https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c1477327891b075d593745a9b66bd1d8.PDF 4336a5a1c496e69635084ab6309af117 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X No. 7 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948 Cities Service Tankermen Go Seafarers, Give SlU 83 Percent Of Totai Vote Cast .I'J. i'-J NEW YORK—In spite of company stalling and intimidation, and in the face of a viciously anti-union campaign carried on by the Cities Service Oil Company, the unlicensed men of that fleet have shown their preference for Seafarers* representation by voting overwhelmingly to have the SIU bargain collectively for them. In the National Labor Relations Board election, r^ cently concluded, 83.15 percent of the ballots were cast in favor of the Union. Only 30 votes were racked up for the employer, while 153 votes were counted for the Union. Six ballots were voided and one has been challenged. Cities Service men showed their preference for the SIU by casting 83.15 percent of the total vote for the Union, and that's 'something for the company to think about. Irr spite of the way the company worked against any sign of Union activity, the volunteer organizers of the SIU carried the word aboard every CS tanker, and the men listened, believed and vOted in their own best interests. Nothing the company could promise helped. And threats didn't help, either. The men who.sail the ships realized that only the SIU could win for them decent As recently as last week the company attempted to staU the Union by petitioning for an ext msion of the voting period for an additional 75 days. Thiswould have given the employer a chance to have the eligibility requirements changed so that a few hand-picked crews could have been voted on ships ac­ quired since the election began in October. This move"-was stymied by a brief filed by the Union, and the NLRB denied the company's petition. Counting of the ballots began early on February 9, and within a few hours the SIU was declared the clear.-cut, over­ whelming victor. ONE TO GO However, in spite of this man­ date from the unlicensed seamen of the Cities Service fleet that they wish to be represented by the Seafarers, the anti-labor pro­ visions of the Taft-Hartley law make it necessary for a second election to be held in the fleet (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page }) On Our Way Whoopee! Beyond the wildest dreams of the most enthusiastic organizer is the result of the bargaining election in the Cities Service fleet. Although the entire staff was certain sure that the unlicensed personnel would vote for the Seafarers, nevertheless, nobody figured that the Union would trounce the company by a five-to-one margin. But that's exactly what happened. The company got only 30 votes, six were voided, one was challenged, and the Union racked up the rest. SlUOpposesTransfers Before Senate Group WASHINGTON — Harry Lun- of unlicensed seamen sailing in deberg, President of the Seafar­ American ships out of every ers International Union, toid the port in the United States and Senate Foreign Relation® Con - the Great Lakes. Our organiza­ mittee that 25,000 to 30,000 Am­ tion is affiliated with the Ameri­ erican seamen would be stranded can Federation of Labor. on the beach if the marine trans­ On December 19, President port section of the Marshall Plan Truman in his message to Con­ were passed. gress, recommended adoption of Lundeberg made clea'nhat the legislation and appropriation to Seafarers supported the "general effectuate the Marshall Plan. His principles" of the Plan, but em- message to Congress called for a . phasized that the Union was request of 17 billion dollars to "definitely and utterly opposed" be appropriated by the United to selling and chartering 500 States Government for the next "ships to European countries to four years. deliver the goods as proposed by As we understand it, this 17 the State Department. billion dollars is for the purpose After his appearance before of buying and shipping material, the committee, Lundeberg ex- food and other commodities from f>ressBd confidence that the Sen­ •the western hemisphere, mostly ators would take definite steps from the United States, to be to prevent further scuttling of used in rehabilitating and help­ ing certain European countries the U. S. merchant fleet. rebuild their economic condi­ The complete text of the brief tions. It is lujderstood that this . subir.itted "-'J the Foreign; Rela­ money will come from the Am­ tions Committer' by the Seafar­ erican taxpayers it and when ers follows: the United States Congress sees The Seafarers International fit to approve the Marshall Plan. Union of North America is rt Araerig^,, trade union cbmpqp ' , \ (Contimiei! 01! Page Tampa Seafarers Join IAM On The Line "An injury to one is an in­ jury to all." That's an old la­ bor slogan, and "it's- as true now as it ever was. Seafarers believe in and practice this fundamental labor principle, and so it is no wonder that, any honest union in trouble can get physical, moral, or financial assistance from the SIU. The pictjire on the right was taken in Tampa, where Seafarers joined the picketline of the International Associa­ tion of Machinists, who arc striking against the National Airlines, Inc. SIU members shown in the picture are George Mihalopoulos, FWT; Salbata Serio, FWT; Houston White, OS; Billy Smith, Sec­ ond Cook; A. J. Varn, FWT; C. P. Yarn. FWT; and L. C. Brown, FWT. • �JPage Two E SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA , Atlantic and Gulf District 1 Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % J. P. SHULER ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. •: George: K. Novick, Editor -r* 267 On Our Way (Continued from Page 1) wages, good conditions, and what is even more, worjker's dignity. No longer will the company be able to hire only those who will accept anything the big-shots want to hand out. No longer will the company be free to fire any man who speaks up for his rights, Those days are gone forever. So again we say. Whoopee! The NMU tried for 10 years to organize Cities Service and got no place at all. The SIU has succeeded where the NMU failed. That shows that the CS tankermen know what they want, and they want the SIU, overwhelmingly and right down the line. . Blueprint For '48 . ;; The year 1947 ended with a bang with phe signing of the Isthmian agreement. 1948 opened the same way with the -winning of a bargaining election in the Cities Service fleet. These two happenings make it appear that this year will be one of the most successful in the history of the Seafarers International Union. Starting on Monday, February 16, the Atlantic and Gulf Agents will be meeting in New York for their an­ nual Conference. It is here that plans and programs for the year will be set. It is here that the future under­ takings of the Union will be discussed and decided upon. Past Agents Conferences have mapped the plans to organize the vast Isthmian fleet (job well done), to organize intensively in the tanker field (job well begun), and to streamline the Union's apparatus so that it could be turned quickly into a strike weapon (done, and howl). This Conference will not be an exception, and whatever the Conference decides, and is concurred in by the membership, w:ill be the course of action for the year. The keynote of this meeting will be expansion. Many companies have been enrolled under the SIU banner during the past year, and many more will be added in the remaining months of 1948. But it will take concrete plans and a fool-proof program to make thii,come true, and the Agents w.ill formulate the blueprint to do the job. All signs point to a most successful meeting, and as soon as the decisions are reached and approved by the membership they will be printed in the LOG. No time limit has been set for the Conference. There :is; a certain amount of work to be done, a certain number of reports to be made, and a number of moves plotted for ^e year. This will all be accomplished before the meeting is finally adjourned. The future of the Seafarers lies .in the ' balance. By . strict application of good trade union principles, we can continue to be a wide-awake union, capable of giving the best possible representation to the membership, and al^ of taking advantage of every opportunity to build the Seafarers organizationally. There is a hell-of-a-lot of difference between laying out a program and carrying it . through. It takes 100 percent membership participation to turn-a blueprint into a concrete structure. ' And that's the big SW job for t^his When entering the hospital notify the delegates fay 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 times: .Tuesday — 1:30 to. 3i30 p.ra. These are the Union Brothers rcunrently.in. the'xnaaane hospitals; (on Sth ^and 6th. floors.} as reported by the Port Agents. Tiiese^sethers iaid'Hme hanging "Thursday—-1:30 to 3:30 p.m. heavily oh their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by (on 3rd and 4th floors.) writing to them. : Saturday — 1:30. to^ 3:30 p.m. (on Ist and 2nd .floors.) SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. J. MAGUIRE W*. L. MAUCK A. M. LIPARI R. W. GARROLTON W. G. H..BAUSE A. A. SAMPSON R. REDDICK R. RIVERA A. M. L.UPER A. SILVA G. T. FRESHWATER E. FITZER JAMES NEELY J. VATLAND D. PARKER J. D. GLISSON G. GAGE J. J. O'NEAL* G. SOCHMISO E. LACHOFF A. L. MALONE W. STRADFORD -J. H. HOAR C. MASON J. McNEELY S .C. TUBBERVILLE J. DENNIS XXX X. X XX X BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE HOSPITAL A. R: CHISHOLM R. LORD R. A. DEXTER A. C. KIMBERLY C. CREVIER E. J. BARTEMEIR W. WILCOXON . . J. SMITH E. W. GETER R. E. STRIPPY P. CASALINUOVO «C„ R. JORDAN i-3 ROBERT JOHNSON . F.' O'CONNELL R. RAARDIN S. LeBLANC J. LEE W. J. REEHTEN JAMES GORDON - E. DELLAMANO j. NURHINA . T. M. LYNCH J. GALLOWAY H. J. CASEY PAUL KRONBERGS . D. STONE F. J. CARROLL G. ROCZAN F. PETRIE X X X R. SMITH' FORT STANTON HOSPITAL XXX P. PETAK STATEN ISLAND HOSI^ITAL JACK WILLIAMSON JOHN E. KENNAIR F: J. SCHUTZ R. B. WRIGHT P. R. CALLAHAN . J. E. FARQUHAR ARCH McGUlGAN L. CLARKE J. PRATS • R. S. LUBIN C. McHILBERRY J. PREZEDPELSKI JULIUS,, SUPINSKY ' U ' 'r;ll R. LUNDQUIST J.GARDNER " FRANK CHAMBERLAYNE GEORGE BRADY T. MUSCOVAGE 4. t S. J. GONIGLIA D. HERON •BUFFALO HOSPITAL • L. A. HOLMES •,E. LARSON- , • : ARTHUR LYNCH A. AMUNDSON ' A. MENDOCINI [CHAEL:DONO1A.N, , G.:®RAltelN. ^RANlUpIAGETT '' Men Now h The Mmme Ihspitah w �Friday, Fdbruonr 13< 1948 T^E SEAFARERS LOG Page Thrae Cities Service iUlen Go ' SiU By Great iHfargin " ^^5 By J. P. BHULER. Secretary-Treasurer Agents Conference As per recommendation in the last Headquar­ ters Report, that the Secretary-Treasurer set the date for the annual Agents Conference for the j year of 1948, the date of the beginning of the Conference has been set for Monday, Feb­ ruary 16th. All Agents hhve been notified so that they can arrange the Union's affairs in their respective ports so as to be able, to attend. Negotiations ' - The Negotiating Committee for the Union met with the member companies of the Atlantic and Gulf Shipowners Association on a wage increase twice since the last meeting. The com­ pany is obviously stalling until an award is made on the arbitration for wage increases now , in process between the American Merchant Mar­ ine Institute and the maritime unions to which their companies are contra ted. An agreement has been negotiated with the Mar Ancha Corp. who is operating on the sugar run between Puerto Rico and Atlantic Coast ports. All of the General and Working rules of the standard SIU agreement including Wages, overtime rate and all other monetary ' matters have been agreed to. The company has a lawyer looking over the - legal end before they give the Union a letter of acceptance. A contract was signed with the Panormetis Corp. which has one tanker on the way around from the West Coast now. Negotiations have not been completed with the Ore Lines. There are a few things in the Engine Department working rules to be worked out yet. This agreement is a large improvement Over the previous Calmar and Ore agreements. Negotiations for the wage increase will begin with Sag Harbor Tanker Co. on Thursday, Feb­ ruary 12th. Organizing Lindsey Williams reports for the organizing staff that in addition to the Mar Ancha and Panormetis, with whom we are now the recog­ nized bargaining agent, several small tanker and freight companies are being worked on by the Organizers. In line wii-h operating with minimum expense to, the Union, and at the same time keeping the organizing work going full ahead, Williams has cut his organizing staff—^the only paid Organizers are now in the port of New York—and has requested that all branch Agents contact the unorganized ships in their respective vicinity. He reports that cooperation fi-om most ports has im­ proved greatly. To insure that the organizing policy be ad"hered to, it is hereby recommended that each port Agent be charged with the responsibility of covering unorganized ships in his port and that he be authorized to work the Patrolmen in his port on organizational work as well as con­ tracted ships. Montreal Branch The only ships contracted to the Atlantic and Gulf District that make East Coast ports of Canada with any regularity are the Alcoa ships. None of these ships makes Canadian ports their payoff port. Therefore, it is recommended that the A&G immediately close out in the port of Montreal, and that all representation on A&G ships hitting Canadian East Coast ports be handled by the port of Boston, and that all crew replacements on these ships be shipped from the Boston Hall. Headquarters Representative Ray White, elected port Agent of Norfolk, has been called into Headquarters on Negotiations. Due to the fact that there is no elected Deck Department Representative in Headquarters, it is hereby recommended that Ray White be placed on Headquarters payroll and work out of Head­ quarters Office. This can be done with no additional expense inasmuch as the Norfolk branch is operating with no additional help. Great Lakes Men The Cities Service bargaining election resqlt was no sooner announced than plans were started for the next step. And that is to hold another election to institute a "Union Shop" in the CS fleet.- From the way the Cities Service per­ sonnel voted for the Seafarers, there is no doubt thai the "Union Shop" will he adopted by a resounding majority. Pic­ tured above, making plans for the next step, and congratulat­ ing each other on a job well done. are. left to right. SIU attorney Ben Sterling. General Organizer Lindsey Williams, and Organizer Johnny Arabeisz. , It will not be long now before the Lakes open up. The Great Lakes District is planning a big drive this year. Fred Farnen, Sedretary-Treasurer, has sent a letter to all district officials and port Agents which states as follows: To All District Officials And Port Agents Dear Sir and Brother: (Continued from Page 1) The following motion was passed by the SIU to determine whether or not the Great Lakes District membership at a meeting men want a "union shop." This held in Detroit on February 2, 1948: will be called for by the Union "M/S/C To concur with the Conference rec­ as soon as the SIU is certified ommendation 'That a letter be drafted by the by the Board. Secretary-Treasurer and sent to all SIU ports requesting that they urge all SIU Great Lakes Crews of ships which were District members to return to the Great Lakes bought by the company since the District, by March 15, 1948, if possible, in order election commenced are also to assist in manning the unorganized fleets on eligible to vote, and a majority of all in the fleet must vote for our concentration objective list'." In line with this motion, we are requesting the Union before a "union shop" all A&G and SUP officials to use their good can be instituted. Ballots not offices to carry out this Great Lakes District cast are automatically counted membership mandate. We believe that the date against the Seafarers. mentioned in the motion (March 15, 1948) is a It is therefore extremely im­ trifle early, and suggest that your efforts to portant that all members of the persuade Great Lakes District members to re­ unlicensed personnel stay on turn to the Lakes by April 1, 1948 or shortly their ships and cast their votes when the big day comes around. thereafter. ' Collective bargaining elections are now sched­ Winning the election in the uled to be held on the thirteen (13) Hanna ships, Cities Service fleet caps a'long eleven (11) Tomlinson ships, and two (2) Sch­ period of SIU activity. On Oc­ neider ships shortly after the beginning of the tober 28, 1946, the Union first regular navigation on the Lakes. In addition, took steps for recognition as we have fairly strong representation in an un­ bargaining agent for the Cities organized company, and will probably petition Service tankermen. This move, which was vetoed by the com­ election to be held in this fleet shortly pany, climaxed an intensive or­ after the start of sailing. It is expected that there will be a considerable ganizing drive which resulted in shortage-of rated men on the Great Lakes ships a substantial majority of pledges this year, and all AB's, Firemen (coal burning) from the men. and Oilers from our affiliated districts will have IRON CURTAIN CRACKED no difficulty in securing jobs - in these ratings. A big job remains to be done on