Seafarers Log: Vol. 1 No. 21 (1939-11-03)

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7he Seafarers^ Log
Seafarers' International Union of North America

Official Organ of the Atlantic^ Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen

VOL. I NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1939 >446 NO. 21

DIES COMMITTEE QUIZZES
CURRAN ON NMU COMMIES

Denies Party Membership, and
Disclaims Knowledge oL Control

PHILLIPS AND MeCUISTION
ALSO GIVE TESTIMONY

Joe Cumin's bright remark to the Dies Committee tliat
he wouldn't knoAV a eommuuist if he saw one, reminds us
of tlfc backwoods sluiup.jniu{>er who. upon first viewing a
locomotive, vocitei*ated, "1 don't believe it!" VV^hat witii
commies all around him in the guise of "union leadei's",
fattening themselves on the pork chops supplied them by the
poor deluded NMU mmebers, and in spite of the fact Ihat
practically everyone else on the waterfront knows just who
are the comrades, the big oaf has • ^
the supreme gall to say such a
thing to the Dies Committee.
That certainly is a laugh.

Denies (!linrge,
tiis denial thiit' he. himself, is

a communist, is another laugh,
because even if he i.sn't, he most
certainly does follow the Party
line, and takes his orders from
the commissars. He did admit
that the Communist Party con
tributed food, money, and the
use of cars during strikes, but
says the NMU president;

"When I'm on the picket line
and my stomach needs a pork
chop, I don't know whether it wa.s
paid for with a green or Red dol
lar." What we would like to know
is how long Joe ever was on the
picket' line. We know that he
doesn't care who pays for his pork
chops, just as long as lie gets
them—and believe us—he gets
'em!

Hct'utc.s (hiriaii'.s Testimony
Then McCuietion, a former

party member, went before the
Dies Commitee, and practically
called Curan a liar. He is a NMU
member, and stated that the NMU
is controlled by the Communists,
and that 90 percent of its oflicials
are either Party members, or "fel
lowtravelers." He further declared
that Curran is a Communist, and,
indirectly, takes ̂ lis orders from
Moscow,

Fingered by Ctirian
Apparently. • iV^cCuistion's evi

dence proved rather damaging to
Curran and the rest of the NMU
commissars, as Curran immediate
ly notified the New Orleans police
authorities that McCuistion was in
Washington, It is said that he is
wanted in connection with the
slaying of Philip Carey, but prac
tically ever seaman who was in
New Orleans at the time of that
killing was questioned by the po
lice.' The .funny part of it is that
Curran even had the commy beef
squad out after him one night last
week up on TweptyTliird Street,
and he was warned against i*f«ti
fying before the Committee, i' ;Xv
ever, nothing was done about it
until he did go before the Com
mitee, an(r''then Curran put the
linger on him, in an effort, no
doubt, to discredit his damaging
testimony.

Phillips Testifie.s
On Thursday, Frederick Phil

Ups, a former NMU official who
\yas ousted because of his anti
Communist views, testified before
the Committee that 80 percent of
the NMU officials are Commun
ists, and stated that the commies
plan to control the mercbaht ma

rine, and "could sabotage shipping
t'p such an e.xtent that the Navy
would be powerless."

It is our belief that the state
ments of both McCuistion and
Phillips are undeniably true, and
the pity of It Is that there does
not seem to be any documentary
'evidence to back them up. That
all these things are true, most of
us know, but we would like to
see them proven. Communist
control of the NMU Is a well
known actuality, and there Is no
doubt of its efisteTuce. ,

No C^oniiuiy.s, .I<H??
To get back to Curran—we'd

like to know a lot about some of
his actions, and we.^wogid begin
by asking what he knows about
the alieged misuse of seamen's
pasaport.s for the purpose of get
ting some of the comrades over to

(Contimti'tl oil Fai/f .?)

SlU Agreement Witli
Waterman for Bonus

Calls for $40 Raise
Af+er Ocf. 31 s+

INSURANCE CLAUSE

Herewith is printed the War
Bonus agreement with the Water
man Steamship Corporation, as
negotiated in Mobile, and we defy
tlie NMU commissars'to match it!
This is just another example of
what can be accomplished in a
real Union, and we point to it
with pride!

WHEREAS, a condition of war
exists on the continent of Europe,
iu which a number of nations en
gaged in the shipping trade are
involved, which has greatly in
creased the dangers to seamen, IT
IS THEREFORE HHREBY STI
PULATED AND AGREED by and
between the undersigned Water
man Steamship Corporation, as
• owner or operator of the Steam
ship " " and
the entire personnel of her crew,
acting, by the undersigned Busi
ness Agent of the Seafarers' In
ternational Union and the under
signed a.s Chairman of the Sea
men's Committee of said Union's
Local, that the sum of Thirty Dol
lars (?30.00) per month shall be
added to the wages of each mem
ber of her crew, payable at the
same time as the payment of
wages upon discharge, to continue
so long as said war continues. For

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Voting On Officials
Gets Under Way

Space Provided For
Writeins on Ballot

TWO MONTH'S VOTE

New Yoi k, Nov. 1—Balloting on
the election of officers for the com
ing year was started today, and
considerable interest is being
shown by the men on the beach.
In line with tiiis, we ,feel that" a
word or two to the membership
will help out.

It will be noted that for each
position on the ballot there is a
blank space. The rjason for its
presenee l.s for the purpose of
writing in the name of some per
son whose name does not appear
on the haliot, and foi' whom you
wish to vote. You can write in
any name you wish, and when the
balloting is finished on December
31, and all the votes have been
counted, any man whose name
has been written in, and who has
polled a majority of the votes,
will stand elected. Provided, how
ever, that he can fill the qualifi
cations as set forth in the Con
sctitutlon. Namely: He must
have three years service on mer
chant vessels in his particular de
partment, must give proof of citi
zenship, and have been a mem
ber of the Atlantic District for at
least six months. Last, but not
least, he must also be In good
standing.

Vote Carcfull,v
Romombei that any names writ

ten in must be either in indelible
pencil or ink. If they are written
in lead pencil, your ballot will be
of no value. ALSO REMEMBER
THAT YOU CAN NOT VOTE
FOR MORE THAN ONE NOMI
NEE , FOR EACH OFFICE EX
CEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Do not make any other marks on
the ballot, and do not write either
your name or book number on it.
Ballots marked in this manner
will be voided.

