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Delegate WAR BOARD KNOCKS  DOWN  SEAFARERS'  REQUEST FOR  AN  INCREASED  ALLOWANCE  The SIU  has  been  attempting  to obtain increased  clothing  and  per­ sonnel  effects  allowance  for  shipwrecked  seamen.  This  claim  has  been  disallowed  by  the Maritime  War Emergency  Board.  The  following  exchange  of  correspondence  between  Secretary­ Treasurer  John  Hawk  and  the Board,  explains  the  Unions  reasoning  in  making  such  a  request.  June  2,  1942  Maritime War  Emergency Board  Edward  Macauley, Chairman  John R. Steelman,  Frank  P.  Graham,  Department  of  Commerce  Building,  Washington,  D.  C.  Genflemen:  The  Atlantic  and ,Gulf  District  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  America  has  requested  me  to  communicate  with  you  regarding  the elimination  of  that  part  of  Decision  No.  3  dated  January  20,  1942.  Section  (a)  (ii)  reading  as  follows  "Quote"  (including  de­ partment  heads)  receiving  a  basic  wage  in  excess  of  $120  per  month,  the  sum  of  $250,  and  (iii)  if  an  unlicensed  member  of  the  crew  (in­ {Contimu'd  on  Page  4)  Morris  Weisberger,  a  Vice­ president  of  the  Seafarers  Inter­ national  Union,  v*ill  represent  AFL  maritime  vworkera  at  the  Conference railed  in  London  this  month  by  the  Internationa!  Transport  Workers  Federation.  The  Conference,  vy^hich  will  be  attended  by  delegates  from  the  majority  of  the  countries  of  the  world,  will  attempt  to  improve  the  working  conditions  and  se­ surity  of  |ill  seamen  the  world  over.  On Raft 32 Days;  Examine 'Liberty'  S.I.U. Man Saved  Ship; Quarters Are  LEWIS  AND  MURRAY  Brother  Jules  Souza  tells  a  story  Not Well Planned  LAUNCH OPEM WAR  I  No.  19  of  horror  and  hardship  that  has  seldom  been equaled.  He  was adrift  Well,  we  got  one  of  the  Liberty  The  estrangement  between  John  on  an  open  life  raft  in  the  South  fleet, and  after  all  hands  were done  L.  Lewis,  president  of  the  United  Atlantic  for  32  days  after  this  giving  it  the  double  O,  several  Mine  Workers,  and  Philip Murray,  ship  had  been  sunk  by  three  Nazi  things  hit  you  right  between  the  president  of  the  C.I.O.  burst  into  submarines.  In  those  long  agoniz­ eyes.  First,  whoever  laid  out  the  open  warfare  this  week.  Forces  on  ing  days,  he  saw  one  after  another  quarters  must  have  a  suite  in  the  both  sides  prepared  for  a  "knock­ of  his  companions  go  crazy  and  Waldorf  Astoria,  he  sure  took  care  down  and drag­out"  battle  that  is  of  John  Work­ox.  Of  course,  we  dive  into  the  sea.  likely  ­to  rock  the  C.I.O.  to  its  ^  It  was  Souza's first  deep­water  hear  the  same  old story  "there is  a  foundations.  voyage  and  he  was  sunk  at  10  war  on"—"the  men  must  be  pre­ P.  M.,  April  16,  only  thirty­six  pared  to  stand  some  discomfort,"  Hostilities  approached  the  break­ hours  after  sailing  from  a  Middle  etc.  I  would  very  much  like  to  ing  point  last  week  when  the  exe­ make  a  trip  with  the  designers'iar  cutive  board  of  th«i Mine  Workers,  Atlantic  port,  Souza  told  of  the  deaths  of  the  the  Oilers'  room,  if  possible  coast­ dropped  Murray  from  the  vice  chief  engineer  and J fireman  after  wise  where there as" more chance of'  presidency,  on­the­ground: that  his  a  week  on  the  raft  and  then  how  disturbing  the  gent's  sleep.  We  acceptance  of  the  salaried  presi­ his  remainig  companion,  a  sea­ sent  some  hand­picked  oilers  down  dency  of  the  United  Steelworkefs  man,  died  the  night  before  his  res­ to  that  .ship  and  when  they  looked  of  America  made  him ineligible  for  cue.  He  was  rescued  May  18  by  a  over  the  quarters  they  all  turned  office  in  the  U.M.W.  British  freighter  on  her  maiden  around  and  headed  for  the  hall.  That action  was  followed  by  bit­ Four  men  in  a  room,  just  the right  ter exchanges  between Lewis'  inter­ voyage.  The first  submarine fired  an  in­ size  for  two,  the  room  is  a  corner  national  policy  conunittee  and  the  cendiary  slvell  at  the  unarmed  ship  room  so rigged  that  two men  could  executive  board  of  the C.I.O.,  both  from  close  range.  The  shell  ripped  not  get  dressed  at  the  same  time.  of  which met in  Washington  a  few  through  the  bridge  and  the  cap­ This,  mind  you,  for  oilers  on  an  blocks  from  each  other.  tain's  quarters.  A  second,  explo­ up  and  down  job.  And  a  hot  one  Lewis'  group  took  steps  toward  secession from  the C.I.O.  by adopt­ sive,  shell  wrecked  the  radio  room.  at  that.  To  help  things  along,  the  ladder  ing  a  resolution  declaring.the Mine  Then  two  other  submarines  ap­ peared  and  the  pack fired  upon  the  scheme  on  the  ship  is  the  answer  Workers would  withhold per capita  blazing  ship  until  it  sank  an  hour  to  a  paperhangers  prayer.  In  an  tax  payments  to the CI.O.  until  it  {Continued on  Page  3)  {Continued on  Page  3)  {ConthtMd on  Page 4)  ,  LONDON—ITF—Affiliation  of  Simultaneous  with  the  action  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union  the meeting  of  the  I.T.F.  Manage­ of  North  America  (A.  F.  of  L.)  ment  Committee  in  London,  the  and  the  Australian  Maritime  Executive  Board  of  the  Seafarers  Transport  Council  with  the  Inter­ International  Union of  North  Am­ national  Transport  Workers'  Fed­ erica  in San  Francisco, Cal.,  affirm­ eration  was  approved  at  a  meeting  ed  affiliation  with  the  I.T.F.  and  of  the  Management  Committee  of  the  terms  as  agreed  upon  by  repre­ the  I.T.F.  in  London.  sentatives  of  both  organizations;  'The  meeting  was  presided  by  President  Harry  Lundeberg  in­ John  Marchbank,  general  .secretary  formed  the American  Office of  the  of  the  National  Union  of  Railway­ I.T.F.  of  the  action  of  the  Execu­ men of  Britain  and  executive chair­ tive  Board,  which  carries  a  unani­ man  of  the  I.T.F.,  and  attended  by  mous  resolution  of  the recent  Con­ C.  Jarman,  secretary  of  the  Na­ vention  of  the  S.I.U.  in  favor  of  tional  Union  of  British  Seamen,  A.  affiliation  into effect.  Deakin  of  the  National  Transport  The International  T r a n s p o r t  and  General  Workers'  Union,  and  Workers'  Federation,  established  in  other  members.  Acting  general  sec­ 1896  in  London  and  reorganized  in  retary  J.  Oldenbroek,  presented  a  1919  after  the first  world  war,  is  detailed  report  on  the  negotiations  an  association  composed  of  unions  preceding  the  affiliation  of  the  two  of  railwaymen,  seamen,  longshore­ organizations,  and  on  conditions  of  men,  tramway  and  motor  drivers,  seamen  and  maritime  workers  in  and  other  transport  workers  both  countries.  throughout  the  world.  The Federa­ The  membership  of  the  Austra­ tion has  some  80  affiliates in  all five  lian  Maritime  Transport  Council  continents  and  praticaily  all  coun­ numbers  8,000  and  of  the  Seafar­ tries  of  the  globe.  Present  mc­m­ ers  Int.  Union  40,000.  {Cont'mued  on  Page 4)  In Memory of These  Brothers Lost At Sea  Due To Enemy Action  P.  J.  CARNEY  Oiler  JOHN O. STEWARD Chief Cook ARTHUR  J.  LYONS  Oiler  LESLIE  DENNIS  CALLAHAN  .  Fireman  JUSTO  CAMACHO  Messman  SANTOS  CAMACHO  Messman  WARREN WILSON  A.B.  EMILIANO  ARCAY  A.B.  MICHAEL  BRAEMERT  A.B.  MICHAEL  DE  VITO  Oiler  MICOZYSLAW  TYSKOWSKI  Bos'n  HERBERT  HODGES  A.B.  ALFRED  TAYLOR  .  A,B.  >VILMER  FOX  A.B.  JOHN  BAGLEY  A.B.  ROBERT COREY  O.S.  BRUCE  LUPTON  ... O.S.  WILLIAM MALONE  Utility  OTHO BROUSSARD  Oiler  DEWEY  SAUNDERS  •   Oiler  WILLIAM  FAIRMAN  Oiler  VAY BRILL  Fireman  ANGIE  LECTORA  Fireman  SCRIP  D^OLIVE  Fireman  PETER  CALBRAITH  Steward  MANUEL NOBLE  Chief  Cook  JOHN  KOOL  2nd  Cook  OLIVER  DOVER  Messman  JOE  McGILLICUDDY  .. Messman  ii'  �I"-' fv Page  Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  HALF or MmmeMk  WORKERS  Pkbllthea bg (he- SEAFARERS'  INTERNilllONAL  UMON  OF NORTH AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf District  / Affiliaua wttA the Annrtcan Feaeration of Labor HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  International  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  CkilU.  I  .  •  ADDRESS ALL OORREBPONDENGE CONOERmNQ THIS PUBLICATION TO: "THE  SEAFABERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station  P, New  York,  N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­8346  HAPP'NINGS  AT  HEADQUARTERS  By  HARRY  COUINS  —  S V­:.  F'  I  |£^"'  It i?­'­ Thursday,  June  tl, 1942  EARN LESS TRAN  A WOKD  WTTH  YRARLY  Only 11 Out of  100 Pay Envelopes Provide  Minimum Family Subsistence, Census  Bureau  Report  Reveals  (DiUojv In  1939,  the  38,322,420  wage  and  salary  workers  in  t­ho  United  States  had  the  low  "median"  income  of  The  median  income  of  27,468,200 men  workers  was $967,  and of  10,864,220  women work­ ers  was  $540.  Those are some of the facta in a brand new kind of report published this week by the Census Bureau. The bureau obtained the facts, for the first time in history, wheh its "enumerators" went from door to door in 1940 asking a question they had' nevef asked before. That question was: "How much wage or salary income did you receive last year?" i- This  is  the  last  regular  columa  that will  be written  by Sister  Mae  Dillon.  She  is resigning  to  take a  long needed  and  well­earned  reati*  She  will  be  greatly  missed,  not  only  by  the  boys  laid  up  In  the  hospitals,  but  by  all  the  brothers  who  know  her  from  many  years  at  sea  and  in  the  Headquarters  Office.  Her  unfailing goo'd  humof;  her  warmth  and  sympathy  to  St  guy  when  he  is  down,  and  hell  steadfast  devotion  to  the  SI^  are going^  to  be  missed  by  the­ en­ tire  membership.—Editor.  The  low  income  figures  revealed  by  this  careful  nation­wide  canvass  by  the  experienced  Census  Bureau  convincingly  confirm  the  facts  disclosed  by  many  other  government  and  non­govern­ men^surveys.  The  report  contains  several  detailed  tables  of  figures.  Oho  table  shows the  percentages of  the 38,322,420  workers  who received  incomes  of  various  amounts.  *  Only  1  per  cent  received  $5,000  and  over,  only  0.5  per  cent  received  from  $4,000  to  $5,000,  only  1.9  per  cent  from  $3,000  to  $4,000,  and  only  2.1  per  cent  from  $2,500  to  $3,000.  Adding  these'  figures,  only  5.5  per  cent,  or  about  1  of  each  20,  had  a  wage  or  salary  income  over  $2,500.  Well,  here  we  go  again.  I'd  like  put  the  heat  on  the  Headquarters  to say a  few words  about  the draft  office  to  discover  where  the  men  Last  week  I  visited  all  the  hos­ situation  because  a  lot  of  the  boys  are.  It  is  practically  impossible  litals  as  Usual.  Authur  Hymes  is  take  it  entirely  too  lightly.  Sea­ for  us  to  know  where  all  the  men  still  a  very sick  guy  and  is  back  in .  men  arc  deferred,  even  wipers  atid  are  nowadays.  It  is  up  to  each  the  oxygen  tent.  He  sure  has  had  tnessmen  and  ordinaries,  but  the  individual  to  keep  his  own  affairs  a  tough  time.  Jim  Daly  is  coming  Government  does  require  that  you  straight  with  the  draft  board.  So  along  fairly  well.  Old  man  Jensen  register  and  keep  your  draft  board  if  you'll  take  the  time  and  trouble  New  York  City.—Pearl  L.  Ber­ is  about  ready  to  get  out  of  Ellis  informed  about  your  movements.  to  heed  the  advice  we  have  offered  goff,  68  years  old,  who for  thirty­ sland.  One  of  the  SIU  torpedo  Some  of  the  boys  have  failed  to db  in  this  little  note,  maybe  you'll  be  five  years  conducted  one  of  the  Dallas,  Texas  —  James  C.  PeC­ victims,  Joe  Radinak,  has  been  in  this  and  have  gotten  themselves  happier  and  wiser  for  it.  most  extensive  strike­breaking  or­ rillb,  president  of  the  American  Staten  Island  for  the  best  part  of  in  a  jam.  Now  a  little about  clothing. The  ganizations  in  the  country,  was  Federation  of  Musicians,  told  the  a  year.  He's  coming  along,  btit  In  Mobile  the  other  day  we  got  average  seaman  carries  quite  a  fined  $500  in  Special  Sessions.  He  national  convention  of  that  organ­ slowly.  a  letter  from  a  brother  who'  is  in  wardrobe  and  in  most  instances  it  paid  it  to  avoid'  serving  a  thirty­ ization,  that  effective  Aug.  1 the  John Novak,  SUP  No. 2038,  dis­ the clink.  His draft  board  had  him  is  far  more  than  the  $110  that  is  day  workhouse  term  on  his  re­ union  would  ban  the  making  of  charged  himself  from  the  Marine  arrested  for  shipping  out  without  allowed  under  the  law.  So  we  cent  conviction  of  operating  a  transcriptions  or  recordings  by  its  where  he  has  been  about  a  year.  *  getting  their  permission.  This  suggest  that  all  seamen,  before  private  detective  agency  without  140,000  members,  except  under  He  tells  me he is  going  to Ft. Stan­ brother  was  under  the  impression,  signing  on,  make  out  an  itemized  a  state  license  to  furnish  strike­ certain  conditions.  ton. John  Mullican  came  back from  as  are  a  lot  of  others,  that  all  he  list  of  his  clothing  and  personel  breakers  and  guards.  His  license  "We  will  make  records  for  home  Fort  Stanton  last  week.  He  sure  •   had  to  do  was  write  his  board  a  effects.  Put  the  price  down  after  had  been  revoked  in  193 5  because  consumption,  but  we  will  not  looked fine.  He  has  been  in  the  letter  and  then  forget  about  it.  each  item.  List  your  ring  or  watch  of  irregularities.  make  them  for  juke  boxes,"  Mr.  hospital  since  November,  1940,  so  This is  not  the case.  There is  a  big  or  false  teeth  or  fountain  pen.  If  Justices  Hoffman  and  Rozicke  Petrillo  isaid.  '"We  will  .make  you  can  imagine  how  swell  he  feels  (difference  between  writing  your  you  are  chief  cook  or  carpenter,  voted  the fine,  while  Justice  Wie­ them  for  the  armed  forces  of  the  on  getting  out.  He  immediately  board  and  telling  them  you  arc  off  list  your  tools.  Be  sure  you  pre­ boldt  voted  for  a flat  six­month  United  States  and  its  Allies,  but  put  his  name  on  the  shipping  list.  for  the  deep,  and  writing  and  ask­ sent  tills  itemized  list  to  the  com­ term.  The  three  justices  also  im­ not  for  commercial  and  sustaining  He  has  probably  gone  out  by  now.  ing  their  periiilssion  to  sail.  In  pany  and  keep  one  copy  for  your­ posed  an  additional  one­year  peni­ radio  programs.  Good  luck  Jack!  other  words,  all  men  should  be  self.  .  Then  if  anything  happens  tentiary  term  on  Bergoff,  but  sus­ "We  will  make  them  at  any  Nice  letter  you  sent  to  the Edit­ (Careful  to  see  that  they  obtain  a  and  you  lose  your  belongings,  the  pended  its  execution.  time  at  the  request  of  our  Com­ or,  Sgt.  Wilson.  Many  thanks.  Be­ formal  deferment  from  their  local  union  will  have  a  list  to go by  anc  They  ordered fines  of  $100  each  mander  in  Chief,  the  President  of  lieve  me  when  I  say  that  I  get  a  boards  before shipping  out.  be  able  to  win  for  you  compensa­ or  thirty  days  in  the  workhouse  the  United  States."  big  kick  out  of  my  feeble  effort^  Often  times  the  draft  boards  tion  for  their  real  value.  for  Bergoff's  brother,  Leo,  62,  and  I  Mr.  Petrillo  told  700  delegates  wish  I  could  do  a  lot  better.  I  Bernard  Haas,  61,  holder  of  the  that  on  Oct.  I,  1941,  the  exec­ hope  you  haven't  any  beefs  up  license  for  the  Modern  Investigat­ utive  board  adopted  a  resolution  there  in  the  camp. .How  is  over­ ing  Bureau,  1834  Broadway,  that  recording  be  discotttinued  time?  Welh  all  the' best  wishes.*^  through  which  Bergoff  conducted^  and  left  him  full  power  to  act.  I  had  a  letter  fromf our  old  pal  .  the  strike­breaking.  The  justices  and  brother,  Arthur  Gresham., H(e^.  also fined  the  Bureau  $500  but  hard'  to  go  to  the  Hospital  at  Fbrt­v,  suspended  sentences  on  Lew  Cohen  Sranton',  New Mexico;  and  he hitcK  and  Edward  Graff,  who  had  plead­ hiked  all  the  way  out  there;  If  we)  WIlililAM  GALE:  ed  guilty  and  testified  for  the  pro­ had  only  known  about  it  here  Your  sister  and forother­in­law  ^f'e  are  informed  that  Zick  Rembcrt  is  one  of  fhe five  STEW­ secution.  would'  have  raised  the  money  for  .haver  moved  to  Ferest,  Indiana,  ARDS,  who  are  detained  in  Bermuda,  because  of  a  fracas  with  some  his  trip.  Here  is  his letter.  R.  R.  No.  1.  Dear  May:  ''  soldiers  ashore.  We  hope  they  will  soon  be  released.  %  t arrived  here  Pridily  29,  after  THOIWAS  C.  AlONA;  A  A  It  is  important  that  you  com­ (being  on  the  road­  sljf: days,  Be­'  murtieate  with  the  following party:  lieve  it  or  not,  it  only,  took'  four  The  ACADIA  crew  is  back  in  New  York  again.  It  is  to  be  made  WASHfNGTGN,  D.  G.  —  A  A.  iSf.  Andersoh,  Supt.  of  Claims,  rides  to  get me  here. L  had' a nice  over  into  a  Hospital  Ship  . . . Worthmore  (Pete)  Dobson  was  in  to  corporation  with  the  longest  con^  Amerloarr  Surety  Company,  New  trip.'  t  looked  around'  here  bu6'  could:  only  find  two'  of  us  thafe  say  Hello. He  informs  us  that  George  Glassing, is  now  a Purser.  Nathan  tinuous history  of  "union'­busting  OMeAna.  belonged  to  the  SIU.  There  we.ro­ in  the  United States—­the  Brown &  t)ixon  is back  in  town  again.  We  notice  that  Singing  Sam  Thompson,  several  SUP  brothers,  however,  Sharpe  Manufaeturing Company  of  (with  the  deep  baritone  voice)  is  not  shipping:  these  days.  Deep  Sea  and  I'm  listing  their  name?  so  Pfovidencei  R.  I.—was  ordfewd  by  any  shipmates  can  drop  them  a"  •   Watkins  has  been  ashore  for  over  a  month.  Broi  Lopez  has  recovered  the  National  War  Labor  Board  to  Permit  7665  line.  from  his operation  and  is  putting on  weight.  BVo;  Graham,  No.  361,  is  sign  a  "union  security"  agreement  R.  Petersen  Please  write  to  me  sooii.  slowly  recovering  from  his  injury  sustained  aboard  a  torpedoed  vessel.  with  the  International  Association  Fraternally,  %  of  Machinists.  He's  anxious  to  get  gning  again.  Arthur  Gresham;  Strike­breaker Is  Musician Union  Fined By Court  Offensive Agatinst  Juke Boxes  Out of  the Focsl  by  fe  m: _  PERSONALS  X,  Fink­herder  fs  Finailjr in Lhie  DO  KOT  AAA  Our  sincere  condolences  to  JiiUiuy  De  Volo  upon  the  loss  of  his  Brother Michael  through  enemy  action. Both  brothersj  Justo  and  Santos  I  Camacho  have  been  lost.  The  ship  that  Arthur  Hall  sailed  ou  is  over­ duei  It  is  reported' that  Viggo  (Three Feathers J'  Hoi ton  is  also  missing.  The  gang  at  the  Eastern Restaurant  will  sure  miss  them.  AAA  DON'T FORGETj THE PARADE THIS SATURDAY . . . . BVERYBOD7 OUT. Throughout  its 109  years of  ex­ istence,  this  company,  the  world's  biggest  maker  of  machine  cools,  had  operated  an  "open  shop^'  and  by  ruthless  methodk smashed  every  effort  of  unions  to organiite.  Several  months  agoi  the  Mach­ inists finally  cracked  thiS'  anti­ union  fortress,  winning a  National  Labor  Relations  Board'  election  among  the firm's  10,006  employes  by  an  80' pc#  cent  majority.  Remember!  TheiS.i.U. is leading  the AJ  vL. section  poiadeon Sateday.  P.S.  Here  is  the  list:  "  SFCr.  A.  li.  Gresham;  A6978'  ^  Q.  H.  Gieasun,  G49  ,  SUP. Ehner  B:  Goon,  3186  P. J.  Allen,  3088  H.  Carlson,  3014  ­  S.  Shakes;  4863  P.  I^uruschkat,  8023  W.  Walsted,  2165  J.  Ennis,  1412  L  D;  Stanford,  5159  '  'fv;  A)  Johnson;  3590  J.  Dboleyi  1931  •   '  '  '  /  ^  I  ­ '  ^  j  '  f  '  / ­"­J  • vV.'t.'l  �^• y'^  '"'J'­r'­'.­J*  s;  Page  Hicee  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thursday,. Juno 11.,. V942 INTRRNATIOMAL umoN  iVHArs Dome  Around  tfeko  Pwts  OF  irORTH  AMERICA  AtUOmC oad GXtlF  DISTRICT  iSdGFdtarr­Treasiirer'a OMce  Boom 218  — 2  Bloa* StroaL Raw  York  Qtr  F. O. Bw  2S, Station  F  Phone: BOwling  Qraan  down  and  by  the  time  that  I ­came  guest  of  the  state  for a  short  spell.  back  the  whole  damn  thing  was  After  receiving  his  honorable  dip­ EfKEGTORY  OF BRAIJCHES  By  loma,  he  wends  his  weary  way  to  among  the  missing.  BRBMCH  ADDBZSS  PHONE  It  seems  to  me  that  some  of  our  hall  for  the  sole  purpose  of  D. L. PARKER  NEW  YOBE  ,..a  Stone SL  „...BOwIing  Qrean  1­8848  these  gold  braids  are  taking  advan­ disrupting  the  agent's  day  dreams.  Diapotehei^a  Orffc*  ...... BOwUng  Oraea  9­348Q  BOSTON  ..880  AtloUtle  Ave.  Liberty 4057  The port  of  Tampa­ has begun  to  tage  of  their  authority  that  they  Wouldst,  that  a  rust  bucket  would  PBOVIDENCE  South  Main  St.  Manning  3572  take  this  vulgar  person  and  sail  have  due  to  the  war  situation.  •   cottie  to life  again.  We  are  getting  BALtlMOBE  14  North  Gcty  SL  ...Calvert 4539  •  quite  a  few  ships  in,  and  there  is  We  as  seamen  have  given  our  away.  PHILADELPHIA  .^.......6  North  6lh  St  Lombard  7851  MOBFOLK  ............25 Commaroial  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  '  a  big  turn  oVer  in  all  departments.  whole­hearted  pledge  to  sail  these  However,  happy  moments  emerge  NEW  OBLEANS  309 Chartraa  St  MAgnolia  3962  without  any  hinderances  of  ships  •  Our  trouble  is  getting  replace­ into  our  drab  existence  occasion­ SAVAlHfAH  218 East  Boy St  Savannah  3­1728  any  kind,  knowing  that  we  may  ally.  For  instance,  the  arrival  of  TAMPA  206 So.  Franklin St ......Tampa  MM­1323  ments  for  the  various  ships.  MOBRK  55 So. Conception St....Dexter  1449  never  see  the  port  that  we  left  I  was  down  in  Port  Everglades  the  famed,  "long  drawers  McKeef­ PUEETO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  again.  And  I  don't  see  why  we  GALVESTONt.  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  this  past  week,  and  belieVe  me  I  rey,"  author  of  the  famous  tele­ had one  busy  time. Had  three ships  can't  bo  treated  with  some  consid­ gram  which  read,  "Made  it,"  on  to  pay  off  the  same  day  and  there  eration.  the  completion  of  his  perelious  was  a  ship  load  of  beefs  to  take  Brother  Gator  Roberts  is  still  on  journey  to  the  wild  trackless  care of.  I  am  running  from  one  to  the  Beach,  and  from  what  I  un­ wastes  of  North  Phila.  "  the  other,  until  my  head  was  do­ derstand  he is  teaching  quite a  few  The  whispering  wind  discloses,  of  the Gals  the Gator  slide  Waltz.  ing  the  merry­go­round.  that  our  now  defunct  dispatcher,  After  three  days  I finally  got  From  what  some of  the  boys say  {Continued from  Page 1)  Brother  Lester  Van  Horn,  has  suc­ reach  if  you  stand  ten  foot  four  "  things  straightened" out  to  the  sat­ he can't  go to sleep  in  a  bed  unless  ceeded  in  bluffing  the  Government  emergency  it  w^ould  be  pure  hell  and  arms  in  proportion.  They  have  it  has  some  mud  from  the  Hiils­ •  isfaction  of  all  concerned.  into  giving  him  a  paymasters  job.  for  the  black  gang  to  get  out.  On  a  bench  system  worked  out  that  .. Well,  I suppose  that  the  P  ae  O  bourough  river  on  it.  What  mistakes  will  our  benevolent  the  engine  room fiddley  upper  gives  plenty  of  bench  space  but  boys'are  crying  in  their  beer  now  Bro.  Wild  Bill  Hicock  (Bill  Al­ government  make  next?  However,  gratting  there  is  a  tie  in  L  beam  to get  from  his  work  bench  to the  ; since  the  Navy  has  taken  over  the  derman)  the  answer  to  a  maidens'  we  hope  Van  will  carry  on  in  his  which  holds  the  top  grating.  This  store  room,  to  serve,  ye  old  cook  two  remaining  car  Ferries.  Oh,  prayer,  has  taken  over  the  Gator  new  job,  as  well  as he  did  for  the  comes  over  the  ladder  in  just  the  has  to  walk  all  around  his  galley.  ' well,  they  will  have  a'  chance  to  den  on  Marion  street.  I  wonder  Union.  right  spot  so  that  any  men  over  On  a  rolling  ship  this  makes  a  lot  "  sail  on  water  that  they  can't  wade  how  come??  of  difference.  A  representative  of  the  War  five­foot­four  will  get  bumps  all  ' in.  We  are  getting  quite  a  few  of  Shipping  Administration  came  here  over  his  noggin  to  hand  his  cap  The  old  coal  burning  stoves  are  PHILADELPHIA  them  here  and  believe  me  we  can  back  with  us,  believe  it  or  not.  one  day  this  week  and  discussed  and  sweat  rag  on.  use  them.  By  Now  the old  cooks,  who  blow  their  ways  and  means  to  better  the  On deck  there  are  some  mistakes  We  had  quite  a  set  too  on  the  morale  of  the  seamen.  Many  sug­ because  they  seem  to  be  designed  tops  about  the  oil,  will  have  no  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN  S.S  The  Captain  must  gestions  were  made.  Chief  amangst  for  working  cargo.  Decks  are  all  excuse.  The  installation  of  a  big  have been  reading about  the episode  of  Captain  Bly  in  the  good  old  Dull  are  these  te^id  days,  in  thefn;  was  to  make  the  shipowners  nice  and  clear,  plenty  of  pad­eyes  exhaust  fan,  and  the  burning  off  days  when  the  ships  were  built  of  the  fair  metropolis  of  brotherly  stop  undermining  the  morale  of  in  the right  spots,  jumbo  big  en­ of  weld  the  shipyard  workers  put  on  the  skylights,  make  the  galley  w'ood  and  Iron men  sailed  them.  amour.  However,  every  once  in  a  the  men  Ithrough  (their­  cheap  ough  that  the  work­goofy  type  of  I  went  aboard  this  ship  last  while  something,  or  someone,  tries  chiseling  tactics.  Many  concrete  Mate  can't  be  having  the  boys  livable  and  not  too  bad.  concrete  proposals  were  made,  strip  and rig  all  the  time.  Nice  big  So  all  in  all,  if  the  Maritime  Monday  morning,  and  Lo  and  Be­ to  disrupt  this  blissful  solitude.  hold  I  found  something  on  the  One  of  the  latest  of  such  is,  which,  if  carried  through,  will  aid  hatches  and  if  we  get  good  Bos'ns  Commission  will  listen  to  the  boys  aboard  the  scows  to  run  the  En­ that  sail  the  ships,  and  make  the  Bulletin  Board  that  was  a  surprise  "Get  Going  Sampson,"  who  was  a  greatly  toward  this  end.  gineers  when  they  try  to  steal  the  few  needed  changes  in  the  ones  to me. Tacked  upon that  board  was  deck  houses,  there is  plenty of  gear  now  under  construction  and  rem­ a  missive  that  read.  "Any  one  LEWIS  AND  MURRAY  space  without  having  to  organize  edy  those  already  built,  we  shall  caught  defacing  this  notice  will  be  a  saffari  every  time  you  need  a  have  ships  that  the  men  won't  given  bread  and  water,  also" bound  LAUNCH  OPEN WAR  shackle.  And  beheve  it  or  not,  at  mind  taking a  chance on. After all,  in  chains  until the  ship  reaches  the  last  we  have  ships  built  where  we  when  you  figure  the  number  of  first  port  where  the guilty  one  will  {Continned  from  Page  1)  have  a  place  to stow  away  a  gang­ men  that  have  been  lost  and  that  Harry  Van  Arsdale  Jr.,  business  Be  turned  oVer  to the  Naval  auth­ way  without  having  to  shift  a  will  be  lost  you  can  see  that  we  manager  of  Local  3,  International  had  met  certain  conditions.  orities."  It  seemed  that  some  one  are  not  asking  too  much.  lifeboat  or  two  each  time.  Brotherhood  of  Electrical  Work­ had  left  His  cot, out  on  the  poop  These  were:  Recognition  of  a  "Army"  ,  dnd  during  the  night  the  wind  had  ers,  A^  F.  of  L.,  whose  conviction  $1,680,000  advance  for  organizing  They  state  that  it  is  easy  to  criticise  but  hard  to  advise.  Well,  ' blown  it  against  something  that  on  riot  charges  under  a  rarely  in­ purposes  as  a  "loan"  to  be  repaid^  for  a  dime  here  is  the  answer  to  Electricians Strike  Was  sharp  and  the  results  was  that  voked  statute  was  believed  to  be  . a  Jiole  was­ torn  in  it. The old  man  without  precedent  in  the history  of  cession  of  attacks  on  District  30,  making  a  good  ship  out  of  these.  Air  Field  laid  the  blame  on  one  of  the  men,  labor  disputes  in  this  State,  lost  the  "catch­all"  division  of  the  U  Rearrange  the  ladders  to  the  en­ and  this  notice  posted  on  the board  his fight  to upset  the verdict,  when  M.  W.,  which  has  been  taking  in  gine  room  so  a  man  has  a  straight  The  strike  of  230  electricians,  the  Appellate Division  in  Brooklyn  dairy farmers;  and  renewal of  peace  shot  at  coming  out  of  there.  Make  was  the  results.  members  of  Local  3  of  the  Elec­ This  ship  needed  a  crew  very  sustained  the  conviction  in  a  three  .conferences  with  the  A.  F.  of  L.,  sure  that  there  is  head­room  for  trical  Workers  Union,  A.  F. of  L.,  badly  so  we  shipped  them  and  on  to  two  decision.  with  Lewis  heading  up  the  C.I.O.  coming" up  and  down,  this  can  be  at  Floyd  Bennett  Field,  which  has  The  court  also  upheld  the  con­ done  by  using  about  3  feet  more  tied  up  naval  aviation  construction  arrival  to  the  ship  that  is  what  peace  committee.  they  saw.  And  believe  me  they  viction  of  Charles  Mangano,  a  Lewis'  committee  also  blasted  L  frame  and  trying  fore  and  aft  for  eleven  days,  was  called  off  came  back  to  the  hall  in  a  hurry.  night  shop  steward  for  the  same  G.I.O.  attacks  on  District  30  as  instead  of  thwartships.  In  the fire­ last  night  by  the  union's executive  I  went  to  the  ship  and  called  Mr.  union,  who  was  convicted  of  "treason  to the principles of  labor."  room,  where  things  are  so  hot,  board  in  response  to  a  request  by  Wheeler  to meet  me there, so  when  charges  of  coercion  in  connection  Both  Murray  and  the  C.I.01  shift  the  gauge  boards  so  that  the  the War Labor Board.  The men will  we  got  together  I  asked  him  and  with  strike  picketing.  Van  Arsdale  executive  board  replied  in  blister­ man'  can  see  both  his  water  and  return  to  work  this  week.  his  gauges  from  the  vents  so  that  the Old  man  to come  in  the crew's  was  sentenced  to serve  one  to  two  ing  language.  when he  has a  chance for  a  blow  he  Railway  Labor  mess  room  and  showed  it  to  the  years  in  Sing  Sing  Prison  and  —Labor can  take it­  without  having  to run  both  of  them,  f  told  the  Old  Man  Mangano  was  sentenced  to  serve  all  over  the fireroom  to keep things  Panel Created  that  until  he  got  this  thing  dis­ four  months in  the  workhouse,  but  both  wete  released  on  certificates  under  control.  About  the  quarters,  PROFITEER  HOLDUP  posed  of  and  got  off  his  high  horse  of  reasonable  doubt  pending  the  the  wipers  and  the  guncrews  are  WASHINGTON,  June  9  —  '  that  I didn't  Believe  that  he  could  IS  CLOSING  PLANTS  installed  in  the  biggest  rooms  on  President  Roosevelt  has  appointed  appeal.  Two  other  members  of  the  get  a  crew  for  Her.  the  ships  for  the  urdicensed.  We  the  nine  members  of  the National  He  told  me  that  he  would  be  union  were  convicted  of  simple  as­ damned  if  He  would' fake  it down  sault,  were fined  $230 each  and  did  Plants  in  many  parts  of  the  don't  holler  about  these  lads  hav­ Railway  Labor  panel  which  was"  countay have  been  closed; down be­ ing  good  quarterSj in  fact  we  want  authorized  by  Executive  Qrder  on  and  that  he  meant everything  that  not  appeal.  cause  dealers  in  fats  and  oils  are  them  to  have  them.  But  after  all;  May  22.  was  written  on  it.  Then *we  had  keeping  those  products  off  the  on  these  ships  the  oilers  are  the  The  panel  will  be  an  emergency  Hell  and  I  told  him  that  I  Would  not  sail  y^ith  a  S.B;  of  his  kind  In  the  last  issue  of  the  Log,  C.  market,  with­ the object  of  obtain­ ones  that  do  the  work.  The  only  board  from  which  three  members  way  that  we  can  forgive  the  de­ will be  called On  to investigate  and  then  he" said  that  if  T  was  off  that  Bosvald,  No.  18J"0"  was  listed  as  ing  higher  prices.  shii)  and did  anything  like  destroy­ being  suspended  for  6  monthsi  That charge  was' made  this  week  signer  of  these quarters  ir for  him  tfeport to  the  President  on  any dis­ ing  that .paper  he  would  Blow  my  Brother  Bosvald"  Has  been  suspend­ by  Leon  Henderson,  price  adminis­ to­ sail in  them.  pute  between  a  rail  carrier  and  its  brains out.  So" f  informed  Him  that  ed  from" sKppirtg  on  Cilmar  ships  trator, who" declkred large  stocks of  Regards  the  stewards  depart­ employes,  and  which  the  National  only.  He  is  enritltd  fo  ship  on  all  fats and' oils have  accumulated  un­ ment,  the  m^rooms are  O.R.,  the  Mediation Board  has  been  unable  to  it  yrould' Mcork  two ways.  used  in  the country's storage tanks.  galley  it lousy.  Every  things  within  adjust.  r went  ashore  to" calf  Bro.  Biggs  other  lines.  TAMPA  Examine "Liberty ' Ships;  Quarters Are Not  Well Planned  Van Arsdale Loses  Fight On Sentence  coRReeTfoff]  1  �THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  Page  Four  Thursday,  June  11,  1942  WAR BOARD KNOCKS  DOWN  LTJ?. ACCEPTS SJ.U. AS  SEAFARERS'  REQUEST FOR  AN  INCREASED  ALLOWANCE  AMERICAN AFFILIATE  On Raft 32 Days;  SJ.U. Man Saved  {Confimiei jrom  Page  1)  I ­ {Cmitinued  from  Page  1)  ia"*,  Finland,  France",  Germany"*^  bership  exceeds  two  million,  not­ Hungary",  Iceland,  India,  Ind<H  eluding  department  head)  receiving  a  basic  wage  of  $120  per  month  withstanding  the  fact  that  fascism  China,  Ireland,  Italy",  Japan%  or  less.  "Unquote".  and  the  subsequent  destruction  of  Kenya,  Latvia",  Luxemburg",  Ma­ Section  (b)  (ii)  reading  as follows "Quote"  (including department  {^Continued  from  Page  1)  the free  trade union  forces of  Italy,  dagascar,  Mexico,  Morocco,  Nes»|  heads)  receiving  a  basic  wage  in excess  of  $120  per month,  the sum  of  Germany,  Austria  and  other  coun­ Zealand,  Nicaragua,  Norway",  Pal­ $350,  and  (iii)  if  an  unlicensed  member  of  the  crew  (including  de­ and fifteen  minuteis  later.  Two  lifeboats  got  away  with  tri^  have  cut  deeply  into  the  estine,  Poland",  Portugal,  Rhodesia,  partment  heads)  receiving  a  basic  wage  of  $120  per  month or  less,  the  most  of  the  crew.  One of  the last  ranks  of  the  International.  Rumania",  Spain",  South  Africa,  sum of  $250:  provided,  that  if  such  loss  or  damage  shall  have  occurred  men  to  Iqavc  the  ship,  Souza  fell  The  outbreak  of  the  second  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Trinidad,  on  a  voyage  commencing  subsequent  to  January  31,  1942  no  amount  sn  excess  of  the  respective  amounts  specified  in  subdivision  (a)  hereof  into  the  sea  when  a  machine  gun  world  war  and  the  occupation  of  Tunisia,  United  States,  Venezuela,  shall  be  paid  unless  the  ofiScer  or  crew  member  suffered  such  loss  or  bullet  cut  the line  on which he  was  the  Netherlands,  where  headquar­ Yugoslavia.  damage shall  prior to  the  departure of  the  vessel  from the  port  at  which  lowering  himself  to  the  raft.  The  ters  of  the  I.T.F.  were  located,  led  * denotes occupied by enemy or un» to  the  transfer  of  the  Federation  der totalitarian rule. such  voyage  shall  have  commenced  or  at  which  such  officer  or  crew  chief  engineer,  a fireman  and  seaman  had  launched  a  raft,  and  to  England.  German  arms  destroy­ International  headquarters  of thfl  member  shall  have  signed  on,  have  delivered.  "Unquote".  Souza  joined  them.  ed  the  independence  of  the  coun­ I.T.F.  are  in  London,  and  Kemp­ A  redraft  of  Decision  No.  3  (a)  and  (b)  with  the  requested  de­ *We  were  happy  to  see  the  ship  tries  of  continental  Western  Eu­ ston,  Beds.,  England.  Members  of  letions  and  additions  is  enclosed.  down,"  he  said,  "because  the  rope,  whose  unions  however,  re­ the  Management  Committee  ai^  Maritime  War  Emergency  Board  Decision  No.  3  Suggested  revision  flames  lighted  the  sea  and  we  were  mained affiliated  with and  active  in  John  Marchbank,  General  Secre­ on  paragraph  (a)  and  (b).  in  danger  every  minute  of  machine  the  transport  workers'  movement.  tary,  National  Union  of  Railway­ (a)  In  the  event  of  total  loss  of  or  damage  (equivalent  to  total  gun fire  from  the  submarine."  This  is  particularly  the  case  with  men of  Great  Britain,  chairman; 0,  loss)  to  the  effects  of  any  licensed  officer  or  unlicensed  member  of  The first  morning  they  sighted  the  seafarers'  unions  of  Belguim,  Jarman,  General  Secretary,  Nation­ the  crew  resulting  from  risks  of  war  or  war­like  operations,  such  officer  or  crew  member  shall  be  paid,  as  reimbursement  for  such  the  two  lifeboats,  but  apparently  Denmark,  Holland,  Norway,  Yu­ al  Union  of  Seamen  of  Great  Brit­ loss  or  damage,  (i)  if  a  licensed  officer,  the  sum  of  $300,  (ii)  if  an  those  aboard  failed  to  see  the  raft.  goslavia,  Poland,  Greece,  and  free  ain:  A.  Deakin  of  the  National  The  chief  engineer  died  within  a  France.  Transport  Workers'  Unioin  of  unlicensed  member  of  the  crew,  the  sum  of  $150.  week.  Just  before  his  death  he  be­ The  transport  workers'  unions  Great  Britain,  who  took  Mr.  Er­ (b)  In  the  event  that  any  such  officer  or  crew  member  shall'  establish  that  the actual  value of  his  effects so  lost  or damaged  is  in  came  crazed  from  cold  and  ex­ of  the  following  countries  are  af­ nest  Bevin's  place,  now Minister  oi  excess  of  the  applicable  amount  specified  in  subdivision  (a)  hereof,  posure  and  threw  about  half  of  the  filiated  or  maintain  close  relations  Labor;  Edo  Fimmen,  General  Sec­ he  shall  be  paid  the  actual  value  thereof  but  not  in  any  event  ex­ provisions  overboard  and  spilled  with  the  I.T.F.:  retary,  I.T.F.,  now  on  sick  leave;  ceeding  (i)  if  a licensed  officer,  the sum  of  $500,  (il)  if  an  unlicensed  much  of  the  fresh  water  before  he  Algeria,  Argentine,  Australia,  J.  Oldenbroek,  Asst.  General  Sec­ member of  the  crew,  the sum  of  $500.  From  this date  on  such  officer  could  be  subdued.  The fireman  Austria's  Belgium",  Bolivia,  Bra­ retary,  I.T.F.;  and  representatives  or  crew  member  upon  signing  articles  shall  deliver  to  the  Master  died  soon  after  the  chief  engineer.  zil,"  Bulgaria"*,  Canada,  Chile,  of  other  countries.  for  approval  and  deposit  with  Owner's  representative  in  said  port,  a  Days  and  nights  of  horror  for  China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia'*,Den­ The American office of  the  I.T.F.  signed, statement  setting  forth  an  itemized  list  of  his  effects,  and  Souza  and  his  remainig  com­ mark",  Dutch  East  Ind.",  Dutch  is  located  at  21  Pearl  Street,  New  showing  that  the  actual  value  thereof  is  in  excess  of  the  applicable  panion  were  marked  by  further  Guiana",  Ecuador,  Egypt,  Eston­ York,  N. Y.  amount  specified  in  subdivision  (a)  hereof.  disaster.  Twice  Souza  was  thrown  The  amendment  to  Decision  No.  3  dated  January  20,  1942  is  re  into  the  sea  by  the  violence  of  the  quested  by  the  members  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  of  the  Atlantic  waves,  but  both  times  he  was  able  and  Gulf  District  of  the  Seafarers'  Int'l.  Union  of  N.  A.,  for  the  fol  to  swim  back  to  the  raft.  Several  lowing  reasons,  the  basic  wage  paid  a  member  of  the  unlicensed  per  times  they  were menaced  by  whales  sonnel  should  have  no  bearing  on  the  amount  paid  in  reimbursement  and sharkes,  and  once a  whale dived  for  the  loss  of  personal  efects.  (a)  a  minimum  amount  is  cstablishec  directly  under  the  raft.  as  per  Decision No.  3  Section  (a)  and  a  maximum  amount  is  establishec  Souza's  last  companion  died  or  in  Decision  No.  3  Section  (b)  providing  that  a  member  of  the  un­ became  crazed  and  jumped  over­ licensed  personnel  shows  actual  proof  of  the  value  of  iiis  personal  ef­ board  only  the  night  before  the  ^ fects.  e.g.  the  lopsided  manner  in  which  this  decision  operates  is  graph­ rescue.  WASHINGTON,  June  9.—The  WASHINGTON,  June  9—The  ically  demonstrated  in  the  case  of  a  ship's  carpenter  who  carries  with  Labor­Management  Policy  Com­ National  Labor  Relations  Board  him  many  valuable  tools.  If  a  carpenter  receives  a  basic  wage  of  $120  DIDN'T SEE FINAL TRAGEDY mittee  of  the  War  Man  Power  yesterday  ordered  an  election  held  per  month  or  less,  he  is  entitled  to reimbursement  up  to  the  amount  of  Commission  tabled  today  a  propos­ within  30  days  among employes  of  $250.  On  the other  hand,  if  he receives  a  basic  wage  of  $121  per  month  "I  must  have  been  dozing  when  ed  directive  which  would  "freeze"  Allis Chalmers  Co.'s  Lacrosse,  Wis.,  or  over,  he  is  entitled  to  reimbursement  up  to  $3 50.  The  point  being  it  happened,  because  ! don't  know  war  workers  to  their  jobs  to  stop  works  to  determine  whether  they  that, the  value of  his  tools rem.ains  the  same,  regardless  of  his  wage  scale.  just  how  or  when  we  went." Souza  the  "pirating"  of  labor  by  com­ wish  to  be  represented  by  thd  By  tying  his  reimbursement  to his  wages  you  work  a  hardship  upon  the  said.  "He  was  in  pretty  bad  shape  United  Automobile,  Aircraft  and  panies  offering  higher  wages.  man  who  has  invested,  in  many  cases,  more  than  $500  in  his  working  anyway  and  I  doubt  if  he  could  The  action  to  put  off  further  Agricultural  Workers,  CIO,  or  tools  and  personal  effects.  Another  example:  A  cook,  who  also  carries  have  survived.  He  kept  saying  he  consideration  of  the  order  was  ta­ the  International  Assn.  of  Mach­ his  own  t^s,  but  in  most  instances  of  lesser  value  than  a  carpenters'  was  going  to see  his  mother,  and  I  ken  on  the  initiative  of  Walter  P.  inists,  AFL,  or  by  neither.  tools, is  allowed reimbursement  up to the  amount of  $ 3 5 0 for  the simple  believe  he  jumped  overboard."  Reuther,  a  labor  member.  •   reason  that  his  basic  wage  exceeds  $120  per  month.  They  had  run out  of  water  about  Under  the  requested  amendment,  a  member  of  the  unlicensed  per­ ten  days  before  the  raft  was  sight­ •   sonnel, regardless  of  his basic  wage,  will  be  reimbursed  up  to the  amount  ed.  The  younger  seamen  had  drunk  •  of  $500  upon  submitting  proof  of  the  loss  of  personal  effects.  WASHINGTON,  June  9—The  sea water  and five  days  before  the  "Will  you  kindly  take  the  above  under  consideration  and  com­ rescue,  Souza,  too,  drank  salt  breach  between  the  C.I.O.  and  tjhe  EDGEWATER,  N. J.,  June  9—  United  Mine  Workers  of  America  '  municate  with  Mr.  Matthew  Dushane,  our  Washington  Representative,  water.  The  latter  was­  till  con­ Charles Davey,  former  president  of  widened  today  with  the  announce­ located  at  the  Hotel  Harrington,  regarding  your  decision.  scious when  he  was  lifted  from  the  Local  12117,  United  Mine  Work­ ment  by  the  United  Constructicm  Very  truly  yours,  raft.  He  had  seen  the  rescue  vessel  ers,  consisting  of  350  employes  of  Workers  Organizing  CommittM  and  attempted  to  stand  up  and  JH:MS JOHN HAWK, Sec. Treat. wave but  he  was too  weak.  He was  the  Spencer­Kellogg  &  Sons  Lin­ that  it  was  severing  its  direct  af­ ­  ­  O  O  badly  burned  from  the  sun  and  seed  Oil  Company,  here,  announc­ filiation  with  the  C.I.O.  to become  wind  and  his  clothes  were  in  tat­ ed  today  that  the  union  had  given  a  division  in  District  50  of  the  June  8,  1942  up  its  affiliation. with  the  John  L.  U.  M.  W.  ers.  Mr.  John  Hawk  .  ­; :  Lewis­dominated  U.  M.  W.  to  be­ When  Souza  signed  on  for  the  John  L.  Lewis'  brother,  A.  D.  Secretary­Treasuf cf­ come  Local  12065  of  the  Gas,  voyage  he  weighed  190  pounds  and  Lewis,  chairman  of  the  construc­ Seafarers International  Union of  North America  Coke  and  Chemical  Workers  when  he  was  taken  off  the  raft  tion  workers,  will  direct  their  ac­ P.  O.  Box  25  Union,  C.I.O.,  a  faction  led  by  he  weighed  110  pounds.  tivities  in  the  miner  organization.  New  York,  New York  Philip  Murray,  president  of  the  As  a  result  .of  his  experience,  In  a  letter  announcing  the. change­ Dear  Mr.  Hawk:  C.I.O.  over  officials  accused  the  C.Lp.  This  will  acknowledge  your  letter  of  June  2,  1942  on  the  subject  it  has  been  suggested  that  life  leaders.  of  "betraying"  industrial  .  of  allowances  for  personal  effects,  addressed  to  the  Maritime  War  Em­ rafts  should  be  provided  with  a  prow  and  that  a  rudder  and  a  leg  unionism.  ,  ergency  Board.  mutton  sail  should  be  lashed  Technically,  the  construction  The  Board  has  considered  the  argument  made  in  advance  by  the  workers  will  still  be  indirect  affili­ Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  on  them.  Souza  explained  that  the  PITTSBURGH,  June  8  —  Ten  ates  of  C.I.O.  through  the  United  North  America  on  the  subject  of  allowances  for  personal  effects  and  sail  would  help  to  attract  atten­ has  deemed  it  inadvisable  to  change  the  amounts  listed  in  Decision  No.  tion  and  that  any  kind  of  prog­ Atlantic  and  Pacific  supermarkets  Mine  Workers.  The  U.  M­  W.  has  ress  would  keep  up  the  spirits  of  in  the  East  End  and  Squirrel  Hill  been  declared  delinquent' for  non­ 3  and  the  amendments  thereto.  the  castaways.  He  believes  that  In  districts  were  closed  today  by  a  payment  of  per  capita  tax,  but  hiu  The Board  has  consolidated  all  of  the  amendments  of  Decision  No.  many  cases  the  chances  of  reach­ walkout  of  4 0 0  miscellaneous  not  yet  been  expelled.  For  practic­ 3  under  one  cover,  copy  of  which wjll  be  mailed  to  you  shortly.  ing  shore  would  be  increased  and  workers  in  sympathy  with  a  strike  al  purposes,  however,  the  estrange­ '  Sincerely, of  350  A.  F.  of  L.  bakers.  • ves saved.  ment  is  complete.  j ERICH NELSEN, Secretary Labor Union Front  'il 'j- I i' • •   1'?,  } Committee  tables  War  Job 'Freezing'  Aiiis Chalmers  Election  District 50 of  350 Quit Lewis Union  UMW  Leaves CIO  For  Murray­Led  Unit  Pittsburgh  Walkout  Closes  A^&P.  Stores  i  i  I  ­  ^  Il  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource June 11, 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF ACCEPTS S.I.U AS AMERICAN AFFILIATE WAR BOARD KNOCKS DOWN SEAFARERS' REQUEST FOR AN INCREASED ALLOWANCE I.T.F. ACCEPTS SIU AS AMERICAN AFFILIATE ON RAFT 32 DAYS; SIU MAN SAVED EXAMINE LIBERTY SHIP; QUARTERS ARE NOT WELL PLANNED LEWIS AND MURRAY LAUNCH OPEN WAR HALF OF AMERICAN WORKERS EARN LESS THAN $500 YEARLY STRIKE BREAKER IS FINED BY COURT MUSICIAN UNION AGAINST JUKE BOXES FINK-HERDER IS FINALLY IN LINE VAN ARSDALE LOSES FIGHT ON SENTENCE PROFITEER HOLDUP IS CLOSING PLANS ELECTRICIANS STRIKE AIR FIELD RAILWAY LABOR PANEL CREATED COMMITTEE TABLES WAR JOB 'FREEZING' ALLIS CHALMERS ELECTION 350 QUIT LEWIS UNION FOR MURRAY-LED UNIT PITTSBURGH WALKOUT CLOSES A&P STORES DISTRICT 50 OF UMW LEAVES CIO Headlines: Headlines: Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 19 Vol. XVII, No. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/11/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Language A language of the resource Relation A related resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Subject The topic of the resource 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/40748c92d07e1b13ad494915bf6b059c.PDF 0a4932ad3fda431d0cf97ad61b768deb PDF Text Text r^HERSjocf t.­ OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL  IV.  2H  NEW  YORK,  N. Y.,  THURSDAY,  JUNE  18,  1942  No.  20  Suprrane Court  Medals Are Planned Strikes Blows At  For Maritime Heroes Wages&Hours Act  WASHINGTON,  June  15^^—Rules  and  regulations  governing  the award  to American seamen  of  the Merchant  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. —The  Wage­Hour  Act  received  a  boost  Marine  Distinguished  Service  Medal,  were  announced  by  the  Maritime  Commission  today.  and  a  blow  from  the  Supreme  The  Maritime  Commission,  under  Public  Law  524  is  Court, in  twojdecisions.  The  court,  authorized  and  directed  to  provide  and  award  a  medal  to  each  person  the  law  requires  payment  at  time  in  the  American  Merchant  Marine  who,  on  or  after  Sept.  3rd,  1939,  and  one  half  rates  for  overtime  has  distinguished  himself  by  an  work,  even  though  an  employe  outstanding  deed  of  conduct  or  may  be  earning  far  above  the mini­ service  in  the  line  of  duty.  mum  wage fixed  by  the  act.  It  is  intended  that  the  medal  This  favorable  ruling  was  offset  shall  be  regarded  as  an  outstanding  by  another,  handed  down  by  a  5­ NASSAU,  Bahamas.  —  This  distinction  and  that  it  shall  be  to­4  vote,  which  sustained  the  swanky  British  tourist  resort  off  right  of  an employer  to  get  around  the  Florida  coast,  where  American  SEE  EDITORIAL  the  time­and­one­half  provision  by  millionaires  have  set  up  dummy  IN  COLUMN  1  making  individual  contracts  with  corporations  to  evade  U.  S.  taxes,  his  workers.  was  the  scene  June  2  of  a  demon­ The first  opinion  upheld  a  back  stration  of  2,000  Negro  laborers  awarded  only  after  definite  proof  pay  suit  brought  by  William  H.  against  a  wage  scale  of  80c  a  day  of  outstanding  conduct  or  service  in  the  line  of  duty  has  been  made  Missel  against  the  Overnight  Mo­ at  the  air field  construction  job.  available.  British  soldiers  as  well  as  local  tor  Transportation  ompany  of  Bal­ timore.  The  company  had  worked  police  were called  out  and  the Duke  All  persons  serving  on  merchant  Missel  overtime,  but  based  extra  of  Windsor,  governor  of  the  Ba­ vessels  of  the  United  States,  ou  pay  on  the  former  statutory  mini­ hamas, flew  back  from  Wa.shing­ those  owned  or  controlled  by  the  muni" of  3 0  cents  an  hour,  rather  ton.  Two  of  the  demonstrators  nited  States  or  by  its  citizens  and  than  on  Missel's  regular  rate,  which  were  killed  and  several  were  on fishing  vessels,  the  Commission  wounded.  Some  of  the  fashionable  said,  are  deemed  for  the  purpose  of  was  much  higher.  Written  by  Justice  Stanley  F.  shop  windows  on  the  main  street  the  Act,  to  be  serving  in  the  {Continued  on  Page  4)  {Continued  on  Page  4)  {Continued  on  Page  4)  by  an  8­to­l  majority,  held  that  SECRETARY­TREASURER  JOHN  HAWK  STANDS  BE­ SIDE  THE  SlU  MEMORIAL  BANNER  AS  THE  SEAFARERS  UNION  DELEGATION  WAITS TO  SWING  INTO THE  LINE  OF  MARCH  FOR  THE  "NEW  YORK  AT  WAR"  PARADE  HELD  LAST  SATURLAY.  THE  BANNER,  BEING  HELD  BY  BROTH­ ER  JAMES  FLYNN,  INFORMED  SPECTATORS  THAT  THE  SlU  HAS  LOST  473  UNION  BROTHERS  AT  SEA  DUE  TO  ENEMY  ACTION.  Medals or  Hard­tack  An Editorial America lias  been  at war  7 months  now, and  through­ out all  this  time  the merchant seamen  have served  as shock  troops.  They  have  lost  a  greater  percentage  of  their  men  than  any  branch of  the armed  force  to date.  Bahama Labor  Revolts Against  80c Per Day Wage  MARITIME HEROES PARADE UP FIFTH AVENUE Tbe  merchant  seamen  have  not  only  been  underpaid  and  kicked  around  generally  by  the  shipowners,  but  have,  often  been  denied  the benefits of  the most  elementary safe­ ty measures.  For  months  they  had  to  battle  the  shipowners  to  get  arms  and  life, rafts  on  the  boats  (the*  cost  money  you  know.).  It  was  under  pressure  of  lost  revenue  due  to  sinkings  that  the shipowners  finally  armed  the ships.  Finally  forced  by  the  pressure  of  events  to  supply  arms,  the  bosses  now  chisel  in  another  direction—the  pro­ visions  and  equipment  placed  aboard  life  boats.  It  may  sound  incredible  to  some  that  a  man  making  thousands  of  dollars profit  out  of  this  war  will  save  a  few  pennies by cutting the rations of  hard  tack and  water  plac­ ed  aboard life  boats. But  it's true!  ^ ;•   ..A.'M  Ask  Clifford Stamford, an  SIU  Able Seaman  who  was  torpedoed  last  month.  Brother  Stamford  was  aboard  a  ship  belonging  to one  of  the largest  and  most  prosperous operators  on  the Atlan­ tic  Coast.  The  ship  was  attacked  by  two  subs  and  broken  in  half  by  torpedoes.  24  crew  members  and  2  passengers  crowded  into  the  single  unsmashed  life  boat  and  pulled  away from  the sinking ship.  IM • I   I  ,  r i  •  '  The life  boat was  adrift for  8  days before rescue^  Here  ifr what  Brother Stamford  had  to say  about  it.  ­  "We  were  so  crowded  that  no  one  could  move.  We.  just  had  to  sit  doubled  up  for  the  entire  8  days.  It  got  so  the circulation  stopped  in  our arms  and  legs.  But  that  was  not  the  worst  part. We  might  have  been  able  to stand  the  physical  pain  a  little  better  if  the  boat  had  been  supplied  with decent  provisions.  {Continued on Page 2) * , THESE  SIU  BROTHERS,  SURVIVORS  OF  TORPEDOED  SHIPS,  STOLE  THE  SHOW  LAST  SATURDAY  IN  NEW  YORK  WHEN  THEY  PARTICIPATED  IN  THE  "NEW  YORK  AT  WAR"  PARADE.  5DO,COO  SOLDIERS,  SAILORS,'  DEFENSE  AND  UNION  WORKERS  PARTICIPATED  IN  THE . PARADE,  BUT  FEW  OF  THEM  CAUSED  THE  EXCITEMENT  AND  APPLAUSE  OCCA­ SIONED.BY  THE  APPEARANCE  OF  THE  SIU  MEN. CHEERS AND  HANDCLAPPING GREETED  TMEM  FOR  THE  ENTIRE  LENGTH  OF  THE  MARCH  WHICH  WAS  FROM  28th  STREET  TO  7Bth  STREET.  THE  SIU  MEN  WERE  HEROES  TO  EVERYBODY  BUT  THE  SHIPOWNERS.  .'.JI �•  iaS&'t­..''  ip'rfjiiay  •  ,«V­5»­rk­rrra  P««:e Two THE SEAFARERS' SEAFARERS' INTERNA110NAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 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Thursday, June 18, 1942 Skll^F. Urge^ NahiMf Ai^B^ JhiJtUMhei  bv  the  I  .li'ly  LOG A  WOBB WITH  The  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  has  launchiid  a  campaign  to  name  one  of  the  new  Liberty  ships  after  the founder  of  the  AfJilMed MOtfh  the  American Ji'ederaUon 0/  Labor  SUP,  Andrew  Furuseth,  The  following  resolution  was  passed  HARRY  LUNDEBERQ,  International  Prealdent  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  Son  Francisco,  Calii  up  and  down  the  Pacific  Coast:  WHEREAS:  It  is  the  policy  of  the  U.  S.  Maritime  Commis­ sion  to  name  the  new  Liberty Ships  after  men  who  rendered  ser­.  vices Jo this country  as a  whole, such  as;  heroes of  previous  wars  poets  and  in  many  instances  politicians  and  financiers, and,  WHEREAS!  The  Sailors'  Union  'has  in  one  of  its  past  offi­ cials, a  man  who  has  done  more  than  any one  individual,to create  and  mann  a  merchant  marine  worthy  of  the  United  States, there­ fore  be  it  RESOLVED:  That  the  membership  of  the  Sailors'  Union  of  the  Pacific,, through  any  means  deemed  necessary  by  our  Secre­ tary,  petition  the  Maritime  Commission  to  name  one  of  the  ships  being  built  on  the  Pacific  Coast:  The  Andrew  Furuseth.  ADDRESS  ALL  CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNINO  THIS  PUBLICATION  TO:  "THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P. New York,  N. Y.  Phone: BOwling Green 9­8346  Medals or  Hard­tack  Hello  Sisters  and  Brothers:  This  being  my  last  little effort  at  being  A  columnist,  I  hardly  know  what  to say.  I feel  as if  I am  leaving  mjr  own  family.  You  have  all  been  pretty  swell  to  me  in  the  years  I  have  been  with  you  and  I'm  sure­ ly  going  to  miss  the  whole  gang.  However,  I  will  attend  our. meet­ ings  whenever  I  can  and  I  sfiall  continue  to  see  the  boys  in  the  {Confhnied  from  Page  1)  "Only about half  the rounds of  hard  tack were aboard  that  should  have  been,  and  much  of  that  was  spoiled.  I  don't  know  how  long  that  hard­tack  had  been  in  the life  boat, but it  must have  been plenty long for it to spoil. And  the drinking water ... it had  fuel oil  in it!"  hospital  once  in  a  while.  I'll  also  REPORT FROM When  the  survivors  finally  reached  shore  they  were  hospitalized  for  weeks  due  to  exposure  and  lack  of  food  and  v/atcr. Two  of  them  are still  in  the  hospital  (7 weeks  after rescue)  and one had  his feet amputated.  Great drop  a  line  to  the  brothers in Fort  Stanton.  So  Gleason  and  Gresham,  you  will  be  hearing  from  me,  and  I  want  to  wish  you  both  a  speedy  recovery  and  the  best  of  every­ thing.  My  best  also  to  Red.  By "DUKE  DUSHANE  I  hope  John  Novak,  SUP,  will  have  arrived  in  Ft.  Stanton  safely  by now.  It  must  have  been  a  tough  trip in  his  condition.  I  attended  hearings  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  here  in  Washing­ Lakes Beef: For the past week or so  the high­powered  publicity de­ partments of  the  Government  have  been  buttering  up  the  ton  with  Mardy  Polaner,  Administrator  of  the  Great  Lakes  District  The  worst  job  I  have  this  week  seamen—calling  them  heroes  and  proposing  that  they  be  of  the  S.I.U.  Also  attending  was  Mr.  H.  Kaiser,  an  A.F.L.  attorney  is  telling  the  boys  in  the  hospitals  that  I  won't  be  around  again.  But  connected  with  Judge  Padway's  office.  decorated  with medals.  Medals or  no medals,  seamen have a  job to do and  will  continue to do that  job to the best of  their ability. But  they  do ask  that  they  be  given  a  fighting chance  for  their lives.  They do ask  that the shipowner stop  putting profits before  everything else.  Medals are O.K. . . . but hard  tack  is  better.  Out of the Focsl by  — I 'v­ I  € X. The  SIU  put  its  best  foot  forward  Saturday.  All  those  who  watched  or  marched  in  the  parade  know  what  a*  showing  our  men  'made.  From  28 th  Street  all  the  way  up  Fifth  Avenue,  the  crowd  ap­ plauded.  From  60th  Street  to  76th  Street,  the  roar  and  the  applause  I  fir  of  the  crowd  was  deafciiing.  It  was  certainly  a  grand  day  for  the  ji#'  lr­"­r  SIU.  Even  the  "Little  Flower"  was  mightily  impressed  as  Whitey  the  delegates  will  take  care  of  them  from  now  on,  and  do  a  good  throughout  the  whole  thing  the  shipowner  refused  to  budge  an  inch  job  I'm  sure.  from  his  original  stand  taken  when  the  Department  of  Labor  attempt­ I  want  to leave  word  behind  for  ed  to  mediate.  Arthur  Thompson  and  Don  Ro­ The  W.L.B.  panel  did  its  best  to  get  an  agreement  between  the  nan  when  they  hit  the  beach.  My  union  and  the  shipowner,  but  it  was  impossible  in  view  of  the  stand  best  to  them  and  I'll  be  looking  taken  by  the  officials  of  the  D  &  C  line.  them  up.  And  also  greetings  and  The  whole  case  has  been  thrown  to  the  full  War  Labor  Board  farewells  to  Frances  O'Leary.  The  hearings  were  before  a  panel  of  the  War  Labor  Board  and  for  a  formal  decision.  The  decision  should  be  handed  down  by  the  There  are  so  many  swell  guys  end  of  the  week.  that  I  just  can't  mention  them  all,  but  I'm  thinking  of  them.  I  want  to say goodbye,  too,  to all  the  boys  As  of  this  date,  all  ships  entering  one  or  more  ports  in  the  fol­ on  the  third  floor  . . . Brothers  Fisher,  Hart  and  Goldie  and  our  lowing  areas  shall  receive  $125  in  addition  to  the  regular  bonus:  old  side  kick,  Fred  Stewart.  (A)  On  the  east,  west  and  north  coast  of  Australia,  extending  So  long  to Whitey  who  has  been  from  North  West  Cape  to  and  including  Melbourne.  swell  and  given  me  all  sort  of  co­ (B)  Dutch  Harbor,  Alaska.  operation  and  help  over  the  past  These  changes  were  made  at  the  request  of  the  SUP.*  years.  He  always  set  me  straight  if  I  got  fouled  up  in  some  job.  And  Non-Citizens: to  my  friend  Floyd  Miller,  our  We  have  been  successful  in  getting  the  Government  to  alter  its  Editor,  my  deepest  thanks  for  the  rules  in  regard  to  aliens  shipping  on  U.  S.  ships.  Henceforth,  ship's  many  nice  things,  you  have .done  crews  may  be  composed  of  50%  of  non­citizens.  This  ruling  applies  for  me.  You've  been  swell.  Maritime War Emergency Board Decision: Hawk  gave  him  the  salute.  Fred  Hart  seemed  to  be  ready  to  fly  after  he  recognized  a  friend  to  both  Government  owned  and  Government  operated  (privately  The  young  married  man  on  the  in  the  crowd.  Slug  handled  that  ensign  like  a  trooper.  Jim  Flynn  also  owned)  ships.  top  floor  is  well  taken  care  of,  I.  understand.  Pop  Kennedy  tells  me  did  a  good  job.  Paul  Gonsorchick  had  his  wife  marching  with  the  he  has  a fine  little  wife  and  every­ crowd.  The  W.E.B.  has  again  requested  that  all  seamen  make  out  dupli­ thing  is  swell.  Personal Effects: cate  lists  of  their  personal  belongings  before  shipping  out.  One  copy  So  long and  best  wishes  to Frank  Percy  Picrson  of  the  ACADIA  dropped  in  to  say  Hello.  All  the  should  be  kept  by  the  man  shipping,  the other  copy  going  to the  com­ on  the  5 th  floor,  and  to  the  2nd  ACADIA  stiffs  had  to  leave  their  "home".  Don't  worry  guys,  Eastern  pany's  agent.  All  lists  going  to  the  company  should  be  signed  by  the  floor gang . . . Mae, Harry, Tommy  and  Joe.  is  going  to  have  a  few  Liberty  ships  sailing  soon,  so  you  may  go  back  master . . . otherwise it  will  not  be  valid  in case  the master  is lost.  Steady  as  she  goes.  to your  stamping  grounds.  AAA  Seafarers' Log- IQO P.C. Bonus Raise  For British Seafarers  The  LOSMAR,  on  her  return  voyage,  had  only  three  men  left  in  the  engine  room.  Jim  Hanners  fell  over  the  side  as  the  ship  left  m­ Colombo,  and  wasn't  seen  thereafter.  Joe  D'Ames  had  a  tough  time  on  the  trip,  having  to  work  three  watches  from  Colombo  to  the  home  if' I  HONOR ROLL port.  lief- A  A  A  Jack  Kelly  hurt  his  leg  aboard  the  WEST  CHETAK  and  had  to  get  off.  We find  that  Bill  McCalmont  was  not  suffering  from  pneu­ monia,  but  from  two  badly  blackened  eyes  . . . ask  Skipperdeck.  The  first  Maritime  School  boy  lost  on  our  ships  is  Leslie  Dennis  Callahan,  He  was  caught  in  the  Fire  Room  as  the  torpedo  hit  his  ship.  '•i-'MV-,,' rs r  'MY- H.  M008HAGE  ALCOA  PROSPECTOR.  LA  SALLE  ALCOA  PATRIOT  J.  JOHNSON  TOTAL  y.  .....^  $5.00  22.00  9.0Q  13.00  2.50  $51.50  The  war  risk  bonus  for  British  merchant  seamen  has  been  doubled  and  stands  now  at  £10  per  month,  according  to a  decision  of  the Brit­ ish  National  Maritime  Board.  The  ruling  also  applies  to  allied  seamen  aboard  British  ships  whose  bonus  compensation  under  previous  agree­ ments  had  not  yet  been  raised  to  this figure.  �y  .Thlirsd^yn Jane .1?i .1942 T.H E  S EtA'RA­RtEiRS '  L OG  SEAFARERS'  INTm^NATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHa!r» DOING Aroimtf  lite  Ports  NEW  ORLEANS  By  "ARMY"  P«gt Hme If  there U  no news on  this  page  from  your  port, ask  your  agent. Hie  reason. It  is up to the  membership to see  that news is sent to the LOG  every  week.  AIUURIC OBd  QDLF DISTRICT  SecretorY­Treasuror's Office  Bona 213 — 2 StoiM  Straot, W«w York  City  P. O. BoK  28. StofloB  P  .  Phenol  BOwling  Grosn fr«348  DffiECTORY  OF BRANOiES  KRNCH  NEW  YORK  ­ •   ADDRESS  PHONE  ..2 Stono St BOwling 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jury."  erica  with  deliberately  delaying  the  production  of  alumi­ This,  gentlemen,  refers  directly  to  num vitally  needed in  the  war  program in order  to protect  • »­the star  prosecution  witness.  its post­war  operations.  Even  though  the  Commies  put  Mr.  La  Follette  demanded  on^  ^  out  thousands  of  bucks in  fees,  le­ the  Senate floor  that  a  "federal  gal  aids  to  the  prosecutor  and  just  aluminum  authority"  be  set  up  ­*  plain shysters,  they could  not  make  This  organization,  he  said,  could  the frame  stick. Maybe  the old  saw  Staff  itself  with  technical  people  Seamen  should  submit  the  same  tion  to  assist  the  Department  in  "right  is  might"  is  right.  type  of  evidence  to  establish  Am­ establishing his  citizenship. The De,  who  would  enable  the  government  Brothers .Schefstgd,  Dean,  Nobles  "to stand  on  its  own  feet  and  not  erican  citizenship  as  is  required  of  partment  will  make  special  efforts  and Smokey  Schriencr  are glad  now  be  dependent  on  Alcoa  for  the  de­ 140  workers,  members  of  the  other  applicants  for  passports.  A  to  ­  assist  seamen  in  establishing  that  they  all  came  back  and  got  termination  of  executive  policy  in  American  Federation  of  Textile  seaman  who  is  unable  to produce  a  their  citizenship,  and  it  is  desired  this  thing  squared  away,  as  now  the  aluminum field."  Operatives,  have  been  on  strike  birth or  baptismal certificate  should  that  Clerks  of  Courts  also  make  ^the  scapegoats  are  out  of  the  pic­ every  effort  to  be  helpful.  "Unless  a  centralized  organiza­ against  a  reactionary  employer  at  ture.  An  impartial  investigation  tion  of  the  scope  suggested  here  is  Fall  River,  Mass.,  for  the  past  be  encouraged  to produce  affidavits  INFORMATION NEEDED  might  show  why  the  Commies  are,  set  up,  the  war  production  pro­ week.  Now  it  appears  that  their  from  parents  or  relatives,  or  from  two  or  more  responsible  citizens  Seamen's  documents,  such  as  or  rather  were,  so  anxious  to  hang  gram  will  continue  to  be  warped  strike  will  be  broken,  not  by  em­ who  have  knowledge  either  of  the  continuous  discharge  books  or  cer­ this  on  the  members  of  the S.I.U.  by  the  overweening  desire  of  pri­ ployer  inspired finks,  but  by  the  exact  time  and  place  of  birth  or  tificates  of  identification,  required  The  laugh  of  the  case  was  the  vate  corporations  to  protect  their  U.  S.  Government  itself.  the  approximate  time  and  place  of  to  be  submitted  to  your  office  in  Bartender  who  was  supposed  jto  post­war  business  interests,"  he  The  War  Labor  Board  has  of­ birth.  An  affiant  should  set  forth  connection  with  these  passport  ap­ identify  the  man in  the case.  Asked  said.  ficially  requested  the  U.  S.  Em­ the  facts  upon  which  he  bases  his  plications,  should  be  carefully  e:^­ if  he  could  identify  any  of  them  Calls It 'Perfect Monopoly.' ployment  Service  to  assist  in  re­ affidavit.  However,  when  a  seamen  amined  by  the  persons  taking  the  he  was  told  he  could  look  at  them  Mr.  La  Follette  told  the  Senate  placing  the  strikers  with  new  cannot  furnish  a  birth  certificate,  applications  to  ascertain  whether  from  any  angle.  "He  trotted  down  that  Alcoa  has  been  given  90  per  workers.  baptismal  certificate  or  satisfactory  they  are  in  agreement  with  the  from  the  witness  stand,  walked  cent  of  all  war  contracts  for  alu­ The strike  was  over  the  boss'  re­ affidavits  of  birth,  he  should  give  facts  as  stated  in  the  passport  ap­ behind  the  four  boys  to  where  he  minum  production  and  that  mem­ fusal  to  consider  any  pay  increases  in  detail  facts  tending  to  establish  plications  and  whether  the  photo­ could  see  their  left  profiles,  went  bers  of  the  aluminum  branch  of  to  meet  the  rising  cost  of  living.  his  citizenship,  such  as  school  at­ graphs  thereon  are  likenesses  of  the  back  to  the  stand  and  identified  the  War  Production  Board  are  Less  than  5%  of  the plant's  out­ tendance,  names  and  addresses  of  applicants.  The  Department  should  Red  Dean  by  a  scar  ON  HIS  "either  the  innocent  dupes  of  the  relatives  in  the  United  States,  be  informed  of  any  discrepancy  RIGHT  LOWER  LIP.  This,  mind  private .interests,  or  they  are  con­ put  goes  into  war  supplies,  ac­ names  and addresses  of  persons who  noted. These  documents may  be ac­ cording  to  the  strikers.  ,  you,  after  taking  a  gander  at  his  sciously  helping  the  corporations,"  have  known  him  the  greater  part  cepted  in  lieu  of  an  identifying  left  profile  where  only  Superman  He  asserted  that  the firm  is  a  of  his  life,  and  who  are  in  a  posi­  witness.  with  his  ex­ray  eyes  could  have  "perfect  monopoly"  which  delib­ G.M. Fights $1 Raise  seen  it. ,  erately  delayed  expansion  of  the  Last  week  Bro.  Stephens  and  I  aluminum  industry  in  the  United  For  Workers; Pays  made  a  trek  to  our  State  Capitol  States  because  of  its  international  Pres. $328,000  "and  were  present  at  the Committee  cartel  arrangements  with  Ger­ hearing  on  the  anti­strike  bill  many's  I.  G.  Farbenindustrie.  PHILADELPHIA,  June  16.—  Vhich  was  presented  to  the  Labor  WASHINGTON, June 11—The  "Despite  our  anti  Axis  pre­war  and  Capital  Committee.  This  is  sentiments  and  despite  our  declar­ Charles  E.  Wilson,  president  of  Congress  of  Industrial  Organiza­ A  collision  occured  Saturday  in  the  same  bill  sponsored  by  Labor­ ation  of  war  against  Germany  in  General Motors  which is  now fight­ tions  refused  today  to  recognize  Upper  New  York  Bay  between  the  hating  capital  groups  which  call  December,  1941,  not  until  April  ing  a  CIO  Unitel  Auto  Workers  themselves  The  Christian  Front.  of  this year  were  these intimate  and  demand  for  a  $l­a­day  pay  in­ the  validity  of  an  arrangement  un­ municipally­owned  large  steel  They  got  this  bill  over  in  Miss­ dangerous  ties  between  Alcoa  and  crease,  rated  $328,000  for  his  ef­ der  which  the  United  Construction  ferryboat  Cold  Star  Mother  and  issippi  and  Texas,  and figured  that  the  Nazis  broken," Mr.  La  Follette  orts  on  behalf  of  CM last  year.  A  Workers  Organizing  Committee,  the  freighter  Cripple  Creek  north  report filed  with  the Securities  and  the  old  squeeze  play  would  put  it  charged.  through  its  policy  board,  severed  of  the  Robbins  Reef  light  and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  to­ over  in  La.  Here,  it  was  recognized  Charges Unreasonable Prices. direct  connection  with  the  C.I.O.  about  a  fourth  of  a  mile  from  the  day  showed  that  Wilson  drew  a  as  nothing  but  a  facist  move  to  and  moved  into District  50  of  the  shore  of  Staten  Island.  A  heavy  take  control  of  the  state  labor  "... It is  significant  that  Alcoa  salary  of  $149,803  and  was  given  United  Mine  Workers  of  America.  fog  blanketted  the  Bay  at  the  groups.  After  a  thorough  hearing  preferred  to  pay fines  and  accept  a  a  bonus  of  4300  shares  of  CM  time.  James  B.  Carey,  secretary  of  the  (during  which  even  the  sponsor  consent  decree  rather  than  try  to  common  stock  valued  at  $39.61  a  The  ferryboat  was  proceeding  could  not  speak  in favor  of  it)  the  prove  its  innocence  in  a  court  of  share.  The  bonus,  however,  is  to be  C.  I.  O.,  reported  the  dissolution  from  the  Battery  to  St.  George  committee  brought  back  an  unani­ law."  paid  in equal  instalment.s  over  four  of  the  U.C.W.O.C..  of  which  A.  with  200  passengers  and  20  auto­ Mr.  La  Follette  asserted  that  the  years,  which  will  give  Wilson  a  D.  Lewis  has  been  a  member  and  mous  unfavorable  report.  Also  which  he  managed  as  operating  mobiles  at  the  time  she  struck  the  bjll^was  introduced  to  makej,the  aluminum  "bottleneck  is  neither  break  on  surtaxes.  chief.  He  wrote  to  Mr.  Lewis  re­ cargo  carrier.  While  the  passengers  Companies  pay  the  attorney  fees  an act of  God  nor an  inevitable dis­ Albert  Bradley,  CM  vice  presi­ were  shaken  up,  no  one  was  in­ when  a  man is  forced  to sue to col­ aster,*'  but  largely  "a  corporation­ dent  and  director,  drew  a  salary  of  questing  return  of  the  certificate  jured.  lect  when  hurt.  This^is  something  made  catastrophe,  born  of  mon­ $100,620  plus  3400  shares of  com­ of  affiliation.  When  John  L.  Lewis,  as  presi­ that  lias  been  needed  for  a  long  opoly."  mon  stock,  which  will  boost  his  He  also  charged  that  "unreason­ ASSESSMENT!  dent  of  the  C.  I.  O.,  formed  the  time  and  all  hands  are  behind  it.  earnings  for  1941  to  $225,000  able  prices  during  the  past  two de­ Construction  Workers  Committee  when  he  gets  all  the stock.  The recent  SIU Convention went  cades  discouraged  the  use of  alumi­ several  years  ago  to enter  the field  num, by  the automotive industries.'*  on  record  to  urge  all  members  to  of  building  and  construction  labor,  "In  view  of  the  way  monopoly  Work or Fight he  named  Philip  Murray,  R.  J.  voluntarily  assess  themselves  $2.  M.  E;  JOHNSON  P 7505  A,  P.  TERRIES  P7426  has  warped  and  repressed  the  alu­ Thomas,  Sherman  Dalrymple,  Mr.  This  money  will  be  used  to  con­ WM.  CARROL  BELL  P 64C3  minum  industry, it  can  be  asserted  WEST POINT,  N. Y.—Striking  Carey  and  his  brother,  A. D.  Lew­ PHILIP  MARROY  P 6407  that  but  for  the  policy  of  Alcoa,  AFL  building  trades  workers at  the  is,  as  supervising  chiefs.  A.  D.  duct  organizational  wprk  ­for,^ the  JAMES'WALKER  P 2744  LEROY  KNIGHT  P2718  the  aluminum  crisis  would  be  far  U.  S.  Military  Academy  construc­ Lewis,  however,  conducted  the  International.  The  growth  of  oiity  MARCUS  MIRANDA  P,2583  less serious  and  much easier  to con­ tion  job  were  faced  with  a  work­ work  of  the  organization,  hiring  Union  depends  on  you!  Pay  your  DELMORE  A.  ROUSSELL.  P 6498  quer  than  is  actually  the  case  to­ or­fight  order  by  the  local  draft  employes,  granting  charters  and  $2  now.  All  agents  and  patrolmen  . LoUiS  UUKOLD,  Jr  Pei5l  board  June  2.  LESTER  EDWARD  P 7008  day,"  Mr.  La  Follette  said.  making  disbursements.  have  receipts  waiting  for  you.  ALCOA'S GREED SABOTAGING WAR EFFORT - LaFOLLETTE Labor Board Out To Break Strike One More; Week To Get Passports C.I.O.  Bars Transfer  Of  Building Union  DO NOT SffiP I 'J.t- Ferryboat  Hits  Freighter  In  Fog in  Upper  N. Y. Bay  �THE Page Four Labor Union Front VanArsdale Wiii;s Union Re-election 2: J ' r  ,,'  F  Asks  Federal  Probe  Of  Beating Of  Union  Organizers  SEAFARERS' LOG Supreme Court Strikes Blows At Wages&Hours Act ­Thursday,  June  18,  1942  Medals Are Planned For Maritime Heroes .  {Continued from  Page 1)  i  j American  Merchant  Marine.  Civil  mittee  wjll  receive  reports  on  indi­ ian  seamen  serving  on  public  ves­ viduals  proposed  for  the  medal  and  Reed,  this  decision  declared  that  sels  of  the  United  States  are  also  will  make  its  recommendations  to  the  Wage­Hour  Act  was  "designed  included.  the  U.  S.  Maritime  Commission.  The  awards  will  be  made  by  th^  NEW  YORK—Dispensing  with  MAMON,  N.­C.  —  A  federal  to  require  payment  for  overtime  at  "It  is  recognized  that  the  aver­ investigation  has  been  requested  of  Commission.  It is  expected  that  th%  time  and  one­half  the  regular  pay,  the  usual  procedure of  a  closed  bal­ age  seaman  going  to  sea  is  render­ a  mob  attack  on  three  organizers  medal  will  be  ready  for  issue  with­ lot  election,  members  of  Local  3  of  where  that  is  above.the  minimum,  ing  splendid  service  to  the  nation  here  who  were  distributing  leaflets  in  a  few  months.  the  International  Brotherhood  of  as  well  as  where  it  is  at  the  mini­ every  day  and  is  entitled  to  the  Electrical  Workers,  A.  F.  of  L.,  in front  of  the Drexel  Manufactur­ appreciation  and  gratitude  of  the  In  the  meantime,  a  study  is  be­ mum."  Justice  Owen  J.  Roberts  voted  by  acclamation  last  week  to  ing  Company,  a  non­union  firm  public,"  the  Commission  said. "The  ing  m.ade  of  the  cases  of  individual  ^  dissented.  re­elect  their  business  manager  manufacturing  furniture.  word  "outstanding,*  however,  as  seamen  whose  names  have  been  The  three  organizers  for  the  The  majority  also  ruled  that  used  in  the  Act  must  be  construed  placed  before  the  Commission  aS  Harry Van  Arsdale, Jr.,  whose  con­ viction  on  riot  charges  was  upheld  Brotherhood  of  Carpenters  and  Missel  was  entitled  to  collect  literally in  the sense  that  the  person  being  potentially  entitled  to  the  last  Monday  by  the  Appellate  Di­ Joiners,  E.  L.  Ketchie,  Clarence  double  back  pay—half  of  that  as  to  whom  an  award  is  made  will  award.  Whisman  and  W.  A.  Houser,  were  vision  in  Brooklyn.  damages  equal  to  the  withheld  have  distinguished  himself  abov  personally  distributing  leaflets when  and  beyond  the  excellent  standard  Van  Arsdale,  who  will  have  to  British  Tribunal  overtime  wages.  mob  of  company  stooges,  urged  maintained  by  the  merchant  ma­ serve  one  to  two  years  in  Sing  This  was  the first  time^the  court  rine  seamen  as  a  whole."  Sing  Prison  unless  the  Court  of  on  by officials,  set  on  the leaflet  dis­ Hears Coal Miner's  tributors  and  beat  them  unmerci­ sustained  the  "double  indemnity"  Appeals  reverses  the verdict  against  The  Commission  has  set  up  provision  of  the  Wage­Hour  Law,  Merchant  Marine  Medal  Awards  Wage  Boost  Plea  him,  was  chosen  for  a  four­year  fully.  In  a  letter  to  Victor  Rotnem,  term  as  leader  of  the  20,000  A.  F.  desigqed  to  discourage  violations,  Committee  of  which  Vice  Admiral  Frank  McCallister,  secretary  of  the  LONDON  —Now  '  that  the  of  L.  electricians  in  this  city.  The  and  the  decision  will o pen  the  way.  Arthur  P.  Fairfield,  U.  S.  Navy  Southern  Workers  Defense  League,  House  of  Commons  bas  passed  th?.  entire  administration  slate  of  of­ (Retired),  is  Chairman.  The  Com­ who  made  a  personal  investigation |  J^ep3«ment  of  Labor  attorneys  de­ coal  reorganization  plan,  a  jtribun­ ciers  and  executive  board  members  dared,  for  employes  who  had  been  of  the  incident,  requested  an  im­ al  of five  is  hearing  the  miners'  was  returned  to  office  with  him.  mediate federal  investigation charg­ victims  of  chiseling  to  collect  mil­ BAHAMA LABOR  claim  to  a  national  minimum"  The  trumped­up  criminal  charge  ing  that  the  company  inspired  the  lions  in  back  pay.  weekly  wage  of  $17  and  an_  ad­ against  Van  Arsdale  grew  out  of  REVOLTS AGAINST  assault  and  said  that  he  had  sworn  vance  of  80c  per  shift.  strike  disorders  at  the  Triangle  The  court's  second  ruling  ap­ affidavits  to  this  effect.  Conduit  Cable  Company,  Glendale,  The employers  are  represented  by  proved  a'scheme  by  which  the  A.  80c PER  DAY  WAGE  Queens,  in  September,  1940,  when  Color Used As  Colonel  Ernest  Briggs,  Chairman  H.  Belo  corporation,  which  oper­ {Continued  from  Page  1)  a  number  of  policemen  were  beat­ of  the  enormous  Lover  Brothers  ates  the  Dallas  (Texas)  "Morning  en, stones  were  hurled  and  automo­ Aid  To Speedup  corporation,  and  the  trade  unions <  News"  and  radio  station  WFAA,  were  smashed.  by  George  Chester, secretary  of  the  The  demonstration  occurred  af­ biles  v/ere  overturned.  averted  overtime  payments  .  Music  has  long  been  used  to  Boot  and  Shoe  Operatives  Union,  ter  local  government  oflicials  told  Normally  the  election  of  officers  speed  up  workers  in  some  opera­ Both  the  newspaper  and  the  ra­ of  Local  3  would  not  have  taken  tions.  Today  speed  experts  are  dio  station  got  their  unorganized  the  workers  that  the  wage  scale,  The  actual  pay  rates  for  men  place  until  June  27.  Last  night  4,­ learning  that  a  judicious  selection  employes  who  had  been  on  a  week­ set  by  an  agreement  between  Great  working  in  the  coal  mines  have  000  members  gathered  in  Manhat­ of  colors  may  also  be  helpful  in  ly  salary  basis  to  sign  "contracts"  Britain  and  the  U.  S.,  could  not  fallen  out  of  line  with  the  higher  rates  now  paid  in  the  arrns  indus­ tan  Center,  expecting  that  the  getting  more  work  out  of  wage  which  fixed  an  arbitrary  minimum  be  changed  immediately.  New  Providence,  the  island  on  tries.  Fathers  working  in  mines  meeting would  be given  over  to the  slaves.  hourly  wage  so  that  even  with  which  Na.ssau  is  located,  is  one  of  now find  themselves  earning  less  nomination  of  candidates  to  run  Under  red  light  the  average  per­ overtime  the  employes  would  earn  the British  possessions  on  which  the  than  their  wives,  sons  and  daugh­ against  the  administration  slate,  son  will  tend  to  judge  weights  as  no  more  than  they did  before.  The  U.  S.  is  building  war  bases.  ters  working  in  the  factories.  which  was  placed  in  nomination  a  heavier.  Under  yellow  and  blue  previous  salary  was  in  effect, "fro­ zen,"  regardless  of  the  number  of  week  ago.  lights  there  is  a" tendency  to  judge  However,  after  a  report  on  the  them  as  being  lighter.  One  manu­ hours  worked.  3­to­2  decision  of  the  Ap^^Uate  facturer  had  certain  boxes  repaint­ This  plan  was  upheld  in  a  de­ Division  had  been  read,  a  unionist  ed  green  rather  than  black  as  he  cision  delivered  by  Justice  Byrnes,  rose  in  the fear  of  the hall  and sug­ found  that  his  employees  were  less  who  maintained  the  Wage­Hour  gested  that  the  organization  dem­ conscious  of  the  heavy  burden  of  Act  did  not  bar  such  contracts  so  onstate  its  confidence  in  Van  Ars­ lifting  and  carrying  the  green  long as  the assured  weekly  wage did  dale  and  his  fellow­officers  by  mov­ boxes.  not  fall  below  the  legal  "bottom.  ing  at  once  to  cast  a  single  ballot  ^  :.  ,  for  their  re­election.  Those  re­elcctcd  with  Van  Ars­ DAVID  H.  UDELL  Wiper  dale  included  Bert  Kirkman,  presi­ RONALD J. TEARSE  •  • :  Wiper  dent;  Alfred  H.  Jensen,  vice  presi­ EDWIN  N. JAFFE  .  . .  . . .  O. S.  dent;  Jeremiah  P.  Sullivan,  record­ ing  secretary;  William  A.  Hogan,  THOMAS J. LIVELY  .  ... Bo^n  Establishment  of  a  Chinese  seamen's  section  by  MAURICE  P. HARDY  financial  secretary,  and  William  A' B.  Beck,  treasurer.  the  maritime branch  of  the  Dutch  Central  Transport  {Continued  from  Page  1)  In Memory of Those Brothers Lost At Sea Duo To Enemy Action ITF Organizes  Chinese  Seamen's Branch;  Wins Wage Increases  For  New  Members  A.F.L.  Machinists  Press Aircraft  Organizing  Drive  Workers  Union  was  announced  this  week  at  the  union's  headquarters,  21  Pearl  Street,  New  York^  N. Y,  Simultaneously,  union  secretary  P.  J.  Vander­ berge  and  organizer  G.  G,  Vande­^  ^  ~  ~  ville  announced,  conclusion  of  any940  after  the  occupation  of  the  agreement  which  raises  the  average  Netherlands  by  German  forces.  The  International  Association  of  monthly  wage —  including  war! I.T.F.  officials  pointed  out  that  Machinists,  launched  a  c a  m ­ bonus  and  special  compensation;  I  agreement  constitutes  an­ paigns  this  week  to  bring  three  of  the  Chinese  seafarers  aboard  other  link  in  the  steadily  growing  more  giant  plane  corporations  un­ Dutch  ships  from  $41  to  $91.  recognition  of  the Chinese  seamen's  der  its  banner.  The  new  agreement  also  providtfs ,  movement  and  that  it  followed  by  The  three  are  the  Glenn  L. Mar­ for  a  compensation  of  $100  for,  ,  ,  ,  .  e  n  •   •   t  ,  t  1  ,  1  ' a  few  days  conclusion  of  a  Bntisfi­ tin  Company,  which  employs  42,­ , loss  of  personal  belongings  by  acts  000  workers  in  plants  near  Balti­ of  war.  Previous  compensation  for ^  Chinese  government  pact  which  more,  the  Curtiss­Wright  Corpor­ , ,  Chinese  seamen  aboard  Dutch  assures  equality  for  British  and  ation, v,ith  25,000  wor  ers  at  a  ^  guilders, or  $50.  Ne­' Chinese  seamen  aboard  British  w«ll  and  CHrnn,  N.  J.;  ,„b,l.amg  the  prelim­1  Douglas  Aircraft  ^tupauy.  Long  f  ^  Beach,  Caltf.,  whtch  employs  near­  conducted  in  ly  4!,000, workers.  ^President  Harvey  W.  Brown  of  ^tiie  Machinists  addressed  a  strong'  The  American  office  of  the  GEORGE  CARNEY:  personal,,  appeal  to  thousands  of  Dutch  Central  Transport  Workers'  PERSONALS Glenn  Martin  employes,  urging  Union,  which  is  an  affiliate  of  the  There  ia  a  suit­oasa  belongina  to  wt  c:„r,  tiiirLnriTntion  cards  International  Transport  Workers'  you  at  the  Galveston  hall.  Pick  It  .lOSEPH  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Title A name given to the resource June 18, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SUPREME COURT STRIKES BLOWS AT WAGES & HOURS ACT MEDALS ARE PLANNED FOR MARITIME HEROES BAHAMA LABOR REVOLTS AGAINST 80C PER DAY WAGE MEDALS OR HARD-TACK MARITIME HEROES PARADE UP FIFTH AVENUE S.U.P URGES LIBERTY SHIP TO BE NAMED FURUSETH A WORD WITH SISTER DILLON 100 P.C. BONUS RAISE FOR BRITISH SEAFARERS ALCOA'S GREED SABOTAGING WAR EFFORT - LAFOLLETTE LABOR BOARD OUT TO BREAK STRIKE G.M. FIGHTS $1 RAISE FOR WORKERS; PAYS PRES. $328,000 WORK OR FIGHT C.I.O BARS TRANSFER OF BUILDING UNION FERRYBOAT HITS FREIGHTER IN FOG IN UPPER NY BAY VAN ARSDALE WINS UNION RE-ELECTION ASKS FEDERAL PROBE OF BEATING OF UNION ORGANIZERS COLOR USED AS AID TO SPEEDUP A.F.L. MACHINISTS PRESS AIRCRAFT ORGANIZING DRIVE ITF ORGANIZES CHINESE SEAMEN'S BRANCH BRITISH TRIBUNAL HEARS COAL MINER'S WAGE BOOST PLEA Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/18/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5e17cf67775cdd692499787890fb9b85.PDF 5ec6be82847e3b635a4a4b6cea576d89 PDF Text Text J5>  p^yREiRS JOQ  I®­ OFFIGIAL^taAN OFTHE AinJkNTIC AND  GULF DISTRICT,  SEAFARBBiS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF  NORTH AMERICA  VOL  IV.  NEW  YORK,  N.Y., THURSDAY,  JUNE  21,  1942  Atlantic Coast  I  Convoy Announced  By Navy Command  No.  21  Coast Guard  Retreats From  Its Reserve Ruling  WASHINGTON,  June  22  —  The  United  States  Coast  Guard  Merchant  ships  plying  the  subma­ has  reversed  itself  by  a  ruling  is­ rine­haunted  waters  of  the  United  sued  this  week  to  the  effect  that  States  East  Coast  arc  now  moving  henceforth  men  who  take  training  in  convoys  protected  by small,  fast  for  unlicensed  ratings  or  licenses  warships,  the  Navy  disclosed  of­ at  U.  S.  Maritime  schools  will  not  ficially  today..  be  required  to  join  the  Naval  Re­ The  convoy  system  has  been  in  serve.  operation  "for  .approximately  the  This  reversal  is  not  as  surprising  past  30  days,"  an  announcement  as  it  might  at first  appear.  It  is  said,  and  although  official  amplifi­ motivated  by  the  simple  fact  that  cation  of  the  terse  announcement  Once  the  Government  required  all  was  lacking,  indications  were  that  trainees  to  join  the  Naval  Reserve,  the  system  would  be  expanded  as  the  recruits  fell  off  rapidly.  rapidly  as  new  anti ­ submarine  Captain  Edward  Macauley,  craft  become  available  for  service.  chairman  of  the  Maritime  War  • YEAH, BUT  THINK  OF  THOSE  UNFORTUNATE  Once  these  craft  are  on  hand  in  Emergency  Board  admitted  as  PEOPLE  AT  HOME  WHO'LL  HAVE  TO  WALK  sufficient  numbers,  convoys  may  much  when  he  said, "... we  do  TO  THE  MOVIES r  be  expected  to  operate  not  only  in  not  consider  this  policy  helpful  in  coastal  waters  from  Maine  to  Flor­ obtaining  the  results  intended."  ida,  but  also  inside  the  Gulf  o:  In  other  words,  the  Maritime  Mexico,  the  Caribbean  Sea  and  Commission  hoped  to suck  a lot  of  othci;  areas  where  the  U­boats  in  merchant  seamen  into  the  Reserve  TDr.  Seoss  recent  weeks  have  found  numerous  and  under  Navy  discipline.  Instead  targets  for  their  torpedoes.  of  accomplishing  this,  the  ruling  merely  stopped  the  men  from  ap­ Total  announced  shipping  losses  plying  for  training  in  the  Mari­ of  the  United  States  artd  allied  na­ time  schools.  tions  on  the  American  side  of  the  Had  the  original  order  remained  Atlantic  since  the  war  began  now  unchanged,  the  Coast  Guard  could  stands  at  290  tankers,  freighters  have  called  merchant  seamen  (who  and  other  merchant  ship  types  had  taken  government  training)  While  130  of  those  vessels  were  at­ into  active  service  at  any  moment  tacked  off  the  United  States  East  . . .  today,  or  next  month, or  next  Coast,  87  of  the  sinkings  occurred  year.  in  the  Caribbean  and  21  in  the  This  would  have  been  a fine  Gulf.  Of  the  remainder,  35  were  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—Confronted  with the  united  opposition of  organized  la­ strike­breaking  weapon  in  the  sunk  off  Canada  and  17  off  South  bor  to "wage  freezing,"  this  scheme  of  certain  government  officials  and  employers  to  hands  of  the  brass  hats  in  Wash­ America.  ington.  prevent  wage  increases met  with a number of  setbacks.  Drive Is  Threatening Collective  Bargaining —  Says A.F.L.  War Grafting Is  .Again Revealed By  I - House Committee  WASHINGTON,  June  24.  —  The  House  Military  Affairs  Com­ mittee  charged  yesterday  that  war  contractors  were  piling  up  for­ tunes out  of  our  all­out  production  effort.  "Evidence  developed  by  the  Committee  reveals  a  sordid  picture  of  excessive  commissions  by  so­ called  defense  brokers,  huge  profits  by  vendors,  exorbitant  salaries,  bonuses  and  fees  for  management  and  related  services  in  many  War  Dept.  contracts,"  the  report  said.  Chairman  Andrew  J.  May  (D.,  Ky.)  said  the  Committee  voted  12  to 9  in favor  of  the  report,  but  his  Statement  was  challenged  immedi­ ately  by  Rep.  Ewing  Thonaason  of  Texas,  ,ranking  Democratic  mem­ ber.  Thomason  charged  that  "not  a  human  who  voted  for  the  report  has  read  it." Mt  indicated  that  the  {Continued  on  Page  4)  —   •"  '  %  The  National  War  Labor  Board  rebuffed  the  pay­freezers  when  it  granted  wage  increases ranging up to ten cents an hour  to fifteen  thousand employes of five  companies.  In Memory oi These  Brothers Lost At Sea  ROBERT TAYLOR  VINCENT  CASQUEQENTE  ..  •  •   •  Fireman  HAYWARD  COOK  JOHN  BRITT  ... Fireman  JESSIE  LOVriT  ...  HENRY ROBINSON  ......  J. MAYES  FRANK RILEY  Oiler  THOMAS PAINTER  Oiler  ISAIAH  LAWSON  —  Cook  ...  Messboy  GEORGE  LAWSON  DAVIH  HORTON  A.  B.  WARNER  HAYNIE  ........  •   • .  . .. A.  B.  JOHN BENNETT.  O.S.  CHRISTIAN  JORNSON  A. B.  S. RAPCHACK  .  ... Messman  1.  NORWOOD  A.B.  ROBERT BENNETT  .  A.B. ,  WILLIAM  HESTER  0. S.  FRANK FERGUSON  •   .  ........ A. B.  ­• A.:­ Macauley W.S.A.  Labor Chief  Of  New Department  ;  War  Production  Board  set  machinery  in  motion  for  stand­ ardizing  wages  in  the  aircraft  in­ dustry  in  cooperation  with  organ­ ized  labor,  which  will  mean  in­ creases,  for  workers  now  receiving  substandard  p.iy.  "Wage  stabiliza­ tion  cannot  be  accomplished  by  WASHINGTON,  June  18.  —  freezing  existing  wage  rates,"  de­ Appointment  of  Capt.  Edward  clared  the  board's  opinion  written  Macauley,  member  of  the  United  by  Wayne  L.  Morse.  States  Maritime  Commission,  as  Meanwhile,  the  American  Feder­ deputy  administrator  of  the  War  ation  of  Labor  declared  in  "Labor's  Shipping  Administrations  activities,  Monthly  Survey"  that  the  wage  nounced  today  by  Admiral  Emory  stabilization  proposal  mcn.accs  col­ S.  Land,  War  Shipping  Adminis­ lective  bargaining.  trator.  "The  drive  to  'stabilize'  wages  Admiral  Land  also  announced  threatens  to substitute decisions  by  the  creation  of  a  Division  of  Mari­ government  boards  for  free  collec­ time  Labor  Relation,  which  will  be  tive  bargaining  agreements,  and  to  under  the  supervision  of  Captain  dictate  a  policy  of  no  wage  in­ Macauley.  creases,"  the  Survey  said.  "To  The  labor  relations  division  will  stifle  collective  bargaining  is  to  formulate  the  general  labor  policy  destroy  the  free labor  movement  in  of  the  War  Shipping  Administra­ America.  Is  wage  policy  to  be  dic­ tion,  co­operating  closely  with  tated  by  a  governmcia  board  in­ other  activities  of  the  administra­ stead  of  being  formulated  by  tion  concerned  with  the  recruit­ unions  .and  managements?  ment  of  personnel  and  the manning  Pointing  out  that  "high  incomes  of  vessels  of  the  United  States  and  and  profits  are  not  yet  bearing  United  Nations, it  was said.  {Continued on  Page  4)  {Continued on  Page  4)  �"mm :>>•   i  Page  Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  PVblUJied  bv  th0  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONM.  UIRON  OF NORTH AB^CA  AUtEntic and Gulf District­ Affiliated  toUh the  American Federation of  Labor  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  IntsraaUonol Pmldant  110  li^arket  Street,  Room  402,  Son  FrandBco,  Ccdii  ADDRFSa  ALL  aORRESPONDFNCE  OONOERNINd  THIS  PUBLIOAJTION  TO:  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P, New  York, N.  Y.  Fhonee BOwling  Green 9­8346  HOW  NOT  TO  BOOST  SEAMAN  MORAL  society note  Thursday,  June  2S,  1942  RBPOm FROM  "The  Duke  and.  Duchess  of  Windsoc  returned  id  the  Wal­ dorf­Astoria  Hotel  last  night  af­ ter  a  week­end  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Suydam"  Cutting­'  at  Hamilton  Farms,  Peapack­ Gladstone,  N.  J."  —N.Y.  Times,  June  22.  Must  be  that  the recent  strike  of  Bahama  labor  against  the  80r  per  day  scale,  is  well  broken...  because  we're  sure  that  business  comes  before  pleasure  with  the  Duke.  By  "DITKE"  DUSHANE  Duplicate  Papers  Are  Free  ^  I received  word  from Armstrong  in New  Orleans  that  the Shipping  Commissioner  had  Informed  him  that  shipwrecked  seameii  would  have  to pay  for  duplicate  papers.  TTiis  is  not  the  case.  I  talked  to  the  officials  here  and  they  point  out  that  the  law  specifically  takes  care of  this  situation.  M^n  that  Ibsb  their  papers  through  any  kind  of  marine  accident,  in  peace  or  wari  charge. The ship does  not  necessarily have  to be completely lost. As long  as  it  meets  with  an  accident  and  the  men  lose  their  papers.  1  Rep. Smith Failis  Shipping O.S.  As A.Bi  The  United  States  Coast  Guard  has  rulled  that  any  time  a  ship is  Word has  just reached us that  the government is about  To Oust Opponent  being  held  up  due  to  any  shortage  of  A.B.'s,  or 'any  other  rating,  tliie  to launch  a program  aimed  at  improving  the  moral of  the  /­i  Union  cin ship  O.S.'s  to fill  the  jobs.  They  can  also ship other  unrated  iiation's  maritime  workers.  men  in  the  engine  department  to fill  vacancies  there.  And  guess  who  is  going  to  head  this  plan  which  will  ALEXANDRIA, Va.,  June  20—  The  one  requirement  is  that  unrated  men  sent  to fill  rated  jobs  When  you  try  to exert  your  Am­ make  the  seamen  and  shipyard  workers  happy  and  cour­ erican  right  to  run  for  office  must  have  had  previous  sea  service.  ageous and  full of  self­sacrifice . . . our old  friend  Admiral  against  reactionary  Rep.  Howard  Emory S.  Land!  Smith  of  Virginia,  you've  really  To  assign  Land  the  job  of  improving  the  moral  of  got  your  hands  full.  Out of  tlio Foes^  the  seamen  is  certainly  xnaster­mind  planning  on  some­ It  took  Emmett  Davison,  secre­ body's  part  in  Washington.  There  could  hardly  be  a  less  tary­treasurer  of  the  AFL  Int'l.  by  likely  candidate  for  the  job  Assn.  of  Machinists,  exactly  42  days  to  prove  to  the  Smith­con­ • ;i;|  .  . .  unless'  it  is  "Banana'  ' r  trolled  Democratic  machine  that  Robson.  But  aside  from  the  per­ his  name should  be  on  the  primary  election  ballot  this  August.  Nom­ Many  of  the  members  have  read  about  the  recent  sinking  off  Bos­­ sonalities  involved,  what  of  ination  is  tantamount  to  election  ton.  Adalbert  Gawronski  was  on  one  of  the  ships  that  was  attacked.  the  program itself ?  The  pro­ in  Virginia.  gram  consists  of  a  series  of  The  Democratic  Committee  of  Here  is  his  story  of  what  liappened:  "I  was  in  the  fart­s.ick  dressed  in  my  birthday  suit  when  I  heard  "inspirational  talks"  under  the  Congressional  District,  which  something  hit  the side  of  the ship.  I called  to Chico,  my  roommate  and  the  direction  of  Colonel  C.  is  staffed  with  Smith  adherents,  M.  Paul,  a  phoney  Russian  finally  admitted  that  Davison's  pe­ told  him  I  was  sure  it  was  a  torpedo.  A  few  minutes  passed  and  again  something  banged  the  ship.  This  time  Chico  moved  and  I  followed.  who  fought  for  the  Czar  titions  were  in order.  Earlier  it  had  "While  on  the  boatdeck  awaiting  orders,  I  realized  I'was  without  throughout  the last  war.  appeared  that  technicalities  con­ trousers.  Back  to  the  focs'I  I  went  and  dressed.  On  the  boatdeck  a  sec­ The Seamen  are  going  to  cerning  the  signatures'of  210  citi­ ond  time,  and  I  had  forgotten  my  Life  belt  and  went  back  for  it. In  receive  chin  music!  That  zens  with  paid­up  polT taxes  might  the  meantime  a  third  torpedo  hit  the  ship.  I  went  back­aft  because  I  ought  to help  things  alright!  be  used  to give  Smith  an  unoppos­ wanted  to  get  the  sawbuck  I  left  under  my  pillow.  Back  on  the  boat  It's not that Land couldn't  ed  contest  for  return  to  Congress.  deck  and  a  fourth  torpedo had  missed  the ship.  Still  no orders from  the ­ improve  the  moral  of  the  maritime  workers  if  he  choose  '"IJhe  evidence  that  I  had  met  Captain.  to . . . because  he  could.  He  could  adopt  the  following  the  requirements  of  law  was  so  "Finally,  when  a  green  and  red  flare  hit  the sky,  the Captain  gave  overwhelming  and  the  people  were  orders  for  full  speed  ahead.  We  were  itiaking  17  knots  all  the  way  program:  so  stirred  up  over  the  attempt  to  No  more  Maritime  Commission  attacks  upon  the  deprive  them  of  the  right  to  vote  and  reached  Boston at  4 "A.M. The only ship  left  afloat  out of  a  convoy  of five  vessels.  Was  I  glad  to  get  ashore?  Ask  me  again!"  in  the  primaries,  that  it  was  im­ unions.  Brother  Garretson  and  Cawles  were  crew  members  of  the  same'  possible  for  the  Committee  to  de­ The  respect  and  enforcement  of  existing  bargaining  lay  its  certification  further,""  Da­ ship.' They'both  went  home  to get  over  the  scare of  the  torpedoes.  We  hope  the  boys  can  continue  to  be  lucky.  ipontracts  between  the  unions  and  the shipowners.  vison  said.  "t  i  No  chiseling  on  , . . overtime,  transportation,  ship­ Davison,  a  one­time  mayor  of  AAA  Alexandria,  has  widespread  support  wreck  compensation.  We  wonder  whether  Brother  Ivo  Starnadori,  Gene  Braden  and^  Rigid  enforcement  of  all  safety  regulations  aboard  from  labor  and  civic  groups  which  Bruce  Darcy  shipped  out  on  that  Idcky  Laker.  We're  hoping  they're  are  fed  up with  Smith's  anti­labor  safe.  Perhaps,  Boston  will  send  on that  information.  ships.  proposals.  A  A  A  Apd  . . .  A  LITTLE  NAVY  PROTECTION  FOR  FREIGHTERS  ON  THE  ATLANTIC  COAST.  Kenneth  Murphy,  after spending  6  months  in  the Marine  Hospital  I Shipowner  Moves  _  g..  X.  Should  Land  adopt  the  above  program  (instead  of  Jhto y.  Ah lOb(  his  "inspirational"  chatter)  he  might  see  some  improve­ ment  in  the  moral.  ..Charles  H.  0.  Pearsall,  vice­ It's safe  to  predict,  however,  that  Land  won't  adopt  president  of  the  Atlantic  Gulf  &  ^our suggested  program. The Czar's Colonel will show  up at  West  Indies  Steamship  Lines,  the shipyards and  docks and  speak  his piece, and  the work­ has  been  appointed  W8A  man­ ers  will  listen  politely . . . and  wearily.  ager  in  the  Caribbean  area,  Ad­ DO  NOT  SHIP  UNFAim  In  New  York  City  don't  buy  JOHN  GUDALEWICZ'  7475  any  Borden's  ice  cream  products  /AUBREY  L.  LONTG  7453  as  they  are  produced'under  scab  VICTOR  ALEX.  SMITH  6957  conditions.  The  Borden  Com­ FTtANCISCO  F.  BAYRON  ... 6951  pany  manufacturers  the  follow­ HERBERT  SEABROOK  ing  ice  creams:  HORTON,  REID'S,  BORDEN,  RICCIARDI,  FU8SELL  and  POLAR.,  ROBBRT  WILLIAMS,  Jr. .... 6742  ARNOLD  S.  GREEN  7363  N.  Wi  CH RISTENSENv;  74S1  ROBERT  H.  MORRISOH  7948  lyiARtON  SCHLEY  DAVrs  .. 6089  EDWARD  S.  PARKER  7434  A  A  A  Joe  Volpian  (dealer  in  slow  horses  and  fast  women)  was  telling;  about , the evil  reincarnation'of  some  of  the  Gulf  brothers,  particularlyi^  Jim  Hamers.  Ollie  Blake is  having  wife  trouble.  Charles  Patroiker  is  in  the  Army.  Wc'have  a: new member,  who  thinks  his  father  wanted  to.  miral  Land announced  this  week.  play  a  joke  when  he  named  him  Cupid.  There  are  other  brothers  who­ have  more  ridiculous  names.  Mr.' Pearsall  is  "on  leave  of  ab­ • tV  sence"  from^ his  company.  Permit No.  7238  getting  over  an  infection  of  his  stump,  was  lost  soon  after.  Many  pf  the  brothers  remember  him  from  the  ACADIA  and  what  a  swell  guy  he  was.  His  many  friends  regret  his  loss.  He  was  a  good  union  man.  The  Ice  Cream  Drivers  and  Employees. Union  Local  No.  757  (AFL)  is  attempting  to  organize­ Borden.  Give them  a  hand.  DOn't  eat­seab  ice  cream.  'i.­ •  Since­the  AGWI  boats  ply.  the  Caribbeani  Mr.  Pearsall's  ap­ pointment  as a  government  ship­ ping  official  for  that  area  makes  everything, nice  and  oozy.  AGWI,  in  a  report  made  to  stockholders­ last  May,  revealed  that  its  net  profit  for  1941  amounted ­  to  3  billion  ciollars.  This  was; an  increase  over  the  • 1940 profit  of  2^.billion*.  JAMES­  GOODRICH  ^ot  them  at  once  and  straighten  Mrs.  M­ary  M«rtinelii  is'tryingcto  things  out.  locate  yeu.'  Write­ her  at  802­  Ave.  FRANK  NERING  k,  Galveston,  Texas.  •  Communrcate  with  your  attorney­ '  LLOYD  MCDONNELL  jn  the  MUnsey­ BIdg.,  in ­Baltimore,..  You­  have­been  slow in;  straight­ Md,  Your  case  is  about'  to­  be  ening.up  your  statu*:with  the  draft  ^tled.  boarid.1 Contact'thern'at ^oho*.­ '  JOHN  WIMBERLY  BRYANT  JA­ME6  FENEL  '  Your  sister  is  worried  about  you.  Your  Ideal draft I)oard ha*  turned  Write'her  at  17  Magazine  St,  Ab­ your • n   ame< over  to  the • F   .Eil.'  C'dn­ beville,  SiCl  '  ­ft­  ­11  . .1  �­• V' •  Thursday,  June  25,  1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  WHATO DOING  Around  the  Ports  NEW  ORLEANS  Fr  ship.  We  should  have  a  law­."  PHIBADELPmA  Page  HUW  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  ATUUmC ooid  GULF DI8TBICT  Seofvtciry­Treasurers Office  Room 213  — 2 ftoo* Sboot N4w York  Ciir  A O. Bw  25, Stortloo  P  Phonw BOvHing  Greon  Now  I  can't  prove  this,  biat  By^  DffiBGTORY  OF BRANCHES  kViowing  Bro.  Jones  and  not  know­ BaWCK  JIDDBEBS  PHONE  "ARMY"  ing  the  shark,  it  is  about  right.  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN  iwvrYOBr!....  assw»*an  .BOwUng  Graen  9­B34S  Understand  we  are  about  to  re­ unnTj LM­  ^potchoe'o Offico  BOwling  Green  9­3430'  This  has  been  one  of  those  open  a  beef  which  was  supposed  to  Sordid  reports  are  seeping  AllanHe  Aro;  Liberty  4057  wt­eks  when  things  have  been  very  have  been settled.  Heads  up on  this  through  channels,  that  a  Calmar  ^ South  Main  St  Manning 3572  14  North  GOT  SL  ..Calvert 4539  sloh'.  If  it  hadn't  have  been  for  one  and  more  later.  line  torture ship  is  due  to arrive  in  PHnAPBtfHIA •   6  North  6ih  6t  ...Lombard  7651  the  New  York'  wagon  which  we  Dean  et­al  have  headed  fbr  the  this  fair  metropilos.  '  The  mere  "  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  • .  ORBEANS •   JOS  Chortrea  St  MAgnoUa  3962  have  with  us  I'm  afraid  that  all  coast  with  a  smile  on  their  lips,  a  thought  of  this  makes  us  shiver  SAVANNAH  .218 East  Bay St  Savannah  3­1728  the  pie­cards  would  forget  their  beer  in  their  (yep  that's right)  and  with  shudders.  Checking  past  ex­ TAMPA  ^  PronLlln St  Tampa MM­1323  stuff.  NOffig  M So. Conception  St....Dexter  1449  the  desire  to  catch  up  to  where  periences  with  said  company  on  L®on  Puerto  de  Tierra  When  and  if  the  ships  start  they  were before  the commies start­ voyages  of  but  two  months  dura­ GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  coming  in  here,  look  out  for  ed  hollering  on  their  lousy  frame.  tion,  we  can  anticipate  a  hundred  squalls,  the  calm  before  the storm.  Mentioned  a  week  or  two  ago  fold  the  sufferings  the  crew  was  >­  I'hear  tonight  that  one  of  the  about  the  NMU  pie  card  who  was  forced  to  undergo  on  such  a  pro­ boys,  an  A.B.  off  the  Garrabulle,  charging  $25.00  a  head  for  re­ longed  voyage  this  tub of >  horrors  has  been  called  to take  his  physical  placements  to ships.  Uie  only  rep­ made.  Torpedoes,  subs,  and  bombs  by  his  draft  board. When,  oh  when  ercussion  is  that  the gent  called our  are  mild' compared  to  the  terror  will  these  guys  give  us  the  office  Tampa  agent  about  the  lack  of  co­ that  faces  the  men  whb  are  brave  \)n  this sort  of  thing  before you  get  operation  he  displayed  in  having  enough  to cross  the river,  let  alone  your  uniform  then  start  hollering.  the S.I.U.  men  on  the  beach in  this  make  a  trip  on  some  of  Mr.  Wir­ Now  we  will  have  to  argue  with  town,  where  there  is  no  hall,  ship  ley's  palatial  liners.  To  make  life  half  the  office  help  in  the  selective  in  rotation  on  contracted  ships  more  unbearable  for  the  men,  the  without  the  said  gent  getting  his  company  is  obtaining  some  of  the  CHICAGO,  June  20  —  If  the  service  to get  him  squared  away.  WASHINGTON,  June  18.  —  They  are  starting  to  throw  the  cut?  It  would  never  do  to  name  more  modern  type  of  iron  ladies,  Pure  Oil  Co.  thought  it  pulled  a  Rep.  Howard  W.  Smith  of  'Vir­ new ships  at  us  down  herej expect­ the  port  but  do  you  know  where  commonly  known  as  the  Liberty  smart  trick  by  hiring  H.  V.  Kal­ ginia,  leading  Congressional  foe  of  ing  us­to  say  we  can't  furnish  the  the car  ferries  used  to run  from???  ships.  Give  me  death  and  not  Lib­ tenborn  as  its  radio  commentator,  labor,  has  precipitated  a  strike  men.  Last  week  around  this  hall  Tish.  erty  ships  seems  to  be  the  favorite  it  guessed  100%  wrong.  against  the  Highland  Farms  Dairy  Taking  time  from  chasing  the  proverb  of  all  those  heroes  who  seemed  like  old  times,  men  all  over  The  Chicago  Industrial  Union  by  members  of  the  Milk  Drivers'  the  place,  all  hands  wanting  to  yellow  pup  around,  and  checking  dared  to  brave  them.  Council  has  condemned  the  com­ and  Milk  Employes  Union.  know  where  and  when  the  jobs  are  locally  here,  still  believe  that  all  Our  local  U.S.O.  has  come  to  pany's  choice,  and  urged  affiliated  On  Smith's  advice,  . Y.  Steph­ going  tb show  up. Next  week  when  members  should  at  least  look  over  grief,  due  to  the  resignation  of  unions  to  place  Pure  Oil  gas  sta­ ens,  head  of  the  dairy,  has  refused  the  jobs  show  up,  the  dispatcher  the  requirements  for  passports.  Get  none  other  than  our  great  destroy­ tions  on  the  unfair  list  until  Kal­ to  renew  a  closed­shop  agreement  will  have  to mount  his  trusty  iron  your  name  on  record  as  trying,  er  of  sea  serpents.  Brother  David  tenborn  is  removed.  with  the  men  in  defiance  of  the  shod  wheelbarrow  and  dig  up  the  even  if  you  can't get  one. This  way  Casey  (shipwrecked)  Jones  whom  War  Labor  Board's  policy  of  pre­ boys  from  the Seamen's Social  Cen­ will  give  the  Washington  Rep.  Kaltenborn  was  one  of  the insti­ serving  closed­shop  c o n t  c t s  was  delegated  to function in  behalf  ters  (Bar­rooms  to  youse  guys).  something  to  sink  his  teeth  into.  of  our  Local  S.I.U.  area  on  this  gators  of  the  ami­labor  drive  where  they  already  exist.  y"  In  case  you  are  interested,  there  It  is  stated  in  the  Gulf  here  by  Eugene  Hubbard,  seer cTSfy^  body.  After  Davey  had  become  against  labor's  wage  standards  last  good  "authority  that  the  sharks  is  no  more  submarine  menace  in  quite  a  public  hero  via  the  big  fish  spring,  and  his  talks  incited  many  treasurer  of  the  union,  has  been  held  a  convention  off  the  Yucatan  the  Gulf.  Senator  Pepper  stated  route,  his  social  demand  became  into attacks on  workers  and  unions.  told  by  Stephens  that  Smith,  a  Channel.  In  the  centre of  the stage  this  himself  some  time  ago  here,  so  dairy  farnier  himself,  advised  emmenent.  However,  our  brave  was  one  sorry  looking  spectacle.  everything  is  under  control  as  he  against  a  renewal.  Asked  about  shark  hunter  couldn't  stand  the in­ . Asked  what  was  wrong  with  him,  said,  soon,  and  brother  this is  soon.  this.  Smith  told  Fred  S.  Walker,  active,  boring existence  of  pink  tea  why  he  should  be  sad  when  there  So,  till  the only Senator  in Wash­ manager  of  the  AFL's  publication,  meetings,  so  has  decided  tg  resume  .was  so  much  fresh  stock  in  the  ington  who seems interested  enough  his  advcnturious  life  again.  Bring  The  eleventh  annual  conference  the  Trade  Unionist,  that  he  had  water,  he  replied,  "I'm  the  shark  to look  for  any  action. Senator  El­ us  back  a fifteen  foot  back­bone  of  the  National  Association  of  "advised  everybody  from  the  At­ that  tried  to  eat,part  of  Casey  lender  from  this  State,  gets  some,  on  your  next  trip  Brother  Casey,  Seamen's  Welfare  Agencies  opens  lantic  to  the  Pacific  not  to  sign  a  Jones.  He  has  become  famous,  all  I'll  ring  off  claiming  the  slogan  and  see  if  you  can  induce  our  in  Portland,  Me.  next  Saturday  closed­shop  agreement  with  any  I  got  was  sick.  He  consorts  with  should  be  instead  of  "Keep  'em  Adonis  Ed  March  to  accompany  and  will  continue  through  the fol­ union.  the  best  of  the  City  of  Brotherly  sailing"  it  should  be  KEEP  'EM  you  again.  lowing Tuesday.  The  general  theme  Love,  I  am  too  weak  to  follow  a  FLOATING.  of  the  conference,  according  to  R.  To  J.  L.  according  to  your  rev­ ered  column  I  am  to  expect  some  L.  McAll,  executive  secretary  of  A  REMINDER  strange  faces  in  these  ycre  parts.  the  Seamen's  Church  Institute  of  Any  member  of  the  SlU  who  accepts  transportation  money  Well,  so  far  we  have  only  the  old,  New  York,  will  be  wartime  ser­ The  State  Labor  Relations  Board  from  an  operator  to  get  to  the  point  of  debarkation  of  his  ship,  old  familiar  weather  beaten  mugs,  vice  to  merchant  seamen.  has  ordered  an  election  to  deter­ and  then  refuses  to  sign  on,  shall  refund  the  transportation  The  Portland  Seamen's  Friend  mine  the  collective  bargaining  and  I  sure  would  appreciate if  you  t.toney  to­ the  operator  and  shall  be  fined  $25  by  the  union.  would  go  to the  wilds  of  South  St.  Society  will  be  host  to  the  dele­ agency  for  employes  in  two  stores  A  member  delaying  a  ship  or  quitting  without  notice  in  ac­ and  round  them  up for  me.  A  few  gates  who  will  represent  the  prin­ pf  the  F.  W.  Woolworth  &  Co.  cordance  with  the  ship's  articles  and  the  union  contract,  shall  new  faces  would  please  me  very  cipal  seaports  in  the  United  States  chain.  be  placed  on  trial.  If  the  member  is  found  guilty  of  the  charge,  and  Canada.  The first  day's sessions  much  (get  it).  Atr  the  same  time  it  denied  the  he  shall  be  suspended  for  30  days,  plus  a  $20  fine  for  the  first'  will  be held  in the  conference head­ company's  contention  that  any  If  the  party  that  sent  me  a  offense;  six  months  suspension  and  a  $50  fine­for  the  second;  quarters,  Falmouth  Hotel,  under  election  should  take  in  all  the  em­ offense;  and  for  the  third  offense  hb  shall  be  expelled  from  the  special  delivery  letter  would  re­ the  chairmanship  of  Dr.  James  C.  ployes  in  the  chain's  126  New  Union.  sign  from  membwship; in the  union  Healey,  C h a plain  of  Seamen's  York  City  stores.  Adopted  at  Agents  Conference  in  Savannah—Ratified  we  are sure  that  would  please every  House;  Y,  M.  C.  A. of  New  York.  It  upheld  the  stand  of  the  Var­ by  the  membership.  one concerned.  It  pays  to be  a  map;.  iety  Store  Employes  Union,  Local  More  Workers­ USA,  AFL,  that  each  Woolworth  store  is  a  separate  unit,  since  the  '  IF  YOUR  SHIP  IS  SUNK  AND  YOU  LOSE  YOUR  GEAR,  More  Ships  store  manager  has  the right  to hire­ YOU  AR& ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDrNG  $25(5  COM­ About  4000  more  shipyard  and fire,  can fix  wages  and  is  !  PENSATION^ONLY  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  A  LIST  AND  i  VALUATION  OF  YOUR  BELONGINGS  AND  FILED  IT  WITH  workers  will  be  added  to  the  65,­ checked  only  infrequently  by  the  ,  THE  SKIPPER  BEFORE  SAILING.  FAILING  THIS,  YOU  ARE  WASHINGTON,  —  "Workers  000  men  at  work  in  New  York  central  office.  ­  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDINlG  $150.  IF  YOU  FAIL  TO  The  employes  of  the  two  stores,  in  a  large­metal  plant  near  Berlin  City's  25  shipbuilding  and  repair  !  LIST  AND  FILE  YOUR  GEAR,  THERE  IS  NOTHING  THE  at  1951  and  2222  Broadway,  will  yards  by  September,  according  to  struck  against  a  14­hour  workday.  UNION  CAN  DO  TO  AID  YOU  TO  COLLECT  MORE  THAN  vote  within  the  next  20  days.  the: Maritime  Commission's  statis­ THE  $150.  They  demanded  shorter  hours  and  tical  division.  Among  the  men  increased  food.  The  Gestapo ­  ar­ needed  are  700  shipfitters,  500  NOT IC E  ALWAYS  NAME  A  BENEFICIARY  FOR  YOUR  $5,00()  rested  many,  surrounded  the  plant  shipfitters'  helpers,  650  welders,  Crew  of  Alcoa  Pionoor  GOVERNMENT  INSURANCE  IN  CASE  OF  DEATH  AT  SEAi  and  for  10  days  no  one  was  per­ 400  machinists,  200  wood  boat  MANY  CASES  HAVE  BEEN  HUNG  UP'FOR  MONTHS  BE­ Two  hours  overtime  is  due  ail  mitted^  out;  Several  workers­were  builders,  165  electn tans,  150  car­ CAUSE  or THE  FAILURE  OF  A'  MAN  TO NAME  A' BENE­ penteM  and  joiners,  100  sheet  unlicensed  members  of  the­  crew  FICIARY;  PROTECT'  YOURMFAMILY  BY­  NAMING  A'  BCNB­ shot,­"'  according"  to^  a '  Russian  metal  workers  and  100  chippers  who  paid  off  June  22,  1942.  Col­ FfGlARY!  broadcast  heard  h«e<^  and' caulkers.  lect  at  any  Alcoa  office.  !  I  • •  • 'SI  Labor Union  Front  THEY  DON'T  tIKE  HIM  Howard  Smith  Incites Strike  War Afd  to Seamen Is  Theme  of  Conference  SLRB OKs Woolworth  Unit­Unionization  Ride» on Personal  Effects:  Berlin  Metal  Workers­ Strike,  Moscow Said  Rules  on  Death  Benefits:  /  .  ' :.;a 1  �• • ¥­'^­!S®SJ»WVi.®'^  y­ .f  Page  Four  War Grafting Is  Again Revealed  ••  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Wage Freeze Threat To  Collective  Contracts Hit  Thursday,  June  2J,  1942  LAKES SlU WINS  NLRB ELECTION  {Continued  from  Page  1)  The  National  Labor  Relationr  lilne  minority  members  would file  Board  election,  held  aboard  the  the field  of  negotiations  between  It  involves  the  use  of  income,  not  {Continued  from  Page  1)  a. dissent.  McCarthy  Great  Lakee  Fleet  aa  their  fair  share  of  taxation,"  the  employer  and  employes,  what  will  its  acquisition.  May,  however,  justified  the  re­ these  ships  hit  the  port  of  Buf­ Survey said  the scheme  to put  a  lid  be  left  to  collective  bargaining  In  the meantime  the House Ways  port  by  noting  that  the  vote  on  it  falo,  left  no  doubt  in  anyone's  on  wages  "is  unfair  discriminarion  when  its  most  vital  element  is  and  Means  Committee  rejected  the  represented  a  compilation  of  the  mind  as  to  who  represented  the  against  labor,"  adding:  "Is  this  a  gone?  To  destroy  collective  bar­ recommendation  of  President  seamen.  96%  of  the  ballots  cast  votes  by  the individual  members  in  plan  to  force  labor  into  a  subor­ gaining  is  to strike  at  the  heart  of  Roosevelt  and  Secretary  of  the  were  for  the  8.I.U.  the  subcommittees  which  prepared  dinate positlbn  in the American  na­ democracy in  this  country. It  must  Treasury  Morgenthau  that  no  citi­ Prior  to  the  election,  the  com­ the final  statement.  tion?  "^at  is  the  basis  for  think­ be  kept  intact  for the  future.  zen  be  permitted  to  retain, for  his  pany  made  every  effort  to  sa­ The majority  report  recommend­ "The  danger  of  inflation  which  personal  use  an  income  in excess  of  botage  the  union  drive  and  bar­ ing  the  millionaire  will  spend  his  ed  that  the  Secretary  of  "War:  income  for  anti­inflationary  pur­ threatens  every  worker, every  fam­ $2J,000  a  year  and  no  man  and  red  all  SlU  agents  froin  the  Tighten  supervision  ovel  all  ac­ poses  and  that  wage earners  cannot  ily,  is  a  very  real  danger.  But  the  wife  more  than  $10,000  after  all  ships.  The  organizing  work  had  counting  and  auditing.  be  trusted?  Are only  the  rich  to  be  answer  is  not  to  impose  a  wage  state  and  local  taxes  are  deducted  to  be  carried  on  entirely  from  Enforce  prohibition  of  excessive  allowed  to  manage  their  lives  and  ceiling  and  hamstring  collective  along  with  15  per  cent  for  debts,  the  docks.  commissions  on  cost­plus­fixed­fee  Negotiations  for  a  signed  con­ bargaining.  The  answer  must  be  insurance  premiums  or  investment  incomes?  contracts.  tract  are  scheduled  to  start  next  full  rounded,  including  all  groups.  in  Federal  securities.  Review  and  adjust  management  "War  industries  arc  operating  week.  fees  paid  to  big  corporations.  v/ith  large  margins  and  big  profits  Require  all  people  retained  or  and  unless  collective  bargaining  "pjade Unioil  emploj­^ed  to  obtain  war  contracts  gives  a  fair  share  to  all  contribut­ to file  monthly  expense  accounts  ing  to  production,  an  ingrowing  with  the  War  Dept.  sense  of  injustice  begins  gnawing  on  the  will  to  cooperate.  Inflation  is  not  prevented  by  limiting  the  I  got  a  beef  which  I  wish  you  done  about  it?  In  most  c^ses  amount  of  money  going  to  wage  would  spread  before  the  esteemed  nothing!  incomes.  If  wages  are  taken  out  of  Maybe  it's  the  old  sea  act,  "Oh,"  LONDON  —  The  Ministry  o  Brothers.  The  pie­cards  are  sup­ posed  to  take  the  heat  but  some­ let  the patrolman  take care of  it."  Labor  of  the  Union  of  South  times  things  get  to  be  too  much.  In  this  case,  however,  the  pa­ Africa  will  now  recognize  the  A  word  to  the  wise  is  often  trolmen  Can't  take  care of  it. These  trade  unions  of  colored  workers  {Continued  from  Page  1)  according  to  an  oflicial  report  re  time  sufficient,  that  is  for  every­ duties  have  to  be  performed  by  In  his  new  capacity  Captain  ceivecT  here  from  Johannesburg.  body  but  a  seaman.  He  doesn't  yourselves  ... or  not  at  all.  No  Macauley  will  be  responsible,  on  The  importance'  of  the  decision  take  anybody's  advice  .  .  .  and  one  can  make  out  your  list  of  per­ behalf  of  the  War  Shipping  Ad­ which  Mr.  Madelcy,  the  Minister  that's  OK  too,  except  some  times  sonal  effects.  No  one  can  register  ministration,  for  maritime  labor  for  you  at  the draft  board.  No one  ,  BERNE,  Switzerland  —  ITF  of  Labor  has  handed  to  the  South  he  gets  in  a  jam  because  of  it.  relations  and  for  the  training  and  We  have  been  telling  you  guys  can  get  your  passport  for  you.  You  Swiss  seagoing  shipping,  establishec  African  Trades  and  Labor  Counci  recruitment  of  personnel  for  the  last  year  as  a  war  measure, has  been  may  be  judged  from  the  fact  that  for  some  time  to  take  care  of  all  have  to do  these  things  yourselves.  manning  of  vessels  operating  with­ excluded  from  compulsory  nation­ between  80  and  90  per  cent  o:  details  on  your  draft  boards,  pass­ So  get  the  lead  out  of  your  dun­ '  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  War  al  insurance  by  order  of  the  Gov­ South  Africa's  unskilled  labor  is  ports,  bonuses  and  clothing  allow­ gerces.  Shipping  Administrations,  activities  ernment.  •   HARASSED  PIE­CARD  among  the colored  population. Pre  ances  . . . and  just  what  have  you  which  will  "  aid  in  co­ordinating  .wartime  shipping  operations  of  The  Government,  however,  has  viously  the  right  to collective  bar­ vessels  of  the  United  Nations.  laid  down  rules  under  w^ich  the  gaining  had  been  restricted  to  During  the  last  war.  Captain  ship  owners  are  bound  to  provide  white  workers,  but  under  the  new  HAPPENINGS  AT  HEADQUARTERS  Macauley  was  engaged  in  duties  for  special  accident  and  sickness  plan  it  will  be  available  to all.  Recognized By South  African Government  Macauley Is New  WSA Labor Chief  Editor's Mail Bag  Insurance For  Swiss Seamen  J tv.  .  |i- r- with  the  Office  of  Naval  Intelli­ insurance  for  their  ships*  crews.  By  HARBY  COLLINS  gence.  Accident  insurance  provisions  cov­ N.  Y. COAST  GUARDS  I  boarded one  of  the  new  Liberty  four  bunks  in  a  room, •  running  Hubert  Wychoff  has  been  ap­ er  treatment  of  the  patient  until  GIVE 700,000  ships  in  Brooklyn  the  other  day  throughships  with  about  2  feet  of  pointed  director,  and  Erich  Niel­ he  is  well,  maintenance  during  the  and  it  sure  looked  like  the  last  floor  space  between  the  bunks.  son,  assistant  director,  of  the  new  period  of  incapacitation,  and  spec­ The  Coast  Guard's  identification  A  feature of  the ship  is  that  the  division.  Mr.  Neilsen  has  been  as­ ial  grants  in  case  of  permanent  in­ card  system,  which  was  placed  in  word.  That  is,  it  did  at first.  But  galley  is  right  'smack ­  amidships,  signed  to  attend  as  observer  the  validity  or  death.  Sickness  insur­ effect  more  than  a  year  ago  by  after  taking  a  more careful  gander,  with  one  entrance  in  it.  One  side  Joint  Maritime  Commission  of  the  ance  provides  for  full  treatment  Captain  John  S.  Baylis,  United  one  could  see  a  few flaws  here  and  of  the galley  is  made of  heavy wire  International  Labor  Office  to  be  and  maintenance  for  the  period  of  States  Coast  Guard,  Captain  o fthe  there.  mesh  that  can  b<?  opened  up  so  as  sickness.  held  in  London.  Port,  already  has  grown beyond  the  The  ship  features  the  most  to  pass  the  swill.  "WTien  the  cooks"^­ peak  volume  of  the  identification  beautiful  cargo  holds  that  you  want  to work  they  are standing  all  system  in  effect  in  the  last  war,  it  could  want.  But  on  the other  hand,  over  each  other  because  there  is  was  announced  last  week.  I could  not find  any  place  where  a  hardly  room  for  them  "  to  turnk  Since  the first  one  was  issued,  around  in.  man  could  scrub  his  clothes.  An­ about  200,000  persons  have  applied  I  went  below  and  looked  the  ic^" '•   for  the  cards,  which  bear  the hold­ other  feature,  and  I'm  not  exag­ gerating,  is  that  the  combination  box  over.  They  were  the  usual  f  er's  photograph,  his fingerprints  medium  sized  affairs,  not  too  big  and  other  identifying  data.  In  the  washroom  and  lavatory  is  certain­ surely  for  the  long  run  that  the  ast  war  about  500,000  were  y  not  made  for  comfort.  The  door  Liberty  Ships  will  take.  But  I sup­ is located  in  the middle of  the room  S.  S.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  issued.  they  Steward's  Department  $  7.50  which is  about  8  feet  long  and  2 Vz  posed  the  designers figured  would  be  OK  for  the  coastwise  Deck  Department  10.00  'eet  wide.  When  you  decide  to  sit  Sea Otter Again Enters  on  the  throne  you  have  to  pull  runs  after  the  war.  •   Seafarers' Log­ HONOR ROLL  I  8.8.  ALCOA  PIONEER  4.50  8.8.  ROBIN  TUXFORD  14.00  Transport Picture  Another  colossal  feature  of  this  fr^our  knees up  as  close  to your  body  stupendous  engineering  feat  is  that  • '  as  possible.  Even  then  you  can't  WASHINGTON, June  22—The  the  officers'  dining  saloon  ha&  no  "Sea  Otter,"  revolutionary  type  (^n  the  door  to  let  anybody  else  $362)0  pantry  attached  so  that  the  mess­ in  the  room  without  getting  off  cargo  vessels  once  heraled  as  the  answer  to  the  submarine  menace  the  throne.  Then  if  you  want  to  man  has  to  bring  the  dirty  dishes  and  then  declared  impractical,  wash  your  hands  you  actually have  way  back  to  the  galley.  We  took  a  gander  aft  where  the  came  back  into  the  war  shipping  to step  outside  to let  the other  fel­ low  get  behind  the  door.  This  is  a  Gun  Crew  was  berthed.  They  had  picture  today.  hell  of  a  situation  for  any  of. the  the  best  quarters  of  all.  They  also  CHICAGO,  June  18  —  R.  A.  embodying  the  two  changes  had  Senator  Brewster  (Rep.,  Me.),  Walton,  vice  president  of  the  In­ failed.  Firms  with  which  the  new  member  of  a  Senate  committee  boys  that  might  get  caught  short.  had  the  customary  4  bunks  in  a  ternational  Longshoremen's  Asso­ working  agreement  is  sought  are  which  interested  itself  in  the  ex­ It  certainly  won't  make  for  har­ room,  but  they  had  a  little  more  •   cialion,  said  today  that  his  union's  the  Federal  Barge  Lines  and  the  perimental  ship,  said  a  new  design  mony  among  the  crew  on  a  long  space in  them.  demands  for  a  pay  increase  of  10c  Mississippi  Valley  Barge  Line  Co.  had  proved  satisfactory  in  tests  trip.  But  getting  back  midships  again,  Another  thing about  these  rooms  an  hour  and  a  weekly  work  guar­ During  the  negotiations,  a  strike  and  that  a  number  ol  the  vessels  getting  the  smell  of  the  cooking  antee  of  32  hours  for  dock  work­ vote  of  the  union's  membership  would  be  built  by  lend­lease  auth­ are  that  there  is  little  or  no  ven­ and  the small  poorly  ventilated  la­ tilation.  They  are  amidships  closed  vatories  and  the  closed  in  passages  ers  on  the  Mississippi  River  system  was  taken,  but  the  results  were  orities.  has  been  submitted  to  the  War  La­ However,  plans  have  been  aban­ in  running  fore  and  aft  and  there  with  the  doors  closed  on  account  not  announced.  Walton  said  he  bor  Board.  doned  for  trans­Atlantic  use of  the  is  no  chance  of  a  breeze  getting  to  of  black­out  regulations  . . . well.  would  try  "every  means"  of  settle­ ships  and  their  sailings  will  be con­ them.  all  we  can  say  of  the  Liberty  ship  Walton  said  the dispute  had  been  ment  before  a  walkout  would  be  fined  to  coastwise  and  South  Am­ The  sailors  and firemen finally  is  that  she  sure  had  Bc­c­autifid' ^  turned  over  to  W.  L,  B.  after  ne­ cargo  holds.  erican  trade,  he  said.  got  the  quarters  amidships,  mostly  gotiafldns  for  a  new  work  contract  considered.  Longshoremen  Demand  Wage  Increase  4  � Dublin Core The Dublin 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Title A name given to the resource June 25, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC COAST CONVOY ANNOUNCED BY NAVY COMMAND WAGE FREEZING DRIVE IS THREATENING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COAST GUARD RETREATS FROM ITS RESERVE RULING WAR GRAFTING IS AGAIN REVEALED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE MACAULEY W.S.A. LABOR CHIEF OF NEW DEPARTMENT HOW NOT TO BOOST SEAMAN MORAL SOCIETY NOTE REP. SMITH FAILS TO OUST OPPONENT SHIPOWNER MOVES INTO U.S.A JOB THEY DON'T LIKE HIM WAR AID TO SEAMEN IS THEME OF CONFERENCE MORE WORKERS MORE SHIPS HOWARD SMITH INCITE STRIKE SLRB OKS WOOLWORTH UNIT-UNIONIZATION BERLIN METAL WORKERS STRIKE, MOSCOW SAID LAKES SIU WINS NLRB ELECTION INSURANCE FOR SWISS SEAMEN COLORED TRADE UNIONS RECOGNIZED BY SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT NY COAST GUARDS GIVE 700,000 PASSES SEA OTTER AGAIN ENTERS TRANSPORT PICTURE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 21 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/25/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5ac07abfe358685873db15a1d897a531.PDF bb0944f4b4354856bf66f5ecd3f8d88a PDF Text Text Mr.  Reynolds  Again  !ABERS JOQ  AN  EDITORIAL  If.  ?£•   •   OFFIOIAL ORGAN  OF THE ATLANTIC  AND GULF  DISTBIOT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH ABIERICA  Senator  Robert  Rice  Reynolds  is  a  man  to remember.  Before  the entry of  the United States  into  the war  he  was  the  sponsor  and  leader  of  a  native  Fascist  movement  VOL  IV.  palled  "American  Vindicators." Since  the  war  he  has  soft­ pedaled his ideology  but has continued to push his  program.  Senator Reynolds' program  is simplicity  itself. It con­ sists primarily of  smashing the trade  unions and  all that or­ ganized  labor stands for.  IM  NEW  YORK,  N. Y„  THURSDAY,  JULY  2,  1942  No.  22  Consider Lifeboat  S.I.U.  Steward  Hero  'Skates' To Make  To Crew  But  Not  To  Launching Easier  Shoreside Authorities  '  Since  Pearl  Harbor  the Senator  has  been sounding off  about  this  being a  "War  for Democracy,"  but  this  doesn't  It  is  now  generally  known  that  mean  that  he  has  change,d  his stripes  and  suddenly  believes  the  United  States  Coast  Guard  is  Twenty­four SIU Brothers owe  their lives  to the cool­ in Democracy. Rather is Reynolds, like some others in 0)n­ seriously  considering  a  plan  which  ness  and  courage  of  Earnest  Oxley,  negro  Chief  Steward.  gress  and  the  National  Association  of  Manufacturers  and  would  require  all  merchant  ships  Oxiey, under almost  impossible circumstances, single hand­ to  install  vertical  fenders  or,  the  United  States  Chamber  of  Commerce,  sounding  like  "skates"  on  lifeboats.  It  is  con­ edly launched  a  life  boat  after his ship had  been  torpedoed  a  Democrat  in order  to hide his  program.  tended  that  the  use of  such  fenders  and  one  by one  pulled  24 of  his shipmates into  it from  the  would  make  the  boats  easier  to  This  week  Reynolds  introduced  a  resolution  in  Con­ launch  and  save  many  lives  ordin­ gress which  provides for  the "registration" of  all labor  or­ arily  lost  when  a  ship  is  torpedoed.  ganizations.  The  idea  of  "registration"  sounds  innocent  These  proposed  skates  are  bent  enough but it is, in  reality, a  means of  hog­tieing the unions  v/ooden  strips,  two  to  a  life  boat,  and  robbing  them of  all  economic  power  in  their  struggle  spaced  about  15  feet  apart, running  from  gunwale  tp the  keel  to which  for  better  wages  and  conditions.  • waters of  the  Caribbean.  Panel Admits  And  yet,  when  the  men  reached  a  safe  port,  Oxley  and  the  rest  of  Steel's Ability To  the  Steward's  department  had  to  fight  like  hell  to  keep  the  author­ ities  from  segregating  them  from  Fay Decent Wages  the  rest  of  the  crew  and  sending  they  are  attached,  or  under  and  them  to  a 4th  rate  rooming  house.  around  the  keel  to  the  opposite  The  citadel  of  the  open  shop,  But  here's  the  story  from  the  gunwale. They fit  snugly to the side  "Little  Steel,"  this  week  lost  the  beginning:  The  qualifications  of  union  officers.  of  the  lifeboat  and  make  possible  against  sliding  such  small  craft  down  the  first  round  of  its fight  At  5  o'clock  in  the afternoon  of  The method of  union elections.  union  organization  when  a  special  side  of  a  heavily  listing  ship  with­ June  17,  a  large SIU  freighter  was  Amount  of  initiation  fees  and  dues  and  methods.of  out  danger  to  itself  and  without  War  Labor  Board  panel  recom­ attacked  in  the  Caribbean  by  a  mended  that  the  workers  receive  probability  of  its  being  caught  or  Nazi  sub  which  sent  a  single  tor­ bookkeeping.  $ 1 per  day  wage  boost  and  that the  overturned  by' irregularity  in  the  pedo  crashing  into  No.  4  hold.  United  Steel  Workers  o f  And, in  the final  analysis,  would  give  the government  ship's  side.  Many  men  were  trapped  below  America  receive  a  maintenance­ deck  and  were  killed.  Those  above  such influence over  union affairs  as to enable  it  to even  de­ It  is  being  proposed  that  these  of­membership  pact.  were  thrown  into  complete  ton­ _termine. strike  policy.  skates  be  detachable  so  they  may  The  loss  of  the first  round  is,  fusion  because  of  the  complete  When  submitting  his  resolution.  Senator  Reynolds  be  removed  once  the  lifeboat  is  in  however,  by  no  means  decisive  and  lack  of  any  direction  from  the  of­ the  water.  the  steel  barons  are  girding  for  a  ficers.  said, "Qf  course, there are a  lot of  differences now  between  labor  and  capital,  but  my opinion  is  that labor  and  capital  Statistic  covering  tankers  show  real fight  when  the  case  comes  be­ Some  men  had  been  blown  over­ that  from  such  ships  lost  it  has  fore  the' full  War  Labor  Board.  board  by  the  explosion,  others  " should to a large extent forget their differences for the  time  been  possible  to launch  only  about  jumped  over,  some  hacked  desper­ being  and await  the settlement  of  them  until after  the ex­ one­third  of  the lifeboats  available.  While  the  special  panel  report,  ately  at  the  lines  holding  the  life  written  by  Arthur  S.  Meyer,  rep­ With skates, however,  it hoped  that  piration of  this war ..."  resenting  the  public  and  concured  rafts  . . . but  ttone  went  near  the  more  than  two­thirds  of  the  boats  in  by  Richard  Frankensteen  rep­ life  boats!  {Ccmtinued  on  Page  2)  could  be  launched.  It  seems  that  the  skipper  had  resenting  labor,  supported  most  of  the  demands  made  by  the  steel  called  the  ship's  crew  together  theT*  (Contmued on  Page 4)  (Continued  on  Page 4)  The Reynolds  bill would  dictate:  Life Insurance  Suspect Axis  Available Under  Sab Base Is On  New W.SJV. Fund  Brazil's Coastline  American  seamen,  now  covered  Reports  have  reached  maritime  by  a  $5,000  life  insurance  policy  circles in  the United  States  that  the  taken  out  by  the  operators,  may! Brazilian  Government  suspects  the  .  buy  additional  insurance  protec­j presence of  an  Axis  submarine  basp  tion directly "from  the Government  on  its  shores.  It  is  thought  that  under  a  new  fund  being  set  up  by  the  base  is  located  in  the  States  of  the  War  Shipping  Administration.' Maranhao.  The  W.  S.  A.  has  annoul.ced'  It  has  not  been  possible  that  the  lives  of  officers  and  sea­'  t o  determine  immediately  men  may  be  insured  in  amounts'  whether  submarines  are  operating  from  $1,000  to  $5,000  per  man.  from  the  base,  but  various  reports'  The  insurance  to  be  for  any  period  recently  are  declared  to  have  in­ 4  from  one'io  six  months.  The  pre­ dicated  the  possibility  that  Axis  mium  charge  will  be  $10  per  raiders  are  hiding  in  the  muddy  month  for  each  $1,000  of  cover­ waters  of  a  river  mouth  along  the  age.  swampy  shoreline,  and  refueling  The  following  officials  instruc­ there.  tions on  policy  application  were  is­ The area  under  investigation  was  sued  by  the  W.S.A.:  an  isolated  delta  of  the  Gurupy  .'  M  "Where,  officers  or  seamen  wish  River  which  forms  the  boundary  to  apply  direct  to  the  War  Ship  between  the states of  Maranhao and  ping  Administration,  application  Para  on  the  northern  coast  of  form  should  state  name  of  steam­ Brazil.  Naval  and  air  forces  (Continued on  Page  4)  (Continued on  Page 4)  ­  •  • i  THIS S.I.U.  SHIP, TORPEDOED  JUST  OUTSIDE  OF  AN  ATLANTIC  AMERICAN  PORT,  CAP­ S'lZED  IN  THREE  MINUTES,  TRAPPING  THE  BLACK­GANG  BELOW  DECK.  FORTUNATE­ LY  HELP  WAS  NEAR  AND  THE  GREAT  MAJORITY OF  THE CREW  WERE  SAVED.  AT  THE  RIGHT  CAN  BE  SEEN  A  COAST  GUARD  BOAT PICKING  THE  SIU MEN  OUT  OF THE  WATER.  I'  FOR  SOME  OF  THEM  IT  WAS  THE  SECOND  TORPEDOING  SINCE  THE  SUB  WARFARE  STARTED.  ­ , f­.' •  •  ^  'T'.'  • ' T*.  '  , '  ^  �Page  Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thursday,  July  2,  1942  1%  ALIEN  SEAMEN  SHANGHAIED  AND  FORCED  TO  WORK  LONG  HOURS  FOR COOLIE WAGES  Pullithea  bp  th9  I I." SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  Atlcmtic and Guli District  : If  ii:­ I'  Vv'  ,  •   (From  PM)  to  their  country  of  origin,  because  told  him  to  see  the  Immigration  U.  S.  Immigration  authorities  these  countries  are  occupied  by  authorities.  He  was  then  detained.  HABRY  LUNDEBERG.  Intemcrtlonal President  are  contributing  to the  United  Na­ Hitler.  Poulsen  was—and  still ­is—anxious  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  Son  Francisco,  CdlU.  tions'  shipping  bottleneck  by  help­ Under  a  new  interpretation,  not  to ship  out;  in  fact  he  was  piaking  ing  to enforce sweatshop conditions  yet  passed  upon  by  the  courts,  arrangements  when  arrested.  Now  'ADDBE83  ALL  OOKRFBPONDENOa  OONOERNING  TBIB  aboard  foreign  ships.  they  are  being  sent  to England,  on  he's  at  Room  222,  Ellis  Island.  PUBLICATION  TO I  Acting  in  behalf  of  penny­pin­ the ground  that  England  is  the seat  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  The simple  statement  of  the  Im­ ching  European  governments­in­ of  the  various  governments­in­ migration  Service  that  the  aliens  P. O. 25. Station P. New York.  N. Y.  exile,  these  .authorities  are  com­ exile.  are  here  illegally  overlooks  how  Phone: BOwling  Green, 9­8346  pelling  alien  seamen  to  ship  out  United  Nations'  shipping  is  ad­ they  got  here.  Many' of  the  Nor­ aboard  old,  unsafe,  unsanitary  ves­ versely  affected  by  this  combina­ wegians  and  Danes  were  brought  sels  for  shockingly  low  wages  tion  of  circumstances in  two ways:  to  New  York  to  ship  out  on  ves­ Some  of  these  alien  seamen  have  Ships  ready  to sail  arc frequently  sels  built  or  commissioned  here.  been  virtually  shanghaied.  delayed  by  the  interference  of  im­ While  American  seamen  were or­ The  most flagrant  case  occurred  migration  officers.  ganizing,  the  Scandinavian  seamen  For  example,  on  May  14,  a  Pan­ last  week  when  100  Norwegian,  did  the  same  thing,  and  the  com­ Dutch,  and  Greek  seamen  were  amanian  freighter  (name  withheld)  panies  brought  over  scab  crews  to  f  {Continued from  Page 1)  taken  under armed  guard  to a  Brit­ arrived  in  Newport  News  from  It is  typical of  reactionary employer  groups  that  they  ish  merchantman,  deprived  of  their  New York. The authorities  prompt­ replace  them.  The  result  was  that  thousands of  launch offensives  against  the  workers  under  cover  of  dedi­ *ight  to  communicate  with  coun­ ly  locked  up  three  members  of  the  these  Scandinavian  seamen  were  sel  and  of  their  legal  right  of  ap­ crew  as  aliens  illegally in  the coun­ cation  to  the  tvar,  and  then  brapd  labor  as  unpatriotic  if  peal,  and  deported  to  England.  try,  although  they  had  been  ap­ forced  ashore  to  earn  a  living.  Some  married  and  bought  houses.  The  deportations  —  and  there  proved  at  the  beginning  of  the  it defends itself.  Some  became  skilled  workers,  par­ may  be  more—are  aimed  at  warn­ voyage.  The  ship  lost  two  days  be­ ticularly in  shipyards. Some  shipped ,  '  The Reyonlds' resolution  is now "in­committee." That  ing  alien  seamen  to  ship  on  ships  fore  the  men  were  released.  out  again,  when  they  could,  but  means  that  a  Senate committee  will  ponder  it  a  while and,  their  consuls  order  them  to  board,  Alien seamen,  anxious  to do their  their  vessels,  though  engaged  al­ or  else.  part  in  carrying  goods  to the  fight­ in all  probability, report it out on the floor  for a  full, dress  Immigration  authorities  arc  op­ ing  fronts,  are  either  barred  from  most  entirely  in international  trade,  rarely  went  to  their  homeland  as  erating  on  the  false  theory  that  so  doing,  or  unnecessary  obstacles  fight.  they  operated  out  of  New  York.  there  is  a  shortage  of  merchant  are  put  in  their  way.  Now  the  governments  of  these  Reynolds calls  upon labor  to "forget their differences  seamen.  For  example, Sven  Lund  Poulsen,  seamen  demand  that  they return  to  with  the  bosses.  Reynolds'  resolution  hardly contributes  to  There  is  a  shortage  of  seamen  a  Dane,  was  paid  off  by  a  Maritime  their, nation's  ships,  and  the  U. S.  this  end.  On  the  contrary,  it  is  a  dramatic  reminder  o:  who  will  work  under  sweatshop  (Commission  tanker  March  19.  His  Government  is  collaborating  on  conditions, or  who are  unwilling  to  ship  was  drydocked,  and  he  looked  those  differences.  take  greater  risks  than  the  usual  around  for  another  ship,  rather  the  squeeze  play.  And  unless  these seamen  ship out  hazards of  warfare. But  anyone  vis­ tha.n  wait  for  it.  Fle  was  getting  on  any  "rustbucket"  they  are  told  iting  the  hiring  halls  of  the  various  the  necessary  papers  when  the  maritime  unions,  arid  of  the  U.  S.  (Coast  Guard,  to  whom  he  had  ap­ to,  they  are  branded  unpatriotic.  Maritime  Service,  can  see  for  him­ plied  for  an  identification  card.  AMOS  LANDMAN  self  that  many  hundreds  of  seamen  are  clamoring  for  jobs  on  decently  operate  ships,  no  matter  how  great  the  submarine  danger.  The American Federation of  Labor scored  two notable  Immigration  authorities say  there  victories  in  the final  drafting  of  the  new  tax  bill  by  the  are  thousands  of  alien  seamen  here  illegally  and  that  under  the  law  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee.  there  is  no  choice  but  to  deport  First, it succeeded in knocking out  a  proposal to com  them.  Most  of  them  cannot  be  sent  AffiHatea vitth th9  American FeOeration ^f  Labor  Mr. Reynolds  Again  i  Itl^'  AFL  Wins Tax  Fight  Out of  the FocsT  by  X.  pel  labor  unions  to  pay  destructive  taxes  on  their  income  This was  a  variation of  the  bitter fight  which  reactionaries  NAM SPREADS  TORY  Tor months have been  waging against  the nation's  workers  TALES IN SCHOOLS  The  second  triumph  was  the  shelving, of  a  sales  tax  KENOSHA,  Wis.,  June  27  —  The  committee  tossed  this  iniquitous  levy  into  its  waste  The tentacles  of  the  National  Assn.  of  Manufacturers  have  stretched  basket  after  nearly five  months  of  jockeying  by  lobbyists  into  the  local  high  school  system  for Big  Business  to shift  the  bulk  of  the  war  bill  from  the  with  the  cooperation  of  the  Na­ tional  Education  Assn.,  it  was  re­ wealthy  to the  backs of  the  poor.  vealed  this  week  by Kenosha  Labor,  The  movement  to  tax  the  income  of  unions  was  in­ AFL­CIO  newspaper.  spired solely  by hatred of  labor and  not  by  a  desire to pro­ The  labor  paper  stated  that  cop­ vide  revenue  for  the government.  Those  who  conceived  it  ies  of  "The  Closed  Shop,"  NAM  jamphlet  characterizing  the  union  had in mind Alexander  Hamilton's dictum that "the  powei'  shop  as  a  "Hitler  method,"  have  jeen  distributed  at  the  Mary  D.  to tax  is  the  power  to destroy."  Seafarers' Log­ ­HONOR ROLL  •   G.  MELLFORD  $1­00  W.  ACKSON  1001  CREW  S.  S.  PLOW  CITY  20.50  F.  RIERA  E.  GORING  10O  ;  CREW  OF  S.S.  DEL  SUD  J,  KELLOGG  Ifcm; •  P'­'vlS­s­v  •  CREW  OF  S.S.  ALCOA  PROSPECTOR  CREW  OF S. S. ALCOA  RAMBLER  100  '  22.70  5j30  22M  41.00  $115.20  Headquarters  was  loaded  down  with  survivors  this  week.  It  was  one  round  of  Duplicate  books  and  listings of  brothers  lost.  Most  of  the  survivors  of  one  ship  came  in  with  shiners;  they  had  a  mix­up  at  a  bar  ih  Halifax.  The  boys  were  complaining  about  riding  on  the  train  for  3 8  hours' without  food.  They  don't  have  to  worry,  they  can  include  it  in  their  subsistence  bill.  Jack  and  Bill  Morris  were  glad  to get  back.  Brother  Langham  came  in  with  a  beard,  that  was  a  beaut. They  ^idn'c  have  a  good  word  for  the  old  man.  AAA  Tim  O'Donoghue  arrived  to  tell  us  of  the  brothers  lost  on  a  Hay­ wire  ship.  Richard  Rowan,  Carpenter  aboard  the  tub,  is  in  the  hospital.  Ivo  Starnadori  is  safe,  and  has  decided  to  retire.  We  hope  he  becomes  active  soon.  Nich  Blanche  is  still  sailing.  'Victor  Gustafson  was  won­ dering  how  Frank  Devlin  is  making  out  in  Norfolk.  John  Vechio  tells  us  he's  busier  than  a  one­arm  paper  hanger.  AAA  Bradford  high  school  by  G.  G.  Bob  Beattis  had  his  leg  broken  when  the  gunner  aboard  his  ship  irowne,  recently elected  local  vice­ forgot  about  him  as  he  was  crouched  passing .the shells  and  sming  the  president  of  the  NEA,  which  has  gun  at  him.  Eric  Moe  is  waiting  for  a  job  aboard  a  freighter.  "Shuffle­ started  a  series  of  joint  conferences  along"  Praetor,  (the  Don  Juan  of  the  older  Stewards)  is  wondering  with  the  NAM.  who stole those  golden  slippers  he  bought for  that  gal in  Harlem. Henry  When  Browne  handed  out  the  eaflets  in  his  business  .practice  Harris  G­64,  has  survived  his  second  torpedoing.  Thomas  Smith,  No.  classes  some  of  the  students,  whose  1280,  was  also  a  lucky  survivor.  Joe  Hart  invited  us  to  a  party  in  atliers  arc  unionists,  asked  why  he  Brooklyn.  He. had  us  acting  as  MC  announdrig  his  engagement  to  did  not  present  "the  other  side."  Frances  Porzio.  It  looked  like  a  convention  of  Hibernians  to see  all  the  Irowne  said,  "there  isn't  any  other  medals  being  worn.  side."  AAA  The  labor  paper  withheld  publi­ To Joe  Flannagan . . . Cuz informed  us  he  brought  eight  able  sea­ cation  of  the  story  until  school:  men  along  with  him  to  Philly,  in  order  to  help  you  crew­up  those  2  osed,  at  the  request  of  the  stu­ ships.  Incidentally,  Tom  Slack  tells  us  he  doesn't  want  to ship  out  of  dents,  who  feared  reprisals.  The  your  port  as  you don't  supply him  with  those dimes  for  beer. We  would  >a;per  said  the  piece  was  published  also  like  to  know  who  scared  the  Russian  Wolfhound  and  made  him  as  "tangible  evidence  of  the  efforts  jump­out  of  the  second  story  window?  made to turn  the children  of  Keno­ AAA  sha  citizens  against  the  unions  to  which  the  majority of  their fathers  AND  BY  THE  WAY,  DON'T  FORGET  TO  BUY  W'\R  jelong."  .  BONDSl  II  . if  \(  \  �mmmmmmmmmmm  Thursday,  July  2,  1942  ifpress&r":  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Three  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHArS  DOING  Around  the  Ports  ATUUITiC  CDd  GDIF DISTBICT  ,  ­  ­J" I  .­j  Secretary­Treasurer's Office  NEW  ORLEANS  word  and  a little  consideration  now  also  some  headaches  as  there  are  and  then,  but  you  can  bet  your  never  too  many  men  hanging  By  bottom  dollar  it  will  be  to get  us  around.  I  guess  the  S.I.U.  wiU  have  a  few  of  the  new  ships  that  "BUCK" STEPHENS^  to  sail  some  rust  bucket  and  not  come  out  of  this  yard.  The first  them  thinking  of  us  as  individuals.  ship  comes  out  in  60  days  and  af­ Not  very  many  ships  paying  off  One  of  our  brother  members  ter  that  every  30  days.  here  at  the  present  time,  but  quite  c'ame  in  recently  from  a  torpedoed  a.  few  jobs  and  beefs  with  the  new  ship and  he  went  to a  drug store  to  Everybody  is  now  rushing  to  get  the  Seaman's  Passport  as  the  ^hips  that  are  coming  out  quite of­ get  a  tube  of  tooth  paste,  he  was  deadline  is  almost  here  so  the  pass­ ten.  Will  crew  up  about  4  within  told  he had  to have an  old  tube  be­ port  office  is  busy  but  the  hold­up  fore  he  could  have  a  new  one.  It  on  getting  them  is  about  3  or  4  the  next  few  days.  was  a  pity  he  didn't  think  about  weeks.  The  S.I.F.  assessment  is  .  We  have  quite  a  few  boys  out  that  when  he  was  torpedoed  so  he  coming  in fairly  well  as most  mem­ in  the  hospital.  Had  23  book  could  have gone  back  to get  Itis  old  bers  want  to  get  it  paid  so  it  will  members  out  there  last  Friday. The  tube.  Maybe  Duke  can  do  some­ go  over  the  top.  hospital  here  is  just  about  filled  to  thing  about  this  while  in  Washing­ capacity  with  men  from  the  ships  ton?  But  if  nothing  can  be  done,  torpedoed  in  the  Gulf  and  the  seamen  will  probably  have  to  carry  Caribbean.  Had  a  pretty  long  con­ their  tooth  paste  around  with  them  versation  with  Kurt  Gonska,  No.  so  in  case  they  are  torpedoed  they  72­A,  who  lost  his  arm  in  a  re­ can  get  a  refill  when  they  come  cent  sinking  in  the  Gulf  and  was  ashore.  pretty  bad  off  for  a  few  days.  He's  I  close  with  hopes  of  someone  doing fine  now  and  feels  pretty  devising  a  means  of  rationing  'red  good,  he's  even  surprised  himself  The  Recruitment  and  Manning  tape'  so  we  can  get  under  way  with  what  he can  do  with one  arm.  division  of  the  Maritime  Commis­ He  told  me  to  give  the  gang  his  to  win  this  war.  sion  received  two  regional  directors  best  rgeards  and  to  carry  on  from  this  week,  it  was  announced  by  the  PROVIDENCE  where  he  left  oflf,  because  he'd  office  of  Admiral  Emory  S.  Land,  never  be  able  to  go  to  sea  again.  By  War  Shipping  Administrator.  The  He's  sure  got  what  it  takes  and  new directors  are, Guy E.  Needham  J.  E.  LAPHAM  is  taking  it  with  his  chin  up.  All  for  the  Pacific  District,  and  Jacob  the more power  to him and  his kind  Baker  for  the  Atlantic  Coast.  and  let's  hope  that  some  day  they  Well,  things  are  going  along  Baker  will  have  his  office  at  45  will  be  repaid  for  what  they  have  P/retty  good  here  in  this  port.  Sev­ Broadway,  New  York  City.  had  to  go  through.  Anyone  know­ eral  of  the  men  who  were  in  the  To  Baker  and  Needham  will  go  ing  Kurt  should  drop  him  a  line,  hospital  are  now  out  and  doing  it  will  sure  help  to  cheer  him  up.  fine.  Everybody  is  glad  on  that  the assignment  of  routing all  mari­ He's  in  room  No.  403,  Marine  score  but  then  when  we  read  about  time  school  graduates  onto  the  many  new  ships  being  built  for  Hospital.  the many  of  our other  brothers  who  the  Maritime  Commission.  They  Read  an  article  recently  by some  are  not  so lucky,  it  hurts.  will  also  have  general  supervision  The  new  Liberty shipyard  is  now  over  the  problem  of  manning  all  guy  that  had  a  brainstorm  wanting  to  put  the  merchant  seamen  in  going  along  full  blast.  It  startec  ships,  union  and  non­union,  and  uniform  so  they  could  be  distin­ Saturday,  a  week  ahead  of  the  reg­ those  of  the  foreign  allies  of  the  guished  from  civilians.  They'll  ular  time.  It  will  go  on  a  24­hour  United  Nations.  probably  want  us  to  stand  inspec­ working  schedule,  at  present  no  tion  like  they  do in  the  Navy. Just  OJie  knows  wlio is  to get  any  of  the  give  us  a  higher  bonus  and  never  ships  but  the  Maritime  Commis­ mind  the  uniforms,  social  gather­ sion.  I guess  soon  we  will  know,  as  P7113  ings,  tea  parties  and  what  have  I  understand  the  Eastern  is  to  get  GEORGE  WM.  ORR  7C  >you.  When  seamen  get  real  scarce  3  ships  from  some  yard.  This  will  HENRY  GELINAS  7C  ^  they'll  probably  give  us  a  kind  sure  put  this  port  on  the  map,  and  ERNEST  J.  V.  GELINAS  Boom  218 —  2 Bton* SBrmt  Wow York  City  P. O. BM  25. Stotioii  P  Phonot  BOwUng  Groon  1  ••  i  • 'l  DiREGTORY  OF BRAJTCHES  BBSNCH  WEW  TOBB ....  n ­  J, r  • •   —  eavnS52^  TAvreii^^^  iVoA­  PHONE  BOwI^ng  Greon  9­BSi6  BOwling  Green  9­3430  Llberly 4057  Manning 3572  Calvert 4539  Lombard  7651  ^ ......Norfolk  4­1083  ­2?^  Chartros St  MAgnolia  3962  oJ.?  ­  Savannah  3­1728  ­  206 So.  Franklin St  .... .Tampa MM­1323  55  Conception St....Dexter  1449  GALVESTON  ADDBESS  .B StoDo  SL  Dispotchor'o Office  Atlcmtio  Are  St  2014  Market  Street  Golvoaton  2­8043  I  lit Memory e| These  Land Appoints  Two New Regional  Brothers Lost At Sea  Maritifne Officials  Due To Enemy Action  DO  NOT  SHIP  CHARLES  D.  HANLEY  A  REMBNDER  Any  member  of  the  SlU  who  accepts  transportation  money  from  an  operator  to  get  to  the  point  of  debarkation  of  his  ship,  and  then  refuses  to  sign  on,  shall  refund  the  transportation  money  to  the operator  and  shall  be  fined  $25  by  the  union.  A  member  delaying  a  ship  or  quitting  without  notice  in  ac­ cordance  with  the  ship's  articles  and  the  union  contract,  shall  be  placed  on  trial.  If  the  member  is  found  guilty  of  the  charge,  he  shall  be  suspended  for  30  days,  plus  a  $20  fine  for  the  first  offense;  six  months  suspension  and  a  $50  fine  for  the  second:  offense;  and  for  the  third  offense  he  shall  be  expelled  from  the  Union.  Adopted  at  Agents  Conference  in  Savannah—Ratified  hy  the  membership.  /  Rules on  Personal  Effects:  IF  YOUR  SHIP  IS  SUNK  AND  YOU  LOSE  YOUR  GEAR,  YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $250  COM­ PENSATION  ONLY  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  A  LIST  AND  VALUATION  OF  YOUR  BELONGINGS  AND  FILED  IT  WITH  THE  SKIPPER  BEFORE  SAILING.  FAILING  THIS,  YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $150.  IF  YOU  FAIL  TO  LIST  AND  FILE  YOUR  GEAR,  THERE  IS  NOTHING  THE  UNION  CAN  DO  TO  AID  YOU  TO  COLLECT  MORE  THAN  THE  $150.  Rides on  Death  Benefits: >  ALWAYS  NAME  A  BENEFICIARY  FOR  YOUR  $5,000  GOVERNMENT  INSURANCE  IN  CASE  OF  DEATH  AT  SEA.  ­MANY  CASES  HAVE  BEEN  HUNG  UP  FOR  MONTHS  BE­ CAUSE  OF  THE  FAILURE  OF  A  MAN  TO  NAME  A  BENE­ FICIARY.  PROTECT  YOUR  FAMILY  BY  NAMING  A  BFNE­ FICIARYI  7C  PERSONALS  WILLIAM  SUTHERLAND  ANTHONY NICH  JOHN GOURDIER  WILLIAM  McKEE  EUGENE nOMINQUEZ  JESSE  J.  ELSHICK  ROBERT KLINE  HARSTEN JOHANSEN  NIELS L. BORREGARD  CHARLES GROUSE  E. BYERS  JOHN  CASSEL  FERGUSON  ISMAEL  FILIMENO  JOSEPH  MCLAREN  AMOS CHISHOLM  EMERSON CHURCH  H. W. KELLY  BOBBY  CLARK  Bcs'n  T R  A *  B'  A* B  A*  B  A* B*  n* s'  oiler  Water Tender  Fireman  FiremaS  Winer  Messi4n  Messman  steward  2nd Cook  Messman  Messman  iS  JOHN  (PADDY)  HEALY  /  J.  (SCOTTl)  WEIR  J.  P.  CAMPBELL  R.  MAYO  lYcitGrt^ndpr  W.  HENDRICKS  OTIS LESTER  .  . .a  EMIL JANKE  J. TAlTE  CHARLES MYERS  LAWRENCE  GRAY  You  have  a  check  in  Headquar­ ters  office  for  bonus  money  due  you.  Pick  it  up  as  soon  as  you  can.  ALBERT  J.  WADE  It  is  im.portant  that  you  see  the  Sec.­Treas.  In  Room  213,  2  Stone  Street,  New  York  City.  Fraternal Greetings and Thanks  To  the  Seafarers  International  Union  Dear  Sirs  and  Brothers:  We,  the  undersigned,  are  Canadian  seamen  who  recently  delivered  a  ship  to  Murmansk.  We  were  returned  to  North  America  as  passengers  aboard  a  ship  manned  by  members  of  your  Union.  We  want  to  say  that  the  entire  crew  was  100%.  They  were  both  good  seamen  and  good  union  men.  They  treated  us  very  well  and  we  want  to  take  this  means  of  sending  to  them  our  heartfelt  thanks  and  warmest  fraternal  greetings.  P.  J.  GROGAN,  Fireman  JAMES  HENRY  ROBERTS, Trimmer  HARRY  E.  HUBERT,  A, B.  DAN  O'BRIEN,  Asst.  Cook  ON IAS  HEFFERN,  A.B.  Fireman  Messman  Fireman  Messman  stewaS  Messman  YB  Chief  Cook  A!R  CGIVIPENSATION  RULES CLARIFIED  The  Maritime  War  Emergency  Board  has  ruled  that  a  man  does  not  have to  lose his  life or  be com­ pletely  disabled  in  order  to  be  cov­ ered  by  the  present  insurance  pro­ visions.  Tlie  loss  of  a  leg  or  hand  or  eye  "due  to enemy  action" also entitles  a  man  to  compensation.  The  fol­ lowing  table  gives  a  list  of  the  amount  due for  various injuries.  Life  Both  hands  $5,000  5,000  Both  feet  5,000  Both  arms  Both  legs  5,000  5,000  Both  eyes  5,000  One .  hand  One  arm  One  foot  One  leg  One  eye  2,500  3,250  2,500  3,250  2,250  Seamen  are entitled  to  the  above  sums  if  the  loss  occures  within  90  days  after  the  injury  is  received.  ­'JL  �THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  Page  Four  Thursday,  July  2,  194^2  3  >  J  Labor Union Front  Life Insurance  S.I.U«  Steward  Hero  Available Under  To Crew  But  Not To i ill  New W.S  Fund  Shoreside Authorities  Pegler's Boss  Fires  Pressmen  The  strikers  report  for  work  {Coniinued  jrom  Page  1)  {Continued  from  Page  1)  regularly,  seventy­five  on  each  of  three  shifts,  but  stand  at  their  ship  line,  vessel  upon  which  officer  day  before  for  a  life  boat  drill.  In  holding  a  life raft  close  to the  ship  places  or  walk  about,  doing  no  or  seaman  is  employed,  amount  of  the  best  brass  hat  manner,  he  had  so  the  older  man  could  jump  on it  insurance  requested,  period  for  announced  that  if  the ship  was  ac­ if  he  failed  in  launching  the  boa^  work,  it  was  said.  The  Newspaper  Pressmen's  which  insurance  is  requested  and  tually  attacked,  he.would  shoot the  Oxley  pulled  Battle  into  the  boat,  Union  (AFL)  has  protested  to the  name  and  address  of  beneficiary.  first  man  that  moved  toward  the  and  between  them  they  rowed,  Publishers'  Association  of  New  Such  application  must  be  accom­ life boats  without  orders from  him.  around  and  pulled  to safety  all  the  York  the  proposed  dismissals  of  panied  by  a  certified  check  for  nine  pressmen  by  the  New  York  crew  in  the water.  24  men  climbed  The  ship  was  settling  rapidly  premium.  WorJd­TeJegram,  a  Scripps ­ How­ into  the  life  boat,  and  were  res­ PONTIAC,  Mich.,  June  26—  "The  policies  issued  will  cover  after  the  explosion,  the  boat  deck  cued  10  hours  later  by  a fishing  ard  paper  which  peddles  the  anti­ was  awash  within  3  minutes.  It  smack  that  saw  their  distress  sig­ labor  poison  of  Westbrook  Pegler.  Officials  of  the  Yellow  Truck  &  only  loss  of  life  and  will  not  in­ Coach  Go.  said  today  they  had  clude  inquiry,  disability,  illness  or  looked  like  the  ship  would  go  nals.  Reeves  H.  McGillicuddy,  union  down  taking  all  her  lifesaving  .X  agreed  to  pay  night  shift  workers  other  claims."  When  the  crew  was  landed  at  a  president,  said  that  a  special  meet­ equipment  with  her  and  leaving  for  20  minutes of  time  lost  during  ing  of  the  Publishers'  Association  the  crew  struggling  alone  in  the  safe  port,  the  crew  was  taken  to. a  a  practice  blackout,  and  that  11,­ would  be  held  this  week  to take  up  water,  many  of  them  without  first  class  hotel to  rest  up.  That  is,^­ 000  strikers  would  return  to  their  all  but  Oxley  and  the  members  of  the  question  of  the  firings.  lifebelts.  war  production  jobs  tomorrow.  his  steward's  department.  They"  Sidney  Whipple,  stooge  to  Lee  Earnest  Oxley  is  not  a  young  A  local  union  leader  described  were  loaded  into  cars  and  taken  to  Wood,  executive  editor  of  the  man,  and  he  isn't  a sailor.  But  he's  the  company's  refusal,  at first,  to  a  4th  class  rooming  house  which  World­Tclcgram,  refused  to  com­ jeen  going  to  sea  as  cook  and  pay  wages  for  the  blackout  period  wasn't fit  for  the worst  gas­hounds  ment  to  the  reporters.  steward  for  many  years  and  he  last  Wednesday  night  as  the  "last  on  the  waterfront,  leave  alone" '  could  teach  many  a  cocky  kid  a  straw"  in  a  series  of  grievances  maritime  heroes.  {Continued from  Page 1)  thing or  two.  .  described  as  minor  in  nature.  The  Oxley  immediately  protested  and''  He  took  the  situation  in  at  a  company,  in  today's  conference,  union,  it  constitutes  only  a  recom­ demanded  that  he  and  his  mates­ consented  to  negotiate  the  remain­ mendation  and  can  be  reversed  by  glance,  the  fact  that  the  officers  receive  as  good  quarters  as  the  rest  lad  funked out,  the fact  that many  ing  differences,  involving  seniority  the  War  Labor  Board  itself.  of  the  crew.  A  strike  of  building  and  main­ wage  differentials  and  inter­depart­ This  is  one  of  the  most  import­ men were in  the water  and  he" knew  It  was  all  pretty upsetting  to the  .  tenance  men  employed  at  Park­ mental  transfers,  Monday.  ant  cases  to come  before  the Board,  some  of  them  couldh't  swim,  and  authorities.  Having  a  hero  on  their i .  chester,  the  Metropolitan  Life  In­ Pickets  who  had  enforced  the  since  it  posed  the  entire  issue  of  the  fact  that  it  was  still  possible*  hands  that  objected  to  a  fourth  surance  Company's  housing  devel­ strike  since  a  general  walkout  fol­ the  right  of  workers  to  increased  to launch  the  life  boat.  rate  rooming  house  was  something  •   opment  in  the  E. 1  remont  section  lowed  a  series  of  brief  sitdowns  by  wages  to meet  the increased  cost  of  Oxley  ran  quickly  to  the  boat,  they  hadn't  expected.  But  Oxley  of  the  Bronx,  was  called  yesterday  night­shift  workers ­  this  morning  living.  It appears  now  that  the steel  t  was  swung  out  but  lashed  hadn't  braved  a  torpedo  merely  to ,  by Local  32­E  of  the Building  Ser­ were  withdrawn  from  the  vicinity  industry  will  mobilize  all  of  its  re­ again­ct  the  ship.  Oxley  hacked  at  be  frightened  by  a  couple  of  shore­  .  vice  Employes  Union,  A.  F.  of  L.,  of  the  plant  as  soon  as  word of  the  sources  to fight  the case  and  tie the  the  line's,  cutting  himself  in  the  side  stiffs  . . . and  he held firm.  J*  /  after  negotiations  between  the  agreement  was  brought  to  them,  workers  to present  low  wage scales.  process,  and  swung  the  boat  free  Result?  All  the stewards  depart­ ^  Tlic  panel's  report  placed  em­ just  as  the  ship  listed  sharply  to  management  and  the  union  ended  police  said.  ment  were  lodged  in  a first  class'  '  phasis  upon  the  huge  profits  being  port.  The  falls  fell  free,  Oxley  in  a  deadlock.  During  the  day,  the  pickets  had  hotel,  given  the  best  of  food  and^  .  Parkchester  is  the  largest  single  turned  back  office  workers  and  piled  up  by  the  steel  companies  jumped  into  the  boat  and  shoved  treatment,  and  returned  to  New  housing  development, in  the  coun­ others  seeking  admission,  to  the  during  this  war.  It  exploded  any  it  away  from  the sinking  ship.  York  by first  class  transportation,  •   try,  embracing  10,700  apartments  plant,  but  there  were no  reports of  pretense  they  might  make  in  re­ A  member  of  Oxley's  steward  Brother  Oxley  had  won  his  bat^.*  gard  to  their  inability  to  meet  the  department,  young  James  Battle,  sheltering  35,000  persons.  The  ele­ violen,ce.  tie,  both  at  sea  and  ashore.  • I  vators  are  self­service.  Roger  J. Emmert,  vice  president  cost  of  the  wage  boosts.  The  re­ was  in  the  water  and  had  been  '/  Local  32­E  was  chosen  by  the  and  factory  manager  of  the  com­ port  listed  the  following  1941  1.  435  employes  of  the  development  pany,  said  the  strike  brought  oper­ profits  of  the "Little  Steel"  group:  $119,7^,000  SAILING VESSELS  as  their  collective  bargaining  agen­ ations  of  the  plant  to  a  standstill.  Bethlehem  Steel  Republis  70,280,000  cy  in an  election  conducted  by  the  He  said  all  its  facilities  had  been  f­ PLANNED  Inland  38,079,000  State  Labor  Relations  Board  last  devoted  to  the  production  of  ve­ Youngstown  37,624,000  Febi­uaiy.  hicles  for  both  the  Army  and  the  The  panel's  report  predicted  that  The dire shortage  of  present  ton­ According, to. John Geier,  section  Navy.  the  1942  earnings  of  the  steel  nage  serving  the  Latin  American  chairman  of  the  local,  250  men  companies  would  even  exceed  these  routes  has  brought  to  the  fore  the  {Continued  from  Page  1)  walked  out  yesterday  after  "the  figures.  The  panel  revealed  that  possibilities  of  utilizing  schooners  management  refused  to  negotiate  are  engaged  in  a  minute  search  Bethlehem  would  make  six  times  and  auxiliary  sailing  vessels  for  demands  submitted  in  good  faith.  the entire  Gurupy  delta  region  but^^  more.in  1942  than  its  10  year  av­ commercial  export  shipments  to  the  naval  and  air  commands  refflsfli  erage,  Republic  13  times  more,  South  America.  to  say  whether  a  submarine  base  The  Government  contemplates  WASHINGTON,  June  26  —  Youngstown 20  times more  and  In­ has  been  found.  the construction  of  a fleet  of  1,000  The  Capital's  day­long  taxi  strike  land  3  times  more.  The  Gurupy  delta  would  ^ •   was  settled  yesterday  when  the  Cyrus  Ching,  industry  member  sailing  schooners  to  carry  products  roughly,  the  center  for  a  radius  of,'  House  District  Committee  agreed  of  the  panel,  of  course,  dissented  from  Central  and  South  America  action  southward  toward  ST.  JOSEPH,  Mo.—Faced  by  a  to  allow  the  city's  hack  drivers  to  from  the findings.  He  could  hard­ to  the  Gulf  ports.  and  northward  toward  the Guianis,  recall  movement  launched  by  or­ charge  present  fares  pending  fur­ ly  deny  that  the  Steel  companies  Government  agents  are  said  to  cutting  the  South  Atlantic  trade  ganized  labor  here,  Mayor  Phil  J.  ther  study  of  the  new  fare  system  could  afford  to  pay  the  in­ be  inspecting  shipyards  and  port  routes.  Welch  and  city  councilmen  gave  ordered  by  the  Public  Utilities  crease  wages,  but  he  strongly  con­ facilities  in  the  Caribbean  at  the  All  Axis  submarine  attacks  asr  up  an  attempt  to  crush  the  A.  F.  Commission.  The  cabmen's  union  dejuned  the  maintenance­of­mem­ j^resent  time,  and  it  was  learned  ,well  as  Brazilian  air  force  attacks  said  the  new  rates,  which  would  bership  plan  which  would  serve  to  that  several  schooners  of  300  to  of  L.  Firefighters'  Union.  and  sinkings  of  enemy  submarine  .  The  ma'ydr  and  council  members  have  been  effective  yesterday,  safeguard  the  union  members  from  500  tons  are  already  under  con­ have  occurred  in this  region.  agreed  to  recognize  the  union,  re­ would  cause  drivers  to  lose  money.  open  reprisals  from  the  bosses.  struction in  the Dominican  Repub­ It  was learned  recently that  there  .  instate  six  discharged  unionists  and  lic.  have  been  mysterious  movements  inaugurate  seniority  rules  in  the  of  unexplained  small  surface  craft  UNSUNG HEROES  fire  department.  In  turn,  labor  which  were  believed  might  be  cajr­ Maritime Eiagle  on  dropped  the  recall fight.  Here's  to  the  men  of  our  merchant  marine,  ^  rying  fuel  and  food  to  a  rcndez­  ;  Wage Award  Made  In  Blackout Strike  Panel Admits  Steel's Ability To  Pay Decent Wages  Parkchester Is Hit  By  Service  Strike  Suspect Axis  Sub Base Is On  Brazil's Coastline  Armistice  Reached  In  \Yashington Cab Strike  Firefighters' Union  Cows  Hostile  Mayor  Steel Sit­Down Spreads  COATESVILLE,  Pa.,  June  19—  The sit­down  strike of  open  hearth  workers  at  the  Lukcns  Steel  Com­ pany  plant  has  spread  to  22­5  men  from  seventy­five  and  threatens  to  force  a  shut  down  affecting  5,000  workers  on  war  production  within  a  week,  it  was  declared  today  by  a  spokesman  for  the  company.  New War Stamp  Whose  hearts are  as  brave  as their  eyesight  is  keen!  They  are  shot  at,  torpedoed,  and  roasted  in  oil  But  they  always  come  back.  Hitler's  U­boats  to  foil!'  vous  with  submarines  along  lonely  j  inlets  where  trees  hide  the  shore­ The  maritime eagle,  official  sym­ line  from  observation.  bol  of  the  Maritime  Commission  Attacks on  shipping  off  the Bra­ has  been  chosen  by  the  Postmaster  zilian  coast  have  diminished  since  General  as  the  basic  design  for  the  the  Brazilian  Air  Force  and  United  new  war  stamp  to  be  put  on  sale  States  Naval  Patrol  planes  attacked  July  4;  •   four  submarines  and  definitely  The  eagle  to  be  used  will  vary  sank  two  late  in  May.  No submar­^  from  the  maritime eagje  by  the  re­ ines  were  reported  sighted  thus  far .  moval  of  the  anchor  and  substitu­ in  June,  but  several  attacks  ion  tion  of  the  words  "Win  the  War"  shipping  have  been  reported,  with  instead  of  "Ships  for  Victory."  at  least  one  sinking.  They  are  spindle­shanked, spavined  and  rough in  their  talk.  But you  don't  need  degrees  where the  submarines stalk  . . .  You  need  only  guts,  and  they've  plenty  of  that  With  their  nondescript  garb  and  non­uniform  hat!  So  here's  a  salute  to  that  hard­fisted  crew ...  ,  "  The  army  would  flunk  them—the  navy  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Title A name given to the resource July 2, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: MR. REYNOLDS AGAIN CONSIDER LIFEBOAT 'SKATES' TO MAKE LAUNCHING EASIER SIU STEWARD HERO TO CREW BUT NOT TO SHORESIDE AUTHORITIES PANEL ADMITS STEEL'S ABILITY TO PAY DECENT WAGES LIFE INSURANCE AVAILABLE UNDER NEW W.S.A. FUND SUSPECT AXIS SUB BASE IS ON BRAZIL'S COASTLINE AFL WINS TAX FIGHT ALIEN SEAMEN SHANGHAIED AND FORCED TO WORK LONG HOURS FOR COOLIE WAGES NAM SPREADS TORY TALES IN SCHOOLS LAND APPOINTS TWO NEW REGIONAL MARITIME OFFICIALS COMPENSATION RULES CLARIFIED IN MEMORY OF THESE BROTHERS LOST AT SEA DUE TO ENEMY ACTION PEGLER'S BOSS FIRES PRESSMEN PARKCHESTER IS HIT BY SERVICE STRIKE FIREFIGHTERS' UNION COWS HOSTILE MAYOR WAGE AWARD MADE IN BLACKOUT STRIKE ARMISTICE REACHED IN WASHINGTON CAB STRIKE SAILING VESSELS PLANNED STEEL SIT-DOWN SPREADS MARITIME EAGLE ON NEW WAR STAMP UNSUNG HEROES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/2/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/fb4724c08ec0f9fcccb012d9f9aabe87.PDF 65441ea9cdb5c72ec356e25da5fd8344 PDF Text Text m Open  Letter  Of  Protest To  Collier's  Magazine  j^ditors,  Collier's  Magazine  250  Pank  Avenue,  New  York  City  July  8,  1942  •:>(­ f  Sirs:  • • J  This  is  a  protest  against  a  vicious  attack  upon  maritime  labor  unions  which  you  printed  in  the  June'27th  issue  of  Collier's  magazine  .  under  the  title, "All  Hands  on­Deck."  ^  ­ t*u^' .  i.  'I !  ,  I  am  sending  this  protest  In  the form  of  an  open  letter  for  I in­ ,tend  to  publish  it  in  our  union  paper,  knowing  there  is  little  likeli­ iiood  of  it  ever  seeing  print  in  your  magazine.  VC«L  IV.  i  Collier's has  never  made­any  pretense of  being  pro­labor,  but  from  time  to  time  you  have  been  rather .pretentious  about  your  "objective  "journalism."  The  article  I  ­refer  to,  written  by  Howard  Hartley,  is  hardly  "objective."  It  reveals  the writer  to be  both  a  sloppy  journalist  with  no  reverence  for  facts,  and  possessed  of  a  violent  bias  against  ' labor  unions.  It  is  hardly  possible,  within  the  scope  of  a  letter,  to  present  complete  refutation of  Hartley's charges  against  maritime labor  unions,  but  I  do  want  to  call  your  atleucion  to a  few  the  blind  haymakers  thrown  so  indiscriminately  at  the  labor  movement.  Libel  Against  American, Seamen  OiFFZOIAL aBOAH OF THE  ATLAMTIC AND 6^ D18TBICT,  EBAFdUUSM' nmneNATIONAL UNION OF NOBTH  AKEBIGA  If  IH  NEW  YORK,  N. Y., THURSDAY,  JULY 9, 1942  No.  25  m S.I.U.  REQUESTS  MARITIME  BOARD  TO  BOOST  BONUS  The following brief  was submitted  to Captain Macauley, chairman of  the W.E.B., on  July  2  by  Mathew  Dashane, Washington  representative  of  the  Seafarers International  Union.  Copies of  this brief  were also sent  to Frank Graham and John Steelman, members  of  the  Board.  A  formal  hearing  on  the  requests will be held in the middle of the month.  TO  WAR  EMERGENCY  BOARD:  Hartley's  principal  charges  against  American  seamen  are:  1".  They  WAR  BONUS  DECISIONS:  are  poor  sailors  (don't  know  their  craft);  2.  They  are  physical  wrecks  Gentlemen:  and  can't  perform  their  work;  3.  They  are  subversive  aggitators;  and  The Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  4.  They  are  moral  degenerates  and­attack  female  passengers.  Oh,  yes,  The  Seafarers  Int'l  Union,  Pacific  one final  point  he  makes  is  that  their  unions  are  full  of  racketeers  who  District,  and  the  Seafarers  Int'l  Brother  James  Martin  has  been  torpedoed  four  times  Union,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  prey  upon  (a)  the  shipowner,  (b)  the  public  and  (c)  the  United  since  the war  began. Ships  have  been shot  from  under  him  requests  that  the  War  Emergency  States  Government.  "w  ...  in  the  South,  Central  and  North  Atlantic.  He  has  spent  Board  give  favorable  consideration  Of  course  Mr.  Hartley  doesn't  come  right  out  and  make  all  these  % days  in  lifeboats,  on  rafts and  in  the  water  hanging  on  to  to  the  following  proposals.  The  charges  in  so  many  words.  He,  and  you,  his  editors,  obviously  had  one  y wreckage.  There  is  not  much  he  doesn't  know  about  subs  above organizations  feel  that  in  the  •  eye  on  the  laws  of  libel.  But  the  implications  are  all  present  and  one  and  torpedoes  and  so  he  was  pretty*  interest  of  national  unity  and  in  doesn't  have  to read  between  the  lines  to get  them.  the  all  out  war  effort,  that  these  disgusted  on  his  last  trip  when  the  proposals  will  help  to  bolster  the  skipper  didn't  even  know  what  a  Let's  take  up  the  charges  in  reverse  order.  morale of  the seamen  at  this  partic­ sub's  conning  tower  looked  like  In  discussing  the  strikes  on  the  waterfront.  Hartley  makes  no  and  let  his  ship  be  picked  off  like  ular  time,  when  it  becomes of  vital  effort  to  present  the  economic  issues  involved  in  these  strikes;  the  a  clay  pigepp.  "  interest  to  the  United  Nations  to  keep  the ships  moving and  keep  the  story  of  the  cruel  exploitation  of  the  seamen  for  years  by  the  ship­ It  all  happened  at  6  o'clock  on  flow  of  war  supplies  to  the  armed  owners;  the  systematic  bow  reign  of  terror  designed  to  keep  the  men  the  morning of  July  3rd  200  miles  forces  of  the  United  Nations.  The  |?roken  in  spirit  and  disunited.  No,  Hartley  sees  ­"A  plague  of  water­ off  the  coast  of  New  England.  Jront  strikes"  which  resulted  because  of  "activities  of  racketeers  and  Martin  had,  just  turned  to  on  the  Nine  Port  Watchmen  (watch­ above  organizations  feel  that  the  proposals  submitted  herewith  are  bridge  and  was  at  the  wheel  when  man  and  guard)  agencies  have  aggitators  within  the  maritime  unions."  fair  and  reasonable.  been  enjoined  from  violating  the  a  sub  surfaced  about  300  yards  off  Wage­Hour  Law  under  the  terms  1: That  all  bonus  rates  be  put in  the  port  bow.  of  consent  judgments  signed  by  U.  classification  No.  1.  The  skipper  spotted  the  strange  Speaking for the A. F. of L. seafaring unions, which means the 2. That  bonus  be paid  in  all ports  S.  District  Judge  Simon  H.  Rif­ Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf Dis- phenomina,  which  didn't  look  like  kind.  of  the  world,  with  the exception  of  any fish  he  had  ever  seen.  After  trict, and the Sailors Union of the Pacific, I can say that we conducted This  was  announced  today  by  C.  ports  in  the continential  U.  S.  studying  it  a  moment  he  said,  3. That  all  ports and  bases in  the  Ira  Funston,  Acting  Regional  At­ several strikes prior to the entry of the United States into the war. "Buoy  off  the  port  bow."  Aleution  Islands,  and  Alaska,  with  torney.  Office  of  the  Solicitor,  U.  These strikes were democratically voted upon and conducted by the Martin  took  a  gander  at  the  S.  Department  of  Labor.  The  nine  the  exception  of  south  eastern  Al­ rank and file members of our unions. The strikes were for the immebuoy—and  gulped.  Struggling  to  concerns. were  charged  with  fail­ aska,  be  classified  in  the  $125.00  ^diate objectives of better wages and working conditions. There were sound respectful  to a  man of  super­ ing  to  pay  overtime  to  their  em­ Area,  and  this  bonus  rate  be  retro­ no shake-downs, blackmailings or racketeering and I defy you and ior  knowledge  and  experience,  he  ployees  and  also  failing  to  keep  active  to  June  3rd,  1942  the  day  your reporter to prove that.there were. We have engaged in nothing said  to the  skipper,  "Kinda  far  out  proper  and  adequate  employment  that  Dutch  Harbor  was  bombed  by  but legitimate union activity . . . which includes the right to strike! from  shore  for  a  buoy,  ain't  it  records.  The  companies  must  here­ the  Japanese.  ' In the best tradition of gutter journalism. Hartley writes, "letters Captain?"  4. That  all of  Australia  and  New  after  adhere  to  the  provisions  of  {Coniitilted  on  Pttge  4)  Zealand  be  classified  in  the  $125.00  {Conthmcd on ?age 2) the  Fair  Labor  Standards  Act.  Investigation  of  the  concerns  Area  and  this  bonus  rate  be  retro­ was  made  under  the  direction  of  active  to  June  1st,  1942.  {Continued on  Page  4)  Arthur  J.  White,  Regional  Direct­ or,  Wage  and  Hour  Division,  U. S.  Department  of  Labor.  The  . con­ cerns  are:  Allied  Maritime  Protective  Ser­ vice,  2  Rector  Street,  Vincent  Di  Mrs.  Hans  J.  Isbrandtsen,  wife  Sir  "Walter  Carpenter,  owner  of  the  Carpenter  Steamship  Company  which  oper­ Brienza,  doing  business  as  Marine  of  the  shipowner  operating  a  ates  out  of  Vancouver,  B.C.,  doesn't  like  the  idea  of  paying  union  wages  and  so  he  Detective  Service,  2 5  Broadway;  J.  merchant  fleet  under  his  awn  •  conceived  the  bright  idea  of  importing  his own  seamen  from  the Fiji  Islands.  Fred  Lohman, Jr.,  doing  business  as  name,  was  robbed  this  week  of  The  only  trouble  was  that  the  Fiji  seamen  were  not  the half­savage  men  Sir  Wal­ Van  Hoesen  and  Brother,  24  Stone  her  jewels.  She  kept  her trinkets  ' ter« thought  them,  and  when  they  hit  Canada  they revolted  against  the slave  conditions.  Street;  McRobcrts  Protective  "in  a  little  box"  on  her  dresser.  The  police  revealed  that  the  Agency,  6  State  Street;  Nicholas  »  When  they  refused  to  sign  on  Sir  Walter's  ship,  they  were  locked  Mealli  and  Anna  V.  Mcalli,  co­ missing  jewels  were  valued  at  up  and  refused  food  and  water.  It  was  only  the  militant  action  of  or­ pdrtners,  doing  business  as  Meallic  $15,000  and  included  rubies,  dia­ ganized  maritime  labor  in  Vancouver  that  TorCed  the  shipowner  to  Detective  Service,  17  Battery  monds,  sapphires  and  jade  set  in  release  the  men  and  subsequently  to abandon  his  whole  idea  of  import­ The  War  Labor  Board  has  just  Place;  Oceanic  Service Corporation,  platinum  and  gold.  ing  seamen  from  South  Pacific  islands  on  the  theory, that  they  would  ruled  in  favor  of  the  Great  Lakes  26  Beaver  Street;  Henry  H.  Pape,  The  most  valuable  single  pieoe  *  work  for  a  bowl  of  rice  with  every  now  and  then  a fish  thrown  in  District of  the SIU  which  has  been  doing  business  as  Standard  Bureau  was  a  diamond  bracelet,  with  "eight  pear­shaped  diamonds,  for  good  measure.  fighting  with  the D.  & C.  Naviga­ of  Investigation,  15  Whitehall  Street;  Anthony  F.  Vachris,  doing  weighing  twelve  carats;  sixty­ Much  credit  for  the  break  up  of  Sir  Walter's  scheme  goes  to  the  tion  Company  on  the  question  of  business  as  Port  of  New  York  ;  eight  French  cut  diamonds,  SlU  patrolman  in  Vancouver,  who  fought  the  entire  set­up.  This  SIU  wages.  The  Board  instructed  the  Watchman  Supply  Co.,  3909 Third  I  weighing  four  carats,  212  round  line  to  boost  A.B  pay  from  $155  Avenue,  Brooklyn;  Charles  W.  I  diamonds,  weighing  five  carats;  official  sent  the  following  account  to  the  Log'­ !  and  bearing  a  tiffany  stamp."  Van,  Hoesen  Watching  Service  per  month  to  $178..  '  (^Continued  on  Page  4)  ^  SKIPPER THINKS SUB IS A  BUOY; GETS TORPEDOED  Port Watchman  Agencies Hit For  Chiseling Wages  Spotless  Record  of  S.LU.  Patrolman Thwarts Shipowner's  Move For Slave Maritime Labor  Shipowner Robbed of  $15,000 in  Jewels  BULLETIN  •  .If  • ill  �Pjue  Tw^o  l­V  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thursday,  July 9,  1942  LT.F. LONDON  CONFERENCE  DEMANDS SAFETY  REFORMS  Publithea by th» SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH AMERICA  Ailonuc and Gull District  Affiliated with the Amerioati Federation of Labor Representatives  of  12  seafaring  nations  met  this  past  week  in  London,  England,  and  laid  plans  for  the  improving  of  conditions  and  wages  of  all  seamen  the  world'  over.  Particular  emphasis  was  given  to  the  instalation  of  the  newest  safety  equipment  in  order  to  reduce  the  casualty  rate  of  the  merchant  seamen.  The conference, called  by  the I.L.O.  and  meeting  under  the  auspicies  of  the  Inter­ HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Intamotloncd  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  C^ii  AD.DRE83  ALL  OORREBPONDENCB  OONOERNJNQ  THIS  PUBLIOATION  TO:  "THE  SEAFABERS'  LOG  P. O. 25. Station P. New  York,  N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­8346  *  national  Transport, Workers'  Fed­*  eration,  was  attended  by  Morris  Weisbergcr,  representing  the  SIU.  Brother  Weisberger  gave  a  detailed  report  on  conditions  in  the  United  States  'and  took  a  leading  part  in  the  drafting  of  plans  for  future  Federation  action.  Open Protest Letter  Turning  to  the  reports  prepared  {Contimied  from  Page  1)  from  women  protested  against  being  awakened  in  the  staterooms  by  by  the  I.L.O.  and  the  various  pro­ Pinion  Stewards  with  a  cheery,  'Hi,  Babe,  get  up.'  Other  Stewards . . .  posals  of  the  delegates  the  con­ had  conducted  escort  bureaus  for  lonely  women  and  had  molested  ferees  devoted  several  days  to  frank  discussion  of  conditions  pre­ girls  in  dark  corridors."  vailing  aboard  ship and  safety  mea­ It  would  be  absurd  to  deny  that  no  Steward  at  any  time  ever  sures  necessitated  by  the  war.  made  such  a  remark  as  "Hi,  Babe,  get  up."  This  may  have  happened  Among  the  measures  approved  by  ht  some  time  over  the  past  years.  But  I  can  deny  the  generalization  the  Conference  are:  Two  motor  Vhich  Hartley  tries  to  draw  from  such  an  incident,  namely,  that  all  lifeboats  on  all  ships  over  3000  union  seamen  arc  rapers  and  that  a  woman  passenger  isn't  safe  on  a  tons;  steel  lifeboats  on  tankers  and  Ship  manned  by  a  union  crew.  This  generalization  is  so  obviously  ab­ ships  carrying  inflammable  m.ater­ feurd  to  any  one  familiar  with  the  merchant  marine,  that  I  don't  pro­ ial;  lifeboats  to  be  provided  with  compass,  signal  pistols,  waterproof  pose  to  waste  any  time  or  space  upon  it.  charts  and first  aid  kits;  mechanic­ Fascist  Attitude  Revealed  ally  operated  lifeboat  davits;  ap­ pointment  of  government  inspect­ Striking  a  typical  Fascist  pose.  Hartley  attacks  unions  as  un­ ors  to  supervise  safety  conditions;  American.  He  writes,  "... most  of  these  . . . sailors  are  physically  greater  lifeboat  supply  of  fresh  iinfit,  dangerous  aggitators ..."  water  in  buoyant  containers;  life­ For  your  information,  all  seamen  are  examined  by  a  doctor  prior  boats  equipped  with  radio  trans­ to  signing  on  each  ship.  American  seamen  are  physically  sounder  than  mission  sets;  better  lifeboat  hulls  probably  any  other  group  of  workers  in  the  country.  And  as  for  being  with  suitable  weather  protection;  aggitators,  such  a  charge  naeds  clarification  . . .  clarification  which  and  appropriate fire  and  boat  drills  for  the crew  before  leaving  port.  Hartley  is  careful  to  avoid.  —  HEROES  OF  THE  DEEP  (Dedicated  to  the  Lost  Members  of  the  S.I.U.)  TOLL  FOR  THE  BRAVE,  THE  BRAVE  THAT  ARE  NO  MORE.  ALL  SUNK  BENEATH  THE  WAVES  FAST­BY  AND  FAR  FROM  THEIR  NATIVE  SHORE.  OVER  FIVE  HUNDRED  OF  THE  BRAVE,  WHOSE  COURAGE  WELL  WAS  TRIED,  HAVE  SEEN  THEIR  VESSELS  YIELD  AND  KEEL  OVER  ON  THEIR  SIDE.  THEY  DEFIED  THE  FOE  BY  SAILING  ON,  UNDAUNTED  THEY  SEEMED  EVER  TO  BE;  THEY  CARRIED  ON  IN  THE  FACE  OF  DEATH  FOR  THE  CAUSE  OF  LIBERTY.  THEY  WERE  EVER  IN  ALL  SEA'S  BATTLES,  THEY'VE  FACED  THE  TEMPEST'S  SHOCKS,  THEIR  SHIPS  HAVE  SPRUNG  SOME  FATAL  LEAKS,  THEY'VE  BEEN  DASHED  UPON  THE  ROCKS.  TOLL  FOR  THE  BRAVE,  BRAVE  UNION  SEAMEN  HAVE  GONE.  THEIR  LAST  SEA  FIGHT  IS  FOUGHT,  THEIR  WORK  OF  GLORY  DONE.  "  Pacific  District  SIU  No.  60  Out  of  the Foesl  The  Conference  also  adopted  an  Does  he  (and  Collier's)  mean  that  all  union  men  are  "dangerous  outspoken  resolution with  regard  to  aggitators?"  Is  the  entire  labor  movement  un­American?  Is  every  strike  seamen's  welfare  in  port,  demand­ the  result  of  either  a  racket  or  subversion?  Hartley's  formulation  on  this  issue  is  purposely  vague  and  there­ ing  that  instead  of  so­called  char­ ity  proper  provisions  be  made  for  fore  difficult  to answer.  For  our  part,  we  can  only  say  that  if  it  is  un­ seamen  and  that  these  be  enforcec  We  wonder  if  the  old­timers  in  all  their  experience  ever  saw  ii  American  to fight  for  a  living  wage  and  decent  working  conditions,  if  under  the  joint  control  of  seamen  it is  subversive  to demand  that  the shipowners  treat  us  as  freeborn  men  and  shipowners.  It  was  also  empha­ sea  buoy  130  miles  off  shore?  A  Captain's  imagination  which  thought  with  a  dignity  as  American  workers,  then  make  the  most  of  it  for  sized  that  seamen  on  shore  ought  a  sub  was  a  buoy,  cost  the  loss  of  his  ship.  The  Ensign  did  not  give  we  are  guilty.  to  be  treated  as  citizens  and  indi­ orders  to fire  on  the  object  and  the  brand  new  ship  with  its  14  guns  viduals equal  to anyone,  and  not  be  and  important  cargo,  went  down.  The  old  man  should  never  be  al­ Maritime  Heroes  Slandered  singled  out  for  special  treatment.  lowed  to  sail  an  American  ship  again.  Many  of  our  brothers  were  lost  Spokesmen  of  the  Chinese  and  In­ because  of  the  skipper's  indecision.  Percy  De  Leon,  after  being ­blown  Hartley,  in  describing  the  new  graduates  of  the  Maritime  Com­ dian  seamen  urged  that  steps  be  off  the  ship  into  the  sea,  was  able  to  maneuver  around,  and  grabbed  mission schools,  has  this  to say, "... (the graduates  are)  better  seamen  taken  to  improve  the  conditions  hold  of  as  dynamite  barrel  which  went  off  and  blew  him into Kingdom  than  half  of  the  men  in  our  old  merchant  marine."  and  treatment  of  their  nationals  in  come.  One of  the  brothers  never  got  out of  his  bunk  and  was  burned;  This  is  a  foul  slander  on  the  men  who  have  courageously  sailec  overseas  ports.  These  demands  met  our .merchant  fleet  in  peace  and  war  and  who  today  place  their  lives  with  great  sympathy  and  the  to  death.  To  the  friends  and  relatives  of  these  lost  brothers  we  extend  in  jeopardy  each  time  they  sail.  Our  union  alone  has  lost  473  men  due  promise  that  appropriate  action  our  heartfelt  sympathy.  A  A  .  A  to enemy  torpedoes.  would  be  taken  to  defend  the  in­ Brother  Gebula  had  his first  experience  on  a  torpedoed  vessel.  American  seamen  arc  the  most  able  and  efficient  in  the  world  terests  of  these  seamen.  Never  having  been  in  water  before  in  his  life,  he  was  blown  off  the  They  have  the  skill  and  courage  that  comes  only  to  free­minded  men  boat  deck,  went  down  and  came  up,  and  had  the  presence  of  mind  to  U. S.  Employment  who  have  learned  to fight  for  their  rights.  grab  the first  thing  he  saw  and  was  rescued.  All  he  got  out  of  it  was  We  have  no  quarrel  with  the  boys  now  graduating  from  the  Service  Blasts  a  black  eye.  He  says  he's  going  back,  as  he  fells  lucky.  John  T.  (Red), ,  Maritime  Commission  schools.  Most  of  them  are  joining  the  union  Wulzen,  was  a  member  of  the  same  crew  and  has  survived  his  second  Discrimination  movement  in  spite of  the  anti­labor  propaganda  to which  they  are  con­ torpedoing.  Red  says  he  has  now  been  on  the  best  and  the  worst  ships  tinually  subjected.  But  we  do  say  this ... no  man  can  become  a  real  As  part  of  a  comprehensive  code  and  they  seem  to knock  them  pff  each  time.  He is  going  to ship  again  sailor  by  merely  attending  school  for  a  few  months.  It  takes  actual  sea  to  guard  against  racial  or  religious  soon and  as lon^  as  his  two children  are  taken care  of, he  says  he doesn't  experience  to  make  a'seaman.  The  U.  S.  Government  itself  recognizes  discrimination  i  n  j o b s filled  mind  if  he's lost  at sea.  It  is  the spirit  of  men like  him  that  will eventu­ this  fact  by  requiring  3  years  sea  service  before  issuing  a  full  A. B.  through  the  United States  Empluy­ ally  win  the battle  with the  subs.  ticket  to  a  man.  ment  Service,  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Ros­ AAA  The  Maritime  Commission  schools  are  turning  out  many  good  enberg,  regional  director of  the  So­ Izzy  Cohen  was  scared  lest  we  write  something  about  him,  but  potential  seamen.  We,  the  maritime  unions,  are  welcoming  these  men  cial  Security  Boardj  has­  instructed  Jo Jo  Flanagan  gave  a  good:  description  of  him.  It  is  reported  every  into our  organizations  and  shall  do  our  best  to  make  them  both  good  all  public  employment  offices  in  seamen  and  good  union  men.  You  may  be  certain  that  the  great  ma­ this  State  not  to  make  placements  time  Izzy  gets  to the  City of  Brotherly  Love,  Joe  closes  the  Hall. Tom  jority  of  these  graduates  will  remain  uneffected  by  the  poisonous  anti­ for  any  employer  who  "refuses  to  Slack  wants  to inform  us  that  the  only  man  he  ever  grubbed  a  dime  employ  otherwise  qualified  appli­ off  was  Harry  Collins,  e  labor  propaganda,  of  which  your  article  is  typical.  These  graduates  will  become  union  men,  not  because  of  any  pres­ cants  solely  because  of  race,  color,  sure  from  "goon  squads,"  but  because  it  is  to  their  economic  interest  creed,  national  origin  or  descent,"  of  the  labor  supply"  by  encourag­ Notice For Crew  ing  employers  to  eliminate  from  to  do  so,  and  because  their  entire  background  and  tradition  demands  it  was  learned  yesterday.  by  3..  X.  t: f.  I ' iC­'  hi  Of Alcoa Voyager  In  a  memorandum  sent  to all  U.  that  they  stand  upon  their  two  feet  and  bargain  with  their  employers  S.  E.  S.  administrative  employes,  as  proud  and  independent  Americans.  Vfrs.  Rosenberg  said  it  would  be  Very  truly  yours,  the  official  policy  of  the  . gency  to  JOHN  HAWK  'stimulate  the  fullest  utilization  their  job  orders  any  specifications,  Members  of  the  crew  who  paid'  off  on  July  1st,  are  entitled  to  $4  associated  with  ability  to  perform  linen  money.  (Collect  at  any  Alcoa  the  job.  office.  including  age  or  sex,  that  were  not  �r Thursday,  July  9,  1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  WHArS  DOING  Page  Threi  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Around  the  Ports  ATUimC end  GULF DlSTBICf  SecrotaxY­TrecDsmz^'a Office  .  4  loom 213 —  2 SUma SbMt. N«w York  City  O. bs 25, Stotim  P  Phonw  BOwUag  Green  BOSTON  the  crew  are  called  upto  to  make  Campbell,  Earl  Noteware  and  our  more  sacrifices.  We  wonder  why  famous  Greek,  K.  Hotgitimisios.  By  DIREGTORY  OF BRANCHES  the  spacious  quarters  assigned  to  "Do ­ the ­ Best­You­Can"  Hill­ MJtNCH  ADDBE9S  PHONE  man  is  now  among  the  tropedoed  JOHN  MOGAN  officers  can't  be  requisitioned  for  a  WEW  YOBK .....  ..2 Stone St  survivors.  Six  days  in  a  lifeboat  .BQwling  Green  $­048  change?  And  the cadets  eliminated.  hasn't  dulled  his  speaking  capacity  Dlepotoher'a  Office  BQwling  Green  9­3488  •   I  dispatched  a  full  crew  for  a  BOSTOlf  ~M.„.330  Ailontie  Ave  ...liberty 4D57  After all,  we  arc all  concerned  with  any,  but  I  guess  his  experience  is  PHOVIDENCE  new  Liberty  Ship  but  there  devel­ ­  465 South  Main  St  Manning 3572  winning  this  war,  and  it  is  only  worth  a  drink  in any  man's  saloon.  BALTIMOHE  omr i.r>«t,TTT,.  ^  ....... Calvert  4539  9ped  many  hitches.  The  men  were  Lombard  7651  proper  that  we  should  all  make  all  excited  for  two  weeks  before  ­  C^opnercial  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  some  sacrifices.  It  is  nothing  new  o?o  MAgnolia  3962  dispatching  them  as  the  operators  for  officers  to  double  up.  We  can  ^  ­  Savannah  3­1728  postponed  crewing  dates  three  By  ­  206 So.  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  all  remember  when  the  shipowners  —zz­  55 So­  Conception St....De*ter  1449  times  and  the  ship's  yard  delayed  wanted  more  cargo  space  they  nev­ HICO  45  Ponce  da  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  H. J. COLLINS  delivery  twice.  aALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  er  hesitated  to  take  the  quarters  This  mix  up  could  easily  be  from  any  and  all  men  on  their  Well,  here  we  go  again  doing  avoided  by  having  proper  co­or­ ships.  If  the  Maritime  Commish  business  at  the  same  old  place  as  dination.  Much  credit  should  be  and  War  Shipping  Administration  usual.  We  had  quite  a  setback  this  given  the  crew  for  the  manner  in  really  are  concerned  with  improv­ week  when  the  old  warhorse  from  which  they  took  these  numerous  ing  the  moral  of  the  seamen,  they  the  gulf,  better  know  as  "iron­ postponements.  should  try  to  equalize  the  incon­ pants­Johnson,"  fowled  up  his  Another  problem  wliich  con­ veniences  as  much  as  possible.  books  and  it  became  necessary  for  fronts us  in  Boston is  that  there are  Peace  reigns  temporarily  at  Fil­ the  Agent  to  su­spend  him  and  to  plenty  of  O.S.,  Wipers  and  Mess­ thydelphia.  "Get  Going"  Sampson,  prefer  clrarges  according  to  the  Two  of  the  most  famous  of  the  nation's  recent  labor  leaders  will  men  applying  for  jobs  and  very  Matt  Lynn,  and  Walt  Lebon  have  Constitution.  This  will  be  quite  a  be  honored  when  ships  bearing  their  names  arc  launched  as  part  of  a  few  jobs  to  give  them. Some  means  shipped  out.  This  trio  could  dis­ dissappointment  to  his  many  giant  Labor  Day  celebration,  sponsored  by  the  Martime  Comr^ission.  must  be  taken  to  utilize  these  fu­ turb  the  peace  of  Paradise.  After  friends.  Let  us  hope  that  this  won't  One  ship  is  to  be  christened  "Samuel  Gompers,"  the  other  "An­ ture  seamen  as  they  are  all  young  many  moons  big  chief  Isadore  Co­ be  repeated  again  in  a  hurry.  drew  Furuseth."  Furuseth,  a  late  leader  of  the  Pacific  Seamen  and  one  Arilerican  citizens  and  possess  hen  was  returned  to  these  hunting  It  has  been  reported  by  very  re­ of  the  founders  of  the  Seamen's  Union  in  188 5.  He  became  known  as  fair  education.  grounds.  His  great  Wliite  Father,  liable  authority  that  JoJo from  the  I  have  several  ships  in  port  here  Harry  Collins,  must  have  been  dis­ city  of  Brotherly  Love,  is  having  the  father  of  unionism  on  the  sea  and  won  for  seamen  some  of  their  and  two of  the ships' Captains have  pleased  with him.  However  Lemon­ quite  a  time  getting  the  new  Lib­ greatest  gains.  One  of  his  biggest  triumphs  occured  in  1915  when  President  been calling at  our office  most  every  in­the­Puss  Izzy finds  hunting  very  erty  ships  crewed  up.  I  suppose  it  day  to  complain  about  some  mem­ poor  here.  He  relates  a  vivid  tale  is  due  in  part  from  the  effects  of  Woodrow  Wilson  signed  a  law  granting  sweeping  concessions  to  Am­ ber  of  the  crew.  Nothing  serious,  of  how  he  was  nearly  torpedoed  the  jolting  that  he gives  them when  erican  seamen,  a  law  which  Furuseth  had  sponsored  and  fought  for.  jjust  the Captain's  nerves.  Finally  I  going  down  on  a  train  to  join  a  he  takes  them  from  the Hall  to  the  It  was  SUP  aggitation  that finally  prompted  the  Maritime  Com­ had  to  tell  the skipper  to take  sev­ ship  in  some  port.  We  found  out  ships  in  his  iron­bound  chariot.  mission  to  name  one  of  the  new  ships  after  "Andy."  Last  week  Harry  eral days  off  and have  a  good  drunk  later  that  Izzy  was  merely  looking  Blubber  faced  Tommy  is  doing  Lundeberg  received  the  following  letter  from  Admiral  Land:  and  leave  the  question  of  the  crew  at  a  picture  of  a  torpedo  in  some  rather  nicely  these  days,  but  it  is  ^  w  to  us.  daily  paper.  Better  luck  next  time,  hard  to  understand  why  he  shares  Mr.  Harry  Lundeberg,  Sec.­Tieas.  June  26,  1942  Izzy.  a  room  with  a  certain  individual  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  A  number  of  our  old  brothers  and  never  gets  in  until five  in  the  59  Clay  Street  have  returned  from  many  ports.  morning,  we  also  wonder  what  he  By  San  Francisco,  California  We  arc  sure  happy  to  see  them  was  doing  coming  down  47 th  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN  back  safe.  One of  them.  Bill  Fowl­ street  with  his  undershirt  all  torn  Dear  Mr.  Limdeberg;  er,  has returned  with many  rubbles.  and  scratches  on  his  belly.  Now  Thank  you  for  your  letter  of  June  17  and  the  added  support  .  Two  Iron Maidens  (nee)  Liberty  Among  his  trophies  is  a  button  don't  tell  us,  "no"  door  could  do  given  the  name  Andrew  Furuseth.  A  number  of  others  have  suggested  3hips,  arrived  here  this  week.  Beefs  from  the  uniform  of  a  Russian  sol­ that.  Leaping  "J.  L."  the  head­ his  name  for  one  of  the  Victory  Fleet  ships.  concerning  the  cramped  quarters  dier  which  he is  going  to present  to  quarter's  columnist  better  stop  We  now  have  under  consideration  a  plan  for  celebrating  Labor  were  the  major  issues.  It  seems  CollinSi  Other  Brothers  who  have  panning  JoJo  or  the  goons  from  Day,  giving  full  recognition  to  the  important  part  that  the  shipyard  every  time extra  gun  crews  are  put  returned  safely  are:  Frank  Tilley,  Philly  might  catch  up  with  him  aboard,  the  unlicensed  members  of  Roy  McNish,  Frankic  Onley, Soapy  and  they  might  seperate  him  from  and  f.ictory  workers  are  taking  in  this fight  for  freedom.  We  are  as­ sembling  a  group  of  selected  names  taken  from  the  history  of  labor's  his  galumpkie.  But  leaving  all  jokes  aside,  progress.  These  names  will  be  assigned  to  ships  launched  throughout  A  REMINDER  where  arc  all  the good  writers  from  the  country  on  Labor  Day.  Our  policy  has  been  not  to  name  ships  Any  member  of  the  SlU  who  accepts  transportation  money  Philly  who  used  to  send  in  such  for  those  living.  from  an  operator  to  get  to  the  point  of  debarkation  of  his  ship,  good  material  to  the  Log  each  You  may  rest  assured  that  Andrew  Furuseth  will  he  included  and  then  refuses  to  sign  on,  shall  refund  the  transportation  week?  The  editor  sure  misses  your  amo,ng  the  names  we  use  at  the  Labor  Day  launchings.  money  to  the  operator  and  shall  be  fined  $25  by  the  union.  copy,  especially  that  of  D­C­J. Get  A  member  delaying  a  ship  or  quitting  without  notice  in  ac­ Sincerely  yours,  going  Casey.  Welh  I  guess  that  we  cordance  with  the  ship's  articles  and  the  union  contract,  shall  E.  S.  LAND  have  said  enough  for  this  time,  but  be  placed  on  trial.  If  the  member  is  found  guilty  of  the  charge,  in  closing,  buy  bonds  or  you  will  he  shall  be  suspended  for  30  days,  plus  a  $20  fine  for  the  first  the  90  day  wonders,  can  go around  Gang  from  one  of  the  wander­ be  in  thefn.  offense;  six  months  suspension  and  a  $50  fine  for  the  second!  an  army  transport  calling  the  crew  ing  Missy  ships  blew  in.  over  the  offense;  and  for  the  third  offense  he^  shall  be  expelled  from  the  members  a  bunch of  draft dodgers.  week­end  and  according  to  their  Union.  Expect  that  this is  one of  the  birds  reports,  Waid  in  Savannah  had  the  Adopted  at  Agents  Conference  in  Savannah—^Ratified  By  who  would  be  the first  to holler  if  cinch.  No  squawks  to  amount  to  by  the  membership.  the  draft  dodgers  didn't  get  the  anything.  They  state  the  well­ "ARMY"  stores  ia  there  so  that  he  can  con­ known  M.  M.  S.  Pierre,  as  usual,  See  by  the  papers  .that  we  are  tinue  to  eat.  When  the majority  of  messed  up.  Take  this  as  a  warning.  IF  YOUR  SHIP  18  SUNK  A NO  YOU  LOSE  YOUR  GEAR,  still  losing  a  few  of  the  ships  and  the  Army  men  and  officers  act  Why  can't  we  have  the  Steam­ YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INGLUDIWG  $250  COM­ the  boys  on  them.  When  a  man  regular,  then  have  some  punk  like  ship  companies  ordered  through  PENSATION  ONLY  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  A  LIST  AND  gets  one  sunk  under  him,  gets  this  start  throwing  his  weight  Washington  to  supply  postcards  VALUATION  OF  YOUR  BELONGINGS  AND  FILED  IT  WITH  picked  up tthen  has  the  rescue  ship  around,  insulting  crew  members,  it  and  when  a  man  signs  on  his  ship  THE  SKIPPER  BEFORE  SAILING.  FAILING  THIS,  YOU  ARE  also sunk,  it is  getting monotonous.  is  time  to  take  stock and find  how  make  him fill  in  his  name  and  the  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $150.  IF  YOU  FAIL  TO  LIST  AND  FILE  YOUR  GEAR,  THERE  IS  NOTHING  THE  But  when  the second  rescue  ship  is  come.  The  men  going  to  sea  are  address  of  his  local  board.  This •   UNION  CAN  DO  TO  AID  YOU  TO  COLLECT  MORE  THAN  also  sunk,  then  it  is  too much  of  a  at  the  present  time our first  line  of  would  eliminate  the  present  mixup.  THE  $150i  good  thing.  offense  and  as  such  should  not  be  Have  written  to  the  Duke  on  this  Things  are  running  by  yumps  insulted  by  some  screw  ball.  sO  maybe  more later.  ALWAYS  NAME.  A  BENEFICIARY  FOR  YOUR  $5,000  and  yerks  here.  One  week  all  hands  Needing  men over  the  week­ends  The  Steward  from  one  of  the  GOVERNMENT  INSURANCE IN  CASE  OF  DEATH  AT  SEA.  are  on  the  hop,  the  next  all  hands  made  the  rounds  and  found  that  transports  was fired  by  orders  of  MANY  CASES  HAVE, BEEN  HUNG  UP  FOR  MONTHS  BE­ are  setting  around  the  hall  waiting  the seamen  are  digging  in.  The  old  the  Army.  38  years  in  the  com­ CAUSE  OF  THE  FAILURE  OF  A  MAN  TO  NAME  A  BENE­ for  one  to show  up.  haunts  are deserted.  The  boys  must  pany meant  nothing  to them. After  FICIARY.  PROTECT  YOUR  FAMILY  BY  NAMING  A  BENE­ Things are  coming, to a fine  head  be: spreading  the heavy  sugar  in  the  a first  class  beef  the  man  was  or­ FICIARYI  when  some shavetail  that  is  one of  best  of  the  spots.  dered  back  to  the  ship.  —————  I  NEW  YORK  Ships To Be  Named  Gompers And Furuseth  '  I  4?'  I  .3'  '• • '1  PHILADELPHIA  NEW  ORLEANS  Rules on Personal Effects: RMUCS on Death Benefits: Vi 4­H  . I  festel­j  �••'•  • v"­'  • •  ' V­','.*­l'r'~^  • .« •   ^vr  _  r'' '­i">?#• '";• ,'  '• il'i •  '• ,r' •  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Four  Thursday,  July 9,  1942  'S.­.  SKIPPER THINKS SUB IS A  S.I.U.  REQUESTS  MARITIME  BUOY; GETS TORPEDOED  {Coiitimicd from  Page  1)  BOARD  TO  BOOST  BONUS  Someone  suggested  to  Martin  By  this  time  the  sub  had  chang­ {Continued  from  Page  1)  ed  position  and  was  off  the  star­ that  maybe  the  skipper  had  learn­ 5.  That  all bonus  rates  shall  start  the  master  of  the  vessel  the  owners  board  bow.  This  disconcerted  the  ed  his  lesson  and  would  shoot first  at midnight  on day  of  departure of  representative  (which  he  lawfully  skipper  a  little.  ""The  buoy  has  vessel  from  U.  S.  continential  port,  is)  making  the  owner of  the  vessel  from  now  on.  changed  position,"  he  mumbled  re­ and  bonus  shall  stop  at  midnight  responsible ,  if .  crews  lists  are  not  ""Why  that  guy  is  more  danger­ sentfully.  on day  of  arrival  of  vessel  in  U.  S.  giyen  to  the  owners  agent  by  the  ) "God  damn  It,  that's  a  Nazi  ous  than  ever,"  Martin  replied.  continential  port.  master,  and  make  the  owner  liable  NEW  YORK—The  Duke  o£  sub,"  Martin  exploded.  "And  if  "'Next  time  he  sails  he'll  probably  6.  That  the  board  give  a  clarifi­ for all  claims as  per decision No.  3.  you keep  messin'  around  you're  go­ shoot  up  all  the  buoys  in  the  har­ cation  on  decision  Noi  8,  whether  8,  That  the  present  $130.00  Windsor,  governor of  the Bahamas^  ing  to  get  a  swastika  right  in  the  bor,  thinking  they are  enemy subs."  the  operators  and  ownen  shall  minimum  as  per  decision  No.  3,.  at  a  press  conference June  23, stifl­ seat  of  your  pants."  comply  with  this  order.  If  the  op­ remain  in  effect,  and  that  the  ed  on  the  question  of  wage  de­ And  before the  skipper  could say  erators  insist  on. not  complying  maximum, be  raised  from  $330.00  mands  of  Nassstr  workers, ' wlacft  ""insubordination,"  the  torpedo  had  with  this order  the unions  feel  that  to  $500.00  for  loss  of  personal  ef­ led  to  a  demonstration  June. 2 iii  /  struck  the  ship  with  a  terrific  ex­ they  will  Be  compelled  to  take  fects,  without  regards  as  to  status  which  several  were  killed.  Asked  if  the  Nassau  worker's  *  plosion  that  all  but  broke  her  in  JAMES  W.  RENFRO  T.C.  other  means  of.  trying  to  arrive  at  of  the unlicensed  personnel.  would  get  raises  in  their  80c  daily ^  half.  Most  of  the  black  gang  was  JESSIE  W.  WEAVER  T.C.  a  satisfactory  agreement  with  the  Respectfully  Submitted  by  killed  outright.  Several  more  SIU  ROBERT  LANDIS  J>4454  operators  on  the  problems  covered  Matthew  Dushane,  Represent­ pay,  the  governor  said  he  would  P4799  by  the  board's  decision  on  No.  8.  brothers  on  deck  were  lost  when  JOHN  OWENS  ing  the  Sailors'  Union  of  the  have  to discuss  the  matter  with his  P6050  the  lifeboats  capsized.  The  surviv­ OVILA  VALLEY  7.  Under  decision  No.  3,  dated  Pacific  and  the  Seafarers'  Int'l  executive  council.  He  said  that  ""we  have  in  mitod"^'  ors  were  adrift  for  hours  before  be­ SAM  HALL  MANNING  ...  P6049  January  20th,  1942,  on  page  No.  Union,  Atlantic  & Gulf  Dist.,  EDWIN  JAMES  MORGAN..P 1898  an  increase  for  the  lower  paid  ing  rescued.  2  (B)  9th  line  down,  commencing  upon  instructions  from  Harry  ARTHUR  R.  V/VNOTT  P7236  workers  but  said  it  was  all  part  of  .  Brother  Martin  arrived  back  at  with  PROVIDED,  go  to  the  6th  Lundeberg,  Pres.  Seafarers  Int.  headquarters  this  week  and  was  line  which  reads  as  follows:  Union,  Sec.­Treas.  Sailors'  the  general  problem  prevailing  in  .  boiling  about  the  skipper.  (Quote)  have  delivered  to the mas­ Union of  the Pacific  and  John  the  Caribbean.  "'Why  that  .  .  .  'M;:  ! =%"  he  What's  the  rush.'  Windsor  isn't  ter  for  approval  and  deposit  with  Hawk,  Secretary  ­  Treasurer  ivaj" hungry.  said.  "We  had  a  Navy  gun  crew  owners  representative  in  said  port,  Seafarers  Int'l  Union,  Atlantic  aboard  and  they never  had  a  chance  (unquote)  That  the  board  issue  a  and  Gulf  District.  to fire  a  shot."  clarification  on  this  and  designate  WINDSOR STALLS  ON  WAGE  INCREASE  FOR  NASSAU  SLAVES  DO  NOT  SHIP  uy  B  ends  IMPORTANT NOTICE  All  men  who  paid  dues  to  ex­ New  York  Patrolman  Gus  John­ son  on  June  27, 28  and  29,  should  bring  their  recipts  into  the  office  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer  for  checking.  Patrolman Thwarts Shipowner's  Move For Slave Maritime Labor  Seamen Deported By U.S.  And Denied Legal Rights  /  PAT ON THE BACK  '  ""In  some  cases  they  (seamen)'  •   run  even  greater  risks  than  do  the  boys  in the  Army and Navy.  "When  we  realize  that  over  and  over  again,  they  land  from  one  torpedoed  ship  and  as  soon  as  they  recover  from  wounds  or  exposure  they  start  on  ­ another  trip,  we  can  hardly  fail  to  pay  homage  for  supreme  courage."  .{Contiuiied  from  Page  1)  ^  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Not  only  are  we  at  war  against  Nazism,  but  also  against  some  of  the  would­be  upstanding  citizens  of  the  British  Empire.  Having  approached  the  manager  of  the  "'Carpenter  Line"  on  the  question  of  —ELEANOR  ROOSEVELT  wages  paid  Fiji  seamen  imported  into  the  country  to  break  down  (from PM) been  removed  from  Rikers  Island,  Canadian  seamen's  wages  and  conditions.  My  conversation  with  this  On  Monday,  June  15,  40  alien  while  Melton  was  at  Ellis  Island,  a  official  went  some­like  the  following:  seamen  who  had  been  detained  at  postman  delivered  to his  office  cop­ SIU  PATROLMAN:  I  represent  a  bonafide  seamen's  union.  I  under­ Rikers  Island,  where  the  Ellis  Isl­ ies  of  the  Immigration  Dept.'s  pro­ stand  you  are  about  to  ship  Fiji  seamen  on  one  of  your  ships  for  and  overflow  is  housed,  were  taken  posed findings  of  facts  and  conclu­ one  quarter  the  wages  paid  Canadian  seamen  and  I  want  you  to  from  their  cells  by  armed  guards.  sions  of  law  on  several  of  his  cases.  DANIEL  LAINE  know  that  our  organization  will  oppose  you  on  any  such  move.  They  were  placed  aboard  a  Coast  The envelops  were postmarked  7:30  Your  wife  is  anxious to  hear  from  CO.'s  STOOGE:  By  Jove.  The  bloody  ideah!  You  know  old  boy  we  Guard  cutter  and  taken to  a special  p.m.  June  15.  The  attorney  was  you.  Write  her  at  712  South  30th  never  pay  the niggers  wages that  are equal  to  Europeans. Tut, tut!  train  which  awaited  them  on  the  given until  noon  of  the next  day  to  Street,  Lafayette,  Indiana.  ,  SIU  PATROLMAN:  But  don't  you  know  that  only  recently  an  agree­ file  exceptions—unreasonably  short  Harlem  River.  Sixty  others,  ment  was  reached  in  London  whereby  all  British  and  Chinese  brought  from  Ellis  Island  and  the  notice," he  complained.  were  to  receive  equal  basic  wage.  D,  F.  SMITH  Philadelphia  Immigration  Station,  . On  at  least  one  of  these  docu­ CO.'s  STOOGE:  Come,  come  old  boy.  We  don't  care  what  they  did  in  Contact  Johnny  Mogan,  Boston  London.  We  have  certain  standards  to  maintain,  you  know.  were  already  on  the  train.  The  ments,  the.  words  case  adjourned  Agent,  as  soon  as  you  can.  SI.U  PATROLMAN:  Well,  I  can  see  by  your  attitude  that  you  con­ train  took  the  men  to  Boston.  had  been  erased  and  case  closed  sider  these  seamen  your  slaves.  We  don't  go  for  that  stuff  any­ At  that  moment  Charles  L.  Mel­ substituted.  The  alteration  was  JACK  MULLIGAN  more  and  we  don't  intend  to  have  you  go  for  it  either.  ton,  attorney for  several  of  the sea­ clearly  visible.  Next  time  you  are  in  New  York  CO.'s  STOOGE:  But  . .  .  but  . .  .  (sputter)  .  .  .  that's  preposterous  men,  was  at  Ellis .Island,  trying .to  When  Furutotn  found  that  the  please  see  the  Secretary­Treasurers  . . . really!  seamen  had  been shipped  to Boston,  office,  room­ 213,  2  Stone  Street.  obtain  passes  to  see  his  clients.  Well,  that  was  the  way  it  went  and  I  don't  mind  telling  you  I  "Somthing's  going  on  down­ he  notified  Melton. Melton  and  anEDWARD  KENNEALY  I  could  hardly  keep  a  straight  face,  what  with  his  accent  and  his  views  stairs,"  he  was  told.  ""Wait  till  this  other attorney, J. W. Rosinski, sued  (and  other  members  of  the  crew  of  on  labor.  Yet  this  is  the  same  kind  of  tripe  that  demand  their  whisky  afternoon."  in  Boston  for  a  writ  of  habeas  the  Gateway  City)  That  afternoon  Melton  was  told  corpus.  and  soda,  come  what  may.  Will  you  please  get  in  touch  with  The  attorneys  alleged  that  their  brother  Hugh  Burke  who  was  |n»  Alas,  the  poor  dope  lost  out  in  his  endeavors  through  the  ever  that  his  clients  "aren't  here  any  15  clients  (no information  is  avail­ jured  July  11,  1941,  due  to  a  defec*  more."  No  one  would  say  where  alert  SIU.  But  what's  more  important,  the  Fiji  seamen  have  been  given  able  on  the  others)  had  been  de­ tive  damper  handle.  He  needs  your  they  were.  lessons  in  organizing  fellow  native  seamen  and  prior  to  leaving  for  TTic  foreign  seamen  were  taken  prived  of  their rights,  as  follows:  testimony  to  aid  him  in.  getting  their  home  country,  they  vowed  to  form  a  Union  in  Fiji  and  to  take  The  aliens  had  not  had  the  right  compensation.  He  is  at  190  Park  from  the  Boston  station  by  bus  to  action  against  those  parasites  who  continue  to  hold  them  in  bondage.  the  East  Boston  Immigration  Sta­ of  appeal  to  the  Board  of  Immi­ Row,  New  York  City,  They  in  turn  are  asking  the  support  of  the  SIU,  and  that,  brothers,  gration  Appeals  and  the  courts.  tion.  you  must  agree,  is  certainly  our  duty.  Their  clandestine  removal  had  court  did  not  issue  the  writ,  but  it  They  had  no  idea.  where  they  Fraternally  yours,  robbed  them  of  representation  by  continued  the  petition  pending  in­ were, going.  Vancouver  SIU  Patrolman.  counsel.  vestigation.  They  were  not  permitted  to  The  seamen  could  nbt  be  deport­ Immigration  authorities ^take  the  V  .  P. S.  Enclosed  is  a  copy  of  the  Fijian  wage  scale  aS  propounded  by  Sir  phone  or  wire  their  friends  or  at­ ed  to  England,  according  to  law,  position  that  thought  the  men en­ '  (•   Walter.  ABs  would  receive  a  total  (including  bonus)  of  $21  per  torneys.  month.  The. scale  goes  on  down  until  the  galley  boy  who  would  They  had  no  clothes,  except  because  they  were  not  English  na­ tered  the  country  •  legally,  they  tions,  and  they  had  not  come  to  overstayed,  and  were  therefore  de­ receive  the  tremendous  amnunr  (including  bonus)  of  $12  per  what  they  wore,  and  no  money.  the  U.  S.  A.  from  England.  portable.  They  were  given  permis­ Some  wrote letters,  but  these  the  month.  The  seamen  did  not  get  fair  sion  to  ship  out,  and,  according­to  Immigration  officials  did  not  mail  the Government, refused.  The Gov­ for  two  days,  which  turned  out  to  hearings.  ATTENTION  ALL  SEAMEN!  .  Before  the  matter  came  up  in  ernment  says  there  is  a  shortage  of  :  be  too  late.  In  the  event  you  are  captured  and  interned  by  the  enemy,  be  The  next  morning,  however,  one  court,  the  aliens  were  put  aboard  a  seamen.  sure  to  make  clear  your  status  as  a  merchant  seaman.  The  prison  of  the  men  found  a  public  phone  ship  and  deported  to  England.  .  Counsel  and  friends  and,  inci­:  camps  provided  for  seamen  are  generally  superior  to  those  pro­ When  the  habeas  corpus proceed.  and  got  out  a  call  to Konrad  Furu­ dentally, financees,  all  say  the  men  "vided..for  civilians.  Furthermore,  it  is  easier  for  you  to  obtain  an  botn,  a  specialist  in  immigration  ing  was  reached,  the  Government! were  willing  to  ship  cut  if  they  allotment  on  your  wages  and  to  receive  benefits  from  the  Interna­ cases.  When  aUtlioritics  found  the  argued  for  dismissal  ,  on  the  could  got  berths  on  ships  in  thJj||[  tional  Red  Cross, if  you^re  with  the  rest  of  your  Brother  seamen  phone,  they ripped  out  the  wires.  grounds  that  the  aliens  were  no  open  market,  in  a  special  camp.  ,  AMOS  LANDMAN  The  day  after  these  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Title A name given to the resource July 9, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: OPEN LETTER OF PROTEST TO COLLIER'S MAGAZINE SIU REQUESTS MARITIME BOARD TO BOOST BONUS SKIPPER THINKS SUB IS A BUOY GETS TORPEDOED PORT WATCHMAN AGENCIES HIT FOR CHISELING WAGES PATROLMAN THWARTS SHIPOWNER'S MOVE FOR SLAVE MARITIME LABOR SHIPOWNER ROBBED OF $15,000 IN JEWELS I.T.F. LONDON CONFERENCE DEMANDS SAFETY REFORMS U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BLASTS DISCRIMINATION SHIPS TO BE NAMED GOMPERS AND FURUSETH WINDSOR STALLS ON WAGE INCREASE FOR NASSAU SLAVES PAT ON THE BACK SEAMEN DEPORTED BY U.S. AND DENIED LEGAL RIGHTS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/9/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/4bb4ab00451a50766be993b36c52834e.PDF a4c9b85ddf4ac3537b3185236a96d1a2 PDF Text Text (r  l;:\ •A*.  I.". 'I,  SECURITY  IN  UNITY  VOL.  IV.  j:Af!AKERS JOQ<  OFFICIAL ORGAN  OF THE ATLANTIC  AND  GULF DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  214  NEW YORK, N.Y., THURSDAY, JULY !<{, 1942 No. 24 Joint Maritime Commission Asks Improved  Safety Rules; Fails To Act  On Larger Issues  U­BOATS TIPPED  OFF ON  SHIPPING  Ca^t. Gunar Gjertsen, of Brooklyn, ^ told a story about the sinking of his Panamanian ship that indicates U-boats In American Waters are being well informed of U. S. ship movements. Gjertsen, whose ship was torpedoed in the Caribbean on June 23, said that when the U-boat commander asked him the name of his vessel, "I told him and he pulled a book from his pocket and fingered it with a puzzled expression on his face. I guess he didn't find our ship listed. We had changed her name just before we left port." One crewman was killed. He was Chief Engineer Harry Hovland, of Staten Island. RELIEF ASKED FOR  FISHING INDUSTRY  Wx\SHINGTON, July 10. — Mandatory legislation requiring the Maritime Commission to procure 100 or more fishing vessels to replace the 427 requisitioned by the Government for war use was advocated today by Representative James C. Oliver (Rep., Me.), member of the important House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. DOMINATION OF CONFERENCE BY BRITISH SHIP  OWNERS  NOTED  BY  SEAFARER'S  DELEGATE  by  MORRIS  WEISBERGER  VICE  PRESIDENT,  S­I.U.  —  NEW  YORK  AGENT,  S.U.P.  Brothers: I have just returned from the 12 th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, held in London June 26th to June 30th, 1942. My report to you has been delayed due to the fact that censorship prevented my forwarding it from England and I had to wait until arriving back in this country to prepare it. This conference, which was attended by both unions and employers of the maritime countries of the United Nations, was supposedly C^alled for the purpose of improving the economic and social conditions of the seamen throughout the world. While I consider it a privilege and honor to participate in this conference, and while there were certain gains made, I feel it is my duty to also report the shortcomings of the Joint Maritime Commission. The following are what I would consider as gains made by the unions at the session just ended: First, good resolutions were passed in regard to life saving equipment aboard ships. This is, of course, a vital question in war time and the concrete suggestions made by the conference should help cut down the high seaman casualty rate. I must report that both the shipowners and the union delegates were unanimous in. their opinion that no cost should stand in the way of affording the seanien the best possible life saving equipment. At the end of my re- port is listed the concrete suggestions in this regard made by the Commission. The second gain was that during the detailed discussion of seamen's welfare, the workers' group urged the elimination of all ideas of "charity" from the treatment of seamen in ports. This principle was supported by the owners' group. Both groups emphasised the need for treating the seamen on shore as a citizen equal in every respect to all others in the community. The third gain was that the marked inequalities of treatment of seamen of certain nationalities, including Chinese, Indian and others, was noted and condemned by the Commission. Althoagh the final resolution adopted was not as forthright as the werkefs' group had hoped that it would be, still it was a step in the right direction and was approved by the Chinese and Indian delegates, TThe International Labor Office is primarily a fact finding body. The Commission, therefore, went on record requesting the I.L.O. to intensify its study of the wages, hours .and working conditions of maritime workers and to present to the next conference practical suggestions for the general improvement of the lot of all seafarers. One  thing  should  be  kept  in  mind  by  all  seamen  ^Conthiiu­J  on  Page  2)  Representative Oliver, who introduced a bill whieh would authorize the Maritime Commission to make loans to fisliermen desiring to replace craft requisitioned by the Governrae'nt, and which is now under consideration by the Bland committee, said he has become convinced that something more drastic than permissive legislation is needed to relieve the situation caused by! a threatened loss of one-fourth the annual fish catch of the United States." Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime dlommission, yesterday announced that Paul Manship, outstanding medal designer, has been requestedto create a design for a distinguished service medal to be awarded merchant seamen who show outstanding conduct or service in the line of duty. A committee within the Maritime Commission was established several weeks ago under Vice Admiral A. P. Fairfield as chairman to examine reports of heroic and outstanding deeds of merchant seamen who have braved enemy attacks. TWO LINES AGREE  TO PAY SlU SCALE  Two steamship companies operating out of Detroit agreed Tuesday to pay the Great I.4ikes .Seafarers' wage scale of $178.00 for rated men and $138 monthly for unrated men and 9Jc per hour for overtime, with the proviso that if the War Labor Board directive order awarded the Seafarers a higher scale, they would make up the difference. However, if the WLB order is for less money, the above rate will be maintained. The two companies are: Bob-Lo Steamship Company and the Ashley-Dustin Steamship Company. Negotiations are in progress now with the other passenger vessel operators, with the view of reaching a settlement on the same basis. NOTICE ­ STEWARD  OF ALCOA CARRIER  Will the Steward of the trip ending May 14, 1942 please get in touch with W. L. Hartley, U. S. Maritime Officers Training School, Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn. NOTICE!  • LCCKSLEY  CREW OF ROBIN Bonus  money  is  due  you.  Ctiiect  at  Robin  Line  office,  39  Cortland  Street,  New  York  City,  .or  if out  of  town  send  address so  check  can  be  forwarded.  CREW  OF  CITY  OF  BIRMINGHAM  Two  days'  pay  is  due  you.  Collect  at  Alcoa  office,. 17  Bat­ tery  Place,  New  York  City.  SEAMEN'S MEDAL  BEING DESIGNED  BULLETIN  THESE  UNION  DELEGATES  TO  THE  JOINT  MARITIME  COMMISSION  MEETING  IN  LONDON  WERE  PHOTOGRAPHED  ON  THE  STEPS  OUTSIDE  THE  MEETING  HALL.  THEY  ARE  (LEFT  TO  RIGHT):  C.  JARMAN  (BRITISH),  J.  fuDEHOPE  (AUSTRALIA),  H.  F.  CHU  (CHINA)  AND  MORRIS  WEISBERGER  (U.  S.  A.)  '  • ­'V  A J  Seafarers  win  representation  election  over  Independent  Union  on  Pere  Marquette  Railway  Car  Ferry.  Fleets  on  Lake  Michigan  and  Detroit  River  involving  ap­ I proximately  350  men.  Vote  by  ;  152  to  118.  MARDY  POLANER,  Seafarers  Int'l  Union  Great  Lakes  Distriot.  •  J  >(  �Paige Tw> I  THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday,  July  16,  1942  J^lUhea  by  th9  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATtDNAL  UMEON  OF NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Guli District  Ignores  Vital  Problems  AfUlUxtea wUh  th9  American Federation of  Labor  HAHRY LUNDEBERG, Intomatloncd PresIdBnt 110 Markst Strest, Room 402, Son Francisco, Calii. ADDRESS  ALL  00RRE8P0NDEN0B  CONOERNINO  THIS  PVBLIOATION  TO:  "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25. Station P. New York. N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 r  1^  Out  of  tho Foosl  by  S- • iP­'­'  A porpoise seemed to be the cause of a sinking recently. Joe Lupton, looking off the stern, asked the gunner what that object was and he replied that it was a porpoise. A minute later a torpedo hit the ship. It was on the same ship that we lost the first woman in our organization, Stewardess Kimbto. Mfs. Kimbro was popular with all the boys along the Coast, and her many friends will sure miss her. (Continued from Page 1) when they read the resolutions adopted by this conference: they are recommendations and only that! The Commission has no power to enforce these suggestions upon any government or any individual or shipowner or union. The concrete improvement of scv-^^en's conditions still remains with the various labor Unions and will be accomplished only when the unions are strong and militant. This does not mean that the Joint Maritime Commission serves no purpose, for it does spotlight certain wrongs suffered by the seamen. But the actual correction of those wrongs remain in the arena of direct collective bargaining betweeii the men and their individual employers. The fact that more thorough reforms were not forthcoming from the conference, was due to the composition of the body itself. The Joint Maritime Commission is composed of both shipowners and unions, each group having equal voting strength. This meant, in effect, that no reform could be adopted which met the opposition of the shipowners. To correct this evil and alter the balance of ,"power, the union delegates from the United Nation countries (with the exception of myself) wanted to make the Commission a tri-partit body. That is, they wanted equal representation for shipowners, unions and government. Their reasoning was that in the past they had adopted many platforms at the con"erences, only to have the individual governments refuse to ratify them. Once the governments were a part of the conference, they reasoned, they would ae morally bound to accept its decisions and to en'orce the suggested reforms. AAA On one ship we lost 29' brothers. Thok that were saved were blown ofif the deck into the sea, and were able to swim over to the raft. Harold Dayse who couldn't swim, was picked up by the Sub creW^ and placed on the raft. He was the only survivor of the Stewards department. AAA Survivors of one ship that was shelled and sunk back in April have just arrived in New York. Some of the boys may feel that the old man was a niurderer, but Jim Trumbauer feels that the Captain made an honest mistake. Believing an approaching cruiser to be British he Before leaving the United States for the conferput up a flag. The cruiser swerved around, and suddenly gave them a ence, I received very defiiute instructions from my broadside with all guns blazing. It was too late for the old man to do union. Paragraph three of those instructions read, as anything then. Those that were saved jumped over the side. Jim Trum- 'ollows: bauer put a mattress over his head and saved himself from the flying "We (SIU-SUP) are opposed to joint boards of shrapnel. It sure was a tough experience, labor, operators and government. We firmly beAAA lieve that the disputes and conditions relating Some of the brothers were amazed at the heroism of the gun crew to merchant seamen should be directly handled on one ship as the vessel started to go down stern first—they strapped between the shipowners and the unions. With themselves to the gun and kept firing away, and never left their pothe three-cornered boards composed of governsitions, even though it was a hopeless effort. Such loyalty should bring ment, operators and unions the seamen have two victorious dividends in the near future. strikes against them because, in the final analyAAA sis, invariably the government will take the side John (Tarzan) Gibbons and his brother Bill, have had their first of the shipowner. Furthermore, the seamen do experience with torpedos. They're ready for the next show. Blaisdell not want to be serfs or wards' of the govern(Willie) Willis, former AB aboard the Azalea City, is now sailirtg out ment. Seamen are free men and should be allowed to maintain their status as such." of New Orleans as a 3rd Mate. Andy CoflSll is also a 3rd Mate. Charles Ck)oper has retired, and has joined the officers training school group. It is obvious that the suggestion for a tri-partit We are happy to report that the Log erred in listing Emil Janke, John body ran directly counter to these instructions which Hanks and Fred Sweder as being lost. They came to New York to in- have been one of the guiding principles of the form us of that in person. Abraham Rider has two letters awaiting SIU-SUP. him in Headquarters. I had no alternative, therefore, but to oppose the move to bring government into equal partnership in In Union There Is Strength  I'll rise up in my humble state, I'll go to any length, To give voice to the adage that, "In Union there is strength." And the reason for my argument is very plain to see. For the strength that is in union is no mystery to me. You'll see the light, my brothers, and you'll realize it is true. When you've real or fancied troubles and it goes to bat for you. When it rubs out all your headaches, and runs your trouble down. For, there's always something doing when the union "goes to town." Time was when I was headstrong, ere 1 had wiser grown. And thought to win my battles, and to win them all alone, It all sounded heroic, but when all is said and done. They were as few as hen's teeth, the battles that I won. So in these times of storm and stress, I've come to see the light, And glad to have substantial aid beside me when I fight. For what I deem should be my lot In my remodeled mind, ' It's comforting to know there's help beside me now I find. I  Just take a tip from one who knows, in Union there is might. The only thing they ask of you, is that your cause be right. Then when the battle's over, and your headaches are no mora. They only say, "Bud, what the heck? That's what the Union's for." — from the MMP the Joint Maritime Commission. Mine was the solii dissent on this question as far as the union delegates were concerned. While the union delegates presented and supported this proposal, the conference finally tabled the entire question with the plan to bring it up at the next session of the Commission. It is my opinion that much of the inability of the Commission to solve the vital issues facing the seamen, was directly due to the domination over the Commission of the British shipowners. They have, in the past, succeeded in"nuhfying much of the good work of the Commission and the International Labor Office. For instance: The 19}6 meeting of the I.L.O. passed certain resolutions in regard to hours of work, manning, etc. Although these resolutions were adopted by the majority of the delegates, the shipowning interests succeeded in preventing ratification by the British Government. At the 1942 meeting, the same interests continued to oppose ratificatidn of the 1936 resolutions. However, in spite of the many shortcomings of the Joint Maritime Commission, I have the conviction that the 1942 meeting was worth while and that certain progressive steps were taken, however few. In the past years the ISU delegates made decisions that were never refered to the membership or ratified by them. This lack of democratic proceedute left in the hands of the ISU leadership the power to make important decisions entirely on their own. It is my opinion that this practice, which was also followed by other unions, has led the Commission to expect that all delegates will come armed with complete authority to make decisions that shall be final and binding without ratification by their own members. It is also my opinion that this is contrary to the established proceedure of the SIU-SUP where the power of ratification of all binding decisions rests with the membership. It should be clearly understood by the Joint Maritime Commission that our delegates to all future sessions are bound by this principle. In conclusion, it must be kept in mind that since the departure of the I.S.U. from the maritime field, this is the first time the SIU-SUP has sent a delegate to the I.L.O. conference. I believe that future con- . ferences should be attended by delegates from our Union. Although this conference has not lived up to my expectations as to positive benefits for seamenj nevertheless, they are steps in the right direction^' because of the opportunity of closer cooperation witli the seamen of other maritime nations. Respectifully submitted, MORRIS WEISBERGER, New York Agent, S.U.P. Vice President, S.I.U. Safety Rules Adopted By Joifit Marititxie  Commission —  London, June' 1942  The Joint Maritime Commission, Having examined the measures now in force in a number of countries for the protection of seamen against the dangers tol which they are exposed in time of war, and having noted with satisfaction the great progress made as a result of the war in devising effective safety measures, Expresses its conviction that the paramount consideration should in all caees be the safety of the seamen and that considerations of expense sliould nOt be allowed to be a barrier to the adoption of the most effective measures of protection. The Corhmission further considisrs that evOry effort should be made to secure the adoption by all maritime countries of the safety measures which experience has shown to be practicable and effective. (a) to communicate to. Governments as soon as possible, on the basis of the existing practice in the countries having the widest experience in this niatter and of the suggestions for further improvements set out in the'Appendix t6 this Resolution, vVhich have been approved by the Conimiseion, a summary statement of ths life-saving measures best calculated to protect- merchant seamen in time of war,,and to urge them to review and revise their existing regulations on the matter in the light of the information thus given in order that a high and reasonably uniform standard of safety may be ensured' for all seamen; (b) to continue its study of the question of measures for the protection of seamen in case of shipwreck, fire and other perils in order that the requisite information may be available and unnecessary delay be avoided when conditiona permit consideration of the pusaibilily of adopting ah International Labor .Convention on' safety measures for seamen; (c) to recommend Governments to consider enter-v ing into reciprocal arrangements under which a national authority, will be authorised to ^ (Continued on Page 4) �T'ir­"­  —y  .­,'  r  :  •  / '  Thursday, July 16, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' WHarS  DOING  L>?L  li  Arouttdi  the  Ports  SAVANNAH  By CHARLES WAID them—all is forgiven and come on back home. The S.I.U. doesn't believe in plugging or advertising anything outside of the Union, but this book "How to Abandon Ship" put out by the Cornell Press is really worth while having. No use kidding ourselves but a lot of our brothers could be alive today if it wasn't for someone losing their head; someone not knowing just what to do. The book is full of good ideas as to what a man can do to keep himself alive and we don't believe it would be such a bad idea for the Union to get a supply of them and make them available to the membership at cost. TAMPA  By D. L. PARKER LOG Page HUW?. SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA jfTLAKTlC xhA GULF DISTBICT S0CFOt€cr7­Trea9urmf'a 0£Bce  Boom 213 — 2 Btom Siroat Navr York City R O. Box 2S, StctSoa P Phonai BOwling Green DJRECTrORy OF BRANCraS BHANCH NEW  YOBE  ADDBESS PHONE a  Stone  St  BOwling  Green  €SS!6  DiBpotcher'i Offlca _.._BOwllng Green 9-3M0 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 St ...^.Manning 3572 St -.^Calvert 4539 ® B*- Lcjmbord 7651 -....Norfolk 4-1083 ~o?o St- MAgnolla 3962 Savannah 3-172« 206 So. Franklin St Tampa MM-1323 ^ Conception Sl....D8Xtar 1449 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerra 2014 Market Street Galveston 2-8043 Things have been very quiet here in this port as the submarines have chased the ships away. We had two transports in last week, and then shipping picked up a little. From what I can understand, the The South Atlantic Mail Line Bull line at the present time is has a new Liberty-type ship comGALVESTON. turning quite a few of their ships ing out the end bf this month and over to the Navy, so that won't if any of you Savannah boys want ers can be met" were voiced at the leave so many to come in here. But Plea For Unified  a little vacation come on home there are a few stragglers coming Rail  Labor  Movement  annual convention of the National and we will ship you out the end Union of Railwaymen of Great in now and then. of this month. NEW YORK—^Fervent pleas to Britain at Blackpool, England. The There has been a number of torThat's about all for now. Steady Patrolman Dickey and Kupta, pedo survivors coming in here and the British railwaymen's unions to National Union of Railwaymen as she goes. who took a leave of absence until from what they tell me it must be learn the lesson of cooperation and has a total membership of 376,355. business picked up in this port, are Hell on the seas with all the sub- unity and form a unified railway and is an affiliate of the InternaBALTIMORE  labor movement "so that any re- tional Transport Workers' Federastill afloat and should be back in a marines at large. actionary moves from the employ- tion. month or so. Ex-agent (the shadBy It is a damn shame that the seaow) McKay has also shipped out. men have to sail for so small a D. D. STORY Mac said he needed a rest and left bonus when the ship owners are states that the sailors are getting this port in the Steward's depart- reaping an enormous amount of impossible, they can't even sleep example. When I slip a Mickey to a young seleptee, I never take all ' Liberty ship launchings are hit- ment of a C-2. profit. But they don't care for a aboard while a little work is being his money. Not me, I split with ting full stride in this area with the life as long as they can get the done. Tish, tish. Asked if he would him." local yard sending three down the PHILADELPHIA  gravy and one or more lives doesn't like to sleep while a couple of airPERCIVAL PAWNTICKET: ways in one day last week. The mean a damn thing to them. guns would work in his ear, ? (Sentenced to hang as aij incurable By full effect of the 8-a-week launchI have noticed in the various pa- Wonder how these birds sleep after punster) "I still maintain, No ings has not touched us yet because JOSEPH FLANAGAN pers that we seamen are getting a clipping the old coupons and real- noose is good noose." only between three and five are gosmall amount of recognition, which izing that they were made through ABE SCARNEI: (Slot machine ing into service weekly. However, Shipping practically at a stand- has been due the seamen since ships the blood and guts of the men that king of Chicago) "If I catch any by the end of August we can look still at this port, and just the right first began to sail. In the general can't sleep when a little work is Goddam Germans or Japs musselfor calls for at least four S.I.U. time for a vacation. So our astute public's opinion a seaman was going on. ing in on my territory, I'll blast "" ships weekly. patrolman, Ed Lynch, has taken something that had fallen to the We have back with us again our hell out of 'em . . . just like I ' The shipping of 112 members one. Incidentally, astute doesn't wayside and was unfit for the so- ex-dispatcher, a gent known as the would anybody else." this week while only 67 registered imply that he ats too much beans. called elite class to associate with. "Goon." He got off a Waterman SENATOR T. WARDHEELER is a good indication of what lies David (Sharkey) Jones is pinch- But now they can see where the summer cruise and booked passage BLOPS: Dec. 6, 1941 — "The ahead of us. This heavy shipping is hitting in the office while I wend merchant marine is the secondary for the city of light,' laughter and worst criminal element we have in being done with the business of the my weary way on the waterfront defense of our nation, and without cheap beer. On his way he put on this country is the merchant seaport at the lowest point in its his- in search of ships that never come ships and seamen we would be in paper a few random notes about man and the crooked labor tmions tory. Only one S.I.U. ship has home. Talking on the subject of one hell of a fix. The old saying outstanding American heroes. I that guide him. They should be in paid .off in this port during the ships, whether they come home or that it is a long road that never thought the boys might get a kick Alcatraz." past two weeks. Any return to the not, we were checking up on the has a turning is quite true in this out of them ... so here are a few June 5, 1942 — "The most paI'll send more from time to time. port of its formei shipping status casualty lists here and find that not case. triotic, brave and unselfish element It is so damn hot here that the MISS BEULAH SMALL- we have in this country today is would call for a beach list turn- one of the men who were shipped by us were amongst them. Howtypewriter keys are almost melting SPROCKET: (Prominent "B" the merchant seaman and the inos'er of around 200 men. ever, many of our well-known so I will let them cool off until Drink girl of tlie Vieux Carre) telligent labor unions that guide Most beefs these days are from brothers who usually do ship from next week. "We must all make sacrifices if this him. They should all be given the Liberty ships and they usually here are on it. Maybe our Godsends war is to be won. Now take me for! medals." involve alterations in construction have something to do with it. NEW ORLEANS 'that are the devil to get rectified. Anyhow 'tis true. May Godspeed Lack of running hot water and all our ships home safely .and the By adequate laundry facilities is the devil take the Jap and Heinie ships. "ARMY" chief squawk of the boys sailing The Story is abroad that "Dothe Liberties and we are doing our the-Best-You-Can" Hillman, while The beef of the century has best to get .this corrected. In this his ship was sinking, stood on the squared away on our side. This is respect, many thanks tO the broth- poop-deck, opened his arms and the Steward beef from the Eva. P. CAVANAUGH  n  S  ers who, not only told us what they shouted to the bpys in the life- The Army tried their damdest to PERCIVAL DE  LEON  Messman  thought was wrong, but also took boats: "Do the best you can, fel- prove a man that has 34 years with WM.  McCONNEY  MessmS  time to tell us how they thought it lows; do the best you can. the company was incapable of do"could be corrected. A Waterman's Convalescing Edward March ing his duties. We, meaning the ship paid off here last week and we awaits a goodly sum of the filthy Union as represented by the ship's CHARLES L. MILLER  Winer  were glad to see her come in. It lucre. Ear trouble is his pet ex- crew, and seconded by the Captains JOHN V. PIERCE  A  B  felt like ROBERT L. EARNHARDT  •   A* B*  . old times to go aboard a . planation for still being around, of the company that the man sailpay-off ship and listen to the old ^ ed with, proved otherwise. There JOSEPH D.  RODGERS  A. B  familiar overtime, bonus b^fs, etc. I ^^.^,^^16. was justification insofar as the conGEORGE F. WEST  A  B*  The ship had her troubles But they ^ Seaberger's mother-in-law ditions were cited but the thing ALTON R. O'BERRY  .. A! B!  vtrere straightened out m good that hung the goose was the fact Mrs. M.  C. KIMBRO  Stewardess  dfer. ^raybe it's the same in all pprts that the stewards department CHARLES  JONES  Firenian  Jb'ut it seems as if the Baltimore Matt Lynn and "Get Going aboard the vessel was putting out JAMES GREEN  Butcher  °Btfits^^'e really been taking it Sa^pson are on their merry way to 2 '/2 times as much from the galley ROY J. SAUNDERS  Oiler  ofi the chin in the way of sinkings. ^ j as the ship was built for. Ship was LEWIS J. DION  WiDcr  "There's been times when we've come back safely. Our hall is very rigged for not more than 2000 JOSEFH  B. BOYLE  Oiler  meals a day while now the score is Wished we could wisli that famous peaceful without them. MARTIN LUDWICK  Fireman  between 5 and 6 thousand. That's Iteltimore headache—-the Ore Line j Dishing dirt « about all the news JAMES J. JUDGE  V/iper  —into some other port. For most ^ this port can giVe to our patient not hay Brother. One of our crews stating they 1 of the bid rust buckets it's too lat6, meitabership, but we have hopes of CHARLES  BERCHEM  Fireman  they won't come back to this pbrt having something better to report can't sleep due to the noise being D. O.  RANK  Oiler  made by the repair gang. Called of any other port but for those soon. THEO.  MORGAN  Pantryman  the Company rep. and the gent I that are still afloat we'd like to tell^ Adieu sorrellos. This last week has been a busy One. A boat of the Mississippi Steamship Company and one of the Robin Line here. Had to call for 10 replacements out of New Orleans. In Memory of These  Brothers Lost At Sea  R. F. BELVIN  SH  �r  rtr <. HS71.11 >'­£«>?;K5755an5i5^Sn'i T^tiJ MMJua  ­  •  •  .  .  ,•  ;•  ­fc­­./. ­v'  .  Page Four \ ii;  THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  The Maritime Commission  Ignores  Vital  Problems  {Continued  front  Page  2)  carry  out,  on  its  own  initiative or  on  the  rep­ resentations  of  the  crew  concerned,  inspection  of  the  safety  equipment  of  a  ship  of  foreign  registration  lying  in  a  port  within  the  juris­ diction  of  that  authority  and  to  issue  an  in­ ternational  certificate  of  inspection.  1.  On  vessels  of  not  less  than  300  tons  gross  the  lifeboats  provided  should  include  one  motor  lifeboat  on  each  side  adequately  provided  with  fuel.  2. The  use  of  the  radial type  of  davit  should  be dis­ continued  at  the  earliest  practicable  opportunity  and  all  new  tonnage  should  be  fitted  with  davits  mechan­ ically  operated  for  the  purpose  of  swinging  lifeboats  outboard.  3.  On  new  vessels  pumps,  particularly  main  and  circulating  pumps,  which  discharge  above  the  light  load  line  should  be  fitted  with  remote  control  valves  for  shutting  them  down.  These  controls  should  be  lo­ cated  near  to  the  remote  control  for  the  main  engines  The  same  arrangements  should  be  applied  to  existing  ships  as  and  when  practicable.  4.  On  tankers  carrying  inflammables  all  lifeboats  should  be  of  steel  and  some  life­rafts  should  be  car­ ried  aft  in  the  ship.  5. Expeditious  investigation should  be  made  into the  design  of  the  best  hull  form  and  weather  protection  for  lifeboats.  6.  Nails  should  not  be  used  in  the  construction  of  wooden  life­rafts.  7.  Expert  consideration  should  be  given  to  the  ad­ visability  of  equipping  lifeboats  with  radio  transmis­ sion  sets  capable  of  transmitting  on  short  wave  lengths  as  well  as  on  600  meters.  8.  Definite  and  adequate  arrangements  should  be  made  for  the  position  of  an  abandoned  ship  to  be  WASHINGTON, July 14 — President Roosevelt has signed an 9.  Every  lifeboat  should  carry  a  waterproof  chart,  or  alternatively  a  chart in  a  waterproof  container,  for  use  in  the  vicinity  in  which  the  ship  is  sailing.  10.  Adequate  visibility  of  the  lifeboat  compass  should  be  ensured  by  the  use  of  luminous  compass­ cards  or  by  effective  illumination.  11.  Every  lifeboat  should  be  provided  with  signal  pistol  equipment.  APPENDIX  SHIP TRAINING  HAS SEEN SWITCHED  communicated  to  those  in  charge  of  boats.  12. The  greatest  possible  use  should  be  made  of  the  space  available  in  lifeboats  for  the  carriage  of  water  and  every  care  should  bo  taken  to  see  that  the  water  supplies  are  replenished  when  necessary.  13.  Buoyant  containers  with  supplies  of  fresh  water  should  be  carried  on  board  ship  in  close  proximity  to  the  lifeboats  and  so  arranged  that  they  will  readily  float  free  of  the  ship.  14.  Every  lifeboat  should  be  provided  with  a  unit  type  first­aid  kit  in  a  weather­tight  metal  container.  15.  Before  a  vessel  leaves  its  first  port  of  departure  fire  and  boat  drills  should  be  held  and  all  life­sav­ ing  appliances  should  be  inspected.  Drills  should  also  be  held  before  leaving  any  port  at  which  any  im­ portant  change  has  been  made  in  the  crew.  Every  drill  and  inspection  should  be  entered  in the  log  book.  The  Joint  Maritime  Commission  agrees  that  it  is  important  in  war  time  in  the  interests  of  safety  that  officers  and  ratings  should,  where  practicable,  have  reasonable  rest  before  going  on  watch  prior  to  sailing.  Having  agreed  to  many  improvements  to  the  ex­ isting  standard  and  methods  employed  in  the  saving  of  life at  sea  and  in  view  of  the  urgency  of  their  im­ mediate  application,  members  of  this  Joint  Maritime  Commission  further  pledge  themselves  that  they  will  immediately  do  all  in  their  power  to  ensure  that  such  decisions  become  operative  at  the  earliest  possible  date.  ministration of the Merchant Marine training functioiis from the Administration. An Executive Order on Feb. 28 had transferred the Coast Guard to the War Shipping training program from the Maritime Commission to the Coast Guard, The training program is being rapidly expanded to provide about 100,000 officers and men for the 2,300 new ships contemplated in 1942 and 1943 under the President's war program. Officials said the transfer had been agreed to by Secretary Knox and Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, WSA Administrator. Seatrain To Continue  Coastwise Runs  AUSTIN, Tex., July 11—^Uecp in the heart of Texas a noisy new anti-labor campaign is making its bid for national recognition from foes of unions. Texas and Oklahoma constituted the scenic backdrop for last spring's phony "grass-roots" crusade against unions, collective bargaining and labor's wage standards. Set back on their heels by the united front of labor, the sponsors of that campaign are apparently beginning to feel their oats again. SPREADS POISON In recent weeks an organization called the Christian Americans, which features anti-labor and antiminorities propaganda, has been spreading its activities. Sen. Lee DO  NOT  SHIP  SIDNEY  HOWARD  EDWARD  F.  McGUY  of the Seatrain CLIFFORD  F. HINCKLEY  certificates of pub-j W.  C.  BOYD  and necessity, auth-' EDGAR  R.  BUTLER  •   i::/  •  ¥• ­,  K'  P 6847  P 6591  Applications Lines, Inc., for lie convenience orizing continuance of operations as a common carrier of commodiPAT ON THE BACK  ties by water between New York and New Orleans and New Itork^ The record of our merchant and Texas City, Texas, have been seamen in this war is an outstandgranted by the Interstate Com- ing one. It is a record of courage merce Commission. An application and heroism. It is the story of men by Seatrain for a certificate auth- who have stuck to their posts in orizing the transportation, of pas.-, the face of insurmountable obsengers between, New York .aod, stacles. New Orleans was denied. j On Clothing Benefits ... /  IF  YOU  ARE  TORPEDOED  AND  LOSE  ALL  PERSONAL  EFFECTS  AND  ATTEMPT  TO  COLLECT  FROM  THE  SHIP­ OWNER,  REMEMBER  THE  FOLLOWING:  1.  IF  YOU  HAVE  FAILED  TO  MAKE  OUT  AN  ITEMIZED  LIST  AND  FILE  IT  WITH  THE  SKIPPER  BEFORE  SAILING  IT IS  POSSIBLE  TO  COLLECT  ONLY  UP TO  $150.  2.  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  AN  ITEMIZED  LIST  OF  YOUR  PERSONAL  EFFECTS  AND  PLACED  THE  VALUE  BE­ LOW  $150,  YOU  CAN  COLLECT  ONLY  THE  AMOUNT  AL­ READY  SET  BY  YOU.  3.  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  AN  ITEMIZED  LIST  AND  SET THE  VALUE  ABOVE $150,  YOU  MAY  CLAIM  UP TO  AND  INCLUDING  $250.  YOUR  LIST  IS  SUBJECT  TO  CHECKING  BY  THE  SKIPPER.  Seafarers' Log­ HONOR ROLL  DONATION  —Senator  Alexander  Wiley  $  1.00  CREW  OF  S.  S.  ELDENA  13.64  CREW  OF  S.S.  LA  SALLE  9.00  G.  GRIFFIN  L.  FROMM  CREW  OF  S.S.  ALCOA  PATRIOT  ,  STEWARDS  S.S.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON:  J.  DARIGAN  J.  KAVANAUGH  \  E.  McCAN  2.00  34)0  13.00  10.00  10.00  5.00  uy  war  onds  B  Steel Strike  Spreads As  Company Stalls  Ji  \ LACKAWANNA, N. Y., July 3—strike at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Lackawanna plant spread to a second open hearth furnace unit today. W.S.A. Hints At  Diverting  Shipping  To San Francisco  of Texas here refused to reappoint four instructors who had sought to place the viewpoint of labor before a reactionary "grass roots" meeting in Dallas last March. Says Scrap  Dealers  f  $66.64  Edward F. Entwisle, the general manager, said that shop stewards of the union in No. 1 open hearth. O'Daniel, seeking re-clectioxi from No. 2 open hearth, blast furnaces poll-tax voters, plans to key his and ore docks "served notices on campaign on hatred of labor. the superintendents early in the And  in a  number  of  Texas  cities,  day that the men would quit work businessmen,  corporation  officials  late this afternoon and tomorrow . and  foremen  have  been  busy circu­ The War Shipping Administra- morning unless demands were met lating  a "declaration  of  way by  the  immediately." unarmed  forces  of  America."  Prin­ tion has advised the San Francisco He reported that the crew in. cipal  objects  of  attack  arc  the  Marine Exchange, which has been working  rules  and  provisions  found  fostering a program for the diver- No. 2 hearth struck at 4 P. M. today. Workers in the No. 3 unit in  almost  every  union contract.  sion of shipping from lower Atlanwalked out yesterday. An estiFIRE  INSTRUCTORS  tic and Gulf ports to South Amermated 300 employes have stopped The campaign against labor ican destinations to the West Coast, work. burst into full bloom when the Lome H. Nelles, international Board of Regents of the University that its suggestions are under con- Si'  ;v-j7 Thursday, July 16, 1942 Texas Labor Haters Renew The Same Old Propaganda Blitzkreig Executive Order shifting the Ad- • '^  sideration, according to advices re- representative of the union, attribceived in New York. Making no uted the walkout to the "comcommitments, officials stated that pany's failure to discuss many grievances which have arisen' strategic considerations must be the throughout the plant." He added determining factors in any diver- that the men in No. 3 hearth had sion decision. notified the superintendent Monday Profit on  Rubber  Drive  Unions Score  Heavily  In  Bargaining  Polls  WASHINGTON — Elliot E. Simpson, counsel of the house subWorkers are breaking records irt committee investigating the rubber the rate at which they are choosing situation, said last week that scrap dealers were making huge profits unions to represent them, the Naout of the scrap rubber drive. tional Labor Relations Board revealed this" week. Simpson declared some unidentified dealers who bought scrap for During May, tfie board said, $20 a ton proceeded to sift it for 107,000 workers marched to the finer grades of rubber which they polls, double last year's number, resold for as high as $1J0, ^250 and 88 per cent, of the elections and $400 a ton. were won by unions. that several men in the unit must lecame members of the^ union or they would stop work. 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reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/16/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/23d601e82753a55f48b08fa6ac59d1a0.PDF 6e1db54fc08dfb015d6b73f5424163fa PDF Text Text .  .i;{  .­f f  For  Bonus  Boost­­®^o^'i^  ilAHEJ^S JOQ  m  OFFICIAL ORGAN  OF THE  ATLANTIC AND  GULF DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  VOL.  IV.  214  NEV/  YORK,  N. Y.,  FRIDAY,  JULY  24,  1942  No.  2J  Thermite  Gas  Torpedo Sinks A.F.L.  BUILDING  WORKERS  S.I.U.  Vessel  In  Gulf  of  Mexico FIGHT  SCAB  LABOR  BEING  HIRED  ON  NAVY  PROJECTS  Heroism of Wounded Crew Recounted  You Spare  Shipyard  Workers  Continue  Union  By A, W, Armstrong 4 Bits  Recognition Strike  all.  iPal?  The  survivors  of  one  of  the  new  ions  were  made  for  the  survivors  at  Liberty  type  ships  which  was  tor­ pedoed,  are  now  showing  up  in  the  Sleep  where  you  could, eat  when  hall  in  New  Orlcands.  They  have  a  told  to,  sit  to eat  where  and  when  sad  tale  to  tell  the  world.  It  will,  it  suited  the  mess  punk.  This  and  of  course,  make  no  difference  but  other  such  penny­ante  stuff  was  here  it  is.  what  the  crew  had  confronting  Eugene  Grace,  President  of  Bethlehem  Steel,  successfully  blocked  the  demands  of  his  workers  for  $1  per  day  increase  The  ship  was  torpedoed  with  a  to  meet  the  splraling  cost  of  {Continued  on  Page  2)  living.  Grace  said  that  only  by  thermite gas  loaded  torpedo.  Thirty  freezing  wage  levels  could  fur­ seconds  after  the  crash  the  ship  ther  inflation  be  avoided.  was  a  mass  of flames  midships.  It  Grace  was  referring,  of  course,  was  so  bad  that  one  of  the  boys  to  the  workers'  wages  and  not  who  tried  to  get  into  his  locker  those  of  the  bosses.  For  it  was  burnt  his  hand  right  after  the  revealed  through  the  Securities  shock.  An  order  in  council  has  been  and  Exchange  Commission  that  The  toll  of  lives  lost  aboard  this  prepax'ed  in  the  Canadian  Flouse  of  within  the  last  twelve  months  .ship  is.  Dunning  and  W.  Starnes,  Commons  making  it  an  offense  for  Grace  has  had  his  own  wages  oilers;  Whitehead,  Hall  and  Jake  any  shipyard  worker  in  British  boosted  approximately  $100  per  _  Clagett, firemen;  Muggins.  the  Columbia  to  refu^­to  work  or  day!  Grace  now  makes  $976  per  quit  'in  any  shift  to  which  he  h?;  third  Engineer;  The  ch.  Cook  and  day!  been  assigned."  The  bill  also  pro­ Tex  Hickman  the  P.O.  Mess.  All  The  price  of  spuds  can't  mean  hands  were  burnt  and  even  in  the  vides  for  a  7­day  week  for  the  a  hell  of  a  lot  to  him.  life  boat  the skin  was  falling off  so  shipyard  workers.  Canadian  Bosses  Prepare Slave  Labor Law  bad  that  you  .could  see  the  bare  ribs.  When one  of  them  would  ask  for a  cigarette  he  could  not  hold  it  due  to  the flesh  falling  off  at  the  slightest  touch.  Still  the  boys  that  got  back  here  state  that  there  was  not  the slightest  whimper from  any  of  them.  Three  days  in  lifeboats,  never  a  sight  of  a  patrol  plane,  destroyer  or  anything  else.  The  survivors  laid  in  a  sub­base  for  8  days  and  while  there,  their  diet  consisted  of  beans  and  baloney.  Then  they  were  loaded  on  a  Navy  transport  to  be  brought  back  to  the  States.  On  this  packet  they  were  treated  as  dogs,  instead  of  American  heroes.  ­The first  night  out  they  were  al­ lowed  to  smoke  in  the  messrooms,  then  this  was  stopped,  even though  all  the  members  of  the  Navy  crew  "and  others  aboard  the  ship  were al­ lowed  places  to  smoke.  No  pro vis­ U­BOAT  TOLL  • Hi­ This  week  the  Nazis  chalked  up  the  411th  American  ship  as  victim  of  their  "blockade" of  our  shores.  While  optomistio  chatter  has  been  coming  out  of  Wash­ ington  concerning  tbe  "counter  measures"  being  taken  by  the  Navy,  .  more  and  more  ships  have  been  going  down  each  week.  The  first  two  weeks  of  July  saw  more  merchant  ships  sunk  than  any  other" two  weeks  since  the  war.  began!.  How  about  less  chin  music  and  mere  action!  W.L.B. Strikes At  Labor In Wage  Double­ An Editorial The  National  War  Labor  Board  has  decided  that  the  workers  in  "Little Steel" are  not  going  to  receive  the  $1  per  day  increase  for  which  they  have been  asking. They are not even going to receive  half  of  it. They will  be thrown a  few crumbs in  the  form of  a  token increase of  44 cents  per day.  This  decision  may  come  as  a  surprise  to  some  for  it  followed  directly  upon  the  heels  of  a  special  panel  report  which  found  the  steel  companies  "fi­ jiancially  able  to  bear  the  burden  of  the  proposed  pay  increases."  Profits Above All However,  "financial  ability"  cut  little  ice  in  this decision. As far  as the employer members of  the  board  were  concerned,  it  was  a  pure  question  of  profits.  More  pay  for  the  workers,  less  profits  for  the  bosses.  As simple  as  that.  As  for the so­called "public  representatives"  on  the  Board, the most  charitable thing  that can be said  for  them is  that  they went  hook, line  and  sinker  for  {Continued  on  Page  2)'  The  threatened  strike  of  22,000  AFL  building  trades  workers  on  naval  construction  projects  in  the  New  York  area  was  postponed  this  week  at  the  request  of  Secretary  of  the  Navy  Frank  Knox.  The  postponement  is  to  give  the  Navy  KEWAUNEE.  Wis.,  July  15.—  time  to  reverse  its  policy  of  run­ Between  40  and  JO  employees  of  ning  non­union  men  in  on  the  construction  projects  at  Fort  the  Kewaunee  Shipbuilding  &  En­ gineering  Corporation^ remained  on  Schuyler  in  the  Bronx.  Thirteen  buildings  are  being  strike  today,  demanding  union  rec­ erected  at  Fort  Schuyler  for  the  ognition  in  collective  bargaining  use  of  the  Navy  as  a  reserve  of­ and  company  adherence  to  the  ficers'  training  school.  Following  its  notorious  anti­labor  policy.  Shipbuilders'  Stabilization  Agree­ Navy  brass  hats  have  been  using  ment.  unorganized  WPA  labor  on  the  The  strike  started  last  Saturday,  project.  To  protect  their  wage  about  a  month  after  the  American  scales  and  union organizations  from  this  threat,  the  AFL  workers  have  Federation  of  Labor  and  four  af­ threatened  to  strike,  not  only  the  filiated  unions  had  petitioned  the.  Fort  Schuyler  project,  but  other  National  Labor  Relations  Board  for  Navy  work  at  Brooklyn,  Floyd  certification  as  the  employees'  col­ Bennett  Field,  Manhattan  Beach  lective  bargaining  agents.  and  the  Naval  Hospital  in  Staten  Johnson  said  that  he  was  in­ Island.  The  AFL  leaders  contend  that  formed  that  the  unions  had  wired  their  unemployed  members  —  of  the  War  Labor  Board  saying  that  whom  there  are  60,000  in  the  city  while  they  desired  to  co­operate  in  —are  entitled  to  the  work  and  at  the  war  effort,  th^y  would  not  re­ regular  union  wages.  It  was  also  turn  to  work  until  the  company  revealed  that  the  WPA  men  are  subscribed  to  the  stabilization  being  worked  48  hours  at  pay  agreement,  which  sets  wage  scales  scales  far  below  that  demanded  by  in  shipyards.  The  unions  reported  the  Union.  The  WPA  men  are  re­ that  the  company  engaged  in  war  ceiving  48  to  62  cents  an  hour.  production,  claimed  it  was not  sub­ The  union  scale  is  $2  per  hour.  ject  to  the  agreement  and  did  not  No  wonder  the  brass  hats  are  intend  to  come  under  its  provis­ scab  herding!  ions.  •  ;   .4;|  ': •  i  .it  >1  Hi'  m  ''Banana"  Robson. Is  Well  Taken  Care  Of  "Banana"  Robson,  head  of  the  foods  to  the  war  fronts.  The  40  United  Fruit  Line,  left  his  $l­a­ ships  of  the  United  Fruit  Line  year  job  with  the  War  Shipping  could  move  a  lot  of  food  to  the  Board  this  last  spring.  He  was  armed  forces  .  .  .  but  such  a  job  forced  out  because  of  the  scandle  isn't  as  profitable  as  bringing  up  surrounding  the  fact  that  he  used  bananas.  his  government  post  to win  for his  The  banana  trade  has  become  a  company  the  gravey runs  regardless  touch­stone  of  shipping  policy.  It  of  the shipping  needs  of  the  war.  is  an  example  of  the  business­as­ When  Robson  resigned  we  made  usual  policy  of  American  indus­ the  prediction  that  his  influence  trialists  who  call  upon  labor  to  would  linger  on  and  that  United  make  all  the  sacrifices  for  the  war.  Fruit  would  continue  to  be  taken  Robson  and  the  WSA  continue  care  of.  The  truth  of  this  predic­ to  risk  ships  and  the  lives  of  sea­ tion  was  revealed  this  week.  men  in  hauling  a  non­essential  Lewis  Douglas,  Deputy  Admin­ product  through  the  sub  invested  istrator  of  the  WSA  and  successor  waters  of  the  Caribbean.  This  to  Robson,  signed  an  order  which  month  will  see  60,000  tons  of  gave United  Fruit  the right  to keep  bananas  moved—this  siu­passes  the  its fleet  at  the  job  of  running  ba­ imports  permitted  last  month  and  nanas up  from South America.  This  the  month  before.  Robson's  friends  in  the  face  of  the  desperate  need  do  better  by  him  than  he  did  for  for  refrigerator  boats  to  transport  himself.  Ji  �mmr:- 5­ Page  Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Friday, July  24, 1942  Published  by  the  :  v i­ [|I . • j|  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  Atlanticand GiiHDistdct  Affiliotea  toifh  th9 American  Federation of  Labor  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  •  Iritomcrtlonal  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  CoUi  ADDRESS  ALL  OORRESPONDENCB  CONOERNlNCt  THIS  PUBLICATION  TO:  "THE  3EAFAREBS'  I,OG  P. O. 25. Station P. New York.  N. Y.  Phone; BOwling  Green 9­8346  W.L.B. Strikes At  Labor In  Wage  Double ­ Cross  {Continued from  Page  I)  the boss­inspired  line that only  by keeping down the  living  standards  of  the  workers  can  we  avoid  in­ flation.  The  real  cause  of  the  inflation — the  spiraling  price  of  food  and  clothing  and  shelter  due  to  war  profiteering—is something, to which the Board turns  its  blind  eye.  It  has  become  increasingly  clear  that  the Board's  primary  function  is  to  play  the  bosses'  game  of  keeping  wages  at  the  lowest  possible  level.  Minority Opinion I  •  ^ V  The dissenting opinion of  the labor members of  the  Board,  Robert  J.  Watt,  Thomas  Kennedy,  George  Meany  and  R.  J. Thomas,  said  this;  "The  conclusion  is  inescapable  that  the  majority  carried  on  its  deliberations  with  a  fixed  intention  to  not  grant more  than a  token adjustment, selecting  those  facts which  would  fit  that  pattern  and  rejecting  a  multitude of  facts and cogent arguments which call  for  a  more substantial  adjustment.  "Substituting  rhetoric  for  analysis,  it  has  gone  all­out  for  the inflation  thesis compounded  of  con­ jectures  and  prophecies,  fears  and  hysteria.  It  has,  in effect, accepted  the contention, advanced, among  others,  by  government  agencies  which  are  not  charged  with  the  duty  of  adjusting  wage  disputes,  that  there shall  be  no substantial  wage adjustments,  no matter  how  meritorious  the  case  may  be  "  B.  I:#'  Sailing Ships To  S.LU.  Ship  Sunk  By  ServeAlI Americas  Type  Tarpedo  WASHINGTON,  July  14 —A  {Continvrd from  Page  i)  new  emergency fleet  of  sailing  ves  scls  will  help  the  United  States  de­ them.  Then  upon  arrival  back  ipj  After  sinking  the  ship,  the  spj?  iver  to the  other  American  repub­ Mobile  they are  told  they  will .have  surfaced,  came  a 1 o n g s i d e  the  ics' the  minimum  foodstilffs  and  to, wait  for  the  Master  of  the  ves­ lifeboats.  He  (the  suh  Skipper)  replacement  parts  needed  for  the  sel  to  get  back  before  they  caniie  asked  >f  there  was  any more  aboard  maintenance  of  their  economies  paid  off.  This  gent  must  have  beep  and  when  told  no,  he  started  shell­ and  bring  back  essential  raw  ma­ aboard  a  Navy  transport  before,  as  ipg. After  shelling  a  while  he came  he  decided  that  he  would  wait  and  back  to  the  boats,  called  the  Mas­ terials.  Victory For Big Business flyltack,  even  though he  has  to get  ter  and  Chief  Engineer  by  name,  As  developed  from  a  plan  of  a  priority  from  Washington.  When  told  them  the  name  of  the  ship.  Eugene  Grace  and  Tom  Girdler,  with  the  aid  Wayne  C.  Taylor,  Under­Secretary  he  gets  her^  we  may  possibly  get  where she  was bound for  and where  of  the WLB,  have won  a  victory that strilces  at  the  of  Commerce,  the  program,  an­ the  crew  paid  off.  Personally  I  be­  she  came  from.  He  asked  if  he  living  standards  of  every  worker  in  the  country.  nounced  by  Nelson  A.  Rockefeller,  lieve  that  the  crew  should  get  CQuld  give  medical  aid  to  any  of  The  precident  set  by  this  decision,  and  further  Coordinator of  Inter­American Af­ wages  and  subsistance  'til  they  are  the  injured,  and  in  general  acted  "anti­inflation"  legislation  being  pushed  in  Con­ fairs,  provides  for  the  acquisition  paid  off.  It  is  impossible  to  get  a  very  much  like  a  gent.  gress, open  a  new  phase of  the boss­blitz  against  the  of  sailing  vessels  and  the  building  room  in  Mobile  so  the  most  of  the  Before  signing  off  this  blurb  living standards of  all workers  the country over.  of  up  to  100  of  less  than  1,000  bpys  headed  back  to  their  homes  Ijke  to go  on  record  stating  tons  deadweight.  and  they  will  have  to go hack  again  that  the  boys  all  state  that  tlw  The bosses  have taken full advantage  of  labor's  All  the  ships  will  be  owned  by  to  Mobile.  Marines  ip  the  Islands  and  also  no  strike  pledge  in  order  to  press  their  vandetta.  the  Inter ­ American  Navigation  The one  bright spot  in  the whole  abuatd  the ship  were  a$  swell  as  the  Seeing  their  opponent  momentarily  disarmed,  they  Corporation,  chartered  in  the State  picture is,  it took  a  couple of  hours ^  Navy  men  were  not.  It  must  just  strike hard  and  fast.  of  Delaware,  shelling  before  they  could  sink  the| be a  case pf  a  bunch of  punks fr(»n  Their haste is understandable for the workers The  new  ships  will  be  built  in  ship.  Then  when  she  did  sink,  she  the  sticks  l^ing  used  on  the  tran$­ will not remain permantly disarmed in the face of the  yards  of  the  other  American  just  settled  down  on  a  perfectly  port,  while  the  old­timers  are  out  such threat to their security. "The right to strike" republics,  largely  of  native  woods,  even  keel.  on  their  duties.  ^uch of  the iron  requirements  wil|  is still their right I )e  fashioned  from  scrap  by  foun­ ON  CLOTHES!  dries  and.  machine  shops  in  these  countries.  Auxiliary  engines  of  less  If  you  are  not  claim­ than  200  horsepower  will  be  in­ HOUQH  stalled  to  insure  the  maneuver­ ing more than $150 for  Qn  July  14th  you  paid  off  in New  ability of  the vessels  in  harbors and  Orleans  without  collecting  all  the  loss  of  personal  ef  to  help  maintain  regular  sailing  PORT  ARTHUR.  Tex.^After  Maynr  R.  E­  Rutan  said:  "We  money  due  you.  The  Agent  i«  hold­ fects,  you  do not  have  schedules.  ing  $15J>5  for  you.  hearing that  began in  February, the  realize  that  police  oflicer?  must  of­ to  bother  making  out  Port  Arthur  city  commission' took  ten act  in  a  matter  of  seconds  and  The  sailipg  ships  will  be  used  RORERT  L.  DIAMOND  21  minutes  to  exonerate  Police  that  allowances  must  be  made  for  argely  in  conjunction  with  the  Communicate  with  your  daughter  an Itemized  list.  La  Verne. She  is at  322  Park  Street,  arger  regular  vessels,  enabling  th(?  Chief  H.  F.  Baker  of  the  beating  a  greater  percentage of  errors, than  ordinary."  ;  Sgn  Francisco,  Calif.  atter  to  speed  wp  their  scHedHles,  of  union  organizers.  >ut  in  some  cases  they  will  serve  Baker  and  two of  his  thugs  beat  JOSEPH  WALKER  PROCTOR  the  regular,  rputes,  relie.ving  ipe  up  F.  H.  Mitchell,  an  organizer  Baker, defeated  three  tl,­nes  when  Your  daughter  is .worried  about  CHARLES F. DAViS P 18(^ arger  vessels  for  more  urgent  war  for  the  Oil  Workers  Organizing  he  ran  for  police  chief,  is  holding  your  safety.  Write  her  at  P.  O.  FRED J. ENGLgBERT Campaign  last  Feb.  28.  iSox  990,  Miami,  Florida.  JAMES D. WALKER P72S7 tasks.  office  by  appointmeiQJtt.  Margin  Of  Error  Permits  Beating  Of  Union  Men  00 NOT  SHBP  i  \tr:l  �Friday,  July  24,  1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Three  SIU Washington Rep. Reviews  Bonus Histoiy; Demands War  Board Boost Payment At Once  by Matthew  Dushane  (Editor's Note: The follotuing document has been submitted to the Maritime War Emergency Board. Brother Dushane's tracing of the bonus struggle makes the document of historical interest to all seamen and the "Seafarers Log" therefore j^ublishes it in full.) July  22,  1942  Gentlemen:  In  order  to arrive  at  a  comprehensive  understand­ ing  of  the  Union's  position  regarding  the  seamen's­ bohus  situation  as  it  exists  today,  it  is  necessary  to  ' bring  to the attention of  the members of  the W.E.B.,  that  this  is  not  a  new  problem  brought  about  due  to  World  War  No.  2.  It  has  always  been  recognized  by  all  maritime  na­ . rions  that  when  certain  hostilities  exist  between  na­ tions,  and  when  these  hostilities  lead  to  open  war­ fire  between  nations,  merchant  seatticn  ate  called  upon  to  make  sacrifice's,  that  other  Workers  are  not  required  to  endure  in  following  their  regular  line  of  work.  On  May  8,  1917,  a  conference  was  held  between  members  of  the  United  iStates  Shipping  board,  the  Steamship  owners,  and  the  International  Seamen's  .Union. The conference entered  into a  tentative agree­ It  is  an  historical  fact  that  the  seamen  from  the  jnercantilc  marine  have  played  a  leading  part  in  the  iadvancement  and  progress  made  by  our  civilization,  '  and  they  have  not  been  found  to  shirk  their  duty  .when  called  upon  to contribute  their  all  by  their  re­ ispective  governments  in  times  of  hostility.  In  recognition  to  the  merchant  seamen  for  their  Services,  nations  from  the  ancient  times  have  al­ iways  given  certain  renumeration  to  their  merchant  jseamen  for  their  valuable  and  valiant  service's  in  jtunes  of  war.  and  insurance,  and  watever  agreement  reached  would  be  retroactive  to  the  day  that  the  crew  signed  articles.  Dushane  Finds  Safety  Regulations  Improved  By  U. S.  Coast  Guard  REPORT  OF  A  MEETING  CALLED  BY  THE  MERCHANT  The  seamen  having  the  utmost  faith  in  their  MARINE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  COAST  union  officials  and  the  government  of  the  U,  S.,  in  GUARD,  MONDAY,  JULY  13,  1942.  that  it  had  established  machinery  to  conciliate  in  disputes  with  the employers,  namely  the  Department  of  Labor,  they  sailed  their  vessels  as  they  felt  that  a  UNIONS REPRJESENTED:  The Sailors  Union of  the  Pacific,­ Seafarer#  satisfactory  agreement  could  be  reached  with  the  International  Union,  NMU.  MTOW,  CTU,  ACA,  MMP,  MEBA,  department  of  labor  rendering  their  services  in  this  Licensed  Officers  Federal  Union  (AFL),  Tankermens  Independent  dispute.  The  Operators  used  all  the  instruments  at  Union.  their  command  to  stall  off  any  satisfactory  settle­ ment  of  these  questions.  OPERATORS  REPRESENTED:  Merchant  Marine  Institute,  Pacific  Tanker  Operators,  Tug  Boat  Operators,  East  Coast,  and  several  Washington Conference.  other  independent  operators.  The  Maritime  Commission  called  a  conference  in  September  1939  in  Washington,  D.C.  All  the  GOVERNMENT  REPRESENTATIVES:  United  States  Naval  IntelK­ operators  were  invited  to  attend,  but  the  seamens  gence.  Maritime  Commission,  War  Shipping  Administration,  U. S.  unions  were  not  invited  to  attend  this  conference.  Coast  Guard  and  other  Government  agencies  dealing  with  priorit'*  The  maritime  commission  proposed  that  the  ies,  etc.  bonus  rate  be  started  at  50%  on  all  base  wages,  Meeting  called  to order  at  10:00  A.M.  by  Commander  Richard  S.  rates  increase,  the  bonus  rates  to  increase  accord­ Field,  Chairman  of  the  Council.  ingly.  Address  by  Admiral  R.  Waesche,  stated  that  the  policy  of  th«j  It  was  brought  out  in  this  conference  that  the  cargo  rates  had  increased  to  33­l/3%  and  several  Coast  Guard  shall  be  that  no  men  shall  be  taken  off  of  vessels  on  ac­s­ •   of  the  operators  felt  that  the  bonus  rate  should  count  of  bona fide  union  activities  taken  prior  to  the  war  or  at  the  start  at  33­1/3  per  cent  and  then  to  increase  in  present  time or  in  the future. He  specifically  stated  that  the Commun­ accordance  with  any  other  increases  in  cargo  rates.  ist  Party was  covered  by  this  ruling. He  gave  a  general  outline of  what  However  a  great  majority  of  the  operators  insisted  the  council  is  trying  to  accomplish.  that  all  bonus  rates  should  be  25%.  Chairman  Field  then  took  up  the first  point  on  the  agenda  which  This  conference  ended  w<ith  all  the  operators  agreeing  to pay  a  bonus  rate  of  25%,  and  insurance  dealt  with  procedure  to be  taken when it  is in  the interest  of  the public  World  War  No. 1.  to  be  one  years'  salary,  or  $2,000,  whichever  was  to remove  seamen  from  ships.  He read  a  copy of  the policy, which  will  Soon after  the declaration of  wat against  Germany  greater.  be  forwarded  to  all  Unions.  All  union  representatives  agreed  that  if  by  Congress  on April  6,  1917,  our  government  real­ men  are  taken  off  of  ships,  the  Unions  would  have  an  opportunity  of  ized  the  necessity  for  an  adequate  number  of  sea­ Union*8  Position.  having  a  review  of  the  case  before  a final  decision  is  rendered.  Com­^  jtnen  for  the  manning of  transport  and  supply  ships.  When  these  proposals  were  submitted  to  the  Stiient  out  of  which  grew  what  later  became  the  At­ mander  Fields  assured  all  Unions  that  they  would  be  given  an  oppor­ unions  by  the  operators,  the  membership  yoted  lantic  War  Agreement.  (  these  proposals  down  unanimously,  on  the  grounds  tunity for  a  review.  This  war  agreement  set  a  bohus  rate of  50%,  and  that  any  bonus  proposal  submitted  on  a  percentage  Meeting  adjourned  at  11:30  A.M.  Reconvened  at  1:30  P.M.  I  i  jalso  made  several  adjustments  in  wages  and  in  basis  was  unsatisfactory  as  all  lives  should  have  the  jworking  conditions.  This  was  done  at  a  time  when  same  value,  as  the  bonus  was  a  remuneration  for  the  Points  No.  2,  3,  4,  5  were  taken  up. These  dealt  with safety  meas­ the  seamen  were  not  organized  as  they  are  today.  hazards  encountered  in  their  work  and  not  based  ures  on  ships  that  have  been  ordered  and  also  future  safety  measures.  as  to  their  skill  or  earning  power.  The  insurance  This  agreement  was  dated  August  8,  1917,  and  was  unsatisfactory  on  the  grouhds'that  it  was  lower  I  had  a  brief  to submit  but  did  not  submit  it  as  all  of  the  points  are  .was  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  than  any  insurance  paid  under  any  compensation  being  taken care of  by  the Coast  Guard  at  this  time.  by  the  Secretary  of  Labor.  Thus  our  government  act,  namely  the  longshoremens  compensation  act.  The  following  were  the  main  points  discussed:  Ithrough  their  agencies  approved  of  renumeration  in  jthe  form of  a  bonus  for  the seamen  of  the merchant  Stoppages  of  Work.  1.  That  all  life  boats  be  equipped  with  outboard  motors,  or  some  inarine,  and  therefore  gave  recognition, to the  mer­ The  operators  refused  to  change  from  their  pro­ other suitable  motor  to enable  life  boats  to immediately leave  the ship's  chant  seamen  as  other  nations  have  done  in  the  past.  posals  that  they  had  agreed  upon  in  the  Washington  side  that  has  been  torpedoed.  It  was  brought  out  by  the  council  that  conference. The obstinate  position  taken  by  the oper­ 'Spanish Civil  War.  ators  led  to Several stoppages  of  work  by  the seamen.  several  oil  companies  are  at  present  installing  motors  in  all  their  life  At  the  outbreak  of  the War  in Spain  between  the  boats  and  that  all  the  new  ships  that  are  being  built  by  the  Maritime  The stoppages  of  work  by  the seamen  forced  some  Commission  are  being  equipped  with  the  motor  boats.  It  Was  the  opin­ Loyalist  and  the  Fascists,, the  Sailors'  Union  of  the  pacific  and  the  Bulk  Carriers  negotiated  a  bonUs  of  the  operators  to  increase  their  bonus  and  insur­ ion of  the council  that  they are in favor of  equipping all  life boats  with  {agreement  of  $210.00,  and  an  additional  port  bonus  ance  rates,  as  it  became  self  evident  to  the  majority  jbf  $1J0.00  for  every entry one of  their  vessels  made  of  the  Operators  that  the  bonus  and  insurance  rates  some  suitable  motor,  and  tliey  are  going  to  work  along  these  lines  and  ,  ^ any Spanish port. Crew  members  were  also  covered  that  they  had  agreed  upon  in  Washington  were  un­ promised  to  give  this  proposal  all  their  sup;­>ort.  satisfactory  to  the  successful  operation  of  their  by insurance  to  the  extent  of  $10,000.  2.  That  the  Coast  Guard  see  that  portable  radio  receiving  and  vessels.  sending  sets  that  are  waterproof  be  placed  aboard  the  lifeboats.  It  wai  Outbreak of  World War No. 2.  The operators  did  not  deal  with  the different  sea­ brought  out  that  there  is  an  order  out  at  present, that  all  ships  are  Several ships'  crews  at  the outbreak  of  World  War  men's  unions  as  a  whole,  and  this  led  to  different  TJo.  2  in  Europe  demanded  that  their  unions  take  bonus  and  insurance  rates  being  paid  by  the  differ­ compelled  to  have  a  portable  set.  This  set  is  always  in  the  vicinity  of  Action in  getting  them  due consideration  in the form  ent  companies.  A  great  howl  was  now  being  put  the  radio shack  and  when  a  ship is  torpedoed,  this  set  is  thrown  over­  .  bf  bonus  and  insurance  for  the  hazard  encountered  up  by  the  operators  to  stabilize  the  bonus  and  the  board  and  can  later  be  picked  up  by  the  crew.  The  main  argument  insurance.  jm  their  line of  work  as  free  men.  against  a  receiving  set  seems  to  be  by  some  of  the  operators  that  the  Axis  subs  will  use  the  same  system  to  lure  other  ships  by  sending  out  Some  of  the  steamship  companies  realizing  the  May, 1941\  phoney  SOS's  when  they find  out  that  the  ships  are  carrying  portable  bdded  dangers  encountered  by  merchatit  seamen',  Through,  the  efforts  of  the  conciliation  service  iugned  on  their  crews  with  a  rider  attached  to  the  sets.  ilupping articles.  In  this  rider  it  was  agreed  between  of  the  Department  of  Labor,  the  following  was  {Continued  on  Page  4)  {Continued  on  Page  4)  i^e operators and  the unions  to negotiate  for a  bonus  • m I  1  �Page  Four  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Friday, July  24, 1942  .­.c'  Sub Cargo Carriers Are Seen Dushane Presents SlU Case  As Aiding Nazi Submarines  For Increase In Bonus Rate  WASHINGTON,  July  16 ­ ushed  authorities  with  reference  to  Representative  Satterfield  (Dem  the  building  of  this  type of  craft,  (^Continued  from  Page  3)  .Va.)  said  today  that  correspond­ he  said,  "and  unquestionably  the  agreed  to  by  the  operators  and  the  unions':  ence  found  on  a  captured  enemy  construction  of  an  underseas  ves­ Ir  Monthly  bonus  rate  increased  to  $60.00.  submarine  had  confirmed  that  car­ sel  capable  of  carrying  7,500  tons  go­carrying  submarines  were  sup­ of  cargo  is  feasible;  and  further­ 2.  Port  bonus  to  the Red  Sea,  Persian  Gulf,  plying  U­boats  preying  on  ship­ more,  such  a  vessel  would  be  com­ Port  of  Djibouti,  Port  of  Aden,  was^  set  at  paratively safe  from  submarine  at­ $45.00  in  addition  to  the  monthly  bonus  for  ping  off  the  American  Coast.  tacks,  by  gunfire  or  torpedoes,  as  every  entry  made  by  a  vessel  in  any  of  these  Satterfield,  lieutenant  command­ it  would  proceed  submerged  at  ports.  er  in  the  Naval  Reserve,  who  re­ depth  of  100 feet.  3.  For  every  entry  made  by  a  vessel  in  the.  cently  served  a  tour  of  duty  as  "In  addition,  this  type  of  boat,  Port  of  Suez  and  its  vicinity,  crew  were  to  naval  observer  with  the  American  fully  loaded  and  proceeding  to  a  receive  a  port  bonus  of  $75.00,  this in  addition  Emibassy in London,  told  the House  rendezvous,  need  never  surface  ex­ to  their  monthly  bonus.  it  ivas  imperative  that  the  United  cept  under cover of  darkness, hence  States  begin  constructing  such  The  following  was  also  agreed  to by  the  o,perators  chances  of  its  detection  and  des­ and  the  union.  Quote from  agreement  (It  is  further  supply­carrying  submersibles.  ,truction  will  be  at  a  decided  min­ agreed  that  this  bonus  agreement  may  be  reopened  "I  have  conferred  with  disting­ imum.  for  the  following  reasons:  The  committing  of  an  overt  act  or  the  declaration of  intent  to commit  an  overt  act,  on  any  American  ship,  regardless  where  it  may  be,  due  to  bombing,  sinking,  mining  or  the  firing  of  guns  thereon  or  thereat,  or,  should  any  port *of  call  of  the  company's  ship's  be  attacked,  bombed  or  invaded.)  {Coitt'tmied  from  Page  3)  Classifications,  *  The  Navy  approves  of  all  ships  having  sending  and  receiving  sets  on life  boats so  as  to enable crews  to know  when  their  message  has  been  1.  Far  East  runs,  through  the  Panama  Canal  and  return  through  the  canal,  bonus  shall  become  received  by  some ship.  As  it  works  out  now  they  can  send  all the  mes­ effective  when  the  vessels  crosses  the  160th  meridan  sages out, and  they never  know if  their  message  has  been  received.  west  longitude  west  bound  and  remains  in  effect  until  the  date  the  vessel  crosses  the  160  meridan  The­Council stated  that  they  will give  this  their  wholehearted  con­ west  longitude eastbound.  Bonus rate shall  be  $60.00  sideration.  Assurance  was  given  after  the  meeting  by  some  Council  per  month,  this  bonus  shall  be  paid  while  in  all  members  that  they  are  already  working  on  this  proposal.  ports.  U.S. Coast Guard Improves  Maritime  Safety  Rules  questions  of  war  bonus  and  insurance  for  war  risks  taken  by  seameh.  The  shipowners  stated  in  their  views  the  problem  was  an  industry  problem  with  ramifications  effect­ ing  many  companies  and  unions  not  party  to  the  dispute.  They  urged  the  importance  of  establishing  a  permanent  stabilization  program  similar  to  that  which  OPM  bad  created  in  shipbuilding.  The  two  unions  which  were  a  party'to  the  con­ troversy  sought  a  decision  on  the  bonus  and  insur­ ance  issue.  The  board  explored  this  possibility  and  made  suggestions  which  have  resulted  in  increases  in  monthly  war  bonus  and  Suez  port  bonus.  N,D.M,B, Recommendations,  (Quote)  1.  Crews  on  American  vessels  sailing , to foreign  ports perform  an essential  role in  the national  defense  effort.  Sound  relation^ps  between  representatives  of  these  crews  and  owners  of  these  vessels  are  of  great  consequence  to  the  nation.  5.  A  special  problem  arises  from  the  risk  run  by  men  who go  to sea .in  time of  war.  This  problem  has  not  been  solved  by  existing  or  contemplated  contracts.  It  is  with  this  problem  that  these  re­ commendations  are  concerned.  6.  The first  part  of  this  problem  is  to  provide  for  bonuses  for  war  risk  which  will  be  fair  under  present  conditions.  The second  part  of  this  problem  is  to provide  machinery  for  making  equitable future  adjustments  if  conditions  change.  7.  To  meet  the first  part  of  the  problem,  the  N.D.M.B.  recommends  that  until  changed,  as  pro­ *  If  the  vessel  comes  back  to  the  U.S.,  via  the  vided  in  paragraph  8,  the  following  rules  shall  gav­J  cape  of  Good  Hope,  bonus  remains  in  effect  until  ern  those  who  become  signatory  to  these  recom­ the  vessel  arrives  at  a  U.  S.  Continential  port.  The  mendations.  (Unquote)  same  to  apply  to  vessels  going  or  returning  to  The Board  set  up five  war  risk  areas,  namely:  Australia,  and  or  New  Zealend,  $60.00  per  month.  1  Some  discussion  came  up  regarding  oil  for  rubbing  purposes  when  men's feet  become  frozen. The  Coast  Guard  had  a  meeting on  this issue  so will  give results—^"Following  the  business  of  the meeting,  the under­ signed  made some  inquiries of  the medical  oflScers  in  the matter  of  mas­ saging  the  feet  and  legs  of  persons  in  lifeboats  (see  paragraph  7  of  2.  African  runs,  bonus  shall  start  on  the  day  memorandum of  June 6, file  4430)  Captain  Hakaason of  the  bureau  of  of  departure  from  the  last  U.  S,  continential  port,  medicine  and  surgery said  that  the so­called  immersion  foot  apparently  and  shall  end  on  day  of  arrival  at  the first  U.S.  resulted  from  a combination  of  causes.  These  were,  so  far  as  is  known,  Continential  port.  cold,  deficiency  in  circulation,  and  possibly  vitamin  deficiency.  The  3.  Iceland  and  Greenland  runs,  same  as  No.  2,  symptoms  are swelling,  whiteness,  paiii,  and  in extreme  cases,  ulceration  $60.00  per  month.  and  gangcrcne.  In  certain  cases,  the  symptoms  set  in  as  early  as  the  fourth day  in  the  boat.  It is  felt  that  massage  is of  doubtful  value even  4.  Zone  east  of  the  port  of  Yarmouth  N.. S.,  and  north  of  thirty  degrees  latitude,  bonus  to  be  before  swelling starts,  and  it is  definitely  dangerous  after  the symptoms  paid  if  ships  are  running  coastwise  and  go  in  this  have  developed.  Therefore  the  conclusion  of  the  medical  officer  is  that  area  while  bound  for  Canadian  ports.  This  bonus  is  "X  ^weight  and  space  taken  up  by  the  gallon  of  oil  required  by  section  paid  while  vessel  is  in  ports  in  Canada  and  in  the  153.6  (i)  of  subchapter  0,  might  better  be  employed  in  accommodat­ St. Lawrence  river, rate was  set  at  $30.00  per  month.  ing some  other  article of  more  certain  value." So  the problem  of  oil  has  In Port.  been  dispensed  with.  Wherever  monthly  bonus  were  established,  and  Meeting  adjourned  at  4:00  P.M.  ships  were  in  any  port  which  came  under  a  certain  bonus  run,  or  returned  from  a  certain  run,  bonus  It  was  the conclusion  of  all  the different  representatives  there  that  were  paid  while  in  all  the  ports.  No  deduction  was  the  Coast  Guard  is  doing  a  good  job  regarding  safety  measures  for  ever  made  for  ports  or  roadsteads.  the seamen.  Port  bonus  were  establised  in  addition  to  monthly  bonus  because  the  vessels  were  subjected  to  be  Note:  At  the  reconvening  of  the  meeting  Congressman  Bland  of  bombed  by  aerial  attack  while  in  these  ports,  and  the Committee on Merchant  Marine and Fisheries,  addressed  the meeting,  ships  could  not  be  moved  out  of  the  harbor,  or  mainly about  the great  spirit of  all  parties concerned  in gathering  at  the  shifted  quickly  to  insure  proper  safety  measures,  as  meeting  to iron  out  and  make suggestions  regarding  the safety  measures  the  vessels  would  either  be  at  anchor  or  moored  that  the Coast  Guard  is  trying  to promulgate.  He said  that if  legislation  to  the  docks.  is required  to succeed  in carrying out  any of  the measures suggested,  his  Robin Moor.  comniittee will  do everything  in  their  power  to render  all  the  assistance  The  sinking  of  the  Robin  Moor,  an  American  that  they  can.  merchant  vessel,  by  a  Nazi  submarine  on  May  2l5t  1941,  brought  a  demand  froni  the  seamen  of  our  union  to  reopen  the  bonus  question,  as  per  our  agreement  signed  between  the  operators  and  the  union  in  this  month.  Editor's Mafl Bag  The  operators  and  the  union  held  conferences  copies  of  the  Log  every  week  so  which  lasted  until  the  month  of  September.  The  that  we  can  keep  informed  on  the  operator  refused  to  grant  increases.  A  vote  was  taken  by  the  membership  and  they  voted  to  strike  trend  of  events.  Send  the copies  to me and  I'll see  the  ships.  Dear  Sir  and  Brother;  that  they  are  distributed  around  to  I  wish  to  call  to  your  attention  the  boys.  After  all,  just  because  National  Defense  Mediation  the  fact  that  out  di  the  12  to 15  we're  studying  for  Mate's  tickets,  Board, Case  No,  80,  hundred  men  up  here  at  the Mari­ doesn't  say  that  we  don't  want  to  The  dispute  which  was  certified  to  the  board  time  Commission's  officer  school  in  keep  track  of  the SIU.  We are  still  arose  out  of  the  tieup  of  23  ships  in  New  York  New  London,  there  are  quite  a  good  union  men,  you  know,  and  Harbor.  The  parties  j^ho  were  certified' involved  the  American  Merchant  Marine  Institute,  other  number of  men  that  are our  Union  will  always  remain  so.  shipowners  affiliated  with  the Pacific  American Ship­ brothers.  . '  Thanks a  lot  for  the papers.  owners  Association,  Waterman  S.  S.  Corporation,  I'd  like ­to  take  this opportunity  Fraternally  yours,  Seafarers  Int.  Union,  and  the  Sailors  Uiuon  of  the  C.  T.  SKIPPER,  No.  45M  Pacific.  The  dispute  as  presented  related  solely  to  to ask  that  you  send  up  about  .50  Editor, Seafarers  Log  2  Stone  Street,  New  York  City  I 1.  Trans­Atlantic  voyager  to  Spain,  Portugal,  East, South  of  West  Coasts of  Africa,  Red  Sea,  Per­ sian  Gulf,  India,  Iceland  and  Greenland.  (Whole  voyages?  except  that  if  any  vessel  continues  east­  V  bound  to  United  States  ports  via  India  and  the  Pacific  Ocean  said  bonus  rates  for  such  area  will  continue  until  the  vessel  passes  the  180th  meridan,  eastbound,  and  thereafter  no  further  bonuses  will  be  payable.)  2.  Trans­Atlantic  voyages  to Russia  (Archangel,  Etc.)  (Whole  voyages.)  3.  Trans­Pacific  voyages  to  Japan,  Philippine  Islands,  China,  Indo  China,  East  Indies,  Malayan  Peninsula.  (After crossing  the 180th  meridan West­ bound,  until  crossing  the same  meridan  Eastbound.)  4.  Trans­Pacific  voyages  to  New  Zealand  and  Australia.  (From  arrival  of  vessel  in Suva  or  cross­ ing  the  180th  meridan,  westbound,  until  departure  from  Suva  or  cross  the  ISOth  meridan  eastbound.)  5.  Canada  (Atlantic Coast)  while vessel  is  north  of  35  degrees  latitude  when  bound  to  or  from  a  Canadian  port.)  b.  An  able  bodied  seaman shall  be paid  a  war  risk  bonus  of  $80.00  a  month  in  the first  four  areas  and  $3^.00  in  the fifth  area.  Other  unlicensed  per­ sonnel  shall  be  paid  the  same  bonus.  c.  There  shall  be  paid  to  able  seamen  in  ad­ dition  to the  area  bonus  just  provided,  the  following  port  bonuses:  1.  From  the  port  of  Suez,  or  any  other  port  which  if  subject  to  regular  bombing,  $100.00,  plus  $5.00  per  day  each  day  beyond five  days  that  the  vessel  is  in  port.  2.  For  any  port  in the  Red  Sea  or in  the Persian  Gulf  not  covered  by  paragraph  (1)  Supra  $45.00.  The  same  bonus  shall  be  paid  other  unlicensed  per­ sonnel.  8.  To meet  the  second  part  of  the  problem,  the  N.D.B.M.  recommends  that  the following  machinery  for  making  equitable  future  adjustments  shall  gov­ ern  those  who  become  signatory  to  these  recom­ mendations:  b.  The  signatory  asking  for  the  change shall  pre­f  sent  his  request  in  writing  to the  party  from  whom  the  change  is  sought.  (Meetings  shall  occur  at  once.)  If  agreement  between  them  is  not  reached  one  week  after  the  request  is  presented,  cither  party  {Continued  on  Page  5)  ­  ^  '  '  •   '  "Oii  �Friday,  July  24,  1942  THE  SEAFAAERS'  LOG  Page  Five  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHArS  DOING  Around  the  Ports  NEW  ORLEANS  t  ATXJUmC «BMI  GUlf  DISTBIGT  Secrotory­Treasurer's Office  Boom 213  —  2 Ston* Street. New York  Citr  F. O.  Bos  25. Station  F  Pbonet  BOwling  Gieen  S­ISIS  Who  stole  the  shipowners'  jew­ 'in  the  skies.  els?  Papers  from  coast'to  coast  Jimmy  Russo, our  militant  Tony  By  KRECTORY  OF BRANCHES  have  run  that  streamer  headline.  I  from  the  Ridge,  has  just  returned  BBANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  wonder  if  they'll  also  try  to  blame  ARMY  from  the  wilds  of  the  Arctic  re­ NEW  YOHl ...,  2 Stone St.  BOwHng  Green  3­S348  that  on  the  membership  of  the  Dispoteher'e  Office  BOwling  Green  9­3430  Things  are  booming  again  in  the  SIU,  or  is  that  just  a  good  excuse  gions,  and  he  is  as  {^eved  as  Hell  BOSTON  ....330  AUcmtie  Ave  Uberty  4057  PROVIDENCE  fcity  of  muddy  water.  We  have  a  to  pull  another  Stanley  Dollar  because  his  name  was  not  in  the  —465 South  Main  St  Manning 3572  BALTIMOHE  14  North  Gay St  Calvert 4539  few  of  those  lost  ships  in  here..  We  trick; in other  words, cut  the over­ Log  while  he  was  gone.  Well,  here  PHILADELPHIA  8  North  6lh  St  Lombard  7651  have  a  rumor  factory  around  the  time  or  cut  down  on  the  food.  NORFOLK  ...  —25  Commercial PL  Norfolk  ,­.uoo  4­1083  you  are  James,  and  we  won't  slight  NEW  ORLEANS  J09 ChcsrlreB  St  MAgnolia 3962  corner  and  if  the  boys  place  any  George  (The  Jersey  Wildcat)  you  ever  again.  SAVANNAH  —............218 East  Eery St  Savannah  3­1720  strength  in  the  stories  being  dish­ Seeberger  was  vacated  from  Wild­ TAMPA  206 So.  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  Regards  from  the  SIU  brothers  !ed  out  here,  then  every  ship  in  the  wood  and  now  makes  Philly  his  MOBILE  —...55 So.  Conception St....Dexter  1449  PJIEHTO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  ..Puerto  de  Tierra  (Country  has  been  sunk.  It's  getting  headquarters.  He  was  Maitre  de  in  Philly  to  all  other  brothers  in  GALVESTON.  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  all ports in  all parts  of  the  universe.  so  bad  that  I'm  doubtful  that  the  Hotel in  some  swanky  joint  up At­ Mayflower  every  made  the  trip  lantic  City  way,  and  George  tried  across.  What  I  want  to get  over is,  to  organize' the  help  into  the  A.  ^  idon't  pay any  attention  to  the bar­ F.  of  L.,  and  so  help  me,  John  room  Gazette.  The  boys,  as  they  Law  walked  right  in  with  the  per­ (Come  in,  will  let  you  know  the  mission  of  the  owners  and  poor  (Score,  so  don't  get  perblush  by  little  Seeberger  (229  pounds)  took  'dishing  the  dirt  about  some  ship  a  ride in  the  Paddy­wagon.  And  to  being  sunk  and  then  have  the  lads  heap  insult  on  top  of  insult,  the  {Continued,  from  Page  4)  group of  workers  today  are  called  upon  to give.  The  from  the ship  walk  in  and  call  you  Paddy­wagon  was  drawn  by  two  • sacrifices that  the  merchant  seamen  are  called  upon  horses.  Lord,  Lord,  who  uses  all  of  ua  liar.  The  only  one  that  you  are  may  present  the  matter  to  the  United  States  De­ to  contribute  in  the  struggle  that  our  people  may  helping  are  the  ones  that  you  are  the  seaside's  gasoline.  Try  again,  partinent  of  Labor,  division  of  conciliation  for  con­ and  shall  remain  free,  is  not,  and  cannot  be  given  ^ghting.  And  it  don't  make  sense  Dutchman,  and  you'll finally  make  ciliation.  If  concihation  in  one  week  after  the  by  any  other  group  of  workers  in  following  their  to risk  your  life  today  to  win  the  it,  and  I  don't  mean  the  clink  matter  was  presented  to  the  division  of  coiiciliation,  regular  line  of  work.  is  not  conciliated,  the  director  of  the  division  may  .war,  and  blabbing  all  over  the  again,  either.  then  refer  the  case  to  a  board  composed  of  three  place  to  help  the  enemy.  The  merchant  seamen  have  seen  and  have  taken  Edward  (Casanova)  March  and  disinterested  persons  to  be  appointed  by  the  Presi­ Time  and  tide  waits, for  no man,  note  and  contributed financally  to all  the  numerou*  Anthony  Shuder  have finally  made  dent  of  the  United  States.  Such  board  shall  have  drives  by  the different  civic  and  other  organizations,  but  still  the  boys  miss  their  ships  their  settlement  for  having  one  of  power  to  make  recommendations.  to  try  and  bolster  the  morale  of  our  armed  figuring  that  they  should  have  the  tin fish  torpedo  them.  Eddie  10.  Nothing  in  tfjcse  recommendations  shall  be  forces.  Theirs  is  the  realization  that  we  must  tome  sort  of  hold­over.  Still  get­ showed  up  at  the  Hall,  but  where,  interpreted  so  as  to  reduce  benefits  now  existing  have  i unified  and  united  coordination  between  the  ting  the  drunks*  beefs  about,  I  oh  where,  did  Tony  go.  The  In­ under  collective  bargaining  contracts.  Except  as  Armed  forces  and  the  Industrial  forces,  and  we  feel  inissed  the ship.  We  have  a  deal  on  vestigating  Committee  for  live­ herein  modified  existing  contracts  and* arrangements  that  the  morale  of  the  merchant  seamen  should  not  with  the local  whiskey  distributing  be  impaired  by  any  lowering  of  bonuses.  If  any  ones  are certainly  worried, and  they  shall  continue.  tompany  to  put  a  time­table  in  changes  are  to  be  made  they  should,  in  view  of  the  have  been  looking  in  every  spa­ each  bottle.  increased  dangers,  be  made  higher.  whetti  house  in  town  for  Tony.  One  more  that  the  boys  should  Sam  (Windy)  Foss  has  returned  When  the  conference  was  called  in  Washington,  When  the  merchant  seamen  see  workers'  wages  j  Jcake  some  time  out  to  think  over  from  being  torpedoed,  and  from  D.Q  by  the  W.E.B.  after  the ­entry  of  the  United  of  all  other  industries  being  increased  to  try  and  is,  don't  sign  on  a  ship  unless  you  the  stories  he  tells,  I  must  advise  States  in  World  War  No.  2,  and  they  submitted  keep  up  with  the  ever  increasing  cost  of  living  con­ &re  going  to make  the trip.  We get  Casey  Jones  and  Robert  (Do­the­ certain  proposals  to  the  operators  and  the  unions,  ditions.  But  decisions  rendered  by  the  board  are con­­ ia  beef  a  week  from  members  sign­ best­you­can)  Hillman  to  look  to  which  later  became  known  as  the  Statement  of  fusing,  and  also  lowers  their  income,  this  at  a  time  ing on  in  Mobile,  getting over  here  their  laurels,  for  that  Sammy  am  a  Principles,  the  unions  realizing  that  to help  further  when  the  Union's  signed  a  pledge  not  to strike  any  land  wanting  to  pay  off  the  ship  the  war  effort,  a  centralized  agency  dealing  with  vessels  to  try  to better  their  wages  to  keep  up  with  whammy.  jeven  though  they  have  been  on  the  operators  and  the  unions  on  the  bonus  and  in­ the  cost  of  living  conditions,  certainly  it  doesn't  iarticles  for  all  of  two  days.  We  Two  of  the  Robin  Line  (very  surance  question  could  be  a  vital  factor  in  dealing  bolster  the  morale  of  the merchant  seamen  who have  pign  a  ship  on  here  and  they  sail,  palatial  but  not  spacious)  have  with  this  question.  They  felt  that  the  W.  E.  B.  to  bring  the  much  needed  supplies  to  the  soldiers  two  days  later  they  come  into  the  departed  these  shores  for  areas  un­ would  be  fair  and  just  in  rendering  decisions,  due  and  our  other  branches  of  the  armed  forces.  hall  bringing  the  blessings  of  the  known  and  if  two  more  of  the  mainly  to  the  background  of  the  three  board  mem­ The merchant  seamen  are  beginning  to look  at  the  Mobile  staff  with  them.  This  is  same ilk,and  breed  show  up  here  at  bers,  thus  they  subscribed  wholeheartedly  and  put  W.E.B.  with  suspicion  and  arc  starting  to  lose  the  their  utmost  confidence  in  this  board.'  ' serious,  and  when  a  few  men  lose  the  same  time  again,  yours  truly  confidence  that  they  had  placed  in  this  board.  We  ..their papers  then it  will  be  too late.  will  have  to  take  an  added  week's  urge  the  members  of»,the  W.E.B.  to  give  careful  Being  able  to  say  I  told  you  so  vacation.  A  Standard  Oil  Steward  study  to  the  seamen's  problems  and  to  render  fair  won't  help.  came  down  here  from  New  York  and  just  decisions,  and  we  urge  that  the  board  give  So,  'till  the  man  comes  around  (Yes,  Brothers,  he  shipped  through  The W.E.B., in making these decisions, made an favorable  consideration  to  our  recommendations.  again,  will  close  saying  the  slogan  the  Company's  Office)  and  imme­ honest effort to tackle a very delicate situation by We  feel  the. merchant  seamen  will  start  and  leave  should  still  be  "Keep  'em  floating"  diately  proceeded  to put  the Stand­ trying to render a fair and lequitable monthly bonus, the  industry  and  go  to  other  jobs  due  to  the  con­ instead  of  keep  'em  sailing.  ard  tactics  into  effect.  He  didn't  port bonus, and area bouns, and established 6 classi- fusion  that  some  of  the  decisions  have  caused,  and  last  very  long  though.  First:  He  fications, in some of these port and area bonuses the  continual  sabotage  caused  by  the  operators  the unions lost some of their conditions that was (whether  they  do  it  intentionly  or  not,  it  is  a  wild  shipped  his sidekick  off  of  the dock,  handed down in the decision of the N.D.M.B. form  of  sabotage)  by finding  little  loop  holes  in  and  when  told  about  it  said,  "to  The board showed their sincerity in trying to arrive these  decisions  and  hold  up  on  some  of  the  seamen's  By  Hell  with  the  SIU."  He  was  just  at a fair and just equitable decision in that they monies  that  they  have  coming  to  them  when  they  EDWARD  LYNCH  as  independent  as  any  damned  recognized the increased hazard that confronted the pay  off.  Union,  and  he'd  ship  whom  he  merchant seamen,. by increasing certain monthly The  city of  "Scrapple  Eaters"  is  pleased.  He  and  his  side­kick  were  bonuses. The board in making decisions No. 2 and still  on  the  map  irrespective  of  pulled  off  of  the  vessel  and  treated  No. 2 revised, at no time excluded any bonuses 1. Tliat  all  bonuses  be  put  in  classifi(.'a':ion  No.  L  what  Brother  Harry  J.  Collins  or  as  phonies  should  be  treated.  The  while a vessel was in any port, outside of U. S. Conjy.  L.  think.  But  if  these  "Liberty  Steward's  name  is  Tom  Anderson  tinential ports, Tlie  reason  that  we  propose  that  the  board  make  Iron  Maidens"  continue  to come  in  and  his  stoogey  side­kick's  name  is  one  classification,  is  because,  the  war  has  spread  all  here,  the  city  fathers,  with  the  as­ W.  J.  Russell—P. 78 H.  Please  do  over  the  world  and  the  axis  powers  do not  recognize  sistance of  a  few of  William  Penn's  not  allow  these  two  guys  to sail  on  The  board  in  rendering  this  decision  went  off  on  any  particular  latitude  nor  longitude  before  sending  (descendants,  may pass  a law  to give  any  SIU  vessel.  To  top  it  all  off,  a  different  tangent  and  rendered  what  our  organiza­ a  torpedo  into  a  vessel.  The  ships,  in  order  to  get  the  "Liberty  Maidens"  the  liberty  the  Steward,  Anderson,  put  twelve  tions  feels  is  confusing  and  unjust  decision  which  into  a  low  bonus  area,  have  to  pass  through  a  high  bell, for  though it  may  be  a  crack­ hours  overtime  in  that  belonged  to  resulted  in.  the  lowering  of  bonuses,  which  was  bonus  area,  and  it  certainly  would  look  strange  if  ed  piece  of  metal,  we  can  at  least  two  other  messmen  on  his  side­ contrary  to  the  recommendations  of  the  N.D.B.M.  we  told  our  soliders  and  sailors  or  fliers,  that  they  state  that  it  is  worthwhile  looking  kick's  overtime  sheet,, and  "COm­ and  the  W.E.B.'s  own  policy  that  they  had  set  out  were  to  receive  certain  wages  when  in  the  encmi(£3  to  do  as  per  decision  No.  2.  vicinity  in  Africa,  and  another  scale  of  wages  when  at  and  into,  but  the  writer  had  rat" Russell  politely  beat  it  off  the  they  were  in  the  enemies  vicinity  in  South  America,  Ather  give  them  the  famous  ship  and  left  his  clothes  on  there.  In  our  recommendations  we  will  make  an  effort  It  certainly  wouldn't  help  to  bolster  their  moralq.  to  bring  to  the  bojird's  attention  certain  parts  of  "BROOKLYN  BIRD­  (BOID)."  these  decisions  which  we  feel  will  help  to stiffen  the  Eddie  McKeefry,  better  known  fUrhen  the  shipowners  decide  to  2.  That  monthly  bonuses  remain  in  effect  while  morale  of  the  merchant  seamen.  give the  unlicensed  men  decent  liv­ as  Long  Drawers,  has  been  around  in  all  ports  of  the  world,  with  the  exception  of  ,  ing quarters  on  those "Iron Ladies,"  the  Hall,  and  he  is  still  trying  to  United  States  Continential  ports.  I  then  I'll  apologize  for  that  last  get  his.  overtime  from  the  SS  La  a. Itt all our collective bargaining agreements Our  organizations  feel  that  all  the seamen  of  the  track,  but  until  then,  it  is  status  Salle  and  that  Irish  temper  is  sure  beginning  to  look  like  a  red  glow  mercantile  marine  today  are  giving  what  no  other  {Continued on Page 6) quo.  •   Dushane Presents SIU Case  For Increase In Bonus Rate  Statement of Principles. ­ri • .  W.E.B. Decesion No. 2 and No. 2 Revised. • i,  PHILADELPHIA  Recommendations to W.E.B. Decesion No. 7, No. 7 Revised. Morale of Merchant Seamen: n  �THE  SEAtAkEkS'  LOG  Page  Six  Mv'  "P"  \&  Dushane Presents SIU Case Brass  Hats  Are  Still  For Increase in Bonus Rate Optomistic  On Subs  (CofithiUfd  from  Page  J)  monthly  bonuses  were  paid  while  in  ports  outside of  the  U. S.  Continential  ports.  b.  The  National  Defense Mediation  Board  in  their  decision  also  ruled  that  bonuses  be  paid  in  all  ports  outside  of  the  continential  U.  S.  ports.  c.  The War  Emergency Board  made  the  same  rul­ ing in  decision  No.  2  and  No.  2  revised.  d.  We  feel  that  the  danger  lies  as  much  ill  ports  as  outside  of  these  ports,  as  we  know  that  the  cen­ tral  and  S6uth  Americah  governments  haven't  the  Navies  nor  the  Goast  Artillery  to  give  ample  pro­ tection  to ships  while  in  these  ports  or  roadsteads.  e.  Ship  was  torpedoed  in  port  Limon  while  along­ side  of  dock.  Ships  were  torpedoed  while  in  the  St.  Lawrence  River.  Ships  were  torpedoed  while  in  the  Port  of  Aruba,  and  while  lying  in  the  roadstead of  Trinidad.  Sabotage  was  committed  on  an  American  ship  while  lying  alongside  of  dock  in  Rio  De  Janero,  explosion  on  ship set fire  to her.  f.  In decision  No. 7 revised, it  reduced  the month­ ly  bonus  rate  to  as  low  as  35%,  dtie  to  the  clause  which  says  that  nO  bonus  shall  be  paid  while  in  the  western  hemisphere  ports.  In  decision  No.  2  bonuses  ytere  paid  while  in  these  ports.  '• *­1  Although  bonuses  are  paid  while  in  some  ports  of  the western  hemisphere,  some  are  clasified  as  such or  classified  as  open  sea  anchorage.  These  classifications  come  within  the  scope  of  Decision  No.  7,  revisedj  and  are  determined  by  the Hydrographic  OflSce  Sail­ ing directions  as  per  No.  6  ruling in decision  No. 7,  revised.  There  are  hundreds  of  these  so­called  open  sea roadsteads  in  the  West  Indies, Central,  and South  America,  and  the  method  of  determing  whether  a  bonus  shall  be  paid  comes  under  this  ruling.  Men  who  have  compiled  government  charts  for  the  U. S.  Government,  have  Stated  that  they  are  subject  to  arbitration. We feel  that  this  is  one of  the  most  im­ portant sore spots  with decision  No. 7 and  7 Revised,  and  will  cayse  hundreds  of  seamen  to  leave  their  calling,  for  jobs  ashore,  as  this  part  of  the  decision  is  causing  the  merchant  seamen  to  lose  faith  in  the  Board.  [: is?"­—  Etiday,  jTuly  24, 1942   .  We  feel  that  no  bonus  should  stop  during  any  Secretary  of  Navy  Frank  Knox  ,"We  are  doing  very  well  by  vol­. .  period  within  a  twenty­four  hoiu: stretch,  and  that  said  that  the  convoy  system,  in  untary  recruiting,"  he  declared,  a  full  day's  bonus should  be  paid  in  all  cases,  and  no  effect  along  the  East  Coast  of  the  "but  the  time  might  cOme  When  part  of  a  day  should  be  allowed,  unless  a  full  day  is  United  States  since  May  14,  has  selective  service  men  might  be  given,  this  was  always  in  accordance  with  our  agree­ been  extended  to the  Caribean  and  taken  into  the  Navy."  ment  with  the  operators  in  all  Our  collective  bar­ will  take  in  the Gulf  of  Mexico.  PROBLEM  BEING  STUDIED  gaining  agreements.  "We  are  getting  various  patrol   .  That  the  board  issue  a  directive  to  the  oper­ vessels  tO  combat  submarines  into  Rear  Admiral  James  L.  Kauff­ ators to comply with  the  board's decision  No.  8, and  service  as  rapidly  as  possible  and  man.  Commander  of  the  Gulf  Sea  that  copies  of  this  order  be  forwarded  to all  Unions.  are increasing  the  number  of  patrol  Frontier,  said  that  submarine  at­ planes  with  equal  expedition,"  he  tacks  in  that  area  are  diminishing  a.  We  have  had  several  instances  of  the  operators  said  at  a  press  conference  held  as  and  that  use  of  convoys  to protect  giving  Us  the  rUri­afound  on  this  order.  Some  of  he  halted  in  New  York  City on  an  Gulf  shipping  is  under  study.  ."We  are  endeavoring  to  use'  the operators  only  Want  to make  partial  payment  of  inspection  tour  of  the  entire  East­ every  ship  we  can  lay  our  hands  ern  seaboard.  decision  No.  3,  When  they  are  compelled  to  lived  Up  On  that  can  go  to  sea  and  stay  to  decision  N.  8.  We  feel  a  clarification  should  be  TRAINING  MORE  MEN  issued  on  decision  No.  8  and  that  when  this  decision  there for  the protection  of  shipping  is  invoked  that  the  operators  are  to  comply  with  Declaring  that  more  officers  and  and  the  detection  of  submarines,"  decision  No.  3  to the  letter.  men  were  being  thrown  into  the  he said  in  an interview.  7.  Under  decision  No.  3,  dated  January  20th,  anti­submarine  war,  Knox  added:  Admiral  Kauffman,  who  also  is.  "We.  have  a  large  submarine  Commandant  of  the Seventh  Naval,  1942,  on  page  No.  2  (b)  9th  line  down,  commenc­ ing  with  "EROVIDED"  the  sixth  line,  which  reads  Combat  school,  which  now  has  District,  came  to  New  York  from  as  follows,  Quote  "have  delivered  to  the  master  for  1,200  men  being  trained  for  this  Miami  headquarters  to  confer  '  approval  and  deposit  with  owners  representative  in  service.  It  is  ah  extremely  difficult  with  Rear  Admiral  Frank  T.  said  port,"  unquote.  service.  We  require  ships  of  the  Leighton  of  the  Eighth  District.,  "We  won't  say  now  whether'^  a.  We feel  that  the  wording of  the sentence should  right  type,,  the  right  kind  of  equipment,  and  the  right  kind  of  convoys  will  be  ordered  for  all  .  be  clarified,  as  some  of  the  oWners  have  been  refus­ ing  to  pay  claims  after  the  creW  have  submitted  a  men  to  handle  them."  Gulf  shipping,".  Kauffman  said.  I:  list  to the  master  on  the valuation  of  their clothes  in  Vice  Admiral  Adolphus  Anrews,  "This  is  a  question  of  convoys  .  excess  of  the minimum  ($150.00),  because  the  mas­ Commendant  of  the  Eastern  Sea  versus  patrols  and  the  point  is  dis­ >">  ter  failed  to submit  this  list  to  the  owners,  and the  Frontier,  said  that  small  privately­ putable,  depending  on  such  factors  master, was  lost  when  his  vessel  was  torpedoed.  oWned  yachts  and  other  craft  as  the speed  of  ships and  the length"  b.  The master  being  the rightful  representative of  were  being  added  to. anti­submarine  of  time  escort  vessels  will  be  tied.  '  up."  ­ the owner,  we  feel  that  after  the  crew  submit  their  patrols.  list  on clothing  in excess, of  the minimum  ($150.00)  Earlier  in  the  day  Knox  told  re­ He  pointed  out  that  the  tactical"  and  the  master  has  O.K'ed  this  list,  the  company  porters  at  Quincy,  Mass.,  that  the  command  area  covers  670,000  shall  assume full  responsibility if  the  master does  not  Navy  did  not  for  the  present  plan  square  miles  and  a "coastline  4,000  submit  this list  to the  representative of  the company.  to  draft  men  into  service.  miles  long."  e.  Crews  in  making  a  pier­head­jump  on  a  ship  cannot  submit  their  list  to  any  other  representative  of  the company  after  they  have  submitted  thcit  list  to  the  master  for  approval.  The  companies  haven't  any  other  representative  on  board  the  ships,  as  some  times  the ships  arrive at  2  A.M.,  and  it WOUld  delay  the ship  if  they  had  to wait  Until  9  A.M.  to be  able  to go  ashore  to  submit  this  list  to  any  other  com­ pany  representative.  Greeks  Seek  Wages  And  Conditions  Thru  LT^F.  Union  3.  That  all  ports,  bases,  or  other  anchorages  in  the Aleutian  Islands,  and  Alaska,  with  the exception  8.  That  the  present  $150.00  minimum  as  per  de­ of  South  Eastern  Alaska,  be  classified  in the  $125.00  The  International  Transport  "Workers  Federation  toldl^  cision  No.  3,  remain in  effect  as  at  present,  and  that  area,  and  that  this  bonus  be  retroactive  to  Juhe  3,  the maximum  be raised  from  $3 50.00 to $500.00  for  of  a  London  conference  to  consider  a  new  collective  1942,  the  day  that  Dutch  Harbor  and  its  near  vi­ loss  of  personal  effects,  without  regards  as  to  the  agreement  with  the  Greek  seamen.  Negotiations  ate  cinity  was  bombed  by  the  Japanese.  status  of  the  unlicensed  persotmel.  under  way  there  for^ the  unification  of  the  Greek  sea­ '  a.  We  feel  that  all  the  seamen  who  were  in  that  a.  We  feel  that  a  minimum  of  $150.00  for  all  farersj  movement  and  solidification  of  the  new  pact  be­­ area  at  the time the  Japanese  bombed Dutch  Harbor  unlicensed  persoimel  should  be  paid  to  all  ^seamen  should  be  entitled  to  the. port bonus,  and  not  only  without  the  making  Out  of  any  list  and  that  a  di­ tween  the  Greek  Government  in'  by  the  shipowners  without  the^  the  seamen  who  arrived  there  after  the  board's  de­ rective  be  issued  to  all  operators  to  Stop  breaking  exile,  the  Greek  seamen  and  the  consent  of  the  men  and. oVetwork.,­ cision  of  the  13 th  of  June,  teh  days  after  they  had  down  the  morale  of  the  seamen  by  requiring  them  Greek  shipowners.  In  a  sharply  worded  protest  bombed  Dutch  Harbor.  to make out a  list to recover  this amount  for personal  Although  Greek  maritime  labor  against  conditions  and  the  treat­':  b.  We also  feel  that this  bonus should  apply  to all  effects  after  they have  been  torpedoed,  and  that  a  is  not  affiliated  with  the  I.T.F.,  ment  of  seamen  abOard  Greek:  the  Unity  negotiations  between  of  the  Aleutian  Islands,  and  Alaska,  for  the  reason  copy of  this order  be forwarded  to all  unions.  the  Greek  Seamens  Union  in  ships  the  union  placed  responsi­l  that Unimak  pass  is  Only  60  miles from Dutch Har­ b.  We  feel  that  a  maximum  of  $500.00  be  set  Great  Britain  and  the  Greek  bility  upon  the  Greek, authorities  bor,  and  other  parts  of  Alaska  are  only  one  hour's  for  any excess  of  clothe,  toOls,  Or  other personal  ef­ Maritime  Union  In  the  United  who, according  to  the  union,  have  flying  time  from  Dutch  Harbor.  Planes  based  on  fects.  We  have  had  Several  cases  where  carpenters  carriers  make  it  much  less,  and  we  all  know  that  States  are  being  condutted  under  "blandly  refused"  to  cooperate  in  have  lost  their  tools  and  the  amount  that  they have  an  effort  to stamp  out  abuses.  The  Alaska  has  not  the fortifications  of  Pearl Harbor.  received  cannot  cover  the  lost  that  they  have  paid  the  auspices  of  the  federation.  union  alsO  asserts  that  all  attempts  The  Greek  Maritime  Union  was  4.  That  all of  Australia,  and  Tasmania  be includ­ for  same.  to  convince  the  Greek  authorities  organised  late  last  year  in  New  in  this Country  of  the  necessity  of  ed  in  one  bonus  area,  and  that  this  area  be  classified  c.  Under  decision  No.  3,  dated  January  20th,  in  the  $125  area.  1942,  page  No.  2  (B)  any  unlicensed  member  of  York  and  now  has  branches  in  using  their  influence  to  assure  faiir  Buenos  Aires  and  Durham,  South  .­That  New  Zealand  be  classified  in­the  $125.00  the  crew  receiving  a  wage  scale  of  $120.00  or  less,  treatment  and  a  greater  measm*e­ and  he  has  clothes  and  tools,  valued  at  $350.00  can  Africa.  area  instead  of  the  present  $100.00  area.  of  collaboration  between  the  shipj,  only  receive  $250.00­for  loss  of  same.  "While  on  the  The  new  collective  agreement  The  New  Hebrides  be  classified in  a  $125.00  port  other  hand  any  member  o£  the  unlicensed  members  includes,  among  other  union  de­ owners  and  the  crews  have  been  to nO  avail.  ^ bonus area.  of  the crew who receives  a. wage scale of  over $120.00  mands,  a  40  per  cent  increase  of  i.  We feel  that  thk  part  of  the  globe has  become  per  month,  and  he  has  clothes,  and  tools  valued  at  basic  wage  and  war  bonus  wliich  ASSESSMENT!  bnie  of  the  most  important  war  areas,  arid  that  our  $350.00,  the  same  as  the  other  unlicensed  member,  now  totals  $7f  a  month.  The  he  receives  the  full  $350.00  for  personal  effects.  It  fleet  cannot  give  the  protection  to  the  ports in  these  union  also  seeks  proper  safety  areas,  due  to  all  the  Islands  that  are  in  the  control  does  not  seem  fair  to  us  that  the amouiit  of  recov­ measures,  overtime  pay  and  im­ of  the  Japanese  and  that  the  monthly  bonuses  ate  ery a  member  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  receive for  provement  of  living  conditions  inadequate  compared  to  the dangers  that exist  there.  their  Ittes  of  personal  effects  should  be  based  on  their  aboard  Greek  ships.  wages  that  they  receive.  I.  T.  F.  officials  declared  that  >  5.  That  all  bonuses  shall start  at  midnight on  the  9.  We  feel  that  po^rt  bonuses  should  be  set  up  to  living  conditions  and  food  supplies  clay of  departures  from  all  U.  Si  continential  portsj  and shall  end on  the day  of  arrival in  all  U. S.  con­ take  care  of  vessels  tbat  are  going  into the  Mediter­ aboard  Greek  ships  are  Unbearable  tijiiential  ports,  regardless  of  Whether  they  are  in  the  ranean  Sea,  and  that  these  port  bonuses  should  be  and  border  in  Some  instances  on  fcdastwise or  off­short  run, attd  regardless  of  Whether  classified  in four  areas  as follows:  near  starvation.  They  also  set  they  are  running  coastwise  to  complete  loading  be­ a.  All  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages,  from  Gibraltar  forth  substantiated  complaints  on  if^re the final  departure port, or  running coastwise  in  to 5  degrees East  Longitude, or  vice versa,  to be con­ unsanitary  living  quarters,  the  iJischarging  part  of  their  cargo  before  the final  dis­ withholding  of  one  month's  wageft'  obiigatlojit  ^  (Cmiitiwed  on  Page  8)  jcharge  port.  Remember  there fs a  $2  Organizational  As*  sessment  which  goes  td  the  interaatiiHiaL  The payment is votun*  tarily!  How  good  Union  man  are  you?^  Have ym paid your $2 r  �Friday,  July  24,  1942  Out of  the Foesl  by  9­ Captain  McDonough,  Mastei­  pf  a,  sunken  vessel  had  a  lot  to  say  about  the  cause  of  the  sinking,  in Mobile  papers.  On deck  he  had  planes  and  tanks  without  any  covering  over  them.  When  sighted  by  a  sub,  his  ship was  bound  to  be  sunk  with a|l  that  valuable  cargo exposed  to view.  The  old  man  did  nqt  allow  the  boys  shore  leave  in  Trinadad,  but  they  were  brought  to  that  port  soon  after  the  sinking.  Three  Brothers  y>rere  lost.  Joe  Click  received  his  initiation  aboard  a  torpedoed  vessel  and  is  all  over  that  scarey  feeling.  Joe  missed  the  plane  that  was  taking  the  crew  to  the  States  apd  had  to  wait  fpr  a  later  one.  Upon  arrival  he  boarded  a  train  from  Miami  to  New  York  and  on  the  way  home  the  train  was  derailed  in  Sputh  Carolina.  No  ope  was  hurt  and  Joe  got  back  safely  to  New  York.  John  Ossmow,  AB,  whom  most  brothers  know  as  "Big  John,"  has  had  some  hard  luck  again.  We  remember  John  when  he  was  ashore,  in  India.  Some  apple  knocker  hit  him  over  the  eye  with  a  bottle.  When  John got  mild,, he  flung  the  guy  two stories  and  he  didn't  hit  the  pave­ ment  any  too  lightly.  John  almost  lost  the  sight  of  the  eye  because  of  it,  but  an  operation  saved  it,  leaving  an  ugly  scar.  On  board  the  torpedoed  vessel  he  was  asleep  under  a  plane,  and  when  the  torpedo hit,  the  plane  broke  and  pinned  him under.  He  called  for  help  but  no one  could  reach  him­  His  luck  held  out.  When  the  ship  reached  water  level  he  was  washed­out  from  under  the  wreckage  and  the  brothers  were  able  to pull  him  into  a  lifeboat.  Soon  after  the  boys  /­were  picked­pp  by  a  destroyer  and  the  doctor  performed  a  delicate  op­ "cration  on  John  and  sayed  his  life.  Big  John  is  progressing  very  nicely  at  the  Army  Base  HospitaUin  Trinadad  and  would  like  to  hear  from  , ;some  of  th«  boys.  John now  has  npt  Only  a  spar  over  bis  right  eye,  but  ­.a  long  ugly  scar  over  the  left  side  of  his  face.  He  certainly  is  a  stout­ hearted  fellow.  S.LU. Bos'n Finds  Changes After 8  Mo.AwayFroniSea  By  DON  KONAN  REPORT  FROM  Washington  Liberty and C.E,2 Type Ships: Having  returned  to  sea  aftec  an  The  W.S.A.  is  trying  to  get  Admiral  Vickery  to  get  someone  to  absence  of  8  mopths  I  was  surpris­ ed  at  the  changes  that  could  take  work  closer  with  them,  so as  to enable  them  to get  quicker  action  when  place  in  such  a  short  time.  I,  to­ changes  are  required  on  these  ships  after  they  have  been  turned  over  to  gether  with  Brother  Arthur  the  W.S.A.  to  operate.  A  member  of  the  construction  staff  connected  Thompson,  made  one  of  the  Robin  with  Admiral  Vickery  suggested  that  all  doors  in  rooms  on  inside  pas­ ships about  6  months ago.  The ship,  sageways  be  taken  off.  In  several  cases  when  a  torpedo  hits  a  ship  the  as  far  as  quarters  and  living  con­ doors  jam  and  men  cannot  get  out  of  their  rooms.  This  is  a  very  dif­ ditions  including  meals,  (which  is  ficult  situation  for  the  men  to  make  a  decision  on.  as  we  know  a  great  a  tribute  to  Phil  Insoft,  the  Chief  percentage  of  our  ships  are  running  to Murmansk  and  Archangel.  Now  Steward),  were  ideal  but  beyond  that  I  was  coming  to  a  life  in  a  if  we  agree  to let  them  take  all  the  doors  off  with  winter  coming  on,  strange  world  of  which  I  knew  lit­ it  means  that  our  men  will  be  getting  pneumonia.  tle  or  nothing  as  far  as  the  war  There  will  be  a  meeting  called  on  this  subject  soon  ^ the  mem­ situation  went.  First,  we  had  a  bership  should  give  this  very  deep  consideration  before  any  decision  Chief  Mate  that  had  been  with  the  is  made.  Clydc­MaUory  line  for  15  years  and  if  his  actions  indicate  the  way  he  conducted  himself  while  with'  The  question  of  hotcans  was  taken  up  with  the  Coast  Guard  here  that  outfit,  I  am  one  to  say  I  am  mighty  thankful  that  I  have  been  and  they  do  not  recommend  these  in  life  boats  for  the  following  rea­ on  SIU ships.  He  was  a  bell  to bell  sons:  They  take  up  too much  space  in  the  boat  for  the amount  of  nour­ worker,  but  instead  of  waiting  un­ ishment  they  supply.  Doctors  recommend  that  the  space  that  this  prod­ til  the  bells  he  tried  to  advance  the  uct  would  occupy  be made  available  for other  equipment  such as  water.  hours  a  couple  of  minutes.  As  the  It  is  said  that  men  can  live  as  high  as  30  days  without  food  and  have  trip  progressed,  however,  he  turned  about  a  93%  phance  of  pulling  through.  But  if  men  are  without  water  over  a  new  leaf  when  the  second,  for five  days there  is fittle  hope for  them.  The Coast  Guard  is,  therefore,  third  and  fourth mates  told  him  to  smarten  up  and  leave  the  gang  making  plans  to  increase  the  water  supply  on  all  boats.  V.  !• 1     t  I  • ];i'  " *<•   u J  J h  Hotcans: alone.  .V  '  We  are  now  trying  to  get  the  Coast  Guard  to compel  the  owtwrs  to  carry  an  outboard  motor  or  some  other  motor  in  all  life  b«ats  so  u  to  enable  the  life  boats  to  get  away  from  the  ship's  side  quickly  after  they  have  been  torpedoed.  We  are  also  working on  the  question of  port­ able  receiving  and  sending  radio  sets  for  life"  boats.  The  skipper,  however,  was  the  BIRD  of  the  trip.  First,  he  refused  to  swing  out  the  boats,  claiming  the  boats  were  too  heavy  for  the  davits;  this  despite  the  fact  that  a  The  Coast  Guard  requests  that  if  any  pf  our  membership  have any  couple  of  sister  ships  had  their  suggestions  regarding  any  further  safety  me^ufes  that  they  believe  will  boats swung  out  for the  entire  trip.  Many  of  the  brothers  know  of  the  Recreation  Center  in  Bermuda  It  takes  100  turns  pf  the  davit  help  to  better  the  seamen's  safety,  send  their  suggestions  to  Richard  "wdiich  is  open  to men  in the  armed  forces.  No, merchant  men  are  allow­ handles  tp  get  these  boats  overside  Field,  Chairman  Merchant  hfarine  Coupcil,  Washington,  D.  C.  Also  ed  in  the  place.  Joe  Click's  mother  contacted  the  head  man  of  the  for­ for  lowering  and  with  ships  going  send  a  copy of  the  suggestions  to me  so  that  I  can  follow  th^nj up  and  eign  branch  of  the  USO  and  he  promised  her  that  in  the  future  all  down  in  a  couple  of  minutes,  that  see  how  we  come  out.  merchant  men  will  be  allowed  to  enter  the  place  and  participate  in  its  is  a  Ipt  pf  swinging.  In  Suez,  with  a  couple  of  other  ship  working  the  activities. Our  hap  is  off  tp Mrs.  Click  for  aiding  the  merchant  seamen,  6­12  shift  because  of  the  heat,  this  I  have  about  20  cases  here  at  present.  If  any  of  our agents  or  naen  We  hppo  that  mothers  of  our  seamen  will  follow  in  her  footsteps  and  bird  MacKay  said  that  since  the  have  beefs  they  should  address  them  tp Captain  Edward  Macayley,  War  write "MY  DAY"  and  ask  her  why  seamen  are  nQt  allowed  to  enter  men had  signed on  to work  8  hours  •U   SD  centers.  Philadelphia  has  taken  a  step  forward  in  the  right  direc­ a  day  they  were  to  continue  to  do  Shipping  Administration,  Department  pf  Commerce  Building,  Wash­ tion, and  other  cities  should  do  likewise.  Merchant  Seamen  are  doing  as  so.  The  crew  managed  to  convince  ington,  D.  C.  Also  send  a  copy  to  me  at  the  Hotel  Herriugton  in  muqh  for  the  cause  as  the  men  in  the  Service  and  should  be  given  him,  however,  that  a  good  deal  Washington.  the  same  consideration  . .  .  DON'T  FOROET  TO  BUY  WAR  BONDS  more  work  could  be  done  in  six  It  is  important  on  all  beefs  to  give  specific  information  such  as  hours  with  the  result  that  the  men  AND  STAMPS TODAY!  name  of  ship,  port  or  place  where  beefs  happened,  name  of  persons  in­ worked  6­12  the  same  as  the  other  ships.  To  top  off  his  marvelous  volved,  dates  and  all  other  informatIoi|.  economic  spirit,  (for  the  com­ The  Board  has  suggested  that  all  officials  send  duplicate  copies  of  Any  member  qf  the  SI(JI  who  traneportatiqn  mqneX  pany),  he  deeitled  that  he  was  gOr  these  letters  tp  the  shipowners  involved  as  this  will  speed  up  the  con­ from  an  operator  to  get  to  the  point  of  debarkation  of  his  ship,  ing  to make  the  boundaries  for  the  sideration  of  the  case.  and  then  refuses  to  sign  on,  shall  refund  the  transportation  area  bonus  for  Suez  and  wanted  money  to  the  operator  and  shall  be  fined ^ by  the  union.  After each  beef  is settled  the  Agent  involved  should  send  me  word  it  cut  out.  This,  even  after  the  A  member  delaying  a  ship  or  quitting  without  notice  in  ac­ Second  Mate,  who  incidentally  that  it  is  settled  and  in  what  manner.  This  will  help  me  clear  the  cases  cordance  with  the  ship's  articles  and  the  union  contract,  shall  proved himself  to be  the best  Union  off  the  calendar  here  and  let  me  turn  to  other  cases.  bo  placed  on  trial.  If  the  member  is  found  guilty  of  the  charge,  man  among  the  licensed  personnel,  he  shall  be  suspended  for  30  days,  plus  a  $20  fine  fpr  tiie  first  had  signed  an  affidavit  to  the  ef­ offense;  six  months  suspension  and  a  $60  fine  fpr  the  second'  fect  that  we  had  passed  the  mark­ offense;  and  for  the  third  offense  he  shall  be  expelled  from  the  ers  for  the  area.  Union.  Adopted  at  Agents  Conference  in  ,Savannah­­Ratified  Outside  of  catching fire  three  The  Government  may  step  in  to  by  the  membership.  times,  two  collisions  (one  with  a  control  the  movement  of  cankers  tanker  loaded  with  high­test  gaso­ on  the  Great  Lakes  and  barges  on  After  you  have  designated  your  line,)  and  travelling  with  hole  in  the New  York State  barge  canal  in  IF  YQUR  SHIP  18  SUNK  AND  YOU  LOSE  YOUR  GEAR,  the  bow  that  was  taking  water  at  beneficiary,  inform  that  person.  In  an  effort  to  increase  oil  deliveries  YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $250  COM­ the  rate  of  six  feet  in  any  kind  of  the  event  that  you  are  one  of  the  to  the  gasoline­rationed  East  Coast  PENSATION  ONLY  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  A  LIST  AND  sea,  it  was  a  quiet  t^ip.  We  did  unfortunate  seaman  who  does  not  by  100,000  barrels  a  day,  Defense  VALUATION  OF  YOUR  BELONGINGS  AND  FILED  IT  WITH  have  much  to  be  thankful  for  in  return  from  sea,  it  is  not  necessary  THE  SKIPPER  BEFORE  SAILING. FAILING  THIS,  YOU  ARE  Transportation  Director  Joseph  B.  that  we  did  have  a  crew  that  was  for  your  beneficiarj'  to  retain  a  Eastman  has  informed  a  Senate  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $150.  IF  YOU  FAIL  TO  lawyer  to  collect  the  $3,000  in­ 100%  together  at  all  times.  LIST  AND  FILE  YOUR  GEAR,  THERE  IS  NOTHING  THE  committee.  surance  benefit.  UNION  CAN  00  TO  AID  YOU  TO  COLLECT  MORE  THAN  Testifying  on  a  $1,836,000,000  It  is  tough  to hear  that  so many  Tell  your  beneficiary  to  contact  THE  $150.  supplemental  money  bill,  Eastman  of  our  Union  Brothers  have  been  your  union  hall  fpr  full  informa­ told  an  appropriations  subcomqut­ lost.  It  would  be  hard  to pay  them  tion.  This  money  could  be  collect­ ALWAYS  NAME  A"  BENEFICIARY  FOR  YOUR  $5,000  tee  chat  delivery  of  oil  tp  the  East  enough tribute  for taking  out  some  ixl  without  a  la'wyer  and  at  no cost  GOVERNMENT  INSURANCE  IN  CASE  OF  DEATH  AT  SEA.  had  been speeded  up by  controlling  of  the  rust  buckets  that  they  are  to  the  beneficiary.  Some  attorneys  MANY  CASES  HAVE  BEEN  HWNG  UP  FOR  MONTHS  BE­ the  operation  of  train  tank  cars,  compelled  to  sail.  More  power  too,  are  charging  as  high  as  $1,000  to  QAWSE  OF  THE  FAILURE  QF  A  MAN  TO  NAME  A  BENE­ eliminating  short hauls  and  arrang­ to  the  men  in  the  gun  crews  as  a  PICIARY,  PROTECT  YOUR  FAMILY  BY  NAMING  A  BENE­ collect  the  insurance,  ing  tram­load  deliveries  to  p<»at3  whole  for  the  magnificent  way  FICIARY!  where  trucks could  take over.  JOHN  HAWK  they  conduct  themselves.  On Sending In Beefs: A  REMINDER  INFORIMATION  ON  INSURANCE  PAYMENTS  Rules on Personal  Effects:  Rules on  Death  Benefits:  Gov. May Control  Great Lakes Tankers  iJ  /.vj  'I  '• 'il  �_iriS®K5'_  Page  Eight  i  V:,  L%."  Friday, July 24, 1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Dushane Presents SlU Case  Where's  All  That  For increase In Bonus Rate  Extra  Money?  {Coijtivved  from  Page  6)  I;  The  bases  where  some  of  these  jobs  are  at,  Trini­ sidcred  one  area.  dad,  Bermuda,  Santa  Lucia  project,  British  ant  b.  All  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages,  from  J  degrees  Dutch  Guinia,  Brazil,  and  several  countries in  South  East  Longitude  to 15  degrees  East  Longitude, or  vice  and  Central  America,  also  projects  in  Africa,  Iran,  Persian  Gulf.  In  some  of  the  ports  where  these pro­ versa,  to  be  considered  as  one  area.  jects  are  the  Seamen  do  not  get  any  bonuses  al­ c.  All  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages,  from  15  de­ though  the  defense  workers  are  getting  these  wages  grees  East  Longitude  to  25  degrees  East  Longitude,  for  the  reason  of  the  dangers  that  the  attached  to  the  work  the  men  are  doing  there.  or  vice  versa,  to  be  considered  as  one  area.  AN  EDITORIAL  11  ­kisJi  m , 'r* Where  is  all  that  extra  purchasing  power  which  has  to  be  cut,  we  are  told,  to  prevent  inflation?  To  listen  to  the  propaganda  of  the  publishers  and  po­ liticians  who  are  more  intent  on  fighting  labor  than  on  fighting Hitler,  you'd  think  it  was  all  in  the  hands, of  the  working  people,  and  that  wage­cutting,  sales  taxes,  etc.,  were  the  only  solution.  But  what  are  the  facts?  d.  All  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages,  from  25  de­ We  consider  it  unfair  that  the  seamen's^ bonuses  grees  East  Longitude  to  3 5  degrees  East  Longitude  stop  while  in  these  ports  and  they  haven't  got  the  and  all  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages  to  the  east  of  35  protection  that  the  defense  workers  have  there.  degrees  East  Longitude in  the Mediterranean  Sea, and  i  this  to be  considered  as one  area. This  area  to also in­ clude  that  part  of  the  Suez  Canal  north  of  the  30  Although  foreigji  seamen's  bonuses,  are  in  some  Department  of  Labor  figures  just  published  show  that  degrees  North  Latitude.  cases  lower  than  American  Seamen's,  Foreign  sea­ e.  "We  feel  that  these  areas  should  come  under  a  men's  living  conditions  in  their  own  country  are  71%  of  all  American  industrial  workers  earn  less  than  port  bonus  classification  of  $200.00  in  addition  to  lower  than living  conditions in  the  U. S.,  so  in  com­ $40  a  week—which  is  less  than  a  "health  and  decency"  the  monthly  bonus  rate.  