Vol. XXVI N». 7 April S SEMARERS^^LOG 1964 ] OFFICIAL ORGAW OP THI SEAfARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO FIRST JOINT US TALKS HELD ON SHIP ISSUES -Stoiy On Pasr» 3

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SiU Joins Profesf joined labor groups from all over Pennsylvania last . , ' month, to protest against proposal of Gov. William W. Scranton to slash unemployment benefits for jobless workers in the state. Some 20,000 union members took part in Harrisburg march. BiU eventually pas.sed and was signed by Scranton. (Story on Page 2.)

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Grounded, of Yokohama Bay shows SIU - manned freighter Taddei Village . firmly- grounded on reef after trying to rescue Greek ship which ran into same problem less than a mile away. Way down at the stern, the Taddei was scene of heroic battle by crewmembers to save their own ship and avoid loss of life. All crew- members were taken off in Navy vessel and are back in the US. Crew­ men of the Greek ship Maria G. L. were also rescued by other ships. The • Taddei was out­ bound from Los Angeles to Yokohama at the time. (Story on Page 3.) rare Twe SEAFARERS LOG April S, 19M Transport Forum SIU Wins Eyes Job Issues NJ Jobless In Shipping Field Pay Ruling NEW ORLEANS—Proposals for a new approach to mari­ PORT NEWARK—The SIU suc­ cessfully appealed a New Jersey time labor problems and shipping issues that vitally affect ruling that disqualifled a Seafarer the US-flag merchant marine were voiced here last month at from receiving state unemploy­ Tulane University's 15th An--*- ment benefits after a claims exam­ nual Institute on Foreign is embroiled in a "major economic iner had invoked the shipping Transportation and Port Op­ war with Russia." rules of another union. erations. He called for a stronger US-flag The Seafarer had left a ship op­ fleet to support MSTS in wartime erated by Sea-Land Service after A number of speakers at and advised American shipowners requesting and receiving a medi­ the week - long conference they "must not be content to wait cal certificate from the skipper of called for expanded joint action by for prosperity to come before they his vessel in order to see a doctor. sea labor, shipping management upgrade their fleets because, if Sea-Land ships are registered in and Government to spark industry they wait, prosperity will pass New Jersey, since the company's growth and jobs. them by." home office is located here. The Adm. Gano al-so made it clear Sea unions joined with other labor groups in protest against Scranton bill. At Harrisburg rally (foreground, l-r), C. Dod- ship sailed about 12 hours later SIU President Paul Hall had that while he favored a privately- on its regular run. been scheduled to be one of the operated US merchant fleet, MSTS son, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; Harold Keane, After coming ashore due to chief panelists at a session on Fri­ would continue to function and Masters, Mates & Pilots; Philadelphia SIU Port Agent Frank day, March 20, devoted to labor re­ stomach pains, the Seafarer left compete with private shipping. Drozakand Joe Barbacane, MEBA, spark membership protest. for his home in Massachusetts, lations, but was unable to attend. Due to developments involving the checked the following day with the US Public Health Service hos­ Seafarers International Union of SIU Aids Fight On Scranton Plan Canada, Hall was in Montreal. pital in Boston, and was found to be not fit for duty. He recovered Addressing the Institute on its some time later and was available closing day, Herbert Schmertz, for work. Special Assistant to William E. Slash In Jobless Benefits An appeals' tribunal decision Simkin, director of the Federal notes that he then filed an inter­ Mediation and Conciliation Serv­ state claim for benefits, which the ice, cited the special problems that examiner rejected. • have developed in maritime and Approved By Pennsylvania The ruling was based on the other industries which affect the HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed a bill to revise unem­ shipping rules of the National collective bargaining process. Maritime Union, and contended Schmertz named the decline in ployment compensation in the state by slashing total jobless pay benefits for unemployed that the Seafarer had not properly job opportunities as a major item. workers and severely tightening eligibility qualifications. The "ripper" bill was sponsored applied for a medical leave of ab­ (The TuII text of his address is on by Pennsylvania's Governor sence. However, the decision of Page 9.) William W. Scranton and ministration officials as Instructing horse" candidate for the Repub­ the appeals officer was that the Job Opportunity Republican legislators. the industrial representatives that lican Presidential nomination, was NMU rules obviously could not ap­ it was their duty to "put into line" striking a blow against working He declared that ". . . negotia­ ply, since the vessel and its crew The bill raises maximum jobless those Republican state representa­ people to advance his own Presi­ are«covered by an SIU agreement tions in a climate where the pro­ benefits by $5 a week for relatively tives who were still opposed to the dential aspirations. posals of one party resolved and SIU shipping rules. few unemployed but shortens the bill. Employers will benefit from around a program for increasing duration of benefits, raises the tax productivity primarily through the reduced unemployment pay­ base but reduces the minimum ments to workers through lower manpower curtailment, while the corporation tax rate. By Scran- proposals of the other party con­ proportional unemployment com­ ton's own estimate, payments to pensation taxes on businesses and cern themselves with improved job unemployed workers will drop by opportunity or job security either through special low rates to new a net of $35 million a year. industries locating in the state. through maintenance or expansion The bill drew strong opposition of the manning scales are ex­ from Pennsylvania labor. The The newly-passed revisions will tremely difficult." largest concentration of trade reduce benefits paid to workers by Both parties have to change their union members in recent state $35 million a year while increasing A meeting that could be of major slgiiificance to the future of the bargaining patterns, he said, and history, about 20,000 in number, the tax contributions of employers American maritime industry took place last week in Washington. For "approach their common problems marched through the streets of the by only $4 million, labor has the first time, representatives of maritime labor and management were with a desire to arrive at common state capital on March 19 to pro­ pointed out, charging Scranton given the opportunity to sit down with top level US agency officials solutions." test the bill. Representatives from with asking unemployed workers to discuss the many problems besetting the maritime industry and the SIU and its affiliates took part to bear the largest share of making affecting American seamen. He warned, however, that "no the Pennsylvania unemployment Although the meeting was the first outgrowth of the US maritime mandatory regulations for the res­ in the procession. The State AFL- CIO also sponsored full-page ad­ compensation program solvent. The union joint stand on the shipment of wheat and other grain com­ olution of disputes in some form program has been underfinanced, modities to the Soviet bloc countries, strengthiened by the ILA boycott, of compulsory arbitration will cure vertisements in the two Harrisburg newspapers to publicize a "Phila­ labor charges, and the workers are these and future talks will not be limited to just wheat or enforcement the underlying ills" in any in­ being forced to bear the brunt of 50-50. They will cover the full range of maritime problems. dustry. delphia Inquirer" story of March 17 which detailed a secret meeting of this bad planning. AFL-CIO President George Meany headed the labor delegation A call for a stronger merchant which consisted of the SIU, ILA, and NMU. Management was well between four members of Scran- fleet also came from the com­ Cuts Benefits For 90,000 represented, as was the Department of Commerce, Agriculture, Labor. ton's cabinet and representatives mander of the Military Sea Trans­ The AFL-CIO Executive Council State and the Maritime Administration. The importance of the meeting of Westinghouse Corp., US Steel portation Service, Vice-Adm. Roy estimates that the plan cuts off could be judged from the fact that in most cases it was the top man A. Gano, who warned that the US and Bethlehem Steel. benefits for 90,000 unemployed in the Department who was actually present at the meeting. The report quoted Scranton ad- persons in the state and singles What they heard was the united position of the maritime labor out and penalizes the workers in movement on the issues effecting the livelihood of maritime workers. seasonal and low-paid industries. One of the most important points maritime labor has been trying to The state AFL-CIO warned that get across for some time is that unless machinery is available to resolve "labor is going to do its best to the issues arising out of the efforts to bypass protective features of defeat every member who voted the law and Government policies that were designed to assist the for the bill," declaring that "the American merchant marine, maintain the US fleet of vessels and the pledge that was made here . . . jobs of maritime workers which are so essential to our economy and will be redeemed in full." security, there is a large question as to our nation's ability to survive Many have charged that Scran­ as a commercial maritime power. ton, who is considered a "dark In the end, the most important result of this and similar meetings should be the establishment of proper machinery to enable parts of the maritime industry, either labor, management or Government (which SEAFARERS LOG must be considered in any maritime que.stion) to register grievances Apr. 3, 19«4 Vol. XXVI, No.'7 on matters at issue. Up until now there has been no instrument of this nature, a condition complicated by the fact that the Government agencies either refuse or fail to understand the intent of the law and the need for preserving and strengthening the American merchant marine. PAUL HALL, President The position of the maritime unions of course upheld the strict HEHBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Interpretation and application ' of 50-50. It went further than that Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art however, and made the unions' insistence on the use of American-flag Editor;. MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, ships in Government aid programs and in the Russian and satellite THOMAS LAVGHLIN, ROBERT ARONSON, DONALD BROWN, Staff Writers. grain movements emphatically clear. State Troopers in legislature (shown in background) arouse This meeting is but the beginning. The machinery which we have the anger of Democratic legislators, including State Rep. Published biweekly at the h'esdquerteri of the Seafarers International Union, At­ felt has been a vital necessity for so long is in the process of develop­ James Musto (center, standing) who demands that they be lantic, Cult, Lakes and Inland Waters ment. The momentum gained by the joint stand of the US maritime District, AFL-CIO, »7S Fourth Avenue, removed from Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«600. unions over the Russian wheat shipments must be maintained. This Second class postage paid at the Post police were removed and debate proceeded on the unem­ OfFlce in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act first meeting of top labor, management and Government leadership of Aug. 24, 1912. was productive, but was only a beginning. Now that we have the ball, ployment compensation bill though Democrats couldn't I2S we must carry it. The scope of these meetings must be enlarged to • > J learn who ca

Follow-Up On Wheat Sale Fight Top-Level US Talks Open On Ship Issues WASHINGTON—meeting of major importance to the American maritime industry took place here on March 23 when top maritime labor and management officials sat down together with the heads of major Government agencies for the first time to exchange Communist countries and the Meany headed the labor group, of views on many problems agreement which ended the boycott SIUNA President Paul Hall; Thom­ plaguing the maritime in­ by the International Longshore­ as W. Gleason, ILA president, and men's Association of ships loading Joseph Curran, president of the dustry. these cargoes, last week's meeting National Maritime Union. An outgrowth of the marked the first time that labor, Representing the Government joint stand adopted by management, and Government were top-level Cabinet officers, Stern awash, the Tacidei Village lies aground in Yokohama have sat down at such a high level including Commerce Secretary AFL-CIO maritime unions to to talk about the American Bay within sight of the ill-fated Maria G. L, (circled), the halt bypassing of US vessels Luther H. Hodges, Secretary of ship it originally set out to help, whose midsection is under merchant marine. State Dean Rusk, and Agriculture in the transport of grain, to AFL-CIO President George water. Secretary Orville L. Freeman. The Labor Department was represented by James J. Reynolds, Assistant 'Tried To Help Another Ship In Trouble ... We're Lucky To Be Alive' Labor Secretary, and the Maritime Administration by Maritime Ad­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson. Man­ agement was represented by Ralph Heroism Marks SlU Ship Disaster E. Casey, president of the Ameri­ can Merchant Marine Institute; NEW YORK—A tale of danger, heroism and good seamanship was reported to the LOG last week by Seafarer Her­ MaK Harrison, president of the bert L. Skyles, who was night cook and baker aboard the Taddei Village (Consolidated) when she went aground on hidden American Maritime Association; reefs just outside Yokohama Bay on March 15. Ralph B. Dewey, president of the Pacific American Steamship Asso­ "We're all lucky to be alive" ciation, and Rear Admiral Ralph sel. It was about 10:15 AM. The called for volunteers to go below right now," Skyles said after James, executive director of the #2 lifeboat crew began at once to assist the engineers in closing he arrived here, "If it wasn't Committee of American Steamship for the great seamanship dis­ to get the boat ready to go over sea valves in an attempt to keep the side to pick up survivors. water out of the engineroom and Lines. played by every man aboard we The meeting at the Department ail might have been goners." Skyles reports he was on deck maintain buoyancy. By this time near the #3 hatch on' the port the vessel already had a 20-de- of Commerce building saw the The Taddei Village was out­ side. The Taddei had approached gree list. leaders of maritime labor, manage­ bound from Los Angeles to the ment and Government engaged in to within about 900 yards of the Skyles, two ABs and the chief Japanese port of Yokohama when stricken Greek vessel when there a free discussion, in depth, of the the grounding occurred. Skyles steward went be­ use of American-flag ships in Gov­ was a sudden lurch and the ship low into waist- reports the vessel was only ten ground to a screeching halt. ernment aid programs and in Rus­ minutes from picking up the pilot Ramsey Hennlnger deep water in sian and satellite grain movements. The Taddei Village had run the engine- for the ride into Yokohama Bay aground and was stuck fast on a line aboard the vessel. The The maritime union leaders made when she picked up an SOS to room which was the same hidden coral reefs that Persistent was unable to come in filling with oil clear their joint position on the proceed to the aid of a Greek-flag had claimed the vessel she had close enough to put a line aboard absolute necessity for strict inter­ Liberty ship, the Maria G. L., from the over­ gone out to aid. the vessel for fear it would also flow pipes. When pretation by Government agencies which had run aground during a At this point the crew still run aground on the same reef. of the 50-50 laws and the necessity storm the night before. they discovered didn't realize the seriousne.s.s of Meanwhile, the SIU ciew was that water was for setting up machinery to resolve The Taddei Village turned the situation, Skyles commented. busy aboard. At about 3 PM, the pouring in the Issues arising out of efforts to around immediately and headed That came later when the US settler tanks ruptured and the through the Skyles bypass the protective features of away from the bay area, through Navy minesweeper Persistent plant shut down, so the pumps sprung door of the shaft alley, the law. Government policies de- heavy seas, toward the Greek ves­ tried three times and failed to get stopped operating. The captain (Continued on page 22) (Continued on page 15) Statements On Canadian Shipping Dispute

MONTREAL—^The following joint statement was Issued here today by Charles Millard, trustee. Board of Trustees of the Maritime Transportation Unions, and Paul Hall, president. Seafarers International Union of North America, concerning the Canadian shipping dispute: A series of meetings has been^- — held to explore the problems to advance the common interests facing the maritime industry on In the approach to the problem, we will do through the legal pro­ feel that they sincerely intend to of the membership of the Sea­ and in the discussions between the cesses and procedures available. act in the best interests of all the Great Lakes and the parties farers International Union of are determined that normalcy shall interested parties, the Seafarers Hal Banks is presently involved in parties to whom they have an Canada. obligation. be restored in the maritime indus­ International Union of North trial proceedings in the courts (4) Steps will be taken to unite and, consequently, we will not The SIUNA is grateful to those try in both Canada and the United America has been concerned with States. all elements of the maritime in­ comment in that regard. who have consistently sought to The interests and welfare of the dustry of Canada and the United the fundamental issues involved Throughout the meetings lead­ assist in resolving the issues. We members of the Seafarers Inter­ States in a cooperative effort to in, and arising out of, the dispute. ing to the joint announcement by are particularly grateful to AFL- national Union of Canada formed settle any and all differences on In arriving at a method for resolv­ the interested parties, our em­ CIO President George Meany who, the basic consideration in the dis­ the Great Lakes. ing the issues, the position of the phasis was on the fundamental throughout the entire dispute has cussions. (5) The parties will seek the co­ SIUNA and the Executive Board trade union considerations es­ demonstrated a clear understand­ To this end, the parties agreed operation of the Canadian Labor of the Seafarers International sential to ultimate resolution of ing of the fundamental issues in­ to make the following public Congress, the AFL-CIO, the Rail­ Union of Canada was identical. All the problem; namely, the con­ volved, and in characteristic fa- statement: way Labor Executives Association, facets of the problem were dis­ tinued integrity of the SIU of sion stood firmly for a trade union (1) Immediate steps will be the Maritime Trades Department cussed between the SIUNA and Canada as a free trade union or­ approach toward achieving a solu­ taken to restore the Seafarers In­ and all other interested trade the SIU of Canada's Executive ganization and the preservation of tion. By his actions. President ternational Union of Canada to the union groups to assist in the Board throughout the period of the rights, welfare, security and George Meany made it possible to constitutional control of its mem­ achievement of normalcy in the discussions and the position ar­ economic gains achieved over the maintain the dispute in its proper bers. Constitutional provisions for maritime industry. rived at is a mutual one. years by Canadian Seafarers. perspective and to keep the focus succession to the presidency of the (6) All possible steps will be With respect to the law which We are pleased that there has on tlie real issue involved. For Seafarers International Union of taken to achieve integration of established the trusteeship, our been an understanding of the basic ourselves, and we feel sure, for Canada will be implemented as a maritime unions in Canada where position has been, and remains, nature of these factors. We are the members of tlie SIU of Canada, first step in restoring membership it is in the interest of union clear. The law is anti-union in equally pleased that, as the results we express deep appreciation to control. stability. character and undesirable; as such, of the discussions indicate, the President Meany for his forth­ (2) The trustees will continue to (7) Should either party feel that we deplore its existence, including responsible parties exhibited a right and unswerving stand under recognition of their responsibili­ exercise their powers and respon­ all the obligations have not been the removal of the President of the the difficult circumstances. sibilities under the legislation but met, they are at liberty to con­ SIU of Canada, Hal C. Banks. It ties to the Canadian government It is also proper that we express and Canadian people to effectuate it is their intention that active sider all arrangements terminated. is our responsibility as a trade gratitude to the Secretary of the management of the union will be union to continue our fight to ef­ resolution of the problems and the United States Department of La­ in the hands of the membership. 4" 4" fect its rescission because we be­ restoration of normalcy. The dis­ bor, W. Willard Wirtz, and As­ (3) Continued close relations The following statement lieve it is inimical to the interests cussions with the trustees were sistant Secretary of Labor James will be maintained between the was Issued here today by Paul not only of the SIU of Canada and amicable and they have demon­ Reynolds for their unremitting Seafarers International Union of Hall, president. Seafarers In­ its membership, but to all trade strated an understanding of the efforts to assist in resolving the Canada and the Seafarers Interr ternational Union of , North unionists and others concerned basic issues confronting the mem­ problem, despite ,the complica- national Union ttt' Noifth 'Aniefica America: with tlie dem'ocratic concept. This bership of tlie SIU of Canada. We (Continued on page 23) Fs^€ Four SEAFARERS LOG A9M 9. IM«

STEEL ADVOCATE CtoHtmlan), Jan. BEATRAIM •EOilGtA (EaatraM, Stewards' Job •—CiMlnnan, T. SaH/ Sacratary, B. Pab. ir-Cliatnnaii, K. PvchaMdi Bao- Cariaen. Motion made that membera ratary, K. HaanEMfL New wasfehoM at aea abould be able to vote on machine ie aboard. Locker was bollt duea increaae by havtns a 80-day vot- for deck departoMnt foar. No heels ins period. Members et aea ahould were reported. J. CUMons elected to Preference Set have chance to partidpata In Im­ serve as aUp'a dalegate. Vote o< portant votinf. thanks extended to Brother Lester. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President resicninK ship's ddcsata. for good NATALIE (Maritime), Dec. 22 — Job. Chairman, J. N. McLaren; Secretary, After June 15 none. No money in treasury. WiU YOUNG AMERICA (Watermaii), ICC Maintains Favors To Rails run a pool to replenish and reimburse Jan. 11—Ctialaman, T. O. Tucfcan The Interstate Commerce Commission has once again proved its ver­ NEW YORK — The Seafarers the baker $2.78 that is owed to him. Eocretary, G. O. Happer. The safety Discussion on milk that was found committee reported that to its knowl­ satility in upholding discriminatory rail rates by giving the go-ahead Appeals Board has Issued a fur­ spoiled in some cans. Steward depart­ edge everythliv la ahipshape. Discua- to a railway rate cut on tinplate from the East to the West Coast. At ther reminder that job preference ment claimins OT for souseelnf dona sion held oonoemlng minor accidents by wipers. that have occurred since the last the same time, ICC told the intercoastal shipping operators that any for SIU chief stewards who have safety meeting, and what could have similar rate reduction in their case was unjust. completed refresher courses un­ PUERTO RICO (Motorshlpi), Dec. been done to prevent aamc. All 21—Chairman, Pater P. DiCapio; Sec­ safety recommendations at previous In handing down a decision on the rail cut, the examiner for the ICC der the Steward Hecertification retary, George Anderson. Ship sailed meeting .have been fully complied Program will be given after June short two wipers and one saloon with. It was stressed that anything said that the nation's transcontinental railroads were "justified" in found to be of a hazardoiu nature is cutting rates on tinplate from $1.16 to $1 per 100 pounds. At the same 15, 1964 in the Port of New York. to be brought to the immediate et- time he found that cuts in intercoastal ship rates on the same products The Steward Department Recer- tention of the department head. from 98 to 82 cents per hundred pounds were "unjustified." The water tification Program was initiated in MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Vic­ 1962 in New York, offering a re­ tory Carriers), February S—Chairman, rates are traditionally lower because they are the lower-cost method K. Gahagan; Secretary, K. Lynch. of transportation. This is something ICC chose to ignore. fresher school for SIU chief stew­ Brother John Chambers was elected The new rail rate applies to a minimum shipment of 60 tons, while ards. Since the school is con­ to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ the old rate applied to a minimum shipment of 40 tons. In addition, the ducted only in New York, the SAB gates. Beds sre in bad shape. New water carriers filed a special rate of 72 cents per hundredweight on has ruled that this is the only springs and mattresses are needed. shipments of at least 500 tons. port where the job preference STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Janu­ provided for in the shipping rules ary 18—Chairman, Georgs Finklea; If the reduced rail rate is upheld by the ICC's three-man rate panel, Secretary, Robert Rivera. Ship run­ and later by the full 11-member Commission, it will mean a sharp can be put into effect. messman. No beefs reported by de­ ning smoothly. $21.00 In ship's fund. partment delegates. Vote of thanks Anyone wishing to donate to fund at dropoff in tinplate cargo for intercoastal water carriers. The new rate Holders of Certificates of Re- to steward department for a nice payoff may do so, hut it's not neces­ has been In effect since February, 1963, pending the approval of the ICC. certification from the Steward De­ Christmas dinner. sary for treasurer to collect one dol­ Oct. 9—Chairman, A. Aragones; lar per man. However, the Intercoastal Steamship Freight Conference feels that partment Recertification Program Secretary, A. Ferrara. A few hours the cut on tinplate is just a "foot in the door" tactic, and that the tin- are permitted job preference un­ disputed OT in steward department. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), February 9— Delegates have been having trouble Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, plate reduction is merely the first of a series of other rate reductions der the shipping rules in the con­ getting repairs done which Involve W. R. Gammons. Ship's delegate re­ on steel products moving in quantity from the East to the West Coast. tract between the Union and its water running too hot in the tropica ported that everything was running and too cold in cold weather. Vote smoothly. $25.15 In ship's fund. W. The intercoastal shipping industry has shown a steady decline since contracted operators. of thanks extended to steward de­ R. Gammons was elected to serve as World War II. Those left in operation are SlU-contracted Calmar The steward school features partment. ship's delegate. Discussion on library being locked while ship is in port. Steamship and the Weyerhaeuser Line, a subsidiary of the lumber out­ both classroom and field work in RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), fit that bears the same name, under contract to the SIU Pacific District. an attempt to upgrade the skiils Feb. 9—Chairman, Julio Evans; Sec­ A & J FAITH (Pacific Seafarers), retary, S. T. Arales. Brother Robert February 10—Chairman, B. P. McNul- Both carry lumber and other cargo eastbound and return to the West necessary for a chief steward's F. Stewart resigned as ship's dele­ ty; Secretary, Julius H. Johnson. Dis­ Coast with steel and steel products. In addition, Sea-Land container rating. The next class is sched­ gate. Frank Fandino was elected to cussion on wipers not doing sanitary replace him. Everything running work as required. Former captain ships, manned by Seafarers, are the only new entry in the trade. uled to begin May 18 and run un­ smoothly with no beefs. Motion made had to get off at Chlttagong, Pakistan, As the SIU has pointed out many times in disputing ICC rulings, til June 26. The current class to write to Imadquartera regarding due to illness. Discussion on keeping crew's mail. engineroom doors closed and on use before the Commission began beating the drum for the railroads, the began March 30 and will run of passageway to go from port to intercoastal and coastwise shipping lines were the main source of US through May 8. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Feb. starboard side. Steward requested to 9—Chairman, Thomas Malone; Sec­ serve hamburgers on buns and to shipping activity not too long ago. Steward department personnel tary, Lancelot Alexander. Ship's del­ have tea for supper and not kool-ade In turning down the request of the water carriers for a rate cut, the who have at least three years of egate spoke to the captain about all the time. draws in rupees that the crew would January 2—Chairman, Charles John- ICC examiner said that "the acceptable costs, heretofore detailed, in­ seatime in a rating above 3rd cook not accept. He also asked the mats ton; Secretary, Floyd C. Nolan. Mo­ dicate that both the 82 and 72 cent rates were well below the fully- can receive further details by con­ about getting launch for crew be­ tion made not to sign on until new tween one and five. $5.40 in ship's mattresses are put aboard, along with distributed costs. Even though the Commission could approve either tacting Earl Shepard, Chairman, fund. Some disputed OT in engine nmttress covers, and unlicensed quar­ or both of these rates," he continued, "such finding could only apply Seafarers Appeals Board, 17 Bat­ department. Patrolman to see chief ters are painted. Smooth trip with engineer about use of profanity to no beefs. Vote of thanks to steward to the Calmar Steamship Corporation, since it is the only one which tery Place, Suite 1930, New York engine department men. department for fine holiday meals. submitted cost evidence." 4, New York.

