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OFFICIAL OBGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTEICT,
SEAFASESS' INTEBNATIONAL XTKION OF NORTH AMERICA
VOL. V. w NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1943 No. 26
PRISONERS OF WAR
AND UNIONISM
AN EDITORIAL —
A second SIU ship arrived in port this past week on
which German prisoners of war had been used to do sailor's
work. This ship belonged to the Bull Line and during
passage from North Africa back to New York, 15 selected
prisoners chipped and painted the entire boat deck. Had
the shipowner observed the union contract and used the
crew for this work, it would have been necessary to break
out the watch below and the result would have been 800
hours overtime.
In short, the crew is $720 the poorer, the shipowner is
that much to the good, and the German prisoners, their
own unions having been smashed by Hitler and the German
bosses, are now being used by the American shipowners in
an attempt to repeat the pattern here.
This practice of having war prisoners doing seamen's
work and thereby undermining organized labor, is a flag
rant violation of the union contracts and a violation of the
Statement of Principle and Policy signed by the Unions and
the government in the spring of 1942: We have no inten
tion of standing idly by while the shipowners chisel the
contracts in this manner. * *
The sight of the German prisoners on our ships is a
Constant reniinder of what ciri happert to pien wh^n. their
unions are smashed by the bosses. We* have no intention of
letting it happen here.
Agent Reports Progress
In Search For SIU Hall
By A. W. Armstrong
Receiving word of mouth tales of the invasions and
the part that the merchant marine is playing. Of course,
at this time it is impossible to tell these tales but when the
war is over there may be some first class reading printed
ill the LOG. I would suggest that all Agents and patrolmen
at this time take time to get this^
first hand information and when
the war is over then we may be
able to compile it in such a fash
ion that we can hand down a
real history of our union during
war time.
I expect the most interesting
news at this time for the mem
bership is the progress being
made regarding a hall here in
New Orleans. To give the mem
bers a short resume, some months
ago we started getting a commit
tee together to look over various
buildings. For quite some time
we looked at this and that and
found a couple that would have
done, but the members here took
the attitude that since we were
going to buy that it would be
foolish to buy something that
would not be satisfactory for all
time. V o at last found this hall
that has been in the minutes for
the last few weeks. This hall is
located at 1835 Magazine St. It
is close to the docks but 18
blocks from the heart of town.
There is street car service right
to the door and there is cross-
town service within two blocks.
I, acting for the union, offered
the company the sum of Fifteen
thousand^ dollars, subject to the
concurance of the membership.
A few days latter a counter
proposal was offered by the com
pany, they were asking $19,000.
I told them this was out of the
question and that we would for
get the whole thing. After talk
ing with the city's reality expert
he told me that he thought that
if we would split the * difference
we might be able to buy the
building. I took this up with the
meeting Monday night and this
meeting authorized me to offer
this price in " cash. By paying
cash for the hall we wpuld save
all that six pef cent carrying
charge.
Since the meeting I have got a
line on another building in this
same district that we are now in.
We have looked the building
over, and though it is not nearly
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Nominations Open;
1944 Seen As Most
Critical Year Yet
HISTORIC WORDS
"The establishment of equal
pay for equal work as the un
derlying principle in these ne
gotiations is crucial to the
continued life of this union."
—NMD Vice President
McKenzie to the ship
owners in the current
contract negotiations.
(Translation—If the NMU
doesn't get the same wages
and conditions won by the
SIU, the rank and file is
going to leave the union.)
Annual nominations for officers of the Atlantic and
Gulf District of the SIU opened this week and will con
tinue through the Monday night meeting of Sept. 27. All
elective offices — Secretary-Treasurer, Agents and Patrol
men—will be filled for the year of 1944 in the elections to
: •be held during November and
I December.
Florida Branch
Throws Successful
Party For Seamen
By J. K. SHAUGHNESSY
•nie most hectic event of the
season was_held last Wednesday
evening at the Legion Hall here
in Fort Lauderdale. The crew of
the S. S. Seatrain New Orleans
pitched in the works and held
the most successful dance and en
tertainment that has ever been
put on, by and for seamen.
All merchant seamen and their
friends were invited to attend
and have a good time, and they
turned out about two hundred
strong. There was plenty to eat
and plenty to drink. In fact the
boys and their friends consumed
over ten gallons of good Cana
dian Whiskey and Cuban Rum.
On top of this there was three
kegs of beer that disappeared
some place.
Most of the local officials, both
city and county, 'were invited,
but they thought that this event
would be a knock down and
drag-out affair so their dignity
would not permit them to attend.
Much to the surprise of the lo
cal dignitaries this turned out to
be the most well-behaved group
of men in the entire city of Fort
Lauderdale.
Even the newspapers gave out
with favorable publicity. Which
is something for the press in this
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High Wage Myth
All the hullabaloo about high
wages sounds pretty hollow
alongside a shocking report just
issued by L. Metcalfe Walling,
administrator of the Wag and
Horn- Act.
Unbelievable as the figures
seem, about 12,500,000 workers
are employed in industries for
which a minimum wage of 40
cents an hour was established
during the year, or for which ap
plications for wage hikes are
pending. Walling said.
Even after the 12,500,000 work
ers- are given a guaranteed 40-
cent minimum. Walling asserted,
there will still be many workers
in-other fields being paid less.
"Despite a public impression
that • wartime wages are high,"
Walling emphasized, "the War
Labor Board has deemed it nec
essary to allow employers, with
out specific permission, to raise
rates to 40 cents an horn. This
was done because the board was
flooded with requests from em
ployers and employes who had
previously not been paying or re
ceiving this much."
Walling recalled that employer
members on committees named
to consider wages in two large
industries voted almost solidly
against establishing rates "as
high as 40 cents an hour." This
would indicate. Walling said, that
lower rates were still being paid
and that labor could still be ob
tained for less than 40 cents an
hour.
The principal reason employers
are fighting the 40-cent minimum,
it was indicated, is that they
know when once established the
rate will "stand as a bulwark for
both employers and workers
against competitive wage slash
ing in the period of readjustment
after the war when our soldiers
come home."
STRIKE VOTE!
Boston fishermen, victim of OPA price ceilings on fish
catches, will conduct a strike ballot beginning September 29.
Members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, SIU, the men
will vote by crews as they hit the beach throughout the week.
The vote will be taken under the provisions of the Smith-
Connally Act, and will be supervised by the National Labor
Relations Board.
This election may well turn
out to be one of the most import
ant ever held by the union. It is
not out of the question for the
war to end during 1944, and the
union officials then in office will
face grave decisions and respon
sibilities. We all expect a full
scale shipowner offensive against
our conditions once the war is
out of the way, and the incoming
officers will no doubt be called
upon to lead the most militant
actions in defense of our con
tracts—and even in defense of
our very existance as a. trade
union. Lockouts and strikes and
picket lines are in prospect and
the most steadfast and militorrt
leadets will be required,
membership should bear this in
mind, and not conduct nomina
tions in a routine and half-heart
ed manner.
As for eligibility for office, the
union constitution provides that
any member (who can qualify)
may nominate himself for office in
the last two meetings in Septem
ber. He must file written notifi
cation of nomination, along with
proof of qualifications, and this
must be in the office of the Sec
retary-Treasurer not later than
October 15.
To be eligible for elective of
fice, the candidate must:
1. Be a citizen of the United
States of America.
2. Be a full member of the
SIU, in continuous good standing
for a period of six months imme
diately prior to the date of nom
ination.
3. If a candidate for Agent or
joint phtrolman, have three years
of sea service in any one of three
departments; if candidate for de
partmental patrolman must have
three years sea service in the de
partment specified. Sea service
shall mean sea time on merchant
ships.
4. Have no record of miscon
duct while previously employed
as an officer of the union.
Think it over brothers. Plenty
of storms are blowing up and
your union deserves the best of
ficers. Don't make a nomination
lightly and capriciously. Do make
a nomination with a view to
clearing the decks for action
against the enemy.
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Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 24, 1943 ?
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SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Pederation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President
110 Market Stf^t, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWR. - - - _ t ^ - $ecy-TttaS,
p. O. Sox 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Reff^
424 J th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
• • •
Directory of Branches
Merchant Seamen
Stick To Their Jobs
Upgrade School Functions
Are Explained By USMS
BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE
NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwHng Green 9-3437
BOSTON (lOl 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057
BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St ..Calvert 4539
PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 765 1
NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083
NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 ChaitreS St Canal 3336
SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St... Savannah 3-1728
TAMPA ,423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323
MOBILE 55 Co. Conception St Dial 2-1392
PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puetto de TIerra
GALVESTON. 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043
FT. LAUDERDALE. .. .. .2021 S. Federal Highway... Ft. Lauderdale I Ml
PUBLICATION OFFICE:
ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET
New York City BOwling Green 9-8346
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The Labor Draft Bill
Big Business, brass bats and the government are now
beating the drums for the passage of the Austili-Wads-
worth labor draft bill. This bill would freeze workers to
their jobs (their wages are already frozen) and would give
the Washington bureaucracy a real strangle hold bn the
very lives of the workers. i
This is forced labor based on the fascist pattern. It
would take from labor the rights won over many y0a.rs of
struggle. Under the guise of meeting a war emergency, it
would place in the hands of the government and the
bosses, far reaching powers which they would fight to re
tain in peace time.
