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OfficUd Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America No. 47 Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y« FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1946

Seafarers Gets 957 Votes^ ';-5 55 Per Cent Of Tallies;

NMU Shut Out On 8 Ships '5 \-3

NMU Challenges 12 Known ::

Pro-SIU Ships In Desperate --!i| Move To Forestall Defeat , -4 story On Page Z

•^. ''i^-ii,' -J?'." :• v\l. f r r '' Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 22, 1946

SEAFARERS LOG Vuhlished 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 % t X t HARRY LUNDEBERG ------President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------Secy-Treas. P. O Box 25, Station P., New York City

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

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A Clear Mandate Frothing at the mouth over the Seafarers clear ma­ jority in the Isthmian election to determine a union bar­ gaining agency, the National Maritime Union this week sank to a new low in their already notoriously finky career. Out of 1745 valid ballots counted by the National Labor Relations Board the SIU garnered 9 57; the NMU secured 724; while only 64 company stiffs voted for no union. This gave the Seafarers an approximate majority of 5 5 per cent of all the valid ballots counted. However, the NMU challenged 502 other ballots on various grounds. These 502 votes were from a group of 12 Isthmian ships, which strangely enough were acknowledged by the crews themselves predominantly pro-SIU! This, of course, had nothing to do with the NMU's challenging of these votes. No, not much! The mandate of the Isthmian seamen was plainly re­ vealed by the election results. It was very clear to every­ one, including the NMU, that Isthmian men want the Sea­ farers to represent them in collective bargaining with the Hospital Patients company. They want the SIU to represent Isthmian sea­ When entering the hospital men in the negotiation of a decent union contract with notify the delegate by post­ their notoriously anti-union employer. Their vote is proof card, giving your name and of this. the number of your ward. But, does the NMU bow gracefully to the demands Staten Island Hospital of Isthmian's unlicensed men? Does the NMU, which always brags about democracy but practices dictatorship, You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten believe in the will of the majority of Isthmian seamen? Island Hospital at the follow­ Do they withdraw with a statement that, "We were ing times: beaten in a fair battle, boys. Go ahead and let the SIU ne­ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. gotiate a contract with Isthmian so that you can have These are ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, (on 5th and 6th floors) union conditions and union representation." No, that as reported by the Pert Agents, These Brothers find itme hanging Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. isn't the policy or method of the communist-controlled heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ (on 3rd and 4th floors.) ing to them. Saturday—1:30 to 3:36 p. m. NMU. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) Knowing even before the actual counting of the bal­ STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL THEODORE KLOSS lots began that they were soundly beaten by the Seafarers, PETER LOPEZ C. G. SMITH the NMU representatives made damn sure that every ship MAX FINGERHUT T. WADSWORTH WAYNE TROLLE MAX SEIDEL which they challenged was a strongly pro-SIU ship. They S. G. LOPEZ CHARLES DUNN A. FERRARI .thought that then they might be able to throw the election R. G. MOSSELLER CEDRIC FRANCIS HOMER HOFF into a run-off. C. W. SMITH MOSES MORRIS KARL PETTERSSON These wise boys of the NMU didn't realize that even J. 11. HARE LEON CURRY EDWARD CUSTER W. G. H. BAUSE without these ships that the SIU would take a substantial RUY JUSTICE ALEX JOKI W. B.- MUIR RAYMOND VAN DREELE DONALD BELL majority. That's where their strategy back-fired. That's L. A. CORNWALL AUBERT BOUDREAUX where they miscalculated. L. L. MOODY "SCOTTY" ATKINS Right from the start of the organizing campaign, the H. BELCHER NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL NMU tried every trick in the book to prevent that election C. M. LARSEN X X % NORMAN PALLME C. L. JACQUES' NEPONSIT HOSPITAL from being held. First, they held up the NLRB hearings L. KAY E. WESTPHAL with the phony excuse that they wanted the pursers includ­ R. J. BLAKE LEONARD MELANSON H. BURKE ed, because they wanted more time to retrieve a lost cause. J. B. PORTER L. H. HARRIS J. S. COMPBELL Then both the Isthmian Company and the NMU protested J. H. DANIEL CHARLES TILLER B. BRYDER the October 18 date for the counting of those ballots. So, S. INTEGRA J. W. DENNIS B. LUFLIN R. M. NOLAN E. VON TESMAR the vote count was postponed until November 18. V. RODRIGUEZ S. RIVERA M. W. LOMBARD G. F. McCOMB There it is in black and white-^the finky record of C. R. POTTER H. C. MERTSCH E. FERRER stalling, duplicity, and sell-outs on the part of the NMU J. HALL JOE BUSH R. BLAKE "leaders." They dare not challenge those facts because every J. M. FORD H. G. DARNELL J. R. HENCHEY single one of them is true. B. F. TROTTIE . JAMES A. ATKINS J. FIGUEROA W. R. WELCOME ROBERT OGLETREE The NMU cannot evade responsibility for the Isth­ P. DOMICA J, F. BUCKLEY JR. % i, % mian seamen's lack of a union contract today. But for t t i EDDIE MAHL BRIGHTON MARINE HOSPITAL those who know the score, one more lie or group of lies BALTIMORE HOSPITAL CENTRAL MASON -from the NMU won't change their minds. Their minds are EDWARD BROCE JR. E. JOHNSTON H. SWIM already made up, and they want only one union—the Sea­ RICHARD CROMWELL JAMES CANARD ROBERT CAVENDER W. QUARLES V. TOCCO farers International Union and before long they will have it! RALPH FREY R. C. BETTERS E. MAY

