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The Seafarers' Log
Seafarers' International Union of North America
Official Organ of the Atlgntic^ Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen
VOCII NEW YORK, N. Y., FEBRUARY 14, 1940 No. 1
ATLANTIC DISTRICT OFFICIALS
HOLD COASTWISE CONFERENCE
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FLOPS
WouidBe Seamen
Fail to Enroll
The Maritime Commission open
ed their beautiful new sehooi in
Boston severa! luonLhs ago and
with open arms waited for the in
flux of "seamen" anxious to ab
sorb the higher knowledge of
their calling. They wafted and
waited, and they are still waiting.
So. tired of it all after no one ap
peared at the gates, the Maritime
Commission have decided to skip
it. forget that it ever happened,
and quietly close the portals of
learning, and like the Arab, slip
away into the night.
Several Maritime associations
In the Bean Town have protested,
hut to dati have been ablO to pro
duce no students from their hats
or sleeves, and have, perhaps
reached the stunning conclusion
that American seamen, having
battled their way to the top over
heartbreaking obstacles placed in
their path by the ship owners,
now are content to fight on their
own feet, wjthout interference
from the Government.
NEW AGREEMENT
NEGOTIATED
ALUMINUM LINE
CLOSED SHOP SECURED
Crew Libels Ship
For BonusWages
The crew of the steamship
fialcyon, a freighter under Pan
ama registry and owned by Gou
dandria Bros. Co. of London,
placed a libel on the ship for a
bonus of $2,250.00 plus wage's.
Fifteen members of the crew
participated in the libel action,
which asks for bonuses of $150.00
for each member of the crew plus
wages for two months.
Bringing working conditions
and wages far beyond the wildest
hopes of the N.M.U., an agreenient
just signed with the Ocean Do
minion Steamship Co., who will
operate several ships to the West
Indies, Bermuda and Canada,
brings not only a wage increase
in eome departments, but pio
vides better working conditions
that at present exist, even on Ma
ritime Commission ships. ,
A war bonus of 25% is provid
ed when the vessel enters the war
zones laid down by the President,
with the exception that in the
new agreement the company has
brought the lino further .south so
that it. inclndeis Bermuda. This
means that at almost all times
the menibe'is of , the crew will be
in bonus waters.
Stewards will receive $125 per
month with an increase to $130
after a certain length of service.
Chief cooks will receive $110 per
month. This is in contrast to the
$120 and .$105, respectively, re
ceived by Maritime Commission
and N.M.U. ships.
One of the most important fea
tures of the agreement is the ab
solute closed shop. The Seafarer's
International Union retaining the
right to clear even "key" men
through the hall.
In the deck department, the
agreement calls for the payment
of overtime for handling stew
ard's stores and all work per
formed after 5 P.M. and before
8 A.M. is also overtime, three
watches are to be used in moor
(Continued on Page Four)
Dizrf DAYS FOR
JOHN L LEWIS
John L. Lewis, selfappointed
.shepard of American working
men. Lord Higii Shogim of the
C.I.O. has made so many about
faces during the iiast few days
that, not only has be made him
.self dizzy with the constant opim
ning, but his own powerful Uni
ted Mine Workers have at long
last given up trying to keep pace
with their master's political wan
deringe and have called a halt.
No sooner had Lewis referred
to VicePresident Garner as a
"poker playing, whiskey drinking
evil old man," then two of his
unions openly endorsed the V.P.'s
presidential hopes.
Hearing tliat President William
Green of the A.F. of L. had pre
sented F.D.R. with a huge birth
day cake, he cut loose with a
blast that, while hungry workers
starved the A.F, of L. baked
cake for the President, who didn't
need a cake anyway. The United
Mine Workers hurriedly ate the
one they themselves had nively
(Continued on Page Four)
ATTENTION
There will be no extension
of the January 31st deadline
set for the payment of the $5
strike and $2 Hospital and
Shpiwreck assessments. All
members of the Seafarers In
ternational Union who have
not paid these assessments by
January 31st will be regarded
as members in bad standing.
Ship's delegates are urged to
check all books aboard their
respective ships, as patrolmen
have been instructed to pull
all men in bad standing!
New SJ.U, Officers Installed
OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED
Before a "ucked hall at Head
quarters January 29th, the new
officers elected during the ballot
ing of the past few months were
officially Installed and took over
their new duties immediately
They were given the oath of office
by Brother Matthew Dushane in
the ab'sence of Harry Lundeberg.
"I hereby sincerely pledge my
honor to perform the duties of
my office as prescribed by the
Constitution and ByLaws of the
Seafarer's International Union of
North America, and to bear true
allegiance to the Seafarer's Inter
national Union of North America.
I will deliver to my successor, in
office all books, papers and other
properties of this Union that may
be in my possession at the close
of my official Lerui.^ I will 'also
deliver all propeidies' of the Sea
farer's International Union to tlie
President of the same upon de
mand. All this I solemnly prom
ise with the knowledge that' to
violate this pledge is to stamp
me as a man devoid of principal
and destitute of honor."
Tlris was the pledge taken by
SecretaryTreasurer 'John Hawk,
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Waldo Gripe and Patrolmen Ar
'.bur 'Thompson, Ferdinand Hart,
Scotty Thompson and 'Joseph
Scotto. Charles Ber^an, elected
Deck Patrolman and Douglas
Muncaster elected Joint Patrol
man are" at sea and will be given
the oath of office upon their re
turn. h
Following the installation, Bro
ther Dushane took the floor and
l' ,y
,called_ upon tlie membersliip to
back the new officials 100% in
their new duties.
"The election of these men is
an example of democratic union
ism, Dushane said, "And should
stand as a model for other unions.
During the months of balloting,
every man was given a chance to
voice his choice for leadership.
BUT, a Union is no stronger than
the membership, so it is up to
each and every one of you to get
in the harness and puli together
for a bigger and greater Union in
the coming year."
Applause greeted the first duly
elected officials as they mounted
the rostrum and took over their
duties in a, union run by and for
American seamen.
Progressive Program Adopted
ECONOMY ISSUE STRESSED
ELECTION RESULTS
ATLANTIC AND GULF
DISTRICTS
The first conference of Atlantic District officials, summoned by
the newlyelected SecretaryTreasurer, John Hawk, for the purpose
of formulating the future policy and principles, of the Atlantic Dis
trict, came to order amid an atmosphere of optimism and determina
tion at exactly 10.00 A.M., Thursday morning, February 8th, at the •
New York Headquarters offices.
The roll call revealed the presenca of John Hawk, Secretary
Treasurer; Waldo Cripe, Assistant SecretaryTreasurer; Matthew
Dushane, International Representative; John Mogan, Boston Agent;
John Manchester, Providence Agent; Harry Collins, Philadelphia
Agent; William Elkiiis, BaHiraore Agent; Fred Sorensen, Norfolk
Agent; Arthur Thompson, N. Y. Engine Patrolman; Fred Hart. N. Y.
Steward's Patrolman, and Frank Berry, former Providence Agent, in
the role of unofficial observer. Agent Daniel Butts of Porto,Jlico
was the only Agent unable to attend, but his absence was due to
the lengthy journey and obvious expense which would have been
entailed had he put in an appearance.
For two full days, with short recesse.s excepted, the conference
discussed the pros and cons of every vital issue concerning the
structure of the Atlantic District, and the steps necessary to insure
the future progres and solidarity of the organization as a whole.
Every problem treated by Ihe meeting received the fullest attention
of each official, and before a definite proposal regarding each issue
was formulated every man present felt that the proposed solutions
tothe Union's problems were in the best interests of the entire
organization.
: Among the most' important is
sues treated by the conference
were the disposition of the rnon
ies now in the Strike and Hospi
tal Funds, the adoption of a uni
form program in the handling of
beefs, the outlining of an extend
ed organizational drive upon conv
panics at present not S.I.U., pend
ing seamen's legislation now be
fore Congress, shipping rules and
their complexities, strikes and the
general policy to be followed in
event of their occurrence, arbitra
tion in labor disputes, economy
and its important bearing upon
the structure of the District, and
the need of complete and unhesi
tating cooperation at all times
between branches and Headquar
ters on .all problems affecting the
District
Over and above all other ques
tions discussed, rigid economy
and complete coopera'tion from all
officials were the keynotes of the
conference. Seated around the
conference table in spirited di.s
cussion of the organization's
problems each official realized,
perliaps as never before, the need
of prompt and wholehearted co
operation between the individual
branches, and, most essential, the
necessity of each branch working
handinhand with Headquarters.
The unquestioned need for a pro
gram of strict economy, particu
larly at this time, was recognized
Immediately by the conference,
pud the meeting, as one man, re
solved to cut operating expenses
fo the bone wherever and when
ever possible.
Ai^ the conference drew to a
«lose, the unanimous opinion of
each official present seemed to be
that one of the most Important
results of the meeting was the es
tabli.shment of a more cohesive
and closelyknit organization from
which the entire Union as a
(Continued on Page Four)
Having secured the results of
the recent referendum vote on offi
cials for the Atlantic and Gulf
Districts of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America,
we herein print the otncial list
and count.
Brother Finn Schcfstad, who
was elected SecretaryTreasurer
for the Gulf District, had retired
before the final tabulation of
votes was made in the Gulf Dis
trict.
Brother M. D. Biggs is now
serving as the Pro Tern Secre
taryTreasurer of the Gulf Dis
trict. *
ATLANTIC DISTRICT
SecretaryTreasurer Votes
John Hawk, Book 2212
(Elected) 670
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Waldo Cripe, Book 112
(Elected) 690
New York Deck Patrolman
Charles Bergman, Book 521
(Elected) 719
New York Engine Patrorman
Arthur Thompson, Book 2S88
(Elected) 756
New York Steward Patrolman
Ferdincand Hart, Book 488
(Elected) 318
Oswald C. Stone, Book 484
281
William Hamilton, Book 3400
202
3 New York Joint Patrolmen
Alfred (Scotty) Thompson
Book 2183 (Elected) 640
Joseph Scotto, Book 765
(Elected) 527
Douglas Muncaster, Book 397
(Elected) 370
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T H E S E A F A R E a S » L O G ' ' February 14, 19^
Published by the • ~ •
Seafarers^ International Union
of North America
Affiliated with the American Federation of Lcdtor
HARRY LUNDEBERG, Acting President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.
Attantic District
HEADQUARTERS
New York (Phone: BOwling Greeii 93437) 2 Stone Street
BRANCHES
Boston 33^3 Atlantic Avenue
Providence 465 So. Main Street
Philadelphia 6 NortTi 6th Street
Baitimore .' ...14 North day Street
Norfolk 60 Commercial Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico 8 Covadonga Street
Gulf District
HEADQUARTERS
New Orleans .309 Ohartres Street
BRANCHES
Savannah 218 East' Bay Street
Jacksonville . .T 136 Bay Street
Mianii 815 N. E. First Avenue
Tampa r .206 Franklin Street
Mobile i .55 So. Conception Street
Houston 1712 • 75th Street
Great Lakes District
HEADQUARTERS
Detroit ; 1038 Third Street
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS
PVRLJCATION TO:
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG" ,
P. O. Box 522, Church St. Annex, New York, N. Y.
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Your Support Needed
"XO rxiox IS STKOXGER TIIAX THE MEMBERSHIP
BEIIIXU IT." The.se tvords, spoken by Matthew Dushaue
during the installation of officers at Headquarters .Tainiary
29th, furnishes food for refiection.
Xothing will wreck a Union quicker than di.ssention Avith
. in the membership. A handful of delcniiincd .stooges, well
planted aboard ships can sow the seedof doubt and in due
time reap a harvest revolt. And don't think for a mometit
that variotns socalled "Unions" and other organizations, in
tere.sted in gaining control of American shipping are not
waitnig the chance to plant these stooges in our midst.
Tliey Avill make loud promises of better things to come
but one only has to look at them and the things they repre
sent to get an idea as to Avliat will eventually happen to the
:'"'T5ne wlio Jistens and Ixdieves their carefully woven lies.
For tlie first time in many years the Seamen are now rep
; resented BY seamen. Men whom they themselves have electee
" in an impartial balloting. Every qualified man in the S.I.U.
liad an equal cliance, if he Avished, to run for aii'y of these
offices. There Avas no railroading of candidates through the
election because certain interests wanted tliem in office for
ulterior motiAms.
It was a democratic election. Nothing nnder cover or up
the sleeve. That is hoAV elections sliould be held, and how
thej'^ "WILL be bold under the Constitution.
