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Sl^ARERS^LOG 19«S (OFFICIAL ORGAN of the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES and INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Vel. XXVII Nov. M No. 2S Sl^ARERS^LOG 19«S (OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Calls For NLRB Control Over Runaway Crews In U.S. Trades Page 3 SlU Of Canada Ship Sinks—None Injured Page 2 GAnMAU URGBS SHIP BRGAKOUT sill Great Lakes District PAGE 2 Signs New 3-Year Contract Page 8 Pag* Tww SEAFARERS LOG November 2t, INI House MM Commiffec Head Blasts 'Stalling Garmatz Seeks Reactivation HE FORT By Paul Hall Of 300 More Reserve Ships Representative Edward Garmatz (D.-Md.), the acting chairman of the House Conunlttce oa Merchant Marine and Fisheries, made a WASHINGTON—Acting Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Edward recommendation recently which would go a long way towards Garmatz (D.-Md.), has again urged the Maritime Administration and MSTS to reactivate allevlat^g the urgent need for U.S. bottonu to haul milita^ supplies another 300 ships from the reserve fleet to help meet the shipping emergency in Vietnam. to Viebiam. In separate telegrams to ^ The Congressmen suggested that 300 reserve fleet ships be reacti­ Maritime Administrator Nich­ are nowhere near as adequate for Department and the Maritime Ad­ vated as soon as possible from the layup fleet to meet the nation's olas Johnson and to MSTS military emergency duties as the ministration to provide a detailed defense needs. Such s move is both essential and long overdue. Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. public was led to believe," Garmatz description of every vessel in the In telegrams to Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson and to Donaho, Garmatz renewed a rec­ said, "then steps should be taken to reserve fleet. This Information MSTS Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Garmatz pinpointed ommendation he had made some selectively break out those ships will provide the committee with the heart of the matter when he noted that the reserve fleet is main­ time ago to President Johnson. that are most worthwhile. knowledge of the condition of each tained for emergency use and pointed out that the present shortage Garmatz emphasized that the re­ "1 cannot condone our laid-up ship and whether the Defense De­ of shipping to supply our fighting forces in Vietnam is certainly an serve fleet is maintained for emer­ fleet being considered part of our partment is considering its use for emergency. gency use, and he observes that 'national defense reserve' only to emergency purposes. Although the urgency of the situation grows each day, with vital "certainly the present shortage (of find that we have been oversold in Garmatz's letter emphasized the military cargoes piling up on piers, the Government continues to ships) is an emergency." the nomenclature." vital importance of the U.S. drag its heels on the matter of breaking additional vessels out of the In another letter, to Defense Sec­ The House Merchant Marine merchant marine in providing mothball fleet. MSTS admits that there is insufficient tonnage available retary Robert McNamara, Garmatz Committee Chairman also hit the sealift capacity to supply overseas to keep vital military cargoes moving to Vietnam and is even claiming scored what he called Defense De­ failure of the Defense Department military efforts. He declared that that it is necessary to charter foreign-flag shipping to carry these partment "stalling" in breaking out to develop a "concise maritime he was "astounded" that no cargoes. vessels from the Reserve Fleet. logistics plan" to keep American concise shipping plan had been It baa been proved however that chartering foreign-flag tonnage "Never before to my knowledge has GIs supplied in Vietnam, and created to supply American troops is no solution. Of approximately 12 instances in which foreign-flag there been such a stalling tech­ promised a full-scale investigation engaged in fighting communism in ships have been chartered to carry cargoes to Vietnam only half of nique involved in the breaking out by his committee of how U.S. Vietnam. the cargoes sailed as planned. In half a dozen cases action by foreign of vessels from the reserve fleet," shipping is meeting military re­ governments or refusal of crews to sail military cargoes into the war The Maryland Democrat was zone delayed shipment of the supplies. Garmatz said. quirements in Vietnam. He asked also sharply critical of the role He noted that the Defense De­ McNamara for a full accounting of played by the Defense Depart­ The sad thing is that the present situation is not new or unex­ partment has been issuing state­ his department's need for shipping ment's Military Sea Transporta­ pected. ' In every major defense crisis faced by the United States ments that it is too expensive to and plans to