https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/a50703df6c626aa04c6958b5ace95a30.PDF 5d0deb601b66be5c4323b361f5049274 PDF Text Text |4» Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1946 Vol. VIII. Kn No. 10 COMMIES RUN NMU, GURRAN ADMITS . +. iPiiiii illB' Says Membership Was Sold-OutTo CP Line; Asks Ouster Of Meyers, Smith, McKenzie As His Gang Batties For Union Leadership The Communists have busted the NMU wide open. Joe Curran, NMU national president, exposed the machinations of the Red leadership in its struggle for power in the Union at a closed membership meeting on February 18. Curran revealed that the communist machine continually overrode the will of the membership. He showed the membership how the commies had dictated who was to be elected, fired and 'or brought "^up on charges. Shipowners And NMU Members: These are some of the men on the Cape Junction who are doing their best to bring the Cape Junction into the Seafarers—and they're getting places. With the exception of the Bosun, these men are all active aboard the ship. From the left (kneeling): Nick Calzia, AB; Vincente Chavez, 2nd Cook. Rear: Guy Merchant, Bosun; Phillip Daum, Utility; Tex Hansen, AB; De Haven, AB. Passenger Ships Pianned NEW YORK — A summary of the construction plans of eleven ship lines has been announced by the National^Federation of American Shipping. A total of eighty-nine new passenger ves­ sels of 1,200,000 gross tons will be built, costing between $400,000,000 and $500,000,000. The new ships will be larger and speedier than the prewar models. They will have a total passenger carrying capacity of 14,000 to 15,000 passengers, and a cargo carrying capacity of 700,000 deadweight tons. Speeds will range from 16 to ,30 knots, com­ pared to a prewar range of from 12 to 22 knots. Four of the lines which have announced their plans have closed shop contracts with the Seafarers International Union. The number of vessels they plan to obtain, total passenger and car­ go capacity, routes and ranges of speed, is as follows: Grace Line, Inc., New York, nine ships carrying 450 passen­ gers and 83,960 cargo tons to South America at a speed of 18 knots. Alcoa Steamship Co., New York, three vessels with 2000 passengers and 40,000 to 50,000 tons of cargo to West Indies and South America at speeds from 16 to 20 knots. Mississippi Shipping Co. New Orleans, three ships carrying 360 passengers and 39,000 cargo tons to South America at 20 knots. American Mail Lines, Seattle, six special Diesel powered C-2 type vessels, with 75 passengers and 55,000 to 60,000 cargo tons from the Pacific Northwest to the Orient at 16 to 18 knots. The Seafarers International Union of North America is hereby giving notice to all U,S. shipowners that, no matter how badly broken up or weak the NMU becomes through the squab­ bling of their communist leaders, we will faithfully observe all NMU contracts, and will under no circumstances permit the disintegration of the NMU to be used as a club by the ship­ owners against the helpless members of that organization. Several times in the past, ship operators with whom the Seafarers has contracts have disclosed the fact that NMU of­ ficials Myers and McKenzie have both offered to deal with the shipowners on very liberal terms—provided that the operators sign up with the NMU, instead of continuing their SIU contracts. These disclosures have not caused the SIU to veer from the straight course and attempt to pay back the NMU in their own coin. On the contrary, we are making this pledge to the rank and file members of the NMU so that they may rest assured that they will have every assistance in the world from the SIU in cleansing their union-house of their scabby, finking misleaders. We make this pledge to the NMU rank and filers, and in­ tend to keep it. Now, do your shcure, boys. Make it a good housecleaning while you're at it, and don't worry about the shipowners coercive attempts. We'll back your play! Seafarer Led Filipino Regiment In Guerilla Warfare Against Japs By TOM MOORE McBRIDE Into the Log office in the New York Hall, the other day, came an amazing young man, a probationary SIU member named Edward G. Bender, oiler. Until recently he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, commanding First Bolo Regiment, Isabela, Philippine Islands. He is a man who survived the Bataan Deatht March, escaped from the Japs an SIU ship after five days In and led the resistance movement port. Ed Bender was still reticent in northern Luzon. when he began to talk, and Lutt­ This is the first time his story rell had to prompt him to get has appeared in print. Up to now him started. But once he got go­ he had been reticent to the point ing, there was no stopping him. Ed Bender's father was a of turning tail whenever a news­ Pennsylvanian who married a man appi'oached. His buddy, C. Filipina. Ed is an American cit­ E. Luttrell, longtime SIU full izen. He went to school in Ma­ book member, prevailed upon nila, and in 1940 joined the Phi­ him, however, to come up to the lippine Scouts. He was dis­ Log office to tell his story when charged for disability on August their ship hit this port. 6, 1941. When the Jap attack Bender and Luttrell sailed came he was an Army civilian from New York on March 2, on employee, a stenographer at the Army Medical Corps Hospital. Bender wanted to do more than work in a hospital, but he didn't get his chance until De­ cember 26. Then two non-coms of the 86th Field Artillery, who knew he'd had experience, picked him up and took him to the northern front, where he (Continued on Page 4) He disclosed that Joseph Stack, NMU' New York Agent and prominent in the communist par­ ty in New York, has been doing espionage work in and around the Port of New York. Since Curran's expose the NMU has been entirely leaderless. The fight for power has gone on. No one has quit throwing mud long enough to take the helm. And now the entire world knows aB'out the communist lead­ ership in the NMU. A report of Curran's sensational disclosures at the closed meeting was carried first in the New York World Tele­ gram. It was reprinted by other New York papers. The wire ser­ vices picked it up. Mention the NMU to anyone, anywhere henceforth, and any­ one, anywhere will see Reds. OFFICIAL MINUTES To World-Telegram reporter Fred Woltman came the official transcript of the closed meeting, through an undisclosed source. He broke the story on March 5. That was the first public knowl­ edge of the explosion in the vit­ als of the NMU, though it had been known for more than a week that the fight for power between Curran and the com­ munist bloc had come to a crashing climax of some sort. Despite the obvious inference throughout his 20-page indict­ ment of the Red leaders of the NMU, Curran managed to avoid the use of the word "communist," hewing to the phrase "the ma­ chine" each time he spoke of the men doing battle with him. QUIZZED SEAMEN He named as leaders of the commie plot to control the NMU, Ferdinand Smith, national secre­ tary; Howard McKenzie and Frederick (Blackie) Myers, vice presidents. Also scourged by Curran was communist Joe Stack, New York Port Agent. The World Telegram went even further than Curran, in establish(Continued on Page 10) �-mi Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. March 8, 1948 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 » » » & HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - - President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 3-iikj A White Elephant? Although the shooting part of World War II has been over for more than six months, full peace has not yet been achieved any place on the globe. Sporadic fighting has brokeji out in many spots, and British and Dutch troops have been used to keep the colonial peoples in subjugation. This battle to keep the colonies under control is but another facet in the fight among nations for expanded economic power, and international prestige. The last eighteen months have seen the virtual en­ slavement of half of Europe by the Russians; the dismem­ berment of Chinese territory and the de-industrialization of Manchuria, also by the Russians; the meddling in Greece b\ the British, and an overall breakdown of the machinery designed to guard against just such excesses. These actions cannot be justified and are in no way compatible with the charter of the United Nations Organization. The veto, which has given the Big Three unprece­ dented power, has been used to quell any objections to the grabbing tactics of the Soviet Union and of Great Britain, and to the continued exploitation of the Dutch colonies, which has had the approval and the active cooperation of England. While the other member nations of the UNO certainly do not condone such activities, there is little that they can do about it under the present set-up. The basis for world peace has become fear of world war. We are attempting to build an organization to upbold amity among nations, yet we have the certain know­ ledge that force may have to be used to achieve this end. Already there is loose talk about World War III. Surely a world which has seen ten million people slaughtered fruitlessly is in no position to contemplate a new war. The brave new world may yet come, but not through the medium of an organization dedicated to the main­ tenance of power politics and imperialist expansion. It will come when no nation fears its neighbor; when all peo­ ples are free from want and tyranny—and may that day be soon. Out In The Open The stench that has arisen at the NMU national head­ quarters has existed for years. Up to now it has been care­ fully covered. Hitherto, any attempts to lift the lid have been met with the cry of "Red-baiting." Now, however, the expose comes from NMU Presi­ dent Joe Ciirran who certainly should know. He has been for the most part a willing part of the controlling ma­ chine. No matter what his reasons for the break, this much is certain: He knows whereof he speaks. For the maritime industry, this story has been the greatest thing that has happened since the overthrow of the old ISU piecards. For the membership of the NMU it is an opportunity to overtlirow their commie-line leadership; take over con­ trol for themselves in the name of clean, honest, militant unionism and prepare for the Coming day of real maritime unity—a unity free from communist political control. Hospital Payments Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS J. DENNIS L. A. CORNWALL D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT j. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OLUF J. S. NEAL .1, C. CARSON H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN % % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL HAROLD SCOTT THORWALD JOHANSEN WM. ROSS P. F. HICKS WM. MIM3 BLYHURNE WOODS J. DENNIS WILBER MANNING C. JANULLEVICUS GEO. R. COOPER GEO. A. CARROLL 3. i 4BRIGHTON MASS. HOSPITAL ELMER STEWART E. JOHNSTON G. PHINNEY, Jr. J. SAUNDERS F. KENSFIELD A. RAMOS STEVE KELLEY A. HUDSON PHILIP ARCHILLOER S. 4. 4.GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. "A. TROMLY R. N. STROMER H. HARTMAN DIXON BANDA QUAID ^ 4, 4. NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHAR1,ES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN LLOYD Q. McNAIR J. H. SMITH L. L. LEWIS Members of Ihe Seafarers are eniifled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union of your ward number so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH 4" 4" 41 ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY It if i> BALTIMORE HOSPITAL PAUL WINTERLY ESELE WALKER STEPHEN KELLY BUCK SHERWIN 4 4 4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4 4 4 SAVANNAH HOSPITAL ROBERT HANING 4 4 4 NEPONSIT £. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER �THE Fxiday, March 8, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Report Of SlU Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL In addition to the organizational task, the Union's postwar prob­ lems, the task of educating our younger union members, the Sea­ farers now have another job to do. We have the task of contacting every possible member of the National Maritime Union. This will be just as great a problem and as necessary as our current organizing drive. Details on the existing situation in the NMU are carried in another part of this paper. We are now witnessing a very large maritime union in the stage of breaking down. All officials and members of this union should remember that it will do the Sea­ farers no good to see the NMU completely demolished. The destroying of any maritime union will harm all other unions in the industry. This is what we must go to the membership of the NMU with. We must tell them; "Clean up your house— drive the fakers out. Unless you do this the NMU is sure to fall." Seafarer's Support Menjbers of the NMU must be told that the Seafarers will back them in their demands for a clean union. This can lead to the uniting of all seamens unions on common problems such as the program laid out in last week's Log of a joint agreement between all maritime unions to cooperate in eliminating the wartime powers of the Coast Guard, WSA, and other government bureaus. We know, and ^here's no use kidding ourselves, that we can sit on the sidelines and watch the NMU collapse through internal dissention and the sell-out tactics of their leadership. If this hap­ pens, and we do nothing about it, there will be nothing left to even call a union and the NMU membership will be left to be pushed around by the shipowners and all government bureaus. As we see it, our problem is plain. We must seek out the NMU members and explain to them that we have no designs on their organization, that for our mutual protection it is good that . llieie be an NMU until such time as we unite in "One Big Union" under the banner of the Seafarers International. The former chief stooge of the communist party, Joe Curran, now sees fit to expose the fact that the NMU is in the clutches of a group which no not intend to do one single thing for the mem­ bership of the NMU. In Curran's own words, they are interested only in following the political line of "Zig Zag" Foster, chief of the communists. Fired By Commies It is degrading to an organization of any kind in any industry to have to stomach the statement made by communist chief William Z. Foster in which he states he had had to use; "Surgery on some of the officials in the NMU." This must make every rank and file NMU member's ears burn. It must more than ever before tend to make him lose confidence in his organization. ..Naturally, we can expect the communists to attempt to rally and reshape their program along the line of some of their previous in­ famous slogans. The NMU member.s must bo told not once but as often as pqssible, that their internal problems are their own affair and that unless they and they alone clean them up, the NMU will surely die. The NMU membership has been told for years by the same communist leadership that are now slandering each other, that the Seafarers would do everything in its power to crush the NMU. This naturally has resulted in a bad feeling between the member­ ship of the two organizations. NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE MEMBERSfllP OF THE SEAFARERS TO PROVE TO THE MEM­ BERSHIP OF THE NMU THAT WE FIGHT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL SEAMEN AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF WHAT ORGANIZATION THEY BELONG TO. THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION IS DRAFTING A PROGRAM CALLING FOR UNITY AMONG ALL MARITIME WORKERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE BASED ON SIMPLE FUNDAMENTALS, WITH THE THOUGHT IN MIND OF HAVING ALL MEMBERS OF ALL MARITIME UNIONS UNITE ON ANY MATTER AT ISSUE WITH THE SHIPUWNEKS OR THE WASH­ INGTON MARITIME BUREAUS. We must push this program. We must tell all seamen of all unions that the Seafarers are strictly for unity on all union prob­ lems. We must show by our actions that we mean what we say. It seems that NMU is really getting worried about the Isth­ mian drive. Just last week the big shots held a meeting and Joe "No Coffee Time" Curran ac­ cused some of the other national officers of sabotaging the drive, and causing NMU members to desert wholesale. All of this is reported in a front page article in the "World Tele­ gram" of March 5, 1946. It even states the fact that the NMU couldn't even win an election against a company union; citing the Standard Oil of New Jersey. Curran blames the other commies —Myers, Smith, Stack, et al— and they blame him. The SIU has known this all along. On plenty of Isthmian ships NMU organizers are turn­ ing in their books and joining the SIU. In the last issue of the NMU rag, the "Pilot," they even stopped claiming any progress in Isthmian. REPUDIATE NMU The men on the Isthmian ships in the great part have already re- Johnny Goes A-Gooning John Rogan, NMU Port Committeeman and commun­ ist "big shot," who sometimes is known as the "Assistant President" of the NMU. set out to drown his sorrows one evening last week. The whisky evidently made him think himself a big, bad tough goon so he set out with a few other gas hounds to hunt a victim, and inquired for several people who weren't around (convenient­ ly for him). When one of these called up the next day Johnny wasn't in. His secretary, how­ ever, reported that he was still on the binge. Tut! tut! Comrade Rogan, the NMU doesn't pay you to drink dur­ ing working hours—but after all drinking's a lot safer than gooning—don't mix 'emi pudiated the NMU, but this isn't enough. The job to do is to show every Isthmian man, re­ gardless of who he is, just what the Seafarers stand.s for and how he can benefit himself and his shipmates by selecting the SIU as his bargaining agent. Reports from all ships continue to be good. The crews are stick­ ing aboard and fast getting everyone swung over to the right course. The response to the charter membership fee of seventeen dol­ lars has been good, and large numbers of Isthmian seamen have taken advantage of this and become members of the Union. ALL SHIPS VISITED Various port organizers all re­ port that every Isthmian ship is being visited and that the re­ sponse is improving every day. There is no doubt that the Sea­ farers is the choice of the ma­ jority of seamen riding Isthmian ships. Special effort is being made to have Isthmian committees or­ ganized on every SIU ship. The object of this is to have Isth­ mian ships and crews contacted in every port in the world. Sea­ farers members should not only contact these ships but every ef­ fort should be made to get Isth­ mian crews to come aboard SIU ships and see at first hand just how an SIU ship functions. Special attention should be paid to showing these Isthmian crews all overtime sheets and letting tnem see at first hand just how much they benefit finan­ cially by becoming organized. The Agents Conference will be held shortly in N. Y., and the (Coniinued on Page 12) NEW ISTHMIAN SHIPS Some large 02, and 03 types of ships and a few 04'.s are being turned over to Isthmian. These ships have been operated by the Army and Navy as transports. When they are put into operation this will mean a large number of men that must be hired to I'eplace the Army and Navy crews. Every SIU member should pitch in and help. If enough men can get aboard these ships they too will be won over and the election will be cinched. CRITICAL POINT .Summing the whole thing up in a nutshell, this is the critical point of the drive and every SIU member must be on his toes. If crews start piling off the ship at the last minute before the elections there is a danger that they will be replaced by men who don't know the score or by selected men that the NMU will try and .send in just to con­ fuse the issue, even though they know that they have no chance of winning the election. The picture looks good right now, and if the SIU holds on to what strength is now aboard ships, victory is certain. Holding on means however, that the work must not be lessened in the slightest. If anything, the work must be intensified. The bigger the margin of victory the better the agreement will be. Every or­ ganizer and every man aboard every Isthmian ship mut.t pull to­ gether. NMU Finds It Can't Piece-Off SIU Volunteer Ship's Organizer NORFOLK — Despite the at­ tempts of NMU Norfolk Agent Kirk to piece-off a couple of Isth­ mian men aboard the SS John Constantino, the ship is solidly for the Seafarers, and will con­ tinue to be pro-SIU. ANOTHER ISTHMIAN SHIP FOR SIU Charges Proved When talking to members of the NMU, tell them that their President, Joe Curran, has verified the charges made many times by the SIU. That he now openly admits that the affairs and man­ agement of the NMU are controlled by Moscow stooges such as Ferdinand Smith, Frederick Myers, Howard McKenzie, Joseph Stack, et ab Prove to them that once again as shown by Curran's own words ar.d charges, that the NMU has been sold down the river completely as regards conditions and wages. Point'out to them that the good officials of the NMU have re­ signed or been forced out under pressure simply because they in- Isthmian voting should be under way at about the same time. One of the principal jobs of this con­ ference will be to see that Isth­ mian activity doesn't slacken when the voting starts. Isthmian crew of the John Constantine, snapped aboard their ship while docked at Norfolk, is all for the Seafarers. Reading from left (kneeling): Eseky Benson, Organiser; Dowoy Parry, OS; Ward Moyers. AB; Henry Ford, Messman; John Johnson, Messman; (stand­ ing): P. P. Gaskill, AB; Melviii Eure, AB; Reese O'Scott, AB; C. M. Tucker, FWT; Gordon Trail, Oiler; Allan Marby, 2nd Cook; Willard Beaton, OS; T. Proctor. FWT; Lester Smith, OS. This is nut the first time that the NMU has attempted to "buy" or '"bribe" SIU members or proSIU Isthmian seamen, but the unquestioned loyalty of all Sea­ farers has always resulted in their resistance to these under­ handed attempts, and the SIU has on hand authenticated rec­ ords of several cases in proof. Of the two men in question, Reese O'Scott and Bill Evans, Scotty has been sailing with Isth­ mian for three years, and his buddy. Bill, has been with them for two-and-a-half years. Accord­ ing to them, "After we got a look at this Mr. Kirk and his 'union' pals, we would not have anything to do with him or his 'union'." STRONG SMELL Scotty declared, after revealing the attempted piece-off, "It (NMU) stinks up'the City of Nor­ folk, and I don't think Rill likes that becau.se Norfolk is his home to-wm." Organizer Rocky Benson assert-, ted that, "These fellows are help­ ing me to organize Isthmian, and they will go aboard other Isth­ mian ships in any port they hit. Both Scotty and Bill will tell the story of SIU to unorganized sea­ men who belong to Isthmian or other non-union companies." With volunteer ship's organi­ zers like Bill Evans and Reese O'Scott, plus numerous others pn Isthmian's hundred odd ships, the Seafarers is confident of the elec­ tion's outcome. �Page Four Hm MfHIS ITHIITK THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 1346 Seafarer Led Filipino Gueriiias (Continued from Page 1) laid guns to cover the retreat to RESISTANCE LEADER Bataan Peninsula. Then, because Bender knew all of the back roads, he led a con­ voy to Bataan. There he estab­ lished gun emplacements for the first line of artillery defense. Bender still didn't know wheth­ QUESTION: What port do you want to set­ er his status was Army or ci­ vilian. He wore an Army uni­ tle down in when you retire from the Sea? form, but that didn'tr mean much. He was advised to go to head­ quarters to find out. En route he ran into Major EINER HANSEN. CarpenterStephen C. Sitter, Medical Corps, Brooklyn for me—how else can who prevailed upon him to cstabr I follow the Dodgers if 1 don't lish the hospital registration sec­ live close fo them? Anyhow, it's tion and plan wards at the my home and I have my family newly-established Army field there. I like the wide open spaces hospital. For three weeks he of Flatbush. I like the gin mills worked 16 hours a day. Then the there, and you have to admit that casualties dropped off some. Brooklyn girls are the most beau­ But around mid-March all hell tiful you've seen. Even an old busied loose again. The second guy like me can see that. Most Edward J. Bender, who was a Li. Col. in the Filipino Resis­ Jap convoy had come. The whole of my friends live in Brooklyn. tance Movement and who is now an Oiler on an SIU ship, clasps peninsula shook, day and night, I know it sounds funny, and very hands in solidarity with his shipmate C. E. Luttrell. Jr.. 3rd As­ with the bombardment. The Japs few men will say this, but it's sistant on SS Marine Perch. pounded away at the field hos­ Brooklyn for me. Anyway, my pital where Bender was sta­ wife lives in Brooklyn—and likes thing he did when Bender's had other ideas though. They tioned. it—so I'm going to have to set­ group came up was shout "Atten­ kidnapped a collaborating po­ "I can't imagine why I didn't tle down there whether I want tion!" Eight men came to atten­ liceman and forced him to guide get it then," he says. . to or not. tion. Immediately the Japs fell the small group past .sentry boxes CIVILIAN AGAIN When the surrender flag was on them with rifle butts and bay­ to the rice paddies toward An­ raised Bender was too busy with onets. Bender told the white man geles, then allowed him to return. wounded to leave with the first he was a Filipino of German des­ There were several families of day's Death March contingent. Philippine Scouts at Angeles Major Sitter advised him to whom Bender knew. These took NELSON BENJAMIN. 