Seafarers Log: Vol. 8 No. 39 (1946-09-27)

Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America

Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1946 No. 39

Work Rules
Negotiations
Progressing

NEW ifURK, September 27—
As of this date, the negotiations

between the Seafarers Interna­
tional Union and the ship oper­
ators is progressing very rapid­
ly, and members of the Union's
Negotiating Committee expect
definite results in the very near
future.

The discussions being held at
present concern Working and
General Rules, the only, part of
the contracts which were left
hanging when eight of the largest
freight lines signed contracts
with the SlU on August 5, pro­
viding for the highest wages and
best overtime rates in the in­
dustry.

The wage rates agreed to at
that time, and later turned down
by the Wage Stabilization Board,
led to the most complete general
strike in United States maritime
history. As a result of the action
of the SlU-SUP, other maritime
unions have been able to beg the
same scales for their members.

Representing the SlU at the
present meetings are John Hawk,
Paul Hall, J. P. Shuler, and
Robert Matthews. Other mem­
bers of the Union have been ask­
ed to attend certain sessions
when it was felt that these mem­
bers could help out with spe­
cialized information.

Seafarers Stream Back sii| oemamis
To Work After Beating""""
WSB On Wage Increases

With a complete victory over Government dictatorship under their belts, the men
of the Seafarers International Union streamed back to work this week after a general
strike of ten days duration which totally ti d up the shipping facilities of the United
States.

The work of assigning men to the ships from which they had come to join the
ipicketlincs was being donet

First Cleared,
SlU Ship Goes
On Mercy Errand

GOOD MEETINGS

All of the members of the SlU
Committee feel that the company
representatives are really inter­
ested in coming to an agreement
on the rules in question, and so
far the entire agreement has been
approved with certain exceptions
in general rules. Also still re­
maining for discussion are the
Manning Scale and the Shore-
gang clause. But these last are
not expected to give much
trouble.

While the strike was in prog­
ress, there were no meetings be­
tween the Union and the com­
panies. But since the end of the
action against Washington red-
tape madness, the meetings have
been held daily, and progress
has been made each day. Mem­
bers of the Union Committee feel
that the conciliatory attitude of
the company representatives
might have been brought on by
the fact that these men do not
want their ships tied up any more
as they were during the recent
action.

REAL OPTIMISM

As the agreement stands to­
day, and with the way things are
shaping up, there is every rea-

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NEW YORK—The MV Pigeon
Point, Moran Towing Company,
first ship cleared out of the Port
of New York after the end of the
strike against WSB bureaucracy,
went on a mission of mercy right
into the teeth of a hurricane
which had crippled the SB New-
hall Hills, Pacific Tankers, and
blown the ship way off its course.

The disabled vessel sent out
distress signals starting with Fri­
day evening, September 13, but
as late as the afternoon of the
lext day the Coast Guard still
bad not reached the stricken ship
md the first American ship to
ieave harbor was cleared by the
SlU fc r the trip.

HURRICANE
Fighting against a 45-mile hur­

ricane at sea, the Pigeon Point
reached the Newhall Hills as she
wallowed out of control at a point
160 miles off Nantucket, Rhode

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quickly, and other ships were
being crewed as rapidly as pos­
sible. Within a week, it was
thought that all shipping in the;
large port of New York would
be back to normal, and other
ports would follow rapidly.

For a period of a few days
after the end of the SlU strike,
the National Maritime Union,
CIO, maintained picketlines and
refused to return to work until
they had been promised the same
wages won by the SlU-SUP in
negotiations with the ship oper­
ators. These wages were in most
cases $5.00 to $50.00 per month
more than the salaries being paid
to the men of the NMU.

illness Forces
Resignation Of
San Juan Agent

MFOWW OUT

Allied with the NMU in the
shortlived strike was the Marine
Firemen, Oilers, Wipers, and
Watertenders, (Inde pendent),
which is now balloting on wheth­
er or not to become a permanent
part of the communist dominated
Committee for Maritime Unity.

The NMU had maintained that
they would stay out on strike
until the demands of the
MFOWW had also been satisfied,
but as soon as the terms asked

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Due to ill health. Bud Ray
SlU agent in San Juan has re
signed his position upon the rec

ommendation of his doctor. This
action, was taken this week and

Brother Ray has been succeeded
by Daniel Butts who will be act
ing agent in that port until elec
tions.

Brother Ray who has been
agent in this port for the past
two years has been in ill health
for quite some time and at va­
rious times has come to the main­
land for treatment at John Hop­
kins Hospital in Baltimore.

Since resigning Brother Ray
has shipped out of San Juan as
Third Mate.

All Union brothers who have
met Bud Ray are sorry to hear
of his illness and wish him a
speedy recovery. Hope we'll see
him back in circulation soon.

Nominations Opened For Union Offices;
New Qualifications, As Changed, In Effect

Nominations of candidates for
union office in the Atlantic and
Gulf District for 1947 will get
under way in all ports at the
next regular membership meet­
ings.

Qualifications which candidates
must possess as provided by the
Constitution and By-laws appear
on Page 4.

Copies of a resolution propos­
ing offices which should appear
on the ballot in the 1947 General
Election, in addition to the regu­
lar elective offices provided for
in the Constitution, have been
forwarded to all Branch Agents
by John Hawk, Secretary-Treas­
urer. The resolutions are to be
presented to the membership in
the various ports for immediate
action.

Accompanying the resolution
was a letter from Brother Hawk
stating that "nominations of reg­
ular officers for 1947 shall be
made at your next regular meet­
ing." The procedure whereby
members may announce their in­
tention to run for office was also
explained in the letter.

"Such notification should be in
the Secretary-Treasurer's office
not later than Oct. 15, 1946."
Brother Hawk's letter said.

The resolution is in accordance
with the SlU custom in past years
"to annually determine what
elective offices should be placed
on the ballot at each annual elec­
tion over and above those pro­
vided for in the Constitution."

Should a shift in traffic of SlU
ships make the opening of sub-

branches before the next regular
election advisable, the resolution
provides "that the staffing of
these ports be left to the discre­
tion of the Secretary-Treasurer,
subject to the approval of the
membership, until such time as
the traffic in those ports require
a permanent Seafarers hall."

The letter sent to all Branch
Agents by Brother Hawk follows;

Sept. 23, 1946
Dear Sir and Brother:

Nomination of regular officers
for 1947 shall be made at all
branches at your next regular
meeting. Any member who can
qualify may nominate himself
for office by submitting, in writ­
ing accompanied by the neces-

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For Isthmian
Although the Seafarers Inter­

national Union has not yet been
certified as the Union bargaining
agent for the Isthmian Fleet, a
request from East Coast Coordi­
nator Earl Sheppard has been
forwarded to that company ask­
ing that SlU wages and condi­
tions be granted aboard all Isth­
mian ships.

It is felt that the SlU certifi­
cation is a mere formality, and
that Isthmian seamen deserve the
same gains as those won for all
organized seamen by the recent
SlU-SUP general strike against
the Wage Stabilization Board's
arbitrary decision.

The letter from Earl Sheppard
to Isthmian SS Co. follows:

Isthmian SS Company
Gentlemen:

The great majority of the
unlicensed personnel sailing
Isthmian ships has voted for
the Seafarers International
Union of North America, AFL,
as the Union of their choice
for collective bargaining pur­
poses. These same seamen have
also been joining the SIU by
the hundreds.

As a result, although we
have not been certified as bar­
gaining agents for the Isthmian
Fieet by the NLRB, National
Labor Relations Board, we
nghtly feel that we represent
at the present time the vast
majority of the unlicensed men
on Isthmian ships.

FOR ISTHMIAN. TOO

In line with this, we are
writing to you at this time to
request that your company in-
stitue certain improvements in
wages and conditions which
have been won by the entire
maritime industry as a direct
result of the pressure exerted
by the Seafarers International
Unioii.

Our Union struck the entire
shipping industry in the United
States in order to secure these
gains for SlU members, and
now we feel that it is no more
than right that the Isthmian
Steamship Company grant
these same SlU wages and con­
ditions to all of their unlicens­
ed seagoing personnel.

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Although we do not expect
the formality of a written con­
tract with Isthmian until such
time as our Union has been
certified by the NLRB, we do
expect your company to insti­
tute these improved wages and
conditions at the earliest pos­
sible moment.

Then, when we do request

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Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 27, 1946

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SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the

SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District

Afiliated with the American Federation of Labor

At 51 Beaver Street, New York, 4, N. Y.

HAnover 2-2784

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HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.

JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P, O, Box 25, Station P., New York City

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

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The Tale Is Told
For members of the Seafarers International Union

and other readers of the Log, the events of the past few
days have not come as a complete shock. There is not an
honest trade unionist left on the waterfront who believes
that^ Joe Curran and Harry Bridges and the rest of the
misleaders of the commie-dominated Committee for Mari­
time Unity mean what they say.

Their actions in selling out the Marine Firemen, Oilers,
Wipers, and Watertenders, Independent, prove that they
never had any inteniion of using the CMU for anything
more than another loudspeaker through which they could
transmit foul communist propaganda to the American
working class. And the American working class, by the
way, has said in no uncertain terms that they want nothing
to do with ideas that smell like dictatorship.

From the beginning, the CMU has been merely a
machine by which Harry Bridges could become the com­
missar of the American waterfront. There are very few
people who believe that 'arry wants the position for what
he can do for the workers. Harry Bridges has proved that |
he is nothing more than an agent of the Soviet Union, and
as such he is an enemy of the American working class.

The MFOWW has a good beef. So good, in fact, that
the Sailord Union of the Pacific, an outspoken critic of the
policies and performance of the CMU, has seen fit to come
to the aid of a union needing help. But while the SUP
was coming to aid of the Firemen, the NMU was busily
engaged in crewing ships, and indirectly selling the
MFOWW right down the well known creek—without
paddles.

This is the kind of treatment and policy that made
. a spokesman for the western Firemen vow that the union

would not enter the CMU while he had anything to say
about it. Coming as it does while the MFOWW is balloting
on whether or not to officially join the CMU, this state­
ment carries quite a bit of weight.

The importance of the NMU's latest move is not in
the fact that another union has been sold out. For all of
the honest trade unionists in the NMU it poses another
question: How can an honest believer in trade union
principles remain in the NMU and the CMU, when they
deliberately throw down other trade unionists?

We in the SIU firmly believe that there are many in
the NMU, and in the other unions that make up the CMU,
who will earnestly ask themselves: How can they be loyal
to a union that deliberately sells out others for its own
personal gain? The solid foundation of trade unionism is
not built on such an insecure base.

On the West Coast, where the MFOWW sails the
ships in the engine gang, the SUP has stated that it will
not man the ships until the Firemen are completely satis­
fied. The NMU, and the other members of the CMU,
cannot say the same thing. AND THAT IS WHY WE
SAY THAT THE CMU HAS NO PLACE IN AN
HONEST TRADE UNION SET-UP.

There is no substitute for honesty. And this has been
proved once again by the actions of the NMU.

Men Now In The Marine Hospitals
These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals,

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

STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
C. G. SMITH
PAUL DEADY
L. A.. CORNWALL
W. B. MUIR
R. G. MOSSELLER
C. W. SMITH
C. R. POTTER
H. P. HARRIS
H. P. HARRIS
J. FAIRCLOTH
J. DE ABREU
L. L. MOODY
T. WADSWORTH
F. GEMBICKI
W. G. H. BAUSE
G. KITCHEN
J. N. RAYMOND
H. BELCHER
J. FIGUEROA
L. B. KNICKERBOCKER
F. MARTENS

% X %
GALVESTON HOSPITAL

LONGCHAMPS
IRELAND
TILMAN
HIKE
RINGO
DUPREE

SAN JUAN HOSPITAL

R. GAUTIER
P. PAGAN
B. DEL VALLE
P. PEDROSA
T. C. LOCKWOOD
J. VANDESSPOOLL

X % *>
NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL
JOSEPH WALSH
GLEN DOWELL
J. W. DENNIS
F. V. VIGO
E. ROBERTS
GEORGE CONNOR
ROBERT PEEL
JOHN ADAMS
EDWARD CUSTER
W. BROCE JR.
A. T. MORGAN
W. OATIS
LEROY CULBERTSON
JOHN KROSCYNSKI
R. L. FRENCH
R. M. NOLAN
W. H. OSBORNE
E. MAXWELL
J. SEELEY JR.
L. MELANSON
THOMAS MORGAN

Hospital Patients
When entering the hospital

notify the delegate by post­
card, giving your name and
the number of your ward.

Staten Island Hospital
You can contact your Hos­

pital delegate at the Staten
Island Hospital at the follow­
ing times:
Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m.

(on Sth and 8th floors)
Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m.

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

(on 1st and 2nd floors.)

BOSTON HOSPITAL
H. STONE
P. KOGOY
P. CASALINUOVO
A. CHASE
E. JOHNSTON
T. DINEEN
E. DORMADY
E. DACEY
K. HOOPER
S. GILLIS

XXX
BALTIMORE HOSPITAL

JOHN OSMOW
MICHAEL WALSH
RALPH BINGHAM
WOODROW BOATWRIGHT
HENRY WILLETT
LEONARD MARSH
LONNIE TICKLE
JAMES KELLY
MOSES MORRIS
EUGENE O'BRIEN
NICK MORAVICH
LOWELL SWAN
WILLIAM REEVES



Friday, September 27, 1946 THE-SEAFARERS LOG Page Three

Anti-labor Legislation
Already drastic anti-labor legislation is being written into the

laws of the country, and awaiting a weakening of the labor front
so it can be used. The employers haven't used the Ca.se, Srnith-
Connally and other bills simply becauuse they knew they couldn t
get by with it at the present time.

Let's not be too optimistic however. They can and will use
ever^y weapon available to them, either as a last resort becavise
of labor's growing strength or as a matter of policy at the slight­
est sign of labor's weakening.

In the recent strike, we saw the injunction weapon being used
in Galveston and Houston with dozens of pickets arrested and
suits filed against the Union. In Tampa, we saw the full power of
the police and the City and State Governments thrown against us.

The big news of the week is the act of a Pittsburgh Judge in
sentencing the President of the Powerhouse Union to prison "be­
cause he refused to apologize to the pudge for calling a strike on
the instructions of his membership in defiance of an injunction
asked and obtained by the City and power plant managers.

Make no mistake about it, there's stormy weather ahead. The
Seafarer's crew has weathered every storm so far, and there is no
reason to fear the future so long as we keep m trim with our
eyes open for Sunday punches.

Isthmian's Belle Of The Seas
Sends Snppert Of SlU Strike

True to the traditions and cus­
toms of the Seafarers, crewmem-
bers of the Isthmian ship Belle
of the Seas held several meetings
while at sea. Minutes for two of

with a report which was sent in
at the conclusion of their recent
trip.

Meeting on September 1, with
28 men present, J. Atkins was

these meetings were enclosed elected chairman and Ben Tafle-

By PAUL HALL

The strike is over and a well-fought victory has been won.
Everyone is proud of the result as they have a right to be, but
before we get too cocksure it is a good idea to look in the labor-

industry crystal ball and see what the future holds.

One of the biggest menaces of the future is unemployment.

No matter how high wages are, they don't mean a damn thing,

if there are no jobs.

This has already affected the maritime industry to a large

degree. Hundreds of ships are laying in boneyards, and still other
hundreds are destined to be tied up. Other hundreds have been
transferred to other countries and every maritime country is em­

barking on a shipbuilding program of its own.

The question of what flag a ship flies doesn't mean anything
• to the shipowner. The United Fruit Company, for example, oper-

• ates both American and foreign flag ships on the same run, and
makes the same profits on the cargo and passengers on both for­

eign and American flag ships.

The difference is that they pay one scale of wages for the

American flag ships and a much lower scale for the foreign flag
ships. Incidentally, both types are covered in the NMU agree­
ments which graciously permit the company to establish the wage

differential.

One Good Solution
Every steamship company acts as agents for ships of other

coLintries, and practically every company has large foreign ship­
ping investments so they are pretty sure to keep on making a few
bucks regardless of how many American ships are tied up.

Thus one of the biggest jobs of the Seafarers is to keep plug­
ging away on the manning scale proposition. The four watch
system is fundamentally sound and its adoption will insure more
adequate security for the hundreds of seamen being thrown on the
beach through the laying up and foreign sale of ships.

