Seafarers Log: Vol. 10 No. 53 (1948-12-31)

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LABOR SUPPORT OF SlU MOUNTS
AS SHOWDOWN LOOMS ON EGA

Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA

VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1948 No. S3

Little Good
In CS-CTMA
Combination

By JOHNNY ARABASZ

. Indisputable facts set forth in
Jast week's issue of the SEA­
FARERS LOG showed conclu­
sively the tie-in between Cities
Service Oil Company and CTMA,
Citco Tankermen's Association.

Summarized briefly, the LOG
article exposed CTMA as moth­
ered by and fed by. Cities Service
Oil Company. The facts proved:

I 1. The "union" has no regular
headquarters, using as a mailing
address the offices of two lawyers
in Linden, New Jersey.

2. The "union" is an overnight
creation, having no elected offi­
cials, no elections, no rank and
file beginning, no constitution
and by-laws.

3. One of the "union's" princi­
pal organizers, David Furman,
has mysterious connections with
high-ranking Cities Service ex­
ecutives.

4. The "union's" organizing
committee on the Winter Hill is
not a legitimate set-up, but is the
creation of David Furman.

The men listed as the "uiiion's"
organizing committee actually
were not working for the CTMA.
In fact, one of the names used
was that of a pro-SIU man, who
was fii'ed from his ship before
his name was used.

TWO QUESTIONS
With this proof establishing

beyond a doubt the common
bond between company and
"union," two questions should
come to the mind of every man
sailing Cities Service ships:

1. With Cities Service Oil
Company controlling CTMA, how
can any seaman expect to better
the conditions of his occujpation?

2. Under what pretense can
CTMA claim that its a legitimate,
democratically-run union respon­
sible to Cities Service men?

Question No. 1 is easily an­
swered. Cities Service men can­
not expect genuine collective
bargaining through a "union"
controlled by Cities Service and
its lawyers.

The proof is aboard every
Cities Service ship today. The
company's policy has never been
one of benevolence. Any better­
ment of wages and working con­
ditions has come because of bet­
ter wages and conditions on
Union ships and for the sole pur-
pore of quelling any rising Union
sentiment.

The company, however, has

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'In/arioas, Unfair To Ameriam Seamen'

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The full-scale battle being waged by the SIU's
Atlantic and Gulf District and other sections of the
maritime industry against the Hoffman scheme to
halt the use of American ships in the European
Recovery Progam picked up more momentum this
week.

Organized labor protests of the plan, which
would doom the jobs of thousands of American
seamen and seriously weaken the national defense,
continued to pour into Washington with unprece-

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Mr. Paul Hall, Secrotary-Treaaurer,
Seafarers International Union,
Atlantic and ̂ ulf district,
51 Beaver St. .
New York !{., N.Y. ,

Dear Brother Hall:

I desire to assure you of my keen Interest in the
situation which arose owinj? to the plan promulgated
by EGA Administrator Paul G. Hoffman, to ship all
Marshall Plan bulk cargoes in foreign flagships,
a project v/hlch would seriously affect the welfare
of the American seamen and cause widespread un­
employment and hardships.

In connection with this matter, I wish to inform
you that I have forwarded today the following
telegrEuns to ̂ 'resident Truman and to EGA Adminis­
trator Hoffman, v;Mch reflect the sentiments of
the 1;.00,000 members of our International Union.

Hon. Harry S. Truman
V/hlte House, 'Washington, G.c.
HAVE JUST SENT FOLLOWING WIRE TO EGA ADMIIUS-
TRATOR HOFFMAN. "OH BEHALF li.00,000 LADIES'
GARMENT WORKERS VITALLY INTERESTED PROGRESS
OP MARSHALL PLAN, RESPECTFULLY URGE THAT
PROPOSAL TO 3 HIP ALL MARSHALL PLAN BULK CARGOES
IN FOREIGN -PL\GSHIPS BE DISCARDED. CONSIDER
IT INJURIOUS, UNFAIR TO AMERICAN SEAMEN'AND
MERCHANT MARINE." RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU USE
YOUR INFLUENCE TO BRING ABOUT REJECTION OP
HIS PROPOSED PLAN.

INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT
V/ORKERS' UNION.

Paul G. Hoffman
ECA, "Washington, D.G.
ON BEHAIF lj.0C,000. LADIES' GAR^EN^ WORKERS VITILLY
INTERESTED PROGRESS OP MARSHALL PLAN, RESPECT-.
FULLY URGE THAT PROPOSAL TO .SHIP ALL MARSHALL
PLAN BULK CARGOES IN POREIGIl FLAGSHIPS BE DIS­
CARDED. CONSIDER IT INJURIOUS, UNFAIR TO
AMERICAN SEAMEN AND'MERCHANT MiARINE. .

INTERNA'TIONAL LADIES' GARMENT
WORKERS! UNIpN,_

With my best wishes for an early and favorable
settlement of this pressing conflict and an ex­
pression of admiration for the fine trade union.'
spirit of your membership, I beg to remain

Fraternally yours,

David Dubinsky
David Dubinsky, Prpsident,*
International Ladles'

• ' Garment Workers' Union.

From one of the most powerful unions in the world. The International Ladies Gar­
ment Workers Union, the above letter is typical of the support organized labor is
giving the Seafarers International*Union in its fight to halt the Hoffman move to scuttle
the American Merchant Marine. Letters and telegrams from organizations representing
close to a million workers have registered strong protests of the move to Government
officials and Congressmen.

A detailed list of the unions that thus far have joined in the storm of protest
by American Labor appears on pages 6, 7 and 12.

Besides involving the jobs of thousands of American seamen, the Hoffman plan,
which has provoked such wide-spread protest, is of considerable concern to the entire
nation because it would seriously weaken the national defense.

both houses of Congress indi­
cated to the SIU that they will
resist any attempts to scuttle the
American merchant marine and
will move to block the plan
when the 81st Congress convenes
in January.

Evidence that Economic Co­
operation Administrator Paul G.
Hoffman fully recognized the
formidable opposition whipped
up by his policy switch came last
week with the announcement
that the ECA chief had extended
to Feb. 1 the period for ob­
servance of the rule that 59 per
cent of bulk cargoes bought in
this country for Marshall Plan
countries are to be shipped in
U. S. vessels.

DOWN OR OUT

The original ECA announce­
ment, made early in December,
that touched off the controversy
now raging stated that the 50 per
cent requirement would be aban­
doned by Jan. 1, unless Amer­
ican operators met the "com­
petitive rates" of foreign ship­
pers.

"When he issued the ultimatum
to American shipping, Hoffman
said he acted as a result of a
rate differential, particularly on
coal shipments, between U: S.
and foreign flag shipping com­
panies.

In announcing postponement of
the deadline for bulk cargo ship­
ments, however, the ECA said
the step was taken in view of
several "new circumstances."

The one-month postponement
"will also permit appraisal of the
underlying problems by the new
Congress, when it convenes on
Jan. 3, 1949," the ECA added.

CLAIM RIGHT

The Marshall Plan agency,
nevertheless, still sticks to its
original position that the plan to
ditch American ships was for­
mulated within the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of
1948, a section of which contains
the 50-50 shipping stipulation.

In reply to an SIU communi­
cation, Howard Bruce, Acting
Administrator of the ECA, wrote: •

"We shall of course continue to
keep the shipping situation un­
der constant review, and shall
endeavor fully to comply in the
future as we believe we have
so far done, with the purpose and
intent of the law under which
ECA operates."

The SIU, however, has charged
that the Hoffman plan is a clear
violation of the law and mem­
bers of Congress appear to stand
in support of this view.

Congressman Hale Boggs of
Louisiana informed the Seafarers
that it is his feeling "that Mr.

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Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 31, 1943

SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the

SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA

Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor

At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784

Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office
in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912!

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Hoffman's Folly
By the time Economic Cooperation Administration

chief Paul G. Hoffman's outrageous scheme to scuttle the
U.S. merchant fleet reaches the showdown stage, as it
undoubtedly will in the halls of Congress next month,
Mr. Hoffman won't have a leg to stand on.

Against Hoffman's one lonely argument that he
could save a few bucks on shipping costs by shifting all
Marshall Plan bulk cargoes to foreign flag vessels, there
are a score of overwhelming reasons why his arbitrary
move should be slapped down an,d slapped down hard.

There is, of course, the all-important consideration
that Hoffman brashly set out to violate the provisions
of the Economic Assistance Act, which says that 50 per
cent of the bulk cargoes for countries participating in
the European Recovery Progam must, go in American
bottoms.

The members of Congress who wrote that provision
of the law say it was their intent and purpose that Ameri­
can ships carry not less than 50 per cent of ECA cargoes.

Among the other reasons why Hoffman should be
told off and advised to run his agency according to the
law which fathered it are several of vital concern to the
entire nation.

First off, there's the matter of national defense. As a
leading industrialist and administrator of a nation that
Only a few years back was caught with her ships down,
Mr. Hoffman ought to recall that we didn't enter World
War II fully prepared. But with most responsible people
keenly aware of the potentialities in the present interna­
tional situation, Hoffman nevertheless is ready to throw
thousands of trained American seamen—^most of whom
saw the horrors of war first-hand—on the beach and their
ships into the boneyard to rot.

No .such calamity could happen in Great Britain,
>vhere the importance of the merchant ships is apparently
more deeply appreciated. In a trade treaty Britain worked
out with Soviet Russia, the British very carefully pro­
vided that all cargoes were to move in their own ships,
^hey did not allow the ships of Russia—or any other
nation—to carry the goods while their own ships stood by.

Another argument against the vicious Hoffman plan
concerns pork chops, for seamen. No forward-looking
person anywhere could possibly sanction a scheme which
>vould deprive vast numbers of American workers of
their means of livelihood while it professed as its goal
the raising of the world's standard of living. What kind
of phony economics is it that takes the bread out of the
inyuths of one group of workers and then claims it is
being done to help others?

Hoffman would look no more ridiculous if he went
out to Detroit and told the automotive industry and its
.workers that they were through with the Marshall Plan,
that from now on the purchase of auto materials for
European recovery would be made in France—and with
American taxpayers' money.

One thing Mr. Hoffman's ill-advised plan is ac-
fcomplishing—he's playing right into the hands of the
communists against whom the ECA was intended as a
bulwark. The communists, who have attempted to show
the workers everywhere that the Marshall Plan was not
designed for their benefit, will certainly try to capitalize
on the unemployment that will stalk the American
waterfront, if the Hoffman plan succeeds.

With probably not miich more than the communists
rooting for his success, Mr. Hoffman shouldn't be sur-
jprised next month if the scales of justice are tipped in
favor of the American seamen and the shipping industry.

Men Now h The Marine Hospitals
These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals,

as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging
heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by
writing to them.

BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP.
S. S. WILSON
F. BECKER
RAY O. NOACK
F. TEIGEIRO
C. SIMMONS
J. CFIORRA
R. F.. '.RAFIAT
R. FREY
WM. HALL
J. P. LAVERY
J. D. BROWN
R. SMITH

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NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL
S. C. FOREMAN
A. N. LIPARI
HARRY J. CRONIN
J. DENNIS
F. L. SCHUQUE
E. SOTO
B. MALDONADO '
G. ROTZ '
O. HOWEUL
V. P. SALLINGS
H C. MURPHY
A. WARD
C. MEHL
G. ]VL\LONEY
F, BIVINS - . ..
L. MILLER
W. FERNHOUT
D. RUSSO

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B. W. BIGGS
H. SWANN
S. LE BLANC
D. MC KINNIE
G. MESHOVER
W. GARDNER
A. BLAIS
E. DEAN
D. EOICA
J. YOUNG

S, X %
BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL

JOHN J. GEAGAN
JOSEPH.E. GALLANT
VIC MILAZZO
NORMAN J. MOORE

X % X
MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL

S. HAFNER
E. PERRY
E. SMITH
T. BURKE
H. W. PETERS
J. CARDONA
D. L. BRANNON

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STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
A. CASTILLO
J. -C. BLAKE
W. HUNT
R F. WiJNDT
J. McNEELY

Hospital Patients
When entering the hospital

notify the delegates by post­
card, giving your name and
the number of your wetrd.

Mimeographed postcards
can be obtained free at the
Social Service desk.

Staten Island Hospital
You can contact your Hos­

pital delegate at the Staton
Island Hospital at the fallow­
ing times:
Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 pun.

(on 5th and 6th floors.)
Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pjn.

(on 3rd and 4th floors.)
Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan.

(on 1st and 2nd floors.)

J. TUTWILER
A. NORMAN
J. GULLSTEIN
D. O'ROURKE
H. R. KREUTZ
C. FISHER
T. VELEZ
J. N. WOOD
M. J. LUCAS
E. C. EATON r
N. H. LUNDQUIST

GALVESTON HOSPITAL
J. GIVENS
W. WESTCOTT
D. HUTCHINGS
J. j; O'CONNOR
S. R. PARIS
M. FOSTER
M. MAYNARD

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Friday. nAcamber 3!.- !943 THE SE A PAHEHS 10 G Page Three

I Fight To Save US Shipping Nears Ciimax
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What Representatives, Senators Say Ahout Hoffman Plan
Below are some of the favorable responses

received in answer to prot^ting telegrams sent
members of Congress by A&G Branches. The
number of Congressmen and Senators who have
signified their opposition to the £CA order is

growing steadily. Seafarers^ their families and
friends are urg^ to continue to make known
to their Congressmen their opposition to the
scuttling of the American Merchant Marine.

Excerpts from Congressmen's
replies to SIU protest of Hoffman
plan:
Rep. Olto E. Passman. (D„ La.):

"Let me assure you that the
subject matter will have my
earnest consideration and I will
do everything in my power to
protect American interests."

^ X X
Rep. Overton Brooks (DM La.):

"I am asking the Economic Co­
operation Administration for a
complete written report on this
subject. I assure you of my con­
tinued interest in this vitally
important matter."

XXX
Sen. Herbert R. O'Connor

(DM Md.):
"In an effort to be" of assist­

ance I have taken this matter
up with the Economic Coopera­
tion Administration and just as
soon as I am in receipt of a re­
port I will notify you."

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Rep. Hale Boggs (D.. La.):

"It is my feeling that Mr. Hoff­
man is acting illegally, and is
flouting the will of Congress. I
am quite certain that his matter
will be one of the first things
on the agenda for the approach­
ing Congress, and I am equally
certain that Congress will in­
sist uppn the 50 percent pro­
vision regardless "of the type of
cargoes."

XXX
Rep. W. Kingsland Macy

(R., N.Y.):
"Of course, I am in agreement

with you as to the desirability
of using our own ships to the
maximum."

XXX
Rep. James J. Murphy (D., N.Y.):

"I am fully in accord with
your protest against Paul Hoff­
man's decision and will do all
in my power after Jan. S to.
see that ^he Marshall Plan's
original program of shipping 50
percent of bulk and general car­
goes is carried out."

XXX
Rep. John J. Rooney- (D.. NtY.):

"Heartily agree with yoixr
stand protesting proposal Econ­
omic Cooperation Administration
that all bulk cargoes sent un­
der Marshall Plan move in for­
eign ships. Shall do everything
possible (to) block adoption of
such a dangerous move, and
have wired Paul G. Hoffman,
Administrator, strongly .urging
the rejection of such a proposal."

XXX
Rep. Prince H. Preston (D.. Ga.):

"Unless sentiment has changed
considerably it is unlikely that
the E.C.A. law will be amended
to eliminate the fifty percent
cargo provision. I will certainly
oppose any effort to amend it
along this line."

XXX
Sen. A. Willis Robertson

(D., Va.):
"Will bear in mind the strong

objection of your union to the
proposed policy of the ECA...
I recognize the importance of
maintaining an American mer­
chant marine for defense and
other needs and I shall devote
my best efforts toward that
end."

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Paul Hall, Sad'y traas.
Saafarera intarnational TJnlon
Atlantic & Oulf District
51 Beaver Street
»ew York, ^.Y.

Dear Ifr* Hell:
Receipt is acknowledged of your telegrain

of December 22nd. I am sure you will be happy to
know that Mr. Eofftaan has decided to withhold for
at least thirty days putting into effect a regu­
lation as to discontinuing the use of domeatio
ships in connection with B.C.A.

Congressional intent is directly to the
contrary of the proposed regulation and I am sure
that as soon as Congress convenes we will make that
evident to Itr. Rofftian.

Be assured of my continuing interest in
your problems.

C

yours.

APRAH^ J. MtJLTBR

AJkifgu

Rep. Henry D. Larcade (D.. La.):
"You may be assured that I

shall do everything in my pow­
er to have American ships
utilized to the fullest extent by
the Economic Cooperation Ad­
ministration."

XXX
Lennan Anderson, Administra­

tive Assistant to Sen. Rich­
ard B. Russell (D» Ga.):

"Your telegram received in
absence of Senator Russell. Have

been glad to communicate with
ECA officials in Senator's name
urging use of American ships in
sending Marshall . Plan cargoes
abroad."

XXX
Rep. Sol Bloom (D., N.Y.):

"Let me assui-e you that the
matter in which you are inter­
ested is receiving my most care­
ful attention and consideration."
Rep. Schuyler Bland (R.. Va.):

"I have been doing and shall

continue to do what 1 can in this
connection."

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Bruce Tucker, Administrator As­

sistant to Sen. Russell B.
Long (D.. La.):

"Because of Senator-Elect
Long's deep interest in the
American Merchant seamen, you
can feel sure that when your
telegram is brought to his at­
tention he will communicate with
the President in their behalf."

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Hoffman is acting illegally and is
flouting the will of Congress."

Replies received by the SIU
from other members of Congress
indicated that they will insist
upon complete adherence to the
intent of Congress when it wrote
the European recovery law.

Against the formidable array
of opposition to the Hoffman
ultimatum, few proponents havd
raised a voice in support of the
ECA chief.

Perhaps one of the most amaz­
ing outgrowth of the ECA at­
tempt to limit the role of U. S.
ships in Marshall Plan traffic is
the avalanche of protest it
touched off in the oi'ganized
labor field. Workers in AFL,
CIO and independent unions—in
occupations as remote from ship­
ping as the garment trades and
journalism have lined up solidly
behind the SIU to prevent the
proposal from going into effect.

SUPPORT SIU

Scores of unions throughout
the country have already fol­
lowed the SIU's lead in vigor­
ously protesting to President
Truman, members of Congress
and to Hoffman himself.

The position of the SIU, in
face of the ECA threat to the
American shipping industry, was
clearly set forth by A&G District
Secretai-y-Treasurer Paul Hall, at
a recent meeting of the Greater
New York Central Trades andi
Labor Council.

"We American seamen believe
in the Marshall Plan," Hall de­
clared, "and we fought for it
because we ai-e opposed to com­
munism. But we will fight
against any proposal which •
threatens the working conditions
and the livelihood of American
workers.

"Not only wUl this proposal
destroy the livelihood of Amer­
ican workers but it will also seri­
ously injure our national de­
fense," Hall told the CuUIlcil
delegates.

The A&G official was blunt
and to the point as he spoke of
consequences, should the Hoff­
man plan succeed and force the
union's hand.

"We warn Hoffman," he said,
"that this order will result in a
strike which will tie up all Mar­
shall Plan cargo. We don't want
to strike, but I assure you we
will If Hoffman -goes through
with his program."

A proposal for a merchant register. Others are: Great Bri-
marine of the air has come from
Representative Kennedy of Mas­
sachusetts. The Congressman
wants to have a law enacted to
encourage a fleet of" freight
planes big enough for peacetime
commercial uses and for an
auxiliai-y defense in time of war.
Kennedy's idea sprang from his
observations of the Berlin air lift.

XXX
More than half of Greek-

owned ship tonnage is registered
under foreign flags. While 246
ships of 1,363,000 gross tons are
sailing under the. flags of at least
five nations, 265 ships of 1,202,-
000 .gross tons are of. Greek
registry. Panama, with 145 ves­
sels, leads the list of countries
with Greek-owned ships under

tain 40, Canada 37, Honduras 19.
XXX

The United States government
is considering the sale of some
pre-war American ships to Italy
for use in carrying Italian emi­
grants to South America. Italy
missed out in an earlier attempt
to buy U, S. ships when her bids
submitted were too low. Italy is
planning to send 400,000 emi­
grants to South America to re­
lieve Italy of over population.

XXX
Part of the floating equipment

to be used in transporting crude
oil from points in the Gulf of
Mexico to terminals ashore under
the set-up proposed by the newly
formed Offshore Oil Transport
Company will be provided by

Moran Towing and Transporta­
tion Company. The main point
of opei-ations will be Houston,
with a branch in New Orleans.

XXX
The Waterman Steamship Cor­

poration has moved into its new
quarters, a sixteen-story office
building at 61 St. Joseph Street,
Mobile, Alabama. The building
is occupied entirely by the Wat­
erman Corporation and its sub­
sidiaries.

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Operation of the Matson liner

Monterey by the American
President Lines is being con­
sidered by the company. The
company feels that i-econditioning
of the ship could add about four­
teen years to the vessel's life.
The Monterey is now seventeen

yeai's old. Cost of conversion
was roughly estimated at from
ten to twelve million dollars.

XXX
Sign of the Times: The Amer­

ican Institute of Marine Under­
writers has announced the eli­
mination of a clause in marine
policies covering loss or damage
•to vessels by atomic fission.

