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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf uietrict. Seafarers international Union of North America

Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 11. 1946 No. 2 THEIR FATHER WILL NEVER COME HOME Comparison Of SlU And NMU Contracts Proves Seafarers Has Top Wages In Maritime Field By JOHN HAWK day wages stack up against the Proof that the Seafarers' wages are the highest in the NMU wages for the various rat­ industry—a fact commonly known to all seamen—can be ings carried on C-1, C-2, C-3 type troop vessels. Liberty and Vic­ indisputably pfoven now that the National Maritime tory type troop vessels. Union has displayed enough courage (and folly) to pub­ Note that only for one rating, lish the wage scales it negotiated for its stev/ard depart­ that of Chief Steward, does the ment personnel aboard troopships. A simple comparison NMU get a higher wage. Four The six young children of Huey Miller can'l quite comprehend of the two wage scales is enough to make the point, which ratings—2nd Steward, 2nd Baker, that their father is buried two miles deep in the mines in which he Utilityman, and Messman — get worked near Pineville, Ky. Miller, 31, was one of the 24 miners the NMU "Piloi," through lying headlines, tried to disguise.! the same pay under both con­ trapped by explosions, raging fires and choking gas deep in the The National Maritime Unior.^ tracts. bowels of the earth. The 24 members of the United Mine Workers, in th^ January 4, 1946 issue of only for the shipowners and not who left 23 widows and 135 children, were murdered because of their official rag, "The Pilot," for the seamen, because the NMU But the SIU men get more the mine owners time and time again ignored warnings by stale states in bold face type "NMU has the lowest wages in the in­ money in 13 ratings than do the and Federal authorities that the mine was unsafe and ready for Troop Pact Tops in Industry." dustry for seamen sailing troop NMU men-who perform the same just such a tragedy as occurred. (LPA) Well, their "Pact" is tops, but ships. Let the facts* speak for work. The wage scales quoted themselves. for the NMU were taken as pub­ Here's how the SIU present, lished by the "Pilot." HERE'S THE PROOF Coast Guard Is Responsible For Present Present Ratings NMU Scale SIU Scale Shortages In Certain Ratings Chief Steward $257.50 $245.10 2nd Steward Storekeeper 207.50 211.75 An acute shortage in certain ratings, together with a"®""—T Crew Cook 182.50 211.75 slight surplus in others this week exposed inconsistencies in ^ AnotL^- man' ^luard, 2nd Crew Cook 167.50 182.50 1 TT • J C.U /- J 1- i! • • i I Another man, appealing to the the United States Coast Guard policy of issuing endorse- ^ union for aid in changing his 3rd Crew Cook 157.50 ' 167.50 Army Cook 182.50 211.75 ments, as well as War Shipping Administration conniving endorsements, told a story of Army 2nd Cook 167.50 182.50 in getting their "trainees" placed on ships in positions they weeks spent in the WSA Cook 2nd Cook to work nights 167.50 182.50 are incapable of filling. ' J Baker school, after which he Baker 197.50 211.75 were Attempting to break the bottle- veterans were reporting back was issued 2nd Cook and Baker Butcher 167.50 200.25 , . J i_ u i. - c that they stood in line for hours, neck created by a shortage of _ J u u j u ..i. papers. "After weeks there at Asst. Butcher 145.00 172.50 ^ TT . One said he had been there nine Chief Electricians, the Union was the taxpayers' expense," he said, Storekeeper 142.50 172.50 hours only to be turned down. sending Asst. Electricians for up­ "I've got to admit that I can't Pantryman 145.00 IdT.oO Meanwhile, possibly by coinci­ grading endorsements so that cook and I can't bake, regardless 2nd Pantryman 137.50 147.50 dence, the War Shipping Admin­ they could ship as Chiefs. De­ of what these papers say. Please 2nd Stewai'd 185.00 185.00 istration was sending its boys spite the fact that many of these help me ship as an Ordinary, and 2nd Baker 182.50 182.50 down in droves to fill whatever men had been doing Chief's work throw these endorsements in the Utilityman 132.50 132.50 jobs they could. One man, with right along, the Hooligan Navy waste basket." Messman 1.32.50 132.50 Oiler endorsements, said the bureau was refusing the higher In the meantime, the costly The NMU "Pilot" said "After WSA had promised a waiver in the NMU had won this agree- endorsement. radio and newspaper propaganda ment, the SIU-SUP appeared before the War Labor order for him tp ship as Chief Board in an (Continued on Page 3) effort to get the same provisions." Assistant Electricians who had Electrician. In at least one case, FROM THE RECORD been sailing as Chief under a the WSA sent a man for Chief Steamboat Commission waiver, Electrician endoi'sements al­ Just to keep the record straight, some of them for a year or more, though he had no seamen's papers Time Running Out, Says Truman I repeat and quote in part my were being turned down as not whatsoever. report in the December 21, 1945 meeting the requiiements — al­ issue of the "Seafarers Log." NO DICE WASHINGTON ^ President whether or not we shall devote though in other ports, such as Truman last- week devoted the our strength to reaching the goal "The SIU paved the way in Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia In another case, the . Coast Guard refused to suspend its major part of his year-beginning of full production and full em­ November, 1943" said the report, and Norfolk, the Assistants were report to the nation to a defense ployment." "and increased the wages for being issued Chief's endorse­ regulations in order to change a Messman into Cook and Baker of his program for fact-finding, Truman reprimanded those certain ratings in the stewards ments with little or no opposition. department on troop ships. The despite the man's obvious ability cooling-off legislation to stop members of Congress, members EXPERIENCED MEN in that work. He had served as strikes. He also appealed to "the of powerful committees v/ho have NMU blasted the SIU for sign­ ing this agreemnt charging it Faced with a tie-up unless a cook and baker in the United most powerful pressure group blocked any floor consideration was a Sweetheart Agreement ne­ Chief Electricians would be States Aiiny and had his honor­ in the world," the American peo­ of such important bills as those ple to let their Con^essmen and gotiated in the middle of the found, the Union was even send­ able discharge to prove it, but for supplementing unemploy­ night. However, the NMU did ing ex-shipyard' expert electri­ got Messman papers through bum Senators know where they stand ment insurance benefits, for re­ on a whole series„of "must" legis­ nothing to increase the wages cians to get the endorsements, advice. newal of the Price Control Act. for their stewards department on but the men reported back that Another veteran was turned lative items. "Time is running out," he as­ troop ships, and their members they had been turned down. Sev­ down when it was found that his "Nineteen forty-six is our year serted. were compelled to sail for ap­ eral of them became disgusted Navy discharge, although listing of decision," he told his nation­ In the second section of his proximately one year for less when the Coast Guard, ignoring five different U. S. vessels on wide radio audience. "This year speech, devoted to the dangers of wages on troop ships than SIU which he had served, failed to we lay the foundation of our inflation, Truman pleaded with the need for these ratings, was membei's were receving." adopting a policy of "veterans state the dates he was aboard the economic structure which will citizens to tell their Congress­ first." Apparently even this was ships. This error on the part of have to serve for generations, men to renew the Price Control Then the NMU adopted an in- just for public consumption, for • the U. S. Navy was not overlook- This year we must decide (Continued on Page 3} (Continued on Page 12) Page Two THE SEAFdRERS LOG Friday, January 11, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784

HARRY LUNDEBERG ------President 105 Market Sci'cct, San Francisco, Calif. JoEiN HAWK ------Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Statioii P., New York City

Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in Nev.' York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. >^^267 'rJ Mail Snafu Merchant seamen as a group, and as individuals, are bitterly complaining over the fact that many of them have not heard from their families since Thanksgiving, as a result of government orders which prohibited Fleet Post Offices from handling seamen's mail as of December 1, 1945. They have been cut off from all home nev/s since the ruling diverting their mail from the naval setup to civilian channels (which are non-existent) went into effect. Under the present setup, it has been estimated that letters to merchant seamen in most cases will take v/eeks or months to reach them. Even though there may be no commercial planes operating in the area where the mer­ chant ship is going, such mail may nof be carried by planes of the armed forces. Government explanation that letters would get civ­ ilian delivery is a far from satisfactory solution, as many parts of the Southwest Pacific area have no regular mail service, and ordinary postal communications have not been re-established to the Japanese Islands. Hospital Payments Hundreds of merchant ships are still operating in the Members of the Seafarers Western Pacific with little or no information regarding are entitled to a weekly pay- their next port of call, and under the new mailing system, ment from the Union if they or lack of system, they are virtually without a mailing ad­ are laid up in a hospital. Be dress. sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union of Inasmuch as many members of the Seafarers are sailing your ward number so that on ships which visit areas with no regular civilian mail ser­ there will be no delay in your vice, we are of the opinion that both government and com­ receiving the money due you. mercial planes should handle seamen's mail so that these Men Now In The Marine Hospitals boys who help maintain the American lifeline can receive STATEN ISLAND PORT OF NEW ORLEANS E. JOHNSTON letters from their loved ones at home. M. J. FIELDS F. W. MURPHY P. CONOYER Too long have seamen docilely accepted the role of L. A. CORNWALL J. E. WARD G. PITLEKETLY forgotten men in their country, but in the present sit­ D. E. SEBOLD J. A. SCARA ELLIS ISLAND uation they refuse to continue that acceptance, and actively J. J. HANLEY J. E. McCREADIE D. MCDONALD Jr DENNIS febel against it. V. SHAVROFF J. KOSLUSKY D. J. MONTELEONE C. T. WHITE % % t- Bureaucratic redtape and brasshat carelesness should J. L. WEKKS J. P. SABERON BALTIMORE HOSPITAL TIMOTHY HOLT not be allowed to prevent American seamen from receiving % % % GERALD BOWMAN just consideration in this acute problem, and certainly J. L. CAMPBELL GLADE WRIGHT C. E. HASZ BRIGHTON, MASS. some decent method of assuring our boys of reasonably WOODROW MOORE H. OLUF WILLARD BANKHEAD JR. steady mail service should be devised by our tax-supported G. PHINNEY J. S. NEAL J. HOWARD ELDON CULLERTON jtublic servants. J. C. CARSON A. RAMOS BERNARD BUSTER H. L. GILLOT J. SILKOWSKI FRED DAY Government brasshats, including all figureheads of R. POWELL any agencies even remotely concerned with mail handling, H. SWIM JACK WALKER L. R. KATES F. KINFILD JOHN VILIVA dispatching and delivering, should sit down, pool their C. MIDDLETON D. KRUG collective thinking power, talk this entire matter over L. L. MOODY" C. KRIZLIC I ^ t, carefully, and arrive at some equitabje solution. L. R. BORJA A. MORSE, D. CARRILLO NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. If it is not possible for their collective brainpower to W. B. MUIR JOHN N. CONNOLLY devise some method of solving the merchant seamen's M. JOHN CHARLIE MIZELL ATTENTION! FRANK HOLLAND mail problems, then we urge thafno time be lost in turning i, X i, J. H. SMITH back that mail delivery to the Fleet Postoffices, plus any If you don't find linen NEPONsrr when you go aboard your commercial airline assistance which may be possible. ship, notify the Hall at once. E. VON TESMAR SAVANNAH