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We have heard a lot about stabilization in the last few weeks,

and have whipped the hell out of one stabilization group. The big
boys meeting under the title of "the big four" and the "United
Nations" are working on another kind of stabilization, however,
and regardless of what the papers say you can bet your bottom
dollar that it is a scheme to stabilize labor curbs and stabilize
wages downward to the European scale.

This is now, and has always been, the program of the indus­
trialists. The maritime industry especially will be the first to feel
the brunt of the attack, as more than any other industify it is

international.

This means that another great and immediate task of the
Seafarers is to build our Marine Councils of the AFL Maritime
Trades Department into such a powerful organization that the
wage differentials of our brother trade unionists throughout the
world can be scaled upward to our standards, instead of us being
scaled downwards to theirs.

The strength of real marine unity and cooperation has been
demonstrated, and our demands will continue to be enforced so
long as we maintain this power, and just so long—no longer.

ISTHMIAN SEAFARERS ON SEA LYNX

Ship's organizer "Red" Fisher (on extreme left with white
cap) and crewmembers of the Isthmian ship Sea Lynx snapped
near their ship, docked at Pier A, Erie Basin, Brooklyn.

Green Hits Soviet Unions
Dominated By Government

ROCKFORD, 111. — Lifting the

"iron curtain" Soviet Russia has
thrown over its labor and other
activities, AFL President William
Green bared to American labor

a formal United States report
proving that Russian workers
constitute a giant "slave army,"
that trade unions are "govern­
ment institutions" and that the
Red workers throughout the So­
viet are disciplined to their gov­
ernment's "needs and goals."

Addressing the Illinois State
Federation of Labor convention,
Mr. Green sharply condemned
the CIO for refusal of its unions
to take a stand against Red in­
filtration and appealed for a
united front by American work­
ers to maintain and reinforce
world peace.

Branding the CIO in general
"a Communist-dominated organi­
zation," Mr. Green added:

"We can no more reconcile the
Americanism of the AFL with
the communism of the CIO than
you can reconcile the Knights of
Columbus with the Ku Klux
Klan."

Citing a strictly factual docu­
ment compiled recently by the
Library of Congress on conditions
within Russia, based upon "what
the leaders of Russia and official
Soviet publications have them­
selves revealed," Mr. Green said:

"This report devotes an entire
chapter to labor. The report says:

" 'Trade imions in Soviet Rus­
sia have been absorbed by its
general government economic
machinery. Soviet trade union
officials as party "activists" are
government officials, carrying
out government policies, and
Soviet trade unions are govern­
ment institutions, disciplining the
workers to the government's
needs and goals and performing
functions which in other coun-

tries are . performed either by
management or by government.

" 'The relation of the union to
the employing enterprise took on
the aspects of "company unions"
which used to flourish in the Uni­
ted States."

" 'Soviet unions are not organ­
ized to conduct strikes. While
there does not appear to be any
specific legislation prohibiting
strikes, strikes never occur in
State industires. One writer puts
it cryptically that "strikes ac­
cording to the unwritten and un­
published Soviet law, are forbid­
den'."

Declaring that the report,
"makes the picture pretty clear,"
Mr. Green told the delegates that
"if the Communists think they
can ever sell the people of this
country on the basis of what
Communism has done for Rus­
sian workers, they must consider
American workers utter fools."

Let Us Have 'Em
The Log wants at once the

names and addresses of bars,
clubs frequented by seamen,
particularly in foreign ports,
so that they can be put on
the Log mailing list. With
the postal delivery to ships
snafued, this remains the only
practical way of getting the
Union paper into the mem­
berships hands.

So do it today—send us the
names and correct addresses
of your favorite places all
over the world, with an es-
estimation of the number of
Logs they can use.

witz as recording secretary. All
three delegates reported with
Porpora from the Deck, Harring­
ton from the Engine, and Love-
joy from the Stewards Depart­
ment, and their reports were ac­
cepted as submitted.

Motions were carried that the
three delegates see the Captain
to request closer supervision of
the Chief Steward in the galley
plus assistance in the cooking
due to shortages and poor qual­
ity of the ships stores; that the
2nd Mate Jje informed that over­
time slipi^Si-e""available; thal^n^"
en shortages for the crew be
remedied; that an SIU represen­
tative be present at the ship's
payoff; and that the last standby
on the three watches—8 to 12,
12 to 4, and 4 to 8—clean up the
mess hall.

SPECIAL MEETING

Other motions passed includ­
ed one that the two Messmen be
instructed to put out certain
supplies and utensils at night
time; that Brother Atkins and
Taffewitz stand elected as a two-
man committee to investigate
pay differentials for various
classifications and to make sug­
gestions to the Union on same;
that the three delegates make a
ship repair list; and that the
Union be contacted about having
logs rescinded for five crewmem­
bers.

At the meeting of September
8, thirty-six crewmen were pres­
ent with Atkins and Taflewitz
being elected as chairman and
secretary respectively. This

j meeting was called as a special
• meeting to discuss the SIU-SUP
j beef against the Wage Stabiliza-
i tion Board which resulted in the
greatest general maritime strike
in the history of the U. S.

At this special meeting, mem­
bers of the Stewards Department,

I who belonged to the Chinese
Seamen's Union, and the Purser,
who belonged to the AMMSOA,

I were present.

STRIKE DISCUSSED

Explanation of the strike as a
strictly SIU-SUP affair was giv­
en by Chairman Atkins, who also
explained that the NMU, MEBA,
MM&P, MCS, MFOWW, AMM­
SOA, ILA, and ROU were active­
ly participating. Brother Atkins
also went into details about the
structure and conduct of the
strike with a description of the
committee setup and explanation
of their various duties.

A recent letter from Earl Shep-
pard was read and discussed with
numerous questions asked by
the crewmembers, and answered
by the chairman and others. Af­
ter considerable discussion, a mo­
tion was passed that a radiogram
be dispatched to SIU headquart­
ers notifying them of the crew's
all out support for the strike.

Several crewmen who had ta­
ken place in other strikes and
beefs described the action taken
for the benefit of those newcom
ers who didn't know much about
strikes and strike strategy. Be­
fore the meeting adjourned.
Chairman Atkins gave a detailed
outline of the various functions
of the Wagner Act, Wage Stab­
ilization Board, and the futility
of the WSB interfering in free
collective bargaining between
the Union and the operators.



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WHAT
^tHINK

QUESTION: What impressed you most during the SIU-SUP General Strike.

sisssssss;?;:

GILBERT PARKER. OS:

The whole thing was run so
smoothly that it is hard to pick
out one single point, I guess if
I had to pick one thing it was
the v.-ay we held ous
and made up our minds that we
would stay out until the WSB
was licked. At no time during
the strike was there a chance
that we would give in. And so
there was never a chance of our
being beaten. We, as members
of the SIU, have every reason to
be proud of ourselves, and proud
of the committee whom we elect­
ed to lead us in the strike.

BART MISURACA, QM:

I used to be a truckdriver be­
fore I started going to sea. and so
I guess that is why I was so much
impressed with fhe way the
truckers, longshoremen, and all
other workers cooperated on this
beef. There was newer any ques­
tion as to whether or not these
men would cross our picketlines.
We knew that they would not
and. because of this feeling, we
were able to concentrate on beat­
ing the bureaucrats instead of
worrying about wh^ these other
unions would do.

GEORGE FENWICK. MM:

I liked the way the whole
Union came out strong to beat
the WSB. Nobody held back,
and nobody had any doubt that
we would win. We were not
overconfident, but we knew we
Bad a good beef, and so we were
sure that we v/ould win no mat­
ter how long it might take. The
Union strike apparatus worked
very well, and the system of
serying hot meals helped keep
up the morale of the men on the
picketlines. Another thing that
kept us in high spirits was the
facf that no matter what happen­
ed. we men who were doing the
rank-and-file work were kept in­
formed.

GEORGE GORDON. Cook:

I never in my life expected to
see the same amount of solidar­
ity that we and other AFL mari­
time imions showed in this beef.
We hear plenty about the solid­
arity of labor, but it only im­
presses you after you see it in
action. And this time we saw it
in action in a big way. With that
kind of spirit in our own Union,
and in the entire labor move­
ment. we are unbeatable. No­
body. and nothing, was more im­
portant than our beef, and we
never let ourselves forget it.
That's why we won.

Nominations Opened For Union Offices;
New Quaiifications, As Changed, In Effect

(Contiijued from Page I}

sary proof of qualifications of his
intentions to run for office nam­
ing the particular office. Such
notification should be in the Sec-
retaiy-Treasurei-'s office not later
than October 15, 1946.

Enclosed is a re.solution that,
is self-explanatory. Please wire
me immediately the action taken
on this resolution.

Fraternally,
JOHN HAWK,

Secretary-Treasurer
The following is the- text of

the resolution which accom­
panied Hawk's letter to the
Agents, for action by the mem­
bership:

Resolution on the Annual Elec­
tion of Officers to the Atlantic

and Gulf District of the
Seafarers Internalion

Union
WHEREAS, it has been the

custom of the Union in the past
years to annually determine by
resolution wliat elective offices
should be placed on the ballot
at each annual election over and
above those provided for in the

• Canstitption, and

WHEREAS, the resultant work
to adequately represent our mem­
bers on ship and shore has neces-
.sitated that we open Branches in

Charleston, Port Arthur and
Houston, and

WHEREAS, our Union should
plan for greater service and lead­
ership for the members in the
coming struggles immediately
ahead by having our elected of­
ficials operating in the proper
places as is most beneficial to our
membership,

THEREFORE, BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that, the following
posts be filled by regular ballot
in the 1947 .General Election:
1 Secretary-Treasurer
1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

Boston
1 Agent
1 Joint Patrolman

New York
1 Agent
2 Deck Patrolmen
2 Joint Patrolmen
2 Steward Patrolmen
2 Engine Patrolmen

Philadelphia
1 Agent
1 Patrolman

Baltimore
1 Agent
1 Deck Patrolman
1 ,^teward Patrolman
1 Engine Patrolman

Norfolk
1 Agent
1 Joint Patrolman

Charleston
1 Agent

1 Agent

1 Agent

Savannah

Port Arthur

Houston
1 Agent
1 Patrolman

Galveston
1 Agent
1 Patrolman

Jacksonville
1 Agent

Mobile
1 Agent
2 Joint Patrolmen

New Orleans
1 Agent
1 Deck Patrolman
1 Steward Patrolman
1 Engine Patrolman

San Francisco
1 Agent

San Juan
1 Agent

AND, BE IT FINALLY RE­
SOLVED, that during the coming
year if the shift in traffic of the
SIU ships necessitates the open­
ing of sub-branches before the
next regular election term, that
the staffing of those ports be left
to the discretion of the Secre­
tary-Treasurer subject to the ap­
proval of the membership, until
such time as the traffic in those
ports require a permanent Sea­
farers hall.

Check It - But Good
Check the slop chest be­

fore your boat sails. Make
sure that the slop chest con­
tains an adequate supply of
all the things you are liable
to need. If it doesn't, call the
Union Hall immediately.

Seafarers Go
Back To Work
After Victory

(Contimud from Page 1)
by the NMU had been granted,
they started back to work leav­
ing the Firemen holding the bag.

On the West Coast, where the
MFOWW is most powerful, only
the Sailors Union of the Pacific
is refusing to cross picketlines
established by the Firemen, and
they are insisting that the de­
mands made by the MFOWW be
granted.

SELLOUT
^The action by the NMU in sell­

ing" but" the MFOWW, an action
whicli has been termed "the most
traitorous thing,. ever to takb
place on the waterfront," has
caused spokesmen for the Fire­
men to state that they will never
allow the union to join the CMU
since it is appai-ent that the CMU
is not a genuine organization of
trade union groups.

The LOG and the SIU are
proud in having been the first or­
ganization to point out the fail­
ings of the CMU, another trans­
mission line for communist prop­
aganda.

Along all three coasts of the
United States shipping is rapidly
returning to normal, and there
is every indication that with the
settlement of the MFOWW beef,
there will be U. S. ships sailing
on a scale never before seen in
peacetime.

SOME TROUBLE
There are, however, under­

tones of discontent. The Interna­
tional Longshoremen's Associa­
tion, AFL, is now negotiating for
new contract, but spokesmen for
the ILA "expect little trouble in
signing new, and better, contracts
for the members of the union.

The ILWU, CIO, is also threat­
ening strike on September 30,
but since this organization has
been talking big, witness the
June 15 experience, and not do­
ing anything when the chips
were down, there is a feeling
that again this outfit will ac­
cept anything they can beg from
the employers.

On the whole, it was an. over­
whelming victory for the SIU-
SUP, and the advances made by
other sections of waterfront
workers could not have been
made without the AFL seamen
to blaze the path.

Qualifications For Office
Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union,

as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows:
(a) That he be a citizen of the United States.
(b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International

Union of North America, Atlantic and dulf District, in continu­
ous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately
prior to date of nomination.

(c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have
three years of sea service in any one or three departments. Any
candidate for depzurtmental patrolman must have three years sea
service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­
sels in unlicensed capacity.

(d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while
employed as an officer of the Union.

(e) Tliat he be an active and full book member and show
four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed
rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­
ply to officials and other office holders working for the Union
during current year for period of four months or longer.

Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for
office by submitting, in writing,, his intention to run for office,
naming the particular office and submitting the necessary
proof of qualifmation as. listed above.
. . The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer
must be in his office not later than Oct. 15. 1946, when nomina­
tions will be closed.

mmmm



Friday, September 27, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pagfe FiV» t'j ̂

SIU MASTERS AT ARMS Strike Won By Seafarers,
Mobile Goes Back To Normal

During the recent SIU-SUP beef against the Wage Stabilization Board, these boys
took over the job as Masters At Arms under the direction of New York doorman Slug Siekman.
They were on call 24 hours a day throughout the beef, and deserve a vote of thanks, as well as
the other committees, for a job well done.

Front row (reading from left): John Ward, "Mickey" Healey, Pedro Morris, "Blackie" Colucci,
Ray Garofalo, "Babe" Miller, and Joe James. Standing: "Slug" Siekman, Jim Matheson, Pat Rob­
ertson, Director of Organizing Paul Hall, A1 Birt, Kenneth Bain, and Gordon Skogberg.

By CHARLES KIMBALL

MOBILE — Shipping was ap­
proaching normal in this port as
the more than 1500 members of
the Seafarers Internationa] Union
began returning to the vessels
they struck in protest against
the WSB ruling denying legi­
timately-won wage increases. Re-
suumption of activity followed
the reversal of the WSB deci­

sion forced by the SIU's strik-
ins power in the most crippling
strike in maritime history.

First vessel to leave the port
after the strike ended was the
Greek vessel Hellas loaded with
8500 tons of coal destined for
France. A Polish ship, also tied
up during the strike, was the
next to leave.

Of the ship.s manned by SIU
members, the Waterman steamer
City of Alma was the first to get
going. After being loaded by

Alcoa To Add Three New Ships
To Popular Rum And Coke Run

Soon to be added to their i.sl-
and run are three new ships be­
ing launched by Alcoa Steamship
Company this week in Portland
Oregon.

The three vessels — the Alcoa
Cavalier, Alcoa Clipper and Al­
coa Corsair—are of the combined
pasenger-cargo type and will
serve the Caribbean out of New
York and New Orleans.

These ships are the latest thing
in their class. Each has a dis­
placement of 14,870 tons and al­
though a total of 98 berths will
be available on each ship the
average carrying capacity is
expected to be in the vicinity of
60 passengers each.

ALUMINUM FEATURED

The hulls were started as Mar­
itime Commission Victory-type
vessels, but were purchased
shortly after by Alcoa and com­
pletely redesigned. One of the
features of the new ships will be
a considerable use of aluminum
to take advantage of the great
saving in weight and also of the
freedom from corrosion by sea-
water.

The two upper decks of the
superstructure and the stack will
be of aluminum, which is also
used in lifeboats and davits,
hatch covers, awning stanchions,
accommodation ladder, air ports
and covers, deck and ladder
treads and windows.

Some other interesting facts
about these ships for the men
who will soon sail them are: the
hull has been subdivided into
seven compartments to insure
the greatest possible stability un­
der emergency conditions, also
non-combustible or fire-resistant
materials are used exclusively
throughout the vessels to atford
protection against fire.