You iinist liaA^e bad confidence in the.se men to elect tliem.
Don't let some outsider, masking under the,guise of "a good
rank and file .union man" shake that confjidence. If you have
a legitimate beef against an official, there are Avays prbvided
under the Cpnstitntinn to bring it before the nrernber.ship.
And a punisliment is provided if the charges are prpven.
If yon bear someone damning the officials, pin them dowui
to .something and Avatcli the squaAvk evaporate. If he persists
ask him to come before a meeting and make his beef there,
in the proper place.
X'one of u;s are perfect and .mistakes ai'c bound to be
made in an organization as young as the S.I.U. "We are feel
ing our Avay along, and although Ave are an infant as far as
,, Unions gp, we are a lusty one, andtime after time have
proven our fitness to represent the right thinking American
'seainan Avho is interested in seeing American ships fly the
Stars and Stripes instead of the Hammer and Sickle of
M6seoAA^ ...
Get behind your officers and stay there. We have no
highly paid "brain.s" to guidO our policy. Brains trained in
the master schools of coramunisrh. Trained to bore from
."within and AVfeCk every thing that represents democracy.
We are only Seamen, bound for bigger things and deter
mined to get for our memher,ship the best that can be had
in both wages and working conditions. To date we have the
be,gt agreements on the coast. Compare them. And we AVUI
j3bntinue to havo them with YOUI^ backing.
N.M.tJ. Members
look to S.IJU.
While the N.M.U.. makes desper
ate efforts to drive "unorganized
.seamen into the folds by attrac
tive offers of membership for
$1.00 and 25c a month dues, hun
dreds of disgusted N.M.U. mem
boiAs are being turned down for
membership in the S.J.U.
These men, driven to despera
tion by the N.M.U. tgctics, .phony
ngicements, strike sellout and
fiOps, and the constant demand
for nuwe and more money to help
the Commies in Spain, and other
places where they'are taking u
shellacing, are looking to the
S.I.U. as the only way out. '
Governed by the meiiibcrship,
with no little czars holding the
reins, the S.I.U. is steering a
straight and steady course in con
trast to that of the N.M>U., who
are bouncing first this way and
that.,
The pol itical meanderings of
N.M.U. are so well known thai
they need no recounting here.
They have damned something in
one breath and blessed it in the
next. They have made wild prom
ises to their membership and
never kept them.
Tlien the commissars delivered
the final stunning blow when
they threw the membership to
wolves in their "Rotary" ship
ping agreement.', to run two years
In one headlined story in the
"Pilot" it says that Union hall
Baltimore Highlights
shipping ha^ been assured, and
in the same .store announced that
tlie C. D. Mallory line will ship
through their OAA'U offices.
No wonder that hundreds , o.f
disgusted N.M.U. men have
swelled our waiting list to more
than a thousand and more com
ing in every day.
S.I.U. CREW
SHOWSJOW
Dehr Brother:
Here is a little pieCe of Avrit
ing which you may find expedi
enf tp. place in the LOG:
"Of marked interest was tlie
amazement registered on the
faces of the crew of the Esso
tanker, 0. A. Canfield, in,.Texas
City this week, when thirty gal
Ions of fresh milk came aboard
the Major Wheeler, Bull Line. To
those phonies tfie pfospect of ac
quiring fresh milk three times
daily is beyond question.
For an example of what a group
of real militant union men , cmi
do when they have the desire and
guts to stand up and fight, we
give yon the Major Wheeler. Set
ting a precedent, and • e.specially
with regard^ to the Bull Line,
this iiarticular ship will go right
down the line until conditions
equal and positively succeed the
best there are. During the course
of time we shall updoubtfidly find
an entirely new crew on this ves
sel. Every single condition of
improvement accomplished at the
present is sought to make seago
ing more enjoyable tor , pprsely^
and tjiose lb follow. May the
curse' of Jeiioyah fie iipqh anyone"
who refreats, in this aim; a slh
gle iota.
"Vincent P. Flaherty,
Book No. 1795
S.S. Major Wheeler,
Texas City, Texas.
Baltimore, Md. —Shipping con
tinues moderately good out of
this port with 79 members
.shipped and 75 registered during
the past week. Last .week's
snowstorm following closely on
the holidays jammed up shipping
in the Bay and curtailed all wa
terfront actlATities for a time, but
business is about back to normal
again. Overtime beefs whick usu
ally are fairly heavy after any
general holiday have been so light
so far, which may be an indica
tion that the shipowner is at long
last begtaning to interpret the
agi'Tements as they were meant
tp be inieipie"tfcd either that' or
they ̂ are beginning to realize
that the S.I.U. is too tough for
them and' that they might as well
pay the overtime in the first place
and save themselves a lot of head
aches.
.INSIST ON S.I.U. WAGES
The trend of several new steam
ship companies to headquarters
or payoff in this poit continues.
Some of these new outfits are of
the "Quieky" type, operating on a
shoe string with the hope of grab
bing of somcr quick" profits while
they are to be had. However,
"qulcky" or no they've got to pay
the S.I.U. scale and live up to
S.I.U. conditions or no soap. Most
of them squirm a little at first
and try the lower paid, easier to
get along with, N.M.U. but after
one trip they realize, as mo.st
shipowners have realized, that' the
old saying, "You only get. what
you pay for," still holds good and
that by hiring S.I.U. crews they
may have to pay higher wages
but it costs them less in the long
run by having firstclass seamen
on their ships who know how to
run a ship and are more interest
ed in their jobs than they are in
studying phoney Commie pamph
lets telling of the great Soviet
victory (?) In Finland and the
lateat change In the evei"charigin.g
Party *Line.
stances of a lot of oldtime sea
faring men and hired them for
their watchmen. Hb'wkyer, as
most of these oldtimers had car
ried Union books at one time or
the other during their careere it
Avasn't loiig before they decided
to branch .out and make Balti
more a 100 percent. Unionport by
creating a Union of their own.
Under tlie able leadership o.'
Harry Johnson, an oltimer who
knows all the angles on the Ava
terfronb they obtained a charter
/rom the I.L.A., and pooling all
the money they liad, .opened their
office, and after a hard mihill
ftriiggle, are really going phicc.s.
In the short time they have been
in action the ne'w Union has
signed several contracts and have
got several nice increases foi' their
members. They deserye all the
help Ave can giA'e tliem, boys, so
when your ship hits the port of
BaUimore see that' you have a
Union watchman on tlie gangway.
ORGANIZATIONAL DRIVE
FLOPS
N. M. U. activity in this port
is at an extremely low ebb. Even
witii membership: selling at a dol
lar per book they are finding no
takers. There's a lot of suckers
in this world, but we doubt If
even the master salesman who
sold tlie Information Booth in
Grand Central Station to some
poor nut who wanted a good lo
cation for a fruit stand, could
sell N.M.U. membership these
days. Even the finks are wise en
ough not to pay out a dollar for
the privilege of hanging arpuhd a
cold, drafty hall for six months
yvith notiiing in prospect but a
ditchdigging job on the ,"WPA.
START >VATbHlVii;jV'.S UJVIQN
It has long been the custom
here_for the shipowners to hire
their watchmen from the Burns
Detective or Other seabherdlng
agencies at the munificent rate of
2.50 per day. Other companies
took advantage of the circjim
RRIEFH
"Waterman's "Ipswich" and
South Atlantic',H "Riinrtance," both
strangers to the Port, are due in
here for Fur Rust schediile.s, •
Panama with a Merchant' Marine
of 68 firstclass ships needs only
a few more to heeonie the second
strongest maritime country on
the American continent. If It
was left up to our patj'iotic slup
owners, Panama would bo fir.st. ,
and the . U.S. second. * • • The
Cpmmisslbn ha.s asked for bids on
the Mount Vernon, Monticellb.
George Wa.siiington, a md the
America, four old times acquired
by tlie U.S. during, the first Euro
pean slugfest.* » * The Commies
ha\'o stopped eating flsli. The
Anns get stuck in tlibir tliroats.
• • • Bethlehem shipyard has a
backlog of 23 ships to he built.
• • • Paddy Whalen, local NMU
czar, was sober last week. » * •
Now that tiie C.I.O. has piit in
its cent's worth against the NLRB
it probably means curtains for the
Board with a Labor Court sui/sti
t'ute a pos.sibility. • • • Tlie
"Voice" reports a great NMU vic
tory of obtaining WPA work for
their members. • • .• During tlie
past nine~ montlis not a single
member of the local SIU, SUP, or
CTli has found it necessary to ap
ply for WPA work. .• • • Brother
C. L. K. Raymcn, interior decora
tor extraordinaire, is back In
town busy with plans to modern
ize tlie local SUP ofilce. • • • • U..S.
Lines will sell eight of their
shUis to a Norwegian buyer for
the U.K. run.. • • • Roosevelt will
run again if he can get the A.F.
of L. and the C.I.O. together
March I. • • • The Commies in
the vicinity of lower Broadway
are y;ery quiet these days; too
many husky Scandinavian sea
men armmd that neighborhood.
• *• Tlie "Please Use Paper on.
Both Sides" sign hanging in the
toilet in the local N.M.U. Hall is
a result of their decision to cut
the "Pilot" to two issues month
ly. • • • Steady as she goes, boys!
jAttend the Unloh Meetttig'
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Although no provision had been
made in the Cd^titution for a
Hosjpltal and Stewardess Dele
gate, May Dillon, "Who has been
acting in .this capacity at Head
quarters was voted" into that office
by acclamation at aHeadquarters
meeting on January 2'9th. The
ejection must still be ratffied by
the brancheis.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that the few, patrolmen would
find ithaj d to spend tbree or four
days each week visiting hospitals
and still cover their beats. ,
Her long record of faithful ser
vice wais brought up, accompah
led by jpetitionk from hospital pa * .4®
ti^^ts and members ashore and
afloat. It "was also proposed that
at tlie next Convention a place be .
made oh the ballot for a Ht •
tal and Stewardess Delegate.
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February 14, 1940 THE SEAFARERS' LOO
NEW ORLEANS
Shipping is very good lierc in
the Gnlf..
Shipped 45 men to regular jobs
last, week and up to this writing
we have shipped 45 men to regu
lar jobs this week.
Biggs, our new Secretary Treas
urer Pro Tem, is making a tour
of the Gulf branchefi.
Tlie S.U.P. and the M.F.O.W. &
W. boys are giving us their every
cooperation down here.
Our sliipping list is very low
here at Gulf Headquarters. We
have 20 AB's, 16 OS's, 3 WipOrs,
27' Oilers & Firemen and 15 men
ill the entire Steward's Depart
ment. This low shipping list is
due mainly because of not talcing
in now members.
Wo have shipped 30 trip cardi
men in all 3 departments since
Nov. 15, 1939.
There are 20 men in the Ma
rine Hospital here a 11 doing
nicely.
The Isthmi.an ships hitting here
are taking on a few replacements.
Beefs are being settled by the
Patrolmen without much trou
ble.
E, Ward.
We have heard from reliable
sources, that the boys on the P &
O boats are getting fed up with
the company Union setup. If it
were the will of the memberslilp
to have this company Union, then
they could control the business
matters of the organization, but
the men on those ships were in
fimidated' into membership, and
they are still intimidated. The
Steward's Department is squawk
Ing for a $10.00 a month raise
We don't like to say, "1 told you
so," but that is the arrangement
if those men had stayed with the
S.i.U. to give them a ten dollar
raise. Through the Company dom
inated Florida Independent Sea
men's Union they have been wig
gled out of the $10.00. raise.
We are told that the Florida
Independent Seamen's Union is
not a company union, but if if is
not, it is the first Union that wo
ever heard of, where the Pur,ser
collects the dues, that is not a
company Union. To quote one
• sailor on the Cuba, "Soon, no
moie mess around, pay dues on
bridge." SO that is the setup, but
the boys are getting wLse; they
know that the law prohibits Com
pany Unions, and they are going
to do something about it.
90 LI.S. Vessels
Tied Up by War
Tlie U. S. Government recently
reported that 90 American ships
liad been tied up due to restric
tions placed upon shipping by the
Neutrality Act which prohibits
American vessels from entering
tile war zones. The commission
did not' estimate the
seamen thrown out of work by
the Act.
A great deal of dlssatisfaction
has been voiced by American sea
men against the fact that they are
not allowed to sail in ships that
might enter "war zones" laid ou.t
by battling European nations.