Ships' crew.s are advised that
if they wish to vote they must
visit the Union Halls to do, so.
THERE WILL BE NO BALLOT
NIG ABOARD SHIPS. As long as
there are enough members on the
beach, balloting committees will
conduct voting each day. The
hours in New York will be be
tween 11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.

Give Sufficient Notice
Should an entire ship's crew de

sire to vote, it is requested that
they give the Union Hall at least
two hour's notice, so that every
thing will be in readiness by the
time they get to the Hall. There
is no excuse for members on ships
not to vote, and it' is hoped that
al liands will make it their busi
ness to cast their ballots.

As the voting will be carried on
through the months of November
and December, there will he am
ple time for practically every
member of the Union to vote. Very
few ships are gone from the East
Coast for longer than two months.
There are, of course, some excep
tions, but they are in the minority.

SO, COME ON FELLOWS,
LET'S ALL CAST OUR BAL
LOTS,—DON'T WAIT,—DO IT
NOW, AND HAVE YOUR SAY
IN RUNNING THE AFFAIRS OF
YOUR OWN UNION!

COMMIES PUN TO TAKE
OVER ALL SlU SHIPS

Phoney "Reorganization" Scheme
To Entice Memberi^ From SIU

INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE

The NMU Coininis.sur.s are apparently de.sperateiy doing
everythifig that they pos.sibly can to divert, attention from
the inner .strife in their organization, and now they have
come lip tvith the phoniest plan of fill.

The plan referred to is, of course, the one for the "reor
ganization" of SIU ships into tlie NMU, as proposed by Com
missar "Rasputin" Lawrenson. This Avonldbe saviour of the
seamen, wlio has proven liimself idiofiey so many tim^s that

.^they can't be counted, has devised
i a scheme whereby he thinks SIU
I members can be pereuadedTo line
i up with the CommyI6 NMU. SS St. John Arrives

With Finks Quiet
Captain Takes Biast
At CIONMU Crew

GLAD TO BE BACK

New York, Nov. 1—The SS St.
John returned to the Port of New
York on October 27th, manned by
a crew of finks shipped through
the NMU hall. Much to the sur
prise of all concerned, there were
no reports of insolencte of the
crew to the passengers, as had
been the ease on the SS Acadia
just a week previously.

Perhaps the hush hush policy
of the Maritime Commission had
more than a little to do with the
fact that there was no loud
squawk. As in the case of tlie
Acadia, the St. Johu was also
manned by plenty of men Avho
had never seen a ship befbre, and
whose papers had been issued to
them at 45 Broadway, when the
NMU couldn't persuade a suffi
cient number of their own mem
bers to fink, and deliberately re
cruited nonseamen.

Tlic Skipper Speaks
AnyhoAV, although there was no

squawk from the passengers on
the St. John, the skipper, Captain
Crosby, reported that there had
been plenty of beeflug on the
eastward passage, and that five
members of the crew had wound
up In chains in the ship's hoose
gow! Said the skipper:

"IF WHAT WE HAD WAS A
SAMPLE OF THE C.I.O.
UNIONS, I AM GLAD THAT
THE EASTERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY RECOGNIZES THE
OTHER UNION, WHICH IS A
BRANCH OF THE A. F. OF L."

Need we add that we agree
with liim, absolutely and without
reservation ?

Plioney Promise
Just in case any of you may

have forgotten, the St. John i.s
one of the two ships .vhich Avere
chartered from the Eastern

eamship Company by the U.S.
ines for the purpose of repatri

Lines for the purpose of repatri
in Europe by the war. When SIU
members iefused to sail these
ships on the strength of a phoney
promise of a retroactive bonus,
the NMU commissars went to no
end of trouble to ship all sorts
of finks to man the ships. They
even sold some of their member
ship on the idea of finking by

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Phoney Books
Let's look it oA'er. The commis

sar plans to issue to SIU members
—Avho will take them—what are
to be known as "Preliminary Mem
bership Books," at a cost of one
dollar per copy, witli dues payable
at tlie rate of twentyfiA^e cents a
month. This book will entitle the
bearer to little or nothing. It docs,
howeA'er, grant him the more or
less dubious privilege of visiting
ail NMU halls, and the right of
consultation Avith NMU officials
regarding organizational prob
lems. What a laugh that is! What
sort of advice are they qualified
to give? Of course, they are past
masters of the art' of boringfroni
within, sabotage, and just plain
chicanery. But, with their own
organization crumbling about
their very ears, how in Hell can
they expect to do anything for tlie
members of a real Union? The
phoney book, also entitles the hold
er to attend NMU meetings, where
he Avill have a voice, but NO
VOTE.

No Sliipping PriAllege
The book does not allow the

holder the privilege—if jmu can
call it such—of registering on the
NMU shipping list! Their lists
are, of course, so oveicrowded
that they can't afford to put any
more men on them, as it takes on
an aA'er^ge of four or five months
now to ship out from a NMU hall.

In LaAvrenson's report to the
NMU meeting he submitted a list
of companies controlled by the
SIU, and stated, ". . . here's the
number of jobs . . . which the
NMU hasn't got and we should
have." Openly admitting that it is
the jobs tliey are chiefly interest
in, and NOT the men!

How Plan Work.s
Now, the way this plan of the

high commissars is scheduled to
work out is as follows:

After you are issued one of
these "Preliminary" books, you
keep on holding the bag—er, par
don—book, until the NMU is in a
position to take over the entire
fleet of the company in which you"
are sailing. Then, and only then
will you be allowed the supreme
privilege of becoming a full
fledged member of the NMU. Now,
ain't that somethin'? You go on
paying your twobits each month
until the commissars take over
cimtrol of a certain company—
wliich may take months, and even
years, and then you can get your
NMU book, register on their ship

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• "'''.CV T H K SEA F A R E R S^' L O G r" Friday, ISov. 3, 1939

Publlsh6u 1)y tbe ^

Seafarers^ International Union
of North America

Affiliated with the Ameriom FedcrrnUtm of L»hor

— HA«IIY LUmSEBERG, Acting' President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.

Atlantic District
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New York (Phone: BOwling Green 93437) ......2 Stone Street
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• Gulf District
HEADQUARTERS

New Orleans 309 Chartres Street
BTTANCHES

Savannah 218 Ea.st Bay Street
'Jacksonville .186 Bay Street
Miami ...809 N. E. First Avenue
Tampa 206 Franklin Street
Mobile i ; 55 So. Conception Street
Houston 1712 • 75th Street

Great Lakes District
HEADQUARTERS

Detroit 1038 Third Street

ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS
PUBLICATION TO:

"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
P. O. Box 522, Church St. Annex, New York, N. Y.