Air conditioning will also play
p big part in making these ves­
sels comfortable. All crew quar­
ters, passenger cabins and public
rooms will be air conditioned
with the single exception being
the main hall which will be open
at two sides to sea breezes. .
• Despite the space required for
passenger and quarters for addi­
tional crew members^ these ships
will have large freight capacity.
The cargo capacity of each ship

will be 8,500 deadweight tons,
with a cubic capacity of 418,900
feet—a sacrifice of less than 25
percent of the carrying capacity
of a freight ship of their size.

First Cleared
On Mercy Errand

(Conthmed from Page 1)
Island. The vessel had broken
down as a result of a burned out
main bearing, and was unable to
make headway. When taken in
tow by the ocean-going tug, she
was in danger of being swamped.

What had started out as a rou­
tine rescue job took on the as­
pects of a major operation as the
heavy seas made the going very
difficult. Add to this the fact
that several of the men, ex­
perienced as they were, got sea­
sick because of the hurricane seas,
and you have a picture of what
took place.

SALVAGE DUE
Since the Newhall Hills was

in danger of being swamped
when taken in tow, the men and
officers of the Pigeon Point be­
lieved that they were therefore
eligible for salvage money. They
have since been advjsed by the
company owning the Newhall
Hills that they are not, as a con­
sequence they have placed their
case in the hands of an attorney.

Members of the crew also ex­
pressed disgust with the failure
of the Coast Guard to carry
out the job which should be their
major activity. The concensus of
opinion was that the CG could
not be bothered with affecting a
rescue at sea because they were
too busy with other things.

"1 guess those boys were really
jammed up with kangaroo courts
or issuing seamen's certificates,"
said Harvey Hill, Bosub of the
Pigeon Point. "After all, those
boys can't be expected to leave
such important work; just for a
rescue job."

The Newhall Hills is now an­
chored in the Narrows, none the
worse for her experience, and
with the crew thankful to the
SIU men who composed the crew
of the Pigeon Point.

Matthew Sams
From potboy to Chief Steward

is the story of Matthew Sams,
longtime members of the Sea­
farers and militant fighter for
union rights.

"I have been in the struggle
for a long time," he says. "We
had to hit the beach often and
hard in the old days, but we al­
ways won and that's what counts
in the long run."

Matthew Sams remembers the
days when seamen were paid as
little as thirty dollars a month,
and when the food was so bad
that a smart move was to carry as
much canned goods as possible
when boarding a ship.

Sams started hi% sea career in
1930 as a potboy on an old rust-
bucket. He has come up through
the ranks, serving in every ca­
pacity on all types of ships until
he reached his present position
of Chief Steward. As Chief Stew­
ard he must have knowledge of
how to prepare foods so that the
cooks can be instructed; he must
know how to plan menus; and
he is responsible for the cleanli­
ness of the dishes, the galley, and
the mess room.

Sams fills all these qualifica­
tions. Ask the men who have
sailed with him and they will tell
you that liis menus are ah.vays
well planned and that the food i,s
well prepared. Besides that, he
is a militant fighter for the rights
of the men in his department.

WAR RECORD
During the war Sams sailed as

Cook and Steward. All through
the conflict he had a hunch that
he would be hurt, and his hunch
proved correct when ships he
was on were attacked by sub­
marines but never was he forced
to take to the small boats. He
sailed in every theatre of the
war, and he is proud of the part
he played in cleansing the world
of the fascist enemy.

His union life has been every
bit as militant as his life dur­
ing the war. In every occasion
when the SIU went to bat on a
beef, Sams could be found in the
forefront of the struggle. At the

sievedores, the Alma left for
Gulfport to pick up the balance
of its UNRRA shipment for Eu­
rope. First port of call for the
Alma will be in France.

Men were being assigned to the
De Soto, another V/aterman ves­
sel, which probably would soon .
be under way for the Far East.
Two former Navy ships with

skeleton SIU crews will soon be
on the way to New York under
tow. One tanker belonging to
Pacific Tankers was expected to
leave .shortly for the West Coast.

The cargoes of scores of other
vessels must be discharged and
then reloaded, and because of'
this fact sailing will be slow at
first.

SlU-SUP men and AFL long­
shoremen returned to work when
the NMU announced that its
picketing operations would be
confined to vessels contracted to
them. The decision was reached
following a conference between
SIU and NMU officials and a
member of the Alabama Depart­
ment of Labor, who acted as me­
diator. V

Representing the SlU-SUP at
the conference were Blackie
Neira and Robert Jordan, SIU
patrolmen and myself.

time of the ILA beef last year,
Sams was on the Strategy Com­
mittee, and he is glad that he
had a hand in keping the com­
munists from taking control of
the New York waterfront.

This latest fight against Gov­
ernment bureaucracy was right
down his alley. Although he did
not hit town until almost the tail
end of the trouble, nevertheless
he immediately took his place in
the ranks of good union men,
and could be found picketing
every day until the WSB wn.s
licked.

The Union means a great deal
to him. Through the work of
the SIU he has seen wages in
the industry go up. and he has
witnessed the fact that an or­
ganization with a solid trade un­
ion approach can win many ad­
vantages for its members. That's
why he saj's, "Without the SIU,
seamen would still be treated like
slaves, but with a strong union
we arc able to do things for the
merchant seamen."

It is through such men that the
SIU was able to grow as strong
as it has, and with such men the
Union can go on to even greater
things. The Union has showed
its strength in this latest fight,
and we are therefore prepared
for anything that might come our
way.

Negotiations For
Working Rules
Show Progress

(Con tinned from Page 1)

son lo believe that the contract,,
when signed, will be the best
ever seen along the waterfront
of any country. So far, the over­

time provisions are far superior
to any now in existence, and it

is an accepted fact that the Sea­
farers have always had, and

fought for the best conditions for
working seamen.

The sentiment among members
of other unions is that no matter
what conditions the SIU is able
to win, the other unions will get
them in the long run anyway.

All waterfront, workers look to
the SIU leadership — and the

SIU has led the way by always
fighting for seamen's rights and
winning all its fights.

Attention Members!
Seafarers Sailing

As Engineers
All members—retired nicm=

bers and former members— '
of the Seafarers Internation­
al Union who are now sailing
as licensed Engineers: Please '
report as soon as possible lo :
the Seafarers Hall al 51 Bea­
ver Street. New York City*
Your presence is necessary in

a matter of great importance.

•'<1

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Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 27. 1946

All Tampa Labor Is Up In Arms
Against Strikebreaking City Gov't

By SONNY SIMMONS

TAMPA—In most ports, from
the reports I have received, the
past beef came off in handsome
style with very little violence or
infefferHnce "IroTm "the- poHce—or
shipowner's finks. Here in Tam

pa, however, the story was dif­
ferent with all anti-union forces
at the disposal of the city ad­
ministration being brought to
play against us in this legitimate
dispute.

In this city, the Mayor and the
Chief of Police are bedfellows
of the Importers. These same Im­
porters are running their ships
under a foreign flag and using
scab labor on both ends of the
run as well as scab sailors.

When our strike began, the
Mayor ordered the police to give
protection at all times to com­
pany scabs. The police, many of
whom were' in favor of our po­
sition, were told to escort these
scabs through our lines.

Due to this action, all organized
labor in Tampa protested in the
form of a demonstration of sev­
eral thousand union members in
front of the City Hall. The de­
monstration continued for sev­
eral hours and at this time the
Mayor was notified that if he re­
peated his strike-breaking tac­
tics, a general strike of all or­
ganized labor would take place.

BIRDS OF FEATHER

Not only did we have to con­
tend with the local police, but the
two local papers, who are vicious­
ly anti-union, blasted us from
front to back, but it did no good.
Even our esteemed Attorney-
General, "Open shop" Watson
offered his services to break the
picketlines as he says it is un­
constitutional to picket.

This is the same phony who
imported the Veterans Indus­
trial Association from Arkansas
to break labor unions in Florida.
This goon squad of veterans was
headed by a character named
Karam, who since that time has
left with his bone-breakers, call­
ing Watson and the businessmen
of Florida bigger crookg than
the labor unions could ever mus­
ter. Watson has called Karam a
crook and a racketeer, so you
see there ii; no honor among
thieves.

PROTECT SCABS

With a Mayor like Hixon and
an Attorney-General like Watson,
organized labor in Florida has a
hard row to hoe and, unless labor
igoes to bat -against these scab

loving officials, we can ready our­
selves for a long hard battle with
them as they are out to break all
unions in the State of Florida.

—•At- the--present time- the Teamr
sters and Chauffeurs are on
strike in one of the importers'
warehouses and the police are
violating the pickelines of the
strikers. The cops are acting
strictly on the orders of the
Mayor and Chief of Police, and
their orders are to protect the
scabs at all times and at any cost.

It is a hell of a situation when
the Mayor will follow the wishes
of a half-dozen importers and
let the desires of 40,000 union
members go to hell. The local
residents are incensed over this
mess and rightly so.

On the brighter side of the
ledger I am able to report we
had a nice bunch of guy.s here on
the beach with several real old-
timers on hand to help keep
things running smoothly. We be­
lieve we had the best Union set­
up possible for a strike. We had
cots for the men in our own hotel
with hot baths, and the galley
was open 24 hours a day.

We never had a beef about the
wa-" things ran and all hands
seemed more than satisfied. We
are still keeping the stewpot open
and cots available for the boys
from the SUP who have their
ships tied up by the MFOWW
and MCS beef.

COOPERATION: TOPS
We had splendid cooperation

from all the locals of this port
and we intend to meet with them
to formulate a policy concerning
the Teamsters strike. We pledged
a general strike if the Mayor re­
peated his former action and he

is up to his old tric'xs again. Per­
haps by the time this is in print
all organized labor in Tampa will
be on the bricks fighting the
finky city administration.

These importers are not only
finkherders, they are down right
unscrupulous black marketeers.
One of their numbers was re­
cently convicted for black market
operations and was fined $1,000.
These guys are the ones who are
behind the present city govern­
ment and what can we expect
with this bunch of crooks run­
ning everything .down here?

We don't intend to put up with
this monkey business, and you
can expect to hear more from us
in this dual fight against the ship
operators and the strike-breaking
"government" of this city.

NO NEWS??
Silence Ihis week from th#

Branch Agents of the follow­
ing ports:

SAN FRANCISCO
HOUSTON
CHARLESTON
NORFOLK
PORT ARTHUR
PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON
SAVANNAH
JACKSONVILLE

Strike Went
Very Smoothly
In Galveston

By D. L. PARKER

GALVESTON —As the Mari­

time Industry came to a dead
halt due to the SIU-SUP dispute

with a government bureaucracy,

namely the Wage Stabilization
Board, the Galveston Branch
went from a port of normal ac­

tivity into full strike action with
the various committees function­

ing in a militant manner and the

members doing their picket duty
in the regular SIU-SUP tradition.

We have some swell pictures
of what went- on down here
which we will shortly send to
the Log.

We can't brag about anything
unusual happening around here
that hasn't been already report­
ed. The business with the Gal­
veston Wharves Incorporated has
been all settled and we know
whom we'll have to deal with
the next time we have some
trouble down here. We can't for
a minute let our guard down to
these ship or dock owners; they
will knife us every chance they
can get.

PRAISES COOKS

Everyone. down here has been
voicing the praise of the Chow
Committee as they did a truly
wonderful job, thanks to the fine
volunteer work done by Brothers
S. O. Smith, H. Arnondin and J.
C. Guthmann. They really out­
did themselves in the prepara­
tion of the food for the boys out
there on the picketlines.

After we relaxed our grip on
the harbor and had our celebra­
tion we've been busy as beavers
getting the Hall back to normal.
The holiday fever is still evident
among some of the Brothers, and
no one can blame them. Winning
a national general strike of the
waterfront doesn't happen every
day, and winning it completely
is enough to call for a week-long
celebration. So if you want me
tonight you know where I'll be.

New Puerto Rico Agent Promises
Stern Fight Against Gashounds

By DANIEL BUTTS

SAN JUAN—On August 28th,
Brother Ray, Agent, resigned his
office on the advice of his doc­
tor. I was here on the Island at
the time, on the Cape Nome. Sec­
retary-Treasurer John Hawk ap­
pointed me to relieve Brother
Ray as Agent until official elec­
tion are held. On relieving him
I found the branch in good order
financially and otherwise. Broth­
er Ray then shipped on the Cape
Nome as Third Mate.

As Agent, I will represent the
rank and file to the very best
of my ability, both aboard ship
and on the beach. My warning
to these characters is don'i come
to the Hall unless you are sober.

The quicker the membership
and the officials realize we must
clean house of these characters,
the more respect the Union will
receive from the operators and
the public, both. When your ne­
gotiating committee meets with
the operators they won't have to
listen to them beef about irre­
sponsible drunks that will not
and do not hold up their end of
the contract.

I know I will get a blast from
these characters, but I can stand
the blast. Let the record speak
for itself. I have been in a few
long and tough strikes. When
those of us who were interested
enough in furthering and better­
ing the conditions of Seaman
were fighting the operators, the
gashounds were fighting the DT's

yjst stayed in their sacks all day.
When the mates or their ship­

mates spoke to them they hol­
lered, "Log me—fire me." One
of these Masters, knows to the
boys as Micky Maguire, of the
Cape Saunders, has never logged
a man in the 16 years that he
has served as skipper. The Coast
Guard would most certainly be

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in some ginmill or doorway along
South St.

NON-UNION ACT

Some went so far as to bum
with their union books as an ex­
cuse for their being out of work.
These things, I am sorry to say,
are happening right here in San
Juan. This is an act unbecoming
a union man.

I had about four characters
try to take advantage of the
transportation rider, by staying
drunk two and three days at a
time. Some turned to at 9 and
knocked off at 12, the others

out of business if all the other
Captains were like him. From
my personal contact with him
I have found him a very reason­
able man. As you know, the Bull
Line agred to keep all such dis­
putes between Company and
Union. I advised these perform­
ers to pile off which they did.
I then warned them that if they
again pulled a trick like that
agian, on the Island, I would
have them up on charges.

BIGGEST BEEF

We have just won one of the
greatest beefs in maritime history
and every official and member
should and must carry out his
end of the contract if we expect
the operators to do the same.

During the strike I had nine
ships on the Island, and the
crewmembers on .all of them
were prepared to back any play
which would help us in our ef­
forts to keep the conditions for
which we have fought so hard to
obtain.

Good gang on the Columbia
Victory, Waterman. They used
their heads and did not go off
the deep end.

The longshoremen over in
Ponce pulled a wildcat strike on
the above vessel. E. G. Moreno,
ILA representative, went over to
Ponce and squared the beef
away. I informed him that I
would have the ship brought
around the Island to San Juan
and have his local work her here,
if and when his men pulled any­
more phony beefs in the Island
ports. This he agreed to.

He then called John Owens,
Secretary of the ILA by tele­
phone. I listened while Owens
gave him the score.

Port Baltimore Announces Fnrther Crew
Contributions To Hospitalized Seafarers

By WILLIAM RENTZ

BALTIMORE—This week we ]
were able to donate $67.90 to the
Seafarers in the Marine Hospital
at Fort Stanton through the gen-

erosity of a ship's crew and the
proceeds of the vending ma­
chines here. The crewmembers
of the SS C. J. Finley each do­
nated $1.00 and the vending ma­
chines made up the rest.

The crewmembers who do­
nated are: C. V. Morgan, D. E.
Loy, Norman Dukes, C. Dufaro,
George Chea, Lewis Mallahan,
Anthony Czecemski, George

Czeczemski, George Cratter,
Charles Darrity, B. Hurley, E.

H. Stinehelfer, Thomas Dwyer,

Albert Most, John Mellinger, Pe­
dro Rodriguez, Ralph YoUtzy. and
Lawrence Luronde. :v -



Fxiday, Seplembex 27. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven

Port Of New York Oetting Back
To Normal As Members Ship Out

By JOE ALGINA

NEW YORK — Business and
shipping are picking up now that
the strike is over and the powers
of the Wage Stabilization Board
are nothing more than a bureau­
cratic dream.

The Dispatcher has his hands
full trying to ship men back to
the ships that they left when the
strike started. These men want
to go back to their original jobs
as soon as they get their strike
clearances, but even so we will
have plenty of men on the beach
in all ratings.

