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Although many of those renamed to office are incumbent officials some changes In order to avoid trouble were made. for the Union all members In re-electing Brother John Hawk as Sec'y-Treasurer of the District and returning many of the Port Agents and Patrolmen to office the membership assured the Union of capable and experi­ enced leadership for the difficult year that lies ahead. Gains Stressed Stressing many of the gains that the Union has made during the past year and warning the membership and all officers to be constantly alert to the maneuv­ ers of anti-Union elements the Union's leadership pointed to the record of the organization for de­ livering the goods to the men on the fighting fronts. Also on the general ballot were amendments to the Union's con­ stitution and a resolution altering the shipping rules to conform with the present war-time con­ dition. The resolution calls upon all members to sail when they Coastwise concurrence with a resolution instructing Sec'y-Treasurer John Hawk to invest a portion of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District's funds in War Bonds has been tabulated with a practically unanimous membership in favor of putting the Union's idle money to work in the war effort. of the Pacific. Brother Dwyer The resolution directed that $45,000 from the General Fund and $10,352 from the Hospital and Burial Fund be ear-marked to complete the transaction. These bonds will have a matured value of $75,000 and are in addition to the present total of $102,000 (matured value) now held in the safety vaults by the Union's membership. The decision to purchase the bonds came when the Union was solicited to buy bonds in the Fourth War Loan Drive by Mrs. William J. Dwyer, widow of a late member of the Sailors' Union was lost on a ship without trace during the war, as were all hands aboard the same vessel. Mrs. Dwyer worked in connection with the State AFL Committee on the Fourth War Bond Drive in ar­ ranging the purchase. The bonds have already been paid for and upon receipt of same they will be deposited in the Union's safety deposit and make a grand total of $177,000 worth of War Bonds at matured value being held in trust for the membership. The resolution ordering the (Continued on Page 2) finding lost seamen's papers are asked to comply. Those seeking their papers can re­ cover them at the respective Commissioner's office. BALTIMORE, Md. — High praise was bestowed on the war record of members of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor by Gov­ ernor Herbert O'Conor of Mary­ land at ceremonies here attend­ ing the launching of the Morris Sigman, a new Liberty ship, nam­ ed after the late President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. The Morris Sigman is the fourth Liberty ship in the past few weeks to be sent down the ways bearing the names of past I.L.G.W.U. leaders. The others were the Morris Hillquit, the Ben­ jamin Schlesinger and the Meyer London. The ships were financed {Continued on Page 3) RMO Anti-Union Drive Fostered In Lakes Area Striving to perpetuate the RMO of the War Shipping Administration as a permanent organization in the post^ war period certain officials of that Government group are planning to set-up an economic stranglehold on all seamen! manning every type of vessel in the American Merchant Marine, or connected with it in a#subsidiary capacity: Tugs, barges method to provide an outlet to employ the thousands of trainees and flat scows not excepted. they have crowded the industry The purpose of the RMO's drive with who are currently on the for control is discerned as a RMO payrolls at some $6.50 per day and to justify the RMO's wastage of the taxpayers' money before the Appropriations Com­ mittee in Washington. This is seen in the controversy recently indulged in concerning' MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A the recruitment and maiming of panel of three Federal judges ships plying the Lakes area and Thursday of last week denied an the RMO's being granted control injunction sought by Alabama The membership of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International over the area under a new "plan." labor leaders of the AFL to block enforcement of the reactionary Union are driving to protect their current scales of war bonuses from further attempts This was worked out following Bradford Act which is designed to cut them by the War Shipping Administration through the Maritime War Emerbetween the to hamper Trade Unions in this gency Board. Wires and letters are being sent by individuals and groups of members the War ML^poLr'^c'oSSS State. from all ports and branches protesting the attempts to cut the present scales. All com- the RMO and the Lake Carriers' The law passed by the evidence of the Union's Marine after Pearl Harbor. effect, it is said, that 1943 State Legislature provides to members of the Maritime War ... the new set-up aids the RMO position and for when the mat­ The War Shipping Administra­ that all union activities be regu­ Emergency Board, as