Due  to  aerial  activities  in  parison  the  bonus  rates  are  more  or  less  equalized  by  these  different  areas,  and  the  increased  bombings  the  living  conditions  of  their  respective  countries,  standard  for  an  American  family;  and  that  50%  do  not  as  the  bonus  rate  is  based  upon  the  wages  of  their  there.  rn  even  a  "bare  subsistence"  family  wage  of  $30.  respective  countries.  However,  the  American  Sea­ 10.  That  the  Suez  Port  bonus  be  extended  to in­ men  are  the only seamen  who  have  their bonuses  stop  Even  in  the  war  industries  alone—^where  overtime  in­'  clude  the  area  in  the Suez  Canal  South  of  30  degrees  while  in  certain  ports.  No  foreign  seamen's  bonuses  North  Latitude  to  the  area  north  of  25  degrees  stop while  in any  ports,  not  even  United States  ports,  creases  weekly  wages  for  many—68%  of  the  workers  are >  North  Latitude  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  that  this  bonus  or  Candian  ports.  >elow  the  $40  level,  arid  34%  earn  less  than  "bare  sub­ rate  be  also  classified  as  a  $200.00  ai'ea.  Due  to  the  increased  aerial  activity  in  this  area  and  the  added  sistence.  danger  there.  Foreign  Seamen's  Bonuses,  Armed  Forces  of  the  United  States.  11.  That  when  decisions  are  made  for  port,  area,  or  any other  kind  of  bonuses,  that  these  bonuses  be­ come  effective  at  the  time  any  of  these  areas  were  bombed,  if  the  decision  was  rendered  after  certain  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages  were  bombed.  If  ports,  bases,  or  anchorages,  have  not  been  bombed  when de­ cisions  arc  made  to  cover  new  bonuses,  bonuses  are  to  go  in  effect  the  day  that  they  were  rendered  and  not  to apply  to ships that  leave after  that date.  In no  case  shall  the  board  issue  any  decision  whereby  any  bonuses  are  reduced  to  apply  to  ships  that  are  out  at  sea  at  the  time  the  board  issued  the decision.  a.  We  feel  that  aiiy  time  the  board  renders  a  de­ cision  to  grant  any  or  increase  any  port  or  area  bonuses,  after  ports  or  bases  have  been  bombed  these  bonuses  should  be  retroactive  to cover  the  ships  that  were  in  those  ports  or  areas  at  the  time  that  the  bombings  were  going  on.  In  the  case  of  the  decision  of  butch  Harbor,  this  port  was  bombed  by  the Jap­ anese  on  June  3rd,  the  board  issued  a  decision  and  made  this  a  bonus  area  effective  as  of  June  13 th,  ten  days  after  the  bombings.  Thus  the  ships  that  were  there  between  the  3rd  and  12th  of  June  did  not receive  any  bonus  although  they  were  there when  things  were  very  hot.  b.  In  other  cases  the  board  has­  increased  bonus  areas  and  they  went  into  effect  the  day  that  the  board  issued  the order,  but  the  order  only  applied  to  ships  that  left  after  the order  was  issued,  and  not  to  the ships  that  were  in  this  area  at  the  time  when  the  board  issued  the order.  As  in  the case  of  decision  No.  7,  revised,  increases  were  granted  but  this  applied  to  ships  only  that  sailed  after  March  21,  1942,  and  these increases  did  not  apply  to ships that  sailed  prior  to March  21.  As  it  takes  approximately  45  days  for  an  average  ship  to  go  from  New  York  to Colombo,  this increase  did  not  go into effect  until  45  days after  the • ship left  New  York,  and  the  ships  that  were  in  Colombo  when  this  decision  w.is  made  received  no  increases.  Conclusion.  Who  is  really  getting  the  extra  purchasing  power  then?  The  OPA  estimates  that  77% .of  the  $93,2000,000,000  national  income  that  will  be  divided  this  year  between  America's  32,650,000  families,  will  go  to  families  with  incomes  of  more  than  $2,000  a  year—which  excludes  more  than 70%  of  the  workers.  OPA  figures  also ishow  that  only  8 %  of  American  the  board's  attention,  does  so  in  the  belief  that  they  families  will  have  incomes  above  $5,000  this  year,  but  will  be  of  a  constructive  nature,  and  that  the  board  their  incomes  will  total  almost  $3,400,000,000,  or  36%'  \  will  give  favorable  consideration  to  our  recommen­ of  all  income  available.  Our  organization,  in  bringing  these  criticisms  to  dation.  We  believe  that  they  will  help  to  bolster  the  moral  of  the  merchant  seamgn,  who  will  keep  the flow  of  supplies  to  our  much  needed  armed  forces  and  the  United  Nations,  and  will  bring  about  a  speedy  victory  to a  freedom­loving  people.  We sin­ cerely  feel  that  the  recommendations  to  the  board  are  fair  and  reasonable.  When  labor  seeks  to  remedy  wage  inequalities. and  to  raise  standard  wages,  it  is  not  creating  ah  inflationary  surplus of  purchasing power.  It  is simply  trying  to assure  living standards  adequate  for  the  health  and  eflSciency  of  America's war  workers.  NEW  SlU­SUP CONTRACT  Seafarers' Log­ HONOR ROLL  ROBIN  GOODFELLOW  ?12.00  E.  RODRIGUEZ  5.00  J.  WOODS  1.00  W.  C.  TURNER  1.00  c.  We  consider  decisions  of  this  kind  unfair,  and  believe  that  any  time  increases  are  granted,  these  increases  should  be  granted  to  all  from  that  day  on  to all  ships  that  are  in  that  area,  or  port.  J.  WULZER  1.00  A.  THOMPSON  1.00  V.  JOHNSON  1.00  Defense Workers. CREW  OF  S.S. ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  24.00  CREW  OF  S.S.  FLOMAR  63.50  The  companies  who  have  defense  contracts,  have  their  employes  insured  from  $10,000  to  $25,000  and  the  policies  are  paid  for  by  the  companies.  rA'rl"  The  men  in  the  armed  forces  of  the  United  States  receive,  in  addition  to  their  regular  scale  of  pay,  a  20%  increase for  foreign  service, and  the  men  in  the  Submarine  and  Aviation,  in  addition  to  this  20%  increase  for  foreign  service,  also  receive  a  monthly  bonus for  the dangers  encountered,  and  none of  these  bonuses  are  stopped  while  they  are  in  certain  ports  of  the  western  hemisphere.  The lowest  wages  paid  are  to the  waiters, and  they  receive  $50.00  per  week  in  the  West  Indies,  in  the  other  projects  their  lowest  wages  are  $75.00  per  week,  mechanics,  riggers,  etc.,  lowest  wage  in  West  Indies  are  $85.00  per  week,  other  projects  $100.00  per  week  and ,up, this  includes  board  and  room, first  class  transportation  to and  from  the  job,  medical  and  hospital  attention,  etc.  All  these  expenses  are  paid  by  the  companies.  The  companies  also  pay  the  U. S.  :  income  tax  and  the  foreign  income  taxes imposed  by  the  diffcfent  nations where  the  jobs  are,  for  all  their  ,  jcmployes  that  are  shipped  from  the states.  J.  WICKMAN  (3rd  Assistant)  *  The  SUP­SIU  has  successfully  negotiated  an  agreemei* with  the Associated  Oil  Company cov­ ering  all  of  the  ships  of  their  fleet,  both  off­shore  and  for  the San  Francisco Bay  area.  The  new  agreement  embodies  wage  increases  for  all  departments  on  the  off­shore  vessels  and  many  improvements  in  the  working  conditions.  The  wage  increases  are  retroactive  to  May  1st.  In  addition  to  wage  increases  won  for  the  Associated  Bay fleet,  which  includes  the oil  barges  and  tow­boats,  the  agreement  provides  for  the  observation  of  an  additional  number  of  holidays  and  for  the  payment  of  overtime  for  all  Sunday  work.  The  company  also  agreed  to  pay  subsist­ ence  for  the  men  on  the  Bay fleet  on  their  week  off.  Their  working  schedule  calls  for  three  weeks  on  and  one  week  off.  SABOTAGES  CONFERENCE  LOS ANGELES,  July  18  —  Interference  from  D.  RON AN  1.00  an  official  of  the  OPA,  who  took  a  strong  stand'  2.00  against  wage  increases,  this  week  was  a  major  PHILIP  INSOFT  5J)0  CREW OF S.S, TOPA TOPA CREW OF S.S. 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Title A name given to the resource July 24, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: THERMITE GAS TORPEDO SINKS SIU VESSEL IN GULF OF MEXICO A.F.L. BUILDING WORKERS FIGHT SCAB LABOR BEING HIRED ON NAVY PROJECTS YOU SPARE 4 BITS PAL? SHIPYARD WORKERS CONTINUE UNION RECOGNITION STRIKE CANADIAN BOSSES PREPARE SLAVE LABOR LAW W.L.B. STRIKES AT LABOR IN WAGE DOUBLE-CROSS "BANANA" ROBSON WELL TAKEN CARE OF U-BOAT TOLL SAILING SHIPS TO SERVE ALL AMERICAS MARGIN OF ERROR PERMITS BEATING OF UNION MEN SIU WASHINGTON REP REVIEWS BONUS HISTORY; DEMANDS WAR BOARD BOOST PAYMENT AT ONCE SUB CARGO CARRIERS ARE SEEN AS AIDING NAZI SUBMARINES BRASS HATS ARE OPTOMISTIC ON SUBS GREEKS SEEK WAGES AND CONDITIONS THRU I.T.F UNION Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/24/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/80aeb077409cab6b4268f4ea151f6b18.PDF 93409602ebcd811905e903c6a47e127d PDF Text Text Dollar­a­Year­Men  Sabotage  Shipping  Program  To  Protect  Steel  Monopolies  Spies Inform Sub Of  S.LU.  Vessel's  Name,  Cargo  And  Course  Can You Top  This?  Speaking of shipwreck stories, here's one sent in by Ed Lynch, of Philadelphia. The  United  States  Maritime  Commission,  dominated  by  shipowners  and  steel  barons,  has  again  hit  the  headlines  — this time for sabotaging its own shipbuilding program at  a  time  when  the  rate of  ship  losses  is  outstripping  the  rate  of  ship replacement.  The  reason  for  this suicidal  move^  would  Higgins  be  able  to  build  is  the  determination  of  the  big  ships  at  a  phenominal  rate of  speed  shipbuilding  and  steel  producers  to  "A certain skipper on one of and  for  much  less  money  (less  Three  SIU  Brothers  lost  their  smashed  into  her.  A  tremendous  retain  their  grip  upon  their  mon­ lives  last  week  when  their  ship  explosion  followed.  A  second  tor­ our tubs that was sunk, wanted opoly  and  scuttle  any  men  or  profit  therefore),  but  also  that  he  was  torpedoed  just  outside  of  a  pedo  struck  a  minute later  and  the  a couple of the ABs to put. oh methods  that  threaten  them.  The  planned  to  obtain  a  large  part  of  diving suits and go down after '­• V :r  his  iron  ore  and  steel  from  Mexico  harbor  in  the  Caribbean.  The  sur­ ship  went  down  in five  minutes.  war  effort?  That's  entirely  irrele­ the ship," Brother Lynch writes. The  Navy  gunners  aboard fired  and  from  long  idle  mines  in  Ala­ viving  Brothers  discovered  later  "The skipper explained to the vant.  Profits  is  what  makes  the  bama.  that  the  attacking  Nazis  knew  all  round  after  round  but  their  aim  boys that all the over-time rec- wheels  go  'round  in  Washington.  I  about  their  ship,  even  to the  names  was  all  guess  work  because  they  ords were in his quarters and it These  raw  material  sources  were  It  all  started  back  in  January  of  the officers and  the cargo carried.  could  see  no sub.  Two of  the  Navy  was necessary that he get them not  controlled  by  the  steel  mon­ when  a  New  Orlean's firm,  headed  The  ship  was  just  approaching  men  were  killed.  so none of the men could add an opoly . . . and  so  Higgins  got  it  in  by  Andrew  Higgins,  set  up  a  vast  the  harbor  when  the  torpedo  Brother  John  Ossmow  was  sleep­,  hour or two and thus gyp the the neck.  ship  building  plant  on  acres  of  ing  on  the  number  5  hatch  at  the  company." When  his  shipyard  was  about  marshes  near  New  Orleans.  He had  (Editor's note: The Ab's asked time  of  the first  explosion.  He  was  half finished,  already  having  cost  blow  100  yards  through  the  air  overtime for diving, so the skip- a  plan  for  mass  production  of  Lib­ $10,000,000  and  set  to  produce  and  into  the  sea  before  he  "knew  per called the whole thing off.) erty  Ships  which  would  send  them  the first  ship  in  September,  he  re­ down  the  ways  of  his  yard  at  the  what  had  happened."  He  rhanaged  ceived  a  curt  notice  from  the Mar­ to  swim  in  circles  until  other  sur­ Queer Speciinen  Found  rate  of  one  a  day.  The  Higgins  itime  Commission  that  his  Govern­ method  meant  that  he  could  build  In  accordance  with  the  recently  vivors  in  a  lifeboat  rescued  him.  On  Dies  Payroll  ships  faster  than  any  one  in  the  ment  contract  was  canceled.  adopted  constitution,  nominations  He  received  a  deep  gash  in  his  When  pressed  by  certain  Con­ country.  It  was  revealed  July  17  that  for  the  various  offices  in  the  Great  forehead  and  3  double  fracture, of  God  k no ws  the  count ry  ^ needs  gressmen  for  an  explanation  of  its  Hazel  Hoffman,  former  agent  of  Lakes  District  were  held  July  1  to  the  thigh.  amazing  ruling,  the  Maritime Com­ According  to  an  account  of  the  the  fascist  Constitutional  Educa­ ships,  the  way  the  Nazi  subs  have  IJ,  and  elections  are  to  be  held  mission  said  that  lack  of  steel  from  August  1  to  31.  The  offices  sinking  carried  in  the  Mobile  Press,  tional  League,  of  New  York,  has  been  picking  them  off  the  past  few  caused  the  order.  to  be filled  at  this  election  are;  the  sub  later  surfaced,  sought  out  been  on  the Dies  committee  payroll  months. So  Higgins  went  to  Wash­ Higgins  immediately  exploded  Port  Agents  for  the  ports  of  Buf­ the  skipper  and  questioned  him.  for  a  year.  The  league  has  boasted  ington  and  got  a  contract  from  the  this  alibi  and  revealed  the  potential  Maritime  Commission  before  the  falo,  Cleveland,  Detroit,  Chicago,  The  Nazi,  speaking  English  with  a  of  distributing  10,000,000  copies  source  of  steel  that  was  being  Milwaukee,  and  Duluth,  :tnd  Sec­ thick  accent,  asked  the  name  of  of  anti­labor  propaganda.  Joseph  big  steel  barons  and  ship  building  blocked  by  the  monopolies.  He  re­ the  sunken  ship.  When  he  learned  Kamp,  league  president,  was  one of  monopolies  knew  what  he  was  up  retary­Treasurer  for  the  district.  vealed  also  that  the  big  shipbuild­ to.  According  to  the  district  consti­ the  name  of  the  ship,  he  consult­ the  sponsors  of.  a  movement  to  But  when  they  found  out  . . . !  ers  were  behind  the  sabotage  be­ tution,  any  member  who  has  had  a  ed  a  little  book  and  recited  the  make  Gen.  George  Van  Horn  cause  his  modern,  streamlined  All  hell  broke  loose.  full  book  for  six  months,  may  port  from  wihch  they  had  sailed,  Moseley  the  fascist  leader  in  the  methods  threatened  their  long  and  They  discovered  that  not  only  nominate  himself  for  any  office  he  their  Cargo  and  their  destination.  United  States.  costly  processes.  feels  he  is  competent  to  handle.  M  "In  my  opinion  the  decision  w^s  Under  this  system  all  the  members  arrived  at  and  enforced  by  dollar­ arc  given  an  opportunity  to  run  a­year­men,"  Higgins  said.  "Maybe  for  office  and  no  one  can  be  dis­ we  are  going  to  build  ships  too  criminated  against.  Candidates  for  fast  and  too  cheaply.  office  must  be  United  States  citi­ A  feeble  effort  was  made  to  zens  and  must  have  had  18  months  launch  a  Congressional  investiga­ active  service  on  United  States  ves­ tion  of  the  mess,  but  nothing  ever  sels.  Proof  of  such  service  as  well  came  of  it.  as  a  letter  indicating  the  office  for  In  recent  weeks  the shipowners  have  been  among  the  noisiest  in  paying  tribute  to  So,  we  may  have  less  ships  tliis  which  the  candidate  intends  to  "the  heroism  and  self  sacrifice  of  the  merchant  seamen."  Their  sudden  appreciation  of  war—but  at  least  we  can  be  sure  \  run,  must  be  submitted  at  head­ the  role  played  by  the  seamen  doesn't  fool  any  —  least  of  all  the  men  that  work  for  they  will  be  made  only  of  monoply  quarters  between  the first  and  them. While  patting  the seamen  on  the  head in  full  public  view, the shipowners  continue  steel  and  at  a  nice  profit.  That  fifteenth  of  July.  should  comfort  the  seamen  that  to knife  him  in  the back in  private  — whenever  they get  the chance.  Names  that  will  appear  on  the  get  sunk  in  them.  Take,  for  instance,  the  question*  In  many  cases  men  are  torpedoed  practice  and  to  order  the  ship­ ballot  set  up  by  the  Committee  on  of  wages  for  survivors  of  tor­ owners  to  continue  a  man's  salary  three  or  four  days  out  and  when  Candidates  are  as  follows:  pedoes.  The  minute  the men  hit  the  A  Case  of  Double  right  up  until  the  time  of  the  they  land  they  have  a  very  small  Secretary­Treasurer,  Great  Lakes  beach  (maybe  after  weeks  in  an  Bookkeeping  pay  off  due  them.  They find,  how­ pay­off.  District:  Mardy  Polaner,  Book  open  lifeboat)  some  shipowners  ever,  that  they  can't  even  collect  The  following  is  the  full  text  of  3005.  stop  their  wages.  More  than  that,  "WASHINGTON,  July  26.  —  Agent,  Port  of  Buffalo:  Carl  it  sometimes  takes  a  full  week  be­ the  letter  sent  to  the  WEB  by  the  small  amount  until  the  operat­ Reflecting  the  gravity  of  current  ors  go  through  a  lot  of  red  tape  in  Brother  John  Hawk:  Wickard,  Book  935.  fore  the  red  tape  can  be  cut  shipping  situations,  the  War  respect  to  their  records.  Men  have  July  2 5,  1942  Agent,  Port  of  Cleveland:  Ed­ through  and  the  men  even  receive  Shipping  Administration  today  been  forced,  in  some  cases,  to  wait,  issued  a  new  war  risk  rate  ward  Wares,  Book  1774;  Charles  the  money  due  them  from  time  Maritime  War  Emergency  Board  as  long  as  three  weeks  before  be­'  schedule  which  in  most  cases  Edward  Macauley,  Chairman  Chesher.  Book  1432r  spent  at  sea.  ing  payed  off.  In  the  meantime,'  doubles,  and  in  some  cases  Department  of  Commerce  Bldg.  Agent,  Port  of  Detroit:  Dan  %  All  during  this  time  the  ship­ Washington,  D. C.  their  wages  have  stopped  and  they  triples,  previous  rates  on  export  Dwyer,  Book  1775;  Fred  Leonard,  owners  will  salaam  before  the  Gentlemen:  must  depend  upon,  friends  and  cargoes  destined  for  foreign  Book  1416.  "heroes"  when  anybody  is  look­ credit  for  their  very  existence.  ports."  Under  your  Decision  5,  Revised,  Agent,  Port  of  Chicago:  Ray  ing,  but  won't  come  across  with  Article  3,  paragr.iph  1,  wages  and  They  are  prevented  from  returning  —Journal of Commerce Forst,  Book  473;  Herbert  Jansen,  any  dough  so  the  "hero"  can fill  bonus  of  torpedoed  seamen  cease  to their  families,  from  shipping  out  Book  1562.  And  what's  happened  to  the  the  moiviciit  they  are  landed  a­ again,  from  doing  anything  but  Agent,  Port  of  Milwaukee:  his  belly.  bonus  rates  paid  seamen?  In  The  SIU  has  formally  called  up­ shore.  This  has  resulted  in  hard­ sitting  and  waiting.  Frank  Sullivan,  Book  14.  actual  practice  they  have  gone  I  It  is  the  opinion  of  this  organi­ Agent,  Port  of  Duluth:  William  on  the  Maritime  War  Emergency  ships  for  the  men  and  I  respect­ down!  Board  to  correct  this  two­faced, fully  call  upon  you  to  correct  it.  Stevenson,  Book  566.  {Continned on  Page 4)  Great Lakes S.I.U.  Election Set Aug.l  Seafarers Demand WEB Protect Torpedo  Victims  From  Shipowners'  Wage  Chisel  1'.', �"m THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Two  Thursday, July  30,  1942  '41  .'..f Puiilthed ty th0 ^ SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  Atlccntic and Guli District  IEPRES8IO/I  I  f OEPMSSION  I  I  125  100  COLLAPSE  FOLLOWED  ADDRBBB ALL OORRESPONDENOE OONOERNINO THIS PUBLICATION TO: UNEMPLOYMENT (CHART n)  75  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25. Station P. New York, N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­8346  S'i"  » .v ; :  *i92o-i93a <CHAilTZ)  HARRY XUNDEBERQ,  Intemcrtlonal  Prosldsnt  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Frandaco,  Cdil.  ^ • ;:  145  ­P8ICEI eOiUPfC  PRICES COUIPSE  WORLD WAR I  BROUGHT  INFLATIOH  AffiliaM %otth  th* American Federation 0/ tofror  r/  ­.ai  It  n  IS  li  M  20  21  22  23  24  25  Z«  27  21  29  30  31  32  33  I.L.G.W.U. Builds  AFL  Building Trades  Soho Club For  Win  Over Brass­Hats  British Seamen  The  controversy  between  the  around  $2  per  hour,  varying  with  WLB Uses Steel Ruling  As Precident To Keep  All  Wages  Down  New  York  AFL  Building  Trades  the  construction  trades.  The men  of  the British  merchant  Council  and  the  Navy,  over  the  The  AFL  victory  provides  that  marine  now  have  a  swanky  Soho  hiring  of  non­union  labor on  Navy  club,  built  for  them  with  funds  building  projects,  was  settled  this  AFL  men  will  be  placed  on  13  raised  by  the  members  of  the  In­ week—and  the Brass  Hats came  off  other  Navy  projects  in  and  around  New  York  City.  Labor  is  beginning  to  reap  the  fuil  fruits  of  the  in­ ternational  Ladies  Garment  Work­ second  best.  ers  Union  here  in  this  country.  famous  "Little  Steel"  decision  handed  down  last  week  by  The  ILGWU  took  up  a  voluntary  Under  the  settlement  the  AFL  Thus  ends  another  Brass  Hat at­ workers  are  to  take  over  all  of  the  tempt  to .break  down  union  wages  the  National War  Labor  Board.  In  that  decision  the  Board  collection  among  its  membership  construction  work  on  the  Navy's  and  conditions.  But  before  the vic­ denied  the  workers  a  $l­a­day  wage  boost—even  though  and  raised  $75,000  for  the  club.  $4,000,000  Fort  Schuyler  maritime  tory  was  won,  the  AFL  had  to  This  is  the first  time  that  the  training  project  in  the  Bronx,  This  threaten  to  strike  all  Navy  con­ a  sub­committee  had  reported  that  the  bosses  could  easily  merchant  seamen  have  been  pro­ was  previously  being  built  with  struction  work  in  the  area.  Brass  vided  with  recreation  quarters  in  WPA  labor  which  received  50c  per  Flats  don't  give up  their  scab  plans  afford  the raise.  hour.  The  AFL  wage  scale  is  easily.  the  heart  of  London.  The  decision  was  obviously  aimed,  not  only  at  the  Dispatches  from  London  reveal  workers in "Little Steel,"  but  at  all  workers who  would  in  fliat  two  rooms  in  the  club  are  to  be  reserved  for  "the  exclusive  use  the future appeal  to the  Board  for  relief  from sky­rocket­ of  officers."  We  are  certain  that  ing  living  costs.  The  truth  of  this statement  was  revealed  such  a  policy  is  not  approved  by  the  ILGWU,  but  rather  is  the  re­ today—one short  week after  the Steel  decision.  sult  of  the  influence  of  British  Pinkerton And Bums Dicks  On  San  Pedro  Wharves  1,200  employees  of  the  Remington­Rand  Company  shipowners.  (having  surrendered  the  right  to  strike)  appealed  to  the  New  Labor  Research  WLB  to  order  a  boost  in  thek  wages  so  that  they  could  meet  the  increased  cost  of  living.  The  WLB  rejected  the  Bureau  Established  plea!  And  in  doing  so,  they  used  the  Steel  decision  as  a  Establishment  of  the  American  Labor  Archive  and  Research  Insti­ precident.  SAN  PERDO,  Cal.—A  protest  against  use  of  detectives  from  the  Pinkerton  and  Burns  agencis  on  government  property  on  the  San  Pedro­Wilmington  waterfront  has  been  made  by  the  San  Pedro­Wil­ mington  Labor  Review,  local  AFL  paper.  tute,  under  the  honorary  chair­ The  WLB  said  frankly  that  the  wage  "fprmula"  ar­ manship  of  President  William  rived at in the Steel decision would henceforth  be applied  to  Green  of  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  was  announced  yesterday  all cases  submitted  to the Board.  by  Algernon  Lee,  President  of  the  Rand  School  of  Social  Science,  at  7  Now  just  what  does  this  mean?  East  15 th  Street,  New  York.  the hiring of  the men from  the out­ lawed  agencies.  "One  of  th  background  reasons  for  this  condition  is  said  to  be  the  fact  that,  unless  the  private  dick  agencies  are  called  in,  employers  will  be forced  to hire  union  watch,  men."  Quoting  an  1893  federal  act  which  bars  employment  of  Pinker­ tons  by  the  government,  the  paper  • NGARD    A.  HYSTAD  says:  "It  is  as  good  today  as  when  Your  draft  board  ia  looking  for  it  was  passed  on  the heels  of  a  bru­ you.  At  your  firat  opportunity  con­ tal  massacre  of  union  workers  by  tact  Goard  No.  76,  434  Mills  Build­ Pinkerton  men  during  the  Home­ ing,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  GEORGE. 0.  FRANCIS  and  stead  steel  strike.  PERSONALS  It  means  that  the  Board  has  become  an  open  ally  of  The  purpose  of  the  Institute  is  FRED  HETHCOAT  to  collect  and  make  available  the  "Caught  in  a  jumble  of  govern­ Get  in  touch  with  Attorney  Rich­ the  bosses  who fight  any and  all raises in  pay  because such  historical  records  of  the  labor  ment  red  tape,  the  status  of  die  ard  M.  Cantor,  51  Chambers  Street,  boosts  mean  less  profits.  The  WLB  may  surround  its  de­ movement"  and  "to  promote  re­ private dicks  has  been skillfully ob­ New  York  City.  search studies  that  will  be  useful  to  scured.  Smokescreen  tactics  include  WEIZENBORN  cisions  with  a  lot  of  involved  phrases  concerning  the  Na­ labor and  civic  bodies." As  explain­ ririgiixg  in  the  Navy,  the  Maritime  You EDWIN  have  $258.60  due  from  Alcoa  tions'  economy,  but  stripped  of  all  the  window  dressing  ed  by  Mr.  Lee,  it  has  set  itself  the  Commission,  and  the  former  own­ 8.  8.  Co.  Collect  at  Alcoa  office,  17  of  making  "a  complete  collec­ ers  of  the  seized  ships  as  parties  to  Battery  Place,  New  York  City.  .  the  decisions  constitute  clear  sabotage  of  labor's  struggle  task  tion  of  all  material,  printed  or  in  for decent  living standards.  manuscript,  bearing  upon  any  Editor's Mail Bag  July  21, 1942  Seafarers  Log  New  York,  N. Y.  Gentlemen:  I  have  a  son,  W.  E. Hayes, fire­ inan  on  merchant  boats.  In  1941  and  1942  he  made  two  trips  to the  Far  East  on  a  SIU  ship.  There  was  from  Baltimore  for  parts  and  boat  unknown  to  mc.  Would  like  to  subscribe  for  six  months  to  the Seafarers  Log  of  the  Atlantic &  Gulf  District.  Mail  pa­ per  and  bill  to:  Mrs.  Ed.  F.  Hayes,  .  Palmetto,  Florida,  Box  238  an  item  in  the  Seafarers'  Log  of  Cuba To  Aid  by  J. L.,  in  reference  to  his  ship's  Idle Seamen  June 18,  1942, "Out  of  the  FocsT'  return  voyage.  It  might  be  inter­ • csting to  you  to  know  that  W.  E.  Thc  Cuban  Government,  ac­ Hayes  was  one  of  the  boys  cording  to advices  from  the Cuban  that  was  left  in  Colombo}  Ceylon,  Maritime  Workers  Union,  has  ear­ last  March  when  Japan raided.(Znl­ marked  large sums  for  the relief  of  ombo.  He  eventually  arrived  safe  unemployed  seamen,  dockers  and  in  New  York  and  after spending  a  other  maritime  workers. These  men  few  days  at  home  has  now  sailed  numbei'  iSiaM  than  12,000.  phase  of  labor  history  from  any  angle,"  classifying  and  cataloguing  it,  and  putting  it  at  the  service of  labor  organizations  and  of  schol­ ars  in  the field  of  economics,  so^  cial  history,  and  sociology.  The  nucleus  of  the  collection,  it  was  stated,  comprises  some  20,000  items  provided  by  the  Rand  School  of  Social  Science,  including  raie  and  out­of­print  books  about  the  labor  movement, files  of  labor  pe­ riodicals,  convention  reports,  min­ ute  books,  pamphlets,  leaflfets  and  so  forth,  some  of  them  dating  back  to the  1850s. Already,  in some  six  months  of  preparatory  work,  several  thousand  additional  items  have  been  obtained  by  gift  from  organizations  and  individuals.  DO  NOT  SHIP  THEODORE  OLSpIR  .....  P7648  DANIEL  MCCARTHY  .....  P7864  WALTER  PACHUCKI  P737  JOSEPH  E. GAU.GHAN  .... P6e27  In Memory of These  Brothers Lost At Sea  Hue To Enemy AcBon  HAROLD D. WHITEHEAH  ­.  •   Fireman  J. M. HALL  Fireman  JOHN ASH  Fireman  STEPHEN  DAVID  =  Oiler  WILMER  STARUS  Qiler  JAMES SMITH  Steward  JOHN  DOOLEY  Cook  HUGH T. MURPHY  •  •   Messman  WARNER DINGER  .  A  B  CHARLES MacCASKILL  .OS  ALEX FORSSMAN  •   .. AB  T.  (PAT)  O'BRIEN  AB  MATIAZ SANTIAGO  ... OS  LEROY F. DEUTSCH  Oiler  n �Thursday,  )uly  30,  1942  I THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  WHATS  iX5iNG  Around  the  Ports  BOSTON  Page  Tliree  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Anjumc and ODLP DI8TBICT  Secretary­Tr^osuror's Office  loom 218  — 2 ftoM StrMt  Rsw York  City  R  e. Bos 21,  Stoflon  P  Phonw  BOwling  Groea  • be all  Navy  and  no  Merchant  Ma­• department know  anything  about  rine.  this,  Robert?  By  DO®GTORY  OF BRANCHES  What  is  really  meant  though,  is  This  old  port  has  awakened  all  WaANC»  ADDBES8  PHONE  to  take  from  a  free  Seafaring  class  of  a  sudden,  and  things  are  hum­ JOHN  MOGAN  all  their  rights  and  privileges  anc  ming  somewhat  better  than  in  the  NEW  YOBZ .,^..^.^2 Stono St  —  BOwllng  Gresn  8­1^6  nnoTOM  BOwltng  Green  9­S4IQ  past  month  or  so.  The  office  force  Rcccntly  there  appeared  in  one  put  them  in  the  status  of  serfs.  ^  ­800  AtlcmllG  Ave  Liberty 4p57  We  seamen  have  a  day  of  our  (1  guy)  has  been  working  so  hard  ' of  Hearsts*  Boston  newspapers  an  • —­^85 South  Mcdn  St  Mcmning  3572  14  North  Gay St  __....CaJvert  4539  • e  ditorial  with  the  title  "Forgotten  own  when  we  pay" tribute  to  the  that  his  sitting  down  place  has'  ®  81^  01­  Lombard  7651  "Heroes"  (meaning  our  Merchant  forgotten  heroes  who  have  died  on  spread  out so  far  that a  guy  walked  ^ Commercial PI.  Norfolk  4­1083  the  picket  line  and  those  that  are  in  the  other  day  and  said:  "Hello,  Chartreg  St  MAgnolia  3962  Marine  Seamen).  ­  Savannah  3­1728  Two­thirds  of  this  editorial  was  slowly  dying  from  T.B.  in  their  Harry  Collins."  The  office  force  206 So.  Fratiklin St  ...,..Tampa MM­1323  devoted  to  extoling  the  praises  of  sacrifices  so  that  those  after  them  (still  1  guy)  thanked  him  for  the  —  ^5 So. Conception  St....Dexter  1449  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tlerra  the  neglected  heroes  of  this  war.  It  who  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships  compliment.  The  Patrolman's  dogs  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  may  have  a  better  world  to live  in.  are  getting  in  the  same  mess  from  goes  on  to mention  the  heroic  deeds  In conclusion,  if  these crack­pots  tramping  all  over  the  waterfront  and  sacrifices,  the  hardships  and  who  earn  their  bread  and  butter  settling  "Liberty  Maiden"  beefs.  devil­may­care spirit  of  the seamen.  The  three  Don  Juans,  Edward  All  this  in  very  glowing  terms,  through  our  democratic  system  of  and  mind  you,  they  are  doing  all  Government  continue  to  write  ed­ March,  Samuel  Breustcdt  and  Jo­ this  without  uniforms  or  medals!  itorials  calling  for  free  labor  to  be  seph  Mullen  were  elected  to  repre­ Evidently  to  the  writer  of  this  ar­ regimented  and  controlled  by  fed­ sent  the  SIU  at  an  USO  Meeting.  ticle  and  those  who  pay  him,  it  eral  bureaus  or  agencies,  then  they  All  three  did  a  swell  job,  and  the  jtist  doesn't  seem  possible  that  any  should  be  forced  to  read  and  study  seamen  will  now  receive  free  base­ group of  men  would  risk  their lives  the  Declaration  of  Independence  ball  tickets,  threatre  tickets,  bowl­ We  have  informed  the  brothers  how  a  sea  buoy  and  a  porpoise  or  make  any  sacrifices  unless  they  and  that  greatest  document  of  all,  ing  tickets,  swimming  tickets  and  were  the  causes  of  sinkings,  but  the  latest  one  was  a  shark.­  A  brand  wore  a  uniform  or  had  their  chests  The  Constitution  of  These  United  free soda  water  (Lord  have mercy).  new  vessel  was  sunk  three  days  out  of  New  York  on  her  maiden  voy­ Only  soda  water.  Also  the  Mer­ States.  plastered  with  medals.  chant  stiffs  will  have  their  own in­ age.  She  was  in  a  convoy  of  nine  ships,  protected  by five  destroyers.  Well,  these same  newspaper  own­ dividual  club,  and  will  not  have  to  The  ship  had  62  Army  technicians  aboard.  One  of  them  noticing  ers  and  their  pet  writers  did  very  PHILADELPHIA  mix  with  any  other  sections  of  the  something  moving  through  the  water  about  a  1000  yards  off,  thought  little  toward  helping  the  heroes  of  By  said  USO. The  same old  NMU tac.  it  was  a  shark  approaching  the  ship.  He  didn't  divulge  this  informa­ World  War  I,  and  if  I  remember  tics  were brought  up  to try and  get  tion  to  anyone  until  he  was  in  a  lifeboat.  Fortunately,  no  one  was  correctly  they  were  very  much  EDWARD  LYNCH  control,  but  the  three  Don  Juans  lost.  It  seems  as  though  the  Company  was  very  peeved  over  the  loss  'against  paying  the  bonus  as  they  went  to  bat  in  good  old  SIU  style  of  the ship  and  took  it  out  on  the  orew.  The  Union  has  contacted  the  thought  it  was  money  wasted.  As  "Kismet"  please,  oh  please  tell  and  won  every  point  that  they  powers  that  be,  and  we're  sure  that  in  the  future  the  brothers  will' be  for  the  seamen  wearing  a  uniform  us  Philly  stiffs  why  they  are  send­ went  after.  The  main  one  being  to  or  sporting  medals,  any  one  with  ing  every  damned  Liberty  ship  that  given  better  treatment  when  taken  ashore.  h#ve  a  non­partisan  citizen  in  common  sense  should  know  that  is  built  into this  port?  They, at  one  A  A  A  by  doing  so  will  not  make  the  sea­ time,  were  just  a  headache,  but  charge.  We  also  won  that,  but  the  Henry  Czerkies  has  survived  his  second  sinking.  The first  time  USO  insisted  on  Merchant  Seamen  men  more  brave  or  heroic  than  now  the  Patrolman  and  the  hired  his  ship  was  sunk  it  was  a  day  away  from  New  York  for  the  comple­ drinking  soda  water.  they  have  always  been.  I  still  re­ hands  in  the  office  are  carrying  No  more  news,  dirt,  or  mud­ tion  of  a  six  months'  voyage.  This  time  his  ship  was  hit  three  days  member  a  bit, of  y. S.  history  and  vial  of  digitalis  around  in  their  slinging  for  the  time  being,  out  of  New  York  on  the  start  of  a  voyage.  He's  ready  to  ship  again.  how  John  Paul  Jones  and  his  mer­ brief  cases,  as  the said  iron  palookas  will  ring  the  bell  down  on  this  act.  That's  the  proper  spirit.  Carroll  Quinnt,  who  shipped  as  Bosu'n  on  S  chant  seamen  won  more  naval  bat­ have  developed  into  a  real  heart­ See  you  later,  Biotheis.  tanker,  got  off  in  San  Antonio.  Honest  John  Fitzpatrick,  now  in.  the  tles  than  any  similar  group  en­ ache.  FLASH"  The  revolution  has  Navy,  dropped  in  to  say  Hello.  He  was  telling  how  they  made  his  gaged  in  naval  warfare and  I doubt  Andy  Klee  walked  into  the office  • i  f  they  posessed  a  sweater,  let  the other  day  and  said  to  the  hired  arrived.  Arthur  (Scientific)  Samp­ ship  hit  27  knots  to escape  a  sub.  Most  of  the  brothers  could find  him  son  and  Matt  (Johnny  Doughboy)  alone  uniforms.  hand:  Look,  Brother  Stooge;  I  al­ in  some  Australian  port,  as  his  ship  is  there  about  once  a  month.  After  this  war  is  over  and  vic­ ways  knew  that  Brother  Harry  ynn  returned  to  these  happy  AAA  tory is ours, the  seamen  can  expect  Collins  had  a  big  belly,  but  is  it  lunting  grounds.  John  Campbell,  No.  202,  dropped  in.  After  being  torpedoed  on  a  reversal  of  form  along  with  a  big  enough  to  digest  the  beefs  that  one  of  the  Delta  ships,  he  was  called  into  the  Navy.  His  ship  was five  NEW  ORLEANS  change  of  heart  from  those  that  he  must  get  when  these  Iron  lilcs  miles  away  when  they  rushed  to  tlie  aid  of  the  Jacob  Jones.  Another  now  sing  their  glories  because,  hit  Little olde  New York?  R.S.V.P.  By  brother,  John  King  was  in  the  engine  room  when  the  destroyer  was  aligned  with  the  shipowners  they  Harry.  knocked  off,  being  one  of  the  fortunate  ones  to  escape  without  mis­ "ARMY"  . will  be  the  first  to  make  every  ef­ Most  of  the  "Ridge  Runners"  hap.  Brother  Campbell  is  still  paying  his  dues  and  states  that  if  all  ~ fort  to deprive  the  seamen,  by  fair  are  returning  to  these  parts—such  As  I  suppose  the  whole  world  is  the  brothers  did  the  same,  the  organization  would  be  the  strongest,  means  or  foul  tactics,  of  all  they  fellows  as:  Dago  Rodgers,  Frank  have  gained,  and  their first  job  Clifton,  Bill  Carney,  Earl  Note­ familiar  now  with  the  closing  of  financially.  Brother  Covert  is  also  of  the  same  opinion.  It  is  the  spirit  will  be  to  try  and  smash  our ^  ware,  Ray  Oates,  Red  Healy,  Vin­ what  was  to  be  the  twentieth  cen­ of  fellows  like  them  that  will  make  the  SIU  a  by­word  in  every  unions,  for  well  they  knOW  that  cenzo  Russo  and  innumerable  tury's  greatest  contribution  to  household.  Our  hat  is  off  to  them.  ship  building.  Forty­four  ships  a  seamen  without  unions  are  power­  others,  The  hair  of  Casey  Jones,  the  month,  brother,  is  really  building  less.  In  Detroit  the  Chris  Craft  Co.,  Before  leaving  this  subject,  if  We  have  made  many  gains  these  hired  hand  in  the  office  is  really  ships,  and  that  would  go  a  long  past  eight  years  and  we  intend  to^ gray  now.  One  month  in  the  of­ way  to  maintain  the  present  rate  who are  building  Higgins  boats  had  any  yards  are  waiting  for  wind­ strengthen  and  further  our  gains fice  relieving  Jo  Jo  and  myself  for  so  that  the  tin fish  would  have  seven  (7)  boats  built,  and  a  ware­ lesses,  hause  pipes,  anchors  or  what  as  time  goes  on.  We  know  from  our  vacations  has  taken  13  lbs.  off  plenty  to  hunt  for.  The  reason  house  with  two  (2)  hundred  mo­ not,  this  city  has  a  whole yard  full  experience  and  bitter  struggle  that  of  the  hired  hand,  and  turned  his  stated for  closing  the yard  was  that  tors in  it. Tish,  tish, and  these guys  and  Brother  I  mean  full.  This,  al­ ­very  few  newspapers  contributed  hair  to  silver.  You  just  can't  take  the  steel  mills  could  not  turn  out  get  a  buck  a  year  plus  thirty bucks  though  the SS  Washington  came in  toward  our  security and .the  Hearst  it  Casey.  That  fast  life  will  get  the  steel  in  sufficient  amounts  to  a  day expenses.  No wonder  Higgins  here  the  other  day  with  windlass  piublications,  with  all  their  exag­ you—This  is  the  voice  of  Experi­ handle  the  present  yards  through­ rated  that  he  was  worth  more  trouble,  the man  in the  chain lock­ out  the country,  also  this yard  here.  than  the  buck  per  year  stiff,  and  er  has  to  jump  for  his  life  because  gerated  and  magnified  sensational­ ence  speaking—Yes,  sez  me.  Leo  Gillis,  Ex­messman  has  now  Maybe  yes  and  maybe  no;  but  it  asked  and  got  a  buck  a  month.  ism,  were  our  biggest  enemy,  the  Limey  type  jumps  at  every  blocking  our  progress  at  every  turned into  an AB  (Rope­choker  to  would  be  a  hell  of  a  lot  better  to  They  held  a  mass  meeting  here  shackle.  Nothing,  of  course,  could  turn  in  our fight  to  live  like  de­ youse  guys)  and  along  witli  turn  out  steel  now  than  turn  out  in  the  Civic  Centre  last  Tuesday  be  done  about  this  sort  of  thing  as  George  (The  Graeco)  Karpetos,  what  they  are  ordered  to  in  the  cent  people  should  live.  evening  and  had  quite  a  few  very  it  might  hold  up  the  ship  for  a  If  these  would­be  Good  Samar­ arc  dealing  the  pie­cards  plenty  of  event  they  don't  get  enough  ships  good  speakers  doing  their  stuff.  couple  of  days.  But  when  some­ itans  really  wish  to  help  the  sea­ misery,  and  all  about  the  tobacco  built.  Holt  Ross,  Southern  A.F.L.  big­ thing like  the Evangiline  comes up,  The  unions  here  have a  few  more  men  of  the  U. S.  Merchant  Marine,  being  lifted  from  the  tobacco  box.  shot,  easily  led  the field,  he  called  where  the ship starts  to sea  and  has  they  can  co­operate  with  the  rep­ We'll  now  take  the  testimony  of  cases  of  the  dollar­a­year  manage­ a  spade  a  spade and  stated  right  out  to  come  back  because  the  reefer  ment  that  goes  along  with  closing  resentatives  of  The  Seafarers'  In­ Gillis.  in  church  that  the  whole  damn  system  fouls  up,  that's  O.K.  After  Sam  (Bicycle  pump)  Foss  ship­ this  yard,  after  sinking  17  million  ternational  Union  in  their  efforts  mess  was  somebody's  dumbness,  if  all,  that  isn't  for  the  nasty  old  seaman.  toward  better  legislation  for  sea­ ped  out  as  deck  engineer  on  a  Bull­ bucks in  it. AFTER,  not  BEFORE.  not  something  worse.  One  of  them  is  the  fact  that  this  liner.  So till the big brains get out and men.  Robert  Kennedy,  the  sougee­ same  Higgins  who  makes  the  P.T.s  This  will  mean  a  lot  to  us  here  let the war be won before they And  now  for  the  last  part  of  this  editorial  "favoring"  Merchant  rag  with  the  Pepsodent  smile,  had  around  four  hundred  'built,  in  the  S.LU.  as  we  could  have  ex­ mess around Washington, I'll sign Seamen.  It  goes on  to state  that  the  came  home  to  roost,  and  now  he  ready  to  go  except  for  one  minor  pected  at  least  half  the ships  which  off saying it's Hell that we lose so Merchant  Marine  should  be  made  merely  sits  around  and  talks  to  detail,  which  was  the  motors  were  would  have  been  built  here,  now  many good men, but I'll bet that a  part  of  the  Navy,  with  Navy  himself  as  follows:  Take  me  back  not  being  delivered.  Result,  foiu*  we  will  have  to  wait  for  the  old  if those who have been lost had decipiine  and  ' Navy  standards.  to dear  old  Murmansk  and  my  lit­ hundred  vitally­needed  boats  lay­ established  yards to  continue at  the  their say-so they would say WE same  old  rate.  fi|?*w  silly! If  this  happens it  would  tle  Russian  Chilao,  Does  your  war  ing  around.  WOULD DO IT AGAIN. ' \ • ­ ­t •  • : i V  I  Out  of  the Focsl  by  4. X.  I  I  ­­".A1  m �pp=r Page  Four  I V/: • :  LV  wi  "^r  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thursday,  July  30,  1942  ^  Labor  United  Against  SEAMAN SEES SUB SUPPLIED Pay  Freezing  SOMEWHERE  IN CARIBBEAN  SJ.U. Demands  «>  Survivors' Wages.  ^37ASHINGTON,  July  2 J  —  An  American  seamen  who  was  was  trying  to  set  up  such  supply  one  of  which  tore  loose  the  deck  Labor's  united  position  against  Be  Protected  held  prisoner  for  four  days  on  depots  in American  waters.  grating.  The  deck  guns  replied  wage  freezing  and  for  continuance  {Contimiei from  Page  1)  Nazi  submarine  in  the  Caribbean  Archie Gibbs of  Roscoe, Tex., the  vigorously  while  the  sweating  Na­ of  collective  bargaining  on  wage  zation  that  the  moral  of  the  sea­ landed  at  an  east  coast  port  last  seaman,  was  picked  up  after  the  zis  tugged  at  the  torpedo.  questions  was  re­affirmed  by  CIO  men,  and  the  interests  of  the  en­ night  and  reported  that  the U­boat  sub had  sunk his  ship and  was final­ "It  must  have  taken  30  min­ President  Philip  Murray  and  AFL  tire  merc'hant  service,  can  be  best  replenished  its  torpedoes  from  ly  forced  to  jump  overboard  from  utes,"  Gibbs  said,  "and  then  we  President  Wm.  Green  in  a  tal  served  by  continuing  the  wages  of  supply  base  somewhere  in  the  Ca­ the  U­boat  and  swim  to  a  smal  crash­dived—deep."  with  President  Roosevelt  this  week  torpedoed  seamen  up  until  the  ribbean  and  was  damaged  by  an  fishing  boat  which  the  Nazi  com­ Gibbs  also  reported  there  seemed  Allied  plane  while  loading.  mander  had  halted  at  sea  to receive  to  be  some  difference  of  opinion  The  restatement  took  place  at  actual  time  of  paying  off.  Several  operators  are  already .fol­ .  His  story,  cleared  without  com­ him.  aboard  regarding  Der Fuehrer.  One  meeting  of  the  "Labor  Victor  lowing  this  practice,  but  others  re­ ment  by  censorship,  was  the first  Gibbs  was  unable  to  locate  the  sailor  who  shouted:  "Heil  Hitler,"  Board" composed  of  Murray, Green  fuse  to do  so  until formally  direct­ eyewitness  account  of  Axis  supply  spot  where  he  said  the sub  took  on  was  soundly  beaten  by  the  others,  and  two  representatives  each  from  ed  by  your  Board.  We  hope,"  there­ operations  in  the  Caribbean.  How­ the  torpedoes,  but  thought  it  wais  he  reported.  JGIO  and  AFL  with  the  President  fore,  that  you  will  give  this  prob­ ever,  there  was  no  indication  that  near  shore  because  of  the  ground  —PM, July  27  in  the  White  House.  lem  your  closest  attention  and  .  his  statement  was  accepted  as  con­ swell.  hand  down  a  ruling  in  the  near  crete  evidence.  Early  this  month  On the  night of  June 17,  he said,  future.  the  Military  Command  of  the  Pan­ a  lone  plane  surprised  the submar­ Very  truly  yours,  ama  Canal  Zone  revealed  arrests  of  ine  and  "the  Germans  worked  like  JOHN  FJVWK  20  people  said  to be  members of  an  hell  to  get  a  torpedo,  which  was  elaborate ring engaged  in supplying  halfway  down  the  forward  tube,  Nazi  submarines  along  the  Carib­ into  the  sub."  There  were  two  bean  coast  of  Sentral  Ameria.  PM  shocks  as  if  from  bombs,  he  said,  Plans for  the establishment  of  an  financial  strength  necessary  to  take  last  January  warned  that  the  Axis  both  of  which  rocked  the ship  and  International  Labor  Federation  their  rightful  place  in  the  organiz­ Company Unions Planning  Third  Labor  Federation  Labor Union Front  ig.:,;'.  Merchant Seamen  Receive Fur Vests<  competition  to  the  AFL  and  CIO  ed  labor  movement,  including  rep­ were  announced  this  week  in  resentation  on  various  government­ Chicago  by  a  conference  of  so­ al  bodies,  both  State  and  national,  FromGarment Ind.  called  "independent  labor  unions."  and  distribution  of  information  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—Mer­ Significant  is  the  fact  that  some  and  statics  on  wages,  hours  and  chant  seamen  on  ships  carrying  notorious  company  unions  arc  other  conditions  of  employment  in  supplies  overseas  will  be  outfitted  "  among  the  founders  of  the  new  various  industries."  UNIONS ASK SEIZURE  ters)  to  bring  John  L.  Lewis  into  movement.  Included  in  the  Feder­ What  the  statement  didn't  re­ with  fur  vests,  capsi  and  mittens  the  American  Federation  of  La­ ation  are:  East  Coast  Alliance  of  veal  was  the  fact  that  this  new  or  wear  in  the  Arctic,  through  an  OF MUNITIONS PLANT  bor,"  was  made  today  by  the  In­ Independent  Shipyard  Unions  of  "Federation"  will  probably  func.  arrangement  made  by  the  New  Vi ternational  Teamster,  monthly  or­ America,  Independent  Employes  tion  as  the  bosses'  Jth  column  York  Central  High  School  of  EAST  ALTON,  111.,  July  24.—  Veedle  Trades  with  the  American  Association  of  Ampco  Ajax,  Mil­ within  the labor  movement.  The  executive  council  of  A.  F.  L.  gan  of  the  Tobin  union.  led  Cross.  unions  operating  in  the  Western  The  article  is  headed  "Tobin  waukee  Gas,  Light  Company  Em­ Impetus  for  the  plan  came  from f  Wants  Unity  —  Not  Lewis."  It  ployees,  National  Federation  of  Cartridge  Company  plant  here,  de­ U­BOAT  HIJACKS  the  magazine  "Fur  Trade  Review,"  states  that  it  is  made  in  reply  to  Telephone  Workers,  and  other such  manded  today  that  the  War  De­ which  related  in  the  March  issu6|  recently  published  statements  from  organizations.  partment  take  over  operation  of  SHIP'S FOOD,  OIL  the story  of  fur  workers  in Canada  '  the  company  immediately  to  pre­ Washington  to  the  effect  that  the  The  conference  was  called  by  who  were  making  hundreds of  such  •   vent  a  general  walkout  of  workers.  chief  of  the  carpenters'  union  was  Matthew  Smith,  national  secretary  MIAMI,  July  28.—Capt.  Walter  Identical  telegrams  to  President  seeking  to  manoeuver  Mr.  Lewis's  of  the  Mechanics  Educational  So­ Crosland  told  the  Navy  yesterday  vests  for  the Royal  Canadian  Navy* •   and  Merchant  Marinei  Since  that  ciety  of  America.  Roosevelt,  Donald  Nelson,  chair­ return  to  the  A.  F. of  L.  fold.­ how  an  Axis  submarine  hijacked  A  prepared  statement  to  the  his  15­foot  motorship  Gertrude,  time,  a  similar  plan  has  been  pro­ man  of  the War  Production  Board,  posed  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Nash­ press  said:  and  William  Green,  president  of  Sirikebreaking  stripped  her  of  supplies  and  sank  ville,  Tenn.,  and  Racine,  Wis.  "The  purpose  of  the  proposed  her  within  sight  of  the  lights  of  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  Mail Boxes Removed  Using  "rejects" donated  by  New  third  labor  party  is  to  give  inde­ Havana  Harbor.  said  that  the  government  would  KNOXVILLE,  Tenn.  —  As  York  fur  manufacturers, ­ students  have  to  take  over  the  plant  "to  precaution  against  strikes,  Knox­ pendent  unions  the  numerical  and  Crosland  said  he  was  transport­ at  the  needle.trades  school  have be­ prevent  stoppage  of  work  which  ville  streetcars  carried  U.  S.  letter  ing  40,000  pounds  of  onions  and  gun  production of  vests  which  will  ­ the  company  is  agitating."  boxes  on  their  sides  for  24  years  Lounge  To  Be  Opened  canned  goods  from  Miami  to Cuba,  be  distributed  to  members  of  the  Pat  McCartney,  A.  F.  L.  reprc­j since  the  device  was  developed  as  on  a  night  run,  when  a  voice  merchant  marine.  sentative  who  was  sent  here  from  a  means  of  breaking  a  strike  by  For  Merchant  Seamen  boomed  out  of  the  darkness:  Washington,  asserted,  however,  bringing  workers  under  federal  law  "Abandon  ship  immediately."  that  "there  will  be  no  walkout."  if  they  molested  or  stopped  scabs  A  lounge  for  merchant  seamen  "It  sounded  like  it  came  over  a  INFORMATION  Among  anti­labor  practices  al­ ^  on  the  vehicles,  of  the  United  Nations  will  be  loudspeaker,"  Crosland  said.  leged  were  "compelling  workers  to^  On  June  30  the  company  ofli­ The  sub's  crew  boarded  and  ON  INSURANCE  opened  soon  by  the  American  work  around  furnaces  without  cially  announced  that  it  had  dis­ rifled  the  ship,  he  related,  blowing  PAYMENTS  proper  ventilation,  transferring  continued  the  practice  on  orders  of  Theatre  Wing  War  Service,  Inc.,  it  up  after  about  an  hour's  work.  • >  workers  from  one  job  to  another'  the  Office  of  Defense  Transporta­ sponsors  of  the  Stage  Door  Can­ In  addition  to  the  food,  the  U­ After  you  have  designated  your  and  in  general  agitating  workers  to  tion.  teen  in  Forty­fourth  Street,  New  boat  also  got  a  quantity  of  Diesel  beneficiary,  inform  that  person.  In*  such  an  extent  that  they  are  daily  Uncle  Sam  paid  the  transporta­ York,  where  stars  of  stage,  screen  fuel  oil  and  a  drum  of  cylinder oil.  the  event  that  you  are  one  of  the  demanding  that  they  be  permitted  tion  line  $1  a  year  for  picking  up  and  radio  entertain  hundreds  of  to  strike  against  the  intolerable  mail  at  every  designated  car  stop.  uniformed  service  men  nightly.  unfortunate, seaman  who  docs  not  Portuguese Ships  conditions."  Letter  writers simply  walked  to  the  The  new  lounge,  the  location  of  return  from  sea,  it  is  not  necessary  ..  side  of  the  car  and  dropped  their  which  has  not  yet  been  decided  up­ Limited By Nazis  for  your  beneficiary  to  retain  a  U­Men  Probe  Beating  epistles  in  a  conveniently  located  on,  will  be  for  sailors  of­tankers  lawyer  to  collect  the  $J,000  in­ slot.  Mailmen  emptied  the  boxes  at­ ­and  freighters,  who,  according  to  To Baltimore Port  Of  A.  P. L.  Men  surance  benefit.  the  end  of  each  run.  the  Theatre  Wing,  "although  they  Tell  your  beneficiary  to  contact  In  recent  years,  with  the  devel­ wear  no uniforms  and  receive slight  MARION,  N.  C.—The  Depart­ Under  what  shipping  authorities  ment  of  Justice  has  granted  a  re­ opment  of  the  bus,  the  Knoxville  recognition,  through  their  courage  called  a  "verbal  navicert"  system,  your  union  hall  for  full  informa­ quest  of  the Southern  Workers  De­ busses  also  provided  traveling  mail  and  fortitude  keep  open  the  sea  German  blockade  authorities  told  tion.  This  money  could  be  collect­ lanes."  fense  League  for  an  investigation  boxes  as  an  anti­strike  measure.  Portuguese  shipping  companies  ed  without  a  lawyer  and  at  no cost  Heading  the  committee  formed  that  all  their  ships  sailing  for  the  to  the  beneficiary.  Some  attorneys  into  company­inspired  mob  vio­ to  locate  premises  for  the  lounge  United  States  "must  go  to  Balti­ are  charging  as  hi^h  as  $1,000  to  lence  against  three  union  organiz­ U. M. W. Buys  arc  Constance  Collier,  actress,  and  more  instead  of  New  York."  ers  distributing  leaflets  Jbefore  a  Dally  Newspaper  collect  the  insurance.  Mrs.  Brock  Pemberton,  wife  of  the  furniture  factory  here.  The  or­ Portuguese  shippers  said  that  in  ganizers  were  members  of  the  GLACE  BAY,  N.  S.,  July  28—  producer.  Others  on  the  committee  view  of  the  German  stand  "we  ASSESSMENT!  United  Brotherhood  of  Carpen­ The  sale  of  The  Gazette,  Glace  are  Nedda  Harrigan, Mrs.  Lawrence  shall  not  be  able  to ship  more  cork  ters  &  Joiners  (AFL).  Bay's  only  daily  newspaper,  to  the  Tibbett,  Ruth  Draper  and  Mrs.  because  Baltimore  is  congested  and  Remember  there  Is  a  District  26  organization  of  the  Byford  Ryan.  unable  to  handle  such .merchandise  United  Mine  Workers  of  America  at  present."  Tobin Denies  $2  Organizational  Asr  ON  CLOTHES!!  was  disclosed  today  in  a  front­ Although  German  blockade  au­ ses^ment  which  goes  Conspiracy  with  Lewis  page  announcement  in  the  paper.  thorities  issue  no  papers  to  ships  If  you  are  not  claim­ sailing  from  Portugal,  the  com­ to  the  International.  The  union  purchased  the  42­ WASHINGTON,  July  27—An  assertion  that  Daniel  J.  Tobin,  year­old  afternoon  paper  from  A.  ing more than $ 150 for  panies  must  contact  them  and  fol­ The payment is volun­ president  of  the  International  D.  MacNeill,  its  owner  and  man­ loss  of  personal  ef­ low  their  instructions  regarding  tarily!  How  good  a  Brotherhood  of  Teamsters, A.  F. of  aging  director  for  twenty­five  fects,  '  you  do <  not  have'""'"  "  th®  froght  and  persons  they  carry,  Union  man  are  yousr Ai  L.,  was  not  "conspiring  with  Wil­ years.  The  purchase  gave  the  U.  M.  liam  L.  Hutcheson  (president  of  W,­  its first  daily  publication  in  to  bother  making  out  or  else  "sail  at  their  own  risk,"  it  Have  you paid  your  $2  an Iteimzed  list.  1  was  said.  the  United  Brotherhood  of  Caimcn­ Canada.  obligation?  J  n i  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 30, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: DOLLAR-A-YEAR MEN SABOTAGE SHIPPING PROGRAM TO PROTECT STEEL MONOPOLIES SPIES INFORM SUB OF S.I.U VESSEL'S NAME, CARGO AND COURSE CAN YOU TOP THIS? GREAT LAKES SIU ELECTION SET AUG. 1 QUEER SPECIMEN FOUND ON DIES PAYROLL SEAFARERS DEMAND WEB PROTECT TORPEDO VICTIMS FROM SHIPOWNERS' WAGE CHISEL A CASE OF DOUBLE BOOKKEEPING WLB USES STEEL RULING AS PRECIDENT TO KEEP ALL WAGES DOWN ILGWU BUILDS SOHO CLUB FOR BRITISH SEAMEN AFL BUILDING TRADES WIN OVER BRASS-HATS PINKERTON AND BURNS DICKS ON SAN PEDRO WHARVES NEW LABOR RESEARCH BUREAU ESTABLISHED SEAMAN SEES SUB SUPPLIED SOMEWHERE IN CARIBBEAN LABOR UNITED AGAINST PAY FREEZING COMPANY UNIONS PLANNING THIRD LABOR FEDERATION MERCHANT SEAMEN RECEIVE FUR VESTS FROM GARMENT IND. STRIKEBREAKING MAIL BOXES REMOVED U-BOAT HIJACKS SHIP'S FOOD, OIL LOUNGE TO BE OPENED FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN PORTUGUESE SHIPS LIMITED BY NAZIS TO BALTIMORE PORT UNIONS ASK SEIZURE OF MUNITIONS PLAN G-MEN PROBE BEATING OF A.F.L. MEN TOBIN DENIES CONSPIRACY WITH LEWIS U.M.W. BUYS DAILY NEWSPAPER INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/30/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/a2905cc09519964f864de893ec0ecb84.PDF 14bdcf01ef4340db9086a20f91206bb9 PDF Text Text %: ^ARERSJOCS  Build  The  Strike  Fund  Now  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  ATLANTIC AND  GULF  DISTRICT,  After  the  present  war  ends,  after  the  last  raiding  sub  has disappeared an,d  the seas are again safe for  the merchant  ships  and  the men  that  sail  them,  then  the seamen  will  be  VOL.  IV.  plunged  into  another fight.  This  battle  will  be  waged  on  land  and the aggressor  will  be the shipowner!  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  ,  2M  NEW  YORK,  N. Y.,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  6,  1942  No,  27  Coast Guard Issues Rules  For Black­balling Seamen  Under  pressure  from  the  SIU,. seamen's  wages  have  gone  up—^not  as  high as  they should  have gone in order  to  compare  favorable  with  shoreside  scales—but  still,  higher  than  they  have  been in  past  years. The  war  crisis  has  pre­ f  vented  the shipowner  from attempting  to drive  the wages  BRASS  HATS  PROMISE  UNION  MILITANTS  WILL  NOT  BE  PURGED.  back  down where  they were  before  the advent  of  the STU.  LABOR  ON  GUARD  TO  PROTECT  UNION  BARGAINING  RIGHTS  ' <1  "4:!l  FROM  ATTACK  UNDER  SCREEN  OF  "PATRIOTISM."  Shipowners Lay in Wait • Sill  This  forced­delay  in  his  anti­union  vandetta  galls  the  Under  powers  granted  the  United  States Coast  Guard  for war­time, seamen  and  shipowner.  He dares  not  launch  his offensive  now,  but  he  dock  workers  may  be  sumarily  removed  from  their  jobs  if  the  Government  considers  continues  to lay  his  plans  and  await  the  moment  of  their  their  presence "constitutes a  menace  to  the  national  security  or  to  the  safety  of  life  or  execution with ill concealed impatience.  property." With  such  sweeping  power,  some  brass hats have  had  a  tendency to carry on  The greed of  the shipowner.is well known to the  men  a  vandetta  against  union  militants.  Protests  from  organized  labor  has  resulted  in  the  who Work  for him, for it  is  manifested  in a  thousand  ways  each  day:  chiseling  on  bonus  and  overtime,  belly  robbing,  double crossing  on watches and  conditions,  back sliding  on  repatriation  agreements, anything  and  everything  to  break  the men's moral and  undermine their  union.  Brazen  as  the shipowners'  anti­union  maneuvers  have  been in  the past, they  are nothing when compared  to what  v  will happen when the war ends  and  the  bosses have lost  the  restraint  imposed  upon them  by "patriotism." Petty chiscl­ ^  . ing  will  then  disappear,  it  will  be  supplanted  by  the  most  violent sort  of  union­busting.  ^ fof Battle AncPwhat  can  the seamen  do  about  it?  They  can't  avoid  it  for  only  the  complete  disolution  of  the SIU and the return of  the fink  hall would satisfy the  bosses. Since  they can't avoid  the challenge,  they must  pre­ pare  to  meet  it. That  they'll  win  is  a  foregone conclusion,  but  how  soon  the victory and  how  great  the suffering  de­ pends upon  the degree  of  preparation.  On thing SIU men can  and must do immediately is  to  tuild  the  strike  fund.  Few  lockouts  can  be  successfully  fought without a  strike fund—and  a damn big one.  Remember, the  shipowners have  millions on  their side.  >  *rhe  power  of  the seamen is not  in their  money,  but in  the  • ­  strength  of  their  united  backs  and  hearts. Still,  they  must  have money  to eat to keep their  backs strong.  What Strike Fund Means A  strike  fund  feeds  a  picket's  belly  —  that's  why  it  must  be  built  and  maintained.  Every  penny  put  into  the  strike fund is ammunition against  the enemy, insurance for  union wages  and conditions  and  job security.  The  New  York  Branch  has  drafted  a  resolution  calling  for  a  new  annual strike  assessment.  This  resolution  is  printed  oh  page  two and  will  appear on  the 1943  ballot.  Read  this  resolution  carefully.  Understand  that  the  union  will soon  be  engaged  in a  life  and  death struggle.  It  is  your  duty  to yourself  to see  that  the  union  is  fully  pre­ pared  for  the battle.  Today's  wages  make  it  possible  for  every  seaman  to  coi|iribute to the Strike Fund  without  too much  hardship.  Tomorrow's  wages  will  be  determined,  to  a  great  ex­ tent, by  the""size  of  the Strike Fund  built  today.  VOTE  YES  ON  THE  RESOLUTION  FOR  THE  STRIKE  ASSESSMENT!  /  ­ ^  ^  Maritime Commission Tie  With $l­a­Year Saboteur  Revealed In Committee  The  "bombshell"  cancellation  by  the  Maritime  Commission  of  a  200­ship  contract  to  Higgins  Industries, Inc.,  of  New  OrleanSj^  at  a  time  when  the  nation  des­ perately  needs  ships,  was  blamed  this  week  on  Joseph  W.  Powell,  an  assistant  sec­  ­ retary  of  the  navy.  Powell  was  accused  of  the  "slaughter"  b y  a s s o c i ates  of  Andrew Jackson  Higgins,  presi­ dent  of  Higgins  Industries,  who  has  been  wag­ ing  a  last­ditch  battle  in  Wash­ ington  to  save  his  huge  yard  and  the  jobs  of  10,000  workers.  L.  E.  Detwil­ JOSEPH er,  assistant  to  Higgins,  testified  before a  House  merchant  marine  subcommittee,  that  the  Maritime  Commission  acted  as  it  did,  under  orders  from.  Powell,  who  was  determ­ ined  that  "no  new  yards  would  be  opened  except  by  the old  line  companies."  Higgins'  revolutionary  meth­ ods,  it  was  asserted,  would  make  Bethlehem  and  other  yards  ob­ solete  after  the  war  and  destroy  their  monopoly.  What  made  the charge of  un­ usual  significance  is  that  Powell  came  to  the  navy  from  the  Bethlehem  Shipbuilding  Corpor­ ation, of  which  he had  been  vice  president  and  operating  man­ ager.  Powel  held  that  post  with  Bethlehem  in  the  last  World  War,  when  the  corporation,  having  Uncle  Sim  under  the  gun,  forced  the  Emergency  Fleet  Corporation  to sign  a ship­ building  contract  . that  gave  Bethlehem  "piratical"  profits.  issuance  by  the Coast  Guard  of  the  clarifying  order  printed  below.  The  order  specifically  states  that  "bona fide  labor  activity"  is  not  grounds  for  removal  from  ship.  While  the  new  Coast  Guard  or­ der  improves  the  situation  on  the  waterfront  somewhat,  labor  must  continue  to be  on  guard  to see  that  the  war  emergency  is  not  used  as  a  screen  for  union  busting.  The  Coast  Guard  order,  as  drawn  by  the  Commandant,  Ad­ miral  R.  R.  Waeschc,  follows:  Powell  drafted  the  contract  for  Bethlehem,  which  was  then  the  nation's  largest  buider  of  ships.  He  handed  it  to  the  Fleet  Corporation  on  a  "take­it­or­ leave­it"  basis.  UNITED  STATES  COAST  Since  the  government  corpor­ GUARD  ation  was  head­ July  20,  1942  ed  by  Charles  M. Schwab, who  Headquarters  also  came  from  From:  Commandant  To:  District  Coast  Guard  Officers  Bethlehem,  steel  Suh]ci l: Policy  governing  denial  of  moguls  were  {Continued  on  Page 4)  sitting  on  both  sides  of  the  bar­ gaining  table.  Some  of  the  Emergency Fleet  Corporation  of­ ficials  resisted  TRENTON,  N.  J.—Three  sea­ the  Bethlehem  men  framed  during  the 1937  man.  "hold­up,"  ap­ time  strike  in  Mayor  Frank  pealing  to  Beth­ Hague's  Jersey  City  have  been  pa­ lehem's  "patri ­ roled "by  the  New  Jersey  Court  of  otism."  Powell  Pardons.  The  men,  Anthony  Pan­ remained  a d  a ­ POWELL chelly,  Edward  M.  Woodworth  mant,  and  the  'and  Donald  N.  Brown,  belong  to  government  yielded  because  it  the  M.arine  Firemen  Oilers  Water­ had  to  have  the  ships.  tenders  and  Wipers  (unafiiliated).  After  the  war,  the  govern­ "The action  of  the  court  of  par­ ment sued  to recover  part  of  the  dons  has  at  least  partially  righted  "unconscionable"  profits.  The  a  great  injustice,"  Bella  Kussy,  case  dragged. on  for  years,  and  secretary  of  the  committee,  stated.  finally,  last  February,  the  Su­ "As  soon  as  possible,  I  shall  see  ­preme  Court,  in  a  divided  vote,  what  steps  can  be  taken  to  obtain  upheld  Bethlehem  on  technical  a  full  pardon  for  the  three  sea­ grounds  but  denounced  the  steel  men."  company  for  its  greed.  The  three  men  were  serving  13­ year  jail  terms  oh  charges  of  steal­ Four  justices  sustained  Beth­ ing  $21.80  from  a  scabherdcr.  lehem;  two  dissented,  and  three  disqualified  themselves  because  They  were .sentenced  after  refus­ they  had  participated  in  some  ing  to  sign  a  statement  that  they  phase  of  the  litigation  during  were  ordered  by  the  strike  com­ its  20­year  journey  through  the  mittee  to  beat  up  the scabherder.  COURT PAROLES 3  FRAMEUP VICTIMS OF BOSS HAGUE courts.  Justice  Frankfurter,  who  wrote  the  principal  dissent,  quoted  from  a  lower  court  de­ cision  in  which  the  Bethlehem  managers  were  compared  to Rob  Roy,  famous  Scot  brigand,  who  "admitted  he  was  a  robber,  but  proudly  proclaimed  he  was  no  thiefr  :  .  ;  .  - -r-Labor How's That  Again?  William  S.  Farish,  presidant  of  Standard  Oil  Company,  sent  a  telegram  to  the  Senate  Patents  Committee  complaining  that  tes­ timony  about  Standard's  tieup  with  the  Nazi  oil  trust  is  ruin­ ing  the  company's  "reputation  for  integrity."  1  ­ s  ,  V i •,  •  '• '  I  ­I ­'I  -m �THE  SEAFARERS'  L 0<3  ^ JPagc  Two  Tkuwda^^ <A«^ust  6t  i94i  PubliHWtl  tfyW0  SSftFAEmiS'  INICRNATIONAL  UNION  CWWOHTH  AMERICA  Atkmtic and Guli District  AtfttiaUd40tth  fh€  American Federation «/  Labor  HARRY  LUNDEBERQ,  IntemoUonol  Proildant  110  Morkat  Streat,  Room  402,  Son  Frandaco,  Ckdll.  ADDRESS  ALL  OOBRESPONDENOE  VOEOERNIUa  TBRg  PUBLICATION  TO:  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P. New  York. N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green S­8346  j| AFL Blasts War Greed  Too  many  people  are  trying  to  make  hay  while  the  war  last.  Everybody  is  trying  to  take  his  bit,  from  petty  profiteering to wholesale hoggery. And, as  usual, the  work­ ers are caught in the  middle.  Price  control  and  rent  control  were  supposed  to stop  raids on the  poor man's  pocketboOk. But  the raids still con­ tinue. The cost of  living is  still going  up. Mr.  Henderson's  ceilings are full of  holes. They are made of  rubber in many  instances or  they  just don't  cover enough  territory.  Now the worker  has  nothing to  sell  but  his  labor. He  can't  cheapen  his  product  "on  account  of  the  war."  He  can't offer a  less expensive service for greater profit "on ac­ count of  priorities." On the contrary, he has  to work hard­ er and produce  more to win the war. He is giving more and  getting less.  Yet  when  the  worker,  milked  dry By  myriad  profit­ eers,  asks  for  higher  wages  so  he  and  his  family  can  get  enough  to eat  and  carry  on,  a  great  hue  and  cry 'is  raised  about "inflation."  To say that higher  wages cause inflation is  just  as foOl­ Courtesy  Baer  and  Labor  ish  and  evil  as  Hitler's  contention  that  Holland  and  Bel­ a  limited  amount  of  purchasable  consumer  goods,  they  gium were menacing Germany's borders.  argue, and  if  there is more loose money in  circulation than  No "Pie" For Labor  can  be spent for  available  products, inflation  results.  In other  words, let  the  rich get  all  they want  and  let  . . .  Labor  is  not  invading  the  national  economy  the worker starve.  for  purposes  of  plunder.  It  is  standing  its  ground  in  There is  the secret  behind  the solid  wall of  opposition  sheer  self­defense.  Labor  is  not  getting any "pie."  It is  be­ to deserved  wage  increases!  It is  completely selfish  in  mo­ ing handed a crust.  PITTSBURGH,  Aug. ­ 2—Philip  Before going any  further with  this statement of  facts,'  tive. Tfie boys that have don't want to share with those that  Murray,  president  of  the  Congress  let  us  admit  that  we are  not  an expert  economist.  In fact,;  haven't.  They  don't  think  Americans  should  be  on  even  ojf  Industrial  Organizations,  today  we have a  deep and  instinctive distrust of  professional eco­i  terms. They haven't  yet  heard  that  when a  nation goes  to  agreed  to eriter  into  peace  negotia­ nomists,  knowing  from  past  experience  how figures  may  war and  things become scarce, all of  its citizens must  be on  tions  with  the  American  Federa­ an equal footing and submit to fair and square rationing.  tion of  Labor on  condition  that the  be  juggled  to prove any lie.  Sure  they  believe  in  democracy.  But  not  when  it  af­ discussion  in  no  manner  be  per­ But it seems to us a matter of  plain common­sense that  fects their  pocketbooks,  their  mansions,  their  well­stocked  mitted  to  interfere  with  the  exist­ American  workers  today are  earning a  lot  more  than  they  larders and  their  private  wine­cellars.  ing  system  of  functional  co­opera­ are getting. In other  words,  their  productivity has  increas­:  It'^  not  fear  of  inflation  that's  behind  the  hysterical  tion  between  the  two  labor  organ­ ed  tremendously.  One  has  only  to  read  newspaper  reports  opposition to wage increases. It's  just the same old greed.  izations.  of  ships  being  built in half  the  time  previously  required toj  —^PHILIP PEARL, A.F.L. Publicity Director In  a  letter  addressed  to A.  F. of  get concret :proof of  thiS point. And  this increased  produc­;  L.  President  William  Green,  Mr.  tivity  is  not  limited  to  shipyards.  Every  war  industry  is  Murray  also  suggested  joint  ma­ RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON  breaking  production  records  and  beating  production'  chinery  for  ironing  out  current  jurisdictional  disputes  between ithe  schedules.  1943 BALLOT  rival  groups  which  have  recently  Now labor  is  paid  on a  time  basis. So  if  workers  pro­ Whereas:  At  the  present  time  the  seamen  of  Amerita  are  making  resulted  in  several  work  stoppages.  duce an article in less time, it follows that the labor cost per  more  money  than ever  before  in  the  history of  the  seamen;  Mr.  Murray  named  a  new  com­ Whereas:  When  the present war <is  over  the  seamen  will again  be  unit  must  be  cut  down.  And  since  the  number  of  units  mittee  of  three  to discuss  "possible  engaged  in  a ­fight  for  existence  with  the  shipowner  who  at  produced has mounted so greatly, the savings in labor  costs  establishment  of  organic  unity  be­ the  present  time  is  filling  his  war  bhest  in  preparation  for  are correspondingly heightened.  the  coming  struggle,  and  tween  our  organizations"  and  aik­ All  of  this  is  incontrovertible.  But  while  this  is  hap­ Whereas:  The  history  of  the  seamen's  labor' movement  .proves  ed  Mr.  Green  to  appoint  a  com­ conclusively that  after such  an upheaval  as  at present  is going  pening  and  while  labor  is  sayng  the Government  and  in­ mittee for  the  A.  F. of  L.  on  in  the  world,  they  are  always  throttled  and  broWbeaten—  •   dustry  many  millions  of  dollars,  fhe  real  wages  of  the  The  C,  I.  O.  committee  would  ae  for  inatanee  1921  and ­the Lake  Carriers  set  up,  and  workers  are  being  slashed  by  profiteering  and  inflation.  Whereas;  be  made  up  Of  Mr,  Murray,  R.  J.  The  19|34  and  ,36  and  37  atrikos  iproved  the  need  Of  Thomas,  president  of  the  United  And  that  means  that  while  the  workers are  earning  more,  ample  funds  when  engaged  in  a  major ­strike,  therefore  Automobile  Worker^  and  Julius  they are getting less.  BE  IT  RESOLVED:  That  the  Constitution  shall  be  amended  by  Murray Asks New  AFL Parley Fur  'Organic Unity'  T'he Same Old Greed Unless  the  workers  are  given  a  part  of  the savings  in  labor costs which  they are achieving by  their own toil, Am­ erica will be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.  It  takes  money  to  live  and  keep  strong  and  healthy.  The workers are earning  this money. But  th^ are not  get­ ting it. Therefore, the more their standards are  reduced the  less efficient their work  will become.  The answer  is obvious—pay the  workers a  little more  toward  what  they  are  actually  eaniiug.  But  at  this  point  the reactionary  economists and  newspaper editorial  writers  Itart  shrieking  "iiiflattion."  To  put  more  money  in  the  jpockets of  workers, they say, must bring inflation. There is  Emsp^  of  the  United  Electric;!!  Radio  and  Machine  Workers  of  America.  John  L.  Lewis,  president  of  "the  'United  Mine  Workers  America  who  ousted  Mr.  Muttray  • BE IT FiNALLV 'RESOLVED:  That  ff  the  members  accept  this  from  the  U.  M.  W.  A.  vice  presi­ resolution, it  be  published from  time to  time, as  space  permits,  dency,  would  be  dropped  from  the  in  the  Seafarers'  Log ­before the  time  of  the  election.  This  is  present  C,  I, ­O. (committee.  to  acquaint  all  members  with  Jhe  rnttirlt  of  'the  Resolution.  Jn  accepting  the  GIO invitation.  And further,  that  the  resolution shall  be  placed  on the  annual  President  Green  of  the  AFL  ap­ eledtien. Lalldt.  pointed  the  following  negotiating  (signed) Alfred '^tewatt Wo. 76A Adalbert  Gau>rons!d  We.  2il­2€5  committee:  Harry  G.  Bates,  y  William  Hamilton  No.  5400  of  the  bricklayers;  Daniel  J. Tob­ •  Harry l. Cdllins  Wo.  in, pcesidsiit  the  titamsters,  and  Arthur  Thompson  No.  2888  William L. Hitiadjseson, president ».of  the Broifhe^hcfbd  of  Carpenters,  "  adding a  section  to  Article  No.  26, this section  to  be  known  as  Section '^No.  S.  A  strike  fund  shall  be  maintained,  the  strike  fund to  be­kept seperate  and  apart  from any  or  all  other  funds  in'the  Union.  ­An  annual  assessment  of^S  shall  be  levied­for  this ­fund.  And  further,  I  �Thursday,  Ai^mt  • <, 1942  THE  SEAEAREB.S'  lOG  '  Irkree  • i.'.  vnenrs  I  SEAPARSRS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  1317  HORTH  AMERICA  Around  the  Ports  BALTIWrORE  AILAMTIC oBd GinPDISniCT  Soon»3—t  A t>.  BMC m atdte #  WrMtAcwYotk Qtr  PhosM  BOwIing  Oman  Oor  idea  is  OK­but  we  don't iexactly4built  in  1962  have  already  been  puSh  it  around this :port  because  of  sunk.  EOfflCTCffiY  or BRANCHES  Business  in  this  port  has  been  its  effect  on  the  young  fellows  we  Everything is  lovely  around  here,  BRANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  exceptionally  good  during  the  past  have  hanging  ­around  to  use  in  a  we  haven't  had  a  survivor  in  for  NEW  YORK  Stonm St  BOwUng  Grera  M3U  two weeks. Shipping is  maintaining  pinch.;  These  young  boys  don't  three  or  four  days  now.  Read  'Dl«patd>»r'B Office  —BOwling  Green  3^3418  _______  Agent  BOwling  Green  9­3437  an  above  normal  average,  kcqpinj  scare  easy  and  most  of  them  shape  where  the  Caribbean  convoys  are  a  Atlontie  Ave  „..Uberty 4(057  the  shipping  lists  uncomfortably  up  OK  as  future  Union  brothers,  success.  If  something  similar  can be  raOVIDENCE  —485 South  Main  St  Manning 3572  low.  The  War  Shipping  Board's  but  it  would  have  a  depressing  ef­ wotked  out  for  the  Gulf  then  BU­nMOBE  14  North  Gay St  ^.rrrrlgnrt 4539  PHILADELPHIA  6  Noi­th  Sth  St  Lombard  7651  order  ignored  Baltimore  in  locating' • fect On  a  lot  of  them  to  be  con­ everj'thing  will  be  O.K.  Pommercial  R  ...Norfolk  4­1083  fronted  with  the  names  of  around  its  "Manning  Pool"  offices  in  New  ORLEANS  ­  J09 Chartree  St  Canal  3336  Here's  one  for  the  book: was  up  SAVANNAH  218 Etast  Bay St  .Savannah  3­1728  '  ^ork,  New  Orleans,  and  San  four  hundred  brothers  who  died  to  the  R.T.'C.  with Doyle  the tow­ TAMPA  206 So.  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  francisco,  but  this  will  probably  for  their  country.  It  was  suggested  boat  rep.  here  last  week  and  Mr.  .55 So. Conception  St....Dexter  1449  be  changed  as  shipping  in  this  port  here  one  time  that  the  Union  put  Dee,  the  Big  shot,  was  squawking  45  Ponce  de  Loon  Puerto  de  Tierra  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  ;Galveaton  2­8043  gets  near  peak.  Representative  Du­ aside  one  Sunday  now  and  then  to  about  having  to  go  back  through  shane in  Washington  will  attend  to  attend  some  church  in  a  body  for  the  canal  with  light  barges. I asked  this  matter  for  us  when  the  time  a  memorial  service  and  we  pass  it  him  what  was  wrong,  couldn't  along  to  headquarters  for  their  comes.  these  tow­boat  outfits  carry  steel  opinion.  Many  brothers  will  learn  The  Duke  is  doing  a  first  class  to  the  shipyards in  Texas.  He  tells  with  regret  of  the  loss  of  Lee  job  down  in  the  Capital  and  rates  me  that  the  powers  that  be  won't  Deutsch,  former  Baltimore  black  a  vote  of  thanks  for  his  work  in  allow  steel  to  be  shipped  on  barges  gang  patrolman,  who  is  listed  as  getting  the  recent  W;EB.  clarifi­ even though  the  railroads  claim  to  missing  along  with  two  other  cations  which  clear  up  the  ques­ be  overloaded  and  overworked.  brothers  in  a  recent  torpedoing.  tion of  what  is  the  Western Hemi­ We  are  debating  the  suggestion  Best  wishes  to  ^11  brothers  from  sphere;  a  safe  port;  and  an  open,  that  as  the  army  is  taking  the ship  this  branch  and  "Keep  *Em  Float­ roadstead.  Prior  to  that  clarifica­ they  should  also  take  over  this  ing."  tion  the  shipowner  took  a  rather  column.  Steady  as  she  goes.  —D.  D.  STORY,  Ageitt.  expansive  geographical  view  of  —"ARMY"  what  the  Western .Hemisphere  in­ Checked  with  the  Board  and  we  have  cleared  up  a  total  of  14  cluded.  .Some  of  them  seemed  to  cases.  The  Board  has  sent  letters  to  the  different  Union  Agents  and  lean  to  the  opinion  that  the  only  Companies  on  same.  We  are  working  on  the  rest  and  expect  to settle  port  that  could  be  called  an  unsdfe  Yes,  we  have  no  ships,  Uncle  port  for  bonus figuring  was  Tokio  them  soon.  However,  I  haven't  received  any  notice from  our  Agents  as  WASHINGTON,  July  23.—A  to the final  outcome  of  these  cases  from  their end.  harbor  and  that  any  stretch  Sam's  nephews,  the  U.  S.  Army,  is  moving  in  and  taking  our  puddle  certificate  to  continue  operating  as  of  the  wide  Atlantic  became  The Board  has  ruled  that  whenever  repatriated  seamen  are  requireil  closed  roadstead  merely  by  drop­ jumpers.  A  super­duper  union  man  a  common  carrier  by  water  be­ who  did  all  the  squawking  aboart  tween  ports  and  points  on  the  At­ to  work  on  ships  that  they  are  being  repatriated  on,  they  shall  receive  ping  a  buoy  an  some  convenient  one  of  the  Eastern  ships  while  the  lantic  and  Gulf  of  Mexico  coasts  double  pay  and  double  bonus.  spot.  union  had  them,  came  to  the  last  has  been  granted  by  the Interstate  The  "'safe  port,"  "open  road­ meeting  blowing  his  top  about  it  Commerce  Commission  to  the Bal­ Stead"  beef  has  been. one  of  our  was  our  duty  as  union  men,  bla,  timore  Insular  Line,  Inc.  At  the  biggest  headaches  recently  and  we  Drafting  a  brief  to  submit  to  thq Board  as  per  instructions,  re­ bla  and  bla.  He  stayed  aboard  the  same  time,  the 1.  C.  C.  denied  the  are  glad  to  see  it  straightened  out.  scow  for  $17.JO  less,  minus  any  company's  application  for  a  permit  garding  seamen  who  have  been  torpedoed  and  are  hospitalized,  or  are  Willie  Hearst  had  a  bull  page  overtime.  He  will  probably  lose  to  operate  as  a  contract  caifiei  in  receiving  out  patient  treatment  and  under  Decision  No. 1 they  are not  editorial  blurb  in  his  local  rag  re  about  1 JO  lbs  of  his  present  300.  I  the  same  trades.  ccntly  lauding  the  Merchant  Sca­ entitled  to  any  compensation.  Under  this  decision  a  seaman  to  be  en­a  expect  that  when  you  make  his  tman  up  to  the  s^.ies  and  demand­ titled  to  any  compensation,  they  must  have  a  4J%  disability,  if  it  is  room  from  how  on  it  won't  be full  ing  that  he  receive  the  recognition  of  oranges,  apples  and  so  forth.  less  then  that  they  aren't  even  entitled  to  wages.  of  his  countrymen  and  a  suitable  But  after  all,  a  plumbers  life  on  a  reward.  Half  way  down  the  page  British  Seamen  and  other  United  Nation  Seamen  are  well  taken  ship like  she  will  be,  is  just  a  round  we  got  the  idea  that  Willie  was  care of  if  they  require  hospital,  or  out  patient  treatment.  of  commodes.  going  to  recommend  a  nice  fat  We  have  our  regular  dispatcher  Great  Britain  has  by  the act  of  September  3rd,  1939,  and  the order  bonus  or  at  least  a  nice  gold  medal  WASHINGTON—A  threat  to  but  in  the  last  paragraph  it  turns  aack  on  the  job,  and  his first  job  use  the  treason  laws  against  unions  of  September  22nd,  1939  applied  the War  pension  and  detention  allow­ put  that  the  "reward"  should  be  was  to check  his  shipping 'list  with  which  might  be  involved  in  so­ ances  that  the  Royal  Navy receive  their  Mercantile Marine,  and  this ap­ .the  Navy  taking  over  the  Mer­ the 'result  that  he  dropped  around  called  jurisdictional  disputes  halt­ • plies to  crews  of  commercial  vessels.  These  pension  and  disability  pro­ chant  Marine.  The  writer  implies  70  men  from  the list.  About  J J  to  ing  war  production  was  made  July  visions are identical  with those  governing the  British Army  and  Navy.  that  the  merchant  seaman  is  just  60  of  these  are  brothers  who  seem  21  by  Wayne  B.  Morse,  public  If  any  British  Merchant  Seamen  has  been  disabled  through  being  dying  to  get  into  the  Navy  and  is  to  think  they  are  not  compelled  to  member  of  the  National  War  La­ torpedoed  or  any other  enemy action,  and  his disability  is less  than 20%^  grieviously  offended  because  the  attend  the  meeting.  A  word  to  all  bor  Board.  the seaman  is  not  given  a ,pension,  but the pension  is  replaced  by a  grat­ Navy  won't  take  over  the  whole  lands,  when  you  register  in  our  Morse  did  not  say  whether  uity  or  a final  weekly  allowance.  Any  degree  of  disability  above  20%  rair  city,  you  must  attend  your  Shooting  match.  meetings.  Asked  how  come  that  we  equally  drastic  action  would  be  they  are  entitled  to  the  same  pension  and  family  allowances  that  the  A^ew  beef  popped  up  k­st  week  are  still  shipping  tripers  with  so  taken  against  an  employer  who in­ when  the  crew  of  a  torpedoed  ship  many  men  on  the shipping  list, our  spired  such  disputes  to  create  dis­ Royal  Navy  and  Army  personnel  receive.  were :rdfused  payment  of  the  per­ Squarehead  gives  us  his  Conti  St.  .sension  among  workers  and  weak­ Mnal  property  money 'because  the  shrug  and  goes  looking ­for  more  bf  I  en  organization  as  has  happened  Also  drafting  a  brief  to  submit  covering  wages  of  seamen  who  ship  had  not  sunk  and,  according  frequently  in  the  past.  the  would­be  seamen.  to the .Conjpany,  the  crew's  gear  have  been  torpedoed  and  upon  arrival  'in  the  United  States,  do  not  'Tis  rumored  that  Jo­Jo,  the  Backed  up  by  NWLB  Chairman  receive  their  wages  until  the  master  returns. In some  cases  Seamen  have  was probably  OK  and  would  be  re­ William  H.  Davis,  Morse  made  his  eurned  to  them  when  the  sliip  was,  sheik  of  the  Norte,  came  back  in  threat  as  four  labor  members  of  had  to wait  a  week  before  they  are  paid  off,  and  the only  way  to stop  towed­an. This'beef  had  all  the ear­ and  the  tales  he  tells  would  make  the  board  —  Matthew  Woll  and  the  Companies from  this  habit  is  to try  and get  the Board  to rule  that  marks  of  developing  into  a  .good  Jack  London  blush.  Geo.  Allen,  Robert  J.  Watt  of  the  AFL  and  their  wages  go  on  until  they  are  paid  off.  In England  any Seamen  who  Pld­ifashioned  brawl.  Our  attitude  who  is  holding  the  beach  down  Thomas  Kennedy  and  Richard  has  been  torpedoed  and  upon  their  arrivalfiome  they receive  in addition  was  that  the  crew  had  been  or­ has  about  talked  himsdf  out  and  Frankensteen  of  the  CIO — wired  to  their  regular  wages  and  bonus,  two  months'  additional  wages.  Other  dered  to  abandon «hip  in  a  hdrry.  the  boys  are  cocking  their  respec­ AFL  Pres.  William  Green  and  CIO  United  Nations  have  similar  conapensations  for  their  seamen.  It  seems  Many  of  them  had  to  jump  over­ tive  ears  to  new  and  fresher  stories  Pres.  Philip  Murray,  asking  them  that  the  American  Seamen  are  still  being  looked  upon  as  social  outcasts  board  and  even  although  some  of;  of  daring  do.  to  take  steps  to  end  jurisdictional  by  our  legislators,  and  the  service  that  they  are  rendering  in  this  great  their  gear  might  be 'Still aboard  the;  From  the  looks  of  things  believe  disputes.  struggle  for  freedom  is  not  very  well  thought  of.  ship .and  undamaged  still  the ­crew,  we  may  have  to  organize  a  safari  didn't'have it. How  we would  have  or  something similar  to go  back  in  made  put  on  that  one  .there's  no,  the  wilds  ­of  Algiers  and  'dig  up  telling .'because  the  old  ­ship  ­took  a  some  of  "the  boys.  Seems like ­when  The  Board  has finally  'dismissed  the  unfair  labor 'chatges  against  hand  in  the  matter  and  decided  to  they  come  in  and  pay  off  with  the  the  Hillsone  Oil  Company  and  have  ordered  an  election  to be  hdid  on  heavy sugar,  the  natives  back  there  sink  after  all.  these  ships.  This  case  was  stalled  for  a  long  time  due  to  this  phon^  and  around  Gretna  sure  take  care  WeVe  'lost  a  lot  bf  igood  men,  charge.  and Brothers  in  this  war  and  fore­ of  the  boys.  Some of  th  proposals  that we  are at  present  drafting to the "WiE^B.  mw ­in  the  minds  of  all  of  us  is!  The  rumor  factory  is  still  work­ will .probably  require  l^islative  action.  As it  may  not  come  under f he  figuring  on  a  ­way  of  paying  our;  ing  overtime.  The ­latest ­check  we  jurisdiction  of  the  V.E.B.  respects  to thefn.  The Rqll'of  Hon­i  ;have  on  it,  is  that  4:h«  ^hips  to ibe  "f  'J  ..Ji  J  "i  r  • 2 •  REPORT  FROM  Washington  li  Bg  "DUKE"  DUSHANE  War  Emergency  Boccrd,  NEW  ORLEANS  Baltimore Insular  Given Certificate  Torpedoed  Seamen  W. iL.  B. Threatens  Labor  With  Charges  Of  Treason  Wage  Beef  ON  CLOTHES!  N. L. R. B.  If  you  are  not  claim­ ing more than $150 for  loss  of  personal  ef­ fects, you  do  not  have  to  hother  making  out  an itemized  list.  • tth "  i-rJt �j­ !­,Si  Pige  Four  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Coast Gua^d  Issues Rules  For Black­balling Seamen  k- •  Thursday,  August  6,  1942  Out of  the Focsl  by  {Continued  from  Page  1)  be  the  duty  of  the  Captain  of  the  and  a  full  report  shall  be  forward­ access  to,  or  removal  of  persons  Any  of  the  brothers  who  may  have  shipped­out  of,  or  paid  otf  Port  to  bring  to  the  attention  of  ed  to Headquarters  by  mail  as  soon  from,  vessels  or  waterfront  the  District  Coast  Guard  Officer  as  possible.  A  person  who  has  been  in  Baltimore  must  have  come  in  contact,«at  one  time  or  another,  with  facilities.  any  case  within  the  purview  of  denied  access  to  or  removed  from  Leroy  Deutsch.  He  was  Engine  Patrolman  for  a  time  and  has  run  for  Reference:  (a)  Commandant's  or­ paragraph  2,  with  appropriate  rec­ a  vessel  may,  if  he  desires  to  sub­ office  for  the  last  two  years.  Leroy  was  an  able  guy.  He  had  the  SlU  der  of  12  May  1942  (CO­661­ ommendations.  The  District  Coast  mit  statements  or  evidence  in  his  spirit  in  his  heart  and  mind.  Recently,  Leroy  shipped  out  and  was  lost  621­601).  Guard  Officer  may  delegate  auth­ behalf,  present  such  statements  or  through  enemy  action.  All  members  of  the  SIU  mourn  the  loss  of  an­ Enclosure:  (A)  Form  for  notice of  ority  to  individual"  Captains  of  evidence  to  the  District  Coast  other  good  Union  man.  j.  removal  or  exclusion.  Ports  to exercise  this  authority  for  Guard  Officers  or  in  a  port  where  1.  Reference  (a)  is  hereby  can­ him  in  cases  when  there is  not  suf­ there  is  no  District  Coast  Guard  celed  and  the  following  is  substi­ ficient  time  to  place  the  facts  be­ Officer,  to  the Captain  of  the Port.  tuted  therefore.  District  Coast  fore  the  District  Coast  Guard  Of­ The  District  Coast  Guard  Officer  Our  congratulations  to  the  three  Don  Juans  of  Philly,  Edward  Guard  Officers  are  charged  with  ficer  without  delaying  commerce  or  the  Captain  of  the  Port,  as  the  March,  Samuel  Breustedt  and  Joseph  Mullen  who  did  such  an  able  job  the  responsibility  of  determining  or  military  movements.  If  time  gase  may  be,  will  if  practicable,  of  getting  consideration  for  SIU  men  with  the  USO  outfit.  Here,  ill  whether  or  not  a  person  shall  be  permits,  the  District  Coast  Guard  interview  the  man  concerned  and  New  York  some  progress  has  been  made,  but  we suspect  that  the  com­ denied  access  to  or  be  removed  Officer  may  interview  the  person  forward  the  statements  or  evidence  mittee  in  charge,  will  pick  the  lounge  at  the  Dog  House  as  being  a fit  from  a  vessel  or  waterfront  facil­ concerned  prior' to ordering  his  re­ in  the  case  to  the  Commandant  place  for seamen.  God  forbid!!!  ity. As  used  in  this letter,  the  term  moval  or  exclusion.  "Whenever  any  with  his  recommendations.  If  the,  "waterfront  facility"  is  limited  to  person, is  removed  or  excluded  he  evidence  is  submitted  to  a  Captain  piers,  wharves,  docks  and  similar  shall  be  given  by  the  District  of  a  port,  he  will  forward  the evi­ Joe  Hart,  after  having  his  beef  .eettled  with  Waterman,  promises  structures  extending  beyond  the  Coast  Guard  Officer  or  the  Cap­ dence  with  his  comment  via  the  to  be  more  careful  in  the  future.  CUZ  was  supposed  to  give  us  somo  bulkhead  line  to  which  vessels  tain  of  the  Port,  a  written  state­ District  Coast  Guard  Officer.  All  may  be  secured,  buildings  on  such  ment  of  the  reasons  for  the  action  cases  of  denial  or  removal  will  be  dirt, but  failed  to put in  an  appearance. He  did  tell us  he was  Chairman  structures  or  contiguous  to  them,  taken,  and  if  the  individual  so  re­ reviewed  by  the  Commandant,  at  the  meeting  in  Philly.  We  would  like  to  inform  Joe  (Isthmian)  and  equipment  and  materials  on  quests,  a  copy  of  such  statement  United  States  Coast  Guard,  and  his  Cave  that  the  next  time  he  is  delegate,  that  Permit  men  have  to  pay  ,  such  structures  or  in  such  build­ shall  be  sent  to  his  designated  rep­ action  will  be final.  If  the  Com­ dues  in  the  Organization  as  well  as  regular  members.  We  don't  allow  ings.  Authority  for  such  denial  resentative.  This  statement  shall  be  mandant  concludes  that  exclusion  Permit  men  free  rides  on our  ships.  ^  and  removal  is  found  in  section  confined  to  the  reasons  for  re­ is  not  necessary  in  a  particular  6.4  (a)  of  the  regulations  issued  moval  or  exclusion  of  the  indi­ case,  he  will  so  inform  the  District  pursuant  to  section  1.  Title  II  of  vidual  and  shall  not  contain  evi­ Coast  Guard  Officer  who  ordered  Bud  Ray,  having  made  a  trip  to  Port  Rico,  has  retired.  If  Tom  the  so­called  Espionage  Act  of  dence  or  sources  of  information.  A  the  removal  or  denial  and  also  will  Malone,  No.  432,  wishes  to  have  his  book  he  may  receive  it  in  Head­ June  15,  1917  (40  Stat.  220;  U.  form  for  such  written  statement  inform  the  individual  concerned.  quarters  office.  Adalbert  Gawronski  (who  thinks  himself  a  great  lover),  S.  C.  Title  50,  sec.  191),  and  the  is  appended  (enclosure [A]). In  no  When the  Commandant, after  care­ can't  understand  why  the  girls  in  Iceland  hissed  him.  Irene  (the  blonde  Order  of  the  Commandant  of  the  case  will  seamen's  certificates  or  ful  consideration, finds  that  the  Coast  Guard  dated  April  15,  1942,  licenses,  lawfully  in  their  possess­ best  interests  of  the  United  States  in  the  Doughnut  Shop)  hopes  he  comes  home  safely.  issued  pursuant  to  Executive  Or­ ion,  be  taken  from  them  except  require  that  an  individual  be  ex  der  No.  9074.  through  the  procedure  provided  by  eluded  from  merchant  vessels,  his  2.  Before  reaching  a  decision  to  R.S.  4450,  as  amended.  We wonder  how  many of  the  brothers are  salting  away some  of  the  findings  will  be  made  known  to the  remove  or  exclude  from  a, mer­ 5.  All  cases  of  denial  of  access  person  concerned  and  to  all  Dis  big  dough  they're  hauling in  these days.  This is  the  time  to do  just  that  chant  vessel  or  waterfront  facility  to  vessels  or  removal  from  vessels  trict  Coast  Guard  Officers.  thing.  Shipping  may  be  pretty  bad  after  the  war,  so  why  not  have  any  Individual,  either  as  an  em­ shall  be  reported  imniediately  to  something  to  carry  you  through  when  the  emergency  arises.  There  is  R. R. Wacsche, Commandant ployee  or  in  any  other  status,  the  Headquarters  by  dispatch  with  a  no  safer  investment  than  to  Buy  War  Stamps  and  Bonds  . . . BUY|  District  Coast  Guard  Officer  shall  statement  of  the  reasons  therefore.  United States Coast Guard THEM  NOW!  have  found  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that  the  individual  is  one;  (a)  who  would  engage  in  sabotage  of  the  vessel  or  waterfront  facility, or  (b)  who  would  engage  in  espion­ age,  or  After  months  of  negotiations  Home in  Canada.  But  the commit­ (c) who  has  subversive  inclina­ tions  indicated  by  pro­Axis  with  American  authorities  and  tee finally  won  over  the  Greek  Greek  Government  officials  in  this  authorities.  statements  or  actions,  or  ....f 6.00  Christopher  S.  Stephano,  chair­ CREW  S.  S.  MERRMAR  (d).  who  has  a  criminal  record  of  country,  the  Committee  for  the  man­of  the  committee,  said  yester­ H.  SCHWARTZ  2.00  such  nature  as  would  indicate  Welfare  of  Greek  Merchant  Sea­ A.  JANOSKI  5.00,  day:  that  his  presence  in  a  vessel  or  men  reports  th.at  its  efforts  to  es­ W.  MURRELL  150'  on  a  waterfront  facility would  tablish  a  home  in "this  country  for  i'Our  efforts  have  been  directec  CREW  S.  S..YAKA  i  7.­..  37.00  Greek  seamen  have  been  produc­ toward  the  establishment  of  lead  to serious  hazard, or  J.  W.  MALCOLM  .....;  3.00  home  in  this  country such  as  these  (e)  who  is  habitually  unfit'  for  tive of  results  and  that, as  a  conse­ J.  J.  DUNN  2.00  ^  duty  on  board  ship  by  reason' quence,  more  than  22 5  Greek  mer­ being  maintained  with  great  suc­ CREW  8.  S.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  7.50  chant  sailors  soon  may  be  released  cess  here  by  the  seamen  of  other  CREW  S.  S.  ALCOA  PIONEER  4.50  of  drunkenness,  or  10.00  (f)  who  is  mentally  incapacitated  from  detention  at  East  Coast  Allied  nations  and  their  unions.  ALFRED  IVERSON  Just  such  a  guaranteed  and  re­ points.  or  sponsible  institution  will  be  the  TOTAL  .1)88.50  (g) whose  presence  on  board  a^  The  committee  has  sought,  for  proposed  seamen's  home,  where  the  vessel  or  on  a  waterfront  fa­  some  linic  past,  the  establishment  Commission Orders  men  will  be  properly  cared  for.  cility  would,  for  any  reason  of  a  home  for  these  men  which  Plywood Life Boats  not  listed  herein,  constitutes  a ^  would  permit  their  release,  from  WASHINGTON,  July  31.—In  menace  to  the  national  secur­1 detention  under  parole,  by  immi­ an  effort  to save  steel  the Maritime  MONEY  DUE  ity  or  to  the  safety  of  life  or  gration  officials.  Approval  of  the  Commission  has  awarded  to  Gun­  1 1;^  NICHOLAS  MARK  property.  plan  was  given  by  the  War  Ship­ derson  Bros,  of  Portland,  Ore.,  a  Vou  have  one  day's  pay  coming  Members  of  the  Deck  gang  oT  3.  District  Coast  Guard  Officers  ping  Administration  and  the  immi­ See  Harry  Collins,  Headquarters  contract  for  a  thousand  plywood  are  not  justified  in  denying  access  gration  authorities  more  than  two  the  S.  S.  Yaka  have  overtime  office.  lifeboats,  the first  •  of  their  kind  or  removal  of  persons  because  of  weeks  ago,  and  the  matter  then  money  coming  to  them.  The  ever  to  be  built,  it  was  annoiinced  JUAN  GONZALEZ  and  any  bona fide  labor  activity.  They  was  referred  back  to  Greek  Gov­ money  is  for  covering  and  uncov­ here  today.  JOSE  FLORES  shall  base  their  action  on  public  eminent  officials  in  this  country,  ering hatches  and  for  taking  water­ The  new  boats  are  to  be  22  feet  Get  in  touch  with  the  Tampa  security  and  safety  of  life  and  who  agreed  on  Friday  to finance  boat  lines:  Burford,  Henderson,  long,  arfd  one  out  of  every four "to  ­ Agent  as  you  are  witne'sses  in  an  Wallis,  Mesolsky,  Kretowitz,  Pe­ property.  The  Commandant  de­ j  the  project.  .  be  placed  on  Liberty  ships  will  be  v,  mportant  case.  '  sires  to  emphasize  the  seriousness^  Greek  officials,  according  to  terson,  Kostegan,  McCarthy,  Wal­ self­propelled.  All  arc  to be  equip­ EDWARD  JULIAN  CARLETON  of  the  action  authorized  by  these  committee,  were  reluctant  at  en.  Fox.  ped  with  sails  and  a  canvas  siding  The  cash  is  waiting  at  the  office  You  have  not  squared  things  for  protection  against  wind  and  ^  instructions  and  he  relies  upon  accept  the  plan,  saying  District  Coast  Guard  Officers  to  there  was  no  real  need  for  such  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  Room  away  with  your  local  draft  board.  rain.­ They  are  made  from  six­ply  Contact  the  FBI  at  the  riext  port  Douglas fir,  give  most  careful  consideration  to  home  here  and  pointing  out  that  213,  2  Stone  Street,  New  York.  have  a  capacity  of  :  all  information  available  before  the  number  held  here  100  were  you  hit.  twenty­five  persons.  taking  the  action  provided  for  to  be  ^nt  to  England,  twenty  to  FRANK  CAMPBELL  DO  NOT  SHIP  herein.  be  kept  here  as  replacements  for  A  check  rtiado  out  to  you  for  SB  ' 4.  For  emphasis,  it  is  repeated  Greek  merchant  ships,  approxim­ Pick  up  the  book  bcloiiglag  to  is  at  the  office  of  the  Secretary­ that  the  responsibility  for  retnoval  arely  seventy  were  to  be  sent  to  EDWARD  F.  HENDRICKS  .P4809  Treasurer  in  New  York.  If  you  will  Manuel  Rodriquez,  A­21284,  a»id  or exclusion  rests'with  the District J  the  West  Coast  and  the  balance  CHARLES  BRAOSHAW  ... P 7336  send  in  your  address,  the  check  ""orward  it  to  FIta­Jquafters  office  and  P4B18  will  be  mailed  to  you.­ Coast  Guard  Officer,  but  it  .shall  shipped  to  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Title A name given to the resource August 6, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: COAST GUARD ISSUES RULES FOR BLACK-BALLING SEAMEN MARITIME COMMISSION TIE WITH A $1-A-YEAR SABOTEUR REVEALED IN COMMITTEE COURT PAROLES 3 FRAMEUP VICTIMS OF BOSS HAGUE AFL BLASTS WAR GREED MURRAY ASKS NEW AFL PARLEY FOR 'ORGANIC UNITY' BALTIMORE INSULAR GIVEN CERTIFICATE W.L.B THREATENS LABOR WITH CHARGES OF TREASON COAST GUARD ISSUES RULES FOR BLACK-BALLING SEAMEN GREEK BOSSES ARE FORCED TO PROVIDE HOME FOR SEAMEN COMMISSION ORDERS PLYWOOD LIFE BOATS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/6/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/31d38ff0281b99cb518494462254b7d9.PDF 8e069050cfa82c98591863941b16e983 PDF Text Text I^^REiRS JOQ.  n  CkFFlOlAL OBOAM  07 THB ATLAKTIO AND GULF DISTBIGT,  SEAFASBBS' XNTBBNATIONAl. UNION  OF NOBTH  AaOBlCA  VOL.  IV.  ,w NEW  YORK,  N. Y., AUGUST  13,  1942  No.  28  Army Move Threatens Union Gains  Repatriated  Seamen  Seamen  are  today  confronted  with  a  problem  which  deals  with  their  very  exist­'  They stand  to lose  all  gains  won  through  the  National  Labor  Relations  Act  and  Get Double Pay When tance.  through  years  of  militant  struggle  against  the shipowners. These things are on the verge  by  the Brass  Hats in  Washington.  Working  Passage  of  being The destroyed  Seafarers  International  Union  has  agreements  with  the  Eastern  Steamship  By  MATTHEW  DUSHANE  ^  ^Company  and  with  the  P  8c  The  War  Emergency  Board  this  week  upheld  the  S.I.U.  in  a  fight  Steamship  company.  The  ships  of  it has  been having  with the  Lykes Brothers Steamship  Company over  the  these  companies  have  been  operat­ payment  of  wages  and  bonus  to  repatriated  men  who  were  forced  to  ing  out  of  the  Gulf  carrying  sol­ work  their  homeward  passage  without  compensation.  diers  for  the  Army.  The  ships  were  The  W.E.B.  agreed  with  the  Union  that  men  being  repatriated  taken  over  by  the  War  Shipping  Administration  on  bare  boat  char­ ' not  only receive  wages and  bonuses  This  flaunting  of  the  authority  ter  as  per  President  Roosevelt's  ex­ from  the  original  articles,  but  if  of  the  W.E.B.­  and  criminal  disre­ ecutive  order  by  power  invested  in  forced  to  work  should  receive  ad­ gard  of  the  rights  and  welfare  of  For  the  third  time  since  the  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. —The  him  by  Congress.  .  ditional  wages  and  bonus  for  the  torpedoed  victims,  is  the  type  of  split  in  the  labor  movement,  which  In  a  dispute  that  arose  on  one  time  worked  from  the  company  shipowner  action  designed  to break  American  Red  Cross  stands  ready  occurred  in  1935,  representatives  of  these  ships  the  chief  steward  repatriating  them.  the  moral  of  the  merchant  seamen.  to  assist  thc  men  of  the  of  the  AFL  and  CIO  will  get  to­ was  given  ah  order  by  an  Army  TTie  Lykes  Brothers  Line,  which  Another  company  involved  in  with  the  same  services  customarily  gether  in  an  effort  to  bring  peace  Lieutenant.  The  Chief  Steward  in­ has  been  stalling  on  thjs  question  this  beef  has  paid  off.  But  not  Mr.  United  States  Merchant  Marine  and  organizational  unity  to organ­ formed  the  said  Army  oflScer  that  "since  July,  are  still  attempting  to  Jimison.  He  knows  the  W.E.B.  given  to  the  armed  forces.  Chair­ in  an  ­agreement  entered  into  be­ ized  workers.  dodge  the  payment,  even  in  the  will  force  him  to  in  the  end—but  face  of  the  W.E.B.  decision.  man  Norman  H.  Davis  announced.  tween  the  SIU  and  the  WSA  the  Although  the first  two  confer­ he figures  he can  sabotage the S.I.U.  crews  are  to  take  orders  from  the  ences,  which  took  place  in  1937  Mr.  Jimison,  Lykes*  oBicial,  first  a  little  bit  in  the  process.  They  will  be  eligible  for  Red  Master  of  the  vessel  only.  and  1939,  ended  in  failure,  there  .  met  with  Brother  Hawk  on  this  ,  The  correspondence  between  the  Cross  communication  and  informa­ This  said  Lieutenant  informed  are  indications  that  the  present  question  in  the  last  part  of  July  S,I.U.  and  the  War  Emergency  tion,  reporting,  and  referral­  ser­ the  Chief  Steward  that  he  was  conference  stands  a  better  chance  and  refused  payment  on  the  Board  follows:  grounds  that  the  W.E.B.  had  not  vices  during  periods  when  they  are  fired. Upon entering  port  the com­ of  success.  July  31,  1942  Prior  to  the  convening  of  the  made  a  ruling  on  his  particular  under  contract  for  a  specified  pany  representative  informed  the  conferences,  AFL  President  Green  Maritim.e  War  Emergency  Board  Chief  Steward  that  the  Army  had  case.  He admitted  that he  would  be  cruiM  or  trip.  In  extending  these  issued  a  statement  of  policy  which  ordered  him fired.  •   bound  by  such  a  ruling  if  it  were  Edward  Macauley,  Chairman  services  to  the  Merchant  Marine,  The  union  took  the position  that  will  guide  the  Federation  delegates  Department  of  Commerce  Bldg.  made.  the  Red  Cross  is  augmenting  its  the Union  had  not  entered  into any  in  their  discussion  with  the  CIO.  This  wwk,  however,  after  being  Washington,  D.  C.  program  for  survivors  of  torpedo­ agreement  with  the  Army,  as  per  The  text  of  Green's  statement  fol­ notified  by  the  S.I.U.  that  the  Gentlemen:  our  contracts,  and  the  case  was  lows:  W.E.B.  had  ruled  in  the  Unions'  Members  of  our  Union,  Surviv­ ed  ships.  {Continued  on  Page  4)  submitted  to  the  Department  of  )  were  re­ ­favor,  he  continued  to  stall  and  ors  of  the  (SS  !  Since  the  outbreak  of  war,  Red  Labor  for final  settlement.  The  ^  msed  the  phony  excuse  that  the  cently  repatriated  from  Murmansk  Cross  workers  both  in  continental  Department  of  Labor  upheld  the  W.E.B.  ruling  did  not  bind  him  to  the  United  States.  Four  men  American  ports  and  in  insular  pos­ Union  and  the  Chief  Steward  was  since  he  had  not  asked  for  the  were  forced  to  work  their  passage  sessions  have  given  food,  clothing  reinstated  to  his  former  position.  '•   clarification.  He  said  that  now he  home  without  being  compensated,  ), belonging  to  and  emergency  care  to  more  than  Then  a  Col.  in  the  Army  notified  ^ would  take  the  case  himself  to  the  on the  (SS  2,500  survivors  of  torpedoed  ships.  a  representative  of  the  SIU  that  Board."  {/Continued on  Page 4)  the  Army  never  loses  a  case.  Red  Cross  chapters  in most  Am­ Shortly  after  this  incident,  three  Chinese  merchant  seamen,  who  erican  ports  have  received  special  ships  that  were­  under  bare  boat  for  years  have, been  virtually  pris­ instructions  on  extending  this  care  charter  to  the  WSA  were  subchar­ oners  aboard  British  ships,  have  to  victims  of  enemy  submarine  ac­ tion.  In  the  future.  Red  Cross  ser­ tercd  to  the  U.  S.  Army Transport  finally won  the right  to shore  leave  vices  to  the  Merchant  Marine  will  Service  by  the  WSA.  The  officials  in  New  York  harbor.  extend  beyond  the  immediate  care  of  the  Army  Service  immediately  Even  though  the  British  ship­ fired the  Chief  Steward  and  several  owners  have  been  forced  to  treat  (the  following  news  release,  sent  ta  the  "Seafarers'  Log"  by  the  Philadelphia  of  the  survivors  and  will  include  branch^of  the  USO,  indicates  a  gradual  public  acceptance  of  the  seamen,  not  only  the  usual  services  to  the  men  and  other crew  members  from  the  three  their  Chinese  employees  as  free­ ships.  The  Army  also  informed  the  men,  they still bind  them in a  maze  as  equals,  but  as  the  civilian  heroes  which  they  are.)  their  families.  remaining  members  of  the  crews  of  red  tape  which  greatly  restricts  If  further  assistance  is ' needed,  that  they  had  no  more  union  rep­ their  movements.  The  Chinese  are  .  Recpeation  and  entertainment  for  merchant  seamen  is  being  the cases­will  be  referred to an  ap­ resentation  on  the  ships  and  that  permitted  shore  leave,  but  the  brought  to  the  attention  of  the­ public  as  never  before.  One  seaman,  propriate  civilian  agency,  but  the  there  would  be  no  more  overtime  in  his  own  words,  got  "mad  as  hell"  ai>d  • wrote; a  stinging  letter  of  Red Cross  will  continue  to give  aid  paid  and  the  quarters  would  be  United  States  Maritime"  Commis­ criticism  to  the  U.S.O.,  which  was  published  in  the  July  20th  issue  until  that  agency  has  assumed  re­ changed.  Also that  the crew  would  sion  has  instructed  Chinese  consu­ lar  officials  that  the  seamen  must  pf  Life.  /He had  been  refused  admission  to the  U.S.O.  in New  Orleans.  sponsibility.  {Continued on  Page 4)  keep  close  contact  with  their  ship  National  U.S.O.  headquarters,  and  return  immediately  at  the  mediately,  upon  hearing  of  this,  is­ pleasure  of  the  Skipper.  sued  a  ruling  that  bona  fide "mer­ Furthermore,  the  Chinese  will  chant  seamen"  are  now  to  be  ad­ henceforth  be  liable  to  arrest  and  mitted  to  all  U.S.O.  benefits.  Phil­ One  of  the  larger  SIU  pas­ an  object  in  the  water  several  The  ship  began  to  sink  rapid­ deportation  if  they  overstay  their  adelphia,  however,  has  taken  the  senger  ships  was  sent  plunging  hundred  yards  to starboard.  The  ly  and  the  crew  and  passengers  leaves.  most  forward  step.  to  the  ^ttom  of  the  Gtilf  of  object  was  running  parallel  to  abandoned  ship  in  six  lifeboats  The  Chinese  have  won  pay  in­ Walter  H.  Scott  has  been  ap­ Mexico  last  week  with  the  loss  the course  of  the shjp  and  many  and  sixteen  rafts.  The  calmness  creases  from  the  shipowners,  pointed  in  that  city  as  Director  of  of  25  lives.  The  ship  was  brothers on  deck  thought  it  was  and  efficiency  of  the  crew  was  though  their  rate  is  still  far  below  Merchant  Seamen's  Services  by  the  bound  for  New  Orleans  with  a  porpoise  or  some  other  large  credited  by  the  passengers  with  that  payed  American  union  sea­ Recreation  Committee  of  the  De­ 270  passengers,  many  of  whom  fish.  saving  many  lives  that  might  men.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the en­ fense Council.  His headquart^s >for  were  torpedoed  brothers  being  Suddenly,  however,  the  ob­^  otherwise  have  been  lost  during  tire  British­American  shipowner  the  present  are  at'the  Hospitajity  repatriated  back  to  the  States.  ject  turned  at right  angles  and  strategy  in  refusing  the  Chines^  the  confusion  of  the sinking.  Center  of  the  Defehse  Council,  at  Surviving  crew  members  re­ headed  straight  for  the  ship.­ It  shore  leave  in  New  York,  was  The,  survivors  were  rescued  18  South  15 th  Street.  He  has  in  a  vealed  that  the  ship  was  run­ struck  aft  of  the  engine  room  aimed  at  keeping  them  away  from  short  time  contacted  all  organiza­ ning  through  the  Gulf  at  \6  with  3  terrific  explosion,  killing  by  a  Gulf  patrol  boat  soon  after  Union  men  who  might  aid  them  tions  in  Philadelphia  cooperating  knots  about  4:50  in  the  after­ ten  union  brothers  and fifteen  the  sinking  and  were  landed  in  in  their fight  for decent  wages  and  4"  noon  when  a  look­out  spotted  passen3;ers  outright.  New  Orleans.  conditions.  .  ­ {Cmtinued on  Page  3)  Red CrossPromises  Full  Service  For  Merchant Seamen  Labor  Peace  Is  Again Sought By  A.F.L. And C.I.O.  Chinese  Seamen  Finally  Allowed  Shore  Leaves  Philly Has Recreation  Plans For All Seamen  "EDUCATED  TORPEDO" SINKS  SHIP  f  t  "4^  �Thursday, August tiy lSAI THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Two.  puNUhtd  at Of  TWE MNET BUSY SEAFARERS'  INmiNATlONAI  UIQON  OF NORTH AMERICA  Atlantic and Gt^ KsMct  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"THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P, New  Toxk,  N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­83^  Consumers'  Union  Blasts Phoney  Wage  Freezing  Arguments  Bread .and  Buttery  a  weekly  news­letter  published  by  Consumers  Union,  today debunks  the  campaign  for  freez­ ing  the wages  of  American  workers.  Here's why wage­freezing is  a  phony solution, accord­ ing, to  i  .  5 Even  if  .  the  country's  wag'e^j  jump  in  national  income  is  going  structure  were  solidified,  national  to  the  income  groups earning  $10;­ income  would* necessarily  continue  000  a  year or  more. Bread  and  But­ to  increase  because  we  are  com­ ter  added:  mitted  to  spending, billions  of  dol­ "The  fact  is  that  the  Increased  lars  for  the  war  effort.  national  income  is  enriching  the  7T  "Unless  rigid'  limitations  are  per.cent  of  the  families  and  indi­ placed  on  higher  incomes  and­ cor­ porate profits,  it  follows  that wagfs  viduals  earning  less  than  $2500  a  must  actually  be  increased  if  dis­ year—least  of  all."  tribution  of  the  new  money  is  not  5 While  workers  aren't  getting  to  become  dangerously  topheavy,"  "a  very  great  share"  of  the  grow­ ing  national  income,  25  large  cor­ Bread  and  Butter  says.  5 Most  important  of  all  is  that  porations  increased,  executive  sal­ 75  per  cent  of  the. expected­ $11,­ aries  anywhere  from  $20,000  to  000,000,000  increase  in  the  na­ $100,000  a  year.  tional  income  this  year  is. going to  "More  than  this,  many  corpora­ income  groups  earning  $5000  a  tions  are  giving  disguised  execu­ year  or  more,, representing  only  6  tive  increa.ses  in  the  form  of  funds  per  cent  of  the  Nation's  income­ to  underwrite executive  retirements  camcrs.  Put  another  way,  $7,000.,­ at  $50,000  or  so  a  year,"  the  let­ 000,000—or  64  per  cent—of  the  ter  said.  ££tor's Ma3 Bag  [.in;*  \H 1.^,;  .  Editor, Seafarers  Log  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Did  you ever  hear  of  a  pie­card  turnmg; poet?  W^l;.after you  read  the  bit  of  verse  I  wrote,  you  still  won't  have  heard  of  a­pie­card­turn­ ing  poet.  However,,here's  the  epic:  Here  cotnes sr  merchant­ship  'round  the  world, bound,,  in  the  worst'of  storms  she'll'never  turn  around.  She  battles.the  waves, green  and  high,  And  sends  her  wireless  through  the  sky  To  warn  other  ships  both  far  and  near­ Of  storms  ahead.  Watch  out.  Keep  clear.  We  ait  on.th©  poop  deck,  our  thoughts  run  higii  As. her  mighty,  masts­are  outlined  in  the  sky.  And  we  know  that  the  seamen,  like  his  dungereos  of  blue;  Thinks first  of  his  brothers  who  are  loyal  and  true.  r —  H.  J.  COLUNS  ;  1^'  oi'lu You  can  imagine  how  we  feel.  August  1, 1542  We  don't  know  what  is, going  on.  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  Also  we  are  out  of  things,  we  feel  Dfear  Sir  and  Brother:  I  am  writing  to  let  you  know  that  you guys  have forgotten  us.  Sincerely  yours,  kow  many  members  of  the  S.U.P.  Arthur  L.  Gresham,  Noj  5978  and  S.I.U.  that  are  out  here.  Fort  Stanton,  Since  I  have  been  here  I  have  New  Mexico  noticed  that  you,  or  someone  else  responsible,  have  been  sending  cppks  of  the  Log  to  brothers  that  have  been  away  for  sometime.  Also  there  are  none  of  us  here  CARROLL  LAWTON  BARDEN  ' that  have  received  one  copy.  Get  in  touch  with  your  Local  Gould  you  send  me 16  copies  for  Draft  Board,  No,  2,  414  American  IB  that­are  here.  Also  a­ few  extra  Building,  Savannah.  Give  them  to  put  in  tlie  club,  and  to  pass  your  address  and  the  information  around.  You  see.  the  Pile­it  is  all  on  sailing.  ANDREW  ACKERMAN  over  the  place.  Also  we  Barely  get  enough  West  Coast  SmlvrS' ioi  iiie  See  H.  J.  Collins  in  the.  head?  SiU.P.  men  that are  here,  muctiless  quarterr  office  concerning  your  compensation  for  lost  gear.  us in  the S.I.U.  PERSONALS  Telephone -workers on the picket line in Cleueland, where 1,500 operators joined 2,100 maintenance and repair men in a strike to bring, wages into line with the War Production Board formula. Strike was called by the Ohio Federation of Telephotie Workers after d skeleton crew was provided for war industry calls. M­ew  Orleans  Resnlntinn  TO  WKOM'  IT  MAY  CONGE­Rfill:  W.&  AR­E  NOT  SABOTAGING  THE  NATIONAL  WAR  EF­ FORT,.  W.E­  ARE  FIGHTING­FOR  DEMQGRAGY  AT  HOME,  THE  SAME  AS  WHEN  VVE  SAIL  tHE  SHIPS  WhHCH  CAR­ RIES THE  SUPPLIES  OF OUR  NATION  TO  OUR  ALLIES  AND  OUR  ARMED  FORGES  TO  ALL  PARTS  OF  THE  WORLD'.  WHEN  THE  WAR  STARTED  WE  ASSURED  THE  GOV­ ERNMENT.  INs  WASHINGTON  T^AT  WE  WQULO  NOT  DO  ANYTHING  TO  SLOW  THE  WAR  EFFORT.  IN  RETURN  THE  GOVERNMENT  PROMISED  THEY  IN»  TyRN  WOULD  FREEZE  OUR  UNION  WAGES  AND  CONDI­ TIONS  FOR  THE  DURAflON  OF  THE  WAR.  D1D  WE  LIVE  UP  TO.  OUR  PROMISE?'  EMPHATICALLY  YES!  THE  MEN  HAVE  MAT4NED  TMS  SHIPS. AND  SAILED  THEM  AT  ALL  TIMES.  OVER  FIVE  HUNDRED  MEMBERS  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNAiTIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTHi  AMERICA',.  HAVE  GIVEN­'UP'THEHT  LIVES  UPHOLOINGTTHIS  PROMISE  MADE  TO  OUR  GOVERNMENT  BY'  SAILING  UNARMED,  UNES­ CORTEO AND'WITH­VERY  LITTLE  PFrOTECTION}. SHIRS fa  ANY  AND!ALL  PORTS.  HASt  THE  GOVERNMENT LIVED  UP  TO  THEIR  PROM­ ISE?  NO,  ABSOLUTELY­  NO.  INSTEAD  OF  DOING  WHAT  THEY  PROMISED,  THEY  TURNED'  SHIPS  OVER'  TO  THE  ARMY  WHO  ARE  OPERATING  THEM  WITH  NON­UNION  CIVILIAN  CREWS,  AT  LOWER! WAGES,  NO  OVERTIME,  AB­ SOLUtHlV.  NG  CONDITIONS  WITH  A^  PROMISE  OF  TIME  BACK!  FOE; OVERTIME  WORKED.  THE  MEMBERS: OF  THE. SEAFARERS  fNTERNATIONAL  UNiON.  OF  NORTH­  AMERICA,  WITH  VERY  FEW  EXCEP­ TIONS,. REFUSE  TO  ACCEPT  THIS  ITOVERSAL  OF  CONDI­ TIONS  AND  QUIT  THE  SHIPS  RATHER  THEN< TAKE  WHAT  THE  ARMY  WANTSLTO GlVE  THEM,  KEEPING SHIPS. SAIUNG IS­ OUR  BUSfNESE:  KEEPING! UNION  GONDITIONfiB IS OUR  BUSINESS;  KEEPING  SHIiPS^  SAfLING'  UNOER  UNION  CONDITIONS  IS­STRICTLY  OUR  ONE  AND  ONLY  BUSINESS.  IF  WE  GO'OUT  OF  BUSINESS; NOW,  AFTER  THE  WAR  WHO  WILL  HAVE  ANY  BUSINESS?  Signed  WaltM>  S;. Felicien,  No,  22701  A.  W.  Armstrong,  No,  136  Cleophas  Douglas,. No;  4902  Thomas  R.. Alfonso,  No.  137  Felix  Valoles,  No.  58  Martin  H.  Kouns,  No. 51  'Thomas  A.  Pradot,  No.  97  Irby  L.'  Guess,  No,  891  Tliomas  J,  Ciminski,  No. J265  Theodore  Aldrige,  No.  2459  Ralph  E.  Holcomb,  No.  145  C.  J. Stephens,  No;  76  Wm.  Milazzo,  Nb.  640V  John  R:  Robert,  Nb.  82  John  M*.  Rushing  Fred  Cline,  No.  6^  Wfh.  Milazzo;  Pi 6401  L  Dukeshire,  No,  7311  T.  Johansen,  N®,  28  Gi  Allen,  No; 114t  A  Wltuliki,  No,' 6  John­  E.. Kohnedy,  Nir,  88  E.  C.  Sanford,. No,. 7342.  Transfer  Lake  Vessels To Coast  In Winter Urged  Indications  that  the  War  Ship­ ping  Administration  may  bolster  tfie  ocean  shipping,  situation; next  winter,  and  spring  by  transferring  a. good  part, of  the  3,000,000  gross  tons  of  ships  currently  in. use  on  the  Great  La^es  to  ocean  routes  are  contained  in  recent:  ship  con­ versions;  W.  H. Rutland)  a  speciali­ isc on.inland  waterways,  port  worfcs  and floating  equipment,  asserted  {recently.  Stating  that  several  heavy  ves­ sels  have  established  "the  military  value  of  the  Lakes­to­thie­Gulf­ Waterway"  By  use  of  the  route,  Mr.  Rutland'  declared,  that  "tKe  latch  key  has­  been  found­  which'  .will  enable  unlocking  the  door  hitherto  closed  to  a.  reservoir  of  ships  previously  operating­  exclu­ sively  on  the  waters  of  the  threat  Lakes."  Prior  to  January  1940,  he  ex­ plained,, approximately one­third  of  the  merchant  marine  of  the  Uhited  States  was in  operation  oh  the lakes,  in  a' position  to contribute  nothing  to'the  nation'^ defense  efforts  dhr­ iing­one^tfairdi off  the  year.  Naviga­­ tion.  on  the  lakes,  under  normal­ weather  conditions  is  suspended'  from; December  1;5' until  the middle  of  April  because  of  ice  conditions  in  the  waters.  "As  a  consequence,  some  three  .hundred  ships  of  approximately  5,000,000'  tons  off  cargoi  capacity  {remained  in  idleness; for about fhur  {months  of  each  and  every  year.  '.However,  as  a  result, of  dire  neces­ sity,  and.  the  imperative  need' for  jpartially  replacing  more  than  400  ships  sunk,  by  enemy  submarin<^  off  the  Atlantic,  Gulf  and; Carib­ bean  seacoastSj"  it: is  indicated  this­ waste  will  not  continue,  Rutland  asserted.  �Mi3Jse&  _  J^ufsday,  August  13,  19'42  THE  $E/tPAKtKS'  LOG  Pa ge  Tbce  SEAFARBSS  XNTBRNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHAT'S DCHlHi  ATUame mA GULP DISTBICT  Around  the  Ports  J::P­ giicrB|@7.1!V9csnir«r's Offic®  Boon 21i— i  Btaoo  WMot Sfow York  Cltr  a. Bex  & StafiM »  FBMWI  BOwBntr  Gwon  t­BM  I'  fbreak down  all  that has  been fought^  TAMPA  for  and  gained  in  the  last  eight  ESKEGTTORY  OF IRANCHES  years.  The  Army  is  being  used,  This  week  has  been  one of  many  MLKtKm  ADDIESS  PROMB  :  Things for  the book: Who  would  whether  knowingly  or  not  to  tear  headaches  and  flat  feet.  I  had  a  NEW  YOBl  a Btemo  St  BOwUng  Green  MMB  have  thought  the  pride  of  New  down  what  we  had  gained  through  DUpatohw'B  Office  ....­BOwUng  Groen  9­9418  West  Coast  ship  in  here  to pay  off.  York  would  have  honored  us  on  every  weapon  at  our  command.  I  Agent  .­..BOwIing  Green  9­3437  She was  torpedoed  in  the Gulf  some  BOSTON  aeo  Atlonae  Ave  ...Liberty 4057  his  vacation?  Welcome,  Louis.  wonder  how  many  Majors  and  Col­ raOVTOEHCa  485 South  Mcdn  Si  Manning 3572  Who  would  have  thought  onels  have  taken  a  pay  cut  because  place,  but  fortunately  there  was  BALTOJOHB  14  North  Gay St  Calvert 4539  PHILADELPHIA  6  North  §th  St  Lombard  7651  Brother  Guess,  after  coming  in  of  the  fact  that  the  country  is  at  no  loss  of  life  aboard  her  although  NORFOLK  25  Commercial  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  from  his  second encounter  with  the  war?  None,  I'll  bet,  but  still  they  the  boys  said  that  she  shipped  NEW  ORLEANS  J09  CffiorteB  St  Canal  3336  water  in  all  the  life  boats  and  ' tin  fish,  would  go  to  bed  at  seven  expect  us  to  take  one.  Also  they  SAVANNAH  218 E^t Boy  SI ­  Ssvsimah  3­1728  TAMPA  208 So.  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  P.Mi  for  a  fourteen  hour  stretch?  expect  us  to  sail  the  ships  without  washed  some  of  them  out  of  their  MOBILE  55 So, Conception  St....Dexter  1449  That  the  lovely  old  lady  who  the  conditions  for  which  wc  have  bunks.  Must  have  been  a  big  tor­ PUERTO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  Stopped  Bro. Gissina  (who was  in  a  fought.  They  say  that  wc  should  pedo  that  got  them.  Well,  upon  arrival  the  old  man  cast)  instead  of  'asking  questions  be  willing  to  put  up  with  a  few  gave  them  a  small  draw  and  prom­ about  fhe  sinking,  was  worried  hardships,  the  same  as  the  boys'  in  ised  next  day  to  give  them  a  big  about  Long  John  being  In  the sun.  uniform.  TTiat  part  is  O.K.,  except  That  the  Alcoa  Steamship  Com­ that  these  ships  are  our  homes  for  one,  but  did  not  do  so.  I  contact­ pany  would  have  tried'  to  collect  months  at  a  time,  not  for  a  short  ed  the  ship's  delegate  (Barney  the  night's  lodgings  fromi the: sur­ passage,  then off.  We  will  take  the  Welch)  and  we  got  things  straigh­ vivors  who  were ''brought  ashore  changes  they  propose,  if  they  will  tened  out^  in  regards  to  that  and  and  placed­  in­  the  Jung  Hotel  by  prove  that  they  themselves  are  also  security  time  that  was  made  <  the company;  That  one  of  the  boys  living  under  the same  conditions.  I  in  the  islands,  and  numerous  other  We  ought  to  have  a  special  ceremony  for  the  brothers  whom  we  (name  if  requested:  accompany  a  would  really  like  to  spike  once  and  things^  Every  thing  was  squared  first  list  as  lost,  and  later find  very  much  alive.  We  think  that  they  bottle  of  1824  claret)  who  made  for  all  the  chatter  about  the  sea­ away  to the  satisfaction  of  all con­ the  grade  first  class  during  the  men  getting  the  gravy.  These  cerned.  They  pay  off  today  and  should  he  baptized  all  over  again,  so  they  may  continue  their  good  time  of  the  sinking,  should)  get  Army  offlcerSi  wHo­ right  now,  are  are  homeward  bound. to  the  West  fortune;  Fred. Sweder  bought  a  bottle  and  we all  celebrated  the  christ­ himself  torpedoed:  in  the  bathtub  trying  to take  from'us all  we have;  Coast:  No dOubt  they  will  be ready  ening­.  William  McGonney  came  in  to­tell  us  he  was  very  much  alive  and  cut  hell  Out  of  his  face.  That  arc  the  same  ones  who;  if  asked  to  to ship  out  again  after  a  short  stay  and  was  going  to  ship  out'  soon.  We find  that  three  other  brothers,  fhe  colored  Stewardess  would  re­ undergo  some  of  the  hardships  in  their, respective  ports.  I  want  to  Robert  Bennett,  Erwin  Bradley  and  David  A.  Horton  are  alive  and  fuse  to  leave  the­ship.  That  the  lo­ which  the  seamen  Have  to,  undOr  say  that  on  the day of  payoff  every  shipping  out  of  other  ports.  cal  relief  societies  would  allow  the  the peace­time  set­up,  let altone  the  one. was sober.  That  means  a  great  AAA  survivors  to  run  alL  over  Canal  war­time,  would  be selling, shoes  at  deal  to  the: Union  as  a  whole  and  The  Ensign  who  was  in  charge  of  the  gun  crew  of  the ship  that  also  to  the  agents  or  Patrolman  Street,, shoeless  and shirtless.  Would  Slip  switch  Corners.  Fred  Sweder  and  Robert  Card  were  survivors of,  came  in  with  pictures  that  are  involved.  allow  the  men  to­ wander  around  Jiist in  case any of the  readers of  that  were  taken  from  the Corvette  which  came  to  their  rescue.  He  had  Oh,  6y  the  way,  I' shipped  a  full  ­  the  hotel  "bumming  smokes  from  this  bla  say,  well,  that  donkey  can  some excellent shots  of  the gang  in the lifboats  and  we  had  almost  talk­ )  and  be­ • 4hosfe that had    themrThat, in  fact,  afford  to  talk^  he'ss sitting, in  a  nice  crew  fbfc  the SS  (  ed  him  into  leaving  the  pictures  so  we  could  give  them  to the  Brothers  they,  the  organization  which  yearly  quiet  office,,  the  biggest  danger,  he  jlieve'  me  Tarnp^  is  v^ much  in  hut  his  wife  intervened;  If  Sweder  or  Card  contact  Headquarters,  we  ask  and  get  aid  from  the  seamen,  faces  is  the  traffic  (and  Brother,  the  limelight  as  she  can  well  Be  may  he  able  to  help  them  in  obtaining  the  pictures.  completely  ignored  the  men  when  in  New  Orleans  that  plenty)—for  called:  a  Tampa  Ship  for  Tampa  A  A  A  they  were  in  a­ spot  and. needed  a  your  information,  I've  listened  to  boys.  I  believe,  with  the  exception  We  regret  to report  the loss  of  another Stewardess,  Winifred  Gray,  o£  one  or  two,  all  their  addresses  little  help­  themselves.  We  don't  so  much  from  these'  above  men­ are  Tampa.  I  am  sure  that  she  will  Charles  Noble,  Cook,  on  a  sunken  vessel  was  on  the  boat  deck  when  *  mind  because  we  can  take  care  of  tioned  birds  that  I'm  afraid  that  our  own,  but  when  these  outfits  Fm  missing something  so  I'm going  be  kept  on  the straight  and  narrow  the  ship  was first  Hit.  He  decided  to go  hack  aft for  something  that  he  come  asking  us  to  donate,  then,  to  make a  trip)  About  one  more  of  as  there  are  two  Pie  Cards  on  her,  had  forgotten,  and  was  lost.  Goldie  was  in  a  tantrum  when, he  heard  .Brother,  as  we  farmers  say,  it's  go^  these,  weekly  scores  and  we  will  namely  Steely  White  and  old  Goat  he  had  lost  another  cook.  Cooks  are  scarce  as  hen's  teeth,  as  far  as  Hfead' Simmons  who  was  Patrolman  ing  to  be  too  wet  to  plow.  Goldie  is  concerned;  Louis  Goffin  made  a  trip  to  New  Orleans for  his  give  this  old  typewriter  a  change.  here.  Well,  I  must  say  that  he  was  To  the. IDld  Gent  who,  when  So  'till, next  week  rolls  around,  one  of  the  best  Patrolman  that  an  vacation.  Arthur  Thompson  and  Don  Ronan  who  completed  a  safe  asked  for  a  smoke,  said:  "What,  r think  we  should  go  on  record  in  agent  ever: had:  He  was  always  on  voyage  as  shipmates,  are  going  to sHip­out  again  the early  part  of  next  you  boys  have  nothing  to  smoke?"  the  books  for  all  hands  to  know.  the  job  and  any  beef  he settled  was  week.  Our  hat  is  off  tjo  the  crew  of  a  Waterman  tub  that  survived  a  walked  over  to the  cigerette count­ It  took eight  long hard years for the  to  the satisfaction  of. the crew  and  perilous  voyage.  With  a  gun  crew  and  survivors  of  other vessels,  it had  CTj­  three  down  a  $20.00  bill  and  seamen  to get  what  they  are fight­ I  have  never,  had  any  complaint  a  total  of  75  men  aboard.  In spite  of  a  terrific  bombardment,  the  crew  told  the  girl  to  give  the  men­ ing  right,  now  to  maintain:  We  about  him  while  lie  was  here  with  and officers  came  through without  a scratch. J. E. Peterson says  he didn't  smokes  and  that  if  that  was  not  should  not  stop fighting  now  be­ me; So  I  wish­ him  and  all  the rest  sleep  more than  2  hours in  any one day of  the entire  voyage.  We're glad  enough  give  them  what they  want­ cause  of  the  fact  that  a  few  anti­ of  the  crew  the  best  of  luck.  he's  hack.  ed  and  charge  if  to  him.  I  say  labor  factions  in  the  country  can  D;  li.  PARKER­;  Agent  A  A  A  thanks,  Gapt.  get  the  Army  to  do  what  they  ' A­ few  of  the ­boys  stayed  aboard  DON'T  FORGET  TO  VOTE  FOR  THE  NEW  STRIKE  AScould  noti  the  .ships  which  the  Army  have  SESSMENT,  AND  IN  THE  MEANTIME,  BUY  WAR  BONDS  AND  PROVIDENGE  Steady  as  she  goes,  taken over.  They,  with  the  NMU's­ STAMPS.  —"ARMY"  '  able  assistance,  are, endeavoring: to  Things  are  quiet  here  in  this  Port.  The  U.S.  Maritime  Commis'­ CORPORATION  RACKET  REVEALED  TO  sion  took  another  ship  out  of  New  '  MILITARY  AFFAIRS COHf^WITTEE  Bedford  this  week.  Have  plenty of  men  to"find­  jobs  for  now  though  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—A  new  kind  df  "raicKeteerirtg,"  th'at  some  of  them  will' leave  here;  is  adding  millions­to  Uncle  Sam'i  war  bill,  was  revealed  to  Con­ The  A.  F.  of  L.  won  a  big  elec­ seamen  with  their  own  club  quar­ {Continued from  Page 1)  gress.  tion  here  in  the  Rheem  Shipyard.  ^William  S­  Symington,,  president'  of  the  Emerson  Electrical'  with  the  UiS.O.  He  found  that  ters.  Director  Scott  and  , several  Workers  voted  AFL  almost  2  to  1  Manufacturing  Company  of  St.  Louis,  told  the  House  Military  A'f­ many seamen  are  already  getting in  prominent  citizens  ;ire  working  on  over  the CIO. The  vote  was  789  to  ,fairs  Committee  about  it.  on  the  activities  and  events  sched­ this  possibility  and  hope  to  have  "It's a  new  racket," Symington  declarerf.  "Not  a  labor  ra'cket;  447" in  favor  of'  the  AFL  and  116  uled.  The  difficulty  of  identifica­ the  stamp  of  approval  and  the  but  a  corporation  racket.  • wanting no  Union.  They start  giv­ tion  of  legitimate  seamen  has  been  promise  of  adequate financial  sup­ "To  get. tool  dteigners,  you  have  to  work­through" these  cor­ ing  the shipyard  an  agreement  next  overcome  by  giving  a  pass  (special  port.  In  the  mean  while,  seamen  porations,  who  have corralled  all  the .skilled  labor  in  certain fields,  week.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  ship­ button)  to  men  showing  a  recent  landing  on  the  beach  in  Philadel­ such  as  engineers and  tool  designers.  yardi  in  the  East  and  the pay  is" al­ "We  had  20  tool  designers  when  we:  started  war  production  discharge  paper.  Men  showing  this  phia  are  urged  to take  advantage of  most  tops.  and  could  use  1,000,  but  could  get  only  400.  button  will  be  admitted  to  any  the  existing  organizations  where  a  Contacted  the  U.S.O.  here  and  U.S.O.  organization  cooperating  discharge  paper  will  give  them  an  "Wfe  pay  these  men  $1.75'an  hour,.but  found  it  Impossible  to  they  have  been  giving  the  Merch­ with  the  same.  There  are  about  10  identification  button  and  admit  hire tool  designers even  at  those  wages.  We  had  to  go  to the  cor­ ant  Seamen the use of  reading rooms  lively  places  in  Philaddphia  offer­ them  the  same  as  a  service  man  in  porations  and  pay  them  $3  an  hour,  $4;50  for  overtime  and  $B  for  double  time.  The corporations  give  the  men  about  $2  an  hour  and  and  the chance  to go  to any  dances  ing  daily  a  great  variety  of  inter­ uniform.  pocket  the  difference."  they  give.  Also  the  City  of  Provi­ esting  social  and  recreation  events  This  is  not  only  a  good  chance  ' Symington  came to  Washington  to  refute  charges against his  dence  Mayor's  Committee  is  doing  to  service  men  and  seamen.  for  seamen  to  enjoy  some  good  compauy  by  Congressman  Andrew  J.  Mby  (Dbm.,  KyO,  chairman  the  same,  thing,  here.  They  also  of  the  Military  Affairs  Committer,  and: hir disclosure: of  racket­ It  is  po.ssihle  that  Philadelphia  recreation,  hut  a  splendid  oppor­ have  about  30  or  40  hometov.'n  eerrng  corporations  was  developed  during  his  testimony,  before  newspapers  for  the  boys  to  read.  may  get  behind  the  seamen  to  the  itunity  to  increase  the  prestige  they  ' the  committee.  —  J.  E.  LAPHAN,  Agent  extent  of  providing  the  merchant  enjoy  with  the  American  public.  NEW  ORLEANS  Out  of  the Focsl  fl  by  J  4. X.  Philly Has Recreation  Plans For All Seamen  I.  ,V  :  ­ rS'•   '­f J  �Page  Four  THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  Thursday, August  13, 194»  Labor  Peace  Sought Army Move Threatens Union Gains  1^1  t  ­ 4  m  (Continued  from  Page  1)  war,  through  the  Combined  Labor  ;  "I regard  Mr.  Murray's  letter  of  War  Board  which  meets  with  (Continued  from  Page  1)  manner  because  they  did  not  want  in  the  Gulf  but  will  take  over  all  Aug. 1 as  official  acceptance  by  the  President  Roosevelt.' The  two  mat­ to  deal  with  the  SIU.  The  Union  the  ships  on  the  East  and  West  eiO of  the American  Federation of  ters  are entirely  distinct  and  apart.  have  to line  up for  their food with  feels  that  the  ships  were  obtaincc  Coasts.  Labor's  proposal  that  conferences  If  success  is  achieved  in  establish­ pannikan  the  same  as  the  soldiers,  by  a  subterfuge  and  that  they  At  no  time  did  the  Army  call  be  resumed  to  seek  a  basis  for  es­ ing  organic  unity,  obviously  the  and  that  we  had  no  agreements  as  should  be  returned  to  the  jurisdic­ upon  the  SIU  for  a  crew,  when  tablishing  peace  and  unity  in  the  affiliated  unions  of  the  American  far  as  the  Army  was  concerned.  tion  of  the  WSA.  the  original  crew  was  notified  by  Federation  of  Labor  and  the  CIO  This  order  is  in  direct  violation  The  union's position  on  this  beef  the  Army  as  to  their  terms  of  em­ labor  movement.  "The  standing  peace  committee  can  cooperate  more  closely  than  of  the  agreement  that  the seamen's  is  that  the  WSA  has  violated  its  ployment—^which  the  crew  saw  as  of  the  American  Federation  of  La­ ever  before.  And  even  if  the  con­ unions  had  signed  with  the  WSA  agreement  with  the  union  when  it  being  unsatisfactory.  bor  is  ready  to meet  with  the com­ ferences  should  fail,  surely  organ­ when  the  unions  signed  the  agree­ subchartered  these  ships  to  the  The Army  called  upon  the WSA  mittee  appointed  by  Mr.  Murray.  ized  labor  will  not  let  its  own dif­ ment  not  to  strike  any  ships  for  Army,  because no arrangement  was  to  supply  them  with  crews,  this,  Steps  will  be  taken  at  once  to  ar­ ferences  interfere  with  united  ac­ the  duration  of  the  war,  and  the  made with  the  A,rmy  whereby  the  they  refused  to do  until  the  Armjr  range  a  time  and  place of  meeting  tion  to  speed  America's  victory  in  WSA  in  turn  signed  an  agreement  Army  was  to live  up  to  the  agree­ agreed  to  live  up  to  our  agree­]^  that  our.1contT»its  would­be  re­ the  war.  convenient  to  both  sides.  ,ment  signed  with  the  Unions  on  ments.  They  then  called  upb)\  th#:  spected  and enforced  for  the  dura­ J'The  problem  of  achieving unity  "The  members  of  the  American  the question  of  contracts which are  "saviors  of  the seamen,"  the NMU  Federation  of  Labor  Committee  has  been  gravely  complicated  by  tion  of  the  war.  to remain  in force  for  the duration  and  they  supplied  the  Army  with"  Brother  Hawk,  Biggs  and  my­ of  the  war.  are Vice  Presidents  Harry C.  Bates,  the  passage of  the years  and  the or­ men.  Evidently  the  Army  and  the  Daniel  J.  Tobin  and  William  L.  ganization  of  dual  unions  operat­ self  have  been  working on  this  case  The  Union  takes  the  position  NMU  have entered  into some  kind  ing  in  the  same fields.  Many  diffi­ and  have submitted  a  report  to our  that  if  the  Army is  allowed  to get  of  an  agreement  whereby  they  in­ Hutcheson.  "Re ­ establishment  of  organic  cult  jurisdictional  questions  will  International  President,  Harry  away with  this move  on these  three  tend  to  put  the  SIU  and  SUP  out  unity in  the ranks  of  organized  la­ have  to  be  solved  before  an  over­ Lundeberg  and  he has  instructed  us  ships,  they  will  make  an  effort  to  of  the  Marftime  Industry.  bor  is  the  greatest  single  contribu­ all  peace  can  be  reached.  I  appeal  t'O  take  this  case  to  the  Executive  get  all  the ships  and  the  union  will  fn  conclusion  I  request  that  the  tion  the  American  Federation  of  to  the  American  people  to exercise  Board  of  the  American  Federation  not  have  any  ships  left  after  the  membership  of  the  SIU ­ SUP  go  Labor  and  the  CIO  can  make  at  patience  and  give  the  conferees  of  Labor  who  are  at  present  meet­ War  and  we  will  lose  all  our  rights  on  record  instructing  our  Interna­ this  time  to  the  success  of  the war  every  opportunity  to  explore  the  ing  in  Chicago.''  which  have  been  guaranteed  to  us  tional  President,' Harry Lundeberg,  to  immediately  go  to  Washington :  effort.  It  will  eliminate  division,  problems  carefully  and  thoroughly  In  our  discussions  here  with  the  by  law.  discord  and  jurisdictional  strife.  It  because  over­emphasis  on  haste  officials  of  the  WSA  in  Washing­ I  feel  that  if  thcfe  is  any  way  to further  help  us  in  bringing  this  .  • will  expedite  war  production.  It  may  jeopardize  the  chances  of  ton,  we  were  given  to  understand  for  our  International  President,  case  to  the  proper  authorities,  and  .  that  they  were misinformed  by  the  Harry  Lundeberg,  to  come  to  if  necessary  to  bring  it  to  the  at­ will  permit  labor  to  speak  with  a  eventual  success.  I  am  confident  that  actuated  Army officials  as  to their  intentions  Washington  on  this  beef,  that  he  tention of  our Commander­in­chief  single  and  more  effective  voice,  by  the  desire  for  peace  which  pre­ when  they  submitted  a  memoran­ should  immediately  come  and  asj  President  Roosevelt.  both  in  protecting  the  social  and  industrial  interests  of  workers  to­ vails  throughout  the  ranks  of  la­ dum  to the  WSA for  these, ships.  sist  us  with  this case.  I  feel  that  he  I  believe  that  the  life  of  our  or­ day  and  when  world  peace  is final­ bor,  the  conferees  will  be  able  to  We  were  also  informed  by  the  is  the only  man  that  can  bring  this  ganization  depends  on  this  case  be­ reach  a  settlement  fair  to  all  con­ WSA  officials  that  the Army,  after  case  to  a  successful  conclusion  in  ing  brought  to  a  successful  con­ ly  negotiated.  "These conclusions  are  based  up­ cerned.  they  had  received  the  OK  to  take  the  interest  of  our  membership,  clusion  by  proper  consideration  be­ "The  American  Federation  of  on  my  understanding  that  organic,  these  ships,  admitted  to  the  WSA  and  I  greatly  fear  that  if  we  lose  ing  given  to  our  collective  bar­ Labor  never  sought  the  division  in  unity  means  the  merging  of  the  that  they  took  these  ships  in  this  this  case,  the  Army  will  not  stop  gaining  agreements.  two organizations into one,  the set­ the  ranks  of  labor  which  now  ting up of  one national labor  move­ exists  and  has  done  its  utmost  to  Tally of  Atlantic  ,  ment  clothed  with  authority  to  reunite  the  labor  movement  ever  speak  for  the  organized  workers  of  since  the  split  occurred.  The  long  Losses Reaches 419  history  of  previous  negotiations  is  the  nation.  "It  is  idle  to speculate  that  con­ well  known  to the  public,  as  is  the  ,  Destruction  of  twelve­  Allied  ferences  seeking  organic  unity  may  constant  and  unswerving  willing­ and  neutral  merchant  vessels  by  interfere  with  the  joint  efforts  of  ness  of  the American  Federation  of  Axis  submarines  operating  in  the  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  Labor to seek  to reach  an  accord  at  WINF^REI>  GRAY  .......... Stewardess  Western  Atlantic  was  disclosed  in  and  the CIO  to arrive  at  joint  pol­ any  and  all  times."  WILLIAM  GREEN  FRANK  O'REILLY  . .  Fireman  official  announcements  last  week.  icies  since  the  beginning  of  the  At  least  sixty­two  seamen,,, and  HARRY. HIGBEE  —  Boatswain  passengers  were  killed  and. fifty­ two  others  were  reported  missing.  ,  ARNOLD K. ANDERSON ...  A.B.  More  than  740  persons,  howeverj  BISARI  JANY  ...  A.B.  were  rescued  by  United  Nations*  craft  and  safely  landed  at  Carib­.,  ALAN L DIOHERTY  0.S*  bean and  United  States' ports.  .  Repatriated  Seamen  Get Double Pay When  W orking  GERMAN PEREZ  ... O.S.  JOAQUIN RIVERA  ....... Fireman  FRANCISCO CAESPO  ..  . ... Fireman  S. DAVID  Oiler  JOHN J. ASH  Fireman  DOUGLAS SCHERMER'  ... Wiper  PIERPONT ALLEN SQUIRES ... Messman  CHARLES NOBLE  :  Chief  Cook  Sinkings  since  August  2  includ­ ed  six  United  States  merchantmen,  two  Norwegian,  one  British,  one  Russian,  one  Panamanian  and  one  Uruguayan,  boosting  to  419  the  Associated  Press  count of  announc­  ­ ed  Allied  and  neutral  ship  losses  in  the  Western  Atlantic  since  Amer­ ica's  entry  into  the  war.  /•   The  tabulation:  Since  Week  Pearl  Aug. 2=8  Harbor  Off  the  U. S.  .5  171 Off  Canada,  6  41 In  the  Caribbean  ........2  139 in  Gulf  of  Mexico  4  41 Off  South  America....*!  27 (Continued  from  Page  1)  MARITIME  WAR EMERGENCY  the Lykes  Brothers Steamship Com­ BOARD  pany.  Two  men  were  forced  to  Department  of  Commerce  Bldg.  work  their  passage  home  without  Washington,  D. C.  being  compensated  on  the  (SS  ),  belonging  to  the  Am­ August  11,  1942  erican  Foreign  Steamship  Com­ Mr. John  Hawk  pany.  Seafarers  International  Union  It is  our  opinion  that  when  sail­ Of  North  America  ors  arc  being  repatriated  in  ac­ P.  O.  Box  25  cordance  with  the  terms  of  Deci­ Station  P  sion  No.  5,  Revised,  but  work  New  York,  New  York  their  way  back  to  a  United  States  port,  they  are  not  only  entitled  to  Dear  Mr.  Hawk:  wages  and  bonus  payable  under  Decision  No.  5,  Revised,  but  also  This  will  acknowledge  receipt  of  to wages  and  bonus  under  Decision  your  letter  of  July  31,  1942,  with  The  International  Brotherhood  Company  in  Savannah,  Ga.  Like­ No.  7,  Revised,  for  the  work  per­ respect  to  payment  of  bonus  and  Total  .12  419  of  Boilermakers  and  other  A. F.  of  wise,  negotiations  are  under  way  formed  on  the  homeward  voyage.  wages  during  repatriation.  L.  unions  reported  sweeping  new  for  contracts  with  the  St.  Johns  The  steamship  operators,  appar­ gains  in  the  shipbuilding field  this  River Shipbuilding  Company, Jack­ •  N O Tl C E  •   ently  disregarding  your  decisions,  The  Board  has  ruled  that  when  week.  sonville,  Fla.,  and  the  Shipbuilding  have  refused  to  pay  these  men  for  a  seaman  entitled  to  repatriation  Division  of  the  J.  H.  Jones  Con­ their  enforced  labor  on  the  home­ and  wages  and  bonus  during  such  Outstanding  was  a  victory  by  struction  Company  at  Panama  repatriation  voyage,  works  during  2­to­l  margin  over  the  C.  I. O.  in  Papers  and  discharges  for  the  ward  trip.  City,  Fla.  '  a  National  Labor  Relations  Board  Are  the operators  bound  by your  the  return  voyage,  he  is  entitled  to  Meanwhile,  the  Maritime  Com­ following  brothers  have  been  turn­ decisions  in  this  respect?  Has  this  wages  for  such  work, and  bonus on  election  at  the  Rheems  Shipbuild­ mission  revealed  that  the  nation's  union  correctly  interpreted  Decis­ j such  wages,  in  addition  to  the  ing  Corporation  in  Providence,  R.  shipbuilding  workers  .set  a  new  ed  into the  office of  the  New  York  ion  No.  5,  Revised  and  Decision  wages'and  bonus  already  owing  to  1.  Now  employing  2,000  workers,  world's  record  in  July­  when  they  Agent:  this  yard  will  have  13,000  when  him.  No.  7,  Revised?  turned  out  71  freighters ;and  large  Robert  Stnither,  Gordon  S.  fully* mahfled;  We  would  appreciate  an  opinion  Very  truly  yours,  tanker.  M  average  of  wdl  over  Moore,  Jame,  Simpson,  Jr.,  Jesus  on  this at  your earliest  convenience  A.  F. of  L.  unions  also announc­ two  a  day.  Sixty  per  cent  of  the' _  ERICH  NIELSEN,  Very  truly  yours,  ed  signing  of  a  new  agreement  ships  were  produced, in  A. F. of  L.  Martinez,  Joseph  Nowicki  ,,,.aqd  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Title A name given to the resource August 13, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ARMY MOVE THREATENS UNION GAINS REPATRIATED SEAMEN GET DOUBLE PAY WHEN WORKING PASSAGE RED CROSS PROMISES FULL SERVICE FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN LABOR PEACE IS AGAIN SOUGHT BY A.F.L. AND C.I.O. CHINESE SEAMEN FINALLY ALLOWED SHORE LEAVES PHILLY HAS RECREATION PLANS FOR ALL SEAMEN "EDUCATED TORPEDO" SINKS SHIP CONSUMERS' UNION BLASTS PHONEY WAGE FREEZING ARGUMENTS EDITOR'S MAIL BAG NEW ORLEANS RESOLUTION TRANSFER OF LAKE VESSELS TO COAST IN WINTER URGED CORPORATION RACKET REVEALED TO MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TALLY OF ATLANTIC LOSSES REACHES 419 UNIONS MAKE GREAT GAINS AT SHIPYARDS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/13/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9342fa3e29d63eb859cd7771b43f5eb4.PDF 720035d1c93e18208d9d62cb4b37dc44 PDF Text Text fjsjtEnsjoa  OFFIOIAL OROAN  OF THE ATLANTIC AND OULF  DISTMCT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA  VOL.  IV.  ,  314  ­NEW  YORK,  N.Y.,  AUGUST  20,  1942  Committee Set Up  Week's Ship Losses  To  Distribute  Show Sub Shift  Fur  Vests  Seven  Allied  merchantmen  were  No.  29:  Nominations For 1943 Office  Will Open On September First  •".'• I­ destroyed  by  enemy  undersea  raid­ ers  in  the  Western  Atlantic,  an­ At  last  the  sailor's  dream  has  nouncements  last  week  disclo^d,  as  come  true.  Low  and  behold,  we  Candidates  for  regularly  elected  union  oflSces  are  required  by  the  Constitution  the  Axis  submarine  net  in  that  have  in  the  offing  a  fur  lined  vest  to submit  to headquarters,  proof  of  their  qualifications  between  September 1st  and  Oct­ to  be  given  for  the  use  of  Seamen  area  appeared  to  be  slowly  shifting  ober  15 th. The  regular  nominations  take  place  'at  the  branch  meetings  the  last  two  at  absolutely  no cost  to him. How­ southward  and  east  out  of  the  weeks  in September.  ever,  when  we  say  to  be  given  to  United  States  East ..Coast  and  Ca­ The  SIU  Constitution  provides  for  the utmost  democracy in the selection  of  of­ him,  possibly  we  should  explain  ribbean  warship  ­  escorted  convoy  • ficials. Any  man  (possessing  neces­'  lanes.  more  in  detail.  sary  qualifications)  may  nominate  sea  service in  any  department,  can­ N. Y.  Information  The  deaths  of fifty­six  seamen  When  a  man  goes  aboard  a  ves­ himself  for any  office  in  the Union.  didate  for  departmental  patrolman  sell  that  is  on  a  cold  run  he  majr  were  reported  last  week,  but  134  Service  Inaugurated  Two  full  months  are  allowed  for  must  have  three  years  sea service  in  others  were  rescued  and  safely  present  himself  to  the  Master  and  the  particular  department,  and  landed  at  United  States,  Caribbean  For  Merchant  Seamen  voting,  thus  insuring  the  rights  of  ask  that  he  have  the  use  of  a  fur  the  membership  to  cast  their  bal­ 4.  Must  not  have  misconducted  lined  vest.  He  will  be  allowed  to  and  South  American  ports.  himself  previously  if  a  former  of­ Large  posters  announcing  the  es­ lots.  Sinkings  since  August  9  includ­ use  the  vest  while  he  is  a  member  ficer  of  the  Union.  tablishment  of  a  free  information  As  for  qualifications  for  office,  of  that  crew,  'BUT*  before  he  ed  two  British  vessels,  two  Dutch,  each  candidate  should  read  and  be  So  that  there  can  be  no  confu­ leaves  the  ship  he  will  be  required  two  Cuban  and  one  Norwegian,  service  for  all  merchant  seamen  in  thoroughly  familiar  with  them  be­ sion in anyones  mind  about  the en­ to  turn  the  vest  back  into  the  boosting  to  426  the  tall  of  an­ the  Port  of  New  York  have  ap­ fore  throwing  in  for  any  job.  The  tire  election  machinery  and  pro­ nounced  ship  losses  in  Western  At­ peared in  the  last  day  or  two on  all  Skipper  or  the  Steward.  ceedure,  the  Lag  prints  below  the  lantic  waters  since  Pearl  Harbor.  New  York  City  and  Brooklyn  elections  committee  has  been  .  These  vests  are  being  supplied  forced,  in  past  elections,  to  dis­ Article  XIII  of  the  Constitution.  The  tabulation:  docks.  by  the  Fur  Industry.  This  group  qualify  brothers  because  they  did  These  Constitution  provisions  will  Since  A  merchant  seaman  arriving  in  not  comply  with  the  Constitution­ be  run  in  the  Log  from  time  to  of  patriotic  citizens  have  banded  Week  Pearl  port  need  only  phone  GRamercy  al  provisions.  If  you  intend  to run  time  until  the  elections  have  been  themselves  together  in  the  hopes  Aug. 9­15  Harbor  completed.  7­8866  at  any  time  between  nine  for  office,  you  must:  that  they  can  be  of  slight  service  in  the  morning  and  ten  at  night  in  to  the  ever  forgotten 'Man  (Sea­ Off  the United  States  ..0  171 CONSTITUTIONAL 1.  Be  an  American  citizen;  2.  order  to  get  • a  ny  information  he  Be  a  full  member  of  the  SIU  in  man).  PROVISIONS FOR Off  Canada  0  41 wants,  particularly  in  regard  to  ANNUAL ELECTIONS We  had  quite  a  discussion  on  In  the  Caribbean  ........0  continuous  good  standing  for  139 lodgings.  o——  this  matter.  This  committee  of  the  In Gulf  of  Mexico  period  of  6  months  immediately  2  43 ARTICLE XIII Fur  industry  contacted  us  through  Off  South  America  ....5  The  service  is  administered  by  prior  to  the  date  of  nomination;  3.  32 Noviinatio',1 and-Ejection of a  Mr.  Siiverberg  who  arranged  a  The  American  Seamen's  Friend  Candidate  for  Agent  or  Joint  Pa­ Officers, Atlantic and meeting  in  the  Hotel  Pennsylvania.  Society.  trolman  must  have  three  years  of  426 Gulf District Luncheon  was  served  and  among  those  present  were  the  Committee  Section  I.  'Ihe  regular  officers  from  the  Fur  industry,  Mr.  White,  shall  be  elected  annually  and  shall  hold  office  for one  year,  or until  re­ the  Chairman;  and  Mr.  Siiverberg,  Captain  Sheppard  of  the  United  lieved  by  their  regular  successors  in  office.  States  Coast  Guard,  a  Representa­ tive  of  the  N.M.U.  and  myself  for  Section  2.  Nomination  of  regu­ the  S.LU.  It  was  pointed  out  dur­ lar  officers  shall  be  made  at  ^  ing  the  meeting  that  the  Commit­ After  four  months  of  fruitless  negotiations,  referred  the  matter  to  his  government.  branches  in  "the  regular  meeting  tee  was  trying  to achieve  a  certain  held  during  the  last  two  meetings  officials  of  the  Dutch  officer  and  seamen  unions  The  announcement  of  the  men's  position  was  goal  of  50,000  garments,  and  in  in  September.  Any  member  who  yesterday  morning  notified  the  Netherlands  made  yesterday  afternoon  in  the  offices  of  the  .  our  opinion  if  they  produce  that  can  qualify  may  nominate  himself  Government  that  500  members  had  voted  Mon­ International  Transport  Workers  Federation,  21  number  that  will  be  enough  to  for  office  by  submitting,  in  writ­ day  night  to  refuse  to  take  their  ships  to  sea  Pearl  Street,  by  P.  Boonstra,  representing  the  give  every  bonafide  seaman  in  the  ing,  accompanied  by  the  necessary  until  an  agreement  on  present  working  condi­ Netherlands  Officers  Organization,  and  P.  J.  industry  a  vest.  proof  of  qualifications  listed  in  tions  was  reached  and­  assurance  was  given  on  Vandenberge  and  J.  J.  Vendeville  of  the Nether­ sub­sections  (a),  (bj,  (c),  and  Believe  you  me,  I  think  that  the  post­war  economic  status  and  social  security.  lands  Central  Transport  Workers  Union.  (d),  his  intentions  to  run  for  of­ Fur  Industry  will  have  jthe  grati­ Union officials  declared  that  the  men  were  in­ "Our  men  are  unprepared  to  take  the  ships  fice,  naming  the  particular  (Mce.  tude  of  the entire  seafaring field.  censed  over  "irtterminable  and  unjustified  de­ out  to  the  open  sea  and  expose  their  precious  Such  notification  to  be  in  Secre­ .  —H.  J.  COLLINS  lays" on  the  part  of  the  Netherlands  authorities  cargoes  and  their  own  lives  to  sudden  destruc­ tary­Treasurcr's  office  not  before  and  that  the  officers  and  crews  of  Dutch  vessels  September  1st,  and  not  later  than  ­tion  until  we  have  convincing  proof  that  the  Toledo  Yard  Builds  October  15 th  of  the  year.  in  New  York  harbor  and  other  American  ports  Netherlands  Government  is  willing  to  sit  down  DUTCH  UNIONS HAVE SHOWDOWN  WITH  BOSSES  AND  GOVERNMENT  I» .  •  I  • ' < •   Iff'  Lakes  Ice  Breakers  '4. j'ji  .•   I'':.  'if..­'*  TOLEDO,  Aug.  9.—In  an  ef­ fort  to  keep  the  Great  Lakes  open  in  the  winter  for  the  movement  of  badly  needed  iron  ore  and  coal,  several  ice  breakers,  which  are  de­ scribed  as  capable  of  breaking  9­ foot  ice,  are  being  constructed  in  the  yards  of  the  Toledo  Shipbuild­ ing  Co.  here.  Contract  for  the  largest  ice  breaker  ever  built  on  the  Great  Lakes  and  equal  to  size  to  the  5,­ 950­ton.ice­breaking  ships  built  on  the coast  in  1941  for  ocean service,  has  been  awarded  to  the  Toledo  Co.,  Coast  Guard  headquarters  in  Washington  has  announced.  .The  Detroit  ferries,  the  T  aSalle,  the  Cadillac  and  the  Halcyon,  also  are  in  dock  at  the  Toledo  yards  awaiting .conversion  into  auxiliary  ice  breakers.  T  would  keep  their  ships  in  port  until  the  Neth­ erlands" Government  shows  good  faith  in  its  dealings  with  them.  Union  spokesmen  took  great  pains  to  point  out  that  the refusal  to take  the ships out  of  port  was  not  to  be  construed  as  a  strike  or  that  the  men  were  already  on  strike.  The  Dutch  ships,  they  said,  will  be  loaded,  worked  and  serviced  as  heretofore,  and  nothing  will  be  done  to inter­ fere  with  the  shifting  of  the  vessels  within  the  harbors.  However,  until  some  satisfactory  agreement  on  higher  basic  wages  and  conditions  aboard  ships  is  reached,  the  vessels  will  not  be  taken  out  to  sea.  At  present  the  monthly  basic  wage  i§  $40  for  seanian  and  $120  for  a first  mate,  on  which  rises  of  60  and  20  per  cent,  re­ spectively,  are  sought.  Notice  of  this  decision  was  served  yesterday  morning  on  A.  B.  Speakenbrlnk  of  the  New  York  office  of  the  Netherlands  Ministry  of  In­ dustry,  Comipcrce  and  shipping.  Mr.  Speeken­ brink  refused  to  comment,  saying  that  he  had  with  the men  in good  faith  and  reach  an  under­ standing  acceptable  to  all,"  their  joint  state­ ment  said.  "This  is  not  the  time  to  ignore  the  demands  of  seamen  and  treat  them  with  silence  and  con­ tempt.  Nor do  the Dutch  seamen  ask  for special  treatment.  Qur officers  and  men  have  kept  quiet  notwithstanding  interminable  and  unjustified de­ lays,  no  improvement  in  their  basic  wages  since  the  beginning  of  the  war,  and  the  fact  that  the  shipping  spokesmen  of  the  Netherlands  Gov­ ernment  saw fit  to  drag  out  the  negotiations  over  a  period  of  four  months,  "When  P.  A.  Kerstens,  Netherlands  Minister  of  Industry,  Commerce  and  Shipping,  returned  almost  three  weeks  ago  to  England  he  promised  an  immediate  answer  after  we  had  warned  him  of  the  temper  of  the  men.  No answer  has  been  received.  It  is  understandable  therefore;  that  our  men  do  not  wish  to  be  treated  in  such  a  manner  and  it  is  equally  understandable  why  they  have  taken the  only action  open  to them."  The  names  and  roll­numbers  of  nominees,  if  obtainable  at  the  time  shall  be  recorded  in  the  minutes.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  pre­ pare  a  list  of  names  of  nominees  for  each  office  and  forward  copies  thereof  to  each  Branch.  Such  lists  shall  be  conspicuously  posted  in  each  office  or  hall.  All  full  mem­ bers  shall  be  eligible  for  any  regu­ lar  office,  provided:  (a)  That  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  of  America.  (b)  That  he  be  a  full  member  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  qf  North  America,  in  con­ ,  tinuous  good  standing  for  a  period  of  six  (6)  months  immediately  prior  to  the  date  of  nomination.  (c)  Any  candidate  for  Agent  or  joint  patrolman  must  have  three  years  of  sea  service  in  any  one  or  thiv;  departments.  Any  candidate  {Continued ow^Page  4)  "  .1* • /  ;  >  ­  V  •  •  ­  • I :  •  TT  Snl  �Page  Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thursday,  August  20,  1942  STRIKE  BROKEN  BY  NAVY,  PuWtheA  by  th0  SEAFARERS'  DSTTERNAUONAL  UNtON  OF NORTH AMERICA  Atlantic and Guli District  AfHliatm tdtth  fht  Amttican FederaUon. of  Labor  •   ^:p'"  HARRY  LUNDEBEHQ,  International  President  110  Morlcet  Street,  Room  402,  Son  Francisco,  Colli.  ADDRESS  ALL  OORREBPONDENVS  CONCERNING  THIS  PUBLICATION  TO:  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O.  25, Station P,  New York,  N^Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­8346  ,  5;,  i  W  I  ;^iV:  hii.  t  'f..  RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON  1943 BALLOT  Whereas;  At  the  present  time  the  seamen  of  America  are  making  more  money  than  ever  before  in  the  history of  the  seamen;  Whereas:  When  the  present  war  is over  the  seamen  will  again  be  engaged  in  a  fight  for  existence  with  the  shipowner  who  at  the  liresent  time  is  filling  his  war  chest  in  preparation  for  the  coming  struggle,  and  Whereas:  The  history  of  the  seamen's  labor  movement  proves  conclusively  that  after such  an  upheavel  as at  present  is going  on  in  the  world,  they  are  always  throttled  and  browbeaten—  as  for  instance  1921  and  the  Lake  Carriers  set  up,  and  Whereas:  The  19i34  and  36  and  37  strikes  proved  the  need  of  ample  funds  when  engaged  in  a  major  strike,  therefore  BE  IT  RESOLVED;  That  the  Constitution  shall  be  amended  by,  adding  a  section  to  Article  No.  26,  this section  to  be  known  as  Section  No,  3,  A  strike  fond  shall  be  maintained,  the  strike  fund  to  be  kept seperate  and  apart from  any  or all  other funds  in  the  Union.  An  annual  assessment  of  $3  shall  be  levied  for  this fund.  And  further,  BE  IT  FINALLY  RESOLVED:  That  if  the  members  accept  this  resolution,  it  be  published  from  time to  time, as  space  permits,  in  the  Seafarers'  Log  before  the  time  of  the  election. This  is  to  acquaint  all  members  with  the  intent  of  the  Resolution.  And  further,  that  the  resolution  shall  be  placed  on  the  annual  election  ballot.  (signed)  Alfred  Stewart  No. 764  Adalbert  Gaxvromki  No.  21265  WiKiam  Hamilton  No.  3400  Harry  f. Collins  No.  496  Arthur  Tfx>mpson  No.  2888  Editor's Mail Bag  Workers  at  General  Cable  Ccnnpany,  Bayonve,  N. /.,  read  notices  thai  the  Navy  has  taken  over.  The  strikers,  members  of  the  International  Brotherhood  of  Electrical  Workers,  (AFL),  ivete  out  for  four  days  over  NWLB  order  denying  a  raise.  Rusisian Ship Sunk  in  Guif  of  Mexico  Seafarers' Log­ The  sinking  of  a  mediUm­sized  Russian  merchant  ship  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico'—first  of  that  national­ ity  reported  torpedoed  in  that  area  —was  announced  by  the  Navy.  Two  women  crew  membters  and  six  seamen  were  killed  in  the  en­ counter  with  the  Axis  submarine  on  July  4.  With  the  sinking  of  the  Soviet  vessel,  announced  Allied  and  neutral  ship  losses  in  the  Western  Atlantic  since  Pearl  Harbor  reach­ ed  408,  an  Associated  Press  com­ pilation  disclosed.  HONOR ROLL  S.  S.  ALCOA  RAMBLER  J.  KELLOGG  S.  S.  ROBIN  DONCASTER  $41.00  5JOO  30.00  J. DUNN, No, 21401 $ ^ TOTAL  $  7fi.0(r'  INFORMATION  Included  in  the  total  were  nine  ON  INSURANCE  united  and  neutral  nations'  ships  which  were  reported  last  week  as  PAYMENTS  New Facilities to Speed  Phila.  Turnarounds  August  4,  1942.  operation.  Fraternally "yours,  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  Thomas  J.  Beione,  PHILADELPHIA,  Aug.  4  —  Sedretary­Treasurer  sunk.  Two  other  merchant  vessels  Dear  Brother;  Completion  by  the  Pennsylvania  Ice  Cream  Drivers  and  were  damaged  by  torpedoes  ap­ .  We  wish  to  take  this  opportun­ After  you  have  designated  your  Railroad  Co.,  of  the  superstructuffi  Employees  Union,  No.  757  proximately  5 0 • m   iles  off  the  East  ity  of  thanking  you  for  the  splen­ Coast.  Thirty­two  seamen  lost  beneficiary,  inform  that  person.  In  on Municipal  Pier provides  the rail­ did  cooperation  which  you  gave  to  their  lives  in  the  encounters  with  the  event  that  you  are  one  of  the  road  with  "its  most  modern  ma­ our  Union  in  our  efforts  to organ­ July  29,  1942  the  undersea  raiders  but  more  than  unfortunate  .seaman  who  does  not  rine  rail  terminal  in  the  Philad<d­ ize  the  Pioneer  Division  of  the  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  320  others  escaped.  Twenty  crew  return  from  sea,  it  is  not  necessary  phia  harbor,"  according  to  Edwin  BORDEN  COMPANY.  Your  in­ members  were  reported  missing.  2  Stone  Street,  terest in our  campaign and  the pub­ for  your  beneficiary  td  retain  R.  Cox,  Director  of  Wharves,  Survivors  of  the  Russian  ship­^  lawyer  to  collect  the  $5,000  in­ licity  which  you  gave  and  are con­ New  York,  N. Y.  Docks  and  Ferries.  He  said  it  will'  numbering  two  women,  two  Brit­ tinuing  to  give  to  our  organizing  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  surance  benefit.  also  provide  additional  facilities  at  drive  are  indeed  gratifying.  I  have  beert  receiving  the  Log  ish  gunners  and  thirty­two  other  Tell  your  beneficiary  to  contact  this  port  for  the  quick  "turn­ May  we  ask  yqu  to  continue  regularly  since  my  request  for  seamen—said  four  torpedoes smash­ your  efforts  to  publicize  the  fact,  same,  and  wish  to take  this  oppor­ ed  into  the  vessel.  All  of  the  sur­ your  union  hall  for  full  informa­ around" of  ocean­plying  ships.  to your membership  that  the BOR­ tunity  to  convey  the  deep  appreci­ vivors  were  picked  up  by  a  Swed­ tion.  Tills  money  could  be  collect­ The new superstructurci  built  by  JD]^  COMPANY  which  manu­ ation  felt  by  all  of  our  Union  ish  merchantman  and  later  trans­ ed  without  a­lawyer  and at  no cost  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Co.,  the  ferred  to a  United  States  naval ship  factures  ice  cream  products  under  brothers  up  here.  ,  to  the  beneficiary;  Some  attorneys  lessee,""will  cost  upward  of  $600,­ the  names  of  HORTON,  REID'S,  The  copies  of  the­Log  that  are  which  brought  them  to  an  East  000  and  will  revert  to  the  city  in  are  charging  as  high  as  $1^000  to  BORDEN,  RICCIARDI,  FUSSEL  received  up  here  go  like  wildfire—  Coast  port.  ten  years.  Director  Cox  said  the  collect  the  insurance.  and  POLAR,  is  a  non­union  com­ they're  all  so  anxious  to  read  up  City  of  Philadelphia  haS  demon­ pany  which  manufactures  its  pro­ on  the  general  information  of  our  5 BRAZILIAN  SHItPS  strated  its  confidence  in  the  port  ducts  under  non­union  conditions.  organization  as  is  contained  in  by  its  investment  of  more  than  SUNK  BELOW  BULGE  $40,000,000  in  waterfront  im­ the  Log.  We  once  again  urge  you  and  provements,  and  has  constructed  Am enclosing  a  few  verses,  writ­ your  membership  to  refrain  from  Sinking  of five  more  Brazilian  the  most  up­to­date  group  of  purchasing  ice  cream  products  ten  by my.self,  as a  kind of  "honor"  passenger  and  cargo  ships  by  Axis  CHICAGO,  Aug.  7.—The  Am­ municipal  piers  to  be  found  in  the  xnaAufactured  by this  company,  in­ to  the  men  (especially  of  our  or­ submarines,  including  one  that  was  world,"  asmuch  as  your  efforts  in  this  con­ ganization)  who  go  to  sea  in  these  carrying  soldiers,  was  announced  erican  Federation  of  Labor'  is  nation  will  be  of  invaluable  as­ turmulous  times.  Hope  you  can  yesterday  by  the  Brazilian  Govern­ aligned  with  the  CIO  in  opposing  use  it!  sistance  to  us  in  improving  the  ment  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  as  our  creation  of  a  new^super­agency  to  ON  CLOTHES!  Looking  forward  to  each  and  wages  and  working  conditions  of  Navy  Department  announced  two  contrirf  wages.  the  iCe  cream  employees  in  the  every edition  of  the  Log,  other  sinkings,  Panamanian  and  Urging  that  settlement  of  wage  I  am,  fraternally  yours,  Metropolitan  area.  United  States  merchant  ships.  The  disputes  remain  in  the  hands  of  the  We  wish  once  again  to  thank  C,  T.  Skipper,  No,  4509  latter  were  sunk  after  a five­day  j  War  Labor  Board  (WLB),  William  you  for  the  good  will  which  you  lull  in  which  no  new  sinkings  of  Green,  AFL  presideftl,  yesterday  U.  S.  Coast  Guard  Merchant  expressed  in  publicizing  this  in­ merchant  ships  had  occurred  in  said  the Federation  objected  to "in­ Marine  Training  Station  formation  and  we  trust  that  yotf  American  waters,  a  period  without  terference"  by  other  Government  will  continue  your  sicndxd'  co­ •   New  London,  Conn.  precedent^ince  mid­January.  agencies  with  the  WLB,  AFL  OPPOSES  PAY ^ CZAR  PLAN  If  you  are  not  claim­ ing more than $ 150 for  loss  of  personal  ef­ fects,  you  do  not  have  to  bother  making  out  an itemized list.  ­ >­^• 5  '.;1'  U'­;­ �THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Thttrsdijr,  AuguM  20',  1942  Page  Three  SEAFARERS*  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  ABIERICA  VSTHATS  DOmC  Around  the  Ports  NEW  ORLEANS  H:  ATEJUITIC  and QULF I»8TBICT  Secrotar^­.TnKXSurer'B Office  Boom 213  —  2 Btetm  Straot New  York City  Bi  0, Box  25, Stodra  9  Phonee  BOwliag  OfMn  ^A.M.,  noon  and  anytime  between* 'anytime  a  quorum  shows  up  in  the  5:00  P.M.  and  midnight,  and  Hall.  IXRBCTORY  OF BFIANCHES  Btothef,  if  you  wanted  to  stay  Beefs  lately  have  been  along  the  See  that  things  are  all  O.K.  The  aboard  you  were  there  to  shift.  naAi«;H  ADDBESB  PHONE  stooges  have  recommended  that  the  You  were  also  there  to  turn  to at  usual  lines  with  no  great  difficulty  HEW  YOBS  2 Stono  St  BOwIing  Green  54946  Disperteher's  Office  BOwUng  Green  9­MtQ  t^xes  on  the  corporations  be  low­ 8:00  A.M.  and  you  didn't  ask  for  encountered  in  straightening  them  BOwling  Green  9­3437  out.  The  matter  of  paying  the  ered  ten  per  cent  to  make  up  for  overtime  either.  ­^0  Atlontle  Ave  Liberty 4|057  crew  of  one  of  the  Ore  Boats  for  P^VIDENCB  465 South  Main St  .^...Manning  3572  this so  that  the  Government  won't  To  ship  you  either  beat  the  <—­Calvert 4533  the  difference  in  the  short  rations  bf  caught  short,  they,  (the  U.  S.  ®  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  docks  or  you sweated  the fink­halls  they  got  and  what  they  were  en­ Chamber  of  Commerce)  would  ^ Commercial  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  ­—^9 Chortres St  Canal  3336  have  inauguated  a  5%  holding  tax  and  after  sweating  long  enough  to  titled  too  has  been  passed  on  to  SAVANNAH  218  Eoat  Boy St  „..Savannah  3­1728  put  you  where  you figured  it  was  headquarters  for  the  attention  of  from  your  wages  and  a  10%  re­ TA^A  206 So.  Franklin St  ..._.Tampa MM­1323  Conception St....Dexter  1449  tail  tax  collectable  on  all  transac­ about  your  time to ship, you  would  the  District  Representative  as  it  ­1^  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  "neTTa  see  some  punk  with  a  ten  spot  take  was  stymied  down  here  for  lack  of  tions.  The  moral  to  this  as  I  see  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveaton  ^8043  it,  is  for  all  hands  to  become  big  your  job  —  or  some  friend  of  a  anyone  in  authority  who  could  executives  so  that  there  will  be  no  friend  with  a  note  from  some  settle  it.  wages,  but  that  we  can  all  collect  farmer  get  the  cream  while  you  Getting  ah  agreement  out  of  the  big  bonuses,  and  I  don't  mean  the  shipped  on something that  was div­ local  Hooper  boys  is  proving  to  be  ing  bilges  or some  such  thing.  