https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f4952fc15e0244b178fe84b2bba62eac.PDF c60acbc9c443865f8271aa27c52531f5 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 31. 1947 No. 5 Curran Calls His Shots, Seafarers Says Stack Is Disrupter NEW YORK—The Special Na­ tional Council Meeting of the Na­ tional Maritime. Union, CIO, which ended on January 10, broke up in a flurry of fire­ works. As a 'fitting climax to a series of sessions which saw charges and c.ounter-charges fly around the room, Joe Curran, president of the NMU, made a few closing remarks which show that he has really awakened to the danger that the communists represent in the NMU. His words not only were di­ rected at the disruptive activities of the communist party generally, but also at the officials like Stack, MacKenzie, and Smith, who have always been CP spokes­ men in the NMU. At one point he made direct reference to Stack's poor labor record, a record that is well known wherever working sea­ men meet. Curran stated; STACK'S RECORD "Now I am going to say one thing to you, so it won't be said that I said it after the Council Meeting. This concerns itself with Joe Stack. I want to tell you he has a stinking record, and you know it. From the first day he came ashore off the SS Cali­ fornia." Further in the talk, Curran be­ came a bit more specific when he went on to say: "Well, he (Stack) also sent out a conununication to hisi brother, during an election campaign, that is part of the record; it was carried in the old papers in the old days, 'If you meet a communist, tell him Maritime Commission Buys 70 Loran Sets As Safety Measure As a step toward greater navi­ gational efficiency and safety at sea, the Maritime Commission has approved purchase of 70 Model-DBS Loran receivers from the Navy Department. Fifty of the receivers will be installed on merchant vessels and the re­ mainder will be placed aboard training ships. It was announced that the re­ ceivers will be placed upon ships that are likely to be continued in operation under either Gov­ ernment or private auspices. The Maritime Commission made the purchases after receiv­ ing favorable reports of the re­ ceivers when used aboard mer­ chant ships during unfavorable weather conditions. I am a communist; If you meet a wobbly, tell him I am a wob­ bly; if you meet a rank and filer, say I am a rank and filer.' "He was $110.00 short in his accounts when he was a Patrol­ man in Jacksonville. He paid it back finally." Referring to Stack's communist party background, and to the disruptionist activties of the com­ munist party, Curran stated: "As far as his record is con­ cerned, that is the consistent recOld of one of the leaders today .speaking, or purportedly speak­ ing as a communist in this union. Well, I say the communist party as such should disassociate itself i from these individuals. I still think so. I think the communist party, if it is a Marxist party, today has allowed itself to de­ grade down to the point where it is nothing but a job security j amalgamation on the waterfront, j and a rule or ruin group on the waterfront." Curran indicated his dissatis­ faction with the way the last elections in the NMU were car­ ried on when he said: "I said some time ago that I Throws Full Support To Striking CIO Shipbuildors; Joins Strikers On Pickotiino NEW YORK, Jan. 30—The Seafarers International Union threw its powerful .support to the CIO shipbuilders' Local 13, which today struck the notoriously anti­ union Ira S. Bushey and Sons' Brooklyn shipyards. The union, certified as collective bargaining agent, demands that the compiny negotiate with it. Scores of Seafarers carrying strike placards, joined the lines which began picketing the Bushey yards at the foot of Court Street at 7 a.m. this morning. The Seafarers' picket signs bore this announcement: * NOTICE! When requesling informa­ tion regarding your book, dues record status or retire­ ment. address your communi­ cations to; J. P. Shulef, Assistant Secy.-Treas., Sea­ farers International Union of N. A., 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N. Y. Never send cash by mail if you wish to pay your dues, assessments, etc. Send money order payable to the Seafar­ ers International Union of N, A. {Continued on Page 14) MM&P Council VotesTo Join With International Group One of the far-reaching de­ cisions arrived at by the National Executive Committee of the MM&P. which met in Washing­ ton January 14 to 18 inclusive, was to consummate plans to af­ filiate with the world-wide Inter­ national Transportworkers Fed­ eration. The SlU-and the SUP are both already members of this far-reaching body. For over a year the MM&P has debated making this move, and the fact that the ITF is carrying on an unceasing fight for higher wages and conditions, plus a never ending battle with the communists, caused the licensed deck officers to take the final step. Officers organizations in Nor­ way, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Great Britain,etc., are all af­ filiated with this organization, and the ITF has been instru­ mental in preventing the break­ down of standards of officers and seamen in those countries. At the same time, the ITF has had representatives working to formulate proper maritime codes for countries such as Guatamala and Panama, where such codes are non-existent or only in the early stages. During the recent strikes un­ dertaken by the SIU and the MM&P, the ITF was quick to of­ fer its facilities in foreign coun­ tries to make the action more wide spread. Many of the European trans­ portworkers unions are affiliated to the ITF; the ones that are not can be usually be found in the camp of the communist-domin­ ated World Federation of Trade Unions. N.Y.Tugboatinen Okay New Pact; Win Wage Hike "The Seafarers International Union. AFL. Supports CIO Shipbuilders' Strike Against Bushey," With this action began the ac­ tive support promised to Local 13, an affiliate of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuild­ ing Workers, of America, CIO, in NEW YORK, Jan. 29 — New response to an appeal made by several of its representatives to York's tugboatmen voted ap­ an SIU membership meeting at proval of the wages and hours Webster Hall Jan. 15. agreed upon between their repre­ BAD RECORD sentatives and the tugboat opera­ The shipbuilders' officials ap­ tors. The approval ended the pearing at. the meeting were W.!-1 possibility of a strike in New liam McCaffrey, international York Harbor. representative: Fred Mesita, In a mail vote of 1,242 to 714, chairman of Local 13, and Nich­ members of Local 333, United olas Lamb, the local's executive Marine Division of the Interna­ secretary. tional Longshoremen's Associa­ In making their plea for the tion, gave their okay to the new Seafarers' aid, the union heads agreement. described in detail the company's As approved by the member­ sordid record in labor relations. ship, the Union gained a reduc­ Paul Hall, SIU New York Port tion in the work week from 48 Agent, recalled to the meeting to 40 hours, an 11 cents-an-hour the fact that the CIO shipbuild- increase, and time-and-a-half for ing union had supported last Saturdays and Sundays. September's SIU-SUP General The conditions won by the Un­ Strike, resulting from an unfav­ ion were the fruits of negotia­ orable ruling by the Wage Stabil­ tions th'at started early in Novem­ ization Board. Support was also ber. The stumbling block for an given in several other SIU beefs. early settlement was the • opera­ A resolution urging that this tors' refusal to grant the 40-hour support be reciprocated in the week. shipbuilders strike,, which started With only a few hours to go be­ this morning, was passed unan­ fore the strike deadline of midimously at the SIU meeting. ; night December 31, the operators Today's walkout at the Bushey bowed to the demand of the tugyards was the inevitable out­ boatmen. The gaining of the 40growth of the company's persishour week is hailed as a great {Continuei on Page 14) victory by the Union. PAN-ATLANTIC PLANS NEW RUN TO MIAMI The City of Miami, Fla., may emerge as one of the important Southern ports if plans of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corpora­ tion materialize. Application has been filed by the company to op­ erate cargo vessels between the famed resort and Boston, Phila­ delphia, New York snd George­ town, S. C. The proposed linking of Miami with other East Coast ports has received approval of city officials and civic leaders, who ai*e sub­ mitting briefs supporting the ap­ plication of the line with the In­ terstate Commerce Commission. A hearing on the proposal is scheduled to be held in Jackson­ ville Feb. 19. A spokesman for Pan-Atlantic, which is a subsidiary of the Wa­ terman Steamship Corporation, said his comparfy could have ships operating into Miami "within 30 to 45 days after a fa­ vorable decision." Liberty ships would be used on the line, and should the op­ eration justify it, the company might add combination cargo and passenger vessels to the run, the company official said. He added that his line con­ sidered Miami "one of the most important Southern ports on our route, and its large consuming area should make the operation successful." A branch office was recently established in Miami by the Sea­ farers International Union to fa­ cilitate handling of the increased flow of Union business into that port. The office is at 1355 N. E. 1st Avenue. �s^-' THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Two Friday. January 31. 1947 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 X % t % HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Caiif. 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. Death In The Depths When the Greek passenger vessel, Chimarra, struck a mine January 19, off the coast of Greece and sank with the loss of 437 persons, the fact that a mine menace still lurks beneath the oceans became apparent, to those who think everything is back to normal. When 437 lives arc snuffed out with the explosion of one mine, the dangers present from the thousands of mines still lying under the waters cannot be ignored, but shout the fact that the lives of seamen who ply the water­ ways of the oceans are still in danger, even though the shooting war ended over a year ago. The mines, which still are present in great numbers, will take quite some time to be eliminated. It has been estimated that it will take another year to sweep up the majority of the remaining mines, but even that will still leave uncharted and floating mines. Hospital Patients To most people this postwar threat to navigation and the lives of seamen has been forgotten, but to seamen it is always in their minds. Two examples of the little known danger, that did not hit the newspapers, are the mine dam­ ages suffered by the SIU ships Signal Hills, hit off Genoa, Italy, last October, and the Fitzhugh Lee, struck near Venice in July. When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals The only immediate means of removing this menace to navigation is "through minesweeping, which is taking These are the Uniofi Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, place in all waters known to contain mines. This work in as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Europe is being handled by the International Mine Clear­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ance Authority, with headquarters in London, which esti­ ing to them. JOHN O'DONOHUE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL mates that since V-E day at least 72 merchant, fishing and JJ. STEFANIDES CASIMIR HONOROWSKI other small civilian vessels have been sunk or damaged CENTRAL MASON CHARLES HAHN in Eufopean waters alone. KARL PETTERSSEN JOHN SETTLE JOHN DUDKO XXX In operations in the Pacific, the United States cleared JOHN TILL BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. 22,000 square miles and destroyed 12,000 mines. In spite LAWRENCE HOLMES E. JOHNSTON THOMAS WADSWORTH of the gigantic job done, many ground mines still remain H. SWIM SALVATORE PIZZILO in these waters, and will continue to be a menace to ship­ G. VICKERY RAYMOND S. HODGES J. GALA FRANCIS O'BRIEN ping off the Japanese coast until the deterioration of time R. ALBANESE PETER LOPEZ renders them all inactive, which may be about 1951. T. DINEEN ROBY LUFLIN V. RUIZ LLOYD YOUNG Danger is also present for the next five years from R. FIORE GEORGE SCHENERMAN the "floaters," moored mines which have broken loose and R. LORD have been carried by the Japanese current across the North XXX J. LAVASSOR Pacific toward the United States. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL A, X HUGO ECHEVARIA SAN JUAN HOSPITAL The war with its dangers and hazards to American E. R. BUCKLEY R. SAUNDERS soldiers is over. They did their job and peace has been won. ROBERT MULHOLLAND R. SIEJO Hovzever, the signing of an armistice does not neutralize M. R. SUTHERLAND F. APUNTES a mine. So, like the Italian and French peasants who are JOHN RETOUR W. ARMSTRONG being killed every day when their plows strike a land mine, SIR EDWARD CUSTER P. FELICIANO DAVID McDUFFIE the seamen who man the ships are encountering mines B. HOFFSTIEN O. M. STIREWA.LT ignorant of the cease-firing order. T. ROSENCRANS ERNEST COOPER W. JORGENSON ALBERT SHULL To the seamen who have to sail these waters, it is XXX J. W. DENNIS ,small consolation to know that the war is over, when every STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL STEVE MOGAN trip still presents the possibility of ending in collision with W. BROCE, Jr. C. BONAFONT one of these submerged agents of destruction. JACINTO NAVARRO R. G. MOSSELLER You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday —1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. S. WOOD W. G. H. BAUSE H. BELCHER L. L. MOODY E. D. MILLER C. KOLSTE R. POV/ELL M. MORRIS L. A. CORNWALL JOE LEWIS M. J. QUINN G. LUETH XXX GALVESTON • HOSPITAL MILLER WOLF BENNETT SEYLOR JONES, R. V. JOHNSON WILKI CRIGLET BARNEY, J. L. DAUGHERTY, W. ' . FORD SWENSON STREIZ SEGLER .. . ^ �Friday, January 31, 1947 THE SEAFARER SLOG A SOURCE OF DANGER SlU Corrects Deck Hazard On Span Splice Safe gear and good working conditions have always been among the chief demands of the SIU. Since the day of its organi­ zation, the Union has written into each agreement with the various steamship companies a clause calling for safe working gear. A condition was reported to the New York Port Agent where the Alcoa Steamship Company was ignoring this clause on the Span Splice. Alcoa refused to remedy it after the Bosun had called it to the attention of the Mate, and explained that it was un-safe and was a menace to the safety and lives of the crew. Upon learning of this flagrant violation of the safe working gear clause, the Union dispatched a Patrolman and photographer to inspect and photograph this par­ ticular condition that was con­ sidered to place the lives of our shipmates in peopardy. Appearing on this page is the photograph of a "pad-eye and a chain-stopper" used to stop-off the down-haul of the topping lift when raising booms. All patients, except Coast Guardsmen, who were afraid of the consequences, signed the complaint which was then for­ warded to Dr. Herman Hillsboe, Director of the Tuberculosis Di­ vision, United States Public Health Service. The petition specifically is di­ rected against the food condi­ tions. Patients claim that the food is prepared in a very poor manner, and although the qual­ ity is fair, it is improperly cook­ ed and is usually drab-appearing and tasteless. Certain hospital officials, who prefer to remain anonymous, have offered the usual excuses. They admit that poor pay for the cooking staff has forced them to hire inefficient and unqualified help. No solution is offered, however, and the patients con­ tinue to be forced to eat extreme­ ly unappetizing meals. POOR CONDITION TELLING 'EM HOW It was pointed out to the Mate and company officials that the safe arrangement for pad-eyes and chain-stoppers of ships of this type, was for .the pad-eyes to l)e welded to the top of the masttable as close as possible to the ;ead of the down-haul of the ;opping-lift, and the chain-stopr.crs to be shackled into them. This would work better than • jiigthening the chain and Icad•iig it up from deck, where it was not only a bad lead and makes it unhandy to the man putting the bitter end of the topping lift on or off of the cleat; but was also a hazardous way of arrang­ ing it. After demonstrating this un­ safe condition to the Mate and company officials, and suggesting the proper way of arranging the pad-e'yes and chain-stoppers, they agreed to remedy this con­ dition as quickly as possible. No Changes At Neponsit; Conditions, Excuses Remain A petition, drawn up and sign­ ed by 200 out of the 240 patients at the Neponsit Marine Hospital, again throws the spotlight on conditions existing at the institu­ tion. By JACK GREENHAW It can be readily seen by those of the Deck Department who are familiar with the procedure of stopping off a topping lift, that the Brother who posed for this picture is not only forced to stand and work in a strained position, but that the chain stopper itself is entirely too short. In fact, it is so short that he was only able to make two half hitches with the tag-line which is not a stopper, but is made of 21 thread and spliced onto the stopper. By close observation, anyone with the least bit of common, mechanical sense is able to see that even if the chain-stopper was sufficiently long enough to reach to the top of the mast table, it would still be a source of danger due to the fact that the pad-eye is welded onto the cover­ ing of the fire-line in such a manner that the lead of the chain-stopper will be a hindrance to a seaman putting the required number of round turns and fi­ gure eights on the cleat. In ad­ dition, the stopper itself might catch his hand or arm and cause him to knock it out of the hands of the man standing on the masttable. Page Three John Steeber, Deck Delegate of the MV Span Splice, is not standing in that strained position because he wants to. It hap­ pens to be the only way in which he can work, considering the arrangement and position of the pad eye and chain stopper. The protests of the militant SIU crew will change that very soon, and another danger spot will be eliminated on this