follows: lated under a State Labor Dept. Dr. Frank P. Graham, National ter must come up for an advisory tion's Recruitment and Manning which has been blocked in some respects by both the Lake Car­ created for the purpose by the War Labor Board Dept. of La­ committee meeting soon. Organization has kept up a con­ riers' Ass'n and the Office of De­ same Act. bor Building; Edward Macauley, Officers of the Union in com­ stant barrage of propaganda over fense Transportation—and it will Section 7 of this law requues Chairman of the Maritime War menting upon the proposed re­ the radio and through the press further strengthen the anti-Union that unions must file their con­ Emergency Board, Commerce ductions point out that they are urging men to return to sea, and plans of the RMO, for they have stitutions and by-laws, numbers Bldg., and Dr. John R. Steelman, not consistent with present day recruiting men for service with been given: of members and salaries of of­ Director of the Conciliation Ser­ economic factors due to the bur­ the American Merchant Marine. 1. Control of the oecupationficers, dates of elections and lists vice, Dept. of Labor Bldg., Wash­ dens of additional taxation and In all these statements the RMO clearly indicated the approxim­ tional deferments of men in se­ of all dues and assessments le­ ington, D.C. All are members of increased living costs. vied, as well as lists of properties the MWEB in addition to the They cite the fact that count­ ate earnings and bonuses provid­ lected age groups and capacit­ owned by the unions. less thousands of patriotic Am­ ed for under the war-time emer­ ies. other posts they hold. 2. Complete control of re­ In addition to this the Brad­ Copies of such letters and tele­ erican seamen answered the pleas gency. ford Act requires the unions to grams are being sent to the of their Country and left lucra­ This is the bargain that the cruitment and manning for the lakes operators. file complete financial statements Union's Washington Representa­ tive shore-side jobs to return to WSA now seeks to set aside even sea and serve in the Merchant tive, Matthew Dushane to be re­ {Cwitinued from Page 2) {Contmiuf on Page 4) ' {Continued on Page 3) {Contimied on "Page 2) A labama Sta te AFL Fights Bradford Act la' SIU Purchases $75,000 War Bonds In DHve ILGWU Bonds Buy Fourth Liberty Ship UNION DRIVES TO PROTECT BONUSES FROM MWEB CUT �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affillfted u-ith the American Federation of labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President 110 Market Street, Saa Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK LOG MATTHEW DtJSHANE - - - Washmgton Rep, 424 5tli Street, N. W., Washington, D. C m w. m Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRES3 NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone 5t BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Cay St PHILADELPHIA J North 6th St NORFOLK, 25 Commercial PI NEW ORLEANS (16) ..324 Chartrea St SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St TAMPA 423 East Piatt St MOBILE 7 St. Michael St PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 219 20th Street BOwIing Croea 9-. Liberty 40J7 ^Ivert 4539 ^inU Norfolk 4-1033 Canal 3336 .Savannah 3-1728 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra CUIveaton 2-8043 Board has authorized payment of a port attack bonus of $125.00 to the crew members of the S.S. James M. Gillis for ihe enemy attack on the Port of Naples, Italy. Payment o£ the above eunount can be obtained by call­ ing at the office of Smith & John­ son, 80 Broad Street, New York City. Stewards Depts. of the S.S. Francis Marion and the S.S. C Curtis of the Robin Line who made the last voyages, of those vessels, contact C. Martin, New York Patrolman regarding divis­ ion of extra-meal money. {Continued from Page 1) though they guaranteed the same in order to aid the HMO ,in re­ cruiting seamen. In addition to that the WSA's RMO has maneuvered to freeze those who answered the call in­ to the industry as well as those actively engaged as seafarers at the war's outbreak. Further, the RMO through its recruitment programs has flood­ ed the industry to a dangerous extent with some newcomers who cannot be counted as competent and whom are regarded as a constant source of danger to their- fellow seamen on the job. Thousands of experienced sea­ men carry that new element on SJU Offic^ Elected By Membership Ballot continual struggle for wages and {Continued from Page 1) conditions against the operators. have joined a vessel and places Opposition Cited PUBLICATION OFFICE: a penalty on performers. All officers look forward to a ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET Tally Committee's Report greater SIU and point to the con­ New Y'ork City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 Tho.'sc elected to office, accord­ tinual opposition that the SIU »267 ing to the Tally Committee's re­ has received from countless ele­ port, were: ments in Washington who would ^Brother John Hawk, No. 2212, deprive the seamen of their hardre-elected as