You  a  tough  assignment.  Bull  Line  gets  100%  kind  for  going  to sea.  didn't  get  overtime,  just  hell  if  Things  are  slowing  to  4  dead  you  even  looked  as  though  you  the  reputation  of  being  tough  peo­ ple  to negotiate  with  but  you  ain't  stop around  the Crescent  City. The  wanted  it.  negotiated  nothing  until  you've  only  ships  we  see  around  here  are  Brothers,  if  you  don't  expect  to  had  a  turn  with  Cap'n  Hooper  of  the  new  ones.  On  this  beef,  when  There is  a  scheme afoot  to get  all  merchant seamen  into a uniform.  go  back  to  the  same  sort  of  con­ the  Chesapeake  Bay  and  all  points  afe  the  ship­builders  going  to  rig  Anti­union  forces  have  informed  the  local  papers  of  the  worthiness  ol  ditions  with  night  work,  prunes  east.  sdmething  to  where  an  oiler  does  their  plan  and  are  attempting  to  formulate  public  opinion  in  favor  of  not  have  to  be  crossed  with  a  for  desert,  dried  milk,  and  all  such  That  shadow  you  see  slipping  things,  then  now  is  the  time  to  down  alleyways  and  peeking  at  it.  If  merchant  seamen  are  not  allowed  in  USO  quarters  because  they  mountain  climber  to oil  one of  these  prepare  to  meet  the  shipowner  you  from  the  scuttlebutt  is  Bill  haven't  a  uniform,  then  they  don't  want  that  privilege.  The  brothers  Ifon  Maidens.  ^  when  he  ttys  to  throw  the  chocks  McKay  holding  down  the  patrol­ should  take  an  interest  in  this  matter  and  write  the  local  papers  in­ To  see  some  fun,  go  aboard  one  to  you.  man's  job  while  John  Vechio is  on  forming  them  of  reasons  why  merchant  seamen  don't  need  a  uniform  of  these  new  Beaumont  built  In  case  any  of  you  guys  ddn't  vacation.  Brother  Vechio  will  use  to  make  them  qualified  seafaring  men.  C­l­A's  and  watch  the  engineers  know  it,  the  manning  scale  of  the  part  or  most  of  his  vacation  trying  AAA  chasing  each  otlier  around  the  ship.  M.C.  calls  for  a  third  man  in  the  to  get  an  extra  gas  ration.  Judg­ Howard  Guiner finally  arrived  in  New  York  to tell  us  about  some  "Was  on  one  the  other  day  and  all  cooking force  if  over fifty  men  are  ing  by  the  haunted  look  on  the  of  the  incidents  that  occurred  aboard  his  ship  when  it  was  torpedoed.  were sweating,  J>ut  the ice  box  was  aboard  the  scow.  This  does  not  traffic  cop's face  and  the succession  He  led  Winifred  Grey  through  the  crew  passageway  to  the  boat  deck  fouled  up  and  no  one  was  doing  eliminate  the  galley  man,  but  adds  of  traffic  jams  that  appear  every  and  told  her  to  get  into  a  lifeboat.  She  refused  and  thus  was  lost.  anything  about  it.  time  Brother  Vechio  hoves  into  another  cook.  We  had  a  beef  about  the  unli­ sight,  what  he  needs  more  than  Howard gives  a  great  deal of  credit  to the  men  in the  Deck  department,  Having  beefs  here  with  the  through  whose  efforts  all  but  twenty­five  were  saved.  Two of  the De­ censed  Jrs.  aboard  these  scows  extra  gas,  is  a  car.  company  trying  to  dodge  putting  fense  workers  were  trampled  to  deith  by  other  frantic  passengers.  Broke  out  the  West  Coast  (Black  D.  D.  STORY,  Agent  toilet  articles  (tooth­paste,  shav­ AAA  Gang)  agreements  and  even  went  ing  cream,  etc.)  in  the  slop  chest.  so  far  as  to  check  the  NMU  so­ Larie Owens,  after  being  torpedoed on  his first  ship,  came in  to tell  The  angle  on  this  is  that  the  pooj:  called  agreement.  We  threw  the  us  how  lousy  the  tin­can  sailors  are  as  seamen.  They  can't  swim,  and  company  can't  get  insurance  on  last  named  out  and  settled  for  the  they  just  can't do  anything right,  according to his  version.  I.arie Owens  this  (one  hundred  bucks  worth  M.F.O.W.  Asked  for  it  and  was  a  well­dressed  man,  after  he  secured  the  money  for  the  loss  of  will  take  care  of  a  ship  for  a  year's  Had  the  S.S.  (  ..)  drop  thought  that  we  had  it.  Company  his  gear.  voyage)  but  they  are  willing  to let  in  here  from  Australia  this  week.  offered  $20.00  less  than  the  West  AAA  the Stewards  on  the  scows  buy  and  The  whole  crew  paid  off  her  but  Coast  scalej  with  the  result  that  run  it.  Asked  if  the  Company  are  still  arguing  about  transporta­ We  never  believed  that  Matthews  County  men  joined  Unions,  but  the  legalized  finks,  the  Cadets,  are  shouldn't  be  willing  to  take  a  tion  money.  The  company  claims  we  have one  in our  organization  and  he is  a  good  Union  man.  James H.  taking  the  Jrs.  jobs.  Strange  as  it  chance  with  the  dough  they  are  they  got  in  touch  with  the  Navy  Ashberry  is  his  name  and  he  survived  his first  torpedoing.  Brother  may  seem  the  Company  was  all  set  making,  they  state  the  Steward  Department  in  Washington  and  Lynne  Fields,  stationed  in  an  Army  Technical  School  in  Florida,  in­ to  put  the  Jrs.  from  the  hall  in  makes  money  on  it  any  way,  so  were  instructed  not  to  pay  any  quired  whether  the  Union  could  get  him  out  of  the  Army.  That's  the  dinky  little  rooms  where  the  should  take  the  risk.  No  wonder  transportation  back  to  the  coast.  jjsual  unlicensed  close  quarters  pre­ impossible.  we  have  millionaires.  I'll  stay  in  Texas  Davis  and  O'Brien  from  vail.  Now  that  the finks  are  AAA  the  hundred  grand  class.  Portland,  happened  to  be  on  this  aboard  they  are  placed  up  on  the  John Saunders,  back from  a  trip to the Persian Gulf, inquired  about  ship  and  evidently  had  a  good  trip  Keep  'em  Floating.  top  deck  in  the  best  rooms  on  the  his  brother,  Roy.  We  regretted  to  inform  hi*^  that  his  brother  was  for  I  have  only  seen  them  one  in  ship.  Well,  it  just  goes  to  show  —"ARMY"  lost  two  months  before.  Charles  Wilson  (who  is  well  known  by  the  three  days.  that  tlie  best  is  none  too  good  for  Brothers in Philly),  was recently lost on  the Marymar, we'll all  miss him.  would­be  sailors  while  the  com­ At  the present  time I am  looking  Ramon  Morales,  No.  7599,  is  stationed  at  Camp  Edwards,  Mass.  After  pan/  can  tise  them­  But  when  for  ABs,  Oilers  and  Watertenders.  surviving  two torpedoings.  Brother  Edward  B.  Rhodes  was finally  grab­ their  usefullness  is  over  then  where  It  is  even  tough  t6  get  Ordinary  bed  by  the  Army.  Fie  won't  have  to  worry  about  being  torpedoed  will  they  sleep?  Seamen  now.  Business  continues  moderately  any  more.  It  remirids  me  of  a  trip  I  made  good  in  this  port  but  shipping  is  That's  all  for  now.  on  the  scow  called  the  Western  fast  reaching  the  height  of  some­ —CHARLES  WAID,  Agent.  as  all  seamen  look  forward  to  go­ Queen.  We  were  loaded  down  with  thing  or  other  with, 228  brothers  ing  ashore  whenever  they  hit  port.  work­aways  for  the  round  trip,  all  shipped  in  the past  two weeks. The  We  need  every  encouragement  and  han^s  kissing  the  Mate's  butt  local  shipyard  is  putting  a  new  NATHANIEL  J.  NEWSOME  should  not  be  discouraged.  to  gef'a'steady  job  when  she  paid  Liberty  ship  into  service  every  Cousin  Fish  Ruberey  was  in  the  Your  local  draft  board  is  look­ off  in  the  States,  with  the. result  sixty  hours  right  now  and  shoot­ Everything  going  on  as  usual  other  day  and  looked  to be  in  good  ing  for  you.  Square  things  away  as  that  when  we  got  back  they  were  ing  for  9  mark  of  one  every  30  with  many  youths  coming  to  the  shape.  I  think  he  is  related  to  soon  as  you  hit  the  beach.  all let  go and  another  new  crew  of  Jiours.  Despite  the  number  of  hall  daily  asking  how  can  they get  Harry  Collins,* they  look  so  much  CHARLES  L.  THURBER  workaways  were  shipped  for  the  members  around  the  port,  we've  a  job  on  a  merchant  vessel.  Plenty  alike,  around  the  waistline.  He  Get  in touch  with  your  mother  at  next  trip.  I  don't  know  how  they  been  unable  to hold\a  regular  busi­ of  material  here  but  untrained.  At  ought  to  put  on  about  ten  pounds  once.  She  is  very  ill  at  Greenville,  made  out  but  expect  they  got  the  ness  meeting  for  some  time  now.  least  four  hours  are  consumed  each  this  next  trip  as  he  had  the  cook  Rhode  Island.  same dose.  I know  that  around  this  You  can't  blame  the boys  too much  day  answering  their  questions  and  out  on  a  tour  visiting  all  the  tav­ time,  when  the  ships  paid  off,  the  because  the  demand  for  men  is  so  CARLISLE  MOSS  advising  them.  erns  in  Southie.  He  seems  to  be  A.­B.'s  pay  was  cut  from  the  Ship­ acute  they  just  don't  get  much  Your  book  and  discharges  have  All  our  veteran  seamen  that  hit  ycry  impatient  about  getting  un­ ping  Board  scale  of  $62.50  to  time  to  hang  around  attending  been  found  and  turned  into  the  $50.00  while  the  ship  was  loading  meetings,  etc.,  but  for  the  good  of  Boston  complain  about  not  getting  der  way,  which  reminds  me  when  headquarters  office.  on  the  coast.  Then  when  you  the  union  we  should  have  occa­ shore  leave  on  the  other  side  and  we  had  our  convention  in  'Frisco,  JOSEPH  LANDWERSICK  signed  on  foreign  again  it  was  sional,  regular  meetings  and  ^ven,  some  state  that  they  are  kept  and  our  visit  to  the  Seven  Seas,  raised  to  the  scale.  REMEMBER?  although  we  know  it  is  against  the  aboard  for  months  at  a  time  while  when  all  of  a  sudden  the  Professor  Get  in  touch  with  your  mother  the ship's  officers  may  go  ashore  at  jumped  up  and  shouted,  'Well,  at  once.  You  lads  that  have  come  since,  constitution,  we  believe  it  might  what  are  we  waiting  for?"  (Re­ will.  H.  FRANCAIS  "jand  don't  ferneniber, •   should  take  not  be  a  bad  idea  to  Ibwcr  the  member  Whitey?)  If  so,  this  condition  should  be  Stop  in  Headquarters  office  next  time  out  and  listen  to some  of  the  quorum  requirements  for  the  dur­ time  you  are  in  New  York.  —JOHN  MOGAN,  Agent  remedied  by  the  proper  authorities  ation.  Either  that or  call a  meeting  boys  that  do.  Shift  ship  at  6:00  5i:  .• j'i •   4  ­  h  Out  of  the  Focs^l  by  <X.  SAVANNAH  ­ '•   *1  BALTIMORE  PERSONALS  BOSTON  /a  ..  'mi  �.­'Ar»i;.,ii^:;s«r^sHCv.' u.­  Page  Four  CHARGES  UTILITIES  RETARD NEW LIGHT  (From  the  New  York  Times)  THE  SEAFA'RERS*  LOG  ­ IJ'­S  Thursday,  August  20,  1942  Baltimore Asks Monument  Nominations For 1943 Office  Will Open On Sept First  For Lost Brothers  as  an officer  of  the  Union.  '  {Continued  from  Page  1)  (By  D.  D. STORY  WASHINGTON,  Aug.  18—The  Section  3.  A  committee  con*  for  departmental  patrolman  must  From  talking  with  the  mem­  to be  cast  on  the ^a  during  her  General  Electric  Company,  the  have  three years  sea service  in  their  sisting  of  six  full  book  members In  Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manu­ bers  and  from  the  informal  dis­  voyage;  and  a  moVement  start­ ed  by  the  men  on  the  Calmar  respective  departments.  Sea  service  good  standing,  two  from  each  de­ facturing  Company  and  more  than  cusslons  that  are  always  taking  ,  . ,  ships  to create  a  fund  to erect  a  as  specified  in  this  article  shall  partment,  shall  be  elected,.  whoM  duty it  shall  be  to prepare  the  bal­ 100  public  utilities  companies  place  around  a  umon  hall,  it s  monument  to the  men  mean  on  merchant  vessels.  lot.  (d)  He  has  not  misconducted  were  accused  today  by  John  W.  easy  to  learn  that  most  of  the  of  tjjg  merchant  marine  is  himself  previously  while  emplpyed  All  nominees  who  desire  to  be­ Walker,  Justice  Department  attor­ boys  are  feeling  the  loss  of  growing  fast,  with  more  than  come candidates shall  have  the nec­ ney,  of  operating  together  to  re­ shipmates  keenly  and  are  g«>p­  two hundred  dollars  already do­ essary  qualifications  and  acceptance  General Pay Rise  tard  the  development  of  fluores­ ing  around  for  some  means  of  nated.  We  believe,  however,  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary­ expressing  their  respect  for  the  that  this  last  movement  is  too  Treasurer  or  the  Committee  on  cent lighting  throughout  the coun­ men  who  didn't  come  back,  much  for  a  branch  agent  to  Is Denied To  21,000  Candidates  prior to the 15 th day of  try  because  it  requires  only  one­ Seamen  as  a  class  are  not  emo­  take  care  of  and  if  anything  is  October  of  each  year.  Nominees  WASHINGTON,  Aug.  18  —  third  to  one­half  the  current  re­ tional  or  soft­hearted,  but  it  done  along  the  lines  of  building  who  shall  fail  to  comply  herewith  would  be a  tough customer  who  >  ^  monument  it  should  be  on  a  The  National War  Labor  Board  re­ quired  for  incandescent  lighting.  shall  be  regarded  as  having  declin­ didn't  feel  bad  about  the lc»s  of  national  basis.  The  members  are  jected  unanimously  today  a  pro­ Mr. Walker,  member of  the anti­ so  many  good  men.  Now  and  anxious  to  see  this  thing  done,  posed  general  wage  increase  of  10  ed  the nomination. Ballots  shall  (a)  cents  an  hour  for  21,000  employes  bear  the  name  of  the  Union,  thq  trust  division  ,charged  before  the  again  somebody  does  something  They  are  enthusiastic  about  do­ month  and  yar  of  election  and  in­ Senate  committee  investigating  about  it.  Jimmie  Stevens  help­  nating  and  we  can't  turn  them  of  the  Western  Electric  Company  structions  to  votes;  (b)  bear  the  at  Kearny,  N.  J.,  but  approved  patents  that  as  a  i*esult  of  the com­ ed  get  a  memorial  service  in  a  down.  The  money  ctfllected  names  of  eligible  and  duly  quali­ here  makes  a  good  start  so what  rises  of  3  to  5  cents  an  hour,  re­ panies'  actions  the  lighting  and  local  church;  a five  foot floral  fied  candidates  for  each  office  ar­ anchor  donated  by  members  do  you  say  fellows—shall  we  troactive  to  June  1,  for  workers  ranged  alphabetically  with  voting  power  bills  of  customers  in  homes  receiving  less  than  the  standard  and  inscribed  "Shipmates  at  get  together  and  jnahe  it  a  na­ squares  to  the  right  of  names;  (c)  rate  in  ten  wage  classifications.  and  industries  were  held  at  propor­ Rest"  was  taken  aboard  a  ship  tional  affair?  have  one  blank  line  for  each  office'  The  board  said  the  general  wage  tionately  high  levels,  totaling  $2,­ in  which  member  may  write  the  increase  demanded  by  the  unaffili­ <65,000,000  last  year,  while a  con­ Barracks for Workers  ated  Western  Electric  Employes  name  of  any  member  whose  name  servation of  electrical energy  which  MONEY  DUE  KO'd By  AFL Unions  Association,  Inc.,  would  be  "con­ does  not  appear  upon  the  ballot  would  aid  the  war  production  pro­ to  the  national  pro­ who  must  be  qualified  under  the  trary  provisions  of Action  2  of  this. Ar­ PHILADELPHIA,  Pa.—A  plan  gram  materially  was  blocked.  gram  for  wage  stabilization.'  Stewards  department  of  8.  S.  ticle;  and  (a)  be  perforated  at  tWs  of  National  Housing  Administra­ "The  principal  factor  that  made  Alcoa  Gadet  collect  $18.0P  from  Al­ tor John  B. Blandford,  Jr., to erect  upper  edge  and  perforated  stubs  it  impossible  for  General  Electric  coa  office,  17  Battery  Place,  New  barracks  instead  of  decent Jiousing  PITTSBURGH,  Aug.  19  —  numbered  consecutively,  beginning  for  500  Navy  Yard  workers  here  Committeemen  of  the  Aluminum  with  No.  1.  The  Secretary­Treas­ and  the  utilities  to  completely  re­ York  City.  has  been  defeated  by  the  combined  Workers  of  America,  led  by  their  urer  shall  cause  to  be  printed,  and  tard  and  control  the  development  efforts of  the Building &  Construc­ president,  Nicholas  A.  Zonarich,  shall  forward  to  each  Branch  and  of  the fluorescent  lighting  indus­ try,"  Mr.  Walker  testified,  "was  Newton  Williams,  2nd  Cook  on  tion  Trades  Council,  the  Philadel­ sent  a  telegraphic  demand  to  the  retain  for  use  at  Headquarters,  a  the  aggressive  promotion  of fluor­ 8.  8.  Jean,  paid  off  Aug.  7,  collect  phia  Navy  Yard  and  the  Philadel­ War  Lqbor  Board  tonight  for  an  sufficient  number  of  ballots,  and  "immediate  explanation  of  its  de­ shall  keep  a  record  of  the  numbers  escent  lighting  by  an  independent  $14.85  at  Bull  Line office,  115  Broad  phia  Housing  Authority.  manufacturer,  the  Hy­Grade  Syl­ Street,  New  York"  City.  The only  excuse  given  by Bland­ cision  refusing  pay  increases  to em­ of  the first  and  last  ballots  so for­ vania  Corporation,  and  the  activi­ ford  for  his  proposal  was  an  al­ ployes  of  the  Aluminum  Company  warded  and  retained.  None  but of­ ficial  ballots  shall  be  used  in  any  ties  of  this  independent  are  the  leged  lack  of  building  materials.  of  America."  The  action  followed  a  three­ general  election.  only  bgrrier existing  today  to Gen­ Money  for  extra  meals  due  the  James  L.  McDevitt,  business  man­ hour  conference  called  to  discuss  eral Electric,  Westinghouse and  the  ager  of  the  building  council  and  following  men  from  the  M.  8.  utilities  getting absolute  control of  president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Fed­ the  insistence  of  the  union  mem­ Trucking Concerns  Blendheim:  Edwards,  Satchfield,  the  new  industry  and  operating  it  eration  of  Labor,  pointed  out  that  bership  that  a  general  strike  be  Spurn Pay  Demand  Harold,  Chong  and  Jack.  Collect  at  solely  in  conformity  with  their  it  takes almost  as  much material  to  called  in  the  aluminum  industry.  19  Rector  Street,  New  York  City.  own  interests."  build  barracks  as  it  does  proper  Decision  on  the  strike  demand  was  The  Merchant  Truckmen's  Bu­ deferred  and  the  meeting  recessed  housing.  reau  of  New  York  yesterday  re­ until  tomorrow  morning. Mr.  Zon­ "No  one,"  McDevitt  asserted,  arich  said  Army  representatives  jected  as  "preposterous"  the  de­ MEN  OF OUR  MERCHANT MARINE  "knows  how long  the war  will last.  would  be  asked  to attend  a  second  mands  of  three  locals  of  the  Inter­ Certainly  it  will  not  be  a  short  session  in  the  afternoon,  at  which  national  Brotherhood  of  Teamsters  There  they  wait  in  their  Union  Hall,  war.  And  even  after  its  close,  we  a  decision  might  be  made on  "what  for  a  new  contract  which'  the  In  answer  to  their  country's  Call,  trucking  interests  estimated  would  will  be unwilling  to shut down our  further  steps  we  are  to  take."  Those  hardy  men  of  the  merchant  marine;  Awaiting  the  test  of  nerve  supreme.  ^  entire  war  production  program  Ben  Fischer,  research  director  of  involve  wage  increases  of  40  per  cent.  The employers suggested  that>»  over  night.  the  union,  said  the  WLB  would  be  A  call  comes  in  for  a  sailor  or  two.  "With  this  in  mind  it  seems  un  asked  to  explain  how  it  reached  the  union  revise  its  demands  td  Urgently  needed  by  some  tanker's  crew,  reasonable  to  erect  a.lot  of flimsy  the  decision  that  aluminum  work­ bring  them  "within  the  scope  of  They're  ail  anxious  to  get  back  to  sea.  and  unsafe  sheds  and  expect  war  ers  had  received  more  than  a  15  reason."  And  do  their  bit  for  liberty.  workers  to  live  in  them  without  per  cent  wage  increase  since  Jan.  Later  a  union  spokesman  ex­ privacy  of  any  kind."  Where  she's  going  none  seem  to  care,  1,  1941,  which  he  said  was  not  pressed  surprise  that  the  bureau  There's  one  thing  sure  she's  needed  there.  conceded  as  a  fact  by  the  union.  had  made public  its letter  of  rejec­ Be  it  to  the  islands,  or  the  far  off  Russian  coast,  Extension  of  a  night  shift  "pre­ tion  without  consenting  to  DO  NOT  SHIP  They'll  take  her  there  and  bring  her  back,  they  boast.  mium"  system  to  ail  Alcoa  plants,  down  with  tcantster  representatives  (under  any  circumstances)  while  not  making  it  retroactive  to  to discuss  terms.  it  takes  untold  courage,  to  go  to  sea.  WILLIAM  E.  FARRELL.  No.  6089  John  J.  O'Rourke,  a  member  of  Feb.  10  as  the  union  had  under­ Armed  only  with  the  Powers  that  be,  JAME8  MARVIN  HART  the  union's  Wage  scale  committee  stood  it  would  be,  also  requires  8till these  men  do  it  day  after  day,  |  L.  J.  CANNON  ...No. 20284  clarafication,  Messrs.  Fischer  and  and  president  of  Local  282,  de­ They  are  our  country's  mighty  stay.  WILLIAM  SCHWARTZ  clared  that  the  brotherhood,  for  Zonarich  stated.  two  weeks  had  been  trying  to  ar­ There's  not­a  slacker  among  these  men  of  the  sea  range  a  conference  with  the  Mer­ Who  fight  for  us  all, and  our  liberty.  Rules on Personal  Effects:  chant  Truckmen's  Bureau.  He ex­ They  take  them  to  they  know  not  where,  V  'Cause  they  know  they  are  needed  there.  plained  that,  any  action  by  fhe  IF  YOUR  SHIP  IS  SUNK  AND  YOU  LOSE  YOUR  GEAR,  union  would  await  the  return  to  YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $250  COM>.  Ducking  and  dodging  and  twisting  at  night.  the  city of  Michael  J.  Cashal,  in­ PENSATION  ONLY  IF  YOU  HAVE  MADE  OUT  A  LIST  AND  Not  daring  to  show  a  bit  of  light.  VALUATION  OF  YOUR  BELONGINGS  AND  FILED  IT  WITH  ternational  vice  president,  and  Lest  some  wandering  sub,  either  Nazi  or  Jap,  THE  SKIPPER. BEFORE  SAILING.  FAILING  THIS,  YOU  ARE  other  officers  attending  the  State  Blow  their  ship  right  off  the  map.  ENTITLED  UP  TO  AND  INCLUDING  $150.  IF  YOU  FAIL .TO  Federation  of  Labor  Convention  iff  LIST  AND  FILE  YOUR  GEAR,  THERE  IS  NOTHING  THE  Rochester.  .  Many  a  torpedo  has  rung  the  bell.  UNION  CAN  DO  TO  AID  YOU  To  COLLECT  MORE  THAN  The  agieemeiit  Covering  10,000  And  blown  some  tanker  right  into  hell.  THE  $150.  drivers  engaged  in  general  truck­ An  explosive  blast,  a  sheet  of  flame.  ing  here expires  on  Aug.  31.  Wil­ What  once  was  a  ship  is  now  only  a  name.  Rules  on  Death  Benefits:  liam  S.  Devery,  president  of  Local  ALWAYS  NAME  A  BENEFICIi|,RY  FOR  YOUR  f5,000  So  here's to "the  men  of  our .Merchant  Marine,  ' '  807,  acting  as  chairman  of  a  joint  GOVERNMENT  INSURANCE  IN  CASE  OF  DEATH  AT  SEA.  Whose, equal  for  courage  is  seldom  seen.  wage  scale  committee  for  Locals  •   MANY  CASES  HAVE  BEEN  HUNG  UP  FOR  MONTHS  BE­ They're  taking  them  to  they  know  not  where,  807, 282  and  816, submitted a  pro­ CAUSE  OF  THE  FAILURE  OF  A  MAN  TO  NAME  A  BENE­ 'Cause  they  know  that  they're  needed  there.  posal  to  the  employers  that  they  FICIARY.  PROTECT  YOUR  FAMILY  BY  NAMING  A  BENE­ sigq  a  new  agreement  effective •   FICIARYI  C. T.  S., No.  450is.  'Sept.  1.  'r i  •  (isaie­i.;;,".  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including 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Title A name given to the resource August 20, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: COMMITTEE SET UP TO DISTRIBUTE FUR VESTS WEEK'S SHIP LOSSES SHOW SUB SHIFT NOMINATIONS FOR 1943 OFFICE WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER FIRST N.Y. INFORMATION SERVICE INAUGURATED FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN DUTCH UNIONS HAVE SHOWDOWN WITH BOSSES AND GOVERNMENT TOLEDO YARD BUILDS LAKES ICE BREAKERS RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK IN GULF OF MEXICO INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS NEW FACILITIES TO SPEED PHILA. TURNAROUNDS 5 BRAZILIAN SHIPS SUNK BELOW BULGE AFL OPPOSES PAY - CZAR PLAN CHARGES UTILITIES RETARD NEW LIGHT BALTIMORE ASKS MONUMENT FOR LOST BROTHERS GENERAL PAY RISE IS DENIED TO 21,000 BARRACKS FOR WORKERS KO'D BY AFL UNIONS TRUCKING CONCERNS SPURN PAY DEMAND MEN OF OUR MERCHANT MARINE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/20/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/664fd2ac5dd191c85b1fce3085d5fa47.PDF 460c4614a638ba5bce8a64e2d712ba13 PDF Text Text V J-:- OFFICIAL OHGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTBICT. SEAFABEBS' INTEBNATIONAL UNION OF NOBTH AMEBICA Nominations for 1948 office are open dur­ ing September and October, Any SIU mender who can meet the Constitutional qualifica­ tions, is entitled to nominate himself. Com­ plete Constitutional provisions for nomina­ tions to office in the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict of the Seafarers International Union, ap­ pear on page two of this issue. •M VOL. IV. 214 NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1942 S, S, ANDREW FURESETH No. 30 SIU Meets With Army On Transport Beefs By HARRY LUNDEBERG Approximately a month ago, the steamers Evangeline, Florida, ,and Yarmouth, SIU agreement vessels, were transferred to the Army Transport Service in New Orleans by the War Shipping Administration. According to the Statement of Policy, signed by Admiral Land and Captain Macauley on behalf of the U. S. Government, these ships were to continue under union agreements inasmuch as all vessels under the jurisdiction On Labor Day a Liberty. S/jtp, such as the one pictured above, will be christened the S. S. Andrew Fnreseth and then slide down the ways. It has been planned also to name a ship the S. S. Samuel Gompers, in honor of the late President of the A. F. of L. A third ship will be named after Peter J, McGiiire in honor of the A. F. of L. official who is regarded as "the father of Labor Day," All Liberty Ships named above were built with the aid of A. F. of L. metal trades workers. ^of the War Shipping Administra­ tion were to remain under union agreements with collective bar­ gaining rights guaranteed for the duration of the War by Land and Macauley on behalf of the Presi­ dent. However, the Army did not see fit to live up to these previous commitments of the government. They immediately notified the crew {The following is the text of a 'Memorandum submitted to the that if they wished to remain in Maritime 'War Emergency Board by Mattljew Dushane, Washington these vessels there would be no representative of the SIU-SUP. The rnemorandum deals with requested union agreements, there would be changes in methods employed by some operators in paying off repatri­ no overtime pay, there would be no ated and torpedoed crews, and requested changes in present compensa­ union working conditions. S.I.U. REQUESTS W.E.B. PROTECT RIGHTS OF TORPEDO VICTIMS As the result of this highhanded ruling by the Army Transport Ser­ vice, the men on these three vessels Gentlemen: quit the ships. This involved ap­ Upon instructions from the membership of our organizations I am proximately 700 men. The Army bringing to the attention of the members of the W.E.B., two matters Transport Service then attempted which they feel work an undue hardship on the merchant seamen and to get the War Shipping Adminis­ should be corrected. tration pools to furnish men, which We sincerely hope that the members of the board will give favor­ they refused to do, due to the fact able consideration to our proposals, which we feel will help to correct that the War Shipping Administra­ these injustices, and will be of great help in maintaining the morale of tions had guaranteed the unions their collective bargaining agree­ the merchant seamen. ments for the durtion of the war, Problem No. 1. It .ia the practice of some S. S. Operators, that and consequently if they furnished when torpedoed and repatriated seamen have arrived back in a] crews they would violate the United States port and should be paid off of their articles, they Statement of Policy of May 4th, have to wait until the Master of the vessel in which they were signed by Admiral Land. How­ torpedoed arrives back before they are paid off. ever, the Army Transport Service In some cases the Master does not arrive back until weeks later,' immediately contacted the NMUand the seamen are not given any advances in monies so as to enable, whose officials immediately them to live. The seamen have to rely on the charity of their shipmates P"' themselves at their service to and friends to live while waiting to be paid off. urnis scabs ^n attempt to . J L J u1 J u J tnove in on the SIU. This causes an undue hardship on the seamen and has a tendency to break their morale. They feel the^operators are chiseling and are not Ships Not CrCWcd tion rates.) Ganadian Patrolman Blasts Government's Scab Wage Proposals While the FBI continues to round up the Silver Shirts, Brown Shirts and Dirty Shirts, we, up in this neck of the woods are being pestered by a group of Crummy Shirts . . . namely the shipowners and their stooges. Now, I don't wish to be indicted for spreading secret •U- .• fh information, but Canada declared^ —~ •war on the Axis in 1939—stating NAVY OPTOMISTIC that they were gangsters and op­ pressors t)f human rights and liber­ ON SUB WARFARE ty. jBut now, lo and behold, Canajja seems to have declared war up­ Captain Lcland P. Lovette, new­ on the merchant seamen. ly appointed director of the Office It so happens a number of ships of Public Relations for the Navy, are being chartered by the Cana­ disclosed in Chicago yesterday that dian-Australasian Line with the not more than five ships out of kind permission of the Wartime 2,000 convoyed in Atlantic coastal Shipping Board and two stooges zones had been lost since May 14. named Teackle and MacMillan. Speaking at a meeting of the This MacMilJan is the one who Chicago Association of Commerce, openly stated in 1933 that he Captain Lovette said four of the would spend $1,000,000, yes siree ships sunk were known to have one million smackers, to break the been victims of submarines. It has maritiine strike in this port. not been established whether the Well, this, fink herder and the fifth was sunk by a U-boat or a shipowners have gotten together mine. . :^3nd decided to set up the following For the first time since January and February, when the Axis sub­ vscale of wages: marine warfare was* carried into the "DECK DEPARTMENT: Western Atlantic, he added, Ameri­ Bos'n ?64.50 can shipyards hast month turned AB .^..56.50 out more ships than were lost. OS , 41.70| " Captain Lovette asserted that Cadets 13.55 German submarines which operate ENGINE DEPARTMENT: off the East Coast were based most­ Donkey man $62.00 ly in ports in occupied France, Coal Fireman .5850 where they are sheltered in bomb­ Oilers ...60.65 proof structures. Coal Passers .;..... .5650 He discounted the theory of .40 per hr. some Americans that these U-boats Weekly Overtime .50 per hr. Sunday Overtime are being refueled at some point in .17 per hr. Overtiniv for C.S. the Western 'Hernisphre. Captain Lovette, in charge of Now the controlling stock of {Continued on Page 3) . {Continued on Page 3) Pag' 3) Belgian Seamen Thieves Steal Bags Widen Union's At Boston Branch Activities On the night of August , jth the H.II wes broken into by some LONDON—^An important move to strengthen the shipping effort of the United Nations and to reestab­ lish close relations among the wide­ ly-scattered Belgian seamen has been made by the Belgian Seamen's and Transport Workers' Union, an affiliate of the International Trans­ port Workrs' Federation. The Bel­ gian maritime transport workers movement is led by Ph. de Witte, who attended the 1941 New York Conference of the I.L.O. as a Bel­ gian workers' delegate. The union whose headquarters arc located in London since the conquest of Belgium in 1940, has {Continued on page i) scum bums and" twelve suitcases and bags belonging to our members were stolen. Some of our members had their seamen's papers and all their discharges in their bags. Any information le.ading to the discovery of the thieves will be greatly appreciated. As the Hall in Boston is now on a Military reservation and armed guards are constantly on patrol 24 hours a day, it seems rather queer how anyone could break in and carry out 12 bags without being seen. The police were notified as soon as the break was discovered, but have had no results as yet. JOHN MOGAN, Agent Tt. report from the Gulf is that these vessels arc not as yet crewed up and the bona fide sea­ men in the NMU are not staying with the vessel with the exception of a few Commie stooges. The SIU officials and the memattempted to sett e tlm b«f and insisted that the War Shippmg Administration live up to their agreements and that it was their responsibility to see that the Army Transport Service abide by our union agreements inasmuch as these vessels were sub-chartered by the War Shipping Administration to the Army. The War Shipping Administration, through Captain Macauley, agreed that the unions •v^re right. A meeting was held by the AFL Executive Board and our union representatives in Chicago. President Green, of the American Federation of Labor, promised full support against the attempt of the Army Transport Service to break {Continued on Page 4) �Page Two w It THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thutsday, August 27, 1942 TALK OF LABOR FEACE PubHthta bp th9 Blimps To Drop Supplies To Victim Of Torpedoes SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Giilf District AfHlUUed vHth th» American Federation 0/ Labor llf If I• i';. T HARRY LUNDEBERG, International President 110 Market Street, Room 402, Srai Francisco, CkiltL •-WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — First-aid to survivors of torpedoed ships hereafter will come to them literally from the skies through the Navy Department and the American Red Cross. ADDRESS ALL 00BRE8P0NDENCB OONOERNINQ THIS PUBLICATION TO: "THE SEAFAISIS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York. N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 Buoyant waterproof bags con­ taining emergency food and water rations and medical supplies will be dropped by Na,val patrol blimps to men in lifeboats or drifting on rafts, Norman H. Davis, chairman of the Red Cross, announced today. REPORT FROM Washington By "DUKE" DUSHANE Selective Service I contacted the Selective Service in regards to some local boards being slow in clearing bona fide active seamen. They stated that they will instruct the local boards on the status of seamen. They also stated that they are going to adopt the proposal that I made some months ago in regard to a postcard system of notification. The local boards will supply cards to ships and when the men sign on they merely fill out the cards and mail them. Thus the boards know the score. Then when the men sign off, they send another card. This should eliminate some of the mix ups we have been having. Seamen*8 Passports: Contacted the Stare Department regarding some of their represen­ tatives causing seamen undue delay in shipping out through their red tape. The State Department has issued a very liberal order in regards to seamen obtaining their passports. Hence forth it will be necessary to handle every Case as an individual. It is my suggestion that if any of our members have any trouble in obtaining a passport, he should immediately contact one of our agents, and the agent will send in all the facts to me here in Washington. The State Department has prom­ ised full cooperation in any case we may run up against. Maritime War Emergency Board: ^ Due to the Army beef here, I have not had a chance to check in full with the board regarding all of our cases. However, I have been advised that some of our cases were cleared up by the Board this past week. We are to meet the early part of the week with the officials of the Army on this beef and I'll keep the membership informed as to the final outcome on this case. For the third time since the split in the labor movement oc­ curred in 193 5, representatives of the AFL and CIO will sit down together in Washington to seek an agreement whereby organized labor can be united. In this picture President William Green of the • AFL tells reporters in Chicago that tlx AFL conferees will attempt to reach a settlement "fair to all concerned RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present vi^ar is over the seamen will again be engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is tilling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusively that after such an upheaval as at present is going on in tiie world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The 1^34 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. And further, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That if the members accept this resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits, in the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the annual election ballot. (signed) Alfred Stewart Adalbert Gawronski William Hamilton Harry ]. Collins Artlmr Tijompson No. No. No. No. No. 764 21265 3400 496 2888 Constitutional Provisions For SIU Nomination •'FX ; y.; i t iy • l: fe­ lt M' !i |i lifeI?:;'- ARTICLE XIII Nomination and Election of Officers, Atlantic and Gulf District ' Section 1. The regular officers ^all be elected annually and shall hold office for one year, or until re­ lieved by their regular successors in office. Section 2. Nomination of regu­ lar officers shall be made at all branches in the regular meeting held during the last two meetings in September. Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for office by submitting, in writ­ ing, accompanied by the necessary proof of qualifications listed in sub-sections (a), (b), (c), and (d), his intei\tions to run for of­ fice, naming the particular office. Such notification to be in Secre­ tary-Treasurer's office not before September 1st, and not later than October IJth of the year. The names and roll-numbers of nominees, if obtainable at the time shall be recorded in the minutes. The Secretary-Treasurer shall pre­ pare a list of names of nominees for each office and forward copies thereof to each Branch. Such lists shall be conspicuously posted in each office or hall. All full mem­ bers shall be eligible for any regu­ lar office, provided: (a) That he is a citizen of the United States of Amtrica. (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers^ International Union of North America, in con­ tinuous good standing for a period of six (6) months immediately prior to the date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one or three departments. Any candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service in their respective departments. Sea service "This new rescue project launch­ ed jointly by the Navy Depart­ ment and the Red Cross will pro­ vide the 'soldiers' of the merchant marine with the quickest and best care possible," Mr. Davis com­ mented. "The Red Cross already is supplying the Navy with emer­ gency clothing kits for survivors of torpedoed merchant ships. Now, in cooperation with the Navy, as­ sistance can be provided to survi­ vors before they are picked up by rescue vessels." In addition to food, water and medical supplies, the kits also will contain a can opener, a flashlight, cigarettes and matches. To get the project under way the Navy has asked the Red Cross for 100 can openers, 100 flashlights, 400 pack­ ages of cigarettes, 800 packages of matches, and 100 waterproof bags. ATTENTION AGENTS AND DISPATCHERS CLAYTON L. VOSE is not to be shipped until further notice. He accepted transportation money from New York to a southern port and then failed to accept the jtffi. He has other charges against him and has been fined by the member­ ship $75. Until his fines have been paid and he is cleared through the office of the Secretary-Treasurer, he is not to be shipped. W.S.A. Assigns Cadets To Merchant Ships Operators of all merchant vessels registered under the flags of the United States, Panama and Hon­ duras, which are owned, chartered or controlled by the W. S. A. have been directed to include in the crew of such vessels, at least two cadets assigned to them by the Su­ pervisor of Cadet Training of the Division_of Training of the War Shipping Administration, according to general order 19. as specified in this article shall ranged alphabetically with voting mean on merchant vessels. squares to the right of names; (c) have one blank line for each office (d) He has not misconducted in which member may write the himself previously while employed name of any member whose name as an officer of the Union. does not appear upon the ballot t Section 3. A committee con­ who must be qualified tmder the sisting of six full book members in provisions of Section 2 of this Ar­ good standing, two from each de­ ticle; and (a) bo perforated at the partment, shall be elected, whose upper edge and perforated stubs duty it shall be to prepare the bal­ numbered consecutively, beginning lot. with No. 1. The Secretary-Treas­ MONEY DUE urer shall cause to,ht printed, and All nominees who desire to be­ shall forward to each Branch and come candidates shall have the nec­ The Watertenders and Oiler who retain for use at Headquarters, a essary qualifications and acceptance paid off the Alcoa Prospector hava sufficient number of ballots, and in the office of the Secretaryovertime coming. Collect at Alcoa shall keep a record of the numbers Treasurer or the Committee on office, 17 Battery Place, New York of the first and last ballots so for­ Candidates prior to the 15 th day of City. warded and retained. None but of­ October of each year. Nominees ficial ballots shall be used in any who shall fail to coniply herewith general election. The following men still hava shall be regarded as having declin­ overtime money coming from their ed the nomination. Ballots shall (a) last trip on the Yaka: Burfod, Walbear the name of the Union, the 4is, Mesolsky, Kretowitz, McCarthy! month and year of election and in­ Contact Collins in the New York structions to votes; (b) bear the; office. If you write in for tho names of eligible and duly quali-i money, send your diseharflo as fied candidates for each office ar-' means of idsntifioatien. I,. �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, August 27, 1942 Navy Optomistic On Sub Warfare {Continued from Page 1) the destroyer division of the Pacific , Fleet when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, said that great improvements in submarine since the World War made it pos­ sible for the Germans to use the French bases and increase the dif­ ficulties of waging war on the un­ dersea raiders. The modern submarine, he add­ ed, has a cruising radius of 14,000 miles. The biggest bottleneck-in submarine oprations, he asserted, is the physical endurance of the crews. The new U-boats travel at twenty to twenty-two knots, he continued, or at a faster speed than most small craft, which are under the additional handicap of being unable to carry sufi^cient arms for an even fight on the surface. Thus he said, the greatest part of the anti-U-boat campaign must be left ^ largely to destroyers. Captain Lovette disclosed that a depth bomb must explode within Jifteen feet of a modern submarine to destroy it. Belgian Seamen Widen Union's Activities {Continued from Page 1) started publication of DE ZEEMAN—The Seaman, a journal "de­ voted to the defense of the inter­ ests of the Belgian-seamen, fisher­ men and otlief transport workers. The paper is widely distributed aboard Belgian and Dutch ships. Its purpose is to keep the seamen, most of whom have not seen or heard from their families since the occupation of the Low Countries by Germany, informed of develop­ ments and linked with other mari­ time unions affiliated with the I. T. F. DO NOT SHIP <1*:J0HN JOSEPH CONNER ...P6098 ' LAWRENCE HIGHNOTE ...P6092 LAURENCE BOEDEKER ...P4797 HOWARD EDWARD RODE P4821 BENJAMIN A. FARRIS CHESTER G. HANSON A7383 WILLIAM E. FARRELL ....A6089 PERSONALS JOSE C. VACQUE Next time you hit the beach In New York, stop in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. CHARLES LEONARD THURBER Your father is very ill. Get in touch with your sister at Green­ ville, Rhode Island. LAURENCE HALBROOK You left your gear aboard the S. 8. John Henry. You can pick it up at Eastern Steamship Company, Pier 25, North River, New York City. ASSESSMENT! Remember there is a $2 Organizational As­ sessment which goes to the international. The payment is volun­ tarily! How good a ^Unlon man are you? '.Have you paid your $2 obligation? S.LU. REQUESTS W.E.B. PROTECT RIGHTS OF TORPEDO VICTIMS Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA ATLANTIC cold QUIP KSTBICT Secretcoy-Treosurer s Office Boom 213 — 2 Stos* StrscL New York City P. O. Box 25, Statloa P Phonei BOwling Groen 8-0848 {Continued from Page 1) using their best efforts in helping to bring about a total victory to the United Nations. This uncalled for and unjust practice prevents merchant seamen from giving their full support in the war effort, as it delays the seamen from returning to their employment on another vessel until final settle­ ment is made in paying off. We are appealing to the board to use their perogative in correcting this abuse. We offer for the board's considera­ tion the following: Recommendations: Thai the board issue a directive to all the operators, compelling them to give an advance in money to sea­ men, BO as to enable them to purchase new personal effects that they may require, and a daily advance of at least Ten Dollars ($10) per day until he is paid off. And he must receive the bal­ ance due him not later than seven days after arrival in the final pay-off port. Seamen's wages and bonus shall continue until they are paid off. PROBLEM No. 2: As per decision No. 1, Seamen are covered by War Risk Compen­ sation as follows: .. 50% . 65% . 50% 45% ] EaRBCTORY OF BRANCHES BRANCH NEW YOBZ ADDRESS PHONE -2 &torm SL BOwling Greeh 8^8 Dispatehor's Office BOwling Green S-MU Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 BOSTON .m AUontie Ave Liberty 4057 PROVIDENCE . —465 South Main St Manning 3572 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay 2L Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA _.8 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK —»_..2S Commercicd PL ..Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS. J09 Chcstres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH .218 East Boy St Savannah 3-1728 — 206 So. Franklin St T<mpa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St-.-Deater 1449 PUERTO RICO „45 Ponce do Leon Puerto de Tlerra GALVESTON 2014 Market Street Galveston 2-8043 Canadian Patrolman Blasts Government's Scab Wage Proposals {Continued from Page 1) named Terry and Clarke. This lat­ the Canadian Australasian Line is ter gent recently made the remark, held by the C.P.R. (Canadian "If your Constitution (Union) was Profiteering Rogues) who, in turn, the Bible, and Jesus Christ your own the railroads, all the shipping, president, I would still have no The indemnities referred to arc payable to seamen only if the degree of the air lines and most of the land -part of your Union." in this part of the country. disability is 45% or over. Often heard around this Timber But who should happen to be the We are bringing certain facts to the board attention. Several of our Land Country is the question, members have suffered injuries when their vessels were torpedoed, and Agent for this outfit, none other "How can we beat such a clique as the extent of their injuries were less than 45%. These men were hos­ than P. B. Cook, that noted labor this?" The answer is clear ... by hating, anti-Union Nazi actor who pitalized and later received out patient treatment. Upon being pro­ was chased out of Australia and joining the one and only bona fide nounced fit for duty by a Doctor from the Public Health Service Frisco for his hate campaigns seamen's Union that has full recog­ nition and true representation (Marine Hospital) they received no compensation for the loss of em­ against labor. throughout the entire world . . . ployment or time spent in treatment of their injuries that they received It is such a collection of this The Seafarers International Union! in line of duty due to war risk hazard. kind of tripe, along with the Ship­ This union is ever at the sea­ We are presenting for the information of the board members, facts ping Federation group, that creates men's call. Now, as never before, relative to merchant seamen of Great Britain; how Great Britain has a phoney clique c.alled the Citizens I urge all seamen in Vancouver to dealt with this problem, and the compensation awards that they have League. This League craves more join us and help break the Nazipower over labor than Hitler has. applied to the merchant seamen for injuries received due to war risks. And throwing their lot in with thinking "Shipping Federation" Great Britain has by the Act of September 3,.1939 and the order this group are two recently ap­ which we all dispise. BOTH FEET 100%. HAND LIFE 100% BOTH LEGS 100% ARM . BOTH HANDS 100% BOTH ARMS . 100% BOTH EYES 100% FOOT LEG .. 65% EYE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF HEARING 50% —H. M., SlU Patrolman of September 22, 1939 applied the scheme of War pensions and deten­ pointed "Government Shippers" tion allowances to all its members of the merchant marine. The pro­ visions of this act are the same as those that are covered by the person­ no fault of his own, or any other reason due to war-like activity, or on nel of the British Navy, and the scheme covers all the licensed and another ship being repatriated back to the United States. unlicensed personnel of commercial vessels engaged in seagoing service. Our organizations feel that seamen should be compensated for time The amount of pension depends on the degree of disablement, lost due to being unemployed, when unemployment is due to injuries when the degree of dsablement is less than 20% the pension is received while in the performance of their duties, and their injuries were replaced by a gratuity or a final weekly allowance. due to war-like activity. The pensions and allowances cover the risks of death or disability We earnestly request that the board in Decision No. 1, cover the directly attributable to war injuries sustained by reason of service in risks of death or disability directly attributable to war injuries sustained British ships or during a journey by sea, land, or air, as a result of such by reason of service in American Ships or during a journey by Sea, or service, or during leave outside of the British Islands, while the mariner Air, as a result of such service, or during leave outside of the United was in the ser'rices of a British ship in a port outside the 'British Islands. States continential ports, while the seamen was in the services of an War injuries mean physical injuries caused by (1) the discharge American ship in a port outside of the continential United States. of any miSsle (including gas and liquids); (2) the use of any explosive, And we further request that the board define war injuries to be weapon or other noxious thing; (3) the doing of any other injurious caused by (1) tlie discharge of any missle (including liquids and gas; act, either by the enemy or in combating the enemy or in repelling an (2) the use of any weapon, explosive or other noxious thing; (3) the imagined attack by the enemy. The term also includes injuries caused doing of any other injurious act, either by the enemy or in combating by the impact of any enemy air craft or any air craft belonging to his the enemy or in repelling an imagined attack by the enemy, and that majesty or allied power, or any part of, or anything dropped from, any any injuries resulting from the three above proposals be incorporated in such aircraft. Decision No. 1, and we further request that the board include injuries Recommendations: That all seamen who have received any in­ juries due to war risks, and these injuries are less than ^20%, and seamen are hospitalized or have been hospitalized, or are re­ ceiving outpatient treatment, or have received outpatient treat­ ment, shall be entitled to their regular wages, emergency wages, and subsistance as per our collective bargaining agreements. c.iused by the impact, of an enemy air craft or any air craft belonging to the United States or Allied power, or any part of, or anything dropped from, any such aircraft, while the seamen are ashore or on­ board their ships while in any port outside of the continential United States. If their injuries are over 20%, they shall bo entitled to their wages, emergency wages, subsistance as per our collective bar­ gaining agreements, and on equity to compensate them for theirt We urge the board to give favorable consideration to our organiza­ tions' proposals, and that a hearing be held in the immediate near future, so that we can submit any further testimony that the board may re­ quire to expedite the different problems that are" of vital interest to the war effort. injuries. That all wages, emergency wages, subsistance are to be paid until such time as a United States Public Health Service Doctor pronounce the seaman fit for duty. That Decision No. 1 apply to the services of a seaman at all times when he is employed on an American ship, or while ashore and em­ ployed on an American ship, or ashore in a hospital, or waiting to be rqiatriated back to the United States, left behind from his ship through Si Respectfully submitted by MATTHEW DUSHANE Representing the Sailors Union of the f^acific and the Seafarers International Union Of North America. m �Page Four Thursday, August 27, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG SIU Meets With Army On Transport Beefs N.L.R.B. Orders Standard Oil To End Company Unions WASHINGTON, D. C.—Standard Oil of New Jersey, pushed around vigorously on the monopoly front this past year, was slap* ped down this week by the National Labor Relations Board for having maintained three company unions, and was ordered to invalidate their 1937 contract with them. {Continued from Page 1) port Service 'shall be handled by tened and agreed we had a good our bona fide union agreements, the Army through the existing beef. He stated further that the The board found that the Bayway Refinery Employees' Asso­ But, the Army still refused and operating organization, or other­ War Shipping Administration ciation, the Bayonne Refinery Employees' Association and Eagle defied the War Shipping Admin­ wise as may be agreed upon, but would not agree to any assignment Refinery Employees' Association were successor organizations to istration and everybody else. in conformity with the terms of of vessels to the Army Transport what it said was the "admittedly company-dominated industrial Two weeks ago, the steamer existing charters and other Service for operation by that Ser­ representation plan in existence in the companies' three refineries Northvdnd, of the Alaskan Trans­ agreements' covers the State­ vice except in the following: (1) since 1818." portation Company, was also trans­ ment of Policy of May 4, with­ no cargo ships are to be assigned The refineries concerned are at Linden, Bayonne and Jersey ferred to the Army 'and true to in the meaning of the words (2) passenger vessels will be as­ City. By failing to notify employees that the plan had been dis­ form, the Army Transport Service established, the board said the companies "had continued to dom­ 'and qther agreements'." signed when they are to be used by inate and support the employee organizations." immediately went to work on A meeting was arranged on the Army Transport Service as part union conditions, wages, overtime, Thursday between myself, the of an actual combat task force. He etc., laid off the union crew and Army, Mr. Edward McGrady who stated further that they could give shipped their own crews from Skid is the labor consultant for the Sec­ no assurance as to how many pas­ Row and unemployment services retary of War; and others from the senger vessels this might involve, and wdierever they could get them. War Shipping Administration. The or when the assignments might be Of course, they don't get bona fide whole thing was hashed back and made, but stated that the Division seamen from these places, but the forth for three hours. Everyone of Maritime Labor Relations would Army Transport Service is never agreed and tried to be helpful in be advised in advance when any particular what type of men they straightening out this beef except such assignment was proposed to use as seamen as long as they don't the Army. The representatives be made so as to enable the Divi­ have to pay them for union condi­ Well, here we go, doing business at the same old place again. We from the Army stated, among sion of Maritime Labor Relations tions. By the way, this vessel went finally got a decision from the War Shipping Administration. As the'^ other things, that they themselves to assist in whatever personnel ad­ on the rocks up in the Alaskan case goes we had a brother put in for a pair of Binoculars to collect what were the most competent to handle justments might be necessary. waters with her "Army Transport they were worth from the W.S.A. here in New York. The Bo.trd here ships. That the War Shipping Ad­ Accomplishments Listed xuled this item out on the grounds that it is not customarily and or* crew. ministration didn't know anything 1. The Army will not be able to dinarily used by a sailor in the daily work of a sailor, and they further about handling ships. That they Government Agencies take over any more cargo vessels. based their opinion on the fact that out of thousands of cases it hat had to have the ships themselves in Are Contacted If cargo vessels are turned over to never come to their attention where a sailor was required to carry a pair order to insure perfect discipline At the request of the SIU and (the old gag). They also stated the Army Transport Service then of binoculars in order to perform his regular routine duties. SUP membership, I proceeded to that it was their intention to take they must maintain union condi­ Washington to see what could be over all ships-or to take over the tions and use the War Shipping We appealed to the board in Washington on the grounds that thtf done to straighten out this beef majority of the American ships. Administration as the operating skipper used this man's glasses in preference to his own and further, th? and help bring it to a head. Upon More ridiculous statements were manager which is OK with us. skipper stated that the reason that he did use the glasses was that thejr arriving in Washington, various made by the Army representatives. 2. No more passenger vessels were the best glasses that were on the ship. What really protected thij government agencies were con­ will be transferred unless it is defin­ case was that the man in question had the foresight to include this in tacted to find out whether this A.T^. Inefficient itely proven that they will be used his list when he made cut his regular clothing list. Naturally if he had would be the policy of the Admin­ However, they were told that as an auxiliary of an actual combat not done thisTie would be out of luck. Another thing to bear in mintf istration to do away with union we had definite proof and could task force. They, then, will be when rnaking out a list is that if you have a musical instrument, that conditions, break up collective bar­ challenge them any time that the transferred and will be under the is also collectable under the personal effects clause under decision No. 3. gaining agreements. Among the Army Transport Service does not complete jurisdiction of the Army. bureaus contacted were the War Another thing to remember is to let us say that you have been know how to handle ships. That Or, in case of th Navy, they will Manpower Commission, McNutt's we know, for instance, in the Al­ be transferred as a Naval Auxiliary torpedoed and you are being sent back on another ship and the Captain oflSce; Department of Labor; War aska run that the Army Transport Vessel. tells you to work. Wlien you arrive back in the United States you are Shipping Administration; and vari­ 3. No more wild transfers. entitled to pay and bonus from the ship that was sunk, and also from Service doesn't do half as good ous others. We always received the job when they themselves run the Everything will be properly check­ the ship that you were required to turn to on. ^ same answer. ships as when the ships are run by ed upon and union agreements will It was not the intention and it private operators through the War be properly protected. H. J. COLLINS, A.D.R. ( was not the policy of the U. S. Shipping Administration with 4. On the vessels already men­ Government to break up our union crews. They were further tioned as being taken over, meet­ agreements. However, the Army told that they used more personnel ings will be held by the War Ship­ Transport Service evidently doesn't and spent a .hell of a lot more ping Administration and the Army care about that. Your President money operating vessels than any­ Transport Service to try to adjust contacted Admiral Land who is in one else and the only reason they conditions and overtime so they charge of the War Shipping Ad­ were in the steamboat business is will come back under the SIU ministration and had a meeting because they spend the money of agreements again. We have hopes with him. Admiral Land stood Uncle Sam and there was no one to this can be accomplished.. 100^6' behind the Statement of check up on them. Whereas, when S. S. ROBIN GOODFELLOW % 12JOO Policy which he had signed and a private operator under the War Army*s Phoney DARIGAN .'.... 25.00 said it was irot the intention of Shipping Administration runs the Arguments CREW OF S. S. ALCOA PROSPECTOR 5.00 the Administration to break up our vessels they must really do a job This situation is not funny. The agreements. In a meeting later on or else get out. L. F. HOTH I 10.00 Army and the Navy have attempt­ that day between your President, ;ISJM Nothing was accomplished ex­ ed time and again to move in on Crew S. S. ALCOA PIONEER Admiral Land, and various other cept a lot of charg6s and counter the merchant marine. To take con­ officials, the following was agreed Total :.. $67.00 charges. Among other things, the trol, they have used the full run upon: representatives of the Army want­ of excuses. Mostly, they use the . i>. ••'I ed to know why the merchant sea­ yVEB Reaffirms Policy argument that there is no discip­ by civilian merchant seamen; com­ Canadian Labor men were not patriotic enough to line. That argument has been rid­ "1. That the War Shipping Ad­ give up the overtime and union paratively as many merchant sea-" dled. It is phoney. The American Hits War Set-up ministration considers itself conditions for the duration of the Merchant Marine is as well discip­ men have been injured and killed bound by the letter and the war. They were told that that was lined as the Army and the Navy. as in the Army and the Navy; the spirit of the Statement of Policy one of the things we are fighting WINNIPEG, Aug. 24 — The The Army and the Navy also claim record of the men in the merchant dated May 4, 1942, signed by for in this war for democracy— they can run the vessels more ef­ marine is as good and we don't Trades and Labor Congress of E. S. Land and Edward Macaul- that union conditions and union ficiently which is not true. They take any back seat from anyone in Canada today endorsed a resolution cy for the War Shipping Ad­ wages were included in our demo­ cannot handle merchant ships opposing "the action of the Federal ministration, artd by Harry cratic labor movement. that respect. We have all the re­ they haven't the equipment, the Government in transferring auth­ Lundeberg and others for cer­ personnel, and they haven't the ex­ spect for the Army and the Navy ority to large industrialists and tain maritime unions, which No Cargo Ships To as the fightingforces. That is perience. Statement of Policy provided Be Transferred millionaires whose past has been their job and they are well trained that the collective bargaining Merchant Seamen one of hostility to labor and whose Later on the same night, a meet­ for that. No arguments. But, agreements should be maintain­ Lauded likewise, we expect them to respect present power is a serious menace ed for the duration pf the war. ing was held with Mr. Douglas, who is in charge of the allocation The American Merchant Marine the merchant seamen. We know to Canadian democracy." "2. That the Agreement dated of vessels for the War Shipping and its personnel have so far done our job and we are well trained for The resolution was submitted by June 13, 1942, bctv/een General Administration who had originally the job equally as well, as the Army it. We only hope this nonsense will the Vancouver, New Westminster J, Somervell and Mr. Douglas transferred these vessels to the and Navy could have possibly doiie. be cut out once and for all and and Dhtrict Trades and Labb|r Mr. Troops, amunition, and provisions that they will leave us alone to do Council at the fifty-eigth wherein it is provided "that v«- Army Transport Service. annu^ sels assigned to the Army Trans- Douglas was cooperative and lis- have been sailed all over the world our job. convention of the CongMss. WSA OK's Binocular^ Musical Instruments As Personal Effects '•ij it I Seafarers' Log- • I?' 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Title A name given to the resource August 27, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU MEETS WITH ARMY ON TRANSPORT BEEFS CANADIAN PATROLMAN BLASTS GOVERNMENT'S SCAB WAGE PROPROSALS SIU REQUESTS W.E.B. PROTECT RIGHTS OF TORPEDO VICTIMS NAVY OPTOMISTIC ON SUB WARFARE BELGIAN SEAMEN WIDEN UNION'S ACTIVITIES THIEVES STEAL BAGS AT BOSTON BRANCH BLIMPS TO DROP SUPPLIES TO VICTIMS OF TORPEDOES RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT ATTENTION AGENTS AND DISPATCHERS W.S.A ASSIGNS CADETS TO MERCHANT SHIPS CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SIU NOMINATION WSA OK'S BINOCULARS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AS PERSONAL EFFECTS CANADIAN LABOR HITS WAR SET-UP Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/27/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f0d77b49099ed2c49e9bab99cb3eff79.PDF 1257b9982ac561f2378113ea9550cf35 PDF Text Text "I. JOQ l:j'.,- OPPICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, SEAPARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1942 No. 31 Atlantic - Gulf District Is Streamlined For '43 ir The entire Atlantic and Gulf District administrative apparatus will be trimmed and made more flexible to meet war conditions, according to a election resolution re­ cently passed up and down the coast. i The resolution, which eliminates several offices which appeared on the 1942 ballot, provides for a more efficient set up in that patrolmen may be added or reduced from Dutch Seafarers Win Vital Demand On Uabor Day, at Kaisers' No. 1 yard In Richmond, California, the S. S. Andrew Furuseth slid down the ways. She is shown about to hit the water after having been dedicated in a ceremony led by the Sailors' Union of the Pacific. Walter McArthur, charter mem­ ber of the SUP, an old friend of Furuseth and former editor of the Seamen's Journal, made the dedication speech. A large delegation of SUP men were present to witness the launching. SOMEONE IS BLOWING CURRAN'S PANT LEG By OL0EN BANKS Brothers, I just had the pleasure of looking over an article in Life Magazine, dated August 24, 1942. I assume from the tail end of the article that it was supposed to give to the public an idea of what the merchant seamen was contributing to the war effort. But who ever was respon­ P': sible for the article in pictures, was surely blowing smoke up Joe Curran Pants Legs. The pictures said, in a little different words, that Joe Curran practically created the N.M.U. to save the seamen from oblivion. It goes on to say the N.M.U. is fighting a war; that since Ger­ many invaded Russia naturally. It states in the article that Joe Curran's answer lo Senator Copeland was the same as his answer to Congressman Dies—that he was not Communist. To the best of my knowledge nobody on the wa­ terfront ever accused Joe Curran of being a Communist; everybody is well aware of the fact that he i^ only a Commie Stooge. The thing that caught my eye was, that the article only went back to Jan. 1936 when Joe Cur­ ran was Boatswain " on the Cal­ ifornia in San Pedro, and led the crew out on a sitdown strike. It was very obvious that whoever was responsible for publication did not want Joe Curran prior to this date devulged in any way. Now just for the records and the benefit of all concerned; Joe Curran signed articles on the steamship Santa Clara, Boatswain Aug. 18, 1934 and made . three f ips. At this time the Interna­ tional Seamen Union had a very intensive organizing campaign on both Coasts and it was impossible lasso Joe Curran in the Union for the measly sum of $3.00 which was the initiation fee at time. On Dec. 29, 1934 Joe Curran signed articles on the steamship Virginia as Boatswain and the same thing happened on this ship. Organizers could not get anybody organized on this ship due to the fact that Boatswain Joe Curran would not join the Union. Around or about Feb. 193 5 Joe Curran was working ashore in .the Grace Line shore-gang for 50 cents an hour, and the painter's scale of wages was $1.00 per hour. Now I just (^Continued on Page 4) New York—ITF-—Satisfaction over the quick settlement of the recent Dutch seamen's conflict in American ports was expressed by Dutch union officials, represent­ atives of the Netherlands Govern­ ment in exile and the shipowners. time to time as shipping is centralized due to the war emergency. Few patrolmen will be elected on the regular ballot, most of them being elected from the floor as need for their services arise in the various ports. The positions of Gulf District Representative and Atlantic Dis­ trict Representative are eliminated entirely. This step was taken because of the fact that the SIU Walshington R-epresentative has taken over most of the duties formerly filled by the District Representatives. It is felt that not only will the financial condition of the Union improve with the elimination of the unneeded offices, but the general efficiency of the Union will improve under the Resolutions provisions for flexible hiring of patrolmen. The full text of the resolution, and the list of elected offices for 1943, follows: Negotiations which had been A RESOLUTION conducted for some time in Lon­ don, were entirely successful and WHEREAS: Since the United States has entered the war the Atlantic resulted in the establishment of a and Gulf District of the .SIU have found it necessary to close Dutch merchant marine post-war Two Branches of the Union due to the transfer of ship oper­ reserve fund as propo-sed by the ations from these ports to other ports, and unions, and abolishment of "spread over" working hours. Wage de­ WHEREAS: Numerous duly elected officials have found it necessary mands and other points will be to take an indefinite leave of absence in order that their particu­ considered at an early, conference. lar Branchs might continue to operate without a top-heavy pay roll, and Lack of proper information on the progress of the negotiations in WHEREAS: This condition does not have a tendency to change very London led to the decision of the much during the next twelve months, which might cause the Dutch seafarers in New York and laying-off of additional Officials in one Port, and putting on other ports not to take the ships additional Officials in other Ports where shipping might be cen­ out to sea. Union leaders, however, tralized and pointed out that the men's move was not to be construed as a WHEREAS: According to our Constitution any duly elected Official strike since it in no way affected on 'the annual ballot can demand that his wages be paid for the the movement, leading and service entire year whether the Port warrants the man's services or not, of ships within the harbors. and \ Spokesmen of the Dutch officers organization and the Dutch Cen­ WHEREAS: The Constitution provides for the putting on of addition­ al Patrolmen from time to time in any Port where the Mem­ tral Transport Workers' Union, an bership deems it necessary, and affiliate of the I.T.F., lauded • the Netherlands Government's readi­ WHEREAS: Members who are elected off the floor to fill these temness and cooperation in settling the (Continued on Page 2) controversy. ><1 SAILING SHIP PLAN Canada Cuts Maritime Wages In Half The following story firit appeared in THE FEDERATIONIST, a Vancouver la­ bor paper, and was sent to the LOG by the SIU ageiit in that port. The B. C. Sea­ men's Union, referred to in the story, is actually a branch of the SIU. It affiliated with the SIU at the International Convention held in San Francisco last April. —EDITOR On more than one occasion the present administration at Ottawa has been convicted, in the eyes of workers, of anti­ union, anti-labor maneouvring. But this week The Federationist uncovered the acme in exploita­ tion of Canadian workers, a de­ velopment in deep sea shipping circles which will rank with England's pressgangs of the Napoleonic Wars. "lens of thousands of Can­ ada's shipyard workers will learn with surprise and indigna­ tion the wages offered to Cana­ dian seamen by the government, for navigating the ships they have built through the enemyinfested waters of the world. Of course, the Liberal Gov­ ernment at Ottawa is not di­ rectly concerned in this set-up, as these new 10,000 ton freight­ ers are turned over to the Park Steamships Limited by the Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited and Park Steamships turn them over to private lines to run, but the different maritime unions strike through this cam­ ouflage and hold Ottawa respon­ sible for wages and working conditions on these new boats, many of which were built in Vancouver. JusiL how do our Canadian seafarers fall into the toils of this Simon Legree? Those seeking employment aboard these ships must first sign an application for admission to a Canadian Manning Pool, which is run by the Direc{Continued on Page 4) TO BE ABANDONED WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.— Inter-American Navigation Cor­ poration, Government-owned cor­ poration established over a month ago to purchase and operate wood­ en sailing ships in the Caribbean trade, may build small coastal Diesel powered vessels instead of sailing schooners for most of its operations, it was learned here to­ day. MONEY DUE All Ordinaries who signed off the S. S. Alcoa Patriot Aug. 24, have differences in A.B. wages coming:. Collect at 17 Battery Place, New York City. •I' J'I �Page Two THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, September 10, 1942 LABOR LEADERS MEET WITH WPB CHAIRMAN PsMtoMA ^ fht SEAFARESS' INTERNAHONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlcmtic and Gulf District AftiUattd vAth ih« AmtHoan Feaeration »/ i:<al>or HARRY LUNDEBERQ. IntamoUpncd Pmildeint 110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, CkiliL ii ADDBBSB ALL OORREBPONDENCS OON€ERNINa THIB PVBLIOATION TO: "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 H/L Wsumfimm. ERNEST AVERETT ELMER BARBER ALLEN BARROW CARL BENNETTE PHILIPPO CALAFATO WILLIAM CALDWELL WILLIAM CANNON Fireman Electrician Waiter Bos'n Wiper Fireman Oiler_ In an effort to bring some order out of chaos, organized labor has been demanding that It be given a voice In war production planning through the War Production Board. Donald Nelson, WPB head, resisted labor's demands up until last week when he agreed to appoint an AFL man and a CIO man as assistant administrators. The meeting pictured above worked out the details, (left to right) William L. Ratt of WPB, AFL President William Green, WPB head Donald Nelson and CIO President Philip Murray. (Standing) George Masterson of the AFL, Clinton S. Golden of the CIO, Joseph MoDonagh and Frank Fenton of the AFL, and Wendell Lund of the WPB labor production division. ^ ^ ™'c«LM:::::::::::::::S'Atlantic-Gulf District Is Streamlined For '43 J^EONARD CHADWICK NELSON FREE LAURENCE GALLAGHER KASPER GALLWITZER JAMES R. HARRIS WHITLEY HARRISON ERNEST HAUGEN CHESTER HIATT JAMES a KEARNS PEDRO LAURIANO HORACE LEE CLARENCE LOWERY ARTHUR LYON IVIITCHELL MARQUES ALFRED E. MAYER ROBERT E. MILLS THEODORE MORGAN VICTOR J. PATROLA Messman Oiler A. B. Fireman Fireman Electrician Cook Cook Oiler Messman * .. Messman Messman Fireman Oiler A. B. Wiper Pantryman 0. S. SOMEONE IS BLOWING UP CURRAN'S PANT LEG {Continued from Page 1) the rest of the democracies, that's don't know what Curran or any­ body else would call that, but in my books that is plain scabbing on the painters. when Stalin and Hitler were playing Lincoln on Labor ALL that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms labor Is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you ho loves Amer­ ica yet hates labor, he Is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America yet fears labor, he Is a fool. There Is no America with­ out labor. (Springfield, III., Oct. 1, 1954) SIU Constitutional Provisions For Nominations ARTICLE XIII Nomination and Election of Officers, Atlantic and Gulf District Section 1. The regular' officers the shall be elected annually and shall Eastern Steamship Co. had an hold office for one year, or until re­ agreement v.dth S. I. U. of N. A. lieved by their regiilar successors Some time in May 1935, Joe and they were sending the ships in office.' Curran joined the Eastern & Gulf across to bring back refugees, Section 2. Nomination of regu­ Sailors Association at New York lar officers shall be made at all when the S. 1. U. of N. A. was and never paid any more dues branches in the regular meeting until some time in Sept. 1935. He striking the ships for higher bonus held during the last two meetings immediately got himself in bad and the N.M.U. sailed the same in ^ptember. Any member who standing in the Union; which is ships. can qualify may nominate himself bad Unionism in anybody's Union. Ah-ha, but after Hitler invaded for office by submitring, in writ­ Now get me straight, I am npt Stalin, Joe Curran and cohorts ing, accompanied by the necessary digging out of the closet skele­ proof of qualifications listed in tons, but gaze at the title of the immediately about face and de­ sub-sections (a), (b), (c), and ^ticle, "N.M.U. is a Union fight­ clared themselves all out for the (d), his intentions to run for of­ ing a War," and then look back War against the Axis. fice, naming the particular office. about eighteen months when tliis Such notification to be in Secre­ The article went on to say that same outfit was blasting everybody the N.M.U. job to see that the tary-Treasurer's office not -before that was not opposed to the Lease ships were fully manned before September 1st, and not later than Lend Bill, and you remember all leaving port. I guess that's right October 15 th of the year. the buttons that they were flash­ Tlie names and roll-numbirs of because one of the N.M.U. ships ing all over the country, "The nominees, if obtainable at the time has been tied up here over two Yanks Are Not Coming". shall be recorded in the minutes. weeks without a crew and up to That's when Germany was in­ this time she is still waiting for a The Secretary-Treasurer shall prevading Poland and Norway and all crew. {Continued on Page 4) hide. and seek, that's when {Continued from Page 1) porary positions can be layed-oflf in the same manner whenever the Membership deems it advisable to discontinue his services, and WHEREAS: With the centralizing of shipping moving from one Port to another on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast it will be necessary for the membership to carry out this form of procedure during the next twelve months, and WHEREAS: The duties of the Atlantic and Gulf District Representa­ tives arc supposed to be confined to negotiations and clarafications of Agreements between the Sliipowners and the Union, which has been frozen for the duration of the War, and WHEREAS: We feel that the Agents in the Branches should be plenty capable of handling their duties which includes the settlement of disputes that arise aboard the vessels from time to time in their particular Ports, and that this Organization should be able to function properly for the next twelve months without the ser­ vices of the two District Representatives, and WHEREAS: The majority of disputes arising today which can not be settled satisfactory by the Agents usually are referred to our Washington Representative due to the fact that they deal with . War Bonuses or matters pertaining to the WSA, and WHEREAS: The financial status of our Organization for the past few months has been decreasing steadily due to the fact that we have too many duly eleceted Officials on the pay roll at some Branches where they are not needed, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. That we go on record to place the following Officials on the annual election ballot for the year of 1943: NORFOLK—One Agent SECRETARY-TREASURE BOSTON—One Agent SAVANNAH—One Agent . PROVIDENCE—One Agent TAMPA—One Agent NEW YORK— MOBILE—One Agent One Agent Two Joint Patrolmen One Deck Patrolman NEW ORLEANS—One Agent One Engine Patrolman Two Joint Patrolmen - One Stewards Patrolman GALVESTON—One Agent , PHILADELPHIA—One Agent BALTIMORE—One Agent SAN JUAN—One Agent AND BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED: That in the event an additional Patrolman is needed in any of the Branches that he be elected off the floor as a temporary Patrolman in that particular Port at a regular weekly business meeting, and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That in any of the Ports where niore^ than one Official has been elected, the duly elected Agent of that Branch shall have the power to assign one of the Patrolmen to the duties of Dispatcher, Janitor, or combination Dispatcher and "Janitor, during the period that business does not warrant both the Agent and Patrolman being on the water-front. Signed by: JOHN HAWK M. D. BIGGS ' HARRY J. COLLINS �-\ Thursday, September 10, 1942 Arountf the Ports i •l. . THE SEAFARERS' LOG WHAT'S DODJG NEW ORLEANS V Pa^ Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA ATUmnC and QDV SISTBICr Secrvtaxy-Treasurer's Office loom 218 —> 2 Steno Stroot Now York City A O. Bex 29. ttotleo B Phonw BOwling Oroen •but the Editor won't print your^Bos'n forgot to knock him off at stuff. Well, Brothers, I've written ten minutes to five is no excuse for DJHEGTTORY OF BRANOIES plenty and its been published, so i him to do a thing like this. Fur­ This is to be (I hope) the swan BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE you will write I'm sure that it wi ther, if you care to get technical ^Ong from this corner for some HEW YOBS a Stone St BOwling Green 9-8346 be too. about this the Bos'n will be put on Diepateher-e Offlco BOwling Green 9-8480 time. Now that I am leaving I can I've liked working for the outfit the spot for not knocking the man i. Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 ^et in a couple of licks that all fine, met some of the best guys in -^9 AUantle Ave. Liberty 4P57 off. the pie cards have been wanting tlie world, some of the phoniest PROVIDENCE _.46S South Main SL Manning 3572 Yes, this and a lot more phoney BALTIMOBE ——14 North Gay St , Coivcw 4539 to but couldn't because after all had some good beefs, had some bac beefs are not doing the Union any PHILADELPHIA —0 North 6th St Lombcerd 7651 the ones that we are talking ones, made some good decisions anc NORFOLK 25 Commerdal PI. Norfolk 4-1033 NEW ORLEANS .309 Chartres St Canal 3336 about are the ones that pay the some damn bad ones. In other good at this time, but here is the SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 freight. That is the attitude that words, thanks to all hands, and il" higlilight of them all. A man is St —Tcanpa MM-1323 MOBR^ Conception St....D«rter 1449 .gome of the members seem to take, we t^ke care of Adolph in short or signed on a ship as Oiler. He PUERYO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tloira ^t seems to be that some of the der, then we can clear our decks works a week and as we are short GALVESTON 2014 Market Street Galveatoo 2-8043 of deck engineers he is allowed to boys think, "well by gosh I'm and take care of Jolin Shipowner. be promoted on the ship. Friday gtill paying my dues and this is Don't forget John is filling his noon he comes into the Hall and .the case I'm deserving something war chest for after the present registers and re-ships on the same for it." The result is, more pen- beef, let's hope we aren't draggin; ship as a deck engineer. He then ney-antc chisling then the law bottom with our hook when he allows. Members who a few short starts action. The only way to be turns too and works Friday after­ noon and Saturday. He quits Sat­ years ago had no book, or who were' sure of this is to carry the strike urday and the captain pays him taken in after seeing what could assessment as an annual thing. off, but the man is not satisfied ,be accomphshed by the union, are Steady as she goes. with his money. He states that he the ones that raise nine-tenths of The seamen are getting recognition these days. New insignias —"ARMY has been gyped because the cap­ the present squawks. Your old have been issued by the U. S. A. yhich identifies the seam.3n and allows P.S. Signed on today for points tain did not pay him a day's pay timer who built the outfit and South and East, so any of your on Friday for being an oiler and a him to enter USO and other recreation centers. Then the offer of comes in with a beef has a beef, boys who are interested will meet day's pay on Friday for being a Kermit ROOSEVELT, of his home in Oyster Bay, for the convalesence not an out and out case of trying you at torpedo junction. deck engineer. In other words he of torpedoed seamen, and the home of the Ambrose Clark estate in to make something fqr the patrol­ —"ARMY wanted to be given two days' pay Cooperstown, (where John Kazay spent a few weeks) for the same men to do. for two different ratings on the purpose, is making seamen glad that the American public has not for­ If you think I'm out of line on same day—nice work if you can gotten them. the above, walk into your nearest NEW YORK get it. hall and spend the day watching We were amused with the stories Ray Trumbauer and Henry Maas I guess that I could go on and the proceedings around the hall. Well, here we ^o doing business on but I believe if I put into print had to tell us about the Azalea City, Captain Albert Nielsen and Bexmy I'll bet that the pic-card, no mat­ at the same old place as usual, some of the things that has been (Punchy) Narinsky. Both of them thanked the crew of the previous ter where he is, spends more time hear that nominations for the com­ brought into the office you would trip (of which we were a member) for straightening-out the old man. on things that a few short years ing elections will soon be in order, laugh your head off so I better He was very much more considerate of the crew, so say Ray and Harry, ago would have been never men­ and I do hope that the membership quit while the quitting is good. So tioned and don't mean a damn, will not have a popularity contest Paul Jones informs us that Richard Randolph (Wliitey) Wliite let's get together and cut out these than he does on needed beefs. Try I hope that they will nominate anc ahoney beefs, for as we stated ear­ has been brought back from San Juan and is recuperating from his in­ and sit down and write a piece for elect officials that can cut the mus­ lier, that this is not too good for jury aboard a torpedoed vessel./We regret to hear that L. D. Headingthe Log, or write a letter to some tard and not sit around and pass the Union. ton was lost recently. We remember him when he was second Cook One and before you can do any the buck to others, for if ever in aboard the Azalea City, and how we used to harmonize in the evening. —H. J. COLLINS more than get the heading on the the history of our Union we need­ George Willis was recently lost when an anionia tank exploded and he letter, there will be a half dozen ed competent officials, now is that was suffocated by the fumes. -guys stick their heads in and want time. So, let's get together and do MOBILE something. Some of them are O.K., some serious thinking on this mat­ Things are quiet around Headquarters these days. Harry Collins the most are not, but the point I ter. want is this: If the Mate turned a Well, brothers it happened yes­ is on vacation, probably in Philadelphia telling the boys how he hand­ Another thing that is confront­ man to, then came around and in­ ing the Union at this time is those terday. We shipped a full crew for led those gazoneys in New York. Ray Sweeney is enjoying his vacation terrupted as much as a pie-card so-called members that have been a Waterman ship, and we had to in Mobile, eating grits and gravy. Floyd Miller was away for a week, gets, it then there would be jobs working ashore for the past year give back shipping cards. There looking for his gal in Kalamazoo. Goldie is probably in Oshkosh. Red on the board till she was filled up. or eighteen months. They come were more new faces in the hall at Brady took a ship to Baltimore. Walter Walsh finally got his OK from . All hands seem to think that the into the hall with a hard luck story one time than yours truly has seen the Navy and will be able to ship so things are quiet~afound here. pie-cards are there for their special that would soften the hardess of in many a day. The Draft Boards arc reclassify­ benefits. You hear the old war cry, hearts and they are given a trip to ing all the shipyard workers and straighten out their book. Then as T pay your wages" times innum­ RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON erable. Just to keep the records soon as the trip is over, instead of there sure is a lively line around 1943 BALLOT straight every Official from the paying up, they beat it ashore de­ the Hall now. The questions are Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making Secretary-Treasuter to the Janitors liberately to avoid paying their ail the same. I want to get straigh­ ten out with the Union; I am fig­ more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; dues. I believe a more drastic in­ ' also help to pay those self same Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be uring on going back to sea. wages. So how about it, the next terest in this kind of a man by the engaged in a figbt for existence with the shipowner who at time you walk into your hall and members of the crews are in order. The environment at the ship­ the present time is filling hie war chest in preparation for See the local staff sitting around The least that we can expect from yards is not the same it seems. the coming struggle, and reading the paper, dish out your a bum like this is, if heNs going to Things around this part of the Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves l^efs. But if you walk in and find go for a boatride we should collect country are very slow for the pres­ conclusively that after such an upheaval as at present is going the fnan trying to talk over the the fare (?) (catch on). ent. The convoy system has slow­ on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— Another thing that we should ed down things considerably, but phone, write a letter, talking to as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and someone, atj least be courtesous remedy is the chisler that takes out as long as it takes the ships through Whereas: Th# 1934 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of enough to wait for the man, don't a shipping card on Friday morn­ safe, that's O.K. with me. ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore ing and does not report to the ship BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by interrupt. Of course, there are Brother Ray Sweeney was in adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as some of us that know not the rudi­ until Saturday noon at 12:30 and town for Monday night's meeting Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike ments of politeness, but the most then turns too and works , from and he sure is enjoying his vaca­ fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds of us are as well versed as the run Monday at eight o'clock till 12 tion. Well, I guess he is entitled to in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for of people so let's give the guy that noon and then quits and wants the pull his hair down after more than this fund. And further, Union to collect (4) days' pay for takes the headache a break. 'BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED; That if the members accept this year at Pie-carding. If anybody One more thing before turning him. He sure as hell could not col­ thinks that a PIE-CARD is not en­ resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits. this organ back to it's well deserv­ lect this himself, so why ride the titled to go places once in a while, In the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is ed rest. I've filled a lot of space Union and ask us to stooge for it. will soon be time for the annual to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the annual in the Log in the last few years, him. Then there is another type of elections of officers so now is the election ballot. expect and hope to ffill plenty more, Super-militant that is turned too time for all good men to come to (signed) Alfred Stewart No. 764 iylways have and always will claim to do a job at four-fifteen and in­ the front, and get your name on Adalbert Gawronski No. 21265 that the guys that are so busy stead of quitting at five o'clock he the ballot and try some of this William Hamilton No. 3400 raising hell around the halls should works till six-thirty and then he PIE. So until later I will be seeing Harry J. Collins No. 496 expects to collect overtime for this. . take time out and send your stuff you and keep them sailing. Arffiar Thompson No. 2888 After all, the fact that he was turn­ 'to the Log. Hear every once in a —OLDEN BANKS while about the guys that write in ed too, and also the fact cfaat the Out of the Focs^l by A- E ^ 1 • ••A J mi �. s>. •/. Page Four m tr- • I. |.,-r, Ev. |^i? = BALTIMORE, Aug. 27—Fed­ eral Judge W. Calvin Chestnut ruled today that immigration of­ ficials may not return a deserting seaman to the site of his government-in-exile but must return him to his native country or allow him to remain in the United States. In an opinion handed down fol­ lowing a habeas corpus hearing, Judge Chestnut ruled in the case of a Greek seaman, Stamatis Nikolaou Moraitis, that existing Federal statutes did not substantiate the government's argument that the man could be returned to London present site of the Greek Governmenf-in-exile. The Judge added, however, that Immigration officials, in his opin­ ion, had the right of holding the seaman without bail for "a reason­ able time and in this case, a year would not seem too long." 150 Ship Launchings Labor Day Feature The Navy Department shared in the celebration of Labor Day by arranging to have yards through­ out the nation launch or lay keels of more than 150 naval vessels of all types — destroyers, submarine chasers, motor torpedo boats, and other^. Organized labor was in­ vited to participate in programs at the yards in 75 cities. M k INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS After you have designated your beneficiary, inform that person. In the event that you are one of the unfortunate seaman who does not return from sea, it is not necessary for your beneficiary to retain a lawyer to collect the $5,000 in­ surance benefit. i i'!<* Tell your beneficiary to contact your union hall for full informa­ tion. This money could be collect­ ed without a lawyer and at no cost to the beneficiary. Some attorneys are charging as high as $1,000 to collect the insurance. Canada Cuts Maritime Wages In Half {Continued from Page 1) tor of Merchant Seamen, De­ partment of Transport, Ottawa. In signing this form besides giv­ ing all his "vital statistics," the applicant "undertakes to com­ ply with all conditions as out­ lined in this application form." Among the' "Conditions of Entry to Manning Pool'l are Clause (c): From date of ad­ mission to a Canadian Manning Pool, the officers or seamen concerned will receive board, lodging and pay whilst in the Pool, but on the definite under­ standing that the officer or sea­ man concerned thereby under­ takes to go to sea in his own capacity, on any ship to which he may be assigned by the Re­ gional Director of the Pool. Very Low Wages clause (d) reads: Canadian officers and seamen while in^ a Canadian Manning Pool will be paid at the basic rates of pay applicable to the rank or rating last held, AND FOR THIS PURPOSE THE BRITISH NATIONAL MARI­ TIME BOARD MINIMUM RATES WILL BE APPLIED. (See comparative tables below.) Clause (f) reads: Advances on wages,only will be paid to officers and seamen while in the Pool. Such advan­ ces will not exceed $15.25 per week in the case of officers and will not exceed $8.50 per week for other ratings, provided that the basic rate of wages permits. . Apparently there must be wage scales below $8.50 per week for those adventurous, pa­ triotic workers wfx> run the blockades. Clause (d) is the one that has aroused maritime union of­ ficials to a fever pitch and a glance at the following compar­ ative tables, will disclose the reason for the high terpperatures: 1. 2. Chief Officer $150 $275 Second Officer .... 130 225 , Third Officer 105 190 Under column 1 are the monthly rates of pay, with no cost-of-living bonus, offered to the officers by the private com­ WORK CLOTHING PRICE FIXING RULES INJURE LABOR, BENEFIT PROFITEERS Pursuant to his policy of giving profiteers everything theyi ask. Price Administrator Leon Henderson took a wallop at the purses of farmers and workers. Hereafter they will have to buy two or three suits of overalls or other work clothing where one suit sufficed heretofore. Here's how: ; Retailers complained they were being gouged by manufac­ turers and asked for a higher price ceiling in order, they said, to continue handling work clothing. Henderson met this demand by directing manufacturers to , reduce prices to distributors, but opened the door for even greater profits by permitting the manufacturers to cut the quality of their product. •}^-: •• 1^: Overalls and other work clothing are to be made of Idwergrade materials, pockets and buttons are to be eliminated, and triple-stitching of seams is to be replaced by single stitching. Thus, the manufacturer retains his "margin," which Hender­ son admitted is too high, and the retailer is relieved of a "squeeze." The only unhappy persons are workers and farmers, who will wear overalls that will lose the tough durability necessary to _ -V ';' Thursday, September 10, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG JUDGE BARS MOVE TO DEPORT SEAMAN I M""T" i- ,<••-vrH. stand up under the strain of hard work. panies operating these ships on lease from the government. In coloumn 2 are the wage sched­ ules sought by the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, which is affiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The Guild also asks for war bonus, when the vessels operate in a war zone (which now includes everywhere) as well as a costof-living bonus as set up by the Federal Government. The op^ erators offer a war bonus but no cost-of-living . bonus. Similar disparities prevail for the engine room officers. Attention should also be drawn to the fact that seamen and officers may be signed off at any port in Canada. Thus a Vancouver sailor might be sign­ ed off (and generally is) in Hal­ ifax and then has to pay his own way home. ^ The comparative monthly pay rates for the ratings are: 1. 2. Boatswain $65.50 $130.00 Able Seaman .. 56.20 105.00 Ord'ny Seaman 41.70 85.00 Oilers ^... 60.65 95.00 In column 1 are the rate.s of­ fered to the men who sign up with the Manning Pool and the cost-of-living bonus is includ­ ed. In column 2 are the rates paid to sailors, members of the B.C. Seamen's Union, who sign­ ed a closed shop agreement re­ cently on a ship out of Van­ couver, and received also $15.80 cost-of-living bonus. In submitting its pay sched­ ules to R. B. Teakle, manager of Park Steamships Limited, the Canadian Merchant Service Guild stated: "In making these recommen­ dations this Guild has been careful to take into considera­ tion comparative scales now be­ ing paid on American register­ ed ships of identical size and tonnage and to be used in a similar trade to our Canadian vessels. In all cases the rates quoted by us are substantially lower than that being paid on American ships." British Scale Low Maritime union officials are at a total loss to understand why PERSONALS DONALD A. BRADLEY There has been a death in your family. Write home at once. F. A. LEONARD Next time you are in New York, see the Secretary - Treasurer in room 213. It is important. HAROLD JOHN GARTY Contact the F.B.I, in New Or­ leans in - regard to your draft status. GEORGE L. BROWNELL Yjour mother is worried because you have failed to write her. Drop a line and let her know where you are. DO NOT SHIP Henry L. Mailhunt ....... ..P 7551 Charles Hansford ......... ..P4238 . .P6792 William Robert Lyman George R. Bainer ......... ..P2938 Arthur D. Cambria ....... ..P8016 Provisions For Nominations Ottawa favors the British rates over even reduced American scales, especially when British rates in the past have been no­ toriously low amongst the "white" nations. "Are we men or are we limeys?" Canadian sailors want to know. The government's method of handling this situation is view­ ed, in Vancouver labor circles, as an attempt to break down the living standards of Cana­ dian seamen. ** When seamen's wages were discussed this week by the-Van­ couver Trades and Labor Cotmcil, Vice-President George Gerrard charged that the Govern­ ment and private shipping in­ terests are using the present em­ ergency to capitalize on labor's patriotism. These wage scales were described as "absolutely scandalous." Local union officials were quite outspoken in their con­ demnation of the manning pool system and its application form. W. Burgess of the United Fish­ ermen declared, "There can be no total war effort as long as such conditions exist. Signing the Manning Pool application form, union officials declare, effectively debars of­ ficers and seamen from organiz­ ing and bargaining collectively for better wages and working conditions; while the Pool it­ self, has been set up to displace a function performed by trade unions, that is, supplying quali­ fied workers to jobs. The Canadian Merchant Ser­ vice Guild states, "In so far as the West Coast is concerned this organization is prepared to su-pply Masters and Officers, who have the necessary qualifi­ cations and are Canadian citi­ zens, providing the scales for such positions are adequate." The B.C. Seamen's Union (AFL) is in the same position regarding the supplying of rat­ ings. Meanwhile, Ottawa and its dollar-a-ycar men remaining blissfully unaware of Order in Council P.C. 2685, the' govern­ ment's pious expression in favor of collective bargaining and union recognition. .. {Continued from Page 2) pare a list of names of nominees for each office and forward copies thereof to each Branch. Such listJ shall be conspicuously posted in each office or hall. All full mem­ bers shall be eligible for any regu­ lar office, provided: , (a) That he is a citizen of ths United States of America. , (b) That he be a full iiiciiiber of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, in con­ tinuous good standing for a period of six (6) months immediately prior to the date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one or three departments. Any candidate, for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service in their respective departments. Sea service as specified in tliis article shall mean on merchant vessels. , (d) He has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. V Section i. A committee con­ sisting of six full book members iq good standing, two from each de­ partment, shall be elected, whose duty it shall be to prepare the bal­ lot. , ASSESSMENT! Remember there is a $2 Organizational Assess­ ment which goes to the International. The payment is. volun­ tary! How good-a Union man are you? Have you paid your $2 obligation? All nominees who desire to be­ come candidates shall have the nec­ essary qualifications and acceptance in the office of the SecretaryTreasurer or the Committee on Candidates prior to the 15 th day of October of each year. Nominees who shall fail to comply herewith shall be regarded as having declin­ ed the nomination. Ballots shall (a) bear the name of the Union, the month and year of election and in­ structions to votes; (b) bear the names., of eligible and duly quali­ fied candidates for each office ar­ ranged alphabetically with voting' squares to the right of names; (c) have one blank line for each office in which member may write the name of any member whose name does not appear upon the ballot who must be qualified under the provisions of Section 2 of this Ar­ ticle; and (a) be perforated at the upper edge and perforated stubs numbered consecutively, beginning with No. 1. The Secretary^Treas­ urer shall cause to be printed, and shall forward to each Branch and retain for use at Headquarters, a' sufficient number of ballots, and shall kap a record of the numbers of the first and last ballots so for­ warded and retained. None but of­ ficial ballots shall be. used in any general election. 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Title A name given to the resource September 10, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC-GULF DISTRICT IS STREAMLINED FOR 1943 DUTCH SEAFARERS WIN VITAL DEMAND SOMEONE IS BLOWING UP CURRAN'S PANT LEG CANADA CUTS MARITIME WAGES IN HALF SAILING SHIP PLAN TO BE ABANDONED LINCOLN ON LABOR SIU CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR NOMINATIONS JUDGE BARS MOVE TO DEPORT SEAMAN 150 SHIP LAUNCHINGS LABOR DAY FEATURE INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS WORK CLOTHING PRICE FIXING RULES INJURE LABOR, BENEFIT PROFITEERS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/10/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/816b27b7124167db1698c3e0d00acb21.PDF 3757ce727c08f1f83d13d32cf5e76f12 PDF Text Text • "4'C%"-' OFFICIAL OROAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. ' 280 Longshoremen Ask Wage Boosts ' Demands for a H-cent an hour increase in present wage scales and a substantial increase in over­ time rates for longshormen were presented fo deep sea ship opera­ tors by the International Longshoremens Association at a meet­ ing in the offices of the New York Shipping Association, 80 Broad St. The present working agreement - between the shipowners and the union does not expire until Sept. 30, 1943, but contains a provision that it may be opened at this time to discuss possible wage adjust­ ments. According to Joseph P. Ryan, president of the I. L. A., the contract covers 43,000 dock work­ ers in North Atlantic ports from Portland, Me., to Hampton Roads, Ya. The union is asking an increase in the present daily rate from $1.20 an hour to $1.35 an hour and in the overtime scale from $1.80 to $2.05, to meet higher living costs, Mr. Ryan said after the meeting. The shipowners' conference group, of wliich John Lyon is chairman? is expected to meet some time tomorrow and give the union an answer on Friday. Mr. Ryan said the union wanted to continue doing business with the employers through collective bar­ gaining, if possible, without resort­ ing to outside arbitration. Florida Shipyards ' Under AFL Union NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 United Seamen Service To Raise $5,000,000 For Homes And Clubs - aware of their services to society. An organization known After several months of research into the entire prob­ lem of safety at sea, the United States Coast Guard has is­ sued eight new regulations aimed at increasing the seamen's chances of survival in case of a torpedoing. The Coast Guard's safety directives are binding upon the shipowners and the equipment will be placed aboard the ships as rapidly as the material is available. Many of the new rules were orig­ inally submitted by the seamen themselves, and the Coast Guard has announced that it will give serious consideration to any furth­ er suggestion sent in by the men. It is felt that the men that actual­ ly go to sea are in the best position to know the score, and should take time out to write to Washington to present-their ideas. When writing to Washington, the letter should be addressed to the Merchant Marine Council, U. S. Coast Guard, Commerce Build­ ing, Washington, D. C. It would be a good idea to send a copy of any submitted suggestions to Mat­ thew Dushane, the SIU Washing­ ton Representative. He is at Hotel Harrington, Washington, D. C. The following are the new Coast Guard regulations: 1. New sea anchors shall have No. 2 Canvass. {Continued on Page 2) Navy Disclosures Boost Atlantic Ship Toll to 459 Navy disclosures of the loss of an American freighter in the the North Atlantic and a British ship in the Caribbean — boosted to 459 the count of losses in the Western Atlantic since Dec. 7. Seventy of the ships lost were manned by SIU crews. Two merchant sailors and two naval gunners were lost when Axis torpedoes blasted the me­ dium-sized American craft, b'ut forty-six survivors were rescued from rafts and a lifeboat by a British corvette and taken to a United Kingdom port. One of these men was hospitalized and the others have returned to the United. States. < All fifty-eight crewmen of the British vessel were rescued by a U.S. warship twenty minutes after their . boat went down. Survivors said they did not see their attacker. Chinese Seafarers Free By Authority NEW YORK, N. Y. —ITF — 13 5 Chinese seamen were released last week from Ellis Island where they had been detained by the United States immigration auth­ orities, and are free on parole with the understanding that they will ship out aboard United Nations vessels at an early opportunity. The Chinese seafarers were freed after successful negotiations be­ tween the immigration authorities and Chinese consular and labor representatives. According to the understanding, the men must try to find jobs aboard United Nations vessels within two months after their release. If they have not left the country within the specified ! period they must apply for an ex­ tension of their shore leave and furnish an explanation for the de­ lay. Chinese labor spokesmen also re­ ported the establishment of a branch of the Chinese Seamen's Union in Liverpool, England, un­ der the auspices of the Internation(Continued on Page 2) One hundred per cent union shops and top-notch working con­ ditions were won by A. F. of L. Metal Trades unions in agreements negotiated this week with the Wainwright shipyard of the J. A. Jones Construction Company at Panama City, Fla., and the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company at Jacksonville, Fla. Vice Presidents J. N. Davis and W. A. Calvin of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers play­ ed a leading part in the bargaining conferences. Davis supervised the negotiations in Panama City and Calvin in Jacksonville. The Wainwright yard is being expanded to six ways and will ' have 8,000 employes at its peak. The St. Johns yard will have 9,000. The keel of a 10,000 Liberty freighter was laid at the yard on Labor Day, with Davis as the chief speaker at the ceremonies. Calvin was principal speaker the same day at a ' celebration marking the launching of a minesweeper at the shipyard of the Savannah (Ga.) Machine and Foundry Company. '5 seamen, long despised by the public and US Coast Guard Issues chiseledThe bymerchant the shipowner, seem to have come into their own. Not only are they lauded as "heroes," but now they Safety Regulations receive some tangible benefits from a public suddenly THE FOCS'L WAS NEVER LIKE THIS I No. 32 One of the first of tha USS'conv«le8cent homes is. opened at the estate of Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt. She is shown, along with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, talking to merchant seamen who have been tor­ pedoed. Harry Lundeberg is Vice-President of the United Seamen's Service. as the United Seamen's Service has been formed and will established rest homes and club house facilit­ ies for the men of the merchant marine. United .Seamen's Service, which will be known as "USS", has al­ ready established its central appar­ atus and is in the process of setting up branches in each port. The charter members of the organiza­ tion are Admiral Emory S. Land, Captain Edward Macauley, Harry Lundeberg, Basil Harris and Joseph Curran. These same men are on the Executive Board and will con­ trol the policies of the organiza­ tion. The services contemplated by the USS will require a great deal of money and a high pressure public­ ity committee has been established to raise funds from the general public. Douglas P. Falconer, for­ mer executive director of the Greater New York Fund, has be­ come administrative head of the USS, and will be located at 39 Broadway, New York City. Mr. Falconer said that an immediate fund of $5,000,000 would be raised to "finance the aims" of the organization. One of the largest contributions came from Henry J. Kaiser, West Coast shipbuilder who constructed the S. S. Andrew Furuseth, who promised $3,000 for each ship building way. "Now that the nation recognizes the personnel of the merchant ma­ rine as the major heroes of this war we are moving without delay to put sustance behind the recogni­ tion," Mr. Falconer declared. "Plans will be completed within the next 10 days to take over es­ tates and other suitable places in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl­ vania, Maryland and in sea coast cities in the Gulf and West Coast states," he said. A representative is already on the way to England, he added, and others will leave soon.for Russian ports. "It is not the purpose of the USS merely to entertain our mer­ chant mariners between ships," Mr. Falconer declared. "We will sec that their dependents ashore do not suffer from want, fear or ne­ glect and we will operate many services that do not occur as nec­ essary to the average man in the. street." Tllesc- will include keeping du­ plicate sets of seamen's papers to replace those lost at sea, and pro(Continued on Page 2) '1. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, September 17, 1942 K Pul>H»h4d tv th» ,• V SERFMBEBS' I!5TERNATIONAL. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and GuU District " 4- AfHlMtd %ot(h th4 Am^ficon FtCtraUon »f Labor ' ' ' ' > >" >m ^ HAHRY LUNDEBERG. Int»mcrtlonal Pr««ldwJt 110 Morkat Streat, Room 402, Son Francisco, CoUL 1'/ ADDREIBB ALL OORRESPONDENCB OONOEBNINa THiB PVBUOATION TO; "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P. New York. N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 US Coast Guardlssues Safety Regulations {Contiwicd frout-Page 1) 2. Fishing kit shall be supplied in each life boat. 3. At present time all vessels are required to have enough life boats with capacity per man for 10 cubic feet. TTiey are working on a proposal where by each man shall have 15 cubic feet. That means that on an average size ship where they previously carried two life boats, they shall be required to carry four life boats. 4. At the present time ships are required to carry one portable radio set. They intend that the av­ erage ship shall carry two of these sets. These radio sets are to be cast overboard when their vessel has been torpedoed. 5. All life boats were previous­ ly required to carry 3 quarts of water per certified persons to a boat. TTiey will now be required to carry ten quarts of water per certified persons per boat. 6. All ships shall be required to carry a medical kit and men will be detailed to put them in a life boat when they are torpedoed. These kits shall have Supha Drugs, Mor­ phine and other drugs in them to render treatment to injured sea­ men. 7. Skids and skates shall be re­ quired on ships with Gravity Da­ vits. 8. Smoke buoys. Iron mirrors, and several other signaling appar­ atus are being given favorable con­ sideration by the Coast Guard and several other proposals submitted by our members are also being given favorable consideration. USS Opens Homes Chinese Seafarers And Clubhouses Free By Authority {Continued from Page 1) {Continued from Page 1) viding a fund to take care of de­ al Transport Workers' Federation pendents until insurance can be with which the Chinese transport collected. The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt workers movement is affiliated. It President of the United States of America ^ Progress has already been made was also reported by Mr. Chu White House t_ in the establishment of rest homes Hsueh-fan, president of the Chin­ Washington, D. C. for victims of torpedoings. Two ese A.ssociation of Labor and at weeks ago the 20 room Kermit present in the United States, that Dear Sir: Roosevelt estate at Oyster Bay was plans are under way to establish 20,000 American Federation of Labor seamen, members of the turned over to the USS and was similar branches of the Chinese Seafarers International Union of North America, appeal to yoUi immediately filled with convales­ seamen's movement in New York for aid in protecting union wages, hours and conditions previously cing seamen. The estate will be and other ports of the Western guaranteed American seamen by the War Shipping Administra­ tion on May 4, 1942. under the supervision of medical Hemisphere. A Chinese seamen's men who specialize in shell shock welfare center in New York is also These conditions are being undermined by the wholesale transfer and war neuroses. of ships from the jurisdiction of the. Wan Shipping Administration under consideration and substan­ This week the USS received the tial progress has been made to as­ to the Army Transport- Service. The Army -. Transport Servicei has iq the past refused to recognize our collective bargaining use of the C. S. Cutting estate in sure the support of the Britisj) contracts and is underminding the standard of living won by the Morristown, N. J. This home will seamen's welfare boards for that seamen after years of struggle. accommodate up to 150 men. It enterprise, it was stated. has IftiOOO acres of land, an out­ Our conviction is that Democracy. must be maintained at home while it is being fought for abroad. The. smashing of maritime door swimming pool, the only pri­ unions would ill serve the struggle in which we are engaged. vate indoor tennis court in the This union strongly;urges that the ships of the U. 8. mecphant country, and a fully equipped dis­ fleet remain under the jurisdiction of, the-War Shipping Admin­ pensary. istration. We feel it a necessity that the - May. 4th agreement Of equal interest to the seamen between the Unions and the Government (signed in good faith is a plan to open and maintain by labor when it surrendered the right to strike) be respected club houses in all the principle for the duration of the war. KANSAS CITY, Kas., Sept. 11. ports so that the men may have Respectfully yours, recreation facilities open to them Women, it developed today, will John Hawk,. Sec.-Treas. at no cost. It is planned to sell be admitted to membership in the beer at all club houses at a nom­ A. F. L. Brotherhood of Boiler­ Seafarers International Union inal fee. SIU Agents in .each port makers and Shipbuilders. Atlantic and Gulf District. will become members of the local The executive council of the committees and have a voice in the International Brotherhood of the policies of the clubs. Present plans Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders ON CLOTHES ! call for the< establishment of club and helpers, acted by edict after a houses in Iceland and Eritrea. referendum on the subject failed LLOYD AUGUST The USS Executives have em­ to muster the necessary, number of If you are not claim'' FRANCIS DUPER GONSOULIN phasized that the entire program votes. ing more than $ 150 for GEORGE BRYANT NARRETTO= is aimed at meeting the needs and Get in touch with your local draft J. A. Franklin, union president, loss of personal ef" desires of the seamen themselves, boarda in Nevy Orleans,, and that any suggestions or criti­ said the executive action was taken fects, you do not have JAMES WELDON CHAMBLESS cisms they may have should be pre­ because, of the urgent need for to bother making out Contact tHe New Orleans Post­ workers in the huge shipbuilding sented through their Union repre­ master. an itemized list. sentatives. ,;,. .J jfci aiatiJL. program. i Bjoilermakers' Unioiii Orders Women Welders Membership Admission (• rt A Letter Of Protest To The President Of The United States Shipbuilding Time Cut 25 Days in Month American shipyards continued to turn out completed merchant ships at a rate of better than two a day during the month of August, the Maritime Commission an­ nounced last week. A total of 68 new cargo car­ riers and large tankers were piit' into service and joined the victoryfleet carrying supplies to every fighting front and vital raw mat­ erials to this country's war in­ dustries. The August deliveries represent 753,600 deadweight tons. Included in the total were 57 liberty ships, 4 large tankers, 3, C-2 vessels of the Commission's standard design, 2 cargo ships for the British, 1 large combinatioa . passenger-cargo ship and 1 large Great Lakes ore carrier. INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS After you have designated your benefigiary, inform that person. In the event tliat you are one of the unfortunate seaman who does not return, from sea, it is not necessary for your beneficiary to retain a lawyer to collect the $5,000 in­ surance benefit. Tell your beneficiary to contact your union hall for full informa­ tion. This money could be collect­ ed without a lawyer and at no cost to the beneficiary. Some attorneys are charging as high as $1,000. to collect the insurance. h v:I • '.v. ;i �Thursday, -September 17, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONA!; UNION -er NORTH AKERIGA ATUIIITIC and aULT D18TBICT The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations levelled some big guns last week on the argument that wage increases necessarily lead to inflation. The AFL arguments were marshalled-by Boris Shishkin, economist, and member of the executive committee of the CPA Labor Policy Committee, in the American Out of the Focs^l ^^Federationist, official organ of the AFL. The CIO case was presented in Economic Outlook, monthly economic survey of the CIO. by X. Recently there appeared a letter in the local press by a woman known as Mrs. E., berating the men of the Merchant Marine., It cer­ tainly got the boys stirred-up on the Sixth Floor. They immediately began to write letters and poems in reply to straighten-out this poor unfortunate woman. To us it seemed like a personal grudge that she probably had against some bosu'n (as Whitey says) who turned her down. With the rest of the world giving recognition to the men of the Merchant Marine, for their valor and bravery,. ,w.e didn't think there would be anyone who would write such an asinine letter. To further educate Mrs. E., we would suggest that she walk around to the Custom House and on that building she would see a placque dedicated to the men of the Merchant Marine, who gave their lives in the World War that Liberty should perpetually endure. - "THESE MEN RENDERED THE GREATEST SERVICES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE FOR NATION AND CIVILIZA­ TION'S CAUSE. HUNDREDS OF PRECIOUS LIVES WERE LOST. A LOSS THAT NEVER CAN BE MADE UP BY THIS COUNTRY." WARREN G. HARDING. AAA In this week's issue appears a list of the Brothers lost up to Sep­ tember 1st. Over 400 Brothers are listed. Last week, another of our ships was lost of wliich 17 Brothers arc missing. Most of the Brothers were on torpedoed ships before, and caught it on their second effort. Telling argument in the AFL arsenal was the statement that workers now making 68c an hour are actually getting only 40c an hour according to last year's standards. Shishkin's argument put it this way: The worker gets 68c an hour which is equivalent to J 8c at last year's prices because the cost of living has gone up about 16%. Take - 10% off for war bonds, and he gets about lie an hour. Take payment of additional taxes off and his purchasing power goes down to about 45c an hour. When you take into considera­ tion that curtailment of install­ ment purchases has prevented workers from buying many things and that some families have a smaller income because a son or father left for the front, the "com­ bined effect is to bring the real wage currently received by the worker for consumer spending well below 40c per hour, even though his money wage is at the rate of 68c an hour." PICKETING AREA IS NOT SUBJECT TO COP RULE Picketing cannot be subjected , USrothers Charles E. Lewis, Tim O'Donoghue, John J. Dunn, and Ed­ to the caprice of arbitrary ruling ward Cebula were among the missing. We've lost another group of of any police officers. Magistrate J. Roland Sala has declared in a de­ good Union men. , cision in Brooklyn Municipal Term AAA Court. He dismissed disorderly conduct Ray Trumbauer and D. C. Joralemon are to enter the officers charges against two pickets who training school at the end of this month. Paul Malecot has retired and had refused to remain within five 'joined the MEBA . . . Stephen Silkotch is stationed at Pine Camp, JM. Y. feet of the curb while demonstra­ ting in front of Nathan's Famous D. J. Curtis is a member of a Commandos Division. Inc., a restaurant at 1316 Surf O-..,-. — —— Avenue, Brooklyn, where a strike has been in progress since April 7. Magistrate Sala said: "It must be borne in mind that picketing is engaged in by people seeking to improve their working conditions and standards of living. "Picketing is an integral part of CREW 8. S. NORWALK ? 30.00 the constitutional right of freedom CREW S. S. KOFRESI of speech. Deck Phonograph "Assuming, as we must, the con­ Stewards '. 15.00 stitutional right to picket peace­ Engine 16-00 fully, the question which follows CREW S. S. JOHN-MARSHALL : 12.00 is; 'May the Police Dept. limit and CREW 8. S. ROBIN SHERWOOD " 20.00 circumscribe picketing to a par­ Vv'lLBUR DIGKEY 6.00 ticular place or area without show­ ing any justification therefor, and $98.00 thus, in effect, prevent efficacious exercise of the right of freedom of speech as provided by the Consti­ tution of the United States and the State of New York?' "Phrased differently, the ques­ Holding Its first election since the reorganization of the Dist­ tion is: 'Of what value is the con­ rict, the Great Lakes SlU last stitutional right to picket when week chose a Secretary-Treas­ the pickets may be arbitrarily urer and six port Agents. Mardy relegated by the Police Dept. to a Polaner, for the past year the geographical location where it is SlU administrator in the Dist­ difficult for them to publicize the rict, was elected to the post of facts concerning the dispute in Secretary-Treasurer. The Port Agents elected were: which they are engaged?' "The order of the Police Dept. Buffalo — Wickard. Cleveland limiting the picketing to five feet —- Ware8.< Chicago — Jensen. Detroit — Dwyer. Milwaukee — from the curb was arbitrary, un­ Sullivan. Duluth — Stevenson. reasonable and capricious. Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL ATTENTION ALL AGENTS On page four is a com­ plete listing of Atlantic and Gulf casualties. Clip this page and put it on Jie bulletin board so the IBrothers may< look for shipmates' names. • GREAT LAKES; DIST. ELECTS OFFICERS Secrotccnr-Treasurer's Office Boom US —. 2 Btoon Btroot Row York Citr K e. Bos flL Stoflott V PhMM* BOwling Qt—n EKECTORY OF BRANOffiS BBARCH HBW YOBZ BOSTOR PHDVIDERCI BALTMOBE PHILAJDELPHIA . NOHFOLB NEW OBUEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON ADDBESS PHONE ^1 Btano St , „BOwllng Grera MEMB Dlcpat^MT't Offlco .BOwling Green Agent ; .BQ-wling Green 9-3437 J80 Atlcmtle Avo. ..Ubarty 4P57 .._4S5 South Main St ••Manning 3572 -».14 North G€I7 St .Calvert 4539 «_8 North 6th St ..Lombard 7651 ^_25 ConunerdoJ ..Norfolk 44083 .—309 ChcBlfes St ...... ..Canal 3336 —..218 East Bar St ..Savannah S-I728 206 S©. Fromklin St ... ..Ttaipa MM-1323 So. Conception St. ..Dsder 1449 .45 Ponce de Leon ..Puerto de Tiemi 2014 Market Street ..Galveston 2-8043 A\ Around The Ports SAVANNAH BOSTON Have been busy here the last couple of weeks getting men to­ gether to send over to Charleston, S.- C. Had ships belonging to the Moore McCormick Line, the Bull Line, and the South Atlantic Mail Line in there and sent them a total of 17 men, mostly AB's, Oilers and Watertenders. Am still having jobs for men with these ratings coming in just about every week that passes. Had one of the new Liberty type ships in here this week. She was just back from a long trip and the whole crew paid off her. Final­ ly had to get some replacements from Norfolk and Mobile to finish filling out the crew. Shipping is still fairly good here in this port. Have two or three calls come in just about every week, mostly from out of town, but they are still jobs and they pay the wages. Steady as she goes. Wm. J. Lafferty, A 4324 will find his Union book, discharges, Certificates of Ind. and Qual. and I other papers at this branch. If any reader sees the brother, please pass the word. Things have been quiet up here the past week. Our Agent, Johnnie Mogan, has started his vacation and what a start, rain now for three days with no signs of good weath­ er. With the passing of Labor Day the weather will be getting chilly up this way so we'll be able to hold our meetings again. It seems like at meeting time; Quor­ um necessary has disappeared, due to the summer weather, I guess. The members should show more interest and not shove off at meet­ ing time. Paid off the "KOFRESI" last week and got very good co­ operation from the gang, the boys didn't forget the Log, the St. dept. and Eng. dept, threw in 31 dollars CHARLES WAID, Agent and the Deck dept. donated a phonograph. It wasn't such a long GEORGE FRANCIS trip cither. The gang went big for the S. I. F. fund when it was ex­ Anyone having information as plained to them. to the whereabouts of George C. So long for now. Francis, communicate with Rich­ ard M.' Cantor, 51 Chamber Street, J. E. SWEENEY. New York City. ' Patrolman, RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Whereas: At the present time the seamen ef America are making ^ more money than ever before in the.history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again bo engaged in a figtit for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves concltisively that after such an upheavel as at present is going on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for Instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The 1934 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. And further, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That if tha members accept this resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits, in the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the annual election ballot. (signed) Alfred Stewart No. 764 Adalbert Gawronski No. 21265 William Hamilton No. 3400 Harry J. Collins No. 496 V ArtImr Thompson No. 2888 I �Page Four A •4' l:i Thursday, September 17, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG ACKERMAN, KURT Oilsr AGERO. FELIPE Fireman HL IG, TH EGBERT, Fire«an| AIKENS, C. V Messboy, ANDERSON, ARNOLD K Ab ANDERSON, THOMAS Ab ANDUZE, I8A,IAS Ab ARCAY, EMILIANO Ab ARENAS, EVARISTO ........ Ae Fireman ASH, JOHN J. . Ab ASP, ANDREW . Ab AVELLAR, JOHN R. Few AVERETT, ERNEST B Ab Ch. Elect .... Oiler BARNUM, CARLOS Waiter BARROW, ALLEN, W. .. Os BARTON, WILLIAM .... ""Bos'n BATULES STANLEY J. Fireman BAYLIS, ROBERT MessmanI BELL, JAMES Messman' BELL, MATTHEW BAGLEY, JOHN BARBER, ELMER, D. •PECOT, RODERICK Oiler , I PEN EDA. JOAO E Oiler i • PEREZ( GERMAN Oe PERKINS, JOHN .... Waterten;ler PERRY, KASTON F., Deck Enfl. PERRY, RICHARD .... Carpenter PETERSON, GILBERT E., Fireman PIEDRA, CHARLES A. .. Steward PIERCE, JOHN Ab POEDING, B. D Oa • ®Mr lriitlfrr0 Bnat At #pa BB R 20,000 members of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU, un­ daunted and still sailing their 6hips, pay tribute to these Brothers lost in the performance of their duty. E Os EADY, WILLIAM K. F. EARNHARDT, ROBERT ..... Oa Ab ECK, OLAN H ...... Ab ELSHICK, JESSE J. 2nd Cook EMERY, CECIL J. .. ., Waiter ERAZO, FRANK 2nd Cook Lsun' ERWIN, THOMAS A. K MASON, CHARLES Ab MASON, E. G Fireman KEARNS, JAMES D Oiler Ab KEITH, FRED Utility MAYER, ALFRED E KELLY, HERBERT N. .. Messman MAYO, OSCAR K. .. Watertender KICKLIGHTER, JOSEPH .... Ab MCGILLICUDDY, J. .... Messman KIMBRO, MARY MRS., Stewardess MCLAREN, JOSEPH .... Steward Chief Steward KING, FORREST R. .. Chief Cook MEADOWS, F. MELL, WILLIAM Oiler KINKOWSKI, STANLEY ., Utility Watertender KLEMM, CHAS. H., 2nd Steward MILLAY, A. W MILLER, CHARLES Wiper KLINE, ROBERT ... ... O MILLER, F. J Boatswain KOBE, KARL G. M. Wiper MILLS, ROBERT E Wiper KON, WALTER J. Oa !>.,j MITCHAM, FILLMORE Oiler KOOL, JOHN 2nd Cool^ MORAN, A. C Oiler BELVIN, ROBERT Oiler |« BENN, H. G ... (Bosun " BENNETTE, CARL Messman ..... Os FAHY, HENRY C. ... BENNETT, JOHN ... Oiler BERCHEN, CHARLES ."... Oilerl FAIRMAN, WILLIAM Steward , Ab FENTY, CLARENCE BJORNSON, CHRISTIAN . Ab FERGUSON, FRANK P Ab MORGAN, THEO., 2nd Pantryman BIRD, A . Ab FIGUERAS, CLAUDIO, Deck Eng BLANTON, JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHN Bosun . Ab FILOMENO, ISMAEL ... Messman LABIANO, LOUIS .. BLOMGREN, JOSEPH E. • Ab MUNGINS, HERBERT .. Fireman Chief Steward, LA BOY, DAVID .... . Os' FINDLAY, WM. . Messman MURPHY, K. W BLOCK, SAMMIE Watertender Oiler LA CASSE, FRANK Messman FINN, JOHN J. Os BOND, J Coalpasser BONGCAK FRANcisCO, Fireman' FLANDERS, STANLEY, Deck Eng.' LANE H. Ab LANG, ROBERT E Messman ISRDON WM A. 2nd Cook FORSSMAN, AKSEL ., Ab Messman' LANTZ, CHRISTIAN S., Fireman McCARLEY, JOHN L BORREGARD, N. L., Watertender FORSYTHE, PERCY .. r.roman McCLELLAND, WILLIAM .... Oa Ab LAURIANO, PEDRO .... BOSH, ANTOINE ..... Steward, FOX, WILMER Fi'rVma!l MCGEE FRED Ab 2nd Cook LAWMAN, A ioYLE, JOSEPH B OilerJ FRANKLIN, FORNEY MessmanIWILLIAM Ab .... Oiler LAWSON, GEORGE .... BOYLSTON, EDWARD S. .. Oiler, FREE, NELSON ...... C^ok MCWILLIAMS, JOHN G., Messman Oa LAWSON, ISAIAH BOYNTON, WYONE FiremanI FREITAG, ADAM A. .. .. Waiter. LEBRON, E- T IPADLEY EDWARD J.. Messman FUENTER, ANTONIO .... Os Wiper LECTORA, ANGIE Firemai BRAEMERT, MICHAEL Ab FUNK, RUSSELL C. . LEE, HORACE Messmay' NEVETTE, ST. JULIAN, Messboy BRAND, C. J O'"®'' Crew"Mew' NICH, ANTHONY Ab LEGURO, VINCENT G BRILL, VAY Fireman Messman NICKERSON, ROY M. .. Fireman Fireman LESTER, OTIS BRITT, JOHN Fireman GADSON, WILLIAM . Oiler NIELSEN, ALFRED K., Watertend. BROUGHTON, P. J. .. Chief Cook .GALBRAITH, PETER . Steward LEWIS, RICHARD F. Mc rt N RROUSSARD OTHO Oiler GALLWITZER, KASPER, Fireman LINDBERG, THOR A. Chief Cook'CHARLES .. Chief Cook . 2nd Cook MANUEL .. Chief Cook BROWN FRANK S Messman GALLAGHER, LAURENCE ... Ab L'TCH. WALTER BRnWN' HAROLD H Os GANEY, RILEY Ab LIVELY, THOMAS J Fireman BROWN' RALPH Utility GARDINER, L. A Steward LCCKETT, W. E. Firemat NORWuOD, ISAAC B Ab BROYLES VERDO D AbjGEARIN, JOHN F. .. Watertender;GROVER C Fireman ^ BRUCE 8 Coalpasseri GERGUSON, LIONEL .. Messmay LOVITT, JESSIE Firemani ^ BUSAN'ET MIGUEL A. . Messman GEZAK, RICHARD .... Messman' LOWERY, CLARENCE C. Messman O'BERRY ALTON Ab Fireman GLEMBY, MAURICE M., Fireman LUDWICK, MARTIN J., Fireman O'BRIEN, THOMAS P., Deck Eng. BYERS, E Os OGLE, CYRIL Steward* GOLDSTEIN, BENJAMIN Os LUPTON, BRUCE Os'OLIVERO, RAFAEL Ab GORING, CHARLES E. . Messman LUSSIER, JOSEPH LYNCH, JULIUS Bosun' ORAM, WILLIAM Qm Fireman GOTT, ALBERT R Ab CAESPO, FANCISCO 'i,i If It I* ^ RADIGAN, J. Ab RAMIREZ, ROBERT Og' RAMSEY, EDWARD .. Coalpasser RAPCHAK, STEVE M. Messman REAGAN, WREN Ab REIO, W. M Q. M. REILLY, FRANK Firemgn REIP, CHARLES Os ANTONIO .Fireman RICHARDSON, ELMER, Messman RIDDLE, WILLIAM J. .. Fireman RILEY, FRANK Oiler RIVERA, JOAQUIN .... Fireman.RIVET, HOWARD 8 Oiler ' ROBERTS, HAARY, 1st Pumpman' ROBINSON, HENRY .... Fireman RODGERS, BURTON Messman RODRIGUEZ, ANGEL M FoW RODRIGUEZ, F. D. .Wiper ROGERS, JOHN Ab ROJAS, CANDELAIRO .. Printer ROLY. GEORGE C Wiper ROSARIO, VIRGILIO, Night Waiter ROSE, ARTHUR Messman ROSE, JAMES E. L Fow ROUNDTREE, ARANT .... Q. M. RYAN, THOMAS PATRICK .. Ab s SALAMO, JUAN Oiler SAMILLANO. NICOLAS .Ab SANTIAGO, MATIAS .. Fireman SANTiAGO, NICK Fireman SAUNDERS, DEWEY Oiler SAUNDERS, ROY Wiper SCHERMER, DOUGLAS .. Wiper SCHULER, EMIL Os SEARLESS, KENDRICK Ab SELLERS, SAM Q. M. SHAW, CECIL Oiler SHEPHER, R. C Utility SHERRIS, ELLIOT IVAN .... Os SHERROD, J. H Messmart SMITH, JIM Steward SPENCER, FRANK E., Crew Mess ! SQUIRES, P. A. Utlityman STANLEY, JAMES 3rd Cook STARNS, WILMER Oiler STEVENS, JAMES Ab STEWART, CHARLES Ab STEWART, JOHN B. .. Chief Cook SULLIVAN, DENNIS J. ...r.. Ab SULLIVAN KOKOMO Fow SURLES, HENRY Fireman SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM, Bosun "Fow OSTERMAN, FRANK .. Carpenter Ab LYON, ARTHUR Ab Oiler P, SJllLrHAN' STANL'^EVV FiVema:; G^EIK; SSSlll^E E! " Wip.- OREEN^ WILL.AM C. . . Butcher MACCASKILL, CHARLES M. .. Oa PABON, JUAN 2nd Cook Stewardess MACK, HARRY Ah PAGAN, CARLOS Fireman ilAMACHO, SANTOS ...... Oiler GREY. WINIFRED MACKENZIE, CAYTANO .... Ab PAINTER, THOMAS Oilefl CAMP, WILLIS E Oilerj „ MAHONEY, JOSEPH E Os' PAPATHAMAS, VASIL .. Fireman CANNON, WILLIAM Oiler| tl Utility'PARKER, MOSE Fow CARNEY, PETER J. ........ Oiler HALBIG, ALBERT Oiler MALONE, WILLIAM Utilityl PARKS, MACK Messman CARONIA, PAUL Oiler HALL, ELMO 2nd Cook MANN, JOSEPH P Chief Cook Messma.t PATROLA, VICTOR J Os TATE, JAMES CARNEY, GEORGE Oiler, HALL, H. M. Fireman MANUEL, W. E Ab' Cook TAYLOR, ALFRED CARTER, WIL.MON R, Chief Cook HALL, JOHN E 2nd Cook MARQUESS, MITCHEL .... Oiler PATTON, JAMES E Wiper . Wiper TAYLOR, JOSEPH CASQUECENTE, V Fireman| HALL, WILLIARD Os MARSHALL, LINWOOD W., Oiler. PECK, CLARENCE F TAYLOR, LESLIE Messman CASSEL, JOHN Wiper, HAMILTON, GEORGE .. Fireman TAYLOR, RICHARD .. Fireman. CASTILLO, BERNARD .... Bosun HAMILTON, JAMES .. Fireman TAYLOR, ROBERT Fireman CEBULA EDWARD. | HARDY, MAURICE P Ab TEAR8E, RONALD J, ...... Wipen CEDERHOLM, SVEN G Ab HARLEY, W Coalpasser TEREZA, JOHN Oiler CHADWICK, LEONARD, Messman HARRIS, JAMES R Fow THOMAS, D. H Steward CHARLEBOIS, EDMOND .. Oiler HARRISON, WHITLEY, 2nd Elec What will you give them, America, THORNTON, JOHN Oiler CHISHOLM, AMOS .... 2nd Cook HART, ROBERT S Ab —your masters of the sea? TINGLE, THOMAS S. .. 2nd Cook CHISHOLM, ELMO Messboy HARTLEY, JOHN W Ab Hardly a seaman among them TOMM, ALEXANDER Oiler CHISHOLM, WM. B. ,. 2nd Cook HAUGEN, ERNEST Ch. Cook TORRES. GREGORIO Oiler expects title and courtesy. CHRISTENSEN, EMIL Ab HAY, DANIEL Bosun TORRES, PEDRO Fireman. Watertender CHRISTIAN; ALEX. .. Messman HAYBYE, S. But they hold the sternest prefect TRALIE, JOSEPH Ytb * CHRISTOPHERSON, CH, .. Oiler HAYNIE. WARNER M Ab of any that yet may be. TRYMERS, LOUIS Ab , CHURCH, EMERSON W., Messboy' HEADINGTON, L, D. ,. Steward TUBENS, JULES ........... Oiler CLAGETT, OWEN L Fireman HEALEV, JOHN Fireman TURNER, GEO. 2nd Cook They have fed your construction workers CLARK, ROBERT ....'. Oiler, HELERA, OALMACIO Ab TYRRELL, THOMAS Ab CLEVELAND, HOWARD .... Ab HENDERSON, JAMES Ab in our new-acquired zones. ' TYSZKOWSKI, MICOZYSLAW, Bn CLIFTON, FRED Oiler HENDRICKS, WAR DELL, Steward CALAFATO. FILLIPO §SEES' H^^ifiSEV " • M THE UNDAUNTED I,;/ COLLINS, ALBERT Oiler| HERNANDEZ, RICARDO, 2nd Oook COLLIER, PERRY Carpenter HESTER, STEVE D., Watertender COOK, HAYWARD Fireman HESTER, WILLIAM G Ab CORBIN, CLARENCE ... Steward, HI ATT, CHESTI^R E. .. 2nd Cook COREY, ROBERT Os HICKMAN, A. J. Messman COSCARELLI, JOHN Os HIGBEE. HARRY Bosun COVINGTON, B Os HILLIARD, RABERT H., Fireman COX, CARL V Messman HINTON, EDWARD N Ab Fireman; HODGES, HARNERT Ab cox, WILLIAM Fireman HOFFMAN, CARL J Fireman CROSS, MILFORD A. CROUSE, CHARLES Fireman HOLDER, CHARLES Fireman CUARESMA, FORTUNATO, Oiler, HOLLAND, EUGENE, Watertender CUMMINGS, JAMES M., Messman HORTON, DAVID A Ab CUMMINGS, NESBETH . Fireman HOUSTON, P. J Ab CURRAN, JAMES A Ab HOWELL, WILLIAM T. .. Wiper CUSTER, ODE G Messman HUDGINS, SHELBROWN W., Os ' HUDSON, CARTER Bosun HUFFMASTER, JUDE .. Messman' DACHER, SAID Cook HUGHES, JOSEPH ... Watchman ... Oiler HUGHES, WM. L. ... Carpenter DANLEY, CARL .... Messman HUNTE, JAMES H. . .. Steward D'ARTOIS, R. J ... Oiler; HURD, MARION DAVID, GERONINO Crew Cook Fireman HURST, HARVEY L. . Messman DAVID, S .. Wiper! HUTSON, J. w Fireman DAVILLA, MANUEL Wiper. DAVIS, JAMES E. . Utilityman' J DAVIS, LEON DAVIS, WILLIAM L. Wiper JACKSON, JOSEPH Os Watertender JAFFE, EDWIN N. DE BOLLE, PAUL Os DEL CAMPO, ENRIQUE Os JANY, BISARI Ab DELEON, PERCIVAL .. Messman JENKINS, JOHN ... Chief Cook DERRICKS, VALENtIN Os JEREMIAS, CHAS. , ... Os DEUTCH, LEROY F. . Oiler JOHANSEN, HARSTEN .... Oiler DE VITO, MICHAEL . Oiler JOHNNENEE, RUSSELL J. .. Os Ab iOHNSON, FRANK DINGER, WARNER B. . ... Cook Wiper JOHNSON, JOHN ... DION, LEWIS J Steward 'DOHERTY, ALAN L, . ..... Os; JOHNSON, WILLIAM Ab FireniSii JONES, A D'OLIVE SCRIP Fireman Ab JONES, CHARLES ... DOMINQUEZ, EUGENE Fireman DOVER, OLIVER MessmanI JORDON, HAROLD S. ... Oiler DRUMWRIGHT, K, .. Coalpasser,'JOSATO, TONY E. ... Ab DUNNING, CLYDE A. Oiler JUDGE, JAMES J., Watertender, D 2^* .-...'•ili'. • 'vj--''' They have carried your troops to battle to far-off lands unknown. They look for no recognition,— master or fo'esle hand. u' UDELL, DAVID H V • . -• • VAN NAMEE, CHARLES .... Ab VELEZ: PEORO Oiler VERRETT, SPENCER G., Steward VILA, JOSEPH ...-. 1st Pumpman VINCENT, THOS. Oiler They go at the word of an Owner,— pruvidltig I'lB is fair and right. Down to the Horn that spares not, up to the deathly flow. There is never a sea that daunts them, a peril they do not know. Trained by the storms and breakers, while the scud is flying free; Drilled by a black-out night-watch, while aching hours flee; Rise at 5 to a stinking-hot galley And say, "Hell, we're on our way." Look to your bulwarks, America!. Look to Old Glory unfurled! Point with pride to our Navy,—. The best in all the world. But what of our Merchant Marine, _ : Across the oceans huried? Wiper ,. What will you give them, America,— The men who sailed and died? Nothing, not even a retaining fee, Neither position or credit. But they are the finest that yet may be. Book Atlantic, No. 7224 WALCOTT, J. A Messman WALSER, JAMES D. .. Deck Eng. WARD, J. S Fireman WARNER, BERTRAM .... Wiper WATTS, DONALD Fireman WATTS. GEORGE ....;. 2nd Cook WEIR, JOSEPH Messman WEST, GEORGE ............. Ab WHEELER, JAMES Os WHITE, HAROLD P Wiper WHITEHEAD. H. V Fireman WICKENHISER, G. M Ab WICKMAN, FRANK A. .. Fireman 4. WILLIAMS, A Coalpasser WILLIAMS. ASHLEY .. Messman WILLIAMS, EDWARD T... Wiper WILLIAMS, FRANK Utility , WILLIAMS, JAMES .... Steward WILLIAMS, JARVI8 .. Chief Cook WILLIS, GEO Ab • WILSON, WARREN L. ........ Ab WODARCZYK, WALTER J. ., Ab, V*'OOLF, KUFUS Messman , WRIGHT, NATHANIEL , Steward /WRIGHT, WM. W. ..., Chief Cook " ' z 2AYES, OSCAR utility � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 17, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNITED SEAMEN SERVICE TO RAISE $5,000,000 FOR HOMES AND CLUBS LONGSHOREMEN ASK WAGE BOOSTS US COAST GUARD ISSUES SAFETY REGULATIONS NAVY DISCLOSURES BOOST ATLANTIC SHIP TOLL TO 459 CHINESE SEAFARERS FREE BY AUTHORITY FLORIDA SHIPYARDS UNDER AFL UNION THE FOCS'L WAS NEVER LIKE THIS US COAST GUARD ISSUES SAFETY REGULATIONS A LETTER OF PROTEST TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING TIME CUT 25 DAYS IN MONTH INFORMATION ON INSURANCE BOILERMAKERS' UNION ORDER WOMEN WELDERS MEMBERSHIP ADMISSION DENY WAGE RISE MEANS INFLATION PICKETING AREA IS NOT SUBJECT TO COP RULE OUR BROTHERS LOST AT SEA Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 32 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/17/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/bde041f1cbbadba423d8e43bf9b62c3f.PDF cebb05db055cbe02fa216d28eef5fbe3 PDF Text Text - : ,,,:,-..-^.v:.;,^., . i* OFFICIAL 0R6AK OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, SEAFARERSMNTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N.Y., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942 No. 33 Robin Crew Protests Andrew Furuseth Club Dedicated Skipper's Negligence To American Merchant Seamen l^ditor, Seafarers' Log Dear Sir and Brother: . ' ^ . Atlantic Storm Lashes SIU Mayor La Guardia Pays Tribute To Ship — Seaman Overboard Seamen And "...my old friend Andy" ; We, the undersigned members of the crew in the S. S. Robin (...) representing the en­ tire unlicensed personnel, want to take this opportunity to report to the authorities certain violations of black-out regulations on the part df Captain Johannes Bryde, Mas­ ter of the S. S. Robin ( ). We consider it our duty to make known these facts. By Ben Narinsky 1. Capt. Bryde has allowed the tiibes to be blown day after day, during daylight hours. ^2. He has ever been careless with black-out ports in his own quarters and has refused to enforce discipline among his officers re­ garding black-out ports in their quarters. I . >. He has.allowed his mates to smoke on the wings of the bridge. They have been seen striking matches on the wings of the bridge at night. 4; He has refused to have, a seaman on lookout during daylight y hours. 5. He Jias. cairard ...garfaagc.yand [;»i^^46bupyant refuse to he dmnped overr board during daylight hours. We fully:-realize-the value of a ship and cargo in the present war. Wc realize that in this war of pro­ duction the needless loss of ma­ terials for production is criminal. Considering, the shortage ' of ": sea-' men, the needl«s" risk" of their lives isealso criminal. In addition wc wish, to report an. unreasonable disregard on the part of Captain Bryde toward the health of the. unlicensed members of his crew. Time and time again this trip he has, refused. medical care, to men whp .were ill. We ap.•: > pc,aled to the A itierican Consulate in . Bombay and we have in our pqs- scsskiu ..Wptten.. acknowledgement V - "of this -appeal froni. the American Consul. . .. . r It-seems to us that, .from , the • very beginning . of; . this; -voyage • Captain Bryde has 'dbne everything in his. power".to demoralize us and to promote "disunity. He : has "threatened Us at the slightest or • no provocation • with the Army, Navy,, Federal • Bureau of Invesci,, . ..gation, and etc. His whole' proced' ure. in dealing .with us hw been one ' of intimidation. Possibly his aim has been that as art Amfcricah crevf :. we woiild do something to put us in bad favor with tlie responsible - authorities.- We have, given him ho ; , such.satisfaction." W, ' . All .these actions. seem • particu­ larly. ungrateful in view of our - great efforts, as union men'^^oward :.^pntinued ahd unihterrupied 'shtp- After leaving Philadelpha and being under way for four months almost to the day, and having quite an uneventful trip to various Red Sea, and East African ports, all hell broke loose on our ship. Somewhere off Dufbin wc ran into a Lulu. The weather start­ ed making up fast on Saturday morning and by ten A.M. it looked like wc were in for it. The barometer was ve^ low. Quiet ahd even nonchalance ruled on the bridge. At noon the sea was pretty high and.there was green water, on all her decks.. Loose dunnage on the main deck, and there was a good amount of it, began bouncing against winches and. other-deck obstructions. It "was only, then that the watch on deck, at the risk of having their legs broken or being swept over the . side, were turned to heaving it overboard. Hatchboards piled high on the poop and not lashed were scattered about and they had to be. cleared, Heavy seas smaslied the mooring line platform and there -was danger of the lines sw^pi.pg over apd fouling-the propeller. They had to be stow­ ed below. Seas capable of this damage were increasing, but no precaution was taken to protect men by, altering course. It was submarine work. You hung on through one, came up, grabbed a mouthful of air, and went on working. Broken arms or legs were a small incident, and were noticed only because it left you shorthanded. The starboard wing of the bridge was bashed in, life boats snlashcd, and ventilators ripped off. Aft, even the emergency steering wheel, sitting high on the quarterdeck, went over the side. A lifcraft sheered off steel frame and all. Crews' quarters were. awash in about four feet of .W5iter.> .Under, the heavy roll­ ing, the water tore out" parti­ tions, smashed bunk stantions and generally tore up every­ thing moveable and stationery below. The crew slept the best they could.. In the messroom, machine shop or where ever a half .dry spot could be found. . Next morning there was no let up and none all day. Around one P.M. Sunday, a sea broke off the frame supporting the insur­ ance caUe feel, and the wire be- {Contimted on Page 4) S.I.U. Man Is Honored New York, Sept. 30—The most sumptuous quarters ever set aside for the exclusive use of the merchant seaman was dedicated today in a ceremony which included promin-; ate speakers from all walks of American life. Brass hats, politicians, stage, screen and opera stars, and plain ordinary seamen dressed in sweat-shirts and^ dungerees joined together to pay ward P. Mulrooney, chairman of tribute, not only to the men who the New York Committee of the go to sea today but to those United Seamen's Service, the or­ brothers who have fallen in line of ganization sponsoring the Club, duty and above all to the father of will make his offices on the second floor. organized maritime labor, Andrew Furuseth. The third floor will be devoted The Andrew Furuseth Club, to the medical care of the seamen. which - was formerly the Dart­ Here, Lieut. Comdr. Daniel Blain mouth Club and is located at 30 will make ail necessary examina­ East 37th Street, is one of those tions. The top floor will house the swank clubs opened by the grad­ staff of the.club and .will have a uates of leading universities in so few bunks for seamen who are many towns throughout the coun­ stuck for a room. This entire structure is for the try, and aimed at being larger and more sumptuous and more cxclus- exclusive use of the merchant sea­ tb-an the clubs of rival'aimvcf- men. They have only sities. The Club which will no their discharges at the door and all longer echo the whisper of men facilities are at their disposal. Clubs who hope to corner wheat or steel similar to this one arc to be estab- or cotton—but will ring with the lishcd in every port in the -world shouts of the men who actually frequented by American seamen, handle and transport those commo­ according to plans of the United dities across the seven seas, is a Seamen's Service. The first foreign four story affair. The basement club will be established in Mur­ houses a bar and lounge with an mansk and will be staffed with doc­ adjoining restaurant and kitchen. tors and nurses to treat the men The main floor, in addition to an that get shot up on that dangerous run. office and switchboard, will have Brother Harry J. Collins, Atlan­ a reception room and lounge,- li^ tic District Representative, repre­ brary and writing room and a game sented the SIU and the SUP at the room which will now experience crap instead of backgammon. Ed(Oontinuci oh Page 4) ' I WEISBEBfiER BLASTS PROPELLER I, . . CLUB AS ANTI-UNION Brother George ,R. ^^''hite is a veteran SIU man and has had his sllare of excitement and narrow escapes. His adventures make good conversation in the fo(»'l but in or­ dinary times that is about as far as it-wouiti go. Today, however, ^hen the merchant seamen are beginning to re­ ceive some recognition from thc^ public, .Bfpther White's saga gets a bigger play. , -When-he hit the beach after his last - trip to- Murmansk he went back to his hohie.town for.a brief rest. Upon .arriving home .he dis­ covered that he -was something of a celebrity and a hero. All his old acquaintences' who had previously (CPrtsidefcd' a iseameh nothing btit- a bumi -suddenly began" to "puff oiit their: chests.^ The home town paper, The Durham S««'-(North Carolina J. ran, a front- page story about- him •T—picture and flh -' BUILD raE STRIKE FUND! % ^ J ^ Arthur M. Tode, Honorary Prcsidant .Amorican Merchant Marine Conference The Propeller Club of the United States .17 Battery Place New York City i, ; % Dear Sir: • • - . -f-f - : .» "•Wi , ] /, . > :. - ' I • • This - Is to acknowledge • the receipt of your Invitation me ta speak before the annual convention of the Propeller Club to be ^ held in New York next month. % Since I am of the opinion that there is little that I could y/• " • ^ say that would meet with the approval of your members, I am ^ declining the invitation. p Tho Propeller Club has, in my opinion, been orte of the most reaetlonary employer organizations in the country. Every gain made • by the- merchant seamen- has bee'n in' the very teeth of your group. The Propeller Club has served' as a spear-head of I - the union-busting drives continually launched against organized maritime -labor -and- -I greatly doubt that you have succeeded |n changing-your spots-now. I -note that Mr. Joseph Curran of the National-Maritime Union has - accepted- your invitation. Perhape you and Mr. Curran will have a meeting -of - minds on the-questions of trade unlorrism, but for my part I desire to meet the shipowners and their stooges i-. only - -scrsss the collective bar-gaiTring table. After the war, things are yaing to be tough on the waterfront. Only a strong union will be able to protect the wages and conditions we now have. No Union is strong with­ out a powerful strike fund to back it up. Bum the StU strike fund now and thereby _ The .newspaper- story- was . head­ arm your union for the lined. "Durham Man in -Maritime coming struggle with the &fvice ,Saw 231 Ehery" Air Raids shipowners. Read the At Russian- Tqft.^' Written Sy a fdrike resdlutibh oh page, .y.. three, > \ : (Continued an Page 4) • V t Vsry truly yours, MORRIS WEISBERGER, . Vise Preeident SIU '•? S:'!l �by Ike m, 1I SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNtON OF NORTH AMERICA Adontic cmd GuU District 1 If', ,:' AfftUattd wffH th4 AHMHOM FtdmvHA* «/ I 'J, A. .-. HARRT LUNOEBERa -• Int 110 Uorkot StrMt Ropm 402, Sem Fnsidtooi, CcdtL AJ9DRMM AiA masMSB&SBmjsQm ooi^ammrQ vma PVBUOATIOIT TO: "THE SEAFABEBS' LOG P. a »aSon EV K«« Yoik. N. Y. Pboaw BOwling GVMB S4346 ,15^?' • ^'t.- Work or Fight? mW-' Thiirsda]r, October 1, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two Lsbor P^e Parley Is Again Postponed HEmRT FROM Washington Labor peace negotiations, sched­ uled for resumption this week, have been.put off to, late Novem­ ber, ' The delay was announced by Harry C. Bates, chairman of the A. F. of L. peace committee, and Philip Murray, head of a similar C. I, O. committee. By "DUKE" DUSHANK . *;V. War Emergency Uaard: They explained d»at . engage­ •yhe Board has ordered all shipowners to pay off all crews as sow* ments of labor chiefs at war rallies as possible when their ships have been torpedoed. This order should and at A, F, of L* and C.. I. O. z conventions dwing the next two speed up considerably tl» current delays in payoffs, months forced the postponement. There seems to be some misunderstanding by some of our member Meanwhile, Bates, who is presi­ OH the latest decision that the Board has handed down whereby the 40-%' dent of the Bricklayers, came out bonus, on the East Coast of South America was increased to 100%. Thif strongly for unity in labor's ranks. bonus is not payable for time spent in any of the South Americiui Last week Brig. Gen. Ben Smith, a brass hat in charge "It is my profound conviction ports south of North 5 degrees. The Union has submitted a memor­ of Alabama's Selective Service, said, "I am sick and tired of that all laboring men and women andum to the board requesting that the Board make this monthly bonus this strike business. Every board in Alabama will be told in the United States and Canada payable in all ports outside of the U. S. Continental ports. to reclassify all men who walk out on defense jobs." desire to work together so wc. may complete our task of safeguarding WUliam Carlton Case: What precipitated this outburst was a road construc­ democracy and free labor," he said. tion strike in Mobile County. A union busting drive had This brother got off a ship in Wellington, N. Z., to go to the ho$n been launched by the contractor and he began to run scabs pita! to have his appendix removed. Upon being discharged from tlw in on the job. The union men quit in an effort to protect Lake Skips Transferred hospital he had to pay his hotel bill and was later returned to the United their wages and conditions and job security. To Atlantic for Winter States as a counsulor passenger. He received no bonus on his return ti However the General may attempt to dress up his the United States. The Board has ruled that he is not entitled to any, ukase with red, white and blue—the truth is that his ac- CHICAGO, Sept. 27 — Ships bonus, as the decisions now stand, but they are at present working orv 4. tions amount to„plain fink herding. formerly operated on the Great decision to handle cases like thisi and they will perhaps rule that such Should the Alabama Draft Board's decision become Lakes are now being converted for cases can receive a bonus in the future. Carlton is entitled to compen­ a country-wide policy, the workers would be stripped of war-time use as ocean shipping at sation for any expenses, however. He should contact the company to all union protection and the greatest boss offensive against yards in New Orleans, Mobile, Ala., collect. and Galveston, the . labor in the history of the country would be launched. Shipping Administration discloses. Selective Service: If Selective Service gets aw^ay with this "work or Malone of the MFOW, Nielsen of the WEB and myself met with fight" threat, the American workers will be chained to their The vessels, all built in the early Nineteen Hundreds, average about Col. Keesling regarding the status of merchant seamen and the positipa. machines just as tightly as are the German workers. It 4,000 gross tons and are between would mean that the bosses could proceed with wage cuts 350 and 400 feet long. They were that some pf the Board members are taking. Col. Keesling requested, that we draft a memorandum and submit it to Selective Service Head­ and union-smashing with complete impunity . moved down the Illinois waterway And don't think that the bosses would hesitate to take and the Mississippi River after quarters. We feel that the merchant seamen should have a seperatb advantage of such a situation. They have been cautiously, their superstructures had been class.ifieatieiix so as to enable all local draft boards to handle seameo'fbut continually chiseling on union contracts ever since la­ stripped down to permit passage cases as cme of the most vit il classes of war workers. We shall draw up such a memorandum ami submit k to the Selective Sryice in the ^ bor voluntarily gave up the right to strike after Pearl Har­ under numerous bridges. near future. bor. The only thing that held them in check was the fear The boats are among dozens that the unions might rescind the no strike policy and fight which have been moved from Carpenters: back. Once that labor is stripped of all defenses by military Great Lakes rontes for wartime The WSA has ruled that carpenters arc to be carried on ships decrees—then the flood gates would be open and the Na­ ocean transport duty. Governrnent authorities declined to reveal the the Liberty type, where the operators have always carried carpenters tional Association of Manufacturers and the Chambers of number. In addition to the inland Commerce from one end of the country to the other, route to the Gulf, a number of on their ships. would howl for labor's blood. ships have been taken down the St. Seamen Interned in the United States: The most rabjd labor baiter can hardly deny the fact Lawrence waterway and the New Contacted Mr. Holland of the War relocation hoard regarding that American workers have accomplished miracles of pro­ York State Barge Canal. duction this past year. Moreover, those strikes that have Practically any boat now oper­ American Seamen of foreign parents who, are in some of the re-location occurred have been mainly due to boss provocation and in ating on the Lakes, one government centers in the midwest, to make arrangements for these boys to go back ^ defense of the minimum requirements of wages and hours official said, could be moved over to sea on ships sailing out of the Atlantic Coast. the inland route to the Gulf, pro­ and job security. Mr. Holland has just returned from some of these cen,ters and is vided there is proper ballasting and very favorable to seeing that these boys' are given the opportunity tq Organized labor should demand an explanation from the Alabama brass hat that has launched his one-man war, in some cases, removal of super­ sail. He has pronaised to give us his full cooperation in getting thesg. and machinery. By such boys back to their calling. not against the Fascists but against the American Unions. structure procedure the boats may be held He should be made to explain how his policies fit into this within the majomum draft of . Here is the policy outlined by the board: "better world" that labor was told was in the process of eight feet. 1. They must fill out an application that the W.L.B. uses for th»P being built. •--^i-'i « purpose. Dug Seafarers' Log- Ail unlicensed personnel which paid off the S. 3. William Johnson Sept. 8, 1942^!sv8HI;ime cap be coh lected at Bull Line Office, 115 Rroad Street, N.Y.C. HONOR ROLL rr-— MAX LONGFELLOW I •'•• |s'-''-t I >•-• ^ 2,00 1,00 law 1.00 1.00 1.00 14.00 A, SANTIAGO c. iLM J. CLARK J. GEORGE W, G. ALLEN J^COS TOL CREW OF S. S. ALCOA VOYAGER .CviKAMPE D, D. PARKER A, FORDE A-FORDE CREW OF S. S. ALCOA LE/^PER A,.. IVER80N CfeiEW OF S. S. GOV. JOHN LINO TOTAL All O.S., VJipera and Masnien who paid off the S. 3. Mae on Aug. 22 have bonus money coming. En­ tire crew has $2 linen money due. Collect New York Bull Line Office. Entire crew of 8. S. Alcoa Rang­ er have overtime money coming. 8.00 Ccllect at 17 Battery Place, N.Y.C. 2. After they have filled out these applications, tlie applications will be. turned over to the F.B.I, to see if they have anything against them; if not, they will be allowed to sail. 3. Arrangements will have to be made by the Union to get thesa boys to an East' Coast port where they will ship out. • Contacted the British Ministry of shipping representatives here to see if the British authorities in the colonies would intern these boys, and he Sitated that if they are American Citizens they will not be interned, but at time they may find themselves in some very embarrassing posi­ tions in some of the colonies. It certainly is unfortunate that these boys are in this position, hut it may be wiser if they sailed on ships running to South America, or some other country where they will not be sub­ jected to some sort of embarrassment. ZM New Address: 4.00 Entre crew of 8.3. Gov. John Your Washington Representative has been authorized to open aii 4.00 Lind who paid off Sept. 21 have $4 aoo linen money due. Collect New York office here in Washington. I have been successful in finding a reason­ 7.50 Bull Line Office. able spot. The address is; 424 Jth Street N= W., Roon?. From now .J 2.50 Entire prew 3, Ss Rosario who on send all correspondence to that address. , 7.00 pad off Sept. have 11'/? days I am having a little difficulty getting a telephone due to ^ioritq|;, bonua money due. Collect New .$49.00 York Bull Line office. but expert tq have on? by the fim of the wqek. t^- •-'zy • 1.-1 : .-h V • • :V �Thui-sday, October 1, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' EOG wmrs^ DOQfG Around the Ports BALTIMORE The foflowin^ trial fitkimgs were passed at the ^timore Bnmch and have since been concurred in up and down the coast.—^EDITOR. Charges against Horation (Chico) i Sollas, 1002: • The Trial Committee finds that tjhe above named defendlatlt viras notified to appear for trial op the charges listed below and he was ^ryed with written notice to that effect and he was apprised of the time of the meeting and the faot that a trial committee would be elected to try his case. In spite of this notification Sollas failed to appear and the. follow­ ing full book members were elect­ ed to serve as the Trial Committee . and try Sollas in his absence. James L. Stevens, 2220, Valentine Neyola 233(5, Howard E. Fowler, 3631, J. R. Downie, 3112, and Frank Callaghan, 6333. This committee re­ tired and deliberated on the fol­ lowing stated charges: 1. That he (Sollas) while hold­ ing office as dispatcher at the Bal­ timore Branch did refuse to regis­ ter various members pleading waste of tinie and conservation of paper and ink thus causing confusion in Shipping Lists and depriving mem­ bers of their proper rotative ship­ ping rights. 2. That he. violated Section 5, Ajrtiele XXI in that he collected money without authorization from official sources and that he did not issue official receipts for same. 3. That he violated Section 9, Article XX in that he jeopardized the Good and Welfare of the Un ion by accepting various anmunts of money from prospec­ tive members of our union and failed to turn such monies into the office of the Baltimore Branch whSre such monies was collected in the office of dispatcher during his iiicumbency. The resultant furor as a result of his being confronted with these claims is a direct blow to the Good and Welfare of our organization. He further accepted sums of money up to $175 for safe keeping and has persistently refus/ ed' to return any part of same to their rightful owners. 4. That he further violated Section 1, Article XX in that he obtained by fraud and used illegal­ ly, property (Funds intrusted in his care) of the Union representii^ himself as a collector of dues, etc.; of the Union without due authority. publishefi in the Seafarers Log so' that all members may be fully aware of this man's lack of trust. s/J. E- Stevens, 2220 s/H. E. Fowler, 3631 s/Frank Callaghan, 6333 s/Valentine Neyola, 2333 s/ J. R. Pownie, 3112. (Report submitted to member^ ship at regular business meeting, Septembfrx 8 th, and adopted unani­ mously.) VANCOUVER Since President Roosevelt and other leaders of the United Nations have requested that the people be placed at work where they are best suited, we Canadian seamen would like to know why Mr. P. B. Cook, agent for the Canadian Australa­ sian Line, has not been placed in a concentration camp where he is best suited? Just last week this Nazi-like character saw fit to sneer at a sea­ man who suffered loss of limb, health and personal effects through enemy action in one of the most horrible sagas of the sea I ever heard. This brother was adrift in an open boat for 30 odd days and suffered terribly, only to be kicked around by this Cook person when he got back to shore. He was chis-r eled from beginning to end, all so the Line could save a few lousy dollars. How often has it been said, "You can't do business with Hit­ ler." But you don't know P. B. Cook. Anton Peterson, the siprvivor of the 30 days at sea, went to Cook's house but even the pleadings of his wife were to no avail. Once a chiseler, always a chislcrs. While naval and military strate­ gists ponder over offensive meas­ ures against the enemy, P. B. Cook ponders over offensive measures against the seamen—the real un­ sung heroes of this war. Cook and his Nazi-minded clique of Cana­ dian shipowners fatten at the ex­ pense of the men in Canada who go down to the sea underfed, un­ derpaid and in ships that are un­ dermanned. Not one of these false patriots are capable of doing a sea­ man's work. How many of them could stand up firing coal in the tropics? Not one! Yet, you unofganized seamen let these tripe handle you at wifi. True enough you envy tlie wage scale oir American ships, yet what attempt have you made to bring your own sc^le up to it? Remember seamen, yoti are fighting this war —^ the , Trial Committee Reports shipowners and their stooges are We members of the trijl com­ not. So it remains for you to talk mittee sitting to consider charges as an organized group and always against and exhibits of testimony remember that your experience regarding offenses against various and brains can more than match Articles of the Seafarers Interna­ the shipowners once you are organ­ tional Union, do hereby, after ized the way they are. muc^ deliberation, find Horatio You Seamen who have seen what (Chico) Sollas, 1002, GUILTY on steps these false patriots have taken all specifications* and recommand to exploit you, the attitude they to the membersliip as a whole that show to men who deliver the es­ Sollas be suspended from ail con­ sentials of war, can only reach one nection with the Seafarers Interna­ conclusion, and that is to join a tional Union for a period of nine­ seamen's union—^The Seafarers' In­ ty-nine (99) years and that the ternational Union—a union of the findings of this trial committee be seamen, by the seamen and for the seamen. Joining the SIU is the only way you can beat these false pa triots. R. W., Patrolman Page tiiM SEAPARSRS' INXERNATIONAtT UNION OF NORTH AMERICA mxjumc wad auup SIRBZCT Seawtary-Treciimier's Office US —t I UlfflUl^UR* OF HUNCHES MBW TOBS SAVANNAH BOSTOR Had the S. S. ( ) the pride of the Waterman Steamship Company in here after making a voyage of 7 months and some days. This ship had about 400 hours of overtime worked in ex­ plosives at $2.50 an hour and about 400 hours at $1.10 am $1.65 and some 1400 extra meals served aboard ship during the voy­ age. All of this was squared away and transportation paid back to the Pacific Coast. The Captain, the Mate and the Chief Engineer on tliis voyage were of the best in the business, in as much as they handed me the over­ time sheets to check with the ship's delegates to put the different prices of overtime on and the hours the boys had worked on cargo anc on explosives. After the prices were inserted he Oked all of them and everything was paid to the sat­ isfaction of everyone concerned. The boys paid off anywhere from $1800.00 to $2600.00. Now am having trouble trying to find a crew to sail her ag^n. Shipping in this vicinity is stil good for all rated men as I have shipped everything that had pants on up to now and am still looking for more. Steady as she goes. CHARLES WAID, Agent Crew Protests {Continued from Paige 1) ping and national unity. All these actions seem particu­ larly ungrateful in view of our great efforts as union men toware continued and uninterrupted ship­ ping and national unity. It is our hope that this letter will ftUly explain to you our feelir\gs in this matter and that you will see fit to cause an investiga­ tion of our claims. Respectfully, Ardath B. Howard Walter L. Johnson Edward Mullaly Walter G. Allen Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baltimore, Md., this 17th day of August, 1942. Notary Public Com. expires May 3, 1943. PimSONALS MICHAEL GEESCN (formerly of the Alaskan and West Kiska) Please get in touch with Paul C. Matthews, 11 Broad­ way, N.Y.C., with reference to the stabbing of John Nestor, GEORGE SPENCER Contact Marsh and McClennan, 70 Pine Street, N.Y.C., regarding fhe settlement of your case against the Eastern Steamship Company. JOHN MCNAST Your book, No. 22585 has been found and turned into the Seore* tary-Treasurers office in New York City. fltoMt H«ir Tatk CHr raovmBM^ BJILUMCOIB _ PHlLAXtElBBIA NOBFOLB NEW OBLEANS BAVANMAH TAMPA MOBILE PUESTO BIOO GALVESTON.... Btauo 9t • .BOwBaa QB)m _B0WU9« Qnm 9Mm Agent howling Green 9-3437 •JBO AiloDatte AT*. . Ubwtr 4057 ..485 Smth $L .....UoBnlag 1572 ..14 Noxth Gar St .^ColTert 4539 ._6 North ith St ..... LombcBti 7851 _aS ConunvrcUd FL . Ntvlolk 4-1083 _ J09 Caaeytr** St .Canal 3336 ...218 BmS Bay St .Scnraonoh 1-1728 Jm So. FraoUin St .'.I'.Tewpa MM-l^ .55 So. Conoeption SL....DflgEter 1440 .45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Ti*m ..2014 Market Street Golveetoa 2-8043 Union Victor In Libel Action Sets Precedent NEW YORK, Sept. 28. —For the first time in the history of the American labor movement a trade union sued and collected in a libel action when Westchester Newspa­ pers, Inc., owner of the Mount Vernon Daily Argus today handed its check for $15,000 to Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, an AFL affili­ ate, in an out-of-court settlement of a suit brought against the pub­ lishers two years ago. Announce­ ment of the settlement was made by Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., busi­ ness manager of the union. In the past it had been the. opin­ ion of some courts that labor unions could not insritute litiga­ tion alleging libel on the theory that since they*were unincorpor* ated bodies they were not possess­ ed of reputations which the courts could protect. But in the Court of Appeals decision the law was interpreted to permit a trade union to sue for libel. The cause of Local 3's actioa was a syndicated column of Wash­ ington comment by James McMullin, published in the Daffy Argus in the summer of 1939 in which it was alleged that union officials, were "feathering their nests" from initiation fees and dues payments from out-of-town workers seekixtg employment at the time of the World's Fair. 9 >•! t Sinlcings News laow In Western Atlsntie The lowest number of an­ nounced Allied merchant ainkings in the western Atlantic over a seven-day period since Pearl Harbor was reported last week with disclosures that five merchantmen had fallen prey to enemy submarines. Loss reported between Sep­ tember 20 and 26 included des­ truction of two United States ships, one Panamanian, one Egyptian, and one unidentified! Allied. Week Sinoe Sept. Pearl 20-26 Harbor! Off the U. S 2 17® Off Canada 0 46 In the Caribbean ... .Q 160 In Qulf of Mexico ..Q 45 Off South America ..1 50 477 r\ I.. ^1 .1 iJ RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at the prpacut time Is filling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusively that after such an upheavel as at present is going on in the world, they are always throttled and brow®eaten— as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas; The 1034 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RECCLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No, 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of 33 shall be levied for this fund. And further, BE IT FINALLY RESCLVED: That if the members accept this resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits, in the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. Tbis is to acquaint all members with the intent of *the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the annual election ballot. (signed) Alfred Stewart No, 764 Adalbert Gawromki No. 21265 William Hamilton No. 3400 Harry J. Collins No. 496 Artlmr Thompson No. 2888 �mSk. •'THE SEAFARERS' Page Four ttdrew Furuseth Club Dedicated S.I.U. Man Is Honored By Home Town Paper 6 American Merchant Seamen •-'t || (Cbftthnied from Page 1) |dcdication- and expressed the gratiitude of "30,000 A. F. of L. sea^ineq that the founder of our movei|ncnt,_ Andrew Furuseth, should be phus lionored." Brother Collins Lchidcd the audience gently for fail.