•. . - v.- j Friday. Hoveniber t% 1946 THE SE AF ARERS LOG Seafarers Ahead In isthmian Vote Count NEW YORK—It's all over but the shouting in the election to determine a bargaining agent for the men who sail the ships of the Isthmian Steamship US, TOO AFL Asks Cut Company. With 1745 votes already counted as valid, the Seafarers Interna­ The paper shorlage which tional Union leads the NMU by 233 votes. The balloting, as it stands at the has New York City in its In Taxes For . • ii "i present time, is 957 for the SIU, 724 for the NMU, 64 for representation by grip, and which has caused many daily newspapers to no union, and 502 votes challenged by the NMU. drop advertising for days at Lower Incomes T%e challenged votes are the full eligible total on 12 ships, ships which a time, has at last hit the WASHINGTON—Tax relief for have been alleged to be pro-SIU for quite some time and which reported voting over­ Seafarers Log. For this rea­ workers with incomes less than son, the Log this week has $3000 should be emphasized in whelmingly for the SIU. Of this 502, only 167 need be counted in favor of the SIU only 12 pages, and • conse­ any tax program considered by to give the Union a clear majority and therefore jurisdiciton ot bargain for the Isthmian quently certain features have the new Congress, the AFL Com­ been left out. By next week seamen. There is no doubt that most of the votes will go to the SIU- mittee on Taxation said last we hope to have enough week. The committee asked for The results of the election have never been in doubt. Even Joe Curran called the paper for a normal size issue. adoption of exemptions of $1500 score on his own union, when, in?— for single pei suns, $2500 for mar­ his report of a few months ago, ried couples and $500 for each he said that the organizers and dependent. officials of the NMU were so busy "Elimination of wartime con­ following the communist party trols of prices and wages reem- line that they had fallen down on phasizes," declared Chairman the job of organizing the Isth­ Matthew Woll, "the need for tax. mian men. relief for the many thousands of POOR SHOWING BY NMU Americans who are paying heavy taxes out of below-subsistence What is even more astounding incomes.'' than the poor showing made by The committee emphasized the the NMU in the total voting is need for eliminating war-created the fact that on eight ships, or 9 agencies, bureaus and unneces-r percent of all ships involved in sary personnel the election, the NMU garnered It pointed out, however, that not one single vote. On no ship while all unnecessary expendi­ was the SIU shut out. tures should be curtailed, it was When the votes on the chal­ essential that revenue to support lenged ships are counted, tlie all legitimate governmental ac­ percentage may be even higher tivities and necessary federal as­ since all the challenged ships are sistance for federal health, wel­ believed to have voted SIU by fare and educational programs large majorities. should Ije provided. On OTily a few ships did the National Maritime Union receive a clear cut majority. As ship af­ Rhode Island Votes ter ship was recorded in the SIU column, the NMU resorted to War BonusTo Seamen challenging ships which they had While new congressmen were- reason to believe had cast a pre­ being elected and others defeated^ ponderance of votes for the SIU. and while some slates approved This tactic only confuses the is­ laws outlawing the closed shop, sues, and denies union represen­ Rhode Island voters came through tation to the Isthmian seamen for with a bit of good news when a longer period of time. The strategy that went a long way in bringing the Isthmian Lines into the SIU fold was they approved of a $200 bonus for This maneuver can only be planned in just such conferences as this one. Above are Paul Hall, New York Port Agent and Direc­ veterans of the armed forces and characterized as a delaying tac­ tor of Organization, and Earl Sheppard, in charge of the Isthmian Organizing Drive, as they dis­ men of the merchant marine. No particulars ai'e available as tic when it is remembered that cussed plans to carry the word to Isthmian men dming the early days of the campaign. In addition the twelve ships challenged have to their other duties. Hall and Sheppard were charged by the membarship with establishing a strike to the qualifications for receiving a total of 502 votes, or enough to apparatus that could be used in case of strike or lockout. As heads of the Strike Preparations this bonus at the present time; hold up the designation of a bai-- Committee, they, assisted by other officials and rank-and-file committees, directed the strategy however, they will be printed gaining agent for a little while that helped in the winning of our major and minor beefs. when received. longer. Those Isthmian seamen, and other waterfront workers doubt. Even the NMU trick of who believe that the NMU is in­ giving away rnemberships in that terested in bettering the lot of Lundeberg Blasts MC Training Schools, union for practically nothing did seamen received a rude shock as not stem the tide that flowed a result of this strategy. steadily in favor of the SIU. That these men are in need of, But the NMU was not the only Calls For End Of Scab Building Program and desirous of, union represen­ factor that stood in the way of tation is borne out by the fact SIU representation of these men. Roundly denouncing the Mari­ quired," he said. "The men have not for the benefit of the Amer-- • -II that out of 1745 valid votes so The Isthmian Steamship Com­ time Commission's Ti-aining been getting their experience by ican Merchant Marine. A man. far, only 64 were cast for no pany carried on a vicious anti­ Schools and Program as "waste learning on the job." who gets this type of training union. In the pages of the Log. union campaign, designed to stall of the taxpayer's money" and of will be useless aboard ship. He over a long period of time, stories Pointing up that the Commis­ any efforts to organize the men "no benefit to the American Mer­ does not learn the practical points have appeared which gave the sion's training program is glut­ and to terrorize the shoreside chant Marine," SIU President of sailing, which can only be ac­ true picture of conditions on ting the already adequate supply and volunteer organizei-s. In thi§ Harry Lundeberg has called upon of men to sail the nation's ships, quired by sailing in the loc'sle Isthmian vesselW The men of this they were .abetted by the NMU the Federal Bureau of the Bud­ Lundeberg said that with the lay­ as a seaman." line took the course that is guar­ goons who beat down pro-SIU get to cease allocating funds to ing up of millions of tons of ship­ Lashing out at those behind the anteed to better these conditions men at every opportunity. this "useless" project. ping, and the consequent reduc­ program, Lundeberg charged th^ by voting so solidly for the Sea­ tion in jobs, the maritime indus­ the commission heads were main­ farers. MORE TRICKS Lundebcrg's denunciation was None of these tricks worked. made in the form of a letter to try would be faced with a severe ly interested in establishing a CREDIT TO VOLUNTEERS Ship after ship came back to U.S. William J. Mountin, a field rep­ unemployment problem when permanent bureau to the end that they could "perpetuate them­ m The credit for the success of poi-ts secure in the knowledge resentative for the budget bu­ things return to normal. By turn­ selves" in jobs. the organizing drive in the Isth­ that when the chips were down, reau in which he stressed sev­ ing out men in face of this fac­ mian Line goes almost entirely to they were going to vote SIU. This eral important facts in support tor, the Commission is greatly : He cited particulaidy the case the volunteer organizei-s who information struck terror into the of his contention that the Com­ increasing the severity of the ! of the present head of the Com- gave unstintingly of their time hearts of the Isthmian owners,, mission's program should be problem. I mission's training schools pro- - and effort in the campaign to and when the time came to post abolished. The SIU official said that- "the I gram, a Mr. Knight, who calls , make Isthmian SIU. These men, notices of the election on Isth­ The SIU president pointed out same conditions prevail for Of­ 1 himself "Admiral," "a man who under the direction of the SIU mian ships they stood firmly in that prior to the WSA's estab­ ficers' Training." The Cadet never did go to sea for a living." Organizing Staff, sailed the ships the way. lishment of the "Training Training program, he said, was Clo.sing his letter with a plea of the largest unorganized freight Only action by the Govern-' Schools" program, men wishing an attempt to create a caste sys­ for consideration of the taxpay­ line-in the world and carried the ment forced them to allow the' to sail in unrated classifications tem within the merchant ma­ ers' hard-earned money, Lunder- word about the advantages and lawful posting to go on without' merely'^had to present themselves rine structure, similar to that berg said: ^ • '-ti benefits of membership in the further interference. As the ships to the U. S. Steamboat Inspec- fostered by the academies at "We request that the Merchant SIU. voted, in ports on every coast of tign Service, and prove them­ West Point and Annapolis. Marine Training Schools be From the beginning, when men' the United States, reports started selves physically fit. Touching on the effect of this abolished as they are useless and of the Isthmian company started to flow back to the New York, No experience being necessary program on the merchant marine, a waste of the taxpayers' money, coming up to the Union Halls in Hall from the men who did the for these jobs, "there has mever Lundeberg added, "this type of and they do not benefit the Amer­ ican merchant marine." all ports, the issue was never in fContiniied on Page 4) been any training period re­ man, and this type of training is Paga Four TffE SE AE ARERS LOC Friday, No?smb#r 22, 1946 Seafarers' Program For Future: Fight To Preserve Labor's Rights By EARL SHEPPARD supporting Brother Lewis and the Lewis or any other officials into mineworkers all the way in their jail, we must join all organized ' Right now the Seafarers, is just demands. We are al.so labor in ' whatever action is vitally concerned witlr- the Isth­ soundly condemning the govern­ necessary to defeat these labor- mian election count, among other ment for using court action in an baiting tactics. important matters. However, attempt to break the miners plan­ CLOSED SHOP .. complete details concerning this ned strike. Whenever the govern­ In the recent elections, three situation appear in another sec­ ment or its officials start using more states joined the two which By PAUL HALL tion of the Log. court action to force labor to had already passed laws restrict­ It's sufficient to say that even comply with their rulings, its a ing labor unions from signing though the SIU secured 55 per­ return to the old days of injunc» The vote that has been tabulated so far in the Isthmian election closed shop contracts. This is also cent of the valid counted ballots, tions, etc., which the unions is a tribute to the hard work of the members of the Seafarers In­ another attack being launched the NMU has held up NLRB cer­ fought so hard to defeat. ternational Union. Although the NMU is continuing its stalling against labor's gains. . tification of the SIU as sole bar­ If we in the SIU want any kind methods, nevertheless, we know that the unorganized men of the gaining agent for the Isthmian uf a free labor muvejiieiit, llien Whenever a iminn, through col­ Tstbmian T.jno have expressed a preference for the SIU and that seamen by challenging 502 votes we have to battle against these lective bargaining with the com­ it is only a matter of time before we will be sitting down at a frorr> 12 Isthmian ships which are conditions just as hard as when panies, secures a closed shop bai-gaining table to talk turkey to the anti-union bosses of the counted by us as strongly pro- we battled the shipowners for a agreement then that union is fully largest freight line in the United States. entitled to enforce the provisions SIU. contract or when we battled the Our members who acted as volunteer ships organizers did so of that contract. Organizing on the Cities Ser­ WSA to defeat their attempted of thir own free will. They received no pay as did the men who vice tankers and other unorgan­ regimentation of the seamen. Now, in this latest anti-labor represented the NMU on these ships. You all know that SIU ized tanker fleets is still progress­ If the worst comes to worst in stunt certain states are saying by volunteers who went to sea sailing Isthmian ships took a financial ing. As noted in previous articles, the miners' case, and they toss means of their laws that we can't licking because they did not collect the same high pay that other the SIU has petitioned for an sign a closed shop contract. That Seafarers did on SlU-contract ships. They did not have the strong election among Cities Service it's illegal. Illegal, hell! We Union backing that the SIU is able to give men on ships contracted tankermen, and we should have fought for the closed shop to pre­ to the Union; and this is a big factor with seamen. further to report on this outfit Bypass Tampa vent the open shop conditions of in the near future. We can say a few years ago, when there was Worst of all, they sailed on non-union tubs, with conditions at this time that the Seafarers no such thing as rotary shipping that were a throwback to conditions of a good 10 years ago. They strong organizational efforts are Chandlers; They or the union hiring hall. Now, did this because they believe in the SIU and they are prepared securing the support of the ma­ they're telling us that it's illegal! to go to any lengths to carry the good word about the Union. jority of Cities Service unlicen­ Passed Pickets These present day conditions sed men. which our union has to fight Many Points Proved By SONNY SIMMONS Certain other matters have re­ against are more reason than ever m If this organizing campaign proves nothing else, it docs definite­ cently come to our attention, and TAMPA—Prospects for a busy that we should keep our Union ly show that the men of the SIU are willing to fight the hard way indicate the possible trend which winter here appear bright, with strong. We must keep our Union to organize the unorganized. But it proves many other points as the shipowners will take in their the announcement that the SS streamlined for any eventuality. well. future dealings with the water­ Florida will start operating Dec. We were prepared for our strike First of all it shows us that any company, no matter how large front unions. It's significant to 15, Alcoa ships making the Island when it became necessary to win or powerful it may be, can be organized by a strong, democratic note that Frank Taylor, President run are now beginning to put in our demands. And we'll be pre­ union. When we went into the drive to bring Isthmian into the of the powerful and labor-hating at this port. pared for the shipowners and American Merchant Marine In­ SIU fold, we did so with the knowledge that the company had a In port at the moment is the their lawmaking stooges when­ stitute, has recently attacked the long anti-union record; that they Were strong and had many com­ ,S,S William Wirt; al.so, the West ever they attempt to take away principles of union hiring halls pany stiffs working for them; and that they had the moneybags Coast scow. Hall Kelly. We hope any of labor's gains which labor and union rotary shipping. of the United States Steel Company behind them. that by the time this appears in fought for and spilled its blood UNION FOUNDATION print the West Coaster will be win. That's the Seafaters pro­ Don't think that these factors did not have a bearing on the crewed up. gram for tomorrow. arrogant manner that the Isthmian officials adopted when they These two things—union hir­ talked to the Union. ing halls and rotary shipping— We are still getting several ships in port, but they are not are so important to the structure Hard Times Faced of the union that it would mean calling for replacements. Conse­ Seafarers Leads a serious loss if either of them quently, things have slowed up Second, we learned that the entire apparatus of the Union were ever taken away from us. considerably. must be geared tq^ normal action, strike action, and organizational For that reason, any attempts on Ships touching this port should Isthmian Vote action at the same time. never order any stores that in­ the part of Taylor, or other ship­ (Con finned from Page 3) During the course of the Isthmian drive, the SIU faced many volve dealing with the ship- owners, to take away from us actual voting. The John S. Mos- hard times. We were raided by the communist-dominated water­ chandlers here. These phonies those conditions for which we by reported almost all votes for front unions, had to fight for the entire labor movement against are all in the same boat. All dur­ fought so hard will meet with the .SIU; when the ballots were the redtape of the Wage Stabilization Board, and supported the ing our strike they violated our same kind of battle that the SIU counted the SIU garnered 28 Masters, Mates, and Pilots and others in their legitimate beefs, as picketlines with police protec­ always puts up in its beefs. votes to none for the NMU. well as taking part in many other large scale beefs. • However, there is no doubt in tion. The William Whipple- claimed the minds of other Seafarers with' If we had not been strong and well organized, sooner or later BUY ELSEWHERE an overwhelming vote in favor of whom I have spoken lately that we would have failed in one or more of the big jobs we set out to do. Their reply to us when we ask­ the SIU; the actual count show­ the ship operators will attempt to ed them to respect our lines was ed 27 for SIU and nothing for the take away or whittle down our | LOG Important "We are in this business to make NMU. From the Claremont Vic­ conditions of rotary hiring and money and we are going to sell tory came the estimate that the Last, and by no means the most important, is the lesson we union hiring halls. stores to'the ships if we have to entire crew had yoted for the learned in reference to the Seafarers Log. Through the use of this It is also extremely interesting to have police protection to do SIU; this proved to be correct and paper, we were able to carry on organizing, strike action propaganda, to note what a tremendous battle it." the total .was 14 SIU to 0 for the and support of other unions at the same time. We definitely need the shipowners put up to pre­ And, Brothers, that is just what NMU. a larger paper, and through this medium we can do even more work vent either the licensed deck of­ in all fields. ficers or engineers from gaining they did. They'd load up a truck This was the story on almost union seeurity. i full of stores and get a hundred all ships of the Isthmian fleet. ' While we are pointing out the good job done by our volunteer- In the case of both the MM&P gendarmes to see it through. So True, some ships landed in the organizers and members, and the important part played by the Log. and the MEBA, neither organiza­ all Stewards should pick up their NMU victory column, but these we know too that the Isthmian seamen themselves did a big job tion gained real union security stores elsewhere. proved to be few in number and in making Isthmian another SIU company. They have proven from their seven-week long Voting, at the moment, is go­ never by the same majority as that they are good union-minded men, and we should feel very strikes. It's true that the MM&P, ing along very slowly. The few shipg voting for the SIU. proud over the fact that they thought enough of the SIU to vote gained a slightly better prefer- \ men who are on the beach have Victory in the bargaining elec­ for us as overwhelmingly as they 'have. all voted. In fact, we won't even ential hiring clause than the tion, when it is announced by the For our part, we should be damned glad to have these militant be able to hold a meeting tomor­ MEBA on the East Coast. But, National Labor Relations Board, men as our Union Brothers in the SIU. They had a choice between row night, as we have very few it's also true that neither outfit will not mean the end of. the two unions—they picked the SIU in preference- to the NMU and books on the beach. Some old- j gained a closed shop contract. story. True to the pattern which no union at all. timers are around—Nevin Ellis, the NMU has set during this en­ LOOK AT MINERS George Cain, Manuel Villar, to, tire campaign, it is reasonable to Job Is Important Take a look at the United Mine mention a few. believe that they will endeavor to The whole situation around the Isthmian Drive proved that Workers of America, and the Seafarers A1 Driver lost his kid stall the accrediting of the Sea­ brother a few days ago. Young |farers International Union as the not only should the membership go all out in our beefs, but offi­ pressure which the Truman ad-1 cials of the SIU must take an intensive part in any future organi­ ministration is putting on their ^ Driver, who had recently started official bargaining agent for the going to sea, and the girl to men who sail Isthmian. zational work. The record in this last campaign shows that -prac­ president, John L. Lewis, to force tically all did their parts in this job just recently and successfully whom he was engaged were kill­ Their action, however,' cannot him to backwater on the union's' concluded. But there are some weak spots. demands for increased wages to ed instantly when the car in change the final outcome, and meet the ever-increasing cost of which they were riding got out within a short period of time the These weak spots in the Union structure and apparatus have living. The entire might of the of control and crashed. SIU will be prepared to negoti­ been noted and of course, they will be corrected immediately. Weak U. S. Government is being exert­ The family requested SIU men ate for Isthmian seamen the same links in the chain must and will be weeded out! ed in this case to force the miners to serve as pallbearers. Our con­ high wages and excellent condi­ The membership of the Seafarers International Union is aware to remain on their jobs. dolences to Brother Driver and tions enjoyed by all others who of these things and they will take steps to clear up these union Needless to say, the SIU is I his family. are members of the SIU. problems in the traditional democratic, SIU manner.