Sec'y-Treasurer for won gains. the District. In reviewing the past year, John Mogan, No. 216, Boston Brother Hawk, re-elected as Sec'y-Treasurer for the Atlantic Agent. and Gulf District, pointed out the Joseph Lapham, No. 247, Bos­ many attacks that have been made ton Joint-Patrolman. on the Union by the bureaucrats Paul Hall, No. G 190, New York seeking to perpetuate themselves Agent. in office in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Lack of vitally necessary that it should Joe Volpian, No. G 56, New He pointed but that the or­ a clear and consistent Govern­ be restored. Abuse or arbitrary York Engine Patrolman. ganization and the membership ment labor policy is largely re­ directives will not do it. Attempt­ must be constantly alert and on sponsible for wartime strikes, ed punishment through legisla­ Louis Goffin, No. 4526 and their toes to preserve the gains John P. Frey, president of the tion will not do it. Efforts to turn James Sheehan, No. G 306, both the Union has made. AFL Metal Trades Department the members of our armed forces New York Deck Patrolmen. <aiarged in a "Labor For Victory" against the munition workers will Claude Fisher, No. 362 and Serving as a Tally Committee loroadcast over a nation-wide not do it. Fred Hart, No. 488, both New were Brothers Arthur Thompson, No. 2888; Joseph Timitho, No. "The great majority of strikes York Stewards Patrolmen. NBC hookup. 5202; Ralph Hayes, No. 348; Instead of a national labor pol­ have resulted from an unneces­ icy, administered by one central sary irritation, an irritation which Harry J. Collins, No. 496, Phil­ Stanley Greenridge, No. 1863; Ferdinand Nunziaute, No. 7055, . authority, Frey said,, there have like a chafing harness has finally adelphia Agent. and John Marciano, No. 6282. developed more than twenty-five created an open sore. Workmen %oe Flanagan, No. 542, Balti­ Federal agencies which issue reg­ who have given their solemn more Agent. ulations, directives and decisions pledge not to strike during the <^atthew Little, No. 2294, Bal­ Keep In Touch With that are too often conflicting and duration of the war must be pro­ timore Patrolman-Dispatcher. tected from anyone in private confusing. Your Draft Baardi He also charged that because management or governmental po­ Rexford E. Dickey, No. 652 and James T. McCaulley, No. 1, both of the confusion and delays in de­ sition who would take advantage cisions which sometimes drag on of that no-strike pledge to see as, Baltimore Joint Patrolmen. for a year or more workers be­ how far they can go in imposing Charles C. Martin, No. 1856, Norfolk Agent. come irritated and break their uDon them." Paul Ambrose, No. 4713, Nor­ «30-strike pledge. folk Joint-Patrolman. To remedy the situation, Frey called for the centralization of all ;Charles Waid, No. G54, SavahGovernment bureaus and boards nah Agent. dealing with labor in the Deparl.^p. L. Parker, No. G 16Q, Tampa $20.00 Agent. {Continued from Page I) k^ment of Labor, which was orig­ FRANK MUHHY 16..00 in-' inally set up for that purpose. In S.S. J. BALDWIN purchase also provides that the 10.00 foi^en Banks, No. G1, Mobile bonds shall be examined by each oo other way can a definite na­ J. T. EDWARDS 7.00 Agent. tional labor policy be established, S.S. WM. S. BEANEH Quarterly Finance Committee. ARTHUR E. CORD 7.00 C. J. Stephens, No. G 76, New The measure follows in full: iYey declared. He added; 7.00 Orleans Agent. "Strikes and threats of strikes JENS JENSEN RESOLUTION 6.00 James DeVito, No. G185 and during wartime are indefensible. S.S. CLARK MILLS Ted R. Terrington, No. G 68, both S.S. WARD HUNT 6.00 They aie Inloleiable. And the WHEREAS: The Atlantic & 6.00 as New Orleans Joint-Patrolmen. Gulf District of the Seafarers In­ 4kfh3erican people have a right to S.S. VIRGINIA DARE 5.00 Ray W. Sweeney, No. G 20, ternational Union of North Am­ demand that they shall not occur. BERT SONDERICKER 3.00 Galveston Agent. *'But there are also other condi­ J. MALFARA erica has in the Hospital, BuriJil 2.50 j/Daniel Butts, No. 190, San Juan and General Funds more than tions during wartime equally in­ F. SULLIVAN 2.00 Agent. defensible. One of these is profit­ CARL PAETZEL sufficient cash to meet the otdi-. 2.00 nary disbursements required of eering; and another, equally in­ H. CHILDS Those elected to office by the defensible and intolerable, is mis- FEILDING W. WARREN .... 2.00 membership pledged themselves these funds, and 2.00 Cianagement of the labor situa­ A. FAUST WHEREAS: This cash is lying 2.00 to continued development of the idle in the bank, and tion by employers and represen- C. J. EBEHHART M. LONGFELLOW 1.0ft Union organizationally, and rep­ WHEREAS: United States De­ y ^tives of Federal agencies. 1.00 resent the membership in their fense Bonds constitute the safest "I would fail in my responsib- ALBERT GRUBER 1.Q0 ility if I did not frankly tell you CHARLES DOWLING investiment in the world, the en­ t, that the morale of our industrial A. SCHALNAN GRUNAH .. 