https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/29f982aeeaaa392deba9de9046a9fbc7.PDF eae14ef3a245b8daa038985024392fa7 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 28. 1947 MAKING PLANS FOR THE SEAFARERS \ * ' Panama Transfers, Great Lakes Drive Highlight Convention CHICAGO — Charging that certain people in the State Department, among them Under Secre­ tary William L. Clayton, are "more interested in giving American ships away to foreign countries than helping to,build a powerful merchant mar­ ine," Harry Lundeberg, President of the Seafarers International Union of North America, highlight­ ed the Union's third biennial Convention with a 1!^ Tribute Te Hawk The first Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America since 1944 is being held this week in Chicago. Representing the Atlantic and Gulf Districts, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Great Lakes District, the American Merchant Marine Staff Officers Associa­ tion, and the British Columbia Seamen's union, are the Brothers pictured above. Front row, left to right. Earl Smith. John Mogan. Harry Lundeberg. R. D. Thompson, and Charles Brenner. Sec­ ond row, in the usual order, John Massey. W. H. Simmons, Bob Dombroff. Sonny Simmons. Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger, and Ed Coester. Rear row. L to R. Red Gibbs. Einar Nordaas. Fred Farnen, Cal Tanner. Tom Hill, Herbert Jansen. and William McLaughlin. Agents Conference Proposals Accepted By Coastwise A&G Membership Meetings f No. 13 NEW YORK, March 27 — At regular meetings last night of the Atlantic and Gulf District, the membership approved in full the recommendations of the Agents Conference. Out of the conference came many plans whi'ch will help to consolidate the gains made by the Union during the past year— gains which led the way for all other waterfront unions. In the week-long conference, which ended Saturday, March 22, decisions were reached which will make possible the further expansion of the Union. In this waj', seamen may see their dreams of "one big seamen's un­ ion" come true. Among the decisions reached were proposals to immediately survey the Union's strike appara­ tus, and to make any changes which are needed to bring the apparatus into smooth running order. It was the feeling of the Agents that 1947 might see some sort of economic action on the water­ front, and they wished to see the Union in as good position for any coming action as it was for the 1946 .General Strike. The organizing campaign was "We are indeed sorry io report that John Hawk, Secy.Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District, and First VicePresident of the International is unable to be present with our delegation, because of ill health. Whitey's health for some time past has been bad, and ihe many struggles of the past few years have contributed towards that ill­ ness. It appears he will be out indefinitely, and his ab­ sence will be keenly felt, as we will sorely miss his abil­ ity and great experience. "Under his guidance and leadership our Union has made great strides since our organizational inception in 1938. He has indeed been a bulwark of great strength in our battles with our enemies; the shipowners, bureaucrats and commies alike. "We sincerely hope for his immediate recovery, and his return to action in our be­ half." (From Report to Convention by Paul Hall) Shipping rules were discussed, analyzed, and a suggestion was made whereby the Seafarers and it was decided to allow them could organize any unorganized to stand as they were last amend­ maritime craft. ed by the 1946 Conference. In the matter of education and publicity, the Log was appraised in regard to its organizational use, and was highly praised. More Within the next few days educational features were recom­ the National Maritime Union mended by the conference, and will finish questioning its several new pamphlets and book­ witnesses in its flimsy collu­ lets will be issued in the near sion charges against the Sea­ future. farers. Other matters which were dis­ After the SlU has had a cussed, and decisions regarding chance to refute the charges, them apear on page 9. and all testimony has 'been It was with deep and sincere heard, the evidence will be regret that the Agents accepted OTTAWA -- The Canadian submitted to the headquar­ the application for a leave of ab­ Communist Party, and the CP ters of the National Labor sence from Secretary-Treasurer Relation Board for final dis­ John Hawk. For reasons of health tlie world over, received a body position. Hawk asked for a six months blow last week when J. A. "Pat" Up to this point, the NMU leave, and this was granted by Sullivan, head of the Canadian has submitted little that can the conference. J. P. Shuler was Seamen's Union, quit his job in be termed real evidence— named Acting Secretary-Treas­ disgust over the way seamens' mainly because such evi­ urer. rights were being subverted to dence does not exist. As soon as the sessions ended, the communist cause. Besides the SlU officials many of those pi-esent at the "My decision to take this step and members present at the meeting left for the SIU Conven­ was re .ched," he said, "when I hearings, the Union is repre­ tion in Chicago which convened became convinced that the inter­ sented by Attorney Ben on Monday, March 24. ests of organized labor were be­ Sterling, and by lawyers Some will stay on in Chicago ing subverted by the agents of Kaiser and Glenn, from the after the Convention ends to at­ communism to their own ends." office of Joseph Padway. tend the meeting of the AFL Mar­ This revelation was all the AFL Attorney. itime Trades Department. This is due to start Monday, March 31. more striking because it came Isthmian Hearing request that the Convention adopt a program designed to halt the transfer of American ships to Panamanian- registry. "American capital has trans­ ferred United States governmentbought ships to Panamanian reg­ istry ... to save taxes, to operate ships with cheaper crews, and to Reporting for the Atlantic and Gulf District. SlU. As­ sistant Secretary J. P. Shuler. and Director of Organization Paul Hall, stated that the Union had experienced much growth and a great deal of success since the last Con­ vention. Shuler's report ap­ pears on page 3. avoid regular steamboat inspec­ tion service," President Lunde­ berg said. The statement urged Congress to take proper steps to safeguard the interests of the American merchant marine, and "that if no action is taken . . . we inaugur­ ate the policy of boycotting all Panamanian ships sailing in or out of American ports." This recommendation follows {Continued on Page 14) Canadian And U.S. Communists Have Complete Control Of CSU from a labor leader of long standing, one who has headed the CSU from the day it was founded in 1935, and from one who followed the communist party line for many years. Sullivan never made a secret of the fact that he was sym­ pathetic to the communists, and even went to jail for a stretch from 1940 to 1942 when he was imprisoned with other commies for his anti-war stand. This of course, was when the commies condemned the war as "imperialist." Later, when Rus­ sia was attacked, he became an (Continued on Page 6) �THE SE AE ARERS LOG Page Two Friday, March 28, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 i. s. i. HARRY LUNDEBERG . 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas., Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. FRED FARNEN Secy-Treas. Gt. Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, atjhe Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act.of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK,' Editor 267 Illegal Transfers It is high time that the Congress of the United States, and appointed officials in high places, came to the realiza­ tion that their job is to represent the majority of the peo­ ple, not the fortunate few with wealth and position. For the past few months the American people have been shocked to hear that the American merchant marine, which was built up at a sacrifice during the war, was be­ ing transferred to foreign registry so that a few U. S. capi­ talists could add to their already overflowing bank accounts. These ships were built by the Government, and paid for out of the taxes of the people. They were operated by private companies during the war, at exorbitant prof­ its, and later bought by these same companies at a small fraction of the original cost or actual worth of the vessels. Not satisfied with this, American shipowners figured out a new dodge. They started transferring ships to Pana­ manian and Flonduran registry so that they could avoid payment of decent salaries to seamen, and avoid paying taxes to the United States Government. Practically ever) action of the shipowners in these "dummy" transfers is illegal. So there must be connivance from highly placed officials who allow such maneuvers to take place. Before the war, the American merchant marine had shrunk to a mere 13 million tons. During the war, it sky­ rocketed to 50 million tons, and many promises were made' that the merchant marine would never be allowed to dis­ integrate again. -"i^oday, only a short time after the end of the con­ flict, the total tonnage has dwindled to 30 million. Those ships which have been transferred to foreign registry are competing in the American trade. They sail These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, in and out of American ports, carrying American goods, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging but there the similarity ends. heavily on their hwds. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Panamanian seamen are sailing those ves.sels, drawing ing to thsm. lower wages than those paid to United States seamen. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOHN RILEY (G. L.) JAMEg' MeMAHoN (G/ L-.) Regular steamboat inspection, required under. U. S. law, J. NAVARRO WILLIAM RYAN (G.L.) is avoided. In the long run this will mean the loss of many P. DAUGHERTY WILLIAM, GILES J. RETOUR lives due to faulty equipment. CHARLES WENDEL G. KRETZER Etut the main importance to American seamen is that ft t ft C. MASON this business of moving ships from one country to another MOBILE HOSPITAL S. MOGAN like checkers is the opening wedge in a campaign to drive W. BROCE, Jr. MARION D. PENRY down the earnings of U. S. merchant seamen. J. ROONEY MANUEL CARDANA Right now our wages and conditions are the most E. CUSTER C. A. GARNET advanced in the entire world. The seamen of other coun­ R. E. MULHOLLAND R. H. DAVIS H. H. HAMILTON W. J. SULLIVAN tries look to us for leadership. The shipowner would like J. W. DENNIS A. SABOURIN nothing better than to force us to cut our standards so as R. B. WRIGHT S. P. MORRIS to meet the competition of Panamanian seamert. R. B. KINAIRD E. L. MYERS The shipowners, and the Government officials who 4' if' t 4 have assisted in this piece of trickery, are in for a rude STATEN ISLAND HOSP. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL shock. The Seafarers International Union will not just R. G. MOSSELLER JAMES T. MOORE make protest against continuing the practice and let it JOHN McLEMORE P. SYRAX JOHN FOX go at that. K. KORNELIUSSEN Action will follow if Congress does not take steps ERNEST SIDNEY C. H. SULLIVAN EDWARD CAIN JR. to halt the illegal transfer of American ships. A boycott of E. E. CASEY SOLOMON (SUL) HARB Panamanian ships has been asked for at the SIU Conven­ STANLEY HOLDEN M. j. LYDEN H. BEECHER tion in Chicago, and if it is instituted, it will become world­ ALBERT HAWKINS L. L. MOODY wide through the cooperation of the International Trans- ANTONIO AMARAL M. BAUCSKI CHARLES SIMMONS portworkers Federation. M. MORRIS PETER LOPEZ Boycott is a resounding answer to those who would TED BABKOWSKI W. R. BLOOM steal away the seamen's livelihood. Boycott it will be if the J. BOLGER WILLIAM HOWELL L. NELSON MICHAEL J. LUCAS transfers are not stopped. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiftiCs: 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 pun. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) III L. A. CORNWALL C. M. HOUCHINS E. CARERRAS H. L. TILLOT M. J. FIELDS JOHN A. DYKES R. RIVERA C. E. SMITH if 4 if GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM 4 if if MOBILE HOSPITAL E. L. MYERS S. P. MORRIS M. D. PENRY �Friday, March 28, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three J.P. Shuler's Report To Int'l Convention m M: The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers Internation Un­ ion, since the last Convention, has been very active. For brevity, as well as clarity's sake, we will deal with these activities seriatuin. MEMBERSHIP, tion all other trade unions to as-1 Workers that are not covered by; tied up approximately 40 ships sist us in this drive. unemployment insurance, we' on the East and Gulf Coasts beThe membership of the Union If no citizenship can be grant­ recommend that the Convention fore the issue was broken, which at the present time .consists of ed our.alien members, we go on of our International be instructed was in favor of the SIU. approximately 30,000 duos pay record once again to fight for to im.modiatcly draft a program Our membership feels that ing members. This includes the their rights to sail American ves­ calling for specific action aimed these various Government Buvarious categories of books, pro sels until they can become citi­ at providing for seamen's unem-'reaus are just as much our enemy bationary, permits and tripcards zens of our country under the ployment insurance, effective as I as the shipowners inasmuch as We have, for some period of time prevailing naturalization laws. soon as possible. CONTRACTS they continually line up on the had our membership books same side of the fence with our MC TRAINING PROGRAM In the fall of last year, we were closed, except under certain con- SEAMEN'S BILL OF RIGHTS T • <• 4U X . 41 operators. For that reason, our able to negotiate contracts which Our organization has actively In view of the fact, as recently i u' „ •, tions. u,. T-.4 membeiship has gone on record were a great improvement over for a number of years fought for reported by our International Qualifications for membership repeatedly for the use of ecoour previous ones. Not only a Bill of Rights for Seamen. Our Officers, the Maritime Conrimisnow are that in addition to 12 . , w , , nomic action wherever possible were we able to raise our wages main objective, of course, has sion was granted million dol+ tu u months on a permit, a man must 10..4. Z ..._ ^ stop to the bureaucratic for all ratings, but the working been to protect seamen who have lars for a training program, we attacks against Union men. rules in all departments were have as well at least one trip on been injured during the war. feel our Union should take im­ an unorganized vessel in which The greatest beef resulting improved to a considerable de­ It is our opinion that these mediate action to stop same. the Union is attempting to or­ from coming into conflict with gree. men should be guaranteed medi­ We should request the AFL Government Bureaus and Agen­ This ha.s' resulted in several ganize. Thus we have been able cal and hospital treatment for as and other affiliates in the Mari­ to at this time prevent over­ cies, etc., was the 1946 General things. First of all, is the reac­ long as they are in need of such time Industry to assist us in makloading of the Organization with ^ ^ Strike which culminated from tion of our membership. They care. There is also the question ing every possible effort to put' ,, ^ r a heavy membership. . : interference on the part of the like our contracts very much, of providing for next of kin of j these characters out of business We are now in the process of Wage Stabilization Board. and as a result, take a much merchant seamen who were in- for all times. We feel this entire greater interest in the Organiza­ making a complete survey of all jured during the war and who set-up should be declared as 1946 GENERAL tion itself than ever before. our available jobs and in the fu­ were direct providers for their phony and every possible effort Secondly, our contracts assisted ture, admission for membership STRIKE be made to discourage the con­ families' welfare. us to some degree in improving will be governed by the number tinuance of it. In addition, there is the ques­ The General Strike was enthu­ our relations with the operators of available jobs under contract. tion of providing compensation As long as such so-called train- siastically received by our memin the business of handling dis­ for seamen injured during the ing programs are in existence, bership; principally because of GOVT. BUREAUS putes. Finally, our new contracts war who find themselves now there is always the fear of them the fact that it was not a surare a great aid in organizing the AND AGENCIES unable to make a living. being used as fink factories .»in prise move, but something that unorganized men under our ban­ Our Union has, along with case of strike. each member of the Union had We reaffirm our Union's pre­ ner. other District Unions in the sea­ vious position on this question. WASHINGTON participated in bringing about. Various points which had been men's field, had many hard strug­ The AFL Legislative Committee I The entire apparatus, the me­ confusing in previous contracts gles with the various Government is now working with us on this chanics and the directives which were clarified in our present Inasmuch as the various Con- governed the strike had been agreement, thereby making it Bureaus and Agencies. As a re­ problem. Our organization has notified gressmen and would be union worked out through a period of more simple to settle disputes. sult of these various disputes, This, in turn, Iras been a saving our recently concluded Agents' all Congressmen and Senators wreckers are now busy in Wash- six months by our Organizers, of energy on the part of the Un­ Conference adopted the follow­ from all coastal ports of our po- ington trying to cram their anti- with membership participation. ion and has enabled us to apply ing proposals on Government sition and our desire for passage labor legislation into effect, this consultation and group meetings. of a bill that will be fair and Committee feels that the SIU j We were faced with problems our energy into other fields in Agencies and Legislation: just. should have representation in' different somewhat from that of the Union itself. COAST GUARD We recommend the continual Washington as soon as possible on ' other areas. During the period The position of our organiza­ pressing of our program for this a permanent basis. of the War, the "shipowner perBINANCES tion towards control by the Coast bill and enlisting the aid of all This Committee recommends the NMU, the commies While the record shows an in­ Guard of the American seamen unions towards achievement of that the subject be taken up at i succeeded by infiltration in crease in available funds in com­ through the U. S. Steamboat In­ this end—A Complete Bill of the International