GULP AREA MTD Exec. Sec. Peter McGavin (2nd from Participants from New Orleans Include (l-r) left) greets Booker Montgomery, pres., ILA ILA Vice-Pres. C. Henry; A. P. Stoddard, Local 1800; Capt. H. M. Stegall, pres., and pres.. New Orleans AFL-CIO; ILA Vice-Pres. Capt. W. G. Hughes, MM&P Local 15, all A. Chittenden, pres., and Bill Moody of SIU, of New Orleans; ILA Vice-Pres. G. Dixon, sec.. New Orleans MTD; W. Daliet, sec.- Mobile. LLU treas., ILA Local 1419. CONFERENCE

Delegation from Mobile West Gulf delegates were MTD Port Council in­ Willie Wells, pres., ILA cludes Cliff Taggart, Re­ Local 1273; W. H. Hop- tail Clerks; George Dixon, kins, vice-pres., South At­ int'l vice-pres., ILA, and Lindsey Williams, Gulf SIU vice-pres.; Wilfred Daliet, lantic ILA; Tom Fox, pres., Louis Neira, SIU Port ILA, New Orleans, and I LA . Vice-Pres. George Dixon Oil, Chemical Workers, Agent. Houston. . ^ I • 1 ' of Mobile hold lively discussion.

The Conferenee of,yi* .Maritime. Trades Department held in New Orleans on March 25, with MTD Executive Secretary iPctcr MoGavin of WasbingtoB pre- Tlw'«ne-4ay gitbttiBg oaJiM for expanded Joint action on orcanizinE, maritime issuea and in the political and lexislatlTe fields by all affiliated OTcaaintionB. April I. 1964 SEAFARERS LOG Pac« FIvi Alaska Fish Unions Dig Oir^

By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer 'Quake Toli Shows 27 Dead SEA'TTLE—Tremendous losses in life and property have been reported by the fishing The Sickness & Accident Benefit and allied industries of Alaska in the wake of the disastrous earthquakequake and series of tidaltld We've discussed a number of the benefits available to SIU men and waves which struck that state's coastline last week, Although the President's chief advisor their families, and this time we'll deal with some of the details about on the scene, Edward A. Mc- the Siehness and Accident benefit program (S&A). This program for Dermott, expressed gratifica-' Seafarers was originally established in mid-1962, and was then amended tion that the loss of life in the last year to cover all disabilities arising on or after August 1, 1963. tremor was less than had been The entire program is divided into two basic sections; In-Patient Bene­ originally feared, at least 27 of the fits and Out-Patient Benefits. 66 confirmed dead were members The in-patient benefit provides $56 per week. This is payabia at of SIUNA affiliates. the rale of $8 per day to an eligible seaman during the time he is an They were shoreside workers in in-patient in any USPHS hospital or approved private hospital in the Valdez who were washed from the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. The benefit docks when an unidentified Alas- is payable from the first day of hospitalization, but not for a period to Alaska Steam ship was lifted onto exceed 39 weeks. shore by a huge surge of water. For out-patients, the benefit also is $56 per week, payable at the All docks and terminals on the rate of $8 per day to an eligible who is disabled and receiving treatment Southeast coast of Alaska are re­ within the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. ported to be still intact, but re­ If an eligible is receiving medical care from a private physician, the ports from the Southwestern coast trustees reserve the right to evaluate the medical proof submitted. are varied. One company, Cal- Payment of the S&A benefit on an out-patient basis shall not be made Pak of San Francisco, estimates if the eligible is disabled as a result of his own willful misconduct, or for its losses at between $400,000 and periods of out-patient treatment^, $500,000. It is under contract to outside of the United States, Puer­ the SlU-affiliated Cannery Work­ to Rico, the Virgin Islands or Can­ Any SIU member who feels ers Union of the Pacific—Los An­ ada. There is a waiting period of there Is an unnecessary delay geles Harbor. seven days commencing with the in the processing of any wel­ Heavy Plant Loss calendar day he was first declared fare or pension claims should Other SlU-affiliated companies, not fit for duty. If the seaman is immediately call this to the although reporting no deaths, still disabled after the seven-day attention of the Secretary- sustained heavy plant losses. The waiting period, then payments are Treasurer at headquarters, by Quzinkie Packing Company, fish Fishermen pick up the splinters from their boats on the to be made retroactive to the fifth certified mail, return receipt packers near Kodiak, was a total Kodiak waterfronb A huge tidal wave unleashed by the day from the calendar day he was requested. Any delay in the loss, affecting 60 members. Alaskan earthquake made shambles of the city's waterfront, first declared not fit for duty. processing of a claim is usu­ In Kodiak, the Alaska Packers affecting hundreds employed in fishing industry. ally due to the absence of nec­ Association, employing 100 men, Duration of Benefit. An Eligible essary information or docu­ is entitled to a maximum of 39 also reported a total loss, as did press. lows a natural disaster. McDermott ments which are required be­ Alaska King Crab, with 70 jobs. However, the Army dock in reportedly told the President that weeks of payments during any one fore a claim can be processed. period of disability, including in- Pan American Fisheries was par­ Anchorage was totally destroyed a considerable amount of time hospital and out-patient time. tially destroyed, leaving 85 mem­ and the status of other facilities would be necessary for the Job of bers out of jobs, and 80 jobs were in the port were reported as either rebuilding the fishing docks, proc­ • Where there has been a waiting employment shall be required to period, the 39-week period starts affected by the partial loss of badly damaged or destroyed. The essing plants, canneries and fish­ reimburse the fund for all such Alaska Ice and Storage. No re­ rail terminal and yard of the Alas­ ing fleets destroyed by the 'quake. when benefits are payable. How­ benefits received after the first day ever, an eligible siiall not receive ports have as yet been received kan Railroad were severely dam­ Thus, a large percentage of Alas­ of employment during such period from the San Juan Fish and Pack­ aged at Anchorage. kan wage-earners, dependent upon total benefit payments in excess of of alleged disability. 39 weeks in any 12-month period, ing, or Columbia Ward. The Ko­ While the people of Alaska pre­ the fisheries, may be without in­ (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— diak City Dock was destroyed. pared to turn to the monumental come for a long time. Additionally, and the 12-month period for the An eligible who is not entitled to determination of the 39-week max­ In Seward, the Halibut Co-op task of rebuilding the facilities of the fisheries' employees along with treatment at a USPHS facility and plant was completely destroyed, their fishing industry—on which the fisheries themselves provide imum payment begins on the first who is hospitalized during any day an employee is eligible for affecting jobs of some 130 can­ the state's economic life largely the State of Alaska with its prime period for which he is entitled to source of tax income. payment. nery workers. The Port of Sew­ depends—Washington was report­ receive the S&A benefit; shall also ard had been reported as being edly preparing sweeping legisla­ All this indicated, according to If an eligible is reeeivlMg or is be entitled to receive hospital completely unusable. In Anchor­ tion to aid the crippled state. a spokesman for the President, entitled to receive maintenance benefits according to the Schedule age, the new city dock was dam­ According to McDermott, steps that "economic relief programs" and cure payments, the Plan shall for Dependents' Benefits. aged, but is reportedly being necessary for the President and beyond emergency housing, feed­ pay only an amount which to­ (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an repaired and was expected to be Congress may require a broader ing and medical care would be gether with such payments shall eligible is entitled to receive the in operation as the LOG went to range of action than usually fol­ necessary. equal $56 per week, but the eli­ in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall gible shall be entitled if such pay­ pay only an amount which together ments terminate before a period with such payments shall equal $8 of 39 weeks to receive a total of per day. If an eligible is still con­ $56 per week up to a maximum of fined after having received the AFL-CIO Moves To Refute 39 weeks. However, if he may be S&A benefit payments for a maxi­ entitled to receive maintenance mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ and cure and has not yet received titled to receive the in-hospital Senate Attack On Rights Bill same, he shall execute an assign­ benefit. *" WASHINGTON—^A widely circulated anti-civil rights speech by Sen. Lister Hill (D-Ala.) ment of maintenance and cure (g) Failure of an eligible em­ has been sharply criticized by the AFL-CIO as containing 'serious inaccuracies" about the payments to the Seafarers Welfare ployee to place himself under Plan. treatment promptly or to comply possible effects on labor unions. General Rules, (a) Any disability with medical care or instructions In a letter to all state and-*^ occurring during a period of dis­ will be deemed cause for disquali­ central body affiliates, AFL- misunderstandings" that might bill would require this is "utterly ability, and before an eligible ob­ fication from benefits. CIO Legislative Director An­ arise and reaffirmed the Federa­ false," the analysis declared. tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ Filing Claim. Each claim for the drew J. Biemiller warned that Hill tion's support of the rights bill as The AFL-CIO analysis of Hill's ered to be the same disability. S&A benefit must be filed within was unjustified in charges that "morally right" and "in the truest charges spelled out its conviction The maximum of payments in such 60 days after discharge from hos­ the rights bill would "undermine sense in the best interests of all." that Hill was "misled" into errone­ a case is 39 weeks, no matter how pital or the commencement of the . . . the seniority system," deprive Citing Hill as a "distinguished ous interpretations because of his distinct the disabilities happen to disability period when no hospital­ unions of "representation rights" senator . . . often sympathetic to­ opposition to the rights bill. be. ization is involved. In addition to under basic labor laws and other­ ward the cause of labor," the The proposed legislation "would (b) A recurrence of a previous the claim form, each claimant shall wise be a "blow to labor union Federation said it was thus "all not alter" the obligations a union disability shall be considered part be required to submit medical freedom." the more regretful" at his "error- already has "to represent all em­ of the same disability period even proof of his disability and the Basing his letter on a Federation studded" speech on the rights bill. ployees fairly and impartially though the eligible obtained a fit- trustees reserve the right to evalu­ legal analysis of the civil rights The rights bill, the analysis de­ without regard to race or creed," ate the medical proof submitted. bill and Hill's comments about It, clared, in regard to labor unions it declared. for-duty certificate or accepted "simply would not do what Sen. employment. They may require further exami­ Biemiller stated flatly that the The civil rights bill would, m nation of the applicant by a doc­ Hill says it would." It added: (c) Disability for unrelated AFL'-CIO was seeking to "correct addition, strengthen the union tor selected by the Plan or may • It would not "undermine seniority system "by depriving causes shall be considered a new request a more complete certifi­ seniority systems" or interfere non-union employers of the 'advan­ period of disability provided the cation. with "bargaining rights," but ac­ tage' they now have ... in being eligible has been pronounced fit- After an initial claim has -been Vacation Pay tually strengthen these systems able to practice discrimination in for-duty from his original disabil­ filed for any disability, it will not As a result of instructions and rights. employment policies without the ity or has accepted employment. be necessary to file additional from an insurance represen­ • It would not be "a blow to risk of running afoul" the legal (d) An eligible cannot accept claims for weekly payments for tative covering the Union for union freedom," but would merely duties imposed on unionized em­ employment and be disabled the same disability period. How­ possible theft or forgery of impose on unions and on union­ ployers and unions, the comment simultaneously. Any applicant for ever, the employee must submit vacation payments to mem­ ized employers "certain obliga­ on Hill's speech continued. S&A benefits who accepts employ­ medical proof attesting to his con­ bers, a change in the method tions" already imposed by existing The rights bill, the Federation ment at any time during the period tinued disability and stating the of payment of SIU vacation law. analysis declared, "does not give for which he claims such benefits, cause of his disability before any benefits has become neces­ • It would not require that to any race the right of preferen­ shall be declared fit for duty with subsequent payments may be made. sary. All payments will now minority group workers including tial treatment. It does not prevent respect to that disability and shall One point of clarification . . . have to be made at an office Negroes be "given preference in an employer or a union from rely­ be disqualified from receiving ben­ If you are receiving maintenance of the Union and proper iden­ employment." The AFL-CIO "does ing on genuine gradations in skill efits for the cause of alleged dis­ and cure you are not entitled to tification must be given at the not believe in righting ancient or experience or similar qualifica­ ability. Any claimant who received receive the Sickness and Accident same time. wrongs by perpetrating new ones," tions in deciding whom to hire or bepefit ^ p^jnents after aocepting benefit - i * . and the notion that the civil rights promote or rdfer to a job." . 'if ii I'.-" •«. . U J>'5 . ••'i i'j -'ik aX .lit, !•• i • rf ji. I- « - a ' ' i ^ • rMgtf Sis SEATARERS LOG April t, im

(Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) March 14-March 27, 1964 Ship Activify Although several of the ports listed minor gains in job wide decline in job placements this period. activity this period, including New York, heavy declines In the ship activity totals (see right), there were a few Pay SIga In Offi Ons Trans. TOTAL elsewhere brought down the total number of men dis­ more payoffs and in-transits, but one less sign-on than Botten ...... 1 0 4 B patched throughout the District to 1,034. This figure com­ before. Even with the busier movement of the ships, there were far fewer calls for crews and for replace­ Naw York.... 26 4 21 Bl pares with a shipping total of 1,404 during the previous ments. This left more men on the beach than in the Philadelphia .. 1 7 9 two weeks. previous report. Bolrlmora .... 1 >8 20 41 Norfolk 4 6 15 Only San Francisco showed a large gain in jobs filled, I The registration counters were also less active this Jocksonvllla .. 1 8 10 while the whole Gulf Coast area dropped way off. period, as 1,263 men came in to register compared to 1,327 Tampa 0 4 7 Shipping activity fell almost to zero in Seattle, which last time. Mobile 4 2 5 11 dispatched three men for the whole two-week stint. The An accurate sign of the shipping trend was in the New Orleans.. 5 14 21 42 ports on the Atlantic Coast held up the best, shipping seniority figures, which closely reflected the falloff in Houston 4 5 24 35 virtually half of all men for the District. The Gulf did shipping generally for the District. Both class A and class Wilmington .. 2 1 4 7 barely two-thirds as well as last time, when many of the B activity showed a rise, A shipping moving up to 52 Son Francisco.. 2 2 5 9 grain ships for the USSR and satellites began moving. percent of the total and B shipping to 36 percent. All of Seattle 1 0 2 3 Among the ports, besides New York and 'Frisco, only the decline was in the class C shipping this period, which Philadelphia, Baltimore and Jacksonville escaped the dropped to 12 percent of all job placements. TOTALS ... 44 44 135 245 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B fa • GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP Port 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3* ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 0 9 2 ll! 0 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 11 3 18 0 2 5 7 New York 13 36 14 63: 3 15 16 34 11 32 3 46 3 16 13 32 i 0 14 14 28 46 32 28 106 74 114 30 218 1 51 53 105 Philadelphia 2 5 2 9 0 4 4 s; 2 8 3 13 1 0 2 3 ' 0 4 2 6 13 3 6 22 8 16 6 30 0 4 19 23 Baltimore 12 20 5 371 0 8 10 18 1 16 4 27 2 2 6 10 1 1 0 2 27 10 2 39 39 53 14 106 0 20 33 53 Norfolk 4 2 1 7 1 4 6 11 i 3 1 0 4 1 2 5 8 0 5 0 5 4 8 5 17 11 14 2 27 1 6 9 16 Jacksonville 2 2 0 4 0 2 4 6 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 4 4 3 11 10 15 1 . 26 2 13 9 24 Tampa 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 , 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 5 2 12 0 2 4 4 Mobile 2 16 1 19 0 2 6 8 0 2 0 2 4 1 3 8 0 0 2 2 2 8 2 12 25 35 8 68 0 10 14 24 New Orleans 32 26 8 66 4 17 34 55 25 24 6 55 2 15 14 31 0 0 0 0 55 31 0 86 81 86 12 179 11 43 101 155 Houston 19 28 6 53 1 18 15 34 11 27 5 43 1 16 11 28 0 6 0 6 43 28 6 77 61 73 15 149 6 30 36 72 Wilmington 3 3 1 7, 0 2 1 3 2 2 2 6 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 6 2 2 10 10 11 4 25. 0 4 9 13 San Francisco 5 8 4 5 3 11 4 10 4 18 2 0 3 5 0 0 1 1 18 5 1 24 16 20 5 41 5 17 9 31 Seattle 3 15 3 21! 0 6 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 25 8 57 1 18 11 30 TOTALS 98 171 48 1 317 12 84 106 1 2021 69 127 29 1 225 i 17 55 59 1 131 1 32 22 1 55 225 131 55 1 411 368 478 110 1 956 27 220 310 1 357 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP rOft 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 2 8 2 12 0" 1 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 2 4 2 8 0 2 2 4 New York 13 34 4 51 ! 6 20 20 46 7 32 6 45 5 15 10 30 0 14 6 20 45 30 20 95 33 94 11 138 23 57 42 122 Philadelphia 0 6 0 6 0 2 2 4 1 6 1 8 0 5 6 11 0 2 1 3 a 11 3 22 2 19 2 23 1 5 6 12 Baltimore 4 18 2 24 0 5 5 10 4 15 0 19 0 8 7 15 0 3 1 4 19 15 4 38 13 50 7 70 1 28 21 50 Norfolk 1 4 1 6 2 2 3 7 1 3 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 5 1 3 9 2 15 1 18 1 9 0 10 Jacksonville 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 4 13 0 1 1 2 1 13 2 16 3 8 1 12 3 9 5 17 Tampa 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 4 Mobile 3 9 3 15 0 1 9 10 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 10 6 24 4 34 1 10 12 23 New Orleans 5 33 11 49 2 25 12 39 6 26 6 38 2 25 8 35 0 1 1 2 38 35 2 75 20 78 11 109 7 61 79 147 Houston 2 22 2 26 2 15 18 35 5 24 4 33 4 14 16 34 0 2 0 2 33 34 2 69 19 63 4 86 4 39 37 80 Wilmington 2 3 1 6 0 3 3 6 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 4 7 6 2 15 0 3 6 9 San Francisco 4 12 2 18 1 1 7 2 10 2 13 3 18 1 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 26 13 24 0 37 1 10 7 18 Seattle 2 12 1 15 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 7 30 ^2_ _39 4 12 6 22 TOTALS 38 163 29 1 230 ' 14 86 78 1 178 28 127 24 1 179 12 84 60 1 156 0 26 111 STl179 156 37 1 372 128 417 47^1 592 47 247 224 1 518 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP Port 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Bos 0 0 0 " 0 " 0 0 0 1 Ij 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 11 1 0 2 3 NY 4 12 8 13 37 j 4 4 15 23! 3 4 6 16 29 1 4 10 15 1 1 10 12 29 15 12 66 25 43 32 66 166 12 5 42 69 Phil 0 2 1 2 5 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 4 2 3 9 6 9 5 8 28 0 2 4 6 Bal 2 8 6 11 27 1 2 10 13 1 3 4 6 14 1 1 7 9 0 0 3 3 14 9 3 26 8 27 15 32 82 2 4 36 42 Nor 2 3 1 2 8 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 3 4 4 3 11 3 5 1 6 15 2 10 12 24 Jac 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 2 13 1 2 7 10 Tarn. 0 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 8 0 0 1 1 Mob 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 5 18 8 17 48 1 0 21 22 NO 3 13 4 40 60 1 0 34 35 i 2 10 7 23 42 0 0 26 26 0 0 1 1 42 26 1 69 20 38 16 81 155 4 0 103 107 Hou 2 10 10 8 30 2 1 16 19 1 3 7 2 7 19 0 • 1 19 20 0 0 1 1 19 20 1 40 12 28 19 19 78 10 1 36 47 Wil 1 4 2 0 7 0 1 2 3 i 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 b 2 2 3 1 2 6 2 8 1 7 18 3 2 4 9 SF 0 3 1 11 15 0 0 7 7 1 2 3 1 12 18 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18 2 1 21 7 12 8 20 47 0 4 13 17 Sea 3 3 0 3 9 0 1 11 12 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 5 12 34 12 5 19 26 TOTALS 19 62 34 94 1 209 8 11 108 1 I27I 11 30 22 74 1 137 2 7 76 1 85 3 1 25 1 29 137 85 29 1 251 105 206 114 278 1 703 38 35 300 1 373 SUMMARY Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL DECK 98 171 48 1 317 12 84 106 1 202 69 127 29 1 225 17 55 59 1 131 1 32 22 55 225 131 55 I 411 368 478 110 I 956 27 220 310 I 657 ENGINE 38 163 29 1 230 14 86 78 1 178 28 127 24 1 179 12 84 60 1 156 0 26 11 37 179 .156 37 I 372 128 417 47 592 47 247 224 j 518 STEWARD 81 34 94 1 20b 8 11 108 1 127 41 22 74 1 137 2 7 76 1 85 3 1 25 29 137 85 29 I 251 3il 114 278 703 38 35 300 I 873 121 541 872 121. 11034807 1009 435 j2251 112 502 834 11448 GRANpiOlAfS r- ?17 368 I7X.) ?56 34 ,181 m I 607 148|^J.372 A. < 89 68 Avrfl •, IHft SEAFARERS LOO Taftkvem Court's Boycott Ban Prompts ILA Appeal By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President. Atlanfie BALTIMORE—The International Longshoremen's Associa­ Mishaps Mar The Shipping Picture tion has appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Shippinr was pretty fair in New York for the past couple of weeks, as here to dismiss a temporary in unction Issued by the Federal headquarters was one of the few spots where Job activity held up well. District Court which prohib­ The port handled 51 ship visits, in the form of 26 payoffs, A sign-on and its the ILA from boycotting require any individual member of 21 in-transit visits. the British freighter Tulse the International Longshoremen's Some of you fellows may have read about the Steel Scientist colliding Hill. Association or Local 1353 to work with a Liberian ship off the coast of Aden. Fortunately there were no On March 18, Chief Judge Ros- on the Tulsa Hill." injuries but, according to reports, the Scientist put into port badly zel C. Thomsen of the Federal It Is expected that the Appeals holed above the waterline. Many of the crewmembers who were on District Court signed a temporary Court will withhold judgment the Taddei Village are on the beach here in New York. The full story order restraining the ILA and pending a review of the entire ILA Local 1355 from failing to matter by the National Labor Re­ on this sea thriller is on another page of this issue. There were a few Seafarer Saturnino Calleja injuries but fortunately everybody got off safely. work or refusing to work on the lations Board In Washington. The (left) receives the first of Tulse Hill. NLRB made the original motion Cliff Martin Is on the beach In New York and Is waiting for a coast­ many $150 pension checks for an Injunction. wise trip. Cliff's wife just had an operation and he says he's really Judge Thomsen tempered his grateful to the SIU Welfare Plan for taking care of the bills. lie also from SIU headquarters Rep. decision somewhat by declaring a Judge Thomsen originally wants to thank his many friends who were so thoughtful during this Ed Mooney. Calleja sailed ten-day stay of the Injunction and balked at Issuing an Injunction trying period. Joe Biiiotto chimes in that New York still is his favorite 25 years In the black gang by annotating his decision to the before the NLRB held hearings port. Charlie Clark, who's been commuting between Baltimore and New effect that the order "shall not on the dispute, but the Injunction with the SIU. was Issued by the judge before York, is hoping to get a bosun's job on a ship going offshore. Charlie says that he wants to remind everyone that the oysters In Maryland the NLRB had acted on the mat­ ter. An NLRB regional attorney are at tiieir best right now, and he's waiting for the crab season to begin. 5 More Seafarers has emphasized that the Tulse Hill case Is classified as a "prior­ Shipping has tapered off In Bos­ operation. Jerry Agno decided to ity" matter by the board. ton for the past few weeks but sign off the same ship In order to As a result, the case will bypass things are expected to pick up come home and spend some time Awarded Pensions soon. The Venore is loading grain the usual NLRB examiner's hear­ with his small baby. ings and decision. Briefs by both for Russia and two or three more Shipping in Baltimore has been ships are expected there shortly. the ILA and the NLRB were filed pretty fair and the prospects for with the Board on March 24. Tony Leva, whose last ship was the coming days look good. Dur­ Protest Amended Policy the Miami, is a familiar figure ing the last two weeks In March, around the Boston hail. He likes The Tulse Hill has been tied up 8 ships signed on, Baltimore, 13 In Baltimore since January 21, to drop around every now and then paid off and 20 ships were In to chew the fat with some of his when the ILA members began a transit. At the present time, the boycott In protest over the State former shipmates. Evaid Oisen, Seamar, Marymar and Beatrice who went on pension in 1959, still Department's recent action In are waiting for crews. comes to the hall regularly to see amending Its Cuba ship blacklist. Fazio if he can drum up a good card Edgar Carlson Is a regular visitor Murree Schutfe Wilson The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades to the Baltimore SIU hall. Eddie game. Bill McCarthy is on the NEW YORK—The list of SIU oldtimers retired on pension Department joined the ILA In Its beach In Boston waiting for a has been a member since 1943 and protest by Informing the State bosun's job. His last time out was sailed on deepsea ships until 1957 benefits so far this year has increased to 14, with the addition Department that the new policies as bosun on the Monticeiio Vic­ when he decided to try the tow- of 5 new names to the retirement roster. Action last month by "are among the gravest threats to tory. He then came ashore to work boats. He's sailing on Inland the joint panel of trustees for the security of the American-sea­ In the shipyard, but the yard was waters now, but may get the urge the retirement program ap­ and signed off the Viliage his last man and to the future of the sold and all hands were laid off. to try a foreign run again. proved a normal monthly time out. American-flag fleet." The MTD Shipping in Philadelphia perked Marcus Calgarom says he's had pension for one of the five, and Fazio was born in Italy in 1894, position was contained in a tele­ up a bit last period. One of the all the excitement he can stand disability pensions for the rest. came to the US at an early age gram sent to Secretary oF State Dean Rusk by MTD President real oldtime stewards. Bob Mc- for the time being. He was on the The four who will draw dis­ and now makes his home in Loui­ Paul Hall on January 6. Cuiiock, has been on the beach Falrland during a collision but ability pensions of $150 monthly siana. He joined the SIU at New there for quite some time, and was off watch at the time. When are Leslie L. Wilson, 40; Julius B. Orleans in 1952 and shipped In The Tulse Hill came off the says he's ready to ship out now he arrived on deck, all the excite­ Schutte, 65; Saturnino Calleja, and the steward department. Since he Cuban blacklist In December un­ on any run he can get. Bob's ment was over. Marcus was also Joe Fazio. 69^. Retired Seafarer signed off the Del Sud (Delta), he's der a new government policy father died about five weeks ago on the Steel Vendor when It col­ Charles F. Murree went on the been spending time at home with which allows a shipowner to have and It took him a while to re­ lided In Calcutta with a tugboat, normal pension for the same $150 his wife Josie. vessels removed from the list if cover from the shock. and 11 tug crewmembers were monthly payment. The only non-disability pensioner he pledges that the ships which James Winersaw, also on the lost. Wilson, a native-born Kentuc- on the list, Murree signed off for he controls in the Cuban trade beach in Philadelphia, has quite Action on the legislative front kian, first joined the SIU In the the last time from the Del Mundo will be removed as soon as their a tale to tell about the Globe Car­ in Puerto Rico is realiy booming. Port of New York In 1948. He (Delta) and expects to spend his charters expire. rier. Accorting to Jimmy, the ship At the pre.sent time, legislative sailed In the steward department retirement with his wife Carrfe In The Tulse Hill was preparing to was on a coal run to Holland and bills are under debate concerning during his years at sea until he their New Orleans home. He was take on a load of American wheat developed a crack in the hull. By anti-trust laws, a $1.50 minimum became eligible for a pension born in Boston, Mass., but first ticketed for shipment back to tiie time she reached Rotterdam wage, reduction of the workweek after signing off the Del Norte joined the SIU at New Orleans Britain, when the ILA began boy­ and the shipyard, she needed a from 48 to 40 hours, a resolution (Delta), his last ship. He lives at in 1944, sailing In the engine cott action in protest over the new bottom. Jim says the crew promising profit-.sharing, a bill to Harahan, La., with his wife, Beulah department. amended policy. had to lay over in Rotterdam for curb strike breaking, and a bill Mae. 36 days, and that prices were so to require manufacturers to give Schutte's last ship was the Robin high, they all took a licking there. advance notice if they have plans Goodfellow (Robin). Sailing as a A real oldtimer who's on the of automating and cutting down on steward, he put in 30 years since First Seniority Upgrading beach in Philadelphia is E.P. their work force. he began shipping from New York Burke, who joined the SIU In 1943. Shipping In general has been in 1934. Now he's planning to He said he can remember the very good in Puerto Rico, and It's move back to New Canaan, Conn., long hours and short pay of the a good thing. Dick Hunt arrived to live with his son George. Program Completed In NY old days and how you couldn't recently on the Alcoa. Trader and Schutte served In the Navy be­ afford to be choosy about a job. as soon as he paid off the ship tween 1916 and 1919. NEW YORK—The second group of class B men to partic- He says that he prefers coastwise he made a bee-line to El Com- Born in Spain, Calleja sailed for ipate in the Seniority Upgrading" ; Program inaugurated by or intercoastal runs now, or a short mandante Race Track to take a nearly a quarter of a century with the Seafarers Appeals Board is scheleduled " " to start taking part trip to Europe. The SIU oldtimer whack at the nags. At last reports, the SIU since signing up in the in the program beginning this'*- said that as you begin to get on Hunt needed a ship, and in a Port of New York In 1938. He Monday, April 6, in the Port' Seafarers to meet current manning In age you really begin to appre­ hurry. shipped In the engine department of New York. needs. Seafarers Interested in the ciate the Union's welfare and pen­ The first group of 29 Seafarers upgrading program can find full sion plans. to take part In the seniority up­ qualifications set forth In the ship­ Shipping has realiy held up well Notify Union On LOG Mail grading completed the program ping rules. In Norfolk, and the port agent successfully on Friday, March 27. All qualified Class B men who there reports that he is completely As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to They all received certificates not­ wish to apply for a seniority up­ out of men for all departments. ing their new class A seniority grading application or for further The Marore recently paid off, and numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves under the rules established by the information, should write to: Earl the Columbia and Marine are laying Appeals Board. Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Ap­ in the shipyard and should be calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the Information supplied by the ship oper­ Announcement of the upgrading peals Board, 17 Battery Place, Suite ready to take on a full crew within program was made by the SAB In 1930, New York 4, New York. the next ten days. All these ships ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ The SAB Seniority Upgrading utes forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port. February, following a Union-ship­ are supposed to carry wheat owner survey of manpower needs Committee Includes Shepard for Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs cargoes. in all ports and the number of the Atlantic Area; Lindsey Wil­ Walter Wallace, who ships out at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer men shipped to fill SlU-contracted liams, Gulf Area; A1 Tanner,, Great of Norfolk, had to get off the requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ vessels during 1963. The SAB Is Lakes Area, and E. B. McAuley, National Defender in the Panama gregate there. the joint Union-management panel West Coast Area. Canal. The SIU veteran was hos­ As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU governing the shipping rules set pitalized but Is okay now. Alfred ships whenever the LOO and ship's mail Is not delivered so that up under the contracts for SIU Hargls also had to get off the De­ the Union can maintain-a day-to-day check on the accuracy of ships. fender so he could be home with its mailing lists. •The Board's action Is a move to his wife while she has a.serious assure the availability of qualified Pace EicM SEAFARERS LOG AvrU I, 1N4