2nd change to civvies as soon as pos­ them in, fed them and gave them Cook—New York, where else? sible, escape and organize guer­ money. Bender accompanied the New York is like heaven to me. rilla resistance. He managed to six to Tarlac, then set out over I have lived here since 1912 and make the change at night. the mountains toward home. He I still like it. I've never been The next day the ordeal be­ had crossed Balita Pa.ss when sol­ broke in New York, and I've gan. To start him off toward their diers of the Second Battalion, always been happy. My family concentration camp, three Japs 14th Infantry, Philippine Scouts, likes this town, and my kid has stuck bayonets in his back. An­ stopped him. Bender proved his grown up here. This is a good other twisted a piece of flesh identity, and gave the command­ city, nice people, plenty to do. from his arm with pliers. Anoth­ er, Major Enriquez, the first news and always a chance to make a er beat him over the head with of the American surrender. He living. I'm fifty-two years old a fla.shlight. told the story of the fall of Ba­ now. and I hope to live to be The worst part of this for Ben­ cent, that the Americans had taan, and the Death March. Ma­ seventy years old. and die right der was managing to keep smil- forced him and the men with jor Enriquez listened gravely. here in New York City. ling at his tormentors. If he him to do construction work. When Bender finished the major They had agreed on this story informed his men there would be hadn't they would have killed on the long march. All stuck to no surrender, that the 14th would him. They walked throughout the it when questioned, and the Japs continue to fight as a guerrilla first day and into the night. There believed it. They told the group outfit. was no water or food. It was the to disperse and go to San Fer­ NO SURRENDER JOE KRAMER. Oiler—I want same the second day. If a man nando or Porac, where they That battalion was the only to settle down in New Orleans. faltered he was beaten or bay- would become part of labor bat­ one which remained intact The boys tell me that I spent a onetted. The second night a med­ talions. Bender and six friends throughout the Jap occupation, good two weeks there once. It's ical officer looked them over. never surrendered and fought on a beautiful town, and the main Those whom he designated as too until long after the forces under street is one of the widest in the Bender Will Make weak to continue were bayonetMacArthur landed on the Luzon world. But the real reason I want ted to death. The men were made A Good Seafarer beaches. to live there is that the women to sit on the ground. They Bender wanted to stay with are really beautiful and not too Edward G. Bender, the couldn't stand or lie down. The the outfit, but Enriquez had more hard to get to know. The food guerrilla leader, will make us ground was damp and dysentery valuable work for him. He or­ there is the best in the United a fine Seafarer. set in. dered him to go home to San­ States, and as for the drinks, He sailed on an SIU tripSHEEP FROM GOATS tiago, Isabela, to collaborate with well, they're powerful enough. card as Wiper on the SS John It was a haggard group which the Japs and do intelligence I guess I'll never settle down any Goode on December 3. Two reached the point where civilians work. He gave him a horse to place, but if I do. I want to live days later he was promoted were to be separated from, sol­ ride tlie rest of 'die way. in New Orleans, even when it to Oiler. diers on the fourth day. Bender Ed Bender was a sad young rains. * He was badly burned on simulated a paralyzed hand. In December 31. but four days the office he showed us how he later he sailed on the Ruby did it, and his clawlike hand was Victory as an Oiler. As a so convincing we weren't sure it member of that crew he be­ hadn't grown that way. It was came a probationary member. just as convincing to the Japs. PETE SUDOL. Acting AB—I They placed him in a group of His buddy. C. E. Luttrell. don't want to live in a town 150, all supposed to be civilians. currently sailing as Jr. Third where the people act tough all Assistant, is a longtime, mili­ Only a fev/ Japs guarded his the time. New Yorkers are like group of civilians as they march­ tant Seafarer, and thinks that. That's why I'li take Bal­ ed northward, and Bender was he'll be an SIU asset. timore. where the people are able to pass the word for every­ "Look." said Luttrell, the swell and easy to get along with. one to dispose of everything GI, other day, "this guy will The girls down there are good- underwear, shoes — everything. make you a great Union man. looking and they like seamen. He knew Jap intelligence officers He's a top-notch man. and it . man when he asked the Japs in There are nice places to live, and would be the next ones separat­ doesn't take long for others Santiago for work as a book­ I think it would be a swell place ing the sheep from the goats, and to recognize it. What's more, keeper and they gave it to him. to bring up a family. There are would look for anything incrim­ he'll get out and organize About 10 percent of the people a couple of girls down there that inating. In addition, he warned them. in his hometown were collabor­ I am interested in and, who them not to do anything sugges­ "Any guy who could organ­ ators, and. he couldn't afford to knows, maybe I'll settle down tive of military training. ize an army from the ground let his family or friends know with one of them in Baltimore. up. should be able to organize There was a German in Am­ that he was in the Japs' erafor the SIU." erican uniform with the Japs at Labao, Pampanga, and the first (Continued on Page 11) �THE Friday. March 8. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Conditions On Azalea City A Scandal To The Jaybirds SIU PARTY HELD IN SALERNO We, the undersigned members of the crew on the SS Azalea City. Waterman SS Co.. do make the following state­ ments of conditions which exist at the present aboard this ship, on matters which are vitally important to the crew. We also make the following recommendations concerning what should be done in order to correct these conditions. Log - A - Rhythms Toast To The SIU By E, S. Higdon NO LAUNDRY FACILITIES As far as the ship's crew is concerned, there are no such things as facilities for laundering their dirty clothes. How­ ever. there are two laundry rooms aboard; one aft on the fantail and one mid-ships near the main galley. These two rooms are supplied with sinks and adequate equipment for the entire ship's company if handled properly. That is. if so much time for use of. and so much time and responsi­ bility for the maintenance of, were allotted to each group. As conditions now stand, the laundry room on the fantail is locked, and not available to the crew crew, and re­ served only for the Navy Personnel aboard. Likewise, the laundry room midships is kept locked and reserved for the use only of a few select officers. From what we gather there are only about IC officers using this laundry room. In each of these rooms, there is a washing machine, owned apparently by the individuals, who let out the use of the machines to others. It appears that the reason for locking the crew out of these rooms is that it would interfere with the use of the washing machines. Our desire is not for the machines, but for the use of the laundry room sinks, which we feel that we are entitled to. At one time, three department delegates went above to see if something could done, but were unable to kindle any interest, outside of the possibility of getting a steam line put in each one of the showers. This item should be corrected immediately, but from appearances, it is going to take more than a mere request of the persons in authority to do so. This letter is in request of the assistance of a little more power than we seem to be able to generate. CREW PANTRY, REFRIGERATOR To describe said crew pantry, it consists of a tiny room about 5 by 7 feet in which is jammed a rusty steam table about one-half the size necessary for the number of men being fed; a tin stand upon which rests an equally rusty coffee urn. which should have been discarded a year ago. and an old beat up refrigerator, which likewise should have gone to the junk heap a year ago. In addition to these items just mentioned, which should be sufficient in their importance to cause some action, the facilities provided for the washing of dishes, and of other mess equipment used by the crewv are not far short of criminal. We say this because of the knowledge which is common, that there has been and IS available to the proper agency, (W.SJl.) all the needed equipment necessary. Other ships have it; why hasn't this one? To continue, the facility for dish washing is. in short, one small tin sink about 18 inches square and 12 inches deep with an equally small drain board. In this small sink, the dish washer must handle all the dishes, silverware, glasses and utensils necessary for feeding about 80 men. Need­ less to say. it is an extremely unsanitary condition and if for nothing mofe important than the health of the men of the crew, some form of immediate action should be taken. It is absolutely impassible to sterilize dishes with this set-up. This so called pantry set-up for the ship's crew, if on shore, would have been condemned by the Department of Health before it ever left the shipyard, if it had been inspected properly. From what we gather from the past few trips, the story has been that the "Azalea City" would only make ONE MORE trip carrying troops; that after that trip the ship would go into the shipyard to be reconverted. This being the reason for not doing any work on her. Well, since they first started saying that, the ship has made at least three trips. We propose that this story that they give, should not be the reason for this ship to go out in the same condition again. Signed. THE CREW Wonder if the land folks Ever stop to know What the seamen mean To the world of "stop and go." Do they know the dangers Filling every trip? The risk of every man Down to the sea in a ship? This is the beginning of a surprise birthday party given by Seafarer members of the crew of the Mary M. Dodge at Salerno, Italy, for George Vourloumis (left, with beard). 41 River St., Fitchburg. Mass. It is easy to tell that the party is just begining. because the wine bottles are full, the birthday cake is un­ cut. and no one is under the table. INGERSOLL CREW AND SKIPPER ARE JUST LIKE THAT!! Dear Editor: We the members of the Deck Department of the SS Robert G. Ingcrsoll w;ish to express our thanks and appreciation to Cap­ tain Robert Van Bemmel for a short yet very pleasant trip. It would be a pleasure at any time in the future to sail again with Captain Van Bemmel. Signed. Deck Department CAPTAIN FOUND SIU CREW BEST IN HIS CAREER Dear Editor: I wish to express appreciation for the broad minded and con­ servative manner in which the unlicensed personnel aboard the SS TONTO have acted during my time as master and mate •aboard the ship. I relieved Capt. Roy M. Cone as- master after I had been aboard about two months as Chief Mate and I know that there were lots of grievances and wrongs going on at the time I took over. The three unions. Deck. En­ gine, and Stewards have com­ ported themselves in a business­ like manner and we have straightened out all the trouble. I wish to commend them for their patience and cooperation and thank them for their trust and confidence in me. About when the ship was get­ ting in shape to live in com­ fortably there was rharted an agitation against a certain mem­ ber of the crew whom I consider a very competent man. When it was demanded of me that I dis­ rate this man I refused, as in my judgment he is perfectly competent and satisfactory. Later I was gratified to receive a peti­ tion from the three SIU unions. Deck, Engine, and Stewards which was signed by all the un­ licensed crew members of the ship, upholding this crew mem­ ber and deploring the fact that The seamen are the sailors That sailed before the war— Before the natty uniform Made the salty tar. They learned the secrets of the sea The story of the brine. When Roosevelt called "Attention!" certain officers had tried to get The seamen stood in line. them to complain. I think that you can be justly And when came the war with a stout command proud to have such men in your The merchant marines were Union, and personally I am proud there. of their confidence and coopera­ tion. In a long career at sea I They carried the message to Garcia have never known a better crew. Not asking when or where. Laurie B. Cale. Master, SS Tonto Ships were afloat—ships went down. And men were thrown on high, WSA AND ARMY Then dropped to the ocean wild. TEAM UP TO FUBAR On her bosom there to die. SUPPLIES FOR SHIP Their's was not the glory loud Nor the trumpet's shrill applause. Dear Editor: But "Hell, what is a victory We, the undersigned officers When you're fighting for a and crew of the SS Richard Hen­ cause?" ry Lee, desire to call to the at­ tention of the War Shipping Ad­ And when the white-clad fleet ministration the deplorable con­ udieux. ditions existing aboard this ves­ When stopped the battle scenessel in regards to food supply. Still to the sea for Uncle Sam This vessel originally left New Always—the merchant marines. York City in June, 1945, with supplies for 42 days and at no And back of the men is a Union time