When all the trouble broke,
Meu*'w-hu. paid-off in other ports
headed back to Nev/ York to do
picket duty, and for that reason
we have an overflow of men now.
Take a tip from me, don't come
to New York if you want to grab
a ship in a hurry.

We had about 90 to ICQ ships
tied up here at the height of the
beef, and we are trying to visit
all the ships now but we find it
impossible to do so. When the
happy days of normal times come
around again we will be able to
do this. Whoever thought that
Patrolmen would look forward to
routine work as a good thing?

From Oregon we received word
about some disputed overtime on
the SS Thomas Gregory, Amer­
ican Liberty Steamship Com­
pany, and we will have this
squared away in a few days. If
any "of the men off this ship are
around New York, drop up to
the hall and let us know the score
on this beef.

I guess most of the other
Agents will use space in the Log
to talk about the strike. We sure
had a tough time, but throughout
the whole thing we were sure
we were going to win. We final­
ly did, and that victory proved
a good thing, not only for us, but
for all organized labor.

We don't have to brag about
ourselves at this time because
practically every part of the la­
bor movement is talking about
the swell job we did. From now
on, we can build for even big­
ger things.

Even while the strike was go­
ing on, we had to pay off the
ships which were laying up. We
paid off about 25 of them, anc
we settled all beefs at the time o:
payoff. And that is service with
a capital "S." *

NMU Changes Tactics On Lakes:
Old Reputation Still Too Much

By HENRY W. CHAPPELL

DULUTH — The NMU appar­

ently is getting wise to the fact
that the Lake seamen refuse to
be pushed around, and have de­
cided to change their tactics in
their new organizational cam­
paign on the Great Lakes.

Instead of calling men who do
not agree with their views "finks
and scabs," as they did in their
last organizational campaign dis­
guised as a strike, they have
come to the conclusion that you
can catch more flies with sugar
than vinegar.

But the vinegar taste is still
in the mouths of the unorganized
seamen on the Great Lakes and
the tactics they used up on the
Lakes this fall, instead of forc­
ing men to join the NMU, only
created a feeling of resentment
among the Lake seamen toward
the NMU and in some instances
toward all unions.

LINE CHANGES

' It will be interesting to watch
what they decide to do now. Evi­
dently the puHden reversal of
their policies toward the unor­
ganized ships have been ordered
by the high officials of the NMU
and is the usual procedure of
the communist method of trade
unionism. When they see that
they can't rule the entire set up,
their policy is to create violence,
resulting in chaotic conditions
and in general, dissension among
the unorganized seamen toward
all unions. In other words if they
can't pitch, there will be no ball
game.

Regardless of what tactics they
use on the Great Lakes in their
forthcoming drive for new mem­
bers, it should be remembered, by
the Lake seamen, the unorgan­
ized, the rank and file of the
NMU and the organized SIU sea­
men, that'the NMU is still con­
trolled by a few high officials
who are avowed communists. '

They will attempt to squirm
out of this accusation by shouting

"red baiting," which is the only
answer they can give when the
facts are presented.

PHONIES KNOWN
We know these phonies inside

out and we will see to it that
every seamen on the lakes learns
the true story of these guys who
are the greatest danger to Amer­
ican labor.

Shipping has been fair in Du-
luth the past week and now the
NLRB has finally decided to give
us an election on the Midland
ships. We feel confident of win­
ning this election and expect to
have these ships under the SIU
banner when the returns are in.

Midland is not the end of our
campaign by any means, and we
don't intend to stop our drive un­
til we have all the unorganized
ships on the Lakes gathered into
our fold.

VA iSelective Service
Reclassifies Strikers

The Labor Daj' st.Rtements
from U. S. Army generals were
wonderful. They told us that the
war could not have been won
without organized labor's "mir­
acle of production." But another
branch of the military apparent­
ly hasn't heard that the war has
been over for more than a year.
The Selective Service system in
some states still think it can use
the draft to break strikes. In Vir­
ginia, Selective Service issued an
order aimed at strikin.q seamen
and truckers, reclassifying them
downward, when they left the
jobs for which they had been de­
ferred. Selective Service wanted
them to scab on their own union.
When WAS that war we were
supposed to have won. Gen.
Eisenhower? And weren't we
supposed to bo fighting for the
right to strike, and the right to
boo the Brooklyn Dodgers? Or
was it a war to make the world
safe for strikebreaking?

A PROBLEM, BUD?
The life of the present day-

seaman is difficult and often
very complicated. He is at
the mercy of unscrupulous
companies, government agen­
cies. brass hats and human
sharks of various descrip­
tions, everyone trying to take
advantage of him. If he hap­
pens to know some of his
rights, he is sneeringly refer­
red to as a Sea Lawyer.

A Special Services Dept. of
the Union has been set up to
consult with you on all your
problems involving the Coast
Guard, Shipping Commission­
ers, Unemployment Insur­
ance, personal injury claims,
your statutory rights when
you become ill aboard ship,

•^ftPJU^raiion -Laws, and-^u-r
dear, beloved Draft Board.

If you happen to be in New
York, contact us personally,
or if you are out of town,
write and you will receive a
prompt reply.

Address all mail to SPE­
CIAL SERVICES, 51 Beaver
Street, New York 4, N. Y.
Your Union is your shoreside
contact. USE IT'S FACILI­
TIES.

Unity Of All Maritime Workers
Won if Js Last Beef Against WSB

By LOUIS GOFFIN '

Now that the strike is over i no united action on the water-
everyone will be commenting on i front. Then in 1934 came the

Corpus Chrlsti
Picket Signs
Held Ready

By J. S. WILLIAMS

CORPUS CHRISTI — Business
is back to normal here on the
Gulf Coast of Texas, and once
more after a rousing victory we
are putting away our picket signs
in mothballs. One never knows
when they will come in handy
again.

During the strike we only had
one ship in port, the Cape St.
Ellas of the Bull Line. She came
in on the morning of the 7th
and we met her with our pla­
cards. As soon as the gangway
hit the dock the crew started the
suitcase parade off her. With one
ship in and her tied up solid, we
can brag with expanded chest of
a 100 percent strike.

Brother Kelly set up a picket-
line in Brownsville and the two
ports worked together through­
out the whole action. In both
Corpus Christi and Brownsville
the picketlines were respected
completely, and we came out of
the battle without an- incident of
any sort.

JOB FOR ALL
At the end of the strike we

had about 43 men on the beach,
which is about the greatest num­
ber of men assembled here in
this port, at one time. Every man
had a job throughout the strike,
and they all pitched in to insure
the success of the fight.

Right now the port is some­
what deserted as the Cape St.
Ellas has sailed for- Baltimore
since the tei'mination of the
strike. We have at present three
men on the shipping list, but we
expect to have two or three tank­
ers and one freighter running in
here weekly, as before the strike,
and so the men on the beach now
will soon have the opportunity
to take a ship.

I'd like to extend my thanks
to the men in this port who put
themselves into this beef 100
percent. They all showed them­
selves to be true Union men and
made the name of the SIU one
to shout about in the fair city
of Corpus Chi-isti.

the various aspects of it and so
I'm putting my two cents worth
in.

I just want to comment on the
solidarity of the waterfront. Soli­
darity is the keynote in any
strike if it is to be successful and
the recent strike proved that con­
clusively, but if you think unity
is present in every strike you
are wrong.

The 1019 strike was the first
organized strike that I can re-
vDiynber and at that time the old
ISU was the commanding force.
The strike itself was a minor one
considering the time, and was
won without too much effort.
During the strike, fink halls

flourished and the longshoremen
didn't cooperate with the sea­
men. There was little or no soli­
darity on the waterfront during
that strike, but it was won. Not
because the striking force was
strong, but because shipping was
at its postwar peak, and it was
cheaper for the shipowner to
raise the men a few bucks than
to tie up their ships.

The old top labor fakers of the
now defunct ISU took a lot of
credit for things they didn't do
during this strike, and they soon
foimd that pulling a haphazard
strike was not enough to win if
the shipowners were stubborn.

STRIKE BROKEN

The 1921 strike put the fakers
on the spot and they learned
the bitter truth the hard way.
The strike was poorly organized,
and as run by these same fakers
was lost. There was no coopera­
tion among the seamen, union of­
ficials or any other branch of the
maritime industry and the ship­
owners had a field day. The
shipowners could afford to be
stubborn. They were laying mo.st
of their ships up and weren't in
need of many seamen. So they
fought the union down the line
and the lack of solidarity forced
the union to capitulate.

This called for nation-wide acticm
and tluough solidarity on aU
three coasts that unity came
through.

To have a big union with a
lot of dues paying members is
not enough when the chips are
down. The union that has a good
beef and a reputation for co­
operation will receive support
from the rest of the maritime in­
dustry. This unity we must pre­
serve and strengthen for the big
beefs to come. We cannot afford

From 1921 until 1934 there was' to have another disa.ster like 1921.

The Patrolmen Say...
Give Thanks

NEW YORK—With the end of
the general strike the Dispatch­
er's office was all but snowed
under by the mass of work in­
volved in reshipping the great
number of men who had hit the
bricks in this port.

In order to get the job done
in the shortest possible time so
that the men would not bo de­
layed, volimteers were asked to
help in speeding up the process.
These men had not had any pre­
vious experience in this work,
and they did the best they pos­
sibly could.

It is quite possible that some
errors were made. But if any
were made, it is hoped that the
Brothers affected thereby will
understand the circumstances,
and bear in mind that in jobs as
big as the one which confronted
us occasional mistakes are un­
avoidable, especially in view of
the fact that we had a green
though willing crew.

At any rate, the men who vol­
unteered their services certainly
deserve a round of thanks, All
being considered, their job was
well done.

Bennde Gonzales ,

in
first real show of strength and
on the west coast a solid front
of all maritime workers went out
on the bricks. Shipping wasn't
booming in 19.34 any more than
it was in 1921, but the united
front shown by the maritime
workers won the strike proving
that solidarity worked.

In 1936 there was another
strike out there and it was partly
successful in spite of the infil-
teration of commies bent on
breaking this solid front.

SIU BORN

From the chaos resulting from
this strike the SIU, in 1938, was
organized given birth by the
SUP. The purpose of the new
Union was to insure solidarity
among the confused seamen and
to gain for them advancement in
wages and conditions. As a re­
sult the conditions of American
seamen, both organized and im-
organized improved.

Now the SIU and SUP have
just completed the greatest strike
in history. Wages and conditions
were won that are the best in
the history of maritime workers.
This was accomplished by com­
plete solidarity of all maritime
workers, proving conclusively
that in union there is strength.

We fought the government bu­
reaucrats and won. It wasn't a
local strike against a shipping
company that could be won with­
out too much effort, but a beef
against a government agency that
intended to ' dictate to seamen.

''I
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Ai'iiafiafcrrC-
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Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, SeptenJber 27. 194B

This dog v/ill noi live a dog's life, and neither would the
other pickets who were out on strike against the WSB. The
dog's name is Blackie, and he was on the line bright and early
every day and was among the last to leave. He didn't bite any-
body but he was ready to do so at any time—for the honor of
the SIU. Friends of Blackie's, and he made plenty of friends
on the picketiine. will bo glad to hear that he is in fine health
and has entire confidence in the SIU-SUP to go on to more vic­
tories in the future.

Many In New Orleans Help Seafarers
To Total Victory Over WSB Bureaucrats

After the Mobile Labor Day parade, the celebration started.
They had a mouth watering Bar B Q, and Johnny Grimes en­
tertained with a little music. There were also plenty of other
things to make the day interesting and restful. And the beer
helped in that direction.

By BUCK STEPHENS

NEW ORLEANS —At the
heighl) of the S.I.U.-S.U.P. strike
in New Orleans we had 94 ships

j tied up to the docks and anchor­
ed out, in the river.

All piers in the city, including
piers in Algiers, Westwego and
down in St. Bernard parish, were
picketed to make the strjke 100%

! effective. When the pickets were
1 assigned the Longshoremen,
' Checkers, Banana Carriers, Car
Loaders, etc., asked that we did
not put out the pickets until they
could knock off, because they did
not want to work behind the
lines at all.

Their request was granted, and
after they knocked off on all
ships the picketlines were estab­
lished and remained until the end
of the strike.

A few of the ships tried to beat
the midnight deadline but fail­
ed. The Noonday of Waterman
had about 6 hours more cargo to
load, but as soon as the lines
were established the longshore­
men left the dock and ship.

The SS Berea Victory (Water­
man) had a tough skipper that
decided to pay the crew off when
he got good and ready. The SS
Belgium Victory, also of Water­
man, already loaded and was
scheduled to sail at 3 P. M. be­
fore the deadline, did not make
it because the crew left the ship
at 10 A. M.

They had figured that if the
skipper on the Berea Victory
wanted to be chicken then they
would even the score for their
brothers by refusing to sail their
ship although it was loaded and
ready to go.

INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN

Letters were issued to the dele­
gates from each ship in port, in­
structing them to give notice to
the heads of their departments
that they were getting off the
ships.

There was a 100 man squad
that toured the river each morn­
ing at 7 o'clock, again at 12:30
and again at 4:30 P. M. to see
that no one wanted to go back
to work. This squad was com­
posed of S.I.U.-S.U.P. members
and members of I.L.A., Local
1418.

When the president of the
L.I.A., local^ 1418, figured the
strike might last for a while, he
sent out a circuluar to all hands
instructing them to apply for

their unemployment compensa­
tion.

The MV Manrope Knot had
1000 tons of cargo on the dock
for her and was due in on the
morning of the 5th. But the com­
pany decided it had belter leave
the cargo here, so they brought
her in at midnight and had her
feuled up and sailed her before
the deadline of midnight Thurs­
day.

CHANGED MIND
The pickets at First St. ran

into one tough boy who thought
he should be able to wbrk and
take care of the gear on the
docks. A fcva^ii-the- boys went
down and talked to him and he
changed his mind.

The Fruit Companies here in
N. O. cried to high heaven that
they would like to unload their
fruit, because they would have
the ships all fouled up with the
rotten bananas if they didn't get
the stuff out.

The Strike Committee inform­
ed United Fruit and Standard
Fruit that if they would give the
fruit away then we would have
it unloaded for them. Local 1418
and the Banan Carriers agreed
to discharge the cargo on these
ships, free of charge, if they
gave the fruit to the public.

The company would not go for
this, so the ships stayed at the
docks loaded. One fruit boat un­
der the Honduran flag sailed
with the excuse that they were
going to unload their bananas
in the Gulf. They would rather
dump the bananas in the Gulf
than give them to the poor.

Everything was quiet during
the entire strike, except for one
Lykes Brothers Skipper that said
he did not give a damn for the
S.I.U.-S.U.P. or any other union
and would cross any picketiine
he wanted to. He didn't cross.

COFFEE AND
Corinne's Beer Parlor, at 509

Dumaine St., issued hot coffee
and over 100 sandwiches to men
on the picketlines during the
night. This was repeated on sev­
eral nights and she should be
commended for this.

Joe Velcich, from Joe's Jungle
Beer Parlor at 206 Canal" St.,
extended his aid to the S.I.U.-
S.U.P. by volunteering to get the
men out of jail and went to bond
of several of our Brothers that
got into trouble. One of the bonds
was set at $750.00—so Joe's not

bad guy.
Mike Callia, of the Honey Dew

Inn at 115 North Front St., at
the request of A1 Chittenden,
turned the whole restaurant over
to the S.I.U. for their soup
kitchen.

Several of the brothers, when
they heard of the strike, contact­
ed the Union at once. Brother
Harry Homer Spurlock No. 11101.
sent the following wire from St.
Joseph, Mo.: "Am working this
month asi harvester on Uncle's
farm. Help almost impossible to
get here to harvest crops. How­
ever, if I am needed to partici­
pate in strike will leave imme­
diately for New Orleans. Can
you wire me? Wire back collect."

The Clearance Committee sent
this Brother clearance.

RIGHT SPIRIT

Brother Harry Wolowitz, Bk
No. 247 sent the following wire
from Gladewater, Texas: "Just
heard about the strike. Will be
in the Hall bright and early Mon­
day morning ready to hit the
picketiine. Regards to the gang."

