https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/530ed2997c4b84b187c05bcf1030943f.PDF e772bfb930415b1d5c78c572aec0cfe9 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts^ Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. MARCH 21. 1947 IN SOLEMN SESSION No. 12 Refusal To Disavow CP Makes Maritime Unity impessibie- Agents ly' As an aftermath of the Conference of Maritime Unions held in Washington on March 14 and 15, the Seafarers International Union has gone on record opposing any further paticipation in future meet­ ings with those who refused to vote for the resolu­ tion condemning communists and their fellow trav­ elers as enemies of the trade union movement. The report of the meeting, plus the recommenda• Agents from the Atlantic and Gulf District take a few seconds off so that the LOG photo­ grapher can take a picture. Except for this short break, the officials of the Union kept going at top speed to map plans and programs for the coming year. When they have finished their de­ liberations. their recommendations will be submitted to the membership for approval or disap­ proval. That's the democratic Seafarers way. and that's why the Union is strong and growing. A&G Agents Conference Prepares Plans For Expansion Of Seafarers In All Fields NEW YORK—From 16 ports of the Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU Port Agents are meeting in New York this week to chart the course of the Union during the ensuing year. Attending the meeting are: J. P. Shuler, Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer; Paul Hall, Direc­ tor of Organization; John Mogan, Boston Agent; E. S. Higdon, isthmian Hearing NEW YORK. March 19— Hearings started today on the NMU's flimsy charges in re­ gard to the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company bargaining election. Representing the SIU at the hearings are Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger. Earl Sheppard. and A1 Kerr. SIU attornies are Ben Sterling and Henry Kaiser. Mr. Kaiser is from the office of Joseph Padway. AFL at­ torney. Originally the National Lational Labor Relations Board decided to start the hearings on March 24. but moved the date up when the services of Trial Examiner became available. The hearings are being held in the New Yor's offices of the NLRB. but will shift to other places if it is deemed necessary. Philadelphia Agent; Anthony Cardullo, Marcus Hook Agent; William Rentz, Baltimore Agent; Ray White, Norfolk Agent; Earl Smith, Charleston Agent; Char­ les Starling, Savannah Agent; Jimmy Hahners, Jacksonville Agent; Cluade Simmons, Tampa Agent: Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent; Steely White, New Orleans Agent; Charles Haymond, Hous­ ton Agent; Leon Johnson, Port Arthur Agent; D. L. Parker, Gal­ veston Agent; Salvador Colls, San Juan Agent; and W. H. Sim­ mons, San Francisco Agent. Also present are: Joe Algina, Acting New York Agent: Earl Sheppard, International Repre­ sentative in eharge of Great Lakes Organizing; Lindsey Wil­ liams, SIU Field Representative in charge of Gulf Area Organiz­ ing; and Robert Matthews, Head­ quarters Engine Department Rep­ resentative. Many difficulties were faced by the Union during the past year, and the Agents will discuss and study each one so that the lessons learned can be applied in the future. BUSY AGENDA Some of the topics on this year's agenda are carry-overs from the last Conference, such as the unremitting war which the SIU is carrying on against Coast Guard control over merchant sea­ men. The Union is bn record that these controls be turned over to a civilian agency, and it is certain that this topic will be thoroughly discussed by the offi­ cials. Another carry-over topic is the Merchant Seamen's Bill of Rights. This measure has been booted around in Congress long enough, and the Agents are sure to map out some sort of program to assure^ prompt action on the bill. The Seafarers Log. which dur­ ing the past year increased its size to 16 pages, will get its share of the stage to make recommen­ dations designed to widen its scope and circulation. But the keynote of the Con­ ference is expansion. With the Isthmian election over except for (Continued cyti Page 8) NEW ttion that the SIU adopt the above policy, was submitted to the A&G Agents Conference by the three Seafarers' delegates at the conference, Harry Lundeberg, Paul Hall, and Morris Weisber­ ger. Without a dissenting vote, the Atlantic and Gulf District Agents WASHINGTON — Persons in­ accepted the report and the jured while working on a Gov­ recommendation. Besides the SIU representa­ ernment-owned vessel are en­ tives at the meeting, the follow­ titled to recover damages from ing other union delegates were the Government under the Pub­ in attendance: Hill, Pursers Un­ lic Vessels Act of 1925, so de­ ion, AFL; McDonald, Radio Of­ cided the Supreme Court in a ficers' Union, AFL; Ash, Higgen7 to 2 decision on March 11. botham and May, MM&P, AFL; The opinion, delivered by Jus­ Malone, Ramsey, and Gormley, tice Reed upheld the decision of MFOWW, Independent; Curran, the Circuit Court of Appeals, Lawrenson, and Haddock, NMU, which had ruled favorably on CIO; Kaufman, Bryson, and Dicases involving two stevadores voran, MCS, CIO; Hogan, MEBA, injured while loading a govern­ CIO; and Selly, ACA, CIO. ment ship at Staten Island, N. Y. Brothers Dorchain and Johansen, In rendering the decision. Jus­ ITF, were also at the conference. The text of the SIU report and tice Reed said: "We cannot be­ lieve that the Public Vessels Act, recommendation follows: read in the light of its legisla­ On Friday, March 14th, we met tive history, evinces a Congres­ with representatives of the ma­ sional intent only to provide a jority of seamen's union's, li­ remedy to the owners of dam­ censed and unlicensed, including aged propertly." CIO, independent and foreign. Seafarers affected by the Su­ After a lengthy discussion a preme Court's decision, can re­ mutual agreement was reached ceive full particulars of the new on a number of problems facing ruling by contacting Joseph Volall of us. We made no commit­ pian, Special Services Represen­ tments relative to any "united tative, 5th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York. N. Y. (Continued on Page 1 f) Court Rales US Responsible For Injuries On Ships CONTRACT MAKES GAINS MOBILE — A contract calling for pay increases and optional overtime on Saturdays and Sun­ days, was signed on February 6, 1947, between the Seafarers In­ ternational Union - Towboat Di­ vision, the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation-Tugboat D i v i s i on, and the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company. The new agreement will run until February 5, 1948, and is automatically renewable unless either party gives written notice of a desire to terminate the con­ tract. Such notice must be given, in writing, at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the contract. Under the terms of the new agreement, overtime on Satur­ days and Sundays is optional. The boats will be in service weekends, but if an employee does not choose to work, he can be replaced by someone from the Union Hall. Work on those days, plus holi­ days, is paid for at the overtime rate of $1.25 per hour, as is all work in excess of eight hours per day. The contract provides for the orderly settlement of grievances, disputes, and complaints. Three steps have beon set up to amic­ ably adjust anything that might interfere with good managementlabor relations. Two weeks vacation with pay is another feature won by the Union Negotiating Committee which consisted of Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent, and Charles Kim­ ball, Patrolman. The agreement is an example of what can be accomplished in the Towboat field in the Gulf. Full text of the contract ap­ pears on page 4. �m Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Vublished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ^ HARRY LUNDEBERG X X X ------ President 103 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter June 15,1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 The Washington Meeting Words are cheap, but it's actions that count. That was proven last weekend when the Washington Conference of Maritime Unions went on record to press for the rejec­ tion of communists from maritime unions. Five AFL unions, the SIU, the SUP, the AMMSOA, the ROU, and the MM&P, plus one independent union, the MFOWW, voted for the resolution. Four unions, all CIO, either voted against it, or refrained from voting at ajh It came as no surprise that the MCS, and the ACA refused to come out in favor of the resolution, but it was shocking that in spite of his alleged fight against the com­ mies in the NMU, Joe Curran voted against the propo­ sition. Friday, March 21, 1947 UFE Votes mi FREIGHT SHIP SCALE To Strike Ail Exchanges DECK DEPAHTMENT Rating The United Financial Workers, who with the help of the SIU recently tied up the New York 'Cotton Exchange, now plan an action which will shut down the entire financial district. An overwhelming strike vote, 1444 to 114, authorized the heads of the union to cancel contracts in the Stock, Cotton, and Curb Exchanges, as well as with sev­ eral brokerage houses, .in order to force A. M. Kidder and Com­ pany to bargain with the union. For months Kidder has been stalling, and a strike just against that company would be inef­ fective since the company could transact its business through other firms. The strike vote was taken in the SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, on Thursday, March L3. At the same time a strategy meeting was held which was addressed by Frank Fenton, AFL Director of Organization, and Paul Hall, who fills the same position for the SIU. M. David Keefe, President of UFE, stated that the union won a State Labor Board election at the Kidder company more than five months ago, but the com­ pany has refused to sit down to negotiate. The size of the strike vote is the answer to that at­ titude. Pictures of the strike meeting appear on page 15. Present Wage Hospital Patients 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 There is only one sure method to use, and that is to These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, refuse them aid and comfort from the beginning. Any as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging position short of that can lead only to disruption and chaos. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Elsewhere in the papfer is the statement issued by the ing to them. Seafarers International Union representatives to the con­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ference. That statement is a clear analysis of the eyents J. NAVARRO P. DAUGHERTY of the meeting, and clearly explains why the SIU has adopt­ J. RETOUR ed a policy of refusal to hold any further meetings with the G. KRETZER C. MASON men who giye lip seryice to the cause of democratic union­ S. MOGAN ism, but actually shelter the communists and their stooges. W. BROCE, Jr. Big Doings These are big weeks for the Seafarers International Union. This week Agents of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict are holding their annual conference; next week will be the SIU Convention in Chicago, and following that, the AFL Maritime Trades Department will hold a meeting in thd same city. These events are growing labor union. that future programs ings analyzed for the future. the normal activity of a healthy, It is in meetings and conventions are outlined^ and previous happen­ lesson that can be learned for the r?f The SIU is growing, not only in membership, but in strength. Our ranks are solid, and our union is built on the firm principle that democratic trade unionism is far superior to any set up which includes fascists, either red or black. New Rate Bosun ..: $205.00 $12.30 $217.30 Bosuns Mate—^Day Work , 192.50 11.55 204.05 Bosuns Mate—Watch 180.00 10.80 190.80 Carpenter 205.00 12.30 217.30 Storekeeper 197.50 11.85 209.35 AB Maintenance ....^ . 187.50 11.25 198.75 Quartermaster 172.50 10.35 182.85 Able Seaman 172.50 10.35 182.85 Watchman 172.50 10.35 182.85 Ordinary Seaman 150.00 9.00 159.00 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician $294.50 $17.67 $312.17' Asst. Electrician 227.50 13.65 241.15 Jr. Engineer—Day Work 230.00 13.80 243.80 Jr. Engineer—Watch 205.00 12.30 217.30 Plumber—Machinist 237.00 14.22 251.22 Deck Engineer 205.00 12.30 217.30 Chief Reefer 269.50 16.17 285.67 First Reefer 237.50 14.25 251.75 Second Reefer 218.50 13.11 231.61 Storekeeper 197.50 11.85 209.35 Engine Utility 205.00 12.30 217.30 Evaporator—Maint 190.00 11.40 201.40 Oiler—Diesel .'. 195.25 11.72 206.97 Oiler—Steam 177.50 10.65 188.15 Watertender 177.50 10.65 188.15 Fireman-Watertender 177.50 10.65 188.15 Fireman 167.50 10.05 177.^5 Wiper h. 175.00 10.50 185.50 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Steward $220.00 $13.20 $233.20 Chief Cook 205.00 12.30 217.30 Night Cook and Baker 205.00 12.30 217.30 Second Cook 185.00 11.10 196.10 Third Cook 175.00 10.50 185.50 Messman 150.00 9.00 159.00 Utilityfnan 150.00 9.00 159.00 The overtime rate for Unlicensed Personnel receiving less than $200.00 per month shall be $1.06 per hour. For all i-atings receiving $200.00 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.32t2 per hour. The full agreement was run last week, and will be run again next week for the bene­ fit of those who missed it. The stand he and Lawrenson took may gain them columns of praise in the pages of the commie papers, but they struck another blow at waterfront unity with their irresponsible action. Having played ball with the communists for such a long period of time, Curran and Lawrenson certainly ought to realize that it is impossible to build any sort of solid organization if the red termites are allowed to attack the foundation. Increase J. ROONEY E. CUSTER R. E. MULHOLLAND H. H. HAMILTON J. W. DENNIS R. B. WRIGHT R. B. KINAIRD XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL ARTHUR CAMARA ANTHONIO AMARAL ANTHONY FUSCO' ALBERT HAWKINS JOHN ASHFORD JACK HAMILTON .lAMES McMAHON (G.L.) MICHAEL J. LUCAS MATTHEW CARSON ROBERT WISEMAN LAWRENCE McCUNE ERNEST SIDNEY THEODORE BABKOWSKI GEORGE WILKINS STANLEY HOLDEN CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES SIMMONS WILLIAM HOWELL PETER LOPEZ XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL MARION D. PENRY MANWEL CARDANA C. A. GARNET R. H. DAVIS W. J. SULLIVAN A. SABOURIN S. P. MORRIS E. L. MYERS XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL JAMES THOMAS MOORE E. E. CASEY S. W. LESLEY J. S. WOOD C. H. SULLIVAN K. KORNELIUSSEN P. SYRAX L. A. CORNWALL F. H. DOLAN M. BAUCSKI W. BLOOM M. J. LYDEN A. SWENSON R. G. MOSSELLER R. J. TURNER G. E. MARSHALL M. MORRIS L. NELSON 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 pjn. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. H. R. R. E. JOHNSTON SWIM LORD BROWN BOLEHALA XXX SAN JUAN HOSPITAL JUAN OLIVER WALTER JORGENSON RAYMOND SAUDERS R. ARMSTRONG P. FELICIANO R. SEIFO ' �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG HONORED BY ALL Page Tnree Seafarers Offers Lakes Seamen Chance To Ship During Winter By EARL SHEPPARD The thing that is needed is pay Lakes District delegates will atsufficiently large to take care of tend with full voice and vote, the four to five months of en- ^ and Lakes problems will be disforced lay-off. This can be se-' cussed jointly with seamen of all cured only by organizing, and coasts, bringing the wage scales up to . i the proper standard. I ^ large number of questions, recommendations and resolutions RECIPROCAL SHIPPING have already been submitted to Lakes Seafarers members have the convention, and full considerthe benefit of reciprocal shipping ation will be given all communiand, if they so desire, can work'cations either from members or the year around by moving to the' non-members, coast during the winter months. One of the main points of dis­ There is still, however, the cussion will be the setting up of question of transportation and... , the time spent waiting to ship. I shipping rules for the Many Lakes seamen have family' ^reat responsibilities and the four win-Seamen can enjoy equal ter months are actually the only without the loss of time a normal family life can be ^^^hts. enjoyed. | The establishment of such a The moving of an entire family uniform system will create back and forth would involve an greater job protection, and preexpense far greater than the vent Seafarers' members on the average man can afford. G. L. from being victimized by This puts the issue right back seasonal unemployment, where it belongs, on the Lakes. I jn addition the problems of laRegardless of the benefits of re- bor in all sections of the indusciprocal shipping, the only an- tj-y be discussed, and imswer IS more pay and improved mediately following the convenworking and living conditions. vention the AFL Maritime Trades Reciprocal shipping is a Union Department will meet and forbenefit, not anything to relieve mulate plans for a National drive. the shipowner of any claims sea-. The Seafarers International men legitimately have for better i j , jstandards. , Union, already leading the way, .looks forward confidently to the LOCAL AUTONOMY j coming year as the period in The Great Lakes District runs which it will become, together its own affairs and handles its with the AFL Maritime Trades own funds. At the Chicago Sea-, Department, the greatest organfarers International Convention, ized maritime force in the world. Reports from Duluth and Su­ perior state that, although there were still 28 inches of solid blue ice in the twin port harbor ship channels as late as March 15th, with 15 inch ice off Minnesota Point, this season will get under way early. It is expected that the harbors will be open around April 1st, and plans are being made for the biggest celebration yet on the ar­ rival of the first up-lake boat. Many a bottle of champagne will be cracked by the owners and operators to celebrate the grand occasion marking the open­ ing of the season that will make them more millions than ever before. The chandlers, LCA crimps, hotel owners, chambers of com­ A Rare and Striking Photograph of Andrew Furuseth. merce and business of all sorts have something to celebrate. Prices are booming; the fac­ tories and the mills in Detroit, the Calumet area, Cleveland, Buffalo and everywhere else are going