ship. See story on this page for full details. Addition of the extra kitchen facilities which was widely pub­ licized by the Hospital has not helped out one single bit. The general food conditions have not improved, since the new facilities are only being used in the special diet kitchen. WAR INJURIES Anti-Closed Shop Amendment Introduced In New York State The anti-elosed shop hysteria has reached New York State, where this week a proposed amendment to the State Consti­ tution was introduced to outlaw the closed shop. Sponsor of the amendment was Frederic H. Bonteeou. Republican from Poughkeepsie. With a straight face. Senator Bontecou related, "This proposal represents an entirely voluntary effort on my part to protect in­ dividual union members in the State of New York from arbitrary action on the part of certain la­ bor leaders who have the power, under the closed shop, to deprive men and women of the right to earn a living." The amendment, it is reported, is being eyed somewhat coolly by other members of the Senate, and a spokesman for Governor Dewey stated that the measure has been introduced without the Governor's knowledge or con­ sent, and it was the Senator's bill and his alone. PAWN OF LABOR FOES Labor leaders in New York State are riot sure it is Senator Bontecou's bill alone, for Harold C. Hanover, secretary-treasurer of the State Federation of La­ bor, stated, "We are of the opin­ ion that the Senator is not cap­ able of introducing this type of legislation without aid of the enemies of labor who have evi­ dently made a pawn of him." Although the measure is sure to receive rough sledding in New York State, the number of states already having laws against the closed shop increased by one when Virginia last week adopted such a measure. Other states al­ Most of the inmates at Nepon­ sit are tubercular, and they need the • best of food and freedom from worry in order to be com­ pletely cured. With the food as ready having the anti-closed shop it is at present, they have not law are Arizona, Nebraska, been able to enjoy either require­ South Dakota, Florida and Ar­ ment. kansas. The Seafarers International Union has long been aware of the situation at Neponsit, and on a number of occasions, articles have appeared in the Log which tended to point out the intoler­ able situatiofi of the men who are forced to report to that insti­ tution for treatment. MEBA Rejects Bid To Affiliate With The CMU The Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association, CIO, doesn't want so-called "unity" at any price—certainly not at the terms offered by the disruptive Com­ mittee for Maritime Unity. The licensed Engineer's union has flatly rejected a move to formally affiliate with the communist - sponsored maritime group. The rejection came at the na­ tional convention of officials of the MEBA, meeting in Los An­ geles. A resolution proposing that a national referendum be held among the union's 19,000 members on the affiliation ques­ tion was turned down by con­ vention delegates. Even the fervent, personal ap­ peal in behalf of the affiliation made to the convention by Harry Bridges, failed to move the dele­ gates. MEBA officials said tliat under autonomy provisions of the con­ stitution, individual locals would be free to collaborate with the CMU, but would have to do so without any national backing. It is believed that few locals would avail themselves of this provision, with the possible ex­ ception of Bridges' few strong­ holds. • .-itl-J a:!-- Many men contracted tuber­ culosis as a result of exposure brought on by war service. Dur­ ing the course of the war, the merchant seamen were aggrand­ ized to the skies, and they were hailed as "heroes in dungarees." Now that the war is over, these same men are being relegated to inferior places of treatment for the Illness which they contracted in the course of keeping the sea lanes of the world open. gram will be followed out with­ out delay. The subject of seamen's hospi­ talization and of security for a seaman's old age are too import­ ant to be allowed in the hands of men who haven't the best inter­ ests of seamen at heart. The Log plans to bring the white heat of publicity to bear on poor condi­ tions until they have all been squared away. The Patrolmen Say— Crummy Ships NEW ORLEANS — We crewed up three former west coast ships which had been laid up for months, and for being crummy they took the prize. They were the F. Marion Crawford, now Waterman; the Stephen Douglas, now Mississippi; and the Louis McLean, also Mississippi. What they needed in the way of repairs would fill a SearsRoebuck Catalog. The two Mis­ sissippi ships needed mattresses, screens, wind scopes, cleaning up, and general repairs. The crews we sent down to the ships refused to sign on until all unsatisfactory conditions were rectified. After we got every­ thing squared away to the crew's satisfaction, both ships sailed to South America. TOUGH JOB Getting things squared away aboard the F. Marion Crawford, wasn't so easy. She needed re­ pairs aplenty. She had to install 12 new fans and repair 10 others. The stove wouldn't heat, so it had to be replaced, and she need­ ed all sorts of stores. We had to make three trips to the ship before we would allow the crew to sign on, and then we had to get a letter from the com­ pany stating that the crew could payoff if they tried to sail before the fans, toasters, percolaters, and hot plates were put on board, in addition to getting the stove re­ paired. Red Gibbs Buck Stephens Dick Birmingham i- 4- S- Smooth Sailing' NEW YORK—I'his week we were assigned to pay off the Pur­ due Victory and Madaket, both ships being tied up at the Brook­ lyn Army Base. These two ships were symbolic of what SIU ships NMU-COME-LATELY should be like. They were clean After having carried on the inside and out with the quarters fight against poor conditions in and messrooms as they should be. The crews were sober on both the Neponsit and other Mai-ine ships, the delegates were all on Hospitals single-handed for prac­ the ball. There were only a few tically a full year, the SIU has minor beefs, and no disputed recently been receiving the be­ overtime. Ye Gods! Tt appears lated support of the National like the bucko Mates and En­ Maritime Union. gineers have deserted to the un­ This is not the first time that, organized ships. the NMU has attempted to jump The only dres,sing down neceson an akeady rapidly rolling SIU sary was aboard the Purdue Vic­ bandwagon, and it -probably tory where the Chief Mate on won't be the last time. ^ this tub was a little confused. The members of the Seafarers! but was squared away by the International Union have given' Deck Patrolman. A lot of credit their officials a mandate to do all' is due the crews of these ships in their power to improve condi- for their cooperation in holding tions in the various Marine Hos­ bcefs to a minimum. pitals, and to take steps to bring James Purcell to light what is going on at the Hay Gonzales Sailors Snug Harbor. That proLouis Goffin �I • f-^ —- '••-:^i4. >-• THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Pour Frielay, January-31; 1947 Rumors^ Busier Than Shipping in (C)oid Chi wif4r ttHIMK QUESTION:—What changes in conditions have you seen since you first started sailing? GEORGE CONDOS, AB: I started sailing when I was 12-years-old, on sailing ships. It's 100 percent better than it used to be, and that's an underestima­ tion. Conditions today are such that a man at sea lives a decent life, and is no longer the slave of the Master and the company. Wages are much better today also and all the changes that have been made in wages and condi­ tions for seamen come right from union pressure. If there were no seamen's unions, there would not be any advances for seamen, either. GEORGE KOSMOS, AB: The greatest advances I have seen in seamen's conditions since I started sailing are in the treat­ ment of seamen. It used to be that seamen were practically slaves while at sea, and then were treated like bums when they came ashore. Now it's different. We have the same dignity that other workers have. Our wages are better than they used to be, and our conditions have also im­ proved. We don't have to go, hat in hand, to the bosses for jobs, either. We fought like hell for what we have, and we won't give it up without a fight. ARTHUR CAMARA, OS: I can't look back on too many years of sailing, but I do know that it is better now than it was before the war. Our wages are superior to what they were, and our food and conditions war betler. The war period showed us that a strong union can continue to gain advantages for its mem­ bers no matter what happened. All the gains we have made so far have been due to our strong union, and as long as we stay this way, we will continue to see vast improvements made in the lives and conditions of all seamen. THOMAS S. SMITH, Messman: ; The change in working condi­ tions is what impresses me most. We now have better quarters, larger beds, full size lockers, and better food. In other words, sea­ men are finally being treated like men and not like animals. When I first started to sea a man had to eat meat that was moldy, bread that had worms in it, and all the other food was marked "not fit for humans." Now we have a union to back up^ up, and if the food is no good, we know how to get it replaced with decent food, and quickly. • ' ' = : By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO—While the winter still has plenty of strength left in her, the boys around the Chicago Hall already arc waiting for the word to go out and "steam her up." Most of the men around here ' are expecting an early fit-out this year on the sand 'boats, for their docks are empty and the need for sand is heavy in the city at the present time. Maybe it will prove to be true. A rumor has been going around that the SS Michigan and SS Nas­ sau will go into operation this year, but it is the same thing every, year. These ships have not operated since before the war when, for 20 years they worked' fill-in jobs, helping Chicago expand out into the lake. This filled-in space also is the source of a rumor that the city fathers are planning to build an airfield on the'waterfront. May­ be one of these rumors will turn out to be fact. Recently I received a letter from Andrew Reid, Secretary of MEBA from C & B Lines. He made known to me that the En­ gineers' contract has been ter­ minated because the SIU is ask­ ing for an increase in wages and a 40-hour week on these ships. He thinks we are asking too much and intimated that we should take it easy. I answered his letter by stating that the benefits gained by the MEBA have always come be­ cause of the SIU, and we have al­ ways backed the MEBA in any dispute they have encountered. However, the SIU cannot stop for an.vone in their struggle for better conditions and wages. Great Lakes Are Next On Seafarers Organizing Program By EARL SHEPPARD As 'a result of the successful organizing drives on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, more cofnpanies are now under con­ tract to the Seafarers than ever before in the history of the Un­ ion. More companies mean more ships, and more ships means more gobs available for the mem­ bership. It is the duty of the Union to protect the membership at all times and in every possible man­ ner. With the present slowing down of American shipping the organization of old unorganized and newly formed companies is the first task of the Union. The long hard months of or­ ganizing work on the Isthmian line is behind us, and the same apparatus is working in the tank­ er field. When an agreement is finally signed with Isthmian, it will mean that the biggest dry cargo steamship company in America will have been brought under the banner of the Sea­ farers. GREAT LAKES NEXT The Great Lakes has always been the strongest fortress of the American shipowner. Situated in the heart of the great industrial area, continued operation of lakeborne traffic is indispensable. The steel mills," in order to operate, depend absolutely on building up their iron ore stock piles with ore'brought do-wh on ships dur­ ing the- sumhier'Season, If they had to depend on the railways, statistics brove that they could not get sufficient ore for six months operation. Such curtailed operation of the steel mills would cause the shutting down of hundreds of other in­ dustries manufacturing every­ thing from automobiles and lo­ comotives to screen doors and fly swatters. A large percentage of the wheat consumed on, and exported from, the Atlantic seaboard is shipped on Great Lakes grain ships to the grain elevators in Buffalo. A majority of the newsprint used by the great newspapers of Chicago and other midwestern cities, and general cargo of every possible type, is hauled via the lakes. Other lakes maritime in­ dustry consists of car ferries, sand suckers, excursion boats, regular passenger boats, barges and tugs. In other words, there is a large variety of maritime operation on the Lakes as on §alt water. LAKES CARRIERS ASSO. The owners and operators of Lakes shipping,- as well as the industrialists dependent on Lakes traffic, know damn well that any tie-up on the Lakes would paralyze the industry of the en­ tire nation. For that reason, they have worked many years and spent plenty of dough trying to keep unionism from getting a foot hold on the Lakes. Their principal stronghold is the Lakes Carriers Association, which serves the dual role of an owners association and a com­ pany union. This is the outfit that fathered the continuous dis­ charge "fink book" long before Senator Copeland or the old Pa­ cific Coast Owners Association ever thought of it. A great many of the other restrictions the Mari­ time Commission has tried to put over were fathered by the LCA.The first job the Seafarers faces on the Lakes is breaking the stranglehold of the LCA, and' de­ finite progress has already been made in that direction. MIDLAND STEEL The most significant and im­ portant victory won by the Sea­ farers on the Lakes was that of winning the bargaining election and signing an agreement with Midland Steel. The big steel companies are the backbone of all lakes' ship­ ping, and any break in their ranks shows that their entire structure is weakening. The Seafarers has been on the Lakes a long time, and although the progress has been slow we have steadily forged ahead. This victory proves that the SIU is on the job, and out to organize everything on thfe Lakes. THIS YEAR'S JOB With the Midland victory as a starter, the Seafarers is out to do a bang-up job this season. The AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment and the Seafarers Intenational are going to push the Great Lakes campaign this year in the same hard-hitting aggres­ sive manner that the Isthmian Drive was carried out. Hundreds of Seafarers mem­ bers have sailed the Lakes. Many, of these were men who came up to the coast and sailed off-shore during the war. A lot of those men have gone back to the Lakes, and will be sailing on unorgan­ ized ships. These will be .the backbone of the oi'ganizing drive. All men who intend going back to the Lakes this season should contact the organizers before leaving, and iti any case report imrriediate to one of the Lakes halls upon arrival. MILITANTS ALL Above are the men who spearheaded the drive to turn the SS Span SpUce^-from a rustbucket into a typically clean SIUship; (See story and pictures on page 5). Backed up by a milit­ ant, crew, this-group forced the company to institute changes, and you-should-see the ship now. Left to right, Ray Gonzales. New York Stewards Department Patrolman; Stanley Jandora. Bosun; John Sleeber, AB and Deck-Delegate; and Jack- Greenhaw. rank-and-file SIU member who was present because he knew what the Span Splice was like from a previous voyage. �I--'- Friday, Jwuary 3;i.f)l!947 -'r ^ •* •' THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five New Crew And New Deal On Span Splice The growing awareness of'the Seafarers membership as to the responsibilities which such mem­ bership entails was shown very clearly recently in a situation which arose on the MV Span Splice, Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany. There's good food on board the Span Splice, ..and here are the men responsible for that fine state of affairs. Left to right, back row, Grover Barnes, MM; George Kaufman, Night Cook and Baker; John Waith, Third Cook, and Lambert Martindale, Chief Cook. Front row, in the same order, Frank Adkins, Saloon MM; Santos. Pizarro, Bedroom Steward, and George Thornhill, Chief Steward. Incidentally, Brother Kaufman is Stewards Department Delegate. At this time, the company pleaded that it would put the ship in condition if the crew would first dischage the cargo of bauxite in Claremont, Delaware. To protect the good name and reputation of the SIU, the crew agreed to do so. But on arrival back in New York, the company welshed. Here the crew, abeted by com­ The ship was put into Todd pany negligence, allowed the Shipyard to have certain plates ship to become so filthy, that the welded. Nothing else was done, "new crew coming aboard imme­ nor was anything planned. So, in diately took steps to remedy the traditional Seafarers fashion, the conditions, and also brought crew used job action. charges against the outgoing JOB ACTION WINS crew members. Action by the company follow­ The company was at fault on ed soon after, and the ship was another count in that normal painted from stem to stern. All of safety precautions were not ta­ the foc'sles were put in A-1 con­ ken on the Deck. (See story on dition, and a little more job ac­ page 3 for a full account of the tion resulted in a thorough fumi­ unsafe conditions and what steps gation of the Span Splice. were taken to insure the safety New mattresses were brought of the men.) aboard, cooking and eating uten­ The Span Splice had just re­ sils were supplied, the stoi-eroom turned from a three and a half month trip, and paid off in New York. A new crew was assigned from the Hall, but when they went aboard they found the ship as filthy as any oldtime rustbucket. The foc'sles were dirty; cock­ roaches had the run of the ship; the storeroom was full of food that dated to many trips back; there were few cooking or eating utensils, and the mattresses were torn and foul and infected with scabies germs. Most, of the replaced crew was characterized by the new crew as "performers and not good Union members." Chai'ges were filed against all, and the company was notified that the ship would not be sailed until the needed repairs and sanitary changes had been made. Time out to pose for the Log photographer. You can tell that this is the Black Gang. In the usual left to right, front row; N. Katrausky, Wiper; J. Gulseth, Oiler, and Mario Franciose, Wiper. Back row: J. Santiago, First Assistant; S. Storm, Second Assistant, and J. Brooks, Chief Elec­ trician. The Engine Gang say that the Ffrst and Second arc good Joes and they wanted them in the picture. Okay, Span Splice crew, here they are. They put their John Han­ cocks on the Articles, at the left, and they are all ready for ,a trip on the Span Splice. This ship hits the bauxite run, and that means good weather under sunny skies while the northern part of the United States lies buried under many feet of snow. Happy sailing fellows, and keep her steady as she goes. 4. 