SlU Tugs Assist Rescue Hitching Up Explosion Breaks Tanker 2nd Time By Lindsey Williams, Vice-Presidenf, Gulf Areo NEWPORT NEWS — The 18,000-ton tanker San Jacinto Bipod Banks Can Use Extra Lift arrived here in two pieces last week, after being towed by Of special importance to Seafarers and their families are reports received from around the Gulf that the supply of blood available at two SIU tugs following a harrowing break-up otf the Vir­ SIU banks in all ports is at a low ebb. In recent weeks there's been a ginia Coast on March 26. heavy demand on the available supply due to an unusual number of Thirty-five members of the the Fort Mercer until 1952, when transfusions that have been necessary not only for Seafarers but also for ship's crew, who are members she split up in a storm off Cape their wives and, in some cases, for their children. of the National Maritime Union, Cod. She was rebuilt and given a At one point the New Orleans supply dropped to less than two dozen stayed on the vessel and were new bow and increased deadweight pints and Tampa's bank was completely depleted in the emergency towed back to port with the stern capacity after the first accident. treatment of one brother who later was transferred to the USPHS Hos­ section. The current split-up of the ship pital in Savannah. The two SIU tugs that took part occurred while the vessel was en- SIU men on the beach in the various ports can assist by volunteering route from Portland, Me., to blood to replenish the supply. Remember, you may be in good health in the rescue were the Curtis Bay Half-hitching a tug fender boats Tern and Lamport Point, Houston. today, but tomorrow smne unforeseen circumstance may mean that your manned by the SIU Inland Boat­ After an explosion ripped the at the New York Canvas own life or that of your wife or child may be saved by the Union men's Union. 554-foot tanker 40 miles east of Company is James Maz- blood bank. The blood donor program is a continuing one in all ports. Last week's mishap was the sec­ Chincoteague, Va., the vessel's ziotti, member of the SIU All you have to do is drop in, tell the SIU agent you are willing to ond one for the same ship. The master reported via the Pegasus United Industrial Workers contribute and he will make the necessary arrangements. split came in the wake of an ex­ that "all hands are aft, floating employed at the Brooklyn A big topic of conversation in New Orleans is the title fight scheduled plosion that ripped the hull during well and starting to ballast. Send in the Crescent City on April 10 between world light-heavyweight tug." The Pegasus reached the San plant. Rope work is his champion Willie Pastrano and Gregorio Peralta of Argentina. Pastrano routine tank-cleaning operations. speciality. One of the two members of the Jacinto shortly after the explosion is the son of Seafarer Frank Pas-f San Jacinto crew who was taken occurred. trano and is known to many mem­ ing steadily. M. J. Danzey,. who off the split ship, steward Martin The two sections of the ship bers here. Willie will have to be has been ill since he got off the Dotilla, died of natural causes hung together for several hours at his best over the 15-round route SS Inger (Reynolds), is fit for aboard the rescue tanker Mobil while the Tern and Lampert Point SIU, Liberian to reverse a decision he dropped duty and ready to ship out. Pegasus. were on their way to take the to Peralta in a 10-round non-title Roy E. Henderson of Fairhope, sections under tow. The San Jacinto was known as fight a few months ago. Alabama, who has been ashore for While waiting for the arrival of Among those checking in at the about six months working as a car­ the tugs, the Coast Guard cutter Ships Collide; New Orleans Hall these last few penter on various construction Conifer put a towline to the stern days has been Mike Vigo, who jobs, is registered for an AB'a job. section and kept her headed to­ came ashore for a rest. He regis­ Charles Perkins is waiting-out a Hotel Union ward Norfolk during heavy fog None Injured tered in group 1 of the steward steward's job, while George E. and drizzle that hampered rescue department after being on the Del Powell is waiting for a group 3 operations. Another cutter, the NEW YORK — A company spokesman here reported no in­ Sud for more than a year. Eirod job on the bauxite run. Readies Study Agassiz, kept the bow section of (Gator Mouth) Bates also came in, Shipping has been lively in the San Jacinto under surveillance. juries to Seafarers or other crew- members aboard the SlU-contract- making the rafters ring as usual, Houston. The SS Wilton, a T-3 The San Jacinto was built in as did Louis Marshall, Marvin tanker recently acquired by Marine 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding in ed freighter Steel Scientist On Automation (Isthmian) last week, after it was Nesom, Clarence Hancock, Louis Carriers, took a full SIU crew and Chester, Pa., and is currently (Polly) Arena and Jerry Gaspard. sailed for India with a cargo of WASHINGTON—The Hotel & owned by the Trinidad Corporation involved in a collision with the Bestaurant Employees Inter­ Liberian-flag ship President Pre- Shipping in Mobile has been fair. grain. The Warm Springs (Colum­ of New York. The company said bia) returned to Houston from national Union, alarmed over the this week that it had made no torius near Djobouti, French So- Most of the ships hitting that port job-destroying effects of food- maliland. have been in transit and payoffs India, paid off and went into the decision on whether the San Jac­ shipyard for repairs. This ship vending machines, pre-cooked into would be rebuilt. The Steel Scientist, which was have been light. The supertanker foods and new automated kitchens, bound for the US East Coast and Montpelier Victory, in lay-up at later recrewed and took on a cargo has voted to launch a study-in- Gulf ports from India with a car­ Mobile, is expected to go into the of grain for Calcutta. The Monnt depth of the effects of automation go of tea and burlap at the time grain trade. Henry Sedgeway, who Washington, new Victory Carriers on the mass feeding and lodging of the mishap, put in to Aden for has been enjoying life ashore with supertanker, called in Houston for industry. Seek Change temporary repairs. She report­ his family while working in the the first time since she was com­ edly sustained plate damage above Mobile Ship Repair Yard, is regis­ missioned. This tanker is now on The research project will In­ a coastwise run with Houston clude an investigation of the in­ the waterline in the vicinity of tered in group 1 of the engine In US Sea number 2 and 3 holds. department and is about ready to scheduled as her regular terminus. dustry's manpower and retraining Burnell Butts, who has been needs. After being patched up suffi­ make another trip. ciently to continue her voyage, working ashore for some time as Some Government experts are Agency Rule O. M. Brooke, who has been sail­ bosun of the Gulf Ship Service "fostering the idea that people the Scientist took off again and is ing out of the Gulf, principally Company, a boom and rigging test displaced from industrial produc­ WASHINGTON — Attorneys presently on her way back to the from Mobile, since 1938, is regis­ and repair outfit, is registered in tion jobs by automation are able practicing before the Maritime Ad­ States. She is due to arrive at an tered in group 2 and will take the group 1 of the deck department to find work in the service trades," ministration have asked for a unspecified East Coast port about first job out. He says his wife and in Houston and ready to ship. The a union spokesman said. "The fact change in review procedures in­ April 19. There was no damage eight children at their home at ship service company recently sus­ is that the new techniques are volving the MA and the Commerce report available on the other ves­ Eight Mile Point provide plenty pended operations. Butts moved killing off jobs in our industry Department. sel involved. of incentive for him to keep work- from Mobile to Houston with his too." The lawyers asked that the prac­ wife and four children in 1962. • On the Indiana Toll Road, tice of submitting all decisions Wilson McVoy, a New Yorker, there is a chain of 16 restaurants made by the Maritime Subsidy also checked in at the Houston where food is cooked and frozen Board or the MA Itself to the Sec­ 3 Atlantic^ Cull Tugmen hall to register after the Columbia in a central kitchen, trucked to retary of Commerce be discon­ laid up in Norfolk. McVoy said the eating places, and heated on tinued. They said that the system Retiring On Pension $s he prefers to ship out of Houston order in a microwave oven. made it possible for the Secretary because he believes job opportuni­ • The spread of vending ma­ to reverse any decision, arbitrarily, NEW YORK—Three tugboat oldtimers in the SIU Inland ties are more plentiful. He is chines in factories and offices has without giving the lawyers who ar­ Boatmen's Union were added to the pension roster last month, looking for a tanker going offshore. brought bankruptcy' to countless gued the case the benefits of a bringing the total number of tug veterans retired on pensions Walter E. Czajkowski, who started small restaurants and sharply re­ personal hearing. in 1964 to 11. shipping out of Philadelphia in duced jobs in industrial catering. Unhappiness over the Conv- The trio approved for monthly disability pensions includes Algernon 1942, paid off the . Cities Service • Prepared mixes, pre-cooked merce - MA relationship, estab- coastwise tanker Cantigny in Lake blished when the MA was reor­ Coe, 56; James M. Samuel, 52, and Randall H. Holmes, 58. foods and pre-portioned meat and A resident of Charles. He plans to try to make fowl have seriously dislocated ganized in 1961, has been wide­ another coastwise run and get off spread. There are indications that Corpus Christi, traditional employment patterns Texas, Coe was in New York soon to go to the and displaced thousands of Congress will look into the prob­ World's Fair. lems either this year or next. born in the Brit­ workers. ish West Indies, John W. Faircloth is buying a The union is "faced with the fact Critics contend that no matter home in Houston. He moved there what the MSB, for example, may where he first that the new methods also are picked up the about three years ago from Mobile destroying the jobs of the least decide, the Secretary of Commerce, after getting off the Keva Ideal on possibly for budgetary reasons, "sailing fever." In which he was chief scraperman for skilled" and has an obligation to 1944, he was em­ see that apprentice training op­ may override the decision. nearly three years. He last paid The argument by the attorneys ployed by the G. off the Warm Springs. portunities are made available so & H. Towing they may acquire the higher skills was set forward in a 20-page report Coe Samuel Holmes The 16-year-ola son of James issued by the Committee on Prac­ Company, and Bruso, Jr. is in the training school the industry needs—as cooks, their association lasted until Coe had to stop working. The IBU pension waiters, waitresses and barmen, it tice and Procedure of the Maritime in Houston preparing to follow in Bar Association here. The long will now permit Coe to retire to his adopted Texas and enjoy his was stated. his dad's footsteps. comment by the lawyers is con­ leisure. He's unmarried. From Tampa comes word that cerned with proposed changes in Samuel, who had been employed by the Gellenthin Barge Line since Paul Brinson has hit the beach for the MA's rules governing practice 1927, was born in Virginia in 1911, and is now a resident of Paulsboro, a vacation. C. H. Hiers and Wilson and procedure. NJ, where he's expected to spend his retirement with his wife, Helen. Deal are at the top of the steward The maritime attorneys said that Samuel was a barge captain for Gellenthin during the latter part of his department list but say the fish the Secretary's review "is conduct­ career and also served in the Army during World War II. are biting too good in the Tampa ed by persons unknown, under Employed by the Sabine Towing Company since 1948, Holmes area for them to start making job procedures and according to stand­ previously had worked for the W. C. Sheppard Construction Company calls. Tony Sosa, retired on a Sea­ ards which are nowhere published, starting in 1943. He had been a chief engineer with Sabine and a farer's pension, is a frequent and with no provision for the hear­ diesel mechanic with Sheppard. Born in Geneva, Fla., he lives today, visitor to the Tampa Hall and ing of interested parties." in Nederland, Texas, with his wife Mamie. sends greetings to all. April t. INC SEAFARERS LOG Pare NiM SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CURRENT - MARITIME LABOR PROBLEMS INCE its enactment in 1947, the tinuity which the Government so dearly national emergency provisions of An address by Herbert Schmertz, Special Assistant to the Director, Federal desires, but will not succeed in solving S the Taft-Hartley Act have been Mediation and Conciliation Service, at the 15th Annual Institute on Foreign either the problems of productivity or invoked a total of 23 times. Transportation and Port Operations, Tulane University, New Orleans, on job opportunity. These are substantive In eight instances, or in over one-third March 20, 1964. ills and only with imaginative, bold sub­ of the disputes in which the law was stantive solutions can we begin to re-, applied, some phase of the maritime previously played by machines. compete with the ships of other nations. verse the downward trend of the Ameri­ industry was involved. Until recently the purpose of the ma­ It is clear that the cost per ton carried can merchant fleet, and it is up to the Beyond this, whether we are repre­ chine was to replace man's power, but when a small Liberty or Victory ship parties to begin to work out solutions. sentatives of labor, management or the man's skills were essential to the utiliza­ is used is considerably higher than the EYOND this, it is dear that addi­ Government, we know that Government tion of the machine's power. What we cost of operating newer and much larger tional alleviation of these pres­ interest and involvement in the labor- face today is the replacement of man's ships which have been built in recent Bsures could also be achieved by a management affairs of this industry have skills by machine skills. This will tend years. For that portion of our merchant larger, more modern, more productive perhaps been more extensive than in to destroy jobs and render useless the fleet which does not receive operating fleet. If this nation could expand its any other single industry. In addition work experience of vast numbers now differential subsidies, the only hope they fleet with ships embodying the latest to the application of the statutory pro­ employed. The continuing pressures of have to be able to compete with foreign equipment and technology, the immedi­ visions of the Taft-Hartley Act, we have the marketplace will require us to use shipowners, while maintaining wages and ate result would be to help improve job seen such things as the "Morse Board" this equipment. The fact that we can working conditions of a level which opportunity not only amongst our sea­ in connection with last year's longshore develop a productive system which in American labor both in other segments going work force but also our shipbuild­ dispute; a special Presidential Represen­ essence will toil for us obviously can of this industry and in general have ing work force. At the same time we tative to help settle the 1962 West Coast either be a curse or a blessing. The achieved, is to increase the productivity would increase the amount of cargo car­ offshore dispute; the currently-being- real issue we face is whether it creates of both their equipment and their man­ ried in American-flag ships, thereby conducted Department of Labor long­ abundance for the many or the few. The power to such a point that it wiil cutting down on whatever outflow of shore study and extensive Government sufficiently surpass their foreign com­ American dollars results from cargo involvement in the Savannah and wheat petitors. going in foreign ships. Conceivably, if situations. It would appear that either an unwill­ we cut the unit cost for constructing 1 suppose all of us who work on the ingness or an inability to make the ships, we could even attract foreign ship­ problems of this industry have asked capital investment necessary to develop ping interests to build their ships in ourselves on some occasions with some ships of this caliber has led to the American shipyards. frustration and dismay: Why does this decisions to place under so-called flags Traditionally, policies for fleet expan­ industry seem to have so much diffi­ of convenience a substantial number of sion have been generated by war-time culty with its labor relations and col­ ships which previously flew US flags. crisis. It would appear to me that we lective bargaining process? Is there The problem of productivity is not are now faced with a crisis of sorts. We something unique about this industry limited to ship operation, however. It must decide whether we are going to which inherently causes collective bar­ also goes to the heart of ship construc­ have an American merchant fleet worthy gaining to be an outmoded and ineffec­ tion. of the stature and power of this nation tive tool? Putting it another way, is T TNLESS we can achieve a shipbuild- or whether we are going to settle for it unrealistic to believe that private, a second-rate merchant fleet. voluntary collective bargaining can be I ing program which enables our relied upon to produce agreement be­ shipyards to produce ships whose In times of crisis the policies for fleet tween labor and management as to the unit costs will be competitive with those expansion have generally been drawn terms and conditions of employment for of the foreign yards, it will be difficult, up and implemented by the Government. this industry? Are the proponents of if not impossible, for American steam­ The parties usually have not played ship operators to obtain the type of any great role. For example, just prior compulsory arbitration correct in their The author, Herbert Schmertz, view that the national interest requires equipment necessary to compete. Even to the Suez crisis when the Government the Government to legislate the pro­ delivering his address to the some profits of our subsidized lines are embarked upon a program to build a cedures for strikeless settlements of Tulane institute. unproductive because they remain frozen substantial number of Mariner class disputes? in reserve funds. ships, most people in the industry op­ assessment in the final analysis of the posed this program. Yet when the Suez 1 would suggest that a true analy.sis utility of such productive ability must From the Government's standpoint, of this industry wouid not lead to the the interest has been to insure con­ crisis occurred, there was a great scurry­ be made in human values not techno­ ing around to charter these ships. As a conclusion that free, voluntary collective logical. tinuity of operation. This would include not only defense cargo and foreign aid result of these charters, the high utility bargaining can't work. 1 will admit If one were to attempt to isolate the that it has been a somewhat squeaky shipments but also the movement of of the Mariner class sliips was dis­ problems of this industry in one word, general cargo—the stoppage of which covered. wheei in the recent past, but it is not as seen first from the labor point of the process which has caused the fric­ might have an adverse effect on this Today both labor and management view, then from management, and then nation's balance of payments. This inter­ face an opportunity and a challenge. I tion. An examination of the breakdowns from the Government, it would seem in bargaining would reveal that the true est has been manifested by periodic believe the time has arrived for the that "opportunity" would characterize feverish activity during crisis periods parties to play a more important role causes are neither an accumulation of labor's problems, "productivity" manage­ excessive power nor any intellectual to either prevent or in most cases end in the development of positive, imagina­ ment's, and "continuity" the Govern­ so-called crippling work stoppages. tive policies to alleviate current pres­ shortcoming on the part of the bar­ ment's. gainers. Furthermore, the degree of It has been in this atmosphere that sures. Too long they either have been Government involvement which we have If you will reflect a moment, I think collective bargaining has been asked to silent or special pleaders insofar as the witnessed does not stem from any desire you will agree that the problems facing produce not only strikeless settlements development of Government policy is by the Government to hamper or do ntaritime labor stem directly from con­ but settlements which are supposed to concerned. away with the voluntarism of collective tinually-declining job opportunity. Our solve the parties' problems. As one who Through the forum provided by collec­ bargaining. ship replacement program rests upon has participated in a number of these tive bargaining, the representatives of a policy of a lesser number of ships. negotiations, 1 can say to you that nego­ labor and management have a very The breakdowns which have resulted The entire foreign-flag issue essentially have been caused by the external de­ tiations in a climate where the proposals genuine opportunity to sit down as intel­ concerns itself with a loss of jobs for of one party resolve around a program ligent, rational individuals and attempt mands that collective bargaining achieve American seamen. ends which collective bargaining never for increasing productivity primarily to truly assess and deal with their prob­ was expected to achieve nor should be The frequent jurisdictional squabbles through manpower curtailment, while lems but also to frame joint proposals expected to achieve today. The purpose between various unions either occur or the proposals of the other party concern to the Government which would assist of collective bargaining is to establish are intensified by the job opportunity themselves with improved job oppor­ in the solutions of these problems. the terms and conditions of employment. problem. Putting it in blunt terms, we tunity or job security either through 1 would urge that some thought be When it has been directed toward these find unions which daily must face condi­ maintenance or expansion of the man­ given to attempts to break the pattern goals, it generally has functioned as tions which will lead to less and less ning scales are extremely difficult. of the haphazard, day-to-day living by intended. However, when labor and employment for their membership. To In such negotiations each side faces which maritime labor and maritime management are faced with conditions suggest that unions accept this is unreal­ a dilemma. If he even discusses the pro­ management conduct their labor affairs. in their industry which seem to demand istic. I am sure that each union official posals of the other, he may in principle If the parties are either unwilling or negotiations over the terms of unemploy­ would answer the suggestion with a salty cause his own proposals to be lost. Put­ unable to take any long-range viesv of ment, then collective bargaining fre­ paraphrase from Winston Churchill ting it specifically, if labor insists in dis­ solving the economic problems of this quently becomes unequal to the task. when he said, "1 did not become Prime cussing only increased job opportunity industry, the likelihood of the Govern­ Minister to preside over the dissolution This is not iimited to maritime. I am through the same or increased manning ment either being able or willing to of the British Empire." 1 know that whiie management insists upon discuss­ assist them is diminished. By this 1 am sure that those of you from this area statistics are usually uninteresting, but know of the long and difficult strike ing only increased productivity through not suggesting that the Government permit me to document what I have reduced manning, it is difficult for true would or should abdicate its responsi­ which was carried on at the Shell re­ been saying with a few. finery over at Houston. This dispute also bargaining to take place. If these prob­ bilities as a policy-maker in this field; In 1954 this nation had 1,234 ships lems exist, it i.s incumbent upon both rather I suggest there has been too little caused a breakdown in bargaining be­ under US flag. In January, 1963 the cause the main issues invoived job cur­ parties to change their bargaining pat­ honest exploration c^nd presentation of number had fallen to 843—a decrease terns and approach their common prob­ the needs of the nation and the industry tailment. The continuing problems in of 391 ships. Under current conditions the raiiroad situation aiso fail into this lems with a desire to arrive at common in the maritime field as compared to the there is no reason to believe the down­ solutions. No mandatory regulations for needs of specific groups. Other indus­ pattern, as did those on the airlines ward trend will be reversed. last year. the resolution of disputes in some form tries in recent years have found the joint From the industry standpoint, I sug­ of compulsory arbitration will cure the committee approach to be of high utility. rw^HE clear reality is that we are gested that the term "productivity" underlying ills which have caused the We have seen such devices as the Human I moving into a world in which this summed up the problems. This could breakdowns. Substitution of a pro­ Relations Committee in the steel indus­ nation wiil possess the techno­ be broken down into a number of com­ cedural device based upon an adversary try. the Armour Committee, and others. logical ability to install a productive ponents, but all related to productivity. with a decision by an individual not It is not too late for this industry to system based primarily on machine One concerns itself with the existence intimately involved with the problems begin thinking about and acting upon power and machine skills. This will of a high percentage of outmoded, obso­ of the industry will, I agree, prevent a common attack against the decline of Represent a dramatic shift from the role lete ships insofar as their ability to work stoppages and provide the con­ the American merchant fleet.