MefSislni)
PfelB idiEMlDUS

Peace and Harmony
In Ranks of S!U

COMMIES SELL OUT

EDITORIAL
SEAFARERS' FIRST ANNIVERSARY

This iiioiitli marks llio first anniversary of the Seafjuers'
Internuliuuiil Fnion of Xorlli America. In fact, if we rchiem
her riylitly. oniiie ni<i:lit of November 15, 1939, here in New
Y'ork, we Avent on record to accept the Seafarer.s', and to go
down the Tine Avith the jxtlicy onllined by the Sailoi's' Union
of the Pacific.

Since 1937, wlien the old International Seamen's Union
folded np, the seamen wlio had remained loyal to the A. F.

— of L., were sort.of left in nudair, and were in turn members
of the ILA, Reorganization Committee and the AFL Seamen's
Union. Then alo,n<r eamo the Rll^, led by Harry Ijiimleberg.
There was considerable anIiSUP sentiment at fir.st, but the
more clear thinking mend)ers soon stamped that ont, and the
men who liad been sent here from the We.st Coast .soon dem
onstrated that there would not be any such thing as SUP

. domination. They pitehed in and wont to work and fonght
for the'improvemont of conditions foi' seamen.

CONSIDERABLE ACCOMPLISHED
Tn this first year of onr existence, much has'been accom

plished, and we feel that no small measure of onr success
must be attributed to the efforts"of those West Coast men
Avho were sent here to organize the SlU. A remarkable spirit
of militant solidaiity has been hnilt np within our organiza

, tion, and we have taken no baekAvard steps. The agreements
AA'hich haA'e been signed have been improATments over the old
ones, and conditions IUIAT been established aboard ships
greatly superior to those previously existing. Onr mcinbcr
• ship has groAvn by leaps and hounds, and many militant men
have deserted the N^IU to .join our ranks. We ai'C free of
political inti'igne, and have managed to keep clear of Com
munist influence.

We have pur OAVU 'Con.stifntion. recently adopted, and it
is as democratic a document as it could possibly be. liaA'ing
been pattei'ued on the SUP Constitution. Right at present

"AA'e are voting for onr OAA'U oflScial.s, just as we had been
. promised Ave Avonld.

Creat strides Avere made on the Lakes this year, and many
companies signed on tiic dotted line of a contract Avith the
SHT. Next year there Avill ho more.

CONTINUE GOOD WORK
All this good Avork must he continued^ and Ave ean not

afford to cease onr effprt.s. nor take one hackAvard step. When
our ncAv o.^iui.<irs"are elected, let's give them the same sup

Upoit as we have given onr officials for the pa.st year. Let's
, not have any internal dissension, and personal squabbles.
Let's remember that we all have to stick together, and work

. together towards one common end; — the perpettiation of the
Seafarers' International Union!

TOUGH BATTLE AHEAD
We still haA^e a tough baltle ahead of ns, Avlion AVC Avill

, perhaps have to fight for onrwery existence. It is no secret
that the NMH commisrjars are out to break us, and AVill re
sort, to any methods to accomplish their purpose. We must
hx2 ever on the alert, and not relax our vJgilaJiee for a single
jnoroent. We miust fight fire with fire, and break therg before

New York—Due to flie proposed
ingenious methods by whicli the
Comniunazi controlled National
Maritime Union plans to absorb
the rank and flie membership of
tlie Seafarers' International Un
ion, it is selfevident ttiat some ac
tioft shonld be taken to show
these phonies that we are not as
ignorant as their idle chatter
seems to Indicate. The b^t Avay
to do this is to handle any so
called "goodwill messenger" as
iafs of their sort slionld be han
dled.

When one organization attempts
to sell themselves to the nienibers
of another organization, they
shonld have many points and ar
guments in their favor to show
.iusf why these meinher.s should
• desert a setup that has proven it
self to be a 4>ona fide and indns
trial organization, for one that
has its very foundation eaten
away because of the n.se of propa
ganda issued by the Coinmunazi
heads, with it's atendant unfavor
able publicity.

BlU Has Peace arid llurniony
The rank and file members of

the NoMoreUnion setup are con
stantly bickering and arguing
amongst tbem.selves. How in Hell
do they expect to sell tiioniselveH
to a group of hien who have had
peace and harmony between their
Union ofllcials ami all members,
since its inception? Being used to

SOCIAL SECURITY FOR SEAMEN
Ihilt imorc, Md.. Oct. 27—Of inlcrc.st to the memhcrship

of the HIU and all .seamen in geiioriil are the recent ariicnd
ment.s to the Social Security Act Avhieh proA'ide for the pay
ment of oTdage heiefit.s to .seamen. These amendments to
the origijtal aet, Avhieh made no provision for'the scafainhg
man. Aveik' obtained by repreRentatioiis by the SUPSIU and
other honafide maritime organizations. They Avore obtained,
of conrso, oA'er the usual opposition put up by the speeial
interest groups, inclnding the .shipoAvners, Avho Avantod to he
spared the trouble of going to the^ —— ^ —
necessary bookkeeping, and that he has earned at leaat
other group • aho seem to consider | j200.(K).
the seamen ns something less than

en themselves capable of liandling
each and every emergency which
has come up, and who Jiave pi ov
en themselves to be working for
the interest of the membership,
rather than for trying to establish
an agency for collecting dues that
have to be split too many ways,
they could hardly bo expected to
have any confidence in .soculled
appointed ofijcia'is who have been
caught in sellov ts, while the SIU
laughed at them.

Speaking of sellouts—^let's take
tlie tanker strike. That was mere
ly an attempt to get at the strike
fund that had been built np. After
the haze had lifted, the net re
sult's as presenteH to the member
ship were these:

What .Sellouts Did
The men had lost their jobs, af

ter walking th e streets for
months, and the only retaliation
to take was to boycott the Rocke
feller oil products — whfcli must
have scared that^great coporation
a great deal. Next, we come to the
Lykes Brotliers ships, where in
stead of trying to cut down on the
work, they cut down oh the help,
by eliminating the watertendere
on these scows. Their latest sell
out wa.s tlie bonus proposition
that the NMU members had to
swallow, or leave the ships, be
cause the llnkberding specialists
had already managed to find full
crows to replace tliese men if they
didn't take orders. These d. dors

Imnuin and therefore not entitled
to tlie benefits generally accorded
the shoreworker. Tlie following
examples of tlie working.of the
Act will give the seaman an ld(;a
of what to expect from Social Se
curity ami clarifications can be
had from Agents or Patrolmen
who are familiarizing themselves
with the new regulations.