4. 4 Picture at the ..ight shows what the foc'sles of the Span Splice looks like now that crew' action won needed repairs. From what the crew says, the quarters were the filthiest in the memory of the oldest oldtimer before the company started to clean up the ship. Frank Szczepanski, OS, relaxes on his bunk while waiting to take his place in line to signon. With an excellent Stew­ ards Department, and a recon­ ditioned ship, this voyage ought to be a good one. was cleaned out, and the lockers were .also repaired. Now the Span Splice started to look like a clean SIU ship. As far as the safety measures are concerned on the deck, the Mate promised to do what he JUSTICE DONE could to rectify the situation, and A rank-and-file committee was that as soon as possible. selected to hear the charges, and Much credit is due the militant it was the decision of the trial crew who took over a bad situa­ committee, backed up by the tion on the Span Splice. They membership, to expel certain of cleaned up a mess, and had the the gas hound tripcarders and courage to bring to the floor an permit men, and to place on pro­ incident that reflected on the bation several of the full book membership, and on the Union's men among the offenders. bitterly won prestige. �Page Six Bucko Skipper And Mate Ruin Poor Did Belie THE SEAFARERS LOG NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS Though the men aboard the Isthmian ships are patiently awaiting the end of the phony protests of the NMU, they still are forced to put up with the poor conditions and bucko offi­ cers that seem to come with all the ships of that company. An example of what is still go­ ing on is the report from the Belle Of The Seas, at present in far-off Singapore. The crew reports that they are having the dubious privilege of shipping with Chief Mate, "Bell to Bell" Fish, who is well known to Log readers from previous write-ups. He is still living up to his name, for he claims that there is no such thing as overtime, and it is only to be' paid to the watch on Sunday at sea. It takes more than an Isthmian ship, a bucko Skipper, and a barrel of monkeys to damp­ One of the crewmembers en the spirits of these merry Seafarers. They got a combination of al three on their recent trip aboard, George Swinton, states, aboard the Aram J. Pothier. only instead of a barrel of monkeys, they had a full cargo of the "Bell to Bell 'has a letter from animals. Left to right, Louis Bourdonnay, Lars Hillartz, Hugh R. Norwood, and Percy Boyer. the company which says we have to work Saturdays a^sea without overtime. So far we haven't. An­ other thing that he has been pulling is having the man at the wheel work on deck. He also sets sea watches when six hours at sea." KING SIZE LOG When a crew of militant Sea­ The crew couldn't get across to The monkeys, it was pointed out, The Mate isn't the only one who has been making life miser­ farers characterize an Isthmian them that all Skippers weren't were travelling third-class. The eleven passengers, likewise able for the Belle Of The Seas | Skipper as an "anti-Union stiff" alike, and that they should take were reported to have gotten a crew. While the ship was in Ma- because he believes sailors should it easy. "Nobody is gonna make mon­ bellyfull of the Skipper's chicken. uiia the Skipper logged a Wiper work for peanuts, we can under­ $250, claiming he had taken stand it. After all. Seafarers are keys out of us," they protested. They debarked when the ship whiskey out of one of the holds. used to the best wages and work­ There were other highlights in hit Boston, figuring they had got­ The Wiper has not signed the ing conditions in the maritime the trip. The ship carried 11 Hin- ten their money's worth at that point. New York looked too far log, nor made any admittance of industry. But when a cargo of monkeys off. the theft. What sounds phony to the crew is the fact that the screech their objections to the STOP WATCH KID whiskey in question was return­ Skipper, we've got to admit the ed, and that later they saw the guy must have hit a new low. Boyer and the other boys swear And that actually happened guards around the ship drinking that the Skipper uses binoculars aboard the Isthmian ship, Aram it. and a stop watch to make sure Of course, "Bell to Bell" tried J. Pothier, according to four of the crew doesn't get any over­ to get the Third Mate to sign a the vessel's indignant crew. Sea­ time. They say they put in a 48statement to the effect that he farers Louis Bourdonnay, AB; hour week, and that they saw the Wiper in the hold, but Lars Hillartz, Wiper; Hugh Nor­ wouldn't recommend the Skip to the Third Mate refused to sign it. wood, Oiler; and Percy Boyer, an NMU man, with the monkeys Since then the matter has quiet­ Bosun, pieced together a tale of reportedly backing them up. ed down. The crewmembers are shipboard monkey-shines in the But there were a few bright still hot and bothered about it, Log office this week. spots in the trip. The crew was The Pothier crewed up and left dus, who came aboard In Cal­ a good bunch, and were strong but are letting it hang fire until the ship gets back to New York, New Orleans for Calcutta and cutta. They shelled out $508 for lor the Seafarers. Overlooking where they intend to raise some other Indian ports skippered by the shunt to New York, and for "Oversight," the officers were all Captain Elmer Mathes, better fourth class accommodations, too. okay, the four crewmembers said. smoke over the matter. known to all hands—and monkeys THROW HIM OUT —as "Oversight Elmer." At the same time the ci ew is, The ship is now in New York unanimous in their dislike of' on the last lap of her voyage, "Bell to Bell" Fish, for, they | with stops scheduled for Norfolk write, "If the contract is signed j and Baltimore, where she will by the time we get in port, let's payoff. get rid of this Mate. He's a real BUCK AND A HALF phony." NEW YORK, Jan. 30—Forty- radio officer dismissed at a port Capt. "Oversight' hails from As far as the officers are con­ five shipping lines, including 11 other than that at which he join­ cerned, the crew has turned that Isthmian school which tanker companies, yesterday ed the ship. thumbs down on them all, but all doesn't believe in overtime, the crewmembers reported. signed an agreement with tlje This transportation rider was is not gloom for the crew is well i four Here is a sample of what he fought for and won originally by Radio Officers Union, AFL, for pleased with the Stewards De­ learned at that school: the SIU, and is now becoming partment. For service, cleanliness salary increases ranging to $21.00 "A dollar-and-a-half a day, standard in the contracts of other and good meals they sas* the | per month. The contracts date without overtime, is enough for seamen's unions. Stewards Department aboard is any sailor." (Just shows you how from last October 1, and will run hard to beat. The agreement also specified badly "Oversight" needs a re­ until September 30, 1947. eleven categories of work for fresher course.) Besides a general salary in­ which overtime pay may be Bosun Boyer was official keep­ crease, the overtime rate has also charged. er of the monkeys which were been raised to $l.i60 per hour on Previous to the signing of this hauled aboard in Calcutta. Percy Send in the minutes of dry cargo ships, and to $1.70 per new contract, each company had said he had to stay right on the your ship's meeting to the hour on tankers. a separate agreement, expiring ball, too. Ho had to shave every New York Hall. Only in that Members of the AFL Radio Of­ on different dates. Now the pro­ day so that he wouldn't be mis­ way can the membership act taken for one 'of his charges. But ficers Union will therefore re­ visions of all dry cargo agree­ on your recommendations, he wasn't the only one who had ceive ten cents per hour more ments are the same, and the ex­ and then the minutes can be than the overtime rate being paid piration date is also the same. to keep steady. printed in the LOG for the Boyer said that the Skipper to operators who are members of benefit of all other SIU The ROU is only ten years old, had to keep his hat on all the the American Communications and has already made long strides crewsr time, so Percy would know Association, CIO. Hold those shipboard meet­ forward in bettering conditions where his jurisdiction ended. ings regularly, and send Another feature of the contract and wages of radio operators CAN'T DO THAT those minutes in as soon as was a clause guaranteeing trans­ aboard ships. The ROU is an af­ Anyway, the monkeys were portation back to the port where filiate of the AFL Maritime possible. That's the SIU wayl raising hell all the way over. the articles were signed for any Trades Department. Even The Monkeys (Passengers Not Crew) Couldn'tSee'Oversight Elmer'As Skipper AFL Radio Officers Union Signs New Contracts With 45 Companies Send Those Minutes Friday, January 31, 1947 By JOHNNY JOHNSTON In the days gone by, the Master and the officers of clipper ships were for the most part Ameri­ cans, but the crews were com­ posed largely of foreigners. The American seaman, long noted for the neatness of his appearance and his skill in seamanship, had almost vanished in 1850. There were several reasons for these men giving up the life they loved. The pay was exceedingly low, and conditions had been growing worse for the man in the foc'sle. The food was worse than that of prisoners ashore, and Masters were driving their ships in all kinds of weather, trying to set new records from New York to San Francisco. It was very seldom that the watch below could spend their time off without being called on deck to help the w.atch reef and furl sail. ABs could earn only $8.00 to $12.00 per month, while men ashore were making three times as much and had none of the dis­ comforts of the man going to sea. As American seamen would not sign on with such wages and conditions, foreigners began to take their places. This was in the face of a law of 1817, which prescribed that not less than two thirds of the crew of an American vessel must be citizens of the United States. But this proved to be an easy law for the Masters to get around, and in some cases foreigners were signed on as Americans. The in­ creasing scarcity of seamen brought about the vicious and brutal practice of .shanghaiing. From a time, especially on the Barbary Coast, the gangs were so powerful, that the ships' of­ ficers were helpless to either pre­ vent their men from being en­ ticed from the ship while in port, or to refuse to patronize the or­ ganized shanghai gang if there were not enough sailors to man the ship at sailing time. During the height of the Gold Rush, Skippers had to pay from $25.00 to $200.00 for shanghaied seamen if they were short-hand­ ed on the Coast of California. Many of the Captains found dead men on their hands when they got out to sea, and more than a few of the men were in such bad condition from the blows and drugs they received from the gang that it took a num­ ber of days before they could be turned to. 4. 4 Three weeks ago this column had something to the effect that to make 12 knots, the ship's en­ gines had to generate 45000 HP. It is .swell to know that so many Seafarers read the Log, because it seems that everybody has been writing in to put us straight. Here is the correction, and honestly fellows, we knew it all the time, it was just a typogra­ phical error. It takes only 4500 HP to do the 12 knots. Hope the printer gets it right this time. �Friday, January 31. 1947 Modernization Of Boston Is Off As Governor Cuts Appropriation By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — Business and ship­ ping, which has been pretty good for two or three weeks finally slowed up and last week was only fair. The good stretch of shipping, however, just about cleaned out our reserve of rated men in the Deck and Engine Departments. In fact, a ship in transit called for an Oiler and an Electrician on Saturday morning, but we were unable to fill the order. The Stewards are fairly well represented, with five Stewards and a half-dozen Cooks and Bakers waiting for berths. The outlook for the coming week is fair with two, or possibly three, payoffs scheduled. These, I however, are subject to cancella­ tion or diversion. Then, too, the tankers are still hitting this port regularly. NEW WATERFRONT OUT The prospects for the future, which had been soaring with the ci-eation of a new Port Authority and some ambitious planning, have been deflated again. The incoming Governor promptly lopped off a sizable por­ tion of the appropriation for the Port Authority, which will neces­ sarily retard the carrying out of the plans for building piers, sheds ,etc. Apparently it will take an earthquake or destructive tidal wave to effect any change in Bos­ ton's antiquated waterfront. By next week Eastern Steam­ ship Line should have the new Passenger Contract all ironed • THE SEAFARERS LOG out. As the Yarmouth is about leady to go, the first passenger sailings since the war should be before the 15th of February. With the Yarmouth and Evan­ geline on their steady runs, this port will be plenty busy, as one of the ships will be in nearly every night. OUTPORTS SLOW The outports haven't been do­ ing much of anything lately. This time of the year usually finds a little activity going on in Port- Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: PHILADELPHIA CHARLESTON HOUSTON NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE MOBILE BALTIMORE MARCUS HOOK The deadline for port re­ ports. monies due. etc.. is the Monday proceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. land, but so far we haven't had any SIU vessels up there, al­ though an occasional tanker crew pays off in that area. In Providence, also, there has been nothing doing except an oc­ casional tanker payoff, but there may be a resumption of Colonial I,ine service between Providence and New York pretty soon. Enough about the situation in Beantown for this week. We will be back again next week with more news. Page Seven Shipping Up Again In New York; Shortage Of Rated Men Reported By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Shipping in this port is like "off again, on again, Finnegan." One week it's bad, and the next week it's so good that we just can't get enough men to crewup all the ships. That's the way it is this week, and we are crying for rated men. Now that doesn't mean to hop on the first rattler and come arunning to New York, but if you are on the beach in some port where the shipping has slowed down, wire this port and we will notify you if there are still some jobs left in your rating. Not only has shipping picked up for the present, but there is Fight Within The NMU Explodes Advertised Myth Of GMU Unity By FRED FARNEN every indication that it will stay good for some period of time. Plenty of tankers are duo in here within the next ten days or so, and dry cargo ships arc also .slated for this port to payoff, and then crew up. For the first time since the end of the MM&P strike, we can say that shipping is definitely on the upgrade, and we hope it stays that way. ALL WORK. NO PLAY A few weeks ago we noted the lost weekend of our Brother of­ ficials down in New Orleans. They lost their weekend paying off ships on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Just so the membership will not think that a novelty, I want to say that we have made it a practice to payoff a ship on Sun-/ day, if necessary. And lately it has been very necessary, especia ly for tankers. The American Press, Newtex, paid off last week and it proved to be one of the cleanest ships we have had here in a long time. It looked the way a SIU ship should look. From the wa\ the crew talked, a rousing tribute is due the Stew- DETROIT--Still fresh in the pai'ty, and not the seamen they minds of Lakes seamen is the are supposed to be leading. phony strike pulled by the NMU In direct contrast to the NMU on the Great Lakes last summer leadership, the SIU can point to when they abused Labor's only unity all down the line, and that weapon, the picketline, in order unity is in the determination to lu gain control over the Lakes. better the welfare of seamen ashore and at sea. At the time the strike was call­ ed, its purpose was quickly seen to be an organizational drive. SlMPLE.lSfJ'T IT? WEfiOTA The SIU makes it clear when ap­ DATE AND COVER proached, that we would not vio­ TWB PA'iDFF,' late our contracts by walking off By HENRY W. CHAPPELL our ships, but we would respect TOLEDO — All sailors have volved, when it has been proven lines around NMU ships. . been watching with interest the that the majority of the crews At the same time we made it struggle within the NMU to rid want union conditions on their known that we would not respect itself of the shackles of the com­ ships. When a governmental any picketlines they placed By ARTHUR THOMPSON munists and the CMU. It is sur­ agency is called in to settle any around unorganized ships. prising to see how slow they have dispute the saijor goes to bat SAVANNAH—Shipping during Well, it's history on the Lakes responded to the pleas of Joe with two strikes on him as in­ now how the NMU crossed their the past week has been very slow Curran after his resignation from variably these boards side in own membership by signing an this committee and exposed