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MA Examiner Bocfcs Expanded Service WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID ADVANCES WASHINGTON—Hopes of the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company for By Robert A. Matthews, Government operating and construction subsidy on the US Atlantic-Far East run got * Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. boost last month when the Maritime Administration urged approval of bids to expand or start subsidized service on ' Grain Trade Tankers, Baker's Hours Trade Route 12. been picking up in outbound cargo reached their maximum competi­ Recently headquarters received a letter from Seafarer J. T. Dicker- MA Public Counsel Aaron since 1959. tive position on Trade Route 12," son, ship's delegate aboard the Washington Carrier, regarding the Silverman, in filing his proposed Silverman declared in his find­ The MA Counsel added that in SlU agreement as it applies to tankers engaged In the grain trade. He findings and conclusions with an ings that "there is room for more view of previous decisions by the said there has been some confusion on his vessel concerning application MA examiner, noted that despite American-fiag vessels and sailings. Maritime Subsidy Board and the of the memorandum of understanding in the tanker agreement. cargo losses inbound on Trade There is no solid evidence to Secretary of Commerce, he be­ Question: According to this reference, for tankers in the grain trade, Route 12, American vessels have establish that US-flag ships have lieves US-flag carriage on Trade "however when butterworthing machines are used and the tanks are Route 12 is short of the standard cleaned and mucked, men performing this work shall be paid at the igpslffiPiiilPSi: of the highest practically-attain­ tank cleaning rate . , But the memorandum does not state which able goal. tank cleaning section applies. Waterman Steamship has made In this particular case, the tanks were not butterworthed, but were application with the MA for 24 to 30 outbound subsidized sailings washed down from the inside of the tanks with high pressure water QUESTION: Who is your choice as candidate for President on Trade Route 12. In a separate hose and then mucked. The chief mate contended Section 32 of the In the November elections? freightship agreement applied and the captain contended Section 21 of case. Waterman has also made ap­ the tanker agreement applied, and the overtime was submitted accord­ plication with the MA for Inbound ing to the terms of the latter, inasmuch as the captain stated that he Edward J. Taylor: I'm for John­ subsidized service on the same like the biggest threat to Johnson route. Waterman still has applica­ had a beef over the same situation last trip in Houston, Texas. son all the way, especially since right now. Answer: When a tanker enters the grain trade, it comes under the he's kept his tions pending with the MA for 4 4 4 Trade Route 22, US Gulf-Far East freightship working rules. The only thing that remains the same is promise that 50 -percent of the M. Osman: Barry Goldwater service outbound; Routes 5, 7, 8, 9 the tanker wage scale. Therefore, if erewmembers are required to and 21, US North Atlantic, United clean tanks and butterworthing machines are used, they are entitled wheat going to looks like the best man to me. I've Russia will go on seen him on tele­ Kingdom and Continent; Route to the tank cleaning rate as outlined in the freightship agreement. 29, US Pacific-Far East, and Route When members are required to clean tanks and no butterworthing American ships. vision a couple He's doing a of times and he 32, US Great Lakes-Western machines are used, they are entitled to the hold cleaning rate as out­ Europe. lined in the standard freightship agreement. good Job on civil looks like a good Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Memorandum of Under­ rights and, more man. He's smart, standing 4. "Cleaning tanks when grain has been carried. When important, he's and I like what men are required to sweep up grain and remove it from the tanks or going all out for he has to say. wash the tanks down with a hand hose, this shall be considered the Medicare. The Republicans will He's a lot more split on Rockefeller and Gold- Scholarship same as cleaning holds and the hold cleaning rate shall be paid as serious than a lot per the freightship agreement. However, when butterworthing ma- water, so Nixon will probably slip of guys he's run­ chaines are used and the tanks are cleaned and mucked, men per­ in, but he won't give Johnson any ning against. You forming this work shall be paid at the tank cleaning rate." trouble. know that any man who runs for the presidency must be a good Awards Due The recommendation you submit regarding the rewording of this sec­ 4" 4" tion of the agreement will be forwarded to the Negotiating Committee. man for the job. Leo Doucette: Even though I'm "Standard Freightship Agreement, Article HI, Section 22. Cleaning from Massachusetts I like Gov. 4 4 4 Cargo Holds, (a) Members of the unlicensed deck department may be Nelson Rocke­ Nick Gaylord: I think Henry Next Month required to clean and sweep cargo holds. feller. If the vot­ Cabot Lodge would make the best NEW YORK—Nearly three dozen "(b) When this work is performed by men on watch at sea or in ers could accept candidate. He's a candidates have applied for one port, between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, Kennedy's reli­ good diplomat of the five SIU college scholar­ they shall receive $.50 per hour. gion and elect and has the ships to be awarded to qualified "(c) When this work is performed by men off watch at sea or in him, I think they brains for" the SIU men or their children next port between 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays or on Saturdays, Sundays, or will forget job. I watched month. holidays, they shall receive overtime plus $.50 per hour. Rockefeller's di­ him do a good Almost half of the applications "(d) The rate for cleaning cargo holds which have carried penalty vorce. People are job in the United are fully completed and are being cargo shall be that shown in Article II, Section 30. more broadmind- Nations four processed for the annual competi­ "Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 32. Tank ed since the last years ago. His tion at this time. The balance of Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew on or off watch are required election. Rockefeller could do as chances are the applications still require some to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried, for the purpose good a job as any of them. Gold- much better supporting documents, but should of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight over­ water looks like his biggest threat since the New Hampshire primary. be complete by the time of the time for straight time hours and overtime and one-half between the right now. Nixon is probably hir strongest judging in May. hours of 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays, or on Saturdays, Sundays and opposition. The competition for the $6,000 holidays. i 4 4 4 4 4 awards, which may be used to "(b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks that George W. Scott: I'm for Gold- attend any accredited college In have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil, or creosotes including water, although I don't think he Serge E. Lomakin: I want to see the US or its possessions for study bunkers or molasses, including use of butterworth system for the pur­ will make it this Lyndon Johnson continue as Pres­ in any field, is open to qualified pose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during year. But, you ident. I think Seafarers who have a minimum of straight time hours shall be paid at the rates of $2.24 per hour for can bet I'll vote he's doing a three years' seatime on SlU-con­ those ratings receiving a basic monthly wage of $357.47 or below; $2.28 for him in 1968. good job run­ tracted vessels, or to children per hour for those ratings receiving $364.50 but not more than $416.07 Johnson will ning the govern­ whose fathers meet the seatime re­ or above. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays or between the hours of probably be ment and is the quirement. 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays, the rates for such work shall be $4.47, elected. G o 1 d- best candidate At least one annual award is $4.57 and $4.65 per hour respectively, dependent upon the monthly water is the only around. I don't reserved for a Seafarer. wage ranges specified above. candidate to ex­ care who the Fifty-three awards have been "Three hours overtime at the rate of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per press an original Republicans put given since the program began in hour respectively, dependent upon the monthly wage ranges specified opinion. All the up. Johnson is 1953. The winners are chosen by above, shall be paid for this work in addition to the overtime actually others are strictly "me too." He's for the working a panel of leading university edu­ worked, provided however, that these three (3) hours overtime shall the only national politician who's man and I want to see everyone in cators and administrators on the be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive work­ not afraid to stand up to our ene­ the country working like they are basis of their high school records ing days." mies. now. and scholastic attainments. i) i> The next question pertaining to a contract Interpretation on the 4 4 4 hours for a night cook and baker on offshore runs was sent In by Bill Waddell: President Johnson Brother Billy Russell. The question and its corresponding answer is the best man. There isn't any 'Seafarers' Nine Seeks were printed previously in the LOG (Dec. 27, 1963), but we feel that doubt about how it would be of value to repeat this particular item. good he is, since Question: The night cook and baker shall work day work. His hours he's got the ex­ Little League Pennant shall be set forth by the steward in all ports. I would like to know if perience now. He this applies to overseas ports in foreign countries. The agreement looks out for the JERSEY CITY — There's pennant fever in the air as the states "in American ports, in all ports." common people, Greenville American Little League's "Seafarers" prepare for Answer: This section of the agreement applies to all ports anywhere. and he seeems to the 1964 campaign. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement. Article V, Section 4. think more of The "Seafarers," sponsored by the SIU's Railway Marine Region them than of big Working Hours. "In American ports, the night cook and baker shall hope to improve on their 1963 finish. If they do, this could mean the work in "a schedule between 6 AM and 6 PM as set forth by the steward business. I think league championship. except on days of arrival. he's done a great Manager Robert Berardi and coach Frank Sobera led last year's "In all ports, the night cook and baker shall work on a schedule job up to now. Goldwater looks contingent to second place in the Jersey City loop, marking a tremen­ between 6 AM and 6 PM as set forth by the steward except on days of arrival." mmMmmmmM dous improvement over the basement finish of the preceding year. Similar improvement this season would put the youngsters at the top In submitting questions and work situations for clarifications, dele­ of the standings, gates and crews are reminded once agaiii to provide as much detail Type Minutes as possible setting forth tlie circumstances of any dispute. Besides performance deserves the finest equipment and the SlU- When Possible RMR has made the "Seafarers" the best-dressed team in the league. those mentioned, some of the members who were sent contract clari­ In order to assure accurate New uniforms were purchased to replace the worn flannels the young­ fications during the past few days included the following: James J. digests of shipboard meetings sters wore last year. J- "'t. Labenz, SS Ocean Anna; Wiley T. Stricklin, SS Henry; Joe Holzen- in the LOG, it is desirable that beck; Paul Franco, ship's delegate, SS Ocean Spray; H. R. Hellman, the reports of shipboard meet­ Sponsoring the Little Leaguers is part of the Seafarers community ship's delegate, SS City of Alma; Chester Hugbart, ship's delegate, ings be typed If at all possible. activities program. Besides providing recreation for nearly 200 young­ sters, the league also gives SIU members a rooting interest and a Globe Explorer. diverting activity while on the beach. April K Xfft SEAFARERS LOG FMg0 Elerem . . t. *5wmg!'