The excuse advanced for passing the bill is the alleged
manpower shortage and other production bottle necks. To
begin with, you can't put 7 million men in uniform and
still expect a labor surplus. Such labor shortage as exists
is the result of the war and forced labor isn't going to
solve it.
As for the other production bottle necks, the majority
of those are directly due to faulty planning, lack of corre
lation in letting contracts, allotting raw matetials, manage
ment inefficiency and (no small point) graft. Forced labor
can hardly correct these evils.
. It is undeniable that some areas have more manpower
labor. But this must be accompanied by the payment of
living wages, of transportation expenses, provisions for
adequate housing, health protection and recreation.
But the Austin-WadsWorth bill does nothing to rem
edy bad housing, poor eating and starvation wages.' It does
nothing but clamp upon labor the muzzle and chain of
slavery.
In reality the backers of the Austin-Wadsworth bill
are less concerned about production schedules than about
smashing labor. They see in this war an opportunity to
settle accounts with their age old enemies—the American
workers.
Labor should not be fooled by all the window-dressing
designed to make the bill look like a war time measure to
increase the flow of arms to the soldiers. It is a 14 karet
union busting measure, and should be fought as such.
Merchant seamen and officers
are Staying on theit jcibs deSfiite
weather^ eiiemy actiofl, or the
constant strain of repeated sea
duty, according to figures releas
ed by Marshall E. Dimock, Assis
tant Deputy Adihihistrator of the
War Shipping Administration.
Based on figures corhpiled
since March IS, 1943, there has
been an "absenteeiSni'' of leSs
than six and one half per cent of
all officers ahd then einployed by
American iherchailt Ships, the te-
pbrt shows. During that period
more than 104,000 merchant sea
men shipped frorii Uriited States
ports and only 6,600 of these haVe
failed to re-ship after their initial
or consequent voyages. The ma-^
jority of these who did hot go
back to sea after concluding a
voyage were prevented from do
ing so because of reasons of
health.
"Few industries anywhere cari
match the marvelous record of
our .merchant searacn," Mr. Di
mock said. "It is bfie of which
the Unions, the companies and
the War Shipping Administra
tion can be proud. When Ameri
cans consider the risks these
men take and the conditions un
der which they sail they will
fully understand that such a low
rate of attrition cari only rriean
extreme loyalty and courage be
yond the line of duty.
"With each new invasion, with
each new ship off the ways, the
number of men in the Merchant
Marine will have to iricrease,"
Mr. Dimock continued. "The
Merchant Marine has a job that
grows in size every day. Sicily
was double what Africa called
for and the pext invasion may
call for even more.
"There are two ways to get the
increased persoririel we • heed.
We must trairi men for the eritfy
ratings arid recruit cxpeHericed
men now ashore for the qualified
ratings. Both of these are neces
sary and both are being exten
sively used. These men ship
again and again because they
want to, not because there is any
outside power forcing them to.
September 20, 1943 j
Seafarers IriteTriatibnal IJnion " •
2 Stone Street
New York, N. Y.
Attention: Mr. Williams
Deaf Sir: ,
Thank you for your interest in our school. This tfairiing station*
tvas established in order to break the bottleneck of shortages of
Able Bodied fieameri. Any ordinary eearftari who is an American
citizen With deck time a§ follows is qualified: ' ' ^ •
Six to riihe months require One month training. . '
More than nirie months Will receive a maximum of fifteen
days' training. (Men with ability usually complete this
training in about six days.)
Seamen who are graduates of a U, S. Maritime Service
Training Station or training ships need only three months
and will receive the same trairiirig as meri with more than
nine months.
The school is operi from fl:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Moriday throUgK
Saturday. Meri are efirolled as Seameri, first claSs and are paid
$66.00 per month plus $3.00 per day for subsistence and lodging.
Time spent in this course will not count against time ashore undeij
Selective Service Regulations.
You, who are connected with the sea can appreciate the im-
poftarice of this work. May we request that you send to this station
all ordinary seamen sailing as AB's and all ordinary seamen With
the requisite amount of sea time. Men in other cities should apply
to the Enfollirig Office, U. S. Maritime Service and their trarispor-
tatiori will be paid upon erirollment to the Upgrade School in NeW;
York, New OfleariS of San Francisco which ever is nearest.
Your fullest cooperation is requested and deeply appreciated. '
Very truly yours,
FRANK A. FLORS.
Ensign, U.S.M.S.
Officer-in-Charge, (acting)
Italian. LaboT Rebuilds
Shattered Trade Unions
Honor Roll
• A,
Galveston $45.66
S.S. Virginia Dare 20.00
S.S. Paft York 20.00
S.S. Walter Ranger i8.go
V. D. Dickerson 10.00
S.S. Rupbert Peckham 8.00
L. White 8.00
Ij. Duerschiett ^e.oo
^J. Mafvey
Philadelphia 6.06
Joseph Minagro 6.06
D. Wolczanski 6.00
J. StarikewicZ 5.60
L. D. Smith 4.00
Carlo Colsardo 4.00
Third Assistant Eng. 3.00
J. Lassister 3.00
R. Rae 2.00
Ev-NMU member ....... 2.00
X. Bertelson . 2.00
John L. Lloyd 2.00
Boston 2.00
J. Voliva 2.00
M. J. Lyden . 2.00
C. Starke ... LOO
TOTAL ....$197.00
NEW YORK, N. Y.—ITF—
Step by step the Italian workers
are regaining their former rights
and febUildirig the trade union
movement smashed in nearly
two decades of Fascist rule, the
mairi office of the ihterriational
Transport Workers' Federation
feports after receipts of confiden
tial information from Italy.
The workers' struggle for free
dom centers mainly around the
iridustrial cities of Milan, Genoa,
and Turiri, arid not even German
military occupation force has
been able to halt the workers' de
termined attempts to reestablish
their former organizations. The
period between the dictator's fall
and the surrender of the junior
Axis partner to the Allies was
characterized by a bittea under
ground struggle which vented it
self principally in public demon
strations and stay-in strike.s in
the factories. Appeals and threats
of the Badoglio government prov
ed equally unsuccessful so that
the Badoglio regime was finally
compelled to seek ari understand
ing with the wofkers and their
spokesmen.
Among the gains secured in
the past few weeks is the restor
ation of shop stewards and union
representatives in industrial es
tablishments. An agfcemcflt con
cluded on September 2 betweeli
the Ministry of Labor, Brimcj
Buozzi acting in behalf of the
Italian labor movement and the
Association of Italian f Industrial
ists explicitly recognized the res
toration of these posts which had
beeri suppressed by Mussolini in
1926 at -the instigation of the
same Association of Italian In
dustrialists.
The employers, though out
wardly conciliatory, evidently
hope to save the Corporation and
Labor fascist charter out of the
collapse of Fascism and with it
the fascist labor secretaries who
administered the labor provisions
in the interest of the employers.
The workers are determined
however, to regain the free ex
ercise of their democratic tights
and again .become free trade
unionists, regardless of the hopes
of Italy's industrialists and finan
ciers.
KELP CLEAR WITH YOUR DRAFT BOARD
By observing the following Simple instructions you will
continue to receive deferment from militaty service. Fail
to observe these rules and you may tvind up in the army.
WHEN SIGNING ON: Give the clerk or skipper all the
information necessary to fill out RMO Card No. 47 .(Grebn v
Card).
WHEN SIGNING OFF; See that Card No. 48 A Is prop-
perly filled out by skipper or clerk.
Ship out before your allotted time ashore has ejqiired.
If you have not yet filled out the Green Card, contact your
draft bukitd diid let them know that you are sailing.
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Friday^ September 24/ 1943 THE SEAFARERS LOG
Around The Ports
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NORFOLK
Shipping continues good but
pay-offs have slowed down some
what, A Bull Line Liberty ar
rived here several days ago and
after discharging the usual live
cargo, announced that instead of
paying off here the ship would
proceed down the coast and pay
off there^ Nothing was left
aboard except sand ballast that
had been aboard for three trips
across and back, but the WSA
and the Company decided to call
it cargo although three separate
crews had been paid off while
the same ballast was carried. The
ship moved over from Newport
News to the oil dock for bunkers
and additional stores and the
Captain refused any shore leave.
Six members of the crew who
were pretty disgusted went over
the side and onto a tov/boat after
the gangway was in, although
they had been advised by the
unions to stay aboard. They were
charged with desertion and had
their certificates suspended for
Sik months despite a fight put up
the union to get them taken
back aboard the ship which was
stiU in the stream. |
After this incident orders were
chaftged and the ship w'ent up
the bay tq. Baitimofe to pay off.
Several companies have tried
this before but this is the first
time they have actually succeed^
ed in discharging all cargo and
still forcing the crew to stay
aboard.
The whole thing appears to be
a patent effort on the part of the
govef-nfnefital agencies aftd the
companies to establish a preced
ent whereby they Can keep crews
aboard indefinitely.