since then has an amount of We've organized to stay. food been received adequate for We've won a place in the nation the length of voyage undertaken, FOREVER—not just today. eight months to date. The Master So, let us lift a brimming cup of this vessel has repeatedly re­ To the banner of the SIU quisitioned The War Shipping And drink it down—every drop— Administration and the U. S. To a Union staunch and true. Army for stores only to have the greatest part of his requisitions Then, shake your hands, across the world ignored. The appended copy of the latest requisition submitted A Brotherhood of the Sea. and the list of stores actually re­ In fairness there is freedom ceived amply bear out this state­ And the truth shall make you free. ment. We are aware that a ma­ jority of the items requisitioned are available at this port both for Army and civilian use and we BROTHER THANKS feel that they arc being unjustly SHIPMATES FOR withheld from members of the FUNERAL TOKEN Merchant Marine. We therefore respectfully re­ Dear Editor: quest that the situation be rem­ Please have the following print­ edied as quickly as possible as ed in the Log: our present diet lias caused our "I wish to thank the crew of health to deteriorate to the point where, in a short time, we will the SS Cranston Victory for no longer be able to perform our the kind expression of sym­ duties necessary to the care, pathy in the recent death of maintenance, and operation of my father. Since I was unable to attend the funeral, the col­ this vessel. lection will be used for masses (Signed by everyone on and grave decorations. board except Captain, " "Thank you, Shipmates," Chief Engineer, and Navy Personnel) Jack Paszkiet �THE Page Six SEAFARERS Friday, March 8, 1946 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ih Peacetime Festivity Returns To Passenger Ships 'Neptune Reigns At Equator By ROBERT P. MORAN End Cargo Jeopardy, Crew Asks With an air of peacetime festivity, the SS Robin Tuxford welcomed back her first return voyage to South and East African ports after several years of war service in the European Theatre. Highlighting the journey was the "solemn" initiation A resolution requesting the scrapping of articles and sections of various Union and company agreements pertaining to the safe­ ty of the vessel and cargo was passed by crew rv.embers aboard the John Bartrain at the Feb­ ruary 18 meeting. The crew also voted to attend the first possible shoreside Union meeting to introduce a similar resolution and to see that such resolutions are pushed by mem­ bers at all Union meetings. The Bartram resolutions stress­ ed the following points: That on numerous occasions overtime claims for securing of gear not secured or ill-secured at the time of sailing have been dis­ puted and payment has not been made to claimants on the basis of such work being necessary for the safety of the vessel. LIFE vs. MONEY That on occasions of securing such gear in severe storms, a seaman's life is more at stake than at other times, constituting, in effect, a gamble of the sea­ man's life for company money. Tlial company agents have, on many occasions in the past few years, taken advantage of sea­ men by declaring various slight difficulties as emergencies in which the safety of the ship is involved. That all other contingencies and exceptions are included in the companies' figuring of freight costs, margins of profit, et al. All of these add up to, the Bartram crew believes, excessive abuses on the part of the shipping companies and exploitation of seamen. MORE ACTION TAKEN There was plenty of additional action aboard the Bartram at this meeting, presided over by Chairman Knies and recorded by A. Nagy. New motions car­ ried included: That the meeting condemn the previous crew or crews for laxness in the preservation and care of their fo'casles and messhall, and for concealing live ack-ack warhe^ids and 20 mm. shells un­ der lockers and in ventilators of tlie ship. That the meeting commend the Philadelphia Branch for its sup­ port of SIU Steward Joe (Doc) Sussman in his fight against the Coast Guard on charges of failing to attend boat drill in Philadel­ phia t-ecently. Sussman was aboard merely to collect his standby pay when the Inspecting Officer had ordered him to man a boat in 25-degree tempera­ ture and a 55-mile gale which al­ ready had parted a line aboard the vessel and set four vessels aground in the Delaware River. Calmar Says Mail Is Being Carried-Fast High jinks and hilarity are the order of the day aboard the Tuxford as it crosses the Equator. King Neptune sits with his Queen and courtiers (upper left), but somehow the courtiers look a little bored with it all. The blind folded ship's mascot (upper right) protests as the "ship's dentist" approaches with a pair of pliers, and a lady passenger (lower left), dressed for the occasion, gets a big "surprise" splashed all over her countenance. We don't know what has startled the other one, (lower right), but Brother, it must be plenty horrible, judging by the look on her face. Freylinghuysen Crew Asks Action Against Officers A petition asking that action be taken by the SIU against the of­ ficers of the SS Frelinghuysen, whom it accused of misconduct, has been received by the New York Hall. It is signed by eight members of the crew. The instances cited in the peti­ tion concern the Second Mate, ex­ cept for one concerning the Third, so the other officers seem to have been thrown in for good measure. But, if by their silence, the Master and First condone the actions of the Second, this would be reason enough for action to be brought against them, also. On one occasion, the petition charges, the Second, while in­ toxicated, struck three members of the crew with a wooden club v/ithout provocation. Much more serious was the case of the minor who was not a member of the crew, but as­ sisted in two departments while in port for meals and a place to sleep. The Mate, it is reported, struck the child. Later, upon sail­ ing, the boy was discoverd to be a stowaway. He was locked in .... I " a compartment without sanitary facilities or a guard. But there was a heaving line in the com­ partment, and the lad undertook to hang himself. A crewmember discovered him and cut him down. Despite artificial respira­ tion and two shots in the arm, he remained in a ^ coma for three hours. In the course of the trip, the Second ordered the seaman on watch to turn over the wheel to a lady passenger who was a novice. She managed to get the ship 10 degrees off its course. On another occasion, the Third Mate ordered a seaman to turn over the wheel to another woman, also a novice. In the minutes of the Union meeting aboard ship, it was re­ vealed that members of the deck department were unjustly log­ ged for coming to work an hour late. The men in question had no means of transportation, so they went aboard another Water­ man ship and had someone sig­ nal their ship to tell of their predicament. 'I'j" ' " 'i'"' •»of all pollywogs into the Royal Order of King Neptune. Passengers, as well as officers and crew, underwent all the mental anguish and physical tortures that the murderous band of shell­ backs could improvise. From the rising of the Equatorial sun 'til dusk, the ship was in a literal state of turmoil and the show­ ers and passageway bulkheads throughout the ship were an ebony hue that evening. Steve Bzdil and Frank Ward, Chief Engineer, spent a most en­ joyable afternoon shearing off the numerous victims' hair into a diversified as.sortment of fanfa.stic coiffures. Perhaps the most memorable one was that given to Don Brewer, the Third Mate, who had been charged with "scrambled-eggitis." To this day Mr. Brewer does all of his entertaining out-ofdoors so he won't be forced to take his hat offt GRAPEFRUIT COURSE The King and Queen were portrayed by M.P. Lee and Roy Berket, respectively, the latter of whom became a very curvacious ruler with the assistance of some giapefiuit and ati ullrafeminine bedspread. Despite the gagging concoc­ tions the "dentist" threw into the pollywogs' mouth.s, the ungodly baths in the fish-oil pool, and various other harassing events, the entire show was accepted by all in a most congenial manner. Even the less gregarious were on hand for the laughs. Recently a letter was received in the Log office which made the charge that mail sent to the SS Midland Victory; of the Cal­ mar Line, had never been re­ ceived by the crew. The letter was sent from Seattle, Washing­ ton, and said, in part, "When we signed on, we were told that all mail sent to us care of the Cal­ mar Line, 25 Broadway, New York City, would be forwarded to us. Out of the five ports we have hit inside of the U. S., we have received on the average of one letter apiece. Where the hell is our mail." USE FOR GUN-TUBS On the trip homeward, as far We called the Calmar Lines where a Mr. Squier said he al­ north as Trinidad, the crew found much good use for the gun-tubs—they were converted into make-shift swimming pools, with the fan-tail serving as the "beach." Of course, every time the ship took a sudden roll, the water splattered over all passersby and placed the "proprietors" in a most precarious position. With the return to peacetime sailing, for which the merchant seamen fought so valiantly, not only the ships have been painted gaily again, but also the lives of the men who sail them have be- . ready had received a complaint come brighter, and humorous letter from the Midland Victory things, such as this initiation, crew. are once again painting the SIX SHIPMENTS highways of the sea with the He looked up the records and color of bygone days. told us that six mail shipments had been made to the crew of the port ahead of the ship. If the Midland Victory. The last something happens, or if there is four shipments were as follows: some hold up, the agent forwards February 21, to San Francisco; the mail to the next port. February 23, 25, and 27, to Port­ When the ship is eastward land, Oregon, Another shipment bound, and in the Atlantic is being planned to catch the ship Ocean, deliveries are made by at the Canal Zone on the way having company representatives back East. go from New York with the mail, He explained that shipments to meet each ship with the loss of mail are scheduled to reach of the least possible time. '-I '''r �Friday, March 8. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven It Was The Falrland's Last Trip ^The Crew Wasn't Supcstitious, But Things Happened ... Not a single member of the crew of SS Fairland could have been called really superstitious when they signed on for her thir­ teenth voyage at Portland on De­ cember 14. And none of them can be called really out and out superstitious now. But some of them probably won't be as anx­ ious to sign on any ships making their thirteenth voyages in the future. Not that they're super­ stitious, mind you . . . It looked like an entirely aus­ picious voyage from the start. Then everyone learned they would lose Christmas. The Fairland would cross the dateline on Monday, December 24, elim­ inating Tuesday, from the year. Baker Charlie Smith, who dropped into the New York Hall recently, said everyone was dis­ cussing the year without a Christ­ mas when, on Sunday, December 23, there came a terrible hissing from the engine room. It was followed by an emergency alarm and then a general alarm. Here's the way (lop) Ihe seas looked from the deck of Ihe Fairland during a quieler moment of Ihe storm when Seafarer Charles Smith was able to get on deck and make a picture. And if you think those seas weren't pounding, Jook at the torn and buckled plates (arrow). This is the way the Fairland looked when she reached port. MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Feb. OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Sept. 31. — Chairman D. John­ 10.—Chairman B. Cadman. Deck Department reported overtime son; Secretary D. West. Engine was checked and OK'd for trip. Delegate reported on overtime Motions carried: Crew will not that was lost by oilers on last pay off until black gang overtime trip due to delegates' ignorance. is thrashed out; all except two Chief Engineer agreed to pay probationary book members were overtime on Second Engineer's accepted into the union; one new verification. Motions carried: member to be referred to Patrol­ That one man from each depaiT- man so that rules and regulations ment be assigned to keep gun­ of the union can be explained to ners quarters and messroom him. Good and Welfare: Stew­ clean^ each week; Steward to ard questioned reason for elect­ keep laundry clean and supplied; ing SUP man as Deck Depart­ soaking clothes not to rem.ain in ment delegate. In his opinion this laundry more than 24 hours; all was against rules of the union. men to cooperate in keeping mess Crew stated they elected man on recommendations of former crew. room clean. List of improvements for ship X' drawn up for future crews benefit. OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Oct. XXX 6.