full blast. There's riches on them Lakes Brother. On March 21, 1938, the ashes way, Andy Furuseth kept at it For the seaman it's a different of Andrew Furuseth were scat­ with unswerving devotion and story. Since the lay-up last win­ tered on the ocean he loved and unwavering faith. ter, he has had to scuttle for hated, and everywhere he was Slowly, very slowly, others living. mourned by the men whose lot were affected by his unflinching If he saved enough during last had become better mainly due integrity and incorruptible season he was able to hole up all to his untiring work. .standards, and they rallied to winter, but regardless of what he Throughout his long and hon­ his support. Some of them were saved, the chances are a hun­ orable life, Andy had nothing influential figures in the Halls dred to one that it is always gone but respect and reverence from of Congress. before the next season starts. the men who knew that his . So it came about that succes­ A seaman's winter on the every thought and action was sive sessions of Congrdss passed Lakes, unless he is able to sail designed to make American ships laws which made the life of off-shore, is a succession of the best in the world, manned seamen more bearable. The Ma- jumping from one job to another, by men who were competent and guire Act of 1895, the White Act a total loss so far as being a sea­ capable because they were free. of 1898, and the LaFollette Act man goes—and this brings up Nobody ever attributed a sel­ of 1915, all helped to lift the one of the greatest needs of Lakes OTTAWA — What the Seafar­ zed labor, their activities should fish motive to any of his actions; oppressive restrictions which for Seamen. ers International Union knew in be exposed." not even his bitterest enemies so long had made seamen's lives FULL YEARS PAY August 1944, when it revoked the Sullivan named eighteen per­ stooped that low. a virtual hell. There has always been an ef­ charter of the Canadian Sea­ sons, three of them United States Andrew Furuseth was born in His long and fruitful life came fort on the part of the Lake Car­ men's Union, was found out to citizens, who were important in Norway, on March 12, 1854, the to an end in Washington on riers Association to create the be the absolute truth last week. communist activities in Canada. fourth of eight children. At an January 22, 1938. He was at impression that the pay differen­ The charter was revoked be­ One of them is Fred Rose, a for­ early age, due to the poverty that time 84 years of age. tial between the Lakes and salt mer member of Parliament, now of his parents, he was taken in water was sufficient to make up cause the CSU refused to com­ MANY HONORED HIM serving si.x years for espionage. ply with the direction of the to live with a neighboring fam­ for the loss of work and pay in 1944 Convention asking a re­ Tributes to him came from the winter. ily. From the age of eight, he men and women in all walks of worked for his keep. The truth of the matter is that pudiation of the communst party. When this was refused, the life. As a .special tribute, Ma­ this slight additional pay doesn't STARTED EARLY dame Frances Perkins, then Sec­ even come close to making up International took action, and j In his early teens he took to retary of Labor, ordered that his lifted the charter. the sea. After sailing on Nor­ body lie in state in the Depart­ for the monotony of day after Now, almost three years later, day aboard with very little time wegian, Swedish, English, ment of Labor auditorium. An J. A. (Pat) Sullivan resigned as ashore; the discomforts and haz­ French, and German ships, in unending line of mourners came President of the CSU, and is­ 1880 he came to the United to pay their last respects to this ards of the weather at each end sued a statement blasting the of the season, and inhaling wheat States. Here he began his agi­ vaunted fighter. Finding that the Argentine machinations of the commies, chaff, ore and coal. tation for a change in the status Labor movement is no longer Andrew Furuseth came jDf a The steadily increasing cost of within the union, and within of seamen. free but has become a political seafaring race. He had respect living makes it practically im­ the whole Canadian labor move­ In 1887 he was elected secre­ for his trade, and he dedicated arm of the government, the AFL ment. possible for a seaman to save tary of the Pacific Coast Sea­ his life to the advancement of committee pn international re­ enough in eight months work to At the same time, he announc­ men's Union, which later be­ his fellows. lations has stated that no col­ carry him the other four months ed his resignation from the com­ came the Sailor's Union of the laboration between the AFL and No man could do more—many ashore, regardless of how care­ munist party. Pacific. Andy leaped right into the Argentine Confederation of ful he is with his dough. FEARS FOR LIFE the struggle which raged at that do a lot less. Labor is possible as it is pres­ time to free seamen from serf­ His reasons for relinquishing ently constituted. dom. The AFL committee which his post he gave in a prepared statement, which was released journeyed to Argentine on invit­ Until the campaign of Andrew Furuseth, and organized seamen, CARE, the humanitarian, non­ one pound of braised beef, two publicly because he feared that ation of the Argentine govern­ bore fruit, seamen could not profit organization that remits pounds of sugar, two pounds of "an unavoidable accident might ment and the CGT, made clear its strike after signing articles. The food parcels to the needy of Eu­ vegetable shortening, seven occur to myself" if his action denunciation of the labor move­ severe penalties for striking, or rope has announced a new type pounds of flour, two pounds of was disclosed only to the CP ment in Argentina. In its re­ port it stated: quiting the ship, had been un­ package being delivered to the chocolate, one pound of apricots, and the union. "This organization has now "My decision to take this step changed for centuries. peoples of most European coun­ one pound of prunes, one pound of coffee, half-pound of dried was reached when I became con­ been converted from a trade Furuseth made it his self-as­ tries. The new package offered by egg powder, two pounds of dried vinced that the interests of or­ union movement into a political signed task to abolish these pen­ the Cooperative for American whole milk powder and six ganized labor are being sub­ arm of the government. It alties. verted by the agents of com­ cannot elect its officers. . . it Starting in 1893, Furuseth was Remittances to Europe, still sells ounces of soap. does^ not determine its policies munism," he stated. The packages are held in an untiring Washington lobby­ for $10 each, but contains a . . . it cannot carry on collective "I admit having traveled with ist. Until he died, he campaign­ greater variety of foods than the warehouses in Europe. When an bargaining with the employers the communist party. From ed for the emancipation of sea­ ten-in-one army ration formerly order comes into the New York without, (in all these cases) the what I have seen of the under­ office, a duplicate is forwarded men, and he became an out­ offered. sanction of the government. ground activities of that group, to Europe and a package is re­ The caloric content is increas­ standing authority on maritime There has been a wholesale I am convinced that in the in­ leased from the warehouse stock ed to 40,963 per package, and is law. usurpation by the government of terests of Canada, and particu­ for the person designated by the made up of 12 ounces of lunchAlthough many were the dis­ ordinary trade union functions." larly in the interests of organi­ U.S. donor. en loaf, one pound of liver loaf. couragements that came his Furuseth Devoted His Life So Seamen Might Be Free Sullivan, CSU Head, Quits; Calls Union CP-Controlled AFL Condemns Peron Control Of Trade Unions New Food Packages For Overseas �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 21. 1947 Text Of New MoMe Tugboat Conlracf This agreement entered into this 6th day. of , February . overtime rate. Provided, however, where the time of 1947. by and between the Seafarers International Union knocking off on one day to the starting time of the of North America, Tov/ Boat Division, hereafter re­ next day is less than eight hours, the starting time may ferred to as the Union, and the Gulf Shipbuilding be delayed for the period of time necessary to give the Corporation—Tug Boat Division and The Mobile Tow­ eight (8) hour rest period. (e) When called to report on Saturdays, Sundays ing and Wrecking Company, hereafter referred to as the Company, and remains in effect until February and/or Holidays to work or standby, there will be a 5th. 1948. Provided, however, that this Agreement guaranteed minimum of four (4) hours. (f) Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when worked shall be considered renewed from year to year there­ after by respective parties hereto; unless either party shall bo paid for at the overtime rate. Section 9. In the event a boat of the Company is hereto shall give written notice to the other of its de­ sire to amend or terminate same. Any such notice sold or laid up, the crew shall be provided first class shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the date transportation, wages, and subsistence or the cash of expiration. If such notice shall not be given, this equivalent thereof back to the Port of Mobile. Section 10. In the event a boat of the Company is Agreement shall be deemed as renewed for the succeed­ lost, the crew shall be compensated one hundred fifty ing year, and from year to year thereafter. dollars ($150.00) per man for the loss of clothing and ARTICLE I effects; and shall be given first class transportation, Section 1. The Company agrees that only members wages and subsistance until they are returned to the of the Union shall be employed in all unlicensed rat­ Port of Mobile. Section 11. In the event a vessel is to be laid up in­ ings on all boats owned, operated, or bareboats charter­ definitely or put on idle status, where members of the ed by them. This does not apply to bareboat charters crew are laid off or discharged forty-eight (48) hours' made to other operators. notice shall be given crew members, except when lay up Section 2. The Company agrees to secure all un­ is caused by conditions beyond the control of the licensed personnel through the offices of the Union Company. when said personnel are available. Section 12. The Company shall furnish a sufficient Section 3. The Company agrees to issue passes to the supply of clean linen, towels, face and mechanic soap, Union representatives for the purpose of contacting the linen and soap to be issued weekly, face and bath towels membership aboard vessels of the Company. to be issued twice weekly, providing that linen and Section 4. Step 1. Complaints, disputes or grievances towels are exchanged piece, for piece. of any employee or group of employees shall within Section 13. A sufficient number of lockers shall be three (3) days from the occurrence causing such com­ provided so that each member of the unlicensed per­ plaint, dispute, or grievance, be referred in writing to sonnel shall have one (1) locker of full length with their respective department heads for settlement, and sufficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and if not referred within three (3) days, shall be deemed to perisonal effects. have been waived. Section 14. All quarters assigned to the unlicensed Step 2. Complaints, disputes or grievances that are personnel and all mess rooms provided for their use not satisfactorily adjusted in Step 1 within three (3) shall be adequately screened and ventilated, heated days after receipt of such complaint shall be referred and a sufficient number of fans provided to secure in writing by the ship's delegate to the Union Repre­ ventilation. sentative who shall refer if to the Company Representa­ Section 15. All members of the crew shall keep their tive within three (3) days. The complaint shall be re­ respective living quarters clean at all times, but such ferred within 24 hours to a Port Committee. work shall be done by the men during regular work­ Step 3. Complaints, disputes or grievances that are ing hours. not satisfactorily adjusted in Step 2 within three (3) Section 18. In the event a vessel runs aground, this days after receipt of such complaint shall be referred in agreement shall be lived up to regardless of whether writing to a Port Committee, consisting of two author­ the company or the insurance company is paying the ized representatives of the Union and two authorized wages. representatives of the Company. It shall be the duty Section 17. No member of the crew employed on a of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four vessel shall be required to work ashore except to facili­ (24) hours (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) tate work normally done aboard the vessel. Such work after receipt of complaint. In the event the Committee done ashore must be done when vessel is along side of cannot agree within three (3) days, then the Director docks-'or otherwise out of service. of Conciliation of the U. S. Department of Labor shall Section 18. All unlicensed personnel covered by this be requested to appoint an impartial referee whose de­ Agreement shall be. given two (2) weeks' vacation with cision shall be final and binding. There shall be no pay each year. This shalLbe computed semi-annually, slowdown or stoppage of work during the settlement vacations, when due, to begin not more than one (1) of any grievance. week after the company is notified by member, provid­ Any expenses of arbitration shall be borne by and ed proper relief is supplied by the Union. divided equally between the Union and the Employer'. Section 19. When working in Mobile Harbor, meals shall be furnished. When working outside Mobile Har­ ARTICLE II bor, meals and lodging shall be furnished. When meals Section ,1. The Company agrees not to discriminate and lodging are not provided as stipulated each man against any man for legitimate union activities. shall receive $1.00 per meal and '$3.00 per night for Section 2. There shall be -no strikes, lockouts, or lodging. stoppages of work during the life of this agreement. Section 20. Fresh fruit, milk, shore bread and vege­ Section 3. The Company shall furnish safe working tables will be furnished daily. gear and conditions at all times. Section 21. At least twenty-four (24) hours notice Section 4. Representatives of the Union shall be al­ shall be given by the Company before discharging any lowed on board the Company's vessels at any time, member, and no member shall quit work without giving but shall not interfere with men at work imless said the Company at least twenty-four (24) hours notice, and men are properly relieved, the relief getting no extra having been relieved by the Union. compensation. Section 22. In the event any member is fired or Section 5. (a) When members of the crew are re­ laid off through no fault of his own, he shall be furnish­ quired to do extra work because a vessel sailed without ed first class transportation, wages and subsistance or the full complement as specified in this Agreement the cash equivalent thereof back to the Port in which under circumstances where the law permits such sail­ he was hired. ings, the wages of the absent man shall be divided Section 23. The company agrees to recognize the fol­ among the men who performed the work. lowing as holidays: ,New .Year's Day, Mardi .Gras, Wash­ (b) When a member is unable to perform his work ington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Indep>endenee iDay, because of illness or injury the Union will furnish re­ Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, and placement. Christmas Day. When any 'Of these holidays fall on Section 6. (a) The overtime rate of pay shall be Sunday, the following Monday will be observed. One Dollar and twenty-five cents per hour (1.25). Section 24. The minimum scale for each crew (day (b) All overtime to be divided as equally as possible and/or night) shall be as follows: (crews designated as within the respective departments. single crew). Section 7. Overtime shall be computed on a full hour 3 Deck Hands basis, any fraction of an hour to be considered as an 1 Oiler or Engine Utility hour. 1 Fireman (on Steam Tugs) Section 8. (a) Eight (8) consecutive hours shall con­ 1 Cook stitute, a, day's work. Section 25. The hours of labor for the crew shall be (b) .Forty (40) hours shall constitute a work week. from 7:00 A.M.,to 3:00 P.M. and for the night crew from (c) Any work performed after eight consecutive 3:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. Day crews may be assigned a hours shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. daily starting time between 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. (d) At no time shall the members have less ithan an with notice to be given at the end of the;previous work­ eight (8) hour rest period from the time of knocking ing day, and their.work day shall commence at the hornoff, if less than eight (8) hours is given they shall be designated and run for eight (8) consecutive hours, with paid straight through until they are knocked off at the crewmembers affording each other proper relief. Section 26. The wage scale shall be as follows: (per month) Deck Hand - - $177.50 Oiler - - - - $177.50 Fireman - - - 177.50 Cook - - - - 177.50 Engine Ut. - - 200.00 Section 27. All members of the unlicensed personnel shall perform the regular and customary duties of thenstations without the payment of overtime, however: (a) When required to moor and unmoor unmanned barges and tows the crew members actually doing the work shall receive $1.00 in each case. When required to handle lines on dock, in docking or undocking ships the crew members actually doing the work shall re­ ceive one ($1.00) dollar for each line, in each case. (b) When firemen are required to blow tubes by hand, shine brass, bright work or floor plates; paint; chip or sougee, clean or repair boilers or fireboxes or auxiliaries; he shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (c) Oilers, in addition to their routine duties shall assist the Engineer in the repair and maintenance of main engine and auxiliaries, and all other