TJiis work, with its attendant
high, wqgeh and bonuses have
been given to ships under for
eign flags, many of them recent
ly transferred from U. S. registry,
seamen claim.
They also point out that" a
situation of this sort puts the
Americau shipper at the mercy of
foreign owners, who are now In a
position to charge whatever price
tliey choose for hauling cargo
while American ships lie idle at
the dock, and seamen ashore are
in actual want.
Philadelphia
Votes
tun Full Blast
With one new ship, the SEA
WITCH, already afloat and seven
more under construction, the ship
^mrd at Tampa, Florida is report
.id to be operating at full capa
city with plenf r of woidc for
skilled men such as playwriglits,
ihip fitters and nther" expert
mechanics employed in the ship
building industry.
The company now employs
||[,400 men, an alltime high since
[the war, and with sixteen millions
dn contracts already signed and
hnore to come, yard offlcials ex
pect .qn unprecedented boom in
the Gulf city.
The SEA 1WITCM is a 13,900
ton. ship, 459 feet Iong~ With a
speed of 14 knots and'a cruising
range of 13,000 miles. The new
vessel and four more to follow
have been assigned to tlie "Water
man Line for service in tiic Far
Ra.st.
"I'nited ice stand, divided ice
faU"
How ti uo, yet as a united body
we liave come quite a long way
In the past 13 months, but we
haven't: come as far in siich a
short time as Ave should.
NOAV let's look at our.sclvcs in
the true light, here Ave are SIU,
NMU, IDA, SUP, ,MFOW & W,
MC.S. Wlien the real Letter.s
Should BE 0NE.
When are Ave as seamen going
to wake up and stop this petty
wrangling among ourselves and
get together? It has feeen my ex
perience in the past that tlie ship
OAA'iier will do anything to keep
us split, such as vie are, as long
as he can keep us fighting one an
other as Ave are. It is a cinch we
don't have tlie tlie time to fight
him; very simple isn't it.
I as an individual nave no
quarrel with the rank and file of
any Union, and I can truthfully
say that this Union does not spon
sor the agitation or slander of
any Union, s(f in that case, what
in hell are we Avaifing for? We
are going to have to get together
sooner or later, so why not npAV,
or perhaps some of the phoney
PIECARDS in some UNIONS
object. If ithat be the case, itis
high time that the rank and file
of all Unions get together and rid
themselves once and for all of
that particular ilk.
If the individual will take time
out he can see that the ills of oui
present setup is caused from a
few Individuals calling tliGmselves
the champions of labor, and in
reality they are nothing more
than out and out C?????s or La
borfaking Piecarders looking out
for their own particular self, the
system of . their approach starts
in any taproom and finally winds
lip in wrecking of any legitimate
Unipn, commonly known as the
rule or , ruin system.
It Is pretty tough,to gq dowi?
on fhe Avaterfront and see one
qeaman slurring the other one;
what fpr? "There must be some
thing radically wrong, maybe we
are not beinig educated properly
(or are we?);. In,plain every day
sailor language, let's stow the
and get together as that is the
real solution to all our troubles.
Harry J. Colling,
Thoughtful S.I.U.
Crew Thanked
Editor, "The Seafarers Log'^
Brother:
I would like to see honorable
mention published in the "Log"
for the ciew of Deck & Engine
Depfs of the S.S. Barbara of the
Bull Line. These brothers are
real brothers "and true union men.
On Nov. 17tli, 1939 I AAas in
jured on board the S.S. Mary of
the Bull Line and Avent to the
hospital at San Juan P.R. On
Dec. 14th I Avas discharged and
assigned, by the company to the
S.S, Barbara as" a passenger for
the homeward passage. I re
quested quarters witii the crew
and was accommodated. My liome
is in New York and the "Bar
bara" was sailing for Philadel
phia and AAae the only ship ar
riving north in time to bring me
home for Christma.s, so when the
company settled and paid me off
I immediately sent my destitute
family in Neiv York 99% of my
money, leading just enough to pay
my fare and expenses to New
York, after I paid six months'
dues and $2.00 to the Sau Juan
"stew pot."
The brothers soon pot. Aviso and
the old S.I.U. spirit, went to Avork.
First one brotlier and then an
other tossed me, a pack of "butts"
and I smoked Avell, Ijelleve ine!
But here is tlie absolute and posi
tive proof of the brotherhood and
true unionism of the "Seafarers."
These brothers Avere all practi
cally broke and it Avas ncarlng
Christmas and they Averen't being
paid off until tliey hit Baltimore.
Nevertheless Brother C. S. Mason,
Deck Del. (I .sail below myself)
and Brother P. Santolacis, En
gine Del., najngated around
among the brothers against my
wishes and on landing day in
Philadelphia presented mo Avitli
fare and expense money to NCAV
York. Their payoff AVUS only to
be 16 days minus their Puerto
Rico dime. Sincerely these bro
thers lived 100% lip to oui'^slo
gan, "Brotherhood of the Sea;"
I cannot fully express my deep
appreciation to these brotiiers
and I Avould like to see this let
ter published in tlie "Log." Op
portunities may come and I may
be able to help any one or all of
thfem some time, and you may
fe^l assured that I will.
Fraternally yours,
Leonard L. Funk,
Engine No; 5773, At.l.
New Device Checks
Ship Vihration
Vibrations set. up by the en
gines of seagoing vessels are
smoothed out by which propellers
are connected to the ship's, mo
tors only by a quart'erineli gap of
air.
Developed by the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing Co.,
the electric coupling was given a
successful trial by the Sun Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. of Ches
ter, Pa., on the Mormacpenn, first
of fifteen cargo vessels being built
for the Maritime Commission.
In the trial run, power from
four 2,225 horsepower Diesel en
gines was delivered to the pro
peller shaft by m^ns of four
coupling which resemble large
^uirrel cage induction motors
and permit instantaneous connec
tion and disconnection of the en
gines. from the gears.
When the inside anhature of
the coupling is turned by the en
gine shaft, magnetic forces are
set up which thrn the outside
field and thus • revolve the ship's
propellors, engineers explained.
S.I.U. Proving to
Be the Union
Tlif! year 1939 lias been a most
snccos.sfiil year for tlie .Seafarers'
Inlernallonal Union, tiie most
"DEMOCUATIC M A R I T I M E
UNION," on the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts.
Working coiulilions and con
tracts have lieen won and a neAA*
and better series of agreements
witli A'aitous companies secured.
No less impoitant tlie moral and
selfcontidence of the memtjership
at, large lias ri.sen to new heights.
Mucli lias been accomplistied at a
niininu;m of cost and inconveni
ence to the memberslilp. Since
it's Inceiilloii the affairs of the
Seafarers' International Union
liave been run by tlie nienibers
directly, free from the interven
tion of. dues consuming top com
mittees and political clicks who
lejne.soiit interests foreign to the
cause of maritime labor. Tlie
membership of the S.I.U. earning
their dollars on ships at sea
knoAv Avliat tliey Avant ami have
proven tlieir ability to manage
their own affair.s wifli tlie result
tliaf we may jioint to our union
wltii pride and challenge the
N.M.U. fakers to pqual our ac
coinplislinients.
One has only to compare the
stand taken by the S.I.U. on t.lie
Maritime Comini.ssion Plan for
regimentation and hamstringing
An'iencan Seamen and the war
bonus issue with that of the
N.M.U. to determine Avliicli organ
ization is mo.st progressive. De
tailed coinparisoii of tlie agree
iiifiits on tlie various types of
ships will proAe tlie superiority
of S.I.U. agreements. A study of
the organizational setup of the
S.I.U. versus the N.M.U. will in
dicate greater economy and effi
ciency in the S.I.U. as a sounder
organization. The unvarnished
truth remains, members of the
S.I.U. are securing better agi'ee
ments and conditions at less cost
in dollars and cents to tliem
selves, than the membership of
Ihe National Maritime Union.
Furthermore tlje S.I.U. is operate
ing Avithin its income and lias no
staggering debt to liquidate as
has the N.M.U.
Various attemptSvOn the part of
N.M.U. oinciais, designed to lure
the membership of the S.I.U. into
the N.M.U. have boomeranged as
is shown by the hundreds of
N.M.U. men who liave applied for
membership in tlie Seafarers' In
ternational Union. The S.I.U. is
not" a duescollecting racket and
for the purpose of guaranteeing
rapid shipment of members off
the beach, tlie membership has
been strictly limited. For this
reason many applicants have
been disappointed in their efforts
to secure a book in a real union.
The employment of our member
ship must.be secure at all times
and new members cannot be ad
mitted until there is a shortage
of men in the rating desired.
Tlie antics of the National Ma
ritime Union during tlie past year
climaxed by the negotiation and
conclusion of the phoniest agree
ment in existence by N.M.U. offi
cials has unmasked Avithout doubt
the true character of the N.M.U.
doipinated by a Comipunist Dic
tatorship. This has closely para
leHed the exposure of Soviet Rus
sia for the farce that it is. It is
hoped thiit all disillusionod sea
men who haA'e been lulled Into
false security by the N.M.U. Com
missars and Company Union Pro
moters will throAv off these
shackles which are now holding
them in bondage, and establish
one dominant SEAFARERS' IN
TERNATIONAL UNION for the
prevention of government regi
mentation and the establishment
WHAT'S NEW
at the
MEETINGS ?
NEW YORK
The SecretaryTreasurer AA'lth
!i committee from the crew of the
S.S. City of Savann&h met with
the Savannah Line officials dur
ing the week in an effort to se
cure amendments"to the Savan
nah Line agreement. After many
hours of Aviangling, the commit
tee Avas able to get an increase
in the ratio of time back. Two
(2) hoiirs off for each overtime
hour Avorked. The crew have the
option of taking time off. Several
ratings in the SteAvards' Depart
ment received increases in the
basic monthly Avage.
The membership went on record
to let ExAgent William McKay
act as Stewards' Patrolman in the
Port of Baltimore until the duly
elected Patrolman arrives to as
sume his position.
Brother Charles Bergman, the
elected Deck Patrolman for the
Port of NeAv York has been heard
from. The Union has granted
him an extension on the time
limit to assume office inasmuch
as the Brother is on a ship now
bound for NBAV York.
All ships AAere covered and the
usual amount of beefs Avere set
tled satisfactorily. Ninety men
were shipped during the week.
Members are cautioned to be
sure that their shipping cards
are stamped when they receive
them back after each meeting. ,
BALTIMORE
An S.I.U. crew has been put
aboard the Maritime Commission
ship Red Jacket and the Agent
reports that the old crew were
Hoffman Island men, and not
much good. The Waterman Line
has taken OA'er this ship under a
barebottom charter.
.^The new Agent, Brother Wil
liam Elkins, reported the alfaira
of the Branch to be in good order
and hoped that Avith the coopera
tion of the membership, the com
ing year would be as progressive
and successful as the past year
had ben under the leadership of
Brother William McKay.
PROVIDENCE
The neAV Agent, Brother John
R. Manchester, reported that the
S.S. Naushon will leave New Bed
ford for NeAv York or Boston
where she Avill be changed to an
oil burner. All four of the New
England boats Avill be changed to
oil burners this Spring. These
ship.s are under the Railroad Re
tirement Act, and Ave have a
closed shop agreement with all
shipping coming through the hall.
The tug "Kaleen" called the
Agent for colored coal burnipg
firemen, but none Avere available,
so the Boston Branch was con
tacted.
NEW ORLEANS
M. D. Biggs, SecretaryTreas
urer Pro Tem, reports that he had
been in conference with Brother
Harry Lundeberg. and the Agonls
of the Gulf District for four days.
In this conference, the Waterman
and Mississippi line agreements
AAere taken up clause by clause,
for the purpose of interpreting
the agreements in the Union's
favor.
Some of the sections oT these
agreements will have to be taken
up with the Shipowners, in order
to get them changed or scratched
out of the agreement, A Commit
tee Avlll meet with the Shipown
ers as soon as possible to
straighten out these agreements.
Brother Biggs is now making a
tour of the Gulf Branch.
Of the conditions of work and
wages to which they are entitled,
Waldo Cripe, S.I.U. No. 113,
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THE SEAFARERS' LOG February 14, 1940
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TheN. M. IJ.
MERRYGOROU ND
ELECTION RESULTS
PHONEY PILL SUGARCOATED
With a raw agreement for bait tire N. M. U. haw launched a
last desperate attempt to drag into the coils of the Commies the
many seamen who have resisted with fist and club the Moscow con
trolled socalled "Seamen's Union".