Brother Wolowitz made it to N.
O. on Saturday night instead,
and got in his full amount of
picket duty. This is the kind of
spirit that made the S.I.U. and
made the S.I.U.-S.U.P. win the
greatest strike in maritime his­
tory.

From the C.I.O. Transport
Workers Union Local 206 came
the following message: "Our en­
tire membership pledges their
undivided support to the S.I.U.
for the concessions your organi­
zation won in recent negotiations.
We shall fight side by side with
you in your struggle against the
decisions handed down by the
union-busting Wage Stabilization
Board. Your picketlines shall be
honored by all members of our
union. Our workers will refuse
to move freight on or off the
docks until your battle is won."

With this kind of support, how
could we lose the strike? And
with this support in N. O. the
pickets had an easy time all dur­
ing the strike.

From all sides in N. O. came
100% support of our strike, and
from these people we were as­
sured that we would not only
win, but we promised them that
we couldn't lose and did not even
consider losing.

Longshoremen, teamsters,
checkers, etc., were informed
each morning with a pamphlet
that the strike was still on.

n

The largest delegation in the Mobile Labor Day Parade was the SIU. And the float, beauti­
fully decorated, was the one which attracted tha most attention. They sure do things right in
Mobile.

There was real cooperation in Baltimore. The SIU-SUP
and the MFOWW picketed side by side. The NMU and the rest
of the CMU threw down the Firemen, but the Seafarers stayed
with them until they won their demands.



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Friday. September 27. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine

You Can't Beat SIU In Marcus Hook

With this launch, the services of which was donated by the Hueber Launch Service, the
Boise Victory of the American Hawaiian Line was picketed. This launch was also used to meet
incoming ships to tell them the score. That information service helped to make the strike the
successful action that it was.

The kids in Marcus Hook know the score. All are in favor of the SIU and they will all grow
up to be good union members. At least they are learning young. That's teacher Blackie Cardullo
in the center. Most of the people in this town are union-conscious, and they know that the SIU
has a good record for honesty and solid trade unionism. That's why they backed us in this action.

By BLACKIE CARDULLO

MARCUS HOOK — With the
strike successfully settled, this
port has settled down to the no
less important job of organizing
the unorganized. So far every
seamen we have met here at Sun
Oil is 100 per cent for the Sea­
farers, and our only obstacle is
the fear that the companies en­
gender arnnng tl.p men.

After all; these guys have got
to go through the local shipping
crimp, and one can't blame them
if they don't go m^on the streets-
wearing SIU buttons and leading
three cheers for the Seafarers.
But—and this is what counts in
our favoj—quietly and without
fanfare, these guys are signing
pledge cards, and promising tlieii
votes when the election comes.

The guys here are just about
ripe for the Union, particularly
after they saw what we did in
this last beef, when we gained
the highest wages in maritime
history and licked government
bureaucracy. These men, too, are
victims of a bureaucracy—a civ­
ilian, "free-enterprise" bureau­
cracy. These seamen are working
under conditions where they
have neither rights or justite. For
example:

After an accident that occurred
qn one of the Sun Oil ships, one
of the crew gave out with an in­
terview to a new.spaper telling
what had happened. So, soon
afterwards. Sun Oil turns out a
leaflet that says that no one in
their employ has the right to
make statements to the news­
papers unless they were first

The Strike Commiltee meets to plan strategy in the Mar-
eye Hook Hall, Shelves in the room, which do not appear in
the picture, contain literature which is being used to good pur­
pose in organizing the tankermen in that area.

The Seafarers Hall in Marcus Hook is a landmark for those
seamen who want a democratic union. Since the Hall has been
in operation, hundreds of tankermen have come up to join the
SIU. In the near future those men. too. will- be protected by
SIU contracts, the best in the industry. Here are SIU men ready
to picket during the strike.

The people who own and work in Nixon's Cafe, Marcus Hook, have a reputation for being
good folks. During the strike they lived up to that reputation. They went all out for the Sea­
farers. and they did what they could to help win the fight against Government red tape. The
boys ale well here, and they appreciate it.

v.-.-'.?

New Hall Was Ready And
In Operation Just In Time

cleared by the company. SlaJin
doesn't do much bette] than that.

GOOD RELATIONS
Due to the Strike the SIU and

SUP became very well liked here
in Marcus Hook. Before that the
townspeople didn't know who
or what we were; never knew
that the AFL had a seamen's
oninn Bi't now, because of the
light we put up and the exem­
plary way we behaved ourselves,
not only are we on the map
.but we have the good wishes of
the local inhabitaiils.

REAL SELLOUT

I see where the MFOWW was
let down by the "one big union,"
which is what we told them all
along. When the NMU, after a
purely token strike to impress
their membership, got the wages
that the SIU-SUP won for them,
they signed up quickly forgetting
their promise to stay cut until
the MFOWW got theirs. It took
the AFL Sailors of the Pacific
to .stick by them.

, Maybe now they will wise up
to the role of the CMU—^which
was to push the commies into a
position of control over the Fire­
men. Maj'be now they will real­
ize that their only hope is to
work with a seamen's union that
has no political axe to grind and
that will give them support when
they need it.

That's all for this time, except
to say, rather belatedly, that
shipping is good in Marcus Hook,
and you all are invited to come
down if you want to ship.



SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS

THE SEA FA RERS LOG Friday, September 27, 1948

SIU Tugmen
Rescue Vessel
Off Azores

I

Although labeled "just a rou­
tine' job," the 2300 miles which
the tugboat Edward J. Moram
manned by 16 members of the
SIU, travelled from the Battery
in New York Harbor to the
Azores to aid the stricken Liberty
ship Samuel F. B. Morse, is more
than just routine news.

' The Moran made the trip in
xnne days and took the helpless
freighter in tow 150 miles off the
Azores on Sept. 5. The 7,200-ton
Liberty had been adrift since
Aug. 25, when she lost one of her
propellers, it was announuced in
New York.

CALLS FOR AID

The freighter was bound for
Canada from Le Havre when the
accident occurred. She sent out
a radio call for help, which was
picked up by the compahy op­
erating the vessel. The company
asked the Moran Towing and
Transportation Company to send
a tug to the rescue.
- The following day, the towing
company dispatched the 1800-
horsepower Moran, with the SIU
crew, to make the long trip. The
oceangoing tug, which is 115 feet
long and 29 feet wide, set out
from the Battery.

Averaging about 300 miles a
day, the tug sent daily reports of
its progress to the towing com­
pany. Then on the morning of
Sept. 5, the Moran's skipper,
Capt. Hugo A. Kroll, radioed that
he had found the Morse and was
taking her in tow to Ponta Del-
grade, the capital of the Azores.
The two vessels reached the port
the same night.

DRIFTED 35 MILES A DAY

The Morse lost her propeller
about 240 miles notheast of the
Azores and about 1000 miles from
Lisborn, Portugal. The helpless
vessel was drifting almost 35
miles a day. In her radio call
for help she reported that there
was a diabetic patient among her
crew. An Army plane took off
from the base in the Azores and
dropped two packages of insulin.

A spokesman of the Moran
company told the Log that the
tug was towing the Mor^ back
to'the States, and that the vessels
are expected to pull into New
York soon.

Moran was a veteran of
war service in the Aleutians,
where she carried food to the
troops and towed railroad bar­
ges:; She is one of the 12 ocean­
going tugs owned by the towing
company which is contracted to
the Seafarers International Union.

LOOKING THROUGH THE PORTHOLE

When Seafarer Henry M. Murranka wenl aboard ihe SS Memnon recently for the run down
to Santos and Buenos Aires, he took along his camera, and kept a weather eye out for pictorial
possibilities. In the harbor of Santos he got a chance to do his stuff. Using a porthole as a frame
he "caught this shot of several scows lying at anchor—a neat bit of composition.

Brother Muurranka. who hails from Brooklyn. N. Y.. was Bosun aboard the Memnon. He
described the voyage as "a very pleasant trip."

BROTHER PROPOSES
CHANGES TO AID
MEN IN GALLEY
Dear Editor:

There are certain changes that
should be made in our agree­
ments to cover inequities that
exist sometimes aboard ship.
That is, if the noon meal is
changed, the work hours should
be changed accordingly. Under
the present set-up when the meal
hours are changed the messmen
cannot get their work finished
before 6:00 p. m. and this works
a hardship on them.

I also believe that a higher
wage should be paid to the sec­
ond cook and baker as he must
do more work than any man in
his department while baking
bread.

I'm not in the Steward Depart­
ment so I'm not blowing my own
horn, but I see where a change
can be worked for the benefit of
that Department and so I'm
sounding off. P. A. Carlson

MOHICAN CREW
PROUD MEMBERS
OF THE SIU

Dear Editor:
We, the unlicensed crewmem-

bers of the SS Cape Mohican,
take this opportunity to extend
a vote of confidence and appre­
ciation to those officials of our
Union, who by their foresight
courage, determination and
strategy, have obtained for our*
organization the best wages and
working conditions ever enjoyed
by seafaring men anywhere.

We also salute the men of the
other ships who hit the bricks as
we did. Because of this rank and
file solidarity, and intelligent
leadership, we are all damned
proud to be members of the Sea­
farers International Union.

Crew of the
SS Cape Mohican

Union-Hating Skipper On The SS Benjamin Williams
Condemned For All-Out Disregard Of Crew's Safety

Recently on a round about trip

to Genoa, Italy, the crew of the

SS Benjamin Williams had the
di.'•.pleasure of sailing with a

Skipper right out of the old
school. This Skipper not only

condemned the Union and m-ade
life miserable, but he also had
complete disregard for the safety
of the ship and the crew.

Ten days before the ship left

New Orleans, the faulty steering
apparatus was reported to the
Skipper, but no repairs were at­
tempted until the ship arrived at
Tocopilla, Chile. There, the act­
ing delegate went to the Captain
and asked if he would have the
wheel fixed and the Captain said
he would look into it.

The Engineers attempted to
fix it and told tlie Captain it was
a shipyard job, and nothing could
be done by the crew to fix it.
On.c day out of Tocopilla the
wheel broke down and a minor
repair job was made.

Two days before arriving at
Panama the delegates went to the
Captain and asked him to have
the wheel fixed in Panama for
the safety of the ship and the

crew. The Captain replied that
he would not put the ship in a
shipyard or hold the ship up to
make repairs on the wheel.

NO REPAIRS

The Engineers again attempted
and succeeded in making enough
repairs to allow the passage of
the ship through the canal. Two
days later in the Carribean Sea
the wheel broke down again and
at last report the Captain has
shown no interest as to his re­
sponsibility in having the wheel
repaired.

Again his disregard for the
men's safety was shown one
night while the seas were
very rough and coming over
the side constantly. Two men
were securing a watertight
door and at the time a life ring
with a light connection was
washed over the side.

The Second Mate immediately
called the Captain for the pur­
pose of supervising the rescue of
the supposed man washed over­
board. The Captain failed to get
out of his bed after being awak­
ened by the Mate and never ap­
peared on deck.

At another time the stand-by
and look-out were sent to the

bow during the roughest part of
a storm for the purpose of cover­
ing small ventilator covers which
had been washed off by the
storm.

MEN INJURED

While these men were on the
bow, the ship took a heavy sea,
sv/amping her gunwhales with
water and washing these two
men aft for 20 feet. The ship was
repeatedly taking seas and no
attempt was made by those in
command to slow the vessel or
alter the course. As a result both
men were injured due to this
negligence.

When the ship arrived at
Geonoa to discharge cargo, the
ship tied to the dock and sea
watches were maintained until
midnight of that night. The deck
delegate went to the Chief Mate
and read to him the agreement
between Calmar Steamship Com­
pany and the SIU. In turn the
Mate took the agreement to the
Captain and .showed him the par­
ticular section involving watches.
The Captain replied "God-damn
the book, I'm running this ship."

The Captain went all the way
down the line in his attempt to
browbeat and intimidate the

crew. Even his log entries are
doubtful, as several inaccuracies
are known to exist. One entry
in the log states that the crew
from day to day painted the hull,
but the crew was not turned to
for this work at any time. The
log also records the crew as be­
ing turned to in Genoa to chip
the boat deck, but the crew never
did this work. Furthermore
there were numerous erasures
and alterations in the log book
which are of a questionable na­
ture.

The Captain's stupidity was
shown conclusively when he told
a man, ill with chills and fever,
that he would see that the man
•received treatment after he turn­
ed to for a couple of days work.

CREW'S STATEMENT

The crewmembers, in a state­
ment to the Log. wish to make it
known that a number of the
ship's officers and the crewmem­
bers of the SS Benjamin Williams
declare the incompetence and in­
anity of this man to act as Mas­
ter and condemn his anti-union
actions and his inability to
handle men with his arrogant at­
titude toward the personnel un­
der him. • ' ;• • ; ' ' • '

.



Friday, September 27, 194S THE SEAFARERS LOG Page

Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings
CAPE MOHICAN, Aug. 25—

Chairman Augustin Oquendo;
Secretary Herminio Martinez.
New business: Delegates of
Steward and Engine Depart­
ments reported everything
okay. Deck delegate reported
beefs about working condtions.
Motions carried: to thank the
Negotiating Committee of the
SIU for their recent and effec­
tive fight; not to sail until fresh
water system is properly in­
stalled; that deck department
pass the signing of the Deck
Delegate's report as solidarity,
which will be referred to the
Union Patrolman at the next
port of arrival and that any ac­
tion will have the full support
of both the Steward and En­
gine Department. One minute
of silence for lost brothers.

,l,,li *• > t
(Name of ship not given)

July 5, Chairman Leonard S.
Bugayski: Secretary Robert L.
Beach. New business: Delegates
reported everything okay.
Several beefs were brought
against the Steward Depart­
ment. Shortage of glasses,
messboy not setting tables cor­
rectly. no jams or jellies, no
fuses for perculator, stale eggs,
bad bread, and shortage of fruit
juices. Motion carried to have
bread box installed. Deck dele­
gate to see Mate about hainng
messhall chairs repaired.

FRANK E. SPENCER, July
7 — Chairman Jules Barbarin;
Secretary Judson Kilbourn;
New business: motion carried
to fine anyone leaving cups or
throwing butts on messroom
deck 25c and $2.00 for leaving
clothes in wash tubs longer
than two hours. Good and Wel­
fare: Repair lockers in Mess-
man's foc'sles and those of 12
to 4 and 4 to 8 watch. New
screens needed showers and
toilets need painting.

1 1 «•
Mate Plays Bosun;
Boss Will Foot Bill

When the SS Hart Crane put
to sea recently she was short a
Bosun. So without further adoo
the Mate appointed himself to
the position and made the Deck
Maintainance perform bosun's
duties, such as turning men to,
knocking them off and dropping
and raising the hook. On top of
this the Mate continued to drive
the Deck Maintainance at such
a rate that he was unable to com-
j)lete his work on time. The ships
minute-s neglected to mention if
the Mate expects to save the
company the difference in pay
or not, but this much is known
the Deck Maintainance will re­
ceive the bosun's pay as soon as
a Patrolman is contacted in the
USA.

% t X
HART CRANE, Aug. 16 —

Chairman John Simmons; Sec­
retary Bill Rowe. New Busi­
ness: Motion carried that all
help keep the pantry, messhalls,
heads and showers clean. Com­
plaint that the Mate wasn't
giving the Deck Maintenance
sufficient time to complete his
duties. The Steward suggested
that a list of items needed
aboard ship be given him and
hs would try to obtain same.
Motion carried that the crew

-would not payoff until all dis­
putes were-settled. Crewmem-.
bers congratulated Chief Stew­
ard for his cooperation.

HASTINGS. July 21-—Chair­
man McLemore; Secretary
Gene Huffman. New business:
Motions carried: to hold pay­
off until all beefs and over­
time were settled; to hold pay­
off until notified by Union as to
raises and new changes in
manning scale and ratings; to
make minutes in triplicate with
one to be posted, one to patrol­
man and one to new crew. All
department delegates report
everything okay.

i % t
SS Lebore Skipper
Labors Unwisely

The Skipper of the SS Lebore
evidently thinks he is running
his ship by muscle power or at
any rate by threats of violence.

His wrath was raised to a boil­
ing point when the ship's dele­
gate called upon the Captain to
discuss several grievances, and
as the list grew longer the Skip­
per got hotter.