XXX
Application has been made for

the construction of a bridge
across the Narrows, the stretch
of water between Brooklyn and
Staten Island in New York har­
bor. The proposed bridge will
be a concrete and steel structure
having a horizontal clearance of
237 feet at the center of the
main span.

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Pag* Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 31, 1948

ATTENDING UNION EDUCATION SESSION IN NEW YORK Savannah Sees
Rise In Shipping
With New Year

By E. M. BRYANT

: SAVANJNTAH—The next vessel
scheduled to arrive in this port
for payoff is the SS Southport,
South Atlantic Steamship Com­
pany. There may be other, un­
scheduled jobs popping in before
her, of course, so we'll be on the
alert.

After the Southport, we have
five more vessels already slated
for arrival here in January. All
in all, then, things look pretty
good for the next month.

A couple of changes caused a
revision of the port's hospital
list, with the following Brothers
now receiving treatment in the
local marine hospital:

A. C. McAlpin, L. Barsh, H. R.
Bell, R. Anderson, R. Flagler,
and M. Plyer.

NICE WORK

Elbow grease, paint and some
local enthusiasm are doing won­
ders to our Hall here. The place
is really shaping up nicely. It
is beginning to look more like
something we can be proud of.
And the Brothers will find it a
lot more comfortable than it was
before.

We hope that the final'^ touches
will be applied before the time
rolls around for the new Port
Agent to take over next month.

Discussion is still brisk on the
subject of the transportation
rule. We keep telling all hands
that the LOG Editor is still ac­
cepting letters setting forth all
views. Whether you for it or
against it, you ought to drop a
note to the LOG.

Among those on the beach for
the holiday season are the fol­
lowing Seafarers:

w: Stall, E. J. Jordan, J. Mon-
teverde, J. L. Sikes and T. Mus-
greve.

To these Brothers and to all
the pthers in all ports and aboard
the ships at sea, we send our
very best wishes for a Happy
New Year.

The Patrolman Says
Travel Note—

PHILADELPHIA—The foUow-
ing communication was received
on a postal card at the PhiUy
Hall one morning a week or so
ago:

"I should like to travel to
Africa and South America. Can
you get together a crowd of men
who would be willing to travd?
I have no money. I can travel
at your expense entirely."

This message bore the send­
er's signature and home address,
which is right here in Philadel­
phia. I'm hoping the Editor will
print it and maybe at the same
time figure out a way of help­
ing a guy- who wants to roam
as bad as the writer of this note
does.

I guess the next thing we'll
be getting is a request for baby
sitters, or maybe an invitation
to escort some wealthy widow to
the African jungle — something
I'd never submit to the LOG.

• I'd be too busy packing my gear
for that particular assignment
myself.

But it's not every day that we
get a note like the one quoted
above.

Ray Oateif
(Ed. NiOtei Anyway, it was

darn nice of the guy to ask.)

New York Sails
Along At Fair

The SIU's educational program is now in full swing at the New York Branch, with the
Brothers gathering twice a week to take part in the discussions dealing with matters of Union
interest. Photo above shows a section of the group present at one of the recent sessions. All
hands are urged to attend the meetings, which are held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

Post-Holiday Prospects Bright For Phllly
By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER to convey their thanks, through |ing the nation's maritime work­

ers as we enter the New Year,
it is essential that every Sea­
farer lend his voice to the pro­
tests already made. Write or
telegraph your Senators . and
Representatives and tell them
what this scheme will mean, if
it is allowed to succeed.

The cold weather really has
wrapped itself around this town
and the boys are peering south­
ward out of tearing eyes. Me
too. Oh, Florida, how we'd like
to be on the way to you.

That's about it for the time
being. Next week, more as us­
ual. Meanwhile, a very Happy
New Year to you all.

PHILADELPHIA — There was
a pre-Christmas lull in shipping
in the port last week but the
post-holiday period promises to
be fairly bright. Three payoffs
are already scheduled for the
days immediately ahead.

All hands in this port enjoyed
a mighty fine holiday. Those of
our Brothers on the beach who
were a bit hard up got a lift
from the proceeds of the local
Christmas fund. The fund was
started sometime the early part
of the month and kept mounting
right on up to the holiday.

It proved to be a very worth­
while project because the boys
who were beneficiaries expressed
their deep appreciation to all
for making their holiday a bit
brighter.

< CONTRIBUTORS

Among those deserving of
mention are the following don­
ors who contributed the sums
specified:

SS Daniel Lownsdale crew,
$10.00; Dec. 1 membership meet­
ing, $26.00; SS Edith crew,
$15.00; Charley Nangle, $2.00;
A. B. Smith, $1.00; F. J. Richer-
son, $1.00; SS Arlyn crew, $15.00;
J. George, $1.00; B. Zagorda,
$5.00; SS Nathaniel Currier

Jcrew, $73.00; F. Ploppert, $5.00;
F. Van Vynck, $5.00; J. Abra-
hamsen, $2.00; Dec. 15 member­
ship meeting, $36.50; Stark and
Goldstein, $50.00, and Mrs. Son-
ia Mitch, $10.00. . -

I have been asked by the men

to convey their thanks, through
the medium of the LOG, to all
the fund contributors. And I'm
doing that very thing right
here. Many thanks, to all.

During the past week I at­
tended a meeting of the Phila­
delphia Port Council of the AFL
Maritime Trades Department,
where further action was taken
to help defeat the vii'ious Hoff­
man plan that would virtually
dump the American merchant
marine and throw thousands of
American seamen out of jobs.

PROBLEM NO. 1
Since this proposal by the

ECA Administrator is one of
the biggest problems confront-

Get A Reeelpt
Every member making a

donation to the Union for
any purpose should receive
an olEficial receipt bearing
the amount of the contribu­
tion and the purpose for
which it was made.

If a Union official to whom
contribution is given does
not make out a receipt for
the money, the matter should
immediately be referred to
Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­
surer. SIU, 51 Beaver Street,
New York 4. N. Y.

In advising the Secretary-
Treasurer of such transac­
tions, members should state
the name of the official and
the port where the money
was tendered.

West Coast Job
Boom Continuos

By FRENCHY MICHELET

SAN FRANCISCO-^The ship­
ping boom here continues in full
strength. Jobs are corning in so
fast a man doesn't even' have
time to set his seabag down. All
you have to do is stick your
head in the door of the Hall
and you're on your way~ to a
ship.

With this staggering pace to
maintain, the holidays foimd the
harassed officials in anything but
a festive mood. Manpower is
our number one and only prob­
lem. We no sooner scrape up a
crew for one scow in Seattle
then one pays off in Wilmington.

Any rated man on the East or
Gulf coasts who can afford to
pay his way out here will find a
job waiting for him on arrival.

ALL AT S^A

So fast and furiously are we
shipping men out that we haven't
even been able to hold a meet­
ing for there just wouldn't
be anyone .around to attend.
Anybody that looks like
an SIU man finds himself out
on a ship in short order.

No let-up is in sight, either.
There are still several new Wat­
erman ships that are going to
take crews from this coast. So
the manpower situation will re­
main critical for quite some time.

We all from this coast wish
the Brothers everywhere the. very
best for the New Year.

Excuse us, please. A guy just
popped in to register. He's prac­
tically aboard ship now.

By JOE ALGINA

NEW. YORK — The holiday
week in this port saw shipping
continue at a fair . clip with
green ticket deckmen finding
good post-Christmas job ship­
ping on the board. Men holding
green .tickets have a good se­
lection of ships and runs wait­
ing for them in this cold port.

What with a good number of
men keeping their toes warm at
honje, not much has taken place
here during the past week. .Ships
are coming and going, most of
them in ship-shape SIU style.'
The majority of the crews have
their ships in good shape and ;
offer the Patrolmen easy times
at the payoffs.

Among the ships hitting New
York in time to see the Great
White Way in its holiday wrap­
pings are: Evelyn, Kathryn,
Emilia, Bull; Colabee, American-
Hawaiian; Seatrains Havana and
New Jersey; Hastings, Water­
man; Marine Star, Robin; San-
ford B. Dole, Metro Petroleum;
Sea Trader, Sea Trade Corpo­
ration, Irvin S. Cobb, South At­
lantic.

HEADIN' OUT
In addition to handling a

heavy niunber of in-transit ships,
most of which called for re­
placements, we signed on the

I Evelyn, Kathryn, Emilia, Cola-
bee, Seatrains Havana and New
Jersey, Irvin S. Cobb, Robin
Lqcksley, Robin.

All ships got away in good
style and will undoubtedly see
the New Year in while out on
the ocean. Maybe they'll be the'
happiest guys come the morning
after.

WARNING TO PILFERERS
Any crewmember found pilfering ship's gear is subject to

charges by the membership of the SIU.
Crews of all SlU-contracted ships are reminded that in

line with SIU policy, anyone caught walking off a vessel with
ship's gear, such as linen, food and equipment, is to have
charges placed against him by the ship's delegates and crew.

The SIU fought too hard for the high quality of equip­
ment and food aboard ships to allow any irresponsible char­
acters to jeopardize the union's gains. Although the amount of
gear disappearing from SIU ships is the lowest in the industry,
pilfering on'SIU ships must be wiped out completely.

Shipping Good In New Orleans,
Is Expected To Stay That Way

By EARL SHEPPARD

NEW ORLEANS — Shipping
here in the Port of New Orleans
continues good and, unless some
unforseen lull comes along, we
expect to continue having smooth
sailing out of the Crescent City.

One fly in the soup is that
Alcoa keeps on laying up all
her Liberties—the last two hav­
ing hit the boneyard during the
past two weeks. If all the re­
ports we hear are true, this
should mark the end of Alcoa's
Liberties.

The snow-birds are still arriv­
ing here, and it can be well
understood, what with twenty-
two inches of snow in the hin-
ter lands up No'th, we are
keeping our eyes scanning the
skies for whole flocks of 'em.

Yep, we've seen Frenchy Ruf,
Big Bill Brown, Rocky Benson,
Carl T. Palmequist, F..^Peredne,
Scotty Malloy, Lorah" Harris,
Blackie Bridges and Tony Pisani,

as well as numerous other Bro­
thers from Yankee-land, and:
they have vowed to home­
stead the sunny runs until ole'
Sol agrees to cast his warm iip
yonder once more.

The Brothers whom we have
talked to around here are gen­
erally in favor of the Transpor­
tation Rider remaining as is. It is
the opinion of most of them that
the rider protects the interests
of the membership as a whole,'
though it could on rare occa­
sions work a temporary hardship'
on a few brothers—but, as a
whole is a very good rider and
should remain as is.