How Aet Works
Beginning January 1, 1940, one

percent of the wages earned will
be paid by botii employer and em
ployee; therefore, you may expect
a deduction of 1 percent from
your monthly Avage to coA'er the
provision of the Act". Two percent
will be deducted in 1943; 2'/ iier
ceut will be deducted in 1946; 3
percent in 1919. A minimum
monthly benefit of $10.00 and a
niaxinnmi of $85.00 is provided by
the act. Benefit payments begin
at the age of 65 provided the bene
ficiary retires at that' age. Gon
tinuous employment at any defin
ite wage i.s not required under the
act. Your average wage is deter
mined by computing the total
amount earned. Payments' are
based on tlie following formula:

competent olllcials wlio have prov'The insured seaman will receive
as a basic bene'fit. 40 percent of the
first $.50,00 of his average month
ly earnings plus 10 percent of his
average wage over $50.00 and up
to $250.00 per month. He, will also
receive an additional 1 percent of
his basic benefit each year in

were given despite the fact that
all Scandinavian ships are, and
liave been receiving a daily bonus
for sailing ships, to the tpne of
150 per cent over .their base pay.

'Wlieii are these phonies going
to get Avise to themselves and
wake up to the fact that, the men
going to sea are after a demo
cratic organization interested in
their welfare, and not one that is
going to dictate orders on a "take
it'or else" basis.

Crowning Insult
Now comes the crowning in

sult: After finking on the mem
bers of this Union in the P & 0
strike, they now try to tell us
that we Avill be able to have full
books in their now practically de
funct machine. You fellow mem
bers can see just why it is neces
sary to handle the great (?) or
ganizing machine of Curranski,
Smith, Myers and Lawrenson
without kid gloves when they ap
proacli you on the matter of "Pre
liminary Memberaliip Books," If
we are to walk along without be
ing afraid to hold our heads up as
GOOD UNION MEN!

Don Ronan, No. 1374

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they break ns. We, AVIIO are alrcaily SIU meniber.s, know that
Ave bavo an organization siiperior to the NMU; bntit is np
to ns to prove that to the rank and filc of the NMU.

BE LOYAL TO YOUR UNION, AlTD TAKE PRIDE IN
ITS PROGRESS. YOU HAVE HELPED TO BUILD IT, AND
MUST eONTINUE TO HELP. AN ORGANIZATION IS
ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND THE
MEMBERS ARE THE UNION. WORK TOGETHER IN
HARMONY, SUPPORT YOUR OFFICIALS, MAINTAIN
THE CONDITIONS YOU HAVE GAINED, AND NEVER
ABUSE A PRIVILEGE.

LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER, AND MARCH FOE
WARD TO ONE BIG UNION FOR ALL SEAMEN.—THE
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH
AMERICA! '

NOTICE
All members are cau

tioned to get Social Secur
ity numbers before Janu
ary 1, 1940.

Apply to your Iocal;^6
cial Security Board for ap
plications as soon as possi
ble, and don't wait until
the last minute.

Members in New York
can get their applications
at the office of the Social
Security Board at 45
Broadway.

If yoji do not have your
number by January 1, 1940
it is very likely that you
will be unable to sign on a
vessel.

Get your number NOW,
and avoid confusion.

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KxaiiipIcM '
EXAMPLE: .Suppose a man

haa been receiving an average
monthly wage of $100.00 since the'
ebginning of 1937 and ehoose,s to
retire when lie reaches t'lie age of
65 at the beginning 01 1^40. He
would receive 40 percent of $50.00
which amount.s to .$20.00 plus 10 '
percent of the remaining $50.00
which Is $5.00; plus S percent of
the basic benefit of $25.00 which
is 0.75, making a total of $25.75
per month whicli he will receive
for the balance of his life.

EXAMPLE: A inuii who has
earned $150.00 a month for five
years and reaches the age of 65
and retires^in 1942 will receive
$31.50 per month for the rest of
his life. If his wife is 65, she will
receive a monthly benefit equal to
oneliiilf of the amount which the
husband receives. In this case
she would receive $15.75, making
a total of $47.25 per mouth for
the couple for the lest of their
lives.

Tiie above examples cover men
ui) in years, but, it can be seea
that younger men paying into tlie
plan for a longer period of time
will consequently receive, greater
benefits. However, irrespective of
how little a worker may earn, or
how short a time he has paid into
4,lie plan, the benefit will notbe
less than $10.00 per month, while
oh the other hand no matter how
much you earned and how many
years, yon paid into the plan, the
benefit will not exceed $85.00 per
month.

' Ht)\v to fiet Nmnhei'
Members may obtain Social Se

curity numbers by making appli
cation at the nearest Social Secur
ity ofiice. Members already having
a number retain the same num
ber. Members who have had a
number and lost their cai d should
make application for a duplicate
but not tor a new number. The
original number issued an em
ployee remains witli him as long
as he lives. Requests to the Secuf.
ity Board for application blanks
are bejng made by your officiala
and it' Is hoped that we will be
able to obtain a supply of these
blanks for distribution among our
members.

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I

MOBILE BRANCH REPORTS ON
WATERMAN BONUS PACT

Cetitfal Trades Council Gives
Full Support to Seafarers

PREDOMINANT AFL MILITANCY

SS ST. JOHN
{Contimicrl from. Parjc ])

Mobile, Ala., Oct. 23—This area i.s getting back in the
gi'oove iigain, and all is peace and harmony. Most of the
bbys are pretty sore about the way the NMU scabbed on the
P & 0 ships, and are' in favor of,treating these birds like the
rats they are. It's funny how the commies will Avait until
the ITnion .Seamen have gained good Avorking and living con
diition.s, and then they jump in and try to Avreck those con
ditions. But that is the chief aim of the fkminuinist Party
to tear doAvn the structure that has been built by militant
men, and in its place put a bunch of stooges AA'IIO have no
more voice in the affairs of tlie'fr
organization than a bunch of cat
tle. Excuse merI really shouldn't
compare the membership of the
NMU with a'herd of cattle. The
owner of a herd will fatten his
cattle before he is ready for the

slaugliter, but the top fraction of
the Communist Party is driving
the common herd of the seamen
to slaughter without any fatten
ing. Something like being skizzled
Avitliout being kissed!