The Delegate informed him
that the Crew intended to have
the Commisisoner check the log
for the Mate's denial of a relief
for the four to eight AB on watch
which should have been entered
by the Captain, also their inten­
tion to notify the patrolman that
the Captain had sold slopchest
supplies in the port of Crux
Grande, Chile. He also told the
Captain that he wished to dis­
cuss the Mate's painting on watch
and the disputed overtime in­
volved.

The Captain refused to let him
continue and threatened to throw
him out of his stateroom. The
Delegate withdrew rather than
get tangled with the Skipper, but
he wishes to make it known that
the crew isn't being scared by
these tactics. The Captain can
expect to find his tail in hot
water soon. Any Skipper should
know a SIU crew better than to
try intimidation.

It just doesn't work. Bucko!
A i i

EDWARD S. HOUGH. Aug. 4
—Chairman Frank Chrisiner;
Secretary H. B. Noonan. New
business: Motions carried: all
hands keep the messhall clean
and put away cups at coffee
time; poker players elean rec­
reation room after their game;
arrangement between three
delegates to kep laundry clean;
to see Captain about radio
hours; to have consideration for
watch below and to keep quiet
in messhall; to put out more
night lunch. Main beefs were
sour canned milk, poor grade
and stale coffee, no cookies

aboard, no raisins aboard, no
disinfectant aboard and slop
chest very poorly stocked. Mo­
tion carried to notify Captain
that stores be put on for the
return voyage. All hands agreed
that at the next meeting a re­
pair list be made and turned
over to the Union representa­
tive so as to better conditions
for Brothers who make the
next trip.

AAA
ETHIOPA VICTORY. Aug. 6

—-Ch&irman W. A. Driver; Secre­
tary T. J. Roach. New busi­
ness: Motions carried: that ship
be fumigated in first port; that
new mattresses be obtained.
Beet that chow was not served
in right manner causing two
men to be late on watch and
coffee urn be cleaned more of­
ten. Motion carried that a 25c
fine be charged for the follow­
ing offenses: placing feet on
tables and chairs, not putting
dirty cups and dishes in pantry,
not putting cigarette butts in
ash trays. Suggestion that
empty seats at end of table
be kept for men on watch. Chief
Engineer to be contacted in re­
gards to fire fighting apparatus.

AAA
STEPHEN BEASLEY. Aug. 1

—Chairman J. C. Lupton; Sec­
retary L. Paradeau. New busi­
ness; Ships delegates reported
that percolators cannot be pur­
chased in present port, also that
milk cannot be obtained be­
cause it is not pasteurized. Sug­
gestion made to place more
drums on deck for garbage dis­
posal. Motion carried that a
dollar fine be levied against a
crewmember who slams doors
or makes unnecessary noise
amidship. Dishwasher and
crewmess advised to get on the
ball.

AAA
Let's Face It, Matey—

SEAFARER SAM SAYS

WE DID IT AGAIN J

^nuiN

SIU's Here To Stay
There's always some special

character trying to make things
difficult for everybody—and him­
self. Like the Chief Mate of the
MV Washington Cedar, for in­
stance.

It doesn't make sense, but then,
neither does the Bucko Mate. For
one thing he has repeatedly made
some nasty remarks against the
Union. Which isn't going to do
him any good, by the way.

Thi.s mad Mate says that he
"doesn't have to abide by the
Union contract," according to a
statement signed by members of
the vessel's Deck Department.
Furthermore, he refused to give
the overtime slips to the Deck
Delegate, and also refused to
check overtime.

There are more instances of the
guy's lack of savvy, but enough
said.

Some guys will never learn,
but the Deck Department of the
Washington Cedar is going to
continue teaching their Chief
Mate just the same.

AAA
WEBB MILLER. June 10 —

Chairman Donald Ware; Secre-
iary Pierre Bergeron. New
Business: One SIU and one
non-Union man signed on^ in
deck department. Voif-d to let
non-union man attend meet­
ings to get an idea on how
union functioned. Has no
American papers, but would
like to get endorsement as an

OS.

CvT AND RUN
By HANK

While the jobs on the board are going as fast as hot cakes
the le.s.s fortunate brothers are still getting their hot meals, etc
So help us, it's darn good to see everything going smooth as pos­
sible after this big victory. Bob Kennedy, the Irish humorist, says
that Mom's Lunch Room and Bar on 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue
in Brooklyn helped our men on the bricks faithfully again as they
have since the '34 Strike. Thanks again to Mom's Place! Attention,
Brother Joe Lightfoot: your clothes, pay coucher, etc., v/ere put
ashore in Baltimore from your last ship. If you haven't picked
them up yet, contact that company, will you!

Joe Pilufis says he's frying ouf this new system called Un­
employment Payments to us seamen. We hope it doesn't
turn out to be pigeon-holed, red-taped and over-confused and
over-forgotten as the Bill of Rights in the way those Why-Help-
Anybody Bureaus of Washington was taken care of.
"Pete" De Petro just come in with his shipmates from Shanghai.
They came home as passengers on another Liberty because their
ship was sold to the Chinese. The company, of course, forgot to
provide for first class transportation—accidentally on purpose,
we presume. Ozzie Okray and Leo Siarkowski just grabbed the
Blue Island Victory with a load of horses and cattle for Danzig.

Robert Rutledge has to come up to New York after hitting the
Philadelphia bricks. We hope the Stapleton Marine Hospital don't
keep you anchored down too long. Bob? Joe James isn't in too
much of a hurry to ship out. He's waiting until the rush is over.
Say, Joe, where's Henry "Red" Twyman now? Fred "Ski" Sweder,
made a trip to Rotterdam, etc., and then got stuck down in Charles­
ton. Hitting the bricks down there was okay. Ski says, but they
had some waterfront action down there, too—which naturally was k>-
be expected in some ports when finks get foolishly brave enougfc
instead of going hom.e to cry over losing their finky pennies.

Say. ain t that Bosun Luke Collins, here in town right now#
mustache and all? How's everything. Bose? Is Steward Joe
Daugherty still in town yet? Frank Bieniek is in town right now,
but he hasn't lost any weight, we notice. Well. well. Harold
Nelson is fresh in town but we failed to notice in our hurry
whether he had that favorite mustache or not. Where's Pete
Bush. Harold? One of our shipmates. Edgar Kurz. just blew in
from a not-so-good trip over in the Pacific in some country
behind Japan, called Siberia or something. Next trip will be
different, Ed, so they say. Steve "Blackie" Cardullo, who's run­
ning Marcus Hook hook, line and sinker, is visiting this town.
You're looking healthy, as usual, Blackie.

Well, fellas, remember one thing, while you keep sailing. Aboard
ship you have your elected delegates and the rest of your ship*
mates while's she's your home. Cooperation and respect irons out
aU sorts of beefs in one way or the other, keeps the ship in satisfao
tory operation, in cleanliness and safety. A ship is always a happy-
home when she sails in respect, cooperation and cleanliness.



"EW
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Page TweWe THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 27, 1946

THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS

•r

SIU MEMBER
IS EGGED ON
IN HOSPITAL
Dear Editor:

Well, they're through washing
down the decks here in the ma­
rine hospital for another day so
I'll sit back and drop the Log
a line.

A1^ breakfast this morning I
was scared out of my wits when
I broke open the egg the darn
thing almost crackled. It was a
hard boiled egg, or so they said.
The chick had only been incu­
bated a little and all they did in
the galley was give it a slight hot
foot. We get eggs about four days
a week and I am getting leery
of raising a chicken farm here on
my bunk.

They have a ward here in the
hospital that should be named
the international ward. Too bad
they don't servo rum and coke
as the music is strictly Latin-
American from morning to night.
I'm beginning to feel like the
song that goes something like
"South America, take it away."

They are transferring a lot of
the men to Rockaway. I don't
know how they will like it, but I
guess they're going to take all
the 5th floor and make room for
the Coast Guard and their fami­
lies, as you sure meet a lot of
them when you have to go to the
basement.

I see in the papers where the I
NMU in conjunction with the
U. S. Maritime Commission is
starting a bedroom steward's
school at Sheepshead Bay. They
are going to teach them to make
beds in the GI way with all the
snafu that goes with a govern­
ment school.

I wonder how much it will cost
the poor taxpayer per head. Why
don't the public get wise to these
chiselers and have their congress­
men throw that board into dis-!
card?

The WSA has taken the tax­
payers for a ride for over two
billion dollars or so, why not get
rid of it. I thought it would be
after the war, but it is a stream­
lined old Shipping Board just
like after World War I.

SOME OF THE FINEST ABOARD THE CORINGA

o

Dear Editor:

Enclosed is a photograph Of the finest group of men it has ever been my privilege to make
a trip with.

By their conduct, cooperation and skill they clearly illustrated the advantage shipping com­
panies gain in signing up SIU crews.

From left to right, rear row: Art Christ, W. Schowieler, Gus Andreassen, Mate Martinek,
Bosun Jens Nielsen, Carpenter Ed. Hanson, Tom Maga and John Jackson. Front row, left to
right: Floyd Inscho, John Pardomski, John Waldvegal, Joe Presto and Tony Dunkus.

The dummy in the rear row represents a crewmember who went native in southeast Africa,
thereby spoiling an otherwise perfect record.

C. F. Martinek, Chief Officer

SS Topa Topa Skipper Tries Double Talk,
Insists Saturday Isn't On The Calendar

My advice to the younger
brothers is stick together 'til hell
freezes over and don't let them
soft soap you. If you don't you'll
find yourselves back to the 1915
scale. So be union and be strong.
Gne for all and all for all. So
here's to the SIU and SUP.

(Name withheld on request).

Dear Editor:

We think we have a couple of
unusual beefs to report and
would like to have them printed
in the Log so that if any other
crews run into the same thing
they will know what action to
take.

We sailed aboard the SS Topa
Topa from Honolulu on July 22
bound for China and by noon of
July 25 we had made a distance
of 1048 miles and were steering
a course of 281 degrees of gyro
compass.

The Bosun, knowing naviga­
tion, had calculated that by mid­
night July 26 the ship would pass
over 180 degrees West Longitude
which brings us in East Longi­
tude on July 26. As you know
crossing the 180th meridian on
Friday would make is Saturday
the 27th.

The Bosun, E. Smet, went to

GOING THROUGH THE LOCKS

The SS Felfore moving across the Panama Canal on her
^ maiden voyage, Aug. 26, which wasn't quite satisfactory for the
' crew, according to SIU member Luis Ramirez, who made this

, picture.
The food was lousy, says Brother Ramirez, and the boys

sweated out the hot weather without even a lemon for re­
freshments.

the Mate and the Mate told him
that it was Friday and not Satur­
day and we would have to work
the whole day, losing our Satur­
day and one day bonus, because
the next day would be Sunday.
The Bosun not being satisfied
with that saw the Captain and
the Captain stated that he had
been sailing as a" Skipper for 12

rlet MB DO IT, ;
no TROd«i.e AvAli',

years and that the Bosun could
not. tell him a thing about navi­
gating.

The Bosun asked the Captain
what day it was and the Skipper
said it was Friday the 26th. When
the Bosun asked the Captain for
his local time at the present, the
reply was Friday 11 a. m. July
26, so the Bosun told him that it
was 11 a. m. Saturday July 27th.

The Captain began to get hot
under the collar and threatened
the Bosun with deportation to
Belgium of which he is a native.
The Bosun told him not to be
angry, because it is nut fair to
take Saturday away and the one
day bonus.

Well, we worked the whole day
and claimed overtime, for the
work. Again the Captain said he
would see that the Mate was de­
ported.

We refuse to stand by and see

a Brother member threatened
with deportation for standing up
for our Union rights on board a
ship. The Captain's whole action
is contrary to Section 1, Article
2 General rules in the 1941 Wa­
terman Contract. We hope this
case will be given the complete
consideration it merits.

As if this was not enough for
us to put up with we ran into
another dispute.

While we were taking fuel oil
in Honolulu the tanks overflowed
bringing six inches of oil on deck.
The deck gang had to work on
various work in the six inches of
oil and most of the deck gang had
their shoes and clothes spoiled
and were not able to clean them.

We all claimed a renewal of
our clothes and the Mate told us
that it i.s to be settled in the of­
fice. The next day the deck
gang had to clean the fuel oil
from the paint work amidship for
which overtime was claimed.
This also has to be settled in
the office.

The Captain and the Mate are
doing a lot of Carpenter's work,
making ladders which have to be
used only for the Pilot, and we
Would like to know if we can
claim overtime for this.

As our destination from dhina
is unknown we cannot make
preparations for the handling of
this beef in any one port so all
ports be oh the lookout for us as
we want some action on these
beefs.

Signed by 20 members
of the crew.

(Editors Note: This beef has
been brought to the attention of
the proper ofticikH ahd definite
action is guaranteed when the
Topa Topa ties up in the U. S. A.)

Log-A-Rhythms
Liquor and Longevity

By ARTHUR BERG

The horse and mule live 30 years.
They know nothing of wines

and beers.
The goat and sheep at 20 die.

And never taste of scotch or
rye.

The cow drinks water by the ton.
And at 18 is mostly done.

The dng Bt l."; rashes in
Without the aid of rum or gin.

The cat in milk and water soaks.
And in 12 short years it croaks.

The modest, sober, bone-dry hen
Lays eggs for nogs, then dies

at ten.

All animals are strictly dry.
They sinless live and swiftly

die.
But sinful, ginful rum-soaked

men
Survive for three-score years

and ten.
And some of them, a very few.

Stay pickled 'til they're 92.

OLDTIMER WORKS
HARD TO KEEP UP
UNION SPIRIT
Dear Editor:

I thought I would send you
this newspaper clipping from the

Portland Oregonian of an East
Coast Brother who is a real old-
timer with 36 years as a Union
man.

He is Virgil Mahan and he
holds Book No. 25089. He never
misses a chance to impress upon
the young seamen aboard ship,
the urgent need of union spirit.

We need more real Union men
like Brother Mahan, who is never
tired of doing his part in keeping
up the Union spirit.

A. Renick
(Editor's note: The clipping of

which Brother Renick speaks
contained some pictures of Broth­
er Mahan. but unfortunately, we
are unable to reproduce them).

SEAFARER'S WIFE
SAYS NEIGHBORS
HOG THE LOG
Dear Editor:

I see by the Log you boys are
pretty good on settling beefs.
Well I think I have a legitimate
one.

You see we get the Log, but
my husband, gets it first, reads
it and then passes it on to the
neighbors before I get to read it.
Passing it along is a good idea,
but what am I going to do? Just
get another Log?

Mrs. Joseph Torchick

(Editors Note: Madam, we
have given careful thought to
your beef and we believe you
have grounds for divorce. You
may be able to free yourself of
this dilemma, however, by hir­
ing a detective to grab the Log
from the mailman before he
reaches your mail box.)

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Friday, September 27, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen^

Seafarer Glories In France
And Life Aboard Goodhue
Dear Editor:

Having nothing to do on this
wonderful day I was wont to
meditate, on the glorious past of
the great country of France and
came up with the following ob­
servations. I almost feel like a
Frenchman yelling "Viva La
France." Having my belly full of
good chow and a wonderful view

•of the harbor, my hands strayed
. to the keys of my typewriter and
I started to pound away.

France, a republic for 70 years,
' an authoritarian state for four
; years during German occupancy
in Wuild War II, again a repub­
lic after its liberation and ruled

. by a Provisional Government
pending the establishment of a

' nev/ Constitution.
France, country of arts, letters

. and science, is also a land of fes­
tivals and gaiety. There are his-

• torical pageants elaborately pre­
sented in beautiful settings, such
as Versailles, St. Germaine, and

• in some of the many gardens of
Paris.

Much of the history of France
may be read in her art. The pre­
historic remains at Les Eyzias, in
Dordogne, the vaces of Monestan
in Ariege, all speak eloquently
of ancient art.

Well, so much for this great
country called France. It is here
that I would like it known to
the readers that the good ship
Bertram G. Goodhue has arrived
in the Port of Le Havre, France.

Having sailed from the Coastal
Empire (That's Savannah, Ga.)
on August 19, we arrived here
September 1 with everyone feel­
ing ship-shape and eager to see
the mademoiselles of France.
From the looks of the attendance
at chow time I would say that all
are ashore. Well, today being
Labor Day, meaning no labor,
most of the gang has knocked
off and are taking in the sights.