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.• crC..- .'r' * •'' 1^^- Friday. November 22.'1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page.. Fivet^ Shipping Picks Up In Philly; Oldtimers Back To Favorite Port By J. TRUESDALE PHILADELPHIA — Shipping Next week we hope to be in a seems to be picking up in the position where we will have to port of Philly. This past week we send to New York for men. signed on seven ships and paid We're beginning to see a lot of off four, two of them. SUP ships. the old faces around here. Men Seafarers In Port Marcus Hook At the present time we have who did picket duty in other five SUP ships lying in the har­ ports during the strike. Little NO NEWS?? bor waiting for the MM&P and Smokey is back from Baltimore Are Now Part Of Community Life Silence Ibis week from the MEBA strike on the west coast hospital and Lincoln Nordly is in Branch Agenls of ihe follow­ to end. As soon as the strike is St. Agnes' hospital. By BLACKIE CARDULLO ing ports: settled out there we'll crew these It's rumored around that BeUy- robber Bernstein just got off the MARCUS HOOK —The SIU is of the Strike Committee here dur­ CHARLESTON ships up, thereby taking quite a ing the big strike. ^ few men off the beach. Harper due to the fact that she one step further along in its cam­ PORT ARTHUR is going to the boneyard and paign to let Marcus Hook know Another of the boys that just HOUSTON ALMOST NORMAL Brother Bernie just don't like the drifted in is Howard Conaid, a NORFOLK Things are just about back to "yard run." that we are around. In fact they ship's Purser, who came in here JACKSONVILLE can't help but notice us, for the normal after almost three months Believe it or not, "The Moose" during the SIU-SUF strike and CORPUS CHRISTI of inactivity, and Philadelphia Blackie Gardner is working dispatcher and myself are now volunteered to handle all of our SAVANNAH will soon be getting it's share of again, and Kid Red Healy is on full-fledged members of the Mar­ office work. He was promptly put BALTIMORE shipping as it has in the past. the verge of taking a job. We cus Hook volunteer fire depart­ to work helping on our organiz­ also hear that "Happy" is once ing drive. ment. more in love and doing all right HOOK CHICKS for himself. Soon a familiar sight to the Men Who Refuse Ships Create Both of the above mentioned It seems strangely different populace will be the white caps boys claim they just came down around Sonia's now that old man of the SIU astride the fire truck here for a visit and to .ship out, Future Competition For Selves Mitch has passed away. He will as it rushes through the streets but our opinion is: Don't under­ By STEELY WHITE on its rescue mission. We'll han­ estimate the power of the chicks ships could sail with a complete dle anything hot that comes along of Marcus Hook. NEW ORLEANS—Shipping is The motto of these guys is like picking up a little more every crew. now, and no cracks about "hot This is not as it .should be. The ships" from you kibitzers. Frank Buck's: "We bring them day, but we still have a great back from anywhere." more permits we issue, the more many men on the beach. In some men every member will have to As was reported last week the As for the "alive" part of it cases we are having trouble buck in the future for a job, and SIU Tanker News is being dis- you'll have to ask the chicks. liibuled around the flook to all crowing up ships that men are men on the beach without jobs And that's about all for this is not a healthy sign. unorganized tankermen. The we"rfrom\he"bigges"t"litUe p"ort refusing. In these cases we have We cannot allow our man­ on the coast. I had to issue permits so that the power ratio to get out of pro­ portion—so let's protect ourselves by taking these ships when they Coastal Archer Crew Collects come up on the board. Copies of the new agreement be sorely missed by all seamen Back Pay Withheld Illegally have been received here at the who knew him as he was one Hall and they are available to all. swell guy. By JOE ALGINA It is a good idea to give it a real CREDIT TO 511 look over as many changes have We would like to give credit NEW YORK — When the give us a hard time, we succeeded been made for the better. to 511 for the use of their kitchen MM&P went out on strike, the SS in winning our point.' At the present time we are ne­ during the strike. It was a great Coastal Archer, Overtakes, was First we pounded away on the gotiating in Mobile with the Wa­ help in the conduct of the strike, caught in Brownsville, Texas. The charge of desertion placed against those men in Brownsville. The terman and Mississippi com­ and without it we would not have copies are being grabbed up like Skipper of the ship did not want panies. We are also shaping up company hemmed and hawed, been able to feed in the fine hot cakes by -the tanker seamen. to lose his good crew, so he told but they saw that we had no in­ something new to cover the new i manner that we did. Our thanks the men they could sleep and eat passenger ships of the Mississip­ Sun Oil men have made con­ tention of giving in, so they drop­ may be a little late, but we want aboard, maintain the ship, and pi Company. siderable qpmment on this first ped the charges and those men to extend our thanks to all who they would be paid for the entire One of these new passenger edition, and from their response will be paid for the period they aided the Seafarers win the re­ time. ships is ready to take a crew it looks like they are slowly but remained on the ship after the cent strike. That sounded okay to the crew within a few days for her maiden surely coming under the SIU ban­ strike started. Also thanks are due the crew and so that was done. After about voyage to Buenos Aires. Also of the SS Cornelia who during ned. ALREADY PAID ten days, however, some of the one of the P&O ships will be the MM&P and MEBA strike do- HOPPING AROUND crewmembers got a little restless, Next we picked up the dispute back in action before long, and nated cigarettes to the boys who so they asked to be paid off. They about paying the rest of thg men, Since we lost our organizer, it will be necessary to send some were tied up on the beach. Their collected their money without and by this time we had things Johnny Arabaz, both the dis­ men from here to fullj' man the thoughtfulness was appreciated any trouble. going pretty much our way. ship. by all men in the port of Phila­ patcher and myself have been The company agreed to pay the A few days later, a couple more VOTE NOW delphia. kept busy hopping around set- ^ ^ • -..u men up to and including October tling beefs, paying off ships, and "»en went to the Captain with the 12, and that ended our last beef. Voting in the elections for 1947 organizing. We sure want to same story, but this ime the officials is going along at a good thank the members on the beach, Sk^PP^^ff^sed^o^paj^ them off. clip and every man in the port The Patrolman Says: He explained that he had re­ for their help in organizing while A 66EF. of New Orleans is strongly urged Bone Cracker they were waiting for a ship. ceived a telegram from the War . AMD- to vote immediately if he hasn't Shipping Administration which NEW YORK —The crack SIU At the moment we are looking already done so. prohibited him from giving any Mississippi Steamship Com­ crew of the SS Belle of the West forward to the arrival of the SS, j^^iore draws, or making any more should have good sailing on its AMD pany has the retroactive pay Tonto this week, with our dear payoffs. South African run. The lads of friend Captain "Rowboat" Wil­ YOOK ! made up tlirough the July 19 and any man who has anything com­ this Robin line vessel displayed son on the bridge. The reason we NOT GOOD ing to him should .contact Mr*. signs of good unionism as they call him "Rowboat" is because This did not sit so well with Chandler at the New Orleans of­ signed on. Unusual harmony pre­ that is his rightful place, in a the men, and a few of them left fice of the company. This is your vailed among the crew members, rowboat all by himself where he the ship without being paid. The dough so go get it! a pretty good indication that can play "Captain Bligh" to his Old Man immediately charged there should be a minimum of heart's content. the missing men with desertion. beefs when the Belle finally re­ TOUCHE As soon as thd strike was over, The men have already been paid, turns. the ship headed for New York, so all's well that ends well. Attention Seafarers The Belle's Bosun is a guy We have received instructions and the crew came right up to Shipping and business are both Word has come to this of­ with an interesting twist. He is from "Rabbit" to refrain from the Hall with the story. We got picking up in this port. There are fice that the Seafarer Log is a master of the art of ju-jitsu. picking on his local belle. It to work on it immediately, and a few more jobs on the board, but not to be found in some of Prior to the war, the Japanese seems that he didn't like what although the companj' tried to still not enough to cause a rush the seamen's Clubs in for­ government awarded him the was printed concerning the light from the outports to this port. If eign ports. "Black Belt" for his excellence ia of his life a few weeks ago. Ah, you want to ship, stay where you Whenever in a foreign port the boiie-breiiking technique. yes, some men are touchy about are, the chances are better. go to the seamen's Clubs and We hope the Bosun doesn't get certain things. Check It - But Good Feeding in this port ends on see if the Log is displayed. If hurt, although we hear he heaves I guess the glowing accounts I Check the slop chest be­ Monday, November 25. Not too you don't see it. ask for it. a mean human-being. However, have described concerning life in fore your boat sails. Make many of our men are left on the Find out why it is not put there appears to be little reason Marcus Hook have gotten around, sure that the slop chest con­ beach, aird it seems that the out, and leavo some of your to expect any excitement on the for several of the boys are on tains an adequate supply of time has come to pack away the ship's copies of the Log there. Belle after seeing the clean-cut their way down here. all the things you are liable kitchen. But it is ready for any Notify the Seafarers Log of gang that signed on. all Clubs where you do not I just received a wire from Pat­ to need. If it doesn't, call the emergency, and we can put it to­ At any rate, congratulations find the SIU paper. rick Forquer, stating that he is Union Hall immediately. gether in a very short time if we are in order to the crew of this on his way in. Pat was a menrher have to. ^ip. Ray Gonzales i^^!6r*:r>Xi:W'.^i^r*^'WW-ieS^ : :• ' " """