work shall be considered as overtime. (d) Any time crews are required to handle hose for the purpose of furnishing air or steam to a ship for warming up or raising the anchor the men performing this work shall receive the overtime rate, in addition to the rate he is earning at the time he does this work. (e) Duties of the Engine Utilitymen when carried: (1) In addition to his I'outine duties the Engine Utilityman shall be required to assist the Engineer in all en­ gine department repairs and maintenance work, with­ out the payment of overtime. (2) Engine Utilitymen shall be required to have qualifications as Oiler, Watertender and Fireman. (3) Engine Utilitymen shall do general cleaning, scaling, sougeeing, painting, chipping and polishing work in the Engine Department, and take on stores including standing by on water and fuel oil lines, without the payment of overtime. (4) Engine Utilitymen shall be paid overtime when required to clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required to paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilges, strainers, cleaning away sticks or rags shall be considered part of the Engine Utilityrnan's duties, and shall be done without the payment of overtime. Section 28. (a) Cooks shall be furnished all galley equipment including laundered white mess clothes. When required to chip, scrape, sougee or paint, cooks shall be paid at-the regular overtime rate. (b) When cooks are required to start galley fires befor the regular starting hour he shall receive one (1) half hour overtime. (c) All meals served other than to the official boat's personnel Shall be paid at the rate of fifty cents ($.50) for each meal served after crew members have had their meals, and only on written orders from the Cap­ tain. Section 29. When members of the crew are required to enter tanks of any description for cleaning they shall be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate. Section 30. Saturdays, Sundays and/or Holidays, and during overtime hours the crew shall be required to do only routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel and tow. Chipping shall be confined to daylight hours. Section 31. After authorized overtime has been work­ ed, the officer of the Department on board will present to each employee who has worked overtime a slip stat­ ing hours of overtime and nature of work performed. An overtime book will be kept to conform with indi­ vidual slips for settlement of overtime. Officers and men shall keep a record of all disputed overtime. No claim for overtime shall be valid unless such claim is presented to the Department head on the day the work was performed. When work has been performed and overtime claims are disputed, the Head of the Depart­ ment shall sign a disputed overtime slip thereby acknowledging that work was performed. Section 32. Two or more crews may be carried at the discretion of the Company. 'Section 33. This Agreement is signed subject to the ratification of the membership. If no notice is given to the Company within thirty days (30) after date of signing, it shall be deemed as ratified and in full effect. MOBILE TOWING AND WRECKING CO. Signed:— Richard Walsh SEAFARERS INTL. UNION OF N. A. Signed:— Cal Tanner Charles Kimball GULF SHIPBUILDING CORP.—TOW BOAT DIV, Signed:— ' F.C.Waller SEAFARERS INTL. UNION OF N. A. Signed:— Cal Tanner Charles Kimball �Friday. March 21, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Skipper's Linen Charge Bounces; It All Comes Out In The Wash NEW ORLEANS —We had a little fireworks this week when we ran into one of Waterman's flint-hearted skippers who thought lie was bigger than the law. He learned his lesson the hard way, but what a runaround he gave the crew before we got the mess straightened out! This character had given the crew a- hard time all through the voyage, logging practically every crewmember on the ship for very petty reasons. When the ship hit Manzanillo, Cuba, he really outdid himself in filling the log book. While the ship was tied up there, two Cubans were caught with nine bags of the ship's lin­ en. Whgn apprehended they told Police that two crewmembers had sold them the linen. This was right up the Skip­ per's alley, so Captain Roupe marched the crew ashore and had the two Cubans look them over. After spending half the day diddling around, the two men accused one OS and a Messman as being the guilty parties. The stolen goods amounted to over 100 items each of bedshects, towels, pillow cases and other supplies. All together the stuff weighed half a ton and was valued at $2,000. li' 1^' out that you cannot accuse a man and have him hanged with­ out proving it first. He was a sorry man, but he had it com­ ing. The crew, as a whole, stood by the men and took up a col­ lection to pay the lawyer's fee. The three departments collected over $150.00 and settled every­ thing. CREW HELPED The fellow crewmembers who kicked in five dollars apiece to fight the log-happy Skipper are: Engine Department: Nemburg, Hackett, Shraner, Keefe, Power, Schwartz, Coughey, Goldsmith, A. .Saunders, W. Saunders. Stew­ ards Department: Miller, Bastes, Cossella, Flippin, Randall, Cox. Penez, Sullivan, Willy. Deck Department: Larson, Cole, Bi'uce, Baker. Kiss, Tarply, Duffey, Giliilan. Kale, Jenkins, C. Bruce, Brumley. Brothers McFarland and Jack­ son wish to thank their Broth­ ers, through the Log, for their aid and thoughtfulness in fight­ ing this phony charge through to a successful conclusion. NO NEWS?? Silence Ibis week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: TAMPA NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR PHILADELPHIA BOSTON 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 ihe current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. Galveston Shipping Remains Slow; Most Vessels Are In Transit By RAY W. SWEENEY GALVESTON — Bu.siness and shipping in this gulf port re­ mains slow in spite of the many ships that come into the port. The trouble is that most of the ships are in transit and we get their beefs but none of their replacements. One of the ship that we did manage to crew up was the Lucretia Mott which finally sailed for the Far East. .Seeing her off was a real relief -to everyone in this port. The Master was none other than Captain Vande Giift, better known as "One Dollar Vande," derived from his close-fistedness when it comes to handing out a draw. The Mott came in port and paid off Fiiday and received a new crew Sunday. The crew was put on subsistence and the ship did not start feeding until Tuesday morning. Over the week-end the Skip­ per hightailed it to Mobile, leav­ ing no one in charge to pay sub­ sistence. When he arrived aboard the :ship Monday night some of the crew asked him for a draw. Being a big hearted guy, he sayfu "Yes sir boys, You can have a- draw. Here's a buck. I Great Lakes Seamen Are Showing Deep Interest In The Organizing Campaign Of The Seafarers sound basis. When no progress sance, then he automatically By HENRY CHAPPELL is being made, and all other fires himself. In the final SENT TO COOLER run, TOLEDO — The organizational methods fail, we believe that any question under dispute is The two accused seamen were campaign of the SIU on the settled at the membership meet­ promptly thrown into jail. Later, Great Lakes is off to a good economic action is necessary. In the SIU, when a strike is ing. however, the Cubans changed start. Judging from the con­ Creed, religion or political be­ their story and the men were tinuous stream of men coming considered necessary the entire released. When they returned to into the SIU Toledo Hall and membership votes on it. A few lief are your own personal opin­ the ship, the pld Man blew his inquiring about the advantages union officials can never call a ions, and as an SIU member you top and sent them back to the of belonging to the SIU, inter­ strike in the Seafarers because are entitled to them. But the expect all hands here to turn we believe in democratic, rank SIU is strictly a sailors' union, to tomorrow morning and I don't cooler. est of the Lakes seamen has and file control. When SIU run by and for the seamen. The Skipper tried to leave the been aroused to a fever pitch. want you to be ga.ssed up." members vote for a strike, they men behind in Cuba, but the ^ We will not tolerate any group These men arc from all de­ back it to the limit. And we NO CAN DO police told him they had no in the Union that tries to force partments, and formerly shipped have never lost a beef!! charges against the men and he its beliefs on the entire mem­ How he e:<pected anyone to from the Lakes Carriers halls, would have to take them back SIU ADVANTAGES bership. This has occurred in get gassed up on a one-spot is NMU halls and through com­ to the States. other unions, notably the NMU, anyone's guess, but the boys There are many advantages in Well, he brought them back pany sponsored unions. and they have fallen apart as were all aboard and sober the being a member of the SIU. All three of these outfits have to the States alright— with a However, only a few of those a direct result of that political next morning. That'll give you log book that carried three pages prevented Great Lakes seamen advantages will be outlined here. control. an idea of what the crew can from enjoying union conditions. ofvcharges against them. expect in the way of draws for First and most important, we SIU UNION HALLS Here is the last charge against In addition, they have consider­ maintain job security for our the remainder of the trip. The SIU maintains its own ^ them as taken from the log ably retarded the progress of members. In the SIU, you are The Seatrains have started shipping halls, and recreational the SIU in gaining better wages 'book: "Because I believe that shipped in rotation according to running in here again. The facilities are provided. We also R. A. McFarland, OS, and J. N. and conditions. your shipping ticket, issued to schedule calls for one to arrive Ail of these applicants have you when you express a desire have a hospital and death bene­ Jackson, MM, are guilty of em­ here Thursday morning and sail bezzlement of ship's stores, I expressed considerable resent­ to ship. No one ships out of fit fund to provide some protec­ Friday evening. The Seatrain tion in the event of sickness and fine them jointly and separately ment toward the LCA, NMU, turn ahead of you. Havana was the first to arrive death. to the full extent of wages due and LSU. When you're a Seafarer, no and the New York is to follow. As we get sti'onger on the them at the end of the voyage During the past few years, There were quite a few replace­ Lakes, other services and bene­ subject to the findings of the with the sole exception of SIUments on the Havana, but we fits will be added the same as in United States Courts and shall contracted vessels, these outfits had no trouble getting men to other SIU Districts. These in­ request such further penalties as have virtually controlled the take the jobs. clude legal advice, assistance on the Courts may allow." wages, working rules, conditions, We expect a rush of business personal welfare problems, and It looked bad for the men in­ and manner of shipping on the next week when we will have many other items too numerous volved, as the company had the Great Lakes. quite a few ships in port. After to mention. FBI down to the ship before There is no further need of that we expect things to slow she made fast. The Patrolmen exposing to the Lakes seamen Union wages and conditions down, but who can tell for sure. were not allowed in the hear­ how phony the NMU really is. can not be gained on the Lakes ing room and could not talk for This was done by the NMU last by any one man or small groups Brother Parker, the Agent, is of men. They can be gained attending the Agent's Confer­ the men. fall when they tried to tie up when everyone joins together in ence in New York. Here's wish­ the entire Great Lakes in their MACHINERY STARTED a union like the SIU, and fights ing lots of success to the Agents We grabbed a copy of the phony organizational strike. side by side. in their meeting and delibera­ At that time, they tried to se­ charges and headed for the Then, all Lakes men will have tions. Union Hall to start machinery cure^ conditions on their ships Mate or Engineer can fire you All the boys around the Gal­ moving: We contacted a lawyer which the SIU members had al­ simply because they want their a hand in discussing wages and ready enjoyed on SlU-contractconditions. Then, the shipown­ cousin or friend to have your and put him on the FBI. veston Hall are more than pleas­ Then we got hold of the com­ ed ships for four years. Even job. This practice has existed on ers will realize that we mean ed over the six per cent raise pany and showed them where today the NMU cannot show any the Great Lakes for years, hut business, and results will begin negotiated with the shipowners. we had the Skipper up a tree. gains to compare with the SIU not on SIU ships. On an SIU to show. contracts. Drop into the neare.st SIU Hall It's nice to find out that we ship, the job is yours until you If the men were logged someone at any time. The Agent or Or­ have won a raise without the THE SIU WAY quit or become disabled. was going to be sued as we had Our Union secured these con­ However, in order to protect ganizer there will be glad to usual stalling around by the a lawyer. Well, you should have seen ditions through collective bar­ the interests of all the members, talk over your problems and an­ shipowners and the necessity for Captain Roupe's face when the gaining negotiations with the no one person is allowed to set swer your questions. See for Commisioner asked for his log operators, and through economic up his own rules of conduct. yourself how a democratic sail­ us to show them that we meant book and started stamping. Over action whenever necessary. We SIU members are expected to ors' union is run by and for the business when we ask for an every entry he stamped "can­ have never had to pull a phony ive up to the contract which sailors. increase. Then join the Seafarers Inter­ strike, calling everyone finks or we have with the company. celled" in big red letters. It just goes to show that if Any time an SIU crew mem­ national Union, AFL, in winning Yep, old Captain Roupe found scabs, to gain our demands. you follow the SIU you can't go The SIU tries to keep nego­ ber flagrantly violates the union better wages and conditions for that you cannot log a man and wrong. then work him. He also found tiations with our operators on a regulations or becomes a nui­ all Lakes seamen. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Performers And Gashounds Make it Tough For Good Union Members By JOE ALGINA Cleveland Hall CLEVELAND—The Great Great Lakes District of the SIU has acquired a new hall in the Cleveland area to bo used solely for organizational purposes. Under the joint di­ rection of Steve Conroy and Jerry Lichtman, the new or­ ganizational headquarters is located in the Dredgemen's Club at 26 Carroll Ave., be­ tween 25th and 26th Streets. As usual, the regular SIU haU at 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. is being maintained for the transaction of all official Un­ ion business. Cleveland's new organiza­ tional office is on the West Side, about one-and-a half blocks from the Lake Car­ riers hall. All Lakes seamen desiring to join the SIU or secure information are invited to drop in. The welcome mat is out, and everyone is in­ vited to drop in on Steve and Jerry. Don't forget the ad­ dress—26 Carroll Ave. NEW YORK—We've recently their tail, and Union members had more than a little trouble should not put the SIU in a with performers aboard ship. bad spot by not living up to Some of them have terrorized their agreement. an entire erew, and onee or SHIPPING AT PEAK twice they have even tried to interfere with a Patrolman in Right now we have 50 ships the performance of his duty. in port; the majority of which Now, this column is not to are now signing on. It takes a be construed as asking Seafar­ lot of men to man that many ers to become Sunday school ships, and so we have the same boys. There's nothing wrong old story here—we need rated with a man drinking or raising men. a little hell, as long as he There are quite a few calls doesn't throw his weight around. for Engine Department men, But when a man tries to lord and as always, ABs are at a it over the whole crew, or when premium. Cooks are also scarce, a couple of guys get gassed up so you can see that shipping and try to beat up the sober has really picked up in this hands, then they deserve every­ port. thing that happens to them. We have not been forced to Some men get drunk and pro­ shanghai our doorman or jani­ ceed to wreck company gear. tor, as Philadelphia was forced When they are called on it, they to do, but if the situation con­ say, "What difference does it tinues, that may turn out to be make? This stuff belongs to the a solution. company, not to the Union." That's where they are way off base. The Union fought a long and hard battle to get decent conditions on board ship for merchant seamen. When a man wrecks company property, he is robbing his fellow shipmates of By STANLEY WARES and JERRY LICHTMAN what they fought for. CLEVELAND In response to centered around the success of When a man signs on a ship, contacts with the various AFL AFL Maritime Trades Port he is agreeing to do so much unions in any way connected Councils in various other cities, work for so much money. And with the maritime industry, sev­ and the methods by which they he should live up to his word. eral locals sent their represen­ were operating. When the operators try to stall tatives to the first meeting of All representatives present around, the Union really gets on Cleveland's Maritime T r a d e's agreed that it was necessary to Port Council held recently. set up permanent offices for the Indications are that the AFL national AFL Maritime Trades Port Council in this city will be Department as soon as possible. a huge success, and that we will ELECTION POSTPONED have full participation. Election of officers for the The success of the Council was Port Council on a temporary indicated by the turnout—rep­ basis was held over until the resentatives of the following or­ next meeting. This was done to ganizations were present: Inter­ make it pos.sible for other or­ By J. S. COLLINS