Brothers around here are
showing a great interest in the'
general election this year, and
are showing it by turning in a
long vote. In fact, voting in the'
Port of New Orleans could very
easily double that of last year,^
and last year's vote set a new-
record for this port.



Friday, December 31. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire

MEMBERSBIP SPEAKS

Frenchy Surrenders; Claims
Spurlock's Book Just Ain't
To the Editor:

Because I feel full of the
milk of human kindness and the
spirit of the Yuletide, as well
as a mess of catfish cooked in
the inimitable manner peculiar
to that acknowledged master of
the culinai-y, Brother Michelet,
I am going to alter the habit
of a lifetime and tell Homer
Spurlock what happened to that
beatup old book that he—was
beefing about in the LOG a few
issues back, for today my cup
runneth over and I would be at
peace with all mankind.

Were I an honest man, I would
have returned the book to the
American Merchant Marine Li­
brary Assn. in the first place,
because, according to the fly-
sheet, that's the people Brother
Spurlock swiped it from orig­
inally anyway. But my well-
known humanitarianism trium­
phed over my native honesty,
and I gave it to Shuler so that
he might learn his letters and
perhaps eventually even get hep
enough to puzzle out a few re-
cipds in one of the simpler cook
books.

However, I've got a beef with
this guy. Spurlock myself, for
while I am prepared to admit
that he's an artist of no mean
abilities, I maintain that the
guy don't know any more about
depicting character than Shuler
knows about cooking.

When I first stumbled into
Puerto Rico a few summers ago,
I was immediately struck by an
intriguing portrait of a brood­
ing girl hanging on the after
bulkhead of Sal Coil's office.
Ah; what a dish she was! She
had full, pouting lips like vmto
those that adorn those mysterious
Coptic darlings who frequent the
choicer flesh marts of the lower
reaches of the Nile. Her eyes
Were great brown pools that
promised to drown sorrows that
could swim eVen better than
mine, and the lines of her face
suggested that she could re­
solve the very riddle of the
Sphinx itself.

PATRON OF THE ARTS

I immediately sought out the
artist, who proved to be none
other than the versatile Homer
Spurlock, and . I was loud, if not
lucid, in my praise. I prated
learnedly of chiaroscure, linear
delineation, and all the other
two-bit words that these daubers

use to rip one another up the
back. - Then I popped the
question: "Who is she?"

Like the lamb in the wake
of the slaughter-house goat, I
followed that wicked old sinner
toi the doom. These lines in her
face were but avarice and greed,
her lips hid the tongue of a
shrew, and, her eyes had grown
great with prying into other
people's affairs.

I have done my level best to
give Brother Spurlock an ex­
planation of the fate of his (?)
Boswell's "Life of Johnson." If
he cannot understand it, I am
afraid that I must have recourse
to the text: "I have given him
an explanation; I cannot provide
him with an understanding!'.'

Frenchy Michelet

KEEPING A HEAD UP

Seafarer Bill Jones demonstrates the correct manner for
cleaning a fire on a coal-burning Lakes ship, the John W.
Davis. Brother Jones has put his shovel aside and is now
attending Michigan State College.

Bar Owner Answers 'Dumping Logs' Charge
To the Editor:

I was very much surprised and
not a little hurt to read in the
November 26th issue of the SEA­
FARER'S LOG the article which
stated that my place of business,
the Pennsylvania Bar, was accused
by one of the SIU members of
"dumping the LOGs in the gr-
bage can as soon as they arrive."

I wish to state here in this let­
ter that that statement is not
true. The SEAFARERS LOGs

Member Inquires
As To Procedure
At Ship's Payoff

Found Baltimore
Hospital Staff
Attentive, Kind

To the Editor:

Please permit me enough
space in the LOG' to thank the
doctors and nurses out at the
Baltimore Marine Hospital for
the kind attention and service
given to me while I was dry-
docked there recently.

Any of our brothers who may
need hospitalization will never
regret turning in there.

F. P. Jeffords

To the Editor:
While reading the SEAFAR­

ERS LOG of Friday, November
12, 1948, I happened to notice
in the feature "Seafarer Sam
Says" that the new transporta­
tion ride is up for re-examina­
tion by the membership.

There is one transportation
item X would like to bring to
light and try and have clarified.
It involves an experience on my
last ship—an Isthmian scow.

I joined this vessel, the Steel
Rover, in New Orleans, signed
coastwise articles, and later
payed off in New York. We
then signed foreign articles and
made a four months trip to In­
dia. When we returned we paid
off in New Orleans; but were
not paid transportation (even
though the port of signing on
was New York). These articles
read. Port of engagement—and
of course I was first engaged in
New Orleans.

Some of the crew collected
transportation, but only the ones
who came on in New York.

I think there should be some
discussion on this point and if
possible changed to the port of
signing the foreign articles.

Thanks a million for sending
the LOG to my home address.

James C. Mitchell
(Ed. Note: This ship was

paid off correctly, as the port
of engagement, not the port
of signing articles, determines
eligibility for transportation.)

which are sent to my place of
business each week are very
popular with my customers and
have a special place on my show­
case at the back of the bar,
where .they are always put as
soon as they arrive, and where
they are always cheerfully given
to anyone who wishes pne.

Having been a seaman and
union man myself, several years
ago, I- respect all linion literature,
I respect seamens' imions, and
what they stand for, and what
they are fighting for.- As I rely
a good part on patronage by SIU
men, it is inconceivable that I
would do such a thing. A man
does .not kill the goose that lays
the golden egg.

For a long time now, I have
been a friend of members of the
SIU, especially when the men
are on the beach. I have rooms
which they rent and live in. I
have lent them money, I have let
them live • in my rooms, when
they had no money.

In closing, Mr. Editor, I wish
to say that my policy has always
been to be as com-teous as pos­
sible to all my customers, to aid
them if I can, to satisfy them, to
make them comfortable and
happy while on my premises. I
shall continue to adhere to this
policy.

Sam Chago
Pennsylvania Bar
San Juan

Shipmates Miss
Pal Honeymooning
In Sunny Tampa
To the Editor: r

We will be very much obliged
if,you would print the following
in the next issue of the SEA­
FARERS LOG.

Even though it has only been
a few days since Brother
Frank Bose, Chief Electrician,
has left us, we already miss him
a great deal.

All we know is that he retired
his book and went honeymooning
to Tampa, Florida, but we don't
exactly know whether he is com­
ing back or not. We figure he
is enjoying his honeymoon. '

DUCKED FLAKES
Mr. and Mrs. Bose sure will be

happy to hear that they dodged
the snow of Dec. 15 and Dec! 19.
We're sorry to advise Frank that
we haven't received any word
from the "Rock." Neither Lin­
coln or Tommy Murray has' let
us know anything so far.

The better for us if we don't
hear anything about it because
then we wUl be sure that you'll
come ' back to New York, : get
your book out of retirement and •
ship out again to that unforget-
able "Rock," where the sun­
shine is waiting for you. But
just the "sunshine"—don't get us
wrong.

As a matter of fact, we will
wait for the Hilton and find, out
the score. So keep in touch with
us, Frank.

Meanwhile, we wish both of
you — Mr. and Mrs. Bose -7- a
Merry Christmas, a Happy fTew
Year and a wonderful hohey-
nioon. Ralph 'V. Orliz '

Dominick Darrigo

SCENE IN THE PORT OF MANILA

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by Ludovico (Manila Watch) Agulto, when the vessel docked at pier 13 a couple of weeks ago.

Representing all three departments the men pictured are Pete Vorke, Chuck Gladhill, Mar­
cel Rialland, Fred Loplanta, Clinton Webb, D. Moller and H. Hancock. They were standing
watches when Agulto boarded the ship. Most of the crew were ashore seeing the sights at
the time.

Agulto says the Queens Victory Seafarers were interested to hear about the signing of the
nevr Isthmian contract. He, of course, distributed the latest copies of the SEAFARERS LOG
to the crew, as is his custom whenever an SIU vessel hits the Pacific port.

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Wanderlust Is A Woman
By C. A. NISLEIN

I know not what the end may bring,
For I want not to go, but must—
I'm cursed by a restless "love,
I love "Lady Wanderlust."

And I know:
You're wild as a west wind roaring.
Round the seaways of the world.
Fast as a Yanlcee-clipper ship
Neath a free-man's flag xmfurled.

.. A scheming nymph of man's destruction
Whose soul is all you're after.
Once gaining this, it's cast aside,
A playtoy of your laughter.
With poison on your red, red lips.
For men who are fools alone.
For having kissed the tempting tips.
Their souls are not their own.
To look into your eyes is madness.
To accept your challenge, pain.
For you'll send the fool around the world.
His search forever vain.
And you'll taunt him, haimt him, onward,
Down the tarantelle of years.
You'll break his heart a thousand times
And burn his eyes with tears.

Still yet, I wonder:
When the weary soul within me
Can no longer bear this life.
And my body, beaten, battered
Can no more fight the strife.
Will you look with scorn upon me.
This man whom you saw fit to rule?
And laugh, and send me hellward.
Another wandering fool?
Or will you take me gently to you.
Rest my head upon- your breast.
And give to me, the love I've searched for,

' North, East, South and West.

MYSTERY IN SAN JUAN

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This sketch is the subject of a lot of speculation down in
San Juan. No one knows who the artist is. The particular
idece of art was found under -the door by the Dispatcher as
he opened the hall one recent morning. Anyway it was sub­
mitted to the LOG. which is printing it herewith in the hope
that it will bring joy to a group of Seafarers somewhere—
perhaps the Waterman Morning Light crewmembers.

To the Editor:
The Legion Victory left New

York December 10, destined for
New Orleans to lay-up. To most
of us, gathered by the "senti­
ments expressed in the mess-

room during the - trip, the best
feature of this run was the fact
that the ship was going one
way and therefore we woulc
get transportation money. I'll ex­
plain.

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City of Alma crewmembers perched on deck squint
questioningly into the camera. Ship made a run to the Far
East and hit the States in time for the crew to celebrate
Christmas and New Year's in-the States. The men are, back
row, left to right—Jack O'Brien, Pete Pedersen, Whity Palmer,
Chico Miniez, Joe Duha; middle row—Swede Berglund, Ed
Calahan, John Robson, Howard Moxil, Eaton; front row—
Bernie Friedman, Barney Barnes, Ronald Burton.

Dinner In New Orleans Made
Real Thanksgiving: Gardner
To the Editor:

On Thanksgiving Day here in
New Orleans there was quite a
number of brothers on the beach
who enjoyed a Thanksgiving in
the best tradition of the day,
even though they were far from

Dorothy Grew
Asks Information
On 60-Day Rule
To the Editor:

We the undersigned members
of the crew of the SS Dorothy
would appreciate clarification of
Shipping Rule No. 35, Section C,
which pertains to the sixty day
continuous employment or one
round trip for Permitmen.