Watei nian War Bonus
The big question uppermost in

the minds of the majority of the
iiiembera around here Is that of
"War Bonuses." We are sending
along a copy of the agreement we
have at present with the Water
man Company. We believe it is
the best in the field today. There
is a provision for increase in the
event any other company pays
more than is herein contained.
(We like that!) There is no
chance of it being decreased, even
if any otlier line stops paying
bonuses. (We like that too!)

Cooi<erativc Spirit
Tlie members here believe in

solidarity, not only in our own
ranks, but with all of our afflli
ates. The Bi ahcb is well repre
sented in tlie Central Trades Coun
cil. The SIU has the full consent,
of the Council in all of tliejr
beefs—Avhicli lias proven a very
valuable asset in fights against
the union busting tactics of the
employers, and also against unfa
A'orable legislation. This support
and cooperation lias been won
through the ready response of the
Seafarers whenever any AFL
group sends out the call for help.
They liaA'e always stood ready and
willing to do their part, whether
it be a matter of finance, walking
picket duty, or what have you.

IVIilltaiicy In AFL
This is the spirit that has held

the AFL together in spite of the
Commies, or perhaps I should say,
because of the Commies. The CIO
has never been a serious Uireat to
this militant spirit which is so
predominant in the A.F. of L. The
little squabble Ave have gone
through since 1936 lias done more
to bind together tlie real Union
men, than it will ever do to separ
ate them, .The only thing separ
ated was tiie sheep from the goats,
the chaff from the grain, and we
have a better, cleaner organization
because of it.

J, K. Shaughnessy, No. 118

BONUS
{Continued from Puij'e ])

a period less than a montli such
amount sliall. be reduced or paid
pro rata. Should sucli Avar con
tinue after October 31, 1939, the
amount' of such bonus shall be in
creased CO Forty Dollars ($40.00)
per month. Should there, however,
become fixed and prevailing
among well regulated shipping
concerns a materially higher bo
nus, then sucli higlier rate sliali
accordingly become the amount
payable hereunder.

In consideration of such in
creased hazards, IT IS FURTHER
STIPULATED AND AGREED by
and between the parties hereto,
that the company undersigned
Avill obtain and keep in full force
during the continiiation of the
voyage a policy of life insurance
for and on behalf of each such
member of tlie crew in the sum
of $5,000.00 and, in \ddition to
such bonus, should the clothing
and effects of any member of the
crew be lost to him as a re.sult' of
such war hazard, the company
Avill pay him tlie sum of One Hiiii
died and Fifty Dollars at the time
his wages become payable. Fur
ther, should any member of tlie
crew be captured or interned as a
result of such war condition, or
hazard, the company, in addition
to such bonus and for tlie loss of
his clothing will continue to pay
each member of the .crew so in
terned his wages at tlie then pre
vailing rate until he shall be re
turned to an American port. A
copy hereof shall be attached' to
and form a rider, or a part' of all
shipping articles herein after en
tered into,

IN WITNESS THEREOF, Ave
have hereunto set our hands this
12th day of October, 1939.

Waterman Steamship Corp.
By N. Nicholson

As Chairman of such Committee
O. BankSi

Business Agent as Aforesaid.
Wm. R. Ross

DIES COMMITTEE

NOTICE
Will any of the .seamen who

Avere employed on board"'the
SS LOSMAR on or about April
1> 1939 and Avho are familiar
with the accident in which
MORRIS CHERTOV, O.S., was
injured on board said vessel on
said date, kindly communicate
with Frederick R. Graves, At
torneyatLaAV, of 44 Whitehall
Street, New York City, Attor
ney for Morris Chertov.

(Continued from Page J)
Spain. But, of course, he wouldn't
know any tiling about that—much!
We would like to know how Jack
Lawrenson managed to muscle
hack into the picture, when lie
was voted out at the last election.
Lawrenson has, on occasion, open
ly admitted that he is a commy,
and if Curran isn't aware of that
fact, he must be even dumber than
Ave thought he is!

Joe can deny to the Dies Com
mittee the fact that he Is a
commy, but we'll keep on believ
ing that he is until vye find out
differently. And, by the way,
why was Curran not elected a
vicepresident of the CIO? He
was prominently mentioned for
the post, but when the vote came
off, he wasn't e\(en_ nominated.
Coming at a time when CIO chief
John L. Lewis had announced
that his organization would be
purged of Party members,

falsely promising them that thoy
would keep their Jobs AVlien the
ships were returned to the East
ern Steamship Company.

Khips NOAA .SIU Manned
However, just, as a matter for

the records, both the Acadia and
the St. John are now majined by
loo percent SHI crews, .nnd are
back in the service of the East
em Steani.slijp Company. All
the fliik.s were paid off both these
ships Avhen the U.S. Lines fin
ished Avith them, and you can
take our Avord for it that they
will stay off.

Just for the soke of a fOAV meas
ly dollars, these finks scabbed on
their brother seamen, and we
predict that the day will come
when they Avill seriously regret
ever having done so.

In any event, the traveling pub
lic ia now assured that they can
sail on these ships without fear
or trepidation. They are manned
by members of the Seafarers', in
ternational Union, whose reputa
tion for efficiency and courtesy
has never been challenged.

NMU PLAN
(Continued from Page J)

ping list, and sit around on your
fanny for six montiis Avaitiiig to
ship out again. What we'd like to
know is what benefits anyone
would get out of the one buck for
the bobk, and the twenty five
cents per month dues you will
pay Into this phoney outfit? For
wliat purpose is the money to be
used? To pay salaries for such
as Lawrenson, Haniey and Meers?
We predict that if these vultures
are going to have to depend on
the income from this source to
buy their pork chops for them,
they will sooner or later die ef
starvation!

WliitcAvasliiiig; Finks
Also included in the statement

to tiie liolder of. flie book is tlie
following:

"4. The National Maritime
Union admits a,number of ncAV
members per month, provided sucli
members have six months sea
service, such service to liavc start
ed prior to April 17, 1939." The
idea behind the service being
prior to Ajii ll 17, is tliat they will
exclude all newcomers, especially
those wlio finked during the floppo
tanker strike. However, although
they Avill keep out men wlio start
ed to sea during tliat. time, they
Avill still not exclude those experi
enced seamen wlio also fluked dur
ing the same strike. Their plan is
not aimed only at SIU members,
but' also at the men on unorgan
ized ships, particularly those in
the tanker fleld. They are delib
erately planning to whitewash all
the flnks who sailed ships during
the tanker strike!