HOSPITAL This is an urgent problem, and not one which should R. A. BLAKE A telegram from Le Havre or be tossed around like many political footballs. Merchant BERTEL-BRYDER Singapore won't do you any B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN seamen are up in arms, and will not be satisfied unless the J. F. CLARK good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. R. C. GRIMES mail situation is immediately settled. PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER JOHN W. GREGORY Friday. January 11. I94ft THE SEAF ARERS LOG Page Three smpmm OUT THE .EASY WAY Operators Make Things Tough For Thomsolvos By Reneging By J. P. SHULER The New Year started off with the wages of a missing Utility a bang in the Port of New York Man. They have now roncgged with 36 ships paying off in the on the beef and are passing the last week and 34 signing on. buck to the WSA. Meanwhile, There have been plenty of book such type vessels are laying members registering after the around in port waiting for a Christmas Holidays. Shipping is stewards dept., as no one wants still good, and a number of trip- to sign on them with an inade­ card men are having to be taken quate complement for the stew­ in in order to keep the ships ards dept. unless they are reim­ crewed up. All the members bursed for doing the work. should realize that every tripcard UNION PRESSURE man that has to be taken in to In the past, it has been the. fill a ship on which a book man custom of the Merchant Marine can ship will eventually be one Hearing Unit to send Examining- more member that will have to Officers aboard the vessels with be bucked on the shipping list instructions to stop the men from when shipping gets tough again. paying off until such time as There has been a number of they have appeared before the beefs in all departments, but Merchant Marine Hearing Unit most of them were settled before of the United States Coast Guard. the ships paid off and the few The Merchant Marine Hearing that were held over have now Unit maintains that they only How io gei a job wiihoui slraining youreelf could be Ihe caption of ihis. p/eiurc. These mem­ been settled. prefer charges against a seaman's bers in the New York Hall are saving- their strength for the job. The Brothej^ on the right is catch­ PASSING THE BUCK papers and not his person or ing up on his sleep now, so that he will'have more time, when he hits those foreign ports. Some of the steamship com­ property. This beef was taken panies to which we are contract­ up by the Union with Command­ ed make an agreement and break er Dugan, who is in charge of AFL Takes Issue With Truman it the next day. They are only the Mei-chant Marine Hearing Prateet Yourself hurting themselves because these Unit, and he has promised that WASHINGTON — AFL Presi­ to industrial unrest. We join ships on which the agreements in the future this practice will be Once again we remind you discontinued, and that the Exam­ dent William Green last week President Truman in appealing about the. need for protect­ are made and then broken gener­ to the American people to urge ining Officer will not stop the took issue with President Tru­ ing your rights in regard to ally lay around uncrewcd after their representatives in Congress men from paying off the ship. man's assertions on labor laws compensation for injuries all other ships have been crewed to vote for these measures." and sailed. During the rusk of shipping and on the state of collective bar­ and medical attention. One of these agreements was here, some of the companies have gaining in his "State of the Na­ Whenever the case war­ started the practice of recruiting rants it. active seamen should between the Waterman Steam­ tion" radio speech, Time Runnuig Out, ship Company and the Union men from sources other than the check into a Marino Hospital Union and sending them aboard "We do not agree," Green said, for medical care. When in wherein the company stated that they would pay enough over­ SlU-contracted ships without "with the President's recommen­ Says Pres. Truman doubt about your rights un­ clearing them through the Union dation for compulsory cooling- der the law, check with your time to the Second Cook aboard (Confitmed; from i) the M'V-type vessels to make up Hall. It is the duty of every off and fact-finding machinery SIU officials. union member aboard the ship to to , deal with labor-management Act "as soon as possible and in Seamen should see to it see that no man signs on a ves­ disputes. We consider this cure advance of its expiration date, that any injury or health im­ sel without a dispatch slip from worse than the disease. This leg­ June 30, 1946," He also asked pairment is recorded by the Big Problems the Union. islation would be unworkable that Congress again extend the ship's Master, or your de­ Calmar has been the worst of­ and dangerous. It would make Second War Powers Act, recent­ partment head, regardless of fender in this case, having sign­ wage-fixing a permanent Gov­ Face AFL In '46 ly extended for six months in­ how small the case may seem ed on at least a half dozen men ernment policy, it would subject stead of a year as he req.uested. to be at the time. on the SS Eleanor 'Wheelock labor and management to control MIAMI, Fla.—Legislative prob­ He urged the people to bring Failure to follow such a without clearing them through by Government boards, it would lems vital to labor's interests will pressure for a "satisfactory" con­ procedure often results in the Union Hall. Alcoa SS Com- jaullify the safeguards of the Nor- form the principal topics of dis­ ference report on the Full Em­ financial loss and inferior panj' also partly crewed several ris-LaGuardia Act by reviving ployment Bill. Conflicting ver­ cussion at the annual winter medical attention if the case meeting of the Executive Council ships in the same manner. This court injunctions against labor sions have been passed by Sen­ develops into something of the American Federation of is something which should be and it would subject labor unions ate and House. more serious. Labor, which opens hero Jan. 21. watched closely if we intend to once more to the vicious doctrine The President reiterated his op­ Another question which may maintain closed shop shipping in of conspiracy. position "to the anti-labor bills Protect your rights! come up before the meeting and these companies. NEVER EXISTED now pending in the Congress Anyone who takes ill, or in which seek to deprive labor of the any other way is unable to which has aroused wide public BAD PRACTICE "It is not accurate to say that interest is the possible reaffilia- It should be brought to the at­ collective bargaining and volun­ right to bargain collectively, or sail after taking a ship tion of the United Mine Workers tention of the stewards depart­ tary arbitration have broken which seek to deprive a union of should notify the dispatcher Union with the American Federa­ ment that sail aboard passenger down in major industries such as its ultimate right to strike." He at the Union hall as soon as tion of Labor. No official an­ ships that thej' are hired on here automobiles and steel. The plain claimed his measure "will have possible so that another man nouncement as to whether this for the purpose of giving the pas­ facts are that real collective bar­ none of the evil effects of some can replace him. subject will be considered has sengers service and not to enter­ gaining and voluntary arbitration of the legislation now pending." been forthcoming. tain them. There have been a have never been put into practice First among the legislative is­ number of beefs lately on the SS in these industries." sues confronting the AFL lead­ George Washington in regards to The AFL head did express the 6G Responsible For Shortage ers is the Norton-Ellender Bill, the members of the stewards AFL's hearty endorsement of (Continued /row Page 1) hamstringing the operation of the based upon a proposal by Presi­ department mingling with the Truman's "demands for legisla­ nation's shipping. dent Truman for the authoriza­ passengers. This is a very bad tion to protect human needs dur­ of the War Shipping Administra­ New York papers of January 9 tion of fact-finding disputes to practice and will cause the Union ing reconversion. We believe tion continues. The theme of tlje carried a story of 74 ships "tied prevent strikes and make recom­ a lot of trouble. The oldtimers that the failure of Congress to barrage is that there's a shortage up yesterday in east coast ports mendations for settlement after are not implicated in this, as they enact adequate full employ­ of seamen, but the facts are that because of shortages of crew collective bargaining has broken know that the less familiarity, ment, unemployment compen­ the shortage is WSA manufac­ members." The story reported down. llie more money. Any man a- sation, minimum wage, housing tured and that the government "357 unfilled requests for crew­ The AFL already has come out board a passenger ship who fra­ and health insurance legislation, agencies concerned with the men," 4)ut the propagandists against this bill on the ground ternizes with the passengers has contributed in large measure maritime industry are effectively make sure to announce "five that it infringes on the right to should have charges placed tankers and a cargo ship" were sti'ike and would lay unions open against him by the rest of the moved by the WSA yesterday. to penalties through court in­ crew in order to protect them­ ^'CLEARING THE DECK" Therefore the reader is to con­ junctions and damage suits. selves from a lot of trouble "Clearmg The. Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears clude that without the WSA'even j On the positive, side, the AFL caused by some Johnny-come- in the LQG eajph weeb, ia. abaant Ihis issuje, since Brpther HaU those six vessels would have still Executive Council is expected lately. been in port. to. pre^ Congress for adoption of The SS Clarence King has paid is touring. SIU ports in, connection whOt th!% IsjOuxdPih^ thrive. Often accused of seeking to per­ full employment legislation, an off. Claude Fisher, the Boarding As well as being New York Agent, Brother HaU. ia; Uirector of petuate themselves in soft arm­ imemployment compensation bill, Patrolman for the stewards dept., Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high chair office jobs, the WSA bu­ minimum wage legislation and settled a beef coming to 246 geax; with the, yoting commencing very shortly, it is necessary reaucrats seemingly are out to health insurance. hours for the 7 men involved. for bixn to coQrdinaia, aXrii'vilieB fha various pprts,, so that prove the accuracy of those Support for the efforts of af- The men collect their money by chargas. Their, actual obstruction filiateil unions to obtain wage in- calling Mississippi SS Co., at 17 all effpjrte a?