the Great Lakes It took a full year to crack in order to organize these ships, and it's up to through the "iron curtain" main­ all SIU Great Lakes District members to get tained by the company to pre­ behind our 1948 Organizing Campaign to make vent its unlicensed personnel from being organized, but the it another successful SIU victory. Thanking you for your- cooperation in this campaign has definitely proved its worth, and within a short matter and with best personal regards, 1 am, while the Seafarers Intei-national Fraternally yours, Union will be certified as col­ Fred J. Farnen, lective bargaining agent for • Secretary-Treasurer C;ities Service tankermen. All Great Lakes members should give a hand In commenting about the on this, and remember every SIU member is a gratifying results of the election vote and an Organizer. General Organizer Lindsey Wil­ liams stated that overwhelming vote for the SIU wa^ a tribute to the excellent reputation en­ Thomas Wolfe Crew Wage Suit Coming Up SAN FRANCISCO — The suit for wages brought by the crew of the SS Thomas Wolfe against the South Atlantic SS Company is scheduled for early action in federal court, attorney Albert Michelson annoimced here. To assure effective presenta"tion of the case, Michelson urged all men who signed on the Wolfe for "the incomplete 1945 t voyage concerned to get in touch p with him. His address: Russ ^5uilding, San Francisco. Following is a partial list of the men who were on the ship at the time: Herbert Bagley, George E. Rodriguez, Joseph L. Jones, Richard E. Holstein, James A. Knittle, Lee P. Deval, Raymond R. Carroll, Franklin O. Miller, Raymond D. Schott, Troy W. Gammill, Robert A. Vallee, John S. Houser, Ted Boling, and Ronald Chandler. . The SS Thomas Wolfe signed on an SIU crew in San Fran­ I cisco. After lying on the West Coast for several weeks, the Wolfe abandoned the voyage and paid the men off. Under federal statute, if a crew is signed on articles for a voyage and the voyage never commences, the crew is- -entitled to wages for the time worked plus wages for an extra month, provided they work less than 30 days. The lawsuit is for the extra month's pay. '3 'i- , ~- Note To Bosuns Men desiring to have Bo­ sun stamped in their Union books can have it done by appearing before the com­ mittee handling this matter on the 2nd deck of the New York HaU. All discharges must be presented at the time. • .1-4 I] , i'-ij joyed by the Union along the waterfront. "Cities Service men know, as do all other merchant seamen," said Wililams, "that the SIU fights for wages and conditions, against the shipowners, the gov­ ernment, or anybody else. That's one big reason the Cities Service men put the 'X' in the SIU box."~ MM&P Organizer Captain Victor G. Diaz, or­ ganizer for Local 88. Masters, Mates and Pilots, which is cur­ rently conducting a drive among unorganized companies in the tanker field. Diaz is working in close contact with Lindsey Williams, SIU Gen­ eral Organizer, since, tanker companies and personnel are the immediate objective of both AFL maritime unions. Captain.. Diaz is a retired member of the SIU. He be­ gan his sea-going career in 1930 and came up out of the foc'sle to win his master's ticket. He has skippered sev­ eral SIU-SUP ships. An important spur in Bro­ ther Diaz's organizing efforts is the fact that he remembers well "the old days," with their long hours, poor pay and sor­ did conditions. He saw them swept aside by unionization and he points out that "he fully well appreciates the meaning of trade unioti^ and collective bargaining in the maritime industry." ' i •-ll �i'j;v Fage Four TBB SEA FA R EFS t 0 G mm tttllWK Beached Seamen Get Unemployeil Pay In New York NEW YORK — A total of $179,464 in unemployment insur­ ance benefits was disbused to 1,683 seamen who sailed WS.^ ships during 1946 in New York QUESTION: What do you think the Agent s Conference should discuss in its forthcoming State during the period JulyNovember, 1947, according to an meeting for the SeafarersV program for the coming year? announcement by Milton O. LoyCHARLES SCHUCK, DD.: H. L. STRICKLAND. OUer: sen. Executive Director of the I think the Agents shotdd do I've goj a beef about men sail­ Division of Placement and Un­ something about promotions on ing in all three D^artments. employment Insurance. shipboard. That business should One trip a guy sails on Deck, the Of ^e 1,683 claimants, the vast be stopped and damn soon. Last next time you find him in the majority collected less than eight ship I was on the men fought Black Gang, and after that he's payments; 912 drew less than about jobs and so it was the liable to turn up in the Stewards five checks; only 90 collected 14 worst trii> in my experience. An­ Department. The Agents should or morepayments. All but 193 other thing the Agents should recommend that we go back- to drew the top benefit rate of $21. clarify is this business of SUP the system we used before the The WSA unemployment in-men sailing in the Black Gang war. And that would make -it surance program was inaugurated on SlU-contracted ships. It's not fair and square for all members in July 1947, to provide benefits fair that SUP members should of our Union. The Agents to seamen formerly employed by take jobs 'that rightfully belong should also demand from Con­ or in behalf of the War Ship­ to the SIU. ' With SUP men. gress that Marshall Plan aid to ping Administration, while such Great Lakes men, and tugboatEurope go in American vessels, seamen are involuntarily unem­ men .taking jobs on our deepmanned by American men. ployed. water ships, soon there won't be Otherwise the Plan is phony and BASED ON 1946 any jobs left for A&G full book­ we should not go down the line Benefits are currently based on men. on it. wages earned in 1946. If a seaman has earned wages in other jobs covered by State unemployment L. T. McGOWAN, Wiper: HARRIS FUTCH, 3rd Cook: insurance laws, those wages may I'm in favor of having the Maybe the Agents don't have the right to do anything about Agents clarify "this whole busi^ be combined for credit with the wages he earned in federal mari­ this, but I think that the 3rd ness about the SUP. I can't see time employment, and his benefit Cook's working hours should be why ihey should be allowed to amount may be determined on changed. Right now he works sail on our ships when we can't the basis of the combined wages. from 7 to 1 and from 4 to 6. sail on their contracted ships. Mr. Loysen pointed out that Well, supper is served from 5 to That doesn't sound too good to when a seaman files a claim for 6 and the Cook has to stay to ^ me. The Agents should also benefit he should have the fol­ wash up until about 7. That's make plans for more organizing lowing documents with him: (1) not fair and something should now that Cities Service is in the U. S. Merchant Mariner's Docu­ be done about it. Another mat­ bag, azui the tanker field looks ment, or Merchant Seamen's Cer­ ter that should receive a lot of wide open. Every outfit we or­ tificate of Identification; (2) Con­ attention at the Conference is ganize gives us that much more tinuous Discharge Book; (3) Cer­ planning for a strike if the ship­ security for the future. Shipping tificate of Discharge; (4) Union owners won't raise our wages. is liable to gel tough, and when Registration Cai-d. It's hard for a man to get along A seaman who is unemployed it <loes we want to be ready with on the present salaries, and if between voyages and is ready, as many jobs as we have mem­ the big boys won't give us more willing and able to work, may bers. That will be our protection. tnoney, well have to strike. receive unemployment compen­ sation and, if he ships out again while his claim is active, he will be allowed six months from the date of his sailing to claim any benefits to which he estab­ By A SHIP'S ORGANIZER you're just plain screwy. There's "The hell we are," said Mrs. self, "I guess we're all washed lished his right prior to his de­ absolutely no future on this Cockroach with most unladywike up." parture. Under certain circum­ It is in the wee hours of the tub." There was a tear in his eye stances he may be allowed an bluntness. "I heard only yester­ morning when all is usually still and serene in the galley, of the "What are you talking about, day from Bessie Bedbug that the and a break in his voice as he even longer period. While .the WSA coverage is a SS Slaphappy, pride of theUn- woman!" retorted Chaxmcey, who Seafarers International Union is added "We're just going to have organized S.S. Go's tanker fleet. was busy digging into the apri-^ organizing the Unorganized's to payoff at the end of this trip. federal project, it is administered However, if you listened care­ cot jam. Apricot was his fav­ fleet. I checked with Willie But don't worry. Mom. There in each State by the State's un­ are other tankers. I'm sure we employment compensation agen­ fully enough, you could hear orite. He never could get enough can sign on with Standard Oil cy. In New York this agency is Weevil down in the floiu: bia and of it. voices in- the vacinity of the or Tidewater. Damn those Sea­ the Division of Placement and he told me the news 'is dbsobread box. You'll never guess "You know very well," said his farers!" lutely on the level. That means Unemployment Insurance of the who was there, though: Mr. and wife, "that sooner or later some­ we're in for it. Labor Department! Mrs. Chauncey Cockroach and body is going to make the com"Ronnie, your language! I'll In New York City all seamen's "You know that those Sea­ their son Ronald having their have to wash your, mouth with claims ate handled by the unem­ farers will do. The first day night lunch. bilge," his mother warned. ployment insurance office located they take over, the ship will be Now being married in the STOP "But Mom, what did we ever at 277 Canal Street. , fumigated from stem to stern." cockroach world is no different AMS6IA1C5 do to the Seafarers except crumb Outside New York City an imfrom being married in our world. WOMA/v) J up a ship?" Ronnie said. "First employed seaman files his claim SUCH LITTLE CHAPS The women are all the time sing­ thing you know, they're going to "Don't I know it," mumbled organize every phony-outfit left. at the nearest unemployment in­ ing the blues and driving from Chauncey, ready to face the stern Then we'll have to leave the sea surance office. the back seat. Payments in each State are facts of life now that he was full made in accordance with the "NO FUTURE" of jam. "Those damned Sea­ State's unemployment insurance farers," he continued, "they've I ; ~"Chauncey," said the missus, law. In New York at present the run mc off a dozen ships already. HEeE WE "if you sign on for another trip benefit rate ranges from $10 to Why don't they leave us roaches eo AGAINSI . $21 for a maximum of 26 pay- ; alone! We're such little chaps, ments. and we don't really eat much." The WSA uneritployment in­ "Try and get the Seafarers to pany fumigate this scow and surance program will continue then the jig will be up, for us. see it that way, though," replied through June 30, 1949. The crew of Ihe Bull Run, We'll be lucky-to get out before the missus, whose name was Maihiasen Tanker Industries, the DDT gets us." Kate. "They and their darned wish to notify the shipmates old motto: 'An SIU ship is a Obviously the dear lady was clean ship!' Why should they and friends of Chris B. much alarmed. care? Unorganized SS Co. Aboard ship the arm of the-: Opsahl of his death on Janu­ "Are you kidding?" Chauncey doesn't complain. A few mil­ Union is the Ships and De­ ary 19. Chris, an .oldtimer> came back. "Why we've been lion of us roaches don't bother partment Delegates. A good who participated in the or­ on this bucket almost two years them as long as the company and be stranded on, the beach crew, for its own protection, ganizing of the Mathiasen forever." and I've yet to hear anybody so makes money." picks its Delegates early, and company, died peacefully in much , as mention fumigating. "Well," said Ronnie Roach, the Father Chaimcey shook his carefully. Have you aiid your his sleep aboard ship. He This is a cockroach's paradise. couple's half-grown son, as he head sadly as he pondered the shipmates ^-elected your Delewas 65 years old. We're set for the rest of our munched the . last: mouthful of enorndty of his son's statement. gates7 If not, do it now! lives." V' v.; sugar he ; could stuff into^ him­ His- wife; burst - out weeping., j Life s Bitter Blows, Or Damn Those Seafarers Final Dispatch 9il|is Delegates �tBE S E AFAR ERS Februaxy.13,1948 • 111, - • == Page Five LOG Union Label On Seafood It's very likely that few seafood lovers in the United States are aware of the fact T^» 1 that Seafarers are responsible for satisfying their fancy, tastes. But without the industry ^ 1811.01^111011. and efficiency of the 1,400 members of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, an affiliate of the SIU's Marine Allied Workers, many of the nation's shrimp and oyster worshipers would probably -be deprived of these delec tables. From Bayou La Batre, Ala., site of the Union's headquarters, shipments of canned shrimp and oysters.are shipped daily to all points in the U. S. So that all Seafarers might have a better understanding of their industrious Bro­ thers in Bayou La Batre, a LOG cameraman made this pictorial roundup. The Mobile Bay Seafood Union affiliated with the SIU's Marine Allied Workers early last summer, after an overwhelming vote by its membership. Organized 12 years ago, the Seafood Union had been going it alone but decided affiliation with the SIU , would bring greater benefits to its membership. Walter Bosarge, then president of the fishermen's union, declared that affilia­ tion "was the smartest move we ever made. Being in the SIU gives us more power than we could have standing alone." The Union is now headed by G. J. Landry, who took office in August 1947. A J ./xIlCl i^rOC0SSOrS Unite To Gain Good Wages • - Ai left is the office of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, which is headquarters for the community's activities. The Union plays an important role in every phase of the fisher­ men's lives. Workers who process the fishermen's haul for canning in the plant are also members of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union. Their conditions were very poor before the Union entered upon the scene, but now they eni.oy decent wages, good working conditions, and the security that belonging to a strong union gives them. Most of the workers live right near the plant, although a few live further out along the Bayou. All are strong Union members, and a few of the younger men are sailing on SIU deep-water ships, out of the port of Mobile. View above shows some of the plant workers' homes. In building above, SIU members open and clean the oysters, then can them and make them ready for distribution to seafood enthusiasts all over the country. One section of the plant handles oysters, another is devoted to the processing of shrimp. Overhead line at right pipes steam which is used to open shells. ' Oysters (photo.left) lie .in hold of one of Bayou's many fishing craft, waiting to be un­ loaded by conveyor • for ' transfer to the processing plant. ir' r T::: Mound of oyster shells above. represents:leavings after meat has been extracted and canned. The shells have.many uses: .Bome are ground fox. chicken meal., some serve as fertilizer, with some ..winding^,up as a base for .roads :;end-highways. ''''v. ^ ' iT J. At the end of the day's haul. Baycu La Batre is dotted with scenes of its sturdy craft (photo above) tied up in readiness for next morning's sun-up and another large scale catch. First the vessels are unloaded, then made ship­ shape for another trip. �Page S!x r,. rf THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. February 13, 1948 Shipping Picks Up In Baltimore With Jobs For Those Who Want 'Em By WILLIAM "Curley" RENTZ Practically all the men are . in BALTIMORE — I've got my fingers crossed, but even I have favor of the Plan, but not if it to report that business has means giving away our ships picked up lately and pi-ospects and our jobs to foreign coun­ like hell to for the future arfe also good. We tries. We'll fight / have jobs, plenty of them, for protect our jobs and our gains. men who really want to ship CONVICT THEMSELVES out. We paid off one Calmar ship, Out of their own mouths the ^ By WALTER SIEKMANN event we have to take economic future jvith, an attitude which is two Waterman vessels, two Bull commies and ex-commies of the action at any time. unsurpassable so far as getting Line ships, one Robin Line, one NMU prove everything we have BOSTON — Shipping picked an educational and other con­ He thinks the amount of work Alcoa and one American Eastern ever said about them. In the up a bit in the port of Boston structive programs things going. scow, and three Ore ships with­ Pilot of January 30, vice-presi­ last week. We had two payoffs, involved in setting up any effec­ The men realize that education dent Jack Lawrenson reported on tive kind of strike apparatus in the past week or so. along trade union lines is the several ships in transit and, what makes this necessary. the situation on the Great Lakes. They were all in good shape, only way to cope with the prob­ was more, we dispatched approx­ and what few beefs we had He said, "The SIU, which at imately 75 jobs. KEEP