—Chairman M. Ziroli; Secre­ JOHN GALLUP, Nov. 4. — tary D. West. Deck Department to request overtime for call back Chairman Vendetta; Secretary to ship while berthed at Colon, Way. Motions carried: One man C. Z. Steward Department re­ from each department to inven­ quested firemen to eat soon after tory ice boxes and store rooms: noon watch so cooks wouldn't All passengers to be prohibited have to spend so much time in from entering crew messhaHs; hot galley. Good and Welfare: Steward to report to skipper if Decided on seating arrangement any member of crew takes cups for mess room; ash trays may be or pitchers and does not return obtained from steward as long them. Good and Welfare: Men as supply holds out; pantry complained about being served should be kept cleaner and food second rate meats such as hot returned to icebox; watches to dog.s and chili. Steward ex­ get flashlights so as to get to and plained that it was the best he could do. from look-out. ENGINE ROOM FIRE "Lifeboat stations," someone shouted. "This is the McCoy." A boiler tube had blown and kicked the fire out into the en­ gine room. Thirty minutes later word was passed that the fire was out. But the ship was wallowing in a trough without power, and a hell of a storm was swinging down from the Aleutians. The one boiler out of commission had taken the water and steam of the others. Condition of the re­ maining boiler was unknown. Finally word came from the en­ gine room that one boiler could be used. Four hours later steam was up and the screw began turn­ ing over, slowly. The Fairland could now head into the huge combers. The wind was now gale velocity, but the ship still could make four knots an hour, which gave her steerage way. The storm increased during the night. Everything that could tear loose did so. By morning the wind velocity instruments reached maximum—force 12. And the wind kept increasing. HAVE YOUR SAY j THE SEAFif^RER WAY f^ a UlOLO TriOSE SHIPBOARD/MEETINGS — FOR ORGANITATION, —FOR EDUCATION, - FOR SOLIDARITY / CUT AND RUN By HANK If you see a pair of seamen,' baby girl who would like to see one short and smiling and the him home for a while longer. other, big and poker-faced, it it J. 1. will be Jack Lawtun and William We haven't seen Johnny Wolff merrily making the best of Flynn for some time, so it must it here in New York ... It looks be true he shipped out fast like Blackie Gardner, Peg-leg rather than wait around for the Andersen and Bill MacQuistian, boys . . , Lee Berwick, former the writer and orator, arc not to­ bartender, nearly shipped out gether again as they have been last week—but it was just a . . . Fireman Bush blew in from coastwise job to Baltimore. Frisco, said hullo to Frank Rad- j Anyway, smiling little Frenchy zwila, and will rest up awhile J Marcaux sailed on her and will with his swollen ankle while his | no doubt be back here again, lawyer keeps working on that' to see Danny Ellsbury. old ca.se of his. XXX XXX Wc heard Frank Bicniuk say he Cook Pete King might ship out, was getting rather tired of stayeven though he's waiting to settle i ing around—so in the near fuhis case. It ain't so easy to wait' ture we may see Frank departtoo long, especially when there j ing "dis cruel world of New are some shipmates on a good York" . . . Robert Zulauf was an­ ship hoping you'll sail with them other one of the guys on the . . . Red J. Whitten blew into: Spartanburg Victory, which had town and is taking things easy, as I the honor of being the first U. S. usual. i ship in seven years to visit FinS. i. J. ' land. Oldiimer Andy Thevik is XXX Little George Kelly, Messman ready to ship out, afler talking things over with Paddy Han­ on that Delaires voyage is now A REAL COMBER son and his little brown pipe ; working on a contract job in EngAt 2 p. m. on the 24th came ^. . . What's Rum and Coke West ; land. Perhaps it's a waiter's job a crash that shook the ship from" waiting for? Every week rolls or something like that . . . We stem to stern. Men went for their by and he's still smiling his haven't, seen or heard about life jackets. A tremendous wave way around, and talking about "Fienchy'' Nnrman Guillel since hit the starboard beam. Among Coffee-drinking Morgan? Per­ '43 and we're wondering if he other things, it dismantled a stai'- haps he's waiting for another knows wc have a New York hall? board running light 60 feet above shipmate or a certain ship? XXX the waterline, poured water down Cook Teddy Hess was ralher XXX the funnel, swept away five life Charles Copeman and Johnny anxious to ship out with one rafts, dislodged a lifeboat and Cabral are preparing to ship out, of his shipmates—but the guy ripped out and crumpled 45 feet although they miss Pete De Fazi he was asking has a bad leg of half-inch steel plate along the —who now sails as Third En­ right now, so he can't do it . . . starboard rail. gineer. Pete's brother, Richard Say. Where's Joe Buckley now? But the storm had done its De Fazi is still in the Army, al­ Down there for the Mardi Gras worst. After that it subsided, though he once sailed in the SIU with Tom Gould. Slug Siekgradually. mann and Jimmy Crescitelli. and still talks about the boys. Next afternoon, after a survey, XXX XXX Baker John Bove is still trying Captain Anderson decided re­ John Marciano likes to hang pairs were necessary and changed around the beach but Teddy Cuc- to ship out—but for a good run. course for Honolulu. The storm chiarelli can't afford such a thing. •Perhaps this week will be good had kept the Fairland from cros­ After all, Marcy hasn't got any for all concerned . . . We've no­ sing the dateline, and it was responsibilities . . . We thought ticed Pete Sudlo and "Chips" Christmas. It remained Christ­ we got a quick glimpse of AB Hansen toiling away the daily mas all day, and the passengers Harvey Hill last week, whizzing hours playing five-hundred rum­ and crew of the Fairland cele­ in and out, but then we might be my—while waiting for more jobs brated it all day. The weather mistaken . . , Bosun James Scott on the board. Say, Chips, do you was still rough, but the sun was might ship out for just one more know about Bosun Dick Brady out—in more ways than one to trip, if there's a ship going South working and living up Jamaica, the guys aboard the Fairland. Africa way. He has a wife and Long Island now? �THE Page Eiglit SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 1948 New Berths Boom Boston Shipping By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ ping in this port continued good for the second week in a row. All kinds of rated jobs are on the board and, in many cases with no takers. It looks as though the activity is not going to die out for .a while, as the prospects for the coming week show three payoffs for Monday. This increased business is no doubt due to the fact that the Army has just about pulled out of this port completely, making available a good many berths, the lack of which had been a definite drawback for shipping here. Eastern Steamship is readying up two of their ships for the passenger trade and expect to re­ sume operations early in the sum­ mer. Standby crews have been placed aboard both ships while they are being reconverted, and it's beginning to look like old home week, what with all the oldtimers showing up around Boston. land—at the present time there is considerable snow on the ground, and more and moi-e of same as one proceeds northward. Which is why the delegates get a little green ai'ound the gills when it develops that someone has to go to Portland for a payoff. All we need now is the good word that something is paying off in Searsport (135 miles far­ ther north) and the delegates will really get sick! But there is al­ ways the morsel of cheer—North­ ern Maine is a delightful place in the summer—or is that a very stimulating thought to those members who arc stuck up there for two weeks or more in this weather? I'll take a small bet that it isn't! Well, when we get to talking about the weather it means that we're fresh out of news—so we'll quit for this week. PAY IN FULL By way of creating a problem, many of these oldtimers are pos­ sessors of books which are in bad standing, and, at our last Branch meting, this problem was given an airing. It was voted by the membership present that, if these members should be re­ instated at a meeting, it should be part of the findings that they be required to pay in full before being permitted to ship. In other words, the feeling was strong that these members not be allowed to pay up on the in­ stallment plan; but because of the shipping situation today, they must be fully paid up before be­ ing permitted to compete for jobs with members who have kept their books paid up regardless of circumstances. Of course, in many cases, this is going to be a distinct hardship; but the policy was decided upon only after a lengthy period of free and democratic discussion by all hands. Silence Ihis week from ihe Branch Agents of ihe follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE PORT ARTHUR SAVANNAH MOBILE NORFOLK GALVESTON TAMPA WE TOLD *EM There were a couple of Calmar ships in to payoff and crew up here in the past ten days. The new agreement made the pay­ offs infinitely easier and more satisfactory for all concerned; and, what is equally gratifying, the old hesitation of the mem­ bers in taking a Calmar ship was missing and the vessels were crewed up in good time. In view of these favorable re­ sults, it sems surprising that the Calmar Corporation held out against an agreement for so long. The thought naturally follows that an SIU agreement with Isth­ mian would also be equally bene­ ficial to the seamen and to the company. Incidentally, it does look very likely that, if an elec­ tion were to be held today, the SIU would be adjudged the bar­ gaining agent by a substantial majority. However, it is no tii re to be­ come complacent, but rather a time for redoubling our efforts in order to insure the Isthmian Line contract for our Union, And the only positive insurance avail­ able to us is to have the ma­ jority of the crew of every Isthmain ship consist of SIU mem­ bers. NO CONSOLATION The weather here is about what might be expected for New Eng­ Puerto Rico Gets New Painting Of Andy Furuseth By BUD RAY A GOOD NEIGHBOR NO NEWS?? Late Opening Seen For Lakes By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—Following a tradi­ tion of longstanding, the thoughts of waterfront marine men in these early pre-spring days al­ ready are turning to speculation on the opening of Great Lakes navigation. Their verdict today: a com­ paratively late opening, certainly much later than in all the war years. Engineers and fitting-out crews aren't expected to board ships in the harbor before April 1st at the earliest. Vessels won't be ready for sailing until after mid-April. Strikes have curtailed ore cony sumption and there won't be any great hurry-up demand for the red mineral at lower lake ports early in the season. Grain trade prospects also are viewed as poop by these marine forecasters, milling procedure. The Buffalo Federation of La­ bor, central body of AFL unions here, expressed emphatic oppo­ sition to the proposed St. Law­ rence seaway project. Federa­ tion President Robert Smith sent lo Senator Carl A. Hatch, Demo­ crat of New Mexico, chairman of the Senate subcommittee holding hearings on the proposal, the following telegram: "Buffalo Federation of Labor, representing largest dues-paying labor group in this area, vigor­ ously opposes St. Lawrence sea­ way project as impractical and visionary." The federation has been on record for several years in oppo­ sition to the seaway, and Mr. Smith said the telegram to the Senator not only reaffirmed that stand but also supported the re­ cent individual action of affilia­ ted AFL Locals. M. Rosado, eminent Puerto Rican painter, (left) presents his painting of Andy Furuseth to Agent Bud Ray. Membership Opinions Are Sought By ROBERT A. MATTEWS SAN FRANCISCO — Business picked up on the West Coast last week with several repatriated crews in for payoff. Joe Wread reports the following crews were in Seattle for payoff: SS Abel Stearns and SS James M. Porter. All these men will get $75,000 for the repatriation voyage, plus overtime for any work performed on repatriating vessels. Payoffs in Wilmington have been so slow that we v/erc forced to let Brother Drawdy go as Pa­ trolman down there. He expects to ship in the Coastwise ships for awhile. It is reported that Harvey Brow^n, International President of the Machinists' Union, will attempt to settle the four-month old strike of the Machinists in the San Francisco Bay area, over the heads of the local Machinists' Business Agents. In the event the strike is terminated, shipping should pick up quite a bit in San Francisco and vicinity. WELL, ARRY Now comes word that the long­ shoremen might pull a strike on the West Coast. There has been some job-action over hiring of checkers which could possibly spread over the entire coast. An^ other thing, the Longshoremen are not exactly pleased with the fact that the AITi Longshoremen on the East Coast