In a full page ad addressed to "UNORGANIZEU SEAMEN" and
naming men employed in Standard Oil, Socony. Tidewater, American
Range, Eastern Steamship, Baltimore Steam Packet, Ocean Steam
ship, Isthmian Line, F & O, Texas Oil, Sun Oil, Atlantic Refining
Colonial, Mississippi Shipping, Bull Line, Seas Shipping, Seatrains
Southern Steamship, Cities Service, Continental Oil, Sabine Towing,
Cuban Distilling, Waterman, Meichant and Miners, Calmar and Ore
Steamship; the Pilot pleads with the crew members to come under
the tender wing of Moscow.
Just how the N.M.U. arrives at the conclusion that many of the
above named lines, now holding contracts with the S.I.U., agreements
for better than their own "Rotary Shipping" contraots, are not
organiaed is beyond the calculation of 100% American seamen.
But the tipoft is the grab for the Holy dollar. Instead of a full
dues payment, Preliminary Membership books will be issued for the
sum of 11.00, with dues placed at 25c a month. This gives the "pre
liminary" member the right to hang around the N.M.U. hail for three
or four months waiting for a job,
A nice catch in the trap is a paragraph which says that the
books will be honored and changed to full membership books when
and if the N,M.U. gains control of, or is certified by N'LRB as the
bargaining agent. However it goes on to say that only a certain
number of these men will he admitted each month;
NOW—Let's say you hold of these hooks and the N.M.U. take
the ship over, a remote possibility, and the Patrolman comes aboard.
You hand him your "Preliminary" book, fully expecting to hold your
job. The Patrolman gently breaks the bad news that there are no
vacancies, so there is nothing left for you to do but pack up while
the boys from the beach come aboard, grinning at your innocence.
N.M.U. AGREEMENT SMELLS
A careful scanning of the new two year agreement recently
signed by the National Maritime Union with the ship owners brings
to the noses of real American seamen the stench of long departed
fish.
While there is no space to take the agreement article by article
' and pick it to pieces, it might be well to point out a few of the
more outstanding features, outstanding in the fact that they have
placed he N.M.U. membership right back where the seaman was
20 years ago.
First, the PILOT screamed in black headlines that Rotary ship
ping was included in the agreement. Now, let's see. The employ
ment clause states that in the event the Union is unable to furnish
men the company retains the right to ship off the dock. So far so
good. BUT—no where in that agreement does it specify that men
must be shipped through the Union Hall! That's their rotary ship
ping, the N.M.U. men will rotate from company shipping master to
company shipping master, just as they did before the coming of the
Unions,
Boniflde, honest Seamen's Unions have fought this practice tor
years, and at last forced the companies to ship their men through
Union halls. This meant that every man had an equal 'chance for a
job without a $5 or $10 payoff to a company crimp.
Now the N. M. U. has handed back to the shipowners the right
to pick and choose. And in no time at all, by careful sorting they
„wlll have the ships loaded with company men, then will come the
payoff. With the ships manned with men they can depend upon as
being loyal company stooges, the N.M.U. will suddenly find itself
Bittinig out in the cold.
"Otheir provisions call for a scale of wages in the Steward's de
parto^fnt at $5 less than agreements signed by the S.I.U. for certain
Jobs. It also calls for longer hours in the Steward's department, the
loading of stores, ad infinitum.
363
317
574
fCoiiiiuned from Page 1)
Frank C Deyo, Book 1226
Ceasar Serrano, Book 1653
.r. /,
Boston Joint Agent
John Mogan, Book 216
(Blecterlj
Bruce B. Darcy, Book 723
325
Boston Engine Patrolman
Vincenl Yakavonis, Book 1774
(Elected) 643
Boston Engine Patrolman
(Writeins)
C. Bombardier, Book 2507
(Elected) 66
J. L. McHenry, Book 425*
(Declined) 94
Boston Steward's Patrolmen (2)
John A. Martin, Book 349
(Eiecied) ... ......... 708
Eveiard Bayne, Book 13
.Elected) 659
Providence Joint Agent
John Manchester, Book 394
(Elected) 244
Simpson Blackwood, Book 646
233
J. E. Lapham, Book 247
RADIO PROTECTION POLICE RESCUE
SAILOR
His ankle broken after he had
been kncx;ked overboard by a
sling load of cargo, Edward
Lamke, an A.B. on the Harpoon
^ mjm
Present radio comimmication
facilities of shipping on the Great
Lakes and coastal wateis do not
iidefinutPly protect life'and piop
erty. Federal Communications j of the Shepard Line, was taken
Coinmisaioner Brown reported to tO tlie marine hospital suffering
that eornniission in recommend fioin siibniereion in addition to
ing legislation and oitnjr regiila the broken ankle. Lamke was
lion to insure better safeguards, struck by a load of lumber as he
For ships on the Great Lakes, was coming up the gangway and
a uniform sy.slem of radiotele the tide swept him away from the
phony is propo.sed. Tliis would be ship so quickly that life rings
established by foinial agreement thrown to him were useless. A
between the United Mlaies arid passing police ear flml a new
Canada, supplemented by legisla type portable life preserver at the
tion of the respect ive countries, drowning man and it struck the
to take etfbct for the 1942 naviga1 water close enough for him to
grasp it.
210
Phitadelphia Joint Agent
Harry J. Collins, Book 496
(Elected)
Philadelphia Joint Patrolman
Joseph Flanagan, Book 542
(Elected)
Harry Goldberg, Book 1485
Baltimore Joint Agent
W. H. Elklns, Book 748
(Elected)
Baltimore Deck Patrolman
Rexford E. Dickey, Book 652
(Elected)
Bill Snead, Book 4568
499
219
602
570
Aluminum Agreement
258
Baltimore Engine Patrolman
Thomas Hippie, Book 3271
(Elected)
L. F. Deutscli, Book 2860 .
Baltimore Steward Patrolman
(Writein)
J. Vechieo, Book 1616
RIGHTABOUTPACE
So it has come to pass that the N.M.U., whose membership
books are loaded with assessment stamps testifying to the fact the
member has paid out kis hard earned money to aid the Commies In
Spain, has decided that money sent abroad to assist destitute war
victims may embroil us in a war. In the few well chosen words of
Bob Burns, it makes us want to "varmit". The N.M.U., who black
jacked their members into financial aid for Spain, has passed a reso
lution demanding that President Roosevelt cease all aid to little
Finland, and prevent any American money from going to that coun
try. They based this on the statement that there is enough hunger
in this country to be appeased. Apparently this situation did not
exist at the time of the Spanish war, or did it? Or could there be
an ulterior motive, based on the fact that tiny Finland has toppled
the mighty bear from his throne, a throne built on a foundation of
human bodies and misery?
LV' ii'
Curran's MerryGoRound goes round,
But now it makes a creaky sound,
The boys are down in the mouth.
Because their dough's going snuth.
As Joe's MerryGoRound breaks down!
IIop on, boys, and get in the swing,
" Joe's due to hit you with another ding,
So grab your last short ride,
And lose some more of your hide,
Before the MerryGoRound goes zing!!
'Round and 'round she goes .... j| I
But where?? . . ..^obody knows!!! ' •
410
338
338
20
Norfolk Joint Agent
(Resolution Ballot)
Fred Soiensen
(Elected) 958
Norfolk Joint Patrolman
(Writein)
L. Paradeau
(Elected) ; 32
San Juan Agent
Daniel Butts, Book 190
(Elected) 515
tioii season.
P(jj. . ypggoig nsing the bays,
sounds and other seaboard waters
of tbe.United States, an optional
use of radiotelephony oi radio
telegraphy is recommended, effec
tive January 1, 1942. j (Continued from Page })
This is the gist' of an exhaus ing and unmooring ship, a good
tive "special study of the radio clause covering the handling of
requirements necessary or desir penalty cargo and all hands are
able for purposes of ships navi to be used to lower and top
gating the Great Lake.s and the booms, there also is a very bene
inland waters of the United flcial clause regarding the bandl.
States" ordered by Congress on ing of hatches.
May 20, 1937, in amending the jjj engine department, when
CoiTiinunieatlons Act of 1934 foi' Uargo is being worked after 5
the purpose of promoting safety p jj befojg ^ ̂ fbe man oil
of life and property at sen through ^be winches is to get over
tlie use of wire and radio com time, and at (be same time the
municatlon. j uiaii in the engine room gets the
^ overtime, we liaveii't lost
any conditlojis in the engine de
partment but the agreement calls
for the deck engineer to get a
base pay of $90.00 per month,
other agreements call for $82.50
per month,
fh the steward's department',
Will the bel7w named Brothers j the men get overtime in all ports
communicate with the o'l Saturday afternoons, Sundays
Headquarters office of the Atlan Holidays. There is also a
tic District in New York and clause that if they are required
claim their papers, discharges and to do any painting, they shall re .
certificates that have been turned ceive overtime for
ATTENTION
Papers Found
in by persons finding them;
JOHN BRYAN PATTON
E. A, EDWARDS
PAUL CHARLES MYERS
LAWRENCE P. MURRAY
JUAN MARTINEZ
JOHN MADDEN
GULF DISTRICT
SecretaryTreasurer Votes
Finn Schefstad, Book G4
(Elected) Retired 355
New Orleans Deck Patrolman
C. M. Rogers, Book G2
(Elected) 386
New Orleans Stewards Patrolman
H. N. Peterson, Book G38
(Elected) 388
New Orleans Engine Patrolman
L. B. Wessels, Book G1
(Elected) 223
Mobile Joint Agent
Olden Banks, Book G1.
(Elected) 407
Mobile Deck Patrolman i
Oscar Stevens, Book G115
(Elected) 341
Mobile Engine Patrolman
E. Albritton, Book G61
(Elected) 320
Savannah Joint Agent
Charles Waide, Book G54
(Elected) 320
Atlantic District
Conference
such work.
There is also a clause that deals
I with extra compensation for serv
ing meals to anyone who is not
I a member of the crew.
The agreement was negotiated
by Brother Matthew Dusliane. It
I was ratified by tlie membership
at Headquarters and will be sent
I to all branches for acceptance.
7 • V
ATTENTION I
Joseph Curran
An envelope from COMMON
SENSE, 315 Fourth Ave., New
York City, and addressed to
Joseph Curran in.our care is in
th mall room at Headquarters.
We will be glad to give this to
Mr. Curran at any time, and also
furnish a .quiet rooig where he.
can read it. '
(Continued from Page One)
whole would benefit. The spirited
determination and quiet optimism
whicli marked the efforts of each
man gave high promise for the
year ahead, and. with the formu
lation of the most important, 1:;
sues of policy which at present
concern the District the officials
justifiably felt that the confer
ence had .achieved constructive
and beneflcial result.s.
The conference officially ad
journed at 6:30 P.M. Fi'iday night
February 9th, as the officials pre
pared to return to their local
branches. The last action taken
by the conference before adjouch
ment was a motion which carried
nnanfmonsly to present a detailed
account of the meeting's proceed
Ings to the membership at all
branches and Headquarters for
two consecutive meetings for their
action thereon, and, further, to
snmbit the entire conference's ac
tivities to the membership aboard
shipii for a period of thirty days
to enable them to take similar ac
tion.
ShipoiYners Have Dough
Nineteen thousand dollars per
month, bare bottom, was the char
ter price paid by the Waterman
Line for the new SEA 'WITCH,
according to the Maritime com
mission. .
John L. Lewis
(Continued from Page One)
iced for presentation to the White
House.
To cap the climax Lewis blast
ed President Roosevelt three
times in three days, then while
turning to take a bow from the
C.I.O., fell flat on his face over
the praising of the President by
his own United Mine Workers
who intend to stick to Roosevelt,
come what may.
Brushing the coal dust out of
his mane, Lewis looked around
for newer, greener and if possi
ble softer fields. Lashing out
blindly the dtscedited leader
leaped on probably the last friend
he has in high officialdom, Secre
tary of Labor Frances Perkins. >
A nice lady, but woozy in the
head," he giDnted," L'uming Tils
face to the wall and hoping the
blow would be a gentle one when
it fell.
NOTICE
Brother E. Cetti, No. G93, has
asked that the following notice
be run in the SEAFARER'S LOG:
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of Egil John^ Alfredaon
please get in touch with his
daughter, Miss Evelyn Alfredson,
at 1.92 Lincoln St., Savannah, Ga.