MILITANT lems which will confront us. were settled right, on the ships. one time the NMU had re This attitude is a healthy con­ In view of the possible cir­ During the same period we duced down to just the D&C Brothers, we certainly had no cumstances confronting us as a trast to that of some individuals signed on eight ships, mostly boats and a few sandsuckers trouble filling those jobs. They result of the fii\ky Taft-Hartley whose actions in the past have to the satne companies as above, now showed a steady growth, were snapped up. Act, the transfer of bottoms tended to put the Union in a and all necessary repairs were In company after company they All the payoffs were handled from American registry and the bight whether they so intended made before the ships moved polled an amazingly high vote in good order. There was no open sell-out policy of the Com­ or not. and in two companies the SIU off. problem getting the beefs squared mies, the SIU will have to gird As a starter, we have already will have runoffs in 1948. The Ore Line ships are in And if that's not enough, here's to the satisfaction of all the itself with every weapon known taken measures in this port to get plenty of reading matters for good shape, and we are happy a statement from NMU Treasur- Brothers involved. the Brothers so they can get to report that men are taking er M. Medley Stone, as quoted However, some of the ships squared ajvay on their Ps and jobs on those ships. This is one in the same issue of the Pilot. have been coming in without re­ Qs while on the beach. company that would like to see The union (NMU, of course) is pair lists, which makes it diffi­ JIo return to shipping, although our Union hit the skids, so it is destitute," he said, "and the Na- cult to check on any necessary we shipped more men during last up to us to make sure that Ore tional Office has not yet 'been repairs. week's flurry than we had regis­ ships are crewed. So, Brothers, able to cut the payroll enough. tered, shipping is nothing to brag let's take these jobs when they "There are not enough ships This' situation also tends to create a beef the next time such about. Nevertheless, it did pick show up on the board. for the Patrolmen in this port a ship signs on. Both the Patrol­ up to a point where we even to cover. We are so tied up with man and the company are vuiORE SHIPS CLEAN were able to ship a few permits. everything but union business aware of what is supposed to be Cities Services tankers have In the past we have had many that we don't do union busi­ vJDSTA done. been coming into this port quite STAKTCR.' beefs on Ore Lines ships, but ness." frequently. You can be sure Crews which fail to make up lately this has slackened down ON THE SKIDS that the Boston membership is repair lists simply aren't getting considerably, and I,' for one. to militant, progressive trade un­ making every effort to assist the the most out of their contracts All members of the NMU ionists. Union organizers in bringing the should read those two state­ :or themselves or for the men One good thing here is that Cities Service campaign to a ments. It will show them where who follow them on their ships. the Boston membership faces the successful conclusion. the communist leadership of "MY^ HOW HE'S THANKS their union has led them. (vROWHf Cities Service tankers have The entire membership on the ^ been calling here and we make beach here extends thanks to it a point to contact all of them. the Brothers aboard ships who We have plenty of men who lave kept the coffee pot going try continually to make jobs on the third deck. They are on those ships, and when a man the ones who made the coffee pot By S. CARDULLO is lucky enough to trickle possible. through, he goes aboard and SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bother checking bags because a Among the members on the does a good SIU job. beach here are Johnnie Lane, is very good all up and down the nian who wants to ship won't be have been agreeably surprised The men aboard the ships are ^^^y long. Bill McNeil and Tommie Lord. Gold Coast with Seattle topping i to note how clean the ships have eager to become part of the We paid off the George D. ! Brother Lord was in on a pass the entire list. Besides that, SIU because they realize that been coming in. Prentice, Waterman, in Seattle. i-om the Marine Hospital to see there are six tankers and three The men and the company are only in that way can they This ship had a fine Union crew learning what the SIU agree­ achieve the wages and condi­ some of his old shipmates the C-2s coming out of the bone- and there were no Departmental other day. yard, with the C-2s going on ment stands for, and all parties tions which SIU contracts guar­ beefs. However, we did run into Brother Morris Norris, who was the intercoastal run for Water­ the usual beef about men accept­ ' have been living up to the con­ antee. In the bread and butter pic­ chairman of the 1946 General man. tract. ing transportation having to. get So, if shipping gets tough in We have some oldtimers and! ture, the SIU leads the way on Strike Committee for the Port off the ship. This rule was voted newer men on the beSch, and the waterfront, and if we all of Boston, offers the opinion that other ports, there will be some in a joint conference of Agents the main topic of conversation keep on plugging, we can con- each port should have a per­ jobs available for men out here and until it is modified or is the Marshall Plan. tinue winning all the way„ manent strike program in the in the land of sunshine. Don't changed we must live up to it. Boston Stresses Edmotion; Shipping Up >4 # !• r!?' I I;::: i's- Good News From The Gold Coast: Frisco Reports Shipping Rise Permitmen Find Shipping Tough In San Juan These Days times it is and at other times it Hawaiian, is in San Juan with a guez Indias. The Indias are one is not. In fact, I'm thinking of load of canned fish along with a of the best clubs on the island, SAN JUAN — Everything on shipping myself, and I don't lot of rice and fertilizer. She is and they have that grand pitcher, the waterfront here is quiet so . want to go north in the cold any out of San Francisco, and is ex- Johnnie Davis. far as beefs are concerned. more than anybody else does. Our best local baseball team For this reason. Port-Agent Sal However, I may be on my way i is Santurce, and they have the Cplls and Rafael Qrtiz hav? been before this is printed. Boy, am' greatest star of them all—^none spending most of their time the I sorry I loaned Red Spurlock other than old Satchel Paige. last few days doing routine .busi­ my pea-jacket. However old Satchel is, his fast ness. The Delegates on most ball shows no visible signs of i Brother W. G. Manning, the of the ships have been doing a CJOUSIN slowing down. He's the same JiMmV/HADt bang-up job and have had good Deck Engineer, paid off the SS THAT SCOW! . lAngeline, a Bull Liberty, and he Satchel that fans on the main­ crews to back them up. land remember. Without making any general I wants a ship for Mobile now that comment on shipping, let me he's had a couple of weeks' va­ Brother Joe Hennault from pass a word of warning to trip cation. Brooklyn is in the Hall looking card and permit men: Don't pay­ for a ship. He paid off the It seems that Manning left off here. If you do you will Mobile eight years ago and has Monarch of the Seas, Waterman, have a tough time getting out. not been back often enough. He a while back. With him is pected to make Baltimore and Ther^ are so many full book- and Tommy Chambers are stay^ Brother Ward Howieson from Philadelphia before going back members that you permits will ing at the Hotel Sanchez in Portage, Pennsylvania. to the West Coast. have to wait a long time for a |Puerta di Tierra. IncidentaUy, when I showed ship. Right now there are 25 I "Wild Bill" Frentis, our SUP "BATTER UP" some of the girls that picture of permits registered, 12 of them in tarheel, made a pier-head jump Norman Maffie that appeared in Ran into Jimmie Mulligan the Deck Department. as Bosun on that good old scow from New York City. He and the LOG, there was almost a NOT-SO-EASY BEACH the SS Jean, one of Bull's real "Cruiser"* Smith have been en­ riot. One girl tore the LOG There are quite a few Broth­ tramp freighters. The Jean pops joying a vacation here. Smith from my hands and I never could ers who think this is an easy in here and out without much met Jimmie Barletta from Maya- get it back. Maffie may need a beach. At least, that is what noise. guez who was here with that little protection when he conies they have heard. WeU, sbmeThe Wdlliam James, American- crack baseball team, the Maya- into San ,Juan again. By WOODY LOCKWOOD SIU WINS AGAIN According to the latest report the Inland Boatmens Union, CIO, has voted six-to-one to affiliate with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. This is quite a step and shows conclusively that if given a chance most sailors would get out of commie-domi­ nated unions and into the SIU. The SIU on the West Coast is a big factor in the tugboats and ferries from Canada to Mexico. All A&G crews paying off, shipping out, or signing on out here are urged to contact me at 105 Market Street, San Fran­ cisco, in the event of any mis- understanding. Check It—But Good Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the ; Union Hall immediately. �Friday.^ February 13, ., r-,-' T BE SE A FARERS LOG GETTING IT STRAIGHT AROUND THE TABLE ^ag0 Seven, Warmer Breezes And More Ships Promise Happy Week For New York By JOE ALGINA , NEW YORK — The weather tracts are useless and manage nan has promised us a bit of only to foul up the works. warmer weather next week so, In this particular case the Ste­ just to make the future bright wards Department men served for all frozen seafarers around extra meals to the daily guests here, shipping, too, will be of the Captain while in an Eng­ warmer. lish port. The amount of money It's just fair this week, but and time involved was beginning next week has promises of being to mount up and, so as to make a good week for job seeking Sea­ it look better to the company, farers. the captain told the men to put Before blowing off steam on a down their extra meals as over­ lew matters in need of clarifica- time. :ion, let's take a look through For some reason the men he old dog-eared payoff record agreed and at the payoff when ;or the past week. the company saw the overtime We had the Henry Longfellow, list they hit the roof. In some Waterman, in for a payoff after cases it amounted to 18 hours a Mobile tugboalmen won an outstanding victory this past week when a new agreement a five-months trip. She was no day for as long as a month. The was signed with the two largest towing firms in the port. They are the Moj^ile Towing Com­ trouble to the Patrolmen—she company had a good argument pany and the fleet of Waterman tugs. The new agreement calls for a -iubstaniial wage in^ couldn't have been cleaner if the when they maintained that no crease, and contains an escalator clause whereby the tugboatmen will get all the raises won- crew had used Duz. It's a tough man will put in that number of by deep-sea r'?n. This contract was won only after long and hard negotiations with the com­ job to bring a ship in clean dur­ hours for that long a period. panies involved, and the membership in Mobil3 gave a vole of thanks to the rank'^nd-'tile ing the winter months, but the The men then told the com­ Negotiating Committee. Pictured above, they are left to right. Curly Moyd, Charley Whitley/ Longfellow men did just^ that. pany official what had actually , A. Foster, Jack "Red" Adams, Billy Collier, and Mobile Agent Cal Tanner. Also on the Com­ She won't take another crew happened, but the Captain, try­ mittee^ but not present when this picture was taken, was Bud Nelson. The victory came right on for awhjle as she had been ing to save his own neck, stoutly in lime for the Mardi Gras season, and the Mibile tugboatmen now have an additional reapiit in idle status until she gets denied that the money was ac­ ^ son to celebrate the traditional festivities. a cargo assignment,, but chances tually due for serving meals and are that she will call for a crew that he had told the men to before too long. The men taking put it down as overtime. her off-the board will find her There was quite a rhubarb a clean one when they go aboard. •around there for awhile but Of course, there's only one an­ and their various stooge outfits, By RUSSELL SMITH finally most of the trouble was GETTING EASIER is the power and strength of swer. That's through the me­ cleared away. The men got DETROIT — Last week, Secre the AFL Maritime Trades De­ dium of the AFL Maritime Isthmian's Allegheny Victory most of the money due them but tary-Treasurer Fred Farnen and partment. Through the activity Trades Department! This was paid off this week in good shape. a few beefs are still pending. It I had the pleasure of visiting the of AFL Maritime Port Councils, recognized when the Maritime No trouble other than the rou­ will be difficult to clear up the fair city of Milwaukee, and at we can offset anything which the Trades Department was first tine minor beefs, all of which entire matter as the ship has tending the annual Conference shipowners and steel interests established back in 1946. were settled right on the ship. been sold and the Captain is on of the Tug Firemen, officially can throw at us. These scows are becoming much the West Coast. However, the implementation known as the Tug Firemen, Line­ In some ports such as Chicago, of the Port Councils which go to ea-sier to handle now that the "GOOD" SKIPPER men, Oilers and Watchmen's Pro Duluth - Ashland - Superior, and crews and the company have tective Association of America Cleveland, we have well or­ make up the over-all structure of become better acquainted with These fellows learned a lesson ILA-AFL. Chicago Agent Herb ganized Maritime Port Councils. the AFL Maritime Trades De­ the agreement. the hard way. If they had just partment has lagged far behind Jarisen joined us later. Far from being the only clean isted the work completed exactly However, in other ports, where the need for these local organi­ We were invited to attend this it is equally important that we zations. ships to hit this port, the above as it was, they wouldn't have Conference by Brother August have these Port Councils, they It's up to the SllTprimarily, as mentioned were but a few. The had any trouble in collecting. "Gus" Wolf, Grand President and are either dormant or not as yet Patrolmen found a • good bunch They thought they were being the original sponsor of the idea Treasurer of the Tug Firemen set up. of clean ships all around this icy for establishing an AFL Mari­ and were very well received by One of the important jobs time Trades Department, to see port. the delegates. In spite of mountainous sno\\' which lie ahead of us is that of that this Department grows and Certainly, we came away from seeing that a functioning Mari­ develops the way it should. And, piles and icy blasts, the Patrol­ the Conference with a feeling of time Port Council is set up in only through the building of men have hit them all. They have done a good job, but a man having spent a very enjoyable every port on the Great Lakes Port Councils will it grow. is taking his life in his hands if where there is a need for such a week end among a group of pro Let us all as Seafarers and part he should suggest to them thr gressive union brothers headed Council. of the Maritime Industry get be­ pleasure of long hikes in the AFL SOLIDARITY in the same direction as the SIU How are we going to achieve hind the development of the AFL snow. Great Lakes District. The Pigeon Point, Moran, had Actually, when one stops to the kind of AFL Maritime soli­ Maritime Port Councils, and make the Maritime Trades De­ to have its wings clipped a bit darity that we need so badly on think things over, it's amazing how many mutual problems our the Lakes? How are we going partment the living, breathing last week. The Pigeon's Engi­ neers were doing tire wcr'ti of Unions have in common. The to get together and discuss the entity that it should be. Engine Department unlicensed great guys and doing the skip­ Tug Firemen have contract nego­ many mutual problems which We must all dedicate ourselves personnel and for some reason per a favor, but like so many to the task of building a Port How are AFL tiations, wages, hours and condi­ confront us? did not heed the crew's warning "good" skippers he was thinking Council in every port where one Maritime Unions going to co­ tions"^ very similar to our own, to lay off. As a result the ship only of himself. is needed, and not i-est until the operate inthe best way possible and that's all the more reason was held up. The beef was set­ job is finished to our complete to solve our common beefs and Here's an item worth knowing: why our organizations should be tled in the usual SIU manner. problems? satisfaction. A guy representing the ship­ very close to each other. Since cur warnings to gear- owners at a hearing before the In the past, too little emphasis grabbers, the practice of copping maritime commission, testified has been laid upon the necessity gears had dropped considerably, that seamen's wages must come for actively functioning Maritime but it is by no means stamped down now that there is a general Port Councils in the various