|ng to have given recognition to l^amen before this, and said, "I fern glad to see that at last the mer­ chant seamen are coming into their ibwri, to see that the public is bcj^inning to realize that a man does fnot have to wear a uniform to be I MADELAINE CARROL: I feel that I have a right to come here in the place of other film actresses, because you sec, I married a sailor. He is now on a freighter in the Caribbean. So I hope you will ac­ cept me as one of the family, (cheers from the seamen). My heart belongs to the merchant ma­ rine. (cheers and whistles). BASIL HARRIS (Shipowner): I .always call my seamen "Joe" or "Harry" or "Frank" or whatever their first names may be. (Editor's Note: But they don't call him \i hero." i According to announcements Basil.) ^ade by the USS at the dedication, CLAIRE BOOTHE LUCE »^he next step taken in New York (Mrs. Time-Life-Fortune): It has i-will be the requistion of • a large been my fortune to see many of Modern hotel for the exclusive use the ports of the world under the tbf the seamen. The rates would impact of this war. I have seen the [be kept to a minimum and the scaAmerican seamen and the job they Imen would be assured of receiving have been doing. They perform first class accommodations. their work silently, faithfully, gallently—truly the unsung heroes. "s What They Said At the Dedication . . . EX-POLICE COi^MISSIONER MULROONEY: The merchant sieamcn have been the stepchildren of this war. The public has done a marvlpus job in caring for the tiicn in the armed forces, but the seamen have, been neglected.. This is going to change. I ;v..: ^ I', !^l^. 11liT'- . CAPTAIN EDWARD MACAULY; If Andrew Furuseth could be here today he would be content. He would rejoice in the realization that at long last the American people have come to rec­ ognize the role the merchant seatnen. play in the life of the coun­ try. LAWRENCE TIBBET: I will now sing 'The Road To Mandalay!' CN CLOTHES! If you are not claim­ ing more than $ 150 for loss of personal ef­ fects, you do not have to bother making out an Itemized list. ASSESSMENT! Remember there is a $2 Organizational Assess­ ment which goes to the International. The payment is volun­ tary! How good a Union man are you? Have you paid your $2 obligation? ft FRANCESCO PAGAN ........ Messman A. BOZMAN ... Fireman CHARLES E. LEWIS BosV. HAROLD J. DOSTIC . . . . .. A,B. FRANK S. ROGERS A.B. CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN . . . . . . . 0,S. WILLIAM LEE, Jr. ........... Oiler H. W. SCHWETERS ^ . ^ A.B. R. BURNS ^^ ..... . v ;^ Watertender EDWARD W. MARKO Watertender TIM J. O'DONOGHUE . . .. Oiler JOHN JOSEPH DUNN ........ Wiper A. J. GIROWED Oiler VICTOR J. PAPINEAU Messman ROBERT F. RADfEL Messman EDWARD CEBULA . . ... .. .... Messman FRANK E. DOXTATION Watertender WILLIAM M. G. CALDWELL A.B. THOMAS JOSEPH REILLY : Oiler H. HALL . . . • Fireman JAMES TAYLOR Waiter JOHN SCOTTY CLARK . A^^^ I^RUSSELL C. FUNK Wiper •*B. D, POEDlNG • O.S. WILLIAM E. FARRELL . . A6089 I'iy- Thursday, October 1, 1942 LOG reporter named Wyatt Dixon, the to a vessel. White bore credchtiab to prove story ran as follows: MAYOR LA GUARDIA: An­ his connection with the Maritime Much adventure and many dan­ drew Furuseth was my friend, Commission as a seaman including learned a lot from him. He was no gers have confronted George R his membership card with the Sea­ seamen of fiction, but the real White, Durham man, since he be­ farers International Union. He thing. He was the perfect picture gan his hazardous duties as a sea­ freely discussed the chapters of his man of the United States Merchant that you would get from reading Marine. Three times his ship has exciting life that wartime restric-. Conrad. Andy was a great pion been shot from under him as enemy tions allowed and admitted his love eer who startled the country with sea craft and airplanes sought to for the sailors work. He served as the deplorable conditions of the blast ships in the convoys of ves­ fireman on the vessel he last ship-i ^ men of the sea, and who won al­ sels carrying precious war supplies ped on and the voyage was one of most single-handed reforms long many that have carried him into' to America's allies. overdue. It was Andrew Furuseth many ports in different parts of White returned to the North who gave the seamen their self-re­ the world. From the Arctic Seas (^esterday, after a visit with his spect! to South of the Equator, he has mother, Mrs. George R. White, on JOSEPH CURRAN: — sailed in enemy submarine infested' Carver Street. waters and in most of the voyages' Unperturbed despite narrow es­ the cargoes entrusted to the keep- ' capes from death. White apparently ing of his vessels reached their in­ looked forward to his return to the tended destinations. life of an active seaman and he ex­ The last voyage of the Durhampected to be assigned, immediately man carried him to Russia. His ' ship was bombed by enemy plane's * and sunk as it rode at anchor in a , Russian bay. Three members of the crew were killed and White rei. In the newly organi-zed United Seamen's Service, the people ceived a badly injured leg from of-our country have .an instrument through which we may dis­ which he is just recovering. Hos­ charge a small part of our debt Fo merchant seamen—the men pitalized, White was transferred to who are vitalizing the vast tonnage we are producing to defend a vessel returning home and on his our way of life. return to the United States he re­ mained at a hospital for some time The men of our merchant marine need facilities for rest and recreation, a chance to build up the strength and fortitude neces­ before coming here for his brief sary for their hazardous journeys carrying the implements of war visit. to our fighting forces. Through the United Seamen's Service, White told of two vessels oh whose purposes and aims I heartily endorse, rest, recreation, and which he sailed that were torpedoed recuperation centers will be established for them. Friendly, hu­ and sunk by the enemy. Orie of ; man service Will be ready'for them ashore. them was sunk not far from the The United Seamen's Service is an undertaking deserving the coast of Iceland and 187 survivors fullest support of the American people. It commands the thought­ from British boats were aboard. • ful consideration all of us want to show to our merchant seamen. He escaped from this experience unscather. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Russia has no more staunch a supporter than White, who report- • ed witnessing 231 enemy air raids while in Murmansk. People in. DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL America have the wrong impres­ Shipped 111 76 72 259 sion about Russia, he said. Instead Registered ............. 128 87 68 283 of being near defeat the-nation, he On Hand .299 193 190 682 said, is waging successful battle , '"'No report from Savamtah, Mobile and Puerto Rico. with the ultimate outcome certain to be victory for-Russian Armi«. He predicts that when Winter^ comes around the.first of the cbtn- . ing month there will be a definite • "turn in the tide of battle and said that if the United States will see {Continued from Page 1) that sufficient war supplies reach . gan to unreel. More danager of made to buck it once more, but Russia this desired result will, be . " fouling the screw. Two men finding the going too heavy we made more certain. were sent aft to secure it. A turned and ran again. Four men were caujght In the* sea swept them both over the rail but one man managed to whcelhouse and were unable to hang on and save , himself. The leave .for five days due to the other was never foynd. For that heavy seas washing over. the matter only a very beeble at- decks. Cooking was impossible temj)t was made to look for and we had nothing to eat for After you have -derignated yoUT' him. The-first and simplest pre­ several days. It- was impossible bcncficiafy, inform that persofL ' caution may have saved his life. to send an SOS because the Namely, a life line stretched ariel had been carried 3V,'3y, snd, the evenf that you are tme of 'tha • , - F. D. R. ON U. S. S. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1942 Atlantic Storm Lashes SIU Ship ~ Seaman Overboard INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS ; fore and aft. We then turned and ran be­ fore the storm. She shipped no more water. Had this been done to protect the men working, no man would have been lost. Dur­ ing the night an attempt was Editor's Mai! Editor, Seafarers l/ig, P.O. Box 25, Station P, New York, N.Y. Dear Sir. and Brother: Am rficeiging the- Log regular arid look forward to every isstie, the first page to me b NEW OR­ could not be fixed. All of this happened in submarine waters. Finally the storm moderated and we were very happy to make port. The ship was in a severly damaged condition when we reached port. unfortunate seaman who does hot '. return fi^ sea, it is not necessary- , for your beneficiary to ret^ ifi lawyer itfi collect the $5^000-in- . surance ^ncfit. Tell your beneficiary to contact- : ' your union hall for full infofma- . LEANS, tell "Army" to stay right tion. Thb money could be coUect- '1. ^ in there and pitch, also give my ed without a lawyer and at novost'v" best regards to Matt. to the beneficiary.'Some attorns]^ After reading the- Log over a are charging as high as $1,000 to ! , couple of time I ;pas5 it on to the collect tjie insurance^ . . • fellows and - they're of my'.opinion, one of the: greatest papers pub­ lished. Dp e^OT Fraternally yours, John W; Malcolm, A 202 Herbert t. MoAuley'. r;I'" R N. srUMPH .........P7B96«" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ROBIN CREW PROTESTS SKIPPER'S NEGLIGENCE ANDREW FURUSETH CLUB DEDICATED TO AMERICAN MERCHANT SEAMEN ATLANTIC STORM LASHES SIU SHIP -- SEAMAN OVERBOARD SIU MAN IS HONORED BY HOME TOWN PAPER WEISBERGER BLASTS PROPELLER CLUB AS ANTI-UNION BUILD THE STRIKE FUND LABOR PEACE PARLEY IS AGAIN POSTPONED WORK OR FIGHT? LABOR PEACE PARLEY IS AGAIN POSTPONED LAKE SHIPS TRANSFERRED TO ATLANTIC FOR WINTER UNION VICTOR IN LIBEL ACTION SETS PRECEDENT CREW PROTESTS SINKINGS NEWS LOW IN WESTERN ATLANTIC RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 33 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/bff8a01ff09e958eaf3ac49463b9689c.PDF 04ce57ed81de6e203be8fcba5b84187b PDF Text Text OPFTCIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' JNTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. 280 WSA ISSUES RULING ON PENALTY BONUS The War Shipping Administra­ tion has ruled that a penalty bonus must be paid to seamen manning vessels which carry explosives in 50-ton lots or more, when such a bonus is provided in the collective bargaining contracts. NEW YORK, N.Y., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942 Navy ThreatensSeamen With **Bayonets For Your Tools" MAY BUY RUBBER BOOTS ABOARD SHIP When the kind of explosives specified in the schedule are carried in the specified quantities, said Hu­ bert Wychoff, Director of WSA, there are no grounds for non-pay­ ment of the additional compensa­ tion. Members of the crew of an ocean­ going vessel operating in foreign, coast wise, or intercoastal trade mdy purchase rubber boots or heavy rubber workshoes from their ship's slopchest without getting a rationing certificate, the Office. of Argument that the agreement Price Administration announced was reached with respect to normal today. peacetime operations and applied only to commercial carriage of such cargoes "goes to the heart of the commitments which were made in.the statement of policy," Wyckoff wrote. Campaign Launched To Force Merchant Seamen Into Special Naval Reserve - Seen As Blow Aimed At Maritime Labor Unions Navy Brass Hats, notoriously anti-labor and on more than one occasion the gen­ eral strategists behind union-busting drives, are at it again. This time the Navy is using the draft boards as a club to bludgeon the seamen out of their unions and into the Naval Reserve. The Seattle Recruiting district of the Navy has issued a bulletin to all merchant ^ seamen, warning them that they are only safe from the draft if they join the Reserve. This act means that the Navy has finally laid all its cards on the table and cleared the decks for an offensive aimed at taking over the whole merchant marine. The union originally asked for a rise of 12}/2 mem­ bers. Mr. Ryan said yesterday that a rise of 10 cents an hour had been granted to longshoremen on Oct. 1, 1941, and that the addi­ tional 5 cents would make up an ' estimated 15 per cent increase in living costs. tr Since then the Brass Hats have been laying low, waiting for, the right moment to strike again. They obviously consider this to be the right moment and are attempting to use the draft as blackmail. If the Selective Service officials are a party to this plot, they have perverted their office into an apparatus for union-busting and have struck a great blow against those principles of Democracy they claim to defend. The fact that the Navy has only issued this bulletin in Seattle and in no other port, would seem to indicate that it is a trial balloon and the temper of the men and their unions are being tested. PAY RISE PROPOSED FOR LONGSHOREMEN An offer of wage increases for 45,000 members of the Interna­ tional Longshoreman's Association was disclosed jointly last week by Joseph P. Ryan, president of the organization, and representatives of steamship operators. The pro­ posed wage scale would affect workers from New England to: Hampton Roads, Va. An affirma­ tive vote for the plan was indi­ cated, Mr. Ryan said. • "3 The last time the Navy played an open union-busting role was when the merchant marine was taken over by the War Shipping Admin­ istration in April, 1942. At that time the Navy made a strong bid for control of the merchant seamen. It was the determined opposition of the SIU-SUP that thwarted their plans. Contention that seamen already are compensated by war bonuses at the rate of $100-100 per cent per month have no relation to the, question, Wychoff added, inasmuch' as "the risks which are compensat­ ed for by the decisions of the Maritime War Emergency Board do not relate to the kind of cargo carried but on the contrary to the external geographical risks due to enemy action," The shipowners and the union attempted yesterday to ascertain the standing of new rises with the War Labor Board. In view of President Roosevelt's wage-stabili­ zation plan the increase might re­ quire review by the WLB, it was held. The new wage scale increases the . basic pay of longshoremen to $1.25 an hour, a rise of 5 cents an hour. Checkers were granted 3 5 cents a day more, bringing their daily total to $9.60. A rise of 25 cents would give watchmen $6.15. a day. No. 34 The Brass Hats won't have to wait long for an answers from the men in the SIU-SUP. Their answer is the same now as it has been in the past and will be in the future — NO NAVY UNIFORMS — NO NAVY PAY —NO BRASS HAT DISCIPLINE. We will continue to sail the ships but only as free men under union conditions! Brother Frank Williams, New York Agent, tells Madeleine Carroll a fow soa yarns. They met at the Andrew Furuseth Club which was opened in New York City last week by the United Seamen's Service. Madeleine Carroll is devoting all her time to the merch­ Matthew Dushane, the Washington Representative of the SIUSUP, has already informed the Navy that the A. F. of L. seamen arc unalterably opposed to their shackles and will fight them to the end. Dushane also blasted the Navy for attempting to make it appear that the Unions, the SUP particularly, was cooperating with the program. "As Union seamen," said Dushane, "we certainly resent the Navy or any other government agency trying to use the name of our organiza­ tion to camouflage their union-busting policy." Following is the full text of the Navy bulletin as it was nailed {Continued on Page 3) ant seamen through the U.S.S. CONSUMERS GET IT IN THE NECK! Price "Czar" Leon Henderson ran true to form this week. In a series of new regulations he continued to give consumers the worst of it. One order authorizes merchants to reduce deliveries and compels customers to carry home all but packages too heavy and bulky to handle. Other concessioi^ permit dealers to refuse to accept re­ turned merchandise, or to fCceive orders by tele­ phone, COD orders or to deliver goods on ap­ proval. Henderson said he was "trimming out busi­ ness frills and furbelows," but he "okayed" the most wasteful and costly "frill" of all. "To forstall inquiries, I may say that O.P.A. has no intention of issuing my regulation limiting •M advertising," he declared. That also was characteristic. To obtain the support of the press, Henderson has promoted the interests and profits of publishers in every way possible. He has frozen the prices of materials they use while giving them unrestricted authority to increase prices of their publications and adver­ tising. Throughout the country readers are com­ pelled to pay from 50 to 100 per cent more for their daily papers. The new regulations will make it possible for dealers to materially reduce their operating costs, including payments for labor, but consum­ ers will not share the savings. MineWorkersVote To Quit The C.LO. CINCINNATI, Oct. 7 — The convention of the United Mine Workers voted to withdraw the miners organization, witli a mem­ bership of 500,000, from the Con­ gress of Industrial Organizations after the committee on officers* re­ ports had recommended such action and John L. Lewis, president of the miners, had told the delegates that he could not continue to represent them unless the convention ap­ proved the recomiiicudation of the committee. - With only a handful of the 2,{Continued on Page 3) 'm �V THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two :%• Thursday, October 15, 1942 . PuW$h*a by th0 SEAFABraS' INTEBNATIONAi UNION t>F NORTH Alt^CA Aflccntic and GuU District AfftUaM vstm th0 Amtrtcan Ftiwation o/ Labor W HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Int®matIoncd Presldsnt 110 Market Street, Room 402, Soa Francisco. Ckilii ADDREBB ALL OORREBPONDENCB OONOERNINa TRIB PVBLIOATION TO: "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwhng Green 9-8346 i^r Wakefield Lesson AN EDITOHIAL A few weeks ago the U. S. Army Transport Wakefield, formerly the Manhattan, burned at sea. The fire was not due to enemy action but apparently to some sort of crew negligence (or ignorance). Fortunately the crew was a Navy one. We say fortun­ ately because we can well imagine the hysteria that would Delegates to the 62nd annual AFL convention In Toronto hear Pres. William Green make the open­ have been whipped up by the prostitute press if the crew ing address. Six hundred delegates, a record number, representing 5'/2 million paidup members in. had been union. Charges ranging from "incompetence" the U. 8. and Canada, attended. to outright "sabotage" would have been hurled at the crew and at the maritime unions generally. As things now stand the Navy can w^cll pause and re­ BRITISH TARS BALK view its policy of wholesale removal of civilian crews from AT BAD CONDITIONS REPORT FROM all merchant ships it requisitions. Even the reactionary STOCKTON, Calif. —Agricul­ Journal of Commerce is alarmed by this practice and sug­ tural operators in this area, who gests a policy revision. are under the domination of the "... operating men who have handled freighters and notorious anti-labor "Associated liners in foreign trade for many years say emphatically that Farmers," learned this week that By they have always considered the Navy custom dangerous," British sailors won't stand for the exploitation which has been in­ "DUKE" DUSIfANE writes the Journal. flicted on other workers in south­ "Every ship has its own habits and peculiarities, and ern California. ofi&cers (and men?) need months and even years to discover Fifty-two of John Bull's tars, United Seamen's Service: them all and learn to master them. Ship-wise men recog­ while on furlough, volunteered to I attended a meeting of the executive board In New York on nize the need of complete familiarity with a ship." help pick tomatoes. When they ar­ The Journal's point that men must sail a single ship for rived on the farm.s, they found October 2nd, and the problem came up of hiring the personnel foe years before they can handle it, is so much hog wash. But housing conditions so miserable and this organization. It was brought out that the U.S.S. has hired about • what is necessary is experience with all types of freight­ insanitary that they refused to 47 with previous sea experience. Some of those hired were Stewardesses ers and liners. Here is where the merchant seamen fill the work. "My men are used to better con­ who cannot go to sea. Curran of the NMU was in favor of hiring as bill and the Navy seamen do not. ditions and they can't be expected many people with sea experience as possible. I took the position that The Navy brass hats know this, but their fetish for to go for this," declared a lieuten­ seamen should not be hired if they are capable of going to sea. heel-clicking discipline aboard their transports has forced ant. We are at present trying to get the Selective Service Board to have them to sacrifice good seamanship. EX-NLRB AID, all seamen in a special class which will be exempt from the draft. Now, Anything that gives a brass hat spots before his eyes is the thought of working with a Union crew that will stand UNION HATER, SHIPS if we begin to give a lot of these guys shoreside jobs it won't sit so well ON SCAB STEAMER with the draft board. More than that, the NMU is trying to pack the up for its rights as free Americans. Better inexperienced seamen in uniform than good LOS ANGELES—Dr. Towne J. U.S.S. with its people. I maintain that the U.S.S. was set up for all the seamen in dungerees—so reasons the Navy. Nylandcr, whose 3 years as South­ seamen and no particular union should get a corner on the outfit. Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL J- RUBERY, No. 6485 E. JOHNSON R. BROWN W, JOHNSON M. RICHELSON K. KORNELINSSEN i $ 2.00 2.00 100 1-00 2.00 $1-00 $9.00 MONEY CURB AFFECTS SEAMEN American seamen receiving mon­ ey in foreign ports will be paid in the currency of the foreign coun­ try, according to an order issued by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. Tfie purpose of the order, as explained by Admiral Emory S. L>' •. Land, War Shipping Administra­ tor, in a letter to the National Maritime Union, is to keep United States currency from falling into tbe hands of Axis agents. FDR's WAGE FREEZE WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—The War Labor Board cited President Roosevelt's economic stabilization order for the first time today in rejecting a wage increase demand by a C.I.O. union. The board, by unanimous vote, turned' down the request of the United Automobile Workers Union for a general wage increase rang­ ing from 7 to 30 cents an hour for 800 employes at the Sterling Engine Qimpany of Buffalo^ ern California NLRB director were marked by frequent union protests against his employer bias, has gone to sea on a non-union ship of the non-union Isthmian Steamship Co. Nylander had been lecturing on labor relations since he resigned from the NLRB in 1939. Prior to that he had been suspended and re­ instated after he made a speech in Inglewood, Calif., saying "employ­ ers haven't a chance with labor." Although Nylander made few friends in organized labor while an NLRB official, waterfront union­ ists told Federated Press that they don't feel bad about his present ac­ tivity as a seaman. "It'll be an education for him working on a fink ship," a member of Sailors Union of the Pacific said, "and I hope they'll sling it in­ to him so he'll see the value of union organization." MONEY DUE Hogan, President of the MEBA, has. sent in his resignation to the U.S.S. There will be plenty of others sending in their resignations if this outfit caters to only one union in thch activities. The question was also raised as to who shall sit on the different port committee's as representing seamen's unions. The following rule was adopted—any group of seamen who have petitioned the NLRB, for an election and have been certified by that board, shall be admitted to participate on the port committee. N.M.U. Jurisdiction: The NMU is claiming jurisdiction on all ships that are launched on the West Coast and have been assigned to Luckenback, Moore McCormack and Grace lines. The SUP has agreements with the Lucken­ back Gulf line, American Republic lines (Moore Mac), and W. R, Grace & Company. The NMU claim to these ships is phoney. • . , Th^ War Shipping Administration stated that when they ass.ign,ed these ships to the different companies they did not take into consldecation the collective bargaining agreements. Crew's Quarters: Crew of the S. S. Josephine Law­ rence, paid off Sept. 21, have 3 days bonus money coming. Collect at Waterman office. The WSA is setting up a crew's quarters committee here with representatives of the different maritime unions being invited to partipate. It took quite some time to get this far with our complaints re­ Crew of 8. S. Fairisle have thir­ teen days bonus money oorping. garding quarters, but we ought to get going full blast on the problem now. r;.'. -V-'V �T Thursday, October IJ, 1942 THE SE4F41VEE,S' LQG 194 3 mmNATiom QLOSEDi BALLOTINa EfURING NOV, 4^: DEC, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT This veek (Oct. 15th) nomin­ Moving swiftly to mpet the ex­ United States, has accepted the ations for 1943 Union ofiice were c|oscd. According to the Constitur isting immediate demand for aid post as USS Executive Officer for tjpn, any candidate that fails to for American merchant seamen in the Port of New York, with of­ mail his credentials to the oflSce of United Nations' ports throughout fices in the Andrew Furuseth the Secretary-Treasurer by mid­ the world, Douglas P. Falconer, Club, 30 East 37th Street. night of the 15 th, is disqualified national executive director of United Seamen's Service, announc­ Nearly 1,800 merchant seamen for office. ed this week that arrangements have taken advantage of the rec­ Following are the Constitutional have been completed to dispatch reational facilities offered at the provisions covering balloting in the overseas the first contingent of Andrew Furuseth Club on East pprts. United Seamen's Service represen­ Thirty-seventh Street since it was Section 3. A committee con- tatives. opened ten days ago by the United sjsting of six full book members in Eight men and women will leave Seamen's Service. ^ood standing, two from each de­ for Iceland, England, Scotland and Former Police Commissioner Ed­ partment, shall be elected, whose Wales where they will set up and ward P. Mulrooney, chairman of duty it shall be to prepare the bal- take charge of recreation clubs and the New York Cpmmittee of the Ipt. rest homes and meet other needs United Seamen's Service, said All nominees who desire to be- of officers and men of the merch­ that the club's register had cpme candidates shall have the nec­ ant marine who are braving sub­ shown 180 visiting seamen at the essary qualifications and acceptance marine-infested waters to carry club each day. "Included among in the office of the Secretarysupplies to our fighting fronts, these," he said, "were officers and Treasurer or the Committee on said Mr. Falconer. men from every State in the coun­ Candidates prior to the 15 th day of The United Seamen's Service try and others from England, Scot­ October of each year. Nominees has alreay opened rest homes and land, Denmark, Ireland, Holland who shall fail to comply herewith clubs in the New York and Balti­ and Australia." shall be regarded as having declin­ more port areas. Properties are be­ "The men were unanimous," Mred thp nomination. Ballots shall (a) ing surveyed to supply similar, fa­ Mulrooney continued, "in praising b^ar the name of the Union, the cilities in Philadelphia and Norfolk the club, and their enthusiastic re­ mpnth and year of election and in­ as well as in the Gulf and Pacific ception of the idea of a seamen's structions to votes; (b) bear the coast ports. club is a tribute to the efforts of names of eligible and duly quali­ "While we are straining every our organization to give merchant fied candidates for each office ar­ possible effort to expand our fa­ mariners the recognition accorded ranged alphabetically with voting cilities and the scope of our work to men in uniform." squares to the right of names; (c) for 'heroes in dungarees' in the The most popular spot in the have one blank line for each office United States," he added, "we are club during the first ten days was in which member may write the simultaneously making substantial the dance floor and bar. However, name of any member whose name progress in setting up our overseas the tone of the club is to undergo dpes not appear upon the ballot organization — a vital part of the a change, an official said yesterday. who must be qualified under the work of the United Seamen's Ser­ In the future the club is to be re­ provisions of Section 2 of this Ar­ vice. stricted to men during the week, ticle; and (a) be perforated at the eliminating most of the dancing. upper edge and perforated stubs Edward P. Mulrooney, Chair­ Dances, henceforth, will be held numbered consecutively, beginning man of the New York City Com­ only on Saturday nights when the with No. 1. The Secretary=TrcaS' mittee of United Seamen's Service club will hold open house. urer shall cause to be printed, and announced that Rear Admiral Al­ The seamen were entertained shall forward to each Branch and bert B. Randall, USNR, the first last week by more than 200 vol­ retain for use at Headquarters, a merchant marine officer to attain unteer hostesses who worked in sufficient number of ballots, and this rank in the naval forces of the shifts from 3 P.M. to midnight. shall keep a record of the numbers of the first and last ballots so for­ warded and retained. None but of­ ficial ballots shall be used in any general election. Section 4- Balloting for officers (Continued from Page 1) shall be .secret and shall take place each day during the month of up around the Seattle harbor. Read it carefully. It is written with soft November and December, 60 Day and logical words—but it is one of the most vicious documents yet to Referendum provided that there come out of Washington. are five members in good standing elected from the meeting present U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION to look at their books and guard FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING the ballot box; and no ballots shall SEATTLE, WASHINGTON be accepted except those cast in Attention Maritime Men: the regular manner. A committee of Election com­ Is your draft number likely to remove you from the duties posed of six (6) full members in you have chosen as your life's work at sea? good standing, two (2) from each Are you confronted with the idea thai the war is going to department, namely ov,e judge, haul you ashore and place you high and dry with a bayonet for two tellers and three clerks, shall your tool of vyar? be elected in each port to conduct the election and to canvass, the re­ That worry need not haunt you. There is a way out! turns. Ballots shall be distributed The United States Navy has opened class M-T for just such in the order of their numbers, com­ men as you, so you can stay on your ship and do your, regular ' ) mencing with the lowest number. job. By enlisting in ^n active status with the Navy's M-1 pro­ Section 5. Members shall be en­ gram, you can remain aboard the ship you are now on until such titled to vote upon presenting their time as the Navy may have to take over that ship. You will not membership certificates showing be subject to call by selective service. You will be in the service that they are in good standing, and of your country. have not previously voted at the No other procedure could so adequately protect the person­ same election. Members shall mark nel and guarantee the operation of much needed merchant their ballots with pen and ink, or marine. That's why the Navy has opened its M'1 branch. indelible pencil, and shall signify At Navy recruiting headquarters. Federal Office Building, their choice of candidates by mark­ Seattle, there is a special enlistment officers to see to it that ing a cross (X) in voting squares men of the merchant marine are handed quickly and efficiently opposite names, or by writing in in the process of. enlistment into this new Navy reserve unit. the blank line the name of their It's your only chance to safeguard your job at sea! choice if such name be not printed (signed) ROBERT S. DOLE, the ballot. Lead pencils shall \be used in marking ballots. Ensign D. V. (S), U.S.N.R. M-1 Enlistment Officer \|hfin '>a member hat marked his NAVY THREATENS SEAMEN WITH "BAYONETS FOR YOUR TOOLS" {CoHi'jftued on Page 4) Page Tlire« Seattle Recruiting District, Secretary - Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON PROVIDENCE BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH. TAMPA... MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON ADDRESS PHONE 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwling Green 9-3430 Agent. . BOwling Green 9-3437 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 465 South Main St Manning 3572 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 .6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-t?28 208 So. Franklin St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St.. ... Dial 2-1302 45 Ponce de Leon. ...... .Puerto do Tierra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 Around The Ports • * 'S. I ' fJ TAMPA Things here in Tampa are very slow as we don't have but one or two ships in here every month. I have so damn many OS on the list that I get sick every time that I look at the list. should do, I would advise that you try and vote this election for the one that can cut the mustard. I have noticed that some of the branches are raising hell about the telephone bill here being so high. Well, when there was a ship in I couldn't find one sand crab that would ship, they are always wait­ ing for their dream ship. Now, if some of you fellows will get a map and study it for a while you will see that we are way to the hell South and East of any hall, and it cost like hell to call Mobile or New Orleans for replacements. But if you insist, I will let the ships go short-handed. We have quite a few on all three list and believe me when the boys get together there is lots of B.S. flying thick and thin. All I can hear is, "When are we going to have any ships in? Well, I tell them that if they will grab a ratler and head for the Yankee Land it would be possible for them to ship. But I really think that this warm climate suits them better, I am dojng my damdest to keep and after ail we have to gab about this hall on an economical basis, something. but it takes a certain amount to operate. I don't have a patrolman Brothers, the time has come so I am trying to organize, two when you will have the privilege of ships here and it takes some of my voting for your officials for the time to do that, and when there coming year. As of the past, some are any of the ships that we have of you would not keep in good under contract in, I have one hell standing or had neglected to vote of a time trying to settle beefs and and the result was that some of the collect dues and various other officials, in your opinion, were a big things that goes with pie carding. bunch of heels. So please take these things into As agent of this port I have consideration, and give me a rest. heard so damn much about agents Fraternally, and Patrolmen of other ports and D. L. PARKER, also my self not being compentent and not doing the things that we Agend. RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be engaged in a figEt for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusively that after such an upheavel as at present is going on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The 1934 and 36 and 3? strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. And further, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That if the members accept this resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits, in the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the -.annual election ballot. (signed) Alfred Stewart Adalbert Gawronski William IlumiUon Harry J. Collins Arttmr Thompson No. No. No. No. No. 764 21265 3400 496 2888 �= ;r.7--:tn?...r'*-;-- ' Page Four •iJ Thursday, October IJ, 1942 THE SE AF ARERS'VLOG Greek Maritime Seaman Nails Philly Unions United Paper's Phojiey Logic By JOHN FARQUHAR Rides on Personal Effects: s IF YOUR SHIP IS SUNK AND VOU LOSE YOUR GEAR„ YOU ARE ENTITLED UP TO AND INCLUDING 9250 COMPEN8.ATI0N ONLY IF YOU H.AVE MADE OUT A LIST AND VALUATION OF YOUR BELONGINGS AND FILED IT WjTH THE SKIPPER BEFORE SAILING. FAILING THIS, YOU ARE ENTITLED UP TO AND INCLUDING 9150. IF YOU FAIL TO LIST AND FILE YOUR GEAR, THERE IS NOTHING THE UNION CAN DO TO AID YOU TO COLLECT MORE THAN THE $150. NEW YORK, N.Y.—Unifica­ (The folhu^ng letter was sent to a Philadelphia newspaper by tion of the Greek seafarers' move­ Brother FarqnJjor. It effectively answers the "seamen heroes deserve ment after months of negotiations If uniforms" propaganda.—^EDITOR.) ;; ft *'as announced recently by the New the heroes at sea, dared to beef York OflSce of the International about something on this ship, the Transport "Workers' Federation. Editorial Staff, Master and his stooge, the Chief The agreement for the unifica­ Philadelphia Record, Mate, would suddenly realize there tion of the Greek seamen sailing in Philadelphia, Pa. ALWAYS NAME A BENEFICIARY FOR YOUR $5,000 was a war. Whereupon, the men the cause of the United Nations GOVERNMENT INSURANCE IN CASE OF DEATH AT SEA. Gentlemen: involved were threatened with the MANY CASES HAVE BEEN HUNG UP FOR MONTHS BEwas signed last week in Cardiff, In reply to your recent editorial Coast Guard and induction into CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF A MAN TO NAME A BENEEngland, by representatives of the Sept. 30, 1942, with its impressive FICIARY. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BY NAMING A BENE­ the Army. Union of Greek Seamen in Great title, "Gold Star Heroes of the FICIARY! Britain and the Greek Maritime This systematic antagonizing of War at Sea," I wish to point out Union in the United States. the crew and the representatives of The move was hailed by spokes­ some very erroneous reasoning the crew breaks the morale of the men of the Greek Maritime Union which is prevalent in some quar­ men aboard the ships. In their ef­ in New York as " a great forward ters. forts to break the unions, the com­ step towards uniting the two Why do some people think that pany's stooges are endeavoring to unions into one strong organiza­ the solution to the problem of the provoke the crews to some overt {Continued from Page 3) tion and thus furnishing effective forgotten heroes at sea is to put action which will necessitate gov­ {Continued from Page 1) 800 delegates dissenting, the con­ ballot, he shall deliver it folded to and great help to the war effort of them in uniform. For the past few ernment intervention. vention, after debate in which a the Judge, who, after ascertaining the United Nations." It was also years, our unions have been fight­ Since Pearl Harbor the seamen small minority pleaded against dis­ that the member is entitled to vote, announced by G. Gregoriades, sec­ ing this reactionary idea with all have foolishly - promised not to affiliation, voted to take the miners shall tear off the numbered stub retary of the union, that a special their strength. During the last strike a ship. This has led to some out of the C.I.O. The action fol­ and deposit the ballot. The com­ membership meeting would be couple of years every effort has unprecedented chiselling in the lowed an hour's address by Mr. mittee shall ^hcn stamp the mem­ called within a -few days to ratify been made to dragoon the Merch­ matters of food, overtime, and Lewis in which he charged the ber's certificate of membership in the agreement and put its clauses ant Seamen into the Naval Re­ conditions in general. leaders of the C.I.O. with waging the proper column for the year and into effect. The agreement will serves with its "finky" pay and Since its inception, the collection a campaign designed to destroy the month of election. Such stamp also be published in "Ergatis Thal- "finky" working conditions. The assis," the Greek seamen's paper in suggestion that the seamen deserve of overtime has always been a United Mine Workers and of "def­ shall bear the word "voted," the New York. a uniform all their own, smacks sorespot. The shipowners cannot amation or vilification" against initials of the voting place, and the date of the voting. If the /tt a general meeting of the veiy much of the insidious propa­ get it into their heads that one him personally. member is not entitled to vote, the Greek seamen in England on Sep­ ganda that reactionary employers should collect for services rendered The recommendation of the Judge shall cancel and destroy his tember 13, the merger of the two have been using in their efforts outside of working hours. With committee, headed by Frank Hefballot. The Tellers shall count" the organizations was unanimously and opce again to bring the seamen the advent of the war, the com­ ferly of Colorado, president of Dis­ panies' stooges have redoubled their trict 15, was that in view of "the ballots as they are deposited, and enthusiastically approved and new back to slavery. chiseling in this matter. While policy of public opposition to the the clerks shall keep record of the officials were elected to carry out The seamen will fight this with they consider it unpatriotic for United Mine Workers of America count. the provisions of the agreement all their strength. We do not need seamen to collect it in times like and its officers" by the C.I.O., the Section 6. Balloting shall con­ The newly elected general secre­ uniforms in order to deliver the these, the companies feel that it is mine workers "now officially with­ tinue until every qualified voter tary George Koufoudakis also com­ goods. We are well satisfied with their patriotic duty to hog all the draw from the C.I.O. and direct municated to the Greek seamen's present has had an opportunity to our present apparel—old dungarees gravy possible. its subordinate units and members office in New York the appoint­ and khakies. vote. TTie Judge shall then count What really interests the sea­ to withdraw from any official par­ ment of Antonios Ambatielos as As for the medals which the men is higher wages, more adequate ticipation in the aaffirs, or affilia­ the numbered stubs to verify the national organizer of the unified movement. Ambatielos ( a former Maritime Commission is so gener­ bonuses and war risk insurances, tion with any unit of the C.I.O. count of the Clerks, and shall en­ union secrtary in New York) rep­ ously trying to pin on our chests, preservation of the unions and the until such time as the C.I.O. sees close them in a sealed envelope in resented the Greek Maritime Union let them help us, instead, to settle union hiring hall, with less chisel­ fit to correct its errors, desist from the ballot-box. He shall then an­ at the unification conferences in our beefs with the shipowners ling on overtime, food, and condi­ its policy of denunciation and an­ nounce to the meeting, * and the more to the satisfaction of the men tions. England. tagonistic attitude toward the involved. With the scarcity of Instead of medals and uniforms, United Mine Workers of America Secretary-Treasurer, or Agent, shall record in the minutes, (a) the metal, the medals could do a more let those patriotic and public spir­ and recognize its valid financial lasting service as bullets to be used ited citizens who are interesting obligations." number of ballots last distributed; on those people who profit by war. themselves in the welfare of the The last reference was to the (b) the number of ballots cancel­ seamen use their influence to help debt of $1,685,000 which the ed or destroyed, and (c) the num-_ Even before Pearl Harbor, with us retain the conditions which we United Mine Workers claim is ow­ the slogan of National Defense, her of ballots debited. The bal­ have obtained through years of ing to it from the C.I.O. on loans John Shipowner has been hiding lots shall then be placed in an en- ' years behind the American Flag to cover struggle. Let the seamen and citi­ advanced during the five NEW YORK, N. Y. — ITF — up his chiseling of the heroic men zens of the U. S. keep faith with when Mr. Lewis was president of velope provided for the purpose those unsung and much maligned that organization. The C.I.O and a slip of paper, also specifical­ The training school for young who go down to the sea in ships. heroes who, during the strikes of contends that the money was a ly provided, shall be signed by each American seafarers established a Since Pearl Harbor the steamship '34, '35 and '37, spend long days "gift'' in the campaign to help or­ member of the Committee on Elec­ year ago on the West Coast by the companies and their stooges have on the picket lines; often hungry, ganize the mass production in­ Sailors' Union of the Pacific has made every effort to bring back and who, too, often, bled and died tion and pasted on the back of the dustries. met with great success. pre-1934 conditions at sea. envelope. The sealed envelope shall for the abolition of slavery at sea. Mr. Lewis denounced the C.I.O. The school which is located in I have recently returned from a Very truly, and its leaders as having betrayed then be placed in the ballot-box. the SUP building, Clay Street, San five moiuhs' trip to sea. On this J. E. Farquhar the miners' organization, whose The ballot-box shall then be locked Francisco, Cal., has been in con­ ship, on which I was an ordinary help and money, he said, had made and sealed, and the key thereof shall tinuous operation since last sum­ seaman, a callous disregard was the C.I.O. possible. be sealed up in an envelope, also mer. Over 500 ordinary seamen shown for the health, safety, and and others desirous of qualifying welfare of the crew. specially provided for that purpose, , HERBERT N. LLOYD for A.B. tickets have been trained on the back of which each member When the departmental dele­ Get in touch with Sol Berenholtz and most of them are already sail­ of the Committee on Election shall gates, the elected representatives of as you case Is coming up. ing on American vessels. again sign his name. The envelope Editor, Seafarers' Log The union's contribution to the so signed and sealed shall be given Dear Brother: American maritime effort before in charge of the Secretary-Treasurj:^ Tell "Whitey and the Gang that and after the actual entrance of the Vou can not stop the clock, 'tis said. I deeply appreciate the expressions er, or Agent, or some other membet\ United States into the war has For now you live but you'll soon be dead. of sympathy upon the death of" my designated by the meeting. No bwn substantial and its training But we have seen that times does linger mother. candidate for office shall be a mem­ At the twist and turn of the Second Mate's finger program was conducted without fanfare or publicity. What is Joe Lewicki ber of the Committee on Election. You can not hurry time, some say, more, the union training pri^am For night is night and day is day. did not cost the government a But wouldn't these people have quite a shock cent.; if they saw the Second advance the clock. school will ft^un now on be ' icnown as the Andrew Furuseth Now if God up in his atmosphere School of Seamanship in honor of Governs time as his own special sphere. ENGINE STEWARD Then the Second Mate must rate a lower berth Andrew Furuseth, veteran Ameri­ Shipped .. 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Title A name given to the resource October 15, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: WSA ISSUES RULING ON PENALTY BONUS NAVY THREATENS SEAMEN WITH "BAYONETS FOR YOUR TOOLS" MAY BUY RUBBER BOOTS ABOARD SHIP PAY RISE PROPOSED FOR LONGSHOREMEN CONSUMERS GET IT IN THE NECK MINE WORKERS VOTE TO QUIT THE C.I.O WAKEFIELD LESSON: AN EDITORIAL BRITISH TARS BALK AT BAD CONDITIONS EX-NLRB AID, UNION HATER, SHIPS ON SCAB STEAMER 1943 NOMINATIONS CLOSED; BALLOTING DURING NOV. & DEC. U.S.S. MOVES TO AID MERCHANT SEAMEN IN FOREIGN HARBORS NAVY THREATENS SEAMEN WITH "BAYONETS FOR YOUR TOOLS" RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 34 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/15/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/d047b3022e688b777d1ccc074166b756.PDF d0f79f5cf8b407e04644f738fecc3614 PDF Text Text -- Ml ..;s OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA « VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942 No. 3 J Seafarers Blast Navy Brass-Hats' Scab Plans Resolutions of Solidarity With Weist Coast Against Navy And Fink Halls WHEREAS a recruiting campaign has recently- been in­ augurated by the USNR to get merchant seamen to enlist in the Naval Reserves in* its M-I Branch, a Branch recently open­ ed by the Navy, and WHEREAS, by enlisting in the M-I Branch of the Naval Reserve you are allowed to stay in vessels you are on at present as a civilian merchant seaman until the Navy takes over said vessel, when you will automatically become part of tbe Navy) under their rules, wages and regulations, and WHEREAS, this program has supposedly been started to stop any drafting of bona fide seamen into the Army, and WHEREAS, under this program, if all merchant seamen , joined the USNR M-I Branch, the Navy could easily take over the Merchant MarinS, and the merchant marine and its person­ nel would ultimately cease as a civilian unit and become an auxiliary of the Navy which would moan that our Unions would go out of business'and there would be no more union wages and conditions as far as the merchant seamen are concerned, and WHEREAS, the American union seamen, even since the outbreak of war have heeded the call of our country and sailed ships to all ports of the world carrying supplies to our armed forces, without delay, and have and are showing their patriotic - duty to our country, and * WHEREAS, a national policy has been established by Gen­ eral Hershey of Selective Service, to the effect that bona fide merchant seamen who are actively engaged in sailing American merchant ships are deferred, now, therefore be it RESOLVED: That the SlU goes on record as expressing their full confidence and respect in-the United States Navy, and be it further RESOLVED: That we also go on record as being strongly • n favor of retaining our civilian status under union conditions and that we feel that it is not necessary for merchant seamen to join the Branch M-I of the USNR, inasmuch as we are al­ ready doing our full share towards the war effort by continually sailing the ships into war areas and we will continue to do so, and be it finally RESOLVED: That we send copies of this resolution to President Roosevelt, Admiral Emory S. Land, Secretary of the Navy Knox, and Madam Perkins, Secretary of Labor. Carried ufianimomly. Foreign Currency Rules For Seamen Are Explained by Matthew Dushane One of Qur brothers made three trips on one of the Robin Line ships, signed on the last trip May 8 th, 1942 and took seven one hundred dollar bills in American Currency along with him. Upon his return to the U.S., all members of the crew were asked by a representative of' the U." S. Treasury Department how much American, currency they had on them. This brother told the official that he had Five Hun­ dred dollars, which they seized from him and gave him a receipt covering amount seized. This money was turned over to the col­ lector of customs. This brother was told that he would have to prove where he got this money in order to receive it back from the collector of customs. He contacted the Robin Line and was given a statement from the Controller of the Company that he earned $2240.50 while em­ ployed in the Company. The Brother immediately contacted the Treasury Dept. officials and told them that he did not draw any money the last voyage and spent {Continued on Page 4) 31 Members Accept Nominations for Atlantic and Gulf District offices closed Oct­ ober 15th, and candidates for all posts were verified by the Com­ mittee on Credentials. The bal­ lots are now being printed and will be in. the hands of all port agents within the week. Balloting shall be secret andshall take place each day during the month of November and De­ cember provided there are five members in good standing elect­ ed from the meeting present to check books and guard the bal­ lot boxes. The Committee on Credentials, was composed of Brothers Frank Radzvila, Thomas Manley, Edward Hansen, George Manning, John Moran and Jo­ seph Hart. The full list of candidates ap­ pears on page four. WHEREAS, some months ago a department was established in the War Shipping Administration, a bureau called Manning & Recruiting Service, and its duties were specifically outlined to be recruitment of trainees for Maritime Commission Schools and in or­ der to supplement and provide additional seamen for the fast growing American Merchant Marine, and WHEREAS, at the time of the establishment of said Bureau it was definitely understood in agree­ ment with Government officials and the Unions that existing Union hiring halls would not be interfered with nor encroached upon, and only in the event that the Unions were short of men, then they could call on this Bureau to get men for contract ships, and WHEREAS, since the start of the war the Unions have fulfilled their obligations strictly under their contracts and have supplied all men to ships without delay and it is today a recognized fact that had it not been for the Seafarers' Union, the manning of Amer­ ican merchant ships under the emergency situation which faced the United States, would have been in a sorry mess, and WHEREAS, on September 25th, an order was is­ sued at Washington, D. C., by some member of the War Shipping Administration, called "Instruction 23"—which will, if put into effect, do away with our Union hiring halls and substitute for them a Gov­ ernment fink hall, and in substantiation of this charge, we quote herewith paragraph 2 and 3. ment on board ship, shall be registered at the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organization Port Office. The Recruitment and Manning Organization Port Representative shall take the initiative to work out arrangements with operators or agents for the registration of each seaman standing by or em­ ployed ashore." and WHEREAS, it is clear to us that if such a pro­ gram is carried through, the Recruitment and Man­ ning Bureau will supersede the union hiring halls and put the Union out of business, and reestablish fink halls, which was done during the last war by Just such a method when the U. 8. Shipping Board of notorious ill-fame established the same set-up and ultimately were successful in breaking up the union hiring halls and thereafter the unions, and WHEREAS, the SlU, Atlantic & Gulf District, for a period of three years has supplied the seamen to ships on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts through our Union hall, through contracts negotiated directly between the SlU and the shipowners, and WHEREAS, the United States Government through its officials, has recognized the stability of union agreements and union hiring halls, and signed a pact at Washington, D. C., on May Fourth, through Admiral Land and Captain MacAauley on behalf of the Government and all the seafaring unions, which pact the Unions have scrupulously lived up to, now —therefore, be it "2. Rcglm'^TjprTlf' Ufuon Members. ' -.>»»uBCSOL^VED^-That we-ge-w record as condemn­ All union members available for active duty ing this underhanded method of certain ambitious and seeking immediate assignment, shall be regis­ bureaucrats in the Manning and Recruitment De­ tered at a Recruitment and Manning Organiza­ partment to perpetuate their jobs by seeking to do tion Port Office. A union member shall be con­ away with union hiring halls, and substitute them­ sidered to be registered when his name, nation­ selves instead, while the American merchant seamen ality, rating and union membership have been re­ are out dodging torpedoes and Stuka dive bombers, ported by the Union to the Recruitment and Man­ and be it further RESOLVED: That we notify the proper authori­ ning Organization Port Office. The union may wish to assign an identifying number to a union ties in no uncertain terms that we will not register member, in which case, this number shall be used in any Recruitment and Manning Office or any other instead of the seamen's name. The Recruitment fink halls, and be it finally .. and Manning Organization Port Representative RESOLVED: That we call upon Admirmal Land shall take the initiative to work out arfangements and Captain MacAauley to remove such people from with union representatives to obtain this informa­ office and get rid of them on the ground that they tion concerning each seaman actively seeking as­ are not helping the war effort but are hampering it, because the merchant seamen do not rate such treat­ signment. "3. Seamen Employed by Operators or Agents ment—they are doing their share for our country, and this is one time when we demand that such anti­ Awaiting Assignment. All seamen who are employed by operators or union and anti-seamen moves be stopped immedi­ agents on shore jobs or at daily wages awaiting ately, and we demand action on it. assignments and otherwise available for assign- -J I ^L J • AA -T' w''W Carried Unanimously HAWK ILL Our Secretary - Treasurer, John Hawk, is ill and is , stretched out en the flat of his back. However, that doesn't stop him from keeping his*nose to the grindstone. Since he has been in this position he has had a telephone installed at his bedside and is conduct­ ing his routine duties, and handling correspondence via the telephone. The only thing he isn't doing is settling beefs in person and attending the regular meetings blowing off steam. A.F.L. CONVENTION PAYS TRIBUTE TO S.I.U. MEN The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, held the first part of this month in Toronto, Can­ ada, passed several resolutions praising the work of the SIU men and calling for greater recognition of their services by both government and public. Attending the Convention as^RECOGNITION OF WAR SER­ SlU delegates were Brothers John VICE OF MERCHANT SEAMEN Hawk, Secretary-Tre.i surer of the Atlantic & Gulf District, and WHEREAS, The personnel of the Patrick McHugh of the Boston United States Merchant Marine did Fishermen's Union. Both Hawk its part for this country in World and McHugh appeared before the War number 1, and , A.F.L. committee on resolutions in WHEREAS, the A. F. of L. sea­ support of a resolution granting men who are now taking most of Victory Merchant Fleet to sea and merchant seamen war time recog­ deivering goads to our armed forces nition and another one in support and our Allies armed forces all MONEY DUE of the United Seamen's Service. over the globe, and The .following crew members of Both resolutions were passed by WHEREAS, Many have given the the Delrio have cverti'me coming: the convention supreme sacrifice in performing Hubbs, Metras, Berthaum, Rogers, . The resolutions in their entirity Dolese, Rushing. {Continued on P-rvy 3) follow: w '.7 •i.vl' 1 w V.A ' ;-t ' �;- ^ Thursday, October 2y, 1942 THE SEAFARER.S' LOG ' Page Two PubJIaAed iv th* SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Allanfic and Gulf District , FREEZE WORKERS' BUYiNQ POWER THROUGH TAXATION.' FREEZE THE WORKER TO HIS JOB/ -SAYS M'=NUTT. AfrtUated with th4 Awrioon FederatU>n of Lalor HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Intomatlonol Pre«Id»nt 110 Market Street, Room 402, Son Frondsco. ColiL ADDRMBB ALL OOBBEBPONDENOS CONOERNINa TSJB PVBLIOATJON TO: "THE SEAFABERS' LOG P. O. 25. Station P. New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Qireen 9-8346 REPORT FROM Washington By "DUKE" DUSHANE U. S. Army Docks: Been advised by the Army labor relations representative that an order has been issued to allow all Union feprescntative to go aboard ships on which we have collective bargaining agreements when these ships are at docks under the jurisdiction o£ the Army. Our representatives are to contact the Security Officer (Port Com­ mander) attached to the Transportation Corps and present his creden­ tials and state his business. This will no doubt take some time, so it has been suggested that one of our delegates contact the above party before any of our vessels arrive at the docks and make arrangements to contact the ships when they come into port, and not wait until the ships arrive. If no agreement can be reached with the* officer in charge, your "Washington Representative should be immediately notified, as this Se­ curity Officer command is a new set up in the Army. AFL BRICKLAYERS DONATE TO SEAMEIS AT MD. USS CENTER O.S. Wipers-Messmen: BALTIMORE — The Bticklay Orders have been issued not to give out any more certificates to ers and Masons Union No. 1 o: unrated men, unless they have or arc to get an immediate job. There Maryland came through last week are about 10,000 of these certificates out at present. The order which with the donation of $2 J, worth of cigarettes for merchant seamen was issued to stop the issuing of certificates to unrated men is only recuperating at the Bay Ridge rest temporary. Until a system can be devised whereby the draft boards camp. The gift marked the first of a will know who are the active bona-fide seamen. As a great many of the boys who have received certificates have asked for and received deferr- group of contributions that can be expected from AFL organizations, ment from their local boards on the strength of their certificates, and Frank Clark Ellis, President of the haven't gone to sea since they have received them. Building Trades Council announ­ ced. 'W.S>A> Liberty Ships Shaughnessy Blasts Paper For Bias Against Ship Workers {Employer chiseling recently forced a strike among workers in the Alabama Shipbuilding Co7npany*s yard in Mobile. The kept press m Mobile immediately raised tloe cry of sabotage of the war eport. Brothei\ Shatighnessy wrote the followhig letter in defense of the slnpyard work' ers.—Editor). Mr. R. B. Chandler, Editor Press Register Mobile, Alabama Dear Sir! In the recent strike at the Alabama Shipbuilding Company's yard, you and the Chamber of Commerce, were quick to mark the strikers as Washrooms, percolators, meat blocks and all the other problems on sabotaging the war effort, but not once did you even suggest that the the liberty ships are now going to be taken care of. In some cases there primary cause of the stoppage of war production, was the city poplitiwill be a little delay due to priority transportation from factories for NEW YORK—ITF—The Norse cians taking advantage of an opportunity to profiteer. the material, etc., but the problems of these ships are now definitely seamen have just signed a new con­ The Chamber of Commerce, supposedly a civic organization, has going to be handled by the crew quarters' committee, and the changes tract with their government in- never taken any steps to curtail inflation pr rising costs of living and exile and the shipowners in Lon­ rent. They do not want to enforce the regulations of the O.P.A. be­ required will be taken care of as fast as time and material can be had. don, the New York office of the cause by so doing they will not be able to make such great profits. Al­ International Transport Workers' most every food and drug store in Mobile has in one or more ways vio­ Radios: Federation is informed. The new lated the regulations of the O.P.A., but your scandal sheet and the Tlie W.S.A. has ordered radios on all ships. The boys will now be agreement will go into effect on Chamber of Commerce has done nothing and said nothing about it. able to get news when they are out at sea. This may take' some time, December 1, 1942. These civic groups are ready and willing to take advantage of the In an interview at the I.T.F. as the transportation facilities from the factories to the ships will have working class, and usually do, at every turn of the game. They are offices, 21 Pearl Street, New York to be ironed out. the ones that control the city and state politics. They will stop at City, Mr. Einar Johansen, secre­ nothing to have legislation enacted that will benefit them and them tary of the Norwegian Seamen's Selective Service: Union in New York, said wages and alone. They will use tactics to gain their ends that the working class Quite a few of the local boards.are inducting active seamen into working conditions aboard Nor­ would be jailed for using. They are in the minority, but through organ­ the Army. Been working to get special deferments for active seamen wegian vessels remain virtually ization and control of the press they control a nation that is supposedly and their representatives. Expect this to be O.K.*ed shortly. Until the the same as those now in force, democratic and ruled by the majority. Selective Service establishes a rule on seamen and their representatives, but the new agreement provides for In far too few cases the working class has organized to protect the W.S.A. has advised that all our men are to apply to the nearest improved rest periods between itself from the attacks of the employer class. In some cases it has W.S.A. officials and have them fill in form 42-A asking deferment for voyages and extended vacations. been necessary for it to use its only weapon, strike. No roan wants the men, as the W.S.A. is the employer of all Merchant Seamen and not The basic wage of a Notweigian to strike, but when the employer sare so hungry for money, that they the operators. Send copies of all instructions from any local board in­ A.B. is 256 Norwegian crowns per begin to chisel men out of their rights, they are forcing the employees ducting seamen into the Army to Mr.'Marshall Dimock after applying month plus 250 crowns war bonus, to strike. After the employers themselves agitate their employees so amounting altogether to 506 much that they do use their constitutional right to strike, then the to the nearest W.S.A. official and send copy to me here so that I can crowns or about $120 a month. An follow up the case. In emergency cases wire in as soon as a man is no­ ordinary seaman's wage amounts Chamber of Commerce and other blue nose groups, scream lond and tified by his local board. Mr. Marshall Dimock Recruiting and Manning to 421 crowns or about $95 per long, that labor organizations are holding up the war effort. The news­ Division War Shipping Administration Department of Commerce Bldg., month. Overtime pay is 1.75 papers then blast the laboring classes all over the front page, print half Washington, D.C. It is important that copies be sent to me so that I crowns, or about 40 cents, per truths, and only that part of the truth that will give the general public {Continued on Page 3) hour. can get to work on the case before the man is inducted. _ , Norwegian Sailors Sign New Agreement �^ • -! •'if' i. • THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, October 29, ^942 BBSaHBBBaBBSaS u—i-=a=i WHATS DOING Around the Ports NEW ORLEANS f mitee while it was in Boston and I^ SAVANNAH accepted. Things in the Crescent City On the whole the United SeaShipping was been rather slow have changed quite a bit in regards mens' Service did a good job in around this port lately with only to-shipping. The word 'Ship' has caring for these men considering 2 or 3 shipping out a week. I been taken out of shipping which all the red tape that had to he cut. don't even see anyone around the Among the survivors was my hall anymore, they come in to reg­ leaves us practically nothing. About thj| only shipping we have here old friend Frank Berry, former ister and maybe stop in for a min­ ar^ the new ships coming out, Providence S.I.U. Agent and aside ute during the day but the rest of from 1 to 3 a week. And when from a lame leg looked none the the time you would think we had wc ship for 3 new ships that in­ worse for wear. Quite a few of the measles. cludes all the shipyards in the the boys were still Suffering from Will have a new ship for the South. This shipyard here hasn't injuries received through immer­ South Atlantic Mail Line to crew set any 10 or 15 days records yet, sion and shrapnel. up around the 7th of November From various survivors I gath­ but they are sticking pretty close and any of the oldtimers from to a 10 or 15 week record. If the ered that the boys had a tough Savannah who want to come home Maritime Commission hadn't clos­ time coming back and the powers for a while can ship out around ed the new Higgins yard where that be could have made their that time as I will be looking for they were supposed to built ships journey a lot easier. Two full crews for two new ABs, Oilers and Watertenders for on an assembly line basis we would this ship. have had plenty of shipping. A Liberty ships were dispatched from word of good advice to the men this hall within the last two weeks. CHARLES WAID, leaving the lakes, if you havn't a JOHN MOGAN, Agent Agent damn good stake, don't come down here to New Orleans to ship out. Page Three ~ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwiing Green 9-8346 Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office Agent BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. PROVIDENCE...........465 South Main St BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St SAVANNAH. 218 East Bay St TAMPA 423 East Piatt bt MOBILE 55 So. Conception St PUERTO RICO. 45 Ponce de Leon... GALVESTON 219 20th Street PHONE BOwiing Green 9-3430 BOwiing Green 0-3437 Liberty 4057 . .Manning 3572 ...Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 A.F.L. CONVENTION PAYS TRIBUTE TO S.I.U. MEN and heal their shattered nerves af­ {Contimied from Page 1) these duties for their country, and ter experiencing enemy action at WHEREAS, The merchant sea­ sea, and WHEREAS, Recently a non- • men are fighting our fight as strongly as are the armed forces profit corporation was organized in and are as vital to this eZort as Washington, D.C., by Admiral Em­ if they were on the direct firmg ory 8. Land, and Henry J. Kaiser was appointed Chairman, which is line, and We got a notice from the Coast to be called the United Seamen's WHEREAS, The federal govern­ Guard, that all seamen have to Service, Inc., specifically to raise ment now owns and/or operates have a Coast Guard pass before $5,000,000 to establish convalescent all the United States Merchant they sign on. So Brothers don't homes and recreational facilities Marine vessels through the War forget to get them 'cause jf you Shipping Administration, therefore, for American and Allied merchant seamen, and don't you'll have a damn hard time {Continued front Page 2) be it, WHEREAS, President Roosevelt getting on the docks down here. RESOLVED, That the American the opinion that labor organizations are in the same class with the Ger­ said as follows about the United Federation of Labor go on record A word in regards to the draft man American Bund. Seamen's Service: to have introduced as soon as pos­ The war effort is more often held up, and more lives are lost be­ boards. They are really clamping "In the newly organized United down on seamen, especially those cause of profiteering and playing politics than by strikes. The war sible in Congress suitable legisla­ Seamen's Service, the people of our tion to the effeot that any seaman working in the shipyards—so Bro­ profiteer and crooked politician comes from the Chamber of Commerce. who has fiiade a voyage to sea on Country have an instrument The vast general public never becomes aware how much our vic­ the United States Merchant vessel through which we may discharge a thers when you ship please notify tory effort is delayed by profiteering, because the class of people that during this war, and whose char­ small part of our debt to merchant the Union or the Draft Board, so engage in profiteering, control the so-called free press of this country. acter and loyalty warrant it, be seamen—the men who are vitaliz­ they won't be spending the tax­ payer's (which includes you and Which, puts them in a position to cover their own crooked deeds from given an honorary discharge from ing the vast tonnage we are pro­ ducing to defend our way of life. the United State Government after me) money having the F.B.I, look­ the eyes of the public. "The men of our merchant ma­ As Abraham Lincoln said "God must have loved common people, this war, and be it further ing all over the country for you. rine need facilities for rest and RESOLVED, That this discharge I've sent the draft board here a he made so many of of them." The working class outnumber the cap­ recreation, a chance to build up the list of seamen lost at sea so they italist class, but the capitalist control the country. It is a case of min­ shall have the same recognition as strength and fortitude necessary the one given to persons serving won't be sending the F.B.I, out ority rule and not majority rule. in our armed forces, and be it fur­ for their hazardous journeys carry­ Sincerely looking for men that have gone ing the implements of war to our ther fighting forces. Through the United i down. J. K. SHAUGHNESSY RESOLVED, That copies of this Seamen's Service, whose purposes 55 S. Conception St. resolution be sent to the President i Brother Biggs and myself atand aims I heartily endorse, rest Mobile, Ala. of the United States, to the Sen­ ' tended a meeting of the U.S.S. last recreation and recuperation centers ators and Congressmen from the week. There were representatives will be established for them. State of California, to Admiral of the M.M.P., Wireless Operators Friendly, human service wil be Emory S. Land, Administrator of ] (P.I.O. and A. F. of L.), W.S.A. ready for them ashore. the War Shipping Administratiori, "The United Seamen's Service is representative and the N.M.U. to the Secretary of the Navy and an undertaking deserving the full­ ; Th(^:e was quite a bit of discussion Secretary of War. est support of the American people. as to what size place was needed, It commands the thoughtful con­ where to have it located and vari­ UNITED sideration all of us want to show ous other issues. The most import­ WHEREAS, The American Mer­ to our merchant seamen. Sept. 11, ant was what the Seamen would chant seamen, prior to the war and 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt," there­ $ 12.00 have, whether it would be first CREW OF S. S. ALCOA MASTER before the entry of our country in­ fore, be it CREW OF 8. S. ROBIN SHERWOOD 20J)0 class or just a fly-by-night, make­ RESOLVED, That the American CREW OF S. S. ALCOA VOVAQER ^ 3,00 to the war against the Axis, have shift outfit. All representatives CREW OF G. S. JOHN MARSHALL ? 12.00 continually sailed our merchant Federation of Labor go on record ships all over the world, carrying as wholeheartedly endorsing this there were of the opimon that if CREW OF 8. 8. ALCOA CUTTER ...'. 8.82 supplies, ammunition, food, etc., to organization and this most humane we couldn't get the best we didn't CREW OF 8. 8. CALMAR 27.50 our armed forces and to the arm­ project, and call upon all affiliated want anything at all. And with CREW OF 8. 8. ALCOA PIONEER 15.00 ed forces of our AllieSj and organizations and Organized Labor that the meeting came to a close CREW OF 8. 8. THOMAS JEFFERSON 7.0) WHEREAS, Hundreds of our as a whole to endorse this project 1.00 until sometime this week, when PHILLIP SWIFT merchant ships liave been sunk by and to donate ?nancia!ly to it as 5.00 they are to elect various commit­ H, ROCK enemy submarines and blasted out much as they possibly can and 'as 1-00 tee to function properly, and J. MALFARA of the waters by enemy dive-'bomb- soon as possible, and be it further J. FARQUHAR 5.00 square things away to the satisfac­ ers, with the result that approx­ RESOLVED, That all financial 2.00 tion of all concerned. Will report K. GONSKA imately 1,800 American merchant donations be made payable to CREW OF 8. 8. BENJ. HARRISON 11-50 seamen have lost their lives and United Seamen's Service, Inc., and on that as soon as it takes place. thousands of others have suffered forwarded to the Secretary-Treas­ .$130.32 • , C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS, TOTAL physically and mentally through urer of the United Seaman's Ser­ Agent nerve-wracking attacks by enemy vice at Washington, D= G. war craft, and by spending days, weeks, and even months in lifeI. W. 8TYR0N ' ADAM KARPOWICH; rafts and life-boats, and undergoing The Internal' Revenue Depart physical and mental tortures, and Your sister is worried about you. Recently 515 merchant seamen Write her at South Main Street, ment Is looking for you. It Is lo WHEREAS, Recreational and The Committee on Credentials were repatriated to this country. Holden, Mass. cated In the Custom House, New convalescent facilities have been mistakenly inserted discharges York Oity^ The United Seaniens' Service com­ established by popular subscription belonging to Louis Coffin in JOHN F. SHEA mittee was on hand to greet these ERNEST CHANBERLAIN for the armed forces, such as the some other candidates envelope. No. 20137 valiant seamen and provided a can­ Get in touch with your draft Navy and Army boys, but there are Check your papers and see if Your book has been found and no facilities established to take teen through the U. S. Red Cross, board in New Orleans. Coffin's New Orleans dischargee ears of our merchant eeamen who have been returned to you. If [ako arranged to send telegrams, STALON BUNYAN MIDGETT returned to headquarters, and THOMAS EARL YORK are considered in aotlve war serJAMES E. MITCHELL phone calls, and provided trans­ you find them, send them to the vioa, yet thousands of them have New York Branch office. Pick up your book at headquar Get in touch with your draft portation to New Yorkk I was no place to go to regain their health tera. boards In New Orleans. #! fi ShaughnessyBlasts Paper For Bias Against Ship Workers Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL PERSONALS BOSTON asked to be a member of^tiis comi Attention All Candidates dx i �. -r <-'•• -TVV 7 •- \ . -'y '.y .•••;'••,. . T H E SEAFARERS" LOG Page Four 'i: < '• W- ' : :!.« . Brother In Officer TrainingLikesLog ( New London, Conn. Tuesday night Thursday, October 29, 1942 1943 Atlantic & Gulf Candidates Secretary-Treasurer JOHN HAWK No. 2212 RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Baltimore Joint Patrolman JOHN VECHIO No. 1616 Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making New York Agent Editor, Seafarer's log, DON RONAN No. 1374 more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Norfolk Agent Seafarer's International Union FRANK WILLIAMS No. 6161 Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be No. 50060 MARTIN TRAINOR 2 Stone Street engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at New York City New York Deck Patolman Savannah Agent the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for L. J. (Baldy) BOLLINGER the coming struggle, and Dear Sir and Brother: 6-54 CHARLES WAID No. G-300 Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movejnent proves I received the bundle of Logs LOUIS GOFFIN No. 4526 conclusively that after such an upheavel as at present is going Tamp aAgent •Uday and I will have to admit that on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— New York Engine G-160 D. L. (Jack) PARKER they went like hot cakes. Maybe • f • as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Patrolman if" the next time you had better send Whereas; The 1534 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of RAY SWEENEY G-20 Mobile Agent more issues so that I will have ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore G-1 OLDEN BANKS have enough to go around. BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by New York Steward G-2 CARL M. ROGERS But this letter is an occasion for adding a'section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Patrolman me to cat a few words that I wrote Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike CLAUDE FISHER No. 362 Mobile Joint Patrolman fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds to you a little while back, re how WILLIAM HAMILTON No. 3400 ROBERT A, MATTHEWS G-154 in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for I would be sort of embarrassed by FERDINAND HART No. 488 CHARLES E. TURNER G-15 this fund. putting out the Log up here and etc. Frankly, after reading this Boston Agent New Orleans Agent JOHN MOGAN No. 216 week's issue I must say that I G-136 A. W. AMRSTRONG VINCENT YAKOVONIS No. 1774 think I would have to look far and New Orleans Joint wide before I would be able to find PyovideUCe Ageut Patrolman No. 247 a labor paper that gives the anJOSEPH LAPHAM 0. J. (Buck) STEPHENS G-76 swers to current problems and TEDD R. TERRINGTON G-68 questions as fully and as clearly as Philadelphia Agent hy HARRY J. COLLINS No. 496 the did this week. I'm referr­ EDWARD (Jack) VOREL G-10 A, W. Armstrong EDWARD M. LYNCH No. 3693 ing particularly to the story on ; An important resolution will appear on the ballot this Galveston Agent the Navy Brass H.its attempting I- dy Baltimore Agent G-237 year. It calls for the creation of an annual strike assessment E. R. WALLACE to take over. •:J-[ JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN of $3. This fund, in my opinion, must be built up so we I would like to see the stooge No. 542 San Juan Agent will be in a position to meet the shipowner offensive that that would suggest that seamen No. 190 DANIEL BUTTS J. K. SHAUGHNESSEY G-118 will be launched against our union after the war i.s over» " wear uniforms after reading .^.1 THOMAS M. WILHELM D. P. STORY No. 0012 Brother Farquhar's answer to that A lot of the boys seem to take farmer, get the cream while you Philadelphia rag. Also by a lucky our present conditions for granted shipped on something .that was coincident. Brother Farquhar's let­ Don't do it. If John Shipowner diving bilges or some such thing. ter answered the phoney fjavy has his way, we will be returned You didn't get overtime, just hell business about protecting the sea­ to a fink pay and conditions-^—and if you even looked as though you men from the draft. (I wish the the old timers know what that wanted it. navy would make up its mine means. whether we are heroes or draft Brothers, if you don't expect to Batik and get (FORM F.F.E. 1.) {Continued from Page 1) It reminds me of a trip I made go back to the same sort of-con­ dodgers.) As a matter of fact, I $200.00 and showed them the and fill it out. Give all informa­ on the scow called the Western ditions with night work, prunes think the shipowner should put controllers statement on wages tion, on where" you received this Queen. We were loaded down with for desert, dried milk, and all such out Tisco Jeans to members of the etc., but they refused to give him money, .Statement from Company work-aways for the round trip, all crew. I can't get them on this things, then now is the time to the money back that they had as to wages earned, money spent, hands kissing the Mate's butt to prepare to meet the shipowq^r coast and I only have two pairs bank account, deposits, draws, and seized. get a steady job when she paid off left. That's the uniform that sends when he trys to throw the chocks I contacted Mr. R. S. Babcock, all information to try and prove in the States, with the result that to you. the chills down the shipowners' that this money is rightfully backs . . . 'Frisco Jeans, a hickory U.S. Treasury Dept., Foreign Funds yours, and. not money that came when we got back they were all Vote YES on the strike assess­ et go and another new crew of shirt and a Union Button. That's control, and he stated that the from any black market. ment! Axis powers have seized from the the uniform we will stick to and The Treasury department is workaways were shipped for the occupied countries approximately we will salute the buck privates working up a system for seamen next trip. I don't know how they and seamen first class. And, just $300,000,000 in American cur­ to fill out application on how made out but expect they got the NAVY ANNOUNCES to keep the records clear and show rency, and the U. S. Government much money they have on their same dose. I know that around TWO SHIP SINKINGS how democratic we are, we will was trying to prevent the Axis person before their ship leaves the this time, when the ships paid off, let the Brass Hats salute each from using this currency to buy U.S., this to be rcchecked when the A.B.'s pay was.cut from the Sinking of two medium sized" Shipping Board scale of $62.50 to other. Then if they want to we supplies. their vessel returns. American mcchantmcn, part of a 1' •V He also stated that m some f •'.-•• $50.00 while the ship was loading will let them pin medals on each convoy bound for Russia, was an­ Jnited Nation countries it is unother. on the coast. Then when you Contract Is Let for First signed on foreign again it was nounced by the Navy as Represen­ There is an interesting story cir­ awful for anyone to have U. S. tative Carl Vinson, chairman of raised to the scale. REMEMBER? culating around here to the effect currency, and they have an agree­ Full Scale Seamobile the House Naval Affairs Commit­ that this Cheny, Salt Water Hero ment with the U.S. Government to tee, stressed the nation's difficulties You lads that have come since, WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—E. No. 1 that the NMU is exploiting seize all U. S. currency. In these in "fighting a five-ocean waf with and don't remember, should take so flambuoyantly, didn't belong to countfies the crews will be paid R. Stettinius, Jr., Lend-Lease Ad- time out and listen to some of the a one-ocean Navy," any union until after he became a off in the currency of that coun­ minstrator, announced today that boys that do. Shift ship at 6:00 The destruction of the two try, and not U. S. currency. the contract for the construction hero. It's a rumor, so . . . A.M., noon and anytime between ships by enemy air action in the Thus if you buy or have any of the first full-scale Seamobile While we are on the subject, 5:00 P.M. and midnight, and the leadership of the NMU must U. S. currency while in some of has been let by Cargoes, Inc., to Brother, if you wanted to stay North Atlantic early in July raised be on the verge of mental gym­ these European or fiouth American United tates Shipbuilding Corpor­ aboard you were there to shift. to 505 the count of announced neutral and Allied Nations mer­ nastics after this last one about Countries, it is subject to confis­ ation. You were also there to turn to at chant losses in the Western Atlan­ As stated in the sixth I.end-I.ease 8:00 A.M. and you didn't ask for how "it is their opinion that no cation, as the axis powers are try­ tic and adjacent waters since Pearl young man should be allowed to ing to sell this U. S. Currency on report. Cargoes, Inc., is the instru­ overtime either. Harbor. ship out until he has completed a the Black Market in order to use mentality through which the Of­ ft, :,., 5\iR To ship you either beat the docks period of training in a Gov't the proceeds to buy strategic ma­ fice of Lend-Lease Administration Two seamen were .killed in an school" and etc. Boy, how that terial in neutral countries, and to is carrying on. the development of or you sweated the fink^halls and attack on one ship by dive bomb­ stuff stinks! finance their sabotage and espion­ the Seamobile, or redesigned Sea after sweating long enough to put ers. Survivors of an air and under­ age throughout the world. Otter. The experimental Seamo­ you where you figured it was about sea attack on the second ship said And did you know that a Third Mr. R. S. Babcock stated that bile will be about the same size as your time to ship, you would see elevent of their shipmates—three Mate should demand the respect of some punk with a ten spot take of whom were known to be lost— the forecastle bunch just as soon Travelers checks are O.K., and will the Sea Otter 11. The most import­ your job—or some friend of a were missing. as he gets aboard the ship and after not be confiscated, and he stated ant change is that the propellers friend with a note from some will be moved to the stern. that the forecastle bunch will real­ that if any of our members have The raiding planes did not get ize that a Third Mate is something this same situation they should go away without loss, however, for to respect? Well, so I have been to the nearest Federal Reserve ATLANTIC & GULF SHIPPING FOR the survivors of one vessel said told up here in this Third Mate their ship's guns brought dowa OCTOBER 12 yO 26 INCLUSIVE Besides what makes you think Tactory. Anyhow, I have to close two of the enemy aircraft and dis­ Deck Engine Steward Total so that I can get my Third Mate's that I intend to sit here and write abled a third. 309 87 90 1321 Ticket. If I don'c close I can't page after page just for your en­ 140 520 206 174. tiot.li crews were picked up a REGISTERED study and if I don't study I can't joyment? 134 627 249 244 short time, after the attacks and ON BEACH ., Fraternally yours, make the grade and if I don't make landed at Russian ports before be-' Figures do not include Port of New York for week of Oct. 19th-. | the grade who's going to respect ARDATH '"Whitey" HOWARD ing brought to the United States. •t- -m 25004 ' Gulf Urges Passage Of Strike Resolution •' • i Foreign Currency Rules For Seamen Are Explained If" )• ' • '4'»-i. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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".' • '.ft-'??: > i', REPORT FROM Washington OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA by Matthew Dushane Ruling On Aliens ' Frank Knpx, Secretary of the Navy, has issued new orders regard­ ing aliens, I have been waiting for this order to appear oflScially in the Federal Register. I worked on this with Pat McHugh of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union of Boston and members of his local. Several of our fishermen's locals are suffering a hardship through a previous order on alien fishermen. The official order appeared in theJFcderal Register of Nov. 2, 1942. Title 33 (Navigation and navig.ible waters) is amended to read as follows: '"The term enemy alien for the purpose of this part shall not include, (3) Former German or Japanese citizens or subjects who before Decem­ ber 7, 1941, in the case of former citizens or subjects and before Decem­ ber 8, 1941 in the case of former German citizens or subjeots became and are citizens or subject of any nation other than Germany ,or Japan. (4) Austrian or Austrian-Hungarian, or Koreans who registered as such under the Alien Registration Act of 1940, provided that such persons have not at any time voluntarily become German or Japanese citizens or subjects. (5) All citizens or subjects of Italy, and all aliens who at present are stateless but v/ho at the time at which they became state­ less were citizens or subjects of Italy." (signed) FRANK KNOX, Secretary of Navy By this order men who were previously classed as enemy aliens arc now free to sail as seamen, and fishermen can again go back to their regular calling. No doubt some of these men will not be granted this permission due to their Fascist and Nazi affiliations prior to the U. S. entry into the war-. Daniel Butts — Puerto Rico: It certainly is a pleasure to get a case from one of our agents who is jn the Siberia' of the SIU. The Branch in Puerto Rico has never been called upon to send any fraternal delegates to any of our conven­ tions due to the expense involved. Hence the only way that he cah run _ the affairs_of_ the _ Union is through correspondence with the branches and headquarters and through the, niembership as it hits San Juan an< the Islands. Brother Butts has done a wonderful job since he was votcc the Agent for Ifiierto Rico. As all old timers know, the conditions that existed in this branch prior to the time Brother Butts took over were pretty bad. So when I get a case from Brother Butts, it gives me adder pleasure to cooperate with him. Brother Nicolas Samillano signed on the S. S. Major Wheeler in : Puerto Rico in the month of January 1942. The ship was lost with al hands. Ships articles were also lost and the Shipping Commissioner has no other evidence of a man's employment other than that furnished by the Company., As the replacements were hired in Puerto Rico and die not sign on in the Commissioners office, things were rather messed up. Any further information will have to be had by contacting the agents for the Bull Line office in Puerto Rico. Good luck. Brother Butts and keep her steady as she goes. VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y,. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 2584 Merchant Seamen Dead of Missing Casualties of the United States < Merchant Marine, dead and \ missing, resulting from war ae- ^ tion and reported to next of kin during the period from August 2, 1942, to Oct. 21, 1942, inclus­ ive, totaled 283, it was announc­ ed this week by the Navy De­ partment. Merchant Marine Casualty List Number 2 brings the total of United States Merchant Mar­ ine casualties reported to next of kin during the period from Sept. 27, 1941 to Oct. 21, 1942, to a total of 2584. This figure is subdivided as follows: Dead Missing TOTAL 442 2142 2584 No. 3< Churchill Lauds SJ.U. Men On Russian Run It takes guts to make the Russian run. German subs and dive bombers are thick as flies and the rherchant ships have to fight their way in jind out of the Russian ports. Ask any Brother that's made the run—he'll tell you what hell it is. ~ Wages Pile Up For Missing Seamen * Wages will be paid to all miss­ ing seamen until a certificate of presumptive death has been, issued for them. A ruling to that effect was issued decently • by Cheirman Edward Macauley of the Maritime War Emergency Board. Such payments include basic wages and emergency wages at the rate provided for in the ship's articles. W.S.A. Launches Another Crack Down On Seamen .{The following is the text of two Directives sent to shipowners ami skippers by tlx "War Shipping Administration. It is the same old cry about the insubordination of the unlicensed men. All Brothers should read the Direejives earefully- •because the fxat's on.—^EDITOR). DIRECTIVE NO. 1 ^ the War Shipping Administration TO ALL GENERAL AGENTS subsequent fo the commitment of AND AGENTS OF VESSELS the violation. OWNED OR CHARTERED WAR SHIPPING TO THE WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION October 8, 1942 A frequent and most serious criticism of the American merch­ DIRECTIVE No. 2 ant marine has been the lack of TO THE MASTERS AND OFFI­ discipline aboard ship, both at sea CIALS OF ALL VESSELS and in foreign ports; Lack of dis­ OF THE cipline and order aboard ship is in­ UNITED STATES tolerable. It cannot be allowed to MERCHANT MARINE I have been advised that insurance policies for personal effcts are continue. The War Shipping Administra­ ' for the sl^i'' ':hat a man is signed on and that these policies do not cover The deterioration of the author­ tion has been in receipt of frequent ity of the Master and licensed of­ any man ix k he is part of the crew and signed on as such. complaints about the lack of dis­ In several decisions rendered by the Board, a tnan was torpedoec ficers is the principal cause for the and was then repatriated on another ship. This ship was also sunk anc breakdown in discipline. It is es­ cipline and the prevalence of dis­ order on United States flag" vessels the' men being repatriated received two compensations for the loss o: sential that this authority be re­ stored immediately and maintained. and other vessels owned and oper­ clothes, one for each torpedoed ship. All Masters have been instructed ated by the United States govern­ " Some would-be wise jug in the insurance division of the WSA to report serious breaches of dis­ ment. In this time of gravest nahas found a loop hole that the insiarance does not cover the second or cipline to the operating agent of {Continued on Page 4) third ships that a man may be torpedoed on, and intends • to have ruling that a man can collect for only the loss on one ship. This in surance should be changed if it is that way, so that it shall cover a man for loss of clothes on any ship that he may he repatriated on. I contacted the State Department on Consuls repatriating seamen and the class of transportation that they are compelled to provide by law. I haVe been advised that they are to get the seamen back as" soon In May 1942, after the maritime^ vise the clause which freezes the as possible, if necessary use planes, and when they can get seamen back unions had given up the right to contracts. via sea, they are to be sent as per section 678—Title 46 of the U. S. strike, the shipowners and their The S.I.U. has vigorously pro­ Navigation laws, and come back as consul passengers. If able to work stooges, in the Maritime Commis­ tested this sabotage of labors and the master wants them to work, they will have to do so, and they sion promised* to respect existing rights, and Secretary - Treasurer . shall have the same food and quarters as the crew. Company gets paid union contracts for the duration John Hawk has sent the folowing for carrying' consular passengers back, to the United States. of the war. This guarantee to the letter of protest to the M.W.E.B, I have also been advised that consuls are to supply seamen with unions was embodied in a "State­ Maritime War Emergency Board iV clothes when they have been torpedoed and arrive in foreign ports and ment of Principles" signed by all Department of Commerce Bldg. they are doing so at present in some of the ports. Seamen who have l^n parties. Washington, D. C. War Emergency Board: Washington Attempts To Sabotage Union Safeguard But despite this, SIU crews continue to man the ships and get the supplies through to the embattled Soviet Union. This week two SIU ships return­ ed to New York after 11 months on the Russian run. They had done their work so well and brave­ ly that they had received letters of commendation from the British Admiralty, Prime Minister Win­ ston Churchill and Admir.il Land. The following is the text of the letters which were attached to the bulletin boards of the two ships: From: The Senior British Naval Officer, Archangel. To: Master and Crew of the S. 8. C ). The following message has been received from the First Lord of the Admiralty and Competant Naval Authorities: "We congratulate all ranks on* their magnificent exploit in fighting Convoy Number (...' ) through to North Russia- in the face of all the enemy could do in the air and at sea." (signed) S. 8. N. O. Archangel o Captain W. E. Warnell S- S. ( ) My dear Captain: The Navy Department has passed .on to us a special mes­ sage received from the British Admiralty in London requesting that we convey their congratu­ lations to the Master and crews of the merchant vessels con­ cerned "in the engagement with enemy forces during their re­ cent voyage to a north Russian port when all concerned con­ tributed to the spirited defense put up by the convoy under such arduous conditions. Mr. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, has par­ ticularly requested that he be associated with this message of congratulations. The Admiralty requested that this message be passed on to you as master of the S. S. ( ) and through you to your crew. I should like also to offer my congratulations to you and your crew for excel­ lent work you all performed during this encounter, which is a great credit to the United States merchant marine. Sincerely yours, 1 i| E. S. LAND The SIU adds its words of wel­ come to those Brothers returning from 11 months of hell. We hope they can now enjoy a well earned rest ashore without being jerked around by the authorities, and without having some local draft fcorpdoed and are being re^iatriated as consular passengers do not reThis week, six short months af­ Gentlemen: board official. snarl at them—"Get :civc any compensation fo. loss of clothes if the ship on which they ter this guarantee 'vas solemnly Your communication and en­ on a ship, you bum. You only te being repatriated is tpfpedoed. The Union should wire the three signed,, the Maritime .War Emer-. closures of October. IB. 1942 Inet 'ontin .. ^ '•M �A' ItUUhift if (»• SEAFABERS' EMTEEtNATIONAL tWION QF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and GuU District Atfiliated wit* tht A.in«rU»» Jr«tf#rotte» o/ iM^or HARRY LUNDEBERG. . IntojnatlWMd. 110 I4cirk»t Stre«t, Room 402, Son Fronidaco, ColiL APnREBB ALL OORREBPONDBNOB OONOBRNINO THIM PDBLWATION ^0: "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. E5, SlaUon Pi N^w YMck, N. V. Phone: BOwiia? Green 9-8346 On. Wsijmifdsjim. FRANK DeVITO Wiper LOUIS HONIGMAN Chief Steward DEMETRIO CORTEZ • Chief Cook DANIEL ELLARD, Jr. Messman CLIFFORD B. TWISS Messman LEO H. BERNSTEIN Messman CECIL THOMPSON Messman L J. HAYES A.B. FRANK McGEE Oiler ALLAN E. WORTHY Fireman SAMUEL CHARLES : 2nd Cook E. P. MENDEZ A. B. RUSSELL B. FLIPPEN Carpenter RAYMOND KELLY A.B. THOMAS W. YATES, Jr. A.B. JOHN B. WILLIAMS A.B. HENRY SMITH A.B. ROY McNISH • Oiler JOSEPH MILLER Oiler EMMET L. POIRRIER . ^• Wiper \r Newsprint Cut May Strike Majority Of Labor Papers I I If the War Production Board puts through a recommendation made by its newly-created Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee, labor publications are going to be struck a body blow. After an all-day conference, the committee called on the WPB to "freeze" newsprint and to make a "horizontal" cut of at least 10 per cent in paper consumption. E. W. Pahner, deputy chief of WPB's printing and publishing branch, declared that the suggestion would probably be adopted and that it would mean that newspapers and magazines would be allotted only a percentage of their consumption, and that to obtain an illowance a publication would have to prove it is "essential." This would create a problem which publishers of large newspapers could meet by reducing the number of pages. With labor papers that print only four pages (as most of them do), this solution would not be possible. If their supply of paper is cut, they will be forced to sacrifice subscribers. ^ On the Newspaper Advisory Committee there is not a single •spokesman for the labor and farm press. Seafarers' Log- 116.25 14.00 1.Q0 12X10 OF S. S. ROBIN ADAIR OF 8. S. JACOB JOL ••• OF S. 8. GOV. J. LIND . OF 8. 8. KENMAR KJ)0 2.00 5.00 GPEW OF 8, 8. KOFRESI T. TOOMA e. A. ROBERT8 A. S. FLYNN L. ATWELL C. ALBERTSON CRBW OF 8- 8- MARJpRY ..... F. J. OSTREMBA p • »• a « » « » The Radio. Officers Union of the American Federation of Lihor Ust week urged Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox to seek repeal of Pub­ lic Law 311 and asked-that all ship radio operators summarily re­ moved under .authority of |^he laiy some months ago receive a rehear­ ing or another trial. * In a letter, signed by Fred M. Howe, general secretary - treasurer of the union, and addressed to Mr. Knox, the union charged that the law had been nullified by improper administration; that naval authorties had "knuckled down" to Stal­ inist pressure from the American Communications Association, and that as a result of this pressure certain picked men of the A.C.A. had been reinstated without suffi­ cient investigation while other former radio men had been denied a chance to clear themselves. ^ELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOP TWENTY'FJYE CENTS-GASOLINE?" Argentine Maritime Labor Seek Unity Unification Proposed By Argentine Seamen's Conference u Drawn for Office of tVar hfor, Out of the Focs^l by NEW YORK, N. Y. —ITF — Negotiations are under way for ^ $'• <^. the unification of organized mari­ time labor in the Argentine Re^ It's kind of tough to write an obituary about a brother and seven, public, according to inforrnajiioai from Buenos Aires to the Ameri­ months later see him walk into Headquarters and say Hello. After can Office of the T.T.F. spending a short time in a hospital in San Juan, he was shifted to Bal­ The desire and need for the uni­ timore, where one of the best doctors performed two major operations fication pf the Argentine seamen's upon him. With a silver plate in his head and a new eye, we didn't; movement, now divided into the recognize Rubert White, (whose many friends know him as Whitcy)' Fcderacion Obrera Maritima (F. O. as he walked into the office. Whitey smiled when we showed him his M.) and the Union Obrera Mari­ obituary. He intends to be aroimd New York for a few weeks until tima (U. O. M.), was strongly he settles with the insurance Company for his injury. We don't have vqiced at the third convention of to say Good Luck to him for the Gods have favored him always. the F. O. M., which was held in Buenos Aires last week. Both mari­ A A A time organizations arc in close re^ The Third Floor STEWARDS, have mourned the loss of three pf lations with the I.T.F., as are the the brothers who were popular with all the mexnbers. When Jim (West railwaymen, seaitien and other transport workers of the other Coast Dooley) Smith made the ship, his buddies Wilmon R. Carter and John E. Hall, signed on sJso. When the ship was torpedoed, all three Latin-American republics. were lost. We regret their passing. A unity resolution was adopted unanimously .and enthusiastically jy the convention, which also Witfield Cadogan was telling us how well he was treated wheti authorized the executive committ he was resting at the Kermit Roosevelt estate. Frank Gambicki, also tee of the F. O. M. to "call -an extraordinary maritime congresS; spent some time on the Cutting Estate in Gladstone, N. J. with equal , representation from both the F. O, M- and the U. O. M., Louis Welch is now sailing as 3rd Assistant on a Waterm;m Papato discuss unification and a consti­ tution for a new single organiza­ naian vessel. Louis Savaros .paid off the Rosario recently, went across tion of maritime workers." the street to, have a diink. Walked put of the place and.never rcrnetabered anything until the following day^ rolled of his money and groggy from a .Mickey. If Arthur Hall drops into Headquarters there, is a Ut­ Canada Grants Pay Rise ter for him. To St. Lawrence Crews DON'T FCOLGET TO VOTE "YES' ON THE STMKE ASSESSMENT. MONTREAL, Oct. 28—Crews of , inland ships operating belpvf the S3guenay,River/on, the St. L4wrence %nd . the Gulf pf St. Law­ rence will be given a pay increase GEORGE WINFIELO GEORGE VALROSE, JOHN of 3f per cent for war risk, start­ You have, money eoniing.: It is at QAILLE, and JOHN GILE ing immediately. Bernard • Rplwe^ 11 Broadwayj Contact the New Orleans Agent The pay u^creaae will replace a Now York City, next time you are in the iGulf. bonus of $1 a day previously; paid * » * » * LEA BOUTTE and to crews of such ifhips during , the JACK WILLIAMS and LUCEIN MILLER time they .were in the-^aters be­ BILL HATCHAWAY low the Saguenay, whore U-boats Contact your draft boards in New Contact Jacob-Goldman, attorney, Orleans. have supk Allied ships. 40 West 40th Street, New York * JOHN WILLIAM THRA8HER Get (n touch with your draft board in Tampa. i * «• o Kearns .and P. JLpy haye . pverIXKI time eomlna. Call office of 8o;.i<h CURTL8 EDWIN SANFORO Atlantio . Steamship Company in Oat in tpuoh v/ith your draft .^...?04.2SjN#w York. bpsjrd In N»,v OrJoans, 5JD0 1.00 2.00 5X)0 te,.: B«dto Men E^ast Kntec's Rnnckling To ACA Pressure vsasmiias HONOR ROLL CREW GREW CREW GREW Thursday, November 12, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two MONEY DUE City. * N- * JOSEPH F. OEAN: Next tirr-a you hit New Yoi pick up yoiir papers which found and turned into • Headquj tors, offi.oe.. ' k\ �.-r • • -n: - ' v. ,• Thursday, November 12, 1942 SE,AFARER,S' LOG^ M WHATS Domo SEAFABERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN Around the Ports BOSTON Page Tiute JUJJ J —— a •'i'l ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary - Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone; BOwlinr Green 9'S34« TAMPA Tampa are rather slow but I im­ agine that it will pick up by the I had two SOS calls from port first of the month, I hope so any Directory of Branches Within the past week I met sev­ eral small groups of survivors and Everglades and Miami this past way. BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE did what could be done for than. week as one of the seatrains was in NEW YORK 2 Stone St. D. L. PARKER, Disp&tcher'a OfSce ...BOwIing Green 9-3430 The seamen in Boston were haying and also the Loliypop. Agent. BOwling Green 9-3437 Agent BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 a ^ough time getting a certij&ed On the S^train I shipped a Stew­ South Main St Manning 3S72 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 copy of their birth certifics^te. so I ard and. one AB and on the LollyPHILADELPHIA. 8 North 6th St Lombard 7651 ....25 Commercial PI.. Norfolk 4-1083 contacted Councilor Hurley and pop I shipped one AB. . NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3338 NEW YORK SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 ask<ed him to do sooaething about Since we do not have a hall TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 it.; He introduced an order before down in that part of the country MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce do Leon Puerto de Tierra October 26th will be a date long the Boston City Council ordering at' Port Everglades I have arranged GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 remembered by me. On that date the Registrar of Records to give to for Chapdelane to keep a shipping any boni-fide seamen their birth list at his office and for the three I payed off a ship on which every certificate free of charge. Also, to ships delegates to have one similar single man in the deck and engine give them service instead of having to his and for them to compare department had'been logged by the (Continued from Page 1) America would like to know why thepi waiting two or three hours theirs with his on each arrival. The skipper. The old man had logged been received. the word "operators", in paragraph an OS $33.67 for not calling the in line. Previously the seamen had watchman at ^e gate will pot Upon reviewing the original one (b) of the amended Statement to pay a dollar for this service. keep a straight list and there was lights on time while he was on Statement of Principles and com­ of Principles was substituted for Brother Sweeney squared away no other place that we conld inainT watch in the crow's nest—a place paring same with the Maritime the word "employers" that is in where an ordinary doesn't belong <'^l the beefs on the Kofresi and tain a list that would meet the ap­ War Emergency Board's proposed paragraph two on page one of the in the first place. there were plenty of beefs. He proval of the men on the beach. amended Statement of Principles, original Statement of Principles. I raised hell about the logging was ably assisted by Brother Ed Oii the LoUypop the Chief Stew­ we find that the simple and easily We would also like to have the Flaherty and several others. ard took ten men off the beach, and threatened to hold up the pay understandable language in para­ Maritime War Emergency Board I met with Mr. Walters of the going so far as to ship or rather off. The skipper finally agreed to graph one of the original State­ explain why the rights that the la­ knock off that log, but then I find U.S.S. and it looks like we are go­ get them to come up from Key the same man had another $5.30 ment of Principles has been sub­ bor unions were guaranteed in ing to have something "in Bos­ West. against him because he had been stituted by a very lengthy para­ paragraph three, page one of the ton in the near future. I have an I called him up on arrival and graph known as paragraph one (a). original Statement of Principles appointment with Col. Kells at the asked him to ship them from Tam­ ten minutes late reporting aboard This paragraph is very ambiguous­ was orniited in the amended State­ South Boston Army Base regard­ pa, but he would not do it. He ship. This man had worked aboard ly worded and could be used in ment of Principles. For the rea­ the ship for 1 year and 10 months ing passes. More on this later. claims that John Keys said that he conjunction with paragraph one sons outlined herein the Proposed and had lost two brothers due to saw Mr. McGregor and Mr. would not pay transportation from (c) to bring about an interpreta­ Amended Statement of Principles torpedoes. Archibauld from the War Board. Tampa to Miami for any one. I tion that would abrogate any does not meet with the approval of All hands bowed their heads in They were in Boston investigating am sure that he has not read the clause or clauses in our collective the Atlantic and Gulf District of memory of the lost brothers but the friction that exists between the agreement so very carefuU as it bargaining agreements. the Seafarers International Union Army officials and labor representa­ plainly states that the Company still the old man would not The membership of the Atlantic of North America. tives. The talk with them was must secure replacements from the change his mind. Finally several and Gulf District of the Seafarers Very truly yours, nearest hall and that hall is the of the men blew their tops. very encouraging. International Union of North JOHN HAWK The rest of the log was rather Tampa Branch, now due to the JOHN MOGAN, Agent easy , to handle. This was the first fact that Miami is closed. ff From what I can understand trip for the skipper in his present I paid off the Rofresi and clear­ The Colonel of the Cuba has made rating. We can only hope that he ed away a lot of beefs. The boys some very bad remarks about the has learned a lesson on how to (J. J. HAYES . ... A. B.) donated $2J for the Log. F. Ja- Merchant Marine and Unions in handle men and that he will change his methods in the future. cobson and W. Wells, both AB's, general. This is about a man—not a great statesman, just an American ignored joining the Union. Please CLAUDE FISHER, It seems that he could man the sailor. Fear was something they left out; in its place they gave him dp not ship them until they clear ships better with the Army boys Patrolman loyalty. No one ever knew him to pick on a little guy. Perhaps he 'the Boston Hall. Bothers Ed. Fla­ well I sure would like to see them couldn't see your view point sometimes—that is, not the way you saw herty, No. 1796 and P. Strange, do it if they are so Damn smart. it yourself. Arguments was something he went for in a big way. No. 20776 gave wonderful coopSAVANNAH I am going to buy me a Sea Bag When things became dull, you could always depend on Jerry to erat;ion in straightening out the so that I can carry all the passes biefs, etc. shipping has been slow in this brighten those moments with one of liis witty yarns. "Have you heard and other things that are required ^ JAMES SWEENEY, now-a-days as I can't get them all port lately and there- never seems this one, boys?" he would start and before it was over we would have Patrolnum in a brief case. Things here in to be anything much to write to to yell, "Stop!" One night the word "Stop" echoed across our decks. It wasn't for the Bog but the South Atlantic Mail line has two new ships com­ Jerry this time, it was for all, as the command came from the bridge. ing out. I thought the boys up Each and every heart was full that night. Yes, full to the breaking "A SURVIVOR'S OPINION" and down the coast might be in­ point, not for each other, but for something that all sailors cherish in terested as I will be needing all the his heart—a love as tender as a woman's. For that nig^t we were saying rated seanien. that I can possibly farewell to a gallant ship. Her name we can't mention, but some day * {Written by a SlU seamen whose ship was attacks^ by the Nazis get hold of. If you are Umking for . in the Barents Sea on Jtily 4th,) soon, those Nazis will know how we spelled it. When the hfe boats a job around these times drift on Grim and grey were the Arctic skies, down to Savamiah because we will were lowered, there stood Jerry, with his devil-may-care grin on his Ice cold and sullen the sea; face, not thinking of himself, but lending a helping hand to the other snrely nded you. The Reaper- looked down with covetous eye fellows. CHARLES WAID, Agent And flourished his acyth with glee. A regular guy was this Jerry Hayes. But today he left this earthly Came death from below with nerve wracking roar, port and somehow I think he wanted it that way. I've known a Lot pf And death rained down from above; Phil Harris' Band shipmates and hope to know a lot more, but I shall always remember .We tboimht of the la.nd we'd see no more Joins Merchant Marine the things you said, Jerry—little things that some folks ma-y have . And remembered the 0;nes we had loved. laughed at, but not I, Jerry. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7—OrTwo hours in beat and on raft It's a long farewell, friend, but one thing you can be sure of—^we, And the chance, to live so remote; chest;;a leader Phil Harris and his your shipmates, •will carry on for you and other brave comrades that We saw her there—that great little craft. -enrire 2J-piece band have enlisted have made the supreme sacrifices, that this, our country, shall stay free The best little ship ever afloat. in the maritinae- service; and will. be now and forever. sworn in ne?t Monday. She never paused to give danger a thought, Your Shipmate, She mocked at tbe shells, that ship; Harris sdd that hereafter the CHARLES DOWLING SJi^ flaunted th« Reaper and set him at nai^ght money he receives from his $70,To pluck us from bjs tightening grip. 000-a-year contract for a 30-minute .appearance on the Jack Benny ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR 'They gave us comfort they ill could spare, radio program would be contribut The crew of that ship without fear; OCTOBER 19 TO 31 INCLUSIVE ed to the merchant seamen relief. They spoke of their chances with careless air. •4 '•-K Sabotage Union Safeguard TO JERR Y DECK.ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Of meeting the Turpitz and Sohear. Packed to the gunwales she got us through. So when speaking of pluok please quote us. Our ohoioe is that ship and all of her crew, The gallent and brave Lotus." DO NOT SHIP M. PACETTI .... A. A. CAMERON THOMAS RPP^ . 22319 P7131 trip SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH 261 210 612 210 188 637 . 264 163; 387 Figuras do not inoludo ports of Philadelphi* and Porto Rifio for Week u* Ocfcohar cr— 735 561 "A i .1] �THE S E A F A R E R S ' L O G Page Four ^ * U. S. S. APPOINTS PORT EXECUTIVE NEW YORK —Declaring that Baltimore's tremendous volume of war production has made it "one of the busiest and most vital sea­ ports in the world," Douglas P. Falconer, National Executive Di­ rector of United Seamen's Service, announced the appointment of Ed­ ward Arch Seidl, of 516 Overbrook Road, Anneslie, a former shipping official, as USS Executive Officer for the Port of Baltimore. In addition to taking over im­ mediate administratis'e responsibil­ ity for the United Seamen's Service Rest and Recuperation Center opened at Bay Ridge, September 24th, Mr. Seidl is to coordinate the work of the Baltimore Port Area Committee in setting up clubs, rest camps, health centers and per­ sonnel service facilities which the USS is providing for officers and men of the merchant marine as part of its world-wide program. '4 1943 Atlantic & Gulf Candidates Secretary"Treasurer JOHN HAWK No. 2212 RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Baltimore Joint Patrolman JOHN VECHIO New York Agent DON RONAN FRANK WILLIAMS No. 1374 No. 6161 No. 1616 Norfolk Agent MARTIN TRAINOR No. 50060 New York Deck Patohnan Savannah Agent L. J. (Baldy) BOLLINGER No. G-300 LOUIS GOFFIN No. 4526 New York Engine " Patrolman * RAY SWEENEY CLAUDE FISHER No. 362 WILLIAM HAMILTON No. 3400 FERDINAND HART No. 488 Boston Agent JOHN MOGAN No. 216 VINCENT YAKOVON IS No. 1?74 Providence Agent No. 247 ROBERT A, MATTHEWS G-154 CHARLES t. TURNER J A. W. AMRSTRONG TEDD R. TERRINGTON EDWARD (Jack) VOREL Galveston Agent m;- G-76 G-68 G-10 Washington Report {Coniinued from Page 1) /A • members of the War Emergency Board, that this is an injustice and should be corrected. Some of our members who have been sunk buy their own clothes in foreign ports and they have no alternative but tp return as consular passengers when ordered to do so. - G-237 The launching recently at Trop­ E. R. WALLACE JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN ical Marine Ways, Inc., of a 91'/2No. 542 San Juan Agent foot concrete boat forecasts the DANIEL BUTTS No. 190 Executive Order No. 9240: J. K. SHAUGHNESSEY G-118 construction of a new type of THOMAS M. WILHELM D. D. STORY No. 3012 larger cargo vessel, according to This order deals with waiving of payment of overtime for Satur­ its builders. day, Sund.iy and holidays. The Secretary of Labor, Madame Perkins, in It has a Diesel engine of 150 her interpretation of the executive order, states that seamen do not horse power and a speed of 7^ come under this order and therefore are entitled to all overtime provided knots. It is 91 feet 6 inches long, in their contracts. with a beam of 14 feet, a draft of 5 feet 9 inches, a cargo capacity of keep the log book in such fashion Selective Service: {Continued from Page 1) ICQ tons, capable of carrying 54,that "it shall record all acts and oc­ Nothing definite has been set up regarding active merchant seamen 000 gallons. It weighs 78 tons, of tional peril, it is intolerable that currences relevant to the question which 60 are of concrete and 10 of just and lawful discipline should as yet. Selective Service is grabbing all the seamen who have received of the preservation of good order steel, almost reversing the ratio of not be maintained. deferrment as active seamen and then have failed to ship out. It's going The War Shipping Administra­ and discipline. All serious breaches to be too bad for some of these boys who have been on shore for months. the first concrete boats of World War I, which weighed 100 tons tion expects the Master and his of­ of discipline shall be reported to Several cases are piling in here and the first thing the Selective Service ficers to maintain discipline on the operating agent of the War and carried only 70. Shipping Administration in the wants to know is how long a man has been asHorc. So if any of our The craft, which was built to board all vessels. first port touched after the-viola­ Agents have any case that they send here, don't forget and send in the All operators have been instruct­ idemonstratc the practicability of a time that the man has been ashore. No agreement has been reached yet tion has been committed. concrete boat, designed specifically ed by the War Shipping Adminis­ as to how long a seaman should be allowed ashore between trips. (Signed) E. S. LAND for concrete and not along lines of tration that failure to support the Administrator. Our Agents should contact the local agent of the WSA and have steel craft, is expected to serve as Master and his officers in the law­ Failure to support the Master a scale model for a seagoing 240- ful execution of their duties will them fill in form 42-A for any of our men who are classified in 1-A or and his officers in the warranted are ordered to appear for their physical examination. The case should foot model, carrying 2,150 tons of not be tolerated. To this end you arc advised that: execution of their authority will them be sent to me so I can take it up with the National office of Seleccargo. It can also be used for in1. The Master of a vessel has not be tolerated. You are assured tive Service. It is important that our Agents act quickly in such cases. ' tracoastal work. full discretion in signing on crew of the support of the United I have been advised that the Draft is short a great many men on its members and may reject any per­ States government and of the War October quota so the local boards will now begin to try and pick off son seeking employment. This Shipping Administration in any as­ a few seamen to fill up. ^ power carries with it both the legal sistance which you may extend to and moral obligation to use it ju­ the Master and his officers with Treasury Department: diciously and only for proper cause. respect to discipline. The following ruling is of vital interest to all the members of There is attached a communica­ Records shall be kept of the our Union: names of those rejected and of tlie tion from the War Shipping Ad­ "The Treasury Department today announced that after Oct, 31, 1942 It is with regret that I report reason for rejection and shall be ministration to the Masters and of­ to the Union the pasing of Brother submitted to the port office of the ficers of all vessels of the United persons entering the United States from any place other than Mexico,. James G. Daly, No. 2262. He died Recruitment and Manning Organi- States merchant marine. You are Great Britain, Bermuda, Canada and New Foundland, Will be required -—on- Oct. 28, 1942 at Ellis Island zatloji of the War Shipping Ad­ instructed to place a copy of this to turn over to Customs authorities all currency in their possession in excess of $50.00." Marine Hospital after a long ill­ ministration in the port in which communication, togethet with a The Treasury Department advises that all persons who arc leaving copy of this letter, in the hands of ness. His passing is a blow to all the rejection occurs. 2. Upon every departure from all Masters and officers in your em­ the United States should not carry over fifty dollars in U. S. Currency seamen who know him from many years at sea. Brother Daly was a any port. Masters are instructed to ploy. You arc also instructed to with them. In some countries all American money is confiscated by the search the quarters and personal place a copy "of the communica­ authorities, • and they further advise that Travelers checks, drafts, or fine union man, always fighting for the right,- and he served on effects of all members of the crew, tions on the bulletin board in the tclegrapliic transfers are the best means of satisfying financial needs, picket lines from the Atlantic to and to confiscate all liquor, wea­ crew quarters or in a position while traveling outside of the United States at the present time. pons, and any equipment that in where it may be seen by all crew the Pacific. the judgment of the Master would members. »T. ' Maritime War Emergency Board: Letters have been written to the endanger the crew, cargo or ship. Brother E. Baducl is still ill in The Board has issued the following ruling: 3. All complaints and disputes heads of all unlicensed organiza­ the Staten Island Marine Hospital. "A crew member who is forced to leave his vessel 'due to an injury'' that cannot be settled to the sat­ tions, informing them of the neces­ He is coming along nicely, how­ or illness not arising as a result of the destruction, Toss or abandonment isfaction of all parties shall be held sity of maintenance of discipline ever. of his vessel, as specified in decision No. 5—revised, is not entitled to in abeyance, without prejudice, un­ on board vessels of the American bonus during his return to the United States unless he becomes a regu­ til the next arrival at a United merchant marine. The replies, lar crew member of the vessel on which he returns and thus qualifies Brother A. Ziegler is coming States port; in no event shall any without .exception, expressed con­ for bonus under decision No. 7—revised." along fair at the Staten Island such dispute be allowed to inter­ currence and , a desire to raise the The Unions should send protests to the three members of the Board Hospital, as is Brother F. Cio- fere with the full pcrforniance of standard of discipline on the part that this decision is unfair and request that a he'isri.tjg be held on macho. Ck>macho would like very their duties by all members of the of union membership. rmuch to hear from any of his crew, and that failure to observe Organizations , of licensed and decision. This is another case where some gazoonie is trying to friends that shipped with him. He tins" requirement shall constitute unlicensed personnel arc being sup­ all security away from the merchant seamen on their return voyaj the United States after they have risked their lives to carry suppli was from Puerto Kico originally. grounds for disciplinary action. plied with copies of this letter. the armed forces abroad'." * , (Signed) E. S. LAND i fc' • MT^iSRVr G-136 New Orleans Joint Patrolman W.S.A. Launches Another Crack Down On Seamen f'S'-• ~ G-15 Whoreas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is filling his war ohest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusivety that after sueh an upheave! as at p.'esont Is going on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for. instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED; That the Constitution shall be amended by. adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. New Orleans Agent HARRY J. COLLINS EDWARD M. LYNCH Baltimore Agent G-1 G-2 Mobile Joint Patrolman Philadelphia Agent No. 496 No. 3693 G-180 Mobile Agent OLDEN BANKS CARL M. ROGERS New York Steward Patrolman 6-54 Tamp aAgent D. L. (Jack) PARKER* G-20 JOSEPH LAPHAM CHARLES WAID C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS CONCRETE VESSEL 78 TONS, LAUNCHED Thursday, November 12, 1942 Notes From —the— Hospitals � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 12, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: CHURCHILL LAUDS SIU MEN ON RUSSIAN RUN W.S.A. LAUNCHES ANOTHER CRACK DOWN ON SEAMEN WASHINGTON ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE UNION SAFEGUARD RADIO MEN BLAST KNOX'S KNUCKLING TO ACA PRESSURE ARGENTINE MARITIME LABOR SEEK UNITY NEWSPRINT CUT MAY STRIKE MAJORITY OF LABOR PAPERS CANADA GRANTS PAY RISE TO ST. LAWRENCE CREWS PHIL HARRIS' BAND JOINS MERCHANT MARINE U.S.S. APPOINTS PORT EXECUTIVE CONCRETE VESSEL 78 TONS, LAUNCHED NOTES FROM THE HOSPITALS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 36 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/12/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c8abaa79a878df243c4217a7801d97c1.PDF 5835e386fe9351b16a2426e64003f13f PDF Text Text J:AFABBRS JOQ in OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N.Y„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1942 No. 37 S.I.U. FIGHTS TO PROTECT JONES ACT Unions Ask For Maritime Freeze Powerful shipowner lobbyists and anti-labor Congress­ men have joined hands in a new offensive against maritime labor. This time they hope to sabotage the seamen's rights A program calling for the freezing of manpower in the martime industry, and the ^protection of peponnel from army and industry raids, has been subfnitted to the War to sue the shipowners for injury suffered in line of regular work and to receive maintenance and care during illness. Shipping Administration by all the martime unions. These rights are guaranteed in the' Actively participating in the drafting of the program, Matthew' Dushane, Wash­ Jones Act, now being attacked in Hon. George L. Radcliffe Chairman, Sub Committee ington representative of the SIU-SUP, suggested that Paul V. McNutt, head of the War Congress. Manpower Commission, issue the^ following directive: "It is recognized that the job of the merchant seamen in manning % merchant vessels to deliver troops, guns, planes, tanks and other im­ By Matthew Dushane plements of war to the fighting • fronts all over the world is essen­ It is the opinion of all the representatives of Maritime tial to our national security and Unions, and the Wat Shipping Administration, that the successful conduct of the war. The combatant nature of the merchant merchant seamen should be trained to handle the guns that Seamen's work is testified to by the are on the ships, and that the naval gun crews be taken off fact that the percentage of losses of the merchant ships, and the guns be manned by the mer­ df merchant seamen to date ex- chant seamen; the Navy to keep AGWI Lines Report • ceeds that of our regular armed a few men on board to supervise the upkeep and repairing of the forces. Quarterly Plunder "In addition to the loss of mer­ guns. It was felt that by Recom­ Gross operating profits for chant seamen by enemy action, mending this to the Navy, addi­ the Atlantic Gulf & West they are being lost to the industry tional men should be carried as Indies Ste.amship lines for the through induction and enlistment part of the regular crews, namely quarter ending September 30 in the other armed services. Many three more seamen, three wipers, totaled $718,128, the line an­ have left the industry and others and three more men in the stew­ nounced in a consolidated arc leaving daily to take work in ards department. If these recom­ profit and loss statement re­ other industries where wages and mendations are given consideration leased over last week end. other conditions are more satisfac­ by the Navy, it will further help Gross profits for the first tory than in the merchant marine. to train men for the merchant ser­ nine months of 1942 totaled "Three thousand new ships will vice and will help to have some of $1,763,969. be added to our merchant marine the additional men needed for the We don't know how much, by the end of 1944 to meet the merchant marine for next year. but a good chunk of this needs of transport to the battle­ The War Shipping Administration money came directly from the fields of the world. One hundred feel that they will need 23,000 ad­ War Shipping Administration twenty-five thousand seamen arc ditional licensed officers for next in the form of a subsidy to being trained to supply the man-_ year, and "100,000 unlicensed ad­ the Cuban branch of the line. power for our merchant marine. ditional men for next year. Will somebody please ex­ All of these facts dictate that the plain how a company making As the additional licensed 25,000 steady attrition of merchant sea­ a million bucks every three > men from the industry* be halted officers shall come from tlie men months can wrangle a Gov­ at all possible points and without who arc at the preseiu time sailing ernment subsidy? delay. {Continued on Page 4) "Therefore, by virtue of the au­ thority vested in me as Chairman ; of the War Manpower Commission through Executive Order No. 9139, issued April 18, 1942 by Here are my suggestions: Dear Brother Editor: the President, to assure the most First, our conduct aboard Can you spare a little space •effective utilization of merchant in the Log on an important sub­ ship should be as a group of seamen, it is hereby ordered: ject? I would like to discuss men acting, not as cocky indi­ "On and after the day hereof, how the merchant seamen viduals, but in a disciplined and no person who is should conduct themselves in united fashion, serious in pro­ "1. Enrolled and prepared to ac­ their i-elation with the naval tecting the interests of the cept en\ployment as a seaitian in (and occasionally army) per­ union. This will create an asthe merchant marine; tounishingly favorable impres­ sonnel aboard merchant ships. "2. Holding a certificate of effi­ sion on those outside of our The navy gun crews gener­ union. ciency as a seaman or a license as ally are recruited from youths, ' a merchant officer, as issued by the Second, never go out of your office workers, farm hands, etc., appropriate Federal agency; that is, from sections of the way to boastfully contrast your "3. Being trained as a i;nerchant population that has not under­ wages with the pay of the naval seaman by any school recognized stood or sympathized yv i t h personnel. To do this creates an by the appropriate Federal agencies; unionism. With this assortment impression that we are unsym­ "4. Employed as a merchant of misguided individuals aboard pathetic to their problems. This seaman on or after January 1, ship, the Brass Hats and ship­ will not breed harmony, but on 1941; or owners take every opportunity the contrary, will cause irrita­ "J. A bona fide representative to encourage them to be un­ tion and hostility. of merchant seamen as defined by friendly and be suspicious of us. Third, if we are provoked in­ ,thc National Labor Relations Act; Breaking down these barriers is to an argument due to ignor­ ^hall • a task we must accomplish. ance and misunderstanding of "A. Become employed in any After all, the gun crews endure the gun crew,- we must accept >ther industry; the same dangers and hardships the challenge in a friendly man­ 'B. Be inducted or accepted inas ourselves, and we should all ner and point out tlxe necessity any ,branch of the armed forces; help each other. of maritime unions in order to {Continmd on Page 4) Union Men Urged To Learn Gunnery As Step Toward Removing Navy Men Last .summer a bill was intro­ duced in the House of Representa­ tives which provided for the plac­ ing of men employed on Govern­ ment (W.S.A.) ships under the provisions of the Jones Act and remove them from the fixed com­ pensation rules which apply to other government employees. The Unions did not oppose this Bill in its original form. However, after all public hearings had been completed, the Bill was secretly revised so as to deny the seamen their rights under the Jones Act. This revised version of the Bill was hurriedly slipped through the House and sent to the Senate. Tlie SIU-SUP is vigorously op­ posing this tricky maneuver on the part of the shipowner stooges and is demanding a defeat of this bill in the Senate Committee now hearing it. Brother John Hawk, SecretaryTreasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District is leading the fight from the Atlantic coast, while Brother Harry Lundeberg, President of the International, is leading the fight from the West coast. The following communication was sent this week by Hawk to the chairman of the Senate Com­ mittee: Gun Crews Merit Consideration m prevent the return of slavery to the sea. Fourth, when we succeeded in obtaining conveniences and increased provisions aboard, we should not selfishly restrict them to ourselves, but pass them among all members—union and non-union alike. The best way to antagonize the armed forces is to assume an attitude of in­ difference to their well being. And last, any idea of isolat­ ing ourselves and refusing to as­ sociate with the rest of the crew aboard the ship is pure suicide. It is obvious to all of us that our union is on the defensive against union busting drives from the profit hungry ship­ owners and Brass Hats. It be­ comes doubly necessary for us to go out of our v.'ay to make friends. The time may come when the very existence of our Union will depend upon the friends we make today. Fraternally, S. S. On Merchant Marine United States Senate Washington, D. C. Nov. 25, 1942 ^ Dear Sir: The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Se.afarers International Union, representing the majority of the active seamen now sailing out of the Atlantic and Gulf ports, are definitely opposed to Senate Re­ port No. 1665 of H.R. Bill No. 7424. The original draft of the bill, dated July 21, 1942, was designedto extend to seamen employed by the War Shipping Administration the "rights, benefits, exemptions, privileges and liabilities of seamen employed on privately owned and operated American vessels." Significantly, the draft of the original bill provided: "Such sea­ men shall not be entitled to any benefits nor be subject to any charges provided for Federal em­ ployees under the United States Employees Compensation Act, as amended, or the Civil Service Re­ tirement Act, as amended." The above quoted passages of Bill H.R. 7424 bear out the fact that the intent of the original Bill was to deny seamen employed by the War Shipping Administration the right to benefits under the United States Employees Compen­ sation Act, and to make it very clear that the seamen would be en­ titled only to the same rights as seamen employed by private oper­ ators. The passage of the original draft of the Bill meant that no le­ gal question could be raised as to whether the seamen employed by the War Shipping Administration are entitled to double benefits. In view of these facts the Sea­ farers International Union did not oppose the original bill when it was heard before the House Commit­ tee on Merch.ant Marine and Fish­ eries Sept. 2, 1942. However, the present form of Bill H.R. 7424 as it passed the House and is now waiting action by the Senate, is not the original Bill that passed the House Committee on Sept. 2. The following amendment was attach­ ed without any consideration or notification to seamen's unions {Continued on Page 4) Fraternal Greetings The crew of the Pan Crescent wishes to send thanks and greetings to the crew of the John Page. All the kindnesses and donations of cigarettes and papers were deeply appreciated. ,1 •w J I 4 �S.ii V' THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two pui>iith€a tv tA« SEAFASEEIS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gull District LongshoremenGet New Wage Boost Friday,- November 27, 1942 REPORT FROM Washington Dock workers of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association Affiliated totfh tA« A«fv«rioon Federation of Lalor will receive an increase in hourly and overtime pay a negoti­ HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Intamcrtlonal Pwldent 110 Market Street, Room 402, Son Francieco, cSflr*'®"' ated agreement just approved by "DUKE" IJUSHaNE the War Labor Board, it was an­ ADDREBS ALL OORRBBPONDENOB OONOEBNINa TRIM nounced here this week, PUBLIOATION TO: t-. Joseph P. Ryan, president of the United Seamen*s Service: "THE SEAFARERS" LOG 1. L. A., said he had been notified P. O. 25. Station P. New York. N. Y. Attended an executive board meeting of the U.S.S., Friday Novem­ • vf. by the War Shipping Administra­ ber 6th. The financial report was overhauled and it was decided tha^ Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 tion that the WLB, which has had the overhead of this organization was top heavy for the amount of ser­ the case for weeks, had given itSvice that was being rendered to the merchant seamen. approval. The new scale brings The Executive Board requested that a more detailed report be given. the basic pay of longshoremen to It voted that a list of all employees together with all their salaries be $1.25 an hour, an increase of 5 cents. Overtime pay is increased given to each member of the board, and to the trustees. As there were other numerous problems that the members of the board felt they re­ V/z cents, to $1.87J4 an hour. Thanksgiving Means NEW YORK, N.Y. —ITF — All The Trimmings In addition checkers of the quired more detailed information. It was agreed that the board" would Notwithstanding the absence of a union receive a 3I-cent daily in­ hold in abeyance any further action that was scheduled on the agenda, At Furuseth Club free Portuguese trade union move­ crease, bringing their pay to $9.60 and that the director, Mr. D. Falconer have prepared and submit to the ment and strict state supervision a day. board the information that they requested, and that the board meelJ The Andrew Furuseth Club, lo­ of all labor activities, a strike of Forty thousand men on the At- again on November 20th, instead of the regular meeting the first Friday dockers and longshoremen in the cated in New York at ^30 Eastlj^jic Coast from Portland, Me., in December. ~ post of Lisbon occurred late in 37th Street, has been drawing anL^ Hampton Roads, Va., will be Some of the problems are: How are the port committee's to func­ October, the American Office of increasing number of seamen every Lff^cted by the new scale, which is tion? What rules have they adopted to operate, finances, meetings, etcJ^ the I.T.F. is informed. week. But the lure of turkey andL-ctroactive to Oct. 1. The War Shipping Administration has informed the Executive dressing was such that the Cbb ^ The strike which aimed at wage bo.ird that in the foreign service of the U.S.S., it will be the responsibil­ was overwhelmed this last fhurs^ negotiating commitincreases for the Portuguese har­ day when all comers were given a representing the longshore as- ity of the U.S. government for the agents that the U.S.S. sends abroad. bor workers, was countered by the full course dinner - everything I The foreign governments feel that merchant seamen have vital infor­ arbitrary arrest of 1500 strikers at lom soup to nuts. John Lyon, representing the New mation that should not be passed on to agents of the Axis powers. The government orders. Immediately The crowd was such that dinner York Shipping Association. Orig- W.S.A. will have direct charge of any recreation centers that are estab­ following the arrests the leadership had to be served in relays and it Ually the union asked for a 15- lished outside of the U.S., with the U.S.S.. supplying some of the per­ increase, but later agreed to sonnel. The U.S. Government will be responsible through the W.S.A. of tlie street car employees and was well toward 9 o'clock before the last man staggered away from Ue smaller amount in view of the for all employees of the U.S.S. other transport workers of Lisbon the table. received a wage Any suggestions that our members, or our representatives feel informed the government that the The evening was devoted to en- rise of 10 cents a year ago and should be given consideration, shoot them in so that I can take them street car men and other public tertainment headed by the Delta that the new rate wOuld bring up directly with the Executive Board, as some of our proposals may not; transport workers would go on Rhythm Boys, and to dancing, longshore wages into line under be given favorable consideration by the local port committees. strike at 4 o'clock of the same day The Club's management has an- the Little Steel formula, ^he higher pay was withheld Atlantic Fishermen's Union: if the afrested strikers were not re­ nounced that a big Christmas party will be held, the details to freeze" last month, leased. The solidarity action of the The Coast Guard issued an order that all fishing boats shall have come later. pending approval of the War La­ workers was successful. All ar­ their flood and running lights out to and from the fishing grounds. in the meantime, floor shows,| bor Board, Prior to this order, fishermen used to run their cables to the drums of rested men were released at 3:30 dancing and hostesses every Wedthe winches on the beam trawlers at mght on their way to the grounds. o'clock, just half an hour before "lllK ®"'|WAR RISK RATE SET As per this order, the fishermen could not do this work at night. Th^ expiration of the labor ultimatum. 'FOR FISHING FLEET {Continued on Page 4) PORTUGUESE DOCKERS IN GOVERNMENT CLASH HONOR ROLL '?• Out of the Focsl WASHINGTON — Owners of fishing vessels desiring Govern­ ment war risk insurance for their crews may now obtain blanket policies covering the entire crew of each vessel, as well as coverage on an individual basis, under the We're wondering how many of the brothers have voted? provisions of an alternative plan especially urge all the new members to get their books obligated at a CREW OF S. S. PAN YORK $ 650 issued today by the War Sliipping regular meeting in any of the branch offices and if a meeting is not held CREW OF S. S. FIRMORE 11.00 Administration in the form of then have the Agent appoint a Bolloting Committee so they may vote CREW OF S. S. WEST KISKA 21.00 General Bulletin No. 5. for the officials for the coming year. With all these members being lost CREW OF S. S. ALCOA LEADER 7.W Under the plan issued today, at sea, we urge all the brothers not to fail to vote this year and as soon A. INERSON 2.50 blanket war risk coverage ranging as possible. You can never tell when the Draft Board, or a torpedo, ot! W. ALLEN 2.00 from $1,000 to $5,000 per man a Dive Bomber will get you. So don't delay. Vote Todayiil CREW OF S. 8. MINOTAUR 57.00 may be arranged for the crew of AAA a fishing vessel prior to sailing by CREW OF S. 8. PAN CRESCENT 15.00 means of a fairly simple proced­ The brothers won't have to worr}' as to whom to vote for as Bal­ L. GARDINER 2.00 ure which requires only that each timore Agent. Story is out of the contest. There is only Flanagan «jf M. DOWLING 4.00 man designate his beneficiary in Philadelphia and Shaughnessy of Mobile in the running. Baltimore CREW OF S. S. ROBIN TUXFORDi. the presence of a person not on the needs a good man, so vote for the best man. STEWARD llOO same voyage, and file it with the AAA ENGINE 12.50 owner or operator of the vessel, DECK 14.40 The West Indies, which is known to the brothers as Death Valley, or his agent or officer. B. J ANSON 2.50 is in print again. They're knocking them off like ten pins. We have a H. G. SCHWARZ 2.00 new name for the area between Trinadad and Georgetown: "SUICIDE. L. JORGENSON (ILA) 1.00 U.S.S, Opens First LEAP." According to Bro, Joe Buckley, on that 100 mile stretcfc, JCREW OF S. S. MARYMAR 6.00 Foreign Rest Club they're knocking them off on a veiy high average. AAA .$179.90 TOTAL The Unted Seamen's Service has Many of the brothers will he glad to hear that the COLABEE ul opened the doors of its first for­ back in service again. Her history has been very bad ever since she boeign unit in Glasglow, Scotland. came an SIU ship. Many men have been lost on her thrDugh various The Club was dedicated to the causes. The last one was when she was torpedoed off Porto Rico and ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR merchant seamen Nov. 11. stayed afloat, but 23 of her crew were lost in launcliing a lifeboat. Sfato For the new unite on the" Clyde, NOVEMBER 1 TO 14 INCLUSIVE was towed into a Southern port and reconditioned. And the militai^t the U.S.S. converted the Imperial crew, D. L, Parker tells us about, was a big joke to the "two stranger^ DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Hotel with, reading, writing and game rooms, and with living quar­ aboard her. According to them. Red and Sunny Simmons were the oii SHIPPED 001 199 250 750 ters for 150 men. Plans are under real Union men aboard her. And we want to tell Joe Flanagan, th t REGI8TERBD .,... 200 173 146 51ff way to establish similar units in those men shipping out of Tampa are still taking time off in lieu. (]|f other English cities, as well as in overtime. Joe well remembers the'^Kratz case. ON BEACH 6" 650 350 .1611 Iceland and Caribbean ports. Don't forget to vote "YES" on the New Strike Astcsment. Seafarers' Log- by S" �f t : • - %; - J Friday, November 27, 1942 •. V---,:../,,.. ' WHArS DOING Around the Ports [r BALTIMORE NEW oSfflANS hm THE SEAFA RE RS' LOG plenty of room for baseball or soft ball, a workshop for anyone that cares to make belts or any other kind of work they care to do, a swell place for meetings or plays, right on the Gulf where they can do a lot of fishing and plenty of woods for anyone that cares to roam in the woods. In my estima­ tion it's a swell place for anyone that cares to spend a couple of weeks in a nice quite place. We asked the committee about the "pie-cards" being able to take a rest, but as to yet they haven't put the O.K. on them. I know some of the "pie-cards" also have war nerves, or could stand a rest out in a place like they have out there. The place used to be a camp for girls in the summer time, the name is Camp Kittiwake. Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ill vH ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT A Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM iil3 —2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY . O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwIing Green 9-8346 Directory of Branches Shipping picked up somewhat At last things have picked up in during the past week but branch this port to where it now looks BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE income and business in general re­ ike a seaport and not a ghost NEW YORK 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwIing Green 9-3430 mains in the doldrums. Accusa­ town as far as shipping is concern­ BOSTON ^/^"Liarlti;' Ave.:! J! l tions of "politics" and inefficiency ed. We even had to send men to PROVIDENCE....; 465 South Main St Mannine 3572 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 45.39 on the part of the W.S.A. are be­ Uobilc this week; looks- like things PHn.ADELPHU -G North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-l(^ ing tossed • around by the local are really booming the fair city of NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH .218 East Bay St.. ....... Savannah 3-1728 Chamber of Commerce and others VIobilc. New Orleans is supposed JAMPA. 4« East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 as causes for the poor shipping to be the second port of the coun­ MOBILE ..55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Poiice de Leon Puerto de Tlerra and lack of use of the port's fa­ try, for a while it looked like the GALVESTON 219 20tfa Street.... .Galveston 2-8043 cilities but the truth of the mat­ second to last port. Waterman and ter is that the submarine and lack Mississippi both took a full crew want to know what ships the men of enough escort strength to run this week. Mississippi is going to are on and we don't know. It will convoys into this and other East take another full crew at the be­ save a lot of trouble all around if Coast ports is mainly responsible ginning of next week. We even the men would notifiy their re­ for the deadness of the port. red a new South Atlantic S.S. Co. spective boards. It would also save Beefs are at a minimum due to ship in port this week. a lot of the taxpayer's money, be­ the fact that even the occasional cause they h.ivc to get the F.B.I, Brother Biggs and myself made straggler that does show up has to look for the men if they don't a trip to Pass Christian, Mississippi paid off in another port and had NEW YORK, N.Y. —ITF — know where they are at. to look over the place the U.S.S. is most of their beefs squared away. Further steps in the rebuilding of Getting pretty cold down here, figuring on taking over as a rest Anyone leaving port should no­ We've never made any bones about the .seamen's and maritime work­ homo for the seamen. All the tify their respective draft boards. the kind of wealher that will make . most of those complicated beefs ers' unions of the allied nations and committee really approved the We are getting quite a few letters the Bostonians feel at home. So involving technical interpretations furnishing facilities to their place and put their O.K. on it as asking for different men and are we're etxending an invitation to of some Emergency Board decision members who for over two years being the best place available. They unable to tell the boards where the snow birds to come on down, being away over our head and in have been deprived of all contacts have about 9 log cabins, 12 horses, they are. We can't keep track of especially those with A.B. or that respect sending the "Duke" with their homelands and families, 10 or 12 sail boats and canoes, 2 all men that ship and have to send F.O.W. certificates. to Washington was a smart move, have beeiL taken and are carried tennis courts, swimming pool. back the notices. The draft boards C. J. STEPHENS, Agent Seems as if most of our headaches out with signal success, a report come from Washington these days from London headquarters of the and a man on the spot is worth I.T.F. states. a dozen on what goes for the One of the greatest obstacles in waterfront nowadays. getting the men adjusted to new Pete Sadowski showed up the life and new conditions on foreign other day with a medal and a good soil and at the same time in keep­ looking diploma presented him by ing them informed of conditions in the Portuguese government for The J. B. Williams Company peddles its shav­ ned and the supplies moving to the war fronts. This, their occupied homelands has been' rescuing a policeman's life in Bar­ ing and toilet preparations over the radio on a pro­ they found, was "verboten." the lack of labor publications and rio. Nice going Pete. We haven't gram called "True or False" heard on the Blue net­ newspapers in their own language. The brass hat and all the radio officials became . seen any of those ribbons and stars work every Tuesday night. This last Tuesday the very excited when they found out that the men As the result of efforts on the part , the Maritime Commission's Awards two contesting teams consisted of 6 women workers wanted to mention the word union. If it hadn't of the I.T.F. and the Belgian, Division is giving to seamen who from the Todd shipyards and six seamen from the been for the fact that only a few minutes remained Dutch and other allied seamen's have been in action yet. That lit­ SIU, SUP and NMU. before air time, they probably would have thrown organizations various transport la­ tle article "TO JERRY" in the The SIU-SUP men accepted the invitations to out the whole team and made up a new one out bor publications have recently [ last sisue of the Log was well taken appear on the show because they figured it would be of the audience. As it was, they solemnly waggled come into existence, which give the by the boys around here. It's not a good way to let the public know just what the their fingers and warned that the air must be kept men much needed information on * a bad idea for someone to say out seamen and their unions were doing in this war. clean. conditions in their trades and at without the anti-labor bias loud occasionally what most of us But the boys figured After promising to be good boys, the seamen home. that gagged all their attempts to mention the union. feel about buddies we've lost. got together in a corner and obtained a promise It was impossible to determine just the origin from the NMU stiff, who had been appointed cap­ The first labor paper in the Always someone trying to stick of the censorship, whether it came from J. B. Wilfield was "The Seaman," printed tain of the team by the United Seamen's Service, it into us when we're busy keeping lians the sponsor, or from J. Walter Thompson, the for the most part in Flemish and that he would blurt out the nasty word once he got the ships manned and moving advertising agency in charge, or from Harry Hagen on the air. published by the Belgian Seamen's such as this latest bill 7424 which the quizmaster. But the fact remains that all the tries to push us under the com­ As might be expected, however, the NMU stifl and Transport Workers' Union in radio stooges threw up their hands in horror every pensation act. Also the local A time a seaman indicated that he was about to say was so full of the slogan "We Keep 'em Sailing" that London. Another paper is "Mer­ he completely forgot the nasty word and the air chant Marine and Fishery," pub­ F. of L. radio operators agent is the nasty word (union!). remained clean of all references to organized labor. lished by the Dutch Central Trans­ going around tearing his hair about Before the program went on the air a Navy another bill they just slippec brass hat appeared and told the contestants that Seamen have had bitter experience with the port Workers' Union in England. through the House which suspends when they took the mike they were to boost the daily press and its almost continuous stream of slan­ The American branch of the latter the law that says a ship must War Shipping Administration and its recruitment der against labcre. Now, however, they can see that organization under the direction of carry a radio operator before she program. The SIU-SUP men immediately announ­ the censorship of labor news is oven more stringent P. J. Vandenberge and J. J. Venleaves port and several other things ced that their union were recruiting and they didn't on the radio networks. As a matter of fact, in most deville is also publishing a month­ This new piece of phony legislation see why they had to mention the WSA program. cases the radio stations are owned by newspaper in­ ly paper "Tlie Flash," which has also abolishes the law that says They said that they would be glad to tell the public terests-and the big business war upon labor is car­ ried into every home through the air. what the unions were doing to keep the sliips man­ met with considerable success that the distress call must be given •.-C' • f ir,' r ; Foreign Seamen Launch Chain Of Labor Newspapers ••1 .M Seamen Heroes Forbidden To Say Union (horrid word) On Radio r >> 1 among the Dutch and other allied seamen touching New York and priority by all other radio stations. Tire Local U.S.S. seems to be getting itself straightened out now and the rest camp at Bay Ridge, which was anything but for a vhile, has done some cleaning up of its personnel. Balloting for officials is like everything else around here, a little slow but it should pick-up if we get any breaks in the way of shipping at all. JOHN VECHIO, Agent other American ports. The Dan­ ish Seamen's Union in Great Brit­ ain publishes the "Courier," which appears twice a month and is sup­ ported by spci:,'! contributions of the membership. DO NOT SHIP MONEY DUE CLAUDE ROSE and WILLIAM {STACKHOUSE have $20.50 and $17.77 due them respectively from |tha Alcoa Line. Contact Collins in lev^ York, or mail him discharges fand receipts if yoo want the money eent to you. - .'J The aearr^n rtenm vyho knew the answers but couldnH give them, (left to right) W. Luschinski NMU, M. Ander^n NMJ, Sam Shatkovnick SIU, H.Eokes SUP, Leroy Parrith SIU and Ed Dubres NMU. Homer F. Webb Miguel T. Quinones Joseph R. Tillis Leander D. Jacobson H. C. Fay Josaio Bush Thomas S.:^Baatoii PMIfl P8134 P6748 P8478 P8501 iP7660 PTTaS J •r-f4 • 1^ �w .?••-/ <i- " < '- ' THE Page Four SEAFARERS' LOG MARITIME 1943 Atlantic FREEZE Secretary-Treasurer Baltimore Joint {Continued from Page 1) "C. Permit his services to the merchant marine to be interfered with; or "D. Continue in employment other than as a merchant seamen; provided, however, that the War Sliipping may, up­ on request of the seamen, have certified to the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission that his seiwiccs aie not essential to the effective and efficient utilization o; the merchant marine." DEFEND JONES ACT {Continued from Page 1) who represent the majority of the active merchant seamen: "The President shall, whenever he finds that convenience of ad­ ministration and the efficient prose­ cution of war require, extend to seamen upon such terms and con­ ditions as he finds fair and appro­ priate and any and all benefits of employees of the United States un­ der the United, States Employees Compensation Act as amended, and upon such event, the rights, bene­ fits and privileges of such seamen herein provided for with respect to death, injury, illness and mainten ance and cure, shall cease to such extent as the President finds that " the termination of such right benefits, and privileges is necessary to avoid duplication of payments on account of death, injury, ill ness or maintenance and cure." Had this amendment been em bodied in the original bill, the sea­ men's unions would have bitterl opposed this Bill. However, the amendment was attached in an un dcrhanded manner and the seamen who are called the "unsung heroes today, arc the only people affectec by the Bill and they did not have an opporruniry to state their op­ position to the passage of the Bill. The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International -Union of North America, on be­ half of the merchant seamen, who are keeping our merchant ships sailing regardless of the hazards of torpedoes, bombs and machine guns, sincerely urge that H.R. Bill No. 7424 as passed by the House be not passed by your honorable body. Respectfully, JOHN HAWK, Secretary Trcasiirer Urges Seamen To Learn Gunnery Mim. }¥ t {Continued from Page 1) in the unlicensed group, our mcmber§ sifould go up and get their li­ censes to help in filling this quota, so that we will have a good sub­ stantial number of officers with a union background. Men are paid while attending the schools that are established by the W.S.A., and they arc deferred while attending these schools. After, graduating they receive pay until they receive their first job as an officer, and they do not haVe ;o joip the Naval JOHN HAWK No. 2212 & Gulf Candidates RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Patrolman No. 1616 JOHN VECHIO New York Agent DON RON AN. FRANK WILLIAMS # No. 1374 No. 6161 Norfolk Agent No. 50060 MARTIN TRAINOR New York DeckPatoUnan Savannah Agent L. J. (Baldy) BOLLINGER No. G-300 LOUIS GOFFiN'^ii*' 4526 New York Engine Patrolman G-20 Tamp aAgent G-160 .CLAUDE FISHER No. 362 WILLIAM HAMILTON No. 3400 FERDINAND HART No. 438 Boston Agent JOHN MOGAN No. 216 VINCENT YAKOVONIS No. 1774 Providence Agent No. 247 JOSEPH LAPHAM Philadelphia Agent HARRY J. COLLINS EDWARD M. LYNCH Mobile Agent G-1 G-2 OLDEN BANKS CARL M. ROGERS New York Steward Patrolman No. 495 No. 3693 Mobile Joint Patrolman ROBERT A, MATTHEWS G-154 G-15 CHARLES E. TURNER G-136 A. W. AMRSTRONQ New Orleans Joint Patrolman C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS G-76 TEDD R. TERRINGTON G-68 EDWARD (Jack) VOREL G = 10 G-237 E. R. WALLACE JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN No. 542 J. K. SHAUGHNESSEY G-118 No. 3012 San Juan Agent DANIEL BUTTS No. 190 THOMAS M. WILHELM THE MEN OF THE MERCHANT MARINE , (Song for the Unsung) by FRED WARING and JACK DOLPH I've carried guns to Singapore, Munitions to Ceylon; I've carried wheat for the'boys to eat With MacArthur at Bataan. Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusively that after sucjj^^uphoavel as at present is going on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The 1934 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of . ample fpnds when enganed in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. — - I've burned my feet with the deck plate's heat, And froze 'em with the cold While dodging subs in rusty tubs With nitro in the hold. {Continued from Page 2) Company inisisted that this work be done alongside of the dock. The men refused and the case was referred to the War Labor Board. Attended the" hearing with Pat McHugh and Brother Powers of the A.F.U. The Company was willing to arbitrate the case providing that the Seafarers International commit themselves that before any de­ cision was reached by the panel who would arbitrate the case. The In­ ternational would sit down and agree that whatever decision was ren­ dered by the panel, it was to apply to any future agreement reached by any organization affiliated with the International. I opposed this and objected to any proposal that the Company Obrein) insist that we in any way commit the International to any pol­ icy that would make any agreement binding upon any organization affiliated with the International. Wc insisted that tlie board try the case in the particular dispute involved, and that the c.ase be with the Atlan­ tic Fishermen's Union, and the R. Obrein Company only, and that their decision only effect these two parties. Labor Management Committees Mr. F. Eberstadt of the War Production Board has issued orders that Labor and Management shall have representation on the W.P.B. Yes! And yet I'd never trade my berth For anything I've seen; So I'll stow my gear and drink my beer With the men of the merchant marine. Tlus order doc.s not have much bearing on the Merchant Seamen, 4, as the orders deals most with production, and priorities for equipment in plants. ~ ' So let me feel the wind again (And) the sting of flying scud A sailorman is a sailorman And the Sea is in his blood. In the fishing and cannery industries, this order can and will have a varying effect on the unions which are affiliated with the Seafarers International. So let me hear the Bosun pipe And feel the turbines roll A sailorman is a sailorman And the Sea is in his soul. What if it's East or its West or South Or Iceland's Arctic Flood? A sailorman is a sailorman And the Sea is in his blood. Washington Report The Board is going to arbitrate the case and will render decision within two weeks. It cost the Company four times as much in expenses in bringing thise case into Washington than it would have cost them if they had paid the men to do this. One of their boats was tied up for over two weeks, and it would have cost them Twenty Dollars ($20,00) to have this job done. I've sailed with planes to Liverpool, And Leningrad with tanks; I made it through to Ireland too With a regiment of Yanks. Pat McHugh, Brother Powers Atlantic Fishermen's Unions repre­ sentatives, Miss Scattergood, research worker for the A. F. of L,, and myself met with Commander Johnson, Lt. Thompson and Mr. Sufferin Labor- Consultant to the W.P.B. / • ' ' That's why I'd never trade my berth For anything I've seen: So I'll stow my gear and drink my beer With the men of the Merchant Marine. ' PERSONAIS OLE WILLIAM SEELBACH : Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than over before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and New Orleans Agent alveston Agent Baltimore Agent D. D. STORY 6-54 CHARLES WAID D. L. (Jack) PARKER RAY SWEENEY Friday, November 27, 1942 HARRY H. HARPER Your New York draft board is Contact Miss Gertrude L. Gibson, 147 Linden Blvd., Brooklyn, New looking for you. Set them straight York. She has a message for you next time you hit port. from your relatives abroad. THEODORE J. KRUGER Where ever you are, "Mil" and WILLIAM TURNER C. J. Stephens, the New Orleans all the family send you birthday Agent, has a message for you from greetings and best wishes for the the authorities. Contact him at new year. once. EDWARD E. MULLALY PAOLO PRINGI |t is important that you contact Contact your draft board in New Silas' B.'Axteli, 15 Moore Street, New York City. York. Wc were advised that in view of the fact that the order was only issued on the 12th of November, they were not Jamiliar with the me­ chanics of how this was to be worked out. However, we were advised that there are now committees set up in tlie fishing industry to handle certain problems. In California there is an advisory committee set up with represen­ tatives of industr>'. Two S.I.U., representatives, two C.I.O. represen­ tatives on it, and there is an administrator for the W.P.B., who ifiakes all the decisions. In Seattle there is a consulation committee set up with rcprescnta-i tivcs of industry, and two men from the C.I.O. The A. F. of L. have no men on this Committee. They are all paid by the governiucnt and make recommendations to the W.P.B. It is supposed to be a fact-find-l ing committee for the salmon industry. Wc have been advised that all industries will be represented on a] national committee and labor will be on these committees. They shallf be paid by the government and be assigned to the W.P.B. as consultantfJ jiid advi^rs. Will submit more information on the set-up and belierfS tliat tlie fishermen and cannery workers who are affiliated with the S.H * should have one representative on this national committee here in Was ington, also local representation on the locaLcommittees of the Wa| Production Boa'r^l. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942 No. 3« Lundeberg Leads SIU-SUP In Successful Defens^ Of Jones Act - • AFL-CIO To End Raiding Tactics Maritime labor scored an important victory this last week when it smashed a move to shelve the Jones Act for the duration of the war and to place all seamen under the rigid compensation scale which apply to federal employees. Jurisdictional disputes between Led by the SIU-SUP, maritime labor set the shipown­ the AFL and CIO are to be hence­ forth settled by arbitration rather than by the knock down and drag out fights which in the past have often- been the proceedure. This was agreed to by joint AFL and CIO committees now meeting in Washington to consider the ques­ tion-of organic unity between the two labor groups. ^ The above picture was sent out by the publicity department of the American Red Cross. It purports to show warm woolen socks and sweaters being packed by Red Cross workers in preparation for distribution to merchant seamen. While the Red Cross cashes in on this sort of publicity, StU men plead in vain for any of the supplies. We are in possession of a letter from a high Red Cross official to the Master of an 81U ship in which it is stated that merchant seamen are not eligible to receive Red Cross equipment. It ap­ pears that they can't receive the socks until AFTER they have been torpedoed! Looks like only a dead seaman is a hero to the Red Cross.' GENERALISSIMO If effective, this plan will end raiding by labor unions affiliated with either group, and constitutes the first step toward real peace in the labor movement. The agreement is to remain in force "until labor unity is effect­ ed," according to the document signed by all committee members. L, Shipowner Wants Small Men Who Fit Narrow Escape On Antique Rust Bucket I tl it) The whole fight revtdved around a House bill numbered 7424, which in its original form was acceptable to labor. After public hearings on the bill had ended, however, it was secretly amended to provide for the elimination of the right of seamen to sue the shipowners for injuries and to receive maintenance and cure. In its amended form it wa» smuggled through the House and This is a picture of Lammot was in the Senate Committee on^ du Pont. He looks like what he"Merchant Marine and Fisheries bois—head man of America's in­ fore the SIU-SUP got wind of, "We agree to the establishment dustrialists who are out to what was up. of a Joint A. F. of L.