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Seafarers' International Union of North America
Official Organ of the Atlgntic^ Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen
VOCII NEW YORK, N. Y., FEBRUARY 14, 1940 No. 1
ATLANTIC DISTRICT OFFICIALS
HOLD COASTWISE CONFERENCE
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WouidBe Seamen
Fail to Enroll
The Maritime Commission open
ed their beautiful new sehooi in
Boston severa! luonLhs ago and
with open arms waited for the in
flux of "seamen" anxious to ab
sorb the higher knowledge of
their calling. They wafted and
waited, and they are still waiting.
So. tired of it all after no one ap
peared at the gates, the Maritime
Commission have decided to skip
it. forget that it ever happened,
and quietly close the portals of
learning, and like the Arab, slip
away into the night.
Several Maritime associations
In the Bean Town have protested,
hut to dati have been ablO to pro
duce no students from their hats
or sleeves, and have, perhaps
reached the stunning conclusion
that American seamen, having
battled their way to the top over
heartbreaking obstacles placed in
their path by the ship owners,
now are content to fight on their
own feet, wjthout interference
from the Government.
NEW AGREEMENT
NEGOTIATED
ALUMINUM LINE
CLOSED SHOP SECURED
Crew Libels Ship
For BonusWages
The crew of the steamship
fialcyon, a freighter under Pan
ama registry and owned by Gou
dandria Bros. Co. of London,
placed a libel on the ship for a
bonus of $2,250.00 plus wage's.
Fifteen members of the crew
participated in the libel action,
which asks for bonuses of $150.00
for each member of the crew plus
wages for two months.
Bringing working conditions
and wages far beyond the wildest
hopes of the N.M.U., an agreenient
just signed with the Ocean Do
minion Steamship Co., who will
operate several ships to the West
Indies, Bermuda and Canada,
brings not only a wage increase
in eome departments, but pio
vides better working conditions
that at present exist, even on Ma
ritime Commission ships. ,
A war bonus of 25% is provid
ed when the vessel enters the war
zones laid down by the President,
with the exception that in the
new agreement the company has
brought the lino further .south so
that it. inclndeis Bermuda. This
means that at almost all times
the menibe'is of , the crew will be
in bonus waters.
Stewards will receive $125 per
month with an increase to $130
after a certain length of service.
Chief cooks will receive $110 per
month. This is in contrast to the
$120 and .$105, respectively, re
ceived by Maritime Commission
and N.M.U. ships.
One of the most important fea
tures of the agreement is the ab
solute closed shop. The Seafarer's
International Union retaining the
right to clear even "key" men
through the hall.
In the deck department, the
agreement calls for the payment
of overtime for handling stew
ard's stores and all work per
formed after 5 P.M. and before
8 A.M. is also overtime, three
watches are to be used in moor
(Continued on Page Four)
Dizrf DAYS FOR
JOHN L LEWIS
John L. Lewis, selfappointed
.shepard of American working
men. Lord Higii Shogim of the
C.I.O. has made so many about
faces during the iiast few days
that, not only has be made him
.self dizzy with the constant opim
ning, but his own powerful Uni
ted Mine Workers have at long
last given up trying to keep pace
with their master's political wan
deringe and have called a halt.
No sooner had Lewis referred
to VicePresident Garner as a
"poker playing, whiskey drinking
evil old man," then two of his
unions openly endorsed the V.P.'s
presidential hopes.
Hearing tliat President William
Green of the A.F. of L. had pre
sented F.D.R. with a huge birth
day cake, he cut loose with a
blast that, while hungry workers
starved the A.F, of L. baked
cake for the President, who didn't
need a cake anyway. The United
Mine Workers hurriedly ate the
one they themselves had nively
(Continued on Page Four)
ATTENTION
There will be no extension
of the January 31st deadline
set for the payment of the $5
strike and $2 Hospital and
Shpiwreck assessments. All
members of the Seafarers In
ternational Union who have
not paid these assessments by
January 31st will be regarded
as members in bad standing.
Ship's delegates are urged to
check all books aboard their
respective ships, as patrolmen
have been instructed to pull
all men in bad standing!
New SJ.U, Officers Installed
OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED
Before a "ucked hall at Head
quarters January 29th, the new
officers elected during the ballot
ing of the past few months were
officially Installed and took over
their new duties immediately
They were given the oath of office
by Brother Matthew Dushane in
the ab'sence of Harry Lundeberg.
"I hereby sincerely pledge my
honor to perform the duties of
my office as prescribed by the
Constitution and ByLaws of the
Seafarer's International Union of
North America, and to bear true
allegiance to the Seafarer's Inter
national Union of North America.
I will deliver to my successor, in
office all books, papers and other
properties of this Union that may
be in my possession at the close
of my official Lerui.^ I will 'also
deliver all propeidies' of the Sea
farer's International Union to tlie
President of the same upon de
mand. All this I solemnly prom
ise with the knowledge that' to
violate this pledge is to stamp
me as a man devoid of principal
and destitute of honor."
Tlris was the pledge taken by
SecretaryTreasurer 'John Hawk,
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Waldo Gripe and Patrolmen Ar
'.bur 'Thompson, Ferdinand Hart,
Scotty Thompson and 'Joseph
Scotto. Charles Ber^an, elected
Deck Patrolman and Douglas
Muncaster elected Joint Patrol
man are" at sea and will be given
the oath of office upon their re
turn. h
Following the installation, Bro
ther Dushane took the floor and
l' ,y
,called_ upon tlie membersliip to
back the new officials 100% in
their new duties.
"The election of these men is
an example of democratic union
ism, Dushane said, "And should
stand as a model for other unions.
During the months of balloting,
every man was given a chance to
voice his choice for leadership.
BUT, a Union is no stronger than
the membership, so it is up to
each and every one of you to get
in the harness and puli together
for a bigger and greater Union in
the coming year."
Applause greeted the first duly
elected officials as they mounted
the rostrum and took over their
duties in a, union run by and for
American seamen.
Progressive Program Adopted
ECONOMY ISSUE STRESSED
ELECTION RESULTS
ATLANTIC AND GULF
DISTRICTS
The first conference of Atlantic District officials, summoned by
the newlyelected SecretaryTreasurer, John Hawk, for the purpose
of formulating the future policy and principles, of the Atlantic Dis
trict, came to order amid an atmosphere of optimism and determina
tion at exactly 10.00 A.M., Thursday morning, February 8th, at the •
New York Headquarters offices.
The roll call revealed the presenca of John Hawk, Secretary
Treasurer; Waldo Cripe, Assistant SecretaryTreasurer; Matthew
Dushane, International Representative; John Mogan, Boston Agent;
John Manchester, Providence Agent; Harry Collins, Philadelphia
Agent; William Elkiiis, BaHiraore Agent; Fred Sorensen, Norfolk
Agent; Arthur Thompson, N. Y. Engine Patrolman; Fred Hart. N. Y.
Steward's Patrolman, and Frank Berry, former Providence Agent, in
the role of unofficial observer. Agent Daniel Butts of Porto,Jlico
was the only Agent unable to attend, but his absence was due to
the lengthy journey and obvious expense which would have been
entailed had he put in an appearance.
For two full days, with short recesse.s excepted, the conference
discussed the pros and cons of every vital issue concerning the
structure of the Atlantic District, and the steps necessary to insure
the future progres and solidarity of the organization as a whole.
Every problem treated by Ihe meeting received the fullest attention
of each official, and before a definite proposal regarding each issue
was formulated every man present felt that the proposed solutions
tothe Union's problems were in the best interests of the entire
organization.
: Among the most' important is
sues treated by the conference
were the disposition of the rnon
ies now in the Strike and Hospi
tal Funds, the adoption of a uni
form program in the handling of
beefs, the outlining of an extend
ed organizational drive upon conv
panics at present not S.I.U., pend
ing seamen's legislation now be
fore Congress, shipping rules and
their complexities, strikes and the
general policy to be followed in
event of their occurrence, arbitra
tion in labor disputes, economy
and its important bearing upon
the structure of the District, and
the need of complete and unhesi
tating cooperation at all times
between branches and Headquar
ters on .all problems affecting the
District
Over and above all other ques
tions discussed, rigid economy
and complete coopera'tion from all
officials were the keynotes of the
conference. Seated around the
conference table in spirited di.s
cussion of the organization's
problems each official realized,
perliaps as never before, the need
of prompt and wholehearted co
operation between the individual
branches, and, most essential, the
necessity of each branch working
handinhand with Headquarters.
The unquestioned need for a pro
gram of strict economy, particu
larly at this time, was recognized
Immediately by the conference,
pud the meeting, as one man, re
solved to cut operating expenses
fo the bone wherever and when
ever possible.
Ai^ the conference drew to a
«lose, the unanimous opinion of
each official present seemed to be
that one of the most Important
results of the meeting was the es
tabli.shment of a more cohesive
and closelyknit organization from
which the entire Union as a
(Continued on Page Four)
Having secured the results of
the recent referendum vote on offi
cials for the Atlantic and Gulf
Districts of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America,
we herein print the otncial list
and count.
Brother Finn Schcfstad, who
was elected SecretaryTreasurer
for the Gulf District, had retired
before the final tabulation of
votes was made in the Gulf Dis
trict.
Brother M. D. Biggs is now
serving as the Pro Tern Secre
taryTreasurer of the Gulf Dis
trict. *
ATLANTIC DISTRICT
SecretaryTreasurer Votes
John Hawk, Book 2212
(Elected) 670
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Waldo Cripe, Book 112
(Elected) 690
New York Deck Patrolman
Charles Bergman, Book 521
(Elected) 719
New York Engine Patrorman
Arthur Thompson, Book 2S88
(Elected) 756
New York Steward Patrolman
Ferdincand Hart, Book 488
(Elected) 318
Oswald C. Stone, Book 484
281
William Hamilton, Book 3400
202
3 New York Joint Patrolmen
Alfred (Scotty) Thompson
Book 2183 (Elected) 640
Joseph Scotto, Book 765
(Elected) 527
Douglas Muncaster, Book 397
(Elected) 370
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T H E S E A F A R E a S » L O G ' ' February 14, 19^
Published by the • ~ •
Seafarers^ International Union
of North America
Affiliated with the American Federation of Lcdtor
HARRY LUNDEBERG, Acting President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.
Attantic District
HEADQUARTERS
New York (Phone: BOwling Greeii 93437) 2 Stone Street
BRANCHES
Boston 33^3 Atlantic Avenue
Providence 465 So. Main Street
Philadelphia 6 NortTi 6th Street
Baitimore .' ...14 North day Street
Norfolk 60 Commercial Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico 8 Covadonga Street
Gulf District
HEADQUARTERS
New Orleans .309 Ohartres Street
BRANCHES
Savannah 218 East' Bay Street
Jacksonville . .T 136 Bay Street
Mianii 815 N. E. First Avenue
Tampa r .206 Franklin Street
Mobile i .55 So. Conception Street
Houston 1712 • 75th Street
Great Lakes District
HEADQUARTERS
Detroit ; 1038 Third Street
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS
PVRLJCATION TO:
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG" ,
P. O. Box 522, Church St. Annex, New York, N. Y.
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Your Support Needed
"XO rxiox IS STKOXGER TIIAX THE MEMBERSHIP
BEIIIXU IT." The.se tvords, spoken by Matthew Dushaue
during the installation of officers at Headquarters .Tainiary
29th, furnishes food for refiection.
Xothing will wreck a Union quicker than di.ssention Avith
. in the membership. A handful of delcniiincd .stooges, well
planted aboard ships can sow the seedof doubt and in due
time reap a harvest revolt. And don't think for a mometit
that variotns socalled "Unions" and other organizations, in
tere.sted in gaining control of American shipping are not
waitnig the chance to plant these stooges in our midst.
Tliey Avill make loud promises of better things to come
but one only has to look at them and the things they repre
sent to get an idea as to Avliat will eventually happen to the
:'"'T5ne wlio Jistens and Ixdieves their carefully woven lies.
For tlie first time in many years the Seamen are now rep
; resented BY seamen. Men whom they themselves have electee
" in an impartial balloting. Every qualified man in the S.I.U.
liad an equal cliance, if he Avished, to run for aii'y of these
offices. There Avas no railroading of candidates through the
election because certain interests wanted tliem in office for
ulterior motiAms.
It was a democratic election. Nothing nnder cover or up
the sleeve. That is hoAV elections sliould be held, and how
thej'^ "WILL be bold under the Constitution.