out. Crews, of most ships have retrenchment in maritime. dreat Lakes ports where two or By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER instituted campaigns against such He suggested that seamen's more AFL Maritime Unions are foul balls with good results. PHILADELPHIA — Greetings ber of ships called here in tran­ wages revert to the 1937 scale of located. to all from this port of Brother­ sit. $72.50 plus an increase based on NOT WANTED NEED PORT COUNCILS ly Love. 1 took over as Agent The weather is our biggest Bureau of Labor Statistics fig­ Nowhere is it more important just about a week ago and have beef; you need sea boots and oil A known gear grabber is about ures. In other words, "let's go to have actively functioning- Port seen pretty busy getting ac­ skins to wade through the slush as welcome aboard an SIU ship back to the old days, boys." Councils of the AFL Maritime quainted with the set-up here. on the waterfront. But it's prob­ as a case of bubonic plague. This guy didn't ask us what Trades Department than in the I would like to publicly voice ably the same in most ports Once a guy gets a reputation as we thought about it nor did he various Great Lakes ports. Why? my thanks and appreciation to these days. a gear grabber he'll never win a mention anything of the profit Well, the Great Lakes area is the Patrolman Ernest Tilley, Dis­ We've had a few Cities Serv­ popularity contest. increases since the good old days least organized of any segment patcher Bill Brown, Organizer ice tankers call here and they Seamen should use their own of 1937. He hammered away at of maritime labor in the United Bob Pohle, and the young lady were contacted by Bob Pohle. money to take care of them­ that old stand-by: seamen's in our office. Miss Kay Burns, He reports them in fine shape, selves. They have no reason wages are a danger to shipping. States. On the Great Lakes, organized for the kind help and coopera­ with the boys looking forward for lifting that which belongs to Of all the factors entering in­ labor is up against the most tion they have given me in be­ to an SIU victory and a contract. a shipmate and Union brother. to the cost of operating a ship, highly organized employer group coming familiar with this Port That's all for right now, but If a guy is found guilty of gear- this guy neglected to mention in the country—the Lake Car­ and its business and problems. we hope to send in longer and grabbing he doesn't merit the that the wages paid seamen are riers Association. AFL Mari­ Also I'd like to give three more complete reports once we consideration of any one. The only a small fraction of the oper­ time Unions will never be able rousing cheers for the Philly get our feet planted firmly un­ guy is not worthy of holding a ating costs. Loading operations, to conibat the vicious anti-labor membership for the same rea­ der us. book in the SIU. fuel and stores cost much more, Again 1 want to express my tactics of this wealthy and sons. Another matter, one needing but these items are not as easily Shipping is pretty fair for thanks to the people in this port, clarification, is the practice of attacked as seamen's wages. powerful group unless we are as bookmembers, and should contin­ and say that it makes me feel some men to make private agree­ strongly organized as they are. They can continue their at­ Our only answer to the power ue that way. We had three pay­ damn good to have them all go ments with their department tacks, but they'll have a rough Ibbby and wealth of the LCA, offs this past week and a num­ out of way to give me a hand. head. These little one-man con­ time getting them into practice. Gt Lakes Needs Maritime Trades Countils Shipping Good in Phiiadeiphia �TB B SEA BARERS . Page Qght LOG t/T' February 13, 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AMD MEWS i: I !{ •ir ig - Big Waterfront Laugh Of '47 Was "Battle Of Newark Bay" Member's Adventure Shows Folly Of Black Marketing It doesn't pay to fool with the' the Mate to get him and "put black market in foreign countries him irons". Accordingly he was Probably top rhubarb of 1947 in the New York Harbor area was the now fam­ as one Seafarer found out to his handcuffed to his bunk aboard ous "Battle of Newark Bay" in whiclr»the Navy, City of Newark officials, a wreck­ sorrow . in Saigon. * Sooner or ship for 24 hours. ing company and, indirectly, the Seafarers found themselves involved. The SIU wound later you are caught, and when The Skipper and the Purser up in the dispute when the rou-" that happens, there is not much ^ent court for him and distine job of towing the decom­ the Skipper or even the Amer- Levered that the French wanted •If- missioned battleship New Mexi­ ican Consul can do for you.' to collect a fine of $983, which is co from Boston to Newark for Moreover, there is nothing at all big bundle of dough. scrapping turned into a full scale the Union can do for you. To make a long store short. "naval" engagement. As a result of his sally into the the American Consul was able to It's an old story now, but pic­ Saigon market, the Seafarer who'get the fine reduced to $389 tures just received of the affair ran afoul of the authorities in ' which was paid by the ship. But make it worth retelling. that teeming French colonial port' the trouble-beset Seafarer had SIU crewmen aboard three was fined, and when he paid off to sign the ships log for the Meseck Towing Company tugs, the Isthmian ship he was on he ' amount. the Dorothy Ann, Judith Ann received a lot less pay than his At that, he was lUcky it wasn't. and C. Hay ward, had taken the 1 i'.fc' 1 'fiE long voyage called for. It was ^^o^se. The Skipper might have Old battle scarred dreadnaught quite a lesson—or should have left him in the Saigon hoosegow in tow in Boston on November been. to think It over, as he threatened ^ 9 and arrived in Gravesend Bay The sequence was something to do. , outside New York Harbor on like this. This Seafarer and two November 14. of his buddies were riding along There they learned the news. a Saigon street in a bicycle rick­ In every newspaper headlines sha with 32 cartons of cigsfrettes told of their arrival and the re­ in an old suitcase. They were ception awaiting them. It was The 1946 General Strike on their way to make a deal with not going to be a friendly one. may be long gone but what an Annamite merchant. "MAN BATTLE STATIONS" happened in Tampa when the Whether the Annamite tipped The city of Newark has flatly ships chandlers there, with off the French authorities or refused to allow the old gal tp the aid of the police crashed whether the French simply were enter Port Newark. "Stay away keeping their eyes open is beside our picketlines has not been from our door," was their com­ the point. First thing the men forgotten. mand and just to make sure knew they were stopped by two their sentiments were thoroughly When our ship hits that French plainclothesmen. understood, the Newark "navy" port, bypass the chandlers. —four fireboats—was dispatched Two of the Americans got to the harbor mouth to enforce i loose, and beat it up the street. Do not allow them aboard your ship. If it is necessary the city's order. The third, the one carrying the to buy milk or bread, get in With their firehoses spurting Looking aft on the Dorothy Ann, her-towline can be suitcase was nabbed. touch with a dairy or broadsides of water into the air, seen over stem. Once during trip, heavy seas caused the tugs In a wild effort to clear him­ bakery. the scene took on a festive -air. to cast off lines from New Mexico. self, he threw the suitcase into New York's millions were fol­ the street. The police simply These finks think time lowing every newspaper account, heals everything. Show them and hawed. The newspapers tracted Meseck tugs turned the shoved it back into his hands. He but to the wrecking company the SIU does not. forget its played it for all it was worth. old warrior over to the harbor was in for it. You don't lug it - was no joke. enemies. Pass the word to They gave it all the appearances tugs for the final pull into port. 32 cartons of cigarettes around They had contracts to scrap of a full-scale invasion. One The "Battle of Newark Bay" the streets of Saigon just for fun. other ships. the ship and they wanted ,to false report had the New Mexico , was over but it sold a lot of The French put him in the get at the job immedtately. papers while it lasted. pokey. The ship's Skipper sent Pressmg Newark for a reason, and engage the Newark "navy." Voyage Souvenir they were told the presence of the New Mexico would interfere After a stalemate of several with plans for remodeling the days an agreement was finally port. [reached wherein the New MexiA meeting was called of all CO would be allowed to enter interested parties. Even the Navy but the dismantling job had, to Little does the average land­ Dutch sailor's term for ships showed up. As the former owner be completed within nine lubber realize how thoroughly galley.) they were worried as to the months, salted is his speech with words possibility of the New Mexico With that the fireboats return- and phrases borrowed from sea­ Air lines maintain fieets, of planes, one line boasting of its landing back in their lap. ed to port, the local papers drop- men. In all ages and in all "Great Silver Fleet" as if it For several days they hemmed,ped the story and the SlU-con- languages, the men who go down were the owner of 20 gleaming to the sea in ships have brought steamships. Bus companies, tail home their shipboai'd talk and companies and trucking concerns loaned its colorful best to ghore- also speak of their vehicles col­ bound unfortunates. lectively as fieets. Moreover, an life" liifThis has been as true in airplane driver is a pilot—and America as anywhere. In fact, sometimes a skipper or even an it doesn't take much casting old man. And. you don't rent an • j about—to use a seafaring term airplane, you charter it as you would a C-3. at the departure — to find a thousand examples of this mari­ To return to railroading, the time infiltration in the ^everyday conductor's platform cry. "All Ray Queen, AB aboard the speech of the New England coast aboard" smacks of its dockside origin. Moreover, regularly Robin line SS Marine Runner, or Kansas. For instance, all land and air scheduled freight and passenger sports a nifty nub of vegeta­ transportation exists on a sound trains make their runs — from tion. which he cultivated dur­ basis of nautical language. In Chicago to New Orleans, for ex­ ing a three-month run to the early days of railroading, ample—as do ships on the baux­ South and East African ports. The neatly trimmed chin hedge the sea was the only source to ite run or the Antwefp run. seen above grew out of an However, though a customer which men could turn to find idea conceived in Lorenco Mar-i three sheets to the wind in an a fit vocabulary for the new way ques; six months later it was inland ginn-ill may unwittingly to travel—and ship goods. sprinkle his talk with many a full-blown. COME ASHORE While aboard ship Brother shipboard word or phrase, there Trip, fare, freight, beidh, state­ are a couple of tfiings he never Queen thought he'd keep his room, tender, ballast, crew and gets straight—unless he made a whisker for a little' while, at caboose are just a few of the couple of blue-water trips in his least, and we can't say we Plainly seen directly aft of the Dorothy Ann is the New good maritime word^ that keep youth. For instance, it's five to blame him. We haven't had Mexico. At her right is the C. Hayward. Another Meseck the railroads running. (In case one anywhere that he can't tell any late reports, though, on tug, the Judith Ann, was abreast pf the Dorothy with a you didn't know, "caboose" was you the difference between whether cjr npt it'r still with Me«ica.-,^ second line to Hie Jhim. once a nautical word; an old 'away" and"aweigh.". -v v Do Not Forget Sea Terms Spark Landmnan's Talk; How Else Could Yon Dig The Guy? .1';: �i ^ ' f Friday. February 13, 194d' -..- _"'l --i'C^- THE S E AP A RE RS LOG Page Nine SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief EDITH, Jan. 19 — Chairman J.'S. Williams; Recording Seereiairy Louis S. Rizzo. Ship's Dele­ gate reported Captain gave men men permission to paint own quarters. Deck Delegate 're­ ported one man paying off, En­ gine Delegate reported two men getting off and Stewards Dele­ gate reported one man. Re­ placements ordered. Some back dues and asse.ssments to be col­ lected in stewards department by Patrolman. Good and Welfare: Further discussion of Mate who insists on working on deck. Ship's Delegate to see Captain. If he can't square beef, he should report to Patrolman. Chief Cook and Baker asked to change tlieir cooking styles to fit men's taste. Williams elected Ship's Delegate, Ed Harrison ship's treasurer. De­ partment delegates to see that rooms are clean before payoff. -- - -- - that AB, OS, Oilers, Firemen, Wipers and Messmen have to re­ register if they don't ship in 30 days, but that higher ratings be allowed to hold their shipping cards 60 days. Crew believed the change would speed up ship­ ping. Motion signed by entire crew. itrs NCfT faR&Erl\ KNOX VICTORY, Nov. 23— Chairman S. Furtado; Recording Secretary E. Andrade. All de­ partments reported okay. Voted that delegates approach Captain and work out an understanding that draws be made every five days in port, this not having been arranged at sign-on. Also voted that messrooms, galley, and Oilers' and Firemen's foc'sles be painted on return voyage. De­ cided to fix things so OS and Wipers can rotate making coffee over and back. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. NOT fOfiSET THAT ALCOA PILGRIM. Dec. 13— OORlMS-IHE 1946GEAJERAL Chairman J. P. Hartshorn; STRIKE THE TAMPA SHIPCHAM DIE RS WEAJT (Secretary not given). Called to THROUGH OUR PICKET LfMES . BVPASS THESE order by Ship's Delegate. Cor­ GUVS WHEM IT COMES TO BUViMG STORES. rection made in minutes of pre­ IF IT IS NJECESSARV TO BU/MILKOf^ vious meeting. Stewards Dele­ BREAD, GET ifO TOUCH WITH A PAIRV OR gate reported overtime beefs, but BAKERV. no beefs in other departments. New Business: voted for fumiga­ PASS TMH WORD TO OTHER SHIPS, tion of ship, for painting of all MO MATTER WMAT UA;IOM,FDR THESE foc'sles, for new lockers and soap BIRDS WOULD FIMK IN AMV STRIKE i dishes for washrooms, for re­ pairs to coffee urn and other re­ pairs. Good and Welfare: Vote^ request that licensed personnel and passengers keep pantry X S- t. THOMAS HEYWARD. Dec. 28 clean after end of Stewards De­ 3^ t i —Chairman Lenard A. Donovan. partment's work day. Deck De­ ALCOA PILGRIME, Nov. 14— No beefs from any department. partment requested new proBy HANK New business: Deck Delegate'o" handling deck chairs Chairman J. P. Hartshorn; Re­ made motion seconded by Steout at night by passengers. cording Secretary John Whited. We're sure having a tough winter. The new look (all this snow) ward to find out who broke locks One minute of silence for Bioth- Special meeting to consider case has become an old look. The doggone snow just keeps stickingon c|jill bojc, dair^ box and dry ers lost at sea. of two members of Stewards De­ around and the cold weather right with it. About the only thing store room. Good and Welfare: partment who absented them­ which could really heat up the membership right now would be Deck Delegate requested that selves five days, and caused poor plenty of jobs. This week is the SIU's Victory Week against coffee made for watch be re­ working conditions in depart­ the Cities Service Company and her tanker fleet of sixteen ships.served for watch. Voted a fine ment. Voted that the two mem­ Once more our powerful organizing drive has brought another of $2 apiece against men failing bers donate $20 apiece to Broth- big anti-imion company into the SIU fleet. This was a tough job to take- their turns policing re­ ei-s in Mobile Hospital. Also well done—by the hard-working brothers who went out on these creation room, fines collected to {voted that anybody who absents necessary organizing jobs. go to hospitalized members. himself in future be fined $20 Steward suggested that in Ger­ a day. One minute of silence for many shoreside workers be for­ Brothers lost at sea. Brother "Duke" Wade is probably still waiting to ship bidden recreation room which i i 4. out. One of his shipmates remarked that Brother Wade, who the latter messed up. sails as Steward and Cook, would be grabbing the first job THOMAS HEYWARD. Jan. 27 that comes up—tanker, coastwise or that short trip... About —Chairman L. A. Donovan. No the most interesting part of the trip for Brother Bob High beefs current or pending re­ on the Robin Hood was the dog he brought to New York ported. New Business: Voted to with him. He gave the dog a real humorous name and showed have Patrolman check slopchest it all the gay sights of Times Square. Also aboard with Bob prices against those on invoices. were Brother H. "Bing" Miller and Bosun Harry Benson QUEENS VICTORY. Jan. 29— Good and Welfare: List of re­ McDonough from Indiana. pairs read and accepted without 4 4 4 Chairman Anthony Tanski; comment. Since ship had run YARMOUTH. Dec. 9 —Chair­ Secretary Ed R. Carlson. Dele­ short of several stores, notably man Aldrige. by acclamation; gates reported no boefs in de­ eggs, suggested that Patrolmen To Brother Tommy Tucker, who is Bosun aboard the Alcoa Recording Secretary Watkins. partments. New business: Dele­ ship, M.V. Mooring Hitch, on her bauxite run between George­ should check food stores before also by acclamation. Motion by gates to- see department heads town, British Guiana and Trinidad: Your LOGS are on the way letting a ship sail. Canty, seconded by Aldrige. to to get laundry and to get white down to you... A few more oldtimers who will be getting the have Engineers notified • when table cloths and napkins for holi­ LOGS soon: Harold J. Fischer of Alabama, Leonard Smith of ship stops loading and unloading, day dinners. Voted to h^ve ship New York State, James L. Andrews of Indiana, Sergio Rivera" carried. Motion by Borden, sec­ fumigated. Good and welfare: onded by Oliver, to have all of Brooklyn, James M. Huguley of Alabama, D. J. Torano of resolved to leave lockers and Stewards Department men paste Boston, Royce L. Lingoni of New Orleans, James Le Blanc of foc'sles clean. Minutes approved names on lockei-s, also carried. New Orleans, Albert Wisoski of Pennsylvania and James Martin, by: Tanski as Ship's Delegate; Motion by Hall, seconded by Jr. of Chicago.. . Brother Harvey Hill just sailed into this snowedCarlson as Deck Delegate; BenBorden, can-ied, to penalize any under town from a recent voyage... Brother Paul Gondzar, who nie Murille as Engine Delegate; 4. 