their with the shipowner and the ma­ agreement with Bethlehem here in Savannah, but next week true purpose, which is to use the jority rules the seamen down. Transportation Company, allow­ promises to look good. The Gal- aids Department for the manner The Great Lakes District of the ing the %hips to sail while their braithe is expected to come in in which they carried out their NMU membership and treasury to further the aims and policies SIU is busy now trying to im­ members were still.on the picket- for a payoff, and the Hendy and jobs. Now that the results of the of the communist party with the prove our 1947 contracts which lines. Slocum will be in to have their election have been announced, welfare of sailors ashore and at already are the best on the Lakes. At the same time they labeled stalls .stripped and that means we have had to say goodbye to As soon as they are ratified by sea secondary in interest. everyone who saw through the three crews we will be able to two of our New York Patrolmen - These high NMU party mem­ the members and signed by the sell-out, finks and scabs. supply. The Cyrus W. Field may who are leaving to take new bers are not a group of starry- officials, the LSU, NMU, and come in also and from there on posts. NAME CALLING eyed dreamers who envision a Lake carriers will attempt to get it's anybody's guess. Now in the NMU itself, we see Salvador Colls, newly elected government controlled entirely the same wages and conditions the same name-calling taking San Juan Agent, left with his for the members that the SIU by workers, but are a group of The Hattiesburg Victory has place. Joe Curran has fallen out family last week; and Johrmy has already won. psuedo-militant representatives been tied up here and all her Also the Lake Carrier sailors with the buys on the Executive beefs were squared away with­ Johnston, New Orleans Deck Pa­ of a foreign government, whose purpose it is to have the govern­ will wonder how in the hell the Board- over participation in the out any trouble. The main beef trolman, took off a few days was about the quarters. It seems later. ment control the workers, and Mates and Enginers can make CMU. Johnny, who has blossomed Back and forth across the table the Bosun and Carpenter had when the time is ripe to cause a them do all the extra work, when revolution and seize control of in the SIU contracts it constitutes at their recent meetings Stack been sleeping in the Deck Main­ out as a Log columnist, has prom­ overtime. and cohorts have been yelling- tenance's room and the deck ised to keep sending his enter­ the government. "sell-out," while Curran and his maintenance men had been put taining facts to the paper in ad­ That's why the NMU has con­ GET WHAT'S YOURS dition to his other duties. tinually sided in with the various So fellows, join the SIU and confederates have been shouting, in other foc'sles with men on , "Stack and his boys speak only agencies created by the govern­ be able to ^rove what your duties watch. for the communist party and hot ment and designed to keep Amer­ are aboard ship by reading your STRAIGHTENED OUT ican seamen in a virtual state SIU contract to the Mates and the membership." of slavery with no representa­ Engineers, and be able to get Such a set-up works a hard­ As anyone can see, that is the Send in the minutes of tion when their welfare is con­ overtime when it is coming to type of unity the NMU has been ship on men trying to sleep, and your ship's meeting to the sidered. preaching. What the -SIU has there have been many complaints you instead of time-off at sea. New York Hall. Only in that RESENT COMMIES Bear in mind that shipowners been saying for years, is now about it before, but nothing was way can the membership act While the SIU members do are not Santa Glaus and the only proven — the NMU membership done. Now the matter is settled on your recommendations, not contend that America is a reason unorganized seamen get has been played for suckers all and all crewmembers are in their and then the minutes can be Utopia, and there is lots of room the same conditions as the SIU along by a few self-professed rightful quarters. The other printed in the LOG for the for improvement, we de resent is because the company doesn't militants who have bent over beefs were minor repairs and benefit of all other SIU Joe Stalin and his slimy agents want unions, for then tlfese con­ backwards to abide by the poli­ painting. Now everything ap­ crews. pears to be okay. attempting to tell us how to go ditions will have to be granted cies of the Kremlin. Hold those shipboard meet­ about acquiring it. These "leaders" have proven as a matter of course. Also the Everything else in running ings regularly, and send The SIU wants for its mem­ shipowners will no longer be able again by their own accusations along smoothly except that we those minutes in as soon as bers the right to negotiate con­ to tell the crews how big-hearted during this falling-out that their seem to have more than our possible. That's the SIU wayl tracts with the companies in­ they are. only interest is the communist quota of governors in this state. Govt And NMU Officials Always Have Sided Against The Seamen Savannah Has More Governors Than Ships Send Those Minutes �-J THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday. January 31, 1947 BERMUDA BOUND—ALCOA'S GEORGE WASHINGTON .... By JOE VOLPIAN On December 31, 1946, The this chapter shall, upon convic­ ' President of the United States tion thereof, be fined $50 for proclaimed the "end of hostili­ each person so employed. (f) This section shall be en­ ties." His action in so doing forced by the Secretary of brought to an end approximately Commerce, for the purpose of 26 wai'time measures, among carrying out this section, and them, regulations governing alien shall take effect ninety days seamen in wartime. after June 29, 1936. On March 31, 1947, peacetime regulations will again go into ef­ fect. These are the regulations contained in the Merchant Ma­ rine' Act of 1936. The sections dealing with alien seamen are as follows: (They refer only to sub­ sidized vessels): (g) All the Deck and Engin­ eer ofiicers employed on ves­ sels on which an operating dif­ ferential subsidy is paid under authority of chapter 6 or em­ ployed on the Commission's vessels, after one year after June 29, 1936 shall, if eligible, be members of the United States Naval Reserve. (a) All licensed officers of vessels documented under the Snapped by fhe Log photographer just prior to pulling out of New York for Hamilton, Ber­ laws of the United States, as (h) During a national emer­ muda, these boys are part of the George Washi igton's deck gang. Front (reading from left to now required by law, shall be gency as proclaimed by the right): John Mehalov, OS; S. Hunt, AB; C. Lorn ax, CFW; H. Acunto, OS, and D. Wilkie, OS. citizens of the United States, President, he may, in his disRear: S. Brown, AB; (Deck Delegate); G. Pierre, AB; W. J. Crosby, Bosun; E. Smolen, OS; G. native-born or completely nat­ crelion, suspend any or all of Tazzani, AB and B. Ben, AB. uralized; and upon each de­ the provisions of this section. parture from the United States On non-subsidized vessels, the of a cargo vessel in respect of percentage of aliens who may which a construction or oper­ sign on foreign articles remains ating subsidy has ben granted, '15% as contained in the Jones cdl of the crew (crew including Act. Send in the minutes of all employees of the ship) shall your ship's meeting to the Inasmuch as the number of be citizens of the United Slates The zig-zagging hopes of the Meanwhile, the Skipper had New York Hall. Only in that alien seamen holding American native-born or completely nat­ fortune-bent men of the SS H. B. two perfumers look into the mass way can the membership act seamen's papers surpasses by far uralized. Latiobe zoomed skyward again for the possibility of it being on your recommendations, the number of jobs available for (b) For a period of one year them, many of them having prov­ this week with the encouraging used in the manufacture of "eau and then the minutes can be after the effective date of this ed themselves to be excellent word from one of their ship­ de something or other." printed in the LOG for the chapter, upon each departure sailors, shipmates and union men mates, Blanco Williams, that the Their findings dashed what­ benefit of all other SIU from the United States of a during the war, to the best of our mass of stuff they hauled aboard ever hopes the Lati'obe men had crews. passenger vessel in respect of knowledge, all waterfront unions in the South Atlantic late last of taking it easy for awhile. That Hold those shipboard meet­ which a construction or oper­ are making a serious attempt in summer might yet prove to be a is, all except Williams. ings regularly, and send ating subsidy has ben granted, their own ways to afford some mess of "gold," or ambergris, as He headed home, taking two those minutes in as soon as all licensed officers shall be cit­ measure of protection for these it it technically known. pieces of the potential cologne possible. That's the SIU wayl izens of the United States as de- men. More on this subject later. with him. He's convinced the Brother Williams' sbot-in-thetined above, and no less than arrn came in the form of a letter stuff is the real thing, and in his 80 percent of the crew (crew from his Norfolk home, where he letter, said he's turned the mat­ including all employees of the has been standing a ceaseless vi­ ter over to a lawyer. ship other than officers) shall Cautioning his partners not to gil over tv/o "nuggets"—samples be citizens of the United States, give up hope, he told them not of the Latrobe men's catch. native-born or completely nat­ The letter was intended as a uralized, and thereafter the rallying call to his depressed percentage of citizens as de­ shipmates to get up off the deck By CHARLES SCOFIELD fined above shail be increased and stop holding a wake over five percent per annum until Sometimes we spend so much their dead hopes. Up to this 90 percent of the entire time beefing about low wages point, the lads' spirits were 10 crew, including all officers of and poor conditions that we for­ degrees flatter than an unor­ any such vessel, shall be citi­ get the other part of the picture. ganized ship's night lunch. zens of the United States, na­ Sure, our gripes are legitimate, "Don't worry," heartened Wil­ tive-born or completely nat­ but what happens when the Un­ liams. "We will come out on top." uralized. ion is able to gain decent pay DOESN'T GIVE UP (c) Any member of the crew, and conditions for us? Brother Williams, who was the not required by this section to Most of the men take it in their Latrobc's Bosun, is a bitter-ender be a citizen of the United States stride, and continue to put out whose determination to carry may be an alien only if he is in the type of work that all SIU the ambergris case to a happy to listen to any contrary advice. possession of a valid declara­ members can be proud of. But keep everyone posted conclusion may finally spell cash He'll tion of intention to become a there is always a small minority through the medium of the Sea­ with a capital for all concerned— citizen of the United States, or that spoils it for the rest. farers Log. and all are plenty concerned, es­ other evidence of legal admis­ "If anyone wishes to get in What brought this subject up pecially where cash is concerned. sion to the United States for touch with me, my home address in my mind is the sudden epi­ Here's a summary of what has permanent residence. Such is 2926 Somme Ave., Norfolk, demic of men taking money from happened up to the latest turn alien as above defined may be Va.," Williams added. the company to get to a ship, and in the foundering fortunes of the employed only in the Stewards WHALE! WHALE! Latrobe crew men: department on passenger ves­ then not showing up where they were supposed to. Some of the Ambergris, by the way, is high­ On a recent tropical run, a sels. men drink up the money, and large mass of what appeared to ly valued in the manufacture of CHARLES SCOFIELD (d) If any such vessel (as de­ some accept the money without be ambergris was sighted lone- perfume, and, consequently, this fined above) while on a foreign any real intention of trying to we have to live up to all the pro­ somely floating in the South At­ product .of the whale figures voyage is for any reason de­ catch the ship. visions of a contract if we expect lantic. It was picked up, and no­ quite importantly in romance. prived of the services of an em­ Next time that sweet little fe­ the company to do likewise. It body, including the Skipper, slept ployee below the grade of mas­ DO YOUR DUTY would sound awfully funny for a wink until the ship pulled into male has you with your head in ter, his place or a vacancy Besides the fact that this prac­ us to blame the company for vio­ Mobile, where the crew paid off. the clouds and your feet doing caused by the promotion of an­ tice is dishonest, it also puts the The crew chipped in to have the Viriginia reel, remember the lating the agreement if we do the other to his place may be sup­ Union in a mighty tough spot. the stuff analyzed in Mobile. It whale's share in 'making; her se­ same things ourselves. plied by a person other than The SIU fought a long battle be­ Fellow members, if you have was then that the matter started ductive. And all the time you defined in paragraphs (a) and fore the companies would agree any regard for the SIU and the to smell sweetly. The analysis didn't- even consider the great (b), until the first return of to give a man transportation to a big whale in the scheme of agreements for which the Union showed it to be ambergris. such vessel to a port in the ship if he was broke. And with The men were unable to re­ things. Ashamed of yov iplf fought, don't take transportation United States. that victory won, a couple of money in advance unless you main hi Mobile to dispose of now, aren't you? (e) The owner, agent or of­ guys came alon^ and upset the really mean to fulfil your end of their treasure, and appointed Anyway, it's the whales, and ficer of any vessel who know­ apple-cart because of their irre­ the bargain. Williams to stay aboard pending guys like the Latrobe crew who ingly employs any person in sponsible actions. Back up the Union that backs results. Came the strike and he help in making the World go violation of the provisions of It's about time we realized that you up. around and around. had to get off. Send Those Minutes Union's Responsibility Is Part Of Every Contract SIU Signs Short Note To Crew Of Latrobe: All Is Whale That Ends Whale ^^PSNIFFZ-PHOOEY/. '• �Friday, January 31. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Sylvester C. Costa Page Nine Union Mate Points The Only Way To Attain Real Maritime Unity By DAVID BASS (Local 88, MM&P) been taken in by the communi.st party to do the strong arm vvoik. During our strike the commun­ ists fulfilled their role of all-time scabs, which was not surprisin.g to those of us who have gone through waterfront strikes before. • The newcomers learned in short order how the commies operate, and it was a lesson they will probably never forget. We have effectively cleaned out the destructers from our un­ ion. Many of the red fasci.sts are on the outside looking in, where they are continuing their efforts to sabotage and discredit oc^r union. Because the summers in Boston I am a member in good standing are mighty hot, and the winters of Local 88, National Organiza­ are plenty cold, Sylvester C. tion Masters, Mates, and Pilots, Costa gave up his job as a waiter and a former member of the Sea­ in a Beantown hotel, and since farers International Union. 