SHIPPING AID EXTENSION—A bill to extend the 55 percent con­ struction differential subsidy on merchant vessels to June 30, 1987 has been introduced by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.). The present 63 percent ceiling expires June 30, and the Administration does not favor its extension. Until 1960 this differential was 50 percent, but in that year rising construction costs prompted the Senate Commerce Committee to rec­ ommend, and Congress to agree to increasing the differential to 55 per cent for a two-year period. In 1962 the legislation was extended for another two-year period which expires June 30. Sen. Magnuson, chair­ man of the Commerce Committee, has scheduled no hearings yet. i t ANTI-STRIKEBREAKING BILL IN NY—The New York State Legis­ lature adjourned without completing action on the anti-strikebreaking proposal that had been disputed by employers in the state. But the bill may yet see action when the legislature comes back again this month. Gov. Rockefeller has called the lawmakers back for action on several proposals which did not clear the regular session. The anti-strikebreaking bill was sent back to committee by its spon­ sor for the supposed purpose of amendment, but the practical affect appeared to be to kill the bill for this session. The normal procedure in proposing amendments provides for the committee to which the bill is sent to return it to the floor and for the bill to retain its place in the calendar. The measure was designed to prohibit employers from hiring persons who repeatedly and habitually offer to work in place of strikers. 3^ 4. z' ATTACK ON POVERTY. President Johnson and bis Council of Economic Advisers have laid on the line the facts about poverty in the United States and have called for a coordinated "frontal assault" by Federal, state, local and private forces to eliminate its roots and con­ sequences. In a report to the Congress, the President said America's -— high standard of living is a "hollow achievement" to the one-fifth of our citizens who live "without hope" in poverty. He said 35 million Ameri­ cans exist on per capita income of only $590, compared with the na­ tional average of $1,900. The Council report continued, "It is a world where a minor illness becomes a major tragedy, where pride and privacy must be sacrificed to get help, where honesty can become a luxury and ambition a mjrth. "Worst of all, the poverty of the fathers is visited upon the children." i ^ A p A It e,/s e I- o 0- In line with this, much of the President's attack on poverty centers on education. The Congress of the United States has been izens, await the pleasure of Congress during Statistically, the Council reported 47 per cent of the poor live in called the greatest deliberative body in the the present filibuster and talkathon in the the South, 25 per cent in the North Central region, 17 per cent in the world. Others have less kindly referred to it Senate. The House has already passed the Northeast and 11 per cent in the West. In addition, it pointed out: as the biggest debating society the world has basic civil rights measures. • Nearly one-half of all non-white Americans live in poverty. ever seen. A debating society of course Meanwhile, such items as medical care for • More than 40 per cent of all farm families are poor. never takes any action—it just talks. the aged under Social Security get nowhere • More than 11 million children are raised in poverty. Under the prodding of latior and con­ fast in spite of strong support from everyone sumer groups, business organizations and except the American Medical Association. just plain common sense, much important Other legislation on the Congressional and urgently-needed legislation has been shelf involves several million unemployed Ji placed before Congress at this session. For US workers for whose assistance sweeping the most part, however. Congress has chosen new legislation is still pending in Congress. A boost in the present UnKed port and had tried to block efforts neither to approve nor disapprove, resorting Bills calling for a hike in the minimum wage, Auto Workers pension program, at negotiations by the union and instead to strategems designed to avoid the Federal action to eradicate slums and pro­ which provides benefits of $2.80 a the Ontario Labor Dept. The trus­ necessity of taking action—even after con­ vide greater public aid to education are all month for each year of service, was tees caved In during bargaining siderable pro and con debate. pending—perhaps languishing is a better mapped out at the UAW's 19th con­ sessions conducted by a three- The need for much of the legislation is word—before Congress. stitutional convention at Atlantic member provincial committee City. The actual amount of increase which had been studying the clear to everyone, it seems, except to the With election time rolling around again. sought In upcoming contract nego­ advisability of compulsory arbitra­ Congress. Hopes for passage of job, health, Congressmen will soon be sticking their tiations will be decided upon by tion. housing and education measures in this ses­ hands out for votes. Perhaps this is a good sub-councils representing UAW 4" 4" 4^ sion, as well as proposals to assure equal time to let them know that they ought to members employed by the major The International Brotherhood of employment and civil rights for all US cit- stick their necks out a little too. auto manufacturers. Other job- Electrical Workers has been desig­ creating measures drafted at the nated as bargaining representative convention include a drop in the for 1,377 employees of the Iroquois Numbers Came retirement age from 65 to 60 years Gas Corp. in Buffalo, NY, after of age and regular cost-of-living winning an election over District New studies of productivity figures by the recently-enacted Federal income tax cut are adjustments for members already 50 of the United Mine Workers. US Labor Department's Bureau of Labor enough of a stimulant to the economy, and in retirement. The IBEW won a mail referendum Statistics suggest that automation and other that this will spur demands for goods and, i 4" i- conducted by the regional office of technological changes in industry may not in turn, lead to retraining programs for job­ A determined 14-year-long or­ the National Labor Relations Board by more than two to one. In the be eliminating manufacturing jobs as fast as less woi'kers. ganizing campaign conducted by earlier estimates had indicated. A US report issued last September indi­ the Giass Bottle Blowers paid off election, in which 97 percent of the in Anderson, SC, when the union eligible workers voted, the IBEW In a recently-published bulletin, the Bu­ cated that a 3.5 percent annual increase in won a National Labor Relations received 896 votes to 376 for Dis­ output per man-hour was developing trict 50. reau's experts indicated that their earlier Board election at the big Owens- estimates of the rate of gain in manufactur­ through automation and other technical de­ Corning Fiberglas plant. The 4i 4. 4 velopments on the basis of figures for the union won the election 492 to 375. The, 8th US Circuit Court of Ap­ ing output per man-hour were too hi.gh. peals has upheld a 1963 National previous two years. Then the output figures The contest was the fourth in a However, it was agreed that, whatever the series of NLRB elections, the first Labor Relations Board ruling that rate, automation is cutting sharply into US were revised, and a new projected figure having taken place in 1959 when a volunteer organizer for the Brick employment. showing a 2.7 per cent gain in productivity the union got 39 percent of the and Clay Workers was fired for was released. The revised figure was based vote. union activities and must be re­ To meet this problem, some experts believe on separate Commerce Department studies. stored to his job with lost earnings. a basic shift in traditional attitudes toward 4" 4- 4' The union supporter was fired All of this only adds new urgency to the The Building Service Employees March 5, 1962 after getting 150 work will be needed if large-scale national drive for a specific, coordinated national at­ were victorious in winning a first fellow workers to Join the Union at joblessness on a continuing basis is to be tack on the automation issue from all fronts, contract with the Trenton Memorial the A. P. Green Fire Brick Com­ avoided. The AFL-CIO is arguing that a so that as each new group of "experts" comes Hospital, Trenton, Ont., after a pany in Mexico, Mo. The Brick and sharply-reduced workweek, penalty over­ to the forefront, it doesn't create false hopes three-month strike that sparked an Clay Workers lost two elections at time, substantially-increased Federal expen­ and attitudes affecting millions of American inquiry by the provincial govern­ the plant by close margins but, ditures on public works and other job reme­ ment. The hospital's board of trus­ after the volunteer organizer was workers and employers alike. Automation tees had previously rejected a fired, won a third vote by a count dies are necessary. with its mixed blessings must be treated unanimous conciliation Imrd re­ of 349-295. . Other suggest that measures such as the more responsibly than it has in the past. > I , r, 9 1: ; , 'j; i.\" T'J .>1 i < f.( • 9 Aprfl S. MM Pare Twelve SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO Backs Medical Group Practice care. This might then reduce the amount of expensive personnel, and medical records. The payment for physi­ With the US standing in the dismal 11th place cians' services, at least that from the group health plan, spot among major nations of the world in its rate hospitalization which often stems from limited diagnostic and preventive services. Is all pooled and distributed among the physicians in of infant mortality, which is generally viewed as accordance with a formal plan. the best index to a nation's medical care, it is obvious By resolution and report, the 1963 AFL-CIO conven­ tion in New York went on record strongly in support of Such programs have prepaid benefits which preferably that the world's richest nation—which should have the include all services provided whether at home, in the world's finest medical care—is far from that goal. Changes comprehensive, direct service group practice prepayment plans. A key convention resolution stated in part: office or in a nursing home, hospital or other facility. II and improvements are needed. charges in addition to premiums are made at the time Probably the greatest single improvement in medical "Those health programs which combine comprehensive patients receive service, such extra charges are to be organization that is foreseeable in the near future is benefits with direct service and which provide, medical small and are to be specified as to amount and character the further expansion of prepaid group medical practice. care by a team of physicians, specialists and auxiliary in writing, in the beneficiary's certificate of participation Such prepaid group plans have been urged for some time personnel organized on a rational basis in group practice in the plan. by the AFL-CIO, member unions, and other consumer have demonstrated their value." In any event, prepaid benefits are to cover not less groups. They point out that new needs for specialization "The advantages of these programs are: they assure than 80 percent of the average aggregate value of all In medicine can best be met through coordinating into the medical care provided is of high quality; they pro­ services provided. a team the many professional personnel required, each vide diagnostic and preventive as well as curative health The principal barriers to the future development of with his special skills, each doing what he has been services: they guarantee a service benefit; the total such prepaid group practice plans, an AFL-CIO report trained to do. family expenditures for health services are less under points out, are in the opposition of the American Medi­ It is an unfortunate fact that medical care in the US such plans than under conventional insurance programs." cal Association and in the fact that many workers are today is very much dependent on income. It may well be A special supplement on "Working Standards For already blanketed with large group insurance plans that that only rarely is anyone needing emergency care denied Group Health Plans" was printed in a recent issue of allow no escape even when good direct service programs It because he cannot pay — but vast numbers of persons "Group Health & Welfare News," published by the Group providing better medical care exist. throughout the country do not have fair access to the Health Association of America, and enumerates many Although the AMA now accepts prepayment and group high quality care they need, when they need it. important features of such plans. practice, it does not want them associated together in Although nearly 75 percent of the population today Services include (1) general and special medical serv­ the same plan, the report states. They consider plans has some form of health insurance, only about 25 percent ices for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilita­ which compensate physicians by salary or on a capita­ of all personal medical care expenditures are covered. tion; (2) services at home, office, and hospital, and emer­ tion basis as a challenge to the economic control over The coverage of most plans is concentrated on hospital- gency services at all times in the local area covered by payment for services which the AMA violently insists ization-surgery, leaving other costs uninsured. the plan; (3) hospitalization for at least 30 days or its is its prerogative. This is why the expansion of prepaid group medical equivalent. As more and more information on the high-quality, practice plans is considered important. They would make The physicians are jointly as well as individually re­ reasonably priced medical care which can be found in available to workers and their families the all-important sponsible for their patients, but each patient is offered comprehensive, prepaid group medical plans becomes non-hospital, non-surgical medical care which Is lacking the opportunity to select a personal physician. Service available to American workers, it can be expected that under most of today's health plans. Such prepaid group to the group health plan's patients is generally provided organized labor will turn increasingly to such programs. practice plans would make available to more citizens the in premises occupied in common by its physicians. The They emphasize, first, prevention of illness by eliminating preventive medicine, proper diagnosis and early treat­ physicians make joint use of the items of major equip­ the cost barrier, and second, quality medical care by ment which are recognized as the best means of health ment, the associated professional and non-professional selected doctors practicing in groups. Another Lifeboat Class Goes into The Book Guaranteed Income Proposed By Panel WASHINGTON — A suggestion that every American should be guaranteed an adequate income as a matter of right whether he works or not, was made to President John­ son last week in a statement]^' by the 32-member "Ad Hoc considered the most important of Committee on the Triple Rev­ the three revolutions, is pinpoint­ olution." ed as the cause of this break. The group, composed of econ­ Cybernetics is a science that deals omists, educators, writers and with automation and the amount others, said that three "revolu­ of control man has over today's tions" presently underway — the complex machines. As automa­ cybernation revolution, the wea­ tion takes more and more control ponry revolution and the human over production, the committee rights revolution—require radical holds, a combination of electronic changes in national attitudes and computers and automated, self- policy. regulating machines makes pos­ sible tremendous output with Link Broken little or no assistance from the The plea for a guaranteed in­ worker. come was one of a number of The other revolutions contrib­ suggestions put forward by the ute to the problem. Coming as Graduation time for SlU training tchool't Lifeboat Class No. 104 finds all hands assembled Committee to deal with the im­ it does at a time when people in headquarters after getting Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. The 16-man group is com­ pact of these revolutions on the realize that the ultimate power to posed (front, l-r) of Thomas Rotcliffe, Austin L. Evans, Ango Solomon, Jose Jiminez, Arthur economy. In an official state­ destroy the world is already in ment, the group declared that the hands of man, the vast mili­ Sequeira, Robert Toedel; middle, Morius Del Prodo, Antonio Alfonso, William Snell, Alexan­ "the traditional link between jobs der Katsanevakis, Walter Jones; rear, instructor Don Butts, Philip Mock, Erkki Leskinen, tary and space expenditures and income is being broken." brought about by the weaponry Lucien Butts, Robert A. Ruffner, Victor Encarnacion and instructor Arne Bjornsson. The cybernation revolution. revolution are becoming more and more unpopular, the group feels. Runaway SlU Ship Recalled As cutbacks are made, a greater number of people will join the unemployment rolls. The human rights revolution, New Name Goes On Antarctic Maps too, is forcing new areas to be explored. As the Negro becomes The renaming of what is probably the world's longest peninsula will remind many Seafarers of the onetime SIU- eligible for a greater number of manned Liberty ship Nathaniel B. Palmer, a Liberty tanker which ran away from US registry in 1954 and was scrapped positions, the competition for the last year. particular number of available The ship and the peninsula American Waterways Company ships to switch to Costa Rica pursued a claim that Edward jobs increases. were named after a young vessel named after Palmer may re­ registry in the heyday of the US Bransfield actually found the ter­ Right To Income call how the ship came into the Government's ship transfer pro­ ritory in 1820. They named it However, according to the Com­ Connecticut sea captain who. news on its own back in 1952, when gram. The Palmer then took on Graham Land in honor of Sir In 1821, while commanding the 45- mittee, the values of cybernation she ran aground in ankle-deep the name Manolito. She returned James R. G. Graham, first Lord are being limited by the anti­ ton sloop Hero, discovered an ex­ waters of the Argentina River in to the American flag for a brief of the Admiralty early in the 19th tension of land in the Antarctic quated system of linking one's Uruguay. period and then switched as the century. To add to a mapmaker's job to his income. According to that until a month ago was known After food and stores became a Manolito to a Panamanian outfit, confusion, Argentina called the on American charts as Palmer the group, the link must be bro­ problem, the crew was flown out of flying the Liberian flag this time. area San Martin Land and Chile ken by having society provide Land. Palmer was searching for Montivedeo a month and a half In 1962, she switched to the tagged it O'Higgins Land. But tlie new seal-fishing grounds at the "that every individual and every after the grounding. The jinx fol­ Lebanese flag as the SS Manegina newest compromise on the name family be provided with an ade­ time. lowed them out of South America and, in 1963, went to the scrappers. of the huge, "S"-shaped body of quate income as a matter of Last month, the US Board on when the plane on which they were She was originally built in 1943. land has settled these issues right." Geographic Names, an agency of leaving developed engine trouble The story of the new Antarctic despite a number of international With the link broken, cyberna­ the Department of the Interior, and had to return to Montevideo. Peninsula follows a similar pattern incidents. tion would then be the answer in­ approved a name change to make After waiting 26 hours, they were of name changes and disputed Under the compromise, the stead of the problem, providing again flOwn out, and this time Palmer Land, the long reach of ownership down through the past northern portion of the peninsula funds to finance the program and land pointing toward the tip of made the United States. 140-odd years of history. is to be called Graham Land, the Later the Palmer again sailed making possible the creation of South America, the Antarctic After Capt. Palmer was credited southern part Palmer Land. The funds for neglected public pur­ Peninsula. into the limelight when, in 1953, by the US with discovering the arm of land as a whole will be she was among the first American poses and the elimination of pov­ Seafarers who rode the former Antarctic territory, the British known as the Antarctic Peninsula. erty both at home and abroad . -S««f«r«r Wallace (Mad Bear) Andenon (at right, earlier. In his own cere­ monial garb) provided ,a close look at the SlU when Seafarer Mad Bear he arranged a visit by a family of Hopi Indians from Arizona to head­ quarters. Mad Bear, a Tuscarora Indian from Hosts Visit New York, gave the West­ ern family a personally- guided tour of Union ac­ tivities. Since Hopi In­ of Friendly dians are known for their ceremonial dances, they performed a few for Sea­ farers gathered in the hir­ Tribe ing hall.

Father and son team swing into their tribe's ancient rendition of the famed "war dance." Seafarers in the hall got a full close-up.

With big grin, Mad Bear'(front, far left) gathers all hands for a group photo with onlooking Seafarers and SlU port officials, who hold up some of the youngsters for the camera. John Fay Ladies provided accompaniment with song and drum and John Dwyer have two of the young ones in tow. Port Agent for the occasion, while men did the footwork and Joe DiGeorge is at far right. ceremonial dancing on the hiring hall deck. Dad is sitting this one out as son (not shown here) takes the spotlight. Younger members of the family helped cut with singing accompaniment. Pare Fourteea SEAFARERS LOO April B. ItM