We were told in the Philadel­
phia Hall that Permitmen on
coastwise vessels were allowed to
stay the full sixty days without
being pulled off, inasmuch as the
trips are only for a period of
four to five weeks. ^

In Baltimore Permitmen have
been pulled off the ships regard­
less of the len^h of the trip. We
do not think this is right because
it is so very hard for a permit-
men to ship but.

Clarification of this rule will
end much misimderstanding
among coastwise and near-by
foreign trips.

21 crewmembers
SS Dorothy

(Ed. Note: The intention of
the rule is to aiUow all men
at least sixty days on the ship.
If a voyage ends sho^ of the
sixty days, the permitman may'
stay aboard for another trip.)

home and, in many cases, al­
most broke.

Thanks to the dinner spread
in the Seafarers' New Orleans
Hall, members of the SIU were
able to observe the holiday in
true festive • fashion.

On the main floor of the Hall,
the program started at 1 P.M.
with a blessing given by a local
priest. The gang then turned to
on the dinner, which included
the finest roast turkey and ham
with all the trimmings, plus an
unlimited supply of beer.

The affair was a gay one. De­
spite all the beer at the bro­
thers' disposal there was no per­
forming. We know that many of
the brothers would have been
eating hamburgers for dinner, a
fact which added to the spirit of
the-occasion.

UNTIRING EFFORTS

Chief credit for the fine party
must go to Brother Bull Shep-
pard, our agent. It was by his
untiring efforts that the affair
went off so well. I am sure that
he must feel very proud and
happy for this event which
meant so much to the brothers
on the beach.

The party involved a lot of
extra work for the officials, but
we know they were just as
happy about it as anyone else.

This was a fine example bf
the fact that the leadership of
the SIU is always enterprising.
They are always looking for
ways to improve conditions for
the membership, not only on
board ship, but" on the beach as
well. Here again Brother Shep-
pard has shown himself to be
right on the baH.

James Gardner

A few of the n)en who ' got
on in New York lived' in the
South 'and were planning to
spend the holidays home, and
quite a few of the North coun­
try boys planned to ship out
from New Orleans. So what hap­
pens when we arrive in N.O.,
but Isthmian hands oqt a rail­
road ticket to all. Naturally this
causes us a little inconvenience,
and a change of plans.

Reluctantly we accept the tic­
ket, and prepare to face the cold
blasts, of New York again. Now.
this is nobody's fault, for the
new contract with Isthmian stip­
ulates they can give us railroad
tickets, first class, or the cash
equivalent thereof.

ROUGH EXPERIENCE
Few of us though, would ride

to New York on a sleeper which
takes about 40 hours, preferring
the streamliner which takes 28
hours or the bus which takes
about 38. I want' to say now
that I'm writing this letter pure­
ly as an experience, without
brickbats for anyone, "but most
of you brothers can appreciate
the. following items. Meals for
Dreakfast range from $1.10 to
$1.75, an extra cup of coffee
costs $.30. Diiuier $1.50 to $2.75,
supper, if you're hungry,
same price as dinner, and if you
don't mind the expense you'll go
the whole hog if you want to
fill up.

While playing cards with some
of the gang I absent-mindedly
ordered a ham sandwich. $1.50,
the solemn-faced waiter says.
And, brother, what was in be­
tween the slices would cost too
much for caviar in the same
portion.

The employees of this train
(Louisville & Nashville Rail­
road) were courteous, if business-
ike. They have no easy job to
ae sure, seeing that they have
to please such an odd assort­
ment of humanity^ - and they
have to depend to an extent on
gratuities to get along. But nei­
ther the service or the train
ride, is worth what they
charged for meals. To pass from
this, one can buy liquor (small
bottles of bourbon), or carry your
own. The only reservation to
drinking is not to act like you're
on a lost weekend.

In conclusion, I want to say
that they were a fine bunch of
men on this run, which was
signal for the teamwork dis­
played in the Deck gang, and
harmony in aU departments.

John J. Flynn

freetln

Holiday Greetings from the
men on the ships and -ashore are
still arriving in the LOG office.

Some of the brothers and
friends of the Union who wish
the best of the season to the
members of the SIU ar.e:

Seafarers in Staten Island Ma­
rine Hospital, Jewell Kelley of
the 219 Club, Angel Rodriguez
and the Baltore crew. Jack
Shrimpton, Seymour Heinfling,
Labor League for Political Edu­
cation (APL), James Purcellj
Red Campbell, an anonymous
booster of the LOGj crew of the
Marine Arrow, Stan Babrowskl.

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Friday, December 31, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine

Two Opposing Viewpoints
On Union's Payoff Ruling

Below axe letters from the membership giving their views on
the . Union transportation rule. In line with , the SIU policy of
full discussion on all matters of policy, the LOG for the past
several weeks has devoted space to the .opinions of the member­
ship, both pro and con. All letters on the matter of transportation
will be printed in the LOG during the coming weeks to give the
membership ample time to form opinions on the rule. All possible
steps are being taken to devote equal space to both sides of the
controversy.

In brief, the rule calls for men to lake transportation money
and pile off their ship when it pays off at u port other than the
one in which the crew signed on. This applies in eases where the
vessel does not start for the sign-on port within ten days.

PRO:
Sees No Harm
To the Editor:

The recently adopted trans­
portation rule calling for men to
take their transportation money
and quit their ship when the
vessel pays off in a port other
than the one in which she signed
articles should have the approval
of all members of the SIU.

Take the Permitmen: In the
bulk of the situations where
transpoi-tation is involved the
permitmen aboard would have to
pile off the ship any. way be­
cause of the 60-day rule. These
men a,re not encountering any
new hardship imder the new
rule. A permitman learned when
he was issued his permit that he
must follow book members in
taking a job and that he must
quit his ship after sixty days
aboard. Under the new trans­
portation rule, which affects both
permits and books alike, he, in
the majority of the cases, will
already have served more than
sixty days on the vessel.

Bookmember also should not
find any great difficulties
wrought by the new rule. The
membership of the SIU (book-

CON:
Ask All Or None
To the Editor:

There was a meeting held
aboard the SS Arizpa recently
and the most important topic
discussed was the new ruling
concerning transportation.

With the exception of one
man, it was unanimously voiced
to be against such a ruling. Var­
ious opinions were given and
most of them were based on
sound logic, but the important
factors were as follows:

The new ruling does away
with job security for those who
are not on regular runs, such as
those of the Mississippi ships. It
was pointed out that the key
jobs, such as Steward, Chief
Cook, Bosun have to stay on the
beach for a considerable time
before shipping. After so long

Efficiency, Well-informed Members
Reason SIU Sets Pace, Member Says
To the Editor:

I've been promising myself
that I'd write a letter to the
LOG for a long time to .say some
of the things that I've been
thinking about. At last I got
around to it.

From what I've seen of de­
velopments in the maritime field,
and I have been watching them
pretty closely, I'd say we of
the SIU have been doing okay.

I can't help making compari­
sons between our SIU and other
outfits, when 1 read what's go­
ing on. The conclusions I've
drawn make me feel damned
sure I've been making a good
investment every time I pay my
dues.

All around, the SIU stands out

as the most efficient of the mari­
time unions—and I think a Un­
ion's efficiency is measured by
what it does for the guj-^s who
belong. to it.

There are several good rea­
sonswhy we Seafarers can
boast of an efficient Union. In
my opinion the reasons are
these:-

KNOW SCORE
First of all, our membership

knows what's going on. We're
probably the best-informed mem­
bership on the waterfront. We
have a Union newspaper that's
devoted solely to matters of in­
terest to the seamen in our un­
ion. As a matter of fact, not
only Seafarers find it the most
readable maritime paper, but
I've met lots of guys from other

Magazine Boost Of NMU
Rates Razz From Oldtimer
To the Editor:

If you've nothing to do some
evening and want to get a belly­
ful of laughs, read the phony
article on the NMU in the De­
cember 25 issue of Saturday
Evening Post. According to the
splashy story, entitled "How Our
Seamen Bounced The Commies,"
some of the NMU Pie cards
should be called "Commie Kill-

a time they make a ship and the
trip lasts for six weeks and then According to the article the
they find themselves back on NMU followed the commie line
the beach for seven or eight'for eight years but finally saw

the light, it was then a battle to
the the death. The writer didn't say

weeks.
The 'bs that come on

board are based on rotary ship-1 what it was that caused some of
ping and are accepted as such..the fakers to see the light.
All the men on the beach can't Anyway, the rib-tickling part
wait until a regular run job is where the writer of the article
comes up. We have to take ^ dwells on the Isthmian campaign,
what job and what ship that According to the article the com­

mies lost the Isthmian fleet be­comes up on the board.
The meeting thus agreed that'cause they were devoting all

men) is equal to the number of if one part of the membership' their time to internal union poli-
jobs available. A bookman may enjoy job security all the mem- tics. The article continues on
find that \mder the rule he will bers should. Either throw the ̂ this point and states that the im-

.have to change his ship a little entire idea in the ash can or portant thing for the commies
more often but he will have no make everyone of the members was not to organize Isthmian but
difficulty in taking another one. j get off at the end of each voy-|to organize the union's elections
Family men should not have any j age. However, the ruling could and insure the defeat of "non"-
fears of long periods on the be modified to read that if a communists.
beach if they hold books. The
jobs available to bookmen are in
numbers great enough to elimi­
nate any long period on the
beach.

OKAYS TURNOVER

One of the arguments advanced
against the new rule is that it
ireally doesn't improve shipping
because the men piling off the
ships replace men on the beach
and thus the number of men on
the beach, is always the same. Of
course the number is always the
same if the membership and
number of contracted ships re­
mains constant. The point is
that a more equal distribution
of work is made.

• So far it seems that a lot of
snap judgments have been made
without allowing the ride time to
prove itself. A little more time
in operation should prove the
rule to meet the approval of the
entire membership.

Jackson Tireilo

man accepts transportation he, From where I sat during the
must get off, but if he refuses Isthmian campaign the NMU was
to accept his money, he can doing a lot more than trjring to
stay aboard. dump the administration. I saw

It is absurd to think of pass* a hell of a lot of NMU or-
ing a rule that only allows a ganizers on the ships and tons of
man to work for a given period NMU literature being thrown
of time. A man should be al-j around. Remember those nice
lowed to work as long as he | "T" shirts they handed out to
sees fit just as long as he is Isthmian seamen?
producing results that are satis­
factory to all concerned.

The fact of .the matter is that
the SIU threw better organizers

Should -this ruling remain in and more typical seamen into the
effect then the men on regular isthmian drive. The organizing
runs are receiving far more ad- job done by the SIU was far
vantages than are those that ^ better organized and better re­

ceived by Isthmian seamen.
No phony claim of "we were

fighting two battles" can ex-

take their jobs off the board a^'
the jobs come up. Job securit^
is one o£ the fundamental rea-

picture of the "anti" commies; it
twists a mess of facts to do it,
however.