-C. I. O. com­ smash labor, du Pont has been mittee to hear and decide any dis­ Prompt and vigorous objections puted jurisdictional differences that meeting secretly with other re­ were sent to Washington from may arise between the two aboveactionary leaders and planning both coasts and SIU officials rush­ named organizations. a new offensive against unions ed to Washington to side track the "If the joint committee fails to shipowner move. while they are stripped of their agree upon a complaint lodged with right to strike^ BY C, J. 8. President Harry Lundeberg the committee it shall select a dis­ First result of the du Pont worked an entire week in Wash­ I hope the men, when voting they pull now with the old saying, interested arbiter to render a de­ I ington, day and night, button­ conferences was an announce­ take time out to read the resolu­ "We are at war!" cision on the disput in question. holing Congressmen, Senators, The arbiter's decision shall be final tion on the ballot in regards to the - Let's vote yes on the strike as­ ment by the National Associa­ and binding on both parties. shipowners, and labor leaders. By strike assessment and will then sessment and build a strike fund tion of Manufacturers that it the end of last week the amend" vote "YES." It will'take a nice big enough so we can really give "In the event an arbiter cannot was greatly increasing its ment had been killed. piece of change to fight the ship­ them a battle when. they try to be agreed upon by the committee "educational" budget. owner when this is over and if move in on us. Under the bill as now consti­ {Continued on Page 2) we don't get it now when we are tuted, and waiting to be presented making it, it will be just "too wet to the Senate, men working on to plpw" when the war is over. government ships have the right to trial by jury in compensation The shipowner is getting his cases, and all other privileges ac­ now and I'll bet he's putting some cording men on private ships under aside for that day when the unions for 23 years. He later claimed this port they even offered to pay­ the Jones Act. will have to force the agreements the War Shipping Administration off the heavy men in the blackBy JOE BUCKLEY upon them that were in force be­ would have to give him authority gang so they could hire small men This continual howl of sabotage to repair the ship. The prize re­ from the Union Hall and sail the Thousands of Families fore the war and not the chiseling by the ship-owners reminds me of mark from this bird was to tell me ship. Tlicn if the small men com­ Earn Less Than in *41 a beef wc had aboard the S.S to gcft a ship my size. plained they would repair the es­ New Canteen Open at Tampa, Florida. This ship is Contrary to general opinion, After much talk wc dropped the cape upon the ships return from owned by the Illinois Atlantic subject, giving these people the her voyage. Mondays For Seamen thousands of American families S.S. Company and was operated by impression that we had become one Had wc been more interested in did not earn as much money this the American-Hawaiian S.S. Com­ big happy family and John Ship­ playing politics to a Commy Sec­ A new canCecn for seamen, pany. I shipped aboard this scow owner had snowed the seamen with ond Front we would have given year aS in 1941, according to a re­ c^n Monday nights only, has while she was in drydock at Tam­ this bird's patriotic spiel, "sail the in to the ship-owners request and port by the Government's Bureau been established at the George pa. As a usual routine of shipping ships even though they be death­ sailed the ship in such a dangerous of Labor Statistics published in a Washington Hotel, 23rd Street on a strange scow you usually traps for the engine gang." recent issue of the Monthly Labor condition. and Lexington Avenue. Hostesses look over the conditions to see if Review. Upon arrival the Captain was The S.I.U. always stand on its .are on hand, and refreshments are they can stand any improvements handed a repair list, topping the principles to protect the worker Twenty per cent of the families served without charge. Each man before signing on articles. list was repairs to the shaft-alley. earning no more than $1000 this from exploitation regardless how who enters gets a pack of cigar­ Investigating the shaft-alley es­ We then contacted the patrolman year are making less than they did strong the opposition may be from ettes. cape I found it to small for even of that port and explained to him John Shipowner. Be bure your in 1941. Half of them are making a slender person to use It for a the trouble we had at the last port. beef is free of loop-holes so the pa­ less than three-quarters of what MONEY DUE passage and therefore I filed a com­ Bob Matthews is a tinion patrol­ triotic shipowner can't bring in they earned last year. plaint to the Marine Inspectors to man that can well be compliment­ the threat to toss you to the Nineteen per cent of the fam­ t Bougleton, 2nd cook, and have the alley esc.apc. enlarged. ed for the manner in which he wolves in the military service ilies earning between $1000 and O'banion, chief cook, have coming The Inspector at Tampa said he contacted the proper authorities in who would like .in excuse to drain $2000 this year are making less to them $168.76 each. Call or write Waterman Line, 19 Rector Street, could see no reason to recondition getting this beef settled to the sat­ the ranks of the S.I.U. of militant than they did in 1941, according New York City; the ship as it had been that way isfaction of the black-gang. In union ihehi to the s ;me report. The proceedure of arbitration is outlined in the published agree­ ment which reads in part: Large Strike Fund Is Held Vital For Post War Fight I ers' lobbyists and their reactionary allies in Congress, back on fheir heels and served notice that the Jones Act would be fought for, regardless of the maneuvers or pa­ triotic slogans that might be used to scuttle it. �THE SEAFARERS* LOG Page Two Thursday, December fO, 1942 ^-rf ONE FACTONf; ONE UNION, ONE GUARD PuiJUhed &v tli# SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Guli District AffiliaM %ot(h th* Amsrioan Fedtrcaion of LoDor HASRY LUNDEBERQ, Intemotlcsncd Prwldsnl no Market Street, Room 402, Son Frand«cx>, CedlL r ADDREBB ALL OORRttBPGNDENOE CONOERNINa THIB PUBLICATION TOl "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 German Maritime Workers Tell Conditions Of Labor li volvers. They are fond of playing with these articles in port and at sea. They are to assist the captain in handling the crew. As the ship is undermanned, we have to work nearly as much overtime as norma hours. Food on our ship and in most other ships is very bad. In ers' movement. port only one-dish meals are servec —Editor. in eating houses, containing heaven "It is true that we only operate along the coast, but tliat is today knows what. For a square mea, no easy matter, especially when one has to pay 30 to 40 marks ($7 Dratcn for Office of H'ar Informaifon things are so badly managed as to $10—^Ed.), but then you get real good feed. they are aboard our vessels. Apart "Those who are lucky to go from myself, there are hardly any abroad can make some extra able seamen aboard; the others arc money by smuggling. In that way either very young, chaps under 18 REPORT FROM years or older men who for some you can exchange cigarettes anc reason or another arc unfit for cigarette paper for soap and usee military service. They are for the clothing. In the trade with Sweden {Continued from Page 1) most part men convicted for and Denmark a lot of money can within five days, the President of be made this way. Tiie Gestapo criminal offenses. the United States shall be request­ "In other ships many foreigners and tlie others also go in for smug­ ed to name an arbiter. are employed — Belgians, Dutch, gling, and they really know all By Matthew Dushane "We recommend that this under­ Latvians, Lithuanians, Estonians, the tricks. "We also paid two short visits standing shall remain in force un­ and men without nationality. til labor unity is effected. This Among these men many arc known to -Hamburg, One of them before agreement is subject to the approv U. S. Coast Guard: as communists, socialists or syndi­ the bombing. On that occasion al of the executive Councils of the I attended two meetings called by the Commandant of the Coa^ calists, and they admit it quite there was some trouble at the two organizations." Guard during the week, requesting the opinions of the organizationa ia openly. The fact is that they are communal eating center, which is Pliilip Murray, president of the the maritime industry. needed. Foreigners are not allowed carried on in the open air, the food 1st meeting: Should the Coast Guard employ a full time assistant aJl ashore in the ship's home port. It being served on wooden tables in CIO, and Harry Bates, chairman consultant as per the need of merchant seamen? is said that they arc also not al- the street. After the bombing the of the AFL peace committee, de­ It was the unanimous opinion of all the representatives of the low^ed ashore in foreign ports, but old part of the town and Barm- clared that the document was "un­ for the rest they are treated the beck especially were in a terrible questionably a move toward or­ Maritime Industry that the Coast Guard is doing a very good job, and that they did not feel that a full time assistant could render any further same as we are and are able to condition. Where my friend lives, ganic unity." move about the ship as "freely" the whole of an adjoining street service. had been wiped out. In the port as we German seamen. 2nd meeting: Problem No. 1. Should the Coast Guard certify blue "For some time past our ship, much of the damage has been re­ Merchant Ship Score ticket as aWe seamen trainees who have received three months training and other ships as well, had Hitler paired. It is funny to see the i leaches Total of 498 in the government training school, and two months On a governmenC youths between 12 and 11 years camouflage they use. Big ware­ training ship. aboard. They are kept strictly house sheds have been camouflaged The following tabulation lists All the Maritime Unions that were represented there opposed this separate from the rest of the crew, as churches. Others are prettily the merchant ships lost since Dec. move as they felt that the present claim that there was a shortage of all over as they act as a kind of ship police. painted, with flowers able seamen did not warrant this move at this time. The unions sug­ 1941: They have been trained to handle them, so that they look like a gested that all ordinary seamen who have had six months or over at United States 201 meadow." weapons and carry rifles and re­ Great Britain 92 sea be rated as able seamen, and that the gun crews be taken off of mer­ brway 49 chant ships and extra ordinary seamen, wipers and messmcn be carri^ "atvia 6 In this manner it would have men who have had actual sea experience Dominican Republic 4 to man the new ships as they-are launched. Argentina 3rd. Problem. Should the Coast Guard issue a new seamen's book. Chile This book to contain ail the necessary data that is required by a seaman to carry by law. Also whether discharges should be included in thia ALMODOYAR, RICARDO Wiper Russia Egypt .1 book. (Copies of proposed book arc being sent to all H.Q's with thit' BERMUDEZ, JOSE A. AB Panama 31 report). BROWN, BERNARD Cook Brazil 19 CHARLES, SAMUEL 2nd Cook Netherlands 1^ Collective Bargaining Agreements: „ DIXON, JAMES Messman Mexico 6 Some of our agents arc a little confused as to how to act when they FARRULLA, EUSTAQUIO Messman Nicaragua 3 have a dispute with the operators over the settlement of overtime and Colombia 1 GERRY, WILBURT Wiper 1 other sections of our agreements. Some of our Agents have been send- i HELLEBY, LOUIS 2nd Cook Portugal Spain 1 ling complaints to me here on what action to take. HOFMAN, JOHN Watertender Crcence 10 All our agreements arc covered on how to handle disputes, and in JESUS, RUFINO DE OS Sweden 7 the event that the Union and the operators can not agree, there is a KUEMES, SEROFIN Oiler Honduras 6 clause wherein the Department of Labor shall send in a concilator to LOPEZ, FRANCISCO ^ Bosun Yugoslavia 6 try and settle it. McGEE, FRANK Oiler Cuba 3 The War. Shipping Administration- has recognized all our agree­ McGUIRE, FRANK Wiper Belgium 1 ments, and they are to be carried out to the'letter. In the event that RANK, DEAN Oiler Uruguay 1 RODRIQUEZ, MANUEL Y AB Poland 1 no agreement can be reached in settling any of our disputes, send use a < 29 wire on the beef and rll make arrangements to have the Department ROMERO, JESUS . • OS Unidentified Allied Labor send in a concilator. Headquarters or the District RepresentatiTS ROSARIOK, FELIX i Oiler 498 Total {Continued on Page 4) BOSS, ISADOB AB The following report which reached the International Transport Workers' Federation through underground channels, comes from the pen of a Ger­ man seaman. He is active in the ranks of the illegal antiNazi German transport work­ AFL-CIO To End Raiding Tactics f -El 1 pk... ' (}n Tybmwhiwn - - • , TN -• • . 'i- I Washington �Thursday, December 10, 1942 WHAT'S THE SEAFARERS' LOG S&AFAKERS' INTEKNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ii«ji Around the Ports PHILADELPHIA NEW ORLEANS After six months dodging fish I feel in a writing mood this (ind bombs, the S.S Miss- morning, so I'll drop a few lines to ssippi Shipping Co. iron maiden, the Log and discuss going on's larrived here intact from distant around here. parts. For almost two months the In regards to the United Seamen crew was fed whatever scraps the Service, it is now taking shape here steward could dig up, no butter, in New Orleans and k will not be no sugar, and no coffee. The main long before it is a reality and not menu was rice and more rice a pipe dream. I attended a meet­ [ (Tokiyo take notice) the water ing of the U.S.S. here last week they had to dring was putrid. It and they set December 7 as the was the color of diluted fuel oil, date to open the rest cure home in and reminded us of slimmy swamp Pass Christian, Miss, They will water. However, the major beef open it in conjunction with homes was—why the hell don't they send in a few of the other larger cities. some War Bond salesmen aboard They are still trying to find a half­ this ship. Of course, we got busy way decent place here in New Or­ and did as the Brothers requested. leans so they can recondition it Result, $21,000 worth of bonds and make a first class hotel here were sold. for the seamen. It is mighty hard Not enough comment and praise to find a suitable place here. can be given to these men who, Have had a little trouble with after facing the deadly fiaZards of the Mississippi Shipping Company ' the subs and dive bombers, plus being almost starved to death, then in regards to stewards for their to still maintain the high moral ships. The last time they tried to and patriotic fervor as demonstrat­ turn down a man because of his ed by this purchase of those bonds. age. Someone in the Mississippi of­ Of such men is the S.I.U. made. fice must have found the fountain Well, the opening of the local of youth, long searched for by United Seamen's Service Center Ponce De Leon. They are under c9me off with a bang. It could the impression that they will never have just as well been called the grow old. When they were told N.M.U. Club considering all the the steward was staying on the dirty shirts with the N.M.U. (Ris­ ship, they stated they were only ing sun) insignia that were very looking out for his interest, they 'conspicuous there. On top of this stated they didn't like the idea of we had to look at their banner sending such an old man to Russia which they placed in the reception or Africa. The Mississippi didn't room. However, Madelain Carrol take time out to realize the stew­ wasn't impressed by this display of ard didn't stop to ask where the dirty shirts, as she decided to pose ship was going but didn't give a for a picture with two real seamen. damn if it was headed for hell or One of which was our own Johnnie not. It's the first time they have Day. Hammer Head Curran was really taken that much considera­ here. As usual he stole the spot­ tion in any of their stewards. • I've m.ide up a mailing list for light away from the seamen, and to see him sit for all the pictures the Seafarers' Log. Any of our you would think he was sailing the members that arc in the armed ships himself, and was a torpedoed forces and stationed here in the hero. I asked him if he wasn't States can get the Log as it comes afraid to get flash light burn. Cur- out, by dropping me a card. Sev­ i'ren replied, "I'm getting used to eral of our members had asked for it now." One of his own members the Log but have never sent their remarked, "It wouldn't hurt the address, so if any of these Brothers see this article, drop me a card and big bum to ^nake a trip." Whatever our members felt I'll put you on the regular mailing about the NMU's idiotic displays, list. Fraternally, •they conducted themselves as good union men and real seamen. But C. J. STEPHENS, Agent now that the opening orgie is over, let's hope the seamen themselves will enjoy whatever benefits can be derived from the Center, and the South St. goons, also the Eighth St. Philosophers, banned there from. NEW YORK cm-—A fight Fraternally submitted, against the return of prohibition JOSEPH FLANAGAN, Agmt was launched at the first conven­ tion of the Distillery Rectifying 8c Wine Workers International Union. AFL President William Green All Italian seaman may now ship told the convention that labor a American vessels, subject only "will oppose bitterly any efforts to > the regulations that apply to all carry us back to the fanatical days ien seamen. This ruling was of prohibition." iinded down last week by the "It is certainly desirable that sol­ 7ar Shipping Administration after diers in army camps be protected le U.S. Attorney General ruled against undesirable and injurious iiat Italians living in this country effects arising from sale of liquor, e no longer "enemy aliens." but I am confident that the mil­ itary and civil authorities will DO NOT SHIP know how to correct such abuses TANLEY R. TESCH P 7840 as may exist without the necessity [(ENRV VAN GEMERT ... P7862 of having forced upon us any tMON'OGASIO P7206 sumptuary legislation." PROHIBITION'S RETURN FOUGHT BY U. S. LABOR ITALIANS CAN SHIP Page Three ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 2S, Station P. Phone: BOwiing Green 9.834« SAVANNAH M Shipping down this way has been pretty good lately. In the last three weeks have had to get crews together for two new ships and- a tug. Am expecting a new ship for South Atlantic Steamship line out around the 23 rd and an­ other one around the 27th.' Any of you boys who have been want­ ing to make a trip down this way now is the opportunity to do so, and even get a couple of weeks' rest. Will be looking for men with ratings in all three depart­ ments around that time and could really use some old-timers. Steady as she goes. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK Greek Seamen Ask Union Recognition Greek recognition Government, by the the Greek Maritime Union last week petition­ ed Stavros Theofanides, Under Sec­ retary of the Greek Mercantile Marine, for a statement of his of­ ficial attitude toward the represen­ tatives of Greek seamen in this country. ADDRESS 2 Stone St..? Dispatcher'* Office i2i^?iJ?6RE • PHONE BOwiing Green 9-8490 • ¥• • ••••••: NEW OPXEANS.*.'.v.-.ioa'cr^t^rstr';:::;::::ca"„1fy TAMP^^" PUERTO" RirVi rai tuALVEbXON f®'* Di"'' Savannah 3-1728 MM-1323 ft 1°' 219 20th Street St !>«• 2-i392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 Out of the FocsT by S- CHARLES WAID, Agent Seeking >1^ Secretary - Treasurer's Office We used to read about Draculas, Werwoulfs and Vampire Bats, but we never thought that seamen had to follow their traits in order to survive. Bro. Frizzell, Capt. Farrell and two other survivors felt it was manna from Fleaven when they drank the turtle's blood. They had been torpedoed off tlie tip of India and were the only survivors. They had been on a raft for twenty days before they sighted a ship. But the lookouts aboard the ship failed to see their frantic waving, and passed them a mile and half off. Two turtles were swimming about their raft and trying to get aboard. In desperation they finally pulled the turtle aboard. With a jagged-edge of a bottle they cut away thfij shell after pecking at it for four hours. The warm blood revived themj and enabled them to last four more days before they were picked up. In later years when they tell their grand children the story, it will sound like the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, "Water, Water, every-, where. But only turtle's blood to drink." ^ 5'iil The union is afliliated with the International Transport Federation. Last week, a grand old rust bucket finally found its way into thd bottom of the sea. On her previous voyage she withstood 70 days of bombardment at Murmansk. On her return voyage from Iceland, she was torpedoed. She stayed afloat for four hours, and the suh had to give her another shot before she went down. No one was lost aboard her except the ship's cat. The boys regretted her loss. G. Gregoriades, secretary of the union, notified Mr. Theofanides of the amalgamation of the Greek seamen's organizations in Great Britain and' the United States and recalled Iris offer to cooperate with them when the unification was complete. His letter to the Greek John Marciano has become active again as you can hear his bellows Minister asked for help in the nor­ around the New York branch . . . One brother told a Company he had mal settlement of the Greek sea­ 120 hours overtime, but refused to give them a detailed account of it. men's problems in this country. Bro. Shatkovnik is nursing an infected tooth . . . Gawronski has finally The main point of contention shipped aboard the same ship that Parish is bosun on. Things pught to from the union's viewpoint seems be a stirrin'. to be the 2S per cent deduction in wages as compulsory saving which is set aside, to be given the seamen after the war. The union says this was an arbitrary imposition and CLEMENT CLEARY that it was not consulted on the Get in touch with Lillian Cash, 9 matter. Broadway, BOwiing Green 9-9785. BUILD THE STRIKE FUND! The union seeks the abolition of this deduction, or at least a reduc­ tion in the amoimt and a voice in the control of the fund. Mr. Greggoriades said the Greek seamen were interested in post war social security and protection from the inevitable post war shipping slump, but that the men want such mea­ sures to become effective only as the result of an agreement between the shipowners and the men. The union also wishes to discuss the improvement of living condi­ tions aboard Greek vessels. Safety measures, they assert, also are ne­ glected and should be improved. Negotiations for a collective wage agreement are in progress in London between officials of the Greek Government and the repre­ sentatives of the unicHi, George Koufoudakis, general secretary, and Antonios Ambatielos, national or ganizer. The new agreement is ex­ pected to increase the wage scales of Greek nierchant seamen. 1 I II I1 PERSONALS After the things are going to he tough on the waterfront. Only a strong union will be able to protect the wages and conditions we now have. No Union is strong with­ out a powerful strike fund to back it up. Build the SIU strike fund now and thereby arm your union for the com^ ig struggle with the shipowners. Read the strike resolution on page four. t'ii J. SALTIS, C. STARKE and J. SHARPE The money accepted by you aai members of the balloting committeo in Tampa must be returned to the union. The amount is $14.40 each. . }• RALPH W. LEE Contact Maiirice Room 717, Custom York City. P. Maloney, House, New MIKE L. REGISH Your old friend and shipmate J. G. (Red) Dooley is in the hospital at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. He would appreciate it if you would droip him a line. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR NOVEMBER 16 TO 28, INCLUSIVE DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 258| 252 195 703 REGISTERED 258 235 164 «7 ON BEACH 360 240 170 770 XM d �• Page Four THE SEAFARERS* LOG '",;• ;y." V Thursday, December 10, 1942 \ Belgian Seamen Mark New Gain 1943 Atlantic & Gulf Candidateij Baltimore Joint If NEW YORK, N.Y., —ITF — Secretary'Treasurer RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON JOHN HAWK No. 2212 Patrolman The Belgian merchant seamen's No. 1616 JOHN VECHIO 1943 BALLOT and officers' organizations, afiSliated New York Agent DON RONAN No. 1374 with the International Transport Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making Norfolk Agent FRANK WILLIAMS No. 6161 more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Workers' Federation, have signed a No. 50060 MARTIN TRAINOR Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be new collective agreement with the New York Deck Patolman engaged in a fight for existence with the shipowner who at Belgian government - in - exile in Savannah Agent L. J. (Baldy) BOLLINGER the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for 6-54 CHARLES WAID London and the Belgian shipown­ No. G-300 the coming struggle, and ers, which marks important im­ LOUIS GOFFIN No. 4526 Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves Tamp aAgent provements in the wages and work­ New York Engine conclusively that after such an upheaval as at present is going G-160 D. L. (Jack) PARKER ing conditions of tiie Belgian sea on in the world, thoy arc always throttled and browbeaten— Patrolman men. • as for instance 1321 and the Lake Carriers set up, and RAY SWEENEY G-20 Mobile Agent According to word from Omer Whereas: The 1934 and .36 and 37 strikes proved the need of G-1 OLDEN BANKS B. Becu, representative of the Bel­ New York Steward ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore G-2 CARL M. ROGERS BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by gian seafarers' movement in the Patrolman adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as CLAUDE FISHER No. 362 Mobile Joint Patrolman London negotiations, the new Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike WILLIAM HAMILTON No. 3400 ROBERT A, MATTHEWS G-154 agreement grants a flat increase of fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds FERDINAND HART No. 488 £2 and 7 shillings per month to all CHARLES E. TURNER G-15 in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for lower ratings, thus boosting the this fund. Agent New Orleans Agent earnings of an A.B. seamen to £26 Boston JOHN MOGAN No. 216 A. W. AMRSTRONQ G-136 per month. Half of this amount VINCENT YAKOVONIS No. 1774 . is the basic wage and the remain­ New Orleans Joint der the war bonus. Additional Providence Agent Patrolman No. 247 JOSEPH LAPHAM wage advantages have been won for C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS Q-76 seamen who after a j'ear of unin­ Philadelphia Agent TEDD R. TERRINGTON G-68 terrupted service arc entitled to a HARRY J. COLLINS No. 496 EDWARD (Jack) VOREL G-10 further £2 per month, and an ad­ MADISON, Wis. —Can public Ruling on an ouster suit instil EDWARD M. LYNCH No. 3693 ditional 10% increase for seamen officials be thrown out of office be­ tuted by reactionary Kenosha em- ! Galveston Agent with more than a year of uninter­ Baltimore Agent cause they are pledged to support ployers, Hoppmann held that be- I E. R. WALLACE G-237 rupted service in foreign waters. the principles of organized labor? cause Weston and Rice were loyal (j JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN Overtime pay has been increased to That important issue was argued San Juan Agent to the labor movement, they haJ No. 542 the equivalent of 40 cents per hour, DANIEL BUTTS No. 190 before the Wisconsin Supreme lost "independent judgment" and J. K. SHAUGHNESSEY G-118 : and annual holidays from m'ne to Court by attorneys representing could not sit on the board. THOMAS M. WILHELM D. D. STORY No. 3012 12 days. Edward Weston and. Edward Rice, Considering the issue of nation­ Special attention has been given who had been elected members of al importance, the American Cavil to the question of compensation the Kenosha School Board, but who Liberties Union joined with the for loss of equipment and belongwere removed by order of Circuit Wisconsin State Federation of La­ ings of' the seamen as a result Of Judge A. C. Hoopmann, one of the bor and Kenosha unions in the ap^ enemy "action and shipwreck, state's most notorious anti-labor peal to the Supreme Court to over­ ranging from 52 to £70. jurists. rule Hoppmann's decision. {Continued from Page 2) should be contacted on the beef before any request is made here for a PLAN MORE SPEED concilator. All requests for a concilator should come from the Head­ I, ON LIBERTY SHIPS quarters of the district in which the beef occurs. School Heads' Ouster For Backing Union Principles Fought By Labor I •?! • 7 Washington Report Editor's Mail Bag Designs to increase the speed Selective Service: I am getting plenty of cases where local boards are classifying and and power of the Liberty ship to a point where it would be sufficient ordering some of our men to appear for their physical examination. to render it "less vulnerable to Here are some suggestions for our agents to work on: Editor, Seafarers Log union and is now someplace on the \ submarine attack in wartime am When men are required to fill in their questionnaire, they should South Atlantic . "delivering, the greatly improve its competitive have our agent fill in form 42-A and request that they be classified in Dear Sir I am the only sister of John goods." Needless to say I am proud value in the post-war era" are now 2-B or 3-B. It is important that this be done when the questionnaire Cassel, wiper, who was torpedoed of him, for being a merchant sea­ being planned by the Maritime is filled out and the both of them to be sent iii to the Local Board at off the coast of India and is now man in times such as these is ne Gommission, Rear Admiral Emory the same time if possible. among the dead. Do you know if small job. S. Land, administrator of the War If this procedure is followed, we can then appeal their case. any of them men on his ship sur­ Shipping Administration, disclosec In honor of Joe, ^nd all his If one of our agents or man has been ordered to a^>ear for his vived. If so, I'd sure like to hear shipmates in.^ the union, nijij this week. During the past year designs physical or is classified in 1-A, wire me his name, address, local board from them. daughter has written a song en­ The ballyhood about what men titled "We Salute You." If .you "have been developed and con­ number and address, the time the man has been going to sea, time in other services are doing for their have a little space in your paper, struction initiated for two large ashore from last ship, etc. The more information the better. country, but why' not the mer­ I'm sure that Joe and his ship­ fast type ships," the admiral de­ After this information has been sent to me, it will then be taken clared. Land gave no details be­ up with proper authorities here and they will get in touch with the chant mariners? They are the real mates would like to read the lyrics. heroes of this war. If it was not yond the fact that one of the ves­ Local Board. My daughter, Johanna^ is 11 for them how would our Allies years old. sels is of a special Navy type and I can not determine here as to the outcome of the case, so the per­ get supplies? the other a "new standardizcll type son that is involved should keep me informed as to what progress is Sincerely, * I have another brother in the of cargo vessel with competitive being made in his case. It isn't of much use for me to answer all the Mrs. Bertha Click merchant marine and if I were a possibilities for use in post-war telegrams that I receive as the only case that I would know of, would man I would be there too. times." WE SALUTE YOU ; . In closing, may I say that I en­ "Generally," he declared, "the VI the ones wherein an appeal has been made to National H.Q's of S.S., commission is following the trend and before any appeal can be entertained here, it must be appealed in joy your publication very much Men of the Merchant Marine, to increase speed. In some tankers the state wherein the man registered first. H.Q's S.S., requests that the and I ccrtamly would like to re­ We Salute you. ' 10,000 horse power is being in­ ocal Board reconsider th^ man's case as per his essential needs to the ceive it regularly. In memory of You are Americans f stalled in-placc of the 6,000 orig­ war effort. All cases can be appealed to the National H.Q's of S.S., after my lost brother I wonder if you Through and through. 1 would print a little verse he wrote Men of the Merchant Marine " inally used, and developments arc the State Board has turned the man down for consideration. when he was in school? Here it is: now in progress with a view to in­ Who gave their lives United Seamen*s Service: "True friends are like real creasing the indicated horse power For their America Met with the Executive Board at the regular meeting in New York, diamonds—very rare; of the EC-2 cargo vessels. While delivering supplies. •riday, November 20th, and it was the opinion of the majority of the False friends are like autumn "When the Liberty ship—the They go out to sea ' ' leaves—found everywlxre." EC-2—was first designed," he ex­ joard members that the organization as it is now operating, and for To bring things necessary. Perhap.s, if there is a possibility So men of the Merchant Marinel plained, "it was not contemplated the service that it is rendering to the seamen, is top heavy, and it was that it would be required to carry carried that the director shall submit two budgets to the board at its he is still alive, he will know his I salute you. Sis by those words, and that she is And so do two hundred million^ the amount of guns, gun founda­ regular meeting. still waiting: to hear from him. tions and several other forms of people too. 1. A budget of $30,000 and how far he can operate with it. . Yours truly, protective devices that are now be­ There they go, 2. A budget of $40,000 and how far he can operate with it. MARGARET L. CASSEL Through the ocean; ing installed. As a consequence of It was suggested that all the ports where the U.S.S., open a canteen, 6 E. Long St., Apt. I this added top hamper, it has been There they go, that the ports submit a yearly budget, and that the ports wherein they Akron, Ohio found necessary to carry a moder­ Sinps in niotion arc opened shall be self supporting in the operating of their canteen. ate amount of ballast. The com­ Through the sea. National H.Q's should pay the expense of the local canteens. Editor, Seafarers Log mission, therefore, is designing a We salute"your memory It was also brought out that this is to be a permanent outfit, and Dear Sir: vessel to replace the present Lib Brave men of the Merchant My son is a member of your Marine. <rty shlf type, , not for the duration of the war. 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Title A name given to the resource December 10, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: LUNDEBERG LEADS SIU-SUP IN SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE OF JONES ACT AFL-CIO TO END RAIDING TACTICS LARGE STRIKE FUND IS HELD VITAL FOR POST WAR FIGHT SHIPOWNER WANTS SMALL MEN WHO FIT NARROW ESCAPE ON ANTIQUE RUST BUCKET NEW CANTEEN OPEN MONDAYS FOR SEAMEN THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES EARN LESS IN '41 GERMAN MARITIME WORKERS TELL CONDITIONS OF LABOR REPORT FROM WASHINGTON GREEK SEAMEN ASK UNION RECOGNITION ITALIANS CAN SHIP PROHIBITION'S RETURN FOUGHT BY U.S. LABOR BELGIAN SEAMEN MARK NEW GAIN 1942 ATLANTIC & GULF CANDIDATES SCHOOL HEADS' OUSTER FOR BACKING UNION PRINCIPLES FOUGHT BY LABOR PLAN MORE SPEED ON LIBERTY SHIPS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 38 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/10/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f7e953cdfe596b8190c2087d6b3ea200.PDF c401495c148c6e31682335f194d23c42 PDF Text Text i^j^jiKERS JOQ OFFICIAL 0E6AN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH ABIERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1942 No. 39 NMU&War Shipping Administration Conniye To Invade Sailors Union '% -4. •- ANNUAL VOTING ENDS DEC, 31 MFOW-MCS-SUP Fight Curran's Raiding Tactics -On Thursday, December 31, the balloting for Atlan­ SIU Against The National Maritime Union is again attempt­ tic and Gulf District officials will end. This election will determine all 1943 officials from Florida to Majsachusetts, to expand its influence to the West Coast, this time with Freezing For ing as well as Secretary-Treasurer for the entire district. the aid of certain key stooges in the War Shipping Admin­ On the first Monday in January all Branch agents Thwarted in previous attempts to move m on ActiveSeaman istration. the SUP by abortive organizing campaigns, the NMU should secure a quorum and elect­ ed a tallying committee. The tal­ lying committee has complete authority over the counting of the votes, IS If no regular- meeting can be held on that day due to the lack of a quorum, then a special meeting should be called in its place to elect the committee. Best Wishes Following is that section of the SIU constitution which governs the proceedure of counting ballots. All members should read it care­ fully so that the votes are dis­ patched to headquarters in good order. from the Seafarers International Union _Se,ctiq[n 7. In the, regular meetin Branches duidhg the first meeting in January, the Com­ mittee on Election shall open the ballot-box, count the number of ballots therein contained and count the number of votes for each can­ didate. The result shall be noted in the minutes. The'Committee shall then forward to Headquarters all used ballots (i.e., all ballots taken from the ballot-box, including blank and disqualified ballots), to, , {Continued on Page 4) CLEVELAND, Dec. 18. —The 12,000 ' crew . . for the . . New Year . (Atianttc- & Gulf' District) (Continued on Page 4) Shipowners' Dream Comes True—A Grewless Vessel and is designed to travel in fleets of 10 to 20, shepherded along by a "mother ship" which, unfortun­ ately, would have to be manned by a live crew which receives money and eats food. The shipowners are all agog tvith a visipn of heaven on earth. An experimental vessel has been constructed which will eliminate all their headaches—no overtime to 99 pay,"no chow to buy, no beefs to listen to, NO WAGES TO CUT INTO PROFITS! Lakes Seamen Given "Furlough ForWinter Months estimated When the proposal to freeze sea­ men to the industry was first ad­ vanced, there seemed to be certain obvious advantages. The greatest advantage-would be that the sea­ men, under the freezing proposi­ tion, would be likely to get indus­ try wide deferment so that they would not be harassed by provin­ cial draft boards lacking an under­ standing of the vital character of the Merchant Marine. Under the present system, seamen are deferr­ ed on an individual basis and for limited periods making it neces­ sary to maintain contact with the local draft boards. As a general raile, seamen who havo«been active in their trade have not been mo­ lested by thf draft boards. m^bers and officers, on Great Lakes vessels will be classified as "on furlough" during the winter while the navi­ gation season is closed, and they may be assigned to temporary em­ ployment in home communities, announced Robert C. Goodwin, War Manpower Commission direc­ tor for Ohio, Michigan, and Ken­ tucky, who said the "furlough" program was arranged to avert a 0 serious shortage of seamen when t( the 1943 navigation season opens. a! The lake men will be offered tem­ porary employment after release frojtn ships by reporting to their lo­ cal .United States Employment Ser­ vice office, he ,said., Goodwin pointed out that additional man­ power will be needed in 1943 for operating the sixteen large new ships being built by the Maritime Commission for -active service in the' ore trade. now trying to accomplish the task" by means of administrative degree handed down in Washington. Here is the manner in. which the latest squeeze play works. There is an official of the WSA by the name of Roland Davis who goes by the title of Chief of Labor Agree­ ments. Before joining the govern­ ment, Davis was chief assistant to Henry Melnikow and the Pacific Coasfe Labor Bureau ... a Stalin­ ist dominated outfit which has been out to get the SUP ever since it was founded. Davis conceived the bright idea of allocating ships being built on the West Coast, and intended for west coast runs, to the Luckenbach, Grace and Moore-McCormack lines. Then, on the excuse that the NMU held collective bar- The new ships would be capable of deadweight capacity qf 2,000 tons and would carry mostly oil, gasoline, molasses and ores. Diesel engines, automatically operated, would eliminate the necessity of smokestacks, all ports and hatches would be sealed, and the direction and speed of the ship would be t Yes, it's a ship that runs all by itself, conipletely aiftomatic and crewless, operated by remote con­ trol radio. The ship was construct­ ed by Maris Transportation Sys­ tem and Radio Controls Corpora­ tion. The ship is made of concrete controlled from the "mother ship" by the remote radio control. A 91-foot model, christened the Phantom, was launched at the Tropical Marine Ways yard at Riviera, Fla., on Oct. 19. The model is now being viewed, with glistening eyes, by shipowners artd members of the Maritime Commis­ sion. We can just hear the boys rub­ bing their hands together and muttering, "My, how simple labor re­ lations are going to be from now on." EXPLODING THE 40-HOUR MYTH : t J i 1 1 i : 1 I I : I ^" i 11 i i • 41 .4« WEEK. • 48 48 WEEK. d/dJCMV MJt HOURS PER /'• • ' , This chart from the AFL, Monthly Survey, whiofi shows labor -is on the job from 45.9 to 51 hours -a -week in war industries, explodes anti­ union propaganda that workers are working only HOURS PER i 40 hours per week. The boss propaganda against the 40-hour week is, in reality, a move to smash overtime payments. They are not interested in more produotion so much as in more profits. gaining contracts with these lines, he ordered the ships manned with NMU men. By this slick maneuver he hoped to flood the West Coast ships with NMU men and eventually under­ mine the entire SUP set up. The reasoning used • by Davis was pure fraud, for the SUP, MEOW and MCS have manned West Coast ships for years and their right to these jobs was guar­ anteed for the duration of the war under the. Statement of .Principles signed between the unions and the WSA last spring. c West .Coast. operations of Luckenbach, aiiiT Mt)bi^~M^Cor-. mick ships hyae always been car­ ried on with SLIP crews. Until this decision was handed down last month, approximately forty Liberty ships had been, built .and alloted to these companies on the West Coast and manned by SUP men. Brother Lundebcrg, upon get­ ting wind of the new deal, went immediately to Washington to fight for the protection, of the SUP contracts. After battling the WSA for a week, the entire beef was shifted over to the War La­ bor Board as a "jurisdictional dis­ pute." This was a slander against the SUP for the entire dispute was artificially created by the War Shipping Administration itself. The NivIU plays its part of the game by coming out in the Dec. 18 issue of 'J/jc Pilot with the headline, "WSA Plots to Smash NMU." This is to make it appear that the NMU has no tie with Davis and his maneuvering, and is a complaint over the fact that Lundeberg successfully stalled the invasion of the West Coast by NMU men. At the present writing the ships in dispute have been reallocated to the American Hawaiian Lines .and are being manned by SUP crews. But this does not solve the ques­ tion of future West Coast ships al­ located to Luckenbach, Grace and Moore McCormick. The War La­ bor Board is to decide who gets these ships. The membership of the SUP is conducting a militant fight in de­ fense of its rights. Stop work meetings were held in all Pacific , (Continued on Page 4) M �-c.-r.*~ .v-sf • THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two Thursday, December 24, 194^2 PvlbttiheA b:t ih* $EAFAIiERS' nrrERKATIONAL UNION OF NOBTH AMERICA AQcoitic and GnH DtetdcJt AftOiHted 'mtth Am«rfeXMi tVUMttvn of Lalor ttJUWlY UJNDEBERa. IntomoUonoi no Market Street, Room 402. San Ftodico, Coilit ADDitaBB ALL OOnRaBPOVDENCB OONCEKNIKCT TBIM PUBUOAiriOE TO: "IHE SEAFABEBS* LOG P. O. 25. Station P. Now Yoik. N. Y. Phonos BOwting Green 9-8346 Storms Ahead jj This past year has not been an easy one for our union. Hundreds of our brothers have been lost at sea. Our wages and conditions were first frozen by the government, and theh chiseled by the shipowners. The ships we sail were requisition by the War Shipping Admi^tration and dis­ patched to the four corners of the earth under, sealed or­ ders. Few men knew where they would wind up once they had signed articles. No one knew how soon they would get home — if at all. The Naval Intelligence has shoved us around, threat­ ening to remove good union men from the shys if they beefed too loud; the Army has shoved us around, requisit­ ioning our ships and throwing overboard the contracts and overtime; the WSA has shoved us around, generally bung­ ling labor relations and allowing both the shipowners and the NMU to fanagle around to the detriment of the sea­ men. But we're not complaining. We only mention these facts so that no one will think that something has been put over on us. We have resisted the union-busters throughout this past year and we will continue to do so in 1943. In spite of the shipowners and the swivil chair artists in Washington, in spite of the essentially the NMU, we have "kept em sailing but UNDER UNION CONDITIQNS! SIU wages and conditions are still the best in the in­ dustry, irrespective of the high pressure publicity depart­ ment up on 17th Street. And they will remain so during 1943, you can be sure of that. 1943 will bring more hardship and suffering to the mwnbers of the SIU. It will call for continued heroism and sacrifice. And if peace comes during the year, it will only mean the beginning of a new war for us — a war with the shipowners. • ^ But just as we face the fascist subs and planes without flinching, so shall we face the shipowners when they at­ tempt to break open our conditions. It looks like a lot of fighting ahead; but the seamen have the stuff to face it—and'win! Sn Tltiinw/dam ABRAHAM, JOHN RUBIO, MARIANO ROUCHERON, SAMUEL SANTANA, EUGENIO SULLIVAN, SYD[NEY VAZQUEZ, MANUEL WEBSTER, DAVID WORTHY, ALLAN AB Waterteiider Messman AB Messman Oiler Utility Fireman ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR, NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 12 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 254 26^ 171 665 REGISTERED 290 211 127 728 ON HAND 393 222 169 734 " y. Edo Finlnien Dead REPORT FROM Washington NEW YORK, Dec. IJ—ITF— Death has claimed Edo Fimmen, General Secretary of the InteriiaBy Matthew Dushane tional Transport Workers' Federa­ tion and for more than a quarter War Emergency Board: of a century one of the leaders of , The meeting that was scheduled to be held by the WEB has been, the international labor movemen. postponed due to the illness of Dr. Graham. When the bo^rd does The end came to him late on De­ finally meet L intend to take ujp the problem of increased war risk incember 14, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, surance, to ask for a compensation limit when the disability is less where he had spent the past year than 45%. ^ / s in an effort to regain his failing health. Fimmen was 61 years old War Shipping Administration: You have no doubt read thp details of the dispute between the at the time of his death. SUP and WSA-NMU in the union papers. The War Shipping Admin­ Having served as the general secretary of the Dutch Federation istration is sabotaging the war effort by starting a jurisdictional dispute of Labor before and during the between the different maritime unions. They have bungled the job first world war Fimmen took a mainly because they have employed men who are not familiar with the leading part in welding the forces industry. Now they inform us that the War Labor Board will be called, of labor together on a /world-wide upon to settle the dispute crca,tcd by them. scale. He kept labor international­ It may be necessary to call for a ^Senate investigation to check, on ism alive during the war years and what the intentions of thes eboondoglers are, to see whether they are was responsible for the first meet­ out to win the war or whether they have ideas as to who shall rq)resent ing between the representatives of the men on the ships and what union shall sail the ships. Their disrup­ the British and German transport workers* movements immediately tive practices have been in force since prior to Pearl Harbor and Amafter the termination of hostilities. efica'.s entry into the war. After the reorganization of the War Production Board , ^ International Federation of Trade President William Green of the AFL submitted the names of Wil­ Unions in 1919 he became its co- liam Weiss, Fish Cannery Workers Uaion of the Pacific (SIU), aud General Secretary. He resigned the Frank Marshall, AFL general organizer of the fishermen's field in Alaska, post in 1924 to devote all his time with a request that they be appointed on the fish concentration coirito, the cause of the • International .mittee for Alaska. Transport Workers' Federation and The CIO has H^d two men oh this WPB committee for quite some its affiliates in the five continents. time but the AFL was not represented. These brothers will be em­ ployees of the WPB and will be paid \$ 10 per day. This committee will determine the kind of equipment that is needed and where it is heeded to facilitate maximum production in the salmon industry. CORNELLO RODRIGUEZ We al^ have two men appointed for the Atlantic Fishermen com­ It is important that you contact the office of the Secretary-Treas­ mittee which covers New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. ITiey arc urer next time you' are in New affiliated with the SIU and operate out of Boston and New Bedford. York. I expect an early dedisipn from the Secretary of Labor on our re­ JAMES SHIBER Your mother is worried about < quest that ihe cannely worke'l^.ia the Pacific be exempted from the executive order whereby no overtiljne is paid for Saturday and Sunday. you. Write her. PERSONALS t �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, December 24, ,1942 Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN: -- WHA'iS DOING Around the Ports ATLANnc and GULF DISTRICT • Secretary.-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213-2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phones BOwling Green 8-8348 ormous wages and bonus that is BALTIMORE being picked up on the merchant ships. Directory of Branches The general situation in this \);rel!, Brothers, this is something When you ask them if they ever BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE to write home about. We had one have been to sea before, the an- area remains much about the same, NEW YORK .•••••.••.•. 2 Stone St......... , •• , •. Dispatcher'• Office ••• , •• , .BOwling Green 9-3430 of the Savannah Line Ships that . swer IS all the same-they don't although there are indications that BOS Agent· · · · · • • · · · · • • • • • ••• BOwling Green 9-3437 a decided improvement m the was reconditioned in New York k·now what a ship is. TON ....•••••••••••• 330 Atlantic Ave••• , , , , , . Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE ...••••••••. 14 North Cay St•. , ..••••.Calvert 4539 by the W.S.A. and allocated to the So you can well understand port's status is beginning to shape PHILADELPHIA •••••.••. 6 North 6th St •...•.•••. Lombard 7651 NORFOLK ......•••..... 25 Commercial Pl•.• , ••••. Norfolk 4-1083 :Waterman S.S. Co. to operate. Ar- what's behind the whole setup; the up. The local yards are back to NEW ORLEANS .•••..... 309 Chartres St ••••••• , ••. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH ••.•.•••.••.. 218 East Bay St......... Savannah 3-1728 building Libertys again and berived here last Friday and paid off set-up is to get fifty men to every TAMPA . ......•... • . . •.. 423 East Platt St. . . . .•.. Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE ......•.••••.... 56 So. Conception St.... , Dial 2-1392 Saturday, and there was not one one job, ~nd when they build up tween one thing and another PUERTO RICO ..••• , •••• 45 Ponce de Leon .••• , , •. Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON ••••••••••.. 219 20th Street. ••••••••• Galveston 2-8043 man drunk, not even half shot af- their pool to that status, then look we're expecting 1943 to be a busy year. Branch officials have been doter a two month trip. The way out for squalls. that this crew conducted theml've seen the old shipping board ing something about publicity for selves was commendable. I have do the same trick in 1918, 1919, our , boys in the local press with never seen a crew more enthusi- and 1920 and by 1921 the ship- good results. For a while all you astic about union's affairs since ping board and shipowners associa- read about was how the NMU Pearl Harbor. It sure gives a pie tion was all ready to crack down heroes had done this, that and the card some incentive when he has on the union. And oh_, boy, what a next thing, until the public must a crew of that caliber to work crack down it was. I presume have got tbe idea that the CIO with. everybody that has been going to outfit was the only Union that sent men to sea. It's different now Matthew D. Biggs stopped in New York briefly on his way back tQ The R ecruiting and Manning sea "A Dog Watch" 1s well ~cthe Gulf from Washington, D. C. · and you can't pick up a paper but Division of the Maritime Commis- quainted with that feature of there's a good story about the SeaEvery member should get behind the organization and vote for the sion has just opened an office here waterfront history; and that's exfarers Union and its men. Just the new strike fund assessment. in this port, and as to my mental actly what this set-up smells like other day there was a very good analysis, it is just the old -U. S. to me. Ray Trumbauer is attending the officers training school in New Lon• So brothers, my appeal to all article about the torn battle flag Shipping Board streamlined. It don, Conn. in the hall and the occasional plug looks like the beginning of a hell members is to vote (YES) on your the Union gets doesn't do anyone R ay Sweeney and the other patrolmen have done a good job in collect• of a fight to maintain our uruon strike assessment annually, you any harm. ing funds for Fort Stanton. hiring halls m the near future. will need it in the days to come. MOBILE • - Out ol the Foes'I by 9-· The S.S. ( .... . .... .. .. ) docked the Yuletide greetings from the union to all of our brothers who are in other day and all beefs regarding the armed forces. wages, etc., were squared away without much trouble but the other type of beef th~t seems to be popping up a lot lately came up C assel's parents: We send our regrets over the loss of your son, and Out'. union brother, John Cassel. in this case too. The crew brought charges against the Captain for al- Harry Collins was also in Washington on the big bee~ w~• WSA-;, lowing a man with a sQCial disease He's back on the job in New York n<?lf• to work m the galley when he R . White expects to leave New York- as soon as his claim is settled. knew of the man's condition; for That the world has ever seen, He was banged up plenty. knowing that the food ~erved the He is the unlicensed seamen crew was bad and doing nothing J zzy Cohen is back in New York after having completed a trip on Of the merchant marine. the Orbis. about it; for refusing to enter m He is the lad upon the tanker the log the fact that the Second Smalls has a number of inquiries here at headquarter's office concern With its precious load of oil, Asst. Engineer had struck the ing his whereabouts. He is the one who mans the black gang delegate. The case went freighter The unholy three, Marciano, Nunziate and Lavozoli are still around to a hearing at the Inspector's but With the products of our toil. the New York hall - and Vincents. He is the one who dares the raider nothing came out of it so it is being takan .to W ashingto~. About Murrell, G-19, was telling us about his trip to Morocco. He had a Brothers, don't take this thing too OLDEN BANKS, Agent nonchalantly because there is more . p S . gravity attached to this outfit ' · .. . . . t.hrn you can imagine. Here IS JUSt a little poem l wrote and dedicated to the merchant Just remember wh:it I am pre- marine. dieting right now-that some day H e d oes no t wear a uni'form ., m the future this same outfit IS . Of tailored navy blue; going to give us the fi ght of our I He may never be too stylish 11ves. I just don't like the smell of But he is loyal and fine and tru~. it, it has a very peculiar odor. He is the stoutest, bravest fighter · h' The way things slupe up 1s t 1s way, the N.M.U. is going down the line with it, lock, stock and barrel, and I am always skeptical of anythin g thi: policy committee of Joe Curran's domain advocates. ~. * Now, for instance, the first as this office was opened here they immediately started an inten- And the lurking submarine: sive campai gn of inducing old and He is the unlicensed Hamen young men from all paths of life, Of the merchant marine. ~hing hot time. the only answer we get to this type of beef is: "don't you know there's A 11 the brothers should observe a minute's silence this Christman in a war go mg on?" We know memory of our brothers lost at sea. • painting them pretty pictures o.f Let's give credit to our air force there's a war going on and we what a wonderful opportunity the And the boys in khaki, too. S weder and the Wild Greek were showing us some souvenir shells they know it a damn sight more than a Merchant Marine has to offer. You Let's give credit to our navy brought back from Casablanca. lot of the birds who ask the queswill be surprised at the effect this And wherever it is due. tion. But we don't believe in letcampaign has developed, and the But don't forget the cog ting anybody get the idea that results it is producing; in this hall ! In our greatest war machine, they can use the war as an excuse we have a stcday stream of old and He is the unlicensed seamen To all agents, patrolmen and members, we extend best wishes for 11 b Of the merchant marine. to do as they damn well please. the N cw Year and hope that 194 3 will find our organization greatly young men a ay rnqmnng a out o. B. how to go to sea in the merchant There's two sides to every story strengthened by new men and ships. marine and get some of that enas we found out when we went to bat for a member only to find out A REMINDER that he was in wrong because he 45,000 Longshoremen had been peddling liquor to the Granted Higher Wages In 1943 all seamen must file in- passengers and crew. That's the come tax returns, and they are go- kind of stuff that pulls down the rng to be nicked for plenty. To union and gets the patrolmen m WASHINGTON, D. C.-The start with, the so-called "victory wrong. That's the kind of stuff National War Labor Board ap- tax" of 5 % will be deducted that gives the brass-hats something proved a union-management agree- weekly from all pay envelopes by to tie up to and write letters about ment granting a 5-cents-an-hour the shipowners. On top ~ that, discipline. As far as we are con- CREW OF S.S. MINOTAUR ... . ................. . ................ 57.00 wage increase of 4 5,000 lon gshore- the last session of Congress passed cerned any liquor peddler can go CREW OF S.S. JOHNATHAN GRANT ........................... 15.00 m en in North Atlantic ports. An a soak-the-poor income tax plan hire himself a lawyer; we've got CREW OF S.S. PAN CRESCENT ................................ 15.00 additional 5-cents-hourly increase which means that all who earn too many legitimate beefs to atCREW OF S.S. ROBIN TUXFORD ............................... 14.00 was approved for longshoremen more than $ 12 per week must kick tend to without taking on a phony CREW OF S.S. FIR MORE ............ . ......... . ... . ............. 11.00 handling explosives and damaged 111. like that. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA .................. . ..... . ......... ··. • 11.00 Personal tax exemptions for cargoes. JOHN VECHIO, Agent fi. C. ROCH .... .. ......... . ........ . .................. . .. · .... · • • 10.00 The mcreases, retroactive to single men has been reduced from CREW OF S.S. BENJ. BOURN ............................ · · ·• · .. 8.00 'ct. 1, were incorporated 1n a $700 to $ 500, and for married CREW OF S.S. PAN YORK ......................... . ...... ·· .... 6.50 .mtract between the N ew York men from $1,500 to $1,200. CredShipping Association of New York it for each child is now $3 50. Brother Samuel Lane H. M. SVENNINGSON ...................... . ........ ·. ·. · .. · .. ·•· 6.00 So remember, if your income and the International Longshore(Cook) M. DOWLING .......................... ·. · ·. ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • 4.00 3.00 men's Association, American Fed- falls within the above classificaAOALBERT GAWRONSKI ...... . ......... · . . . ·. · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · • 1900-1942 2.00 eration of Labor affiliate, which the tion, file a return and kick in the L . GARDINER ....... . ....... · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • Died in U. S. Marine Hospital board said served as a master wage dough. The Department of JusNew York, November, 1942 TOTAL •.•.••..••.•••••••.• • ..•.•..••.•.•.......••.•••.. $161.50 agreement for all Atlantic ports tice can throw you in jail if you fail to make out the return. from Maine to Virginia. * d · ·· Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL �"iU''' THE Page Four SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, December 24, 1942 ANNUAL VOTING ENDS DEC. 31 Axis Subs- Active SIU Off West Africa Freezing For ActiveSeaman Tally sheets shall be kept on file .lead pencil, shall be deemed inval­ gether with a copy of the tally by the Secretary-Treasurer for the id. Ballots torn in such a manner Axis submarines, putting most sheets, under sealed cover, marked inspection of members, and the re­ that part of the names of candi­ port of the committee shall be dates or voting squares is destroyed "Ballots for Officers." In case no of the pressure on merchant ships regular meeting is held during such spread in full upon the minutes. are to be regarded as mutilated bal­ plying the narrow stretch of the week, the Agent, in the presence The candidate receiving the high­ lots. Where the choice of any Atlantic between -South America of the Committee on Election, or, est number^ of votes for any office member for any office cannot be and West Africa, sank eight more^ in their absence, before five other shall be declared elected, and shall determined with certainty, the ships in the Western Atlantic las) full members, shall open the bal­ assume office within thirty days af­ vote for such office shall not be lot-box and count the ballots there­ ter notification. If the candidate counted. This also applies where a week. Navy announcements am in contained fbue shall not count fails to comply with the foregoing member has voted for more than other reports disclosed. and tally the votes), and forward provision, the office may be declar­ the designated number of candi­ Six of the sinkings occurred f same to Headquarters in the man­ ed vacant, and the Union shall dates to be elected to any office. All proceed to fill the office in accord­ ballots cast at ^ny time, in any the South Atlantic while one vC; ner hereinbefore prescribed. Section 8. The Committee on ance with Article 14, Section 3. place and manner, except as herein sel was .sunk off the United Statr Election at Headquarters shall Any member who desires to be provided, shall be deemed invalid. and another off Canada. The tot) Section 10. All . committees over the seven-day period raised I count the number of ballots re­ present during the canvass shall be admitted upon showing his mem­ mentioned in Article XIII shall con ceived from each Branch and cast 5 56 the count of announced.sinf bership book in good standing. list of six full book members in at Headquartrs, and shall count Section 9. Mutilated or disfig­ good standing; two members from ings of Allied and neutral mercl and tally the votes tast at each ant ships in the Western Atlant voting place. They shall prepare a ured ballots, or ballots marked with each department. since Pearly Harbor. report showing the number of bal­ {Continued from Page 1) {Continjied from Page 1) However, on close examination, we find that under the industry wide freezing orders that have been issued for other sections of industry, the United States Em­ ployment Service acts as the clear­ ing house through which men are employed in the industry. While -this may be practical for other industries, the seamen have learned through bitter experience that control over their own hiring hall is a •condition essential to the continu­ ed existence of the union. If the process of industry freezing in­ volves a change in our method of hiring so that the USES becomes In the year an3 week since tl in effect a super hiring hall the lots cast and the number of votes Japanese attack nearly 6,000 crew received by each candidate at advantages to be gained by indus­ men and passengers have been'lost Headquarters and each Branch, also try freezing are more than offset with these.ships. About 3,740 are, the total number of ballots and by the disadvantages. known dead while little hope is votes. They shall carefully pre­ Right now, hundreds of seamen held for most of the 2,233 an .who had left the industry are vol­ serve and place under sealed cover nounced missing. ( all ballots, keeping separately the untarily returning to resume their The brothers down in Baltimore veteran of two torpedoings. ballots cast in each voting place. Of the eight ships sunk lasj place in our ranks. In many cases have been receiving a lot of public "Ralph has been going to sea week, three were American, tw'r these men are over the draft age attention these past -few months. for twenty-six years," Footner were of the United Nations', uni :and a freezing order would in Public re^ptions and testimonials wrote in the Sun. "He is a simple dentified by nationality, and W many cases serve to diiye these have been given for them through­ man of great strength with a clear each were of Panamaniari, Gre<| men put of the industry,. There is out the city, but it was. climaxed healthy skin and a candid blue and Canadian registry. ' j no shortage of men in the seamen's this past week when the Baltimore eye." The tabulation: field and we do not anticipate any The story then relates the sink­ A call has been issued by the Sun ran a series of feature articles m the next period. Men are being Since Pearl Afnerican Federation of Labor for on the SIU and its men. The ar­ ings through which brother Prager itrairied in large numbers to take Dec. 6-12 Harbor a large labor rally to be held in the ticles were written by Hulbert has gone. At the conclusion of the their place as qualified seamen in Footner, Maryland author and story the writer asked Prager if he South. Off the U. S. 1 192 the ranks of the merchant marine. Sun staff writerl was returning to sea. It will be known as the "South­ Off Canada 1 50 Because the disadvantages of Footner visited the SIU hall on "Sure am," said Ralph. "I'm not ern Labor Conference" and will be n the Caribbean.... 0 175 freezing heavily outweigh any ap­ held January 16 to 18, at the City Gay street, described it and how a nervous man. I figure they can't In the Gulf parent advantages to be gained, Auditorium in Atlanta, with an the union fuctioned, and then do anything worse to me than I of Mexico ....... 1 46 the SUP and SIU are opposed to expected attendance of 5,000 wrote a series of interviews with been through already. I'd sooner Off So. America .... 6 93 freezing the seamen to the indus­ one have a gun in my hands, but hell! union members and officers from various brothers. The first try and are expressing their disap­ was with brother • Ralph Prager, Somebody's got to work the ships." all parts of Dixie. George L. Googe, Total 8 556 proval in the form of telegrams to chief AFL Southern representative, various interested parties. is directing arrangements. Railroad labor will play an im­ portant part in the parley. A ses­ sion devoted to problems of riil workers will be presided over by NEW YORK, N.Y.—ITF— President George M. Harrison of Negotiations in London for a new {Continued from Page 1) the Railway Clerks. Among ma­ collective agreement regulating ports last week and telegrams of jor subjects to be considered by the the wages and working conditions protest were sent to Washington. delegates will be war production, aboard Yugoslav vessels are makThe SIU stands shoulder to threatened anti-labor legislation 'PS progress and decision may be shoulder with its West Coast and attempts being made by foes expected soon, according to wof< brothers in defense of their con­ of unions to interfere with organ­ from Vicko Santich, secretary o tracts and conditions. izing campaigns in the South. the Yugoslav Officers' and Sea­ men's Union in New York and ai present in England, to the NeiR York office of the LT.F. Th( Editor Yugoslav seafarers are affiliatec with the International^ Transport Seafarers Log Workers' Federation. Dear Sir: By BENNO ZIELINSKI Regret to advise you that the In a survey of present condition: After you have designated youi Tonight is Christmas Eve, John Mate, U. S. Marine Hospital, Key West, aboard Yugoslav vessels Mr."Aug. beneficiary, inform that person. In Were you ashore you could hear bells ringing. Fla., will close for duration, Dclist Dijan, acting secretary of tht Take heart and celebrate the event that you are one of the union in New York, called atten­ ' cefhber 21st, 1942. While home folks carols are singing. unfortunate seaman who does not tion to the substantial progress ol , Wish to thank you for sending copies of your valuable paper for return from sea, it is not necessary the Yugoslav seamen during the A blizzard from north-west roaring, Merchant Marines hospilized here for your beneficiary to retain a last few years and the fact that Snow flurries darken the days rest.. during past few years and assure lawyer to ccdlect the $5,000 In­ their wages on trans-Atlantic voy­ The ship is pitching and rolling, you that same was greatly appre­ ages equal those of American sea­ surance benefit. The sound of rivets loose in its chest.; ciated by all. men. A Yugoslav A.B. receives , Fraternally, He is On watch in the focs'l head, Tell your beneficiary to contact $200 a month on trans-Atkntit . k GEO. E. SPENCER, Listening to the storm's strange symphony. your union hall for full informa­ runs, an ordinary seaman $180), Recreational Officer His eyes are fixed on the waves hollow bed. tion. This money could be collect­ and a second mate $320. Wages on African, Asiatic and Australian His mind far over the sea. ed without a lawyer and at no cost routes are substantially lower, an A ASSESSMENT! Over yonder fields brothers blood is spilled, to the beneficiary. 'Some attorneys A.B. receiving $128 and a seco IhnoeOnt women die in agony. are charging as high as $1,000 to mate $145 a month. On Wesi As' if man were only created to kill, Indies trips the'monthly com,^,. collect the insurance. Man to man— diabolic brutality. sation is $96 for aii A.B., $85 fc an ordinary seaman, and $145 fo^ Oh, when is mankind to unite MONEY DUE a second mate. Present overtiml. To make life secure for home and hearth? Crew of 8.3. Waeosta has f18S pay is 50 cents per hour. YugOy Only better understanding and mutual faith in bonus money due. Collect at slav seamen are entitled to tw« Shall bring lasting peace upon this earth. Waterman* -Steamship office,. 19 weeks vacations and officers t(| Rector St., New York City. three weeks per year. SIU Man Highly Praised In Baltimore Newspaper 1 V SOUTHERN LABOR PLANS BIG RALLY IN ATLANTA, GA. i , Sabotages Sailors Union Of Pacific One More Week To Vote! BE SURE TO Yugoslav Seafarers Seek Extension of Gains VOTE YES On Strike Assessment Prepare yourself and your union for the struggle to maintain wages and condi­ tions after the war ends. Editor's Mail CHRISTMAS ON THE HIGH SEAS INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS L I'i?' tac^- • h -• iJ Remember there is a |2 Organizational Assess­ ment which goes to the International. The payment is volun­ tary! How good a Union man are you? 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: NMU & WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION CONNIVE TO INVADE SAILORS UNION ANNUAL COTING ENDS DEC 31 SIU AGAINST FREEZING FOR ACTIVE SEAMEN LAKES SEAMEN GIVEN "FURLOUGH" FOR WINTER MONTHS SHIPOWNERS' DREAM COMES TRUE--A CREWLESS VESSEL EXPLODING THE 40-HOUR MYTH STORMS AHEAD EDO FIMMEN DEAD OUT OF THE FOCS'L 45,000 LONGSHOREMEN GRANTED HIGHER WAGES AXIS SUBS ACTIVE OFF WEST AFRICA SIU MAN HIGHLY PRAISED IN BALTIMORE NEWSPAPER SOUTHERN LABOR PLANS BIG RALLY IN ATLANTA, GA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 39 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/3c4efbaee4091b545ec2706781683f68.PDF 333b97045e7ef102abe5bd7ce90d3803 PDF Text Text AV ,^J^^4RERS JOQ VOL. V, s ^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1943 SUB-STANDARD WAGES CHARGED TO N.E.S.S. LINE The dispute between the New England Steamship Company and NMUAgain Flops On Attempt To Invade Pacific Maritime Unions the Seafarers International Union was submitted to an arbitrater ap­ pointed by the War Labor Board last week. Mr. Robert S. Coit is the WLB man who heard the case. No. 1 Post Office Offers Mail Service To Ships The SIU position was presented by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, The NMU had a brief vision of grandeur last month —but only a bfief one. Its elaborate plan for invading the jurisdiction of the SUP-MFOW-MCS on the West Coast fizzled out v.'hen the War Shipping Administration handed down a formal decision on Dec. 26, 1942 which, in effect, assisted by Boston Agent John Mogan. The Union is presenting a four Albert Goldman, postmaster of point demand: 1. Increase in monthly scale of wages for all unlicensed sent the invasion forces packing the New York post office, has ratings of $40; 2. Overtime increase of all ratings of 10 cents per hour; back to the East Coast. announced that better mail ser­ 3. Increase in hourly pay for all ratings to $1 per hour; 4. Contract The NMU tactic, which invol­ vice is now being planned for heading Deck Department Section 2, to read, "Eight hours shall con­ ved the use of certain key the merchant seamen who are at stooges in the WSA, was to have stitute a day's work. Any work performed in excess of eight hours, sea. All mail should be address­ Luckenbach, Grace and Moore Mcfrom midnight to midnight, shall be paid for at the regular overtime ed to the individual, giving the Cormick ships built on the West rate. Second mates. Boatswains and deck hands shall work eight con­ name of the ship, and sent in Coast manned by NMU crews. secutive hours per day; quartermasters based on the three watch system." In the presence of Mrs. Eleanor care of the New York post­ Their reasoning was that they held 5. These increases shall be retroafctive to the date of'the expiration of Roosevelt, Mayor LaGuardia, of­ master. the bargaining contracts with the the old agreement. ficials of the Navy and Maritime majority of the ships running for The New England Steamship^ Unions, and the co-chairmen of these lines, therefore they should Company is strictly an inlanc the enterprise, Mrs. Brock Pemberhave their jurisdiction extended to ton and John Golden, the Ameri­ water outfit and the union's case the ships operating for these lines can Tlieatre Wing Merchant Sea­ is built upon the inequality of on the West Coast. men's Club, No. 107 West 43rd wages paid by New England in This was a direct violation of Street, was formally dedicated at comparison with other inlanc the Statement of Principles, signed 3:30 last Monday afternoon. Fol­ water operators. between the SUP and the WSA Indisputable evidence of this in= The SIU has received from the have contracts who called us di­ lowing a radio program featuring last May. This statement guaran­ equality was submitted to Mr. New 'York office of the Recruit­ rectly to order men through the some of Broadway's top stars, the teed the contracts and jurisdiction Coit who now has the case under, ment and Manning Organization union hall in the usual manner. club was opened to seamen daily of the SUP for the duration of the of the WSA, a pledge of coopera­ We have also informed such oper­ from 5 P.M. until midnight. advisement. war. It was also a violation of the tion and respect for the bargaining ators that if you are unable to The new haven for the unsung contracts already held by the SUP contracts and hiring hall estab­ supply the men, the union calls heroes of the Merchant Marine, with these lines for their West A...lished by the union. In turn, the the RMO office to obtain our as­ those hardy seamen who bravely Coast ships. SIU has promised full cooperation sistance in securing the needed push their cargo ships through The SUP immediately took mil­ in the prompt manning and dis­ men. It would be very helpful to submarine infested waters, is the The shipowners are preparing to patching of merchant ships sailing us in our work with you if we had first of its kind in New York and itant action when the news of the' •descend upon Washington and lap from the Atlantic and Gulf ports. a list of the operating companies is patterned after the Wing's fa­ proposed invasion reached the Coast. Stop work meetings were up some of the gravy being passed The following letter to the with whom you have contracts. mous Stage Door Canteen. Addi­ held up and down the Coast in out by Congress in the form of We would then be in a position to tional features, however, are a Union was received from Craig S. war contracts. Their hand was immediately advise the operator to games room, a library and a letter- protest, and the entire SUP was Vincent, . Regional Representative - tipped by Drew Pearson, syndicall the union and it would save writing room. Tickets to Broad­ mobilized for a strike vote. This of the WSA. 4, cated columnist who appears regusome time on our part in asking way shows, movies and sporting action gave pause to the bureau­ December 26, 1942 questions to obtain such informa­ events will be distributed free and crats in Washington and they at­ y* larly in the N. Y. Daily Mirror. tempted to shift the entire ques­ ij On Dec. 17 Pearson wrote the Mr. Frank Williams tion. there will be dancing nightly, the tion into the lap of the National following; Seafarers International Union Very truly yours, comely hostesses for this purpose War Labor Board. "Washington hotels are getting Of North America CRAIG S. VINCENT, being furnished by the Theatre The'SUP objected to this pro­ reservations from the ship lobby­ 2 Stone Street Regional Representative Wing. cedure, stating that it was not a ists, who are preparing for one of New York, N. Y. jurisdictional dispute but an ob­ the first big fights of the new Con­ Dear Mr. Williams: vious invasion of its long recog­ gress. It will be a raid on the taxThe Recruitment ^and Manning nized territory and rights. till by the shipowner—with cheers Organization is attempting to as­ The militant action, of the SUPfrom the Maritime Commission MFOW-MCS membership, plus the in order to get a higher price for sist the Maritime unions and in­ strong representations made in the ships seized by the government. dustry in manning the Merchant "... the law provides that a ships carrying our war cargoes. As The SIU has lost a lot of broth­ rived at Guantanimo and the ill Washington by SIU President you know when an operating com­ shipowner shall be paid a fair price, ers' due to submarine action of the men, two of whom were in a crit­ Harry Lundebcrg, forced a rever­ -but in no case shall the value of pany is under a collective bargain­ enemy. This is bad enough and ical condition, again asked for hos­ sal of the original WSA ruling. Henceforth, ships built on the the ship be enhanced by the war ing agreement with one of the we mourn their loss—but when pital slips. Moodie again refused ... Despite this, the Maritime Maritime unionS, the Recruitment two brothers are needlessly lost due slips and even refused to bring a West Coast for these lines will be i Commission already has paid prices and Manning Organization, in rec­ to pure negligence on the part of doctor aboard ship to examine the manned by SUP - MFOW- MSC crews, regardless of where they which the Comptroller General's ognizing such agreements in ac­ skipper, then it is time to de­ men. run. office considers exhorbitant. Ships cordance with War Shipping Ad­ mand an investigation. During this period Brother The text, in part, of the WSA whose pre-war price per ton ranged ministration policy, does not pro­ Here is the story. James Rogers, No, 21389, had lost vide men directly to the operating ruling as handed down by Admiral from $1<.59 to $69.14 have been A certain ship, belonging to the a great amount of weight, could Land, follows: company except in cases of ex­ purchased by the Maritime Com­ keep nothing on his stomach, was mission for over $100 per ton treme emergency, where a "pier- Calmar Line, signed on in Balti­ DIRECTIVE NO. 7 in a continual cold sweat and was lead" jump may necessitate our as­ more last September 13. The ship within the past nine months." Directive with respect to the put in at New York with several often delirious. By the time the Pearson then explains that the sistance. Even then men are not settlement of the controversy reship was off Valpariso, Rogers was members, of the crew ill. They shipowners now want a law passed provided without checking with in such bad shape that the skipper to the Manning of Vessels went to the captain, a man named which would boost their take to your office unless it is after closing assigned Michael Mosack to follow | Owned by the War Shipping AdGeorge P. Moodie, and asked for even higher levels. They claim hours. If such service is provided, hospital slips so they could go him around so he wouldn't go over ministration and allocated by it to that "the , market was depressed" we inform you of it immediately ashore and receive medical atten­ the side. {Continued on Page 4) on the next day. It is ouf job to when they, lost their ships to the tion. The Captain briskly replied During the third week in Octobe ready to assist your union hiring government. He concludes with: that he was issuing neither shore bpr, Rogers became violent, eluded; hall in the event you do not have "That is why the powerful ship leave or hospital slips iii New York. his guard and slipped over the side lobby, one of the smoothest in a sufficient supply of men available He did this without making any of the ship, only to be caught in to meet demands of the companies The Cuban Government has for­ Washington, already is polishing examination of the ill men to de­ the wake and drowned. No boat bidden port authorities to clear any with whom you have contracts. up the cock-tail shackers and pre­ In order to prevent any possible termine the seriousness of their was ever put over to look for him. vessel from the island unless it paring to beguile the new Con­ condition. After the loss of Rogers, broth- sails in convoy, dispatches from gress into " passing around the duplication, we have been, telling Several weeks later the ship ar­ Havana stated. {Continued on Page 4) any companies with whom you gravy bowl." American Theatre Wing Club For Merchant Seamen WSA Pledges Observance Of Contracts And Hiring Hall GRAVY! Death Of 2 SIU Men Traced To Negligence Of Skipper Umit Sailing to Convoys L �THE SEABARERS' Page Two ' PuJUUhed by SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlczntic and Gulf District AftMateA %otfh th* Amtrican federation of Labor Friday, January 8, 1945 LOG Drafted Men Over 38 Can Go To Sea HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Intemcrtional Prealdenl 110 Market Street. Room 402, Son Froncieoo, Colli. The Office of War Information has announced that men originally drafted but now over 38 years of ADDREBa ALL*a0BRE8P0NDENCB CONOERNIEQ THIB age, will be released from the PVBLIOATION TO: Army if they can showythat they "THE SEAFABERS' LOG are Valuable to war production in­ P. O. 25, Station P. New York, N. Y. dustries. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 This would cover all seamen. All SIU men with ratings who are in the anriy and would like to re­ turn to sea, should make formal application to the army command­ er, and notify the union so that they can be asisted in obtaining the release. Rationing boards have been of­ his Certificate of Identification, The War Department has issued ficially instructed to give active and may need to obtain rubber seamen priority on all rationed footwear before a replacement o: a circular (No. 397) which lists rubber footwear. The following is his Certificate can be secured. In the provisions for releasing men. the text of the order sent out by such cases, the letter from the ap­ The following provisions are in­ \he Office of Price Administration. plicant's Union or from the Re­ cluded: cruitment and Manning Organiza­ "a. The soldiers has voluntarily Office of Price Administration tion of the War Sliipping Adminis­ requested discharge in writing to Washington, D. C. tration should also state that the his immediate commanding officer. Local Board Rubber Footwear applicant has lost his Certificate "b. The soldier is handicapped Rationing Letter and that he needs rubber footwear by advanced age, 3 8 years anc RUBBER FOOTWEAR before a replacement of his Certi-, It's for your oum good I'm not giving you. a raise. You'd 1 Rationing Guide No. 6 ficate can be Secured. Other evi­ over, to such an extent that his usefulness to the Army is second­ only have to pay more income tax. December 7, 1942 dence of the applicant's custom­ ary to that of industry. ELIGIBILITY OF SEAMEN ary occupation as a seaman which "c. The soldier has presented Questions have arisen concern­ is satisfactory to the Board will al­ satisfactory evidence that he wil ing the eligibility for rationed rub­ so be adequate. be employed in an essential war ber footwear of seamen, particu­ In considering applications from industry if he is discharged from larly when they are in port be­ seamen the Board should keep in the Army. tween or before voyages. The con­ mind that while the supply of rub There is a. shortage of rated men tribution which merchant seamen ber for footwear is severely limited and the union will aid former make to the nation's war effort is and must be conserved, merchant members to get back into the in­ great,, and their occupational elig­ seamen are very important to the dustry ibility is clearly established. Or­ nation's war effort. dinarily, the principal question which will need to be considered is .r • whether the applicant has proved that he is, in fact, a seaman. The WSA is considering enlarging the after deck house on the Whether or not he is acutally Liberty ships. Part of the gun crews will be quartered back aft with employed at the time of his appli­ JAMES NELSON - H. A. DILL A new Liberty ship, bigger, other members of the gun crew who are there at present. The plan is The crew of the S. S. Joseph faster and less vulnerable to sub­ cation, any applicant who can also to enlarge the after part of the deck house above the officers quar­ Hewes kicked in the $70 you bor­ show evidence of his customary marine attacks, will be producec ters, and aft of the wheelhouse. occupation as a seaman should be rowed from the Navy men. They this year. don't want the money back but re­ This plan should help to relieve some of the cramped quarter! considered eligible in so far as oc­ Rear Admiral Emory S. Lane quest that you donate it to the amidship. cupational requirements are con­ LOG. said the vessel will have a slightly cerned. If the applicant shows his greater length and more beam and CORNELLO RODRIGUEZ Certificate of Identification, and carrying capacity. Increased horse­ It is important that you contact power, together with a better hull evidence, such as a letter from his The question of ships sailing short of certain foods, and the com­ Union or the Recruitment and the office of the Secretary-Treas- design, will result in higher speed. panies alibi that they can't get food, has been taken up and I think Manning Organization of the War urer next time you are in New Admiral Land, war shipping ad­ will be straightened out. Shipping Administration stating York. ministrator and chairman of the that he is registered for employ­ JOHN PALMER Maritime Commission, said the ment as a seaman, he should be , Contact your Draft Board or the new Liberty ships will emphasize Plans are underway to have some ships on the Pacific and Atlantic considered qualified as to occupa­ FBI, 234 U. S. Court House, Foley speed, "which will be increased Coasts sail without Navy men as gun crews.. The guns will be manned tion. The applicant may have lost Square, New York City. , sufficiently to render the ship less by the merchant seamen. Under this plan Navy men v/ould be re­ vulnerable to submarine attack turned to the battlewagons and other regular Navy vessels. If this plari during the war and at the same works out, all Navy men on merchant ships will be relieved by the time increase and improve their competitive value commercially regular unlicensed personnel. when peace is restored." Meanwhile, he said, new features • are constantly being developed and I received requests from agents for information on security watches put into practice on the ships be­ while ships are in port. I can only inform them that their District ing constructed under the long- Representative will have to try and iron this out with the companies. range building program, which A close study of our contracts will show that the men are entitled to features sleek "C" design sliips of overtime when they are required to stand watches at night in ports re­ various sizes 'and greater speeds gardless of where the watches are stood. The War Shjpping Adminis­ than the Liberty ship, with a deadweight tonnage of about tration has approved the agreement reached between the West Coast Unions and th operators on security watches. 10,500. OPA Gives Seamen Priority Rights For Rubber'Boots REPORT FROM Washington By Matthew Dushane New Liberty Ship PERSONALIS To Feature Speed Crews* Quarters: Ship*s Stores: 9jt Tyimwjdam CASSEL, JOHN .^ CHAMBERS, ANDREW COLEMAN, PATRICK HYDE, BASIL MARTIN, JAMES ...... McNAMERA, JEREMIAH SABO, LOUIS SULLIVAN, SYDNEY WILCOX, JOHN H Winer Cook Bosun Fireman Messman Wiper Messman Messman A.B. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR DECEMBER 14 TO 26, INCLUSIVE DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 240 271 183 694 REGISTERED 301 200 115 616 ON HAND 370 216 167 753 1, -.L •. •"•.ti.;"; . " ... ASSESSMENT! 'f- ; Gun Crews: ' Security Watches: ri Puerto Rico: ~i I have been receiving several complaints that an Ensign who is Remember there is a connected with naval intelligence has been yanking merchant seamen . |2 Organizational Assess­ off ships-in Puerto Rico. I am investigating this here in Washington ment which goes to the and should have a report on it in the near future. International. '^ The payment is volun- Star of Scotland: tary! How good a This ship is one of the last sailing ships in the world to fly the Union man are you? American flag. Just received word that ,she Has been torpedoed in the Have you paid your $2 South Atlantic. Arrangements are being made to repatriat the crew back to the States. obligation? �Friday, January 8, 1943 THE SE AFARERS'~ LOG S.I.U. MEN BRAVE JUNGLE USS Sponsors Art TO AVOID INTERNMENT Show For Seamen ,(• The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa Pathfinder was not only torpedoed and had to spend days in open boats and rafts, but when they hit shore they were faced with miles of jungle which had to be travers­ ed if they wanted to avoid intern­ ment for the duration of the war. That they came through the or­ deal alive is a testimony of their strength and courage. The story of their suffering re­ ceived much space in the Natal Daily News in Durban, South Africa where they received hospi­ tal treatment. A three column picture of six brothers was run in the paper and showed them recu­ perating in the hospital; those pic­ tured were brothers J. Szwed, E. Steencken, E. R. Libecki, R. Tyler, Jesse Joy and John Flannery, The following is the write-up given them in^the African paper: "Fifty-two survivors of the American ship. Pathfinder, recently sunk off the Portuguese East Afri­ can coast, are now in a Durban hospital recovering from the effects of sunburn and exposure. Some of the men have terribly swollen feet and blistered backs. "When the Pathfinder was tor­ pedoed on November 22" the men feared that if they made direct for land they would be interned. So they decided to make the farther trip down the coast to Union ter­ ritory. ' "Relating the story of their ad­ ventures to a Daily News repre­ sentative who visited the survivors in the hospital today, Mr. B. Bur­ ton, the purser, said the ship went down in under three minutes at 2 o'clock on the Sunday morning. " 'We managed to get away one of our two lifeboats and a raft,' said Mr. Bijrton. 'The other life­ boat was blown up. Five of our crew had been killed by the ex­ plosion, the remainder got away ' safely r'-nd" -'^ rrov^ded into the lifeboat. Twelve of us got on to a raft, which was taken in tow by the boat. " 'We made for the Union, but made little progress. By 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon we were about two or three hundred yards off the beach. " 'It was decided then that the men on the raft would make the shore and travel southwards by foot,»and that the men in the boat should try to sail to the Union. " 'At 7 o'clock that night we were 10 miles north of Punta el Oro, the lighthouse on the border of the Union. We lit two beacons to attract the attention of the men in the boat. Shortly afterwards the boat landed and we camped that night on the beach.* "The following day the entire party made for the lighthouse at el Oro. There they were directed by the Portuguese lighthousekeeper to a mission station at Kosi Lake, across the border. "The men suffered many hard­ ships in their trip down the coast. Most of them were scantily clad and those without shoes suffered especially, their feet being not only burnt, but cut by rocks and grass­ es in the swamps through which they had to walk. " 'It was wild, desolate country, and apart from a few natives we saw nobody,' said Mr. Burton. ^ >" 'On this last stage of our journey we split into three parties, one of which pushed on to the trading store. We were met by a party of policemen who took us by truck to the Maputa police out­ post. " 'The following day the cap­ tain's party, which had remained on the beach, was picked up, and we all went into camp at the Maputo outpost.' "Mr. Burton paid a tribute to the wireless operator, one of the. men who had been killed, \¥ho stuck to his keys sending out sig­ nals while the ship sank. He went down with the ship." MONEY DUE The following men have money In the safe in the New Orleans Hall. They should pick It up at their first opportunity. J. McRao, Paul Rogosch, Henry Thompson, Haakan Walle, Eddie Parr. Checks for the following mem­ bers of the crew of the S. S. Cor­ nelia have been mailed to the Mo­ bile Agent. ADOLPH L. DANNE HAL WESTOVER, Jr. JESSE V. BARNES MINOR C. BONDS BROOKS N. BULLOCK , GUS T. STRIBLING HOWARD J. FARMER Overtime beef with the Bull Line concerning the crew of the S. S. Marjory has been settled. The fol­ lowing have money coming: The three oilers, and the following deck men—E. J. Lilly, K. Scherrebeck and Spencer Avant. Collect at the Bull Line office In New York City. FRED HART The United Seaman's Service will sponsor aft art exhibit of the work of merchant seamen. It v/ill be held in New York City at the Hall of Art, 24 "West 4Qth Street, from February 1 through Febru­ ary 14, 1943. All seamen who expect to enter the exhibit are instructed to send entries to Isabel F. Peterson, An­ drew Furuseth Club, 30 East 37th Street. Several pictures can be sub­ mitted by each man. The matting and framing of the pictures will be handled by the USS. There will be three money prizes, $100, $75, and $50 and five $20 honorable mention awards. The jury will be headed by the eminent American artist John Sloan. Any pictures for sale should be accompanied by the name and ad­ dress of the artist and the price asked. RULES OF ENTRY 1. Must be active seamen (3 months sea service). 2. Open to seamen of all United Nations. 3. Pictures must be accompan­ ied by name of artist, price, sea­ man's rank and present owner. 4. Deadline for entries is Jan. 25. 5. All mediums acceptable: oils, water colors, pastels, lithographs, etchings and sculpture. No photo­ graphy accepted. SAVANNAH Shipping in this port for the last week has been good. Had to get crews for two new ships together. After using all the available men around here, started calling some of the other branches for men. Got 9 men out of Tampa one day and 11 the next day. Had a hard time getting ABs together, called Mo­ bile, New Orleans, Baltimore and New York and only succeeded in getting 3 out of Mobile. Am ex­ pecting another ship out around the 8 th of January and will be looking for men again. Any men with ratings in all departments who want to ship out come down around that time and there will be jobs for all. Steady as she goes. CHARLES WAID, Agent Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF WRTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW VORK CITY P. O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwlins Green 0-8346 Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office .BOwIing Green 9-3430 Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 NortH 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLiC .......25 Commercial PI ...Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St.. ....... Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO.......... 45 Ponce dc Leon Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 BRANCH NEW YORK Out of the Focs^l by 9Some of these Ferry Boat Clommandcrs who are being sent out as deep water men, are making a farce of the Merchant Marine. Recently some of our brothers returned from England where they had been de­ tained because of the actions of. the skipper, who had all of his crew* placed in irons and accused them of sabotage. Anything and everything short of murder! He demoted a Steward and the Chief Cook to a rating of Messmen. Here is a man who had only sailed on inland waters and is allowed to take a ship to foreign ports. There was'h't a dull moment since that ship left the States in Feb­ ruary. Unfortunately, it was at the expense of the crew. God deliver us from these war time skippers!!! ^ The return of Dickey and Kupta on Christmas has left everyone relieved as to their whereabouts. The Pasinowsky family is proud of their boys who arc doing their bit in the Merchant Marine. Four brothv ers, Ignatius, George, Joseph and John, are members of our organization Three of them have already been torpedoed. The oldest brother is now a licensed officer. Talking about brothers, the Journigan Brothers are well known in the Gulf . . . Jim De Vito has already lost brothers, Michael and Frank due to enemy action. The three Camacho Brothers were lost through enemy action. AAA Bill Lawton, G-164, (who was recently torpedoed) thinks' all sea­ men ought to have their heads examined as to the way they spend their money. We know a lady who things otherwise. She says: "I don't knmo seamen Or whom they may be. I only know one guy. And he's always good to me." IN MEMORY OF Brother G. A. Friel (Oiler) 1898-1942 Died November 10, 1942, Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Died November 10, 1942, U. S. 1941 PROFITS TOP 1929 Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL CREW OF S. S. WILLIAM MOULTRIE BILLIONS 20 DOLLARS .FEDERAL TAXES ^.50 CREW OF 8. S. SHICKSHINNY 21.00 CREW OF S. S. FLOMAR 16.85 CREW OF 8. 8. JOHNATHON GROUT 15.00 CREW OF 8. 8. JOSEPH HEWE8 15.00 CREW OF 8. 8. THOMAS NELSON 12.00 ED SINGER 5.0O PHILADELPHIA HALL 5.00 A. GRAPCO 5.00 L. BAKER 5.00 JOHN FREDRICK 3.00 ELLIS FLETCHER 1929 W30 H 1932 1933 1934 1935 a- f 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 194 This chart, based by the AFL on figures of the U. S. Department of Commerce, shows that despite increase In federal taxes, profits of all corporations rose to an all time high—even to.pping profits made in the boom year of 1929. ->4 A. H. LAVEZOLI L. FUNK W. DUORANCZK M. GOTT TOTAL f 2.00 ,• •' 2.00 2.00 1-00 1133.35 •-i' 'f .'ii 4I M �• •- . trTHE Page Four ij*- Swedish Seamen's Union NMU Again Flops On Attempt To Under Handicaps Of War Invade Pacific Maritime Unions NEW YORK,^N. Y. — ITF — Tlie crucial role which the Swed­ ish merchant marine is playing in the second World War and the growing strength of the Swedish seamen's movem<Ait notwithstand­ ing severe loss of lives and organi­ zational difficulties arc revealed in a report of the New York branch of the Swedish Seamen's Union to the American office of the I.T.F. The Swedish Seamen's Union, head­ quarters of which are located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is an afiihate of the International Transport Workers' Federation. The report points out that the total tonnage of the Swedish mer­ chant marine prior to the outbreak of the war in 1939 was more than 1,700,000 reg. tons, which placed Sweden among the ten leading sea­ faring nations. The losses suffered in ships and personnel have been large, most of them occurring in the North Sea and the coastal waters of England. LARGE WAR LOSSES j Altogether, Swedish losses through war action amount to 164 vessels with a tonnage of more than 700,000 tons, or over 40% of the original tonnage. 997 Swed­ ish seamen lost their lives. These losses• during the period 1939-1942 already exceed the total losses which th:j Swedish merchant ma­ rine suffered during the entire •ength of the first World War, 1914-1918. The invasion of the Scandina­ vian countries by the Germans in Skipper's Negligence ht.r K'-: Friday, January 8, 1943 SEAFARERS' LOG April 1940 caught the Swedish merchant fleet by surprise, split­ ting it into two sections, one re­ maining within tlie British-block­ aded Skagcrack and the other slightly larger part outside the blockade. The ships remaining within the blockaded waters could be used only in the Swedish trade with Germany and the Soviet Union. Most of these have been kept in port since the outbreak of the Russian-German war, though losses have not been inconsiderable. FLEET ISOLATED FROM HOME The Swedish ships outside the British blockade were unable to re­ turn tq their home ports without the explicit permission of the British authorities. They sailed for British and other allied ports and have been serving in the cause of the United Nations or whatever little free trade remains. These conditions made it neces­ sary for the Swedish seamen's movement to open offices in Am­ erican and other overseas ports in order to look after the interests of the men. War difficulties placed an tncreasing share o^ responsibility upon the shoulders of the officials in charge of the union offices in American ports. Negotiations between the Swed­ ish shipowners and the union re­ sulted in satisfactory agreements which are scrupulously observed by both sides. The entrance of the United States into the war and the brutal warfare conducted by Axis submarines against shipping in North and South Atlantic waters constituted an additional strain which the union offices were pre­ pared to meet. Important points such as assist­ ance to torpedoed seamen, compen­ sation for loss of personal effects, reemployment, etc., were satisfac­ torily settled. Though many of the seamen have been away from their home and families for a long time they have retained their spirit. Their ships which are of vital importance to the cause of the United Nations are kept in ex­ cellent shape. (Continued front Page 1) cr Jamfs A. Muse, a wiper, was elevated to oiler to take his place. After the ship rounded Cape Horn, Muse became ill and had to be knocked off work. Muse was de­ lirious while the ship was in Saldanha Bay and was given a brief examination by the authorities and WAR BONUS PAID medicine was prescribed. • Captain Moodie, however, for­ The present wages of a Swedish got to ^et the medicine before able-bodied seaman aboard a vessel sailing! sailing between American and EuOne week later the ship was I ropean ports consist of the basic torpedoed and Muse, in his critic­ I wage of 183 Swedish crowns, a al condition, spent 19 days in an I 300 percent war bonus and a slid­ open life boat, and then died after ing living index bonus, altogether being rescued. Had the skipper 974 Swedish crowns or about $222 given him adequate medical atten­ a month. Seamen employed con­ tion during his illness, he probably tinuously for six months receive an would have survived the ordeal in additional 30 percent war bonus. the life boat. Swedish seamen sailing on other Thus did Brothers Rogers and routes Outside the American-Euro­ Muse die—victims of the criminal pean war zones receive war bonuses disregard of the crew's welfare on ranging from 130 to 22 3%. the p.;rt of Captain George P. According to an agreement with Moodie. George P. Moodie served the belligerent nations, Sweden is Hitler just as surely as the U-boat permitted to sail five ships a month captains serve him. through the blockade in order to (Editor's note: The correctness of these facts have been sworn to before a notary public by the fol­ lowing crew memb rs: Alton V. Dawson, Peter Nicolaides, Leo McHugh, Robert Bradley, Thomas G. Day, Walter F. Hass, George L. Lohrmann, Michael Mosack and Lewis Schmaltz. (Continued from Page 1) certain eotnpanies for operation2. Insofar as the War Shipping Administration determines that it is practicable and consistent with the most efficient and effective em­ ployment and operations of such veissels in the successful prosecution of the war, all vessels constructed on the Pacific Coast of the United States and scheduled for allocation to these companies will be allocated respectively to Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (Pacific Republics Line), Grace Line Inc. (Pacific Argentine Transit Workers Join ITF—Open Office NEW YORK, N.Y.—ITF—A South American office of the In­ ternational Transport Workers' Federation has been opened in Buenos Aires, Argentine, thus for­ ging another important link in the international transport labor chain spanning the world, it was an­ nounced by the American office of the I.T.F. The new office will serve to strengthen the relations between the transport workers movements of the Western Hemisphere and as­ sist the transport unions of the South American countries in the working out of their problems such as collective bargaining, wages, social security, etc., while furnishing them with international information and data regarding conditions of transport labor in other parts of the world. The Buenos Aires office is in charge of the Union Ferroviaria, the Argentine Railwaymen's Union, and.T.F. affiliate and the country's largest single union comprising nearly 100,000 members or about one-third of the total membership of the Argentine Confederation of Chinese Seamen Gain Death And Injury Payments NEW YORK, N. Y. — ITF — Chinese seamen sailing aboard British ships will receive compen­ sation ranging from 3 3 to 300 pounds in the event of disability or death resulting from war ac­ tion, according to an agreement just concluded between the Brit­ ish and Chinese Governments in London and made public by the American office of the Internation­ al "Transport Workers' Federation. The agreement was reached after extended negotiations in which the situation and conditions of Chin­ ese seamen serving in the British merchant- navy were thoroughly canvassed. About 10,000 Chinese seamen are at present serving aboard British merchant ships. About 660 have lost their lives through enemy action and 220 arc prisoners of the Axis powers. supply the home country with Compensation will be paid by foodstuffs and other needed raw materials. Though this fleet is the British Ministry of Pensions traveling under safe conduct per­ and- payments to the widows and mits, it has also suffered .substan­ other dependents of the men will tial losses. In addition, Swedish ships are carrying food cargoes of be forwarded' through the British about 13,000 tons, a month to t consular and shipping authorities starving Greece. in China. operations) and Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company, Inc., as the case may be, and shall thereafter be manned, insofar as unlicensed personnel are concerned, by crews furnished by the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, the Pacific Coast Mar­ ine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers' Association, and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Asso­ ciation of the Pacific Coast so long as such vessels remain allocated to and operated by such respective companies, irrespective of the trades, service or area in which the vessels may thereafter be en­ gaged. 3. The respective collective bar­ gaining agreements of the unions manning vessels so allocated shall governf and apply. 4. In determining the alloca­ tions of such vessels under the foregoing provisions, the War Shipping Administration will be guided by requirements for the successful prosecution of the war but will give proper consideration to the status of the interested labor organizations under conditions existing prior to the present war and to the preservation of their rights under collective bargaining agreements as confirmed by the War Shipping Administration in the "Statements of Policy" entered into with the various maritime la­ bor unions. 3 Labor. Other Argentine labor unions collaborating with the I.T.F. are the tramway and bus drivers as well as the two maritime unions, the Federacion Obrera Maritima and the Union Obrera Maritima, which are at present en­ gaged in negotiations toward uni­ fication of their forces into a single powerful maritime federation. While the New York office of the I.T.F. will continue as the di­ recting center of all I.T.F. activ­ ities in the Western Hemisphere, the Buenos Aires bureau will "serve as a press and information center for Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Boli­ via, Paraguay and Uruguay. Con­ tacts with the transport unions of Mexico, Cuba and other Latin American countries arc maintained directly from the New York I.T.F. office, which publishes a regular DO NOT news and information service in Burness F. Letson Spanish. SHIP P6153 SIU AND TANKER MEMBERS ON WEST COAST Central Registering and Dispatching Office Opened in SUP Headquarters at .San Francisco For SIU Members and T.C.'s In Deck, Engine— And Steward Departments Increased shipping on West Coast for S.I.U. members and to insure better iservice and equal shipping rights to all, has made it necessary to open a separate and complete business office to be devoted solely to registering and caring for the needs of S.I.U. members in all departments. All S.I.U. members in San Francisco are required to imme­ diately register in S.I.U. office at $3 Clay St. S.I.U. members in S.U.P. Branches on the West Coast are to register in the re­ spective S.U.P.- Office and receive an S.I.U. shipping card. S.I.U^ shipping cards will have preference on S.I.U. ships and will be recognized by all S.U.P. Dispatchers. S.I.U. Deck members will have second preference on S.U.P. ships if no S.U.P. members are available. For Further Information: Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the ad­ dresses listed below. You, will always finds somebody at these numbers excepting at night. Bill Gries, 206 West 6th St., San Pedro — Phone San Pedro 2491. E. Coester or Johnson, 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash.—• Phone Elliott 6752. John Massey, or C. Atkins, 111 West Burnside St., Port­ land, Oregon—Phone Beacon 4336. Louie Glebe or Banks, 257 Fifth ^t., Richmond, Califor­ nia—Phone Richmond 4021. Hugh Murphy, 340 B Cambie St., Vancouver, B. 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Title A name given to the resource January 8, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 1 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: SUB-STANDARD WAGES CHARGED TO N.E.S.S. LINE NMU AGAIN FLOPS ON ATTEMPT TO INVADE PACIFIC MARITIME UNIONS AMERICAN THEATER WING CLUB FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN WSA PLEDGES OBSERVANCE OF CONTRACTS AND HIRING HALL GRAVY! DEATH OF 2 SIU MEN TRACED TO NEGLIGENCE OF SKIPPER DRAFTED MEN OVER 38 CAN GO TO SEA OPA GIVES SEAMEN PRIORITY RIGHTS FOR RUBBER BOOTS NEW LIBERTY SHIP TO FEATURE SPEED S.I.U. MEN BRAVE JUNGLE TO AVOID INTERNMENT SWEDISH SEAMEN'S UNION UNDER HANDICAPS OF WAR NMU AGAIN FLOPS ON ATTEMPT TO INVADE PACIFIC MARITIME UNIONS ARGENTINE TRANSIT WORKERS JOIN ITF-OPEN OFFICE CHINESE SEAMEN GAIN DEATH AND INJURY PAYMENTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/3c16a7f093052ba57bda0e192b62a9f1.PDF 2643395f5ed4692e10aae54dfb0b0538 PDF Text Text PAFAKERSJOC OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1943 No. 2 Washington Boards Attempt Underhand Chisel Of S.I.U. Wages And l^curity WSA Stooge Suddenly Opens Bull & Alcoa Union Contract The War Shipping Administration is sticking its long nose into bargaining contracts held by the SIU which were signed, sealed and delivered long before the WSA became operator of the merchant fleet and before wage levels were subject to review by the War Labor Board. On January 6 the SIU received^ a copy of a letter Hubert Wyckoff had sent to the War Labor Board concerning the contracts be­ tween this union and the Alcoa and Bull lines. Mr. Wyckoff, who holds the title of Director of Di­ vision of Maritime Labor Relations, WASHINGTON—A year ago WSA, suggested to the War Labor Board that it "consider" the SIU this Jan. 14 a Nazi U-boat man­ euvered 100 miles off New York contracts with Bull and Alcoa dated July 6, 1942. The impli­ harbor to torpedo the first United Nations vessel in American waters. cation of Wyckoff's letter was that wage increases were contained in She was the Norness, a 9,577-ton the contracts which might not be tanker under Panamanian registry. legal under the WLB wage-freezThe anniversary prompts a look ang policy. at the record of the submarine war. Ship Losses Decline After 1Year of Sub War A Fast One? Mr. Wyckoff seems to be en­ gaged in some sort of a slick-man­ euver, though we are not just cer­ tain what it is. We do, however, {Continued on Page 4) THANKS FROM FORT STANTON Since the beginning of the war, the Navy has announced the sink­ ing of 504 United Nations mer­ chant vessels (up to January 11). Among these were 262 United States ships. Other reports — of unidentified United Nations sinkings in the Caribbean and elsewhere — bring Bulletin WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 — The Maritime War Emergency Board held public hearing today on Itr proposal to eliminate all port and area bonuses unless the port or area Is under actual attack. CaptalnT Edward Macauley, chairman of the board, was ask­ ed by the SIU Washington Rep­ resentative, Matthew Dushane, If any employers was disputing the payment of the bonuses and had asked the board to inter­ vene. When Macauley admitted that no dispute on the subject had been reported to the board, he was reminded that under those conditions the board had no authority to Intervene and al­ ter the bonus rates. The MWEB was established to arbitrate all DISPUTES be­ tween the unions and operators over the question of bonus. In the present case the MWEB is attempting to create a dispute where none existed. One member of the board said that In his opinion the seamen were getting too much money. Union representatives point out the fact that seamen's wages fall short of many shoreside wages where the men are not even subjected to bombings and torpedolngs and slow starvation in a life boat. The MWEB found all mari­ time labor firmly resolved to fight any move to deprive them of earned bonuses. The board adjourned without handing down any final decision. M.W.E.B. Moves Illegally To Scuttle Established Bonuses The Maritime War Emergency Board has announced its intention to hand down a decision which is a direct blow; at the very existence of the maritime trade unions and un­ dermines the safeguards given labor under the State of Principles signed between the War Shipping Administra••tion and the SIU-SUP in Decem­ ber 1941. The Board's proposed ruling would eliminate the pay­ ment of area bonuses, except when seamen are under actual attack, and would thus remove the basis for the payment of port bonuses which are provided for in the bar­ The SIU has conferred with the gaining contracts between the op­ Internal Revenue Department re­ erators and the union—such con­ garding the exemption from in­ tracts having been entered into come tax payments for seamen before the creation of the board who have spent the majority of and guaranteed by the government 1942 in foreign waters, and ports. for the duration of the war. Tax Exemptions Are Explained For Seamen Here is. the score.. Any seaman who has spent six calendar months out of the year in foreign waters is exempt from income tax payment. The six months do not have to be consecutive, they may consist of any six scattered throughout the Illegal Function This latest move is an outragepus pervertion of the entire func­ tion for which the MWEB was created. The MWEB was created as an arbitration body whose func­ year. However, parts of months tion it was to aid the operators and unions in settling disputes on cannot be added together to con­ bonus payments. That was the be­ stitute a full month. ginning and the end of the auth­ If your tax collector disputes ority given the Board at the time of its creation. this point, ask him to turn to the Here is part of the letter an­ following directive and read it for nouncing the impending new de­ himself: cision—^it is dated Jan. 2, 1943: {Continued on Page 4) "After an investigation of the op­ eration of the provisions of at­ tachment -No. 2 of Decision No. 7, revised, the Board has determined that the present system of port bonus does not provide a just and accurate port bonus based on the risk involved. The board has, therefore, determined that a re­ gard to any question relating to' ment between the Sailors' Union of vision is necessary." war risk compensation or war risk'the Pacific and the Pacific Coast insurance of personnel of the ves- ^ steamship operators in May of sels of such steamship operator and 1941. Shortly thereafter port Already making record profits bonuses were mutually established such question shall not be settled in contracts between East Coast shipowners through the ordinary procedure of Unions and East Coast Steamship and government boards launch a collective bargaining between such double pronged drive to get even steamship operator and its em­ Operators. greater profits. One drive is aimed ployees, such question shall be re­ In September 1941 the Atlantic at Congress and designed to win ferred to the Board by such steam­ and Gulf District of the Seafarers inflated payments from the gov­ ship operator or such union by International Union of North Am­ ernment for the bottoms taken giving written notice to the Board erica followed .by the Sailors' over by the War Shipping Admin­ and to. the other party of the in­ Union of the Pacific called a strike istration; the other drive is at the tention of the party giving such for an increase in the war bonus, seamen and would chisel the few notice to refer such question to the e.ttend bonus areas and to include dollars due men who sweat and Board. Such notice, shall'specify the Caribbean Sea. Because of the bleed, and often die in carrying the question to be referred to the expensive National Defense Pro­ cargoes to the hell holes of the Board," and paragraph three (3) gram at that time and also appeals world. on the front page of the Statement from the Secretary pf Labor and of principles, the Board is over Now let us see what the board the Chairman of National Defen.se stepping the power granted them is contemplating as a "fair and ac­ Mediation Board, the Union re­ curate port bonus based upon the by the signatories thereto. Pqrt bonuses originated primar­ leased the ships and the dispute was risk involved." Here it is: the total up to 587 as of the same The mem^rs of the SIU and date. SUP on the Atlantic Coast sent a {Continued on Page 4) Christmas present of $15 J to the Brothers in the hospital at Ft. Stanton. Thefollowing letter of thanks was received. "Received your very nice letter dated Dec. 30th, accompanied by the two checks No. 616437, 616438, in the amount of $15 5 (one hundred and fifty-five dol­ January 12, 1943 lars) . Maritime War Emergency Board "There isn't a shadow of doubt as Edward Macauley, Chairman to the appreciation offered by me John R. Steelman and the remainder of the S.U.P.- Frank P. Graham S.r.U. men, to those that so gen­ Department of Commerce Bldg. erously responded to my appeal. Washington, D. C. "We profoundly thank you and all those" men that so willingly do­ Gentlemen: nated. If it didn't get here in time The membership of the Atlantic for "Xmas, it did for New Year. I and Gulf District of the Seafarers knew my appeal would not fall on International Union"of North Am­ deaf ears and as food restrictions erica has gone on record to strenare getting tighter here, the money ously oppose the Maritime War came in very useful in the way of Emergency Board's proposed extras and was equally divided Amendment No. 9 to Decision No. ampng the following members: 7, Revi.sed. John J, Ennis, 1412 Pursuant, to paragraph two (2) Edward Reville, 2361 on page two (2) of the Statement H. Carlson, 3074 of Principle's "Whenever any dif­ J. H. Gleason, 49 ference shall arise between any i 'i., Jokn Dooley, 1931 steamship operator and any union S. Shakes, 4833 W. D. Johnson, 3590." representing its employees with re- ily as a result pf a mutnal agree- Hawk Protests M. W. E. B. Move To Eliminate Area Bonuses f Profit Motive {Continued on Page 4) {Continued on P^ge if*'• �THE Page Two \ ptam*h4d iv fh9 SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlcmtic and Guli District Amtiatta tatth th* Amvican FtOmrtton of Lalor HARRY LUNDEBER3. InlwmoUonal I^sldvut 110 Mcirkst Stxsvt, Room 402, Scm Frandico, Colli. ADDRS3B ALL OORRESPONDENOM OONOERNINO THIS PUBLIOATIOE TO'. "THE SEAFABEBS' LOG P. O. 25. Station P. Now York. N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 Hn Wmwjdam BASEL, MIKE BETANCOURT, PRIMO BOCCEDORA, CARLO BORGMAN, UBERT iCHRISTENSON, SOREN COX, DONALD DAWSON, EUGENE DIXON, ROY DUERSEL, HERBERT DUFFY, JOSEPH ELIASSEN, ARVID FLYNN, JOSEPH FUHRMAN, BYRON GILL, ODUS GURRY, JAMES HARRISON, MOODY KLEINSMITH, RONALD LINDSEY, HENRY LISKOYS, VICTOR F LIVINGSTON, ALEXANDER MacDONALD, MARK MALONE, THOMAS MCDONALD, ALBERT MERRYFIELD, WILLIAM MESSICK, WILLIAM MIXON, JERRY MUNEZ, ERASMO O'BRIEN, EDWARD PALMER, FRANK PENTZ, THEODORE VON POLOMS, RICHARD RHODES, CECIL RIVERA, JUAN SELF, B. R, PRESTON SMITH, MATTHEW SOUSA, MANUEL STYPCZYNSKI, ARTHUR SUTHERLAND, MELVIN DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 301 267 REGISTERED 319 205 ..364 218 " - ' Friday, January 22, 1943 LOG FUGATIVE FROM MUTTON STEW WRITES BIGGS Cape Town, South Africa October 1st, 1942 My Dear Biggs: When I return frOin Africa, I am going to publish a new book called, "Why sailors prefer the shipyards" or "Don't bite the hanc if you can get better." In my 20 odd years at Sea, I have sailed many foul feeding ships but this one truly represents the most pronounced "manifestation of mass hunger on which I've ever had the pleasure of starving. Our cooks can prepare only two dishes—one is mutton stew and the other one ain't. We all prefer the one that ain't because we have eat­ en mutton until all hands smell like British subjects. Only tv>day one of our messboys passed away at the dinner table—^knife and fork in hand, and we all thought he was the victim of a heart attack. But the doctor declared the poor man died of Galloping malnutrition. Hunger has reached the acute stage when one man will eat an­ other, but I believe most anyone on here would relish a barbecued oiler or a nice fat suckling Cadet, baked with a red apple in it's month. The African authorities have denied us shore leave until the sail­ ors promise to quit eating the can­ nibals. In Cape Town last week, Bill McQuistion brought a big stevedore into the mess room and when asked why, replied, "I brought him in to eat." Irish Ken­ nedy suggested, "Let's eat him in the shaft alley so we won't have to share him with the gun crew." REPORT FROM Washington By Matthew Dushane Maritime War Emergency Board: On a letter dated January 2, 1943, the MWEB has invited all the signatories of the statement of principles to attend' a meeting that will be held in Washington, D. C., on January 14, 1943. This letter is, rather interesting so I will quote part of it. ! "AFTER AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OPERATION OF, ATTACHMENT NO. 2 OF DECISION NO. 7, REVISED. THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF PORT BONUS DOES NOT PROVIDE A JUST AND AC^ CURAIt PORT BONUS BASED ON THE RISK INVOLVED. THE BOARD HAS, THEREFORE, DETERMINED THAT A REVISION IS NECESSARY." AB Now let us see what the board is contemplating is a fair and ac­ Watertender curate port bonus based on the risk involved. "A PORT BONUS OF $125.00 SHALL BE PAID TO EACH Wiper SEAMAN FOR EACH PORT OR ANCHORAGE WHEREVER Wiper SITUATED THAT EXPERIENCES AN ENEMY ATTACK DURING A CALL AT SUCH PORT OR ANCHORAGES. NO AB OTHER BONUSES SHALL BE PAYABLE." • • Fireman The Board under this proposed decision will eliminate all port and area bonuses that we have negotiated with the employers and under OS the decision of the National Defense Mediation Board prior to the es­ Oiler tablishing of the Maritime War Emergency Board. This is what they feel is a fair and just decision. Watertender Let's check on the statement of principles and see where they get Messman the authority if they have any authority to change any agreements that were negotiated prior to the establishment of the M.W.E.B. Oiler QUOTE FROM 3 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES. AB . "THE UTILIZATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WILL IN NO INSTANCE BE IMPAIRED OR RESTRICTED Fireman BY REASON OF ANY ACTION TAKEN AT THIS CONFER­ Wiper ENCE. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT ALL' RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY WILL Oiler RESPECT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WILL BE RE­ AB TAINED AND ALL AGREEMENTS WILL IN NO WAY BE VIOLATED." Fireman Frequently I dream of the time It can plainly be seen by the above that all agreements that were AB in the last war, when my ship was negotiated by the unions and the emplojyrs are not to be violated by torpedoed and 11 of us spent 127 AB days in an open boat. We subsist­ the Board, and the Unions and the employers did negotiate an agree­ the final two months on raw ment prior to the Board being set up where by port and area bonuses AB ed fish, rope yarn and storm oil. For shall be paid. The Board in assuming that they can rule that "port and areat Oiler a special treat on Sundays, the good old Captain allowed us to lick bonuses are not to be paid unless the port or area is under enemy attack Watertender the Albany grease off the shackk is out of order and entirely out of the Board's ^jurisdiction. The only Messman pins. My, my, them was the days. Way that they can adopt this ruling is to make null and void the State­ ^ Biggs, if this ship is an example ment of Principles, perhaps that is the intent of this proposed decision. Watertender of the way we are to be fed for Under 4 of the Statement of Principles, it is agreed that the Board Messman the duration, I would suggest you shall settle 'disputes with the employer and the Unions when they can­ put .up a sign by the Dispatcher's not agree, our dispute is not where there are bonuses at present estab­ 2nd Cook Cage reading as follows: lished,-it lies with the fact that in some ports and areas there are no i BE CAREFUL IN CHOOSING Messman YOUR SHIPMATES MEN, YOU bonuses being paid, and I contend that the Board has no power to take away any bonuses that we are at present getting, but in the dispute that OS MAY HAVE -TO EAT 'EM. we have with the employer where there are no bonuses being paid they Love—Goon have the power of settling this problem only. AB Deck Eng. PROVIDE LIBRARIES Draft Case: E. R. Gottsch A.B., going to sea 14 years was ordered Inducted into FOR SHIPS' CREWS Oiler the army. Case was referred to the proper authorities and the Board American merchant marine ves­ was notified to reconsider his case. AB sels are to be provided with port­ Cook able libraries filled with books Victory Tax: Internal Revenue Commissioner Guy T. Helvering has ruled that and magazines for the use of of­ Bosun ficers and crews on ships operated the I per cent Victory Tax must be assessed against seamen's wages paid Watertender by the War Shipping Administra­ on or after January 1st, 1943. Helvering held that the services of sea­ tion. men on American Vessels which touch American ports are "performed Steward Arrangements were made by J, within the United States." Gushing, assistant deputy ad­ ' AB E. Casa Blanca: ministrator for ship operations, board has ruled that a port bonus is payable for Casa Blanca. Cook with the Merchant Marine Library This The bonus is retroactive to the day that hostilities started there. I will ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR DEC, 28 TO^ZAN. 9, INCLUSIVE ON HAND SEAFARERS' 200 768l 180 704 ' 172 764 - ' II I Association which will deliver to WSA yessels the small libraries containing at least 40 books of current literature suitable for use in the reading room aboard. They are contained in cases es­ pecially constructed for display and can be transferred from one vessel to another, thus keeping a fresh supply of books and rriaga-. xines in circulation. send copies of the decision to all the respective headquarters as soon as they are mineographed by the MWEB. Selective Service: Still getting plenty of complaints from some of our agents re­ garding local draft boards trying to induct active seamen. Wire your cases in so that we can put a stop ta some of these local boards. Send in all the facts in the case. At present I am working on a standard from to send to all the agents for them to fill out when they have a case. �Friday, January 22, 1943 SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN WHArS DOmG Around the Ports TAMPA our union brothers to the cause of In closing I see that you claim to represent 85% of the seamen Victory. Fraternally on the West Coast. The facts, as For the past few weeks there JOE SALTIS you know, are that you don't rep­ have been any number of beefs resent 10% of the men. Your ex­ about steamship companies refus­ aggerations don't help a lost cause ing to pay transportation money one damn bit—and you should to those men that wanted to quit know that by now. their ships after signing off the This is an open letter to the I also notice you have been do­ articles in a port other than the "emancipator of the seamen" Joe ing some fast financial juggling. one that they have signed on. Currant « Your dues are going up four bits This is another underhanded at­ Dear Joe: a month in order to pay for all tack against organized seaman . You will pardon, I hope, the that real estate you purchased. Our which if allowed to continue, will presumption which allows me to dues continue at $2 but we put it do much to undermine our Union. write thusly after a silence of so into benefits for the members—not The companies in cahoots with the many months. By this time I have in fancy buildings. We pay $2 per W.S.A. say that, in affect, if a man learned to what extent some of the week hospital benefits to the boys signs on articles that are dated for people will go to get control of in the hospital and we fight like 12 months, then he must stay on the seamen and to benefit from the hell for wages and conditions—not that ship for that time. This prac­ publicity. for publicity and glory. tice has, up to date, not been at­ The fates have geen kind to the What this all adds up to, in my tempted, however, that would men of the SUP and SIU. In a opinion, is the fact that you can't seem to be their next step. war where any semblence of pleas­ play both ends towards the mid­ '• In Mobile last week, there was ure is hard to find, our member­ dle. Not without your member­ a transportation beef with a South ship have been furnished much ship suffering. Atlantic S.S. Co. ship. This out­ amusement by watching you, and E. R. WALLACE, Agent fit has refused to pay transporta­ then looking at what we have in tion money to the crew to North our own organization. of Hatteras where they signed on. Our two unions are not run by They have also enlisted the Coast any can shaking faction. And Joe, Since the war started the mem­ Guard in their phony contention. when you made your speech of bers of the U. S. Merchant Marine The Coast Guard has issued a state­ how you saved the seame*, the have faced all Hitler, Hiroitio and ment saying that inasmuch as the speech you made before the Pro­ Mussolini could dish out and have crew have signed on for a period peller Club, well the Lykes Bros, gone back for more, but now they of 12 months, they were not en­ gave your speech three pages in face a dread more dreadful than titled to any transporation money. their Employees magazine.- I'm all three combined could dish out. GALVESTON NEW ORLEANS It then stands to reason that if • the operators get away with this phony move then they will try to keep those men that wanted to quit from paying off. Even if they have completed a round trip. This will be, in affect, a freezing to the job policy, which the union and the membership has gone on record to fight. It also will tend to keep him out of touch with his union hall and thereby keep him from knowing what is going on. And another thing, if the seaman are ''^frozen to their job, then there will be no turnover of jobs for .the S.I.U. So you can see why we have to fight this policy with all the vigor at our command. I have noticed that the member­ ship in New York went on record not to sign on ships that do not have their articles dated to ter­ minate after each foreign voyage. If each crew will adhere strickly to policy, then I feel sure that we can do away with the operators at­ tempt to regiment the seaman. Another business that I would like to bring to light, is this policy of some of the companies in say­ ing that they cannot get the food to put aboard the ships. They give the excuse that there is a war on and that there is a shortage of some foods. Well, who the HELL is fighting this war? The seamen have been sent out to sea without convoys and without guns. Gottfen torpedoecl, received no assistance, no recognition, messed around by the very company that they were working for, and then still went back out to sea for some more of the same. Then some damn office clerk comes to them and tells them that there is a war on and that because of that reason they cannot obtain food to supply to the men that have given over'* six thousand of Page Three THE SEAFARERS' LOG wondering Joe, just which side of the fence you' are on. Many of my friends are now dead. They died with a nonchal­ ance which they would have denied was courage. They would have shunned the fanfare and publicity which you continually seek over their dead bodies. These men "de­ livered the goods" when you were shouting that the "Yanks are not coming" and they continue to de­ liver the goods while you shout, "We Keep 'em Sailing" from your swivil chair. Do you remember what happen­ ed to the seamen after the last war? And where they stayed until 1934? My suggestion to you is to get in there and pitch for your membership and stop playing the shipowners game. And once again, Joe, don't try -to muscle in on something that doesn't belong to you, or the union which you rep­ resent. WELL That, my friends, is the "Internal Revenue,' on the day they pay off. Since the 5% Victory Tax has gone into effect the Seamen have taken a worse licking than anyone else. According to the law any money paid a person in 1943 is taxable as 1943 income although it is earned in 1942. The seamen who have fought off the dive bombers on the way to Russia, the seamen who took part in the allied inva­ sion of Africa, and any other sea­ men coming in in 1943 will be faced with taxation on the money they earned out there in 1942. The people of the U.S.A. (and that in­ cludes the ones that made and passed such a phoney law) depend a great deal on the work of the men of the Merchant Marine, and especially the great job they are doing out there. They had no chance to get their pay on Decem­ ber 31st, 1942 so as to avoid pay­ ing the tax on 1942 income. Due LOOK Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwIing Green 9-8340 Directory of Branches ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's OfiBce Agent BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St. TAMPA 423 East Piatt St MOBILE, ...............55 So. Conception St PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 219 20th Street BRANCH NEW YORK to Strict censorship and very little mail or information going out of the country they had no ide.-t they would be so unjustly taxed. So as it stands now the U. S. Merchant Seamen are not only faced with the perils of the Sea, Hitler, Hiroitio and Mussolini, but they are also faced with the dread of the Internal Revenue Collector when they come in and pay off. What the Seamen would like to know is, will the seamen that are now in Russia, Africa and any othei" ports in foreign lands and have been there quite some time, be faced with the same unjust tax­ ation when they get back? What we would also like to know is what are all the Senators, Congressmen, etc., that boasted so much of the great work being done by the 'Unsung Heroes doing about this unjust, and speaking as a Seamen, 'Phoney Law'.? No seamen objects to paying the 5% tax, but sure object to paying it on 1942 income, when none of our law makers (that are sitting at home with nice square meals, and a swell fireplace to sit in front of) have to pay it, due to the rude interpetation of the law by the Treasury Department. C. J. STEPHENS, Agent DRAFT NOTICES The following men have been de­ linquent in reporting to their local draft boards. They should clear up this matter at- once, otherwise they may find themselves in the army. JOHN MARKOVIC HAROLD TATTLE JOSEPH WHALEN JOSEPH DAMES JOHN CIELETON RICHARD BARBEE GARLAND BONNEY WHO'S ASKING! Harry Bridges, that super-militant leader out on the West Coast, now has his hat in his hand and a fawning grin on his long face. Harry wants a wage boost for his longshoremen. And how does he go about it? By militant union action? By strikes? Or even by direct negotiation with the shipowners? Hdrry Bridges does none of these, rather does he meekly appear before the War Labor Board and complain that his men receive less than the East Coast longshoremen! He thinks the government should correct the situation. - This is, a fine kettle of fish. Here the East Coast, longshoremen have been struggling along all these years without the benefit of Bridges* lead­ ership—^and yet tliey wind up with more in the pay envelope than the West Coast men! (It ain't rig:ht.) Here's how the two scales compare: ILA ILWU (East Coast) (West Coast) Regular Hourly rate: $1.25 1.10 Overtime rate: 1.65 1.87/2 .-.l ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT The East Coast men recently received a 5 c wage boost on the regular hourly scale and z 7Yzc overtime boost. Far from calling upon the gov­ ernment to aid it, the ILA resisted all efforts of the War Labor Board to enter the case and^'wDn the increases through direct negotiations with the operators. On October 16 Harry Bridges made a speech to the California State CIO Convention at which he said, 'We've got a lot of our unions still think­ ing they can make gains by getting wage increases of so much per hour, or per day, and they are fooling themselves if they only think in terms of dollars and cents." He then went on to explain that they should think in terms of a "Second front in Europe," "Keep 'em Sailing," etc., etc. Maybe. But even if Harry doesn't pay much attention to the question of wage increases, we can be sure his mcmbetship docs. Otherwise he would­ n't now be coming to the government and whin­ ing about the difference in scale between the two coasts. ..-.A PHONE BOwIing Green 9-3430 BOwling Green 8-3437 Liberty 4057 ...Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1332 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 SAVANNAH Shipping around this port has been very good lately. Have had a new ship coming out just about every week that has passed since December. Have shipped just about everything I can get my hands on around here and am still looking for men. Will have two new ships for South Atlantic Line coming out, one on January 28th and one on February 26th and will be needing men with ratings in all de­ partments for them. Will more than likely be able to use any of the boys who want to ship out if they will come down around that time. Steady as she goes CHARLES WAID, Agent MISSING PAPERS The following men have pass--, ports, Identification papers, disi charges, etc., in the Philadelphia hall. Write for them at once. MEARLE WYCOFF FRANK McCALLEN JAMES RYAN ALEX SLEDGE HAROLD WOOD WOODROW WOLFORD GEORGE MACK ARTHUR ANDREW JOHN SRVBEHUK CHARLES SPAULDING < MONEY DUE Crews of the Alcoa Leader and Alcoa Master may now collect theii) Casa Blanca bonus by calling at 17 Battery Place, New York City 4- .4 4 Black gang of the S. S. Delmai} can collect overtime money by ap* plying to Mississippi Line offic^ 17 Battery Place, New York City. 4 4 4 Steward's department of Alcoa Pathfinder and Alcoa Cutter hav0 overtime coming. Collect at 17 Bat-< tery Place, New York City. 4 4 4 Linen money is due crew of Al^ coa Trader. I PERSONALS CHARLES H. DELMONACO See the" Secretary-Treasurer thq next time you are in New York. RICHARD O'CONNOR See the Secretary-Treasurer tha next time you are In New York. IN MEMORY OF Kenneth J. Hack A. B. 1906 - 1942 Died of Diphtheria San Jaun Hospital, Dec. 8, 1942 . 1 • u �IK.--?-. ikFriday, January 22, 1943 THE SEA,FARERS' LOG Page Four Hawk Protests M. W. E. B, Move !To Eliminate Area Bonuses Ship Losses Decline After 1Year of Sub War M.W.E.B. Moves Illegally Tq> Scuttle Established Bonuses {Continued from Page 1) The *'Fair" Plan calls the turns there. But now the Maritime War Emergency Board is apparently being used in an ef­ fort to break union conditions^ While the decision has not been formally handed down, but only formulated for action, all seamen will carefully watch the public hearing being held and the votes cast by the three Board members— Dr. John R. Steelman, Frank P. Graham and Edward Macauley. "A port bonus of $125.00 shall referred to the National Defense as area bonuses. Although the be paid to each seaman for each Mediation Board to be known as unions realized that this was a port or anchorage, where ever sit­ substantial modiiication of their Case 80. uated, that experiences an enemy uriion contracts and of the Na­ attack during a call at such port Increases Won tional Defeiii. Mediation Board or anchorages. No other bonnse$ The National Defense Mediation decision Case 80; in the interest shall be payable." {Continued from Page 1) Board not only approved the meth­ of peace and harmony in the in­ This all brings sharply to ques­ ods used to measure the war risk dustry and for the furtherance of The first ship flying the Ameri­ tion the entire role of th4 various port bonus, but they did not the successful prosecution of the can flag known to have gone down maritime boards functioning in think it adequate. The union war effort, the unions accepted the in American waters was the tank­ Washington. In the past year agreements with the shipowners area bonuses without protest. er Allan Jackson. A submarine got Past Guarantee there has been a veritable plague of The American Merchant Seamen called for a flat $75.00 bonus for her on January 20, 1942, off the Here is what the Statement of the port of Suez, regardless of how have been highly. commended re­ North Carolijia coast. She went them. The seamen have always been suspicious of these govern­ Principles says: "It is understood long the ship laid there. The Na­ cently by the Fresident of the down blazing and^ twenty-two of ment agencies for they have been and agreed that all rights guaranr tional Defense Mediation Board United States and numerous other her thirty-five-man crew were lost. largely sponsored and packed by teed to labor and industry with re­ high government officials, includ­ ruled in their decision Case SO, The S.I.U. has lost 579 men on 84 the shipowners. The majority of spect to collective bargaining will ing Admiral E. S. Land and the paragraph one page three (3), contracted ships sunk by the these boards have not been the im­ be retained and all agreements will "For the pot of Suez or any other Chairman of the National Defense Nazis. partial" governmental agencies they in no way be violated." port which is subject to regular Mediation Board, Captain E. R. Although Axis submarines still posed to be—but rather the profitIf the MWEB persists in sabot­ bombing, $100.00 plus $5.00 a Macauley for the splendid job that take heavy toll, they have pretty lusting shipowner moved from the aging those portions of the union they are now doing unflinchingly day for each day beyond five days well been forced away from our waterfront to Washington. conditions which established the in this total all out war effort. The that the vessel is in port." In the shores in the year since the Norbasis for port bonuses,, let Steelsame decision the National :De- morale of the Merchant Seamen at ness rocked under the impact of Shipowners* Hole man, Graham and Macauley an-^ fense Mediation Board respected this time is very high and this at­ Nazi torpedoes. The seamen have had enough swer to the seamen and explain a fhe unions collective bargaining tempt to abolish the now existing Sinkings at first were heaviest experiences with the Maritime twisted logic which can at once area bonuses certainly will not help tontracts on page five (5) para­ oflE.„our Northern Atlantic Coa.st. Commission and the War Shipping solomnly guarantee a right, and in in maintaining this high morale. graph ten (10), "Nothing in these Then the heavy toll moved south­ Administration to know just who the next breath violate it. recommendations shall be interward as we got more forces afloat Withdrawal Demanded perted so as to reduce benefits npw against them. The Navy says the existing under collect bargaining In conclusion the Seafarers In­ big toll now is off the South Amer­ contracts, except as herein modi­ ternational Union of North Am­ ican bulge and in the general vi­ fied existing contracts and arrange­ erica in behalf of all American cinity of the Cape of Good Hope. ments shall continue." Merchant Seamen respectfully re­ » The shipowners were pleased quest that the Board withdraw this maneuver comes as a great {Continued from Page 1) with the National Defense-Media­ their proposed Amendment No. 9 know^the following facts: surprise to all parties. tion Board decision Case 80, and to Decision No. 7, Revised, and we 1. The contracts with Bull and &>mc people might conclude immediately signed samed. ' The further request that the Board Alcoa were concluded in good faith from all this that Mr. Wyckoff Maritime Commission expressed ap­ render a decision which will be by the SIU, and signed by all par­ is a knuckle-head and doesn't know proval of it, and the unions ac­ retroactive to November 7, 1942, ^{Continued from Page 1) ties. the score. As for us, we doubt cepted it." Internal Revenue Cumulative providing for an area bonus of 2. The wage clause in the con­ that Wyckoff is so thick between Bulletin 1940—1 OB $125.00 for the area of North Chisel Begins General Counsel Memorandum tract signed July 6, 1942 contain­ the ears that he would pull some­ Africa on the Atlantic Coast. No. 22065 Page 100 ed no increase over the 1940 con­ thing like this without some very Very trulys yours, The Maritime War Emergency The SIU has also been attempt­ tract plus the addendum. definite motive. JOHN HAWK, Sec.-Treas. Board took away the original port 3. The War Labor Board has no ing to clear up the confusion sur­ Seafarers International Who did Wyckoff consult with bonuses that were embodied in the rounding the new "Victory Tax" authority to knock out wage in­ if not with the SIU or the oper­ Union of N. A. unions contracts, and substituted which is automatically deducted creases won by labor in 194Qi Atlantic & Gulf District ators involved? in their place what is now known Knowing these facts, one nat­ from the pay by the shipowner. Who .would be interested in disShipowners have been deducting it urally wonders about Mr. Wycrqpting labor relations between from whole trips in 1942 if the koff's move in submitting the the SIU and its contracted oper­ payoflf came in 1943. The SIU contracts to the WLB for "con­ ators? has protested this to Washington sideration." Who would be anxious to chisel and a clarification should be hand­ SIU wages and conditions down to ed down by the end of the monthT Who Was Consulted? the level of other east coast unions? » » «• One would think that before We think that the answers to taking such a step as this Mr. TELEGRAM John Hawk, Sec.-Treas. Wyckoff would have consulted these questions are not too difficult Navy records, as well as those of the S.I.U., show that 579 mem­ with the union and with the op­ to find. But before we make the Seafarers International Union bers of the Atlantic and Gulf District have lost their lives due ..to Of North America « erators. He did neither! Labor answers, we intend to do a little enemy action. 84 contracted ships fully manned by the SIU have been Room 213, 2 Stone Street relations between the SIU and Bull investigating In New York and sunk. New York, N. Y. and Alcoa have been stable and Washington. Southern Conference of Amer­ ican Federation of Labor held in ' ' The one unfortunate incident of the war was the loss of three Atlanta, Georgia, attended by five, ships and the entire crews.* The Bull and Waterman ships had lost the thousand officials and delegates greatest total of men 13 5, and 134 respectively. The South Atlantic went on record to send wires of Line has lost neither men nor ships. The Delta Line runs a close second, protest to Southern Senators and administrators of the Victory Tax, having lost only 3 men since the start of the war. protesting the methods»^ now being AAA used in deducting the Victory Tax from the American Seamen wages Phil Acrce recently informed us that he has been torpedoed five $34.91 which was earned in nincteen- CREW S. S. JAMES CALDWELL times. That is the record for the SIU, as far as this war is concerned. CREW OF 8. S. DELMAR 19.50 forty-two, also to refund all Jules Sousa after spending 34 days in a lifeboat, had to recuperate in a CREW OF S. S. FRANCIS MARION 19.20 moneys taken out of the seamen 17.50 hospital for 6 months, arid had to grab a ship in a hurry as the Draft wages that was paid off in January CREW S. S. ABRAHAM BALDWIN CREW S. S. ROBIN DONCASTER 17.00 Board was after him. It is rumored that Doug Muncaster, will have to nineteen-forty-three. CREW S. S. ROBIN TUXFORD .14.00 enter the Krmy in spite of making two trips, and exerting every effort "M. D. BIGGS CREW OF S. S. BENJ. CHEW 14.00 to stay out of the Service. Bill Messick who had been on the beach for CREW S. S. ROBIN ^HERWOQD > 12.00 5 months shipped out recently, and was lost with all his shipmates on EASTERN RESTAURANT .'. 10.00 S. S. Louise CREW S. S. ALCOA MASTER 7.00 his recent trip. Bill was a great guy and a good Union, men and we LARRY DAHL .7. 5.00 regret his loss. 2.00 All officers and unlicensed crew L. FUNK W. E. 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Title A name given to the resource January 22, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 2 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: WASHINGTON BOARDS ATTEMPT UNDERHAND CHISEL OF S.I.U. WAGES AND SECURITY WSA STOOGE SUDDENLY OPENS BULL & ALCOA UNION CONTRACT M.W.E.B. MOVES ILLEGALLY TO SCUTTLE ESTABLISHED BONUSES SHIP LOSSES DECLINE AFTER 1 YEAR OF SUB WAR TAX EXEMPTIONS ARE EXPLAINED FOR SEAMEN HAWK PROTESTS M.W.E.B. MOVE TO ELIMINATE ARE BONUSES FUGITIVE FROM MUTTON STEW WRITES BIGGS WELL LOOK WHO'S ASKING! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/22/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c35adfd34ffb86f7a1f9b81430c2da22.PDF b4ca30cbd117967ab688c0177983340f PDF Text Text ^^SSEUS JOQ 1^^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943 WSA Creates Discipline Board New SIU Officers Elected Merchant Seamen See The Sights Back again on the old saw 'about "discipline breaking down New York is quite a hot spot aboard ship," the War Shipping for seamen these days, and it does­ Administration has set up a special board whose function will be "to n't cost them a plug nickle. The restore and maintain the authority town has finally awakened to the fact that it is the merchant seamen of ship masters." This is the old anti-union prop­ that keep things moving in this aganda line always used by the war, and is now treating them shipowners when they saw a chance royally. to land a blow on organized labor. Many canteens and clubs have The truth is that those skippers been opened to give the boys a who have trouble maintaining dis­ good time, and most of them are cipline, arc the ones who attempt on the up and up. The best spot, to violate union working rules. It according to those who have made is the brass hat with the Napoleon the rounds, is the American complex that has discipline Theatre Wing Merchant Seamen's trouble. Any skipper that keeps Club. This club, run by actors his nose clean, does his own work, and actresses, has distributed 10,and demands that the crew does its 000 free tickets to theatres, work—within the frame of the movies, operas, radio shows and union contract — has little or no boxing matches in the two weeks trouble with American seamen. since it was opened. Tickets are The personnel of the new WSA distributed every day from 12 to Discipline Board is as follows: 9 P.M. And then, of course, there James L. Adams, assistant general are some nice kittens around to counsel, H. W. Jackson, manager dance with. marine operation, and Erich NeilThe- newest canteen open for the sen, assistant director Maritime seamen is at the Ritz—no less. Labor Relations. Every Sunday night the Ritz Tow­ Looks like a bunch of Washing­ ton career men are going to carry ers on Park Ave., at 57th Street the ball a while for the shipowners. holds open house. Dancing, floor show, hostesses from Park Ave­ nue, etc., etc. Quite a change from the old days when a man that wandered aboijt 14rh street was muscled in­ to the back alleys. More Draft Board Bungling Told Evidence is piling up that the local draft boards, especially those located inland, are acting' in a criminally irresponsible manner when it comes to deferring merch­ ant seamen. Many boards have cornpletely disregarded directives from the national office of Selec­ tive Service in Washington, and are inducting men in the army. Other boards have brought crim­ inal charges against seamen for the slightest infraction of the compli­ cated bookkeeping rules laid down. The following two examples, 'clipped from two newspapers, serves to illustrate our point. {Item From Wasbhigfon, D, C. Newspaper) " "Carroll J. Rollins, young Messick, Va., seaman has been listed by his draft board as the only delin­ quent, and Rollins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Rollins, don't like it. "For they said today, at the time the draft board was labeling Car­ roll a delinquent he was drifting on a raft in the mid-Atlantic with five shipmates from a vessel that had been torpedoed ancF sunk by an ehcmy submarine. "Furthermore, they added, the P i.fe {Continued on Page 4) No. 3 1943 Officials Take Office At Once; Hawk Opens 4th Term [ The annual election of officers for the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Sea­ farers International Union has been completed, the results concurred in by the Branches up and down the coast, and the new officers were sworn in last Monday, February 1. This year the offices of Atlantic District Representative and Gulf District Rep­ resentative were eliminated from the ballot, as were various port patrolmen. This was A Slight Change of Plans Secretary-Treasurer At the last convention held by the National Maritime Union, San Francisco was selected asi the site of the 1943 convention. Today, however, the National Council is conducting a refer­ endum vote in order to change the convention site to New York City. Strangel The NMU even bought them­ selves a fancy hall in San Francisco in preparation for the big convention. Why the sudden shift? Our guess is that the 1943, clam bake was to be a "victory" celebration marking the NMU invasion of the West Coast. Since there has been no vic­ tory, it would be pointless to meet in the deserted S.F. hall. No sense in transporting Curran and his coterie to the West Coast just for a wake. • done in order to streamline the or­ ganization for the utmost economy and efficiency during the war years. Brother John Hawk was re­ elected Secretary-Treasurer of the District without opposition. This is the fourth time that the mem­ bership has returned Hawk to this office. The majority of the in­ cumbent port agents and patrol­ men were also re-elected, thus as­ suring the union of experienced officers for the difficult year that lies ahead. Assessment Passed JOHN HAWK Highlight of the election was the passage of the resolution pro­ viding for an annual $3 assessment to build the strike fund. The pas­ sage of this assessment testifies to the determination of SIU men to fully prepare for the inevitable struggle with the shipowners after the war ends. This assessment will build the strike fund to the point where a full scale economic struggle with the operators can be financed through to victory and the preser­ vation of present conditions. The Secretary-Treasurer is now having special receipts and stamps made for this assessment and they will be in the hajnds of the patrol­ men within the week. All mem­ bers should be certain to pay the itself. All one has to do is to strike assessment next time they glance over the following break pay dues. down of WLB records to see just what sort of a B.S. artist Lawren­ Baltimore Mix-Up son really is. The only dark spot in the en­ tire election was the port of Balti­ The quotations concerning the more where the election proceedings SIU are from the WLB release on became pretty well fouled up. The case No. 198 in the dispute be­ General Tallying Committee found tween the Gre.it T.akes District of several discrepencies in the voting the SIU and the Detroit and Cleve­ and disqualified the entire vote land Navigation Company. It was cast in the port. Secretary-Treas­ this case, filed on June 4, 1942, urer John Hawk, following the which really set the precedents for recommendation of the Tallying conditions on the Lakes, and which Committee, has brought formal formed the bases for Lawrenson's I charges against the men who voted more than once and against the appeal. Agent of the port who failed to The quotations concerning the catch the errors. NMU WIND ARTIST RIDES SHIRT TAIL ON GAINS BY SEAFARERS In the Jan. 8 issue oi The Pilot, ready established, the only differ­ J.ick Lawrenson, NMU Vice- ence being that he did not quite President, reported the results of have the guts to ask for the full benefits won by the SIU. his raiding tactics on the Great And this is not a matter of op­ Lakes when he attempted to force inion, but a matter of record as seamen sailing the "steel" boats in­ published by the War Labor Board to his union. Lawrenson gave his campaign a lot of fan-fare but Life Boats To Have wound up by taking the case to the War I.ahor Board in an at­ Fishing Equipment tempt to obtain government aid in The U. S. Coast Guard has is­ getting conditions. sued a regulation requiring "The Union recognizes that this every ship of over 3,000 gross is the first marine case before the tons to provide each life boat War Labor Board, and recognizes with a fishing kit. The regula­ too, that the issues are different tions call for several types of from any other case that the hooks and line and bait, design­ ed to enable the men to catch Board has heard to date," Lawren­ all sorts of fish in any water. son wrote in The Pilot. All material for fishing will be packed in a metal waterproof This is a lot of bilge water! key opening can. Lawrenson attempts to make it This new regulation should appear that he is blazing new trials greatly reduce the loss of life —but in reality he is tagging along due to exhaustion of ordinary in the 'path of the Great Lakes emergency rations aboard the District of the SIU, basing his en­ life boats. tire case upon SIU precidents al­ In a letter to Branch Agents, Hawk said, "Pursuant to the Com­ Panel Report on case No. 376 mittee's recommendation, the folwhich was not introduced by the I lowing brothers are to answer union until Nov. 28, 1942 — or I charges for violations of the Con­ until six months after the SIU had stitution's provisions on balloting. won its dispute. Clarence Wallace, No. 5318; LeoNMU are from WLB Mediation {Continued on Page 4) -fell {Con tin lied on Page 4) »J "I �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two Pubiuhta &v CM SEAFiUlERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Guli District AtffUatta vrifh CM Anmioan FtdtroXion of Labor ;i' HASRY LUNDEBERQ, Intemcrtloncd Pr«ld*nt 110 l.(cEr]c«t Street Room 402, Sea Frondsco, Cdlii. ADDBEBB ALL OORBBBPONDENOH OONOBRNIKO TMIM PUBLICATION TOt "THE SEAFABEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, Now Yorio N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 9n Wmwhiam \i ALEXANDER, HARRY BANKS, O. C. CENTENO, FRANCIS CRA^W^FORD, THOMAS ELLSE, T. W. GENNARO, LOUIS DE HOLMS, BARRY JONES, LEWIS KEANE, EDWARD MACKSEY, ANTHONY McCULL, JAMES MURRAY, THOMAS F PAS, HERMAN PEREZ, MARCELINO PETITTI, CHARLES SQUIRES, JOSEPH TILLEY, F. H. VARELA, JESUS WILSON, CHARLES WYNN, LEWIS Fireman 2nd Cook Wiper A.R. Messman Fireman Oiler Deck Engineer Messman Oiler Bosun Messman Chief Cook Wiper A.B. ,. A.B. Steward •. • • .^Watertender ...^ OS 3rd Cook Out of the Focsl by it. ec. The brothers who were squawking about .torpedo pins, victory pins «r what have you, may now secure a ribbon from the WSA for every time they survive a torpedoing, by writing to that office. AAA I • li' Now that H. J. Collins has left for Philly, things are quiet around Headquarters. We can just see him now, telling the boys all about his --escapades in the Big City. Snozzy Gorman, Frank Kcaveney, John (Red) Carolan swaping tales in the Bean Pot. Keaveney is anxious to hear from his buddy, George Cowles. Mike Walsh telling us about his heart ailment, but we still think the girls should keep a sharp lookout now that he's back in New York. Max Longfellow is shipping out of New York these days. Brother McCudden an Australian member telling US how much he likes America and the Americans. Now that the War Manpower Commission has come out with a definite statement as to its policy, we'll expect to see a great many of the beachcombers shipping out unless they want to get into the Army. Klous Frey has been inducted into the Army. Wally Dorfmaster and Lcroy (Rah Hah) Parrish have entered the school at New London. PERSONALS CHARLES WINFORD your board in Savannah at once. ALFRED V. VILK Your local draft board and the FBI are trying to locate you for Your papers and passport have failure to notify the board of your been found. Call for them at the whcr-abouts. Get in touch with office of the Secretary-Treasurer. 'V Dutch Seafarers Mark New Gains Friday, February 5, 1943 REPORT FROM Washington NEW YORK, N.Y. —ITF — Substantial improvements in the wages and working conditions of By Matthew Dushane the Dutch merchant seamen have been incorporated into the new collective agreement signed in De­ cember, 1942, in London, by rep­ Selective Service: resentatives of the Netherlands John Mahonney, A.B. has been going to sea for 12 years, was ordered Government in exile, shipowners, inducted into the Army by Local Board No. 10 Seattle, and the case the Dutch Central Transport was referred to Selective Service here. Was advised that Naval Intelli­ Workers' Union and the Officers' Organization, it was armounced gence and operations of the War Shipping Administration have recom­ jointly by P. J. Vanderberge, sec­ mended to the Local Draft Board not to defer this man. Advised the f retary, and J. J. Vandevile, ships' Agent to appeal the case and submit a report to Headquarters. representative of the New York The Recruiting and Manning division of the War Shipping Ad­ branch of the Dutch Central ministration have presented a proposal to the National Headquarters of Transport Workers' Union. Selective Service where by they will handle the deferment of Merchant The union, an affiliate of the In­ ternational Transport Workers' Seamen. That is they intend to handle all the cases for all Merchant Federation, has been operating in Seamen, and they will fill out form 42-A and make formal requests for the United States since the fall of deferments to Selective Service. They will also inform Selective Service as to the activity of Merchant Seamen. Selective Service- has agreed tQ 1940. The new agreement which went the proposal that was submitted by the WSA. into effect on January 1, 1943, I have taken this up with Capt. Schmidt of Selective Service, and covers more than 17,000 seafarers asked him if this was compulsory, and were the union compelled to co­ aboard Dutch ships engaged in the Allied cause. The basic wage of operate. He informed me that this is not compulsory and that if the the lower ratings has been increas­ unions did not cooperate, it was doomed. Here we have a case of where one division of the WSA are request­ ed by 15 guilders (about $8.10) per month, thus bringing the basic ing Selective Service that they he allowed to handle all the deferments pay of an A.B. up to 118.50 guild­ for Merchant Seamen, appeals, check-up on seamen, etc.—and in an­ ers or about $63. In addition all other case where another division of the WSA recommends to a Local officers and men receive an equal Draft Board not to defer a seaman. The Unions should take this ques­ monthly war bonus of $40, re­ tion up and express their opinion on whether they want the W.S.A. to gardless of their rank, long voyage he in a position to black hall any seaman that they do not like or will allowances amounting to 10% of the basic pay, and a shore bonus not cater to the whims of some individual in the WSA. All branches of $1.00 per day paid to the lower and Headquarters should send telegrams into" the National Headquarters ratings in all ports outside the of the Selective Service System and oppose the RMO of the WSA having anything to do with request for deferment or handling of appeals for United Kirigdom, deferment for Merchant Seamen. All telegrams or letters should he In consideration of the long drawn out negotiations in London, addressed to General Hershey, Director. Paul V. McNutt, Director of all officers and men above 18 years the War Manpower Commission should also he advised of whatever ac­ are entitled to an extra payment of tion the Union takes. $40, and $20 for all men below 18 years of age. War Relocation Authority: Working hours which ran in Received serveral requests from some of our members who are in­ certain departments as high as 72 terned in the centers of the WRA. Contacted Mr. T. Holland and re­ hours per week, have been reduced to an average of 56 hours. Com­ quested to know what is the hold up on these men. I was informed that pensation for loss of effects has al­ Naval Intelligence is opposed to these men being released. These men so been raised by 10%, and com­ have nearly all been cleared by the F.B.I, and other government agencies. pensation payments for ordinary Mr. Holland has informed me that all of the men that arc interned and and war accidents have been eqaul- that have been cleared can and will he released to go up on the lakes izcd. The 10% deduction former­ until we can get clearances that they can sail off shore. ly taken out of the men's pay and Mardy Polaner, Sec.-Treas. S.I.U. Great Lakes District is now in kept in a special savings account to he paid out after the war, has town and in a conference that was held with Mr. Holland, he has agreed been eliminated at the insistence to make arrangements that these men will be given employment on ves­ sels on the Lakes. Mr. Flolland has assured us that the WRA will allow of the union. these men to leave the camps if we can supply ttem with a job, and will give us all the assistance that he can, and in the meantime he is trying to get the Naval Intelligence to change their opposition regarding al­ lowing the men to sail out of the Atlantic Coast ports. Editor, Seafarers Log Dear Sir and Brother: Maritime War Emergency Board: I am writing this letter asking The MWEB has ruled that if a ship goes into the straits of Gibral­ all of the membenship to take up tar, and then goes into a port in the Mediterranean and then goes back donations for the fellows who are in the hospitals. A lot of these fel­ through the Straits of Gibraltar, men are entitled to three (3) bonuses. lows have been in various hospitals Hudson Bay; Board has ruled that when ships are in Hudson Bay ports, over a year, which means that they rule regarding no bonus payable while in the western hemisphere shall cannot collect hospital benefits apply, ports, open sea roadsteads, and anchorages, shall he governed by from the union. There are several the. Hydrographic office sailing directions, and the United States Coast of them that haven't any money or pilot, check with decision No. 7 and 7 Revised. Bonus is payable while any means of getting any. Person­ in Hudson Bay hut not in some rivers and ports. ally, I was in the hospital for a Board has ruled that Carlos Trunninger is entitled to wages and year «nd a half. In that time I re­ bonus while being detained by the British Authorities in England. ceived one year's benefits. For the Mailing list of the MWEB is being very poorly handled, several other half of the year I didn't re­ ceive anything which is according complaints have come into my office regarding material not being sent to constitution. out, yours truly was also being left 6ut. This has been brought to the Remember, a lot of these fellows attention of Mr. E. Nielsen, Sec. MWEB., who has promised to cor­ have been shipmates of yours, so rect same. why not shell out a few nickles for them. You wo;t^t miss it and War Labor Board: \ they will need it and appreciate it The WLB is now divided into twelve (12) regional tribunals and . a lot. Remember that you, too, may he sick and broke some time. all cases will not be handed by their regional offices. Panels are being ARTHUR L. GRESHAM {Continiied on Page 3) Editor's Mail 1* I �BSFiewidl Friday, February 5, 1943 THE SEAFARERS'LOG SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN WHArS DOING i Around the Ports MOBILE Page Three this Is really a joke. If you told this to a government mule he would kick your brains out. I just wonder if Joe Curran forgets 1939 when the SUP and the SIU had picket lines on all maritime offices up and down the Coast and the N.M.U. was sending their men in and out of these places. I stated previously that the pol­ icy of the N.M.U. is to get all the publicity and to hell with the con­ ditions for the members. I will cite you a few cases: Last Septem­ ber the Hamlin F. McCormick of The McCormick Line out of San Francisco paid off here. The Deck Department was under contract to the S.U.P. which was represented by the S.I.U. in this port. The Stewards and Engine Departments was under contracts to M. S. & C. and the M. F. O. W. 8c W. of the Pacific which was represented by the N.M.U. in this port. The ship had laid in Georgetown, B.C. for a period of time and the company deducted the time the ship had laid in Georgetown from the voyage bonus, stating they could not pay bonus for that time the ship laid there. After a lot of jaw Boning the crew paid off. The N.M.U. did not take any part in the ar­ gument at any time, and was" quite willing to forget all about the matter. The S.I.U. took the case to the M.W.E.B. and got a ruling in the crew's favor and kept at the company until they finally paid off. That's only one case in sev­ eral—I could go on for several pages with this sort of thing. Now you can readily understand why the ship operators and the W.S.A. is in favor of catering to this outfit that you hear so much about on the radio and you see so much about in the Pilot. Brothers just draw your own conclusions about your unions. Vt^ell, Brothers, I just had the pleasure of looking at the propa­ ganda sheet, for the front organi­ zation known as the National Maritime Union. Dated Dec. 18, 1942, on page 9 under the heading of Mobile, it states that three N.M.U. vessels which was sched­ uled to pay otf in Mobile agreed to pay off in New Orleans to avoid any delay in the loading of the ships. Then it refers to what a great tradition these three crews represent inasmuch as one S.I.U. crew was requested to do the same thing but paid off in Mobile. Then it states that this is no reflection Pn S.I.U. members but rather on the war time policy of that Union. Now let us get this thing straight so there will be no misun­ derstanding in anybody's mind. There was a convoy of ships arrive here, with three ships represented by the N.M.U. and one by the S.I.U. At that time, the Manning and Recruiting Organization had just opened an office here in this port and they did not have any men (neither did the N.M.U. for that matter) to replace the crews if J^ey had paid off. So the only thing that they could do was to request the crews to take the ship to New Orleans and pay off where they could get replacements. Tlien the Port Captain for the Company contacted this hall and explained what the score was. It was very explicitely explained to the com­ pany that the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union had a contract with the company and it was the union's responsibility to supply the crew for this ship and not the Recruit­ ing and Manning Office. The com­ pany was informed that we would crew the ship up, and if we did not have enough men here to fill up the crew we would get them from OLDEN BANKS, Age,a New Orleans. And that my dear friends, is SAVANNAH just what the Recruiting and Man­ ning Organization did not want Shipping in the Savannah dis­ us to do. They had requested us trict is still fairly good. The fact to call their office for men. After is that I'm still short of AB, Cooks thiat was all straightened out, the and Oilers. crew was paid off and went home, Brother Biggs and myself at­ and wc shipped another crew to the ship and the ship sailed with­ tended the Southern Conference out any delay with a satisfied crew. and there introduced a telegram I want to remind the N.M.U. from President Flarry Lundeberg that all other S.I.U. ships have pretaining to the unfairness of col­ sailed out off this port on time lecting the Victory Tax from sea­ without delay by the crew. The men on the 1942 earnings. Also introduced similar message policy of this Union is to crew them up and to keep right on do­ in the Central Body in Savannah, ing it for us. And I just want to Georgia. Also had the Mayor of challenge whoever was responsible this City write Senator George, for the article to claim the same head of the tax committee regard­ record for the N.M.U., even if Joe ing the unfairness of collecting Curran did coin the phrase "Keep this Victory tax from seamen when *Em Sailing." I definitely know there is no other group in the that the N.M.U. has had ships tied States who have to pay on. their up in this Port as long as two 1942 earnings. Due to all this pressure some results have been weeks waiting for crew. achieved. Under the heading of "Passing Am expecting another ship out the Buck" by Joe Curran, this around the 26 th of February for great Emaff-vipator of the Seamen goes back to 193^ and gives the the South Atlantic Steamship Line. Matitime Commission a raking Thi; isuie Company expects a new oVet the coals because from its in­ ship on the Pacific coast, no date ception it has always tried to break as yet. >^up the spirit of the N.M.U. Now CHARLES WAID, Agent ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwlinc Green 8-8346 TAMPA Brothers believe it or not, I saw a miracle the other day and I am still wondering if I am subject to optical illusions. This past week none other than one of the ex-piecards (Sonny Simmons) came in­ to the hall and wanted me to go some place with him in a hurry. I thought that he had some kind of a beef on his hands so I grabbed my ole shooting iron and we took off. But lo and behold he had two gals in the car, then things began to take on a different version, es­ pecially when he headed for the Court House. Now brothers this is hard to be­ lieve. (The old Gator that has caused a many broken heart and was the first to use the well known Gator slide on the banks of the Hillsborough River, took unto himself a wife.) Boys, that is the truth, so help me, and if I had not been the best man at that undertaking I still would not believe it. Well, here's wishing them the best that life can offer them. D. L. PARKER, Agent NEW ORLEANS On Friday, December 18, 1942, the New Orleans Item had a spec­ ial section of their paper dedicated to the merchant seamen. They were whole heartedly supporting the seamen in the great work they are doing. All the major steam­ ship companies, and quite a few other companies, had ads in this paper and quite a few stateqients refering to Seamen and the great job they are doing. Among the statements were: "Men of the merchant mar­ ine your country salutes you." "No longer are they "Unsung Heroes". Today the men of the Merchant Marine are recognized as heroes of the Sea." "Victory depends on our merchant marine." The planes, and tanks, and shells, and jeeps. It's the mer­ chant marine who gets 'em there." All the above statements were endorsed by various companies or organizations. All the above state­ ments were copied from the Item word for word. That is the way the steamship companies felt about the Merchant Seamen on December the 18, 1942, but how do they feel today? Why don't they help the sea­ men in the fight against the un­ just taxation on their 1942 in­ come in the form of the new "Vic­ tory Tax?" The men that victory depends on are being unjustly tax­ ed, yet no steamship company or any one on the outside of the Union is doing much to help rem­ edy the situation. There are quite a few incidents on record proving how unjust the merchant seamen are being taxed. On December the 16th a ship paid off and one of the crew members did not receive his pay. This man Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcber'a Office BOwlin^ Green B-34SC Agent BOwling Green 8-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK. ............. 