Convention in securing themselves a strong poparison to previous years, this, spection Service, and through Rights for Seamen. Chicago to place such a repre-1 sition both within the MMP and in every respect of the word, is the U. S. Shipping Commission­ sentative in Washington. the MEBA. The CMU was at not a true analysis. MARINE HOSPITALS er's Office hcis never changed. We further recommend to the the height of jte The income of the Organiza­ We recommend that it be We have been, and are actively tion since the last Convention was fighting, for the return of this brought to the attention, as often International Convention that ^lory and the SIU was looked upgreatly increased due to the fact function back to the Department as possible, to Surgeon General they study the possibilities of on unfavorably and regarded by that we caused to be opened var­ of Commerce where it belongs. Parron of the Public Health Serv­ working out a joint program, many as an extremely "small, ineffective" Union. ious new Branches and placed of­ The control of American mer­ ice, of the'many instances where with other AFL Maritime Unions, Although the Seafarers were ficials in them. This was done chant seamen by the Coast Guard seamen because of being on the a system for joint support of such the spearhead of the 1946 Gen­ to prevent "freeloaders" from puts the seamen under control beach over 60 days have been de­ legislative offices and represen­ eral Maritime Strike by winning riding SIU . vessels and paying of a military department of the nied hospital privileges, although tatives in Washington. our strike in short order, we no revenue for the privilege. Government. It takes away cer­ in dire need of same. This, we feel, is very important ^ , , . . found ourselves in the beginning This, however, at the same' time, tain privileges and rights enjoyed ^ In some ports, at the present at this time and unless it ,s done, increased our expenditures. Ad- by seamen. It adds a heavier time, this 60 day ruling has been phonies may slip something over possiblities of ditonal expense was undergone burden on the American taxpay­ extended to 90 days; but even on us. If we are not at all times Unions being taken when we purchased our own er and should be changed. this, in our opinion, is not suf­ informed of what they are shap- over by the comrades. To eliminHalls in the Ports of Boston, Nor­ Our organization has already ficient. ing up in the vvay of trying to immediately lent aU folk and Tampa. Incidentally, put our position before all the We should press immediately destroy the trade union move-' resources to the this is along with our New Or­ members of the Committee on the point that as.Iong as a man is ment in maritime. ' launched an all-out leans Hall which was purchased Merchant Marines and Fisheries in this industry, seeking his liv­ While not going into complete drive against the commie clique before the 1944 Convention, and and has received assurance ing, he should at all times be details on this, we feel it is im-' dominating the MEBA. broii,ght to four the number of through the AFL that it is help­ qualified for treatment at USPHS portant to point out a couple of During the entire course of the our own establishments. and Marine Hospitals, regardless disputes resulting on the East Officers' Strike, we continued this ing us _ •Ills uo in ill our uui fight. iisiiv. One further expense of the Ortransfer of the Steamboat of the length of time on the and Gulf Coasts between our-1 program with the result that ganization over the past two Inspection and U. S. Shipping beach. selves and various Bureaus and within a very short period of years has been that of organiza­ Commissioner's Office back to We further recommend a com­ the results of same. time, the communists within the tional work. This was attributed the Department of Commerce plete survey, as has been going In the Port of New York, after MMP were ousted and a counter­ to Isthmian Steamship Company must be done through an Act of on, by the SIU of all Marine Hos­ long persecution at the hands of balance of power established and later expanded to various Congress. pitals and investigation as to con­ the Coast Guard, the Organiza­ within the MEBA. other unorganized companies This Committee recommends ditions of same. tion finally tried the use of eco­ A great amount of credit must Then too, there wore the very that, in the final analysis, in the In the event of case^ of mis­ nomic action to prevent same be given to the ILA, both Long­ heavy expenses of the 1946 event of failure of the introduc­ treatment or of bad ho.spital con­ and tied up the SS Helen of Bull shoremen and Harbor Workers, Strike. tion of proper legislation to ditions, notice of such treatments Steamship Company. The Com­ who worked closely with us dur­ In spite of these heavy expen­ handle, this matter, that we set are to be called to the attention ditures, however, the Organiza­ forth a proposition to all mari­ of Surgeon General Parron or pany was forced to pay the men ing the entire strike and who, in tion at the present time is in a time unions, regardless of affili­ Assistant Surgeon R. G. Wil­ complete standby wages from the work hours actually were on time they lost their papers to strike as supporting factors sound condition. ation, the possibilities of all un­ liams, Chief Bureau of Medical the time they received them back longer than we were. We find it nece.ssary at this ions using economic action at the Service, Public Health, Washing­ from the Coast Guard as a result It can truthfully be said that time, however, to economize ijoint of production, as in the case ton, D. C. of economic pressure. Since that the General Strike of 1946 was throughout the entire structure of the SS Helen in the Port of We further recommend that our action, no SIU contracted oper­ the primary factor in organizing of our Union so as to operate on New York this past year, if not International Union, take steps ator, or its employees, have nationally the AFL Maritime a full peacetime basis. for the elimination of the Coast to place our entire International called the Coast Guard into any Trades Department, although This has been considered by Guard then at least, the toning Union on record for increased ship's beef. theoretically, it had been in ex­ both the membership and the of­ down of their dictatorial methods subsidies to the Marine Hospitals istence for some time previous. The Operation Division of the ficials of our Union, as well as of so-called disciplining of Amer- and the USPHS, so as to increase WSA during 1946 refused to alIt ^vas the strike that gave birth our Agents' Conference. The re­ can seamen. their facilities and service to U. low the Union and its contracted tu the concept that alone any sults of this consideration was S. Merchant Seamen and, if at operators to use collective barMaritime Union was powerless, ALIEN SEAMEN that a program was laid down in all possible, to their families. gaining to secure a proper rider. that united they were indesOur organization is on record regards to the finances of our UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE As a result of this interference tructible. Union, calling for retrenchment. to fight for citizenship for alien The NMU, MCS and certain In view of the fact that the sea­ and meddling on the part of this By following this program, the seamen who sailed on American particular Government Bureau, sections of the MEBA tried to use men are one of the few, if not Organization will be in a solid Flag Ships during the war. We the last, section of American the SIU used economic action and i {Continued on Page 14) reaffirm this position and petifinancial position. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Groundwork Laid In Lakes Drive; SlU Rank And File Participate Friday, March 28, 1947 Volunteer Organizer do the job, but with a solid basis large "number of :^IU-contracted set up, the rest is simply a mat­ companies. The organization drive on the ter of hard work, with man­ When Fran Krabavac made Seamen in this region have no Great Lakes has now passed its power the backbone of the drive. reason to respect the NMU, the the Zane Grey, Isthmian Steam­ third week — three weeks of so-called union that called a ship Company, as a volunteer OUTLOOK GOOD hard work that have broken the strike up here without author­ organizer eighteen months ago. ground for a real all-out cam­ That's the way it shapes up on ization from the men sailing the he thought he would make one paign to unionize the many men ships. Those men lost their bon­ trip and then ship out on a con­ who sail under shipowner con­ the Lakes. The SIU has the or­ uses, and wages, and received no tract vessel. ^ ganization to dp the job, but it ditions. Today, after eighteen months takes men to contact the ships, material gains in the long run. It hasn't been easy to do the talk to the men, and get the They also have no reason to on Isthmian ships, he is deter­ necessary spadework. The NMU, SIU message across. respect the Lake Carriers As­ mined to continue shipping Isth­ with its selfish strike last fall, sociation, or the other phony mian until the company signs a This may sound like an un­ made lots of Lakes seamen bit­ company unions that exist up contract with the SIU. necessary invitation to most ter. But the Seafarers came in here. Lakes seamen know that He was on the Zane Grey less with a spotless reputation, and SIU members. It probably is, they have been sold nut time but if there are any men with than a month. After that fol­ that has made the majority of and time again by groups that lowed ten months on the Ed­ Great Lakes experience, who the Lakes seamen listen to us want to participate in the drive worked with the bosses and mund Fanning, then seven with interest. on the Lakes, they can do a against the seamen. months on the Sea Hawk. He's The Great Lakes seamen have good job by contacting the SIU This time the story is changed. still on the last named. been assured that the SIU had repi'esentative in the port they This time the seamen have a Brother Krabavac got his sea nothing to do with the NMU want to ship out of. chance to pick a Union that has training sailing Yugoslavian phony strike. It is to our credit a reputation for protecting and ships. Twenty-three years ago There's a big job to be done, that our work has been good fighting for its members. With he started out to sea, just to see and the same spirit that won a FRAN KRABAVAC enough for these men, and they such a choice, it's a good bet what it was like. He enjoyed his resounding election in the Isth­ have received us very whole­ that they will pick the SIU. experiences so much that he up by a United States vessel mian Steamship Company (NMU The next few months will tell heartedly. stalling to the contrary) can the story. The SIU has a good decided to make the sea his and brought to this country. This section needs organiza­ In his native land Krabavac knock over the anti-labor Lakes chance to organize many sea­ career. tion. No flash in the pan could had been a member of the sea­ operators. SUNK BY NAZIS men who haven't had the oppor­ men's union, and so it was nat­ Right now the situation shapes tunity to sail under decent con­ Only once did he come close ural for him to want to join a up in the following manner: ditions. They want to. but they to regretting his decision. That union in the U.S. was when the President KopajSeveral companies have start­ have to be contacted first. "Our union in the old coun­ ed early fit-out operations. Be­ It is our duty to do that job. tic, a Yugoslav ship, was sunk try was a good one," he recalls, cause our men are on the ball, Come, hell or high water, the in the Carribean in 1941. "but not as strong as the SIU. and willing to go all out in the organizing drive will go on — Fran was on that ship, and So I joined the SIU." drive, those ships are now prac­ and to a really successful con­ the survivors drifted for a few tically solid SIU. days before they were" picked SETTLED PERSONAL SCORE clusion! He sailed many ships during The Union will be calling for Charging flatly that anti-closed the war. usually right into the contracts in these companies shop laws were unconstitutional within the near future, or pet­ danger zones, because as he puts it, "I had a personal score because they nullified the "right itioning the National Labor Re­ to settle with Hitler. His troops lations Board for elections. of contract," AFL President Wil­ ovei'ian my country." We know that a fight is in liam Green last week told AFL Brother Fran more than set­ store for us. We are ready and unions that they would be justi­ tled the score. The supplies waiting, confident in the fact TAMPA—Winning a bargain­ day. One of the important sub­ carried on ships manned by fied in ignoring such laws in thai cooperation from the Great ing election in this state means jects for discussion will, be the Krabavac and other merchant states which have enacted them. Lakes seamen has been excel­ absolutely nothing. It's not very organizing of a prograr," design­ seamen made possible the vict­ The statement was made by lent so far. difficult to organize the workers, ed to beat Attorney-General Tom ory over the Nazis in Europe. Green at the convention of the In­ especially into AFL Unions, but Watson when he runs for Gov­ SIU IS CHOICE When the war was •finally ternational Brotherhood of Paperonce the election has been held, ernor. won, Fran still wanted action, so So good has been the help the courts take over. makers, which met in Chicago. Labor never had a more bitter he volunteered his services as .T-.T 11 J i , 1 given us by the Lakes seamen The AFL has already started , \u ^ The injunctions , which have enemy than Watson. He has laid an organizer. He was told to ^ ^ ,, , „ , I themselves, that our organizers test cases of the open-shop law, . J ,u ^ ,u OTTT • been issued in Florida are some­ his plans carefully to advance try to make an Isthmian ship, , . .. I are convinced that the SIU is in Nebraska and several otheroverwhelming choice of the thing to see. No picketlines are himself politically by trading on and if successful, there would be states, but It may take close to allowed, the closed shop has been labor. plenty for him to do. outlawed, and labor is straitjacktwo years before the first chal- -^g The State Federation of Labor JOB WELL DONE lenge reaches the Supreme Court. He was successful, and thus It's impossible to state right etcd if and when a strike is call­ will have to do the big job in campaigning against Watson be­ started eighteen months of hard Until then, 'the AFL v/ill chal­ at the start how good an organ­ ed. The employer hires scab la­ cause the CIO is very small po­ work. lenge the validity of the laws," izing drive might wind up. But Brother Krabavac was on the Green said. "The Supreme Court j if .spirit is any indication, the bor, and the police escort the tatoes in Florida. In Tampa the Seafarers is tak­ Edmund Fanning when the ship has upheld the closed shop and next few months will see plenty scabs through picketlines. They will again so decide." ! of Lakes companies joining the have done it so often lately that ing an active part in the fight was voted in Baltimore, Mary­ it appears that strikebreaking is against Mayor Hixon and his ma­ land. The NMU was sure of this the biggest job for Florida police chine. . one; the NMU organizers had men. We have had some pretty bad already put it down in the win School teachers, the most un­ experiences with Hixon, when he column. derpaid people in the state, and took the lead in breaking the But the work of Krabavac and perhaps even in the nation, are taxi drivers' strike. the others proved too much, and in the middle of an organizing We are going to supply plenty ^^^en the balloting was completNEW YORK — Cheered by a cago convention of the Office campaign here. of cars and drivers to take voters rolled up betpledge of unqualified support Employes International Union, of They are meeting with plenty to the polls and home again on ^er than a three to one majority, from Harry Lundeberg, president which the UFE is an affiliate. of opposition from the press, the election day. "That did my heart good," of the Seafarers International "If there is any place in Amer­ politicians, and civic leaders. said Fran. jg ....... "On unorganized It is no secret that labor Union, the United Financial Em­ ica where high wages and better FII^THY SLANDER • ships a seaman is not treated rallying voters against Hixon, ployes, AFL, stepped up its plans working conditions should pre­ Editorials in the papers ac­ for a strike against the Wall vail," Green said, "it is in the tually slander the teachers, and and it is no secret that the labor- decently, and all that will when the SIU gets a conStreet exchanges and brokerage money-making establishments" of call them malcontents, rabble hating. machine is plenty worried T c*+1-» »VM o tract TtrifV* with Isthmian.' over the outcome. houses and announced April 21 Wall Street. rousers, and worse. All this to Krabavac gave some instances as the walkout date. Prior to his address. Green honest people who arc 'trying The picture is black, but Tom of what he means when he says Lundeberg gave assurances of conferred privately with Lunde­ to obtain decent wages and con­ Watson and the other labor-bait­ that seamen are "not treated SIU backing to M, David Keefe, berg and Keefe. ers have forced us to band to­ decently." ditions. UFE president, when the two met The projected strike stems A Citizens Committee has been gether to beat the people who "First of all, the food is poor, in Chicago last week. from the refusal of A. M. Kidder set up, and they are trying to hate the workers. and scarce," he stated. "Quart­ The SIU official said that be­ and Company to negotiate a con­ show the teachers that a union is From now on its a finish fight, ers are small and they try to cause the UFE was militant in tract with UFE. The street-wide unnecessary. But the teachers and labor is going to keep right crowd >men into the- foc'sles. pressing for its just demands it walkout will cut off the possibility are not going to be mislead by on battling until victory is won. Overtime is just a word on those merited Seafarers support, which of business being conducted for anything that this group prom­ ships, and a man rarely gets ultimately would aid the entire Kidder by the Stock and Curb ises. time enough to eat a full meal." labor movement. exchanges or their member firms. The feeling is that nothing was It was for reasons such as A similiar pledge from William The UFE scored a major vic­ done before the teachers started those that Isthmian voted over­ Green, AFL president, said his tory recently when — with full organizing, and that if their un­ whelmingly for SIU representa­ entire organization would stand SIU support—it struck and par­ ion fails, the civic authorities tion. And it is for such reasons with the financial workers "until alyzed the New York Cotton Ex­ will not increase wages or better that Fran Krabavac became a they win victory," change. The union won a con­ conditions. volunteer organizer, and is going Green announced the AFL tract after one day on the picketThe Florida Federation of La­ to stick at it until a contract is backing in a speech at the Chi­ lines. bor Convention started on Mon­ [signed, sealed, and delivered. By EARL SHEPPARD Green Advises Unions To Ignore Open Shop Laws Florida Labor Gets Ready To Oppose Tom Watson Lundeberg Pledges Int'l Support To UFE In Wall Street Strike '-i-i.Vl �l: Friday. March 28. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Delegates Gather For SIU Convention ( • t; It M'ji 1 11:' Above is the Atlantic and Gulf District delegation to the Convention. Standing, left to right, John Mogan, Lindsey Williams. Sonny Simmon,, Paul Hall, and Red Gibbs. Seated, in the same order. Earl Smith, W. H. Simmons. J. P. Shuler. and Gal Tanner. Fishermen and fish cannery workers had their representation. Left to right, Joe Perry and Lester Caveny, Fish Cannery Workers Union of Monterey, Cal., and John Crivello, Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey, Cal. The SUP had the next largest delegation to the A&G Dis­ trict. Seated, L to R, Bob Dombroff, Harry Lundeberg, and Morris Weisberger. Standing, John Massey, R. D. Thompson. Charles Brenner, and Ed Coester. The Great Lakes District was well represented by Fred Farnen, Larry Martin, and Herbert Jansen, seated left to right, and Einar Nordaas and William McLaughlin, standing. McLaughlin is from the British Columbia Seamen's Union, f I Vi Delegates came from as far away as Alaska. Above, on the right, is John S. Amayo. President of the Alaska Fish Cannery Workers Union. Beside him s George Issel. representing the Fish Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific. San Francisco Bay Area. The Fish Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union, San Diego, California, was represented by \ Frank Currier. Business Agent; C. H. Burns. Fisherman; and Lester Ballenger, Secretary-Treasurer. ' �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Friday, March 28. 1947 /ts True — Rhode Island Pays Bonus To Soamon Lakes Seamen Sullivan Says Invited To Visit Commies Have UETERATIS' BOTIUS BOARD Buffalo Hall Control Of CSU of trail ^rab&mn ^pisntBtions STATE HOUSE (Continued from Page 1) ardent supporter of the Second Front. In his statement, Sulivan, who was also secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, ad;nitted that he had been a member of the CP from 1937 until three months ago. The CSU has always reflected the Kremlin line, and it was for that reason that the charter of the union was revoked by the Seafarers International Union in August. 1944. PROVIDENCE 2. FL I. Merchant Marine Application For Bonus Under Chapter 1721, Public Laws of 1944 All Answers Must Be Typewritten or Printed In Ink 1. Name under which applicant entered the aervice 2. Present name (if different) 3. Mailing address (present) —.JLQ. Z^£.ltLillg.-AY9-i—C^nStOO -B,-!-. Na SiTHt Cl^orum r.O. Zmm Sma Sex-Male (3 Female • No. and location of Draft Board where applicant regiatered —S»5 aiTer.ATe. ,—PrnTldwnflH, H. I • Period served in Merchant Marine: i v.,.-!, a. Date of entry into service 5jL._iSli5 Place gaW YOrk b. Date of discharge or relea.- r from service —St ill IP jS.9rTlP9—Place i c. Serial Number Dd you serve on an army transport or merchant ship operated for the United Sutea War Shipping AdminiatiatioD between the dates of December 7.-1941 and September 2, 1945? Yfl8 4. 5. e. 7. t/iP llAlll.KY ttm , IM 8. Name war zene areas where served? 9. Place of birth...-Pro Jlldeaa«.»_JEU.L. JtiHh hkn at h. ATHKM aaMOa .. No ifdUarranaan -Mlddla-gajl.,. 10. Date of birth— MANY IMPLICATED 11. Length of LEGAI. RESIDENCE in Rhode Island IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO SERVICE Sullivan implicated many 12 LEGAL RESIDENCE at time of entry into service -70 Perk^» ATai...,-.-PXOal.diUiaj.,_ R. T. rso. Btrtia Otp or Tova Stato people in his blast against com13. LEGAL RESIDENCES for period of six mcotha immediately prior to entry into service Prn¥l dWIlfia^—R.l. • FROM TO munst machinations in the CSU, and in the Canadian labor move­ ment. He named Fred Rose, a form.er 14. AddreigivenM time of separation from aervice citi member .of Parliment, who was 15. Name and legal addrpsees of parents at time of entry into service _ 1&7.S w. PrQTld(uiga._Bal. sent to jail in the atom bomb plot, as one "of those who used 16. If married at time of entry into service, name and legal addreMoI wife (or husband) fl UTI hmugh the seamen to further the ends 17. Hav?^Tecri>^a^Veter^''bM«urori«i^^ bom this or any other ^te becauae ol service srith the Armed Forcct or the of the communist party. Merchant Marine in World War II? ^ He also named Alderman J. B. If "Yes" what State — —— Salsberg as a party member who PENALTY PROVISION: Ch. 1721, Pub. Laws ol 1946, "Whoever knowmgly makea a false atatement. oral or written, rdtfing to a material fact in supporting a claim under the proviaicns of thia^ ahail bemoni^of not mat than SSCO^ or by transmitted funds to him from imprisonment (or not more than one year, or both.*>^^*^/' ^^ ^ the party in order to finance • the 1937 strike against the lake Subscribed and sworn to before me thir_,.V^^Z5 ; <l»y of——fftbTlWry ship owners. "In the period from 1943 on­ NMsryPyblk wards." Sullivan stated, "the DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE executives of the seamen, the CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL same as lots of other unions, It is certified that this application meeU all requuemeoU of ChapiCer 1721 Pulic Laws of 1946 and it ia recjuested that pay. have been gradually in the pro­ ment ol the State Bonus oU200.00 be made to the following person: Cfftificate No. . N^of cess of taking into their ranks, either knowingly or unknowing­ ly, members of the communist party — for instance, in Halifax, AppfOTsd-Stnta Bonus C. H. Meads, who was an Amer­ ican seaman, but who had never sailed in Canada, was drafted in ORIGINAL DISCHARGE OR RELEASE MUST BE ATTACHED HERETO from the NMU and is now in complete charge of the east coast for the seamen and gen­ eral secretary for the fishermen; Some time ago the Seafarers Log ran a story regarding payment of a Bonus to Rhode Island whose wife, at the same time, is merchant seamen who had sailed during the war. At that time there was not too much known about the provincial secretary for the this, but now the Log has first-hand information from a veteran seaman who has already filled out communist party, the necessary application for some of that Bonus money. On this page we have reproduced the CP IN CONTROL application form. Sullivan stated flatly, the same as Joe Cur ran has done in In order to be eligible for ^uch payment, the applicant must be a legal resident of the State the NMU, that the CP placed of Rhode Island, and must have been a resident of that state at the time of entry into wartime men in the national office of the merchant marine service. If those two qualifications are met, then it is just another short step to CSU to direct party work. "In the national office," he filling in the form and- collecting the $200,00. said, "the communist party, of Application forms can be obtained by writing to the Veterans' Bonus Board, State House, course, has taken full control, Providence 2, Rhode Island. where they have placed Jerry McManus in as secretary but act­ ually his work is to direct all political activities within the or­ ganization." Waste of seamen's ,money was another point on which Sullivan By RAY GONZALES The crew may allow the ship find the real cause of difficulty took the commies to task. to sail short of supplies expect­ lying witli the eunipany purchas­ "The executive officers ar i During the past years we have ing to pick up the shortages in ing agent. running all over both Canada fought long and hard to bring and the (United) States, sup­ conditions on our ships to what a foreign port. Therefore, let us cooperate However, when the ship ar­ 100 percent with our Chief posedly to be doing union work. they are today. .... In all those cases, the rives in a foreign country, the Stewards, Chief Cooks and dele­ In every battle we have en­ usual run of Skippers produce gates. seamen are footing the bill. The only work that McManus was tered, whether it was private' a letter from the company tell­ Of course, this does not mean doing was floating money from ship operators, commies or the ing them not to buy any stores that if a Steward is a phony we the NMU into this country and' government brass hat agencies, in foreign ports due to the high should pat him on the back and warn him to be a good boy from laying the groundwork for the we have always won and we cost of food. NMU coming into this country will continue to win our battles We all know that lack of ad­ now on. There is only one good way in order that they could take through the coperation and sol­ equate food causes a great deal idarity of the membership. of dissension among the- unlic­ to handlcthis food situation, and the CSU over." However, things are far from ensed personnel. Let these final words from that is when you arrive aboard perfect yet. After an extensive Sullivan make their own point. The Chief Steward is power­ your ship, call a meeting and "I also stated (at the 1946 con­ survey, I have noticed that food less to cope with the ftgh-handelect a delegate to contact the vention of the CSU) that I was and other supplies put aboard ed policies of many of the com­ Chief Steward,, This delegate should confer undecided whether or not to run our ships, purchased by penny- pany purchasing agents, and he pinching company agents, are of usualy winds up behind the with the Chief Steward and re­ for reelection," says Sullivan. "I was quickly told by Sals­ second or third grade quality. eight-ball. quest him to produce all requi­ In several instances, there The outcome of the company sitions and confirmations. berg that it wasn't a case of The Delegate should check whether or not I wanted to run have not been enough supplies sponsored difficulty usually finds as they, the communst party, put aboard for the expected dur­ the crewmembers slapping these carefully for quantity and had made the decision. Com­ ation of the voyage. In other charges against the Chief Stew­ quality. If he finds any short­ munist party discipline does not words the companies have delib­ ard or voting him off the ship. age or inferior grades, he should I think we should look before Immediately notify the Union alow for individual thought and erately shorted the crew of food we leap, and we would usually Hall, party orders must be obeyed." necessary for the trip. By FRATIK MORAN BUFFALO—Lakes seamen of all ratings, regardless of wheth­ er you have a ship to go to or not, are invited to drop into the Buffalo Hall, meet the local Or­ ganizer, and discuss your ship­ ping problems with him. You will meet plenty of oldtimer.s, and some of the younger Seafarers, who all know and will tell you of the advantages of real unionism, SIU style. In the SIU Hall, there is no waiting around, like there is in the company offices and LCA halls. SIU members register for jobs at the Union Hall where ship­ ping is conducted strictly on a rotary basis. They also have job security, guaranteed b y SIU contracts. Seafarers have preference in shipping on the same boat that they laid up last Fail, if they so wish, and don't have to wor­ ry about the bosses' friends tak­ ing their jobs. Unorganized Lakes .seamen don't know whether they have' a job in the Spring or not. Re­ gardless of whether they laid up some vessel or not, they don't know whether some friend or relative of the bosses will have their job when they look for it at the fit out. SIU contracts mean job security. • SIU CRE'WING UP In the Buffalo and Erie, Pa, areas, the shipping activity has been confined to SIU ships crewing up. The Local Agent for the SIU has bccH quite busy crewing up these boats, so it looks as though the SlU-contracted vessels will lead the parade out of this port when the initial sailing begins from here in the near future. Don't forget, all unorganized men are invited to help organ­ ize their ships into the SIU. Contact the local SIU Halls whenever possible, and give them yoUr suggestions for mak­ ing your ship an SIU .ship. In the SIU, you're backed by 65,000 SIU members, and the 8 million Brothers in the AFL. With this combination and sup­ port, you can't go wrong. Go SIU today! Some Companies Still Try To Chisel On Fooii Unfoi'tunately, in many* cases crews have neglected Lo report such beefs in time for the Pa­ trolmen to take action before the ship sails, or sometimes no­ tification is given just a few hours before she is to pull out. In these cases when a Patrol­ man comes aboard after the crew has held up the ship, and tells the company about the shortage or poor quality stores, the company will always scream "breech of contract!" "You've given us no time to replace the stores. You're hold­ ing up the ship, "We'd give you the stores if you'd notified us in time," •Well, lets see if they really mean what they say. Lets get our beefs into the Hall well in advance of sailing time. If they mean what they say the storerooms will contain first grade food and plenty of it. If they're pulling a fast one we'll pin their ears back! �Friday. March 20. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Payoffs And Shipboard Playboys Keep Port Pbiladelpbia Active By E. B. TILLEY , PHILADELPHIA — Shipping as was necessar,y here. here is still bouncing along at a There has arisen a misunder­ good clip with a steady flow of standing on .some of the ships ships in and out of the port. that come in here pertaining to The past week ."^aw the paying- feeding while the ship is in port. off of four ships and the signing It seems that some of the Stew­ on of three, in addition to the^ ards Departments think that several ships we contacted in when their ship hits the dock transit. they don't have to work anymore. Silence Ihis week from ihe There were minor difficulties This is bad, for the rest of the Branch Agents of the follow­ By JOHN MOGAN aird beefs on a few of the ships ciew then wants subsistence and ing ports: but they were handled at the the companies yell bloody mur­ BOSTON—Business and ship­ ory and the Fort Winnebago BALTIMORE point of production and cleared der. They say that the food is ping is definitely on the increase (West Coast tanker) and the up in short order. NEW ORLEANS there for the Cooks to use. why in these parts. Upon my re­ four other ships in that port. turn to Boston from the Agent's One of the ships that came in don't they stay aboard and cook SAVANNAH In Boston, two Eastern ships Conference (for a breather be­ (the .Sam Johnston and the for payoff was the SB Chemawa it? SAN JUAN fore going on to Chicago for Falmouth) paid off during the They're right in that respect, of the Beacon Hill Company. Her NORFOLK the- International Convention) I week also, with the SS Sam troubles took a little time to so the in.si.stence of the Stew­ JACKSONVILLE learned that none of the boys Parker also scheduled for Fri­ square away. She had been out ards Departments in knocking had any chance to do any rest­ day, but held over the weekend. PORT ARTHUR on a nine month trip and for off in the galley is leading to ing while 1 was gone. nine months the crow had to put complications which will have to The deadline for port re­ The Falmouth has seen her up with the wild west antics of be ii'oned out. And, too, it appears that the last days as an SlU-contract ports. monies due, etc.. is the a Skipper who thought he was coming week will also be a busy ship — unless we can sign up On the other hand, we are Monday proceeding publica­ a real pistol packin' hot shot. one for all hands, with plenty of the Greeks — and the crew very happy over the cooperation tion. While every effort will ships scheduled to arrive in this certainly piled off her with This yokel, according to the that the ships' delegates are giv­ be made to use in the current area for payoff. crew, used to come out on deck ing us. Almost every delegate much regret. issue material received after Acting Agent Sweeney didn't twirling his 45 around his index calls the Hall as soon as his ship that date, space commitments She was old, she was cramped, get a chance to do any acting but crew and officers got along finger and yelling to the crew (as arrives and we have been cover­ generally do not permit us fo while 1 was gone. He spent the first-rate. if they didn't know it) that he ing them all in true SlU fashion do so. before the pay-off begins. entire time in Portland, which was the Skipper. On the Sam Johnston, there is enjoying some unprecedented Up and down the deck this were a few hours disputed for prosperity — thanks to 100.000 male Annie Oakley would parade some of the black gang, which tons of surplus potatoes. trying to impress the crew with is now payable. And since three ships were his pistol prowess. In the general confusion, an scheduled to pay off in Portland EXPENSIVE JOKES SUP ship (the Springer) came on Monday, (SS Purdue Victory This wasn't so bad, but he had in and paid off without repre­ and SS Ethiopia Victory, both another pleasure, sadistic at that, sentation: but the Delegate in­ By BLACKIE CARDULLO "Waterman and the SS Umatilla, which caused him amusement. formed the Patrolman on his He enjoyed it, but to the crew MARCUS HOOK — Shipping the worker's paradise — for him. a West Coast tanker) . and two others were slated to sign on ,, T , . it meant only the loss of cold is very good down here in the Oh. well, 1 guess his memory (the SS David Burnett, an Hook — so good in fact, that we cash. is short. American-Pacific scow^ and the He would listen attentively to haven't any men left on tiie SS Billings Victory, another To get away from the Pilot beach to put aboard the ships. a crewmember report.his misfor­ With all the boys out on the and the NMU 1 got a hot tip to Waterman) , Brother Goggin ac­ tune in a shoreside caprice with companied Jimmie Sweeney to the ladies, and then send the poor ships I'm getting kind of lonely pass along. All you members Portland on Sunday to try to guy ashore to some sawbones j^^t sitting here looking at the can look for a new Hall to be line this deal up. who would give the guy a shot hoard with no one to talk to, opened soon in Marcus Hook. Well, it would have been of penicillin for a 40-buck fee. j that's the way it is, and Believe me, it is going to be somewhat of a feat, if this pro­ TVT , 11 the victims • .• Ti 1.