A Mississippi ship came in the
other day looking like a tele
phone booth in distress. The Cap
tain had allegedly whipped a guy
with wire, the Chief Engineer
had locked another in an ice box
and in general the whole outfit
was haywire. The Captain also
painted over the side at sea and
did general Work all over the
ship. This would be buck has
luckily been replaced with an
other skipper but be on the look
out for him—^His name is AN-
BREASSON (no relation to his
counterpart "Red Lead" Ander
son).
. MARTY THAINOR, Agent
Out of the Focs^l
by
JC.
t)
Ohe of the ILA men made a trip to Bermuda on a sea-going tug
and when he came back the company informed him the FBI was
lobking for him. He showed the FBI that he was not delinquent
with his draft board. So they called his draft board and tell them
that this man gave them his change of address. The draft board calls
up the U. S. District Atiorney and so he insists upon seeing him
The FBI men take him over there and they insist that the man was
not delinquent and was not trying to dodge the draft, but the At
torfley tefused to see the man's papers, insisting that he was dclin
qUent. He holds him on $500 bail, and since he couldn't get anyone
to bail him out he rested in jail for two days, and was finally in
dticted into the Navy.
The FBI Agents regretted the action of the U. S. Attorney but
there wasn't anything they could do about it. The only action the
tow boat man had was to sue the draft board for false arrest, but
he Was disgusted, and took no action against them. Here is the case
of an active seamen having the works put to him, and all the facts
in the world was not going to help him. Now at 38, this man is in
Service because his draft board wanted him there. So brothers,
doh't feel too secure because you're sailing ships. Keep in touch
with your draft board every time you return from a trip, and you'I
save jjourself a lot of headaches.
The WSA has issued a guide book to all seamen. They must
want to give some of the boys a lesson in geography. Some of them
don't even know where they are when the trip is over, but the
WSA wants them to be worldly wise. They have a new USS center
ih Trihadad. The beachcombers will be glad to hear about if. They
have accommodations for 50 .seamen. It is located at 1 St. Ann's
Road. The stockade in the Persian Gulf is getting filled with U. S.
seamen. Those who quit their ships down there are incarcerated
by the Army and are not allowed to lea/e the stockade until they
sei ve theif term. So get wise fellows, the union can't help you on
that beef.
ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7th TO 11th
DEC)K ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
SHIPPED 320 268 290 888
SeGISTERElD 24^ 2l8 ' 165 630
Florida Branch
Throws Successful
Party For Seamen
{Continued from Page 1)
part of the state.
The gaiig oh the Seatraih were
SO pleased with the way the shin
dig came off that they are plan
ning to hold another in the near
future. The only ones that were
disappointed were those that re
ceived invitations and didn't at
tend.
The crew of the Seatrain de
serve a lot of credit for thinking
up and putting over such a pro
gram. if nothing else, they prov
ed to the people in this vicinity
that the Merchant Seamen are as
well-behaved and well-mannered
as any other group of men in the
world.
The Entertainment Committee
was composed of Brothers Wm.
F. Kuschke, Wm. E. Boyd and
Louie Daray. These men worked
for over three weeks to make
this blowout a success, and they
did a fine job.
Everything was Union, the
printing of programs and invita
tions was given to a local Union
printer, the music was by art or
chestra from the Miami Federa
tion of Musicians. Even the beer
was Union Made and deliverec
by a Union driver. The Master of
CM-emonies, althought he is not
a Union' member, was selected
because of his fairness to Union
seamen and also his ability to
help the people get lined out and
have a good time. (After the
third rum and coke they didn't
need any help).
Agent Reports Progress!
In Search For SIU Hall
WLB Won't
Nullify NLRB
Past Decisions
WASHINGTON — The WLB
ruled that it will not and cannot
use its powers to nullify decisions
of the NLRB, since to do so
would nullify an act of Congress.
For this reason, the Board unani
mously refused to take jurisdic
tion of a dispute at the Morenci,
Arizona, mine of the Phelps
Dodge Corp., brought up by the
Clifton Morenci Metal Trades
Council (AFL).
The dispute arose when the
NLRB certified the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers (CIO) as exclusive bar
gaining agent for the approxim
ately 2,000 employees at the mine.
The AFL Council contended
that the recent large-scale influx
of non-skilled workers into the
niines gave these workers the
dominant voice over skilled
workers in any industrial bar
gaining unit. Other Phelps-
Dodge mines in Arizona, it alleg
ed, have craft units. After the
election, the AFL petitioned the
NLRB for reconsideration of its
decision and direction of the
election. The petition was de
nied. In the meantime, the dis
pute had been certified to the
WLB, and the AFL requested a
public hearing, which was held
August 20, 1943.
Keep In Touch With
our Local Draft Board,
{Continued front Page 1)
as big as the other one, it will
rnake a very nice hail for our
selves, 1 believe that this build
ing deserves looking into as I
think it cah be bought and put
into first class shape at consider
able saving. When I say first
class shape I mean just that.
Showers, Wash tubs (with a
scrubbing board not Washing
machines) proper and decent
toilets, committee rooms, offices
away from the racket of the men,
a library where we can have
reading rnaterial at all times,
some decent games in a place
where they can be played, in
other Words just what all you
old timers who rode from place
to place often thought of but
never had. A place where a guy
when he needs it can come and
clean up, knowing that there is
soap and all the gear on hand.
The pie'-cards here in New Or
leans have spent a lot of time
talking this thing over and when
we do realize on it, we want to
start something that all the other
halls can set their sights on and
try to compete with. We might
start this haU buying set up here,
but the members that I have
talked to are all very enthusias
tic about it and all hands state
that it is time that we get our
own halls.
That hall in Wilmington seems
to have hit all the boys who have
been on the coast, and when we
start talking hall they all say,
"O.K., let's get ours. What's a
ten buck assessment now. It will
repay itself a thousand fold."
So until later that will do fo^
now.
P,S= Just contacted the owner§
of this building and they teU us
that this joint is already lease4
so therefore we must vacate.
Eddie Ford
James Vaselakos
John Hamilton
Jesse W. Gray—TC 1235
Maurice Gray—TC-1233
M. McGovern
Alfred Lopez
J. Pinir
Rix Naegle
James Brady
M. Neville
Lenhardi Eisele
L. Chamberland
C. R. Michael
G. Patrice
A. Brazcnic
Teopesta San Juan
L. L. Miller
George Eraser
Lloyd D. Moullon
S. Josephson
Maurice Romans
Leo Garfield
Laurence Kelly
Estill Fr_ances
Albert Huard
Norman Johnson
•1
Keep In Touch With
Your Local Draft Boccrdy
SIU And Tanker Members
On West Coast
Central Registering and Dispatching Office
Open in SUP Headquarters at San Francisco
For SIU Members and T. C*s in
Deck, Engine and Steward Departments
Increased shipping on West Coast by SIU members
has made it necessary tp open a separate and complete
business office to be devoted solely to registering- and car
ing for the needs of SIU members in all departments.
All SIU members in San Francisco are required to im
mediately register in SIU office at 59 Clay St. SIU members
in SUP Branches,on the West Coast are to register in the
respective SUP Office and receive an SIU shipping card.
SIU shipping cards will have preference on SIU ships and
will be i^cognized by all SUP Dispatchers. SIU Deck mem
bers will have second preference when SUP members are
available.
For Further Information:
Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the
addresses listed below. You will always finds somebody at
these numbers excepting at night.
SEATTLE, WASH.—86 Seneca St.—Phone Elliott 6752.
—'E. Coester or Johnson.
PORTLAND, OREGON—111 West Burnside St.—Phone
Beacon 4336—John Massey or C. Atkins.
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA—257 Fifth St.—Phone Rich
mond 4021—^Louie Glebe or Banks.
VANCOUVER, B. C.—340 B. Cambie St.—Phone Pacific
7824—Hugh Murphy.'
WILMINGTON, California — 440 Avalbn Blvd. — Phone
4449.
NEW YORK CITY — 105 Broad St. — Phone BOwling
Green 9-9530—^Morris Weisberger.
SAN FRANCISCO—59 Clay St.—Phone Exbrook 8229—
Phil donley.
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Constitional Provisions For Nomination
And Election Of Seafarers Officers
(All Agents: Please clip this page and post it
prominently in the hall for all members to see. This
will eliminate many beefs and misunderstandings
on election procedure.)
ARTICLE XIII
Nomination and Election of
Officers. Atlantic and
Gulf District
Section 1. The regular officers
shall be elected annually and
shall hold office for one year, or
until relieved by their regular
successors in office.
Section 2. Nomination of reg
ular officers shall be made ht all
branches in the regular meeting
held during the last two meet
ings in September. Any member
who can qualify may nominate
himsefffor office by submitting,
in writing, accompanied by the
necessary proof of qualifications
listed in sub-sections (a), (b), (c),
and (d), his intentions to run for
office, naming the particular of
fice. Such notification to be in
Secretary-Treasurer's office not
before September 1st, and not
later than October 15th of the
year.
The names and roll-numbers of
nominees, if obtainable at the
time shall be recorded in the
minutes. The Secretary-Treasur
er shall prepare a list of names
of nominees for each office and
forward copies thereof to each
Branch. Such lists shall be con
spicuously posted in each qffice
or hall. All full members shall
be eligible for any regular office,
provided:
(a) That he is a cituen of the
United States of America.
(b) That he be a full member
of the Seafarers' International
Union of North America, in con
tinuous good standing for a pe
riod of six (6) months immedi
ately prior to the date of nom
ination.