Page Six THE SEJFARB R§ I 00 Friday. Wovambor 22. 1S4E SlU Opens New Hall In Toledo, Time Has Come Takes Lead With Lakes Seamen To Change Tax By HENRY CHAPPELL Law For Seamen TOLEDO, O. — The SIU has leave our ships alone. They fully made another step forward in its expected the SIU would stand By LOUIS COFFIN idly by and give them our ships. prograrri of expansion on the NEW YORK — From time to Great Lakes by opening a new After this move of theirs was re­ pelled, they then yelled mistake. time I have written articles for hall at Toledo, Ohio — at 615 By JOE VOLPIAN the Log concerning income taxes You bet it was a mistake! Summit St. as they apply to seamen. I wrote Almost every man going to iiig or taking out-patient treat­ Eventually the Seafarers will Their biggest mistake was several articles, but nothing much ment, he is entitled to main­ have halls in all the principal made on August 23 when they sea has at one time or another has been done about it as yet. ports on the Great Lakes. How­ signed an agreement with Beth­ heard about "Maintenance and tenance. There is no fixed rate of main­ Now, by reading the papers, I ever, this will be our long range lehem Steel, and their phony Cure" but, as a matter of fact, notice that the next Congress program, as the SIU depends en­ strike was only eight days old. there is a great deal of confusion tenance to be received by a sea­ has intentions of slashing income tirely upon funds received from , Even the LSU would have been on the subject. man but it is supposed to be taxes by twenty percent, so I the seamen in the form of dues ashamed of that agreement Every once in a while, a man enough for him to live on. At the whereby they agreed not to pic­ will come into our office and present time, the courts allow think this would be a good time and assessments. to bring up my favorite subject, ket or interfere with Bethlehem ask us if he is entitled to "coni" about $3.50 a day fur unliceiised We do not get any financial aid pensation" or "subsistence" be­ personnel. This amount is not —elimination of seamen's income or assistance from any political cause he was injured or taken fixed by law, and varies accord­ taxes, if the seamen is out of the or foreign party as is the case ill on the ship. ing to the place you live and the country in excess of six months. with the NMU. Nor does any There is no such thing as com­ particular time which you were Regardless of the raise in company give us financial sup­ pensation for a seaman. Com­ injured or taken ill. wages and overtime which we port such as the phony Lakes pensation, as it is commonly used, Prior to the war, companies recently won, we still find that Seamens Union receives from the means that when a man is hurt paid anywheres from $1.50 to the average seamen is employed Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. on a job, he is usually allowed $2.50 a day. If the cost of living This phony company union is 2/3rds of his salary while totally goes still higher, the Courts composed of one of the Cleve­ disabled, but in no event would might allow more than $3.50. land Cliff's attorneys and a few he get more than about $25.00 In addition to the maintenance, employees sailing the company's a week—depending under which the seaman is also allowed to sue vessels. They call themselves a law he comes. That is all a shore- the company for the injuries he Lake sailors union run by Lake side worker is entitled to under sustained, if the accident was sailors, and by their form letters Compensation. caused by the negligence of the they advertise how cheap it is to The term "subsistence" as it is ship, its officers or fellow em­ join their outfit The LSU is not ships, allowing them to sail with known, is payment to the seaman ployees. affiliated with either the AFL or NMU crews while their brother for the value of his room and The law as to Maintenance and CIO, and would never have any union members were picketing board while he is employed on a Cure is so old that, as the law­ outside support in the event of a other ships, docks, and non-union ship upon which there is no feed­ yers say, "the memory of man labor dispute. halls. ing and sleeping, and has nothing runneth not to the contrary." It Officials of the LSU were not at all to do with illnesses or in­ goes back to the old English Ad­ The entire membership of the juries suffered while working on elected, and they have no con­ NMU on the Lakes was sold miralty Law, and there are cases not more than eight months per a ship. stitution or democratic form of down the river by this agreement, on record that go back hundreds year. And since his earnings for The seaman, in oyr opinion, is operating their union. Of course and they know it. and hundreds of years, allowing few months have to take care of they will never have any disputes protected by the law much more seamen maintenance and cure. If an SIU organizer is unable himself and his family for the as to wages, working conditions, than any other worker that we The theory upon which a sea­ to contact you aboard the ship entire year, the elimination of the etc. as Cleveland Cliffs will fix know of. If he is hurt or in­ man receive his maintenance is you lay up this fall, come to one withholding tax would increase these things, and LSU officials jured on a ship, or in the im­ that the shipowner, if the man of the SIU halls located at his take home pay, and ease the will agree or be out of their jobs. mediate proximity thei-eof, not were hurt in his employ, was ob­ Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, De­ situation during the time • he is Every Lake sailor knows this out­ due to his own willful miscon­ ligated to see him through his troit, Chicago, and Duluth and out of work. fit is phony, even its own mem­ duct, regardless of whether the difficulty as in those days sea­ join the SIU-AFL.... a union of bers. injury or illness is his own fault men were supposed to be wan­ EIGHT MONTH YEAR sailors run by and for sailors, or not, then he is entitled to his derers on the face of the earth, NMU FAILED Many people who are not ac­ whose membership sails on the j "cure," which he receives at the irresponsible, with no knowledge Due to the commimistic tactics Great Lakes, and on the East, Marine Hospitals and where he quainted with seamen's problems of how to take care of themselves. have been under the impression employed by the NMU on the West and Gulf Coasts. is not required to pay for such Of course, nowadays, it is en­ that seamen work all year around Lakes in their vain attempt to Where would one of the mem- services. tirely different, because our men like the shore workers. Unfor­ comp'si all Lakes seamen to join ' bers from these Lakes seamens After he is discharged from are well represented. Under the tunately such is not the case. their outfit, this outfit knocked unions ship from in the event the hospital and he cannot go to present set-up for seamen, a man themselves out of the picture. | they ever wanted to go deep sea work because of the illness or in- becoming ill or injured during With ships laying up, being Their phony strike on the Lakes for a change? jury, so long as he is convalesc- a( voyage not due to his own mis­ sold, reallocated, and various only served to create resentment conduct, recovers wages until the other reasons, very few, if any, and hatred toward themselves. end of the voyage or until he is seamen work a straight year. Former members of the NMU are Boston Battles Doldrums And fit for duty, whichver happens Even when, a seamen works trying to turn in their books to first, plus Maintenance and Cure eight months he has. had a good the SIU in increasing numbers. at the rate of $3.50 per day. year, also, the public should re­ Some of them are not wanted Anti-Labor Bill At Same Time Contrast this with what he member that the seamen do not as we don't intend to have the By JOHN MOGAN would recover under Compensa­ receive any remuneration when communist party take over the tion. Under Maintenance and they ai-e out of work. SIU like they have the NMU. In BOSTON —With the West was voted by the electorate by a Cure the man will receive ap- Coast/-.fief strikee+T-ib-e. alloil butKiif settled (ac-1 two-to-one,1^ margin, t ^ From all this we can easily see Joe Curran's own words, he has proximately $24.50 per week plus that by eliminating withholding stated publicly that the commun­ cording to the current newspaper, This has a curious angle for the his full wages, plus the opportun­ reports) the Port of Boston is still SIU, in that we are not sure yet taxes, if a seamen has been out ists have taken over the NMU ity in a proper case, to recover of the U.S. over six months, the as quiet as a day-old corpse. that this branch will be required and its treasury. damages in addition. difference of 17 or 18 percent of There are signs of some tanker to file. Not that it makes a great When some of these former One major difference to be his actual earnings will aid him activity in the offing. Three are deal of difference to the SIU, as NMUers apply for SIU member­ kept in mind is that under Com.- duiiijg the few months that he is its financial affairs are now an ship they are turned down as expected in here within the next pensation, there is an overall actually employed. SIU officials are not to be taken few days. However, all three are open book to the membership limit of $7,500 payable to the in­ in by their slick talk. Whenever coming from the Gulf and there and have been since the incep­ jured worker. While in the case REVERT TO OLD LAW tion of the Union. some of these guys pat us on the shouldn't be. much of a turnover. of seamen, $25,000 or $30,000 judg­ Before the war such was the However, the Unions feel—and back or try to, we constantly It is plenty discouraging for the ments are quite common. law, and I believe we should re­ with good reason—that this is a watch to see where the knife is members on the beach to be It is the opinion of the writer vert to that law. We must re­ discriminating law, in that unions concealed. showing around every day for a that the present law governing member that up to now the sea­ are required to list financial trans­ The apparent lack of interest job, with nothing on the board seamen is more equitable than men were not eligible for unem­ actions for the State, not as busi­ shown by the NMU towards their and nothing expected. The much that governing shore workers. ployment insurance. nesses and corporations do (a Lakes branches at the present heralded boom in shipping just The fact that the law has been time does not fool us either. This didn't develop as yet, and the mysterious statement of liabili­ ties and assets), but in minute passed giving us unemployment is an old prize fighter trick to harbor is virtually as dead as insurance does not mean much feint his opponent out of posi­ detail. It remains to be seen how GET THE LOG during the strike. yet, for the law hasn't aided the tion, and then pull a fast one. No, There must be a reason or reas­ it will work out. The Seafarers Log is your Well, to paraphrase an old Union paper. Every member seamen due to all the red tape the SIU fully expects any trick ons for this condition; and some­ involved. in the book from the NMU, and is where in the hidden corridors of World War Motto, our members has the right to have it mailed When Congress I'econvenes they consequently prepared at all times the Maritime Commission there here are hoping to "be out of the to his house, where he and to take care of them. must be some little guy who doldrums by Christmas." But his family can read it at their should immediately take some something should break before leisure. action on this income tax busi­ SIU ALERTNESS knows what it is all about. then, if only the reappearance of If you haven't already done ness and give the seamen what FINKY BILL : SIU alertness on the Great those almost forgotten paragraphs so. send your name and home was theirs before the war. Ijakes was proven beyond doubt The labor bill requiring labor of the various Port articles which address to the Log office. 51 this fall during the phony NMU unions to file all receipts and used to read something like this: Beaver Street. New York "Lakes strike when they put a itemized expenditures with the " ... so come to this port, you City, and have yourself added picket line around SlU-contract- State, a bill fought bitterly by or­ fellows who want to ship out in to the mailing lisL ed ships after being warned to ganized labor in Massachusetts, a hurry." ••• "-| : ''y^*:4

Friday. SNovembiBr 22, 1346 T B E S E AP A R KR S LOG Page Saves aOIlPS' MINUTES AND NEWS

Food Snarls Harass MONKEYING AROUND Waltham Victory Men Bauxite Tieup Dogged by foul food conditions that persisted from the day of the sign-on, the SS Waltham Victory returned Nears End early this week to New York, original port of engagement, winding up a four-month run notable for the trials which PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad- beset the crew. When the food-* ——— —_ Prospects appeared bright for the stuffs weren't bad they were; to use part of the old stock. By early resumption of regular short in supply, 'it was revealed the time Capetown was I'eached schedules by Alcoa vessels on the when the vessel docked. the butler had gone from bad to bauxite run. An announcement Twice in the voyage from New rancid, and the crew complained, early this week said the 10-day York to Madagascar the crew ob­ asking that it be replaced. This old strike of the 2,000 dock wor k­ jected to sailing because of the reque.st was refused. ers had been virtually settled, al- food difficulties. On both occa­ Spokesmen for the crew then though picketing continues. sions the crew's militant stand approached the United States While the issues are being ar bit­ won improvement in conditions., consul for permission to hold up rated, loading and unloading was the .ship in Capetown until the iiffiiil to begin this week. The first food tie-up came in New York, as the Waltham Vic­ condition was corrected. A mem­ '•M Previously, the Alcoa Company tory was preparing to pull out. ber of the consulate was sent had suspended bauxite opera­ A final check up of food supplies aboard the ship, and the butter tions in this port as a result of disclosed a shortage of meat. The wa.s subject to laboratory ex­ the strike. It was disclosed last ship was held up for 24 hours un­ amination. The test corroborated week that six Alcoa ships were til additional supplies were the crew's contention, the results being diverted from the island. brought aboard. showing the butter to be bad. It was discarded and a fresh supply At present, one Alcoa ship is in BAD BUTTER obtained. port with about 1800 tons of food­ The second snarl ocurred when stuffs aboard. According to the the snafued ship hit Capetown. SUP men pointed out that the new development, she will now At that point it was the butter butter in question had been be unloaded. Just prior to the that caused the hitch. Only 180 placed aboard the Waltham Vic­ announcement of the strike's pounds of fresh butter was load- tory before the vessel left the end, one vessel sailed with .550 ed in New York; 420 pounds of,^^^^ months earl­ Ions of rice that was to have been bad butter had been left aboard ier. In addition to the fresh but- unloaded for the colony. making it necessary for the crew ter, other fresh stores urgently needed, with the exception of items rationed, were taken on "in Crew Votes Stiff Penalties Capetown. STAY EXTENDED Prior to sailing time in New For Un-Unionlike Conduct York, the vessel was provisioned Raising a ruckus, or otherwise violently acting up is for 90 daj's—the estimated dura­ tion of the round trip to Mada­ taboo aboard the SS Alcoa Pilgrim, gascar. But the ship was held up Acting on a motion proposed by Eddie Patterson and in Tamatave (Madagascar) for six Charles Lee at a recent membership meeting held at sea, weeks, owing to bad discharge the crew voted to lay a fine oft— and loading facilities there. Con­ Apparently free from wordly cares, "Mr. Monlfr' one of the $25.00 on anyone guilty of con- The meeting next concerned sequently, supplied ran short. At­ most popular passengers aboard the SS Sea Dolphin, cuts capers duct unbecoming, a Union man. itself with several motions aimed tempts to obtain foodstuffs to on deck for his own. and the crew's amusement. In top photo, "Monk" is investigating the makeup of an The motion defined as miscon­ at alleviating conditions trace­ make up for the quantities con­ orange. Directly above, he peers curiously at his reflection in duct actions wherein a crew able to faulty water piping sumed during the unscheduled a mirror, which he borrowed from an obliging crew member. member, who, on returning to aboard the vessel. stay in tiie Madagascar port met "Looks like someone made a monkey out of me," says our the ship, "raised any kind of fuss, with questionable success. Meat DANGER - long-tailed friend. or started a fight, or was ob­ and vegetables obtained there noxiously drunk." The heavy The meeting condemned the were described as "inferior." • ler allowed only two cases of but- gates then announced their in- danger presented by leakage from At Lourenco Marques, the next tei", and a quantity of eggs suf- tention of visiting the consul to overhead hot water and steam f IT CEtJrAiNL-V port of call, the crew ran into ficient only to provide each man seek his intervention with the ^ nj PA^ToeeA pipes in the crew's fo'csle. Sever­ further complications when they with three per week for the 30- Controller, A GcoV BoV ! al men reported having been bS<.- were told in that South African day return voj'age. Milk, too. awakened in their bunks by port that supplies were short, and was short, as were other re­ CLEAN AT PAYOFF drops of hot water coming from ^ that they had better replenish quired foodstuffs. Only half the the pipes. In addition to a mo- the stores at Durban. The minutes do not reveal the amount requisitioned was avail-1 details of the interview with the tion calling for repair of this But at Durban, the Control- able. The three department Dele- condition, one was passed urging consul, but it is safe to assume the" installation of "some sort of they met with some measure of cooling system" in the crew's DIGGING IN THE DEEP success. The Log inquired of the showers. The water coming from Patrolmen, who paid off the Wal­ both the hot and cold water taps, tham in New York, as to the na­ the crew said, "was too hot to ture of the payoff. They said the bathe in." ship came in clean, and that there penalty was decided upon as were no major beefs hanging Motions also were presented to punishment fit for any action over. No emphasis was laid on correct the ventilation system. that would reflect unfavorably the food quality or supplj-. The crew wants the blowers in­ I on the prestige of the Seafarers. creased, and a fan installed in The crew did, however', point m PUT TEETH IN IT the laundry. out, in the minutes of the Nov. 3 meeting, held at sea as the ves­ The crew's determination to Another motion by Charles Lee sel neared New York, that the I wipe out irresponsibility and in- - : j| recommended that all depart- Union should be notified of the I difference to the Union's general' ments keep the laundry clean, serious food shortages existing I welfare was further evidenced by'arid that the Chief Steward start in South African ports, which Ian amendment passed to put v/ith his department on a rotat- makes the acquisition of supplies jmore teeth into the motion. The ing system. Each department to an improbability. At the meeting, I amendment stated "that such'serve for one week. An amend- the Steward suggested that in [parties be brought before the ment to this motion required that the future Patrolmen be asked [membership and recommended all men on sanitary work use the to ascertain the length of the" [for the '99 year club' at a regular spray gun on roaches and other Voyage, and then check the jshoreside meeting in the States." vermin in the laundry and amount of stores in relation to Joseph Bryant, who offered whe^-ever else needed. This shot was taken aboard a Hog Islander just as she was the duration of the trip. I the amendment, urged the Bro- The meeting, first on the regu­ digging into a huge swell off Cape Hatter as. Seconds later the Seafarers P. Taurasi and Ray­ Ithers "to. keep respectable," and lar schedule, was. chaired by choppy sea came smashing across her bow. The camera-wise mond Brookes were chairman [to keep out of the-hands of the Brother Lee. L. W. IHighsmith Se^arers, who recorded the scene for his files, prefers to remain and secretary, respectively, of the ICoast Guard. was recordinig secretary. anonymous. shipboard meetings. Page Eighl THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 22, 1946