and the GuH SAN JUAN—Things are about the same here, with shipping picking up and the shipping list getting longer, and more ships running steady. Most every one is happy who gets hei-e, or gets happy soon after docking—what with rum plentiful and no short­ age of lovely senoritas for the boys to spend their spare time with. Phily's wonder boy. Soapy Campbell is with us and in love; now I am waiting for the wed­ ding bells to peal. Tex Sorensen is here and he is getting tired of me running him down to take a job. He hid in the head of the Texas Bar for an hour when T. Lockwood told him I was looking for an Oiler. Every week there are more NMU men coming to the Had wanting to join up and sail ships where they get conditions and de­ cent contracts to sail under, and representation by a Union that is run by the membership and not a bunch of political-minded commies. BEARING A GIFT Well, I should soon be in the land of the sturdy north-men to attend the Conference, and get a taste of the ice and sleet. I. am bringing a beautiful portrait of Andrew Furuseth that was done by our neighbor below the hall, Mr. Rosado; Puerto Rico's own master with the brush and pallette. We are having a few ships to load at Humacao, which is an anchorage, and transportation is are getting $1.50 straight time and on the Pacific Coast the mighty Bridges has only been able to get $1.15. On March 18 the Annual Agents' Conference will begin in New York. All the various Branch Agents will be in atten­ dance, together with the Secre­ tary-Treasurer and Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer. At this conference will be charted the course which the Atlantic and Gulf District will follow during the next twelve months. Undoubtedly there will be many problems to be met and dealt with which are most vital to the membership of the Union. SPEAK UP Because of the fact that the SIU is controlled democratically by the rank and file, it is most essential that we get some ex­ pression from the membership on the various problems which will tough, as anyone can tell you arise. I, for one, would like to who has ever loaded there. It hear what the members think of takes from thirty minutes to an the following: hour and a half to make the trip Union control of the Slop Chest; one way; then you have to wait The four-watch system; Unifor­ for a barge to load before making mity-of Contracts; Formation of the trip. a Credit Union for the member­ ROUND TRIP ship of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ When I went to the Bull Line trict members; A Union-operated about' it, all T got was a short training school; A well-rounded answer and "It isn't in the Con­ educational program. tract." But Capt. Fortunatti for WRITE IN Waterman is trying to remedy These are just a few of the this condition on ships loading questions which will arise. Now for him. So I think that when let's see you guys write in to the contracts come up for renewal, Log with your opinions and, also, there should be a clause in all of take these things up in your them for at least one roundtrip a meetings and discuss tliern. Let day to and from the ship to shore yo*ur agents know what you want whenever they are at anchorage. and expect to get out of your Charles B. Martin, G16, is to Union. relieve me while I am gonet-up The Isthmian organizing is still north; any of the oldtimers who going along in fine style on this sailed out of the Gulf and Sa­ coast with all ships being con­ vannah in the hectic days when tacted at every opportunity. | we started will remember Everyone concerned is all set for him. So imtil we meet March the election, with possibly the ex- ! 18th keep her steady as she goes ception of the NMU. ' and full speed ahead. -r.- �Friday, March 8, 1946 THE Carnival Pays Coolie Wages By C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Shippingt Not In Contract iand business for the past week was pretty good, with the out­ look for the coming week fair. The Carnival Season started last Thursday night here in New Orleans and, believe it or not, it had its labor troubles also. In the past the light-bearers had been getting $2.00 a night, and the generous Fathers of the City decided to give them a raise of 50c to make it $2.50. But the men requested a $5.00 parade rate, or no lights. They don't belong to any Union. So the first parade started off with about three lights to the float; the Friday riight parade had around two and some had only one, so as they go along the outlook for the parades look mighty dark. Brother Stringfellow, Steward The head of the Saturday night on the Cape Remain, swings into parade has appealed through the local press to all discharged serv­ peacetime shipping. ice men to carry the lights at the low wage of $2.50, and give their brother service men and families a break so they can see some good parades. What low depths these labor-haters will go to, to try and beat the working stiff By BED TRUESDALE out of a few dollars! They contend that all parade PHILADELPHIA — Business expenses are carried by a few remains good in this port and, local individuals and should be from all indications, will continue cut as low as possible. Why in so indefinitely. We paid off a the hell don't they make some Bull and two South Atlantics this SEAFARERS LOG NOTICE! Seat ayera Sailing As Engineers All members—retired and former members—of the SIU, now sailing as licensed En­ gineers, report to the New York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ sible. Page Nine Beware Of Jacksonville Gestapo By LOUIS GOFFIN JACKSONVILLE — Things have quieted down here since our old standby, the SS Newberg, left us for Galve.ston. We don't know what to expect in the way of ships, so we will just have to wait around with our fingers crossed. A few oldtimers have shown up in this port recently GULF COAST TUSBOAT NEUf S OF SIU TUG AMD TOUl FLEET IN GULF AREA By VERNON SMITH to escape the snowballs up north. We've seen Brothers Van Dyne and Barrett, and an old picketline mate from Baltimore, Char­ lie Schrunk. Brother Jones, who a.ssisted in the Branch for awhile, is getting himself readied up to sit for his Second Assistant Engineers ticket. We wish him luck. WATCH YOUR STEP We have been ad\ised to tip off any of the boys who figure on coming down here to keep a weather eye open for the local gesiapu. They make It a point to arrest any merchant seaman, if he as much as stumbles, on the pretext that he is drunk. Quite a number of guys have been pinched, and the fines in this town are plenty steep. We visited the Commissioners office recently, and all we saw were Lieut. Commanders. It seems that every officer in that office i.s strictly a two and a half stripei". We haven't had any tiouble with those birds yet, but while we were there we told them of our position regarding the Coast Guard. They came up with the usual crap about, how happy they would be to get out of the Mer­ chant Marine picture, but we didn't notice any rush to leave those cushy jobs or to tear off those uniforms. Copies of the new proposed come up for negotiations in re­ amendments to existing contracts gards to amendments. Certain company stooges have between the Seafarers and River Terminals Corp., Coyle Lines and been attempting to sell the men Whiteman Towing Co. have been on the idea that "the old eonsubmitted to the operators and tracts have expired and arc no negotiations are already under longer in effect." Such is not the It is true that tlie old way. However, Bailey De Bar- case! and phony contracts which the deleben. General Manager of the Marine Division of Coyle Lines, SIU inherited are in the process objects to an eight-hour day on of renegotiation, but the contracts the tugs. He claims, "the in­ are as binding today as they dustry (towing), cannot consider were the day they were signed. FORTY SHIP OUT any contract, the basis of which If any of these finks try to sell week, and there are several scows is an eight hour day." you boys anything to this effect Have shipped around forty lying offshore which will also let the hall know about it. We'll men in the last few days, and Now there's a prime example probably take full crews. get the guy on the right track— have persuaded fifteen men to go However, there's a longshore­ of a man talking through his hat. and in a hurry. to Galveston. men's strike in the offing and, Of course we all know that what We are still being troubled We squared away two beefs if it materializes, it will probably Bailey objects to is the payment with the oldtime finks who sailed over at RTC the other day with­ foul up shipping until it blows of overtime after eight hours, but On the first non-Union all through the war. when he attempts to speak for out any trouble. over. one, W. Walters had the bucket Now that there is no RMO in this The unorganized ships keep the an entire industry, he's putting tied to him for refusing to leave port, they come looking for a local piecards hopping. We have up a bum argument. For Bailey's the tug he was assigned to and Union ship. been successful in getting a num­ information, I'll mention offhand Along with them there are nu­ going over and swab the decks ber of SIU men into these scows. just a few of the towing com­ merous kids looking for seamens on another one of their scows. We continue to hit them when­ panies which have not only con­ Walters was told to "either do it, papers. We use the youngsters ever the opportunity presents it­ sidered an eight-hour day, but or else." Well he got the "else." when they are needed, but the have signed contracts with the of these local merchants here foot self. But as soon as I contacted com­ finks are strictly out. We send the expenses is beyond me. They There are a number of men on SIU which calls for an eightpany officials on this matter, he are raking in the gravy with all the beach here — Wednesday's hour day. was promptly reinstated and then the visitors in town. meeting was well-attended. In SOME EXAMPLES quit immediately after reinstateThe speed dei'by here in N. O., fact, there were as many standees The most recent of these was jnent. has ended and it was won by as there were members who the Mobile Towing and Wreck­ REINSTATEMENT Pat Gallagher and Louie Meri- found seats. ing Co.—an eight-hour day con­ dith. The Merchant Seaman was Frenchy Michelet blew into tract. The Moran Towing Com­ On the other beef, one of the in up until two nights before the town with the avowed intention pany recognizes an eight-hour boys who was shipped on the end, and he wound up by slip­ of making a ship to Italy. We day as per our agreement with Patrick of RTC returned from ping out of the ring and busting understand that the gang waiting them. The Eastern transporta­ his vacation to find that the a couple of ribs. I knew they to ship with him has invested tion Co.; the Southern Transpor- finky skipper had hired a farm would have to really bang him heavily in bicarbonate of soda. hand in his place. Well, that up to get him out; maybe next "Ski" Janowski, the local Dis­ boy was al.so promptly reinsiated time our seaman will bring home patcher, is going to ship with and his transportation, both ways, the bacon. Frenchy as a Deck Engineer — was refunded. I'm enclosing a snap shot illus­ seems he's getting too fat and How some of the skippers on them to the NMU hall so that the trating the latest duty of a Stew­ wants to shed forty pounds or so. these tugs can be so chicken is birds of a feather can flock to­ ard. It is a shot of Brother We wonder how Ray and Sam­ beyond me. Listen to some of gether. Stringfellow, Steward of the Wa­ my are making out 'way down the complaints listed on one tug POEM terman Scow, Cape Komain. Be­ yonder. We understand that the in a letter recently received in Hero is a little poem that has lieve it or not. Brothers, but he necessities of life are ridiculously this hall: a good meaning, and we thought is playing the role of nurse maid high there. Why, they tell us Captain consistently refused it would fit into a seamens paper. in this picture. The mother of that whiskey is a buck a throw. to buy sufficient groceries. Cap­ the young one was seasick most "FUTURE" Oh, yes — we visited Saint tain refused to obtain clean of the trip, so Brother String- Agnes hospital where several SIU linen—result, no changes in Sail fast. Sail fast. fellow carried on. Never let. it hrnthers are laid up, apparently Ark of my hopes, ark of my linen between Dec. 23. 1945 and be said that an SIU Steward is indefinitely—or as long as these tation Co.; Martin Marine Trans. Jan. 22. 