Claude Lucas

Member Hails
Labor Stand
On EGA Move
To the Editor:

By this time I'm used to peo­
ple giving seamen a hard time.
Anybody that's been ai'ound ^
awhile knows that it's a struggle
if j'ou go to sea for a living.
That's why we Seafarers have
had to build,^ such a strong
Union. If we didn't have our
organization our enemies would
pick us off like clay pigeons.

When I read about that Hoff­
man plan to quit shipping 50
percent of the Marshall Plan,
bulk cargoes in American bot-1
toms, it hurt and hurt plenty.
You don't pick 10,000 jobs fori
American seamen off trees and
that's the price of the plan if it
succeeds;

That news hurt me, like it
must have hurt lots of other guys
around the waterfront. But it
didn't surprise me — I expect
most anything.

What did surprise me was the
terrific support our Union got—'
and is getting—from the rest of
organized labor.

When things look a little dark,
it feels damned good to know
there are hundreds of thousands
of organized working: men and
women in this coui.try who get
sore when someone tries to sand­
bag a seamen.

Times must be changing. This
time we're not fighting alone.

unions who read our paper in
preference to their own every
time.

Another reason for our sound
position is that we stick to our
policy of making our Union
work for the economic better­
ment of our membership. -We
haven't wasted any of our
strength on struggles between
different factions and we don't
go in foi- political action as an
organization.

A third reason is our strike
efficiency. We've been in some
tough beefs—tough and import­
ant. But none of them have been
prolonged. We've been able to
wind them up quickly. Short and
sweet beefs certainly means
we're on the ball in this de­
partment.

COMPETENCE COUNTS
My last reason, but not the

least, for our efficiency is that
the great majority of our mem­
bership are competent seamen.
In gaining top wages and con­
ditions for the membership, our
Union feels it has an obligation
to supply the best men for the
jobs.

A section of our contract says
"that the Union agrees to fur­
nish the company with capable,
competent and physically fit
persons."

As a guy who goes to sea for
a living, and is proud of his
work, I'd like to know that I
belong to an outfit that holds
competence as a requirement for
a job. That's what will be res­
pect for all of us. The com­
panies recognize this too. That
section makes us a responsible
union of responsible and cap­
able men.

In winding this up, I say to
all the Brothers: We're right up
in front. Let's work to stay
there.

Joe Cashmir.

Finds Minutes,
Shipping Figures
LOG Highlights

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sons of unionism, and forcing a ^use the NMU from its loss to From list of supporters published
man off a ship because of a
few transportation dollars is a
long cry from job security.

In closing, the undersigned
crewmembers wish to go on
record as being definitely op­
posed to such a ruling.

21 Crewmembers
1 SS Arizpa

Space prohibits the printing of all letters received to date
on the transportation rule. Future issues will carry letters now
on file, among them communications from the following
individuals and crews: Partha E. Jernigan. George Dunn, SS
William R. Davie. R. H. - Guiberson, SS Robin Sherwood,
Franklyn Webb, John J. Flynn.

the SIU in this battle.
The men of Isthmian saw a

more efficient union in opera­
tion and top maritime contracts,
and threw in their lot with the
SIU. The SIU policy of concen­
trating all of its efforts into one
campaign paid off in the Isth­
mian drive. We gained a fieet of
ships and the Isthmian seamen
gained the best imion in the
field.

The commies disruption is far
from finished in the NMU;
there'll" be plenty of turmoil and
fireworks in, that outfit for a
long time to come.

The ax-ticle paints a nice rosy

on the front page of last week's
LOG, it sui-e looks like we Sea­
farers have friends in labor—lots
of friends. A lot of American
people are behind the SIU.

And if the guys in thft new
Congress that's meeting in Janu­
ary are hep guys, they'll listen
to what the people have to say.
And I'd like to remind them that
the majority of people in this
country are the workingmen and
women.

The last congress didn't pay
any attention to the|e people.
But look what happened to a
lot of them who were in it.

Charles Hollanger

To the Editor:

I read the LOG from cover-to-
cover every issue, and it is a
helluva good paper. The issues
I find most interesting, holvever,
are the ones that cany the digest
of all the Branch meetings and
shipping figures of all ports.

Practically at a glance I can,
tell how many men registered in
each port and how many were
shipped. And that was a pretty
good idea to breakdown the fig­
ures for each department. As a
result I have been able to get
an accurate picture of shipping
conditions and job possibilities
in the various ports.

In fact, these figures are a sort
of barometer of the general ship­
ping situation.

And since I like to know
what's going on at the meetings
throughout our Union, the sum­
mary of the branch meetings'
minutes come in handy.

These minutes are the next
best thing to actually being pres­
ent. They're especially interest­
ing after you've paid off a ship
and you v/ant to check back to
see what's been doing while
you've been at sea.

I hope you'll continue to run
these two features. For my
dough, they're tops-in LOG read­
ing.

John Bransinski

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CUT and RUN
By HANK

This week we have plenty of items about the brothers here,
there and everywhere... From San Juan, Brother George Litch­
field writes about the people who donated something towards
making their SIU Thanksgiving Dinner a success. Some of the
donors were Miguel Such, Facundo Air Lines, Andelix Sanchez
of the Hotel Sanchez, the crew of the Wild Ranger, Senor Gon­
zalez Candy Store, Claudio Refrigeration Service, the newspaper
man and photographer from the newspaper El Emparcial, and
others.

Oldtimer Frank Gardner, the stamp collector, writes that
he and "Carioca Red" Charles Benway send their New Year
greetings to all brothers. They're on a slow ship with a good
crew, good officers and a decent skipper... Several months
ago Brother Martin. Machel said he was working ashore
making boilers for our salt water wagons over there in the
town of Akron, Ohio. Well, could that be Brother Machel
in New York right now?

S. 4. i
Brother Herbert Doyle, who says he would like to hear from

any of his shipmates, is working at present for the tJ. S. Forest
Service in Greenlee, Virginia. He also wishes all brothers good
luck in keeping the SIU far ahead of all other maritime unions
... Brother John Fox Leinster, disabled down in South Carolina,
is another brother who has said it's a great thing to see the
menibers acting ashore and aboard ship as true rank and file
union men, keeping the SIU strong in every way... Harry "Pop-
eye'' Cronin thanks the crew of the SS Corsair for their Christmas
contributions to the brothers hospitalized in the New Orleans
Marine hospital.

5> S. i.
The weekly LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes

of the following brothers: William McBride of Missouri,
Clarence Hemby of Florida. Jack Lewis of Missouri, Grin
Gavin of Michigan, William Howell of Alabama, Antone
Lamego of Massachusetts, James Tutwiler of North Carolina,
Roy Belz of California, Patrick Coponiti of West Virginia, Low­
ell Swan of Delaware, Crowder Story of Virginia, Edmimd Mul-
ford of New Jersey. Nicholas Korsak of New Jersey.

t 4. t
Lost and Found Dept.: Looking for shipmates, fellas? Well,

•Brother George Vago. is now a private, turning to daily with
the Eighth Engineers in Japan... Brother Chester Ritter is work­

ing for the St. Joseph Lead Company of Flat River, Missouri.
He says that if any shipmates are passing through this town
they're welcome to see how lead is mined... Brother Frederick
Walker mentions he's, anchoring down for a few months
Kitchener, Canada. Happy New Year, Brother Walker.

* 4 4
Brother Ed Larkin, the electrician, now working down in

Las Piedras, Venezuela, writes that night life is very touchy
since fheir last revolution. Brother Larkin says that when­
ever he has the time he goes aboard an SIU ship and steers
them towards the movies, bars, etc. ashore with his station
wagon, since there is no transportation available. We presume
Ed means taxis, etc. Brother Larkin also mentions a good
thing—the fact that the USS down there brings the SIU crews
our LOGs and other books. Well, we wish Ed a happy New
Year and "mucho" appreciation for volunteering to help SIU
crews ashore in Las Piedras.

Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings
DEL VIENTO. Oct. 31 — BiU

Howe, Chairman; Raymond Tay
lor. Secretary. Delegates reported
no major beefs. Motion by
Melock to see if it is possible to
have the Oilers move into the
Wipers' foc'sle. Motion con­
demning the medical relief of­
fered by Purser and Captain
Motion by Schoenrock that the
meat box be inspected upon the
arrival of the ship in port. The
present supply of meat is of very
poor quality. Patrolmen to check
slopchest for foul weather gear
at payoff.

4 4 4
GOVERNOR GRAVES, Oct. 31

—John Ross, Chairman; John R.
Tilley, Secretary. Delegates re­
ported everything running
smoothly. Crew agreed to send
a letter to the LOG on the
Union's transportation rule. Let­
ter to be written by Luke Col
lins. Education: Brother Tilley
read off a list of clarification in
the agreement given to him by
the Boston agent. " Motion ^ by
Ross to post the clarifications on
the bulletin board in the rec­
reation room. One minute of
silence for Brothers lost at sea.

4 4 4
NEW LONDON, Oct. 30—

Chairman not given; Edward
Chanle, Secretary. Delegates re­
ported number of books and per­
mits in ' their departments.
Brother Porter elected ship's
delegate. Motion carried to send
a letter to Headquarters endors­
ing ship's permitmen for books.
Statement drawn up for presen­
tation to Patrolman. Concerned
Mate hitting crewmember with a
f ashlight. Steward asked investi­
gation of Mate and Captain
searching foc'sles and lockers.
One man missing $125.

4 4 4
ALCOA CORSAIR. Oct. 30—

Clarke, Chairman; A. L. Ste-
hens. Secretary. Crewmembers
missing from meeting to be fined
$5. Ship's treasurer reported the
fund as standing at $124.26. Dele­
gates reported number of books
and permits in their departments.
Motion by Dowling that ship
concur in recommendation to
send copies of ship's minutes to
the Cavalier and Clipper. Motion
by Danny Byrnes that a cold
supper be served on Monday
night in New Orleans. Good
and Welfare: Suggestion that
ship's delegate check up on post­
age, rates for mail home. Sug­
gestion that there be more quiet
at night in the alleyways. One
minute of silence for Brothers
lost at sea. Sixty-eight members
present at the meeting.

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M r;

in

4 4 4
STEEL VENDOR, Oct. 31—

Tom Cochan, Chairman; Grover
White, Secretary. Delegates re­
ported minor beefs in their de­
partments. New Business; Motion
carried to make up draw list and
ask the Captain tr< wire in for
money. Motion carried that three
men subject to charges be turned
over to Patrolman. Motion car­
ried to write up list of work
done by coolies in Calcutta and
have bookmen sign it. Purpose
is to see what can be done about
it. Good and Welfare: Discussion
on equalization of work done
by men in the deck department.