f:-. Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings iSEAFARER SAM SAYS: •1 ,r <"} FORT HOSKINS, Sept. 28 — L. S. WESTCOAST (Lakes Chairman Phillips; Secretary steamer), Oct. 26 — Chairman Hannan. Previous meeting's Jim Kelsick; Secretary William minutes read and accepted. Mo­ Zinkel. Minutes of previous tions carried: that Patrolman meeting read and accepted. Pol­ and new crew check slopchesl icy of appointing imrated man A prices before ship sails; to have to rated man's position with­ •fr' a repair list ready for approval out calling Union Hall for new of next mcet-ng. It was sug­ man to be discontinued. Motion Ma^ gested that g vl men have their carried recommending that if bunks stripped down and fo*- man does not give four hours e>krt^'brip csles clean for next crew. All notice before quitting, Re shall disputed overtime must be turn­ be reported to Union headquar­ ed in before ship hits port. ters. All minutes are to be sent count I direct to Union Hall. Notice i X X was given to Union Agent in AIKEN VICTORY, Aug. 26— Detroit requesting order of sil­ Chairman Mayhorn; Secretary verware, linen, coffee urn and Posleuieidar. Motions sarried; toaster for Steward's depcrt- that all departments stick to­ ment, but not yet delivered. t t H' gether and not payoff until re­ XXX ALCOA PILGRIM, Sept. 1— .o THOSE sHipecAi2D AIEETJ/SJGS pairs completed; that men not JOHN G. HIBBENS, Aug. 10 •Cfk. Chairman Eddie A. Patterson; attending meetings be fined — Chairman L. (Frenchy) Blan- AMD WIND up eACH MFETirsiG WiTH Secretary A. Nottage. Motions $5.00, unless they offer satis­ chard; Secretary Joe P. Julian. AM EDOCATioNAU DiSCUSSio/sl LED BT carried: that none but author­ factory excuse; that Deck re­ Minutes of previous meeting ac­ ized persons open, set, or wind Otje OF THe QUALlflBO pair list be compared with cepted as read. Motions car­ clock; that 40 flat port screens A LOT CJFji^NOW-HoWiM EACH Steward's list and discrepancies ried; discussion on man in be obtained for use in messhalls CREW . .. IT 9 rectified; committee appointed Stewards department, that he and fo'csles; that ships dele­ to try member failing to attend be given another chance to gate see Captain about repair­ meeting. prove himself by sailing in an­ ing of crew's icebox in Trinidad. other department; that each General discussion in regard to XXX Delegate see that rooms in their feeding of watches, keeping Misplaced Dogs departments are cleaned and juices chilled, etc. Watches to soiled linen returned to Steward have table and to be fed first. Aid Hospitalized payoff; that repair list Violators of messroom rules before » t «• be made by each delegate for aboard the SS Brazil Victory CUT and RUN CAPE PILLAR, Sept. 6 — presentation to Patrolman on might be consoled with the Chairman Rumbal; Secretary arrival in port; that each crew knowledge that the proceeds of By HANK Johnrton. All hands present at member by suggesting things the fines they paid for their in­ meeting, except those on watch. that would benefit his relief; We're informed that tomorrow afternoon over there in the fractions wound up in a good Motions carried: that delegates Ship's Delegate spoke on union­ country of Brooklyn, Brother "Hank" Piekutowski will be happily cause. see Captain about restoring har­ ism to T. C. men. splicing himself into a long voyage upon the sea of matrimony to a Headed up "If you don't keep mony aboard; that fine against swell girl named Ann Tropanotto. Brother "Hank" sincerely thanks It X, X Brother be lifted. General dis­ your feet under the table—you all those swell people who have wished him luck and happiness and cussion on beefs in various de­ pay," a note from the New Or­ Big-Time Operators helped him, along, from the bottom of his happy heart . . . Well, we partments, and open discussion leans Branch says "the boys on Just Plain Seafarers sure wish that "Rusty" Ralph Swillinger gets that ship going to on matters concerning crew the Brazil Victory found this out Capetown, South Africa so that he can bring his wife back home welfare. on their last trip. We hear a lot, now and then, with him. Furthermore, "Rusty" might get so happy that he'll try "For parking their dogs on the about Smith and Johnson, a and bring back the Boston Cafe with him, too . . . Oldtimer Andy » 1 1 chairs in the messroom," the note couple of guys who operate ships Thevik came into town about two weeks ago from a short trip . . . Hook Artists Plague continues, "the guilty lads paid contracted with the SIU. But Brother A. Rappaport was idly wishing for an electrician's job last Men On The Maclay a goodly sum in fines. The money last week, when we picked up a week. Where to, the West Coast, for business? was turned over to the boys in copy of the Sept. 25 minutes of In the Good and Welfare dis­ the Marine Hospital here in New the SS Alcoa Pilgrim, our eye­ X X X X cussion at a shipboard meeting Orleans. brows arched. Plain as day, the Our good paL "Blackie" Rodriguez just came up from Philly aboard the William Maclay the "In all, $25.75 was realized. minutes said Smith and Johnson where he had a swell time with his three pals and a big blow­ crew requested windchutes This donation looks like a for­ were secretary and chairman, out. after he paid off the SS John Howland. "Blackie" says he equipped with screens, along tune to the less fortunate Broth­ respectively, of the meeting. came up to see his wife, who is happily recovering from her ill­ with other suggested improve­ ers," the note concludes. Could be these guys are a ness—and he also says the boys down there are getting along ments. XXX couple of Jekyll and Hydes, we swell . . . Robert McQueen is in town right now, waiting to ship What seemed like a very ordin­ POWELLTON SEAM. Aug. figured. out . . . John Henry Wymond, the Cook, says theit he could and ary request had a very unusual 15 — Chairman John Orman; Checking feverishly, our fears would like to write a book beginning from the Mexican border reason for it. It seems that the Secrelary T. McLane. Deck and were soon dispelled. Smith and up to the Canadian border. Steward Joe Daugherty should help ship is headed for the Islands and Engine deparfmenf Delegates Johnson were just a couple of you. Brother Wymond . . . A1 Gordon wants to say hullo to his the crew has on previous trips reported all okay; Stewards hardworking, good Union Sea­ sister Ruth in Fort Wayne—easy does it . . . And if Joe Buns caught Island natives stealing Delegate slated all okay but farers. No connection \yith the wants to trade something real good for Al's ring, says Al, it things from quarters by using a for some disputed overtinme. shipping firm of the same name. could be a deal. Anything but stamps, eh Al? wire hook through the open port­ Motions carried: that Log in­ Besides, they were sailing on holes. Gad, what next will form crew as to what consti­ an Alcoa ship. plague the life of a seaman. tutes sufficient supply of milk XXX Here's a short and slightly humorous story about one of our | X % to be kept aboard; that any DIAMOND HITCH, Sepf. 27 charter members, "Red" Carlon. "Red," who sails Chief Electrician, ALCOA VOYAGER, Aug. 12 member caught taking ship's —Chairman Lee Goldinger; Sec­ promised the boys aboard the SS Walter Christensen some cigarettes stores be bought up on charges liV:' — Chairman Beits; Secretary relary J. DuBose. New Busi­ when they hit Santos. However, when they arrived they found him Hudson. Delegates gave their and recommended for "99 year ness; Deck Delegate made com­ on the corner with a monkey, apd "Tiger Lil"—waiting and hoping reports; all in order. Motions club"; that anyone leaving wat­ plaint against Chief Mate be­ . . . Brother Mike Hook, one af the many good Isthmian organizers, carried: to send communication er run in scuttlebutt be fined cause of Mate's refusal to coop­ just came in, mustache and all, off the- Walter Christensen, laughing [ to headquarters regarding two 50 cents; that anyone using ice erate with the crew; complaint about something real funny! sets of articles in force on this cubes and not refilling trays be was made against the First As­ ship; that Delegates see Cap­ find 25 cnts, and for taking trays sistant concerning the logging to thir room, 50 cents. Vote of tain in regard to crew's mess of Paul Kent. Complaint was Brother Gotlschalk is anxiously wailing for a bellyrobbing thanks given Brother Tilley for situation. Books to be returned brought against the Steward. job and some retroactive pay too . .. Blonde, curly-haired Kenny his help in settling all beefs to library. Messhalls and decks It was suggested that the Pur­ Marslon just came in off a trip, talking with a smile about the 'Q-: and making this a real union to be kept clean of rubbish. ser's records concerning the Midtown . . . "Blackie" Lloyd Gardner just dropped in up here Men called for better set-up on ship. One minute of silence for rate of exchange for foreign departed brothers. from Philly to collect the few dollars retroactive pay. Meanwhile mess table at all times. money be investigated. his pal, Robert Rutledge, just left New York after wishing us tit XXX 11$ good luck . . . Well, well, look who's in town. Our pal, Pete FELTORE, Sept. 19 — Chair­ M. B. LAMAR, Aug. 26 — Bush, who was down in the Gulf for awhile. See Harold Nelson man George Meany; Secretary Bull Line Acquires Chairman Gilmore; Secretary and his mustache anywheres down there? Riversly Brown. Delegates re­ Fred Hicks. Motions carried: ported everything okay. Mo­ Title To 3 Ships that all showers and heads be tions carried: that anyone leav­ The A. H. Bull Steamship Com­ painted; that screens be obtain­ Brother Levy just met one of his pals this week who just came ing dirty cups, cigarette butts, pany has acquired title on three ed for all portholes; electrical from Mexico City or thereabouts. His pal says that down there! putting) feet on benches, in vessels by purchase under terms appliances be checked and re­ you can buy a pair of those long Texas longhorns for one hundred messhall or recreation rooms, of the Merchant Marine Sales^. placed if necessary; that springs American skins. But another guy says that for a half-way decent •Dx littering these rooms, or leav­ Act of 1946, it has been announ­ on all bunks be checked, new shirt you can get it down in one of the islands. WeU, whatever way! ing laundry room dirty, be fined ced by the Maritime Commission. mattresses obtained, if neces­ you get them you can have them—we don't want them . . . We have I 50 cents, money to be turned The war-built vessels, which the sary; new icebox to be obtained a suspicious idea that Rum and Coke Willie West received a nice! over to Log. It was suggested line had operated previously for for crew's mess; thai Patrolman bright company flag from Robin Line so he can wave it on the bowl that anyone having books in the government, are: Chilton check all iceboxes, stores, etc., when his ship sails—and that they also gave him a life-time pencil! their rooms return same to the Seam, Powellton Seam and the before ship clears for next yoy- to write with. But fun or no fun, Brother West don't mind, as long! Lounge. Freeport Seam. age; slopchest to be checked. as he takes those annual South African tours. -jri" "" '"•/.^^''••y.^'?'^ "^/iT ^'-TT'^ Wi

Friday, Kcvembar 22, 1948 TH^ SEAFARERS LOe Page Nine THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS

SEAFARER RIPS WRITER'S PLEA FOR Sweatin' Out The Strike In Pedro SLAVE-SHIP DAYS Dear Editor: •V , In contrast, the competent writer and the fool in journalism Log -A - Rhythms are worlds apart. The former writes for intelligent readers, se­ Song of the Open Sea lects subjects he thoroughly com­ prehends, and his words arc nec­ By Thurston J, Lewis tar to the minds. Tiie fools, how­ ever, cater to a gullible public, Lei me hear ihe white caps are disgustingly ridiculous, and swishing create trash which would best And the roar of open sea. serve as amusement for morons. Where my troubles and vain We have no quarrel with the wishing able. Are forever drowned for me. We thought the newspaper field Let me hear the weird wind was by now overcrowded with whistling fools, but wonders never ceasing, Through the halyards and the a new one has managed to creep stays. into that elite fraternity. We And our seaman's whiskers have here a man, who, through - bristling constant perusal of antiquated With the breath of winter days. sea romances, reinforced by per­ sonal, but distorted opinions on You may have your weary shore the subject, has become the lead­ jobs ing authority on American mari­ With your class and everything. time affairs. His knowledge is so Let me go with other gobs extensive and extraordinary, we 'Tis of them I sing. smell it all the way down here We will follow south the sun. in Beaver Street. We refer to the Where the Southern Cross is great maritime brain that walks, hung. talks, eats and calls itself Hanson This pencil sketch is the handiwork of Seafarers F, J. Curls Where the natives dance the W. Baldwin, and most amazing tango. of all, gets paid by the New York And they speak a different Times, for garbage that rightfully and if good food, clean fore­ tongue. belongs in the incinerator. castles, humane treatment and Complex Problems Of Today Let us plow the open sea high morale are not improve­ GENIUS? With the foam abaft the screws. ments, then Hanson should have Challenge Labor: Buckley It's the seaman's life for met On October 9, Baldwin brought his nut examined. That's the way of life I choose! his warped genius into play and Dear Editor: ployer at the bargaining tables penned a column which turned CREW WELFARE •.jy next year. To gain such economic out to be a stupid indictment of At the recent American Feder­ defiance . Later he was received The unions do NOT interfere power, we, the rank and file, must all maritime unions. Beyond a ation of Labor Convention Presi­ back into the fold when the cof­ 1 with the operations of ships ex­ unite into one big union of all doubt, Hanson's writing stamps dent William Green advocated fers of his money exchange were cept where the welfare of its workers under an industrial dem­ him as an anti-labor dilettante, that we must drive the com­ filled for the high priest in the crew is concerned. The merchant ocracy, and all the power must the foe of seamen, and a highly munist political party from the "Temple of Labor," where the marine is NOT disintegrating. remain in the hands of the mem­ misinformed upstart. trade unions. gi-eat God mammon is worshiped. America, today, has a fieet of Let us be careful this does not bership not in a few top-officials Labors problem to-day is not a Hanson does not believe in over, 60 million deadweight tons become a "heresy hunt," where­ who would try to lay down the craft but an industrial problem. unions. To hear him tell it, unions —a fleet larger than the combin­ by officials in power can use this policy in a federated convention. A labor union at the present are a thorn in the side of the ed maritime strengths of Britain, program as a means to destroy Let us be honest with ourselves time, to be an effectual instru­ Japan, Norway and Germany. any and all militant opposition as free-thinking Americans and ment of offense and defense, must Captains ARE masters of their that would oppose their leader­ realize the one big union cannot conform to the structure of mod­ vessels, but the authority to beat ship. The expulsion of commun­ be a success in either the AFL or ern industry. It must be an in­ and cripple is no longer theirs. istic or any political activity of a the CIO because by such advoca­ dustrial rather than a craft union The current seaman is not a sort should be controlled by the tion there would no longer be a in form. The craft unions have weakling. He is a younger man, rank and file, not from the lop William Green or Phillip Murray not kept pace with the needs of cleaner and more intelligent than officialdom for after all we are to live upon the backs of the a changing world. They have Hanson's heroes. The bucko the union and the officials only workers. If they were to remain largely remained just where they mates, shanghai artists, slave are paid employees. within our ranks they would be were in the beginning. Far from traders, privateers and drunken We must also keep in mind that forced to return to the point of being the helpful fighting instru­ maniacs have all gone on the in the maritime industry are paid production, and we all know they ments they were in the old days, path of evolution. There is no employees of the employer look­ have made the federations of these they have merely become a furth­ place in the present merchant ing for a weapon to destroy us unions into a corporation bene­ er means of effecting the enslave­ marine for the type. Hanson under the cloak of destroying ficial to the chosen few. ment of the class whose interest wants them back? If some of his political activity. they are supposed to serve. bucko mates and blood-thirsty The union is the property of A General Strike of craft merchant marine, interfere with, skippei-s took Hanson out to sea the membership not the officials unions is an unthinkable impos­ and prevent the proper handling and beat his brains out, he would and the rank and file should be sibility. Being organized for the of ships. Furthermore, the unions certainly change his tune. Han­ the final voice-in union policies sole purpose of enabling a few are causing the slow but sure dis­ son is still sailing with Columbus. and practices. The Seafarers groups of wmrkers to "get by" integration of the industry. Han­ under capitalism they lack both WHO ARE PATRIOTS Union was built at the point of son also claims that captains are production on the job by "direct- the form and spirit necessary to no longer masters of their ves­ Finally, Hanson can not call a action"; let us keep it that way make possible united action for sels. man who braved the dangers of for the future. a common objective against a common foe. Hanson does riot believe in the the sea, the submarine, torpedoes LABOR PROBLEMS emancipation of the seaman. and the airplane bombs, a draft The modern industrial struggle There are more important prob­ demands modern industrial weap­ He prefers the old slave days dodger. How about the millions lems facing labor to-day than with its filth, depravity, hunger who worked ashore and went ons. And in this regards the craft spending all our time "witch- union is as obsolete as a dodo. and brutality. home each night to a comfort­ hunting" as advocated by the con­ Individually, under capitalism For Paul Hall to conceive a .un­ Hanson believes the seamen of able studio-couch and a parasitic vention. Problems such as how the wage worker is weaponless. ified contract for all workers at today are a race of weaklings. wife? What do you call THEM, to prevent the coming depression; If he has a job, he can quit. If he a set date he must look elsewhere The disappearance of bucko Hanson? Are they patriots? And how to prevent another war; how hasn't got a job, he can crawl into for an organized form more suit­ mates et al, greatly puzzles him. that money you "seem to envy, to get enough to "eat, and clothes an alley and die of starvation. able for this purpose. Hanson also states that we who Hanson. That money was not to wear. Labor's standard of liv­ Also, he is free to drink himself carried the ammunition to the earned in a boon-doggling assem­ ing is lower than any time in the to death, or take poison, or end Joseph S. Buckley war theatres are nothing short of bly line. THE SEAMEN EARN­ past quarter of a century. it all with a bullet, thus doing (Edilor's Note: You're en­ di-aft dodgers, and got big salar­ ED IT AT THe RISK OF THEIR 1 am in full accord with Paul the master class a favor. titled to your personal opin­ ies and bonuses while- playing VERY LIVES. Hall and his challenge to all Mari­ Back in the days of 1934, when ions, Brother Buckley, al­ hide-and-seek with Uncle Sam. Next time, Hanson,' write about time labor on the necessity of a seaman did try to throw off the though we think you're some­ For Hanson's information, the Little Bo-peep, the three little unions to sign contracts on the yoke of slavery he was condemn­ what off the base. But, then, unions have been instrumental in pigs, or, copy from Aesop. same-, day giving us strong eco­ ed by the high officialdom of the that's what makes for democ­ cleaning up the merchant marine E. Ciniron nomic power to defeat the em­ federation, then expelled for his racy.) ' >^»rr-=r^'«?.c

Page Ten THE S EAF ABERS LOG Fdda^, Noyeir.ber 22, 1946 The Patrolinen Say— THREE OF A KIND SS Albert Burleson Brightens Goodbye, Skipper Belli Coast With Glean Payoff ir NEW YOEK — The George Washington of the Mcoa Steam­ By W. H. SIMMONS wH ship Company came into port SAN FRANCISCO every port and that I should pull from Bermuda last week, and set jfioomy .tdottd that has b^n their peraaaits. However, due to a reccud for the smallest number hanging over the old Gold Coast the fact that they were both at­ of sign, offs in that ship's history. has begun to brighten up a little tending a CJoast (Giuard hearing I There were no .sign offs in the bit this week after five or six wasnt able to get a hold of them Deck or Engine Departments and weeks of inactivity. right away. only three in the Stewards De­ I understand the MEBA will When they return to the ship partment. # soon settle their strike and ac­ I was out wrangling some beefs, The crew numbers 116 men cording to all indications the and the Patrolman, not knowing with 75 of them in the Stewards MM&P win follow soon after by the circumstances, wrote up their Department. With a replacement settling their dispute with' the dues and assessments. )©f only three men in the Stew­ shipowners. So, if the dope I ards Department that is really have is correct, the future will PULL PERMITS something to get excited about. soon look brightei' out here for We cannot tolerate the action SHIP MEETING Seafarers than it has for some of .seamen such as these two They had trouble with the Chief Mate oa the SS Lyman in the SIU, and I am going During its run to and from time. Hall, but the other officers were good joes so the trip was not all to instruct the Mobile Agent to Bermuda, the crew had two joint BIG ARRIVAL bad. Left to right. Fidel Lukban, Steward; Carl Lawson. Bosim; pick up the permits of these men, meetings—one on the run down Last Friday the SS Albert Bur­ and Joe Costello, AB, They were part of a fine crew—all SIU which should have been done and one on the way back, which leson, an American Liberty Line members. here but due to the misunder­ were attended by all available ship, pulled in here direct from standing was not accomplished. members of the crew. At the Germany. Her arrival was some­ meetings various subjects were thing to ^out about in these days The SS Jose Marti, a Bull Line 'discussed and ironed out in the Ex-Navy Bucfce Chief Mate Spoils of dead hai-bors and idle ships. ship, is in from Germany. She usual SIU manner. She pulled alongside the Army signed on in Philadelphia, and is discharging part of her cargo The ship, on the whole, was Arsenal dock in Benecia and Ship Cooperation On Lyman Halt here; then she will proceed on very clean, not because she is on when I went aboard her who the cleanest ship he had ever to Japan. the passenger run, but because Only the Chief Mate of the SS should I find but a solid crew been on. the crew takes great pride in Lyman Hall, South Atlantic from dear old Mobile. The WSA tried to pull a fast keeping their respective quarters Steamship Company, tried to The ship was not the only clean In this crew I found some one on the crew, as they were all make the last trip of that vessel mighty fine Union men, some of in order. thing about the voyage. 'When set to continue sailing with the a tough one. If it had not been whom were permit and trip card original set of articles. They pride themselves on the it came to payoff, after a trip of for that character, the trip would four months duration, the 8000 men, but the fact that they did cleanliness of the ship, and are If a man wanted to get off, he !| have gone down in everyone's hours of overtime were not dis­ not hold fuU books was no bar­ had to payoff under mutual con- ^ always ready for inspection if memory as a voyage that was rier to them. They are fast be­ any of the compauv ufficials puted ,and the ci'ew collected the sent. But, as usual, the old SIU smooth and orderly. transportation back to New York, coming the Union-minded men •should come aboard. I'm sure was right on the ball. After the the port of signing on. who will be needed to strengthen the officials would have no fault But it was not in the cards, smoke cleared away the WSA [| and before the voyage was many and keep this Union the finest ordered the company to pay off j to find with her as she is tops "We would like to thank Red maritime organization on the wa- days old, aft.er'leaving New York Simmons, the Frisco Agent, and with transportation. in cleanliness. leifronl. on June 10, the Chief Mate start­ It was a clean cut victory for CAPTAIN SIGNS OFF Teague, the Patrolman, for com­ BUM STEWS ed to throw his weight around. the SIU and she paid off No­ This trip also saw the depar­ ing down to the ship and straight­ As is known to every Seafarer, vember 16 with everyone happy, ture of the Skipper, Captain Finally, on September 15, con­ ening out the few things that in every crew there are always I'll give a complete report of her Parks, who has been master of ditions became so unbearable were still being discussed," the some men who do not rate sail­ •the Washington for a number of that it was decided to hold a three crewmen said before they ing under the SIU banner. On years. The crew regretted to see shipboard meeting to discuss left, "and remember to blast that the SS Albert Burleson, I am him leave as they all liked him ways and means of combatting Mate. He is an ex-Navy man, sorry to say, were a couple of very much. They said he was a this dictator. and he thinks that merchant sea­ cooks who by no means did the very strict Captain in all re­ Out of the meeting came a men have to jump when he cracks organization any good. When 1 jects, for he was not only strict recommendation that the SIU get the whip." boarded the ship 1 found these with the crew, but just as strict in touch with Captain Harry Mar­ Well, men, here's hoping that two men drunk and knocked out toward the "passengers. He did tin of the Masters, Mates and this article does the trick, and in their bunks while the food in mot allow his crew to be dic­ Pilots and tell him that since that Mr. Patterson gets his wish the galley was going to ruin. tated to by anyone other than the this Mate, Harold H. Patterson, —and sails only on NMU vessels The crew inforftied me that fofiusi heads of the departments, which has publicly stated that he would from now on. the situation was the same in is the way they like it. rather sail with NMU crews as The crew is hoping that he will they are easier to handle, that become master of some other his activities be confined to such ship in the near future, as some crews in the future. Seafarers Pressure Brings ^?7777r would like to join him and sail ANTI-SIU after the gang is all squared tmder his command. The crew away. is hoping that Captain Park's Mate Patterson was also scored Needed Change To Neponsit IRONCLAD RIDERS successor will read this article for making derogatory remarks We have the finest rider on nnd follow in his footsteps. about the SIU and its activities, unit, food was usually served The pressure bought to bear by these ship's articles in the mari­ The Skipper's attitude means and it was noted in the record the complaints of seamen, the cold and in an unappetizing man­ time industry. So, fellows, • let's everything to a crewmember, and of the meeting that he had al­ ner. With the new unit in use publicity given through the Sea­ all cooperate and keep it that when a good egg comes along ready been warned once before farers Log, and the untiring ef­ electrical equipment has been they aU hate to lose him. in Portland, Oregon. way. These riders are iron clad. forts of SIU representatives paid installed which assures the serv­ No agency or company can touch A good indication of the recep­ The crew members were unani­ ing of hot eggs in the morning and off this week when the Neponsit them. If it weren't for the ex­ tion given the new skipper will mous in their praise of the other, hot food at the other meals, also Marine Hospital on Long Island cellent riders on these last two be shown when the ship gets officers, especially the Skipper, patients are now to receive hot installed a new $100,000 cooking ships in port, we would have lost back to New York after the next Captain W. H. Lewis. and baking unit, assuring the rolls and biscuits as part of the trip, for if there is a large sign transportation. "He was always looking out serving of hot food to the pat­ menu. ioff .there will be no doubt as to So, upon arrival in any port, for the crew," said Carl Lawson,' ients and correcting a long stand­ It was pointed out to the hos­ what the crew thinks of the new call your Agent and give him the Fidel Lukban, and Joe Costello, ing sore spot at that hospital. pital authorities that because the skipper. patients in the hospital are suf- description and nature of your- three members of the crew who For some time complaints of William Hamilton ferring from tuberculosis, it is vi­ voyage before taking things into came up to the Log office with the methods employed by that tally important that they be built your own hands. This is what i i 1 the story. "He checked the stores hospital in preparing and serv­ up, and that can be accomplished you have a representative ashore personally and made sure that ing food have been made to the for. Wet Beef there was plenty of good food be­ only by serving food which is ap­ hospital authorities by the sea­ Nevea- pack that bag until you We are receiving plenty of fore he would let the ship sail." pealing to them as well as health­ men, and much publicity has talk things over with him. Give beefs about the shower on Bull ful and which will not be reject­ SHIP SPOTLESS been given the conditions there ham a detailed report ,of activi­ Line ships recently. While the ed. through articles in the Log. For ties since you signed on the ves­ -^ips are in the tropics, crew- All the officers on board were BETTER HOSPITALS some time union representatives sel, and by doing so it may mean members find it impossible to get union members and, according to The instaRation of the new have been working on the com­ money in your pocket. any cold water, and they are un­ the crew, they worked in com­ plaints and this week a real vic­ cooking and) baking unit has been Well, the Isthmian organizing able to take any showers. This plete harmony. Everything went tory for the hospitalized seamen accomplii^ed through the work cU'ive and election is over with— situation is occurring on Cape- along so well, that when the was chalked up. • done by the Seafarers Interna­ type ships only. Pilot came aboard to guide the tional Union as a result of the another major victory for the Now these beefs can be taken Lyman Hall into the harbor in San HOT FOOD NOW complaints of Hie seamen in that SIU. This is a victory for ail care of very easily with a little Francisco, he looked about in sur­ The food experts of this marine hospital. Again the Seafarers has unorganized seamen everywhere, cooperation from the crewmem- prise, and remarked that it was hospital have been shaken from gone to bat for its membership on for once more unorganized sea­ feers of the offending ships. Re­ their indifferent attitude by the a legitimate beef and gained for men have voted for the Union pair lists should be made out, Line has several of these beefs. light shed on the conditions, and them better conditions in one that wiR fight for them and with the Captain receiving one However, they are taking care of now the $100,000 cooking and more marine hospital, and as raise their conditions and wages copy, and another copy going to them as soon as one of these ships baking unit has been installed to usual, the SIU will continue to to the high Seafarers' level, thus the Patrolman who pays off the put into port. correct the faults that have ex­ wage its fight against bad con­ showing all non-union seamen ship. .Salvador Colls isted. ditions in marine hospitals every­ everywhere what it means to tie At the present time, the Bull Jim Drawdy Prior to the installation of this where. up with a real maritime union. • Friday, November 22, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven BULLETIN