4 4. man who "crossfires" in future is no doubt out on a trip now from New York, just received his and Henry Hence as Stewards SEATRAIN NEW YORK. Dec. meetings. Voted motion by electrician's endorsement and will be studying some more for Delegate. 14—Ship's Delegate. George W. Merchant, second by Aldrige. to a higher rating. Cook, called meeting to order. give no information tOv depart­ ChaiiTnan and seci-etary elected ment heads detrimental to mem­ (names not given). Suggested bers. News Item: Two former troop carriers will be conver­ that department delegates con­ ted to passenger-cargo vessels down in the Gulf at a cost of tact department chiefs to have $1,800,000. The Cherubim has been bought by the Waterman Engine and Deck heads painted. Line and the Albena belongs to Seas Shipping Company... It i t looks like 1948 will be a big year for the membership in re­ HOWARD A. KELLEY. Jan. 25 New Business: Steward asked gards to passenger ships... We recently received a postcard . —Called to order by Bryant. crew to return all soiled line. Additional repairs recommended. from Havana from Brother Joe Pilutis: "I'm back on the SS Ship's Delegate. Chairman 4 4 4 One minute of silence for Broth­ Evangeline and having a good time. Havana is a good sailor's Woodward, by acclamation; Re­ town"... How's the Cuban "New Look," Joe, or doesn't it MONTAUK POINT. Nov. 15— cording Secretary De Parlier. ers lost at sea. Minutes approved make a difference? also by acclamation. No beefs by Cook as Ship's and Stewards Chairman Nicholas L. Mark; reported. New business: Movfed Delegate; J. Walker as Deck Secretary Robert J. Pendergast. by Taylor and passed that Stand­ Delegate; and B- Lessenthier as Most of beefs reported at pre­ vious meeting not yet settled. by at sea clean up me§sroom at Engine Delegate. Here are some oldtimers who may be still shivering out the Motion by Electrician to have time here in New York: D. Jessup, A. Aranciba, G. Viner, L. A. night. Moved by De Parlier and ship fumigated and new mat­ Marsh, H. Di Nicola, J. Canul, T. Murphy, M. Sanchez, P. Falecarried that list of fines be posted tresses and pillows supplied, and meno, J. Pehm, Will Brown, F. Bonefont, T. Wickham, B. Ledo, V and enforced, fines to be 25c for to have gaskets placed in port­ J. Aquiar, I. Nazario, J. Wing, S. Delgado, A. Clausen, T. R. Corfirst offense, 50c for second of­ holes, all to be done before leav­ rell, L. R. Backus, J. Roberts and J. J. Kelley... One of wellfense and $2 from then on. 4 4 4 ing New York, carried. Voted known oldtimers is in town right now with a beard decorating ' Fines to be imposed for a list ROBERT STUART. Nov. 30— motion by Mark that laundi-y be his face against the New York cold weather. He's Brother John of messy and inconsiderate of­ fenses, and money collected to Chairman Joseph Ekland; Secre­ kept locked up and keys be fur­ "Bananas," the New Orleans man. One of his shipmates did the ! go to Brothers in marine hos­ tary W. Doyle. No beefs in the nished to department delegates. best he could (before he shipped serang on the SS Allegheny pitals. Moved by Taylor and departments. Voted a change in Also voted motion by Sparrow to Victory) by saying that Brother John looked like a doctor with "carried to fine performers. One shipping- rules, and voted that have hooks placed inside icebox his beard.-Or just like a sailor, maybe. Is there any story about minute of silence- for Brothers it be passed to membershihp for doors to prevent doors from the beard. Brother John—and the voyage during which your action. Change suggested was swinging when ship rolls. beard camje into evidence? -lost at-;'seat;-'" ••• rliu^r^ CUT imd RUN , - a 1 �Pag* Tm J HE S E AF.ARER S X O G Fziday, Fabruary 13r 1948 IK'- WATERMAN'S MAIDEN CREEK LOADING AT MASINLOC, 'Researcher' Finds Reason Seamen Are Popular Lovers To the Editor: What makes seam.en such great lovers? I have often been asked this by. girls and young women. Quite a few old ones have also made this query of me. After awhile, I began won­ dering myself, and in my travels started to ask the ladies of var­ ious foreign lands just what it is about us that they find so irrestible. After some years of research, during which I interviewed the daughters and -madames of many countries and classes of society, I- have come to several conclu­ sions. ; For one thing, it is the ro­ mance and glamor that is at- Taking chrome ore from small railroad cars. Waterman's Maiden Creek rests at a dock in Masinloc. Rapidly becoming a "milk run," to Waterman ships, Masinloc has one of the world's largest deposits of chrome ore. Picture was taken during December trip. AH, ME CURLY LOCKS AND (30MANTIC SPIRIT} Bishop Succumbs To Desire For Voyage; Favors Establishment Of Defense Fund some tough fights and glorious as a resolution the first time I victories during the time I've get to a meeting. The last time yours truly had been inactive. It is a well-known fact that anything to say, I told you to seamen q.uite often run afoul GIVES WARNING hold the line, perhaps I would of the law. Sometimes wilfully sail again some day. Of course, A warning in spite of our vic­ —but sometimes not. At present some of you will say: "Just an­ tories: What we have gained is there is a case involving two of going to be hard to hold in the our members in a manslaughter other vacation sailor." future. The campaign against rap in British Guiana. It's hard Some know differently, as 20 gashounds and performers has for me to say, or anyone of us, or 25 years a^o, I was pretty been wonderful but vigilance except those who witnessed the steady in spite of all the things should not be relaxed. Those proceedings, to say whether this seamen had to take in those characters have no place in your rap is bum or good. midst, I am not a temperance , dciys. GETTING RUBBED advocate by a long shot. I can By the time you read this El •! Chips will probably have hit get as loaded as the next one, However, from the articles I New Orleans and shipped on Jjut ther&ris a time and place for have read it seems to me that ; something ruiming south of the everything. You have plenty of these men are getting the dirty border-r-we hope at least as far time in which to enjoy these end of the stick! I happen to as Santos, or if we're lucky, pleasm-es. When you're on the know Ralph Youtzy and when I job, be there! knew him he had the makings of B. A. a good seaman that would have The contracts under which you I hit the beach in May 1946 been a credit to the organization. are now working are the best the ' and opened under the shingle This leads up to my idea. industry has ever known. Al­ I "General Contractor." I enjoyed ways remember that it takes two These men are without funds av fair run of business, hav­ to make a contract and any con­ for their defense. It is my sug­ ing had a fluctuating payroll —^up and down. My average has tract imposes certain obligations gestion that a defense fund be been five men. But believe it or on both parties. Some guys, started and that a committee at not, being in business isn't all however, forget after a few headquarters be elected from pleasure. Incidentally, I've lost drinks that you are obligated. those stationed there to adminis­ money and one satisfaction is You get the innane idea that all ter the fund. This fund need thai I don't owe Uncle anything obligations should revert to your not be an assessment. Most of elected officials who signed the us are in the habit of donating this year. contract. to the LOG at the payoff. We SEES BID could double the amount and put SUGGESTS FUND it in two packages, fo! which re­ A'couple of weeks ago, reading in toy newly-arrived LOG tmder This is wrong. They only ceipts could be issued. a New Orleans dateline, and signed as your representatives. FOR DEFENSE written by none other than the Actually you and your shipmates Bull of the Pampas himself, was are the parties to the contract. The committee would have'the an invitation to hit there during The motto of every Seafarer right to decide on the merits of the holidays. I got to thinking: should be: My shipmates and I a case, as to whether or not it deserved a defense. Think of there's little on the books for the are the Union. We are the strongest, most how much a fund you could soon coming months and damn my old bones ache from this cold. democratic organization of work­ raise if every man donated 50 The idea to close for a couple men in the world. Our represen­ cents at each payoff. of months won out; am leaving tatives do the bidding of us—^the My resolution when presented here the last of December in the majority through the democratic will contain a definite plan for hope I get something for the process of free elections and un­ organization and administration biased meetings, where the wel­ spots I recall from the past. My Union book and papers fare of all is freely discussed. It. of such a fund. Please give it have been kept in order, which is .our duty to live up to our your consideration when it comes signed contracts. in itself pays off eventually. up to a vote. I shall try to pre­ Now a subject which comes In spite of the rush I've been sent it at the next meeting in in, I've always had time to read under good and welfare. Would New Orleans. my LOG. At intervals I've con­ like to have you study these Ira E. Bishop tributed my comments. Let me recommendations, because it is S^abain New Jersey say here that there have been my intention to present them To the Editor: i; f tached to a sailor. Women have always been suckers for vaga­ bonds. We are adventurers — bronzed, curly-headed doers of deeds and darers of life. Our laughing eyes have seen the sights of. many lands, our merry voices hold echoes of gay songs under sunny skies, and of sweet whisperings under starry ones. WORRILESS WAYFARER The breezy, happy-go-lucky personality of a sailor holds great charm for the girls. He is interested only in good times, and is not loaded down with the humdrum worries that often make landsmen so dull. Gay and generous, his happy heai't and love of fun make him boyish and lovable to all the ladies. Also the fact that he is never around very long makes his company seem attractive. A woman never has time to get tired of him. She doesn't get a chance to find him monotonous.Landlubbers are around all the! time, sometimes inconveniently, jand after awhile a girl finds the same old faces boring. But your sailor is here and gone. A smile, a kiss^ a hug, and he must leave with the dawn.. He has to be a fast operator in order to get anywhere at all. This goes especially for tankermen. When you have only twelve hours in every port, you get your loving down to a science. The Australian girls, whose partiality for us is well known, all agree that the experience we • have had with the women of many races and countries has taught us all the tricks and secrets of arousing a girl's love and affection. , One damsel asked me if I had ever been kissed by Jerry Jen-. sen. Regretfully, I answered no.. However, I saw her point. HONGKONG AUTHORITY On the other hand, Hongkong Mary once told me that the long periods we spend at sea; eating and sleeping regularly, buiTd us up so that we make the home town boys look like sissies. I guess it is logical that the time we spend resting up should im­ prove our talents for the next time we hit port. Our reputation is partly re­ sponsible too. Girls have heard so much about sailors that they are all eager to find out -just what we have got. Then, when they find out, they always come back for more. Once a girl has loved a sailor she will never love anyone else. If I ever have a daughter I'llraise the kid in Kansas. How •. ever, that wouldn't be safe with , some- oi' these boxcar sailors. Still, if she keeps away from. Johnny Epton, .she'll be safe. •M SAILOR'S LOVE The girl that I'm in loVfe with Has diamonds in her eyes. The dew of roses on her lips And the smile of Irish skies. If you think the morn has beauty. You have never seen her face: The stars that dance on summer's eve Beside her have no grace. She lets me hold her in my arms And all her charms adore; I can hardly wait till we hit port To see her just once more. Last time she wtis in Rio. Before that. Old Shanghai. Capetown. Sydney. Naples^— I'll love her till I die. • 'J « I LET'S SEE-WHOCX) I CALL NOW? St«!|mboat O'Dpyle �7" T ^.•.••••5=;-trr THE SEAFARERS Friday, February 13, 1948 LOG TAKING BUNKERS AT BAHREIN ISLAND Cape Junction Cooks, MM Made Trip Enjoyable To All Got A Story? Send It in! The minutes of a meeting held aboard an SlU ship recently con­ tained a request which we would like to see granted. However, we must rely upon the membership's response to do so. The crew, under Good and Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ FARERS LOG devote two pages in the LOG to cheerful news, praise of men and crews and in­ teresting experiences instead of moans, groans and beefs. Well, we still want to hear froni Seafarers who have beefs —they serve a good purpose— In Ihe course of the Steel Flyer's trip to the Near East she pauses for refueling at Bahrein Island. Bronzed Seafarers in the rear are Pat Thiff and Ted Filipow. Shoreside. by the hose, are Joe Julian and Tom Trainer. Call For Topside Confabs To the Editor: We the unlicensed personnel aboai-d the SS Simmons Victory tirge our officials in all ports to attend one or more meetings of the MM&P and the MEBA to stress the point of cooperation. We believe that a representa­ tive of each department, both licensed and unlicensed person­ nel, could accomplish much more if we worked together as one instead of bucking one another. It would eliminate the friction that usually exists between th^ two, not only in major beefs but in minor ones as well, such as stores, slopchest and so forth. Our belief is that there is sup­ posed to be a Delegate of the Deck and Engine Department li­ censed personnel. But as yet we have very seldom seen a situa­ tion where we have worked as a unit, as should be to insure our conditions today and meet problems which may arise to­ morrow. We are for the cooperation of all unions. Crew of the SS Simmons Victory I but as the crew mentioned cheerful news' is just as inter­ esting and we'd like to print more of it. That's where you come in. Something unusual is always happening to seamen and crews wherever they drop the anchor. That incident ashore in the last port gave the whole gSng a laugh. It'll probably meter a guffaw or two in the LOG. In the words of the big ad­ vertising outfits: Don't hide your light under a basket. Just give us the details, pic­ tures, too, if possible, and we'll do the rest. The address is: SEA­ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Log-A -Rhythms Page Eleven To the Editor: These are a few lines to tell you of our recent trip aboard the SS Cape Junction which was better than expected. dy of the fellows off the Cape Junction. Regards to Nick in Pittsburgh; to Dutch in Philly; to Frank in Virginia; to Barney in St. Louis; and to Hank on the SS Cape Junction. We had a swell crew including a good bunch of Cooks. I'm sure Elaine Maxazzani that everyone aboard the Cape P.P.S.: Enclosed you will find Junction agrees with me when I .say that no other ship afloat picture of Elaine. ever had a crew mess like we (Ed. note: We found same.) had. Augie Rivera kept that mess hall as clean as a hospital's kit­ chen. He'd have ashtrays handy for us during coffee time. Ships nowadays don't only need a good fellow worker, they also need a good Messman and good Cooks. Ours were exceptionally good and clean—and always on the ball. Now don't ask who your Messman is before you sign on, be­ cause the companies won't like that. But if that happens, I'm sure there'll be only one ship moving out of New York. All kidding aside, if we had more Messmen like Augie sail­ ing we'd all be in a sailing paradise. So I regret to inform you that Augie is going to retire after this trip. He now has his citi­ zenship papers. Rickey P.S.: This letter was actually penned by me, a girl by the name of Elaine, who is the bud­ Wants The LOG To Go To Top* And Relatives • To the Editor: 'l