® cctncentj^etf on tbie inH^gtanii; igMppalan, of ship movements speaks much creasCuba, and ages of these two killers have appears on the body. That too, seases. Syphilis is caused by a see some of my old girl friends, been possible these last few goes away after a while. But germ known as a spirochete. if they're still around. Then I'd 5'ears. Among the organizations the disease is still present. The Gonorrhea is caused by a germ drop in on some of my favorite fighting this ignorance and re­ usual first symptoms of gonorr­ known as a gonococcus. night spots such as the Two action has been the American hea are a burning sensation on Brothers, Sloppy Joe's and Los Social Hygiene Association. What is the best way to pre­ passing water, followed by a vent the spread of veneral di­ discharge within 2 to 10 days Marinas. Prices are a lot cheaper We print below a series of seases? after infection. Following its down there, and there's plenty of questions and answers on the Since these diseases are acute stage, gonorrhea tends lovely ladies and liquor available. venereal diseases which the spread mainly by sex relations, to pass into a qviiet period; of­ My number one drink is Cuba's ASHA has gotten up, which may disciplined personal behavior is ten leading to the mistaken be-- national favorite — the Cuba help clear up some popular the best preventive in the case lief that the danger of infec­ Libre. Boy, they really hit the doubts and misconceptions: spot; even thinking about them of the venereal diseases. That's tion has passed. Only a doctor makes my mouth water. How do people catch syphilis one of the many reasons why after thorough tests, can tell and gonorrhea? girls and women must take no whether gonorrhea or syphilis Syphilis and gonorrhea are chances and men must turn has been cured. spread almost exclusively by sex contact, even if acquired innocently from an infected GM WALKED OUT ON THEM husband or wife. Infected GRAYDON "TEX" SUIT, AB mothers can pass the disease on —Provided the Army and Navy to their children at birth. have evacuated Puerto Rico, I'd Is there a danger that syphilis like to go back to the Isle of and gonorrhea can be caught by Paradise. That would really be those working alongside infected the life of Riley, to stay on the people? beach for a couple of months, ab­ No, men and women in in­ sorb a little liquid sunshine, and dustry need not worry about chat with the gay senoritas. May­ catching syphilis and gonorrhea be I'd meet a few of my friends while working on their jobs. who'd probably be doing the They need not fear that they same things, and we could shoot can get these diseases from the breeze around the old "Grass" such objects as cups, drinking Hotel. There's really a lot of glcisses, knives, forks, wash ba­ nice scenery in that vicinity in­ sins, towels, toilet seats, tools cluding the numerous gin mills and machines handled by in­ ws . vw and hot spots. fected people. Of course, or­ Members of President Truman's fact-finding board for the dinary rules of good health and General Motors strike: (L. to R.) Chief Justice Walter R. Stacy, of sariliaiion require thai eating the N. C. Supxeme Courl; Lluyd K. Garrison, chairman; Milton utensils, wash rooms and so Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College. GM walked out JOSEPH DAMES, FOW — I forth should always be clean. when Truman directeS that ability to pay should be considered want to return to Europe now by the board. that the war is concluded, «and However, medical experience see for myself what the Euro­ has proved that, except pos­ pean postwar world is coming sibly in extremely rare cases, to in England, France, Italy and syphilis and gonorrhea are not Ask Extension Of Overtime Pay acquired through contact with other countries. A new world is The following letter was sent and it is time we took our rigiit- in the making and every sea­ objects like those just listed. These are medical facts, which to the Log Office. The issues ful place among other organized man has a chance to secure a ring­ raised by the Brother are im­ labor; we of the SIU enjoy the side seat to watch developments. portant and pertinent enough for best conditions and agreements I'd like to see at first hand how the Editors to lift it put of the of any maritime union, but even the nev/ English Labor govern­ Letter Page, and present it here we have far to go, in order to ment is managing things, what Labor Heads where it cannot be missed. What obtain the benefits granted to changes they've made, etc. In do you think of these proposals? many industrial organizations France, one should be able to Let us know. (not including unemployment in­ see the effect of communist Back Polio Drive At a meeting held on this ves­ surance and pensions, unfaiidy treachery within the coalition withheld from those who delivei'- government. NEW YORK—All three bran­ sel, a resolution was introduced ches of organized labor are united to ask the membership of other ed the goods). in support of the 1946 March of SIU ships to concur in a motion What we ask is not unreason­ Dimes drive conducted for the requesting our able representa­ able. I defy anyone to name a Natl. Foundation for Infantile tives to make every effort to ob­ business or corporation, other Paralysis Jan. 14 to 31. Thomas tain for us overtime for Satur­ than a shipowner, that would re­ C. Cashen, Philip Murray and day afternoon at sea, and eight quire its employees to work 56 FRANCIS BRETT, FOW -- William Green are co-chairmen hours overtime for those who hours or more per week, without My favorite spot now that the of the Labor Division of the are required to work on legal hol­ payment of Overtime. I have tip war's over? Well, I'd like to re­ March of Dimes fund, represent­ idays or Sundays at sea. doubt that a careful study of the visit the island of Cuba. They ing the Railroad Brotherhood, If the above suggested clause law would reveal that it is a vio­ really have a beautiful, mild cli­ CIO and AFL. could be inserted into all new lation of the Peonage Act, and mate wtih lot's of relaxing acti­ and renewed agreements it cc'tainly a violation of many vities, I prefer the smaller ports Proceeds of the fund, which would be equavalent to an addi­ State laws, which probably ex­ as there's less competition there. supports the foundation set up tional increase of $10.80 per week plains why overtime is paid only Prices are cheap, and they have eight years ago by President or approximately another $45.00 during the vessel's brief stay in plenty to drink. That native mu­ Roosevelt, go to meet its pledge per month take home pay. port. sic, danced to with Cuban belles that "no victim of polio shall go Labor ashore has been paid We request that this letter be — samba, conga, and rumba — untreated for lack of funds, re­ overtime for decades when re­ read at the next joint meeting, > really makes your bones tingle. gardless of age, race, color or quired to work weekends or legal and with grateful appreciation to The American Bar at Navajas is creed." The Foundation has ap­ holidays, usually a"^t rates of time our repre.sentatives, we trust that a typical Cuban spot with that propriated more than $7,600,000 and one half or double time. For the matter will be given their old friendly atmosphere and lots for scientific work on polio, in too long merchant seamen have attention. of friendly females. addition to giving emergency aid to communities hit by the disease. been treated as 2nd class citizens. Thomas F. Lynch Friday. January 11, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire THE MEMBEBSniP SPEAKS

CONGRATULATIONS chalk up against the WSA. The deck department didn't Hasko, Henry F. Hendon, FROM AN SlU LOG The Crew have any beefs but the engine Thomas Franzone and Joseph Editor's Note: The letter is and stewards departments were Mazzocchi one dollar each; A1 READING WIFE signed by twelve members of snafued on their overtime. The Yarborough, A. McKennon, I. P. Lossoph and Joe Traub, two Seafarers Log, the Kenmar crew. Chief Engineer disputed over­ time for Oilers relieving for dollars each and Jim Kelby, five Congratulations from an SIU meals but this was collected on dollars. wife on the fine way in which MILITANT UNION board at the payoff. The stew­ A receipt for this money, the Log shows its democratic MEN WILL DO ards department overtime was amounting to $31.00 (thirty-one spirit, and that of the swell held up a little but it will be dollars) has been given to me. union it represents. DEMOCRACY'S JOB collected—it's all legit. Charles Bauer. The Log is the most demo­ The Editor. The Old Man on the ship is cratic piece of literature in cir­ I see by the papers that the no good. He pussyfoots around culation, for my money. It cer­ WANTS INFO ON NMU is leaking badly at the the ship trying to cause trouble. tainly emphasizes equality and He didn't even want the stew­ BILL OF RIGHTS justice for everyone regardless ards department to get a breath of rank. FOR SEAMEN of fresh air on deck during Aside from all this the Log The Editor, working hours. He chased me is very interesting. When I below down in Georgetown I have just returned from an finish rny copy I always pass it when the temperature in the eight month trip in the Pacific along to friends and, although galley was 115 degrees. and I'm now planning on going we are landlubbers, we all to college. In the Log there Charles "Red" Langiey plus what we have seen our­ agree that if we were to ship was something said about a GI selves remind us all of concen­ to sea it would be SIU. Bill of Rights for seamen. If tration camp stories. Good luck with Isthmian and RUMMAGING AT you have anything on the edu­ Can all this continue under a Happy New Year. cation program I would like for NORFOLK HALL the Stars and Stripes? Mrs. Hans lives you to send it to me, for I FINDS WSA JUNK would like to start school the The Crew SEAMEN SUFFER Dear Editor; first of January if possible. Editor's Note—The letter car­ seams: a few sticks of dyna­ FROM EXPOSURE Recently, with the Sea Fid­ I am enclosing two dollars as' ries 14 signatures. mite well placed might help the dler drydocked at Newport a donation to the Log, AND WSA RED TAPE disintegrating process. News, I had a chance to visit the Thomas E. Goodwin. It will come, of course, be­ MEN ON DOBBS LAY Dear Editor, new Norfolk hall. They moved Editor's Note. The brother's cause the U. S. is going to re­ out of the old waterfront dive CLAIM TO RECORD Our ship, the SS Kenmar a letter has been answered and main a democratic nation, a na­ and into the staid and sturdy 114 DAYS ON HOOK Calmar tub, was run on a reef the donation to the Log properly tion of free men where we all ex-Merchants and Mechanics off the Italian coast on Decem­ recorded. Seafarers Log: have equal opportunity. Of Savings Bank which the RMO ber 10, 1945. course, opportunity itself isn't had occupied during the war. We on the Dobbs read in the We abandoned ship almost enough and won't do the job. My curiosity got the better of ELIMINATION OF Log where the Gibbs had laid immediately and after some It takes men, militant union claim to a record when they lay time in the lifeboat we were men, to get the job of democracy me and I went up to the third CHEF CALLS FOR deck (the attic). It has a glass at anchor in Samar for 55 days. picked up by an Italian fish­ done. CHANGE IN PLANS We of the Calmar Line's Luck­ ing boat which happened upon John Campaigne roof to improve the lighting and I spent an odd half hour rum­ Seafarers Log, less Liberty SS Arthur Dobbs us by sheer chance. claim a greater record. We We were brought to Barletta, maging through abandoned Today I received the latest is­ THANK SIU, WSA files and leaflets plus sue (of the Log) and wish to have been on the hook here in Italy where the people did with­ Guiuan, Samar for 114 days as out to give us food, wine and CRANSTON AND state how it has helped me. I have been shipping in the rating " of January 1st, and see no early blankets. EVARTS CREWS prospects of leaving. The WSA phoned up and ask­ of Steward or Chef on trans­ ed about the ship, the crew evi- Dear Brothers, ports. Not only can we claim a rec­ ord in days but also in poor Your letter of December 18 The new issue of the very in­ conditions. We don't have mov- with the $143.60 donation check formative Log showed nie at a y WRECKED out from the SIU of North America glance that the Chef rating has tilCgf SHINY and the crews of the Cranston been eliminated and therefore Victory and the William S. necessitates a change in my f THIS IS A Evarts received and each of the plans, so I'll be in the Hall in a I LOUSY TUB five brothers here received few days and get right up-to- I LET'S PILE OFF.'