PERSONALS SIU HALLS DAVID K. NUNN BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Please get in touch with your ;. Calvert 4339 BOSTON : 276 State St. parents. Boudoin 4463 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 1 » ft Cleveland 7391 NORFOLK FRANK P. CHADBOURNE John Schupstik CHARLESTON ..,..,...68 Society St INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Phone 3-3680 Please write to J. A. Barton, CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. P. Beck, $50.00; C. Danels. $50.00; P. O. Box 516, North Bend, Ore. The Seafarers International Superior 5175 L. Daniels. $50.00; J. W. Bradshaw, Union is a cross-section of Amer­ CLEVELAND . . 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. $1.00; C. McDonald. $12.00; H. Meyer. ft 1 1 Main 0147 ica. It is made up of men from CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. $10.00; J. Griffin. Jr.. 11.00. W. Comp- ALBERT A. MUSTAKOFF ton. $10.00; B. V. Kingree. $10.00; M. all lands, of all religions and Corpus Christi 3.1S09 J. Jones. $50.00; C. A. Herlens. $5.00; DETROIT 1038 Third St. Get in touch with your mother races. The only requirement is Cadillac 6857 B. !•:. Thomas. $50.00; A. W. White. at 3772 Jordin Ave., Houston 5, that the members be whole­ DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. $20.00; R. Sturgis. $11.00; J. T. F. Texas, phone Madison 2-7169. Melrose 4110 Sigmon. $10.00. heartedly in accord with the GALVESTON 30534 22nd St. F. T. Campbell. $10.00; W. E. Good­ 1 1 i trade union principles that is 2-844S HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. win, $50.00; D. Davis. $11.00; W. part and parcel of SIU thinking. M. A. CARAWAY HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Satchfield. $10.00; J. L. Cobb. $11.00; Money has been collected for John Schupstik, AB, called Phone Wentworth 3-3809 W. Land. $15.00; D. Cappock. $11.00; JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. J. Canndway. $11.00; E. Hildebrand. you by Patrolman Claude Fisher Chopstick by his many friends in Phone 5-5919 $10.00; H. Parsons. $11.00; F. Rapalaia. from crewmembers on the SS the SIU. fits right Into that cate­ MARCUS HOOK 1 Vj VV. 8th St. $11.00; R. Ortega. $11.00; C. Hahn, Antinous in the following gory. Born in Latvia in 1905, he Chester 5-3110 11.00; A. Hindman. $13.00; C. McCul- MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. loch. $11.00; E. Niessen. $11.00; A. amounts:* Lester O. Lord, $5; was brought to this country 2-1754 Ilinilar. $11.00; R. Deal. $11.00; R. Jen- James Harris, $5; J. Knoles, $20. while still a young lad and has NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 sten. $11.00; A. Dutrene. $11.00. The money has been sent to your lived since then in the United NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. J, Cascino. $11.00; A. Wunsch. home. States. As soon as possible he HAnover 2-2784 $1100; R McDonald. $11.00; R. Pas­ became a naturalized citizen, NORFOLK f27-129 Bank Street ft ft ft I 4-1083 chal. $10.00; A. Scranazza, $10.00; B. EDDIE POLICIE and his actions and patriotism re­ PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Gannett. $11.00; R. Payett. $10.00; fute the statements made by Phone LOmhard 3-7661 A. Boath. $10.00; D. Kanalia. $10.00; Your jacket is at the New York PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. many fascist-minded people that 11. Treylcn. $13.00; A. Ciana. $10.00; Hall. I Phone: 2-8532 T. Ryan. $13.00; B. Huszan. $13.00; foreigners cannot become good I PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. L. Dane. $10.00; J. L. Cobb. $1.00; ft ft ft Americans. Ana he is sorry that he was not RICHMOND. Calif 257 5th St. A. F. Wunoch. $5.00; E. Hildrebrand. CARAWAY. KRATZER ashore so that he could help out. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Chopstick has been sailing for Douglas 5475-8363 $1.00; Paschal, $2.00. John has many times sailed on Your gear was left on the other close to 24 years, all on the deep SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252 Ponce de Leon PHILADELPHIA unorganized ships in an effort to San Juan 2-5996 side by the Skipper. Check with water. When he was but 17 years pass the Union word along. The SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS special services in New York of age, he got his first ship from 3-1728 most recent time was on the Crew of Bienville—$12.00. Hall for pay due you. New York, and the sea has been SEATTLE 80 Seneca St. Crew of Walter Ranger. $15.00. Steel Ranger, Isthmian, and he Main 0290 his life since that time. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. NEW YORK did an excellent job since the ves­ M-132Z "What else could a man do in TOLEDO 615 Summit St. SS LOOP KNOT sel came in with the crew over­ NOTICE! WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Vlvd. A. Smurda. $1.00; FI. S. Kochanski. those days?" he recalls. "Men whelmingly in favor of the SIU. Terminal 4-3131 $9.00. EASTERN SS LINES were out of work, after the war, So this only goes to prove that VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. SS CAPE FRIENDSHIP SS CALVIN AUSTIN so I became a sailor and I think it doesn't make any difference VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. M. E. Sanchez and Crew of SS Cape SS JOSEPH BARTLETT I got the best of the deal. where a man comes from. It is a Friendship—$44.00. SS WILLIAM BEVAN his sincerity that counts, and SS ANTINOUS SS JAMES G. BLAINE IN UNION EARLY John Schupstik, born many miles MONEY DUE M. Trocha. $2.00; J. Bove. $1,00; J. Bodine. $2.00; James Harris. $1.00; SS JOHN HENRY John was not content merely to away from his adopted land, is a The following men have over­ Joe B. Lewis, $1.00; W. M. Addison. SS SAMUEL JOHNSTON go to sea. He wanted to better sincere American and an honest, time checks from the T. H. $1.00; George H., Noles. $5.00; L. O. SS HERMAN MELVILLE the conditions under which sea­ militant trade unionist. Browning Steamship Company Lord. $2.00; Ed Polise. $2.00; D. S. SS EUGENE E. O'DONNELL men were forced to work, and and can secure same by writing Friedman. $1.00; Pedro D. Morris. SS WILLIAM PHIPS $1.00; E. J. Laskowski. $1.00. so he joined the ISU and was a to the offices at 650 W. Jeffer­ SS WALTER E. RANGER SS MUNCIE VICTORY militant fighter within that oi"- son Avenue, Trenton, Michigan. H. Kohn. $1.00; O. Kaelet. $1.00;. J. SS CLAYMONT VICTORY ganization. He fought for sea­ Vote To Ban STMR. SULTANA J. Kotcha. $1.00; R. McKoin. $1.00. SS FRANCIS AMASA men's rights, but at the same Martin W. Nolan, 8 hrs.; E. - SS WALTHAM VICTORY WALKER time he fought the reactionary, Kreitlow, 8 hrs. Pat Taurasi. $2.00; L. C. Potts. $2,00; SS JESSE H. METCALF crooked leadership of the union. Closed Shop STMR. MALONEY Clifton V. Berg. $2.00; W. Grabber. SS SMITH VICTORY When the Marine Workers In­ Leon Higgins, 4 hrs.; Archie .$2.00; Aug Jensen. $2.00; Gerard Maher, SS STEPHEN G. PORTER While the nation watched con­ $2.00; Earl A. Bishop. $2.00; Ray J. dustrial Union (MWIU) was McCormick, 12 hrs.; Charles Mc- SS JOSEPH N. DINAND gress switch from the Democrats Weidner. $4.00; Y. Dallal. $5.00; John formed, Chopstick joined that Ilwrath, 1712 hrs.; A. Polin, 3 SS LINCOLN VICTORY to the Republicans, the eyes of Maloney. $1.00; J. F. McGonnell. $5.00; group. Soon, however, it became hrs.; Walter Quick, 8 hrs.; Leo Peter P. Dott. $2.00; Tom P. Cahagan. SS AUGUSTUS P. LORING America's 15 million union mem­ apparent to him that the organi­ Roach, 5^2 hrs.; James Hill, 8 $2.00; Fred H. Kubli, $2.00; John J. SS ROBERT TREAT bers were on the three states vot­ Tobin. $2.00; r. W. Kenfield, $2.00; zation was being used for politi­ hrs.; Clarence Hackett, 8 hrs.; SS SPARTANBURG VICTORY ing on constitutional amendments Albert Jones. $2.00; Lester N. Larkin. cal ends, in the interest of the Frank Kelly, 16 hrs.; Herbert So- SS GALEN L. STONE to ban the closed shop. $7.00; Sol Weiss. $2.00; M. Myers, communist party, and so he drop­ derlund, 4 hrs.; Jacob Wolf, 8 hrs. $7.00; Robert T. McCarthy, $2.00; B. SS EDWARD L. LOGAN ped out. In Nebraska, with three-fourths STMR, SONORA Hubbard. $5.00; E. Mattsson. $10.00; SS LOU GEHRIG of the precincts accounted for the Walter Qiuck, 8 hrs.; J. Scha- A. McDonald, $5.00; W. W. Lasek. Soon after the formation of the Payment commences Novem-. vote was 173,029 for and 120,734 kow, 25 hrs. $5.00; J. Fidalgo. $5.00; H. Lichtensten. Seafarers International Union, $5.00; E. R. Cioper, $2.00; B. O. Sven- ber 25. Collect at Boston office, against. Chopstick joined up. STMR. L. S. WESCOAT blad. $5.00; L. M. Oty. $5.00. 40 Central Avenue or New York South Dakota voted for the James Corbett, John Sizler, SS PLATTSBURG office. Pier 25, North River, INTO DANGERS amendment by better than two Walter Malimonski, Daniel Man- J. Robertson, $2.00; E. L. Simpson. ft ft ft to one, while Arizona's anti-clos­ ley, Wm, Zinkel, George Jen- $1.00; V. S. Coursey. $2.00; R. R. Hill. Came the war, and, like all A. H. BULL & CO. ed shop vote was 36,337 for and nigs. $2.00; L. H. Miller. $1.00; J. L. Osburn. other merchant seamen, John $2.00; J. B. Vinis, $2.00; W. Craven. Retroactive pay for the follow­ 27,663 against. ft ft ft found himself in the thick of $2.00; T. H. Ryan. $2.00; G. W. Hat- ing ships have been completed, Though the action of these T. J. BROWNING SS CO. chett. $2.00; P. Porter. $5.00; J. Bird. things. He sailed continually, and can be collected at the com­ states is not indicative of a trend C. L. Diemer, Peter Holland, $2.00; D. Cotton. $2.00; E. E. Dixon. right into the teeth of Nazi sub­ pany. offices. in the country to ban the closed Joseph A. Martin, Glen E. Fuller, $2.00. marine wolfpacks, but his good SS CORNELIA shop as they are primarily agri­ James W. Fairbairn, George INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS luck never failed him. Although J. Jellette. $1.00; Uric S. Johnson. SS CLIFFORD ASHBY cultural states, it is intei-esting to Woods, John Falconer, Richard convoys he was in were attacked $1.00; Barry Robinion. $1.00; A1 Jackr SS CAPE CORWIN note that Massachusetts, a strong Tolbert, Robert Green, Albert son. $1.00; A1 Somerville. $1.00; Paul many times, his ships were never SS B. A. FOLLANSBEE industrial state, voted approval Swanson, George Drouillard (2), Wilkinson. $1.00; Jack Stewart, $1.00. hit. SS ALCEE FORTIER of a proposal to require unions to N. A. Brabant. SS CAPE HENLOPEN '^he men started to look on make public their financial re­ Checks for these men are being SS CAPE MOHICAN me as a good luck charm," he ports. held in the Detroit Hall and can San Juan' Hall SS CAPE NOME says, "and they were sure that if This is a wedge toward ban­ be had by writing to the office, SS CAPE POGE I was on board they would come ning the closed shop, in that state, ft ft ft The address of the Puerto through okay." Rico Branch has been changed SS BEN ROBERTSON as unions are now required to file SS GOLDEN FLEECE SS ABEL STEARNS from 45 to 252 Ponce de During the 1941 Bonus Strike, accounts of receipts and expendi­ A. Pel toman, 126 hrs. For Leon Avenue, Slop 5, Pta. de SS CAPE ST. ELIAS Schupstik was on the picketline tures every year, thus exposing standing sea watches in port. SS CAPE ST. GEORGE Tierra, San Juan, P. R. in Mobile for the entire action, their financial strength or weak­ Money can be collected at the SS CAPE TEXAS but when the 1946 General Strike ness and revealing their bargain­ Bull Line office, 115 Broad SS ALBION VICTORY came about, he was out at sea. ing and strike powers. Street, New York. Page- Twahrk TEESEAF ARERS LOG THday, RoVambar 22. 