1928 has been going to sea. He It was my good fortune to be has done very well for himself, ashore and participate in our rising from the position of Waiter strike from beginning to end, and to where he is qualified as Stew­ that taught me much more than ard on even the largest passenger I could have learned in ten times liners. as long, ashore or at sea. His first job was on the Piince It gave me gi-eat pleasure to George, Eastern Steamship, and be able to use the knowledge of the run was between Boston and unionism I had learned as a mem­ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. After DAVID BASS ber of the SIU in helping my that he took other jobs on ships brother members in the MM&P finitely that real unity is possible, going to all parts of the world, PROBLEMS TO FACE in the conduct of our strike. and there are few ports in which but it can only be achieved by But winning our strike and I think by this time that every­ honest dealings and not by poli­ he has not set foot. keeping our union free from com­ one knows that the militant ex­ tical horse trading. Conditions have changed a mie domination does not mean ample and the material aid re­ great deal since Brother Costa 100 PERCENT SUPPORT that the MM&P has no more ceived from the Seafarers was sailed out of Boston Harbor on At all times, the entire re­ problems. We have a lot to do largely responsible for our being his first trip. In those days he time he is going to continue in able to get into full swing with­ sources of the Maritime Trades before we can feel free to sit earned $45.00 per month, most of Department was ours for the back and take a short breather. the fight for better wages and out delay. which he had to spend on canned asking, and that meant financial, First of all, our organizational conditions for all seamen. food since the meals served to Now that the strike has gone moral, and physical help. With structure is obsolete, and to meet "The SIU has led the fight," down in history, it is high time the commies doing their damn­ the future we must reorganize seamen were not fit for human he stales emphatically, "and we fo us to study what, took place, dest to wreck our strike, it was on a national basis. This will consumption. are going to kep it that way. Sea­ and find out just what was re­ sure good to know that such a streamline our operation, and we "It's sure diffei'ent now," he says. "There has been real im­ men everywhere know that the sponsible for winning om* beef. large organization was behind us wil^then be able to work together provement over those days of the SIU is always in there pitching with a clearly defined national At the same time, we can look 100 percent. '30s. I only hope that conditions for them, and that is thanks into who and what were respon­ On the other hand, we saw the policy. will continue to improve, and if enough for all the hard fights we sible for pi'olonging the strike mealy-mouthed communists at­ The days of having to know we keep our Union strong they have had to take part in." and causing confusion and dis­ tempting to sabotage our strike some Port Captain or company will." Brother Costa ended the in­ ruption. These tactics on the part by every means at their com-: official in order to get a job are terview with good words of ad­ of a small handful of wilful peo­ mand. over. From now on, the Union LIFETIME JOB They held so-called rank-and- Hiring Hall, and our own ship­ vise to new men sailing in the ple at times threatened our en­ Costa has good reason for Stewards Department; Keep up tire action with failure. file meetings, created distur­ ping rule.s, should be the inflex­ wanting to see seamen receive the fine work that the SIU is The militant activities of the bances in and near the Union ible rule. an even break. He has made sail­ known for, respect the contract, SIU, and the other AFL mari­ Hall, and then mobilized a crew Another point that we licensed ing his life's work, and he intends and cooperate with the other De­ time unions affiliated to the AFL of the most vicious scabs along men must realize is that our des­ to keep on as long as there are partments. Maritime Trades Department, the waterfront to attack a legiti­ tiny is closely tied up with un­ ships to sail. That kind of advise will main­ were the deciding factor in bring­ mate strike meeting. licensed seamen. We must realize The goon squad which they that, regardless of the grade of Up until the war started, Costa tain the Seafarers International ing success to our side. Together with some anti-com­ used on that and other occasions our license, whether we sail as sailed only on passenger ships. Union in its present strong posi­ hoodlums, Ma.ster or Mate or AB, all sea­ He then switched over to freight­ tion, and will help it to grow in munist CIO unions like the Ship­ was composed of yard Workers, we proved de- mainly non-seamen, who have men have- common problems. ers and troop ships, and was on the future. the SS George Washington, com­ For the sake of our own suiing back from the Islands, when vival we must unite on these Nazi torpedoes sank the ships on common problems, and show the either side of her. same unity aboard ship as we That was the closest he came The w.age scales and overtime rate and the ad- personnel whose basic work week is 56 hours or showed in the strikes of the. pa.sl to real danger, although he con­ dendums theieto now presently in the contract more; for the. purpose of this paragraph Sunday few months. at sea shall be considered the overtime day and tinued to accept jobs which took between the Seafarers International Union of A ship on a cold weather rtm, him right into the danger areas. North America—Atlantic and Gulf District and all work performed on Sunday shall be paid for \vithout foul weather gear in the In his Union work, Sylvester Moran Towing and Transportation Company, Inc. at the overtime rate. slopchest, has a problem vitally Costa has accepted all his respon­ covering MV-4 ocean towing vessels are hereby Under no circumstances shall there be any affecting licensed and unlicensed sibilities. He hates a "free-load­ cancelled and the wage scales and overtime rates duplication of pyramiding of overtime. men alike. All bellies react the er," so he has played an active set forth herein shall be substituted. All other All basic wage scales increased by $17.50 per J same way to rotten food, and low and leading part in the affairs of terms and conditions of the existing agreement the Seafarers International Un­ concept as herein amended shall continue in full month shall be retroactive to April 1, 1946, and: P^J'' and poor conditions can ion. force and effect pending completion of negotia­ all increases in excess of $17.50 per month and the ' make life hell for a Skipper as overtime rate .shall be retroactive to June 15, 1946, ' well as an OS. In both the 1938 and the 1946 tions to amend the general rules. There u-are The provision of the agreement dealing with u no shipboard probstrikes. Brother Costa could be DECK DEPARTMENT WAGE SCALE hours of work at sea and in port, and with respect' affect both found hard at work either on the Bosun $237.50 to the overtime rates of pay, shall be retroactive ^ and picketline or in the kitchen. Be­ Able Seaman 177.50 to June 1,5, 1946. I solution is to work tocause of that sort of whole-heart­ T-> 1 • 1 .L I gather for our common ends. Ordinary Seaman 152.50 ed participation by Costa and all Room allowance shall be $3.00 per night and There is an immense amount other SIU members, the Union meal allowance shall be $1.00 for breakfast, $1.00 ENGINE DEPARTMENT WAGE SCALE of anti-labor legislation brewing. was able to win major victories for dinner and $1.00 for supper. Electrician ."...$294.50 Seamen, and all labor, are under both times. Standby rate of pay shall be $1.45 per hour con.stant attack from the press, Oilers-Diesel 200.25 During the recent contract ne­ straight time and $2.17';> overtime. Wiper 162.50 government agencies, and busi­ gotiations, which wound up with Negotiating Committee for the operators and ness. We feel very sharply the the SIU gaining the best con­ STEWARDS DEPARTMENT WAGE SCALE (he negotiating committee for the Union shall growing antagonism of the ship­ tracts ever seen in the maritime Combination Steward-Cook $227.50 • continue negotiations so that a complete agree­ owners. industry, Costa was a member Second Cook 212.50 . ment can be reached covering general rules and Now is the time for us to pre­ of the Stewards Department Messman 152.50 working rules as soon as possible. pare for the coming storm. All Rank-and-File Negotiating Com­ the unions of the AFL Maritime Overtime to be paid to all members of the Stew­ This agreement is being signed subject to the mittee. Trades Department must immed­ ards Department on Sundays and Holidays at sea. approval of the War Shipping Administration and Brother Costa's plans for the iately turn to and plan a common No members of the Stewards Department be laid the Wage Stabilization Board with a joint re­ future are set in his mind. P'irst program. This must be accom­ off in port or at sea on Saturday, Sunday or Holi­ quest by both parties to this agreement that the of all, he is returning to pas­ panied by an educational pro­ agreement be approved. days. senger ships, arid at the same gram which will reach all sea­ The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel re­ MORAN TOWING AND TRANSPORTATION men. ceiving less than $200 per month shall be $1.10 COMPANY, INC. The only hope for seamen of per hour. All ratings receiving $200.00 or more Signed by:— the United States is in the AFL per month the overtime shall be $1.35 per hour. R. M. FOX If you don't find linen Maritime Group. The rats have To reduce the straight time work week in port when you go aboard your SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION already scuttled the leaky com­ from 44 to 40 hours per week and pay overtime ship, notify the Hall at once. OF NORTH AMERICA munist-conceived Committee for for work performed in excess of 40 hours per Signed by:— A telegram from Le Havre or Maritime Unity and, unless the week; for the purpose of this paragraph Satur­ Singapore won't do you any JOHN HAWK AFL waterfront unions can re­ day and Sunday in port shall be overtime days. good. It's your bed and you J. P. SHULER main strong, the future looks have to lie in it. Pay overtime at sea for all hours worked in ROBT. A. MATTHEWS black for American merchant, excess of 48 hours each week to all unlicensed PAUL HALL seamen. New Wage And Overtime Rates On Moran ATTENTION! �wmm Page Ten Fkiday, January 31, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG SmPS' MINUTES AND NEWS I" Crew Man Chronicles Joseph Hewes' Trip By A CREWMEMBER Isthmian Men Convene In SIU Style A number of Isthmian ships have been following SIU policies for some time now relative to holding shipboard meetings and running their affairs in a typical­ ly SIU manner. Latest of these ships to send in reports of ship­ board meetings are the Steel In­ The three Black Gang standby men aboard the SS Peters­ ventor and the Citadel Victory. burg Victory, recently turned over by Calmar to another outfit. Both or these ships have bene­ Left to right, Eldon Arnot, Oiler; Luis A. Ramirez. FWT, and fited considerably as a result of David Bishop, FWT. holding regular meetings, because the crewmembers are learning that it's possible to bring their beefs out into the open, and do something about them. On the average Isthmian ship, where no meeting is held, beefs accumulate, conditions deterio­ Brother Ramirez, speaking for There was a note of sadness in rate and as a result all crew­ the other men, said the parting the air as the SIU standby crew men are dissatisfied. wound up its final watch aboard was "sad." He added that "our CITADEL VICTORY the SS Petersburg Victory Jan. standby job on this ship was a On the Citadel Victory, D. D. 14, when the vessel was turned pleasant one. In addition, we Story and W. W. LeBaron were over to another operator by the spent Christmas and New Year's elected chairman and secretary Calmar Steamship Corporation. day in port with one of the best respectively. The transfer was made under Stewards and ^hief Cooks I ever Under new business, several terms of a reallocation order. knew. motions were carried as follows: "Believe me," he continued, Luis A. Ramirez, FWT, one of that all members wear shirts at the Seafarers who stood the last "the Christmas meal on the Pe­ mealtime; that Messmen wear watch, said the Calmar vessel tersburg Victory was something white jackets while serving was turned over in excellent con­ to lemember." meals; tliat Delegates contact the dition. The ship is now operated The Christmas repast to which Steward to see that Steward Util­ by the United States Lines. Ramirez referred was prepared ity clean the Stewards Depart­ '"The new engine watch ex­ under the direction of "our first ment instead of having the Pan­ pressed considerable pleasure at class" Chief Steward Hoss Mctryman do the job; and that any­ the fine, clean condition in which Kinnie. He was assisted by Chief one caught leaving the messroom the SIU men left the ship," Broth­ Cook A. Kaden, and Second Cook in a dirty or untidy condition be er Ramirez said. A. Garshie. fined 25 cents, proceeds going Brother McKinnie, according Along with Ramirez at the to sick brothers or some charity. windup were Eldon Arnot, Oiler, to Ramirez, "is hanging around Other motions passed were: and David Bishop, FWT. The the hall trying to take a job that the Steward leave out suffi- three Seafarers, all full book aboard a passenger ship, so that members, managed to conceal he can renew his relationship their pride over the compliment with "good society," such as he paid them by the cerw which enjoyed before the war. succeeded them, but they said their efforts were in keeping with Union's policy of making "an SIU ship a clean ship." If you are about to write— Seafarer Bishop served as or have written—stories of the Black Gang Delegate on the sea, but are stumped as to how I'etersburg Victory on the final to go about having them pub­ run for Calmar from Portland to lished, you can toss your wor­ New York. It was learned that ries over the side. he did a capable job in that ca­ The Log is happy to an­ pacity. nounce that seagoing writers now can have their stories, dent night lunch; that delegate where they are needed; that bunk articles and books read contact Steward in reference to lights be placed where they are and appraised by people who face soap shortage; that the Jun­ needed; and that four men be know the score. An arrange­ ior Engineer share shower with elected as delegates. ment has been niade with a Berkenkemper was elected reputable agency of authors' rest of Engine Dept.; that dele: gate see First Engineer about Ships delegate; James Humphries representatives, who will read lack of cold water in showers; as Deck delegate; Alex Janowski the material at no cost. If the and that Stewards Dept. heads on as Engine delegate; and Thomas stuff has possibilities, it will be the starboard side be left open to Farr Sr. as Stewards delegate. brought to the attention of Under Good and Welfare, crew­ publishers. the complete Stewards Dept. men were informed that a clock If you've written something STEEL INVENTOR was being donated by the Stew­ you think is of public interest, Steel Inventor crewmembers ard for the purpose of the dif­ or if you plan some literary ef­ elected John G. Berkenkemper as ferent watches being able to fort while at sea, why not avail chairman and Alex J. Janowski know lyhen to relieve. yourself of this service? Send as secretary. Note was also made of num­ your manuscript •— typewritten,), Motions passed were: that coat erous repairs necessary to the of course—to Carl Cowl, c/o hooks be placed in the mess- ship, and a complete list was com­ Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St.. room; that the Steward place piled for the record. New York 4, N. Y. Enclose i;lasses in the messroom; that the Crewmen added a footnote to stamped envelope addressed to messrpom be kept clean, and that the minutes in the form of a re­ your permanent residence to in­ • any violators be fined 25 cents quest that full details and infor­ sure safe return in case script for leaving things'behind; that mation on the results of the Isth­ is not up to snuff. new seats be placed in the heads mian drive be sent to them. We signed on aboard the SS Joseph Hewes of the Bull line last August 17. Shortly after, we pulled the hook and headed for the Port of New Orleans. In New Orleans, we found the general strike going full blast. In addition to the part played by the crew during the strike, five crew men threw themselves into the effort wholeheartedly. They were Stanton Marshal, William Peppet, Fred Wilkins, William Stewart and John Usakiewicz. These men volunteered as true Union members should. They went out and stood on the picketline for seven consecutive nights, in addition to their regu­ lar work. After receiving word that the strike was over, and that the SIU had chalked up another victory, we pulled the hook again and headed for the grain elevators in Texas City. In Texas City, the ship was im­ properly stored. We were to suf­ fer the consequences of this later. It was stated by the Port Stew­ ard there that a five-months sup­ ply of stores was on the way by truck. We waited. Soon the stores began to arrive. All the supplies that were promised came by truck—except for one truckload. The Skipper's action was re­ sponsible for the fact that we didn't get that final load. With Cleanliness Of SIU Vessel Wins Praise From New Crew Hot Issue Settled With Iron Hand Wanted: One Seafarer with legal talent to draw up brief. So might read a notice on the bulletin board aboard the Marine Runner, Robin Line. The crew at a recent shipboard meeting decided to dr-aw up a paper for signing by those borrowing the ship's iron. The agreed that the person signing for the iron shall make good any damage sustained while it is in his possession. The decision, not yci. placed in legal language, states, "Those who borrow iron wil be required TWO SONNVSlOe COMING UP!t Aid For Writers I- to sign for same, and their sig­ nature is their liability for the safe return in good condition. Should anything happen .to said iron while out under their signa­ ture it shall be put in good work­ ing condition or replaced by a new one at the expense of thp person responsible under signa­ ture." TSK! TSK! Although it wasn't mentioned at the meeting, the legal mind will no doubt be asked to include in the brief such taboos as using it to fry eggs gnd griddle cakes, as a foot warmer, door-stop, soldering iron, shoe stretcher, hammer, anvil, in heated argu­ ments when trying to impress someone (kinda corny.) In other words, the crew wants the iron to be used solely as a wrinkle-remover for freshly luxed dainties. Well, we'll leave the problem to be ironed out by some sea-go­ ing lawyer. the truck on the way to the ves­ sel, he gave orders to pull away from the dock and head for In­ dia. That was on Sept. 25. It took us 43 days to sail to Madras, India. When we got there, the coolies went out on strike for three days. In all, we were in that port for 13 days. On Nov. 18, we shoved off—this time headed for the States. We made a brief stop in Aden, Arabia, for bunkers. Then we resumed our course, with our destination Bal­ timore. Not until we left Port Said, Egypt, did our stores start to run low. Overlooking this fact, the Skipper accepted 12 passengers who were going to the States. Then our troubles began. With Port Said behind us, we ran out of baking powder, potatoes and canned vegetables. The sugar, canned fruits, juices, meats and many other necessities that \ve should have been stocked with in ample quantities. Too late, we discovered that, instead of a five-months stock of stores, the entire lot amounted only to two-and-a-half months of provisions in all. SPECIAL MEETING The crew called a special mem­ bership meeting, at which the afore-mentioned facts were ex­ plained to us by the Steward. A motion was passed saying that until the Patrolman sees to it that this ship is properly stored in the States, no one should sign on for the ship's next trip across —if she goes. At our final shipboard meet­ ings, motions were passed calling for a new refrigerator in the crew's mess, the one now aboard hasn't any motor: that new toast­ ers, percolators and a new coffee urn be installed; that a collection he taken for Brothers in the Ma­ rine hospitals. Chairman of the meetings was Frederick J. Wilkins, Brothers Fred Bloom and William Stew­ art served as secretary and mas­ ter-at-arms, respectively. �Friday. Jwuary 31. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings HOBEHT R. McBURNEY. Nov. 18—Chairman Jeff Mor­ rison; Secretary Philip Adrian. New Business: 'Motion carried to draw up a fine list for throw­ ing cigarette butts on deck, leaving cups, etc., on table, feet on chairs in messrom. and to be properly clothed on entering messroom at mealtime. All fines to be donated to Broth­ ers in marine hopsitals. Good and Welfare: Crew discussed general shipboard routines, and all union books checked, and found to be in good standing. 4. i. 4. ROBIN LOCKSLEY. Nov. 13 —•Chairman Dauber; Secretary Rosenbaum. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that all hands are< to attend shipboard meetings except those on watch, with $1 fine for non-attendance. Fines to go to Seafarers Log. Motion carried that Patrolman should be contacted and in turn he should contact Steward about linen issue. Good and Welfare: Discussion on linen issue, such as handing out towels piece by piece. Agreed that temporary delegates remain as are until out at sea. 4* 4* 4* Just A Few Words But They're Well Put For terseness, we don't think we've seen a set of minutes that can beat those of a special meet­ ing Jan. 19 aboard the SB Ethiopa Victory. "Restriction to ship on Satur­ day night, Jan. 18, 1947" was the prime beef for which the meet­ ing was held. The lads didn't want to be restricted again. The minutes .say: "The meeting was temporarily suspended while Gallo went up to see the Mate about a draw and shore leave. "Coffee time was then enjoyed. Gallo came down, and reported as follows: 'No money aboard ship. But shore leave for all.'" Short and sweet, we'd say. 4. 4. 4. ANDREW JACKSON, Oct. 27 —Chairman James Ackerman; Secretary John Harris. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to exclude Deck Maintenance from meeting due to his being a member in another union. All members instructed to turn over tripcards and books to de­ partment delegates two days before arrival in port so they can be given to Patrolman upon arrival. Crews agreed to keep newly painted messroom as clean as possible for new crew. It has been brought to crew's attention that at last pay off money was put in envelope, so it was moved and seconded to get in touch with Captain with request that vouchers, itemized, be issued at payoff, and also medical slips be made out for crewmembers who receive the required innoculations. 4. 4 4WALTHAM VICTORY. Nov. 20—(Special Meeting) Chair­ man Pasquale Taurasi; Secre­ tary Fred Kenfield. Report on repair list from last trip was read and discussed. Decided to leave the question of signingcn and the repair list up to the Patrolman. Delegates were in­ structed to see that the slopchest and medical stores are sufficient. ROBIN LOCKSLEY. (Date not given) Chairman Faircloth; Secretary Rosenbaum. Depart­ mental delegates reported. Deck Delegate reported that mat­ tresses should be changed. Dis­ cussion followed and crew agreed that mattresses of all departments should be changed. Good and Welfare: No beefs. 4 4 4 WALTHAM VICTORY, Dec. 1—Chairman Pasquale Taurasi; Secretary F. W. Kenfield. Dele­ gates reported no beefs. Sug­ gestion made that purser be approached regarding definite date and hour for opening of slopchest. Discussion as to cleaning of laundry and leaving clothes to soak in set tubs. Dis­ cussed asking Captain to sit at a meeting for the good of all hands. Decided not to hold meetings at regular intervals, but to call special meetings as occasions arise. Delegates were instructed to see that all mem­ ber's books are in order. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 JEAN LAFITTE. Dec. 22— Chairman Annal; Secretary Foucek. Delegates reported everything okay. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that work­ ing rules and constitution be posted in crew's mess on day of signing articles. Motion car­ ried that crew go on record to post the minutes of meeting with the repair list in the Bal-. timore Hall so new crew will not have to sail the ship until repairs are made. Motion car­ ried that legitimate overtime that is disputed must be paid before the crew signs off. Good and Welfare: It was suggested and agreed upon to keep the messhalls clean and to clean up foc'sles so that the new crew won't have any mess left to clean up. 4 4 4 WEBB MILLER. Aug. 9— Chairman Galindez; Secretary Pyc. Delegates reported all well in their departments. Chairman read the repair list, which called for new locker and fan in 4-8 foc'sle. new fan in 8-12 foc'sle, repair toaster in messhall, fans in crew's mess, install drain in Stew­ ards Department showers, and put locker and table in chef's quarters. Ybu CAWWoUOlN tJFifoatmon! OUACHITA VICTORY, Dec. 8—Chairman Harry Cohen; Secretary Ray Noe. Delegates reported everything running smooth. New Business: Motion made that there will be no sign­ ing of articles until the Stew­ ard okays supplies for the trip. Crew has been out of potatoes for a week, motion included that a patrolman be present at the next signing of articles. Motion carried. Motion carried that garbage disposal be watch­ ed and if not taken care of properly the Coast Guard or Public Health Service be noti­ fied. Good and Welfare: sug­ gestion that Steward order a variety of meats for night lunch besides sausage. Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS m LIKE AROUND \\ . VOTHB CLUBS, SABS, ANQ HOTELS YOU VISIT IN fOREION PORTS 6ET THE ^ SEAFARERS LOG? IF NOT.SENU US THE NAMES AHP COMPLETE ADDRESSES. AMP ^5® / 4 4 4 ROBIN LOCKSLEY. Dec. 1 —Chairman Dauber; Secretary Smith. New Business: Motion carried that all future meetings be held on deck, weather per­ mitting. Discussion on clean­ ing of laundry; cleaning of deck by No. 4 hatch; on passengers using laundry; on using of laundry late at night for Bosun and Carpenter sleep next to it. Good and Welfare: Motions carried: that laundry should not be used between 10 p. m. and 7:30 a. m.; to stop slamming doors while men are sleeping;' that all departments should use their own toilets and showers; that washboard in laundry be repaired. 4 4 4 Yo! Get The Late Sandy Scratch Sheet The Log salutes a Brother pub­ lication. Minutes of the SB Cape Sandy's Jan. 7 meeting say that the crew decided to publish a ship's paper. J. Loll was elected to edit the sheet, which will appear weekly. Another newsworthy item out of the meeting has to do with the ship's icebox. The alleged icebox has been out of order since the vessel was two days out of the States. It can't be repaired until a motor is removed from the en­ gine room, the minutes state. The Steward has agreed to put ice into the icebox to keep the night lunch cold until the new­ fangled contraption can. be made to work. Good thing the iceman still comes around. 4 4 4 WILLIAM H. CLAGETT, June 30—Chairman Baron; Sec­ retary Garrigues. Delegates reported. Only minor beefs in Engine Department. New Bus­ iness: Motion carried that Cap­ tain be approached to have all broken fans sent ashore for re­ pairs or replacement. Motioni carried that ship's delegate in­ quire of the Captain as to amount of cigarettes on board. If there is not sufficient amount for crew, then ask that addi­ tional American cigarettes be taken aboard in Buenos Aires. Motion carried that each mem­ ber of unlicensed personnel do-;< nate $1.00 each towards the ship's treasury, and part of this money to be used to take a picture of a 100 per cent SIU crew for the Log. Good and Welfare: Discussion regarding general conditions aboard. One minute of silence in memory of departed brothers. CUT and RUN By HANK This is good news indeed, especially to those Brothers who are unfortunately unable to ship out so easily. Within, the next few weeks New York and Mobile will be plenty busy shipping men out. New York will have nine Alcoa .ships, which have been laidup in the reserve fleet, and Mobile will have six ships crewing up . . . Steward Harry Schroer, the oldtimer and citizen of the country of Brooklyn, is still in town, waiting to ship out . . . Here's rather hopeful but vaguely mysterious news we read last week in a news­ paper column: "Uncle Sam may shortly take over control and op­ eration of our merchant fleet via the U. S. Maritime Comm.ission and under the authority of the Postmaster General . . ." Well, Brothers, this presumably means that the Coast Guard will unhqjp)ily go back to the traditional business they've always per­ formed. Once the new system takes over, if it ever does, there won't be any more spying, scaring and sentencing of merchant sea­ men by the experts of the Coast Guard and their fast-action justicedealing courts. Oldtimer Edward Hansen and his pipe will be sailing soon, it seems. Brother Hansen says that he's been waiting too long for a Robin ship—so he's getting ready to grab the first car­ penter's job open on any ship, if he doesn't get beat out of it, again . . . Brother "Red" Reese Simmons, who hails from Ala­ bama, but not from Bowling County, says he'll be grabbing an oiler's job down to Alabama for a short visit there . . . We've heard that Brother Ray Fitts will be anchored in the Marine Hospital in Norfolk, so if any brothers know him. please write or drop over to see him. And if Brother James Hada reads this we hope he writes to his hospitalized shipmate . . . Last week Benny Gonzalez was proud and happy to shake the hand of a swell Seafarer, Brother J. Munden, Book 171. who was his shipmate on their round-the-world trip from Sep­ tember 1942 to May 1943, How time flies and eyes remember . .". Alfred Mullen, citizen of New Jersey who now is a night en­ gineer, tried to hold a sensible conversation with his shipmate. Mike Dendak, AB and Ohio resident. There were so many ac­ cidental interruptions, however, that Brother Mullen didn't know what he was trying to tell Mike and Mike didn't know what Alfred was saying, either. Well, they better try letterwriting or something. One brother blew his top about the hospital he's in, ia regards to the terrible food situation existing for the seamen help­ lessly anchored in the Marine Hospital on Neponsit Beach, Rockaway, Long Island. The men are all disgusted, worried and angered by this uncalled for situation and are hoping for some SIU action. Well, for an American hospital to be this low in regards to such an important thing as food for helpless American citizens is somo» thing new under the sun. We really believe that this ridiculous and disgraceful situation should be swiftly and decently improved —at least for the seamen patients involved, if not for the hospital's sake and record, which doesn't seem to be important, anyway , . . Our shipmate, Chaidie Robinson, from East Texas, is still wonder­ ing who took his dog off the SB Tulsa in the winter payoff in 1945? . . . Another shipmate, Joe Pendleton, just grabbed a wiper's jc^ this week . . . AB George Walker is waiting to ship out. Where to, George? . . . Vic Combs, the poetic electrician, now recovering from, his illness, keeps wanting to know this: If you were in a life­ boat, what would you do if the oars leaked? �-r-- THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve ; Fzidff, January 3.1<.1947 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Half Knot Crew Is Thanked For Aid To Injured Member Ropeyarn Examines Politics In Unions Dear Editor: I have read with interest the two articles appearing in the Log by Brothers W. J. Brady and Louis Goffin concerning "Politi­ cal Parties and Political Respon­ sibility," and I am pleased to state that both articles contained some facts that are worth con­ sidering. Brother Goffin takes the posi­ tion that politics is a detriment to the organized workers, and that if the worker is organized properly in industry and displays the proper kind of labor soli­ darity, his economic power on the job is all-sufficient. In surveying what is best for the workingman, Brother Bennie Goodman contends that the workers need a political party of their own, of coiu-se, rejecting the two major political parties — Democrats and Republicans— claiming both of these are capi­ talistic parties. Brother W. J. Brady claims that "Labor has political responsi­ bility" and that politics has made itself a part of the labor move­ ment. He further contends that the negative position taken by la­ bor allow.s the capitalists to use all of their political weapons against the worker in time of strikes and lock-outs. Both of these Brothers have no doubt given some thought to the question of whether labor should engage in politics. I do not wish it to be taken that I am disagreeing with either of them. However, I do ask the privilege of analyzing a few facts that might be helpful to the membership of our Union, who after all make all decisions con­ cerning their welfare and policies. I have read somewhere that quite a famous economist once said that "The political is the re­ flation of the economic," and that the political party was the executive committee of the ruling class. This seems to me to be a rather blunt statement, yet it is a true one. HERE'S THE QUESTION Now to the meat of the ques­ tion. If labor proposes to organ­ ize a political party, then, those who propose such an idea as­ sume that eventually the labor party would become the new rul­ ing class; this would be the only logical conclusion, as no one would want a weak political party. Labor would want a strong party that would not countenance any opposition or tolerate any mon­ key business from the bosses. If this would not be so, no good would come of any party, and the working man would only be wast- SEAFARERS WISH PETE DiPIETRO SPEEDY RECOVERY Dear Editor: Writing for many of the Sea­ farers who have heard of his illnes, I'd like to send regards to one-eyed Pete DiPietro. All hands wish him a speedy return to health. . Here's hoping he will be out of Roosevelt Hospital soon. Robert Hillman ing his time in bothering with one. , It has been the history of labor unions that engaged in politics to any great extent that different political factions were soon cre­ ated. These factions then began to battle among themselves, and disrupted the union. A good example of a union that allows itself to engage in politis is the NMU, which is at the present time is engaged in a life and death struggle between two factions of the communist party —the Browderites and Fosterites. Anyone with common sense can see that these two factions, which are using the NMU to fight out policies between themselves, are going to weaken the NMU and stand a good chance of possibly wrecking it completely. However, I do not say ihat it would be impossible for labor to form a political party of its own, and I do not say that such a party would become another disrupter of the labor movement. I do say, though, that the membership of our Union should think a long time before deciding what kind of a political party they are go­ ing to honk up with, before tying themselves to the tail of a po­ litical kite. Ropeyarn Dear Editor: I wish to address myself to the crew of the Bull Line ship. Half Knot, that made its first trip from Baltimore to Freeport, Texas. As I was injured aboard and taken off at Charleston, S. C., and hospitalized there, I was able, due to the short distance, to go home for Christmas, and I can say with thanks that my injuries were not serious. Right now I have a case against Bull Line and am waiting action from my lawyer. I am still hav­ Dear Editor: ing trouble with my legs, but the After having docked yester­ doctor says it will take time. day (Jan. 14), I read your ar­ I want to call to the attention ticle on the Chief Engineer of the of the boys who promised to mail SS Frank E. Emerson, Smith and my sea bag to me that I have not Johnson S. S. Co., in the Jan. received it as yet. Please notify 10 is,sue of the Log." me if you did or did not mail it, I want to thank you for print­ and where it may be now so I ing that article. can claim it. I wish to thank you However, I wish that you all for the swell way you treated would mention in the Log that me when I got injured. It was the Deck Delegate was Carlos swell sailing with you boys and Gomez^ and that the Engine I hope to sail v/ith you again. Delegate was R. C. Ingraham. I wish also to give my thanks The Chief Engineer's name was to our Agent and Patrolman here Berquist. This is also to note that the in Tampa for their cooperation and swift action on my case, even crew considered Captain Krandsthough they are quite busy with feldt a fair man as skipper's go. Robert C. Ingraham shipping and supporting striking Log-A-Rhythms JOHNNY DOWD By THOMAS COYNE. AB Johnny Dowd walked up the plank. His sea bag on his back. In his navy coat and mushroom cap. And a tie so shiny and black; With bell-bottom pants and jumper to match. He was as salty as the sea. He thanked the Lord as he crossed the deck For a Sheepshead boy was he. They told him when he left the Bay, As they gave him his AB ticket. To pay no heed to Union talk. From either Delegate or picket; For unions are the bunk said they, A trap to get your money; If they ask you for your dues. Just answer: "Don't be funny!" "JOHNNY DOWD The sailors smiled at their shipmate's cap. At this store-made seabag and pants. But he hitched his jeans with a "Yo heave ho," And gave them glance for glance; The eight-to-twelve was short a man. So. that's the watch he drew. They showed him where his foc'sle was. So roomy, bright and new. The booms were all secured. The lines were stowed away. The hypo flew from the jumper. And the ship got under way; When the vessel hauled up at Ambrose, And the pilot got off on the lee. The Sheepshead boy went out on lookout. At last!