national Brotherhood of Team­ ganizations to send representa­ CORPUS CHRISTI — With a sters, Locals 407 and 964; Inter­ tives, and participate in the sudden influx of ships hitting national Longshoremen's Asso­ elections. the port, business has taken a ciation, Local 1317; Masters, The over-all reaction to the turn for the better. Both Cor­ Mates and Pilots, Local 47; Tug first meeting of the Cleveland Firemen, Local 3; International pus Christi and Harbor Island have been the hosts to a good Dredgemen's Association, Local Port Council was so good that number of tankers both in tran­ 5; Steamfitters Union, Local 120; several organizations which did International B r o t h e rhood of not send representatives to the sit and here for payoffs. Electrical Workers, Local 38; and first meeting have since notified We had the Fort George, Casa the Seafarers International the SIU Cleveland office that Grande, Umatilla, Fort Christina they would attend the next and the Fort Erie, all Pacific Union. At this meeting, discussion meeting. Tankers in port this week. What beefs came up on these ships were settled on the spot and everyone was satisfied. The beefs were, for the most part, of a minor nature and just needed someone to show topside what the score was. By WILLIAM J. BRANTLEY With the unusual number of SAVANNAH — Shipping has ing the lowdown on this Gulf ships in port we had to do a hurry up job of getting men for picked up this week in Savan­ Port. these ships, so after shaking nah and it is now a little better We expect shipping to im­ down the gin mills and tourist than good. For the past few prove in the next few weeks as courts we finally got enough re­ weeks it has been running along a lot of ships are being removed at a steady rate and this week from the boneyard and towed placements for these scows. we -are enjoying a little more into port for reconditioning. For TANKERS COVERED shipping than usual. the most part they are Liberties and will be crewed in this port. We shipped some replacements We have also had some unor­ ganized tankers hitting the port aboard two South Atlantic ships, OLDTIMER IN AND OUT and all of them were covered. and ran into beefs in all De­ We talked to the SIU men partments on the ships. We got Oldtimer Jimmie Adams aboard the ships and after put­ everything squared away and breezed into port a couple of ting some copies of the Log the Belmont sailed for Antwerp days ago after spending quite aboard the ships, we left them and the Stockton is expected to some time in the Pacific. There sail within the next few days. he had the never-to-be-forgotten in good shape. The absence of news from experience of having to sail as At the moment the rush of tankers has slackened off, but Savannah last week can be at­ Bosun on an NMU tanker to get we have been informed that tributed to the fact that Brother back to the States. He has man­ there will be another rush of Charles Starling, the new Sa­ aged to recover from his ex­ tankers next week. If it materi­ vannah Agent, was relieving perience somewhat and is now alizes, it will take about all the Brother Arthur Thompson and out at sea aboard the Belmont. We are keeping a weather eye men we have on the beach to the change over caused the lack of news. peeled for the ships due out of crew up the ships. At the moment, Brother Starl­ the boneyard and when see It looks like a guy can get a skip now without any trouble in ing is attending the Agents' Con­ them coming down the river ference, so in his place I'm giv­ we'll let the news be heard. the Gulf. Cleveland Waterfront Unions Start AFL Maritime Council Rush Of Tankers Causes Manhunt in Corpus Christi Activity Is Up, Says Savannah; Boneyard Ships Bue to Hit Port Friday, March 21, 1947 Chicago Shipping Begins To Stir; Men Get Sougee Buckets in Shape By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO—This port has fin­ for a living, and trying to better ally started to wake up. Smoke our working conditions and wages is beginning to pour through the in the same manner as any other smoke stacks, and the crews are worker. getting the sougee buckets and SEA BROTHERHOOD scrub brushes out of their holds to ready them up for their sched­ We are aH seamen, whether on uled new coats of paint. the Lakes or deep water, and be­ All of this activity is greeted lieve in the Brotherhood of the by the Brothers around the hall, Sea. We do the same kind of and eager looks cross their faces work on any vessel, no matter in anticipation of inhaling some where -it sails. How can anyone of the fresh air that they missed say that a Lakes seaman is any all Winter. better than a deep water sea­ It's really a great sight to see man, or vice versa? the sudden activity along this There is no doubt, that this type waterfront. One day they're all of propaganda will be thrown at along their winter berths, and us again in the operators' aH-out when you look for them the next attempts to prevent organization day, they've left for different of the unorganized on the. Great ports all over the Lakes. Lakes. After they load up, they come Let's ignore any attempts to slipping back with their cargo to break up our own solidarity in unload here. fighting for the betterment of conditions for all seamen. Crewmembers of the SS Gil­ bert are all at work getting her ready for the coming season. A newcomer aboard the Gilbert will be Jack O'Connor who will^ try to keep the boys happy by serving them the best in food. He's been cooking on the river' dredges for the past few years, and wants to get his sea legs back once again. By VIC CIUFFO CREWING UP CHARLESTON — Slow is the The SS American will be call­ word for shipping in this port ing for her crew this week, and as we have only paid off one they intend to operate her across ship during the past week. The the Lake most of this year. Both ship was an SUP job and there the SS North American and the were no beefs aboard. She paid SS South American will start off in good shape and everyone >• calling for their crews the last was happy. week of this month, and they The Engine and Stewards De­ will be operated on their usual partments on the ship took time runs all over the Lakes. off to come and tell me that the This coming week, the SS Deck Crew was one of the best Lakewood will also be calling for crews that they had ever sailed her crew, and she is expected with. to operate around Chicago for a It is sure good to see someone while before heading for Detroit. appreciate good sailors regard­ We have no information on the less of the union they belong to. changed runs of the SS Roosevelt It makes for more enjoyable and the SS City of Grand Rapids trips if there is harmony in all as yet, but they will not crew up Departments of the ship and this until around the 5th of May. vessel really demonstrated that. Snuffy Smith, the Agent, is up A few years back, it was "the policy of the shipping companies in the north country, attending to try and create differences be­ the Agents' Conference in New tween the Lakes and Coast sea­ York. We're all waiting to hear what the Agents discuss and men. This was their idea of prevent­ recommend for the coming year. ing unionization and any kind of This is a big year for the SIU solidarity among Lakes men, and and we have a good bunch of it worked solely for the benefit of Agents, really on their toes. the operators in pitting one man BEACHCOMBERS GONE against another. We had about fifty men on However, during the past five the beach here last week but years this feeling of distinction they all disappeared. I guess has been broken down consider­ they read of the fast and furious ably. shipping in the other ports and Today, men sailing the Lakes figured that was the place for have found out that there is no them. With the dozen or so men difference between a 25,000 ton ship or a 200 ton ship, whether we shipped ' this week we have it sails on salt water or fresh only a handful of men left water, or if a seaman is from around the Hall, and most of Marine City, Michigan or San them in the Engine Department. Seafarers Leave Charleston For Hotter Ports There are no prospects for Pedro, California. We are all the .same, working ships in this port until the lat­ ter part of the month when two South Atlantic ships are due in. Something may show up in the meantime, but we have nothing definite to look forward to until Send in the minutes of the South Atlantic ships stick your ship's meeting to the their noses into port. New York Hall. Only in that We'll continue to send in the way can the membership act dope concerning the activity in on your reconunendations, this port, but it looks like we and then the minutes can be won't be able to given any en­ couraging news for quite awhile. printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU^ At any rate we will keep our fingers crossed and hope for the crews. best. Send Those Minutes �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven The Patrolmen Say— Volunteer Organizers i I? . Exit Performers NEW YORK — Last week we covered two ships, and on each of them we ran into the same By JOSEPH VOLPIAN trouble—disputed overtime. Sometimes a fellow's little ciuelty, conviction of felony, On one ship, the SS Blue Isl­ and Victory, the crew collected woman gets to be a big headache and demon rum (too much, too approximately $2800 in OT that that can't be cleared up with­ often.J the company questioned. The out getting into the law courts. While marriages are contracts same thing happened on the SS In. other words it's a lot easier they have as an added quality J. Fiske, where a considerable to get married than it is to get the fact that public policy is con­ sum of money was finally paid a divorce. cerned; that's why courts must The laws governing divorce be entered in order to end the out to the crew." But Brothers, on the Fiske we differ among the various states agreement. really found a situation. When so much that the situation would Desertion requires an ending we came aboard, we thought we be humorous, if it didn't concern of the marriage relation with in­ were walking on light bulbs. such a vital relationship. tention to desert or abandon plus Upon looking down, we discov­ Take as an example, the neigh­ no consent or misconduct of the ered that the passageways were boring states of North Carolina, party deserted during the neces­ BOB WILLIAMS and BILL HOLLIDAY littered with broken glassware. I where there are at least six dif­ sary period of time. ferent grounds, as compared with An honest offer to return be­ WHAT A MESS They came walking into the uncertainty because you are not South Carolina, whose constitu- fore the period has expired will Log office in a body, four young protected by a contract." The foc'sles were in even t; m provides tha- divorces from end the desertion. Involuntary worse shape. All the wiring lead­ the bonds of matrimony shall not separation cannot form grounds fellows. One of them spoke up NO TIME-OFF ing to the bunk lights had been and said: for divorce because of desertion. "Take, for instance, what hap­ cut; the glass that protects the be allowed. "We understand that you are It's natural, in view of the ex­ pened to us on Lincoln's and light bulbs had been broken; treme looking for volunteer organizers GONE AND FORGOTTEN differences, that one to write about. Well, we're on Washington's birthdays," said locker mirrors and handles were should wonder how this condi­ Everyone has heard of an Enoch an Isthmian ship now, and two Drewry. "We couldn't collect busted, and escape panels were tion came about. Maybe it's due Arden decree. This is not a di­ overtime for those days, and shattered. When we left the to the fact that in the United of us were on one before. How's vorce in the strict sense, but a sometimes when we have to quarters, we were half shot from States the rules are er^irely a that?" dissolution of the marriage be­ work before 8 AM and after 5 the whiskey fumes. "That" sounded okay, and matter of statute law. PM, they dispute that overtime cause of the disappearance of We picked up the tripcards here is the story from Bob Wil­ In other words the rules have either the husband or wife for a also. You can't beat the com­ and books and informed the liams, Bill Holliday, John Drewdeveloped from Colonial days, ry, and Charles Tettcrton. Bob pany because the crew has no crew that their actions were op­ first by legislative enactment and certain period' of time, and the representation." icmaining party thinking that posed to the SIU principles, and sailed as Wiper, and the others "As far as organizing this ship that they would have to clean later through court action. Today the other is dead. are ABs. ® practically all divorces arc grant­ is concerned," remarked Bob The di\orce laws are so ridicu­ "We made the ,SS Cape Junc­ Williams, "that has never been up the ship before we could al­ ed by a court after proper pro­ lous in their present state, and tion in Norfolk on August 1, a problem. Practically all of low the company to pay them ceedings. so mixed up, that the Supreme but we didn't leave until the the crew members are in favor off. Court of the United States can't The entire crew, with the ex­ WHAT A MAZE 31st," Bob stated, "and even of the Seafarei's, and they look really make heads or tails of the then it was easy to see the dif­ forward to the day when the ception of three men, agreed to The situation is so complex to­ laws. ference bet wen a ship that has SIU will represent them offic­ do so. After a while, some of day that any attempt to state Suppo.se a man gets a divorce an SlU contract and one that ially. Even the officers are sec­ the hand.s came over and told general rules is oitly a feeble ef­ in one State, remarries and the us that one of the three men hasn't. Nothing that you could retly on our side, but they can't fort at a bird's eye view of a couple have a child. really get sore about, but a lot do or say anything because of who had refused to clean up patch quilt design. The.v then decide to take a trip was responsible for the mess. of chicken that SIU men aren't the company's anti-union atti­ With a full realization of the across country. In one State the He had pulled a knife on one used to." tude." with the woman will be the legal wife of the tripcarders and stated impossibilities and Of course, not everything is that he would cut the throat of warning to, "beware; the safest and the child legitimate; as soon LITTLE BEEFS "That's right," broke in had on an unorganized ship. any one who tried to pick up way is to ask your lawyer about as the:.' cross the State line, the Brother Tetterton, "it was al­ There are good shipmates, and his book, or the books of his two the laws applicable in any in­ wife is considered to be living in ways little things, and before there is alwaj's the feeling of a friends. Incidentally, those guys dividual case," here goes: sin and the child illegitimate. Most states permit divorce on you knew it, they added up. Like job well done when the union refused to clean up, also. The only remedy for this chao­ All three of the characters various grounds: The usual ones tic condition is a National Uni­ disputing overtime, refusing time message has been passed along off, no representation when beefs to the men who ai'e not members. were brought back to the Hall, are adultery, desertion, insanity. form Divorce Law. "I get a big kick out of talking and charges -^ere preferred cam.e up. In the long run, the officers weren't so bad, but they union to guys who are not mem­ against them. They now have had to carry the weight of the bers," said Tetterton, with a prominent places in the social smile. "The Union means a lot register. anti-union company." It is the duty of a good Union Bob Williams came into the to me, and so I enjoy doing an conversation again. "I was on organizing job, even as a volun­ member to see that' such occur­ rences do not happen, and if the Jeremiah S. Black before I teer." By EDWARD JANASZAK That seemed to be the senti­ they do, to bring the offender or made the Cape Junction, and it was the same story on that ment of all of them. Strangely offenders up on charges. TOLEDO—Already, the organ- built over the past 20 years, and ship. It was better in one re­ enough, it also seems to be the Jimmy Drawdy, Ray Gonzales izational drive which the SIU has consistently fought against spect, and that was that after a feeling of most of the volunteer has started on the Great Lakes Lakes seamen having any saj' in three month trip, thore was only organizers who have .been in­ has begun to show results in wages and conditions. Few Replacements terviewed in the Log office. 