^ ex-'I who- am I to kick if shipping Naturally didn't s is second to none. Stand by for gram had been knocked off in good. announcement of the grand one day. what with the Umatilla actly throw the Skipper bouquet: opening. According to the NMU Pilot, for this trick, and the guys were berthed over in South Portland Joe Curran is giving Joe Stack a at the pipe-line; but the ship­ P.S. Got a letter today from visit that they paid off in good hard time, and is trying to throw fAHOY ' -AKD I ping commissioner weakened (or Frank Snyder commenting on style, with no overtime disputes, him out on his ear. I AViPPeef so the boys tell me) and the but with a real beef about the It seems as though Curran has the .piece we had about him in Ethiopia was carried over to Steward. reached the point where he this column. He told us he is Tuesday. The MC&S Patrolman ordered doesn't like his colleague any now a salesman for good unionGOODBYE, PLEASE this character to pack up when more. He should remember that made cigars. "Well Frank, just Brother Sweeney remained in the boys told him their beef. when you play with fire you're remember, Blackie smokes cig­ Portland, where he took care of bound to get burnt. GOOD BUNCH the payoffs of the Ethiopia Vict­ ars too. A funny thing about the Pilot The manpower situation would is its conspicuous absence on have been critical were it not the Marcus .Hook waterfront. for the fact that the turnover on ao.Mo' WAIT're SAcr Could it be that they don't want WATER MlT3 THEM CA110U3E.S the Waterman ships was rather the Sun Oil men to see that all light. is not serene with the NMU? hot and bothered about it when The Purdue Victory, for ex­ Could it be that they would the ship hit Philly. ample, signed on with virtually the same crew, only a couple of At the payoff the men who had be admitting that they are hav­ By CHARLES KIMBALL ing difficulty keeping their own the men leaving. been victimized put up a squawk in protest over the 40-dollar ride house in Order let alone bring That will just about deplete MOBILE—Again this week the This ship, incidentally, carried unorganized seamen under their the Skipper had given them; our laid-up fleet here. all book men, and as nice a bunch Port of Mobile can report the wing? however, there wasn't anything of guys as anyone would want best of shipping for any and all Could be. NEW HALL TOPS that we could do in the matter to meet. The crew was also for­ "We hear a lot of talk about comers. In fact, some ships have We have just about settled into tunate in having heads-up Del­ so we settled the beef the best the commies and their activities, our new Hall, and everybody egates, who had everything ship­ sailed shorthanded. way we could and crewed up and most seamen agree that they seems to enjoy coming up here shape for the payoff. the ship. One day last week we had are of the same class as the fas­ and sitting around. In the old She is now on her way to Gal­ As a result, the ship paid off cists — both a menace to dem­ three ships sailing and each need­ Hall, you couldn't pay a man to veston where Brother Sweeney in perfect style, and a vote of ed two Firemen. The Dispatcher sit around. We are going to buy ocracy. will no doubt run into this char­ thanks is due the crew and the However, the Pilot is always and 1 went out and made all the new furniture as soon as some delegates, not only for their acter and have to climb on him blasting the fascists, but remains spots, but our time was wasted. can be found. splendid cooperation, but also very silent whenever communist for a donation to the members Of course, we don't intend to It was as if someone pulled double-dealing is exposed for in the Marine Hospital in the buy this new furniture until the a Paul Revere on us, going on some strange reason. amount of $34.00. Due lo Ihe large number ahead to warn the men on the shipping boom is over, because if we make the boys too comfor­ However. Waterman is expect­ SHORT MEMORY of ships in New York calling beach that the Dispatcher was table, they will never want to ing another dozen or so ships for crews during off hours The other night, the Agent- coming. ship out. into Portland in the next 15 and on Sundays, the New Organizer of the NMU in the We prowled about for quite Just one final word: If there days, and if there should be a York Hall is now operating Hook was down the street in a on a new schedule of hours ginmill blasting a local veter­ some time, but it did very little are any member in Ports where heavy turnover on any of these, good, and the ships finally sailed shipping is slow, get in touch we'll be up against it for men. for registering and shipping. ans organization. shorthanded. with this Port and we can prob­ As it is now, we find it neces­ These boys are all returned The new hours are: From This shipping boom is going to ably find berths for all who need sary to issue too many permits. veterans and a better bunch Monday through Friday from Latest information about the would be hard to find. I guess continue for quite a while yet, as them. 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ we have received another notice Our new address is 1 South Evangeline is that she will be this character forgets that they day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ crewing up sometime befox-e that 24 more ships are due to Lawrence Street, Mobile 10, Ala­ were the fellows who fought the day from 10 to 3. April 15th. bama. war and hblped to save Russia— come out of the boneyard soon. NO NEWS?? ti ¥ Boston's Future Is Still Bright For Tbe Next Few Weeks, At Least Marcus Hook Is A Lonely Port; Fast Shipping Has Hall Empty ')[i Mobile Asks All And Sundry: Come Down And Get Fast Shipping \ * NEW HOURS �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Few Phony Skippers Anil Pursers Sour Good New York Shipping By JOE ALGINA Unclaimed Gear Members whose gear has been held for more lhan three months in the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. Friday, March 28, 1947 Canadian Seafarers Demand Probe Of Ship Transfers To Panama VANCOUVER, B. C. — De­ nouncing the transfer of Cana­ dian vessels to Panamanian reg­ istry as a shipowners' subterfuge "to operate ships with cheaper crews, pay less taxes and to avoid regular steamboat inspection," Seafarers in this port called upon the Government for an investiga­ tion into the practice. forwarded to Prime Minister Mackenzie King and to the Min­ isters of Labor, Transport, and Mines and Resources. The Patrolmen here in New NEW YORK — With forty or fifty ships in port during the York have been kept running past week shipping and business with the large number of ships remain good in the Port of New to be covered. They have made On another front. Brother Har­ York. With this continued run all the ships hitting the port and ry Archibald, Member of Parlia­ of good business, we are still have squared away all beefs. ment and a Seafarer, is pressing pleading for rated men in all There is no rest for the weary for government action in the for the Seatrains have started departments. Parliament, in order to win cor­ We had the Yarmouth in their, runs to the Gulf ports and rection of the injustices to Cana­ during the week on her second will be" pulling into New York dian seamen and the merchant trip and she is beginning to soon. They shouldn't pose too marine stemming from the trans­ In a resolution adopted at the fer of vessels to other flags. shape up very well. All the much trouble, but who can tell Feb. 17 meeting, the membership differences are being ironed out when ships have just started in­ The resolution pointed out that and she will soon be a smooth advocated a boycott of all Pana­ a considerable number of Cana­ to service. running ship. manian and other flag ships, dian ships, built by taxpayers' It takes a little while to get touching Canadian ports, which money, have been transferred to everything running ship-shape fall below prevailing conditions Panama and other registry. This on a vessel just out of cold stor­ condition, it said, has thrown age, but the Yarmouth has had in this country, unless the Gov­ thousands of Canadian seamen, a minimum of difficulties and all ernment takes steps "to safe­ shipyard workers and longshore­ in all she is shaping up nicely. guard the Canadian merchant men out of work. The L. Duster, American By HENRY CHAPPELL marine." Putting the responsibility for Range, brought in a log-happy The resolution was to be sent the situation up to the govern­ TOLEDO—We expect that this majority of large American in­ Skipper when she hit port re­ to the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, the proposal urged that cently. This guy was a real port will be well represented in dustries belong. If they don't mend their ways, ment of the American Federa­ maritime policy be changed to clock watcher. He inust have the AFL's plan of expansion. In tion of Labor for proper action. prevent continuance of the abuse stood at the gangway with a line with this, we expect to they'll be lucky to have beans The meeting recommended that "until such time as Panamanian stopwatch, for the Patrolmen have a newly formed Maritime to eat! the proposal be introduced at the flag and other foreign registered Trades Port Council operating in found that he was logging the NMU VERY QUIET Seafarers International Union ships running in and out of Can­ this area very shortly. men two for one if they were The NMU still remains very Convention in Chicago for the adian ports, pay the prevailing only forty five minutes late. Already the Dredgemen have quiet up here on the Lakes. purpose of setting up a policy to scale of union wages" and abide promised any support that we TAKE DAY OFF Maybe they can see the hand­ be carried out by East and West by the manning scales and work­ He wasn't content with just may need, and the ILA officials writing on the wall. They are coast AFL seamen. ing rules in effect on Canadian logging the men, for after pull­ are being contacted for their so bankrupt that they have no ships. support. Copies of the resolution, which ing this trick he tried to turn program to offer, and they cer­ is similar in nature to SIU Presi­ The resolution concluded with Brother Bill Sturm, Regional tainly can't criticize the SIU. the logged seamen to. If you're dent Harry Lundeberg's message a request for support from the unfortunate enough to ship with Director of the AFL for this Unless they have changed a to the American Congress, were American Federation of Labor. this kind of Skipper and get area, has been very cooperative lot, they will be in there pitch­ logged for being one ^ hour late, with us in the past, and has ing, trying to see if they can you might as well turn around made it a lot easier for us to and take the full day off as you contact the various unions and make plans for getting things lose a day's pay anyway. SHlffcM/AteC Another guy who thought he started. {ATlM'SeAMS? A number of ships have al­ was God was the Purser aboard the Smith Thompson, South ready begun to fit-out for the - TAMPA — Shipping slowed Port loaded to the scuppers with Atlantic. This jerk wasn't happy 1947 season, and men who have down slightly this week, and its ' giggle juice. unless he had a red pencil in his been home and down to the a good thing that it did. Anyone We were able to get a few of hand writing "disputed" across Coa.sts are beginning to drift who even looks like a seaman the fellows out of the bucket, but back to Toledo. They will all be all overtime. has been shipped, and we could too many have been thrown in This self styled lord of the aboard the ships, soon now. still use men. the pokey where we can't help overtime was a real pain in the True to expectations, the ship­ Some ships have had to leave them. neck to the crew. Not only was owners are stalling around on here short in several ratings, and The police force is composed he opposed to giving the men the contrapt negotiations. How­ with five ships due in here this mainly of young fellows who overtime, but he told the crew ever, these details will be ironed week, it looks very much like want to lead in the amount of that if he had to belong to a out before shipping starts. we won't be able to do anything arrests. That means that they disrupt the SIU's campaign. We union to go to sea he would quit Some of the shipowners' pick up anybody who even looks sailing. Well, for the record I phony proposals are in line with have handled them before, and for them. We have only eight men on the we can handle phonies like them drunk. can say that we'll take care of Ralph Robey's statement to the beach, including Tripcards and again. this guy as far as his shipping press recently. It costs $15.00 a head, .so be Permits. In the long run, only the sail­ out on SIU ships is concerned. cai-eful how much liquor you This guy is Chief Economist ors suffer from the NMU's at­ Waterman Steamship Company It has been bought to my at­ take on when in Tampa. for the National Association of has taken over the coastwise tempts to rule or ruin. But, tention that when the Nampa They don't like organized labor Manufacturers, and follows their these party-line followers don't trade, and two to four ships com­ "Victory was tied up at the Army in Tampa, and the gendarmes care what happens to anyone. ing in each day. Alcoa and Bull Base here in New York for a policies. • know very well that the Seafar­ That's why they constantly are also very active, but Water­ CAN EAT BEANS ers International Union is well man really dominates. Recently, Robey was asked, battle the SIU in our attempts organized. There is talk of Waterman op­ poISHAPE"How is a man to live on the to better the wages, working and L They have it in for us on that erating a passenger vessel to Ha­ living conditions of all seamen. UP BeAunaverage weekly earning of score, so any chance they get, Fuiiy r vana, but this is just rumor. That's why all seamen are fed $45.83?" up with their phony propaganda, Don't believe it until we get more they will really rub it into us. Robey replied, "Let them eat The best advice is to be damnand look to the SIU for the information. beans." We are still having trouble careful here, and do the celebrat­ only honest, democratic leader­ This brainy executive made with fellows who come to this ing someplace else. this statement to the press just ship for all unlicensed seamen. after he had polished off a feed that must have cost $20. Robey also maintains a summer and winter home in West Virginia job of organizing becomes in­ ganized into the SIU long before By EDWARD JANASZAK and New York. creasingly easy. now. But it's easy to see why the TOLEDO—Results are begin­ Robey's remarks remind us of Despite the bad impression NMU has met with such little the French Queen (Ed. note: ning to show in the Seafarers' created on Great Lakes men by success. pay-off, the CID men came Marie Antoinette) who, when current drive to organize all of the NMU's phony organizational aboard to shake her down. These According to my information, told that her subjects had no the unorganized seamen on the strike, the SIU can and will or­ agents in their shakedown took some of their officials are not bread to eat, said, "Let, them Great Lakes. ganize the Lakes. a lot of the men's personal gear even organized themselves. In One factor that we have had Quite a few of the ships up without giving them a receipt. eat cake!" It is phonies like him who to overcome was the resentment here have begun to prepare for addition, the Lakes seamen are ; DECLARE STUFF produce such fertile grounds for created by the NMU as a result the fit-out, and according to what wise to the commie line used by \ I contacted the head of the the commies to work on in this of their phony Lakes strike last we see and hear, more will start the NMU — where the party : comes first and the union mem­ CID and was assured these men country. And he represents the year. in a few days. bers come last. would receive receipts for their NAM, an outfit to which the This made certain men definitely SHOULD BE SIU anti-union, but when they under­ property taken by the CID, how­ Everyone here is confident The majority of the men so far that the SIU drive will be suc­ stand the aims and program of ever, I was told that they would the SIU, they are all for our contacted are reacting very fa­ cessful this year, apd that even- ' get no receipts for contraband. vorably toward the SIU, and are tually the entire Lakes will be Baggage which was checked at Union. So if you buy stuff overseas, As the unorganized Lakes sea­ in favor of our Union. This under the SIU banner. It's going my advice is declare it -to Cus­ the USS Los Angeles has been toms. If you bring weapons transferred to the Seamen's men become acquainted with the should be a good season of mu­ to be a big job; but then, so was back to this country don't ex­ Church Institute, 101 South Har­ SIU's policy of direct represen­ tual benefit to both the Lakes Isthmian. With the help of all | pect a receipt, for it will, be bor Boulevard, San Pedro. The tation on their beefs, our work­ sailors and the SIU. It's hard to understand why SIU members on the Lakes, The your fanny if you're nabbed USS Los Angeles ceased opera­ ing rules, and the way that we these Lakes have not been or- Great Lakes. Too. Will Be SIU! deal with the shipowners, our with the stuff. tion on March 1. Shipowner Stooge Says Seamen Can Get Along On Small Salary Tampa Really Hungry For Seamen; Only Eight Men Are Left On Beach TOLEDO SHOWING RESULTS IN UKES DRIVE NOTICE! �Friday, March 28. 