My brothers-in-law read the LOG regularly and so does my father. The "Old Man" is too old to go to sea and my bro-' thers-in-law prefer being with their families. One of my brothers-in-law and Pop can't come to the house very often so they usually fall be­ hind in their reading of the LOG. They have asked me to see if it could be sent to their homes. Their addresses are en­ closed. My brother-in-law is a mem­ ber of the musicians' union and my father was a longshoreman and unioif member. Michael F. Thornton (Ed. Note: They'll soon be enjoying the LOG at their own fireside.) ' The Man Who Stood Alone By L. J. MCLAUGHLIN The messroom light' shone a lonely light and the beer was flowing free As "Silent Bill" supped at his drink with a stranger of six-foot three. And the stranger talked and Bill drank on, as the river craft passed by. And Calcutta clocks chinked the hour of eight . with a Ibw foreboding sigh. Then the table crashed neath the stranger's hand and his voice rose to a roar "The richest man who's beholden," he cried, "is the man who is really poor." And his voice rang on: "I owe no one and need no help at all And in living or loving or fighting my way I'll win or else I'll fall. "But worry not, my fat drunk friend. The man is not around Who can put the man who stands apart for tv/o seconds to the ground." • . He scowled at Bill, and Bill spoke low: «"So...the man who stands apart." "Why, I'll take your rotten hull adrift and see what makes it start." And then Re smiled, and then he said: "One drink to you and me," But the smile thai lined his weathered face was no pretty sight to see. And two glasses dropped and two chairs scraped and two men got up to fight. Yes, a sane man hit a table, but the man who got up was mad. The stranger swung—his fist drew blood; Bill's cheek turned liquid red And Bill spat out. through torn lips, "We'll fight til one is dead." A table built of spruce served mankind on the seas But virgin wood or mothers' sons are oft cut down as trees. And up and down and round about they fought and didn't slack And every chair in the messroom there soon had a broken back. And both, though cut both line and true and fashioned smooth and level. Will sometimes live for a second's time and turn unto the Devil. The clock struck nine and its plaintive ehjmes sung out from its lonely tower And two men swayed, their strength nigh gone, they'd fought hard for an hour. The stranger looked—the stranger was as an animal at bay— His body sagged, it straightened, and his arms began to flay. And blood was common now but neither had shown his best And the stranger grinned in a gruesome way and said: "Hell. chum, let's rest." A madman's arms about him, he spun like a top And his head hit on the bulkhead with a dull disgusting flop. Two men sat and two men drank and neither said a word And the Indian night softly ruffled her wings like a glorious Paradise bird. And two men rose and each praised each, a compliment none could sense. For they rose as one and squared away their action eloquence. First one went down, then thb other too. and they mixed both blood and sweat. And the lowered clock and the running sands grimly kept tbeir check. And the towered clock on its lofty perch kept its eye on man and heaven And t'wo brawling men in a rusty scow couldn't hear it strike eleven. For the stranger had a bloody eye and a nose that was no more And Bill's face showed the pain that comes to a man yrith, a broken jaw. The deckhead draped with 'baccy smoke and the lights seemed shiny blue And the stale beer smelled but past it all the blood lust drifted through. They neither asked for quarter for each knew that none was there And though fear had them sick they kept their fighting fair. And two men sat there, eye to eye, , then the stranger whispered: "Right," Then Bill took a blow on the shoulder and stumbled—his jaw hit bad; ^ They found them both together, one dying, one in faint. And the stranger writhed in anguish at this alien restraint. The priest who tended over him murmured of his mother; The priest was scored. "I'll leave my creed. First attend my brother." His brother Bill sobbed and mumbled low through bloody foam But he left his creed behind him in a loud triumphant tone: "I'll fight until the world will own that I'm the man who stands alone And at my time let it be known. I'll go to heaven or hell—alone/* • Ills- �Vag* .Twelw iW THE SEAFARERS LOG Priest, Passemger On Wesleyan Victory, Calls Crewmembers 'Finest Men Ever Met' nMaif, Fabrtw^^ 194a THE-MEN OF THE MIRABEAV B. LAMAR To Ihe Editor: she was still alive, 1 could still sented with an envelope ad­ hope. A few fnore days passed Needleless to say, criticism is and 1 sent another wirejaegging dressed to me and my family. Upon opening it found $182 and always plentiful, faults are my mother to keep up the fight a letter which read: usually published all over the as 1 would soon be there." CREW'S SENTIMENTS front pages of papers and too often kindness, good deeds and 1 shortly received an answer "We, the oflFicers and crewthe very other nice things in life telling me that she was in -great members of the SS Wesleyan are kept in the background or distress—still 1 didn't lose hope. Victory wish to express our The crew and all on board heartfeit sympathy to you and completely hidden. • Seamen are often looked down were sympathetic with me. More to the members of your family upon as rough, tough and what­ than that they were planning to in your bereavement. We kindly not. I've seen their faults and aid me. Nothing could be -done request you to accept this small > failings, but behind all these, I while out at sea but they, were token of friendship from all determined that just as soon as ! saw much more. hands aboard the SS Wesleyan we hit American soil they would Victory." I saw hearts—hearts of gold— fly me home at their expense. kind and even loving hearts, the They were that anxious tha% 1 The hospitality and kindness of these men was, to use the^ kind that force one to exclaim: see my mother. modern expression, "out of this • "Would to God there were many My mother's birthday, her 8^nd world," and even though 1 have • more'like them." would be July 16, so on July 15 been prevented by force of cir­ / Now, I can hear you say, 1 wired her wishing her a happy cumstances from expressing my "What's this fellow driving at?" birthday and assured her that gratitude publicly and sooner, Well I am a Catholic priest who I'd see her in a few days.' want to say that my gratitude, has spent eleven years in Africa. far from decreasing, has in­ RACE LOST Just as my home leave was due, creased to such a degree that ; I received word that my mother She received the wire on July words are incapable of express­ was dying in America. 15 and at 2 P.M. the next day ing adequately how 1 really feel 1 received a wire from my sister towards the finest group of men RACE ON saying, 'Our Blessed Mother took 1 ever met. I tried to make arrangements SINCERE THANKS for sailing and succeeded in gaining passage on the SS Wes­ Before closing, I want to ex­ leyan Victory which sailed from tend in a very special way my Tanga, British West Africa, in sincere thanks to the Chief Mate, Jime 1947. The race against Mr. Walter Christiansen, who death was on, but no one aboard took me under his wing. He knew it but myself. ' must have realized better than I Shortly before arriving in how really perples^ 1 was for Durban, a young seaman ap­ he would not aUow me to even proached me one day and handed think for myself, much less pay for myself. me an envelope containing money. "What's this," 1 asked 1 would like to extend my very him. sincere gratitude to all who were this trip, and to the Robin Line "Father," he said, "We know you do not work for a salary mother peacefully today—funeral so-kind and generous to me on for all the trouble they took in and we want you to accept this. upon arrival." In other words, we like you and The race was over and 1 had m^ interest. 1 am a member of the congre­ want you to take it." lost. gation of the Holy Ghost and The gift amounted to $12.50. It is needless to describe, my have the vow of poverty, conse­ Word soon passed around among feelings as the Lutheran minister quently, 1 shall never be in -a the crew and those who had not aboard handed me the telegram position to show my gratitude in been asked to contribute (mainly bearing the unwelcome news, the a material way, but 1 will always non-Catholics) felt offended be­ minister, Mr. Ray Cunningham, do all 1 can to show it where it cause they had wished to give just returning to America, was will count most—before God. , something. very kind to me as he had been S. J. Delaney, B>S. Sp., since we started our voyage Holy Ghost Missionary College, ALL WITH HIM home. Cornwell Heights, Pa. As the days passed, my anxiety The crew was determined that, for my mother grew. It was not although 1 had lost the race long before the crew, from the against death, 1 must get home Wants LOG For Pop Captain on down, was with me for the funeral. The Robin Line To the Editor: hoping 1 would arrive in time. agents, too, were anxious for me Every time I come home, my lihe port of Seira alone was to attend the funeral, for as soon father wants to know all, about unkind for, due to poor dock as we arrived at St. John, New our Union and its activities,'-and the Immigration 1 can never seem to tell Him space, we were forced to remain Brimswick, passed me through very quickly. enough. 1-wonder if he- could be fifteen days longer. put on the mailing list of ,the No word of my mother's condi^ - Nothing was left undone. LCXl so that he xould find " but tioi^ was received when we hit Robin Line had anticipated first hand what goes on. Capetown so 1 wired home. A everything even before we had His address is: Bruce Ligon, wire came stating that she iiad docked at St. John. • 1328 South Cherry Street, Ada, had a bad week. A few minutes before leaving Oklahoma. rThere was little consolation in the ship, I was called to the Bruce Ligon, Jr. (SUP) this; news but nevertheless, since Chief Steward's office and pre(Ed. Notet .Wm. do.) J 1 Three fine pictures of the Mirabeau B. Lamar's three De­ partments as submitted to the LOG by Baltimore Patrolman Ben Lawson. The report accompanying the photos stated the ship had a fine trip, good skipper and tip-top crew. The Engine D^rtment, above, constitutes, left to rightRaymond Dolese, Clarence Marcel, Conrad Hoffner, D. Kidias and John Favalora, In front are Arthur Apiki and William Thomas. ' " ' ^T V ^ Keeping things smooth in the Deck Deartment were, left to right—Joseph Huber, OS: Chadbourne Gait, Deck Main­ tenance; James Smith, AB; William Gregel, OS, and Ewing Rihn, AB. Holding the ring are Thomas Freeman, Bosun and Morris Roset, OS. ^farer Washed Overboard And Back, Thanks Crewmen •fo the Editor: Tjhese are merely words on paper, but 1 would be very grateful if you would print them so that all concerned will know of my deepest appreciation. Franz Tompkins of New York and 1 were washed overboard and injured on January 6 while removing the after ventilators and re­ placing them with wooden plugs. (Brother Hoyle • is the Seafarer who was washed overboard from the John Gibbons and was swept right back aboard ship. Tompkins was rescued by the fast thinking of the crew. Story was in Jan. 30, LOG.) ,1 would like to thank once again Captain Ed­ ward Foster for his wonderful seamanship and courage and his fast thinking at the time of emergency. It was his backing of, the Gibbons full astern in a storm that saved the life of my shiomate. - My thanks also to our Bosun'William Candler for his foresight, plus the %peed of Bruce Riggiei AB; Pete Pierprinski and Lefty Weilel-for bend­ ing lines onto the rings and getting them' over the side in quick time, all of which were im­ portant in the life saving. 1 am gratefully indebted to-our Chief Steward Maurice Burnstine who did so much along with the Purser to make the-remaining days of the trip comfortable. 1 am happy to report that 1 wiU be leaving for the States soon and hope tg be shipmates again with each and every one of the crew that was so good to me. ' Jimmie Hoyl» Royal Cornwall Infirmary Falmouth, ^England A snappy looking Stewards Department reads, left,.to ' right—Clarence Carte, Chief Cook; V. Dotte, Night Cook and Baker, and Phido Doux, Third Cook. The three men in front are Cruz S., Messman; Bryant C., Mess, and Mayo, Pantryman. �Friday. Februarr 13, 1948 Be A Good Shipmate T H B SE AS ARERS LOG The SIU will soon have available for distribution to the membership copies of a new booklet entitled, "Seafarers Organizers' Handbook." It is also being published in the LOG with the second installment appearing cn this page. Further installments will appear in subsequent issues. Aboard ship, never make the mistake of talking too much. If you do ^i^ou'll gain the rep of being a windy guy, strictly to be avoided. In any event, your value as an Organizer will be completely finished, and much valuable time and effort will have been wasted. On the other hand' don't be a hermit or the type of grumpy sourpuss who comes off watch, hits the Be Logical — Use Facts sack immediately and never speaks to anyone. Ignore It is understood that you are aboard to talk SlU the crew and they will surely ignore you and you at every opportunity, but don't overdo it to the ex­ will never be consulted in any discussion concerning tent of boring your listeners by bending their ear crew's beefs. every second of the day. Remember, even too much Just be yourself. Live aboard in a normal manner, ice cream is too much! and everyone will regard you as a good shipmate to You can explain to the unorganized men that the sail with. SIU is organizing all unorganized seamen on one sim­ They say talk is cheap but it can be pretty expen­ ple point. They can get better ^ages, working and living conditions and job security by joining the SIU and becoming active members in our fight to improve the conditions of all seamen afloat or ashore. Above all, be logical in your discussion of the SIU's type of Unionism. Talk plain unvarnished facts. They can't be disputed. The average seamen doesn't like the "super-duper," allegedly militant type of blowhard who doesn't know what he is talking about, who foams at the mouth as though he were on a soap­ box. It is extremely important that you give Uie unor­ ganized men a chance to talk and ask questions. Let them do most of the talking after you've broken the sive to us. Don't be the sort of wise guy who pre- ice and you can supply the correct answers. Don't - tends to know all the answers. No one is that good. brag when you talk about the SIU. Use cold facts and figures, that's what counts. These Brother. You'll only turn the men against you— facts will speak for themselves. and us! ' Remember this bit of advice—a poor listener can Don't bring any liquid refreshments aboard ship, although it's okay to go ashore and have a few with often be aroused by a few direct questions. To back up any statement you may make, break the boys if you are off watch. While you are with out your SIU contracts and compare them with the them, don't .try to gain the rep of being a freeloader or a gashound. Take things on the slow bell. Don't borrow any money and don't lend any. Don't start or get into any card or crap games. If you lose, it's no good. If you win, there, might be some sore losers or some who can't afford to lose. In the long run we'll be the losers. In foRpign ports, remember your shipmates want to go ashore as much as you do, so don't miss or be late for any watches. Don't be a prankster or a practical joker. Don't "clique up" with any group. Meet everyone on the same level and treat them all on the square. non-union conditions aboard unorganized ships—the Think twice before you talk. Don't make any state­ ship you are on. Conditions under an SIU are so far ahead of unor­ ments that you can't hack up with documentary proof. ganized conditions that they will present a strong No matter how right you may be—don't get into unanswerable argument. Show him your pay vouchers any fights for any reason whatsoever. from SIU ships and don't forget to point out the OT In short, treat your shipmates as you would want you received for work which men on non-union ships to be treated yourself. do for glory! Be yourself. Use every issue of the" LOG. There is always some­ thing important in it to back you up. Use our pam­ Various Types of Organizers phlets and other literature. Brothers, YOU must be up on your facts and -fig­ You can be a lousy Organizer, or a good one. It's ures. Study the organizational material you wiU re­ just as easy to be the latter as the former. There are two types of Organizers that are strictly ceive from time to time. If you don't know thas score, how are you going of no value to us. Avoid being their type as you to show unorganized -men the light of unionism, SlU would avoid working OT for glory! style? One is the guy who goes aboard and tips his mitt You must be up on the facts. Be on the ball! That's right away: MISTER SIU! He lets everyone aboard, important to you, and to us! including the shoreside watchman, know what he Enthusiasm plays a real part in your presentation, is and what he is going to do—or else! He'll last and real enthusiasm—easily distinguished from the just as long as it takes for the company to get a phony—can only come from a man who