Have you ever heard of a
dream floating? Well, Brothers
we are on just such a floating
dream. Just to put you in the
know, we, or should I say I, am
speaking of the SS Bertram G.
Goodhue of the South Atlantic
Steamship Company.

This is a former NMU scow
and was operated by the Black
Diamond Steamship Company of
God Knows Where. The NMU
gang that was on here as usual

left this floating mass of steel
in typical NMU style, filthy! Just
how those guys can tolerate such
filth is beyond the members of
this ship, but knowing them as
we do, one can understand.

We have aboard here, as mem­
bers of the crew, a brilliant array
of stalwart Union enthusiasts as
ever gathered on a ship sailing
out of Savannah in quite some
time. Among them is W. J. "Bill"
Brantley who is our Deck En­
gineer. No newcomer to this
seagoing life. Bill is an oldtimer
of 1,5 years seatime. I would like
to let the membership know that
Brantley is running for Agent of
the Savannah Biranch in the
next election.

Well, Brothers it comes time
to stop all this stuff and see that
it gets in the mail and hope the
Log Editor sees that it gets into
print.

E. B. "Mac" McAuley

POSING IN PORT ARTHUR

GOODHUE CREW
SEEMS TO BE
VERY HAPPY, TOO
Dear Editor:

We, the Crew of the SS Ber­
tram G. Goodhue, being duly
qualified members of the Sea­
farers International Union wish
to make known the fact that we
have had the pleasure of sailing
with one of the best damn Cap­
tains ever employed by the South
Atlantic Steamship Company.

This man is undoubtedly the
only Skippr sailing today that
asks the Crew when they want a
draw. No Delegates have to call
on this Skipper and beg to be
allowed to draw a bit of money
that they have earned. No pres­
sure has to be exerted on this
monetary setup at anytime, thus
far. We have no fear that we will
5ave to exert pressure ever,
because this Skipper is a good
Joe and we'll go to "Snug Har­
bor" with him.

We might add that this Skip­
per answers to the name of A- H.
Norden. We invite you to make
a trip with him at your earliest
possible convenience just to see
a swell guy operate. So for this
time we will say "Nuff Said."

The Crew of the
SS Bertram G. Goodhue

Some Seafarers make pretty for the camera of Brother Warren Stiles in front of the SIU
Hall at Port Arthur, Texas. The fellow at the right just stuck his head out the door in time to
make the picture; the rest of him was still on the way.

SIU MEMBER STRANDED IN SICK BED,
ASKS FOR LATEST ON THE BIG BEEF

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VOLUNTEERS ASK ABOUT TRIPCARDS
Several men who served as volunteer pickets during the re­

cent General Strike have asked me what the Union's plans
were in regard to giving them tripcards. As I'm in the same
boat at present, I believe some sort of statement on this ques­
tion would clarify things somewhat.

Will we be given tripcards and, if so, when can we pick
them up? (Name withheld by request)

The SIU appreciates the work emd spirit of these volun­
teers, and it will not forget what they did m the 1946 Geperal
Strike. It must be understood, however, that the Union's pur­
pose is not only to. fight the bosses, but also to. pi^otect its
membership against unemployment, etc.^ Tyipoards, however,
will be issued from time to time as they are needed. When
they are, you volunteers will be the first to be considered. Once
you become a member, you'll better understand the correct­
ness of the Union's policy of protection for its membership.

Dear Editor:

News of our strike has just
seeped through the wilderness
and arrived here. All the infor­

mation I get is the highly dis­
torted accounts that I glean from
the local papers. These spread­
ers of enlightenment have been
anti-union since the days when
the whaling ships shanghaied
their first crews in New London.
Then, of course, there's the radio,
but why go into that.

The reasons I don't charge
down to New York and get all
the info on the picket line like
any good member should is this:

About a month ago, the local
sawbones decided to open me up
and take out some of my parts.
I'm still open, and don't think I
have any parts left, and the
doctor says it will be about six
weeks before I do any running
around at all.

All of which leaves me in the

. highly unenviable position of ly­
ing flat on my face (they took
the parts out froin the back just
to make it harder) while you
guys are beating your brains out
on West Street.

Could you send me some copies
of the Log and any literature on
the strike which you have
around?

Like all good seamen who have
been on the beach for more than
a month, I'm pretty short on
ready cash, but I can spare five
bucks for the stew pot, or if in
this advanced day we have no
stew pot, give it to the Log.

Seriously though, I wish I could
be with you. It's no fun being
up here not knowing what's go­
ing on.

(Editor's note: Thanks very
much for the donation. Brother.
The copies of the Log and the
strike literature are on the way).
Charles Newbury Groton, Conn.

BASHFUL?

CG TREATMENT
OF OFFICERS
A BIT DIFFERENT
Dear Ed.itor:

This one really tops them all.
While our rank and file mem­

bers are having their papers sus­
pended for six months for minor
infractions, the Third Mate of,
the SS American Farmer who
was guilty of failing to sound a
waiting whistle prior to a col­
lision between his and another
ship, had his license suspended
for three months.

Then it was cut to one month
on the condition of no further
trouble within the next six
months. To top it all. Comman­
der Lie of the Coast Guard, said
the Third Mate could get a tem­
porary permit to sail if he de­
sired.

Do you call that justice? He
never told any unlicensed per­
sonnel they could get temporary
papers if they wished.

The quicker the Coast Guard
gets back to watching the ice­
bergs the better off we'll all be.

Jack Close

Another Wife
Is Interested
Dear Edilor:

We would be deeply grateful
if you send us the Log every
week. My wife is very interested
in what goes on while I'm away
and I think this is the best way
to keep her informed of the Sea­
farers life and activities. Thank­
ing you in advance.

Edward H. Miller

Brother P. J. McCann (left) gazes at Bert Wilson, who is
supposed to be the bashful Chief Cook aboard the Aiken Victory.
This shot doesn't exactly reveal Wilson as being shy. He did,
however, find a home on the ship, say his shipmates. Papa
John and Slim.

MEMBER TRYING
TO LOCATE
CHAS. WEATHERBEE
Dear Editor:

I am trying to contact Charles
Weatherbee who sailed with me
on the last trip of the Arthur
Dobbs, Calmar Liberty ship. He
ordered a large number of pic­
tures, which I took, but he has
failed to give me his proper ad­
dress.

Inasmuch as the pictures are
already paid for, I would like to
be able to locate him and send
them along.

If you would please run an
article in tiie Log to the effect
that anyone knowing his where­
abouts should please contact me
at the address below, I would ap­
preciate it very much.

Jim Golder, Box 96
Madelia, Mmn.



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THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday? Sepiember 27? 1948

Medical Director Replies
To Story On Hospital Delay

September 20, 1946.

Dear Editor;

The article on page eight of
the September 13 issue of the
Seafarers Log. reported by Irwin
Suall, has been called to my at­
tention, insofar as it relates to
the treatment received by Lester
Knickerbocker, one of our pa­
tients.

An immediate inquiry revealed
'the following facts. Mr. Knick­
erbocker reported to this hospital
at 6:00 p. m, on August 26 and
was examined by one of our sur­
gical residents who advised that
he return the next day duidng the
hours of operation of our Ortho­
pedic Clinic. The patient return­
ed on the 27th, was again ex­
amined, given an Ace bandage,
had x-rays taken, and was ad­
vised to return on the 30th when
the x-ray reports would be avail­
able. The patient reported on the
30th and because of the x-ray
findings was advised to enter the
hospital. He was admitted to
the hospital at 3:24 p. m., Satur­
day, August 31.

The patient's chart indicates
that he was seen that day and
again on the following day (Sun­
day), this time by one of our sen­
ior surgeons. Physiotherapy was
begun on September 4 and a pos­
terior splint applied to the leg
on September 6. X-ray reports
reveal that the patient was suf­
fering from a fracture of the
knee bone, and while the position
was good, union was not com­
plete. His treatment has been to­
wards rest with stimulation of
union, and no other approach is
indicated at this time until we
see whether recover is complete.

Mr. Knickerbocker was asked
wherein he felt that he had been
neglected. He stated that he
thought he should have had an
x-ray on his first visit and that
physiotherapy should have be­
gun earlier. Actually, any pa­
tient applying to this hospital,
with a recent injury, has an x-ray
taken, if such is indicated. It is
impossible to have all depart­
ments of a hospital such as this
operating a full capacity at all
hours, without incurring exces­
sive costs. The patient was ad­
mitted on a Saturday afternoon
with a holiday on the following
Monday. It is felt that in this
instance physiotherapy was not
unduly delayed. I have gone over
this case carefully with the ward
surgeons concerned and we do
not feel that the hospital has been
remiss in any way in this par­
ticular instance.

Mr. Knickerbocker also com­
plained about the food. It is with
the greatest of difficulties that
we are able to reach our present
standards wth the many disheart­
ening conditions under which our
Dietetic Department has to op­
erate. Actually, the food is very
good.

As regards the desires of your
organization that marine hospi­
tals should care for seamen sole­
ly, this is something over which
we, as individuals, have no con­
trol. We are merely the instru­
ments of Congress.

Everyone connected with this
hospital, and I am sure the same
is true of all marine hospitals, is
vitally interested in giving our
patients the very best possible
professional care and along with
it everything else that might

make them happier during their
enforced stay with us. We be­
lieve we are doing an excellent
job, considering what we have
have to do with. We know that
at times things don't go the way
we want them to go and at times
delays occur that might have
been prevented. However, it is
my experience that most difficul­
ties are due to misunderstand­
ings and for that reason I am
always happy to see personally
any patient who, for any reason,
is not satisfied, or any represen­
tative of any organization who
feels that some facts should be
brought to rny attention. No one
is more interested than I am in
correcting any deficiency we

might have, if it lies within my
power to do so.

Very truly yours,
T. B. H. Anderson,
Medical Director, USPHS,
Medical Officer in Charge.

Editor's Note: As we go to
press, the Log understands that
Brother Knickerbocker has been
discharged from the Staten Isl
and Marine Hospital even though
his leg has not yet healed. In
next week's edition of the Log
we expect to have a complete
story on why Brother Knicker­
bocker was so treated, especially
in viev/ of the charges made by
him when interviewed during
the strike against the WSB.

'(HCLO(S

By JOE VOLPIAN

It's always the unusual cases
that provide the most discussion.
Take salvage, for instance. These
cases are definitely out of the
ordinary, and are few and far
between. Therefore seamen are
not familiar with the way of
handling these matters, and often
they find that they have been left
out in the cold when the settle­
ment is made.

Very recently there were some
SIU members, the crew of the
MV Pigeon Point, who were in­
volved in a salvage operation,
and now they are experiencing
difficulty in following the case
through. Of course, the first mis­
take made was in signing on so
fast that no advance preparations
could be made to arrange for
payment of salvage operations of
the Newhall Hills. This story is
covered in another part of the
Log, and so I will not go into it
here.

Section 729, Title 46 of the U.
S. Code provides that "salvors of
human life, who have taken part
in the services rendered on the
occasion of the accident giving
rise to salvage, are entitled to a
fair share of the remuneration
awarded to the salvors of the
vessel, her cargo, and acces­
sories."

ANALYSIS

In determining just what con­
stitutes salvage and what does
not, it is necessary to review
court decisions which have been
handed down in previous cases
and which could conceivably be
applied to the case of the Pigeon

GET THE LOG
The Seafarers Log is your

Union paper. Every member
has the right to have it mailed
to his house, where he and
his family can read it at their
leisure.

If you haven't already done
so, send your name and home
address to the Log office, 51
Beaver Street, New York
City, and have yourself added
to the mailing list.

Point. In line with this, I have
selected a few of the many court
decisions:

1. To constitute a salvage serv­
ice, it is essential that the service
for which claim is made be
voluntary and to some extent ef­
fective. If these two elements
exist, a recovery is allowable. If
there is a failure of either to ex­
ist, there is no allowable re­
covery.

2. A salvage service is a serv­
ice which is voluntarily rendered
to a vessel in need of assistance
and is designed to relieve her
from distress or danger either
present or to be reasonably ap­
prehended.

3. Where the boilers of a
steamship become disabled while
she is at sea 150 miles from the
nearest port, and she is towed
into port by another vessel, such
towing constitutes a salvage serv­
ice for which an award should
be made.

4. The amount which may be
justly awarded for salvage serv­
ice depends upon numerous con­
ditions, and the solution is never
free from difficulty when meri­
torious service appears. A gen­
eral rule is that a liberal reward
commensuraie with the service
rendered in an emergency should
be allowed, such an award will
encourage and stimulate similar
service by others. The circum­
stances entitled to most con­
sideration in all- cases are: the
value of the property saved, the
extent of the service rendered,
the degree of merit and gallantry
displayed, and the danger to
which the vessel was exposed and
from which it was saved.

The situation as regards the
salvage of the Newhall Hills
meets all of the points outlined
in the above four paragraphs, all
of them taken from an authori­
tative book of law, and all of
them tested by court cases. So
it appears as though the boys
who made up the crew of the
Pigeon Point have a good case.
However, as in cases of this sort,
a good lawyer should be employ­
ed to fight for the interests of the
people involved."

MARCUS HOOK
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

A. Boudreau, $2.00; J. McKale, $2.00;
E. Howarth. $2.00; O. Silva, $2.00; J.
Bishop. $3.00; J. L. Findley. $2.00; T.
Fulford, $2.00; 5. Clements, $2.00; O.
Peterson, $1.00; L. Lisko, $1.00.

G. Young, $25.00; J. McKale, $27.00;
R. Donovan, $3.00; D. Miller. $7.00; J.
V. Ornowski, $1.00; S. Zych, $1.00; A.
Stcpariian, II.OO; F, Fun, $1.00; C
Flessau, $1.00; L. Sonnier, $1.00; R. L.
Cresham. $1.00; J. W. Overton, $1.00;
F. B. Shinauht, $2.00; R. McDougald,
$1.00; G. Medlicott, $1.00; A. L. Mc-
Guinn, $11.00; P. Parsons, $1.00; R.

Schlagler, $1.00.

BALTIMORE
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

George Gray, $1.00; Robert Rosenau,
$1.00; M. Rechelsm, $1.00; John Fallis,
$4.00; Viggo Savenson, $2.00; Ray
McCamon, $2.00; Joseph Angler, $1.00;

Albert Abraneoff. $5.00.

NEW YORK

SS PLATT PARK

L. English, $3.00; R. Rowan, $2.00;
S. L. Cantrell, $2.00; L. Risey, $2.00;
T. Robinson. $5.00; J. S. Anderson,
$2.00; R. R. Gries. $2.00; A. Harbough,
$1.00; E. A. Carlson, $2.00; J. Majek,
$2.00; D. Milan, $2.00; G. Avery,
$1.00; H. J. Gillan, $3.00; W. M. Faulk­
ner. $3.00; P. Arma, $5.00; W. Chap­
man, $1.00; D. H. Beck, $2.00.

SS THIMBLE EYE

W. W. Tolmachoff, $3.00; T. Sand-
strom, $1.00; C. A. DeLo. $1.00; M.
Caruso, $1.00; D. O. Dial, $2.00.

SS MARINE MARLIN

W. Byrd, $2.00; J. C. Casey. $2.00;
G. N. Hall, $1.00; J. H. Pierce, $1.00;

D. T. Mullins, $1.00; W. Hawkins, $1.00;
J. Partyka, $1.00.

SS BIENVILLE

H. Rasmussen, $2.00; L. C. Knowles,
$2.00; T. F. Oliver, $1.00; C. C. Gates,
$1.00; D. R. Molina, $1.00; Ned Wor-
ley, $1.00; J. Fedesovich, $3.00; W. D.
Herrington, $2.00; Felton Jeter, $2.00;
T. G. Moore, $3.00; H. Nelson, $2.00;
W. Bryant, $2.00; C. Beverly, $2.00;
E, Liggn, $2.00: J, Gardner. $1.00.

SS QUITLAND

H. W. Maccoline, $2.00; Fred A. Ser-
rahn, $2.00; A. W. Gatewood, $5.00;
L. 1. Layne, $2.00; G. S. McKinley,
$2.00; R. A. Piehet, $2.00; P. A. Wes-
ner, $2.00; J. A. Gaudin, Jr., $2.00;
J. H. Prudhomme, $4.00; E. F. Bussian,
$2.00; Robert E. McNatt, $1.00; C. L.
Schenck, $2.00;' S. Fertilta. $5.00; R.
E. Lettwich, $3.00.

.... INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

Willard Thiault, $2.00; Donald Shinew,
$1.00; Receipt No. 24890, $1.00; R.
J. Ackerman, $2.00; L. Salazar, $2.00;
Karl V. Nests, $1.00; A. A. Titone,
$2.00; E. W. Adamko, $2.00; C. Ma-
comber, $5.00; M. Mandel, $2.50; T.
Nalesnik, $3.00; f<. Janes, $2.00; Rich
Lawrence, $1.00; Charles Eugene Smith,
$1.00; Ralph C. Ford, $1.00; E. Solop,

$2.00. ffl

NORFOLK

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

SS E. S. Cobb—$6.00.
C. Daniels, $2.00; J. W. Smith, $2.00;

M. C. Holland, $2.00; L. A. Jackson,

$1.00.

GALVESTON

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
R. Holtos. $2.00; W. Allen, $2.00.

SIU Demands Isthmian SS Co.
Pay Its Men Seafarers Wages

{Continued jrom Page 1)
the inception of bargaining ne­
gotiations with Isthmian for
the purpose of securing a writ­
ten agreement governing
wages, working and living con­
ditions on Isthmian ships, it
will be much easier to arrive
at an equitable settlement of
all points under negotiation.

GOOD FAITH
We sincerely hope that Isth­

mian sees its way clear to
make these adjustments im­
mediately, as we believe that
it will be an evidence of good
faith on the part of company
officials. It will also be no
more than right that Isthmian
seamen are paid at the prevail­
ing rates which the SIU secur­
ed for all organized seamen.

We are prepared to forward
to your company a complete
schedule of the prevailing!
SIU wages and conditions pro­
vided that you agree to our re­
quest. In the event that you do
not comply, we shall be forc­
ed to wait until such time as
the SIU is certified by the
NLRB, and that much addi=
tional time will be consumed
in bargaining negotiations. By
complying with our request
that time will be saved, and I
am certain that the inception
of negotiations will be that
much more congenial. Await­
ing your answer, I am
Sincerely yours.

Earl Sheppard,
SIU Atlantic and Gulf
Coast organizer

TO THE RESCUE

Here are some of the crewmembers of the MV Pigeon Point,
the Moran tug which sped to the rescue of the Pacific Tanker
Newhall Hills.



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BULLETIN
Snell, Samuel P 109.92
Snelling, Henry B. Jr 8.26
Snelling, Wesley E 21.81
Snidach, Henry 6.50
Snitcher, Daniel 2.75
Snitcher, Warren 3.44
Snow, John F 1.45
Snowden, James A 3.56
Snyder, Edward G 10.32
Snyder, Walter - 8.26
Sokoloff, Harry 3.09
Sokolowski, Zdzislaw 14.22
Soils, Trapindio P 27.64
Solomon, C. T 2.31
Solski, -Stanley J. 4.47
Sommer, Daniel W 2.82
Soper, Neal W 15.40
Solomon, Manny 2.25
okoloski, Joseph 6.40
Sopp, George C 5.69
Sordelet, Jennings, L 4.83
Sorenson, Ejond M 1.37
Sorenson, Raoul D 9.70
Souzer, August 2.68
Spafford, Geo. T 9.72
Spahn, Alvin P 8.25
Spann, Norman 2.23
Sparrow, James A 1.34
Spalts, James W 33.06
Speck, Gerald B 2.87
Speegle, B. E 22.57
Spencer, Earl James 2.30
Spencer, Thomas E 7.50
Spencer, William N 1.42
Spicer, Cliff C 12.00
Spier, Harry J 2.33
Spicer, Wm. L 7.69
Spiers, Willie P 2.16
Springett, George B 2.12

, Spislock, M. J 9.50
Sprang, Leroy 6.45
Spring, Wilfred 1.80
Springs or Springer, E., P. 2.23
Spry, Harold L 19.28
Spurlock, Buford E 8.63
Spychalski, Jas. J 2.25
Squyars, Columbus 1.40
Squyres, J. T 24.79
Stacey, Dave 2.64
Stachelek, Edward 2.84
Stack, Michael J 2.23
Stagg, Bertie 4.98
Stagg, Preston W 16.59

— Unclaimed Wages—
Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc.

This list comprises unclaimed wages as of December 31, 1945, some
of which may have already been paid. If you still have a claiin, write to
Mississippi Shipping Company, Hibernia Bank Bldg., 13th floor. New Or­
leans, La,, enclosing your z-number, social security number, date and place
of birth and present address.

Stallings, John S 1-63
Stampley, Maurice C 74
Stangenberg, P 2.09
Stankey, Frank J 8.63
Stanley, Goldman H 59
Stanley, Willie 16.00
Slannetich, A 22.85
Stansky, William 8.26
Stanton, George 2.67
Stanton, Gerald 1.37
.Stark, John 04
St. Arnold, Russel, Geo 45
Starr, Leo 9.00
Stavick, Joseph F 2.13
Steakin, Patrick J 5.94
Stearns, Leroy F 69
Steeber, Chas 1.37
Steed, Robert L 2.13
Steele, Clair R 2.97
Stefano, Harry 59
Steffen, Paul J 1.98
Stein, T. F 5.63
Steiner, Edward 92
Steinberg, Sidney , 99
Stephenson, A 1.90
Stephenson, John V 2.25
Stephenson, Robert A 3.00
Stepnosky, Edward L 12.37
Sterling, Lewis 5.15
Stevens, Joseph 33
Stever, Harold B 6.24
Stevens, Charles G 2.95
Elevens, Edward J 14.21
Stevens, Frank S 10.69
Stevens, J. R. 12
Stevens, Stuart, A 15.83
Stevens, W. C 2.31
Stevenson, B. Jr .08

Stwart, Clarence 4.43
Stewart, E 02
Stewart, James W 36.49
Stewart, John W 4,50
Stewart, Junius E 1.90
Stewart, J. F 46.00
Stewart, Malcolm E 1.42
Stewart, Wm 30.31
Steyer, John R 3.00
Stillman, Walter F 95.62
St. Germain, Rudolph S. .. 3.73
Stiener, Ray A 122.28
Still, G 2.25
St. Nicholas, Benjamin J... 2.97
Stock, William Howard 89
Stocke, Carl C .t 1.34
Stocking, Gordon C 13.17
Stocklos, Charles J 17.42
Stockvoag, S 37.60
Stockwell, Louis G 4.27
Stoddard, E. G 9.80
Stoddard, Edwin E 11.59
Stokes, Bill 14.47
Stokes, Joseph B 74
Stokaylo, Theodore 5.69
Stokken, Askid M 5.75
Stoltz, Casimire A 5.78
Stoltz, D 1.50
Stone, Charles 01
Stone, Henry M 137.46
Stonebarger, Glen 1.98
Storck, J. J '. 08
Story, Samuel 67.76
Stough, Rufus E 32.64
Stovall, Walter H 17
Strahle, Wesley 0 2.64

Svendsen, Viktor 1.98
Svenssen, Nils A 123.75
Swain, Miles E 6.91
Swalland, Guiniar 2.23
Swan, Lowell J 3.55
Swann, John L 22.60
Swanson, R 1.69
Swartz, John 4.39
Sweat, Wm 99
Sweder, Fred W 1.78
Sweeney, Benjamin M 13.68
Sweeney, Walter A 6.22

D.

J.

Teems, Charles
Telesi, Alfredo
Telgenhoff, Willard
Telliho, John .. . '
Temple, Charles E.
Temple, Raymond 2.79
Templet, A 3.23
Eerrel, Edward 7.15
Tetzloff, Oscar E 21.23

10.47
9-.41
9.68
.45
.79

Teunisen, Frank ...
Tewbrook, N. M. ...
Tharington, Sidney Otis

Straka, John 8.26
Strange, Leland J 2.75
Stratford P 4.50
Straton, Nighbert 4.27
Stratton, Ross B 45
Straub, Carl D 6.75
Strayer, John E 6.78
Street, Tracey 25.41
Streeter, Carl 5.57
Strelitz, Frank B 71
Strickland, James 14.25
Stripling, Lonnie A 4.13
Stritzinger, August 2.00
Strom, Donald 33.39
Strong, Clinton 1.78
Strong, S 2.75
Stroud, Loren 45
Stuber, Joseph 1.98
Stump, M. E 9.71
Stutes, Kirby J 10.52
Stybnicki, Gabriel 2.91
Suchrovsky, Richard 5.00
Sudahow, M. J 11.25
Sudano, Giro P 2.23
Suetten, Elmer L 2.25
Sullins, Fred 26.66
Sullivan, Denis J 99
Sullivan, John A 12.80
Sullivan, J. B 2.82
Sullivan, John C 2.67
Sullivan, Joseph 0 21.21
Sullivan, Willie W 21.89
Summers, Thos P ' 5.69
Sumone, P. L
Sunseri, John
Supino, James G
Supinski, Julius
Surrency, Linza, E
Susick, David 2.23
Susoif, William P. ~ .63
Sutlovich, Rudolph 8.26
Svendsen, John Berger .... 1.65

Sweet, Andrew Darrell
Sweetster, Wm
•Swett, T.awrence L
Swiancki, Roman
Swilley, Wm. C
Swenson, Andreas E. ...
Swindell, Elbert J
Swope, Eldon M
Syker, Walter
Sylvera, Adden R
Sylvester, Raymond D.
Syphers, Wm. V. :

2.06
2.25
1.34
4.43
3.32
.89

2.25
1.81
.45

1.37
Syms, Jack M.- 30.48
Syms, Willie A
Syrax, Philip
Slyres, P
Szakaco, Charles
Szelengowski, H
Sczwecki, Lewek
Szarythe, Edward T

28.07
.79

80.67
8.99
6.75
6.75
2.44

Szylowski, Satneey 39.22

Taber, Elmer E 3.55
Tadlock, Troy 6.93
Tafft, Gordon A 2.25
Tafl, Humphrey 2.97
Tages, Jose M 74
Taglieri, Donald Robert .... 8.02
Takier, Joe 7.22
Talbert, Chandlese 2.75
Talbot, Harry H 7.57

9.62
2.23
8.95
3.31

19.28
1.37

Tallman, James D
Tamargo, Armando F. .
Tamblyn, Joseph H
Tamborella, Russel
Tamloory, Peter
Tanav, Hildur
Tancrel, Mark G 13.90
Tangen, Olaf 5.94
Tanner, James Earl 34.83
Tapias, Jose 153.75

3.96
4.80
1.48
9.79
2.64

Tapre, Wm. H
Tarko, John
Tarmacki, J
Tarochione, Peter .
Tarrant, James M.
Tate, James
Tate, Robert
Tate, Samuel
Tatum, Edward L.
Taucree, M
Tausch, Curtis
Tausch, Ernest F. .

9.70
1.42
3.76

19.28
1.78
5.60
2.30

69
1.72
1.74
6.51

12.00
Tavares, Jack 117.50
Taylor, Calrion M 1.00
Taylor, Frank B 5.18

2.23 I Tharp, Lewis H
.79 Thater, Paul K

T'heatt, Raymond 2.25
Theriot, Arthur A 1.12
Thevik, John E 2.97
Thibault, Raymond 59
Thosmas, David W 1.37
Thomas, Frank A 1.78
Thomas, H 7.82
Thomas, Hudson A 3.44
Thomas, Oswald A 69
Thomassen, Joseph B 5.85
Thompson, Arnold E 5.44
Thompson, B. L 35.52
Thompson, E 79
Thompson, G 11.42
Thompsn, J. C 10
Thompson, James 5.69
Thompson, Lee 2.75
Thompson, R 79
Thompson, R. R 18.81
Thompson, R. W 12.88
Thompson, Vargil L 43
Thornton, William 19.28
Thompson, Wm. F 5.94
Thoresen, B. 0 69
Thornton, Richard 2.75
Thorpe, Harry A 1.37
Threet, Joseph W 69.34
Thureson, Joseph F 32.05
Thurman, Aubrey H 1.34
Thurman, Henry 1.37
Tibbett, W. F 5.07
Tiblis, Rudolph F 8.26
Tichelar, Fred E 5.34
Tighe, T 5.60
Till, Hugh W 5.73
Tillman, Jett 2.25
Tingier, M. E 5.18
Tick, Geo ' 10.50
Tistan, Ervin 2.23
Tkacz, John Joseph 23.73
Tobacco, A 14.30
Tobias, Howard W 24.33
Toby, Wm. C 25.93
Todd, Harvey 0 2.57
Todd, John 1.05
Todd, Mark 7.79

SlU HALLS t
NEW YORK 51 Beaver St.

HAnover 2-2784
BOSTON 276 State St.

Bowdoin 4057 (Agent)
Bowdoin 4055 (Dispatcher)

RAI.TIMORF. 14 North Cay .St.
Calvert 4539

PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St:
Phone LOmbard 3-7651

NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street
4-1083

CHARLESTON 68 Society St
Phone 3-3680

NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St.
Magnolia 6112-13

SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St.
3-1728

MOBILE 7 St. Michael St.
2-1754

SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Poi.ce de Leon
San Juan 2-5996

GALVESTON 30514 22nd St.
2-8448

TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St.
M-1323

JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.
Phone 5-5919

PORT ARTHUR . .909 Fort Worth Ave.
Phone: 2-8532

HOUSTON 1515 75th Street
Phone Wentworth 3-3809

RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St.
SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St.

Garfield 8225
SEATTLE 86 Seneca St.

Main 0290
PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St.
WILMINGTON 440 Avalon VIvd.

Terminal 4-3131
HONOLULU 16 Merchant St.
BUFFALO 10 Exchange St.

Cleveland 7391
CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave.

Superior 5175
CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St.

Main 0147
DETROIT 1038 Third St.

Cadillac 6857
DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St.

Melrose 41 lO
VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St.
VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St.
MARCUS HOOK 1 '4 W. 8th St. -

Chester 5-3110

CORPUS CHRISTIE ..1824 Mesquite iSt

Todd, Maurice Edw 1.37
Todd, Richard A 2.75
Todd, Wilhin Aven 5.81
Toehterman, Fred P 5.80
Tolbert, Chandless . 1.42
Toler, Wm. F 1.79

, Tomko, John 15.45
Tonkins, John W 33.57 "
Tons, Oskaar 12.39

1 Topp, Leslie J 1.37
Torre, David C 3.38

2.00 Taylor,
1.81
5.06
.71

6.09

G
Taylor, George W.
Taylor, Gerard
Taylor, J. E
Taylor, James R. ...

J Taylor, Paul
Taylor, R, F.
Teas, Guess A
Tebben, Theodore

.20
1.48
3.56
3.00
6.93
1.72

10.54
6.60
1.93

PERSONALS
FRANK LILLEY

Please send the clothes left in
your care by Leonard A. Dono-

nwhen paying off the SS
to his home, 30

W. Somerville,

va
Golden Fleece
Russell Road,
Mass.

& t 1
RUDOLPH MICHALEK

Please contact F. Mazarelle of
SS Williams Victory at 5805 Cur-
tiss Avenue, Cleveland 3, Ohio.
He has $100 for you.

Torella, Ernest R. ...
Toretta, Peter
Torp, Arlen K
Torres, Aurelio H.
Torres, Faustino ...
Torres, J
Torres, Juan I
Torres, Julian

.05
9.50
.59

'7.68
'6.60
6.51
3.22
.45

NOTICE!
SS THOMAS S. GREGORY-
AMERICAN LIBERTY LINES
The disputed ovei'time on this

ship will be taken care of on
September 26. Any member of
the crew of this ship with dis­
puted time get in touch with the
Fifth Floor Patrolmen in the
New York Hall.

t it t
Galveston Branch is holding

articles for the following mem­
bers:

C. A. Gardner, No. 37236, wal­
let; W. Masterson, No. 38831,
book; A. M. Williamson, No.
36498, Pro Bk; Hoyle Hurley,
No. P-3-999, permit; Arthur E.
Moulton, Seamen's Papers.

1. 1 V
JOSEPH F. HAVLICEK

Permit No. 2442—call at head-
uarters office, 51 Beaver Street,
about your new book.



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