Coast Vessel Senate Unit Okays Ship Agencies Reject Goes Collegiate SAN FRANCISCO — The 'Truth-In-Lending' Matson liner Monterey, an Guam Subsidy Move SIU Pacific District-contract­ WASHINGTON—A Senate Banking subcommittee has WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Commission has ed ship, will become part of voted 5-4 approval of -a "truth-in-lending" bill it had bottled opposed legislation to end the domestic trade status of the University of Hawaii dur­ up for more than four years. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Paul Guam so shipping subsidies may be paid to operators serving ing three 42-day cruises later H. Douglas (D-Ill.), would re--^ this year. University courses only Democratic vote against the the Pacific Island. related to the literature, quire disclosure of all interest bill in the subcommittee show­ Testifying before the The proposed legislation had native arts, and government of and finance charges in clear, down. House Merchant Marine Sub­ been urged by SIU Pacific Dis­ the South Pacific will be simple terms. It has Administra­ Sen. Edmund S. Muskie (D-Me.) committee, Deputy Maritime Ad­ trict-contracted American Presi­ offered under the program, tion support and strong backing provided the swing vote to dis­ ministrator J. W. Gulick said dent Lines and Pacific Far East but only one of the courses from labor and consumer groups. lodge the bill after the subcommit­ sucli a bill "will not produce more Lines to end the treatment of will be given on each sailing. Douglas, who presided over sub­ tee agreed to an amendment which cargo," is "unlikely to produce Guam as a domestic trade area. The courses will offer college committee hearings which have would permit revolving credit lower shipping rates," would set Like the coastwise trade, service credit, and will be presented filled 3,954 pages of testimony since charges, used by many department "an undesirable precedent" by to Guam is reserved exclusively by the University of Hawaii, in 1960, urged Banking Commitee stores, to be stated in terms of opening a heretofore non-subsi­ for US-flag ships right now. cooperation with the division Chairman A. Willis Robertson (D- monthly interest rate. The original dized domestic trade to subsidized Foreign Ships Since '62 of educational travel of the Va.) to schedule an executive ses­ bill would have required all charges competitors and would diminish Foreign ships have been per­ National Education Associa­ sion of the full committee to act to be expressed in terms of true FMC rate regulatory power. mitted to call at Guam since 1962, tion. on the measure. Robertson cast the annual interest rates. He said the measure might not but only to and from foreign The bill also requires lenders permit authorization of subsidy ports. and sellers to disclose in writing anyway "unless substantial for­ the total amount of cost to be eign competition develops." The Maritime Administration financed, including a specific list has also taken a position of op­ of "extra" charges in connection position to the proposal, testify­ with the financing. ing that few or no foreign car­ Douglas summed up the intent Firemen's riers would be attracted because of the legislation in these words: of the relatively small size of the "The purpose of this bill is to re­ trade. Subsidies would not guar­ By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative quire that the American consumer antee any lowering of rates, a be given the truth, the whole truth, Officials spokesman also noted. Earthquake Cripples Alaskan Industry and nothing but the truth about Beside the operators, the only The disastrous earthquake in Alaska last week seems to have crippled the interest rates and finance affirmative voice for the proposal the fishing fleets and their allied industries, the eanneries, in many charges he is asked to pay when Reelected was a repre-sentative of the De­ areas, according to preliminary reports by some of our SIUNA affili­ he borrows money or buys an ar­ partment of the Interior's Divi­ ates. In at least one place, Seward, reports are that the entire fishing ticle on the installment plan." SAN FRANCISCO — President sion of Insular Affairs. William Jordan and all other in­ fleet which had been servicing the largest cannery there is completely cumbents who ran for office in the out of commission. annual election for officers of the We understand that a nunrber of the flshing boats are completely Marine Firemen's Union were re­ destroyed and that the wreckage of other waterfront installations has 2 Railtug elected in membership balloting, US Indicts been thrown upon and strewn about the beaches both at Seward and the union announced here last Kodiak. Of course, the tidai waves must have completely demolished month. Steel Co's the docks there. It is a real catastrophe for what is certainly one of the Both Jordan and Vice-President most important Alaskan industries. Oldtimers Alex Jarrett ran unopposed in the There appears to be a fierce three-way battle shaping up on the balloting among members of the On Prices California political scene for the Democratic Senatorial nomination. SIUNA-affiliated Marine Firemen, LOS ANGELES — A Federal Pierre Salinger has been declared eligible to run for the Senate by Oilers and Watertenders. C. A. the California Supreme Court. A legal cloud was hanging over the On grand jury here has indicated six Pension Peterson, incumbent MFOW treas­ companies, including US Steel, on scene because Salinger had been out of the state for some eight or NEW YORK—Two more veteran urer, defeated Nick Trivich by a charges of rigging bids and divid­ nine years. He had been a resident of Virginia while serving as press members of the SIU Railway vote of 1,806 to 595. ing up the market on sales of steel secretary to President Kennedy and President Johnson. Now In the Marine Region have been added The Seattle port agent, William and concrete water pipe in ten race on the Democratic side will be Clair Engle, Allan Cranston and to the pension list by the trustees (Bud) Haley, also was reelected, but Western states. Salinger. -f — for the retirement program. a tragic plane crash took his life, The latest additions bring the In five indictments, the grand The annual convention of the flying in from Japan where the and a special election was sched­ International Union of Operating total number of railroad tug vet­ uled for April 2 to fill the post. jury charged that company execu­ ship ran aground. The Mankato Engineers, AFL-CIO, will be held Victory also paid off, and Wilming­ erans retired on union pensions There was one proposition on tives had met periodically between since the program began to 57. 1954 and 1962 to decide which firm this year at the Sheraton Palace ton saw four ships in transit. the MFOW ballot this year other Hotel in San Francisco, beginning Nino have gone on the list so far than the normal election of offi­ would submit the low bid. April 13. We here are looking for­ Nevhi Ellis, former Savannah this year. cials, a "no promotion" proposition, Also named in the Los Angeles ward to seeing the delegation from patrolman, is AB on board the Both of the oldtimers who have which was adopted by the member­ indictments were Kaiser Steel, Local 25 which will be headed by Mankato Victory and asked us to just joined the list of retired mem­ ship. In the future, under the United States Industries, Ameri­ our old friend, Steve Leslie, presi­ send his hellos to all of his East bers are going on disability pen­ terms of the provision, there can can Pipe & Construction, Smith- dent of the local and International Coast friends. sions, and come out of the Penn- be no promotions or changing of Scott, and the United Concrete Representative of the lUOE's John R. Nelson dropped into the jobs in the unlicensed engine de­ Pipe Company along with eight Marine Division, whose local of­ Wilmington hall recently and re­ partment aboard ship, except in officers or former officers of the fices are in the SIU headquarters tired his book. He has decided to emergency situations. companies. building in New York. try a job on the beach for a while Trend Watchers to be near his family. Ray J. Report From San Francisco Ray Christiansen, the labor Kroupa, on the beach for a while writer for the "San Francisco Ex­ to get a fractured heel mended, aminer" recently wrote a piece served on the balloting committee about the great job of staying on while in the cast. Now he says he top of the political scene being is ready to get out and get his sea done by the Labor Council. He cites legs back. Stone Bredeil the map system on the wall of the Thomas Laarents, a charter sylvania Railroad tug fleet. They Council's Conference Room at the member of the SIU, is presently are John E. Stone, 63, and Luther Labor Temple. By using color des­ A. Bredeil, 65. ignations, the Council can plot carpenter on the Kenmar and political trends from 1958 to 1963. stopped by the hall to say hello. Stone was a barge captain with Although there seems to be a He said he likes the climate out the Pennsy, and was born in slight conservative trend, the here much better than on the Mathews County, Virginia. He now East Coast. Wilmington is expected makes his home with his wife Council is heartened by the strong Joyce in Blakes, Va. votes against the "right-to-work" to be slow for the next two weeks, laws. with no payoffs in sight, and only He joined the Penn Railroad a few Sea-Land and Calmar in- fleet in August, 1920, and worked The Port of Seattle reports that transits. for the company through January, shipping has slowed up consider­ 1964, which makes him a veteran ably there, with the Barbara Lewis Smith, who usually sails of 44 years' service. as AB out of Baltimore, and quite Frietchle the only payoff in the Bredeil, the other pensioner, is last period. Two oldtimers on the often grabs a slot as delegate, is looking for a ship out of San Fran­ retiring to his Camden, NJ, home beach in Seattle are Herbert Ken­ to enjoy some leisure with his wife nedy, whose last ship was the cisco on the "romance run" to Japan or Korea. Charles Gilbert, Letty. He spent over 40 years work­ Antlnous as chief steward, and A1 ing as a tugboat mate for the Smith, an oldtimer who has been one of the few seamen who has Pennsy. drawn unemployment benefits from sailing as bosun for quite a few Of the 57 retired on pensions years and is looking for just such a the state of Alabama, and has been with the SIU for some 20 years, so far, 22 came out of the Penn spot on a trans-Pacific run. Ken­ Railroad tug fleet, 11 from the Attentive gathering of Seafarers at SIU informational meet­ nedy says he is going to wait is also looking for a good trans- Pacific run. Baltimore & Ohio and 9 from the ing in San Francisco last month hears West Coast SIU Rep. awhile, mainly to have his weight New York Central. The balance is E. B. McAuley reporting to membership. Looking on (far checked at the hospital. Known as Karl Jarve just arrived in SF composed of 6 from the New left) is Paul Gonsorchik, port agent and meeting secretary. "Tiny," Kennedy tips the scales at after having been flown in from a mere 280 pounds—give or take 40. Haven, 3 from Brooklyn Eastern Gathering was also addressed by visitors from Marine Cooks Japan. He also was on the Taddei District Terminai, 2 from Bush & Stewards including (seated, center) Secretary-Treasurer Shipping was light out of Wiim- Village and is looking forward to Terminal, 1 from New York Dock, ington for the last two weeks and picking up his clothing allowance Ed Turner, Jerry Posner, welfare plan administrator, and 2 from Western Maryland, and 1 the crew of the ill-starred Taddei so that the gear he lost when the from e Chesapeake & Ohio Frank Gomar, assistant secretary-treasurer. Village were paid off there after ship went aground can be replaced.' fleet. SEAFARERS LOG Tage Fifteca Top-Level US Bridge Ticket Great Lakes Tugmen Win Shipping Taiks New Contracts, $ Gains (Continued from page 3) •igned to make possible the sur­ CLEVELAND—Tugmen of the Great Lakes Towing Com­ vival of the American merchant pany can look forward to Increased wages, higher company marine, maintain the merchant payments for welfare benefits and other fringe gains as a fleet and protect the Jobs of US result of a new agreement seamen were strongly urged by negotiated by the Great Lakes Jones said he expected dredging in the union representatives. the Great Lakes area to be down Toward this end, the Maritime Tug & Dredge Region of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. this year unless private companies Administrator announced in the start dredging their slips and meeting that plans were underway The pact renewal, covering fire­ men-watchmen, helpers, laborers docks to keep up with progress for the establishment of a com­ throughout the St. Lawrence Sea­ mittee to take up the complaints and maintenance mechanics on the company's large fleet of tugs, calls way system. Jones said he ex­ of the maritime industry on pected there will be dredge work American - flag participation in for money increases during the three-year life of the agreement. this summer in Detroit, Gladstone, such a program. Bay City and Sault Ste. Marie Insistence by the maritime un­ Some of the wage gain is retro­ (Mich.), Chicago, Lorain (Ohio), ions that US-flag vessels be guar­ active to last April. Buffalo and Rochester (NY) and Other benefits Include eight paid anteed at least 60 percent of Duluth (Minn.). Government - sponsored cargoes holidays per year, strong grievance and Russian wheat shipments was Seafarer Nicoloof Popoiogleu Is all smiles as he displays procedure for settling disputes, stressed by AFL-CIO President his newly-won Third Male's license to Welfare Rep. John improved procedures governing Meany. The maritime unions Dwyer at SlU headquarters. Papazoglou, who makes his seniority rights and a 50-cent per hour towline bonus. made clear that they consider last home in New York with his wife Aresstia and daughter Welland Canal A substantial increase in com­ week's top level meeting as just Patricia, 8, last shipped aboard the Thefis (Rye Marine) a beginning. Many more such pany payments per man per day meetings on the highest possible where he served as deck delegate. for welfare-pension items is also Tolls Put Off level are necessary, they^ feel, to included in the pact to provide in­ OTTAWA — Reversing an ear­ untangle the mess in which the creased security for Lakes IBU members and their families. lier decision, the Canadian gov­ maritime industry flnds itself to­ ernment has announced it will not day after the years of inaction The union has also announced and failure by Government agen­ new contracts with the Gleason reimpose tolls at the present time cies to uphold the intent of laws Marine Towing Company covering on ships using the Welland Canal. designed to preserve and strength­ the company's oil operations and A final decision on whether to en the American merchant ma­ a separate pact with the Calumet reimpose the canal levy will de­ Towing Company. It is continuing pend on settlement of the entire rine. By Al Tanner, Vice President The unions emphasized their talks with Sinclair Refining, Beck­ toll structure on the St. Lawrence and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes belief that future meetings are er Towing, Detroit Marine Towing, Seaway. Public hearings on the needed to clarify Issues and for­ Bigane Vessel Fueling, Hannah In­ whole question of Seaway tolls mulate decisive action by all seg­ Union Settles Pending OT, Pay Beefs land Waterways and the Westcott are expected to start on April 30. ments of the maritime industry Headquarters here In Detroit has been advised by Boland and Boat Service. The announcement reversed an and Government, to solve such Cornelius that the John T. Hutchinson, presently at the Fraser-Nelson Looking to the outlook for the earlier decision by the former problems as the disastrous impact yard in Superior, will not be ready for operation untii June. Seniority new season. Regional Director Bob Transport Minister that canal of runaway-flag shipping on the men from this vessel will be reassigned on the basis of their fleet tolls would be reim posed by April American merchant marine, the seniority. The Diamond Alkali, also In the Superior shipyard, has 1. The government had originally undercutting of US seamen's oeen repowered from stoker to diesel, eliminating three firemen's jobs. removed tolls on the waterway jobs by automation, and the prob­ Reiss steamship has informed the Union that the SS Richard Reiss Eyes Extra linking Lake Ontario and Lake lem of obtaining increased Amer­ will not be in service until June. Reiss seniority men, as well, Erie in July, 1962. ican commercial cargoes for will be called on the basis of their fleet seniority. Negotiating teams representing the Canadian St. Lawrence Sea­ American-flag ships. The Algonac service center has been affected by the low water Funds For Although an Executive Order way Authority and the United problem in the St. Clair River. Dredging of the area around the States St. Lawrence Seaway De­ has been drafted to set up a com­ service center boathouse will be required. This means that when velopment Corporation are study­ mittee of representatives from la­ ICC Use Westcott starts Its service around May 1, our launch, the Speedy ing the whole toll question. The bor, management and Government Marlene, will go into operation to service contracted vessels. WASHINGTON—The chairman to deal with these questions, the of the Senate Commerce Commit­ negotiators are expected to issue An area conference of the Maritime Trades Department has been a notice on the toll question soon order has not yet been executed. tee, Senator Warren G. Magnuson scheduled for April 8 at the Wolverine Hotel, Detroit. Port councils which will be the basis for future Such questions as the scope of (D-Wash.), has asked Congress to are presently voting on delegates to attend this meeting. Discussions discussions. the committee, the areas to be boost the Interstate Commerce will be held concerning Important matters to all of the marine industry. Both bodies must make a report discussed and the degree of Gov­ Commission's new budget by One of the major Issues to be taken up at this meeting will be the $825,000, in order to continue the to their governments on the toll ernment participation are still be­ assignment of an Area Director for the Canadian and American Great ing worked out. fight to "stamp out illegal car­ question by July 1. Lakes Area, whose primary function will be to coordinate activities riage." Meanwhile the St. Lawrence Sea­ of all port councils in the area. According to Sen. Magnuson, way authority has announced tenta­ As the '64 season keeps getting up steam, we want to keep advising the extra sum is needed to create tive opening dates for the canals the membership about settlement of various disputed and pending 103 additional jobs so that the under its authority. The Welland SlU, Waterman money items from last season. Among them is a vacation item pending Commission can better police un­ Canal was scheduled to open April for Gerald Tiigetski, gateman on the Sylvania, who drew a check for regulated carriers who are "un­ 1, weather and ice conditions per­ $165. The gatemen aboard the US Gypsum also were paid over $100 dermining the national transpor­ mitting. Other tentative opening Approve New disputed overtime. Edward Lombard! visited Detroit and picked up a tation system." Magnuson, in dates are: pair of checks representing disputed overtime with two companies. addition to his position as chair­ Sault Ste. Marie Canal. April 13; Ed also collected a small item representing half-time wages not man of the Senate Commerce South Shore, Beauharnois, Iro­ paid for work performed on Saturday and Sunday on the steamer Committee, also serves on the quois, Lachine and Cornwall Quarters Plan Fred A. Manske. He didn't complete seven days of work, but was Senate Appropriations Subcom­ canals, April 15; Wiley-Dondero NEW YORK — The SlU Con­ bumped through no fault of his own. mittee which oversees ICC's fi­ canal April 15 or earlier if ice tract Department has worked out A transportation and lodging beef for Everett May on the Diamond nancial requests. conditions permit. an arrangement with Waterman Alkali was collected, but a beef about the duties of the 2nd cook and Magnuson called the original iSis. :-UviHaiStelsfeito Steamship to provide watch porter on the US Gypsum is going to be discussed at the next meeting budget request of the ICC for $1.1 foc'sles for the engine department of the Clarifications Committee. The clarifications group will also million for the fiscal year 1964- Pushing Barges on a number of its vessels, follow­ act on a bonus claim by Charles Campbell, who was injured ashore 65 conservative. He quoted an ing a cutback in the company's while off on an emergency leave. ICC spokesman as saying that 103 Called Cheaper passenger operations. Anselm Kenny is getting the vacation pay due from the John J. additional jobs in the field are CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Quarters for the firemen and Boland. Checks for alinost $150 are being split by Ray Hoholik, Jerome needed this year, 98 more the year university professor has made oilers are being shifted around on Bianchi and Leonard Smith, in settlement of the tunnelmen's beef after, and an additional 90 jobs the suggestion that Great a total of 19 company vessels. The which occurred on the US Gypsum for several weeks last spring. in fiscal 1966-67. Lakes Barges should be Desoto was the first Waterman Bianchi gets $89 out of the total. Smith $44.50 and Hoholik gets the The Senator noted that unlaw­ pushed by tugs instead of the ship on which the change was rest. ful transportation may be costing usual practice of pulling them. made, using former passenger ac­ We're glad to report for the fellows on the C. C. West that the regulated carriers as much as $500 Speaking before a meeting of commodations. vacation claim for Clarence Lenhart is okay. Lenhart was hospitalized million annually in revenues, and the Lake Carriers Association, The changes in black gang quar­ due to illness and could not complete the season, so he almost lost "depriving the state and Federal marine engineer Harry Ben- ters" also will affect the Afoun- out on a claim for $214. governments of tax revenues ford of the University of dria, Andrew Jackson, Antiniious, A dispute involving the steamer George Steinbrenner on transporta­ which, if there was no lawful car­ Michigan said that pushing Arizpa, City of Alma, Fairport, tion pay for Edward Baatz from Ashtabula to Honor, Mich., and from riage, would come from regulated these carriers would be easier Hastings, Iberville, Jean LaFitte, Honor to Superior, where he rejoined the vessel, is payable. Baatz carriers." and cheaper than pulling John B. Waterman, Kyska, La- was off on a nvedical leave of absence and, under these circumstances, Refusal to grant ICC the addi­ them, because when they are Salle, Madaket, Maiden Clreek, the company is responsible for the transporation. tional funds for its crackdown on pulled, the barges must have Topa Topa, Wacosta, Warrior and We're also holding a check in Detroit for Robert B. Erickson from illegal operators, he said, would special fins fitted to the stern Yaka. The other company vessels the Henry Steinbrenner. Erickson quit the vessel after working more therefore be "penny-wise and to keep them straight while are C-2s on which there is no than 120 days and, as the contract says, did not have to complete the pound foolish." towing. He said the fins in­ quarters problem. lay-up of the vessel in order to collect vacation pay. Magnuson is deeply interested creased fuel costs. Benford is Agreement has been reached A final pending item again involves Ed Lombard!, from the in pushing the added budget if he retiring chairman of the Great between the Union and the com­ J. L. Reiss this time. He's got a day's wages coming for reporting to can get the backing of private in­ Lakes and Great Rivers Sec­ pany to have the quarters change the vessel on a porter's job, Tlicre was no job open when he got there, terest groups who want to co­ tion of the Society of Naval made at the first US port the ves­ and since this was a duplication of job calls that were not his fault, operate in the resulting stepped- Architects and Naval Engi­ sels make where the Union main­ the company agreed to pay Lombard! the day's wages for reporting up campaign against unlawful neers. tains a hiring hall. to the vessel. carriage. Page Sixteen SEAFARERS LOG AprU i, MM Pesticides Believed Link To Fish Loss WASHINGTON—The United States Public Health Service is investigating a discovery that fish deaths in the Mississippi River were presumably caused by minute amounts of pestir cides in the water. The USPHS's Division of These actions were precipitated Water Supply and Pollution by a report issued March 22, by Control has announced an accel­ the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engl- eration of plans to make a com­ eering Center in Cincinnati. After prehensive pollution survey of the months of painstaking analysis, Mississippi. Agents of the Food the center concluded that dead and Drug Administration from St. fish from the lower Mississippi Louis to New Orleans also have contained toxic amounts of two begun collecting samples of fish, commonly-used pesticides—endrin looking for residues of highly tox­ and dieldren—and two other un­ ic materials. identified but poisonous synthetic organic materials. Meanwhile, Gulf of Mexico re­ search teams from the USPHS The inference drawn was that and the Bureau of Commei'cial the amounts of pesticides washed Fisheries of the Department of down from the fields into the First checks to be paid out by the New Bedford Fishermen's Union pension plan are received the Interior began collecting river could be injurious to fish- by Capt. Johan Gundersen (3rd from left), Capt. Emil Seaburg (4th from left) and Paul shrimp for laboratory examination. life. MoHiiesen (far right). Checks were presented to the new pensioners by John B. Patten, This in turn presents the ques­ tion of whether these chemicals administrator of the program (left), and Austin P. Skinner, union secretary-treasurer. can be harmful to man. A care­ New Bedford Continues Pact Talks fully-worded USPHS statement Alaska Ship said "pesticide levels in the lower Mississippi basin do not present any immediate health problems." Rates Unjust, The Taft Center report seemed SlU FISHERMEN GET PENSION PLAN to solve the four-year-old mystery NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—^Tlie SlU-affiliated New Bedford FLshermen's Union has re­ of what was killing the fish ceived the go-ahead from the Federal Government on its new pension plan and has already- Agency Warns in the lower Mississippi and the made the first pension payments to 11 members of the union. WASHINGTON — The Federal estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1960, catfish, mullet, sea The pensions were ap- * Maritime Conimission has for the proved after a review by the the union. Agreement between the possible If the talks continue to first time turned down rate changes trout, and other edible and in­ NBFU and the owners on the bog down. edible fish have died by the mil­ New Bedford Fishermen's in the domestic offshore trade. In a basic plan was reached last July. The union is demanding an in­ lions in those areas, the heaviest Pension Trust, which Is jointly ad­ Another seven months passed be­ crease in maintenance and cure decision combining two cases, the toll being taken in the Baton ministered by the NBFU and the fore Federal approval was re­ payments, which , benefits mem­ FMC ruled that the Alaska Steam­ Rouge and Gulf areas. Seafood Producer's Association, ceived, and then two months more bers who are 111 and cannot work. ship Company and the Northern After eliminating such causes as representing the vessel operators. elapsed to allow for notification It is also asking for an increase Commercial Company River Lines parasitic and bacterial diseases, The trust fund Is financed from of oldtimers who qualified and to in welfare contributions by the were attempting to charge unjust lack of oxygen, and drastic tem­ monthly contributions by the own­ set up actual administration of boat owners and an increase and unreasonable fees. perature changes in the water, the ers. the plan. in Seafood Council contributions The commission, in a decision investigation finally pointed A start on the pension program Members of the union who qual­ which will be used for promo­ handed down recently, ruled that toward the toxic pesticides. culminated a year-long effort by ify for pensions must be over 64 tional activities in behalf of the companies operating in the Frozen years of age, must have at least industry. North would not be permitted to 173 days of fishing time on each In addition, the NFBU is asking charge fees that would produce a of the calendar years prior to for a guaranteed minimum wage ' rate of return greater than ten per­ retirement commencing with the for captains and crewmembers. cent. Rates set by Alaska Steam­ year 1959, and must be com­ ship yielded more than a 12 per­ pletely withdrawn from the fishing cent return until they were ordered field. reduced. When Northern Commer­ By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director During times of acute shipping cial tried to install a similar rate conditions the last requirement schedule, the commission issued its MA Nixes can be waived by the trustees. ten percent edict. Spring Is Time For A Personal Check-Up The plan also accounts for sick A ten percent increase on gen­ Every year, when Spring rolls around, man has celebrated the end of time, which may be creditable for eral cargo to the seasonal areas of winter and felt an overall newness to life. It is historically the time for up to a third of the total fishing New Bids Alaska, Bristol Bay, Nome, Kotze- festivals, orgies, feasts and prayers, as a tribute to the gods in vogue at time requirement. bue and other Bering Sea areas the time. This is a welcoming of a renewed life, a new cycle. Meanwhile, union members were had been planned, along with a 20 Spring is the time when publications blossom forth with tips for due to get together late this week percent hike on cannery cargo— the gardener, homemaker, homeowner and the oar owner. It is the for a meeting that would hear a For Titan cans, cartons and salt, which are time for the spring dose of sulphur and molasses and a time for assault progress report on a new working WASHINGTON—The Maritime used in the canning process—and on the accumulation of winter. This is the .time to get everything contract. A strike vote on behalf a ten percent increase on south­ Administration has given up try­ shipshape for the coming season, because we are aware that it is of the union's 1,200 members is ing to sell the 45,000-ton super­ bound canned salmon products important to keep our personal possessions in order. The prudent from all areas of Alaska. tanker Titan. The MA has rejected instinct in each of us realizes that good maintenance and upkeep pro­ all bids on the vessel and said it The commi.ssion decided to act longs the useful life of our property. will not offer the ship for sale after evaluation of the tariff sched­ If this check-up is good for our possessions, why isn't it time for US Rails again unless a "definite interest" ule indicated a rate rise in the a check-up of ourselves, our wives, our children? is shown. "seasonal trade" as opposed to the What about yourself? Have you reviewed your driving habits? You A former Manuel E. Kulukundis "scheduled trade." Since Alaska will probably be surprised at the sloppy and dangerous practices that Steamship holds a virtual monopoly Net High ship, the Titan was seized by the have crept into your driving, any one of which could cause a serious Government last year because of on the .seasonal trade and faces accident. How about your work around the house? Your activity WASHINGTON—Net income for keen competition in the scheduled the major US rail companies was the default on a Government-in­ aboard ship? Simple negligence can cause accidental Injury or death. sured mortgage by the Kulukundis trade, it reduced fees in the latter How about your weight? Are you overweight? Do you eat three pork higher last year than for any other in order to compete, but raised fees year since 1957, and their net rail­ American-flag shipping interests. chops when one should suffice? It's your responsibility and only you The Titan has been offered for in the former to make up the dif­ ctn control it. Do you have headaches, or dizzy spells? Is your vision way operating income bettered all ference. years since 1958. sale four times, and each time blurred? Have you had your glasses checked? Do your teeth hurt? Do there either have been no bids or The FMC refused to measure you have chest pain? Do your feet hurt? Do your corns bother you? Class 1 rails estimated their in­ Alaska Steamship's rates on the come at $651 million and net rail­ all bids have been rejected. The Then do something about it; you would if it were your car. Do you latest bid to be rejected by the carrier's overall operations. "We smoke too much? Evidence indicates that cancer and smoking are inter­ way operating Income before de­ think it would be unfair to saddle duction of interest and other fixed MA was for just over $8 million. related. Further, does your furnace leak gases Into your house, or does The MA called this bid "non- such captive shippers with the the muffler on your car fill it with carbon monoxide? These can kill charges at $806 million, according burden of the carrier's losses re­ to a statement released by the As­ responsive." you just as dead and quicker than cancer. Other rejected bids for the sulting fron> operations in the Do nagging unsolved problems at work, at home, or aboard ship, sociation of American Railroads. The 1963 net operating income, supertanker were $5.5 million scheduled trade," the commission tear away at your ulcers? Are you trying to drive a Cadillac on a explained. said the AAR, produced a return offered by SlU-contracted Wall Rambler income? Are you trying to keep up with the Joneses when the rate of 3.1 percent on the depreci­ .Street Traders and $4 million by The commission concluded its Smiths are your speed? Are you just trying to do too much with what session by requiring Alaska Steam­ ated value of road and equipment the Keystone Shipping Company. you have or what you are? If so, usually there is something possible to shown on the books of carriers The MA charged that these bids ship and Northern Commercial to do to relieve these tensions. Unless you do, they take a terrific toll in submit amended tariff schedules including materials, inventories did not represent the fair value wear and tear on your mind and body. of the ship. Earlier, the MA had within 30 days. and cash. This spring checklist could go on and on, but it's difficult to be •The AAR said that railroad net set a minimum bid price of $10 very hopeful about it. These things are usually taken very seriously at earnings in 1963 included substan­ million on the Titan. the moment, then promptly forgotten. It would be better if every one tial tax credits, arising from the The ship was built in 1960 at a of us paused once in a while to reflect on such matters and took the new depreciation guidelines for cost of $14 million. The Govern­ responsibility for his own health. railroad property put forth in ment insured a $12 4 million For certainly there l.s nothing that can take the place of self-appraisal 1962 by the Internal Revenue mortgage on the vessel. Until an and self-determination. Those spring sulphur-and-molasses "tonics" Service and from the seven percent acceptible otfer is made the Titan may induce carthasis of the body, but there is serious doubt that many investment credit enacted by Con­ will be laid up in the James River of us develop good health habits from this dosing. "i gress in 1862, (Va,), , • i ii'i i-lj AffriiS^ UM LOG Scveait Runaway Ship Goes Amuck

By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney iM^f' y'

While Seafarers sailing in northern waters are still contending with winter's final blasts, ships on southern runs continue to write testimonials about the pleasures of working day after day under the warm, tropical sun. One of the most enthusiastic reports reaching the LOG comes from the aptly-•- li, named Florida State (Ever­ Del Rio (Delta) might have a pos­ captain, reports R. Hufford, ship's glades) where Roy Elford, sible answer for their troubled delegate. • meeting secretary, reports that brothers on the Choctaw. M. B. 4 4 4 Ernie Puras is the champion fisher­ Elliott, meeting secretary, writes The Oceanic Spray (American man on the Florida to Ponce, that the Del Rio's crew has vowed Oceanic) is really getting a good Puerto Rico, run. to use teamwork to keep foreign going-over, reports Paul Franco, Elford says that the crew aboard longshoremen out of the messhall, ship's delegate, who is determined the Florida State encountered except when the dockers are there to see the ship turned out in good "fair" fishing on the trip through an official business. However the SIU style. Franco says the Spray the Caribbean; The fisherman Del Rio's crewmembers are picked up a new crew at New Or­ found dolphin and barracuda hit­ wrestling with their own special leans. Bosun Ed Adams, deck dele­ ting the trolling lines off the problem. It seems that certain gate R. F. Boswell and steward Dominican Republic, and red snap­ parties are tossing their dirty duds J. B. Cheramie all rate as some of pers biting hard at Freeport, into the ship's washer-dryer, flip­ Grand Bahama Island. Wahoo are ping the switch, only to find out only striking occasionally, he adds. they don't know how to operate t .4 the machine! The crew aboard the Choctaw 4 4 4 Seafarers have been lavish in Describing himself as an electrician who "can't fry an egg voicing thanks for fine work by without busting the yoke," Seafarer Roy W. Corns on the the steward department. Ships Afoundria (Waterman) says he can still recognize those whose stewards have received of­ who do know their stuff on the galley range. He thus tags ficial votes of thanks for a job well done include the Jean La Eitte the above trio as those responsible for the good menus and (Waterman), Steel Apprentice and feeding on his ship, and doesn't mind who knows it. The Steel Designer (Isthmian), Azalea Franco Hufford threesome includes (l-r) chief cook W. W. Perkins, steward City and Summit (Sea-Land), Al­ W. Young and baker W. W. Reid. coa Marketer (Alcoa), Seatrain the best he's ever sailed with, h* Savannah (Seatrain), Topa Topa writes. Puras Dean (Waterman), York (American Bulk 4 4 4 Carriers), Beloit Victory (Marine The crew's messroom on the Prompt Payment kind attention given by every­ (Waterman) has tried just about Managers), Penn Exporter (Penn Bienville (Sea-Land) may not look one in such a painful moment. everything as an answer to the Shipping), Seatrain New York too much like the delegates' dining Receives Thanks My brother's wife and 1 sin­ problem of keeping native watch­ (Seatrain) and Margarett Brown room at the United Nations, but To the Editor; cerely thank all of the crew of men and others out of the crew (Bloomfield). the number of nationalities repre­ Please accept this as my ap­ the Alcoa Polaris for the gen­ messroom. However, only recently 4 4 4 sented there some times makes the have they admitted that the prob­ Things aboard the Warrior messroom seem like an annex to preciation and thanks to the tleness, kindness, and affection which in one way or another lem doesn't have a solution. After (Waterman) have been exception­ the U.N. After a language problem maternity benefit I received so they had or gave to my brother an extended discussion at a ship's ally smooth lately. Not only did the was cleared up, the crew pro­ quickly from the SIU for my­ In life or after." meeting, the crew declared the crew vote its thanks to the steward ceeded to thank the steward de­ problem unsolvable, according to department for fine food and self and my daughter. Always willing to be of your partment for its fine meals and Ernest Goo, ship's delegate and service, but the deck and engine also gave a further vote of grati­ I would like to add that it service and gratitude. Roland Dean, meeting chairman. departments also received con­ tude to their shipmates who fixed took only three weeks for me to Julio Colon 4 4. 4) gratulations for fine cooperation. the television set, reports G. J. receive this benefit, despite a Genoveva Colon The ingenious crew aboard the A final vote of thanks went to the Kersey, ship's delegate. mistake made in the applica­ 4 4 4 tion or in the records. J" 4« 4- Anything that isn't tied down is My husband, Joe Weekley, apt to disappear when a ship ties who sails in the deck depart- Maritime Health Stirs up in some ports. Now it looks like Seafarer's Wife a ship's library has become a tar­ get of sneak thieves. Just to make Backs Unionism sure there will be something left To the Editor: Concern Of SIU Wife to read when the Robin Hood I read an article in one of our (Robin Lines) is at sea, crewmem­ local papers in Baltimore the Mrs. Shirley Miller, wife of Seafarer Jerry R. Miller who bers were warned to keep the other day about labor unions sails in the deck department, is deeply concerned about the library locked when in port. and how they have to stand health of the maritime industry which employs her husband, together to achieve decent con­ as any Seafarer's wife has a • All letters to the Editor /or ditions for all workers. publication in the SEAFARERS right to be. before he switched to the deck I am strongly in favor of gang. Turned Down OT? LOG must be signed by the union labor and have recently That's the reason why when writer. Names will be withheld Mrs. Miller spotted a magazine The editorial, by Paul F. Healy, Don't Beef On $S nmrried a merchant seaman. I summarized a number of facts upon request. am employed at present but editorial entitled "Give Us More Headquarters wishes to re­ Ships!" she took the trouble to often seen in the LOG. It de­ mind Seafarers that men who during my working career find bring it to the attention of the scribed the sickly condition of the 99 percent of the women op­ are choosy about working cer­ ment out of New Orleans, is at LOG. In her let­ steadily - shrinking US merchant tain overtime cannot expect an sea now, so needless to say the posed to organized labor or any­ ter to the editor, fleet, the continuing decline in the thing it stands for. equal number of OT hours with money provided a welcome Mrs. Miller cited cargoes carried, aiid the shocking the rest of their department. In helping hand for us at home. One reason is that they object the article's obvi­ decline in American shipbuilding some crews men have been to paying union dues. Another activities. Mrs. Joseph E. Weekley ous importance turning down unpleasant OT is that they are unwilling to and said that it The solution to the problems in jobs and then demanding to stick together long enough to 4. was her hope the "Extension" editorial was in "ome up with equal ' verlime find out about the benefits of that others could harmony with the policies pro­ when the easier jobs come lo Thanks Go Out a union. learn about it. posed by the SIU and often noted This practice is unfair to Sea­ I am careful to support or­ The article ap­ in the LOG. The editorial advo­ farers who take OT job' as they To Polaris Men ganized labor when buying any Miller peared in "Exten­ cated the extension* of Federal sub­ come. To the Editor: .article of clothing as well as sion," a publica- sidies to vessels engaged in inter- The general objective is to food and other things we use. tlon for Catholic families. In my grief for the loss of my coastal, world tramping and Great equalize OT as miic i as possible Other working families should An Army veteran. Miller and Lakes service. It also supported but if a man refuses disagree­ brother, I'm writing Just a few always do the same. his wife live in Daphne, Ala. He lines to let you know how the replacement of 25-30 ships a able jobs there is no require­ is a graduate of the SIU's Andrew year rather than the average of deeply grateful I feel for the Clarice M. Alread ment that when an rar-ier u-b Furuseth Training School and 15 a year provided under the comes along he can m."' up the sailed in the steward department present US shipbuilding schedule. overtime he turned down before.