1947 THE SEAEARERS LOG Page Nine Agents Conference Reconiniendations Contracts And Negotiations While it is true that our Union has recently consummated the very best contracts in Maritime history, we see that there are still several small differences in Various contracts. We recommend that at the termination of our contracts which all terminate at the same date, September 30, that these various differences be squared away so that one SIU general contract for all type vcs.sels can be covered in one content. The reason for this is obvious —-^irst of all, saving of expen-ditures—second, to reduce maxi­ mum amount of trouble by hav­ ing all contracts interpreted in the same manner. work on board ship, but have thrown their part of the work on their fellow shipmates. There are further instances of various fellows getting drunk after shipping on a vessel, and thbn deciding not to take such job or even to report back to the Union Hall on same. This practice creates a bad situation by trying to place com­ pany finks on board the vessels on the excuse that the Union has refused to fuimish them a man. There is no question but that these practices must stop. Everything this Union has it owes to fighting for it the hard way, by the use in practically every instance of economic ac­ tion, not only to gain our condi­ tions but hold them. We cannot allow any small group of performers or drunks to throw awaj' the efforts made by these previous struggles by our membership in gaining the finest contracts in the Industry. .Agents' Proposals Out of deliberations at the recently concluded Atlantic and Gulf Agents' Conference came many reports dealing with the Union, its structure, problems and future opera­ tions. On this page are printed some of the reports passed by the conference. The complete reports of the Agents' Meeting have since been submitted to, and ap­ proved by, membership meet­ ings of the A. & G. ports. Shipping Rules, Constitution The Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, recommended that the Un­ ion purchase voting machines for the .various hails for use in an­ nual elections. This we deem inadvisable in­ asmuch as, first of all, it would entail a teirific expense, and second, the system now used in the SIU as to voting procedure is one that has been in use for a long time, not only by this Union but by many other unions, and has proven to be efficient and honest. Strikes And Strike Apparatus We therefore are not in accord Vvfith the recommendation from the Puerto Rico branch. The Port of New York has recommended to this Conference for action, a proposition calling for each candidate in annual elec­ tions to supply a photograph of himself with details as to Union activities. • While we are in sympathy with such a proposition, we do not feel it is necessary or advisable to amend the Constitution as such. We do recommend, however, that full and proper riotice be gi\"en in the Seafarers Log and various minutes, and that prior to our next annual elections such photographs and biographies shall be supplied by each candi­ date foi- office, along with his cre­ dentials to t)ie Credentials Cornin the Headquarters Of- The 1946 General Strike, in this crack down on this Union as well Committee's opinion, was with­ as all others. On the subject of the various out a doubt the most important This Committee recommends new companies who have been event in the entire history of the that each Port Agent, upon his signed to an SIU clo.sed shop con­ Seafarers. return to his particular Port, tract this past year by the SIU A study of the complete strike make an immediate survey of the Organizing staff, it is to be noted report from each Branch Agent's strike facilities of his Port and that there are several small dif­ report, as well as strike files, give a full and detailed report to ferences in these contracts as re­ Such photographs and biogra­ will show that in every port the the Headquarers Offices of this gards our regular previously con­ phies are then to be run in that SIU, during the period of the Union concerning the local situa­ tracted companies. issue of the Seafarers Log im­ CHECK ON GASHOUNDS Strike, was able to take over and tion. mediately following the findings It is understandable to this Each agent should size up the We, therefore, recommend to complete leadership of the of the Credentials Committee, and Committee the necessity of such the Agents and membership that entire Maritime Industry. amount of gear he has on hand upon issuance of their report. small differences, and we concur The problems, although differ­ for use in ca.se of Strike, such as a close check be made on this and in the .organizing staff signing SHIPPING RULES that all gashounds and perform­ ing in size, according to the size kitchen equipment, cots, etc. these various new companies in We further recommend that ers be brought up on charges be­ of the Port itself, were pretty We have studied various Shipsuch a manner as they did. fore the members on the basis much the same all over, and the upon the receipt of such reports Rules recommendations subWe recommend that these dif­ of tearing down Union condi­ strong and weak points of the that we follow the procedure as mitted from various Ports and laid down last year prior to our Strike Apparatus that showed in ferences be corrected, along with tions and contracts. 1946 General Strike. That is. to have studied same. Most of these our other contracted operators as This Committee further recom­ one Port showed in practically instruct the Director of Organi­ complaints originate not so much previously recommended at the mends, whenever possible, when all Ports. zation of this District and the from the lack of good Shipping termination date of our new con­ other means have failed on the In regards to the possibilities Rules, as from, the lack of proper tracts which is also September 30. proper handling of negotiations, of a Strike in 1947, it seems to be Organizational Staff to immed­ enforcement instead. iately make a complete study of We recommend that Headquar­ that the continued use of eco­ the general consensus of opinion all reports and recommendations We. therefore, recommend that ters Offices be charged with the nomic action be used to maintain of the various Branch Agents, and then make any changes as the Shipping Rules stand as they as well as the membership itself, responsibility commencing as our present conditions. are needed in our Strike Appar­ are and that every official of the soon as this report is acted on, in This, by no stretch of imagin­ that 1947 may see some sort of atus, subject to membership ap­ Union be instructed to see to it keeping files of all disputes aris­ ation, means wildcat action on the economic action on the water­ proval. that they are enforced. ing from, our contracts part of any individual crew, but front. We feel veis stiungly and re­ We further call upon the memThis committee is of the full peat once again that while this bership to assist in this program These files should contain clari­ concerted action through coop­ fications of all disputes arising eration by crew members and opinion that the Organization Committee is certainly not in by seeing to it that any violamust be prepared in the event favor of making and, immediately upon claidfica- shore-side officials. additional j tions or misadministration of the one does become necessary. It expenditures for strike gear, each Shipping Rules by members or To prevent disputes from pil­ tion of such disputes, the mem­ bership should be notifed both ing up, every crew is urged to is well that we remember that in Port should be able to, upon very officals are brought to memberthrough bulletins to all Ports, never payoff a vessel until the some respects 1947 can be com­ short notice, mobilize itself for ship meetings for action, and the medium of the Seafarers all-clear signal is given by the pared with the year. 1921 after all-out economic action. the first World War. boarding patrolmen. We further point out that be­ Log. This like comparison of the cause of our pre-Strike prepara­ B.y the same token, every crew We feel that if this point is various situations calls for the tions in 1946 that we had less adopted, all interpretations of all should be instructed not to sign organization, above everything Secretary-Treasurer, John disputes will be made in a uni­ ship's articles until such time as else, to be very careful and not confusion in administering our strike than any other Maritime requested a six he has been again given the allform manner, and such action be jockeyed into any ill-advised Union. clear signal. . , , , , ,, month's leave of absence due to should result in the betterment This we feel was due to the recoverv, and Thus, by taking care of these moves by the operators. of conditions for our membership. We definitely do feel that, if fact, as stated before, of previous recommends that the full responproblems we can reduce the KEEP CLOSE CHECK Secretarv-Treasamount of contract and negotia­ the opei-ators feel they have suffi­ preparation and this, if nothing^ tions problems by using this cient Government backing, they else, offers a good reason for con­ urer's office be turned over to the On the subject of wage nego­ may attempt in some fnanner to tinued preparation of same. simple process. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, as tiations, it is to be pointed out per Constitution, immediately, that although we * recently re­ pending the concurrance of this ceived a 6 po.r cent wage increase recommendation. He further through the efforts of our Wage stales that at the end of this six Negotiating Committee, it may It is this Committee's opinion he is to immediately contact the The Committee on Organiza­ months, if his health is not im­ be necessary in the near futui'c, tion and Expansion, submits the that tanker operators hold a key Coast Repiesentati\e. proved and that he needs a in the event prices continue to go This C o m mitt e e further position and are of vital impor­ following points: change in climate, that he will upwards, that we once again open the policy 1. Organizational work and tance to the Organizing and Ex­ recommends that negotiations with our contracted Expansion of the Union is vitally pansion program. adopted in the Isthmian Drive of tender his resignation. We, the undersigned Commit­ operators. necessary. We therefore recommend that issuing membership books with tee. ri-alize that after many years We recommend that our Wage 2. The Union should maintain the Organizing Department be the Initiation Fee and certain of continuous duty to the SIU Negotiating Committee stand in­ a permanent organizing staff. permitted to select and employ Assessments remitted, be con­ that Brother Hawk's health has structed to keep a close check This staff should consist of a Di­ competent tanker organizers in tinued. failed. We feel that Brother on this matter and, if in the fu­ rector of Organization, one East sufficient number to properly The same policy of the remis­ Hawk should be given a vote of ture such a necessity for wage Coast and one Gulf Coast repre­ carry on the necessary organiza­ sion of dues to members sailing thanks for the many years of ser­ unorganized ships to also be con­ increases arise, the Wage Nego­ sentative. tional work in this field. vice to the Organization and that tiating Committee is immediately tinued. The Isthmian election is over The selections should be sub­ he be granted this request of a to make recommendations to the and the victory by the Seafarers It is to be definitely under­ ject to the approval of the Di­ membership of same and com­ means that the last unorganized stood, how-fever, that the remis­ six month's leave of absence im­ rector of Organization and the sions shall be for the organiza­ mediately and that his pay be mence action. dry cargo operator of any great membership. •• tional period only, and that upon continued for this period of six This Committee has been re­ size in the off-shore trade has AGENT RESPONSIBLE certification or the signing of con­ months. ferred several letters and com­ been eliminated. tracts all members shipping shall We further recommend that In Ports where no organizer is munications from ships' meetings, It is therefore recommended do so as on contract ships, and the Assistant Secretary-Treasur­ stationed, the Port Agent is to be dealing with the question of Un­ that the permanent organizing er, J. P. Shuler, immediately as­ that crew members of these ships held responsible for all organi­ ion responsibility on the part of staff handle the business of con­ sume full and complete authority who failed to avail themselves of zational work, and is to submit our membership towards uphold­ tacting all new companies as and duties of the Secretai-ythe opportunity of joining dur­ daily reports of all organizational they are brought in under the ing our contract. Treasurer, as per Constitution, ing the precertification or con­ activity conducted in his port. It has been shown that a few expansion program^ and to take for the successful carrying out of tract period must join in the In the event of any unusual gashounds and performers not such action as is necessary to the Union's program. regular fashion. developments or excessive work. bring them under SIU contract. only have refused to do their Sick Leave Organizational And Expansion Program �im THE SEAFARJSRS LOG jpage Tea Friday. March 28. 1947 •^1 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS SIU Crew Aids Striking Foundry Men SIU Wins Damages And Pension Pilot Butte's For Injured Canadian Seafarer Cook Dies In Turkish Port First-rate Union representation pays off. Take it from Canadian Sea­ farer Alfred Brunet whose per­ sonal experience is another sol­ id indication why the Seafarers International Union's beef-hand­ ling for its membership is tops on the waterfront. A few years ago. Brother Brunet, who has been sailing the coastal vessels of the Cana­ dian Pacific Railroad for many years, suffered a serious injury which impaired the sight of both his eyes. The case came up be­ fore the compensation board in Vancouver, British Columbia. No precedents were upset at the hearing. As usual in cases involving seamen, Brunet got a rough deal. Fortunately, how­ ever, he still had an ace up his sleeve. His Union — the SIU — would put up a terrific fight in his behalf. Brother Brunet headed for the Branch office at 144 Hast­ ings Street, Vancouver. There he saw Brother H. Murphy, SIU Port Agent. Gathering all the Seafarer Alfred Brunet looks over sailing ship model, facts. Murphy decided to pitch a which he recently presented to the Vancouver Branch. Despite battle to win what Brother Bru­ impaired vision as a result of shipboard accident, he still pur­ net justly deserved. He peti­ sues his hobby. tioned for a review of the case. The result was gratifying. But there's more to the~ story ship models, one of which he Everything that Brother Brunet than just the compensation presented recently to the Union. was entitled to was won—and award. Port Agent Murphy says paid to him. And, in addition, he Paying dues in the SIU, Sea­ is being paid a small pension, that Brother Brunet is still sail­ farer Brunet will assert, is the which he will receive for the ing on his ship. And, in spite of his handicap, he is still able kind of security investment that rest of his life. to pursue his hobby of making pays off dividends in many ways. The Brotherhood of the Sea, in the persons of the crew of the SS Caleb Strong, came ashore this week to lend a help­ ing hand to fellow trade union­ ists walking the picketlines. It all came about when a member of the Caleb Strong crew, J. M. "Windy" Walsh, went ashore in Brooklyn and found pickets around a plant near the waterfront. The pickets, he learned, were members of the International Moulders and Foundry Workers, Local 87, AFL, on strike against the Doran Foundry. In the' course of a conversation with the men on the picketlines, "Windy" learned that their union did not have a strike fund and due to the length of the strike the funds of many of the men were exhausted. The pick­ eting foundrymen, he found, were not too concerned with their own welfare, but those men with families were worried about their wives and children. When Seafarer Walsh heard of this he went into a huddle with himself. If a few bucks will help these fellows stay on the picketline, then let's help them out, he decided. Back to the ship he went, and in a short that the men of our plant, who time the whole crew had learn- are out on strike, were badly in need of money not only to feed themselves, but their wives I2K3rtT WITH and children . . . took it upon himself to take up a collection kEPP IT dPl among the crewmembers of the Caleb Strong, which totaled $72, which, as per agreement by the seamen, was to be distributed among married men with chil­ dren who are in need of finan­ cial assistance, which was done. "Words cannot express my ap­ preciation or feeling for this kind deed performed by an out­ side affiliate of the AFL. ed of the situation and contrib­ WISHES TO THANK uted $72 for the families of the "If permission can be granted, strikers. The men then handed the money over to the Union's I would like an invitation for myself and a committee to at­ strike commitee. tend the next meeting of the CREW'S FINE DEED SIU, so we can voice our ap­ In response tjo the demonstra­ preciation and thanks. tion of union solidarity by the "I am writing this letter hop­ crew of the Caleb Strong, Fred ing you will publish it in the Van Hansen, Chairman of the Seafarers Log so as to thank Foundry Workers' Strike Com­ Brother Walsh and all the sea­ mittee, wrote a letter to the SIU men who contributed to the thanking the crew for "this fine prosecution of our strike and deed performed by an outside the aid of our families. affiliated Union of the AFL." Fred Van Hansen He also assured the men who Chairman Strike Comm. donated the money that it had Local 87. IMFWA." been distributed to those mar­ Seafarers aboard the Caleb ried men whoe families were in Strong, who contributed to the need of the assistance. aid of the Moulders and Foun­ Brother Van Hansen also stat­ dry Workers are: J. M. Walsh, ed that he wished to attend the next membership meeting of the Louis P. Sivert, Gordon Hansen, SIU to voice his appreciation E. D. Scroggins, M. S. Spytko, and' thhnks for the fine gesture Allen George, Bob Branch, J. O'Rourke, Joe DiGrazio, Jack by the Strong crew. Th^ text of Brother Van Han­ Branch, Uno Wirkeban, Clyde Patterson, Leon Sizemare, Har­ sen's letter is as follows; old Rency, Jerry Kirzmann, "Dear Brothers: Thurman Little, W. C. Nicholsen "A Brother of your Union, and Fred Pearson. Joseph M. Walsh, upon finding dp*. ;; Seafarer Charles Stawinskie, a Chief Cook, who died sud­ denly while ashore in Istanbul, Turkey, was buried in a ceme­ tery in that city, according to word just received from his shipmates aboard the SS Pilot Butte, which returned to the States this week. . ••S - i; Brother Stawinskie was strick­ en in the company agent's office and died a few moments later. The burial service was attended by the Pilot Butte's skipper and the crew. The late Seafarer, who held Book No. 29911, signed on the Pilot Butte in Galveston, July 1, ,1946, for a trip to New York. There he signed on foreign ar­ ticles, Aug. 1. CREWS PRAISE A statement from his ship­ mates said "he always had the best of intentions, and they were always carried out to the best of his ability." An ardent ad­ vocate of solid unionism, he spoke often of its advantages, the crew said. Extremely modest, and a hard working union man. Brother Stawinskie cared only to be "a regular fellow among seamen," the statement added. The late Charles Stawinskie (left) with a shipmate in the Butte's galleyk Photo at left shows flagdraped casket reposing in Istan­ bul church prior to funeral service. SS Ovid Butler Crewmembers Call For End Of Coast Guard Jurisdiction Over Seamen Scoring the Coast Guard's jurisdiction over merchant seamen as "an encroachment upon the democratic rights of civilian labor by a military force," the SIU crew of the SS Ovid Butler pushed for the return of authority to the Department of Commerce. The proposal was contained in a resolution submitted with a copy of the ship's minutes of the Feb. 23 meeting, held at sea. power over seagoing civilians, the Seafarers declared that they recognize "this as the first at­ tempt toward the regimentation of all American labor." Transfer of control over the In view of the Coast Guard's strenuous efforts to retain its civilian maritime effort to the Commerce department would serve the better interests of the United States and, consequently, the SIU, the Butler crew point­ ed out. In support of the proposed change, the statement recalled that the civilian governmental body once did administer the af­ fairs now conducted by the Coast Guard. It implfed, therefore, that (Continued on Page 11) 1. ."i • •£ �Friday. March 28. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief ll FAIRISLE, March 2—Chair­ man A. E. IBourgot; Secroiary R. W. Simpkins. New Business: Molion carried io have fresh wafer lanks cleaned and inspecled before new crew signs on for next trip. Motion car­ ried that all crews quarters be painted and all bunks repaired. Also have hooks and mirrors placed in all quarters. Motion carried that all vent systems be checked and repaired throughout crev/'s quarters. Good and Welfare: General discUssiiig by all concerning ship, quarters etc. A repair list made out to be turned over to shore delegate at the pay off. A. J. FORT WINNEBAGO. Feb. 11—Chairman J. O'Malley; Sec­ retary R. Hanna. List of repairs for each department and gen­ eral repair list read. List to be presented to Patrolman. Deck Department beefs heard and it was agreed to present them to Patrolman when ship reaches port. No beefs from Engine or Stewards Depart­ ments. General discussion on cleaning of passageways and messroom. |) / 4- S" t MONROE. Feb. 9—Chairman Hansen; Secretary T. Randall. New Business: Motion carried to have radio removed from chart room and put in radio room so Radio Man can handle it. Motion carried that ship's repair list be read; list ap­ proved. Motion carried that medical chest be checked be­ fore next trip, also slopchest. Motion carried that First Offi­ cer be removed from ship due to his bucko conduct and in­ tolerant attitude. Motion car­ ried that all beefs be settled before payoff. Motion carried that American money be given in foreign ports. Motion car­ ried that two messmen amid ship be removed to spare room aft. Motion carried to remove padeyes from deck to prevent injury to crew. SAMUEL LIVERMORE. Jan. 2G—Chairman C. J. White; Secretary Samuels. New Busi­ ness: To remove soiled towels and soiled clothing from wash­ rooms. Also to remove cups and dishes used at night. Each man to place gear used in scul­ lery. Messboys to serve men going on watch first. To re­ serve four seats at mess table for watch going on. No clothes to be washed in wash basins of wash rooms at anytime. Each Department to use heads and washrooms alloted, and main­ tain cleanliness of same. Butler Crew Proposes End Of Coast Guard's Control under the jurisdiction of the (Canthiued from Page 10) the job was more satisfactorily department of Commerce; and WHEREAS: The disciplinary handled under the previous au­ power granted to the United thority. ^ ^ States Coast Guard over the The Butler men, in their re­ civilian employees in the U. S. solution, called upon the Union merchant marine was a form of membership to pledged all their protection in a period of na­ resources to effect "the removal tional emergency; and of the United States Coast Guard WHEREAS: The period of or any other military organiza­ national emergency has been tion from having jurisdiction • declared officially over by the over our only means of liveli­ President of the United States; hood." In this direction they recommended the election of a and committee of five members to WHEREAS: An attempt is gather data on the Coast Guard being made by the Coast Guard regime in its relations with mer­ to maintain this miliary force chant seamen. The results would over the civilian employees of be turned over to the Secretarj'- the merchant marine; Treasurer, the statement added, THEREFORE, BE IT RE­ for presentation to "the parties SOLVED: That we members of concerned in Washington." the merchant marine recognize The text of the resolution, this as the first attempt in the bearing signatures of the Butler regimentation of all American labor; and crewmembers, follows: FURTHER, BE IT RE­ TEXT OF RESOLUTION SOLVED: That a committee of WHEREAS: We members of five be elected at a joint mem­ Ihe Seafarers Internaficnal Un­ bership meeting in New York ion of Norlh America, as mem­ to gather all data regarding un­ bers of fhe crew of the SS Ovid justifiable actions of the Coast Buller, fully realizing fhai fhe Guard, which proved detri­ marifimfi labor movement id mental to the efficiency of the foremosl in fhe American lamerchant marine in its effort tbor movement; and, to contribute the most to the WHEREAS; We feel that an war effort; and encroachment is being attempt­ BE IT FURTHER RE­ ed up on the democratic rights SOLVED: That upon comple­ of civilian laboro by military tion of the arrangement of this force; and. data, our Secretary-Treasurer present it to the parties con­ WHEREAS; We feel that an cerned in Washington; and encroachment is being attempt­ BE IT FINALLY RE­ ed upon the democratic rights SOLVED: That the entire mem­ of cililian labor by military bership of the SIU pledge its force; and, every power toward removal of WHEREAS: Firmly believing the United States Coast Guard that the better interest of the or any other military organiza­ United States and the life of tion from jurisdictional rights our organization can be served, over our only means of liveli­ as in the past, by an organisa­ hood. tion of seafaring individuals A GUIDE TO THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS STAY ON, rHE JOB/ Fr?, IREMENMUST STAV yVlTH TWElR PLAhtTlS UmiL RBUBVBV BY RePUGEMe^^r FROM THE HAIL . CUT and RUN By HANK Shipping in Nc-\v York (and .several other ports) is so good that many brothers are wisely and happil.v grabbing those jobs off the boards to avoid all that day-to-day (and even weeks) waiting ai'ound which they know only gi\-es them an unprofitable period of laziness, boredom and decreasing cabbage. So if you hat to be broke, to be lazy, forget about waiting for that special trip to Alaska or Turkey and grab those jobs while shipping is hot and the weather is cool. To avoid getting yourselves fouled up. the ship, and the men on the ships, yoti Brothers should I'ead the shipping rules or have them explained (if it finally comes to that) by responsible people. Another important thing. Before you take any job make certain >'ou want to sail the ship. Ships have to be sailed, not tossed around like bad tomatoes. Be a sailor. Brother, and a good union man, not a luxury-liner baby dreaming of no work, all over­ time and a goldmine with dancing women waiting for you in That foreign port. That ship and the trip can be swell if you stay on it and want to make it that way. So how about it, Brothers, use your common sense—not those half-baked quick-triggered decisions which seriou.sly and foolishly foul up a lot of things. S. 4 Last week we talked with Jimmy Mulligan, his cheerful wife, and Jimmy's shipmate, Charlie Henry. Jimmy v/as sure glad to chew ihe seafaring fat with Brother Henry after their eleven month trip together with another shipmate, Brotnei Bishop, who is not in town right now. Jimmy's wife is so proud of her husband that she said she wouldn't like to hear any bad words about Jimmy, indeed. Especially after St. Patrick's Day. we might say . . . Deck Engineer Claude Davis exhibited to the union hall last week his shipmate of a seagoing rabbit. George, and confessed that this big eared sailor of two years on our ships, couldn't make the last trip because he had a tooth pulled. Say, Claude, does George clean those winch beds for you on the trip or what? . . . Electrician J. McHenry is ready for a long circuit of a trip we presume . . . Laymon Seay, the Oiler, is merrily in town, to grab a ship . . . Ozzie Okray and Leo Siarkowski just came in from a trip to Germany. The trip was okay, they confess. i5iSteward J. J. McGrath i.s presumably ready to ship out after celebi-ating St. Patricks Day. Is it a trip to Glocca Morra in Ireland, you're thinking of, Brother McGrath . . . Little Paddy McCann just came into town from his home town of Jacksonville, Florida. Ah, Paddy, we knew you wouldn't miss the Irish parade for any­ thing in the world—even a ship to Ireland, too . . . Here's some of the oldtimers here in New York right now: Gulfer Chester Jowers; Bosun v., Acabeo: Gulfer O. G. Pederson: Bosun Roland Strom; Dan Bissett: John Bilinski: Bosun Joseph David Rose: K. Kain; F. Nering: J. Stickney: AB F. Borst: Salvatore Volpi: W, J. Newhoff; and A. De Forest. i- "Because many of the members who hit this port find it difficult to find their way around." A. L. "Steve" Stephens, New Orleans Dispatcher forwarded this map of the Crescent City, pointing out the location of the SIU Hall in 339 Chartres Street. It is suggested that Sea« farers clip this and keep it for future reference. S- S- Alcoa Sfeamship Company is charfering 16 more Liberty ships and buying two more C-2s lo bring the total fleet under its control up to 78 vessels. Alcoa's charter fleet will then total 59 vessels and with her 17 company owned ships plus two two C-2s. she will control the operations of 710,000 to ns of shipping . . . The Mississippi Company, which is operating the first and is about lo receive the second of its three passenger liners, has now decided lo build a fourth. Each of these vessels, which are air-conditioned and of advance design, carries about 120 passengers . . . Bull Line has decided to resume its coastwise services and will do so as soon as it can charter the right kind of vessels. �•1 ? THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag® Twelve Triday, March 28. 1947 THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAHS NMUers Should Get ; Men Aboard William Bryant Lowdown On Cause Warn Of Safety Violations Of Current Battle To the Editor: j result of the internal trouble that exists in the NMU today. Judging from the current is­ In my opinion, all the oldsues of the NMU Pilot, all is not timers who fought the CP on well in the Moscow paradise up both the West and East coasts on West 17th Street. Joseph should come out with articles Stack, who so prominently dis­ telling the younger elements of played his character in this the NMU just what happened in present beef, is a well-known 1939. So that they get .something opportunist who in 1938, was beside the blarney fed them in run off the Houston waterfront lying pamphlets strewn about by'the rank and file. At that the waterfront by paid agents of time I was a member of the the communist party. Pacific Coast Marine Firemen We of the Seafarers Interna­ with Book No. 4015. tional Union are not perfect, be­ What I cannot understand is cause it is human to err. But we why Joe Curran, who knew the can assure you men of the NMU character of Joe Stack, did not that our Union officials are sin­ expose him to the membership cere rank and file men who will before this present split in his work in every way humanly union. Giving Curran the bene­ possible to keep your ranks fit of the doubt, it could be pos­ intact. sible the pressure was too great, Should you NMU men go on because the communist party did believing the lies of such people practically control the editorial as Joseph Stack who seeks to use staff of the Pilot. you principally to feather his own nest, you can then be as­ HAD GOOD PURPOSE sured you will find yourself We of the Seafarers Interna­ sold for 30 pieces of silver. tional Union, who fought people Joe Buckley such as Stack in order to expose them to the members of the NMU —not to tear down the structure of the union, but to make them understand that we have much in common with them as sea­ men—deemed it our duty to assist them in cleansing their ranks of People staying on the shore. such-characters in the hopes that Believe the life at sea. we could create a unified pro­ Is one of fun and frolic, gram to fight the common enemy A great big jubilee. —the shipowner. Three squares a day, a nice clean It is our duty, as union men, to bed clean out the political element Why should they want for that has infested the ranks of the more, ranks of the NMU for the past A seaman's life is wonderful. ten years. For it has always been He sees the foreign shore. the policy of these people to de­ He sits on deck in sunshine stroy that which they cannot And has the ocean breeze. rule. Why should he want more I do not relish the idea of re­ m.oney. hashing old stories. But that is He lives a life of ease. what the split in the NMU is forcing many oldtimers to do in That all sounds swell, my lands­ man friend the attempt to prevent the ship­ But let me put you right. owner from using the NMU as a About the things far out at sea. wedge to smash all unions, as a That go on day and night. Then lend a ear, I'll make it clear. HEADS FOR ITALY The truth about the sea. AFTER 12 MONTHS The way the ocean really is. The way it's bound to be. ON BAUXITE RUN So make a trip on a liberty ship To the Editor: Out on the ocean blue. And by our side, you'll take the I've been on the bauxite run ride for thd past 12 months dodging And we'll show it all to you» tli.e North Atlantic, but at this To ihe Edilor; We have been shuttling down here between the Port of Spain and Georgetown since January. During all this time, the ship has been running with her hatches open when light. This practice has been a source of irritation between the Deck Gang and the Chief Mate. A man going up to the bow on lookout at night, or even walk­ ing about on deck is in danger of falling into one of the holds. Then, too, if we run into any kind of sea, we may shig, water. Can this practice be stopped? As you probably know, on this run the crew handles the hatches and beams. The amount of money from handling afore­ said runs into a goodly sum. So far, we have have made seven Deck Gang aboard Alcoa's William Cullen Bryant. Photo shuttles from British Guiana to submitted to the LOG by Augustin Rodriguez, Dock Delegate. Port of Spain. We have come to the conclusion that had these It is our opinion that a ship the longshore overtime rate. If hatches been properly secured, running two days in open sea the insurance companies con­ we'd have at least $100 more in with its holds open isn't proper­ done such stunts, it is our op­ overtime. Taking this into con­ ly secured for sea. The only inion that they are endangering sideration, we've entered this possible reason for such an ex­ their policies. money on our disputed overtime periment (since that is all it is) Knowing full well the advansheets. We call it 'proxy money.'is to do the Deck Gang out of {Continued on Page 13) Log-A -Rhythms time I am heading back for Italy. Shipping is so good here in Mobile, it's almost a job to keep from getting shanghaied. Johnny Reed shipped on the Alcoa Pil­ grim headed for "rum and cocacola" Trinidad. We left him there on the Pioneer. Blackie Mason is still out on one of Alcoa's Liberties—the Wirt, I think. He is still carving wood into beautiful plaques and getting a beautiful piece for them. Would appreciate it if you would put me on the Log mailing list. Then I won't have to wait until I hit New York to check up on the back copies. Paul Gladden We are two days out and it's just grand The sun is shining bright. We sit out on the hatches. And watch the stars at night. Morning comes without the sun, A bit of fog appears. The blasting ship's old whistle Goes piercing through your ears. The ship begins to roll a bit. The wind is getting strong. The bow dips down just slightly. As we proceed along. Deeper and deeper the bow digs down To cut the waves in twain. From port to starboard rolls the ship An she seem to groan with Men At Sea By CHARLES KULL pain. "Keep on your course you so and so," Howls the mate to the man on wheel. And tries to keep the wave tossed ship Upon an even keel. Now we have hit the storm in full. She rolls and then she dives. As she starts her rolls in rhythm. On degrees of forty-five. ing sea. They do not think of fear. The ocean waves get higher And swash across the deck. That doesn't even stop them. They're wet from feet to neck. Until their work's completed. For them there is no rest. That's when you find a deckhand Is at his very best. Sweat shines his face like brass For he must keep his eyes upon That bobbing water glass. The storm still kepps a-raging. Here's the quarters of the crew Some of them have one port hole And others they have two. But when the sea is rolling high. The port holes must be closed. Unless you want to take a swim. We look in on the Black Gang, While at slumber you repose. The engine room's his place. The quarters are hot and stuffy. The Oiler at the crossheads. And you're tossed by the roll­ Sweat dripping down his face. ing ship. His one hand holds the oil can. You feel as long as you can't The other, the guide rail, sleep A dive into the crankpit. You'll cool off .with a dip. If his grip did fail. The Oiler gets an oil splashing. Its time for chow my hearties. JRight across his face And cookie's on the ball. He cusses out the engineer, As seamen sway the passageway. "Don't let that damn thing To reach the old mess hall. race." Seated at the table. The ship still rolls like heck. The engineer on watch is seated. A towel around your middle. Four hands would not be quite You sway the passage way. Before the butterfly. enough. And go into the shower stall. To keep her from racing. When your grub heads for the And everything's okay When her stern comes up too deck. You turn on the faucet high. At last you get your coffee, And then to your surprise. Now and then he misses. A little left in the cup. You find a bit of messy soap He pulls at it too late. Then comes the mighty question. And the racing of acentrics. Has gotten in your eyes. Just how to drink it up. Splashes up the clean floor While striving to remove it. To port the ship has rolled. plate. You've got t'S time the rolling. Again the Oiler cusses. Next thing you're lying on the And open up y9ur trap. deck He knows it is his job. And if your late a second. And almost knocked out cold. To keep the engine floor plates It's on your chest and lap. clean. The messman must be careful. We don't have any movies. As he reaches for the swab. With firm feet on the deck. We can't go to a dance. Over here we have' the fireman, We only see more water. To make sure that order A boiler oh each side. Don't go down your neck. Which ever way we glance. But sometimes things do happen. Some of our shipmates seem to And when the ship's in trouble think Strange as it would seem. We can't get out and walk. He's here just for the ride. My shipmate got a hair rinse. We always take these chances. Don't you let them kid you. Of gooey cold ice cream. Do you blame us if we squawk? His job is not all hay. Now my friend and landsman, He keeps the fires burning. Out on deck the deck-hands I'm sure you will agree, Secure the ship's loose gear. To keep us under way. A seaman's life is no roses. They brave the storm and wash­ He turns the valve for extra feed. Away out on the sea. •1 �Friday, March 28, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen SEA-GOING 'BUGS BUNNY' WON'T, WORK OVERTIME—OR ANYTIME QJf0j.g CoftSt Gllftrd AllSWeF To Its Budgetary Problems To the Editor: Two years ago in Wellington, New Zealand, Deck Engineer Claude Davis, struck up a friend­ ship with "George," a snow-white rabbit. They've been sailing together ever since. "George" allows no one to push him around. In photo above, he stares menacingly at lens held by shaking LOG photographer. At left, the tough hare struggles while his owner. Brother Davis attempts to oblige the lens man. Explaining his white-haired friend's temperment, Davis said: "For two years he's been feeding aboard ships, but no one has been able to get him to turn to yet." According to an item printed recently in a New York news­ paper, the poor mistreated Coast Guard has liad its budget cut from over a hundred million to around ninty million bucks. This reduction, they moan, will severely hamper their life-sav­ ing operations and put a crimp in their program for the coming year. Well, I woud like to make a suggestion in their behalf that will enable them to get along very easily on the ninty million alloted to them, The procedure would be for them to unload three-quarters of the dead wood that has been on their payroll for a number of expenses and carry out the work years. Also, in order to decrease that they were originally organ­ ized to undertake, they should relinquish their control over American seamen. ment agency, namely the De­ partment of Commerce. If they did this they would be able to trim themselves down to a smaller, but more compact outfit engaged only in the work for which they are qualified. They .should realize that it is time that the mess they created in the Merchant Marine needs cleaning, for we all know that the Cdhst Guard is guilty of creating this mess. The Coast Guard should be anxious to return to peacetime operation and leave the duties of handling the Bureau of Marine THIS fJFADWOOP^ BRASS.' A SOLUTION This they can do very easily by turning over their control of the Bureau of Inspection and Inspection and Navigation to the Navigation to another Govern­ people who are more qualified to handle it. If the Coast Guard consoles itself with iceberg patrols and the aiding of navigation, instead the company if we Chief Fleet­ of trying to take unto itself the ricians were to supply our own duties that rightly belong to an­ tools for additional compensa­ other department of the govern­ tion such as is now granted the ment, the taxpayers of the coun­ Carpenters (Article 3, Section 1). try can rest assured that the ninty million appropriated to I suggest that all Electricians, them is ample money to carry including assistants, drop a post­ out their duties and protect the card to Robert Matthews. N.Y. sea lanes, instead of devoting Headquarters. Register your beef the majority of the time and with him and he'll go to town. money to lording over the sea­ men as they have been doing. Book No. 425 Louis Goffin Brother Puts In Plug For The Electricians To the Editor: trican. There is no verbal or written examination given to ob­ The Engineers of most ships tain an assistant's rating." are under the impression that And to quote Commander the ships carry two electriciar.