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartree St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St .... Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon.Puerto de Tierm GALVESTON 219 20th Street Gaivceton 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. BRANCH NEW YORK Washington Report (Contimied front Page 2) set up in their regional offices and cases do not now have to be tried in Washington. The function of the panel will be not to mediate but to get at th0 facts and make recommendations to the regional board for final action. Under the arrangements worked out by the TJ. S. Conciliation service of the Department of Labor and the War Labor Board, there will be a three stejl procedure in disputes. 1. Mediation efforts by the conciliation service. 2. A hearing before a regional panel with recommendations to the regional board. 3. A decision by the Regional Board. Any party will have the right within ten days fater the issuance of a directive order by a Regional Board to petition to the National Wax Labor Board in Washington, D.C., for a review of the case. Been advised that Senator Bone and Representative Lane have in­ troduced a bill to make Merchant Seaman available for life insurance that will be identical to the insurance as the men in the armed forces have. It looks as though some parties arc trying to force the seamen to pay for their insurance. Will check on this and inform Heaquarters. Maritime Commission Medals: The Maritime Commission is now issuing a ribbon bar for all sea­ men who have been torpedoed. These bars will contain a silver star and every time a seaman has been torpedoed he will rate another star. There is a bill now in Congress to make this ribbon an official service bar. Any men who have been torpedoed and care to have one of these bars should send requests to Frank Rusk, Executive Secretary, War Shipping Administration, Washington, D.C. Be sure and name the ship on which you were torpedoed. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR JANUARY 11 TO 25 INCLUSIVE DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 391 297 293 981 REGISTERED 299 280 199 778 ON HAND 498 596 291 1385 received his pay Jan. 4, 1943 and was taxed $33.83 on money earned in 1942. On January 1, 1943 a ship paid off and the crew members were taxed for all money earned in 1942, one man Was taxed $22.29. On January 1, 1943 a ship paid off after being gone since Sept. 2, 1942 and the crew was taxed around $23.00 per man. On January 2, 1943 a ship paid off and the crew was taxed around $11.00 per man. On January 12, 1943 a ship paid off that had been out since July 12, 1942 and the men were taxed around $59.00 per man. There Js case after case where the men are taxed on 1942 income. What a swell reception for the men of the merchant marine, the men that Victory depends on. Why do the Seamen have to pay this tax? Why don't these com­ panies that depend so much on the seamen do something for them? The seamen have tried to do all they could and everyone is of the opinion that the tax is unjust and yet the seamen are still being, taxed. I close, hoping that the seamen will be refunded all they have put out, and it will not be long until they eliminate the taxes on the 1942 income. C. J. STEPHENS, Agent �7;v^: Page Four m- THE MORE DRAFT BOARD BUNGLING IS TOLD "T -/ • !• SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, February J, 1943 officials Take Office AFL Southern Conference Adopts Program Of 1943 At Once; Hawk Opens 4th Term Tlic Southern War Labor Con fcrcncc, attended by more than 3000 American Federation of La bor union officials from 12 south ern states, including M. D. Biggs and Charles Waid of the S.I.U. adopted at its closing session Jan 17, a declaration of policy which included: 1. Re-emphasis and continucc support of the AFL "non-strike' policy. 2. A proposal that the govern­ ment give labor "full representa­ tion on all government boards anc in all government agencies." 3. Opposition to State or Fed­ eral "adverse labor legislation." 4. A request that the AFL con- ".. • ' • •' / '•• (Continued from Vage 1) last word they had of Carroll was a letter from the Seafarers' Inter­ national Union informing them that their son was abord a ship plying the waters to Russia." (Item from N. Y. Daily News) ST. LOUIS—Merchant mariner Vernon A. Krafft, whose ships twice have been torpedoed during a dozen voyages, received a fouryear prison sentence today for fail­ ing to nofify his draft board of a change of address. The 2 5-year-old seaman, who has sailed from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Cape Town, South Africa, with supplies for the Allies, pleaded guilty, but explained that his long sea • duty made it impossible to communicate with his board. When he finally succeeded in doing so, it was six months too late and he al­ ready had been declared delinquent. Krafft failed to inform his board when he and his family moved from St. Louis to Texas, where he joined the merciiant marine. Federal Judge C. B. Davis inter­ rupted Krafft's attempts to tell his experiences and said he would sus­ pend sentence if the seaman would join the Army immediately. Krafft exended his arms showing that his right one was three inches shorter than the left. This would make him ineligible for Army ser­ vice, he said, and asked that he be allowed to rejoin the merchant marine. Later, Krafft showed newsmen his papers testifying that he had shipped out 12 times and that his last voyage was completed in Jan­ uary. He also displayed credentials showing he had signed up for an­ other voyage when picked up by federal agents in Philadelphia. Be­ ing detained, he said, prevented him from catching his ship. tinue its fight for repeal of the poll RESOLUTION ON BALLOTING (Continued from Page 1) tax as a condition for voting. nard Lynch, No. 2126; Fred Wil­ January 1^, 1943. 5. A declaration that the con­ liams, No. 4291; Jose L. Garcia, WHEREAS: It is the desire of the Tallying Committee of the No. J 609; Leonard Layton, No. ference is in hearty accord with the AFL principle that the labor Port of New York to introduce to the membership at this meeting 417; James McFarlin, No. 23634; movement should serve workers By-law to the Constitution so as to insure honest votes in all elections E. E. Steward, No. 23622; J.without regard to race, creed or therefore, be it Vechio, No. 1616; and James J., color. RESOLVED: (a) Every branch of the Seafarers International Union Dobbins, No. 7499. Post a notice 6. A proposcl that the Federal of North America have a metal or suitable ballot box, fitted with on the bulletin board at your wage stabilization board establish branch to the effect that before be­ a lock to be used at the time of elections, and be it further a minimum wage rate essential to ing allowed to ship out, these men RESOLVED: (b) That the Union supply large slotted manila fair living conditions, and declare must appear before a trial com­ envelopes to have the daily vote cast placed in and sealed by the days all wages under that level to be mittee." Balloting Committee. This envelope to be put in the ballot box by the sub-standard. The Tallying Committee, be­ 7. A request that the AFL in­ committee at the end of each day with the date stamped on it and the fore concluding it's work, drew up crease its organizers in the south­ number of ballots cast, and be it finally a resolution calling for certain RESOLVED: (c) That the Balloting Committee of each Branch changes in the Constitution aimed ern states. 8. A proposal that requests for check the register list each day and forward to the Headquarters' Office at safeguarding the balloting sys­ elimination of child labor stand­ a duplicate of that day's registrars. These duplicates to be kept in the tem in all future elections. TTiis ards be fully investigated before safe and checked by the final tallyihg committee. resolution passed up and down the standards are lowered. coast and now becomes part of the Fraternally yours, 9. A suggestion that post-war J. H.- EDWARDS, 4368 Constitution. The resolution is R. HAYES, 348 ANDREW H. LAVELZOLI, 7166 planning include a program to REGINALD A. GOODEN, 22160 printed in full at the end of this build hard-surfaced roads on every JAMES JOSEPH DE VITO, G-185 0. H. COUNCILMAN, 6453 story. mile of roadway travelled by the Following are the officials elected rural mail carriers, and enlarged to serve the union for the year of appropriations by Congress for the 1943: support of the International Labor SECRETARY-TREASURER Organization. John Hawk BOSTON AGENT AFL President William Green John Mogan and nearly a score of government PROVIDENCE AGENT and state officials took part in the •Joseph E. Lapham conference, along with the 12 CREW OF S. S. RICHARD H. ALVEY 88.00 NEW YORK AGENT Frank Williams State Federation leaders who spon­ CREW OF S. S. WILLIAM MOULTRIE $22.50 N. Y. ENGINE PATROLMAN sored the meeting. WPB Labor CREW OF S. S. THOMAS NELSON 12.00 Ray W. Sweeney i 10.00 NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN Production Division and the labor S. HEINFLING L. J. (Baldy) Bollinger 5.00 sections of CCD, OWI and other JACK SHIELDS , N. Y. STEWARD PATROLMAN STEVE CARDOLA - 2.50 agencies cooperated. Claude Fisher Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL ROBIN WENTLEY CREW The crew that made the last trip aboard the Robin Weniley should get in touch with Sol Berenholtz, 312 Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. R. NORGREN DANNY DIX E. J. TRITT CHARLES SHEPHERD ED GORING A. F. LERNER H. HAINZINGER J. C. MILLER PERCY PODOLSKY 1 2.00 2.O0 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 ' : .$156.00 TOTAL NMU Wind Artist Rides ShirtTail Seafarers (Continued from Page 1)' llll'f' ""I'l' 1' ' SIU vs. D. & C. Navigation Company WAGES ASKED BY UNION: DATE CERTIFIED TO BOARD: June 4, 1942 by Secretary of Labor. SIU'was on strike. Boats tied up. WAGES: Increase monthly rate for A.B. from $155 to $178, plus subsistence. , For fit-out, lay-up and repair work the hourly rate is increased from 84 cents to 95 cents. OVERTIME: Increase from 84 cents to 95 cents per hour. NMU vs. Interstate^ Inland, Bethlehem and International Harvester Lines DATE CERTIFIED TO BOARD: August 18, 1942. Strike called by union but failed to tie up any vessels. "If the National War Labor Board shopld retreat in the face of this obvious display of pressure by the Great Lakes steel companies," wrote Lawrenson in The Pilot, before his case had been settled, "then the Union can only say that the seamen would lose confidence in the War Labor Board." $178. The Union relies on the decision in the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company case (SIU) No. 198, for support of its argument. OVERTIME: The Union requested 90 cents per hour, pointing out that the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company (SIU) was paying 95 cents. The Union offered to accept a lower rate in their desire to obtain a settlement. CONCLUSION OF WLB PANEL Solely on the basis of the wage criteria establish­ ed in Case No. 198, Detroit and Celeveland Naviga­ tion Company vs. Seafarers International Union, AFL, the Panel recommended and the Board order­ ed, the rate for Able Seamen be raised to $178 per month. The Board ordered the overtime rate to be 95 cents, the same as the SIU rate, instead of the 90 cents asked by the NMU. anyone to" believe they would lead the men in direct struggle with the shipowners for better condi­ MONEY DUE tions. That's not the way the The following crew members of NMU leadership works. They pre­ the 8. 8. Wm. Moultrie have over= fer to meet the operators through time coming from the Robin Line; the back door of some government W. Fowler, R. Smith, C. Bloome, A. board—depending upon Washing­ Rion and J. Shernorick. Collect at ton stooges to make some slick 39 Cortland Street, New York City. deal that will advance their inter­ The seamen would lose confi­ «• «• ests. dence in the Board to do what? The c-ews who made the last Not the SIU. We have no contrip on the Flomar, Pierce Butler, To automatically grant the NMU and Benjamin Chew, have disputed all gains won by the SIU? And if • fidence that the War Labor Board, bonus money due. the NMU leadership does "lose or any other Washington Board, Collect at Calmar Line office, 23 confidence" in the WLB — what will hand us anything on a silver Broadway, New York City. I then? They certainly don't expect platter. The gains made on the PHILADELPHIA AGENT Harry J. Collins BALTIMORE AGENT Joseph F. Flanagan BALTIMORE JOINT PATROL'N John Vechio NORFOLK AGENT Martin Trainor SAVANNAH AGENT Charles Waid TAMPA AGENT D. L. (Jack) Parker MOBILE AGENT Olden Banks MOBILE JOINT PATROLMEN Robert A. Matthews Charles E. Turner NEW ORLEANS AGENT A. W. Armstrong NEW ORLEANS J'T PATROL'N C. J. (Buck) Stephens Tedd E. Terrington GALVESTON AGENT E. R. Wallace SAN JUi^N AGENT Daniel Butts Victory Tax on *42 Income Is Upheld The Washington Representative of the SIU-SUP has been in conference with officials of the Inter­ nal Revenue Department in Wash­ ington, D.C,, and reports that the "Victory Tax" deduction on sea­ men's wages still stands. Revenue officials say that the way the law is written leaves them no alternative but to deduct the tax from 1942 wages if the payoff came in 1943. Great Lakes and on the Atlantic It is the opinion of the SIU that and Gulf Ck>asts were won by di­ rect struggle against, and negotia- Congress did not intend that seation with the shipowner. We ap- men's 1942 wages should be taxed, pear before the War Labor Board and the uqion will continue the only when forced to. • fight to have these wages exempt- . . .. €d- There is, iij our opinion, two In the mean time, there is nbthtypes of unionism. One might be called "Washington unionism" and ^^e men to do but to althe other "waterfront unionism.", deducted from We stand by the latter. If any one is .in doqbt as to which method is T" '""T" , fl. , I union succeeds in having the the most effective, we suggest that they compare SIU contracts with ficult to obtain any refunds in the those of the NMU. I future if you have no receipts. X ' : . i;'"' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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V. 1 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1943 No. 4 WSA Speeds New Drive For Power; Union Security Gravely Threatened Attempt Use Of Trainees To One Victoryl Army Draft - A Club Aimed Break Union Shop Contract The slick maneuver launched At Subduing Union Militant by John Hawk The War Shipping Administration, in cooperation with the Navy, cooked up a deal last week which, it it had been left unchecked, would have broken open our hiring halls and nullified our contracts with the shipowners. Here's what happened: On Feb. 10, at about a quarter• to. But he soon set me straight. to five in the afternoon, I receiv­ These 13 ordinary seamen, fresh ed a'telephone call from Mr. Craig out of the WSA training school, yincent. New York head of the were to replace part of the Navy Recruitment and Manning Office gun crews. They would according of the WSA. Mr. Vincent inform­ to Vincent, work under the Gun­ ed me that he was sending us 7 nery Officer part of the time, and ordinary seamen for a Bull Line under the Skipper the rest of the ship and 6 ordinary seamen for an time. Eastern Ship. Since our dispatcher Vincent tried to give me the had not requested any replace­ old rush act, demanding that I ments from the WSA, I couldn't figure out what Vincent was up {Continued on Page 4) last month by Hubert Wyckoff, Director of Division of Maritime Labor Relations for the War Ship­ ping Administration, in which he sought to disrupt sound labor re­ lations between the SIU ancT the Alcoa and Bull Line, appears to have prematurely exploded in his face. Last week the Assistant Gen­ eral Counsel for the War Labor Board" ruled that SIU contracts with these lines were legal—irre­ spective of what Wyckoff thought. Wyckoff had sought to have the signed contract between the SIU and the Bull and Alcoa lines open­ ed by the War Labor Board for re­ view. His excuse was that the contracts contained increased pay for certain ratings and increased overtime, and was thus subject to review by the WLB before becom­ ing binding upon the contracting {Continued on Page 4) The War Shipping Administration succeeded this month in obtaining from the War Manpower Commission control of army draft machinery for merchant seamen. This places in the hands of the W.S.A. a powerful weapon against militant seamen and their unions. The S.I.U. has announced intention of fighting this W.M.C. directive, and will go to Washing­ ton with the demand that deferrment requests for active seamen continue to originate in the unions, as they have in the past. All SIUSUP branches are wiring protests to Gommissioner McNutt, and the AFL is assisting by carrying the fight to key congressional leaders. The WMC directive, placing deferrment in the hands of the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organiza­ tion of the WSA is so sweeping that if allowed to stand, seamen, could continue at their trade only upon sufference of the WSA, and SIU Buys More Bonds To Tune Of 25 Grand SIU men not only deliver the supplies to the fighting fronts, but they help pay for them as well. Already having invested thousands of dollars in government war bonds, the membership went on record this week to spend $2 5,160 more in bond purchases. This total is to be supplied by withdrawing $15,000 from the Strike and Organizational fund, and $10,160-from the Hospital and Burial Fund. The following is the full text of the enabling resolution drawn up by the last Quarterly Finance Committee, and concured in up and down the coast. RESOLUTION WHEREAS: The Atlantis & Gulf District of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of Norlh America has in the Hospital, Burial, Strike and Organizational Funds, more than sufficient cash to meet the ordin­ ary disbursement required of these funds, and {Continued oti Page 3) SUB TOTAL REACHES 601 ALLIED SHIPS 11 SIU Hero Is Decorated Maximo Murphy, SIU Able Seaman, was decorated Feb. 13 by Captain Edward Macauley of the United States Maritime Com­ mission in Washington. Brother Murphy received the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal, the highest honor to be " given seamen. Murphy's ship was sunk last year in the Caribbean. He pulled 21 crew members aboard a raft, navigated It to land, and then plunged through the jungle for 18 hours to reach civilization and bring aid to his union brothers. After being repatriated to the United States, Murphy Jbined the army "to avenge my father." His father was ship's carpenter on -a vessel which was lost about the time Murphy viras torpedoed. 1 .\' union officials could be jerked into the Army the minute they incur­ red WSA displeasure. In short, the entire union movement would be mere appendage to a Governmentshipowner bureau, and incapable of independent action^—under threat of army induction. Shore Time Set The directive sets up, among other things, a schedule of work for the seamen which allows them "two days on shore" for each week worked. But no more than 30 days ashore at any one time. The pen­ alty for violation?—the Army! So that they will have complete control of the men, the WMC di­ rective provides that all seamen must register with the WSA with­ in 35 days after their deferrment status is questioned by the draft board. This gives the WSA a com­ plete file of all seamen in the country and makes it posible to sort out and black ball the militant union men. Union leaders are also placed in a straight jacket by the new regu­ lations. The WSA is to inform the draft boards which seamen are remaining ashore for "essential ad­ ministrative positions" and ask for their deferrment. Should the WSA fail to do this, the union official would have to return to sea in or­ der to stay out of the army. Thus the WSA would be in a position to {Continued on Page 4) SIU Drops United Seamens' Services; See Charity Set-up % As the Allies girded tliemsclves The Seafarers International Union has withdrawn for an all-out offensive against submarines — termed by Admiral from membership in the United Seamen's Service, has can­ Harold R. Stark of the Navy's celled all financial support and has taken steps to inform "first enemy"—the announced toll the general public and the American Federation of Labor of Allied and neutral merchant­ as to the reasons which prompted these steps. This severing of the relationship* , ,. i ' men sunk in Western Atlantic by ^ . I » • structed him to resign ail posts, . , u ..u enemy action since Pearl Harbor between the USS and the Amen^ ^ , I This step was taken by the can Federation of Labor seamen On rose over the 600 mark. The announced destruction of all coasts, came on FeB. 5 when membership with reluctence and convinced eight vessels, two of them Ameri­ Harry I.undeberg, President of the SIU, informed Admiral Emory S. ^SS had degenerated into can, in the week ended Saturday, Land, Chairman of the USS and organization providing soft brought the shipping losses to 601.1 Chairman of the U. S. Maritime jobs for professiona social workers. Seven of the eight sinkings took Commission, that the membership accomplished little in actual merchant seamen, and place off South America and in the of the union had become disilluraider-ridden South Atlantic. ' sioned w^th the USS and had in-1 {Continued on ha t i) kl �TH E Page Two Seaman Insurance SEAFAHmS" nomNATIONAL UNION Increased By WSA OF NORTH AMERICA N [it Jf r tK'r- Pu^lUM By th9 • — Atlantic and Gu]il>i8tiict AffOlatta tJi* Am*rioan Fte^naien of Lsb«T HARRY LUNDEBERQ. IntomoUoncd PMsldcnt 110 Uakst S^sst, Reem 402, Soi FraaciseB, CallL ADDRXBB ALL OORRBBPONDENOa 00NVERNIV9 THIB PUBLICATION TO: "IHE SEAFABEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New Yoik, N. Y. Phone: BOwJing Green 9-8346 k Land Lauds Seamens' War i.m Record, Safety Measures r Feb. y—^America's 70,000 mer­ chant sailors, suifering a casualty toll of nearly 4 per cent of their number in the first year of war, have "delivered the goods," and shown "patriotism, courage and devotion to duty." Elmer Davis, Director, Office of War Informa­ tion, said today. ^ Davis made public a report by Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Administrator, which was requested by Davis to clear up rumors and reports of personnel diflSculties among the crews of the nation's war cargo carriers. "Admiral Land's report shows that American seamen are loyal and efficient," Davis said. High points of Land's report included: 1. Merchant marine casualties (dead and missing only) have to­ talled more than 3200—3.8 per cent of their total number in one year of war. Casualties of the armed services in the same period amounted to less than one per cent of their total number. 2. About three-fourths of the ofif-shore merchant seamen are al­ ways at sea—"in the front line." 3. Willingness of sailors to brave bombs and torpedoes was shown recently when 100,000 per­ sons responded to WSA's call for experienced seamen. 4. WSA's labor relations divis­ ion, which investigates all reports of infraction of discipline, found practically all such incidents occured in port, and were the re­ sult of the continued strain under which seamen work. ' y. Despite an expected increase in enemy attacks on our merchant shipping, a greater percentage of survials is expected in 1943 be­ cause of (1) more escort vessels, (2) better-armed ships, (3) more and improved safety devices, and (4) more experienced crews. More and better-equipped lifeboats are required under new regulations just issued. "Rubber lifesaving suits, requir­ ed for every person on board, have considerably prolonged the length of time a man can hold out in northern waters or exposed to cold weather in a lifeboat. In warm waters these suits have reduced the danger from sharks and barracuda. The red waterlights, with which all suits and life jackets are equipped, are effective in locating men in the water at night. The regulation re­ quiring these rubber suits has been complied with approximately 99 per cent. {Continued on Page 3) Out of the Focs^l by S" Four of our members were picked up in the streets of New York suffering from a bad case of "Torpedo Nerves." Dr. Edgerton of the Ellis Island Hospital urges all the brothers who have been bombed or torpedoed, to see him for a general check-up before anything serious develops. Gene Braden and his shipmates who had to abandon their ship while under a terrific bombardment from the enemy, arrived safely in New York. These brothers should 'obey the warning of Dr. Edgerton and see him for a physical check-up. -f i'»' • V Washington Victory Tax War Shipping Administration: MONEY DUE Crew that made last trip on BenJ. Harrison and John C. Cal­ houn have $125 Bonus money com­ ing. Collect at Clamar Line office, 25 Broadway, New York City. Deck Department, Deck Engineer, Oilers of S.S. Richard Alvey have overtime coming. Collect at Bull Line office, 115 Broad St., New York. Now that the torpedo ribbons are out, we wonder how many real seamen will be wearing them. One brother informed us he can get one anytime he wishes as he knows the place where they are issued. Roy McCannone is having a goodytime in New York, after being at sea for oine months. Joe I. Flynn is on his good behavior these days. Harry Collins paid a surprise visit to New York last week. We wonder who the attraction could be? < REPORT FROM War Manpower Commission: AAA A f. - • ) By Matthew Dushane Frank Keaveney has been able to sec his gal, Jazamine several times while in Port Elizabeth. He sure has it bad. Adalbert Gawronski is taking a rest after experiencing a bombardment while in the port of Casablanca. Francis Conleth (CUZ) Murray has spent two weeks at the Oyster Bay Rest Home. He states that more SIU men should take advantage of the opportunity. Casdy Jones is now working for WCAU. Morris Riechelson has retired and is now working his own farm. "We received a letter from Carroll Quinnt which took four months to ar­ rive from Trinidad. Snozzy Gorman was inquiring about Mike Walsh. A V '• • Increase in the amount of insur­ ance available to merchant seamen, together with a reduction In the premium rate, has been provided by the War Shipping Administra­ tion in its first revision of General Bulletin No. 10, The WMC h33 issued -fi» directive whereby the WSA is to act as In the original bulletin the WSA agents for handling all merchant seamen claims for deferrment. We provided that it will issue insur­ are at present, with the assistance of the AFL, demanding that we be ance to seamen in amoimts of from heard on this directive and state our views on why we are opposed. $1,000 to $J,000, at a rate of $10 We feel that the WSA is assuming authority to order any seaman per month per $1,000 of coverage, who they feel is an absentee worker inducted into the army. This may in the revision the WSA increased the permitted coverage t oamounts well be used to eliniinaie buna fide seamen from the industry in order of from $1,000 t o$ 15,000, and to make room for the WSA trainees. . We will fight this to the end. We have a hard fight ahead of us to stop this directive, but I am prescribed a rate of $7.50 per month for each $1,000 of cover­ of^the opinion that on the basis of its unfairness, we will have this order age. The revised bulletin reads as either revised or rescinded. The AFL is behind us 100% on this move follows: as it establishes an unfair method of inforcing discipline, on absentees. In accordance with the provis­ ions of its General Order No. 6 I advise all branches to draft a resolution and point out the un-* dated March 16, 1942, the War Shipping Administration hereby fairness and discrimination of the law which deducts the 5% tax from promulgates the following addi­ seamen's wages earned in 1942. Bring this resolution before all the cen­ tional rules relating to war risk in­ tral labor bodies for their concurrance and send these resolutions to surance. Chairman Eugene J. Keogh, Committee on Revision of the Laws. If The War Shipping Administra­ we adopt this method I believe that we can get this victory tax mess tion is_ prepared to provide war risk straightened out to our satisfaction. insurances covering the lives of masters, officers and crews of ocean going United States flag or United The hot potatoe which the WSA has on its hands regarding put­ States owned merchant vessels in ting extra ordinaries on ships, part time as crew members and part time excess of the amounts of insurance as gunners, is getting the old run around here. No one seems to have provided by the owner of the ves­ the authority to do the job and do it right. sel. This iii:.urancc will be issued The Navy is wondering what happened to the clearance. In the in amounts of from $1,000 to mean time the trainees are slowly getting disgusted with hanging around, $15,000 per man and will be issued and wondering when they are going to get that $200 to $300 per month at the option of the insured party for periods of for one to six that they were promised when they joined up. More boondogling of months. Officers or seamen desir­ manpower. ing to purchase such insurance Some time ago I requested that the WSA check on reports that I should make application through have received that the Navy was pulling men off of ships in Puerto the steamship line by which they Rico. Received an answer from them and they stated that the Coast are employed, and the War Ship­ Guard had taken off and removed the men from the vessels and that ping Administration will issue pol­ they had presented all the men with charges. Further advised in a icies when so applied for in ac­ snotty way that we are to thoroughly investigate all complaints and not cordance with the procedure set forth in its General Bulletin No. 1. to present any more complaints until we do so. It is certainly reaching Where officers or seamen wish to a rotten stage wherein a bunch of freeloaders who are receiving govern­ apply direct to the War Shipping ment pay to do certain work, in turn send out a very snotty answer Administration, application form to your request. This WSA is certainly a hot set-up. It is trying to should state name of steamship overrule all the unions have accomplished through some who would be line, vessel upon which officer or little Caesars. seaman is employed, amount of in­ , Here are some of the figures on how this outfit is expanding. They surance requested, period for which had employed in the WSA in March 1942 only 5 employees. In De­ insurance is requested "and name cember 1942, they had on their payrolls ONE THOUSAND SE"VEN and address of beneficiary. Such application must be accompanied HUNDRED AND SEVEN (1707). Been advised that they are re­ by a certified check for premium. questing more appropriations as they want to increase their staff. The foliowing brothers have money coming from the Mississippi Line on the 8 to 5 beef: James Crawford, Charles Mischler, Thom­ as McLin, Joseph Madrano, Albert Kinnell, Ralph Piehiet, A. Guidry, George Ruf, H. A. Drake. Collect money at Mississippi Line office in New Orleans. A" Friday, February 19, A F A RJE US' LOG Grice, Williams, Mathews and Stafford of the S. &. George Wash­ ington have overtime coming. C"!ect at Alcoa Line, 17 Battery Place. Fransieo Antonette, Christopher Callender, and Edward Simpson have wages coming from the S. S. Jean. Collect, Bull Line, 115 Broad St., New York City. If the RMO of the are given the authority to act for the War Manpower Commission, it will mean that they will have the job of immediately enrolling and registering 100,000 seamen and the trainees they are training. It will also mean that they will have to set up a filing system to keep check on these seamen every six months. You can't do this work with a couple of employees. Then they are hollering about a manpower problem. This job will require approximately 100 people. In an Associated Press release here dated February 3rd, 1943, Ad­ miral Land is quoted as saying the average pay of Firemen and Abl« Seamen is Fifty-seven Dollars per week. He had better do some figur­ ing. The way we compute our v.'ages including emergency pay is fire­ men and able seamen $100 per month and the board and room comes to approximately $1 per day so that makes $130.00 per month. Certainljr he does not figure the bonus when his assistant. Captain Macauley is continually trying to take away our bonus that the union fought so hard to get. And how about the bonus when a ship is in port and the men do not receive any bonus and how about the 40% that is paid when a ship enters a port in South America. I'd advise any of our mem­ bers who can swing a nasty pen and are always in the mood to write letters, drop the old Admiral a letter and ask him to explain why he made these statements and what is his intention in misleading the public. Also, why is it that he never mentions the unions and the fight that they had to put up to get conditions that are passable for the average American to live under, and the part that tjie organization that he represents, Martime Commission, had, in bitterly opposing'the present wages and conditions that he is continually harping about. How well we remember the fight that we have had with his outfit, �Page Four THE SEAFARERS' LOG Fiiday, February 19, 1943 Attempt Use Of Trainees To WSA Hop^ To Use Draft To Break Union Shop Contract Break All Union Security l^'l {Continued from Page 1) weed out those officials who op­ posed its anti-union policies, and defer those who were good boys •sr.d played baM. Out For Record %y.:- $• '.vf.'a. - 'IK- • % Step by step the WSA has been encroaching upon the authority of the trade unions. They have thousands of green trainees which they must place aboard ships or face Congressional inquiries. The use of the draft machinery will place in their hands a weapon strong enough to bring the unions to their knees, force the opening of their hiring halls to government finks, and thus create a record of placement for the WSA. Aside from the fact that the WSA has neither the experience nor the machinery for this superregimentation of the seamen—it is Contrary in spirit to the Statement of Principles signed by the unions in Washington—and contrary to all for which we arc supposed to be fighting this war. 3,000 merchant seamen have lost their lives so far in this war. The great majority of them were union men who tlxmgbt they were dying in defense of democracy and the right to organize into labor unions without governmental interferrence. The WSA is out to prove that they were mistaken and that they died in vain. The seamen that live will keep faith and will fight for their unions. , Following is the WMC directive printed in full: WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION DIRECTIVE m:- fcK'.- •i-, 'ir fi] Wt;' vice, the War Manpower Commis­ sion has directed the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration to act as central agent in the matter of keeping local boards of the Se­ lective Service System correctly advised regarding activities of such seamen. The Recruitment and Manning Organization will not undertake to file information on registrants active in shipping on lakes (including Great Lakes), rivers or harbors, except when, and during such time as, persons nor­ mally engaged in such shipping are transferred to active ocean going service. For all registrants re­ maining at their duties on rivers, harbor and lake ships, employers or unions will, as at present, continue to file with local boards such oc­ cupational information as is deem­ ed necessary, and these registrants will continue to receive the same consideration for deferment ac­ corded tlieni by previous releases from this headquarters. Their ex­ ception from the procedure des­ cribed below means only that the Recruitment and Manning Organ­ ization is not in a position to un­ dertake the handling of such cases. For similar reasons the Recruit­ ment and Manning Organization will undertake to file information only on persons sailing on ships un­ der the flag of the United States, Panama and Honduras. Central Agent 3. In its capacity as central agent for all ocean going shipping activities, the Recruitment and Manning Organization, as directed by the War Manpower Commis­ sion, will perform the following functions: (a) File a completed copy of SUBJECT: Procedure for Request­ DSS Form 42 and, when necessary, ing Occupational Deferment for take an appeal ,in every case of re­ , Persons Engaged in W a t e r quested deferment of a person en­ Activities. gaged in active ocean going ser­ EFFECTIVE: FEB. 20. 1943 vice. The initial Form 42* will be 1. Occupational Bulletin No. 7 filed by the Recruitment and Man­ and Part 2 of Occupational Bullet­ ning Organization on each such sea­ in No. 21 have emphasized the man the first time he ships out af­ need for protecting the supply of ter the effective date of this Re­ trained workers in coastal and off­ lease. "A person engaged in active shore shipping, and have supplied ocean going service," as used in local boards with a list of critical this Release, shall include: occupations in these activities. Part 3 of Occupational Bulletin Classifications No. 21, and earlier releases, have (1) Any person holding a posi­ likewise emphasized the necessity tion listed in Occupational Bullet­ of protecting the supply of labor in No. 7, or offshore occupations ih river, harbor and lake (includ­ listed in Occupational Bulleting ing Great Lakes) shipping. Infor­ No. 21, the duties of which require mation made available to National actually going to sea, Headquarters of Selective Service (2) Any person who docs not indicates that our* expanding mer­ at any time exceed his authorized chant marine increasingly demands the services of every available man shore leave, which, in the absence with water transportation experi­ of extenuating circumstances, is ence. Therefore, local boards arc limited to two days on shore for directed to give the most serious each week of the immediately consideration to the occupational preceding voyage, but not to ex­ deferment of persons regularly en­ ceed thirty consecutive days ashore. gaged on lake, river, diarbor and (3) Any person who temporar­ ocean ships and persons in approv­ ily remains ashore for the express ed maritime training courses. purpose of receiving instruction in a Prosjjcctive Licensed Officer or Deep Sea Only refresher course at a school main­ tained, or. approved, by the United 2. In order to provide local boards with more accurate and States Maritime Service. Requests ciiffcnt information on persons en­ for occupational deferment on gaged in active ocean going ser- other cnrollces of the United Stqtes • J,.. - Maritime Service shall continue to be handled under the provisions of Memoranda to State Directors 1343 and 1-373, and Occupational Bulk-tin No. 7) (b) File a new Form 42 on each such seaman every six months, provided the registrant continues in active ocean going services These subsequent Forms 42 need include only the following infor­ mation: The Check Up (1) Any changes in the man's position or status which have oc­ curred during the preceding six months. (2) A statement to the effect that during the preceding period of deferment the man has been continually engaged in active ocean going service. (c) Notify the appropriate lo­ cal board whenever a registrant does not return to sea within a rea­ sonable period of time. 4. If after the effective date of this memorandum a local board re­ ceives from an individual employ­ er or union a notice of termination of employment involving a seaman registered with such board, the lo­ cal board shall act as follows: (a) If a Form 42 has previous­ ly been filed by the Recruitment .and Manning Organizarion on be­ half of such seaman, the local board shall not assume that he has ceased his seagoing activities unless the notice of termination is con­ firmed by the Recruitment and Manning Organization. (b) If a Form 42 has not pre­ viously been filed by the Recruit­ ment and Manning Organization and behalf of such registrant, the local board shall allow 3 J days for the filing of information by the Recruitment and Manning Organ­ ization. If nothing has been re­ ceived from the Recruitment and Manning Organization at the con­ clusion of that period, the local board may proceed with the regis­ trant's reclassification. {Continued from Page 1) OK this set up over the phone im­ mediately. Smelling something, I went over to Vincent's office, along with Morris Weisberger and Max Korenblatt of the SUP who had re­ ceived a similar call from the WSA. When we arrived at his office Vincent showed us a full program which had been worked out be­ tween himself and the Navy. The only thing was, it made no pro­ visions for safeguarding union contracts or conditions. The whole thing looked phoney from begin­ ning to end. After some discussion it appear­ ed that the SIU-SUP would not go for this, and Weisberger suggested that Vincent call his superiors in Washington to try to get the set up clarified. We got hold of Mr. Pennington, assistant to Marshall Dimmock, and he could not answer our ques­ tions as to union guarantees under the plan. The real stumbling block was our demand that if these 13 trainees signed on as ordinary sea­ men, they should be under the command of the skipper, and they should work under the union con­ tract. This did not seem to fit in with the plans of the WSA. They had hopes, apparently, that the SIU would be dopey enough to let their men sail our ships as scabs. When Weisberger and myself demanded that the entire plan be placed on paper for submission to our members, Washington sudden­ ly lost interest in the plan and cancelled the call to the training station at Sheepshead Bay for the necessary men. And there is where it stands to-­ day. No further word from the masterminds in Washington, and we continue to man and sail our own ships. . . In my opinion, this move was one of desperation by the War Shipping Administration, which is turning out thousands of tin can sailors every month, and has no jobs for them. Congress is begining to question the use of the en­ ormous funds granted to the WSAj and they are desperately trying to show results, to show jobs filled— even if it means making union men unemployed. As for our part, we say openly that SIU contracted ships will continue to be manned by SIU men. If we run short of our own men, then we will call the WSA for replacements. But as long as union men are available, we will fight any move to run governrnent ^ . scabs aboard our ships. This goes for now-^nd for after the war as well. One Victory! {Continued from Page 1) parties. As pointed out by SecretaryTreasurer John Hawk at the time, this was a patent falsification of the facts of the case, and only in­ dicated that Wyckoff had a desire to disrupt SIU relations with con­ tracted employers. Hawk inform­ ed Wyckoff that the increases were contained in addendum to the contract, but that they had been signed and ratified July 6, 1942, a full three months prior to the date set by the WLB as deadline for in­ board receives a Form 42, or other creases without review. information filed by the Recruit­ These facts were clear cut % and ment and Manning Organization extremely simple to understand, on behalf of such a seaman, it shall yet Mr. Wyckoff held to his orig­ either withdraw immediately the inal position that the contracts de­ charge of delinquency against him manded a review by the WLB and by notifying the United States went right ahead with his plan for District Attorney and reopen and appeal. He submitted the contracts reconsider his case on the basis of to the WLB on Jan. 23, 1943. On the new information submitted by Feb. 4, he received a letter from the Recruitment and Manning Or­ the Assistant General Counsel of ganization or- refer the matter, the WLB informing him, in effect, Noose For Officials through State Headquarters, to the that the SIU had been correct 3. Upon receipt of notice from Director of Selective Service, stat­ from the start and the contracts the Recruitment and Manning Or­ ing the reasons why it is not in the did not require review. ganization that a registrant has left national interest to withdraw de­ Jesse Freidin, WLB Counsel, active ocean going service, the lo­ linquency charges in the case un­ wrote (in part), "... all in­ cal board shall immediately reopen der consideration. creases in wage rates which were and consider anew the case of such agreed upon on or before October Round Up Of Seanien registrant. There will, however, 3, 1942, and made applicable to 7. When the local board, in work performed prior to that date, be some instances in which a sea­ man will leave active ocean going classifying a registrant, learns that may be made effective without service to accept an essential ad­ he has had actual sailing experience further approval by this Board . . . ministrative position related to in any of the occupations listed in Under the circumstances, pursu-. ocean shipping which will require Occupational Bulletin No. 7 and ant to the Board's General Order that he remain ashore. In such No. 21, but has since left such No. 3 and General Order No. 9, cases, the Recruitment and Man­ employment and is not now en­ the agreement need not be submit­ ning Organization, when notifying gaged in any occupation which ted for Board approval. We are a local board that a registrant has would warrant his occupational consequently returning the agree­ not returned to sea, will indicate deferment, the board shall adopt ment to you herewith and are send­ that he is remaining ashore in or­ the following procedure: ing copies of this letter to the (a) Ask the registrant if he parties." der to accept such an administra­ All of which leaves Mr. Wyck­ tive position. The local board shall, will agree to accept employment in in these cases, give most serious active ocean going service, or em­ off right on the end of the well consideration to the registrant's' ployment as a skilled seaman in known limb. We have not yet heard from him new employment in determining j other essential water transporta­ as to his future plans for the Bull whether or not he is entitled to tion activities. (b) If he agrees, refer him to and Alcoa contract. Maybe he can . continued occupational deferment. 6. Certain local boards may the nearest United States Employ- j think up something else equally have under their jurisdiction sea­ ment Service Office, and allow him | brilliant—but we doubt that any- |1 men-registrants currently charged thirty days within which tq secure j thing can top his WLB maneuver ( for knuckle-headed bungling. witii delinquency. When a local, such employment. �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, February 19, .1943 SEAl^EN'^ WAft Rj^cofip Services; See * ; ...if \ {Confhtu^ on page 2) "Despite expected increase in enemy attacks on our merchant shipping in 1943, a greater per­ cent of survivals is anticipated," said Land. "New regulations (May 1942) require each vessel to carry a port­ able radio transmitting set in at least one of their lifeboats capable of sending out an automatic SOS signal. This regulation has been complied with (as of December 1) 62%, and the percentage will im­ prove as equipment is available. Page RS' INTf»NA;iiONAL UMJKNS if* NORiti AMERICAN ATLANTIC ud CULF DISTRICT {Continued from "Page 1) seamen need "charity" they can go was being used by the National to existing organizations which ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY Maritime Union to further its or­ have been established for that pur­ P. O. Box 25, Sution P. Phone: BOwflnc Green pose, such as the Red Cross, etc. ganizational and political ends. When the Uniied Seamen's Ser­ We do not want the General Pub­ vice was first organized in Sept. lic at this time to be called upon 1942, the SIU-SUP endorsed the in our name to support another PHONE BRANCH ADDRESS project on the basis of a concrete "charity" outfit. Due to the NEW YORK. 2 Stone St Dispatcher'* Office........BOwIlng Green B-S4SC program; namely, the creation of "Statement of Policy" signed be­ Agent BOwllng Green B-8437 BOSTON S30 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 rest homes for seamen who were tween Admiral Land on behalf of BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St £a]vert 4539 PHILADELPHIA .6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 the victims of enemy action at sea, the Government, and the Seamen's NORFOLK .....25 Commercial PL Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartree St .....Canal 3336 and the organization of centers in Unions, guaranteeing their collec­ SAVANNAH 218 East Bay S*Savannah 3-1728 foreign ports where the needs of tive bargaining agreements for the TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 these seamen could be taken care duration of the War, the merchant PUERTO RICO..... 45 Ponce do Leon........Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 of while awaiting repatriation to seamen are able to take care of FT. LAUDERDA.LE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. "New regulations (as of Janu­ their own "hotel" bills, "enterr.ainAmerican soil. ment" bills, etc., and do not, or ary 1, 1943) require approximate­ President Harry Lundeberg said ly a 50% increase in the capacity at the time, "We recognize the certainly should not, require char­ of lifeboats—15 cu. ft. per person. need for rest homes in which sea­ ity. New Liberty ships now .carry six "3. The seamen in our Union men who have been victims of he'll take an AB outa the hall boats instead of four and two of enemy action can recuperate in are absolutely opposed to the estab­ these are motor boats. This means (don't know whether he called the preparation for their return to lishment of any "clubs" or "hotels" lifeboat capacity for double the Business down in this section WSA or not), sends clear to Jersey duty. Such services would be a di­ for merchant seamen in UNITED number of the crew or boats for has slowed down to a crawl. Ma­ for a man. But don't ^be taken rect aid to the war effort. We rec­ STATES PORTS. They feel they the full crew on each side of the jority of the boys are broke and aback boys,' sooner or later his ex­ ognize also the need for centers in are earning sufficient money to en­ vessel. In addition quick releasing ready to ship but the only action ecutive ability will be noticed and fpreign ports to car for American able them to pay for their own rafts of sufficient capacity for the around is a few unqualified jobs he will be appointed to a high hotel rooms and whatever enter­ seamen." entire crew and also additional life and three or four of the local ranking position in the MC, WSA. fe; Since the SIU-SUP endbrsement tainment they wish to get ashore, floats are carried. winos sniping for live ones. We understand that the hall in of the USS, however, the profes­ without taking money from the Our honorable and esteemed Port Everglades is now open. 'Improved lowering and releas­ sional charity workers and the po­ General Public for such a purpose. ing gear for lifeboats now make it agent is in drydock for repairs. How's for a piece in the Log, J.K., litical cadres of the NMU have "4. Our membership is definite­ possible to launch a boat in half .a Some dopey dame ran over a stop- on what's doing down in that taken over. Fancy bflfices were ly IN FAVOR of the establish­ street (and him too) down town country? minute or less. opened, payrolls doubled and ment of REST HOMES for TOR­ the other afternoon. He had his We are in mourning for our 'Contrary to some publicized one and only suit on at the time tripled, and the original program PEDOED SEAMEN, but we feel agent in Norfork. We hear he has of aid to the seamen was lost in a that in order that these REST but erroneous statements, lifeboats and now both of them look like outfitted himself with a wife, four maze of tea parties, spot lights and HOMES may function for the are the principal means of saving they've been run through a cotton kids, lot, and house completely trumpets, and the "ahs" and "ohs" BENEFIT of the SEAMEN and life at sea. A 1942 survey of a gin. (Anyone not knowing what furnished with a $4 heater (the of the profesional do-gooders. not for a "job-trust" that they group of vessels whose crews num­ a cotton gin is ask some Baldwin stove is paid for). His headaches will now shift from the water­ In his letter of resignation, should be put under the control bered 1,756 persons, showed that County boy). 81% or 1,432 persons were res­ For quite some time the officials front to the home front. Join-the B; ff. Harry Lundeberg wrote, "At the and management of the UNITED cued. Of these 79% were saved by of this port have been having army, Marty. tirrte the United Seamen's Service STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SER­ lifeboats, 14% by rafts, 1% by was launched, the financial objec­ VICE, an old-established Ameri­ trouble with the WSA Recruit­ Some of the boys note with tive was set out to be the raising can institution that has proved life jackets and the remaining 6% ment and Manning Branch here. some interest that Paul Hall is of $2,000,000—and . . . our union itself many times over, and which by remaining on board. The old goat in charge of the Dispatcher in Baltimore. They A record of the first 46 of this thing doesn't know a fid from a orate that it puts therri in mind of seamen were more than willing to has a QUALIFIED STAFF to ad­ group sunk reveals 700 men were tail shaft and has been refusing to times along during the Alcoa beef assume their share of the financing minister such a program. saved by boats and 84 by rafts. OK men for their seamen's papers. when some of the fair haired suck­ of rest homes and centers in for­ "We trust this clarifies our po­ This same approximate ratio holds He gives some cock and bull story ers strayed off the straight and eign ports." Lundeberg then point­ sition relative to the UNITED true today. These 46 vessels car­ about having to have three months narrow and reaped a few shiners ed out that in the past few months SEAMEN'S SERVICE, and we are the program and prospectives of advising the American Federation ried 115 rafts of which 36 or 30% discharges or something, which is for their waywardness. Oh boy, the USS received a decided twist. of Labor and the General Public of were launched. At the same time a phoney stall to shove MC men, what was it they called the gang 46 % of the lifeboats were launch­ or some other scrub he's picked up around Baltimore and Gay, Paul "I learned," he wrote, "that the our position." ed. around town, on the ships. He has Hall and his bunch of Tampa Unit«jd Seamen's Service had estab­ Sii.ccrely yours, "The speed with which lifeboats hindered this branch several times Goons. Water under the bridge, lished a staff of 154 people in the HARRY LUNDEBERG, are launched is shown by the case, in supplying men on time when how it does flow. If it wasn't so Port of New York alone on the Seafarers Int'l Union of in the early part of the war, of 'a needed. The Govt, would save cool a dozen or so of us sunflowers payroll, with salaries ranging from North America. vessel with 391 persons on board some dough by putting him in would ease up to ship but long$6,000, $8,000 and up to $15,000 which sank in 4 minutes and 20 charge of an old maids' knitting handles are scarce. However, if yearly, without the approval of the seconds with a loss of only six crew club or better yet by buying him any parties commence we'll be Executive Board, and without in­ members and three passengers. a gun so he can go out behind the along in time to pay the fiddlers. formation as to then qualifications. In the meantime, keep your hat Further, that of every dollar col­ "A recent survey of the time in house, and shoot himself. Editor, Seafarers Log Here's a hot one—A Ford ship from floating, everybody. lected for the merchant seamen, which a torpedoed ship sinks shows 9pc was being spent on "Adminis­ Dear Sir and Brother: STEELY WHITE, 56G times as widely varied as two min­ comes in and the skipper, before I just finished a 6 month trip utes, in an unusual case, to nine tration" and only 10c was left for on the S.S. Benjamin Harrison and hours, with approximately half the inerchant seamen." the long days were made much sinking in ^less than ten minutes. (Cbntinued from Page 1) In his letter of resignation. more enjoyable because of the fact The average sinking time of ships President Lundeberg concluded WHEREAS: this cash is lying idle in the bank, and that we had aboard a new pair of included in this survey was one WHEREAS: United States Defense Bonds constitute the safest in­ with the following: boxing gloves and a punching bag. hour and 52 minutes. This is very vestment in the world, the entire integrity of the government being their "The project was thoroughly This equipment was donated to much the same as it was last spring guarantee, and < discussed by the membership in the crew by Nat Fleisher, who is or earlier in the war and therefore WHEREAS: the government has urgent need of this money to every port and aboard ships for editor of King Magazine. would not indicate any increased finance a war in which our members are front linfe fighters, therefore well over a month, and the follow­ I wonder if you would print our efficiency in enemy attacks. New­ be it ing action was officially taken by RESOLVED; that the Secretary-Treasurer of the 'Atlantic and Gulf thanks in the Log and then send er ships of the long-range type are, ' the membership, consisting of mer­ District be instructed to withdraw $15,000 from the Strike and Organi­ chant seamen manning ships carry­ a copy of it to him. We sure did however, more capable of resisting zational Fund, and $10,160 from the Hospital and Burial Fund, and with enjoy the things and want him to attack as they are faster, better ing supplies to every port in the this money purchase war bonds, and rie it further know it. armed, and in case of torpedoing world": RESOLVED: that a banking committee of 3 men be elected at the Yours, sink slower because of stronger New York Branch meeting to go with the Secretary-Treasurer to deposit "I was instructed to resign and, "HANK" COHEN construction arid more bulkheads." these bonds in the safe deposit box. These bonds shall be examined by on their behalf, withdraw my name each Quarterly Finance Committee. from any official capacity in the THOMAS WILHELM, No. 7473 JAMES H. HANNERS, G-256 UNITED .SEAMEN'S SERVICE; ALVIN 0. DE WITT, No. 20258 ALFRED STEWARD, No. 764 also the name of our Washington WM. MURPHY, No. 23194 i representative, Mathew Dushane, for the following reasons: DO NOT SHIP "1. The UNITED- SEAMEN'S ,DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL '^^RVICE is now functioning in a W. J. HARKINS G-217 SHIPPED 381 281 296 864 E. H. P. JENSON: different capacity than that for RAYMOND GUZMAN 22795 REGISTERED 290 277 200 767 which it was intended. J. 0. BROPHY 2877 Your book has be>n found and "2. We do not want another ALBERT 0. GODBOLD ..iNo. 4214 returned to the office of the Secre­ ON HAND 465 643 211 1279 RAMON 0CA8I0 P7206 tary-Treasurer, in New York. seamen's "charity outfit" as if the Secretary-Treasurer's Office Diretiory of Branches Around The Ports TAMPA If Editor's Mail S.I.U. BUY MORE BONDS TO TUNE OF 25 G*8^ ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR JAN, 25 TO FEB. 6 INCLUSIVE PERSONALS .it: � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 19, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 4 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: WSA SPEEDS NEW DRIVE FOR POWER; UNION SECURITY GRAVELY THREATENED ATTEMPT USE OF TRAINEES TO BREAK UNION SHOP CONTRACT ONE VICTORY ARMY DRAFT--A CLUB AIMED AT SUBDUING UNION MILITANT SIU BUYS MORE BONDS TO TUNE OF 25 GRAND SIU DROPS UNITED SEAMENS' SERVICES; SEE CHARITY SET-UP SEAMAN INSURANCE INCREASED BY WSA LAND LAUDS SEAMENS' WAR RECORD, SAFETY MEASURES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/19/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5de6215d5412c63e1c6f07ffa2cc0850.PDF 3641a5ca1ab91823a78e0369c56788aa PDF Text Text The N.M.U. Leaders Are Blind To Finks ft «»ssmssss&:^ ^ The leadership of the National Martime Union has not Uttered a single peep of protest over the draft weapon given the-WSA by "Hoosier Hitler" McNutt. Not only did the NMU sit quietly on thft side lines when the rest of martime labor was battling to keep the draft power out of the hands of the labor-hating shipowners and brass hats in the WSA, but now that the WSA seems to have won— the NMU glosses over this very serious defeat, ^nd with friminal irresponsibility fails to inform its members of the developing threat to the martime labor movement. • The Feb, 26 issue of The^Pilot headlines the draft -story as follows, "Active Seamen Needn't Report At Draft Board." The implication is, of course, that some victory has been won for John Sailor and that he isn't going to get kicked around any longer. The headline is completely dishonest. While it is true that the seamen don't have to report to the draft boards, they are now in the clutches of the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the WSA. They are now being forced to register with a super-fink Outfit which will have full authority to slap them into the army if they act like union men. OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, ^ VOL. v. SEAFAEEBS' INTEENATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAR.CH 5, 1943 MWEB Flouts Unions In New Bonus Chisel ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ —torpedoes launched in Washington and aimed at organ­ ized labor. Of these Curran has nothing to say. The War Manpower Commision order, giving the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organization power to draft or Curran has a political line which demands the utmost defer seamen, is now in effect. In spite of the protests of aid for the Soviet Union^—and that's OK. But does he the SIU-SUP, this. finky government bureau has won think that servile appeasement of labor's enemies at home authority to line up the seamen and count out those who really aids the Soviet Union? •* 'stand firm in defense of their union If he does, he's nuts. The American industrialists will send just as much or as little aid to the Soviet Union as they think serves their purposes, and no screaming by Curran, no surrenders and retreats, no double crossing of his rank and file followers, will alter this picture. ' Actually, Curran does a great disservice to the cause of Democracy which'he claims to champion. No democ­ racy can exist without a strong an.d independent labor movement, and his refusal to fight the WSA fink campaign certainly aids the foes of unionism. Curran is long on wind, but in the final analysis he serves as a labor cover for those who hope to see the open shop return to the waterfront. li'' #- 'm-fi The MWEB is again violating the Statement of Principles under which labor agreed to its establishment. Reflecting the growing anti-labor atmosphere which prevades the various Washington martime bureaus, the Martime War Emergency Board has arrogently handed down decisions which eliminate area bonlises without even consulting with the Advisory Committee which includes representatives of the trade unions. RMO Extends Grip On Seamen; Labor Fears But no mentoin of that by Curran and his coterie. Ham Head is full of "Keep 'em Sailing" and "Damn Fink Hall After War the Torpedoes". But there are torpedoes here at home too Does he believe that the American industrialists would send one additional tank or gun to the Soviet Union if he scuttled his entire union and sent the men to fink halls? No. J BULLETIN! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25 —This morning Judge Edmund F. Murphy of, ihe Superior Court, threw out of court the ill-smelling "Hampson-Prevost Suit" against Harry Lundeberg, President of the SlU. This suit was inspired' by Stalinist agents in the National Maritime Union and charged Lundeberg misappropriating with ^ISUkOOO in union funds. This action wrote finis to the notorious frame-up against Lundeberg which first was at­ tempted in January 1942. rights. How the RMO will use this new authority remains to be seen. It will be watched carefully, and any attempt to take advan­ tage of the new power and black ball militant union men, will be fought. In the meantime the union is not giving up the battle against rhis directive. Matthew Dushane, Washington Representative of the SIU-SUP, is continuing to meet with WMC odicials in an effort to get the order changed and to re­ move this club from over the sea­ men's heads. While the SIU-SUP battles the draft set-up, the RMO began to move in on other fronts and set itself up as dictator of ^all phases of maritime labor. In a speech de­ livered on Feb. 27, Marshall Dimock, director of the RMO, said that the RMO had "opened rest homes at Oyster Bay, New. York;^ Bay Ridge, Maryland; Gladstone, New Jersey; Pass Christian, Miss{Conthnied on Page 4) Ui Not only has the MWEB followed a provocatory proceedure, but it has performed functions outside of the limited jurisdiction laid down by labor at the time of its formation. Last month the MWEB handed down Amendment 10 and 11 to Decision 7 Revised. These amend­ ments eliminated long established area bonuses and susbstituted a new system of port and attack bonuses. The net result, sea­ men's wages would be cut. This procedure was immediately de­ nounced by the SIU-SUP and it was pointed out that it was the identical move which the MWEB attempted to pull last January and was knocked down. -f I Tlie SIU-SUP reminded the Board that it was. established to mediate disputes between operators and tmions and that no dispute on this matter existed. However, the Board preceded with its directives and the unions sent representatives to Washington in an effort to head off the wage cut. Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk went to Washington and with SIU-SUP Representative Matthew Dushane, attended the first meet­ ing of the Advisory Committee. The meeting was a farce. To begin with, two MWEB members. Frank Graham and John Steelman, were not even present. The third Board member, Captain Edwafd Macauley, opened the meeting but immediately turned it over to a subordinate and left the room. {Continued on Page A) New England Men Get Raw Deal From Phoney Referee These SlU men have had ships shot from under them one to three times in all parts of the world, and while they survived, 602 of their union's brothers did not, 60 SlU contracted ships have been lost since Pearl Harbor. But In spite of enemy subs an^^ bombers, SlU men continue to deliver the goods to all war fronts. (Standing left to rightFR- .C. Ricketts, Steward; Harry Clock, Oiler; J. L, Michaelas, Fireman; E. Aguirros, Watertender; .Gus Aim, Carpenter; Robert B. Graham, Ordinary arid Reginald Goodin, Cook. (Seated) AnUioiiy McMunn, Oiler; Andrew Lavazoli, Ordinary; Charles Allen, Able Seaman; Phole = man Mitthys, Fireman and Carville Councilman, Watertender. 1 P-- '.Ti li-" y •; "y,"., • Reasoning that "it Js not the, policy of the War Labor Board to upset long established wage differentials," and furthermore that shorcside common labor in the New Bedford area was only receiving 43 cents an hour, a WLB referee ruled last week that seamen on the New England Steamship Line were not entitled to jjie wage increases demanded by the SIU. The referee was a gentleman by the name of Robert S. Coit, and he handed down one of the phoniest decisions ever to come out of the WLB. His crack about the wage scales of shoreside commond la­ bor reveals his complete lack of understanding of the duties and re­ sponsibilities of seamen, and that his qualification as a labor referee arc sadly lacking. Coit's decision is full of shipowner figures and reasoning and winds up by denying the seamen every point asked by the union. His complete disregard of the facts presented by the union, afid his hand­ ing down of a decision that is full of concern over the employer profit rates but indifferent to the living standards of the men, in{Continued on Page 3) V • -t'l I •M' i 't.- la i I* .1; . �K 7• THE SEAFARERSVLOG Page Two PuMUM Dv th0 SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAI. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlcmtic and Gulf IHidirict Unions Ask More Protection Prom Submarine War jw-> ^ Friday, Mircfc T, _ REPORT FROM Washington IffRlaMI wttH (A» Amtrioan PtOrnvtion 4f Laf>or HAHRY LUNDEBERQ, Int^matlonoa Pl«aid«nt 110 Morkat StrMt, Room 402, Sao Fraodaco, Uedif. 'ADDRMBB ALL OOBREBPONDENOa OONCBRNINO TSIB PVBUOAS'ION TO: "THE SWABEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 rr THE HOBBS BILL Greater protection of merchant Vessels against the Axis submariuc peril, an all-out construction pro­ gram of high-speed cargo ships, and grcately stepped-up attacks on German submarine bases and con­ tinental shipyards were the high­ lights of an international maritime conference which was held recent­ ly in London, England, under the auspices of the International Trans­ port Wofkers' Federation, it was announced here yesterday. Bju Matiketo Dmhane Martirhe War Emergency Board: • We set up an Advisory Committee in compliance with the Stst^ ment of Frinciples, and the first meeting of this Committee with th4 MWEB Was held on Feb. 24, 1943. Captain Edward Macauley, chairman of the Board called the mce^ ing to order and then turned the chair over to Mr. Eric Nidsen, retary to the Board, and then lef^^the meeting. Frank P. Graham and John R. Steelman, other members, were also missing from the meeting. The meeting had to carry on without any Board members being present All the representatives of the Unions felt that this meeting was! not what they anticipated and felt that the members of the Boardi should be present to hear some of the problems that the unions are cortfronted with. They moved that in the future all members of the Board should be present at the meetings. i The only questions that can be aired out at the Advisory Commltttf meeting is what will be on the agenda. It will be necessary for th«j unions to submit their questions ten days ahead of the regularly schcd-> uled meetings, which are the last Wednesday of the month. I advise all branches to write their respective headquarters with any questions! they want discussed. In this way the headquarters can then pass thenaj along to the Board in tirrie. Opening wedge for the threatened anti=labor drive in Representatives of the seafarers the present CPngress is the so-called "anti-racketeering" of twelve Allied nations partici­ bill of Congr^sman Hobbs. ' - pated in the conference which ex­ ' It has evidently been picked for first consideration as pressed dissatisfaction over the in­ adequacy of protection of Allied bne of the more comouflaged anti-union bills and because convoys by escort vessels and air­ all true labor unionists hate racketeering like poison^ craft, and the apparent inability of But the fact of the matter is that federal and state the Allied governments to deal with anti-racketeering laws are already on the books, and all the maritime shipping and supply prob­ Hobbs bill does is to eliminate present language protecting lems in a more aggressive spirit. legitimate labor activities and to insert language that may The conferees tmanimously ap­ be used by anti-labor courts to destroy union organization. proved an action program outlin­ ing five principal points and de­ Manpower Commission: ^ This uiiloh-busting bill has been rushed through the manding that the Allies take im­ WarI have been trying all week to get the WMC to change the direci House Judiciary Committee without any hearings. Urge mediate steps to put the proposals tive whereby the RMO is to act. as agents for the Commission in thq your Congressman to insist on hearings and to see that the of maritime unions into practice. matter of seamen's deferments and time allowed ashore in between bill is defeated. ^^ The five points are; Greater pro­ ships. As we are the only unions protesting this directive, it makes it veiTi^ tection for convoys; organization difficult for us to get certain people in the WMC to change this direc­ of special convoys composed of fast cargo vessels, now sailing tive. However, I am of the opinion that if the other unions knew of either alone or with slow-moving this directive and studied its angles, they would also protest it. The ships; immediate building of high­ number of the directive is XVIII and. the memorandum of Selective speed vessels for the above pur­ Service is number 182. It may be obtained at any local Selective Serv­ i poses; strict vigilance of sliips in ice board. port and control of the persons al­ I have another meeting scheduled for Monday with the WMC oif lowed to enter docks and harbor this directive and we may be able to get some action then. ^ areas; offensive measures against The old grey marc of the SIU merchant fleet has finally come to submarine bases and shipyards on Office Of Defense Transportation: rest in Davey Jones' locker. Many of the brothers remember her when There are plans for construction of new barges and tow-boats foi" the European continent. she battled 3 submarines off Norfolk sinking one of them, damaging the transportation of petroleum products from the Texas fields to the Charles Jarman, secretary of the another—the third submarine beat it. That was the time when the east coast. Also, there is serious manpower shortages in the inland crew got together and donated $330 to the Navy men for their marks­ British National Union of Seamen waterways, Rivers, harbors and Great Lakes. manship. There is a shell in Headquarters with both tfie licensed and and a member of the management The ODT feels that there may be a need for Federal recruitment! committee of the I. T. F., was par­ vn-licensed personnel's names attached to it. ticularly outspoken in his criticism and training program and they have requested the opinions of the uruOn her next voyage she was a little way off Boston when a torpedo of the lack of convoy protection. ons. I have advised the ODT that I will attend this meeting. I wOuld knocked off her propcllor. Her guns started to pop in every direction "Our men are by no means getting therefore, like suggestions from our members who are acquainted with and the Coast Guard came out and towed her to Boston. After being a fair deal," he declared. Jarman the manpower problems in these areas. repaired, she made the trip to Russia with 2400 tons of TNT in her reported that the British Admiralty iioids, and she got thru to Murmansk in spite of torpedoes and dive had assured him "that the safety bombers. Three days out of Murmansk on her way home, a torpedo p£ Britain's merchant ships and the gallant men serving in them is re­ finally got her. None of the, crew was lost. garded^ as a duty of supreme im­ The official balloting committee of the Sailors Union of the Pa­ portance," but pointed out that cific made its report on Feb. 8, and announced the re-election of Harry A A A such assurances were hardly Lundeberg as Secretary-Treasurer. The great majority of the incum­ Albert Bernard (Tiny Tim) Moses has shipped out. His shipmate enough. "I continue to insist that bent officers were returned with Brother Lundeberg, most of them Ernest Tenkanen informed us of the fact, while drinking in a barroom protection by aircraft and escort in Hoboken. Kris Hurst and his shadow T. Miller arc anxious to see vessels ds far from adequate," he without opposition. Following are the SUP officers for 1943: ' their shipmates get home so they can settle their beef. John King wrote concluded. SECRETARY-TREASURER SAN PEDRO AGENT us from New Orleans that he intends to get his ticket soon. Lucas Harry Lundeberg Harlan Snow . Gurimbalaen, who is Steward aboard a tanker, wants to be remembered OFFICE UNION RUNS ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATROLMAN to his friends. He has been away over a year at sea. What a payoff SEAMEN'S CANTEEN John De Rocco Loui Cochran FIRST S. F. PATROLMAN HONOLULU AGENT he'll have when he returns. I Max Weisbarth Carl Christiansen • A Saturday night schedule from A A A NEW YORK AGENT 7:30 to dawn and entertainment SECOND PATROLMAN Lee Barlow . Morris Weisberger Don Ronan and Arthur Thompson have returned from a six by various celebrities of stage, DISPATCHER PATROLMAN months voyage. Don expects to be married soon. He will be following screen and radio will feature the John Palazio r Jack Dwyer in the footsteps bf Jean Peterson, who was married two weeks ago. SEATTLE AGENT : TRUSTEES: operation of Canteen 19, for mer­ Baltimore and Norfolk are busy these days, with plenty of ships in port. Ed Coester Lee Barlow The F.B.I, is going to crack down on all seamen who notify their Draft chant seamen and all members of PATROLMAN John De Rocco Harry Johnson John Lavoie iBoards that they're aboard a ship, and then quit on sailing day. So get the armed forces, at 160 5 th Ave­ PORTLAND AGENT Harry Lundeberg, nue, under auspices of Local 19, / Wise, or you'll regret it. John Massey Max Weisbarth Social Service Employes Union. The union, an affiliate of the Sailors Union of llio Facific UOPWA, opened the canteen this Constitutional Ohangres: ATLANTIC AND GULF SEIPPING FOR 1. The initiation fee shall be $25, and shall accompany the applica­ week. tion of ftiembership, and the dues shall be $2 per month, payable in ad­ FEB. 8 TO 20 INCLUSIVE In addition to regular entertain­ vance. In unorganized fields the Initiation Fee shall be determined from ^ DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL ment, Canteen 19 will also provide time to time by the membership. 2. Upon joining the Union members shall receive a probationary SHIPPED 370 258 300 928 recreational facilities, dancing and membership certificate which they shall hold for 12 months. reading and library room. AIL REGISTERED ^6 285 215 796 3. Providing increase in officials wages, and $5 assessment for Gen­ members of the armed forces and eral Fund to cover such increases and Increased taxes and supplies ON HAND 474 &31 217 1252 the merchant marine are welcome. for SUP. Out of the Focs^l by S- ^ SUP '43 Election Returns --iS. ^ Is?'/ . j. • �Aroundi the Ports PORT EVERGLADES ./ they return home after the war is w«m, they want employment where they can work under American conditions and earn a decent liv­ ing for themselves and their fam­ ilies. That is one of the tilings for which we are fighting. So, M'r. Pegler and Mr. Kalten­ born, when you are blasting labor and the working man to the pub­ lic, remember that the laboring man IS the public, and that a large" part of our armed forces came from the ranks of labor. ' Yours truly, J. K. Shaunghnessy, Agent Attention; Mr. Westbrook Pcgler and Mr. H. V. Kaltenborn: I have noticed in your com­ ments on the world news that you often, directly or in^rectly, ac­ cuse brganizcd labor of holding up the production of essential war materials. Perhaps you are not fa­ miliar with the production of these materials. If you are, surely you know that ordanance, muni­ tions, clothing, medical supplies food stuffs are being produced faster and in larger quantities than the brass hats and bureaucrats can devise ways and means to trans­ port them to the areas in which they are needed. In analyzing your analysis of the news and the manner in which you publish it, it seems that you are quick to exaggerate the mistakes of Labor, yet you are slow to rec­ ognize the good accomplishments of Labor. In several cases you have I)foclaimed to the world that the men in our armed forces were ashamed of the manner in which the people at home were prosecut­ ing the war effort. Recently I talked to several Marines who have teturned from Guadalcanal to re­ cover from wounds received in battle. In every case their stories were the same. The news broad­ casts and the newspaper columnists have painted such a black picture of strikes, walkouts and food hoarding, that they believed the country to be on the verge of a revolution. Usually when talking with men just returned from the battle zones, I ask them for their opinion of organized labor, and if they be­ lieve labor is supporting them as it should. In almost every case each man has said that he not only believes in organized labor, but that the men in the armed forces aie depending on organized labor to protect and maintain the wage and work standards that are part of the American way of life. When SAVANNAH Shipping has been damn good here in the last couple of weeks. One ship out of Wilmington and one out of Savannah. Am expect­ ing another one out of Wilmington on the 22 nd of March and one out of Savannah about the same time. For the last year it has been brought to the attention of the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission that cer­ tain changes on these ships were absolutely necessary due to the fact of the increase of armed guards, they put on these ships the less space there is available for seamen and everytime you bring this mat­ ter to their attention they holler there is a war going on. If the sail­ ors don't know there is a war go­ ing on who does? If the War Shipping Admirastration and Maritime Commission should just forget about this war business for a little while and change the forecastle so that they won't have to pack the sailors into these cubby holes that are called rooms and cause the Company who operate these ships to spend a lot of money and time trying to im­ prove conditions. Some . £ these mud-scows that they are building now are worse than thosj wooden schooners that used to run in the 19th century. These same bureaucrats had better wake up to the fact that this is a BOSTON A very hectic two weeks! Paid off three ships and creWed up five ships including 3 new Libertys, And the weather these last two weeks! Twenty-two below zero along the docks and a thirty mile wind to boot. For a couple of days I thought I was a polar ex­ plorer. Everything finally squared except a few beefs which must be settled down South. Sam Bayne, former Boston pa­ trolman was in town, a victim of a sub, but looking just as chipper as ever and sporting a great big bearskin coat, a gift from Russia. He's going out again as Steward. Good luck Sam! Well, there's been a bit of pub­ licity about the heroic men of the U. S. Merchant Marine but evi­ dently Mr. Morgenthau believes they are an exception as they are being taxed 5 per cent more than any other class for earnings made in 1942. As a gesture of real re­ spect this money should be return­ ed to these men who certainly earn it the hard way. Mr. Eddie Rickenbacker spoke over the radio last week and sounded like a very illiterate reac­ tionary. He squawked like hell about the workers working only 40 hours a week at straight time and squawked still louder about getting time and one-half for overtiniie work, but boy did he squawk about the President's suggestion that a ceiling be put on earnings of twenty-five thousands a year. Poor Mr. Rickenbacker may have to take a cut to bring his earnings down to 25 grand a year. JOHN MOGAN, Agent MERCHANT SAILORS JOBS PROTECTED Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL ——————— • —^ CREW S. S. JAMES CAULDWELL $34.91 CREW S. 8. COLABEE 29.07 CREW S. S. iBENJ. WILLIAMS 20.00 CREW S. S. DELMAR 19.50 CREW S. 8. FRANCIS MARION 19.00 CREW 8. 8. LAFAYETTE ....14.50 CREW 8. 8. RAFAEL 8EMM8 14.00 CREVy S. 8. BENJ. CHEW 14.00 CREW 8. 8. T. ROBERTSON 12.75 CREW 8. 8. J08IAH BARTLETT 8.70 CREW 8. 8, ALCOA MASTER 7-00 CREW 8. 8. PAN CRESCENT 5.35 A. PAGE 2.00 F. E. PHILIPS 2:00 C. F. 8ALZM AN 1.00 W. F. HARDEMAN 1.00 . CHARLES McCULLOUGH TOTAL .....! democracy and that a sailor has a right to a decent place to live and also a decent place to keep himself clean. Hoping that some of those swiv­ el chair warmers read this article so that they can take some action. Steady as she goes CHARLES WAID, Agent ••••• l-O® ;. .$205.76 'A---'•• • " • •• WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—The House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee approved today a bill (HR 133) to preserve the status of mer­ chant seamen as private employes while serving on vessels owned or operated by the Government through the War Shipping Admin­ istration. Practically all seagoing tonnage now is owned or operated directly by the Government with the own­ ers acting only as agents for the Government. Thus under existing law seamen technically become Government employes and have surrendered many of their rights as employes of private industry in exchange for what they consider less desirable privileges. The committee also approved a bill (HR 131) to provide re-employmejit rights for persons who leave their jobs to serve in the merchant marine during the wai". SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Bex 29, Station P. Phone BOwlins Green 8-8346 .:i _ mi Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVA^AH TAMPA. n.i-V: CA^y^TON...... FT. LAUDERDALE ADDRESS 2 Stone St. Dispatcher'a Office >HONE . BOwling- Green 9-8346 .BOwIing Green 9-3437 MO "AtiiilHi' XVe'.! .Liberty 4057 ....14 North Gay St, Eaivert 4539 6 North 6th St ' Lombard 7661 25 Commercial PI .Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres Stf. ........ .Canal 3336 218 Eaat Bay SL Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 Conception SL..., Dial 2-1392 Ponce de Leon .Puerto de Tlerra 219 20lh Street .Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway, New England Men Get Raw Deal From Phoney Referee {Continued from Page 1) / dicates the rankest sort of anti-labor bias. While Coit is greatly concerned that the shipowner should con­ tinue to make a high rate of profit, his decision may in the end re­ act against the very men he is attempting to protect—for the NewEngland Steamship Company may well experience difficulty in finrling seamen willing to work under the present rate of pay and working conditions. The SIU has been able to persuade these men to continue manning the boats on the basis that the WLB would review their case and adjust wages. But if Mr. Colt's line is to carry the day—we would hesitate to issue any guarantee that New England could find crew? in the future. We find it difficult to believe, however, that the WLB would uphold the Coit decision. We have prepared a new appeal which will be carried over Coit's head, and we expect that his position will bg thrown into the ash can by the National War Labor Board. The following excerpts from the SIU brief reveal the actual conditions under which the New England men work, and the modest demands upon the shipov/ners made by the union. SIU BRIEF The unlicensed personnel of the New England Steamship Company is fully qualified and endorsed by the United States Steamship Inspec­ tion service. The certificates issued by this body to New England sea­ men as Able Seamen, Oilers, Firemen, Stewards, Cooks and Messmeri require the same experience and knowledge as men sailing the Great Lakes or deep sea to foreign countries. The unlicensed personnel is, therefore, comparable to the ships crews throughout the industry in skill and experience, and should re­ ceive a wage comparable to their value to the operator and in accordance with industry standards. The working conditions and wage scales of the New England line are sub-standard when compared with similar operations of other com­ panies in the maritime industry. The New England boats compare ia size and operation to the boats on the Great Lakes. The SIU holds con­ tracts with the Great Lakes operators, all of which are far superior to the contract held with New England. The following table shows how the scales of the War Labor Board and the New England Steamship Company compare: • War Labor Board $178,00 monthly basepay. 44.50 per week for 56 hrs. New England Steamship Co. $92.50 montlily base pay. 26.46J4 per week for 56 hour* three months of the year— 70 hours for nine months of the year. Oiler $178.00 monthly base pay. 44.50 per week for 56 hrs. $102.50 monthly base pay. 27.59 per week for 56 hrs. Cook $223.00 monthly base pay. 57.75 per week for 56 hrs. in span of 84 hrs. $122.50 nionthly base pay 36.11 per week for 63 hourS in span of 84. Porters $138.00 monthly base pay. 34.50 per week for 56 hrs. in span of 84 hrs. $70.00 monthly base pay. 20.02 per week for 63 hours in span of 84. Able Seaman #• Not only does the wage scale of the New England line compare imfavorably with that paid by Great Lakes operators, but also with that paid by other New England Coast operators engaged in similar trade. This can be proven by an examination of standard contracts held for such work in this area by the International Longshoremen's Association (AFL). The New England Steamsliip Company wage scales are not only substandard when compared with the Great T.akes Contracts, and when compared with East Coast ILA contracts, but also when compared with {Continued on Page 4) M �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, March 5, 1945 MWEB Fliouts Unions "We demand that the MWEB tion taken by Hawk, Dushanc and {Continued from Page 1) immediately call a meeting, at­ the Advisory Commi«ee and in­ In reporting this meeting to the tended by all members of the structed Hawk to send to the membership in New York on Board, at which the Advisory March 1, Brother John Hawk said, Board the following protests and Committee will have an opportun­ "The meeting was pointless. The resolutions: ity to present its view on the March 2, 1943 unions had sent men to Washing­ Amendments 10 and 11 to De­ Maritime War Emergency Board ton to discuss this matter, but cision 7. Revised. Capt. Edward Macauley, Chairman there were no Board members pres­ ent to listen to us. We were left Dr. John R. Steelman • "We further demand that in the beating our gums to the four Dr. Frank P. Graham , future the MWEB meet with the Washington, D.C. Advisory Committee and consider walls." After some discussion among Geiiclemen: its opinion? before handing down The Atlantic and Gulf membets any new decisions, or arnendments themselves, the Advisory Commit­ tee voted unanimously to request of the . Seafarers International to existing decisions." the MWEB to withhold the two Union went on record March 1, - I would like to point out that new amendments until the next 1'943 to condemn the dictatorial this Union's position relative to the meeting of the Advisory Commit­ action taken by your body in powers granted the Board was tee so that labors* opinions could be handing downr Amendment 10 and clearly outlined in my communi­ heard. 11 to Decision 7, Revised, -without cation to the Board dated January No sooner had the Advisoryr consulting the Advisory Commit­ 12, 1943 when we opposed Committee left town that the tee. Amendment" 9 to Decision 7, Re­ MWEB announced that the two This union passed unanimously vised. These latest amendments disputed amendments woiild be ef­ the following resolution: This is brother Ben Rosen standing beside his painting which are, in our opinion, the same as fective pn March 1. ' "We, members of the Atlantic won the $100 first prize at the USS art show held in New York Amendment 9—outside of the jur­ In denouncing this action. and Gulf District of the Seafarers la&t month. isdiction of the Board and consti­ Brother Hawk chafged that "this International Union, protest the tute a clear infringement of the is strictly dictatorship." He an­ arrogant action of the Maritime Statement of Principles. nounced that the SIU-SUP would War Emergency Board in handing May I emphasize again that the immediately protest the flaunting down Amendment 10 and 11 to of Union riglits. Decision 7 Revised, without con­ Advisory Committee was unani­ "This action," said Hawk, "is a sulting the Advisory Committee as mous in its motion to withhold challenge to all maritime unions. If provided in the Statement Of Prin­ Amendments 10 and 11 to De­ cision 7, Revised, until we had an the MWEB gets away with it, ciples. opportunity to present our view there is no telling where they will "We fully concur in, and en­ stop." dorse the action of the Advisory to you. seamen under its thumb. The pro­ -The entire Atlaptic and Gulf Committee in protesting this high {Continued from Page 1) Your flouting of this request re­ gress it has already made in this membership has endorsed the posi­ handed procedure. veals the attitude of a dictator and issippi; and San Mateo County, direction was revealed when Dimconstitutes a grave threat to all California, in order to take care, of ock said in his speech on Feb. 27 waterfront democracy and trade seamen in this country." that in the past nine months his unionism. Has the RMO i>ow become a outfit had placed 20,000 men on .charity outfit? We were under the Very truly youXs, ships, and it now placing them at impression that these rest hornes JOHN HAWK jhad been opened by United Sea­ the rate of 1,000 per month. This means that every month men's Service—or has the RMO ' {Continued from Page 3) 1,000 men are being shipped out taken that over also? of a potential fink hall and have SIU contracts held with companies performing the same services as that In the first place there is a rec­ no contacts with the unions. If performed by the New England Steamship Company. To prove this, ognized Marine Hospital Service the RMO plans are realized, this we enter as exhibit No. 4 the contract held by the SIU with the Frelihew tmdcr the United States Public number will multiply many tiipes Southern Corporation. Powerful West Coast steamship Health Service with full and com­ and (the RMO hopes) the union interest were accused this week by In view of the above evidence and exhibits, the SIU is asking that plete equipment and skilled physi­ hiring halls will be vacant. Captain J. J. Delaney, president of the New England Steamship Company conform to the standards al­ cians to take care of any condition Dimock's hopes were frankly the Masters, Mates and Pilots of ready set in the industry. The Union is not asking that the New Eng­ that might arise among seamen. expressed when he said, "the RMO America, of reneging on their Why should the RMO—a gov­ land line meet the scale established on the Great Lakes, nor even that seems to be on the threshold of promise to make use of mediatioft ernment body—which now claims responsibility for unified manning established by the ILA. The Union is only demanding that the New machinery set up by the govern­ that it has set up these rest homes England Line eliminate the most obvious and unjust differentials in the ment for the settlement, of dis­ of all water transportation." ' —be shaking a can to support following manner: Each month that passes finds putes. themselves in competition with a 1. Increase in the monthly scale of wages for all unlicensed rat­ the RMO strengthened and in a recognized and established ' GovUnless these shipping magnates better position to combat the ings of $40,000. , ernment service? end their defiance of UnClc Sam in unions after the war ends. Much 2. Overtime increase for all ratings of 10c per hour. , • We arc forced to the conclus­ wartime, their tactics'may provoke of its progress to date has been due 3. Increase in hourly pay for all ratings to $1 per hour. ion that RMO has embarked upon a strike of 1,300 Pacific Coast to the fact that the unions were -4. Contract heading Deck Department Section 2 to read: a course of collusion with a group members of the union, Delaney not fully aware of the anti-union "Eight hours shall constitute a day's work; Any work performed in warned. of professional "charitieers" who character of its program. Now excess of eight hours, from midnight to midnight, shall be paid for ^t •; are' exploiting the heroism of the the pattern- is clear., All unions "Some time ago representative# American Seamen and using them the regular overtime rate. Second mates, Boatswains and deck hands must b'? on their guard and pre­ of the shipbuilding industry and as a chariot for their cushy jobs.. shall work eight consecutive hours per day based on the three watch pared for struggle. maritime unions agreed upon a no^ It's about time to call for an ' The final show down may not system." strike, no-lockout policy," De^ investigation of this racket—since . ; A A A come immediately — the entire laney said. "An agreement waS the American Seamen have long fight may be postponed until af­ ,In addition to these arguments, the SIU pres<;nted wage exhibits reached also on creation of a Mar­ since made it clear that they want ter the war when an all out effort in the form of ILA contracts throughout the New Bedford area cov­ itime Wax Emergency Board- to ad­ no charity and certainly want no will be made to smash our condi­ ering over 70 operators. All exhibits proved beyond question that , the, just controversies, the board's de­ regimcntatioff from a group of tions. But one thing is now clear men on the New England boats were being payed fax less than the cision to be final. professional bureaucrats and pub­ —the fight is inevitable. licity seekers. prevailing scale for like work In the area. , "Recently, our. West Coast lo­ : . It is obvious that the RMO is And to this, Mr. Coit blandly replied that "it is not the policy cals made a request for an increase trying to squee.ze into every ser­ of the War Labor Board to upset long established wage differentials." in salaries of licensed deck men, to vice connected with seamen. And ROBERT D. EISENGRAEBER; If this is the case, then labor was defrauded when, it was. persuaded to bring their scales up to the levels this;is no accident or case of bu­ Contact your draft board at ones. give up the right to strike and depend upon the WLB for adjustment prevailing on East- Coast ships," NICOLA SCEARIDIA: Your reaucratic bungling. The RMO is Delaney said. of wage inequalities. • book has been found and returneH out to build k permanent organi­ Coit, in jdenying all of the union demands, makes much of the "We got nowhere in negotiations zation that will continue after the to the office of the Secretary-Treawith the Pacific-American Steam­ fact that New Bedford is a low Wage area. What .sort of finky rea­ war. It is shaping up into the ship Association, which represents soning is that? If the men have received starvation wages in the past, modern equivalent of the old BONUS BEEF all the companies on the Western under Goit's logic they should continue to receive them for the dura­ Shippings Board and its chain of The West Coast o"f South Amer­ seaboard. Then we sought to havefink hiiing halls which reduced ica Beef has finally been settled. tion of the war. ' . V the. issue adjudicated by the Em­ r ""the seamen to slavery after the last The crews that made the last trips The SIU has prepared an appeal which will be forwarded to the ergency Board, but the'asscvlation war. on the Flomar," Pierce Butler, Berij. War Labor Board this week. The Union will demand that the full through its counsel, Gregory Har­ A step at a time, the RMO exr Chew, Alcoa Patriot and Alcoa board review-Coit's outrageous decision and takg a position so that rison, refused to go along with tends its jurisdiction and expands Pioneer can collect their, money at the seamen :will know jtist what sort of a deal they can expect in. this procedure, thus plainly violaC? its functions. By the time the war Calmar Line, 25 Broadway and Al­ ing wartime pledge. -. 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LEADERS ARE BLIND TO FINKS MWEB FLOUTS UNIONS IN NEW BONUS CHISEL RMO EXTENDS GRIP ON SEAMEN; LABOR FEARS FINK HALL AFTER WAR NEW ENGLAND MEN GET RAW DEAL FROM PHONEY REFEREE THE HOBBS BILL UNIONS PROTECTION FROM SUBMARINE WAR SUP '43 ELECTION RETURNS MERCHANT SAILORS JOBS PROTECTED SHIPOWNERS GIVE MMP RUN AROUND IN PACIFIC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/05/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/020c4e2ee853ab74a2d0c16861d6851e.PDF ea68fd830d52b3d042d7be3c1415b117 PDF Text Text Now In Effect Soldier Uuds SlU Fight To Protect Conditions I am in the hospital with a bust­ _ Station Hospital Camp Atterbury, Indiana ed hand and temperature. There is a SIU man in the same ward with March 4, 1943 Dear Editor: me from the Lakes Steward's De­ partment. So I just passed the Log My copy of the Log for Feb. 17 on to him. arrived yesterday. It was late but Keep pushing because we are I guess it was just catching up with you morally, if not physically. with me as I have been moving around. I sure was glad to get the Here is a buck to keep the Log paper. I'm proud of every SIU logging. rnaii and the boys are sure doing a Fraternally, big job. You are keeping up the fight so we soldiers will have con­ Pvt. C. B. WILSON, ditions to come home to. No. 60S6 Retired Draft Board Held As Club Over Heads Of Seamen Who Don't Observe Regulations The War Shipping Administration has won its fight to gain control over the draft machinery as applied to seamen, and this victory places this anti-union bureau in a highly strategic position for future offensives against organized maritime labor. As of March 15, the Recruitment and Manning Organization, of the WSA has complete con­ trol over deep water men, has formulated shipping rules, registration requirements, and ^'backs them all up with the threat Here Is Your Shore Time (Under WSA ftuling Now Effective) Time on Last Vogage Time Allowed Ashore Time Beween Date Pay Begins And Pay Off, Fractions of Weeks Are Not Counted. ANY TIME LESS THAN THREE FULL WEEKS 4 DAYS 3 FULL WEEKS ..... 6 DAYS 8 DAYS 4 FULL WEEKS 5 FULL WEEKS 10 DAYS. '. 12 DAYS 6 FULL WEEKS ABRAHAM, ALEX •• . .S. A^B. BRI'l'l'AIN, JULIUS O. S.. BJIUMIT, ROBERT • • ••• .A. B* .BUTALA, STEFAJNT ••••.• Fircmttn CADENHEAO, JACKSON .;.... Oilw CURETT, HERMINGILDO . ... Wiper OEMBOFSKY. NATHAN - • . Messman DEMBOFSKY, WILLIAM ..... Messman EAGLESON, ROBERT . . Oiler .GEORGE, PETER ...... .... — M^sman • GOETHE, W^ILLIAM ... .. .... Fireman GRAY; EI^RH . y Messman GVANILL, LUIS . ... . ....... Wiper HENNING, HARRY • • •............... 0. S. HUNA, RAYMONO C JANSEN, HJAL®IA.R Carpenter LARSEN, WILHELM Oiler MADURjO, MANUEL ...... •... Chief Steward MARTINEZ, OBOULIO , . • / . 0. S. -MILLER, CHARXiES Oiler MONREAL, ANTONro^;^ . . . . .: ^ A. B. MURPHY, HUGH •.... ....... Messman OLSEN, EINAR . - A. B. PELAYO, DEMETRO^...^^^^^^.^^ .. .. ... A. B. PRINCE, GILBERT ... .... ...... .. 2nd Cook RAYCO, LUCIANO .. ........ ... . A. B. REILLY, JOHN .:... .• 0. S. RIVERA, MANUEL . ... . ....... .... Messboy RUBIN, MICHAEL ...;. Wiper SABIO, OANIEL Bosun SIERRA, LOUIS V Fireman STRACHEN, STEPHEN , Utility STROM, HENRY ^ . .• ., ^ i O. S. TURIN, RUBIN . utility VOLIVA, DANIEL"...... V. . .;i... i-. ... A.B. WOLOSZ, JOHN .«......... ^.'.. ?... i.;..Utility ZALESKI, JOSEPH . A ' .* • I riy .1! K • • Ji ' > ^ » ft • • •' • < 7 FULL WEEKS 14 DAYS ;.... 16 DAYS g FULL WEEKS 9 FULL WEEKS . 18 DAYS 10 FULL WEEKS 20 DAYS 11 FULL WEEKS .....22 DAYS 12 PUlll- WEEKS l3 FULL WEEKS . r. 14 FULL WEEKS 28 DAYS 15 FULL WEEKS OR MORE Carrying Diary, Letters Prohibited In New Order Strict.- new prohibitions on diar­ ies .and mail have been released by the Navy and apply to all mer­ chant seamen.. The new .Tegulabtions, which forbid the "chron­ icling of slup movements," is part of a general tigbtening all around as the Nazi sub campaign threat­ ens to assume ,even greater propor­ tions. Henceforth, seamen may, not keep diaries which would be b£ yalue to the enemy , if the ship were captured, nor may they carry into any country betters or papers of a third party. The SIU is fully cooperating with the Navy" in this new effort Shoes Are Rationed Th« government has ordered all shoes, except certain catagory of work shoes, rationed for the duration of the war." To buy shoes now you must present coup.on No. 17 out Of ration book No. 1 to tho retailer. Any seamen net possessing a ration book can obtain one by applying at the New York head* quarters of tho OPA, 40th Strpot and Broadway. Take seamen's papers for identification. to prevent leaks of information concerning ship movements, and the ofSciai Navy bulletin has placed in. all Union halls. The following is the text of the order: "The writing of- personal diaries, or of any narrative or communica­ tion chronicling the movement of this or any Sbther vessel is prohi­ bited as a breach of security for the reason that in the event of an at­ tack in which the enemy boarded your ship, information available in such diaries or letters might en­ danger other ships or convoys. Moreover, such material might fall into the hands of persons aboard or ashore who would disclose or mis­ use it. For siniiiar reasons it is likewise not permissible for any of the ship's personnel to carry letters or papers for other persons to be mailed either in this country or abroad. Ail such matter found in possession of ship's personnel upon asrival in the United States will be detained and may be seized by U. S. Customs and the possessor's name referred to interested Naval authorities. The persons involved, moreover, may be subject to the severe penalties provided for under the Trading With the Enemy Act." the men violate them. Elsewhere on this page is print­ ed the schedule of shore time now being allowed. Any violation of this places a man in danger of be­ ing jerked into the army. More­ over, the WSA has set up a master file of all seamen and this can well serve as the basis for a black list in the future. A new system of postcards means that the WSA has a complete and continuous record of all seaman activity, and this information could be well used against unions and mihtaat workers whenever the WSA cides to crack down on labor. This new set up means a greatly expanded apparatus for the RMO and gives it a good excuse to go to Congress for larger and larger ap­ propriations. All of which poinM to the creation of a permanent non-union hiring hafl, and all the evils that go with it. The WSA was able't® win this highly strategic victtny over th® seamen because of the craicorous role played by tlie National Mari­ time Union. Curran and his braitt trust kept mum during the entire controversy on this issue — and thereby gave objective support t® the WSA's anti-union program. Had all the maritime unions gone down the line against this shipownier move, it would have flap­ ped. The RMO has plenty «£ trainees with which to man the ships, but no rated man in any •£ the departments. Had the unitms stood together and given notice that their ratings would have nothing to do with the WSA and its finky plans, the Washington bureaucrats would have been up the w»ll known creek. When this war has ended and the shipowners open their offensive against the American seamen, it's dollars to doughnuts that the RMO halls will become 14 karct fink herders. And the size and strength of the RMO set up can be directly tracable, to a great degree, to the role played by the NMU in the winter months of 1943. So, what is to be done? The WSA has won this round. The rules have been laid down and backed'iip by the full authority of the government'. And the NMU leadership stands ever ready to act as employer agents against the sea{Cotithiued on Page 3) �r £ !?• Friday, March 19, 1943 THE S.E A F xVPv.E R S ' LOG Page Two 7T3 c SEAFABBIS' INIERNA^SICAL UNION OF NORTH AMEEQCA AReoitic and GuU DiMxict ( Nbrwegfent Fight Shipowner Chisel On Wage mmitr mm ^ J inrnsletf tatfh tJi4> Amtrtoam 9f JMm RAIUnr LUNDEBERa IntMiiattaiKd IVMldwit Reduction of' maintenance* pay By Matthew Dushane, in port, and qualification of the 110 Street. Room 402 Sim fttrngteaa, as<!i wages, of abled-bedicd. seamen, andt firemen have resulted, in. seriously, ADi^Msm ALL aoRRMBPovDJBWJt oovaamtma. rau. " strained relations between. Nojrwc- War Relocation Authority: PUSLIOATIOJf TQi gia»> seamen in American: ports and ' 'THE ttiUFASmS' fiOG "ISi&^S.iard, that was-sfe, up,; by the. War Department to cheek Oflj the; Norwegian shipping, interests, the cases of seami^ in the centers,, a^o have- requestedi to. be releasee^ P. O. 2S, Stiitfon P. K0W toxk. K T. ,the Internationali Transport. Work­ FhcKMe BOwUjag Qnon 9*8349' is at present- working* on all seamen's- cases. To date- no- clearances' ers Federation reported yesterday. Acknowledging the possibiUty have been issued; that the incn might refuse to man Maritinw'Wor Emergency Btmrdi:: the ships, Ingvauld Haugen, head Have been advised, thatr the board, is, going to send to all the sign­ of the Norwegian Seamen's Asso­ ciation, an ITF affiliate, stated that ers of the Statement-of' Principles a ktter stating what-in their opinion no demands were being made for is their jurisdiction on Bonuses and War Risk Insurance. higher wages, and that no new Admiral Land sent, a letter, to the Calmar Line informing thettt claims were being advanced; that they must comply with the decisions of the. MWEB. Company The brothers have something to worry about,, with the issuance Haugen charged the shipping has been holding up on bonus payments claiming that the WSA nevei? of the new WSA directive, which curtails the time they are to spend authorities and the. shipowners with authorized them to make payments. ashore. We suggest that the brother keep on the alert, cooperate with having demanded that able-bodied Calmar Line answered the Land letter and= stated that in the^fu­ seamen and firemen must have one the Union oflScials and we will be able to keep them out of trouble. ture they will comply with the board's decisions and make payments as. year of continuous service in their AAA respective ratings before they are per the board's decisions. Maxie Weisbarth SUP, San Francisco. Contacted the board ani^ Joe Mohowski bought himself $2000 worth of War Bonds. That entitled to regular pay rates while proves that seamen arc aiding the war effort in every way. Alex Pul­ compelled to serve in lower grades. they are of the opinion that any or all ships regardless of where they, itzer and O. C. King have retired and become licensed officers. We hope This move, he said, is unjustified are at will come under the latest decision of the board on Match Ist, since the men must serve three 1943. Ships that are out at sea in. the $5.00 area will receive this, that keep a sharp lookout for subs. years as ordinary seamen before the amount from March 1st. Ships that were in the port areas of $125.00.: AAA A.B. rating is achieved. prior to March 1st will receive the $125.00 and after March 1st will: The ITF announced that a reso­ receive the additional $5.00 per day if they are within the specified Speaking of subs, during the past month we lost 4 more ships, which brings our total of ship lost to 88, and we lost 33 brothers during lution instructing the men to re­ areas. All ships that enter the $125.00 port area after March 1st, 1943V the past month, which brings our casualty list total, to. 632 men. In­ fuse to register for service after will not receive the $125.00 unless the port is-under aerial attack, re-, cidentally there is a move under foot in Washington to stop seamen February 2, and authorizing the gardless of when the crew signed the. ship's articles. officials and a special committee to from leaving the $5,000 insurance to bartenders, Ladies of. the Evening, Requesting that the board issue a clarification in writing on thft negotiate with Norwegian and or what have you. The Tavern Keepers and Loan Sharks will be crying, American authorities for the pur­ issue so that all agents can inform the members of the decision-and* into their beer from now on if this gets through. pose of settling the conflct, had how it applies to the way they signed the ship's articles. been unanimously adopted at a AA A War Labor Board: Maritime Panel: .^ meeting last Thursday. Stefan Butala, who has had nothing but hard luck since he came SUP and Pacific SS Owners have filed a joint application to'the lip from the Lakes to ride our ships, was recently declared lost. Alfred WSA for their approval in an addenda to the agreement covering main- , SIU Rescue Grew Ardonski has had a hectic time since he joined our organization. On Receive Thanks From tenance work. The WSA referred this case to the WLR for approvaL liis first ship he was caught in a hurricane and was almost swept over This case will, come up the early part of- this coming week. At, the Torpedoed Seamen: present, the side. On his second voyage, his ship landed, on the rocks 60 miles time we have no one on the panel, AH the AFL men;her«ic i0 from New York. Anthony Prescattano has gone to Oyster Bay to rest Washington are all tied up with other committee work and .are-worked up after his recent torpedoing. We saw one of the brothers at the bar To the Crew of the SS Minotaur: i' On behalf of the survivor crew to death. trying to teach Brother Sloat a "new religion." The Chairman of the panel is a permanent member, and it is my of the S.S. ( ) L wish to ex­ press appreciation of your cooper­ opinion that we should have men on the panel who are from the-Mari­ ation during the days we were to­ time Industry, to represent us, and suggest that the unions designate-to the WLB the-names of Morris Weisberger and-myself ta sit on all, SIU gether. In tliis war we all have the same cases, and. John Hawk and some other SIU man to. sit on the panel on things at stake — our homes, our all SUP cases. This requires quick action by the memberships of both jobs, our very freedom, It is the organizations, as we-should get-fairly good results if we-have some-of friendly unity like that shown by pur own men on the panel, as I feel that there are-certain conditions anda and watch the ships come your crew members which will that exist in the industry that AFL men, would not fully understand Editor, Seafarers Log smack the Axis hard. and go. Dear Sir and Brother; and haven't the knowledge that seamen have. The teamsters have a I wish to congratulate the new All of us want to return your I' have been combing the beach agents and also the old ones who kindness. We want to keep the panel here and they have teamsters on the-panel to represent them, and « around here for almost a year but have been elected. I can only say feeling of unity we developed it is very successful so- far. Weisberger and myself could alternate on all SIU cases, and: Hawk seem not to find'enough time to that you are going to have heavy during those days. The chance write to the good brothers and weather and sometimes it is going may not come soon, but count on and some other SIU man could alternate on all SUP cases. have a chat. The board shall consist of three men, Chairman Pohlic representato be stormy. But stick by the us. We are all in it together and Well, I finally have time to put wheel in this term. it's the sticking; together against tivei Employer and Labor shall be the-other two men, on the pan^ I see by the papers yesterday that all odds that will carry us through, AFL will have AFL man on all of their cases, and the CIO will have a out the head line and forward spring in San Juan and get around one of the industrialists wants to I think we all felt that especially CIO mau on all their cases. f6r a chat with the agent ^ and freeze our membership in the during the time we had of it. some of the brothers in the hall. And so, again our thanks for Legislative Front: union and that the persons who your help. , I was up there for about two arc not members who work and Bill numbered HR-133 entitles all seamen to the same rights da hours. When I arrived back the get the same wages should not be Fraternally, ships operated on bare boat or time charter by the WSA as those seamen head line and forward spring had inticcd into joining, James (Scotty) Edwards on private ships. That is, they can sue the employer for disability thai Now fellows, I'm casting off to disappeared with what was on the Representative S.S. ( ) they may incur. The men are entitled to. all rights guaranteed:-theni. find the boat, so imtil sometime , end of it. under the Jones Act. The SIU is supporting this bill. It is now befoni You know, the San Juan hall is when I get to dropping another the House. one of the best of our halls and I line, I remain. However, Senator Overton of- Louisiana attached- an araendhnenC Fraternally yours, say this much—^it is really salt Th# following brothers should to this bill which would, limit the fees of. an attorney to $1Q0 to. $250 breeze you can stand on the ver­ The Beachcomber stop in the office- of the-Secretaryoif the case did; not go to the courts. An attorney to b« able to receive Treasurer so that' their records the fee of $250 would have to get permission from the Administrator may be straightened outt t ATLANTIC AND GULF SHtPPING FOR of the- W^. Under this proposed amendment the seamen would not No, FEB, 22 TO MARCH 6> CLARENCE SCHNEIDER: ..22631 be able to hire a competent attorney as.-they would not take the casd PAUL VALENTINE 22670 on this basis. "• , ' DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL JOHN MULOCK 22751 Our Union has opposed this amendment and today I jredeived'tlli SHIPPED *.....375 261 294 930 JOHN J. McGEE 23296 following, telegram from the chairman of the House-Committee on ". HOWARD W. FORBES 23399 .REGISTERED ...280 287 225 792 Merchant Marine and Fisheries: ALEXANDER STEVENSON.23771 Out ol the Focs^t by jf" E£tor's f • a' In I 'zf'' Bag • NaricE • ON HAND ............45(1 500 200 1150 ALBERTA LA PLANTE .,..23853 FRANCIS AUCOIN 23974 {Coniintie^onVageA) '-rim ^ r/v.; tihfid , * �Here Is TheRBHi CartiSystetn jry SBAFABEES" IMTERNiCTIONAL UNI0N m mmm AMERICAN iwsA-n, f ATLANTIC ana GULF DISTRICT % |STA,TEMEOT • OE\A!jETm SBR¥I<tE: IN, MEBXCHANTi MiUUNE.^ • Secretai;3^TEe8siiF^s 0££ifi!» (1) :.i 1,^ ft -• .. {2^ (Name (last name first) and number of certificate of'identifrcalion-oi continwusrdiKhaigfeboak) ,,. W'~ (4) : : m (Highest rating for which seaman holds papers) ROOM 213.— 2 STONE STREET^ NEW YORK. OTK I*rO. ^ 25; Statioa P. phone BOwling Green S-lStf r ^ Directbm^ of Brancheg (Year of birth) ^ BRANCH NEW YORK (jLdtal draft b^.d numBer.^.ry, State, and order number or Naval Reserve service number) ^ • I(understand that my local draft board or the Navy^ if I am in the Naval Reserve, will be notified that I am an active merchant seaman. BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA.... NORFOLK NEW ORLEANB,... SAV^WAH (5) MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON IAMPA* ernnnooeoo, (Signature of seaman). tr _ X 7-; • i, FT. LAUDERDALE. ADDRESSr PHONE .. 2 Stane. St.Disfwicher'a Offico.... .... BOwlioy Green 9-8346 ^taent................ ...BOwliny Green 9-3437 . .330 Atlantic Ave • ..Liberty 4087 ,.14 North Gay St. • • Galvert 4539 . .6 North 6th Sti •.. Lombard 7661 .. 25 Commercial PL • ••Norfolk 4.1083 . .SOS-Cirartres St .. .Canal 3336 ..218 East Bay St« • .•Savanaah 3-1726 ..423 £a«t Plett St • • Tampa MM-1328 ..56 So. ConcepUoa SL..... Dial 2-1392 .. 45r Ponee da Leon .. .Puerto de Tlarra ..216 20th Streat .. .Galveston 2-8048 .. 2021 S. Faderal Hifhwily. . • 0 • - \ 1CERTIFY that this seaman has signed ship's articles. , ' (6) (7) {Omthtued from Page 1) 1 Sign the card to be known as. I men if they attempt, to fight it WSA Form 47, the "green card," TO'MERCHANT SEAMEN; You need to sign one of; these cards only once. ^ . t lout now. which the master of the ship will The SIU has no alternative but fill out. The seaman will nog Budget Bureau No. ld-BOOS-42 1 to abide by these rules. And that OPO 10-32822-1 again need to fill out a WSA doesn't mean a half hearted obser- Form 47 at the commencement of The above card is the "master card" which, after being signed by you, goes into the WSA in Wash­ ington as a permanent record. You need fill out but one of these at the beginning of your first voyage. jvation of them—they must be ob- later voyages. served to the letter, lest the WSA 2. On leaving employment on be given a good excuse for further any affected vessel, which has sail­ WSA-48—Card 1 inroads upon our rights. ed from a United States port tm Every SIU official and every or after March 15, 1943, the sea­ rank and file member should care­ man must sign WSA Form 48, i DO NOT LOSE THIS CARD—GIVE IT TO YOUR UNION HIRING fully study the regulations and which the master will fill out. This HALL OR TO THE RMO WHEN YOU REGISTER make certain that the brass hats form consists of a No. 1 and a No. •jand shipowner stooges don't catch 2 card. The seaman will retain the them off base. No. 1 card, leaving the No. 2 (A) Sj Here, briefly then, is how the card with the master. A WSA (Name, (last name first) and number of certificate of.identification or continuous discbarge t>0ok) new set up works: Form 48 must be signed every Under the deferment plan the (C) .. (B) time a seaman's employment on a / J (Rating on ship) (Port of payoff or discharge) y j RMO will be the coordinating and vessel is terminated; not when he J clearing agency for procedures in (E> (F) CD.)remains on a vessel from one voy­ which the maritime unions, mas­ J , (Date pa-/ began on ship) (Date pay ended on ship) ^^dA^y^yy (Last day to ship again) age to another. ters of ships, shipping operators 3. Upon registering to ship (<S). and the tens of thousands of sea(Local draft hoard number, city, State, and order number or Naval Reserve, service number) again, the seaman must turn in his t( ' X men of all ratings will have speciNo. 1 card to his union represen­ 3^1 bed responsibilities. (H)tative, if he registers at a unioa (Rort where registered) (Date of registration) ^ j Important in the mechanics of hiring hall or to the RMO port rep­ the plan will be three cards—"the This seaman was employed on a ship on... resentative if ^le registers with green card" and No. 1 and No. 2 (Date) RMO. eard. In their various routings Tl^is-seaman has not been employed on, a ship Q. 4. When the seaman has regis­ 1 th«e thre. cards will convey the (Date card is sent to RMO) tered to ship again but has not whole story, of a seaman's Selective pVJ* • shipped, it is his continuing respon­ This Card Must Be in an Service and industry status to all, (Signature of union official or RMO representative)' as he moves from, port to port and sibility, if he is not registered with RMO Office by the Day his union, to keep the-RMO port from one ship to another. After Date on Line (R representative informed of any ex­ In the maritime industry it will (Name of union.) . r- • tenuating circumstances. .-•a,. be RMO instead of ship operators ^ (Date) . (Signature of master) R^GORD FOR ACTIVE SEAMEN 'j *, What the Master of The Ship Must Do or agents which (1) files the re.^'—5(14"^^' ^ seaman's deferment // WSA-48--CaM 2 board or (2) 1. When a seaman first signs orf // ^' ) I notifies the board if the seaman a vessel the master shall determine /Ileaves the industry and thus be.whether he has previously signed j eligible for draft. (If the a WSA Form 47 (the "green (A) Kaman is a member of the Nava (Nam;.(last,nanxc first) and number of certificate of identification or continuous dischargee book) card"). j jReserve, in inactive status, the, no2. If none was previously sign-» * ' tification is made to the Navy.) ed the master shall fill out a,WSA The seaman is held to be active (C) (B) Form 47 for the seaman's signa­ in the Merchant Marine when: (Rating on ship) (Port of payoff DC discharge) ture and mail the card to the Cen­ 1. He is employed on a vessel tral Office of RMO, after determ­ of United States, Honduran or ining whether the seaman ha* Panamananian registry (including (F) (B) (D) signed ship's articles. (Date pay began on ship) (Date pay ended on ship) (Last day to ship again) coastal shipping) operated by or 3. Whenever a seaman leaves 2 } for WSA or Army Transport Ser­ vessel, the master shall before pay= vice. fc.-jWr:--",'— ing off, fill out a WSA Form 48^ (G) 2. He.is ashore between voyages for the seaman's signature. (Local draft board number, city. Stale, and order.number or Naval Reserve service number) ^-"^jfor the allowable period, of from 4. The master then detaches thn thirty days depending on .7.0--.» Jthe length of the last previous No. 1 card of WSA Form 48- and-, gives it to the seaman being paid voyage. (Signature of-seaman) off. 3. He is temporarily ashore re­ 5. The master at the same timo ceiving training in a school of (or mails the No. 2 card of WSA^ approved by) the United States Form 48 to the- local port repre­ (Signature of master) ^ Maritime Service, sentative of RMO. la—32824-1. . .w ' Budgiet Bureau No, 14rB006;*5 6. If a seaman fails to join ship, Tha abovn double-card will ho used at the end of each trip you make. Both halves are ta be filM leaves a vessel without paying off In, then torn apart. The upper card you keep, the lower one ia.sent to the WSA. Note that line (F) On signing ship's articles on an or leaves under any circumstance* contains the date upon which you. must ship out. When you do ship, you surrender tho upper half of affected vessel for the first time other than by common consent the card to the union dispatcher and he in turn sends it to Washington. This procedure is repeated each time you sign off a ship. This gives the WSA a complete record- of your movements, at- all times and after the effective date (March H, the master shall fill out Card No. meant that! should you fail to abide by. official regulations, you stand in danger of being drafted into 1943) of this procedure; the sea­ 2^ sign it, leave it attached to th* tho army. man must: (ConHmieJ on Page 4) • What Each Unlicensed Seaman Must Do -j' �Page Four THE SEAFARERS' LOG RMO Shipping Regulations {Continued from "Page 3) FJo. 1 card and mail both cards to the RMO port representative in the port of pay off. 7. If a seaman is employed on an affected vessel in a port ip vhich he has not registered and where he has not deposited hi? No. 1 card because there is neither an appropriate union hiring hall nor RMO office there, the master shall fill in the current date on the line on card No. 1 where it is certified that the seaman is at that time employed. The master then signs the card and adds the name of the company (not the name of the ship). Before the ship leaves port, the master shall mail this card to the appropriate RMO regional of­ fice. under the allowable shore leave provision.. 6. It is the continuing respon­ sibility of the union official to keep the RMO port representative in­ formed of extenuating circum­ stances in the case of any union member who has not shipped again by the time of the last al­ lowable day. What the RMO WSA WiU Do tive receives or has a No. 1 car< stating that the seaman has ship­ ped, he shall make a diagonal mark across the corresponding No. card to cancel it, staple the cards together and at the end of each week mail all such paired cards to the RMO central office. 7. As in the case of a union acting for its members, the RMO port office shall act as responsible depository for the No. I card of a seaman who is riot a member of a union and who registers to ship again at an RMO registration of­ fice. At. the time of a seaman's registration at -an RMO office, the RMO port representative shall complete the lines on the No. 1 card, which deal with the port and the date of registration. Friday, March 19, 1943 Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL CREW S. S. CAMPFIRE CREW S. S. BENJ. BOURN 20.08 CREW S. S. SH!CKSH!NNEY 20.00 CREW 8. S. ALGIC 18.00 F. GREEN 10.00 A. FAULSTICH 6.00 J. R. CHARITY 1. Upon receipt from the mas­ D. HURST ter of a ship of a seaman's WSA Form 47, the Central Office of PORT OF NORFOLK RMO (Washington, D.C.) shall A. SANTIAGO inform the seaman's local draft board that the man is an active R. WILLIAMS merchant seaman, and, provided he JOHNNY KING is under 38 years of age, shall file 8. When an RMO port repre­ a Selective Service Form 42 re­ EDGAR KIOTGER questing his occupational defer­ sentative receives a No. 1' card ment; also inform the local draft from another port of payoff, he TOTAL 1. The union shall act as the re­ board that RMO will file a request shall send the card to the RMO sponsible depository of the No. 1 for deferment if the seaman is later office of that port (in order to card of any union member who subject to reclassification and in­ complete the handling of No. 2 registers to ship again at his union duction. card). If the card indicates that hiring hall, on or after the effec­ 2. If necessary, the central of­ the seaman has shipped by the tive date of March H. fice of RMO will appeal requests time of the la.st allowable day, the WASHINGTON, —Sen­ 2. The union official shall com­ port representative shall sign his for deferment. ator Bone (Dem., Wash.) asked plete the filling out. of the No. 1 name on the back of the card, date Congress today to make insurance 3. RMO port offices shall act as it and send it immediately to the under the National Service Life 9arJ. responsible depositories for the sea­ • 3. Jf the seaman is employed on RMO office at the port of payoff Insurance Act available to mer­ men's No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48, a ship or before the last day for or to the appropriate regional of­ chant seamen as well as to memon their receipt from a ship's mas­ dipping again (under the allow­ fice. >ers of the armed forces. ter. If there is no RMO office at able shore leave provision), the 9. If an RMO representative the port of payoff, the regiona He introduced a bill (S. "47J) union official shall fill in the cur­ receives a No. 1 card which indi­ R\(0 office for that coast will per­ amending the insurance law to pro­ rent date on the line on card No. cates that a seaman has not ship­ form this function. vide that such protection for mer­ ! where it is certified that the seaped by the time of the last allow­ chant seamen should be identical 4. RMO port offices (or region­ iman is at that time employed. able day, the RMO port represeriwith that supplied the armed 4. If the seaman has registered al offices) shall act as responsible tative shall send the records to the Vith his union but has not been depositories for both No. 1 anc central office for notification to orces. "Without . the service of our employed up to the last allowable No. 2 cards, WSA Form 48, on the proper local draft board (or their receipt from ship's master, d^ay, the union official checks the Navy in case of a member of the merchant seamen our war effort fact on card No. 1 on the line when seamen fail to join ship, leave Naval Reserve) stating that the would be an utter failure," Bone vessel without paying off or man is no longer in active service, said in a statement. provided for the purpose and adds leave under any circumstances an explanation o£ the seaman's A similar bill was .introduced in unless the port representative can other than by common consent. failure to ship. determine that there are extenuat­ the House by Representative Lane 5. The RMO port representa­ ing circumstances on the basis of Dem., Mass.). This bill is oppos­ - 5. The union official shall then «ign the card, add the name of the tive (or regional representative) information furnished " by the ed by the SIU-SUP because it con­ union and mail the card to the shall file all No. 2 cards which he union or by the seaman if he is not tains provisions which could be RMO port representative in that receives behind a dated guide card registered with a union. used to knock but ourTiiring halls. port not later than the day after based on allowable shore leave. A new insurance bill has been 10. In all cases, before sending 4. When the port representa- records to the central office for drafted by President Harry Lunde• die seaman's last day to ship agrin What the Union Must Do ...?105.00 6.00 ../. AJOO 4J)0 •( aoo 2.00 IJM 1........................ . LOQ .$199J)6 Seamen*s Life Insurance Provide Free Cigarette. Proposed In House BUI For Merchant Seameii WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—m rnen who sail the slups of the mer­ chant marine soon will be supplied with free cigarettes for use durmg long voyages bearing materials foe, . the war effort, the War Shipping Administration said today. . By an arrangement with a cig­ arette manufacturer, the WSA ha« established a-program whereby thrf cigarettes will be distributed free to seamen aboard all vessels of tho WSA fleet. The idea was presented to the WSA by the manufacturer as a contribution to the war effort. Cigarettes will be made arail-^ able to merchant seamen immedi-. ately. Shipments are to be made t¥ representatives of the WSA at yarious ports and will be marked "for distribution to ilbamen of tiho merchant marine." PERSONALS notification to the local draft berg and will be submitted to CARL O JOHNSON, No. 7438 board or Navy that certain men Congress. Your draft board ia looking for have left the industry, the RMO ALLIEN you. Clear up your status at onoe. port representative sliall send tlie SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT DANIEL BOYCE names to the unions in the port to Employment of aliens in the Get in touch with Silas B. AxtsH, which the seamen might belong, service of the merchant riaarine of 15 Moore Street, New York City, giving a 48 hour grace period for the United States^ cither in shore i {Continued from Page 2) JOSEPH HOSTEN the furnishing of any information or offshore operations, except un­ "For your information, agreement has been reached by conit is important that you ses ths • to the contrary. When such verifi­ der special permission granted be­ - fcrccs on the Bill HR-133, in which the amendment that you obSecretary-Treasurer^ next time you cation involves communication be­ cause of necessities connected with are in New York. • jectcd has been striken from the bill. tween port representatives in dif­ prosecution \ of the war, would be Yours vciy Sincerely, ferent ports, a grace period pf ten prohibited under the terms of a MORRIS P. McCOSKEY r 5. O. Bland, Chairman iYour-draft board is looking for days shall be granted to allow for bill (H. R. 1244) introduced in ""Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries" mail delivery before » port repre­ the House by Representative you. sentative shall send the records to Starnes, Alabama. . The • bill h;u thev RMO central office for noti­ been referred to the House Military r I contacted William C. Hushing, legislative representative of the fication to the proper local draft Affairs Committee for considera­ I believe every one of our brothAFL to line up what ever assistance that they could give us regarding board or Navy. tion. cri is^proud to belong to the Sea-' , •the-Victory Tax. Through his efforts we were advised that after the farers International Union, but present income tax is straightened out the Victory Tax will be submitDO NOT SHIP yesterday something happened that to Congress for the elimination of any inequalities that exist among made me still prouder." ANGEL PARGA ...P8533 the merchant seamen. All men who have paid this tax should keep A man in U. S. Navy uniform their receipts so that an adjustment can be made when this is adjusted. SAN FRANCISCO. came to the Dispatchers window John P. Frey, AFL Metal Trades have notified President Roosevelt and asked for some late copies of Department head, said today more that such was their attitude. the Seafarers' Log. He also said, He predicted that by the end of "Ph, Yes, send this little donation . • Under a bill now pending before the House seamen would be listed than half-inilliou Pacific Coast as absentees if they failed to stand watch. When ships arc in foreign AFL union members will with­ the week a hundred more local- to the Log." He identified himself as Johnny ports and men do not stand their watches, the master will be required draw their war-time no-strike units, with a membership of 5 50,agreement "unless the National 000, will join in the movement. King, A-585 5 and he is connected to keep a list and send it into the WSA and they in turn would turn it Labor Relations Board quits trying (The National .Labor . Relations with the Algiers Naval Station at over to the draft boards. The draft board would then consider the to break up" the AFL agreement Board is holding a hearing in Port­ Algiers, La. man's deferment status on the basis of his absenteeism. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 6 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: RMO SHIPPING RULES NOW IN EFFECT SOLIDER LAUDS SIU FIGHT TO PROTECT CONDITIONS DRAFT BOARD HELD AS CLUB OVER HEADS OF SEAMEN WHO DON'T OBSERVE REGULATIONS CARRYING DIARY, LETTERS PROHIBITED IN NEW ORDER NORWEGIAN MEN FIGHT SHIP OWNER CHISEL ON WAGE HERE IS THE RMO CARD SYSTEM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/19/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1cd31501143e482166172aba9e52e844.PDF 6ae1dd6899c0ba2a5abd875d90d7a544 PDF Text Text OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. f i NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1943 280 OPEN LETTER Lundeberg Writes A Reply To the Well Paid Head of United Seamen'sService 18 March, 1945 Mr. Dougas Falconer, Executive Director United Seamen's Service 39 Broadway New York City -- stop squandering "money. You de­ nied that you ever had H4 per­ sons on the payroll at National Headquarters. You can easily deny this, but what I would like to see is a public statement by a certified accountant of your finances, in­ come and expenditures. You will probably discover that you not only have 114, but 161 on your payroll. Possibly the public, which do­ nates to United Seamen's Service, would be interested to know that you pay $24,000. a year rental for your offices in New York. They might also like to ff.now that you hired a professional "cansha.ker" to collect money for you. and that you paid him at the rate of $10,000. per six months. No doubt the don­ ors would also like to know that you receive $15,000. a year salary plus your expenses for your "ser­ vices," One can well afford to be social-minded for any cause under these circumstances. Dear Sir: -I received a copy of your circu­ lar wherein you state that "Lundeberg's charges are both false and malicious" in regard to the func­ tions of the United Seamen's Ser­ vice. You also state that "on De­ cember 4, 1942, in the office of Captain Macauley at Washington, he went on record for the pro­ gram." Let me remind yoti- that I only went on record for the convales­ cent bonnes for seamen, who really need them after having gone through torpedo and bombing ac­ tion—these homes to be established in American ports. "We did not agree to any hotels in foreign ports; we did not agree to any hotels in Anserican ports; we did not agree In order to clarify your mind, to any clubs. while I was an incorporator of the Let me also remind you that in United Seamen's Service, I did the meeting in Washington Cap­ tain Macauley definitely told you NOT approve of the policy which (Continued on Page 4) to cut down on your expenses afid Dr. Daniel Blain States Views On Shore Time For Torpedoed Men Pressed for answers to the vital question of "convoy fatigue" and the length of time that seamen may be allow­ ed ashore posed by Mathew Dushane, Washington repre­ sentative of the SIU, Dr. Daniel Blain, surgeon of the U. S. Public Health Service states the official views on the ir-t problem. 1 ^ ' • Dr. Blain is the surgeon attach- to go back to sea within three tached to the WSA in charge of weeks because those who finally rehabilitating seamen suffering the stayed ashore became quite dissat­ rigors of torpedoing. isfied with the idea of going back • The letter stating his views fol­ to sea. lows in full; Mr. Rundel and I discussed the War Shipping Administration matter and at that time decided New York, N. Y. that frequent vacations of shorter . Medical Department periods would be better than long­ 30 East 37th St. er vacations at any single time. Dear Mr. Dushane: With men who are suffering the In response to your question apparent effects of nervous strain with regard to medical advice on due to "convoy fatigue" and are the general question of how long possibly in danger of cracking up a time a man must have on shore, I would say that one has to strike from their experiences, we find a happy medium between too lit­ that after they have been at the tle time and too much time. From rest homes about three weeks it is the standpoint of a layman I was generally time to keep them from intereited to hear about a year ago settling down too comfortably, or from Mr. Rundel of the British falling into chronic habits; and it Consulate, who has charge of all is better for ;the illness itself that British seamen, that he found that they get back to sea from then on the proper timing element was ex­ as quickly as possible. It is im­ tremely important. Most of his portant, of course, that the-three men who were perfectly weU had (Continued^ on page 2) No. 7 Coast Guard Issues New Rules On Suspension, Revocation Of Efficiency Certificates Wartime rules governing "A" Marine Board Investigation of accidents and casual­ ties have been issued by the U.S. Coast Guard providing scant protection for members of the unlicensed personnel. Issued under cover of "investigating" accidents and casualties the new rules provide for the revocation and suspension of licenses and efficiency certifi­ cates, under other sections of the law, for seamen involved in the occurances. The rulings provide for hearingsJQ after investigation — by other decision of the hearing officer and than the investigating officer under will allow only such points as he whomsoever the District Coast may introduce to be admitted to Guard Officer shall name. the record, a transcript of which Hearing officers shall have the right of calling any and all wit­ nesses and determining the guilt of any seafarer charged. Appeals may be taken under the District Coast Guard Officer whose word on the revocation or suspension of licenses or-certificates of efficiency shall be final. While the person charged is al­ lowed to have counsel present, it is noticable that counsel for a witness is restricted to ail vising hint, as to his rights, and is not allowed to "otherwise participate in the hear­ ing." While an appeal is waiting a hearing the seaman charged is granted the right of a "temporary certificate" at the discretion of the District Coast Guard Officer which will expire when the appeal hearing comes up. Appeals must be in writing and must be presented by the seaman SIU Member Decorated will be allowed if requested. If the person charged fails to appear after being notified cither personally or by registered letter the hearing shall proceed, accord­ ing to the rules. The right of calling witnesses or for documents, papers, and other evidence is granted the seamen charged who may request the hear­ ing officer to order such brought in. Washington, D. C.—Gustav F. Aim, an SIU carpenter was decor­ ated with the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal by the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, here, March 20. Tlie presentation was made by C a p t. Edward Macauley, and Brother Aim was also handed a Presidential citation for his cour­ age, which follows: UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION Washington, D. C. Office of the Chainnan March 20, 1943 Additionally when such investi­ gations are being made the inve.stigating officer is required to in­ formally notify the man charged of the nature of the complaint and allow him to comment in refuta­ tion of the charges. The rules are printed in full here for the information of seamen. All portions in italics are those vitally affecting seamen and should be studied carefully. The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the MERCHANT MARINE DIS­ TINGUISHED SERVICE MED­ AL to GUSTAV FRANKE ALM, Carpenter (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4) �Friday, April 2, 1943 THE SEAFAKEKS'^ LOG Page Two PublUhta by fM SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA " Atlaatic auR Gulf Disfrict Dr. Blain's Letter REPORT FROM {Continued from Page 1) weeks spent ashore be under the best of conditions. ' Fortunately, we are able to of­ Affmat0a»M^tA4 'JLmsrto(M F*a0ro(ton Of Labor fer ideal conditions at our rest homes, and we therefore feel that HARRY LUNDEBERG, Int»maticnicd PltvildMit 110 Mcekst Strset, Room 402, Soa Frandaoa, Colli. at the end of tlitee weeks it is proper and that the men arc in the iLD2>^cS ALL a0ER^SF02fDJSNCJS aONCffRNlNff fSlM best posriSie condition to go back PUBUOATIOV TOl to work. War Manpower Commission: THE SEAFABEBS' LOG Our concept of the "convoy "fa­ A meeting was called for last Tuesday, due to the CIO (NMU)' P. O. 25, Station P, New York. N. Y. tigue" element, which is so apt to Representative being sick it was held on Thursday, the Selective Ser­ ^ Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 get to a chronic stage and' become vice, WSA, WMC, and the SIU had representatives there—^NMU rep-i a real nerve condition, is that at resentative did not show up. the beginning it is a normal reac­ Several angles of the directive were discussed, and particular dis­ tion "to an overwhelming sitiiation. cussion centered on the time that a seaman would be allowed ashore, K This might be due either to long strongly protested the thirty day limit. Mr. McPherson called the meet­ periods of waiting and strain with ing off, as he felt that they (WMC) needed more information from little sleep and great fatigue, or the medical profession on the time off that should be given to seamen some sudden event such as the tor­ in-between voyages. pedoing of a ship and exposure in Contacted Frank Fenton, AFL representative, on the Labor Policy a lifeboat. It is important that Committee of the WMC and protested the action that is being taken The past week has been Survivor Week. The brothers came in ^th stories of their experiences from torpedoes and the men that were this not be connected in any way by Mr. McPherson of the planning committee of the \ii^C. I feel that lost on SIU ships. Our next casualty list will have about 50 names on with mental disease, that these men he is giving us the run-around on this problem—^Fenton, myself and it. Walter (Mad Russian) Semenov and Francis Conlet (CUZ) Mur­ be taken care of in the country several other members of the AFL lodged a complaint to Mr. Appley of and it is also important that they the Administrative staff and member of the commission, who has prom­ ray were interviewed by the WORLD TELEGRAM. Gus (Chips) ALM received a citation and a decoration from the get back to work again before ised us that this question will be settled this coming week. long to prove to themselves that Government. The second member of the SIU to receive it. All other workers in all industries are given one day off per week they are still able to do so. This Ed (Cookie) Males and R. E. Dickey, former Patrolman from Bal­ is quite similiar to the custom in which amounts to 52 days off per year, under selective service memor­ timore, were shipmates on a torpedoed vessel. Dickey was orT a raft with aviation, where a man after a crack andum No. 182, a merchant seaman who was employed on a vessel for John Sandova when they were picked up. Sandova died before they up, immediately gets into a plane one year would only be entitled to 30 days off, certainly this is a legiti­ mate objection on our part. jvere rescued. and goes up as soon as possible. It seems to me that the other maritime unions in the field are notJ Dickey is recuperating in a hospital in Canada and we hope to see This is also true in horseback rid­ interested in thij directive, as they have not had any representation on him around his old stamping ground soon. He may now have to stay ing circles where a fall from a any of the meetings that were held, the NMU only appeared at one ashore for a long time because of an injury he received. We're glad to horse must be followed in a very short time by getting back on the meeting, although they feel that the men should be entitled to more know he is alive. time off, they are not very insistent, on that or any other part of the Ed Miles says he was making Parker House rolls, when that nasty horse. directive that we feel is objectionable, and will tend to upset the morale A long voyage, such as three to torpedo came along and he had to leave. His five children are glad to of the seamen. , see their daddy again. John Kupta was on the same ship, but quit it in six months, obviously requires a New York, when he had a premonition of impending disaster. He longer time, and I would be in­ 0. Banks, SIU Agent, Mobile, Reports: clined to stretch a bit the matter couldn't convince Dickey to get off. Charles Turner, SIU patrolman, was ordered to appear for his phy­ of three weeks. I might say that Bill Chalk G-80, told us of his experience. He and his shipmates sical and be inducted into the Army—Contacted Selective service and if the time spent ashore is spent in were torpedoed twice within six hours. The rescue vessel which picked a hospital there should be extra they have notified his local board that under their memorandum Noi. them up with 200 other survivors got it a fev^ minutes later and only time allowed, so that three weeks 182 (WMC Directive) seamen who arc ashore working in administra­ 8 of Ills buddies were around after it was over. is proper unless a person is sick tive positions are to be given consideration as active seamen. It is rumored that Albert Bernard (Tiny Tim) Moses was recently part of the time, in which case he With the passage of HR. 133, seamen may now pay their back lost. D. C. Joralcmon is now shipping from the West Coast. Bernard should have more time. I would taxes for when they were employed an WSA ships, which will entitle Brooks, after a year of service, was recently discharged from the Army, be very willing to recommend to them to the benefits of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Arthur Berg (who was a member of a Commando Division at the age any draft board that in cases of (Section 209 of the Social Security Act, as amended). of 45) is now an active seaman. WSA Legal Bulletin No. 31, Dated March 15, 1943, covers thisi sickness the vacation period not Floyd Miller is still quite sick, and the boys are pinch hitting for start until after the sickness is es­ which is as follows: him. We hope you like the stuff. sentially over. We must remember Quote. "Seamen may have worked as employees of the WSA or the that it is better for the man once U. S. Maritime Commission after September 30, 1941, without the he has been treated to get back to employees tax being deducted from thdr wages. If such seamen: work, rather than hang around. desire retroactive coverage under HR. 133, arrangements may be Consequently, we have to temper made by the general agen^, provided the individual seamen consent^ our advice in this matter with re­ thereto, for the paym^ of the employer's and the employee's taxeij gard to special situations in each with respect to wages paid during that period. csae. "In order to enable the seamen to secure the fullest possible I trust that this will answer your benefits of the retroactive features of the new law, all general question. I am very much inter­ agents are instructed to deduct the employee's contributions fromi^ S 8 DYNASTIC ..i $160.00 ested in an extensive program for the seamen's wages unpaid on the date of the enactment of HR 153, S S TULSA i. 53.62 prevention of "convoy fatigw" into law, and also from all wages payable with respect to voyagesf , EARL PULLY 7 1.00 and its bad effects. I hope very uncompleted at the time." Unquote; j OTTO SCHABLINSKI 1.00 much that I might have a chance Seamen have several benefits imder this law and I am of the opin-' S 8 ALCOA PIONEER 72.00 to show you what we are planning ion that they should pay the back taxes that were not deducted by the! NEW ORLEANS BRANCH 6.00 along this line, so that we can get agent of the WSA. ,, A, L, GRASER 2.00 the cooperation of yora and all your 8 8 GATEWAY CITY 5.00 men. I would particularly like the Maritime War Emergencg Board: A. ARMAND ...^ ... 8.00 opportunity to have speakers talk The regular monthly meeting of the Advisory Committee that was 8 8 ALCOA PROSPECTOR 15iOO to your men from time to time scheduled to be'held on Wednesday, March 24th, 1943, proceeded as' VI. McEtCHIN 5.00 8 8 JOHN POE leJW on certain subjects^ of great inter­ follows: 8 8 SCOHARIE 30.00 est to them and are part of our Meeting was called to order by Mr. Erich Nielson, secretary of the 8 8 JAMES GUNN 28.00 large scale program of prevention. board and he stated that none of the board members were able to at-; A MARCO 15.00 With kindest regards., tend this meeting. All the unions; objected to holding any meeting J. J. WILLIAMS 2.00 (Signed) Darnel Blain M. D. without any of the board members being present. They also demanded Ok BERRY .................... 2J)e Surgeon U. Si Public that the board submit in writing what, in the opinion of the board, is 8 8 T. ROBERTSON 12.^ He^th Service. their jurisdiction. 8 8 GEORGE GALE 145.00 was then adjourned, with the statement from the secret; • NOTICE • tary Meeting TOTAL .... .$579.37 that he would convey to the three board members that position The following: brothers, should taken by the unions. stop in ihs office ef the SeeretaryThe Thursday, March 25 th, 1943 meeting was called to order by] Troasurer sa that tbeir reeorde ATLANTIC ANB GULF SHIPPING FOB the Chairman of the Board,. Mr. Edward Macauley. Dr. Frank Grahairi may be straiahtened out:; also was there. Dr. John R. Steelman was unable to attend. MAKCH 8 TO MARCH 20 NATHAN MA8HEE(»sf^ No. 21732 Agenda consisted as follows; FRANK GAGES No. 21976 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL GAINES D. HEDGES .. No. 22302 I'.y Report of the Chairman. SHTPPED ....313 256 203 FRANK SAN JOSE COLLADO 772 2.. Jurisdiction of the Advisory Committee. No. 22469 3. War Risk Insurance. REGISTERED 295' 243 96 634 ARTHUR R. 8ASSI .... Nc 22661 4, Bonuses. > DONALD M. LAINE ... No. 24176 ON HAND (Wk. ending War. 20) 213 175 67 455 {Continued on PJge 3) WILLIAM D. WEI8E ... No. 24178 Washington Bu Matthew Dushane RiARCH 2a, ma Out of tfee Focs^l by t it. Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL III "'to �Friday, April 2, 1945 THE Wasimigtoii Report (Contintud from Page 2) Fmnt No. 1 of the Agenda:. All representatives were supplied with a statement in mimeograph by the Board as to their jurisdiction, and under the Chairman's report, i'scussion on their jurisdiction was held, , The Board claims that this is the first time that their decisions have been challenged by any union. The SUP and the SIU did not agree with the Board on this question as we have time and again subittitted our opposition to their decisions and have constantly called for 0 Board meeting to discuss with the Board our objections to some of their decisions. Our objections arc too numerous to mention here. The HQ of both the above respective organizations have copies of these ob­ jections in their files. The Chairman of the Board emphatically stated that they are of the opinion that they can change any or all of the decisions any time that they feel that certain areas are no longer danger areas. SUP and SIU representatives informed the Board that we are not in agreement with their interpretation as to their jurisdiction, and we insisted that they have no authority to change any decision, unless there has been a dispute, and the Board must hold a hearing and hear argu­ ments from both the employers and the union before they have any authority to make a decision. All the union representatives informed the board they were not in agreement with the Board on their interpretation of the Statement of Principles as to their jurisdiction. Upon a motion that was carried, the board's interpretation of their jurisdiction was tabled in order to proceed with the other business on hand. Point No. 2 of the Agenda: Jurisdiction of the Advisory Committee: It was brought out under discussion that in view of the fact that the board's jurisdiction was never agreed to by the members of the union, that the jurisdiction of the committee whatever it is could not be properly determined. After hours of discussion that was leading to 1K> definite purpose, it was moved to recess for dinner and to reconvene at 8:15 P.M. When reconvened the meeting proceeded on the discus­ sion of the 2nd Seamen's War Risk Insurance. Point No. 3 of the Agenda: Seamen*s War Risk Insurance: All the representatives of the unions strenuously opposed the iaction taken by the board, in changing the decision on the 1st Seamen's War Risk Insurance policy. After hours of discussion the board has agreed to the following:(A) Allow 5 days for the unions to submit briefs on the 2nd War Risk Insurance. (B) To immediately give their consideration to the clause regard­ ing a seaman's beneficiary, with the question of immediately changing it to conform with the first policy, wherein a seaman can name any beneficiary whom he pleases. (C) The Board is to give consideration to the recommendations that the unions have made, and redraft a new^war risk policy, and be­ fore making any decision on the new policy, it will be submitted to all the signatories of the Statement of Principles, for their con­ sideration and comments. Point No. 4 of the Agenda, Bonuses: As in the case of the 2nd Seamen's War Risk Insurance, the unions also strenuously objected to the; ^bitrary action taken by the Board in changing the port and area bonus decision. Under discussion of the port and area bonuses, Joseph Curran, President of the NMU, stated that the position of his union was that they never Wfire in favor of port or area bonuses . . . This is what the SIU and SUP have been contending ever since the unions tried to get their men some compensation for the risks that they have been taking in sailing the ships through dangerous waters, or entering dangerous ports or areas. They have finally admitted through their mouthpiece why all the setbacks on the bonus disputes, wherein they never have, prior to the war, struck a ship for an increase in bonus. They were content to let the SIU and SUP carry the fight, and then cash in on the gains, of other unions. We all very well recall, the NMU accepting 25% when the other unions were getting a higher bonus, and as all the bonus rates increased, the NMU were always lagging behind and sailing the ships with their men getting less than the other unions. The statement made by Curran and entered into the record, now stands out as their position on the bonus, and the NMU officials misinformed their membership as to the position that they have been taking regarding the port and area bonuses. It was the unanimous opinion of all the unions that the board should reconsider the latest decision on the port and area bonuses, and withdraw their latest decision, and restore the port and area bonuses prior to March 1st, 1943. The consensus of opinion by the tmions regarding the latest decis­ ion of the board on the/port and area bonuses is that, they should be restored back to where they were prior to March 1st 1943. The meeting adjourned close to midnight, with no assurance that they would make any changes in their latest decisions. {Continued on Page 4) ' „ •• -Vv. J-"'' Mm SBAFAaEl^S' Page Thre# LOG DO NOT SHIP ERIK V083 , SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION - OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT J. A. SMITH WICK VAN BUREN HENRY BERTEL RAYMOND GUZMAN WILLIAM F. MEANEY, P. 7696 Secretary-Treasnrcr's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STRJECT, NEW YOBJC CITY P.O. Boa 25, Station P. Phone BOwIins Green 9-834* PS! BULLETIN! Crew membera of the following vessels can collect Russian Govern­ ment bonus checks at Amtorg Cor­ poration offices, 210 Madison Ave., New York; 8S DYNASTIC SS SCOHARIE SS GATEWAY CITY Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK ADDRESS PHONE 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwIing Green 9-8346 Agent . BOwIing Green 9-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave .Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay SL .Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI • Norfolk 4-1033 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St .Canal 3336 SAVANNAH ,....218 East Bay St. Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St . Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce da Leon .Puerto de ncrm GALVESTON 219 20th Street .Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway. Coast Guard's New Rulings {Continued from Page 1) TITLE 46-SHIPPING CHAPTER II—COAST GUARD: INSPECTION AND NAVIGATION PART 136—"A" MARTIME INVETIGATION BOARD RULES TEMPORARY WARTIME RULES GOVERNING INVESTIGATIONS OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUAL­ TIES! By virture of the authority vest­ ed in me by section 4450, R.S., as amended (46 U.S.C. 239), and Executive Order No. 9083, dated February 28, 1942 (7 F.R. 1609), the temporary wartime rules and regulations governing investiga­ tions of accidents and casualties are amended as follows; Section 136.103 (a) is amended by changing the last two sentences thereof to read as follows: 5 136.103 NOTICE OF CASUAL­ TY AND VOYAGE RECORDS, (a) >1 «• it •j'jjg master owner, charterer, or agent of any vessel involved in a marine casualty, in addition to the notice required by this section, shall, as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the casualty, prepare and file an original and three copies of a report of such casualty on Coast Guard Form NCG 2692 with the District Coast Guard Officer of the district in which the casualty occurred or in which the vessel first arrives af­ ter such casualty. A report of per­ sonal accident not involing death shall be made on Coast Guard Form NCG 924 (e). Section 136.104 is amended to read as ftdlows: 5 136.104 pRELrWINARY INVES­ TIGATIONS. (a) As soon as possible after receiving notice of a marine casualty, Other than a casualty re­ sulting from enemy action, the District Coast Guard Officer in whose jurisdiction the casualty oc­ curs, or in cases involving casual­ ties occurring on the high seas, to whose jurisdiction the personnel of the vessel or vessels involved first return shall cause a preliminary in­ vestigation of such casualty to be made. (b) The prelimina^ investiga­ tions will be conducted by exam­ ining officers designated by the District Coast Guard Officer. Such examining officers shall have the power to administer oaths, sub­ poena witnesses, require persons having knowledge of the subject matter of the investigation to an­ swer questionnaires, and require the production of relevant books. 1 7 F.R. 6778, 10866; 8 F.R. 550. papers, documents, and other rec­ ords. (c) At the conclusion of the investigation, the District Coast Guard Officer shall submit to Headquarters a full and complete report of all the facts and circum­ stances relating to the casualty or accident together with such recom­ mendations for subsequent action as he deems proper. This report is in addition to action taken under § 136.i06 to suspend or revoke li­ censes or certificates. (d) The District Coast Guard Officer shall designate examining officers who shall conduct prelim­ inary investigations of complaints made, in any case not involving a marine casualty or accident, against a licensed officer or holder of a cer­ tificate of service or efficiency charging him with any act of in­ competency or misconduct while acting under the authority of his license or certificate, or with any act in violation of the provisions of sections 170, 214, 215, 222, 224, 224a, 226, 228-2H, 240, 361, 362, 364, 371-373, 375-382, 384, 385, 391, 391a, 392, 393, 399, 400, 402-416, 435-440, 451-453, 460-463, 464, 467, 470-481, 482, or 489-498 of Title 46 of the United States Code or of any reg­ ulations isstied thereunder for the purpose of determining whether reasonable basis exists for the in­ stitution of proceedings for the re­ vocation or suspension of the li­ cense or certificate. In the conduct of preliminary investigations here­ under, such officers shall have the power to administer oaths, sub­ poena witnesses, require persons having knowledge of the subject matter of the investigation to an­ swer questionnaires, and require the production of relevant books, pa­ pers, documents, and other records. (e) In every preliminary inves­ tigation of a complaint as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the examining officer conducting such investigation shall, where the licensed officer or holder of a cer­ tificate of service or efficiency whose conduct is being investigat­ ed is available, advise such person informally of the substance of the complaint against him and afford him an opportunity at that time to make such comment in refutation of such complaint as he may desire. Section 156.108 is amended to read as follows: § 156.106 SUSFENSION OR RE­ VOCATION PROCEEDINGS, (a) Sus­ pension or revocation proceedings shall be instituted by an examin­ ing officer in any case in which it appears, as a result of any prelim­ inary investigation made under paragraphs (a) or (d) of § 136.104, or otherwise, that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a licensed officer or holder of a cer­ tificate of service is incompetent or has beht guilty of misbehavior, negligence, or unskillfuJness or has endangered life or has wilfully vio­ lated any of the provisions of sec­ tions 170, 214, 215, 222, 224, 224a, 226, 228-234, 239, 240, 361, 362, 364, 371-373, 375-382, 384, 385, 391, 391a, 392, 393, 399, 400, 402-416, 435-440, 451452, 460-463, 464, 467, 470-481, 482, or 489-498 of Title 46 of the United States Code or any of the regulations issued thereunder. (b) To institute such proceed­ ings the examining officer shall pre­ pare charges and specifications against such person, fix the time and place of hearing, summon the person charged and subpoena wit­ nesses, and transmit the case for hearing by a hearing officer. (c) The District Coast Guard Officer shall designate hearing of­ ficers who will conduct the hear­ ings provided for in this section. No case s/xtll be heard by any of­ ficer or employee who participated in the preliminary investigation thereof. (d) A notice of the time and place of hearing and a copy of thi, charges and specifications shall be served upon the person charged either by personal service or by registered mail with return receipt required, sufficiently in advance of the time set to give the such person a reasonable opportunity to pfEi pare his defense. When personal service is made upon the person charged, the officer or employee making service shall exhibit the original of the notice to the person charged, read it to such person if he cannot read, and give him a copy thereof and of the charges and specifications. (e) The hearing officer shall open the hearing at the time and place specified in the notice, ad­ minister all necessary oaths, cause a complete record of the proceed­ ings to. be kept, regulate and con­ duct the hearing in such a manner as to bring out all the relevant and material facts, and insure the accused a fair and impartial hear­ ing on the chrges made against him. The examining officer shall aid in the orderly presentation of {Comtimied o» Page 4) �THE Page Four Washington Report I'U- {Continued from Page 3) House Merchant Marine Subcommittee: _ Are holding hearings regarding excessive profits made by the ship­ owners. It was brought out that in the year of 1941, (this is the year that we had all the bonus disputes with the operators) that 81 privately owned vessels received the amount of $31,264,880 out of Lend-Lease funds for 90 voyages to the Red Sea, of which $26,874,176 represented profits. The spokesmen for the companies involved, stated that they are not going to give any of this money back to the ^government, as they feel that they are entitled to this profit for the risks that they inairred in sending their ships to the Red Sea. How well we recall their wails when we complained about the risks that the seamen took, and their continual howls regarding the Lend-lease cargo that we were carrying and that we were obstructing the defense of the U. S. The American Hawaiian Steamship Co. paid their stockholders a 50% dividend during that period. This was the company that tlireatened to sue the SUP when the crews of their ships struck for a more equitable bonus in the port of New York. Wonder if the members of the MWEB have read these releases. Federal Register: Under date of March 20th, 1943, the register contains all the latest bonus decisions, and other very interesting WSA orders. Advise all sea­ men to write to the government printing office for a copy. They cost 10c apiece. The WSA is supplying insurance policies for the seamen and the fishermen. The policy that covers the seamen under the second War Risk Insurance is carried by the WSA. It is interesting to note what position they have taken regarding the seamen who are carrying the supplies to the armed forces and the United Nations, and th^ great ballyhoo that they are giving the press regarding the courage of the seamen, and the medals that Rear Admiral Emory S. Land has approved. It is great stuff. Now let's check and see wht they think of a seaman as far as their future is concerned if they are permanently disabled. On pages No. 3448 and 3449 they have a scale for the compensa­ tion of disability of fishermen, and on page No. 3458, they have a scale for the compensation paid a seamen for disability. ril quote these two scales: SEAMEN: FISHERMEN: Hand Arm . Foot . Leg .. Eye .. 50% 65% 50% 65% 45% Hand Arm Foot Leg Eye 50% 40% 65% , , 35% SEAFARERS' Friday. April 2, 1943 LOG -Sis Coast Guard's New Rulings tive immediately, and the license {Continued'from Page 3) evidence and may examine and or certificate of service Or effici­ cross-examine witnesses and intro­ ency so revoked or suspended shall duce documentary evidence into be immediately surrendered. In the the record. The- person charged absence of appeal as provided in and de­ shall have the right to have coun­ 5136.107, the findings sel present at the hearing and shall cision of the hearing officer shall be be permitted to call, examine and final and shall be binding on the cross-examine witnesses and to in­ person charged for all purposes. Section 136.107 is amended to troduce relevant documentary evi­ dence into the record. Any wit­ read as follows: ness may, if he so desires, have per­ 5 136.107 APPEAL, (a) Any sonal counsel present during the person whose license or certificate time he is being examined to ad­ of service or efficiency is revoked vise him as to his rights, privileges, or suspended may, within 30 days and immunities under the Consti­ after the decision of tlx hearing tution, but such counsel may not officer, take an appeal to tlx Dis­ otherwise participate in the hear- trict Coast CiMrd Officer of the district in which the hearing was htg. ({) The hearing officer shall held. Every appeal shall be type­ have power either on his own mo­ written or written in a legible hand tion or upott the request of the per­ and shall set forth as briefly as son charged to issue subpoenas possible the name of the appellant, summoning witnesses or requiring the nature of the charge, the name the production of any relevant of the hearing officer who made the books, papers, documents, or other decision, the substance of the de­ cision, and a statement of each evidence. (g) In any case in ^which the separate ground for such appeal. person charged, after having been (b) The District Coast Guard duly served with notice of a hear­ Officer on appeal may affirm, re­ ing fails to appear, a notation to verse, or modify the decision of the that effect shall be made in the hearing officer or remand the case record and the hearing shall pro­ for further Ixaring. The District Coast Guard Officer will not con­ ceed. (h) At the conclusion of the sider evidence which is not a part hearing the hearing officer shall of the record of the hearing and make an appropriate decision, based will not consider any ground of upon 'the evidence adduced at the appeal which is not specified by hearing as to the guilt or inno- the accused. The decision of the cense of the person charged. In District Coast Guard Officer on the event the person charged is appeal will be in -writing and will and conclus­ found guilty, the hearing officer contain his findings shall issue and serve upon the ac­ ions. The decision of the District cused an appropriate order suspend­ Coast Guard Officer on appeal shall ing or revoking his license or cer­ be final and shall be binding on the tificate. Such order shall be effec­ parties for all purposes. (c) A transcript of the record,, before the hearing officer shall Ix made available to any person whose license or certificate is revoked oi; suspended for the purpose oi mak­ ing an appeal pursuant to the pro«, visions of this section. (d) Any person whose license or certificate is revoked or suspend­ ed and who intends to appeal front the decision, of, revocation or sus­ pension may file with the hearing officer a request for a temporary license or certificate valid during the pendency of the appeal. Such temporary license or certificate may be issiied in the discretion of the hearing officer or of the District, Coast Guard Officer. Each such temporary license or certificate shall contain such terms and con­ ditions as the issuing officer may prescribe and shall contain a defin­ ite expiration date fixed by the is­ suing officer which date, however, may be extended from time to time by the issuing officer. Section 136.109 (a) is amended to read as follows: 5 136.109 DISCLOSURE OF REC­ ORDS. (a) No reports of investi­ gations or records of proceeding) or any information relating there­ to shall be open to public inspec­ tion or otherwise disclosed, except as may be authorized by the Com­ mandant. (R.S. 4450, as amended 46 U.S.G 239; E.G. 8976, 9083, 6 F.R. 6441, 7 F.R. 1609) R. R. WAESCHE, Commandant, FEBRUARY 16, 1943. (F.R. Doc. 43-2590; Filed, February 17. 