You iinist liaA^e bad confidence in the.se men to elect tliem.
Don't let some outsider, masking under the,guise of "a good
rank and file .union man" shake that confjidence. If you have
a legitimate beef against an official, there are Avays prbvided
under the Cpnstitntinn to bring it before the nrernber.ship.
And a punisliment is provided if the charges are prpven.
If yon bear someone damning the officials, pin them dowui
to .something and Avatcli the squaAvk evaporate. If he persists
ask him to come before a meeting and make his beef there,
in the proper place.
X'one of u;s are perfect and .mistakes ai'c bound to be
made in an organization as young as the S.I.U. "We are feel
ing our Avay along, and although Ave are an infant as far as
,, Unions gp, we are a lusty one, andtime after time have
proven our fitness to represent the right thinking American
'seainan Avho is interested in seeing American ships fly the
Stars and Stripes instead of the Hammer and Sickle of
M6seoAA^ ...
Get behind your officers and stay there. We have no
highly paid "brain.s" to guidO our policy. Brains trained in
the master schools of coramunisrh. Trained to bore from
."within and AVfeCk every thing that represents democracy.
We are only Seamen, bound for bigger things and deter
mined to get for our memher,ship the best that can be had
in both wages and working conditions. To date we have the
be,gt agreements on the coast. Compare them. And we AVUI
j3bntinue to havo them with YOUI^ backing.
N.M.tJ. Members
look to S.IJU.
While the N.M.U.. makes desper
ate efforts to drive "unorganized
.seamen into the folds by attrac
tive offers of membership for
$1.00 and 25c a month dues, hun
dreds of disgusted N.M.U. mem
boiAs are being turned down for
membership in the S.J.U.
These men, driven to despera
tion by the N.M.U. tgctics, .phony
ngicements, strike sellout and
fiOps, and the constant demand
for nuwe and more money to help
the Commies in Spain, and other
places where they'are taking u
shellacing, are looking to the
S.I.U. as the only way out. '
Governed by the meiiibcrship,
with no little czars holding the
reins, the S.I.U. is steering a
straight and steady course in con
trast to that of the N.M>U., who
are bouncing first this way and
that.,
The pol itical meanderings of
N.M.U. are so well known thai
they need no recounting here.
They have damned something in
one breath and blessed it in the
next. They have made wild prom
ises to their membership and
never kept them.
Tlien the commissars delivered
the final stunning blow when
they threw the membership to
wolves in their "Rotary" ship
ping agreement.', to run two years
In one headlined story in the
"Pilot" it says that Union hall
Baltimore Highlights
shipping ha^ been assured, and
in the same .store announced that
tlie C. D. Mallory line will ship
through their OAA'U offices.
No wonder that hundreds , o.f
disgusted N.M.U. men have
swelled our waiting list to more
than a thousand and more com
ing in every day.
S.I.U. CREW
SHOWSJOW
Dehr Brother:
Here is a little pieCe of Avrit
ing which you may find expedi
enf tp. place in the LOG:
"Of marked interest was tlie
amazement registered on the
faces of the crew of the Esso
tanker, 0. A. Canfield, in,.Texas
City this week, when thirty gal
Ions of fresh milk came aboard
the Major Wheeler, Bull Line. To
those phonies tfie pfospect of ac
quiring fresh milk three times
daily is beyond question.
For an example of what a group
of real militant union men , cmi
do when they have the desire and
guts to stand up and fight, we
give yon the Major Wheeler. Set
ting a precedent, and • e.specially
with regard^ to the Bull Line,
this iiarticular ship will go right
down the line until conditions
equal and positively succeed the
best there are. During the course
of time we shall updoubtfidly find
an entirely new crew on this ves
sel. Every single condition of
improvement accomplished at the
present is sought to make seago
ing more enjoyable tor , pprsely^
and tjiose lb follow. May the
curse' of Jeiioyah fie iipqh anyone"
who refreats, in this aim; a slh
gle iota.
"Vincent P. Flaherty,
Book No. 1795
S.S. Major Wheeler,
Texas City, Texas.
Baltimore, Md. —Shipping con
tinues moderately good out of
this port with 79 members
.shipped and 75 registered during
the past week. Last .week's
snowstorm following closely on
the holidays jammed up shipping
in the Bay and curtailed all wa
terfront actlATities for a time, but
business is about back to normal
again. Overtime beefs whick usu
ally are fairly heavy after any
general holiday have been so light
so far, which may be an indica
tion that the shipowner is at long
last begtaning to interpret the
agi'Tements as they were meant
tp be inieipie"tfcd either that' or
they ̂ are beginning to realize
that the S.I.U. is too tough for
them and' that they might as well
pay the overtime in the first place
and save themselves a lot of head
aches.
.INSIST ON S.I.U. WAGES
The trend of several new steam
ship companies to headquarters
or payoff in this poit continues.
Some of these new outfits are of
the "Quieky" type, operating on a
shoe string with the hope of grab
bing of somcr quick" profits while
they are to be had. However,
"qulcky" or no they've got to pay
the S.I.U. scale and live up to
S.I.U. conditions or no soap. Most
of them squirm a little at first
and try the lower paid, easier to
get along with, N.M.U. but after
one trip they realize, as mo.st
shipowners have realized, that' the
old saying, "You only get. what
you pay for," still holds good and
that by hiring S.I.U. crews they
may have to pay higher wages
but it costs them less in the long
run by having firstclass seamen
on their ships who know how to
run a ship and are more interest
ed in their jobs than they are in
studying phoney Commie pamph
lets telling of the great Soviet
victory (?) In Finland and the
lateat change In the evei"charigin.g
Party *Line.
stances of a lot of oldtime sea
faring men and hired them for
their watchmen. Hb'wkyer, as
most of these oldtimers had car
ried Union books at one time or
the other during their careere it
Avasn't loiig before they decided
to branch .out and make Balti
more a 100 percent. Unionport by
creating a Union of their own.
Under tlie able leadership o.'
Harry Johnson, an oltimer who
knows all the angles on the Ava
terfronb they obtained a charter
/rom the I.L.A., and pooling all
the money they liad, .opened their
office, and after a hard mihill
ftriiggle, are really going phicc.s.
In the short time they have been
in action the ne'w Union has
signed several contracts and have
got several nice increases foi' their
members. They deserye all the
help Ave can giA'e tliem, boys, so
when your ship hits the port of
BaUimore see that' you have a
Union watchman on tlie gangway.
ORGANIZATIONAL DRIVE
FLOPS
N. M. U. activity in this port
is at an extremely low ebb. Even
witii membership: selling at a dol
lar per book they are finding no
takers. There's a lot of suckers
in this world, but we doubt If
even the master salesman who
sold tlie Information Booth in
Grand Central Station to some
poor nut who wanted a good lo
cation for a fruit stand, could
sell N.M.U. membership these
days. Even the finks are wise en
ough not to pay out a dollar for
the privilege of hanging arpuhd a
cold, drafty hall for six months
yvith notiiing in prospect but a
ditchdigging job on the ,"WPA.
START >VATbHlVii;jV'.S UJVIQN
It has long been the custom
here_for the shipowners to hire
their watchmen from the Burns
Detective or Other seabherdlng
agencies at the munificent rate of
2.50 per day. Other companies
took advantage of the circjim
RRIEFH
"Waterman's "Ipswich" and
South Atlantic',H "Riinrtance," both
strangers to the Port, are due in
here for Fur Rust schediile.s, •
Panama with a Merchant' Marine
of 68 firstclass ships needs only
a few more to heeonie the second
strongest maritime country on
the American continent. If It
was left up to our patj'iotic slup
owners, Panama would bo fir.st. ,
and the . U.S. second. * • • The
Cpmmisslbn ha.s asked for bids on
the Mount Vernon, Monticellb.
George Wa.siiington, a md the
America, four old times acquired
by tlie U.S. during, the first Euro
pean slugfest.* » * The Commies
ha\'o stopped eating flsli. The
Anns get stuck in tlibir tliroats.
• • • Bethlehem shipyard has a
backlog of 23 ships to he built.
• • • Paddy Whalen, local NMU
czar, was sober last week. » * •
Now that tiie C.I.O. has piit in
its cent's worth against the NLRB
it probably means curtains for the
Board with a Labor Court sui/sti
t'ute a pos.sibility. • • • Tlie
"Voice" reports a great NMU vic
tory of obtaining WPA work for
their members. • • .• During tlie
past nine~ montlis not a single
member of the local SIU, SUP, or
CTli has found it necessary to ap
ply for WPA work. .• • • Brother
C. L. K. Raymcn, interior decora
tor extraordinaire, is back In
town busy with plans to modern
ize tlie local SUP ofilce. • • • • U..S.
Lines will sell eight of their
shUis to a Norwegian buyer for
the U.K. run.. • • • Roosevelt will
run again if he can get the A.F.
of L. and the C.I.O. together
March I. • • • The Commies in
the vicinity of lower Broadway
are y;ery quiet these days; too
many husky Scandinavian sea
men armmd that neighborhood.
• *• Tlie "Please Use Paper on.
Both Sides" sign hanging in the
toilet in the local N.M.U. Hall is
a result of their decision to cut
the "Pilot" to two issues month
ly. • • • Steady as she goes, boys!
jAttend the Unloh Meetttig'
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Although no provision had been
made in the Cd^titution for a
Hosjpltal and Stewardess Dele
gate, May Dillon, "Who has been
acting in .this capacity at Head
quarters was voted" into that office
by acclamation at aHeadquarters
meeting on January 2'9th. The
ejection must still be ratffied by
the brancheis.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that the few, patrolmen would
find ithaj d to spend tbree or four
days each week visiting hospitals
and still cover their beats. ,
Her long record of faithful ser
vice wais brought up, accompah
led by jpetitionk from hospital pa * .4®
ti^^ts and members ashore and
afloat. It "was also proposed that
at tlie next Convention a place be .
made oh the ballot for a Ht •
tal and Stewardess Delegate.
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February 14, 1940 THE SEAFARERS' LOO
NEW ORLEANS
Shipping is very good lierc in
the Gnlf..
Shipped 45 men to regular jobs
last, week and up to this writing
we have shipped 45 men to regu
lar jobs this week.
Biggs, our new Secretary Treas
urer Pro Tem, is making a tour
of the Gulf branchefi.
Tlie S.U.P. and the M.F.O.W. &
W. boys are giving us their every
cooperation down here.
Our sliipping list is very low
here at Gulf Headquarters. We
have 20 AB's, 16 OS's, 3 WipOrs,
27' Oilers & Firemen and 15 men
ill the entire Steward's Depart
ment. This low shipping list is
due mainly because of not talcing
in now members.
Wo have shipped 30 trip cardi
men in all 3 departments since
Nov. 15, 1939.
There are 20 men in the Ma
rine Hospital here a 11 doing
nicely.
The Isthmi.an ships hitting here
are taking on a few replacements.
Beefs are being settled by the
Patrolmen without much trou
ble.
E, Ward.
We have heard from reliable
sources, that the boys on the P &
O boats are getting fed up with
the company Union setup. If it
were the will of the memberslilp
to have this company Union, then
they could control the business
matters of the organization, but
the men on those ships were in
fimidated' into membership, and
they are still intimidated. The
Steward's Department is squawk
Ing for a $10.00 a month raise
We don't like to say, "1 told you
so," but that is the arrangement
if those men had stayed with the
S.i.U. to give them a ten dollar
raise. Through the Company dom
inated Florida Independent Sea
men's Union they have been wig
gled out of the $10.00. raise.
We are told that the Florida
Independent Seamen's Union is
not a company union, but if if is
not, it is the first Union that wo
ever heard of, where the Pur,ser
collects the dues, that is not a
company Union. To quote one
• sailor on the Cuba, "Soon, no
moie mess around, pay dues on
bridge." SO that is the setup, but
the boys are getting wLse; they
know that the law prohibits Com
pany Unions, and they are going
to do something about it.
90 LI.S. Vessels
Tied Up by War
Tlie U. S. Government recently
reported that 90 American ships
liad been tied up due to restric
tions placed upon shipping by the
Neutrality Act which prohibits
American vessels from entering
tile war zones. The commission
did not' estimate the
seamen thrown out of work by
the Act.
A great deal of dlssatisfaction
has been voiced by American sea
men against the fact that they are
not allowed to sail in ships that
might enter "war zones" laid ou.t
by battling European nations.