«. Bridges, N.Y. Examiner, USCG: the Chief and 2nd 'Flcctrician "An Electrician's assistant is re­ who also has a Chief's rating. garded by the Coast Guard Ex­ To offset'this wrong impression, aminers as being in the same we must constafttly remind them class as a wiper, with no rethat the Chief Electrician is the .sponsibility but with a little only electrician on board. more money as an inducement The Assi.stant is not an Elect­ for an apprentice to learn the rician, and does not do any eltrade. The Mauitime Commission ectricial repairing except under instituted the idea because it the immediate supervision and should prove more proficient watchful eyes of the Chief Elthan maintaining a government ecti-ician. Always remembei- that school," the Steamboat Inspectors and Examiners will tell you when Remember that the duties of a you possess a rating above wiper Chief Maintenance Electrician is (i.e.. Fireman, Oiler, W.T. Deck to test, repair and/or clean all Engineer, et all.) "You are in- electricial equipment that comes telligently qualified to sign ar- under his heading as such, but tides to assist the Chief Elec- ^ not to operate. Bryant Men Score Dangers Created By Open Hatches {Continued From Page 12) tages and value of a marine newspaper, we hope you can find a spot in the Log for this as soon as possible. We want to warn our Brothers to be on the lookout for such practices. TOUGH BABY Now to get to the Mate. At first he seemed to be a pretty nice guy. He is only 21 years young. We had no difficulties until the overtime started rollng in. Hear this: we worked hard for every shekel. He did not throw us an hour. When we tui-ned our overtime sheets in, he changed the hours and time of turn to and knock off to suit himself. He has disputed nearly evry penalty hour we got. After our Delegate told him to stop playing with the sheets, he sawrfthe light. How he uses the red pencil, and he can use it. We want to remind our Brothei-s to make a duplicate of all overtime, so that if they run across a gent l|ike this one, they'll know what they have, and not what he wants to give them. In closing, we wish to say that on the whole we have a militant crew. For the mterest of men on this run, you can obtain copies of the Seafarers Log at the British Merchant Navy Club in Port of Spain. By the way, when reading a recent issue of the Log, we came across Paul Hall's comment on the pos­ sibilities of a hall in Trinidad. We give him a vote of thanks for bringing this question into the limelight. Such an office, we think, would certainly clear up a lot of beefs on the spot. John Tobin Auguslin Rodriguez SS William C. Bryant P.S. We are scheduled to ar­ rive in New Orleans about March 28. (Editor's note: The matter of open hatches should be taken up with the Patrolman at the payoff.) The assistant is simply a helper, called upon only when the Chief Electrician requires his as­ sistance. If the Engineers want the assistants to carry out the responsible duties of a compet­ ently qualified 2nd Electrician let the company pay for it — then we'll get some of our El­ ectricians off the beach. Another thing. I believq that it would be more economical to Seafarer Says There's No Ship Meaner Than The SS Arosemena To the Editor: Mexicans are known as redbean lovers, and the Chinese are fantical in -their love for rice. What would anybody who had to endure both items for six months be? Please contact the last crew of the broken down Liberty wagon, Justo Arosemena, if you happen to know who it belongs to. We'll keep any information strictly confidential, since we wouldn't blame any company for refusing to acknowledge ownership, although the crew su.spects it is an outfit otherwise known as the 'Coastwise" Pacific Far East Line." Next time I shall have to choose between them and the breadline. Anyway, here goes: NEW ORLEANS SIGN-ON Signed on in New Orleans on Aug. 24 last, and left for Gal­ veston, where we picked up cot­ ton for our dear friends in Kobe, Japan. (Wonder in what form we are getting it back). Arrived there after 30 long, long days at sea, and found out that life is nothing but a great joke, only sometieies one fails to see it. We got the cotton off fast—35 hours, after which we were to go back to the U.S. But out of a clear sky comes a fata mor­ gana—something new has been added. We had to shove off for Honolulu, where we arrived Oct. 28 to pick up a pile of coal to be delivered to China. Then all the fun began. We were starting to run short of practically everything. With the exception of fresh fruit, because they were either rotting away or thrown deep six long ago. We stuck around for three weeks, and finally got loaded— the vessel, I mean. COAL? If it was coal that we goaded, as they claimed it was, then you can formulate your own opinion. io9\ ive'/?e ^_^_La^ED NOW.' The "coal" had been laying on the ground in the port of Hono­ lulu since the days when the Navy was coal-burning. By pure accident—or maybe it wasn't, since we wouldn't sail without fresh meat and veget­ ables—we got some stores aboard. The food situation was really snafu, but we were prom­ ised more stuff—rice—in China.We arrived in Tsingtao Dec. 5, and of course, "no can do," ex­ cept for a little sugar. We stayed there until Dec. 22, when we left for the Philippine Islands, celebrating Christmas at sea. Please, if there are any Brothers who spent any Christ­ mas in German or Jap concen­ tration camps, I should like to compare notes with him. BAGGED BED-BUGS We hung around the P.I. and picked up cholera, also bed bugs. So now, beside the customary rice-beans, we had bed bugs. Finally left and got on our way to home sweet home. Now and then we did get some steaks and chops. Chicken we had enough of. Somewhere I read that Columbus had a big chicken feast after he discover­ ed America. I guess the things we had must have seen that party, for they sure tasted like it. The regular coffee cookies looked like, and tasted like, brown clay, and even the cock­ roaches refused them. All to­ gether. this was an experimental trip. Everybody lost weight. So in case you should ever see the Justo Arosemena with S. E. Millbourne as the Skipper —take your own grub with you. You'll need it! Signed by: Arne Larsen, Carpenter and nine Deck Dept. Men �Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 28, 1947 J.P. Shuler's Report To Int'l Convention The Organizing Staff within INTERNATIONAL LONGinstai>ce only recently, we as- various booklets, leaflets, pam­ (Continued from Page 3) our Union intend.? further and sited the United Financial Em­ phlets, etc. SHOREMENS ASSN. Among them are: the strike as a CMU football. But full action in the off-shore trade. ployes in their successful strike "Order!—How To Conduct a Un­ We have very good working re­ instead of kicking, they got kick­ ed, with the result that today We feel if we work hard enough lations with the ILA in all Ports, against the Cotton E.xchange in ion Meeting On Ship and we shall bo able to expand to a Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. In most New York. We have been re­ Ashore;" "This Is The SIU;" there is no longer a CMU. largci- point than we now are. Ports, regular meetings are held quested to lend further assis­ "Here's How Brother;" "SIU It is of no use to speak about The actual value in numbers of between the Seamen and the tance. both by President Harry Organizer's Handbook;" "History victories won unless by victories joiis as made accessible to the Longshoremen to iron out various Lundeberg, and - Frank Fenton, of the SIU;" and "Strike and won we can gain a lesson for Union will not be made known problems. We receive coopera­ AFL Director of Organization. In Strike Apparatus." We have the future. The strike w^ bene­ until sometime in the future tion from them in every manner. their coming strike against the found the use of these publica­ ficial for the following reasons: when these newly organized opNew York Stock and Curb Ex­ tions of a great advantage as a RADIO OFFICERS UNION a. It proved and demonstrated ertaors reach their peak of op­ changes. medium of education. the overwhelming strength of the erations and final disposition is This affiliated Union has assist­ We have assisted the Food and AFL on the waterfront. made of Isthmian Steam.ship ed us every time we h&ve asked Hotel Workers, AFL, numerous PERSPECTIVE FOR b. It proved that despite dif­ Company. We intend, and laid for same. We, in turn, have gone times in various Ports and most SIU ATUVNTIC AND ferences, Unions—CIO, AFL and programs accordingly at the to bat for them on any occasion recently in the Port of Tampa, Independent—can and will co­ Agents' Conference, to continue demanded. GULF DISTRICT where our Union backed these operate on issues involving wages an all-out effort aimed at ex­ AMERICAN MERCHANT MA­ people up in several strikes, all Our last three years have been and standards of living. panding our Organization into RINE STAFF OFFICERS ASSN of which they won. very tough ones. We have battled c. It established a precedent of the off-shore field. Good relations exist beween the In the coming year, we in­ the shipowners, the bureaucrats general maritime stoppage of In addition to the off-shore or­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf District tend attempting to establish closer and the commies alike in our at­ work in defense of the demands ganizing work done, we also have and this Union. We have been working unity with our various tempt to keep our Organization of a section of the Industry. been operating into the Inland of some assistance to them in affiliates. In our opinion, it is to alive and make it stronger. The d. It increased the prestige of and Tug unorganized field and some of their organizational xyork immediate future holds no pros­ the Seafarers International Union signed six Inland operators to and they, in turn, have helped our Union's great advantage to pect for easier days for us. We assist all of our affiliates when­ on an international scale. contracts and arc activ'ely work­ us every time possible. know that to live as an Organiza­ ever and wherever possible as a e. It won. ing in other unorganized com­ tion, we must be prepared for the safeguard for the future. BROTHERHOOD OF panies. hard struggles immediately TEAMSTERS EXPANSION AND ahead, In the Atlantic and Gulf PUBLICITY AND It is to be noted that at the Although the Teamsters are not ORGANIZATION District, not only do we expect present time there arc approxi­ officially affilated with our Un­ EDUCATION to have to battle the shipowner, mately 600 actual Tug jobs un­ The Union, as a result of the ion nationally, in many Ports in Our Union is now putting out but also to meet the full might 1945 Agents' Conference held in der contract to the SIU in the the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Communist Party machine. Gulf area. New York caused to be set up an they are affiliated with our Port a 16-page edition of the Seafarers We have met them before and Organizing Staff within our Un­ The Inland Tug Field on the Councils. Cooperation between Log on a weekly basis. While have not yielded one inch to ion. This Staff didn't officially Gulf Coast is one of a peculiar ourselves and this Union, as for this has been a very expensive them. We will not do so in the begin operations as such until nature. The records of previous instance, during our strike, they item for us to' maintain, we feel around July of the same year. SIU Conventions will show that supported us all the way. Our it has been worth every cent ex­ future for as long as the mem­ Their activities cover among the Organization for a period of most recent aid to them was in pended in view -of the results ob­ bership in our Union continue many others. the following years did not develop favorably their Teamsters Strike in Tampa tained. There are several recom­ the good fight that they have points: where we contributed physically mendations to be made to the carried for the last three years, in' this field. Convention pertaining to our ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP CO. Since the inception of the Or­ and financially in their beef. we believe that not only will we In addition to direct affiliates paper. This will be made at the The details of this Drixe are fa­ ganizing Drive of the Atlantic be able to hold our Organiza­ proper time. miliar to all those present inas­ and Gulf District in 1945, we in the Maritime Trades Depart­ In addition to our weekly tion as is, but to expand it even much as all of the Seamen's Un­ have been able to more than ment, we have very good rela­ paper, the Union has put out further. tions with other Unions, .as for ions affiliated to the Internation­ double the size of our* organized al participated in one way or an­ Tug Fleet, however, we still feel other in this work. After winning we have not made an all-out ef­ the election itself, we have been fort to expand our Organization through several hearings before in that direction. the NLRB. We are now in the Therefore, our Agents' Confer­ final stages of this work and ence proposed that the Interna­ what should be the final hearing tional take up the question of Lakes, Lundeberg stated, "We dian Seamen's Union made an of this entire case is now in ses­ various charters and sub-charters (Continued from Page 1) sion in the Port of New York. issued by the International in close on the heels of a similar have got the National Maritime appeal for help in ousting com­ We should, unless something un­ the Gulf Area. This is to be call for action made by Lunde­ Union, CIO, hanging on the munists from the Canadian Sea­ foreseen happens, as a result of done with the thought in mind berg at a recent meeting of the ropes and it's up to us to knock men's Union, and thereafter this hearing, be fully certified of working out a satisfactory Coordinating Committee of the them out of business completely. bringing it back into the AFL as the Bargaining Agent for Isth­ charter arrangement so that the International T r a nsportworkers It's a tough set-up here on the fold. The charter of the CSU was Lakes, but I'm sure we can lifted by the SIU in 1944 for re­ mian Steamship Company. position of these Tugs within the Federation. fusing to repudiate the commun­ framework of the International President Lundeberg pointed knock it over." AMERICAN-PACIFIC will be clarified. The SIU President referred to ist party. out how the American merchant STEAMSHIP CO. We aLso recommend to this marine has shrunk from a war­ the NMU and Harry Bridges' CSU'S JOB This District's Organizers, act­ longshoremen's union as "politic­ time high of 50 million tons to a Convention that in clarifying ing under instructions from Pres­ This appeal was answered by al auxiliaries of the communist ident Harry Lundeberg, cooper­ those charters thought be given present low of 30 million tons. a promise of cooperation to ex­ He protested that much of this party," and called the leaders of ated with SUP officials along the to the various other unorganized pose the communists in the Ca­ shrinkage was due to the prac­ those two unions "Wagner Act Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in or­ workers in the Gulf Area. It has nadian union, but called on ganizing the first vessels crewed been our sad experience that in tice of American shipping inter­ unionists" who built their unions members of the CSU to take the by this Company. The culmina­ getting to the unorganized off­ ests of transferring their ships to by relying on government help initiative in cleaning out the tion of this was the signing of a shore and inland Tugboatmen in the Panamanian flag so that they from Washington, but who "nev­ party-liners. contract with the SUP, which, the Gulf Area, our Organizers oc­ could be operated under wages er did any real organizing in The fishermen's unions and the as a final result, wound up in the casionally come across fields of and working conditions below their lives." fish canners unions all reported Lundeberg predicted that be­ Coos Bay Beef. In a supporting unorganized workers who are a American standards. great progress in the field of or­ In his legislative report to the cause both the NMU and the action of the efforts already put detriment to reaching our objec­ ganizing. With fishing and can­ fifty Convention delegates, rep­ ILWU are weakened by being into the manning of these vessels, tive. ning reaching great heights, communist-dominated, the