Deliberate Fliikuig
The main point in Lawrenson's

argument in favor of tlie "reor
ganizing plan" is that due to tlio
existence of the SIU, and also of
.AUiorganized seamen, there can be
no such thing as unity. He con
tends tliat if the seamen were to
gether in a real national organiza
tion there AAoiild be no need for
quibbling witli the Maritime Com
mission over such things as the
twentyfiA'e percent bonus. We
would like to point out, here and
now, that if the NMU had backed
up the SIU in their demands for a
decent Avar bonus, and war risk
insurance, the question would
iiave been ironed out to the satis
faction of all a long time ago!
But. no—when tlio SIU Avent on
record to refuse to sail either the
Robin Adair, Acadia or St, John
across unless tliey Avere guaran
teed a bonus, and insurance com
mensurate Avitli the risk involved
—the NMU doliberat'ely sliipped
flnks on tliese ships! This was a
direct blOAV fo anything eA'cn re
oemhliug unity! Had the NMU

PROBATIONARY MEMBERS
Tlie folloAviiig letter ha.s been sent to all Atlantic district

agents:

You are hereby notified that the proposed Con.stitiition

Avliich AA'as .snbinitted to the inenibership for their acceptance

or rejection tiirough the jnedium of a referendum A'ote is

noAv in effect having been olficially accepted by the member

ship through a majority A'ote of acceptance.

I Avish to call your attention to Ai'tiele IV of this ncAvly

adopted (Jonstitutiou Avhich deals Avith Probationaiy mem

bers. All those joining tlie Union from October 9th, 1939*

on Avill. be required to serve a probationaiy period of. six

months; Hucli prubaiionary period to commence from the

date of joining.

All ncAV members Avili be issued the usual blue member
.sliij) book but they Avill bear the Avords "PROBATIONARY
MKMBKR UNTIL (date)" on the inside of the front coA'er.

Ujxm tlie completion of their probationary period of six
moutlis (this is determined by the date stamped under the
words "UNTIL" of the jirobationary stamp placed on the
in.sidc cover), and providing they have taken the obligation
to the Union and have paid six month's dues, they are then
to be considered as fuU niemberS as per the Constitutio.n Avith
full A'oicc and vote: they Avill also then be entitled t,q nil
benefits as prescribed by the UCAV Constitution, providing
they are members in good standing. '

As per the Constitution, Probationary members ard^ to
have voice but no vote. They are also not entitled to any
benefits (hospital, etc.) until they have passed the required
six months probationary period and have taken the obliga
tion and have paid six month's dues.

Probationary mcmiicrs may take the obligation anytime
during their probationary period; sueli obligation to be
taken at a regular business meeting as is HOAV the eustom.
When any I^robationary member takes the obligation, your
regulatio n Branch obligation stamp is to be stamped directly
under the Probationary Member, stamp Aviiicli ahvays Avill
be found on tlie inside of the front eoA'^er of the membership
book. Sueh obligation must be recorded in the meeting
>.ninute«. Instruet all probationary members to be sure and
take their obligation before their probationary period ex
pires. • ,

Probationary members who have fulfilled their proba
tionary period and have not taken the obligation nor have
paid six months dues are not to be recognized as full mem
bers until such obligation has been taken and six months
dues are paid; they are also to be denied all benefits until
the obligation has been taken and six months dues paid....

Please instruel all your Patrolmen to this etfeet and notify
them to make certain that every Probationary member takes
tlie obligation before bis six moutlis probationary period ex
pires. Trusting tiuit you Avill give the above your .strict at
tention, 1 remain.

Fraternally, yours,

MATTHEW DUSHANE, ,
Chairman

held fast in their demands, and
stood pat on the question as did
tlie SIU, those ships would never
liave sailed for a lousy tAventyfive
percent' bonus.

No Unity With Coniniies
We AVill agree AAith Lawrenson

that the seamen would get much
further if they did have a real
national organization — but there
can never be such a thing as a
real one with the NMU! That
Commylnfested outfit is so rot
ten with political intrigue, seii
.out artists, and other phonies
that It can never be acceptable to
rightthinking American seamen!
The SUP wants no part of such
a setup, as they have clearly
demonstrated on more than one
occasion. How then, can the
NMU ever hope to bring about
the realization of a real national
organization? The answer is ob
vious—they can't!

In fiirtlicranco of this phoney
"reorganization" plan, the com
missars plan to get NMU members
aboard SIU ships—through any
method.s possible—with instruc
tions to carry on the well known
commy policy of boringfromwith
in. As a consequence, Ave must be
on the alert for any of these^ char
acter, and take care of them be

fore they even get started. Be ex
tremely wary of constant disrupf
ors, and tlie characters Avho are
continually starting trouble aboard
6liips._

Insult to Intelligence
In conclusion, we'd like to say •

that this latest plan is suspicious
ly akin to the old plot' that the
commissars tried to put over on
the Waterman ships, with the ex
ception that you will now be
obliged to pay for the "privilege"
of being eventually eased out of
your jobs. Such a scheme could
have been spaAvned only in a per
verted mind such as LaAvrenson's,
and it' is a direct insult to the in
telligence of the SIU membership.
As most of you Avill recall, when
the commisars started their so
called drive on the Waterman
ships, their main objective was to
get AFL men lined up with the
NMU, chase tliem off the sliips,
and then take their jobs. That Is
the exact intention of this latest
move, and we'll come right out
and predict—without any fear of
having put ourselves out on a
limb—that It will suffer the same
fate as did the NMU Waterman
"drive"—and the comrats will
once again wind up behind tiie(
well known eight baH!_ _ ^

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Print True Facts

Kentucky Red No "Hero"

New Orleans, La., October 18,
1939.—That short article in the
last issue of the NMIT Pilot, with
the heading "RIVERMAN BEATS
BACK TWO GOONS," if read by
the average wick, would be taken
for granted that this Kentucky
Red Marshall was quite a "Hero,"
which is evidently the opinion
the Editor of the PileIt wishes
to impress upon all who read but
don't quite understand.

This Kentucky Red entered
what is known as Boot.s Bar on
Conti St., inquiring for the where
abouts of Curly Rentz and Joe
Tirrell, left this place and shortly
after returned, and upon finding
Rentz and Tinell in tlie Bar,
pulled a gun and without the
slightest warning, siiot Rentz once
in the stomach and foui more
times while he lay helple.ss on the
floor. Terril, who tried to de,
fend Curly, was shot in the leg.
Both Rentz and Terrill were un
armed; in fact, to my best knowl
edge, I've never known of either
ever packing weapons of any de
spription.