1946. dreams; not prepared for all events, and snazzy nurses keep trotting Co., and the Dougherty Co. in Sweep lordly o'er the past. Refusal to okay overtime pay their agi'eemenls with the SIU for Armistice Day, Thanksgiv­ cannot tako them in stride. Fly glittering through the SUIT'S around the wards anyway. recognize an eight-hour day. ing Day and New Years Day. strange beams. Space prevents me from listing No overtime pay for making Sail fast, sail fast. all of the SIU eight-hour tug and breaking hose connections Breath of new buds from off contracts, but any time Mr. Do by deck crew when handling some dying lea One of the boys sweating it out on the third deck of the Bardeleben doubts the above fuel oil. With news about the future scent, New York Hall, waiting for a ship, is finding his wail expen­ statements, I'll be more than glad the sea. No overtime pay for deck sive. He whiles away the time playing 500 rummy with an­ to show him copies of the above crew when handling cargo. other Seafarer. Stakes are a "coke" a game, and he hasn't mentioned contracts. The United Textile WorkersSome of these skippers have won a coke since the game started three weeks ago. AFL, representing 96,000 work­ Recently there has been some really been ^getting away with Almost every other habitue of the Recreation Room has ers will hold its ninth biennial misconception on the part of a murder down in this section, but gotten interested in the long distance game. They're rooting convention in Washington start­ few members regarding the exis­ within the next 60 days the SIU for the consistent loser. They want to see him win at least ing Apr. 29, Intl. President An­ tence of the present contracts will have this muddle all cleared one game, and some of them are talking of chipping in for a • thony Valente announced last with RTC, Coyle and Whitemans. away and then we'll start unload­ pair of glasses to help him do it. This is due in part to the fact week. The last convention was ing all of the finks off the Gulf They feel he might have a chance if he could see his cards. that the present contracts have tugboats. held in April, 1944. Philly May Have LongshoreStrike ^mi HE CAN'T SEE SPOTS IN FRONT OF HIS EYES i--.n :l >1 �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 194« SlU Crew Feeds Starving Greek Children PATHOS, Greece. Dec. 11 —^ Forget The Dead Thomas DiFazio, Sleward of an American Steamship, the Edweird K. Collins, yesterday sent an in­ vitation to fifty poor children of the city of Patros and gave them all the means to have a good time for quite a few hours. * * * This news report, taken from a Patros newspaper, does not tell the whole story. It does not tell of the quantities of food which was distributed by the crew out of their own rationg. It docs not tell of the clothing and shoes which were bought by the crew and given to the children. It does not tell of the • starvation and death which was witnessed by the crew. When the relief ship, Edward K. Collins, steamed into the pox't of Patros, the crewmembers im­ The tarpaulin behind the chil­ mediately made plans to give dren cover starvation dead. what additional help they could. The kids pay the mound no mind A pot of stew was prepared each —they're waiting for food. day for distribution to the desti­ tute people who lined up at the gangplank. The leftovers from etc. Soon we had enough food each meal was also given to them. saved up to give a party for these kids." As DiFazio says, "It was impos­ PARTY GIVEN sible for us to eat when we knew that children were going hun­ On December 8, before the ship gry. So we started a little plan. left Patros, a party was held for Each day the crew would do fifty Greek children invited by without something. One day, the crew. The vessel was deco­ no butter; the next day, no mar­ rated with American flags. Cho­ malade; the next day, no meat, colate bars and chewing gum were contributed by all hands, li­ CHOW LINE FOR CHILDREN censed and unlicensed. The labor of preparing and serving the food was contributed by the Stev/ards Department. And best of all, money was col­ lected to buy shoes and clothing so that each guest could be given a useful gift. The menu, at the dinner, in­ cluded soup, hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, string beans, cake, fruit, and candy. And of course, all the bread, butter, and marmalade that the kids could eat or carry with them. DEATH STRIKES "Some of the youngsters" said DiFazio, "were so afraid that this would be their last food for a long time, that they stuffed their pockets with bread and butter. Maybe reading this story in the Log will cause other crews to do the same thing when they hit foreign ports." Lined up with mess gear, the kids wait for the feeds. Some of The hunger that is ravaging all of Europe was witnessed at first these children would now be dead, if it weren't for the Collins crew hand by the crew of the Collins. who gave of their own food so that these innocent victims might live. While the townspeople of Patros were lined up at the gangplank, waiting for food, some of them COME AND GET IT! died and had to be covered with a tarpaulin. This happened quite a few times, and although the crew had seen death strike before, they never could become used to seeing men, woihen, and children die from hunger and exposure before their eyes. Curran Admits Commies Control NMU, Says Members Are Soid-Out fight for the membership, placed He and 20 other union members (Continued from Page 1) ing him as an agent of the Krem­ in u position where they were wrote a letter to The PiloL charg­ ing that Port Agent Stack had lin during and after the war, sup­ called all kinds of names." been rigging meetings as he saw plying information on troop and — OR ELSE! convoy movements to the Com­ Myers and McKenzie, he said fit. munist national headquarters at "made the decisions and then The World-Telegram, mean­ 31 East 12th Street. while, had obtained evidence that handed them on to the national Government agencies, the office . . . Men were driven from the NMU "machine" to which Telegram substantiated, found the Union and whispers and ru­ Curran referred functioned di­ rectly out of Communist head­ that seamen returning on con­ mors maligned all dissenters. quarters. It learned that the voys were quizzed about the size "The Union is in the hands of of convoys, their destinations, a machine, a machine that is go­ communist national committee cargoes, number of troops trans­ ing to tell you how to work or laid down an official party line ported and identification of troop else. I will not be a party to a for the NMU at its secret meet­ The happiest word in Greece these days is—food! And hungry units. machine. The machine tells you ing on February 5. kids fill up for first time since the war. In his report to the member­ who is a phony in the Union, the On that date, the Telegram ship Curran piled conclusive machine tells you who to elect, says, William Z. Foster, com­ proof upon many items of CP who to fire. munist national chairman. Warn­ ON SEA TRITON, IT'S THE SIU leadership and disunity in the ed that the party already had "The machine tells you who to NMU ranks already well known bring on charges ... If you want cracked down on NMU comrades to the Seafarers. it, it is okay with me, but if you who got out of line and warned He asked the membership to don't want it you have to have that more expulsions would oust Smith, McKenzie, Myers the facts and nobody should es­ come. He said; and Stack, charging that a com­ cape. Anyone who is part of a "We have a very dangerous mittee appointed to inve.stigat.e machine should be thrown out situation In Uie NMU. We have disunity in the NMU had failed quickly . . . You are the ones done our best to try to adjust the to bring facts to the members. who can bust it up." situation and have been unable Curran said he could "stand to accomplish it. "It doesn't trust you with these here the next three hours and facts," he said. "The principal reason is our He told the members how the give you dozens more examples own comrado.s in the NMU. They commies had sold the member­ . i . "I want to see the truth for are not carrying out the party ship down the river on wages a change. I want to see recogni­ line or we would have a differ­ during the war, backing the War tion that the Union is the rank ent situation in the NMU. This Labor Board on its low-wage and file." is intolerable. policy, in line with the party's RIGGED MEETINGS "There has been a little sur­ policy of subordinating all union But Curran warmly defended gery in the NMU but apparently issues to helping Russia win the an opposing faction of NMU of­ not enough. If these comrades war. ficials who were party members continue in defying the party "From that time onward," Cur­ but have fallen from grace with­ line, we will have to do some ran said, "those who had dis­ in the commie circle. Their more surgery." agreed with the national council "crime" in each Case seems to Some of the Isthmian crew members aboard the Sea Triton. found themselve.s picked out, have been that they questioned And the Telegram says that Reading from the left (kneeling): Billy Burke, AB; Gretsky, OS; one by one, and character assas­ the party line or deviated from it. NMU Vice President Blackie Rodriguez, AB. (standing): Bill Stroy, Bosun; John Neilson, AB; sinated and, one by one, made to One of them, Charles Keith, a Myers, a member of the com­ Shelby, FWT; Martinez, AB; Michaud, AB; Blea, OS; Beauchamp, either leave the Union or, if they delegate, was expelled from the munist national committeej was MM. Volunteer ship's organizers Strom and Gordon were busy desired to stay in the Union and party because of "factionalism." present at the meeting. working, and so couldn't be included in the shot. �Friday, March 8, 1946 THE SE AI A RERS LOG Page Eleven T BUTJ^TI?^ Seafarer Led Filipine Guerillas Here It Is Back pay checks from the city of Grand Rapids are at the Chicago Hall for the Broth­ ers and Sisters. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS Otto Carlson $56.70 Carl Edwai'dSon 27.60 John Erwood 16.44 Raymond Forst 27.60 Howard Hill 26.08 Richard Hossler 23.65 Otto Horner 46.64 George Koche 27.20 August Melmros 25.14 Thomas McKoe 25.41 Frank Milkus 28.58 John Murphy 23.09 Cornelius Schapcr 24.40 Robert Snyder 23.02 James Toughy 21.79 Harry Bjork 20.08 Manus Boyle 29.08 Comad Graham 26.61 Oscar Grande 29.08 Karl Holm 22.32 Ed. Horton 29.08 Harold Lamrock 9.99 Clyde Patzkowski 25.14 Ray Quilan 26.61 Albert Rosenberger 26.61 John Russell 25.19 Ernest Rddlewicz 22.74 Donel Zelser 18.08 Oscar Zacher 19.71 Charles Bank 17.12 Ernest De.sjai-din 21.83 Hazel Fogel 22.68 Anderson Jones 19.54 Joy Kookcr 22.17 Edith Larson 22.17 Ida Lou Lavelle 24.15 Mary McNeely 22.17 Maxinc Miller 22.68 Barbara Quayle 19.18 Bradford Spake 24.35 Margaret Best 21.47 Nettie Brown 22.17 Sidney Barton 21.81 SlU HALLS NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON RICHMOND, Calif .SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND DF.TROIT ' DULUTH VICTORIA, B. 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GILLIS 24.00 SS HAGERSTOWN VIC. .. 14.00 SS ELWOD HILLS 26.00 SS GEO. WASHINGTON .. 26.00 SS OCCIDENTAL VIC 38.00 NEW ORLEANS SS JAMES SWAN SS COSTAL COMPETITOR SS CAPE TRINITY SS THOMAS NELSON SS FIRE ISLAND SS WALTER CHRISTIANSEN Individual Donations $20.00 11.00 12.00 9.00 15.00 6.00 1.00 (Continued from Page 4) ploy to spy on them. Faces turn­ ed the other way as he walked down the street. Men spat as he passed. But in three months he had gained the confidence of the Japs and couM go anywhere. Ho was able to smuggle medicine and ammunition to the guerrillas, able to pass on to them infor­ mation on Jap supplies and con­ centrations through his brother, bi'other-in-law and untie, who acted as messengers. JAP CULTURE Then came the day when the .Taps ranght them. Renrier'.s brother-in-law and uncle were shot. His brother Frank begged the Japs to shoot him for four hours, before they did. They had disrnvered he was an American and pulled long strips of skin from his body with pliers, a little at a time. Ed Bender fled to the moun­ tains. Major Enriquez had been kilJed, but he got in touch with Capt. Matiana R. Balauag, com­ manding Co. G, 14th Infantry, who asked him to organize a guerrilla outfit to support his company, which had been re­ duced to 115 men, including of­ ficers. Bender did. He recruited men, and they recruited other men. In no time at all he had a regiment of five battalions of 350 men each. Officers were elected. As regimental commander, Ben­ der assumed the rank of lieutonant mlonel. THE BOLO BOYS Bender's First Bolo Regiment had little more weapons than the name implies when they started out. But the bolo is an effective weapon, ambushed Japs found. Soon the outfit was fully pro­ vided with Japanese weapons. Then the Americans began drop­ ping supplies and ammunition. In no time the Bolos had cleaned PERSONALS PHILADELPHIA DWIGHT SHELDON SS D. WILLARD $45.00 Write your grandmother im­ individual Donations 570.00 TOTAL $886.00 mediately. She has important in­ formation for you. FRED A. BARTHOLOMEW Contact the Customs Agency, Customhouse, New Orleans, Mr. All men who come within W. L. Whitney, in reference to the provisions of the Draft doeumonted gas crow voDSol Law should keep in touch 'May,' with their draft boards while t ^ ir on board ships. Do not de­ MELVIN V. HAY pend on the Purser io do this Please write to your mother. for you. He may fail lo do so, ^ t. A and the first thing you know, ROBERT C. WILSON you're not a civilian anymore. Call Silas B. Axtell immedi­ ately to sign releases. He is hold­ ing check. 