ship­ Therefore, the need not only for resenting approximately 92,000 our Union, at the request of our these unions feel that the SIU owners would center their attack affiliates, extended this Coos Bay clarification on Tugs, but to all seamen, fishermen, and fish can­ will enroll thousands of ne-w on them. Beef into various East Coast other allied workers of the Mari­ nery workers, Lundeberg stated members in a very short time, Later the attempt might be Ports. The final result.? of this time Industry, should be con­ that at the rate American ships and become one of the most im­ sidered and studied in the event are being bought, up by foreign made to bust the SIU, he said, beef are known. portant factors in the Interna­ issuance of such charter is made. governments, or being placed un­ "but they won't get away with AFL MARITIME TRADES der Panamanian flag, "it will not it, because we're not Wagner tional. DEPARTMENT The legislative program recom­ be long before the Amei-ican sea­ Act unionists! We did our own AFL AFFILIATES mended to the Convention b.y Assi.sting in forming thi.s new men will be in the breadline with organizing." SAILORS UNION OF THE department of the AFL was William McLaughlin, SIU Rep­ President Lundeberg included an the highest wages in the world, PACIFIC classed as an Organizational ob­ resentative of the British Cana urgent request to Congress to but with no ships to sail." take steps to help alien seamen, jective and was handled as such. LAKES DRIVE REPORT The SUP on the East and Gulf who served through the war, ob­ Through cooperation of our af­ Coasts has at all times cooperated President Lundeberg also an­ tain their citizenship papers, as filiated Unions in the Interna­ in every manner possible with nounced the inauguration of an payment for their service and tional, we were successful in es­ our Union in handling various intensive organizing drive along loyalty to the United States dur­ tablishing AFL Port Councils, disputes. They have, as well, as- the Great Lakes. Harry O'Reilly, Send in the minutes of ing the war. commencing with New York and sited us greatly in all other types AFL Regional Director of Organ­ your ship's meeting to the Other points in the program expanding into every Port on the of our work, particularly .so in ization, promised the complete New York Hall. Only in that called for passage of a Merchant East and Gulf Coasts. way can the membership act cooperation of his office, and to­ the unorganized field. Seamen's Bill of Rights, an end Our Union, in addition has on your recommendations, ward that end offered the SIU MASTERS. MATES & PILOTS to Merchant Marine Training signed other off-shore operators and then the minutes can bo the facilities of Radio Station Program; and for placing the su­ We have close working rela­ WCFL, operated by the Chicago to contract, but are not making printed in the LOG for the pervision of the merchant marine the names of these operators tions with this Organization and Federation of Labor. benefit of all other SIU back under the jurisdiction of known at this time until further we assist one another wherever crews. In discussing the plans for or­ the Department of Commerce. possible. details can be given. ganizing the seamen on the Great Lakes Drive, Panamanian Transfers Highlight Seafarers IntM Convention Send Those Minutes ill] �ii MONEY DUE ShepariT Steamship Company Chun, Paul S. V Clark, Adelbert E. ... Clegg, Harold Corsey, Ernest E Cosgrove, Robert B. . Coutant, Wilbur E Cowen, Thomas DECK DEPARTMENT Cronen, Robert J * , A Cronn, George C Adams, Norman L $ .80 Cummings, Alfred Adamonski, Joseph 10,00 Curtin, Cornelius Alkafer, Raymond F 12.61 Czarnecki, Frank Alman, Eugene E 4.48 D Alder, Edwin E 7.50 D'Angelo, Vito D Anderson, Arne B. 5.07 Davies, Raymond G. . Anderson, F. H 13.94 Davis, Earl Anderson, E. H.# 4.44 Dennis, Donald Anderson, John W 2.54 DeSouza, Henry Anderson, John W 1.26 Dey.senroth, Albert M. Ander.son, Laurilis 2.28 Dixon, John Ander.son, Walter R 22.37 Dgyle, Thomas G Ainold, Clarence W 13.96 Drain, Robert C Arnold, L. R 8.86 Drever, Robert Aiigustyn, Peter 5.14 Dutot, Frank J B Dzura, Mike Bagg, David J 42.38 E Baker, Robert 6.08 Edmondson, Ralph Baker, Walter J 5.04 Edson, Chester Baldi, Salvatore 18.38 Edson, Clarence J Bales, Leon 5.88 Edson, Floyd W Bauer, Robert G 2.95 Ei.ser, Edgar L Baunaeb, John R 1.11 Elrnd. Norman D Behrend, Paul 1.44 Elwood, Lonnie E Bell. Frank R 2.20 Emm-son, Howard F. .. Bell, Raymond 2.20 Ericsson, H Beuecka, Joseph 6.60 Eriksen, Gunnar Benecka, Joseph 26.40 Est by, Fi ederick Benecka, Joseph 59.12 F Bornberg, Philip 3.59 Ferranido, Anthony Beyer, Richard W 5.68 Billingsley, Beverly 2.69 Fetsko, Edward Bishop, Lowell J 73.80 Fisher, Harry Unclaimed, relroactive. over­ time and vacation wages are open on the books of the Shepard Steamship Company. 31 Milk St.. Boston. Massi as list­ ed below: Blanchard, Richard F Boyle, Edward R. Boyle, Edward R. Brandon, Arthur .. Brandt, Eugene W. Brock, Bobby L. .. Bi'ook, Walter W. Buchanen, Seward R. Bukman, Harry G. .. Bushman, George A. C Cain, C. O. . Campos, Alvino Capehart, William R. Caramellino, Fred Carney, Joseph W. Carney, Joseph W Cassada, George Castoro, Paul A. Page Fiiteen THE S E A F 4 R E R S LOG Friday. March 28. 1947 . . . . . 1.47 10.34 3.46 26.40 63.94 3.23 2.95 3.36 4.00 19.07 2.69 2.93 10.41 3.79 2;01 1.34 1.34 3.40 3.59 .20 1.87 7.80 1.44 4.56 2.76 3.13 1.46 1.46 799.99 8.00 12.17 6.58 1.46 16.89 7.83 2.39 9.59 7.56 Fleniken, James C Fletcher, Valwyn Fontes, Robert Frazier, Willie Frederickson, Alf G Gallagher, Richard A Galmarine, Albert Garcia, Joe C Garling, Elmer Gerke, Philip A Gjert.sen, Maurice Gushue, Robert H Hagen, Sigried L Hajer, Erik. Hall, John E Hall. Willis Hallenburg, Gustav H Halse, Hermod L Halvorson, James Hamilton, Allen Han.sell, John C Hansen, Jens A Hart, John W Hawkins, Jack Healy, Leonard N Hejmej. Francis Helms, James R Helterline, Gerald H Henkleman, Norman L Heyes, Frank W Hodgins, James T Hollcy, John A Homer, John Hoogerwerf, Jan Horst, Edward Howard, Roy S Huber, Frederick Hughes, Patrick J. • Hunt. Charles W List Of Official Delegates And Unions At Convention 24.34 19.86 .60 18.13 3.23 8.10 1.19 1.19 2.69 3.36 6.72 2.87 1.38 3.66 16.44 1.44 1.46 25.60 1.38 5.14 2.37 2.54 26.85 3.50 3.10 2.41 21.26 1.44 1.38 1.38 1.35 9.94 9.83 5.37 210.33 1.46 1.44 73.80 48.64 Atlantic and Gulf District: W. C. Tanner, Paul Hall, Claude Simmons, E. Sheppard, Carl E. Gibbs, E. R. Smith and Ray White. Fraternal Delegates: John Mogan, W. H. Simmons, L. J. Williams and J. P. Shuler. Alaska Fish Cannery Workers Union, Seattle; John S. Ayamo. American Merchant Marine Staff OHicers Assn.: Thomas B. Hill. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, Boston: Patrick McHugh, Aus­ tin J. Powers, and John Mogan (proxy). British Columbia Seamen's Union; William McLaughlin. Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union, San Diego: Lester Balinger, Calvin H. Burns, and Frank Currier. Fish Cannery Workers Union of Pacific, Monterey, Calif.: Joseph Perry and Lester Caveny. Fish Cannery Workers Union of Pacific, San Francisco Bay Area: George Issel. Great Lakes District: Fred Farnen, Einar Nordaas, Larry Martin and Herbert Jansen. Los Angeles Harbor Cannery Workers Union, Terminal Is., Calif.: Andrea Gomez, Ira Nash, Leonard Powell, Antonio Tovar and James Waugh. Sailor's Union of the Pacific: Charles Brenner, Edward Coestcr, Robert Dohibroff, Harry Lundeberg, John Massey, R. D. Thompson and Morris Weisberger. Seine-Line Fishermen's Union, Monterey County: John Crivello. Seine-Line Fishermen's Union: George Penovaroff. Guards and Watchmen's Union, No. 1: Charles Bi-enner (proxy). Inland Division: Charles Brenner (proxy). United Fishermen of Alaska: Edward Coester (proxy). The following unions arc entitled to vote but no delegate or proxy has thus far appeared at the convention: Chinook Can­ nery Workers Union, No. 12; Conanicut Inland Boatmen's Union, New Jersey; East Coast of Florida Fishermen and Seafood Hand­ lers Union, Miami; Fishermen and Seafood Workers Union of the Atlantic Coast, New Jersey; Marine Pursers of the Pacific, Seattle; Marine Chief Stewards of the Pacific, Seattle; Shoalwater Bay Oyster Workers Union, No. 14; SIU of NA Floating Plant Personnel, No. 1, Memphis: Wrangell Cannery Workers Union, Wrangell, Alaska. 24.88 1.50 3.16 1.00 3.64 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 33 RECTOR ST., NEW YORK CITY 35.68 Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. 2.20 SS EDWARD G. ACHESON Gronbach, $13.63; J. McGrady, Belanger, $7.11; R. K. Biffle, Boudoin 4455 1.60 $13.58; Herbert Crowley, $7,111; BUFFALO H. J. Adams, $12.32; A. Arson- 49c; H. Millet, $4.52. 10 Exchange St. .31 E. A. Gibson, $5.27; Kenneth Cleveland 7391 di, $1.20; J. W. Burchett, $5.93; 4. 4. 4. .39 424 King St. Gordon. $7.11; J. E. Jones, $2.37; CHARLESTON E. J. Carbine, $28.46; D. C. M. SS JOSEPH M. CAREY Phone 3-3680 Dammers, $12.66; A. B. Forsman, H. J. Adams. $8.67; Robert R. E. Jones, $2.37; Owen Kee- CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 7.90 25c; H. S. Jensen, $15.87; R. G. han ,$3.04; E. R. Kramer, $18.99; Superior 5175 Johnson, $2.50. 7.43 O'Grady, $3.21. Marion Kunicki. $4.74; Henry CLEVELAND ... 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. J. 4. 4. 1.80 Main 014 Lopez, $18.03; Jan Mosden, $7.11; 4- 4- 4. SS CLINTON SEAM CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. 12.84 Fumio Onaka, $12.01; G. G. Van SS RUSSELL A. ALGER W. L. Renn, $11.65. Corpus Christi 3-1509 13.38 Etten, $16.78; G. V. Wright, $2.24. DETROIT 1038 Third St. W. A. Dankel, $11.23; B. Don38.32 4. 44Cadillac 6857 SS SAMUEL^ COLT 3.00 nelas, $9.64; Robert Hill, $6.39; SS WILLIAM LEROY GABLE DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. E. Kessarotos, 11c; L. Lori, 69c: D. Azarou, $11.02; R. P. Lau3.13 Melrose 4110 E. W. Collins. $16.87; D. E. HigHarold Moon, $9.23; W. B. Ne- ren, $4.99. GALVESTON 308"-—23rd St. bie. $32.30; P. N. Maness, $19.47; sula. 11c; G. Robinson. $8.79; H. Phone 2-8448 4. 4. 4R. A. McFarland, $11.27; E. J. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. E. Stollings, $5.59; J. Villadson, SS BENJAMIN F. COSTON Swanson, $11.27; F. G. Swofford, Phone 58777 $1.68. A. H. Dodd, $5.16; Walter KaHOUSTON 1515 75th St. $4.31; A. T. West, $16.44. Will Seafarers who were on .4. 4. 4. zmierczak, $35.02; Sal De Maria, Went worth 3-3809 4- 4- 4. SS JOHN BALL the SS Grace Abbott, the SS JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. $6.11; E. C. Meyer, $13.36. SS GOUCHER VICTORY Phone 5-5919 George Holmes, or the SS Fran­ C. Haller, $11.27; C. Isaacson, 4. 4. 4. MARCUS HOOK 1 W. 8th St. R. G. Rasmaussen, $32.33. cis Morrison, in Zamboango, be­ $8.27; J. B. Johnson, $36.28; A. SS MOSES CLEVELAND Chester 5-3110 SS JAMES W. GRIMES tween December 9, 1945 and Jan­ J. Krain, $4.55; P. Stein, $2.28. Richard Ander.'^on, $6.01; Z. MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. J. Foreman, $11.82; V. E. Voix, uary 20, 1946, please get in touch MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 4. 4- 4Andrias, $11.99; J. A. Baldwin, with Joe Algina or Louis Goffin SS HENRY WARD BEECHER $9.02; E. Broker, 26c; Ralph Byrd, 53c. Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 4. 44. in the New York Hall. • H. J. Beeler, $21.93; E. W. $9.08; T. Corbett, $2.29; H. Eliott, Magnolia 6112-6113 SS FREDERICK C. HICKS 4* Bridges, $3.49; L. T. DobSon $2.29; G. Ennett, 61c; W. T. Floyd, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. A blue suit was left in the Nor­ $1L93; Fred Drechsel, $41.40; J. $5.27; G. Hill, 26c; E. Hojer, $5.71; R. Collier, $1.00; C. DeGraffenHAnover 2-2784 127-129 Bank St. folk Hall in care of Agent Ray H. Maxwell, $21.93; W. D. Par- Charles Hunisicker, $6.01; Don reid, $1.00; A. Dennis, $1.00; G. NORFOLK Phone 4-1083 White. The owner's- name has due, $21.93; S. ProctoiS 7c; K. Kaiser, $14.09; J. Mann, $4.00; K. Jones, $1.26; Dewey Larson, $4.78; 9 South 7th St. been misplaced, and the Agent Sherrebeck, $7:23; K. E. Stall- E. Poley, $6.01; Lawrence Richie, C. Miller, $1.09; E. Owen, $1.00; PHILADELPHIA Lombard 3-7651 is unable to contact him. Owner hammer, $6.69; B. E. Stevenson, Jr., $4.92; E. E. Sexton, Jr., $4.92; E. Persson, $26.56; E. J. Tsuji, PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. please contact Agent Ray White $24.68; H. Tegtmeyer, 5c; A. Edwin Walle, $5.27; H. M. Wein, $10.00; F. Wagner, $21.99. Phone 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. at the Norfolk Hall, 127 Bank Yopps, $3.08. $4.92; Alex Wilkins, $6.01. 4' 4* 4* Beacon 4336 Street, Norfolk 10, Va. SS NEWCASTLE VICTORY 4- 4. 4.4. 4. 4RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SS CARTER BRAXTON SS DOMINICAN VICTORY 4. 4. Louis Bernardo, $4.92; Kojineth Phone 2599 105 Market St. The New Orleans Hall is hold­ Edward Brihsbn, $47.35; Dale C. M. Brakefield, $11.95; J. K. Daniels, $10.09; Roland Florea, SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 5475-8363 ing unclaimed baggage and gear Griffiths, $4.27; Anker Hansen, Kain, 87c; F. Davenport, $15.89; $10.09; James Nee, $4.50; Emil SAN JUAN,- P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon turned over to the Branch by the $19.80; H. Helms, 75c; William M. E. Gunn, $2.06; H. Henderson, Urban, 96c; Henry Zac, $8.27. San Juan 2-5996 Alcoa Steamship Company. If Isbell, $3.01; William Lndgren, $1.11; R. Kellund, 57c; W. Leary, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. tlj^B gear is not claimed within $3.89; J. S. Winget, $2.25. $3.46; J. McCormick, $11.77; Gen. Phono 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. sixty days, it will be given to a F. Miller, $1.72; J. J. Notcha, 4- 4. 4Main 0290 charitable institution. The men SS BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER $3.60; J. C. Thompson, $11.02. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. whose gear is being held are as F. Bednowski, $1.24; A. C. Belt, Phone M-1323 MICKEY HEALEY follows: SS F. SOUTHALL FARRAR TOLEDO 615 Summit St. $5.00; F. Delander, $11.55; J. P. 440 Avalon Blvd. Danny Douglas is anxious for WILMINGTON Dale D. Barnes, Edward Coop­ Gibbons, $3.56; Max Martin, C. C. Bennett, $25.0; C. L. Conn, Terminal 4-3131 er, Gaines T. Shcerma or George $16.45; E. E. Smith, $6.31. $6.16; D. W. Goldy, $1.90; T. P. information about his gear, and VICTORIA, B. C 602 Houghton St. would like you to visit or write McCleary, $17.01. Scherv, John W. Liebel or Riebel, 4- 4. 4. Garden 8331 to him at Kings Park Hospital, VANCOUVER SS CAPE RACE Wetz, Emil Olsen, Walter Comlet, 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 Box A, Ward 98, Kings Park, Thayadsen, S. Ansley, Justus La ' G. J. Brisby, $7.38; G. Davis, SS CORNELIUS FORD Long Island, New York. $9.33; J. D. Grimp, $3.03; H. C. Edward Abraham, $7.11; Harry Fayette Whidden, L. M. Cooper. A Union Sulphur Company NOTICE! PERSONALS SIU HALLS �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 28, 1947 Seafarers Drive Makes Great Lakes Hum Looking north on the Detroit River from the bridge of the SB T. J. McCarthy, in the fore­ ground may be seen the Coast Guard station with a dock load of freshly painted and re­ conditioned buoys. To the right, almost out of sight, is the Belle Isle Bridge with an almost solid ice-pack behind. There's plenty of activity along the Detroit waterfront these days, and plenty of the activity is caused by the intensity of the SIU Organizing Drive in the Great Lakes region. From all indications. Lakes traffic will be even heavier than during the war years, when it boomed to record heights. Some of that well-known Great Lakes ice breaking up in the Detroit River. Navigation on the Lakes has to wait until the major ports are ice free before the shipping season starts. Every bottom that floats will be used on the Lakes this year in the expectation of hauling two million more tons of ore than the record set during the war years. It looks like a big year, for business and for the SIU Organizing Drive. fsSgiiSgf . The brisk wind whistling down the Detroit River makes this job a mighty cold one. One of the SS George W. Mead's crewmembers paints the insignia on the ship's smokestack as part of the general clean-up job before the vessel starts its regular sailing schedule. It's the same story up and down the Lakes, where every available ship is being readied for a big year. Above is an auditing Committee of Great Lakes SIU mem­ bers, elected at the bi-weekly meeting to go over the Union books. Standing, left to right: Harold Casey; an unidentified Seafarer who sneaked into the picture; and Louis Funkey. Seat­ ed is William Cochran. Great Lakes Secretary-Trea­ surer Fred Farnen reports to the membership on the prog­ ress of the organizational drive. According to the various or­ ganizers, THE GREAT LAKES, TOO, WILL SOON BE SIU. This is spring cleaning on a grand scale. The spring season means clean up and paint up for ships as well as for the average home. This SS George W. Mead crewmember is giving the mast a new coat of paint, in preparation for the sailing season on the Lakes. Shown here are SIU members attending a regular mem­ bership meeting in the SIU Hall in Detroit. About ISO Seafarers were present, and this included some of the female members from the Stewards Department of Lakes passenger vessels. i;i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 28, 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. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PANAMA TRANSFERS GREAT LAKES DRIVE HIGHLIGHT CONVENTION TRIBUTE TO HAWK AGENTS CONFERENCE PROPOSALS ACCEPTED BY COASTWISE A&G MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS CANADIAN AND U.S. COMMUNISTS HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF CSU ILLEGAL TRANSFERS J.P. SHULER'S REPORT TO INT'L CONVENTION GROUNDWORK LAID IN LAKES DRIVE; SIU RANK AND FILE PARTICIPATE GREEN ADVISES UNIONS TO INGORE OPEN SHOP LAWS FLORIDA LABOR GETS READY TO OPPOSE TOM WATSON LUNDEBERG PLEDGES INT'L SUPPORT TO UFE IN WALL STREET STRIKE DELEGATES GATHER FOR SIU CONVENTION IT'S TRUE - RHODE ISLAND PAYS BONUS TO SEAMEN LAKES SEAMEN INVITED TO VISIT BUFFALO HALL SOME COMPANIES STILL TRY TO CHISEL ON FOOD PAYOFFS AND SHIPBOARD PLAYBOYS KEEP PORT PHILADELPHIA ACTIVE MARCUS HOOK IS A LONELY PORT; FAST SHIPPING HAS HALL EMPTY MOBILE ASKS ALL AND SUNDRY: COME DOWN AND GET FAST SHIPPING FEW PHONY SKIPPERS AND PURSERS SOUR GOOD NEW YORK SHIPPING CANADIAN SEAFARERS DEMAND PROBE OF SHIP TRANSFERS TO PANAMA SHIPOWNER STOOGE SAYS SEAMEN CAN GET ALONG ON SMALL SALARY TAMPA REALLY HUNGRY FOR SEAMEN; ONLY EIGHT MEN ARE LEFT ON BEACH TOLEDO SHOWING RESULTS IN LAKES DRIVE AGENTS CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS SIU WINS DAMAGES AND PENSION FOR INJURED CANADIAN SEAFARER PILOT BUTTE'S COOK DIES IN TURKISH PORT SS OVID BUTLER CREWMEMBERS CALL FOR END OF COAST GUARD JURISDICTION OVER SEAMEN J.P. SHULER'S REPORT TO INT'L CONVENTION SEAFARERS DRIVE MAKES GREAT LAKES HUM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/28/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log