1.00 Keep In Touch With tire integrity of the government workers has been injured—seri­ being their guarantee, and ously injured—and that it is now TOTAL $111.50 WHEREAS: The government Your Draft Board Frey Blames 25 Federal Agencies For Mixups That Provide Strikes Honor Roll Friday, February 18, 1944 MONEY DUE Union Drives To Protect The Maritime War Emergency Bonuses From MWEB Cut ------- Secy-Treas, P. O. Bos 25, Station P., New York City Bi^ANCH SEAFARERS their backs when it comes to ac­ tually sailing the ships. The old-timers who disregard­ ed ofA-is of safe shipyard work at high wages—as well as other shore-side jobs—remained in the industry sailing hazardous ships without guns and without de­ fense of any extent against the vicious torpedoes of enemy sub­ marines. And in this they are compar­ able to "clay pigeons" for they are under the continual hazard of not only submarine attack but surface vessel as well as aerial attacks and bombings. In ~ determining the basis for attempted cuts, the Union's of­ ficers point out that the govern­ ment officials utilize figures from the Navy stating that the sub­ marine menace has lessened be­ cause sinkings have decreased, as well as reductions in cargo in­ surance rates. The obvious fallacy of using such figures is apparent, officials declai-e, for the lessening of sink­ ings cannot be construed as to mean the absence of hazard of submarine sinkings, as well asdangers from surface attacks and aerial attacks and bombings. Such are always present in the war zones and should be the ba­ sis for increasing the bonuses, it is said. Further, it is declared that the comparison of crew members with cargo insurance rates is in­ compatible with the fact. Cargo, it is argued, is a cold, inanimate property and is not subject to nerve hazards and is insured on the probability of loss rather than against damage.. Where damagable cargo such as perishables are concerned insurance rates re­ main at their former percentages. And seamen are highly perishable since they are animate beings and subject to the human equa­ tion. The proportion of seamen cas­ ualties from the war attest the hazards and proclaim the neces­ sity of the continuation of exten­ sion of the war bonuses. All mem­ bers are urged by the officials to continue in their fight against the. proposed attempts to cut such. / ^/ SIU Purchases $75,(MM) War Bonds In Drive has urgent need of this money to finance a war in which our mem­ bers are front-line fighters, there­ fore be it RESOLVED: That the Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District be instructed to withdraw $45,000 from the Gen­ eral Fund and $10,352 from tjhe ; Hospital and Burial Fund, and with this money purchase war bonds, and be it further RESOLVED: That a banking committee of 3 men be elected at the New York Branch meeting to go with the Secretary-Treasurer to deposit these bonds in the safe deposit box. These bonds shall be examined by each Quarterly Finance Committee. Ralph H. Hayes. No. 348 Joseph Timothio. No. 5202 James Malfara, No. 7443 J �Friday, February 18, 1944 ILGWU Bonds Buy Fourth Liberty Ship {Continued from l?age I) by the purchase of eight million dollars worth of Wai' Bonds by the Joint Dress Board of the I;L,G,W.U, in the third War Loan Drive. "The success of our war effort could not have been achieved ex­ cept for the services of the great body of loyal American workers who make up the American Fed­ eration of Labor," Gov. O'Conor said at a luncheon preceding the launching of the Morris Sigman. "Offsetting the few instances of derelictions by unions, there are countless numbers of cases of great sacrifice and devoted ser­ vice by workers and their organi­ zations. . "It has never been necessary for me in my official capacity to condemn labor leaders. The rep­ resentatives of the AFL in Mary­ land have eooperated very closely with me and are doing a fine job for their country." AFL President William Green told the gathering that "labor will make any sacrifice to win the war." He called for strict adher­ ence to the no-strike pledge in the months ahead. The late Morris Sigman was eulogized by David Dubinsky, I.L.G.W.U. President, and by Ju­ lius Hochman, Vice President of the Union. Dubinsky declared that the ship bearing Sigman's name may eventually be sunk, but it will never falter in its duty or compromise with the enemy. Hochman stressed the fight made by Sigman against Communist in­ filtration in the union and declar­ ed that due to his leadership the Cvmmunists have no influence in the organization today. He said that immigrant workers learned the meaning of Americanism through the union which has ed­ ucated them in democracy. The actual launching was per­ formed under the sponsorship of Mrs. Morris Sigman. Although THE AlabamaState AFL Fights Bradford Act {Continued from Pige 1) with the State and would bar strikes by terming them "outlaw." Bentley G. Byrnes and George L. Smart, both of New Orleans, represented the labor groups, while Atty.