4. i ft ROBERT G. FENDERS Your book, left behind on the The books of Robert S. Russak, and Don G. Cameron are being SS Spartensburg Victory is be­ held at Headquarter's offices in ing held for you at the Phila­ delphia Hall. New York. About The Draft NOTICE! out all of the collaborators in the area. The Japs tried to retaliate. They were ambushed each time they came into the mountains. The Bolos fought five major bat­ tles with them. Few Japs es­ caped. Once the Americans were es­ tablished on Leyte they request­ ed information on Jap supply depots, ammunition dumps and concentrations. The Bolos were able to supply it about Santiago, Isabela, and all of the am.munition dumps and rice granaries in the area were pin-point bombed. Meanwhile, the Bolos had hacked an airstrip out of the jungle with bolos and plows. Pi­ lots who were brought down were spirited to the airstrip, and light planes carried them back to Allied airfields to fiy again. Tech- nicians were flown in. Among them was a Filipino boy, Lieut. Larry Guzman, who became the idol of the Bolos because of his artfully contrived mines and booby traps which accounted for hundreds of Japs. AIRSTRIP BATTLE When the Americans landed on Luzon, a good portion of the Japs were occupied with fight­ ing the guerrillas. The Bolos cut off some 2500 men who were trying to reach General Yamashita's headquarters to the north. The battle was fought at the air­ strip, and when G-2 asked for prisoners there were only eight Jap survivors. Many others had been taken prisoner, but weren't ATTENTION! The following members have various papei's at the New Or­ leans Hall. These can be obtained by writing to A. L. Stephens, Sr., 339 Chartres St., New Orleans, La. Discharges: Stephen J. McNee, Jr.; W. C. Block, J. B. Sharpc, Wm. Cai'llon, James W. Sullivan, Orville' E. Abrams, Bertrand P. Palmer. Dues Receipts: A. M. Bert, F. Baptiste, J. I. McCants, E. E. Fletcher, R. Hansen. Argentine Passports: Wilfred B. Spring, John A. Maloney, Roland Hebert, Ren J. Martinez. Various Papers: Eugene Carhart, Louis Hussey, Kenneth A. Neff, Lyle E. Fowler, J. S. McRye, Irvin A. LeBlanc, Lester T. Hofstad, Ferdinand C. Trenchard. able to live in the high altitudes, somehow, Bender says. Bender's first contact with the Americans came when he brought the prisoners to Captain Sher­ man, commanding Co. I, 145th Infantry. The Captain ordered the Lieutenant Colonel to pa­ trol an area along the highway to Baguio, and Bender followed the Captain's orders. A month later the GI's took over, and Bender ordered his men to go home. For a month Bender taught at the small arms school at Camp Roosevelt, Ilocos Sur. Then he found out repatriation to the United States was open and his tendered resignation was accept­ ed. Meanwhile, though, the First Bolo Regiment of Isabela, P. I., was officially recognized by the U. S. as part of the Philippine Army. Many of the men who fought with bolos in rags now wear U. S. Army khaki. The regiment now is commanded by Lieut. Col. Alejandro C. Manikad. Bender never has been deco­ rated for the part he played in securing northern Luzon for the Allies, but he doesn't mind. He's proud to have killed some of the Japs who flayed his brother, proud to be sailing under the U. S. flag and the Seafarers In­ ternational Union banner. MONEY DUE SS JOSEPH I. KEMP The men who joined the ship in New York and paid off in San Francisco can collect transporta­ tion by writing to the Interocean Steamship Corporation, 311 Cali­ fornia Street, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia. ft ft ft SS THOMAS WOLFE The crew which paid off in San Francisco March 1, has one night's lodging coming, which can be colected by writing to Williams-Dimond and Company, 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California. ft ft ft The following men have over­ time coming from the Mississippi Steamship Co.: A. K. Knox, $6.48: H. C. Roach, $5.04; C. Dean Jr., $4.32; L. R. Guy, $17.28. ft ft ft SS ALCOA PATRIOT The following men have three days plus overtime coming to them: C. Mclntire, D. Gunn, G. Losee, F. Hills, Jr., R. Malinen, H. Childers, D. Turpel, A. Mackowski. Joseph Chavez, K. Clark, J. T. Miller, R. Greppi, R. Prozinski, James Ramer, John Spinosa. • The money can be Collected at Alcoa Steamship Company, 17 Battery Place, N. Y. C., write or cal. �THE Paae Twelve SEAFARERS Friday, March 8, 134S LOG Sea Triton Edmund Fanning Crew Condemns Isthmian Welcomes Seafarers NMU For Stalling isthmian Vote By A. GORDON and R. STROM BOSTON — Another Isthmian vessel, the SS Edmund Fanning, followed tlie lead of some sister ships by holding a shipboard meeting, eleeting delegates, and passing a resolution condemning the dilatory tactics of the NMU in playing the company's game by stalling the election. After the opening of the meeting D. Collins and A, Bauseo were elected chairman and secretary respectively. J. Ahern was elect­ ed Deck Delegate; J. Garvin to represent the Engine Dept.; and H. Weising as Stewards Delegate. Considerable discussion then ensued regarding the possibility of having the Isthmian election to determine the colleclive bargain­ ing agent held in the near future. At the conclusion of discussion, it was regularly moved, support­ ed and carried that the Seafarers International Union of North America be petitioned to repre­ sent the crew of the Edmund t EDMUND FANNING DECK CREW NEW YORK — It really was a pleasure and an encouragement for us to find the Isthmian men on this ship, the SS Sea Triton, as receptive as they az-e towaid the Seafarers' drive to organize Isth­ mian. Brother, they really listen attentively! When you start talking SIU to these seamen, they actually seem to take the words right out of your mouth, and ask you various questions concerning the Seafai-ers. Union contracts, represen­ tation on beefs, and working and living conditions aboard SIU ships. Several of the boys weren't satisfied with just filling out pledge cai-ds, and so took out Seafarei-s books, taking full ad­ vantage of the charter member pffer of an SIU membership book for only $17. We expect a num­ ber of other fellows to also take out books befoi'e leaving poiT. BRING 'EM HOME 100% ' > Thei-e are two or thi'ee NMU men on board the Triton, but one of them has already signed an SIU pledge card, assuring us that Fanning. Here's the Fanning's Deck Department, taken aboard their ship -while docked cit Boston, Fifth he fully intends to vote for the from the left in the rear row is Bosun Antoniou, supposedly NMU, who wanted to be included with the Seafarei's. With the rest of the CONDEMNS NMU crew at present shaping up over Whereupon the following peti­ rest of these Isthmian Seafarers. 90 per cent for the SIU, we ex­ tion was drawn up and signed pect to bring 'em home 100 per BLACK GANG OF THE FANNING cent at the completion of our by 23 crew members present: five month trip. "We, the undersigned mem­ These boys are getting impa­ bers of the crew of the SS Ed­ tient for the Isthmian collective mund Fanning (Isthmian Line) bargaijiiiig election to come up, being in dire need of a rep­ and of course they know the resentative to conduct collec­ reason for the delay, also whom to blame for it. They're pretty tive bargaining in our behalf well riled up at both the com­ with the Isthmian Line offi­ pany and the NMU for continu­ cials, do hereby petition the ously stalling, thei-eby prevent­ Seafarers International Union ing them from enjoying their of North Aiiierica to so repre­ democi'atic privilege of selecting the union of their choice to rep­ sent us. resent them. "Further, we also request How about some of you -broththat the Seafarers International ei's jumping into this drive with Union of North America do both feet, and do this job of or­ everything in its power to bi'ing ganizing Isthmian up good? With about an immediate election your assistance, all Isthmian within this company, and thus ships will then line up for the obviate the efforts of the Na­ Seafarez's as well as the Sea tional Maritime Union to stall Triton! (See picture on page 10), the election, which stalling tends to benefit only the Isth­ mian Line company to the de­ triment'of us seamen." Let Us Have 'Em 90% SIU After leaving Norfolk, the Fan­ ning crew, upon learning the score, swung to the SIU with the exception of three men either un­ decided or for NMU, making it better than 90% for the Sea­ farers. One amusing incident concern­ ed the Bosun, who is a whishywashy NMUer, and refused to knock the men off so that a shot of them might be taken. However, when the deck gang knocked off anyway, the Bosun made a mad dash to get in the pictui-e himself, proving some­ thing or other! Actually, the Bosun isn't really NMU, accord­ ing to the crew—merely misled by their phony "propaganda. Now that the Fanning crew has had a taste of union democracy in the form of a shipboard meet­ ing, electing their own delegates to take care of their many prob­ lems and beefs, they're all for the Seafarers' brand of unionism and membership representation. The Fanning's Engine crew display their sentiments in no uncertain terms. These Isthmian men with their SIU sign are typical of the great majority of Isthmian seamen who are all for the Seafarers. Clearing The Deck (Continued from Page 3) insisted on fighting for the wel­ fare of tho membership and not the Communist party. THESE THINGS MUST BE TOLD THE NMU MEN, AND THEY MUST BE TOLD IN A FRIENDLY SPIRIT. WE MUST NOT BRAG ABOUT THEIR TROUBLE OR ACT AS THOUGH WE ARE GLAD THEY ARE HAVING. SUCH PROBLEMS. It would be well for members of the Seafarers to invite rank and file members of the NMU to visit the Seafarers Halls. Many of them know nothing about the Seafarers, other than the lies they have read in the Pilot or been told by their leadership. Now is the opportunity for us to show members of the NMU in jusi what manner the Seafarers op­ erate on a day to day work basis. Now is the time to let them see that the membership of the SIU shapes its policy and program. Unless we do this to help the good members of the NMU to put their organization in a workable condition, minus the leadership of the communist scabs and finks, we will stand a good chance of seeing the unfortunate picture of the shipping companies smashing the NMU. It takes no great imagination to see what would happen if the shipowners succeeded in knock­ ing dowii one maritime union. If this happened all maritime unions would be weakened, and the wages and conditions of all seamen lowered, ALL OF THESE THINGS MUST BE TOLD TO THE NMU MEMBERS. WE MUST AP­ PEAL TO THEM TO WORK IM­ MEDIATELY TO CLEAN UP THEIR UNION. ALL BRANCH OFFICIALS OF THE SEAFAR­ ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION MUST FOLLOW ONE POLICY. WHEN NATIONAL MARITIME The Log wants at once the names and addresses of bars, clubs frequented by seamen, particularly in foreign ports, so that they can be put on the Log mailing list. With the postal delivery to ships snafued, this remains the only practical way of • getting the Union paper into the mem­ berships hands. So do it today—send us the names and correct addresses of your favorite places all over the world, with an es­ timation of the number of Logs they can use. Build the Seafarers by building the Seafarers Log! UNION MEMBERS APPLY TO THE SIU FOR MEMBERSHIP, THEY MUST BE TOLD THAT BEFORE THEY ARE ALT.OWED MEMBERSHIP THEY MUST GO EA.CK AND COMPLETE THE HOUSE CLEANING JOB IN THE NMU. � 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 March 8, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 10 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: COMMIES RUN NMU, CURRAN ADMITS PASSENGER SHIPS PLANNED SHIPOWNERS AND NMU MEMBERS SEAFARER LED FILIPINO REGIMENT IN GUERILLA WARFARE AGAINST JAPS A WHITE ELEPHANT? OUT IN THE OPEN REPORT OF SIU ORGANIZING DRIVE JOHNNY GOES A-GOONING NMU FINDS IT CAN'T PIECE-OFF SIU VOLUNTEER SHIP'S ORGANIZER CONDITIONS ON AZALEA CITY A SCANDAL TO THE JAYBIRDS INGERSOLL CREW AND SKIPPER ARE JUST LIKE THAT!! CAPTAIN FOUND SIU CREW BEST IN HIS CAREER WSA AND ARMY TEAM UP TO FUBAR SUPPLIES FOR SHIP BROTHER THANKS SHIPMATES FOR FUNERAL TOKEN PEACETIME FESTIVITY RETURNS TO PASSENGER SHIPS END CARGO JEOPARDY, CREW ASKS CALMAR SAYS MAIL IS BEING CARRIED-FAST FREYLINGHUYSEN CREW ASKS ACTION AGAINST OFFICERS IT WAS THE FAIRLAND'S LAST TRIP MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING NEW BERTHS BOOM BOSTON SHIPPING PUERTO RICO GETS NEW PAINTING OF ANDY FURUSETH MEMBERSHIP OPINIONS ARE SOUGHT LATE OPENING SEEN FOR LAKES CARNIVAL PAYS COOLIE WAGES BEWARE OF JACKSONVILLE GESTAPO PHILLY MAY HAVE LONGSHORE STRIKE SIU CREW FEEDS STARVING GREEK CHILDREN CURRAN ADMITS COMMIES CONTROL NMU, MEMBERS ARE SOLD-OUT EDMUND FANNING CREW CONDEMNS NMU FOR STALLING ISTHMIAN VOTE ISTHMIAN SEA TRITON WELCOMES SEAFARERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/8/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log