TJiis work, with its attendant
high, wqgeh and bonuses have
been given to ships under for
eign flags, many of them recent
ly transferred from U. S. registry,
seamen claim.
They also point out that" a
situation of this sort puts the
Americau shipper at the mercy of
foreign owners, who are now In a
position to charge whatever price
tliey choose for hauling cargo
while American ships lie idle at
the dock, and seamen ashore are
in actual want.
Philadelphia
Votes
tun Full Blast
With one new ship, the SEA
WITCH, already afloat and seven
more under construction, the ship
^mrd at Tampa, Florida is report
.id to be operating at full capa
city with plenf r of woidc for
skilled men such as playwriglits,
ihip fitters and nther" expert
mechanics employed in the ship
building industry.
The company now employs
||[,400 men, an alltime high since
[the war, and with sixteen millions
dn contracts already signed and
hnore to come, yard offlcials ex
pect .qn unprecedented boom in
the Gulf city.
The SEA 1WITCM is a 13,900
ton. ship, 459 feet Iong~ With a
speed of 14 knots and'a cruising
range of 13,000 miles. The new
vessel and four more to follow
have been assigned to tlie "Water
man Line for service in tiic Far
Ra.st.
"I'nited ice stand, divided ice
faU"
How ti uo, yet as a united body
we liave come quite a long way
In the past 13 months, but we
haven't: come as far in siich a
short time as Ave should.
NOAV let's look at our.sclvcs in
the true light, here Ave are SIU,
NMU, IDA, SUP, ,MFOW & W,
MC.S. Wlien the real Letter.s
Should BE 0NE.
When are Ave as seamen going
to wake up and stop this petty
wrangling among ourselves and
get together? It has feeen my ex
perience in the past that tlie ship
OAA'iier will do anything to keep
us split, such as vie are, as long
as he can keep us fighting one an
other as Ave are. It is a cinch we
don't have tlie tlie time to fight
him; very simple isn't it.
I as an individual nave no
quarrel with the rank and file of
any Union, and I can truthfully
say that this Union does not spon
sor the agitation or slander of
any Union, s(f in that case, what
in hell are we Avaifing for? We
are going to have to get together
sooner or later, so why not npAV,
or perhaps some of the phoney
PIECARDS in some UNIONS
object. If ithat be the case, itis
high time that the rank and file
of all Unions get together and rid
themselves once and for all of
that particular ilk.
If the individual will take time
out he can see that the ills of oui
present setup is caused from a
few Individuals calling tliGmselves
the champions of labor, and in
reality they are nothing more
than out and out C?????s or La
borfaking Piecarders looking out
for their own particular self, the
system of . their approach starts
in any taproom and finally winds
lip in wrecking of any legitimate
Unipn, commonly known as the
rule or , ruin system.
It Is pretty tough,to gq dowi?
on fhe Avaterfront and see one
qeaman slurring the other one;
what fpr? "There must be some
thing radically wrong, maybe we
are not beinig educated properly
(or are we?);. In,plain every day
sailor language, let's stow the
and get together as that is the
real solution to all our troubles.
Harry J. Colling,
Thoughtful S.I.U.
Crew Thanked
Editor, "The Seafarers Log'^
Brother:
I would like to see honorable
mention published in the "Log"
for the ciew of Deck & Engine
Depfs of the S.S. Barbara of the
Bull Line. These brothers are
real brothers "and true union men.
On Nov. 17tli, 1939 I AAas in
jured on board the S.S. Mary of
the Bull Line and Avent to the
hospital at San Juan P.R. On
Dec. 14th I Avas discharged and
assigned, by the company to the
S.S, Barbara as" a passenger for
the homeward passage. I re
quested quarters witii the crew
and was accommodated. My liome
is in New York and the "Bar
bara" was sailing for Philadel
phia and AAae the only ship ar
riving north in time to bring me
home for Christma.s, so when the
company settled and paid me off
I immediately sent my destitute
family in Neiv York 99% of my
money, leading just enough to pay
my fare and expenses to New
York, after I paid six months'
dues and $2.00 to the Sau Juan
"stew pot."
The brothers soon pot. Aviso and
the old S.I.U. spirit, went to Avork.
First one brotlier and then an
other tossed me, a pack of "butts"
and I smoked Avell, Ijelleve ine!
But here is tlie absolute and posi
tive proof of the brotherhood and
true unionism of the "Seafarers."
These brothers Avere all practi
cally broke and it Avas ncarlng
Christmas and they Averen't being
paid off until tliey hit Baltimore.
Nevertheless Brother C. S. Mason,
Deck Del. (I .sail below myself)
and Brother P. Santolacis, En
gine Del., najngated around
among the brothers against my
wishes and on landing day in
Philadelphia presented mo Avitli
fare and expense money to NCAV
York. Their payoff AVUS only to
be 16 days minus their Puerto
Rico dime. Sincerely these bro
thers lived 100% lip to oui'^slo
gan, "Brotherhood of the Sea;"
I cannot fully express my deep
appreciation to these brotiiers
and I Avould like to see this let
ter published in tlie "Log." Op
portunities may come and I may
be able to help any one or all of
thfem some time, and you may
fe^l assured that I will.
Fraternally yours,
Leonard L. Funk,
Engine No; 5773, At.l.
New Device Checks
Ship Vihration
Vibrations set. up by the en
gines of seagoing vessels are
smoothed out by which propellers
are connected to the ship's, mo
tors only by a quart'erineli gap of
air.
Developed by the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing Co.,
the electric coupling was given a
successful trial by the Sun Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. of Ches
ter, Pa., on the Mormacpenn, first
of fifteen cargo vessels being built
for the Maritime Commission.
In the trial run, power from
four 2,225 horsepower Diesel en
gines was delivered to the pro
peller shaft by m^ns of four
coupling which resemble large
^uirrel cage induction motors
and permit instantaneous connec
tion and disconnection of the en
gines. from the gears.
When the inside anhature of
the coupling is turned by the en
gine shaft, magnetic forces are
set up which thrn the outside
field and thus • revolve the ship's
propellors, engineers explained.
S.I.U. Proving to
Be the Union
Tlif! year 1939 lias been a most
snccos.sfiil year for tlie .Seafarers'
Inlernallonal Union, tiie most
"DEMOCUATIC M A R I T I M E
UNION," on the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts.
Working coiulilions and con
tracts have lieen won and a neAA*
and better series of agreements
witli A'aitous companies secured.
No less impoitant tlie moral and
selfcontidence of the memtjership
at, large lias ri.sen to new heights.
Mucli lias been accomplistied at a
niininu;m of cost and inconveni
ence to the memberslilp. Since
it's Inceiilloii the affairs of the
Seafarers' International Union
liave been run by tlie nienibers
directly, free from the interven
tion of. dues consuming top com
mittees and political clicks who
lejne.soiit interests foreign to the
cause of maritime labor. Tlie
membership of the S.I.U. earning
their dollars on ships at sea
knoAv Avliat tliey Avant ami have
proven tlieir ability to manage
their own affair.s wifli tlie result
tliaf we may jioint to our union
wltii pride and challenge the
N.M.U. fakers to pqual our ac
coinplislinients.
One has only to compare the
stand taken by the S.I.U. on t.lie
Maritime Comini.ssion Plan for
regimentation and hamstringing
An'iencan Seamen and the war
bonus issue with that of the
N.M.U. to determine Avliicli organ
ization is mo.st progressive. De
tailed coinparisoii of tlie agree
iiifiits on tlie various types of
ships will proAe tlie superiority
of S.I.U. agreements. A study of
the organizational setup of the
S.I.U. versus the N.M.U. will in
dicate greater economy and effi
ciency in the S.I.U. as a sounder
organization. The unvarnished
truth remains, members of the
S.I.U. are securing better agi'ee
ments and conditions at less cost
in dollars and cents to tliem
selves, than the membership of
Ihe National Maritime Union.
Furthermore tlje S.I.U. is operate
ing Avithin its income and lias no
staggering debt to liquidate as
has the N.M.U.
Various attemptSvOn the part of
N.M.U. oinciais, designed to lure
the membership of the S.I.U. into
the N.M.U. have boomeranged as
is shown by the hundreds of
N.M.U. men who liave applied for
membership in tlie Seafarers' In
ternational Union. The S.I.U. is
not" a duescollecting racket and
for the purpose of guaranteeing
rapid shipment of members off
the beach, tlie membership has
been strictly limited. For this
reason many applicants have
been disappointed in their efforts
to secure a book in a real union.
The employment of our member
ship must.be secure at all times
and new members cannot be ad
mitted until there is a shortage
of men in the rating desired.
Tlie antics of the National Ma
ritime Union during tlie past year
climaxed by the negotiation and
conclusion of the phoniest agree
ment in existence by N.M.U. offi
cials has unmasked Avithout doubt
the true character of the N.M.U.
doipinated by a Comipunist Dic
tatorship. This has closely para
leHed the exposure of Soviet Rus
sia for the farce that it is. It is
hoped thiit all disillusionod sea
men who haA'e been lulled Into
false security by the N.M.U. Com
missars and Company Union Pro
moters will throAv off these
shackles which are now holding
them in bondage, and establish
one dominant SEAFARERS' IN
TERNATIONAL UNION for the
prevention of government regi
mentation and the establishment
WHAT'S NEW
at the
MEETINGS ?
NEW YORK
The SecretaryTreasurer AA'lth
!i committee from the crew of the
S.S. City of Savann&h met with
the Savannah Line officials dur
ing the week in an effort to se
cure amendments"to the Savan
nah Line agreement. After many
hours of Aviangling, the commit
tee Avas able to get an increase
in the ratio of time back. Two
(2) hoiirs off for each overtime
hour Avorked. The crew have the
option of taking time off. Several
ratings in the SteAvards' Depart
ment received increases in the
basic monthly Avage.
The membership went on record
to let ExAgent William McKay
act as Stewards' Patrolman in the
Port of Baltimore until the duly
elected Patrolman arrives to as
sume his position.
Brother Charles Bergman, the
elected Deck Patrolman for the
Port of NeAv York has been heard
from. The Union has granted
him an extension on the time
limit to assume office inasmuch
as the Brother is on a ship now
bound for NBAV York.
All ships AAere covered and the
usual amount of beefs Avere set
tled satisfactorily. Ninety men
were shipped during the week.
Members are cautioned to be
sure that their shipping cards
are stamped when they receive
them back after each meeting. ,
BALTIMORE
An S.I.U. crew has been put
aboard the Maritime Commission
ship Red Jacket and the Agent
reports that the old crew were
Hoffman Island men, and not
much good. The Waterman Line
has taken OA'er this ship under a
barebottom charter.
.^The new Agent, Brother Wil
liam Elkins, reported the alfaira
of the Branch to be in good order
and hoped that Avith the coopera
tion of the membership, the com
ing year would be as progressive
and successful as the past year
had ben under the leadership of
Brother William McKay.
PROVIDENCE
The neAV Agent, Brother John
R. Manchester, reported that the
S.S. Naushon will leave New Bed
ford for NeAv York or Boston
where she Avill be changed to an
oil burner. All four of the New
England boats Avill be changed to
oil burners this Spring. These
ship.s are under the Railroad Re
tirement Act, and Ave have a
closed shop agreement with all
shipping coming through the hall.
The tug "Kaleen" called the
Agent for colored coal burnipg
firemen, but none Avere available,
so the Boston Branch was con
tacted.
NEW ORLEANS
M. D. Biggs, SecretaryTreas
urer Pro Tem, reports that he had
been in conference with Brother
Harry Lundeberg. and the Agonls
of the Gulf District for four days.
In this conference, the Waterman
and Mississippi line agreements
AAere taken up clause by clause,
for the purpose of interpreting
the agreements in the Union's
favor.
Some of the sections oT these
agreements will have to be taken
up with the Shipowners, in order
to get them changed or scratched
out of the agreement, A Commit
tee Avlll meet with the Shipown
ers as soon as possible to
straighten out these agreements.
Brother Biggs is now making a
tour of the Gulf Branch.
Of the conditions of work and
wages to which they are entitled,
Waldo Cripe, S.I.U. No. 113,
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THE SEAFARERS' LOG February 14, 1940
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TheN. M. IJ.
MERRYGOROU ND
ELECTION RESULTS
PHONEY PILL SUGARCOATED
With a raw agreement for bait tire N. M. U. haw launched a
last desperate attempt to drag into the coils of the Commies the
many seamen who have resisted with fist and club the Moscow con
trolled socalled "Seamen's Union".