/ $28.72 as his share. date on the changes. I enclose a sheet with the My family all read the Log signatures of each member re­ and enjoy reading how our Un­ ceiving a share. (Filed at N. Y. ion fights for us and collects our headquarters). some banking records dated money from an often reluctant We are sincerely appreciative back to the early 1920's. At paymaster. of this generous gift and we will least the building has a history Louis S. Rizzo surely put it to good use. We behind it but I havn't found respectively request that you out if the bank crashed in '29. dently didn't matter. The room SKIPPER AND thank the donating brothers for Some of the fellows off the Sea ies on board, we don't get in which we were sheltered was us. Fiddler stopped in to look the CHIEF ENGINEER ashore, we don't get beer, and very cold and had a marble Fraternally yours, place over and expressed their we didn't even get any dough floor. This wasn't the people's COMMENDED Nick Gaminin, appreciation of the SIU hall. until, after two months, we fault for it was the best they Hospital Delegate Dear Brothers: forced the Captain to' give us a had to offer. After waiting here U. S. Marine Hosp. Pardon the WSA stationary, I found it in the attic. We on the SS John P. Mit­ draw. six hours, shivering and hun­ Fort Stanton, N. M. chell are for the Captain and Benjamin Taflewiiz Our lifeboats don't run, we gry, the Red Cross sent us cof­ Chief Engineer 100%. fee and donuts. don't got mail anymore, we LOW DOWN ON The Chief cooperated with don't have matches, we don't True they were welcome but DONATE MONEY TO we were all suffering from ex­ ISLANDS RUN OF the crew in the case of an have toothpaste or toilet soap HOSPITALIZED Oiler sent to the ship in Leg­ and to crown matters they tell posure and the waiting didn't DIAMOND HITCH improve our condition. Finally SIU MEMBERS horn, Italy by the WSA. us they're almost out of toilet U. S. army trucks came and Dear Brothers, Captain Simpson went to bat, paper, of all things, The Log. packed us off to a British Army I thought it would be a good together with the department Is this a record or aint it? Camp, The WSA apparently idea to give you the lowdown The following crewmembers delegates, for shore leave for Jim A. Golder forgot about us then. The on the ]\4V Diamond Hitch. of the SS Tristan Dalton have all the crew when it was re­ British treated us wonderfully We had a nice trip down the donated money for hospitalized fused by the army Colonel in '' with food, shelter and clothing Islands and to British and Dutch SIU men. charge at Leghorn. The Skip­ (British Army clothes, new). Guiana. Earl Biehr, Edwin Larson, per's discussions with the Col­ NOTICE! onel resulted in three army Since then we have been in We sailed from New York Joe Gi-annini and anonymous, W. E. O'Sullivan is in the the dark about our future. We Nov. 16 and we hit five islands fifty cents each; Charles Bauer, trucks which took us to Pisa. Good Samaritan Hospital were told today that we are to including Port au Spain and Chester Startz, Frank Moshal, Unity was what we needed at remain here two more days and Trinidad. They were all lousy Earl Huebner, Jim Lyons, the time and we sure found it. at Suffern, N. Y., and would then go to Naples by truck for liberty towns. Then we went George Bass, Chips, Forzano, W. We brought back four hun­ like to have some of his further orders. to Georgetown, B. G. which was M. Mulevicz, Wm. Amiliasso, dred prisoners of the American friends drop in to see him. This is just another thing to the only decent port we hit. Don Presser, Wm. Falkner, G. Army and the tales they told v Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. January 11, 1946 IE SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS *1

Warn Of Trouble Alex. H. Stephens Minutes James G. Blaine Brewing On Notice On Pets SS Abel Stearns Are Praised By Master And Ammunition JACKSON STEWARD When the delegates of the SS Alexander H. Stephens present­ Conditions are . so acute This notice was posted by CHARGED BY CREW ed a list of suggestions to the ship's Master in accordance with the aboard the Bull Liberty, SS position taken by the crew at their shipboard meeting, they not Skipper C. B. Davis of the SS OF ANTINOUS Abel Stearns, according to word only received a written answer but the crew was complimented James G. Blaine. It deals with taking live ammunition or An un-named member of the received here, that the crew "on the minutes of your meeting." Captain Roy L. Wilder, in will use every effort to care pets aboard ship. Seafarers International Union fears a showdown will be pro­ Stands charged by the crew of replying to the delegates, took for equipment. NOTICE voked by the ship's officers the opportunity to point out the SS Antinous, (Waterman) of It is requested that port fans There is to be absolutely no despite their appeal to the ship's that, in his opinion, reduction be swung in, clear of water, impersonating a Waterman Line live ammunition of any kind when taking spray and rain­ official and damaging the cause Master to alleviate the situa­ in financial allotment to the aboard this ship. There are tion created by the licensed per­ WSA required certain reduc­ ing. Water will ruin these of the crew of the SS Jackson strict regulations and laws gov­ tions in waste and extra care of fans. when they refused to sail the sonnel. erning the restriction of live latter ship because of an 800 lb. The crew announced their in­ equipment. Regarding water glasses and ammunition aboard ships. meat deficit. tention of holding the Captain Minutes of the meeting show ice trays: we are not permit­ Therefore anyone found with The charges, according to the responsible for any disturbance that the members asked for, ted to buy supplies in foreign live ammunition in his posses­ Anliiiuus liiiiiutcS, stem from the which m.^y rn.sult from the IL among other things; water ports, except fresh vegetables. sion will liuve to sulfur the pen­ alleged actions of the Jackson's censed personnel's efforts to glasses, ice trays and ice, paint­ However, we will try to get alty. These restrictions include Steward during the time ac­ foment trouble. ing of cnew's quarters, toilets, water glasses. all firearms arid guns as well tion was being taken by the Following repeated attacks showers, and messhalls, wind Ice trays and ice in Rio will as ammunition. crew in Hoboken, New Jersey upon the union, the crew urged chutes and screens for the not be permitted by the WSA. Also there is to be no pets of on December 2nd when they the Skipper to request his of­ messhalls and all quarters, Toasters, percolators, wind any nature brought aboard. The demanded that the food supply ficers to stay out of the crew's checking of fans, and bunk chutes, ice trays and screens troops are also restricted from be made up. The Steward, messhall in an effort to avoid lights, toaster, percolator and will be ordered at New Or­ bringing pets aboard: therefore state the minutes, appeared further dissension. Showing re­ hot plate. leans. do not, under any circumstances, among the men, none of whom markable patience under the SKIPPER'S ANSV/ER ' (The minutes state "The ra­ accept a pet from one of the recognized him, and declared circumstances the SIU men dio in the messroom does not troops because the pet will only posted a notice telling the li­ The text of the Skipper's re­ ply, as it was posted on the work. Sparks has said that if be chloroformed and disposed censed personnel that they were of over the side. COOK UP Bulletin Board, reads: the crew would pitch in 50c or A MESS OF not welcome in the crew's quar­ a buck apiece he would fix This vessel is owned by the (signed) Captain C. B. Davis TROUBLE/ ters unless on ship's business same." Suggest the delegates U.S. War Shipping Adminis­ Master of SS James G. Blaine but the Master refused to back go to the Captain and find out tration. Repair and replace­ them up. "His orders were if the crew has to pay for ments cost the taxpayers, that they could come in for radio to be fixed.) delegates report 11 Full Books, coffee at any time" despite the which are you and I. Sparks has worked on the (SIU), 4 SUP men, 6 Pro. Mem­ fact that "they have their own The WSA allotment of mon­ radio for some three days, bers and 7 trip card men among coffee pot and hot plate in their ey has been radically reduced. without good results. • It is my the crew; ' r saloon." It is requested that all per­ belief that he was kidding in It was noted that some of the With six months aboard the sons on board will endeavor to asking that crew pay. The ra­ men had not been present at the that he was" the Port Steward vessel filled with various beefs reduce waste, and that they dio will be put up for repairs last Fire and Boat drill and that and that the 800 lb. of meat and arguments the crew de­ at New Orleans. this was a serious offense for had been put aboard. He im­ cided, at their shipboard meet­ The sougeelng of crew's which the Skipper could log pressed the crew with the fact ing, that the officers were sit­ the point where the men want quarters and messrooms is a them. "So let's see every man that their demahd had been to fight with their fists, and that good idea. Also the painting, hit the deck to his station when­ complied with and it was okay would probably be called mu­ if needed. The stewards de­ ever we have a Fire and Boat to sail. Upon questioning, how­ tiny. partment will attend to mess- drill," the minutes conclude. ever, he admitted that he was "So we all decided to keep rooms, and each department not the Port Steward but claim­ all officers out of our messhall LAST MEETING to their respective quarters, ed membership in the SIU. from getting our coffee. They when convenient to depart­ Nov. 29 — The meeting open­ "We demand," read the An­ have their own coffee pot.and ment heads. ed with the reading of the last tinous minutes, "that his name hot plate in their saloon. meeting's minutes, after the ' Try to cooperate. The war be found out and that charges "We stopped them, put a sign election of a chairman, secre­ is over. You are to be compli­ be put against him for inter­ up and told the Captain about tary and reading clerk. S. mented on the minutes of your fering with our actions which it. But there was a big kick Dolese, A. L. Stevens and E. meeting. were sanctioned by the Union." about it. The Captain would Swope were elected for the re­ Roy L. Wilder . Another motion made by Bo­ not let us stop them from com­ spective posts. Swope read the Master sun Nels Larsen, called for an ing in. Skipper's communication in re­ Called to order at 2:15 on Oct. inevstigation of the 800 lb. meat "His orders were that they gards to the last meeting and 14, the meeting was chaired by shortage which was supposedly could come in for coffee at the crew voted to turn it over stolen but which "Myers of Wa­ Sidney Dolese. George Stevens ting on a powder keg determ­ any time. to the Patrolman in New Or­ terman admitted had never been ined to light the fuse. The SIU was recording-secretary. Other leans. put aboard." The Bosim also "All we can say is if we have matters taken up by the crew men adopted the following: Two Wipers who were on any trouble on board this ship, dealt with cleanliness of the urged adoption of a motion re­ "To whom it may concern: watch were excused from the or fighting, it's the Captain's messrooms, wearing of aprons quiring the Union to check all "This is to certify that after meeting. supplies- and slop chest inven­ responsibility. We, the crew, by Cooks, proper clothing at six months (6) aboard this ship A motion "to find out from tories before allowing the crew did all we could to stop it to mealtime and removal of steam (SS Abel Stearns) without any Hall in New Orleans, what rigbt this date (Dec. 21, 1945). line from which "a man gets to sign on. liberty from the ship, different has the WSA to break a Union The meeting of the Antinous, "Please keep this on file in beefs and arguments have come contract by not allowing the chaired by Red Carolan and case of further difficulty be­ up. Steward to buy milk in a for­ with M. Daire as secretary, dis­ tween the men and officers. eign port" was adopted unani­ cussed shipboard beefs and "In order to try to avoid This is for the protection of the trouble the membership called mously. other conditions. Most of the union and crew." Another motion adopted by meeting issues centered around a meeting of the unlicensed per­ The statement is signed by sonnel. In the meeting it was the meeting called upon the the stewards department and the entire crew as far as can moved and carried the follow­ delegates to remain aboard the food shortages but it was ap­ be determined. ing'; To prevent and stop ship until the new crew came parent that all hands were co­ Veteran seamen were quick trouble on board this ship be­ on "so that the same thing that operating to their best ability to point out that by virtue of an happened to us will not happen and the beefs aboard were not tween the men and officers. unwritten law the crew had to them (taking an unstored caused by the crewmembers "The deck men and engine every right to keep, the licensed wreck to sea)." themselves. gang have heard a few remarks, personnel out of their quarters The delegates reported no The meeting concluded with from topside, against