https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/511be82e937219dddf1f0b873eb6c807.PDF 790d7cb4f8a6078b0b6be570a0f6f181 PDF Text Text r SECSRITY IN UNITY VOL. 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