-Gen. Wm. N. Mc­ Queen appeared for the State. The panel of judges was made up of District Judges T. A. Murphree and Charles B. Kennamer with Circuit Judge Samuel H. Sibley. The Federal Court action was filed in the name of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, AFL, Local 675 of Gads­ den, Alabama, together with other labor organizations through­ out the State. Indications are that the fight will be carried to the highest possible court. In affirming the Act as enforcable the Court upheld the ap­ pointment of W. Emmett Brooks as State Labor Director. Mr. Brooks recently declared in an administrative opinion that his department will consider closed shop agreements invalid "unless some court of competent jurisdic­ tion shall declare otherwise." This, the AFL Unions declared, was an attempt to throw the en­ tire State over to an "open-shop" policy and abrogate all existing Union contracts. Meanwhile, a petition for an injunction asked by the Alabama State Federation of Labor in the Montgomery County Circuit Court to stop the payment of sal­ aries by the State to the labor director was denied by Judge Walter B. Jones. she is now an invalid, Mrs. Sig­ man broke the bottle of cham­ pagne over the knife-like prow of the ship at the fii-st try and sent it smartly and auspiciously down the ways into Chesapeake Bay. MONEY DUE ,v By reason of an enemy attack on the port of Oran an attack bwjus is payable to crew mem­ bers' of the S.S. Josiah Bartlett, Voyage No. 2, who were attached to that vessel as of that date. Checks and vouchers are being held at the New York office of Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.. Pier 25, North River, for the men listed below: Harry F. Koehler Anslem Snow John E. Glynn Harold D. Smith Rawland S. Miers Mark Davis Juan M. Soto Joseph J. Tardif Joseph E. Leaumont Theodore L. Simonds Arthur H. Wilson Marshall F. Smith Abraham Chernin , Charles W. Prementine Horace Stevenson William P. Cronin Manuel Floras Benigno Beautista Albert D. Nash John A. Pritchard Albert E. Meyers Henry L. Scott John Bouyea Duncan E. McAskill Checks and vouchers are being held at 40 Central Street, Boston, Massachusetts for the following men: John F. Wood I Edward Silberberg John W. Bigwood Leo R. Mulrean Harry Glock James R. Frotten Fred H. Horneman » • » The following members of the crew of the S.S. Benjamin Contee' can collect their overtime money at the Mississippi Shipping Co. office. 17 Battery Place, New SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Labor Draft Spells Regimentation, Not Efficiency, Green Tells Union KANSAS CITY, Mo. — AFL President William Green assailed proposals for labor conscription as unnecessary and unwise in an address here before the seven­ teenth consolidated convention of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America. Using the remarkable war rec­ ord of the members of this union as his text, Mr. Green declared that war production is proceeding so well that a National Service Act would only be likely to harm instead of help. The record breaking exploits of the Boilermakers in the na­ tion's shipyards, their yeoman efforts in helping to build 27 mil­ lion tons of merchant shipping and in doubling the size of the Navy received high praise from the AFL chief. He also declared that the union's compliance nationally and locally with labor's no - strike pledge "has been as close to 100 per cent as is humanlV possible." After pointing to the record breaking totals of ship, plane, tank, artillery and anununition production, Mr. Green declared; "In the calm and deliberate judgment of the American Fed­ eration of Labor, labor conscrip­ tion as contemplated in the pro­ posed National Service Act, would not add a single bullet to the nation's war production totals. "On the contrary, we firmly be­ lieve that the substitution of in­ voluntary servitude for voluntary cooperation might so confuse the production program and so upset labor morale as to retard pro­ duction and set back the entire war effort. "It must be remembered that only last November the represen­ tative heads of American indus­ try, agriculture and labor, joined in a unanimous statement oppos­ ing labor conscription and insist­ ing upon voluntary cooperation as the real solution of manpower problems. From long experience in the practical operation of the American way of life, they came to the inescapable conclusion that increased regimentation does not bring about increased effici­ ency. On the contrary, one of the major factors that will even­ tually help us win this war is the incontestable superiority of free American labor over slave Nazi labor. To deprive American work­ ers of their freedom through a National Service Law would only deprive our country of one of its main sources of strength. "It is argued by the proponents of this dangerous legislation that it would help prevent .strikes. That view is not upheld by the facts. Great Britain has had a National Service Law since Dun­ kirk. That law has not prevented strikes in Britain. In fact, the number of strikes in that coun­ try during the past year has been greater than ever before and higher proportionately than in America. "Because it will not increase war production, because it will" not solve manpower problems, because