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ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Jan. was elected to serve as ship's dele­ • — Chairman, Roy Pappani Sec- gate. One member In hospital in ratary, T. J. Lowlt. Letter sent to Germany and one In France. $10.50 Seafarers Find Good Captain headquarters regarding wiper left at In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In hospital In Mojl. Japan. Some delayed deck department. Christmas and New sailing disputed. Straight OT claimed Year's Day were tops and vote of and disputed for cleaning hoI''« 'n thanks was extended to entire steward deck department. Cargo is super­ department. phosphate. Steward requests new sot Makes Sailing A Pleasure of baker's drums be put aboard. HEDGE HAVEN (Hedge Haven), Movie projector supposed to have Jan. 11 — Chairman, H. Braunitelni Ask any Seafarer to tell you about some of the skippers he's had to put up with, and he'll come from Alcoa Partner cannot be Secretary, A. D. Allain, Jr. Two men found. $133.00 due for movie fund hospitalized in Japan. One man mUsed respond with a list of names complete with details about how mean, unjust, ill-tempered, un­ from New Orleans. Top bunks in ship in Bahrein Islands and rejoined fair, etc., some of them were. On the other hand, a request for the names of a couple of good engine foc'sles should be put below. In Port Suez. No beefs reported by Delegate to see port engineer and department delegates. $21.00 In ship's skippers will often be met-*- patrolman about this. Discussion on fund. Food is not served in accord­ being stowed properly and won't several Items of business, including ance with menu. Stale coffee is being with a long pause. who looks after the welfare of the dues Increase, eyeglass benefits, re­ served at meals. Steward to check It's not that the list is any crew as does Captain Victor G. shift at sea. tirement plan. Better slopchest vegetables and food. Diaz, Jr.," writes Aponte, who is Since Diaz assumed command in needed. Hospital slip should be given I shorter or longer one way or the by officer on deck when captain is IBERVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 2S — other—it's just that the memory ship's delegate. Berger Is the chief November, the New Yorker has not aboard. Officers are doing work Chairman, Horace Carmlchael; Secre­ feeds on the "bad guys," and their steward. been awarded an "excellent" rating tary, Louis E. Meyers. $18.31 In ship's An incident which typifies the in vessel sanitation by the US Pub­ fund. No beefs reported by depart­ names stick in a fellow's mind. ipaw ment delegates. Tom A. Martineau However, when a Seafarer does captain's concern for his crew oc­ lic Health Service and there is an was elected to serve as ship's dele­ 4nd a captain he thinks is okay. curred when a crewmember be­ almost complete absence of turn­ gate. over. The only two replacements came ill while at sea and Captain COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Diaz arranged for an around-the- to join the ship since Capt. Diaz Jan. 19—Chairman, T. Falkner; Sec­ clock watch to attend him. Then, took over the bridge, were taking retary, G. Swift. Brother H. Sojack the places of men who had become was elected to serve as ship's dele­ when the New Yorker arrived In gate. Some disputed OT in deck de­ port, an ambulance was waiting ill. partment. Relations with mate are not Aponte and Berger conclude: "If good. Negotiating committee .should on the dock to take the man to the meet with shipowners regarding a hospital. only other masters were like Capt. men should do. Check medicine shore gang to load all but daily stores Diza, sailing would be a pleasure." supplies. Wipers to sougee pas.sage- on coastwise tankers. Motion that SIO Once, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the way. Vote of thanks to steward de­ set up a pension plan to retire mem­ skipper himself took an Injured partment and to 4.8 watch for clean­ bers after 20 years' membership and crewmember ashore to see a doc­ ing pantry. Crewmembers asked ta 12 years' seatime with SlU. Decks of leave door key and strip bunks when crew's quarters are cracked and tor. Since it was a Sunday, every­ getting off ship. should be chipped and painted. This Aponte Berger thing was closed, so the captain LOG-A-RHYTHM work has been promised before. BONANZA (Penn Shipping), Dec. 29 Suggestion made that food in mess- he won't hesitate to sing hU wanted to make sura that there —Chairman, M. H. Jones; Secretary, haii be covered during spraying. Awn­ William J. Anderson. Motion made ing for fantail requested. praises loud and clear. would be no difficulty because of that the Union seek improved retire- A recent letter from shipmates the language barrier. ment plan for the membership. Ship FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Jan. 25— left port with no gasoline for the Chairman, Robert S. Davis; Secretary, Felix Aponte and Sid Berger, who The two Seafarers also write Youthful lifeboats. Some disputed OT in the Lonnie B. Dooley. Motion made to sail on the New Yorker (Con- that Diaz has Inspired the con­ three departments. Captain gave out raise overtime rate and wages. Pa- fidence of the crew since they oniy $50.00 to each man after a three- troinian to be contacted regarding tainership), not only describes Dream month trip. Vote of tlianhs to the which departiiieiit is to be authorized their enthusiastic appreciation for know that the safety of both the By M. Pece steward department. OT for painting engineers' rooms. the ship's master. Captain Victor ship and the crew is being care­ I went to sea a young, young lad, TADDEI VICTORY (Consolidated WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), G. Diaz, Jr., but also rates him as fully looked after. When sugar Is "To see the world," I said. Mariners), Feb. 2 — Chairman, W. Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, T. J. Steward; Secretary, Bob Porter. Moore. Ship .'j due in Mobile yard one of the best ever to take com­ beirtg loaded around the clock In For years I roamed the ocean Ponce, the captain can bo found Motion made that canned fresh milk for repairs. There will be no payoff mand of a ship. deeps be Issued three times daily at sea until ship Is In Corpus Christi. Few "It Isn't often that you have the checking the hold both day and Strange fancies in my head. until depleted. Discussion on hot and hours disputed OT in deck depart­ night to assure that the cargo is cold water controls In showers. Dis­ ment. Motion to have negotiating pleasure of having a skipper aboard One day I paused to ponder on cussion on quality of breakfast ham. committee strive to obtain a retire­ ment plan based on 15 years' seatime The life that I had led, ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Jan. U on SlU-eontracted ships at any age. To Calcutta For Coffee And growing old was sad to see —Chairman, C. R. Stack; Secretary, Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ That all my d-reams had fled. S. DIGirolomo. Everything Is running ard department for the holiday meal* fine. S. DiGirolomo was elected to and decorations. serve as ship's delegate. Discussion Strange lands beneath a foreign on garbage. Crewmembers requested DEL SANTOS (Delta), Feb. 2 — to pick up clothes when dry in the Chairman, C. C. Hatchell, Jr.; Secre­ sun engine room. tary, Adam Houke. Ship sailed two Were like my boyhood home. men short. A few minor beets ironed ELIZABETH PORT (Sea-Land), Jan. out satisfactorily. Discussion on dues And strangers in their foreign <—Chairman, George Ruf; Secretary raise and need for additional Union garb Leo J. White. $23.50 In ship's fund. funds. Beneath, were too alone. Motion to have a death benefit for a man's wife, if she should pass away, ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Jan. 29— Strange sights and sounds could of $.500.00. Mike Carry was elected to Chairman, William H. Rhone; Secre­ all be placed serve as new .ship's delegate. Forced tary, N. Mutin. Ship's deiegate re­ draft should be put In the foc'sles as ported that all fans are now installed In lands already seen. other Sea-Land ships have. This In foc'sles. Captain announced that But still, I travel on and on matter to be taken up with patrolman. only money that is actually coming will bo advanced on draws unle.ss an Pursuing my youthful dream. WASHINGTON CARRIER (Destiny), emergency exists. A copy of the cap­ Jan. 1 — Chairman, J. F. DIckerson; tain's letter to the Coa.st Guard re­ garding missing men was forwarded Secretary, H. M. Smith. Brother J. F. to headquarters. Washing machine Diekerson was elected to serve as should be replaced. Aerial for radio Automation ship's delegate. No beefs reported by will be purchased with money that By Paul R. Albano department delegates. Discussion on captain is holding. Di.scussion on taking up donation for ship's fund. holding meeting once a month at dif­ Foc'sles and pas.sageways need sou- ferent hour each time. Vote of While you're still shipping. geeing after loading grain. thanks to the steward department. Don't be in a constant daze. Instead, you should try ELDORADO (Penn Shipping), Jan. DEL SUD (Delta), Jan. 30—Chair­ 12—Chairman, Cyril A. Scott; Secre­ man, Paul Drozak; Secretary, Phil To change your ways. tary, G. McKenna. Deck delegate ex­ Reyes. Special meeting called to dis­ Now, if you want information. tends thanks to his department for cuss minutes of previous meeting. The their cooperation. Ship's delegate to chairman spoke at length on the duee Coffeetime on the Hudson (Victory Transport) enroute to First you must think see patrolman about travel pay. The Increase. Motion made that the crew Of automation. matter of cleaning of foc'sles will also go on record as endorsing the Union's Calcutta finds this group gathered in messhall for a java be referred to patrolman. Vote of program with respect to a dues in­ break. Pictured (l-r) are Seafarers W. Guernsey, Roy Then estimation. thanks to the steward department. crease. Discussion on minor beefs After all that tension. aboard this ship which will be re­ (Rocky) Scruton, E. B. Hordcostle and W. O'Connor. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 28 — ferred to patrolman In port of payoff. There's always that pension. Chairman, H. J. Acosta; Secretary, Some new men being shipped aboard Engine delegate L Paradeau, deck engineer, forwarded the Put our committee to work Albert G. Espeneda. Chief electrician this vessel not fuIPdllng their duties. evidence. On this invention!

Welfare Assist Thanks again to aU at head­ name, some of my old ship­ available when they were quarters for their kind help in mates might write to me here needed. is Appreciated my time of difficulty. at the Raybrook Hospital. Until That is certainly the kind of we meet, lots of good shipping To the Editor: Alfred A. Kushe service a Union member and and easy sailing for everyone. oidtimer can appreciate, be­ This is just to notify you that To Th.B Editor I can't wait to get down to cause we know that conditions I finally located and received i it liSij the Big Town, so I can see and were not always like they are my suitcase. It had lain in idle Seafarer visit with some of my old bud­ today. Millville, New Jersey, at the AU letters to the editor for dies and find out what's going Such services couldn't al­ Railway Express office for al­ Asks For Mail publication in the SEAFARERS on. It's been a long time in ways be arranged so easily in most three months. There was a To the Editor: LOG must be signed by the lay-up for me. the past. real mix-up until I received it. Hello to all from a retired I went on pension a short writer. Names will be withheld James Russell I wrote a letter of thanks and Seafarer In the hospital in Ray- upon request. time ago and certainly do want apology to the people at Sea- brook, New York. We've heard to add thanks for these pay­ Land for bothering them about through radio, television and $1 $1 ments and the help they repre­ something that was not their the newspapers that this place here, though I have been un­ sent to an oidtimer in this fault. I also want to thank the will be closed on April 15, 1965. able to travel. SIU Oidtimer business. Few of us realize how Welfare Representatives at SIU I expect to be In good shape It looks like I'll be able to get important these benefits are headquarters for their efforts by then, but one year from now away from here for a spell in Lauds Service until we really begin to need in this matter. is a long time. June or July so I can take care To the Editor: them, sometimes in a big hurry, For the record, I am receiving . I spoke to the doctor about of some personal business and This letter is to pass on my and have nowhere else to turn the LOG and wish to express the place being closed and he also pay a visit to headquarters, thanks and appreciation for the for help. my appreciation for It and for said yes, it was. I have been which I want to make my first help given when my wife Gladys The Union has certainly done the opportunity it affords me here nine months after being stop. had to be hospitalized some wonders with these benefits, to keep abreast of people, transferred from one place in Not too many people seem to time ago. It was certainly a and our representatives deserve friends, news, laws and all Brooklyn that was more like a know about this place, so I welcome thing to receive all many thanks for all their ef­ events of importance to me as a night club than a hospital. I haven't received many letters. the help that we did, especially forts in our behalf. Union brother and seaman. got a lot better after I got Maybe if you could print my the blood donations that were Jack Williams JLirflfl. INi SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenty-OM Riding The 'Express' To West Africa After experiencing some exciting sights, sounds and smells, SIU crewmembers on the Del Aires (Delta) are home again after visiting five ports on the coast of West Africa. Ac­ cording to Joseph W. Henry, ship's delegate, the gang had "a busy trip and a busy payoff" from the ship, which they nicknamed the "West African undefeated record marred when satisfactory for human consump­ Express." Henry supplied a they lost a decision during an im­ tion was greeted with a generally colorful description of the vessel's promptu "match" in Matadl. sarcastic reaction by crewmem­ event-filled journey for the LOG. However, this loss in prestige bers. There had been a number After celebrating Christmas in was evened up by the success of of beefs about its taste. New Orleans, the crew on the some of the old hands in the crew Despite these few discomforts, "West African Express" marked who made a gocd showing with Henry and his fellow crewmem­ the New Year at sea. 'Their first the ladies in Conakry and Lobito, bers are looking forward to expe­ port of call was Conakry, Guinea, the ship's deleg£

STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Feb. be taken up with patrolman. It was is unsafe to climb. No beefs reported. 23—Chairman, Jack Oosse; Secretary, suggested not to sign articles until Ship paying oS in Norfolk. Ralph F. Tyree. Brother Charles washing machine and spare parts are Scott, ship's delegate, reported that aboard. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ the captain thanks crew for Us co­ ping), Feb. 9—Chairman, R. J. Me- operation in evacuating refugees in MARORE (Vcnore), Feb. 27—Chair­ Connell; Secretary, I. K. Coats. Ship's Azores. Patrolman will be contacted man, E. Barnhlll; Secretary, Red delegate read letter on clarifications regarding some disputed OT in deck Brady. No money in ship's fund. One received from headquarters. One and engine departments and about man put ashore in Gran due to ill­ FWT left vessel in Bahrain Islands lockers. Suggestion made to get ness. No beefs reported by depart­ due to illness. One BR utiiityman ship's library changed. ment delegates. was left In Singapore due to illness. Letter of thanks received from Amer­ PILOT ROCK (Columbia), Feb. It— IBERVILLE (Waterman), Feb. 23— ican Merchant Marine Library for Chairman, J. C. Selby; Secretary, Chairman, L. E. Myers; Secretary, H. donation. Ship's delegate to see cap­ Frank Kastura. Ship's delegate led Carmlchael. Ship's delegate reported tain about new blowers for tank discussion on performing and urged that everything is running smoothly. cleaning. no violaUon of membership and $19.31 in ship's fund. Some disputed Union policy. Some discussion about OT and beef about heating system OUR LADY OF PEACE (Win­ restriction to ship whUe in Haldia. on board will be taken up with patrol­ chester), Feb. 15—Chairman, Edward Matter of transferring men from one man. Suggestion made that crew Szarythe; Secretary, James Schneider. department to another will be taken should not start working cargo until No beefs reported by department up with boarding patrolman. ship is clear and passes are issued in delegates. Discussion about steward department following provisions of - the food program. MADAKET (Waterman), Feb. 23— Chairman, William Thompson; Secre­ MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory tary, John P. Murphy. Brother Collie Carriers), Dec. 14—Chairman, Eugene Loper, Jr. was elected to serve as Dakin; Secretary, John Anderson. ship's delegate. $11.50 in ship's fund. Brother George Mike was elected to Everything running satisfactorily. serve as ship's delegate. Discussion lield on obtaining TV from the com­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), pany. Vote of thanks extended to the Feb. 14—Chairman, K. Foster; Secre­ baker for the fine work he is doing. tary, W. NIhem. Boarding patrolman Feb. 10—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; to see that all OT is paid at payoff. Secretary, Gaetano T. Busclglio. $28 Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ in ship's fund. Motion made to End ard department. out why crew cannot receive all the Far East ports. Ship's delegate re­ money it has coming on draw, since signed. New ship's delegate to be ship is on coastwise articles. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Feb. elected on way down the coast. i—Chairman, Bill Stark; Secretary, 'A. Carpenter. Letter from hall posted MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Car­ concerning dues raise. $20.20 In KENMAR (Calmar), Feb. 20—Chair­ riers, Inc), February 15—Chairman, ship's fund. Sliip's delegate was asked man, Edward C. Riely; Secretary, John Forbes; Secretary, C. Garner. to contact patrolman in Miami to as­ E. W. Nicholson. Everything running Some disputed OT in deck and engine certain arrangements for crew to vote smoothly. Motion made to contact departments. Discussion about OS not on arrival. patrolman and see if enough white doing sanitary work properly. This paint can be put aboard in order to will be taken up with patrolman. Ask paint out all passageways, messrooms patrolman to see about having all DE SOTO (Waterman), Feb. 8 — and recreation room. crew quarters painted this voyage. Chairman, E. Conrad; Secretary, C. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's Story. Motion made to have food plan delegate. representative check stares. Ship's STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), delegate to see boarding patrolman Feb. 14—Chairman, William Clegg; ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), Janu­ about chairs and lockers. Secretary, Edgar R. Hauser. Repair ary 24—Chairman, none; Secretary, list partially completed. Captain re­ August Laziaro. One man hospital­ DEL AIRES (Delta), Feb. 27—Chair­ ported that crew will have cash draw ized in Hamburg. Germany. One man man, Frank S. Paylor; Secretary, Jo­ up to $100 before arrival at Halifax. in deck department missed ship in seph A. Henry. Motion made to have Motion made that ship's delegate LeHavre and rejoined in Rotteidam. boarding patrolman request that this write letter to headquarters about in­ crew be paid 30 days for February crease in basic wages and overtime YORK (American Bulk Carriers), Instead of the planned 29 days. Mo­ rates. February 9—Chairman, Rcscoe L. Al- tion sent to headquarters to see ford; secretary, George Hatcherson. if it can arrange to have all companies BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ Motion made that as long as this ship pay 30 days in February end on day- ice), Feb. 14—Chairman, V. C. Smith; is operated as a tanker, it should Henry's photo assignments kept him hopping in and out of to-day basis. Secretary, R. E. Secklnger. $2 in carry a full complement. Di.scussion ship's fund. E. W. Herring. Jr. was about launch service and about col­ every department on the Del Aires. The 4-8 engineroom PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Feb. elected to serve as ship's delegate. lecting OT for no launch service. crew included (l-r) L Stirpe, Barney and. Jack Spkcr. At 24—Chairman, William Mlllesen; Sec­ Crew requested to cooperate in keep­ Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ retary, Charles Callehen. Few hours ing messroom clean. Chief mate was ment. Fresh water tanks to be -fop, in.gelloy. .MO ID. Gogt,. H. J(0ppcrsiiiiik.And..Geor^ . -disiuUed -OX. in. deck, departznant .to -notified, that .the ladder, on foremast checked. «nd cleaned. ... Williams, winding up cleaning chores after 0 heavy meal. Pare Twenty-iW SEAFARERS LOO April S, UM Drama Marks