16 hours overtime in dispute. this area. Not only have many "But other than that," he con-* The four volunteers expect to SEE SIU SHIPS PORTLAND, Me. — The SS new .members joined up, but the tinued, "you couldn't, tell the pay off the Cape Junction with­ Billings Victory just paid off in unorganized men here are show­ When the Lakes seamen see difference from one to another." in the next few days, and to the this port. She is the first of ing a new interest in unionism for themselves how things are "That's exactly the way I question "Do you expect to sign- ten Waterman ships due to come on the Lakes—the SIU kind of run on SlU-contracted vessels, found it/' said Bill Holliday. on again?", they answered prac­ in here every couple of days to unionism. they'll want those same condi­ "This is my second Isthmian tically in unison, "Not on the load potatoes for Germany. It's also easy to see why the tions on their own boats. And ship, and conditions are similar Cape Junction, but you can ex­ There were very few replace­ NMU has repeatedly met with after seeing the democratic man­ to the first one. The food was a pect us to try another unorgan­ ments made on this ship, with failure in its organizational at­ ner in which the SIU is oper­ little better on the previous one, ized ship. That's the only way nearly the whole crew deciding tempts, and in spite of the huge ated, they'll want the same type but there is the same feeling of to keep the Union growing." to make another trip to Ger­ amount of cabbage they've toss­ of organization for themselves. many. When she returns to the ed away. That's why t h e Seafarers' States after this trip she will Mainly interested in promot­ drive to organize the Great payoff in New York. ing the commie line, this phony Lakes should meet with over­ If the crews on the rest of outfit has only succeeded in whelming success. That's why the Waterman ships hitting this causing a feeling of hate toward any possible LCA or NMU op­ port decide to stay aboard for unions in general. position will be overcome. another trip there, won't be This condition the SIU has al­ Conditions which the Steel much business for Seafarers on ready broken down, and will the beach around here. continue^ to break down as the Trust and other large shipping However, this was an unusual unorganized Lakes seamen see interests have compelled Lakes ship in that respect, and the the benefits of SIU membership. men to work under for the past ships to come will probably be The Lake Carriers Association few years have made these men a different story. is in the same category as the very receptive to the SIU. The story I get from Boston NMU in regard to its treatment It should make it that much is that there is excellent ship­ of the Great Lakes sailors. easier for our SIU members to ping in that port, and it is ex­ This outfit, the LCA, will win the unorganized Lakes sea­ pected to remain that way for probably give the SIU more op­ men over to the SIU side, and another few weeks anyway. position than the NMU, because win the best possible conditions Jinuny Sweeney it is a powerful organization for all Lakes seamen. JOHN DREWRY and CHARLES TETTERTON Organizing Drive Catching On With The Great Lakes Seamen $1 a �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday, March 21, 1947 A&G Agents Hold Conference in N.Y. mssm ReportsToGo To All Ports For Approval (Continued from Page 1) im NMU stalling, the SIU is not content to rest on its laurels. Al­ ready the Great Lakes drive is underway, and inroads have been made in that stronghold of antiunionism. _ LARGE SCALE PLANS J. p. SHULER. Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer: The wages and conditions gained by the Seafarers Internatonal Union during the past year are the best in the industry. Although 1946 was a tough year for all organized labor, we made ad­ vances. The future looks good, despite hostile legislation, and the SIU is going to stay right in there, fighting all the time for the betterment of wages and conditions for all seamen. EARL SHEPPARD. Interna­ tional Representative in Charge of Organization. At its incep­ tion, the organizing staff of the Union was set up as a unit sep­ arate from the regular Union structure. Wisdom of this move is proven by the fact that we were able to defeat the NMU in the largest election ever held in the Maritime industry—the Isthmian Steamship Company. J. S. WHITE, New Orleans Agent: The strike apparatus can be improved by making a thorough analysis of the strikes and beefs we have gone through, eliminating the weak­ est part of the apparatus and strengthening the others. E. S. HIGDON, Philadelphia Agent: Philadelphia member­ ship has been pretty enthused about the entire organizational program, and especially so about the Isthmian results. The outlook is favorable for organ­ ization of all unorganized com­ panies sailing into the Dela­ ware. and is especially so in re­ gard to the tankers. SALVADOR COLLS, San Juan Agent: We hold regular membership meetings, each of which is sparked by active dis­ cussion, both in English and Spanish. Issues most widely discussed are the organization of shore gangs for the Island ports and the purchase of a hall in San Juan. Organizing work should be started here immedi­ ately; the membership will give its full support and participa­ tion. We get 100 per cent back­ ing from the AFl, unions here. C. H. RAYMOND, Housion Agent: The st^rlke apparatus should always be kept in readi­ ness. All it needs is to have a few kinks ironed out and it will be okay for anything that comes along. There is a pos­ sibility of a strike this year, and we must be prepared when and if it comes. W. C. TANNER, Mobile In the tanker field, SIU or­ Agent: The membership is of ganizers are hard at work. Week the opinion, that the Union's after week, organizing goes on, Organizing Program is good, and the Agents will no doubt but that the goal is too narrow. make suggestions for extending General opinion is that wei and intensifying the SIU cam­ should drive to organize every­ paign among unorganized seamen. thing that is unorganized. This The addition of a Multilith ma­ is due greatly to the fact that chine in Headquarters, during the the entire harbor here is or­ past year, has been of utmost ganized^ under the Seafarers' value to the Union. Mountains banner.^ * of publicity were turned out, not only for the SIU-SUP during the General Strike, but for other un­ ions such as the MM&P, the CIO Shipbuilders, and the United Fi­ nancial Employes. This aspect of SIU publicity is sure to be ex­ amined by the Agents with a view to possible widening of the machine's uses. The Conference will be an ex­ tensive one, with all aspects of the Union thoroughly covered. All signs point to a successful meeting. Decisions reached will be printed in the Log, as soon as they have been approved by the membership. The agenda and pictures of the officials in attendance appear on pages 8 and 9. PAUL HALL, Director of Or­ ganization and New York Port Agent: Regardless of how good a contract is, there is always need for clarification. There­ fore, we feel it necessary for Headquarters to rig a system of some sort for the interpretation and clarification of various dis­ putes that may come up from time to time. These should be sent to all ports immediately. We would then have all ports inlerpretating disputes in a uniform manner, thus avoiding confusion. Our relations with our AFL affiliates in this port are very good. We intend io keep it going that way. At present, we are holding month­ ly meetings of the AFL Port Council. LEON N. JOHNSON, Port Arthur Agent: The member­ ship is thoroughly satisfied with the results of the Isth­ mian election, and is eagerly awaiting a contract. The mem­ bership will not be satisfied un­ til we launch an all-out organ­ izing campaign. We seldom have enough men on the beach to fill the jobs that are avail­ able. C. SIMMONS, Tampa Agent:, Membership's attitude toward the organizing program is very favorable. They think Isth­ mian is the biggest thing the Union h^s ever accomplished, and that we should push with all our effort to get a favorable finding, and immediately enter negotiationf so that we can put our contract into effect on Isth­ mian ships. We should go after the tankers hard. RAY WHITE, Norfolk Agent: The organizational process of the last year has strengthened the Union immensely, and the membership is for its continu­ ance 100 per cent. Approxim­ ately 20 unorganized ships that) we have been working on come into Norfolk regularly. STEVE CARDULLO, Marcus Hook Agent: This is a new branch, but the potentiali­ ties, both from the points of representing our present mem­ bership and establishing an or­ ganizational base for the tank­ ers, are enormous. We cover approximately eight unorgan­ ized ships a week, in addition to the regular work aboard contracted ships. We have worked under the direction of the Organizing Committee, and have assisted organizers when they were assigned down here. EARL R. SMITH, Charleston Agent: The general opinion is' that with prices skyrocketing, wage increases are necessary. Rising prices, anti-labor legis­ lation, etc., show a strong pos­ sibility that we may have to hit the bricks this year. But wl^ether we do, or not. we should be ready for any event­ uality. �Friday. March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SlU Plans And Policies Drawn For 1947 Conference Agenda 1. Secretary-Treasurer's Report, ' ' 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and Headquarters En­ gine Room Representative Reports. 3. Organizers' Report. 4. Agents' Report and actions on same. .li a. b. c. d. e. f. JAMES HANNERS. Jack­ sonville Agenl: General senti­ ment of the crews on unorgan­ ized lines is favorable to the SIU, and a little concerted or­ ganizational activity should be able to bring them under SIU contract. The AFfc unions have all cooperated with the SIU 100 per cent and gave valuable assistance during the general strike. Boston SNew York h. Philadelphia i. Marcus Hook jBaltimore k. Norfolk 1. Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Tampaj Mobile New Orleans m. n. o. Pq- Port Arthur Galveston Houston San Francisco Puerto Rico 5. Finances of Union. a. Income b. Expenditures c. Recommendations on same Committee— Robert Matthews, Ray White, Earl Smith 6. Strikes a. Analysis of 1946 General Strike b. Possibilities for 1947 Strike c. Recommendations Committee— Paul Hall, Lindsey Williams, Charles Raymond WILLIAM B. RENTZ. Balti­ more Agent: The strike appar­ atus can be improved by mak­ ing it uniform throughout the nation, and by keeping it pre­ pared always, keeping in mind the needs and special charact­ eristics of each port. The mem­ bership and the officials have been paxticipating fully in the organizational drive. CHARLES STARLING. Sa­ vannah Agent: The shipping rules should be changed. There should be no promotions aboard ship. All Bosuns should produce three years discharges before registering. Members should register for one rating only. All beefs here are settled locally. There has never been a manpower shortage here, ex­ cept in a few cases of new ships. 7. Organizational Expansion Program a. Organizational activities of Union b. Recommendations on same Committee— Cal Tanner, Anthony Cardullo, Earl Sheppard 8. Shipping Rules and Constitution a. Shipping Rules b. Recommendations on same c. Constitution d. Recommendations on same Committee— Steely White, .Jimmy Hanners, D. L. Parker I W. H. SIMMONS. San Fran­ cisco Agent: Labor is solid in this port and there is no way to strengthen it. exceut by keeping it as good as it is. The Organizing Program is looked upon favorably by the mem­ bership and the attitude tow­ ards the Isthmian victory is that it is an outstanding ac­ hievement of the Union. 9. Education and Publicity a. Seafarers Log b. General education c. Recommendations on same Committee— W. H. Simmons, Eddie Higdon, William Rentz 10. Contracts and Negotiations a. Recommendations on contracts b. Recommendations on negotiations Committee— Leon Johnson, Salvador Colls, Joe Algina LINDSEY WILLIAMS. SIU Field Representaive in charge of Gulf Area Organizing. Our organizing campaign down in the Gulf has been going like a house afire. There is a great need in that area for the type of representation that the SIU gives its members, and for that reason, the unorganized men have flocked to us. D. L. PARKER. Galveston Agent: There is a general sen­ timent that unless wage in­ creases are made to cover the steadily rising living costs, we should hit the bricks to bring about the necessary increase. There has never been any trouble in getting volunteers to go up to the unorganized com­ panies to try and get jobs. 11. Government Agencies and Legislation a. Coast Guard d. Marine Hospitals b. Alien Seamen e Unemployment Insurance c. Seamen's Bill of f. Maritime Commission Rights Training Program g. Washington Representation for Legislation Committee— Paul Hall, Lindsey Williams, Charles Raymond 12. Buildings and Halls a. Recommendations on same Committee— Cal Tanner, Anthony Cardullo, Earl Sheppard ROBERT A. MATTHEWS. Represenlative: Although quite a few important gains were made last year by the SIU. the coming year promises to be one of the most momentous we have ever faced. Many prob­ lems will come up. But with continued militancy of the membership and the officials. I am sure these problems will be handled as successfully as they have been in the past. As far as contracts are concerned.' emphasis should be on increased manning scales on all ships of all companies. 13. Operation of Union Apparatus a. Headquarters Operation b. Branch Operation e. Manpower as Applied to Jobs d. Membership Action e. Recommendations .on Increasing Efficiency of Present Appaiatus Committee— .Robert Matthews, Ray White, Earl Smith 14. General Proposals ^ Good and Welfare Committee— Charles Starling, Claude Simmons JOHN MOGAN. Boston Agent: Everyone is anxiously awaiting a signed contract with Isthmian. The membership has a very good opinion of the pres­ ent contracts, and feels that things are going very nicely. They maintain that the status quo is good enough until the economic situation undergoes further and more drastic changes. Also, the men think that deck department men should register for specific jobs. JOSEPH A. ALGINA. New York Acting Agent: There is an average of 20 ships paying off weekly in the Port of New York, as well as many ships calling in transit. There are about 40 SIU ships in the har­ bor at all times. As pointed out before, in most instances the disputes that arise from handling these many vessels are settled without too much trou­ ble. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten Friday. March 21. 1947 -SBIPS'· MllllttES AND NEWS . . 1Penalties For Leaving Job Proposed By Scripps Crew ON ICE FOR THE WINTER Aroused by the' action of some members who ''sign on ship and then walk off" before sailing time without noti­ fying the Union Hall· or the Ship's Delegate, the crew of the SS Edward W. Scripps has strongly urged the adoption Gadsden Men Cite Danger Aboard . Ship a stamp " to of specifi c measures . out the practice. then w a lk off, informing no one · · · of t h e1· r mtent10ns, thu s caus m g . . Assert.mg tha t seafarers who c onfusion and hardship on the n , 51o f u con pu 11 th.is stunt ..cause rest of the crew, and ver y o ft e n .· . Fearful of the potential dange1 . . . an d h ardsh 1p among the rest of to sail Posed by the c a rry in g of an ·ex- the crew, ,, tl1e men of the Al- m a k l,n g 1 t n e ce ssary . or to ship a non. short-handed, tra locomotive on deck ' the crew . . . at their coa vesse1 took action I . on man on a p1crhead J ump . of the MV Gadsden instructed its I F cb . 12 s hi' p boar d meet.mg an d · um · "There fore, be it reso 1 ve d·. Delegates to notify the Union of recommend.e . · d t hese pena it·ies: That any member who signs on the protest registered at the Feb. 1. That a fi ne of $50 be im. _ 22 meeti n g, held at sea. The posed on those guilty of a first a ship and the1_1 deliberate ly :V alk s off and . misses . the s�1p meeting also urg e d an investiga- o ffense. . mtent10nally witho ut mformmg tion t o determine whether the 2 That for th e second offense, . the Un io Hall or Ship's D ele­ � additional In offender be bl·ought up charges, and culminating tr ial b efore discussion the v iolated the locomotive safety regulation s. in the decision to advise the Un- committee. on be made to stand a duly elected gate in time to ship a replace- (Continued trial <>n Page 11) The Scripps crew poin t ed out b y editor, crew members pointed out t ha t they felt the ex- vessels which sail short-handed, tra lo co mo ti v e made the ship un- are forced to sign on a non­ ABOVE: ion heavy in particularly safc, I has a c rewmem ber we a t h er , w hen a nxiet y was at a b e c ause walke d off his ship and failed peak. It was also voted at the mee ting that cr e wmembe rs would ac­ draw in American cur­ which w hen the ves�el, rency carne3 locomotives and tenders, was mee t i ng arrives in Le Havrt', France. announced th a t $20 could crew I the limit on dra w s Wc:\S in American the <1t It mo ne y , clr;iw but that .the any Fn:nch currency. sum fo llo w so that the m can be• "Wherea.-s: in job Union security pe-nter ":taking soundings­ beer." a The marooned ves­ won ion is now in the sixth month that an issue fight, and it is the policy of the w�ks trip, and all hands are e x ces s the of• SIU, SIU after a long of what started out io be a fi ve­ fo r our own protection to up at all times was made of the sup- b e r s , and; ration allowance amounts. ma tt e rs "Whereas: It actPd I e qua 1 m'eeting, which Berger Hansen. in pertin ent conditions and fig­ sel's deek gang kill a few min­ utes of their long vigil by pos­ ing fo:r the camera. The W a.l­ hiring was by has SIU reported on were u pon at I I jitters. mem- become a j cussed Tiny i o wa r d the beach for LEFT: it was revealed cit the meeting, habit with a number of Uni on and it was found that all h ands B r o ther s to sign on a ship and would receive the limit of the Other Laarents. hard ply of cigarettes aboard the ship, shipboard in crewmember ure to left of bow is the Car- i n French ports was a viola- insist on our ships being crewed ch e ck sometime resolutwn, a The until writes Loomas RESOLUTION ti on of local law. A of fo�·m w h ic h fol lo w s : hall and of Amer ic an money in $20 replacement April.'' . The denunciation of the p�·ac­ t1ce an d t h? rc:cmmcndat10ns m a de to curb it \Vere drawn . up The Ship's D e l e g a te quoted the by Capta in as sa yi n g a "They tell us we'll stay ice-bound procedure pro pe r the thaw. furnished. $20 cept a to Locked in the ice "duration" at Hals, Denmark, the SS George Wal­ ton anxiously awaits the spring j ump , union man on a pierhead the fo1· chaired by Brother Little was subm itted by Deck Delegate Earl the Cochran. VESSEL REPORTED IN DISTRESS slopchest, The subject that dis cus sion of demnation by perennial opening and ser found that the needs of all seafarers, con ­ re ared the slopchest the Pur­ members of the crew co uId not 'its ugly head once more at the be filled as to n eede d articles of March 12 shipboard meeting heavy gear. He thoughtfully aboard the SS Winfield Scott. gave the Deck Department first ves se l had adequate reasons for j ority The crew of this Bull Line condemning the slopchest aboard the ship and they wasted no time in doing so. However, instead of merely blowing off steam, the c rew choice, since they did of outdoor wo rk . the ma­ "At the moment this trip be­ the present (the crew ) finds the slop - abuses quantity and Standing by when the iug arrived was the British cruiser Frobisher. bound for Hamilton when she received the Gadsden's distren call. The Gadsden, ply the ne€ds of th is crew for a.n SIU-contracted ship, carries locomotives and tenders. for which she is equipped to load and- unload with her own facilities. without assistance from. shorHide machinery. However, Charles as Dade the secretary, records: invoice copy should be listed. If the s e short- and if t his continues, situation, leaned back in the poor slopch e st had condition not of strained the re­ lations ab o ard sh ip . With these conditions well known to the crewmembers they then drew up a plan for correct­ ing the slopchest situation aboard SIU ships. The plan, as report- ed in the minutes states: SHORT ON STUFF "This th at chest almost completely exhaustchecked and approved b Y van- e d, for only a few articles of off ous union representatives as con- size remain." the trip ." UNION'S OKAY ch est · adequate sundry articles to sup- fore sig ning on the ship . their seats and went on to prove 7, taining sufficient numbers of various articles of clothing and etc., to The crew, having put forward for action. pelea about 250 miles off the Bermuda port. the brand of toothpaste, a means · of rectifying the slop­ adequate slopchest and the rea­ ing dangerously. when she was taken on tow by the tug Moso­ the union action shall surely result." sons the crew decided on a plan minutes relate: "Before the vessel's departure, the slopchest was also ber of each article, and brand of sund ry articles, namely write the Log, let your beef be cussion from which the plan was muda. early this week, after sustaining a severe buffeting in copy of the slopchest in v o ic e know n , born, show the results of an in­ bound for Copenhagen, and the we demand ages cannot be straightened out, Events leading up to the dis­ The MV Gadsden (above) is being towed to Hamilton. Ber­ ships, crews cont ai ning sizes, color and n u m­ ar ti cles qual­ Jan. aboard all so as to assure inspecti on of the ity satis factory to the crew. The ship left Mobile , a that signe d by union representatives SIU ships, of getting a slopchest sufficient in placed s u gg est ing less than seventy-five days long, came up wit h a plan for correcting being be put on t he bulletin board be­ and insuring the ship, and other heavy seas. The motorship had lost her propeller and was roll­ the SS Winfield Scott Men Offer Plan To Wipe Out Inadequate Slopchests t o · penned the minutes, which were dis- the verge of "To avoid the insufficiency of "Upon this type slopchest continually In the minutes they went on re cord e xpressi ng their " app r eciation of the treatment an d ac- tions of the Master of the ves­ sel toward the crew." was best unaninous of luck to in The crew wishing Captain the Reese Broadus on his futur� v oyages . Leroy Nicholas held the chair while Charles the proceedings. Dade recorded �Friday, March 21. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief WILLIAM KAMAKA, Jan. 27—Chairman Glean; Secretary Betts. Delegates reports: Deck: One permit behind in dues and assessments, one trip and one permit behind in assessments. Old Business: Brother Betts made report on action taken on slopchest. Communication sent to Jacksonville Agent and Headquarters and protest to American Consulate in Rotter­ dam over the poor condition of the chest. New Business: Dis­ cussion held concerning draws. Good and Welfare: A warning for all hands to be on the look­ out for WSA "standardized" supplies on ships under contract to the Seafarers. The Second Cook in the interest of all hands will use all possible substitutes fikr the remaining supply of sugar. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Cheurman Crosby; Secretary Robertson. New Business: Motions carried: to put doorstops on outside doors near Quartermaster's and Bos­ un's quarters. Door on Firemen's head to be repaired; Have more glasses iJut in messhall; put new cups in messhall and throw away all cracked cups; three man committee elected to gel actin on cups and glasses; that Bosun see Mate about leaky quarters. Motion carried for real ash trays instead of phony sardine cans. Motion carried to quit throwing garbage on the fantail and order four gar­ bage cans. When day men dump garbage have wipers dump refuse from engine room. Good and Welfare: Each man wash out his own cup after us­ ing and iny other dishes he may use: have a better grade of coffee put out. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. S" S, t CAPE BORDA, Feb. 23— (Chairman and Secretary not given) Complaints were raised about apparent two-pot ship and lack of certain foods in crew mess. Complaint about crew pantry refrigerator need­ ing repairs. Complaint of Deck Department about standby re­ quired to remain on bridge during standby time. Com­ plaint about insufficient issue 4 4 4 of dishes and pantry materials. BARBARA FRITCHIE, Jan. Complaint about need of paint­ 31—(Chairman and Secretary ing foc'sles and messrooms. not given). Floor opened to Motion to ask for for porthole discussion on improvements fans for messrooms. Resolved and welfare of the ship and to bring all complaints before crew. Check was made with Patrolman at payoff. Repair Steward for more glass and sil­ list made up and attached to verware. Everyone agreed to minutes. check on these necessities be­ fore signing on articles again. There was discussion on thd feeding of longshoremen aboard ship. It was decided to feed only the crew. Repair list was was made and turned over to 4 4 4 the Steward. Good and Wel­ GEORGE WASHINGTON, fare: Discussion on cleanliness Feb. 7 — Chairman Brother of the ship and signing on the Hunt; Secretary Charles. New ship. Deck Delate elected to Business: Recommended that replace the one that signed off. Master be approached regard­ 4 4 4 ing placing seamen in dry DEL MUNDO, Feb. 9—Chair­ foc'sles; that sundeck be water­ man Edward Johnson; Secre­ proofed again; that cups and tary James Johnson. Deck dishes and utensils in pantry Delegate reported sixty hours be kept cleaner in future. New of disputed overtime. Steward Business: Motion carried that Department Delegate reports Deck Engineer appear before 300 hours disputed overtime. Patrolman regarding un-union New Business: Motion carried expressions, as this is his sec­ to stick together at payoff and ond offense. Discussion that all get overtime settled before matters discussed at meeting signing off. Anyone drunk at are confidential and not to be payoff be fined $25.00. Good carried to company men, and and Welfare: Discussion on lo­ no false statements such as cation of radio, moving of one were mentioned against the scuttlebutt from passage to mate, or to accuse against any messroom and various improve­ members of the crew. ments. CAPE MOHICAN, Feb. 13— Chairman Ernest Gonzalez; Secretary Mendoza. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried to report to patrolman if we have pen­ alty cargo on fertilizer. Mo­ tion carried to find out if we are entitled to get overtime when the sailing time is changed due to weather or trouble. Motion carried to ask patrolman if the watches should be rotated every trip. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to give some money for a ship­ mate in the hospital in San Juan. 4 4 4 SIMMONS VICTORY. March 5—Chairman Henry Gock; Sec­ retary Roger La France. Busi­ ness of leaving wash room dirty was discussed and all agreed to take turns. Each department to take a week. Question of fixing water fountain as the way it is now it takes ten minutes to get a drink of water. Last trip no voucher was given as no way of knowing what we must give to the government and what we are getting. 4 4 4 ALBERT K. SMILEY, Jan. 24—Chairman George G. Gordano; Secretary John T. Buck­ ley. New Business: Beef about soap and matches and night lunch. Settled it among the crew. Beef of extra shower and toilet. Settled as above to re­ lieve shore patrolman of extra headache. Motion carried to have Deck Delegate see Chief Engineer about changing one salt water shower back to fresh water.' Good and Welfare: Members of this crew request­ ed to refrain from slamming doors and lockers so that men off watch can get their proper amount of beauty sleep. C hairman asks all members to check on all repairs needed and sub­ mit same to their respective delegate who in turn will sub­ mit same to shore patrolman in first port. Back to New Business: The entire crew goes on record to have letter sent to the New Orleans Hall and there have Patrolman contact Waterman Office and demand an itemized statement of account at the payoff. Back to Good and Wel­ fare: A lively pep talk was given to all Brothers to speak up and relieve their minds of anything they did not under­ stand, and to have no fear of speaking up at any shipboard meeting. • 4 4 4 DEL SANTOS, Dec. 8 — Chairman Russel Mills; Secre­ tary MarioQ B. Carter. New Business: Motion carried that messhall be soogied and paint­ (Contimied from Page 10) ed. Motion carried that a ship's delegate be elected to deal with ment, be fined the sum of $50 the Captain. Brother Mills for the first offense; and in the elected as delegate. Good and event the man pulls the stunt a Welfare: Suggestion made that second time, he be brought up all garbage be taken aft and on charges and stand trial be­ dumped 'over the side. Sugges- fore a duly elected trial com­ tin be made that a jury toilet mittee in the port where he be constructed back aft for the misses the ship or the port near­ use of the stevedores. Sugges­ est the Hall." tion made to have each mem­ The Scripps meeting, held at ber of the crew clean out the sea, was presided over by San­ sinks in the laundry after using tos Garcia. Andrew Stephens sinks. served as recording secretary. Scrlpps Crew Votes Penalties •6iiiH.aieS.ttt,yoURtWIQN / DON'T LOSE. YOUR GEAR/ Y CUT and RUN By HANK Many Brothers have beefed about some Brother suddenly blossoming out during the voyage or in port as a drunkard or trouble-maker or work-shirker who so foolishly forgets the neverfoolish fact that he is getting the higest wages and best conditions for being sober on his job and doing his job faithfully as required. These shipping companies don't pay us Brothers all that cabbage so we can forget about our daily jobs, get boozed up any old time and howl about the officers. Our opinion is that all these special characters who don't want to work but still want to get gassed up whenever they feel like it or just walk off the ship on the day just before she sails—just aren't fine shipmates, good sailors or appreciating Union men. 4 4 4 Take a job in a factory or a restaurant and try all that easy monkey business—you won't last, brother, you won't last long indeed. So let's keep our ships moving at all times and do our jobs the only way—which is the right way. Never forget that your job and your Union come first at all times. Going to sea is full of work and good times, the good times coming off In your time off. The Brother who doesn't take his job and his Union seriously is a baby who belongs on the beach for handouts and sympathy and half-starvation. So let's keep sailing our ships and all those unorganized ships—you're really helping those underpaid and overworked and mistreated seamen who aren't unionized. 4 4 4 James Manning came into town with a sunny face after many months down in Florida. Brother Manning who is aboard the Robin Goodfellow with Bosun "Tex" Reingold says that he nearly dropped a lot of sentimental tears for the tug. Watch Hill, when she was laid up, after trying to make a home out of her after five weeks . . . Joseph Marcoux, known as little "Frenchy." is fresh in town after a long absence. "Frenchy" made one or two Far East trips and then anchored a few months in Galveston, with his sense of humor . . . Steward Richar Schwarz just blew into New York with his mustache. No long time no see. Stew, so where have you been? . . . A1 Gordon who came in from a coastwise trip, is out again. Fast shipping, eh Al? . . . Frank Devlin, the oldtimer and Chief Electrician, is anchoring in town right now. How was the Lakes, Frank? . . . Brother H. R. Norwood left Galveston, Texas for a trip to India. Don't hand out too much baksheesh. Brother Norwood . . . C. Flessau, oldtimer who sails in the Engine gang, is in town! 4 4 4 Bill Gale, who came in last week from Florida, just can'f get used fo New York's "greasy spoon" cooking—which means lhaf he's only accustomed to that Floridian way of eating . . . Brother Claude Davis, the oldtimer and Deck Engineer, just sailed into town from that trip to Belgium. We hear that he didn't have his shipmate of a sea-going rabbit with him this last voyage. Could it be that your rabbit has blowed his salty top and perhaps is planning a career in the nearest zoo? . . . A few weeks ago we remember Steward Joe Ryan confessing that he was changing his way of life. Joe is finishing his habit of climbing aboard these tugs—and is going to stretch his voyage into an ocean trip, for a change . . . Steward Eddie Kasnowsy sailed—for Puerto Rico—if "Little Joe" wants to know . . . Robert Barrett must have figured his voice was getting too loud in noisy New York so he shipped out for the clean, open, quiet spaces . . . Steward Vic Milazzo salied too, down to Philadelphia, baoard a lug. �r'"--; »'ir;-;'!nn<:rreq;,gpTf^>sp5j{}>Wh'i^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Friday. March 21, 1947 iH THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Isthmian's Raw Conditions Show Sharp Need For Union To the Editor: This kid from Massachusetts is now on an Isthmian ship She's the Yugoslavia Victory, and believe me, Brothers, she's in quite a mess. fortitude around the corner at Gus' bar. I hear the homesteaders on the SS Carlsbad, Pacific Tankers, have thrown their suitcases and bags over the side. Is that right, Jim? You. too, "Moose," See you boys in Marcus Hook next summer. Charlie Halla Log -A' Rhythms The Five Dollar Millionaires I boarded her March 3 and al most turned around and walk­ ed off. She looked as bad as any ship could look. The decks CALLS COMMUNISM were littered from stem to stern THE ENEMY and occasionally j' o u would OF DEMOCRACY glimpse a patch of fish oil. And To the Editor: the foc'sles! FOUL FOC'SLE When the Mate showed me the 8-12 foc'sle, that did it. All I could see was a mess of pa­ per, dirt, filth, orange peels and empty bottles. He generously told us that we could clean it out on the company's time. We have an affectionate name for the Chief Mate on here—'"Bull Whip" is his handle. He is also known as "Bell-to-bell" Carey. AH I ISTHrtlAfj/ We had no meals or linen the first day, and when I asked the messman for some peanut but­ ter, he just gave me a weird laugh. What coffee time we get on this scow we have to argue for, and it is very little at that. When they started feeding on here the next day (March 4), we received $2.70 for meals. Not a cent was given for rooms, al­ though we slept on mattresses and some of the guys slept on springs. UNION NEEDED You can see, Brothers, that a union is badly needed here. If the NMU would quit its stalling and holding matters up, maybe there will be a change in the standards. Once a week we get a bar of soap cut from one big cake. It looks like laundry soap, and doesn't lather. There is no laundry aboard, and you have to get along as best you can on this score. Ports of call include Manila, Cebu, Iloilo (Phillipine Islands), Saigon, and possibly Shanghai and Singapore. We expect about a five-month trip, so I guess I'll sign off now and get up a little uooKArrr"' By VIC COMBS Conspicuous display in clothes. A fine fur coat, six-dollar hose. A gleaming motor ckr. a jewel. A great big house, a swimming pool— Often—oh. too often—means The owners proud subsist on beans. So. when you chew a two-bit steak. Or cut yourself a piece of cake. Remember there are thousands, yea. Millions, who ain't et today. Despite their yachts, their gleam­ ing pearls. Their tweedy clothes, their chorus girls. Their homes in Florida, their trips To here and there on first-class ships— It's just a bluff, these people shy Would thus escape derision's cry. They cannot, will not. suffer shame. They put up a front; it's all a game. While you. despite derision, try To gulp a second piece of pie. To listen to some of the Con­ Tommy the cat doesn't get a chance to do too much read­ gressmen and other government ing. He insists, nevertheless, that when it comes to picking his bureaucrats, you would think reading matter he's pretty darn choosy, as this photo, taken in that labor is trying to take over the United States government, the New York Hall, readily shows. Otherwise known as "the and is a sinister force that has Great Lover," Tommy is the protege of Seafarer "Red" McKenzie. to be exterminated. They are blasting labor and threatening to do all sorts of things to it and its leaders. All the while this is going on we read very little about what they are going to do about the com­ Having read Donald R. Richberg's article, "Labor munist party, an outfit that ad­ vocates the overthrow of de­ Should Live Within the Law," published in the March is­ mocracy in favor of communism. This is an outfit that should be sue of Readers Digest, I take it for granted he is exercising blasted and outlawed, but where freedom of speech, a privilege some people abuse when are all these so-called super pa­ they speak on subjects they* triots on this issue. agreement we could not main­ know little Of nothing about. tain discipline among ourselves. BEFORE Now I want to exercise my For myself, as a wage earner The communist party has right of the same privilege by and an individual, I never in­ proved many times in the past tend to work under an open that their loyalty stands wholly saying I don't think this jerk shop agreement, and I am also with Russia. Witness the time ever had to work for a living. sure if this guy Richberg, along before Russia was in the war I call him jerk because he says ^ % with Senator Ball and other against Germany — when the in his article that union mem­ puppets of capitalistic combines, U.S. was a 'war-monger." And bers are slaves of the closed shop What Big Eyes—! He also had to roll up their sleeves and also the cry the commies put out and union discipline. earn their living by the sweat By CHARLES KULL that "the Yanks are not com­ states that workers should be of their brows, they would be ing." Also the many commie-in­ free to join or not join a union. the first to thank their lucky With no ice pack on my head. spired telegrams sent to Con­ I snooze in my clean whiteCHOSE TOE SIU stars for the closed shop. gress as petitions to keep us out bed; SETBACK 10 YEARS As a rank and file member, of the war. The nurses are so nice. If the new Republican Con­ Remember, too, the soap box my reply to this outburst of We all look at them twice— orators of the 14th Street square