSEN panies don't have" to keep their workers on fuil time. The auto industry can break even without producing a single ear. They not only can, they did. The tax rebate takes care of them —your money and mine. The poor sucker who only makes 20 bucks a week has to help fill the already bursting coffei-s of the big industrialists. - The September issue of Am­ munition (UAW) discloses fhat a survey was taken covering 150 governmeni; officials, reporters and editors. They were asked what they believed was the aver­ age tal^e-home wage of the auto workers for the third week of August. One official guessed $85.00. We assume he really believed this. The average guess was $50.10. At the $1.33 per hour rate the full time workers couldn't have made over $48.00. Most of the workers only worked three days in that week, however, so the average pay was less than they would have made if they had CHICAGO — With the season almost at an end, the ships plying the Great Lakes will soon be looking for their winter berths in the various ports where they will tie-up until the flowers bloom in the spring, and Lakes shipping comes to life once more. Reports coming in from SIU men sailing the unorganized Lakes vessels sound very favor­ able, with excellent response to­ ward the SIU from almost all ships being worked upon. The Lakes seamen are seeing the light and finding out that tho SIU is a rank and file union not overlorded by a few, selfish, po­ litical minded individuals. They are beginning to see that the ma­ jority rules on every proWem that arises including the accep­ tance or rejection or new con­ tracts. NEW SEAFARERS All of you seamen who recent­ ly joined the SIU have demon­ strated your preference for the best Union on the Lakes and by your joining you have shown that you want other Lakes seamen to do likewise; therefore you have a job to do in talking to your shipmates who do not know the score, and who are still under the impression that the Lake Car­ riers Association will take care of them by giving them better wages and conditions. If you new Seafarers sailed in the thirties, tell them about the conditions you worked under, and impress upon them the fact that whatever improvement in conditions they have I'eceived was fought for, and won by, the rank and file members of the SIU. Show the still unorganized sea­ men that the Lake Carriers Asso­ ciation is working overtime and spending huge sums of money to keep the Union off their ships, because they are expecting to get men dirt cheap by playing them off against one another when jobs get scarce. LCA RECORD Have them look back at the rec­ ords and they will see that every time a wage increase was won by the SIU, the Lakes Carriers ships came up to the same level. Their slogan was, "You don't have to belong to a Union to re­ ceive an increase in pay," but they never mention of course, that they would have never granted an increase if the Union hadn't won it elsewhere. To insure the high wages and conditions won for seamen, it is necessai'y that all seamen be under the SIU baner. Come into the SIU hall and join up in the fight for the maintenance of the high labor standards and at the same time fight for an election on your ship. SIU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 453» BOSTON .; 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange Cleveland 739$ CHARLESTON 68 Society 91 Phone 3-3€W« CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior S17S CLEVELAND . . 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRIST! . .1824 Mesquite Sfc Corpus Christi 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 68S7 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 GALVESTON 305Vz 22nd Si. 2-8443 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone S-S919 MARCUS HOOK iVz W. 8th SE Chester 5-31IQ MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127.129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 3-76Bt PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave, Phone: 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumsido St. RICHIVIOND, Calif. 257 Sth St. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 5475 . 