is sincerely replacement. The other is the stiong, silent Gary Cooper type and honestly convinced of the truth of tlie statements who goes aboard, rides the ship for a year and never he is making, and really knows what he is talking lets anyone know who he is or what he believes in. about! In fact, after he rides the rust bucket for a year, Your SIU Contract — The Convincer ; most of the crew never even discover his name! ^Your SIU contract is one of the best organizing A good Organizer takes neither course. He chooses the middle of the road and keeps her "steacty- as convincers in your kit. Show it to the unorganized men and show them how their comparative condi­ she goes." After gaining the respect of the crew by doing your tions will be greatly improved imder an SIU contract. Men aboard non-union ships get damn little over­ job jvell, being a good shipmate, and never throwing time. What little they get looks big only under a your weight ciround they'll pay strict attention ,to what you say, so be very careful of what you do say powerful magnifying glass. Your contract provisions covering the payment of - and do! Here is an approach we would suggest. Before OT should prove an eyeopener to these men. Back i leading up to the subject of the SIU, it would be this up by showing them the OT you collected on well to first mentally note all the "beefs" on hand recent pay vouchers on SIU ships. With the high cost of living these men certainly . then point out the advantages of being Organized to combat these beefs. From that point you can go could put the extrk money they would receive by right into a general comparative discussion of the joining om- Union and sailing the SIU way to good use. SIU and its contracts and policies. The cost of living is so bad that a seaman's wife The pamphlet "Listen Tankermen" will help you doesn't get far with a buck when she goes to _the show the tremendous job advantages and job security , and benefits that come from rotary shipping, ship­ corner grocery. When the kids need shoes—or when. you meet the ping off the board and a Union Hiring Hall—which right girl and want to settle down—^that extra earn­ ji, unorganized seamen do not have. If you follow this procedure, you are into the ing power and job security which a SIU contract, has to offer.. . sure looks, good! subject of the SIU ahftost-before you-know Pago Thirlooa One of the most powerful ways of pointing out the benefits of the OT clause in our contract is—every time you see a man doing a job for which he wouldreceive overtime on a SIU ship—break out^ your contract and show him the advantages of being a member of the SIU. If the question of the NMU is brought up, show the difference between our working agreements— which appear in a later section of this handbook. Our poorest agreement is better than their best agreement! SIU — A Democratic Union Don't forget to stress, in your, discussions, the complete democracy of the SIU and their meetings. In the entire U.S.A. there are mighty few Unions which practice SIU democracy in electing Chairman, Secretary and Reading Clerk from the floor of each meeting from the rank and file! How different this is from other Unions! MostUnions have their meetings run from the platform by their elected officials with very little rank and file participation. They thrive by keeping their mem­ bership in the dark and heaven help the poor member who asks the wrong question or dares to voice an independent opinion! In the SIU you can blow your cork or take any position on any question at any of our meetings, and you will be granted the courtesy of the floor at any time. That is only one of the points which make tlie SIU the strong democratic Union that it is. We don't merely preach democracy as others do we practice it, we live it, every day and at every meeting. Tell these men how our trial committees, finance committee, auditing committee, and other regular and special committees are elected from the floor at SIU membership meetings. Don't forget to point out that these committees are not only composed of rank and file member, but that they are also run free from any interference or coercion from the officials. That, Brothers, is SIU democracy in action! Make it very clear that we have no political tieups with any political parties or organizations and, further, that we have no use for them. Time after time we've led the way in bitterly exposing their rule-or-ruin activity on the waterfront. Your SIU Constitution is also a good point to ex­ plain to imorganized seamen. The provisions of the Constitution show how democratically the Seafarers is run and reveal how little control by the officials is actually exercised. Read your constitution through several times and mark those points in it which best illustrates 1-ank and file control of the Union. There are so many that it will be easy! In back of this handbook there are two charts which should be quite helpful to you in demonstrating how the SIU functions and its outside affiliations. One of the charts illustrates the structure of the SIU, its various districts, and how the seaman on a ship is represented, shoreside, in his beef. The other plainly shows the SIU's affiliation with the AFL, the AFL Maritime Trade departments and the other AFL Unions. It's very important to remember that you must know the Seafarers structure, contracts, and constitu­ tion if you are going to talk to others about their good points. In your spare time go through all the material in your kit and aU the additional material the shoreside Oi-ganizer sends you and mark off those spots which should prove of special interest to the average unor­ ganized seaman. In that way you will have little difficulty in finding these parts when you want to refer to them. Sometimes the men you are talking to wiU lose interest or lose patience and walk away, if you keep him waiting half an hour until you find the right part in the contract or Constitution to prove what you are trying to explain to them. The best way to teU the men—and to sell the men— on the good points of the SIU is to know the score thoroughly yourself. Study the pamphlet on how to conduct a meeting. You will find it extremely helpful and informative. Know your rules of order! It's your Union that you are building. Brother... but" don't think that you are alone in your work. You have 8 million shoredde AFL mea^rs behind youl �Page Fourteen I: S";-- TH E S E A F A R E R S LOG Friday, February J3, 1948 Seafarers Opposes Transfer Of US Ships those 500 ships. It is a well labor. All these goods will be West, .which dropped nearly 2,- exporting of agricultural or other known fact that European coun­ manufactured by American la­ 000 jobs in the final quarter of products, provision shall be made At Ihe outset, I want to make tries, unless in an extreme em­ bor under American living stan­ 1947. that such products shall be CAR­ it perfectly cl sar that the Sea­ ergency, never repair any ves­ dards. Yet under the Marshall For the information of Con­ RIED EXCLUSIVELY IN VES­ farers Internaiional Union sup­ sels in American yards. Plan seamen will be/"replaced gress, in 1938 the European Re­ SELS OF THE UNITED STATES ports the general principles of There will also be thousands by cheap foreign labor. This pol­ covery Program nations had 51 unless, as to any or all of such Ihe Marshall Plan and recog­ of other people affected and un­ icy is inconsistent, to say the ships in the trans-Pacific routes products, the Shipping Board Bu­ nizes the need for taking every employed if these 500 ships are least. between U. S. continental ports reau, after investigation, shall reasonable step to rehabilitate transferred to European flags. Ill—TRANSFERS OF AMERI­ and Far East ports, Cl\ina, the certify to the Reconstruction Fi­ the nations of Europe. Lots of Ameidcan citizens em­ CAN SHIPS FOR TRANS­ Netherlands, Australia, and the nance Corporation or any other However, on behalf of the sea­ ployed in servicing these ships, PORT OF RELIEF CAR­ East Indies. In 1947 these same instrumentality of the Govern­ men affiliated with the American office forces, and ship-chandlers, GOES ARE UNNECESSARY nations had 124 ships. These ment that vessels of the United Federation of Labor, we are de- merchants, etc., who store up FOR EUROPEAN REHABI­ figures came from an examina­ States- are not available in suffi-^ . finitely and utterly opposed to American ships will be definitely LITATION tion of advertised services of the cient numbers, or in sufficient that phase of the#^arshall Plan affected by this proposal. When Congress is considering 17 lines of these nations, so it tonnage capacity, or on necessary drafted and submitted by the II—TRANSFERS DISCRIMIN­ the proposed European Recovery can well be seen that the Euro­ sailing schedule, or at reasonable, §tate Department, dealing with' ATE AGAINST MARITIME Program dealing with Marine pean countries, beneficiaries un­ rates. , M^'ine Transport, which pro­ "Approved, March 26, 1934." LABOR Transport under Chapter J of der the Marshall Plan, he /e poses the selling of 200 Ameri­ Consequently the proposals in According to the Marshall the Marshall Plan, which rec­ plenty of ships to spare and are can ships outright to European the Marshall Plan dealing with'^' Plan as drafted by the State ommends the allocation of 500 faring very well in other trade countries and the chartering of shipping are in direct contrast to routes, handling commerce be­ Department, the main purpose American ships to Europe, it 300 American ships to foreign already established American tween the United States and would be well to determine of transferring these vessels nations—a total of 500 American policy passed by Congress. other countries outside their own whether this is needed in order would be to save some money ships to foreign nations—a to­ VI—MERCHANT MARINE ACT, by using cheaper foreign crews. to carry the relief cargoes be­ home 'trade. tal of 500 American ships which 1938 — DECLARATION OF According to the figures of the cause of thesfr-countries not hav­ IV—TRANSFERS WILL AID amounts to a total tonnage of POLICY ing enough tonnage themselves EUROPEAN NATIONS TO architects of the Marshall Plan 5 million. "SECTION 101. It is necessary BETTER JHEIR POSITION which are not substantiated by in which to carry the cai-goes Our reasons for opposing this for the national defense and de­ or whether the 16 relief nations IN OTHER TRADE ROUTES facts, this proposal will save 500 phase of the Plan are as follows: AT THE EXPENSE OF THE velopment of its foreign and million dollars in the span of themselves are more interestec domestic commerce that the I—TRANSFERS WOULD CAU^E four years due to the hauling of and concerned in maintaining a UNITED STATES United States shall have a mer­ WIDESPREAD UNEMPLOY­ relief cargoes in foreign ships. A strong position in other and more It has already been shown that chantmarine (a) sufficient to remunerative trade routes and MENT AMONG SEAMEN more factual figure is that it the European countries are al­ carrv its domestic water-borne in building a strong competitive These proposed, transfers would vill possibly save the European ready handling over half the U. commerce and a substantial por­ position for the future. not actually mean taking SCO Recovery Program 200 million S. foreign commerce in trade tion of the water-borne export It appears to us they are more routes, not including the relief American ships out of the re­ dollars at the best. and import foreign commerce of interested in the latter than they serve fleet. It would simply It costs approximately 100,000 cargo routes between the United the United States and to provide mean 500 American ships now dollars more a year to operate are in transporting relief and States and their own countries. shipping service on all routes es­ being operated by American an American Liberty with Am­ recovery cargoes to their own If is a fact that no addition of crews would be transferred to erican crews, under American shores. We say this for the fol­ ships are needed to haul relief sential for maintaining the flow foreign flags and foreign crews. conditions, than it does to op­ lowing reason. There is at the cargoes. It will mean that of such domestic and foreign It would mean that 25,000 or erate the same type of vessel present time adequate and suf­ placing 500 American ships in water-borne commerce at all • more American seamen would with foreign crews under Euro­ ficient world tonnage to take the North Atlantic under foreign times, (b) capable of serving as hit the beach and be unem­ pean conditions. This is largely care of all shipping needs on a flag operation will obviously re­ a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emer­ ployed. due to some of the slave condi­ world-wide scale and to handle lease 500 other foreign flag ships gency, (c) owned and operated all the cargo movements. As a This is inconceivable in view tions that still exist for seamen in that trade for operation in under the United States flag by mcttter of fact, American ship of the fact that hardly any sailing under foreign flags. more lucrative trade routes in operators in the past six months competition with American ships. citizens of the United States in­ other American industry in com­ However, it should be under­ sofar as may be practicable, and petition with foreign industries stood that vessels transpor^g have returned to the Maritime The present dry cargo fleets of has suffered such a postwar un­ such recovery cargoes com^e Commission 306 chartered dry these European nations already (d) composed of the best-equip­ employment drop. It is hard to for the business at world market cargo vessels because of lack of are equal to the 1938 tonnage. In ped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in understand that an industry like rates, and whether they be Am­ cargo. 1938 these countries had 36.067 the United States and manned According to figures by the million dwt. tons. At the end of ."hipping, so important to our na­ erican or foreign they charge tional economy and defense, the same level of freight rates Harriman Committee, it is esti­ 1947 they had 32.02 million dwt. with a trained and efficient citi­ should be asked to take a fur­ for their services. Inasmuch as mated that even if the full Mar­ tons. Their construction program zen personnel. It is hereby de­ clared to be the policy of the ther employment drop. it is contemplated that the Euro­ shall program is adopted, the is 8.069 million dwt. tons with United States to foster the deIt further means that the Am­ pean Recovery Program shall United States will not ship as 4.5 million dwt. tons actually un- ,^,elopment and encourage the erican seamen would face more supply dollar credits to cover many relief cargoes and goods der construction. These figures maintenance of such a merchant imemployment than they already transportation as well as sup­ to the 16 European Recovery show definitely that the Euro­ marine." Program nations in 1948 as they have, which would result in fur­ plying of the commodities, the pean countries are already on The above policy is the law of ther unemployment insurance gross cost will be similar iid in 1947. Their estimate was the pre-war level in the amount the United States and no doubt hat we shipped $6.22 billion in amounting to millions of dollars whether transported upon a U.S of dry cargo tonnage. before this law was passed it . which would have to be paid to ship or a ship of the participat- Soods in 1947 against $6.1- bilIt is our opinion that imder the was thoroughly gone into. estimated for 1948. American seamen who find them­ ing nations. The only possible proposed Marshall Plan this na­ * • * selves without work. It is not only true that there tion would finance these Euro­ saving is in. the lower operating Under the proposed Marshall It > further means that from a costs of the foreign ship due to is a surplus of shipping service pean shipowners and set them up Plan it appears that this very imdefense standpoint, these added cheap foreign labor and in the now available to haul any am­ in competitive trades at an adnamolY. the nai : 25,000 unemployed American use of foreign currency in pay­ ount of relief cargoes* but the vantage against American ships j^is country, is fe seamen would eventually have ing for the services of such cheap 16 relief nations themselves are and this, we contend, is not re- forgotten. We know that if devoting a great majority of habilitating the wartom coun­ to attempt to get work else­ labor. these 500 ships are transferred to in tries of Europe. where which would mean that The benficlaries of these par­ their own merchant fleets foreign flags, we will inunedi- in the case of an emergency ticular savings will be the for­ other trade routes. According to V—^TRANSFERS WOULD ately endanger the national dethere would not be enough eign shipowners because no the figures by the U. S. Mari­ BE CONTRARY TO POLICY fense system of this country and • qualified and active American doubt Congress knows that the time Commission, these 16 Euro­ AND PRESENT LAW OF -vire will not have enough cargo seamen available to man the European countries, beneficiaries pean nations in 1M7 had more THE UNITED STATES vessels io take care of this coun­ a . American ships. under the Marshall Plan, such than half of all the' sailings and try's needs in a national emer­ It is the