(c) Any candidate for Agent
or joint patrolman must have
three years of sea service in any
one or three departments. Any
candidate for departmental pa
trolman must have three years
sea service in their respective
departments. Sea service as spe
cified in this article shall mean
oh merchant vessels .
(d) He has not misconducted
him.self previously while employ
ed as an officer of the Union.
Section 3. A committee con
sisting of six full book members
in good standing, two from each
department, shall be elected,
whose duty it shall be to prepare
the ballot.
All nommees who desire to bc=
come candidates shall have the
necessary qualifications and ac
ceptance in the office of the Sec
retary-Treasurer or the Commit
tee on Candidates prior to the
15th day of October of each year.
Nominees who shall fail to com=
ply herewith shall be regarded
as having declined the nomina
tion. Ballots shall (a) bear the
name of the Union, the month
and year of election and instruc
tions to voters; (b) bear the
names of eligible and duly quali
fied candidates for each office ar
ranged alphabetically with vot
ing squares to the right of
names; (c) have one blank line
for each office in which member
whose name does not appear up
on the ballot who must be quali
fied under the provisions of Sec
tion 2 of this Article; and (d) be
perforated at the upper edge and
the perforated stubs numbered
consecutively ,beginning with
No. 1. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall cause to be printed, and
shall forward to each Branch
and retain for use at Headquar
ters, a sufficient number of bal
lots, and shall keep a record of
the numbers of the first and last
ballots so forwarded and retain
ed. None but official ballots shall
be used in any general election.
BALLOTING
Section 4. Balloting for officers
shall be secret and shall take
place each day during the month
of November and December, 60
Day Referendum provided that
there are five members in good
standing elected from the meet
ing present to look at their books
and guard the ballot box; and no
ballots shall be accepted except
those cast in the regular manner.
A committee of Election com
posed of six (6) full members in
good standing, two (2) from each
department, namely one judge,
two tellers and three clerks, shall
be elected in each port to con
duct the election and to canvass
the returns. Ballots shall be dis
tributed in the order of their
numbers, commencing with the
lowest number.
Section 5. Members shaU be
entitled to vote upon presenting
their membership certificates
showing that they are in good
standing, and have not previous
ly voted at the same election.
Members shall mark their ballots
with a pen and ink, or indelible
pencil, and shall signify their
choice of candidates by marking
a cross (X) in voting squares op
posite names, or by writing in
the blank line the name of their
choice if such name be not print
ed upon the ballot. Lead pencils
shall not be used in marking bal
lots. When a member has mark
ed his ballot, he shall deliver it
folded to the Judge, who, after
ascertaining that the member is
entitled to vote, shall tear off the
numbered stub and deposit the
ballot. The committee shall then
stamp the member's certificate of
membership in the proper column
for the year and month of elec
tion. Such stamp .shall bear the
word "Voted," the initials of the
voting place, and the date of the
voUng. If the member is not en
titled to vote ,the Judge shall
cancel and destroy his ballot.
The Tellers shall count, the bal
lots as they are deposited, and
the clerks shall keep record of
the count.
FORWARDING VOTES
Section 6. Balloting shall con
tinue until every qualified voter
present has had an opportunity
to vote. The Judge shall then
count the numbered stubs to
verify the count of the Clerks,
and shall enclose them in a seal
ed envelope in the baUot-box. He
shall then announce to the meet
ing, and the Secretary-Treasurer,
or Agent, shall record in the min
utes, (a) the number of ballots
last distributed; (b) the number
of ballots canceled or destroyed,
and (c) the number of ballots de
posited. The baUots shall then be
placed in an envelope provided
for the purpose and a slip of pa
per, also specifically provided,
shall be signed by each member
of the Committee on Election
and pasted on the back of the
envelope. The sealed envelope
shall then be placed in the bal
lot-box. The ballot-box shall
then be locked and sealed, and
the key thereof shall be sealed
up in an envelope, also speciaUy
provided for that purpose, on the
baick of which each member of
the Committee on Election shall
again sign his name. The envel
ope so signed and sealed shall be
given in charge of the Secretary-
Treasure, or Agent, or some other
member designated by the meet
ing. No candidate for office shall
be a member of the Committee
on Election.
BRANCH COUNTING
Section 7. In the regular meet
ing held in Branches during the
first meeting in January, the
mittee on Election shall open the
ballot-box, count the number of
ballots therein contained and
count the number of votes for
each candidate. The result shall
be noted in the minutes. The
Committee shall then forward to
Headquarters all used ballots
(i.e., aU ballots taken from the
ballot-box, including blank and
disqualified ballots), together
with a copy of the tally sheets,
under sealed cover, marked "Bal
lots for Officers." In case no
regular meeting is held during
such week, the Agent, in the
presence of the Committee on
Election, or, in their absence, be
fore five other full members,
shall open the ballot-box and
count the ballots therein contain
ed (but shall not count and tally
the votes), and forward same to
Headquarters in the manner
hereinbefore prescribed.
H. Q. COUNTING
Section 8. The. Committee on
Election at Headquarters shall
count the number of ballots re
ceived from each Brsinch and
cast at Headquarters, and shaU
count and tally the votes cast at
each voting place. They shall
prepare a report showing the
number of ballots cast and the
number of votes received by
each candidate at Headquarters
and each Branch, also the total
number of ballots and votes.
They shaU carefully preserve and
place under sealed cover all bal
lots, keeping separately the bal
lots cast in each voting place.
Tally sheets shall be kept on file
by the Secretary-Treasurer for
the inspection of members, and
the report of the committee shall
be spread in.fuU upon the min
utes.. The candidate receiving
the highest number of votes for
any office shaU be declared elect
ed, and shall assume office within
thirty days after notification. If
the candidate fails to comply
with the foregoing provision, the
office may be declared vacant,
and the Union shaU proceed to
fill the office in accordance with
Article 14, Section 3. Any mem
ber who desires to be present
during the canvass shall be ad
mitted upon showing his mem
bership book in good standing.
INVALID BALLOTS
Section 9. Multilated or disfig
ured ballots, or ballots marked
with lead pencil, shall be deem
ed invalid. Ballots torn in such a
manner that part of the names e<
candidates or voting squares is
destroyed are to be regarded as
mutilated ballots. " Where the
choice of any member for any of
fice cannot be determined with'
certainty, the vote for such of*
fice shall not be counted. This
also applies where a member has
voted for more than the desig
nated number of candidates to
be elected to any office. AU bal
lots cast at any time, in any place
and manner, except as herein"
provided, shall be deemed inval
id. 1
Section 10. All committees
mentioned in Article XIII shall
consist of six fuU book members
in good standing; two members
from each department.
9n Tybunohiam
ARANT, JAMES C
BELFORD, ERNEST L.
CHASE, HARRY
COUNCELMAN, CARVILLE
ENGLISH, COY LEE
.. Messmari
.. Messmani
Steward
Oilen
O.S.
GENTH, FREDERICK E.
PAVILONIS, JOHN
KROTZER, RALPH P.
WILTZ, EDDIE B
WOOD, FRANK L
D|eck Eng.
- — A.Bw
Wipe?
... ^lid Cook
A.B.
MONEY DUE
Ciew of the S. S. Benj. Bourne
have $125 attack bonus coming.
Collect 17 Battery Place, Mississ
ippi Line, New York City.
* ' * *
Extra meals money coming to
foUowing crew members of S. S.
Woodridge Ferris: J. Davis, J.
Dedicatoria, Fred Williams, Harry
Harris, John Brown, and William
Davis.
«t « «
Overtime iS| coming to foUow
ing crew members of S. S.
Charles Aycock: Paul Huffer, Leo
Manaugh, J. M. Hughley and A."
Langly.
More U-Boats Sunk
Than Merchant Ships
WASHINGTON—^Fewer enemy
U-boats'were at sea during Aug
ust and shipping losses continued
to decrease, a joint announce
ment by the OWI and the British
Ministry of Information discloses.
More U-boats were sunk than
merchant ships.
"It is significant," the Ameri
can arid British agencies stated,
"that the enemy made virtuaUy
no attempt to attack North At
lantic shipping, and opportunit
ies for attacking the U-boats have
been relatively few. Neverthe
less, U-boats have been hunted
relentlessly on alj stations wher
ever they have appe^ed and a
heavy toU has been taken."
STANLEY R. YODRIS
Get in touch with Richard M.
Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, Nevr
York City.
• • •
ARIE L. PRONK
Your wallet and Coast Guard
pass is at the office of the Secre*
tuy-Treasurer in New York.
EARL GILMAN
You have a telegram in the of
fice of the Secretary-Treasurer in
New York City.
» » »
IRVING PAULSON
Communicate with Richard M>
Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New
York City.
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VICENTE VILLACION
Your social security card and
union book have been found. Call
for them at Room 213, 2 Stone
Street, New York City.
see ,
BERNARD GOTTHARDT
Your social security card is in
Room 213, 2 Stone Street, New
York City.
»
BERNARD MICHAEL
ROMANOFF
Your passes and papers are in
the office of the Secretary-Trea
surer, New York City.
» * *
WILLIAM ASKSON
Your book and papers are. be-
ing held for you by the Philadel
phia Shipping Commissioner.