it will not prevent strikes and because it may seriously em­ barrass the nation's war effort, the American Federation of La­ bor will resist with all its power the attempt being made to enact a National Service Act. "We call upon aU of our mem­ bers to prove by their example that such a law is as unnecessary as it is unwise. The national and international unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor have made a 100 percent perfect record in fulfilling our no-strike pledge to the Govern­ ment. We now call upon our lo­ cal unions to match that perfect record. At this moment, vast military movements are in pro­ gress and even greater drives are in preparation." SAVANNAH What Ho! The Admiral Shipping in this port is still good and it looks as if it is going to continue to be good for some­ time to come. No more we'll "Shoot him at Sunrise" Or shout for his downfall For Admiral Land has made the grade He speaks in N.M.U. Hall. Had 7 new ships out from here in the month of January and if the next month is anything like this we are really going to be busy down here. So far have al­ ready had one out this month and have another scheduled for next week. Haven't had much trouble getting crews together with some of the boys coming in every day from trips just com­ pleted. No more "the arm chair Admiral" Fox WE have seen the light One year has passed, our line has changed And "left" is now the "right'." No more do we demand his head And hushed is our hue and cry For WE must "work" the Admiral Or we are high and dry. No more the sluss and angry blast Nor insults hurled in jibe Our eyes are turned on Government jobs And so our thoughts we hide. Had the Tulsa and the Shickshinny of South Atlantic in Wil­ mington last month with practicallj' a full crew placed aboard. Also had a new C-2 out from there for Mississippi. And so we listen with silent breath And print his every word All is now sweetness, truth, and right All is one sweet accord. If shipping continues to be as good as it has been here, will be able to use everyone I can get my hands on, as have been ship­ ping men as fast as they come in, including all three departments. Ah, silent is our political voice And grave-like is our press We need him now to give, us "tone" To cover our disteess. Steady as she goes, He's now the "worthy Admiral" We print his every quote Te beguile the N.M.U. "innocents" And keep our game afloat. CHARLES WAID, Agent Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board —Top'n Lift. York City. GEORGE M^ CROSSMAN, AB; WILLIAM SZYT2, Bos'n; JOHN R. STORK, AB; THOMAS J. McNICHOLLS, AB; GORDON L. WILLIS. AB; EDGAR H. EM­ ERY, AB; CLYDE D. HAMBY, OS; WILLIAM M. LAWTON, Fm-WT; PASQUALE A. TEURACE, Fm-WT; and H. H. GAL­ LAGHER, Fm-WT. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR MONTH OF JAN. 1st TO JAN. 31st DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED 2348 908 1302 1054 Shipping is slowing up? 808 4082 882 3018 • •J �Paga Four THE JS.I.U. Gains New Members . .< < ~ • >4 * Demonstrating the healthy growth of the SIU the •Finance and Investigating Committee disclosed in a report to the New York Branch meeting, Monday of this week, 'that over two thousand new members have joined the At­ lantic and Gulf District of the Union during the past quarter. mend that the Secretary-Treas­ In commenting upon the stable urer be authorized to have a financial position of the Union vault installed that will be fire­ the Committee reported to the proof and burglar-proof. membership that they had view­ We also have acted as a Build­ ed the War Bonds held in the ing Committee and along with safety deposit vault. They point­ the Secretary - Treasurer, looked ed out that these bonds will have over several buildings and rec­ a matured value of $102,000.00. ommend leasing three floors in The report follows in full. the building situated at 51 Bea­ REPORT OF QUARTERLY FI­ ver Street and move there as soon NANCE AND INVESTIGATING as possible. This is a very good location as it is just one block and COMMITTEE February 14, 1944 a half from here. We, the duly elected Quarterly We have also submitted a reso­ lution in the matter of buying Finance and Investigating Com­ more bonds and we strongly rec­ mittee, having been duly elected ommend that the membership at the regular Branch meeting concur in this resolution. held February 7th, 1944. Signed: Ralph H. Hayes. No. 348 Have checked the bonding of Joseph Timothio. No. 5202 all the officials and found that the James Malfara. No. 7443. officials in all Branches are prop­ erly bonded. • We have investigated the finan­ cial transactions of the Union for the period and found tiiem in order. We have checked the books of the various funds under control MONTREAL — An agenda of of the Secretary-Treasurer and seven points has been prepared have found them to be correct for the ILO conference to be held with Certified Public Accountants beginning April 20, at Philadel­ phia, headquarters of the ILO balances as well as the banks. • We made test checks of various here announced. It will be the •Branch financial reports, and first ILO conference since 1941. 