1946 Seafarers Wins In Coos Bay Beef With the complete settlement this week of the MEBAj and ILWU strikes on the West Coast, the Sailors Union of WOMT HE EVER lEARM ? " the Pacific won a smashing vjctofy through their insistence that the Coos. Bay . beef be settled, before SUP members would agree to again sail the ships. The Port of Coos Bay ha.s been tied up .since June 30 asX- a result of the CMU's attempted froze the Port of Coos Bay until raid on the SUP membership. such time as the CIO Lorigshqre- The SUP firmly insisted that men i-ecognized the right of free the Coos Bay dispute had to be American seamen to belong to settled or the SUP would not the union of their choice—in this man the ships in spite of any case, the Sailors Union of the agreement reached with the Pacific. MEBA and ILWU. As a result, FACT FINDING BOARD Harry Bridges, commic-linc^ presi­ dent of the West Coast Long­ Special Labor Department rep­ shoremen, was forced to agi-ee in resentative Nathan Feinsinger ar­ writing to cea.se discriminating rived in San Francisco on July against the ships of the American 12 with special powers to inves­ Pacific Steamship Company. tigate the dispute and make recommendations. His recommen­ As part of the agreement. dation to Secretary of Labor Bridges was required to write a Schwellenbach was that a special letter to the West Coast ship op­ public Fact Finding Board of erators agreeing to work all ships three men be appointed to fur­ owned and operated by the Amer­ ther investigate and make recom­ ican Pacific Steamship Company. mendations. Then, and then only, SUP Secre­ tary-Treasurer Harry Lundeberg Commencing on July 29, the wrote a letter to the shipovmers Board held extensive public hear­ agreeing to unfreeze the lumber ings with all interested parties port of Coos Bay, Oregon. invited to attend. Then, on Aug­ ust 22, this Board issued their re­ HERE'S THE RECORD port which upheld the SUP as the rightful bargaining agent for Here's a brief resume of the the unlicensed seamen of the Coos Bay Beef. Early in 1943, American Pacific Steamship Com­ the SUP signed a contract for all pany. three departments in the Los Angeles Tanker Company, Inc. Those unions which had de­ after other West Coast unions had clared this company hot — the refused to assist the SUP in or­ ILWU (longshoremen), the MC&S ganizing thait outfit. (cooks), the MEBA (engineers), all CIO affiliates, and the In May, 1946, the Los Angeles MFOWW (firemen), Independent, Tanker Company changed its were advised to seek redress of name to the American Pacific their fancied wrongs" through the Steamship Company and took NLRB, if they thought that they over the operation of dry cargo had legitimate grievances. ships as well as tankers. THEIR BUM BEEF As a result of having an agree­ Knowing that they had a bum ments and collective bargaining beef, these unions did not take rights covering the unlicensed the matter any further. But they seamen of the Los Angeles Tank­ did continue their boycott of the er Company, the SUP was en­ American Pacific ships. This titled to represent them in the CMU boycott, the CIO Longshore­ Marine Firemen Condemns CMU American Pacific Steamship men's refusal to handle their car­ Company as it was the same go, and the refusal-of MEBA men company with a larger fleet and to sail these ships with SUP a changed name. crews, caused the company great For Unanthorized Use Of Name So, on June 1, 1946, the SUP loss, forcing them to lay up their signed a new agreement with the ships on the West Coast. Recent coastwise meetings of have them believe that the Ma­ Immediately after the vote the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Wa- tabulation, letters were sent by American Pacific Steamship They further indicated that rine Firemen's Union is at Company covering their tankers tenders and Wipers Association present affiliated with the CMU." President V. J. Malone to both they would go out of business and diy cargo vessels. These unless a reasonable guarantee (Independent) condemned by re­ NOTIFY CMU Harry Bridges and Joseph Cur- solution the continued unauthor­ ran, co-chairmen of the CMU, ships operated out of Pacific would be furnished that their ized use of their name in con- Contained in the resolution notifying them of the MFOWW's Coast ports from May 14 until ships could sail in and out of was the resolve, "That the Pres­ nction with the Committee for action, and requesting that the June 30 without any trouble, and West Coast ports without moles­ Maritime Unity. ident of our union stand imstruct- resolution be complied with by were loaded and unloaded by tation. ed to immediately write an offi­ the removal of the MFOWW CIO Longshoremen. On November 12, the SUP Presented by the Portland cial letter to the CMU, informing name from all CMU letterheads, went on record to notify the ship­ Branch, the resolution .stated that them, that, since we are not af­ CMU ATTEMPTS RAID publicity and literature. owners, waterfront employers, until the results of the ballot on filiated with the CMU, the use of On -June 30, when the Mello the Maritime Commission, De- CMU .affilation were known that our name on their letterheads, ANOTHER DEFEAT Franco—belonging to the Amor parliiient of Labor, and all others the CMU be iiistiucled to refrain literature, press releases, etc., ican Pacific Steamship Company concerned that the SUP members from using the name of the will not be tolerated, and that This action by the MFOWW —arrived at Coos Bay, Oregon to would not go back to work on any MFOWW on their press releases, we request that they discontinue chalks up another defeat for the literature, etc., as an affiliate. load lumber, the CIO Longshore­ ship on the West Coast unless the this practice immediately." waterfront communists who have men refused to work her. CIO Longshoremen's discrimina­ Results of the vote were over­ A further resolve concluded taken it on the chin in rapid suc­ These men were acting on di­ tion against American Pacific whelmingly in favor of the reso­ the resolution, "That if our re­ cession diuring the SIU-SUP rect instructions from Harry Steamship Company ships was lution to the tune of 770 for and quest goes unheeded, that the strike, and through the militant Bridges in his capacity as co- stopped, once and for all. This 131 against. • In only one port. MFOWW take immediate and actions of the MM&P in their chairman of the so-called Com­ action by the SUP membership New York, did the negative vote proper action to insure that the beef against the operators. It's mittee for Maritime Unity, a forced the hand of Bridges and beat the affirmative. This was CMU ceases to use our name another healthy expression from commie front outfit organized to his CMU stooges. due mainly to the fairly strong without proper authorization." : communist infiltration in the the waterJront unions that they gobble up small maritime unions Once again it has been clearly ' New York Branch. All other / ' ' ' • I • I want no part of the phony Mos­ like the Marine Firemen and demonstrated to the commie- ports were strong for the resolu­ cow line. others. dominated waterfront unions that tion. VOTED YET? It is to be sincerely hoped that Bridges declared that all Amer­ the SIU-SUP will not stand for In its text, the resolution out­ From all, indications so far. the va.st majority of rank and ican Pacific Steamship Company any monkey business. lined the fact that voting was at it appears that more votes file MFOWW members repudiate ships were hot, and stated that Time and again, the SIU-SUP present going on to determine will be cast in this election once and for all any affiliation none of these ships would be have stated that the waterfront •whether the MFOWW would af­ for officials than were ever with an outfit like the CMU handled as long as they were is not big enough for the decent, filiate with the CMU or not, and cast in the SIU before. This which has plainly revealed its manned by SUP-AFL crews, democratic trade unionism of the •that this voting would not be is a good sign and shows that purpose during the MEBA and Bridges further demanded that SIU-SUP and the com.munist- over until December 31. the members of our Union ILWU contract negotiations on the company cancel its SUP dominated maritime unions. By It further related a series of are interested in electing only the West Coast. That purpose is agreement, and sign an agree­ now they should realize that thq instances in which the CMU had the best men to lead the or­ to swallow whole any indepen­ ment with the CMU unions. SIU-SUP will not stop the fight used the name of the Marine ganization. Now is the time dent or small maritime union Never a Union to take raiding until communist influence is Firemen and their officials "in to vote. Have you voted yet? which is foolhardy enough to af­ attempts from the commies lay­ finals cleared from the water- Efforts to mislead the public, and filiate with the CMU. ing down, the SUP immediately frgjg