Vote of thanks given Steward
and Second Cook for the fine
jobs they've done. One minute
of silence for Brothers lost at sea.

4 4 4
TOPA TOPA, Oct. 31 — John

MarshalL Chairman;. John Lin­
coln. Secretary. Motion by M«-
shall, carried, that a new supply
of mattresses be put aboard and
that separate copies of requisi­
tion be given the heads of all
departments. Good and Welfare:
Members discussed the need for
bringing all beefs up at the
meeting rather than elsewhere.
Discussion on repairs needed for
washing machine. One minute
of silence for Brothers lost at sea.

4 4 4
DEL MUNDO, Oct. 31—Mur-

ray. Chairman; James Bell, Sec­
retary. Delegates Swayne, Turi-
son and James Bell reported
their departments as being in or­
der. Report made that Captain
tias stated that cigarettes are
available any time the slopchest
is opened. New Business: Ship's
delegate Cauble asked the men to
keep quarters, heads, mess-
rooms and g a 11 e y St clean.
Electrician reported that it is
not necessary for all blowers
to be turned out in order
to blow tubes. Motion requested
a carbage disposal unit be in­
stalled when ship hits New Or­
leans. One minute of silence for
Brothers lost at sea.

stewards department overtime be
settled to satisfaction of Union.
W. Tracy elected ship's delegate
and was instructed to take care
of ship's business at payoff.

4 4 4
KATHRYN, Nov. 17—A. Oqu-

endo. Chairman; W. Fohian, Sec­
retary. Motion carried to accept
delegates' reports. Motion by
Guelluite, seconded by G. Ayala,
that arrangements be made with
company to install book cabinet
in crew's mess in order to keep
all reading material in a safe
place. Motion by F. Cornier, sec­
onded by Torres, that all port­
holes be painted before sailing
from New York. Motion by
Cornier, seconded by L. Carbone,
that arrangements • be made to
have xiew hooks installed to in
every room to hang clothes on.
Under Good and Welfare several
Brothers took the floor to discuss
several topics of interest to all
hands. One minute of silence
observed in memory of departed
Brothers lost at sea.

4 4 4
LA SALLE, Nov. 11 — A.

Campbell, Chairman; L. White,
Secretary. AU delegates reports
accepted. Motion by J. Flynn,
seconded by J. Higgins, that
steps be taken to insure coopera­
tion among members of the en­
gine department doing sanitary
work. Amended by S. Furtado
that any member failing to per­
form his sanitary duties be re­
ferred to payoff Patrolman. Car­
ried by majority. Motion by
Furtado, seconded by Isaacs, that
crew's laundi'y, deck head and
those quarters not painted this
trip be painted before sign-on on
next trip.. It was agreed by
majority of engine department
that Wiper be fined $10 for vio­
lation of four-point resolution
outlining sanitary duties of de­
partment members. One minute
of silence for those Brothers lost
at sea.

ALCOA PURITAN, Nov. 14—
O. Stevens, Chairman; C. L.
Stringfellow, Secretary. Motions
carried to accept previous min­
utes and delegates' reports. Other
motions carried: That each de­
partment delegate contact the
head of each department for
overtime purposes; that Patrol­
man see Captain about playing
of ship's radio; that engine and 1

4 4 4
SANTORE, Nov. 11 —WiUiam

Sears, Chairman; - Maurice Gil­
lespie, Secretary. Delegates made
their reports. Motion carried
that three delegates meet to de­
cide on ways and means of
cleaning various unlicensed per­
sonnel's quarters, report to name
departments to be cleaned and
by whom. Men not fulfilling
theii' duties are to be fined and
proceeds turned over to SIU in
i Baltimore Marine Hospital. Un­
der Good and Welfare, a vote of
thanks was extended to Steward
and his department for outstand­
ing courtesy and fine food served.

4 4 4
YANKEE DAWN, Nov. 14—0.~

It. Rhodes, Chairman; E. Kasnaw-
sky. Secretary. Previous meet­
ing's read and accepted. Depart­
ment delegates gave their re­
ports. Stewards delegate stated
that some of the needed repairs
were made during the voyage.
Suggested that we contact Pa­
trolman upon our arrival in
Tampa and have him straighten
out air books and permits, since
this ship had rather a fast pay­
off in Bucksport, Maine. Vessel
has been shuttling from port to
port, and -Patrolman found it
hard to locate. Under Good
and Welfare there was a
thorough discussion of the A&G
District registration rules. One
minute of silence for our de­
parted Brothers.

4 4 4
ROBIN TUXFORD, Nov. 14—

W' T. Mackin, Chairman; J. J.
^luitt. Secretary. Delegates re­
ported that things were pretty
smooth in their respective depart­
ments. Ship is to be fumigated.
A vote of thanks is to go to the
Savoy Hotel in Lourenco Mar­
ques for supplying the ship with
the latest LOGs. Shipping rules
were discussed for the benefit
of tripcarders. All book mem­
bers were urged to vote in Union
elections upon arrival in port.
Crew discussed usual disputes;
everything seems to be okay. :
Slopchest was also subject of disn j?:
cussion.



FridaE7« December 31, 1(M8 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven

CS Record Dooms CTMA's Rosy Promises
(Continued from Page 1)

never gone to the extreme of
raising its wages to equal those
of Union ships. A marked wage
differential has always existed
between CS and SIU ships,

SIU SCALES LEAD

In July 1947, SIU- tanker ABs
were getting $205, Pumpmen
$285, Chief Cooks $245; as com
pared with $200.50 for Cities
Service ABs, $261.50 for Pump
men and $239.50 for Chief Cooks,

Cities Service paid $1 per hour
to all unlicensed ratings for over
time work, as compared to the
SIU scale of $1.10 for ratings
making less than $210 base pay
monthly, and $1.40 for those
making over $210 base pay
monthly.

The company's policy hasn'
changed recently. In a wage
boost won before April of this
year, SIU ABs were paid $220,
Bosuns $270r Deck Maintenance
$235, Pumpmen $290, Chief Cooks
$265, Messmen $185, FWT and
Oilers $220. Overtime rate on
SIU tankers was raised to $1.15
and $1.45.

Cities Service then raised its
wages to $214.50 for ABs, $256.50
for Bosims, $214.50 for Deck
Maintenance, $280 for Pumpmen,
$250.50 for Chief Cooks, and
$179.50 for Messmen. The over-

SIU HflLlS
SIU, A&G District

BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St.
William Rentz, Acent Mulberry 4540
BOSTON 276 State St.
E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2*0140

Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141
GALVESTON 90SH—23rd St
Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448
MOBILE 1 Sonth Lawrence St,
Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113
NEW YORK 51 Beaver St.
Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2764
NOIU^OLK 127-129 Bank St.
Ben Rees, Agent Phoae 4-10S3
PHILADELPHIA.. .614.16 No. 13th St.
Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217
SAN FRANCISCO ... 85 Third St.
Steve CarduUo, Agent Douglas 2-5475
SAN JUAN, PJL 252 Ponce de Leon
Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996
SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St.
Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728
TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin SL
R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323
WILMINGTON, Calif..,

227H Avalon Boulevard
HEADQUARTERS.. 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C.

^ HAnover 2-2784
SECRETARY-TREASURER

Paul HaU

DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION
Undsey WilUama

ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS
Robert hiatthews J. P. Shuler

Joseph Volplan

time rate remained at $1 per
hour.

In September 1948, four
months ago, SIU tanker wages
rose to $225.50 for ABs, $295 for
Bosuns, $243.50 for Deck Mainte­
nance, $267 for Chief Cooks, $190
for Messmen, $225.50 for FWT
and Oilers, $196 for OS, and $220
for Wipers.

BIG DEAL

men live the rugged life of
tankermen and the SIU freight-
ship and tanker seamen take
home the extra money.

BUM CHOW

Did Cities Service increase its
wages? They increased the over­
time rate for the few overtime
hours they hand out to the men.
As far as any wage increase—
NO. Cities Service men are to
this day getting the old scale-
inferior to th^ wages of any
other groups of American sea­
men. No giveaways from the
company here. Men sailing
Cities Service tankers should
compare the different rates and
see how well the company con­
trolling CTMA would treat them
under CTMA.

Is Cities Service company go­
ng to give its seamen the break
Jiey deserve by increasing their
pay with retroactivity?

If the company does so, will it
be because CS men are now
practically the lowest paid Amer­
ican tankermen, or to counteract
the tremendous influence the
SIU has among the men of the
Cities Service fleet?

The tradition that tanker
wages are always higher than
those aboard freighters doesn't
lold in the Cities Service fleet.

For months SIU freighter com­
panies have paid higher wages
ban those paid to CS men. The

extra hardships tankermen en­
dure are not compensated for by
Cities Service. The Cities Service

Is more proof of the com­
pany's intent to do nothing
needed? Hardly, but messroom
conversation will be sparked by
the following:

Why are so many seamen in
Cities Service complaining about
the quality of the food being
served?

Why are petitions often cir
culated, with no results, con
demning the ability of certain
Cooks and Stewards who hold
their jobs through influence with
ship and shoreside officials, or in
condemnation of the quality or
quantity of the food?

Why are Cities Service men
dissatisfied with the food on their
ships? After all, these shipg are

for the most part engaged in the SIU charge of corhpany

Wages Okayeii
The SIU Negotiating Com-

Biittee announced this week
thai the remainder of the
contracted freight ship ope­
rators have agreed to the
$3.50 a month across-the-
boitfd pay increase and over­
time boosts for all ratings,
retroactive to Dec- 15, won
from a majority of the com­
panies two weeks ago.

Arrangements have been
completed for negotiations
with contracted tanker com­
panies, upon whom demands
for similar wage increases
will be made.

coastwise or nearby foreign op­
erations, runs which usually take
about two weeks.

Normally, in the shipping in­
dustry, tankers and coastwise
freighters are the best feeding
ships, inasmuch as the ships are
always near fresh supplies. Yet,
among other things, CS tankers
get milk only on the,northern
end.

Look at the continuous red
leading and chiseling on legiti­
mate overtime:

The stopping of overtime at 12
noon on Saturday in port, when
the ship actually sails in the
middle of the afternoon.

The cutting of actuaT overtime
worked as much as an hour in
the report. The absence of over­
time for work after 5 PM and
before 8 AM in any port, for­
eign or American, while loading
and unloading.

Fact after fact can be reported.
The conclusion will always be
the same—CS men are being
milked of money legitimately
theirs. The routine will con­
tinue, with or without CTMA.

Insofar as being a legitimate
union working solely for the
oenefit of its members. CTMA's
activities point to the contrary.