1--?^ found that bills and income re­ The principal items in the ceipts were listed correctly in the agenda will be "Recommenda­ Secretary-Treasurer's weekly fi­ tions to the United Nations for nancial reports and that the re­ present and post-war social pol­ capitulation sheets were made icy," and "Future policy, pro­ out correctly. Also made test gram and status of the ILO." checks of the dues record cards "The conference," the ILO says, against the branch financial re­ "should be asked to proceed im­ ports and found them to be cor­ mediately to a general examina­ tion of social policy, and the dis­ rect. We have found that 2013 new cussions should not be confined members were joined in the past to generalities but should deal •Quarter. courageously with the practical .• We accompanied the Secretary- problems which are sure to arise '.Treasurer to the Federation Bank and on which governments are ^d Trust Co., and examined the entitled to look to the ILO for National Defense Bonds in the advice and guidance." '¥• safe deposit box. These bonds Another item in the agenda have a matured value of $102,000. concerns the organization of em­ ' We have counted the buttons ployment in the transition from bn hand and list the count below. war to peace "by which is to be I#.I . Buttons on hand last understood," says a memoran­ report 1800 dum on the conference, "not so Buttons sent to much the question of the motive Branches during and general inspiration of eco­ Quarter 900 nomic activity, but rather the whole technique of the transfer Buttons in office • 900 of manpower from war activity Buttons received from to peace activity, the short term Mfg 3686 measures required, the problems of training, of public works." Total buttons on hand 4.586 The ILO will submit proposals We have examined the com­ concern ing re-employment of plete system of recording dues, members of the armed forces and all financial transactions of the War workers, and on special em­ Branches and the Secretray- ployment problems with regard Treasurer's office and have found to special categories of workers, it to be very efficient. youths, disabled and women. We have counted the member­ The ILO was created after the ship books on hand and found last war to promote social jus­ that there are 1800. There are 40 tice and improve the condition of cash receipt books on hand num­ labor. There are 53 member na­ bered from 22501 through 24451. tions, including most of the Uni­ In view of the foregoing we ted Nations and neutral states. recommend that the Auditors The conference in the United Quarterly Financial report be ac­ States is expected to last three to four weeks. Delegations from 35 cepted. Due to the importance of the to 40 member states are expected Union's live records, we "recom­ to attend. ILO To Probe Post-War Policy If SEAFARERS LOG MONEY DUE FROM BULL LINE: S.S. Babcock: week end over­ time in St. Johns. Dec. 4xh and 5thv<1943. payable to all unlicens­ ed crew members at the com­ pany's office. « « • S.S. Dorothy; 3 weeks' linen money payable to Stewards Dept. members, - K « K S.S. Gov. John Lind: Paid off in Mobile. Dec. 20th. 1943. Vin­ cent Williams and J. Driscol each have 32 hours coming. • • • JOSEPH FEIRENCE. S.S. Wil­ liam Tilden: Has a division of wages for 3 months and 8 days coming. Collect at Bull Line of­ fice. * » » FROM CALMAR LINE S.S. Stevenson Taylor: T. PARKER. $17.57; A. IGNACIO. $12.78; B. KLAKOWICZ. $14.78; A. MOSES. $23.58; WM. PILJAR. $29.97; H. MAKOWSKI. $35.58; H. FALL. $21.98; C. DANULES. $19.18; J. SHAFFER. $21.57. Col­ lect at Calmar Line office. * * * S.S. William Pepper: R. C. TOWNSEND. $21.57; P. G. FOX. $23.17; C. GOODWIN. $3.20; P. PARRIS. $46.69; R. C. BELL. $11.18; J. SPRIGGS. $135.44; H. WATSON. $117.17. Collect at Calmar Line office. S.S. Richard H. Lee: L. WEB­ ER; DE LEON; COUNCEL; E. COOPER; JUNIUS FISHER and R. L. ALEXANDER. Each of the aforenamed have $61.98 coming to them. Collect at Calmar Line office. » • » Sailors, Oilers and Chief Cook from S.S. Lyman Hall have over­ time coming for past trip. Col­ lect at South Atlantic Co. office. 17 Battery Place. New York. » » • Transportation beef settled in favor of the crew of the Cape St. George that paid off in New Orlenas. January 1944. • * • Crew of the S.S. Eleazar Wheelock which paid off in New York on Sept. 28. 1943. can collect $125.00 attack bonus at Calmar Line office. 39 Broadway. New York City. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES J. A. Anderson. T.C. No. 3649 A. Bercehell Walter Bachman, T.C. No. 3209 Cecil Brock. T.C. No. 3654 Gaetano Cavalier Charles Gedden Richard Hill. T.C. No. 1728 Sydney P. Josephson Arthur Krowe G. La Rocca. T.C. 3462 John Loughran Wm. Leiner Wm. Madison, T.C. No. 3733 P. Naryles, No. 2720 Juan Nieves, No. 2389 Gasper Sansome, No. 22880 Rudolph Van Dyke, T.C. No. 3241 W. S. Wilson "T.C.": (Trip Card) "P": (Probationary) Friday. February 18. 