Rentz Threatened IRfore
Thls Kentucky Red was later to

confess to the police that he was
merely a dupe in the hands of the
piesent Comminazi officials of the
now defunct NMU. It is well re
membered by many rank and fil
ers in this port of New Orleans
that Curly was threatened by
Commissar Ed. Piatt last year,
when even then, Rentz was bat
tling to expose the phony Commy
setup within the NMU.

This Kentucky Red is well
known to many Union men as a
Weed Head, and sometimes a
MainLiner, the type of peison
who is capable of being used for
most any purpos,e in the hands
of a shrewd person. The Iilot al
so forgot to mention that the
weapon used in this cowardly at
tack was later found in Andy
Colls bar, next door to the NMU
hall on Decatur Street; this bar
room,is known as the Communiazi
hangout in the Port of New Or
leans.

Names Omitted From
Ballot Due to Lack
Of Proper Evidence

It seems that some of the boys
were a bit vague regarding the
qualifications to send in wijli. their
acceptances of nominations, and,
as a result, a few were disquali
fied by the Committee.

Two such unlucky ones were
Roberts and Bombardier, wlio were
nominated for Patrolmen in the
port of Boston. Roberts neglected
to send in piuof of his citizensiilp
with his acceptance, and Bombar
dier didn't send in sufficient aea
service disciiarges. However, they
did send In the necessary data
later, but nothing could be done
about it, due to the fact' thpt the
Committee had already submitted
tiieir report, and had been dis
banded.

For the information of aii cou
oerned. the names of either of
these men may be written in on
the ballot, and if they ai e elected,
and fill the necessary qualifica
tions, it will be peifectly legiti
mate. If there were otheis whose
acceptances were tossed out by
the Committee because of neglect
to send in all the neceaiiiary
papers, their names may also be
written in, if they can fill the
qualifications. Foi' instance, ,some
who accepted nominations had
not been members of the Union
for the required six months, but
will probably fill that qualifica
tion by the time the voles are
cnunted. Their names can also
be written in, but we want to
caution you once more NOT TO
VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE
MAN FOR EACH POSITION,
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
NOTED ON THE BALLOT.

ATTENTION
All members whose name ap

pears on this list are asked to con
tact their Agent or Patrolman as
soon as possible, so that all dis
crepancies can be straightened
out:

Lies Pi'inted in Pilot
"Will the Editor o.f the PileIt

dare deny these charges, or will
he, in the usual lying manner, at
tempt _j;p cover up his stupid slan
der, ^gainst real honest Picket
Card men who have been fighting
with sincerity to expose to the
workers the rotten corrupted offi
cials who now control the NMU?

Even to the description of these
two Militant Union men has the
Editor of that Commy rag at
tempted to cover the truth. He de
scribes them as two sixfooters.
Terrill is a mere five foot seven
weighing about 145, but as good
as any man six feet. This has
been the second attempt upon the
lives of Rentz and Terrill. Once
before, three mainliners of the
party pulled guns on these two
rank and fliers, but got their ears
beaten off, and in tlie excltemenl
of the battle, one commissar
pulled the trigger and injured two
innocent bystanders. One whose
leg was 60 badly shattered that it
may be amputated to save the life

'"of tire person injured.
Did any of you NMU members

ever see any story printed about
that affair? Yet the three involved
In that shooting are wellknown
party men, also officials of the
NMU.

Why haven't these Party men
been apprehended? Surely they
could notby any chance be un
der the protection of the New Or
leans Police Dept.
J, Buckley

Providence
\ews Items

Providence. Oct. 24—When the
SS David H. At water came into
lliis port last week, all overtime
due the black gang was collected.
Most of this time was for oiling
winches on the last trip South
during, the montii of August. Two
of the oilers were not tiiore, and
they can get the oveitime due
them by contacting the Atwat'er
Coal Company • at 1 Broadway,
New York City. Brotiier Geo.
Brown, No. 639, has 13 hours due
for oiling winches. Brother H.
Arneson, No. 2592, has 14 hours
due tor the same work. Tliis time
was put in from August 13 to
August 23. 1939.

The present Afwater agreement
expires on November 1st, and the
crews on both ships in the port
this week have been contacted re
garding opinions on a new agree'
ment. Today, the deck crew in the
Wm. C. Atwater voted to take
straight overtime instead of the
two dollars they have been get
ting for eacli bulk cargo loaded.
Brother Arthur Kelcey was up
from New York, and contacted
both crews legardiiig the agree
ment'.

Atwacoal lias started to chartei
Munson ships, and as soon as the
ships come in, .this Agent will
contact the crews. The first ship
In will be the MS Munmotor. The
Atwacoal is also buying a barge
in the Gulf, and we are sure that
the Seafarers' will be able to im
prove the conditione on the barges
with a little cooperation on the
part of the crows.

The SS Olga of the Carter Coal
Co. Is also in this port, and will
be ready to sail by December 1st.
She has been given a complete
overhauling, and should be a good
job when she starts up.

Frank Berry, Agent

Book
No. yiime

7 II. J. Dulileld
38 B. Castillo
59 Ramos Francisco
79 W. lona
9.3 E. B. Barfu'ld

102 Clu'Bler Mosher
122 F. Albertson
147 A. C. Banc
184 B. C, Hill
197 Raymond Hillery
198 Jo.seph M. Daselva
207 Lewis Jones
228 MatI liew Stevene
248 J. A. Moran
265 Louie Pugh
269 E. Y. Bevis
278 Raymond M. Forns
298 L. A. Holbrook
306 Cliester Capers
337 Vincente Fernandez
365 Tiioma.s Rowe
,370 L, O. Brothers
365 Thomas Rowe
370 L. O. Brothers '
371 A. J. Cobb
385 V. Van Amburge
391 Oscar A. Rosman
393 Ed Holt
396 A. Magapagal
423 Willie Siaimons
427 S. E. Culotta
460 Cliarles E. Seymor
476 S. Williams
498 J. A. Vernay
516 John Montevede
534 N. Cumming
591 Robert Williams
617 J. Calahan
637 William Love
641 Luke Greer
647 Bud Ray
680 Willard Stokes
689 Horace Farley
692 E. Badual
708 Hugli P. Walsh
741 Harry Wilson
786 A. A. St'ypzznnskl
769 M. J. Kennedy
884 George Libby
926 Hans L. Oleen