Instead of making clear to the
men of the ships it exact char­
acter, program, finances and of­
ficers, its whole make-up is one
of damning question marks.

CTMA has failed to explain to
the crews aboard the ships points
which a legitimate trade Union,
such as the SIU, makes known
to all.

CTMA has not explained who
set up the $2 in dues and the
proposed wage scale.

CTMA has failed to disprove

unionism, a fact which will make
every seaman in the Cities Serv­
ice fleet regard that organifhtion
as a horrible joke.

The lawyer and company in­
spired CTMA campaign of mud-
slinging and truth-distortion has
been aimed at smearing the name
of the SIU. CTMA, however, has
offered nothing concrete to bol­
ster its claim to legitimate
unionism.

The SIU, on the contrary,
needs only to stand on its record.

The true facts the character of
CTMA are reaching the men of
the Cities Service fleet, in spite
of the attempt by the company
and CTMA to supress and distort
the truth.

Guard's at the company gates
and stool pigeons aboard ship
will not prevent the truth from
reaching the men of the Cities
Service fleet.

(Future articles in the SEA­
FARERS LOG will continue the
expose of CTMA.)

Personals

NOTICE

SUP
HONOLULU 16 Merchant St.

Phone 5-8777
PORTLAND ......Til W. Bumside St.

Beacon 4336
iUCHMOND, Calif. ....257 5th St.

Phone 2899
BAN FRANCISCO .59 aa^ St.

Douclas 2-8363
SEATTLE 86 Seneca St.

Main 0290
WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd.

Terminal 4-3131

Canadian District
MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square

Plateau 6700—Marquette 5009
PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St.

Phone North 1229
PORT COLBORNE. 103 Durham St.

Phonei 5591
TORONTO lllA Jarvie Street

Elgin 5719
VICTORIA. B.C. 602 Boughton St.

Empire 4531
VANCOUVER ...568 Hamilton St.

Pacific 7824

SS MADAKET
Anyone knowing of the where­

abouts of Edward J. Bovick's
gear, lost on this ship, Novem­
ber 15, or of any debts which
he has outstanding, please get
in touch with him at 59 Clay
Street, San Francisco.

»
FORREST B. O'NEIL

Discharges belonging to you,
found on the SS John LaFarge,
lave been turned over to the
Coast Guard, 42 Broadway, New
York.

Anyone knowing the where­
abouts of George M. Schemm's
gear, left aboard the Monarch
Of The Seas in August, is re­
quested to write him at Fed-
eralsburg, Maryland.

^ i 4.
M/'V Moose Peak

All former crewmembers who
were on the M/'V Moose Peak on
Dec. 9, 1946, when she salved
and towed the SS Spetsae, a
Greek flag Liberty in distress 550
miles off Bermuda, please get in
touch with Abe Rapaport, in
the offices of Ben Sterling, Room
1711, 42 Broadway, New York
City.

4. 4 4.
Crewmembers who were on

board the following M/V ocean
tugs during the time they sal­
vaged the vessels listed below,
are urged to get in touch with
Abe Rapaport at the offices of
Benjamin B. Sterling, 42 Broad­
way, Room 1711, New York 4,
New York.

M/V Great Isaac
On. February 3, 1947, when

the SS Virginian (being towed
to Brunswick, Georgia) broke
away from the Great Issac.

M/V Farallon
'When the SS W. C. Latta was

salvaged and towed to Hampton
Roads after the Latta ran out of
fuel.

M/V Farallon
At the time of the salvaging

of the Panamanian flag ship SS
Ionian' Leader, March 15, 1947.
The Ionian Leader was towed
into Norfolk.

M/V Great Isaac
From March 18 to April 2,

1947, when the SS John Dickin­
son was being salvaged.

M/V Point Vinoenle
'When leaving Ponte, Delgada

Azores, May 14, 1947, salvaging
the SS Kern HiUs.

M/V Trinidad Head
'When she took over the tow

from the M/V Point Vincente
on July 9, 1947, and towed the
SS Kem Hills into New York
on July 14, 1947.

M/V Trinidad Head
Salvaging the SS Sinclair

Opaline, which ran aground at
the mouth of Cape Fear River,
January 8, 1948.

% X %
The holder of receipt number

C73953, issued by C. J. Stephens
.in New Orleans on December 18,
is requested to get in touch with
the 6th Floor, SIU Headquarters,
51 Beaver Street, New York, for
dues credit.

4* 4 4*
The following men are asked

to contact SIU Headquarters, 6th
Floor, 51^ Beaver Street, New
York. This pertains to monies

paid on December 11 in Balti­
more: Z. Bronislow, 'W. Bright-
well, J. J. Tucker; R. Michael.

4 4 4
CHARLES NETTLETON, GUer
A wallet containing photos,

driver's license and other papers,
bearing the name Charles Nettle-
ton, was found aboard the Fair-
land after the payoff in Phila­
delphia on Nov. 12. The wallet
is being held in the baggage
room of the New York Hall and
may be obtained "upon proper
identification.

4 4 4
Men due money from Amer­

ican-Eastern are asked to write
to the company at 50 Trinity
Place, New York for the money
due. No money will be paid to
men who call at the company's
office.

4 4 4
M. FARR

"Will you please call at Patrol­
men's counter, 6th fioor, SIU
Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York
City, in regard to Receipt No.
56827 issued to you for dues pay­
ment made in San Francisco Dec.
18.

4 4 4
J. COLGAN

'Will you please call at Patrol­
men's counter, 6th floor, ETTJ
Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New
York City, regarding Receipt No.
56873 issued to you for dues pay­
ment made in San Francisco
Dec. 18.

4 4 4
Men who were aboard the An­

gelina on August 28, 1948, are
asked to contact Benjamin Sterl-
ng, 42 Broadway, New York.

ED SANDERS
'Write to Donald Miller, care of

Donnie's Luncheonette, 827 North
Eighth Street, Reading, Pa.

4 4 4
ROBERT A. SLATHAM

Papers left on the Irving S.
Cobb are being held for you in
the 4th Floor Baggage Room,
New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street,
New York.

4 4 4
JACOB R. ROHRBACKER

Contact your mother, 440 "Ham­
ilton Street, Gretna, La.

4 4 4
JERRAL T. SHELTON

Get in touch with Earl Frank­
lin, 1435 Polymnia Street, New
Orleans.

4 4 4"
B. JENSEN ^ '

Your gear is in the New 'Or­
leans Hall.

4 4 4
LARS CARLSSON

Contact Benjamin B. Sterling,
42 Broadway, New York.

4 4 4
CURTIS E. NELSON

RICHARD SCHWARTZ
You are asked to contact Ben­

jamin B. Sterling, 42 BroadWay,
New York. This pertains to the
accident suffered by Rudolph
Michaler, to which you were
witness. • '

4 • 4 4
MERVIN W. SHIPLEY

Commimicate with Jesse L.
Green, c/o Samuel Segal, 11
Broadway, New York.

4 4 4
HOWARD 1. MUMME

Your wife asks that you get
in touch with her at once.

4 4 4
WILLIAM R. PHILIP

There is no mail for you in the
New York Hall at present.

4 4 4
RICHARD FORD, 26180

Get in touch with bookkeeper,
6th floor, 51 Beaver St., at orice.
Important.

4 4 4
MAIK VOCOLAS or

MIKES VOUKOULAS
You are asked to get in touch

with the Greek Consul in New
York. An important letter is be­
ing held for you.

4 4 4
RAY A. WITTMAN

Communicate with your father
or the Vancouver SIU Hall im­
mediately. -I



Page Twelve TH E S E Ar ARE R S LOG ^fUdayv DaeanlMr 31, 1948 /•.

•/

IS? 3

The SIU wishes to thank the following unions
who have joined the fight to keep ,EGA from
scuttling the American merchant marine:
Local 17, Local 10, Bakery and Confeclionary Workers Inlernational

Union
Tampa LocaL Inlernational Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron

Ship Builders and Helpers
Local 325, Local 312, Local 32J, Building Service Employes'

International Union
San Juan Central Labor Union
Local 546, Local 30L Local''1656, United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and Joiners ,
Tampa Local, Cigar Makers International Union
Retail Clerks International Association
Local B-41, Tampa Local, International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers
Philadelphia Central Labor Union

~ International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Dress Joint Board, Local 62, Local 142, ILGWU
Local 8, United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International

Union
'ffew York Joint Executive Board, Local 60, Local 16. Local 302,

Local 15, Local 302, Local 301, Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Bartenders International Union

International Jewelry Workers Union
International Longshoremen's Assodation
Local 1476, Local 340, ILA
National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Local 153, Local 205, Local 141, Local 46, Office Employes

International Union
District Council 9, Local 201, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators

and Paperhangers
Local 10, Jouxneytnen Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmetologists

International Union
Local 200, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of

the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry *
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Local 58, International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' Union
Radio Officers Union
Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly
Local 253. Local 702, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage

Employes and Moving Picture Machine Operators
Local 380, American Federation of State, County and Municipal

Workers
Local 79, Local 814, Local 804, Local 202, District Council; 16,

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware­
housemen and Helpers

District Lodge 1, International Association of Machinists
Empire Typographical Conference, International Typographers

Union
Local 471, New York Newsboys Union
New York Organizing Committee, National Federation of Insurance

Agents
New Orleans Central Trades and Labor Council
Trade Union Council of Liberal Party
United Hebrew Trades
Association of Catholic Trade Unionists
Local 21625, Display Fixture Workers Union '
Union of CARE Employees
Newspaper Guild of New York
Region 9, Region 9A, United Automobile, Aircraft, J^gricultural

Implement Workers
Local 397, International Association Bridge and Structural Iron

Workers
Mobile Central Trades Council
Local 38, Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers & Helpers Association
Local 318, Local 4, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite

and Paper >lill Workers
Local 802, American Federation of Musicians
Galveston Labor Council
Division 1342, Local 282, Amalgamated Association of Street and

Electric Railway Employes
Central Trades and Labor Coimcil of New York
Baltimore Federation of Labor >.
Norfolk- Central Labor Union - ^ ^ ^
Tampa Central Trades and Labor Assembly . - - ;v
Baltimore Maritime Trades Council ^
Central Union Label Council of Greater New York
Local 94, International Association of Fire Fighters -
Local 143, International Chemical Workers Union
San Francisco Labor Council
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers
Eastern Joint Board, Iidemational Handbag, Luggage, Belt and

Novelty Workers Union
Local 95, International Hod Carriers, Building and Common

Laborers Union
Local 616, Permanent Firemen's Association
New York State Council, Sheet Metal Workers International

Association
Boston Central Labor Union
New York State Legislative Board, Brotherhood of Locomotive

Firemen and Enginemen
Wholesale Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Salesmen