^V'::.
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OFFICIAL OBGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTEICT,
SEAFASESS' INTEBNATIONAL XTKION OF NORTH AMERICA
VOL. V. w NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1943 No. 26
PRISONERS OF WAR
AND UNIONISM
AN EDITORIAL —
A second SIU ship arrived in port this past week on
which German prisoners of war had been used to do sailor's
work. This ship belonged to the Bull Line and during
passage from North Africa back to New York, 15 selected
prisoners chipped and painted the entire boat deck. Had
the shipowner observed the union contract and used the
crew for this work, it would have been necessary to break
out the watch below and the result would have been 800
hours overtime.
In short, the crew is $720 the poorer, the shipowner is
that much to the good, and the German prisoners, their
own unions having been smashed by Hitler and the German
bosses, are now being used by the American shipowners in
an attempt to repeat the pattern here.
This practice of having war prisoners doing seamen's
work and thereby undermining organized labor, is a flag
rant violation of the union contracts and a violation of the
Statement of Principle and Policy signed by the Unions and
the government in the spring of 1942: We have no inten
tion of standing idly by while the shipowners chisel the
contracts in this manner. * *
The sight of the German prisoners on our ships is a
Constant reniinder of what ciri happert to pien wh^n. their
unions are smashed by the bosses. We* have no intention of
letting it happen here.
Agent Reports Progress
In Search For SIU Hall
By A. W. Armstrong
Receiving word of mouth tales of the invasions and
the part that the merchant marine is playing. Of course,
at this time it is impossible to tell these tales but when the
war is over there may be some first class reading printed
ill the LOG. I would suggest that all Agents and patrolmen
at this time take time to get this^
first hand information and when
the war is over then we may be
able to compile it in such a fash
ion that we can hand down a
real history of our union during
war time.
I expect the most interesting
news at this time for the mem
bership is the progress being
made regarding a hall here in
New Orleans. To give the mem
bers a short resume, some months
ago we started getting a commit
tee together to look over various
buildings. For quite some time
we looked at this and that and
found a couple that would have
done, but the members here took
the attitude that since we were
going to buy that it would be
foolish to buy something that
would not be satisfactory for all
time. V o at last found this hall
that has been in the minutes for
the last few weeks. This hall is
located at 1835 Magazine St. It
is close to the docks but 18
blocks from the heart of town.
There is street car service right
to the door and there is cross-
town service within two blocks.
I, acting for the union, offered
the company the sum of Fifteen
thousand^ dollars, subject to the
concurance of the membership.
A few days latter a counter
proposal was offered by the com
pany, they were asking $19,000.
I told them this was out of the
question and that we would for
get the whole thing. After talk
ing with the city's reality expert
he told me that he thought that
if we would split the * difference
we might be able to buy the
building. I took this up with the
meeting Monday night and this
meeting authorized me to offer
this price in " cash. By paying
cash for the hall we wpuld save
all that six pef cent carrying
charge.
Since the meeting I have got a
line on another building in this
same district that we are now in.
We have looked the building
over, and though it is not nearly
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Nominations Open;
1944 Seen As Most
Critical Year Yet
HISTORIC WORDS
"The establishment of equal
pay for equal work as the un
derlying principle in these ne
gotiations is crucial to the
continued life of this union."
—NMD Vice President
McKenzie to the ship
owners in the current
contract negotiations.
(Translation—If the NMU
doesn't get the same wages
and conditions won by the
SIU, the rank and file is
going to leave the union.)
Annual nominations for officers of the Atlantic and
Gulf District of the SIU opened this week and will con
tinue through the Monday night meeting of Sept. 27. All
elective offices — Secretary-Treasurer, Agents and Patrol
men—will be filled for the year of 1944 in the elections to
: •be held during November and
I December.
Florida Branch
Throws Successful
Party For Seamen
By J. K. SHAUGHNESSY
•nie most hectic event of the
season was_held last Wednesday
evening at the Legion Hall here
in Fort Lauderdale. The crew of
the S. S. Seatrain New Orleans
pitched in the works and held
the most successful dance and en
tertainment that has ever been
put on, by and for seamen.
All merchant seamen and their
friends were invited to attend
and have a good time, and they
turned out about two hundred
strong. There was plenty to eat
and plenty to drink. In fact the
boys and their friends consumed
over ten gallons of good Cana
dian Whiskey and Cuban Rum.
On top of this there was three
kegs of beer that disappeared
some place.
Most of the local officials, both
city and county, 'were invited,
but they thought that this event
would be a knock down and
drag-out affair so their dignity
would not permit them to attend.
Much to the surprise of the lo
cal dignitaries this turned out to
be the most well-behaved group
of men in the entire city of Fort
Lauderdale.
Even the newspapers gave out
with favorable publicity. Which
is something for the press in this
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High Wage Myth
All the hullabaloo about high
wages sounds pretty hollow
alongside a shocking report just
issued by L. Metcalfe Walling,
administrator of the Wag and
Horn- Act.
Unbelievable as the figures
seem, about 12,500,000 workers
are employed in industries for
which a minimum wage of 40
cents an hour was established
during the year, or for which ap
plications for wage hikes are
pending. Walling said.
Even after the 12,500,000 work
ers- are given a guaranteed 40-
cent minimum. Walling asserted,
there will still be many workers
in-other fields being paid less.
"Despite a public impression
that • wartime wages are high,"
Walling emphasized, "the War
Labor Board has deemed it nec
essary to allow employers, with
out specific permission, to raise
rates to 40 cents an horn. This
was done because the board was
flooded with requests from em
ployers and employes who had
previously not been paying or re
ceiving this much."
Walling recalled that employer
members on committees named
to consider wages in two large
industries voted almost solidly
against establishing rates "as
high as 40 cents an hour." This
would indicate. Walling said, that
lower rates were still being paid
and that labor could still be ob
tained for less than 40 cents an
hour.
The principal reason employers
are fighting the 40-cent minimum,
it was indicated, is that they
know when once established the
rate will "stand as a bulwark for
both employers and workers
against competitive wage slash
ing in the period of readjustment
after the war when our soldiers
come home."
STRIKE VOTE!
Boston fishermen, victim of OPA price ceilings on fish
catches, will conduct a strike ballot beginning September 29.
Members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, SIU, the men
will vote by crews as they hit the beach throughout the week.
The vote will be taken under the provisions of the Smith-
Connally Act, and will be supervised by the National Labor
Relations Board.
This election may well turn
out to be one of the most import
ant ever held by the union. It is
not out of the question for the
war to end during 1944, and the
union officials then in office will
face grave decisions and respon
sibilities. We all expect a full
scale shipowner offensive against
our conditions once the war is
out of the way, and the incoming
officers will no doubt be called
upon to lead the most militant
actions in defense of our con
tracts—and even in defense of
our very existance as a. trade
union. Lockouts and strikes and
picket lines are in prospect and
the most steadfast and militorrt
leadets will be required,
membership should bear this in
mind, and not conduct nomina
tions in a routine and half-heart
ed manner.
As for eligibility for office, the
union constitution provides that
any member (who can qualify)
may nominate himself for office in
the last two meetings in Septem
ber. He must file written notifi
cation of nomination, along with
proof of qualifications, and this
must be in the office of the Sec
retary-Treasurer not later than
October 15.
To be eligible for elective of
fice, the candidate must:
1. Be a citizen of the United
States of America.
2. Be a full member of the
SIU, in continuous good standing
for a period of six months imme
diately prior to the date of nom
ination.
3. If a candidate for Agent or
joint phtrolman, have three years
of sea service in any one of three
departments; if candidate for de
partmental patrolman must have
three years sea service in the de
partment specified. Sea service
shall mean sea time on merchant
ships.
4. Have no record of miscon
duct while previously employed
as an officer of the union.
Think it over brothers. Plenty
of storms are blowing up and
your union deserves the best of
ficers. Don't make a nomination
lightly and capriciously. Do make
a nomination with a view to
clearing the decks for action
against the enemy.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Pederation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President
110 Market Stf^t, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWR. - - - _ t ^ - $ecy-TttaS,
p. O. Sox 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Reff^
424 J th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
• • •
Directory of Branches
Merchant Seamen
Stick To Their Jobs
Upgrade School Functions
Are Explained By USMS
BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE
NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwHng Green 9-3437
BOSTON (lOl 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057
BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St ..Calvert 4539
PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 765 1
NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083
NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 ChaitreS St Canal 3336
SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St... Savannah 3-1728
TAMPA ,423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323
MOBILE 55 Co. Conception St Dial 2-1392
PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puetto de TIerra
GALVESTON. 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043
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PUBLICATION OFFICE:
ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET
New York City BOwling Green 9-8346
xa
The Labor Draft Bill
Big Business, brass bats and the government are now
beating the drums for the passage of the Austili-Wads-
worth labor draft bill. This bill would freeze workers to
their jobs (their wages are already frozen) and would give
the Washington bureaucracy a real strangle hold bn the
very lives of the workers. i
This is forced labor based on the fascist pattern. It
would take from labor the rights won over many y0a.rs of
struggle. Under the guise of meeting a war emergency, it
would place in the hands of the government and the
bosses, far reaching powers which they would fight to re
tain in peace time.