8363 SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5999 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1723 SEATTl-E 86 Seneca St. Main 0293 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. M-1323 TOLEDO WILMINGTON VICTORIA, B. C VANCOUVER 615 Summit St. 440 Avalon VIvd. Terminal 4-313$ 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. MONEY DUE Vouchers are being held in the Savannah Branch Hall for the following men: Raymond J. "Wells, Charles Kimbrough, Robert H. Robbins, Garland T. Floyd and Floyd Mc Clellan. X X % SS DANIEL WILLARD John Marciano, Deck Engineer, who had a beef pending aboard this vessel, can collect by writ­ ing to the South Atlantic Steam­ ship Company. -PERSONALSFRANCISCO MARTENS Your clothes off the Richard S. Ewell are being sent to tha New York Hall collect. Please come down and arrange for them, XXX OTTO CHKADE HENRY M. CONNELL Contact the Marcus Hook Hall at once. XXX BLACKIE B. HOFFSTEIN Get in touch with your sister, Marion, who is ill. She has some mail for you. XXX FRANK RAKAS. Jr. Get in touch with your mother. W. W. ROBERTS Get in touch with your mother, XXX JOHN WILLIAM JUSTICE Contact your mother, or Robert J. Moore, Giuck Bldg., Niagara Falls, N. Y. It is very impor­ tant. •si. �THE SEAFARERS hOG Friday, November 29, 1946 Mississippi's Del Norte Crews Up in N.O. The Iwo Jr. Engineers on ihe Del Norte are a brother act, and we don't mean Union Brother. Gletm, right, and Allen Young, are twin brothers who like to sail together. Even on a fine ship there is work lo be done. Here the Deck Gang is hard at work remov­ ing the hatches. But it is an SIU crew and so they know their stuff. Below decks, and in the Stewards Department, the story is very much the same. These men are sailing under a new contract, signed on November 7, which gives them the best wages and conditions in the passen­ ger field. On freight and passenger ships, the SIU continues to lead the way. Above, Robert Johnston', As­ sistant Electrician, watches the dials as the ship heads out on a shape up trip. l.eft, some of the Black Gang pause for a pic­ ture before going back to work. Left to right, D. E. McHam, Oiler; P. M. Lylell, Fireman; and O. Madere, Oiler. All are set for a fine trip, and we join in wishing happy sailing to thic newest addition to the fleet. ji-'' ^ The most popular spot on shipboard, and staffed by com­ petent SIU members. Hugh McKenzie behind the bar is an excellent mixologist (bartender to you) and Ed Shaffer is the Steward. / . - � 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. 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 November 29, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 48 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: NMU'S PHONY PROTEST KEEPS ISTHMIAN MEN IN FINKY CONDITIONS FOUR MORE COMPANIES SIGN SIU CONTRACTS COVERING CONDITIONS SIU CALLS UPON U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO RECTIFY POOR CONDITIONS IN GALVESTON SEAFARERS WINS 850 HOURS FOR HAMILTON CREW ALL LABOR BACKS LEWIS AGAINST GOVT. INJUNCTION A DANGEROUS WEAPON SEAFARERS' ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN MUST BE INTENSIFIED IN FUTURE NMU SEAMEN RESENT COMMUNISM OF LEADERS, READ LOG FOR NEWS CHALLENGES WILL NOT HELP NMU, ISTHMIAN SEAMEN WANT SEAFARERS SIU CREWMEN SEE DIFFERENCE IN CONTRACTS CANADIAN LUMBERMEN GET FIRST CONTRACT AFTER WORK STOPPAGE MARCUS HOOK SEAFARERS AFTER THE MANY UNORGANIZED TANKERMEN NEW GAG WOULD PUT CONVALESCENTS RIGHT BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL SEAFARERS MUST TAKE TIME OUT TO TAKE STOCK FOR THE FUTURE CORPUS CHRISTI HAS GOOD WEEK LABOR'S STRENGTH IS IN ITSELF, AND NOT WITH PHONY POLITICIANS LAKES ORGANIZES THROUGH WINTER 3 ALCOA SHIPS TO MAKE TRIAL RUNS ALL'S WELL ON THE FRAZER DESPITE SKIMPING SKIPPER GOOD FEEDING CHIEF STEWARD WINS HEARTS AND STOMACHS OF SHIPMATES ON SS FALCON WAR DANGERS STALK SEAFARERS CHOPPY SEAS THWART RESCUE SHIPPING RULES COME UP ON DECK FOR DISCUSSION IN PORT BOSTON PHILADELPHIA BRANCH MAKES SURE ROBIN WENTLY IS FIT TO SAIL FEDERATION ASSAILS TOOL OWNERS UNION PASS LAKES SEAMEN THE SIU WORD, THEY NEED SEAFARERS CONDITIONS MISSISSIPPI'S DEL NORTE CREWS UP IN N.O. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/29/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log