our fine unless on ship's business. "Un­ disputed overtime in stewards a talk by the chairman on the union. These officers would licensed men. are not allowed dept., 36 hours in deck crew merits of the SIU and the his­ come into our messhall for cof­ in the officers* saloon," said one and only. 2 hours in the engine tory of hardships and suffering fee and open their big yaps mah^ "and by the same token burned' every time he .goes to department. Engine delegate compared With the fights sea­ against our union. licensed personnel only enter take a bath J' stated: "We tried to get the-, men enjoy today as a result of "That would start some hot the crew's niesshall on business . With twenty-eight mernbers organization. arguments. Now it's getting to or as guests," • present, the meeting heard the * (Continued: on Page 7) ^ Friday, January 11, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM ANOTHER CREW GOES SIU VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS JOHN P. MITCHELL, Dec. 9 jority vote. Suggested that Chairman John Lopez, Secre­ meetings be held every two tary Ray Alexander. Motions weeks also consideration of passed for "men coming into members off watch by not mak­ messhall for meals, must have ing unnecessary noises. Crew- at least a T shirt on" and that members were: Longfellow, more aprons be carried aboard Maney, Dacey, McGinnis, Gal­ hereafter. Agreed among all lagher, Steward, Curry, Horn- hands that anyone leaving a beck, Johnston, Sills, Redrosa, dirty cup be reminded by any­ Goll, Seekman, Brady, Carter, one seeing the offense. Mem­ Williamson, Cherlburg, Curry, bers bowed their heads in trib­ Mann, Butler, Johnson, Laskow- ute to departed brothers. ski, Hohlo, Rathbone, DeVrics, 4. S. Pontoni, Carmellino and Scott. JOHN P. MITCHELL. Dec. X X % 3—Chairman John Lopez. Sec­ RUSSELL JONES. Dec. 16— retary Ray Alexander. Motions Chairman Byron Taylor. Secre­ passed: that all hands cooperate tary Donald Powers. Meeting in keeping rooms clean and use called to discuss beefs. Motions own heads and showers, ask carried: that no crew member Chief Mate to have crew mess- break articles until all beefs hall door repaired, ask Chief are settled (made by Macom- Engineer to have port fan in ber), that if passengers are car­ messhall repaired. The Isth­ ried sufficient stores be put mian organization drive wa.s aboard for theni (by Walker). discussed and the chairman The crew recommended the fol­ urged all new members to help lowing for membership: Har­ the union and thereby help old Young, Vincent McCloskey, Crewmembers of an Isthmian ship, gather around Tex Tannehill as he gives them a spiel on themselves. Wallace Chrisam and Culse the advantages of Seafarers style trade unionism for seamen. Brother Tex has done a swell job i 4. t Copeland. The four watch sys­ among a good crew and, although many of them are young, they look like the kind of seamen tem was thoroughly discussed. any union man will be proud to have as union brothers. CHARLES W. STILES, Nov. The meeting stood in silence in 16—Meeting called to order by tribute to departed brothei-s. J. Longfellow. Chairman Ed­ ward Johnston. Secretary Ar­ 4. 4. 4. Soap Blamed For thur Pontoni. Motions carried: Memnon Officers Play Game election of ship delegate, each WILLIAM MACLAY, Oct. 13 Skin Disorder On dept. to have man to clean —Chirman John Aydinian. Sec­ With Disputed Overtime ship's laundry each week, re­ retary Teodor Skrypel. Motions caiTied: list of shortages to be Robin Sherwood quest door and steam heat for Playing football with disput­ the 1st Ass't have another game.' wheelhouse. James Mann was drawn up and presented to Cap­ Dermatitis, or some other skin ed overtime may eventually They play football with the en­ elected ship's delegate by a ma- tain, vote of thanks to Purser disorder which causes itching, Frank Dietlsin for his helpful­ throw the "sports" on the SS gine department overtime. among several members of the When the 1st gets tired marking ness and excellent medical at­ Memnon for a loss at the payoff, stewards department aboard the up disputed overtime, he makes tention. Delegates were: John say the engine department men Charles Conrad Aydinian, O. Joceao and R. SS Robin Sherwood. was attrib­ a lateral pass to the Chief who Vicira. uted to the type of soap the aboard, the vessel in their writ­ can always- find a few more Skipper Praises men were using and the crew- ten report to the Log. hours here and there to dispute. XXX members at their Dec. 25th The Chief then passes to Cap­ Referring to "the Captain, the tain Fish Oil Tupper who man­ Union Seamen JOSEPH S. EMERY, Nov. 16 meeting demanded that another brand be substituted at once. Chief Mate and the Hitler En­ ages to find still more to dis­ High words of praise from —Chairman Sammy Fama. Sec­ The motion was adopted when gineer aboard" the crew charges pute. the Master of their ^ip usually retary Pat Fox. Motion by Mc- Brother Blakeley brought the that they "consider our Union "What these sports -don't indicate mutual respect between Adoo to fine those leaving mess- complaint to the attention of and its agreements a big joke." know is that the Union agree­ him and the crew. Such is the room or midship house untidy, the Steward. Another complaint "The Captain, F. A. Tupper," ment is going to throw them ease aboard the SS Charles M. carried. Other motion carried: regaraing the stewards depart­ they say, "discriminates openly fui- a loss on the payoff. Com­ Conrad (Seas Shipping) which Fine to be turned over to ment was brought up by Dele­ against the engine department pany stooges like these have recently encountered typhoons brothers in Baltimore Marine gate Bause. This one concern­ and Chief Engineer Dana is boon chiseling right and left in the South Pacific. Hospital. Full attendance at ed proper cleansing of eating % during the war. They think meeting with exception of those running a contest with 1st Ass't In two messages, one to the they can- still get away with it. on watch. Delegate were Sam utensils. As stewards depart­ McCormack to see who can crew and the other "To the "If they don't change their Fama, Pat Fox and Frank Mus- ment delegate he declared that give the phoniest, excuses and Union Delegates," Skipper E. J. there were no rinsing facilities attitudes fast, they may have calli. the biggest run-ai-ound." The Morgan sings words of praise aboard and the utensils were contest has apparently been go­ to' change their jobs." for the crew's seamanship, team washed and rinsed in the same ing on since the start of the five The crew members report to play and "exemplary courage" Alex. H. Stephens basin. The Steward "promised and a half month trip. the Log which contained these during the emergency. that both conditions would be Replying that the Wipers allegiations was ordered at the "The very satisfactory condi Minutes Are Praised remedied when the ship hit were needed below, the 1st' December 2nd shipboard meet­ tion and appearance of the SS By Ship's Master . port. Ass't refused to have the black ing on the Memnon when a mo­ Charles M. Conrad," he writes (Contimtcd from Page 6) Other business at the Dec. gang's quarters painted despite tion was introduced, and adopt­ to the delegates, "is the best 25th meeting involved the ques­ the fact that they had been un­ ed, "that the engine depart­ evidence possible of the good rooms painted but, as you know, tion of vouchers before the pay= touched with paint " since the ment draw up an article for the work performed by the crew the Chief would only allow off (motion by Dougherty) and ship was built almost two years Log exposing discrimination aboard this vessel. In the re­ eight hours. As the condition cleaning focs'les before leaving ago. Floor plates, he implied, against the engine department cent typhoons, the exemplary of the rooms was bad, the paint­ the ship "so that the new crew were much more important and by officers." courage, seamanship and team- ing alone couldn't have been coming aboard won't have to the Wipers couldn't be spared Blackgang delegate was John play, succeeded in bringing us done in that time so I advised do it." (motion by Smigelski). for even qpe day. Brown. through with practically no the gang to turn it down. On The delegates were instructed damage. It is a pleasure to the milk question. I went to When the other departments (motion by Bause, seconded bj' Library Lore work with a crew such as you see tlie Skipper in Rio and he had compleled' their painting of Myers) to inspect the focs'les of Junior—What is a "rare vol­ are." showed me a letter from the quarters, the Skipper, nicknam­ their re.spective departments at ume," Daddy? In the letter to the crew Cap­ company and a telegram from ed Fish Oil Tupper by the men, payoff time. Father—Well, son, it's a book tain Morgan says, "No word of the WSA to the effect that only made one of his infrequent in­ that is returned after being praise can be too strong con­ $500 worth of fresh vegetables Another motion adopted at spections. The Wipers asked loaned. cerning your high caliber of were to be brought. This the meeting struck the minutes about painting their quarters courage, performance and team­ amount to be spent between of the previous meeting from but, according to the report XXX work during the typhoons. Proof Rio and Santos." the record. Both Bause and "Fish Oil Tupper replied that Naval Technique is in the results accomplished: After reporting for his depart­ Drury spoke on the question the engine crew would only get Girl—I'm telling you for the we have suffered negligible ment the deck delegate said, he and the vote was 21 for to 6 them dirty again." Continuing, last time that you can't kiss me. damage to the vessel, and we was resigning "as there are a against. No reason is given for the report.„states, "he later told Sailor — Fine! I knew you continue to be safely anchored. lot of petty beefs in the depart­ the action. the deck delegate that the en­ would weaken, sooner or later. Most of all, we are each and ment" (this from the minutes). Delegates aboard the Robin gine department men on all XXX every one of us here, and all in George Stevens was then elect­ Sherwood are: William Bause ships were a dirty bunch and Old Acquaintance one piece. And so I say, thanks, ed as delegate. (stewards), John Dougherty should have a separate mess­ Cora — Did you .meet your to the good Lord, good seanru'sn- 29 members were present and (engine) and R. S. Pribben hall so they could keep their aunt at the railroad station? ship, and good luck, we have the meeting, which had lasted (deck). Secretary is Joe Freed- •filth to. themselves." Dora—Oh, no, I've known her eomfr thrpugh in: good shape." 55 minutes, adjourned at 2:50. man. "The Captain, the Chief and for years. Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 11, 1946 •ht Duluth Gets Ready For New Year By WILLIAM STEVENSON DULUTH—Now that the holi­ our Chicago Agent, and con­ days are over, we can get back gratulations are in order: A to business again for another bouncing baby boy, another can­ year. Your Agent spent a couple didate for the Seafarers Inter­ of days with his family for a national Union. change in a little Indian town in The Duluth Hall is operating Michigan called Pontiac, and had under new hours, so all of you a swell time. The only thing please take notice. The Hall will wrong was the weather. I now be open from 10 a. m. to 7 Hands Bouquet To Emerson Crew thought that when I got away p. m. every weekday, and from from this North country I would 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. on Sundays. By ARTHUR THOMPSON NO NEWS?? •Kjg WAAIT fwtryt til# get warm. But actually I didn't " The old gin mills in Duluth are SAVANNAH — We made two put us out of commission. The Branch Agents of the follow­ get warm until I returned back still doing a landoffice business; trips to Charleston last week. party who hit us is insured, so ing ports: here again. I celebrated Christ­ so if any of you want the best we can get fixed up without any mas watching a tall, dark and^ Rumors were going around on BOSTON trouble or cost, and no one was handsome waitress trimming the the Frank C. Emerson that she MOBILE hurt which is also lucky. SAN JUAN tree. I don't remember seeing would not payoff, but would We had our day here in Sa= NORFOLK the job completed, but my wife, make another trip on the old ar­ vannah when there were no ships NEW ORLEANS a good Samaritan, got me in ticles. The crew even sent a dele­ GALVESTON shape for a nice Christmas din­ gate over to see us on Sunday JACKSONVILLE ner. to tell us what they believed. I just received a notice from It was all a misunderstanding, however, as we discovered when we got to Charleston. It seems that government em­ Philly Will Move To New Hail -M't' ployees got a holiday New Years By LOUIS GOFFIN EVe, and no one was available in a week or so, the new address of beachcombing corhe to this to payoff the ship. This led to PHILADELPHIA — Tempor­ Port and look us up. We can will be available to all branches. the belief that the ship would not arily holding down this branch ship you down to where ship­ The new quarters are now being payoff at all. While we were for the past couple of weeks gave ping is really good. there we checked up on all the renovated and fitted in accor­ us plenty of opportunity to watch Even though it may be a little disputed overtime so that when dance with SIU policy of having the port in action. Yes, the City late by the -time you fellows see the payoff came we'd be able to clean and decent halls where the of Brotherly Love is really hum­ this, I want to wish you all the handle it in record time. members can hang their hats and in the harbor whatsoever. Not- ming and shipping couldn't be best of luck for the coming year. feel at home. When the work is We had some good help on the even a foreigner. This was the better; and any of the boys who completed the Philadelphia hall ship. The delegates, John Bedard first timd' in three years the would like to ship through here i will be one of the finest on the for the deck and Thomas Ryan harbor is empty. Shipping is can help eliminate the acute East Coast and will meet the ap­ Baitlmore Changes for the engine departnient, had slow in Savannah again, but still shortage of rated men. Come to proval of even the most critical all their disputed overtime lined fair in Charleston. We don't Philly where you'll be welcomed Seafarer. Improve Efficiency up and we went through it with­ know yet what the future holds with open ai-ms. out any difficulty. There were in store but we're hoping for the The Branch is preparing to CHANGES MADE j.'he Seafarers' Baltimore Hall no disputes in the stewards de­ best. move to a new location and, with- is now much more efficient, and partment at all. The business set-up of the provides better service for the Branch is being changed to con­ Most of you oidtimers, especial­ members since improvements form with the more efficient me­ ly those from around Boston, will have been made throughout the thods now in effect at the New remember Sam Bayne. He used building, say SIU members. New Tampa Helps AFL Officeworkers York Branch, and should guar­ to be an official in Boston, and he fluorescent lights have been in­ By D. L. PARKER antee proper and complete rep­ has a knowledge of the agree­ stalled so that it's really a pleas­ resentation aboard all SIU ships ments which is hard to beat. He suggestions to these people, and ure to workj read or write under TAMPA — Business picked up in the Philadelphia area. was, and still is, the Steward on sornewhat the past week in this it is our opinion that they will them. With the walls and ceiling the Emerson and there were no win their beef. As most of the The last few weeks have seen newly decorated, it is now easier port and, believe it or not, there beefs in his department. There Seafarers know, this State is a number of ships paid off and to see than with the old dingy was quite a lot of overtime for were pobs on no less then five really tough on organized labor, it looks as though the amount of paint job, and makes a much extra meals, shortage of person­ ships at one time on the board. and unless each union helps the business will continue for some cleaner appearing hall. nel,, etc., but he had it all down They were taken, however, by other in beefs then it means that time. , A simplified filing system has and it was okayed by the skip­ some of the local beachcombers, On the wrong side of the been installed, and the office per and we didn't have to do any­ equipment rearranged for more and things are now back where ledger for the port is the an­ more than collect dues in his de­ efficient service. Three new they usually are here—sort of nouncement of the loss of an SIU partment. Brother who had assisted us in shipping boards have been set slow. From present nidications, up, and the dispatching counter GOOD BUNCH the tugboat beef and in various several operators will have scows other Union matters. The Broth­ moved aft of the baggage room. The deck and engine delegates With a window cut in the bag­ were also very helpful. We had running in here regularly now, er's name was Joe Sofi and we wish to extend our deepest sym­ gage room to take care of regis­ all the books made up and and things will be on the up­ trations, mail, tripcards, agree­ squared away so that no one had grade for this port. pathy to his family. We who knew him will surely miss him. ments, baggage, overtime slips, to wait after the payoff for any­ The need for a decent hall in He was a good Union Brother. beefs and dues payments, the thing. This was fortuntae be­ Tampa is becoming more ob­ setup provides much better serv­ cause it was on Wednesday and vious all the time. All you fel­ ice for the members than form­ v/e wanted to get back to Sa­ lows who have seen the hall in erly. vannah in time for the meet­ this port know what I mean— N. Y. Meetings in EASY DOES IT ing. We did get back but had those of you who don't know, Comfort has not been over­ no meeting due to the lack of a stop in some day and see for Webster Haii looked, Leather easy chairs have quorum. Nevertheless we had a tough time, indeed, is ahead yourselves. This joint is a dis­ been moved down from the third for all of the workers in this New York Branch meetings a committee to count the ballots grace to the Seafarers. The whole deck to the second, and the area. and another to audit the books place is about the size of one of are held every other Wednes­ water cooler has been changed and still another to check on the toilets in the Nevs£ York Hall, This brings us back to the day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ to a more convenient location. * some members who wished to be and the only difference is that need for a decent union hall in ster Hall. 119 East 11th Street, Many .new information and or­ reinstated. ^ this port. Once when we have a the New York toilets are a little between 3rd and 4th Avenues. ganization. posters have been put When the crew of the Emerson better equipped then this Hall. respectable place here it will To get there take the 3rd Ave.. up, and a partitioni enlarging the sent a man over to see us, they We are now scouting around for make" it easier for us to help head and increasing privacy has collected some money to pay his a new spot, and we may come up all these other unions in their Elevated and get off at 9th St., been built. way and the money whicR was with something soon. I sure as problems, and most important— or the East Side IRT Subway Curly Rentz, Baltimore Agent, left over was turned in to the hell hop eso anyhow. it will help us a hell of a lot. ^ and get off at Astor Place. was tickled pink at the many Log, The entire crew was sober There aren't many guys on the HELPING HAND No cards will be stamped improvements made, but con­ for the payoff and,"" considering beach here. Among the old cealed his pleasure under a blast after 7:30 P. M. the fact that they paid off the There is a little action on the standhys of the local scene we at Paul Hall who aided Curly day after New Year's, these boys labor front in this port. The have with us now—Johnny Wil­ NEXT MEETING WILL BE in making the changes. "Paul deserve a hand. AFL office work^ union is liams, AI Ortega, Chelo Vega, ON JANUARY 16th. Hall will never be invited to re­ We had an accident on our striking a local business firm- Harold "Canteen Slim" Wilson turn to Baltimore," declared Cur­ first trip last week. While wait­ the Spencer Auto Electric Com­ (with new choppers), Ralph Tin- ly. "He caused too much dis­ ing for a red light in Charleston, pany—and has asked the Sea­ dell, Tony Sosa, and Frank Vil- ruption while he was here." a Buick slapped us in the stern farers' assistance in the way of lar. If any of you fellows would Whether the Baltimore Hall and shoved our bow into another a few suggestions as to the con­ like to help these lads with the was disrupted or not. Brother Buick which was also waiting for ducting of picket work. Need­ surplus of good rum and fair Rentz was the first man to brag the light to change. The dam­ less to say they are going to get maidens in the old Sunshine about Baltimore now having the age was not serious, nor did it it from us. We have offered State—come on down. best hall in the SIU! 14 Friday, January 11, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine NOT THE UAISY CHAIN Safest Place Is Under The Ocean

WASHINGTON (LPA) — "The clear Studies Institute, Univer­ safest place on this tortured sity of Chicago, declared that planet should an atomic war peace requires international con­ break out will be deep below trol of the bomb, and Dr. Clarke the surface of the ocean," the Williams, of the Manhattan Pro­ Senate Atomic Energy Commit­ ject, advocated "a complete in­ tee was told last week. spection system carried on by some international agency," ad­ Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg, chief ding that scientists and engineers of the theoretical physics section contend that an international of the Clinton Laboratories at inspection organization is tech­ Oak Ridge, Tenn., and one of a nically feasible. Simpson warned series of scientists who liave been that "in any atomic armament heard by the committee, once race the U. S. in the long run again posed the terrible choice will find itself in a very unfavor­ between using atomic energy for able position, due to highly con­ warfare or devoting its fabulous centrated population and indus­ power to human welfare. Atomic try. No nation can withstand a energy, he said, can be used, for large scale atomic bomb attack. example, in treating 100 persons It may lose a sizeable portion of at a time for certain types of its population in a few hours of cancer. Industrial development warfare. In the immediate fu­ would be possible in vast regions ture, before other countries also devoid of waiter power, and set­ tlement of the Arctic would be have bombs, the U. S. must take feasible. the lead," he concluded, "in re­ Things are popping Ihese days in the Seafarers' Halls. Here is part of the lineup before the Another scientist, Dr. John A. shaping international affairs to registration window in the New York Hall. There are ships waiting. Brothers, so come on in. Simpson, a member of the Nu­ obtain world security." Deplores Labor's Apathy DETROIT — Lack of initiative "for larger shares of scarcity un­ by the labor movement in draw­ der a system of 'free enterprise'." ing up a program to eliminate the Instead, he proposes a political roots of fascism at home is de­ program of independent action plored by Victor G. Reuther, him­ by labor, farm, liberal business­ self a union official of the United men and cooperatives. Basic to Automobile Workers, in a recent such a program is the replace­ issue of Common Sense magazine. ment, Reuther says, of "private "In the short time that has ownership of monopolistic indus­ passed since V-J Day, the need tries by forms of social owner­ for a labor program has been ex­ ship, such as TVA and coopera­ pressed with unusual prominence tives, all fundamentally deino- in the public press. Unfortunate­ cratic in character." ly, the initiative has been seized SS FLUORSPAR SS J. MITCHELL SS MILLEDGE by partisans of the status quo— (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) like Senator Vandenberg — who Amount Donated—$19.00. Amount Donated—$42.00. Amount Donated—$16.00. have called for. a conference of THE FACE OF GM SS WAYCROSS VICTORY labor, industry and government SS WM. B. GILES SS MADAWASKA VICTORY to iron out the industrial prob­ (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$24.00. lems arising out of conversion to Amount Donated—$15.00. Amount Donated—$46.00. peacetime production. SS K. JOHNSON SS RUFUS PECKHAM (Paid off in New York) SS WILLIAM YOUNG OLD STUFF (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$9.00. (Paid off in New Yoi'k) "This initiative from the right Amount Donated—$12.00. Amount Donated—$35.00. for the formulation of a labor pro­ SS FINLEY P. DUNNE SS JOHN BLAINE SS NEGLEY D. COCHRANE gram is unfortunate because it (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) proceeds on the antiquated theory Amount Donated—-$6.00. Amount Donated—$8.00. Amount Donated—$1.00. that government can persuade la­ SS JOHN MARSHALL bor and capital to join hands and SS OUACHITA VICTORY (Paid off in Baltimore) SS GEORGE WASHINGTON work like bi-others for the com­ (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$15.00. (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$17.00. mon good. It is unfortunate that SS RAPHAEL SEMMES Amount Donated—$26.00. some labor spokesmen have SS KING WOOLSEY (Paid off in Baltimore) agreed to the theory that labor SS ROCKLAND VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$18.00. must depend upon the 'free en­ (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$19.00. terprise' system to provide the SS HONDURAS VICTORY Amount Donated—$17.00. bulk of the sixty million jobs SS WILLIAMS VICTORY (Paid off in Baltimore) SS G. H. PENDELTON that everyone is talking about. (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$26.00. (Paid off in New York) • "The recent strikes and threats Amount Donated—$9.00. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS Amount Donated—$19.00. of strikes for necessary wage in­ SS BABCOCK Amount Donated—$113.00. creases reveal the real danger in Here is what Gen. Motors looks SS ROBIN SHERWOOD (Paid off in New York) this supposed get-together pro­ like when it tells the U. S. Gov­ SS JOHN MERRICK (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$43.50. (Paid off in Bo.ston) Amount Donated—$18.00. gram of labor, industry and gov­ ernment that the world's richest Amount Donated—$50.00. ernment, The danger is that un­ corporation is frightened stiff at SS T. DARLTON SS FROSTBURG VICTORY der any such get-together pro­ SS CORNELIA the idea of opening its books to (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) gram as may occur today, a two- Amount Donated--^31.00. (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$41.00. thirds majority of the conferees public scrutiny. GM Counsel Amount Donated—$19.00. Walter G. Merritt (above) sounds SS LINCOLN VICTORY SS CLAYMONT VICTORY —namely, industry and govern­ SS J. STEVENS ment—will gang up on labor in off to President Truman's fact­ (Paid off in Boston) (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$24.50. (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$4.00. an effort to compel it to accept finding board to the effect that Amount Donated—$23.00. a labor pi-ogram designed to SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY SS R. PECKHAM GM would pull out of the pro­ SS COCHRAN maintain the status quo. (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) ceedings and wreck the whole (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$56.00. Amount Donated—$17.00. REAL BOTTLENECK negotiations if the bpard decided Amount Donated—$14.00. SS WARD HUNT SS GEORGE WASHINGTON Unearned income — profits — to consider profits and prices. SS IRVIN S. COBB is the bottleneck in the road to (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in Boston) (Paid off in New York) But President Truman decided full production and full employ­ Amount Donated—$40.00. Amount Donated—$28.00. Amount Donated—$16.00 that "ability to pay" is a legiti- ment, Reuther declares, and it SS SMITH VICTORY SS WESTINGHOUSE LOG DONATIONS TURNED does labor no good to scrap with mate base for a union to bargain (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) INTO NEW YORK BRANCH management and government on wages. (LPA) Amount Donated—$57.00. Amount Donated—$9.00. Amount Donated—$210.00. Tw THE S,EAEAKEKS, LOG Friday, JtmuKlC 1946/ THE WEEK'S MEWS IN REVIEW

CURRENT BANS IMPORTS^ SPORTS EVENTS . m m GIANTS BUY COOPER In the most lavish deal in N. Y. Giants history, they forked over AT HOME $175,000 in cold cash to the St. Louis Cards for catcher Walker Tuesdaj*- morning saw some expected in Washington soon. He is not expected to return to Cooper. The Giants are gambling seven thousand Western Union on Cooper being available for the the Soviet Union. workers on N. Y. picket lines 1946 baseball season as he is still ... In Detroit the Autoworkers The Pearl Harbor Livestigating Committee, sarcastically referred in the Navy, and lacks enough announced the signing of an points for release at present. agreement with the new Kaiser- to as a permanent Congressional Frazer auto company calling it Committee, was told that the late President Stoneham was jubi­ the "best ever" in the industry. Secretary of the Navy Frank lant over the Giant's acquisition Observers see a possible effect ,Knox put the blame for the fiasco of the 6 foot, 3 inch slugging catcher, and declared, "Cooper is in the General Motors tie-up . on the Army and Navy com­ RINGSIDE CHATTER Western Electric strikers in manders at Hawaii. the greatest catcher the Giants Kearney, N. J. tangled with 1,000 ever owned." After flattening Morris Reif in A radio commentator charged- the fourth round of a scheduled salaried employees and execu­ that the Army carried 20,000 lbs. The deal showed proof of the tives who attempted to crash Giants' willingness to shell out 10 round headliner. Beau Jack is of bottle caps—yes, we said bot­ ready for Johnny Greco on Feb. picket lines. About 65 pickets tle caps—on the same priority ready cash to build up last sea­ are reported to have routed the Because he fears use of foreign son's 5th place club, and reward, 8. Jack appeared to be much as GIs going home on leave. In improved over hiS; last bout with crashers, but the show was con­ addition he charged that they music will deprive American mu­ the more than one million faith­ sidered as a deliberate attempt ful fans who stuck with the Willie Joyce, although there were were consigned to the San Miguel sicians of jobs. Pres. James C. some claims that Reif was the by the company to provoke vio­ Brewery in the Phillipines owned Giants through their poor season lence. Petrillo of American JFederation last year, and whose dough is victim of a flu attack as well as- by Col. Andres Soriano, a close Beau's fists. President Truman intervened friend of General MacArthur, a of Musicians (AFL), has ruled now being paid out to rebuild that radio stations- in this, coun­ the club. Beau appeared headed for in the steel controversy and CPA Colonel on his staff and person­ trouble as he gradually cleared was reported reads'- to grant price al repre.sentative of Spanish Dic­ try must ban music programs or­ HERE AND THERE up the field of welters. Yes, increases to the corporations . . . tator Franco in the Phillipines. iginating abroad, except in Can­ Arthur Devlin of the Lake trouble in capital letters awaits Oil companies are said to be ne­ Madison Square Garden is to ada. (Federated Pictures) Placid Sno Birds, ex-AAF war Jack when the time comes that gotiating with the unions . . . be the scene of another pro- hero, returned to ski jumping he faces Sugar Ray Robinson.' The meat packing industry will fascist demonstration, under by winning the Toger Tokle He hasn't looked bad in his two use the National Conciliation sponsorship of the FFF. Dubbed the atomic- control program memorial at Bear Mountain with fights since being discharged Service in an attempt to settle as Front For Franco, the FFF adopted by the Moscow confer­ successive jumps of 141 and 148 from the Army, but when Beair the wage dispute. (Friends of Frank Fay) is being ence of Foreign Ministers. feet . . . Billy Conn, recently re­ meets Robinson—well, don't say. The President went on the air backed by "every reactionary, Although General Morgan de­ leased from the Army, is getting we didn't warn you. Robinson, in a direct appeal for the peo­ vicious, un-American publica­ clared in Frankfurt that he had ;into shape for his June heavy­ is without doubt the cream of ple to pressure their congress­ tion" which has "joyously hop­ not resigned, UNNRA headquar­ weight match with Champ Joe the welters today, although a guy men into speeding his labor and ped aboard the Fay bandwagon" ters announced his dismissal fol­ Louis at Little Rock, Ark. . . . named Freddy Cochrane is the reconversion proposals. Response according to War Correspondent lowing his Hitlerlike statements The AAU announced that its an­ recognized champ. by the citizenry was "indifferent" Quentin Reynolds. Fay's fight nual track meet will be held at regarding Europe's remaining NEWS AND VIEWS according to a survey . . . Secre­ against the Actors' Equity (the Jews . . . The Anglo-American tary of State Byrnes left Wash­ actors' union) is being supported Committee opened its inquiry in­ Grunt and groan promoters ap­ ington to attend the United Na­ by the Hearst press and nazi to Palestine, in an effort to pro­ pear perturbed over the new, tions Organization Assembly in friends such as Joseph P. Kamp, vide a home for the comparative­ wrestler's union ju^t formed un­ London where Republicans Van- John Eoghan Kelly, Harry A. ly few who escaped the nazi der the leadership of King Kong denberg dnd Dulles were report­ Jung and Joe McWilliams, Kamp slaughterhouses. Cox. Promoters, like all coupon ed out of harmony with the rest and Edward Atwell, the FFF clippers and profiteers, don't of the U. S. delegation. Byrnes press agent, are regarded Testifying that the wholesale want anyone checknig up on. took pains to reassure the U. S. as the two out.standing leader.s slaughter of Europeans had been their take and demanding a; that the atomic-bomb secrets of pro-fascist political forces in ordered by the Nazi hierarchy, a larger share of the proceeds in would not be disclosed prema­ America. high German officer declared wages. It ain't kosher sez they. turely. (Meanwhile scuttlebutt Thousands of angry letters that his "conscience troubled The N. Y. Rangers appeared on. saysj that the Russians have dis­ from GIs stationed all over the him." The U. S, representatives the comeback trail as they suc­ covered an even more potent world are pouring into Washing­ at the Nuremberg war criminal ceeded in winning two games in. atomic bomb) . . . U. S. Am­ ton protesting the reduction in trials opened their drive to have a row by defeating the Boston bassador to Russia Harriman is Army's demobilization rate. the German General Staff and Bruins 4-2 before the season's- High Command convicted for San Antonio, Texas . . . 