1024 M. Qnioncs
1042 H. Preble
1067 James A. Walcolt
1184 Ben Wilson
1190 J. Davis
1190 'j. Davis
1230 H. Jones
1236 Fred K. England
1253 E. V. Gallop
1260 Carl Kurtz
1305 Joseph Kicklighter
1329 JOSEPH McBrido
1335 C. Preclaro
1339 A. Monreal
1345 J. Maldonado
1347 C. Kolste
1348 James Nieves
1480 Louis Boudreau
1498 Heniy Tatman
1499 J. J. Sullivan
1504 Alfred C. Nade. a
1530 James Sweeney
1567 Joseph M. Marino
1578 Joseph Ramos
1585 James McCormlck
1606 Domingo C. Aguila
1610 Norman CliadertoU
1620 Antonio Santiago
1658 Eddie P. Robinson
1668 Arthur LeBeau
1677 Gibbs T. Silverman
1682 John Sullivan
1692 Clarence Thompson
1699 G. W. Christian
1724 Jerry Owens
1760 John W. Burke
i785 Erwln Madden
1790 Guy Merleson
1791 William Fraser
1831 Norman C. Macken
1843 William H. LaRue
1853 William Grlffen
1902 George Brown
1926 Wilson Morton
1958 Dayton M. iBogart
1963 Richard Pitts
1973 John R. Johnson
2002 M. G. Parker
2005 Stewart Coull
2006 Basil B. Nobicon

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We. the undersigned members of the Committee Investigating
qualifications of ^iqmiuees for otfice, have unanimously agreed to
submit for your approval the following jesolution:

WHEREAS: We are unanimous in our high esteem and ap^
preciatlon of the wonderful performance of Brother Matthew
Dushane in his work In organizing for the past year, and

WHEREAS: It is our opinion that a man of his calibre Is
strongly needed to assist in administering the affairs of the
Atlantic District for another year at least, and

WHEREAS: Due to the fact that the number of men accept
ing the nofrj'nation for SecretaryTreasurpr was yery small, and

WHEREAS: Brother Dushane has clearly demonstrated to
the membership of the Atlantic District his competence, ability
and honesty, and his sincere desire to better conditions for the
seamen on this coast, and

WHEREAS: He has proven by his actions that he Is fully
acquainted with the needs and wants of the seamen on this
coast, and is fearless in his dealings with the shipowners, there
fore be it

RESOLVED: That the members of the Seafarers' tnterna
tlonai Union of the Atlantic District go on record as being in
favor of either drafting Brother Dushane to the position of Sec
retaryTreasurer of the Atlantic, or of petitioning President
Harry Luhdeberg to keep Brother Dushane hqyc for another year
as International Representative in charge of the affairs of this
organization, and be it further

RESOLVED: That we also petition Brother Dushane, himself,
not to refuse this urgent request of the membership, as his
services are needed, and necessary tor the preservation of the
Atlantic District, and be it further

RESOLVED: That this resolution be particularly brought to
the notice of the members at aii Atlantic District Branches, and
acted upon favorably, and be it finally

RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be printed in the
• Seafarers' Log," and that it be given widespread pubilcity.

(Signed): W. L. Mason, No. 60
A, G. Alexander, No. 2686
Benigno Lopez, No. 5766
A. J. Klippberg, No. 2257

NOTICE
Will the following members

call at the Hail in Philadel
phia, or write for their Union
books:

Roland Weiks—E2714
Charles H. Smith—S4959
Eugene H. Dawson—D5663
Wiiilam Merrick—D.5873
William P. Nogiee—D5185
David Lathrop—E2800
Bo Powell—D2191
K. Bateman—D2672
Reno Hughes—E5108
O. W. Austin—S.5260
Paul Clark—S4996
Joseph H. Smith 8 4832
Russel Lowery—02193
Earl Dan ley—E5768
W. H. Moore—S5950
C. H. Dennard—E3678
Joseph Handflnger—S4958
C. C. Hamby—E4742
Henry W. Smith—S3351
Charles Stokeiy—E3117
Giovanni Milanto—E1465
R. R. Price—E—5760
Gabiel Fratus—D838
James Smith—S5009

Book
No. Name

2036 Phillip L'. Sullivan
2037 B. DeSouza
2081 W. A. Tapley
2122 Henry Williams
2170 Leon Eudinskl
2195 Alex Abram
2259 NIartin Bqtler
2410 Gusavo Nichols
2414 Cleveland Culllns
2421 Ernest Oxley
2534 Filtz Kraul
2576 Joseph Powers
2584 R. J. Fredrlcksen
2585 W. S. Maurice
2630 M. Hugglns
2651 Gerald F. Hickey
3702 Robert C. Lewis
3703 Joee Qulapo
4003 Byron Ricketts
4139 Albert Graham
4170 Thomas Anderson
4327 Henry Childs
4369^ Manual Bernardez
4398 H. Mosshage
4734 Daniel Buckley
6000 Edward B. Blavas

Agreement Praised
SS Cassimir
New Orleans, La.
October 23, 1939.

Dear Brother Dushane:
We, the crew of the Cuba Distil

ling Company tanker SS Cassimir,
wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to you and the SIU offici
als for securing the new agree
ment calling for an Increase in
wages and overtime. We are al
ready getting the increase, start
ing October 22.

We hope that the labors of the
men who drew up this agreement,
and secured same from the com
pany, will not go unnotlced by
the rest of our brother members.

We also hope that our fellow
seamen in the National Maritime
Union will take notice of a real
denidcratlcj bona fide Seamen's
Union.

Thanking you sincerely,
(Signed): Alex Cameron, Deck

Delegate, SUP No. 2482; Andrew
E. Keyaer, Eng. Delegate, SIU No.
2570.

NOTICE
GULF DISTRICT
MEMBERS:

1. Members holding Gnlf
District membership books
must first obtain an Atlan
tic District number in their
book.

2. At least three months
dues of their last dues paid
must have been paid into
the Atlantic District before
they are eligible to vote for
Atlantic District Officials.

Editor, the "LOG":
Dear Brother:
Will you please publish the

followng notice In the next is
sue ofthe "Seafarers' Log."

Members of the crew of the
SS Hamakua, on December 3,
1938, please get in touch with
my attorney, Silas B. Axtell,
15 Moore Street, New York
City.

Thomas E. Carpenter
SUP, No. 3124

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