—Now he was out at sea. He climbed up on the flying bridge. He saluted in Navy style. The Third Mate's mouth—^it opene.d wide. He was too amazed to smile; •' Tampa cab drivers. We are all for them. Sailor and Sunny are in there with them, representing the brotherhood, and believe me, Fool's Dream the cab drivers realize we are in­ By Vic Combs terested in their fight. So, until I hit the deck with you boy.s, I'll say again, thanks. Would it be wise for me just , to Edward Vallina impress Tampa, Fla. The thoughts I think, or dreanis I'm bound to stress? For fools, are not bom, but made, LIKED ARTICLE to find * ON SS EMERSON'S Paradise, that wise men leave behind. CHIEF ENGINEER "May I have permission. Sir, To relieve the Quartermaster? "For when you put me on the wheel. You'll never have any disaster." At 12 o'clock, the watch was relieved. And Johnny crawled into his sack. The sheets were clean, the inattress soft. It seemed to fit the curves of his back; His bunk light worked, and his port fan, too. He sighed in comfort grand. For his first night's sleep on the briny deep. Away from the dirt of land. When Johnny awoke for his morning watch. He went straight into the shower. He scrubbed himself with Camay soap That smelled just like a flower; The Steward gave him matches. And laundry and toilet soap The Captain gave him cigarettes. At a price he never could hope. The Delegate gave him a long white sheet To mark up all his overtime; The messman gave him ham, and eggs. The Bosiin gave him a liAe; They showed him how to make a spUce, And how to rig a stage; He worked all day on overtime. In addition to his wage. At coffee time, he got time off. For the Bosun was no bugko. And every other day was free. When they got to Pernambuco; Homeward bound, they painted ship. He learned to swing in a chair, . And he praised the day he went to sea. As he breathed the tropic air. On payoff day, he took out a book. His snazzy uniform he personnaly dumped. He. took a ride to Sheepshead Bay To the instructors, hiS: nose b& thumbed; And now he's in:the .SJU, .^Wifh the rest, of the men of the sea. He thumbs his nose at the maritime finks, FOR A UNION BROTHER IS HE! Log - A - Rhythms Do you think I expect all men to agree? For many dreams pass as never meant to be. And yet they make hope, and light the way Over rougher roads from which wise men stray. Too, they inspire better things to come. And all is but a fool's dream to some. But even fools like I can under­ stand That life will be forever in de­ mand. Would it be wise for me to life give. When life never gave for man to live? With all that is beauty in this day. There's more in life that takes away. So, I'd rather be a fool than share A wise man's knowledge and his care. Can I expect wise men to agree When they are wiser still than me? And they will build on that life They struggle through in strife; As for me I prefer to build on dreams Until I ceui make them, what they seem. Why should one fight the world to gain. For in the end, only dreams re­ main. Even then only part of what has been— If 1 never have anything, I neither lose nor win. HURLBERT CREW'S GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER Dear Editor: Please put my name on your mailing list. I would like to re­ ceive the Log at my home, as I am quite a distance . from our hall. I enjoy reading every inch of the paper. Keep up the good work! I recently paid off the Alcoa, SS Arthur M. Hurlbert in Charles­ ton, where the crew made a nice donation to the Log. The boys deserve a big hand for this be­ cause the trip was only of two months duration, and there were many tripcarders aboard. Yet everyone donated something . to the Log. Joseph Guillot Jr. Stockton, Ala. (Editor's nole:—You're on fhe mailing list, Brolher. And to the entire crew of the,. Hurl­ bert, a deserved big hand.) �Fnday, January 31, ld4t" Page Thirieen' T HE SEA FARERS LOG SEAFARERS FIGHTING FIRE ON SS ABRAHAM CLARK Plan Offered To Snuff Out Back-Door Shipping Threat Dear Editor: Crewmembers haul out more hose line to quench flames up forward in the Waterman vessel's oil-filled storm tank.' The blaze broke out when the Clark poked her nose into the side of the Alcoa Planter in fog-shrouded Mobile Bay recently. The SIU crew checked the fire after a three-hour battle, without any loss to the general cargo aboard. Latest Turn Of NMU Merry-Go-Round Stirs Quincy Into Spouting Some Pearly Words Dear Editor: sail their ships, improve their wages and conditions and have an efficient, clean American un­ ion, so foolishly and blindly regu­ lated. They are caught in this insane and worthless web of communists dreams, which is ridiculously burning away the life and progress of themselves, as peaceful, protected union seamen, and their unions. "Then why," I continued," did all this happen and why so pub­ licly?" "Ah," Quincy mellowed, "that is the mystery. It remains to be seen whether Coffee Curran, who When I read the explosive news in • the newspapers about the violent verbal revolution boil­ ing within the NMU, I rushed over to hear what Brother Quincy Everight Nofinkk, the still ac­ tive whale of an old-time sailor, would spout about it. Now, Quincy is a prognostic, a double-barrel minded, militant. Seafarer, and there are certainly many more like him who are above the seas and still going strong—bless their salty, honest hearts. Indeed, many of us ob­ servant and remembering broth­ ers have met and admired men like Quincy because he is the es­ sential backbone of good union­ ism and the type of Seafarer who has never stopped fighting for what is right and necessary. It's good to see that his spii'it re­ mains afloat and ashore in these changing, violent years, especial­ ly in maritime labor. To explain Quincy further, he is a brother of many experiences as an economic slave of ruthless shipowners and a constant victim of desperate company and union has traveled the pro-commie way finks. Quincy has hated and bat­ of thought and action for some tled everything wrong—whether time, then cut himself off from it has been some dreamy brother this snaky Moscowed religion violating the shipping rules. and will now continue to ask and then trying to get away with it fight for freedom and peace and when he's caught; whether it was honest American unionism, with­ some never-changing trouble­ out acting obediently in the maker or work-shirker aboard childish comedy of these commie ship—or whether it is the savage­ scientists with their faithfully ly desperate dreams of the com­ treachei'ous wooden hearts? True munists who are openly and sec- colors and true action yet rOmain retely poisoning the minds and to be seen from Curran instead jobs of honest Anierican seamen, of brave, stormy words that lead both unionized and non-union. nowhere." I found Quincy, sitting com­ "Then Quincy, what can hap­ fortably in the reading-writing- pen next, that is, with the lead­ i-esting room on the hall's third ership of Curran, if he continues deck, calmly involved in smok­ his anti-commie program?" ing a cigar and pursuing the Quincy smiled. "Oh, the next latest Log. step, which is the only step and "Well, Quincy" I said, "what the most vital, would be the do you think of the revolution young membership, which is the in the NMU?" majority, and the die-hard fac­ Quincy slowly answered, "I tion (which is the smartest and naturally think that if the verbal slowest) combining their strength revolution stays hot and open, it and kicking the commies out of should mean the • beginning of office. Then they wOuld care­ slow but sure doom for the com­ fully vote in their own choices mies happily roosting in office of gobd rank-and-filers who have and wisely hidden in the rank been known for their pro-Amer­ and file. It's really, a shame to ican, pfo-uhion, anti-commie see the NMU's honest American policies. members, who have the majority "This big and necessary change strength and who "just want to can happen if Curran keeps swinging his new banner and wakes up the membership into full realization of what their un­ ion is made of and used for and what sort of dodos are running it. "Yes, indeed, it should be the full membership who should rule the union policies and the offi­ cials according to constitution and common sense. This would prevent union money, derived from the members, from being so quickly donated for anxious commies wishing to get elected into Congress, etc., when this money should reaUy go for im­ proved union halls, hospitaliza­ tion for members, etc. On Jan. 7 and 8, twenty fullbook Stewards of the SIU met in the New York Hall to discuss the shipping rules of the Stew­ ards Department on all contract­ ed ships. There were a number of things to discuss and sugges­ tions to make for the member­ ship meeting, but I believe that this thing was not thoroughly thrashed out and should be gone into further. Ever since, and sometimes be­ fore the General Strike of 1946, different companies have been flirting with all men of the Stew­ ards Department in our Union to entice them to ship back-door, and at times in the last few years some of these men have not known that it was against the shipping rules to obtain employ­ ment from the company instead of from the board as prescribed and passed long ago. PREVENTION I suggested that special atten­ tion be taken to prevent this from happening again by check­ ing back through the Dispatcher in the Hall that they were sup­ posed to have shipped from. Pertaining to the new pas­ senger vessels expected to join the SIU fleet in the near future, some men in this Union have suggested that we issue permits to men from waiters' locals to handle the passenger trade. If I were a passenger I wouldn't want a sea-sick waiter handling my food, or a money hungry exwaiter working for tips alone. Besides, if we allowed permits to be issued we would be admit- -ANDWHAT'LL YbU MAVe*D3 Well, if the good NMU mem­ LUMCH, bership wake up themselves, then tliey might also wake these commies from their happy dreams and actions while in office or in the rank and file. But, I really don't know what will happen so I'll just finish reading my Log, that's all." Cut and Run Hank MEMBER BLOWS SOME GAGS OUR WAY—OOPS! Dear Editor: I'm passing these items along along for what they're worth; A seven-year-old boy was smoking to his heart's content on the street when an elderly woman walked up to him and ex­ claimed: "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to smoke?" The little boy loked up and nonchalantly inquired: "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to speak to strange men on the street?" X % % An undertaker found^ a donkey lying dead in front of his prem­ ises and went to inform the po­ lice. "What am I to do with it?" he asked the officer in charge. The officer had a sense of hu­ mor. "Do with it?" he asked, with a grin. "Bury it, of course. You're an undertaker aren't you?" "That's true," replied the un­ dertaker. "But I thought it only right to come around and inform the relatives first. " —J. G. SiRT sions when the companies sent men to the Hall to be passed for passenger ships that had only • sailed as Assistant Steward on troopers. The Dispatcher has sim­ ilar evidence in his possession in New York from Alcoa Steamship Company. ALL ON TROOPERS What Steward or what cook has not sailed on ships that carried trops during and after the war? I can answer that ques­ tion by saying—very few, and we all know it. If the companies send men on the passenger liners that have only trooper discharges then they are admitting that it is sufficient qualifications. This be­ ing the case the Port Stewards are only interested in shipping their pets and buddies and not in serving the pasengers properly, while we have taken into con­ sideration the special service and care that the customers demand, and should have if they spend good money for it. In the event that these com­ panies lose customers to other nations and operators, it is no one's fault but their own for hav­ ing hired bootkissers. If the com­ panies want competent help and key men, why do they hire men as port stewards who have never sailed as cooks or stewards aboardpassenger vessels? There are men as Port Stewards in cer­ tain companies that have not half as many qualifications as many in our midst. It is pitiful to behold some of the profession­ al men that the companies have passed in the Stewards depart­ ment simply because these men have licked boots, slipped some cash to the right guy, or married into the fold. SIU SHOULD LEAD The SIU should start the ball rolling with the least possible de­ lay to insure the jobs to the cer­ tified men of our union on these ships without having our Union raided by company pets, finks, and shoreside greediness. It is an evident fact that the companies cannot, or will not, supply the right service aboard the passenger scows so that the customers will sail on Ameri­ can ships instead of foreign liners. P. H. Parsons ting incompetency on our part and be opening the door for every company fink on the waterfront. It would at the same time cheat full book men out of these jobs that have sailed as passenger Thanks Brothers stewards for years. For Flowers Sent We suggested at the hieeting to have all passenger liner qual­ At Mother's Death ifications thoroughly checked be­ Dear Editor: fore passage and institute a grad­ I wish to give my deep thanks uated form of promotion from to the Brothers who sent the cargo ships to passenger vessels. beautiful flowers at my mother's For example: death. SUGGESTED WAY I want them to know that thenkind thoughts and sentiments If a man had six months dis­ were deeply appreciated. charges as Chief Cook or Saloon T. McRaney Waiter, he was eligible for sec­ ond cook and bus-boy, respec­ tively, on passenger ships. Pas­ Boys Have Blues, senger ships so qualified are not to carry less than 150 and if they Pine For The Log do, cargo discharges are suffi­ Dear Editor: cient. The graduated system I am a former member of the would supply our men with more jobs and at the same time insure Seafarers International Union, in the Pacific Division-SUP. good service aboard the ships. I would appreciate it if you I also suggested that if in a limited time the Union does not would mail the Seafarers Log to furnish the so-qualified men, me here in camp. There are a then it should allow shore-side number of Seafarers here with men to sail on permit, but on pas­ me to whom I can pass it along. They would be happy to see the senger only. Some of the companies may Log, Walter Brown, Jr. put up a squawk at this, but USNtS. Bainbrige, Md. there have been numerous occa­ m �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Just Like The Moving Pictures, Jimmy Has Adventures Ali Over Were you over on the beach in Manila and forced to drive trucks for the Army so you could keep body and soul together? ifc. Friday. January 31. 1947 STILL GOING STRONG on an NMU ship. That was the best he could do at the time, so don't hold it against him, fellows. About 60 miles out, Jimmy an­ swered one of the calls of na­ ture, and that was that. The Skipper discovered him, and blew his top. Not only that, but he put about, and put Jimmy Well, it might not have hap­ ashore again. pened to you, but it sure enough So, six more weeks on the happened to Brother Jimmy beach. Crescitelli, Chief Cook. ANOTHER RUN-AROUND Jimmy is a Seafarer of some Finally the WSA got tired of years standing who is known for seeing him around, and he was his unfailing good humor and placed aboard another NMU ship, generosity. His reputation is so the Drew Victory, supposed to be fabulous that scarcely a week proceeding directly to the States. goes by that "Cut and Run Hank" Seated between two lovely New Orleans women, and they But, as we stated before, Jim­ doesn't have something about say that the gals down there are sure pretty, is seated Chris my is a victim of circumstances, Jimmy in his column. And that I Hansen, janitor of the N.O. Hall. The occasion for the festivities and instead of going straight to goes on even when Brother C. is was Chris' 80th birthday, and he celebrated by downing a few JIMMY CRESCITELLI the Land of the Free, the Drew far at sea. with his good friends. off to the Manila Hospital went Victory made stops at Shanghai, Jimmy's adventures read like Manila, Manus Island, Sydney, Brother C. something out of a book. Some Manus Island again, Saipap, TinA few days of treatment in that men look for adventure, and i some men have things happen to Place, and Jimmy was ready for ian, Tienstin, and then finally to San Francisco. them, but Jimmy always seems more excitement. The ship had The payoff in S, F. was very to be in the vicini+y of adven­ already left Manila far behind, so good for Jimmy. He collected Jimmy went to work driving ture no matter where he is. more than $3500.00, but since he trucks for the Army. blows, and Curran stated that (Continued from Page I) Take his last trip for instance. owed practically that much to BEATS THE RACES was not satisfied with the last there was never any chance of the people he had borrowed from, When the SS Bienville left He garnered a few odd shekels, elections. I have been gathering healing the rift between himself New York over a year ago Jim­ and then went out to the race he had nothing much left. facts and material since then, and Stack. my was aboard, prepared for a track, where he pitted his wits He blew into New York about and when I am in full possession In refutation of the statements long trip. But the call of excite­ against the bookies. Needless to two weeks ago, after having been made by Curran, Stack could of­ of the facts, they will be released ment proved too much for him, say. Brother Jimmy won and gone for more than a year. fer only a weak defense. Instead, to the union, and everybody con­ and so he paid off in Mobile in more than doubled his dough. Considering the adventures he cerned in them will be in those he devoted a column in the Jan­ time to go to the Mardi Gras in So, back to Manila to live a has had, it is amazing that his facts for what they are worth." uary 24 issue of the Pilot to an New Orleans. It was wonderful; life of Riley at the finest hotel humor is undimmed, and he is That the split in the NMU has attempt to discredit, in advance, you ought to hear him tell about ready for whatever might take in town. And to make matters gone deeper than just the rift the evidence that Curran has it! place in some foreign port. even better, the Alcoa Pointer between the top officials in high­ promised to reveal about the com­ HEADED FOR TROUBLE According to Jimmy, that is arrived, and all his old shipmates lighted by what Curran had to munists in the NMU National Council. what makes a seaman's life so helped him out with cigarettes, We next pick up Brother Cres­ say about the Pilot, the national There is no doubt that Curran citelli on the Warrior Point, etc. Ah, life was sure good then. interesting. organ of the NMU. In discussing can, if he wants to, reveal plenty bound for a long trip to Medi- j But like all good things, life He ought to know, he's had ex­ the past records of the members terranean ports. First it was! on the beach had started to pall periences in every corner of the of the National Council, Curran