1913; 9:54 a.m.) Lundeberg's Reply SIU Member Decorated 15% Thumb Total destroyed hearing. .. 50% To. WeU Paid For Heroism At Sea A fisherman received 45% for the loss of his eye, while a seaman U.S.S. Director only receives 3 5% for the loss of his eye. Total disability for the fisherman and the seaman is $5000. The seaman and fisherman have always fought legiriation wherein they would {Continued from Page 1) come under the U. S. Longshoremen and Harbor Workers compensation you hatched along with other soAct, as they felt that the total claim for disability was too low called social workers to maintain ($7,5'00). and continue the United Seamen's It now seems that the WSA is paving the way to get some new Service after the War. No doubt Act to cover the seamen, under the terms of the WSA policy, which you would like to have that $15,is lower than the Longshoreman's Act. The WSA policy is for $5000 000. a year continue indefinitely for fishermen and seamen. after the war, but let me tell you The Maritime War Emergency Board has ruled that a seaman may- this: The membership of the Sail­ take out additional insurance, above $5000 if they wish, however, the ors' Union of the Pacific and the WSA are the ones who insure the seamen and on page No. 3446 of Fed­ eafarers' International Union of North America, affiliated with the eral Register dated March 20th, 1943, it states: • A, F. of L. are definitely opposed Quote. "Crew Individual War Risk Insurance does not include to your program. I take orders injury, disability, illness and covers only loss of life, unless other­ from the membership and we are wise agreed." Unquote. of the opinion that you and your All seamen who take out any additional insurance should be on associates, together with the sliiptheir guard and see that this additional insurance is made out to cover owncrs, would like to establish this permanently so you can substi­ disability, illness, etc. tute a lot of charity outfits for a From all indications, the WSA has the squeeze on the maritime good union—along the lines of the unions and when this present war is over, there will be no doubt be a old seamen's "institutes," which move by the WSA to use the old line that the Maritime Commission seamen have had such sad experi­ has used in the past that as they ara a government agency, and that they ence with. cannot sign any contract. I am printing this in Our official As the biggest majority of ships afloat will be WSA ships, we will in some instances have contracts with a company that have no ships of paper and again I would like to their own. This will probably lead to a strike and the WSA will play suggest to you that you publicize the lole that the shipping Board played after the last war, supplying yqpir financial statement—both in­ the finks to sail the ships. •« come and expenditures. War Manpower Commission: A meeting was scheduled for this past week, but it has been post­ poned until Monday, March 29th, 1943. They are probably waiting for the West Coast representatives to leave Washington before calling this rneeting. m' Very truly yours, HARRY LUNDEBERG, President {Continued from Page 1) CITATION: Foi: extraordinary heroism under unusual hazards. His ship was traveling in a con­ voy which, due to extremely heavy seas and winds of gale force, had become scattered. Near midnight a torpedo struck and the ship sank rapidly. Aim, With about forty of his shipmates, managed to clear the ship in a lifeboat, but the seas were too great for the heavily-laden boat which swamped and capsized. A number of the men who were thrown into the icy waters man­ aged to cling to the overturned hull, but during the night the seas washed the exhausted men off, one PERSONALS GASTON SMITH, No, UuIf-322 Please contact your home as your people are worried about you. by one, until only he and four others remained. The seas con­ tinued to build up, and first one and then another of Aim's four companions was washed off, but," by feats of courage and strength, he hauled them back onto the up­ turned boat. At dawn a rescue corvette appeared and, with great difficulty, was maneuvered along­ side. Lines were thrown to the overturned boat and the carpenter secured them around the shoulders of each man in succession until all were hauled to the deck of the res­ cue ship. Another line was thrown to Aim, but his efforts in rescuing the others seemed to have exhaust­ ed his strength and he fell into the sea between the lifeboat and the corvette. Although crushed sever­ al times against the side of the cor­ vette by the heaving lifeboat, he managed, by supreme effort, to se-. cure a line around himself and was hauled unconscious to the ship's deck. His magnificent courage and disregard of liis own safety in sav­ ing the lives of his shipmates con­ ARTHUR A. CHRISMAN, Jr. stitute a degree of heroisni whicK Your Union book has been found. will be .an enduring inspiration to Apply for it in room 213 at 2 Stone seamen ofi the United States Mer­ Street. chant Marine everywhere. JAMES MORRISON, No. 2995 Please contact your mother. ROBERT C. DIAMOND Contact youi- daughter, La Verne Sailors' Union of the Pacific Diamond, phone Riverside, Gal., 6652-J. Secretary-Treasurer For the President = (Sgd.). 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Title A name given to the resource April 02, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 7 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: LUNDENBURG WRITES A REPLY TO THE WELL PAID HEAD OF UNITED SEAMEN'S SERVICE COAST GUARD ISSUES NEW RULES ON SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OF EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATES SIU MEMBER DECORATED DR. DANIEL BLAIN STATES VIEWS ON SHORE TIME FOR TORPEDOED MEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/02/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/6221d107fc9c72d5841aee1d6ccf2fe9.PDF b34f90cb57f625b36f5315d873357a1d PDF Text Text I' •>v • 1- SECSRITY IN ^ URITY VOL. V. if. OFFICIAL OSOAN OF THE ATLAHTIC AND GOLF DISTEICT, SEAFAEEKS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA ' 2S0 NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943 Seafe,rers Join West Coast Unions In War On RMO Fink-Card System NMURank And Filers Outraged Over Curran Role On Fink-Cards Rank and file members of the NMU are just as burned up over the RMO fink card system as are the SIU and SUP men. And because of this the Stalinist NMU leadership is on the spot and squirming. Having served as the labor cover for the WSA - RMO fink maneuvers, and having •> No. 8 actually sponsored such shipping^ ly said (believe it or not . . . it's rules' as those recently laid down in the minutes) that the SIU was by Macauley and the WSA, the responsible for the new RMO NMU leadership is hard pressed to rules. explain to its * membership just Here are his exact words: what goes. "These are rules laid down by Take the NMU membership the government. As far as the meeting held on March 11 in Man­ NMU is concerned, we laid down hattan Center when one after an war-time shipping rules . . , But other rank and filer took the floor the other unions, the SIU ... a to denounce the RMO draft set-up. man from those unions could stay Joe Stack was the chairman and on the beach . . . those are the became rather desperate and final- unions th.at brought this thing about." What Stack is saying, in plain Shlpowners Ride English, is that the' NMU rolled The Gravy Train over and played dead dog every 1941, a year when the ship­ time the WSA barked, but the SIU owners were fighting tooth and didn't retreat before the shipown­ nail against the wage demands er pressure and because they didn't of the men who sailed their retreat the WSA cracked down ships, saw fantastic profits roll­ with the new rules. ed up by the shipowners. The The truth of the matter is that profits totaled more than the the RMO felt strong enough to value of the ships themselves. enforce the new rules precisely be­ This was revealed last week in cause of the retreats beat by the a report given the House Mer­ chant Marine Subcommittee by {Continued on Psge 4) the Maritime Commission. Of course, the Maritime Com­ mission didn't like to reveal the figures, especially since they had approved the rate4, but the whole thing was printed in the Congressional Record and now becornM. public property. The seamen that sweat and die aboard the rust buckets sent to sea can now read how rosey life s for the men that- sit ashore and rake in the profits. Here is the profit sheet — in sach case it is greater than the value of the vessels used to bring home the gravy; American Export Lines $1,572,144 American Hawaiian Line 3,096,749 Gal mar S.S..Co. ...... 2,639,989 Isthmian S.S. Co. 2,529,292 Luckenback S.S. Co. . . 3^79,729 Matson Navigation Co., 995,3M McCormick S.S. Co. .. 743.516 Remember, these aren't the complete profit sheets of the op­ erators, these figures represent only the gravy from runs made to the Red Sea with Lend-Lease supplies for the British Empire. Remember the battle we. had getting a Red Sea bonus from these profit glutted shipowners? Acting swiftly to join the West Coast unions in war upon the Union busting plans of the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration, the Seafarers International Union voted up and down the coast last week to follow the lead of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and reject the RMO-fink card system. By joining the West Coast unions in this battle, the SIU swells the ranks of protest•ing seamen to 70,000 men on both* coasts. Every maritime union, with where the RMO is attempting to the exception of the NMU, has set up a continuous discharge rec­ ord to be used in the future moves now announced its opposition to against union militants. the RMO plan. Should the seamen lose their bat­ Henceforth SIU men will refuse tle on the "second front," a vic­ to sign the RMO draft registration tory on the first front would in­ cards when they are submitted to deed be empty. - FT. TRUMBALL, CONN. — them at the end of a voyage. SIU The WSA was petitioned by over In fighting the RMO's finky men will refuse to aid the anti800 officer candidates in the school plans, the seamen are not" violating Union RMO in setting up a superhere last week who went on rec­ any Selective Service regulations black list in Washington. SIU ord as strongly opposed to the re­ laid down for the maritime indus­ men will continue to sail the ships, cent rulings depriving the seamen try. Furthermore, SIU and SUP will observe all the laws and regu­ of Port Area Bonuses, and revising men will observe the shipping reg­ lations pertaining to those ships, "-.he War Risk Insurance, which ulations and directives issued by but they will fight for their rights curtails the seamen's rights and the War Manpower Commission. as union men. offers scant protection to them SIU-SUP men are active seamen The seamen now have their own engaged in transporting supplies to sailing under war-time conditions. "second front" in this war. Their the war fronts and in so doing, en­ The protest was addressed to first front is the torpedoes and dure hardships fully comparable to Capt. Macauley of the WSA and bombs they face at sea. Their those endured by the fighting vigorously points out the injustice of the new policies and declare "second frotit" is here at home forces. These unsung heroes will them to be adverse to the morale not shirk their duty on the high of the seamen. seas, but neither will they surren­ Notice Ofi Assessments A copy of the protest, printed der to the enemies at home. at the request of SIU members at­ March 31 was the deadline for the From the time our unions were tending the school at Ft. Trum­ payment of strike and hospital as­ smashed in 1921 by the old Shipbull, is as follows: sessments. Any member that has ping Board until the revival of March 23, 1943 not payed these assessments is now unionism in 1934, the chains of From: Officer Candidates, (Signa­ sea slavery weighed heavily on the considered in bad standing until tures attached) USMS, Fort men of the merchant marine. The they are paid. Trumbull. black list and fink book were used Protect your union rights and To: Captain Edward Macauley, to disorganize and demoralize the privileges—pay your assessments! {C<mimmed om P»ge 4) men. Those memories are vivid . too vivid to allow a seaman with a spark of self respect and courage to passively accept a repetition of this whole finky pattern all over again after this war. Ft. Trumbull Men Protest Bonus Chiseling Stranded WSA Graduates Are Disillusioned About Set-Up Last week a kid wearing a disconsolate ex­ pression on his face and on his back, one of the monkey suits given out by the Maritime Commis­ sion training schools, wandered into the union hall in New. York. He dropped into a chair and announced, "To liell with it, I'm going back to the farm." "Four months ago," he continued, "the Mari­ time Commission sent a lot of posters out to my home town which said that there was a big shortage of seamen, that seamen make $300 a month, and that all you had to do to help the war effort and to make this big dough was to go to one of the schools run by the WiSA." The old-timers in the hall began to smile, for . they knew, the story only too well. It had been told time and agaun by disillusioned graduates of the WSA schools. "Well, I left home and went to the school at Sheepshead Bay," the kid said, "and here I am high and dry. I can't get no job at any salary— let alone the 300 bucks I heard about." This kid and his tale of woe was'typical of- hundreds of graduates that come into SIU halls every week. Under the WSA training program thousands of unrated men have been turned into the maritii^industry which has no jobs for them. And even as these green, unemployable "seamen" hang around aimlessly o.n the beach, the WSA is conducting a drive for more funds to increase its training program. This month Telfair Knight, Director of the U.S. Maritime Training Service, requested that the government appropriate $83,000,000 in public funds to pour 73,000 more green men into the industry. What Mr. Knight proposes to do with these men is not made clear in his request for funds. He talks vaguely about a shortage of seamen— but he knows full well the shortage is of rated men, not the type of seamen turned out by his schools. He knows full well that his program will further glut the beaches with unemployable men who will become demoralized from inactiv­ ity. Behind all this, of course, is the hope held by {Conti/tned on Page 4) And it is just such a pattern which the RMO has in mind . . . there can be no doubt about that. TTiis struggle with the RMO over tlie fink card is but one bat­ tle in a long war between the seamen.^3nd their enemies, a war which is destined to reach its decisive stage when the Axis has been de feated abroad and the shipowners really open up in their drive on union wages and conditions. What union men must bear in mind is the fact that should they lo^ to the RMO on this fink card issue, then the final battle with the ship­ owners is going to be just that much tougher. DOxN'T CARDS! SIGN THE DON'T FIELP HANGMEN PLACE A FINK THE ROPE AROUND YOUR NECK! CAR­ RY ON THE FIGHT FOR DEM­ OCRATIC RIGHTS AND FOR FREE TRADE UNIONS! �/ THE Page Two SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, April 16, 1943 PuilUh^a ly th» WHATpOVERTIME PAY FOR LONGER HOURS.' ;^WHE(?e& HIS PAmiGTlS'M? SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gull District Attiliat*A wWfe tif Amsricaii FsS^rati^n of Lator HARRY LUNDEBERG, Intomotioncd Pr*Bid*nt 110 inCarkst Street, Room 402, Son Frandaco, CoUL AJfDRXBB ALL OOREEBPONDENOM OONOERNINa TBtB PUBLICATION TO: "THE SEAFASEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phones BOwUng Green 9-8346 . lI J?" f] REPORT FROM Washington / WHAT?oNLy#25;ooo2s By Matthew Dmhane I AFFEE TAXES yWE^E'S AAY \KIC&MTl\/e? U. S. Coast Guard: The merchant marine council held a meeting on March 31, 1943 to discuss the following: "141.2 Abled Seamen Substitutions. (1) The Master of any inspected vessels may substitute for any able seaman required by the certificate of inspection therefore, any certified seaman who has had not less than than six months experience on deck at sea or who has successfully completed the prescribed three months of deck training at a Maritime Training School: pro­ vided, that (1) the Master of such vessel has made every reason­ able effort to obtain such able seaman. (2) such substitution is necessary to permit such vessel to sail without delay, and (3) such Master sends a written report of such substitution in du­ plicate, by mail or otherwise, to the nearest Coast Guard Mer­ chant Marine Inspector in charge prior to the departure of the vessel. Such report shall contain the name and certificate num­ next move is to eliminate the unions completely from the maritime ber of each seaman aubatitutcd for an able seaman and shall be field. signed by the Master. Under this waiver the WSA can place men who have never been (B) In the event that such Master is not able to obtain able to sea, but have been in a U. S. Maritime Training School (WSA) for seaman, or substitutes therefor with the qualifications specified three months, on board any merchant ships as able seamen, but ordin­ in sub-section (A) hereof, but only in such event, certified sea­ men Whose (lualifications are less than those specified in sub­ ary seamen who have been to sea less than six months and have been section (.\) hereof may be substituted for able seamen in -ac­ torpedoed arc not accorded the privelcg'e to go to sea as an able seamen cordance with the subject to all the conditions of Section 141.3 if there is a shortage of AB's when the ship is signing on. This move hereof. by the WSA is t6 unload some of the trainees that they have laying 111.3 General Substitutions. Sulijert to tiie limitation with around, and they will then start another campaign' to train more men respect to able seamen specified in Section 141.2 hereof, the for the industry, and fulfill their contracts to the manufacturers of Maater of any inspected vessel maj', if such action is necessary to permit such vessel to .sail without delay, substitute for any uniforms that they are giving to officers and trainees free of charge. licensed officer or rated seaman refluired as part of the com­ This whole set-up stinks on ice. plement of such vessel by the certificate of inspection therefore, any licensed officer or lower rank, who is an American citizen, or any certified seaman of lower rating: provided, that (1) the They have finally Called the meeting, that for several reasons was deficiency in complement is not caused by the consent, fault or always postponed and the following representatives attended: collusion of tlie Master, Owner or any other person interested V. J. Malone of the MFOW; Capt. C. Mays of the M. M. & P.; J. in the vessel, (2) the Master, prior to the signing on of the crew, make every reasonable effort to obtain such retjuired licensed Hawk of the SIU and yours truly. Mr. McPherson represented the officer or rated seaman, (3) the person substituted for such "WMC, Selective Service also had a representative there. required licensed officer or rated seaman is the best qualified All the union representatives that attended the meeting informed substitute therefor that the Master could obtain. Mr. McPherson of their memberships' objection to the directive that (4) The Master is of the opinion that the vessel is suffici­ give the RMO of WSA the authority to act for the SS in informing ently manned for the contemplated voyage, and (5) the 'Master, them of the movements of active seamen. prior to departure pi-eparea, executes and files with or sends to the Shipping Commissioner before whom the crew was-signed After several hours discussion, Mr. McPherson of the WMC plan­ on or, in cases when the crew is not required to be signed on ning division informed the union representatives that the 'WMC will before a Shipiring Commissioner, to the nearest Merchant Mar­ not make any changes in the directive, unless the unions agree to give ine Imspector in charge, two copies of a report for each substi­ the RMO a chance to operate under tik: directive that the "WMC issued tution made," Unquote. to Selective Service. The WSA has requested the Coast Guard that the law be waived, Mr. V, j. Malone recommended that the WMC issue a supplement­ and the above be substituted. Mr. T. Knight of the training division al directive, wherein, the master of the vessel will send the perforated of the WSA made the statement that in the port of New York there were Fifteen ships that missed their convoy in the last month due to post cards directly to the local boards, instead of to the RMO. This was my recommendation to the WMC when tliis dispute first started the shortage of qualified seamen, mostly Able Seamen. Mr. Knight did not back up his statements to the councU with the months ago. Mr. McPherson refused to give this any consideration, and names of ships that missed their convoys, or what effort was made to the meeting broke up with me making a statement that we were going get the needed qualified. men to man the ships so that they would be to take this dispute up with the Labor Management Policy committee. Mr. McPherson also informed us that he was instructed by Mr. Harper able to sail with the convoys mentioned. I took the position that this waiver of the law discriminates against to refer this dispute to the same committer if we did not agree to let the ordinary seamen who are members of the organizations that I rep­ the RMO handle it. So it now looks as though we will know where we resent, and that we feel that the Coast Gtjard, is in a position to know stand on this dispute, and see whether the L-M-Policy committee will whether there is a shortage of qualified Able Seamen better than the uphold us on our stand that this directive will upset the whole industry. There is one very vital point that was broyght out by Col. MenWSA, as their shipping commissioners sign on and clear all ships. delson of Selective Service. Any seaman who is ordered reclassified or This looks to me like the final brazen attempt by the WSA .o place men into the industry who have never been to sea, and put ordered to appear for his physical examination and be inducted into the them in positions where qualified men are required to carry out all the Army, can appeal to bis local board, and request that his appeal be heard in the Port or City where the seaman is at the time that he is safety measures adopted by the Coast Guard. ordered to appear. If a' seaman is registered in any state, and he is in We know that the WSA is not concerned with safety measures, San Francisco ashore when he receives his notice from his local board, their whole objective since they have been given the control of the training program by the President of the U.S., by an executive order, lets say Montana, he or the Union can request that his appeal be heard War Manpower Commission: |:f: Is is to flood the industry with seamen, and from all indications their (Continued on Page 3) . .< MOBILE .The chief PIE CARD for tha New Orleans branch, Broclter Armstrong, arrived here Sunday after being out for SYz months ducking submarines and he did not look any the worse for it. And, Brother that crew certain­ ly rates the E pennant. The three department delegates had every­ thing in order and the entire cresy was so tickled about it th^jT contributed $143.00 to the Sea^ farers Log. Now, that's a mark for tlie other ships to shoot at. Deck $33.00; Engine $43.00, and Stew­ ards $43.00. OLDEN BANKS. Agetd. SAVANNAH Just a line to let the boys knosy I am expecting new ships out od the 9th, 17th, 24th and 30th o£ this month. Will be looking .fof men with all ratings in all depatxirjents. Now is the chance for fll you boys who want to ship to g«C yourself a berth. Come on doiwit to this port and I know I'll bo able to use you. Steady as she goes. CHARLES WAID, Agef$P CORRECTION ON SHOE RATIONING In the last issue of the LOG it was stated by error that sea­ men would be required to obtain a ration book from the CPA In order to buy shoes. The correct procedure in New York is for the seamen cpming in from service to apply to the S1|J Hall and obtain a letter from the agent. He is thsn sent directly to the rationing board at 150 Nassau Street, New York, and given a permit to purchase the shoes. �>,s?';:VT Friday, April 16, 1943 ' Washii^on Report {Contimud from Page 2) THE SEAFARERS' Alien Seamen Restricted By New W.S.A. Rules The employment of alien sea­ men on American, Panamslnian and Honduran vessels chartered to the War Shipping Administration, was sharply curtailed this last week by a new amendment to shipping rules handed down by the WSA. According to the new amend­ ment operators of WSA sljips may not employ: (a) any Norweigian, Nether­ lands, Belgian, Polish, Yugoslavian, Greek, or British national who was not employed on April 8, 1942, or had not been employed prior, to that date, or Naval Gun Crews: Selective Service Procedure: Page Three LOG In San Francisco instead of liim going to Montana or any other state to submit his appeal. This will enable our members to now request that their appeal for a reclassification or re-order in their draft status to now be heard in whatever port they are in. The local board will sub­ mit the files on the man's case to whatever city the appeal will belicard. If the WMC directive is not revised and a longer period is not allowed, it is to the interest of the merchant seamen to see that they do hot overstay the time limit that is allowed under the direciye, which is limited to Thirty Days. If the seamen do not fill out the RMO cards or do not sign them and they stay within the time limit allowed by fi^ective Service, my opinion' is that they are still active seamen, and the local board that will hear their appeals and give them considera­ tion a!s active seamen under the limits of the Selective Service memor­ andum 182, thirty-day limit. - (b) any Brazilian national who was not employed on Feb. 1, 1943 or had not been employed prior to I attended a WSA conference called by Wyckoff and Pennington that date, except by consent of at which they proposed that the WSA put eight additional men on the "properly accredited representatives ships to replace members of the gun crews; I informed them that I had of the nation involved." no authority to commit the organization to their proposal and inform­ Behind this ruling is the difficul­ ed them that if they intended to do anything regarding the increasing ties experienced by "United Na­ of the compliment of the ships' crews, they should write a letter to all tion" shipowners in keeping their maritime unions involved so that the membership of the unions could own ships manned when they pay express their opinions. This they refused to, do. scab wages. This rule will force The NMU is sending men to the WSA training schools to get the alien seamen to get off Ameri­ training in the handling of guns. In answer to my question as to ca nsliips and sail their own t^st whether the WSA had made any deal with the NMU regarding putting pots at low wages and poor condi­ these men on the ships, they informed me that the WSA had made no tions, deal with the NMU. Before merchant seamen are to take on the responsibility of manI > ning the guns, there are certain problems that I believe should be an­ swered by some authorized government agency. 1. Are merchant seamen going to get the same disability benefits that the men in the armed forces get? If the merchant seamen handle the guns they certainly become members of the armed forces. Men in the armed forces get $100 per month for total disability received in line of duty. Under the present set up seamen receive only $3,000 for total disability received in line of duty. 2. If merchant seamen are interned, their wages go on for a period of two years only. If men.in the armed forces are interned their wages go on until they arc discharged from the services. 3. Will merchant seamen receive civil service consideration the same as men in the armed forces? 4. There arc other benefits that the men in the armed forces are entitled to. If the merchant seamen handle the guns are they going to receive these benefits. ir-rii^r T^r^FT PERSONALS SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT I >] Secretary-TreasnreFs Officp ROOM 213 — 8 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CTTT PJO, Bex 85, Station Phone BOwling Green 9-534* Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stono St Dispatcher's Offics BOwllnc Green 9-8346 Asrent. BOwlins Green 9-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4067 BALTIMORE ........14 North Gay St.... Calvert 4639 PHILADELPHIA..: 6 North eth St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL Norfolk 4-1053 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St...; Savannafa 3-1723 TAI^A. 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 88 So. ConceptioB SL.... Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO.......... 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de TIerra ^LVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. BRANCH NEW YORK Out of the Focsl by 4. X. Many of the brothers come into Headquarters complaining about the maritime trainees aboard SIU ships. The- brothers forget that it is their duty to teach these fellows unionism so they will be able to carry on in the future. Every man has to learn the ropes at one time or an­ other and if they will take time out to sit on the hatch and give the boys the right score, they will become good Union brothers. As an added reminder, a lot of the old-timers are being lost at sea and if you don't teach the youngsters, who is going to help us carry on after the war is over? AAA DANIEL BOYCE Contact Silas Blak* Axtell, Moore Street, New York City. 15 FREDERICK SHIELDS Your book has been found and is in Headquarters office n New York City. CARL 0. JOHNSON, No. 7438 It is important that you contact Mr. Conroy of the FBI in New York City. OLIVER JACKS Your family is worried abfiut you Write them at once. DANIEL BOYCE Your case is coming up the mid­ dle of this month. You should con­ tact your attorney, Silas^B. Axtell, at once. The record of 83 days in a lifeboat is going to stand for a long time, but the SIU members are striving to break the record. Prior to this time, Jules Souza held the record, having been in a lifeboat for 34 days. Recently, 28 brothers were in a lifeboat for 22 days. The only complaint the brothers had were against the licensed officers. Besides being first in the lifeboat, they kept drinking all the water they wished, while they rationed the crew to 2 ounces of water a day. The boys couldn't do much about it, as they kept a gun on them all the while. AAA XX-^e regret to hear that Tom Ciminski was recently lost through enemy action. One of the Waterman ships that was lost took a heavy toll of old-iiiners from the Gulf. We regret to hear of their loss. Seafarers' Log- ^• WSA instruction'Number 49, dated March 4, 1943 dealing with FRANK PEINERT the procedure to be followed in deferment of seamen was discussed at Your union book has been found a meeting called by the WSA this week.' and is now at the Andrew Furuseth Representatives of the RMO tried to convey the idea to all the Club, 30 East 37 St. New York City. GASTON SMITH union representatives that in order for a seaman to get defered he mu4t Your sister is trying to locate comply with this instruction (fink card system). Tlaey based their FOSTER, M. statements on a letter signed by different representatives dated 11-18-42 you. Write her at 361 S. Rampart BOYD, W. E. Street, New Orleans. and sent to the chairman of the War Manpower Commission. BAN SELLERS, WALTER WIL­ HOWELL, P. T. As one of the- signers of this letter, I protested that the letter in no ALDERMAN, W. D. SON, LLOYD BLANCHARD, HERRERA, R. way. requested the WMC to empower the RMO to act as an agent for JOSE GALARZA, JOHN DOWELL, G. R. H. SPEARMAN Selective Service. Tliis letter is carried in full in the Nov. 27, 1942 KUSCHKE, WM. F. . The case of William Brown who issue of the SEAFARERS' LOG. I further emphasized that the unions, : was hurt aboard the Delraar is MAXIN when they signed this letter, asked for a blanket deferment of merchant coming up soon. Please contact At­ HUDNALL. N. H. seamen under the present Selective Service directive No. XVIII. torney Bentley Byrnes in New Or­ RODREGUEZ, F. KENDRICK, D. J. This conference looks to me as though it was called for the specific leans. CAPOTO, A. purpose of discussing certain problems, but mainly to be used with the BURNETT, W. N. WMC in further helping the RMO to put their program over. Under MERCER, A. the discussion of Selective Service the conference was cut short when AJON, A. The following brothers have pa BREGARA, G. the meeting got hot. Mr. Dimock stated that it was past the adjourn­ ment hour which was set at 3:30 and yours truly had the floor after pers and discharges in the Balti EAGER, R. T. ROMM, A. sitting there like the Sphinx all day listening to their gas. However, I more hall: WILBER L. FOYLER SOILEAU had inserted in the record that the SUP and SIU was opposed to the PAUL JAMES COOK DILLIVIG RMO having anything to do with the question of seamen's deferment. WILLMONT L. DRAPER CREED, J This was done mainly so that the RMO could not go to the WMC and JOHN HENSUMS CARASCO, R. say that they had a meeting with all the representatives of the mari­ WALTER LEIGHTON SPIVAL JOHN B. FULTON JERRY time industry and that none of them had raised any objections to the JOHN L. HOFFMAN ATWELL, J. new set-up. SARVIS, W. W. Since that meeting was held I have received a bulletin issued by LOYOLA, -A. the Selective Service which is headed, "Activity and Occupational Bul­ HERBERT PARKER letin No. 26-2." I advise all agents to get one of these from their local Thomas Morgan, R. Snell, W. GEORGE WINSLOW boards as it is important to have one. I am of the opinion that it will Little, J. Austrawski, Ralph Wil­ M. A. O'BRIEN help to clear up some of the confusion that exists as to a seamen's liams, E. Bsvsre, R. Snell, John R. PUERTO RICO CREW S. 8. WLLLIAM TILGHMAN status. On page four of this bulletin it specifically states, that a mer­ Wollard, John W. McKenna. A. V. Wilk, J. J. Austraushi, Leo An- CREW S. S. CALMAR chant seaman actively engaged should be classified in 2-B or lower, as nunen, C. H. Cook, J. CIdrk. Doug­ CREW S. S. CITY OF MONTGOMERY such' service may properly be considered as t^tamouat to military las C, Spiers, P4050; Con Houston, TOTAL P527; Sam Frisdman, Pj3128. service. ' HONOR ROLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice From Baltimore . , $1JOO 1.00 .60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1J)0 .50 J50 .50 1.00 1.00 .50 433 30 1.00 .25 .50 .50 1.00 .75 IJOO 1.00 .50 1.00 1.00 24K) 54)0 5.00 22.00 8.00 84)0 DO NOT SHIP $724)0 .-.'•ii 'V-;-, m �Page Four Friday, April 16, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG NMURank And Filers Stranded WSA Graduates Are Outraged Over Curran Disillusioned About Set-Up Role On Fink-Cards {Continued from Page^l) .%• ,;''iV •. «--< • -. Il¥; li't I,: V- I! '•?- ' SI' • iS:. . construction and equipment and then choQse ouf department. I chose the deck department, ^ I; should have choosen steward—^at least I might now be able to get a job slinging hash in some ulcer factory. "The fifth week is called 'work week' and we ' do kitchen police, stand security and watches -^4 on and 8 off outside and 6 to 6 irtslde. ^Fmni J; the fifth to thirtWnth week wfi get departmental: training and we MARCH! At the end of the thirti^nth week we graduate if we have received our life boat ticket. That is all we have—a life boat ticket, no AB, no fireman, nothing. I stand as much chance getting a job now as if I had never gone to the school at all. "Why the WSA has hundreds of us fellows stached away in mid-town hotels and nothing to do with us. Things are so bad that they are now offering to send us back to school again for "ad­ vance training,' what ever the hell that is. Even ' if you take the 'advanced training* you don't come out with an AB ticket, and that's what a man needs to be sure of shipping." There was little comfort that the old-timers or the union dispatcher could give the kid. True, there were jobs for ordinaries coming in all the time, but the union had 5 men for each job and it certainly didn't look like a shortage of ordin­ aries would develop in the near.future. As the kid got out of his chair and started tO' leave the hall, he scratched his head and said, "There's one thing I can't understand. This WSA outfit is still recruiting men for their schools and keeps 10,000 going through Sheepshead Bay in 13 week periods. Why do they do that? They can't give 'em jobs when they get out. It don't make sense." No, it doesn't make sense if you view it from the needs of the industty. But then, the shipr owners and brass diats have other problems be­ sides winning this war—they have the unions to smash. Their training program is aimed less at Hitler than at organized labor on the waterfront. Mr. Knight and his shipowner sponsors that these revelation of the whole finky role {Continued from Page 1) trainees can eventually be used to fink upon union NMU leadership. Had Curren and played by- the Stalinist leadership men and break down conditions, Company stood and fought this of the NMU. It is a leadership As.a matter of fact, the entire training pro­ issue the way the rest of maritime which will go to any lengths to gram is aimed at wiping out any union ideas the labor did, the rules would never suppress militant rank and filers trainees might have had when they enrolled. have been handed down in the first who want to fight for unionism. "Naw, we never heard any talk about union In the years to come, when the place. conditions," said the kid, "we spent our time Not one word of criticism of unions are finally joined in a life marching in these monkey suits. Every day we • the RMO fink card system has or death struggle with the ship­ had to march and drill and parade, and on our come from Curran or appeared in owners and their RMO fink halls, time off we had athletics and setting up exercises. The Pilot. As a matter of fact, let the seamen remember that Cur­ ran helped set up those halls, that I went there to learn to saS a ^ip, but instead I Tbe Pilot hailed the new rules as he once said, "there is nothing learned how to march." a victory for the seamen. The Feb. 26 issue oi The Pilot reported wrong with them." The kid went on to explain that the. whole at­ the new fink cards in a story mosphere of the Sheepshead Bay ^school is a mil­ headlined "Active Seamen Needn't itary one, and that the men are even forced to Report At Draft Board." The practice commando tactics! What relationship whole story was written in such commando tactics have to sailing a ship is some­ manner so as to make the rank thing that even Mr. Telfair Knight would have and file think that they were no difUculty in explaining. UnlesSj ^of course, it longer going to be kicked around teaches the men how to smash a picket line. by the Draft Boards, but now {Continued from Page 1) "And those commando drills; were the real would be protected by the union. USN (ret.). Deputy Admin­ •.stuff," the kid said. "Here arc the casualties for Stack, at the March 11 meeting, istrator, War Shipping Ad­ March: 7 fractured legs, 1 rupture, several brok­ continued this fake when he said ministration, W a s h i n g ton, en ribs, 2 concussions, and 1 brolten neck. Boy, that the new RMO rules have D. C. "given a certain amount of power am I glad I'm through with that stuff." Via: (1) Superintendent, U. S. to the Union." The'Sheepshead Bay school is the largest of the Maritime Service Officers Sure, it empowers the unions to several on both coaSts operated by the WSA. It School, Fort Trumbull, New act as finger men for the RMO in has a continuous enrollment of 10,000 men. London, Connecticut. placing their own members on the "The training period is 13 weeks," the kid ex­ (2) Commandant, U. S. Mar­ spot. What kind of power is that? itime Service, Washington, plained, "but you may be out there longer because What is significant in Stack's D. C. you wait until your section is filled before you weasal words is that the NMU (3) Assistant Deputy Admin­ start learning anything. I was out there damn leaders are on the defensive before istrator for Training, War near a week before my section was at full strength an outraged rank and file. The Shipping Administration, of 60 men and we started on the old merry-goNMU minutes for this particular Washington, D. C. round. meeting list man after man as tak­ Subject: Second Seamen's War ing the floor to denounce the RMO Risk Policy and Bonus Rates. "The first week we cleaned quarters and stood fink card plan and the NMU lead­ 1. We, the undersigned Officer fire watches. The second, third, and fourth week ers for failing to oppose it. Candidates, are at present students we- learned ship's structure and terminology, Robert McElroy is quoted as in the United States Maritime Ser­ rowing, swimming and marching. Boy did we saying, "I think if the officials of vice Officers' School at Fort Trum­ march! On the fourth week we learned life boat the Union would take a little more bull, New London, Connecticut. interest in things like this instead Most of us have returned from re­ of some of the political maneuvers cent sea duty, many -of us have Lake Ships To Be Armed that go on, we would have a much met enemy action, and all" of us stronger union. As it is right now, will return to sea and finish the Lakes freighters which operate the Administration is putting job that democracy has allotted to in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, or in Army disbursing officers have been instructed by the U. 8. things over on the seamen and the Merchant Marine. Army Chief of .^taff. General George C. Marshall, to exchange, the St. Lawrence River below the workers in general that Y guarantee 2. We, probably more than any Saguenay, will be armed this sea­ money for merchant seamen in foreign ports. Effective immedi­ you this Union would be in the ate the follow exchange rate is in approval: other group of American citizens, son according to a statement re­ air over if it would have happened VALUE IN U.S. realize the need for a strong Mer­ leased in Ottawa by-the Navy. a couple of years ago." COUNTRY UNIT CURRENCY chant Marine and the needs of its A number of merchant ships Another unidentified member personnel. Therefore, we submit were destroyed in this area by United Kingdom Pound $4,035 took the floor to say, "I would our names to you as being strong­ enemy subs last season. Australia.. 3.228 like to know why they arc trying ly opposed to the new bonus rates Bermuda 4.04 to squeeze us. It looks like they Egypt..... and insurance policy proposed by 4.138 , Papers Lost arc trying to get rid of us good Iraq Dinar. • .4;0425 the Maritime War Emergency union men. British Ebst Africa...., Pound 4.04M Board. •,y Cari B. Alfred, Fircnian-OilerAnd so it went until the great lndia......._.,.-„ Rupee .3030 3. We believe the new policy to Watertender, has lost all his papers Curran himself felt called upon rn British West Africa Pound 4.056 be unjust and, as a consequence, and discharges. Anyone finding South Africa take the floor and stem the pro­ 4i^ • will have adverse effect on the them should forward them to the B^gian Congo 'Franc .02291 tests. Curran is a more experienc­ morale, of seamen. office of the Secretary-Treasurer; Iran , : Rial .03125 ed and cynical bureaucrat than 4. Should not the Merchant Franc .023 Frenich Equatorial Africa.. New York City. Stack. He didn't attempt to ap­ Marine be extended benefits worthy .1545 Iceland... Krona pease the outraged rank and file. of their- sacrifice upon the high He didn't give any grudging ad­ seas in their efforts toward victory? ATTENTION CREW OF mission that the RMO might be a 5. We urgently request that the fink outfit determined to sabotage S. S. SHICKSHINNY ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR issue be re-examined and that a maritime labor. Not Curran. MARCH 22 TO APRIL 5 more equitable decision be render-, "Brothers, those rules arc exact­ The orew which payed off the ed. DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Shickshnny last November have ly the same as our shipping rules," 6. Assuring you that we are 60% bonus money coming for the he said. "We were able to make 308 270 199 775 . SHIPPED not only proud of the records our. portion of the trip from the West them (RMO) adopt the Union shipmates are inscribing in the his­ Coast of South America to the 269 250 101 ^. REGISTERED shipping rules." tory of the United States, but that Panama Canal. The following men There it is—cold turkey. It ON HAND 200 187 90 487 on our return to sea we will strive' should call for their vouchers at wasn't the SIU after all, it was to better those records. the office of the South Atlantic Curran who helped the RMO Cnmpbell, Omar Ames, Harold W. Holmes, Chester Baker, Marcus J, Steamship Company: draw up-its fink plan. Greenlee, Hal F. Stern, Victor E. Franklin. Henry McCann, William I. Lang, IN MEMORY OF "You got those rules now," Martin, Vincent J. Gretz, Leonard Victor M. Woodward, Alfred LenW. Paradeau, Joseph Reho, Peter BROTHER Curran thundered, "There is noth­ ton, Birger K. Tangedahl, Leroy T. Bush, Ralph Douglas, Raymond J. ing wrong with them " JOSEPH NENE, O.S. 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Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 8 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: SEAFARERS JOIN WEST COAST UNIONS IN WAR ON RMO FINK-CARD SYSTEM NMU RANK AND FILERS OUTRAGED OVER CURRAN ROLE ON FINK-CARDS FT. TRUMBULL MEN PROTEST BONUS CHISELING STRANDED WSA GRADUATES ARE DISILLUSIONED ABOUT SET-UP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/16/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/6b8c856417d664129314616569f6042a.PDF 241c2a8f17b2d1f0fcf831ad0e36a305 PDF Text Text ^IAFAKERS Jpcj 9n Tlflmwhiom ALDERMAN, WILLIAM ANDERSON, JAMES BAHLS, JOHN _ BREEN, THOMAS CHAPMAN, WILLIAM _ COLON, ADOLPH, Jr CORKERN, SHELDON . CRAWLEY, WILLIAM .... DANIELS, BYRL GALLE, JOHN GARRIDO, J GEDMAN, OLIVER.. HADDQX, MARVIN . HALLENBECK, GEORGE HAND, ARTHUR L HANRAHAN, ANDREW HEWETT, RALPH KELLY, EDWARD KINNELL, ALFRED KITTLESON, VIRGIL C KLOSKOWSKI, STANLEY, Jr. LANG, CHARLES LUMBATTIS, DARWIN MAFFIA, ALFRED MARTEL, ROBERT McEVOY, WILLIAM MIGUEZ, JOSE MISHLER, CLARENCE MORALIS, MANUEL MOSES, A. B. : OSTRON, MARVIN FACE ITI, WILLIAM PAUL, HARRY FERLIS, MORRIS PiEHET, RALPH REED, HALLOWAY RHODES, HERBERT JAMES RODRIQUE, HARRISON ROZENFELD, JULIO RUTHERFORD, MACK SANDOVA, JOHN STATZELL, HENRY, Jr STEBBINS, FRED STOUGH, RUFUS TAYLOR, STANLEY TUOHY, ROBERT WAYSO, JOHN WEAVER, WILLIAM WESTOVER, HAL, Jr WHITE, THOMAS WHITNEY, HAROLD WILLIAMS, HUGH ZUMPFT, HERBERT A. B. Steward OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, Oiler SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA - FOW Oiler 286 VOL. V. NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943 No. 9 Messman . Fireman A. B. FOW Cook Oiler A, B, Utility Bosun Fireman -.... Cook Xhe fight being conducted by the SIU-SUP to scuttle Watertender Ashore the RMO's fink card system and to maintain maritime A.B. WASHINGTON, April 19.— unions free of government-shipowner domination, was Bos'n In a decision involving injuries greatly strengthened this week when the national head­ Messman sustained by two seamen on shore quarters of Selective Service issued a directive making it leave, one approaching and *the Oiler other leaving his ship by the only practically manditory upon local^mount to military service. When boards to defer olfshorje men. The Steward available routes; the Supreme section of the directive dealing a local board finds a man to be Messman Court ruled today that a shipown­ with Lakes and inland men was actively engaged in offshore ship­ er's obligations to a seaman in his not as strong as that concerning ping, it should classify him in A.B. employ Class II-B if he is not found to be are not suspended when the Messman seaman leaves his ship on shore deep-sea men, but here also the entitled to a lower classification." Selective Service made it clear There is nothing in this para­ Wiper eave. that it wanted all seamen defered graph which says that a man must Utility Today's decision, which involved no matter where they sailed. sign a RMO fink card in order to A.B. separate claims for damages filed Page four, subsection B of Ac­ be defered! It merely states that jy Pedro Aguilar against the Stand­ tivity and Occupation Bulletin 2nd Cook ard Oil Co. of New Jersey and by No. offshore seamen are in the active 26-21, reads as follows: defense of their country and Messman David E. Jones, S.I.U. mem- "Offshore merchant marine ser­ should be defered from induction A.B. •, against the Waterman vice, considering its importance into the army. Messman Steamsliip Corporation, reversed a to the war effort and the hazards The SIU-SUP has been procedtrend reflected in several district it involves, is so closely allied to Messman courts as well as a previous decis­ service in the armed forces that a ing upon just such a basis. All Fireman ion by the Second Circuit Court of man found by the local board to members of this union refuse to be actively engaged at sea in this accept the fink cards when they : O.S. Appeals. Several of the lower courts had service may well be considered as are shoved at them. They continue A. B. originally taken the position that engaged in the active defense of about their job, observe the rules Messman seamen going ashore on personal the country. Such service may on shipping and shore time, and Deck Eng. properly be considered as tanta- keep their draft boards informed {Continued on Page 4) as to their occupation and status Oiler in the industry. 3rd Cook This having been done—to hell Bosun with the RMO! Messman As for the developments in this regard on the waterfront, not Wiper much has been happening . . yet. WASHINGTON, D. C. — AFL Chief Cook President William Green called WASHINGTON, D. C.—Clarifi­ One ship paid off in New Orleans • Fight On Fink Card Aided By New Draft Board Ruling Court OK's Pay For Injuries Fights Roosevelt's Wage And Job Freeze „.... Steward " Offshore Is "Tantamount To Military Service" Oiler o. s. FOW Wiper O. S. Deck. Eng. Oiler Watertender Seafarers Steal Show At Louisiana AFL Conclave SHREVESPORT, La., April 7—The largest state convention of the American rederatioii of Labor ever held in Louisana is in session here this week and the SIU is steal­ ing the show. Every speaker who has appeared before the convention has praised the war record of the SIU men, and resolutions presented by M. D.^ 2. Endorsement of national leg­ Biggs, SIU delegate, were passed islation giving towboatmen and unanimously. bargemen-the 8 hour day; Resolutions presented by Biggs and approved by the unanimous .3. Memorialize Congress on the "inhuman and unjust way mer­ vote of the convention, include: 1. Condemnation of the order chant seamen are being treated by issued by Admiral Waesche pro­ the Maritime War Emergency hibiting the issuance^ of seamen's Board regarding War Risk Insur­ papers unless the applicant had a ance." . letter from the RMO; {Continued on Page 4) I h '.Jj . -• 'T.'-,- "s""; cation and modification by Eco­ on which the RMO tried to pass upon the. Government to scrap the nomic Stabilization Director Byrnes out the cards, but the SIU-SUP compulsory features of the new and drastic "job freezing" regula­ of President Roosevelt's Executive crew cracked the manuever wide tions isued by War Manpower Order banning wage increases even open. Brother Armstrong reports Commissioner McNutt. to correct inequities and gross in­ this in his column on page three. These regulations, Mr. Green in­ equalities was demanded by the Most ships have been signing sisted in a public statement, would AFL members of the National off without any cards appearing. substitute "forced labor" for free However, the question will be re­ War Labor Board. labor in America. vived when ships pay off which As a mounting tide of telegrams sailed after March 15, 1943. That He warned that application of "such a frozen, rigid, inflexible and letters,, poured in from local was the deadline laid down by the plan will serioiislyj affect morale, unions protesting against the im­ RMO. lower individual !efficiency and placable nature of the regulations In case the RMO revives arouse resentment among the in­ in denying just treatment to work­ its offensive, all members .should dustrial workers of the nation." ers who obviously deserve pay ad­ spread the word around and give McNutt's "job freeze order" justments, the AFL members on {Continued on Page 4) tightened the wage squeeze on la­ the Board issued a blunt statement bor by forbidding 27,000,000 es­ expressing their disagreement with Seamen's Inspection sential war workers to change jobs the harsh terms of the executive order. for higher pay. Eased The drastic regulations, provid­ "We believe," the statement de­ Disjtrict director Arthur J. Karing penalties of as much as a year clared, "that a literal interpreta­ nuth of the United States Natural­ in jail for violations, carried out tion and application of the order ization Service has announced that the directions of President Roose­ will work manifest injustices up­ Canadian seamen landing in a velt's Executive Order intended to on American labor and industry "hold the line" on wages and and be detrimental to the war Lakes port on an American vessel will come under immigration in­ prices. effort." spection only once this season. In However, no effective action has The AFL representatives charg­ the past they were inspected with as yet been taken by the Govern­ ed: each landing. The move has been ment to control food prices or to "This executive order 'freezes' made to speed the shipment of es­ roll them back to Sept. H levels gross inequities and manifest injus­ sential war cargoes. The reguiain accordance with the President's tices. This principle is foreign to tions also include British subjects {Continued on page 2) all concepts of American justice." living in Canada. m �I" .7' /?}M.i.r,-Av ms -• THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two SEAFARER'S LOG Seamen InsigniaVoted By Senate REPORT FROM Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District , Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ^ HAJMIY LUNDEBERG - - - - - ' President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treas. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 kh Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE PUEXTO RICO GALVESTON. FT- LAUDERDALE PHONE ADDRESS 2 StoTiB St - •. 11, , f i ; Dispatcher's Office........BOwlins Green 0-8346 A^ent BOwlinc Green 0-3437 S30 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Galvert 4S30 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 300 Chartres St. Canal 3336 218 East Bay SL Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon POerto de Tierra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway.. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8346 E-«. AFL Fights Roosevelt's Wage And Job Freeze (Continued from Page 1) d&rective. The job "freeze" regulations were issued without seeking the approval of the AFL and CIO. AFL leaders were assured by Ecoxomic Stabilization Director Brynes and McNutt that job seniority ^ould be protected under the new regulations. While the "job freeze" order covers the entire country, it will bear most heavily on those engaged ia ^3 activities listed as essential by the War Manpower Commission in 32 "critical" labor shortage areas wbere the WMC is seeking to stop pirating of labor by employ~^s through offers of higher wages. Henceforth, workers may take new jobs at higher pay only when tjbe shift is from a non-essential to another non-essential job, or from xon-essential to essential war work. Boston Fish Workers Strike For Wage Boost A five day strike tied up the fishing boats in Boston harbor this month when six hundred sea food Job shifts for higher pay are forbidden when the change is from one essential job to another or from essential work to non-essen­ tial activity; Exceptions arc made in cases where local wage stabilization plans provide for such wage adjusments. There are 60 such plans in existence in "tight" labor areas. WASHINGTON, AprU 22 — The Senate acted today to give recognition, by insignia, to officers and members of crews of mer­ chant ships which carry vital car­ goes to overseas battle fronts. It passed a House-adopted meas­ ure authorizing the War Shipping Administration to provide and is­ sue seamen's service insignia of de­ signs which will identify men with their deeds and experiences. By the terms of the measure, sponsored in the Senate by Sen­ ator Radcliffe of Maryland, one type of insignia would be awarded to any person who at any time since Dec. 7, 1941, served on any vessel in the American merchant marine. A special insignia or de­ vice would identify those who during the war period served on a ship pr ships in war or combat zones. A seaman's honor bar would be awarded, under the bill, to any person who serves on any vessel in the merchant marine which is at­ tacked or damaged. A star would be attached to the bar of those forced to abandon ship because of the attack or damage. An addi­ tional star would be awarded for each instance of forced abandon­ ment of ship. The measure also authorizes a medal and a hibbon, with a rosette to any person who while serving on any merchant marine vessel was wounded, suffered physical injury, or suffered through danger­ ous exposure as a result of an enemy attack. Salvation Army Opens Lounge For Seamen Another lounge for merchant seamen was opened in New York last week, this one by the Salva­ tion Army. It is located at 5302 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn. The Lounge has a reading room; snack bar and writing taibles. PERSONALS HONOR ROLL 65.00 27.50 .... 24.62 24.00 CREW S. S. ALCOA POLARIS «p, and, of course, the big bpera'• tors screamed about the war effort. " On April 7 the union agreed to fubmit tlielr case to the Massachumtts Board of CREW S. S. JOSIAH BARTLETT CREW S. S. SAMUEL JOHNSON L. H. GOLIGHTLV ^ CREW 8, 8. ALCOA CUTJER F. M. BLUM E. BRANTY ^ A. MURNER ' J. J. CARRIGAN A, M. CONKOVITCH C, DANIELS ..„ .... ... ... ... .... .... 22JOO 21J00 17.00 1550 12.50 9.00 -9.00 ... .. ... ... ... ... 6X10 6^ 6.00 560 5.00 2.00 ... s.eo Conciliation and Arbitration and returned to work. By Matthew Dushane <REf>ORT OF APRIL 19, 1943) Maritime War Emergency Board: ...$293.12 TOTAL .ir? ^ Attended a meeting of the advisory committee that was held on Monday, April 12, 1943. The board submitted a proposed resolution for each of the parties of the signatory the Statement of Principles for thcu: comments thereon. "RESOLViEiD, that the Board recommend to each of the parties signatory that the attention of Congress lie called to the need for legislation which will provide disability benefits in proper cases for the natural lives of seameu disabled through war causes or during the period of such disability; "FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board recommend to the parties signatory and to appropriate tlovemment Agencies, InciudlBg the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping'Admin­ istration, that all practicable measures be taken immediately for vocational training and employment in shore positions in the shipping industry of injured seamen, who toy reason of such injury, are not qualified to return to sea." The membership of the SUP and SIU have gone on record to pe­ tition Congress for adequate legislation to cover disability incurred by war risks and warlike activity, on the surface it looks as though this resolution by the board would be the start on the fight for adequate legislation. We all know that the civilian employees in Guam and Wake Isl­ and were captured and interned by the Japanese, some of these workeri were disabled due to war risks and warlike activity. Congress enacted laws to cover the disability Incurred by these civilian workers and they are now covered by the Longshoremen'e Compensation Act, which under this act, total disability is limited to $7,500. All the Maritime Unions have on numerous occasions tesrified at Congressional hearing that they are not in favor of this Longshore­ men's compensation act, as they feel that it is inadequate and seamiai are given better protection under the Jones Act. Tips resolution has a catch on it aS it does not SPECIFY what kind of legislation^ would be adequate to cover disability incurred by merchant seamen in line of duty. Brother J. Hawk and yours truly felt that the board was taking an unfair advantage of the Merchant Semen if they petitioned CongreM for iegisltion to cover disability incurred by seamen and not sUte m Congress what kind of legislation the seamen wanted. We informed the board of our position and recommended the following proposals. "1. That the Board petition the Congress of the United States, that Merchant Seamen be covered by Public Law No. .812. approved by the 74th Congress on Au^st 23, 1935, and Public Law No. 359, approved by the 77th Congress on Decem­ ber 19, 1941. "2. That the Board, by resolution, notify the Congress of the United States, that they do not favor any enactment of laws, whereby Merchant iSeamen would toe deprived of any or all benefits they now have under the Jones Act "3 That the Board stay within the jurisdiction of the State:j ment of Principles, nairiely War Risk Insurance and Bonuoes." Seafarers' Log- The strikers were members of PORT EVERGLADES the Seafood Workers Union, AFL, CREW 8. S. JOHN MARSHALL ' were seeking wage increases, a CREW S. S. T. J. JACKSON jiay for workers paid by the house. ^,000,000 pounds of fish were tied Washington In "surplus" labor areas, em­ ployers and employes will have to appeal to the local Manpower Commission Director for permis­ sion to boost rates in exceptional cases. The only broad exception per­ mitted under the new regulations for the transfer of war workers to different jobs at higher pay is when PAUL TH0RARJNS8ON Under Public Law No. 359, Merchant Seamen such changes are considered by the Your Coast Guard pass has hoen to disability benefits as follows: WMC to be "in the interest of the found and returned to the office of , 100% Disability $100.00 For life 50% Disability the Secretary-Treasurer. war effort." 90% " 90.00 " " 40% " • &0% '• 80.00 " " 30% "" 70% " 70.00 " " 20% " 60% " 60.00 " " 19% " T7orkers refused to unload boats CREW 8. S. IRONCLAD wntil the employers granted tlieiii CREW S. S. SAMUEL GRIFFITH ,3k living wage and decent working CREW S. S. ROBIN LOCKSLEV CREW S. S. WILLIAM RAWLES conditions. week's vacation pay, and penalty Friday, April 30, 1945' would be entitled $50.00 for life 40.00 " " 30.0() " " 20.00 " " lO.OO " " ,' •' I ' In addition to the above compensation, if the disabled man is miable to take care of himself when he is 100% disabled, he is entitled tol bs high as an additional $150.00 per month for the service of someone to take care of him. Under Public Law No. 312, Merchant Seamen would be entitled to enter any Public Health service at any time during their life, even if they ceased going to sea, provided they incurred any disease or iUnes9 in line of duty, due to war risks or warlike activity. They would also be covered by Public Law No. 359, if through any disease or illness, ate disabled, this would cover TB or other illness or disease incurred in life boats, etc. The board suggested that all the Maritime Unions submit my proposals that they feel would cover disability for Merchant Seamen. The board also submitted a proposal to increase the bonus area iot Merchant Seamen. This requires further exploring, due to the Ftesident's ordej< to HOLD THE LINE and not grant any further wage increases. The board also proposed to make a decision to cover risks other than war risks. After a lengthy discussion as to the board's jurisdic­ tion and whether this* decision would in any way jeopardize a aeamea'e claim under the JONES ACT, the meeting adjourned until Tuesday, (Continued on Page 3) ;A �Friday^ April 3^0, 1943 Washington Report (Continued from Page 2) April 20, 1943 when this subject will be the fii^t order on tlie agenda. It appears to me that if the President's order to hold the line will not permit the board to increase bonuses, it also' would prohibit the board from making any decision that wcndd reduce any of the present bonuses (area or monthly). A. W. Armstrong, SIU Agent, New Orleans: The board issued Amendment No. 10 to Decision No, 7 Revised— Wherein area and port attack bonuses were reduced to thr^ classes— A—^Murmansk Area. B—Mediterranean Area. C—^South Seas Area and the port attack bonus of $125.00 if the ships are in any port when there is an attack. This deciskm is effective as of MARCH 1, 1943. The board later on issued a consolidation of all revised bonuses and War Risk Insurance, this consolidation is eflfective as of MARCH 15, 1943, and covers all the latest decisions that were made as of their ef­ fective date which is MARCH 15, 1943. In other words, no port bonuses were payable in any port or area after MARCH 1, 1943, un­ less the port or area was under attack. The confusion that exists lies in weekly bulletin dated Feb. 27, 1943, which states that these decisions are effective as of March 15, 1943. On the consolidation of all the decisions that are effective as of March 15, 1943—^Amendment No. 10 to Decision No. 7 Revised is now Decision No. 2A and although decision No. 2A is effective as of March 15, Amendment No. 10 to Decision No. 7 Revised which was effective as of March 1, did not change any bonus areas from March 1st to the 15 th. O. Banks, SIU Agent, MohUe: S. J. R. Drake arrived at Port Suez 12-13-42, passed through the Suez Canal and arrived at Alexandria, Egypt 12-16-42. Left Alexan dria and passed through the Canal a second time. The board has rulec that two bonuses of $125.00 are payable, amounting to a total of $250 J, Hawk, Sec*y-Treas., S.I.U.: Crew of S.S. Benjamin Harrison were being repatriated on S.S Allen A. Dale and while in the port of Oran the Dale was attacked The board has ruled that the crew of the S.S. Benjamin Harrison are entitled to a port attack bonus of $125.00 and the crew of the S.S,A.A Dale are also entitled to the same port attack bonus of $125.00. AAA (REPORT OF APRIL 26, 1943) Maritime War Emergency Board: TH£ SEAFARERS' LOG WHATS DOING Around the Ports NEW ORLEANS Biz is booming, what with new ones and old ones, new faces and the few old ones, it don't seem like the same old place. The pride of the Ore Line has been the pride of the port for the last two weeks. First we have trouble paying the packet off, this is dSne, then we have trouble about whether or not there shall be men on while the ship is in for repairs. Then we check and find that the Masterhas M.C. replacements shipped from the RMO. When we con­ tacted the RMO they told us that they would not send any more men aboard the scow. So we, the big brotherly type, said O.K. and we shipped a Q.M. and Bos'n to the rust bucket. Next we hear is that these two guys are fired and then we hear not a thing for some time. The Steward dept. and the Deck and a couple of the firemen are our boys, old timers, so every­ thing is O.K. Now all this time the Skipper and us are sparring over a trans­ portation rider on the articles. On Monday he tells us O.K. we will put the rider on, now boys go sign on. Wednesday our old friend Hambone Carver, the Deck wreck­ er on the packet, states he is on his way to grace the articles with his signature, but being a young and trusting soul he wants soneone to go along and see the said rider is firmly attached. Our dashing Patrolman mounts his gallent scooter and away he goes. Next scene is our boy Buck on the phone groggy, but still fighting, stating that the ship is signed on, even men signed on in place of our firemen who were aboard the ship working. We have still got our Steward department on the ship, a wire into Washing­ ton and a Steward department that want to walk off. So 'till later, I don't know just how long, we can hold, but hold we shall. Outside of the above, things arc rolling right along, plenty of shiping and not many men. Biggs states that he is finished with en­ gines, but that if we need him he will be around. Easy sledding Rebel, and the best of luck. Had a beer last week on a Hay­ wire scow that was full of NMU below and galley SUP trip card and our men on deck. The NMU signed the RMO cards and told our boys that they might as well because if they didn't there would be trouble. The Bos'n refused to sign so that is where we came in. Told the Master that we were on record not to sign, and we weren't going to break a good record just for his packet. After threatening to call the F.B.I, and every one Out of the Focsl I attended a special meeting of the advisory committee on Apri , 20, 1943 and the following was on the agenda: 1. Language to cover extension of 2ad seamen's war risk policy; 2. Drafting of proposals to Congress for legislation to provide for disabled seamen; 3. Language to be incorporated in 2nd seamen's war risk policy to protect seamen suf­ fering illness and mental disorders. We. wish to warn the brothers not to keep diaries while aboard Under No. 1 on the agenda the board proposed a n«w decision to ships. Further, not to be so considerate; especially around the North the risk and perils encountered by seanjen, :^nd this would extend to include loses "not caused by risks of war or war-like operations." The African zone, as to help deliver personally to the States the letters of position taken by Brother Hawk and yours truly was that the board soldiers, sailors or marines. Those in charge of the Armed Forces will had no authority to make any decision that would include the above raise havoc with you. _ On overtime sheets do not list names of ports. Check frequently words, that they are duty bound to make decisions only on "War- Risk Compensation and Insurance" and have no authority to make any de­ with the Mate, Cliief Engineer and Steward and designate the ports by cision that would include losses not caused by war risk or war-like numerals or the alphebet. TTie Coast Guard search for these things and raise plenty of Hell if such data is found concerning the voyage. operations. A A A There were several cases that have happened in the past year where Many of the old-timers who remembered him as Organizer, will the losses of vessels were caused due to blackouts running along certain regret to hear that Alfred (Scotty) Thompson died a few days ago coasts wherein the usual navigation lights were extinguished, collisions in convoys and several other cases which were not properly war-like after a long illness. Many folks in New Orleans are sorry to hear that Stanley Taylor was recently lost. Another man from the Lakes, Her­ operations. The board claimed that they wanted to cover these cases and make bert Zumpft, was recently lost. Arthur Thompson, Mike Confusione j their decision retroactive. We were not opposed to covering these cases, and John Murray entertained the boys at the Bean Pot with their tricks. however, we insisted that the Congress of the United States have en­ Ask Arthur to show you the missing cigarette trick. The boys are ex­ acted a law to cover these cases, and that the WSA have a mandate tending their well wishes to Michael Story who was recently married. A ^ A A from Congress to proceed and make retroactive coverage to all claims We were glad to see Pete Danielak back again. After surviving a that they have to date on losses due to navigational risks. The WSA has a mandate from Congress to provide compensation month of bombardment m Russia he was glad to get ashore after seven to seamen and their beneficiaries for any losses that they may have months at sea. He is going to school foi his ticket. Joe Bolger returned incured, and. the law is such that it provides the WSA with flexible from England after having one of his kidneys removed. They must authority to cover all marine risks of seamen to which war conditions have taken good care of him as he was in good shape wh^n he arrived. We were also glad to see Harold Miller and his buddy Frank Saxon may contribute. back again. We had a great time with them nd their wives at the Hotel In my questions to one of the legal representatives of the WSA as to whether they have this authority and whether they intend to use Gregorian. Earl Brown surprised all his friends when he married Dor­ it to cover all the cases in the past, he stated that the WSA has the othy Mason of Baltimore. authority and they are going to cover these cases—coverage will be as ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR per the decisions that the MWEB has made. The board has not fully explained what their intentions were in APRIL S TO 17 I making a decision, that is out of'its jurisdiction. If the board feels DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL 1 that there are certain cases that are of a war-like nature and they feel SHIPPED 299 281 200 "780 J^t comes under the jurisdiction, my recommendation is that the board I draft a proposal defining what it considers War risks, and submit this REGISTERED 275 269 115 659 I to the unions for their comments. ON HAND ...196 186 100 482 . {Continued on Page 4) by 9- !?• Pag« Tkw in between, he and I went on the dock, called the Port Director, Caist Guard and W.S.A. who t<dd them to sign on, not hold the ship. Result, a lot of red faces and a deck gang starting a long trip with mutual respect. All right 1 calls it. Steady as she goes, ARMY MONEY DUE J. S. BULLOCK H. L. MILSTEAD Division of wages for missing man on 12-4 watch. City of St» Louis, can be collected at Water*, man office. Mobile. st. s Crew of Robin Gray can collect $125 attack bonus money at offic* of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cortlandt Street, New York. MWEB ruled Tillbury is within Port of London. » » » Crew which made the last tri(> on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Collect at office of Mississippi Line. » »' » Crew making the last trip on S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Collect at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. * * » The crews that made the last trip an the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Hen* lopen, -S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off with 40% bonus instead of 100^ for the part of the voyage betweMI Panama and Capo Horn. They cap now collect the 60% additional money from the Bull Line office in New York City. •• * *• The crew which made the last trip on the S.S. Joseph Huges havo bonus money coming. Collect at Bull Line, New York City. >f e sThe crew which made the last trip on the S.S. Banj. Harrison can collect $125 Port Attack money at the Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, New York City. • * » Deck Department of the Alcoa Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ lect at 17 Battery Place, New York City. n- * * Stewards Dept. on S.S. Richard Bassett have overtime coming. C. Albiny 114 hra. (Also Division of Wages For 1 month and 4 days) Everett Hickman 68 hrs, Robert Moore 24 hrs. S. Brown 96 hrs. P. Marshall IO6I/2 hrs. C. Johnson 8 hrs. (Also Division of wages for 1 month and 4 days) Colect Bull Line office, 115 Broad Street, New York City. » » » Stewards Dept. of S.S. John Poe havo the following money due: E. Primo (Steward) $202.95 T. Darwin (Mess) 158.85 W. Thomas (Mess) 152.25 Poppick (Mess) 157.05 Tilly (3rd Cook) 30.00 Rhodes (Mess) , 161.55 Collect from Mr. Picket, Bull Line Office, 12th Floor, N.Y.C. (signed) Claude Fisher, N. Y. Patrolmart . Him I --a I �\ Seafarers Steal Show At Louisiana AFL Conclave H- An Ode To Curran l-'iS-'i • ' 'W-' • •' mm-: r-'¥ COURT OK's PAY FOR INJURIES ASHORE Washington Report - - ' t {Continmd from Page 3) The law that gives WSA authority to cover these cases is.Publitf Law No. 17, 78th Congress, Chapter 26, first session, H.R. 1*33. All the maritime unions are in favor of this piece of legislation. Number tv.'0 on the agenda—Recommended to the board that the following be attached to the resolution to Congress: "And be it further resolved that any additional benefits to be cohfered on merchant seamen by means of legislation, suggested in this resolution, shall be in addition to any and all benefits to which mer­ chant seamen are at present entitled to reason of existing legislation, and the general maritime laws." All the unions concured in this proposal. Number three on the agenda—Changes in 2nd seamen's war risk insurance policy are to cover all seamen stifferiog illness and mental dis­ orders, but shall not cover illness or disorder if the seamen has it when be ships. {Continued from Page 1) business left the service of the ship when they did so, and therefore no of the papers in the United States liability for maintenance and cure {ConHmted from Pags I) In all cases the convention in­ are hostile to organized labor," he remained with the shipowner. structed the secretary of the State said. In thus broadening the judicia Federation to contact the State's 2 "If we don't resist fascist legis­ view of shipowners' responsibilities Senators and 8 Congressmen and lative action now, we will wake up as to the maintenance and cure of tifge their support of the seamen when the war is over and find seamen in their employ, the high in their fight for justice. everything taken away from us court emphasized that "from the The convention was attended by and many will have died in vain. earliest times maritime nations 305 delegates representing 145 or­ The employers who despise organ­ have recognized that undue haz­ ganizations. ized lal»r realize that the trade ards, emphasized by unusual ten­ A personal representative of union is stronger than it was in the ure and control, attend the work William Green keynoted the meet­ last crisis, and they are trying to of seamen," and cited a vast body ing when he denounced the cur­ destroy it as they tried after the of law extending to the maritime rent press and legislative camprign last war." code of the old Hanse cities to against organized labor. "... most Most of the time of the conven­ show that these responsibilities go Repatriation: ^ tion was spent in laying plans for further than those of employers in Prior to the war, all the unions negotiated contracts with the IN MEMORY OF a drive aimed at eliminating the shore enterprises, wage differential between the BROTHER David E. Jones had fallen into employers wherein any seamen who was interned would receive wages north and the south. an open ditch during a blackout, and emergency wages during the period of intermnent, and also all Alfred (Scotty) Regional War Labor Boards after leaving his ship. Pedro Agu- allotments were to be paid during the period of the internment. The Thompson, A. B. were denounced by many delegates ilar had been struck by a motor­ board's decision No. 1 upheld the unions and made similar provisions 1904 - 1943 for their refusals to kill the wage cycle while passing through prop­ in that decision. Died in Brooklyn, April, 1943 differential. erty adjacent to the pier at which Under the 2nd seamen's war risk policy the board has limited th4 his ship was moored. The court payment of wages and emergency wages, and the payments of allot­ upheld the claims of both for ments, to two years only while the seamen are interned. We have sev­ damages. eral members interned and their families are dependent on the payment In its decision, which was writ­ 99 ten by Justice Rutledge, the court of this allotment. It stands to reason that this war will not end tomor­ row, and the probability is that some of our men's rependents will not recalled that a shipowner's obliga­ receive any allotments under the 2nd seamen's war risk insurance policy. tions are neither narrowed nor ter­ The International has drafted legislation that will cover a seaman inland, demand that your appeal minated when .a seaman goes {Continued from Page I) for a period of three months after the war ends, and has instructed me the widest possible circulation to be transfered to the port where ashore on ship's business, and that to see that the proper steps are taken to bring this matter to Congress. those issues of the SEAFARERS LOG you are and where you can obtain the owner's responsibilities are Congressman Welch of California has been given a copy of the ended with respect to any seamen the aid of the union. which explain tfte set up. Not who goes ashore contrary to orders. legislation that the International feels will give due consideration to 4. When you have notified the only that, but each member must Between these two extremes are interned seamen, with the request that he introduce it in the House. board of your intention of appeal­ be certain that he is keeping the instant cases, raising for the straight with his draft board so ing, take your case immediately to Health Protection: the RMO won't have any excuse the Agent. If your shipping rec­ first time here the question of the Dr. Blain of the U. S. Public Health Service, has been assigned to ord is clear, the Union will then existence and scope of the owner's to jerk him into the Army. work with the WSA, and the WSA has instructed him to explore th$ take over your case and sees that duty when the seaman is injured Observe the following steps: possibility of enacting a law whereby all merchant seamen would have the board stops giving you the while on shore leave but without 1. If your draft board asks you bounce. specific chore for the ship," the a physical examination before being employed on board any vessels. to come in so they can review court observed. The operations division of the WSA is willing to reimburse any If every member follows these your case, obtain from them S.S. We think that principles gov­ employer who would be required to employ a doctor, this would be simple directives, and makes cer­ Form 42-a. Take this to your tain to keep his shipping record erning sliipboard injuries apply to part of the employer's operations costs. SIU Agent and have him fill it the facts presented by these cases. In conference with Dr. Blain he pointed out that there are quite conform to the rules, there should out. To relieve the shipowner of his ob­ be no more drafting of seamen. a number of seamen who have acute T.B. and they do not know that ligation in the case of injuries in­ 2. Return this form to the Cooperate with your union curred on shore leave would, cast they are infected. They are endangering the other members of the draft board and request that you Agent—that is your best insur­ upon the seaman hazards encoun­ crew when the;^ ship. If these cases are arrested in time it would be of be placed in Class II-B as an ac- ance against the draft. tered only by reason of the voyage. benefit to the seamen with whom they have daily contact. Dr. Blain . tive seaman. If they seem to be AND STAY AWAY FROM "Even more for the seaman than also pointed out that there are other cases where seamen should not be giving you the run around, tell on board a ship due to their mental disorders ^nuts) and that these-, them to read "Activity and Oc­ THE RMO. AVOID THEIR the landsman," the court ruled, quoting former Chief Justice men should be examined by competent doctors.' cupation Bulletin No. 26-21" is­ FINK HALLS AND REJECT Holmes, " 'the superfluous is the This is a problem "that the membership should give their deepest sued by National Selective Screice THEIR FINK CARDS. necessary * to make life liv­ consideration. Although seamen would not relish the idea of working, Headquarters. able' and to get work done. eating^ and sleeping with men who are infected with certain diseases, -3. If the local board fails to DO NOT SHIP "In short, shore leave is an ele­ there is always the possibility that certain company doctors would abuse defer you as a seaman and puts mental necessity in the sailing of their authority and black ball certain men that the company would you in I-A, notify them immedi­ Fred J. Engeibert .... ,P 2972 ships, a part of the.business as old ately that you intend to appeal the Robert L. Coleman ..P7441 not care to employ. There is also the possibility that a seaman may have as the art, not merely a personal . P 2679 tase. If your local board is located Roy V. Schang incured a disability in being torpedoed and still be able to continue go­ diversion." ing to sea and be able to do his job. But in order for the company to Launch Anti-Malaria employ younger and more aggressive men the doctor may claim the seaman is unfit for duty. Program There are a lot of angles that the union should give consideration Oh lift your pious howls Until the curse of mosquitoes to if there is going to be any law enacted by Congress that would re- • And mouth Ham-head phrases has been eliminated in the South quire a physical examination for a seaman to take as a condition of With opportunity kept evergreen. Pacific islands, the War Shipping employment. These should be discussed by the membership and serious Before your eyes. Administration has directed its consideration should be given to the black ball angle. agents to take precautions to pro­ Talk rmctiously of Truth tect its seamen, against the spread U. S. Coast Guard: ' And love of Freedom The Coast Guard is suspending quite a number of seamen for of malaria. So men can't read your heart taking time off when they are in foreign ports. ThJs situation is get­ It has been found that there is And know your lies. a lack of enforcement of quaran­ ting more acute. It seems that they are going to enforce discipline on tine regulations at certain ports of all vessels by suspending certificates of men who take this time off. You dare to speak to men call which have not yet been in­ In some cases it is in addition to the logs. In terms of Brother, " fested with the malaria mosquito Some of our membe^^ have had their certificates suspended for four Beguile them with the oil and the surgeon generals of the months. In the majority of cases men are being given a reprimand. ^ Of mealy words. Army and Navy have prescribed Records are being kept and the second offense usually results in sus­ disinsectization of all vessels oper­ Awaiting time and chance pension. Hearings are held when a ship arrives in port, and some of our ating for the administration. To work their wonders men make statements which are not in their interest, and their own Life boats, too, must be drained While you the chains of slavery and dried at intervals of five days. statements are what is used against them by the Coast Guard. All men Rouna them gird. Standing water in scuppers and are entitled to counsel and should consult with the union oflicials be­ —ex-NMU-er other exposed areas is to be remov­ fore making any statements. In this way they can be informed as to their rights. ed daily. Offshore Is "Tantamount To Military Service 1; Friday, April 30, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Four � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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V. 280 Seafarers Defeats hocal WSA Bureaucrat's Move To Handle Beef For Waterman Line v. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943 No. 10 District WLB Upholds Phoney Decision On New England Case Last week the New York WSA bureaucrats attempted to move in The Boston Regional War Labor Board has voted 4 to 2 that men sailing the scows on a hearing before the New York port commissioner involving a dis­ operated by the New England line are not entitled to any wage increases, even though pute bet wen our union and the Waterman Steamship Company. Brother John Hawk immediately disrupted the hearing when he refused to the union proved beyond doubt that they were working under a sub-standard scale. The majority of the Board upheld in every detail the finky decision handed down proceed with the union's case as long as the WSA participated in the hearing. He got in touch with Washington, demanding that the State­ in March by referee Robert S. Coit when he denied wage increases under the Little Steel *Formula. To begin with the unioa ment of Policy be enforced and the union left free to deal with the IbiT* A _i rg-ig "VSrY based its petition for increases shipowners directly and without WSA interference. Within 24 hours mi_ JL A TT 1 dWw on the fact that the New England the local WSA official was instructed to withdraw from the case and men were^ being paid sub-standard sit only as an observer. wages. Even the WLB's Little Steel Editorial This was a signal victory for the union, for had the WSA par­ Formula allows for increases in ticipated in this hearing unchallenged, all sorts of precidents would cases of substandard conditions. However much certain labor leaders and boss politicans may have been set for future interference with our union contracts. Coit, however, twisted the unions' try to distort it, the issue in the coal fields is not John L. Lewis. The following exchange of telegrams between Brother Hawk and case and used the infamous fwThe issue is a living wage for the miners. Hubert Wyckoff explain tlu: situation in detail: mula to deny all of the SIU de­ But in a broader sense it is even more than that—it is a ques­ May 6, 1943 mands. tion of a living wage for all American workers. For the infamous Admiral E. S. Land, Administrator When the case was first refered Little Steel Formula, which freezes wages while prices and profits to the Boston Regional Board the War Shipping Administration union objected to the procedure soar, not only shackles the miners, but the auto workers and the Washington, D. C. for it knew that the Board was steel workers and the seamen as well. (Copy To Capt. Edward Macauley, Commissioner) under the influence of the slup The miner's struggle against the WLB, "a court packed owner. At that time SecretaryIn the past the dealings between the Atlantic and Gulf District of against labor," is all labor's struggle. A miners' victory over the Treasurer John Hawk sent the fol­ the Seafarers International Union and the operators-of contracted lines WLB and the Little Steel Formula, would be a victory for all lowing telegram to William Davis: has been conducted within the framework of the Statement of Policy and MP. William H. Davis, Chairman union men from coast to coast. labor relations have been on a workable basis. However, a violation of National War Labor Board We rcpsat, the issue is not John L. Lewis, but the right to Washington, D. 0. the Statement of Pcdicy has developed in New York, and if this viola­ collective bargaining in order to win decent wages and working We have had no answer .to-.our tion is not checked at once it may serve W undermme tTie Statement conditions. M: {Contitnicd OIP Pag<t 4) Shipowners Work Charity Racket John Shipowner is right in there Etching, trying to make the pub­ lic think that the closest thing to his heart is the health and welfare of the seamen. He has even been ynaking .lavish donations to the phoney United Seamen's Service in order to impress all with his hu­ manity and patriotism. Some people might have been taken in by the act, but not the Kamen. They knew from bitter experience that those babies just don't let go of a nickel unless they have to. This week the mystery of the shipowners' concern for the seamen was cleared up—all dona­ tions for seamen's welfare is charg­ ed to the government on a cost plus system. It doesn't cost the dfciipowncr a single red cent of his war profits! When this was first exposed in "Washington the shipowners began {Continued on Page 3) SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION Negotiations arc now being car­ ried on with the Waterman, South Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Companies in the POrt of Mobile for the purpose of establishing se­ curity watches. These negotiations are expected to be brought to a successful con­ clusion within the next 24 hours. N yi-\ V', letter of March 26, 1943, concerning case number 956, in the mat­ ter of New England Steamship Company and Seafarers' Interna­ tional Union. Wo requested that this case be referred to the Mari­ time Panel of the National War Labor Board. Wo have now in­ directly learned that the case haa been referred to the Boston War Labor Board. We wish to state that past experience has shown that a fair hearing in matters pertaining to th^ New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroaA owners of the New England Steamship Company, can not be had in New England or New York where its influence is so far reaching; the situation calls for a hearing in Washington removed from this atmosphere. In faimesa this request should be granted. Seafarers International Union Of North America JOHN HAWK, Secreta ry - Treasu rer But in spite of this appeal, the SIU case went to the regional board upon the direction of the national board. ITie union then asked that it be allowed to appear before the board to present its case. Here again the seamen were double crossed and the hearings {Continued on Page 4) Agents Conference A conference of all" Agents of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU will open in New York City Wednesd.ay morning at 10 A.M., May 26. The next issue of the Log will carry full details on the work of the conference. �KE SEAFA Page Tw© Pv W3 W I. OI\ ^ASHirVGTOIV SEAFARER S LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Sccy-Treas. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 Sth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK. NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA.,..; MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON FT. LAUDERDA1.E PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwIing Green 9-8346 Agent BOwIing Green 9-3437 330 Atlantic Ave.... Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres St ...Canal 3336 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway.. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 Two SIU Ships Account For 15 Planes: Win Citations The S.S. William Moultrie and the S.S. Virginia Dare both fully manned by SIU crews, are probably the two outstanding merchant ship gladiators of this war. Between them they shot down 15 Nazi planes, damaged many more, and drove oflF innumberablc Nazi subs and surface raiders.- liV •• Both ships and their crews were commended by the authorities and received extensive write-ups of their exploits in London and New York papers. On Sunday, March 21, the Lon­ don newspaper News of the World carried a front page story on the Moultrie. Here is what it said: "An Allied convoy has crossed the Atlantic after being under al­ most uninterupted attack from U-Boat packs and planes for a whole week. A Liberty ship named the William Moultrie, carrying a valuable military cargo, had shot down eight German planes and damaged 12 others during a com­ bined air and U-boat attack on the convoy. "On one occasion enemy raiders came over in great force, but three bombers were shot down, and six Others damaged. In a similar at­ tack next day three more planes were shot down and six moie dam­ aged. On two other occasions single planes were shot down. "One submarine was driven off, and at another time a torpedo rac­ ing towards the ship was exploded by a direct hit from the William Moultrie before reaching its tar­ get." The newspaper then paid high tribute to both the merchant and gpn crews. The S.S. Virginia Dare received tribute in the April 21 issue of the JV. Y. Times. "She was a new Lib­ erty ship," wrote the Tijncs, "the Virginia Dare, on her maiden voy­ age, She must have seemed a help­ less target to the seven enemy bombers, including at least two ?. German Junkers-88s, that tried to sink her. Yet the Virginia Dare and her "green gun crews' shot down the seven bombers and her cargo of war goods got through. "The Navy today revealed how the relatively vulnerable merch­ antman picked off the seven enemy planes in two days with warshiplike precision. As far as has been reported, it is one of the best rec­ ords for a ship of her type against aircraft attacks, and it won Navy citations for 'outstanding bravery, cooperation and d e V o ti o n to duty'." The crews of both the Moultrie and Virginia Dare have returned to port and their Orews are now preparing to ship out again. It is these merchant heros that the RMO would draft into the army if they refuse to sign the fink cards. Well, they didn't sign the fink cards and they continue to deliver the goods as union men. Florida Closed Shop Bap Submited To Electorate TALEAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House concurred with the Senate in a proposed constitutional amendment which would outlaw labor's closed-shop contracts in the state. The p ro p o s e d constitutional amendment will be submitted to the voters in the 1944 general elec­ tion. If approved, Florida will be­ come the first state to abofish the closed shop by .constitutional amendment. • BV MATT+I6W DuSHAMfeeL (Pvcport of May 3) Wod'time War Emergency Board: J. Volpian, SIU Patrolman, N.Y.: S.S. Robin Gray berthed at Tillbury docks, London, was bombed—^Board ruled men entitled to attack bonus. S.S. Robin Gray passed line between Cape Trafal­ gar and Cape Spartel at Gibralter and anchored. Board ruleil men entitled to only one bonus, provid­ ed vessel did not enter any other area in Mediterranean. If vessel en­ tered any other area in Mediter­ ranean and then passed through the Straits of Gibralter, men would be entitled to two other bonuses. J. Hawk, Sec.-Treas., SIU: S.S. Tristran Dalton: While laying at anchorage at Oran, general alarm was sounded, port was bombed. Board has ruled that crew are en­ titled to attack bonus. J. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ more: S.S. Lou Gehrig: Vessel was in Oran and crew claimed port at­ tack bonus. Board is investigating and checking with Naval author­ ities as to attack. The crew of the Benjamin Harrison, while being re­ patriated on the S.S. Allen A. Dale, were in Oran, ^an attack occured on that date and the Board ruled both crews were entitled to attack bonus. In the case of the Gehrig, the time element will determine when the attack occured. Crew of Gehrig should recheck on when they arrived in Oran and when their vessel left port. It is import­ ant for all ships' crews to check on their arrival and departure times. M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y.: S.S. Ambrosia Burnside was in Oran when' city was attacked. Board's policy is that when the town or locality is attacked, bonus is payable to crews in the harbor. It is not necessary for the .ships to be attacked. S.S. Matthew Luckcnback crew . were on board the S.S. Ulsterman being repatriated. Crew is entitled to attack bonus if in the area when English Coast was being attacked. Board is check­ ing with the Navy for more infor­ mation. Expect a favorable de­ cision. Coast Guard: there is certain work that must bcdone in order to make the vessels sea worthy and if the crews are not on board to do this work, ves­ sels would not be in a sea-worthy condition to- proceed on their voy­ age. Congress took into consideration the argument that the employers had presented and enacted as part of the law a clause that gave the employer the privilege to log mem­ bers of ships crew who do not carry out their duties while in port. contact the membership and see if we can get some of our mem­ bers to attend this gathering. Chinese Exclusion Act: The first convention of the AFt in 1881 "Declared 30 years of ex­ perience- of the Pacific Coast with Chinese labor had proved their competition with white labor was the greatest evil with which a country could be afflicted; that publicity as to its true character be" disseminated throughout the country and Congress be urged to This part of the law gives the enact an exclusive act." employer the privilege to log any In 1882 the legislative commit­ seaman TWO DAYS for every day that the seaman absents him­ tee of the AFL reported monster self from work while in port. It demonstrations everywhere against also gives the employer the right Chinese immigration. Bill passed to employ someone in the place of by Congress was not satisfactory the absent seaman to do any work and had been made inoperative on that is necessary to make the ves­ the Pacific Coast by a government sel sea-worthy. If it costs the em­ official and Judges of California. ployer more than two days wages Through the efforts of the AFL, to do this work, they can log the Congress enacted laws which pro­ seaman the cost to cover wages hibited the Chinese from entering that they have paid to the worker the United .States for the purpose to do the work. of competing with American La­ In my opinion, the employer is covered by the law to cover any additional cost in making any re­ pairs for his vessel to keep it in a sea-worthy condition and that when the shipping commissioners insist on logging men part of their bonuses, they are out of line and it is not legal. In one instance, a seaman was logged $28.0.00 for taking oS. U days. It certainly does not seem to me that the employer would have had tOs pay a man $280.00 to replace an Able Seajnan to paint the side for 1J days. bor. We all recall the Dollar Line and other S.S. companies' strong fight against the unions in the use of Chinese seamen on board Am­ erican ships. This is not ancient history to the American seamen. On February 17, 1943, Con­ gressman Kennedy introduced H-R. 1882, to grant to the Chinese rights.. of entry to the United States and rights to citizenship. On March 26, 1943, Congressnjan Magnuson introduced H-R 2309 to amend the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, to provide that aliens who are subjects of China shall be admitted into the United States under such act. On April 7, 1943, Congressman Dickstein introduced H-R 2428, to repeal the Cliinese exclusion Act.- This is one case that looks' to me like a flagrant violation of the l^w. And another point that must be borne in mind is that the area bonus is an additional compensa­ tion for the hazard encountered by The American seamen are CQjathe seaman in doing his duty and tributing more towards the war has no bearing whatsoever on the effort than any other group of maintaining of ship's gear while workers in the United States. The the yesel is in port. job that they are doing is to keep There seems to be several opin­ up the American standards of liv­ ions here in Washington on the le­ ing today, and with the purpoce gal status of the C.G. in giving out of retaining these conditions after the order that they have given to the war. the shipping commissioners and it It is not their intention to do is my opinion thaf if we cannot this job today and find out that get this mess strfightened out, y/.e tomorrow or thereafter, John .Ship­ will have to take the case to court. owner can discharge all American, This involves a great deal of the crews when his vessels arrive at f searni<^ti's earnings h is cer­ Chinese port and hire a cqtnplete tainly the Union's duty to protect Chinese crew at a monthly wage their members. Shipping Commissioners have been logging ships' crews and in­ cluded in the logs are bonuses. The C. G. base their legal right on "a court decision of tlje "LAKOS vs. (Report of May 10) SALIARTS" FEDERAL REGIS­ TER 2nd SERIES. XU PAGES No. AjLF is holding, a celebration in 441-4.40." In this case, a Greek , ,, , ( Washington on May 21, 1943 at seaman sued to collect bonus as Consti^tW Hah, on the part that part of his wages and the case was tho AFL members are taking in based under a Greek fo-v. The this war. They have requested court ruled that under the Greek that the SUE and the Seafarers law, seamen's bonus is part of his Isend some of their members who wages and the C.G. have notified have been torpedoed to take pact in all shipping comtnissioners to. de­ this, celebration. We ah know the duct bonuses as part of wages campaign that Capt. Eddie Rickwhen seameo are being logged. onBacker h^, been, carrying on In the passage of the Seamen's against organized labor, this is tdie Act, better known as the LaJE^hette AJFL'a 3ns.wer to his, malarltey.. AU Act, the employers' position was our agents within the immediate that when their vessels are in port. vicinity of Washington should {Continued on Page 4) LUIGJ GALLO Your seamen's papers are in hands of $0,1 C. $erenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. JOSEPH D. BLAKE ALBERT BROOKS WILUAM BUTLER WILLIAM Q. C^||. Please communioate wiilv SoU. Berenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. Vi •411 �Eage HKW THE SBAFARERS^ LOG 'l.l ' ' I li .III'' Ml I'll'" MONEY DUE WHArS DODIQ Around the Ports MOBILE l'\ p/ k/' ganization in the performance of their duties. So you see, you just can't term collecting dues under these conditions illegitimate in any sense of the word. Mr. Editor, you remember some years back during the Republican regime that all the fat mail con­ tracts were dished out to the large corporations without being put out on bids. You remember that I presume. You, no doubt, will call that method of accumulating money legitimate? But in my opinion that is typical racketeering. During the last World War this same ele­ ment, from 1917 to 1920, embrac­ ed the opportunity while the back­ bone of the land was overseas, to steal the country away from the people; and it took the people twelve years to get it back from them. Again we are confronted with the same predicament, this same element is trying to steal the coun­ try away from the people the same way that they did in 1917 to 1920. Well, let us wait and see how well they are going to do the job this time. The people of the country are more wise to this minority group how than they were in the last war, so you see you just can't tell yet. Mr. Editor it may pay you bet­ ter to contribute a little effort to winning this war instead or pro­ longing the war. You consistently keep blasting Labor organizations for what? Remember one thing, Mr. Edit­ or, the laboring class is the back­ bone of the country and his labor organizations is the only protec­ tion and the only bulwork against the vicious industrial giants. He realizes it rtiore every day of his life, with all your reactionary ed­ itorials he still realizes it, and I don't tlrink he is going to be fool­ ed so easy this time. interviewed everj'onc in town and got the right to take our special April 14, 1543 little armed guard to the packet, Editor Mobile Press Register, we found a note from the above Mobile, Alabama. board telling the men that they were entitled to six days ashore Dear Mr. Editor: provided they contacted the local I have been observing your ed­ RMO office. Some of these men itorials very keenly ever since the had been aboard the ship for as elections last Fall, and it is very high as three years, still they were obvious who is dictating the poli­ to be allowed six days and this, cy of your FREE public.ations. mind you, 4f they contacted the Your paper just reprints the words RMO. We took our usual peek in of a Capt. Rickenbacker. the crystal and told the boys that We know that he survived some some one was making a slight mis­ days on a life raft some where in take and not to even accept the the Pacific Ocean recently, natur­ pretty little cards. That after all, ally that gives him the right to the man with the long grey whisk­ tour the country knocking off ers had said up to thirty days, that thousands of war workers in war if you sailith and returnith you plants, delaying and holding up shall be allowed two days for each the work in the plants and retard­ week. I contend that no local of­ ing the War effort, preaching fice can change this ruUng, we will about absenteeism. know soon. Why doesn't Capt. Rickenback­ Did I tell you guys about the er address Congress and tell Con­ lad that sailed strictly NMU since gress how unpatriotic Absenteeism it first smellcd up the waterfronts? is in War time. I don't think the This lad would argue all day that Congressmen get docked when it was the only seaman's union. He they are absent. advanced to the lofty rating of Mr. Editor we have Seamen of third engineer and was shipped the merchant marine, the most vi­ aboard a SIU ship for his second tal unit of men in the war effort trip on his ticket. Now our hero in the country today, these men girded his loins (whatever they are being torpedoed and shelled by are) and prepared to do or die for enemy submarines every day and the NMU. When the ship headed drifting around on life rafts for to sea to his surprise the men on months. In my opinion these men watch did their work and, in fact, are really patriots, these men have helped him a little. He though a job to do and they are doing it that this was wrong as his NMU without any fanfare or ballyhoo, boys didn't do that. So for six but I don't suppose you will agree months our hero of Currenski sat with me as they don't represent around and argued the relative some monopolistic group. merits of the unions. When the Your paper .condemns any in­ overtime was checked he told all crease in wages for the man that hands that we would never collect have to work for a living, but on that. When work was to be done the other hand you also condemn all hands were present and did it. a ceiling on high salaries, as the When drinking was to be done all President ordered some time ago. hands did that, too, no bum argu­ Now Mr. Editor, if that is not ments allowed. The upshot was, the height of reactionary incon­ on payoff the ex-disciple of "no sistency, then fake the velvet mop. coffee time" stated that from now In your March 31st, 1543 edi­ on he would sail strictly SIU. A tion of the Register you gave Par­ Very truly yours, few days after being in port he ticular space in the editorial to OLDEN BANKS, Agent, brought his kid brother to the hall blasting all union representatives Seafarers' International Union; and asked if it would be posible for as racketeers, burning up precious of North America, I the lad to get a book. Laid the rubber and gasoline going from one Mobile, Ala. i money on the line for the boy's city to another, browbeating free book when he passed a committee American workers into unions so NEW ORLEANS and stated that he was also going their pockets can be picked for to convert his other brother, who more dues. And the poor sailors, Once again the old war cry, pre­ is sailing A.B. in the NMU. soldiers and marines on furloughs paration plus. After all, the lads Steady as she goes. have to walk. Mr. Editor, do you know that sailing the ships are to be allowed ARMY. union representatives, like every a little confusion while on the body else in the country, have to beach. After all, when the brains prove to. the ration boards that of the Nation can not make up they do essential driving to obtain their minds, who will blame old {Continued front Page 1) John Work-Ox from being slight­ B. or C. ration cards. You may not know it, but ly befuddled. From what the pa­ to scream^ that they were being when any labor representative pers say it seems that the draft smeared. Senator George L. Aiken keeps grievances in the plants to boards themselves are determined of New Hampshire replied prompt­ a minimum and keep the men on to induct everyone into the army ly, "I know it is true." He then the jobs,, they are essential to the including themselves. These local added that he has in his possession war effort. With all the vicious- boards are so mixed up that I un­ the photostat of a confidential or­ ness the men have to contend with derstand they are going to devote der signed by William Radner, now from the Boss, you define all their time from now on trying WSA general' counsel, informing these people as racketeers. I pre­ to unravel the point system so that shipowners that their contributions to the USS "nwy be included in sume you know it but you keep it they can eat. All the above is just a prelude to the overhead expense of the agents concealed that all boni-fide labor organizations have a constitution the fact that if these boards can't in calculating any adjustment of and by-laws that's been ratified get straight, who are we to expect compensation imder provisions of by the rank and file of the organi- the RMO to get on and stay on sections 10 and H of General Or­ zation. These representatives that the beam. On one ship they say der No. 12. And all this was printed in the you refer to as racketeers have to do this, next ship do that. One of shipowners' mouthpiece. The Jour­ adhere to these by-laws the same the palatial rust pots came side as any other member in the or­ winding up the river and when we nal of Commerce for April 30. Charity Racket W /I The crews that made the last trip Crew cf John Davenport have $125 port attack bonus due. Collect on the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Heii> at Eastern S.S. Company, Pier 25, lopen, S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off North River, N.Y.C. » • • with 40^ bonus instead of 100% Meal money for Stewards Dept. for the part of the voyage between on Richard Henry Lee, being paid Panama and Cape Horn. They cani by Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, now celleet the 50% additional N.Y.C. money from the Bull Line office in * * * New York City. Crew of S.S. Beauregard have * » » Russian bonus money due from The crew whiph made the last Amtorg Co., 210 Madison Ave., trip on the S.S. Joseph Huges have N.Y.C. bonus money coming. Collect at Crew of S.S. Jean have 12 hours Bull Line, New York City. overtime coming. Collect at Bull » » » Line, 115 Broad St, N.Y.C. Crew making the last trip on * ^ * S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 Crew of S.S. William Moultrie port attack bonus money coming. who paid off April 2, 1943, have Collect at Bull Line, t15 Broad overtime money due. Collect at Street, New York City. Robin Line Office, 39 Cortland St., » New York City. Deck Department of the Alcoa * » » Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ J. S. BULLOCK lect at 17 Battery Place, New York H. L. MILSTEAD Division of wages for missing City. * man on 12-4 watch. City of St. Stewards Dept. on S.S. Richard Louis, can be collected at Water­ Bassett have overtime coming. man office. Mobile. » • * C. Albiny 114 hrs. (Also Division of Wages Crew of Robin Gray can collect For 1 month and 4 days) $125 attack bonus money at office 68 hrs. of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cort- Everett* Hickman 24 hra. landt Street, New York. MWEB Robert Moore 96 hrs. of S. Brown P. Marshall ^(X^/z hrs. » » » C. Johnson . 8 hrs. (Also Division of wages Crew which made the last trip for 1 month and 4 days) on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Colect Bull Line office, 115 Broad Collect at office of Mississippi Line. Street, New York City. ruled Tillbury London. is within Port Out of the Focsl by S- a.. IS J The Agents Conference is going to be held in. New York for the first time. We hope they all manage to have a good time while here. The brothers will have a chance to meet all the Agents of the Branches in New York on Wednesday, May 26. Get to know your officials and make suggestions for the improvement and progress of our organiza­ tion. AAA We made a visit to the three places where you may find SIU men, the Alhambra Bar, the Somerset and the Seamen's Club on 43rd Street. At the Somerset we ran into Henry Armstrong just back from a long trip and Worthmore (Pete) Dobson telling us he had a job as 1st As­ sistant. We were glad to see Sulo (So Sorry) Saari get back safely. So Sorry was good enough to take us to "Sons of Fun," the Olsen and Johnson spectacle. AAA Percy Cranford lost one of his fingers on an Alcoa ship and bighearted Dawson offered him $35.00. Why, even the Calmar Line would offer a lot more money for that kind of injury. Dawson must think the Banana Boat is still arriving in New York with a bunch of "Pine­ apples" aboard. Royal Dryden got married in London. Paul Jones i? anxious to get his girl into the United States. AAA Harry Morea was 27 months in the Foreign Legion. Staff Sergeant Daniel Bourne dropped into Headquarters to say Hello. Stephen Silkotch is out of the Army and an active seaman again. Nelson McGillis is trying hard to get out of the Army and Headquarters is doing everything to help him. The seamen at Gladstone, New Jersey, wish to thank the TAM Q SHANTER CLUB of Kearney, for the many courtesies they extended them. They deeply appreciate their entertain­ ment and food given them. Kris Hurst is having a good time in Win­ ston-Salem with Forest Gilbert. Jean Jadot has joined the Navy ami Raymond Sexauer has joined the Air Corps. We wish them God speed. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR APRIL 19 TO MAY 1 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 279 290 206 7^ REGISTERED 270 273 126 669 191 190 116 497 ON HAND ^ / Mi 4ii'i .li �fHE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Four Friday, May 14, 1943 Decision On New England Case REPORT FROM Washington of the Company in order that this Board will make is hard to predict* (Conimtted from Page were held secretly and swiftly with case may be properly and fairly but one thing is now clear, the Re­ only the shipowner (in the person considered. gional Board conducts its hearingt of referee Coit) presenting full The union never even received in the most irresponsible manner and complete arguments. At that the courtesy of a reply from the and is obviously influenced by the ruled crew Is entitled to attack (Confhtued from Page 2) time the SIU sent the follow peti­ board. It was only after the case employers and indifferent to the that the average American seaman bonus. (Master failed to enter into tion to the regional board: had been disposed of that the SIU living standards of the seamen* would pay for a round of drinks log book that attack took place). 1. The maladjustment principle received a curt notice that referee The very manner in which the for his shipmates along the EmJ. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ was inaccurately applied. Referee Coit's findings had ben upheld board is constituted (labor having barcadero. more. Agent sent in report that Colt states that a comparison of but 2 votes out of 6) means that There is no 'denying the fact S.S. Lou Gehrig was in Oran. Board the weighed average monthly earn­ 100%. Now a new appeal has been pre­ union men have 2 strikes on them that the Chinese are putting up a ruled no attack bonus payable as ings for January 1, 1941 and May 1 pared and forwarded to the Na­ from the first. splendid fight against the armed per ij^jE^mation th^ had re,-, 1942 indicates ^ tional War LaK'^Soard in ^(Wash­ Durhig the pa»i*fcw luontbs the forces of Tojo, but does that give ceivecT there was no attack, on that Since when is the base of the for­ ington, D. C. It is hoped that here entire WLB structure throughout mula computed on "take-home /them the right to come to the di.£e. wages". It is the average hourly finally the seamen may at least re­ the country has lost the confidence United States to compete with Am­ Crew of the Benjamin Harrison straight time rate tiiat ie used as ceive a decent hearing before their of labor. Just multiply the New erican Labor? Or does that give were repatriated on the S.S. Shaw­ the base for computation of earn­ case is disposed of. England decision by 1,000 coast to John Shipowner the right to fire nee, now an Army Transport. ings. The earnings used by the What decision the National coast and you can understand why. all American crews and hire Chin­ Crew were ordered to work and referee include overtime payments. ese in their places? Wlty should were detailed to stations in the gal­ Also by a "proper" selection of the this right be limited only to Chin­ ley and elsewhere by Maximilian months of January—an off season ese? Are not other Congressmen Elser, Jr., Major TC. Under the montli—and May—an on season also going to introduce other leg­ board's decision crew are entitled montli—the referee was able to find islation to allow all the citizens of to wages for every day that they a 23.1% increase. There are lies, {Continued from Page 1) damn lies, and Referee Coifs stat­ the other allied nations to come worked, but not double bonus. and stable labor relations. istic!?. into the United States to compete M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y. 2. These employees are not com­ On May 5 th, I appeared before the U. S. Shipping Commisioner with American labor? It seems to Crew of the Matthew Luckenback mon laborers. Referee Coit is ap­ Daly as the representative of two members of my uifion, one was de­ me that this business of the FOUR who were being repatriated on the parently not acquainted with hte FREEDOMS is being over played "Royal Ulsterman" and were in maritime Industry. JHowever, for moted and the other who was protesting an overcharge on a log. These by some of our ptfiiticians. There the vicinity of Glasglow are en­ reasons unstated he concludes that men were from the S.S. Ironclad, operated by the Waterman Steamship is a continual harping by some of titled to a bonus. tliese employes are common labor­ Company. Present was Mr. Anthony Blasi, Associate Attorney for the our legislators and some of the ers. He has badly overlooked tiie WSA, who said he represented the government and was present to pre­ On the S.S. Ambrosia Burnside new dealers that we must feed and in Oran, Board contends that crew fact that to do the work of these vent improper expenditure of money by the operator. This meant that free the whole world. It sounds to are not entitled to attack bonus, employees it is necessary to obtain in reality the WSA was representing the Waterman Line. For the gov­ me like an INTERNATIONAL claiming that the information that a federal license and to have serv­ ed either at sea or on Inland,water ernment to inject itself in this manner means that it becomes a partisan WPA. they have there was no attack in for a period of time, before being of the shipowner in the normal functioning of the collective apparatus. Winston Churchill seems to dif- that port on date presented. properly qualified, from 6 to 18 It means that new and additional machinery has been injected into the ifer on the interpretation that some It is important that all ships' months. The Union contends that procedure of collective bargaining and this w* specifically forbidden of our leaders have set up on the crews keep some kind of data on they know of no common laborer FOUR FREEI3OMS, he has stated when these attacks took place, working for a machine shop or a when our contrcts were frozen. Section Til, Subsection (3) of the Statement of Policy reads, "It that he is not going to relinquish when there are in any areas where­ public utility company who must " any of the jurisdiction of the Brit­ in there is an attack. It must also meet these qualifications. No def­ is understood that all disputes will be settled through the regular ma­ ish Empire, or give any of their be borne in mind that if the ships inition by the Bureau of-Labor of chinery now in existence under the ct>llective bargaining agreements " fS. -colonies away by vote or other are alongside of a dock, or an­ a common laborer has ever Includ­ between the unions and the steamship operators." •wise. The only way that the Brit­ chored, and the attack took place ed seamen. This paragraph obviously forbids the establishment of new pro­ ish Government is going to relin­ in the near vicinity of the town, 3- The data used by the referee cedure and machinery for the settlement of disputes heard before the to siiow common labor rates were quish any of their colonics will be they have a good claim for an at­ umeliable and Inaccurate. Referee Commisioner in the normal course of our bargaining with the operator. by their government being over­ tack bonus. Coit, having arbitrarily classified Moreover, should the WSA be allowed to inject itself into logging dis­ thrown by force, and the tenacity Last week the board ruled that a these men a.s common laborers, putes, it would be a short step for it to inject itself into overtime dis­ of John Bull will show its might vessel that was tied up in Tillbury then strains to find some basks of putes at regular sign-offs, and before long normal bargaim'ng relation­ by a long drawn out war of ex­ docks, crew was entitled to a bonus comparison. He requested the Re­ ship between the union and the operators would be completely des­ termination to any nation or group for an attack that took place in search Department at the National of people who might be inclined War loibor "Board to procure for troyed and the Statement of P<fiicy woiJd be a scrap of paper. London. This port of Tillbury is I am certain that it is your intent to fully observe the letter afii to challenge tire might of the Brit­ around 39 miles from London, and him common labor rates In the area. The Research Department spirit of the Statement of Policy, just as it is the intent of this union. ish Empire. is on the Thames river. Crews wa.s unable to obtain data that was The people of the United States should take the time and date of 1 would "appreciate it, therefore if you would clarify this matter at less than two years old and .so in­ In electing representatives to the any 'attacks in the vicinity that formed him. Despite the fact that once so that we may proceed with this cose which has been suspended Congress do so with the intention they are in whenever there is an he had been told the data was un­ pending your dedsibn. that these people are to represent attack. If possible get newspaper reliable and inacurate, nevertheless; JOHN HAWK; the interests of the people of Am­ clippings from the local papers of Referee Coit persisted in the use Secretary-Treasurer Ilf erica first, but it seems that some any attacks that may have occured of these phony data. The data he Atlantic and GrJf District of them arc of a very gullible na­ when their vessel is in the attack did use represents common labor Seafarers International Union lates paid by two public utility ture, and arc easy victims to hard vicinity. Of North America f companies and by two iriachlne luck stories and make an easy I shops. The Union is at a loss to touch. Or else they are not ruled understand the comparison bewteen John Hawk, Secretary- Treasurer by historical facts, sane reasoning, ; tlie work of a seaman and the com­ Seafarers Intemation Union or are emotional inclined to ride mon laborers in these two distinct 2 Stone Street, ' politically on the waves of publicindustries. If the referee Insists New York City "•fty given to certain representatives upon calling these men common laof some of our allies in this coun­ WASHINGTON, D. C.:—Mer­ borer.s, then why has he overlooked Reurtel May 6 to the Administrator copy to Deputy Admiiilstraft chant Mamen serving aboard ves­ try. the rates paid in munitions plants tor Macauley proceeding before shipping commissioner effecting mem­ li If the legislation that has been sels operated either directly or in tlie area and limited him.seif to bers of your union from S.S. Ironclad operated by Waterman, you are introduced in Congress by the through agents of the War Ship­ public utilities and machine .shops? correct in your understanding of the Statement of Policy in this conIn summary, therefore, we sub­ gentlcm-cn who were elected to ping Administration were return­ mit that for the reasons cited the nc-ction. ed to the status of private em­ look after American interest first, Under die General Agency Agreement the steamship operator is Union be given an opportunity to should pass, it means that within ployes under the provisions of a appear before a hearing officer of obligated to handle matters of this character including the furnishing a few years there will be no more bill signed last week by President the Bo.ston Regional "'War Labor of attorney if necessary. Such being the case no participation in the American seamen employed on Roosevelt. Board along with representatives proceeding by any other representative of War Shipping Administration board the merchant ships, that Formerly seamen serving on is necessary or authorized. It is not believed that the associate attorney arc being paid for . by the income WSA owned or operated vessels for War Shipping Administration intended to participate in the pro­ taxes of the American public. technically became government We must fight this legislation employes and surrendered many ceeding and to remove all doubt in anyone's mind he has been instruct­ to the bitter end. rights as private employes in ex­ ed to ascer^in that the controversy is submitted to the shipping com­ change for less desirable protection missioner in such a manner as to effect a final settlement of the claims under the Federal Employes Com­ 11^; •' and to afford the general agent a proper basis for reimbursement, and pensation Act. Under the new law B. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 10 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: SEAFARERS DEFEATS LOCAL WSA BUREAUCRAT'S MOVE TO HANDLE BEEF FOR WATERMAN LINE DISTRICT WLB UPHOLDS PHONEY DECISION ON NEW ENGLAND CASE THE MINERS AND THE WLB SHIPOWNERS WORK CHARITY RACKET SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION AGENTS CONFERENCE TWO SIU SHIPS ACCOUNT FOR 15 PLANES: WIN CITATIONS SEAMEN RETAIN JONES ACT RIGHTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/14/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/8a27ea3e4ae002e7cad567eace0054b8.PDF e2387d4651bc0eacd76b1a27119c770b PDF Text Text ,jl JOQ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, r- SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1943 No. 11 S.I.U. Wins Security Watch Agreement ^ A.F.L. Fights Fascist Connally Labor Bill; Warns Congressmen Washington, D. C.—Launching a militant offensive against the Fascist Connally-Smith anti-labor bill, the Exe­ cutive Council of the American Federation of Labor warn­ ed that the workers of America will vote out of office any member of Congress who supports this measure. Immediately following this ac­ tion, seven top Government war agencies denounced the ConnallySmith Tiill In a round-robin letter to Speaker Rayburn. They charged it would arouse "bitterness, rancor and labor strife" and impede the nation's war effort. . James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, join­ ed in the onslaught with a message to both houses of Congress declar­ ing the effect of such legislation would destroy stabilized labor re­ lations in war industries. In its declaration against the bill, the AFL Executive Council said: "The surest way to hamstring America's war effort and to destroy the morale of the nation's soldiers of production is for Congress to enact the obnoxious ConnallySmith Bill. "This measure, if enacted into law, will-wreck the war production program. It will wipe out the vast benefits that have been derived from the operation of labor's vol­ untary no-strike pledge. It will be as unenforceable as prohibition. "How can American workers join wholeheartedly in war for the preservation of freedom when their own freedoms are being cut out from under them? How can American workers believe in the sincerity of America's war against Fascism, when Fascist legislation is being imposed against them? "The provisions of the ConnallySmith Bill do hot add up to a just and equitable law. They constitute a club—a vengeful weapon aimed at all American workers in retalia­ tion for the acts of a few. Ameri­ can workers will not and cannot subject themselves to such tyranny." * •' - dj^^- - In a conference held in Mobile last week, the SIU won Security Watch Agreements with the Mississippi, Waterman and South Atlantic Steamship Companies. The agree­ ment becomes effective as soon as it has been approved by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. Security Watches are provided for in all U. S. and foreign ports between 5 and and on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays, if so ordered by authorities for the purpose of the ship's safety. Over-^ time pay is provided for all such other party to negotiate extension, change, or termination of Security watches. Here is the full text of the Watches. For the purpose of Security agreement: Watches a vessel shall be consider­ WITNESSETH: ed "In Port" at any time the ves­ This memorandum-of agreement sel drops anchor or ties up to a shall be binding upon the respec­ dock in any safe port or harbor tive parties upon the same terms where the stay of the vessel exceeds and conditions as set forth in the 24 hours and port working rules preamble of the working agree­ contained in the above mentioned ment. However, it is mutually agreement shall apply. .agreed that either party hereto Security Watches shall be main­ shall have the right to notify the tained in all Lk S. Continental, Isl­ and, Canal and Foreign ports. The following rules shall govern NO PROFITS IN respecting overtime payments to THIS WAR? members of the Seafarer's Interna­ tional Union of North America re­ The Atlantic Gulf & West In­ quired to remain aboard vessels in dies Steamship Lines has re­ port (whether domestic or for­ vealed that it made a greater eign) between the hours of 5 P.M. profit for the first six months and 8 A.M. week days and on Sat­ of 1943 than it did for the same urday afternoons, Sundays and hol­ period in 1942. Nor was the in­ idays for the purpose of vessel's crease a piddling 10 or 15 per­ security or for the standing of cent—it was an increase of safety watches required by Federal 540%! Authorities. The government may techni­ Overtime shall be paid to all un­ cally operate the ships (and licensed crew members for all kick the union seamen around), hours during which they are re­ but the shipowners get the quired to remain aboard the vessel gravy. by Federal Authorities, (in U. S. Ports or U. S. Controlled Ports) or by Foreign Government Authorit­ ies in other ports for the purpose of vessel's security or for the stand­ ing of safety watches from Satur­ day noon until 8 A.M. Monday morning and on holidays, except. if CONGRESSMAN HITS VICTORY TAX LEVY r WASHINGTON, D. C.—"It is common knowledge that a heavy toll has been taken of our merch­ ant vessels by submarines and air attack. "Tlie seamen face the grav­ est perils the enemy can contrive," Representative J. J. Capozzoli, New York, .stated here last week, when introducing a bill advocat­ ing the exemption of merchant sea­ men serving in war zones from the Victory Tax, and from the collec­ tion of tax at the source of wages. Mr. Capozzoli told the House that seamen should be exempted in recognition of the contribution they arc already making to the war effort. In spite of the fact that casual­ ty rate in the merchant marine has been far greater than those in the armed forces to date in the war, he pointed out that they are still de­ livering the goods and munitions and essential supplies needed by the armed forces. Therefore, the same considera­ tion extended the members of the armed forces should be extended to merchant seamen, he told the house. <'•' . kV" however, if the entire crew is re­ quired to stay aboard for military reasons or otherwise and are denied shore leave, then only the ones as­ signed to the security watch are entitled to pay. When you are on Security Watches on Saturday afternoons and Sunday you are paid straight overtime from 12 noon Saturday until 8 a.m. Monday morning. When you stand .security watch­ es on a straight holiday such as Armistice Day, Labor Day or any other holiday you receive straight oyertime from midnight until mid­ night on that day. From 5 P.M. until midnight of the day preced­ ing the holiday you receive $3.00. From midnight until 8 A^M." in the morning the following day you receive $3.00. While on Security Watch it is understood that no work shall be done without the payment of over­ time. However, if while on Secur­ ity Watch you are called tipon to do emergency work no overtime is payable for such work. It is understood that while on security watch you are to be aboard the vessel subject to call, however, if you are required to be on deck or in the engine or fireroom over­ time is payable straight through. Time accumulated while on Se­ curity Watches when no work other than emergency work is per­ formed shall not be counted as consecutive hours of work accrued under the meaning of Section of the General Rules, however, if you are called to work one or more hours, overtime is payable at the regular overtime rate in addition to the $6.00 for security watch. If you are called upon to work from S P.M. to 8 A.M. in the morning you are entitled to straight overtime. When vessel is loaded and reaay for sea and is held at anchor or at the dock awaiting Naval or Milit­ ary orders to sail in convoy, sea watches shall be set upon notifica­ tion to the Master by the proper Federal authorities that the vessel is to proceed to sea within 24 hours. Overtime shall be paid for' all such time on sea watches after J P.M. aiid before S A.M. week days and {Con/iiiju'ii OH Pdge 4) Gets *Shark-Repelleni?' "Shark-repellent," a substance which drives away man-eating sharks is the latest scientific devel­ opment to protect shipwrecked sailors and merchant seamen, the Navy said today. The substance was developed by the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Marine Studios, Inc., in Massachusetts, Florida and Ecuador. Its composi­ tion is secret, but it will be dis­ tributed soon to all personnel op­ erating in shark-mfested areas. • ••'S .-•f •t I i',-'•• 'i 7 C I �, . vy.., ^r^'SJl.r.--: i THE Page Two SEAFARERS' rR€P01?T OI\ ^ASHII\GTOtV, SEAFARER S LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Ajfiliafed with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif, Friday, May 28, 1943 LOG • BV MATT44EW DvSMAMfeeLj May H, 1943 Maritime War Emergency Board: on Merchant Marine and Fisheries had introduced HR 26J2. Under this bill, seamen would be entitled to $100.00 per month for the rest of their life if they are permanent­ ly disabled in line of duty due to war risks or war-liS^^'iff^ity. It also makes payments of $100.00 per month to the beneficiaries of Merchant Seamen who are fost or killed through war risks or war­ like activity. This is" a step in the right direction to compensate sea­ men for the job that they arc do­ ing if they become disabled. regarding food * shortage on ships. If. no action is given by them im­ mediately wire me here in Wash­ ington outlining the beef. In the minutes of the headquar­ ters of the SUP of May 17th it was reported .MPWrad sent in a com­ plaint on the crew of the S.S. Makua. There must have been 2 mistake made as I did not send in any complaint rcgardiiig this crew. Have been advised by Harry Lundeberg that the WSA sent in the complaint. J. Flanagan, Agt., SIU Balti­ more; Case of the crew of the Ben­ 2 Stone Street, New York City jamin Harrison, who were repa­ triated on the USAT Shawnee and MAITHEW DOSHANE - - - Washington Rep. were required to work on the way 424 1th Street, N. W,, Washington, D. C. home, is now in the hands of the Army for final decision. The Board has ruled that the men are Directory of Branches entitled to wages but not double bonus. The Army has agreed to PHONE ADDRESS BRANCH abide by the Board's decision. We NEW YORK 2 Stone St Fishermen: Dispeteher'e Office BOwliing Green 9-3430 will now sec whether the Army is War Labor Board: Agent BOwting Green 9-3437 The Fish Cannery Worker! BOSTON .....330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 going to afiide by the Board's de­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4S39 Union of the Pacific (SIU) have James F. Byrnes, Director of cision or only certain of their de­ PHILADELPHIA « North 6th St Lombard 7651 p)etitioncd the Secretary of Labor NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1053 Economic stabilization has issued a cisions. NEW ORLEANS 309 Cbartres St Canal 3336 for an exemption to executive or-policy directive clarifying and de­ SAVANNAH ...215 Eaet Bay St Savannah 3-1725 Louis Coffin, Patrolman, SIU, TAMPA 423 Ea«t Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 der 9240. This order prohibits the fining the basis for the WLB N. Y.; SS Kofrcsi was docked at MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce do Leon Puerto de Tlerra payment of time and a half or in making adjustments under Eastham. London was bombed. GALVESTON 219 20tk Street Galveston 2-5043 FT- LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. Board has ruled that the crew is the President's Hold the Line Or­ double overtime for Saturday af­ der (9328) of April 8, 1943. This ternoons and Sundays, unless it is. entitled to an attack bonus, J.'Hawk, Sec.-Trcas., SIU: SS clarification may be of some as­ the seventh day. Harry Lundeberg PUBLICATION OFFICE: Ironclad ran aground in Russia. sistance to the Union in getting and myself contacted representa­ ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET Vessel was then towed to the dock. some increases in the case that the tives of the Department of Labor Vessel was government owned and Union now has before the War La­ on this dispute and outlined the New York City BOwIing Green 9-8346 was sold by the government to the bor Board. Although in this case procedure of work practice in the Russian government. Crew was (NEW ENGLAND SS COM­ canning industry. Wc were advised that the Can­ repatriated back to the U.S. and PANY) the Board has ruled the nery Workers Union, Local No. f, four points of the Union out, we was not paid the monthly bonus. (CIO) in San Francisco, also made have a pretty good case for an ap­ Board claims that the crew is not a petition for the same request, it peal. The referee who handled the entitled to the monthly bonus as seems as though the CIO in San case used as his argument, figures the ship was not torpedoed. If the Board insists that there is that were submitted by the Wage Francisco are being double* crossed no monthly bonus payable to crews and Hours Division of the Depart­ by a representative of their Wash­ who are repatriated from vessels ment of Labor and when tliis De­ ington International CIO maritime that have not been torpedoed, we partment gave the figures to the committee here, as they have no­ they stated that the figures tified the Department of Labor not The acute problem of rehabilitating merchant seamen must then chuck the Board out the WLB, were unrcliahle and should not be to grant this exemption. Of course window and~ negotiate directly who have been torpedoed and injured mentally of physic­ with used. The referee paid no attention this is not a new thing for certain the operators. When seamen ally, was laid in Congress' lap this week when the Maritime are being repatriated back to the to the advice that was given to officials of the CIO to double cro-ss War Emergency Board submitted a resolution calling for LJ.S. they are going through the the WLB by the Department of the rank and file. legislative action. The resolution asks Congress to establish same waters that other seamen are Labor and Jic used the figures and Victory Rally going through who receive a bon­ used them as the basis to refuse competent agencies to deal with^ seamen have incurred partial dis­ us. It is about time that the staff any increases. The AFL held a Victory for La­ the problem on a scale necessitated bor rally here on May 21, and ability which prevents the con­ of the Board stop making decisions l»y war casualties. Bureaucrats: Agent Flanagan of Baltimore had tinuance of their former employ­ and then saying that the Board has . The resolution had the complete ment in the shipping industry; There are so . many directives five SIU members who had been decided the dispute'. approval of the SILI-SUP and supWc should demand a showdown and bills on Legislation being In­ torpedoed presented at the rally. W^HEREAS, the insurance bene­ . planted an earlier resolution whicli fits specified by the Maritime War from the Board and it is my idea troduced that it keeps me bow- Two of the members were colored was knocked down by the unions. Emergency Board in the Second that the whole group of agents kggcd humping around trying to brothers who had been torpedoed The SIU-SUP insisted that any Seamen's War Risk Policy are lim­ that attend -the agents' conference get all the latest dope. It is a hell more than one time each. They re­ new legislation enacted by Con­ ited to a payment for a period of in New York, go to Washington of a job trying to keep track on ceived a great ovation by the audi­ ence. gress^ should not take away any 75 months for total disability and and demand this showdown. If no what's going on here. All the pro­ Captain John Mattson of the fessors that are now holding down benefits already enjoyed by the lesser payments for partial disab­ satisfaction is given by the Board, Masters Mates' & Pilots, who made government jobs arc trying to line then we should throw the State­ seamen. The final form of the ility; a trip into Batan in the Phillipthemselves up into a permanent ment of Principles out the window MWEB request includes this point. WHEREAS, parties signatory to as the Board violates it anytime outfit for after the War. If these pines at the time that MacArthur The text of the resolution fol­ the Statement of Principles have it sees fit. bozos are to continue to operate was putting up his last stand, was lows: and issue directives after the War, also presented. The Coast Farmer stated from time to time that pro­ Fishermen: the American working stiff won't with Captain Mattson as Master, visions should be made for com­ MARITIME Hearings were held on HR1766, have peanuts, let alone flop money and manned by an SUP crew, WAR EMERGENCY BOARD pensation and rehabilitation of brought supplies to the soldiers of May 13-14 and Pat McHugh tes­ and coffee and. General MacArthur, which enabled April 23, 1943 such seamen; tified in behalf of the Fishermen's May 22, 1943 RESOLVED, that the Board di­ them to put up such a heroic fight division of the SIU and also for WHEREAS, the seamen of the rect the Chairman to call to the tlie AFL fishermen's Federal Maintenance Men: and carry on until the bitter end. American Merchant Marine have attention of Congress the need for Unions. Under this bill the Bureau Assistant Secretary of War Pat­ manned United States flag vessels Harry Lundeberg arrived here terson, Paul V. McNutt, Chairman of Fisheries would be transfered to this week and the question of com­ {Continued on Page 4) engaged in the transportation of the Department of Agriculture panies on the Pacific Coast carry­ of the War Manpower Commission, planes, guns, tanks, munitions of and there is the possibility that the ing maintenance men was taken up Sergeant -Smith of the Marine war and food to the armed forces WSA TO OPERATE fishermen would lose social security with the WSA. The position taken Corps who accpunted for over two NAVY SHIP PRIZES benefits and the right to care and and peoples of the United Nations hundred men of Tojo's forces and by the WSA is that if it has been with bravery and distinction; and maintenance, also the right to sue the custom of companies on the is now blind, Sergeant Barney Ross Under the terms of an agree­ WHEREAS, the seamen of the under the Jones Act. The Union Pacific Coast to carry 6 AB, 3 OS, of the Marine Corps, President ment recently signed by the War Green, and other notables were American Merchant Marine have is opposed to this transfer. 1 Maintenance man or more, in ad­ there and spoke and praised the Shipping Administration and the I was unable to attend the hear­ dition to the Carpenter and bosun, suffered in the performance of such Navy Department, merchant ship duties casualties -and disabilities prizes captured by the Navy will ing on the 2nd day due to the fact the WSA will not interfere with part that free labor is playing in this war. proportionately greater than cas- be turned over to the WSA for that I was attending a meeting this custom, regardless of whether It would have been a great joy tulties and disabilities suffered by operation, it was learned here yes­ with the OPA. They issued an or­ the companies on the Atlantic to Andrew Furuseth to hear free der to the canneries operators that Coast do not carry the same com­ any one branch of the armed terday. labor praised for the splendid job they could not pay the War Risk pliment of men. The agreement affects all mari­ forces and that they are doing. Old Andy Insurance for fishermen.The The question of shortage of took up the fight to gain the free­ WHEREAS, certain of these time prizes of war "when such Unions have a contract with the seamen have incurred total disabil­ prices are brought into ports with­ cannery operators wherein they foods was also taken up. The WSA dom of all merchant seamen, to ity which prevents them for the in the jurisdiction of the United have to pay the premiums on this has priorities on all-foods, the mer­ him the American Seamen owe States, or ports within the jurisdic­ remainder of their natural lives insurance. Been advised that the chant marine is in the same cata- their freedom. tion of co-belligerent nations, where gory of the Army and Navy re­ In organizing the Sailors Union OPA have changed their order. from obtaining useful employment such co-belligerent nations have garding priorities on foods. It is of the Pacific in 188 3, his first job in the shipping industry, either consented to the exercise of such Insurance important to contact the local was to tackle the enormous job of afloat or ashore; and jurisdiction over the prize by the Congressman Schuyler Otis WSA representative in the port freeing the seamen, and advocated WHEREAS, certain of these United States." Bland, Chairman of the Committee wherein there ,are any complaints {Continued on Page 4) " JOHN — - - - Secy-Treas. Asks Legislation For Merchant Seaman Rehabilitation -a ; V-: - f �Friday, May 28, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Tlurw WHArS DOMG Around the Ports PORT EVERGLADES WHO FAIL TO APPEAR 'WTLL BE SEVERLY DEALT WITH.' Just to be sure that there is no exaggeration in this I am enclos­ ing the original notice, which I took down from the bulletin board. Needless to say, the crew was up on their hind legs when they saw this notice, and they were justly so. If any crew ever had a right to walk off of a ship these men did. Of course, this was not the fault of the Company, therefore I took the case up with Chappdelane and the Vice President Mr, Donald Smith. They were both very much surprised to learn that the Captain thought he could get away with such an order, and they required the Master to have the notice re­ moved from the board. The sailing board was changed to "the usual time and everybody was happy again. J. K. SHAUGHNESSY, Agent. course the bonus will be paid but in the meantime- the crew is scat­ tered' from hell to breakfast with­ out even realizing the trouble, work and effort that is being ex­ pended to get the one hundred and twenty-five bucks for them. Rome wasn't built in a day and in these days of red tape, over-lap­ ping governmental agencies and hush-hush, beefs arc not settled in a day. The union provides for ship del­ egates in order that this work of settling beefs may be facilitated. Good ship delegates can have beefs prepared so that each individual case won't be the Agent's headache, so that the beefs can be settled ra­ pidly and collectively. This is the way to do things, the union way. Agreements have been altered, amended and subjected to so many government regulations that the patrolman, agent and office force have to maneuver like a Philadelpliia lawyer to prove any point. Bear in mind that on each beef there are a number of interpreta­ tions. A member of the union cracks up under the strain and is put in an English hospital. While he is out of his mind the Captain pays him off. He is returned to the U.S.A. and is shuttled from hos­ pital to hospital ending up in a State mental institution. His mother depends upon him for sup­ port and is unable to collect his wages or any compensation. The union must take this up and this means dozens of telephone calls and letters. Duke Dushane inherits the ma­ jor beefs in Washington and is do­ ing a fine job. But the main thing is that the whole organization from the newest member to the highest official, must work as one to make the entire apparatus function smoothly. It is the members' union and the meiubers' job to keep it running. JOE VOLPIAN, Patrolvjan I still think that it depends on which side of the fence you are on. According to my understanding of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg ad­ dress, all men were created equal. Therefore, one man has the same rights and privileges as another. According to the local press there is a difference in the rights of the citizens, determined by their color. K they are white and members of the Chamber of Commerce, they can get away with alrfiost any­ thing. If they arc white and mem­ bers of organized labor, they are considered as members of the Nazi Gestapo. On the other hand if they are colored, that is to say Negroes, they are a combination of the Geatapo, Sons of the Rising Sun and Internal Disrupters all rolled into one. We base these contentions on the latest effort of the local Port Auth­ orities to exert dictatorial powers over the longshoremen in this area. The longshoremen went out on NEW YORK strike, or to be fair to them they failed to report for work. After Beefs come and beefs go and the our members were asked to do harrassed pie-cards go on forever— longshoremen's work I looked into trying both successfully and un­ the case and found that the color­ successfully to solve them. ed longshoremen were out on strike A Calmar ship hits port after because one of their members was having shipped a crew from one or fired, without apparent cause. The another of the southern ports facts of the case were that oiie of Book members were not available the longshoremen was handling so the ship is filled with raw, fresh, JOO pound sacks of sugar by him­ and by this time, somewhat dilap­ self, and some of them fell off of idated graduates of the Maritime the truck that was carrying them Commission school. They know from the dock to the warehouse. little or nothing about the union. According to the orders of the Aboard the ship are legitimate boss, the longshoreman should have beefs, beefs that could .be easily loaded the sacks that fell off, back settled if the few old timers on the truck by himself. Any man aboard had taken the trouble to th^t knows how cargo is handled, list the facts and have the data knows that this is unfair. The out­ ready for the patrolman, but no come of this was that the long­ one took the trouble and a bunch shoreman was fired. The remainder of new members are as a result, a of the longshoremen went out on little confused about it all. strike (more power to them). The North Africa' bonus ques­ Tlie local press carried a story tion is a headache. One ship comes that the Negroes in the port were in minus her barrage balloons holding up the shipment of war which were shot down in an at­ materials, and if they didn't go tack. The port was bombed, shore back to work the local Sheriff batteries and ships guns were in KAISER IS CLEARED would round up all of the Negroes action against the enemy but some­ in town and offer them the choice how or other the Master of the IN NLRB COMPLAINT of going to work in the Port as ship failed to make the log and longshoremen or going to jail as the facts correspond—whence a se­ PORTLAND, Ore., April 18vagrants. ries of letters to Washington, to Robert N. Denham, trial examiner If this isn't slavery, then I don't the company, to the various local know what is. The order amounts agencies of the government. Of for the National Labor Relations Board, yesterday dismissed a sec­ to slave labor of. the same variety that, our armed forces are fighting tion of the NLRB complaint to stamp out. against Henry J. Kaiser. SEAMEN FIGHT It is time that the Constitution Kaiser attorneys had moved dis­ of the United States is enforced. CANADIAN WAGE missal of the charge that the The vagrancy order is strictly un­ CHISELING Kaiser companies aided AFL unions constitutional. But it has remain­ ed on the books because of the in­ MONTREAL, Can., May 12^Dis- to organize Kaiser workmen to the fluence of the rotten policies of the satisfied over the "juggling" of exclusion of the CIO and Denham Chamber of Commerce in this war bonuses and overtime rates, granted the request. town. crewmen of several ocean-going The ruling is expected to short­ Here is another case of a dicta­ vessels operated for the . Canadian en by several weeks the NLRB in­ torship in what we are led to be­ government by four shipping com­ quiry into CIO charges that three lieve is a democratic country. Tlie panies are refusing to go to sea. Kaiser shipyards signed purported­ following notice appeared on the Overtime rates being paid by ly illegal closed shop agreements bulletin board of the S.S. Seatrain, these shipping companies arc lower New Orleans. "ALL OFFICERS than those set by the war-time sea­ with the AFL. AND CREW OF TIdE S.S. SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS MUST ATTEND A VERY IMPORT­ ANT LECTURE AND MOTION PICTURE CONDUCTED BY THE U.S. NAVY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY LIEUT. COM­ MANDER CHAPIN, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. 3:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 4th, 1943. LIBERTY WILL EXPIRE 2:4J P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 4th, 1943. MEMBERS OF THE CREW men's pool, Harry Davis, secretary of the Canadian Seamen union, said. The war-time seamen's pool is the government-operated agency which pays seamen while they are waiting to berth on a ship. The men are also dissatisfied, Davis said, because the companies are offering young men under 21 years of age only 50 per cent of the wage rate set by the pool. Seamen over 21 years get the full bonus. "I am unable to find that the board has made any showing that the respondents have engaged in any unfair labor practices that have assisted the AFL unions in establishing themselves in the yards," Denham ruled. The principal question remain­ ing to be decided is whether there were appropriate units of AFL workmen in the yards when the closed shop agreements were signed. Editor's Mail Bag {The following letter was sent to Feretory-Treasurer John Hawk by Brother Monteverde who was sunk and is now a prisoner of war in Germany. Even though this brother is a prisoner of war, he is vitally concerned over Bs union and how it is functioning. All former shipmates should drop him a line. Remember all letters will be rigidly censored, so be careful what you write.) March 2J, 1943 Dear Brother Hawk: This is to let you know that I was a member of the crew of the S.S. ( ) which was tor­ pedoed July 1942. I was taken prisoner on the 28th of July and am now in a prison camp for mer­ chant seamen. The S.S. ( ) was a Matson line tub. So if there is any change in the SUP agree­ ment I would like to know. At present there are 2 other members of our union here. We would like any information re­ gards to wages and bonus you may be able to send. My book number is Atlantic 516. Hoping to hear from you soon, and wishing all the best of luck, I remain, John Monteverde Prisoner No. 2998 Marlag und Milag Nord Germany Somewhere in Australia April 16, 1943 Editor, Fafarers' Log Dear Sir and Brother: Thanks a lot for those copies of the Log which are still coming to me, although they may be several months old by the time they reach me. However, that makes it all the more worth waiting for, es­ pecially when the news strikes so close to home for me. | The other sailors here like it a lot, too, and there's always a scramble to see who's next on the line. Please keep them coming and I hope that you will note my new address so that possibly they may arrive here sooner. I'm glad to see that we retained most of our experienced officers in the last election and we'll need them with the WSA cracking down with phoney excuses. Give my regards to the gang at the hall and when the end of the month rolls around to payday and the money orders can be sent, you can expect something from me again for the strike fund. X Yours, •' Sgt. Dimitre J. Kergis No. 21070 (retired) . MONEY DUE Steward's Department of S.S. West Gatomska have division of wages due. Collect Mississippi Line, New Orleans. » » » Crew of S.S. Kofresi have attack bonus coming from Waterman Line, 19 Rector St., N.Y.C. * e » Stewards Department of S.S. Josiah Bartlett have overtime money due. Collect Eastern Steam­ ship Company, Pier 25, North River, New York. K- » Crew of John Davenport have $125 port attack bonus due. Collect at Eastern S.S. Company, Pier 25, North River, N.Y.C. * » » Collect at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. » * * The crews that made the latl trip on the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Hen" lopen, S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off with 40% bonus instead of 100% for the part of the voyage betweeif Panama and Cape Horn. They catl now collect the 60% additional money from the Bull Line office in New York City. e * » The crew which made the last trip on the S.S. Joseph Hugos hava bonus money coming. Collect at Bull Line, New York City. Meal money for Stewards Dept. on Richard Henry Lee, being paid by Calmar Line, 25 Broadway^ N.Y.C. Crew of S.S. Beauregard have Russian bonus money due from Amtorg Co., 210 Madison Ave., * » » N.Y.C. Deck Department of the Alcoa Crew of S.S. Jean have 12 hours Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ overtime coming. Collect at Bull lect at 17 Battery Place, New York Line, 115 Broad St, N.Y.C. City. • » * » » 4Crew of S.S. William Moultrie Crew of Robin Gray can collect who paid off April 2, 1943, have overtime money due. Collect at $125 attack bonus money at offica Robin Line Office, 39 Cortland St., of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cort-. landt Street, New York. MWEB New York City. ruled Tillbury is within Port of * » * Crew which made the last trip London. on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Collect at office of Mississippi Line. a It' * J. S. BULLOCK H, L. MILSTEAD * * » Division of wages for missing Crew making the last trip on man on 12-4 watch. City of St, S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 Louis, can be collected at Water­ port attack bonus money coming. man office. Mobile. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR MAY 3 TO MAY 15 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 306 285 279 870 -REGISTERED 290 301 160 741 O; 200 170 160 530 HAND -vv: �-H' Page Four REPORT FROM %'^-f r*iv' ^•::t 0; •> • fk'- Washington THE SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, May 28, 1943 Security Watch Agreements {Continued from Page 1) on Saturday afternoons, "Sundays and holidays in excess of 24 hours before actual sailing time. How­ ever, the 24 hours to be subject to being extended for an additional time if the vessel is held by Feder­ al authorities. When it is required that mem­ bers of unlicensed personnel be aboard at night from J P.M. to 8 A.M. week days for the purpose of standing security watches he shall receive $6.00 per night. If called upon to do work overtime accord­ ing to the Working Agreement shall be paid for the period worked in addition to the $6.00. The Se­ curity Watch may be required to work during such hours between 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. The total com­ pensation for one night shall not exceed the equivalent of II hours overtime. The foregoing provision does not C-'" apply to Deck crew members re­ quired to stand gang-way watches as per the Deck Department work­ ing rules contained in the Agree­ ment between the Company and the Union. s ., Not less than three mernbers of the Deck Department shall be re­ • :.l quired for a &curity Watch. In addition to the Fireman and/' or Wateriender standing Donkey Watch the Security Watch shallconsist of not less than one oiler where oidy two unlicensed men are required to stand a regular sea watch, however, where three men are required for a regular sea watch both the Oiler, The Watertender and/or Fireman not on Donkey Watch shall be required for a se­ curity watch. Upon approval of the War Ship-^ ping Administration this Supple­ mentary Agreement shall be effec­ tive May 12, 1943. {Continued from Page 3) R. THOMPSON, No. 2973 the Brotherhood of the Sea. tered over the waves of the seas See Patrolman Claude Fisher Through the efforts and bitter that he so fully loved. next time you are In New York. American ships built by free fight of old Andy the McGuire Act * ir # was the first step in the liberation American labor are now carrying GLEN W. GALLATIN of the American seamen from material that was produced by free Contact draft board No. 64 In chattel slavery. The next great American labor, are now plowing Fall River, Mass. step and the final complete libera­ the seas whose bosom now hold the » * » tion of the American seamen was ashes of the great emancipator. WILL HERBERT LAWSON, These American ship are man­ the La Follette Seamen's Act. Un­ JOSEPH GIER ned by free American seamen, and der this act the American seamen Get In touch with Warren C. were then freed from bondage and are delivering supplies to the arm­ "Raised to the equal level of other ed forces of the United Nations in Francis about an accident aboard American citizens. American sea­ their fight to uphold the ideals of the Robin Tuxford, Aug. 6, 1942, in Suez Canal. men today are the only free men all freedom loving, people. » » » This is the answer of the Amer­ sailing the seas who are not subJAMES ROGERS iect to chattel contracts, they owe ican seamen in showing their ap­ Vou passport has been found and their freedom to the old man of preciation for the faith and confi­ the seas, Andrew Furuseth, rightly dence bestowed upon them by the turned Into headquarters - office In known as the Abr.-'ham Linr,,oln of Senators and the Congressmen of New York. the seas. The instrument that this these United States, for the enact­ MICHAEL J. KAVANAUGH •great benefactor of the American ment of the "LaFollette Seamen's Your book Is in Room 213, 2 seamen used in accomplishing this Act" which had stricken the last great and stupendious task, was the fetter in the chain of chattle slav­ Stone Street, New York City. SAILORS UNION OF THE PA­ ery and human bondage of the .IAmerican seamen. CIFIC. EMIL KATRENICH We now carry on in the spirit of Get In touh with Richard Cantor, Andrew Furuseth lived to sec the immortal words of Andrew SI Chambers St., New York City. the day that American seamen sail­ Furuseth: "UPON THESE ed on American vessels as free men, SHORES, WAS THE CRADLE In Memory of {Continued from Page 2) tenance during training, assistance he did not live to see the d.ay of OF FREEDOM MADE, AS SYM­ Brother legislation which will provide to in-securing employment, and otherthe Brotherhood of the Seas where BOLIZED IN THE GREATEST all the seamen of the world would HUMAN DOCUMENT EVER Samuel A. Rennas, O.S. seamen disabled in the war effort appropriate services. have enjoyed equally the rights of CONCEIVED BY MAN—THE disability benefits for the natural FURTHER RESOLVED, that ' ~ 1913 - 1943 free men as now fully enjoyed by PREAMABLE AND THE CON­ lives of such seamen or during the the Board recommend to the par­ Died in Boston Hospital the American seamen only. FEs STITUTION OF THE UNITED period of such disability, such ties signatory, including the Mariron May 13, 1943. last wish was that his ashes be scat- STATES." benefits to be in addition to any time' Commission and" the ^ar and all benefits to wliich merchant Shipping Administration, the Uni­ seamen arc at present entitled by ted States Maritime Training de­ reason of existing legislation, and vice and the appropriate Govern­ the general maritime laws. ment agencies, that all practicably Each item listed deals with a and the turns pile up with a chance head of boom and shackling it in­ FURTHER RESOLVED, that measures be .taken immediately^for safety factor for the jobs to be of slipping off and possible foul­ to link on side of table. the Board instruct the Chairman .the vocational training and em­ ing of the job, cracking boom or done. No. 1 and 2—4 and I gears for to call to the aiteiuiou of Con­ ployment in shore positions of the 1. When booms are to be raised injuring one or more men. point illustration; No. 1—runners gress the desirability of the Feder­ shipping industry of injured sea­ from the cradles it is safer to lead 2. Once booms are topped and shackled into link on after part of al Government providing voca- men who, by reason of such in­ pennant from bull rope or chain, it becomes necessary to raise or crosstrees. No. 2 shackled in link tioiaal rehabilitation and rehabilita­ jury, are not qualified to return through the snatch block through lower booms, the operation can be on forward part of crosstrees. tion services, including any service to sea. V the boom heel block to the winch simplified by using runner from necessary to make such disabled MARITIME WAR By that method there is a better drum. OR opposite boom — by leading it lead and less strain as booms are seamen fit to engage in a remun­ EMERGENCY BOARD Use runner from the drum tliru down through snatch block and raised. When bull ropes arc used erative occupation including phy­ (Signed) the heel block, thru the snatch shackled to bull rope or chain of there is practically the full weight sical restoration and physical and Edward Macauley, Chairman block, and shackle runner to the boom to be handled. occupational therapy, training, alJohn R. Steelman of the steam on the head of the bull rope or attached chain. When Icfwances for support and main­ Frank P. Graham 3. Frequently it becomes nec­ boom because the boom stands topped, shackle to deck. essary to raise booms to a position high above the crosstrees when Using either style puts the en­ close to forward or after end of straight up and down. And then tire operation in the hands of the hatch. Especially No. 3 and I gears. the boom must be muscled in be­ man running the winch. When Ordinarily when bull ropes are cause it will be away from the boom is high enough the runner is shackled two blocks to the link on crosstrees the distance of the link ,drawn through the gin block with deck, the booms are not high and shackle holding the block a heaving line. through which the bull rope is enough. Either of above styles is much To avoid other means of raising rcaved. CREW S.S. DELRIO $125.00 ' safer than pennant to niggerhead Using the runners puts the CREW OF S.S. DELSUD booms higher, the following will 40iK» because the leads arc out of line booms right up against the cross- PHILADELPHIA do the job: 2SM Place snatch block In bottom trees thus avoiding the chances of S. FRIEDMAN aojoo Union Reorganized someone stepping off the table in CREY OF S.S. JOSEPH HEWES 15.00 shackle of shroud turnbuckle and By French Sailors 14J)0 use pennant or runner as explain­ reaching for a boom raised in the J. PARKER CREW OF S.S. WALTER E. RANGER .. 12.62 Otganization of an American ed in No. 1 item. When high other manner. CREW S.S. RICHARD BASSETT 1250 The port or starboard booms can section of the French Seamen's enough then shackle chain to CREW S. S. ROBIN GRAY 12.00 Union with headquarters in New shackle at bottom of shroud turn- be lashed in pairs from the crossCREW S.S. ALCOA TRADER il.OQ York, and authorization to negoti­ buckle. To raise or lower the tree table, with 4 01 5 turns of TED NAROVAS 10.00 ate with Allied authorities and booms—as outlined in No. 2. manila. A short strop around each F. MILLER 10.00 French shipowners for a collective 4. There is no uniform style as boom with a small turnbuckle be­ T. NARVARAS 10.00 bargaining agreement on wages and tween the strops will securely hold J. NAYLOR 1050 to inboard guys for each boom or working conditions was announced the booms in place. J. BOREL 1050 over the week-end by the Interna­ a 'midship guy between two CREW OF S.S. CITY OF ST. LOUIS 8.11 6. Have temporary wooden lad­ txxims. tional Transport Workers Federa­ CREW S.S. MONROE 850 The 'midship guys are handier ders built for the bos'n and car­ tion. ANTHONY GUZORSKI 8.00 Nearly 300 members of the and booms can be handled more penter shops up for'd. The wood­ L,„ J 850 crews of various French merchant easily. lai.ad block for 'midship en ladder to lead down into the T. J.. JOHNSON CREW S.S. CUBORE , 5.00 vessels proceeding from North guy can be shackled to link on shops at an angle so that crew ED. PETERSON . ...1;..........., 550 African ports, and at present in the crosstrees or lower on the mast by members can more safely go up or ...• 1;.; , 5.00 United States, have elected an exe- utilizing a sling or strop for block. down. Temporarily secured the J. E. NAYLOR HENRY RUNGE ... 2.50 c u t i v c committee representing 5. When necessary to stand ladders can be moved out of the E. LABADIE ~ 2.00 Deck, Blackgang and Steward de­ way when bulky gear is to be low­ E. E. FLETCHER ... 250 H partments in the ships to seek ar­ booms up against the mast, because 150 ered into or taken out of the shops. C. F. EVERHARDT of high deck cargo, they can be rangements "in keeping with the The present ladders are straight agreements of the seafarers of raised to the crosstrees more easily $391.73 and safely by using runner from up and down and UI'^SAFE. other allied nations." Asks Legislation For Merchant Seaman Rehabilitation li- Pratical Suggestions • For Liberty Ships Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL t; W f-i- 4.-:, --il! : .'k:' ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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