stupidity can only be this: When gress passes an anti-closed shop We're like wolves that have neverjoined the SIU in Feb. law it will mean a setback in preaching that the U.S. had no I first been fed. business in the affairs on the 1943,.out in San Francisco, I had American progress for at least —Written in Marine Hospital. other side. Suddenly, we have my choice of non-union ships. I ten years, if not more. Because Staten Island. N. Y. the American union man is a Hitler's and Stalin's divorce, and laboring man and the laboring XXX poor little Russia is attacked by man is the vast majority of the Germany. Just as suddenly, the How Come? American people who have commie party line took a change. fought long and hard for de­ Now it was the cry that "the By VIC COMBS cent wages and working Condi­ Yanks are coming." I am a funny little guy. tions. AFTER Any kind of anti-closed shop And I don't know why it's so The wires were suddenly red legislation, if if could be enforc­ When my baby wants me to say hot with the same commie-in­ yes. ed—and this I dbubt very much spired messages to Congress to I always feel like saying no. —would start minor civil wars get us into the war and save in every industry in this coun­ Russia. The 14th Street orators try that now operate under a When she thinks I should say no were bemoaning the fate of the closed shop. No union man, who I'm sorry to confess. working man's paradise, and There's something inside of me went to the SIU Hall and asked believes in unionism, is going to telling us to enlist to save it. That makes me say yes. to join. I wasn't forced- into •work next to a scab in peace This, Brothers, is just a little anything. I was allowed to make and harmony. of the background you all know When the union hall is no Readier Cheers a trip, at the end of which I about this two-faced, throatlonger the hiring hall for the Log Editorial' made my decision. cutting commie party. If we maritime industry, I will offer Yet Mr. Richberg,. evidently a my deepest sympathy to any T6 the Editor: know it, why don't our govern­ ment officials know it—if they world-saver, calls this forced man, brave enough or hungry Thank you- fbr the excellent do why don't they do something slavery. As for the union dis­ enough, who is forced to sail a editorial on peacetime conscrip­ cipline he speaks of, I don't about it. shift, under an open shop agree­ think he understands that this tion and' the cartoon in' the Feb. Why is it that organized labor ment. "discipline" is self imposed. It 21 issue of: the Seafarers Log. gets the brunt of these officials' Robert Maupin Keep drumming' away at' conbad tempers. Could it be pos­ consists of rules and' regulations (Editor's note:—Donald Rich­ psca-iption, for if labor, educators, sible that some men will do any­ made and passed by the major­ thing for a vote. Let's get on ity of the membership. berg, who wrote the article farms groups, the churches and their tails Brothers; let's make He should know that if dis­ Brother - Maupin- sO' ably an- , others don't wake up to this we'll be saddled by this hand-maiden sure they don't get so hot on la­ cipline is taken out of any or­ swersclsi:—among: other things^ of Fascism. bor they forget all about the ganization it would fold up like Thanks again. . commie cut-throats. an accordian. Discipline is or­ on®' of thcr country's' biggesf G. Richard Tuttle Bob P'ohle ganization. Without a closed shop corporation Ikwyers.) Seafarer Cracks Argument For Anti-Closed Shop Law •' 'L'.»-.u 'I �Friday. March 21. 1947 NMU GAVE HIM THE RUN AROUND ON THE DOUBLE THE SEAFARERS LVG WAITING To ihe Editor: I-.' II P Shortly before the deadline of the NMU's so-called strike last August, I was employed as an Ordinary Seaman on the SS Richard J. Reiss. I quit this ship at Erie, Pa., in ^ sympathy with their strike, although I was not a member of that organization. Following is a brief summary of the i'un around given me by the NMU officials. After going to Detroit and con­ tacting the NMU Agent, I was told by him that they would is­ sue me a full NMU membership book if I would do some picket duty for them. In addition, they promised me an early job on an NMU-contracted vessel, after the strike was over. I was sent down to the Nicholsen docks at River Rouge, paying •my own transportation. There was nothing provided for us to eat, and we were expected to picket 8 hours a day on air. I had to walk more than a mile to Seafarer Edwin T. Clark, the nearest restaurant, and pay temporarily sporting GI khakis, • for my own meals. is attending an Army radio re­ HUNG UP pair school, in front of which After the completion of the so- this photo was "shot." Brother called strike. Agent McGovern Clark is anxious for the day told me to hang around the hall when he can slip into his dun­ and everything would be taken care of. When my funds began garees and get back to ship­ to run low after two weeks of ping. Meanwhile, he keeps up this run around, I asked him to with maritime events by readgive me a book so that I could go the LOG. to my home in Toledo, try to ship on an outside boat, and do volunteer organizing for the 'SIU Best Union,' NMU. McGovern just laughed at me, Says Seafarer's Dad and said the unions books were To the Editor: closed. He also said that there We want to take this oppor­ was nothing that either of us could about it. That was my gi-ati- tunity to say we enjoy reading tude from the NMU for helping the Seafarers Log, which is sent them out! to our son, Tom at this address. Besides the run around, a full We also greatly admire the Un­ sea bag of my gear was stolen ion's stand on labor questions. from their hall while I was on We think the SIU is the best the picket line. On top of this, I forfeited more than $100 I had Union in the world, and if other earned as a bonus for continu­ unions were as militant. Labor ous service on the Richai'd J. would have no fear of the fu­ Reiss. You can imagine what I think of the phony NMU and ture. F. C. Boland their promises! Davenport. Iowa WilUam C. Peters. Page Thirieen *High Cost' Hoopla Of Ship Owners Applies To All American Industry To the Editor: Similarly shoes can be made cheaper in European, nations than Considering the current discus­ in the United States. So why sions which concern the sale of don't we transfer the shoe in­ American ships to foreign nations dustry to Europe? and the operation of American ships under the Panamanian flag, SEAMEN DESERVE BREAK I have been more than a little Why take a unique attitude to­ dismayed by the absence of log­ ward the Merchant Marine? Ship­ ical and intelligent vociferation. ping is a business the same as any Sailing American ships under other business and the men who the Panamanian flag has been are employed in this business are vindicated by the illogical reas­ oning that American seamen earn HE GETS HIGHER I more than foreign seamen and WAGES THAW WE therefore American shipping BO TOR. AWVTHIMG companies have difficulty in com­ peting for world trade. American seamen do earn more than foreign seamen, but Amer­ ican workers in every industry and in every trade earn more than workers of foreign nations. HOW ABOUT THIS For example, the Japanese can manufacture electric light bulbs cheaper than General Electric. And if the argument which is used regarding the Merchant Ma­ rine is applied to the manufac­ ture of light globes and other articles, either the wages of Gen­ eral Electric employees should be reduced to about 25 cents a day, or the manufacturing of light bulbs should be transferred to Japan and operated under the Japanese flag. entitled to an American stand­ ard of living. The American people have al­ ways subsidized all American in­ dustry, either through tariff bar­ riers, or directly as in the case of the farmer at the present time. The Merchant Marine is one of our most valuable assets and is vital to our national well-be­ ing and safety. In many cases Joining The SIU Will Mean New Day For Lakes Seamen To the Editor: would ship 2nd Mate. Anti-union action were so deeply instilled in them, that they would preach, the open shop and other anti-labor propaganda as it had been preached to them. NEW DAY Many changes have been made since I started to sail on the Lakes, but none of them have people who should be more as­ tute are duped by fallacious rea­ soning. They don't seem to know what time it is. But if the result of all this is the junking of the American Merchant Marine, they will know v/hat time it is then. In this regard I like the letter in the Feb. 21 issue of the Log written by Brother Lundeberg. Hope to see more like it. G. S. Green SIU BROTHERHOOD IS REAL THING, BROTHER FINDS To the Editor: I hope you will find space in the Log for these few lines. I have been sailing with the Seafarers since 1943. At that time I turned in a book with the phony NMU for a trip card with the SIU. Since then I've learned there's a great difference in hav­ ing real brotherhood at sea, and having a bunch of cut-throat commies to deal with. I think the Seafarers is the very best, and I would appreciate it very much if you would put my name on the Log mailing list. I know the folks back home would enjoy reading a real union paper, and from it they can get an idea of the seaman's life. BEWARE 'GATOR JUICE We're just finishing up a 5^month trip down in the land of rum and coco-cola and senoritas. I must say that the 'gator juice they dish out around George­ town and McKenzie is plenty wicked, so fellows, if you hap­ pen to make the bauxite run, go easy on that stuff. It'll make you see things that don't exist. We've had a good trip, but I think everyone is anxious to head for home for a few days. We have very few tripcarders with us, but those we have understand and live up to Union rules and regulations as good Union men should. As for our skipper, I've got to say a word for him—he's A-1. I think any member of the crew of the SS William Brewster will tell you that Capt. C. F. Gemald is really tops. Clyde Keaioa Well, I have been here in To ledo for about five weeks now and I have sent you some clip­ pings from, the paper.s to let you see what they are doing up here In the -first place, the Lake Car­ riers' Association is crying in the press that there is a shortage of AB's. They want to continue the present so-called state of emer­ gency on the Great Lakes. In my estimation, there is no shortage of men on the Lakes. This out­ fit wants to create a surplus of men so that they can cut wages as they always do. There are plenty of men with experience lying around. Many SEAFARER'S WIPE WAR INJURY of them are going to stay ashore in the coming ^season in prefer­ KEEPS BROTHER IN KEEPS THE ence to sailing under the 'finky SS JOSE MARTI LOG ROLLING HOSPITAL 18 MOS. conditions they have to contend with on LCA ships. IS LOADED DOWN To the Editor: To Ihe Editor: TWO^WATCH SYSTEM been granted voluntarily by the WITH GOOD GUYS I had wanted to write sooner Could you please send me a shipowners or LCA. All of our Looking back, I can remember to acknowledge the Christmas copy of last week's ,Log (Feb. To the Editor: gains have been made as a re­ check which I received here. I 28). The paper comes to the The days of the two-watch sys­ tem on the Great Lakes. After sult of united action, and the SIU We, the crew of the SS Joe Marti, could not write sooner for I was has made the most gains of any battening down and getting out house every week, but the issue wish to take this opportunity very sick. outfit on the Lakes . In fact, the on the Lakes, the deckhands had to express our deep appreciation requested is missing. I just got up after having suf­ SIU is the only legitimate Union to go below to pass coal and shoot to Captain Warren C. Kershaw fered a paralytic stroke. I was There is an article in it that I ashes. These were the days in on the Lakes for the unlicensed for his all-out efforts in making in bed for two weeks, and I do have to cut out and send to my which we received the huge sum seamen. this the most enjoyable voyage not seem to be doing so well. It Now the time has come when of $31.50 a month and $37.50 in we ever had. He is, without a husband, Bernard Malloy, who is is 17 months since I entered this all good Union men can do their doubt, one of the best. the Fall. now on the Trinidad run. Every hospital as a result of an injury I met up with a bunch of char­ part. Help organize for the SIU To Chief Mate Louis Longosuffered in action with the en­ letter I get from him keeps reacters such as Black Jack Logan, —the only salors Union on the bardi—thanks for his whole­ emy. njinding me to send the Log Old Captain Seely, and Benam Great Lakes where you are as­ hearted cooperation in behalf of We boys are sure getting a rot­ down to him. of the Hutchinson Line, also sured the best conditions. the crew. In fact, all the officers ten break. So to you Brothers SIU contracts call for better deserve praise. I Fighting Parks of the Steel Trust Of course, there is a little sel­ I say; Keep up the good work. wages and conditions than any Also a vote of thanks for the Line. These guys were not only Don't let those guys in Washing­ fish motive, too—on my part. I existing contracts won by any Stewards department from the bucko Skippers but company read the Log every week from ton get ahead with their unionso-called union on the Lakes. Deck and Engine men, for the stooges as well. They used to front to back, and I enjoy it im­ busting. Don't let them break good work in serving exceUent Don't listen to that "BE LOYAL bring the boys from the farms in mensely. I hate to , miss one is­ our Union. We had a hard time food. To Chief Steward A. E. TO THE COMPANY" stuff. Was the Spring and preach the open sue. to make it what it is today. Lawson, for his fine menus} to the company every loyal to the shop to them. Good jobs were Thanks again for that Christ­ You are doing a swell job with Chief Cook William Walling, for sailors in the depression days, or promised to the farm boys pro­ mas check, and my best to all your paper. Keep up the good his wonderful cooking; aijd any other time? viding they remained "loyal" to the 'Brothers. woi'k. Wishing you every suc­ Don't lose any time. Join the Night Cook Frank Wallace, the company and the LCA. Joseph Kosleisky cess. In the iFall, these fellows would SIU, and get the benefits which his terrific baking throughout the Ward 19. Marine Hospital Sadie Malloy. go to the Lake Carriers' school, all Lakes seamen are entitled to. trip—our thanks. EUis Island. New York Crew of the SS Jose Mazti Brooklyn. N. Y. : and.get their license. Later, they Robert "Baldy" McAdoo. �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Brother Jack Trains Guns On War Department's Views Aid For Writers If you are about to write— or have written—stories of the sea. but are stumped as to how to go about having them pub­ lished, you can toss your wor­ ries over the side. The Log is happy to an­ nounce that seagoing writers now can have their stories, articles and books read and appraised by people who know the score. An arrange­ ment has been made with a reputable agency of authors' representatives, who will read the material at no cost. If the stuff has possibilities, it will be brought to the attention of publishers. If you've written something you think is of public interest, or if you plan some literary ef­ fort while at sea. why not avail yourself of this service? Send your manuscript — typewritten.: of course—to Carl CowL c/o Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. Enclose stamped envelope addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script ' is not up to snuff. Friday. March 21. 1947 First Trip To West Coast Has Sparkle For Seafarer To the Editor: with a full belly 1 decided ship­ ping time had come, but the I think I'll entitle this master­ board said, "Not yet chum, stick A Log article on March 7 was piece "The Verbal Picture of around awhile." headed: "War Department a Man Talking to Himself." Againt The Seamen's Bill of MEETING IMPRESSES Never having been on the Rights." West Coast prior to the latter So 1 stuck around and took Just whose War Department is part of Jan., an old East Coast, in my first We.st Coast meeting. this, may we inquire? And what Gulf and Lakes man like my­ At the meeting 1 was deeply assistant-secretarj', or fourth as­ self is bound to learn something impressed by the very efficient, MICHELET sistant-secretary, formerly from new. orderly manner of the chair and Did j'ou road Port o' Call by what Broad or Wall Street cus­ I paid off the Ethiopia Victory how he ran off so much business tomer man's office, wrote those Frenchy Michelet in the March in Frisco, registered at the Hall in a very short time. 7 issue of the Log? Didn't he go war department views? (for which I'm very grateful No one could help but com­ Since they are couched in some all-out lyric about the- girl Rosa­ now) and checked into the Ma­ pare the difference to other lie? When he sings that "wind very severe language, with no rine Hospital for a foot opera­ meetings where the "chatter­ little degree of personal bias, winnowing" and "nap in the lap," tion. At the hospital they gave boxes," and otherwise get the would it not be in order to do that is good writing. How many me the best of care, but the deck and bore you stiff with a a little research as to how such messmen have asked him; "How grub was the usual run of hos­ lot of useless ear-beating, mak­ come a man who can write like a stand was taken? pital fare, not Doo good nor too ing you wish there was a hole you goes to sea? bad. BEARS WATCHING in the floor where you could By the way, where is the fidThe time passed quickly after slip out, have a couple and re­ Let us watch him a little, he dloy door? And why the fiddley? getting acquainted in the place turn after the earbender had who phrases the department's Also if a bosun tells an ordinary and our hospital delegate Sul­ sat down. (your's and mine) views as fol­ to "bring that man on," and the livan deserves commendation lows: "The War Department is ordinary sees a stevedore down If these guys woifld only ap­ for his regular visits. not aware of any effort, during on the dock, and drags him to the preciate the punishment they're After being discharged follow­ the present war, by members of bosun, why is he wrong? doling out to the membership. ing a month's stay, I found a the merchant marine, or their Till next i.ssue, then . . . maybe. place to stay downtown and Unless they're naturally sadis­ representatives, to have military F. M. Jack caught up on my eating. Then tic, they'd no doubt confine their - "speeches" to the great or naval status conferred on them boon of brevity, and how much w'ith the liabilities, privileges more popular they would be­ and emoluments flowing from come. such status. Read at the meeting, and dis­ "Rather, they have apparently cussed all too briefly consider­ chosen to enjoy the usual rights ing its importance, was the re­ of civilians, to introduce con­ have the same one up in the new .secretary here, how she likes the sults to date of efforts made for To the Editor: tracts of employment, plus the Last week was one of the worst Hall with plenty of presure. 