The excuse advanced for passing the bill is the alleged
manpower shortage and other production bottle necks. To
begin with, you can't put 7 million men in uniform and
still expect a labor surplus. Such labor shortage as exists
is the result of the war and forced labor isn't going to
solve it.
As for the other production bottle necks, the majority
of those are directly due to faulty planning, lack of corre
lation in letting contracts, allotting raw matetials, manage
ment inefficiency and (no small point) graft. Forced labor
can hardly correct these evils.
. It is undeniable that some areas have more manpower
labor. But this must be accompanied by the payment of
living wages, of transportation expenses, provisions for
adequate housing, health protection and recreation.
But the Austin-WadsWorth bill does nothing to rem
edy bad housing, poor eating and starvation wages.' It does
nothing but clamp upon labor the muzzle and chain of
slavery.
In reality the backers of the Austin-Wadsworth bill
are less concerned about production schedules than about
smashing labor. They see in this war an opportunity to
settle accounts with their age old enemies—the American
workers.
Labor should not be fooled by all the window-dressing
designed to make the bill look like a war time measure to
increase the flow of arms to the soldiers. It is a 14 karet
union busting measure, and should be fought as such.
Merchant seamen and officers
are Staying on theit jcibs deSfiite
weather^ eiiemy actiofl, or the
constant strain of repeated sea
duty, according to figures releas
ed by Marshall E. Dimock, Assis
tant Deputy Adihihistrator of the
War Shipping Administration.
Based on figures corhpiled
since March IS, 1943, there has
been an "absenteeiSni'' of leSs
than six and one half per cent of
all officers ahd then einployed by
American iherchailt Ships, the te-
pbrt shows. During that period
more than 104,000 merchant sea
men shipped frorii Uriited States
ports and only 6,600 of these haVe
failed to re-ship after their initial
or consequent voyages. The ma-^
jority of these who did hot go
back to sea after concluding a
voyage were prevented from do
ing so because of reasons of
health.
"Few industries anywhere cari
match the marvelous record of
our .merchant searacn," Mr. Di
mock said. "It is bfie of which
the Unions, the companies and
the War Shipping Administra
tion can be proud. When Ameri
cans consider the risks these
men take and the conditions un
der which they sail they will
fully understand that such a low
rate of attrition cari only rriean
extreme loyalty and courage be
yond the line of duty.
"With each new invasion, with
each new ship off the ways, the
number of men in the Merchant
Marine will have to iricrease,"
Mr. Dimock continued. "The
Merchant Marine has a job that
grows in size every day. Sicily
was double what Africa called
for and the pext invasion may
call for even more.
"There are two ways to get the
increased persoririel we • heed.
We must trairi men for the eritfy
ratings arid recruit cxpeHericed
men now ashore for the qualified
ratings. Both of these are neces
sary and both are being exten
sively used. These men ship
again and again because they
want to, not because there is any
outside power forcing them to.
September 20, 1943 j
Seafarers IriteTriatibnal IJnion " •
2 Stone Street
New York, N. Y.
Attention: Mr. Williams
Deaf Sir: ,
Thank you for your interest in our school. This tfairiing station*
tvas established in order to break the bottleneck of shortages of
Able Bodied fieameri. Any ordinary eearftari who is an American
citizen With deck time a§ follows is qualified: ' ' ^ •
Six to riihe months require One month training. . '
More than nirie months Will receive a maximum of fifteen
days' training. (Men with ability usually complete this
training in about six days.)
Seamen who are graduates of a U, S. Maritime Service
Training Station or training ships need only three months
and will receive the same trairiirig as meri with more than
nine months.
The school is operi from fl:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Moriday throUgK
Saturday. Meri are efirolled as Seameri, first claSs and are paid
$66.00 per month plus $3.00 per day for subsistence and lodging.
Time spent in this course will not count against time ashore undeij
Selective Service Regulations.
You, who are connected with the sea can appreciate the im-
poftarice of this work. May we request that you send to this station
all ordinary seamen sailing as AB's and all ordinary seamen With
the requisite amount of sea time. Men in other cities should apply
to the Enfollirig Office, U. S. Maritime Service and their trarispor-
tatiori will be paid upon erirollment to the Upgrade School in NeW;
York, New OfleariS of San Francisco which ever is nearest.
Your fullest cooperation is requested and deeply appreciated. '
Very truly yours,
FRANK A. FLORS.
Ensign, U.S.M.S.
Officer-in-Charge, (acting)
Italian. LaboT Rebuilds
Shattered Trade Unions
Honor Roll
• A,
Galveston $45.66
S.S. Virginia Dare 20.00
S.S. Paft York 20.00
S.S. Walter Ranger i8.go
V. D. Dickerson 10.00
S.S. Rupbert Peckham 8.00
L. White 8.00
Ij. Duerschiett ^e.oo
^J. Mafvey
Philadelphia 6.06
Joseph Minagro 6.06
D. Wolczanski 6.00
J. StarikewicZ 5.60
L. D. Smith 4.00
Carlo Colsardo 4.00
Third Assistant Eng. 3.00
J. Lassister 3.00
R. Rae 2.00
Ev-NMU member ....... 2.00
X. Bertelson . 2.00
John L. Lloyd 2.00
Boston 2.00
J. Voliva 2.00
M. J. Lyden . 2.00
C. Starke ... LOO
TOTAL ....$197.00
NEW YORK, N. Y.—ITF—
Step by step the Italian workers
are regaining their former rights
and febUildirig the trade union
movement smashed in nearly
two decades of Fascist rule, the
mairi office of the ihterriational
Transport Workers' Federation
feports after receipts of confiden
tial information from Italy.
The workers' struggle for free
dom centers mainly around the
iridustrial cities of Milan, Genoa,
and Turiri, arid not even German
military occupation force has
been able to halt the workers' de
termined attempts to reestablish
their former organizations. The
period between the dictator's fall
and the surrender of the junior
Axis partner to the Allies was
characterized by a bittea under
ground struggle which vented it
self principally in public demon
strations and stay-in strike.s in
the factories. Appeals and threats
of the Badoglio government prov
ed equally unsuccessful so that
the Badoglio regime was finally
compelled to seek ari understand
ing with the wofkers and their
spokesmen.
Among the gains secured in
the past few weeks is the restor
ation of shop stewards and union
representatives in industrial es
tablishments. An agfcemcflt con
cluded on September 2 betweeli
the Ministry of Labor, Brimcj
Buozzi acting in behalf of the
Italian labor movement and the
Association of Italian f Industrial
ists explicitly recognized the res
toration of these posts which had
beeri suppressed by Mussolini in
1926 at -the instigation of the
same Association of Italian In
dustrialists.
The employers, though out
wardly conciliatory, evidently
hope to save the Corporation and
Labor fascist charter out of the
collapse of Fascism and with it
the fascist labor secretaries who
administered the labor provisions
in the interest of the employers.
The workers are determined
however, to regain the free ex
ercise of their democratic tights
and again .become free trade
unionists, regardless of the hopes
of Italy's industrialists and finan
ciers.
KELP CLEAR WITH YOUR DRAFT BOARD
By observing the following Simple instructions you will
continue to receive deferment from militaty service. Fail
to observe these rules and you may tvind up in the army.
WHEN SIGNING ON: Give the clerk or skipper all the
information necessary to fill out RMO Card No. 47 .(Grebn v
Card).
WHEN SIGNING OFF; See that Card No. 48 A Is prop-
perly filled out by skipper or clerk.
Ship out before your allotted time ashore has ejqiired.
If you have not yet filled out the Green Card, contact your
draft bukitd diid let them know that you are sailing.
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Friday^ September 24/ 1943 THE SEAFARERS LOG
Around The Ports
Page Three }
sasixi
NORFOLK
Shipping continues good but
pay-offs have slowed down some
what, A Bull Line Liberty ar
rived here several days ago and
after discharging the usual live
cargo, announced that instead of
paying off here the ship would
proceed down the coast and pay
off there^ Nothing was left
aboard except sand ballast that
had been aboard for three trips
across and back, but the WSA
and the Company decided to call
it cargo although three separate
crews had been paid off while
the same ballast was carried. The
ship moved over from Newport
News to the oil dock for bunkers
and additional stores and the
Captain refused any shore leave.
Six members of the crew who
were pretty disgusted went over
the side and onto a tov/boat after
the gangway was in, although
they had been advised by the
unions to stay aboard. They were
charged with desertion and had
their certificates suspended for
Sik months despite a fight put up
the union to get them taken
back aboard the ship which was
stiU in the stream. |
After this incident orders were
chaftged and the ship w'ent up
the bay tq. Baitimofe to pay off.
Several companies have tried
this before but this is the first
time they have actually succeed^
ed in discharging all cargo and
still forcing the crew to stay
aboard.
The whole thing appears to be
a patent effort on the part of the
govef-nfnefital agencies aftd the
companies to establish a preced
ent whereby they Can keep crews
aboard indefinitely.
A Mississippi ship came in the
other day looking like a tele
phone booth in distress. The Cap
tain had allegedly whipped a guy
with wire, the Chief Engineer
had locked another in an ice box
and in general the whole outfit
was haywire. The Captain also
painted over the side at sea and
did general Work all over the
ship. This would be buck has
luckily been replaced with an
other skipper but be on the look
out for him—^His name is AN-
BREASSON (no relation to his
counterpart "Red Lead" Ander
son).