1944 NMUOfficialsSaylt With Musical Dollars NMUMember Declares /J Deception is the art of covering things up—so thafi the members see the right hand without knowing what the left hand does. It is the staff of life to the Stalinist leader­ ship of the NMU whose policies are bankrupt. The mem­ bership must be amused and diversion is on the order of the day—the first point on the political agenda. But at the same time that the^" members are being amused with NMU members who refused to al­ everything from a hula hula to a low John Shipowner to put hist jazz band in the shipping halls hand in their pockets in the inter­ the left hand is busy stacking the est of the Stalinist leadership and machine in control of the NMU, cards. The old checkoff is covered up be a blow against the war effort and made to sound respectable —and an attempt to interfere by naming it a "dues deduction with a seaman's rights to sail? Certainly, this economic Plan." And the membership of "putsch" against the rights of the NMU are to be forced to sign the membership does not square the cards in order to get their with their never ending screams book stamped "approved." This that their only interest is "keep­ is a queer conception of democ­ racy indeed. Actually such a con­ ing them sailing" and "winning ception of democracy is to be the war." Their motive in slip­ found in insane asylums. It is ping the Check-off system on the the very brand of "democracy" seamen shows that winning the practiced in Hitler's Germany or war is secondary to their real plans—enslavement of the Am­ Stalin's Russia. Yet, these perverts of all things erican seamen and the develop­ democratic and the meaning of ment of the MNU by "evolution" democracy have the unmitigated into a joint CP-Shipowner Asso­ gall to assure the NMU members ciation, Incorporated. Yea, Brothers — dues "deduc­ that theirs is a democratic rank tion" sounds soft and musical but and file Union. Loud assurances it's the same old Check-off rack­ are given by these totalitarian et; even though it's announced refugees that the NMU is demo­ as being in the spirit of Teheran, cratic. Cairo and Moscow. No doubt they wish to impress We know it well. the American Government with —NMU Rank and Filer their brand of democratic con­ ception as a working example. Their scornful evaluation of the mental average of the pres­ ent crop of NMU members is measured by their artful pretence and demogogy. The I.Q. of the membership has reached a new {Continued from Page 1) low in their estimation and the Officials of the RMO in Wash­ Stalinist presumptions mount to ington exposed their stand some­ high heavens. " what when thej'' were asked for The "dues deduction Plan" comment and declared that they sounds soft and easy—^like a sym­ would use basically the same pol­ phonic score. But its meaning is icies and practices now used re­ harsh as the blare of trumpets. garding off-shore and deep-sea The shipowner will collect and personnel. turn the dues over to parasites According to Government re­ who sit in their easy chairs. How leases the plan was worked out will they be able to carry on their between "industry and Govern­ "never ending struggles against ment representatives," and calls the shipowners" (if we believe for closely "co-operative efforts their words) then — after John of vessel operators, the War Man­ Shipowner has become a full power Commision, the U.S. Coast partner in sustaining the econom­ Guard and the Recruitment and ic life of the NMU and aiding Manning Organization of the them in usurping the democratic WSA." rights of the members? Ah It is further reported that the Brothers—this is a contradiction RMO took this method to control which must be solved through all exits and entries to the indus­ the use of Stalinist dialectics. try as a means of bolstering its If you haven't got that "demo­ failing program on the Lakqs cratic stamp 'Approved' " in your while furthering its anti-union NMU Book you will be told that program. you are not and cannot be a mem­ To this same end the RMO has ber of the NMU? recently gained permission from Well, this correspondent is will­ the War Manpower Commission ing to bet that the croupiers in to issue "certificates of availabil­ the NMU lottery won't let you ity" to many specialized ratings leave in any numbers for that that will be recognized by the means lost dough. They will try WMC. These certificates will in and apply strategy and tactics. effect mean a "passport from job The individual will be told that to job," union conscious people the majority has accepted in a recognize, and leave men at the "democratic" election or manner mercy of the RMO bureaucrats. and that you, my friends, are the It is reported that the majority only ones out of step. You must of the labor organizations who line up with the majority. represent seamen and inland And how can the NMU main­ water employees have not been tain its non-existent contracts consulted as to the desirability without any members? and feasibility of the RMO's plan V/ould such procedures against to control all seafarers. RMO Fosters Anti-Union Drive r � 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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