1946 largest crowd at Madison Square INTERNATIONAL planning aggression as early as racing season in N. Y. Stats' will Garden . . . Clarence Rowland, 1919. Captured documents quoted open at Jamaica on April 6 ac­ Pacific Coast League prexy, de­ In the Phillipines GIs demon­ General invited thirty U. S. edu­ Field- Marshals von BJpmberg cording to approved schedules of clares the PCL will become a strated anci booed Lt. Gen. Styer, cators to cojne to Japan and help and Blasko.witz as. among those jthe N. Y. State Racing Com­ major loop in the very near fu­ who was trying to explain the revise its educational system to who plotted to plunge the world mission. ture, and says the meeting in Sarj, slowness of the Army's demo­ conform with democratic prin­ into war; Other documents and Battle lines were drawn on the Diego will concern itself with, bilization program. Demanding ciples . . . General Marshall, as witnesses will seek to prove that pro football scene as the new these plans . . . Dixie Walker of the immediate evacuation of well as communists and national­ many of the. atrocities were pro. grid loop—^All America Foot­ the Dodglprs and Nick Etten*, China, the Phillipines and all ist -spokesmen, reported "good sponsored or condoned by the ball Conference—laid claim to al­ Yankee.s first, basemap, promisei 'overseas garrison with the ex­ :progress" in their first meeting Gernian rnili,tary men. The most 200 National Football to. be important holdouts iu Lire, ception of Germany and Japan designed to end the civil war . . . American plan is. to strip, the old League players. The new loop coming baseball sea,son. -proper, the GIs denounced the i Shanghai authorities protested cloak of "just a soldier in the also planned a tentative 14-game According to recently compiled; .use of U. S. ships as transports the removal of six persons aboard Iservice of his country" from the schedule with the leagiie split irecords, right hander Les Web­ to China and Indonesia, and de­ [a French warship as a violation German Junkers backs. ipto Eastern and Western Divi­ ber of Moiilreal led the Inter-; manded that the demobilization iof Chinese sovereignty. Inflation and a tidal wave of sions . . . Tony Cuccinello, recent- national League in earned runs be taken out oI the hands of the ; Although the country is to unemployment with the worst ily released by the Chicago White with 1.81, and had a winning per-; ."vested interests." Similar de­ remain under control of the Al­ economic, chao?. in. years was re­ Sox, is being offered the man­ centage of .786.. . . Henry Frnka, monstrations took place on Sai- lied council, Austria's govern- ported from It£d:^. Butter i^ $6 agership of the. Richmond Colts of Tulsa was named new head pan, in Guam and, according to jment has received diplomatic a pound and other ijrices up 150% ink the Piedmont League . . . coach of the Tulane U. football Stars and Stripes, in Belgium. 'recognition by Russia, Britain, to 200% oyer last year's infla­ Jockey George 'The Ice. Mian" squad ... A baseballer's dream The Japanese Cabinet may dis­ ; France and the U. 3. . . . The tionary prices. Like niany other Woolf, one of America's, top rid­ ~a double no-hiter—took place, solve because of- MacArthur's Rumanian government was "re­ Europeans, Italian children were ers with almost 20 yeajrs, racing at Manila when the Okinawa ruling; that no Jap who helped organized'' with the appointment without toys, and were, lucky, in behind him, died as a result of team, defeated the Leyte Base K: promote totalitarian idjeas mgy of two, opposition njenibers to fact, tbftt theyj- had any. clothing injuries sustairysd in a track team in- the. Army Olympic dite hold office . . . Meanwjiile the minor posts.. . . ITance approved at all. spill. trict championships. :

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Jr., Winter, William, Wiseltier, Howard, Donald, M., Hughs Pat­ Campbell, J. D., Carlson, Chris, Riddle, Walter M., Rickles, Fran­ Newman, William H., Nieri, Richard B. rick, J. Cassada, J., Centeno, Carlos, cis, Rizzo, Anthony, Roberson, Louis. Ciine, Donald, Comack, James, — Z — — I — Richard, Rohari, Jauies L., Ryan, Cooper, John Jr., Cox, Ronald W., — O — Zouchi, Vernon. Ingram, Clayton H., Irwin, Daniel P., Rye, Carl B. Crowley, Grover G., Crwon, R. Owens, Charles R. Frank, Igaz, W, — S — A., Curley, John, Curran, Bert. DECK DEPARTMENT Sadlowski, John E., Saiss, Otto — P — W., Sardella, Joseph J., Savo- Palmer, James F., Panno, Char­ — A — Jacome, W., Jacome, Walter lainin, L. P., Schrimer, Robert, Dalgety, J. 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Superior Ave. sten, Maurice W., Gjirsten, Mau­ He represents his widow and in­ Disputed overtime can be col­ William P., Martin, Richard, CLEVELAND 1914 E. St. Clair St. ri tz. fant child. lected by writing to South Atlan­ Mathews, E. A., McGinnis, Ar­ DETROIT 1038 Third St. tic SS Co. in Savannah, Ga. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. — H — 4" 4" i" thur, McGrath, Maurice, Mc- VICTORIA, B. C. 602 Boughton St. . Hagan, Sigried L., Hall, John CHADWICK HAGBERG Guire, Charles McMahon, John, VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. ATTENTION! Mikalik, George, Miller, Joseph, TAMPA *.842 Zack St. E., Halvorson, James, Hammonds, Your gear is in the New York M-1323 Eddie R. Hansell, John C., Har­ hall baggage room except for Holder of receipt No. 36608, Miller, Willie J,, Moore, Henry JACKSONVILLE 020 Main St. C., Morley, Macfarlane, Muhlei- 5-1231 rison, Charles T., Harrison, Wm., boots which the 2nd Mate got please contact the Galveston Hauger, Charles A. Hawkins, Message from Ernest Bonner. Branch. son, Fred G,^

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Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January II, 1946 '

SlU Action Keeps ON THE FRONT Crew Of The Anniston City I Militant On Ship Denounces 'Pilot' Story As klC Crew members of the Anniston full well that the Isthmian sea­ The operator's stooge tried, but City of the Isthmian Line de­ men of the Anniston were pract­ couldn't keep a militant Sea­ nounced as entirely untrue a ically all Seafarers or SIU pledge farer from signing on. After se­ statement appearing in the card signers, the disguised com' curing a job as Junior Engineer "Pilot" of November 9, .1945. The mies were very careful ot make aboard the Claymont Victory of lying story appeared under a no mention of the NMU or any the Eastern SB Co., SIU member picture of a group of men cap­ other commie-front organization. John Marciano was refused the tioned "Anniston City", and pur­ SIU ship's organizers Stanley right of signing on by the First ported to reveal pro-NMU Bukowski and Thomas Benson Asst. Engineer, who claimed that feelings of the crew plus certain laugh at the Wild claims of NMU Marciano hadn't performed his anti-SIU sentiment. dis-organizers regarding the An­ work properly while sailing un­ niston City, and express complete der him some five years prev­ The entire story, according to confidence in the election's out­ iously. However, as a i-esult of Anniston brothers, is a tissue of come as being a sweeping SIU speedy action by the Seafarers, lies from start to finish, and is victory. Brother Marciano was quickly apparently the figment of some Indignation among Anniston signed on the Claymont. cokie's dreamy mind-like most seamen ran high over belittling Back in March, 1941, Johnny NMU utterances. Truth and SIU Organiser Gene Dauber is talking to a group of Isthmian remarks in the commie rag, and had sailed on the Evangeline as journalism are so far apart in Seamen. According to Gene, they are listening very carefully to accordingly these lies will haye a Fireman, and was elected as the commie's lexicon as dis­ the Seafarers' story. They told Dauber not to worry—that Isthmian the ultimate effect of turning any ship's chairman by the members. played by the "Pilot", that the would go SIU. We're not worrying, but just as insurance, we doubtful Isthmian men to the This same First served on that truth seldom finds its way into could use some more volunteer organizers. How about you? Seafarers for union represent­ ship in another licensed capacity, that rag. ation. and no doubt didn't want to be MISREPRESENTATION bothered with any union hot Members of the Anniston crew shots, so he decided that he Prove SIU Has Better Contract were presuaded to pose for the didn't want Marcy. Lynn Victory Joins picture by a man and gii'l sup­ Due to the efforts of the SIU (Continued from Page 1) the $45 blanket increase of Oct. posedly conducting a survey on representative, a letter was sent ferior version of the SIU "Sweet­ 1st, That should teach them to Up With SiU Parade read more carefully — among the Seamen's Bill o'f Rights and by the company to the Chief En- heart Ag^-eement" which they Organizing aboard the SS other things. other maritime legislation. Knov/- had previously blasted and sign­ Lynn Victory, Isthmian vessel, is ed it with their operators, in proceeding apace, and Deck Del­ Sept. 1944. egate Charles W. Hall reports THE SIU ABROAD that this ship is now one hundred "PACT" A SELLOUT percent SlU-pledged with the ex­ "The SIU at that time," the ception of three misguided mem­ report continued, "was trying' bers of another "union." These pO ' ' I ' , t,i ll'-. "J guys noted with great dismay to increase still further the wages how the Isthmian buys signed in our Troop Ship Supplement pledge carris for the Seafarers, Agreement arid had this case be­ and themselves received only one fore the War Labor Board. The —that from a lad who signed it job to win increases from the to keep his two watch-partners War Labor Board was made placated, and not because he much tougher for the SIU be­ wanted the other "union," cause the operators, WSA and The Lynn Victory Bosun, L. B, WLB were striving to stabilize Mack, is a good fellow and knows wages and conditions for sea­ the score. He has. been sailing men. The WSA and WLB Isthmian for the past four years, JOHN MARCIANO achieved their objective when according to Brother Hall, and the NMU voluntarily signed very willingly signed an SIU gineer directing him to hire Mar­ with their operators a troopship card. "In case any other members ciano as nothing on his previous supplement agreement similar to run into him," says Hall, "They record indicated that he had not the one , the SIU had then, but can't find a better Bosun to sail fjerfui'ined the duties required of knowing full well that the SIU with. iiim on the job. This the Chief was before the Board demanding "Seamen sailing on the Isth­ complied with, by signing him still higher wages on troopships." mian ships are really learning the on at once. The SIU succeeded in increas­ score," Hall declared, "and The value of membership in ing the wages on troop ships in they're getting so they can smell the Seafarers was clearly illus­ spite of the troopship "Pact" com­ phony propaganda a mile away." ife-. trated in the prompt settlement monly called sellout. Compare Concluding his report. Brother of this beef, and makes evident the wage scales for yourself. Chai-les Hall feels confident p? •how SIU union membership pays This picture — showing the Isthmian Anniston City docked victory for the Seafarers in th^ off in job protection and other Normally, one would not ex­ at a Freeport. Sweden, and SIU volunteer organizers Stan­ election to be held in the very numerous benefits. pect the NMU to make their so obviously fake claim to the best ley Bukowski and Thomas Benson on the dock alongside—appear­ near future, and says that it contract, except that in printing ed in a Swedish paper, which hailed these two Brothers as typical won't be long before Isthmian SIU wage scales are the the SIU scale, we did not include representatives of American union seamen. men are fighting side by side highesl in the industry. This under the protective influence of is so because 60,000 fighting a Seafarers' coiitiact for the men under the Seafarers same wages, working and living banner inspire A healthy re­ Organizers Report Alamo Victory Strongly SIU conditions as are now enjoyed' by spect from the shipowners. SIU members. SIU wage scales will continue SIU volunteer organizers Yulin long-delayed election for bar­ the Alamo Victory to the long to be the highest in the years Blomgren, Frank Fromm and gaining agent to begin. list of Isthmian ships which are swinging to the SIU — ships to come because 2V2 million Edward V. -Welsh of the SS The Alamo Victory left New NOTICE! dollars in the treasury means York recently on an intercoastal which have become dissatisfied To all seamen applying for Alamo -Victory, Isthmian Line, union stability, and because run to Mobile and points beyond with the present unorganized original or duplicate Sea­ no considerations, political or report that excellent proga-ess to Seattle. The Isthmian seamen status of Isthmian, and want to men's papers in New York otherwise, are allowed to has been made by the Seafarers aboard her are a swell bunch of bring that company under the City: Beginning December IsP-' stand in the way of the day organizational drive on this ship. OK Joes, according to the ship's terms of Seafarer's contract 17, 1S4S, all seamen's papers They state that the Alamo crew organizers, and will be a very will be issued at the Barge by day, week by week, month which will insure better working, by month struggle for better is pledged practically one hun­ welcome addition to the Sea­ office located near the Ellis wage and shipboard conditions wages and better conditions, dred percent to the SIU, and is farers membership roster. Island Ferry at South Ferry, fc- ' impatiently clamoring for the So, we can add the name of to all Isthmian men.