policy of Congress • We understand that the pur- as Great Britain, the Nether­ more than half of all the ton­ that U. S. exports and imports gency. pose of the European Recovery lands. Norway, and other Euro­ nage in U. S. trade with Can­ financed We have no guarantee that in by loans from the Program is specifically to help pean countries have not nation­ ada, Africa, Australasia, the United States should move ex­ the event of an emergency the the European countries and their alized their merchant marine. Straits Settlements, Netherlands clusively in ships of the U. S. countries who receive these ships populations on their feet and They are still privately owned East Indies, India, the Persian Merchant Marine. In, this con­ will turn them back to the not for the purpose of putting and operated, so consequently all Gulf, and the Red Sea; and the nection we quote Joint Resolu­ United States. We already have Commerce Department one section of the American ci­ excess profits by using cheap latest how that worked. ' figures show that already for­ tion No. 207, adopted at the 73rd an example of crews according to European tizens in the breadline. * * • • ^ . Congress, March 26, 1934: For the information, of Con­ standards will go into the poc­ eign merchant fleets are handling We ask that Congress knock : "Requiring Agricultural ^r gress, on the Pacific Coast in kets of foreign shipowners, who more than half of all U. S. out that phase of the Marshall other products to be shipped in September 1945' the average no doubt at the present time and foreign trade. Plan proposing that we transfer vessels of the United States According to ihe U. S. De­ number of seamen employed was will in the future, use these 500 American ships to European where the Reconstruction Fin­ 48,857. In the month of Decem­ earnings to build faster and more partment of Ck>mmerce, U. S. nations. ber 1947, this had dropped to up-to-date ships to be put in ships hemdled only 49 percent ance Corporation or any other We further ask that Congress 18,668 — a drop in employment competition with American ships of all U. S. foreign cargoes in instrumentality of the Government finances the Exporting of "sert a rider in the Marshall the first nine months of 1947. for seamen in the two-year pe­ in other trade routes. such products. f®* ^®®® This situation is even worse on Production of relief goods will riod of 30,189 jobs. These are "Resolved by the Senate and o' *^® shipped to the West Coast where in August, be in a large degree done by actual figures which we have American labor in agriculture, 1947, American ships handled House of Representatives of the Europe under the Marshall Plan a record of. United States of America in ^ wUl be carried in American hotBesides bringing about serious mining and manufacturing 'and only 42 percent of all U. S. imCongress assembled, THAT IT IS unemployment among seamen, it the transportation of such goods ports and exports, and the share Respectfully submitted, of U. S. ships in the haulage of THE SENSE OF CONGRESS will also seriously affect and to the seaboard, by American Harry Lundeberg, President, that in any loans made by the our imports and exports is steadcause unemployment among Am­ railroad labor. We have not seen SEAFARERS INTERNA­ Reconstruction Finance Corporaerican shipyard workers who any proposals under the Marshall, ily declining. The effect of this TIONAL, UNION OF Plan recommending that this!situation^i&..shown clearly in the tion or any other instrumentality normally would be called upon NORTH AMERICA ' ^onqir and keep in condition work be done by cheap foreign' seafaring enq)|Joyment on the I of the Government to foster the (Continued from Page I) �^ ••>-(^ Mc-- M- THE, S E ,4 > Friday, February 13, 1948 11.^3 McKoin, Robert Lee ... 28.62 McLain, Thomas .McLand, Norptian fS. ........ ... 8.53 McLaughlin, - Joseph A. .... 49.07 .26 McLaughlin, M McLaughlin, Thomas J. .... 16.00 8.66 McLaughlin, William F.. ... 2.09 McLean, William.H 3.23 McLemore, D. M McLemore, Leonard E. .... 2.00 McLennon, William K. .... 19J)4 6.48 McLeod, George 14.81 McLeod, John E ..... .38 McManel, Norman P McMahon, James A. ...... 10.74 .74 McMahon, Victor, Jr 2.23 McMahon, W. J 2.40 McManus, William 3.93 McMaster, David C 106.27 Macneil, Richard McMichens, N. D .. 10.74 Madden, Henry J McMillan, Jackson,E 1.32 Madden, John McMillan, James .59 Madere, Oscar F McMillan, John A 1.00 Madison, Eugene J McMillin, Charles S 27.67 Madison, James F McMurray, George T 2.00 Madison, Richard W McNab, Alfred P .94 Madrano, J •McNally, John F 25.19 Madsen, Carl C McNeese, Allen J 1.07 Maechling, Phillip E McNeil, Wilton H. 3.44 Maffia, Alfred P McNeill, Donald R 2.67 McNeil, William H 21.00 McNinch, Robert W. 1.70 McNulty, Francis 11.00 McPhail, ^ohn 5.03 • McPherson, Roger McPherson, William C 1.07 i 5.94 1 McPhilUps, John McQueen, J. V 2.82 5 McQueen, Kendrick L 3.96 ] McQueeny, D. J 8.00 ] McQuillan, Francis J. 5.79 ] 4.27 ] McRaney, T McRoberts, Harry 22.23 ] McVay, Jerry J 12.12 1 McVey, Edward P 3.55 I McVey, Lawrence 11.31 I McWilliams, Hugh P. • • 2.75 T MacColine, Hugo W .74 I MacDonald, John M 8.26 J MacDonald,-Thomas G 130.14 J Macek, John W 5.10 J Mack, P 1.07 5 Mackay, Allan J. 2.84 1, Mackay, Donald K. .72 a Mackay, Joseph 10.43 R Mackey, H 1.50 a Mackie, WiUiam 3.91 ]v Macleay, Thomas Q 5.50 ]v Arthur Macleod, Wallace R 40.89 n Milton P Main, Martin Mainers, Clifton Mains, Mack N Mainville, Marcel S BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Page Fifteen R E R S LOG Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit oYer-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbuscb and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Personals Martin, Herbert W. 35 Martin, J --94 Martin, Jacob 10^89 Martin, James E 5.53 Martin, John Thomas, Jr. 11^66 Martin, Joseph J 2.84 Martin, Neal 6.77 Martin, Rene L _;fi9 Martin, Robert C 3.62 Martin, J. San 1.80 Martin, S. W 23.66 Martin, Thomas 4.88 Martin, William 2i.S9 Martin, William E *89 Martin, William H 2T.?1 Martindale, Peter 3,84 Martine, Altone J9 Martinelli, Albert J 4.80 Martinez, Antonio, Jr 18.69 Martinez, Jose A. 7.11 Martinez, Nicanor J 13.44 Martinez, Rene J 1.07 Martinez, Richard G 6.53 Martinez, Richard G 2.41 Martinkovitch, Frank C 6.77 Martins, John F 1.63 Martz, George W 2.23 Maruca, Orlande L 26d3 Mascio, Alfred 16.00 Masheroff, M 11.41 Maskrov, Geoi-ge i44 Mason, Charles L 19.66 Mason, Elbert J 59.29 Mason, G .79 1.69 .01 Mapp, Ian J. 1.34 23.98 Marabit, Paul 89 45 Maraden, J. C 19.74 12.00 Marauder, Arthur V 10.54 10.34 Marceline, Peter 23 .62 Marchant, Douglas 6.68 2.16 Marchess, Angelo 22.61 5.79 Marciel, Dennis Marcillo, Felicie A 10.69 4.98 4.84 1.00 Marcoly, Dennis Marcoux, Edward H 4.61 38.25 Marcoux, Joseph R 1.40 2.23 5.64 3.96 Marcus, Morton .79 2.08 Marcus, S 2.00 8.26 Mardis, Owen C. 2.61 9.57 Marek, Henry J 7.50 6.14 Marfino, A. J 79 37.04 Marhefka, Andrew G Marieau, James T 9.60 5.52 , 1.58 5.60 Marin, Cipriano Marin, Manuel 3.22 28.26 WILLIAM H. ROGERS Marinello, S. J 3.94 04 Your father, Ernest Rogers, 30.81 4.20 Marino, Joseph L asks that you contact him at 2.85 4.66 Marinus, Felix 2930 West 25th Avenue, Denver 3.03 5.51 Marjerdoff, W 11, Colorado. . Marjudio, Uldarico 8.26 8.87 ft ft ft 64 3.26 Markoncs, Eugene HENRY BERS Marks, Alfred A 1.27 27 .59 Please contact your family. 4.46 Markus, Robert Dick Marlowe, James E 6.51 They are worried about you. 12.47 6.55 32.66 Marques, Joaquim V ft ft ft Marrucho, Antonio M 10.06 2.84 CASEY JONES (No. 116) Marsh, Edmond H 74 10.54 George H. Proctor has left your Marsh, Gilbert R 23.80 10.74 gear at the Norfolk Hall. Marsh, Leonard - 1.77 5.13 ft ft ft 2.23 12.52 Marshall, Ernel R DAVID (CASEY) JONES Marshall, Frank D 13.24 1.07, Marshall, Geo 33 Mrs. D. E. Jones, 116 East 8th .24 Marshall, H. T 10.84 Street, Hattiesburg, Miss., asks 2.54 Marshall, William E. 9.91 that you get in touch with her. i.Ol Marshburn, Allan 13.94 ft ft ft 13.19 Marston, Keuneth, R 1.40 CHARLES DEAN SHAW 3-00 Marta, Domingo 8.48 .28 Donald A. Boyce, 14401 Esmer­ Martenaen, C. A 1.25 3.46 alda Avenue, Cleveland 10, Ohio, Marthiason, Harry 1.98 is anxious that you contact him Calvert 4539 Martin, Albert D. 66 BOSTON 276 State St. in a matter of great benefit to Martin, Daniel C 138.53 Bowdoin 445S you. Martin, Donald 2.77 BUFFALO .. .' 10 Exchange St. ft ft ft Cleveland 7391 Martin, Dorsey R 4.66 FREDRICH DYKSTRA Checks for the following men CHICAGO v. Superior Ave, FREDERICK E. BROWNLOW Martin, Duane 1.48 Discharges from the Madaket Superior 5175 have been held at th^ New York Martin, E 14.79 Your wife asks that you get for several months. and Bienville are being held for CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Branch 4.66 in touch with her at Apt. 413, Main 0147 They are now being returned to you in the 4th Floor Baggage Martin, G. A 10.74 125 East 24th Street, New York DETROIT 1038 Third St. the companies where they can be Room, New York Branch, 51 Martin, Gilbert L Cadillac 6857 Martin, Harold 29.38 10, N. Y. Beaver Street, New York. claimed. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Rex Henderson, Warren G. i ft ft Melrose 4110 ANTHONY SCARLATO GALVESTON SOSVi—23rd St. Gray, William R. Cruzen, Jesse Phone 2-8448 L. Hill, George P. Jackson, A. J. Your bank book is being held •HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Thaler, Frank .Jaskolski, Carl for you in the 4th Floor Baggage Phono 58777 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Heerholzer, Baley J. "Welcheski, Room, New York Branch, 51 MOBILE ....'....1 South Lawrence St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone 2-1754 Richard H. Gragg, Webster, Carl Beaver Street, New York. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. Farrell, Rossie Goodwin, John their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have MIAMI 10 NW nth St. Evans, Arthur J. Endermann. MELVIN^FOSTER the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Your discharge and hospital James J. Ivory, Fred F. PittMagnolia 6112-6113 slip'found'onlhe s'eatrain New SIU branch for this purpose. NEW YORK 54 Beavef St. man, Leonard H. Goodwin, Mar-, However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU HAnover 2-27g4 tin Yannuzzi, John- Graham, Nils Jersey are being held for you in NORFOLK 1«7-129 Bank St. A. Reed,- Harry M. Crowley, the 4th Floor Baggage Room, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Phone 4-1083 Leonard K. Helie, Clifford Head- New York Branch, 51 Beaver which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. rick, James E. Eschinger, Ed­ Street, New York. Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. - Lombard 3-7651 ward F. Crane, Hersel L. White, ft ft ft PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. PLFASF PRINT INFORMATION W. J. BAKER Beacon 4336 Frank Millos Balint J. Forok, Baggage "is being held in the RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Luther Gurganus, Fred N. Cook, Phono 2599 Curtis W. Ware, Ray W. Ikerson, Baltimore Hall. To the Editor: SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. ft - ft ft Douglas 25475 Matthew W. Hall, Marshall P. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Bagley, George E. SAN JUAN, PJl...,.252 Ponce de Loon McDonald, John G. Wood, Clay­ . Herbert Joseph L. Jones, address below: San Juan 2-5996 ton ^H. Thompson, Donald W. Rodriguez, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Cease, Narciso Zanchettini, Roy Richard E. Holstein, James A. Phone 3-1728 A. Witt, Johannes P. Vander- Knittle, Lee P. Deval, Raymond Name SEATTLE 86 Senega St. Carroll, Jr., Franklin O. Main 0290 horst, James E. Gordon, Vincenzo R. Miller, Raymond D. Schott, Troy TAMPA .. ..1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Corosotto, Manley L. Williams. Street Address Phone M-\323 W. Gammill, Robert A. Vallee, % » ft TOLEDO 615 Summit St. RALPH EWING John E. Houser, Ted Boling, and State :... City Garfield 2112 §1111 Your seamen's papers and book Ronald Chandler. Get in touch WILMINGTON .440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 were found aboard the Lucy with Albert Michelson, Attorney, Signed ^ VICTORIA, BA:. ... .602 Boughtpn St. Stone in Rouen, France. You can Russ Building, San Francisco, Garden 8331 regain them by contacting H. California. This is in regard to IVANCOUV!^^ . ;..;, ... ,565 HamUton St. McVay, Book No. Baltimore Aye- your claim for . wages against the PaclficJ«^, , Baltimore,. Md. SS Thomas Wolfe. SlU HALLS Maio, Dominick Majette, Charles V Makarawiez, V Makarevich, John Makin, Walter D Makko, Victor Malconian, John M. Malecki, V Maliegros, Joseph MaUer, J Mallette, St. Elmo Malley, Edward P Malone, Joseph 0 Malone, Robin N .88 Maloney, William J 7.04 Maloy, J .79 Maltais, Walter Elmer Malvenan, William T Manby, Walter Mandoni, Donald J 3.J Mandorino, Vito Maney, Elliot Anthony Mangels, R. W Mangiacapra, Gennaro .... Mangiaracina, John Lee .... Mangrum, James B. Jr 1.97 Manly, Ernest Mann, Frederick H .79 Mann, Roy fe Manning, Jerome , L Mannion, James T Manor, John Manos, George N .Mansfield, Richard H Mansfield, Robert J Manske, Wendel J Manson, William . ....... 39.13 Mantyloffen, M 7.87 Manuel, George 5.60 Manzo, Guiseppe P. 10.94 Maples, Amos L 1.87 Maples, Jerry 5.78 Maples, Lyle W. " .80 3.23 3.23 24.72 30.65 89 9.40 76 30.80 .-... 21.11 12Q.47 PERSONALS NOTICE! Notice To All Sill Members �f'' Page Sixteen wm:7 I ' THE SE AF A^ERS LOG Friday. February 13. 1948 A Day WithSeafarers In Tampa Includes Helping I AM Pickets In sunny Tampa the Union Hall has its door wide open to the soft breezes. It's also wide open so that SIU members can walk right in. Shipping in Tampa has been better than average lately and so there's a steady stream of SIU men going to and from the Hall. Unfortunately the above picture was taken after the Hall had closed for business, and there are no ship-bound Seafarers in view. The inside of the Hall is spacious and provides plenty of room for meetings. Also present are books, cards, writing paper, and copies of the •' LOG. In short, there's something for everybody to amuse himself with while waiting for jobs to be called. Besides taking care of business and shipping in Tampa, Agent Sonny Simmons also covers Miami, where the big Florida makes' its home~ berth. *: %3R^-Vr;'; H r . - - V - s t Tampa SIU men, like all other Seafarers, have a reputation for coming to the aid of embattled strikes. So it was no wonder that when the International As­ sociation of Machinists struck the National Airlines the SIU was called on for help. Pictured above are Lloyd Simmons. Grand Lodge representative, and Frank Fspinola. Shop Steward of the Miami branch of the airline. When the Seafarers arrived on the scene. to help .out one lAM picket was patrolling the entire airfield. He was Matthew Howe, of the ground service craw, and he was plenty glad to welcome aid from the SIU. For a picture of how the SIU bolstered the picketlines, see page 1. It was typical SIU assistance. Last year, the SIU gave similar help to many other unions who had good beefs. The Tampa authorities went all out against the SIU dur-. ing the 1946 General Strike. With the help of the police, the ship chandlers broke through picketlines and stored some foreign ships. Convicts were brought from the city jails and forced to work on the docks when the longshore­ men respected the Seafarers' picketlines. But even the con­ victs quit work after an SIU representative explained the score to them. Pictured on the left is the municipal dock, which was the scene of much police brutality and terrorism, and on the right are banana boats being unloaded by stevedoires who refused to work cargo while the SIU was on strike. / v; »• During the SIU General Strike the banana boats came into port, but the longshoremen refused to unload them. The SIU was approached to allow the boats to be unloaded and agreed to do so only if the bananas were turned over to charity. This was vetoed by tfaie operator's, and so the fruit rotted right on the ships. This picture shows the piles .of bananas waiting to be picked up. � 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 February 13, 1948 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. X, No. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CITIES SERVICE TANKERMEN GO SEAFARERS, GIVE SIU 83 PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTE CAST ON OUR WAY SIU OPPOSES TRANSFERS BEFORE SENATE GROUP TAMPA SEAFARERS JOIN IAM ON THE LINE BLUEPRINT FOR '48 CITIES SERVICE MEN GO SIU BY GREAT MARGIN THOMAS WOLFE CREW WAGE SUIT COMING UP BEACHED SEAMEN GET UNEMPLOYED PAY IN NEW YORK LIFE'S BITTER BLOWS, OR DAMN THOSE SEAFARERS PUTTING THE UNION LABEL ON SEAFOOD SHIPPING PICKS UP IN BALTIMORE WITH JOBS FOR THOSE WHO WANT 'EM BOSTON STRESSES EDUCATION; SHIPPING UP GOOD NEWS FROM THE GOLD COAST: FIRSCO REPORTS SHIPPING RISE PERMITMEN FIND SHIPPING TOUGH IN SAN JUAN THESE DAYS WARMER BREEZES AND MORE SHIPS PROMISE HAPPY WEEK FOR NEW YORK GT. LAKES NEEDS MARITIME TRADES COUNCILS SHIPPING GOOD IN PHILADELPHIA BIG WATERFRONT LAUGH OF '47 WAS "BATTLE OF NEWARK BAY" MEMBER'S ADVENTURE SHOWS FOLLY OF BLACK MARKETING SEA TERMS SPARK LANDSMAN'S TALK: HOW ELSE COULD YOU DIG THE GUY? ORGANIZING HANDBOOK FOR SEAFARERS A DAY WITH SEAFARERS IN TAMPA INCLUDES HELPING IAM PICKETS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/13/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log