1 new hall. Someday, that is, not governmental aid to seamen vethigher pay, liberal bonuses and in my stay in Mobile. Friday, used to curse it at the other hall yet. free insurance provided for them March 7th was a rainy day, so 1 because 1 couldn't get a drink OPEN THE DOOR! during the emergency. of water. "In the event that Congress decided that 1 would go around That takes care of all. No!— 1 believe the membership is should determine as matter of to the Hall to see some of my The doorman. To get by him you going to be better off in the new national policy that additional buddies, and talk with the dis­ must show your book permit. It Hall. Better representation will benefits should bO provided for patcher about a ship that some happened that 1 came up and be possibla too, for at the other members of the merchant marine, of my pals were- on. 1 wanted forgot my book. 1 did not go up hall the dispatcher had the worst the War Department would offer to get the lowdown as to when either until 1 produced it. of a job, if not the hardest 1 have no objection to an equitable ex­ they would hit the town so 1 1 see that Brother Steely White ever seen in all the halls from tension of benefits through could figure how to make my and Brother Lindsey Williams Boston to Port Arthur. money last till 1 could catch a were visiting the Hall this week. BUSY BEE live one. There seems to be few of the oldHe has dispatching, telephone Well 1 headed to the Hall, ar­ timers around, but I'm getting calls to answer, dues to collect, riving by cab and went up to acquainted with some new ones. not counting about 500 questions .see how everything was and Ed., As soon as the weather changes to an.swer in a period of eight you know the dispatcher had 1 think 1 am going to change erans of the war concei-ning pen­ been washed all the way into the hours. Brother Jordan, 1 take I coasts. 1 think I'll switch opera­ sions, hospitalization, etc. Agent's Office. The doorman pleasure in taking off my hat fully believe if the membership tions to the Atlantic. was sweeping water out of the to you. 1 really envy you. 1 am going to see if 1 can get appreciated what could come of Brother Cal Tanner has been Hall with one of those street such a set-up, much more action cleaner's brooms. It was raining quite busy getting everything a resolution passed to get a set would be stressed on this mea­ as much inside the Hall as out­ lined up before leaving for the of bitts placed outside the build­ sure. convention. 1 have not been able ing so 1 can tie up. When I used side. ACTION COUNTS Well anyway, Saturday, the to question him on what he to arrive at the old place there were two fire plugs that were miracle of miracles happened. thinks about the new set-up. I for one hereby volunteer The counter Patrolman, Broth­ useful. I may have to petition They finally slipped anchor of any aid 1 can give to such a amendment to general maritime the old Hall and anchored at er Charles Kimball, has been the city to put up something program. The old wheeze of laws especially designed to pro­ Number 1 South Lawrence Street busy as he is also trouble shooter, similar at the new hall. tect merchant seamen." My shore leave has ran out, so "Let Charlie do it" doesn't put over the Powell Furniture Store. and 1 have not heard him make Could it be stated aside till 1 get my bowline ashore any potatoes in the bin. any comments but good ones. MOBILE MIRACLE TMe shipping situation there that the men of the merchant Lets see now, someday I'm go­ again, 1 say—cheerio my ship­ didn't appear too favorable. So Monday morning I went around marine as a unit had a greater to see the new Hall, and Broth- ing to get the courage to ask the mates. I started hitting the hourly call percentage of casualties of any The Beachcomber "Senorita Bonita," who is the pretty steadily. in war service? While 1 was there I met a Now he who writes this report couple of good eggs, one sea­ differs a lot from the comment man-printer and the other a we have seen framed on the walls pipe line man. Had some good of various seamen's centers and clean fun with them. Ha—• signed by Dwight Eisenhower There's a job coming up on the and Che.ster Nimitz. What wasn't USGC. Highest pay. $50 per To the Editor: board. Better toss in this late done that the War Department month. Extra pay for every year 1 paid a visit to the merchant Jan. card of mine. No good— wanted us to do? Maybe next you have been in the service, if marine inspector's office in San beat out by Dec. 30. Oh well, week we can dig up the view­ you reenlist with us within 90 so it goes. Pedro with a friend of mine to point of the Navy. days, etCi etc. A week later I'm on a tank­ help him over the hurdles in get­ Do you see what 1 mean about NEW MOBILE HALL er and is she an old girl. Here ting his oiler's endorsement. saving the taxpayers' money. So finally the Mobile head­ we are sailing this old buggy The examiner asked him, 1 was in Wilmington in a joint quarters moved out of "AFL Al­ ers take it from me, it was a while they are busy laying up "How do you cool a hot bear­ having coffee, and I fell into ley." That was a street, my miracle that happened in Mo­ good new ships. Does two and ing?" He got the correct answer, conversation with two AFL bar­ hearties. Was there ever a head­ bile. There is as much difference two still make four? This interbut the CG shot back: "Is that tenders who were off duty. One quarters street like it in all as between New York and Bos­ coastal run may be okay at right? Frankly 1 didn't really of them asked me how shipping ton. America? that. From vthe papers the East was in the SIU Hall. So I says to Rain visited the City Thurs­ know." In the morning the big AFL Coast is taking a weather beat­ Now is that any way to run him, a stranger to me, (and me neon sign below the AFL cafe day so 1 decided 1 would try to ing. Here I am enjoying a real the situation? As for me, 1 laugh­ without my SIU pin for one) nice clime. What am I bitching see the Dispatcher (as you know sign loomed up like a shoreside on rainy days there are not so ed and they ran the hell out of "How did you know I was an for. beacon light from at sea. SIU man?" many at the hall). So, not to be the place fast. Well, I'll sign off for now. MARITIME COMMITTEE He says, "You guys wear your Hope the near future will see 1 read an ad in the Los An­ caught again and get wet, I don­ President Truman has appoint­ ned my foul, weather gear and geles Examiner recently, which buttons on your nose." rt^re Seafarers getting in line Ed, do you think you can get to push the Seamen's Bill of ed a five-man committee, to tell went over. The only water I went like this: "Do you want a him, and us, about the future of found in the Hall was what drip­ vacation in Florida? Do you our artist to draw a guy with a Rights. want to have a good time, and button on his nose. I'm curious the American Merchant Marine, ped off me. Book No. 4526 Great Lakes see the world? Do you want to to see what we look like. Brothers, they say the water which is our livelihood. The com(Name withheld on request) Fred Reppine catch smugglers? Enlist in the fountain was no good but they FJittee members are from PaTo the Editor: cific Gas and Electric of* San Francisco, Westinghouse of Pitts­ burg, Chrysler of Detroit, and an admiral from Annapolis. Now who is going to enlighten them? Almon Roth of the big shipping companies' association will write the FOE report. The 'Beachcomber' Uncovers Big Miracle And Some Other Matters In Port Mobile 'How To Cool Hot Bearing' Too Hot To Handle For CG �Friday, March 21, 1947 10 TO 1 IN FAVOR OF STRIKE LU fi ii Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Maritime Unity is impossibie Uniess Aii Unions Disavow CP This must not be taken to I is supposed to be for seamen but for the imply that our fight which stinks to high heaven. front" or joint action but merely 9 PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE outlined at the meetagreed that in principle and in ON MARITIME-The appoint-^he slightest order to obtain the best and the contrary, by refusing to quickest results, the following is­ ment by President Truman of a five-man committee on maritime the communist scab ideosues should be met with a uni­ which excluded any seaman rep-;l°gy union-wrecking tactics form proceedure. enter our discussion, by our in­ re.sentation. No 1. COAST GUARD—Return of sistence that all participants def­ Bureau of Marine Inspection and adequately survey or discuss initely declare themselves as com­ Navigation to its pre-war status maritime affairs without union I mitted to the cause of militant and the ending of C.G. control representation hence the meeting! trade unionism and against com­ went on record that seamen over merchant seamen. should be included on all com­ munist s c a b b e r y, v/e have strengthened our position and 2. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S mittees dealing with matters per­ made real working unity work­ WAR SERVICE ACT—A form of taining to maritime affairs. able instead of creating a con­ the seaman's GI bill of rights, the 10. COMMUNISM ON THE dition for the communist con­ protection, hospitalization, etc, of seamen injured or beached as a WATERFRONT — In order that niving that smashed the CMU. result of war service. The same the definite status of those pres­ We intend to continue our protection for needy dependants. ent could be made clear the SIU fight for this program, strengthsubmitted a. ^ 3. TRANSFERRAL OF AMER­ Representatives proposition condemning the com-! ICAN SHIPS TO PANAMANIAN REGISTRY—Establishing a pro­ munist party members, their fel^y the commies and gram of international boycott in low travellers, etc., as enemies of both trade unionism, the entire travellers. We fully inthe event the practice continues working class and our American ^^e waterfront of inasmuch as the continuance of The intense expression on the faces of the people in the way of life, for the following ^^e leeching government bureau­ transferrals will ultimately re­ above picture was reflected on the faces of all those who attend­ sult in the loss of jobs, the lower­ reasons; crats, the coast guard militar­ ed the meeting held by the United Financial Workers in the a. The record of the Commun­ ists and all other seamen's en­ ing of our present standards and ists in the trade union move- emies. Scabs, crimps, communSIU New York Hall previous to taking a strike vole. By a ma­ widespread unemployment of sea­ jority of more than 10 to 1, they decided to go on strike. See ment and in the Seamen s pimps all look the same men. story on page 2. union movement in this to the Seafarers. 4. REVISION OF ANTIQUA­ country is so lousy and TED SEAMEN'S LAWS — Re­ The program outlined at the scabby and their attempts meeting a good program. viewing the actual laws which It to split and weaken the la­ always has been a good program; date back to the Shanghai era bor movement is so well and establishing a program of re­ we are going to fight to win and known that they have won we will win the fight. Together vision to conform with our pres­ for themselves the just title with the powerful AFL Mari­ ent needs. "tool of the employer." 5. UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR­ time Trades Department and b. The Communist party is other militant affiliates, we will ANCE FOR SEAMEN—The im­ not an American institution. carry on the fight welcoming as mediate tillocation of funds to be Their followers do not be­ allies all those unions and permade available for seamen who lieve in the institutions and sons who serve the cause of ar(> in need of same. the Constitution of this labor and not the Kremlin. 6. AMENDING FAIR LABOR' country, rather they always STANDARD'S ACT TO COVER Signed:—• attempt to tear them down. SEAMEN—Inclusion of seamen HARRY LUNDEBERG They are followers and dis­ in all beneficial legislation, guar­ PAUL HALL ciples of the totalitarian and anteeing the 40-hour week, etc. MORRIS WEISBERGER imperialistic policies of the 7. ALIEN SEAMEN—To fight Soviet Government. Their for citizenship of alibn seamen actions are subversive and who have sailed on American definitely a menace to our flag ships during the war. If no country and our people. citizenship can be granted, we 14 North Gay St. BALTIMORE are on recoid and we reaffirm Calvert 4539 CONCLUSION—With the ex­ 276 State St. that we intend to fight for their ception of the representatives of BOSTON Boudoin 445S right to sail on American ships three CIO unions there were nc BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 until they can become citizens objections to any portion of the 424 King Street under the prevailing naturali­ proposed program. Curran and CHARLESTON Phone 3-3680 zation laws. Lawrenson, NMU-CIO; Selly, CHICAGO ...24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 517S 8. MARINE HOSPITALS—Re­ ACA-CIO, and the three MCS.1014 E. St. Clair A\m CLEVELAND . moval of present restriction bar­ CIO representatives Bryson, Main 014 ring seamen from hospitalization Kaufman and Divoran refused to CORPUS CHRISTI ..1824 Mesquite St Corpus Christi 3-1509 and improving the care and come out against the commu­ DETROIT 1038 Third St. treatment of seamen in.hospitals. After the strike meeting, at which UFE members were ad­ Cadillac 6857 nists. 531 W. Michigan St. Under this point it was brought dressed by Frank Fenton, AFL Director of Organissation, and After considering the entire DULUTH Melrose 4110 out that it would be a good idea meeting and the import it held, GALVESTON Paul Hall, SIU New York Port Agenff the strike poll was 308 Vi—23rd Street to check up on Snug Harbor which we, together with other unions, started. Here are two UFE people casting their votes. 2-8448 16 Merchant St. decided that unity with any per­ HONOLULU 58777 son or group cooperating with, HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 or giving comfort to the com­ SUP—62 YEARS YOUNG 920 Main St. munist party and their stooges JACKSONVILLE Phone 5-5919 ly, W. 8th St. was impossible. Our position is, MARCUS HOOK Chester 5-3110 therefore, that in the future we 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. MIAMI . could not, in fairness to the 7 St. Michael St. MOBILE 2-1754 cause of true unionism, meet NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartrcs St. with such persons. Magnolia 6112-6113 (Continued from Page 1) SIU HALLS NEW YORK PERSONALS MRS. CAROLINE CALLIGAN Contact Walter E. Gallagher. Asst. Oswego County Veteran's Service Agency. New York State Division of Veterans Affairs, Os­ wego, New York. 4- J. S. AL LOMBARDI Get in touch with John Hunt, 477 Meridian Street, East Bos­ ton, Mass. t. sixty-two years of steady growth was marked by the Sailors Union of the Pacific on March 9. A big party was held in the Frisco Hall following the regular meeting. Tribute was paid to the SUP by representatives of> other unionsi ami' free refroshments were provided for all. t- ALEXANDER STANKIEWICZ Your passport and union book are on file at the Boston Branch. They just came in on the Billings Victory. 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone LOmbard 3-7651 PORT ARTHUR . .909 Fort Worth Ave. Phone: 2-8532 ...111 W. Burnside St. PORTLAND Beacon 4336 257 5th St. RICHMOND, Calif. 2599 SAN FRANCISCO . ... .105 Market St. Douglas 5475-8363 SAN JUAN, P. R. . .252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 029O TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4^181 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughto'n St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 �Friday. March 21, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen mn'THStP... 4- '• iou cAf^'t reu weM APART/ LCA LSU NMU CP * eUT YOU CAN'T MAKf. 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Title A name given to the resource March 21, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 12 Description An account of the resource Headlines: REFUSAL TO DISAVOW CP MAKES MARITIME UNITY IMPOSSIBLE--AGENTS COURT RULES US RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES ON SHIP A&G AGENTS CONFERENCE PREPARES PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF SEAFARERS IN ALL FIELDS COURT RULES US RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES ON SHIPS NEW TUG CONTRACT MAKES GAINS UFE VOTES TO STRIKE ALL EXCHANGES THE WASHINGTON MEETING BIG DOINGS SEAFARERS OFFERS LAKES SEAMEN CHANCE TO SHIP DURING WINTER FURUSETH DEVOTED HIS LIFE SO SEAMEN MIGHT BE FREE SULIVAN, CSU HEAD, QUITS; CALLS UNION CP-CONTROLLED AFL CONDEMNS PERON CONTROL OF TRADE UNION NEW FOOD PACKAGES FOR OVERSEAS AFL CONDEMNS PERON CONTROL OF TRADE UNIONS TEXT OF NEW MOBILE TUGBOAT CONTRACT SKIPPER'S LINEN CHARGE BOUNCES; IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH GALVESTON SHIPPING REMAINS SLOW; MOST VESSELS ARE IN TRANSIT GREAT LAKES SEAMEN ARE SHOWING DEEP INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN OF THE SEAFARERS PERFORMERS AND GASHOUNDS MAKE IT TOUGH FOR GOOD UNION MEMBERS CHICAGO SHIPPING BEGINS TO STIR; MEN GET SOUGEE BUCKETS IN SHAPE CLEVELAND WATERFRONT UNIONS START AFL MARITIME COUNCIL SEAFARERS LEAVE CHARLESTON FOR HOTTER PORTS RUSH OF TANKERS CAUSES MANHUNT IN CORPUS CHRISTI ACTIVITY IS UP, SAYS SAVANNAH; BONEYARD SHIPS DUE TO HIT PORT ORGANIZING DRIVE CATCHING ON WITH THE GREAT LAKES SEAMEN SIU PLANS AND POLICIES DRAWN FOR 1947 GADSDEN MEN CITE DANGER ABOARD SHIP PENALTIES FOR LEAVING JOB PROPOSED BY SCRIPPS CREW SS WINFIELD SCOTT MEN OFFER PLAN TO WIPE OUT INADEQUATE SLOP CHESTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/21/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log