In a full page ad addressed to "UNORGANIZEU SEAMEN" and
naming men employed in Standard Oil, Socony. Tidewater, American
Range, Eastern Steamship, Baltimore Steam Packet, Ocean Steam
ship, Isthmian Line, F & O, Texas Oil, Sun Oil, Atlantic Refining
Colonial, Mississippi Shipping, Bull Line, Seas Shipping, Seatrains
Southern Steamship, Cities Service, Continental Oil, Sabine Towing,
Cuban Distilling, Waterman, Meichant and Miners, Calmar and Ore
Steamship; the Pilot pleads with the crew members to come under
the tender wing of Moscow.
Just how the N.M.U. arrives at the conclusion that many of the
above named lines, now holding contracts with the S.I.U., agreements
for better than their own "Rotary Shipping" contraots, are not
organiaed is beyond the calculation of 100% American seamen.
But the tipoft is the grab for the Holy dollar. Instead of a full
dues payment, Preliminary Membership books will be issued for the
sum of 11.00, with dues placed at 25c a month. This gives the "pre
liminary" member the right to hang around the N.M.U. hail for three
or four months waiting for a job,
A nice catch in the trap is a paragraph which says that the
books will be honored and changed to full membership books when
and if the N,M.U. gains control of, or is certified by N'LRB as the
bargaining agent. However it goes on to say that only a certain
number of these men will he admitted each month;
NOW—Let's say you hold of these hooks and the N.M.U. take
the ship over, a remote possibility, and the Patrolman comes aboard.
You hand him your "Preliminary" book, fully expecting to hold your
job. The Patrolman gently breaks the bad news that there are no
vacancies, so there is nothing left for you to do but pack up while
the boys from the beach come aboard, grinning at your innocence.
N.M.U. AGREEMENT SMELLS
A careful scanning of the new two year agreement recently
signed by the National Maritime Union with the ship owners brings
to the noses of real American seamen the stench of long departed
fish.
While there is no space to take the agreement article by article
' and pick it to pieces, it might be well to point out a few of the
more outstanding features, outstanding in the fact that they have
placed he N.M.U. membership right back where the seaman was
20 years ago.
First, the PILOT screamed in black headlines that Rotary ship
ping was included in the agreement. Now, let's see. The employ
ment clause states that in the event the Union is unable to furnish
men the company retains the right to ship off the dock. So far so
good. BUT—no where in that agreement does it specify that men
must be shipped through the Union Hall! That's their rotary ship
ping, the N.M.U. men will rotate from company shipping master to
company shipping master, just as they did before the coming of the
Unions,
Boniflde, honest Seamen's Unions have fought this practice tor
years, and at last forced the companies to ship their men through
Union halls. This meant that every man had an equal 'chance for a
job without a $5 or $10 payoff to a company crimp.
Now the N. M. U. has handed back to the shipowners the right
to pick and choose. And in no time at all, by careful sorting they
„wlll have the ships loaded with company men, then will come the
payoff. With the ships manned with men they can depend upon as
being loyal company stooges, the N.M.U. will suddenly find itself
Bittinig out in the cold.
"Otheir provisions call for a scale of wages in the Steward's de
parto^fnt at $5 less than agreements signed by the S.I.U. for certain
Jobs. It also calls for longer hours in the Steward's department, the
loading of stores, ad infinitum.
363
317
574
fCoiiiiuned from Page 1)
Frank C Deyo, Book 1226
Ceasar Serrano, Book 1653
.r. /,
Boston Joint Agent
John Mogan, Book 216
(Blecterlj
Bruce B. Darcy, Book 723
325
Boston Engine Patrolman
Vincenl Yakavonis, Book 1774
(Elected) 643
Boston Engine Patrolman
(Writeins)
C. Bombardier, Book 2507
(Elected) 66
J. L. McHenry, Book 425*
(Declined) 94
Boston Steward's Patrolmen (2)
John A. Martin, Book 349
(Eiecied) ... ......... 708
Eveiard Bayne, Book 13
.Elected) 659
Providence Joint Agent
John Manchester, Book 394
(Elected) 244
Simpson Blackwood, Book 646
233
J. E. Lapham, Book 247
RADIO PROTECTION POLICE RESCUE
SAILOR
His ankle broken after he had
been kncx;ked overboard by a
sling load of cargo, Edward
Lamke, an A.B. on the Harpoon
^ mjm
Present radio comimmication
facilities of shipping on the Great
Lakes and coastal wateis do not
iidefinutPly protect life'and piop
erty. Federal Communications j of the Shepard Line, was taken
Coinmisaioner Brown reported to tO tlie marine hospital suffering
that eornniission in recommend fioin siibniereion in addition to
ing legislation and oitnjr regiila the broken ankle. Lamke was
lion to insure better safeguards, struck by a load of lumber as he
For ships on the Great Lakes, was coming up the gangway and
a uniform sy.slem of radiotele the tide swept him away from the
phony is propo.sed. Tliis would be ship so quickly that life rings
established by foinial agreement thrown to him were useless. A
between the United Mlaies arid passing police ear flml a new
Canada, supplemented by legisla type portable life preserver at the
tion of the respect ive countries, drowning man and it struck the
to take etfbct for the 1942 naviga1 water close enough for him to
grasp it.
210
Phitadelphia Joint Agent
Harry J. Collins, Book 496
(Elected)
Philadelphia Joint Patrolman
Joseph Flanagan, Book 542
(Elected)
Harry Goldberg, Book 1485
Baltimore Joint Agent
W. H. Elklns, Book 748
(Elected)
Baltimore Deck Patrolman
Rexford E. Dickey, Book 652
(Elected)
Bill Snead, Book 4568
499
219
602
570
Aluminum Agreement
258
Baltimore Engine Patrolman
Thomas Hippie, Book 3271
(Elected)
L. F. Deutscli, Book 2860 .
Baltimore Steward Patrolman
(Writein)
J. Vechieo, Book 1616
RIGHTABOUTPACE
So it has come to pass that the N.M.U., whose membership
books are loaded with assessment stamps testifying to the fact the
member has paid out kis hard earned money to aid the Commies In
Spain, has decided that money sent abroad to assist destitute war
victims may embroil us in a war. In the few well chosen words of
Bob Burns, it makes us want to "varmit". The N.M.U., who black
jacked their members into financial aid for Spain, has passed a reso
lution demanding that President Roosevelt cease all aid to little
Finland, and prevent any American money from going to that coun
try. They based this on the statement that there is enough hunger
in this country to be appeased. Apparently this situation did not
exist at the time of the Spanish war, or did it? Or could there be
an ulterior motive, based on the fact that tiny Finland has toppled
the mighty bear from his throne, a throne built on a foundation of
human bodies and misery?
LV' ii'
Curran's MerryGoRound goes round,
But now it makes a creaky sound,
The boys are down in the mouth.
Because their dough's going snuth.
As Joe's MerryGoRound breaks down!
IIop on, boys, and get in the swing,
" Joe's due to hit you with another ding,
So grab your last short ride,
And lose some more of your hide,
Before the MerryGoRound goes zing!!
'Round and 'round she goes .... j| I
But where?? . . ..^obody knows!!! ' •
410
338
338
20
Norfolk Joint Agent
(Resolution Ballot)
Fred Soiensen
(Elected) 958
Norfolk Joint Patrolman
(Writein)
L. Paradeau
(Elected) ; 32
San Juan Agent
Daniel Butts, Book 190
(Elected) 515
tioii season.
P(jj. . ypggoig nsing the bays,
sounds and other seaboard waters
of tbe.United States, an optional
use of radiotelephony oi radio
telegraphy is recommended, effec
tive January 1, 1942. j (Continued from Page })
This is the gist' of an exhaus ing and unmooring ship, a good
tive "special study of the radio clause covering the handling of
requirements necessary or desir penalty cargo and all hands are
able for purposes of ships navi to be used to lower and top
gating the Great Lake.s and the booms, there also is a very bene
inland waters of the United flcial clause regarding the bandl.
States" ordered by Congress on ing of hatches.
May 20, 1937, in amending the jjj engine department, when
CoiTiinunieatlons Act of 1934 foi' Uargo is being worked after 5
the purpose of promoting safety p jj befojg ^ ̂ fbe man oil
of life and property at sen through ^be winches is to get over
tlie use of wire and radio com time, and at (be same time the
municatlon. j uiaii in the engine room gets the
^ overtime, we liaveii't lost
any conditlojis in the engine de
partment but the agreement calls
for the deck engineer to get a
base pay of $90.00 per month,
other agreements call for $82.50
per month,
fh the steward's department',
Will the bel7w named Brothers j the men get overtime in all ports
communicate with the o'l Saturday afternoons, Sundays
Headquarters office of the Atlan Holidays. There is also a
tic District in New York and clause that if they are required
claim their papers, discharges and to do any painting, they shall re .
certificates that have been turned ceive overtime for
ATTENTION
Papers Found
in by persons finding them;
JOHN BRYAN PATTON
E. A, EDWARDS
PAUL CHARLES MYERS
LAWRENCE P. MURRAY
JUAN MARTINEZ
JOHN MADDEN
GULF DISTRICT
SecretaryTreasurer Votes
Finn Schefstad, Book G4
(Elected) Retired 355
New Orleans Deck Patrolman
C. M. Rogers, Book G2
(Elected) 386
New Orleans Stewards Patrolman
H. N. Peterson, Book G38
(Elected) 388
New Orleans Engine Patrolman
L. B. Wessels, Book G1
(Elected) 223
Mobile Joint Agent
Olden Banks, Book G1.
(Elected) 407
Mobile Deck Patrolman i
Oscar Stevens, Book G115
(Elected) 341
Mobile Engine Patrolman
E. Albritton, Book G61
(Elected) 320
Savannah Joint Agent
Charles Waide, Book G54
(Elected) 320
Atlantic District
Conference
such work.
There is also a clause that deals
I with extra compensation for serv
ing meals to anyone who is not
I a member of the crew.
The agreement was negotiated
by Brother Matthew Dusliane. It
I was ratified by tlie membership
at Headquarters and will be sent
I to all branches for acceptance.
7 • V
ATTENTION I
Joseph Curran
An envelope from COMMON
SENSE, 315 Fourth Ave., New
York City, and addressed to
Joseph Curran in.our care is in
th mall room at Headquarters.
We will be glad to give this to
Mr. Curran at any time, and also
furnish a .quiet rooig where he.
can read it. '
(Continued from Page One)
whole would benefit. The spirited
determination and quiet optimism
whicli marked the efforts of each
man gave high promise for the
year ahead, and. with the formu
lation of the most important, 1:;
sues of policy which at present
concern the District the officials
justifiably felt that the confer
ence had .achieved constructive
and beneflcial result.s.
The conference officially ad
journed at 6:30 P.M. Fi'iday night
February 9th, as the officials pre
pared to return to their local
branches. The last action taken
by the conference before adjouch
ment was a motion which carried
nnanfmonsly to present a detailed
account of the meeting's proceed
Ings to the membership at all
branches and Headquarters for
two consecutive meetings for their
action thereon, and, further, to
snmbit the entire conference's ac
tivities to the membership aboard
shipii for a period of thirty days
to enable them to take similar ac
tion.
ShipoiYners Have Dough
Nineteen thousand dollars per
month, bare bottom, was the char
ter price paid by the Waterman
Line for the new SEA 'WITCH,
according to the Maritime com
mission. .
John L. Lewis
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iced for presentation to the White
House.
To cap the climax Lewis blast
ed President Roosevelt three
times in three days, then while
turning to take a bow from the
C.I.O., fell flat on his face over
the praising of the President by
his own United Mine Workers
who intend to stick to Roosevelt,
come what may.
Brushing the coal dust out of
his mane, Lewis looked around
for newer, greener and if possi
ble softer fields. Lashing out
blindly the dtscedited leader
leaped on probably the last friend
he has in high officialdom, Secre
tary of Labor Frances Perkins. >
A nice lady, but woozy in the
head," he giDnted," L'uming Tils
face to the wall and hoping the
blow would be a gentle one when
it fell.
NOTICE
Brother E. Cetti, No. G93, has
asked that the following notice
be run in the SEAFARER'S LOG:
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of Egil John^ Alfredaon
please get in touch with his
daughter, Miss Evelyn Alfredson,
at 1.92 Lincoln St., Savannah, Ga.
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