about each and every member of the National Council. He has for Trieste, then \/enice, etc. Next on Jimmy, and he stowed away globe. put out this fact: a long time played ball with the Bahrein to take on a load of oil, "I didn't say anything about communist party, and there is and all was going well up to the fact that you have full con­ every reason to believe that he that time. But it couldn't last, trol of the offices here. Of the has had access to records which and it didn't. Pilot, where I find myself lucky will enable him to expose the to get into the Pilot. Sometimes Six days out of Bahrein, head­ inner workings of the commie I get in only by sheer force, ed for Singapore, Jimmy was clicque which now controls the sheer threat, in order to be able scalded by hot water while the vened unsuccessfully in an at­ NMU. (Continued from Page 1) to get an impartial hearing in ship was rolling in a heavy sea. tempt to get Bushey to sit down the paper." As far as the CMU is concern­ tent refusal to negotiate with the The ship put into Singapore, and discuss matters with the ed, Curran stuck by his guns but Brother C. was not available Union, which was certified on From the reports that have during the course of all the ses­ Dec. 27, 1946 as the collective union. « leaked out of the special NMU sions, and from the letters which bargaining agent for the 500 men Following this rejection, the sessions, it is obvious that the liave been printed in the Pilot, employed at the yard. The work­ aid of the U. S. Conciliation Ser­ split between Curran and his fol­ ^^LAROUNO//1 ers designated Local 13 to rep­ vice was invoked, but the federal lowers, and the commie spokes­ it seems that the rank-and-file of resent them by an overwhelming conciliators likewise met with men, is a deep and ever-widening the NMU is overwhelmingly on majority. flat refusals from the company. one. On more than one occasion his side. The National Council rejected Curran's motion for an BUSHEY AGAINST ALL Bushey has a long history of the speakers almost came to immediate referendum on further Blatantly ignoring the workers' fink activity, Mesita said. He CMU affiliation, and voted to mandate, and the subsequent stated that on Dec. 27, 1945 the send 50 delegates to the Mai'ch NLRB certification, the company NLRB ordered the reinstatement 15 CMU conference. has greeted each overture to of two active union men who had' Seafarers who did not take meet with the union with a "to ben discharged for union activity. active part in the 1946 Gen­ liell-with-you" attitude. The board awarded the men full eral Strike, and who have Moreover, Bushey has defiantly seniority rights and full back not yet obtained strike clear­ disregarded an NLRB "cease and pay. ance, are advised to do so In addition to its demands for for the usual fun to be found in desist" order, issued after evi­ immediately. Edward Ben­ that port. He was in bed, taking dence was offered of the com­ contract negotiations, the ship­ der, of the Clearance Com­ yard workers union is insisting pany's unfair laboy practices. care of a bad burn. mittee at Union headquar­ Seatrain Lines will soon put on complete payment of all back With every possible means of ters in New York, has issued into operation four of her re­ After leaving Singapore, the pay awards granted by the NLRB. a reminder to the member­ converted vessels on runs be­ Warrior Point headed for Manila, achieving an amicable working Local 13 is going all-out to ship that Mar. 21, 1947 is the tween New York and New Or­ and after 16 days in bed, the Skip­ relation with company having make Bushey understand that his failed, a strike was the only door deadline. The committee's per wanted Jimmy to turn to. leans and between New York and workers are aggressive and mili­ functions expire on that date. Texas City. Jimmy refused, on the legitimate left open to the union. tant in their demands, and that This advice applies only to grounds that he needed further The company expects to put "We have exhausted every legal they have supporters in the mari­ Seafarers whose reasons for medical treatment. Who and peaceful means of negotiat­ the ships, the Seatrain Texas, time industry. not participating in the strike wouldn't? Seatrain Havana, Seatrain New ing with the company," Fred Besides the Seafarers support, require satisfactory explana­ York, and Seatrain New Jersey, The Purser on the ship had Mesita, Local 13 chairman, told other AFL maritime unions are tion. into operation on about March only aspirin, iodine, and sulpha the Log. coming to the shipbuilders' aid. 12 with weekly sailings from Men with legitimate rea­ pills, and he used all of them in With Lou Calomine, head of each end of the run. sons for . non-participation, attending to Jimmy. No wonder the union's veterans' committee, The freight car ships will soon such as illness, being aboard he needed more treatment. Mesita sketched his organization's work out of a new terminal, as ship at sea, etc., during the When the ship arrived at Man­ efforts to negotiate peacefully, the one being constructed at strike period, do not have to ila, ^Crescitelli paid off by mu­ following the certification. Edgewater, New Jersey, is nearbe cleared by Mar. 21, but tual consent. Both the Captain He pointed out that Judge ing completion. Sailing schedules can aipply at any time. Ben­ and Jimmy heaved a sigh of re­ McGuire of the New York City of these ships will be announced der pointed out. lief when that happened. And Labor Relations Board had inter­ in the near future. Did you ever stowaway on an MMU ship, and get the Skipper so mad that he turned the ship around to take your back to land? Curran Calls Stack 'Disrupter' Before NMU Council Meeting Seafarers Throws Full Support To Striking CIO Shipbuilders Strike Clearance Seatraln Announces Resumption Of Gulf, New York Scheduie �Page Hfteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Ttidaf, January 31, 1947 T BULLETIPr^ Retroactive Pay Waiting TAX REBATES Mississippi Shipping Company Seafarers who were employed on Mississippi Shipping Company vessels and have credit balances in their unclaim­ ed wage account covering overdeductions of Social Security taxes for the years 1943, 1944 and 1945, can now receive money due them by writing to the Mississippi Shipping Company, 1300 Hibernia Building, New Orleans, La. When writing the company mention the money is due for Federal Old Age Benefit" overdeductions, and give your Social Security number. Those entitled to rebates and the amout due are listed below. ' Hunger, George E Hutchins, H. R Hutto, Alvin G Jakeway, Avery J Jaiiauskas, Edward Jan.sen, Carl F Janson, H Jareek, Eugene P Jefferic.s, Clarence Jefferies, John J. efferson, W Jensen, Jens 0 Johnson, Ed. C Johnson, Edward E Johnson, George Johnson, Hjjrold B Johnson, Peter L Johnson, Sylvester Jones, Cecil M Jones, Jessie M Jones, Raymond D Jones, Walter P Karlsen, Harold M Karlsen,- Sigrand Karrman, P. H Kaskell, Edward KehhM-, James M. Jr Kelly, Charles Kelly, Hugh V Kessick, Herbert S Korhs, Ralph B Knof, Frank Kraszeski, Leo Kullgren, Alexander Kuselj, Ivo La Grange, H. R Lamieuf, Leland Lampress, Peter Langredge, W. N Lanton, Alfred Laris, Joseph Laurick, Tony Lax, Herbert Lenty, James M Leonard, Roger R L'Heureux, G. A Lithe, Frank D. Loenhorst, William Logie, Kenneth G Lund, Frank O Lynch, Albert P Malecki, V Makko, Victor Maliegros, Joseph Marchant, Douglas Marks, Alfred A Martin, Donald Martin, Herbert W Martin, Joseph J. ' Mathews. Fred J May, Charles M McBride, Clarence J. McBride, Fi-ed McCarthy, Carroll MCcoy, Patrick McCulloch, Thomas L NEWTEK SS CORP. PHILADELPHIA SS Robin Locksley—$7.00. R. Smith, $1.00. Robert C. Thomas," $1.00. * HOUSTON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS L. English. $1.00; J. W. Marrs, C. Q. Cooper. $1.00; T. Shadden. J. M. Taylor. $2.00; G, Knietz, J. B. Celling, $2.00; J. T. Watt, $1.00 $5.00 $1.00 $3.00 C. $2.00 Tullia, $3.00; H. B. Vann. D. T. Huffman, $2.00; C. D. Salter $2.00; H. S. Knowlcs, $2.00; J. R.an kin, $1.00; W. J. Marjenoff, $1,00 G. S. Williams, $1.00; H. W. Burk hardt, $3.00; T. MacCaskie, $2.00. Russel R. Jones—Voyage No. 5—from 4/1/46 to 4 1 46. Russel R. Jones—Voyage No. 6—from 4/2 46 to 7/22/46. Rufus Choate—Voyage No. 8—from 4/1/46 to 6 14/46. Rufus Choate—Voyage No. 9—6/15/46 to 8 7/46. Rufus Choate—Voyage No. 10—from 8,^9/46 to 9 19/46. Cape San Bias—Voyage No. 12—from 5/7/46 to 7/29/46. Coastal Liberator—Voyage No. l^from 4/1 46 to 7/7/46. Coastal Liberator—Voyage No. 2—from 7/8,^46 to 8/4/46. Coastal Liberator—Voyage No. 3—from 8/5 46 to 9/1/46. Coastal Skipper—Voyage No. 7—from 7/12/46 to 7. 28 46. Coastal Archer—Voyage No. 6—from 6/24/46 to 7/14 46. Coastal Archer—Voyage No. 7—from 7/15/46 to 8/11 46. Coastal Archer—Voyage No. 8—from 8/12/46 to 9/8 46. Edward S. Hough—Voyage No. 5—from 7/24/46 to 9/14 46. Grover C. Hutcherson—Voyage No. 5—from 5/9/46 to 7/22 46. Bernard L. Rodman—Voyage No. 5—All Vouchers Mailed Out. Bernard L. Rodman—Voyage No. 6—from 7/2 46 to 9/6/46. John Gibbons—Voyage No. 7—from 4 1/46 to 4/4 46. _ ' McGoldrick, William 1.31 1.25 1 McGueeny, D. J. 7.00 1.29 I Meaders, J. P. ... 3.29 21.16 1.01 2.32 Medina, Francisco , GALVESTON 2.03 11.33 Medley, Clark Jr SS Council Crest $8.00. 67 1.29 Melindcrs, Tony SS Half Knot—$11.15. 1.77 Vouchers for the above Vessels are at Pier No. 42 North River SS Hastings- $ I 7.75. 6.47 Merritt, David L 1.95 and must be signed by each crewmember entitled to retroactive INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 2.65 Milan, Russel S 14.59 H. T. Miller. $2.00; E. M. Flesher. pay in order to collect money due. 2.94 .85 $2.00; I. A. Tulford, $10.00; J. Beller, 59 Milanovich, Alexander S. .57 $2.00; D. Fuschillo, $1.00; H. V. Vil6.65 Miller, Elwood L 20.73 larreal, $1.00; T. D. McLemore, $1.00; Lim Koa. $1.00; H. Bagley. $5.00; 43 4.57 L). Newberry. $1.00; M. V. Morton 63 8.86 $3.00; C. R. Johnson, $1.00; A. T. Do 05 Miller, Ernest F Tliose crewmen of the SS Abel 1.13 man. $1.00; I. B. Aderhold, $2.00; DEANE H. SUNDERMAN 1.25 Miller, George C Stearns, Bull Line, which was 36 H. Cooper, $2.00. Your mother requests that you R. D. Hanks, $2.00; C. P. Ode, $2.00 04 Miller, Joseph R 36 turned over to Japan the first contact her as she is an.xious to N. Goresh, $1.00; D. M. Baum, $2.00 23.10 Milne, John 6.53 R. Brett, $2.00; E. Braswell, $5.00 part of 1946, who never collected hear from you. 58.74 1.38 J. Miranda, $5.00; R. Swegart, $5.00 their repatriation money, can get 4. 4. 1 13.68 Mizell, C. W 56 I. H. French. $5.00; L. Santa Aana HERBERT G. WHITE. FWT 9.07 $2.00; J. E. Hanley, $1.00; A. A. Tur it by writing to the A. H. Bull .75 lington, $3.00; Bombin. P. $1.00 Get in touch with Matthew J. 19.61 Moda, Edmard .12 C. A. Ebanks. $1.00; R. C. Harvasz Steamship Company, New York Peters, 746 East 4th Street, South 1.35 Monaco, Elmer Armand .... .12 $1.00. City. It amounts to $90.00. Boston, Mass. 9.40 Montgomery, G. W S. C. Flanks, $2.00; J. W. Caston 6.29 22.41 Montiero, John t i S. 1.99 $1.00; T. J. Hoffman, $1.00; S. A Johnson, $2.00; G. Laura, $2.00; J. L 73 JUAN E. VASQUEZ 1.37 Veal, i2.00; W. R. Bates, $1.00; W. G, 01 Moody, Robei-t Jr 18.83 Ivy, $1.00; J. A. Johaneamann, $2.00 A communication from Carmen 71 14.99 B. R. Gibson, $1.00; F. W. Walker, Iris Torez says that she has im­ 12 Moore, Arthur H 1.62 $1.00; L. B. Lott, $1.00. portant news for you. The note 14 North Gay St. J. McClurg, $1.00; L. W. Clanahan BALTIMORE 1.52 1.25 $5.00; Calvert 4539 urges thai you get in touch with C. A. Hancock, $5.00; J. 86 Morris, R. D 276 State St. her at 565 West 174th St., New 91 Findley, $2.00; F. Schutz, $1.00; 5. H BOSTON Boudoin 4455 67 Morse, Howard 51 Word, $1.00; M. J. Daila, Jr., $1.00 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. York City as soon as posbiLle. 29 Masongsong, J Cleveland 739] 67 J. B. Lawson, $1.00; J. W. Cain, $1.00 4 t 4 1.71 Moss, George D 68 Society St. 5.08 H. J. Bishop, $2.00; J. L. Exun. $1.00 CHARLESTON Phone 3-3680 GEORGE F. CURRAN H. E. Faletti, $2.00. 2.57 2.18 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Your brother, John Curran, 01 Superior 5175 BOSTON •15.22 CLEVELAND . . . 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. wishes to know your where­ 11.40 Munyer, Hariy J 23 Crew of J. Slocum-^$4.00. Main 0147 abouts. 4.94 Naish, Donald R Crew of SS Cardinal Gibbons—$15.00 CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. 67 Corpus Christi 3-1509 03 Neil, G. Nerith Crew of Muncie Victory—$4.00. 4 4 4 5.00 DETROIT 1038 Third St. SS New Echota—$11.00. 6.51 Nelson, Carl J. Jr GEORGE G. SMITHERS Cadillac 6857 95 SS STONES RIVER 04 Neman, H. P. E DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Your mother, Mary Smithers, 2,53 V. C. Guy—$2.00. 1 Melrose 4110 2.59 Nesse, Alexander P has recently changed her address 9.32 GALVESTON 305'/, 22nd St. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 29 Nicies, Paul 2-8448 from Brisbane to Townsville. She 60 Ernest Belkner, $1.00; F. Lisk Jr., HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 7.32 Norton, George 0 1.88 $3.00. 58777 is very anxious to hear from you. 17.78 Oftenbeck, Rudolph HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Write to her at Carr St., Hermit 1.52 NORFOLK Phone Wentworth 3-3809 1.12 Olson, Curtis S Park, Townsville, North Queens­ 3.75 920 Main St. B. C. Wlggs, $10.00; W. Hicks, $10.00; JACKSONVILLE 15.86 Oneha, Joseph L Phone 5-5919 land, Australia. 11.67 W. Browning, $10.00. 79 O'Rourke, J. G MARCUS HOOK 114 W. 8th St. 35 4 4 4 J. Porter, $2.00. Chester 5-3110 5.78 Ostarch, Thomas 22.63 MIAMI 1355 N. E. 1st Ave. ANTHONY METALICA 2.79 Overland, T NEW YORK MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2.20 Your seamen's papers, etc. 2-1754 25 Owens, James K SS AMERICAN PRESS 04 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. were found in the New York 1.27 Paige, IValdo SS American Press — Deck Dept., Magnolia 6112-6113 2.42 Hall. They may be picked up at $5.50. 88 Patch, Artuh NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 2.79 HAnover 2-2784 the mail room on the 4th floor. SS LOOP KNOT .S3 .84 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street H. Woods and Crew—$14.00. 4 4 4 4.43 Patterson, Ernest 0 4-1083 1.58 SS R. TUXPORD PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. H. F. LONRENBERG 1.30 Peckham, Dale 0 S. Calleja, $1.00; J. L. Thompson, 54 Phone LOmbard 3-7651 Please contact E. Harold Tea22.39 Pederson, Leon V 2.98 $3.00; D. E. Jessup, $2.00; A. Soto PORT ARTHUR ..909 Fort Worth Ave. Phone: 2-8532 gue. West Coast Patrolman, imand Crew, $2 7.00. 5.79 Perpente, Edward J 13.48 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. mediatelv. SS GRANDE RONDE 62 Perritt, Charles J Beacon 4336 45 R. Pedroza, $2.00; James L. Hart, 4.98 Picou, John 257 5th St. 19.91 $2.00; H. L. Herron, $1.00; R. L. Fow­ RICHMOND, Calif 2599 23 20.07 ler, $4.00; C. F. McDowell, $2.00; Isa­ SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. 1.27 Pihl, Royal P Douglas 5475-8363 11.28 dora Flaherty, $2.00; Jfmmie Roberts. $2.00; Charlie Kent, $2.00; James A. SAN JUAN, P. R. . . .252 Ponce de Leon 2.02 1.44 Roberds, $2.00; A. E. Steffek. $2.00; Brothers J. W. Bagett, OS; San Juan 2-5996 .75 Pizzeck, Guido 2.45 L. M. Steffer, $2.00. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Harry Berg, Oiler; Robert C. 35 8-1728 77.92 SS MALDEN VICTORY Blair, Electrician, are requested SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 4.36 Polansky, Mannie 1.34 Ernest L. Magers, $1.00; Wm. Mur­ Main 0290 to contact the Paymaster at Mo2.75 Pold, Valdeman TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 5.43 phy, $1.00. M-1323 ran Towing, 17 Battery Place. 26 Pollock, Abraham INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 7.23 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. 4 4 4 1.88 W. Roberts, $1.00; Ed P. Peterson, 1.32 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Will George F. Cooper, 1604 1.00; Clyde Maytum, 50c; L. Kristan, 24 Pound, Earl F Terminal 4-3131 2.19 $2.00; Luis Ramirez. $2,00; Virgil Al­ Fleet Street, Baltimore, get in VICTORIA, B. C 602 Houghton St. 10 Garden 8331 touch with the Office of the In­ len, $2.00. Powell, Harry B. 1.63 19.41 C. A. Camacho, $1.00; Charles Chand­ VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hastings St. 21.16 ler, $2.00; Wilbert E. Moll, $1.00; T. Pacific 7824 spector, American Express, 65 5.88 Price, Gordon K Broadway, New York City. 23 Prichard, Ralph D 1.25 Hedlund, $3.00. MONEY DUE PERSONALS SlU HALLS NOTICE! �Page Sixieen rJT- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 31, 1947 UNmmANS... 6^ SIO ••'•'•' '•!i •• • f-..; •->.' CMONin M€AN$... tye -A^L MA1imM5- TRAtS^VSPARTTAgATr HA^ /v^j^ COSTA � 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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TUGBOATMEN OKAY NEW PACK; WIN WAGE HIKE MM&P COUNCIL VOTES TO JOIN WITH INTERNATIONAL GROUP MARITIME COMMISSION BUYS 70 LORAN SETS AS SAFETY MEASURE PAN-ATLANTIC PLANS NEW RUN TO MIAMI DEATH IN THE DEPTHS SIU CORECTS DECK HAZARD ON SPAN SPLICE NO CHANGES AT NEPONSIT; CONDITIONS, EXCUSES REMAIN ANTI-CLOSED SHOP AMENDMENT INTRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE MEBA REJECTS BID TO AFFILIATE WITH THE CMU RUMORS BUSIER THAN SHIPPING IN (C)OLD cHI GREAT LAKES ARE NEXT ON SEAFARERS ORGANIZING PROGRAM NEW CREW AND NEW DEAL ON SPAN SPLICE BUCKO SKIPPER AND MATE RUIN POOR OLD BELLE EVEN THE MONKEYS (PASSENGERS NOT CREW) COULDN'T SEE 'OVERSIGHT ELMER' AS SKIPPER AFL RADIO OFFICERS UNION SIGNS NEW CONTRACTS WITH 45 COMPANIES MODERNIZATION OF BOSTON IS OFF AS GOVERNOR CUTS APPROPRIATION FIGHT WITHIN THE NMU EXPLODES ADVERTISED MYTH OF CMU UNITY GOVT AND NMU OFFICIALS ALWAYS HAVE SIDED AGAINST THE SEAMEN UNION'S RESPONSIBILITY IS PART OF EVERY CONTRACT SIU SIGNS SHORT NOTE TO CREW OF LATROBE: ALL IS WHALE THAT ENDS WHALE UNION MATE POINTS THEONLY WAY TO ATTAIN REAL MARITIME UNITY NEW WAGE AND OVERTIME RATES ON MORAN ISTHMIAN MEN CONVENE IN SIU STYLE CREW MAN CHRONICLES JOSEPH HEWES' TRIP HOT ISSUE SETTLED WITH IRON HAND JUST LIKE THE MOVING PICTURES, JIMMY HAS ADVENTURES ALL OVER SEATRAIN ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF GULF, NEW YORK SCHEDULE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/31/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log