William J. Mankopf Dolly Mankopf, 17830 Brlnson Taddei Rescue All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Rulerelo, Wyandotte, Mich., would (Continued from page 3) Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: llko you to contact her as quickly they realized th« engineroom as possible. Davld Manuel, born September Sandra Lee Ostrowskl, born William Manders, bom Decem- would hava to ba abandoned. George Telegadas 17, 1963, to the Allen Manuels, September 30, 1963, to the Thomaj ber 14, 1963, to the William Mand- The heavy list and severe rock­ Lake Charles, La. Ostrowskis, Metairle, La. ers'. Mobile, Ala. Contact Leo Papp, Esq., 514-515 Dime Building, Detroit, Mich., as ing of the vessel also created dif­ $• 4" t 4 4 4> 4 4 4 ficulties later in securing the port­ Connie Foster, born December soon as possible. Walter R. Farrier, born October Cynthia Montalvo, born October holes in the unlicensed quarters. 22, 1963, to the Harry N. Fosters, Ex-SS Hudson 31, 1963, to the Walter Farriers, 24, 1963, to the Jose M. Mantalvos, One of the volunteers. Seafarer Baltimore, Md. Robstown, Tex. Moblfe, Ala. Landry, a former pantryman aboard the SS Hudson, Is asked to Robert Henninger, AB, was in­ $ 4« 4 ' 4 4 4 4 4 Jerry Simmons, born December get in touch with Harry H. Dar- jured in the resulting scramble Bobin Ann Kyle, born November Veronica Ann McNeil, born rah, c/o Lutheran Compass Center, November 22, 1963, to the Jerry J, 1, 1963, to the Henry A. Simmons', to dog the portholes, severing the 16, 1963, to the Robert Kyles, Pinevllle, S.C. 77 Washington Street, Seattle, Woodbury, NJ. McNeils, Orangefield, Tex. Wash. finger ligaments on his right hand. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Reed E. Humphries At this point the captain an­ i nounced that if several rescue tugs Patricia and James Hill, born Desiree Durachea, born Novem­ You are asked to contact Samuel Nolan W. L. De Latte, Jr. born L. Marcus, attorney, 116 Fifth Ave­ which were expected did not arrive November 24, 1963, to the Curtis ber 13, 1963, to the Lois B. Dura- October 28, 1963, to the Nolan W. cheas. New Orleans, La. nue, New York, NY, Immediately. by 7 PM, he would give the order De Lattes, Gretna, La. J. Hills, Houston, Tex. to abandon ship. The tugs arrived, 4 4 4 Jack Beyer 4" 4» 4 4 4 Jean would like you to write her but their draft was too deep to Ronald Goralski, Jr., born Octo­ Varryl Hollings, born November Julia Ann Bigger, born Septem­ at 873 N. Sacramento Boulevard, come in and the Taddei Viilage ber 17, 1963 to the Ronald J. 30, 1963, to the Claude Hollings', ber 21, 1963, to the Edward Rig­ Chicago, 111. began lowering its #2 lifeboat. gers, Marquette, Mich. Goralskis, Baltimore, Md. 111., Mobile, Ala. Israel Fahir Skyies had nothing but praise 4 4 4 Contact either the Welfare for the efficiency of the lifeboat 4 4" 4* 4 4 4 crew, especially crew pantryman Sylvester John Blazik, born Nov­ Amy Peterson, born December 7, Louis Lincoln, born October 18, Counter on the 2d deck at head­ quarters, or Arthur Abarbanel, at­ James Ramsey, a graduate of the ember 7, 1963, to the Sylvester 1963, to the Henry Petersons, 1963, to the Samuel Llncolns, Dul- SIU Lifeboat School, class #88. Blaziks, Edvvardsville, Pa. Mobile, Ala. uth, Minn. torney, 250 West 57 Street, New York, Ne^ York. The first trip carried 14 Taddei The deaths of the following Seafarers have heen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Village crewmembers, including Joseph Sokolowskl Skyies, to the Navy minesweeper. Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of Get in touch with your wife, The lifeboat crew was then to beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Juanlla, c/o Cromwell, 666 56 return to the stricken vessel until William A. Hendershot, 60: -f Street, Apt. 3-B, Brooklyn, New the entire crew had been ferried York. Brother Hendershot died of natural Angelo Maciel, 67: Brother Maclel Francisco Antonetti, 57: Brother off. The lifeboat got so banged up causes at the San Paul Goncalves from its ordeal, however, that tlie was a victim of heart disease on Antonetti died in the Staten Island Contact your brothers Sam and Francisco USPHS December 15, USPHS Hospital minesweeper decided to send 2 Hospital on De­ John at 535 Wilton Street, Phila­ motor whaleboats over to pick up 1963 in New York on December 7, delphia 47, Pa. cember 31, 1963. City. He began 1963 of natural the rest of the crew. A member of the sailing with the causes. Sailing as George Feinman The captain, Henninger, and Union since 1945, SIU in the stew­ a steward, he had Get in touch with your father as bosun Arthur Harrington remained he shipped in the ard department been a member of soon as possible. behind to take a line aboard in deck department during 1949 and the SIU since Dennis J. Neville case a shallow-draft tug could get before going on had been on pen­ 1938. Surviving Is Contact your mother as soon as in close enough for a successful pension last year. sion since March, his wife, Mary possible. salvage operation. Surviving is his 1963. There were Antonetti, of Thomas (Moose) Drzewicki wife, Maude W. Hendershot, of With the crew safely on their no survivors Brooklyn, NY. Contact Kim Sung in Pusan, way to Yokosuka Naval Base and Paramount, Calif. Burial was in listed. Burial was in Greenwood Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Korea, who has found your wrist- Rose Hills Cemetery in Calif. then to Yokohama, the three men Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Brooklyn. watch. Sing Lee. 4 4 4 stayed aboard the Taddei Viilage Milledge P. Lee, 65: A victim of for two days while she was pounded cancer. Brother Lee died at the by heavy seas and rocked back and San Francisco forth on the reef. Finally, with USPHS Hospital the vessel in danger of breaking up on November 24, and no rescue tugs in sight, they 1963. He had been abandoned ship completely. an SIU member All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate maiLand visits whenever possible. The Henninger and Harrington man­ since 1944 and following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: aged the job of lowering the #1 lifeboat in spite of the heavy seas shipped in the USPHS HOSPITAL Carroll Harper Dennis Roberts Jesse Green William Padgett steward depart­ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Wayne Hartman John Roberts Michael HaU Harry Peeler and the precipitous list of the ves­ Luis Almeida Serafin Lopez Frank Holland Leonard Russl Willie Hardeman Edward Poe sel. Once the boat was lowered, ment. He is sur­ Arthur Andersen Thomas Malone John Jones Carl Smith Walter Johnson Harold Robinson vived by his wife, Lenzy Barney Clilton Nelson Carl Jupitz John Sypniewskl Eugene Jones Hcinrlch Schnoor however, it became clear that the Kayoko Lee, of John Barry Harold Nelson Gustave Loefler Andrew Sammons J. O. Jackson Edw. Singletary heavily-pounded lifeboat was some­ Victor Bonet Aneus Olson James Mitchell James Shipley John H. Kennedy Daniel Sommer North Bergen, NJ. Cremation was Arthur Collett Frederlk Ouweneel Russell Morrison Luther Wing Anna Lanza Finis Strickland what less than seaworthy. Most of at Olivet Memorial Park Crema­ Gabriel Colon Teotonio Pereira Donald Murphy Harrison Winslow George Lawson Adolph Swenson the craft's seams were split, water E. Constantinidis Eugene Plahn Leon Norczyk Hubert Wolverton Theodore Lee Louis Vanacore tory, San Francisco. Vito D'Angelo Ben Pritiken Ramon Perez Nicholas Wuchina Claude Lomes Howard Waters poured in and the boat was soon 4 4 4 Frans Dekeyzer Tommy Rainey James Redden Henry J. Maas. Jr. Robert White awash. Charles A. McCarthy, 56: Brother Lionel Desplant .Jacques Rioil USPHS HOSPITAL Gordon Long William Woolsey Pat Dorrian Pat Santoro GALVESTON. TEXAS Mont McNabb, Jr. Henry Wintzel Now began a 14-hour nightmare McCarthy died of a respiratory Joseph Felton W. Schoenljorn Raymond Brovrn James McRae Claude McNorton Heike Yonker for the men in the boat, with Hen­ failure in the Sjurios Fascolos James Sealy Woodrow W. Balch Arthur McCaig John Nuss Andrew Zetsch, Jr. ninger and Harrington rowing al­ Jason Gibbs R. Shanholtzer John Battles George Noles Matheas Oswald Boston USPHS John Gotselt Francisco Soils Gilbert Delgado Frederick Neely most continuously to keep the boat Richard Green A1 Stracciolini USPHS HOSPITAL Hospital on Jan­ Vincente Garcia Richard Newell SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. headed into the sea. Seats and Lvnwood Gregory Lester Sturevant Jorge Griffith Roy Don Peebles uary 24, 1964. A Milburn Hatley Robert Farrar Robert Noonan Jose Toro Joseph Hanks Roy Poston Raymond Ruppert hatches were chopped up to burn Ralph Hayes Carlos Troncoso CharUe Gcdra member of the' George Howard P. L. Sealy Jr. Henry Hock John Sauerheber in lifeboat buckets along with J , . . Frank Hernandez Chrlstos TsambiS Henry Johnson Peter Serano steward depart-; Donald Hicks Ernest Vitou E. Humblrd. Jr. Victor Shavroff Thomas Kirby Tommie Sanford Carl Johnson U. Strlckman clothing and wooden scraps as ment, he joined Henry Watson John Lager Raul DeLos Santos Harry White Anthony Leo David Wilson signals to passing ships. Although the Union inl952. Charles Martin John Trust Carl McCranie Charles LaRosa Arthur Wilfert Joseph Moore Ernest Wright everything was wet, the wood had A sister Mrs. Paul Liotta Julian Mendoza Donald Wasson USPHS HOSPITAL enough paint on it to catch fire USPHS HOSPITAL Jerald McFarlaln George Yeager NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Doris Coppola, of Reuben Berry Joyce Massey and burn well without too much BALTIMORE. MARYLAND USPHS HOSPITAL Reading, Mass., David Cincore John DeVaux Claude Denny Fred Murphy difficulty. DETROIT. MICHIGAN Percey Jones, Jr. Alfonso Sandino survives. Burial was In Oak Grove Steven CorneU Julius Fekete Robert Allen Gabriel LeClalr H. Lawrence Carl Warren In this manner, Henninger with Cemetery, Medford, Mass. Larry Couch Gorman Glaze Isaac Autio Joseph LeMay JeS Davis George Graham Leon Bekier. Sr. Clarence Lenhart William Mason an injured hand and Harrington Hugh Bent Norman McLeod USPHS HOSPITAL continued rowing for 14 straight Alf Bensman Barney Majjesle BRIGHTON. MASS. Anthony Bonus Joseph Mrkua Robert Frazer Edsel Malcom hours until a Japanese freighter S. Bouianger Donald Murray Dalton Gabriel Charles Robinson spotted the lifeboat's fiery signal Charles Campbell A. Nahwegahbow USPHS HOSPITAL and plucked them from the sea. Bill Cowan Jessie Pace FORT WORTH. TEXAS I.eo Derry George Petros Gerald Algernon Samuel Mills They were taken first to Osaka Wallace Harden Anton Sandberg Benjamin Deibler Max Olson and then flown to Yokohama where Richard Horton John Vernon Abe Gordon James Webb USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas Lehay Willie Young Henninger was immediately, or­ CHICAGO. ILLINOIS George McKnew dered back to the States for an Vincent Carroll Roland Skinner Raymond Klrsten Marshall Ness VA HOSPITAL operation on his hand. WEST ROXBURY, MASS. USPHS HOSPITAL R. Arsenault At last report the Greek vessel SAVANNAH, GEORGIA James Botana F. R. Pekarek PINE CREST HAVEN to whose rescue the Taddei Vil­ A. Blanchard H. J. Roef COVINGTON, LOUISIANA lage had originally been heading E. J. Lewis Frank Seaman Frank Martin had broken up and the American USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE vessel had most of her decks James Alexander C. Cunningham James McGee awash. Both remained on the spot Ernest Anderson Thomas Davis SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Samuel Bailey Claude Deane STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK wlieie they had first grounded. Richard Barnes Leo Dlngman Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen The Taddei Village is the former Edward Barry Wm. J. Donahue A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edgar Barton Anthony Dugas Emilia, a C-2 owned by the Bull Fred Brand Hurtlus Dunn US SOLDIERS' HOME Byron Broadus James Egan WASHINGTON. DC Line-Kulukundis US-fiag interests Wllbert Burke Hal Ellis, Jr. William Thomson until she was sold at a US mar­ George Burleson Malrie Ellis IRON MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL shal's sale in Brooklyn last sum­ John Buttimer Salvatore Fertitta IRON MOUNTAIN. MICHIGAN Steve Crawford Audley Foster Arnold Jehnsoa mer. April S, 1964 SEAFARERS LOG Tag* Tweutr-Thre* Statements On Canadian Shipping Dispute (Continued from page 3) trade union movement to assist in tunity to proceed in the manner tion of an intense emotional at­ every way possible in resolving outlined in the statement because mosphere. the dispute along the lines laid it offers the means of assuring UNION HALLS The SIUNA, in concert and co­ out in the joint statement issued maritime stability and the protec­ tion of the rights and interests operation with the SIU of Canada, today. Similarly, we stress the im­ PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St is determined to achieve a return portance of all interested parties of Canadian seamen in an at­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes DEwey G3838 to normalcy and stability as quick­ in maritime to fulfill their obliga­ mosphere conducive to the mu­ & Inland Watere TAMPA S12 Harrison St tions so that the objectives may be tual interests of the Canadian and Tel. 229-2788 ly as possible. To this end the SIU PRESIDENT MEAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION urges all of its friends within the, realized. We welcome the oppor- US labor movements. Paul HaU REGIONAL DIRECTOR We of course urge the members EXECUTIVE VICE-FRESIDENT Robert Jones Cal Tannar Dredge Workers Section of the Seafarers International VICE PRESIDENTS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Union of Canada to assist and co­ Earl Shepard Lljidsey Williams Harold F. Yon operate with members of the Exec­ A1 Tanner Robert Matthews BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. SECRETARY-TREASURER Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 utive Board of the SIU of Canada AI Kerr CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU .eetmsrs so that they may best serve the HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 Membership Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. welfare of the Canadian Seafarer BALTIMORE 12M B. Baltimore St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 and ensure the union's ability to Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. SiU-AGLIWD AAeetings continue to promote their well-be­ BOSTON 276 State St. Lincoln Park, Mich. E<1 Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, ing and improve the economic DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a standards. In this connection we Vlnewood 3-4741 Norman Jolicoeur, Agent HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn RAndolph 7-6222 month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the point out that the SIU of Canada HYaeinth 9-6600 SAULT STE, MARIE listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. will continue to function as an HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ autonomous organization, making JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax TOLEDO 423 Central St. gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU its own decisions. At the same William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 CH 2-7751 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. meetings will be: time the firm and solid fraternal Ben Gonzales, Agent ....FRankiin 7-3564 Tug Firemen, Linemen, New York April 6 Detroit April 10 ties existing between the Ameri­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Ciler* & Watchmen's Section can and Canadian Seafarers that Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Philadelphia April 7 Houston April 13 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tom Burns Baltimore April 8 New Orleans April 14 have evolved and been developed Buck Stephenr, Agent Tel. 529-7546 ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St over the long years of their asso­ NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8533 Mobile April 15 HYaeinth 9-6600 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. ciation will be maintained. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Tom Burns, Agent .. TA 3-7095 4" 4" Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . 622-1892 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago It is our firm conviction that PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th .St. Robert Affleck, Agent . ESsex 5-9570 West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings the implementation of the pro­ Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St gram that has been developed can SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . DOuglas 2-4401 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in promote a better understanding E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Micb. between the Canadian and Amer­ SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos AVenue 4-0071 West Coast ports for the beneQ,t of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ Stop 20 DULUTH Box No. 66 mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from ican labor movements. Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-3843 South Range. Wis. the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, Finally, we call upon the press SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ray Thomson. Agent . EXport 8-3024 • Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4.3:14 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, and the public to render whatever TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Sandusky, Ohio 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on assistance they are capable of to Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 Harold Ruthsatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 Wn.MlNGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. .MILWAUKEE . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Wednesday and Seattle on .Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. allow for the implementation of Frank Boyne. Agent .. . TErminal 4-2528 Joseph .Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-6645 The schedule is as follows; this program with the maximum S.AULT STE. MARIE . 1086 Maple St. effectiveness and to ensure its suc­ Great Lakes Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MElrose 2-8847 Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Rivers Section cess without disruption by any ir­ SECRETA RY-TREASUR ER Fred J. Farnen ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar April 20 April 22 AprU 24 responsible elements who may re­ A.SSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. May 18 May 20 May 22 gard it to their advantage to create Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent June 15 June 17 June 19 obstacles. EL. 4-3616 RAILWAY MARINE REGION BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington HEADQUARTERS .99 Montgomery St. 4. 4 4- • TL 3-9259 Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 Cleveland ...... April 17 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. REGIONAL DIRECTOR Great Lakes SIU Meetings So. Chicago, lU. SAginaw 1-0733 G. P. McGinty Toledo April 17 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Regular membership meetings MAin 1-5450 E. B. Fulver R. H. Avery on the Great Lakes are held on Ashtabula April 17 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTlMtlhE.. 1216 E Baltimore .-it RAndolph 2-4110 EA^fprn the first and third Mondays of (For meeting place, contact John FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. each month in all ports at 7 PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Maii Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 622-1892-3 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St local time, except at Detroit, tabula, Ohio). River Rouge 18, Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DEwey 6-3818 where meetings are held at 2 PM. 4 4 4- The next meetings will be; Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers NATIONAL DIRECTOR BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Detroit .. April 6, 20—2 PM United Industrial Workers Robert Matthews EAstern 7-4900 Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR BOSTON 276 State St. Regular membership meetings Fat Finnerty Richmond 2-0140 Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn >| for UIW members are scheduled BALTIMORE ... .1216 £ Baltimore St April 6, 20—7 PM each month at 7 PM in various EAstern 7-4900 HYaeinth 9-6600 BOSTON 276 State SI HOUSTON .5804 Canal St. ports. The next meetings will be: ^OES Richmond 2-6140 WAInut 8-3207 4" 4" 4" JACKSONVILLE 2H08 Pearl St. SE New York April 6 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn SIU Inland Boatmen's Union HYaeinth 9-Htm ELgin 3-0987 Baltimore April 7 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Regular membership meetings ON NV&mcAQB ^ ' WAInut 8-3207 FRankiin 7-3564 Philadelphia April 8 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. for IBU members are scheduled M/M AT ELgin 3-0.987 HEmlock 2-1754 ^Houston April 13 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei Si NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. each month in various ports. The VB3ShiA^ omce Phone 529-7548 next meetings will be: Mobile April 15 FRankiin 7-3584 OR ^OUSB OFFICB BUOG., MOBILE , .1 South Lawrence St NORFOLK 115 Third St. Philadelphia April 7—5 PM • Meetingi held at Labor Temple, New­ HEmlock 2-1754 Phone 622-1892-3 port News. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jack.sun Ave PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Baltimore (licensed and un­ t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault . WAG^/NOjV^,V.C. Tel 'i?9-7.54r, DEwey 6-3818 licensed) .. April 8—5 PM Ste. Marie, Mich, V NORFOLK .... 115 Third St. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Phone 229-2788 Houston .... April 13—5 PM Tel. 622-1892-3 Norfolk .... April 9—7 PM N'Orleans .. April 14—5 PM Mobile April 15—5 PM Know Your Rights 4" 4 4' FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakea PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any RAILWAY MARINE REGION and Inland Waters District makes speciflc provision for safeguarding the official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for Regular membership meetings membership's money and Union Rnances. The constitution requires a detailed same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to for Railway Marine Region-IBU by the membership. All Union records are avail.5ble at SIU headquarters require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a members are scheduled each in Brooklyn. member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this month in the various ports at 10 TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland should immediately be reported to headquarters. Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of AM and 8 PM. The next meetings various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes will be: in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union haUs. AH members Jersey City ...... April 13 trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All .should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves Philadelphia ...... April 14 trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting trust funds. to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such Baltimore April 15 as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the •Norfolk . April 16 SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabililv-pension 4" 4 4" know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ GREAT LAKES TUO AND DREDGE shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in REGION and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, all rank-and-file functions, including service on r.ank-and-filc committers. Regular membership meet­ return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership ings for Great Lakes Tug and Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board h.rs reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4, N.Y. tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. Dredge Region IBU mcmters are Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment scheduled each month in the vari­ and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are av.ailable In all SIU halls. constitution and in the contracts which the Union h.is negotiated with the These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against bec.nuse meetings will be; live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, of race.-vcreed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Detroit April 13 at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, tieadquarters. Milwaukee April 13 fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rigbts Chicago . April 14 of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. Buffalo .....April 15 refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was tSault Ste. Marie .. April 16 individual in the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from pub­ established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. fumi.s through which legislative and political activities are conducted for Duluth April 17 This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the the benefit of the membership and the Union. Lorain April 17 September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for If at any time a Seafarer feels that -any of the above rights have been LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive violated, or that ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to (For meeting place, contact Har­ Board of the Unioa. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its Union records er Information, ha should immediately notify SIU President old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi: Parish. ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Paul Hall at hoadquartars by certified mail, raturn receipt requested. Sandusky, Ohio). .it o i April 9 SEAFARERSmOG 1964 J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO

WHAT IT IS - WHAT IT IS NOT

The impression seems to be current, That situation did not last for long as this program, and that the intent of Con­ When one considers that this share— even in some quarters of government part of the US aid program was to give gress and the .purpose of the Cargo under the 50-50 law—amounts to just 4 and certainly in the public mind, that ships to foreign nations. Preference Act—Public Law 664 in 1954 percent of all US foreign trade, the pic­ the Cargo Preference Act of the United Between 1946 and 1948, foreign na­ —was that 50 percent should be a ture becomes clearer. States—the 50-50 Law— covers all types tions were given 1,132-war-built ships minimum. For if only 8.9 percent of all US for­ of cargo in the foreign trade of the at token prices. Additional US funds The idea of 50-50, then as now, did not eign trade is carried by American ships, United States. Nothing could be further and equipment helped rebuild foreign take in strictly commercial cargoes that as Government figures show, then the from the truth. shipyards and launch new foreign move in normal trade between countries. foreign aid portion of our trade that is An opinion by the Attorney General last But this has not kept anti-US shipping vessels. summer, in advance of the grain sales interests, and particularly foreign ship- In the .spring of 1948, the beginnings of the Marshall Plan coincided with a to the Soviets, made it plain that the r WESTOyiF strong revival of foreign shipping. The law applies to sales, aside from outright : WTScouncil . US maritime industry, the unions and Government grants, which would "in i OP THit most members of Congress felt that if substantial part" be exported to assist I umnm the Government was going to ship many the economy of a foreign country. De­ ' WmS DIPT billions a year in aid to foreign nations, spite some of the trappings around it, ; , Afi c!0 •• US ships should carry that aid. the US wheat sale to Russia and the bloe But since many friendly nations de­ nations was hardly a normal commercial pended on their own maritime industries transaction, since trade relations be­ yytiUSLAVlAN for a living, it was agreed that their tween the US and these countries are eOHMIESJWS ^ ships should be~ permitted to carry up not routine in any sense. ^ to 50 percent of the aid cargoes. In It is important to consider 50-50 other words, 50-50 was regarded as a against this background, because the means of helping foreign shipping fleets. delusion in some quarters about the ef­ Otherwise US ships would have been fect and purpose of the Cargo Prefer­ assured lOO percent of this cargo, just ence Act leads them to brush aside as any other maritime nation would have legitimate needs and demands of US assured its country's ships all of its seamen and the US-flag industry for a Government cargoes. fair* share of the 50-50 cargoes financed The US la the first nation in history by our own American Government. which has ever permitted foreign-flag Foreign aid cargoes, it should be re­ membered, represent less than 1 out of ships to share half of the cargoes MV Drzic was picketed on re­ shipped by its own Government and every 20 tons of cargo in US foreign turn from Cuba for IIS cargo. US insignia is pointed on side paid for by its citizens. trade. Foreign aid tonnage in 1962 amounted to 19.9 million long tons, com­ of ship hauling aid cargo. One of the main reasons there has been confusion and difficulty over ad­ pared to all foreign trade tonnage of hauled on US-flag vessels Is of tremen­ 293.7 million long tons. Yet American owners and governments, from carefully ministration of 50-50 is that foreign dous importance. shipowners have not been satisfied with maritime unions and the US-flag ship­ cultivating the false impression. Their ping industry have had to fight every It is almost half of all the US foreign a half share of the cargoes involved. trade cargoes carried on US-flag ships at biggest success, perhaps, was reached They would like all or most of it. The inch of the way to get a 59.3 percent prior to the showdown prompted by share of the foreign aid cargoes. a time when our trade generally Is con­ position of US maritime unions is that stantly growing. American maritime unions over the is­ 50-50 should not provide for a 50 per­ These cargoes amounted to 11.8 mil­ sues arising from US grain sales to Rus­ cent ceiling on US-flag participation in lion long tons. American foreign trade volume today sia and Soviet bloc countries. is 3^ times what it was 25 years ago. Opponents of a strong US-flag mer­ „We are exporting and importing more and more each year, but the growth in chant fleet carefully assisted the spread US trade is not matched by Increased of the view that American seamen's US-flag participation In thoving these unions and sliipping interests had a cargoes. bum beef on the 50-50 issue, since- according to this line of thought—they In 1936, US ships hauled 30 percent already haul 50 percent or more of all of America's foreign trade, and today US exports and imports. carry only 8.9 percent of it. Clearly, Government policies and programs Actually, US-flag ships carried 8.9 per­ which have produced this situation have cent, by tonnage, of our total offshore not kept pace with US trade needs or trade in commercial and aid cargoes shipping developments, and continued for 1962. attempts to cut back on 50-50 cargoes This figure represents the amount of for US ships cannot help the situation. US-flag ship participation in an export- This is why after continued attempts import trade that reached 293.7 million Maritime union members have bitterly assailed Government policies that were made each year since 1948 to long tons during that year. encouraged growth of runaway shipping, built up foreign fleets. amend or kill the 50-50 provisions on the statute books, a permanent law was What is 50-50 and why is it so vital enacted in 1954 to get the policy on to the US merchant marine and US sea­ Government - supported cargoes firmly men? Briefly, the idea is this: As long Into the record. as the US taxpayer is picking up the tab Today, attempts to dilute 50-50 by for billions of dollars worth of Govern­ waiver policies or other means must be ment aid, at least half of the cargo resisted and fought at every turn, be­ should be carried by US ships. The aid cause the hard facts of the 50-50 battle money is then accomplishing two pur­ after nearly two decades has brought poses— helping to strengthen friendly the situation down to this; foreign nations and helping to keep alive the US merchant marine, of itself vital 50-50 has come to mean that half of all the export-import cargoes carried by to the defense of the free world. US-flag ships are foreign aid cargoes. The 50-50 rule originated with the But since this represents only 4 percent Marshall Plan in 1948 and has been in of all the cargo tonnage involved and effect since then. There was no 50-50 foreign ships carry the rest, foreign ship­ in the first postwar years because the owners have had the last laugh on the world was depending almost totally on Emergency war relief cargoes, as in Korea, moved under provisions of 50-50 US maritime industry, the Congress and US ships and US supplies to stay alive. iegislation to provide prompt American aid. . > the Government of the United States. v:'.cv>,v:vf i s » ¥