. MARTY THAINOR, Agent
Out of the Focs^l
by
JC.
t)
Ohe of the ILA men made a trip to Bermuda on a sea-going tug
and when he came back the company informed him the FBI was
lobking for him. He showed the FBI that he was not delinquent
with his draft board. So they called his draft board and tell them
that this man gave them his change of address. The draft board calls
up the U. S. District Atiorney and so he insists upon seeing him
The FBI men take him over there and they insist that the man was
not delinquent and was not trying to dodge the draft, but the At
torfley tefused to see the man's papers, insisting that he was dclin
qUent. He holds him on $500 bail, and since he couldn't get anyone
to bail him out he rested in jail for two days, and was finally in
dticted into the Navy.
The FBI Agents regretted the action of the U. S. Attorney but
there wasn't anything they could do about it. The only action the
tow boat man had was to sue the draft board for false arrest, but
he Was disgusted, and took no action against them. Here is the case
of an active seamen having the works put to him, and all the facts
in the world was not going to help him. Now at 38, this man is in
Service because his draft board wanted him there. So brothers,
doh't feel too secure because you're sailing ships. Keep in touch
with your draft board every time you return from a trip, and you'I
save jjourself a lot of headaches.
The WSA has issued a guide book to all seamen. They must
want to give some of the boys a lesson in geography. Some of them
don't even know where they are when the trip is over, but the
WSA wants them to be worldly wise. They have a new USS center
ih Trihadad. The beachcombers will be glad to hear about if. They
have accommodations for 50 .seamen. It is located at 1 St. Ann's
Road. The stockade in the Persian Gulf is getting filled with U. S.
seamen. Those who quit their ships down there are incarcerated
by the Army and are not allowed to lea/e the stockade until they
sei ve theif term. So get wise fellows, the union can't help you on
that beef.
ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7th TO 11th
DEC)K ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
SHIPPED 320 268 290 888
SeGISTERElD 24^ 2l8 ' 165 630
Florida Branch
Throws Successful
Party For Seamen
{Continued from Page 1)
part of the state.
The gaiig oh the Seatraih were
SO pleased with the way the shin
dig came off that they are plan
ning to hold another in the near
future. The only ones that were
disappointed were those that re
ceived invitations and didn't at
tend.
The crew of the Seatrain de
serve a lot of credit for thinking
up and putting over such a pro
gram. if nothing else, they prov
ed to the people in this vicinity
that the Merchant Seamen are as
well-behaved and well-mannered
as any other group of men in the
world.
The Entertainment Committee
was composed of Brothers Wm.
F. Kuschke, Wm. E. Boyd and
Louie Daray. These men worked
for over three weeks to make
this blowout a success, and they
did a fine job.
Everything was Union, the
printing of programs and invita
tions was given to a local Union
printer, the music was by art or
chestra from the Miami Federa
tion of Musicians. Even the beer
was Union Made and deliverec
by a Union driver. The Master of
CM-emonies, althought he is not
a Union' member, was selected
because of his fairness to Union
seamen and also his ability to
help the people get lined out and
have a good time. (After the
third rum and coke they didn't
need any help).
Agent Reports Progress!
In Search For SIU Hall
WLB Won't
Nullify NLRB
Past Decisions
WASHINGTON — The WLB
ruled that it will not and cannot
use its powers to nullify decisions
of the NLRB, since to do so
would nullify an act of Congress.
For this reason, the Board unani
mously refused to take jurisdic
tion of a dispute at the Morenci,
Arizona, mine of the Phelps
Dodge Corp., brought up by the
Clifton Morenci Metal Trades
Council (AFL).
The dispute arose when the
NLRB certified the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers (CIO) as exclusive bar
gaining agent for the approxim
ately 2,000 employees at the mine.
The AFL Council contended
that the recent large-scale influx
of non-skilled workers into the
niines gave these workers the
dominant voice over skilled
workers in any industrial bar
gaining unit. Other Phelps-
Dodge mines in Arizona, it alleg
ed, have craft units. After the
election, the AFL petitioned the
NLRB for reconsideration of its
decision and direction of the
election. The petition was de
nied. In the meantime, the dis
pute had been certified to the
WLB, and the AFL requested a
public hearing, which was held
August 20, 1943.
Keep In Touch With
our Local Draft Board,
{Continued front Page 1)
as big as the other one, it will
rnake a very nice hail for our
selves, 1 believe that this build
ing deserves looking into as I
think it cah be bought and put
into first class shape at consider
able saving. When I say first
class shape I mean just that.
Showers, Wash tubs (with a
scrubbing board not Washing
machines) proper and decent
toilets, committee rooms, offices
away from the racket of the men,
a library where we can have
reading rnaterial at all times,
some decent games in a place
where they can be played, in
other Words just what all you
old timers who rode from place
to place often thought of but
never had. A place where a guy
when he needs it can come and
clean up, knowing that there is
soap and all the gear on hand.
The pie'-cards here in New Or
leans have spent a lot of time
talking this thing over and when
we do realize on it, we want to
start something that all the other
halls can set their sights on and
try to compete with. We might
start this haU buying set up here,
but the members that I have
talked to are all very enthusias
tic about it and all hands state
that it is time that we get our
own halls.
That hall in Wilmington seems
to have hit all the boys who have
been on the coast, and when we
start talking hall they all say,
"O.K., let's get ours. What's a
ten buck assessment now. It will
repay itself a thousand fold."
So until later that will do fo^
now.
P,S= Just contacted the owner§
of this building and they teU us
that this joint is already lease4
so therefore we must vacate.
Eddie Ford
James Vaselakos
John Hamilton
Jesse W. Gray—TC 1235
Maurice Gray—TC-1233
M. McGovern
Alfred Lopez
J. Pinir
Rix Naegle
James Brady
M. Neville
Lenhardi Eisele
L. Chamberland
C. R. Michael
G. Patrice
A. Brazcnic
Teopesta San Juan
L. L. Miller
George Eraser
Lloyd D. Moullon
S. Josephson
Maurice Romans
Leo Garfield
Laurence Kelly
Estill Fr_ances
Albert Huard
Norman Johnson
•1
Keep In Touch With
Your Local Draft Boccrdy
SIU And Tanker Members
On West Coast
Central Registering and Dispatching Office
Open in SUP Headquarters at San Francisco
For SIU Members and T. C*s in
Deck, Engine and Steward Departments
Increased shipping on West Coast by SIU members
has made it necessary tp open a separate and complete
business office to be devoted solely to registering- and car
ing for the needs of SIU members in all departments.
All SIU members in San Francisco are required to im
mediately register in SIU office at 59 Clay St. SIU members
in SUP Branches,on the West Coast are to register in the
respective SUP Office and receive an SIU shipping card.
SIU shipping cards will have preference on SIU ships and
will be i^cognized by all SUP Dispatchers. SIU Deck mem
bers will have second preference when SUP members are
available.
For Further Information:
Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the
addresses listed below. You will always finds somebody at
these numbers excepting at night.
SEATTLE, WASH.—86 Seneca St.—Phone Elliott 6752.
—'E. Coester or Johnson.
PORTLAND, OREGON—111 West Burnside St.—Phone
Beacon 4336—John Massey or C. Atkins.
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA—257 Fifth St.—Phone Rich
mond 4021—^Louie Glebe or Banks.
VANCOUVER, B. C.—340 B. Cambie St.—Phone Pacific
7824—Hugh Murphy.'
WILMINGTON, California — 440 Avalbn Blvd. — Phone
4449.
NEW YORK CITY — 105 Broad St. — Phone BOwling
Green 9-9530—^Morris Weisberger.
SAN FRANCISCO—59 Clay St.—Phone Exbrook 8229—
Phil donley.
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Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Sepieimber 24, 1943
I ^'"Zr
Constitional Provisions For Nomination
And Election Of Seafarers Officers
(All Agents: Please clip this page and post it
prominently in the hall for all members to see. This
will eliminate many beefs and misunderstandings
on election procedure.)
ARTICLE XIII
Nomination and Election of
Officers. Atlantic and
Gulf District
Section 1. The regular officers
shall be elected annually and
shall hold office for one year, or
until relieved by their regular
successors in office.
Section 2. Nomination of reg
ular officers shall be made ht all
branches in the regular meeting
held during the last two meet
ings in September. Any member
who can qualify may nominate
himsefffor office by submitting,
in writing, accompanied by the
necessary proof of qualifications
listed in sub-sections (a), (b), (c),
and (d), his intentions to run for
office, naming the particular of
fice. Such notification to be in
Secretary-Treasurer's office not
before September 1st, and not
later than October 15th of the
year.
The names and roll-numbers of
nominees, if obtainable at the
time shall be recorded in the
minutes. The Secretary-Treasur
er shall prepare a list of names
of nominees for each office and
forward copies thereof to each
Branch. Such lists shall be con
spicuously posted in each qffice
or hall. All full members shall
be eligible for any regular office,
provided:
(a) That he is a cituen of the
United States of America.
(b) That he be a full member
of the Seafarers' International
Union of North America, in con
tinuous good standing for a pe
riod of six (6) months immedi
ately prior to the date of nom
ination.