meet them. tion Service. He said that while since the First World War, the U.S. has been faced with a heavy re-activate ships from the reserve In his letter to McNamara, the MSTS had the responsibility of demand for additional shipping to meet the emergency and in every fleet, "If these vessels In general Garmatz called upon the Defense providing such a detailed plan, it ease the active U.S. merchant fleet has been insufficient for the task. seemed more interested in pub- In spite of warnings from maritime labor, the maritime industry, iicizing present and future mari­ members of Congress and other Interested parties everywhere, the Foes Plan ^Last-Ditch* Fight time shortages than working on American-flag merchant marine has been allowed to dwindle more plans to resolve them. Most and more—till today the U.S. faces what can only be termed a citizens, he pointed out, thought shipping crisis." that such plans were already in At the end of World War II the reserve fleet was established to One Man, One Vote Drive existence many months ago. create a large pool of government-owned tonnage which could be Another point which drew heavy kept in a high state of preservation and called upon in time of emer­ criticism from Garmatz was the gency to provide needed tonnage quickly. Although the maritime practice of the Defense Depart­ industry has pointed out on numerous occasions that this reserve Nearing Victory In States fleet concept was far from an adequate substitute for a strong active ment trying to charter U.S.-flag The fight for one man, one vote representation is being won ve.ssels at less than the market merchant fleet capable of meeting U.S. defense needs, great effort in the states. rate. He accused McNamara's de­ and expense was invested in mothballing these vessels. partment of trying to fight the Adequate shipping must be broken out of mothballs now. The Nearly half the 50 legislatures have already been reappor­ war in Vietnam "with pennies to pace of battle in Vietnam increases daily and vast amounts of supplies tioned to meet court standards buy shipping services." will be needed In the future. If shipping is in short supply now it will be even shorter In coming months. Action must be taken im­ —many as a result of lawsuits Senate Republican leader failed The SIU has also criticized the to receive the needed two-thirds mediately to assure that sufficient ships are available to supply our hroupht by unions. A state- lack of action by Government fighting men and maintain vital worldwide trade routes. Foreign flag by-state survey shows nearly every majority In the Senate this year, agencies in reactivating the neces­ ships won't do the Job. legislature will be based on popu­ but it has been put on the calen­ sary number of vessels from the lation by next election day. dar for the second session. It reserve fleet to satisfy military But the battle isn't over. would allow states to apportion supply requirements in the present one house of a legislature on fac­ emergency. Money and influence are being tors other than population. Canadian SIU Ship massed in a final desperate effort The urgency of the shipping to reverse the one man, one vote Most observers are convinced shortage is reflected by attempts tide through a constitutional that if the Dirksen drive is again of the MSTS to charter foreign- amendment, and congressional ob­ halted, it will be impossible there­ flag vessels to carry military Sinks—None Injured servers see the next few months after to turn the clock back. cargoes to Vietnam on the grounds MONTREAL—The SIU of Canada-contracted Lawrence- as critical. Wisconsin's Senator William that there are insufficient U.S.- cliffe Hall, a giant $8 million Canadian laker christened only The goal of what Senator Paul Proxmire (D) considers that mal­ flag ships available. However, in last May, sank in 36 feet of water off He d'Orleans on the St. II. Douglas (D.-Ill.) termed a apportionment "has been seriously the 12 Instances in which foreign- Lawrence River 15 miles be--* "well - financed, last - ditch cam­ wounded." But he cautioned in a flag vessels have been chartered vessel Simek on November 16. to carry supplies to Vietnam, the low Quebec City in Montreal. paign" is to switch enough votes recent speech against underrating There were no casualties. in the Senate and House to revive "the forces which profit from min­ crews or the government involved The 23,000 ton lake freighter the Dirksen amendment. The con­ ority control of the state legisla­ have refused to sail to the war went down folio-wing a collision The crew of the Lawrencecliffe stitutional change proposed by the tures." zone at least six times. with the 6,000-ton Saguenay Line Hall escaped unharmed into their lifeboats and were cared for Proxmire warned that the "next in a farmhouse on the island, until SEAFARERS LOG few months .
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