(c) Any candidate for Agent
or joint patrolman must have
three years of sea service in any
one or three departments. Any
candidate for departmental pa
trolman must have three years
sea service in their respective
departments. Sea service as spe
cified in this article shall mean
oh merchant vessels .
(d) He has not misconducted
him.self previously while employ
ed as an officer of the Union.
Section 3. A committee con
sisting of six full book members
in good standing, two from each
department, shall be elected,
whose duty it shall be to prepare
the ballot.
All nommees who desire to bc=
come candidates shall have the
necessary qualifications and ac
ceptance in the office of the Sec
retary-Treasurer or the Commit
tee on Candidates prior to the
15th day of October of each year.
Nominees who shall fail to com=
ply herewith shall be regarded
as having declined the nomina
tion. Ballots shall (a) bear the
name of the Union, the month
and year of election and instruc
tions to voters; (b) bear the
names of eligible and duly quali
fied candidates for each office ar
ranged alphabetically with vot
ing squares to the right of
names; (c) have one blank line
for each office in which member
whose name does not appear up
on the ballot who must be quali
fied under the provisions of Sec
tion 2 of this Article; and (d) be
perforated at the upper edge and
the perforated stubs numbered
consecutively ,beginning with
No. 1. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall cause to be printed, and
shall forward to each Branch
and retain for use at Headquar
ters, a sufficient number of bal
lots, and shall keep a record of
the numbers of the first and last
ballots so forwarded and retain
ed. None but official ballots shall
be used in any general election.
BALLOTING
Section 4. Balloting for officers
shall be secret and shall take
place each day during the month
of November and December, 60
Day Referendum provided that
there are five members in good
standing elected from the meet
ing present to look at their books
and guard the ballot box; and no
ballots shall be accepted except
those cast in the regular manner.
A committee of Election com
posed of six (6) full members in
good standing, two (2) from each
department, namely one judge,
two tellers and three clerks, shall
be elected in each port to con
duct the election and to canvass
the returns. Ballots shall be dis
tributed in the order of their
numbers, commencing with the
lowest number.
Section 5. Members shaU be
entitled to vote upon presenting
their membership certificates
showing that they are in good
standing, and have not previous
ly voted at the same election.
Members shall mark their ballots
with a pen and ink, or indelible
pencil, and shall signify their
choice of candidates by marking
a cross (X) in voting squares op
posite names, or by writing in
the blank line the name of their
choice if such name be not print
ed upon the ballot. Lead pencils
shall not be used in marking bal
lots. When a member has mark
ed his ballot, he shall deliver it
folded to the Judge, who, after
ascertaining that the member is
entitled to vote, shall tear off the
numbered stub and deposit the
ballot. The committee shall then
stamp the member's certificate of
membership in the proper column
for the year and month of elec
tion. Such stamp .shall bear the
word "Voted," the initials of the
voting place, and the date of the
voUng. If the member is not en
titled to vote ,the Judge shall
cancel and destroy his ballot.
The Tellers shall count, the bal
lots as they are deposited, and
the clerks shall keep record of
the count.
FORWARDING VOTES
Section 6. Balloting shall con
tinue until every qualified voter
present has had an opportunity
to vote. The Judge shall then
count the numbered stubs to
verify the count of the Clerks,
and shall enclose them in a seal
ed envelope in the baUot-box. He
shall then announce to the meet
ing, and the Secretary-Treasurer,
or Agent, shall record in the min
utes, (a) the number of ballots
last distributed; (b) the number
of ballots canceled or destroyed,
and (c) the number of ballots de
posited. The baUots shall then be
placed in an envelope provided
for the purpose and a slip of pa
per, also specifically provided,
shall be signed by each member
of the Committee on Election
and pasted on the back of the
envelope. The sealed envelope
shall then be placed in the bal
lot-box. The ballot-box shall
then be locked and sealed, and
the key thereof shall be sealed
up in an envelope, also speciaUy
provided for that purpose, on the
baick of which each member of
the Committee on Election shall
again sign his name. The envel
ope so signed and sealed shall be
given in charge of the Secretary-
Treasure, or Agent, or some other
member designated by the meet
ing. No candidate for office shall
be a member of the Committee
on Election.
BRANCH COUNTING
Section 7. In the regular meet
ing held in Branches during the
first meeting in January, the
mittee on Election shall open the
ballot-box, count the number of
ballots therein contained and
count the number of votes for
each candidate. The result shall
be noted in the minutes. The
Committee shall then forward to
Headquarters all used ballots
(i.e., aU ballots taken from the
ballot-box, including blank and
disqualified ballots), together
with a copy of the tally sheets,
under sealed cover, marked "Bal
lots for Officers." In case no
regular meeting is held during
such week, the Agent, in the
presence of the Committee on
Election, or, in their absence, be
fore five other full members,
shall open the ballot-box and
count the ballots therein contain
ed (but shall not count and tally
the votes), and forward same to
Headquarters in the manner
hereinbefore prescribed.
H. Q. COUNTING
Section 8. The. Committee on
Election at Headquarters shall
count the number of ballots re
ceived from each Brsinch and
cast at Headquarters, and shaU
count and tally the votes cast at
each voting place. They shall
prepare a report showing the
number of ballots cast and the
number of votes received by
each candidate at Headquarters
and each Branch, also the total
number of ballots and votes.
They shaU carefully preserve and
place under sealed cover all bal
lots, keeping separately the bal
lots cast in each voting place.
Tally sheets shall be kept on file
by the Secretary-Treasurer for
the inspection of members, and
the report of the committee shall
be spread in.fuU upon the min
utes.. The candidate receiving
the highest number of votes for
any office shaU be declared elect
ed, and shall assume office within
thirty days after notification. If
the candidate fails to comply
with the foregoing provision, the
office may be declared vacant,
and the Union shaU proceed to
fill the office in accordance with
Article 14, Section 3. Any mem
ber who desires to be present
during the canvass shall be ad
mitted upon showing his mem
bership book in good standing.
INVALID BALLOTS
Section 9. Multilated or disfig
ured ballots, or ballots marked
with lead pencil, shall be deem
ed invalid. Ballots torn in such a
manner that part of the names e<
candidates or voting squares is
destroyed are to be regarded as
mutilated ballots. " Where the
choice of any member for any of
fice cannot be determined with'
certainty, the vote for such of*
fice shall not be counted. This
also applies where a member has
voted for more than the desig
nated number of candidates to
be elected to any office. AU bal
lots cast at any time, in any place
and manner, except as herein"
provided, shall be deemed inval
id. 1
Section 10. All committees
mentioned in Article XIII shall
consist of six fuU book members
in good standing; two members
from each department.
9n Tybunohiam
ARANT, JAMES C
BELFORD, ERNEST L.
CHASE, HARRY
COUNCELMAN, CARVILLE
ENGLISH, COY LEE
.. Messmari
.. Messmani
Steward
Oilen
O.S.
GENTH, FREDERICK E.
PAVILONIS, JOHN
KROTZER, RALPH P.
WILTZ, EDDIE B
WOOD, FRANK L
D|eck Eng.
- — A.Bw
Wipe?
... ^lid Cook
A.B.
MONEY DUE
Ciew of the S. S. Benj. Bourne
have $125 attack bonus coming.
Collect 17 Battery Place, Mississ
ippi Line, New York City.
* ' * *
Extra meals money coming to
foUowing crew members of S. S.
Woodridge Ferris: J. Davis, J.
Dedicatoria, Fred Williams, Harry
Harris, John Brown, and William
Davis.
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Overtime iS| coming to foUow
ing crew members of S. S.
Charles Aycock: Paul Huffer, Leo
Manaugh, J. M. Hughley and A."
Langly.
More U-Boats Sunk
Than Merchant Ships
WASHINGTON—^Fewer enemy
U-boats'were at sea during Aug
ust and shipping losses continued
to decrease, a joint announce
ment by the OWI and the British
Ministry of Information discloses.
More U-boats were sunk than
merchant ships.
"It is significant," the Ameri
can arid British agencies stated,
"that the enemy made virtuaUy
no attempt to attack North At
lantic shipping, and opportunit
ies for attacking the U-boats have
been relatively few. Neverthe
less, U-boats have been hunted
relentlessly on alj stations wher
ever they have appe^ed and a
heavy toU has been taken."
STANLEY R. YODRIS
Get in touch with Richard M.
Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, Nevr
York City.
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ARIE L. PRONK
Your wallet and Coast Guard
pass is at the office of the Secre*
tuy-Treasurer in New York.
EARL GILMAN
You have a telegram in the of
fice of the Secretary-Treasurer in
New York City.
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IRVING PAULSON
Communicate with Richard M>
Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New
York City.
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VICENTE VILLACION
Your social security card and
union book have been found. Call
for them at Room 213, 2 Stone
Street, New York City.
see ,
BERNARD GOTTHARDT
Your social security card is in
Room 213, 2 Stone Street, New
York City.
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BERNARD MICHAEL
ROMANOFF
Your passes and papers are in
the office of the Secretary-Trea
surer, New York City.
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WILLIAM ASKSON
Your book and papers are. be-
ing held for you by the Philadel
phia Shipping Commissioner.
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